One final note: Investors manipulating their year-end profits should beware of immediately reinvesting the cash in mutual funds.

Still, Furukawa predicted last month that its stake in the company would bolster fiscal year-end net profits by $35.9 million, to $1.39 billion.

Granada's year-end profit was £53 million ($93 million) before taxes, up from a net loss of £156.2 million a year earlier.

Sales have been falling at Safeway's stores, William Morrison said, which will contribute to substantially lower year-end profits.

The year 1935, however, also saw some relief for Harry as the studio would rebound with a year-end net profit of $674,158.00.

By the end of the 1935, however, relief would come for the Warners, as the studio would rebound with a year-end net profit of $674,158.00.

Analysts forecast year-end profits of £35m upwards.

Indeed, stocks could skid this fall, experts say, when portfolio managers often sell to take year-end profits.

The retirement has nothing to do with MTM's announcement of less than expected year-end profits, the company stresses.

Although there was a marked improvement at the operating level, bad debt provisions of £401m, up from £351m, pushed year-end profits down from £58m to £21m.