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NEWS RELEASE
PERFECT FRY CORPORATION
For Immediate Release
Perfect Fry Reports Best Quarter in Company's History
CALGARY (June 20, 2003) -- Perfect Fry Corporation reported today
its second quarter revenue set a new record for the highest revenue
for any quarter ever recorded in the Company's history. This follows
a first quarter that also set a record, as the highest-ever first
quarter revenue.
For the second quarter ended April 30, revenue totaled $1,195,671,
compared with second quarter revenue last year of $1,074,239, an
increase of $121,432. The record first quarter had revenue of $733,768,
which compares with $729,677 for the first quarter a year ago.
"The strong growth in revenue the first two quarters this
year has yielded a most encouraging profit at mid-year," said
Gary Calderwood, president and CEO, "and this has put us on
course for a very successful year. Our record revenues and profitability
reflect well on our marketing and sales initiatives, growing strength
of our image in the market place, and product quality and reliability."
Mr. Calderwood added, "Our distribution network believes strongly
in the Perfect Fryer's high level of quality and reliability, so
much so that one of the few negative comments we hear from distributors
is that they know they will not have opportunity to earn revenue
on after-sales service of our equipment. What a tremendous compliment!"
Second Quarter Results 2003 and 2002:
($'000's of dollars, except per share numbers)
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Three months ended April 30, |
Six months ended April 30, |
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2003
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2002
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2003
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2002
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| Revenue |
$1,195.7
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$1,074.2
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$1,929.5
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$1,803.9
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| Earnings/(Loss) |
$151.3
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$99.7
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$157.9
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$97.2
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Basic Earnings/(Loss)
Per Share |
$0.02
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$0.01
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$0.02
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$0.01
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As at April 30, 2003, the Company had 9,788,656 common shares issued
and outstanding.
Perfect Fry manufactures and markets the world's most sophisticated
counter-top deep fryer. Its patented air filtration and fire prevention
systems, compact design, and quick, clean operation have made the
Perfect Fryer a preferred choice among fast food retailers across
North America and around the world. The common shares of Perfect
Fry are listed for trading under the symbol PNM on the TSX Venture
Exchange.
The TSX Venture Exchange has neither approved nor disapproved of
the information contained herein
Contact: Sharon Haasdyk
Chief Financial Officer
Phone (403) 255-7712
E-mail: invest@perfectfry.com Web: www.perfectfry.com
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