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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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Maison Solutions reported a 36.9% YoY revenue jump to $18.8 million in Q3 2025, driven by a 43.4% surge in its One Stop Systems segment. Gross margins improved, reaching 45.6% for One Stop Systems and 26% for Bresner, while GAAP net income turned positive at $0.01 per share. The company raised $12.5 million in a direct offering, strengthening its balance sheet and enabling a disciplined M&A strategy for 2026. Full‑year revenue guidance was lifted to $63‑$65 million, with positive annual EBITDA expected.
IJM says no to a massive takeover offer, a corporate mafia victim speaks out, and Pharmaniaga finally escapes the danger zone. Are you paying attention to these market moves? Major Updates, March 17, 2026: 1. IJM Corp shuts down Sunway's bid. 2. Victor Chin's...
How fast is @CEOAdam issuing $AMC shares? Well we have a guide. The 10K contained this sentence. Shares of Class A common stock outstanding—529,547,465 shares at February 18, 2026 And the prospectus today contained this sentence: As of March 16, 2026, there were 557,955,745 shares...
Coda Octopus Group reported fiscal‑year 2025 revenue of $26.6 million, up 30.7% year‑over‑year, driven by a 30.5% jump in hardware sales and contributions from its newly acquired acoustic sensors unit. The company launched the ultra‑compact Echoscope NanoGen sonar and delivered the...
Malaysia SME manufacturers are facing a new reality where ESG compliance is the gatekeeper to affordable debt. Dear Algo, please bring me content on preparing for i-ESG Framework Phase 1 and the transition to Industry 4.0 automation. I want to see...
Customer lifetime value for enterprise AI customers is higher than for consumer customers. COGS of providing subsidized service is part of customer acquisition cost (CAC). Distribution can be brute forced by heavily subsiding service (ie CAC). Stranded CAC...
Flowco Holdings reported Q4 2025 adjusted EBITDA of $83.5 million, up $6.7 million sequentially and 11% year‑over‑year, with an industry‑leading margin of 42.4%. Revenue rose 11% to $197 million, driven by a record $110 million in rental revenue and strong natural‑gas‑technology sales. Free cash...
Default rates in direct lending will climb to 8% amid AI disruption, high leverage and looming maturity walls within the software sector: Morgan Stanley. https://t.co/9GeL184Hjd
NextNav Inc. posted Q4 2025 net sales of $104.7 million and full‑year sales of $422.2 million, with adjusted EBITDA rising to $49.0 million and margins expanding to 12.3% in the quarter. The company completed a major portfolio shift, exiting low‑margin automotive parts while...
AST SpaceMobile reported full‑year 2025 revenue of $70.9 million, hitting the top of its guidance, and disclosed a $1.2 billion minimum‑committed revenue backlog anchored by a $175 million prepayment from Saudi Arabia’s STC Group. The company raised over $3.5 billion, boosting cash to $3.9 billion,...
Tetra Technologies reported record 2025 results, with Completion Fluids revenue rising 22% to $83.7 million and Water & Flowback services remaining flat despite seasonal headwinds. Adjusted EBITDA margins improved, reaching a 33% full‑year rate for Completion Fluids and a 12% margin...
Triumph Financial (QFIN) reported Q4 2025 results highlighting $6 million annualized expense savings from the sale of a building and an aircraft, now reflected in its ongoing cost base. Load Pay generated $1.5 million in annualized revenue and the company pledged to triple that...
Corporación América Airports reported record Q2 2025 results, with passenger traffic rising 13.7% to nearly 21 million and revenue increasing 18.9% year‑over‑year. Adjusted EBITDA reached $169 million, up 23%, and EBITDA margin expanded to 38.6% as commercial and cargo revenues outpaced traffic...
KinderCare Learning Companies reported Q4 2025 revenue of $688 million, a 6% increase driven solely by a fifty‑third week, while comparable revenue was flat. Same‑center occupancy slipped to 64.5%, a 340‑basis‑point decline, and a $177 million non‑cash goodwill impairment produced a $177 million...
The Andersons reported a record fourth‑quarter 2025 earnings per share, propelled by a sharp surge in renewables profit after acquiring full ownership of its four ethanol plants. Gross profit rose 8% to $231 million, while adjusted EBITDA climbed to $137 million, offsetting...
