Commenting on the results,
The Company also announced that its Board of Directors has approved
extending the expiration date of its 359,983 outstanding common stock purchase
warrants that were originally scheduled to expire on
STEN Corporation and subsidiaries, headquartered in Minnesota, is a
diversified business, primarily focused on its financing business through STEN
Financial Corporation. The Company's Stencor subsidiary is a contract
manufacturing business and distribution business based in
STEN Corporation common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol STEN. More information about STEN Corporation is available at the Company's website: http://www.stencorporation.com. Except for historical information contained herein, the disclosures in this news release are forward-looking statements that could be affected by certain risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially, depending on a variety of factors. These risks are described in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no duty or obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this release.
STEN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (unaudited) For the thirteen weeks For the thirteen weeks ended ended December 30, 2007 December 31, 2006 REVENUES Stencor sales $ 328,066 $ 284,083 Vehicle sales, interest, and other 1,726,475 360,605 TOTAL REVENUES 2,054,541 644,688 COST AND EXPENSES Costs of goods sold related to Stencor 386,685 359,702 Expenses related to STEN Financial Cost of autos sold 827,198 393 Salaries and benefits 417,386 173,327 Occupancy and operation expenses 275,671 183,170 Depreciation and amortization 99,159 55,618 Provision for credit losses 510,632 33,701 Interest expense 604,273 6,744 Selling, general and administrative 216,021 217,781 TOTAL COST AND EXPENSES 3,337,025 1,030,436 Loss from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes (1,282,484) (385,748) BENEFIT FROM INCOME TAXES 480,900 146,528 NET LOSS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS (801,584) (239,220) Loss from Discontinued Operations 0 (24,040) Benefit from income taxes from Discontinued Operations 0 6,672 Loss from discontinued operations 0 (17,368) NET LOSS $ (801,584) $ (256,588) NET LOSS PER SHARE FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS: Basic $ (0.35) $ (0.12) Diluted $ (0.35) $ (0.12) NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS: Basic $ 0.00 $ (0.01) Diluted $ 0.00 $ (0.01) NET LOSS PER SHARE: Basic $ (0.35) $ (0.13) Diluted $ (0.35) $ (0.13) WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON AND COMMON EQUIVALENT SHARES OUTSTANDING Basic 2,295,138 1,990,878 Diluted 2,295,138 1,990,878 STEN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS ASSETS December 30, September 30, 2007 2007 (unaudited) (audited) CURRENT ASSETS Cash, cash equivalents $ 580,681 $ 366,118 Current portion of loans receivable, net 2,796,210 2,851,529 Other current assets 3,933,887 3,337,519 Total Current Assets 7,310,778 6,555,166 PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET 1,255,750 1,293,618 OTHER ASSETS Intangible assets, net 1,678,663 1,750,042 Loan receivable, net of current portion 3,892,723 4,487,466 Other Assets 3,528,782 3,226,387 Total Other Assets 9,100,168 9,463,895 TOTAL ASSETS $ 17,666,696 $ 17,312,679 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES Line of credit, bank $ 0 680,000 Current portion of long term debt 3,392,772 2,886,265 Other current liabilities 2,336,888 2,791,762 Total Current Liabilities 5,729,660 6,358,027 LONG-TERM LIABILITIES Dealer reserves 368,419 1,076,707 Long-term debt, net of current portion 5,884,067 4,457,458 TOTAL LIABILITIES 11,982,146 11,892,192 TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY 5,684,550 5,420,487 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY $ 17,666,696 $ 17,312,679 NET BOOK VALUE PER SHARE $ 2.47 $ 2.72
SOURCE STEN Corporation