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GSI Group Reports Second Quarter Results

              Second Quarter Bookings Increase to $100 Million

    BILLERICA, Mass., July 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GSI Group Inc.,
(Nasdaq: GSIG), a supplier of precision technology and semiconductor
systems, today announced financial results for the second quarter ended
June 30, 2006.
    Revenue for the quarter rose to $76.4 million, compared to revenue of
$66.9 million for the same period of 2005. Net income for the quarter was
$6.2 million, or $0.15 per diluted share, compared to net income for the
same period in 2005 of $3.1 million, or $0.07 per diluted share.
    Year to date revenues of $152.5 million are up 16% from this time last
year. Year to date fully diluted earnings per share have more than tripled
the level of last year from $0.08 cents to $0.27 cents.
    The Company also welcomes its new CEO, Dr. Sergio Edelstein who
replaces Mr. Charles Winston, who is retiring after 18 years. Dr. Edelstein
commented, "I am excited to join GSI. My decision to join was based on the
strength of the Company's technologies, its solid customer base and GSI's
strong financial foundation built by Mr. Winston. GSI is extremely well
positioned for future growth and my focus will be on driving this growth."
    Second Quarter Business Highlights:

    -- The Precision Technology Business increased revenue to $50 million, up
       11% from the same period last year.  GSI recently unveiled several new
       Precision Technology products and design strategies during the quarter
       including a precision motion feedback platform that will, over time,
       triple the size of its served market in this key area.  These new
       products build on the success of the current Precision Technology
       products by broadening the number of applications served.

    -- The Semiconductor Systems Business revenue increased to $29 million, up
       22% from the same period last year largely due to strength in all
       product lines.  GSI is also developing its next generation Wafer Repair
       system with the throughput and accuracy required for next generation
       memory devices, positioning GSI for future market share gains.

    -- Total Company bookings were $100 million, backlog was $92.7 million and
       the book-to-bill ratio was 1.3.

    -- Cash, cash equivalents and marketable short-term investments increased
       $6.5 million to $115.3 million, from $108.8 million in the first
       quarter.

    Business Outlook:
    The Company anticipates the following results for the third quarter of
2006:
    -- Revenue to be in the range of $77.0 million to $83.0 million.

    -- Estimated tax rate at 30%.

    -- Diluted per share earnings to be in the range of $0.13 to $0.17.

    Dial In: July 26th at 8:30 a.m. ET
    GSI Group will host a conference call for investors at 8:30 a.m.
Eastern on July 26th. Participants are invited to join by dialing
706-634-5123 with an access code: 2967096. The replay will be available for
two weeks by dialing 706-645-9291 with the replay passcode: 2967096. The
conference call also will be broadcast live over the Internet in
listen-only mode at http://www.gsig.com.
    About GSI Group Inc.
    GSI Group Inc. supplies precision technology to the global medical,
electronics, and industrial markets and semiconductor systems. GSI Group
Inc.'s common shares are listed on Nasdaq (GSIG).
    Certain statements in this news release may constitute forward-looking
statements within the meaning of the United States Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the United States Securities
Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the United States Securities Exchange Act of
1934. These forward-looking statements may relate to anticipated financial
performance, management's plans and objectives for future operations,
business prospects, outcome of regulatory proceedings, market conditions,
tax issues and other matters. All statements contained in this news release
that do not relate to matters of historical fact should be considered
forward-looking statements, and are generally identified by words such as
"anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "plan,"
"objective" and other similar expressions. Readers should not place undue
reliance on the forward- looking statements contained in this news release.
Such statements are based on management's beliefs and assumptions and on
information currently available to management and are subject to risks,
uncertainties and changes in condition, significance, value and effect.
Other risks include the fact that the Company's sales have been and are
expected to continue to be dependent upon customer capital equipment
expenditures, which are, in turn, affected by business cycles in the
markets served by those customers. Other factors include volatility in the
semiconductor industry, the risk of order delays and cancellations, the
risk of delays by customers in introducing their new products and market
acceptance of products incorporating subsystems supplied by the Company,
similar risks to the Company of delays in its new products, our ability to
continue to reduce costs and capital expenditures, our ability to focus R&D
investment and integrate acquisitions, changes in applicable accounting
standards, tax regulations or other external regulatory rules and
standards, and other risks detailed in reports and documents filed by the
Company with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and with
securities regulatory authorities in Canada. Such risks, uncertainties and
changes in condition, significance, value and effect, many of which are
beyond the Company's control, could cause the Company's actual results and
other future events to differ materially from those anticipated. The
Company does not, however, assume any obligation to update these
forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, changes in
assumptions or changes in other factors affecting such forward-looking
statements.
    For more information contact: Investor Relations, 978-439-5511, Ray Ruddy,
(ext. 6170)



                                GSI GROUP INC.
                   CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited)
      (U.S. GAAP and in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share amounts)

