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Comparing Sales And Profits Of 3 Utility CompaniesJohn Mylant • Thu, Dec 27, 2012 -
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Comparing Sales And Profits Of 3 Utility CompaniesJohn Mylant • Thu, Dec 27, 2012
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Westar Energy Inc. Q3 2009 Earnings Call TranscriptFri, Oct 30, 2009
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Company Description
We are the largest electric utility in Kansas. We provide electric generation, transmission and distribution services to approximately 685,000 customers in Kansas. Westar Energy provides these services in central and northeastern Kansas, including the cities of Topeka, Lawrence, Manhattan,... More
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- Wednesday, May 8, 5:24 PM Westar Energy (WR): Q1 EPS of $0.40 beats by $0.09. Revenue of $546.21M beats by $35.18M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News]
- Wednesday, May 8, 12:10 AM Notable earnings after Wednesday’s close: AHT, ALJ, ATLS, ATVI, AVNR, CF, CLNE, CLR, CTL, CTRP, CUZ, CXW, DEPO, DK, ERII, ETE, ETP, GMCR, GRPN, GSS, HALO, HEK, HNSN, JOE, LPSN, MBLX, MDR, MED, MIDD, MM, MNST, MNTX, MWE, NWSA, OSUR, PPO, PVA, QTM, RAX, RGP, RIG, RST, SGMO, SPRD, SSRI, STEC, SXL, SZYM, TCAP, TSLA, WR, XTEX Comment! [Earnings]
- Tuesday, May 7, 5:35 PM Notable earnings after Wednesday’s close: AHT, ALJ, ATLS, ATVI, AVNR, CF, CLNE, CLR, CTL, CTRP, CUZ, CXW, DEPO, DK, ERII, ETE, ETP, GMCR, GRPN, GSS, HALO, HEK, HNSN, JOE, LPSN, MBLX, MDR, MED, MIDD, MM, MNST, MNTX, MWE, NWSA, OSUR, PPO, PVA, QTM, RAX, RGP, RIG, RST, SGMO, SPRD, SSRI, STEC, SXL, SZYM, TCAP, TSLA, WR, XTEX Comment! [Earnings]
- Friday, April 26, 3:42 PM Looking for dividend picks, Marketwatch screens the S&P 1,500 for 1) Stock trades at less than a 17x PE 2) Dividend yield 20% or more higher than S&P 500 3) Raised dividend at least 5 times in last 5 years 4) S&P Quality Rank of B+ or better. The winners: T, AVA, BAX, CAH, CAG, ED, JNJ, LG, TAP, RAI, SCG, UVV, WR, XEL. 1 Comment
- Thursday, March 21, 6:33 PM Westar Energy (WR +0.2%) , the largest electric utility in Kansas, said is has received approval to construct a new transmission line intended to connect two key substations. Westar will only pay for and control the southern portion of the line. The project is expected to cost around $67M which will be recouped from customers across the region. Westar's Summit Substation will undergo improvements as part of the deal. Comment! [Energy]
- Thursday, February 28, 5:19 PM Westar Energy (WR): Q4 EPS of $0.36 beats by $0.16. Revenue of $523.7M beats by $20.64M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News]
- Thursday, February 28, 12:10 AM Notable earnings after Thursday’s close: AIRM, AL, ALSK, BID, CLNE, CPNO, CRM, DECK, DRH, ENDP, GPS, GXP, HTGC, JOE, KOG, KYAK, MCP, MDR, MDVN, MENT, MTZ, MXWL, NGD, NOG, OPTR, OVTI, PANW, RNDY, RST, SD, SLXP, SONS, SPLK, SSRI, TEG, TESO, UHS, WR, XTEX, YOKU Comment! [Earnings]
- Wednesday, February 27, 5:35 PM Notable earnings after Thursday’s close: AIRM, AL, ALSK, BID, CLNE, CPNO, CRM, DECK, DRH, ENDP, GPS, GXP, HTGC, JOE, KOG, KYAK, MCP, MDR, MDVN, MENT, MTZ, MXWL, NGD, NOG, OPTR, OVTI, PANW, RNDY, RST, SD, SLXP, SONS, SPLK, SSRI, TEG, TESO, UHS, WR, XTEX, YOKU 1 Comment [Earnings]
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Friday, February 8, 5:43 PM
After-hours top gainers, as of 5:15 p.m.: WR +5%. IDIX +3%. MTG +2%. GOL +2%. MTGE +2%.
After-hours top losers: MERU -3%. ROC -2%. MELI -2%. BG -2%. INFN -2%. Comment! [On the Move] - Thursday, January 24, 12:45 PM Barclays calls Northeast Utilities (NU) its top regulated utility pick for 2013 for its “best-in-class management team poised to deliver top-decile (6-9%) earnings and dividend growth through a combination of rate base growth opportunities in transmission and natural gas infrastructure, coupled with strong cost management." The firm also likes NI, WEC, NGG, WR and DUK. Comment! [Energy, Quick Ideas]
- Wednesday, November 28, 2012, 9:38 AM A fire breaks out at Westar Energy's (WR -0.5%) plant in Colwich in Kansas and disrupts power to customers, although electricity has now been restored. Comment! [Energy]
- Wednesday, November 14, 2012, 2:05 PM The utility sector is generally lower after New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo began an investigation into the state's utility providers, saying a major overhaul of the industry is needed. FirstEnergy (FE -1.3%), Northeast Utilities (NE -1.2%) and Westar Energy (WR -1.1%) are all down more than 1%. 3 Comments [Energy, On the Move]
- Thursday, November 8, 2012, 5:30 PM Westar Energy (WR): Q3 EPS of $1.10 beats by $0.05. Revenue of $695.7M (+2.6% Y/Y) misses by $12M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings]
- Thursday, November 8, 2012, 12:10 AM Notable earnings after Thursday’s close: AFFY, AGO, CBOU, CUBE, DAR, DGIT, DIS, DLB, DNN, EGLE, EVEP, GRPN, HALO, HOGS, IGT, IO, JAZZ, JWN, LGF, MCHP, MDRX, MKL, NVDA, PSA, RNDY, SD, SPRD, SQNM, UBNT, WPRT, WR, ZGNX, ZIP Comment! [Earnings]
- Wednesday, November 7, 2012, 5:35 PM Notable earnings after Thursday’s close: AFFY, AGO, CBOU, CUBE, DAR, DGIT, DIS, DLB, DNN, EGLE, EVEP, GRPN, HALO, HOGS, IGT, IO, JAZZ, JWN, LGF, MCHP, MDRX, MKL, NVDA, PSA, RNDY, SD, SPRD, SQNM, UBNT, WPRT, WR, ZGNX, ZIP Comment! [Earnings]
- Tuesday, August 7, 2012, 5:11 PM Westar Energy (WR): Q2 EPS of $0.48 beats by $0.04. Revenue of $566.2M (+7.9% Y/Y) beats by $12M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings]
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