Lennar Reports Fourth Quarter EPS of $0.16
MIAMI, Jan. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- 2011 Fourth Quarter Revenues of $952.7 million – up 11% Net earnings of $30.3 million, or $0.16 per diluted share, compared to $32.0 million, or $0.17 per diluted share Lennar Homebuilding operating earnings of $25.2 million, compared to $27.0 million Gross margin on home sales: 21.6% (excluding valuation adjustments of $17.9 million) - improved 80 basis points 19.4% (including valuation adjustments) - improved 170 basis points S,G&A expenses as a % of revenues from home sales of 13.8%, improved 30 basis points Operating margin on home sales: 7.8% (excluding valuation adjustments of $17.9 million) - improved 110 basis points 5.6% (including valuation adjustments) - imp ...

ShawCor Ltd. Announces Third Quarter 2011 Results
SHAWCOR LTD. (TSX: SCL.A, SCL.B) Third quarter revenue of $271 million declined by 4% from the $283 million reported in the third quarter of 2010 but was marginally higher than the $265 million reported in the second quarter of 2011. EBITDA in the third quarter was $12.5 million, 78% lower than the $55.7 million reported in the third quarter of 2010 and 65% lower than the $35.3 million reported in the second quarter of 2011. The significant decline in year over year EBITDA was due to lower gross margin in the Pipeline segment, foreign exchange losses of $6.5 million and a $9.6 million increase in the allowance for doubtful accounts. This increase results from a contract dispute that is currently under ...

Home Inns Reports Third Quarter 2011 Financial Results
SHANGHAI, Nov. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Home Inns & Hotels Management Inc. (NASDAQ: HMIN), a leading economy hotel chain in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2011. Third Quarter 2011 Financial Highlights Total revenue for the third quarter of 2011 was RMB 988.0 million (US$154.9 million) representing a 12.3% year-over-year increase, exceeding the guidance range of RMB 955 million to RMB 975 million, with most of the mature hotels outside of Shanghai achieved better than expected revenue performance through moderate price increases.Net income attributable to Home Inns' shareholders for the third quarter of 2011 was RMB 164.3 million (US$25.8 million).

Chesapeake Utilities Corporation Announces Strong Third Quarter Results
DOVER, Del., Nov. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Net income was $2.4 million, or $0.25 per share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2011, compared to $1.6 million, or $0.17 per share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2010.Customer growth and a transmission system expansion in the natural gas operations, coupled with increased retail and wholesale marketing margins in the propane operations, generated $1.3 million and $624,000, respectively, of additional gross margin.