Redmond, WA, Tuesday, July 30, 2013 – – Data I/O Corporation (NASDAQ: DAIO), the leading global provider of advanced programming and IP management solutions for flash, flash-memory based intelligent devices and microcontrollers, today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2013.

 

· Net sales of $5.3 million, up sequentially 11% compared to Q1 2013

· Order bookings of $6.7 million for Q2, up 41% from Q1 2013 

· EBITDA profit of $144,000, excluding restructuring charges

· Cash increased $200,000 during the quarter to $10.6 million at 6/30/2013

· Vice President and Chief Technology Officer Rajeev Gulati joins Data I/O

· Restructuring actions have lowered annualized expenses $1.5M/year since 2Q 2012 

 

Net sales for the second quarter of 2013 were $5.3 million, up 11% compared with $4.8 million in the first quarter of 2013.  Net loss in the second quarter of 2013 was ($624,000), or ($0.08) per share, compared with net loss of ($57,000) or ($0.01) per share, in the second quarter of 2012.  The second quarter of 2013 loss includes a restructuring charge of $642,000.  The restructuring actions were taken to reduce operating costs, address excess space costs, and provide the capacity to hire critical resources.  Operating income before the restructuring charge was $37,000.  Orders for the second quarter of 2013 were $6.7 million, up 30%, compared with $5.2 million in the second quarter of 2012 and sequentially up 41% from the first quarter of 2013.  The Company’s increase in orders was primarily due to purchasing by consumer electronics and wireless related customers in Asia and the Americas.  

 

Equity compensation expense (a non-cash item) for the second quarter of 2013 was $136,000.  “EBITDA”, Earnings Before Interest [income $56,000], Taxes [$20,000], and Depreciation and Amortization [$162,000], was a loss of $498,000. Excluding restructuring charges, EBITDA was a profit of $144,000. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP.  We believe that this non-GAAP financial measure provides meaningful supplemental information regarding the Company’s results and facilitates the comparison of results. 

“During the quarter, aggressive selling efforts delivered strong bookings growth, despite continued business weakness in Europe and economic uncertainty in many countries and markets.  Bookings were led by a significant order for PS and FLX systems from an electronics manufacturing service company for a consumer electronics application,” stated Anthony Ambrose, President and CEO.  “This big win, combined with a new Roadrunner customer in automotive and capacity purchases in the wireless market, were responsible for much of the increase in backlog.   Our backlog is scheduled for delivery in Q3 and Q4. We are expecting third quarter margins to decline from second quarter levels because of the change in product mix and discounts. “

 

“I was pleased with the actions during the quarter to manage the business”, said Ambrose.  “Building cash, controlling receivables, and reducing inventories were financial accomplishments during the quarter.  The restructuring actions taken since Q2 of last year have saved $1.5M per year in annualized ongoing expenses, lowered our revenue breakeven point, and provided the headroom to hire critical resources for new product development.”

 

“In July, Rajeev Gulati joined Data I/O as Vice President and Chief Technical Officer,” stated  Ambrose. “Rajeev was most recently Director of Engineering at AMD responsible for tools and compiler strategy and execution.  He has an extensive background in software, systems and applying technology to develop new markets from his work at AMD, Freescale, Metrowerks (Motorola), Apple Computer, and IBM.  Rajeev has also held leadership positions in R&D, Strategy and General Management.”

 

A conference call discussing the second quarter 2013 financial results will follow this release today at 2 p.m. Pacific time/5 p.m. Eastern time.  To listen to the conference call, please dial (612) 234-9959(612) 234-9959, passcode: DAIO.  A replay will be made available approximately one hour after the conclusion of the call and will remain available for one week.  To access the replay, please dial (320) 365-3844(320) 365-3844, access code: 297702.  The conference call will also be simultaneously web cast over the Internet; visit the News and Events section of the Data I/O Corporation website at http://www.dataio.com  to access the call from the site.  This web cast will be recorded and available for replay on the Data I/O Corporation website approximately two hours after the conclusion of the conference call. 

 

Celebrating 40 years of expertise in delivering intellectual property to programmable devices, Data I/O offers complete, integrated manufacturing solutions in wireless, automotive, programming center, semiconductor, and industrial control market segments for OEM, ODM, EMS and semiconductor companies.  Data I/O is the leader in programming and provides hardware and software solutions for turn-key programming and device testing services, as well as in-system (on-board), in-line (right before use at the SMT line), or in-socket (off-line) programming.  These solutions are scalable for small, medium and large volume applications with different device mixes.  Data I/O Corporation has headquarters in Redmond, Wash., with sales and services worldwide. For further information, visit the company’s website at http://www.dataio.com.

 

Statements in this news release concerning economic outlook, expected revenue,  expected margins, expected results, orders, deliveries, backlog and financial positions, as well as restructure actions breakeven point, and any other statement that may be construed as a prediction of future performance or events are forward-looking statements which involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements.  These factors include uncertainties as to ability to record revenues based upon the timing of product deliveries and installations, accrual of expenses, changes in economic conditions and other risks including those described in the Company's filings on Forms 10K and 10Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), press releases and other communications.