Burger King Worldwide Inc (NYSE:BKW) reported that it swung to a Q3 loss, as it posted an increased profit on an adjusted basis that met the Street view despite revenue coming in slightly weaker than expected. Burger King Worldwide Inc (NYSE:BKW) is trading in a 52-week range of $20.14 to $34.20. It swung to a net loss of $23.5 million, or $0.07 per share, from a profit in the prior-year period of $68.2 million, or $0.19 per share, with the latest quarter's results hurt by increased expenses. However, on an adjusted basis it earned $0.27 per share in the latest quarter, up from $0.23 per share a year earlier and matching the consensus estimate of analysts polled by Capital IQ.Total revenue climbed 1.4% to $278.9 million, slightly below the $281.8 million expected by the Street. On an organic basis, excluding the impact of currency movements and the global refranchising initiative completed late last year, revenue increased 5.2% year-over-year due to global comparable sales growth and net restaurant growth. Global comparable sales increased 2.4% and system-wide sales increased 7.7% in constant currency.Raytheon Company (NYSE:RTN) said Tuesday it has been awarded a $174.5 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide field support for high-altitude intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions, as well as support for ground missions. The contract includes system maintenance, operations training, as well as pre-flight systems checks and mission support during flights. The defense contractor said it has supported over 14,000 airborne missions and more than 20,000 ground missions for the Air Force since 2005 as part of the contractor field services program. Raytheon Company (NYSE:RTN) shares were up 1.2% at $104.66 in recent trading shortly after Tuesday's open. At its high of the day so far, RTN hit $104.89, near its 52-week high of $104.97.Estee Lauder Companies Inc (NYSE:EL), the cosmetics company reported Q1 earnings that topped the Street view while revenue was fairly in line. Estee Lauder reported earnings of $0.80 per share on revenue of $2.63 billion. The Street expected earnings of $0.57 per share on revenue of $2.6 billion, according to Capital IQ. The company expects Q2 earnings range of $1.01 to $1.05 and fiscal year earnings of $3.03 to $3.11. The Street view is $1.23 per share for Q2 and $3.00 per share for the full year. Q2 sales are seen increasing between 3% and 4% for Q2 and up between 2% and 3% for the year. Estee Lauder Companies Inc (NYSE:EL) trades in a 52-week range of $63.63 to $77.66.
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