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Beaver Island Boat Company reports improved 1988 earnings and first dividend, 1989

Also Beaver Island Boat Company 1988 earnings report

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Date1989-07
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Summary

The July Beacon summarizes the Beaver Island Boat Company’s reported 1988 financial results, including a return to earnings and the company’s first dividend under its then-current ownership.

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This is a newspaper summary, not an audited financial statement or shareholder ledger.

Sources

  1. Reports net earnings of $40,534, improved revenue and expenses, a $2.44 dividend, and 1988 book value per share; figures are attributed to company reporting. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1989-07_Beaver-Beacon
  2. Paired held twenty-two-page July issue PDF.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1989-07_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Boat Company reports improved 1988 earnings and first dividend, 1989”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-boat-company-1988-earnings-report-1989/, accessed [date], citing “Boat Company Reports Earnings For 1988,” Beaver Beacon, July 28, 1989. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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