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      ION Reports Strong Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2010 Results

      Q4 and Full Year EPS of $0.14 and $0.16, excluding special items

      $68.5 million of net cash generation in Q4

      Stronger seismic industry outlook expected in 2011


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      ION Geophysical Corporation

      Feb 16, 2011, 04:15 ET

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      HOUSTON, Feb. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- ION Geophysical Corporation (NYSE: IO) today reported fourth quarter 2010 revenues of $158.6 million, a 31% increase from $121.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2009. Including special items, fourth quarter 2010 net income was $20.0 million, or $0.13 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of ($51.7) million, or ($0.44) per share, in the fourth quarter of 2009. Excluding special items, ION reported fourth quarter net income of $21.2 million, or $0.14 per diluted share. ION generated fourth quarter net cash of $68.5 million, bringing the year-end cash balance to $84.4 million.

      In 2010, ION reported revenues of $444.3 million, a 6% increase from $419.8 million reported in 2009. Excluding the revenues of the Legacy Land Systems (INOVA) segment, total revenues increased 25%. Including special items, net loss in 2010 was ($38.8) million, or ($0.27) per share compared to a net loss of ($113.6) million, or ($1.03) per share. Excluding these special items, ION reported net income of $22.8 million, or $0.16 per diluted share.

      In addition to the $44.1 million of first quarter pre-tax special charges associated with the formation of the land joint venture with BGP and the debt refinancing, 2010 results include three special items incurred in the fourth quarter. The first item relates to a $24.5 million pre-tax gain associated with net cash received from the Wilson Greatbatch legal settlement. The second item is a $7.7 million pre-tax impairment charge of one of ION's investments. The last item is a $9.5 million pre-tax charge representing ION's 49% share of a one-time write-down of excess inventory by INOVA Geophysical. These special items total $0.43 per diluted share.

      Bob Peebler, ION's Chief Executive Officer, said, "We are extremely pleased with our strong finish in 2010, with solid earnings over and above our portion of the losses from our INOVA joint venture. Highlights for the quarter included extremely robust data library sales driven by a return to year-end spending by oil companies. We shipped the positioning portion of the 12-streamer BGP deal and finalized the DigiSTREAMER™ testing. The system is now on its way to South Korea, where it will be installed on BGP's new vessel in early spring. Our data processing business ended with a record year. We are pleased that 10% of our data processing revenues were from full wave processing, which appears to be moving into the mainstream in certain market segments. In addition, INOVA's business has started to expand, with BGP purchases leading the way. Ending the year like we did further increases our confidence that we will see continued growth in 2011 in all of our product and service-lines. We now feel that we have a little wind to our back and that the industry is on a full recovery path."

      FOURTH QUARTER 2010

      Total revenues for the fourth quarter of 2010 increased to $158.6 million compared to $121.3 million a year ago. Excluding the revenues of the Legacy Land Systems (INOVA) segment, total fourth quarter revenues increased 78%.  The Solutions and Systems segments increased revenues by 131% and 27%, respectively, while the Software segment experienced a slight 3% decrease in revenues to $9.4 million as a result of currency exchange rates.

      The Solutions group sales increased 131% and generated $106.6 million in revenues during the fourth quarter, up $60.4 million compared to $46.2 million for the same period a year ago. Of this increase, $48.1 million was the result of strong data library sales in basins across the world, including East and West Africa, Brazil and the Arctic regions, $8.2 million was from new venture activities and $4.1 million was due to increased data processing activities.

      Systems segment sales increased 27% to $42.6 million in the fourth quarter compared to $33.5 million in the same period of 2009, principally due to increased sales of towed streamer products, including the sale of a 3-D positioning system to BGP.

      Consolidated gross margins for the fourth quarter of 2010 increased to 42% from 28% in the fourth quarter of 2009. The increase in gross margins was attributable in part to the contribution of the Company's lower margin land business to INOVA Geophysical in March 2010, which had a gross margin of (6%) in the fourth quarter of 2009. Excluding the results of the legacy land business, the overall gross margin of the Company's remaining segments increased to 42% compared to 40% for the prior period. Gross margins improved in each of the remaining segments, predominantly related to sales mix. Systems segment gross margin increased 8% as a result of sales mix and cost improvements, while Software and Solutions segment gross margins increased by 3 and 2 percentage points, respectively.  

