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STUART, FL--(Marketwire - 01/20/10) - Liberator Medical Holdings, Inc. recently announced record net revenues of approximately $9.1 million for its fiscal first quarter ended December 31, 2009, representing an annualized revenue run rate of over $36.0 million.
Net revenues for the first fiscal quarter 2010 increased 67% from $5.45 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2008, and up 19% sequentially from $7.69 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2009.
Mark Libratore, the Company’s President and CEO, commented, "This is the seventh consecutive quarter we have reported record net revenues. In January we began moving into our new facility, adding approximately 25,000 square feet to our existing infrastructure and nearly doubling our space. Since the completion of our new facility, we have moved 75 employees to the new facility from our current facility. We now have considerable extra work space in both facilities that will accommodate our future growth needs."
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Liberator Medical Holdings, Inc.
OTCBB:LBMH
Liberator is recognized for offering a simple, reliable way to purchase medical supplies needed on a regular, ongoing, repeat-order basis, with the convenience of direct billing to Medicare and private insurance. Approximately 85% of its revenue comes from supplying products to meet the rapidly growing requirements of general medical supplies, personal mobility aids, diabetes, urological, ostomy and mastectomy patients. Liberator communicates with patients and their doctors on a regular basis regarding prescriptions and supplies. Customers may purchase by phone, mail or internet, with repeat orders confirmed with the customer and shipped when needed.
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