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The following information is being provided in accordance with the disclosure requirements of the AIM rules. Under the terms of the agreement, Maxcyte paid a total initial consideration of $4.5 million at closing in cash for the entire issued share capital of SeQure DX on a cash free, debt free basis&nbsp;using Maxcyte's existing cash resources. An additional amount, that will not exceed $2.5 million, may be paid in contingent consideration if the company exceeds certain revenue targets.&nbsp;In 2024 (based on available unaudited results from January 1 through November 30), SeQure DX incurred revenue of approximately $1.7 million and a loss of approximately $6.5 million and has net assets of $0.7 million as of closing.

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MaxCyte Buys SeQure Dx For $4.5M Plus Up To $2.5M Contingent, Expanding Cell Engineering Capabilities

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<li>The deal gives Molson Coors exclusive commercialization rights to Fever-Tree's U.S. portfolio, alongside an equity investment by Molson Coors into Fevertree Drinks plc</li>
<li>Partnership designed to fuel Molson Coors' Premiumization and Beyond Beer strategies</li>
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The CNN Money Fear and Greed index showed a decline in the overall market sentiment, while the index remained in the &#8220;Neutral&#8221; zone on Wednesday.
U.S. stocks settled lower on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged at its recent policy meeting.
NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>) shares fell over 4% on Wednesday amid reports indicating Trump officials have discussed further curbing China sales.
General Dynamics Corp. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GD#NYSE">GD</a>) reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter fiscal 2024 results. Corning Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GLW#NYSE">GLW</a>) posted better-than-expected fourth-quarter financial results and also issued first-quarter core EPS guidance with a midpoint above estimates.
On the economic data front, the U.S. trade deficit in goods increased to a record $122.11 billion in December versus a revised $103.5 billion gap in the prior month. U.S. wholesale inventories declined by 0.5% month-over-month to $898 billion in December following a revised 0.1% fall in the previous month and versus market estimates of a 0.2% gain.
Most sectors on the S&amp;P 500 closed on a negative note, with information technology, real estate, and healthcare stocks recording losses on Wednesday. However, consumer staples and communication services stocks bucked the overall market trend, closing the session higher.
The Dow Jones closed lower by around 137 points to 44,713.52 on Wednesday. The S&amp;P 500 fell 0.47% to 6,039.31, while the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.51% at 19,632.32 during Wednesday's session.
Investors are awaiting earnings results from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAPL#NASDAQ">AAPL</a>), United Parcel Service Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/UPS#NYSE">UPS</a>), and Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CAT#NYSE">CAT</a>) today.
What is CNN Business Fear &amp; Greed Index?
At a current reading of 45.6, the index remained in the &#8220;Neutral&#8221; zone on Wednesday, versus a prior reading of 47.3.
The Fear &amp; Greed Index is a measure of the current market sentiment. It is based on the premise that higher fear exerts pressure on stock prices, while higher greed has the opposite effect. The index is calculated based on seven equal-weighted indicators. The index ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents maximum fear and 100 signals maximum greediness.
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Sound Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SFBC#NASDAQ">SFBC</a>) reported quarterly earnings of $0.74 per share. This is a 57.45 percent increase over earnings of $0.47 per share from the same period last year. The company reported $9.38 million in sales this quarter. This is a 8.65 percent increase over sales of $8.63 million the same period last year.

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Reported Wednesday, Sound Financial Bancorp Q4 EPS $0.74 Up From $0.47 YoY, Sales $9.38M Up From $8.63M YoY

Reported Earlier, Carlyle Backs Entertainment 360 With Strategic Investment To Drive Industry Growth

Settlement expected to result in approximately $50 million less revenue annually and a reduction in electric customer bills by about $1 a month for most customers while also continuing to deliver support for significant local economic growth and upgrades across Greater Houston area
Combination of rate case revenue reduction and other financial commitments, including some 2024 foregone storm recovery costs, would roughly equal the same amount that has been billed to CenterPoint customers for the temporary generation costs since 2021
Company would make no revenue or profit off of the temporary emergency generator proposal to help ERCOT and State of Texas which would have otherwise been paid by all customers across the state including CenterPoint customers

Reported Earlier, CenterPoint Energy Reaches Settlement To Lower Houston Electric Bills, Cutting Revenue by $50M Annually

