
LTC Properties hits FFO projections, misses on revenue
East Ventura County, Latest news, Real EstateWestlake Village-based LTC Properties matched analyst projections on funds from operations but missed on revenue in its second quarter earnings. The publicly traded real estate and investment trust earned $29.2 million in FFO for the second quarter, up 22 percent from $24 million for the comparable 2015 period. That matched analyst expectations of 77 cents per diluted Read More →

Land O’Lakes completes Ceres acquisition
Agribusiness, Latest news, TechnologyMinneapolis-based Land O’Lakes completed its acquisition of Thousand Oaks-based ag-biotech company Ceres on Aug. 1. On June 17, Land O’Lakes, an ag and food conglomerate that had $13 billion in sales in 2015, announced it would buy Ceres for $17.2 million. For about two decades, Ceres had been devoted to developing biofuels using crops like Read More →

CFO of Goleta’s Resonant leaves company
Latest news, TechnologyGoleta-based Resonant, a designer of filters for radio frequency front-ends, announced July 29 that John Philpott, the company’s chief financial officer, has left the company for personal reasons. Ross Goolsby of Bridgepoint Consulting will join the company Aug. 1 and will become interim CFO after the company files its form 10-Q for the second quarter. Read More →

Community West Bancshares second quarter income up over last year
Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Earnings, Latest newsCommunity West Bancshares, the parent company of Goleta-based Community West Bank, reported net income of $1.1 million in the second quarter of 2016, up from a net loss of $2.3 million in the second quarter of 2015. “Our momentum during the first half of the year has been fueled by robust loan and deposit growth, Read More →

Deckers Outdoor first quarter operating loss bigger than last year
Earnings, Latest news, Tri-County Public CompaniesGoleta-based Deckers Outdoor announced an operating loss of $78.3 million, a 23 percent increase over the same period last year, for its fiscal first quarter 2017, ended June 30. Diluted losses per share rose from $1.43 to $1.84 year-over-year due to decreases in sales across its Ugg, Teva and Sanuk brands. The timing of order Read More →

Amgen reports revenue increase in second quarter earnings
Earnings, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Tri-County Public Companies, West Ventura CountyUpdated on July 27 at 4 p.m.: Amgen reported a 6 percent increase in revenue and a 15 percent increase in earnings per share in its second quarter earnings released July 27. Revenues grew to $5.7 billion due to higher sales of the company’s drugs Enbrel, Prolia, Kyprolis and Xgeva, and operating income increased 15 Read More →

MindBody reports revenue increase, narrows loss in second quarter
Earnings, Latest news, Technology, Tri-County Public CompaniesSan Luis Obispo-based software firm MindBody substantially narrowed its loss for the second quarter, an indication the company’s plan to reach profitability is on track. The company said July 27 that its revenue jumped 36 percent to $33.6 million as its loss, using generally accepted accounting principles or GAAP, narrowed to $6.6 million or 16 Read More →