Capital One second quarter earnings of $830 million were significantly impacted by a $147 million restructuring charge, earnings were further offset by a $41 million build of litigation reserves relative to the company’s U.K. Payment Protection Insurance reserve.
Wincor Nixdorf reported a significant decline in operating profit as a result of the restructuring program. Profit for the first nine months of the fiscal year stood at €25 million (€61 million), which represents a decline of 59%.
eBay will not be the same without PayPal and most analysts agree they have an uphill battle long-term due to intense competition. However, eBay is expected to divest its Enterprise business in a deal valued at $925 million, according to Forbes.
ACI confirmed its commitment to the continuing development of ReD Shield, its flagship eCommerce fraud prevention solution. The solution is central to ACI’s Universal Payments (UP) omni-payments offering for leading retailers that the company supports around the globe.
Jack Henry & Associates announced fiscal FY/14 revenue up 7% from the year ago figure to $1,210.1 million and gross profit increased 9% to $518.6 million. Net income rose 14% compared to the prior fiscal year to $201.1 million. The company generated total revenue of $310.9 million compared to $298.1 million in the same quarter a year ago. Gross profit increased to $132.6 million from $124.2 million in the fourth quarter of last fiscal year. Net income in the current quarter was $50.6 million, or $0.60 per diluted share, compared to $47.7 million, or $0.55 per diluted share in the same quarter a year ago. Total revenue of $1,210.1 million was generated compared to $1,129.4 million in fiscal 2013. Gross profit increased to $518.6 million compared to $477.0 million during last fiscal year. Net income for the current year was $201.1 million, or $2.36 per diluted share, compared to $176.6 million, or $2.04 per diluted share for the prior year.
License revenue for the fourth quarter increased to $13.1 million, or 4% of fourth quarter total revenue, from $12.1 million, or 4% of fourth quarter total revenue a year ago. All components of support and service revenue grew in the quarter compared to the prior year and increased 5% to $283.6 million, or 91% of total revenue in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014 from $269.9 million, or 91% of total revenue for the same period a year ago. Hardware sales in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014 decreased 12% to $14.2 million, from $16.2 million in the fourth quarter of last fiscal ye quarter of fiscal 2014 decreased 12% to $14.2 million, from $16.2 million in the fourth quarter of last fiscal year. Hardware revenue was 5% of total revenue in both periods.
VeriFone Systems secure electronic payment solutions announced for the three months ended April 30, 2014 net revenue of $467 million, up 9% from the year ago figure of $430 million. The second quarter financial results exceeded Verifone guidance. This comes as VeriFone approved restructuring plans in order to support its transformation initiatives. In connection with…
On Track Innovations Ltd. (oti) has sold its wholly owned German subsidiary, Intercard System Electronics GmbH, to a private party. Intercard manufactures electronic assemblies and devices, including oti’s NFC readers and other non-oti related products. The sale of Intercard includes an upfront payment of EUR 700,000 to oti and then future debt payments of certain amounts, as well as preferred pricing for Intercard services for the ongoing manufacturing of oti readers.
JPMorgan Chase & Co reported net income for the 4th Quarter 2013 at $5.3 billion. This was a slight increase from 4th Q 2012 which was reported at $5.2 billion. Revenue for the quarter was down 1% to $24 billion compared to the same period in 2012. Legal costs associated with a number of issues was noted as a reason for the drop in profits. Adjusted for the significant items disclosed in our earnings press releases this quarter and in the fourth quarter of 2012, EPS would have been $1.40 this year compared with $1.35 in the prior year and ROTCE would have been 15% this year, flat compared with the prior year.
Wincor Nixdorf completed fiscal 2012/2013 with year-on-year growth of 5% in net sales and a significant increase of 31% in operating profit (EBITA). In total, net sales generated by the supplier of IT solutions for banks and retailers in fiscal 2012/2013 amounted to €2,465 million (prev. year: €2,343 million), while EBITA rose to €132 million…
Silicon Valley Bank released SVB “PayAbility” online and mobile payments service. Co-developed with MineralTree, SVB PayAbility integrates easily with accounting systems like QuickBooks and allows businesses to save time, streamline processes and enhance the security of their payments function. SVB “PayAbility” addresses a gap in payments services available for small and medium-sized businesses and streamlines communication and offers multiple payment options, such as ACH and checks, and innovative documentation management capabilities.
USA Technologies wireless, cashless payment and M2M telemetry solutions for self-serve, small-ticket retailing industries, issued the following letter to shareholders: Dear Fellow USA Technologies Shareholder: We are writing to you today to set the record straight. We know that you have received many verbal and written communications from us as well as from dissident shareholder…
Alibaba Group Holding Limited (“Alibaba Group”) and Alibaba.com Limited (HKSE: 1688; 1688.HK “Alibaba.com”) jointly announced that the proposal for the privatization of Alibaba.com by way of a scheme of arrangement (“Scheme”) has been approved by a sufficient majority of the independent shareholders of Alibaba.com at the Court Meeting today. Approximately 95 percent of the shares…