Blount International, Inc. (BLT) Reports Profitable Fourth Quarter
Blount International, Inc. reported net income of $6.5 million, or $0.13 per share, in the fourth quarter of 2009. This was a small decline from the $6.9 million, or $0.14 per share, reported in the same quarter of 2008. Blount International, Inc. said that revenues for the fourth quarter of 2009 came in at $141.5 million, up 6% year over year and 8.6% sequentially. Joshua L. Collins, the CEO of Blount International, said “the company was able to navigate successfully through a difficult economic environment over the past fifteen months. Significant cost control actions implemented in the first half of…