MILWAUKEE, WI--(Marketwire - Jan 26, 2012) - Koss Corporation (NASDAQ: KOSS), the U.S. based high-fidelity headphone company, has reported its results for the second quarter ending December 31, 2011. Sales for the second quarter were $9,990,771 compared to $12,800,806 for the same three month period one year ago, a 22% decrease. Net income decreased to $831,212, compared to $1,382,113 for the second quarter last year. Diluted income per common share was $0.11 compared with $0.18 one year ago.

Sales for the six months ending December 31, 2011 trended down by 18% to $18,745,556 compared with $22,832,940 for the same six month period a year ago. Six month net income declined to $1,111,809 compared to $1,944,972 for the same six months of 2010. Diluted income per common share was $0.15 compared with $0.26 one year ago.

"The continuing credit crisis in Europe has negatively affected our business with several key European distributors," Michael J. Koss, President and CEO said here today. "We also saw lower than expected holiday orders from several major U.S. retailers. Although we continue to add new customers, the new sales activity does not fully offset the declines at these major customers."

Koss went on to note that the Company introduced several new products at the recent Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and received positive feedback from many U.S. retailers and European distributors.

"Overall, we have been disappointed with the level of sales through our predominant sales channels," Koss said. "There has been an increase in the number of new companies selling headphones over the last three years. We continue to target new sales channels to grow our core business. Vendors based in China have dramatically increased costs, which has hurt our margins in this fiscal year. Despite these challenges, we have invested heavily in new products which are now ready for the market. We are optimistic that these products will be well received by the consumer."

The Company will pay a dividend of $0.06 cents per share on April 16, 2012, to shareholders of record on March 30, 2012.

Koss Corporation markets a complete line of high-fidelity headphones, speaker-phones, computer headsets, telecommunications headsets, active noise canceling stereophones, wireless stereophones, and compact disc recordings of American Symphony Orchestras on the Koss Classics label.

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