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Warren Buffett Has Been Dumping Apple Stock for the Past Year. This Is How Much of His Portfolio It Makes Up Right Now.The Pre-Xbox ‘Halo’ Third-Person Beta Builds Randomly Dropped and Can Be Played NowDaryl Bohac, former adjutant general for Nebraska, takes the podium with Gov. Jim Pillen, right, after being appointed director of the Nebraska State Historical Society. Nov. 21, 2024. (Zach Wendling/Nebraska Examiner) LINCOLN — Gov. Jim Pillen has called upon Daryl Bohac to direct the embattled Nebraska State Historical Society, drawing Bohac back into public service after he retired 18 months ago from leading the Nebraska National Guard. Pillen said the decision to recruit and redeploy Bohac to fill a post that oversees collection, preservation and sharing of Nebraska history was based on his view of leadership. “When you spend 45 years of your life in public service, when you’re the adjutant general of the Nebraska Air and Army National Guard, you develop extraordinary leadership characteristics and qualities,” he said of the Nebraska native. Pillen said he needed someone to steer the 146-year-old historical agency he said had veered “off the tracks.” Renamed History Nebraska by the previous director, the agency has been scrutinized and restructured . It recently became part of the governor’s cabinet following the arrest two years ago of the former executive director, who faces theft charges for allegedly improperly handling a private donation to the state agency. Bohac will oversee more than 60 full-time employees, and start with a $175,000 salary. Questioned about Bohac’s qualifications for the history-centric job, Pillen cited his track record in creating a “culture of team.” During the past two years, turnover at the society was 22% and 31%, respectively, among the highest of state agencies, according to state personnel figures. More than once, Pillen mentioned Bohac’s work with the Nebraska National Guard Museum in Seward, which preserves state militia history and educates about the guard’s role during peace and war. Introduced in his new role at a Thursday news conference, Bohac said he had received a phone call from someone outside of the Governor’s Office inquiring about his interest in taking over the agency, which also publishes a quarterly magazine and operates a state history museum in Lincoln and six other historic sites across the state. He said he talked to his wife and others and felt it was a “good fit — perhaps a good opportunity in that I could bring some leadership values to a complex organization.” He said the past 18 months of retirement had been good for him and his family. “But it’s time to go back to work for the people of Nebraska.” Among top priorities, Bohac said, is improving financial accountability. He referred to the past executive director. Former director Trevor Jones is facing felony charges for allegedly misappropriating a private donation. He resigned in 2022, after serving six years as the top administrator, saying he planned to do some traveling . Shortly after Jones resigned, he was charged with theft by deception in connection with diverting two donations from a foundation that had been intended to over anticipated agency revenue losses due to COVID-19. He instead deposited the funds in a foundation he had set up. Jones recently asked the court to dismiss the felony charge, saying he has been denied his right to a speedy trial. A hearing on the motion is scheduled for Tuesday. Pillen also pointed to the past. “It takes a lifetime of having a culture and it got tore down in a few simple years and it’s gonna take a lot of work to rebuild it to what Nebraskans expect.” The governor said he expects Bohac to lessen the society’s reliance on taxpayer dollars and to build active public and private partnerships. “It’s a $9 million a year budget but it doesn’t necessarily have to stand on the backs of taxpayers,” Pillen said. Bohac said he is excited to dive into his new mission — noting what he described as one of the first decisions presented to him in 2013 when he became the state’s adjutant general. It had to do with relocation of the military museum from the old Nebraska State Fairgrounds. He said the operations model relied on a combination of private, state and federal funding, a mix he plans to build upon at the state historical society. Other priorities in his new post, Bohac told reporters, include rebuilding core history museum exhibits to create a more alluring place for tourists and Nebraskans. He also wants to improve public access to archives. Bohac’s hire follows the passage earlier this year of Legislative Bill 1169, which made the historical society a code agency and part of the governor’s cabinet. That shift from independence status, and governance by a citizen Board of Trustees, worried many society employees who feared politics might enter into decisions about subject matter in museum displays, research projects and magazine articles. State lawmakers