Brainium Announces Third Quarter Results.Business Editors VANCOUVER Vancouver, city, Canada Vancouver, city (1991 pop. 471,844), SW British Columbia, Canada, on Burrard Inlet of the Strait of Georgia, opposite Vancouver Island and just N of the Wash. border. , British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 29, 2001 Brainium Technologies Inc. (TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). :BNU BNU Basic Networking Utilities (Unix UUCP Command Set) BNU Beijing Normal University (China) BNU Banco Nacional Ultramarino (Angola) BNU Battle Net Underground ) a leading provider of innovative education solutions, today announced the results of its operations for the three-month period ended September September: see month. 30, 2001. Sales for the third quarter amounted to $1.62 million, compared to sales of $2.69 million during the same period last year. The Company's gross profit percentage for the third quarter was 32.6% compared to 20.2% for the same quarter last year. The gross profit percentage improved from 20.9% for the nine months ending September 2000 to 34.5% for the same period ending September 2001, an increase of 65.1%. Net loss after amortization and interest charges for the nine months ending September 30, 2001 amounted to $5.27 million compared $6.96 million for the same period ending 2000, which represents an improvement of $1.69 million or 24.3 %. Brian The name Brian (sometimes spelled Bryan) comes from an Irish backround. It is of Celtic origin and its meaning may be "hill" or "strong, noble, and high"[1]. Lock, Chairman and 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 Brainium Technologies stated, "Our significant gross profit percentage increase represents our implementation of several cost cutting initiatives, negotiations with suppliers, coupled with competitive, yet profitable price points for our products. The delay in the education budget approval 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. did adversely affect our sales in third quarter however as federal funds Federal Funds Funds deposited to regional Federal Reserve Banks by commercial banks, including funds in excess of reserve requirements. Notes: These non-interest bearing deposits are lent out at the Fed funds rate to other banks unable to meet overnight reserve are being released, schools will be in a position to start purchasing." "We anticipate that with the addition of new business partners, such as Integris Bridges for Learning, a division of Bull HN Information Systems Inc., we will benefit from expedited sales from their field based team and increased brand awareness in the marketplace. We are aggressively pursuing other partners that share our vision of implementing rugged portable technologies, superior integrated network A network that supports both data and voice and/or different networking protocols. See converged network and new public network. systems in schools augmented with professional development services" Brian Lock also stated.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS for nine months ended September 30, 2001
(with comparables for September 30, 2000)
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Quarter Ended Nine Months Ended
September September September September
2001 2000 2001 2000
Revenue $1,620,280 $2,690,291 $5,632,701 $10,103,901
EBITDA ($737,685) ($426,609) ($2,857,376) (4,041,151)
Net Loss ($1,349,988) ($946,780) ($5,271,904) (6,963,146)
Shares Outstanding 42,020,894 10,723,414 42,020,894 10,723,414
Loss Per Share ($0.03) ($0.09) ($ 0.13) ($0.64)
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(x) Shares and EPS are calculated using the weighted average shares
outstanding during the period
About Brainium Technologies Inc Brainium Technologies Inc uniquely offers the education community the flexibility of rugged embedded Inserted into. See embedded system. portable computers coupled with essential productivity tools and access to online curriculum resources to support K-12 students. For over 10 years we have delivered award winning solutions that are revolutionary for creating a learning opportunity for students; establishing industry standards for low total cost of ownership; assisting administrators in achieving technology accountability standards; and providing practical tools to teachers for curriculum integration. Brainium Technologies is traded on the TSE under the symbol (BNU). For more information visit www.brainium.com |
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