Boise-based U.S. Ecology Inc. (NASDAQ:ECOL) announced it has purchased another company specializing in handling hazardous materials, EQ – The Environmental Quality Company headquartered in Wayne, Mich. US Ecology Inc. (NASDAQ:ECOL) shares after opening at $37.50 moved to $39.67 on last trade day and at the end of the day closed at $38.49. Company price to sales ratio in past twelve months was calculated as 4.12 and price to cash ratio as 11.22. US Ecology Inc. (NASDAQ:ECOL) showed a positive weekly performance of 3.38%.
U.S. Concrete (NASDAQ:USCR) on 1 April announced that it has completed the sale of real estate consisting of 5.6 acres of land and a 43,000 square foot building in Lathrop, California. This real estate represents the Company’s final owned asset relating to the California pre-cast operations that were divested in August 2012. US Concrete Inc. (NASDAQ:USCR) shares advanced 2.60% in last trading session and ended the day on $23.24. US Concrete Inc. (NASDAQ:USCR) return on equity ratio is recorded as -24.20% and its return on assets is -6.20%. US Concrete Inc. (NASDAQ:USCR) yearly performance is 68.65%.
A. M. Castle & Co. (NYSE:CAS) a global distributor of specialty metal and plastic products, value-added services and supply chain solutions, on 25 February reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2013. A M Castle and Co (NYSE:CAS) shares moved up 2.32% in last trading session and was closed at $14.57, while trading in range of $14.30 – $14.77. A M Castle and Co (NYSE:CAS) year to date (YTD) performance is -1.35%.
Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (NASDAQ:APWC) weekly performance is 0.36%. On last trading day company shares ended up $2.75. Asia Pacific Wire & Cable (NASDAQ:APWC) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -8.56%.