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- SEQUOIA SYS INC COM 0 3.500 3.500 3.500 0.000 11/06*
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- 1 OTC 11/18 1858 SEQUOIA SYSTEMS LOSES $9.19 MILLION IN FIRST QUARTER
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- MARLBOROUGH, MA (NOV. 18) BUSINESS WIRE - Sequoia Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:SEQSE)
- Wednesday announced its financial results for the first fiscal 1993 quarter,
- ending Sept. 27, 1992.
- Revenue for the first quarter of 1993 totaled $9,916,000. The net loss for
- the three-month period was $9.19 million, or $1.09 per common share. The net
- loss for the first quarter of 1993 includes approximately $3 million of
- restructuring charges and certain reserves provided for professional fees,
- inventory obsolescence and uncollectable accounts receivable.
- In addition, the company expensed approximately $700,000 of underabsorbed
- manufacturing overhead due to reduced levels of production which should continue
- for the near term.
- In releasing these results, the company has noted the following: the company
- has not released its restated audited fiscal 1992 results or filed its Annual
- Report on Form 10-K due to the ongoing review by the company and its auditors.
- The restatement of the previously filed financial statements is necessary to
- properly reflect certain revenues recorded by the company.
- For purposes of the 1993 first-quarter results, the company has utilized its
- best estimate of the yet-to-be-restated June 30, 1992 balance sheet. The June
- 30, 1992 balance sheet as presented herein reflects all adjustments anticipated
- by the company but may be subject to further revision as a result of the current
- audit.
- No comparison to the prior-year income statement is made as the company and
- its auditors have not completed a review of all potential adjustments to revenue
- recognized for that period.
- The company previously announced that it is in default under its bank credit
- agreement and expects to encounter reduced liquidity in the near term. As of
- Sept. 27, 1992, cash and cash equivalents totaled $4,757,000, of which $3
- million represented bank debt incurred during the quarter. Cash and cash
- equivalents totaled $6.21 million as of June 30, 1992.
- As previously announced, the company continues to seek additional financing
- to fund its operations and is considering all other alternatives. Since the
- conclusion of the first quarter, the company has reduced its workforce by
- approximately 25% and has instituted various cash conservation measures.
- Sequoia designs, markets, manufactures and supports high-performance,
- fault-tolerant computers for on-line transaction processing and other
- interactive applications in which systems availability, fast response times and
- data integrity are critical. Sequoia provides on-line service and maintenance
- support to its worldwide customer base.
- The company has established strategic partnerships with dominant suppliers
- such as Hewlett-Packard, Samsung, Sumitomo Electric and Toshiba Corp. Major
- customers include manufacturers, distributors, financial institutions, insurance
- companies, telecommunications operations and federal agencies.
- CONTACT: Sequoia Systems Inc., Marlborough
- John Murzycki, 508/480-0800, ext. 1522
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