PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 08, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Schmitt Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMIT) (the “Company” or “Schmitt”) today announced its operating results for the first quarter of Fiscal 2020.

Highlights of the quarter ended August 31, 2019:

• Consolidated revenue decreased $98,568, or 2.9%, to $3,341,885 for the three months ended August 31, 2019 from $3,440,453 for three months ended August 31, 2018, attributed to a decrease in Measurement segment revenue.
• Balancer segment revenue increased $52,775, or 2.4%, to $2,247,107 for the three months ended August 31, 2019 as compared to $2,194,332 for the three months ended August 31, 2018, attributed to growth in the North American market.
• Measurement segment revenue decreased $151,343, or 12.1%, to $1,094,778 for the three months ended August 31, 2019 as compared to $1,246,121 for the three months ended August 31, 2018, attributed to a decrease in Xact product revenue. Xact’s services in the “Internet of Things” environment continued to grow with monitoring revenue increasing 16.3% to $367,841 for the three months ended August 31, 2019 as compared to $316,173 for the three months ended August 31, 2018.
• Operating expenses decreased $162,426, or 11.2%, to $1,291,174 for the three months ended August 31, 2019 from $1,453,600 for the three months ended August 31, 2018.
• Net income (loss) was $169,808, or $0.04 per fully diluted share, for the three months ended August 31, 2019 as compared to net income (loss) of $(211,819), or $(0.05) per fully diluted share, for the three months ended August 31, 2018.

Michael Zapata, Chief Executive Officer and President, commented, “I would like to thank management and the entire Schmitt team for their commitment and hard work as we have implemented change these past nine months. The reorganization, which was announced December 2018, has led to our profitability and increased our cash flow position, with positive net income and earnings per share gains as we enter fiscal year 2020. While there is much to do, this quarter is one key step in the right direction and shows true improvement over prior practices.”

Schmitt’s 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders

Schmitt’s 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held on December 5, 2019, in Portland, Oregon. The Company expects a record date of October 21, 2019, with an expected mailing date of November 4, 2019.

About Schmitt Industries

Schmitt Industries, Inc. (“Schmitt” or the “Company”), founded in 1987, designs, manufactures and sells high precision test and measurement products, solutions and services through our SBS®, Acuity® and Xact® product lines, which are reported in two business segments. In the Balancer segment, our SBS product line provides computer-controlled vibration detection, balancing and process control systems for the worldwide machine tool industry. In the Measurement segment, our Acuity line provides laser and white light sensor distance measurement and dimensional sizing products, and our Xact line provides ultrasonic-based remote tank monitoring products and related monitoring revenues for markets in the Internet of Things environment.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This document may contain forward-looking statements made pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. Actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements due to numerous factors. A complete discussion of the risks and uncertainties that may affect Schmitt’s business, including the business of its subsidiary, is included in “Risk Factors” in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

For further information regarding risks and uncertainties associated with the Company’s business, please refer to Schmitt’s SEC filings, including, but not limited to, its Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K.

The forward-looking statements in this release speak only as of the date on which they were made, and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this release, or for changes to this document made by wire services or internet service providers.