Hutchinson Technology (HTCH) Tops Q1 EPS by 10c

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Hutchinson Technology Reports First Quarter Results

January 25, 2016 8:30 AM EST

HUTCHINSON, Minn., Jan. 25, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hutchinson Technology Incorporated (NASDAQ: HTCH) today reported net sales of $63.9 million for its fiscal 2016 first quarter ended December 27, 2015.  Suspension assembly shipments for the quarter totaled 106.6 million, compared with 105.4 million in the preceding quarter.

Gross profit in the fiscal 2016 first quarter totaled $11.7 million, or 18.3% of net sales, up from $7.5 million, or 11.8% of net sales, in the preceding quarter.  Rick Penn, Hutchinson Technologys president and chief executive officer, said that shipments were within the companys expectations even as demand weakened near the end of the... More