MILWAUKEE, WI--(Marketwired - Apr 25, 2013) - Koss Corporation (NASDAQ: [ KOSS ]), the U.S. based high-fidelity headphone company, has announced results for its third quarter ended March 31, 2013. 

Sales for the third quarter were $8,302,113 compared to $8,232,526 for the same period one year ago, a 0.8% increase. Net income fell by 87.1% to $115,441, compared to $896,715 for the third quarter last year. Diluted earnings per share for the quarter were $0.02 compared with $0.12 for the same period one year ago.

Sales for the nine months ended March 31, 2013 were $25,859,006 compared to $26,978,082 for the same period one year ago, a 4.1% decrease. Net income fell by 59.2% to $820,282, compared to $2,008,524 for the same period one year ago. Diluted earnings per share for the nine months were $0.11 compared with $0.27 for the same period one year ago.

"Overall we are pleased with the results this quarter, however when compared to the same quarter last year, several items create a marked difference on the bottom line," Michael J. Koss, President and CEO, told employees here today." Although sales remained essentially flat for the quarter, net income declined considerably. Last year's quarter benefited from the higher positive impacts of approximately $726,000 of unauthorized transaction related recoveries and approximately $199,000 of interest expense reversal for tax positions related to the unauthorized transactions. In addition, this year's results include nearly $398,000 of amortization expense for previously capitalized costs related to the Striva product line, which was launched last year. These three items amount to a reduction of approximately $1,323,000 for the quarter which is more than the $936,298 decline in income before income tax provision."

Koss added that these same items impacted year-to-date results as well. Mr. Koss also commented on the improved gross profit margin in the quarter and improving trend before the impact of amortization expense related to Striva development costs. 

"We saw some improvements in export sales in the quarter," Mr. Koss continued, "but Europe continues to lag last year for the nine months, which we believe relates to the economic difficulty there."

The Company will pay a dividend of $0.06 cents per share on July 15, 2013, to shareholders of record on June 28, 2013.

Koss Corporation markets a complete line of high-fidelity headphones, speaker-phones, computer headsets, telecommunications headsets, active noise canceling headphones, wireless headphones, and compact disc recordings of American Symphony Orchestras on the Koss Classics label.

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