ISNS Image Sensing Systems Inc

SAINT PAUL, Minn., May 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Image Sensing Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISNS), announced today the results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2009. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050512/CGISSLOGO) Net income for the first quarter was $261,000 ($.06 per diluted share) compared to $1.1 million ($.26 per diluted share) for the same period in 2008. Revenue for the first quarter was $4.8 million compared to $5.9 million for the same period a year ago. Royalties were $2.3 million compared to $2.9 million in the first quarter of 2008. North American sales, which are sales of RTMS(R) in North America, were $1.3 million compared to $1.6 million for the period a year ago. International sales, which include both Autoscope(R) and RTMS sales outside of North America, were $1.2 million in the first quarter, compared to $1.4 million in last year's first quarter. Sales of RTMS worldwide for the quarter were $1.5 million as compared to $1.8 million in the first quarter of 2008. On a non-GAAP basis, excluding intangible asset amortization net of tax, net income for the first quarter was $388,000 ($.10 per diluted share) compared to $1.2 million ($.29 per diluted share) in first quarter of 2008 and operating income was $607,000 compared to $1.7 million in 2008. Ken Aubrey, CEO, said, "Our results reflect both the effect that the worldwide recession is having on governmental entities and the impact of our strong fourth quarter of 2008 during which we believe some business was accelerated to the detriment of the first quarter of 2009, especially by our North American Autoscope partner, Econolite Control Products, Inc. While we can't predict the term of the downward trend that we ascribe to the recession, we expect that our second quarter of 2009 will also trail last year's second quarter results. We are hoping that the various worldwide government stimulus packages will affect us positively in the second half of 2009. We have seen some signs of this already in North America. "We are not hesitating, however, in our plans. While we have firmly managed expenses below fourth quarter of 2008 levels, we are actively pushing forward on our engineering program and sales and marketing expansion in Eastern Europe and Asia. In engineering, we are focused on reducing manufacturing costs, giving us a path to both short-term and long-term benefits on margins as well as an entree into some markets we currently don't serve, and on improved product performance. We believe we should use our financial strength in this recessionary time to take market share and position ourselves to be further ahead of the competition when a recovery is at hand." "Owing to the unpredictable duration of the current recession, we will keep an eye towards delaying investments other than for the aforementioned key plans. Additionally, the executive group recommended that it not receive any salary increases in 2009 and our Board has accepted the recommendation. This is a measure of our commitment to spend wisely through the downturn," continued Mr. Aubrey. Non-GAAP Information We provide certain non-GAAP financial information as supplemental information to GAAP amounts. This non-GAAP information excludes the impact, net of tax, of amortizing the intangible assets from the EIS asset purchase. Management believes that this presentation facilitates the comparison of our current operating results to historical operating results. Management uses this non-GAAP information to evaluate short-term and long-term operating trends in our core operations. Non-GAAP information is not prepared in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered a substitute for or an alternative to GAAP financial measures and may not be computed the same as similarly titled measures used by other companies. About Image Sensing Image Sensing Systems, Inc. is a technology company focused in infrastructure productivity improvement through the development of software-based detection solutions for the Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) sector and adjacent overlapping markets. ISS' industry leading computer-enabled detection (CED) products, including the Autoscope(R) machine-vision family and the RTMS(R) radar family, combine embedded software signal processing with sophisticated sensing technologies for use in transportation, environmental and safety/surveillance management. CED is a group of technologies in which software, rather than humans, examines the outputs of complex sensors to determine what is happening in the field of view in real-time. With more than 90,000 instances sold in over 60 countries worldwide, our depth of experience coupled with breadth of product portfolio uniquely positions us to provide powerful hybrid technology solutions and to exploit the convergence of the traffic, security and environmental management markets. We are headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota. Visit us on the web at imagesensing.com. Safe Harbor Statement: Statements made in this release concerning the Company's or management's intentions, expectations, or predictions about future results or events are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements reflect management's current expectations or beliefs, and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or events to vary from stated expectations, which variations could be material and adverse. Factors that could produce such a variation include, but are not limited to, the following: the inherent unreliability of earnings, revenue and cash flow predictions due to numerous factors, many of which are beyond the Company's control; developments in the demand for the Company's products and services; relationships with the Company's major customers and suppliers; unanticipated delays, costs and expenses inherent in the development and marketing of new products and services; the impact of governmental laws and regulations; and competitive factors. Our forward-looking statements speak only as of the time made, and we assume no obligation to publicly update any such statements. Additional information concerning these and other factors that could cause actual results and events to differ materially from the Company's current expectations are contained in the Company's reports and other documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008. Image Sensing Systems, Inc. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (in thousands, except per share information) (unaudited) Three-Month Period Ended March 31, 2009 2008 Revenue Royalties $2,296 $2,892 North American sales 1,312 1,625 International sales 1,182 1,355 4,790 5,872 Cost of revenue 767 1,202 Gross profit 4,023 4,670 Operating expenses Selling, marketing and product support 1,630 1,333 General and administrative 975 888 Research and development 811 701 Amortization of intangible assets 192 192 3,608 3,114 Income from operations 415 1,556 Other income (expense), net (12) 41 Income before income taxes 403 1,597 Income taxes 142 541 Net income $261 $1,056 Basic net income per share $0.07 $0.27 Diluted net income per share $0.06 $0.26 Weighted shares - basic 3,985 3,928 Weighted shares - diluted 4,055 4,026 Reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP basis Non-GAAP operating expenses (1) 3,416 2,922 Non-GAAP income from operations 607 1,748 Other income (expense), net (12) 41 Non-GAAP income before income taxes 595 1,789 Non-GAAP income taxes (2) 207 606 Non-GAAP net income $388 $1,183 Non-GAAP basic net income per share $0.10 $0.30 Non-GAAP diluted net income per share $0.10 $0.29 Notes to non-GAAP adjustments ----------------------------- (1) Amortization of intangible asset for period as shown above is removed (2) Income tax expense is increased by impact of (1) at ISS' marginal tax rate of 34% Image Sensing Systems, Inc. Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet (in thousands) (unaudited) March 31, December 31, 2009 2008 Assets Current assets Cash and cash equivalents $10,870 $10,289 Investments - 4,000 Receivables, net 4,753 6,620 Inventories 1,711 1,608 Prepaid expenses and deferred taxes 638 752 17,972 23,269 Property and equipment, net 783 728 Deferred income taxes 1,575 1,575 Goodwill and intangible assets, net 10,372 10,536 $30,702 $36,108 Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity Current liabilities Accounts payable and accrued expenses $1,730 $2,135 Bank debt - 3,750 EIS earnout payable 30 1,164 Income taxes payable 245 283 2,005 7,332 Income taxes payable 248 246 Shareholders' equity 28,449 28,530 $30,702 $36,108 Image Sensing Systems, Inc. Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (in thousands) (unaudited) Three-Month Period Ended March 31, 2009 2008 Operating activities Net income $261 $1,056 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operations Depreciation and amortization 286 290 Stock option expense 93 73 Changes in operating assets and liabilities 1,002 (249) Net cash provided by operating activities 1,642 1,170 Investing activities Purchases of property and equipment, net of disposals (149) (37) Payment of EIS earnout (1,162) - Sales (purchases) of investments 4,000 (5,450) Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities 2,689 (5,487) Financing activity - repayment of bank debt (3,750) - Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 581 (4,317) Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 10,289 10,876 Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $10,870 $6,559 http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050512/CGISSLOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Image Sensing Systems, Inc. CONTACT: Greg Smith, Chief Financial Officer of Image Sensing Systems, Inc., +1-651-603-7700 Web Site: http://www.imagesensing.com/

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