Article: FIELDCREST CANNON REPORTS FOURTH-QUARTER AND FULL-YEAR LOSS

EDEN, N.C., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Fieldcrest Cannon, Inc. (NYSE: FLD) today reported a loss from operations for the fourth quarter and full year, as comparable sales declined from year-ago levels.

For the quarter ended December 31, 1995, the company lost $15.6 million, or $1.88 per share, from operations. A non-recurring charge widened the net loss to $17.7 million, or $2.11 per share, compared with net income of $10.1 million, or $1.03 per share, in the fourth quarter of 1994.

Fourth-quarter sales totaled $284.6 million, down 4 percent from $297.4 million a year ago. "We were disappointed by even weaker sales in November and December than we had expected, ...

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