AeroVironment’s revenue up, profit down
AeroVironment, the Simi Valley-based drone maker, said revenue in its first quarter grew slightly to $87.4 million as the company’s profit fell to 42 cents per share from 71 cents a year earlier. “We are on track to achieve our fiscal year 2021 plans and deliver another year of profitable top line growth, despite the Read More →
Read More →Limoneira reports profit, record sales
Santa Paula-based citrus producer Limoneira reported a solid third quarter on Sept. 9, with revenue up 5.3 percent and a profit of 12 cents per share that reversed a year-ago loss. The company said it sold a record 2 million cartons of lemons for the quarter and avocado volume increased. The company’s real estate operations Read More →
Read More →Calavo reports net loss, revenue decline
Calavo Growers reported a 24.7 percent decline in revenue and a net loss of $15.6 million, or 89 cents per share, for its fiscal third quarter, as it adapted to lower avocado prices and took a loss on its investment in FreshRealm, its meal-kit delivery venture. Calavo, based in Santa Paula, said total revenue for Read More →
Read More →AppFolio to sell legal unit for $193M
In a move that reflects a shifting landscape for the software business, Goleta-based AppFolio said Sept. 8 that it is selling its MyCase legal practices suite of services for $193 million to a group of private equity funds. The all-cash deal concentrates AppFolio’s services in the real estate management field, where it has carved out Read More →
Read More →New face at Cal Lutheran as Varlotta takes president
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Read More →Montecito man gets 3 years for stock fraud scheme
Efstratios “Elias” Argyropoulos of Montecito was sentenced Aug. 31 to three years in federal prison for defrauding 130 investors out of more than $3.4 million, federal prosecutors announced. Argyropoulos was the president and sole shareholder of the financial services firm Prima Ventures from 2010 to 2015. During that time, he told investors he had the Read More →
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