Earnings roundup: Deltek, Petroleum Development

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Among the earnings stories for Friday, Aug. 8, from AP Financial News:

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) _ Shares of Deltek Inc. rose Friday after the business software maker said its second-quarter profit jumped 21 percent on across-the-board revenue increases in licensing, consulting and maintenance and support.

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. (AP) _ Petroleum Development Corp. said Monday it swung to a second-quarter loss due in part to one-time litigation costs, though adjusted results easily beat Wall Street's expectations.

HOUSTON (AP) _ National restaurant, hotel and casino company Landry's Restaurants Inc. said Friday it posted a higher second-quarter profit on stronger sales and a smaller loss from discontinued operations.

NEW YORK (AP) _ M&F Worldwide Corp., whose units make licorice and provide check-related services to financial institutions, said Friday its second-quarter profit soared on a 33 percent increase in revenue because of acquisitions.

TROY, Mich. (AP) _ Auto supplier Delphi Corp. said Friday its second-quarter loss narrowed on lower restructuring, litigation and other charges.

LONDON (AP) _ Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC on Friday reported a half-year loss of 802 million pounds (US$1.5 billion), forced deep into the red by 5.9 billion pounds (US$11.4 billion) in write-downs as the U.S. subprime credit crisis exacted more pain fully a year after it began.

NEW YORK (AP)_ Shares of drug developer NPS Pharmaceuticals jumped Friday after the company reported a second-quarter profit on a mix of licensing and royalty fees.

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