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Carrier Access Reports Second Quarter 2003 Financial Results.


Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

BOULDER Boulder, city, United States
Boulder, city (1990 pop. 83,312), seat of Boulder co., N central Colo.; inc. 1871. A Rocky Mountain resort and a suburb of Denver, it is the seat of the Univ. of Colorado (1876).
, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 22, 2003

Carrier Access Corporation (Nasdaq: CACS CACS Center for Advanced Computer Studies
CACS Computer Audit, Control and Security
CACS Carrier Access Corporation (stock symbol)
CACs Criteria Air Contaminants
CACS Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies
CACS Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring
), a manufacturer of broadband broadband

Term describing the radiation from a source that produces a broad, continuous spectrum of frequencies (contrasted with a laser, which produces a single frequency or very narrow range of frequencies).
 communications equipment, today announced financial results for its second quarter ended June June: see month.  30, 2003.

Net revenue for second quarter 2003 was $12.2 million, compared to net revenue of $11.2 million for the first quarter 2003, an increase of 9%, and an increase of 3% over the net revenue of $11.8 million reported for the second quarter 2002.

Net income for the second quarter 2003 was $122,000, or $.00 per share, an increase from first quarter 2003 net income of $117,000, or $.00 per share, and an increase from a net loss of $20.8 million, or $.84 per share, reported for the second quarter 2002.

Revenue for the first six months of fiscal 2003 totaled $23.4 million, compared to $28.3 million for the same period of 2002. Net income for the first six months of fiscal 2003 was $239,000, or $0.01 per share, compared with a net loss for the first six months of fiscal 2002 of $29.8 million, or $1.20 per share.

During the first and second quarters of 2003, the company recovered significant amounts of aged receivables Receivables

An asset designation applicable to all debts, unsettled transactions or other monetary obligations owed to a company by its debtors or customers. Receivables are recorded by a company's accountants and reported on the balance sheet, and they and include all debts owed
, and accordingly changed its estimates for allowance for doubtful accounts Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

An estimation made by a company and documented on its balance sheet for receivables that might go uncollected.

Notes:
It is standard practice for a company to have funds set aside for money that cannot be collected.
.

Carrier Access also reported cash and cash equivalents, together with securities available for sale, of $29.1 million as of June 30, 2003. The company continues to maintain a strong balance sheet with no long-term debt Long-Term Debt

Loans and financial obligations lasting over one year.

Notes:
For example debts obligations such as bonds and notes which have maturities greater than one year would be considered long-term debt.
.

"We are pleased with our second quarter 2003 results. We saw an increase in revenue and continued our focus on cost control. More importantly, we saw positive customer developments in three major new deployment Installing, setting up, testing and running. This military term, which means the placement of troops and equipment in the field, is widely used with computers as an alternate to the word "implementation.  initiatives. These three service provider initiatives are: the conversion of traditional telephone circuits to Voice over Internet Protocol See Internet and TCP/IP.

(networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol.
 (VoIP); deployment of Fiber To The User (FTTU FTTU Fiber to the User ); and competitive service bundling bundling, courtship custom, thought to have originated in Holland and the British Isles. It was extended to America, particularly to New England, and most widely practiced in the years prior to the Revolution of 1776.  for broadband access See broadband and wireless broadband. . Our products connect end users to these major new access services and allow both technology and cost breakthroughs for our customers. We believe we are positioned to win in the deployment of these new services, and that our opportunities are increasing," said Roger Koenig, Carrier Access' CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. .

Carrier Access will hold a conference call today at 4:30 p.m. EST P.M. also p.m. or p.m.
abbr.
post meridiem

Usage Note: By definition, 12 a.m.
 to review these results. The call is open to the public. Those who wish to participate should dial 415-228-4835, domestically or internationally, at least fifteen minutes prior to the scheduled start time for the call and reference Carrier Access. Carrier Access has also scheduled this event to be broadcast live via web cast and replayed until 5:00 p.m. EST, July July: see month.  21, 2004. To access this web cast please go to the Investor Relations Investor relations

The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors.
 page at www.carrieraccess.com/investors, or www.companyboardroom.com.

