Television digest with electronic reports (Jan-Dec 1959)

Record Details:

Title:
Television digest with electronic reports
Date:
Jan-Dec 1959
Publisher:
Washington, D.C. : Radio News Bureau
Volume:
Television digest with electronics reports (Jan-Dec 1959)
Leaf #:
000533
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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SIEGLER CORE. (NYSE) Yvar evfliriQ June 30 Capitalization Debt: S6. 864. 637. debentures and note.s Common. !fl par, 1.559.655 shares Pre-tax Net Net Per Total Price Year Sales Earnings Profit Share Dividends Assets Range 19;)0(a) $ 2,540,018 $ 343.932 $ 204.286 $ .39 (b) (b) (b) 1931(a) 3,532,564 754,312 379.568 .73 (b) (b) (b) 1953 _ 3.698,466 282.530 140.530 .27 (b) (b) (b) lOSX 22.997,505(6) 820.663(e) 411,598 (O .89(0 24.510,584(6) 1.467,091(0 737,531 (e) 1.60(e) 29,287,827(0 2,429,932(e) 1,111,569 (O 1.80(e) $ .15(f) $ 5.881.884(f) 14 10'/. (f) 195<» 47,119.300(0 3.316,099(e) 1,704,880(0 1.61(0 .80(f) 15, 436. 832(f) 21'4 12%(f) 1957 _ 68,164,267(0 3.142.827(e) 1.560,026 (e) 1.34(0 .80(f) 37.123,247(6) 21% 12% 1958 72,955,449 2,442,950 1.215,930 .80 .60 39,899,636 32'/2 12% 1939 (9 mo.) . 60,269,081 1,732.080 1.11 .20 + 3% Stk, 45 '4 26 '/o (a) Year ending Dec. 31. (b) Privately owned until July 12, 1955. (O Pro • forma combining Siegler Unitronics and HufTord Corp, , the.se com panics having merged Sept. 13. 1957. (f) Siegler only. SONOTONE CORPORATION (ASE) Capitalization Debt: $945,498 Preferred: $1.25, cumulative convertible. Series A. $20 par. 15.227 shares $1.55. cumulative convertible, $20 par, 8,989 shares Common: $1 par, 1,070.169 shares 1950 $ 10.664,241 $ 879.633 $ 534,633 $ .58 $ .32 $ 5,254,318 5% 27/8 1951 12,143,834 593,313 427,613 ,43 .32 7.347,883 6 '/a iVa 1952 14,736,777 1,005,456 464,056 .42 .32 9,121,481 47/s 4 1953 17,847,164 943,439 483.439 .44 .32 10.605,648 57/s 4 1954 16.003,488 684,112 371,112 .32 .23 9.760,266 5% 4% 1955 18,765.558 1,708,952 763,432 .74 .20 9,878,117 6% 4% 1956 18,426,563 1,777,515 847,515 .82 .28 10,256,197 6'/^ 4% 1957 22,289,198 1.780,535 1.005,535 .93 .28 11,842.803 8'^ 4% 19.58 21.513,064 1,720,473 800,473 .71 .28 10,708.344 12 V4 51/8 1959 (3 mo.) 5,676,733 222,487 .19 .14 17% 91/2 SPEER CARBON CO. (Unlisted) Capitalization Debt: $4,229,558 Preferred: $7 cumulative pfd. $100 par. 4,565 shares Common: $2.50 par. 440.000 shares $ 13,818,516 $ 3.685,784 $ 1,760.759 $6.62 $1.20 $12,938,802 27 >4 13)4 1951 13,951,563 2.691,023 1.076,023 2.37 1.20 22,963,723 33 20% 1952 13.642,634 1,409,311 718,311 1.56 1.00 22.060,894 24 % 19 1/4 1953 15,609,779 1,385,217 611.217 1.31 1.00 22.136,798 2V/^ 13 1954 13,064,675 1,223,474 508,474 1.08 .60 22,254,568 15% 11% 1955 17,734,512 3,019,694 1.461,694 3.25 1.00 24,331,167 19% 151/2 1956 20,045,530 4,171,346 1,925,346 4.30 1.50 25,972,553 33 19% 1957 21,101,500 3,609,185 1,682,185 3.75 1.50 27,352,257 33 % 21% 1958 18,338,899 2,568,034 1,176.304 2.60 1.00 27,249,066 31% 201/. 