BIW Limited Announces 2nd Quarter Earnings
15 Agosto 2005 - 10:50AM
Business Wire
BIW Limited (AMEX: BIW) announced today net earnings of $377,736 or
$.23 per share basic for the three months ended June 30, 2005 as
compared to $238,742 or $.15 per share basic for the comparable
2004 period. Revenues for the second quarter in 2005 amounted to
$2,589,002 as compared to $2,426,300 in 2004. Earnings for the
first six months of 2005 amounted to $431,929, $.26 per share
basic, as compared to $440,627, $.27 per share basic in 2004. John
S. Tomac, the Company President said, "Second quarter earnings were
bolstered with higher water sales for our regulated operations,
particularly at our Ansonia division, due to an unusually dry
summer period in 2005." He also noted that profits at the Company's
non-regulated company, Birmingham H2O Services have also increased
in the second quarter of 2005 vs. 2004 and also on a year-to-date
basis in 2005 vs. 2004. Tomac noted that BIW Limited had a
difficult first quarter in 2005 due to the harsh winter conditions
that depressed water sales and the ability for the Company to
perform construction activities both regulated and non-regulated.
He further noted that strong second quarter earnings have increased
year-to-date net earnings to levels almost achieved in 2004 despite
having a higher effective tax rate in 2005. Tomac said, "I would
expect third quarter earnings to be strong as the dry summer period
has continued well into August which should equate to strong water
sales. I am optimistic that Birmingham H2O Services will continue
to grow both for our construction related services and our contract
operations business." BIW Limited is the parent company of
Birmingham Utilities, Inc., a regulated public water service
company which collects and distributes water for domestic,
commercial and industrial uses and fire protection in Ansonia,
Derby and in small parts of the contiguous town of Seymour,
Connecticut, and Birmingham Utilities, Eastern Division consisting
of 30 regulated water systems located in eastern Connecticut, as
well as a non-regulated contract operations business that monitors
and services another 51 water systems also in eastern Connecticut,
and Rhodes Pump Service business located in Guilford, Connecticut,
and Birmingham H2O Services, Inc., which provides water related
services to other water utilities, contractors, and individuals
throughout Connecticut. FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS Statements
included in this new release, which are not historical in nature,
are forwarding-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor
provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Statements relating to the future financial performances of the
Company are subject to business conditions and growth in the
general economy, weather conditions, regulatory decisions, the
impact of competitive products and pricing on the Company's
non-regulated operations, failure to obtain new customers or retain
old customers or changes in the financial stability of customers,
and changes in interest rates. Such statements are based upon the
current beliefs and expectations of BIW Limited management and are
subject to significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results may
differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. When
used in this press release the terms "anticipate," "believe,"
"estimate," "expect," "may," "objective," "plan," "possible,"
"potential," "project," "will" and similar expressions identify
forward-looking statements.
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