Plaintree Systems Inc Announces Sales Increase and Return to Profitability in Third Quarter of Fiscal 2013
27 February 2013 - 12:00AM
Business Wire
Plaintree Systems Inc. (Plaintree, traded on CNSX under the
symbol NPT).
Plaintree announced today that it has released its unaudited
interim condensed consolidated financial statements and related
management discussion and analysis for the three and nine months
ended December 31, 2012 with increased sales over previous quarter
of 40% and profit year to date of $161,593.
During the third quarter of fiscal 2013, Plaintree revenues
improved to $4,091,181 compared to $2,778,462 and $2,803,679
respectively during the first and second quarter of fiscal 2013.
Net profit also improved to $373,339 in the three months ended
December 31, 2012 from losses of $(176,802) and $(34,944) for the
quarters ended June 30, 2012 and September 30, 2012 respectively.
Basic earnings (loss) per share for the three months and nine
months ended December 31, 2012 was $0.00 and $(0.08)
respectively.
“Over the past two years, all of Plaintree’s operations were
very busy quoting on potential business, but every new project
seemed to face delay after delay,” said David Watson, CEO. ”Finally
in this quarter, we began to see some projects get the approval to
move ahead and we hope to see even more projects finally getting
the green light.”
For more information on these results, please refer to
Plaintree’s annual 2012 financial statements together with the
related Management’s Discussion and Analysis report, copies of
which can be obtained from the Company’s website at
www.plaintree.com and/or under Plaintree’s name at
www.sedar.com.
About Plaintree Systems
Plaintree has two diversified product lines consisting of
Specialty Structures and Electronics.
The Specialty Structures Division includes the former Triodetic
Group with over 40 years of experience, is a design/build
manufacturer of steel, aluminum and stainless steel specialty
structures such as commercial domes, free form structures, barrel
vaults, space frames and industrial dome coverings, and Arnprior
Fire Trucks Corp., a manufacturer of high end fire and emergency
vehicles.
The Electronics Division includes the legacy Hypernetics, Summit
Aerospace USA Inc. and Plaintree free space optics (FSO)
businesses.
Plaintree’s FSO systems transmit data at high speeds using beams
of light instead of traditional radio frequency which can suffer
from congestion. Hypernetics was established in 1972 and is a
manufacturer of avionic components for various applications
including aircraft antiskid braking, aircraft instrument
indicators, solenoids, high purity valves and permanent magnet
alternators. Summit Aerospace USA Inc. provides high precision
machining to the aerospace and defense markets. Our facility
includes 5 axis CNC precision machining of complex castings and
large ring parts such as turbine and assembly shrouds as well as
assembly & pressure seals. Summit will support requirements
from concept, prototype and throughout production.
Plaintree’s shares are traded under the symbol “NPT”.
Shareholders and Investors can access Company information on CNSX’s
website and receive full Company disclosure monthly. For more
information on Plaintree or to receive stock quotes, complete with
trading summaries, bid size and ask price, brokerage house
participation, insider reports, news releases, disclosure
information, and CNSX and SEDAR filings, visit the CNSX website at
www.cnsx.ca or the Company’s website at www.plaintree.com.
Plaintree is publicly traded in Canada on the CNSX (NPT) with
12,925,253 common shares and 18,325 class A preferred shares
outstanding.
This press release may include statements that are
forward-looking and based on current expectations. The actual
results of the company may differ materially from current
expectations. The business of the company is subject to many risks
and uncertainties, including changes in markets for the company’s
products, delays in product development and introduction to
manufacturing and intense competition. For a more detailed
discussion of the risks and uncertainties related to the company’s
business, please refer to documents filed by the company with the
Canadian regulatory authorities, including the annual report of the
Company for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012 and related
management discussion and analysis.
Canadian National Stock Exchange has not reviewed and does not
accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of the content
of this news release.
For further information: (613) 623-3434 x2261
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