Universal Security Instruments Announces its Fourth-Quarter and Year-End Results

OWINGS MILLS, Md., July 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Security Instruments, Inc. (NYSE Amex: UUU) today announced its financial results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017.

The Company reported the following for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended March 31, 2017:

• For the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2017, a net loss of $1,055,351, or $0.45 per basic and diluted share, on sales of $3,513,484. This compares to a net loss of $775,241, or $0.34 per basic and diluted share, on sales of $3,413,217 for the comparable period of the previous year.
• For the 12 months ended March 31, 2017, sales increased 2.5% to $14,083,428 versus $13,740,840 for the same period last year. The Company reported a net loss of $2,058,902, or $0.89 per basic and diluted share, versus a net loss of $2,137,792, or $0.92 per basic and diluted share, for the same period last year.

Harvey Grossblatt, President and Chief Executive Officer said, "USI reduced its fiscal 2017 operating loss (from domestic operations) from the prior fiscal year by approximately $388,000 while our share of  the Company's Joint Venture loss increased by approximately $275,000 from the last fiscal year.   We are pleased to announce that the Company has received approval for our four remaining sealed photoelectric and photoelectric combo units and will start shipping them during the quarter ending September 30, 2017.   The introduction of these models will allow us to sell products in those jurisdictions that require photoelectric models and we expect that these developments will increase our sales in the coming fiscal year. The company has also seen a pickup in business in its USI Electric division and expects sales in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2018 to increase due to the addition of several large electrical contractor customers.   Our Hong Kong Joint Venture experienced a difficult year due to lower sales to unaffiliated customers and we anticipate that our Joint Venture should show substantial improvement in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2018."

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UNIVERSAL SECURITY INSTRUMENTS, INC. is a U.S.-based manufacturer (through its Hong Kong Joint Venture) and distributor of safety and security devices. Founded in 1969, the Company has a 47 year heritage of developing innovative and easy-to-install products, including smoke, fire and carbon monoxide alarms. For more information on Universal Security Instruments, visit our website at www.universalsecurity.com.

"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Certain matters discussed in this news release may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws that inherently include certain risks and uncertainties.  Actual results could differ materially from those projected in or contemplated by the forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including, among other items, our Hong Kong Joint Venture's respective ability to maintain operating profitability, currency fluctuations, the impact of current and future laws and governmental regulations affecting us and our Hong Kong Joint Venture and other factors which may be identified from time to time in our Securities and Exchange Commission filings and other public announcements.  We do not undertake and specifically disclaim any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statements.  We will revise our outlook from time to time and frequently will not disclose such revisions publicly.

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