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Urban Outfitters, Inc. (URBN) 2008-03-07 08:56:09 Urban Outfitters, Inc. (URBN) held its conference call yesterday to discuss fiscal 2008 fourth quarter results. Here are excerpts:
Financial
"Total company sales increased by 29% to $465.4...
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Heelys, Inc. (HLYS) 2008-03-05 08:08:52 Highlights from the question and answer session on the Heelys, Inc. (HLYS) conference call:
I just want to make sure I’ve got this right. You expect domestic to be down, but increasing sequentially...
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Heelys, Inc. (HLYS) 2008-03-05 08:00:55 Heelys, Inc. (HLYS) reported net sales for the fourth quarter of $9.8 million compared to net sales of $71.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2006. Gross profit for the fourth quarter was a negative...
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Staples, Inc. (SPLS) 2008-03-05 07:36:59 Staples, Inc. (SPLS) held a conference call yesterday to discuss fourth quarter 2007 earnings. Here are the highlights of the conference call:
Fourth Quarter
"Excluding the impact of the extra...
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American International Group, Inc. (AIG) 2008-03-04 11:08:16 Highlights from the AmericanInternationalGroup
, Inc. (AIG) conference call from February 29, 2008:
"AIG's results in 2007 were clearly unsatisfactory. This was a very challenging quarter and year....
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Weekly Link Orgy 2008-03-02 21:54:16 Forgot Peak Oil for a minute - has gasoline use peaked?
Warren Buffett speaks to a group of college kids.
Google's numbers expressed in a series of graphs.
San Francisco Fed symposium on Private...
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Dell Inc. (DELL) 2008-02-29 09:26:23 Highlights from the Dell Inc. (DELL) Question and Answer session during yesterday's conference call:
I wanted to get a feel for what you meant by weakness in financial services and how things are...
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Dell Inc. (DELL) 2008-02-29 08:53:52 Dell Inc. (DELL) reported fourth quarter fiscal year 2008 earnings yesterday. Dell had revenues up 10 percent year-over-year to $16 billion, operating income of $776 million and earnings per share...
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ENSCO International, Inc. (ESV) 2008-02-28 07:50:40 ENSCO International
, Inc. (ESV) reported fourth quarter of fiscal 2007 earnings of $238.6 million or $1.66 per diluted share on revenues of $529.2 million.
The average day rate for ENSCO’s jackup...
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Toll Brothers (TOL) 2008-02-28 07:35:54 Toll Brothers
(TOL) reported first quarter of fiscal 2008 earnings yesterday and held a conference call to announce the results.
The company lost $96 million or $0.61 per share diluted, which...
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Target Corp. (TGT) 2008-02-26 09:15:14 Target Corp. (TGT) reported earnings today for the fourth quarter ending February 2, 2008. This quarter contains 13 weeks, one less than the comparable quarter in the previous year.
Earnings per...
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Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (LOW) 2008-02-26 08:57:57 Lowe’s Companies
, Inc. (LOW) held a conference call yesterday in conjunction with its fourth quarter results. Lowe's is not as this time revisiting its long term goals of 8% to 11% top line growth...
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Pool Corporation (POOL) 2008-02-25 11:07:39 Pool Corporation
(POOL) is a major provider of pools and its level of business activity should be tied closely to sales of new and existing homes. They do have 50% of revenues from maintenance so...
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Weekly Link Orgy 2008-02-25 06:43:28 What happens when a company stops giving guidance.
Time for a technical rally in the Stock Market?
And yet more evidence of a bounce in the market?
Countrywide gives in and cancels its Ski...
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Builders FirstSource Inc. (BLDR) 2008-02-22 07:48:17 Builders FirstSource Inc. (BLDR) reported fourth quarter of 2007 earnings and held a conference call. Here are highlights courtesy of Seeking Alpha:
Fourth Quarter
"We reported sales of $302.3...
