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Notable Stocks Buzz - Tableau Software (NYSE:DATA), Diamond Foods, (NASDAQ:DMND), Ventas, (NYSE:VTR)

On Wednesday, Tableau Software Inc (NYSE:DATA)’s shares inclined 2.84% to $79.78.

Tableau Foundation, part of Tableau Software’s (DATA) corporate social responsibility (CSR) program, declared recently that it will offer free licenses of Tableau Desktop to nonprofit organizations with annual operating budgets under $5 million.

Tableau Desktop is a drag-and-drop software application that allows people to analyze data of any size or format. People use the product to visualize data, answer questions, create dashboards and monitor information. Results can be shared with other Tableau Desktop users, through the free Tableau Reader, or posted online with Tableau Public.

Tableau Software, Inc., together with its auxiliaries, provides business analytics software products in the United States, Canada, and internationally. The company offers Tableau Desktop, a self-service analytics environment that empowers people to access and analyze data independently; and Tableau Server, a business intelligence platform with data administration, scalability, and security to foster the sharing of data, in addition to improve the dissemination of information in an organization and promote improved decision-making.

At the end of Wednesday’s trade, Diamond Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ:DMND)‘s shares dipped -1.53% to $30.86.

Diamond Foods, Inc. (DMND) stated financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended July 31, 2015.

Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2015 Highlights

  • Net sales were $201.8 million, down $17.3 million or 7.9%
    • Reflects the exit of $15.2 million of high-volume, low-margin SKUs in the Nuts segment and $3.9 million of adverse FX in the Snacks segment
  • Snacks segment net sales were $129.8 million, down 0.2%
  • Nuts segment net sales were $72.0 million, down 19.0%
  • Gross margin was 27.0%, contrast to 22.5%
  • GAAP net income was $7.9 million and GAAP diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) was $0.25
  • Non-GAAP net income was $7.2 million and non-GAAP diluted EPS was $0.23, up 21.1%
  • Adjusted EBITDA was $29.3 million, up 22.4%

Fiscal Year 2015 Highlights

  • Net sales were $864.2 million, essentially flat
  • Snacks segment net sales were $480.7 million, up 1.5%
  • Nuts segment net sales were $383.4 million, down 2.1%
  • Gross margin was 26.4%, contrast to 24.1%
  • GAAP net income was $33.0 million and GAAP diluted EPS was $1.04
  • Non-GAAP net income was $34.7 million and non-GAAP diluted EPS was $1.10, up 71.9%
  • Adjusted EBITDA was $123.8 million, up 17.7%

Diamond Foods, Inc., a packaged food company, processes, markets, and distributes snack products and nuts. It operates in two segments, Snacks and Nuts. The Snacks segment offers microwave popcorn products and potato chips under the Kettle and Pop Secret brands.

Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR), ended its Wednesday’s trading session with 0.32% gain, and closed at $56.06.

Ventas, Inc. (VTR) declared that it will issue its third quarter 2015 earnings release proceeding to the opening of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday, October 23, 2015. A conference call to talk about those earnings will be held the same day at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time (9:00 a.m. Central Time).

Ventas, Inc. is a publicly owned real estate investment trust. The firm engages in investment, administration, financing, and leasing of properties in the healthcare industry. It invests in the real estate markets of the United States and Canada.

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