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From both the superb Google Finance website and US Company SEC filings, below here are the reported US GAAP Real Earnings (Losses) From Continuing Operations for the most recently reported 9 Months Ended September 2015 and 2014 for each of  the 12 Alabama HQed Companies with current stock market capitalizations of more than $100 mil and with December Year Ends:

				Nine	Nine
				Months	Months
				2015	2014
				Net	Net	Increase	Increase
Alabama Largest Companies			Most	Income	Income	(Decrease)	(Decrease)
Market Cap $100 mil or More	City	State	Recent	(Loss)	(Loss)	Amount	%
With December Year Ends	HQs	HQs	FYE	$ mils	$ mils	$ mils
Energen Corp	Birmingham	AL	Dec 14	(355)	33	(388)
Regions Financial	Birmingham	AL	Dec 14	787	915	(128)
Protective Life Corp	Birmingham	AL	Dec 14	189	311	(122)
ProAssurance Corp	Birmingham	AL	Dec 14	81	131	(50)
HealthSouth Corp	Birmingham	AL	Dec 14	189	221	(32)
Vulcan Materials	Birmingham	AL	Dec 14	139	169	(30)
ADTRAN Inc	Huntsville	AL	Dec 14	13	35	(22)
Computer Programs & Systems Inc	Mobile	AL	Dec 14	15	26	(11)
Infinity Property and Casualty Corp	Birmingham	AL	Dec 14	40	36	4
National  Commerce Corp	Birmingham	AL	Dec 14	8	4	4
ServisFirst Bancshares Inc	Birmingham	AL	Dec 14	44	37	7
Medical Properties Trust Inc	Birmingham	AL	Dec 14	82	36	46
Total all 12				1,232	1,954	(722)	-37%