Earnings up for EFI

Electronics for Imaging (Nasdaq: EFII) (San Mateo, CA, http://www.efi.com

) reports Q3 ’97 revenue of $107.3 million, up 43% from Q3 ’96. Net income of $23.9 million compares with $15.6 million in Q3 ’96. Income from operations increased 54% from Q3 ’96 to $34.8 million. Net income for the first three quarters of 1997 increased 59% from the first three quarters of 1996, to $67 million. Total assets increased from $299 million to $400.8 million since Q4 ’96. This quarter represents EFI’s twenty-fifth consecutive year of revenue growth.