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BTIM extends global presence with $10bn manager buy

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2011
... industry was particularly attractive to us with the products we have," he said. BTIM said that the acquisition is expected to be EPS accretive in the first full year of ownership, noting that J O Hambro has achieved revenue margins consistently in excess ...

May day mayday

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2011
... Nothing here really except for Walt Disney missing out on profits analysts expected it to achieve. Walt Disney reported Q2 EPS of US$0.49 on revenue of US$9.07 billion. The Street was looking for EPS of US$0.57 on US$9.11 billion revenue. Yes, I said ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2011
... Stockland were down 11 cents, or 2.94 per cent, at $3.63, after the developer confirmed its guidance of earnings per share (EPS) growth of 8.5 per cent in 2010/11. In other news, gaming machine supplier Aristocrat Leisure expects its full year net profit ...

Thanks S&P

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2011
... report cards of two of the better-known names that reported last night: Goldman Sachs' reported revenues of US$11.9 bil and EPS of US$1.56 in the first quarter - both topped market expectations for revenue of US$10.1 bil and EPS of US$0.82. Johnson & ...

Countplus buys super law firm

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
... receive 533,600 Countplus shares, priced at $1.50 each, and $579,600 in cash to be paid over two years. The transaction will be EPS positive in 2011, Countplus said. MPL's desire to expand its service offering in the SMSF and super consulting space motivated ...

Spot the bubble before they burst

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2011
... absolutely identifiable' using long-term forecasting methods. By taking current yields, current PE and forecasting growth in EPS, fund managers should be able to generate accurate estimates of return on investments. Farrelly said that a new imperative ...

Bad, bad day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2010
... front. The giant tech stocks are not cutting it. Apple reported lower than expected third quarter earnings. Despite beating EPS expectations, IBM shares fell after reporting the third straight quarter drop in new contracts. And speaking of new contracts ...

Seek and thou shalt find

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2010
... Just last night, Caterpillar - heavy equipment manufacturer and the world's largest bulldozer maker - reported first quarter EPS of US$0.50, more than 28 per cent higher than market estimates of US$0.39 per share. So what? Caterpillar is somewhat considered ...

On A$ parity and dashed whispers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2009
... per cent despite reporting a more than threefold increase in its third quarter profits. Reports say that while the actual EPS result of US$5.25 greatly exceeded market expectations of US$4.18 per share - it fell short of 'whisper' expectations of US$6.00. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2009
... strong result from one of the US bellwether companies, this time JPMorgan. "It surpassed analysts' expectations in terms of EPS (earnings per share) and strong revenue growth from its investment banking division." Australia's big four banks benefitted ...