Electronic components distributor Advanced Power Components returned to profit in the six months to February 2010.
A loss of £281,000, exacerbated by exchange losses, was turned into a profit of £42,000. Revenues declined from £6.77m to £6.47m.
Market conditions appear to be stabilising and this augurs well for the coming months. APC has launched its imop energy saving technology, which optimises the performance of motors, and this should start to contribute later this year or at least by the next financial year.
Net debt was £2.45m at the end of February 2010. That is predominantly trade finance. There was a cash inflow from operations but deferred consideration on past acquisitions meant that the net debt figure was slightly higher than at the end of August 2009.
At 9p a share, APC is valued at £2.2m.
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