Lions Gate sees Q4 revenue in excess of $400 mln
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Lions Gate Entertainment Corp on  Tuesday said it expects fourth-quarter revenues in excess of  $400 million.
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Customer relationship management software provider Siebel Systems Inc. said Monday that it expects third-quarter revenue to range between $315 million and $317 million, above analyst consensus estimates of $306.
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IBM on Monday said fourth-quarter revenue, aided by exchange rates and sales outside the U.S., stood at $28.9 billion, an increase of 10 percent over the same period in 2006.The figure, which topped predictions of $27.82 billion by analysts polled by Thomson First Call, was helped by the ongoing weakness in the dollar, IBM said.Samuel J. Palmisano, IBM&#39;s chairman, president and chief executive officer, said in a statement that the results were also helped by strong sales in Asia, Europe, and emerging markets.IBM said it earned $2.80 per share in the quarter, handily beating the analysts&#39; forecast of $2.60 per share. The results represent a 24 percent increase over the same period in 2006, when IBM earned $2.26 per share.Total revenue for 2007 was $98.6 billion, an 8 increase from 2006. Overall earnings for 2007 were $7.18 per share, a rise of 18 percent over 2006, according to IBM.The company also said it had more than $16 billion in cash on hand at the end of 2007.Shares of IBM shot up nearly 8 percent on the news in premarket trading Monday, to $105.36.IBM plans to provide a full earnings report during a webcast on Thursday.
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By PAUL GORES  Journal Communications Inc. said Wednesday that fourth-quarter profits last year rose almost 40%, aided by an extra week in the quarter.  Net income was $23.4 million, or 33 cents per share, compared with $16.7 million, or 23 cents, in the final period of 2005.
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Yahoo&#39;s fourth-quarter revenue grew, but net income fell as the struggling Internet giant tried to put its house in order and improve its ability to compete against Google and other rivals.Revenue for the period, ended Dec. 31, came in at $1.832 billion, up 8 percent compared with 2006&#39;s fourth quarter, the company said Tuesday. Subtracting the commission that Yahoo pays to sites in its advertising network, revenue was $1.403 billion, up 14 percent but missing the $1.406 billion consensus expectation from financial analysts polled by Thomson Financial.Meanwhile, net income fell to $206 million, or $0.15 per share, from $269 million, or $0.19 per share. On a pro forma basis, which includes one-time items, net income was $280 million, or $0.20 per share, down from $297 million, or $0.21 per share. Analysts expected Yahoo to post earnings per share of $0.11.Yahoo&#39;s statement doesn&#39;t mention staff reductions, which the company is rumored to be mulling. The company will most likely field questions about layoffs in its earnings-release conference call Tuesday afternoon.
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IBM on Monday said fourth-quarter revenue, aided by exchange rates and sales outside the U.S., stood at $28.9 billion, an increase of 10 percent over the same period in 2006.
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- The National Semiconductor Corp. said Thursday profit for its latest quarter surged nearly fourfold amid a 29 percent jump in revenue.
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Ford Motor Co., the nation's second-biggest automaker, said Thursday it swung to a profit of $104 million in the fourth quarter from a loss of $793 million a year ago, when it incurred heavy charges for restructuring in Europe and a new agreement with its top supplier hurt the bottom line.
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The company posted fourth-quarter profit of $414.9 million, helped by growth in emerging markets and the weaker dollar.
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Business Objects reported a 19 percent rise in revenue for the third quarter, driven by services, but earnings were dragged down by a shortfall in license revenue, recent acquisitions and legal costs.While the income figures are broadly in line with preliminary results announced on Oct. 7, the company had expected its earnings to be better. The results come about two weeks after&#160;SAP announced plans to acquire Business Objects&#160;for $6.7 billion.Earnings for the quarter fell to $6.4 million, or $0.07 per share, from $19.6 million, or $0.21 per share, a year earlier, Business Objects said. It had predicted earnings of $0.16 to $0.20 per share.The earnings reported include a charge of around $7 million, equivalent to $0.05 per share, to settle litigation with Decision Warehouse. Business Objects had previously honored Decision Warehouse as its top distributor in Latin America: the company now resells products from&#160;Hyperion, which was recently bought by Oracle, and&#160;BEA Systems, which Oracle is trying to buy.Revenue for the quarter, which ended Sept. 30, was $369 million, up 19 percent compared to a year earlier. The growth was driven by revenue from services such as product maintenance, up 27 percent, and consulting and training, up 34 percent year on year.Growth in license revenue lagged, up just 6 percent compared to a year earlier, although license revenue from all product lines continued to grow, the company said.The&#160;acquisition of Cartesis, completed on June 1, and of&#160;Inxight Software, completed on July 3, added around $21 million in revenue for the quarter.Business Objects also profited from exchange rate fluctuations: while total revenue grew 19 percent year on year, at constant currency rates it grew just 15 percent, while license revenue grew 2 percent at constant currency rates.Business Objects warned that there&#39;s more uncertainty ahead -- and not just because of SAP&#39;s bid for the company, announced Oct. 7.The unexpected shortfall in third-quarter licensing revenue, added to uncertainty about customers&#39; future spending ahead of the merger, prompted the company to withdraw previously issued financial guidance.
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Beating analysts&#39; expectations and citing strong performance worldwide, SAP released preliminary fourth-quarter financial results on Monday, showing revenue will be about &#8364;3.25 billion ($4.8 billion), a rise of 10 percent compared to the same period last year.
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LSI Logic hopes the deal, valued at $4 billion, will help it compete in the competitive market for data storage.
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Despite some market concerns over Google&#39;s growth potential in a slowing economy, the search giant continues to report strong growth, with fourth-quarter revenue up 51 percent over the same period the year before.Google reported revenue of $4.83 billion for the quarter ending Dec. 31 using GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles). Net income for the period was $1.21 billion, compared to $1.01 billion in the third quarter of 2007.With earnings per share of $4.43, Google just missed analyst consensus of $4.44 on a non-GAAP basis, as polled by First Call.Google continues to increase revenue from outside the United States, reporting that 48 percent of total revenue in the quarter came from international markets. That&#39;s up from 44 percent in the same period a year earlier but the same as the third-quarter 2007.In a statement, Google&#39;s CEO Eric Schmidt said that the report reflects strong momentum in the company&#39;s core business as well as a growing receptivity to its new businesses.
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Legg Mason Inc. LM.N, one of the  fastest-growing U.S. asset management companies, on Wednesday  said it plans a public offering of 4 million shares, a sale  that could raise almost $300 million.
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The company, which is in the midst of restructuring its business to lift sales, reported strong revenue growth across all divisions.
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Independent film producer and distributor Lions Gate has a roaring second quarter.
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The bank said fourth-quarter net slipped 48 percent from a year ago to 953 million euros ($1.4 billion), beating analystsâ estimates and sending shares higher.