Press ReleaseSource: OSI Geospatial Inc.

OSI Geospatial Inc Reports 2008 Third Quarter Results
Thursday October 9, 2008 4:05 pm ET

OTTAWA, CANADA--(MARKET WIRE)--Oct 9, 2008 -- OSI Geospatial Inc (Toronto:OSI.TO - News) today announced its financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2008 and nine months ending August 31, 2008, reported in US dollars and in accordance with Canadian Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

For the third quarter of 2008, OSI Geospatial Inc reported revenue of $6.2 million, a decrease of 15% from the $7.3 million reported in the third quarter of 2007. For the nine months ending August 31, 2008, the company reported revenue of $18.6 million, an increase of 9% from the $17 million reported in the same period of 2007.

For the third quarter of 2008, the Company reported a net loss of $700,000 before taxes and $691,000 after taxes compared with net earnings of $332,000 before taxes and a $279,000 after taxes in the third quarter of 2007. The net loss attributable to common shareholders was $847,000 or $0.02 per share, compared to the net earnings of $109,000 or $0.00 per share in 2007. For the nine months ending August 31, 2008, the company reported a net loss of $2.7 million before taxes and $2.4 million after taxes compared to a $2.0 million loss before taxes and a $2.1 million loss after taxes in the same period of 2007.

Third Quarter Highlights

- Announced a $2.0 Million contract with UK Royal Navy to provide enhancements to WECDIS and W-AIS to meet operational requirements

- Announced a contract valued at $1.5 million to provide enhancements to training capabilities for U.S. military

- Closed additional contracts with the Australian Navy valued at more than $1.1 million

- Closed first commercial IVA contract with Texas Petrochemicals

- Announced $1.7 million Research and Develop Contract with U.S. Military

- Secured second port security IVA contract with Port of Buffalo

- Awarded a $1.0 million contract with the USCG to provide a hardware upgrade to navigation systems

- Awarded our first IVA contract with the US Navy in support of anti-terrorism and force protection requirements

- Continued progress on UK new build projects including CVF aircraft carrier with Sperry Marine

"We have been successful in closing a number of projects in the third quarter and I am confident that we will continue to build on this success in the fourth quarter. I am particularly pleased that we are making solid progress in closing security related business and the outlook for this business is very positive," said Ken Kirkpatrick, president and CEO of OSI Geospatial Inc. "We are well positioned for a strong fourth quarter and expect revenue in the range of $8 million to $9 million."

Conference Call

OSI Geospatial will present the results from the 2008 third quarter at 5:00PM Eastern Time (2:00 PM Pacific Time), Wednesday, October 9, 2008. To listen to the conference call live by telephone, dial +1-800-319-4610 for participants in North America or +1-604-638-5340 for Vancouver and international participants approximately ten minutes before the call is scheduled to begin. A telephone playback will be available beginning approximately one hour after the call. Dial +1-800-319-6413 for North American callers or +1-604-638-9010 for Vancouver and international callers. Enter access code 7826#. For the live webcast, please go to http://services.choruscall.com/links/osi081009.html. A replay version of the webcast can be accessed on the company's investor website at http://www.osigeospatial.com/investors/default.htm.

About OSI Geospatial

OSI Geospatial Inc. delivers advanced navigation and command and control systems that provide shared real-time situational awareness for military, safety and security applications. Our products and services enable our customers to integrate and visualize live data with any combination of sensor data, imagery, maps and charts. This capability provides our customers with enhanced operational performance, safety and security through shared real-time situational awareness. OSI Geospatial systems and software are in use by military, government and commercial customers around the world. The company is publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange. For additional information please visit www.osigeospatial.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements and information which reflect the current view of OSI Geospatial Inc ("OSI") with respect to future events and financial performance. Any such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties and OSI's actual results of operations could differ materially from historical results or current expectations. Additional information on these and other potential factors that could affect OSI's financial results are detailed in disclosure documents filed from time to time with the applicable Canadian securities regulatory authorities.

Copyright © 2008 OSI Geospatial Inc. and its affiliated or related companies. ECPINS and COP-IDS are registered trademarks of Offshore Systems Ltd., an OSI Geospatial company. IGEN and C3CORE are registered trademarks of CHI Systems Inc., an OSI Geospatial company. Other company brand, product and service names are for identification purposes only and may be either trademarks, service marks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Data subject to change without notice.

