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Ormat Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:ORA) announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2011. For the year ended December 31, 2011, total revenues increased 17.1 percent from $373.2 million in 2010 to $437.0 million in 2011. Product revenues increased 39.0 percent to $113.2 million, up from $81.4 million in the year ended December 31, 2010. Electricity revenues increased by 11.0 percent to $323.8 million, up from $291.8 million in the year ended December 31, 2010. The average revenue rate of the company’s electricity portfolio increased from $78 per MWh in 2010 to $83 per MWh in 2011. Operating income for the year ended December 31, 2011 increased by $40.4 million to $64.0 million from $23.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2010. The increase is principally attributable to higher rates and lower operating costs in our electricity segment and higher volumes of customer orders in our product segment. Ormat Technologies, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the geothermal and recovered energy power business in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Electricity and Product. ********************************************** Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE:IRM), the information management company, reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2011. The Company reported solid operating results for the quarter in line with expectations, including total revenues of $742 million and Adjusted OIBDA of $237 million, 32.0% of revenues. Adjusted EPS for the quarter was $0.33 per share compared to reported EPS of $0.26 per share. These quarterly results completed a year of strong financial performance highlighted by solid reported storage growth of 5% and a 24% increase in Free Cash Flows (FCF) for 2011 compared to 2010. Adjusted OIBDA margin performance was in line with expectations (including planned investments in North American sales and marketing and higher incentive compensation expense compared to low 2010 levels). The Company paid $1.1 billion towards its commitment to return $1.2 billion to stockholders by May 2012 and expects to complete this phase of its stockholder payout plan with its next quarterly dividend payment in April 2012. Iron Mountain Incorporated, together with its subsidiaries, provides information management and related services for various media in North America, Europe, Latin America, and the Asia Pacific. ********************************************** Crown Equity Holdings Inc. (CRWE) Benefits of online shopping include saving of time: Imagine a situation; you need to buy some gifts very urgently but there is no time to visit a nearby store and sort out the gifts that match your preference. What will you do? Confused? Not any more! You can open your computer system and search for specific products online. You can order your gifts online and they can be delivered to your home. Thus, online shopping services save your precious time in assorting your desired products. Crown Equity Holdings Inc. (CRWE.OB) www.crownequityholdings.com, recently announced that it has launched two new online service companies. CRWE Direct and CRWE Real Estate. With expertise in online solutions and marketing, Crown Equity Holdings Inc. has launched CRWE Real Estate (www.crwerealestate.com) to provide a global portal for property listings at a fee of only $1 a day. The other is CRWE Direct (www.crwedirect.com), an online business-to-business (B2B) marketplace for manufacturers and small to large businesses to purchase various types of merchandise. Manufacturers may start downloading their product immediately, free of charge during the next six months. Thereafter, there will be various annual fees. The listing process and image loading for both sites are user-friendly. Commenting on the launch, “The 2010 U.S. Census data shows estimates for B2B revenues transacted online at approximately US $300 billion,” said Kenneth Bosket, Crown Equity Holdings Inc. President and CEO. “With B2B e-commerce on the rise, the launching of CRWE Direct, as well as CRWE Real Estate is a great opportunity.” Crown Equity Holdings Inc. offers advertising branding and marketing services as a worldwide online multi-media publisher with its digital network of websites and focuses on the distribution of information for the purpose of bringing together a targeted audience and the advertisers that want to reach them. Its advertising services cover and connect a range of marketing specialties, as well as provide search engine optimization for clients interested in online media awareness. For more information visit www.crownequityholdings.com. For more information, please visit their website: http://www.crownequityholdings.com ********************************************** Saks Incorporated (NYSE:SKS) announced results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended January 28, 2012. For the fourth quarter ended January 28, 2012, the Company recorded net income of $37.0 million, or $.21 per share. These results included a net after-tax gain totaling $8.0 million, or $.04 per share, comprised of: severance and asset impairment charges totaling $3.9 million, store closing expenses of $1.1 million, a positive retroactive adjustment (from April 15, 2011 to October 29, 2011) of $3.1 million as provided in the risk and revenue sharing provisions of the November 2011 amendment of the Company’s credit card program agreement with HSBC, and the reversal of approximately $9.9 million in state estimated income tax reserves deemed no longer necessary. For the fourth quarter, the gross margin rate was 37.6%, a 20 basis point decline from last year’s fourth quarter rate of 37.8%. For the full year, the gross margin rate increased to 40.8% from 40.1% in the prior year. Sadove noted, “As expected, our gross margin rate declined modestly in the fourth quarter, but we are pleased with our full year gross margin expansion of 70 basis points which reflected a healthier luxury environment, more full-priced selling, and reduced promotional activity.” Saks Incorporated, together with its subsidiaries, operates fashion retail stores in the United States. ******************************************************************** Signup for FREE Daily Stock Alerts From http://www.CRWEFinance.com/signup THIS IS NOT A RECOMMENDATION TO BUY OR SELL ANY SECURITY! Disclaimer: Never invest in any stock featured on our site or emails unless you can afford to lose your entire investment. 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