JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Bel Fuse Inc. (NASDAQ:BELFA) (NASDAQ:BELFB) today announced preliminary unaudited financial results for the first quarter of 2011.
First quarter highlights
“The new year is off to a good start, led by solid shipments of interconnect products and modules in the first quarter. Cinch interconnect products performed extremely well during the quarter. Within the modules product group, sales of both smart-grid and DC-DC converter modules were particularly strong. Margins increased as higher sales contributed to an increase in production efficiency at our plants in China compared to the first quarter of 2010. With improved profitability and strong cash flow, our cash and investments increased by more than $9 million since the end of last year to $94.7 million,” said Daniel Bernstein, Bel's President and CEO.
“Five years ago, representatives from Bel and Pulse began discussing a framework for a potential business combination that we believed made strong strategic sense and had the potential to create more value than either company could achieve on its own. Since 2008, Bel has repeatedly attempted to meet with Pulse's Board to engage in serious discussions regarding a transaction, but each time we were asked to wait. Until recently, we honored Pulse's repeated requests to defer discussions; however, due to the rapidly changing dynamics of our industry, we felt we could no longer remain passive. As a result, we are soliciting proxies to elect two director nominees to the Pulse Board of Directors at Pulse's 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for May 18, 2011. These highly qualified director nominees have no past affiliation with Bel, were selected by an independent third party based on their qualifications, and are solely concerned with pursuing the best interests of Pulse shareholders,” Bernstein added.
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