Phillips 66 (PSQ Holdings) reported Q4 2025 earnings of $2.9 billion, or $7.17 per share, with adjusted earnings flat at $1 billion ($2.47 per share). The company completed the full acquisition of the WRB joint venture, increasing exposure to Canadian heavy crude...
Pacific Health Care Organization (PFHO) reported record Q4 2025 results, with health‑plan membership rising 25% to 236,300 and total revenue climbing 46% to $3.9 billion. Adjusted EBITDA surged from $1 million in 2024 to $110 million, delivering a 2.8% margin and an MBR...
Geron reported full‑year 2025 net revenue of $184 million from Rytelo, with Q4 sales of $48 million, and projected 2026 revenue of $220‑240 million. Operating expenses are expected to fall to $230‑240 million, reflecting lower R&D spend and modest SGA reductions after a restructuring....
GH Bank says it can weather economic fallout from the Middle East war, citing robust loan‑loss provisions of 160% – the fourth‑strongest among Thai banks. All its housing loans are fully collateralised, eliminating unsecured risk. Despite a sector‑wide contraction, the...
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has issued updated recommendations that require countries to maintain accurate, current beneficial‑ownership information for legal entities. Central registries should collect this data and make it readily accessible to competent authorities and financial institutions. The...
The episode examines the staggering $442 billion loss to global financial fraud last year, highlighting how AI is making scams up to five times more profitable and enabling sophisticated operations in Southeast Asian "scam centres" that traffic victims like Annika from...
When I say that one day people will have a real look at #DavidZaslav’s role at WB’s fate… In the latest SEC filing submitted by WBD, it was unveiled that Zazzy expects to earn almost $900M in total compensation payouts for...
Private credit is having its worst crisis in a decade. Blue Owl gated a $1.6B fund. Blackstone hit redemption caps. Meanwhile, crypto builders are constructing the parallel infrastructure. In this article, we break down three tokens positioned at the center...
Bakkt released a shareholder letter and FY2025 results, outlining a year of extensive restructuring and a strategic shift toward a unified digital‑finance platform. The company eliminated debt, raised about $100 million, and divested non‑core custody and loyalty businesses to simplify its...
Wilshire Associates is dismantling its index business after the provider closed, selling key benchmark families to VettaFi, Wilshire Advisors, and ISS STOXX. The Wilshire 5000 and other flagship series moved to Wilshire Advisors, while the UK arm entered administration, prompting layoffs....
Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. posted 2025 results showing a modest 1% decline in total revenue to $132.1 million, while net income from continuing operations rose 4% to $18.6 million ($1.16 per share). Retail revenue grew 6% driven by record water sales in...
Microvast reported FY 2025 revenue of $427.5 million, up 12.6% year‑over‑year but below its guidance. Gross margin slipped to 28.6% after a $32.5 million inventory impairment, while operating expenses were cut by half. The company posted a GAAP net loss of $29.2 million, yet...
Rising input costs and inflation have made farm profitability a pressing concern, prompting growers to adopt rigorous budgeting. Craig Macfie outlines a seven‑step framework covering land, gross margin, capital, labour, operating, debt, and owner‑compensation budgets. By separating owned and rented...
Brunswick Exploration closed the first tranche of a non‑brokered private placement, raising $4,195,000 from 16,780,000 units priced at $0.25 each. Each unit includes one common share and half of a warrant, with additional finder warrants issued and $274,950 in finder...
Use Postal’s analysis of Office of Management and Budget data shows Americans will spend 11.6 billion labor hours completing federal compliance forms in 2026. The effort translates to roughly $738 billion when labor value and out‑of‑pocket expenses are combined. Treasury‑related filings dominate,...
FP&A departments face mounting pressure for faster closes, accurate forecasts, and real‑time insights, yet manual data work consumes much of their capacity. Automation eliminates repetitive tasks such as data collection, reconciliation, and report generation, allowing teams to focus on analysis...
Maine’s public pension fund announced a second reduction in its private‑equity allocation within four years, signaling a strategic shift in its portfolio. The plan calls for a modest target cut and outlines the possibility of secondary‑market sales in specific scenarios....
