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Arotech Gives Guidance On
2003 Results - Revenues
Expected To Top $17 Million
Conference call on Thursday, January
15, 2004 at 10:00 a.m.
January
15, 2004 - Arotech Corporation (NasdaqNM: ARTX) today gave guidance
with respect to its 2003 results, with final results expected to be
reported in February. Arotech expects that 2003 revenues will have increased
dramatically over 2002, from $6.4 million in 2002 to over $17 million
in 2003.
EBITDA loss (excluding certain non-cash items) is
expected to have been reduced significantly in 2003.
While Arotech expects to report significantly improved
cash flow for 2003, Arotech expects that several non-cash items related
to its recent acquisitions and financings, including recent conversions
of debentures, will have a negative impact on net loss.
Yesterday Arotech announced that it has closed on
two previously-announced acquisitions, acquiring military simulator
company FAAC Incorporated and military battery producer Epsilor Electronic
Industries Ltd.
Arotech will hold a conference call to discuss these
preliminary results and the recent acquisitions on today, January 15,
2004, at 10:00 a.m. EST.
Those wishing to take part in the conference call
should call 1-800-967-7184 (US) or +1-719-457-2633 (international) a
few minutes before the 10:00 a.m. EDT start time. In addition, an instant
replay will be available Thursday, January 15, 2004 at 1:00 p.m. EDT
until Friday, January 16, 2004 at 8:00 p.m. EDT. The replay telephone
number is 1-888-203-1112 (US); +1-719-457-0820 (international). The
passcode is 119177.
"Our goal for 2003 was to triple revenues and
dramatically cut costs and losses, and we anticipate that our final
results will show that we did what we set out to do," said Robert
S. Ehrlich, Arotech's Chairman, President and CEO. "With the addition
of FAAC and Epsilor, we see revenues more than doubling in 2004 and
EBITDA profits."
About Arotech Corporation
Arotech Corporation (www.arotech.com) provides quality
defense and security products for the military, law enforcement and
homeland security markets, including advanced zinc-air and lithium batteries
and chargers, multimedia interactive simulators/trainers and lightweight
vehicle armoring.
The Battery and Power Systems Division includes
Electric Fuel Battery Corporation
and Epsilor Electronic Industries
The Simulation, Training and Consulting Division includes IES
Interactive Training, FAAC Incorporated
and Arocon Security Consulting.
The Armored Vehicle Division includes MDT
Armor Corp. and MDT Protective
Industries Ltd..
Arotech is incorporated in Delaware, with corporate
offices in New York, and research, development and production subsidiaries
in Alabama, Colorado, 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.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking
statements, as they are subject to various risks and uncertainties that
may cause actual results to vary significantly. 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; and other risk factors
detailed in Arotech's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2002 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.
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