who supported LB 1169 said it should increase financial oversight and restore trust in the agency. Others feared potential impact. He has managed to adeptly thread the needle of keeping focused on mission and setting aside politics. – State Sen. Danielle Conrad of Lincoln State Sen. Danielle Conrad of Lincoln put forth an amendment intended to protect the academic freedom of choosing museum displays and public outreach. Thursday, upon hearing of Bohac’s appointment, Conrad she welcomed the “sound” choice. She sees Bohac as an “adept leader” and a “nonpolitical person.” “He has managed to adeptly thread the needle of keeping focused on mission and setting aside politics,” she said. Conrad, a Democrat, said she believes Bohac will be supported across the political spectrum to “stabilize the important work of this agency which has been mired in controversy for far too long.” Founded in 1878 by people who saw a need to record stories of both the state’s indigenous and immigrant populations, the historical society was designated a state institution and began receiving funds from the Legislature in 1883. In July, Pillen appointed Cindy Drake to be interim executive director. She had been at odds with the policies of the former director, Jones, and was dismissed after 45 years of serving as chief librarian at the society. Drake and Pillen moved swiftly to make changes at the agency, restoring the name to the Nebraska State Historical Society, rescinding a Jones’ decision to rebrand as “History Nebraska” in 2018. Employees also were reassigned. Public visiting hours were to be added at the society’s research room. A diversity council established by Jones was disbanded. During the media event Thursday, Bohac said he was eager to jump into his new job. As adjutant general, Maj. Gen. Bohac was responsible for programs affecting more than 4,500 Army and Air National Guard personnel. He oversaw the Nebraska Emergency Management Agency and served as the state’s official channel of communication with the National Guard Bureau to the Departments of the Army and Air Force. Said Pillen: “The hardcore reality is Daryl and I see a lot of things alike. One is how important leadership is, how important culture is.” SUBSCRIBE: GET THE MORNING HEADLINES DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX Originally published on nebraskaexaminer.com , part of the BLOX Digital Content Exchange . We're always interested in hearing about news in our community. Let us know what's going on! Get local news delivered to your inbox!

SUNRISE — The Florida Panthers, who just days ago were on the cusp of despair and in the throes of a four-game losing streak, have quickly turned their fortunes around. A couple wins against the Carolina Hurricanes have helped. On Saturday, the Panthers got a pair of goals in the second period — including one at the buzzer — and Spencer Knight made 20 saves in a 6-0 win over the Hurricanes. The Panthers, who have won three straight, beat the Hurricanes by a combined 12-3 over the past two days helped along by a three-goal outburst in the third that took all of 24 seconds. Knight, meanwhile, got his first shutout of the season and first since making 40 saves against the Hurricanes back on Nov. 9, 2022. It was the fourth shutout of Knight’s career. Anton Lundell appeared to give the Panthers a 1-0 lead after a scoreless first, only Carter Verhaeghe was offside and Carolina successfully challenged. Aaron Ekblad did score, firing a sharp-angled shot from near the side wall with goalie Spencer Martin unable to get up off the ice following a previous scramble. The Panthers took a 2-0 lead into the second intermission when Mackie Samoskevich was on the trailing end of a tic-tac-toe play started by Sasha Barkov and facilitated by Matthew Tkachuk. Sam Bennett made it 3-0 on a turnover midway through the third and that was that. Panthers 1, Hurricanes 0 (6:42 2nd): Aaron Ekblad gets his first regular-season goal since Feb. 20 by rifling a shot with Spencer Martin scrambling, and failing, to get up off the ice. Panthers 2, Hurricanes 0 (19:59 2nd PP): Sasha Barkov threaded a pass from the left circle to Matthew Tkachuk sitting on the right side of the post. Tkachuk quickly got it to Mackie Samoskevich for the easy tic-tac-toe goal with just 0.8 left on the clock. Panthers 3, Hurricanes 0 (8:19 3rd): Anton Lundell forces a turnover along the side wall, gets it to Eetu Luostarinen who feeds Sam Bennett for his 12th goal of the season. Panthers 4, Hurricanes 0 (11:37 3rd PP): Tkachuk freezes Martin again, and Barkov cashes in. Panthers 5, Hurricanes 0 (11:48 3rd): Moments later, Adam Boqvist got his first with the Panthers with a sharp backhanded on the rush. Panthers 6, Hurricanes 0 (13:01 3rd PP): Evan Rodrigues deflects a point shot from Nate Schmidt and scores against replacement goalie Yaniv Perets. 1. Spencer Knight, Florida 2. Aaron Ekblad, Florida 3. Matthew Tkachuk, Florida This article first appeared on Florida Hockey Now and was syndicated with permission.

