Bank of America Net Drops 19%; Charles Schwab, Hasbro Net Jump

Mukesh Buch
18 Jul, 2016
New York City

Bank of America profit and revenues declined. Charles Schwab net soared 28% and revenues jumped 17%. Cal-Maine Foods net swung to a loss on 25% drop in revenues. Exxon Mobil offered to acquire Singapore based InterOil. Hasbro net surged 25%. J B Hunt net rose. Lennox Int net soared.

[R]1:05 PM New York – Bank of America profit and revenues declined. Charles Schwab net soared 28% and revenues jumped 17%. Cal-Maine Foods net swung to a loss on 25% drop in revenues. Exxon Mobil offered to acquire Singapore based InterOil. Hasbro net surged 25%. J B Hunt net rose. Lennox Int net soared.[/R]

Tollbooth Index increased 53.51 or 0.5% to 10,905.06.

Earnings Review

Bank of America Corp ((BAC)) gained 1.5% or 20 cents to $13.86 after the financial services provider said revenues in the second-quarter ending in June declined 7.1% from a year ago to $20.4 billion.

Net income in the quarter plunged 18.8% to $3.87 billion or 36 cents per diluted share compared to $4.80 billion or 43 cents per share from the same quarter last year.

The lender said trading revenue in the quarter soared 12% to $3.7 billion and bond, currency and commodity trading revenue surged 22% to $2.62 billion.

The bank added its consumer banking division loans jumped to $14.9 billion while deposits advanced $45.3 billion and total credit and debit card spending increased 4%.

In the quarter, total client balances in global wealth and investment management segment grew $2.4 trillion and loans increased $9.1 billion while deposits soared $13.4 billion.

Charles Schwab Corp ((SCHW)) slid 11 cents to $26.92 after the brokerage and investment bank said revenues in the second-quarter ending in June jumped 17% from a year ago to $1.83 billion.

Net income in the quarter soared 28% to $452 million or 30 cents per diluted share compared to $353 million or 25 cents per share from the same quarter last year.

Cal-Maine Foods Inc ((CALM)) soared 5.4% or $2.36 to $46.51 after the shell eggs producer stated net sales in the fourth-quarter ending on May 28 plummeted 24.8% from a year ago to $303 million.

Net in the quarter swung to a loss of $0.4 million or 1 cent per diluted share compared to net profit of $46.1 million or 95 cents per share from the same quarter last year.

Exxon Mobil Corporation ((XOM))fell 29 cents to $94.83 after Reuters said oil and gas refiner offered to acquire Singapore-focused InterOil Corp and its stake in a Papua New Guinea gas-field for fixed price of $45 per share or about $2.2 billion, higher than the offer from Australia-based Oil Search Ltd.

Hasbro, Inc ((HAS)) plunged 6.2% or $5.30 to $80.20 after the toy and game products maker said revenues in the second-quarter ending on June 26 jumped 10% from a year ago to $878.9 million.

Net income in the quarter surged 25% to $52.1 million or 41 cents per diluted share compared to $41.8 million or 33 cents per share from the same quarter last year.

J B Hunt Transport Services Inc ((JBHT)) slipped 2.7% or $2.25 to $83.01 after the trucking services provider stated revenues in the second-quarter ending in June increased 5% from a year ago to $1.62 billion.

Net income in the quarter rose 1.9% to $105 million or 92 cents per diluted share compared to $103 million or 88 cents per share from the same quarter last year.

Lennox International Inc ((LII)) increased 1.3% or $1.85 to $149.85 after the climate control solutions provider said revenues in the second-quarter ending in June rose 3% from a year ago to $1.02 billion.

Net income in the quarter jumped 36.3% to $110.7 million or $2.51 per diluted share compared to $81.2 million or $1.78 per share from the same quarter last year.