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Flex to Acquire Electrical Power Products for $1.1B, Expanding Power Infrastructure Portfolio
Flex Ltd. announced a definitive agreement to acquire Electrical Power Products for approximately $1.1 billion in cash. The target contributes roughly $323 million of annual revenue and delivers a mid‑to‑high‑teens EBITDA margin. Flex expects the transaction to be accretive to adjusted earnings per share in the first full fiscal year after closing.
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Hershey (HSY) outlined a robust 2026 outlook, targeting 4‑5% net‑sales growth and 30‑35% earnings expansion. Management highlighted a 41% gross‑margin goal, supported by cocoa hedges that sit above current spot prices. The salty‑snacks segment posted 18% organic growth in Q4, while marketing spend and new product launches are set to fuel demand. Guidance reflects favorable elasticity assumptions and a strategic balance between pricing, volume, and cost‑control measures.
Mirion Technologies reported record 2025 orders exceeding $1.1 billion, a 26% year‑over‑year increase, driven by strong nuclear power demand and a $150 million large‑opportunity pipeline. Revenue rose 7.5% to $925.4 million, with adjusted EBITDA up 12% to $227.9 million and free cash flow doubling...
Astronics Corp reported record fourth‑quarter 2025 results, with revenue of $240 million, a 15 percent year‑over‑year increase, and operating margin expanding to 14.8 percent. Net income turned positive at $29 million, driven by higher gross profit, cost reductions in SG&A, and successful pricing initiatives...
Gladstone Investment Corp reported a NAV increase to $14.95 per share, driven by $1.77 per share of unrealized appreciation and $0.09 per share of realized gains. Adjusted net investment income fell to $0.21 per share, while total assets rose to...
Simpson Manufacturing reported full‑year 2025 net sales of $2.3 billion, a 4.5% increase driven primarily by pricing, modest acquisitions and favorable FX. Operating margin rose to 19.6% after $13.1 million in cost‑saving initiatives and a $12.9 million gain from asset sales. The company...
Exelon Corporation reported full‑year adjusted EPS of $2.77 and GAAP EPS of $2.73, topping the midpoint of its guidance thanks to favorable weather and regulatory outcomes. The utility announced a $41.3 billion capital plan through 2029, with more than 70% earmarked...
Sila Realty Trust reported a solid Q2 2025 performance, highlighted by an EBITDARM coverage ratio of 5.31x and a 99.2% lease occupancy after removing the Stoughton asset. Cash NOI rose 1.7% to $41.9 million, while AFFO per diluted share slipped to...
UFP Technologies reported Q4 2025 revenue of $154.6 million, up 6.5% year‑over‑year, driven by 7.3% growth in its MedTech segment. A labor‑force disruption at the AJR Illinois plant added $3 million in costs, pulling gross margin down to 27.7% and shaving $0.28...
The share of private‑debt, infrastructure and other illiquid alternatives has surged among institutional and wealth‑management portfolios, driven by regulatory changes and the search for higher risk‑adjusted returns. However, the absence of deep secondary markets and stale pricing creates cash‑flow uncertainty,...
Postal Realty Trust reported Q2 2025 results that lifted full‑year AFFI guidance to $1.24‑$1.26 per share and raised same‑store cash NOI guidance to a 79% range. The REIT added 127 properties for over $60 million at a 7.8% weighted‑average cap rate...
Albany International reported Q4 2025 revenue of $1.2 billion and full‑year sales of $4.6 billion, the strongest top line since 2012. Adjusted EBITDA rose 11% YoY to $232 million in the quarter and $859 million for the year, pushing the margin to 19.7%, a...
Rocky Brands reported record‑setting Las Vegas results in Q4 2025, with net revenue of $505 million and adjusted EBITDA of $231 million, pushing the adjusted EBITDA margin to 45.8%. Consolidated figures also rose, delivering $511.8 million in revenue and $213 million in adjusted EBITDA, while free‑cash‑flow...
Herc Holdings reported a transformative fourth‑quarter 2025, with equipment rental revenue climbing 24% year‑over‑year after the June H&E acquisition and strong mega‑project demand. Adjusted EBITDA rose 19% to $2.0‑2.1 billion for 2026 guidance, while used equipment sales surged 53% but pressured...
Medifast reported Q4 2025 revenue of $75.1 million, down 36.9% year‑over‑year, as the active earning coach base shrank 40.6% to roughly 16,100. Despite the top‑line decline, average revenue per coach increased 6.2% to $4,664, marking the first year‑over‑year productivity gain since...
