Unbelievable! Acquisitions add $77 mil revenues, $1.11/share in earnings.
CHRONICLE COMMUNICATIONS FORMS CONGLOMERATE "The new company is projecting revenues of $77,600,000 with net earnings of $16,550,000 or $1.11 per share fully diluted"
TAMPA, FLORIDA--OTC:BB (CRNC)‹Chronicle Communications Inc., CEO, John V. Whitman Jr., announced today that Chronicle has signed letters of intent to acquire three privately held companies when combined with Chronicle¹s existing businesses will have projected revenues of $77,600,000, with projected net earnings of $16,550,000 or $1.11 per share fully diluted and net tangible assets (unaudited) of $13,600,000.
"These acquisitions once completed will more than satisfy the requirements for listing on a major exchange. We are extremely pleased with the quality of assets represented by these acquisitions. Chronicle will increase its net tangible assets by nearly 700%. Revenues will increase over 1900%. These acquisitions represent a quantum leap in share holder value and cement management's commitment to build a company that is rock solid, with real revenue and profits, measurable by historic standards, not tomorrow's hype," Whitman said.
Chronicle's existing operations and assets will be passed to it's Bright Now subsidiary making Chronicle a holding company for the roll ups described below. Chronicle will utilize its graphic designers, copywriters, editors, and marketing professionals to serve as the marketing company for all subsidiaries. Chronicle's Tampa printing facility will continue to serve commercial print customers while producing all in-house collateral materials for it's subsidiaries. Chronicle will discontinue it's Georgia shopper division and relocate the existing staff and its headquarters to Tampa.
Chronicle signed a letter of intent to acquire 100% of Frontline Consulting Services Inc., a North Carolina corporation, for $2,500,000 in restricted common stock valued at $5.00 per share. FCS is a integration services company serving the manufacturing, healthcare and banking industries. FCS is engaged in providing contract software development resources to companies needing on-site assistance, internal software development, and year 2000 conversion products and services. FCS supplies outside consultants to the information technology (IT) industry and embedded systems for the manufacturing and healthcare industries. The IT industry has an annual shortage of over 300,000 technical and business analysts each year and that trend is expected to continue. FCS is an IBM business partner which supplies Y2K services, specifically AS/400, S/36, and S/38 conversion services. FCS has historical profit margins that exceed 30% and revenue projections for the twelve months after being acquired by Chronicle of $8,500,000.
Chronicle signed a letter of intent to acquire 100% of Seminole Scrap Corporation, a Florida corporation, for $35,000,000 in $5.00 stated value voting convertible preferred shares of Chronicle Communications. Seminole provides building demolition, building tear-outs, environmental abatement and environmental site remediation to commercial and governmental building owners as well as to the chemical and petroleum industries. Seminole is engaged in several site demolitions under contract which total $26,000,000 and within the week is expected to sign an additional $34,000,000 in contracts for demolitions and asbestos abatement. Each contract calls for a guaranteed 20% net profit which will remain a policy of Seminole for all future contracts.
Chronicle signed a letter of intent to acquire 100% of Florida Machine & Welding Inc., for $8,000,000 in $5 stated value voting convertible preferred shares of Chronicle Communications. FMW is engaged in the business of refurbishing and marketing heavy equipment, remanufacturing and rebuilding major components for the utility and marine industries. Major customers include Florida Power and Light, and Tampa Electric Company. FMW has over 43 acres of zoned industrial/commercial land located in Polk County Florida and facilities encompassing over 35,000 sq ft under roof. FMW has over $5.6 million in net tangible assets, $5,000,000 in revenue and has been in business for over 22 consecutive years.
Chronicle Communications Inc., is a fully reporting, publicly traded company quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol of "CRNC². The Company, founded in 1996 and now headquartered in Tampa, Florida, is an acquisition company currently with its principal business being commercial web-offset printing and specialty publishing, and sales and marketing. Chronicle operates two commercial web-offset printing plants in Central Florida. Complete information including links to the SEC¹s EDGAR site can be found at Chronicle¹s web site at www.chronicleinc.com/. Chronicle is committed to expansion on the Internet and plans to announce its Internet product line in mid March. |