Dectron Internationale announces Second Quarter Results for fiscal 2005-2006

MONTREAL, Sept. 15  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Dectron Internationale (NASDAQ: DECT & TSX: DTL) announces its financial results for the second quarter of operations for fiscal 2005-2006.

Revenues for the three months period ended July 31st 2005 were $12,896,631, a 17.4% increase over the previous year. Dectron's sales growth reflects revenues arising from its stronger demand in Refrigeration and Engineered products.

Gross Profit decreased from $2,745,525 to $2,566,702 for the reporting period. As a percentage of revenues, gross profit decreased from 25% to 20%. Gross profit was adversely affected by higher material costs and aggressive pricing.

General and Administrative expense decreased by from $785,182 to $731,096 for the reporting period. As a percentage of revenues General and Administrative decreased from 7% to 6% this year.

Selling expense increased from $1,194,659 to $1,309,402 for the reporting period. As a percentage of revenues, selling and marketing expenses decreased from 11% to 10%.

Amortization expense increased from $304,158 to $320,928 for the reporting period. As a percentage of revenues, amortization expenses decreased from 3% to 2%.

Interest expense increased from $96,162 to $164,495 for the reporting period. As a percentage of revenues, interest expense remained unchanged at 1%.

Provision for Income Tax decreased from $109,711 to $12,711 for the reporting period.

Earnings from Operations decreased from $255,653 to $28,070 for the reporting period. The decrease is due mainly to a drop in Gross Profit of five percentage points as compared to Revenues.

The net effect from Discontinued Operations increased from $128,551 to $616,374 for the reporting period.

For the reporting period ended July 31st 2005 the company reported negative Net Earnings of $588,304.

Dectron Internationale Inc. invites you to participate in a conference call to discuss the company's second quarter financial results:

  Date:  Thursday, September 15, 2005
  Time:  10:00 AM (ET)
  Tel.:  [phone] - Local & Overseas
         800-814-4860 - North America

  The conference call is open to Investors and Media.



The conference call will feature Mr. Mauro Parissi, Chief Financial Officer, and Aurelio Useche, Vice-President, Corporate Affairs.

A replay of the conference call will be available after 12:00 PM ET on September 15 to September 22, 2005. Please dial [phone] and provide the operator with the following access code 21133734 followed by (pound key).

Dectron Internationale is a global provider of Customized and Engineered IAQ (Indoor Air Quality) and HVAC (Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning) products and services to the Building Systems, Food Processing, Medical, Petrochemical, and various industrial and commercial markets. Dectron Internationale's core businesses are conducted by its five principal subsidiaries: Dectron Inc., RefPlus Inc., Circul-Aire Inc., Thermoplus Air Inc. and International Water Makers Inc. Dectron, Circul-Aire and Thermoplus Air serve customers in commercial and residential buildings, through a network of manufacturers' representatives and dealers. Industrial facilities and OEM clients also form the customer base of these business units. RefPlus manufactures and supplies commercial refrigeration through a network of wholesalers and dealers in Canada and USA. International Water Makers Inc. manufactures proprietary water-generation-from-air systems for industrial processes, and military and commercial applications. 

DATASOURCE: DECTRON INTERNATIONALE INC.



CONTACT: Dectron Internationale Inc.: Aurelio Useche,

[phone],  ; Brian Monk, [phone],

 ; http://www.dectron.com/ ; Investor and Media Relations: Renmark

Financial Communications, [phone], Fax: [phone],

http://www.renmarkfinancial.com/ ; Investor: Tina Cameron,

 ; Henri Perron,

 ; Media: Lynda Martineau,

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