Companies reporting quarterly earnings Thursday included:
Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc., the coffee-and-doughnut chain, a loss of $8.9 million, or 10 cents a share, down from a profit of $52.5 million or 50 cents a share, a year ago. Revenue rose 5.5 percent to $203.8 million. Shares rose $2.50 to close Thursday at $43.36.
McGraw Hill Financial Inc., the owner of Standard & Poor’s, a profit of $284 million, or 91 cents a share, compared with a loss of $846 million, or $3.11 a share, a year ago. Revenue increased 7 percent to $1.37 billion. Shares rose $6.23 to close at $87.
New York Times Co., a profit of $51.7 million, or 31 cents a share, up from $34.9 million, or 22 cents a share, a year ago. Revenue was $444.7 million. Shares rose 20 cents to close at $12.97.
Philip Morris International, Inc., the tobacco company, a profit of $1.25 billion, or 80 cents a share, down from $1.61 billion, or $1.03 a share, a year ago. Revenue was $6.39 billion. Shares fell 69 cents to close at $89.10.