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- From: D P Marshall <D.P.Marshall@durham.ac.uk>
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: ESCOM takes a dive
- Date: 12 Jan 1996 18:07:35 -0000
- Organization: University of Durham, Durham, UK
- Message-ID: <4d6817$241@altair.dur.ac.uk>
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- In article <4ce19s$eok@maverick.tad.eds.com>,
- Antonino Vitale <vitale@dps.cos.eds.com> wrote:
- >The question is why did ESCOM fail to make a profit in 1995. Was it
- >because of lower sales, or was it because ESCOM took on additional debt
- >from the purchase of Commodore? Or was it a change in accounting practices?
- >A loss in revenue does not look good, but neither does increasing your
- >debt to asset ratio from a purchase like Commodore. 1995 was an expensive
- >year for ESCOM. Let's see what happens in 1996.
-
- Their purchase of Commodore was small-fry compared to their purchase and
- opening of 120 new shops in the UK. Escom, above all, realize that you
- have to spend some money to make some money. I think they know what
- they're doing. Amiga Tech, of course, just a comparatively tiny subsidiary
- of Escom.
-
- Dave
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