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(NYSE:OMI) Shares Bought by Intech Investment Management LLCVANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Central 1 Credit Union (Central 1) today reported third quarter performance reflecting steady financial results across business lines, consistent with plans and expectations. “Our stable third quarter results were in line with our expectations,” said Sheila Vokey, Central 1’s President & CEO. “Central 1 continues to grow its critical payments, treasury and clearing and settlement services, which we provide at scale to financial institutions who deliver banking choice to Canadians.” Third quarter 2024 compared with third quarter 2023: Net income was $5.8 million, compared with $3.9 million Net fair value gain 1 was $6.9 million, compared with loss of $2.0 million Net interest income was $9.7 million, compared with $19.6 million Return on average equity 2 of 2.1%, compared with 1.6% Year-to-date 2024 compared with year-to-date 2023: Net income was $47.8 million, compared with $23.6 million Net fair value gain 1 was $60.2 million, compared with $24.2 million Net interest income was $34.0 million, compared with $41.3 million Return on average equity 2 of 8.0%, compared with 4.4% Central 1’s third quarter and year-to-date (YTD) results continue to report strong financial performance in 2024. Central 1’s net income for the third quarter was $5.8 million, an increase of $1.9 million compared to the third quarter last year. This is primarily reflecting higher net fair value gains 1 and higher non-interest income, excluding strategic initiatives 1 , partially offset by lower net interest income. The reported YTD net income was $47.8 million, an increase of $24.2 million compared to the same period last year, reflecting an increase of $36.0 million in net fair value gains 1 largely due to credit spreads narrowing. Core Business & Financial Performance Treasury Treasury delivered consistently strong results in the quarter and reported a net income of $11.3 million, broadly in line with $11.5 million reported in the third quarter last year. Net interest income was $10.1 million, a decrease of $9.9 million compared to the third quarter last year. However, the decline in net interest income was offset by an $8.9 million increase in net fair value gains 1 . Non-interest income, including revenue from Treasury’s fee-for-service operations, also increased by $2.4 million compared to the third quarter last year. Payments & Digital Banking Payments & Digital Banking reported net loss for the quarter was $3.8 million, compared with a reported net loss of $4.7 million in the third quarter last year, driven by the Digital Banking business and partially offset by the net income in Payments. The year-over-year reduction in net loss for the current quarter can be attributed to reduced spending on strategic initiatives 1 . This decline is due to the pause earlier in the year in the Payments Modernization initiative, awaiting details from Payments Canada. Additionally, there were lower professional fees associated with Forge implementations, and completion of certain digital strategy projects. After the close of the quarter, Central 1 announced its intention to wind down its digital banking business and transition clients to one or more alternative digital banking providers. While no firm date has been set for completing this transition, Central 1 is working with digital banking providers and clients to complete transitions within a three-to-four-year timeline. Non-GAAP and Other Financial Measures Central 1 uses a number of financial measures and ratios to assess overall performance. Some of these measures do not have a standardized definition prescribed by Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and might not be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. Presenting non-GAAP financial measures and ratios provides readers with an enhanced understanding of how management analyzes Central 1’s results and assesses the underlying business performance. The discussions of non-GAAP financial measures and ratios that Central 1 uses in evaluating its operating results are presented as footnotes in the respective sections of the Management’s Discussion and Analysis together with the required disclosure below in accordance with National Instrument 52-112 Non-GAAP and Other Financial Measures Disclosure. Non-GAAP Financial Measures The following non-GAAP financial measures exclude certain items from our financial results prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Accounting Standards. The tables below present reconciliations of these measures to their respective most directly comparable financial measures disclosed in Central 1’s Interim Consolidated Financial Statements. Net Fair Value Gain (Loss) Net fair value gain (loss) used across this press release is comprised of gain (loss) on disposal of financial instruments plus changes in fair value of financial instruments reported in the Consolidated Statement of Income (Loss). Reporting them combined provides better information on the fair value movements of Central 1’s financial instruments to the readers. Non-Interest Income, excluding Strategic Initiatives Non-interest income, excluding strategic initiatives, presented in the Overall Performance and Results by Segment sections of this press release is derived by excluding Central 1’s income from investments in strategic initiatives. Excluding income from strategic initiatives allows readers to better understand Central 1’s recurring financial performance and related trends. Overall Performance Results by Segment Payments & Digital Banking Central 1’s third quarter Management’s Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) and Financial Statements have been filed on Central 1’s SEDAR profile at www.sedarplus.com and are also available at central1.com/investor-relations . About Central 1 Central 1 cooperatively empowers credit unions and other financial institutions who deliver banking choice to Canadians. With assets of $11.6 billion as of September 30, 2024, Central 1 provides critical services at scale to enable a thriving credit union system. We do this by collaborating with our clients, developing strategies, products, and services to support the financial well-being of their more than 5 million diverse customers in communities across Canada. For more information, visit www.central1.com . Notes 1. These are n on-GAAP financial measures and non-GAAP financial ratios. 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These include, without limitation, statements relating to our financial and non-financial performance objectives, vision and strategic goals and priorities, including focus on capital and cost management, the economic, market and regulatory review and outlook for the Canadian economy and the provincial economies in which our member credit unions operate , the impacts of external events such as international conflicts, protests, natural disasters or pandemics, as well as statements that contain the words “may,” “will,” “intends” and “anticipates” and other similar words and expressions. Forward-looking statements are based on the opinions and estimates of management at the date the statements are made. Actual results may differ materially from those currently anticipated. Securityholders are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. 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TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Miguel Tomley scored 28 points as Weber State beat Pepperdine 68-53 in the Desert Division championship game of the Arizona Tip-Off on Saturday night. Tomley shot 7 for 12 (6 for 7 from 3-point range) and 8 of 8 from the free-throw line for the Wildcats (4-4). Blaise Threatt added 21 points and seven rebounds. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. Get updates and player profiles ahead of Friday's high school games, plus a recap Saturday with stories, photos, video Frequency: Seasonal Twice a weekPRIVATE tourism stakeholders on Boracay hailed the recent implementation of a unified entry and payment system to the island, which is seen increasing its chances of attracting more foreign guests. This developed as Aklan Gov. Jose Enrique “Joen” Miraflores announced on December 19 on his Facebook page, the launch of the “digital Boracay Tourist Pass where travelers can pay the Terminal, Environmental and Boat Fees in just One-Time payment...Online! For a more convenient and efficient Boracay experience!” The system is being handled by PisoPay, a financial technology company. The unified fees payment system comes amid the usual surge in tourists during the holiday season. Both local and foreign visitors are encouraged to register at www.boracayipass.ph where upon completion of their registration, they will receive a QR code. At the onset, they will be asked for their tour details and a valid email address, which will be verified, and where a six-digit one time pass (OTP) code will be sent. The OTP will be used to process the iPass tourist registration and the payment for the fees required to enter Boracay. ‘Positive development’ Dindo Salazar, chairman of the Boracay Foundation Inc., told the BusinessMirror, “The Boracay iPass system is a positive development that improves the entry process to the island. Its integration of all necessary fees—port fees [provincial government], environmental fees [local government unit], and optional boat fare—is convenient and user-friendly. We also appreciate the absence of convenience fees for online transactions, including credit card payments, and hope this remains the standard.” The separate charging of fees to enter Boracay and the confusing long queues to pay for these were among the