Kroger's Profit Climbs, Misses Forecast
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Kroger Co. KR.N, the top U.S.  grocer, on Tuesday said quarterly profit rose 29 percent as it  kept a tight rein on expenses and sales rebounded.
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Hormel Foods Corp.  reported higher quarterly profit on Friday as price increases and sales of refrigerated items liked sliced pepperoni helped offset higher grain costs, but the results just missed the analysts' average estimate.
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Kroger Co. on Tuesday posted a 25 percent drop in quarterly profit and warned it may not reach its sales target for the year, sending shares of the top US grocer
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Clorox Co. CLX.N on Monday said its  quarterly profit rose more than six-fold, driven by gains its  transfer of some businesses to Henkel KGaA HNKG.DE and on  higher sales and cost-savings.
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Kimberly-Clark Corp  on Monday posted higher quarterly profit as the weaker dollar and increased sales volume helped offset rising costs for pulp.
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Fourth-quarter earnings rose 42 percent from a year ago as profit margins at its U.S. stores improved despite higher commodity costs.
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Kroger Co , the largest U.S. grocer, on Tuesday posted a greater-than-expected 28 percent increase in quarterly profit and raised its full-year forecast, sending its shares up nearly 7 percent.
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Kroger Co., the top U.S. grocer, on  Tuesday posted a 29 percent rise in quarterly profit due to  cost controls, but price cuts to lure shoppers caused earnings  to miss Wall Street estimates and shares fell.
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Taser International Inc. TASR.O on  Tuesday said quarterly profit rose 77 percent, helped by higher  sales of its stun guns, but earnings and revenue missed Wall  Street's forecast.
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Hormel Foods Corporation posted a higher quarterly profit and gave a forecast for current-quarter earnings that was higher than analystsÂ estimates.
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Kroger Co., the largest US grocer, reported a lower quarterly profit Tuesday, hurt by debt costs even as sales rebounded in Southern California where it was hit by a strike.
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Kroger Co. KR.N, the largest U.S.   grocery chain, posted a higher quarterly profit on Tuesday,   aided by cost cuts and sales growth.
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Kroger Co. (KR.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the top US grocer, on Tuesday said quarterly profit rose 29 percent as it kept a tight rein on expenses and sales rebounded.
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The company said quarterly profit rose to $494 million despite a slowing U.S. economy, but it lowered its full-year earnings outlook.
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United Parcel Service Inc. UPS.N  said on Thursday its quarterly profit rose but missed analysts'  expectations as rising oil prices offset strength in its  international and non-package businesses.
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Kimberly-Clark Corp.  posted a  higher quarterly profit on Tuesday as savings from its  restructuring plan helped offset higher fiber costs, and raised  its full-year earnings forecast.
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Kroger Co. , the largest U.S. grocery chain, posted a weaker-than-expected rise in quarterly profit on Tuesday due to labor unrest at a distribution center, sending its shares down in early electronic trade.