3 months to December 31, 2005 | Year ago | |
---|---|---|
Revenue | $39,389,000 | $45,811,000 |
Net profit | $1,707,000 | $1,647,000 |
Net profit / share | $0.07 | $0.07 |
First quarter revenue decreased by 14% to $39.4 million compared with $45.8 million last year.
Net earnings improved slightly by 3.5% to $1.7 million ($0.07 per share) compared with $1.6 million ($0.07 per share) last year.
The number of shares outstanding remains at 25 million.
The Company increased its annual dividend for the 13th consecutive year from $0.14 to $0.15 per share. The dividend was paid on January 13th, 2006, to shareholders of record on December 2nd , 2005.
The Company has now achieved 37 consecutive years and 133 consecutive quarters of profit.
Craig Engel - President
Phone: (204) 228-6206
E-mail: cengel@buhler.com
Trading symbol: BUI