      As a percentage of revenue, after excluding the 2009 results of the legacy land business, operating expenses declined to 20% during the quarter compared to 31% in the prior year period. Fourth quarter operating expenses exceeded normalized levels by $3.9 million primarily due to higher employment and bad debt-related expenses partially offset by lower professional fees. Adjusted EBITDA more than doubled to $55.9 million compared to $21.4 million for the same quarter of the prior year.  

      The Company accounts for its 49% interest in INOVA Geophysical as an equity method investment on a one fiscal quarter-lag basis.  As a result, the Company's share of INOVA Geophysical's third quarter financial results is included in the Company's fourth quarter financial results.  For the three months ended December 31, 2010, the Company recognized a loss on its equity investment of approximately $15.5 million, which included approximately $9.5 million (ION's 49% share) of a one-time write-down of excess inventory by INOVA Geophysical.  

      FULL YEAR 2010

      Consolidated revenues for full year 2010 increased to $444.3 million compared to $419.8 million for 2009. Excluding the results of the Legacy Land Systems (INOVA) segment in 2009 and the first quarter of 2010, full year revenues increased 25% or $85.8 million. Solutions segment revenues increased $97.0 million or 54% over prior year, while Software segment revenues increased 9% or $2.9 million. Systems segment revenues decreased $14.1 million to $114.2 million primarily as a result of continued softness in land geophone sales and a decrease in ocean bottom revenues.

      Gross margins for full year 2010 improved to 37% compared to 31% for 2009 entirely due to the disposition of the lower margin legacy land business to INOVA Geophysical in the first quarter. Excluding the results of the legacy land business, the overall gross margin of the remaining segments remained consistent at 39%.

      Excluding the results of the Legacy Land Systems (INOVA) segment, operating expenses as a percentage of revenues for full year 2010 decreased to 24% compared to 33% in the prior year period. The 2010 effective tax rate was impacted by the formation of the joint venture and the establishment of valuation allowances associated with equity in losses of INOVA Geophysical and the write-down of one of ION's investments partially offset by a benefit related to alternative minimum tax. Excluding these items, the 2010 effective tax rate would have been 14.5% (provision on income) compared to 15.4% (benefit on a loss) for 2009, as reported. The decrease in the effective tax rate relates to the changes in the distribution of earnings between U.S. and foreign jurisdictions.

      Income from operations for full year 2010 totaled $52.8 million compared to a loss of ($58.2) million in the prior period. Excluding the first quarter 2010 results of the Legacy Land Systems (INOVA) segment, income from operations during 2010 was $62.5 million.  

      Excluding the after-tax impact of the special items for both periods as noted in the attached tables, the Company reported a net income of $22.8 million, or $0.16 per diluted share, for full year 2010, compared to a net loss of ($43.4) million, or ($0.39) per share, for 2009. Including the special items, the Company reported a net loss of ($38.8) million, or ($0.27) per share, for full year 2010, compared to ($113.6) million, or ($1.03) per share, in 2009. Adjusted EBITDA for 2010 increased 94% to $140.1 million compared to $72.2 million in 2009.

      Fourth quarter cash generation increased $68.5 million, resulting in cash on hand at year-end of $84.4 million compared to total debt of $108.7 million or net debt of $24.3 million.  At year end, ION had no outstanding balance associated with its $100 million revolving credit facility, bringing total liquidity to $184.4 million.

      OUTLOOK

      Brian Hanson, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, commented, "As previously mentioned in our third quarter earnings call, we expected the second half of 2010 to be considerably better than the first half and this proved to be the case as we finished the year by delivering strong fourth quarter results. We also delivered on our goal of profitability for ION in 2010, excluding one-time items, and expect that the momentum that we experienced during the second half of 2010 will likely continue into 2011.  

      Similar to years prior to the global financial collapse of 2008, we anticipate our 2011 financial performance to be back-end loaded. This is mainly due to the natural budget/planning cycle of our customers who usually formulate capital spending plans during the first quarter of each year, and the potential for data library sales in the fourth quarter as customers tap the unspent portions of their capital budgets.

