Earnings Reported After The Bell Jan. 15

(RTTNews) - Here is a quick summary of the earnings reported after the bell on Jan. 15

1. Grocery retailer Roundy's Inc (RNDY) on Thursday said it expects net loss from continuing operations of $0.05 to $0.00 per share for the first quarter of fiscal 2015.

Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters estimate the company to report earnings of $0.03 per share for the quarter. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

Roundy's expects first-quarter sales of $980 million to $990 million, while analysts expects $943.7 million.

The company expects first-quarter same store sales to be a negative 1.25% to 0.25%.

For the full year 2015, Roundy's expects net loss from continuing operations of $0.18 to $0.07 per share, sales of $4 billion to $4.08 billion and same store sales to be a negative 2.75% to 0.75%.

Analysts estimate earnings of $0.06 per share on revenues of $4.05 billion for the quarter.

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2. Wintrust Financial Corp (WTFC) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter net earnings to common stockholders of $36.6 million or $0.75 per share compared with $33.7 million or $0.70 per share last year.

Revenues for the quarter were $211.4 million compared with $188.7 million in the prior year.

Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters estimated earnings of $0.77 per share on revenues of $210.6 million for the quarter. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

Net interest income for the quarter climbed to $153.7 million from $142.3 million last year, while net interest margin slid to 3.46% from 3.43%.

Non-interest income totaled $57.7 million in the quarter, up 24% from a year ago.

CEO Edward Wehmer said, " We will continue to evaluate strategic acquisitions and organic branch growth as part of our growth strategy with the goal of becoming Chicago's bank. Our pipelines for both internal growth and external growth remain consistently strong. We continue to take a steady and measured approach to achieve our main objectives of growing franchise value, increasing profitability, leveraging our expense infrastructure and increasing shareholder value."

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3. Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. (SHIP) reported third quarter net loss of $1.14 million or $0.08 per share vs net income of $17.14 million or $1.43 per share a year ago.

Q3 revenue was nil vs $4.3 million a year ago.

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4. TESSCO (TESS) reported third quarter net income of $1.7 million or $0.20 per share compared with $4.4 million or $0.53 for the prior-year quarter.

For the third quarter, revenues totaled $135.2 million, compared with $144.9 million in the third quarter of the prior year.

Analysts expected the company to report net income of $0.35 per share on revenues of $147.51 million for the period.

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5. BJ's Restaurants Inc (BJRI), an operator of casual dining restaurants, on Thursday said it expects fourth-quarter revenue $213.9 million.

Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters currently expect the company to report revenue of $214.2 million for the quarter.

In the same quarter a year ago, BJ's reported revenue of $199.8 million.

Comparable restaurant sales for the fourth quarter are expected to increase about 1.2%, the company said.

BJ's has been implementing measures to boost growth, including focusing on affordability, food quality and innovation, said CEO Greg Trojan.

BJ's will report full fourth-quarter results on February 18.

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6. People's United Financial Inc (PBCT) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter net income of $64.7 million or $0.22 per share compared with $59.3 million or $0.20 per share last year.

Net interest income for the quarter rose to $228 million from $225 million last year, while net interest margin fell to 3% from 3.24%.

Non-interest income was $86.8 million compared with $82.5 million last year.

Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters projected earnings of $0.21 per share on revenues of $317.2 million for the quarter. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

Loan-loss provision for the quarter was $9.9 million, slightly down from a year ago.

The company's board declared a $0.165 per share quarterly dividend.

CEO Jack Barnes said, "Looking forward to 2015, our businesses are well positioned in attractive markets and we are optimistic about further growth opportunities. We look to sustain momentum through continued investments in talent, products and services, as well as disciplined execution across each business."

PBCT closed Thursday at $14.21, down $0.19 or 1.32%, on a volume of 4.9 million shares on the Nasdaq.

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7. Oilfield services provider Schlumberger Ltd (SLB) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter net earnings of $302 million or $0.23 per share compared with $1.66 billion or $1.26 per share last year.

Results for the recent quarter included impairment and other charges of $1.77 billion.

Excluding items, adjusted earnings for the quarter were $1.50 per share compared with $1.35 per share a year ago.

Revenues for the quarter were up 6% at $12.64 billion compared with $11.90 billion in the prior year.

Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters estimated earnings of $1.46 per share on revenues of $12.72 billion for the quarter. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

The company said drilling and production revenues improved during the quarter, while reservoir characterization revenue slid.

Among regions, strong growth was seen in North America, and to some extent in Middle East and Asia, as well well as in Latin America. Meanwhile revenue slackened in Europe, CIS and Africa regions.

The company said it faced challenges in 2014, including in Brazil, Mexico, and China; reduced spending in deepwater, exploration; unrest in Libya and Iraq; international sanctions in Russia; and the slump in the oil price toward the end of the year. Some strength was seen in Argentina, Ecuador, Sub-Saharan Africa, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and North America.

Earlier today, the company declared a 25% increase in the quarterly dividend to $0.50 per share.

SLB closed Thursday at $76.63, down $1.76 or 2.25%, on a volume of 10.9 million shares on the NYSE. In after hours, the stock gained $0.61 or 0.80%.

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8. Bank of the Ozarks Inc (OZRK) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter net profit of $34.8 million or $0.43 per share compared with $24.4 million or $0.33 per share last year.

Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected earnings of $0.41 per share for the quarter. Analysts' estimates typically exclude one-time items.

The banks' net interest income for the quarter rose to $78.7 million from $55.3 million last year, while net interest margin fell to 5.53 percent from 5.63 percent.

Non-interest income for the quarter climbed to $27.9 million from $18.6 million a year ago, and included a pretax gain of $8 million from termination of the company's Federal Deposit Insurance Corp loss share agreements, the bank said.

The bank's provisions for loan and lease losses rose to $6.3 million from $2.9 million in the prior year.

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9. Precision Castparts Corp. (PCP) said Thursday that lower demand in oil & gas end markets, further aerospace engine destocking at a single customer, year-end customer inventory management actions, and an extended equipment upgrade negatively impacted the company's third quarter sales and earnings.

Accordingly, the company said it now third quarter sales to be in the range of $2.42 billion to $2.47 billion and earnings from continuing operations in the range of $3.05 to $3.10 pr share.

Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expect the company to earn $3.41 per share on revenue of $2.56 billion for the third quarter. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

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10. Volt Information Sciences, Inc. (VISI) reported fourth quarter net income of $2.06 million vs $1.62 million a year ago.

Q4 revenue was $429.67 million vs $527.81 million last year.

Q4 non-GAAP net income from continuing operations was $4.41 million vs $7.56 million in the same quarter a year ago.

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