operating profit

China Overseas Land & Inves Ltd (ADR) (OTC: CAOVY) reported a 4.5 percent gain in its operating profit for the first quarter. The company's quarterly operating profit came in at 6.32 billion Hong Kong dollars ($815 million). Its revenue surged 4.9 percent year-over-year to HK$21.34 billion,...

United Utilities Group PLC (OTC: UUGRY) reported a gain in its operating profit for the six months to September 30. United Utilities reported an operating profit of 340.5 million pounds ($534.25 million), compared to GBP338.3 million, in the year-ago period. Its pretax profit slipped to GBP204.7...

Samsung Electronics Co (OTC: SSNLF) forecast a drop in its operating profit for the three months ended March 31. Samsung expects a 2.1% to 6.6% y/y fall in its operating profit for the quarter, versus a 6% drop in fourth-quarter operating profit. Samsung projects a Q1 operating profit of 8.2...

French company Carrefour SA (OTC: CRRFY) reported a 5.4% gain in its 2013 operating profit. Carrefour's operating profit for the year jumped to EUR2.24 billion ($3.08 billion), while sales fell 1% to EUR74.9 billion. Carrefour's net profit also surged to EUR949 million. Carrefour shares closed...

Agricultural Bank of China (OTC: ACGBY) posted a 13.6% rise in its operating profit in the first half of the year. The bank's operating profit surged to 24.3 billion yuan ($3.96 billion) in the first half. Its nonperforming-loan ratio declined 0.07 percentage point to 0.92%. Agricultural Bank of...

Brunel reported a 35% drop in its first-quarter operating profit. Brunel's quarterly earnings before interest and taxes declined to 13.5 million euros ($17.4 million), while revenue gained 3% to 296.2 million euros.

Germany's Linde (OTC: LNEGY) reported a 12.6% rise in its first-quarter operating profit. Linde's quarterly operating profit surged to 953 million euros ($1.25 billion), versus analysts' estimates of 921 million euros. Linde shares closed at $19.00 yesterday.

Deutsche Telekom (OTC: DTEGY) reported a 13% drop in its operating profit for the fourth quarter. Deutsche Telekom's quarterly earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation came in at 4.03 billion euros, versus analysts' estimates of 4.19 billion euros ($5.49 billion). Deutsche...

CSM NV (OTC: CSNVY) reported a 39.7% rise in its fourth quarter operating profit. Its sales climbed to 854.7 million euro, versus 802.5 million euro. Its EBITA, excluding one-offs, rose to 56.3 million euro. CSM shares closed at $22.26 yesterday.

Samsung Electronics Co (OTC: SSNLF) projects rise in operating profit for the fourth quarter. Samsung projects Q4 operating profit of KRW8.6 trillion (US$8.1 billion) to KRW9.0 trillion, versus its quarterly profit of KRW8.1 trillion in the third quarter. It expects sales of KRW55 trillion to...

German firm Sky Deutschland (OTC: SKDTY) posted an operating profit in the third quarter. Sky Deutschland added 80,000 new subscribers in the period. Sky Deutschland posted a quarterly operating profit (EBITDA) of 18.6 million euros ($23.64 million), versus a year-ago operating loss of 18.6...

Wienerberger AG (OTC: WBRBY) reported a rise in its nine-month operating earnings. Wienerberger revenue in the first nine months climbed 18% to 1.74 billion euros ($2.22 billion), while operating earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization surged to EUR201.6 million from EUR200...

Veolia Environnement SA (NYSE: VE) reported a 6.3% decline in its 9-month operating profit. Veolia's earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortization dropped to EUR1.95 billion, from EUR2.08 billion, in the year-ago period. However, analysts were expecting EBITDA of EUR1.91...