      While we are not providing earnings guidance, we are providing guidelines on certain items. In 2011, we anticipate investing between $90 and $110 million in our customer-underwritten multi-client data libraries. We estimate interest expense for 2011 to be between $5 and $7 million.  In addition, we expect our effective tax rate to be between 24% and 26%."

      CONFERENCE CALL

      The Company has scheduled a conference call for Thursday, February 17, 2011, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time.  To participate in the conference call, dial 480-629-9645 at least 10 minutes before the call begins and ask for the ION conference call.  A replay of the call will be available approximately two hours after the live broadcast ends and will be accessible until March 4, 2011.  To access the replay, dial 303-590-3030 and use pass code 4406364#.

      Investors, analysts and the general public will also have the opportunity to listen to the conference call live over the Internet by visiting www.iongeo.com.  Also, an archive of the webcast will be available shortly after the call on the Company's website.

      About ION

      ION Geophysical Corporation is a leading provider of geophysical technology, services, and solutions for the global oil & gas industry.  ION's offerings allow E&P operators to obtain higher resolution images of the subsurface to reduce the risk of exploration and reservoir development, and enable seismic contractors to acquire geophysical data more efficiently.  Additional information about ION is available at www.iongeo.com.

      CONTACTS:

      R. Brian Hanson

      Chief Financial Officer

      +1.281.879.3672


      Jack Lascar

      DRG&L

      +1.713.529.6600



      The information included herein contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  These forward-looking statements include future sales and market growth, timing of sales, future liquidity and cash levels, future estimated revenues and earnings, benefits expected to result from the INOVA Geophysical joint venture and related transactions and other statements that are not of historical fact.  Actual results may vary materially from those described in these forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements reflect numerous assumptions and involve a number of risks and uncertainties.  These risks and uncertainties include the timing and development of the Company's products and services and market acceptance of the Company's new and revised product offerings; risks associated with the operation of the INOVA Geophysical joint venture; risks associated with litigation; risks associated with the Company's level and terms of indebtedness; risks associated with competitors' product offerings and pricing pressures resulting therefrom; the relatively small number of customers that the Company currently relies upon; the fact that a significant portion of the Company's revenues is derived from foreign sales; risks that sources of capital may not prove adequate; the Company's inability to produce products to preserve and increase market share; collection of receivables; and technological and marketplace changes affecting the Company's product lines.  Additional risk factors, which could affect actual results, are disclosed by the Company from time to time in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), including its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed during 2010 and its Annual Reports on Form 10-K for the years ended December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009.

      Tables to follow

      ION GEOPHYSICAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

      (In thousands, except per share data)

      (Unaudited)



      Three Months Ended

      December 31,

      Twelve Months Ended

      December 31,


      2010

      2009

      2010

      2009






      Product revenues                                                      

      $  51,228

      $  74,887

      $  165,202

      $  237,664

      Service revenues                                                      

      107,395

      46,377

      279,120

      182,117

      Total net revenues                                                 

      158,623

      121,264

      444,322

      419,781

      Cost of products                                                       

      26,237

      57,916

      94,658

      165,923

      Cost of services                                                       

      66,029

      29,511

      183,931

      121,720

      Gross profit                                                       

      66,357

      33,837

      165,733

      132,138

      Operating expenses:





      Research, development and engineering                                  

      5,479

      10,938

      25,227

      44,855

      Marketing and sales                                                  

      9,082

      8,738

      30,405

      34,945

      General and administrative                                             

      17,325

      18,731

      57,254

      72,510

      Impairment of intangible assets                                         

      —

      —

      —

      38,044

      Total operating expenses                                           

      31,886

      38,407

      112,886

      190,354

      Income (loss) from operations                                             

      34,471

      (4,570)

      52,847

      (58,216)

      Interest expense, net                                                   

      (1,893)

      (14,739)

      (30,770)

      (33,950)

      Loss on disposition of land division                                         

      —

      —

      (38,115)

      —

      Fair value adjustment of warrant                                          

      —

      (29,401)

      12,788

      (29,401)

      Equity in losses of INOVA Geophysical                                     

      (15,541)

      —

      (23,724)

