SafeGuard Health Reports $79,000 Profit for 3rd Quarter

SafeGuard Health Enterprises Inc., a dental benefits marketing company based in Aliso Viejo, said it turned a profit in the third quarter on record revenue.

The company earned $79,000, or 2 cents a share, in the three-month period, compared with a loss of $1.6 million, or 33 cents a share, a year earlier. Revenue rose 8% to $25.4 million.

Safeguard said a variety of cost-saving measures helped hold down expenses.