Rimage Corporation announced operating results for its third quarter of 2010 ended September 30.
According to the statement, company sales in the quarter totaled $23.4 million, up 4% from $22.4 million during the same period in 2009, but down 2% after adjusting for foreign currency exchange. Operating income was $3.5 million, down from $4.6 million in Q3 2009, and net income fell to $2.3 million ($0.24/share) from $3.1 million ($0.33/share) in the third quarter of 2009.
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Rimage Reports Third Quarter Sales and Earnings
MINNEAPOLIS–Rimage Corporation (Nasdaq: RIMG) today reported operating results for the third quarter of 2010 ended September 30.
* Sales totaled $23.4 million, an increase of 4% from $22.4 million in the third quarter of 2009. Foreign currency adjustments reduced worldwide sales by 2% in the third quarter.
* Operating income was $3.5 million, compared to $4.6 million in the year-earlier period, reflecting the impact of increased operating expenses related to the implementation of Rimage’s growth strategy, including development of an online publishing solution. In addition, third quarter operating expense included $450,000 of one-time separation and restructuring expenses.
* Net income came to $2.3 million or $0.24 per diluted share, compared to $3.1 million or $0.33 per diluted share in the third quarter of 2009.
* Cash and marketable securities totaled $113.3 million at the end of the third quarter, up from $108.0 million at the end of the second quarter and $110.1 million at the beginning of 2010.
Sherman L. Black, president and chief executive officer, commented: “Rimage’s third quarter results, which were largely consistent with our internal forecast for this period, benefited from our ongoing drive to transform Rimage by maximizing the opportunities available to our traditional disc publishing business and generating new solutions-based revenue streams. Reflecting our progress with these efforts, we shipped approximately $2.6 million of hardware related to a previously announced agreement for disc publishing systems for integration into the digital photography solution of a major national retailer. We have now shipped approximately $5.6 million under this agreement, and we expect to ship another $3.6 million in this year’s fourth quarter. This agreement, which was initially forecasted in the range of $11.0 million, is now expected to total approximately $10 million, with the balance of shipments currently anticipated in the first quarter of 2011. During the quarter, we also shipped nearly $2.8 million of our new video surveillance solutions and associated services to federal agencies. Considering that these solutions have been developed and launched within a relatively short period of time, we are pleased with our progress in this promising new area.”
He continued: “As a result of the Rimage team’s sustained efforts over the past year, we have attained our goal of slowing the erosion of our mature disc publishing business. We are now positioned to sharply focus on our long-term growth plans for expanding into the realm of secure online publishing, thus moving beyond Rimage’s traditional business of physical or disc-based publishing. As a natural evolution for Rimage, online publishing should leverage much of our existing customer base.”
Black added: “Our online publishing initiative, which is in the proof of concept stage, is aimed at enabling organizations to efficiently publish, deliver and manage rich-content digital assets in a secure and targeted manner. When fully developed, we expect this technology to meet an organization’s needs for digital asset delivery to both desktop and mobile devices. We are developing our online platform internally, but it may prove cost-effective at some point to consider strategic partnerships to expedite the development and go-to-market processes. The initial revenues from our online initiative are currently anticipated in 2011.”
In other developments, Rimage’s business license application for Rimage Information Technology was approved by the Chinese government in the third quarter. This majority-owned joint venture will deploy a complete disc publishing solution for medical imaging in hospitals in China. A general manager for the joint venture has been hired and an office in Shanghai has been established. Additional sales and software engineering personnel will be added in coming months. Steadily growing revenues from this joint venture are anticipated in 2011.
Black said: “The past year has been a period of significant change and progress. The initiatives for transforming Rimage into a higher-performing business that we started implementing at the beginning of 2010 are on track and on schedule. It bears repeating that we have embarked on a multi-year process, and given the scope of the changes taking place, our progress may be uneven. Within this context, we are off to a good start and we are confident about our long-term prospects. For the fourth quarter of 2010 ending December 31, we are forecasting sales and earnings at approximately the same level as the third quarter 2010, reflecting the outlook for our disc publishing business and additional investments in and contributions from our new solutions-based systems.”
About Rimage
Rimage Corporation is the world’s leading provider of workflow-integrated digital publishing solutions that produce CD/DVD/Blu-ray discs with customized content and durable disc labeling. Key vertical markets and applications for our systems include video workflows, retail, medical imaging and law enforcement. We also are implementing a multi-year process to transform Rimage into a higher-performing business. In addition to strengthening Rimage’s traditional disc publishing business, growth strategies are being implemented aimed at developing total solutions and online publishing of rich-content digital assets. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Rimage is a global business with operations in North America, Europe and Asia.