reasons cited by local tourism groups and destination management companies for why foreign tourists no longer like visiting the island, known around the world as one of the best for its powdery and creamy-white sand beaches. (See, “WTM travel buyers not so keen on Boracay now,” in the BusinessMirror, November 22, 2024.) The charges, which should be paid at the jetty port, include: a terminal fee of P150, environmental fee of P150 (domestic visitors) and P300 (foreign visitors), and boat fee of P50. There is also a separate transfer fee so visitors can travel from the Kalibo or Caticlan airport to the jetty port, and from the jetty port to the hotel or resort, where they are booked. These transfer fees, which range from P200 to P600 one way, are exclusive of the terminal, environmental, and boat fees, and paid to private tour transfers companies. Simplify further The BFI official suggested, however, that the registration system needs to be further simplified as there seemed to be too many requirements asked of each visitor. “The system offers multiple payment options, such as cash payments at outlets like 7-Eleven, which adds to its accessibility. However, the requirement to input detailed information for each individual, such as specific addresses, seems excessive. Simplifying this to broader regional data would be more efficient. Additionally, group travelers may find the current process tedious, as each person’s details must be entered manually. Introducing features for group or batch registration would greatly enhance its usability,” said Salazar. However, he underscored that, “Overall, the Boracay iPass system is a much-needed initiative to address long-standing issues such as long queues at the jetty port. We commend the provincial government for this effort and encourage ongoing refinements to optimize the user experience.” A local stakeholder, who spoke on background, explained that the project was “properly presented to concerned stakeholders including the local government unit and the province. There was another group which also made a presentation but PisoPay had the lowest offer.” Data from the Malay Tourism Office some 1.96 million visitors in Boracay from January to December 15 this year, of whom 402,091 were foreigners, while 1.55 million were Filipinos. The island was recently recognized as the World’s Leading Luxury Island Destination at the World Travel Awards (WTA) in Portugal. (See, “‘Risky’ Manila gets Leading City Destination tag at WTA,” in the BusinessMirror, December 2, 2024.)

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans lifted its stake in Viking Therapeutics, Inc. ( NASDAQ:VKTX – Free Report ) by 2.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 28,251 shares of the biotechnology company’s stock after buying an additional 748 shares during the period. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans’ holdings in Viking Therapeutics were worth $1,789,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Blue Trust Inc. bought a new stake in Viking Therapeutics in the 3rd quarter valued at $26,000. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in Viking Therapeutics by 124.6% in the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 438 shares of the biotechnology company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 243 shares during the period. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. acquired a new position in Viking Therapeutics in the second quarter worth about $27,000. Gilliland Jeter Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Viking Therapeutics in the third quarter worth about $32,000. Finally, Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV boosted its holdings in Viking Therapeutics by 84.3% during the third quarter. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV now owns 553 shares of the biotechnology company’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 253 shares in the last quarter. 76.03% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds. Analyst Ratings Changes VKTX has been the subject of several analyst reports. Oppenheimer restated an “outperform” rating and set a $138.00 target price on shares of Viking Therapeutics in a research report on Wednesday, September 25th. B. Riley assumed coverage on shares of Viking Therapeutics in a report on Friday, November 22nd. They issued a “buy” rating and a $109.00 target price on the stock. William Blair restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Viking Therapeutics in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. initiated coverage on Viking Therapeutics in a report on Wednesday, September 11th. They set an “overweight” rating and a $80.00 price target for the company. Finally, Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $105.00 price objective on shares of Viking Therapeutics in a research report on Thursday, September 12th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $109.73. Insider Buying and Selling at Viking Therapeutics In related news, Director Sarah Kathryn Rouan sold 11,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, October 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $80.89, for a total transaction of $889,790.