Inogen sees revenue growth, but stock declines after report
Inogen, a Goleta-based medical device company specializing in portable oxygen concentrators, is starting to see its core business come back from the pandemic, and the company highlighted double-digit year-over-year growth in both earnings and revenue in its second quarter financial results, released Aug. 4. The company more than doubled its net income for the quarter Read More →
Amgen reports Q2 earnings decline
Amgen saw a 73% decline in net earnings in the second quarter of 2021, the company announced Aug. 3. Thousand Oaks-based Amgen, one of the world’s largest biotechnology companies, reported earnings per share of 81 cents for the quarter ended June 30, down from $3.05 per share in the same quarter last year. According to Read More →
Transphorm closes deal in Japan
Goleta-based Transphorm announced the close of its acquisition of a Japanese-based water fabrication company on Aug. 2, alongside its new joint venture capital partner, JCP Capital. The facility, located in Aizu Wakamatsu, Japan, is considered to be the premier wafer manufacturing fab in the world for high-voltage gallium nitride power semiconductors, according to a press Read More →
Community West Bank reports increase in quarterly earnings
In another sign of strength for the regional banking industry, Goleta-based Community West Bancshares reported a 17.5% increase in net income for the second quarter, to 41 cents per share. The parent of Community West Bank said on Aug. 2 that earnings for the most recent quarter were $3.6 million, versus $3 million for the Read More →
Dole down 9.4% in first day on NYSE
Westlake Village-based Dole is publicly traded once again, after raising $400 million in a July 30 initial public offering. The IPO was a bit of a letdown for Dole. The company priced its shares at $16 only to see them open at $15 and then drop to $14.50 by the end of the trading day, Read More →
LTC Properties earnings rebound from pandemic lows
LTC Properties saw its net income soar a year after the pandemic caused serious interruptions to the real estate investment trust’s business model. On July 29, the Westlake Village-based REIT reported its net income for the second quarter of 2021 at $18.1 million, or 46 cents per share — an increase of more than 900% Read More →
Running shoe sales propel Deckers to profitable quarter
Goleta-based Deckers Brands started its 2021-22 fiscal year strong, reporting huge increases in earnings and revenue in quarterly results released after the markets closed July 29. The parent company of Ugg, Teva and other footwear brands delivered earnings of $48.1 million in the most recent quarter, or $1.71 per share, much better than the same Read More →
