Change bankers’ incentives to get big
By Bill Watkins In popular culture, there are “good” industries and “evil” industries. Oil has held the most hated position of the evil list for generations and is likely to hold it until there is no more oil. Farming, once solidly on the good list, is moving to the evil list because its critics Read More →
Resonant might run out of operating cash after second quarter
Resonant, a late-stage development company based in Goleta that creates filter designs for radio frequency front-ends for the mobile device industry, said it might only have enough cash to support operations though the second quarter of 2016. The company announced the news when it released 2015 fiscal year results in a March 23 news release. Read More →
Cal Amp stock falls after earnings forecast lowered
Shares of Oxnard-based Cal Amp, which makes products for the wireless sector, fell March 22 after the company lowered its earnings forecast for its fiscal year fourth quarter, which ended Feb. 29. On March 21, Cal Amp lowered its revenue estimates for the quarter from an estimated range of $73 million to $78 million to Read More →
Montecito Bank & Trust gives $20,000 to region’s nonprofits
Santa Barbara-based Montecito Bank & Trust handed out $20,000 in grants to 10 of the region’s nonprofits to celebrate the bank’s 41st anniversary. For the past 24 years, the largest financial institution headquartered in Santa Barbara County has offered financial aid to nonprofits handpicked by its staff. MB&T held its annual celebration on March 17 Read More →
Farm Credit West net income grows
Roseville-based Farm Credit West increased its net income from $163 million in 2014 to $169 million in 2015, the credit union announced on March 14. Farm Credit West has offices in Carpinteria, Santa Maria, Templeton and Ventura, where it provides loans, leases and financial services to farmers, ranchers, rural homeowners, agribusinesses and agricultural and rural Read More →
Inogen shares soar after reporting revenues up 40 percent
Inogen shares ended the day up 17 percent March 15 after the Goleta-based maker of direct-to-consumer respiratory products reported strong quarterly and annual earnings March 14. The company’s revenues increased about 40 percent during the fourth quarter and 2015 fiscal year because of strong business-to-business sales. In after-hours trading March 14, the stock shot up Read More →
Limoneira revenues fell, loss grew in first quarter
Santa Paula-based Limoneira reported a loss of about $4 million and revenues fell $3 million in first quarter earnings results the company released March 10. Revenues fell from $28 million during the first quarter of 2015 to $25 million in 2016. Net losses widened from $1.4 million in 2015 to $3.9 million in 2016. Losses Read More →
