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Koala Corp. recovering after major restructuring: leaner company plans to 'get back to basics' and refocus its efforts.(RESTRUCTURING)
After repeated downsizing, corporate restructuring and selling of product lines that sparked rumors and left questions about the company's future, Koala Corp. is taking steps toward recovery.
Less than two years ago, the company looked to be in trouble. That's when it shocked many insiders by divesting its $15.6 million Koala Kare Products, which included its signature Koala Baby Kare baby-changing table. By 2005, Koala had liquidated all its acquisitions except SCS Interactive, its wet play group.
It was a long fall from its early heady days of acquisitions. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, the firm obtained Activities Unltd., Smart Products Inc., Delta Play, Park Structures, Superior Foam, SCS Interactive and Fibar Systems.
In 1999, its revenues jumped 94 percent and net income grew 64 percent from the previous year. Forbes magazine listed Koala in its annual 200 Best Small Companies for the fifth consecutive year. But diluted earnings per share grew only 30 percent, and cash flow underperformed net income. Short-term debt increased to $31 million by 2000.
After the millennium, sales continued to grow, but earnings per share declined by ...
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...Australian Financial Review, the listed Koala Corp said it had reached an agreement with...Hotel and Hervey Bay's Kondari Resort. Koala Corp, once headed by Queensland businessman...Palmer still holds a major stake in Koala Corp as does Malaysian Kevin Lau. Copyright...
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- Press release article from: Business Wire March 8, 1999 700+ words
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- Magazine article from: Denver Business Journal October 19, 2001 700+ words
Koala Corp., a Denver company that makes family and children's products, announced that it is cutting its work force by about 20 percent...
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- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire December 23, 2004 700+ words
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- Magazine article from: Specialty Coffee Retailer August 1, 1999 700+ words
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- Koala Corporation Announces Acquisition of SCS Interactive.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire April 7, 2000 700+ words
...acquisition of Tillamook, Oregon based SCS Interactive Inc., an innovative producer of...Terms of the transaction call for SCS Interactive to receive $20.2 million in cash...We are very excited to welcome SCS Interactive to the Koala family," said Mark...
- SCS Interactive.(LEISURE POOL AMENITIES)
- Magazine article from: Aquatics International May 1, 2006 700+ words
...passenger has an onboard water tank to dump on crowds; water blasters and pump stations are set up along the path Contact: SCS Interactive, Englewood, Colo. 888.214.9698 Circle 452 an Postage-Free Card [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]
- Interactive water play. (NRPA Exhibitors).(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Aquatics International September 1, 2001 700+ words
By Koala Corp./SCS Interactive * Features: water-play attractions designed for participants...and playtime by inviting group interactivity * Contact: Koala Corp./SCS Interactive, Denver, Colo. (720) 744-6260; Booth 322 Circle...
- Two aquatics firms expand to Mexico.
- Magazine article from: Aquatics International Yu, Rin-rin July 1, 2006 700+ words
...this brings the total to five. SCS Interactive also is entering into the Mexican...in Aruba, Honduras and Mexico. SCS Interactive, the commercial design and development division of Koala Corp., is based in Englewood, Colo...
Source: HighBeam Research, Koala Corp. recovering after major restructuring: leaner company...