Randall White, CEO, Educational Development Corporation (“EDC”) (Nasdaq:EDUC) today announced record net revenues for the fiscal third quarter and the nine months ended November 30, 2014.
For the nine months ended November 30, 2014, EDC reports record net revenue of $24,923,000, a 23% increase of $4,715,400 when compared to $20,207,600 for the same period in the previous year and net earnings of $762,200 compared to $670,800. Earnings per share were $0.19 compared to $0.17 the previous year on a fully diluted basis.
Net revenue for the quarter ended November 30, 2014 was also a Company record $10,936,500 when compared to $8,502,000 for the same quarter last year up 29%, however net earnings were off slightly, down 4%.
The home business division, Usborne Books & More (“UBAM”), has now recorded 19 consecutive months of revenue growth after nine years of decline. Net revenues for the first nine months of fiscal year 2015 were up 39% over the same period in fiscal year 2014, and for this quarter up 49%. Reflective of this net revenue gain, the number of sales associates joining our organization March-November has more than doubled at 5,500 as compared to 2,600 over the same period last year. Our number of active sales consultants is up