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Advanced Photonix, Inc. Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2007 Results.


ANN ARBOR Ann Arbor, city (1990 pop. 109,592), seat of Washtenaw co., S Mich., on the Huron River; inc. 1851. It is a research and educational center, with a large number of government and industrial research and development firms, many in high-technology fields such as , Mich. -- Advanced Photonix, Inc.(R) (AMEX AMEX

See: American Stock Exchange
:API (Application Programming Interface) A language and message format used by an application program to communicate with the operating system or some other control program such as a database management system (DBMS) or communications protocol. ) (the "Company") today reported its first quarter fiscal 2007 results. Revenues for the first quarter of fiscal year 2007 ended June 30, 2006 were $5.7 million, an increase of $600,000, or 12%, compared to revenues of $5.1 million for the quarter ended June 26, 2005. The Company reported a net loss of $1.2 million or ($.06) per share fully diluted di·lute  
tr.v. di·lut·ed, di·lut·ing, di·lutes
1. To make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water.

2. To lessen the force, strength, purity, or brilliance of, especially by admixture.
 for the quarter, as compared with a net loss of $134,000, or ($0.01) per share fully diluted, for the first quarter of 2006.

The pro forma As a matter of form or for the sake of form. Used to describe accounting, financial, and other statements or conclusions based upon assumed or anticipated facts.

The phrase pro forma
 net loss for the first quarter of 2006 was $(255,000), or $(0.01) per share fully diluted, compared to pro forma net income of $247,000 or $0.01 per share fully diluted, for the comparable period a year ago. Pro forma net income is considered non-GAAP financial information and a reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures used in this press release to the GAAP GAAP

See: Generally Accepted Accounting Principles


GAAP

See generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
 financial measures can be found in the Reconciliation of Pro Forma Income to GAAP Income financial schedule, included on page four of this press release.

On an EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization) A metric used to show a company's profitability, but not its cash flow. EBITDA became popular in the 1980s to show the potential profitability of leveraged buyouts, but has become  basis (which is defined as GAAP earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA)

A financial measure defined as revenues less cost of goods sold and selling, general, and administrative expenses.
), the Company reported a net loss of $(88,000) for the first quarter of 2007. This compares to a net gain of $483,000 for the first quarter of 2006. A reconciliation of EBITDA to GAAP Income can also be found on page four of this press release.

Revenue from the industrial/NDT market represented 43% of sales in the first quarter ended June 30, 2007, followed by the military/aerospace market at 33%, the telecommunications market at 13%, and medical at 11%. Revenue in homeland security Noun 1. Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security
Department of Homeland Security

executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States
 was minimal and represented less than 1% for the quarter. The company experienced strong first quarter revenue growth in its telecommunications and military/aerospace markets of $900,000, or 52%, compared to the first quarter of 2006. The industrial/NDT markets grew 12% for the quarter. Quarterly revenue growth in these three markets was partially offset by reductions in revenue of $500,000 coming primarily from the homeland security market. Revenue in the medical market was down slightly. The revenue reduction in the homeland security market was due primarily to delays in government terahertz ter·a·hertz  
n. Abbr. THz
One trillion (1012) hertz.

Noun 1. terahertz - one trillion periods per second
THz
 development contracts from the Transportation Security Administration. The Company expects to continue to experience uneven quarterly revenue in the homeland security market due primarily to the unpredictable nature of the timing of government contracts. Overall revenue growth met the company's expectations for the first quarter and we expect continued strong revenue growth during the remainder of the fiscal year, lead by high growth in the telecommunications market.

Gross profit increased to $2.5 million for the quarter compared to $2.1 million for the quarter ending June 27, 2005, an increase of 19% on a revenue increase of 12%. Gross profit margins Gross profit margin

Gross profit divided by sales, which is equal to each sales dollar left over after paying for the cost of goods sold.


gross profit margin

A measure calculated by dividing gross profit by net sales.
 improved to 44% of revenue as compared to 42% for the first quarter of 2005. The improvement in the gross profit margin percentage is primarily attributable to product mix.

Research and development expenses increased by $517,000, or 114%, to $969,000 during the first quarter of 2006 compared to $452,000 for the first quarter of 2006. The increase in R & D expenses is primarily the result of the Company's investment in the high-speed optical receiver and terahertz product platforms. In line with our past guidance, we expect that future R&D expenses will be at the same level or greater during the current fiscal year, as we continue our investment in our high growth opportunities.

Sales, general and administrative expenses were $2,211,000, an increase of $542,000 compared to first quarter 2006. General and administrative expenses accounted for $327,000 of this increase and sales and marketing expenses accounted for $215,000 of the increase.

