EXHIBIT 99.1

 

Ciprico Reports Third Quarter Results

 

Minneapolis, MN — August 12, 2005 — Ciprico Inc. (NASDAQ:  CPCI), a leading storage solutions provider for the data-intensive and high performance digital media markets, today announced results for the third quarter and nine-month period ended June 30, 2005.

 

Sales for the quarter were $3.1 million, an increase of 3% over the second quarter of fiscal 2005. Third quarter sales include $1.6 million of sales related to the MediaVault product line, which was acquired from Huge Systems in the second quarter of 2005.  Sales were down 32% compared to the third quarter of the prior year.

 

Ciprico recorded a net loss for the third quarter of fiscal 2005 of $841,000 or $0.18 per share, as compared with a net loss of $4.3 million or $.90 per share for the same period last year.  The third quarter net loss was also an improvement from the second quarter of fiscal 2005 net loss of $1.2 million.

 

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer James Hansen said “While sales were down significantly from last year, the newly acquired business and products introduced in the past 12 months attributed for almost 70% of our quarterly sales and resulted in a modest sales gain versus the prior quarter.  Specifically, the MediaVault products sales grew 40% over the similar period in the prior year as two new, industry leading, 4 Gigabit products began shipping in June.  We believe these new products will continue to gain traction in our core content creation markets and open larger term opportunities in the accelerating market transition to digital storage in the film and cinema industry.  We also continue to believe that our Network Attached Storage (NAS) line, DiMeda, has opportunity for growth in our core creative, military and broadcast markets and will benefit from the channel customers acquired in the Huge transaction.  The Ciprico legacy product sales results have been very disappointing as our broadcast OEM sales were down almost $2 million versus the prior year.  Military market sales also declined.”

 

Gross profit margins for the third quarter of fiscal 2005 were 37.7%, which represents an improvement from the previous quarter, however a decrease compared to the prior year third quarter (excluding a non-cash adjustment of $900,000 to cost of sales in 2004) reflecting unabsorbed overhead due to lower sales volumes.

 

For the nine months ended June 30, 2005, sales were $9.1 million, a decrease of $5.7 million or 38% versus $14.8 million for the same period last year.  Gross profit margins were 35.6 % versus 38.8% for the previous year (exclusive of restructuring in the prior year), the decrease attributable to unabsorbed overhead due to lower unit volumes in the current year.  Exclusive of restructuring, operating expenses decreased $3.6 million from the prior year.  This decrease can primarily attributed to the effects of prior restructuring.  Ciprico recorded a net loss for the first nine months of fiscal 2005 of $2.0 million or $0.42 per share, as compared with a net loss of $6.8 million or $1.44 per share for the same period last year.

 

Mr. Hansen noted, “We are encouraged by the performance of our acquisition in new product development and the synergies created by the integration of its core competencies into the Company.  During the past 3 quarters we have also continued to invest in the FibreSTORE product line, albeit at a reduced rate, but were disappointed as potential customers have delayed purchasing decisions due to broadcast industry dynamics.”

 

Mr. Hansen concluded, “We are introducing industry leading products, as was evident this quarter, that resulted in growing sales quarter over quarter and improved margins.  Our balance sheet remains strong and our management group is committed to continuing our sales momentum, returning to operating profitability and positioning the business for sustainable long term value creation.”

 

 

Certain statements in this news release are forward-looking and should be read in conjunction with cautionary statements in Ciprico’s SEC filings, reports to shareholders and other news releases.  Such forward-looking statements, which reflect our current view of future events and financial performance, involve known and unknown risks that could cause actual results and facts to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements for a variety of reasons.  Some of these reasons include the ability to achieve and maintain profitability; the impact of geopolitical and economic factors affecting the markets in which we are concentrated; the impact on revenues and earnings of the timing of product enhancements and new product releases; market acceptance of new products; sales and distribution issues; competition; dependence on suppliers; limited backlog and the historic and recurring pattern of a disproportionate percentage of total quarterly sales occurring the last month and weeks of a quarter.  Investors should take such risks into account when making investment decisions. Shareholders and other readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. Ciprico undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements.

 

About Ciprico

Ciprico designs and delivers products, services and solutions for high performance digital media workflows. Ciprico is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN. More information about Ciprico is available at www.ciprico.com

 

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CIPRICO INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)

 

(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

		Three Months Ended June 30,						Nine Months Ended June 30,
		2005			2004			2005			2004
NET SALES		$	3,107		$	4,588		$	9,133		$	14,816
Cost of sales		1,937			3,660			5,878			9,971
GROSS PROFIT		1,170			928			3,255			4,845
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Research and development		946			1,238			2,604			4,119
Sales and marketing		736			1,140			1,981			3,925
General and administrative		466			426			1,249			1,403
Restructuring		—			2,500			(181		)	2,500
Total operating expenses		2,148			5,304			5,653			11,947
LOSS FROM OPERATIONS		(978		)	(4,376		)	(2,398		)	(7,102		)
Other income, primarily interest		137			101			398			317
LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES		(841		)	(4,275		)	(2,000		)	(6,785		)
Income tax benefit		—			—			—			—
NET LOSS		$	(841	)	$	(4,275	)	$	(2,000	)	$	(6,785	)
Shares used to calculate net loss per share:
Basic and diluted		4,770			4,726			4,755			4,710
NET LOSS PER SHARE:
Basic and diluted		$	(0.18	)	$	(0.90	)	$	(0.42	)	$	(1.44	)

 

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CIPRICO INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)

 

(In thousands)		June 30,			September 30,
		2005			2004
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	1,145		$	4,394
Marketable securities and short term investments		12,635			16,946
Accounts receivable, less allowance		1,670			1,665
Inventories		2,801			1,330
Other current assets		249			288
Total current assets		18,500			24,623
Property and equipment, net		290			498
Non-current marketable securities		2,606			—
Goodwill		2,233			—
Other intangibles, net		262			—
Other assets		47			41
		$	23,938		$	25,162
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable		$	2,066		$	1,432
Acquisition payable		1,255			—
Accrued expenses		1,399			2,581
Deferred revenue		185			292
Total current liabilities		4,905			4,305
Shareholders’ equity:
Capital stock		48			47
Additional paid-in capital		35,253			35,118
Retained earnings (deficit)		(16,259		)	(14,259		)
Deferred compensation from restricted stock		(9		)	(49		)
Total shareholders’ equity		19,033			20,857
		$	23,938		$	25,162

 

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CIPRICO INC.
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

(In thousands)		Nine Months Ended June 30,
		2005			2004
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss		$	(2,000	)	$	(6,785	)
Depreciation and amortization		326			1,051
Changes in operating assets and liabilities		(1,911		)	4,149
Net cash flows used in operating activities		(3,585		)	(1,585		)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Equipment purchases		(97		)	(153		)
Equipment disposals		—			421
Purchases of marketable securities		(13,183		)	(16,294		)
Proceeds from sale or maturity of marketable securities		14,892			16,545
Cash paid for business acquisition		(1,412		)	—
Net cash flows provided by investing activities		200			519
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repurchase of common stock		—			—
Proceeds from issuance of common stock		136			235
Net cash flows provided by financing activities		136			235
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents		(3,249		)	(831		)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		4,394			5,159
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		1,145			4,328
Marketable securities, current		12,635			16,515
Marketable securities, non-current		2,606			—
Total cash and marketable securities		$	16,386		$	20,843

 

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