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Feb 11, 2025
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Coty Inc. dropped 2.4% to $6.61 after the cosmetics company reported slower sales in the second quarter of fiscal 2025 ending in December.
Revenue declined to $1.67 billion from $1.73 billion, net income fell to $23.7 million from $180.9 million, and earnings per diluted share dropped to 2 cents from 20 cents a year ago.
Sales in the company’s Prestige segment decreased 1% to $1.12 billion from $1.23 billion, and in Consumer Beauty revenue was down 8% to $553.8 million from $605.0 million a year earlier.
In the first half of 2025, the Europe, Middle East, and Africa region represented 49% of total sales, the Americas stake was 40%, and Asia Pacific took a 40% share.
In full year 2025, the company estimated declining sales in the low single digits percentage, impacted by a weakness in China and Travel Retail Asia.
The company expects same-store sales in the second half of 2025 to drop between 1% and 2%.
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ON Semiconductor Corp. eased 0.7% to $50.91 after the Scottsdale, Arizona-based company reported weaker-than-expected fourth quarter 2023 results.
Revenue declined to $2.02 billion from $2.10 billion, net income dropped to $563.4 million from $604.3 million, and earnings per diluted share fell to $1.28 from $1.35 a year ago.
For the first quarter of fiscal 2024, the company estimated revenue between $1.8 billion and $1.9 billion and earnings per share between 94 cents and $1.06.
Last year, the company’s board approved a share repurchase program with authorization to repurchase up to $3 billion worth of shares through December 31. -
Monday.com Ltd. surged 23.1% to $318.03 after the Tel Aviv, Israel-based cloud platform provider reported a 32% revenue growth in the fourth quarter ending in December.
Revenue increased to $267.98 million from $202.57 million, net income jumped to $23.0 million from $12.34 million, and earnings per diluted share rose to 43 cents from 24 cents a year ago.
During the quarter, WCM Investment Management LLC lessened its holdings in Monday.com by 3.1%, and Entropy Technologies LP increased its stake by 521.0%.
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Rockwell Automation Inc gained 7.7% to $289.11 after the industrial automation company said orders increased by 10% in the first quarter of 2025 ending in December.
Revenue declined to $1.88 billion from $2.05 billion, net income fell to $178 million from $213 million, and earnings per diluted share dropped to $1.61 from $1.86 a year ago.
For fiscal 2025, the company estimated sales of $8.1 billion and earnings per diluted share between $7.65 and $8.85. -
McDonald’s Corp. surged 2.8% to $302.46 despite the fast food chain reporting a 1.4% drop in comparable store sales in the U.S. during the fourth quarter ending in December.
Revenue declined to $6.39 billion from $6.41 billion, net income dropped to $2.02 billion from $2.04 billion a year ago, and earnings per diluted share were flat at $2.80.
The fast food operator said traffic was slightly higher than usual at U.S. locations, but high prices kept consumers spending less.
In the fourth quarter, global comparable sales increased 0.4%, same-store sales at U.S. locations declined 1.4%, and international markets increased 0.1%.
The company’s board proposed a quarterly cash dividend of $1.77 per share, payable on March 17 to holders of record on March 3.
In the first half of 2024, McDonald’s introduced a $5 value meal and extended the bargain offering until December.
However, the company had to go through and settle an FDA investigation into its raw yellow onions, which caused E. coli among customers. -
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. gained 0.04% to $270.50 after the hotel operator reported fourth quarter and record full-year results.
Quarterly revenue increased to $642 million from $601 million, net income surged to $505 million from $150 million, and earnings per diluted share rose to $2.06 from 57 cents a year ago.
Hilton repurchased 3.1 million shares of its common stock during the fourth quarter, bringing the total capital return, including dividends, to $781 million for the quarter and $3.0 billion for the full year.
For the first quarter of 2025, the company expects a 2.5% to 3.5% growth in revenue per available room, compared to the same period last year.
Hilton also estimated net income of $373 million to $388 million and earnings per share between $1.52 and $1.58 in the first quarter.
For the year 2025, the company expects net unit growth of 6% to 7%.
The company projects a full-year capital return of approximately $3.3 billion. -
Expedia Inc. surged 10.6% to $190.80 after the travel technology company reported a 13% increase in gross bookings during the fourth quarter ending in December.
Revenue increased 10% to $3.18 billion from $2.89 billion, net income climbed 124% to $299 million from $132 million, and earnings per diluted share jumped 139% to $2.20 from 92 cents a year ago.
The company proposed a first quarter dividend of 40 cents per share, payable on March 27 to holders of record on March 6.
Expedia expects 2025 gross bookings and revenue growth of 4% to 6%.
Travel demand has remained steady in Asia Pacific, aided by the lifting of some visa restrictions in the region, as well as in Europe.
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Verisign Inc. dropped 0.08% to $220 after the provider of internet infrastructure and domain name registry services reported a 3.9% sales growth in the fourth quarter, but profit declined.
Revenue jumped to $395.4 million from $380.4 million, net income declined to $191.5 million from $265.1 million, and earnings per diluted share fell to $2.0 from $2.60 a year ago.
Verisign ended the fourth quarter with 169.0 million .com and .net domain name registrations in the domain name base, a 2.1% decrease from a year ago.
In the fourth quarter, the company processed 9.5 million new domain name registrations for .com and .net, as compared to 9.0 million for the same period in 2023.
Verisign repurchased 6.6 million shares of its common stock for $1.21 billion during the full year of 2024.
As of December 31, there was $1.02 billion remaining for future share repurchases under the company’s program, which has no expiration date. -
Amazon.com Inc. dropped 2.9% to $231.98 after the company posted fourth-quarter sales, and sales growth outlook disappointed some investors.
Net sales increased to $187.79 billion from $169.96 billion, net income surged to $20.0 billion from $10.6 billion, and earnings per diluted share rose to $1.86 from $1.00 a year ago.
For the first quarter of 2025, the company estimated net sales growth of 5% to 9% to a range of $151.0 billion to $155.5 billion.
Operating income is expected to be between $14.0 billion and $18.0 billion, compared to $15.3 billion in the first quarter last year.
Amazon said it plans to boost capital expenditures to $100 billion in 2025, compared to $83 billion last year, as it continues to make investments in artificial intelligence.
The company faces increased competition from rivals, including OpenAI and Google. -
Costco Wholesale Corp. gained 2.1% to $1,042.9 after the wholesale retailer reported strong January 2025 sales.
Net sales increased 9.2% to $19.51 billion from $17.87 billion a year ago.
Comparable sales in January jumped 7.5%, and e-commerce sales climbed 13.6% from a year earlier.
Excluding the changes in gasoline prices and foreign exchange, comparable sales increased 9.8%, and e-commerce sales jumped 15.2% year-over-year.
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