Competition in the telecommunications industry is cut-throat and it’s getting worse and worse, which means that Windstream has to take a serious look at their service-mix model. The company really needs to offer customers’ more services if they want to stand a chance against their
Despite a strong second quarter, Webster Financial failed to beat analysts’ estimates. However, the company is driven by a few value added factors, which investors should focus on more than any weaknesses Webster may exhibit considering that it is these factors that can offer an
Recently, Vodafone and Portugal Telecom revealed the two companies had come to an agreement to install and share a fiber network that would serve a minimum of 900,000 Portuguese homes. The agreement will be enforced for 25 years and will start in December 2014. After
Cencosud recently reported their Q2 results, which were below expectations. Thus, revenues may have increased year over year by 5.4 percent, but they were still 1.7 percent below analysts’ estimates. Furthermore, EBITDA may have increased by 1.7 percent, but it was still lower by 2.7
Pacific Gas & Electric recently posted their second quarter earnings, after it was confirmed that the U.S. Attorney’s Office changed its allegations against the company and filed a new charge that would replace the one filed in April. Thus, Pacific Gas & Electric posted adjusted
Johnson Controls posted an EPS of $0.85 for Q3, reflecting a 17 percent increase. EPS was higher by $0.02 than analysts’ expectations, who predicted EPS of $0.82. The higher EPS is mainly due to higher earnings in the automotive experience segment, which went up by
Citigroup recently posted their Q2 results, which were significantly higher than analysts’ estimates. Thus, the company generated revenues of $19.37 billion – not taking into account credit value adjustments or debt value adjustments—compared to analysts’ predictions of $18.93 billion. Citigroup posted an EPS of $1.24,
Casey’s General Stores reported strong increases in same store sales and gas volumes for June. Strong general trends show how effective the company’s strategic drive has been on internal sales and how well the Hy-Vee Fuel Saver program has impacted gas volume. The average margin
Burberry posted an increase in comps in the low double digits for Q1 thanks to the Americas, Hong Kong, Mainland China and Asia Pacific. Thus, the company posted an increase in comparable sales of 12 percent. However, Burberry only saw an increase in comps in
Analysts strongly feel that Interpublic is ready to post solid organic growth for 2014, taking into account the advantages of H1’s accelerating macro climate. No one is surprised regarding Interpublic’s revenue year over year growth of 5 percent or their EPS of $02.5, figures that