Ableauctions Announces 2005 Financial Results
OJAI, Calif.--March 31, 2006--Ableauctions.com Inc. (AMEX:AAC - News; the "Company") announced today the results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2005.
The Company reported revenue of $4,428,912 for the year ended December 31, 2005, compared to revenue of $4,423,171 in 2004, substantially unchanged. The Company reported net income of $437,182 for the year ended December 31, 2005, compared to net income of $498,187 in 2004.
The Company reported income from operations (before gains on legal settlement and foreign exchange) of $334,508 for the year ended December 31, 2005, compared to $274,961 in 2004.
The Company reported shareholders' equity, defined as the value of the Company's assets minus its liabilities, of $12,789,331 at December 31, 2005, compared to $11,574,756 at December 31, 2004.
Gross profit for 2005 was $1,299,151 or 29.3% of total revenue for the year ended December 31, 2005, which was substantially unchanged from the year ended December 31, 2004, when the Company reported gross profit of $1,281,575 or 29.0% of total revenue.
The Company's objective is to become a leading provider of liquidation and merchandising services. Management believes that the Company's long-term success in this area of our business depends on its continued innovation and integration of technologies and services for auctioneers and liquidators worldwide.
The Company provides liquidation and merchandizing services to businesses to assist them with managing the sale of their products. Through its subsidiary, Unlimited Closeouts, Inc. (www.unlimitedcloseouts.com), it provides liquidation services to businesses with overstock. Through its subsidiary iCollector.com Technologies Ltd. (www.icollector.com and naalive.com), it provides live auction broadcast technology to members of the National Auctioneers Association (NAA) and facilitator services for eBay Live Auctions that allow businesses to broadcast auctions on the Internet and take advantage of the online auction marketplace. Through its subsidiary, Rapidfusion Technologies, Inc. (www.rapidfusion.com), it develops and sells proprietary point-of-sale software. The Company also manages cash investments through Ableauctions.com, Inc. and real property and lending investments through its subsidiary Stanford Development Corporation.
In 2004 the Company emerged with an impressive business model and laid a solid foundation on which to build an exciting technology company going forward. In the process, it has made significant progress towards accomplishing many of its objectives and milestones. The Company has taken a distinctive position in the liquidation and live auction marketplace and is moving forward on an aggressive initiative to increase the Company's live auction and liquidation businesses.
The Company has increased its expectation of the performance of its live auction services and continues to attract some of the world's leading auction houses and service providers to partner with it in delivering its technology and services. The Company has developed innovative technology, that it continuously refines, that enables auction houses to broadcast auctions on the Internet, and it has established an experienced management team and board of directors, all dedicated to building a significant global technology company.
Looking forward, management has set a number of aggressive goals for 2006 as it continues to build on its strengths in the auction and liquidation industry for future growth. The Company plans further expansion by partnering with or by acquiring companies that add breadth to its core competencies and enhance its business model, and management is constantly looking for new ways to produce revenue streams that will benefit the Company in years to come.
With innovative technology, good management and the support of its shareholders, management looks forward to achieving its goals in the coming years.
About Ableauctions.com
Ableauctions.com Inc. (AMEX:AAC) is a high-tech liquidator and on-line auction facilitator that operates the domains iCollector.com, Naalive.com, Unlimited Closeouts.com and iTrustee.com.
As an on-line auction facilitator, the Company, with the experience of over 3,000 auctions, has developed state-of-the-art technology to broadcast auctions over the Internet (www.ableauctions.com/technology) and currently provides the technology and related services to auction houses, enabling them to broadcast auctions over the Internet. The Company broadcasts business and industrial auctions over the Internet for auctioneers and members of the National Auctioneers Association (NAA) and art, antique and collectible auctions for numerous galleries and auction houses around the world through eBay Live Auctions.
As a liquidator, the Company, through Unlimited Closeouts and iTrustee, purchases overstocks, order cancellations and discontinued products from major manufacturers and importers, then sells the merchandise to major retail chains, other resellers or the public.
For a comprehensive Corporate Update and prior releases, visit www.ableauctions.com. For more information, contact Investor Relations at investorrelations@ableauctions.com
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