Toro Earnings Rise; Dividend Doubled
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Lawn-care equipment maker Toro Co.  TTC.N on Wednesday reported stronger-than-expected quarterly  earnings and doubled its dividend, citing increased sales and  its streamlining efforts.
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Casual dining chain Steak n Shake Co. reported Wednesday that fourth-quarter earnings doubled while same-store sales of company-owned restaurants increased for the period.
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Deere & Co. , the world's largest  maker of agricultural equipment, reported higher-than-expected  quarterly profit on Wednesday and raised its fiscal-year  outlook, sending its shares up as much as nearly 11 percent to  an all-time high.
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Excluding the one-time items, earnings per share more than doubled at the publisher as revenue rose nearly 20 percent.
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Deere & Co. (DE.N), one of the world's largest farm equipment makers, on Tuesday said quarterly earnings jumped sharply, driven in part by strength in its agricultural and construction equipment businesses.
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The online retailer announced Tuesday that its second-quarter net income increased more than threefold, with revenue up 35 percent.
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Power company Constellation Energy Group Inc.  said on Wednesday fourth-quarter earnings more than doubled, helped by stronger-than-expected results from its merchant unit.
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Intel Corp., the world's largest  maker of computer chips, said on Wednesday it would double its  quarterly dividend to 8 cents a share, the second time this  year it has doubled its cash payout.
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Research In Motion (RIMM ) posted second-quarter earnings per share of 36 cents, vs. 1 cent one year earlier, on a sharp revenue rise.
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ChevronTexaco Corp. CVX.N, the No. 2  U.S. oil company, on Friday said quarterly profit nearly  doubled, pushed up by a double boost of record energy prices  and higher refining margins.
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Investors are wowed by the firmâs first quarterly earnings report since it became a publicly-owned company, which showed sales and profit more than doubled in the third quarter.
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Toll Brothers Inc. reported on  Thursday quarterly earnings that nearly doubled, buoyed by  growing demand for its luxury homes, and the company raised its  forecast for 2005.
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US meat processor Smithfield Foods has said its first-quarter earnings more than doubled from the year-ago period, boosted by higher sales.
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KANSAS CITY, Missouri  - Monsanto Co.  reported on Thursday that quarterly earnings jumped 71 percent, driven by surging sales of its genetically modified corn and other seeds, sending its shares higher in early trade.
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Toll Brothers Inc. TOL.N on Thursday  said quarterly profit nearly doubled and raised its outlook for  the new fiscal year, citing strong demand for its luxury homes.
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Health insurer Aetna Inc.  AET.N on  Thursday reported stronger-than-expected earnings on a surge in  membership, set a stock split and doubled its dividend.
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Prudential Financial Inc., the second largest US life insurer, said Tuesday its quarterly earnings more than doubled, helped by its acquisitions of Cigna&#39;s retirement business and American Skandia.