                                                    June 30,    December 31,
                                                      2006           2005
                   ASSETS
    Current
     Cash and cash equivalents                      $115,339        $69,286
     Short-term investments                                -         26,757
     Accounts receivable,
      less allowance of $1,116
      (December 31, 2005 - $1,592)                    64,308         55,348
     Income taxes receivable                           2,903          2,517
     Inventories                                      71,113         63,475
     Deferred tax assets                              12,421         10,630
     Other current assets                             12,868         20,357
        Total current assets                         278,952        248,370
    Property, plant and equipment,
     net of accumulated depreciation of $24,220
     (December 31, 2005 - $20,608)                    34,045         32,220
    Deferred tax assets                               24,943         20,124
    Other assets                                         784            699
    Long-term investments                                644            613
    Intangible assets, net of amortization of
     $5,138 (December 31, 2005 - $4,035)              16,091         16,834
    Patents and acquired technology, net of
     amortization of $32,812
     (December 31, 2005 - $30,359)                    26,155         28,163
    Goodwill                                          26,421         26,421
                                                    $408,035       $373,444
     LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
    Current
     Accounts payable                                $20,742        $14,998
     Income taxes payable                             10,610          2,475
     Accrued compensation and benefits                10,391          9,212
     Other accrued expenses                           17,662         14,625
        Total current liabilities                     59,405         41,310
    Deferred compensation                              2,629          2,576
    Deferred tax liabilities                          12,338         13,252
    Accrued minimum pension liability                 10,243          9,750
        Total liabilities                             84,615         66,888
    Commitments and contingencies
    Stockholders' equity
     Common shares, no par value;
      Authorized shares: unlimited;
      Issued and outstanding: 41,815,442
      (December 31, 2005 - 41,628,171)               310,022        309,545
     Additional paid-in capital                        4,401          3,339
     Retained earnings                                18,975          7,688
     Accumulated other comprehensive loss             (9,978)       (14,016)
        Total stockholders' equity                   323,420        306,556
                                                    $408,035       $373,444



                                GSI GROUP INC.
              CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)
      (U.S. GAAP and in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share amounts)

                                  Three Months Ended       Six Months Ended
                                June 30,     July 1,    June 30,    July 1,
                                  2006        2005       2006       2005

    Sales                        $76,401     $66,850   $152,524   $131,691
    Cost of goods sold            44,009      39,168     88,583     81,061
    Gross profit                  32,392      27,682     63,941     50,630
    Operating expenses:
     Research and
      development and
      engineering                  7,400       6,368     14,841     12,827
     Selling, general and
      administrative              15,753      15,098     30,575     30,479
     Amortization of
      purchased intangibles        1,513       1,648      3,341      3,400
     Restructuring and other        (129)          4       (135)       201
       Total operating
        expenses                  24,537      23,118     48,622     46,907
    Income from operations         7,855       4,564     15,319      3,723
     Other income (expense)           (6)          8         24          8
     Interest income               1,876         387      2,763        779
     Interest expense             (1,323)        (68)    (1,467)       (63)
     Foreign exchange
      transaction gains (losses)     140         325       (569)       943
    Income before income taxes     8,542       5,216     16,070      5,390
    Income tax provision           2,358       2,091      4,783      2,155
    Net income                    $6,184      $3,125    $11,287     $3,235
    Net income per common share:
     Basic                         $0.15       $0.08      $0.27      $0.08
     Diluted                       $0.15       $0.07      $0.27      $0.08
    Weighted average common
     shares outstanding (000's)   42,100      41,522     42,008     41,493
    Weighted average common
     shares outstanding for
     diluted net income per
     common share (000's)         42,304      41,728     42,400     41,755



                                GSI GROUP INC.
                 Consolidated Analysis By Segment (unaudited)
                         (thousands of U.S. dollars)

                                  Three months ended      Six Months Ended
                                June 30,     July 1,    June 30,    July 1,
                                  2006        2005       2006        2005
    Sales:
    Precision Motion Group       $41,171     $34,151    $79,743    $68,136
    Laser Group                    9,268      11,426     17,674     21,686
    Semiconductor Systems Group   29,012      23,711     60,341     45,714
    Intersegment sales
     elimination                  (3,050)     (2,438)    (5,234)    (3,845)
    Total                        $76,401     $66,850   $152,524   $131,691

    Gross profit %:
    Precision Motion Group         42.0%       41.9%      41.4%      39.4%
    Laser Group                    35.2%       36.1%      34.2%      31.0%
    Semiconductor Systems Group    41.2%       39.0%      41.3%      37.3%
    Intersegment sales
     elimination                   (4.0%)      (0.4%)     (0.5%)     (0.6%)
    Total                          42.4%       41.4%      41.9%      38.4%

    Segment income from
     operations:
    Precision Motion Group        $7,256      $4,872    $13,007     $8,169
    Laser Group                      210         803         24         92
    Semiconductor Systems Group    4,756       3,146     10,492      4,769
    Total by segment              12,222       8,821     23,523     13,030
    Unallocated amounts:
     Corporate expenses            4,496       4,227      8,313      9,053
     Amortization of purchased
      intangibles not allocated
      to a segment                     -          26         26         53

     Restructuring                    59           -         59          -
     Other                          (188)          4       (194)       201
    Income from operations        $7,855      $4,564    $15,319     $3,723


SOURCE GSI Group Inc.




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    CONTACT:
    Ray Ruddy of GSI Group, +1-978-439-5511, ext.
    6170