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January 13th, 2010 - Calgary, Alberta, Canada, - BWI Holdings, Inc (“BWI”)(OTC Pink Sheets – BWIH) operating as Budget Waste, Inc. (the “Company”)  a waste solutions company headquartered in Western Canada that provides complete waste and recycling services to commercial, residential and industrial clients, announces today its financial results for the third quarter ended December 31, 2009.  
 

      Mr. Jim Can, CEO, states, “Given the extremely tough economic climate that we have to deal with, we are very pleased that we can remain profitable and at the same time continue to give excellent customer service.  I am extremely proud of our team who recognizes the tough economic times and is willing to persevere, work hard and maintain our strong momentum.  Although it is still early in the final quarter of fiscal 2010, we expect to continue growing our sales and improve profitability in the current fiscal year”. 

For the three and nine months ended December 31, 2009, the Company reported revenues of $1,948,000 and $6,223,000 respectively, compared to $2,730,000 and $8,339,000 for the comparative periods ended December 31, 2008. A substantial decrease but expected considering the downturn of the residential and industrial construction markets.

The gross margins for the quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2009 were $425,000 and $1,565,000, respectively, representing 21.8% and 25.1% of revenue.  The comparative amounts were $973,000 or 35.6% of revenue for the quarter and $1,565,000 or 25.1% of revenue for the three quarters ended December 31, 2008.  The lower gross margin percentages were due to the economic recession.

Selling, general and administrative (“S,G&A”) expenses decreased to $486,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2009 from $1,264,000 in the comparative quarter.  For the nine months ended December 31, 2009, S,G&A was down to $1,534,000 from $3,629,000 in the three quarters ended December 31, 2008.

The Company realized a net income of $578,000 for the third quarter and $705,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2009. It was due to gains from restructuring.

A summary of the Company’s operating results over the three months ended December 31, 2009 and the nine months ended December 31, 2009, and the comparative quarters ended December 31, 2009 are presented in the table below. 

All figures are presented in U.S. dollars

Budget Waste Inc. is a waste solutions company in Western Canada providing complete waste and recycling services to commercial, industrial, construction, homebuilding, oilfield and residential clients. With our broad range of innovative services we offer our customers more value for their dollar and reduce accounting costs by providing streamlined billing. BWI is currently following its growth through acquisition strategy with exceptional success. With regulations throughout North America pressing companies and individuals to be more vigilant in the way they handle their waste products we see vast opportunity for expansion of our distinctive services. We are confident that extraordinary growth and focus on customer needs will bring our stockholders outstanding value for the confidence they have placed in BWI.   

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Contact:  
 
BWI Holdings, Inc.  
Investor Relations 
3915 - 61st Ave. SE.  
Calgary, AB T2C 1V5 
Ph. 403-255-2900 
Toll free 1-888-255-2990 
Fax: 403-255-3237 
Email: ir@budgetwaste.com