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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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Universal Health Services reported a 10% same‑facility EBITDA increase in Q2 2025, driven by higher acute‑care pricing and a 5.7% rise in net revenue. Adjusted patient days grew, especially in behavioral outpatient services, while cash flow from operations fell $167 million year‑over‑year. Management raised its FY 2025 EPS midpoint 7% to $20.50 per share and highlighted a $360‑$400 million Medicaid supplemental cut risk beginning in 2028. The company continues aggressive capital spending, share repurchases and de novo behavioral expansion despite startup losses at Cedar Hill.
Starwood Property Trust reported a $225 million cash‑out refinancing gain on its Florida multifamily portfolio, effectively extracting four times the original equity and hinting at a potential $1.5 billion upside. The firm completed its fourth CRE CLO, pricing at 165 basis points...
St. Joe Company posted a 63% revenue jump and a 130% surge in net income for 2025, driven by a 94% rise in residential revenue and higher home‑site pricing. Residential gross margins climbed to 53% from 39%, while leasing and...
Permian Resources reported record Q2 execution, delivering 385,000 boe/d total production and 176,500 bpd of oil, surpassing its own forecasts. The company closed a $600 million Apache bolt‑on, integrating the assets within weeks and adding roughly 900 bpd of oil. Fitch...
Harley‑Davidson reported a 28% drop in Q4 2025 revenue and a $361 million operating loss, driven by steep declines in both the HDMC and HDFS segments. Full‑year revenue fell 14% to $4.5 billion, while dealer inventory was cut 17% globally, surpassing its...
Brookdale Senior Living reported full‑year 2025 adjusted EBITDA of $458 million, a 19% increase and the fourth straight year of double‑digit growth. Occupancy rose to an 82.5‑83.5% weighted average, the highest level since early 2020, while RevPAR grew 5.7% and adjusted...
Mirion Technologies reported record 2025 orders exceeding $1.1 billion, a 26% year‑over‑year rise driven by strong nuclear power demand and a $150 million large‑project pipeline. Acquisitions of CertRec and Paragon Energy Solutions lifted nuclear‑power revenue to roughly 40% of total sales and...
Acadian Asset Management reported record assets under management of $177.5 billion, a 52% increase year‑over‑year, driven by strong net client cash flows of $5.4 billion in Q4 and $29.4 billion for the full year. Management fees surged 32% to $146 million, and ENI diluted...
Hovnanian Enterprises reported third‑quarter fiscal 2025 revenue of $801 million, an 11% year‑over‑year increase driven by higher deliveries. Adjusted EBITDA reached $77 million, topping the high end of management guidance, while adjusted gross margin slipped to 17.3% due to a rise in...
LivaNova reported Q4 2025 revenue of $361 million, a 9.5% constant‑currency increase, and delivered adjusted EPS of $0.86, marking its fifth straight year of double‑digit earnings growth. The cardiopulmonary segment grew 10% year‑over‑year, propelled by ESSENCE heart‑lung machine placements, while epilepsy...
Euroseas Ltd reported Q4 2025 revenue of $57.4 million, up 7.7% year‑over‑year, and net income of $40.5 million, driven by higher charter rates and a $9.2 million vessel‑sale gain. Adjusted EBITDA rose 24% to $40.7 million, while the board increased the annual dividend 7%...
Dine Brands Global reported Q3 2025 revenue up 10.8% to $216.2 million, while adjusted EBITDA fell to $49 million amid temporary restaurant closures and higher G&A costs. Applebee’s delivered 3.1% comparable‑sales growth and 22.9% off‑premise sales share, whereas IHOP posted a 1.5%...
Seadrill reported Q4 2025 revenue of $176 million and adjusted EBITDA of $109 million, while posting a $4.7 million net loss due to a $23 million charter settlement. The company booked an $11.3 million gain on the sale of a Suezmax tanker, delivering about $26 million...
Centrus Energy reported FY 2025 revenue of $448.7 million, a modest 1.5% increase, with gross profit rising 5% to $117.5 million and net income of $77.8 million. Growth was driven by a 21% jump in SWU sales, while uranium revenue...
GoodRx reported full‑year 2024 revenue of $792.3 million, a 6% year‑over‑year increase, with Q4 revenue of $198.6 million. Adjusted EBITDA rose 20% to $260.2 million, and the adjusted EBITDA margin expanded to 32.8%, up 420 basis points. Prescription‑transaction revenue grew 5% driven by...
Select Water Solutions reported $1.4 billion in consolidated revenue for 2025 and a record adjusted EBITDA of $260 million, exceeding its guidance. The Water Infrastructure segment posted a 54% gross margin in Q4 and is projected to grow 20‑25% year‑over‑year in 2026,...
