HEI, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2010 Results

MINNEAPOLIS, July 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- HEI, Inc. (Pink Sheets: HEII) (http://www.heii.com) today announced its financial results for its second quarter of fiscal year 2010, which ended July 3, 2010.

Sales for the second quarter were $9,350,000, compared to $7,826,000 for the second quarter of 2009.  The Company generated a net income of $79,000 for the second quarter of 2010 compared to a net loss of ($168,000) for the same period of 2009.  Sales for the first six months of 2010 were $18,870,000, compared to $16,709,000 for the first six months of 2009.  The Company generated a year-to-date net income of $371,000 for 2010 compared to a net income of $100,000 for the first six months of 2009.

HEI CEO, Mark B. Thomas, remarked: "We are still rebuilding our revenues from the downturn in 2009 and rebuilding profitability as the year progresses.  The results are still lower than we are driving for, but we are optimistic about the remainder of fiscal year 2010 and beyond.  As we stated before, our drive throughout the remainder of 2010 is to continue to grow sales, improve gross margins and expand our customer base and we are making steady progress in each of these areas."

HEI, Inc. designs, develops and manufactures ultra-miniature microelectronics, substrates, systems, connectivity and software solutions for customers engaged in the medical, hearing, telecommunications, military, aerospace, and industrial markets.  HEI provides its customers with a single point of contact that can take an idea from inception to a fully functional and cost effective product utilizing innovative design solutions and by the application of state-of-the-art materials, processes and manufacturing capabilities.

FORWARD LOOKING INFORMATION

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SOURCE HEI, Inc.