Market Currents

• Thursday, November 5, 2009

• 09:34 AM IMS Health (RX) confirms it's being acquired by TPG Capital and CPP Investment Board for $5.2B, including debt assumption. IMS shareholders to receive $22/share, a 50% premium from when speculation of a takeover began on Oct. 16, and a 31% premium to Wednesday's close. Shares are halted. (PR, earlier) Comment!
• 08:09 AM IMS Health (RX) is nearing a deal to sell itself to private-equity firm TPG and the Canada Pension Plan in a deal that could be worth almost $4B. Shares +17.5% premarket. (WSJ) Comment!

• Thursday, October 22, 2009

• 08:25 AM IMS Health (RX): Q3 EPS of $0.40 beats by $0.04. Revenue of $541M (-5.7%) vs. $522M. (PR) Comment!
• 00:05 AM Notable pre-market earnings: AUO, BDK, BG, BMY, CBE, CELG, CHKP, CIT, CNX, DAL, DHR, DO, DOW, EMC, ERIC, ESV, ETR, FITB, GR, HBAN, HOT, HSY, JBLU, JNS, KMB, LCC, LH, LM, MCD, MJN, MMM, MRK, NCR, NIHD, NUE, NVS, NYT, ORI, OXY, PDS, PLD, PM, PNC, POT, R, RAI, RGC, RS, RTN, RX, SGP, STI, SY, T, TASR, TIN, TMO, TRA, TRV, UNP, UPS, XRX, ZMH Comment!

• Monday, October 19, 2009

• 17:36 PM IMS Health (RX +21.6%) bounces just before the closing bell, on reports it's talking to private-equity firms to sell itself and received bids at a 30% premium late last week. Shares up 1.7% AH. Comment!

• Thursday, July 23, 2009

• 09:13 AM IMS Health (RX): Q2 EPS of $0.44 beats by $0.06. Revenue of $523M (-13%) vs. $560M. Issues downside FY '09 EPS guidance of $1.50-1.67 vs. $1.70-1.77 prior. Shares -7% premarket. (PR) Comment!
• 00:05 AM Notable earnings before Thursday's open: ALXN, BG, BLL, BMY, CBE, CELG, CLS, CME, DHR, DO, ECA, EMC, ESI, ESV, F, FITB, FLIR, GR, HBAN, HOT, HSY, IGT, JBLU, KMB, LCC, LLL, MMM, NCR, NEM, NIHD, NOC, NUE, NYT, OMC, ORI, OXY, PLD, PM, PNC, POT, R, RAI, RS, RTN, RX, SIAL, SPNC, T, TIN, TMO, TRA, UNP, UPS, WYE, XRX, ZMH Comment!

• Thursday, April 23, 2009

• 00:05 AM Notable earnings before Thursday's open: ABC, ALXN, AN, AVT, BDK, BG, BLL, CBE, CIT, CLS, CME, CNX, COP, CP, DHR, DO, EMC, ESI, ESV, EXC, FITB, GMT, GR, HSY, IGT, IVZ, JNS, LCC, LLL, MAR, MI, NCR, NCX, NIHD, NOV, NUE, OMTR, OXY, PENN, PM, PNC, POT, RCL, RS, RSH, RTN, RX, SCG, SEIC, SIAL, STI, SU, SVU, TCB, TMO, UNP, UPS, ZMH 1 Comment

• Thursday, February 5, 2009

• 08:13 AM IMS Health (RX): Q4 EPS of $0.50 in-line. Revenue of $580.9M (-4.1%) vs. $609.3M. (PR) Comment!
• 00:05 AM Notable earnings before Thursday's open: ANR, BG, BKC, BPO, CAH, CBB, CI, CINF, DO, DUK, EL, ELNK, FLIR, FLO, K, KIM, MA, MCO, MF, NCR, RX, SBH, SE, SPR, UFS, WU Comment!

• Thursday, October 23, 2008

• 00:05 AM Notable earnings before Thursday's open: AAI, ALK, ALXN, AMTD, AUO, AVT, BC, BEN, BG, BMY, CBE, CCE, CELG, CNX, DO, DOW, ECA, ECL, ELN, EME, EPD, EQT, ESI, ESV, F, FLIR, GR, HOT, JBLU, JCI, JNS, LCC, LH, LLL, LLY, LTM, LVLT, MO, NIHD, NOV, NYT, ORI, PCZ, PDS, PLD, POT, RGC, RHD, RSH, RTN, RX, SO, STI, TMO, TRA, UNP, UPS, XEL, XRX, ZMH Comment!

• Monday, July 21, 2008

• 07:25 AM IMS Health (RX): Q2 EPS of $0.40 in-line. Revenue of $601M (+11.8%) vs. $593M. [PR] Comment!
• 00:02 AM Notable earnings before Monday's open: ALB, AME, BAC, CRNT, HAS, PETS, RDCM, RX, RPM, UB, WFT Comment!