FAIRCHILD ANNOUNCES ITS RESULTS FOR THE QUARTER ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2003
Dulles, Virginia (February 12, 2004) - The Fairchild Corporation (NYSE:FA) announced today that revenues were $44.2 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2003, compared to revenues of $20.8 million for the quarter ended December 29, 2002. The Company reported a net loss of $2.2 million, or $0.09 per share, for its quarter ended December 31, 2003, as compared to a net loss of $5.9 million, or $0.23 per share, for its quarter ended December 29, 2002.
Fairchild completed the acquisition of Hein Gericke, and IFW on November 1, 2003 and PoloExpress on January 2, 2004. Hein Gericke and PoloExpress are European leaders in their specialty fields. Revenues for these businesses, reported by Fairchild in its Sports and Leisure segment were $25.2 million for November and December of 2003, which was prior to the peak season beginning in March. Eric Steiner, President and Chief Operating Officer of The Fairchild Corporation, stated: "The Sports and Leisure segment has a historic trend of higher volumes of sales and profits in Europe during months from March to September. As of today, we have increased our orders for goods from our suppliers, which will be delivered to our retail stores for the new season beginning this spring. We expect that the Sports and Leisure segment will provide a solid base for future growth and for enhancing shareholder value."
Fairchild is continuing to investigate other acquisition opportunities.
About The Fairchild Corporation
The Fairchild Corporation is engaged in the design and sale of protective clothing, helmets and technical accessories for motorcyclists in Europe and the United States; and in aerospace distribution businesses which stock and distribute a wide variety of parts to aircraft operators and aerospace customers providing aircraft parts and services to customers worldwide. The Fairchild Corporation also owns and operates a shopping center located in Farmingdale, New York. Additional information is available on The Fairchild Corporation website(www.fairchild.com).
This news release may contain forward looking statements within the meaning of Section 27-A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21-E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Company’s actual results could differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements, as a result of the risks associated with the Company’s business, changes in general economic conditions, and changes in the assumptions used in making such forward-looking statements.
THE FAIRCHILD CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except per share data)
| Three Months Ended | |||||
| REVENUE: | 12/31/03 | 12/29/02 | |||
| Net sales | $ 41,882 | $ 18,661 | |||
| Rental revenue | 2,342 | 2,099 | |||
| 44,224 | 20,760 | ||||
| COSTS AND EXPENSES: | |||||
| Cost of goods sold | 28,781 | 14,859 | |||
| Cost of rental revenue | 1,486 | 1,325 | |||
| Selling, general & administrative | 23,256 | 35,081 | |||
| Other (income) expense, net | (3,116 | ) | (139 | ) | |
| 50,407 | 51,126 | ||||
| OPERATING LOSS | (6,183 | ) | (30,366 | ) | |
| Interest expense | 5,393 | 19,624 | |||
| Interest income | (190 | ) | (7,617 | ) | |
| Net interest expense | 5,203 | 12,007 | |||
| Investment income | 154 | 532 | |||
| Increase in fair market value of interest rate | |||||
| contract | 2,090 | 28 | |||
| Loss from continuing operations before taxes | (9,142 | ) | (41,813 | ) | |
| Income tax benefit (provision) | 2,487 | (5,927 | ) | ||
| Equity in earnings of affiliates, net | -- | (80 | ) | ||
| Minority interest, net | 81 | -- | |||
| Loss from continuing operations | (6,574 | ) | (47,820 | ) | |
| Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net | (1,525 | ) | 1,926 | ||
| Gain on disposal of discontinued operations, net | 5,934 | 40,002 | |||
| NET LOSS | $(2,165 | ) | $(5,892 | ) | |
| BASIC AND DILUTED EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE: | |||||
| Loss from continuing operations | $ (0.26 | ) | $ (1.90 | ) | |
| Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net | (0.06 | ) | 0.08 | ||
| Gain on disposal of discontinued operations, net | 0.23 | 1.59 | |||
| NET LOSS | $ (0.09 | ) | $ (0.23 | ) | |
| Basic and Diluted weighted average shares outstanding | 25,190 | 25,163 | |||
| SEGMENT RESULTS | |||||
| Revenues | |||||
| Sports and Leisure Segment (a) | $ 25,207 | $ -- | |||
| Aerospace Segment | 16,673 | 18,661 | |||
| Real Estate Operations Segment | 2,342 | 2,099 | |||
| Corporate and Other | 1 | -- | |||
| Total | $ 44,224 | $ 20,760 | |||
| Operating Income (Loss) | |||||
| Sports and Leisure Segment (a) | $(3,286 | ) | $ -- | ||
| Aerospace Segment | 55 | 109 | |||
| Real Estate Operations Segment | 766 | 710 | |||
| Corporate and Other | (3,718 | ) | (31,185 | ) | |
| Total | $(6,183 | ) | $(30,366 | ) | |
