In the course of current trading session Following Stocks are among the “Top Priority Stocks” For Traders: Lululemon Athletica inc (NASDAQ:LULU), SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK), Yahoo! Inc (NASDAQ:YHOO), Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP)
- Lululemon Athletica inc (NASDAQ:LULU), with shares raised 58% is now trading at $65.11. The Stock is active as 3.59M shares changed hands versus its average volume of 1.76M shares.
- SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK), with shares dwindled -17.24% is now trading at $67.91, hitting new 52-week low of $66.11. The Stock is active as 16.09M shares changed hands versus its average volume of 3.71M shares.
- Yahoo! Inc (NASDAQ:YHOO) with shares dipped -0.27% is now trading at $44.10. The Stock is active as 3.68M shares changed hands versus its average volume of 12.84M shares.
- Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP) with shares dropped -2.27% is now trading at $108.30. The Stock is active as 3.86M shares changed hands versus its average volume of 3.76M shares.
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Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ:LULU)
Today, Lululemon Athletica Inc. (LULU), declared financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended February 1, 2015.
For the fourth quarter ended February 1, 2015:
- Net proceed for the quarter raised 16% to $602.5 million from $521.0 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013.
- Total comparable sales, which comprises comparable store sales and direct to consumer, raised by 8% for the fourth quarter on a constant dollar basis.
- Comparable store sales for the fourth quarter raised by 5% on a constant dollar basis and direct to consumer net proceed raised 20% on a constant dollar basis.
- Direct to consumer net proceed raised 17% to $114.5 million, or 19.0% of total Corporation net proceed, in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014, an raise from 18.8% of total Corporation net proceed in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013.
- Gross profit for the quarter raised by 11% to $310.0 million, and as a percentage of net proceed gross profit was 51.5% for the quarter contrast to 53.5% in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013.
- Revenue from operations for the quarter raised by 2% to $157.2 million, and as a percentage of net proceed was 26.1% contrast to 29.6% of net proceed in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013.
- The effective tax rate for the quarter was 30.3% contrast to 29.5% the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013.
- Diluted earnings per share for the quarter were $0.78 on net revenue of $110.9 million, contrast to diluted earnings per share of $0.75 on net revenue of $109.7 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013.
- During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014, the Corporation repurchased 0.4 million shares of the Corporation’s ordinary stock at an average cost of $43.30 per share.
For the fiscal year ended February 1, 2015:
- Net proceed for the fiscal year raised 13% to $1.8 billion from $1.6 billion in fiscal 2013.
- Total comparable sales raised by 3% for fiscal 2014 on a constant dollar basis.
- Comparable store sales reduced 1% on a constant dollar basis for fiscal 2014 and direct to consumer net proceed raised 24% on a constant dollar basis. Our corporate-owned stores open at least one year averaged sales of $1,678 per square foot.
- Direct to consumer net proceed raised 22% to $321.2 million, or 17.9% of total Corporation net proceed in fiscal 2014, an raise from 16.5% of total Corporation net proceed in fiscal 2013.
- Gross profit for fiscal 2014 raised by 9% to $914.2 million, from $840.1 million in fiscal 2013, and as a percentage of net proceed was 50.9% contrast to 52.8% in fiscal 2013.
- Revenue from operations for fiscal 2014 reduced by 4% to $376.0 million, from $391.4 million in fiscal 2013. As a percentage of net proceed, revenue from operations reduced to 20.9% contrast to 24.6% of net proceed in fiscal 2013.
- Tax expense for fiscal 2014 was $144.1 million, which comprised of $33.7 million related to the repatriation of foreign earnings that will be used to fund the share buyback program. The tax rate not including the $33.7 million tax expense on the repatriation of foreign earnings would have been 28.8%, contrast to 29.6% a year ago. The tax rate for fiscal 2014, counting the tax expense on the repatriation of foreign earnings, was 37.6%.
- Not including the tax expense on the repatriation of foreign earnings, diluted earnings per share were $1.89 for fiscal 2014. Counting the tax expense on the repatriation of foreign earnings, diluted earnings per share for fiscal 2014 were $1.66, which comprised of a $0.23 per share influence from the tax expense on the repatriation of foreign earnings.
