Rex Stores proposes name change

HARRISON TWP., Montgomery County — Better results in its alternative energy business sparked a surge in Rex Stores Corp.’s fourth-quarter sales and profits, the company said today, April 15.

The long-time area business also said it wants to change its name to Rex American Resources Corp. and its ticker symbol from “RSC” to “REX,” if shareholders approve the move.

Rex shed its chain of electronics and appliance stores last year and focuses on its alternative-energy investments and its commercial real estate holdings.

For the quarter ended Jan. 31, Rex reported net income from continuing operations of $7.3 million, or 75 cents per share, versus a loss of $5.4 million, or 57 cents per share, for the year-ago period.

Quarterly sales and revenue reached $77.2 million, nearly all of it generated by the alternative-energy segment.

For the year, Rex generated net income of $8.6 million, or 91 cents per diluted share, compared with a net loss of $3.3 million, or 32 cents per diluted share, according to a news release.

Shareholders would have to approve the name change at Rex’s annual meeting on June 9, the company said in a news release.

Shares of Rex (NYSE: RSC) were trading this morning at $17.50, up 56 cents from the previous close. The stock has a 52-week range of $9.36 and $18.40.

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