For the third fiscal quarter ended June 29, 2013, Coherent announced net sales of $213.7 million and net income, on a U.S. GAAP basis, of $16.7 million, or $0.68 per diluted share. These results compare to net sales of $196.4 million and net income of $17.2 million, or $0.72 per diluted share, for the […]
Commenting on the results, John O’Higgins, Chief Executive, said: “Trading improved during the second quarter across all segments. We remain encouraged both by the strong overall level of our opportunity pipeline and the expected delivery of our planned £10 million net cost savings for the full year. Our businesses are strategically well positioned and, […]
Olivier Filliol, President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, “Market conditions remain challenging, particularly in China. However, with the continued strong execution in our various margin improvement and cost control initiatives, we generated good growth in EPS.” EPS in the second quarter was $2.24, compared with the prior-year amount of $1.93. Adjusted EPS was $2.35, an increase of […]
For over 50 years, Waters Corporation has been involved in the supply of laboratory equipment in healthcare, water quality, food and environmental markets. Today they offer a portfolio of instrumentation and laboratory products specialising in separation sciences, LIMS, mass spectrometry and thermal analysis for companies and institutions worldwide. Publishing their results for Q2 2013, Douglas […]
Danaher Corporation today announced financial results for the second quarter of 2013. Revenues for the quarter were 4% up on the same period last year reaching $4.7 billion. H. Lawrence Culp, Jr., President and CEO said that sales had been somewhat higher than expected. More…
The Report on UK Jobs is unique in providing the most comprehensive guide to the UK labour market, drawing on original survey data provided by recruitment consultancies and employers to provide the first indication each month of labour market trends. The main findings for June are: Stronger increases in permanent and temporary appointments Growth of permanent staff placements accelerated markedly in June, […]
Revenue in the second quarter of 2013 was $543.3 million, as compared to $521.8 million in the second quarter of 2012. GAAP operating income from continuing operations for the second quarter of 2013 was $39.7 million, compared to $49.8 million in the second quarter of 2012. GAAP operating profit margin from continuing operations was 7.3% in the second quarter of […]
Life Technologies has announced the acquisition of their Korean distributor Life Science Korea who has been acting as their primary instrument distributor since 1994. This is part of the company’s ongoing ‘go-direct’ strategy. More…
What would you do with a camera that can take a picture of something and tell you how new it is? If you’re Berkeley Lab scientists Katherine Louie, Ben Bowen, Jian-Hua Mao and Trent Northen, you use it to gain a better understanding of the ever-changing world of metabolites, the molecules that drive life-sustaining chemical transformations […]
The Report on Jobs is unique in providing the most comprehensive guide to the UK labour market, drawing on original survey data provided by recruitment consultancies and employers to provide the first indication each month of labour market trends. The main findings for May are: Permanent placements and temp billings both rise The number […]
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today reported orders of $1.69 billion, down 8 percent compared with one year ago, and revenues of $1.73 billion for the second fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2013, flat with one year ago. This is against a backdrop of increased operating expenses which has resulted in a 29% fall […]
Zygo Corporation (Nasdaq:ZIGO) today announced its financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2013 ended March 31, 2013 and points out the following highlights: Bookings were $50.2 million – 18% more than previous quarter fiscal 2013 bookings and a record for bookings in a quarter. Backlog increased to $88.9 million, a 6-year high, the second highest end-of-quarter result. Book-to-bill […]