Earnings

Pier 1 Imports Inc (NYSE: PIR) reported a strong rise in its fiscal-fourth-quarter net income and declared a quarterly dividend of $0.04 per share. Pier 1's quarterly earnings surged to $115.2 million, or $1.04 per share, versus $57.1 million, or $0.48 per share, in the year-ago period. Its...

Seven & I Holdings Co (OTC: SVNDY) reported a rise in its operating profit for the year ended February. Seven & i posted a 16% rise in net profit to Y129.84 billion, versus a year-ago profit of Y111.96 billion. Its operating profit surged 20% to Y292.06 billion, while revenue declined 6.5...

Monsanto Co (NYSE: MON) reported a rise in its fiscal second-quarter profit. Monsanto's quarterly profit climbed to $1.21 billion, or $2.24 per share, from $1.02 billion, or $1.88 per share, in the year-ago period. Its total net sales rose to $4.75 billion from $4.13 billion. However, analysts...

Brazil's PDG Realty SA (OTC: PDGRY) posted a loss of 20.4 million Brazilian reais ($11 million) in the fourth-quarter, versus a year-ago profit of BRL203 million. PDG Realty's net sales revenue fell to BRL1.76 billion, versus BRL1.81 billion in the year-earlier period. Its quarterly earnings...

Conn's Inc (NASDAQ: CONN) swung to a fiscal fourth-quarter profit. Conn's lifted its earnings forecast by $0.15 per share to $1.20 to $1.30 per share. Conn's quarterly profit surged to $7.7 million, or $0.24 per share, versus a year-ago loss of $3.6 million, or $0.12 per share. Excluding one-...

International Speedway Corp (NASDAQ: ISCA) reported a 20% drop in its fiscal first-quarter profit. International Speedway's quarterly profit declined to $17.1 million, or $0.37 per share, from $21.4 million, or $0.45 per share, in the year-ago period. Excluding one-time items, last year's earnings...

Comverse Technology Inc (NASDAQ: CMVT) reported a decline in its fourth-quarter profit. Comverse Technology's quarterly profit dropped to $4.48 million, or $0.02 per share, from $15.43 million, or $0.07 per share, in the year-earlier period. Its adjusted profit came in at $0.14 per share....

Gulfsands Petroleum PLC (OTC: GFPOF) reported a 23% rise in its 2011 profit. Gulfsands Petroleum's profit after tax climbed to $55.1 million for the year ended December 31 2011, versus $44.7 million in 2010.

Global Payments Inc (NYSE: GPN) reported a 21% rise in its fiscal third-quarter net income. Global Payments' quarterly earnings surged to $57.9 million, or $0.73 per share, versus $47.8 million, or $0.59 per share, in the year-ago period. Its adjusted earnings came in at $0.83 per share. Revenue...

Barry Callebaut (OTC: BYCBF) reported a drop in its first-half profit. Barry Callebaut's net profit for the period dropped 11.3% in local currencies to 121.8 million Swiss francs ($134.8 million). However, analysts were expecting a net profit of 140 million Swiss francs. Its sales volumes climbed...

Central Rand Gold PLC reported a narrower 2011 pretax loss. Central Rand Gold posted an operating loss of $14.41 million, versus a loss of $73.11 million in 2010. Its pretax loss came in at $16.095 million, versus a loss of $71.23 million in 2010. Central Rand Gold's loss per share was 1.01 cents...

Planet Payment PLC (OTC: PLPM) swung to a profit for the fourth quarter of 2011. Planet Payment's net revenue surged 29% to $12.3 million, versus $9.5 million in 2010. Its net income came in at $1.8 million, versus a loss of $0.2 million in 2010. Its adjusted EBITDA gained 42% to $2.7 million...

Polyus Gold International Ltd (OTC: PLZLY) reported a 57% surge in its profit during the year ended Dec. 31, 2011. Gold sales rose to a record $2.3 billion. Polyus Gold posted profit at $558.0 million, up from $356.5 million, in the year-ago period. Its operating profit surged 53% to $839 million...

Finish Line Inc (NASDAQ: FINL) reported a 22% rise in its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings. However, the company issued weak forecast. Finish Line's quarterly profit surged to $41.9 million, or $0.80 per share, from $34.3 million, or $0.63 per share, in the year-ago period. Excluding items such as...

Brazilian telecom Grupo Oi reported an 80% decline in its fourth-quarter profit. Grupo Oi posted its quarterly net income at 140.7 million reais ($77.06 million), versus 704.8 million reais, in the year-ago period. However, analysts were expecting a net profit of 79 million reais. Its earnings...