Day: January 26, 2022

Company Announces Increase in Regular Quarterly Dividend to $0.70 per Share, up from $0.66, and Approval of $150 Million Share Repurchase Program Full Year 2021 Financial Highlights*Record revenues of $699.0 million, up 1%; 2-year compound annual growth rate of 17% Record Emerging Markets commission revenue of $104.1 million, up 17% Operating income of $337.2 million, down 10% Operating margin of 48.2% Free cash flow of $296.7 million Diluted EPS of $6.77, down 14% from $7.85 Estimated combined U.S. High-Grade and High-Yield market share of 19.3%; approximately 92% of credit volume on the platform was executed by institutional clientsFourth Quarter Financial Highlights**Revenues of $165.1 million, down 4% Operating income of $72.6 million, down 21% Diluted EPS of $1.37, down 28% from $1.91 Estimated combined U.S. High-Grade and...

RALEIGH, N.C., Jan. 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — First Citizens BancShares, Inc. (“BancShares”) (Nasdaq: FCNCA) reported earnings for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2021. Key results are presented below:FOURTH QUARTER RESULTS                           Q4 2021 Q4 2020   Q4 2021 Q4 2020   Q4 2021 Q4 2020   Q4 2021 Q4 2020   Q4 2021 Q4 2020Net income (in millions)   Net income per share   Net interest margin   Return on average assets   Return on average equity$123.3 $138.1   $12.09 $13.59   2.58% 3.02%   0.84% 1.11%   10.96% 14.02%                           YEAR-TO-DATE (“YTD”) RESULTS                           2021 2020   2021 2020   2021 2020   2021 2020   2021 2020Net income (in millions)   Net income per share   Net interest margin   Return on average assets   Return on average equity$547.5 $491.7   $53.88 $47.50   2.66% 3.17%   1.00% 1.07%   12.84% 12.96%FOURTH...

Maha Energy AB (publ) (“Maha” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the spud of the Tie-5 Agua Grande (AG) horizontal well in Brazil. The Tie-5 well was spudded on time as per planned schedule at 0900 (GMT-3) on January 25th on the Tie field in Brazil. The well is designed as a horizontal well and will drain the northern part of the Tie field at the Agua Grande level. As communicated earlier, the Tie-4 well was completed as a vertical producer and tested 4,695 BOEPD on an Electrical Submersible Pump (ESP). The Tie-4 well is now producing through the Tie Production Facility. Jonas Lindvall, CEO of Maha Energy comments: ”In light of the very positive well performance of Tie-4, we are very excited to start drilling the Tie-5 well.  Our drilling team in Brazil have significantly improved on the Tie-4 well design and I am confident that...

Talenom Plc, Press release 26 January 2022 at 13:00 EET Change to the publication time of Talenom Plc‘s Financial Statements Bulletin 2021: the release will be published on 8 February 2022 at 9:00 EET Talenom Plc’s new publication time for its Financial Statements Bulletin for 2021 is at 9:00 EET on Tuesday 8 February 2022. The previously announced time was at 13:30 EET. The company’s CEO Otto-Pekka Huhtala will present the main points of the review in a live webcast on Tuesday 8 February 2022 at 10:00 EET. The live webcast will be in Finnish, but a recording of the event will be published also in English on Talenom’s website https://sijoittajat.talenom.fi/en The live webcast event can be viewed at: https://talenom.videosync.fi/tilinpaatos-2021 Participants will have the opportunity to present questions during the briefing...

Harmony Connect SASE now offers VPN-as-a-service, new global PoPs and security enhancements that easily adapt to emerging business requirements to converge seamless network connectivity and threat prevention SAN CARLOS, Calif., Jan. 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), a leading provider of cyber security solutions globally, announced that its enhanced Harmony Connect Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) allows:Zero-trust connectivity to corporate applications with cloud delivered VPN-as-a-service Improved connectivity speed worldwide with new global points-of-presence Increased security for your environment thanks to device posture validation for remote user devicesWith many organizations working remotely, and some even permanently shifting to hybrid or remote work models, these...