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 9,500 shares in the company, valued at $768,455. This trade represents a 53.66 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink . Also, Director Lawson Macartney sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $68.67, for a total transaction of $137,340.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 47,965 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,293,756.55. The trade was a 4.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here . Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 371,117 shares of company stock valued at $27,140,009. Company insiders own 4.70% of the company’s stock. Viking Therapeutics Stock Down 2.9 % VKTX stock opened at $52.94 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $62.77 and its 200-day moving average is $59.83. The company has a market cap of $5.90 billion, a P/E ratio of -56.92 and a beta of 1.00. Viking Therapeutics, Inc. has a twelve month low of $11.82 and a twelve month high of $99.41. Viking Therapeutics ( NASDAQ:VKTX – Get Free Report ) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 23rd. The biotechnology company reported ($0.22) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.24) by $0.02. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted ($0.23) EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Viking Therapeutics, Inc. will post -0.98 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. Viking Therapeutics Profile ( Free Report ) Viking Therapeutics, Inc, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the development of novel therapies for metabolic and endocrine disorders. The company's lead drug candidate is VK2809, an orally available tissue and receptor-subtype selective agonist of the thyroid hormone receptor beta (TRß), which is in Phase IIb clinical trials to treat patients with biopsy-confirmed non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, as well as NAFLD. Read More Five stocks we like better than Viking Therapeutics The How and Why of Investing in Gold Stocks The Latest 13F Filings Are In: See Where Big Money Is Flowing Utilities Stocks Explained – How and Why to Invest in Utilities 3 Penny Stocks Ready to Break Out in 2025 What is Insider Trading? What You Can Learn from Insider Trading FMC, Mosaic, Nutrien: Top Agricultural Stocks With Big Potential Receive News & Ratings for Viking Therapeutics Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Viking Therapeutics and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .The Trump Trade rally has stocks at record highs. Where do we go from here?A homeowner’s “lovely” Christmas gesture to her garbage workers has divided social media. The image, shared to popular Facebook group Meanwhile in Australia, showed boxes of Cadbury Celebrations sitting on top of bins. The snap was taken in Toowoomba, Queensland, and the woman who posted it on social media said the garbage workers were “both so grateful”. She also said they were able to just reach out of the window and grab it, rather than having to stop the truck and get out. The image was captioned; “Isn’t that lovely.” Howeve, many social media users were divided over whether this was a thoughtful gesture or caused more of a headache for the garbage collectors. “My mum used to run out when they used to be on the back doing it by hand and be there waiting for them with a couple of long necks each,” one social media user commented. A Queensland woman's bin act has divided social media. Picture: Facebook/Meanwhile in Australia Another added: “We saw a post a few years back asking people not to do this because the garbos had to keep getting out of their trucks and it made their day take longer, so we didn’t do it this year.” “It’s 34 degrees here, they would be chocolate soup,” one commented. Another said they stopped giving garbage collectors things because they don’t work on public holidays in their area. One added that garbage collectors had been on strike for two weeks in their area. “That would be not helpful as they would have to get out of the truck every time and slow them down so much,” one social media user commented. One added: “I use to put some beer on top each year till last year when they didn’t bother getting it of top so when the lid was lifted to empty the beer rolled on the ground so didn’t give this year.” Many were torn over whether it was practical. Picture: Justin Lloyd. “I am a garbo and I cannot tell you how much little gestures like this can absolutely make our day ... thank you from myself and the drivers that work for me,” one sanitation worker said. 