March 11, 2016
For Further Information contact: Elizabeth Danner, President Boni Danner, Vice President (262) 542-5600 * http://www.etcia.com ETC ANNOUNCES FOURTH QUARTER AND YEAR END 2015 RESULTS WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN, March 11, 2016 OTC – Pink Sheets ELECTRONIC TELE-COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Symbol – ETCIA
Electronic Tele-Communications, Inc. (ETC) today reports its fourth quarter and year end results for 2015. Sales for the quarter were $213,527 compared to $256,165 for the fourth quarter of 2014. The net earnings for the quarter were $41,800 or $0.01 per Class A common share, compared to a net loss of $51,678 or $0.02 per Class A common share for the fourth quarter of 2014. Sales for 2015 were $837,845, compared to $1,476,748 for 2014. The net loss for 2015 was $290,116 or $0.12 per Class A common share, compared to a net loss for 2014 of $97,135 or $0.04 per Class A common share.
ETC President Elizabeth Danner commented on the results saying, "The reduction in employment levels and related expenses along with year-end equipment sales allowed ETC to show a profit for the fourth quarter. However, that was not enough to off-set the losses over the previous nine months of 2015, which was reflected in the loss for the year. Sales of the Digicept Emcee® have continued to improve in the first quarter of 2016 and the cost-reduction controls remain in effect. Both cash flows and earnings are currently ahead of where they were at this time in 2015."
Electronic Tele-Communications supplies voice announcers and Voice Application Platforms to domestic and foreign telephone utilities under the Audichron® and Digicept® brand names. ETC also supports a network of Time Weather and Temperature systems installed throughout the United States. ETC's equipment provides a wide range of audio information and call handling systems via telephone networks, computer networks, and the Internet.
From time to time, information provided by ETC, statements made by its employees, and information included in its press releases and other public statements which are not historical facts are forward-looking in nature and relate to trends and events that may affect our future financial position and operating results. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve a number of risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to: business conditions in the telecommunications industry, the adverse effects of the recent worldwide recession and the timing and strength of a subsequent recovery, the Company’s ability to achieve adequate sales levels or sufficient cash flow or cash reserves to support operations, technology changes, backlog, status of the economy, government regulations, sources of supply, expense structure, product mix, major customers, competition, litigation, and other risk factors. Investors are encouraged to consider these risks and uncertainties, which may cause the Company’s actual future results to be materially different than those expected in its forward-looking statements. ETC does not undertake to update its forward-looking statements.
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Electronic Tele-Communications, Inc. Statements of Operations (Loss): (unreviewed) (unreviewed) Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended December 31 December 31 2015 2014 2015 2014 Net sales 213,527 256,165 837,845 1,476,748 Cost of products sold 89,693 123,559 446,864 778,152 Gross profit 123,834 132,606 390,981 698,596 Operating expenses: General and administrative 39,617 70,848 276,041 311,899 Marketing and selling 10,047 48,800 150,595 219,018 Research and development 24,072 58,625 225,118 241,222 73,736 178,273 651,754 772,139 Earnings (loss) from operations 50,098 (45,667) (260,773) (73,543) Other income (expense) (8,298) (6,011) (29,343) (23,592) Earnings (loss) before income taxes 41,800 (51,678) (290,116) (97,135) Income taxes 0 0 0 0 Net earnings (loss) 41,800 (51,678) (290,116) (97,135) Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share: Class A common 0.02 (0.02) (0.12) (0.04) Class B common 0.02 (0.02) (0.12) (0.04) Weighted average shares outstanding for basic and diluted 2,509,147 2,509,147 2,509,147 2,509,147 Selected Balance Sheet Data: (unreviewed)(unreviewed) Dec 31 Dec 31 2015 2014 Current assets 245,412 334,351 Total assets 267,546 372,235 Current liabilities 1,020,135 834,708 Total liabilities 1,020,135 834,708 Stockholders' equity (deficit) (752,589) (462,473) # # #