Exhibit 99.1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | CONTACT: | MICHAEL J. KOSS |
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OCTOBER 6, 2008 | | (414) 964-5000 |
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Koss First Quarter Sales Drop 9%
Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Koss Corporation (NASDAQ SYMBOL: KOSS), the U.S. based high-fidelity stereophone company, has announced results for its first quarter for the period ending September 30, 2008.
Sales for the first quarter were $11,486,034 compared with $12,637,606 for the same period one year ago, a 9% reduction. Net income dropped by 32% to $913,764 compared with $1,335,674. Diluted earnings per share were $0.25 compared with $0.36 one year ago.
“The drop in our first quarter sales and net income is the result of soft U.S. retail sales,” Michael J. Koss, President and CEO said here today. “We expect difficult trends in the U.S. to continue through the holiday season.”
The Company also reported that sales to Europe had increased by 24% during the quarter and that Koss was closely monitoring the changing credit environment for its European distributors.
Michael Koss went on to say that the Company was continuing to invest in new product development and marketing despite the general market slowdown.
“We believe it is critical to continue our forward progress on several key new products to remain competitive,” Koss said.
Koss will pay a dividend of $0.13 cents per share on October 15, 2008, to shareholders of record on September 30, 2008.
Koss Corporation markets a complete line of high-fidelity stereophones, speaker-phones, computer headsets, telecommunications headsets, active noise canceling stereophones, wireless stereophones, and compact disc recordings of American Symphony Orchestras on the Koss Classics label.
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