QAD reports slight revenue dip, big earnings jump
Profits at Santa Barbara-based software firm QAD hit $3.2 million in the third quarter of 2020, up from $125,000 in the same quarter of 2019, the company announced Nov. 24. QAD had earnings of 16 cents per share, up from just 1 cent per share a year earlier. “We made significant progress toward our long-term Read More →
Montecito Bank & Trust hands out nearly $1.2M in charitable grants
Montecito Bank & Trust upped the ante for the 2020 round of its corporate philanthropy, giving away $1.175 million at its 18th annual Community Dividends program on Nov. 23. The program was presented virtually on Zoom, and around 350 people participated from 194 organizations in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties. The program was the creation Read More →
How to do more than survive in a pandemic and recession
By Michael Mierau Even if all you had to worry about were the quality of your company’s products or services and continued growth of its customer base, running a business would be challenging enough. No one can precisely predict what factors can impact the economy. Sometimes, they seem to come out of nowhere, as with Read More →
Salem Media back in black after cost-cutting
Salem Media Group, a Camarillo-based owner of conservative radio stations and other media properties, had net income of 1 cent per share in the third quarter, digging the company out of the hole it was at the same time in 2019. In the third quarter of 2019, Salem posted a $20.0 million net loss, which Read More →
Resonant reports growing revenue, shrinking losses
Resonant, a Goleta-based cellular technology company, reported its third quarter earnings on Nov. 10 with a net loss of $6.1 million, or 11 cents per share. That was an improvement upon the same quarter a year ago, where Resonant had a net loss of $7.4 million, or 26 cents per share. Revenue in the third Read More →
Sientra shares up on news of earnings, new CEO
Goleta-based medical and surgical device company Sientra saw total net sales drop in the third quarter and a net loss of $5.8 million, or 12 cents per share, though the company said its financial performance improved in key areas. The company released its quarterly report on Nov. 9, the same day it named a new Read More →
AppFolio earnings up as sale of MyCase unit closes
AppFolio, the Goleta-based property management software company, beat analysts’ expectations on Nov. 9 with earnings of $3.86 per share for the third quarter of 2020, driven mainly by a sale of one of its business units. Quarterly earnings were much higher than the same quarter last year, when the company earned 14 cents per share. Read More →
