Exhibit 99.1
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| Investor Relations | David Barnard, CFA | |||
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RAE Systems Reports Third Quarter 2005 Results
-Third Quarter Revenue Increased 32% from the Third Quarter of 2004-
San Jose, CA – October 26, 2005 –RAE Systems Inc. (AMEX: RAE), a leading global developer and manufacturer of rapidly-deployable, multi-sensor chemical and radiation detection monitors and networks for homeland security and industrial applications, today reported results for the third quarter of 2005.
Third Quarter Financials
For the third quarter of 2005, RAE Systems reported revenue of $16.2 million as compared to revenue of $12.2 million for the same quarter in 2004, an increase of 32 percent over last year’s third quarter. Net income for the quarter was $397,000 or $0.01 per diluted share, as compared to net income of $1,029,000 for the same period in 2004, or $0.02 per diluted share. For the nine months ended September 30, 2005, the Company reported sales of $42.0 million versus $30.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 for an increase of 38 percent. Net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2005, which included a $2.0 million loss on abandonment of a real estate lease, was $(850,000) or $(0.01) per diluted share. That compares with a net profit of $1,956,000 or $0.03 per diluted share for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2004. The balance sheet remained strong with cash and investments totaling $29.4 million and $1.7 million in debt as of September 30, 2005.
“We are pleased to report that sales grew 32 percent over last year’s third quarter and that growth continued to be particularly strong in Asia, which now represents approximately 33 percent of total Company sales compared to 28 percent last quarter,” said Robert Chen, president and chief executive officer. “During the third quarter we saw continued growth in all of our geographic areas. We estimate that approximately $250,000 of that growth, or 2 percentage points of our 32 percentage-point growth over the third quarter of 2004, was due to orders related to clean-up efforts associated with the recent hurricanes that struck the Southeastern United States. We are estimating fourth quarter 2005 sales in a range of $16 to $18 million, which would lead to total year 2005 sales of $58 to $60 million.”
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Business Update
North American third quarter business included:
| • | A five-year renewable contract from the State of New York for purchase of hazardous incident response equipment. This contract is also available to participating States and their eligible entities that sign a participating agreement. Current participating states include: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nevada, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, and Washington. |
| • | The United States Postal Inspection Service adopted MultiRAE Plus instruments as their standard for HazMat response. |
| • | Several state environmental management agencies, including those from Nebraska and Rhode Island, standardized on PlumeRAE for toxic plume measurement with AreaRAE wireless systems. |
Europe and the Middle-East third quarter business included:
| • | The Danish Emergency Services standardized on MiniRAE 2000 for Volatile Organic Compound (“VOC”) monitoring. |
| • | Oil companies purchased ToxiRAE II single gas detectors for worker safety, UltraRAEs for monitoring benzene exposure and ppbRAEs for monitoring total VOC exposure as well as QRAE Plus and MultiRAE Plus toxic gas monitors. |
| • | The Israel Air Force selected MultiRAE Wingtank entry kits as their standard for their flight operations and fleet maintenance. |
China and Asia third quarter business included:
| • | Several Asian fire departments, including Shanghai and Taipei, purchased GammaRAE II radiation monitors, MultiRAE Plus toxic gas monitors and EntryRAE confined space entry monitors. |
| • | China Telecom standardized on RAE Systems instruments for confined space entry. |
About RAE Systems
RAE Systems is a leading global developer and manufacturer of rapidly deployable, multi-sensor chemical detection monitors and networks for homeland security and industrial applications. In addition, RAE Systems
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offers a full line of portable single-sensor chemical and radiation detection products. RAE Systems’ products enable the military and first responders such as firefighters, law enforcement and other emergency management personnel to detect and provide early warning of weapons of mass destruction and other hazardous materials. Industrial applications include the detection of toxic industrial chemicals, volatile organic compounds and petrochemicals. RAE Systems’ products are used by many U.S. government agencies, including the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, and the Department of State, as well as all branches of the U.S. military, and by numerous city and state agencies. Our end users also include many of the world’s leading corporations in the airline, automotive, computer and oil industries. Our products are used in civilian and government atmospheric monitoring programs in over 50 countries. For more information about RAE Systems, please visitwww.RAESystems.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release may contain “forward-looking” statements, as that term is used in Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation: expressions of “belief,” “anticipation,” or “expectations” of management; statements as to industry trends or future results of operations of RAE Systems and its subsidiaries; and other statements that are not historical fact. These types of statements address matters that are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, the general economic and industry factors and receptiveness of the market to RAE Systems and its products. In addition, our forward-looking statements should be considered in the context of other risk factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including but not limited to our annual report on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q filings, available online at http://www.sec.gov. All forward-looking statements are based on information available to the company on the date hereof, and the company assumes no obligation to update such statements.
