Lockheed Martin sales up but net income drops
Lockheed Martin, an aerospace and defense contractor with operations in San Luis Obispo, Santa Maria and Goleta, reported a 5 percent increase in net sales but a steep drop in net income for the quarter ended Sept. 24. Sales rose to nearly $12.2 billion, primarily from the aeronautics and space systems segments, but net earnings Read More →
Westlake Village biotech company MannKind restructures debt
MannKind announced Oct. 23 that it had restructured debt due in 2018, exchanging $27.7 million in convertible notes for $23.7 million due in October of 2021 and nearly 1 million shares of its common stock. The new convertible senior subordinated exchange notes have a rate of 5.75 percent, the Westlake Village-based biotech company said in Read More →
Sierra Bancorp reports higher net income
Sierra Bancorp, parent company of the Bank of the Sierra, had diluted earnings per share of 41 cents for the third quarter of 2017, the company announced in its earnings report on Oct. 23. In a news release, the company said it had consolidated net income of $5.7 million for the third quarter of 2017 Read More →
Investor sues Deckers over board member slate, annual meeting
Deckers Brands investor Marcato Capital Management has filed a lawsuit against the company to get a new slate of board members approved and ensure that its annual shareholder meeting will take place as planned on Dec. 14. Marcato purchased around 6 percent of the Goleta Ugg boot-maker’s stock in February and now owns around 8.4 Read More →
Citizens Business Bank reports higher net income
CVB Financial and its subsidiary, Citizens Business Bank, saw net income rise for the quarter ended Sept. 30, it announced on Oct. 19. In a news release, the bank reported a net income of $29.7 million or 27 cents per share, an increase from $28.4 million for the second quarter of 2017 and $25.4 million Read More →
Amgen studying genes to target pain conditions
For the next year, Amgen and Boston Children’s Hospital will use genetic analysis to study pain sensitivity. The biotech giant based in Thousand Oaks will work with patients who have abnormal pain conditions, and the hospital will validate genetic markers as potential targets for new therapies, the two announced in a press release on Oct. 16. “Traditional Read More →
Calavo Growers to pay 95 cent dividend to shareholders
Santa Paula avocado distributor Calavo Growers announced Oct. 4 that it would pay a 95 cent dividend to shareholders, for a total of $16.7 million. Shareholders of record as of Nov. 17 will receive the dividend on Dec. 8. The company said in a news release that it was the sixth year that it had Read More →