Amerigon Inc. Reports Operating Results (10-K)

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Mar 15, 2012
Amerigon Inc. (ARGN, Financial) filed Annual Report for the period ended 2011-12-31.

Amerigon Inc has a market cap of $352 million; its shares were traded at around $17.52 with a P/E ratio of 33 and P/S ratio of 3.1.

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On December 30, 2011, we amended our corporate headquarters lease to include approximately 19,600 of additional square feet commencing March 15, 2012. A second expansion of approximately 7,400 additional square feet will commence May 1, 2013. The current monthly rent for the corporate headquarters and research and development facility in Irwindale, California includes the rent and an allocation of operating expenses for property taxes and insurance. In addition to the facilities listed above, we also lease office space in Japan, Germany, Korea and China for marketing and sales activities. The combined cost of these three leases is approximately $25,000 per month.

and our heated and cooled cup holder which was launched at the end of the third quarter, also contributed to the higher product revenue levels. Unit shipments of CCS were 1,597,000 during 2010 compared with unit shipments of 874,000 during 2009, an increase of 723,000 units or 83%. The higher product revenues and unit volumes on existing programs were due to a partial recovery from historically low vehicle production levels experienced during 2009, during which there was a significant decline in the overall automotive market. Automotive production and sales volumes, impacted by slowing worldwide economic activity and decreasing availability of consumer credit during 2009, were significantly higher during 2010 as compared to 2009. Production of light vehicles in North America increased by 39% to 11.9 million during 2010 from 8.6 million during 2009. New vehicles equipped with CCS and launched during 2010 included the Ford F250, Ford Explorer, Infiniti QX56, Nissan Patrol, Hyundai Veracruz, Hyundai Tucson, KIA Sportage, KIA Optima and KIA Sonata. Several programs that were new in 2009 including the Ford Taurus, Infiniti G Convertible, Nissan 370Z Roadster, KIA Mohave, KIA Borrego, and KIA Opris, and rear seat applications on two existing programs including the Jaguar XJ and Land Rover Range Rover had higher revenue during 2010 due to the impact of shipments being made during the full year.

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