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RAE Systems Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
| September 30, 2005 | December 31, 2004 | |||||||
Assets | ||||||||
Current Assets: | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 14,584,000 | $ | 21,566,000 | ||||
Short-term investments | 12,983,000 | 6,745,000 | ||||||
Notes receivable | 780,000 | 535,000 | ||||||
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $879,000 and $665,000, respectively | 11,322,000 | 9,934,000 | ||||||
Accounts receivable from affiliate | 112,000 | 119,000 | ||||||
Inventories, net | 9,434,000 | 7,815,000 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 2,258,000 | 1,558,000 | ||||||
Income tax receivable | — | — | ||||||
Deferred income taxes | 2,403,000 | 1,578,000 | ||||||
Total Current Assets | 53,876,000 | 49,850,000 | ||||||
Property and Equipment, net | 14,611,000 | 11,287,000 | ||||||
Long-Term Investments | 1,816,000 | 4,500,000 | ||||||
Intangible Assets | 1,915,000 | 2,150,000 | ||||||
Deposits and Other Assets | 1,033,000 | 1,172,000 | ||||||
Investment in Unconsolidated Affiliate | — | 156,000 | ||||||
Total Assets | $ | 73,251,000 | $ | 69,115,000 | ||||
Liabilities, Minority Interest in Consolidated Entities and Shareholders’ Equity | ||||||||
Current Liabilities: | ||||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 4,354,000 | $ | 3,449,000 | ||||
Accrued liabilities | 5,566,000 | 5,582,000 | ||||||
Notes payable | 827,000 | 423,000 | ||||||
Income taxes payable | 337,000 | 417,000 | ||||||
Other current liabilities | 60,000 | — | ||||||
Current portion of deferred revenue | 1,874,000 | 1,122,000 | ||||||
Total Current Liabilities | 13,018,000 | 10,993,000 | ||||||
Deferred Revenue, net of current portion | 270,000 | 240,000 | ||||||
Deferred Tax Liability | 109,000 | |||||||
Other Long-term Liabilities | 1,730,000 | 145,000 | ||||||
Long-term Notes Payable | 890,000 | 1,260,000 | ||||||
Total Liabilities | 16,017,000 | 12,638,000 | ||||||
Commitments and Contingencies | ||||||||
Minority Interest in Consolidated Entities | 4,089,000 | 4,288,000 | ||||||
Shareholders’ Equity: | ||||||||
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized; 57,810,143 and 57,315,175 shares issued and outstanding, respectively | 58,000 | 57,000 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 55,348,000 | 53,660,000 | ||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income | 254,000 | 137,000 | ||||||
Accumulated deficit | (2,515,000 | ) | (1,665,000 | ) | ||||
Total Shareholders’ Equity | 53,145,000 | 52,189,000 | ||||||
Total Liabilities, Minority Interest in Consolidated Entities and Shareholders’ Equity | $ | 73,251,000 | $ | 69,115,000 | ||||
RAE Systems Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
| Three months ended September 30, | Nine months ended September 30 | |||||||||||||||
| 2005 | 2004 | 2005 | 2004 | |||||||||||||
Net Sales | $ | 16,152,000 | $ | 12,229,000 | $ | 42,024,000 | $ | 30,504,000 | ||||||||
Cost of Sales | 6,494,000 | 4,717,000 | 16,837,000 | 11,556,000 | ||||||||||||
Gross Margin | 9,658,000 | 7,512,000 | 25,187,000 | 18,948,000 | ||||||||||||
Operating Expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
Sales and marketing | 4,346,000 | 2,772,000 | 12,131,000 | 7,075,000 | ||||||||||||
Research and development | 1,214,000 | 1,063,000 | 3,615,000 | 2,965,000 | ||||||||||||
General and administrative | 3,256,000 | 2,070,000 | 9,225,000 | 5,926,000 | ||||||||||||
Loss on abandonment of lease | — | — | 2,027,000 | — | ||||||||||||
Total Operating Expenses | 8,816,000 | 5,905,000 | 26,998,000 | 15,966,000 | ||||||||||||
Operating Income/(Loss): | 842,000 | 1,607,000 | (1,811,000 | ) | 2,982,000 | |||||||||||
Other Income (Expense): | ||||||||||||||||
Interest income | 176,000 | 62,000 | 467,000 | 223,000 | ||||||||||||
Interest expense | (3,000 | ) | (3,000 | ) | (37,000 | ) | (11,000 | ) | ||||||||
Other, net | 57,000 | 20,000 | 2,000 | 52,000 | ||||||||||||
Equity in loss of unconsolidated affiliate | (4,000 | ) | (111,000 | ) | (156,000 | ) | (260,000 | ) | ||||||||
Total Other Income/(Loss) | 226,000 | (32,000 | ) | 276,000 | 4,000 | |||||||||||
Income/(Loss) Before Income Taxes and Minority Interest | 1,068,000 | 1,575,000 | (1,535,000 | ) | 2,986,000 | |||||||||||
Income Tax Provision/(Benefit) | 699,000 | 463,000 | (486,000 | ) | 906,000 | |||||||||||
Income/(Loss) Before Minority Interest | 369,000 | 1,112,000 | (1,049,000 | ) | 2,080,000 | |||||||||||
Minority interest in loss / (gain) of consolidated entities | 28,000 | (83,000 | ) | 199,000 | (124,000 | ) | ||||||||||
Net Income/(Loss) | $ | 397,000 | $ | 1,029,000 | $ | (850,000 | ) | $ | 1,956,000 | |||||||
Basic Earnings/(Loss) Per Common Share | $ | 0.01 | $ | 0.02 | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | 0.04 | |||||||
Diluted Earnings/(Loss) Per Common Share | $ | 0.01 | $ | 0.02 | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | 0.03 | |||||||
Weighted-average common shares outstanding | 57,789,819 | 56,801,158 | 57,346,103 | 55,373,290 | ||||||||||||
Stock options | 1,542,125 | 3,147,012 | — | 3,131,578 | ||||||||||||
Diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding | 59,331,944 | 59,948,170 | 57,346,103 | 58,504,868 | ||||||||||||