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Autodesk to acquire MaintainX for $3.6B, expanding into operations software
Autodesk announced a $3.6 billion purchase of MaintainX, a leader in operational‑phase software for the built environment. The deal extends Autodesk’s portfolio from design and manufacturing into ongoing building operation, creating an end‑to‑end data loop. CEO Andrew Anagnost said the acquisition unlocks a $40 billion total addressable market.
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Middleby Corp (MIDD) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Middleby Corp completed the sale of a 51% stake in its Residential Kitchen segment, generating $565 million in cash and retaining a 49% interest. The company accelerated share repurchases, buying back $960 million of stock and cutting the share count by roughly 9%. Q4 results showed $866 million in revenue, $197 million adjusted EBITDA and strong margins in Commercial Foodservice and Food Processing, which posted a record $410 million backlog. Management outlined a 2026 outlook of $3.3 billion revenue, $9.3 adjusted EPS and a Food Processing spin‑off slated for Q2.
Viatris Inc (VTRS) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Viatris reported Q4 2025 revenue of $3.76 billion, a 1% decline year‑over‑year, but achieved 1% operational revenue growth when the indoor‑facility impact is excluded. Strong commercial performance drove double‑digit sales gains in Greater China (+9%), emerging markets (+7%) and Europe (+1%)....
Willdan Group, Inc (WLDN) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Willdan Group reported its strongest quarter ever in Q4 2019, with contract revenue jumping 49.7% to $129.4 million and net revenue rising 51.8% to $61 million. The Energy segment led the surge, posting an 84.5% increase in net revenue, while adjusted EBITDA more...
Main Street Capital Corp (MAIN) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Main Street Capital reported a GAAP net loss of $14.4 million for Q4 2025, but generated adjusted distributable earnings of $0.15 per share, bringing full‑year adjusted earnings to $0.64 per share. The loan portfolio expanded 13% to $2.7 billion, driven by 32...
Hilton Grand Vacations Inc (HGV) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Hilton Grand Vacations reported fourth‑quarter 2020 revenue of $233 million, a 5% sequential increase, and adjusted EBITDA of $35 million (excluding a $3 million CARES Act credit). The company posted a net loss of $143 million, driven by a $209 million non‑cash land impairment. Contract...
National Health Investors Inc (NHI) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
National MI (NMI Holdings) reported a record 2025 year, posting $388.9 million net income (up 8%), diluted EPS of $4.92 (up 11%) and a 16.2% return on equity. Insurance in force reached $221.4 billion, a 5.4% year‑over‑year increase, while fourth‑quarter new insurance...
Tecnoglass Inc (TGLS) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Tecnoglass Inc. trimmed its 2025 revenue midpoint guidance by $20 million after commercial construction invoicing slowed, with roughly half of the shortfall expected to roll into 2026. The company faces sharply higher aluminum input costs—LME prices up 15% and U.S. premiums...
BioLife Solutions Inc (BLFS) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
BioLife Solutions reported 2025 revenue of $96.2 million, a 29% year‑over‑year increase, driven largely by its biopreservation media (BPM) franchise which now represents 85% of total sales. Adjusted EBITDA rose to $25 million (26% margin) and the company posted adjusted net income...
Terawulf Inc (WULF) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Terawulf Inc. reported a transformative 2025, shifting from Bitcoin mining to a power‑backed high‑performance computing (HPC) platform. Revenue rose 20% to $168.5 million, driven by $12.8 billion of credit‑enhanced HPC lease contracts and $6.5 billion of new financing. Adjusted HPC margin reached 77%...
Brinks Co (BCO) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Fortune Brands Innovations (FBIN) announced a CEO transition, with board member Amit Banati taking over from Nicholas Fink in May, while Chair Susan Kilsby will act as interim CEO. 2025 total sales slipped 3% to $4.5 billion and operating income fell...
Ecovyst Inc (ECVT) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Ecovyst reported Q2 2025 Ecoservices sales of $176 million, a 14% year‑over‑year increase driven by higher sulfur pass‑throughs and the newly acquired Wagaman site. Adjusted EBITDA reached just under $56 million, surpassing the top end of its non‑GAAP guidance. The company closed...
