Hycor Biomedical Inc.

The Garden Grove manufacturer of medical diagnostic products posted earnings of $148,000, or 2 cents a share, a 45% drop from $267,000, or 3 cents a share, reported for the same quarter last year. Revenue was down 7% to $4.3 million. The company said it is making “significant progress” in its nearly yearlong effort to find a partner or a merger candidate.