May 1, 2017
For Further Information contact: Elizabeth Danner, President Boni Danner, Vice President (262) 542-5600 * http://www.etcia.com ETC ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER 2017 RESULTS WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN, MAY 1, 2017 OTC – Pink Sheets ELECTRONIC TELE-COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Symbol – ETCIA
Electronic Tele-Communications, Inc. (ETC) today reports first quarter results for 2017. Sales for the quarter were $185,200 compared to $329,253 for the first quarter of 2016. The net earnings for the quarter were $21,243 or $0.01 per Class A common share, compared to $92,849 or $0.04 per Class A common share for the first quarter of 2016.
ETC President Elizabeth Danner commented on the results saying, "First quarter 2016 had exceeded our expectations for sales of our Digicept® Emcee products. While first quarter 2017 is down from the previous year's first quarter, it met expectations and we see ourselves on course to remain profitable in the year."
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 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: (unaudited) Three Months Ended March 31 2017 2016 Net sales 185,200 329,253 Cost of products sold 86,368 144,646 Gross profit 98,832 184,607 Operating expenses: General and administrative 34,168 40,966 Marketing and selling 12,257 18,114 Research and development 26,417 27,730 72,842 86,810 Earnings (loss) from operations 25,990 97,797 Other income (expense) (4,747) (4,948) Earnings (loss) before income taxes 21,243 92,849 Income taxes 0 0 Net earnings (loss) 21,243 92,849 Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share: Class A common 0.01 0.04 Class B common 0.01 0.04 Weighted average shares outstanding for basic and diluted 2,509,147 2,509,147 Selected Balance Sheet Data: (unaudited) Mar 31 Dec 31 2017 2016 Current assets 296,851 297,901 Total assets 308,695 308,364 Current liabilities 675,787 681,699 Total liabilities 840,787 861,699 Stockholders' deficit (532,092) (553,335) # # #