A blow out report...beat estimates by a mile...
Stake Announces Second Quarter Results
8/7/2003 5:05:00 PM
TORONTO, Aug 7, 2003 (BUSINESS WIRE) --
-- Reports Record Revenues and Net Earnings for Quarter And
Year-to-Date
-- ``Six Month Revenues up 72%, Six Month Net Earnings up 100%''
Stake Technology Ltd. (Stake) (STKL) (CA:SOY) today announced results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2003. All amounts are expressed in US dollars.
The Company achieved record revenues and net earnings for the three months ended June 30, 2003, realizing its 23rd consecutive quarter of record revenue growth and the first quarter with revenues in excess of $50 million. Revenues in the quarter increased by 68% to $52,641,000 as compared to $31,378,000 in the second quarter of the prior year. These results were led by an 87% increase in revenues within the Company's vertically integrated natural and organic food operations, driven by a combination of internal growth and the acquisitions completed in late 2002. For the six months ended June 30, 2003, revenues increased 72% to $94,052,000 compared to $54,685,000 in the prior year.
Net earnings in the second quarter were a record $2,396,000 or $0.06 per basic common share compared to $1,704,000 or $0.04 per basic common share in the second quarter of 2002. For the six months ended June 30, 2003 net earnings are a record $3,460,000, an increase of 100% versus 2002 results of $1,727,000. The increase over the prior year-to-date in both the quarter and year were due to a number of factors including increased sales of bulk grains and specialty beans, increased sales of aseptic packaged soymilk products, cost reductions throughout the organization and the impact of the acquisitions in late 2002 of Opta Food Ingredients, Wild West Organic Harvest and Simply Organic.
The Company continues to maintain a strong balance sheet with working capital of $15,885,000 and total assets of $118,109,000. The debt to equity ratio at June 30, 2003 was 0.47:1 compared to 0.51:1 at the end of the first quarter and 0.74:1 at December 31, 2002.
Jeremy N. Kendall, Chairman and CEO of Stake Technology Ltd., commented that, "We are very pleased by the record revenues and net earnings realized in the first half of 2003. We are confident that we will continue to grow our business and the underlying results as we continue to integrate our operations, bring new products to market and pursue many exciting opportunities in the fast growing natural and organic foods sectors. We remain committed to profitably growing our business and in doing so, driving solid shareholder value." |
