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AROTECH ANNOUNCES FISCAL 2006
THIRD QUARTER AND NINE MONTH RESULTS
Quarterly revenues of $12.7
million are up 14% over third quarter 2005
Company announces a backlog
of $47.3 million
November
14, 2006 - Arotech Corporation (NasdaqGM: ARTX), a provider
of quality defense and security products for the military, law enforcement,
and security markets, today reported results for the quarter and
nine months ended September 30, 2006.
Revenues for the third quarter of 2006 were
$12.7 million, an increase of $1.5 million, or 14%, from the corresponding
period in 2005. The revenue gain was attributable to commencing
the production of the “DAVID” vehicles for the Israeli
Defense Forces (IDF). The Company anticipates increased production
of the vehicle in the fourth quarter of 2006 and the beginning of
2007.
Gross Profit for the quarter was $4.1 million,
or 32% of revenues compared to $2.8 million or 25% of revenues in
the third quarter of 2005.
The Company recorded an operating loss of $815,000
for the quarter versus $12.0 million in the third quarter of 2005.
The comparable loss from continuing operations
for the quarter was $1.1 million or $0.12 per share versus $12.7
million or $2.16 per share for the corresponding quarter in 2005.
Backlog
Backlog of orders totaled approximately $47.3
million at the end of the third quarter of 2006, up $4.8 million
from the second quarter of 2006 and $19.7 million from the third
quarter in 2005.
Cash Position as of September 30, 2006
As of September 30, 2006 the Company had $4.7
million in cash and $40,000 in available-for-sale marketable securities.
This compares to $6.2 million in cash and $36,000 at the beginning
of the year and $4.6 million in cash and $38,000 in marketable securities
at the end of the second quarter of 2006.
Stockholder’s equity stood at the end
of quarter at $55.7 million.
Results for the nine months ended September 30, 2006
Revenues for the nine months ended September
30, 2006 were $29.0 million, compared to $33.8 million for the same
period in 2005, a decrease of 14%.
Gross Profit was $7.6 million or 26% of revenues
for the first nine months in 2006, compared to $10.4 million or
31% for the same period in 2005.
The Operating Loss for the nine months ended
September 30, 2006 was $6.9 million, compared to an operating loss
of $18.3 million for the corresponding period in 2005. 2005 included
$11.0 million in impairment charges for the write down of goodwill.
The Comparable Net Loss for the nine months
ended September 30, 2006, was $13.5 million or $1.72 per share versus
a net loss of $20.8 million or $3.55 per share for the same period
in 2005. The net loss for the nine month period in 2006 included
$6.5 million in non-cash financial expenses.
Management Discussion
“We believe the efforts of our restructuring
are beginning to pay off and are being reflected in our top line
and our operating cash flow, which was positive during the quarter
for the first time since 2004,” said Arotech Chairman and
CEO Robert S. Ehrlich. “We are hopeful that our efforts in
continued expense reduction and revenue growth will continue at
an increasing pace. We are also pleased to report that at quarter
end our backlog was up to $47.3 million, the highest it has ever
been. A significant portion of this backlog represents third quarter
orders, and we anticipate shipping virtually all of our existing
backlog by mid-2007,” concluded Ehrlich.
Conference Call
The Company will host a conference call tomorrow,
November 15, 2006 at 11:00am ET. Those wishing to access the conference
call should dial (800) 862-9098 (U.S.) or (785) 424-1051 (international)
a few minutes before the 11:00 a.m. ET start time. A replay of the
conference call will be available starting Wednesday, November 15,
2006, at 2:00 p.m. until Sunday, November 19, 2006 at 11:59 p.m.
The replay telephone number is (888) 203-1112 (U.S.) and (719) 457-0820
(international). The replay passcode is: 7410136.
About Arotech
Arotech Corporation is a leading provider
of quality defense and security products for the military, law enforcement
and security markets, including multimedia interactive simulators/trainers,
lightweight armoring and advanced zinc-air and lithium batteries
and chargers. Arotech operates through three major business divisions:
Armor, Simulation and Training 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, including the results of our restructuring program.
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 uncertainties 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, 2005, as amended, 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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