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Strategies & Market Trends : USHG - Anyone know Estimated earnings? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Gator who wrote (388)	10/11/1999 10:37:00 AM
From: LORD ERNIE	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 408

If you are interrested: Set forth below is certain unaudited quarterly financial information: <TABLE> <CAPTION> Quarter Ended ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (in thousands, except percentages and per share data) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ September 30, December 31, March 31, June30, 1997 1997 1998 1998 < Net sales $ 7026 $ 8,513 $23,520 $28,091 Cost of sales 3,522 3,857 10,482 12,570 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Gross profit 3,503 4,656 13,038 15,521 Selling, shipping, general and administrative 3,963 4,589 5,967 8,546 Incom(loss operations (460) 67 7,071 6,975 Investment income 47 57 245 137 Interest expense (853) (744) (922) (1,044) Income (loss) before income taxes and extraordinary expense (1,266) (620) 6,394 6,068 Incom tax benefit (exp) 550 250 (2,700) (1,700) Extraordinary expense net of taxes (1,450) Net income (loss) $(716) $(370) $3,694 $2,918 ========== ========== ========== ========== Diluted net income (loss) per share(1) $(0.05) $(0.02) $0.15 $ 0.11 ========== ========== ========== ========== Weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding(1) 14,702 16,384 25,038 25,547 ========== ========== ========== ========== Net sales 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% Cost of sales 50.1% 45.3% 44.6% 44.7% Gross profit 49.9% 54.7% 55.4% 55.3% Selling, shipping, general and admin 56.4% 53.9% 25.4% 30.4% Income (loss) from operations (6.5%) 0.8% 30.0% 24.9% Investment income 0.7% 0.7% 1.0% 0.5% Interest expense (12.1%) (8.7%) (3.9%) (3.7%) Income (loss) before income taxes and extra (18.0%) (7.2%) 27.1% 21.7% Inc tax benef(exp)7.8% 2.9% (11.5%) (6.1%) Extraordinary expense net of taxes 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% (5.2%) ---------- ---------- Net inc (loss) (10.2%) (4.3%) 15.6% 10.4%