Tweeter narrows loss

December 6, 2006 09:42 AM E-mail| |Comments ()| Text size +

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Consumer electronics retailer Tweeter Home Entertainment Group Inc. said today that its fiscal fourth-quarter net loss narrowed, even as sales dropped because of a sharp decline in the selling price of flat panel displays.

For the quarter ended Sept. 30, the company, which is based in Canton, posted a loss of $16.8 million, or 66 cents per share, compared with a loss of $20 million, or 81 cents per share, during the same period a year ago.

Sales fell 14 percent to $162.3 million from last year's $188.3 million.

Same-store sales, or sales at stores open at least a year, declined 13 percent.

The cost of producing sales slid 16 percent to $97.3 million, and selling and general expenses fell 9 percent to $80.4 million.

For the full year, the company posted a loss of $16.5 million, or 66 cents a share, compared with a loss of $74.4 million, or $3.03 per share, in the prior year.

Sales fell 3 percent to $775.3 million from last year's $795.1 million.

The company sells products such as stereo systems, TVs, car stereos, satellite radios, DVD and portable music players. (AP)


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