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Comparing Hurco Companies (HURC) with its peers for earnings in 2Q15, the company maintained a high EPS (earnings per share) of $2.58.

Joy Global expects global growth to improve modestly in calendar 2016. However, commodity prices aren’t expected to see any material improvement.

The mining industry is undergoing a transformation toward automation. In simple terms, this means the removal of human labor from the mining process.

JOY’s Underground and Surface segments contributed 54% and 46%, respectively, to the company’s consolidated revenue in 2015.

Of 19 analysts surveyed by Bloomberg, five gave Joy Global a “buy” rating, while 11 gave a “hold” rating, three gave “sell” ratings.

Of the 17 analysts surveyed by Bloomberg, only five issued “buy” recommendations for Joy Global, while 11 issued “holds,” and one issued a “sell.”

The surface mining equipment industry held an approximate 37% share in the overall mining equipment market in 2014.

Joy Global (JOY) is one of the major companies in the mining equipment industry. The company’s revenue fell by 25% in 2014, and it fell by 16% in 2015.

Joy Global’s management is proud that even during difficult economic conditions, it was successful in aggressively reducing costs. The company’s management also controlled its capital expenditure and its trade working capital.

Joy Global’s (JOY) stock has been on a downward trend since January 2015, when the stock started falling due to the oversupply in commodities markets.

Hurco announced its 2Q15 earnings report with a 5.10% rise in the net income—compared to 1Q15. The company’s net profit margin was 7.89% in 1Q15.

Joy Global’s (JOY) fiscal 2Q16 revenues came in at $602 million, which was below the analyst estimate of $606 million.

SVU was downgraded by Northcoast Research to “neutral” from a “buy” rating on October 19. Four other firms lowered their target prices the same day.

A total of ten Wall Street analysts track SUPERVALU stock. The company is rated a 2.5 on a scale of 1 (“strong buy”) to 5 (“sell”).

SUPERVALU’s (SVU) fiscal 1Q18 sales rose 6.3% YoY (year-over-year) to $2.9 billion, beating analysts’ consensus estimate by $10 million.

While the retail food industry has paper-thin margins, SUPERVALU’s (SVU) margins are among the lowest in its peer group.

SUPERVALU (SVU) stock fell 50% between 2015 and 2016, and its share price continues to be in the red in 2017.

Supervalu (SVU) stock rose ~4% after RBC analysts discussed its sell-off after the Amazon (AMZN) and Whole Foods (WFM) deal.

If the proposed merger with Komatsu is completed, JOY’s common stock will be delisted from the NYSE. JOY expects the merger to be completed in mid-2017.

Smart & Final Stores (SFS) operates 290 stores across six adjoining states in the western United States along with 16 stores in northwestern Mexico.

In fiscal 2015, Joy Global’s product sales slumped to 26% of total revenue, while service sales accounted for 74% of total revenue.

The global underground mining industry is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of approximately 7% from 2015 to 2019.

Joy Global operates in two business segments, namely its Underground Mining Machinery and Surface Mining Equipment segments.

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings reported 4Q15 net sales of $958.4 million, a rise of 2.0% compared to net sales of $939.5 million in 4Q14.