Earnings

Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc (NYSE: DO) reported a better-than-expected first-quarter profit and declared a special quarterly cash dividend. Diamond Offshore's quarterly net income dropped to $185.2 million, or $1.33 per share, versus $250.6 million, or $1.80 per share, in the year-earlier period...

BB&T Corp (NYSE: BBT) reported a better-than-expected first-quarter profit. BB&T lifted its quarterly dividend by 25% to $0.20 per share. BB&T posted a quarterly net income available to common shareholders at $431 million, or $0.61 per share, up from $225 million, or $0.32 per share,...

Danaher Corp (NYSE: DHR) reported a rise in its first-quarter profit. Danaher's quarterly profit climbed to $612.9 million, or $0.86 per share, from $429.8 million, or $0.63 per share, in the year-ago period. Its earnings from continued operations came in at $0.73 per share. However, analysts...

Actelion Ltd (OTC: ALIOF) reported a 69% drop in its first-quarter earnings. Actelion's quarterly net profit fell to 45.1 million Swiss francs ($49.2 million), versus CHF146.3 million, in the year-ago period. Its revenue dropped 21% to CHF417.5 million and expenses declined 3.6% to CHF350.3...

African Barrick Gold PLC (OTC: ABGLY) reported a drop in its first quarter earnings. African Barrick's net profit attributable to shareholders fell 30% y/y to $35.2 million. Its basic earnings per share came in at 8.6 U.S. cents, versus analysts' estimates of 10.3 U.S. cents. Attributable gold...

HydroDec Group PLC (OTC: HYEEF) reported a rise in its first-quarter sales volume. HydroDec's revenue for the 12 months surged 26% to $22.4 million. The company's pretax loss widened to $11.9 million, versus a loss of $9.7 million in the previous year. HydroDec's first-quarter sales volume...

SKF AB (OTC: SKFRY) reported a fall in its first-quarter net profit. SKF's quarterly net profit dropped to SEK1.3 billion, versus SEK1.6 billion in the year-ago period, versus analysts' estimates of SEK1.3 billion. Its sales climbed to SEK16.9 billion from SEK16.7 billion, versus analysts'...

Akzo Nobel NV (OTC: AKZOF) reported a decline in its first-quarter net profit. Akzo Nobel's net profit dipped 45% to EUR71 million, versus estimates of EUR99.4 million. Its revenue climbed 5.6% to EUR3.97 billion, versus analysts' estimates of EUR3.85 billion. At its Decorative Paints division,...

McMoRan Exploration Co (NYSE: MMR) posted narrower first-quarter loss. McMoRan posted a quarterly profit at $5.5 million, versus a year-ago loss of $15.8 million. On a per-share basis, including preferred dividend impacts, McMoRan posted a loss of $0.03 per share, versus a year-ago loss of $0.17...

WW Grainger Inc (NYSE: GWW) reported a better-than-expected first-quarter profit. Grainger's quarterly net income surged to $189.5 million, or $2.57 per share, versus a year-ago profit of $159.1 million, or $2.18 per share. Its revenue climbed 16% to $2.19 billion. Sales in the US jumped 10% to $...

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp (NASDAQ: AMTD) reported a 20% drop in its fiscal second-quarter earnings. TD Ameritrade's quarterly profit dropped to $136.7 million, or $0.25 per share, from a year-ago profit of $171.7 million, or $0.30 per share. Its net revenue declined 6.3% to $673.1 million....

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) reported a 12% rise in its first-quarter earnings. For the year, Johnson & Johnson lifted its earnings forecast by $0.02 per share to $5.07 to $5.17 per share. J&J's quarterly profit surged to $3.9 billion, or $1.41 per share, from $3.5 billion, or $1.25...

Forest Labs Inc (NYSE: FRX) reported a decline in its fiscal fourth-quarter profit. Forest Labs' quarterly profit dropped to $192.7 million, or $0.72 per share, from $322.5 million, or $1.12 per share, in the year-ago period. Its revenue fell to $1.06 billion, from $1.14 billion. Analysts were...

Coca-Cola Co (NYSE: KO) reported a rise in its first-quarter profit. Coca-Cola's quarterly earnings climbed to $2.05 billion, or $0.89 per share, versus $1.90 billion, or $0.82 per share, in the year-ago period. Its revenue gained 6% to $11.14 billion. Analysts were expecting earnings of $0.87...

Northern Trust Corp (NASDAQ: NTRS) reported a 7% rise in its first-quarter income. Northern Trust's quarterly net income climbed to $161 million, or $0.66 per share, from $151 million, or $0.61 per share, in the year-ago period. Analysts were expecting earnings of $0.66 per share. Northern Trust...