Chimera Investment Corporation reported Q4 2025 GAAP net income of $7 million ($0.08 per share) and a full‑year profit of $144 million. The board increased the quarterly dividend 22% to $0.45 and signaled it will remain at that level through 2026. Integration...
Henry Schein reported $3.4 billion in Q4 2025 sales, a 7.7% increase and the strongest growth in over three years. Non‑GAAP operating margin held at 7.42% while cash flow from operations jumped to $381 million. Cloud‑based Dentrix Ascend reached over 11,000 subscribers,...
Xenia Hotels & Resorts reported a Q3 2025 net loss of $13.7 million while generating $42.2 million of adjusted EBITDAre and 23 cents adjusted FFO per share, an 8% YoY decline. Same‑property RevPAR was flat, but excluding the Houston market the portfolio saw...
International General Insurance Holdings (IGIC) posted Q3 2025 net income of $33.5 million and $94.9 million for the first nine months, delivering a 20% annualized return on equity. The company saw gross premiums written dip 5% in Q3, driven by long‑tail pressure,...
Solaris Energy Infrastructure announced a major upsizing of its core power‑solutions contract to 900 MW with a seven‑year tenor, extending earnings visibility to 2033. The joint‑venture, in which Solaris holds a 50.1% stake, is fully financed by a $550 million senior secured...
Interface Inc. reported third‑quarter net sales of $364.5 million, a 5.9% increase year over year and 4.2% on a currency‑neutral basis. Adjusted gross profit margin rose 208 basis points to 39.5%, while adjusted operating income grew 24.5% to $54.1 million and EPS...
Centene reported full‑year 2025 adjusted diluted EPS of $2.08 and a Q4 loss of $1.19 per share, impacted by a $389 million Magellan divestiture charge. Management forecast 2026 adjusted EPS above $3, implying more than 40% year‑over‑year growth, driven by Medicaid...
Globus Medical reported a record $2.519 billion revenue for 2024, up 61% year‑over‑year, and a non‑GAAP EPS of $3.04, a 31% increase. Free cash flow surged 145% to $405 million, allowing the company to eliminate its remaining $1 billion merger debt by Q1 2025....
Avalara’s Vice President of Government Relations, Scott Peterson, warns that the 2026 tax environment will be dominated by state‑level changes rather than federal adjustments. New sales‑tax regimes in Iowa, Kentucky and Alaska, along with broader service‑tax experiments in Maryland, signal...
Analyst Mike Zaccardi downgrades the iShares US Broker‑Dealers & Securities Exchange ETF (IAI) to hold as momentum in broker‑dealer equities wanes. The fund’s price‑to‑earnings ratio improves to 19.3×, but its PEG stays above 1.5×, keeping valuation away from deep‑value levels....
The article provides a step‑by‑step guide for ecommerce owners to prepare for U.S. tax season, highlighting the added complexity of multistate sales‑tax, 1099‑K reporting, digital product rules, and international VAT obligations. It explains filing deadlines for sole proprietorships, partnerships and...
Citigroup announced the sale of an additional 24% stake in its Mexican retail bank, Grupo Financiero Banamex, for roughly $2.5 billion. The shares were bought by a consortium that includes Blackstone, General Atlantic, Brazil's BTG Pactual and Mexico's Afore Sura, among others. The...
Uber announced it will acquire parking‑reservation platform SpotHero, integrating spot‑booking directly into the Uber app. The transaction, expected to close in the first half of 2026, does not disclose financial terms. SpotHero operates in over 400 U.S. and Canadian cities,...
Raising private capital for your next deal is about keeping the partnership passive. If a private money lender has to chase you down for details, your chances of getting their money is slim to none.
$AMC 10K firmly puts bankruptcy back on the table. To quote: In order to achieve net positive cash flows from operating activities, revenues will need to increase from current levels to levels at least in line with pre-COVID-19 revenues. However, there...
A WisdomTree chart shows a truly global market‑cap weighted portfolio composed of roughly 50% equities, 30% fixed income, and a surprisingly high 12.7% gold, making gold the third‑largest asset class. The analysis estimates the total market value of gold at...
"Financial leverage increases equity volatility, not business quality." Leverage doesn’t make a business better — it just makes the stock wilder. ⚠️📈 Financial leverage amplifies equity volatility. When debt is added to the capital structure, small changes in operating performance translate into...