With U.S. stock futures trading higher this morning on Thursday, some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are as follows:
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<li>Wall Street expects Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAPL#NASDAQ">AAPL</a>) to report quarterly earnings at $2.35 per share on revenue of $124.13 billion after the closing bell, according to data from <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/dashboard">Benzinga Pro</a>. Apple shares fell 0.1% to $239.26 in after-hours trading.</li>
<li>Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSLA#NASDAQ">TSLA</a>) reported weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings and sales results. The company, meanwhile, said it expects its vehicle business to return to growth in 2025. Tesla also promised to launch new and "more affordable" models in the first half of 2025, in addition to other promises regarding the deployment of autonomous vehicles and licensing of the company's full self-driving (FSD) driver assistance software to rivals. Tesla shares gained 4.1% to $405.23 in the after-hours trading session.</li>
<li>Analysts are expecting United Parcel Service Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/UPS#NYSE">UPS</a>) to post quarterly earnings at $2.53 per share on revenue of $25.42 billion. The company will release earnings before the markets open. UPS shares gained 2% to $136.40 in after-hours trading.</li>
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Check out our <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/premarket/">premarket coverage here</a>
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<li>Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/META#NASDAQ">META</a>) reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter sales results. Meta reported fourth-quarter revenue of $48.39 billion, beating analyst estimates of $47.03 billion. The company reported fourth-quarter earnings of $8.02 per share, beating analyst estimates of $6.77 per share. Meta shares rose 2.3% to $692.01 in the after-hours trading session.</li>
<li>Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSFT#NASDAQ">MSFT</a>) reported its second-quarter GAAP earnings of $3.23 per share, beating the $3.11 consensus estimate. Quarterly revenue clocked in at $69.6 billion, beating the $68.78 billion analyst consensus estimate. Revenue in Microsoft's Intelligent Cloud segment was $25.5 billion and increased 19%. Microsoft's shares fell 4.6% to $421.80 in the after-hours trading session.</li>
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Tesla, Apple And 3 Stocks To Watch Heading Into Thursday

For 2025, the company expects mid-single-digit sales growth and high-single-digit core EPS growth, with a further increase in dividends in Swiss francs.

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A PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet collided in midair with a Sikorsky H-60 helicopter while it was nearing the runway at Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) around 9 p.m. local time on Wednesday. The plane, with 60 passengers and four crew members onboard, fell into the Potomac River near the airport after the crash.
All takeoffs and landings were subsequently halted at the airport for the remainder of the evening.
Authorities held a news conference later and informed that the airport would be closed until at least 11 a.m. ET on Thursday.
Mayor of Washington DC, Muriel Bowser said in a statement that both aircraft are in the water. There are three people in the military helicopter, she said.
There are no updates on any survivors as of now. However, authorities also did not provide a death toll from the accident.
President Donald Trump on Thursday termed the air accident near Washington DC involving an American Airlines (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAL#NASDAQ">AAL</a>) plane and another army helicopter on Wednesday night a "bad situation that looks like it should have been prevented."
&#8220;The airplane was on a perfect and routine line of approach to the airport. The helicopter was going straight at the airplane for an extended period of time. It is a CLEAR NIGHT, the lights on the plane were blazing, why didn't the helicopter go up or down, or turn. Why didn't the control tower tell the helicopter what to do instead of asking if they saw the plane. This is a bad situation that looks like it should have been prevented. NOT GOOD!!!,&#8221; Trump said in a post on Truth Social. 
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said that PSA was operating Flight 5342 for American Airlines, and it had departed from Wichita, Kansas. United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth confirmed that the helicopter involved in the accident was an Army UH-60 helicopter from Bravo Company, 12th aviation battalion out of Davison Army Airfield, Fort Belvoir during a training flight. Hegseth added that both the Army and the Department of Defense have launched an investigation into the accident. 
American Airlines CEO Robert Isom said in a statement that it is cooperating with the National Transportation Safety Board&#8217;s investigation into the accident. Isom said that he himself is departing to Washington DC.
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Roche's Q4 Adj. EPS CHF18.80 Up From CHF18.57 YoY, Sales CHF60.49B Up From CHF58.72B YoY

Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CAT#NYSE">CAT</a>) will release its fourth-quarter financial results, before the opening bell, on <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/CAT/earnings">Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025.</a>
Analysts expect the Irving, Texas-based company to report quarterly earnings at $5.03 per share, down from $5.23 per share in the year-ago period. Caterpillar projects quarterly revenue of $16.53 billion, compared to $17.07 billion a year earlier, according to data from <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/dashboard">Benzinga Pro</a>.
On Jan. 15, Caterpillar announced Chief Human Resources Officer Cheryl H. Johnson will retire April 30.
Caterpillar shares gained 0.8% to close at $393.23 on Wednesday.&nbsp; .
Benzinga readers can access the latest analyst ratings on the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/22/09/28888638/exclusive-study-finds-benzinga-analyst-ratings-data-yields-market-beating-strategie">Analyst Stock Ratings</a> page. Readers can sort by stock ticker, company name, analyst firm, rating change or other variables.
Let's have a look at how Benzinga's most-accurate <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/CAT/analyst-ratings">analysts have rated the company</a> in the recent period.
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<li>UBS analyst Steven Fisher maintained a Sell rating and raised the price target from $295 to $355 on Jan. 28, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 74%.</li>
<li>Truist Securities analyst Jamie Cook maintained a Buy rating and cut the price target from $471 to $455 on Jan. 16, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 72%.</li>
<li>Evercore ISI Group analyst David Raso upgraded the stock from Underperform to In-Line with a price target of $365 on Jan. 13, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 74%.</li>
<li>JP Morgan analyst Tami Zakaria maintained an Overweight rating and boosted the price target from $500 to $515 on Dec. 9, 2024. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 74%.</li>
<li>Jefferies analyst Stephen Volkmann maintained a Buy rating and boosted the price target from $455 to $475 on Dec. 6, 2024. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 70%.</li>
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Considering buying CAT stock? Here&#8217;s what analysts think: 
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Caterpillar Gears Up For Q4 Print; Here Are The Recent Forecast Changes From Wall Street's Most Accurate Analysts

After <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/earnings/25/01/43300596/t-mobile-q4-earnings-beats-estimates-adds-1-9-million-postpaid-customers-targets-6-million-new-customers-in-2025">reporting</a> a &#8220;greatest growth year ever&#8221; as described by its president and CEO, Mike Sievert, T-Mobile US Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TMUS#NASDAQ">TMUS</a>) highlighted how its Starlink Satellite connectivity aided the victims of California wildfires. The company also boasted about its continuing 5G network dominance in the telecom industry.
What Happened: Despite the devastating effects of California wildfires on public infrastructure, T-Mobile&#8217;s network proved remarkably resilient.
CEO Sievert stated during its fourth quarter earnings call that the company activated its innovative Starlink satellite to cellular service on an emergency basis.
This allowed customers in impacted areas to send text messages and receive vital emergency alerts via satellite, even when traditional cell service was disrupted. With the help of TMUS&#8217;s advanced self-optimizing technologies, service was restored to 99% of affected customers within days, added Sievert.
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Apart from this, T-Mobile had a banner year in 2024, adding more postpaid phone customers than ever before. This marked the third year in a row that the company added over three million, new postpaid phone subscribers.
The company&#8217;s focus on premium plans also paid off as 60% of new T-Mobile customers opted for it. This drove the average revenue per account to its highest point in over seven years.
&#8220;I promised you that we would not just defend, but we would further extend T-Mobile&#8217;s 5G network leadership for the long haul, and that is exactly what we&#8217;re doing,&#8221; said Sievert.
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Why It Matters: &#8220;We captured our highest-ever share of industry net once again this year. And in Q4, for the 12th quarter in a row, we led the industry in broadband growth with 428,000 net additions,&#8221; added the CEO.
T-Mobile exceeded <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/earnings/25/01/43300596/t-mobile-q4-earnings-beats-estimates-adds-1-9-million-postpaid-customers-targets-6-million-new-customers-in-2025">expectations</a> in its latest quarterly earnings, reporting earnings per share of $2.57 and revenue of $21.87 billion, surpassing analyst estimates on both counts. This strong performance represents a significant increase over last year&#8217;s sales from the same quarter of $20.48 billion. &nbsp; 
Looking ahead, T-Mobile anticipates continued growth with projected postpaid net customer additions between 5.5 million and 6 million in the next fiscal.
The company also provided strong financial guidance, forecasting core adjusted EBITDA of $33.1 billion to $33.6 billion, net cash from operations of $26.8 billion to $27.5 billion, and adjusted free cash flow of $17.3 billion to $18.0 billion.
Price Action: TMUS shares closed 6.34% higher on Wednesday and advanced by 0.73% in after-hours to $236.86 per share, outpacing the exchange-traded fund tracking the Nasdaq 100 index Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QQQ#NASDAQ">QQQ</a>), which declined 0.19% to $520.83.
According to the 24 analysts <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/TMUS/analyst-ratings">tracked by Benzinga</a>, TMUS has a consensus price target of $228.61 per share with a &#8216;buy&#8217; rating. The highest target price is $280 and the lowest is $160.
The average price target of $238.33 apiece between Benchmark, RBC Capital, and Wells Fargo implies a 0.62% upside.
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Shell Increases Q4 Dividend By 4% To $0.358 (From $0.344), Payable March 24, 2025

