Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (NYSE: FDO) reported that net income per diluted share for the first quarter of fiscal 2010, increased 16.7% to $0.49 compared with $0.42 for the first quarter of fiscal 2009. Analysts average $0.47. FDO beats by $0.02.
Net income for the quarter increased 14.0% to $67.6 million compared with net income of $59.3 million last year.
Family Dollar Stores, Inc. operates a chain of self-service retail discount stores for low to lower-middle income consumers in the United States.
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Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS) announced net earnings of $0.24 per diluted share. These results compare with net earnings $2.15 per share last year. Analysts average $0.35. MOS misses by $0.03.
Net earnings were $107.8 million compared with net earnings of $959.8 million last year.
The Mosaic Company engages in the production and marketing of concentrated phosphate and potash crop nutrients for the agriculture industry worldwide.
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The board of directors of Lincoln National Corporation (NYSE: LNC) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.01 payable February 1, 2010, to shareholders of record at the close of business on January 11, 2010.
Lincoln National Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in multiple insurance and investment management businesses primarily in the United States.
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Universal Corporation (NYSE: UVV) Board of Directors has increased the regular quarterly dividend on the common shares of the Company by one cent to forty-seven cents ($.47) per share. The dividend is payable February 9, 2010, to common shareholders of record at the close of business on January 11, 2010. This is the 39th consecutive annual dividend increase.
Universal Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as the leaf tobacco merchants and processors worldwide.
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Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. (NYSE:ETH) announced that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.05 per share which will be payable to shareholders of record as of January 11, 2010 and paid on January 25, 2010.
Ethan Allen Interiors Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, manufacture, sourcing, sale, and distribution of various home furnishings and accessories, as well as related marketing and brand awareness efforts in the United States.
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The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack (NYSE:PBY) Board of Directors approved the payment of the next quarterly dividend of $0.03 per share payable on January 25, 2010 to shareholders of record on January 11, 2010.
The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an automotive service and retail chain in the United States and Puerto Rico.
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Ennis, Inc. (NYSE: EBF) declared a quarterly cash dividend of 15 1/2 cents a share on its common stock. The dividend is payable February 1, 2010 to shareholders of record on January 11, 2010.
Ennis, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production and sale of business forms and business products, and active wear in North America.
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