Television digest with electronic reports (Jan-Dec 1956)

Record Details:

Title:
Television digest with electronic reports
Date:
Jan-Dec 1956
Publisher:
Washington, D.C. : Radio News Bureau
Volume:
Television digest with electronics reports (Jan-Dec 1956)
Leaf #:
00058
Language:
English
Subjects:
Television broadcasting -- Periodicals, Television -- United States -- Periodicals","Radio broadcasting -- United States -- Periodicals.
Collection:
Broadcasting & Recorded Sound
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
University of Maryland, College Park
Sponsor:
LYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
A weekly digest of brief reports tracking recent developments in the U.S. television marketplace. Published out of Washington, D.C. with much more focus on the retail of TV sets than the other D.C.-based trade paper, BROADCASTING. -- Eric Hoyt, 2015
Date Added:
March 28, 2024
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Financial Data on Major TV-Radio-Elecironics Manulaclnrers INTERNATIONAL TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH CO. (NYSE) Capitalization Debt: $21,000,000 Common: No par. 7,176.677 shares, subsidiary preferred: $10,990,939 1950 1951 Sales $253,100,000 $298,000,000 Pre-tax earnings • • • Net per share 2.38 2.60 Dividends uU .60 Total Assets Price Range 16-9i4 19ii-13*/e JEFFERSON ELECTRIC CO. (Unlisted) Capitalization Debt: $2,510,000 Common: $5 par, 397,125 shares 1952 $397,562,175 3.09 .80 579,705,657 20%-15 1953 $408,029,558 3.i2 1.00 602,761.430 20‘/4-13% 1954 $372,638,805 2.80 1.00 636,969,623 263i-17y8 3 Quarters 1955 $313,496,377 46,083,473 2.23 1.20 31»/8-23% Sales ,. $ 12,444,850 $ 13,947,432 $ 11,348,103 $ 14,666,906 $ 14,298,178 $ 11,226,188 Pre-tax earnings . . . 1,468,730 1,426,516 551,475 120,736 155,878 318.767 Net per share 6.05 3.87 .93 .18 .24 .51 Dividends ,. 2.00 2.50 1.50 .60 .40 .20 Total Assets 7,016,500 7,198,125 8,052,106 9,533,434 8,487,076 Price Range 23%-16% 27%-20% LEAR, INC. (ASE) Capitalization Debt: $3,000,000 subordinated debentures, due Dec. 1, 1970 Common: $.50 par. 2,247,941 shares 11-10 1034-53/4 8%-5% 7%-5 Sales , . $ 7.952.666 $ 21,227,093 $ 43,575,980 $ 50,833,910 $ 54,220,637 $ 43,507,629 Pre-tax earnings . . . 22.132(d) 1,703,631 3,407,543 5,863,373 4,787,227 3,244,429 Net per share .01(d) .40 .47 .59 1.01 .67 Dividends nil nil nil nU .30 .30 Total Assets ,. 7,617,298 10,978,105 16,455,709 28,179,410 24,395.795 27,594.581 Price Range MAGNAVOX CO. (NYSE) 454-1 13/16 634-3% 4%-2% 5%-2% 9%-3% 1334-7% Year ending June 30 Capitalization Preferred: 43,4% cumulative convertible, $50 par, 120,000 shares. 