      —

      Gain on legal settlement                                                 

      24,500

      —

      24,500

      —

      Impairment of cost method investments                                     

      (7,650)

      (4,454)

      (7,650)

      (4,454)

      Other income (expense)                                                 

      1,039

      711

      228

      (4,023)

      Income (loss) before income taxes                                    

      34,926

      (52,453)

      (9,896)

      (130,044)

      Income tax expense (benefit)                                             

      14,542

      (1,643)

      26,942

      (19,985)

      Net income (loss)                                                  

      20,384

      (50,810)

      (36,838)

      (110,059)

      Preferred stock dividends                                               

      338

      875

      1,936

      3,500

      Net income (loss) applicable to common shares                          

      $  20,046

      $  (51,685)

      $  (38,774)

      $  (113,559)

      Net income (loss) per share:





      Basic                                                           

      $  0.13

      $  (0.44)

      $  (0.27)

      $  (1.03)

      Diluted                                                           

      $  0.13

      $  (0.44)

      $  (0.27)

      $  (1.03)

      Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:





      Basic                                                           

      152,572

      118,526

      144,278

      110,516

      Diluted                                                           

      159,698

      118,526

      144,278

      110,516




      ION GEOPHYSICAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

      CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

      (In thousands)

      (Unaudited)



      December 31,


      2010

      2009



           ASSETS



      Current assets:



      Cash and cash equivalents                                     

      $  84,419

      $  16,217

      Accounts receivable, net                                       

      77,576

      111,046

      Unbilled receivables                                           

      70,590

      21,655

      Current portion notes receivable                                 

      —

      13,367

      Inventories, net                                               

      66,882

      202,601

      Deferred income tax asset                                     

      —

      6,001

      Prepaid expenses and other current assets                        

      13,165

      24,614

      Total current assets                                         

      312,632

      395,501

      Deferred income tax asset                                       

      8,998

      26,422

      Property, plant and equipment, net                                 

      20,145

      78,555

      Multi-client data library, net                                       

      112,620

      130,705

      Investment in INOVA Geophysical                                  

      95,173

      —

      Goodwill                                                      

      51,333

      52,052

      Intangible assets, net                                            

      20,317

      61,766

      Other assets                                                   

      3,224

      3,185

      Total assets                                               

      $  624,442

      $  748,186




                     LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY



      Current liabilities:



      Notes payable and current maturities of long-term debt               

      $  6,073

      $  271,132

      Accounts payable                                            

      30,940

      40,189

      Accrued expenses                                           

      54,799

      65,893

      Accrued multi-client data library royalties                          

      18,667

      18,714

      Fair value of warrant                                          

      —

      44,789

      Deferred revenue and other current liabilities                       

      22,887

      13,802

      Total current liabilities                                       

      133,366

      454,519

      Long-term debt, net of current maturities                             

      102,587

      6,249

      Non-current deferred income tax liability                             

      688

      1,262

      Other long-term liabilities                                         

      7,354

      3,688

      Total liabilities                                              

      243,995

      465,718




      Stockholders' equity:



      Cumulative convertible preferred stock                            

      27,000

      68,786

      Common stock                                               

      1,529

      1,187

      Additional paid-in capital                                       

      822,399

      666,928

      Accumulated deficit                                           

      (448,386)

      (411,548)

      Accumulated other comprehensive loss                           

      (15,530)

      (36,320)

      Treasury stock                                               

      (6,565)

      (6,565)

      Total stockholders' equity                                     

      380,447

      282,468

      Total liabilities and stockholders' equity                          

      $  624,442

      $  748,186




      ION GEOPHYSICAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

      (In thousands)

      (Unaudited)



      Twelve Months Ended

      December 31,


      2010

      2009



      Cash flows from operating activities:



      Net loss                                                               

      $  (36,838)

      $  (110,059)

      Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash provided by operating activities:



      Depreciation and amortization (other than multi-client data library)                

      24,795

      47,911

      Amortization of multi-client data library                                     

      85,940

      48,449

      Stock-based compensation expense                                       

      8,147

      12,671

      Bad debt expense                                                     

      1,689

      3,528

      Amortization of debt discount                                             

      8,656

      6,732

      Write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs                               

      10,121

      —

      Fair value adjustment of warrant                                          

      (12,788)

