ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Thursday, February 22, 1996 TAG: 9602220041
SECTION: BUSINESS PAGE: B7 EDITION: METRO
4th qtr. ended 1-3 1995 1994
Revenues $123.5 million $97.8 million
Net Income $5.7 million $3.4 million
Share earnings 19 cents 11 cents
Full year ended 1-3
Revenues $509.9 million $409.7 million
Net Income $26.8 million $22.5 million
Share earnings 86 cents 71 cents
Eden Prairie, Minn.-based Buffets operates 249 Old Country Buffet restaurants in 31 states and franchises six restaurants in two states.
Lowe's Cos. Inc.
4th qtr. ended 1-31 1995 1994
Revenues $1.70 billion $1.49 billion
Net Income $38.2 million $46.3 million
Share earnings 23 cents 28 cents
Full year ended 1-31
Revenues $7.08 billion $6.11 billion
Net Income $226.0 million $223.6 million
Share earnings $1.36 $1.39
North Wilkesboro, N.C.-based Lowe's operates 365 lumber and home product stores.
Smithfield Foods Inc.
3rd qtr. ended 1-28 1996 1995
Revenues $687.0 million $439.4 million
Net Income $8.7 million $17.3 million
Share earnings 46 cents $1.00
9 mos. ended 1-28
Revenues $1.51 billion $1.14 billion
Net Income $8.9 million $27.5 million
Share earnings 47 cents $1.58
Smithfield, of Norfolk, is a hog producer, pork processor and meat marketer whose brands include Smithfield, Gwaltney and John Morrell. It is the parent of Valleydale Foods of Salem. Income comparisons may be skewed due to abnormally low hog costs during third quarter 1995. The company's sales of fresh pork to Japan also were curtailed during third quarter 1996 due to trade restrictions imposed by the Japanese government.
Unilever
4th qtr. ended 12-31 1995 1994
Revenues $12.41 billion $11.86 billion
Net Income $421 million $639 million
Share earnings $1.51 $2.44
Full year ended 12-31
Revenues $49.73 billion $45.42 billion
Net Income $2.32 billion $2.39 billion
Share earnings $8.27 $8.53
Anglo-Dutch Unilever is parent of Elizabeth Arden Co. of Roanoke. The company's earnings were reported in British pounds and Dutch guilders with U.S. dollar equivalents based on average currency exchange rates.
Vishay Intertechnology Inc.
4th qtr. ended 12-31 1995 1994
Revenues $298 million $274.2 million
Net Income $23.6 million $17.5 million
Share earnings 40 cents 33 cents
Year ended 12-31
Revenues $1.22 billion $987.8 million
Net Income $92.7 million $58.9 million
Share earnings $1.71 $1.20
Vishay is a Fortune 1000 company based in Malvern, Pa. that is the largest U.S. and European maker of fixed resistors, resistive sensors and tantalum capacitors, as well as a leading producer of other electronic components. Vishay owns Vitramon Inc., a chip capacitor maker, located in Roanoke's Centre for Industry and Technology.
Volvo AB
Full year ended 12-31 1995 1994
Revenues $24.50 billion $22.27 million
Net Income $1.32 billion $1.89 billion
Share earnings $2.88 $4.54
Volvo is a part owner of Volvo GM Heavy Truck Corp., which has operations in Pulaski County. The Goteborg, Sweden-based company reported its earnings in Swedish krona with U.S. dollar equivalents based on average currency exhange rates.
*Figures in parentheses indicate a loss.
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