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Bullboard - Stock Discussion Forum United Protection Security Group Inc V.UZZ

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United Protection Security Group Inc > Record Quarter and profitability
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Post by paljoey on Aug 30, 2012 7:49am

Record Quarter and profitability

 

United Protection earns $269,865 in Q2 2012

2012-08-30 07:22 ET - News Release

 

Mr. Fredy Ramsoondar reports

UNITED PROTECTION SECURITY GROUP INC. - Q2-2012 - RESULTS

United Protection Security Group Inc. has released its second quarter 2012 results.

UPSG PERFORMANCE Q2

a) Revenue Revenue was $11,400,518 for the quarter ended June 30, 2012 compared to $8,514,846 for the comparative quarter, an increase of $2,885,672 or 33.89%. Acquisitions in the current year have been a significant reason for the increase in revenue. The Company expects that its future operating results may be subject to quarterly and annual fluctuations resulting from a variety of factors, including market conditions, changes in customers and geographic distribution. In the Electronic Security division, revenues are primarily derived from the number of new installation and monitoring contracts.

b) Gross margin Gross margin was $2,388,657 (20.95%) for the quarter ended June 30, 2012, compared to $1,596,131 (18.75%) for the comparative quarter. In 2011, the Company outsourced some of its operations to a subcontractor and therefore accounted for the costs as cost of sales. This arrangement has ended in the current year, resulting in a decrease in cost of sales and an increase in overhead costs in the quarter compared to the three months ended June 30, 2011.

c) Selling, general and administrative expenses ("SG&A") SG&A totalled $1,606,621 for the current quarter, compared to $1,142,812 for the quarter ended June 30, 2011, an increase of $463,809 or 40.58%. The increase is attributed to the change in the subcontractor arrangement noted above, as well as increased overhead in support of the Company's expanding scope of operations. Management will continue to review SG&A for additional cost reduction opportunities.

UPSG PERFORMANCE Q2 YEAR TO DATE

a) Revenue Revenue was $20,289,638 for the six months ended June 30, 2012 compared to $16,492,605 for the comparative period, an increase of $3,797,033 or 23.02%. Organic growth and acquisitions have been the primary reasons for the increase in revenue. The Company expects that its future operating results may be subject to quarterly and annual fluctuations resulting from a variety of factors, including market conditions, changes in customers and geographic distribution. In the Electronic Security division, revenues are primarily derived from the number of new installation and monitoring contracts.

b) Gross margin Gross margin was $4,006,637 (19.75%) for the six months ended June 30, 2012, compared to $2,876,362 (17.44%) for the comparative quarter. In 2011, the Company outsourced some of its operations to a subcontractor and therefore accounted for the costs as cost of sales. As discussed above, the end of this subcontractor relationship in the current year has contributed to increased gross margins.

c) Selling, general and administrative expenses ("SG&A") SG&A totalled $2,752,787 for the current period, compared to $2,420,205 for the six months ended June 30, 2011, an increase of $332,582 or 13.74%. The end of the subcontractor arrangement and additional overhead in support of our expanding scope of operations has been the primary reasons for the increase in SG&A. Management will continue to review SG&A for additional cost reduction opportunities.

 

                                        Quarter ended June 30,                                            2012          2011                                                              Net income                         $    269,865  $    242,770 Add: Income taxes (recovery)            157,221         (476)      Interest and accretion             130,559        71,411      Depreciation and amortization      224,391       148,995 EBIITDA                                 782,036       462,700      Share-based compensation                 -         7,286 EBIITDAS                           $    782,036  $    469,986 

 

 

                                    Six months ended June 30,                                             2012        2011                                                             Net income                        $      487,513 $    20,088 Add: Income taxes (recovery)             210,800    (24,876)      Interest and accretion              195,970     155,388      Depreciation and amortization       359,567     292,479 EBIITDA                                1,253,850     443,079      Share-based compensation                  -      29,745 EBIITDAS                          $    1,253,850 $   472,824 

 

(1) EBIITDA = Earnings before interest, impairment, taxes, depreciation and amortization (2) EBIITDAS = Earnings before interest, impairment, taxes, depreciation and amortization and share-base payments.

 

REVENUE BY PROVINCE                               Quarter ended June 30,                                 2012            2011Revenue                                                Alberta                  8,929,669       7,290,062   Ontario (2 months)       1,177,919               -   British Columbia         1,060,314       1,166,487   Other                      232,616          58,297                           11,400,518       8,514,846 

 

We seek Safe Harbor.

Comment by TheRock07 on Aug 30, 2012 8:40am
These are very good numbers which should continue to improve, as the two most recent acquisitions become fully intergrated.   A record quarter with sales increasing by 34 % to $11.4 million.   Equally important, gross margins increased to 21 % to  $2.4 million from 18.8 %. And, net earnings increased to $270,000 or about .0033 per share, also a record.   UZZ is now ontrack for ...more  
Comment by theinvestor22 on Aug 30, 2012 11:57am
I think we can finally say that the company has turned a corner.  IMHO, the people buying this morning are getting quite a bargain...
Comment by value1 on Aug 30, 2012 3:14pm
agreed. fredy should do a small roadshow and get the story out. only issue is that funds and institutions dont buy .4 cent stocks. they need a broker to put away a few million on his book or a high net worth client to buy a big stake. the funds will come at .25 cents. who are some letter writers or high net worth people that fredy should contact? ryan irvine at keystone financial focusses on these ...more  
Comment by paljoey on Aug 30, 2012 7:55pm
https://www.canadianbusinessdirectory.ca/category.php?cat=2561 As the above link shows, there are dozens and dozens of security guard companies in Canada and the sector has just begun to consolidate into fewer larger companies. United has been cherry picking the better ones, and is now of the size that it can begin to acquire the more substantial ones. Sooner or later, United will have to be taken ...more  
Comment by value1 on Aug 31, 2012 2:58pm
https://www.imperialcap.com/ are hired by alarmforce to sell the company themoneyletter - pat young
Comment by liquidcool on Sep 01, 2012 7:36am
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