      29,401

      Loss on disposition of land division                                        

      38,115

      —

      Equity in losses of INOVA Geophysical                                     

      23,724

      —

      Impairment of cost method investments                                     

      7,650

      4,454

      Deferred income taxes                                                 

      22,207

      (38,150)

      Impairment of intangible assets                                           

      —

      38,044

      Change in operating assets and liabilities:



      Accounts and notes receivable                                           

      7,826

      41,936

      Unbilled receivables                                                    

      (48,935)

      14,817

      Inventories                                                           

      (16,138)

      18,582

      Accounts payable, accrued expenses and accrued royalties                   

      9,550

      (72,140)

      Deferred revenue                                                     

      7,281

      (4,188)

      Other assets and liabilities                                               

      (7,634)

      9,998

      Net cash provided by operating activities                                 

      133,368

      51,986




      Cash flows from investing activities:



      Purchase of property, plant and equipment                                  

      (7,372)

      (2,966)

      Investment in multi-client data library                                       

      (64,426)

      (89,635)

      Proceeds from disposition of land division, net of fees paid                     

      99,790

      —

      Other investing activities                                                 

      (500)

      963

      Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities                          

      27,492

      (91,638)




      Cash flows from financing activities:



      Borrowings under revolving line of credit                                   

      104,000

      77,000

      Repayments under revolving line of credit                                   

      (193,429)

      (25,000)

      Net proceeds from issuance of debt                                       

      105,695

      19,218

      Net proceeds from issuance of common stock                               

      38,039

      38,220

      Payments on notes payable and long-term debt                               

      (145,558)

      (81,517)

      Costs associated with debt amendments                                   

      —

      (4,630)

      Payment of preferred dividends                                           

      (1,936)

      (3,500)

      Other financing activities                                                

      459

      (62)

      Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities                         

      (92,730)

      19,729




      Effect of change in foreign currency exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents     

      72

      968

      Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents                             

      68,202

      (18,955)

      Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period                                 

      16,217

      35,172

      Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                                     

      $  84,419

      $  16,217







      ION GEOPHYSICAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

      SUMMARY OF SEGMENT INFORMATION

      (In thousands)

      (Unaudited)



      Three Months Ended

      December 31,

      Twelve Months Ended

      December 31,


      2010

      2009

      2010

      2009

      Net revenues:





      Systems:





      Towed Streamer                       

      $  33,471

      $  22,889

      $  83,567

      $  83,398

      Ocean Bottom                         

      55

      3,789

      1,876

      4,948

      Other                                

      9,062

      6,857

      28,783

      39,943

      Total                                 

      $  42,588

      $  33,535

      $  114,226

      $  128,289






      Software:





      Software Systems                     

      $  8,641

      $  9,433

      $  34,465

      $  31,601

      Services                             

      757

      219

      2,166

      2,132

      Total                                 

      $  9,398

      $  9,652

      $  36,631

      $  33,733






      Solutions:





      Data Processing                       

      $  28,336

      $  24,167

      $  107,997

      $  82,330

      New Venture                         

      18,979

      10,758

      81,293

      71,135

      Data Library                           

      59,322

      11,233

      87,664

      26,520

      Total                                 

      $  106,637

      $  46,158

      $  276,954

      $  179,985






      Legacy Land Systems (INOVA)             

      $  —

      $  31,919

      $  16,511

      $  77,774

      Total                                   

      $  158,623

      $  121,264

      $  444,322

      $  419,781






      Gross profit:





      Systems                               

      $  19,416

      $  12,861

      $  48,557

      $  52,934

      Software                               

      6,102

      5,965

      24,356

      21,998

      Solutions                               

      40,839

      16,792

      93,804

      59,844

      Legacy Land Systems (INOVA)             

      —

      (1,781)

      (984)

      (2,638)

      Total                                   

      $  66,357

      $  33,837

      $  165,733

      $  132,138






      Gross margin:





      Systems                               

      46%

      38%

      43%

      41%

      Software                               

      65%

      62%

      66%

      65%

      Solutions                               

      38%

      36%

      34%

      33%

      Legacy Land Systems (INOVA)             

      —%

      (6%)

      (6%)

