Relm Wireless has rosy third quarter results

Relm Wireless, West Melbourne, FL, made a profit of $213,000 during its third quarter ended Sept. 30, compared to a net loss of $330,000 for the comparable period last year. Relm sells two-way FM business band radios and public safety mobile and portable radios, repeaters and accessories, base station components and subsystems with the brand names of RELM Communications, Uniden PRC and BK Radio.

Revenue for the period increased 4.4% from $6 million to $6.2 million. Most of the increase is attributed to strong demand for BK Radio products from federal government and public safety users. Relm officials said the company also continues to “make progress in the business and industrial sector by successfully marketing Uniden-branded products and enhanced subaudible signaling systems” and cited product sales to new customers in Canada and Mexico.

Relm’s gross profit margin is up: 31% for this year’s third quarter compared to 28.1% last year, because of reduced manufacturing expenses and higher product volume.

For the nine months ended Sept. 30, Relm reported net income of $71,000. It reported a net loss of $1.6 million during the first nine months of 2000, excluding a one-time gain of $1.2 million on the sale of its West Melbourne facility. Including this gain, Relm reported a net loss of $481,000 for the first nine months of 2000.

Revenue for the first nine months of 2001 rose 9% to $17.1 million compared to $15.7 million for the same period last year. LMR product revenue for the first nine months of 2000 totaled $17.1 million, a 13.2% increase from $15.1 million for the same period last year. Thom Morrow, Relm’s senior vice president of sales and marketing, said the company’s revenue target for the year is $22 million, with sales of Uniden PRC products playing a big part.