Sentence examples for second quarter performance from inspiring English sources

But Weir lost 8p to £19.14 after it warned a drop in orders at its oil and gas division would hit its second quarter performance.

It said its second quarter performance would be lower than it forecast in July, hit by a weak September, particularly for its Chinese sales.

The head of the IMF's mission to Ireland, Ajai Chopra, has been in Dublin for a week leading the review of the second quarter performance.

Next has added 155p to £66.75 as it raised its sales and profits guidance for the second time in three months after a strong second quarter performance.

RBS reduced its price target from 420p to 410p, saying: Future expectations for global retail banking were overshadowed by comments on the group's second quarter performance, particularly for revenue in Barclays Capital, which missed market expectations for the fourth quarter in a row.

"Yelp's second quarter performance highlights the underlying power of our model.

"Our third quarter performance was resilient against a tough market backdrop.

However, we think that the third quarter performance demonstrates Inchcape's ability to outperform in difficult markets," they added.

At the same time, Yelp offered some updated guidance on its third quarter performance.

Looking ahead, the company said it "remains cautious about fourth quarter performance and is planning conservatively in both business segments".

The company said it was pleased with its fourth quarter performance, and that it was on "a path to returning to growth and profitability".