30 October 2008

Astronics reported sales of $40.4 million in the third quarter of 2008, which ended September 27, 2008, up 7.0% compared with $37.7 million in the third quarter of 2007. Net income declined to $2.4 million, or $0.22 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2008 compared with $4.1 million, or $0.38 per diluted share, […]

Highlights included: * Rental revenues increased 29.2% to $57.5 million * EBITDA increased 27.3% to $51.3 million * Net income increased 10.0% to $11.4 million * Secured a new $241 million seven-year term debt facility, thereby restoring capacity under the revolving credit facility to $1 billion * Declared a quarterly dividend of $0.10 per share

Moog announced net earnings of $119 million and earnings per share of $2.75, an increase of 18% over last year. Sales for the year of $1.903 billion were up $345 million or 22% over the previous year. Sales increases were very strong in all five of the Company’s reporting segments. Fourth quarter net earnings increased

– Third quarter 2008 revenues grew 6 percent to $1.027 billion – Operating Income grew 4 percent to $111 million – Fully Diluted Earnings Per Share were $0.53 – Cash and Cash Equivalents were $178 million – Total backlog increased 35 percent to approximately $31.8 billion Spirit AeroSystems Holdings reported third quarter 2008 financial results

For the third quarter of 2008, the company reported net earnings from continuing operations of $13.5 million, or $0.53 per share diluted, compared to net earnings from continuing operations of $9.4 million, or $0.38 per share diluted, in the third quarter of 2007. The company’s results for the third quarter of 2008 include a pre-tax