PerfectData Shows Gain in 3rd Quarter; Sales Up 2%

PerfectData reported earnings of $25,000 in the third quarter that ended Dec. 31, compared to a loss of $29,000 a year earlier. Sales were virtually flat, rising less than 2% to $966,000.

The Simi Valley company, which makes cleaning kits for computers and other equipment, said its loss in the nine months narrowed to $24,000 from $222,000 a year earlier. Sales fell 11% in the period to $2.6 million.