Niagara Corporation Announces First Quarter Results
April 28 2004 - 8:17PM
PR Newswire (US)
Niagara Corporation Announces First Quarter Results NEW YORK, April
28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Niagara Corporation announced today
its results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2004. Sales
increased to $99.2 million from $79.7 million in the comparable
quarter in 2003. Net income for the quarter increased to $2,808,000
from $1,424,000, and net income per share (basic and diluted) was
$.34 compared to $.17 for the first quarter of 2003. In commenting
on these results, Michael Scharf, Chairman and CEO of Niagara,
stated: "Niagara Corporation's results for the first quarter of
2004 can only be described as excellent. Tons shipped, sales,
profit margins, and net income for our U.S. operations increased
markedly in the first quarter compared to the first quarter of
2003. The causal factors were an improving economy and resultant
stronger demand, price increases, and our having sufficient
inventory to meet the needs of our customers. It is also important
to note that the excellent results of our U.S. operations give
effect, because of rising inventory costs, to a LIFO charge of
approximately $1.6 million compared to no charge in the first
quarter of 2003." "Niagara's U.K. operations returned to modest
profitability because of price increases implemented during the
first quarter of 2004. While business conditions were not as
buoyant as in the U.S., they improved in the first quarter from the
poor conditions experienced at the end of 2003. We continue to
examine cost reduction options in the U.K. in the context of
improving our operating performance." This release contains certain
"forward-looking statements" made pursuant to the "safe-harbor"
provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and
other factors, many of which are beyond the control of the Company,
that may cause the Company's actual results to be materially
different from those expressed or implied by such statements. Such
risks, uncertainties and other factors include those described in
the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The forward-looking statements made herein are only made as of the
date of this release, and the Company undertakes no obligation to
publicly update such forward-looking statements to reflect
subsequent events or circumstances. NIAGARA CORPORATION Selected
Financial Data Quarter Ended Quarter Ended March 31, 2003 March 31,
2004 Revenues $79,748,000 $99,235,000 Net Income $1,424,000
$2,808,000 Net Income Per Share $.17 $.34 (basic and diluted)
Average Shares Basic 8,238,517 8,238,517 Diluted 8,238,517
8,331,603 DATASOURCE: Niagara Corporation CONTACT: Michael Scharf,
CEO of Niagara Corporation, +1-212-317-1000 Web site:
http://www.niag.com/
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