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BRENTWOOD, Tenn., July 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Tractor Supply Company (NASDAQ: TSCO), the largest retail farm and ranch store chain in the United States, today announced financial results for its second fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2012. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120604/MM18615LOGO) Second Quarter ResultsNet sales increased 9.6% to $1.29 billion from $1.18 billion in the prior year's second quarter. Same-store sales increased 3.2% compared to a 4.6%...

PALO ALTO, Calif., July 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR) is today reporting net earnings of $0.96 per diluted share in the third quarter of fiscal year 2012, up 16 percent from $0.83 in the year-ago quarter. Revenues for the quarter were $705 million, up 9 percent from the year-ago quarter. "All of our major businesses contributed to solid growth in earnings and revenues," said Tim Guertin, president and CEO of Varian Medical Systems. "Gross margins...

ALMELO, Netherlands, July 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Second quarter 2012 net revenue was a record $504.6 million, an increase of 10.9% from the second quarter 2011 net revenue of $455.0 million. Second quarter 2012 net income was $26.1 million, or $0.14 per diluted share, versus second quarter 2011 net (loss) of $(34.6) million, or $(0.20) per diluted share. Second quarter 2012 Adjusted net income(1) was a record $97.5 million, or $0.54 per diluted share, versus second...

FALLS CHURCH, Va., July 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) today reported second-quarter 2012 earnings from continuing operations of $634 million, or $1.77 per share on a fully diluted basis, compared with 2011 second-quarter earnings from continuing operations of $666 million, or $1.79 per share fully diluted. Revenues in the quarter were $7.9 billion. Net earnings for the second quarter of 2012 were $634 million, compared to $653 million in the second quarter...

TAIPEI, Taiwan, July 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Second Quarter 2012 Overview (Note 1): Revenue: increased 16.2% QoQ to NT$27.62 billion (US$924.67 million) Gross margin: 24.4%; operating margin: 11.5% Capacity utilization: 84% Net income: NT$2.99 billion (US$100.10 million) Earnings per share: NT$0.24; earnings per ADS: US$0.04 United Microelectronics Corporation (NYSE: UMC; TWSE: 2303) ("UMC" or "The Company"), a leading global semiconductor foundry, today...

OAK BROOK, Ill., July 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE: FSS), a leader in environmental, safety and transportation solutions, will announce second quarter 2012 earnings before the market opens on Friday, August 3, 2012. The company will also host an investor conference call at 10 a.m. Eastern time the same day with Dennis J. Martin, president and CEO, William Barker, senior vice president and CFO, and Jennifer L. Sherman, CAO, senior vice president, general...

TORONTO, July 20, 2012 /CNW/ - Atlanta Gold Inc. (TSXV: ATG; OTCQX: ATLDF) (the "Company") announces that the U.S. District Court for the State of Idaho issued a Memorandum Decision on July 19, 2012 ("The Decision") in a case in which the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, Atlanta Gold Corporation ("AGC") is a party, pertaining to AGC's non-compliance with the United States Federal Water Pollution Control Act ("Clean Water Act").  The Court imposed a penalty in the amount of...

WESTBROOK, Maine, July 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ: IDXX), today reported that revenues for the second quarter of 2012 increased 6% to $335.6 million, from $317.9 million for the second quarter of 2011. Organic revenue growth[1] was 7%. Earnings per diluted share ("EPS") for the quarter ended June 30, 2012 increased 10% to $0.91, compared to $0.83 for the same period in the prior year. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110602/NE13041LOGO ) "I...

MOUNT AIRY, N.C., July 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Insteel Industries, Inc. (NasdaqGS: IIIN) today reported net earnings of $0.9 million, or $0.05 per share, for the third quarter of fiscal 2012 compared with $3.7 million, or $0.20 per diluted share, in the same period a year ago. The third quarter results for the prior year include $2.0 million of restructuring charges related to the November 2010 acquisition of certain of the assets of Ivy Steel & Wire, Inc. ("Ivy"), which reduced...

MONETT, Mo., July 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ: JKHY), a leading provider of technology solutions and payment processing services primarily for financial services organizations, today announced that on July 13, 2012 Jacqueline R. Fiegel and Thomas A. Wimsett were appointed to its Board of Directors as independent directors. Their appointments expand the board to include six independent outside directors and three non-independent directors. Ms....