Litecoin (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/ltc/usd">LTC</a>) soared to double-digit gains on Wednesday after the SEC formally acknowledged its exchange-traded fund application.
What happened: The regulator solicited comments on the ETF applied by digital asset trading firm Canary Capital and asked for those to be submitted 21 days after publication in the Federal Register.
"Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule change is consistent with the Act," a statement from the filing read.
The development sparked over a 11% increase in LTC, making it the biggest 24-hour gainer among coins valued at $1 billion or more. Its trading volume nearly doubled to $1.19 billion.
Leading ETF analyst Eric Balchunas said the Canary Capital ETF filing was "by far the furthest along checking all the boxes," since <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/24/07/39992759/ethereum-etfs-debut-on-u-s-exchanges-a-new-era-for-digital-assets">the approval of</a> spot Ethereum (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/eth/usd">ETH</a>)-based ETFs last year.
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&mdash; Eric Balchunas (@EricBalchunas) <a href="https://twitter.com/EricBalchunas/status/1884715097240854571?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 29, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Interestingly, the SEC described Litecoin as &#8220;very similar&#8221; to Bitcoin (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/btc/usd">BTC</a>), the first cryptocurrency with <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/25/01/43064882/bitcoin-etfs-outperform-in-first-year-but-solana-xrp-etfs-face-challenges-expert-says">ETF shares</a> trading on Wall Street.
"No single entity owns or operates the Litecoin Network, the infrastructure of which is collectively maintained by a decentralized user base," the SEC noted.
Why It Matters: The SEC acknowledgment comes roughly two weeks after the Nasdaq stock exchange <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/trading-ideas/movers/25/01/43047964/litecoin-surges-12-after-analyst-says-altcoin-most-likely-to-have-next-etf-after-bitcoin-ethereum">submitted a 19b-4 application</a> to list the ETF, which followed Canary Capital's amended S-1 registration application.
Created from the hard fork of Bitcoin, <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/24/05/38690567/this-bitcoin-offshoot-tops-digital-payments-escapes-sec-scrutiny-but-remains-undervalued-t">Litecoin is widely seen as a commodity</a> and has escaped scrutiny from U.S. regulators.
Meanwhile, odds that a Litecoin ETF would be approved in 2025 stood at <a href="https://polymarket.com/event/litecoin-etf-approved-in-2025">85%</a> as of this writing, according to leading prediction platform Polymarket.
Price Action: At the time of writing, LTC was exchanging hands at $127.51, up 11.1% in the last 24 hours, according to <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/dashboard?_gl=1&#x2A;380nj0&#x2A;_ga&#x2A;MTEyOTAyOTcxMy4xNzEzMzY0NTYy&#x2A;_ga_V7ZK73W7N0&#x2A;MTcxNDk4MzIzMi42LjEuMTcxNDk4OTE0Ni4wLjAuMA..">data from Benzinga Pro</a>. Year-to-date, the coin was up 14.47%.
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Shell plc (the ‘Company') today announces the commencement of a $3.5 billion share buyback programme covering an aggregate contract term of approximately three months (the ‘programme'). The purpose of the programme is to reduce the issued share capital of the Company. All shares repurchased as part of the programme will be cancelled. It is intended that, subject to market conditions, the programme will be completed prior to the Company's Q1 2025 results announcement, scheduled for May 2, 2025.
The Company has entered into an arrangement with a single broker consisting of two irrevocable, non-discretionary contracts, to enable the purchase of ordinary shares on both London market exchanges (the London Stock Exchange and/or on BATS and/or on Chi-X) (pursuant to one ‘London contract') and Netherlands exchanges (Euronext Amsterdam and/or on CBOE Europe DXE and/or on Turquoise Europe) (pursuant to one ‘Netherlands contract') for a period up to and including April 25, 2025. The aggregate maximum consideration for the purchase of ordinary shares under the London contract is $2.1 billion and the maximum consideration for the purchase of ordinary shares under the Netherlands contract is $1.4 billion.