Goldman Sachs BDC Inc (GSBD) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Goldman Sachs reported a 27% rise in annual earnings per share to $51.32, driven by record $41.5 billion global banking revenue and strong performance across investment banking, FICC, equities, and asset‑wealth management. Return metrics improved, with quarterly ROE at 16% and...
Alpha Teknova Inc (TKNO) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Alpha Teknova reported Q4 2025 revenue of $10.5 million, a 9% year‑over‑year increase and the fifth consecutive quarter of growth, driven primarily by its Lab Essentials catalog line. Lab Essentials revenue rose 16% to $8.3 million, while Clinical Solutions revenue slipped 13%...
Teleflex Inc (TFX) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Teleflex reported 2025 adjusted EPS of $6.98, an 8.7% increase, while outlining a $2.03 billion divestiture plan that will net roughly $1.8 billion after tax. Management pledged to allocate $1 billion to share repurchases and use the remaining $800 million to reduce debt, bolstering...
Hudson Pacific Properties Inc (HPP) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Hudson Pacific Properties reported a transformative 2025, completing roughly $330 million of strategic asset sales and over $2 billion of capital transactions that doubled its liquidity to $934 million. The REIT reduced net debt by 22%, improved its debt‑to‑book ratio to 31.9%, and...
Purecycle Technologies Inc (PCT) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
PureCycle Technologies reported Q4 2025 revenue of $2.7 million, marking a fourth consecutive quarter of sequential growth, while achieving record production at its Denver (14 million lb processed) and Ironton (7.5 million lb produced) facilities. The company reduced feedstock procurement costs by $0.06 per pound,...
ACM Research Inc (ACMR) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Amkor Technology reported Q4 2025 revenue of $1.89 billion, up 16% year‑over‑year, and EPS of $0.69, beating the top end of guidance. Full‑year revenue reached $6.7 billion, a 6% increase, with advanced packaging revenue setting a new record after a 7% rise....
International Seaways Inc (INSW) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
International Seaways reported Q3 2025 net income of $71 million ($1.42 per share) and adjusted EBITDA of $108 million, while generating roughly $63 million of free cash flow. The company ended the quarter with $985 million of total liquidity, a cash balance of $413 million...
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Morgan Stanley delivered record 2025 results, posting $70.6 billion in total revenue and a historic $10.21 earnings per share. Total client assets rose to $9.3 trillion, while wealth management generated $31.8 billion in revenue and attracted $356 billion of net new assets. The firm’s...
Delcath Systems Inc (DCTH) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Delcath Systems reported record 2025 revenue of $85.2 million, driven by over 40% volume growth and 28 REMS‑certified treatment centers. Gross margins held at 85% for Q4 and 86% for the full year, while adjusted EBITDA turned positive to $25.1 million and...
PRA Group Inc (PRAA) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
PRA Group reported record financial results for 2025, with estimated remaining collections (ERC) reaching $8.6 billion, cash collections $2.1 billion and revenue $1.2 billion, all new highs. Portfolio purchases totaled $1.2 billion, matching its target and driving higher purchase‑price multiples in both the U.S....
Xponential Fitness Inc (XPOF) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Xponential Fitness reported Q3 2025 adjusted EBITDA of $33.5 million, up 9% year‑over‑year, with a margin expanding to 42%. Consolidated revenue slipped 2% to $78.8 million, driven by a 49% plunge in equipment sales and softer merchandise demand. Franchise revenue rose 17%...
Standard Motor Products Inc (SMP) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Standard Motor Products reported Q4 2019 net sales of $241.3 million, a 2.3% decline year‑over‑year, while full‑year 2019 revenue reached $1.12 billion, up 1.6%. The company highlighted margin improvements in Engine Management, driven by the General Cable integration and cost‑reduction initiatives,...
Eagle Point Income Company Inc (EIC) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Eagle Point Income Company reported Q3 2025 results, with NAV increasing to $14.21 per share and recurring cash flows covering distributions. Net investment income after losses was $0.26 per share, while the board reduced the monthly distribution to $0.11 amid...
