Amgen exceeds Wall Street expectations for first quarter earnings
Amgen blew away Wall Street expectations and raised its 2016 guidance when it released first quarter earnings April 28. The Thousand Oaks biotech giant had profits of $2.2 billion, up from $1.91 billion during the same quarter last year. Revenues of $5.53 billion were also up from $5 billion in 2015 and surpassed analyst estimates Read More →
OCB Bancorp reports strong growth in first quarter of 2016
OCB Bancorp, parent company of Ojai Community Bank, Santa Barbara Community Bank, Ventura Community Bank and Santa Paula Community Bank, reported April 28 that it experienced strong growth in the first quarter of 2016. Loans reached $183 million, increasing by approximately $6 million for the first quarter, for an annualized growth rate of 15 percent. Read More →
American Riviera Bank reports benefits of merger with The Bank of Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara’s American Riviera Bank reported net income of $176,000 or 4 cents per share for the first quarter of 2016, compared to $443,000 or 17 cents per share for the same period in 2015. Operating income excluding costs related to the merger with The Bank of Santa Barbara for the first quarter of 2016 Read More →
Flir Systems beats revenue estimates but misses on earnings per share
Flir Systems topped revenue estimates but missed earnings per share expectations when it reported first quarter 2016 earnings April 26. Flir posted revenues of $379.5 million, trouncing analyst estimates of $357.8 million. That is also up from $344.5 million a year ago. Earnings per share of 30 cents slightly missed analyst estimates of 32 cents Read More →
Lockheed Martin’s first quarter results mixed
Lockheed Martin reported mixed first quarter 2016 earnings results on April 26. During the quarter, Lockheed Martin posted revenues of $11.7 billion and earnings per share of $2.58. Thompson Reuters analysts had predicted revenues of $11.34 billion and earnings per share of $2.59. During the same quarter last year, the company had revenues of $10.11 Read More →
Net earnings up 47.7 percent at Citizens Business Bank
Ontario-based Citizens Business Bank reported a 47.7 percent increase in net earnings for the first quarter of 2016. CVB Financial Corp. and its subsidiary Citizens Business Bank reported a $23.4 million net income, or 22 cents a share, up from $15.8 million in the first quarter of 2015. It was an increase of $7.6 million Read More →
CalAmp misses on revenue but hits earnings per share estimates
CalAmp, an Oxnard-based company that makes products for the wireless sector, barely missed revenue estimates but hit earnings per share estimates when it reported fourth quarter 2016 and fiscal year-end earnings April 19. Fourth quarter revenues of $70.8 million barely missed analyst estimates of $71.05 million, according to Yahoo Finance, but that increased from $69.2 Read More →
