Safeguard Scientifics Announces Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2011 Financial Results

WAYNE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. (NYSE: SFE), a holding company that builds value in growth-stage life sciences and technology companies, today announced that its consolidated net loss for the three months ended December 31, 2011 was $24.5 million, or $1.18 per share, compared with net income of $45.1 million, or $2.19 per share, for the same period in 2010. For the year, net income was $110.6 million, or $5.33 per share, versus net income of $26.6 million, or $1.30 per share, in 2010.