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| Raytheon Q1 2009 Earnings Call Transcript Raytheon Company (RTN)Q1 2009 Earnings CallApril 23, 2009 09:00 AM ETComplete Story » seekingalpha.com |
Business Jet Manufacturers Doing Even Worse than Boeing Vincent Fernando submits: No Paris chalets this year for business jet manufacturers at the Paris Airshow. The horror. While jetliner orders for companies like Boeing (BA) and Airbus are way down, it's even worse for business jet manufacturers. CNBC reported that a lot of business jet buyers didn't even show up this year to the show. Then again, neither would I. Without supplier-sponsored chalets, it probably wouldn't be worth suffering through the ordeal of five star hotels.Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |
O'Reilly Automotive: If Only the Market Were Based on Fundamentals Trader Mark submits:I Imagined O'Reilly Automotive (ORLY) would do well, but you just can't go on hunches around earning season. We cut back ahead of earnings per the norm Tuesday, but as we opined Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |
Earnings Preview: UAL Corp. UAL Corp. (UAUA) is expected to report Q3 earnings on Tuesday, October 20 before the market open with a conference call scheduled for 2 pm ET. GuidanceAnalysts are looking for EPS of (99c) on revenue of $4.34B. The consensus range is ($1.30)-(79c) for EPS, and $4.29B-$4.37B for revenue, according to First Call. On its Q2 earnings conference call UAL stated that it expects Q3 mainline capacity to be down 8%-9% YoY, and consolidated capacity to be down 5.6%-6.6%. For FY09 mainline capacity is expected to be down 9.6%-10.6% YoY, and consolidated capacity down 7.5%-8.5%. This forecast reflects the post Labor Day reduction in international flying. The airline's Q3 shares surged to $7.37 from $3.51, a 110.54% jump. Despite the strong gains, the company announced in early October that it will sell at least 19M shares of common stock and $175M in convertible debt, in an attempt to add cash before the slow winter travel season.Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |
Auto Market Appears to Have Bottomed Zacks.com submits: The U.S. auto industry posted flat November sales at 742,925 vehicles compared to the year-ago level, suggesting the market has bottomed. The seasonally adjusted rate was 10.9 million vehicles compared 10.4 million vehicles in November last year. Sales of cars and light trucks dipped 3% to 566,365 vehicles. Automakers tried to regain sales through discounts and higher sales incentives. According to the auto information website Edmunds.com, sales incentives increased 2% to $2,713 per vehicle during the month. However, this has not proven very helpful in melting the ice. The high unemployment rate was cited as the primary factor behind the lagging sales.Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |