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Quipp Announces Increased Earnings And Improving Orders For The 3rd Quarter
MIAMI, Oct. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Quipp, Inc. reported net income of
$55,000, or $0.04 per share (also $0.04 per fully diluted share), on revenues of
$4,816,000 for the third quarter. These results compare to a net loss of
$71,000, or $0.05 per share (and $0.05 per fully diluted share), on revenues of
$3,702,000 during the third quarter of 2002.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2003 Quipp's net loss is $121,000 ($0.09
per basic and fully diluted share) compared to a net loss of $171,000 ($0.12 per
basic and fully diluted share) during the same period of last year. Revenues
increased 11% compared to the first nine months of 2002, to $13,145,000 in the
current year.
"Published reports indicate that the newspaper industry is reflecting the
uneven, but net positive, recent gains throughout the U.S. economy," according
to Michael S. Kady, President and Chief Executive Officer of Quipp. "Newspaper
advertising revenues reportedly were modestly higher during the first half of
2003 when compared to the first six months of 2002, and we are hopeful that this
trend will continue. The rate of growth, however, has been tempered by
depressed levels of employment advertising, which reflects the fact that the
economic recovery has been supported largely by efficiency gains that have not
resulted in job creation."
Mr. Kady also stated: "Many capital spending projects were cancelled or delayed
by newspaper executives during the past few years because of the dramatic
decline in ad revenues. Our customers have advised us that, while newspaper
capital budgets continue to be influenced by caution associated with tepid
growth in ad revenues, some equipment and system replacement projects are now
considered to be essential."
Finally, Mr. Kady pointed out that, "Quipp's substantial increase in third
quarter orders resulted from a single order from a major U.S. newspaper for
palletizers, conveyors and ancillary equipment. Without this order, new
bookings for the July-September period were relatively flat compared to the past
two quarters."
New orders for the third quarter amounted to $8,578,000 compared to $4,899,000
during the same period last year. The order backlog totaled $10,783,000 as of
September 30, 2003, an increase from $7,021,000 at June 30, 2003 and $4,504,000
at September 30, 2002.
Quipp, Inc.
Quarter Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
2003 2002 2003 2002
(000's omitted, (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
except per share
data)
Net Sales $4,816 $3,702 $13,145 $11,878
Net Income (loss) $55 $(71) $ (121) $ (171)
Basic earnings (loss)
per share $ 0.04 $(0.05) $(0.09) $(0.12)
Diluted earnings (loss)
per share $ 0.04 $(0.05) $(0.09) $(0.12)
Quipp, Inc., through its subsidiary, Quipp Systems, Inc., designs, manufactures,
and installs material handling systems and equipment to facilitate the automated
bundling and movement of newspapers from the printing press to the delivery
truck.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT: This press release contains forward-looking statements
that address, among other things, the effects of improved conditions in the
newspaper industry. Actual results could differ materially from those described
in the forward looking statements due to, among other things, economic
conditions generally and in the newspaper industry, fluctuations in incoming
orders, delays in development of new products and lack of customer acceptance of
new products.
DATASOURCE: Quipp, Inc.
CONTACT: Michael Kady, Quipp, +1-800-345-9680
Web site: http://www.quipp.com/