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Fountain Powerboat Industries Inc. reports first half fiscal 1996 results.


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, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 30, 1996--Mr. R.M. Fountain fountain, natural or artificially conveyed flow of water. In ancient Greece columnar shrines were built over springs and dedicated to deities or nymphs. In ancient Rome fountains fed by the great aqueduct system furnished water in the streets, in the villa gardens, , Jr., chairman and chief executive officer of Fountain Powerboat Industries, Inc. (ASE (Adaptive Server Enterprise) A relational DBMS from Sybase that runs on Windows NT/2000, Linux and a variety of Unix platforms. ASE is a comprehensive and robust data management product with a long history dating back to the late 1980s. :FPI FPI Formal Public Identifier
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) announced that for the first half ended Dec. 31, 1995, sales were $18,286,991 and net income was $1,558,970, or 53 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.
.

For the first half of the prior year ended Dec. 31, 1994, sales were $19,157,656 and net income was $1,533,605, or 51 cents per share. For the second quarter ended Dec. 31, 1995, sales were $9,287,467 and net income was $1,157,641, or 38 cents per share. For the second quarter of the prior year ended Dec. 31, 1994, sales were $9,658,597 and net income was $762,872, or 25 cents per share.

Included in earnings for the first half and the second quarter was a non-recurring $800,000 discount earned for the early retirement of a long-term Long-term

Three or more years. In the context of accounting, more than 1 year.


long-term

1. Of or relating to a gain or loss in the value of a security that has been held over a specific length of time. Compare short-term.
, interest bearing note payable to a vendor. The vendor's discounting of the note payable was in consideration for early repayment and for services the company provided in the development, promotion and marketing of the vendor's products in conjunction with the company's offshore fishing boat line. In addition to the favorable fa·vor·a·ble  
adj.
1. Advantageous; helpful: favorable winds.

2. Encouraging; propitious: a favorable diagnosis.

3.
 impact of the $800,000 discount upon the company's earnings, it also contributed to the company's improving balance sheet position.

Mr. Fountain said that operating earnings Operating Earnings

Profits after subtracting expenses such as marketing, cost of goods sold, administration and general operating costs from revenue.

Notes:
Tax and interest expenses are not subtracted - operating earnings are synonymous with EBIT (earnings before
 were less for the first half of Fiscal 1996 because the sales mix sales mix

See product mix.
 contained more smaller, less profitable boats and selling expenses were higher. Based upon sales orders The sales order, sometimes abbreviated as SO, is an order received by a business from a customer. A sales order may be for products and/or services. Given the wide variety of businesses, this means that the orders can be fulfilled in several ways.  in hand, he predicted a greater proportion of the sales mix will be of the larger, more profitable boats in the second half. In particular, the company has a large order 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.
 for its stunning new 47' Lightning lightning, electrical discharge accompanied by thunder, commonly occurring during a thunderstorm  Sport Boat. This highly profitable new model will be produced and sold in quantity in the second half of Fiscal 1996. The company has also completed additional research and development on its new positive-lift hull bottom. The further improved new hull design provides greater speed, better handling, and improved fuel economy.

Following are Comparative Condensed con·dense  
v. con·densed, con·dens·ing, con·dens·es

v.tr.
1. To reduce the volume or compass of.

2. To make more concise; abridge or shorten.

3. Physics
a.
 Consolidated con·sol·i·date  
v. con·sol·i·dat·ed, con·sol·i·dat·ing, con·sol·i·dates

v.tr.
1. To unite into one system or whole; combine:
 Statements of Income and Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets consolidated balance sheet

A balance sheet in which assets and liabilities of a parent company and its controlled subsidiaries are combined, thereby presenting balance sheet items for the parent and its subsidiaries as if they were a single firm.
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                   FOUNTAIN POWERBOAT INDUSTRIES INC.


                  Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
                             (Unaudited)


                                           Dec. 31,
                                     1995           1994
Assets


Cash                             $   427,326    $   179,700
Accounts receivable                1,781,682      1,861,304
Inventories                        3,579,889      3,344,820
Prepaid expenses                     203,613        304,744
Other current assets                 183,393        550,000
 Total current assets              6,175,903      6,240,568
Property, plant and
 equipment                        19,873,527     18,737,741
Accumulated
 depreciation                    (10,009,717)    (8,400,842)
Other non-current
 assets                              161,948        159,443
 Total non-current
  assets                         $10,025,758    $10,496,342
Total assets                     $16,201,661    $16,736,910


Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity


Trade accounts
 payable                         $ 1,627,247    $ 4,209,635
Revolving line of credit -
 engines                           1,070,486        659,589
Accrued expenses                   1,083,056      1,314,609
Current portion of long
 term debt                           723,178        563,784
Reserve for warranty
 expense                             400,000        315,000
Reserve for boat
 repurchases                         207,359        250,000
Customer deposits                    275,691        138,924
Other current
 liabilities                         197,541        650,000
Total current
  liabilities                      5,584,558      8,101,541
Long term debt                     5,823,723      5,945,230
 Total liabilities                11,408,281     14,046,771


Shareholders' equity:
 Common stock outstanding,
$.01 per share par value         $    30,291    $    30,291
 Treasury stock at cost
  (10,000 shares)                   (110,748)      (110,748)
 Capital contributed in excess
  of par value                     9,297,450      9,297,450
 Deficit in retained
  earnings                        (4,423,613)    (6,526,854)
  Net shareholders'
   equity                        $ 4,793,380      2,690,139
Total liabilities and
 shareholders' equity            $16,201,661     16,736,910




            Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
                           (Unaudited)


                      Three Months Ended       Six Months Ended
                     Dec. 31,    Dec. 31,    Dec. 31,     Dec. 31,
                      1995         1994        1995         1994


Net sales         $9,287,467   $9,658,597  $18,286,991   $19,157,656
Cost of sales      7,303,494    7,622,352   14,657,114    15,176,134
Gross margin      $1,983,973   $2,036,245  $ 3,629,877   $ 3,981,522
Operating
 expenses          1,572,199    1,130,553    2,710,183     2,136,475
Other expense       (745,867)     142,820     (669,276)      311,442
Net income/(loss)
 before income
 taxes            $1,157,641   $  762,872  $ 1,588,970   $ 1,533,605
Income tax
 provision                 0            0            0             0
Net income/
 (loss)           $1,157,641   $  762,872  $ 1,588,970   $ 1,533,605
Net income/(loss)
 per share        $     0.38   $     0.25  $      0.53   $      0.51
Weighted average
 shares
 outstanding       3,019,072    3,019,072    3,019,072     3,019,072


CONTACT: Fountain Powerboat Industries Inc., Washington

Carol J. Price, 919/975-2000
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