Scheid Vineyards Inc. Reports 1st Quarter Results

SALINAS, Calif., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Scheid Vineyards Inc. announced today its financial results for the first quarter ended May 31, 2010.

Mike Thomsen, Chief Financial Officer, reported, "Revenues for the three months ended May 31, 2010 decreased to $2.6 million from $4.7 million for the same period in 2009, primarily due to decreased sales of bulk wine.  Revenues for 2010 were offset by cost of sales of $3.1 million; selling, general and administrative expenses of $1.7 million; and interest expense of $1.1 million.  Revenues for 2009 were offset by cost of sales of $3.6 million; selling, general and administrative expenses of $2.1 million; and interest expense of $0.9 million."

"Losses from operations for the first quarter ended May 31, 2010 totaled $2.1 million ($2.38 per share), as compared to losses from operations of $1.8 million ($1.77 per share) for the same period in 2009.  After adjustments for a benefit from income taxes ($1.1 million), and a decrease in the market valuation of an interest rate swap ($0.5 million), the net loss for the three months ended May 31, 2010 was $1.6 million ($1.82 per share).  After adjustments for a benefit from income taxes ($0.8 million), and an increase in the market valuation of an interest rate swap ($0.2 million), the net loss for the first quarter ended May 31, 2009 was $1.3 million ($1.40 per share)."

Scheid Vineyards Inc. (www.scheidvineyards.com) operates premium wine grape vineyards, primarily in Monterey County, California.  The Company's state-of-the-art winery commenced operations in 2005 and has the capacity to process approximately 30,000 tons of grapes each harvest.  The Company's primary business is producing wine grapes and converting them into high quality bulk wine for sale to other wineries.  In addition, the Company produces ultra premium wine under the Scheid Vineyards label, which is sold through the Company's tasting rooms, wine club, and Monterey, California area retailers.  

The Class A Common Stock of Scheid Vineyards is traded on the Pink Sheets Electric Quotation Service under the stock symbol SVIN.  The "Pink Sheets" is a centralized quotation service that collects and publishes market maker quotes in real time, primarily through its website, www.pinksheets.com.

This release contains forward-looking statements as well as historical information. Statements of goals and strategies and words such as "plan", "believe", "anticipate", "expect", "objectives", "forecast", and "predict" and other similar words are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward looking statements are included in accordance with the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the Company's actual results, performance, or financial condition to be materially different from any results, performance, or financial condition suggested by the statements in this release.

SOURCE Scheid Vineyards Inc.