4% installment notes, $2,865,000. Common: 796,614 shares, $1 par 1951 1952 1953 Sales $ 44,177.645 $ 36,837,503 $ 57,959,669 Pre-tax earnings 5,624,883 2,638,775 4,648,337 Net per share 3 01 1.80 2.93 Dividends 1.25 1.50 1.50 Total Assets 17,256,171 18.854.075 29,824,144 Price Range 18V4-12V8 22>/2-15s/8 221,4-153/8 P. R. MALLORY & CO. (UnUsted) Capitalization Debt: $6,533,000 Preferred: 41,4% cumulative convertible pfd., $50 par, 145,990 shares Common: No par, 919,638 shares 1950 1951 1952 Sales $ 39,158,150 $ 45,286,925 $ 53,443,117 Pre-tax earnings 5,403,758 4,758,314 4,607,773 Net per share 3.82 2.13 2.08 Dividends .57 .80 .67 Total Assets 19,079,931 23,531,305 29,166,043 Price Range 15T's-83,4 20i,'8-13ya 28V2-173,4 MAXSON (W. L.) CORP. (UnUsted) Year ending September 30 Capitalization Debt: $708,371 Common: $3 par, 717,327 shares. Sales $3,229,917 $7,453,985 $15,923,380 Pre-tax earnings 770,496 1,351,494 Per share .41 .96 .91 Dividends .20 .125-1-4% stk. 6% stk. Assets 5,742,010 11,168,817 Price Range 414-134 5Tb-3% 7-4 MINNEAPOLIS HONEYWELL REGULATOR CO. (NYSE) Capitalization Debt: $35,000,000 Common: $1.50 par, 6.354,206 shares Sales $109,281,673 $135,150,517 $165,710,384 Pre-tax earnings 25,866,656 26,877,210 20,605,003 Net per share 2.39 1.58 1.50 Dividends 1.25 II21/2 ll2‘/2 Total Assets 82,696,070 112.963,041 123.910.675 Price Range 2114-151/2 283/8-20% 31i4-263^ MOTOROLA INC. (NYSE) Capitalization Debt: $7,017,769 Common: 1,935,131 shares, $3 par Sales $177,104,670 $135,285,087 $168,734,653 Pre-tax earnings 26,669,569 14,689,231 15,576,165 Net per share 7.28 4.12 3.62 Dividends 2.05 .98 1.50 Total Assets 55,008,726 61.818.769 81,162,847 Price Range 25%-10% 573A-40‘/4 443/4-36 THE MUTER CO. (ASE) Capitalization Debt: $600,000 Common: 727.000 shares, $0.50 par Bales $ 14,389,725 $ 12,387,390 $ 12,653,060 Pre-tax earnings 2,034,200 1,243,423 778,018 Net i>er share 1.59 .91 .52 Dividends .45 .60 .60 Total Assets 5,234,673 5,281,531 5,371,762 Price Range 10%-4% 8%-7% »%-7% 1954 $ 62,974,430 5,332,530 2.77 1.50 28,543,292 241/4-16% 1953 70.874.347 7.897,813 2.50 1.13 33,084.094 31-26 $34,377,128 2,160,502 1.78 .10-1-6% stk. 13,755,827 9%-65& $214,018,825 28,687,825 1.65 1.12% 133.127,715 34%-26% $217,964,074 15,512,489 3.66 1.50 86,871,213 43%-29% $ 15,190,004 912,255 .66 .45 -I 3% 5,254,404 8%-5% 1955 $ 55,071,765 4,571,087 3.05 1.504-5% stk. 31,728,825 3734-23 1954 $ 54,630,091 2,396,803 .80 1.34 33,032,115 323%-25% $37,143,323 3,246,353 2.27 .40-1-8% stk. 16.161,773 17%-93/b $229,401,837 32.713,703 2.42 1.30 145,710,134 5434-33% $205,226,977 16,523,889 3.91 1.50 94,531,084 5334-3014 $ 12,175,971 468,595 .39 .15-f-2%^k 5,144,773 734-434 1955 (4) $ 20,301,962 1,888,833 1.14 .375 41%-311/2 3 Quarters 1955 $ 47,564,194 1.49 1.35-f50%stk. 39-285/8 $24,625,000 2,068,120 2.09 .375-F2% stk. 12,670,505 221/4-11 $172,223,366 24,604,594 1.79 1.50 144,481,592 70-50% $153,978,232 11,438,938 2.52 1.50 6O34-4414 $ 8,973,557 .22 .15 7-4%