Forecasts Surpassed: Guess? (GES)
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For its fourth quarter fiscal 2015, GES posted revenues of $696.7 million, a 9.3% decrease year over year, and net earnings of $0.63 per diluted share, declined by 24.1% from the same quarter the prior year, but better than the Capital IQ Consensus Estimate of $0.57 earnings per share for the period
GES' Board of Directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.225 per share on the Company's common stock, payable on April 17, 2015, to shareholders of record at the close of business on April 1, 2015.
GES designs, markets, distributes and licenses a lifestyle collection of contemporary apparel, denim, handbags, watches, footwear and other related consumer products.
More about Guess?, Inc. (GES) at www.guess.com
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After the closing bell on Wednesday, Shoe Carnival Inc. (SCVL) delivered strong performance in its quarterly earnings report with revenue and profit numbers above analysts' estimates.
For its fourth quarter fiscal 2014, SCVL posted net sales of $227.6 million, a 13.6% increase year over year, and net earnings of $3.0 million, or $0.15 per diluted share (including approximately $0.03 of additional expense within cost of sales attributable to the west coast port congestion), compared to net earnings of $0.6 million, or $0.03 per diluted share in the same quarter the previous year, topping the Capital IQ Consensus Estimate of $0.09 earnings per share on revenue of $220.2 million for the period
According to its business outlook for fiscal 2015, SCVL expects net sales to be in the range of $977 million to $991 million, while its earnings per diluted share for are expected to be in the range of $1.40 to $1.48, representing an increase of 10% to 17% over fiscal 2014 earnings per diluted share of $1.27.
SCVL's Board of Directors has approved the payment of a quarterly cash dividend of $0.06 per share, payable on April 20, 2015, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on April 6, 2015.
SCVL is one of the nation’s largest family footwear retailers, offering a broad assortment of moderately priced dress, casual and athletic footwear for men, women and children with emphasis on national and regional name brands.
More about Shoe Carnival Inc. (SCVL) at www.shoecarnival.com
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The price of Smart & Final Stores, Inc. (SFS) stock touched a new 52-week high in after-hours trading on Wednesday, following the release of the company's financial results with better-than-expected quarterly revenue and profit
For the fourth quarter fiscal 2014, SFS posted net sales of $839.3 million, a 13.0% increase year over year, and adjusted net income of $12.3 million, or $0.16 per diluted share, compared to adjusted net income of $8.2 million, or $0.14 per diluted share in the same quarter the prior year, exceeding the Capital IQ Consensus Estimate of $0.11 earnings per share on revenue of $820.53 million for the period
According to its guidance for the full fiscal 2015, SFS expects adjusted net earnings to be in the range of $0.67 to $0.70 per diluted share, versus the Capital IQ Consensus Estimate of $0.64 earnings per share.
SFS is a value-oriented food and everyday staples retailer that serves household and business customers.
More about Smart & Final Stores, Inc. (SFS) at www.smartandfinal.com
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Crown Equity Holdings Inc. (CRWE) provides marketing solutions that boost customer awareness and merchant visibility on the Internet. The company is currently developing its CRWE Network ( www.CRWE-PR.com ), a growing network of community targeted sites.
It has recently included the City of Hawthorne, CA ( www.hawthorne.crwe-pr.com ) into the CRWE Network.
Hawthorne is situated in southwestern Los Angeles County, California, near the Los Angeles International Airport. By virtue of its location, Hawthorne affords easy, quick access to all that Southern California offers: culture, sports, entertainment, mountains, and beaches.
The City of Hawthorne had an estimated population in 2013 (U.S. Census Bureau) of 86,199, and represents an important marketplace for the CRWE Network, which business model is based on selling advertising to businesses targeting both locally and nationally
The CRWE Network has reached the 1487th community website in the U.S. and includes coverage in the states of California, Mississippi, Michigan, Florida, Nevada and New York, as well as across 10 provinces in Canada.
The CRWE-PR Business Directory portal ( www.BusinessDirectory.crwe-pr.com ) is the company’s business directory service that is available to all United States and Canada business in the public and private sector. It allows business owners and executives the ability to claim their business listings and provide more detailed information for their potential customers who visit the CRWE Network everyday.
More about Crown Equity Holdings Inc. (CRWE) at www.crownequityholdings.com
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