Dole earnings beat outlook
Fruit producer Dole Food Co. reported an adjusted loss of $2 million, or 2 cents per share, from continuing operations, beating the 12-cent loss predicted by analysts on average. The recent loss compares to a $31 million, or 35 cent per-share, loss a year earlier. CEO David DeLorenzo said strong sales and a cost-reduction program Read More →
Limoneira Q1 revenue up 73 percent
Despite a 73 percent jump in revenue, Santa Paula-based agribusiness Limoneira Company posted a $2.9 million loss during the first quarter of the year, it said March 12. For the quarter ended Jan. 31, revenue was $10.2 million, up from $5.9 million during the same period of the previous year, according to a news release. Read More →
Sheared by sheepskin: Ugg parent’s stock takes hit on rising prices
If you’re a Deckers investor concerned about the 17 percent decline in the company’s share price in recent weeks, consider eating mutton for dinner more often.
Salem earnings soar 195%
[wikichart align=”right” ticker=”NASDAQ:SALM” showannotations=”true” livequote=”true” startdate=”08-09-2011″ enddate=”08-03-2012″ width=”300″ height=”245″] Camarillo-based Salem Communications, a conservative and Christian radio broadcaster, increased profits 195 percent to $5.6 million in 2011, the company said March 8. Salem owns or operates 95 radio stations in the U.S., more than half of which are in the nation’s top 25 radio markets. Read More →
Calavo Q1 earnings up 16%
Avocado marketer Calavo Growers reported March 5 that first-quarter profits were up 16 percent to $2.7 million as revenues climbed almost a third to $117.4 million. The Santa Paula-based company said the first-quarter results set the stage for a potentially record-breaking year for the firm, which last year made a major acquisition of Renaissance Food Read More →
Deckers steps up sales to $1.4B
[wikichart align=”center” ticker=”DECK” showannotations=”true” livequote=”true” startdate=”23-08-2011″ enddate=”23-02-2012″ width=”390″ height=”245″] Goleta-based Deckers Outdoor Corp., parent of the Ugg Australia boot brand, increased its sales 38 percent to nearly $1.4 billion in 2011 and boosted net income 25 percent $201.8 million. In an earnings release on Feb. 23, Deckers said it notched a huge boost in international Read More →
K-Swiss shares tumble on higher Q4 loss
[wikichart align=”right” ticker=”NASDAQ:KSWS” showannotations=”true” livequote=”true” startdate=”17-08-2011″ enddate=”17-02-2012″ width=”300″ height=”245″] Athletic shoe company K-Swiss stumbled into another unprofitable quarter, reporting a $25.2 million loss that came to 71 cents per share, despite higher sales. Shares of K-Swiss dropped 10.7 percent to $3.35 on Feb. 17 after the earnings announcement. In the fourth quarter of 2010, the Read More →
