| Business Summary | | Leitch
Technology
Corporation
(Leitch)
is
a
provider
of
high-quality
digital
video
and
audio
solutions
to
the
broadcasting,
telecommunications,
cable
and
Internet
industries.
Leitch
provides
leading-edge
solutions
to
store,
switch,
distribute,
convert,
and
otherwise
process
high-quality
audio
and
video
signals.
Applications
for
the
Company's
products
span
the
broadcast,
telco,
cable,
post
production,
Internet,
and
business-to-business
markets.
Leitch
is
headquartered
in
Toronto,
Canada
with
other
key
offices
in
Virginia,
California,
Kentucky,
the
United
Kingdom,
Brazil,
Japan,
Hong
Kong,
and
Australia. | More
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| Financial Summary | | Leitch
Technology
Corporation
provides
solutions
to
store,
switch,
distribute,
convert
and
otherwise
process
high-quality
audio
and
video
signals.
For
the
fiscal
year
ended
4/01,
revenues
rose
35%
to
C$219.6
million.
Net
loss
accord.
to
U.S.
GAAP
totalled
C$2.8
million
vs.
income
of
C$13.8
million.
Revenues
reflect
increased
sales
to
the
Pacific
Rim
due
to
improving
economic
conditions
and
the
acquisition
of
DPS.
Net
loss
reflects
C$9
million
in
equity
losses
of
partly
owned
businesses. Recent Earnings Announcement For
the
3
months
ended
07/31/2001,
revenues
were
49,299;
after
tax
earnings
were
-3,402. (Preliminary; reported in thousands of Canadian Dollars.) | More
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| Officers | |
| Position | Robert Lehtonen | Chairman | John MacDonald | Pres,
CEO, Director | Reg Tiessen | CFO,
VP-Fin. | Margaret Craig | Pres
- Leitch Inc. | Salil Munjat | VP,
Gen. Counsel |
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