Quigley earnings
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
The Doylestown, Penn.-based firm reports a 58.1% increase in net sales for the third quarter to $15.3 mil. from $9.7 mil. in the year-ago period in an earnings announcement Oct. 27. The increase reflects a 85.1% rise in sales in the company's cold remedy segment. Sales for that division "continued to far outpace the growth in its category" for the third consecutive quarter, the firm said, noting that new product extensions of Cold-Eeze contributed to the growth. The segment's expansion also is a result of "the success of strategic advertising and marketing initiatives" and "a notable increase in consumer acceptance and expanded household penetration." Third-quarter net income was $3.0 mil. compared to $177,000 for the same period in 2004...