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Earnings to Watch - ExelisInc (NYSE:XLS), Pepco Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POM), Hospitality PropertiesTrust, Novavax

ExelisInc (NYSE:XLS) reported 2012 financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2012.

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ExelisInc (NYSE:XLS) reported 2012 financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2012. Fourth-quarter revenue was $1.4 billion, dropped 8 percent from the fourth quarter of 2011. Earnings were $0.45 per share, a 32 percent upsurge from the fourth quarter of 2011. Adjusted earnings were $0.47 per share for the fourth quarter, a 6 percent reduction from the same period in 2011. The company generated $259 million in free cash flow in the quarter.

In the last trading session, ExelisInc (NYSE:XLS) gained +2.33% and closed at $10.56 with the overall traded volume of 5.26 million shares.

Pepco Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POM) recently reported fourth quarter results. GAAP earnings from ongoing operations were $285 million compared to $260 million in 2011. Power Delivery earnings improved year-over-year mainly due to higher electric transmission and distribution revenue resulting from higher rates driven by increased investment in arrangement.

In the last trading session, Pepco Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POM) surged +1.18% to close at $20.53 and its total traded volume was 2.74 million shares more than the average volume of 1.90 million.

Hospitality Properties Trust (NYSE:HPT) declared its financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2012. Normalized funds from operations for the quarter ended December 31, 2012 were $93.9 million, or $0.76 per share. Net income for common shareholders was $18.5 million, or $0.15 per share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2012, compared to $30.7 million, or $0.25 per share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2011.


In the last trading session, Hospitality Properties Trust (NYSE:HPT) declined -1.91% and closed at $26.19 with the overall traded volume of 1.87 million shares.

Novavax, Inc. (NASDAQ:NVAX) declared financial results for the fourth quarter and year-ended December 31, 2012. For the fourth quarter of 2012, Novavax reported a net loss of $8.0 million, or $0.06 per share. The rise in the net loss in 2012 compared to 2011 was mainly a result of higher research and development spending, together withaugmented costs related to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) clinical trials, higher employee-related costs and expenses relatedto the company's new manufacturing facility.

In the last trading session, Novavax, Inc. (NASDAQ:NVAX) jumped +0.55% and closed at $1.83.

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