WEST CALDWELL, N.J., May 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Merrimac
Industries, Inc. (Amex: MRM), a leader in the design and manufacture of RF
Microwave components, subsystem assemblies and micro-multifunction modules
(MMFM(R)), today announced results for the first quarter of 2006.
Sales for the first quarter of 2006 were $6,231,000, a 14.2 percent
decrease compared to first quarter of 2005 sales of $7,258,000. The
reduction in 2006 sales was due to lower orders placed in 2005 due to
delays in expected satellite and defense programs. Sales for the first
quarter of 2006 would have been favorably impacted by an additional
$750,000 order, invoiced in March 2006 (and due for payment in May 2006),
which the Company is holding in its own facility at the customer's specific
instructions for shipment in June 2006. This order was completed and ready
for shipment in March 2006 but cannot be recognized as a sale under
applicable revenue recognition requirements until the order is actually
shipped. The Company anticipates recognizing this order as revenue in the
second quarter of 2006. Gross profit for the first quarter of 2006 was
$2,401,000 or 38.5 percent of sales as compared to first quarter 2005 gross
profit of $3,034,000 or 41.8 percent of sales. The decrease in gross margin
percent in the first quarter of 2006 from the first quarter of 2005 was due
to an increased percentage of lower margin product in the overall product
mix.
Operating loss for the first quarter of 2006 was $(457,000) compared to
operating income of $182,000 for the first quarter of 2005. Operating loss
for the first quarter of 2006 was lower than in 2005 as a result of lower
gross profit from the decrease in sales and included a non-cash charge of
$44,000 for share-based compensation expense resulting from the adoption of
SFAS No. 123R in the first quarter of 2006.
Net loss for the first quarter of 2006 was $(441,000) compared to net
income of $84,000 for the first quarter of 2005. Net loss per share was
$(.14) for the first quarter of 2006, compared to net income per diluted
share of $.03 reported for the first quarter of 2005. Net loss for the
first quarter of 2006 included a non-cash charge of $44,000 or $.01 per
share for share- based compensation expense resulting from the adoption of
SFAS No. 123R. Net loss for the first quarter of 2006 also included a tax
benefit of $35,000 or $.01 per share representing refundable Canadian
provincial technology tax credits for which the Company has qualified and
lower net interest expense. Net income for the first quarter of 2005
included a loss on the disposition of capital assets of $36,000 or $.01 per
share.
The backlog at the end of the first quarter of 2006 was $10.8 million,
a decrease of $2.3 million or approximately 17.4 percent compared to the
backlog of $13.1 million at December 31, 2005 and a decrease of $3.0
million or 21.8 percent when compared to the backlog of $13.8 million at
the end of the first quarter of 2005. Orders received during the first
quarter of 2006 totaled $3.9 million and were approximately 36.7 percent
below first quarter 2006 sales. The book-to-bill ratio for the first
quarter of 2006 was 0.6 to 1 and for the first quarter 2005 was 1.1 to 1.
Chairman and CEO Mason N. Carter commented, "During the first quarter
of 2006:
* We completed our contractual commitment to ship Multi-Mix (R) phase
detector subsystem assemblies for a military defense application. This
opportunity extended Multi-Mix(R) to a new level of competency and
clearly demonstrated to our customer the unique value that Multi-Mix(R)
can contribute to an engineering design.
* Multi-Mix(R) WiMAX component orders increased.
* Multi-Mix(R) infrastructure component orders to China also increased.
* Received an additional order to custom design two additional
Multi-Mix(R) parts for a Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) military
customer.
* Provided custom conventional technology quadrature hybrids on a critical
military Satcom application."
Mr. Carter further commented, "We are excited about receiving a patent
on our Multi-Mix(R) Resource Module that will be the foundation for
redefining our business for high-power RF circuitry solutions to meet the
growing demand for high-power integrated amplifiers and radio transceivers,
phased-array radar transmitter elements, phase shifters, attenuators,
mixers, modulators and high-power PIN diode switches. The Resource Module
offers a very attractive value proposition that may provide enabling
solutions to a variety of different commercial and military market
applications."
Mr. Carter continued, "The Company will continue to focus its
Multi-Mix(R) Microtechnology business strategy on development,
manufacturing and marketing of the high power amplifier Multi-Mix(R)
Resource Module and ancillary products. To support the Multi-Mix(R)
initiative, the Company expects to make significant investments in
additional technical designing and engineering personnel resources and
additional assets and equipment. As a result of this increased investment
in our technology, the lower level of certain traditional sales currently
being experienced and anticipated and the adoption of the SFAS No. 123R
accounting standard, the Company anticipates that operating income, net
income and net income per share could be adversely affected during the
remainder of 2006 and until our Multi-Mix(R) product line sales increase as
anticipated."
Investors are invited to participate in the financial results
conference call on Tuesday, May 16, 2006 at 4:15 p.m. (Eastern) by dialing
1-800-289-0493 (for International callers: 1-913-981-5510) ten minutes
prior to the scheduled start time, and reference the Merrimac Industries
first quarter 2006 conference call. For those unable to participate, a
replay will be available for seven days by dialing 1-888-203-1112, or
1-719-457-0820 for international callers, passcode number 6804700.
This conference call will also be broadcast live over the Internet by
logging on to the web at this address:
http://www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=33985
If you are unable to participate during the live webcast, a link to the
archived webcast will be posted on the Merrimac Industries, Inc. website
http://www.merrimacind.com.
