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Wednesday 19 August 2015
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Active Stocks Under Consideration: Zynga, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZNGA), Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (NYSE:BKD), DDR Corp. (NYSE:DDR)

On Thursday, Shares of Zynga, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZNGA), lost -2.39% to $2.45.

Zynga declared it has reached a multi-year agreement with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment to license the iconic brand, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, for its Social Casino games. As a first step, Zynga will bring this beloved brand to life with a Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory-themed social slots game, slated to launch worldwide across mobile and web in 2016.

Zynga’s Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory slots game will marry the whimsical world of Wonka with classic social slots gameplay to create an authentic entertainment experience for consumers. The game is being developed by the team behind Zynga’s Hit It Rich! Slots and Wizard of Oz Slots, both of which are presently Top 10 Grossing Casino games on the Apple App Store. Hit It Rich! Slots, accessible for free download on the App Store for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, Google Play, Amazon Kindle Fire HD and Facebook, delivers players new ways to play with a multi-media social slots experience featuring more than 25 of their favorite entertainment brands.

Zynga Inc. develops, markets, and operates online social games as live services played on the Internet, social networking sites, and mobile platforms in the United States, Asia, and Europe. The company offers its online social games under the FarmVille, Words With Friends, Zynga Poker, Hit It Rich! Slots, CSR Racing, FarmVille 2: Country Escape, NFL Showdown, New Zynga Poker, New Words With Friends, Wizard of Oz Slots, Looney Tunes Dash!, CSR Classics, and Clumsy Ninja names.

Shares of Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (NYSE:BKD), declined -0.37% to $30.02, during its last trading session, hitting its lowest level.

Brookdale Senior Living stated financial and operating results for the second quarter of 2015. Highlights comprised of:

  • Cash From Facility Operations (“CFFO”) of $0.60 per share for the second quarter of 2015, a decline from $0.63 per share in the first quarter of 2015, not taking into account integration, transaction, transaction-related and electronic medical records (“EMR”) roll-out costs in both periods.
  • Adjusted EBITDA of $230.1 million in the second quarter of 2015, a 0.3% decrease from the first quarter of 2015, not taking into account integration, transaction, transaction-related and EMR roll-out costs in both periods.
  • Same Community average monthly revenue per unit growth of 2.8% contrast with the second quarter of 2014, led by 3.8% growth in the legacy Brookdale portfolio.
  • Average occupancy for all merged communities in the second quarter of 2015 of 86.5%, a decline of 90 basis points from the first quarter of 2015.

Brookdale Senior Living Inc. owns and operates senior living communities in the United States. It operates through five segments: Retirement Centers, Assisted Living, Ongoing Care Retirement Communities (CCRCs)–Rental, Brookdale Ancillary Services, and Administration Services.

Finally, DDR Corp. (NYSE:DDR), ended its last trade with 1.06% gain, and closed at $16.26.

DDR Corp. declared operating results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2015.

Financial Highlights

  • Second quarter operating funds from operations attributable to common shareholders (“Operating FFO”) raised $10.1 million to $111.4 million, or $0.31 per diluted share, contrast to $101.3 million, or $0.28 per diluted share, for the preceding-year comparable period.
  • Second quarter net income attributable to common shareholders was $13.0 million, or $0.03 per diluted share, which compares to net income of $67.8 million, or $0.19 per diluted share, for the preceding-year comparable period.

DDR Corp. is an equity real estate investment trust. It invests in the real estate markets of the United States and Puerto Rico. The firm is in the business of acquiring, owning, developing, redeveloping, expanding, leasing and managing shopping centers. It formerly known as Developers Diversified Realty Corp. DDR Corp is based in Beachwood, Ohio.

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