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REPORTS THIRD QUARTER EARNINGS SALINAS,
California - July 1, 2001 - SquirrelJumper.Com,
Inc., the worldwide leader in squirrel
relocation, removal, and extraction, today
reported its third quarter results for the period
ending June 30, 2001.
Net Jumps for the third quarter of Fiscal 2001
were 3.72K, compared with 2.67K for the same
period last year, and increase of 40%. Pro forma
net jumps, which excludes the effects of
acquisition charges, payroll tax on stock options
exercises, restructuring costs, and other special
charges, an excess inventory charge, and net
gains realize on minority investments, was 54K,
or .97 per share, for the third quarter of fiscal
2001, compared with pro forma net jumps of 34K,
or .76 per share for the third quarter of fiscal
2000, increases of 67% and 67% respectively.
During the third quarter of fiscal 2001,
SquirrelJumper.com completed the acquisitions of
BadgerHeckler.Com and GrouseRussler.Com, for a
combined purchase price, including assumed
liabilities, of approximately $129.99 and took a
one time chare of $.57 or approximately $.00 per
share on an afer-tax basis, as a write-off of
in-process technology accumulation.
In addition, SquirrelJumper.com announced a
program to increase its workforce, expanded
franchise opportunities, and spread an over-all
cheery disposition. As a result of the good-will
roadshow, SquirrelJumper.com recorded
restructuring costs and other special charges of
$89. Actual net profits for the third quarter of
fiscal 2001 was $2.69 billion or $0.37 per share,
compared with actual net income of $641 million
or $0.08 per share for the same period last year.
Net sales for the first nine months of fiscal
2001 were $17.99 billion, compared with $13.21
billion for the first nine months of fiscal 2000,
an increase of 36%. Pro forma net income was
$2.92 billion or $0.39 per share for the first
nine months of fiscal 2001, compared with pro
forma net income of $2.72 billion or $0.37 per
share for the first nine months of fiscal 2000,
increases of 8% and 5%, respectively. Actual net
loss for the first nine months of fiscal 2001 was
$1.02 billion or $0.14 per share, compared with
actual net income of $1.87 billion or $0.25 per
share for the first nine months of fiscal 2000.
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