Adesa parent turns profit on lower revenue
Carmel-based KAR Auction Services Inc. on Monday said the company turned a profit in the third quarter, although revenue decreased
slightly.
Carmel-based KAR Auction Services Inc. on Monday said the company turned a profit in the third quarter, although revenue decreased
slightly.
Indianapolis-based Noble Roman’s Inc. said late Monday that it posted a third-quarter profit of $459,535, or 2 cents per share—a 44-percent improvement over the same period last year. But revenue for the quarter fell to $1.9 million, from $2.2 million in 2008.
Republic Airways reported a much smaller third-quarter profit as Midwest Airlines, purchased on July 31, lost money right
away.
The Carmel-based life insurer’s third-quarter results exceeded Wall Street analysts’ predictions.
Wireless device distributor Brightpoint Inc. said late Wednesday afternoon that profit and revenue both fell in the third
quarter because it sold fewer devices at lower prices.
Calumet Specialty Products LP posted a profit of $3.9 million in the third quarter, recovering from a $12.5 million loss in
the same period last year.
Indianapolis-based business software firm Interactive Intelligence on Monday reported higher third-quarter profit on
record revenue of $33.2 million.
For the first time publicly, Eli Lilly and Co. officials admitted the obvious: Their pipeline products
aren’t likely to offset the revenue the company will lose after its two bestsellers, Zyprexa and Cymbalta, lose patent exclusivity.
Excluding special items, Eli Lilly and Co.’s earnings per share spike 22 percent on the strength of Alimta, Cymbalta and Humalog
sales. Lilly’s revenue rose 7 percent in the quarter over the same period of 2008,
to $5.56 billion.
Steel Dynamics Inc. posted a third-quarter profit of $69 million, its first gain after three straight quarterly losses.
Shares in locally based athletic retailer The Finish Line Inc. jumped Friday morning after the company reported a narrow loss
for the second fiscal quarter, mostly because of the large cost of unloading its unsuccessful Man Alive stores in July.
Indianapolis-based Hurco Cos. this morning reported another quarterly loss after sales dropped a staggering 64 percent. Hurco
lost $1.2 million, or 19 cents a share, in its fiscal third quarter ended July 31. The company had a profit of $5.8 million,
or 90 cents a share, during the same quarter last year.
Evansville-based Shoe Carnival Inc. today reported flat profit and declining same-stores sales in its fiscal second quarter.
Indianapolis-based Celadon Inc. said yesterday that it eked out a small profit in its fiscal fourth quarter, as the struggling
economy continues to batter the trucking industry.
West Lafayette furniture maker Chromcraft Revington Inc. narrowed its losses in the second quarter by shedding unprofitable
products, closing plants and reducing expenses, the company said yesterday.
Noble Roman’s Inc. late yesterday reported a larger profit in the second quarter, primarily due to its continuing efforts
to cut expenses by replacing company-owned restaurants with franchises.
Steak n Shake Co. late yesterday reported strong profit and big increases in customer traffic and same-store sales for its
fiscal third quarter, which ended July 1.
Hill-Rom Holdings Inc. topped analysts’ expectations in its fiscal third
quarter even as hospital-spending cuts clipped its revenue by 9 percent, the company announced late yesterday.
Wireless device distributor Brightpoint Inc. said yesterday that profit and revenue fell in the second quarter because it
sold fewer of the devices, and at lower prices.
Evansville-based truck parts maker Accuride Corp., one of the state’s largest companies, warned
today in its quarterly financial report that the company might seek bankruptcy protection if lenders refuse to restructure
its debt.