RF INDUSTRIES, LTD. | For Immediate Release |
| RF Connectors/Cable Assembly/RF Wireless |
Investor Contact: Neil Berkman Associates (310) 477 - 3118 info@berkmanassociates.com | Company Contact: Howard Hill, President (858) 549-6340 rfi@rfindustries.com |
RF Industries Second Quarter Net Income Increases 23%
to $0.06 Per Share; Net Sales Increase 16%
Company Raises Quarterly Cash Dividend 25% to $0.025 per Share
SAN DIEGO, CA, June 7, 2011 . . . RF INDUSTRIES, LTD. (NASDAQ:RFIL) today announced that for the period ended April 30, 2011, net income increased 23% to $407,000, or $0.06 per diluted share, compared to $330,000, or $0.05 per diluted share, in the second quarter last year. Net sales increased 16% to $4,392,000, compared to $3,778,000 in the same period last year.
RFI also announced today that its Board of Directors declared a 25% increase in the Company's quarterly cash dividend, from $0.02 per share to $0.025 per share, payable July 15, 2011 to shareholders of record on June 30, 2011.
"The continuing strength of the Company led the Board to raise RFI's quarterly dividend, increasing the annualized equivalent common stock dividend to $0.10 per share. Our Board will continue to monitor the Company's business and dividend policy in light of corporate cash requirements and with regard to RFI's ongoing acquisition strategy," said Howard Hill, President and CEO of RF Industries.
Second Quarter Review
"Our second quarter benefited from a strong performance at Bioconnect, where sales increased 63%. RF Connector and Cable Assembly sales gained 6% and the RF Wireless Division posted a 188% increase in sales for the quarter. Net income gained 23% despite a 57% increase in engineering expenses, primarily associated with RF Wireless product development, and significant expenses related to the pending acquisition of Cables Unlimited, Inc. announced earlier today, for our ongoing merger and acquisition efforts," said Hill.
RF Connector and Cable Assembly Division sales increased 6% to $3,463,000 compared to $3,271,000 in the second quarter last year. Operating income for this business segment benefitted from a 64% sales gain at the Aviel Electronics connector manufacturing Division.
Medical Cabling and Interconnect product sales increased 62% to a quarterly record $691,000 compared to $425,000 in the same quarter last year. Improved productivity and a reduction in sales and administrative expenses to 14%, compared to 17% of sales in the same quarter last year, raised operating income 81% to $172,000 from $95,000 in the second quarter last year.
RF Wireless Segment sales increased 188% to $238,000 from $82,000 in the second quarter last year. Operating losses for this business segment narrowed to $159,000 from $191,000 in the second quarter last year.
"During the second quarter, our RF Neulink Division finalized engineering and development expenses for its NL900S wireless transceiver, which received FCC Certification and has commenced initial production. While the RF Wireless segment continues to lose money, we are encouraged by new orders at Neulink and a significant increase in requests for product and system installation pricing from a number of domestic and international firms. We will continue to evaluate the future of this operation on a quarterly basis," said Hill.
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7610 Miramar Road, San Diego, CA 92126-4202 ● (858) 549-6340 ● (800) 233-1728 ● FAX (858) 549-6345
E-mail: rfi@rfindustries.com ● Internet: www.rfindustries.com
RF Industries Second Quarter Net Income Increases 23%
June 7, 2011
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First Half Review
For the six months ended April 30, 2011, net sales increased 20% to $8,532,000 compared to $7,091,000 for the first half of fiscal 2010. Net income increased 60% to $758,000, or $0.11 per diluted share, compared to $473,000, or $0.08 per diluted share, in the same period last year.
RFI's gross profit increased 23% to $4,407,000, or 52% of sales, from $3,587,000, or 51% of sales in the second half last year. Operating income advanced 44% to $1,150,000 from $797,000 for the first half last year. Operating expenses declined to 38%, from 39%, as a percent of sales, despite a 55% increase in engineering expenses to $629,000 from $406,000 for the first half last year and higher expenses for ongoing merger and acquisition efforts.
RF Connector and Cable Assembly sales increased 11% to $6,870,000 in the first half of fiscal 2011 compared to $6,173,000 in the same period last year. A 71% increase in sales at the Company's Aviel connector manufacturing division supported improved gross margins and a 12% increase in operating profits for this segment.
Medical Cabling and Interconnect product sales increased 66% to $1,298,000 from $783,000 in the first six months last year, raising gross margin to 38% from 36% of sales in the same period last year. The improvement in gross margin, combined with lower general and administrative expenses, as a percent of sales, increased operating income 113% to $306,000 compared to $143,000 in the same period last year.
RF Wireless segment sales increased 168% to $363,000 from $135,000 for the same period last year. Higher engineering expenses for the development of new products increased operating expenses, resulting in an operating loss of $391,000, compared to a loss of $363,000 for the same period last year.
As of April 30, 2011, RFI reported cash and cash equivalents of $3,387,000, investments in certificates of deposits of $5,573,000 and long-term investments in certificates of deposit of $1,696,000 for a total of $10,656,000 in liquid, short-term and long-term capital resources, working capital of $16,006,000, a 11 to 1 current ratio, no long-term debt and stockholders' equity of $18,044,000, or $2.99 per share. The company expects to use approximately $2,800,000 of its cash and cash equivalents to fund the cash portion of the purchase price and other closing costs related to the pending acquisition of Cables Unlimited, which is scheduled to close on June 15, 2011.
