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Earnings
By Times Wires
Published September 22, 2007
Circuit City Stores The nation's No. 2 consumer-electronics chain said Thursday that lower overall sales and continued restructuring activity caused it to post a second-quarter loss. 2nd Qtr Yr Ago Revenue $2.64B $2.82B Net Income -$62.8M $10M Per Share -38 cents 6 cents ConAgra Foods Inc. The packaged food maker whose brands include Banquet, Chef Boyardee and Healthy Choice said Thursday its first-quarter profit rose 5 percent as sales grew at twice that pace. 1st Qtr Yr Ago Revenue $2.96B $2.69B Net Income $175.4M $166.7M Per Share 36 cents 33 cents FedEx Corp. The package delivery company's earnings rose 4 percent in the first quarter, beating Wall Street's expectations on strong international growth. 1st Qtr Yr Ago Revenue $9.2B $8.55B Net Income $494M $475M Per Share $1.58 $1.53 General Mills Inc. The Minneapolis maker of Cheerios cereals, Yoplait yogurt and Pillsbury baking mixes reported on Wednesday that its first-quarter profit rose 8 percent as rising revenue offset higher ingredient costs and increased spending on marketing. 1st Qtr Yr Ago Revenue $3.07B $2.86B Net Income $288.9M $266.9M Per Share 81 cents 74 cents Goldman Sachs Group Inc. The world's largest investment bank reported third-quarter results well ahead of Wall Street projections, as it took fullest advantage of its diversity to overcome a debt crisis. 3rd Qtr Year Ago Revenue $12.33-bil $10.18-bil Net Income $2.85-bil $1.55-bil Per Share $6.13 $3.26 Morgan Stanley Third-quarter profit sank 17 percent as the No. 2 U.S. investment bank, based in New York, said Wednesday that it was forced to write down nearly $1-billion worth of loans amid the summer's global credit crisis. 3rd Qtr Year Ago Revenue $7.96-bil $7.06-bil Net Income $1.54-bil $1.85-bil Per Share $1.44 $1.75 Nike Inc. The world's largest athletic shoe and clothing company reported a 51-percent increase in fiscal first-quarter net income on Thursday, boosted by higher revenue and future orders along with favorable exchange rates. 1st Qtr Year Ago Revenue $4.7-bil $4.2-bil Net Income $569.7-mil $377.2-mil Per Share $1.12 74 cents
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