Heritage Oaks Bank beats second quarter projections

Paso Robles-based Heritage Oaks Bank surpassed analyst estimates on both earnings per share and revenue in its second quarter earnings. The bank reported net income of $4.2 million, or 12 cents per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2016 compared to $3.7 million, or 11 cents per share, in the second quarter of 2015. Read More →
Community West Bancshares second quarter income up over last year

Community West Bancshares, the parent company of Goleta-based Community West Bank, reported net income of $1.1 million in the second quarter of 2016, up from a net loss of $2.3 million in the second quarter of 2015. “Our momentum during the first half of the year has been fueled by robust loan and deposit growth, Read More →
Deckers Outdoor first quarter operating loss bigger than last year

Goleta-based Deckers Outdoor announced an operating loss of $78.3 million, a 23 percent increase over the same period last year, for its fiscal first quarter 2017, ended June 30. Diluted losses per share rose from $1.43 to $1.84 year-over-year due to decreases in sales across its Ugg, Teva and Sanuk brands. The timing of order Read More →
Amgen reports revenue increase in second quarter earnings

Updated on July 27 at 4 p.m.: Amgen reported a 6 percent increase in revenue and a 15 percent increase in earnings per share in its second quarter earnings released July 27. Revenues grew to $5.7 billion due to higher sales of the company’s drugs Enbrel, Prolia, Kyprolis and Xgeva, and operating income increased 15 Read More →
MindBody reports revenue increase, narrows loss in second quarter

San Luis Obispo-based software firm MindBody substantially narrowed its loss for the second quarter, an indication the company’s plan to reach profitability is on track. The company said July 27 that its revenue jumped 36 percent to $33.6 million as its loss, using generally accepted accounting principles or GAAP, narrowed to $6.6 million or 16 Read More →
Semtech’s LoRa wireless technology used to monitor skiing students in Swiss Alps

Camarillo-based Semtech has announced that, after a successful trial, a ski tracker using its LoRa wireless technology will be used to monitor skiing students on the slopes of the Swiss Alps in the upcoming 2016-2017 ski season. A LoRaWAN low power, wide area network, comprised of base stations and sensors embedded with Semtech LoRa technology, Read More →