Top 5 Mid Cap Companies For 2014

Tidewater (NYSE: TDW  ) results for Q4 and fiscal 2013 have been released. For the quarter, revenues totaled $328 million, up from the $289 million in the same period the previous year. Net profit was significantly higher, at $46.6 million ($0.95 per diluted share) from Q4 2012's $33.6 million ($0.66). �

For the most recent quarter, analysts had expected revenue of $318 million and EPS of $0.61.

For the full year, top line was $1.24 billion, which topped the 2012 figure of $1.07 billion. Net profit was notably more robust, at $150.8 million ($3.03 per diluted share) for the year against 2012's $87.4 million ($1.70).

In terms of operations, the company's average total vessel count of 265 was unchanged on a year-over-year basis in Q4 2013. Vessel utilization, however, increased to 69.4% from Q4 2012's 65.4%. Average day rates were also up, standing at $16,378 for the most recent quarter compared to $14,140 in the year-ago period.

Top 5 Mid Cap Companies For 2014: Devro Int(DVO.L)

Devro plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production and sale of collagen casings for the food industry in Europe, the Americas, and the Asia/Pacific. The company offers edible collagen and non-edible collagen casings under the Devro, Coria, Cutisin, Edicol, Ralex, and Devro Medical brand names. It also manufactures and markets collagen films, collagen gel, plastic casings, and purified collagen raw materials for medical and cosmetic use. In addition, the company distributes various related products, principally cellulose, fibrous, and plastic casings. It offers its products primarily to sausage producers, consumers, and retailers, as well as to food processors and local specialists making handcrafted products through a network of distributors and agents. Devro plc is headquartered in Chryston, the United Kingdom.

Top 5 Mid Cap Companies For 2014: Atkins Ws Plc(ATK.L)

WS Atkins plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides engineering and design consultancy services worldwide. The company offers engineering and technically integrated design services to clients in the public, regulated, and private sectors. It provides water, environment, education, aerospace and defense, transportation, and infrastructure design services. The company also offers infrastructure planning, engineering, construction management, environmental consulting, urban planning, architecture, and program management services to state and local government clients, federal agencies, and private businesses; and design, engineering, and project management services for buildings, transportation, and other infrastructure programs. In addition, it provides engineering, planning, urban design, architectural, and rail design services in the Asia Pacific; urban planning, architectural, and landscape architectural design; urban rail development and highways/bridges design; and e ngineering and project management services for the energy market. The company has operations in the United Kingdom, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Poland, Portugal, and Ireland; North America; the Middle East; Hong Kong and mainland China; and the Asia-Pacific region. It serves roads, rail, buildings, energy, defense and security, water and environment, urban development, aerospace and aviation, and education sectors. The company was founded in 1938 and is based in Epsom, the United Kingdom.

Best Clean Energy Companies To Buy For 2014: Southwest Airlines Co (LUV)

Southwest Airlines Co., incorporated on March 9, 1967, operates Southwest Airlines, a passenger airline, which provides scheduled air transportation in the United States. As of December 31, 2011, the Company was serving 72 cities in 37 states throughout the United States. During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Company added addition services in two new states and three new cities: Charleston, South Carolina; Greenville-Spartanburg, South Carolina; and Newark, New Jersey. Southwest provides point-to-point. On May 2, 2011, the Company acquired AirTran Holdings, Inc. (AirTran).

AirTran�� route system provides hub-and-spoke, rather than point-to-point, service, with approximately half of AirTran�� flights originating or terminating at its hub in Atlanta, Georgia. AirTran also serves a range of markets with non-stop service from bases of operation in Baltimore, Maryland; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and Orlando, Florida. As of December 31, 2011, AirTran was serving 68 United States and near-international destinations, including San Juan, Puerto Rico; Cancun, Mexico; Montego Bay, Jamaica; Nassau, The Bahamas; Oranjestad, Aruba; Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, and Bermuda. As of January 31, 2012, AirTran served 65 destinations. During 2011, approximately 71% of Southwest�� customers flew non-stop, and Southwest�� average aircraft trip stage length was 664 miles with an average duration of approximately 1.8 hours.

As of December 31, 2011, Southwest offered 25 weekday roundtrips from Dallas Love Field to Houston Hobby, 13 weekday roundtrips from Phoenix to Las Vegas, 13 weekday roundtrips from Burbank to Oakland, and 12 weekday roundtrips from Los Angeles International to Oakland. Southwest offers connecting service opportunities from over 60 Southwest cities to different Volaris airports in Mexico including Aguascalientes, Guadalajara, Mexico City (MEX), Mexico City-Toluca (TLC), Morelia, and Zacatecas. The Company�� International Connect portal conducts two separate transac! tions: one with Southwest�� reservation system and one with Volaris�� reservation system.

Southwest bundles fares into three categories: Wanna Get Away, Anytime, and Business Select. Wanna Get Away fares are lowest fares. Business Select fares are refundable and changeable, and funds may be applied toward future travel on Southwest. Business Select fares also include additional perks, such as priority boarding, a frequent flyer point multiplier, priority security and ticket counter access in select airports, and one complimentary adult beverage coupon for the day of travel. The Company�� Internet Website, southwest.com, is the avenue for Southwest Customers to purchase tickets online. During 2011, southwest.com accounted for approximately 78% of all Southwest bookings. During 2011, approximately 84% of Southwest�� Passenger revenues came through its Website, including revenues from SWABIZ, the Company�� business travel reservation Web page.

Top 5 Mid Cap Companies For 2014: Acxiom Corporation(ACXM)

Acxiom Corporation provides marketing technology and services that enable marketers to manage audience, personalize consumer experiences, and create customer relationships. It operates in two segments, Information Services and Information Products. The Information Services segment offers customer data integration, multichannel marketing services, infrastructure management services, and consulting services. This segment also develops, sells, and delivers industry-tailored solutions, including the design and creation of marketing databases and data warehouses; data integration and customer-recognition systems; marketing applications; list processing; and information technology services. The Information Products segment develops and sells various data products, including segmentation products and domestic fraud and risk mitigation products, as well as online advertising products. This segment provides InfoBase-Xa, a customer-centric foundation for various marketing needs with a collection of the United States consumer information available in one source; PersonicXa, a household segmentation and visualization system; and Acxiom Relevance-Xa, an online advertising network that lets marketers reach the consumers interested in their particular product or service. The company serves clients in financial services, insurance, information services, direct marketing, media, retail, consumer packaged goods, technology, automotive, healthcare, travel, and telecommunications industries. It offers its products and services in the United States, Europe, the Asia Pacific, and the Middle East. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Top 5 Mid Cap Companies For 2014: Lovitt Resources Inc (LRC.V)

Lovitt Resources Inc., through its subsidiary, Lovitt Mining Company, Inc., engages in the acquisition, development, and exploration of gold and silver mining properties in Washington. The company holds a mineral interest in approximately 550 acres surrounding the Lovitt Mine in Wenatchee, Washington, with a 100% mineral interest in 200 acres, as well as patented claims of the Lovitt mine and a 70% mineral interest in approximately 350 acres. It also has interest in MacBeth patented claims representing a 100% undivided interest in 40 acres with mineral rights. The company was formerly known as Lovitt Nutriceutical Corporation and changed its name to Lovitt Resources Inc. in September 2008. Lovitt Resources Inc. is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.