Reconditioned Systems, Inc.                                                                             News Release

444 West Fairmont

Tempe, Arizona 85282                                                                                       Contact:  Investor Relations

(480) 968-1772 (Telephone)

(480) 894-1907 (Fax)

 

“RSI reports Revised Fiscal 2004 results”

Tempe, Arizona, May 19, 2004                                                        

 

Dear Fellow Shareholders:

 

Although we were profitable in our third fiscal quarter, slower sales in the March quarter prevented us from having a profitable year.  Although the overall economy is recovering, we have not seen a meaningful recovery in the modular office furniture industry.  We remain hopeful that sales will pick up in the fall. 

 

The glut of cubicles available from the dot-com bust has hurt our remanufactured sales, because as-is sales were available in almost new condition.  These inventories have now been absorbed for the most part, and I expect that we will begin to see less competition from as-is.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2004, RSI earned pre-tax income of $19 thousand on sales of $4.8 million.  This compares to pre-tax earnings of $22 thousand on sales of $2.9 million for the quarter ending March 31, 2003.   We continue to believe that the economy and our business are slowly but steadily improving, and that we should continue to pick up market share due to the number of competitors who have gone out of business.  We remain cautiously optimistic for our next fiscal year. 

 

We have cut costs again this quarter and are hopeful that these cuts combined with the savings associated with becoming a non-reporting company will enable this next fiscal year to be profitable.  We do not expect to expand further, but rather consolidate our operations and concentrate on maximizing profits.  I look forward to reporting better results to you this next year.

 

 

Scott W. Ryan

Chairman of the Reconditioned Systems, Inc.


 

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For the Year Ended

 

March 31, 2004

Consolidated

(Unaudited)

 

March 31, 2003

(Unaudited)

Sales

$16,580,004

$11,511,058

Gross margin

$3,650,790

2,517,922

Selling and administrative expenses

$3,854,307

$2,474,293

Other income (expense)

$18,365

$23,408

Net income (loss) before provision for income taxes

$(185,152)

$67,037

Net income (loss)

$(162,685)

$50,277

Basic earnings (loss) per share

$(0.12)

$0.04

Basic weighted average number of common shares outstanding

1,357,774

1,253,032

Diluted earnings (loss) per common and equivalent share

$(0.12)

$0.04

Diluted weighted average number of common and equivalent shares outstanding

1,357,774

1,370,730

 

 

Summary Balance Sheet as of

 

March 31, 2004

Consolidated

(Unaudited)

 

March 31, 2003 (Unaudited)

 

March 31, 2004

Consolidated

(Unaudited)

 

March 31, 2003 (Unaudited)

Assets

 

 

Liabilities and Equity

 

 

Cash

$996,739

$1,031,512

Accounts payable

$1,211,255

$643,895

Accounts receivable

1,862,682

1,585,583

Customer deposits

381,560

170,414

Inventory

1,912,694

1,349,184

Other current liabilities

510,006

309,863

Property & equipment

713,756

359,976

Stockholders’ equity

3,820,300

3,742,188

Other assets

437,250

540,105

 

 

 

Total

$5,923,121

$4,866,360

Total

$5,923,121

$4,866,360