      (3%)

      Total                                   

      42%

      28%

      37%

      31%






      Income (loss) from operations:





      Systems                               

      $  13,916

      $  8,562

      $  27,749

      $  31,209

      Software                               

      5,423

      5,445

      21,936

      19,970

      Solutions                               

      29,963

      8,617

      60,632

      27,746

      Legacy Land Systems (INOVA)             

      —

      (12,204)

      (9,623)

      (40,881)

      Corporate and other                       

      (14,831)

      (14,990)

      (47,847)

      (58,216)

      Impairment of intangible assets              

      —

      —

      —

      (38,044)

      Total                                   

      $  34,471

      $  (4,570)

      $  52,847

      $  (58,216)




      Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to Net Income (Loss)

      (Non-GAAP Measure)

      (In thousands)

      (Unaudited)



      Adjusted EBITDA is a Non-GAAP measurement that is presented as an additional indicator of operating performance and is not a substitute for net income (loss) or net income (loss) per share calculated under generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).  We believe that Adjusted EBITDA provides useful information to investors because it is an indicator of the strength and performance of our ongoing business operations, including our ability to service our debt.  The calculation of Adjusted EBITDA shown below is based upon amounts derived from the Company's financial statements prepared in conformity with GAAP.



      Three Months Ended

      December 31,


      Twelve Months Ended

      December 31,


      2010


      2009


      2010


      2009









      Net income (loss)                       

      $  20,384


      $  (50,810)


      $  (36,838)


      $  (110,059)

      Interest expense, net                    

      1,893


      14,739


      30,770


      33,950

      Income tax expense (benefit)             

      14,542


      (1,643)


      26,942


      (19,985)

      Depreciation and amortization expense      

      35,938


      25,236


      110,735


      96,360

      Gain on legal settlement                  

      (24,500)


      —


      (24,500)


      —

      Impairment of cost method investments      

      7,650


      4,454


      7,650


      4,454

      Loss on disposition of land division         

      —


      —


      38,115


      —

      Fair value adjustment of warrant           

      —


      29,401


      (12,788)


      29,401

      Impairment of intangible assets             

      —


      —


      —


      38,044

      Adjusted EBITDA                       

      $  55,907


      $    21,377


      $  140,086


      $  72,165




      Reconciliation of Income (Loss) from Operations Excluding the

      Legacy Land Systems (INOVA) Segment

      (Non-GAAP Measure)

      (In thousands)

      (Unaudited)



      The financial results are reported in accordance with GAAP. However, management believes that certain non-GAAP performance measures may provide users of this financial information additional meaningful comparisons between current results and results in prior operating periods. One such non-GAAP financial measure is our income (loss) from operations excluding our Legacy Land Systems (INOVA) segment.  This segment was contributed to our joint venture (INOVA Geophysical) on March 25, 2010.  Therefore, beginning on March 26, 2010, this contributed business is no longer consolidated into our results of operations.  This adjusted income amount is not a measure of financial performance under GAAP.  Accordingly, it should not be considered as a substitute for income (loss) from operations or other income data prepared in accordance with GAAP. See the table below for supplemental financial data and the corresponding reconciliation to GAAP financials for the twelve months ended December 31, 2010 and for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2009:


      Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2010







      Excluding



      As

      Reported

      Legacy Land

      Systems

      As

      Adjusted





      Net revenues

      $  444,322

      $      (16,511)

      $  427,811

      Cost of sales                         

      278,589

      (17,495)

      261,094

        Gross profit

      165,733

      984

      166,717





      Operating expenses:




        Research, development and engineering

      25,227

      (4,181)

      21,046

        Marketing and sales

      30,405

      (1,559)

      28,846

        General and administrative

      57,254

      (2,899)

      54,355

           Total operating expenses

      112,886

      (8,639)

      104,247

      Income from operations

      $       52,847

      $         9,623

      $  62,470













      Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2009







      Excluding



      As

      Reported

      Legacy Land

      Systems

      As

      Adjusted





      Net revenues

      $  419,781

      $      (77,774)

      $  342,007

      Cost of sales

      287,643

      (80,412)

      207,231

        Gross profit

      132,138

      2,638

      134,776





      Operating expenses:




        Research, development and engineering

      44,855

      (21,359)

      23,496

        Marketing and sales

      34,945

      (5,582)

      29,363

        General and administrative

      72,510

      (11,302)

      61,208

        Impairment of intangible assets

      38,044

      (38,044)

      —

           Total operating expenses

      190,354

      (76,287)

      114,067

      Income (loss) from operations

      $     (58,216)

      $  78,925

      $     20,709













      Three Months Ended December 31, 2009







      Excluding



      As

      Reported

      Legacy Land

      Systems

      As

      Adjusted





      Net revenues

      $  121,264

      $  (31,919)

      $  89,345

      Cost of sales

      87,427

      (33,700)

      53,727

      Gross profit

      33,837

      1,781

      35,618





      Operating expense:




        Research, development and engineering

      10,938

      (5,411)

      5,527

        Marketing and sales

      8,738

      (1,281)

      7,457

        General and administrative

      18,731

      (3,731)

      15,000

           Total operating expenses

      38,407

      (10,423)

      27,984

      Income (loss) from operations

      $       (4,570)

      $  12,204

      $  7,634








      Reconciliation of Special Items to Diluted Earnings per Share

      (Non-GAAP Measure)

      (In thousands, except per share data)

      (Unaudited)



      The financial results are reported in accordance with GAAP. However, management believes that certain non-GAAP performance measures may provide users of this financial information additional meaningful comparisons between current results and results in prior operating periods. One such non-GAAP financial measure is income (loss) from operations or net income (loss) excluding certain charges or amounts. This adjusted income amount is not a measure of financial performance under GAAP.  Accordingly, it should not be considered as a substitute for income (loss) from operations, net income (loss) or other income data prepared in accordance with GAAP. See the table below for supplemental financial data and the corresponding reconciliation to GAAP financials for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009:



      Three Months Ended December 31, 2010


      As

      Reported

      Gain on

      Legal

      Settlement(2)

      Investment

      Charges(3)

      As

      Adjusted






      Net revenues

      $  158,623

      $  —

      $  —

      $  158,623

      Cost of sales

      92,266

      —

      —

      92,266

       Gross profit

      66,357

      —

      —

      66,357

      Operating expenses

      31,886

      —

      —

      31,886

       Loss from operations

      34,471

      —

      —

      34,471

      Interest expense, net

      (1,893)

      —

      —

      (1,893)

      Equity in losses of INOVA Geophysical

      (15,541)

      —

      9,475

      (6,066)

      Gain on legal settlement

      24,500

      (24,500)

      —

      —

      Impairment of cost method investment

      (7,650)

      —

      7,650

      —

      Other income

      1,039

      —

      —

      1,039

      Income tax (benefit) expense

      14,542

      (8,575)

      —

      5,967

       Net income (loss)

      20,384

      (15,925)

      17,125

      21,584

      Preferred stock dividends

      338

      —

      —

      338

       Net loss applicable to common shares

      $  20,046

      $  (15,925)

      $  17,125

      $  21,246






      Net income per share:





      Basic

      $  0.13



      $  0.14

      Diluted

      $  0.13



      $  0.14






      Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:





      Basic

      152,572



      152,572

      Diluted

      159,698



      159,698






      Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2010


      As

      Reported

      Loss on

      Disposition

      Refinancing

      and Warrant

      Charges(1)

      Gain on

      Legal

      Settlement(2)

      Investment

      Charges(3)

      As

      Adjusted








      Net revenues

      $  444,322

      $  —

      $  —

      $  —

      $    —

      $  444,322

      Cost of sales                       

      278,589

      —

      —

      —

      —

      278,589

       Gross profit

      165,733

      —

      —

      —

      —

      165,733

      Operating expenses

      112,886

      —

      —

      —

      —

      112,886

       Income from operations

      52,847

      —

      —

      —

      —

      52,847

      Interest expense, net

      (30,770)

      —

      18,777

      —

      —

      (11,993)

      Loss on disposition of land division

      (38,115)

      38,115

      —

      —

      —

      —

      Fair value adjustment of warrant

      12,788

      —

      (12,788)

      —

      —

      —

      Equity in losses of INOVA Geophysical

      (23,724)

      —

      —

      —

      9,475

      (14,249)

      Gain on legal settlement

      24,500

      —

      —

      (24,500)

      —

      —

      Impairment of cost method investment

      (7,650)

      —

      —

      —

      7,650

      —

      Other income

      228

      —

      —

      —

      —

      228

      Income tax expense (benefit)

      26,942

      (19,841)

      3,542

      (8,575)

      —

      2,068

       Net income (loss)

      (36,838)

      57,956

      2,447

      (15,925)

      17,125

      24,765

      Preferred stock dividends

      1,936

      —

      —

      —

      —

      1,936

       Net income (loss) applicable to common shares

      $  (38,774)

      $  57,956

      $  2,447

      $  (15,925)

      $  17,125

      $  22,829








      Net income per share:







      Basic

      $  (0.27)





      $  0.16

      Diluted

      $  (0.27)





      $  0.16








      Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:







      Basic

      144,278





      144,278

      Diluted

      144,278





      144,934


      (1) Relates to the write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs relating to our first quarter 2010 re-financings and the non-cash debt discount and fair value adjustment to the warrant from January 1, 2010 through March 25, 2010, the date of the closing of INOVA Geophysical.


      (2) Relates to a gain associated with cash received from the Greatbatch legal settlement in Q4.


      (3) Relates to ION's 49% share of a write-down of inventory by INOVA Geophysical and the impairment of one of ION's investments.





      Three Months Ended December 31, 2009


      As

      Reported

      Impairment

      Charges

      Adjustments

      of the

      the Warrant

      As

      Adjusted






      Net revenues

      $  121,264

      $  —

      $  —

      $  121,264

      Cost of sales                              

      87,427

      —

      —

      87,427

       Gross profit

      33,837

      —

      —

      33,837

      Operating expenses

      38,407

      —

      —

      38,407

       Loss from operations

      (4,570)

      —

      —

      (4,570)

      Interest expense, net

      (14,739)

      —

      6,732

      (8,007)

      Fair value adjustment of warrant

      (29,401)

      —

      29,401

      —

      Impairment of cost method investment

      (4,454)

      4,454

      —

      —

      Other income

      711

      —

      —

      711

      Income tax (benefit) expense

      (1,643)

      1,559

      —

      (84)

       Net income (loss)

      (50,810)

      2,895

      36,133

      (11,782)

      Preferred stock dividends

      875

      —

      —

      875

       Net loss applicable to common shares

      $  (51,685)

      $  2,895

      $  36,133

      $  (12,657)






      Basic and diluted earnings per share

      $  (0.44)



      $  (0.11)






      Weighted average number of basic and diluted common shares outstanding

      118,256



      118,526






      Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2009


      As

      Reported

      Impairment

      Charges

      Restructuring

      Charges

      Out-of-Period

      Stock-Based

      Compensation

      Expense

      Adjustments of

      the Warrant

      As

      Adjusted








      Net revenues

      $  419,781

      $  —

      $  —

      $  —

      $  —

      $  419,781

      Cost of sales                      

      287,643

      —

      (996)

      —

      —

      286,647

       Gross profit

      132,138

      —

      996

      —

      —

      133,134

      Operating expenses

      190,354

      (38,044)

      (2,079)

      (3,267)

      —

      146,964

       Loss from operations

      (58,216)

      38,044

      3,075

      3,267

      —

      (13,830)

      Interest expense, net

      (33,950)

      —

      —

      —

      6,732

      (27,218)

      Other expense

      (37,878)

      4,454

      —

      —

      29,401

      (4,023)

      Income tax (benefit) expense

      (19,985)

      12,592

      1,076

      1,143

      —

      (5,174)

       Net loss

      (110,059)

      29,906

      1,999

      2,124

      36,133

      (39,897)

      Preferred stock dividends

      3,500

      —

      —

      —

      —

      3,500

       Net loss applicable to common shares

      $  (113,559)

      $  29,906

      $  1,999

      $  2,124

      $  36,133

      $  (43,397)






















      Basic and diluted earnings per share

      $  (1.03)





      $  (0.39)






















      Weighted average number of basic and diluted common shares outstanding

      110,516





      110,516




      SOURCE ION Geophysical Corporation

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