BioForm Medical, Inc. (BFRM) reported strong results for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2009. For the quarter, the loss per share was 4 cents, considerably better than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 11 cents and the year-ago loss per share of 43 cents. Quarterly results Sales Net sales in the quarter increased 15% year over year to $19.2 million. Growth was primarily due to higher revenues from the company’s main product, RADIESSE dermal filler. The product contributed $15.5 million of revenues in the U.S., increasing 17% year over year. On a geographic basis, the U.S. contributed roughly 81% of total revenues and increased 17% year over year. The company’s international operations increased roughly 6% year over year. Margins Gross margin declined 1,010 basis points year over year to 76.2% in the quarter. The decline was due to a $1.4 million inventory write-off ...

Coal is not King today, that crown goes to oil. Peabody (NYSE:BTU) is down 12% and Arch Coal (NYSE:ACI) down 14%. If these guys continue to drop, we may have to Buy on weakness. From the AP: DENVER - Shares of Arch Coal fell sharply Tuesday as oil prices plunged in wake of Hurricane Gustav's push through Louisiana which apparently spared most ...

In a tough tape on Friday Coal related stocks performed above average and look to continue to run with profitable expectations growing. Massey Energy (MEE), Alpha Natural Resources (ANR) and Arch Coal (ACI) all have rising earnings expectations and are at 52 week highs. Just this past Monday, a broker, David Khani from FBR Capital Markets raised his price guidance for coal for next couple of years. Massey Energy had a 1.48% increase on Friday when the S&P 500 fell 3%. This heavily covered producer of coal has had their current year earnings estimates increased for the current quarter from 0.50 to 0.76 in the past 90 days. The 13 analysts that cover the stock have also raised the yearly earnings estimates. The yearly earnings estimates have risen from 1.96 to 2.97 in the same 90 day period. Revenue is expected ...