Weekly television digest (Jan-Dec 1963)

Record Details:

Title:
Weekly television digest
Date:
Jan-Dec 1963
Publisher:
Washington D.C. : Television Digest, Inc.
Volume:
Weekly television digest (Jan-Dec 1963)
Leaf #:
000116
Language:
English
Subjects:
Television -- Periodicals, Television 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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12— TELEVISION DIGEST MABCH 4. 1963 Financial Reports of TV-Electronics Companies These are latest reports as obtained dnrinir the last week. Dash tadleatee the lafemation was net arafiaMe at press time. Parentheses denote less. Company Paiiod Sales Pre-Ta Earaiogs Net Eanmgs Per Ceamsa Share Ceamei Shares Adler Electronics 1962 — 6 mo. to Dec. 31 $ 10,856,000 $ 280,000 $ .42 667,680 1961 — 6 mo. to Dec. 31 4,700,000 121,000 .18 Andrea Radio 1962 — year to Dec. 31 5,760,965 318,079 1.25 254,136 1961 — year to Dec. 31 6,769,547 360,245 1.42 254,136 Arvin Industries 1962 — year to Dec. 31 95,343,000 3,.582,000 3.02 1,186,270 1961 — year to Dec. 31 73,701,000 2,432,000 2.05 1,137,609 1962 — qtr. to Dec. 31 31,802,000’ 1,834,000’ 1.55 1,186,270 1961 — qtr. to Dec. 31 22,843,000 1,251,000 1.05 1,137,609 Capital Cities Bcstg. 1962 — year to Dec. 31 17,825,467 1,576,320 1.33 1,184,411 1961 — year to Dec. 31 11,803,781 1,088,197 .92 1,184,411 Clevite 1962 — year to Dec. 31 101,175,033’ $ 12,782,236 6,562,236 3.38’ 1,900,000 1961 — year to Dec. 31 91,874,140 10,020,689 5,142,689 2.63’ 1,893,000 Emerson Radio 1963 — 13 wks. to Feb. 2 907,091 435,291’* .19 2,278,797 Story on p.l 1 1962 — 13 wks. to Feb. 3 679,507 .30 2',278,797 Globe-Union 1962 — year to Dec. 31 69,440,000 2,024,000‘ 1.54* 1,316,823 1961 — year to Dec. 31 62,518,783 2,592,505’’ 1.96* 864,451 Herald-Traveler 1962 — year to Dec. 31 34,822,277 1,572,577 3.33 472,397 (WHDH-TV Boston) 1961 — year to Dec. 31 34,706,976 1,657,658 3.68 449,901 Metromedia 1962 — year to Dec. 31 53,069,751 2,489,639’.’* 1.40’ 1,707,682 1961 — year to Dec. 31 48,653,186 1,164,267 .67= 1,707,057 1962 — qtr. to Dec. 31 14,869,485 1,196,948’* .68’ 1,707,682 1961 — qtr. to Dec. 31 14,110,634 761,989 .43* 1,707,057 Microwave Associates 1962 — qtr. to Dec. 29 2,419,000 (135,700) (63,400)* — 1,017,700 1961 — qtr. to Dec. 29 2,938,000 280,000 118,200 .12 1,010,800 Minnesota Mining & Mfg. 1962 — year to Dec. 31 687,085,773’ 165,690,090 83,690,090’ 1.61 52,565,117 1961 — year to Dec. 31 613,896,221 143,821,837 75,171,837 1.45 52,217,816 Oak Mfg. 1962 — year to Dec. 31 30,591,623 1,791,031 907,031’ 1.32 687,074 1961 — year to Dec. 31 23,017,077 1,182,662 557,662 .85 655,794 1962— qtr. to Dec. 31’ 8,100,000 268,000 .39 687,074 1961 — qtr. to Dec. 31 6,399,179 251,785 .39 655,794 RCA 1962 — year to Dec. 31 1,751,646,000' 107,935,000 51,535,000’.” 2.84’ 17,023,000 Story on p.l 1 1961 — year to Dec. 31 1,545,912,000 64,911,000 35,511,000 1.95’ 16,628,000 1962— qtr. to Dec. 31 486,173,000 38,057,000 17,257,000” .96’ 17,023,000 1961 — qtr. to Dec. 31 455,849,000 20,623,000 11,723,000 .66’ 16,628,000 Rollins Bcstg. 1963 — 9 mo. to Jan. 31 5,915,663 436,419 .46 957,001 1962 — 9 mo. to Jan. 31 4,661,990 356,186 .37 955,183 Storer Bcstg. 1962 — year to Dec. 31 13,186,654 6,353.326= 2.61’ 2,438,784 1961 — year to Dec. 31 9,848,333 4,453,681 1.80 2,473,917 1962 — qtr. to Dec. 31 — 1,853,407 .76 2,438,784 1961 — qtr. to Dec. 31 — 1,718,597 .70 2,473,917 Technicolor 1962 — year to Dec. 29 57,927,893 149,969’ .06 2,640,478 1961 — year to Dec. 29 55,026,550 1,744,963* .67 2,623.218 Thompson Ramo 1962 — year to Dec. 31 460,314,000’ 25,204,000 12,454,000 3.25 3,738.231 Wooldridge 1961 — year to Dec. 31 409,077,000 12,668,206 6,459,206 1.71 3,588,464 Zenith 1962 — year to Dec. 31 312,212,334’ 40,937,068 19,637.068’ 2.16 9,104,029 Story on p.l 1 1961 — year to Dec. 31 274,167,987 38,354,788 18,014,788 1.99 9,031,542 Notes : ^ Record. ® After preferred dividends. ® After $604»000 Ic^ from inventory write-downs & non-recurring charges. ■* Includes non-recurring income of $265,315. ^ Includes net gain of $911,459 from sale of radio WWVA Wheeling. W.Va. in Jan. 1962. After $72,300 tax credit. " Indicated. ^ Includes non-operating gain equal to 10^ a share. ® Includes non-operating gain equal to 534?. Before credits totaling $2 million ($1.17) from disposition of certain assets. Before net capital gain of $6,960,000 (41^) from sale of 991,816 Whirlpool common shares. “Before “substantial gain** from sale of 86<^-owned Emertron subsidiary to Litton Industries. Common Stock Dividends Corporation Period Amt. Payable Stk. of Record Amphenol-Borg Elec. Q $0.20 Mar. 29 Mar. 15 Bendix Q .60 Mar. 30 Mar. 8 Globe-Union Q .22 Mar. 15 Mar. 8 Rollins Bcstg. Q .10 Apr. 25 Mar. 25 RCA Q .35 Apr. 29 Mar. 18 Time Inc. Q .75 Mar. 11 Feb. 28 Wells-Gardner Elec. Q .30 Mar. 15 Mar. 8 Boston Herald-Traveler’s revenue from broadcasting increased in 1962 to nearly $9.5 million from 1961’s approximate $9 million (see financial table). Declines in newspaper circulation & advertising, however, coupled with increased expenses, dropped earnings to $1.6 million from $1.7 million in 1961. Reports & comments: AB-PT, CBS & Metromedia, comments, Ross & Hirsch, 120 Broadway, N.Y. 5 • United Artists, memo, Bache & Co., 36 Wall St., N.Y. 5 • RC.A, comment, E. F. Hutton & Co., 61 Broadway, N.Y. 6.