Overview of companies on the stock market
Arcutis Biotherapeutics (NASDAQ: ARQT) - a young biotech company from California. Founded in 2016 and dedicated to the development of medical solutions in the form of creams, foams and suspensions for use in the field of dermatology in the treatment of skin diseases. Business went public after IPO 31 January 2020.
Akron (MCX: AKRN) — one of the leading producers of mineral fertilizers not only in Russia, but all over the world. It is a vertically integrated holding. The main enterprise of the group of companies is located in Veliky Novgorod, although the office is located in Moscow.
Rostelecom (MCX: RTKM, RTKMP) — a large technology holding in the field of telecommunications and digital services.
With 1 October, all brokers are required to test unqualified investors, who plan to use complex financial instruments for the first time. Brokers recently sent the regulator statistics on the results of testing. Here are the conclusions made by the bank.
EPAM Systems (NYSE: EPAM) - American IT company, which was founded in 1993 by immigrants from Belarus and currently operates in more than 35 countries of the world. The name of the society stands for Effective Programming for America - "Effective Programming for America".
Alrosa (MCX: ALRS) — state diamond mining holding, world leader in terms of diamond production. 11 November, the company published consolidated financial statements based on the results of the first 9 months of 2021.
Many large retailers reported yesterday, and another manufacturer of office equipment. Here's how investors reacted to it. Dollar Tree (DLTR) — 144,7 $ (+9,2%) Revenue — $6.4 billion (+3,9%), earnings per share - 0,96 $ (−30,9%). Like many, chain of cheap stores faces high transportation costs due to supply disruptions. The company reported, that transport costs were higher, than expected. All this affected net income.. Dollar Tree also promised to expand the range with more expensive products.. Already in the first quarter of 2022, most of the goods in the store will cost 1,25 $. So the company plans to compensate for transportation and other expenses., and increase profitability. In 2015, following the purchase of the ineffective Family Dollar chain, the retailer's gross margin decreased from 35 to 30%. Now Dollar Tree intends to return its previous margins.. This is one of the requirements of Mantle Ridge - an activist company, which bought about 6% retailer shares. For the first time, the discounter chain started talking about price increases at the end of September., Two months ago. During this time, the company's shares have already grown by 70%. Best Buy (BBY) — 121 $ (−12,3%) Revenue — $11.9 billion (+0,5%), earnings per share - 0,96 $ (+35,1%). The electronics seller reported better than expected and even slightly raised its sales forecast for the year. But it didn't help stocks.. Demand for computers and other equipment has grown significantly during the quarantine. So, in 2020 Best Buy sales grew by 8% - a lot more, than in 2018 and 2019. Then the revenue added only 2%. Investors are now worried about the company's sales, because consumers are shifting their attention from technology to travel and other entertainment. Все это может вынудить Best Buy распродавать свои …
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Fix Price Group Ltd. (MCX: FIXP) — international network of fixed price discounters, registered in Cyprus, but leading business in the countries of the former USSR both in the form of its own stores, as well as franchising. In the Russian fixed price retail market, the company occupies a position, close to monopoly.
Investment bank predicts low stock returns in 2022 due to Fed tightening of monetary policy. Everything is bad In October, the consumer price index in the United States rose immediately by 6,2%. This is the maximum growth in recent 30 years.
The developer of online service for video communication Zoom Video Communications reported for the third quarter of 2022 financial year. Results were slightly better than expected, although the rate of revenue growth has slowed down significantly. On the postmarket, the company's shares fell by 6%, to 227 $. What has changed Compared to last year, Zoom's revenue grew by 35%, up to a billion dollars. This is the slowest growth rate since 2018. For comparison: at the end of last year and the beginning of this year, revenue increased by 350-370%. Most of the growth in revenues from large companies. Zoom now has 2,500 clients, each of which brings more than 100 thousand dollars a year. It's on 94% more, than a year ago. But the number of small customers grew by only 18%, up to 512 thousand. Compared to last year, net profit increased by 72%, up to 340 million, adjusted net profit — on 14%, up to 338 million dollars. Zoom sales began to grow rapidly in the midst of a pandemic in the spring of 2020. Then the companies, schools and institutes sent employees and students to a distance, and for communication began to use Zoom. Now, as quarantine restrictions are lifted, revenue growth has begun to slow down.. As predicted by Zoom, in the next quarter, sales will increase even less - by 19%. To find another point of growth, Zoom wanted to buy Five9, a developer of call center software, for $15 billion. Later found out: deal will not take place, and Zoom will develop its own software in 2022. Investors have long been building slower revenue growth into the company's share price.. From October 2020, when papers were at their highest 580 $, shares have fallen by 60%, to 227 $. Index S&P 500 for the same period added about 35%. Zoom Revenue and Q4 Forecast, млн долларов 1к2020 122 (+103%) 2к2020 146 (+95%) …