-- Far East Smarter Energy's (SHA:600869) attributable profit rose 110% to 96.6 million yuan in the first quarter from 45.9 million yuan in the year-ago period, according to a Wednesday filing with the Shanghai bourse.
Earnings per share at the smart energy services company increased 104% to 0.0422 yuan from 0.0207 yuan in the prior-year period.
Operating income grew 9.3% year over year to 5.32 billion yuan from 4.87 billion yuan.
Shares increased 9% during afternoon trading on Wednesday.
CFRA, an independent research provider, has providedwith the following research alert. Analysts at CFRA have summarized their opinion as follows:Stifel Financial Corp. (SF) posted record Q1 2026 net revenues of $1.48B (+18%), beating the Street's estimate of $1.46B, with adjusted EPS of $1.45 versus $0.33 prior year, a $0.07 beat. Outperformance stemmed from robust investment banking activity, wealth management expansion, and a $49.8M gain from the Stifel Independent Advisors sale. Global Wealth Management generated $932.1M (+10%) with 35.5% pre-tax margins, while client assets reached $538.7B (+11%) and fee-based assets grew 16% to $219.9B. The Institutional Group delivered outstanding results with revenues of $495.3M (+29%) and pre-tax margins improving to 19.8% from 7.1%, led by investment banking revenues surging 45% with advisory up 59%. Expense discipline was evident as the compensation ratio improved to 57.5% and overall pre-tax margins expanded to 22.2% from 6.1%. SF maintained balance sheet strength with tangible book value per share of $24.89 (+12%) and returned $224.4M through share repurchases while maintaining its $0.34 quarterly dividend.
EnviroGold Global (NVRO.V) announced Wednesday that the shipment of Hecla Mining Company's Greens Creek tailings arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia, on April 21.The company said tailings will be used for the next phase of process validation and commercial advancement of its proprietary NVRO Process. Validation of the NVRO Process will advance to the Phase 3 micro NVRO pilot plant campaign, operating at about 50 kg per day.It said Phase 3 will be followed by the Phase 4 commercial production demonstration campaign, with a processing capacity of about 300 tonnes per annum. The Phase 3 and Phase 4 campaigns are expected to be completed by late August 2026, subject to third-party laboratory turnaround times."The micro NVRO and commercial scale demonstration campaigns will generate the technical and commercial data required to advance process maturity and support progression to TRL 8, including confirmation of product saleability and commercial pathways," said EnviroGold Chief Executive Grant Freeman. "This program defines a clear pathway to TRL 9 and full commercial deployment, supporting EnviroGold's strategy to deliver an industrial-scale process and advance projects to revenue-generating operations."Shares of the company closed unchanged at $0.175 on Tuesday on the TSX Venture Exchange.