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Gary
Levine
Chief Financial Officer
CSP Inc.
Tel: (978) 663-7598 ext. 1200
Fax: (978) 663-0150
glevine@cspi.com
CSP
Inc. Reports Fourth-Quarter and Year-End Fiscal 2006 Financial Results
Sales Increase 35% for the Fourth Quarter and 20% for Fiscal 2006
BILLERICA,
MA, February 20, 2007 - CSP Inc. (Nasdaq:CSPI), a provider of IT solutions, systems integration services and dense cluster computing systems, today
reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year fiscal 2006 ended September 30, 2006.
For the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006, CSP Inc. sales increased 35% to
$17.7 million from $13.1 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2005. Net income for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006 was $1.5 million, or $0.40 per
diluted share, compared with a net loss of $445,000, or $0.12 per share, in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2005. The fourth quarter of fiscal 2006 net
income includes $1.4 million of tax benefit for the reversal of a portion of the deferred tax valuation allowance. Fourth quarter fiscal 2006 net
income also includes $84,000 in equity-based compensation expense under SFAS 123R relating to employee and director stock options and the employee
stock purchase plan.
For fiscal 2006, CSP reported a 20% increase in sales to $69.0 million
from $57.5 million in fiscal 2005. Net income for fiscal 2006 increased by $1.2 million to $2.0 million, or $0.52 per diluted share, from $753,000, or
$0.20 per diluted share, for fiscal 2005. Net income for fiscal 2006 includes $1.1 million of tax benefit for the reversal of a portion of the
deferred tax valuation allowance. Net income for fiscal 2006 also includes $384,000 for professional fees related to the previously announced
restatement of the Company's interim and annual financial results for fiscal 2004 and fiscal 2003, restructuring expenses of $516,000 and
equity-based compensation expense of $286,000. Fiscal 2005 net income included a $114,000 pre-tax gain from the sale of assets.
"CSP concluded a strong fiscal 2006 with an excellent fourth-quarter
performance," said Alexander R. Lupinetti, chairman and chief executive officer of CSP Inc. "Fourth-quarter sales and net income growth
were driven by continued demand for our IT systems integration services and best-of-breed IT solutions."
"MODCOMP's Systems and Solutions Division (SSD) continued to perform
well in the fourth quarter," said Lupinetti. "This success is the result of our initiative to grow the SSD sales force and our ability to meet the
needs of the market."
"Shortly after the close of the quarter, we announced that we would no
longer act as a reseller of Dell Inc. While we are disappointed with Dell's decision, we are encouraged by the prospects for establishing new reseller
relationships with the potential to replace and eventually exceed the value we derived from our agreement with Dell. There is substantial demand in the
market for quality integrated IT infrastructure solutions and we fully expect to leverage our expertise in this area and grow the SSD business for
the long-term."
"We are enthusiastic about the prospects for our Systems segment in
fiscal 2007," continued Lupinetti. "During the fourth quarter, we announced the largest contract award in CSP's history. We plan to supply Raytheon
Company with our FastCluster 220R MultiComputer Systems in a contract valued at $17 million to $18 million. We have already begun shipments to
Raytheon and expect to deliver the remainder of the systems during fiscal 2007. In addition, we continue to see customer interest in our
second-generation FastCluster 3000 Series, which we introduced earlier in the fiscal year. The 3000 Series provides our customers with the most
advanced interconnect technology in the industry."
"During fiscal 2006, we were successful in our efforts to grow sales
across our business segments by delivering exceptional value to our customers with innovative products, solutions and services. We plan to
build on this momentum in fiscal 2007 by capitalizing on continuing demand in our markets. We are very optimistic about our prospects for fiscal
2007," concluded Lupinetti.
Safe
Harbor Statement
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, the prospects for replacing and eventually exceeding the value from the
agreement with Dell, growing the SSD business for the long-term, the timing of shipments under the Raytheon Company contract, customer interest in the
FastCluster 3000 Series, and CSP's intention to capitalize on continued market demand for IT systems integration services and IT solutions. The
Company cautions that numerous factors could cause actual results to differ materially from any 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 and which includes the fiscal
2003 acquisition of Technisource, is a leading provider of IT solutions and systems integration services. MODCOMP works with fourth 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 Web site at http://www.cspi.com
To learn more about MODCOMP, Inc., consult http://www.modcomp.com
Also see the Financial Table, Consolidated
statements of operations and Consolidated balance sheet.
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