Urban Outfitters reported a record third‑quarter revenue of $1.5 billion, up 12% year‑over‑year, and net income of $116 million, a 13% increase. All five brands posted positive comparable sales, with the Urban brand delivering a 13% global comp and Anthropologie achieving its...
Synopsys reported record FY 2025 revenue of $7.05 billion, a 15% increase, and a backlog exceeding $11 billion, driven by the recent ANSYS acquisition and strong hardware‑assisted verification demand. The company guided FY 2026 revenue of $9.56‑$9.66 billion, with ANSYS expected to contribute $2.9 billion and...
The Honest Company finished 2025 with a strategic pull‑back from apparel, direct‑to‑consumer fulfillment, and its Canadian business, sharpening its focus on wipes, personal‑care and a leaner diaper line. Reported revenue fell to $371.3 million, yet adjusted gross margin rose to 38.7%...
Gilat Satellite Networks reported a 75% year‑over‑year revenue jump to $137 million in Q4 2025, delivering $451.7 million for the full year, driven by strong commercial, defense, and Peru segments. Adjusted EBITDA rose 50% to $18.2 million in the quarter, while GAAP gross...
Newmark Group reported record Q4 2025 revenue of $1.0 billion, up 15.3% year‑over‑year, and adjusted EPS of $0.68, surpassing guidance by $0.04. Leasing hit a billion‑dollar annual milestone while management and servicing revenues topped $1.24 billion, driven by AI‑enhanced data platforms and...
Innoviz Technologies reported record first‑half 2025 revenue of $27.1 million, a 46% YoY increase, and reduced Q2 cash burn to $7.3 million while holding $79.4 million in cash. The company reaffirmed its full‑year revenue target of $50‑$60 million and raised its NRE booking outlook...
Amarin reported Q4 2024 revenue of $62.3 million, down from a year earlier as U.S. VASCEPA sales fell under generic pressure. Internationally, the company added pricing and reimbursement wins in Europe and grew partnership revenue, boosting total 2024 revenue to $228.6 million....
Core Laboratories reported Q4 2025 revenue of $138.3 million, up 3% sequentially and 7% year‑over‑year, driven by stronger international demand for reservoir description services. The Reservoir Description segment posted $92.3 million in revenue with a 14% operating margin, while Production Enhancement revenue...
Angel Oak Mortgage REIT reported a second consecutive year of double‑digit net interest income growth, with NII rising 11% YoY to $41.1 million and GAAP net income jumping 53% to $44 million. Operating expenses fell 15.5% year over year, while loan purchases...
Nutanix reported Q1 FY2026 revenue of $671 million, up 13% YoY and within its $670‑$680 million guidance, while ARR grew 18% to $2.284 billion and NRR held at 109%. The company lowered its full‑year revenue outlook to $2.82‑$2.86 billion, citing higher‑than‑expected revenue deferral from...
The Honest Company reported FY 2025 organic revenue of $294 million, up 5.3%, driven by 30% growth in wipes and 12% in personal care, while overall reported revenue fell 1.9% due to strategic exits of apparel, Canadian operations, and direct‑fulfillment. Adjusted...
Principal Financial Group delivered a strong full‑year 2025 performance, posting adjusted non‑GAAP EPS growth of 12% and reported EPS growth near 20%, beating its own targets. Operating margins expanded to 31% and ROE rose to 15.7%, the high end of...
Hercules Capital reported record Q4 2025 performance, originating $1.06 billion in new debt and reaching $4 billion in annual originations while expanding platform AUM to $5.7 billion, a 20.5% increase. Total investment income rose 7.9% year‑over‑year to $532.5 million, and net investment income generated...
Hayward Holdings reported a 7% rise in Q3 net sales to $244 million, driven by price gains and modest volume growth, and lifted its full‑year outlook to 4‑5.5% sales growth and a 5‑7% increase in adjusted EBITDA. Gross margin expanded to...
Green Plains Inc. posted a dramatic turnaround in Q4 2025, delivering $49.1 million of adjusted EBITDA and $11.9 million of net income, reversing a $54.9 million loss from the prior year. Revenue fell 26.6% to $428.8 million due to plant divestitures and idling, but...
Ukraine will emerge from the war burdened with massive debt, but experts Yuriy Gorodnichenko and Maurice Obstfeld argue that restructuring—potentially including outright forgiveness—is essential to attract private capital. They estimate a $40 billion annual investment gap, split between rebuilding destroyed assets,...
