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Jul 24, 2023
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Ryanair Holdings plc declined 4% to $102.30 after the deep discount airline reported a surge in traffic, revenue and earnings.
Revenue in the fiscal year 2024 first quarter ending in June increased 40% to Є3.65 billion after passenger count rose 11% to 50.4 million and load factor rose to 95% from 92% from a year ago.
Profit after-tax soared 290% to Є663 million from Є170 million and earnings per share rose to 58.22 cents from 16.53 cents a year ago. -
CSX Corporation declined 4% to $32.34 after the railroad operator reported earnings that missed some investors' expectations.
Revenue in the second quarter declined 3% to $3.7 billion from $3.8 billion and net income fell 15% to $996 million from $1.2 billion and diluted earnings per share eased to 49 cents from 54 cents a year ago.
Train velocity increased to 17.7 mph from 15.3 mph, dwell time fell to 9.3 hours from 11.8 hours, intermodal trip plan performance increased to 96% from 90% and car load trip plan performance rose to 84% from 59% a year ago.
The company repurchased 28 million shares for $863 million or for an average price of $31.46 per share. -
Intuitive Surgical, Inc fell 2.5% to $338.05 after the robotic surgery device maker reported weaker-than-expected revenue in system sales but the company met earnings expectations.
Total revenue in the second quarter increased to $1.8 billion from $1.5 billion and net income advanced to $426 million from $313.6 million and diluted earnings per share rose to $1.18 from 85 cents a year ago.
Worldwide da Vinci procedures rose 22% compared to the quarter in the previous year. During the second quarter of 2022, the company’s procedure volumes were negatively impacted by COVID-19 cases and increased hospitalizations and government interventions impacting parts of Asia, particularly China.
The compound annual growth rate between the second quarter of 2019 and the second quarter of 2023 was approximately 17%.
The company placed 331 da Vinci surgical systems, compared with 279 and grew its da Vinci surgical system installed base 13% to 8,042 systems from 7,135 in the quarter a year ago. -
Capital One Financial Corp rose 0.6% to $115.58 after the credit card lender and banking services provider reported mixed quarterly results.
Revenue in the second quarter increased 1% to $9..0 billion and net income fell to $1.4 billion from $2.0 billion and diluted earnings per share decreased to $3.53 from $4.98 a year ago.
Net interest margin stayed elevated to 6.48%, fell 12 basis points and provision for credit losses soared to $2.5 billion from $1.1 billion a year ago.
Total deposits rose 12% to $343.7 billion from $307.9 billion from a year ago but fell 2% from $349.7 billion in the previous quarter. -
AutoNation Inc plunged 9.2% to $160.68 despite the largest automotive dealer network operator reporting better-than-expected revenue and earnings.
Revenue in the second quarter was flat at $6.9 billion and net income fell 28% to $27.25 million from $376.3 million and diluted earnings per share plunged to $6.02 from $6.48 a year ago.
New vehicle revenue increased 12% to $3.3 billion but used vehicle revenue declined 17% to $2.1 billion and after-sales service increased 11% to $1.1 billion.
The company repurchased 1.6 million of its own share for an aggregate price of $207 million. -
American Express declined 3.3% to $170.89 after the payment processor reported weaker-than-expected revenue but earnings were ahead of market expectations.
Total revenue net of interest expense in the second quarter increased 12% to $15 billion from $13.4 billion and net income increased 11% to $2.2 billion from $2.0 billion and diluted earnings per share advanced to $2.89 from $2.57 a year ago.
Total network volumes increased 8% to $426.6 billion from $394.8 billion and total provision for credit losses rose to $1.2 billion from $410 million a year ago. -
WNS (Holdings) Ltd declined 5% to $68.95 after the company reported mixed quarterly results.
The information technology and business services provider based in India reported revenue in the fiscal first quarter 2024 ending in June increased 10.5% to $326.5 million from $295.4 million and profit after-tax decreased to $30.1 million from $33.1 million and diluted earnings per share fell to 60 cents from 65 cents a year ago.
The company added six new clients and expanded existing 34 relationships and total staff at the end of the quarter was 59,871. -
Pool Corporation declined 0.3% to $365.20 after the pool products retailer reported a decline in sales.
Revenue in the second quarter declined 10% to $1.9 billion from $2.1 billion and net income fell 24% to $232.3 million from $307.3 million and diluted earnings per share dropped to $1.10 from $1.0 a year ago.
Net sales decreased 10% in the second quarter of 2023 to $1.9 billion compared to $2.1 billion in the second quarter of 2022 following 15% net sales growth in the second quarter of 2022 and 40% growth in the second quarter of 2021, resulting in a compound annual growth rate of 13% from 2019 to 2023.
The company lowered its annual earnings per share outlook to a new range between $13.14 and $14.14 from the previous estimate between $14.62 to $16.12. -
D R Horton, Inc declined 3.7% to $123.10 after the company reported sharply higher-than-expected revenue and earnings.
Revenue in the fiscal third quarter increased to $9.7 billion from $8.8 billion but net income declined to $1.4 billion from $1.7 billion and diluted earnings per share fell to $3.93 from $4.70 a year ago.
Home sales in the quarter increased 8% to 22,985 units and 4% to $8.7 billion and net orders increased 37% to 22,879 and 26% to $8.7 billion.
Despite the rising mortgage rates, new home sales continued to advance amid tight home supply availability as demand outstrips supply in suburban areas in the South and in the West.
Cancelation rate declined to 18% in the quarter from 24% in the prior year quarter.
In the quarter, the company repurchased 3.1 million shares for $342.9 million.
At the end of the quarter, the company had 43,800 homes in inventory, of which 5,700 homes were completed. -
Las Vegas Sands Corp dropped 3% to $57.85 after the casino and resort company reported mixed quarterly results.
Revenue in the quarter soared to $2.5 billion from $1.0 billion and net income swung to a profit of $368 million from a loss of $414 million and diluted earnings per share increased to 41 cents from (38) cents.
The company reinstated its quarterly cash dividend of 20 cents a share.
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