Allied Motion Third Quarter Results.Sales up 13% - Net Income up 61% DENVER Denver, city (1990 pop. 467,610), alt. 5,280 ft (1,609 m), state capital, coextensive with Denver co., N central Colo., on a plateau at the foot of the Front Range of the Rocky Mts., along the South Platte River where Cherry Creek meets it; inc. 1861. -- Allied Motion Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : AMOT AMOT Aegis Master Operability Test AMOT ATES Master Operability Test ) today announced it achieved a 61% increase in net income and a 13% increase in sales for its third quarter ended September 30, 2006 over the same period last year. Allied achieved net income for the third quarter of $617,000 or $.09 per diluted di·lute tr.v. di·lut·ed, di·lut·ing, di·lutes 1. To make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water. 2. To lessen the force, strength, purity, or brilliance of, especially by admixture. share compared to $383,000 or $.06 per diluted share for the same period last year. Revenues for the quarter ended September 30, 2006 were $20,308,000 compared to $18,043,000 last year. Backlog Backlog The total value of sales orders waiting to be fulfilled. Notes: This figure is used mainly in the manufacturing industry. Increases or decreases in a company's backlog indicate the future direction of sales and earnings. at September 30, 2006 was $25,177,000, over an 8% increase from September 30, 2005. During the nine months ended September 30, 2006, the Company achieved net income of $1,543,000 or $.22 per diluted share compared to net income of $919,000 or $.13 per diluted share for the same nine months last year. Revenues for the nine months this year increased 15% to $63,662,000 compared to $55,411,000 for the same period last year. "We are quite pleased with the improvement in sales and profits we have achieved during the first nine months of this year," commented Dick Smith, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Allied Motion. "We continue to achieve significant improvement in sales and margins from our industrial market solutions business and are encouraged by the cost improvements we are realizing on some of our commercial motion products being produced in China. Our year-to-date Year-to-date (YTD) The period beginning at the start of the calendar year up to the current date. performance reflects the continued execution of our strategy which continues to build the foundation necessary to achieve our long-term goals Long-term goals Financial goals expected to be accomplished in five years or longer. for growth in sales and profitability, as well as to facilitate our continued expansion into the motion control industry." Dick Warzala, President of Allied Motion, added, "Our operations once again provided sales and earnings growth reflecting our focus on continuous operating improvements including new customer development, new product development, AST (AST Computer, Irvine, CA) A PC manufacturer founded in 1980 by Albert Wong, Safi Quershey and Tom Yuen (A, S and T). It offered a complete line of PCs that sold through its dealer channel. (Allied Systematic Tools) implementation and LCR See least cost routing. (Low Cost Region) ramp up Ramp Up To increase a company's operations in anticipation of increased demand. Notes: A company might 'ramp up' operations if they just signed a contract creating substantially more demand for their product. See also: Demand, Economies of Scale . The sales increase is a result of organic growth in our markets and the emphasis we place on executing our growth strategy through the implementation of the supporting critical issues to leverage our sales force and develop several new products that meet the current and emerging needs of our served market segments. While our LCR operation in China generates cost improvements and supports the needs of our customers with expansion plans in the region, the continuous improvement in our domestic operations through the implementation of AST and the emphasis on improving our areas of excellence, allows us to meet application specific requirements through design and manufacture of engineered product solutions that meet the exact needs of our customers." Headquartered in Denver, Colorado, Allied Motion designs, manufactures and sells motion control products into applications that serve many industry sectors. Allied Motion is a leading supplier of precision and specialty motion control components and systems to a broad spectrum of customers throughout the world. The statements in this press release and in the Company's November 7, 2006 conference call that relate to future plans, events or performance are "forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. " within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, any statements that may predict, forecast, indicate, or imply future results, performance, or achievements. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results of the Company to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties include international, national and local general business and economic conditions in the Company's motion markets, introduction of new technologies, products and competitors, the ability to protect the Company's intellectual property, the ability of the Company to sustain, manage or forecast its growth and product acceptance, success of new corporation strategies and implementation of defined critical issues designed for growth and improvement in profits, the continued success of the Company's customers to allow the Company to realize revenues from its order backlog and to support the Company's expected delivery schedules, the continued viability of the Company's customers and their ability to adapt to changing technology and product demand, the ability of the Company to meet the technical specifications of its customers, the continued availability of parts and components, increased competition and changes in competitor responses to the Company's products and services, changes in government regulations, availability of financing, the ability of the Company's lenders and financial institutions to provide additional funds if needed for operations or for making future acquisitions or the ability of the Company to obtain alternate financing if present sources of financing are terminated, the ability to attract and retain qualified personnel who can design new applications and products for the motion industry, the ability of the Company to identify and consummate To carry into completion; to fulfill; to accomplish. A Common-Law Marriage is consummated when the parties live in a manner intended to bring about public recognition of their relationship as Husband and Wife. favorable fa·vor·a·ble adj. 1. Advantageous; helpful: favorable winds. 2. Encouraging; propitious: a favorable diagnosis. 3. acquisitions to support growth and new technology, and the ability of the Company to control costs for the purpose of improving profitability. The Company's ability to compete in this market depends upon its capacity to anticipate the need for new products, and to continue to design and market those products to meet customers' needs in a competitive world. Actual results, events and performance may differ materially. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results. The Company has no obligation or intent to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. [TABLE OMITTED] [TABLE OMITTED] |
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