- During fiscal 2014, the Corporation repurchased 3.7 million shares of the Corporation’s ordinary stock at an average cost of $40.31 per share.
The Corporation ended fiscal 2014 with $664.5 million in cash and cash equivalents contrast to $698.6 million at the end of fiscal 2013. Inventory at the end of fiscal 2014 was $208.1 million contrast to $188.8 million at the end of fiscal 2013. The Corporation ended the quarter with 302 stores.
lululemon athletica inc. (LULU) is a yoga-inspired athletic apparel corporation with products that create transformational experiences for people to live happy, healthy, fun lives. Setting the bar in technical fabrics and functional designs, lululemon works with yogis and athletes in local communities for continuous research and product feedback.
SanDisk Corp. (NASDAQ:SNDK)
Today, SanDisk Corp. (SNDK), declared that it anticipates its proceed for the first fiscal quarter, which will end on March 29, 2015, to be about $1.3 billion, depending on final sell-through results, contrast to the formerly forecasted proceed range of $1.40 billion to $1.45 billion.
The change in first quarter proceed estimate is primarily due to certain product qualification delays, lower than predictable sales of enterprise products and lower pricing in some areas of the business. The Corporation anticipates continued influence to its 2015 financial results from these factors in addition to the formerly identified supply challenges, and now forecasts 2015 proceed to be lower than the previous guidance.
Other forecasts for the quarter and the year are withdrawn, and the Corporation will provide an update during its first quarter earnings call on April 15, 2015. SanDisk will also replan its formerly declared May 2015 Investor Day to a later date.
“We are disappointed with our financial outlook,” said Sanjay Mehrotra, president and chief executive officer, SanDisk. “We will work through these headwinds, leveraging our compelling product roadmap and broadening customer base. We believe our growth prospects remain strong and we are encouraged by the progress we are making in our 3D NAND technology.”
SanDisk Corporation (SNDK), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 corporation, is a global leader in flash storage solutions. For more than 25 years, SanDisk has expanded the possibilities of storage, providing trusted and innovative products that have transformed the electronics industry.
Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO)
On Tuesday, Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO), declared the launch of Yahoo Politics, the 12th category-specific digital magazine from the corporation. Yahoo Politics, a visually immersive digital magazine conceived to make news, break news and drive the political conversation, is the latest addition to Yahoo’s suite of magazines, which also comprise number one ranked titles for Beauty Movies, Parenting, Style and Travel.
Under the editorial leadership of Yahoo News Group Editor-in-Chief Megan Liberman, the magazine’s Editor-in-Chief Garance Franke-Ruta and Yahoo News Deputy Editor Dan Klaidman, Yahoo Politics will feature regular bylines from Yahoo’s world-class editorial team counting National Political Columnist Matt Bai, Chief Investigative Correspondent Michael Isikoff, Chief Washington Correspondent Olivier Knox, Senior Political Reporter Jon Ward and Congressional Correspondent Meredith Shiner. Senior National Correspondent Lisa Belkin, West Coast Correspondent Andrew Romano, national correspondents Holly Bailey and Alyssa Bereznak, and Senior National Affairs Writer Liz Goodwin will also be regular contributors.
Yahoo Politics will also feature regular video franchises and newsmaking interviews from Global News Anchor Katie Couric, produced by the Yahoo Studios team under the leadership of Vice President and Head of Yahoo Video, Anna Robertson, and Head of News for Yahoo Studios Tony Maciulis.
Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP)
Today, Union Pacific Corporation (UNP)’s interested parties to listen to its first quarter 2015 earnings release presentation that will be broadcast live over the Internet and via teleconference on Thursday, April 23, 2015, at 8:45 a.m. Eastern Time.
Union Pacific Corporation, through its partner, Union Pacific Railroad Corporation, operates railroads in the United States. The corporation offers freight transportation services for agricultural products, counting grains, commodities produced from grains, and food and beverage products; automotive products, such as finished vehicles and automotive parts; and chemicals comprising of industrial chemicals, plastics, crude oil, liquid petroleum gases, fertilizers, soda ash, sodium products, and phosphorus rock and sulfur products.
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