On Monday, Shares of 3D Systems Corporation (NYSE:DDD), gained 0.63% to $8.81.
3D Systems, declared two healthcare collaborations, one with Intuitive(R) Surgical and one with Fundamentals of Robotic Gynecologic Surgery (FRGS) group, to develop unique training modules for the minimally invasive (MIS) robotic hysterectomy procedure.
Robotic surgery has developed rapidly since its approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 1999, as documented by the Society of Gynecologic Surgeons’ Committee on Gynecologic Practice. To perform robot-assisted procedures, doctors operate through small surface incisions with equipment outfitted with tiny cameras to transmit real-time data to a large OR monitor. This type of surgery has grown popular due to lower levels of post-operative discomfort and faster recovery times, not to mention its cosmetic appeal over open surgeries. Recently, robot-assisted surgery is performed at over 2,025 sites in the U.S., with the number of procedures growing at a rate of 25% annually.
As the second most common surgical procedure in the United States, nearly 433,000 hysterectomies are performed each year. While the majority of these operations are still performed abdominally, MIS procedures are on the rise, with 9.5% of all hysterectomies performed robotically in 2010, up from 0.5% in 2007.
3D Systems Corporation, through its auxiliaries, operates as a provider of 3D printing centric design-to-manufacturing solutions in the Americas, Germany, and the Asia-Pacific, in addition to other European, the Middle East, and African countries.
Shares of KCG Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:KCG), inclined 1.61% to $12.64, during its last trading session.
KCG Holdings, released trade volumes for the month of October 2015.
In Market Making, KCG averaged $30.3 billion dollar volume traded, 4.8 billion shares traded, and 3.8 million trades per day in U.S. equities.
In Global Execution Services:
- KCG electronic execution averaged 310.3 million shares traded per day in U.S. equities
- KCG Bond Point averaged $142.3 million per day in fixed income par value
As for the overall market conditions in October, merged U.S. equity volume averaged $283.7 billion in dollar volume and 7.1 billion shares traded per day. The realized volatility for the S&P 500 was 12.8.
In October, there were 22 trading days in U.S. equities and 21 in fixed income.
KCG Holdings, Inc., an independent securities firm, provides various services designed to address trading needs across asset classes, product types, and time zones. The company operates through three segments: Market Making, Global Execution Services, and Corporate and Other. The Market Marking segment principally comprises of market making in the cash, futures, and options markets across equities, options, fixed income, foreign currencies, and commodities.
Finally, Shares of Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:SBH), ended its last trade with 0.51% gain, and closed at $23.87.
Sally Beauty Holdings, declared financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended September 30, 2015. The Company will hold a conference call recently at 10:00 a.m. (Central) to discuss these results and its business.
“We finished the year with solid merged same store sales growth of 3.5% in the fourth quarter,” stated Chris Brickman, President and Chief Executive Officer. “In addition, we generated $301 million in operating cash flow in fiscal 2015 and repurchased about $228 million, or 8.1 million shares of our common stock.”
“In the back half of fiscal 2015, we implemented sales and profit improvement initiatives that we now expect will largely offset anticipated cost headwinds and allow for steady profit growth for SBH in fiscal 2016,” Brickman added. “In addition, we are excited about the pipeline of sales growth initiatives for the coming fiscal year, counting the completion of owned-brand packaging upgrades, the reset of haircare and hair color categories, in addition to the introduction of local TV and radio advertising. These new investments, combined with all of the projects and upgrades accomplished during fiscal 2015, will create noteworthy points of difference and a modern image for Sally. As a result, we believe we are well on our way to reframing and repositioning the Sally brand to be more meaningful to the next generation of consumers.”
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc., together with its auxiliaries, operates as a specialty retailer and distributor of professional beauty supplies primarily in North America, South America, and Europe. The company operates through two segments, Sally Beauty Supply and Beauty Systems Group.