April 23, 2024

Tesla’s Q4 2012 earnings: $90 million net loss, but forecasts a profit for Q1 2013

If you're one Elon Musk, you're probably ready for just about anything to take the place of the only story dominating the Tesla tagline for the past few weeks. Of course, a $ 90 million net loss isn't the ideal story to overtake the Model S kerfuffle, but hey -- at least the company's aiming to pull in a profit next quarter. In a bid to keep … [Read more...]

Apple Q4 2012 earnings: $35.97 billion in revenue, $8.2 billion net profit, narrowly beats estimates

Just a day after introducing the iPad mini, a revised iMac, a 4th-generation iPad and a retooled Mac mini, the company is outing its Q4 2012 earnings -- and it looks as if it has narrowly edged Wall Street estimates. Revenue was pegged at $ 35.97 billion (compared to estimates of $ 35.08 billion), with net profit at $ 8.2 billion. For the sake … [Read more...]

Google’s Q3 2012 earnings: $14.10 billion in revenue, $2.74 billion in operating income

In an apparent error, Google's Q3 2012 earnings have gone live smack dab in the middle of the trading day, instead of after the closing bell as expected. Early indications are that the search giant has notched third quarter revenues of $ 14.10 billion, representing a 45 percent uptick compared to Q3 2011. GAAP operating income in the third quarter … [Read more...]

Amazon’s Q1 2012 earnings: net income down 35 percent to $130 million, net sales at $13.18 billion

It's no Apple-sized quarter, but you'd need to be on HGTV's Million Dollar Rooms a handful of times over to scoff at Amazon's Q1 2012 earnings. After reporting $ 177 million in net earnings last quarter (on $ 17.43 billion in revenue), the online sales behemoth has today registered $ 13.18 billion in net sales -- proudly reporting that said … [Read more...]

Police officers earnings revealed

  The same year Vancouver had a riot, the city's top cops got a pay raise. In 2010, Police Chief Jim Chu made 311-thousand dollars. In 2011, he got a 3-thousand dollar upgrade, and earned 314-thousand.     The Department's next top earner last year was Deputy Chief Doug Lepard. He earned 223-thousand, down 15-grand from the … [Read more...]

Apple Q2 2012 earnings: $39.2 billion in revenue, net profit of $11.6 billion

Tim Cook: Apple focusing more on iPad for enterprise Tim Cook hates litigation, not quite ready to call a patent truce 365 million iOS devices 'in play,' iPad taking off in education and government markets How do you follow up a stunning Q1 where you set record quarterly earnings and issue a sizable dividend to investors? Well, if you're Apple, … [Read more...]

Canlan Q4 earnings rise 29 per cent

BURNABY, B.C. - Rink operator Canlan Ice Sports Corp. says its fourth-quarter net earnings rose 29 per cent, while revenues also moved up on higher activity in rentals and youth hockey leagues.The British Columbia-based firm, which is the largest private sector owner and operator of recreational ice sports facilities in North America, said profits … [Read more...]

Silver Wheaton reports higher Q4 earnings

VANCOUVER - Silver Wheaton Corp. reported a 20 per cent increase in fourth-quarter earnings on Thursday thanks to higher selling prices of silver and gold.The Vancouver-based mining company (TSX:SLW) said net earnings were US$ 144.7 million, up from US$ 120.7 million during the same period a year earlier.On a per-share basis, the earnings … [Read more...]

Silver Standard has Q4 net earnings of $2.6M

VANCOUVER - Silver Standard Resources Inc. (TSX:SSO) reports big drop in net earnings to US$ 2.6 million, or three cents per share, in its fourth quarter, as cost rose and it face downtime at its Pirquitas mine in Argentina. Results compared to net income of $ 361.6 million, or $ 4.56 per share, in the same quarter in 2010. … [Read more...]

First Quantum reports lower Q4 earnings

VANCOUVER - Copper miner First Quantum Minerals Ltd. has reported lower fourth-quarter profits compared to a year earlier, when it booked a big gain on an investment sale.The Vancouver-based company (TSX:FM) says net earnings were $ 76 million, or 16 cents per share, during the last three months of 2011.During the same period a year earlier, First … [Read more...]