| Business Summary | | Blyth,
Inc.
designs,
manufactures,
markets
and
distributes
an
extensive
line
of
candles
and
home
fragrance
products
and
non-fragranced
products.
The
Company
has
operations
within
and
outside
the
United
States
and
sells
its
products
worldwide.
Within
the
worldwide
consumer
market
for
candles
and
home
fragrance
products,
the
Company
focuses
on
two
primary
areas:
the
consumer
market
in
the
United
States
and
markets
outside
the
United
States.
The
also
Company
designs,
manufactures,
markets
and
distributes
a
broad
range
of
non-fragranced
products,
including
decorative
gift
bags
and
tags
and
seasonal
decorations
under
the
brand
names
Jeanmarie
and
Impact.
The
Company
is
also
a
producer
of
portable
heating
fuel
and
other
institutional
products
sold
under
various
brand
names,
including
Sterno
and
HandyFuel. | More
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| Financial Summary | | Blyth
designs,
manufactures,
markets
and
distributes
home
fragrance
products
and
candles
as
well
as
candle
accessories
and
portable
heating
fuel
products.
For
the
six
months
ended
7/31/01,
net
sales
fell
5%
to
$510.8
million.
Net
income
before
accounting
change
fell
28%
to
$28.6
million.
Results
reflect
lower
direct,
mass
and
foodservice
channel
sales,
depressed
European
currencies,
business
divestitures,
reduced
gross
margins
and
higher
administrative
costs. Recent Earnings Announcement For
the
3
months
ended
07/31/2001,
revenues
were
249,685;
after
tax
earnings
were
12,880. (Preliminary; reported in thousands of dollars.) | More
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| | | | FY1999 Pay | |
| Robert Goergen, 61 Chairman,
CEO, Pres | $1.4M | Howard Rose, 53 Vice
Chairman | -- | Robert Barghaus CFO | -- | Richard Browning, 51 Pres
of Candle Corp. Worldwide Unit | 375K | Bruce Kreiger VP,
Gen. Counsel, Sec. | -- | Dollar amounts are as of 31-Jan-2000 and compensation values are for the fiscal year ending on that date; "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc.. |
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