About Merrimac
Merrimac Industries, Inc. is a leader in the design and manufacture of
RF Microwave signal processing components, subsystem assemblies, and
Multi-Mix(R) micro-multifunction modules (MMFM(R)), for the worldwide
Defense, Satellite Communications (Satcom), Commercial Wireless and
Homeland Security market segments. Merrimac is focused on providing Total
Integrated Packaging Solutions(R) with Multi-Mix(R) Microtechnology, a
leading edge competency providing value to our customers through
miniaturization and integration. Multi-Mix(R) MMFM(R) provides a patented
and novel packaging technology that employs a platform modular architecture
strategy that incorporates embedded semiconductor devices, MMICs, etched
resistors, passive circuit elements and plated-through via holes to form a
three-dimensional integrated module applicable to High Power, High
Frequency and High Performance mission-critical applications. Merrimac
Industries facilities are registered under ISO 9001:2000, an
internationally developed set of quality criteria for manufacturing
operations.
Merrimac Industries, Inc. has facilities located in West Caldwell, NJ,
San Jose, Costa Rica and Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and has approximately 230
co-workers dedicated to the design and manufacture of signal processing
components, gold plating of high-frequency microstrip, bonded stripline and
thick metal-backed Teflon (PTFE) micro-circuitry and subsystems providing
Total Integrated Packaging Solutions(R) for wireless applications. Merrimac
(MRM) is listed on the American Stock Exchange. Multi-Mix(R), Multi-Mix
PICO(R), MMFM(R) and Total Integrated Packaging Solutions(R) are trademarks
of Merrimac Industries, Inc. For more information about Merrimac
Industries, Inc. and its Canadian subsidiary Filtran Microcircuits Inc.,
please visit http://www.merrimacind.com and http://www.filtranmicro.com.
This press release contains statements relating to future results of
the Company (including certain projections and business trends) that are
"forward- looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from
those projected as a result of certain risks and uncertainties. These risks
and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: risks associated with
demand for and market acceptance of existing and newly developed products
as to which the Company has made significant investments, particularly its
Multi-Mix(R) products; the possibilities of impairment charges to the
carrying value of our Multi-Mix(R) assets, thereby resulting in charges to
our earnings; slower than anticipated penetration into the satellite
communications, defense and wireless markets; failure of our Original
Equipment Manufacturer, or OEM, customers to successfully incorporate our
products into their systems; changes in product mix resulting in unexpected
engineering and research and development costs; delays and increased costs
in product development, engineering and production; reliance on a small
number of significant customers; the emergence of new or stronger
competitors as a result of consolidation movements in the market; the
timing and market acceptance of our or our OEM customers' new or enhanced
products; general economic and industry conditions; the risk that the
benefits expected from the Company's acquisition of Filtran Microcircuits
Inc. are not realized; the ability to protect proprietary information and
technology; competitive products and pricing pressures; our ability and the
ability of our OEM customers to keep pace with the rapid technological
changes and short product life cycles in our industry and gain market
acceptance for new products and technologies; foreign currency fluctuations
between the U.S. and Canadian dollars; risks relating to governmental
regulatory actions in communications and defense programs; and inventory
risks due to technological innovation and product obsolescence, as well as
other risks and uncertainties as are detailed from time to time in the
Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings. These forward-looking
statements are made only as of the date hereof, and the Company undertakes
no obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements, whether
as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Contact:
Mason N. Carter
Chairman & CEO
973-575-1300, ext. 1202
mnc@merrimacind.com
Merrimac Industries, Inc.
Summary of Consolidated Statements of Operations
Quarter Ended
(Unaudited)
April 1, April 2,
2006 2005
Net sales $6,231,000 $7,258,000
Gross profit 2,401,000 3,034,000
Selling, general and administrative
expenses 2,486,000 2,311,000
Research and development 372,000 541,000
Operating income (loss) (457,000) 182,000
Interest and other expense, net 19,000 52,000
Loss on disposition of capital assets - 36,000
Income (loss) before income taxes (476,000) 94,000
Provision (benefit) for income taxes (35,000) 10,000
Net income (loss) (441,000) 84,000
Net income (loss) per common share -
basic and diluted $(.14) $.03
Weighted average number of shares
outstanding - basic 3,149,000 3,138,000
Weighted average number of shares
outstanding - diluted 3,149,000 3,175,000
Merrimac Industries, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
April 1, 2006 December 31, 2005
(Unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $3,303,000 $4,081,000
Restricted cash 1,500,000 --
Income tax refunds receivable 419,000 418,000
Accounts receivable 5,405,000 5,310,000
Inventories 4,223,000 3,710,000
Other current assets 654,000 693,000
Deferred tax assets 140,000 140,000
Total current assets 15,644,000 14,352,000
Property, plant and equipment, net 13,934,000 13,973,000
Restricted cash -- 1,500,000
Other assets 634,000 614,000
Deferred tax assets 481,000 482,000
Goodwill 3,497,000 3,501,000
Total Assets $34,190,000 $34,422,000
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt $2,608,000 $908,000
Other current liabilities 3,772,000 3,590,000
Total current liabilities 6,380,000 4,498,000
Long-term debt, net of current
portion 298,000 2,071,000
Deferred liabilities 17,000 23,000
Deferred tax liabilities 140,000 140,000
Total liabilities 6,835,000 6,732,000
Stockholders' equity 27,355,000 27,690,000
Total Liabilities and Stockholders'
Equity $34,190,000 $34,422,000
SOURCE Merrimac Industries, Inc.
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CONTACT:
Mason N. Carter, Chairman & CEO,
+1-973-575-1300, ext. 1202, mnc@merrimacind.com
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