Arotech Corporation Reports Record Results For The Second Quarter And First Six Months Of 2013

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Aug. 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- 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 six months ended June 30, 2013.

Second Quarter Results

Revenues for the second quarter reached $22.4 million, compared to $20.4 million for the corresponding period in 2012, an increase of 9.9%.

Gross profit for the quarter was $6.3 million, or 28.2% of revenues, compared to $3.4 million, or 16.5% of revenues, for the corresponding period last year, an 11.7 point improvement in the gross margin percentage.

Adjusted Earnings (Loss) Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (adjusted EBITDA) for the quarter was $2.5 million, compared to $(0.1) million for the corresponding    period in 2012. Arotech believes that information concerning adjusted EBITDA enhances overall understanding of its current financial performance. Arotech computes adjusted EBITDA, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, as reflected in the table below.

The Company reported an operating profit for the first quarter of 2013 of $1.6 million, compared to an operating loss of $(0.7) million for the corresponding period in 2012.

The Company's net income from continuing operations for the second quarter was $1.5 million, or $0.09 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $(1.3) million, or $(0.09) per share, for the corresponding period last year.

"We are proud to report a record quarter for Arotech with  solid profitability, and I note that Arotech now has a trailing twelve-month profit of approximately $2.3 million," stated Robert Ehrlich, Chairman and CEO Arotech Corporation. "All parts of our business are performing well and ahead of our expectations. As a result, we are increasing our 2013 guidance, with expectations of full-year revenues growing to between $87 and $89 million and full-year EBITDA increasing to between $4.5 and $5.0 million," concluded Mr. Ehrlich.

First Six Months Results

Revenues for the first six months of 2013 reached $44.4 million, compared to $36.5 million for the corresponding period last year, an increase of 21.8%.

Gross profit for the first six months of 2013 was $11.6 million, or 26.1% of revenues, compared to $7.6 million, or 21.0% of revenues, for the corresponding period last year, a 5.1 point improvement in the gross margin percentage.

Adjusted Earnings (Loss) Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA) for the first six months of 2013 was $4.0 million, compared to $0.4 million for the corresponding period last year. Arotech believes that information concerning adjusted EBITDA enhances overall understanding of its current financial performance. Arotech computes adjusted EBITDA, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, as reflected in the table below.

The Company reported an operating profit for the first six months of 2013 of $2.4 million, compared to an operating loss of $(1.6) million for the corresponding period in 2012.

The Company's net income from continuing operations for the first six months of 2013 was $2.0 million, or $0.12 per diluted share, versus a net loss of $(2.4) million, or $(0.16) per share, for the corresponding period last year.

Backlog

Backlog of orders totaled approximately $65.7 million as of June 30, 2013, as compared to $87.3 million at June 30, 2012.

Cash Position at Quarter End

As of June 30, 2013, the Company had $1.0 million in cash and $0.5 million in restricted collateral deposits, as compared to December 31, 2012, when the Company had $1.6 million in cash and $0.2 million in restricted collateral deposits.

The Company also had $2.1 million in available, unused bank lines of credit with its main bank as of June 30, 2013, under a $15.0 million credit facility under its FAAC subsidiary, which was secured by the Company's assets and the assets of the Company's other subsidiaries and guaranteed by the Company.

The Company had trade receivables of $19.6 million as of June 30, 2013, compared to $9.6 million as of December 31, 2012. The Company had a current ratio (current assets/current liabilities) of 1.43 as of June 30, 2013 and 1.37 as of December 31, 2012.

Revised Guidance

For the full year 2013, Arotech's management anticipates that revenues will range from $87 million to $89 million. This is an increase from the former guidance range of between $85 million and $87 million.

Management also expects adjusted EBITDA for 2013 to be in the range of between $4.5 million and $5.0 million, a significant increase from the formerly expected range of between $2.9 million and $3.4 million.

The financial guidance provided is as of today and Arotech undertakes no obligation to update its estimates in the future. 

Conference Call

The Company will host a conference call tomorrow, Tuesday, August 13, 2013 at 9:30 a.m. EDT. Those wishing to access the conference call should dial 1-866-229-7198 (U.S.) or +1-347-293-1926 (international) a few minutes before the 9:30 a.m. EDT start time. For those unable to participate, the teleconference will be available for replay on Arotech's website at http://www.arotech.com/ beginning 24 hours after the call.

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 and advanced zinc-air and lithium batteries and chargers. Arotech operates through two major business divisions: 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 (including as a result of budgetary cuts resulting from automatic sequestration under the Budget Control Act of 2011); and other risk factors detailed in Arotech's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012 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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