Company Information

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Address: 4350 MCKINLEY ST  
City: OMAHA 
State: NE 
Zip Code: 68112 
Telephone: 402-453-4444 


Description of Business


Primary SIC Code: 3861
(As filed with the SEC)  

We are a Delaware Corporation and maintain our corporate office and primary manufacturing facilities in Omaha, Nebraska. We were founded in 1932 and went public in 1995. Our shares are traded on the NYSE Amex under the symbol BTN. We primarily operate within two business segments, theatre and lighting. Approximately 97% of fiscal year 2010 sales were from theatre products and approximately 3% were from lighting products. We are a manufacturer, distributor, integrator and service provider to the theatre exhibition industry on a worldwide basis. Through our Strong® trademark, we can fully outfit and automate a theatre projection booth for both film and digital projection. Our portfolio of cinema trademarks include: Apogee®, Century®, Optimax® and Strong Digital Systems®. Our lighting brands include: Gladiator®, Radiance®, Sky-Tracker®, SolutionsT, Strong Britelight® and Technobeam®. We have sales and service offices in Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai, China.  ... More ...  

Per Share Overview

Date 12-mos Rolling EPS Dividend P/E Ratio
09/20110.77NA4.00
06/20110.61NA7.69
03/20110.63NA11.38
12/20100.59NA13.17
09/20100.43NA20.12
06/20100.31NA23.35
03/20100.18NA30.00
12/20090.15NA24.87

Key Financial Ratios and Statistics

FYE: 12/31

Profitability 2010 Leverage 2010
Net Inc/Comm Equity0.40Total Liab/Total Assets0.43
Net Inc/Total Assets0.09Total Liab/Inv Cap0.75
Net Inc/Inv Cap0.16Total Liab/Comm Equity1.89
Pretax Inc/Net Sales0.09Interest Coverage Ratio271.03
Net Inc/Net Sales0.06Curr Debt/EquityNA
Cash Flow/Net Sales0.03LTD/EquityNA
SG&A/NetSales0.09Total Debt/EquityNA
Asset Utilization   Liquidity  
Net Receivables Turnover6.79Quick Ratio1.30
Inventory Turnover5.30Current Ratio2.04
Inventory Day Sales0.01Net Rec/Curr Assets0.32
Net Sales/Work Cap3.37Inv/Curr Assets0.36
Net Sales/PP&E13.98  

Income Statement (Millions)

  9/30/2011 6/30/2011 3/31/2011 12/31/2010
Total Revenues(Net Sales) 63.44 37.60 31.87 45.32
Cost of Goods Sold 53.39 30.81 25.82 37.32
Selling & Admin Exps 3.48 3.11 3.82 4.26
Operating Income 6.59 3.70 2.24 3.72
Interest Exp NA NA NA 0.05
Pretax Income 6.91 3.42 2.08 3.43
Other Income 0.14 -0.06 0.00 -0.06
Net Income Bef Extraordinary ... NA NA NA NA
Net Income 4.74 2.48 1.52 2.34

Balance Sheet (Millions)

Assets 9/30/2011 6/30/2011 3/31/2011 12/31/2010
Cash & Short Term Investments 22.65 21.01 11.82 22.46
Receivables - Total 54.12 23.00 23.16 25.57
Inventories - Total 17.05 21.45 28.75 28.60
Total Current Assets 99.39 72.29 68.73 79.41
Net Property, Plant & Equipment 10.87 11.47 11.48 9.75
Total Assets 116.77 86.61 83.35 92.03
Liabilities        
Accounts Payable 48.07 24.68 23.55 36.16
Debt in Current Liabilities NA NA NA NA
Total Current Liabilities 51.41 28.45 27.94 39.01
Long-Term Debt NA NA NA NA
Total Liabilities 55.70 29.14 28.57 39.65
Stockholder's Equity        
Minority Interest NA NA NA NA
Preferred Stock 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Common Stock 0.17 0.17 0.17 0.16
Retained Earnings 39.75 35.01 32.53 31.01
Treasury Stock -15.48 -15.48 -15.38 -15.38
Total Stockholders' Equity 61.07 57.47 54.78 52.38
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity 116.77 86.61 83.35 92.03

Cash Flow Summary (Millions)

Categories 9/30/2011 6/30/2011 3/31/2011 12/31/2010
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities 2.50 9.24 -9.43 5.16
Net Cash Provided by Investing Activities -0.43 -0.20 -1.76 -2.18
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities 0.04 0.09 0.51 0.04

Annual Summary Data (Millions)

Year Sales Net Income EPS
12/200649.731.570.11
12/200751.490.230.02
12/200854.81-3.03-0.22
12/200972.152.070.15
12/2010136.338.430.59
Growth Rates28.67----

Stock Ownership

Type Date(Q,M) No. Owners Shares Held (000s) % Own
Institutional12/31/11594,65032.04




Report Date : 1/30/2012

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