GATA AUDITED FINZZZ 78% REV INCREASE // $44M Gro

[b]GATA >> AUDITED FINZZZ 78% REV INCREASE // $44M[/b]

Groupe Athena Inc., (OTC: GATA) Reports Audited Financials, Announces Record Revenue & Profits

2012-08-27 09:00 ET - News Release


MUMBAI, India, Aug. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Groupe Athena, Inc. (Pink sheets: GATA) has announced record revenues of $44,571,386 for the recent fiscal year ended June 30, 2012, an increase of 78% over the previous year. After tax earnings increased 116% to a record $4,417,047 or $0.094 a share.

Though the company added $4,656,442 in assets, its cash position is extremely healthy with cash and short term assets of $3,286,141 as against current liabilities of $84,090. The company is proud of the fact that all equipment and other acquisitions have been made entirely from internally generated cash and it is the commitment of management that future additions to the asset base be accomplished without any further dilution or debt increases. The Company has no plans for shareholder dilution over the next 12-18 months.

To read the complete annual report, please go to www.otcmarkets.com and enter the company's trading symbol "GATA"

About Groupe Athena, Inc.

Groupe Athena, Inc. was incorporated in June 2008 and began operations on July 1 of that year. The company is a research and testing organization and helps various pharmaceutical and medical products and device companies in India and Southeast Asia to get regulatory approvals and facilitate exports of their products to the United States. The Company's web address is www.groupeathena.com.

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SOURCE Groupe Athena, Inc.