Forward-Looking Statement forward-looking statement

A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections.
 Caution

This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding new customer initiatives and the ability to attain revenue with these new customers initiatives, as well as our growth prospects and market share gains in broadband access and service creation. We caution that actual results may differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors including, but not limited to, continuing uncertainty regarding general economic conditions, changes in capital spending capital spending

Spending for long-term assets such as factories, equipment, machinery, and buildings that permits the production of more goods and services in future years.
 by carriers and telecommunications companies See telecom company. , market acceptance of our products, problems with or at our customers, distributors and/or and/or  
conj.
Used to indicate that either or both of the items connected by it are involved.

Usage Note: And/or is widely used in legal and business writing.
 suppliers, growth rates Growth Rates

The compounded annualized rate of growth of a company's revenues, earnings, dividends, or other figures.

Notes:
Remember, historically high growth rates don't always mean a high rate of growth looking into the future.
 within our industry, the financial stability of our customers, the introduction of new competition and technologies, and other risks and uncertainties including those factors discussed in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K

A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information.


Form 10-K

See 10-K.
 for the year ended December December: see month.  31, 2002 and other documents periodically filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We do not undertake any obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

About Carrier Access Corporation

Founded in 1992, Carrier Access manufactures broadband communications equipment that enables telecommunications companies to accelerate service revenue, lower operating costs operating costs nplgastos mpl operacionales , and extend capital budgets. The company focuses on three segments of telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. : wireless infrastructure, enterprise service delivery, and fiber access. Its products have delivered more than 3.0 million voice and data lines for customers and meet the industry's highest appropriate reliability and broadband interoperability The capability of two or more hardware devices or two or more software routines to work harmoniously together. For example, in an Ethernet network, display adapters, hubs, switches and routers from different vendors must conform to the Ethernet standard and interoperate with each other.  standards, including Telcordia (Telcordia Technologies, Piscataway, NJ, www.telcordia.com) A telecommunications software, engineering and consulting organization. Telcordia was originally founded as Bellcore in 1984 by the regional Bell telephone companies (RBOCs) after they were split apart from AT&T due to court (TM) TIRKS/OSMINE, NEBS NEBS Network Equipment Building System (Bell Telephone Labs)
NEBS Network Equipment Building Standards
NEBS New England Business Services
NEBS New England Barbecue Society
NEBS Neue Europäische Bewegung Schweiz
 Level 3 and ISO (1) See ISO speed.

(2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI.
 9001. For more information visit www.carrieraccess.com.

Carrier Access, the Carrier Access logo and tagline tag line also tag·line
n.
1. An ending line, as in a play or joke, that makes a point.

2. An often repeated phrase associated with an individual, organization, or commercial product; a slogan.
 are trademarks of Carrier Access Corporation.

Any other trademark is the trademark of its respective owner.

                      CARRIER ACCESS CORPORATION
     CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
               (in thousands, except per share amounts)

                                 Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
                                       June 30,          June 30,
                                    2003     2002     2003      2002
                                 --------- -------- -------- ---------

Net revenue                       $12,156   $11,806 $23,359   $28,252
Cost of goods sold                  6,687     8,277  12,841    19,509
                                 --------- -------- -------- ---------

  Gross profit                      5,469     3,529  10,518     8,743
                                 --------- -------- -------- ---------

Operating expenses:
   Research and development
    (exclusive of stock based
    compensation expense of $12
    and $43, respectively, for
    the quarter ended June 30,
    2003 and 2002 and $35 and
    $122, respectively for the
    six months ended June 30,
    2003 and 2002)                  2,528     5,735   5,113    14,664
   Sales and marketing (exclusive
    of stock based compensation
    expense of $0 and $0,
    respectively, for the quarter
    ended June 30, 2003 and 2002
    and $0 and $5, respectively
    for the six months ended June
    30, 2003 and 2002)              2,744     4,727   5,419    10,023
   General and administrative
    (exclusive of stock based
    compensation expense of $0
    and $0, respectively, for the
    quarter ended June 30, 2003
    and 2002 and $25 and $2,
    respectively for the six
    months ended June 30, 2003
    and 2002)                       1,298     4,088   2,506     6,467
   Bad debt expense (recoveries),
    net                            (1,147)    2,635  (2,559)    5,401
   Intangible amortization             --        72      --       144
   Stock-based compensation
    expense                            12        43      61       129
                                 --------- -------- -------- ---------

