Philips cautious despite profits
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Philips, Europe&#39;s largest maker of consumer electronics, has reported a higher-than-expected third-quarter operating profit. But the company is cautious about the future, warning that high oil prices and unrest in Iraq were hitting demand.
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Although Procter & Gamble and Colgate-Palmolive posted big jumps in quarterly profits, only P.& G. issued a cautious outlook in the face of rising commodity costs.
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Swiss Re led European shares lower on  Friday, but Dutch conglomerate Philips helped limit market  losses as a chip sales warning was not as bad as feared.
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Shares in chipmaker Infineon (IFXGn.DE: Quote, Profile, Research) fell 3 percent on Tuesday after Philips (PHG.AS: Quote, Profile, Research) gave a cautious outlook for its chips unit and analysts worried the German firm
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Dutch Philips Electronics   said on Wednesday it plans to buy back 5 billion euros ($7.2 billion) of its own shares after hedge fund pressure for the firm to improve its performance and capital structure.
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Europe's top consumer electronics  group Philips PHG.AS cut the sales forecast for its  closely-watched chip unit on Friday and predicted much smaller  growth for the semiconductor industry next year.
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Philips did not on Monday rule out a sale of its TV business, which is suffering from low margins, but said it would for now focus on being more selective in what products it offers where.
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LG.Philips LCD (nyse: LPL - news - people ) issued its first earnings announcement since a $1 billion initial public offering in July, and the news is not dazzlingly.
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The electronics company warns on third-quarter earnings.
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Banking giant UBS is cautious over prospects for the rest of the year after a lull in trading hurt its third-quarter profit, despite a strong showing by its blockbuster wealth management operation.
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Europe's top consumer electronics  group Philips cut the forecast for its closely watched chip  unit on Friday and predicted a significant slowdown for the  semiconductor industry next year.
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Swiss Re led European shares lower on Friday, but Dutch conglomerate Philips helped limit market losses as a chip sales warning was not as bad as feared.
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By Charoen Kittikanya, Bangkok Post, Thailand  Dec. 19--Philips Electronics (Thailand) expects its business to remain in  good shape next year on the back of robust double-digit growth in 2006.
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LG Philips LCD said net profit collapsed in the fourth-quarter of 2004 due to a sharp fall in display panel prices but the market should steady and then recover in the coming months.
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Philips Electronics, Europe's biggest consumer electronics maker, posted a 22-percent rise in second-quarter operating profit on Monday thanks to an improved performance at its domestic appliances unit and lower overheads.
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Dutch Philips Electronics   said on Wednesday it plans to repurchase 5  billion euros ($7.2 billion) worth of its own shares within the  next two years.
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LONDON (CBS.MW) - Philips Electronics, the largest consumer electronics maker in Europe, on Tuesday cautioned it expects flat sales in its semiconductor business in the fourth quarter and is seeing ongoing margin pressure in consumer electronics.