ROANOKE TIMES 
                      Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times

DATE: Thursday, July 25, 1996                TAG: 9607250055
SECTION: BUSINESS                 PAGE: C-9  EDITION: METRO 


REPORTED EARNINGS

CFW Communications Co.

2nd qtr. ended 6-30 1996 1995Revenues $12.5 million $10.5 millionNet Income $2.3 million $1.7 millionShare earnings 17.9 cents 13.4 cents6 months ended 6-30Revenues $24.8 million $19.3 millionNet Income $4.6 million $3.7 millionShare earnings 35.5 cents 28.9 cents CFW Communications Co. is a Waynesboro telephone and communications company operating in the Waynesboro and Clifton Forge areas.

Chesapeake Corp.

2nd qtr. ended 6-30 1996 1995Revenues $276.6 million $315.1 millionNet Income $3.9 million $18.5 millionShare earnings 17 cents 77 cents6 months ended 6-30Revenues $554.3 million $606.2 millionNet Income $11.8 million $39.3 millionShare earnings 50 cents $1.64 The Chesapeake Corp. is a Richmond-based forest products company with operations of its Chesapeake Packaging Co. division in Roanoke.

Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated

2nd qtr. ended 6-30 1996 1995Revenues $213.6 million $207.9 millionNet Income $9.5 million $8.1 millionShare earnings $1.03 87 cents6 mos. ended 6-30 Revenues $385.6 million $378.9 millionNet Income $10.5 million $10.0 millionShare earnings $1.13 $1.08 Charlotte, N.C.-based Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated is parent of Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Roanoke and operations in Clifton Forge, Dublin, Martinsville, Norton and Bristol.

Doubletree Corp.

2nd qtr. ended 6-30 1996 1995Revenues $73 million $59.8 millionNet Income $7.5 million $5.3 millionShare earnings 33 cents 24 cents6 mos. ended 6-30Revenues $18.5 million $14.5 millionNet Income $12.4 million $8.9 millionShare earnings 54 cents 40 cents The Phoenix company, which manages the Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center, is a hotel management company that oversees, leases or franchises 179 hotels in the U.S. and Mexico. Last year's financial records have been changed to reflect purchase of RFS Inc., a hotel management company, even though it happened this year.

DuPont

2nd qtr. ended 6-30 1996 1995Revenues $11.15 billion $11.08 billionNet Income $1 billion $938 millionShare earnings $1.78 $1.706 mos. ended 6-30Revenues $21.29 billion $21.58 billionNet Income $1.88 billion $1.9 billionShare earnings $3.35 $3.07 The Wilmington, Del.-based chemicals maker operates a nylon plant at Martinsville

Hershey Foods Corp.

2nd qtr. ended 6-30 1996 1995Revenues $796.3 million $722.3 millionNet Income $40.8 million $33.3 millionShare earnings 53 cents 38 cents6 mos.ended 6-30Revenues $1.73 billion $1.59 billionNet Income $100.3 million $94 millionShare earnings $1.30 $1.08 Hershey Foods is the Hershey, Pa., operator of a chocolate plant at Stuarts Draft and a pasta plant at Winchester.

Hubbell Inc.

2nd qtr. ended 6-30 1996 1995Revenues $328.9 million $295 millionNet Income $35.7 million $30.1 millionShare earnings 53 cents 45 cents6 months ended 6-30Revenues $633.5 million $573.4 millionNet Income $67.4 million $58.5 millionShare earnings $1.00 88 cents Hubbell Inc. is an Orange, Conn. manufacturer of industrial wiring and controls with a plant in Christiansburg.

Kollmorgen Corp.

2nd qtr. ended 6-30 1996 1995Revenues $59.8 million $58.9 millionNet Income $2.2 million $1.8 millionShare earnings 22 cents 13 cents6 months ended 6-30Revenues $116.8 million $112.3 millionNet Income $3.9 million $3 millionShare earnings 35 cents 19 cents Kollmorgen Corp., Waltham, Mass. is parent of Inland Motor and Industrial Drives in Radford.

Modine Manufacturing Co.

1st qtr. ended 6-26 1996 1995Revenues $248.5 million $239.2 millionNet Income $16.4 million $16 millionShare earnings 54 cents 52 cents Modine Manufacturing Co. is a Racine, Wisc. maker of heating and ventilation equipment with operations in Buena Vista.

Noland Co.

2nd qtr. ended 6-30 1996 1995Revenues $124.6 million $123.6 millionNet Income $2.1 million $1.9 millionShare earnings 58 cents 52 cents6 months ended 6-30Revenues $230.8 million $235.3 millionNet Income $2.7 million $3 millionShare earnings 72 cents 81 cents Noland Co. is a Newport News-based distributor of equipment to the building trade s with operations in Roanoke.

Roanoke Gas Co.

3rd qtr. ended 6-30 1996 1995Revenues $10.4 million $9 millionNet Income ($407,940) ($237,891)Share earnings (28 cents) (17 cents) Roanoke Gas Co. is a utility serving about 56,000 customers, including natural gas customers in the Roanoke Valley and Bluefield area and propane customers in Southwest Virginia and Southern West Virginia.

|*Figures in parentheses indicate a loss.


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