The Federal Reserve has issued a request for public comment on a proposal to codify its June decision that removes reputation risk from bank supervision. The move aims to prevent supervisors from pressuring banks to “debank” lawful customers based on...
Washington State’s House Bill 2089 seeks to restore dwindling wildfire‑prevention funding by revoking a tax deduction that currently benefits large digital mortgage lenders. The deduction, originally crafted for community banks, generated $91.6 million in savings in 2024, with 65 % captured by...
Ryman Hospitality Properties reported record Q4 and full‑year 2025 results, posting $737.8 million in quarterly revenue and $2.6 billion for the year. Adjusted EBITDAre rose 18.9% YoY to $224.3 million in Q4 and $794.7 million annually, while net income reached $74.5 million and $247.3 million respectively....
I vibe coded a widget to show the idea of the blog post below. It simulates yield curve evolutions and equity market returns. Then it plots the distribution of annualized returns and volatilities over a given horizon using...
Montréal‑based Sheertex maker SRTX filed for insolvency and agreed to sell key assets to fellow Québec hosiery firm AYK International. Court filings reveal revenue peaked at $45.5 million in 2023, dropped to $27.9 million in 2024 and generated only $7.6 million in the...
Traditional lenders are eyeing the expanding non‑agency mortgage market as originations have roughly tripled in recent years, driven by growing appetite for non‑owner‑occupied and non‑QM loans. Securitization activity surged 78% in 2025, while delinquencies on non‑QM assets have risen above...
At the PEI Group’s NEXUS 2026 summit, Thoma Bravo partner Holden Spaht and New York‑based LP specialist Anastasia Titarchuk discussed how artificial‑intelligence disruption is reshaping private‑equity dynamics. Both highlighted accelerating deal flow in AI‑enabled software and the need for deeper technical diligence....
Former U.S. national security adviser Susan Rice, a Netflix board member, publicly criticized President Donald Trump on a podcast, prompting the president to demand her removal from the board. The outburst coincides with Netflix’s $82.7 billion bid to acquire Warner Bros....
The IRS announced in Announcement 2026‑7 that final regulations amending RMD rules will not take effect until at least the 2026 calendar year, roughly six months after their Federal Register publication. The interim guidance requires taxpayers to rely on a good‑faith...
HIMS Q4 2025 earnings: • Revenue $618M vs $617M Est. • EPS $0.08 vs $0.05 Est. • Gross Margin: 72% vs 74% Est. • Subscribers: 2.5M (+13% Y/Y) FY26 Guidance • Revenue $2.8B vs $2.7B Est.
Over 50 people from the Liquid Federation gathered in Viareggio to plan the future of finance on Bitcoin. Very bullish on what’s to come. 🇮🇹 🌊 https://t.co/t89BUHhDC3
Bank holdings of residential mortgage‑backed securities dropped in Q4, while investor appetite for GSE‑eligible non‑agency loans surged. The CFPB reported a lower share of complaints receiving relief, and fintech Better turned to stablecoins for warehouse funding. M&A activity is reshaping...
$WHR. Typical. Corporate strategy has always been Issue equity when you have to NOT when you can. Stocks down 7% on a forced issuance. $ORCL same story still dumping ATM every day https://t.co/vIGKQDwhZB
More 2x single stock ETF filings from @ThemesETFs. 30 on this filing. Issuers going further down the market cap spectrum. https://t.co/jWescSJO9t
Josh Harris, founder of 26North, told PEI Group’s NEXUS conference that the firm is targeting the mid‑market segment as the sweet spot for private credit. He noted that even though the credit cycle is in its later stages, a pronounced...
The S&P 500 looks calm, but look under the hood. Software stocks are DOWN ~30%. Defaults are CLIMBING. Private credit is AT RISK. https://t.co/qJPf95n11Z
"We are about to go through March Madness. What can lead to the next leg up is a change in the liquidity picture." https://t.co/HQdpsQv8uk
Savant Labs' 2026 Trends Report reveals finance, tax and accounting leaders plan heavy AI investment. Seventy‑six percent intend to fund strategic agentic automation in 2026, yet only six percent have advanced, broad‑scale deployments. Governance, auditability and ERP integration emerge as...
Since the start of President Trump’s second term, the administration has completed ten direct equity investments in private firms, highlighted by a $1 billion stake in L3Harris Technologies' rocket‑motor unit and minority positions in Intel and critical‑mineral suppliers. The moves target...
