On Friday, Shares of PPL Corporation (NYSE:PPL), gained 1.50% to $33.90.
PPL Corporation, on last Thursday (5/7) declared first-quarter 2015 stated earnings of $647 million, or $0.96 per share, an enhance from $316 million, or $0.49 per share, in the first quarter of 2014.
Adjusting for special items, counting Supply segment earnings, first-quarter 2015 regulated utility earnings from ongoing operations were $519 million, or $0.77 per share. This compares to regulated utility earnings from ongoing operations (adjusted) of $426 million, or $0.66 per share, in the first quarter of 2014.
The company’s first-quarter performance led PPL to reaffirm its 2015 forecast range of $2.05 to $2.25 per share for regulated utility earnings from ongoing operations, with a midpoint of $2.15 per share.
Meanwhile, Spence said PPL continues to move closer to concluding the spinoff of its competitive generation business, which will be combined with competitive generation assets of RJS Power Holdings LLC, an associate of Riverstone Holdings LLC, to form a new independent power producer named Talen Energy Corporation.
The company declared that the transaction will close June 1. PPL has received all of the necessary regulatory approvals to complete the transaction. After the close, PPL will focus on the high-performing, award-winning regulated utilities it owns and operates in Pennsylvania, Kentucky and the United Kingdom.
PPL Corporation, an energy and utility holding company, generates, transmits, distributes, and sells electricity to wholesale and retail customers in the United States and the United Kingdom. It operates in four segments: U.K. Regulated; Kentucky Regulated; Pennsylvania Regulated; and Supply.
Shares of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:APC), declined -0.24% to $88.56, during its last trading session.
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, declared that Bob Daniels, Executive Vice President, International and Deepwater Exploration, will take part in the 2015 Citigroup Global Energy and Utilities Conference on May 13, 2015, at 2:30 p.m. EDT in Boston, Mass.
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation engages in the exploration, development, production, and marketing of oil and gas properties. It operates through three segments: Oil and Gas Exploration and Production; Midstream; and Marketing. The Oil and Gas Exploration and Production segment explores for and produces natural gas, oil, condensate, and natural gas liquids (NGLs).
At the end of Friday’s trade, Shares of BioScrip, Inc. (NASDAQ:BIOS), dipped -17.69% to $3.63.
BioScrip, declared 2015 first quarter financial results. First quarter revenue from ongoing operations was $261.7 million and the net loss from ongoing operations was $15.9 million, or $0.26 per diluted share.
First Quarter Highlights
- Total revenue raised by $22.4 million, or 9.4%, contrast to the preceding year period. Revenue from the Infusion Services segment raised to $244.4 million, reflecting 10.6% growth year-over-year, driven by continued strong organic growth;
- Gross profit from ongoing operations was $66.5 million, or 25.4% of revenue, contrast to $65.1 million, or 27.2% of revenue, in the preceding year period;
- Adjusted EBITDA from ongoing operations was $6.3 million, a $2.8 million decrease contrast to Adjusted EBITDA of $9.2 million in the preceding year period. The decrease was primarily due to the preceding year benefit of a $2.2 million contingent consideration gain, and current year incremental bad debt expense; and
- Raised gross proceeds of $62.5 million through a private placement of convertible preferred stock to Coliseum Capital Administration, LLC.
BioScrip, Inc. provides home infusion and other home care services, and pharmacy benefit administration (PBM) services in the United States. It operates in two segments, Infusion Services and PBM Services. The Infusion Services segment offers home infusion therapy and respiratory therapy services; and durable medical equipment, products, and services.
Finally, Tableau Software, Inc. (NYSE:DATA), ended its last trade with 13.61% gain, and closed at $110.69, hitting its highest level.
Tableau Software, declared that it has opened up Tableau Public Premium features for all Tableau Public authors at no cost. Tableau Public is a free platform for sharing and discovering data stories on the Web. More than 100,000 people use Tableau Public, counting journalists, students, scientists, data enthusiasts, and more.
With this declaration, Tableau Public users will have more features than ever to create and share data stories. Current Tableau Public Premium users will continue to receive the same features and service they are accustomed to, but at no cost. And people who use Tableau Public will now have access to these same, expanded features, counting:
- Support for data sets of up to 10 million rows so that anyone can analyze nearly all publicly accessible datasets for free.
- An raised storage limit of 10 GB for everyone, so authors can create and store more information in Tableau Public.
- The ability to limit the downloading of files from Tableau Public, letting authors keep their workbooks proprietary.
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.
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