International Business News - WDFC http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Consumer products company WD-40 Co. said on Wednesday it expects sales to grow at least 2 percent in its fiscal year 2009 despite difficult economic conditions in the U.S. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081015/wd-40-co-issues-2009-guidance.htm Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:11:57 EDT Consumer products maker WD-40 Co. said Wednesday that its net income dropped nearly 50 percent during its fourth quarter due to higher costs for materials and deteriorating U.S. economic conditions. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081015/wd-40-reports-profit-drop-in-q4.htm Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:12:26 EDT WD-40 Co. announced its board declared a regular quarterly dividend of 25 cents per share. The company, which makes household products such as lubricants and hand cleaners, said the dividend is payable Oct. 31 to shareholders of record Oct. 17. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081007/wd-40-sets-25-cent-quarterly-dividend.htm Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:56:47 EDT Among the premarket stories for Friday, Aug. 15, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Shares of WD-40 Co. have reached a fair price after a sharp run-up, a JPMorgan analyst said Friday, and lowered his rating on the stock. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080815/premarket-roundup-wd-40-nordstrom.htm Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:18:56 EDT Shares of WD-40 Co. have reached a fair price after a sharp run-up, a JPMorgan analyst said Friday, and lowered his rating on the stock. Jeffrey J. Zekauskas downgraded WD-40, which makes its namesake lubricant and other household products, to "Underweight" from "Neutral" in a note to investors Friday. He said the stock has appreciated 39 percent from its $27 price in early July versus a 1.7 percent gain in the Standard & Poor's Industrial Index. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080815/ahead-of-the-bell-analyst-downgrades-wd-40-shares.htm Fri, 15 Aug 2008 08:09:23 EDT Citing a sharp drop in the price of WD-40 shares, a JPMorgan analyst on Tuesday upgraded the consumer products maker's stock to "Neutral" from "Underweight." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/ahead-of-the-bell-wd-40-upgraded-to-neutral.htm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 08:37:01 EDT Among the earnings stories for Wednesday, July 2, from AP Financial News: FAIRVIEW, Pa. (AP)--Spectrum Control Inc., an electronic-control product maker, said Wednesday its second-quarter profit dropped 21 percent, due in part to lower-than-expected shipments. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/earnings-roundup-spectrum-control-demandtec.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:04:38 EDT Among the earnings projection stories for Wednesday, July 2, from AP Financial News: MINNEAPOLIS (AP)--UnitedHealth Group Inc. cleared its decks of bad news on Wednesday, announcing a lower profit outlook, a restructuring that will trim 4,000 jobs and a $900 million payout to settle a class-action lawsuit over options backdating. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/outlook-roundup-unitedhealth-group-trans1.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:02:29 EDT Consumer products maker WD-40 Co. on Wednesday offered 2008 profit guidance below Wall Street analysts' expectations. The company said it now expects profit between $1.78 and $1.85 per share for fiscal 2008, with revenue between $320 million and $332 million. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/wd-40-projects-2008-profit-below-analyst-estimates.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:27:34 EDT Consumer products maker WD-40 Co. said Wednesday its third-quarter profit rose nearly 6 percent, helped by strong sales of lubricants and heavy-duty hand cleaners. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/wd-40-3rd-quarter-profit-rises-nearly-6-percent.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:22:02 EDT WD-40 Co. said its board declared a quarterly dividend of 25 cents. The manufacturer of the iconic lubricant and other products said the dividend is payable July 31 to shareholders of record on July 17. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080626/wd-40-declares-quarterly-dividend-of-25-cents.htm Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:49:29 EDT Among the stock activity stories for Friday, June 13, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Shares of Benihana Inc., which have been battered in recent weeks, fell to another 52-week low Friday after the restaurant operator said its 2009 profit would likely come in well below Wall Street's expectations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080613/movers-roundup-benihana-sanderson-farms.htm Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:39:13 EDT WD-40 Co. shares fell Friday after an analyst downgraded the consumer products maker due in part to rising material costs. Jeffrey J. Zekauskas of JPMorgan, who cut his rating on WD-40 to "Underweight" from "Neutral" in a note Friday, also said the company's stock has outperformed its peers since mid-April, when he had upgraded the stock. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080613/wd-40-co-shares-sink-after-downgrade-by-jpmorgan.htm Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:57:13 EDT