American Business Computers reports 3rd quarter results.AKRON, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 1995--American Business Computers Corp. (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 :ABCC ABCC Advanced Biomedical Computing Center ABCC Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission ABCC Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission (Massachusetts, USA) ABCC American Board of Clinical Chemistry ABCC Association of British Chambers of Commerce ) reported today results for the third quarter and nine months ended Jan. 28, 1995. For the third fiscal quarter, revenues were $463,000, compared to $1,428,000 in the same period last year. Including a non-recurring charge of $1,000,000 for legal fees and other costs in connection with an out-of-court settlement An agreement reached between the parties in a pending lawsuit that resolves the dispute to their mutual satisfaction and occurs without judicial intervention, supervision, or approval. of a class action lawsuit class action lawsuit A lawsuit in which one party or a limited number of parties sue on behalf of a larger group to which the parties belong. For example, investors may bring a class action lawsuit against a brokerage firm that has actively promoted a tax and the amicable am·i·ca·ble adj. Characterized by or exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; friendly. [Middle English, from Late Latin am resolution of a contract dispute with the Pepsi-Cola Co., the net loss amounted to $1,552,000, or 10 cents per share Cents per share The amount of a mutual fund's dividend or capital gains distributions that a shareholder will receive for each share owned. versus a net loss of $98,000, or 1 cent per share, a year earlier. For the nine months of the fiscal year, revenues totalled $2,994,000 versus $4,601,000 in the prior year. The net loss increased to $1,991,000, or 13 cents per share, from $426,000, or 3 cents per share in the prior year. As previously announced, the company had expected a decline in its third quarter results due to the seasonal weakness of the paint business. In addition, there was a delay in a major order for paint dispensing dispensing provision of drugs or medicines as set out properly on a lawful prescription. A prescription can only be filled, the drugs supplied, by a registered pharmacist, veterinarian, dentist or member of the medical profession. systems due to recently developed technical advancements which required time for the customer to review. The prior year's third quarter and nine month results reflect initial orders for American Business Computers' first industrial dispensing product, an automated paint tint 1. TINT - Interpreted version of JOVIAL. [Sammet 1969, p. 528]. 2. tint - hue dispensing system developed for The Sherwin-Williams Co., which has exclusive rights to its paint dispensing technology in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Canada and Mexico. During the current third quarter, the company appointed Randolph D. Letsch as vice president-sales, who is responsible for further building the relationship with Sherwin-Williams and expanding American Business Computers' paint dispensing business overseas. Last month, the company reported that it had received its first production order for its second product, a small scale, computerized paint tint dispensing system, from Sherwin-Williams. American Business Computers Corp. is engaged in research, development and commercialization of automated dispensing technologies which have broad industrial applications. -0- AMERICAN BUSINESS COMPUTERS CORPORATION Financial Highlights (Unaudited)
For the Three Months Ended For the Nine Months Ended
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1/28/95 1/31/94 1/28/95 1/31/94
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Revenues $ 463,000 $1,428,000 $2,994,000 $4,601,000 Net loss before 1995 non-recurring charge (552,000)(a) (98,000) (991,000)(a) (426,000) Non-recurring legal expenses (1,000,000) -- (1,000,000) -- Net loss (1,552,000)(a) (98,000) (1,991,000)(a) (426,000) Net loss per share ($.10) ($.01) ($.13) ($.03) Average number of shares outstanding 15,992,000 14,046,000 15,556,000 13,931,000
(a) Includes $1,000,000 non-recurring accrual for legal fees and
other costs in connection with an anticipated out-of-court
settlement of a class action lawsuit and the amicable
settlement of a contract dispute with the Pepsi-Cola Co.
CONTACT: American Business Computers Corp. Sylvia Dresner, 212/575-6567 (New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of ) |
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