(RTTNews) - The Malaysia stock market on Tuesday snapped the two-day losing streak in which it had slumped more than a dozen points or 0.6 percent. The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index now sits just above the 1,750-point plateau although it may turn lower again on Wednesday.
(RTTNews) - The Malaysia stock market on Tuesday snapped the two-day losing streak in which it had slumped more than a dozen points or 0.6 percent. The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index now sits just above the 1,750-point plateau although it may turn lower again on Wednesday.
Earnings Call Insights: AudioEye (AEYE) Q1 2026 Management View AudioEye highlighted continued growth and a leadership change, with Executive Chairman and Chief Product Officer David Moradi emphasizing, "The first quarter marks the 41st consecutive quarter of record revenue," and adding, "I'm highly confident that as CEO, she will lead the company through our next phase of growth and continued ope...
Earnings Call Insights: AudioEye (AEYE) Q1 2026 Management View AudioEye highlighted continued growth and a leadership change, with Executive Chairman and Chief Product Officer David Moradi emphasizing, "The first quarter marks the 41st consecutive quarter of record revenue," and adding, "I'm highly confident that as CEO, she will lead the company through our next phase of growth and continued operating margin improvement." Moradi said his focus will shift to "long-term strategy and product innovation, including AI initiatives now possible with recent LLM improvements," and referenced "upcoming agentic product releases." CEO and CFO Kelly Georgevich framed market demand around worsening accessibility outcomes, saying, "The market environment continues to reinforce the need for solutions with accuracy and scale," and adding, "Agentic coding solutions are driving faster web development but are making the web less accessible." She said customer response to the platform launch has been strong: "We continue to see strong feedback and engagement with our next-generation platform introduced earlier this year." On regulation, CEO and CFO Georgevich said, "in April 2026, the DOJ published an interim final rule extending Title II Web Accessibility Compliance Guidelines by 1 year for state and local governments with enforcement now slated to begin in April 2027," and added, "The additional year gives AudioEye and our channel partners a broader runway to engage state and local government entities." On Europe, she said, "In the European Union, we continue to build pipeline and see steady positive early signs as enforcement time lines take shape," while noting, "We are being disciplined with our investments there." Outlook For Q2 2026, CEO and CFO Georgevich guided, "revenue of between $10.65 million and $10.75 million and adjusted EBITDA of between $2.6 million and $2.7 million" and "adjusted EPS of between $0.21 and $0.22 per share." For full-year 2026, CEO and CFO Georgevich s...
Earnings Call Insights: Resideo (REZI) Q1 2026 Management View CEO Jay Geldmacher said the quarter finished ahead of the company’s own ranges, stating, "Resideo exceeded the high end of the first quarter outlook ranges for all metrics," and reported "Total net revenue grew 8% year-over-year to over $1.9 billion" alongside "Total adjusted EBITDA grew 28% year-over-year to $215 million" and "Total a...
Earnings Call Insights: Resideo (REZI) Q1 2026 Management View CEO Jay Geldmacher said the quarter finished ahead of the company’s own ranges, stating, "Resideo exceeded the high end of the first quarter outlook ranges for all metrics," and reported "Total net revenue grew 8% year-over-year to over $1.9 billion" alongside "Total adjusted EBITDA grew 28% year-over-year to $215 million" and "Total adjusted earnings per share grew 3% year-over-year to $0.65." Geldmacher highlighted pricing and end-market dynamics, saying, "we have largely absorbed cost inflation, primarily related to higher costs for freight," and added, "We intend to raise prices later in the second quarter to combat increasing costs," while noting demand pressure in one area: "While the high-end residential audiovisual market has been softening." Geldmacher tied the quarter’s backdrop to the pending separation, saying, "We have achieved key milestones in our business separation process, including yesterday's public filing of ADI's Form 10," and added, "we expect the spinoff to be complete between the middle of the third quarter and the middle of the fourth quarter," with "Investor Day events for Resideo and ADI in New York during mid-July." Products & Solutions President Thomas Surran reported continued margin progression and channel detail, stating, "Products & Solutions reported net revenue growth of 9% year-over-year," and "Gross margin was 41.8%, up 40 basis points year-over-year," adding, "We increased investments in R&D to support new product launches and speed to market." ADI President Robert Aarnes emphasized mix, e-commerce, and profitability pressures, stating, "ADI reported net revenue growth of 8% year-over-year," and "E-commerce revenue grew 12% year-over-year," while also noting, "ADI reported 21.2% gross margin in the first quarter, down 40 basis points year-over-year" and "adjusted EBITDA declined by $6 million due primarily to the previously mentioned decline in gross margin." CFO Mi...
