PT Announces Third Quarter 2010 Financial Results

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Nov. 4, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PT (Nasdaq: PTIX), the recently rebranded Performance Technologies, a leading global provider of advanced network communications solutions, today announced its financial results for the third quarter 2010.

Revenue in the third quarter 2010 amounted to $6.3 million, compared to $7.9 million in the third quarter 2009.  Revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 amounted to $21.1 million, compared to $21.2 million during the corresponding period in 2009.

PT incurred a net loss in the third quarter 2010 in the amount of ($2.9 million), or ($.26) per basic share, including a restructuring charge of $.01 per share and stock-based compensation expense of $.01 per share, based on 11.1 million shares outstanding.  The Company incurred a net loss in the third quarter 2009 amounting to ($.3 million), or ($.03) per basic share, including a discrete income tax benefit of $.01 per share, a restructuring charge of $.02 per share and stock compensation expense of $.01 per share, based on 11.1 million shares outstanding.

The Company incurred a net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 amounting to ($6.8 million), or ($.61) per basic share, including a restructuring charge of $.02 per share; stock-based compensation of $.03 per share; and a discrete income tax provision of $.01 per share, based on 11.1 million shares outstanding.  The Company incurred a net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 amounting to ($6.5 million), or ($.58) per basic share, based on 11.1 million shares outstanding.  This loss included a non-cash income tax charge amounting to $.30 per share for an income tax valuation allowance recorded against the Company’s U.S. deferred tax assets.  The loss also included a restructuring charge of $.06 per share, discrete income tax benefits of $.02 per share and stock-based compensation expense of $.04 per share.  

Cash and investments amounted to $23.2 million, or $2.09 per share, and the Company had no long-term debt at September 30, 2010.  The Company had 11.1 million common shares outstanding at September 30, 2010.  

“While PT continued to make important progress on its strategic initiatives, the third quarter’s financial results were very disappointing,” said John Slusser, president and chief executive officer.  “We were pleased to recognize our first revenue from our core network signaling deployments in Africa and we saw our first revenue from our SIP-based Xpress product line.  We also completed the transition of the assembly of our printed circuit boards to a domestic contract manufacturer.  However, we continue to operate against rather significant economic headwinds, as the anticipated recovery has been spotty at best.   Accordingly, although we remain convinced that our investments in product evolution, market diversification and several global growth markets are the foundation for long-term growth, PT is reviewing options to more closely align its operating expense structure with current business conditions.”

Business Overview:

The Company globally targets two primary vertical markets for its network communications products, namely telecommunications, and military, aerospace and government systems.  The telecommunications market, historically our largest vertical market, is fundamentally driven by investments in network infrastructure by carriers and service providers.  Telecommunications market revenues derived from our IPnexus® Application-Ready Systems products depend primarily on broad, multi-year deployments of next-generation telecommunications infrastructure.  Telecommunications market revenues generated from end user solutions, such as our SEGway™ and Xpress™ product lines, are governed by investments necessary to support existing and evolving service demands such as the ongoing worldwide growth in text messaging and the transition to Internet-based communications networks.  Sales into the military, aerospace and government systems market are typically to prime contractors and system integrators that reflect investment levels by various government agencies and military branches in specific programs and projects requiring enhanced communications capabilities.  Military, aerospace and government systems shipments are subject to project deployment schedules and are often not consistent from quarter-to-quarter.    

More in-depth discussions of the Company's strategy and financial performance can be found in the Company's periodic reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Recent Highlights:

• Elephant Talk Expands Global Network with PT’s SEGway Signaling Solution - Elephant Talk Communications, Inc., an international provider of business software and services to the telecommunications and financial services industry, will use PT SEGway Signaling Transfer Points (STPs) for the company’s expanding global presence.  Elephant Talk, a Mobile Virtual Network Enabler (MVNE) operating networks in over a dozen markets in Europe, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East, has designed its facility-based network upon a hierarchical network topology using PT’s SEGway Signaling Solution at the core, with additional STPs in each country where it operates.
• General Atomics Selects PT’s IPnexus Application-Ready Systems for Navy Aircraft Carrier Application - PT’s IPnexus Application-Ready Systems have been selected by General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (EMS) Division to provide vital sensor processing and precise data monitoring and reporting for the next-generation aircraft recovery system aboard the U.S. Navy’s CVN 78 aircraft carrier. This IPnexus design-win is an element in the Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) program, which integrates PT’s long life-cycle, high-availability and high-performance computing and communications solution with existing components for deceleration during recovery operations in Navy aircraft carriers.
• PT and Velleros Partner to Offer Service Providers CMAS Gateway, Content Delivery, and Mobile Marketing Applications - Under this partnership, Velleros’ industry-leading Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS) solution combined with PT’s SEGway and IPnexus platforms results in a carrier-grade CMAS Service Provider (CMSP) Gateway, enabling carriers to transmit emergency alerts over existing telecom networks.  The timely PT-Velleros partnership coincides with the initial testing of a nationwide program resulting from the Warning Alert and Response Network (WARN) Act under which U.S. carriers are adopting technology that alerts subscribers to urgent notifications from the Department of Homeland Security, FEMA, National Weather Service, and other official organizations and law enforcement agencies.  Whether conditions occur on a local or national level, these alerts are geographically targeted, aggregated, and delivered to any end device using multiple methods including voice, message services such as SMS, MMS, cell broadcast, email, and Instant Messaging (IM).  The same solution may in turn support revenue generating applications such as Community Notification, Personalized Content Management, and Mobile Marketing and Advertising, adding to an ever expanding unified suite of solutions available on PT’s IPnexus platforms.

About PT (www.pt.com)

PT (NASDAQ: PTIX) is a global supplier of advanced network communications solutions to carrier, government, and OEM markets.  PT’s portfolio includes IP-centric network elements and applications designed for high availability, scalability, and long life cycle deployments.  The Company’s entire line of offerings is anchored by IPnexus®, PT’s own IP-native, highly integrated platforms and element management systems.  OEMs and application developers, including PT itself, leverage the robust carrier grade Linux® development environment and rich suite of communications protocols (PT’s Nexusware®) of IPnexus Application-Ready Systems as a cornerstone component of their end product value proposition.  PT’s SEGway™ Signaling Solutions provide low cost, high density signaling, advanced routing, IP migration, gateway capabilities, SIP bridge, and core-to-edge distributed intelligence.  The Company’s Xpress™ NGN applications enable evolving Mobile 2.0, Multi-media, and IMS based revenue generating services.  PT is headquartered in Rochester, NY and maintains sales and engineering offices around the world.

Forward-Looking Statements

The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a "safe harbor" for certain forward-looking statements.  This press release contains forward-looking statements which reflect the Company's current views with respect to future events and financial performance, within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and is subject to the safe harbor provisions of those Sections.  The Company’s future operating results are subject to various risks and uncertainties and could differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements and may be affected by various trends and factors which are beyond the Company’s control.  These risks and uncertainties include, among other factors, business and economic conditions, rapid technological changes accompanied by frequent new product introductions, competitive pressures, dependence on key customers, inability to gauge order flows from customers, fluctuations in quarterly and annual results, the reliance on a limited number of third party suppliers, limitations of PT’s manufacturing capacity and arrangements, the protection of PT’s proprietary technology, the effects of pending or threatened litigation, the dependence on key personnel, changes in critical accounting estimates, potential impairments related to investments, foreign regulations, and potential material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting.  In addition, during weak or uncertain economic periods, customers’ visibility deteriorates causing delays in the placement of their orders.  These factors often result in a substantial portion of PT’s revenue being derived from orders placed within a quarter and shipped in the final month of the same quarter.  Forward-looking statements should be read in conjunction with the audited Consolidated Financial Statements, the Notes thereto, Risk Factors, and Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of the Company as of December 31, 2009, as contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, and other documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A conference call will be held on Friday, November 5, at 10:00 a.m., New York time, to discuss the results.  All institutional investors can participate in the conference by dialing (866) 250-5144 or (416) 849-6163. The call will be available simultaneously for all other investors at (866) 494-3387 or (416) 915-1198. A digital recording of this conference call may be accessed immediately after its completion from November 5 through November 9, 2010.  To access the recording, participants should dial (866) 245-6755 or (416) 915-1035 using passcode 883481.  A live webcast of the conference call will be available on the PT website at www.pt.com and will be archived to the site within two hours after the completion of the call.

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