Financial News
April 5, 2006
Valspar reported net income for the first quarter ended January 27 of $22,541,000 versus net income of $11,698,000 for the comparable period last year. Sales for the quarter increased 13.0% to $629,765,000, compared to $557,144,000 last year.
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April 5, 2006
Sherwin-Williams Company is updating its expectations for the first quarter of 2006 that were previously announced on January 26.
Consolidated net sales for the first quarter of 2006 are projected to be 13-14% higher than the first quarter of 2005.…
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February 9, 2006
Based on stronger than anticipated preliminary sales and earnings results, The Sherwin-Williams Company is updating its expectations previously given on October 25 for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2005. Based on preliminary results,…
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February 9, 2006
RPM International, Inc., has reported record sales of $739.4 million for its fiscal 2006 second quarter ended November 30, 2005. Net income for the quarter increased 103% to $18.5 million from $9.1 million a year ago, as a result of lower asbestos re…
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February 9, 2006
H.B. Fuller’s shares climbed to a new high after the company said its fourth-quarter earnings and revenue rose on improved pricing and higher volume.
The maker of glue, paint and coat…
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December 7, 2005
Sherwin-Williams’ consolidated net sales for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30 rose 17.9% to $2.0 billion and 18.8% to $5.5 billion, respectively, as compared to the same periods one year ago.
The gains in the quarter and ni…
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December 7, 2005
For its third quarter ending September 30, Sico’s sales were $83.4 million, a slight decline from the $83.8 million the company recorded in the same quarter of 2004. Company officials attributed the performance to the negative impact of the one…
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November 3, 2005
For the second quarter ended May 28, H.B. Fuller’s net revenue was $387.9 million, a 6.8% increase over the second quarter of 2004. Improved pricing, volume, and positive currency effects contributed 6.6%, 0.1%, and two percent, respectively. T…
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November 3, 2005
Sherwin-Williams’ second quarter net sales rose 21.5% to $1.97 billion and six-month sales jumped 19.3% to $3.5 billion. The sales gains were due primarily to strong performance by stores open for more than 12 calendar months, acquisitions in t…
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November 3, 2005
AgION Technologies, Inc. has received financing from BASF Venture Capital and H.B. Fuller Ventures. AgION will use the equity financing to expand its product development, sales and marketing efforts.
As part of this new funding, James Bullock, de…
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September 19, 2005
Fueled by organic growth, RPM reported record sales for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2005. The company’s net income and earnings per share declined compared with the 2004 fiscal year and fourth quarter, due to continued asbestos liability cost…
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September 19, 2005
In the first half of 2005, ICI Paints’ sales rose five percent to £1.12 billion, with particularly strong performance in Asia helping to offset generally weak retail markets in Europe.
In Asia, decorative sales rose 22% with “notab…
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September 19, 2005
Fueled by organic growth, RPM reported
record sales for the fiscal year
ended May 31, 2005. The company’s
net income and earnings per share
declined compared with the 2004 fiscal
year and fourth quarter, due to
continued asbestos liabilit…
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September 19, 2005
In the first half of 2005, ICI Paints’
sales rose five percent to £1.12 billion,
with particularly strong performance
in Asia helping to offset generally weak
retail markets in Europe.
In Asia, decorative sales rose 22%
with “…
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August 16, 2005
RPM International Inc. reported record sales for the fiscal third-quarter ended Feb. 28. However net income declined, due to continued higher raw material costs and asbestos liability costs, the company said.
“Due to seasonal effects of winter…
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