Earnings Call Insights: a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp. (AKA) Q1 2026 Management View “We delivered a strong start to the year with net sales of $132.5 million, up 3% and adjusted EBITDA of $5.1 million, ahead of expectations.” (Chief Executive Officer Ciaran Long) “Gross margin, excluding onetime adjustments related to tariffs and strategic charges primarily related to legacy streetwear inventory rea...
Earnings Call Insights: a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp. (AKA) Q1 2026 Management View “We delivered a strong start to the year with net sales of $132.5 million, up 3% and adjusted EBITDA of $5.1 million, ahead of expectations.” (Chief Executive Officer Ciaran Long) “Gross margin, excluding onetime adjustments related to tariffs and strategic charges primarily related to legacy streetwear inventory reached 59%, which expanded by approximately 180 basis points year-over-year.” (CEO Long) “Princess Polly will open a 1,000 square foot pop-up at the Grove in Los Angeles, which will run from the end of this month through the end of July.” (CEO Long) “As discussed last quarter, we're also increasing our investment in AI across the platform with early applications already improving product inventory, marketing efficiency and inventory optimization.” (CEO Long) “As reflected in our filings, we paid $25.8 million in IEEPA tariffs since their inception, $18.6 million flowing through COGS and the remaining $7.2 million capitalized in inventory.” (Chief Financial Officer Kevin Grant) “We also made a strategic decision to write off $12 million of legacy streetwear inventory as we finalize the transition to the test and repeat model.” (CFO Grant) Outlook “For fiscal 2026, we continue to expect net sales to be between $625 million to $635 million and adjusted EBITDA of between $30 million to $32 million.” (CFO Grant) “For the second quarter, we expect net sales to be between $160 million to $164 million… We expect adjusted EBITDA of between $8.5 million and $9 million in the second quarter.” (CFO Grant) “For modeling purposes in the second quarter, we expect gross margin around 60%.” (CFO Grant) Compared with the prior quarter’s fiscal 2026 adjusted EBITDA outlook of “between $27 million and $29 million,” management increased the fiscal 2026 adjusted EBITDA range to “between $30 million to $32 million,” while reiterating fiscal 2026 net sales of “between $625 million to $635 million.” ...
Earnings Call Insights: Astronics Corporation (ATRO) Q1 2026 Management View "In summary, the first quarter, we feel was a strong start to the year for Astronics." (Chairman, CEO & President Peter Gundermann) "Revenue of $230 million was at the high end of our guided range and our second highest quarterly total ever." "I also want to call attention to our bookings, which were on the high end of $2...
Earnings Call Insights: Astronics Corporation (ATRO) Q1 2026 Management View "In summary, the first quarter, we feel was a strong start to the year for Astronics." (Chairman, CEO & President Peter Gundermann) "Revenue of $230 million was at the high end of our guided range and our second highest quarterly total ever." "I also want to call attention to our bookings, which were on the high end of $290 million in the quarter for a book-to-bill of 1.26." (Chairman, CEO & President Gundermann) "The bookings total was an all-time record" and "backlog of $734 million at the end of the quarter, which is another all-time record." "Our strong start to 2026 has caused us to increase our expectations for the rest of the year." (Chairman, CEO & President Gundermann) "We're increasing our revenue guidance to the range of $970 million to $1 billion, up from the original range of $950 million to $990 million." "As an aside, because I know we will get questions, we have seen no impact from the current slate of global geopolitical confrontations on our business, and I'm particularly referring to the Iran war." (Chairman, CEO & President Gundermann) "We have seen no war-related push-outs, delays or cancellations since hostilities began in late February." "First quarter sales were $231 million, including $4.6 million from the BMA acquisition." (VP, CFO, Treasurer & Principal Accounting Officer Nancy Hedges) "Gross profit increased to $75 million or 32.6% of sales" and "these benefits were partially offset by a $1.7 million increase in tariff expenses." "Beginning this quarter, we've recast our product line sales to align with our strategic thrust." (VP, CFO Hedges) "We believe this is a clearer and more effective presentation that explains the key drivers of the business." Outlook "We're increasing our revenue guidance to the range of $970 million to $1 billion." (Chairman, CEO & President Gundermann) "We expect second quarter sales to be in the range of $245 million to $250 million, w...
