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US 1 Industries Announces 1999 Second Quarter Results

16 August 1999

US 1 Industries Announces 1999 Second Quarter Results

    GARY, Ind.--Aug. 16, 1999--US 1 Industries, Inc. (OTC BB:USOO) announced this week the results for its second quarter ended June 30, 1999. Revenues increased to $8.2 million compared to $8.1 in same period in 1998. The company had net income of $106,491 in the second quarter of this year compared to $77,264 in the same period in 1998.
    For the six months ending June 30, 1999, the company had net income of $149,962 compared to net income of $79,656 in the same period in 1998.
    Increased profitability for the quarter and for the six-month period was primarily the result of improved cost control of the company's operations.
    US 1, through its subsidiaries, is primarily a trucking and logistics company, operating in forty-eight states and in most Canadian provinces. The company obtains substantially all of its business through independent sales agents and contracts with independent truckers to haul its freight.



US 1 INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES


CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS                           
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                           THREE MONTHS ENDED      SIX MONTHS ENDED  
(Dollars in thousands,          JUNE 30,                JUNE 30,
except per share data)      1999        1998        1999        1998 
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Operating revenues        $ 8,198     $ 8,082     $15,590     $15,208
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Operating expenses:
 Purchased transportation   6,204       6,184      11,863      11,679
 Insurance and claims         269         250         470         502
 Salaries, wages, and other   304         277         632         524
 Commissions                  761         862       1,487       1,544
 General and administrative   382         279         678         566
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   Total operating expenses 7,920       7,852      15,130      14,815
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Operating income (loss)       278         230         460         393
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Total other income (expense) (172)       (153)       (310)       (313)
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Net income (loss)           $ 106       $  77       $ 150       $  80
Dividends on Preferred Shares  18          18          36          36
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Net Income to Common Shares $  88       $  59       $ 114       $  44
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Earnings per Common Share:  $ .01       $ .01       $ .01       $ .00
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Weighted average number 
 of common and common 
 equivalent shares     10,614,768  10,614,768  10,614,768  10,614,768
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS                                     
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(Dollars in thousands)                         June 30,   December 31,
                                                 1999        1998   
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Assets:
Current assets                                  $ 4,467    $ 4,262
Fixed assets                                         89        183
Net assets held for sale or investment               54         54
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Total assets                                    $ 4,610    $ 4,499
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Liabilities and shareholders' deficiency:
Current liabilities                               5,095      5,123
Long-Term Debt                                    2,838      2,849
Redeemable Preferred Stock                          861        825
Shareholders' deficiency                         (4,184)    (4,298)
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Total liabilities and shareholders' deficiency  $ 4,610    $ 4,499
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