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Cubic Reports 29 Per Cent Earnings Increase.


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SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 15, 2000

Cubic Corp. (AMEX AMEX

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) today reported increased profits and sales for the second quarter of fiscal 2000.

Net income for the quarter was $4,555,000 or 51 cents per share Cents per share

The amount of a mutual fund's dividend or capital gains distributions that a shareholder will receive for each share owned.
 compared to $3,230,000 or 36 cents per share for the same quarter in 1999. Sales for the three months ended March 31 were $144,933,000 compared to $139,644,000 for the same quarter last year.

For the six months ended March 31, 2000, net income was $8,683,000 or 97 cents per share on sales of $260,331,000. The figures for the comparable period in 1999 were net income of $5,895,000 or 66 cents a share on sales of $238,402,000.

During the quarter, Cubic Defense Systems revised its estimate of the costs to complete production of the MILES 2000 combat training system for the U.S. military. While the program will not be completed for nearly two years, the Years, The

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 company's latest estimates are that the costs at completion will be higher than previously expected.

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 delivered so far is performing very well in the field," said Cubic Defense Systems President Bruce Roberts Bruce Roberts (born May 30, 1962) was a Zambian cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler.

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. "We are in discussions with the customer about the cost problems and are mutually exploring various ways to recover these costs."

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 $20 million to full recovery. The company has not recorded any additional losses at this time since management believes there is a reasonable basis for recovery of the additional costs.


                              Cubic Corp.
        Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)

            (amounts in thousands, except per share data)


                            Six Months Ended      Three Months Ended

                                March 31,             March 31,

                             2000       1999       2000       1999


Revenues:
Sales                      $260,331   $238,402   $144,933   $139,644
Other income                  3,279      1,606      1,775        817
                            -------    -------    -------    -------
                            263,610    240,008    146,708    140,461
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales               204,934    186,877    116,722    112,241
Selling, general
 and administrative
 expenses                    39,479     37,171     20,083     19,217
Research and development      3,039      3,922      1,711      2,336
Goodwill amortization         1,040      1,048        519        521
Interest                      1,835      1,945        918      1,166
                            -------    -------    -------    -------
                            250,327    230,963    139,953    135,481

Income before
 income taxes                13,283      9,045      6,755      4,980

Income taxes                  4,600      3,150      2,200      1,750

Net income                 $  8,683   $  5,895   $  4,555   $  3,230

Net income per
 common share              $   0.97   $   0.66   $   0.51   $   0.36

Dividends per
 common share              $   0.19   $   0.19   $   0.19   $   0.19

Average shares
 of common stock
 outstanding                  8,907      8,907      8,907      8,907

                              Cubic Corp.
                 Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet
                            (in thousands)

                              March 31,       Sept. 30,
                                2000            1999
                            (Unaudited)   (See note below)

Assets

Current assets:
Cash and cash
 equivalents                $  63,353        $  61,540
Marketable securities,
 available-for-sale             1,776            1,802
Accounts receivable           136,180          133,252
Inventories                    30,161           36,400
Deferred income taxes
 and other current
 assets                        14,784           16,540

Total current
 assets                       246,254          249,534

Property, plant and
 equipment -- net              41,613           42,976
Goodwill, less
 amortization                  23,049           23,273
Deferred income taxes
 and other assets              11,564           14,378
                            ---------        ---------
                            $ 322,480        $ 330,161


Liabilities and
 Shareholders' Equity

Current liabilities:
Short-term borrowings       $      --        $   6,457
Accounts payable               11,281           13,761
Customer advances              21,870           23,460
Other current liabilities      40,022           37,976
Income taxes payable            1,813            4,671
Current portion of
 long-term debt                 5,000            5,000

Total current
 liabilities                   79,986           91,325

Long-term debt                 50,000           50,000
Deferred income taxes and
 other liabilities              4,717            5,871

Shareholders' equity:
Common stock                      234              234
Additional paid-in
 capital                       12,123           12,123
Retained earnings             213,338          206,347
Accumulated other
 comprehensive
 income (loss)                 (1,856)             317
Treasury stock at cost        (36,062)         (36,056)
                              -------          -------
                              187,777          182,965
                            ---------        ---------
                            $ 322,480        $ 330,161


Note: The balance sheet at Sept. 30, 1999 has been derived de·rive  
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2.
 from the audited financial statements at that date.
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