Bon-Ton (NASDAQ: BONT) is a well known department store that operates 275 stores, including 11 furniture galleries, in 23 states throughout the northern United States. The stores sell every day clothes, shoes, handbags, and jewelry at affordable prices. The company’s main competitors include nationwide chains such as J.C Penney (NYSE: JCP) and Kohl’s (NYSE: KSS). Year [...]
According to the American Staffing Association, the U.S. staffing and recruiting industry has created more jobs in the three years after the great financial crisis of 2008. During the period, America’s staffing companies have added more than 786,000 jobs to their payrolls. It further noted that the industry growth has been more robust in the [...]
GreenHunter Energy Inc. (NYSE: GRH) has struggled tremendously over the past few years. This small-cap energy company started off trying to develop renewable energy when it hit a whirlwind of disasters. Between the financial crash, falling demand for renewable energy, and lower oil prices cutting into its margins, GreenHunter was really hurting. To make matters [...]
3Pea International, Inc. (OBB:TPNL) , a payments solution company focused on prepaid debit card processing and program management, is pleased to announce the launch of its new PaySign(R) payments processing platform. In response to the rapidly changing face of payment technologies and customer demands, the PaySign(R) platform was built on modern cross-platform architecture and designed to be [...]
Semiconductor stocks are currently in a situation where they cause investors much head scratching and pondering before a play can be made. For instance, if you check the share prices of many small-caps in semiconductors, you will observe a downward trend that makes investors wary of taking uncalculated risks. However, their financials and core businesses [...]
Wisconsin-based bank holding company, First Business Financial Services (NASDAQ: FBIZ) reported record earnings during first quarter results. Topline revenue, which consisted of net interest income and non-interest income, reached $12.2 million for the period. This is an increase of 13% compared to the same period last year. Core earnings grew 21% to $5 million for [...]
Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) is an online video rental service provider of streaming videos and DVDs to U.S. customers. The share price of the company has grown more than 100% over its year ago price. The reasons behind the robust returns are substantial increase in revenues and stable fixed costs. Competition is intensifying in the [...]
Aware Inc. (NASDAQ: AWRE) reported that revenues for the first quarter of the year amounted to $5.6 million, an increase of 15% compared to the same period last year. This translates to pre-patent related income of $2 million; significantly higher than the previous year’s operating income of $1 million. Overall, net income for the period [...]
Medifast (NYSE: MED), a company engaged in the production and distribution of weight management and disease management products, recently announced that it has paid off the remaining value of its long-term notes and now is completely free from debt. The loans were initially taken out to consolidate its debt related principally to the Owing Mills [...]
When it comes to oil and natural gas production, companies rise and fall based on their reserves. It costs a fortune to find track down new sources to drill. However, once a company finds resources, it can rely on a fairly steady income, especially considering the current world demand for energy. Sonde Resources Corp. (NYSE: [...]
Anything good comes at a price. The age old adage largely holds true even now, but the stock market has got to be the place where maximum exceptions to this can be found. Repligen Corporation (NASDAQ: RGEN) and Hudson Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: HDSN) are two such high margin and high growth stocks that are available [...]
Software companies are usually characterized as businesses with fat profit margins because of obvious easiness in replicating their products. These companies have their own set of overhead costs which limit the benefits of increased sales flowing down to bottom-line, but the corollary generally holds true. This means a faster appreciation in market valuations for such [...]
The U.S. housing market continues to post encouraging results which make us realize the sector has got more steam despite reduced real income due to higher social security taxes. In the latest set of statistics, the National Association of Realtors said pending home sales rose during March to highest level in three years. This is [...]
MarineMax, Inc. Stock Continues Trading Up
MarineMax (NYSE: HZO) sells new and used recreational boats which includes pleasure boats such as sport boats, yachts, fishing boats. The company is the nation’s largest retailer and sells well-known brands such as Sea Ray, Boston Whaler, Meridian and many others. With 57 locations, the company is well positioned to continue serving their customers and [...]
Anyone following the European turmoil saw two relatively strong economies report highly disturbing unemployment figures. Spain’s unemployment data for the first quarter of 2013 measured in at 27.2 percent, with the 16-29 age demographic having an unemployment rate of 53.2 percent. Analysts and economists believe that the solution to such high unemployment in Spain is [...]
Ruby Tuesday, Inc. Surpasses Expectations
Ruby Tuesday (NYSE: RT) is an American based fast food retailer that specializes in offering casual American style food. Items on the menu include chicken, pasta, ribs, soups, steaks, and seafood. The restaurant chain is most loved for their salad bar and hamburgers; specialties that have existed since the company’s creation. Quarterly Results The company [...]
MPG Office Trust Inc. Shares Rise as Acquisition by Brookfield Looms
MPG Office Trust Inc. (NYSE: MPG) is the largest owner and operator of Class A office properties in the Los Angeles central business area. The company develops landmark, large-scale developments that are of high quality and visually appealing. MPG can make claim to owning some of the most iconic and reputable buildings in Los Angeles, [...]
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