August 18, 2016 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access AMERICAN EAGEL OUTFITTERS (AEO) 2Q 2016 RESULTS: STRONG RESULTS FUELED AERIE COMPS, SIGNIFICANT MARGIN IMPROVEMENTAmerican Eagle Outfitters reported 2Q 2016 EPS of $0.23 and exceeded expectations of $0.21, driven by improved margins.
August 18, 2016 Insight Report Premium Unilever to Acquire Air-Purification Brand BlueairOn August 16, consumer goods giant Unilever (LSE: ULVR) announced that it had agreed to acquire Blueair, a Swedish air-purification systems manufacturer, for an undisclosed sum.
August 17, 2016 Flash Report Register for Free Access Urban Outfitters (URBN) 2Q 2016 RESULTS: SOLID PERFORMANCE, SIGNIFICANT MARGIN IMPROVEMENTUrban Outfitters reported 2Q 2016 EPS of $0.66 versus last year’s $0.52, and beat the consensus estimate of $0.55. Reported revenues were $890.6 million, up 3% year over year and exceeded expectations of $885.9 million, driven by a wholesale net sales increase of 4%.
August 16, 2016 Insight Report Premium The TJX Companies Inc (TJX) 2Q16 Results: Strong Traffic and Comps Continued in 2Q; 3Q Off to a Strong StartThe TJX Companies reported 2Q16 EPS of $0.84 versus the consensus estimate of $0.81.
August 16, 2016 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access The Home Depot (HD) 2Q 2016 Results: Quarter In Line, Raises EPS Guidance on Better Expense ManagementEPS was $1.97, up 13.9% and in line with consensus on record net income of $2.4 billion. Revenues were a record $26.5 billion, up 6.6% year over year and in line with consensus.
August 4, 2016 Insight Report Premium AMAZON DEVICES ARE BACK AT TARGETTarget (TGT) has resumed selling Amazon (AMZN) electronic devices such as Fire tablets, Fire TV video devices and Kindle e-readers on target.com. The products are scheduled to return to shelves in October 2016.
July 29, 2016 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Amazon (AMZN) 2Q16 RESULTS: AMAZON HAS A BIG QUARTER WITH 31% REVENUE GROWTHAmazon reported 2Q16 revenues of $30.4 billion, up 31.1% year over year, beating the $29.6 billion consensus estimate and at the high end of the guidance range of $28–$30.5 billion. EPS was $1.78, compared to $0.19 in the year-ago quarter and consensus of $1.11.
July 29, 2016 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Adidas (ETR: ADS) Raises FY16 Guidance Following Very Strong 2Q16 ResultsAdidas unexpectedly announced preliminary results for 2Q16 and raised its FY16 sales and profit forecasts. The 2Q16 results widely beat analysts’ estimates, and Adidas raised its profit forecast for the fourth time this year.
July 28, 2016 Flash Report Register for Free Access Carrefour (ENXTPA: CA) 1H16 Results: Group Sees Growth in Latin America, While Sales Weaken in France and ChinaCarrefour reported net sales of €36.3 billion in 1H16, down 3.8% from 1H15 and missing the consensus estimate of €37.1 billion. At constant currency, sales grew by 2.2%. Recurring operating income fell by 3.0%, to €706 million, but beat the consensus estimate of €686.4 million.
July 26, 2016 Flash Report Register for Free Access VF Corporation (VFC) 2Q16 Results: Lowers Full-Year Guidance, Noting Challenging Environment in the USVF Corporation reported 2Q16 EPS of $0.35, beating the consensus estimate by a penny and representing a 9.8% decrease from EPS of $0.39 in the year-ago quarter.
July 26, 2016 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Under Armour (UA) 2Q16 Results: Profits Negatively Affected by Liquidation of Sports Authority; Company Plans to Expand Brick-and-Mortar Locations in 2016Under Armour reported 2Q16 revenues of $1 billion, up 28.2% year over year and roughly in line with the consensus estimate. EPS was $0.01, missing the consensus by a penny and representing an 83.3% decrease from EPS of $0.06 in the year-ago quarter.
July 21, 2016 Company Earnings Update Register for Free Access Unilever (LSE: ULVR) 1H16 RESULTS: SALES BEAT ESTIMATES DESPITE VOLATILE MARKET CONDITIONSUnilever reported 1H16 revenues of €26.3 billion, down 2.6% year over year and slightly above the consensus estimate of €25.9 billion. The decline was primarily driven by a negative currency impact of 7.6%, which offset sales growth of 4.7%.
July 15, 2016 Event Presentation Premium Meeting Tech Talk (ICSC NARTF)• Affluent Consumers are expected to take a greater hit • Younger Consumers without mortgage or stock market exposure are less affected • Middle-Aged & Retired Consumers are the most cautious and anxious group, with the most exposure to the consumer finance metrics
July 13, 2016 Flash Report Register for Free Access AMAZON PRIME DAY 2016 WRAP-UPAmazon reported that Prime Day 2016 was its biggest sales day ever, with orders up more than 60% worldwide and more than 50% in the US.
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