This was posted in IBD 3/23/98. This is a scanned article so there could be some mistakes.
PDG Environmental
PDGE SURPASSES ANALYSTS'PROJECTIONS STRONG YEAR END/4TH QTR RESULTS ANNOUNCED
PDG Environmental (OTC B-PDGE) recently announced consolidated results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ending January31, 1998. Revenue for the quarter increased 86% to $8,607,000, as compared to $4,635,000 during the same prior year period. Net income during the quarter was $457,000, or $0.06 per share, as compared to net income of $279,000, or $0.05 per share for the comparable period last year.
Revenue for the year ending January 31, 1998 increased 52% to $24,610,000 as compared to $16,183,000 during the prior fiscal year. For the year, the Company reported a net income of $1,240,000, or $0.17 per share, a marked Improvement over last year's net loss of $486,000, or $0.09 per share. The net loss in the prior period included a loss of $302,000 or $0.05 per share from discontinued opera- tions.
John Regan, Chairman and CEO, commented, "The dramatically im- proved results achieved in 1997 are a direct result of the action plan PDG Environmental instituted in mid-1996. We are entering 1998 with very positive momentum, a near record backlog, six consecutive quarters of increasing profit- ability and certain strategic alliances, all of which will help fuel continued substan- tial growth in 1998."
PDGE is The KonLin Letter's "1998 Pick Of The Year." Other advisory groups reporting on the Company in- clude BI Research, Conservative Specu- lator, Dick Davis Digest, High Growth Newslette,; Investor's Digest Micros- tacks Review, PennyStock Picks, Small Cap Investor (E-mail sectionl, Street Signals and Undiscovered Stock Weekly.
Analysts affiliated with the above organizations have projected an EPS range of $0.2~$0.30 for the current fiscal year ending January 31,1999.
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