Amid a raft of negative earnings news, FTSE 100-listed ARM Holdings on Tuesday offered investors a ray of hope with solid numbers and an upbeat outlook, while British American Tobacco on Wednesday revealed growing revenues. On the M&A front, Experian attracted new shareholders on Tuesday on the back of its acquisition news.
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ARM Holdings (ARM) on Tuesday reported its latest results. In light of a shaky macroeconomic environment, ARM reported solid third-quarter earnings and gave investors a relatively bright outlook for the rest of calendar 2012 that was in line with our expectations. We will maintain our fair value estimate.
British American Tobacco (BATS) shares came under moderate pressure on Wednesday following its interim management statement. Despite cigarette volume declining 1.2%, British American's pricing power enabled the firm to increase constant currency revenue by 4%. We are maintaining our fair value estimate.
Experian (EXPN) on Tuesday announced it has agreed to take full ownership of its Brazilian unit at a cost of around $1.5 billion. The price, while certainly not a bargain, doesn't seem excessive, in our opinion, and this deal removes a minor point of uncertainty.