Earnings Reported After The Bell On Dec 8 (DMND, AGX, PBY, PLAB, ….)

(RTTNews) - Here is a quick summary of the earnings reported after the bell on Dec. 8

H&R Block Q2 Results Miss Estimates

Diamond Foods Swings To Profit

Argan Profit Rises

Good Times Restaurants Q4 Loss Narrows

Pep Boys Posts Loss Due To One-Time Charges

Photronics Q4 Results Miss Estimates

ABM Profit Misses Estimate; Provides Weak FY15 Guidance

General Employment Reports Q4 Profit

1. H&R Block, Inc. (HRB) reported a net loss for the second quarter of $112.0 million or $0.41 per share, compared to a net loss of $104.9 million or $0.39 per share for the year-ago quarter.

Loss from continuing operations for the second quarter was $113.2 million or $0.41 per share, compared to a loss from continuing operations of $103.0 million or $0.38 per share in the prior year quarter.

Excluding items, adjusted loss from continuing operations for the second quarter was $126.3 million or $0.45 per share, compared to an adjusted loss from continuing operations of $112.3 million or $0.42 per share in the second quarter last year.

Total revenue for the second quarter grew slightly to $134.63 million from $134.34 million in the same quarter last year.

Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected the company to report a loss of $0.42 per share on revenue of $141.99 million for the second quarter. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

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2. Diamond Foods Inc (DMND) Monday reported first-quarter net earnings of $7.7 million or $0.24 per share compared with a loss of $42 million or $1.92 per share last year.

Excluding items, adjusted earnings for the quarter were $0.28 per share compared with $0.21 per share a year ago.

Diamond Foods is a packaged food company that processes, markets, and distributes snack products and nuts.

The company's revenues for the quarter were $246.6 million compared with $234.7 million in the prior year.

Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters estimated earnings of $0.25 per share on revenues of $253.5 million for the quarter. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

For the fiscal year 2014, the company continues to expect adjusted earnings of $0.90 to $1.10 per share, while analysts expect $1.03 per share.

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3. Argan Inc (AGX) Monday reported third-quarter net earnings of $12.4 million or $0.84 per share compared with $12 million or $0.83 per share last year.

Revenues for the quarter were $127.6 million compared with $63.5 million in the prior year. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters estimated revenues of $106 million for the quarter.

Argan offers development, consulting, engineering, construction and maintenance services to the power generation and renewable energy markets.

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4. Good Times Restaurants Inc. (GTIM) reported net loss attributable to common shareholders for the fourth quarter of $149000 or $0.02 per share compared with $193000 or $0.07 per share last year.

Revenue for the quarter rose to $8.31 million from $6.53 million in the year ago quarter.

Same store sales for company-owned Good Times restaurants increased 11.9% for the quarter

Analysts expected the company to report net income of $0.00 per share on revenues of $7.96 million for the period. Analysts' estimates usually exclude one-time items.

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5. Pep Boys Posts Loss Due To One-Time Charges

Auto parts retailer Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack (PBY) Monday reported third-quarter net loss of $1.96 million or $0.03 per share compared with a profit of $1 million or $0.02 per share last year.

Results for the recent quarter included a $1.4 million asset impairment charge and $1.4 million in severance charges. The prior-year quarter included $2 million asset impairment charge and $0.6 million in severance charges.

Revenues for the quarter were $517.6 million compared with $507 million in the prior year.

Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters estimated earnings of $0.12 per share on revenues of $512.6 million for the quarter. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

Comparable sales for the quarter increased 1.2%.s

"Our recent top-line growth has continued into the fourth quarter," said interim CEO John Sweetwood. "Particular highlights are tires, commercial and eCommerce sales; however, this balance of business shift has continued to pressure gross margin rate."

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6. Photronics Q4 Results Miss Estimates

Photronics, Inc. (PLAB) reported net income for the fourth quarter of $4.3 million or $0.07 per share, compared to $4.8 million or $0.08 per share for the year-ago quarter.

Excluding joint venture transaction expenses of $0.8 million, adjusted net income for the year-ago quarter was $5.6 million or $0.09 per share.

Sales for the fourth quarter rose to $124.25 million from $106.01 million a year ago.

Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected the company to earn $0.09 per share on revenue of $128.20 million for the fourth quarter. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

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7. Facility services provider ABM Industries Inc (ABM) Monday reported a more than 15% increase in fourth-quarter net earnings to $27.9 million or $0.49 per share from $24.2 million or $0.43 per share last year.

Excluding items, adjusted earnings for the quarter were $0.52 per share compared with $0.48 per share a year ago.

Revenues for the quarter were up 5% at $1.3 billion compared with $1.24 billion in the prior year.

Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters estimated earnings of $0.58 per share on revenues of $1.3 billion for the quarter. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

Revenue growth was seen across all segments, excepting facility services and security, the company said.

For the full year 2015, the company expects adjusted earnings of $1.65 to $1.75 per share, while analysts expect $1.80 per share.

ABM declared a first quarter cash dividend of $0.16 per common share.

ABM closed Monday at $27.04, down $0.28 or 1.02%, on a volume of 158k shares on the NYSE.

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8. General Employment Enterprises, Inc. (JOB) reported net profit in the fourth quarter of $233000 versus net loss of $1.02 million last year.

Revenues in the fourth quarter fell to $9.4 million from $11.3 million in the same period a year ago.

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