ACS ENTERPRISES ANNOUNCES THIRD QUARTER AND NINE MONTH RESULTS.TREVOSE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 4, 1994--ACS ENTERPRISES, INC inc - /ink/ increment, i.e. increase by one. Especially used by assembly programmers, as many assembly languages have an "inc" mnemonic. Antonym: dec. . (NASDAQ/NM Symbol: ACSE ACSE - Association Control Service Element ) today announced results for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 1994. ACS (Asynchronous Communications Server) See network access server. Enterprises reported third quarter revenues of $4,818,000, up from last year's quarter of $1,711,000. The Company reported earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) A financial measure defined as revenues less cost of goods sold and selling, general, and administrative expenses. (EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization) A metric used to show a company's profitability, but not its cash flow. EBITDA became popular in the 1980s to show the potential profitability of leveraged buyouts, but has become ) of $144,000, up from negative EBITDA of $121,000 for the comparable 1993 period. ACS Enterprises reported a net loss of $2,027,000, or $0.20 per share based on 10,306,000 weighted average common shares outstanding for the quarter, compared to a net loss of $691,000, or $0.12 per share based on 5,724,000 weighted average common shares outstanding for the comparable 1993 period. Results for 1994 reflect the March 1994 acquisitions of the Cleveland, Ohio "Cleveland" redirects here. For the Cleveland metropolitan area, see . For other uses, see Cleveland (disambiguation). Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. and Bakersfield, California “Bakersfield” redirects here. For other uses, see Bakersfield (disambiguation). Bakersfield (pop. 323,213GR2) is one of the fastest-growing, large-population cities in the United States. wireless cable systems. Philadelphia system The Philadelphia System was a penal system that put solitary prisoners into cells to contemplate their misdeeds and to plot a new life. The results of such solitary confinement included few reformations and numerous attempts at suicide. revenues in the quarter were up $1,247,000 from the comparable 1993 period. Nine month revenues were $12,158,000, up from $4,468,000 in the comparable 1993 period. The Company reported EBITDA of $470,000, up from negative EBITDA of $150,000 for the comparable 1993 period. ACS Enterprises reported a net loss of $4,809,000, or $0.50 per share based on 9,555,000 weighted average common shares outstanding for the first nine months, compared to a net loss of $1,567,000, or $0.28 per share based on 5,654,000 weighted average common shares outstanding for the comparable 1993 period. Philadelphia system revenues for the nine months were up $3,753,000 from the comparable 1993 period. Alan Sonnenberg, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ACS Enterprises, said, "Overall, we are satisfied with our results. In contrast to the excessive churn churn: see butter. we experienced in Philadelphia early in the third quarter which unfavorably impacted July's subscriber growth, the steps we took to remedy those problems resulted in strong subscriber growth in August and September, about 6,000 combined. More importantly, in October we added 3,500 net subscribers to our customer base, a Company record, bringing our total subscribers to 61,000. We are encouraged by our accelerated subscriber growth and expect a favorable fourth quarter," Sonnenberg concluded. ACS ENTERPRISES, INC. is a wireless cable television system operator currently serving Philadelphia, PA, Cleveland, OH and Bakersfield, CA. Combined, these areas have an estimated 2,400,000 line-of-sight households. As previously reported, the Company has an agreement to develop a wireless cable system in the Stockton/Modesto area of California, which would add an estimated 300,000 line-of-sight households. The capital cost per wireless subscriber is substantially less than for a traditional franchise cable subscriber. As a result of its lower capital costs and comparable operating costs operating costs npl → gastos mpl operacionales per subscriber, ACS charges 20% to 30% less for its wireless cable service than its traditional franchise cable competitors. Like traditional operators, ACS offers their customers local programming as well as high profile cable channels such as HBO Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) A form of oxygen therapy in which the patient breathes oxygen in a pressurized chamber. Mentioned in: Ozone Therapy , ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network , MTV MTV in full Music Television U.S. cable television network, established in 1980 to present videos of musicians and singers performing new rock music. MTV won a wide following among rock-music fans worldwide and greatly affected the popular-music business. , Disney, CNN CNN or Cable News Network Subsidiary company of Turner Broadcasting Systems. It was created by Ted Turner in 1980 to present 24-hour live news broadcasts, using satellites to transmit reports from news bureaus around the world. and pay-per-view. The information contained herein was obtained from the Management of ACS ENTERPRISES, INC. and other sources deemed to be reliable. This does not constitute the solicitation solicitation In criminal law, the act of asking, inducing, or directing someone to commit a crime. The person soliciting another becomes an accomplice to the crime. The term also refers to the act of obtaining bribes, as well as to the crime of a prostitute who offers sexual of the purchase or sale of securities. Lippert/Heilshorn & Associates, Inc. is employed by the Company as its investor relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. firm and the firm or its officers may have a position in the securities of this client Company.
ACS ENTERPRISES, INC.
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
1994 1993
Revenues:
Pay television subscribers $4,704,108 $1,596,830
Installation 113,714 75,862
Other - 38,756
4,817,822 1,711,448
Expenses:
Programming and license fees 1,758,555 522,922
General and administrative 2,446,272 1,083,144
Selling 469,226 226,813
Depreciation and amortization 1,941,182 483,483
6,615,235 2,316,362
Operating loss (1,797,413) (604,914)
Other income (expense):
Interest expense (310,310) (140,644)
Interest income 80,798 54,720
Net loss $(2,026,925) $ (690,838)
Net loss per common share $ (0.20) $ (0.12)
Weighted average common shares
outstanding 10,306,389 5,723,928
ACS ENTERPRISES, INC.
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
Nine Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
1994 1993
Revenues:
Pay television subscribers $11,807,250 $4,153,908
Installation 289,581 193,191
Other 61,152 120,533
12,157,983 4,467,632
Expenses:
Programming and license fees 4,302,543 1,383,784
General and administrative 6,340,398 2,774,532
Selling 1,045,277 459,786
Depreciation and amortization 4,703,584 1,181,360
16,391,802 5,799,462
Operating loss (4,233,819) (1,331,830)
Other income (expense):
Interest expense (851,793) (437,558)
Interest income 276,113 202,628
Net loss $(4,809,499) $ (1,566,760)
Net loss per common share $ (0.50) $ (0.28)
Weighted average common shares
outstanding 9,555,077 5,654,286
CONTACT: ACS Enterprises Inc.
Alan Sonnenberg, (215) 396-9400
or
Lippert/Heilshorn & Associates
John Nesbett/Jason Thompson
(212) 838-3777, ext. 101
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