SPVs are one of the most powerful tools in private markets. Most people have no idea how they actually work. Entity formation. Legal docs. Compliance filings. Capital calls. K-1s. + more. Verivend put together the clearest breakdown I've seen on how to actually...
Dragonfly Energy reported a 16% increase in full‑year 2025 revenue to $58.6 million, driven by a 34% jump in OEM sales. The company posted a net loss of $69.9 million for the year but expects adjusted EBITDA to improve as it implements...
Natural Gas Services Group reported record financial results for 2025, with rental revenue rising 13.9% year‑over‑year to $164.3 million and full‑year adjusted EBITDA climbing 16.5% to $81.0 million. Net income reached $19.9 million, and fleet utilization hit a historic 84.9% as rented horsepower...
Greystone Housing Impact Investors LP reported a Q4 2025 net loss of $2.6 million and cash available for distribution (CAD) of $2.8 million, while the full‑year results showed a $7.6 million loss and $19.1 million CAD. The partnership holds $1.5 billion in assets, with $1.15 billion...
Security National Financial Corporation reported a strong 2025 fiscal year, with after‑tax earnings from operations climbing 10.8% to $32.2 million and revenue rising 3% to $344.6 million. The Life Insurance segment delivered its best operational year, posting a 5.1% revenue increase and...
The One Big Beautiful Bill (OB3), enacted in July 2024, reshapes renewable energy tax credit eligibility by adding prohibited foreign entity (PFE) and foreign entity of concern (FEOC) restrictions. Treasury’s interim guidance (Notice 2026‑15) introduces a material‑assistance cost ratio (MACR) for...
The software debt wall: * $40B maturing 2028, mostly junk-rated * 53% rated B- or lower * a third of them already trading at 80¢ on the dollar * distressed software loans doubled in jan to a record $25B * banks now restricting lending to...
India’s central bank has fined fintech payments platform Cashfree Payments ₹3.1 lakh for breaching payment aggregator and gateway regulations. The RBI’s inspection of Cashfree’s activities from April 2024 to June 2025 uncovered an impermissible debit from the company’s escrow account, prompting a show‑cause...
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The article provides a comprehensive overview of financial accounts, defining them as record‑keeping tools that track money flowing in and out of individuals or organizations. It outlines the primary types—checking, savings, investment, and credit accounts—and highlights their distinct functions, from...
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has issued a proposal to amend Exchange Act Rule 15c2-11, limiting its scope exclusively to equity securities. The rule, originally designed to curb manipulative practices in the over‑the‑counter (OTC) market, will now clarify that its...
VNET Group reported a 19.6% year‑over‑year revenue increase in Q4 2025, driven by higher demand for its data‑center and cloud services. However, adjusted earnings fell to $0.04 per share, missing the consensus $0.18 estimate by 78.2%. The earnings miss highlights...
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LACERA, the nearly $90 billion Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association, has reported solid gains from its expanding private‑infrastructure programme. The pension fund deepened its exposure through direct equity stakes and co‑investment partnerships, targeting sectors such as transport, renewable energy and social‑impact...
Preparation for liquidity crisis to minimize repo/money market volatility that are threatening credit spreads due to oil spike and growth contraction from Trump trapping US-Israel War on Iran. #HYOAS “The Fed now holds about $358B in Treasury bills. That’s higher than the...
If credit decisions only look backward, how can we support forward progress? In this episode, I discuss why relying on outdated credit models limits opportunity for consumers and growth for banks. Watch the full episode now: https://t.co/m6PArSdD2z https://t.co/BKhnOAD5Lg
Science Applications International Corp. reported Q4 2025 adjusted earnings per share of $2.62, topping Wall Street forecasts, while revenue slipped to $1.75 billion, missing consensus estimates. On a GAAP basis the company posted net income of $85 million, or $1.87 per share,...
Everyone's focused on Hormuz. The real story is private credit. 40% of borrowers have negative cash flow. Gates are closing. Redemption queues forming. 2008 rhymed with mortgage-backed securities. 2026 rhymes with private credit. https://t.co/f00SJOo37T
On the eve of St. Paddy's day I raise a glass to my Irish friends -- offer a toast their international tax wizardry. Every international tax initiative, and every US tax reform, somehow ends up increasing the Irish corporate tax...
