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Quarterly Revenues of $7.4M with $0.21 EPS

^{Published on 2010-10-25 05:25:29 - Market Wire}
 

KFAR SAVA, Israel--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Silicom Ltd. (NASDAQ:SILC)(TASE:SILC) today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2010.

"We are pleased to report another quarter of strong positive momentum marked by near-record revenues and profits together with exciting new deals for both established and new product lines."

Financial Results

Revenues for the third quarter of 2010 were $7.4 million, a 59% increase compared with $4.6 million for the third quarter of 2009 and a 10% increase compared with $6.7 million for the second quarter of 2010.

Operating income for the quarter was $1.6 million, representing an operating margin of 21%, a five-fold increase compared with $333,000 in the third quarter of 2009, and an 11% increase compared with the second quarter of 2010. Net income for the quarter was $1.4 million, or $0.21 per share (basic and diluted), up 316% compared with $346,000, or $0.05 per share (basic and diluted), for the third quarter of 2009.

For the nine-month period, revenues were $20.5 million, a 50% increase compared with $13.7 million for the parallel period of 2009. Operating income for the first nine months of 2010 increased by 249% to $4.0 million from $1.1 million in the prior-year period. Net income for the period increased by 156% to $3.8 million, or $0.54 per diluted share ($0.55 per basic share) compared with $1.5 million, or $0.21 per diluted share ($0.22 per basic share), for the first nine months of 2009.

As of September 30, 2010, the Companya™s cash, cash equivalents, bank deposits and marketable securities totaled $44.9 million, or $6.60 per outstanding share. This is up $1.0 million compared with the end of the second quarter of 2010.

Comments of Management

Commenting on the results, Shaike Orbach, President and CEO, said, aWe are pleased to report another quarter of strong positive momentum marked by near-record revenues and profits together with exciting new deals for both established and new product lines.

aDuring the quarter, we announced three major wins that illustrate our growing momentum. In co-operation with a Fortune-100 industry giant, we achieved a breakthrough with our new SETAC Server-To-Appliance-Converter product line, selling SETAC-based solutions to a Tier-1 security leader in a deal that will generate $3 million for us in its first production year. In parallel, we have announced two important wins with our established networking server adapter product line: one with a data center-class WAN Optimization leader, and the other with a Japanese server manufacturer, an existing customer that has introduced us to another of its divisions.a

Mr. Orbach continued, aAs such, we are now benefiting from two independent growth avenues. First, we continue to expand our server adapter business through the addition of new customers, the sale of more products to existing customers, the penetration of new divisions of existing customers, and the securing of design wins into customersa™ new solutions. In parallel, we are more confident than ever about the potential of our SETAC business, which is developing more rapidly and successfully than we originally projected.a

Mr. Orbach concluded, aWe are therefore extremely optimistic as we look to the future. With markets that need our solutions, strong traction in our established business and growing acceptance of our new product lines, we feel well-positioned to generate continued growth. The path that we are following has already begun building our business to the next level, and we look forward to reporting continued progress over the short and the long term.a

Conference Call Details:

Silicoma™s Management will host an interactive conference today, October 25^th, at 9am EDT (6am Pacific Time, 3pm Israel Time) to review and discuss the results. To participate, please call one of the following teleconferencing numbers. Please begin placing your calls at least 10 minutes before the conference call commences. If you are unable to connect using the toll-free numbers, try the international dial-in number.

US: 1 866 860 9642

UK: 0 800 917 5108

ISRAEL: 03 918 0609

INTERNATIONAL: +972 3 918 0609

At: 9:00am Eastern Time, 6:00am Pacific Time, 3:00pm Israel Time

For those unable to listen to the live call, a replay of the call will be available for three months from the day after the call under the investor relations section of Silicoma™s website, at: [ www.silicom.co.il ]

To participate, please call one of the following teleconferencing numbers. Please begin placing your calls at least 10 minutes before the conference call commences. If you are unable to connect using the toll-free numbers, try the international dial-in number.

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About Silicom

Silicom Ltd. is an industry-leading provider of high-performance networking solutions designed to increase the throughput and availability of networking appliances and server-based systems.

Silicoma™s large and growing base of OEM customers includes most of the market-leading players in the areas of WAN Optimization, Security and other mission-critical gateway applications. Silicoma™s products include a variety of multi-port 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet server adapters, innovative internal and external BYPASS solutions and advanced Smart adapters, including SSL encryption solutions and Redirector adapters.

In addition, Silicom's patent-pending new SETAC (Server To Appliance Converter) product family is a unique solution that enables standard servers to be configured as network appliances with high-density front networking ports and no-hassle port modularity.

For more information, please visit: [ www.silicom.co.il ].

Statements in this press release which are not historical data are forward-looking statements which involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, or other factors not under the Company's control, which may cause actual results, performance, or achievements of the Company to be materially different from the results, performance, or other expectations implied by these forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, those detailed in the Company's periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company disclaims any duty to update such statements.

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