Services Sector Most Volatile: UTi Worldwide (NASDAQ:UTIW), Ultrapetrol (Bahamas) Limited (NASDAQ:ULTR), VisionChina Media (NASDAQ:VISN), Dex Media Inc (NASDAQ:DXM)

UTi Worldwide (NASDAQ:UTIW) is scheduled to announce its earnings results on Monday, March 31st. UTi Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ:UTIW) shares after opening at $11.19 moved to $11.42 on last trade day and at the end of the day closed at $10.59. Company price to sales ratio in past twelve months was calculated as 0.24 and price to cash ratio as 6.48. UTi Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ:UTIW) showed a negative weekly performance of -7.83%.

Ultrapetrol (Bahamas) Limited (Nasdaq:ULTR), an industrial transportation company serving marine transportation needs in three markets (River Business, Offshore Supply Business, and Ocean Business), announced on March 5, 2014   that it will release its fourth quarter 2013 financial results on Wednesday, March 12, 2014, after the market closes. Ultrapetrol also will host a related conference call on Thursday, March 13, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time, accessible via telephone and Internet with an accompanying slide presentation. Ultrapetrol (Bahamas) Limited (NASDAQ:ULTR) shares advanced 3.68% in last trading session and ended the day on $3.10. ULTR return on equity ratio is recorded as -4.20% and its return on assets is -1.70%. Ultrapetrol (Bahamas) Limited (NASDAQ:ULTR) yearly performance is 15.24%.

VisionChina Media Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:VISN), along with Oak Investment Partners XII, Limited Partnership (“Oak”), Gobi Partners, Inc. n/k/a Gobi Ventures, Inc., Gobi Fund, Inc. and Gobi Fund II, L.P. (collectively “Gobi”) and Shareholder Representative Services, LLC (collectively with Oak and Gobi, the “Selling Shareholders”), and Thomas GaiTei Tsao announced that they have reached a confidential settlement (“proposed settlement”) of related lawsuits filed in the New York State Supreme Court and the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands, Financial Services Division, arising out of the 2009 acquisition by VisionChina from the Selling Shareholders of Digital Media Group Ltd. The Settlement agreement is expected to be signed and executed in the second quarter of 2014, subject to approval by VisionChina Media’s shareholders and other customary closing conditions. VisionChina Media Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:VISN) shares moved down -1.99% in last trading session and was closed at $17.74, while trading in range of $17.50-$19.99. VisionChina Media Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:VISN) year to date performance is -25.46%.

Dex Media Inc (NASDAQ:DXM), one of the largest national providers of social, local and mobile marketing solutions through direct relationships with local businesses, on Mar 13, 2014 announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2013.Merger efficiencies and other initiatives allowed continued expense reduction and resulted in strong margins. Multi-product advertising sales trends improved in the fourth quarter in part due to digital growth. Dex Media Inc (NASDAQ:DXM) weekly performance is -4.76%. On last trading day company shares ended up $9.20. Dex Media Inc (NASDAQ:DXM) distance from 50-day simple moving average is 28.95%.

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