Avon Products, Inc. (NYSE:AVP) the world’s largest door-to-door seller of cosmetics, is close to ending a six-year U.S. bribery probe that has racked up a price tag of about $500 million as the company grappled with a slump in sales. Avon, which spent at least $344 million on an internal investigation of corrupt payments, will pay $135 million to settle U.S. criminal and civil claims that the company violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, according to company disclosures.Avon Products, Inc. (NYSE:AVP) shares after opening at $13.48 moved to $13.64 on last trade day and at the end of the day closed at $13.48. Company price to sales ratio in past twelve months was calculated as 0.59 and price to cash ratio as 5.14. Avon Products, Inc. (NYSE:AVP) showed a negative weekly performance of -10.13%.
Mondelez International Inc. (NASDAQ:MDLZ) has beaten earnings estimates by roughly 1.4% every quarter since its launch in 2012. It has been able to expand its bottom line beyond expectations by focusing on improving productivity. However, the company has missed sales estimates by around 1.04% every quarter (with the exception of one) over the same period due to the economic slowdown and intensified competition in emerging markets. Mondelez International Inc. (NASDAQ:MDLZ) shares advanced 0.37% in last trading session and ended the day on $35.61. MDLZ return on equity ratio is recorded as 12.20% and its return on assets is 5.40%. Mondelez International Inc. (NASDAQ:MDLZ) yearly performance is 14.17%.
Altria Group Inc. (NYSE:MO) is a manufacturer of Marlboro cigarettes. It distributed 365,000 multi-use flashlights in the month of March this year. It was distributed as part of Marlboro promotion. In the latest developments, all the flashlights issued for the promotion purposes have been recalled. The flashlights are reported to have a problem and are resulting in fire hazards. Till this time, the company has received 11 reports of fire hazards and two reports of explosions. The incidents have resulted in minor injury to two persons.Altria Group Inc. (NYSE:MO) shares moved down -0.20% in last trading session and was closed at $39.89, while trading in range of $39.60 – $39.98. Altria Group Inc. (NYSE:MO) year to date (YTD) performance is 5.28%.
Tesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) will announce its first quarter results on Wednesday, May 7 after the bell. Model S deliveries will be in focus as many analysts expect U.S. Tesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) weekly performance is 9.12%. On last trading day company shares ended up $216.61. Tesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -2.55%. Analysts mean target price for the company is $227.42.
Coach Inc. (NYSE:COH) with its decline in revenue, underperformed when compared the industry average of 15.2%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues slightly dropped by 5.6%. Weakness in the company’s revenue seems to have hurt the bottom line, decreasing earnings per share. Coach Inc. (NYSE:COH) shares after opening at $43.96 moved to $43.96 on last trade day and at the end of the day closed at $43.39. Company price to sales ratio in past twelve months was calculated as 2.46and price to cash ratio as 15.54. Coach Inc. (NYSE:COH) showed a negative weekly performance of -13.94%.