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Wed, December 17, 2008 CSPI: CSP Inc. Announces Fourth-Quarter and Year-End Fiscal 2008 Financial Results
BILLERICA, MA--(Marketwire - December 17, 2008) - CSP Inc. (
For the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008, CSP Inc. sales were $18.1 million compared with $28.1 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007. Net loss for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008 was $328 thousand, or $0.09 per share, compared with net income of $1.9 million, or $0.49 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007.
For full-year fiscal 2008, CSP Inc. sales were $76.8 million compared with $94.0 million for fiscal 2007. Net loss for fiscal 2008 was $407 thousand, or $0.11 per share, compared with net income of $4.0 million, or $1.03 per diluted share, for fiscal 2007.
The Company's cash and short-term investments were $18.5 million as of September 30, 2008 which includes $5.0 in short-term auction rate securities which were reclassified during the fourth quarter form long-term investments. CSP Inc. had $3.45 million of its auction rate securities redeemed in October 2008 and expects to redeem the balance of $1.55 million in January 2009.
Management Comments on Fiscal 2008
"As expected, our year-over-year decline in revenue for fiscal 2008 was primarily the result of lower sales at our Systems business due to shifting military priorities away from strategic programs, and a difficult year-over-year comparison with fiscal 2007," said CSP Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Alexander R. Lupinetti. "In fiscal 2007, we recorded significant revenue from an unusually large supply contract with Raytheon."
"During fiscal 2008, we reported Systems revenue from a number of smaller multicomputer deals, but a few of the contracts we had expected to record in fiscal 2008 have been pushed out to fiscal 2009 and 2010," continued Lupinetti. "As a result, we have a stronger order pipeline going into fiscal 2009 and expect revenue growth year-over-year. We anticipate a more typical revenue run rate in fiscal 2009 that should approximate the level of sales we reported in the years prior to the major Raytheon contract."
"Overall, our Service and Systems Integration segment made significant progress this year," said Lupinetti. "Our revenue for the business was lower on a year-over-year basis as the German subsidiary reported two large installation contracts in fiscal 2007 that did not repeat in fiscal 2008. However, as a result of significantly higher margins due to a greater mix of professional services revenues, operating income from the German subsidiary was only slightly lower on a year-over-year basis. Enhancing margins by growing the Lifecycle Management, Archiving and Network Migration professional services practices has been a key strategy for the German subsidiary. We expect this business to report large installation deals in fiscal 2009 as well as continue to grow its professional services practices."
"MODCOMP's UK subsidiary returned to profitability this year as the result of the restructuring program we completed in the second half of fiscal 2007," said Lupinetti. "In fact, we ran close to 100% in consultant utilization during the year. We expect continued growth from this business resulting from its focus on professional services."
"MODCOMP's U.S.-based Systems and Solutions Division (SSD), which provides IT infrastructure solutions, leveraged good top-line growth into an impressive bottom-line performance," said Lupinetti. "During the quarter we announced the acquisition of R2 Technologies, which is being integrated into SSD. With the addition of R2 Technologies, we will gain a significant presence in the rapidly growing higher-margin Unified Communications market. We also are encouraged by the potential to capitalize on cross-selling synergies by using their Silver-level Cisco Systems partnership to sell networking, VOIP and security products to R2 Technologies' customer base as well as to customers of SSD and our German subsidiary."
"As we move forward during a time of significant economic uncertainty, we are encouraged by our prospects for continued volume growth at each of our Service and Systems Integration subsidiaries. Of course, we are keeping a keen eye for warning signs that could affect these businesses. While our Systems segment will continue to be affected by shifting military priorities, we are optimistic that our order pipeline will translate into year-over-year sales growth in that business," concluded Lupinetti.
