March
30, 2004
SERVOTRONICS, INC. (AMEX– SVT) ANNOUNCES
YEAR END RESULTS
Elma, NY -- Servotronics, Inc. (Amex – SVT)
reported a net income of $254,000 (or $0.13 per share – Basic
and Diluted) on revenues of $17,574,000 for the year ended December
31, 2003 as compared to a net loss of $(229,000) (or ($0.12) per
share Basic and Diluted) on revenues of $15,607,000 for the comparable
period ended December 31, 2002. The over $480,000 turnaround in
year to year net income is attributed to the successful replacement
of lost business resulting from 9/11, productivity improvements,
cost containment activities and production realizations of previous
engineering/marketing efforts. Increased shipments of control components
for the Standard Missile program by the Advanced Technology Group
(ATG) and the initial production shipments by the Consumer Products
Group (CPG) for the new CPG designed U.S. Marine Corp’s combination
combat knife/bayonet were specifically noted.
During the first quarter of 2004, Raytheon Missile
Systems awarded Servotronics a contract for the continued production
of control components for the Standard Missile program valued at
over $2,700,000. Servotronics has also entered into a three year
agreement with another significant customer that has an estimated
sales value of $6 million dollars through 2006.
The Company’s ability to counteract the
adverse effects of 9/11 and to grow sales revenues continues to
be enhanced by its increased engineering and marketing commitments
and the maintenance of a strong backlog, cash flow and balance sheet.
The financial statements show working capital has increased to $10,912,000,
the current ratio improved to 6.69 to 1 and year to year cash flow
from operations increased approximately 46% to $1,353,000 in 2003
from $924,000 in 2002.
During 2003, the Company incurred significant
front-end costs associated with prototype, preproduction and start-up
activities. While the Company continues to incur such costs on an
ongoing basis in order to support and enhance the development of
new products and applications for both the ATG and CPG, the timing
of such costs directly contributes to fluctuations in operating
results from period to period because these costs are expensed as
incurred and, as such, are not matched to their future revenues
and benefits.
The Company is composed of two groups –
the Advanced Technology Group and the Consumer Products Group. The
Advanced Technology Group designs, develops and manufactures servo
control and other components for various commercial and government
applications (i.e., aircraft, jet engines, missiles, satellite launch
vehicles, etc.). This group is currently providing products for
a significant number of aerospace programs such as the F/A-18 E/F
Super Hornet and other jet fighters; the Bell/Boeing MV-22 Osprey
Tiltrotor Joint Service Aircraft, the Blackhawk, Apache, A-10 and
other helicopters, the Standard Missile, numerous business and regional
jet aircraft, Raytheon's Hawker Horizon Aircraft, Embraer TwinTurbo
Fan aircraft, the Airbus 300 series and Boeing 700 series commercial
aircraft, DeHavilland DHC8-40 and various other programs.
Servotronics’ Consumer Products Group designs
and manufactures cutlery, bayonets, machetes and combat, survival,
sporting, agricultural, and pocket knives for both commercial and
government applications.
SERVOTRONICS, INC. (SVT) IS LISTED ON THE AMERICAN
STOCK EXCHANGE
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