Posts Tagged ‘ZLC’

Zale Corp. (ZLC) proves a jewel as shares hike

Wednesday, May 25th, 2011

Zale Corp. (NYSE: ZLC) shares jumped 21% to $5.35, after the diamond and jewelry retailer reported third-quarter revenue that beat analysts’ expectations. Volume for the stock was 4.3 million shares, or more than 10 times its daily average.

Zale announced that for the third fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2011, it had a net loss from continuing operations of $10 million, or $0.31 per share, compared to a net loss from continuing operations of $15 million, or $0.46 per share, in the comparable quarter last year.

Revenues for the quarter were $412 million, an increase of $52 million, or 14.5%, compared to $360 million in the same period last year. Comparable store sales during the quarter increased 15.2%, compared to a decrease of 2.2% during the same period last year. At constant exchange rates, which exclude the effect of translating Canadian currency denominated sales into U.S. dollars, comparable store sales increased 14.2% for the quarter.

Zale CEO Theo Killion commented, “We continue to make progress in our multi-year initiatives to return the Company to profitability. Our results validate that the work we’ve done to improve our marketing, our product and our guest experience is beginning to take hold.”

“This quarter marked the second consecutive quarter of positive same store sales,” concurred CAO/CFO Matt Appel. “We are pleased with the trend of improved financial performance resulting from our turnaround initiatives.”

Irving, Texas-based Zale Corporation is a leading specialty retailer of diamonds and other jewelry products in North America, operating approximately 1,845 retail locations throughout the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico, as well as online.

ZLC a jewel, C moving, LF dives

Wednesday, January 12th, 2011

Zale Corp.(NYSE: ZLC) shares gained 31.8% Wednesday to $5.31, on volume of 4,860,848 shares, or nearly five times its full-day average. This, after the jewelry retailer said sales at stores open at least a year rose 8.5% during the holiday-shopping season

Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) traded in 164,176,079 shares early Wednesday, catching up on its all-day average of 545,199,000. Prices for C moved forward 1.9 percent to $5.04.

Leapfrog Enterprises Inc. (NYSE: LF) fell 24.7 percent Wednesday to $4.07. Volume for the stock was 4,035,933 shares or nearly seven times its daily average, after forecasting 2010 earnings below expectations.

MCP, BAC rally, ZLC fades

Monday, January 3rd, 2011

Molycorp Inc. (NYSE: MCP) gained 10.98 percent in price Monday to $55.38. Volume of 2,794,623 shares trailed only slightly its all-day average of 3,721,040. Colorado-based Molycorp, Inc. is the only rare earth oxide, or REO, producer in the Western Hemisphere and currently produces approximately 3,000 metric tons of commercial rare earth materials per year.

Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) traded in 93,476,332 shares catching up on its daily average of 212,722,000. Prices for the stock gained 4.87 percent to $13.99, following its announcement that it has agreed to buy back the loans sold by Countrywide Financial Corp., which it acquired during the financial crisis.

Zale Corp. (NYSE: ZLC) went south Monday, losing 6.10 percent in price to $4.00, on volume of 820,376 shares, pulling ahead of its full-day average of 794,515. ZLC is a leading specialty retailer of diamonds and other jewelry products in North America, operating approximately 1,900 retail locations throughout the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico, as well as online.