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SMTEK International Reports Fourth-Quarter and Fiscal 2000 Results; New Director Appointed to Board.


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THOUSAND OAKS Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 28, 2000

SMTEK International Inc. (Nasdaq:SMTI SMTI Supernatural Ministries Training Institute (London, ON, Canada)
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), a provider of 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).  (EMS), today announced that revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2000, grew 64 percent to $21.4 million from $13.1 million one year earlier. For fiscal 2000, revenues increased to $70.3 million, up 37 percent from $51.2 million the prior year.

Net income for the quarter ended June 30, 2000, totaled $161,000, equal to $0.07 per share, compared with a net loss of $3.0 million, or $1.53 per share, in the fourth quarter of last year. The company posted net income for fiscal 2000 of $20,000, or $0.01 per share, excluding the loss on sale of discontinued operations Discontinued operations

Divisions of a business that have been sold or written off and that no longer are maintained by the business.
 of $661,000. After the loss on sale of discontinued operations, the net loss for fiscal 2000 was $641,000, or $0.28 per share, compared with a net loss in fiscal 1999 of $2,495,000, or $1.41 per share.

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  (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) is a non-GAAP metric that can be used to evaluate a company's profitability.
:EBITDA = Operating Revenue – Operating Expenses + Other Revenue
) was $4,440,000 in fiscal 2000, representing a 21 percent increase over the $3,674,000 for fiscal 1999.

Backlog at June 30, 2000, climbed 37 percent to a record $53.4 million from $38.9 million one year ago.

The company noted that all of its operating units operating unit

A type of operating company that engages in transactions with outsiders and that is owned by another business. For example, in 1995 the stockholders of Capital Cities/ABC approved a $19 billion merger with the Walt Disney Company, whereupon
 were profitable in the fourth quarter, and in particular, results were driven by strong performance at its two Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region,  facilities. In addition, the company benefited from improved results in the last quarter of fiscal 2000 from its European subsidiary, which had been a drain on profitability for most of the year due to the difficult market conditions in the European EMS market.

Gregory L. Horton, president and 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. , commented: "We were pleased to close the fiscal year on a strong note. SMTEK's reputation for high quality and strong customer service has attracted new business, and driven our fiscal 2000 revenue growth. Our current record-level backlog of firm orders bodes well for further revenue expansion in fiscal 2001. We are focused on bringing more of the growth in revenues to the bottom line in the new fiscal year."

The company also noted that the industry-wide shortage of certain electronic components, which constrained con·strain  
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2.
 production activity and shipments on some assembly programs during the past nine months, may continue to impact the company for at least the first quarter of fiscal 2001.

The company also announced that Clay M. Biddinger was appointed to its board of directors on Aug. 23, 2000. Biddinger is the founder and chief executive officer of CMB Noun 1. CMB - (cosmology) the cooled remnant of the hot big bang that fills the entire universe and can be observed today with an average temperature of about 2.  Capital LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol.

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, a private equity company in Tampa, Fla., which provides leasing and asset management services to small and mid-sized rapidly growing technology businesses. He is also a director of Florida Banks Inc., a Nasdaq-listed company, as well as Dominion Financial Group Inc. and Experient Technologies LLC.

From 1981 to 1998, Biddinger served as chief executive officer of Sun Financial Group Inc., an equipment leasing Equipment Leasing is a financing option to lease equipment for a certain amount of time. Leasing Benefits
  • Control secondary market, offer the ability to up-grade and trade-in.
  • Converts cash buyers of small machines to larger, more expensive purchases.
 company that he founded and which became a subsidiary of GATX GATX General American Transportation Corporation  Capital Corp. in 1995. Biddinger is a past recipient of the Florida Entrepreneur of the Year Award sponsored by Inc. Magazine and was the founding chairman of the Florida Chapter of the Council of Growing Companies.

With headquarters in Thousand Oaks, SMTEK International Inc. is an EMS provider serving original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in the computer, telecommunications, instrumentation, medical, industrial and aerospace industries.

