Rockford Industries Inc.: The Santa Ana provider...

Rockford Industries Inc.: The Santa Ana provider of equipment financing and other services said it lost $245,000, or 6 cents a share, for the fourth quarter, compared with net income of $152,000, or 3 cents a share, a year earlier. Sales climbed 39% to $4.6 million from $3.3 million. For the year, the company earned $2.1 million, or 48 cents a share, down 8.7% from $2.3 million, or 52 cents a share, in 1996. Revenue totaled $19.1 million, up 40% from $13.6 million.