Trucept Inc. Files Year-End Report For 2016

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 23, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Trucept Inc. (OTC Pink: TREP) has filed its year-end report for 2016. The Company earned a net income of approximately $3.8, an increase of 534 percent over the prior year.

CEO Brian Bonar said he is delighted with the company's performance which continues to meet and exceed internal plans. While the company has reduced gross sales, it has also reduced operating expenses by $1 million. Gross profit increased by $630 thousand.

Bonar said he is also pleased to report that the company, for its second consecutive year, is current on all payroll tax liabilities for 2016. The company will focus on increasing profitability by reducing operating expenses rather than sales growth.

The company reduced its total liabilities by $6 million in 2016.  Management has and will continue to outsource repetitive and labor-intensive functions that will reduce payroll and ensure prompt payment of trust fund liabilities, Bonar said.

Trucept Inc. relieves clients from business operations tasks, including payroll processing, human resources support, workers' compensation insurance, safety programs, employee benefits, and other administrative and aftermarket services predominantly related to staffing. It also offers employee and employer benefits and aftermarket products.

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