BASIX CORP &lt;BAS> 4TH QTR LOSS

  Oper shr loss eight cts vs profit 20 cts
      Oper net loss 768,000 vs profit 1,962,000
      Revs 49.0 mln vs 43.6 mln
      12 mths
      Oper shr loss 1.41 dlrs vs profit 96 cts
      Oper net loss 13.6 mln vs profit 9,305,000
      Revs 175.3 mln vs 140.7 mln
      Note: Oper excludes loss from discontinued operations of
  4,676,000 dlrs or 48 cts a share for year-ago qtr and 7,571,000
  dlrs or 78 cts a share for year-ago 12 mths.
      Oper includes charge of 1.1 mln dlrs for cumulative effect
  of repeal of the investment tax credit for qtr and writedown of
  21.6 mln dlrs on gas and oil facilities for 12 mths.
      Year-ago shr data restated to reflect two pct stock
  dividend of December 1986.
  

