HOPKINS, Minn., March 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
2006 2005
Net sales $9,983,086 $8,104,646
Cost of sales 7,710,100 6,552,155
Gross profit 2,272,986 1,552,491
Net income (loss) attributable to common
shareholders 741,702 120,844
Net income (loss) per share attributable to
common shareholders - basic $ 0.08 $ 0.01
Net income (loss) per share attributable to
common shareholders - diluted $ 0.07 $ 0.01
Total revenues for 2006 were $9,983,086, compared to $8,104,646 for 2005. The Company's net sales increased by approximately 23% in 2006 from 2005, compared to an increase in net sales of 10% in 2005 from 2004. Gross profit was $2,272,986, or 23% for 2006, compared to $1,552,491 or 19% in 2005. Net income attributable to common shareholders during 2006, was $741,702, or $.08 per basic and $.07 per diluted share, compared to a net income attributable to common shareholders of $120,844, or $.01 per basic and diluted share for 2005. Sales increased overall during 2006 compared to the same period in 2005 due to a significant increase in sales to the Company's largest customer, which management does not anticipate will be repeated during 2007. Management is cautiously optimistic about the Company's future prospects and intends to be aggressive in responding to changes in economic conditions to fulfill its obligation to provide prudent fiscal management by focusing on its profitable strengths and advantages in order to increase sales and profitability over the long term. The Company has no intention of issuing any specific performance guidance for future periods.
MagStar Technologies, Inc. ("MagStar" or the "Company") (BULLETIN BOARD: MGST) is a publicly owned company headquartered in Hopkins, Minnesota. The Company's stock is quoted on the Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board under the symbol "MGST". MagStar is a manufacturer of conveyors, motion control devices, spindles, and custom servo motors. MagStar's primary product is Quickdraw brand conveyor systems, used in factory and laboratory automation. MagStar also manufactures customized motion control products (custom servo motors and linear slides), disposable based medical centrifuges and devices, and its other proprietary product, oil centrifuges. Products manufactured by MagStar are used in high tech manufacturing, laboratory and pharmaceutical processes, electronics assembly, surgical procedures, and laboratory processes.
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