NEW YORK, June 30, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
Today, Analysts Review released its analysts' notes regarding Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), Apollo Education Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: APOL), Chegg Inc. (NYSE: CHGG), Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co. (NASDAQ: HHMC) and Tarena International, Inc. (NASDAQ: TEDU). Private wealth members receive these notes ahead of publication. To reserve complementary membership, limited openings are available at: http://www.analystsreview.com/4244-100free.
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Barnes & Noble, Inc. Analyst Notes
On June 25, 2014, Barnes & Noble, Inc. (Barnes & Noble) reported its Q4 FY 2014 and full-year FY 2014 financial results (period ended May 3, 2014). Quarterly revenues increased 3.5% YoY to $1.3 billion. However, full-year FY 2014 revenues decreased 6.7% YoY to $6.4 billion. Q4 FY 2014 net loss was registered as $36.7 million or $0.72 per share, compared with net loss of $114.8 million or $2.04 per share in Q4 FY 2013. Full-year FY 2014 net loss was registered as $47.3 million or $1.12 per share, compared with $157.8 million or $3.02 per share in FY 2013. Q4 FY 2014 EBITDA was $11.2 million, compared with EBITDA loss of $124.6 million in Q4 FY 2013, while full-year FY 2014 EBITDA increased to $251 million, compared with $7 million in FY 2013. The full analyst notes on Barnes & Noble are available to download free of charge at:
http://www.analystsreview.com/Jun-30-2014/BKS/report.pdf
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Apollo Education Group, Inc. Analyst Notes
On June 25, 2014, Apollo Education Group, Inc. (Apollo Education) reported its Q3 FY 2014 financial results (period ended May 31, 2014). Quarterly revenues decreased 15.5% YoY to $799.9 million. Q3 FY 2014 net income attributable to the Company was $66.0 million or $0.59 per diluted share, compared with $80.0 million or $0.71 per diluted share in Q3 FY 2013. Results for the quarter included special items such as $16.2 million contingent consideration charges and acquisition costs, $14.9 million restructuring and other charges, $4.1 million legal matters charge, and an $11.2 million gain related to foreign indirect taxes following resolution with a taxing authority. "We have made meaningful progress on our strategy to differentiate University of Phoenix and all of our institutions, diversify Apollo Education Group, and build a more efficient organization focused on operational excellence," said Greg Cappelli, CEO, Apollo Education. The full analyst notes on Apollo Education are available to download free of charge at:
http://www.analystsreview.com/Jun-30-2014/APOL/report.pdf
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Chegg Inc. Analyst Notes
On June 18, 2014, Chegg Inc. (Chegg) released the results of its recent survey - The Student Hub - conducted on male and female students on the effect and influence of recent school shootings and reports of campus violence on the collective student body. According to Chegg, the results revealed that women are more concerned about on-campus violence and feel less safe than men. Overall, 43% of the female students feel that the school is not doing enough to prevent gun violence, compared with 68% of males who said otherwise. Regarding on-campus safety concerns, 55% listed property crime as a major concern, followed by non-lethal assault at 34%, and gun violence at 10%. Results also showed that 58% of the students do not believe that media exaggerates gun violence, and 69% believe that gun violence results from mental health issues than gun control legislative measures. The full analyst notes on Chegg are available to download free of charge at:
http://www.analystsreview.com/Jun-30-2014/CHGG/report.pdf
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co. Analyst Notes
On June 17, 2014, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co. (HMHC) announced that Channel One News, one of its companies, has been honored with four awards during the 35th Annual Telly Awards, besting approximately 12,000 entries from 50 states and several countries. The Telly awards honor outstanding video and film productions with promotional content. Channel One News won two Bronze Telly Awards in the Film/Video category entitled "China's Economy, Infrastructure, Politics & Relationship with the US" and "Oil in the Amazon," a six-part series and three-part series, respectively. HMHC also won an award in the promotional category for its 2014 highlights reel, and one for its advocacy-based animated PSA on financial literacy. CJ Kettler, Channel One News CEO, said, "We take great pride in the original content we shoot on location and are thrilled to be recognized by the prestigious panel of Telly judges." The full analyst notes on Houghton Mifflin are available to download free of charge at:
http://www.analystsreview.com/Jun-30-2014/HHMC/report.pdf
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Tarena International, Inc. Analyst Notes
On June 13, 2014, Tarena International, Inc. (Tarena) announced that it has signed cooperation agreements with six universities and colleges in Jiangsu Province to offer joint major programs in software engineering and computer science. The six universities - Yangzhou University, Jiangsu Normal University, Huaihai Institute of Technology, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Taihu University of Wuxi, and Xuhai College, China University of Mining and Technology - will offer students joint major programs with Tarena, with the Company's selected courses in their standard undergraduate curriculum. In return, Tarena will receive a portion of the student's tuition attributable to the courses. The schools will also jointly establish an internship and training center with the Company. Shaoyun Han, Founder, CEO and Chairman of Tarena, said, "Today's announcement is a strong endorsement of our credibility and reputation in the industry and our recent momentum since becoming a public company to forge more in-depth cooperation with universities and colleges in China." The full analyst notes on Tarena are available to download free of charge at:
http://www.analystsreview.com/Jun-30-2014/TEDU/report.pdf
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