ARNPRIOR, ONTARIO -- (Marketwired) -- 11/25/15 -- Pacific Safety Products Inc. (TSX VENTURE: PSP) ("PSP" or the "Company"), a leading North American manufacturer of advanced armour and personal protection solutions, today reported financial results for the three month period ended September 30, 2015.
Highlights:
-- Revenues for the first quarter were $4.96 million, an increase of 32.9%
compared to revenues of $3.73 million during the first quarter of fiscal
2014.
-- The Company reported net income for the first quarter of $0.28 million
compared to a net income of $0.04 million during the first quarter of
the prior year.
-- Adjusted Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization
("Adjusted EBITDA")(i) was $0.25 million compared to the Adjusted EBITDA
of $0.16 million during the first quarter of the prior year.
-- Gross margin as a percentage of revenues for the first quarter was 24.3%
compared to 28.7% for the first quarter of the prior year.
-- Expenses for the first quarter were $0.99 million an increase of 5.1%
compared to $0.95 during the first quarter of the prior year.
"PSP had a solid first quarter of fiscal 2016 and we have identified a
number of revenue opportunities that we believe will underpin the
success we had in fiscal 2015", says CEO, Terry Vaudry. "We remain
committed to protecting shareholder value as we move the business
forward".
About PSP: The mission statement of Pacific Safety Products Inc. is ...we bring everyday heroes home safely®. PSP is an established industry leader in the production, distribution and sale of high-performance and high-quality safety products for the defence and security market. These products include body armour to protect against ballistic, stab and fragmentation threats, ballistic blankets to reduce blast effects, tactical clothing, and protective products against chemical and biological hazards. PSP is the largest body armour manufacturer in Canada, directly supplying the Canadian Department of National Defence, Federal Government Agencies and major Canadian law enforcement organizations. The Company, through its U.S. subsidiary Sentry Armor Systems Inc., provides body armour products under the GH Armor Systems® brand to U.S. based law enforcement and private security firms. The Company also produces tactical clothing. Pacific Safety Products is a reporting issuer in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario, Canada and publicly trades under the symbol PSP on the TSX Venture Exchange.
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(i) Adjusted EBITDA consists of earnings before interest expense, income taxes, share-based compensation, depreciation and amortization, foreign exchange, and other one-time charges and gains. PSP believes Adjusted EBITDA is a useful measure in the evaluation of performance. Adjusted EBITDA is not a recognized performance measure under International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") and does not have a standardized meaning as prescribed by IFRS. Therefore, Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other entities.
Contacts:
Pacific Safety Products Inc.
Terry Vaudry, CEO
+1 (613) 623-6001
ir@pacsafety.com
www.pacsafety.com