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Takeda Announces Share Buyback Of Up To JPY 100.0 Billion

FY2024 Outlook Updating Full Year Management Guidance and Reported and Core Forecasts
Takeda has upgraded its FY2024 Management Guidance, primarily driven by product momentum and OPEX savings. In addition, and also reflecting revised foreign exchange assumptions for the year, Takeda has raised its FY2024 reported and Core forecasts from the previous forecast. For more details, see release: <a href="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Ftakeda.info%2Ffy2024-ifrs-en&amp;esheet=54191699&amp;newsitemid=20250127274764&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Notice+of+the+Revised+Forecast+of+Consolidated+Financials+for+FY2024+%28IFRS%29&amp;index=5&amp;md5=45765875038e224a072995bc8abc43db">Notice of the Revised Forecast of Consolidated Financials for FY2024 (IFRS)</a>
<figure class="table"> 
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td colspan="3" rowspan="1">FY2024 Management Guidance Core Change at CER (Non-IFRS)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">FY2024 PREVIOUS MANAGEMENT GUIDANCE (October 2024)</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">FY2024 REVISED MANAGEMENT GUIDANCE (January 2025)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Core Revenue</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Flat to slightly increasing</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Low-single-digit % increase</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Core Operating Profit</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Mid-single-digit % decline</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Low-single-digit % increase</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Core EPS (Yen)</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Approx 10% decline</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Flat to slightly declining</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</figure><figure class="table"> 
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td colspan="3" rowspan="1">FY2024 Reported and Core Forecasts</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3" rowspan="1">(Billion yen, except percentages and per share amounts)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
FY2024 PREVIOUS FORECAST
(October 2024)
</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">
FY2024
REVISED FORECAST
(January 2025)
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Revenue</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">4,480.0</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">4,590.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Core Revenue (Non-IFRS)</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">4,480.0</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">4,590.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Operating Profit</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">265.0</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">344.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Core Operating Profit (Non-IFRS)</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">1,050.0</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">1,150.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Net Profit</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">68.0</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">118.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">EPS (Yen)</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">43</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">75</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Core EPS (Yen) (Non-IFRS)</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">456</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">507</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Adjusted Free Cash Flow (Non-IFRS)</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">400.0-500.0</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">550.0-650.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Annual Dividend per Share (Yen)</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">196</td>
<td colspan="1" rowspan="1">196</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</figure>

Takeda FY2024 Guidance Raised: Core Revenue And Profit Now Expected To Grow Low Single Digits; Core EPS Revised To Flat/Slight Decline. Free Cash Flow Raised To ¥550B–¥650B.

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<li>CEO Christophe Weber to retire from Takeda in June 2026 after 12 years</li>
<li>Julie Kim, president of the U.S. Business Unit, named to succeed Weber after multi-year succession process</li>
</ul>

Takeda Names Julie Kim As Next CEO, Succeeding Christophe Weber After 12 Years in Leadership Transition Effective June 2026

Shell (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SHEL#NYSE">SHEL</a>) reported quarterly earnings of $1.20 per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $1.44 by 16.67 percent. This is a 45.95 percent decrease over earnings of $2.22 per share from the same period last year. The company reported $66.281 billion in sales this quarter. This is a 15.81 percent decrease over sales of $78.732 billion the same period last year.

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Shell Q4 2024 Adj. EPS $1.20 Misses $1.44 Estimate, Sales $66.281B Down From $78.732B YoY

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