Goleta-based footwear and apparel company Deckers managed to smash Wall Street expectations in its fiscal 2015 fourth quarter earnings. The company recorded a $1.4 million profit for the quarter after posting a loss in the same period last year. Deckers also had record revenue of $340.6 million for the quarter, an increase of 15.6 percent Read More →
Goleta-based AppFolio filed with U.S. regulators May 18 for an initial public offering. The developer of cloud-based property management software listed $100 million as the initial fundraising target, however the size the IPO could change. The company did not stipulate how many shares it plans to sell. The move comes on the heels of Read More →
In a deal that’s been heralded as the first non-bank stock offering in decades for a company based in San Luis Obispo, Mindbody filed its offering statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 11.
ERG Resources, a Houston-based independent oil and gas with major operation in northern Santa Barbara County recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Dallas. The company plans to sell the business. A Business Times previous report found that the company owed nearly $400 million on a loan with CLMG Corp., an agent holding lien on Read More →
Inogen, the Goleta-based maker of direct-to-consumer respiratory products, on April 27 reported fourth-quarter profit of $1.5 million. The company said it had net income of 7 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for pretax gains, were 6 cents per share. Inogen, which produces oxygen concentrators for patients suffering from chronic respiratory conditions, posted revenue of $29.1 Read More →
Goleta-based Community West Bancshares, parent company of Community West Bank, reported a profit of $1.8 million in the first quarter of 2015. The company recorded a profit of $1.4 million in the same period last year. “Community West’s first quarter accomplishments were a good start to the year as we continue to successfully strengthen our Read More →
The shifting financial industry landscape has set the stage for increased competition among regional banks trying to snap up local talent and a slice of the mid-size company market. However, some industry experts think the newly consolidated landscape and shrinking number of small banks could close the door on many entrepreneurs and smaller businesses. “For Read More →
