SIOUX FALLS, SD – EMS provider Raven Industries Inc. today announced second-quarter sales of $69.3 million, 24% year-over-year. The largest contributor to the increase was the flow controls division, the firm said.
Net income rose 17% to $6.8 million compared to the second quarter last year.
Year-to-date, sales were $144.4 million, up 27% compared to the first half of 2007. Net income reached $17.7 million, up 23% compared to the same six months last year.
Electronic Systems Division second-quarter sales were $14.7 million, down 12% from the year ago period. Operating income was $1.2 million, down 51%. Year-to-date, sales for the division were down 10% year-over-year to $28 million, while operating income was $1.9 million, down 62%.
The firm expects weaker third-quarter electronic systems sales compared to last year’s strong performance.
Flow Controls Division second-quarter sales grew 93% from a year ago, reaching $22.7 million. Operating income for the three months jumped 172%, to $7.1 million. In the most recent six months, revenues expanded 82%, reaching $57.6 million. Operating income reached $20.6 million, up 112% compared to last year's first half.
ROLLING MEADOWS, IL – BEST Inc. will celebrate its grand reopening on Sept. 24 at 3:30 pm. The BESTFest event will take place at the firm’s newly renovated 25,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Rolling Meadows, IL.
The celebration will feature games, contests, food and tropical drinks.
BEIJING – China’s handset production is expected to surpass 605 million units in 2008, up about 9% year-over-year, according to CCID Consulting.
About 66% of those handsets will be exported to markets overseas, said the firm.
The production of handsets reached 279 million units in the region for the first half of this year; the global top-five – Nokia, Samsung Electronics, Motorola, Sony Ericsson and LG Electronics – represented 65% of that total, said CCID.
Sales reached 96.4 million units in the first half, up 17.5% compared to the same period in 2007, according to CCID.