SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Among the many corporations whose shares are anticipated to see lively commerce in Friday’s session are Oracle Corp., Smith & Wesson Holding Corp., and Household Greenback Shops Inc.
After Thursday’s closing bell, Oracle
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mentioned its fiscal fourth-quarter revenue fell to $3.65 billion from $3.81 billion a yr earlier. Per-share earnings had been unchanged at 80 cents a share whereas adjusted earnings got here in at 92 cents a share, in need of 95 cents a share forecast by analysts in a FactSet survey. Income rose $11.3 billion from $10.95 billion. Oracle shares declined greater than 6% in after-hours buying and selling.
Oracle Corp. signage is displayed outdoors of the corporate’s headquarters in Redwood Metropolis, Calif.
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Smith & Wesson
US:SWHC
reported fiscal fourth-quarter revenue of $25.1 million, or 45 cents a share, in contrast with $25.2 million, or 39 cents a share, a yr in the past. Income fell to $170.4 million from $178.7 million. Within the present quarter, the corporate expects to earn between 23 cents and 25 cents a share and between $1.30 and $1.40 a share for the complete yr. Analysts are projecting earnings of $1.50 a share for the complete yr. Shares of Smith & Wesson dropped 12% in after hours.
Activist investor Carl Icahn launched a letter to Household Greenback Shops’ Chief Government Howard Levine wherein he famous their variations over the way forward for the corporate. Icahn, who holds a 9.4% stake within the low cost retailer chain, believes the corporate can do extra to be aggressive and warned that “consolidation on this area is inevitable.” Shares of Household Greenback
US:FDO
rose 2.7% in after hours.
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