Crescent Capital BDC reported Q4 2025 net investment income of $0.46 per share, delivering 110% coverage of its $0.42 regular dividend. Net asset value slipped to $19.28 per share, driven by $0.15 per share of unrealized losses from tariff‑impacted borrowers....
Nu Skin Enterprises reported FY 2025 adjusted EPS of $1.27, a 51% increase, with full‑year revenue of $1.49 billion and Q4 revenue of $370 million, both within guidance. Operating margin rose to 6.7% and cash balance reached $240 million while debt fell to...
Agilent Technologies reported Q1 2026 core revenue of $1.8 billion, up 4.4% year‑over‑year, and non‑GAAP earnings per share of $1.36, meeting internal expectations despite a $10 million hit from a winter storm. Operating margin held at 24.6% after a 50‑basis‑point decline, while...
Trinity Industries reported a full‑year EPS of $3.14, a 73% increase driven largely by a $1.5 per‑share gain from a railcar partnership restructuring. Revenue reached $2.2 billion, while the Leasing and Services segment posted a 53% rise in operating profit thanks...
HNI Corp reported third‑quarter 2025 non‑GAAP EPS of $1.10, a 7% year‑over‑year increase, and posted a record non‑GAAP operating margin of 10.8%. Workplace furnishings sales rose 3% organically, with segment margin surpassing 12% after a 40‑basis‑point improvement. Management reaffirmed its...
Soleno Therapeutics reported $190.4 million in net revenue for fiscal 2025, representing less than nine months of commercial sales of its VICAT XR therapy. The company turned profitable, posting $20.9 million net income and generating $48.7 million of operating cash in Q4, ending the...
Golar LNG reported Q4 2025 revenue of $87.5 million and full‑year revenue of $340 million, with adjusted net income of $23.3 million ($0.43 per share). The company declared a $0.75 per share dividend – its 18th consecutive payout – yielding roughly 11.5%. A...
Boston Market, once a thriving rotisserie chicken chain with over 1,200 locations in the 1990s, has dwindled to fewer than 20 restaurants by early 2024. The decline accelerated after aggressive cost‑cutting eroded food quality and coincided with grocery retailers offering...
Huddly AS announced that its private placement was fully subscribed, issuing 3,750,000 shares at NOK 20 each and raising NOK 75 million in gross proceeds. The net proceeds will be used to repay a NOK 30.75 million shareholder loan and to bridge the company’s cash‑flow...
Whitecap Resources leveraged its May acquisition of rival Veren to boost scale, prompting a credit‑rating upgrade, lower borrowing costs and larger reserves. The expanded footprint enabled the company to lock in two 10‑year natural‑gas supply contracts totaling 85,000 MMBtu per day,...
Companies are spending more of their revenues on capex, and so far, this hasn’t come at the expense of either dividends or buybacks. At the bottom in 2022, companies were spending 5.4% of their revenues on capex, and that has...
The earnings picture has continuedto provide support for this now 40-month old bull market. With Q4 earnings season soon wrapping up (with 425 companies having reported), 75% have beaten estimates by an average of 773 bps. The dollar estimate has...
The Bank of Thailand’s Monetary Policy Committee is expected to leave its policy rate unchanged at 1.25% during Wednesday’s meeting, buoyed by a stronger‑than‑expected 2.5% year‑on‑year GDP growth in Q4 2025 and a clearer political environment after the election. Economists...
Spotify’s share price has slipped roughly 33% over the past six months, hovering around $465. Despite the decline, Morgan Stanley and Guggenheim have retained buy ratings, adjusting their price targets to $650 and $600 respectively, which still suggest 30‑35% upside....
TEM Q4 2025: • Revenue $367M vs Est. $363M • EPS ($0.04) vs Est. ($0.05) • Diagnostics Revenue: $267M (+122% YoY) FY26 Guidance • Revenue $1.59B vs Est. $1.58B
Paramount is waiving Material Adverse Effect clause for cable network biz. In other words, any declines before close won't effect deal price. Also Paramount agrees to put in more $$ to satisfy lenders if necessary to support the solvency certificate....
Standard Freight Logistics Inc., a St. Augustine‑based over‑the‑road carrier with 57 drivers and 49 power units, filed a voluntary Chapter 11 petition in the Middle District of Florida. Court records list assets between $100,000 and $500,000 and liabilities from $500,000...
Whoah Nellie. Looks like Ireland's list of its top 3 corporate tax papers will need to be updated for 2025 ... Eli Lilly reported paying $6.6b to Ireland in 2025 (2x its US federal income tax payments) https://t.co/MEw7WMzPft
