U.S. Dry Cleaning Reports 112% Year over Year Revenue Growth for Quarter Ending June 30, 2008.
Gross Profit Increases to 63% from 48% of Revenue. Balance Sheet Significantly Strengthened as Cash Increases at End of June 08 Quarter to More than $4 Million from Less than $500,000 at end of March 08 Quarter
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--US Dry Cleaning Corporation (UDRY), the nation's first consolidator of dry cleaning stores, today reported its results for the fiscal third quarter and nine month period of 2008, ending June 30. For the quarter, net sales increased112% from the same a year ago. For the quarter ending June 30 2008, the company reported sales of approximately $5,132,000 compared to approximately $2,427,000 for the comparable period last year. Furthermore, the company showed a quarter to quarter increase in sales of 78%. For the March 31, 2008 quarter the company reported $2,875,509 in sales. For the quarter ending June 30, 2008 the company reported a net loss of approximately $2,029,000 or $0.11 per share, compared to a net loss of approximately $1,815 or $0.10 per share for the similar period one year ago. This net loss is attributed to legal, accounting, financing and merger and acquisition costs required for achieving rapid growth.The company reported a more than 70% increase in net sales for the nine months ending June 30, 2008. Net sales were approximately $10,378,000, compared to $6,055,000 reported for the same period one year-ago. The net loss for the nine-month period was approximately $6,568,000 or $0.33 per share as compared to $5,604,000 or $0.31 per share for the same period a year ago.
About U.S. Dry Cleaning Corporation
U.S. Dry Cleaning’s mission is to create the premier national chain in the dry cleaning industry. The Company’s management team has extensive experience in retail consolidations and premier dry cleaning operations with a proven operating model. Management intends to rapidly acquire profitable, market-leading operations at accretive valuations. Each acquisition target is expected to be self-sufficient, and field management remains in place to ease the assimilation.
U.S. Dry Cleaning management believes the greatest value achieved in any consolidation is during the earliest phases. As a result, the company intends to grow as rapidly as possible to maximize shareholder value.
This release is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as a solicitation to invest. U.S. Dry Cleaning future operation results are dependent upon many factors, including but not limited to (i) the company’s ability to obtain sufficient capital or a strategic business arrangement to fund its expansion plans (ii) the company’s ability to build the management and human resources and infrastructure necessary to support the growth of its business; (iii) competitive factors and developments beyond the company’s control and (iv) other risk factors discussed in the company’s periodic filings with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which are available for review at http://www.sec.gov under “Search for Company Filings.”
Company Contact:
Martin E. Janis & Company, Inc.
Beverly Jedynak
President
Tel: 312-943-1123
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