#revenue-decline

#revenue-decline

UnitedHealth is reeling from a roughly 20% stock rout after warning investors it expects its first annual revenue decline in more than three decades, a stunning reversal for a company long seen as one of Wall Street's most reliable growth engines. The selloff wiped tens of billions of dollars off the health-care giant's market value and sent shockwaves through the broader managed-care sector as investors reassessed the risks in the once‑high‑flying Medicare Advantage business.

Shares surged 40.6 per cent to 27.2 pence as the company defied the challenging backdrop for advertising groups, but reported a fall in revenue. The company anticipates full year net revenue of roughly £664m, representing a like for like drop of 8.5 per cent. But operating profit is expected to jump 12 per cent to £75m, beating initial forecast and buoying the share price after it declined 18.5 per cent over the last twelve months after a succession of profit warnings.

Atos announced on Wednesday that it expects revenue of €8 billion in 2025, in line with previous forecasts. The organic revenue decline will be 13.8 percent. The French IT company continues to struggle with contract losses, but CEO Philippe Salle sees customer confidence gradually returning. The company, once considered a crown jewel of the European tech sector, emerged from a major debt restructuring at the end of 2024. That restructuring reduced its debt burden by €2.1 billion.

Tailwind, like many startups, has a small head count. In a podcast posted on X, Wathan said that the company had four engineers on staff. Now, there's one. Wathan's post highlights the challenges that startups, which already face tough odds of success, can encounter as AI models grow more capable. The CEO founded the web developer tool in 2017. Tailwind's model is free and open-source, with a paid "pro" tier driving the company's revenue.

New accounts show that Breanagh Catering Ltd, the company overseeing the celebrated nightclub, had revenues of €11.7m, down from €11.78m, in the 12 months to the end of January 31. New accounts for Cathal and Paula Jackson's company record nightclub and bar sales of €10.45m, which was down marginally on the €10.46m under that heading in the prior year.

The $0.25 per share earnings beat represented a 5.8% surprise, marking the sixth consecutive quarter Toll Brothers has exceeded analyst expectations. However, revenue of $3.26 billion came in just 1.8% above the $3.20 billion estimate. More concerning for investors: that revenue figure declined 2.2% year over year from the prior fourth quarter's $3.33 billion. This pattern suggests the earnings outperformance came more from cost management and margin discipline than from robust demand growth.

Shares of Rigetti Computing ( NASDAQ: RGTI) collapsed 40% over the past month, falling from $39 in early November to $23.45 on December 1. The crash coincided with a dramatic shift in retail investor sentiment, plummeting from bullish scores of 78-82 in late November to very bearish readings of 12-18 by early December on platforms like Reddit and X. The reversal centers on mounting concerns about insider selling, revenue declines, and extreme valuations across the quantum computing sector.

The broadcaster reported revenues of $773 million and booked a $1 million net loss in the three months that included Kimmel's September suspension, according to Variety, a sudden reversal from the $94 million profit Sinclair posted in the same quarter of 2024. Advertising was the engine of the decline, down 26% to $321 million year-over-year. Political spending largely evaporated with just $6 million this past quarter compared to $138 million a year ago which was, of course, an election year.

Total revenue for the third quarter was $246 million, a 10% decline.

Bondholders will receive up to 325 million shares of its common stock. "The early tender results of its previously announced exchange offer to exchange any and all of its 0% Convertible Senior Notes due 2027, for a pro rata portion of up to $202.5 million in aggregate principal amount of its new 7.00% Convertible Senior Secured Second Lien PIK Toggle Notes due 2030 and up to 326,190,370 shares of its common stock," Beyond Meat announced.

In its earnings release, the company cited factors like "a sustained uncertain macroeconomic environment" stemming from "shifting tariffs,unclear impacts from changes to fiscal policy and political sentiment."

Revenue was $44.7 million for fiscal Q2 2025, a 24% year-over-year decrease. Commerce Media Solutions Revenue was $16.1 million, up 121% year-over-year, representing 36% of consolidated revenue.

Saga Communications reported a decline in its Q2 2025 revenue and earnings per share, with GAAP revenue at $28.2 million and earnings per share at $0.18.

Gannett is executing $100 million in cost cuts, including closing print facilities and automating processes, to improve operational efficiency and adapt to revenue declines.

Jeff Clarke stated that taking on day-to-day leadership of the consumer solutions group will help accelerate decision making and build momentum as the PC refresh cycle picks up speed.

"The declines are driven by the continued worsening of the mass colour cosmetics category, which declined by a mid-single-digit per cent in Q3, with the US market under the most pressure."