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Oceaneering International, Inc. (OII) 2008-02-22 07:31:26 Oceaneering International
, Inc. (OII) held a conference call yesterday to announce fourth quarter of 2007 earnings. Here are highlights of the call courtesy of Seeking Alpha:
Fourth...
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American Railcar Industries (ARII) 2008-02-22 07:23:20 American Railcar Industries
(ARII) held its conference call yesterday to explain fourth quarter 2007 results. Here are highlights courtesy of Seeking Alpha:
Fourth Quarter
"Revenues were $162...
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American Woodmark Corporation (AMWD) 2008-02-21 09:12:33 American Woodmark Corporation
(AMWD) made some interesting comments at its conference call yesterday:
Macro Comments
"As you are all well aware, the period covered by our fiscal third quarter was a...
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The St. Joe Company (JOE) 2008-02-20 09:27:35 The St. Joe Company (JOE) held a conference call yesterday after reporting earnings for the fourth quarter of 2007:
Fourth Quarter
"Our results for the fourth quarter and the full year clearly...
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Crocs Inc. (CROX) 2008-02-20 09:12:05 Crocs Inc. (CROX) held a conference call last night to discuss fourth quarter 2007 earnings:
Fourth Quarter
"Our fourth quarter results capped off a very strong year of growth for Crocs as sales...
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PF Chang’s China Bistro Inc. (PFCB) 2008-02-19 08:31:28 PF Chang
’s ChinaBistro
Inc. (PFCB) held a conference call last week to discuss fourth quarter results. Here are the highlights of the call:
Macro Outlook
"It goes without saying but the macro...
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Rick's Cabaret International Inc. (RICK) 2008-02-19 08:18:44 Rick's Cabaret International
Inc. (RICK) held its first quarter of fiscal 2008 conference call on February 12. Here are the highlights:
The Quarter
"Tootsies was the real star of this quarter even...
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Weekly Link Orgy 2008-02-19 08:07:22 A satirical letter poking fun at William Ackman.
A recent conference held by Hudson Institute on the Credit Crunch.
One of the funniest things I have read in a long time is the
Sub Prime...
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Patterson-UTI Energy Inc. (PTEN) 2008-02-15 09:58:48 Patterson-UTI Energy
Inc. (PTEN) held its conference call yesterday and discussed conditions in the North American land market:
Rig Rollovers
"At the end of the year, we had 47 rigs working...
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California Pizza Kitchen, Inc. (CPKI) 2008-02-15 09:37:09 California PizzaKitchen
, Inc. (CPKI) held its fourth quarter conference call to discuss the quarter. Here are the highlights:
Current Market Conditions
"I’m sure you’re all interested in on what...
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Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (HOV) 2008-03-12 10:03:26 Hovnanian Enterprises
, Inc. (HOV) reported its first quarter of fiscal 2008 (ending 1/31/2008) earnings and held its quarterly conference call. Here are highlights:
Fourth Quarter
1) Total...
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WellPoint, Inc. (WLP) 2008-03-11 09:40:11 WellPoint, Inc. (WLP) lowered guidance yesterday and held a conference call to discuss the reasons for the lowered guidance.
New Guidance
"We are now projecting GAAP net income of $5.76 to $6.01...
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Specialty Underwriters Alliance Inc. (SUAI) 2008-03-10 08:13:37 Highlights of the conference call held last week by Specialty
Underwriters Alliance
Inc. (SUAI) to announce fourth quarter results:
Fourth Quarter 2007
“Earnings per share this quarter was $0.20...
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Weekly Link Orgy 2008-03-09 13:47:43 A good summary from the Office of Thrift Supervision on the mess we are in.
The author makes a good case that the commodity boom will end badly one day.
The latest beige book straight from the...
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Goodrich Petroleum Inc.(GDP) 2008-03-14 13:30:07 Goodrich Petroleum
Inc.(GDP) reported fourth quarter earnings yesterday. Highlights of the quarter and full year from the conference call:
"Proved reserves grew by a 105% to 358 Bcfe, which were...
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