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Fountain Powerboat Swings To 1Q Loss On Higher Costs >FPB

DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
November 8, 2006 12:41 p.m.

DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
Fountain Powerboat Industries Inc. (FPB) swung to a first-quarter loss of $155,970, or 3 cents a share, from a year-earlier profit of $679,058, or 14 cents a share, as the cost of sales and other expenses rose.
The Washington, N.C., maker of offshore sport powerboats and military support craft said sales rose 1.3% to $19.4 million from $19.2 million.
Fountain shares were recently down 24 cents, or 4.8%, at $4.75.
-Sara Leitch; 201-938-5400; [email protected]

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Bet Reggie needed a new gold chain & medallion! :D

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DOH!!!
Key West's race #1 in SuperVEE isn't going to help either.

1st Place: Lucas Oil Skater
2nd Place: Joe Boxer Skater
3rd Place: Shogren Marine Fountain
4th Place: Yachts Fountain

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Good, raise the prices on new boats :evilb:

I was wondering when they will have to do this. Don't be so nice to the boating public Reggie.....learn from the comp and hit 'em hard at the dealer. :p

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look at the charts boys...

buy th lows, sell the highs.

this is a buying opportunity...

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Look before you leap Sean. Reading the reasoning for the poor perf I would question why implementing Lean Mfg. would be a mentionable drain. If implemented well there is no loss in producitivty. No mention of commodity pressures at all which must be a large negative driver of editda. It has been for most other domestic manufacturers. And ending expenses related to racing cannot be a good move. They need to advertise more, not less.

Reggie ought to put me in there, I'd get that ship righted :D

BT :cool:

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wicked financing deals are the first sign of a problem....

I'm sure the cost of FRP went up with the oil prices and this summer. :(

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this time of year is the usual low for their stock which picks up steam usually during boat show season and slowly falls back as the season wears on..all the positive press from big order numbers during late winter and early spring usually helps things, then people come back to reality

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I'm trying to figure out why anybody wanting to put money in the market would do it on boats! :rolleyes:

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i think you mean EBIDTA :)

point taken though :)

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Im waiting for Reggie to walk in the door and ask me if I want to be a "Full line" dealer right now!

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Not quite, but I do see what you say... I meant ebitda.. :D
(earning before income tax depreciation amoritization)

BT :cool:

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For me mentalpause I would love to invest in the market via boats. I just haven't found any boat businesses with the undementals in line.

BT :cool: