Exhibit 99.1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information contact:
David Brunton, Chief Financial Officer
SBE, Inc.
925-355-7700
davidb@sbei.com
SBE, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2006 Results
SAN RAMON, CA -- May 25, 2006--SBE, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBEI), a leading provider of
high-performance IP storage solutions serving remote back-up and disaster
recovery applications, today reported results for the three-month and six-month
periods ended April 30, 2006.
Net sales for the second quarter ended April 30, 2006 were $1.8 million,
compared with $1.7 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2005. Net loss for
the second quarter of fiscal 2006 was $3.0 million, or $0.30 per share, basic
and diluted, compared to a net loss for the second quarter of fiscal 2005 of
$936,000, or $0.18 per share, basic and diluted. The loss for the quarter ended
April 30, 2006 includes:
o $1.0 million of non-cash expenses primarily related to the
amortization of software acquired from PyX Technologies;
o $636,000 resulting from the write-off of capitalized development and
inventory related to the discontinuance of SBE's VoIP/DSP product
line;
o $330,000 of stock-based compensation expense resulting from stock
grants paid by the company; and
o $350,000 of stock-based compensation expense resulting from the
company's required adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 123 (revised 2004), "Share-Based Payments," ("SFAS
123R") at the beginning of the year.
Net sales for the six months ended April 30, 2006 were $3.2 million, compared
with $4.5 million for the same period in 2005. Net loss was $5.8 million, or
$0.58 per share, basic and diluted, for the six months ended April 30, 2006
compared to a net loss of $760,000, or $0.15 per share, basic and diluted, for
the same period in 2005. The loss for the six months ended April 30, 2006
includes:
o $2.0 million of non-cash expenses primarily related to the
amortization of software acquired from PyX Technologies and;
o $636,000 resulting from the write-off of capitalized development and
inventory related to the discontinuance of SBE's VoIP/DSP product
line;
o $402,000 of stock-based compensation expense resulting from stock
grants paid by the company; and
o $707,000 of stock-based compensation expense resulting from the
company's required adoption of SFAS 123R at the beginning of the
year.
SBE ended the second quarter of fiscal 2006 with working capital (current assets
less current liabilities) of $3.2 million, compared to $5.5 million at the end
of fiscal 2005. No debt existed at either date.
Quarterly Highlights
o iSCSI Shipments. SBE activated over 400 iSCSI Target Software
licenses in the second quarter of fiscal 2006, resulting from OEM
design wins achieved during the past year.
o Continued iSCSI Evaluation and Design-In Activity. SBE saw continued
interest from storage OEMs and system integrators to activate iSCSI
software evaluations. During the second quarter, six storage
equipment providers licensed SBE's iSCSI target software for
integration into their next generation solutions.
o iSCSI Feature Enhancements. In March, SBE released its 2.0 version
of the iSCSI Target Software which included upgraded features such
as software RAID functionality, explicit FileIO configuration,
selectable ERL settings per initiator, and updated GUI design to
further enhance the user experience.
o Storage Industry Veteran Joins Board. John D'Errico, former
Executive Vice President of LSI Logic's Storage Component Business,
was appointed to SBE's Board of Directors in April. Mr. D'Errico
brings to SBE over 30 years of storage and communications expertise.
"SBE continues to see an increasing flow of interest in customer evaluations of
our iSCSI products," said Greg Yamamoto, President and Chief Executive Officer
of SBE. "We remain focused on enhancing and expanding our portfolio of IP
storage solutions designed to enable highly reliable remote storage, back-up,
and disaster recovery for small-to-medium business and large enterprises."
"In our efforts to better leverage the iSCSI traction we have seen to date, we
are placing a greater level of emphasis on product development and support for
the IP storage market. As a result, we have decided to discontinue development
of our VoIP/DSP product line so that resources from those efforts can be
redirected to accelerate iSCSI-related initiatives," continued Yamamoto.
"Although our future development activity is focused primarily on IP storage
solutions, we will continue to fully support our existing embedded customers
with the same level of premium products and services to which they are
accustomed."
Conference Call Information
SBE will not host a second quarter conference call.
About SBE
SBE designs and provides IP-based storage networking solutions for an extensive
range of business critical applications, including back-up and disaster
recovery. SBE delivers a portfolio of scalable, standards-based hardware and
software products designed to enable optimal performance and rapid deployment
across a wide range of next-generation storage systems. Based in San Ramon,
California, SBE is a publicly traded company (NASDAQ: SBEI) with products sold
worldwide through direct sales, OEMs and system integration partners. More
information is available at www.sbei.com.
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This news release contains certain forward-looking statements that involve risks
and uncertainties, including statements about market opportunity for new
products and the demand for services that may be offered by SBE's customers.
Such statements are only predictions and the company's actual results may differ
materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements. Factors
that may cause such differences include, but are not limited to, risks related
to the company's reliance on a small number of OEM customers, rapidly changing
product requirements, the introduction of new products, market acceptance of the
company's products, and reliance on strategic partners. These factors and others
are more fully discussed in the documents the company files from time to time
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, particularly, the company's most
recent Form 10-K and Form 10-Q.
SBE and the SBE logo are registered trademarks of SBE, Inc. All other brand or
product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective
holders.
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SBE, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
for the three and six months ended April 30, 2006 and 2005
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
Three months ended Six months ended
April 30, April 30,
2006 2005 2006 2005
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Net sales $ 1,816 $ 1,706 $ 3,216 $ 4,520
Amortization of acquired software 1,023 5 2,046 20
Cost of sales 1,277 1,071 2,079 2,285
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Gross profit (484) 630 (909) 2,215
Product research and development 1,120 573 2,050 1,046
Sales and marketing 610 567 1,170 1,126
General and administrative 477 426 945 795
Stock-based compensation 350 -- 707 --
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Total operating expenses 2,557 1,566 4,872 2,967
Operating loss (3,041) (936) (5,781) (752)
Interest and other income (expense) 12 -- 30 (3)
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Loss before income taxes (3,029) (936) (5,751) (755)
Income tax provision -- -- 6 5
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Net loss $ (3,029) $ (936) $ (5,757) $ (760)
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Basic and diluted loss per share $ (0.30) $ (0.18) $ (0.58) $ (0.15)
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Basic and diluted -- shares used
in per share computations 10,123 5,207 10,008 5,172
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SBE, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
April 30, October 31,
2006 2005
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Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,643 $ 3,632
Trade accounts receivable, net 1,586 1,555
Inventories 1,188 1,283
Other 248 293
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Total current assets 4,665 6,763
Property, plant and equipment, net 610 563
Capitalized software costs, net 9,163 11,425
Other 53 82
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Total assets $ 14,491 $ 18,833
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Trade accounts payable $ 917 $ 743
Deferred revenue 211 138
Other accrued expenses 344 362
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Total current liabilities 1,472 1,243
Other long-term liabilities 300 241
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Total liabilities 1,772 1,484
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Stockholders' equity:
Common stock 34,157 35,432
Deferred compensation 0 (2,402)
Accumulated deficit (21,438) (15,681)
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Total stockholders' equity 12,719 17,349
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Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 14,491 $ 18,833
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