TSR Inc. Reports Operating Results for Fiscal Quarter Ended on 2008-11-30

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Jan 10, 2009
TSR Inc. (TSRI, Financial) filed Quarterly Report for the period ended 2008-11-30.

TSR INC. is primarily engaged in the business of providing contract computer programming services to its clients. They provide technical computer personnel to companies to supplement their in-house information technology capabilities. TSR Inc. has a market cap of $8.43 million; its shares were traded at around $1.95 with a P/E ratio of 8.1 and P/S ratio of 0.16. The dividend yield of TSR Inc. stocks is 10.7%.

Highlight of Business Operations:

Cost of sales for the quarter ended November 30, 2008, decreased $1,285,000 or

12.0% to $9,467,000 from $10,752,000 in the prior year period. The decrease in

cost of sales resulted primarily from the decrease in the number of consultants

on billing with clients. Cost of sales as a percentage of revenue increased from

81.2% in the quarter ended November 30, 2007 to 82.1% in the quarter ended

November 30, 2008. The increase in cost of sales percentage of revenue was

primarily attributable to discount programs instituted or expanded by customers

and other customer required rate reductions. These discount programs and other

billing rate reduction initiatives decrease revenue without allowing the Company

to reduce costs sufficiently to completely offset the decrease in revenue. These

required rate reductions have accelerated as a result of the current economic

conditions.



Cost of sales for the six months ended November 30, 2008, decreased $2,274,000

or 10.4% to $19,495,000 from $21,769,000 in the prior year period. The decrease

in cost of sales resulted primarily from the decrease in the number of

consultants on billing with clients. Cost of sales as a percentage of revenue

increased from 81.3% in the six months ended November 30, 2007 to 82.3% in the

six months ended November 30, 2008. The increase in cost of sales percentage of

revenue was primarily attributable to discount programs instituted or expanded

by customers and other customer required rate reductions. These discount

programs and other billing rate reduction initiatives decrease revenue without

allowing the Company to reduce costs sufficiently to completely offset the

decrease in revenue. These required rate reductions have accelerated as a result

of the current economic conditions.



At November 30, 2008, the Company had working capital of $11,855,000 including

cash and cash equivalents of $1,837,000 as compared to working capital of

$12,693,000 including cash and cash equivalents of $1,588,000 at May 31, 2008.

The Company's working capital also included $4,972,000 and $6,460,000 of

marketable securities with maturities of less than one year at November 30, 2008

and May 31, 2008, respectively.



For the six months ended November 30, 2008, net cash provided by operating

activities was $78,000 compared to cash used of $212,000 for the six months

ended November 30, 2007, or an increase of $290,000. The cash provided by

operating activities primarily resulted from net income and a decrease in

accounts receivable of $223,000 offset by a decrease in accounts payable and

accrued expenses of $543,000. The cash used by operating activities in the six

months ended November 30, 2007, resulted primarily from an increase in accounts

receivable.



Net cash used in financing activities resulted from the purchases of treasury

stock amounting to $1,220,000, cash dividends paid of $565,000 and distributions

to the minority interest of $14,000. The purchases of treasury stock consisted

of $1,050,000 in a private transaction and $170,000 in open market transactions.

The Board of Directors of the Company approved a plan in December 2007

authorizing the repurchase of shares of Common Stock and approximately 239,000

shares remain available for purchase under this previously announced plan. The

Company has not made any purchases under this plan since September 2008. The

Company does not intend to make further purchases under this plan unless there

is a change in the market for the Company's common stock. Additionally, the

Board of Directors of the Company has declared a cash dividend of $0.05 per

share for the quarter ended November 30, 2008. As part of its prior

determination to decrease the Company's dividend to $0.05 per share, the Board

had determined to reevaluate the dividend if there were a continued decline in

the Company's earnings due to the current economic environment. In view of the

continued impact of the current economic environment, the Board of Directors has

determined to suspend the payment of further dividends. The Board of Directors

may reevaluate the Company's dividend policy once the economic conditions

stabilize.



Contractual Obligations Less than More than

- Total 1 Year 1-3 Years 3-5 Years 5 Years

- - - - -



Operating Leases......... $1,393,000 $ 361,000 $ 663,000 $ 369,000 $ -

Employment Agreements.... 1,162,000 624,000 488,000 50,000 -

- - - - -

Total.................... $2,555,000 $ 985,000 $1,151,000 $ 419,000 $ -

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