-- Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) reported Q1 earnings Monday of $0.07 per diluted unit, compared with $0.57 a year earlier.
Two analysts surveyed by FactSet expected $0.39.
Revenue for the quarter ended March 31 was $516 million, compared with $540.5 million a year earlier.
Four analysts surveyed by FactSet expected $518.2 million.
The company said it maintained its quarterly cash distribution of $0.60 per unit, which is payable on May 15 to unitholders of record as of May 8.
JCET's (SHA:600584) net profit attributable to shareholders in the first quarter jumped 43% to 290.3 million yuan from 203.4 million yuan a year earlier, according to a Shanghai bourse filing on Wednesday.Earnings per share rose 45% year on year to 0.16 yuan from 0.11 yuan.Operating revenue slipped 1.8% to 9.17 billion yuan from 9.34 billion yuan in the preceding year.The shares of the Chinese integrated circuit manufacturer dropped less than 3% during midday trade.
(Updates to add the stock movement in the sixth paragraph)G8 Education (ASX:GEM) plans to suspend the operation of around 40 of its centers as a result of an assessment of its network, according to a Wednesday Australian bourse filing.It will transition customers to one of the nearby centers and, where possible, redeploy team members. The firm will then consider longer-term options for those centers, including lease surrender, divestment, or other alternatives.The firm will also reorganize its support office structure and reduce its cost base.Its current spot occupancy as of April 24 came in at 56.4%, down 7% year-over-year, while year-to-date occupancy was 56.1%, down 7.9% versus the prior corresponding period.Occupancy across the early childhood education and care sector is lower compared to previous years due to sustained affordability pressures, falling birth rates, increased long-day care supply, and confidence impacted by serious child safety incidents, the filing noted.Its shares fell 25% in recent trading on Wednesday, earlier reaching a 16-year low.
Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical (SHA:600196, HKG:2196) logged a 14% rise in its attributable profit for the first quarter of 2026 to 870.8 million yuan from 764.8 million yuan a year earlier, according to a Hong Kong bourse filing Tuesday.The pharmaceutical company's Hong Kong shares fell nearly 2% in late morning trade Wednesday.Earnings per share were 0.33 yuan, compared with 0.29 yuan in the prior year.Operating revenue gained nearly 7% to 10.1 billion yuan, figures showed.