1959 (3 mo.) 5,548,241 1,085,990 500.990 1.12 .25 27,890.780 40 % 28 1/2 SPERRY RAND CORP. (NYSE) (Merger of Sperry i Corp. and Remington Rand effective July 1. 1955) Year endinq March 31 Capitalization Debentures: $15,000,000. sinking fund 3'/8S, due 1969 $55,000,000, sinking fund 3%S, due 1972 $110,000,000, sinking fund 5>/2S, due 1982 Debt: $38,329,082 notes, etc. Preferred: $4.50 cumulative: $25 par. 102,267 shares Common: 50 cents i par, 28.279,311 shares 1950 (a) $349,942,000 $49,600,000 $23,626,000 $ .92 1951 (a) 468,359,000 68,000,000 26.023.000 1.02 1952 (a) 631,720,000 75,500,000 28.081,000 1.10 19.53 (a) 689.565,000 73,900,000 28,012.000 1.09 19.54 (a) 696,206,000 85,500,000 44,851,000 1.75 $483,922,636 1955 (c) 353,943,880 45,519,563 23,585,563 .92 $ .36 29% 21 19.56 710.696,087 83,598,878 46,348,878 1.80 .80 557,492,756 29% 21% 871,047,239 85,362,352 49,612,352 1.83 .80 708,536,343 26 V& 17% 19.58 864,330,491 44,381,239 27.481,239 .96 .80 743,153,067 25% 17% 19.59 989,601,559 47.544,092 27,644,092 .96 — 778.475,241 28 1,4 21% (a) Pro-forma, (c) 6 months to Dec. 31, 1955. SPRAGUE ELECTRIC CO. (Unlisted) Capitalization — Debt : $1,330,000, 3%% promissory notes, due Nov. 1. 1964. Common: $2.50 par. 1.310,912 shares. 1950 $ 28,614,860 $ 6,725,904 $ 3,345,404 $2.69 $ .60 $15,350,554 151/4 6% 1951 38,317,277 8,326,596 2.664.674 2.19 .89 21,096,487 18% 13% 1 952 43,388,101 9,107,563 2,855,449 2.53 .93 21,866,421 37% 17% 1953 46,778,633 9,604,981 2,888,281 2.33 1.07 24.424.669 38% 29 19.54 42,355.361 6,668,908 3,333,408 2.68 1.10 26,835,820 60 1/2 36 1955 44,353.042 6,040,828 3.003,128 2.42 1.20 28,945.483 61 47 1956 44,659,844 4,208.997 2,176,297 1.75 1.20 29,329,798 55 30% 1957 46,187,841 4,199,201 2.220,101 1.78 1.20 29,447,694 38 21 1/2 1958 43,193,717 3,168,119 1,761,179 1.41 1.20 29,415,918 42% 23 1959 .60 51 '4 39 STANDARD COIL PRODUCTS CO. Capitalization — Debentures: $2,726,725, 19.50 $ 35.632,396 (NYSE) 575 convertible subordinated due Dec. 1. 1967: $10,464,265 $ 5,266,442 mortgage $3.58 $62,303. Common: $ .25 $1 par. 1.849.779 shares. $10,133,662 11 % 9 1931 — 40.302,526 5,037,944 2.487.944 1.69 1.00 20,239.292 14^^! 10 65.990,177 7.136,290 2,861.290 1.95 1.00 28.401.496 lO’a 12% I9.5;t— 89,270,964 7,762,481 2,972.481 2.25 1.00 30,644.696 171,1 12%. 5,136,407 2,871,290 1.95 1.00 29,351.477 177(1 12% 1955 60,472,454 522,313(d) 320.313(d) .22(d) .85 27.253,490 20 % 10% 1956 59,168.450 3,070,871(d) l,819,371(d) 1.24(d) none 29.739,718 12 % 6% 1957 61,330,530 823,062 802,862 .56 none 37,394,605 9% 5% 1958 69,489.636 1,343,887 558.887 .36 none 35.075,931 17% 6 19.59 (3 mo.) 16,591,852 390.397 .21 none 21% 14% (d) Deficit. 19