| Daimler AG Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript Daimler AG (DAI)Q3 2009 Earnings Call TranscriptOctober 27, 2009 9:00 am ETComplete Story » seekingalpha.com |
Toyota Motor Corp. F3Q10 (Qtr End 12/31/09) Earnings Call Transcript Toyota Motor Corp. (TM)F3Q10 (Qtr End 12/31/09) Earnings CallFebruary 04, 2010 08:00 am ETComplete Story » seekingalpha.com |
CarMax Clears Estimates Zacks.com submits: CarMax Inc. (KMX) showed a net income of $48.8 million or 26 cents per share (excluding special items) in the fourth quarter of its fiscal year 2010 ending February 28, 2010 compared to $38.5 million or 17 cents per share (excluding special items) in the same quarter a year ago. With this, the automotive retailer has inched past the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 25 cents per share. CarMax’s results were driven by improved customer traffic and sales execution along with successful reduction of reconditioning costs by $200 per used car. These are also reflected in the improvement of comparable store sales by 12% for the quarter.Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |
Earnings Preview: Continental Airlines theflyonthewall.com submits: Continental Airlines (CAL) is expected to report Q2 earnings Thursday, July 22 before the market open, with a conference call scheduled for 10:30 am ET.GuidanceAnalysts are looking for EPS of $1.51 on revenue of $3.71B. The consensus range is very wide at $1.30-$1.71 for EPS, and $3.63B-$3.83B for revenue, according to First Call. Continental reported mixed Q1 results, missing EPS but narrowly beating revenue estimates. Since then, the shares have traded sideways. Recent sentiment on the stock has been positive in the backdrop of the merger with United Airlines, announced on May 3. On June 29, Soleil initiated Continental with a Buy rating and a target of $30.Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |
West Coast Shipping Booms in August Mark J. Perry submits: The Port of Portland reported that shipping totalled 1,256,980 short tons in August, which was the highest monthly shipping volume in almost two years, since the 1,268,216 short tons in October 2008 (see chart above), and the highest shipping volume ever for the month of August at the Portland port. Compared to August of last year, shipping volume was up by 27.8%, and the cumulative year-to-date volume is up by 39.5%. The Port of Portland is a major shipping point for grains harvested as far east as the Great Plains (Source: New York Times), and monthly grain tonnage in August set an all-time record high of 557,042 short tons (more than a billion pounds), due to an increase in demand for U.S. grains as the world economy recovers. Shipping at the Port of Seattle also showed a significant 38.9% improvement in August compared to last year, following strong double-digit gains of 22% or higher in every month this year versus 2009 (see chart below). Finally, shipping at the Port of Long Beach in August was the highest monthly volume yet for 2010, and was 23.9% above volume for the same month last year. Total shipping for the fiscal year (October 1 to September 30) is 10.7% above last year. See previous post on LA Port shipping being back to pre-recession levels. Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |