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Arotech Corporation Reports
Results
for the First Quarter, 2010
Net profit of $92,000 achieved
on record revenues of $21.2 million
May
11, 2010 - 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 ended
March 31, 2010.
First Quarter Results
Revenues for the first quarter
of 2010 reached $21.2 million, compared to $20.1 million for the
corresponding period in 2009, an increase of 5%.
Gross profit for the first quarter
of 2010 was $5.8 million, or 28% of revenues, compared to $5.3 million,
or 26% of revenues, for the corresponding period in 2009.
The Company reported an operating
profit for the first quarter of 2010 of $473,000, compared to an
operating profit of $644,000 for the corresponding period in 2009.
The Company's net profit for the first quarter of 2010 was $92,000,
or $0.01 per share, compared to a net loss of $(476,000), or $(0.04)
per share, for the corresponding period in 2009.
"Last year's first quarter
revenues set a record that this year's first quarter revenues has
beaten," noted Arotech's Chairman and CEO Robert S. Ehrlich.
"This helped us to achieve a net profit, which we did on an
improved gross margin," continued Ehrlich. "We are committed
to continuing our efforts to bring Arotech to net profitability
on an annual and not just a quarterly basis," concluded Ehrlich.
Backlog
Backlog of orders totaled approximately
$42.5 million as of March 31, 2010, as compared to $31.8 million
at March 31, 2009.
Cash Position at Quarter End
As of March 31, 2010, the Company
had $1.8 million in cash and $2.0 million in re-stricted cash, as
compared to December 31, 2009, when the Company had $1.9 million
in cash and $2.0 million in restricted cash.
Short- and long-term borrowings
were $8.9 million at the end of the first quarter 2010 compared
to $8.3 million at the end of 2009. The Company also had $3.8 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 $16.3 million as of March 31, 2010, compared to $14.0 million
as of December 31, 2009. The Company had a current ratio (current
assets/current liabilities) of 1.7 as of March 31, 2010 and December
31, 2009.
Conference Call
The Company will host a conference
call tomorrow, Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at 9:00 am EDT. Those wishing
to access the conference call should dial 1-877-407-0778 (U.S.)
or 1-201-689-8565 (international) a few minutes before the 9:00
a.m. EDT start time. A replay of the conference call will be available
starting Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at 11:30 am EDT until Wednesday,
May 19, 2010 at 11:59 p.m. The replay telephone number is 1-877-660-6853
(U.S) and 1-201-612-7415 (international). The ID pass code for both
the call and the replay is 350400 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: 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 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 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, 2009 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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