About RF Industries
RF Industries conducts operations through six related divisions. The RF Connectors and Cable Assembly segment designs and distributes radio frequency (RF) coaxial connectors and cable assemblies used for Wi-Fi, PCS, radio, test instruments, computer networks and antenna devices. This business segment includes Aviel Electronics, which provides custom microwave and RF Connector solutions to aerospace, OEM and Government agencies and Oddcables.com, formerly known as Worswick, which provides coaxial connectors and cable assemblies primarily to retail and local multi-media and communications systems customers. Bioconnect, which constitutes the Medical Cabling and Interconnector segment, designs, manufactures and distributes specialized electrical cabling and interconnect products to the medical monitoring market. The RF Wireless segment includes Neulink, which designs and markets wireless digital data transmission products for industrial monitoring, wide area networks, GPS tracking and locations systems and RadioMobile, an OEM provider of end-to-end mobile wireless network solutions for public safety, emergency medical, transportation and industrial customers.
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The statements contained in this release which are not historical facts may be deemed to contain forward-looking statements with respect to future events, the occurrence of which involve risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, increased competition, and other uncertainties detailed in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings. All forward-looking statements are based upon information available to the Company on the date they are published and the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward- looking statements to reflect events or new information after the date of this release.
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| RF INDUSTRIES, LTD. | |
| CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME | |
| (in thousands, except per share and share amounts) (unaudited) | |
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| | Three Months Ended | | | Six Months Ended | |
| | April 30, | | | April 30, | |
| | 2011 | | | 2010 | | | 2011 | | | 2010 | |
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| Net sales | | $ | 4,392 | | | $ | 3,778 | | | $ | 8,532 | | | $ | 7,091 | |
| Cost of sales | | | 2,155 | | | | 1,821 | | | | 4,125 | | | | 3,504 | |
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| Gross profit | | | 2,237 | | | | 1,957 | | | | 4,407 | | | | 3,587 | |
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| Operating expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Engineering | | | 333 | | | | 212 | | | | 629 | | | | 406 | |
| Selling and general | | | 1,282 | | | | 1,166 | | | | 2,627 | | | | 2,384 | |
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| Total operating expenses | | | 1,615 | | | | 1,378 | | | | 3,257 | | | | 2,790 | |
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| Operating income | | | 622 | | | | 579 | | | | 1,150 | | | | 797 | |
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| Interest income | | | 11 | | | | 14 | | | | 21 | | | | 40 | |
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| Income before provision for income taxes | | | 632 | | | | 593 | | | | 1,171 | | | | 837 | |
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| Provision for income taxes | | | 226 | | | | 263 | | | | 413 | | | | 364 | |
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| Net income | | $ | 407 | | | $ | 330 | | | $ | 758 | | | $ | 473 | |
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| Earnings per share | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Basic | | $ | 0.07 | | | $ | 0.06 | | | $ | 0.13 | | | $ | 0.08 | |
| Diluted | | $ | 0.06 | | | $ | 0.05 | | | $ | 0.11 | | | $ | 0.07 | |
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| Weighted average shares outstanding | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Basic | | | 6,009,849 | | | | 5,701,856 | | | | 5,954,628 | | | | 5,699,700 | |
| Diluted | | | 7,050,310 | | | | 6,420,624 | | | | 6,914,030 | | | | 6,389,724 | |
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| Dividends paid | | | 130,511 | | | | -- | | | | 215,320 | | | | -- | |
| RF INDUSTRIES, LTD. | |
| CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS | |
| (in thousands, except per share and share amounts) | |
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| | Apr. 30, | | | Oct. 31, | |
| | 2011 | | | 2010 | |
| ASSETS | | | | | | |
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| CURRENT ASSETS: | | | | | | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | 3,387 | | | $ | 4,729 | |
| Certificates of deposit | | | 5,573 | | | | 4,578 | |
| Trade accounts receivable, net | | | 2,129 | | | | 2,558 | |
| Inventories | | | 5,310 | | | | 4,608 | |
| Other current assets | | | 636 | | | | 448 | |
| Deferred tax assets | | | 613 | | | | 613 | |
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| TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS | | | 17,648 | | | | 17,534 | |
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| Property and equipment, net | | | 547 | | | | 530 | |
| Long term certificates of deposit | | | 1,696 | | | | 946 | |
| Note receivable from stockholder | | | 67 | | | | 67 | |
| Other assets | | | 32 | | | | 32 | |
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| TOTAL ASSETS | | $ | 19,991 | | | $ | 19,109 | |
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| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | | | | | | | | |
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| CURRENT LIABILITIES: | | | | | | | | |
| Accounts payable | | $ | 284 | | | $ | 538 | |
| Accrued expenses | | | 1,358 | | | | 1,217 | |
| Income taxes payable | | | -- | | | | 124 | |
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| TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES | | | 1,642 | | | | 1,879 | |
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| Deferred tax liabilities | | | 19 | | | | 19 | |
| Other long-term liabilities | | | 285 | | | | 297 | |
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| TOTAL LIABILITIES | | | 1,946 | | | | 2,195 | |
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| COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES | | | | | | | | |
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| STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY: | | | | | | | | |
| Common stock - authorized 200,000,000 shares of $0.01 par | | | | | | | | |
| value; 6,030,916 and 5,861,764 shares issued and outstanding | | | 60 | | | | 59 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | | | 7,583 | | | | 6,996 | |
| Retained earnings | | | 10,401 | | | | 9,859 | |
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| TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | | | 18,044 | | | | 16,914 | |
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| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | | $ | 19,991 | | | $ | 19,109 | |
