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Arotech Anticipates Fiscal 2009
Fourth Quarter and Year-End Revenues of $21 million and $75 Million,
Respectively
Company expects continued revenue
growth across all businesses in fiscal 2010 and provides update
on operations and strategy
February
8, 2010 - Arotech Corporation (NasdaqGM: ARTX), a provider of
quality defense and security products for the military, law enforcement
and security markets, today announced anticipated results for the
fiscal 2009 fourth quarter. The Company expects to announce actual
results the week of March 22, 2010.
"I am pleased to announce
anticipated 2009 revenue numbers for the fourth quarter of $21 million
and for the full year of $75 million," stated Robert S. Ehrlich,
Chairman and CEO of Arotech. "We expect to be EBITDA positive
for the quarter and year, although we anticipate a small GAAP loss
for fiscal 2009 as a result of various non-cash charges related
to previous acquisitions," added Ehrlich.
"Additionally, we expect continued
growth across all three business segments in 2010, based on careful
analysis of our currently existing contract discussions and backlog,
although the sensitive nature of our industries, products and customers
makes it difficult to provide a revenue range for 2010," noted
Ehrlich.
"We are seeing new market
opportunities in batteries and simulation as evidenced by the recently
announced battery orders from various militaries around the world
and contracts with federal agencies for our 'Point of Force' simulators,"
continued Ehrlich. "Ongoing discussions with India, Israel,
the U.S. and other countries and militaries for our armored vehicles
continues, and we remain optimistic for new and continued orders
in 2010," said Ehrlich. "However, in many cases these
are new products, new markets and new customers, making projections
in that division particularly difficult. We do expect to hear a
decision from India by the second quarter, which is when we also
anticipate beginning shipments of our CaPost order," concluded
Ehrlich.
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:
Armor, 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, in particular the guidance with respect to anticipated
financial results for 2009 and 2010, include forward-looking statements,
as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995,
including the effect of any share repurchases by Arotech. 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, 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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