Total operating expenses            5,435    17,300  10,540    36,828
                                 --------- -------- -------- ---------

Income (loss) from operations          34   (13,771)    (22)  (28,085)

Other income, net                      88       223     172       464
                                 --------- -------- -------- ---------

Income (loss) before income taxes     122   (13,548)    150   (27,621)

Income tax expense  (benefit)          --     7,221     (89)    2,158
                                 --------- -------- -------- ---------

Net income (loss)                    $122  $(20,769)   $239  $(29,779)
                                 ========= ======== ======== =========


Income (loss) per share:
  Basic                             $0.00    $(0.84)  $0.01    $(1.20)
  Diluted                           $0.00    $(0.84)  $0.01    $(1.20)

Weighted average common shares:
  Basic                            24,792    24,755  24,781    24,749
  Diluted                          25,806    24,755  25,661    24,749


                      CARRIER ACCESS CORPORATION
          CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
               (in thousands, except share information)

                                              June 30,    December 31,
ASSETS                                          2003          2002
                                            ------------- ------------
Current assets:
 Cash and cash equivalents                       $17,492      $14,900
 Securities available for sale                    11,586       10,828
 Accounts receivable, net                         10,992        8,598
 Income tax receivable                                98        6,989
 Inventory, net                                   25,464       24,134
 Prepaid expenses and other                        2,247        1,198
                                            ------------- ------------
Total current assets                              67,879       66,647

Property and equipment, net of accumulated
 depreciation and amortization                     7,823        9,462
Goodwill and other intangibles, net of
 amortization                                        151          146
Other assets                                         193          182
                                            ------------- ------------
 Total assets                                    $76,046      $76,437
                                            ============= ============

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
 Accounts payable                                 $5,715       $5,437
 Accrued expenses and other liabilities            3,899        4,886
                                            ------------- ------------
 Total current liabilities                         9,614       10,323

Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock $0.001 par value, 5,000
 shares authorized and no shares issued or
 outstanding                                          --           --
Common stock $0.001 par value, 60,000 shares
 authorized and 24,798 shares issued and
 outstanding at June 30, 2003 and 24,771
 shares issued and outstanding at December
 31, 2002                                             30           30
Additional paid-in capital                        85,825       85,780
Deferred compensation                                (29)         (65)
Accumulated deficit                              (19,404)     (19,643)
Accumulated other comprehensive income                10           12
                                            ------------- ------------
 Total stockholders' equity                       66,432       66,114
                                            ------------- ------------
Commitments and contingencies

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity       $76,046      $76,437
                                            ============= ============

                      CARRIER ACCESS CORPORATION
     CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
                            (In thousands)
                                                    Six Months Ended
                                                         June 30,
                                                   -------------------
                                                       2003      2002
                                                   --------- ---------
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)                                      $239  $(29,779)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net
 cash provided (used) by operating activities:
  Depreciation and amortization expense               2,037     1,997
  Provision for (recoveries of) doubtful accounts,
   net                                               (2,559)    5,401
  Provision for inventory obsolescence                 (249)    2,970
  Stock-based compensation                               60       129
      Deferred income tax benefit                        --     7,318
      Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
     Accounts receivable                                165     2,348
     Income taxes receivable                          6,891    (3,195)
     Inventory                                       (1,081)    7,491
     Prepaid expenses and other                      (1,065)    1,013
     Accounts payable and accrued expenses             (709)     (940)
                                                   --------- ---------
Net cash provided (used) by operating activities      3,729    (5,247)
                                                   --------- ---------

Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment                    (398)     (534)
Purchases of marketable securities, gross            (6,555)   (8,019)
Sales of marketable securities                        5,796     6,847
                                                   --------- ---------
  Net cash provided (used) by investing activities   (1,157)   (1,706)
                                                   --------- ---------

Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from exercise of stock options                  20        21
                                                   --------- ---------

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash
 equivalents                                          2,592    (6,932)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period     14,900    24,741
                                                   --------- ---------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period          $17,492   $17,809
                                                   ========= =========

Supplemental cash flow disclosures:
Cash received (paid) for income taxes                $6,890   $(1,973)
                                                   --------- ---------
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