Article: DESPITE BOOST FROM SALE OF AMAP STAKE, SALTON FAILS TO MAKE FINANCIAL COVENANTS.(Brief Article)

Byline: Jennifer White

NEW YORK-Salton Inc. logged a profit partly due to the recent sale of its stake in Amalgamated Appliance Holdings Ltd., but was not in compliance with its financial covenants due to disappointing sales.

Salton reported net income of $29.7 million, or $1.83 per diluted share, for the first quarter ended Oct. 1, versus a loss of $3.2 million, or 28 cents per diluted share for the same period last year. The AMAP sale, which was completed Sept. 29, contributed $32.9 million to earnings. However, the company took an operating loss of $11 million, compared with operating income of $6.2 million a year earlier.

Salton reported ...

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