-- Net Income More than Doubles on Revenue and Margin Gains --
BELLEVUE, Wash., May 13, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) --eMagin Corporation (OTCBB: EMAN), the leader in OLED technology for the design and manufacture of OLED microdisplays for high resolution imaging products, issued financial results for its first quarter ending March 31, 2010.
"eMagin continued to build momentum during the first quarter, hitting its timelines in the development of two custom displays that will enter production this year, while achieving significant revenue growth and increasing margins in what has been historically a quarter of lower sales. Importantly, during the first quarter the Company was awarded additional funding for the development of night vision technology with the Army, and is on track in its development of an ultra-high resolution, 3-D capable microdisplay for the U.S. Army's Telemedicine and Technology Research Center, which will contribute significantly to our revenue base in 2010 and 2011," commented Andrew Sculley, eMagin's president and chief executive officer.
"After successfully turning our business around, we now have been able to grow our R&D efforts though self-funded research and contracts for custom display development. In the first quarter, we completed the design for one new microdisplay which will begin shipping in Q2 and continued development of two others which contributed to the 83% increase in contract revenues over the prior year. By dedicating more resources to our technical advancement, we are able to deliver high resolution OLED microdisplays that have broad military, industrial and commercial applications today while building a pipeline of new products and intellectual property that will serve as the engine of future growth," concluded Mr. Sculley.
Quarterly Results
eMagin Corporation generated revenue of $5.9 million for the first quarter of 2010, a 16% increase as compared to 1Q09 primarily due to an 83% increase in contract revenue. Gross margin was 56% of revenue on gross profit of $3.3 million for the quarter, compared to a gross margin of 48% on gross profit of $2.5 million in the same quarter last year. The 8 percentage point improvement in gross margin was significant as the Company continues its initiatives to reduce cost of goods.
R&D expenses increased 103% as the Company invested in the development of new display products to drive future revenues. Selling, general and administrative expenses increased 10%, better than the company's goal of maintaining S,G&A percentage increases inline or below revenue percentage increases.
Operating income totaled $902,000 compared to $568,000 in the first quarter of 2009. The improved performance was due to the gain in gross margin mentioned previously. Net income for the first quarter of 2010 more than doubled to $880,000 or $0.03 per diluted share versus $394,000 or $0.02 per diluted share in the same period of the prior year.
Highlights
- Industry-leading OLED microdisplays from eMagin were used in the development of two new head mounted display products from Liteye Systems, the LE-720A HMD, a rugged, high performance solution for situational awareness applications, and the LE-800, which is configured to maximize peripheral vision for helmet-mount applications.
- eMagin showcased its high performance OLED-XL(TM) microdisplays suited to defense and industrial near-to-eye applications at the SPIE Defense, Security and Sensing 2010 Symposium in Orlando, FL in early April. eMagin exhibited the 1280 x 1024 pixel SXGA OLED-XM(TM) and the SVGA+ Rev3 OLED-XL.
Outlook
Based on current market conditions as well as our expectations for a solid second quarter due to scheduled deliveries under existing contracts, we reiterate our guidance of $28M to $32M in total revenue during 2010 (...).
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