Ojai Community Bank reports record Q1 earnings
Latest newsTwo months after Ojai Community Bank bucked a federal regulatory order, the bank reported first-quarter profits of $250,000, almost three times more than its earnings a year ago. Ojai Community, which also owns Santa Paula Community Bank, said the quarter’s earnings are a record. Total deposits have climbed 2 percent since the beginning of the Read More →
LTC earnings jump 122%
Banking & Finance, Earnings, Latest news, Real Estate, Tri-County Public Companies[wikichart align=”right” ticker=”NYSE:LTC” showannotations=”true” livequote=”true” startdate=”08-11-2011″ enddate=”08-05-2012″ width=”300″ height=”245″] Real estate investment trust LTC Properties reported $12 million in first-quarter profits, a 122 percent increase over the $5.4 million it earned a year ago. Per diluted share, the Westlake Village-based company earned 40 cents in the most recent quarter, compared to 20 cents in the Read More →
Bloomberg: Amgen targeted in lawmakers’ probe
Latest news, TechnologyThousand Oaks-based Amgen is among a handful of drugmakers being probed for more information about a deal it reached with the Obama administration to support the health care overhaul Democrats passed in 2010, according to Bloomberg News. The news agency reported on May 4 that a group of Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Read More →
Power-One predicts European solar revival in Q2
Banking & Finance, Earnings, Technology, Tri-County Public CompaniesSigns of a resurgence in its European market prompted Power-One to project better-than-expected second-quarter profits on May 3 even as it said that first-quarter income dropped 84.1 percent to $4.9 million, or 3 cents per diluted share. Net sales were up 8.3 percent to $225.8 million. The company’s renewable energy division contributed $149 million to Read More →
ValueClick shares drop 22% on Q2 outlook
Banking & Finance, Earnings, Latest news, Technology, Tri-County Public CompaniesShares of online advertising firm ValueClick plunged 22.2 percent after the Westlake Village-based firm projected lower-than-expected second-quarter revenues of between $155 million and $160 million. One analyst told Bloomberg News that the company is reducing traffic in its owned-and-operated website segment. ValueClick reported first-quarter profits of $21.6 million – 27.8 percent above the same quarter Read More →
Dole reports low Q1 revenue, possible spin-off
Latest newsRevenue is down at Westlake Village-based Dole Food Co., leading executives to consider spinning off one of its produce businesses to help shareholder value bounce back, the company said in a May 3 earnings report. The fruit and vegetable giant reported revenue of $1.6 billion for the first quarter of 2012, a 4 percent drop Read More →
American Perspective reports $462K in profits ahead of PacWest deal
Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Latest newsAmerican Perspective Bank, the San Luis Obispo-based lender being pursued by PacWest Bancorp, reported first-quarter profits of $462,000, about the same as it earned in the same period a year earlier. American Perspective is being purchased by Los Angeles-based PacWest, parent of Pacific Western Bank, in a $58.1 million deal announced April 30. The offer Read More →
