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AROTECH CORPORATION REPORTS
RESULTS
FOR THE THIRD QUARTER AND FIRST NINE MONTHS, 2009
First nine months’ revenues
reach record $53 million, up 19% over 2008 –
full year 2009 expected to top 2008’s record results
November
11, 2009 - 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, 2009.
First Nine Months Results
Revenues for the first nine months of 2009 reached $53.7 million,
compared to $45.1 million for the corresponding period last year,
an increase of 19.1% over the same period last year.
Gross profit for the first nine
months of 2009 was $14.4 million, or 26.8% of revenues, compared
to $11.8 million, or 26.2% of revenues, for the corresponding period
last year, a 0.6 point increase in the gross margin percentage.
The net loss for the first nine
months of 2009 was $(2.6) million, or $(0.18) per share, versus
$(3.0) million, or $(0.22) per share, for the corresponding period
last year.
Results for 2009 include a one-time
write-down of $500,000 in respect of Arotech’s $2.5 million
senior subordinated convertible note from an unaffiliated company
in view of management’s opinion that the obligor under the
note would seek an extension of the note. This write-down was charged
to other income (expense).
“We are pleased with our
results thus far this year,” noted Arotech Chairman and CEO
Robert S. Ehrlich. “While we cannot expect the fourth quarter
to match last year’s record, which was heavily impacted by
a major order from the U.S. Marines that was shipped in the fourth
quarter of 2008 and the first quarter of 2009, we believe that we
are poised to finish 2009 strongly and to make 2009 Arotech’s
best year ever,” continued Ehrlich. “We look forward
to working to continue this improvement in 2010 and beyond,”
concluded Ehrlich.
Third Quarter Results
Revenues for the third quarter reached $17.5 million, compared to
$19.2 million for the corresponding period in 2008, a decrease of
8.7% over the same period last year.
Gross profit for the quarter was $4.8 million, or 27.6% of revenues,
compared to $5.7 million, or 29.8% of revenues, for the corresponding
period last year, a 2.2 point decrease in the gross margin percentage.
The net loss for the third quarter
was $(1.2) million or $(0.09) per share, versus $(44,000), or $(0.00)
per share, for the corresponding period last year.
Backlog
Backlog of orders totaled approximately $52.4 million as of September
30, 2009, as compared to $41.7 million at September 30, 2008 and
$42.9 million as of June 30, 2009.
Cash Position at Quarter End
As of September 30, 2009, the Company had $2.8 million in cash,
$310,000 in restricted collateral securities and restricted held-to-maturity
securities due within one year, and $51,000 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 $5.5 million at the end of the first nine months of 2009 compared
to $9.3 million at the end of 2008. The Company also had $3.7 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 $11.3 million as of September 30, 2009, compared to $19.3 million
as of December 31, 2008. The Company had a current ratio (current
as-sets/current liabilities) of 2.0 as of September 30, 2009, up
from the December 31, 2008 current ratio of 1.7.
Conference Call
The Company will host a conference call tomorrow, Thursday, November
12, 2009 at 10:00 am EST. Those wishing to access the conference
call should dial 1-877-407-8031 (U.S.) or +1-201-689-8031 (international)
a few minutes before the 10:00 a.m. EST start time. A replay of
the conference call will be available starting Thursday, November
12, 2009 at 12:30 pm EST until Friday, November 20, 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 337290 and the account
number 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.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
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