David, thank you for the great info. I knew that Jennifer liked you. Not only was the earnings reported in the WSJ but also in the LA Times. Also, I checked Branch Cabell and did not find anything on SRSL yet.....so I think that you have a scoop there David. The Branch Cabell site: branchcabell.com
The news release:
Business; Financial Desk ORANGE COUNTY EARNINGS ÿ 02/18/98 Los Angeles Times Orange County Edition Page D-13 Copyright 1998 / The Times Mirror Company
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SRS Labs Inc.: The Santa Ana audio technology company posted record net income and revenue for the fourth quarter and full year. The stock climbed 23% Tuesday after the results were announced, closing at $8.13 a share, up $1.50, in Nasdaq trading.
Net income surged to $1.1 million, or 11 cents a share, for the three months, up 53% from $721,000, or 7 cents a share, a year ago. Revenue climbed 78% to $3.2 million from $1.8 million. For the year, net income more than doubled to $3.8 million, or 35 cents a share, from $1.9 million, or 21 cents a share, in 1996. Revenue rose 87% to $10.1 million from $5.4 million.
The company said its technology was shipped in 23 million products worldwide last year, more than doubling the 10 million products in 1996. |