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Arotech Corporation Reports
Results
for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year, 2007
Full year revenues increase
34% over 2006 –
Company reports net earnings per share for the fourth quarter
March
25, 2008 - 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
full year ended December 31, 2007.
Fourth Quarter Results
Revenues for the fourth quarter reached $17.7 million, compared
to $14.1 million for the corresponding period in 2006, an increase
of 26%.
Gross profit for the fourth quarter
was $5.8 million, or 33% of revenues, compared to $3.0 million,
or 21% of revenues, for the corresponding period in 2006, a 12 point
increase in the gross margin percentage.
The Company reported an operating
profit for the fourth quarter of $412,000 compared to an operating
loss of $(1.6) million for the corresponding period in 2006.
The Company’s net profit
for the fourth quarter of 2007 was $1.0 million, or $0.08 per share,
compared to a net loss of $(2.1) million, or $(0.19) per share,
for the corresponding period in 2006.
“We are extremely pleased
with the dramatic improvement in this year’s results, particularly
our achievement of quarterly GAAP net earnings per share,”
said Arotech Chairman and CEO Robert S. Ehrlich. “We will
strive to match these achievements in 2008 despite what seems to
be shaping up as a tough economic environment this year,”
concluded Ehrlich.
Full Year Results
Revenues for 2007 were $57.7 million, compared to $43.1 million
for 2006, an increase of 34%.
Gross profit for 2007 was $18.1
million, or 31% of revenues, compared to $10.6 million, or 25% of
revenues, for 2006, a 6 point increase in the gross margin percentage.
The Company reported an operating loss for 2007 of $(2.5) million,
compared to an oper-ating loss of $(8.6) million in 2006.
The Company’s net loss for
2007 was $(2.9) million, or $(0.26) per share, compared to a net
loss (before deemed dividend) of $(15.6) million, or $(1.82) per
share, for 2006. Included in the losses were non-cash, net financial
expenses of $1.1 million and $7.5 million for 2007 and 2006, respectively.
Backlog
Backlog of orders totaled approximately $48.7 million as of December
31, 2007.
Cash Position at Year End
The Company had trade receivables of $14.6 million as of December
31, 2007, compared to $7.8 million as of December 31, 2006. The
Company had a current ratio (current as-sets/current liabilities)
of 1.93, up from the December 31, 2006 current ratio of 1.79.
As of December 31, 2007, the Company
had $3.4 million in cash, $320,000 in restricted collateral securities
and restricted held-to-maturity securities due within one year,
$1.5 million in an escrow receivable, and $47,000 in available-for-sale
marketable securities, as compared to December 31, 2006, when the
Company had $2.4 million in cash, $649,000 in restricted collat-eral
securities and restricted held-to-maturity securities due within
one year, $1.5 million in an escrow receivable and $41,000 in available-for-sale
marketable securities.
The Company ended 2007 with no
long term financial debt and $4.6 million in bank debt. The Company
also had $3.8 million available in unused bank lines of credit at
year end.
Stockholders’ equity at
the end of the year was approximately $57.4 million.
Conference Call
The Company will host a conference call tomorrow, Wednesday, March
26, 2008 at 9:00 am EDT. Those wishing to access the conference
call should dial 1-877-879-6209 (U.S.) or 1- 719-325-4798 (international)
a few minutes before the 9:00 a.m. EDT start time. A replay of the
conference call will be available starting Wednesday, March 26,
2008 at 10:30 am EDT until Friday, March 28, 2008 at 11:59 p.m.
The replay telephone number is 1-888-203-1112 (U.S) and 1-719-457-0820
(international). The pass code is: 1747365.
About Arotech Corporation
Arotech Corporation is a leading provider of quality defense and
security products for the military, law enforcement and homeland
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:
Armoring, Training and Simulation, and Batteries 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 cau-tioned 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; and other risk factors detailed in Arotech’s
most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2006, 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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