November
13, 2003
SERVOTRONICS, INC. (AMEX– SVT) ANNOUNCES
THIRD QUARTER RESULTS
Elma , NY -- Servotronics, Inc. (Amex –
SVT) reported third quarter revenues of $4,487,000 (an approximate
19% increase) and net income of $123,000 (an approximate 1950% increase)
(or $0.06 per share – Basic and Diluted) as compared to revenues
of $3,761,000 and net income of $6,000 (or $0.00 per share –
Basic and Diluted) for the comparable period ended September 30,
2002 . The nine month period ended September 30, 2003 reported revenues
of $12,261,000 and net income of $30,000 (or $0.02 per share –
Basic and Diluted) as compared to revenues of $11,895,000 and net
income of $245,000 (or $0.13 per share – Basic and Diluted)
for the same period in 2002. The increases in revenues for the nine
month period and quarter ended September 30, 2003 are primarily
attributed to increases in government sales at the Advanced Technology
Group (ATG) and the Consumer Products Group (CPG). Specifically
noted are the significant production shipments of the new U.S. Marine
Corps' combination combat knife and bayonet that commenced in the
third quarter of 2003. Although the overall economic softness in
the commercial aerospace industry is adversely affecting revenues,
the Company continues to be successful in procuring new applications
while maintaining a strong backlog and balance sheet.
During 2003, the Company has been incurring significant
front-end costs associated with prototype, preproduction and start-up
activities for new programs and applications. These costs are expensed
as they occur and, as such, are not matched to their future revenues
and benefits. Such costs associated with expanded sales, marketing,
and engineering in combination with the increased costs of professional
services and corporate governance necessitated by the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act and related regulations have been and continue to be significant
expense factors. Despite such increased costs the Company generated
significantly improved results in the third quarter of 2003.
Dr. Nicholas D. Trbovich, Founder, Chairman and
CEO of Servotronics was honored as a 2003 inductee into the Niagara
Frontier Aviation and Space Hall of Fame. He and Servotronics were
cited for significant past and current contributions to the military
and commercial aviation and aerospace industry.
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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