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Viacom
VIAB reported a 24% rise in its fiscal fourth-quarter profit.
Viacom's quarterly profit surged to $804 million, or $1.68 per share, from a year-ago profit of $650 million, or $1.26 per share. Excluding one-time items, its earnings from continuing operations climbed to $1.55 from $1.21.
Its revenue gained 8.6% to $3.65 billion. However, analysts were projecting earnings of $1.44 per share on revenue of $3.6 billion.
Viacom's filmed-entertainment revenue increased 11% to $1.21 billion, while home entertainment revenue jumped 24%.
Viacom shares closed at $83.13 yesterday.
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