Redbox Becomes the Video Rental Store
dominated the physical DVD/Blu-ray disc rental space, increasing its market share from 25 percent a year ago to 37 percent in 2011. Redbox’s unit volume climbed 29 percent, even as it raised prices. (See Coinstar’s other kiosk ideas, including Gizmo
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Charting United Rentals’ Earnings
For the quarter ended Dec. 31 (Q4), United Rentals beat expectations on revenue and crushed expectations on earnings per share. Compared to the prior-year quarter, revenue expanded significantly, and earnings per share improved. Margins
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United Rentals’ stock soars on 4Q earnings
GREENWICH, Conn. (AP) — Shares of United Rentals Inc. rose more than 6 percent in after-market trading, after the company handily beat Wall Street’s expectations for its fourth-quarter revenue and net income. Net income for the Greenwich, Conn.,
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Rent-A-Center Beats Estimates Yet Again
For the quarter ended Dec. 31 (Q4), Rent-A-Center met expectations on revenues and beat expectations on earnings per share. Compared to the prior-year quarter, revenue grew, and GAAP earnings per share grew. Gross margins expanded, operating
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CSTR Jumps 14%: Q4 Blows Away Estimates; Q1, Year View Higher
Shares of DVD rental kiosk and coin-counting machine operator Coinstar (CSTR) were halted this afternoon just before the company reported Q4 revenue and earnings per share well ahead of expectations, and forecast the current quarter’s revenue,
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