Is it a hurricane play? I found this ....
March 15, 2005, 6:05 p.m. EDT · Recommend · Post:
Abatix Corp. /quotes/comstock/11i!abix (ABIX 6.90, +0.05, +0.73%) shares leapt more than 16 percent after the Dallas maker of tools and industrial safety equipment posted earnings of $214,000, or 3 cents per share, for 2004, up from its profit of $61,000, or 4 cents per share, last year. Sales rose 8 percent for the year to $52.9 million from $48.9 million in 2003. The company said its business benefited from higher sales volume, in part from business related to the hurricanes in Florida, as well as lower labor and certain other costs.