SlavkoSereda/iStock via Getty Images Global oil inventories are dwindling at a faster rate than previously expected as the conflict in the Middle East drags on, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said Tuesday in revising its earlier forecasts to reflect a much bigger and lengthier hit to global supplies than it previously projected. In its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook , the EIA said i...
SlavkoSereda/iStock via Getty Images Global oil inventories are dwindling at a faster rate than previously expected as the conflict in the Middle East drags on, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said Tuesday in revising its earlier forecasts to reflect a much bigger and lengthier hit to global supplies than it previously projected. In its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook , the EIA said it expects global oil stocks to decline by 2.6M bbl/day on average in 2026, compared with its previous estimate of a 300K bbl/day drop, including a decline of 8.5M bbl/day on average in Q2. The EIA estimated that Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Bahrain shut in a combined 10.5M bbl/day of crude oil production in April, which is expected to rise to a peak of 10.8M bbl/day this month as Middle Eastern storage tanks hit maximum capacity, and the agency expects that Iran will have to lower its output due to the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports. In addition to the supply revisions, the EIA also cut its global oil demand forecasts, now seeing demand increasing by ~200K bbl/day this year, down from last month's forecast of 600K bbl/day of growth. Brent crude is forecast to average $106/bbl in May and June before declining to $89/bbl in this year's Q4 as Middle East production starts to recover, the EIA said, adding that if the Strait of Hormuz remains shut through June - one month longer than the current assumption - oil prices would run ~$20/bbl higher compared to current forecasts. Crude oil futures rose Tuesday for the third straight session as the U.S. remains far from reaching a deal with Iran, adding to concerns that supply disruptions upending the global oil market likely will be prolonged. However, oil prices have gained less than could be expected given the market is enduring the largest oil supply disruption in history, Morgan Stanley analysts said in a note. Aside from the supply buffers that existed at the outset of the conflict and exp...
GOUVERNEUR, N.Y., May 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Titan Mining Corporation ( NYSE-A:TII, TSX:TI ), (“Titan” or the “Company”) an established zinc concentrate producer in upstate New York and the only end-to-end producer of natural flake graphite in the U.S., today reported strong financial and operating performance for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026.
GOUVERNEUR, N.Y., May 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Titan Mining Corporation ( NYSE-A:TII, TSX:TI ), (“Titan” or the “Company”) an established zinc concentrate producer in upstate New York and the only end-to-end producer of natural flake graphite in the U.S., today reported strong financial and operating performance for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026.
Investors concerned about a possible artificial intelligence (AI) bubble, high valuations of tech stocks, or too much portfolio concentration might consider branching out into dividend stocks. Companies that pay high dividends tend to be well-established and consistently profitable -- and that means a steady flow of passive income for investors . An exchange-traded fund (ETF) that specializes in d...
Investors concerned about a possible artificial intelligence (AI) bubble, high valuations of tech stocks, or too much portfolio concentration might consider branching out into dividend stocks. Companies that pay high dividends tend to be well-established and consistently profitable -- and that means a steady flow of passive income for investors . An exchange-traded fund (ETF) that specializes in dividends might be a good place to start. But not all high-dividend ETFs deliver the same returns. Two ETFs attracting a lot of interest from investors are the Fidelity High Dividend ETF (NYSEMKT: FDVV) and the ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ® ETF (NYSEMKT: NOBL) . (The term Dividend Aristocrats ® is a registered trademark of Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC.) Here are more details on these two dividend stock ETFs and how they've performed -- and how to decide which is better for your portfolio. Continue reading