Safe Harbor
The Company wishes to take advantage of the "Safe Harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 with respect to statements that may be deemed to be forward-looking under the Act. Such forward-looking statements may include, but are not limited to, expectations relating to the System business' revenue run rate in fiscal 2009, expectations that the German subsidiary will again report large installation deals in fiscal 2009 as well as continue to grow its professional services practices, expectations that the UK subsidiary will report continued growth from as the result of its focus on professional services, expectations that with R2 CSP will gain a significant presence in the rapidly growing higher-margin Unified Communications market and that the company will has the potential to capitalize on cross-selling synergies by using R2 Technologies' Silver-level Cisco Systems partnership to sell networking, VOIP and security products to R2's customer base as well as to customers of SSD and MODCOMP's German subsidiary, and the prospects for volume growth at each MODCOMP subsidiary. The Company cautions that numerous factors could cause actual results to differ materially from forward-looking statements made by the Company. Such risks include general economic conditions, market factors, competitive factors and pricing pressures, and others described in the Company's filings with the SEC. Please refer to the section on forward-looking statements included in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
About CSP Inc.
Based in Billerica, Massachusetts and founded in 1968, CSP Inc. and its subsidiaries develop and market best-of-breed IT solutions, systems integration services, and high-performance computer systems. CSP's Systems segment includes the MultiComputer Division, which supplies high-performance Linux cluster systems for a broad array of defense applications, including radar, sonar and surveillance signal processing. The Company's MODCOMP, Inc. subsidiary, also part of its Service and Systems Integration segment founded in 1970, is a leading provider of IT solutions and systems integration services. MODCOMP works with third parties to develop customized solutions in the global IT markets and has offices in the U.S., U.K. and Germany. More information about CSP is available on the company's website at [ www.cspi.com ]. To learn more about MODCOMP, Inc., consult [ www.modcomp.com ].
CSP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Amounts in thousands) September 30, September 30, 2008 2007 -------------- -------------- Assets Current assets: Cash and short-term investments $ 18,494 $ 21,377 Accounts receivable, net 11,470 10,678 Inventories 8,125 6,072 Other current assets 3,259 1,843 -------------- -------------- Total current assets 41,348 39,970 Property, equipment and improvements, net 1,003 1,044 Other assets 7,668 5,427 -------------- -------------- Total assets $ 50,019 $ 46,441 ============== ============== Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity Current liabilities 17,455 13,860 Pension and retirement plans 7,702 6,859 Deferred income taxes 553 388 Non-Current Liabilities 361 - Shareholders' equity 23,948 25,334 -------------- -------------- Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $ 50,019 $ 46,441 ============== ============== CSP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Amounts in thousands, except per share data) Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended September September September September 30, 30, 30, 30, 2008 2007 2008 2007 ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- Sales: Product $ 14,049 $ 24,605 $ 60,303 $ 79,534 Services 4,024 3,540 16,479 14,504 ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- Total sales 18,073 28,145 76,782 94,038 Cost of sales: Product 12,064 17,505 50,311 59,722 Services 2,953 2,830 12,472 10,961 ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- Total cost of sales 15,017 20,335 62,783 70,683 Gross Profit 3,056 7,810 13,999 23,355 Operating expenses: Engineering and development 521 734 2,171 2,572 Selling, general & administrative 3,403 3,914 13,279 14,231 ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- Total operating expenses 3,924 4,648 15,450 16,803 ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- Operating income (868) 3,162 (1,451) 6,552 Other income, net 119 235 583 737 ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- Income before income taxes (749) 3,397 (868) 7,289 Provision (benefit) for income taxes (421) 1,463 (461) 3,240 ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- Net income ($ 328) $ 1,934 ($ 407) $ 4,049 ========== =========== ========== =========== Income per share - basic ($ 0.09) $ 0.51 ($ 0.11) $ 1.07 ========== =========== ========== =========== Weighted average shares outstanding - basic 3,760 3,823 3,783 3,777 ========== =========== ========== =========== Income (loss) per share - diluted ($ 0.09) $ 0.49 ($ 0.11) $ 1.03 ========== =========== ========== =========== Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted 3,760 3,945 3,783 3,933 ========== =========== ========== ===========
