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Zimmer quarterly profit jumps on lower costs
Warsaw-based Orthopedic implant maker Zimmer Holdings Inc. reported net income of $191.1 million, or 96 cents per share. Sales fell 1 percent to $965 million from $975.6 million.
Baldwin & Lyons reports lower profit, higher revenue
The insurer announced Thursday morning that it earned $9.2 million in the third quarter, down from $14.3 million a year ago. Quarterly revenue rose to $67.3 million, up from $65.5 million.
Dow Agro sales climb, but profit suffers
Indianapolis-based Dow AgroSciences improved revenue during the third quarter thanks to a 26-percent increase in volume, but it still recorded a loss for the period.
Duke Realty improves third-quarter performance
Duke Realty Corp. had its best leasing quarter in three years and boosted overall occupancy to nearly 90 percent, helping the company post a profit for the fiscal period ended Sept. 30.
Celadon’s quarterly profit, revenue improve
The Indianapolis-based trucking company reported revenue of $140.3 million for the fiscal first quarter and profit of $4.4 million.
After disagreement, Lewis leaves WellPoint with $3.2M
Dijuana Lewis will get nearly $3.2 million on her way out the door at WellPoint Inc. after what sources described as a dispute with CEO Angela Braly over a change in duties.
Cummins shares fall after quarterly report
Cummins Inc. reported $283 million in third quarter profit, a three-fold increase from the year-ago period, but the performance missed analyst expectations.
American Commercial Lines sued over $777M buyout bid
Officials of Jeffersonville-based American Commercial and private-equity firm Platinum Equity LLC structured the $33-a-share offer in a way that unfairly bars other bids for the shipping company, American Commercial shareholder Leonard Becker said in his lawsuit.
Analysts grill Lilly execs on strategy after setbacks
Wall Street analysts on Thursday demanded to know what new things Eli Lilly and Co. is planning since the company’s vaunted pipeline has failed to produce a drug that will boost revenue after a wave of patent expirations. The answer: Not much.
Vera Bradley shares off to impressive start
Stock in the Fort Wayne-based company began trading Thursday morning at $16 but climbed as high as $23.90.
ITT profit soars despite drop in new-student enrollment
ITT Educational Services Inc.’s third-quarter profit of $93.2 million handily beat the expectations of Wall Street analysts, but the company suffered its first decline in new-student enrollment since the recession began.
Lilly raises forecast after beating third-quarter profit estimates
The Indianapolis-based drugmaker reported a profit of $1.3 billion in the quarter ended Sept. 30, up 38 percent compared with last year. Excluding extraordinary items from a year ago, Lilly’s profit was up 2 percent.
Vera Bradley set to go public
The Fort Wayne-based company is scheduled to begin trading as a public company Wednesday morning. The estimated offering price is $14 to $16 each, although a Morningstar analyst predicts the IPO could bring as much as $18 a share.
Jeffersonville shipyard part of proposed $777M deal
American Commercial Lines Inc. announced Monday that Los Angeles-based Platinum Equity has offered a $777 million for the company, which includes the Jeffboat shipyard in Jeffersonville.
Thinner margins squeeze Steel Dynamics profit
The Fort Wayne-based steelmaker reported profit of $19 million, or 9 cents per share, compared with $69 million, or 30 cents per share, in the same period last year.
Emmis loss shrinks as radio stations produce more cash
The Indianapolis-based media company announced this morning that it lost $2.3 million in the latest quarter, down from a whopping $135.6 million in the same period a year earlier.
For-profit college stocks tumble on enrollment warning
Investors fled for-profit college stocks Thursday after sector bellwether Apollo Group Inc. predicted a 40-percent drop in student enrollment next quarter and withdrew its forecast for next year. Carmel-based ITT Educational Services shares closed at $56.44 each, down almost 15 percent for the day.
Biomet sales rise, but slower than expected
Biomet’s quarterly results are considered an indicator on the state of the orthopedic device industry because it reports results before most of its competitors.
Interactive Intelligence stock up on quarterly projections
Shares of Interactive Intelligence Inc. surged Tuesday after the communications software maker reported preliminary third-quarter results and projected that revenue will grow 20 percent this year.