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INFOSONICS REPORTS SECOND QUARTER 2008 FINANCIAL RESULTS |
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Net Sales from Continuing Operations increased 11% over Q2 2007 SAN DIEGO, CA, August 14, 2008 – InfoSonics Corporation (NASDAQ: IFON), one of the premier providers and distributors of wireless handsets and accessories serving Latin America, today announced results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2008. “Net sales from continuing operations for the quarter were greater by 11% from a year ago,” said Joseph Ram, President and Chief Executive Officer of InfoSonics Corporation. “Sales in the beginning of the quarter were strong; however sales slowed towards the end of the quarter due to the decrease in consumer buying from the impact of the weakness in the global economy. We experienced a return to more historical sales and order volumes in July and are cautiously optimistic that our business could meet our sales expectations in the third quarter. Our proprietary line of verykool® handsets is demonstrating continued acceptance in the market and we look forward to launching enhancements to our verykool® line-up in the second half of 2008.” Ram continued, “We remain committed to returning to profitability and are focused on reducing fixed and operating expenses. During the quarter we assessed opportunities in the United States and Mexico and decided to implement actions necessary to close sales operations in both of those countries. Due to the changing environment and consolidation in the United States of the regional cellular carriers, along with the challenges of opening sales relations with the cellular carriers in Mexico, we determined that it was necessary to take decisive actions to mitigate further losses.” During the quarter, the company discontinued its operations in the U.S. and Mexico, resulting in a loss from discontinued operations of $2.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2008. Approximately 685,000 units were shipped in the second quarter of 2008, a 2% decrease year-over-year. Average selling price per unit increased 10% year-over-year. Gross profit for the second quarter of 2008 increased 9% to $3.2 million, or 5.5% of net sales, as compared to $3.0 million, or 5.6% of net sales for the second quarter of 2007. Income from continued operations before interest expense for the quarter was $10,000 compared to $223,000 for the same quarter of 2007. Interest expense was $325,000 for the quarter, as compared to $224,000 of interest expense for the quarter ended June 30, 2007. Net loss from continued operations for the second quarter of 2008 was $155,000 or $0.01 per share, compared to a net loss from continued operations of $1,000 or $0.00 per share in the same quarter a year ago. InfoSonics ended the quarter with quick assets (cash and accounts receivable) of $45.3 million and working capital (current assets minus current liabilities) of $31.4 million. Six-Month Financial Results Gross profit for the first six months of 2008 increased 27% to $6.8 million or 5.4% of total sales, versus $5.4 million, or 5.5% of total sales for the first six months of 2007. Net loss from continuing operations for the first six months of 2008 was approximately $481,000 or $0.03 per diluted share, compared to net loss from continuing operations of $391,000, or $0.03 per diluted share for the same period a year ago. Our discontinued operations in the U.S. and Mexico, incurred a net loss $2.2 million during the six months ended June 30, 2008. Investor Conference Call InfoSonics management will host a conference call today, Thursday, August 14, 2008, at 1:30 pm PT (4:30 pm ET) to review the second quarter financial results. Joseph Ram, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Jeff Klausner, Chief Financial Officer, will be on-line to discuss these results. The call can be accessed by dialing (888) 713-4215 and giving the pass code, 17779793. Participants are asked to call the assigned number approximately 10 minutes before the conference call begins. In addition, the conference call will be available over the Internet at www.infosonics.com. About InfoSonics Corporation InfoSonics is one of the premier providers and distributors of wireless handsets and accessories serving Latin America and the United States. For the wireless telecommunications industry, InfoSonics provides flexible and cost effective solutions, including product assembly, purchasing, marketing, selling, warehousing, order assembly, programming, packing, shipping, and delivery. InfoSonics supports manufacturers in moving their products to agents, resellers, distributors, independent dealers, retailers and wireless network operators in Latin America and the United States. For additional information, please visit www.infosonics.com. Cautionary Statement for the Purpose of the Safe Harbor Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 The matters in this press release that are forward-looking statements, including without limitation to statements about future revenues, sales levels, operating income and margins, wireless handset sales, stock-based compensation expense, gain (loss) in value of derivatives, cost synergies, operating efficiencies, profitability, market share and rates of return, are based on current management expectations that involve certain risks which, if realized, in whole or in part, could cause such expectations to fail to be achieved and have a material adverse effect on InfoSonics’ business, financial condition and results of operations, including, without limitation: (1) intense competition, regionally and internationally, including competition from alternative business models, such as manufacturer-to-carrier sales, which may lead to reduced prices, lower sales or reduced sales growth, lower gross margins, extended payment terms with customers, increased capital investment and interest costs, bad debt risks and product supply shortages; (2) inability to secure adequate supply of competitive products on a timely basis and on commercially reasonable terms; (3) foreign exchange rate fluctuations, devaluation of a foreign currency, adverse governmental controls or actions, political or economic instability, or disruption of a foreign market, and other related risks of our international operations; (4) the ability to attract new sources of profitable business from expansion of products or services or risks associated with entry into new markets, including geographies, products and services; (5) an interruption or failure of our information systems or subversion of access or other system controls may result in a significant loss of business, assets, or competitive information; (6) significant changes in supplier terms and relationships; (7) termination of a supply or services agreement with a major supplier or product supply shortages; (8) continued consolidation in the wireless handset carrier market; (9) extended general economic downturn; (10) loss of business from one or more significant customers; (11) customer and geographical accounts receivable concentration risk; (12) rapid product improvement and technological change resulting in inventory obsolescence; (13) future terrorist or military actions; (14) the loss of a key executive officer or other key employees; (15) changes in consumer demand for multimedia wireless handset products and features; (16) our failure to adequately adapt to industry changes and to manage potential growth and/or contractions; (17) future periodic assessments required by current or new accounting standards such as those relating to long-lived assets, goodwill and other intangible assets and expensing of stock options and valuing gain or loss on fair value of derivatives may result in additional non-cash income or expenses; (18) seasonal buying patterns; (19) dependency on Latin American sales; (20) uncertain political and economic conditions internationally; (21) the impact, if any, of changes in EITF 00-19 or SFAS 133 guidance as it relates to warrants and registration rights and SFAS 123R as it relates to stock options; (22) the resolution of any litigation against the company and (23) the ability of the Company to generate taxable income in future periods in order to utilize and realize any quarterly tax benefits recorded. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in our forward looking statements. InfoSonics has instituted in the past and continues to institute changes to its strategies, operations and processes to address these risk factors and to mitigate their impact on InfoSonics’ results of operations and financial condition. However, no assurances can be given that InfoSonics will be successful in these efforts. For a further discussion of significant factors to consider in connection with forward-looking statements concerning InfoSonics, reference is made to Item 1A Risk Factors of InfoSonics’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the periods ended March 31, 2007, June 30, 2007 and September 30, 2007; other risks or uncertainties may be detailed from time to time in InfoSonics’ future SEC filings. InfoSonics does not intend to update any forward-looking statements.
Contacts: Jeffrey A. Klausner Bonnie Mc Bride or Todd Kehrli |
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