General and administrative expenses increased 24% to approximately $1.68 million, as compared to $1.35 million in the first quarter of 2006. This increase was almost entirely the result a two non-cash expenses Noun 1. non-cash expense - an expense (such as depreciation) that is not paid for in cash
disbursal, disbursement, expense - amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
; intangible amortization expense related to the Picometrix acquisition of $171,000 and the company's adoption of 123R for the expensing of stock option grants of $117,000. Excluding these two items, G&A expenses increased $39,000 or approximately 3%. The Company expects G&A expenses to remain relatively stable except for expenses relating to relating to relate prepconcernant

relating to relate prepbezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc 
 the Sarbanes-Oxley Act See SOX.  section 404. Section 404, internal controls, requires the Company to be compliant by fiscal year ending March 2008, based on current market capitalization Market Capitalization

A measure of a public company's size. Market capitalization is the total dollar value of all outstanding shares. It's calculated by multiplying the number of shares times the current market price. This term is often referred to as market cap.
. External costs required to be in compliance will materially increase over the next two years.

Interest expense for the first quarter of 2007 was $477,000 compared to $171,000 in the first quarter of 2006, an increase of $306,000. The increase is primarily comprised of non-cash interest expense amortization of $217,000 related to convertible notes. The balance of the interest expense increase is primarily related to the $4 million convertible notes financing completed in March 2006, interest on a $600,000 Michigan Economic Development Corporation loan and interest expense due to increases in the prime lending rate The lowest rate of interest that a financial institution, such as a bank, charges its best customers, usually large corporations, for short-term unsecured loans.

The prime lending rate is an economic indicator and is often used as a measuring point for adjusting interest
. Accounting policy requires that a discount for the implied value of the warrants and stock related to the convertible notes be recorded and amortized to interest expense. As of June 30, 2006 the outstanding note discount is $1,556,000, which will be amortized to interest expense through Oct 2007 or as the notes are converted to equity, whichever occurs sooner. As a result of this accounting treatment, we anticipate interest expense will increase over the next several quarters.

Net loss for the quarter was $1,156,000, as compared to a net loss of $134,000 in the first quarter of 2006. The increase of approximately $1 million in losses is primarily comprised of non-cash expenses totaling $505,000, extraordinary expenses due to wafer fabrication Wafer Fabrication is a procedure composed of many repeated sequential processes to produce complete electrical or photonic circuits. Examples include production of radio frequency (RF) amplifiers, LEDs, optical computer components, and CPUs for computers.  consolidation of $33,000 and increased R&D expense of $517,000. As previously discussed, the non-cash operating expense Operating Expense

The essential things that a company must purchase in order to maintain business.

Notes:
For example, the payment of employees wages are an operating expense.

Also known as OPEX.
 increase of $505,000 was comprised of stock option grant expenses of $117,000, convertible notes interest expense amortization of $217,000, and intangible amortization expenses of $ 171,000.

The company had cash and cash equivalents of $5.9 million at June 30th, 2006. During the quarter the company reduced its notes payable related to the acquisition of Picometrix by $725,000.

Richard Kurtz, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, commented, "We are pleased with the results of the first quarter, meeting our budgeted growth targets in revenue and gross margin. Our high-speed optical receiver product platform (HSOR HSOR High-Speed Optical Receivers ) has just begun to ramp-up in response to the rapidly growing demand in the telecommunications market. Our Optosolutions product platform provided a strong foundation in revenue that offset the decline in our Homeland security revenues. While we are disappointed in the speed at which the Transportation Security Administration (TSA TSA

See tax-sheltered annuity (TSA).
) is developing and deploying the next generation technologies for Homeland security, we are actively engaged in non-destructive testing application development in other markets and development of next generation terahertz systems. These next generation systems will provide the foundation for further expansion in homeland security, aerospace, military and industrial quality control markets, and pay dividends in the coming years. We continue to hold to our previously announced revenue guidance of $27 million to $28 million, or approximately 15% to 20% revenue growth, for fiscal 2007."

The Company will hold a conference call to discuss the results for the first quarter ended June 30, 2006 on Monday, August 14, 2006, at 5:00 PM EDT EDT
abbr.
Eastern Daylight Time


EDT Eastern Daylight Time

EDT n abbr (US) (= Eastern Daylight Time) → hora de verano de Nueva York

EDT 
. Participants can dial into the conference call at 866-700-0133 (617-213-8831 for international) using the pass code 20529951. The call will be webcast live by CCBN CCBN Central Coast Bancorp
CCBN Charles County Business Network
 and can be accessed at Advanced Photonix's web site at http://investor.advancedphotonix.com/ or at www.earnings.com. An audio replay of the call will be available shortly thereafter the same day and will remain on-line for two weeks. The replay number is 888-286-8010 (617-801-6888 for international) using pass code 73278168.