Perrigo Company PLC (PRGO) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Perrigo reported a 4.4% decline in organic net sales for the quarter, driven by softness in global OTC and its infant formula and oral‑care businesses under review. Despite the downturn, the company gained 90 basis points of US store‑brand OTC...
KBR Inc (KBR) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
KBR reported a solid fourth‑quarter 2020, highlighting a 20% increase in government and technology backlog and a 15% rise in adjusted EBITDA. The company emphasized its transition to Sustainable Technology Solutions, targeting over $1 billion in revenue and mid‑teens margins for...
CRA International Inc (CRAI) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
CRA International reported record Q3 2025 revenue of $185.9 million, up 10.8% year‑over‑year, driven by strong growth across seven of its eleven practices and a 30.3% surge in international revenue. Non‑GAAP net income, EPS and EBITDA all rose double‑digits, while utilization...
Shake Shack Inc (SHAK) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Shake Shack reported a strong fourth‑quarter 2018, with total revenue rising 29% to $124.3 million and full‑year revenue up 28% to $459 million. The company opened 49 new restaurants—34 company‑operated and 50 licensed—across 27 states and 13 countries, delivering 2.3% same‑shack sales...
Concentra Group Holdings Parent Inc (CON) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Concentrix reported fourth‑quarter 2025 revenue of $2.55 billion, a 3.1% constant‑currency increase that exceeded the high end of guidance. Non‑GAAP operating income rose to $323 million with a 12.7% margin, and adjusted free cash flow reached $626 million for the year, up 32%,...
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc (BCRX) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals reported a 37% year‑over‑year rise in Orladeyo revenue to $159.1 million in Q3 and lifted its 2025 sales guidance to $590‑$600 million. The company completed the divestiture of its European business, repaid a $200 million term loan and entered Q3 with...
USA TODAY Co Inc (TDAY) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
USA TODAY Co. reported Q4 2025 revenue of $585 million, down 5.8% year‑over‑year, while adjusted EBITDA rose 16.6% to $91.1 million, marking its strongest profitability in four years. Digital revenues hit an all‑time high, representing 47% of total revenue and driving a...
Zscaler Inc (ZS) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Zscaler reported Q1 FY2026 revenue of $788 million, a 20% year‑over‑year increase, and annual recurring revenue (ARR) surpassing $3.2 billion, up 26% YoY. AI‑security ARR exceeded its $400 million target three quarters early, growing over 80% and is projected to top $500 million by...
Fortrea Holdings Inc (FTRE) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Fortrea Holdings posted fourth‑quarter 2025 revenue of $660.5 million, a 5.2% year‑over‑year decline, while full‑year revenue rose modestly 1% to $2.723 billion. Adjusted EBITDA fell to $54 million in Q4 but the full‑year $189.9 million remained near the top of guidance, supported by aggressive...
Solventum Corp (SOLV) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Solventum Corp reported Q4 FY2025 results, posting 3.5% organic sales growth and $2.0 billion in revenue, though reported sales fell 3.7% because of the Purification & Filtration divestiture and the Acera acquisition. Gross margin slipped to 53.5% and adjusted operating income...
Northern-Trust-Adds-Compliance-and-Waterfall-Tools-to-CLO-Platform
Northern Trust announced the addition of automated compliance monitoring and cash‑flow waterfall modeling tools to its collateralized loan obligation (CLO) platform. The enhancements automate guideline checks, provide real‑time waterfall analysis, and integrate with existing data sources, cutting manual processing time...
Relay Therapeutics Inc (RLAY) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Heron Therapeutics reported full‑year 2025 net product sales of $155 million and adjusted EBITDA of $14.7 million, surpassing its guidance. Acute Care drove growth, with ZYNRELEF revenue up 48% YoY and the franchise expanding 57% overall, helped by the CrossLink IGNITE incentive program,...
Lindblad Expeditions Holdings Inc (LIND) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Lindblad Expeditions reported record Q3 2025 results, posting $240 million revenue, a 16.6% year‑over‑year increase, and a historic adjusted EBITDA of $57.3 million, up 25%. Occupancy rose to 88% despite a 5% capacity expansion, driving net yield to $1,314 per available guest...