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Video Shows Cops Using Pepper Spray To Break Up Ohio State, Michigan BrawlKim Kardashian's Sexy New Photo Shoot Is Making People Short-Circuit — In A Bad WayA pandemic darling, Zoom Communications ( ZM -3.13% ) is well past its glory days when its stock was trading above $550 back in 2020. The company saw a lot of pull forward in demand during that time, and as a result, revenue growth has been much slower in the proceeding years. That slower growth was also evident in the company's most recent quarter. While its results topped analyst estimates, investors were still looking for more from the company. The stock price fell on news of the results and is now up about 15% on the year (as of this writing). Let's zoom into Zoom's most recent results to see whether the company has the opportunity for a turnaround after the most recent dip in its stock price. Looking to be an AI company For its fiscal 2025 third quarter (ended Oct. 31), Zoom grew its revenue by nearly 4% year over year to $1.18 billion, topping the analyst consensus for revenue of $1.16 billion, as compiled by LSEG. Adjusted earnings per share (EPS) climbed 7% to $1.38, coming in ahead of the $1.31 consensus. Zoom has been performing better with large enterprise customers, while it continues to see softness among smaller, largely online self-service customers. This continued in fiscal Q3, with the company seeing enterprise revenue jump nearly 6% year over year to $698.9 million as the number of customers with trailing annual revenue of more than $100,000 increased by 7%. Online revenue, meanwhile, was flattish at $478.7 million. Online average monthly churn was 2.7% in the quarter, which was an all-time low. However, net dollar retention among enterprise customers was only 98%. A number under 100% means the company is seeing more churn or customers reducing spending versus expanding with the company's services. In reaction, the company is introducing a number of artificial intelligence (AI) features. It recently unveiled its AI-first Work Platform designed to help enhance interaction and productivity through AI tools. This includes its Zoom AI Companion 2.0, an AI assistant that can perform tasks such as summarizing conversations, identifying action items, and helping compose messages. Next year, meanwhile, the company plans to introduce Custom AI Companion add-ons for specific industries. In the first half, it will release solutions aimed at the healthcare and education verticals. It will also launch a new platform for frontline workers in the retail, healthcare, and manufacturing industries. Its new Zoom Workplace platform will be able to provide insights and shift summaries to these workers. Some areas do appear to be doing well. One is Workvivo, the collaboration platform it bought last year. The company saw the number of Workvivo customers surge by 72% in the quarter. It is also doing well in the contact center space. The company said it signed its largest-ever contact center deal with a customer -- for 20,000 seats -- in the quarter, and its customer count grew by 82%. One thing the company continued to do well was generate a lot of cash. It produced operating cash flow of $483.2 million in the quarter and free cash flow of $457.7 million. It ended the period with cash and marketable securities of $7.7 billion and no debt. Looking ahead, Zoom increased its fiscal 2025 guidance to a range of $4.656 billion to $4.661 billion in revenue with adjusted EPS of between $5.41 and $5.43. That was up from a prior forecast of adjusted EPS of $5.29 and $5.32 on revenue of between $4.63 billion and $4.64 billion. For fiscal Q4, the company guided for adjusted EPS of between $1.29 and $1.30 on revenue of $1.175 billion to $1.180 billion. Analysts were looking for adjusted EPS of $1.29 and revenue of $1.17 billion. Is it time to buy the dip? Zoom is not exactly an expensive stock, trading a forward price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 15.5 next year's estimates and a forward price-to-sales ratio (P/S) -- a common metric by which software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies are valued -- of just over 5. But with about 30% of its market cap in cash, those valuation metrics are actually a bit overstated. Excluding its net cash, its P/E would be under 11, and its enterprise value-to-revenue would be about 3.6. ZM PE Ratio (Forward 1y) data by YCharts . PE Ratio = price-to-earnings ratio. PS Ratio = price-to-sales ratio. The issue for Zoom, though, is that tech investors are generally looking for growth, not undervalued cash-producing machines. However, given this low valuation, if the company's new AI efforts can spur growth next year, there could be a lot of potential upside ahead. Considering this, I think investors should think about buying the stock on the dip.