The information contained herein includes forward looking statements that are based on assumptions that management believes to be reasonable but are subject to inherent uncertainties and risks including, but not limited to, risks associated with the integration of newly acquired businesses, technological obstacles which may prevent or slow the development and/or manufacture of new products, limited (or slower than anticipated) customer acceptance of new products which have been and are being developed by the Company and a decline in the general demand for optoelectronic Refers to devices that function due to the interaction of light and electronics. For example, an electronic signal is the input to a laser diode, which generates light pulses that are transmitted through an optical fiber.  products.
ADVANCED PHOTONIX, INC.
                                           Financial Highlights

                                              Quarter ended
                                     --------------------------------
                                        June 30, 2006   June 26, 2005

Net Sales                               $  5,668,000   $   5,077,000

Gross profit                               2,477,000       2,148,000
 Percent to Net sales                           43.7%           42.3%

Net Income (loss)                       $ (1,156,000)  $    (134,000)

Net earnings per share                  $      (0.06)  $       (0.01)
Diluted earnings per share              $      (0.06)  $       (0.01)

Weighted Number of shares outstanding     18,980,488      15,133,000
Fully diluted number of shares
 outstanding                              22,190,000      18,845,000


Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The Company provides pro forma Net Income and EBITDA as supplemental financial information regarding the Company's operational performance. These Non-GAAP financial measures are not in accordance with, or an alternative for, generally accepted accounting principles The standard accounting rules, regulations, and procedures used by companies in maintaining their financial records.

Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) provide companies and accountants with a consistent set of guidelines that cover both broad accounting
 in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . pro forma Net Income and EBITDA should not be considered in isolation from or as a substitute for financial information presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and may be different from similar measures used by other companies. Reconciliation of pro forma Net Income and EBITDA to GAAP net income and loss are set forth in the financial schedule section below.
Reconciliation of EBITDA to GAAP Income

                                               Quarter ended
                                      --------------------------------
                                         June 30, 2006  June 26, 2005

Net Income (Loss)                     $    (1,156,000)   $   (134,000)

Add Back:
 Net Interest expense (income)                203,000         162,000
 Interest Expense - Warrants (Fair
  Value)                                      217,000               -
 Depreciation Expense                         234,000         158,000
 Amortization - Intangibles/patents           381,000         234,000
 Amortization - prepaid finance
  expense                                      33,000          63,000
                                      ----------------   -------------
   Subtotal - Add backs                     1,068,000         617,000
                                      ----------------   -------------
             EBITDA                   $       (88,000)   $    483,000
                                      ================   =============


                      Reconciliation of Proforma Income to GAAP Income

                                                Quarter ended
                                        ------------------------------
                                         June 30, 2006  June 26, 2005

Net Income (Loss)                       $  (1,156,000)  $    (134,000)

Add Back:
 Interest Expense - Convertible notes         120,000          84,000
 Interest Expense - Warrants (Fair
  Value)                                      217,000               -
 Amortization - prepaid finance expense        33,000          63,000
 Amortization - intangibles/patents           381,000         234,000
 Stock Option Compensation Expense            117,000               -
 Other Expense - Wafer Fabrication             33,000               -
                                        --------------  --------------
   Subtotal - Add backs                       901,000         381,000
                                        --------------  --------------
   Pro Forma Net Income                 $    (255,000)  $     247,000
                                        ==============  ==============
Net earnings per share                  $       (0.01)  $        0.02
Diluted earnings per share              $       (0.01)  $        0.01

Weighted Number of shares outstanding      18,980,488      15,133,000
Fully diluted number of shares
 outstanding                               22,190,000      18,845,000


Advanced Photonix, Inc.(R) (AMEX - API) is a leading vertically integrated optoelectronic semiconductor manufacturer of optoelectronic solutions, high-speed optical receivers and terahertz instrumentation to a global OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and  customer base. Products include patented silicon (Si), indium indium (ĭn`dēəm), a metallic chemical element; symbol In; at. no. 49; at. wt. 114.82; m.p. 156.6°C;; b.p. about 2,080°C;; sp. gr. 7.31 at 20°C;; valence +1, +2, or +3.  phosphide phosphide

Any of a class of chemical compounds in which phosphorous is combined with a metal. Phosphides exhibit a wide variety of chemical and physical properties. Phosphides that are rich in metal have high melting points and are hard, brittle, and chemically inert; these
 (InP) and gallium gallium (găl`ēəm), metallic chemical element; symbol Ga; at. no. 31; at. wt. 69.72; m.p. 29.78°C;; b.p. 2,403°C;; sp. gr. 5.904 at 29.6°C; (solid), 6.095 at 29.8°C; (liquid); valence +2 or +3.  arsinide (GaAs) based APD APD atrial premature depolarization (see atrial premature complex, under complex ); pamidronate. , PIN, and FILTRODE(R) photodetectors; high-speed optical receivers; and the T-Ray(TM) 2000 and QA1000 THz product platforms. More information on Advanced Photonix can be found at http://www.advancedphotonix.com.
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