CyberOptics Reports Stronger Than Forecasted Third Quarter Operating Results.New 500,000 Share Repurchase Share Repurchase A program by which a company buys back its own shares from the marketplace, reducing the number of outstanding shares. This is usually an indication that the company's management thinks the shares are undervalued. Program Authorized au·thor·ize tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es 1. To grant authority or power to. 2. To give permission for; sanction: MINNEAPOLIS -- CyberOptics Corporation (Nasdaq:CYBE) today reported operating results for the third quarter of 2007 ended September 30: * Consolidated sales totaled $16,173,000, up 16% from $13,974,000 in this year's second quarter and also up 15% from $14,075,000 in the third quarter of 2006. Third quarter sales exceeded the previously issued guidance for this period. * Operating income Operating Income The profit realized from a business' own operations. Notes: This would not include income from things such as investments in other firms. Also referred to as operating profit or recurring profit. came to $1,806,000, up from $1,274,000 in this year's second quarter and $1,767,000 in the year-earlier period. * Net income totaled $1,473,000 or $0.16 per 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. share, an increase of 23% from $1,198,000 or $0.13 per diluted share in this year's second quarter and down from $1,745,000 or $0.19 per diluted share in the third quarter of 2006. Earnings for this year's third quarter, which exceeded the forecasted financial guidance for this period, included $207,000 of additional selling and general administrative expense, or $.01 per diluted share on an after-tax basis After-tax basis The comparison basis used to analyze the net after-tax returns on a corporate taxable bond and a municipal tax-free bond. , related to a cancelled acquisition. Earnings and our effective tax rate for this year's third quarter were also negatively impacted by a $64,000 reduction in deferred tax assets resulting from a tax law change in the United Kingdom. * CyberOptics ended the third quarter of 2007 with cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities Marketable Securities Very liquid securities that can be converted into cash quickly at a reasonable price. Notes: Marketable securities are very liquid as they tend to have maturities less than one year, and the rate at which these securities can be bought or sold has of $49,967,000 compared to $48,842,000 at the end of the second quarter and $49,007,000 at the beginning of 2007. CyberOptics board of directors has approved a new share buyback authorization, calling for the repurchase of up to 500,000 shares of common stock in the open market for a one-year period, commencing October 29, 2007, under a 10b5-1 trading program. No CyberOptics shares were repurchased during the third quarter. Kathleen P. Iverson, president and chief executive officer, commented: "Our above-plan operating results in the third quarter were paced by much stronger than anticipated sales of electronic assembly sensors and continued robust demand for inspection systems. Sales of electronic assembly sensors to our primary 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 customers were at their strongest level within the past two years, reflecting an upturn in the global electronic assembly market that we believe started strengthening during this year's second quarter. Our third quarter sales also benefited from the shipment of the remaining half of 37 SE 300 solder paste Solder paste (or solder cream) is a mix of small solder particles and flux. It is used extensively in the automated soldering processes wave soldering and reflow soldering. inspection systems from an earlier order. In addition, significant orders for both solder paste and automated optical inspection Automated Optical Inspection (AOI) is an automated visual inspection of PCB(or LCD,transistor manufacture) where a camera autonomously scans the device under test for both catastrophic failure (eg. missing component) and quality defects (eg. (AOI AOI Area Of Interest AOI Automated Optical Inspection AOI Art of Illusion (3D modeling software) AOI Associated Oregon Industries AOI Angle Of Incidence AOI Age of Innocence (David Hamilton book, also a band) ) systems were received from original design manufacturers (ODMs) and electronics manufacturing services Electronic manufacturing services (EMS) is term used for companies that design, test, manufacture, distribute and provide return/repair services for electronic component and assemblies for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). companies. We also completed our first Flex Ultra AOI sales to key ODM (Original Design Manufacturer) A contract manufacturer that uses its own designs and intellectual property (IP). See contract manufacturer. and memory module customers, who previously had only used our SE 300 solder paste inspection systems. We ended the third quarter with a solid backlog of inspections systems and believe that fourth quarter revenue from inspection systems should increase from the third quarter level." Iverson continued: "Order bookings of both electronic assembly sensors and inspection systems totaled $15.7 million in the third quarter, and we ended this period with a backlog totaling $8.1 million. The majority of this backlog is scheduled to ship in the fourth quarter. Sales of electronic assembly sensors are forecasted to remain robust, although we expect the fourth quarter sensor order rate to moderate somewhat from the exceptionally strong third quarter level. As a result, we are forecasting sales of $13.5 to $14.5 million and earnings of $0.12 to $0.14 per diluted share for the fourth quarter of 2007 ending December 31. Our fourth quarter guidance incorporates the continuation of higher R&D investment related to the development of next-generation solder paste and AOI systems." Steven K. Case, Ph.D., chairman and founder, added: "We believe that the upturn in the global electronics assembly market should continue into 2008. To fully capitalize upon positive market conditions, we will continue the accelerated R&D program that we implemented in the third quarter, which is aimed at keeping our systems offerings on the leading edge of inspection technology. We see substantial opportunities for inspection solutions based on faster production through-put speeds, programming ease of use, and improved imaging resolutions. We believe the next-generation systems now under development will also serve us well in future market environments, since demand for inspection systems is not driven solely by increases in production capacity. To help ensure end-product quality, automated inspection is increasingly required for inspecting the progressively smaller and nearly microscopic microscopic /mi·cro·scop·ic/ (mi?kro-skop´ik) 1. of extremely small size; visible only by the aid of the microscope. 2. pertaining or relating to a microscope or to microscopy. components now used in a growing range of end-user electronics. For this reason, CyberOptics long-term future will benefit from today's investments." About CyberOptics Founded in 1984, CyberOptics Corporation is a leading provider of sensors and inspection systems that provide process yield and through-put improvement solutions for the global electronic assembly and semiconductor capital equipment markets. Our products are deployed on production lines that manufacture surface mount technology circuit boards and semiconductor process equipment. By increasing productivity and product quality, our sensors and inspection systems enable electronics manufacturers to strengthen their competitive positions in highly price-sensitive markets. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota “Minneapolis” redirects here. For other uses, see Minneapolis (disambiguation). Minneapolis (pronounced IPA: /ˌmɪniˈæpəlɪs/) is the largest city in the U.S. , we conduct worldwide operations through facilities in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Asia and Europe. Statements regarding the Company's anticipated performance are forward-looking and therefore involve risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to: market conditions in the global SMT (1) (Surface Mount Technology) See surface mount. (2) (Station ManagemenT) An FDDI network management protocol that provides direct management. Only one node requires the software. SMT - Station Management and semiconductor capital equipment industries; increasing price competition and price pressure on our product sales, particularly our SMT systems; the level of orders from our OEM customers; the availability of parts required for meeting customer orders; the effect of world events on our sales, the majority of which are from foreign customers; product introductions and pricing by our competitors; and other factors set forth in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Third Quarter Conference Call and Replay CyberOptics will review its third quarter operating results in a conference call at 4:30 pm Eastern today. Investors can access a live webcast of the conference call by visiting the investor relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. section of the CyberOptics website, www.cyberoptics.com. The webcast will be archived for 30 days. A replay of the conference call can be heard through October 31 by dialing 303-590-3000 and providing the 11099312 confirmation code. [TABLE OMITTED] |
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