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Arotech Corporation Reports
Results
for the Second Quarter and First Six Months, 2009
First half revenues reach record
of $36 million – an increase
of 39.7% over 2008
August
11, 2009 - Arotech Corporation (NasdaqGM: ARTX), a provider
of quality defense and security products for the military, law enforcement
and homeland security markets, today reported results for the quarter
and six months ended June 30, 2009.
Second Quarter Results
Revenues for the second quarter reached $16.0 million, compared
to $12.6 million for the corresponding period in 2008, an increase
of 27.2% over the same period last year.
Gross profit for the quarter was
$4.3 million, or 26.6% of revenues, compared to $2.8 million, or
22.5% of revenues, for the corresponding period last year, a 4.1
point increase in the gross margin percentage.
The net loss for the second quarter
was $(1.1) million, or $(0.08) per share, versus $(1.9) million,
or $(0.14) per share, for the corresponding period last year.
“As was the case last quarter,
Arotech achieved record results in an extremely tough economy,”
noted Arotech Chairman and CEO Robert S. Ehrlich. “The new
‘David’ armored vehicle contract and other orders that
we recently received have helped us to replenish our backlog, and
we are hopeful that our second half will enable 2009 to be Arotech’s
best year ever,” concluded Ehrlich.
First Six Months Results
Revenues for the first six months of 2009 reached $36.1 million,
compared to $25.9 mil-lion for the corresponding period last year,
an increase of 39.7% over the same period last year.
Gross profit for the first six
months of 2009 was $9.5 million, or 26.4% of revenues, compared
to $6.1 million, or 23.5% of revenues, for the corresponding period
last year, a 2.9 point increase in the gross margin percentage.
The net loss for the first six
months of 2009 was $(1.5) million, or $(0.11) per share, versus
$(2.9) million, or $(0.22) per share, for the corresponding period
last year.
Backlog
Backlog of orders totaled approximately $42.9 million as of June
30, 2009, as compared to $51.6 million at June 30, 2008 and $31.8
million as of March 31, 2009.
Cash Position at Quarter End
As of June 30, 2009, the Company had $3.1 million in cash, $296,000
in restricted collat-eral securities and restricted held-to-maturity
securities due within one year, and $48,000 in available-for-sale
marketable securities, as compared to December 31, 2008, when the
Company had $4.3 million in cash, $382,000 in restricted collateral
securities and restricted held-to-maturity securities due within
one year, and $49,000 in available-for-sale marketable securities.
Short- and long-term borrowings
were $7.7 million at the end of the first six months of 2009 compared
to $9.3 million at the end of 2008. The Company also had $2.8 million
available in unused bank lines of credit at the Company’s
primary bank in the U.S. at quarter end.
The Company had trade receivables
of $15.4 million as of June 30, 2009, compared to $19.3 million
as of December 31, 2008. The Company had a current ratio (current
assets/current liabilities) of 1.9 as of June 30, 2009, up from
the December 31, 2008 current ratio of 1.7.
Conference Call
The Company will host a conference call tomorrow, Wednesday, August
12, 2009 at 10:00 am EDT. Those wishing to access the conference
call should dial 1-877-407-9210 (U.S.) or 1-201-689-8049 (international)
a few minutes before the 10:00 a.m. EDT start time. A replay of
the conference call will be available starting Wednesday, August
12, 2009 at 11:30 am EDT until Wednesday, August 19, 2009 at 11:59
p.m. The replay telephone number is 1-877-660-6853 (U.S) and 1-201-612-7415
(international). The replay ID pass code is: 329849 and the account
is 286.
About Arotech Corporation
Arotech Corporation is a leading provider of quality defense and
security products for the military, law enforcement and homeland
security markets. Arotech provides multimedia interactive simulators/trainers,
lightweight armoring and advanced zinc-air and lithium batteries
and chargers. Arotech operates through three major business divisions:
Training and Simulation, Armor, and Battery and Power Systems.
Arotech is incorporated in Delaware,
with corporate offices in Ann Arbor, Michigan and research, development
and production subsidiaries in Alabama, Michigan and Israel.
Except for the historical information
herein, the matters discussed in this news release include forward-looking
statements, as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements reflect management’s
current knowledge, assumptions, judgment and expectations regarding
future performance or events. Although management believes that
the expectations reflected in such statements are reasonable, readers
are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking
statements, as they are subject to various risks and un-certainties
that may cause actual results to vary materially. These risks and
uncertainties include, but are not limited to, risks relating to:
product and technology development; the uncertainty of the market
for Arotech’s products; changing economic conditions; delay,
cancellation or non-renewal, in whole or in part, of contracts or
of purchase orders; dilution resulting from issuances of Arotech’s
common stock upon conversion or payment of its outstanding convertible
debt, which would be increasingly dilutive if and to the extent
that the market price of Arotech’s stock decreases; and other
risk factors detailed in Arotech’s most recent Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 and other
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Arotech assumes
no obligation to update the information in this release. Reference
to the Company’s website above does not constitute incorporation
of any of the information thereon into this press release.
Tables: AROTECH
CORPORATION CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
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