PEARL RIVER, N.Y. –
May 9, 2007
–
Hudson
Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: HDSN), a leading refrigerant services
company specializing in proprietary on-site decontamination services
for large comfort and process cooling systems, today announced results
for the first quarter ended March 31, 2007.
Revenues for
the first quarter of 2007 were $8,117,000, an increase of $1,211,000
or 18% from the $6,906,000 reported during the comparable 2006 period.
Net income for the first quarter was $283,000, an increase of $36,000
from the $247,000 net income reported during the first quarter 2006.
Comments by Kevin J. Zugibe, chairman
and chief executive officer, Hudson Technologies:
“Hudson continues to improve with each
passing quarter and year. We are pleased to report an 18% increase in
revenues and a 15% increase in net income as compared to the first
quarter of 2006. Our improved results were driven by strong
refrigerant sales, which increased by more than $1.4 million over last
year. Although total revenues from our RefrigerantSide® Services did
decrease due to the size of the projects performed, the actual number
of projects performed remained high, confirming that the demand and
need for our services remains strong. Overall, our first quarter
results demonstrate that we continue to grow and improve our financial
standing.
“With the milestones we have achieved
and new services we continue to offer, we believe that Hudson is
poised for future growth. Earlier this year we introduced Fluid
Chemistry™, a simplified predictive and preventative maintenance
service offering that gives an immediate look at the current condition
of the refrigerant and oil in a system and can identify the existence
of problems in advance of a more in-depth system analysis. With the
information obtained from our Fluid Chemistry™ report, our customers
can then make an informed decision as to whether or not to move
forward with a more thorough examination in order to develop a
detailed performance optimization plan and/or to remediate existing
problems. We believe that Fluid Chemistry™ should appeal to a broader
base of service contractors and system operators, and may result in
greater sales of the more comprehensive analysis and remediation
services offered by our ChillSmart™ service.
“We continue to work with the U.S.
Department of Energy and will perform more steam energy assessments
this year. Additionally, we believe that the establishment of our
second telesales office, that was announced last November, and which
expanded our sales and marketing network into a several regions in the
country, will provide real benefits to the Company through the coming
summer months.”
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About Hudson
Technologies
Hudson Technologies, Inc. is a leading provider of innovative
solutions to recurring problems within the refrigeration industry.
Hudson’s proprietary RefrigerantSide® Services increase operating
efficiency and energy savings, and remove moisture, oils and other
contaminants frequently found in the refrigeration circuits of large
comfort cooling and process refrigeration systems. Performed at
a customer’s site as an integral part of an effective scheduled
maintenance program or in response to emergencies, RefrigerantSide®
Services offer significant savings to customers due to their ability
to be completed rapidly and at higher purity levels, and can be
utilized while the customer’s system continues to operate. In
addition, the Company sells refrigerants and provides traditional
reclamation services to the commercial and industrial air conditioning
and refrigeration markets. For further information on Hudson,
please visit the Company’s web site at
www.hudsontech.com.
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Litigation Act of 1995
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forward-looking statements involve a number of known and unknown
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refrigerants (including unfavorable market conditions adversely
affecting the demand for, and the price of refrigerants), the
Company’s ability to source refrigerants, regulatory and economic
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or customer arrangements which become available to the Company in the
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