PennyMac reports decline in net income
Westlake Village-based PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust and PennyMac Financial Services reported a drop in earnings on Aug. 3 for the quarter ended June 30. Investment income was up 30 percent compared to the prior quarter, but net income for the mortgage investment trust was $26.4 million, a 6 percent decline from the same period in Read More →
Inogen net income up 11.3 percent for second quarter
Net income at Inogen rose 11.3 percent for the second quarter to $8.3 million, after a 17.5 percent bump in its revenues to $64.1 million. The Goleta-based portable oxygen concentrator maker sold 32,400 units during the quarter ended June 30, up nearly 30 percent from the same period in 2016. Earnings per share rose slightly Read More →
Teledyne reports record sales for second quarter
Thousand Oaks-based tech giant Teledyne reported record sales for its second quarter, ended July 2, reaching $671.1 million and net income of $60.1 million, or $1.66 per diluted share. In addition to growth in all its major product lines — particularly its digital imaging segment, which saw an 89.6 percent increase to $188.5 million — Read More →
TrackR raises $50 million with Series B funding round
Santa Barbara-based TrackR closed a $50 million Series B funding round Aug. 2, led by Steve Murray at Revolution Growth and existing investors like the Amazon Alexa Fund. The funds will help grow the recently launched TrackR Pixel, which incorporated both sound and light into the company’s personal item tracking portfolio of products. TrackR is Read More →
Sientra settles lawsuit with former manufacturer
Goleta-based breast implant manufacturer Sientra announced the settlement of an intellectual property and contract lawsuit with its former Brazilian manufacturer Silimed on Aug. 1. Securities and Exchange Commission documents filed by Sientra state that the two companies participated in court-ordered arbitration July 27, and Sientra agreed to pay $9 million within the next 30 days, Read More →
Santa Barbara Airport hires firms for marketing campaign
The Santa Barbara Airport chose Hiltachk Marketing Group and Blaze PR for a marketing and outreach campaign to drum up business and fill seats. The airport conducted a thorough bidding process before landing on Hiltachk, which has done marketing for the Sacramento International Airport since 2010, and Santa-Barbara based Blaze. The two will try to Read More →
Business Times announce 15th annual Spirit of Small Business honorees
The Pacific Coast Business Times have announced the winners of our 15th annual Spirit of Small Business Awards. This year’s awards was again a successful partnership between the Business Times and the U.S. Small Business Administration. The Spirit of Small Business section was included in the July 28-Aug. 3 publication of the Business Times. Subscribers Read More →