The company provides integrated solutions to OEMs across the entire product life cycle, from design to manufacturing to end-of-life services, for the worldwide low- to medium-volume, high-complexity segment of the EMS industry. The company's operations are located in Thousand Oaks; San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. ; Fort Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale (lô`dərdāl), residential, commercial, and resort city (1990 pop. 149,377), seat of Broward co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast; settled around a fort built (c.1837) in the Seminole War, inc. 1911. , Fla.; and Lurgan, Northern Ireland Northern Ireland: see Ireland, Northern.
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Part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland occupying the northeastern portion of the island of Ireland. Area: 5,461 sq mi (14,144 sq km). Population (2001): 1,685,267.
.

Certain statements made above are forward looking in nature and reflect SMTEK International Inc.'s current expectations and anticipated future plans. Such statements involve various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those forecast in the statements. Factors that might cause such differentiation would include, without limitation, the factors described as "Risk Factors" 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.
 on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


                       SMTEK INTERNATIONAL INC.
                 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                (In thousands except per share amounts)

                               Three Months Ended      Year Ended
                                    June 30,             June 30,
                                 2000      1999       2000      1999
                                  (Unaudited)

Revenues                      $ 21,387  $ 13,079   $ 70,252  $ 51,175
Cost of goods sold              19,047    12,272     62,345    44,605
Gross profit                     2,340       807      7,907     6,570
Operating expenses:
  Administrative and selling     1,468     1,467      5,783     5,375
  Goodwill amortization            326       324      1,304     1,284
                                 1,794     1,791      7,087     6,659

Operating income (loss)            546      (984)       820       (89)
Interest expense                  (289)     (964)    (1,057)   (1,700)
Other income (expense), net        (41)       30        103       157
Income (loss) from continuing
 operations before income taxes    216    (1,918)      (134)   (1,632)
Provision for income taxes          55     1,122        100     1,202
Income (loss) from continuing
 operations                        161    (3,040)      (234)   (2,834)
Income from discontinued
 operations                         --        26        254       339
Loss on sale of discontinued
 operations                         --        --       (661)       --
Net income (loss)             $    161  $ (3,014)  $   (641) $ (2,495)

Basic net income (loss)
 per share:
  Income (loss) from
   continuing operations      $   0.07  $  (1.54)  $  (0.10) $  (1.60)
  Income from discontinued
   operations                       --      0.01       0.11      0.19
  Loss on sale of
   discontinued operations          --        --      (0.29)       --
      Total                   $   0.07  $  (1.53)  $  (0.28) $  (1.41)

Average shares (in 000s)         2,272     1,970      2,270     1,771

Earnings before interest,
 income taxes, depreciation
 and amortization (EBITDA)    $  1,310  $     51   $  4,440  $  3,674


                       SMTEK INTERNATIONAL INC.
                      CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                            (In thousands)

                                                       June 30,
                                                  2000          1999

Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents                    $    532      $  4,997
  Accounts receivable, net                       13,365        10,606
  Costs and estimated earnings in excess
   of billings on uncompleted contracts          10,257         6,238
  Inventories, net                                6,095         5,812
  Prepaid expenses and deposits                     180           201
       Total current assets                      30,429        27,854
Property, plant and equipment, net                6,691         8,898
Goodwill, net                                     1,126         2,430
Other assets                                        282           317
                                               $ 38,528      $ 39,499

Current liabilities:
  Bank lines of credit payable                 $  7,583      $  3,933
  Current portion of long-term debt               2,106         2,042
  Accounts payable                                9,240        11,654
  Other current liabilities                       5,127         5,413
      Total current liabilities                  24,056        23,042
Long-term debt                                    4,997         7,153

Stockholders' equity:
  Common stock                                       23            23
  Additional paid-in capital                     36,972        36,948
  Accumulated deficit                           (27,430)      (26,789)
  Accumulated other comprehensive loss              (90)         (878)
      Total stockholders' equity                  9,475         9,304
                                               $ 38,528      $ 39,499
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