TORONTO, Feb. 26 /CNW/ - AMR Technologies Inc. (TSX:AMR) today reported its results for the year ending December 31, 2003. Unless otherwise specified, all currency amounts are expressed as U.S. dollars.
For the twelve-month period ending December 31, 2003, the Company reported sales of
$46.9 million versus sales of $47.3 million for the same period last year.Operating income for the 2003 period significantly improved to $1.7 million, compared to an operating loss of $6 million in 2002. Net income for the year was $302,000 or $0.018 per share versus a net loss of $7.3 million or ($0.44) per share. Operating income in 2003 increased by approximately $1.1 million over 2002 after adjusting for the impact of the write-down of certain magnetic assets in 2002 and the re-imbursement of VAT in both years.
AMR reinvested approximately $1.2 million, or 2.6 percent of its 2003 revenue, in research and development activities, up from $714,000 or 1.5 percent of revenue in 2002. The increase in this R&D investment is partly attributable to costs related to the development of a new line of products for the display industry as well as the recently announced consumer product application for nanosized cerium oxide.
The Company's
rare earth business unit experienced a year-over-year decline in revenues from $42.4 million in 2002 to $38.1 million in 2003. This was due primarily to a decline in the selling prices and volumes of certain low margin products manufactured by the Company as well as a change in the geographic mix of its revenue with a higher proportion of shipments into the Chinese market in 2003 where selling processes are generally lower.
Sales from the zirconium business unit more than doubled to $4.2 million in 2003 from $1.7 million in 2002. This increase is attributable to AMR's investment in additional sales and marketing resources during the latter half of 2002, which led to further market penetration for the Company's products in U.S. and European markets in 2003.
Sales from the magnetics business unit grew by 45% to $4.6 million in 2003 from $3.2 million in 2002. The increase primarily relates to a 41 percent increase in quantities shipped, reflecting AMR's increased share of the growing magnetic powder market where the Company is one of only two suppliers in the world able to produce commercial quantities at a quality level required by the industry.
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