Earnings

Synovus Financial Corp (NYSE: SNV) posted its profit in the first quarter. Synovus Financial posted a quarterly net income of $21.4 million, or $0.02 per share, versus a year-ago loss of $93.7 million, or $0.11 per share. Provision for loan losses dipped 53% to $66.0 million. Synovus Financial...

McGraw-Hill Cos (NYSE: MHP) reported a rise in its first-quarter profit. McGraw-Hill's quarterly profit climbed to $123 million, or $0.43 per share, versus $120 million, or $0.39 per share, in the year-earlier period. Its adjusted profit was $0.51 per share. McGraw-Hill's revenue rose 6% to $1.33...

Hershey Co (NYSE: HSY) reported a rise in its first-quarter profit. Hershey's quarterly profit climbed to $198.7 million, or $0.87 per share, versus $160.1 million, or $0.70 per share, in the year-earlier period. Hershey's adjusted income came in at $0.97 per share. Its revenue surged to $1.73...

Ashland Inc (NYSE: ASH) reported a drop in its fiscal second-quarter profit. Ashland's quarterly profit fell to $88 million, or $1.10 per share, from a year-earlier profit of $485 million, or $6.02 per share. Excluding special items, Ashland posted a profit from continuing operations of $1.52 per...

Reynolds American Inc (NYSE: RAI) reported a 22% drop in its first-quarter profit. Reynolds American's quarterly profit declined to $486 million, or $0.47 per share, versus $623 million, or $0.65 per share, in the year-earlier period. Its adjusted profit dropped to $0.63 per share from $0.64 per...

United Technologies Corp (NYSE: UTX) posted better-than-expected first quarter earnings. United Technologies' earnings from continuing operations came in at $1.26 billion, or $1.31 per share, up from $1.05 billion, or $1.06 per share, in the year-ago period and versus analysts' estimates of $1.20...

Yahoo Japan Corp (OTC: YAHOY) reported a rise in its net profit for the fiscal fourth quarter. Yahoo Japan's quarterly net profit climbed to Y27.61 billion, versus a year-ago profit of Y24.37 billion. Its revenue surged 5.4% to Y79.91 billion from Y75.79 billion. Its operating profit jumped 3.4%...

Novartis (NYSE: NVS) reported a 16.6% drop in its net profit for the first quarter. Novartis' quarterly net profit declined to $2.31 billion, from $2.77 billion, in the year-ago quarter. However, analysts were expecting a net profit of $2.16 billion. Its net sales fell 2% at $13.74 billion Sales...

Brinker International Inc (NYSE: EAT) reported a better-than-expected profit in the fiscal third-quarter. Brinker's quarterly net income surged to $44.9 million, from $40.2 million in the year-ago period. Its adjusted earnings came in at $0.60 per share, versus analysts' estimates of $0.56 per...

Sonic Automotive Inc (NYSE: SAH) reported a 24% increase in its Q1 profit from continuing operations. Sonic Automotive's revenue from new vehicle sales climbed 12%. Its quarterly total revenue surged 9% to $1.98 billion. Sonic Automotive's earnings on continuing operations climbed to $19.5...

ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) reported a drop in its first-quarter profit. ConocoPhillips' quarterly profit declined to $2.94 billion, or $2.27 per share, versus $3.03 billion, or $2.09 per share, in the year-earlier period. Excluding one-time items, ConocoPhillips earned $2.02 per share. Its...

Wolverine World Wide Inc (NYSE: WWW) reported a 13% drop in its first-quarter earnings. The company lifted its full-year earnings forecast to $2.70 to $2.80 per share. However, it cut its sales view to $1.46 billion to $1.5 billion, versus its January outlook of $1.49 billion to $1.53 billion....

B/E Aerospace Inc (NASDAQ: BEAV) reported a 37% rise in its first-quarter profit. B/E Aerospace's quarterly profit surged to $68.8 million, or $0.67 per share, from $50.3 million, or $0.49 per share, in the year-ago period. Excluding items, B/E Aerospace earned $0.70 per share. Its revenue surged...

Bank of Hawaii Corp (NYSE: BOH) reported a better-than-expected first-quarter profit. Bank of Hawaii's quarterly net income rose to $43.8 million, or $0.95 per share, from $42.4 million, or $0.88 per share, in the year-earlier period. However, analysts were expecting earnings of $0.81 per share....

MGIC Investment Corp (NYSE: MTG) posted a narrower first-quarter loss. MGIC Investment posted a quarterly loss of around $20 million, or $0.10 per share, versus a year-ago loss of $33.7 million, or $0.17 per share. Its revenue climbed 7.5% to $379.7 million. Analysts were expecting a loss of $0....