Salem reports profit in Q2
Salem Media Group saw its net income rise over the last year as revenue and operating expenses both went up for the quarter ended June 30. The conservative media group has some of its main operations in Camarillo but moved its headquarters earlier this year to Irving, Texas. Its total revenue increased more than 20% Read More →
Inogen sees revenue growth, but stock declines after report
Inogen, a Goleta-based medical device company specializing in portable oxygen concentrators, is starting to see its core business come back from the pandemic, and the company highlighted double-digit year-over-year growth in both earnings and revenue in its second quarter financial results, released Aug. 4. The company more than doubled its net income for the quarter Read More →
Amgen reports Q2 earnings decline
Amgen saw a 73% decline in net earnings in the second quarter of 2021, the company announced Aug. 3. Thousand Oaks-based Amgen, one of the world’s largest biotechnology companies, reported earnings per share of 81 cents for the quarter ended June 30, down from $3.05 per share in the same quarter last year. According to Read More →
Transphorm closes deal in Japan
Goleta-based Transphorm announced the close of its acquisition of a Japanese-based water fabrication company on Aug. 2, alongside its new joint venture capital partner, JCP Capital. The facility, located in Aizu Wakamatsu, Japan, is considered to be the premier wafer manufacturing fab in the world for high-voltage gallium nitride power semiconductors, according to a press Read More →
Community West Bank reports increase in quarterly earnings
In another sign of strength for the regional banking industry, Goleta-based Community West Bancshares reported a 17.5% increase in net income for the second quarter, to 41 cents per share. The parent of Community West Bank said on Aug. 2 that earnings for the most recent quarter were $3.6 million, versus $3 million for the Read More →
Dole down 9.4% in first day on NYSE
Westlake Village-based Dole is publicly traded once again, after raising $400 million in a July 30 initial public offering. The IPO was a bit of a letdown for Dole. The company priced its shares at $16 only to see them open at $15 and then drop to $14.50 by the end of the trading day, Read More →
Founders Community Bank changes its name
Founders Community Bank, which has two branches in San Luis Obispo County, has rebranded as Premier Valley Bank. In a July 29 news release, the bank announced the name change but said that ownership and leadership will remain unchanged. The Fresno-based bank attributed its decision to rebrand as a way to unite its banking centers Read More →