Vital Farms Inc (VITL) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Vital Farms reported a record $198.9 million Q4 2025 revenue, up 37 percent YoY, driven by 19 percent volume growth and a favorable price mix. Gross margin rose to 37.7 percent, surpassing its 35 percent target, while adjusted EBITDA jumped 81 percent to $27.4 million. The company...

Anthropic Launches Claude Cowork for Banking with Data Plugins
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Steve Madden Won’t Give Profit Guidance as Planned Due to Supreme Court Tariff Ruling
Steve Madden announced it will not issue profit guidance for 2026 after the U.S. Supreme Court invalidated President Trump’s emergency‑powers tariffs. The ruling introduced significant uncertainty around trade costs, prompting CEO Edward Rosenfeld to postpone the company’s full financial forecast....
Massive Buybacks Signal Shrinking‑to‑Grow Strategy
You know who has a buyback of more than 25% of their equity market cap? A company that is shrinking to "grow". Like $EK back in the day. Return of capital style buyback $CRM
Carriage Services Announces Strong Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Results and Issues 2026 Guidance
Carriage Services reported a strong fourth quarter and full‑year 2025, with GAAP diluted EPS jumping 55% to $3.25 and adjusted EPS up 21% to $3.20. Total revenue rose 3.3% year‑over‑year to $417.4 million, driven by higher funeral contract volume and a...
Kneat Achieves Record Revenue for Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025
Kneat reported record Q4 2025 revenue of $17.0 million, a 24% increase year‑over‑year, and total 2025 revenue of $63.3 million, up 29%. SaaS sales surged 29% in the quarter and 33% for the full year, pushing annual recurring revenue to $74.1 million. Adjusted...
DIRTT Reports Fourth Quarter 2025 Financial Results and Provides 2026 Guidance
DIRTT Environmental Solutions reported fourth‑quarter 2025 revenue of $50.9 million, a 4 % year‑over‑year increase, and adjusted EBITDA of $6.2 million, aligning with its guidance range. The quarter posted a net loss of $3.7 million after one‑time lease impairment and higher reorganization costs, while...

KBRA and Fitch Downgrade Chicago
Chicago’s general‑obligation bonds were downgraded by both KBRA and Fitch to BBB‑plus from A‑minus, with a negative outlook maintained. The agencies cited a shrinking fund balance, tightening liquidity, rising pension costs and consecutive operating deficits. The downgrade precedes the city’s...
Stantec Reports Record 2025 Results, Achieves 17.6% Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Increases Dividend by 8.9%, and Provides 2026 Outlook
Stantec posted record 2025 results, delivering $6.5 billion in net revenue, a 10.7% year‑over‑year increase, and an adjusted EBITDA of $1.14 billion, lifting its margin to a record 17.6%. Diluted earnings per share rose 19.9% to $4.20, while operating cash flow jumped...

Big‑Cap S&P Leaders 50% More Volatile Than Index
The top 10 largest stocks in the S&P 500 are 50% more volatile than the S&P 500 itself right now. Important for risk... but more important for alpha right now. https://t.co/yqBR2QU8nK

The Executive Guide to Lending: What CPAs Need to Know About Today’s Capital Market Shift
Traditional banks are tightening underwriting standards, prompting middle‑market firms to explore alternative financing. Private credit has surged, offering faster, more flexible structures that align with cash‑flow volatility and complex capital stacks. Lenders now focus on free cash‑flow coverage, collateral liquidity,...

Sinclair Q4 Core Ad Revenue Jumps 14%
Sinclair Inc. posted fourth‑quarter 2025 revenue of $836 million, a 17% decline year‑over‑year, driven by weaker political advertising after the 2024 election cycle. Core advertising revenue, however, jumped 14% to $354 million, underscoring demand for live sports and resilient local ad inventory....
Amazon Will Implement DD+7 Policy and Sellers’ Payment Recovery Time Will Be Extended
Amazon announced a global DD+7 payout rule effective March 5, 2026, with the German marketplace following on March 12. Under the new policy, seller funds are released seven days after delivery confirmation, extending the typical cash‑in cycle to eight or nine days. The...