ORANGE COUNTY EARNINGS

L.L. Knickerbocker Co. Inc.: The Lake Forest-based marketer of collectible dolls and other items posted wider losses for the second quarter as sales declined.

The company lost $2.5 million, or 13 cents a share, compared with $561,000, or 3 cents a share, for the same period last year. Revenue fell 24% to $13.4 million from $17.6 million.

For the first six months, the company lost $2.3 million, or 12 cents a share, an improvement over the year-earlier loss of $4.4 million, or 25 cents a share. Revenue fell 56% to $13.6 million from $31 million.