Payless Posts Profit on Cost Control
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Retailer Payless ShoeSource Inc.  PSS.N on Friday posted a quarterly profit, as lower  advertising and payroll expenses and other cost savings offset  decreased sales.
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Warehouse retailer Costco Wholesale Corp. said Thursday its fiscal first-quarter profit climbed 11 percent partly on solid membership fee growth to meet Wall Street's expectations.
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The Pepsi Bottling Group posted a profit on Tuesday that beat Wall Street estimates by a penny, despite flat volume.
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Tyco International Ltd. (TYC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday reported a quarterly profit, helped by strong demand for electronic parts and the absence of costly write-downs
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Costco Wholesale Corp.&#39;s earnings rose 24 percent in its latest quarter, lifted by improvement in both net sales and membership fees which more than offset a minor accounting charge.
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Net profits for Costco Wholesale Corp. surged by 24 percent in its most recent quarter the company reported yesterday, boosted by changes in worker compensation rules in California.
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Jeans maker Levi Strauss &amp; Co on Tuesday said lower costs helped it to a third-quarter profit of $46.6 million. The San Francisco-based company said this compares to a net loss of $4.
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COLES Myer Ltd said today it remains on track to reach its goal of achieving a profit of $800 million in 2005/06, after booking record earnings in 2003/04.
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Sysco Corp. SYY.N, the largest U.S.  distributor of food to restaurants and hospitals, on Monday  said quarterly profit rose as an extra week in the period and  cost control measures helped offset the higher food prices that  were slowing demand.
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Net profits up, per share profits down, share count up.
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Costco Wholesale Corp.  posted a 10 percent rise in quarterly profit on Thursday, slightly above Wall Street expectations, but said it would take a $70 million charge related to company stock options.
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The packaging maker trumps Wall Street estimates and generates considerable free cash.
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Employment giant Adecco SA reported Tuesday its second-quarter profit rose 11 percent as a gain from the sale of its Internet job provider Jobpilot partially offset charges related to a previously disclosed ...
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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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Microsoft managed to earn a slight profit for its fiscal 2008 fourth quarter despite a billion-dollar-plus charge related to expenses the company incurred to fix faulty Xbox360 consoles.
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InfoWorld - Microsoft managed to earn a slight profit for its fiscal 2008 fourth quarter despite a billion-dollar-plus charge related to expenses the company incurred to fix faulty Xbox360 consoles.
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The money transfer company said fourth-quarter earnings rose to $243.3 million on transaction fee growth and improved foreign exchange revenue.