ARI Announces Third Quarter Results.

Company reports increased revenues and two strategic acquisitions

MILWAUKEE -- ARI (OTCBB:ARIS), a leading provider of electronic parts catalogs and marketing services to dealers, distributors and manufacturers in the manufactured equipment markets, today reported results for its third fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2009.

Third Quarter Fiscal 2009 Highlights

Revenues increased to $4.17 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2009, compared to $4.16 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2008.

Operating income decreased 34.9% to $278,000 for the third quarter of fiscal 2009, compared to $427,000 for the third quarter of fiscal 2008.

Net income decreased 47.1% to $226,000 or $0.03 per diluted share for the third quarter of fiscal 2009, compared to $427,000 or $0.06 per diluted share for the third quarter of fiscal 2008.

First Nine Months Fiscal 2009 Highlights

Revenues decreased 2.5% to $12.29 million for the first nine months of fiscal 2009, compared to $12.60 million for the first nine months of fiscal 2008.

Operating income decreased 17.5% to $872,000 for the first nine months of fiscal 2009, compared to $1.06 million for the first nine months of fiscal 2008.

Net income decreased 46.5% to $538,000 or $0.08 per diluted share for the first nine months of fiscal 2009, compared to $1.01 million or $0.14 per diluted share for the first nine months of fiscal 2008, primarily due to non-cash adjustments to deferred tax assets in the fiscal second and third quarters.

Operations Review

"In the third quarter, revenue was slightly higher, compared to the same period last year, as a result of strong sales of new marketing services and continued high levels of renewals for marketing services and catalog subscriptions, partially offset by a decline in professional services revenue. The overall strength in our catalog subscription revenue is due to the essential nature of ARI's offerings to our customers' parts and service business, together with the value they derive from increased market presence and incremental revenue linked to our WebsiteSmart Pro[TM] and SearchEngineSmart[TM] services," said Roy W. Olivier, President and Chief Executive Officer. "Professional services revenue continues to experience the pressures of the ongoing global economic downturn as customers are delaying projects. However, we have recently added market-leading tools that allow our customers to generate, manage and close new sales leads as a result of our acquisition of Channel Blade Technologies Corporation. We have also gained new capabilities in providing outsourced finance and insurance (F&I) services through our acquisition of the assets of Powersports Outsourcing Group. These proven products are very valuable to our customers and the industries we serve. Because both acquisitions were completed in the latter half of April, they have only had a nominal impact on our third quarter revenue, but are expected to have a stronger impact in the fourth quarter and beyond," added Olivier.

"The decrease in operating income was primarily due to an increase in publishing costs to provide new parts, garment and accessories catalog content to ARI's customers, as well as operating costs related to the operations of the Company's recent acquisitions. We estimate that the effect of the economic downturn reduces the Company's ability to utilize its net operating loss carryforwards from prior years. As a result, we increased our valuation reserve for deferred tax assets, resulting in a $233,000 non-cash charge against net earnings for the first nine months of fiscal 2009," said Kenneth S. Folberg, Chief Financial Officer.

"The cash generated from operations on a year to date basis enabled ARI to pay down $625,000 of funded debt and invest over $1.5 million in product development, capital improvements and two business acquisitions during the first nine months of this fiscal year, without decreasing our cash balance. This is consistent with our plan to continue enhancing our product offerings and customer service while taking the prudent steps necessary to weather this economic environment and be well-positioned when the inevitable recovery occurs," added Olivier.

For additional information, please refer to ARI's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the third fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2009, filed with the SEC on June 15, 2009.

Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call

ARI's Q3 FY2009 Earnings Release Conference Call is scheduled for Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 4:30 PM Eastern Time. To participate in the conference call, please dial-in at least five minutes prior to the start time at [phone] and enter the password 825449.

A replay of this conference call and the information presented during the call will be available after 8:00 PM Eastern Time on June 19th at ARI's website, www.arinet.com. Click on the "Company" link and select "Investors" to access the information.

About ARI

ARI is a leading provider of electronic parts catalogs and marketing services to dealers, distributors and manufacturers in the manufactured equipment markets. ARI currently serves approximately 100 manufacturers and 190 distributors worldwide. Additionally, ARI provides electronic parts catalogs, dealer websites and/or professional marketing services to more than 25,000 dealers in about a dozen segments of the worldwide equipment market including outdoor power, power sports, marine, recreation vehicles, appliances, agricultural equipment, floor maintenance, auto and truck after-market parts and construction. For more information on ARI, please visit our websites: www.arinet.com and www.channelblade.com.

Statements in this news release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. The forward-looking statements can generally be identified by words such as "believes," "anticipates," "expects" or words of similar meaning. Forward-looking statements also include statements relating to the Company's future performance, such as future prospects, revenues, profits and cash flows. The forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, which may cause actual results to be materially different from any future performance suggested in the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include those factors described under "Forward Looking Statements Disclosure" in Exhibit 99.1 of the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for fiscal year ended July 31, 2008 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements are made only as of the date hereof, and the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly release the result of any revisions to these forward-looking statements. For more information, please refer to the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Note: The balance sheet at July 31, 2008 has been derived from the audited balance sheet at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements.

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