Gaming Partners International Reports Financial Results for the Second Quarter and First Six Months of 2010

LAS VEGAS, Aug. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gaming Partners International Corporation (Nasdaq: GPIC), a leading worldwide provider of casino currency and table gaming equipment, today announced financial results for the second quarter and first six months of 2010.

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For its second quarter of 2010, the Company posted revenues of $19.9 million and net income of $2.7 million, or $0.33 and $0.32 per basic and diluted share, respectively. These results compare to revenues of $11.3 million and net income of $0.2 million, or $0.02 per basic and diluted share, for the second quarter of 2009. Gross profit for the quarter was $8.6 million, or 43% of revenues, compared to $3.1 million, or 28% of revenues, for the second quarter of 2009.  

For the first six months of 2010, the Company posted revenues of $30.9 million and net income of $2.7 million, or $0.33 per basic and diluted share. These results compare to revenues of $20.3 million and a net loss of $0.3 million, or $(0.04) per basic and diluted share, for the first six months of 2009. Gross profit for the first six months of 2010 was $12.3 million, or 40% of revenues, compared to $5.5 million, or 27% of revenues, for the comparable period in 2009.

At June 30, 2010 the Company had cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities of $18.5 million, compared to $18.8 million at December 31, 2009.  

"GPIC had a record quarter for gross profit, net income, and earnings per share. Revenues for the first six months of 2010 were up more than 50% over last year and we earned $2.7 million in net income, compared to last year's slight loss," said Greg Gronau, GPIC's President and CEO. "We got off to a strong start in the second quarter with the shipment to Marina Bay Sands in Singapore and we finished the quarter by largely completing the delivery of our orders to casinos which recently commenced table game operations in Pennsylvania, Delaware, and West Virginia. We are proud of our results for the second quarter, but given our current backlog, our second half 2010 results are expected to be more in line with historical performance."

About Gaming Partners International Corporation (GPIC)

GPIC manufactures and supplies casino table games and equipment to licensed casinos worldwide.  Under the brand names of Paulson®, Bourgogne et Grasset® and Bud Jones®, GPIC provides casino currency such as chips, plaques and jetons; gaming furniture and accessories; table layouts; playing cards; dice; and roulette wheels.  GPIC pioneered the use of security features such as RFID technology in casino chips and provides RFID solutions including chips, readers and displays.  Headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada, GPIC also has offices Beaune, France; San Luis Rio Colorado, Mexico; Atlantic City, New Jersey, and Gulfport, Mississippi.  For additional information, please visit www.gpigaming.com.

Safe Harbor Statement

This release contains "forward-looking statements" based on current expectations involving known and unknown risks and uncertainties, such as statements relating to anticipated future sales or the timing thereof; the long-term growth and prospects of our business or any jurisdiction; the duration or effects of unfavorable economic conditions which may reduce our product sales; and the long term potential of the RFID gaming chips market and the ability of GPIC to capitalize on any such growth opportunities. Actual results or achievements may be materially different from those expressed or implied. GPIC's plans and objectives are based on assumptions involving judgments with respect to future economic, competitive and market conditions, the timing and its ability to consummate acquisitions, and future business decisions and other risks and uncertainties identified in Part I-Item 1A, "Risk Factors" of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2009, all of which are difficult or impossible to predict accurately and many of which are beyond its control. Therefore, there can be no assurance that any forward-looking statement will prove to be accurate.

SOURCE Gaming Partners International Corporation