All Drill Holes to Date Have Encountered Gold MineralizationFigure 1Drill Hole Location Map at Maíz AzulFigure 2Cross Section for Drill Holes MA 21-13 and MA 21-14VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ranchero Gold Corp. (“Ranchero” or the “Company”) (TSX.V:RNCH) is pleased to announce additional drill results from its ongoing drill program at the Maíz Azul prospect which is part of its 100%-owned Santa Daniela gold project located in Sonora, Mexico. Highlights of the Drill Results:All drill holes from the Company’s ongoing drill program at Maíz Azul have encountered gold mineralization. Additional drilling at the La Colmena target intersected 1.2 g/t gold over 21.2 meters and 1.1 g/t gold over 13.2 meters – demonstrating near surface mineralization approximately 50 meters...

Enhances DDoS protection and application delivery for growing cloud infrastructure MAHWAH, N.J., Jan. 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Radware® (NASDAQ: RDWR), a leading provider of cyber security and application delivery solutions, today announced that it signed a multimillion-dollar deal expansion with a Tier-1 U.S. carrier. The industry leading carrier is increasing its Radware security defenses to further safeguard and manage application traffic across its growing global cloud infrastructure. Infrastructure transformation, new technologies, and the race for better customer experiences have placed new cybersecurity demands on carriers at a time when they are facing unprecedented levels of threats. As this carrier continues to advance its global cloud infrastructure, it wanted to create added flexibility and control in migrating its...

MELVILLE, N.Y., Jan. 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BioRestorative Therapies, Inc. (the “Company” or “BioRestorative”) (NASDAQ:BRTX), a life sciences company focused on adult stem cell-based therapies, today announced that it has been named by Insights Care Magazine as one of the ten most innovative regenerative medicine companies in 2022 for its work in developing novel cell-based therapeutics. Insights Care is a magazine that showcases companies in the healthcare and biotech industry. https://insightscare.com/biorestorative-therapies-ushering-in-an-era-of-innovation-in-regenerative-medicine/ The published article features Lance Alstodt, CEO of BioRestorative Therapies, and focuses on the history of the Company, its emergence from Chapter 11 reorganization and its subsequent capital raise and Nasdaq uplisting. The article also...

Net Income of $2.26 Million in the December 2021 Quarter Loans Held for Investment Increase Slightly from June 30, 2021 to $852.0 Million Total Deposits Increase 2% from June 30, 2021 to $956.3 Million Improved Asset Quality with a $1.1 Million Recovery from the Allowance for Loan Losses Non-Interest Expenses Remain Well-Controlled RIVERSIDE, Calif., Jan. 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Provident Financial Holdings, Inc. (“Company”), NASDAQ GS: PROV, the holding company for Provident Savings Bank, F.S.B. (“Bank”), today announced second quarter earnings results for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022. For the quarter ended December 31, 2021, the Company reported net income of $2.26 million, or $0.30 per diluted share (on 7.48 million average diluted shares outstanding), up 93 percent from net income of $1.18 million, or $0.16 per...

DPEM SURVEY TO AUGMENT POSITIVE RESULTS FROM PREVIOUS IP AND GRAVITY GEOPHYSICSTORONTO, Jan. 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ascendant Resources Inc. (TSX: ASND, OTCQB: ASDRF) (“Ascendant” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the commencement of an extensive Deep Penetrating Electromagnetic Survey (“DPEM”) and provide an update on its ongoing regional exploration and in-fill drill programs as part of its planned Bankable Feasibility work program at the Venda Nova deposit at its Lagoa Salgada Project, Portugal. Mark Brennan, Executive Chairman, stated, “We are very excited to be moving forward with our various programs to support the Feasibility Study at Lagoa Salgada. Additionally, we have not lost focus on the overall exploration potential of the project and programs such as the ongoing DPEM geophysics survey...