Motorola Beats on Reduced Operating Costs, Sales Still Down

Zacks.com submits: Supported by strong sales of its newly launched 3G Android-based smartphones, Motorola Inc. (MOT) today declared an unexpected profit for the first quarter 2010.

Zacks.com submits: Viacom Inc. (VIA) today declared encouraging financial results for the fourth quarter 2009. Quarterly net income from continuing operations was $663 million or $1.14 per share, compared to $464 million or 28 cents per share in the prior-year quarter.

Zacks.com submits: Rogers Communications Inc. (RCI) declared solid financial results for the first quarter 2010.

Zacks.com submits: Time Warner Cable Inc. (TWC) reported its fourth quarter 2009 financial results today. Supported by strong free cash flow in fiscal 2009, the Board of Directors of Time Warner Cable declared a quarterly dividend of 40 cents ($1.60 per annum) per share of its common stock for the first time in the company’s history.

Zacks.com submits: DISH Network Inc. (DISH) declared fourth quarter of 2010 financial results today that outperformed the Zacks Consensus Estimates. Quarterly GAAP net income was $252 million or 56 cents per share compared with a net income of $179 million or 40 cents per share in the prior-year quarter.

Zacks.com submits: Dynegy Inc. (DYN) posted its first quarter 2010, adjusted earnings of 24 cents per share, far exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a 10-cent loss and last year’s loss of a cent per share. On a reported basis the company clocked earnings of 24 cents per share compared with a loss of 40 cents per share. The surge in earnings was fueled by higher operating margins.

Zacks.com submits: JPMorgan Chase & Company’s (JPM) third quarter earnings came in at $1.01 per share, substantially ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 91 cents. Results also soared from the earnings of 82 cents in the prior-year quarter.

Zacks.com submits: Kohl’s Corp. (KSS) reported fiscal 2009 fourth-quarter results before the opening bell on Thursday. The company posted net income of $431 million or $1.40 per share, compared to $336 million or $1.10 per share in the year-earlier quarter. Quarterly earnings also topped the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.37 per share.