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Griffon Corporation (NYSE: GFF) today reported operating results for the third quarter ended June 30, 2009. Net sales from continuing operations for the third quarter of fiscal 2009 were $287.4 million, compared to $322.3 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2008. Income from continuing operations for the third quarter was $6.9 million, or $0.12 per diluted share, compared to $9.4 million, or $0.29 per diluted share, last year. Income from discontinued operations for the third quarter was essentially nil, compared to a loss of $19.2 million, or $0.59 per diluted share, last year. Net income for the quarter was $6.9

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Archer Daniels Midland Company’s (ADM) fourth quarter 2009 EPS tumbled due to a rise in the cost of corn, a fall in average selling prices and weaker demand for agricultural commodities amid the global economic recession. EPS came in at 10 cents, below the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 42 cents, and was down 83% year over year compared to 58 cents reported in the prior-year quarter. The agricultural industry has been reeling under the fall in commodity prices. Moreover, ethanol-related businesses have been grappling with a slump in demand for corn-based fuel, a gasoline substitute. With oil prices hovering around $70, the production of ethanol is losing its attractiveness. Total revenue fell 24% to $16,532 million due to the decline in average selling prices, partly offset by an increase in sales volumes. Total segment operating profit plunged 73% to $208 million. Lower average selling prices resulted ...

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Tuesday, July 21, 2009

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Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) will release financial results for its fourth quarter of fiscal year 2009 before the market opens on Tuesday, August 4, 2009. The Company will host a conference call and audio webcast at 8 a.m. Central Time to discuss financial results and provide a Company update. In addition, a financial summary slide presentation will be available to download approximately 60 minutes prior to the call.

Sonic Foundry, Inc. (Nasdaq: SOFO), the recognized market leader for rich media webcasting and knowledge management, today announced it will release results for its third quarter of fiscal 2009 on

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Tuesday, July 21, 2009

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Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) will release financial results for its fourth quarter of fiscal year 2009 before the market opens on Tuesday, August 4, 2009. The Company will host a conference call and audio webcast at 8 a.m. Central Time to discuss financial results and provide a Company update. In addition, a financial summary slide presentation will be available to download approximately 60 minutes prior to the call.

Sonic Foundry, Inc. (Nasdaq: SOFO), the recognized market leader for rich media webcasting and knowledge management, today announced it will release results for its third quarter of fiscal 2009 on Thursday, July 30 after the close of the market.

Capitol Federal Financial (Nasdaq: CFFN) announced today that

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div style="text-align: justify;"Citigroup is out downgrading span style="font-weight: bold;"Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (NYSE:ADM)/span to Sell from Hold following their our visit with ADM management in Decatur, Illinois, which confirmed their belief that fundamental trends are deteriorating across ADM's major businesses, namely Oilseed Processing and Agricultural Services. Citigroup is maintaining their below consensus EPS estimates and $25 price target which, at current prices, implies -13% in expected downside.br /br /span style="font-weight: bold;"F3Q09 Report Represents a Negative Catalyst —/span Citi believes that weakening trends in Oilseeds and Ag. Services have yet to manifest themselves but will on ADM's F3Q09 earnings report. They believe that F3Q09 EPS will come in below consensus of 52c (they are at 46c) and will likely prompt a lowering of F2010 consensus estimates of $2.87 which they believe are too high and will need to come closer to Citi's F2010 estimate of $2.00.br /br /span style="font-weight: bold;"In some cases, the ...

Chicago, IL – March 25, 2009- Kevin Matras says it all boils down to Earnings Growth. Stocks in this week's article include Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM), The DirecTV Group, Inc. (DTV), Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. (HCBK), Mylan, Inc. (MYL) and Prudential Financial, Inc. (PRU). Click here for the full story exclusively on Zacks.com: http://at.zacks.com/?id=109

Screen of the Week written by Kevin Matras of Zacks Investment Research:

So the market is up.

And it's about time.

Is this the beginning of the rally that doesn't look back? We'll have to just wait and see.

But one thing is certain – lots of stocks have been going up.

Some deservedly so. Others, not so much.

The saying "a rising tide raises all ships" most definitely applies here.

But when the tide goes down, not all stocks will stay afloat.

So today I'm screening for growth stocks.

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Stocks highlighted in this article are: Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM), The Directv Group, Inc. (DTV), Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. (HCBK), Mylan, Inc. (MYL) and Prudential Financial, Inc. (PRU).

< ?DART(15);?> So the market is up.

And it's about time.

Is this the beginning of the rally that doesn't look back? We'll have to just wait and see.

But one thing is certain – lots of stocks have been going up.

Some deservedly so. Others, not so much.

The saying "a rising tide raises all ships" most definitely applies here.

But when the tide goes down, not all stocks will stay afloat.

So today I'm screening for growth stocks.

And not just any kind of growth stocks.

Stocks with growth rates that are too low aren't really growth stocks at all and don't perform that well.

But

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Companies highlighted in this weekly wrap include Yum! Brands (YUM), Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM), Best Buy Co. Inc. (BBY), Computer Programs & Systems, Inc. (CPSI), Computer Programs & Systems, Inc. (CPSI) and NTELOS Holdings Corp. (NTLS).

< ?DART(15);?> Yum! Brands (YUM) has been trading higher since it was last featured as a Growth and Income pick. The company has a solid track record and strong fundamentals, including an industry-leading dividend yield of 3%.

Rewarding Shareholders with Solid Income

YUM continues pay shareholder through its share repurchase program and its quarterly dividend. The company is a dividend leader among its industry peers, offering a dividend yield 3% and nearly quadrupling its quarterly dividend since the initiation of dividends in May 2004.

Read our Mar 11, 2009 commentary on YUM.

Last Week's Growth and Income

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Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) has fared better than the market recently on strong fundamentals, which include an industry-leading return on equity (ROE) and profit margin. Shares soared 20% over the past 6 months, while the Dow ($DJI), S&P 500 (SPX) and Nasdaq (COMP) show negative returns over the same time period.

< ?DART(15);?> Company Description

Archer-Daniels-Midland, one of the largest agricultural processors worldwide, makes food ingredients, animal feed ingredients, renewable fuels and naturally derived alternatives to industrial chemicals. The company is headquartered in Decatur, Illinois.

Archer-Daniels-Midland explains that farmers are essential to the overall economy, which is why it works to be essential to the farming community, creating thousands of products from crops and providing hundreds of markets for farmers' crops.

Favorable Industry Comparisons

Archer-Daniels-Midland's return on equity (ROE) of 19% fares well against a negative industry average figure.

The company's net profit margin of 3% is also

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Companies highlighted in this weekly wrap include Flowers Foods, Inc. (FLO), Baxter International Inc. (BAX), Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (FDO), Computer Programs & Systems, Inc. (CPSI) and Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM)

< ?DART(15);?> Flowers Foods, Inc. (FLO) recently renewed its annual dividend of 60 cents per share in a time when many are cutting or halting dividends. Last week, the company declared a quarterly dividend of 15 cents to be paid on March 20 to shareholders of record on March 6. FLO boasts an industry-leading yield of 2.6%.

"We achieved good results in fiscal 2008 and this action reflects the board's confidence in the company's ability to deliver similar results moving forward," said George E. Deese, the company's chairman of the board, CEO, and president. He added that FLO's balance sheet is strong

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