 

OSI Geospatial Inc.
(Incorporated under the laws of the Province of British Columbia, Canada)
Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited)

                                             August 31,        November 30,
In thousands of U.S. dollars                      2008                2007
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Assets

Current assets
Accounts receivable and unbilled revenue        $8,736             $13,055
Income taxes receivable                            146                   -
Inventory                                        1,037               1,216
Prepaid expenses and deposits                      481                 502
Current portion of future income tax asset         136                 132
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                                                10,536              14,905

Deferred development costs                         465                  97
Future income tax asset                            234                 271
Equipment and furnishings                        1,666               1,914
Intangible and other assets                        689                 861
Goodwill                                         8,300               8,300
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                                               $21,890             $26,348
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Liabilities

Current liabilities
Bank indebtedness                               $1,241                $822
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities         3,766               5,585
Income taxes payable                                 -                 179
Unearned revenue                                   579                 392
Current portion of deferred rent                    35                  38
Current portion of future income tax liability       -                  25
Current portion of capital lease obligations        68                  46
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                                                 5,689               7,087

Deferred rent                                      296                 347
Capital lease obligation                           146                 200
Future income tax liability                         55                 100
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                                                 6,186               7,734
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Commitments and contingencies (note 11)

Shareholders' Equity

Issued and outstanding
 30,262 Class A, Series A preference shares
  (2007 - 30,262)                                   19                  19
 178,530 Class B, Series 2 preference shares
  (2007 - 178,530)                               4,542               4,542
 46,956,439 common shares (2007 - 46,956,439)   21,293              21,293
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                                                25,854              25,854

Warrants                                         4,181               4,618
Contributed surplus                              2,134               1,679
Accumulated deficit                            (19,267)            (16,564)
Accumulated other comprehensive income           2,802               3,027
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                                                15,704              18,614
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                                               $21,890             $26,348
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OSI Geospatial Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited)

                                Three months ended       Nine months ended
                                         August 31,              August 31,
In thousands of U.S. dollars,
 except share related data        2008        2007        2008        2007
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Revenue
Marine systems                  $3,101      $3,124      $7,934      $6,267
Land and air systems             2,221       2,627       7,481       7,294
Mapping                            921       1,591       3,165       3,489
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                                 6,243       7,342      18,580      17,050

Cost of sales                    4,039       4,294      12,169      10,878
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Gross profit                     2,204       3,048       6,411       6,172
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Expenses (income)
General and administrative       1,388       1,451       4,334       4,150
Engineering                        297         231         867       1,101
Sales and marketing                899         755       2,974       2,351
Amortization                       111          75         375         220
Interest expense                    42          22         107          48
Interest income                      -           -          (3)         (7)
Foreign exchange loss               31          43          69          65

Loss on disposal of intangible
 and other assets                    -           -          28           -
Technology Partnerships
 Canada royalty                    136         139         381         276
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                                 2,904       2,716       9,132       8,204
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Net (loss) earnings
 before income taxes              (700)        332      (2,721)     (2,032)
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Future income tax recovery           -         (10)        (38)        (59)
Current income tax
 (recovery) expense                 (9)         63        (318)        103
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Income tax (recovery) expense       (9)         53        (356)         44
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Net (loss) earnings              $(691)       $279     $(2,365)    $(2,076)
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Accumulated deficit,
 beginning of period          $(18,615)   $(16,085)   $(16,564)   $(13,296)
Dividends on Class B
 preference shares                   -           -        (338)       (382)
Tax recovery (expense)
 on dividends                       39           -           -         (52)
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Accumulated deficit,
 end of period                $(19,267)   $(15,806)   $(19,267)   $(15,806)
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Net (loss) earnings
 available to common
 shareholders (note 6c)          $(847)       $109     $(3,162)    $(2,628)
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Loss per share (note 6c)
 - basic and diluted            $(0.02)      $0.00      $(0.07)     $(0.07)

Weighted average number
 of common shares
 outstanding (note 6c)
 - basic and diluted        46,956,439  42,377,958  46,956,439  39,635,112



OSI Geospatial Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)

                                Three months ended       Nine months ended
                                         August 31,              August 31,
In thousands of U.S. dollars      2008        2007        2008        2007
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Cash flows (used in)/from
 operating activities
Net (loss) earnings
 for the period                  $(691)       $279     $(2,365)    $(2,076)
  Items not affecting cash
   Amortization                    165         129         532         377
   Loss on disposal of
    intangible and other assets      -           -          28           -
   Stock-based compensation         24           5          34         145
   Future income taxes               -         (83)        (38)       (177)
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                                  (502)        330      (1,809)     (1,731)
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Changes in non-cash
 working capital items
  Accounts receivable              329      (2,644)      4,040       2,504
  Inventory                        367          96         117        (155)
  Prepaid expenses and deposits    129          75           3          36
  Accounts payable and
   accrued liabilities            (597)        367      (1,660)     (1,381)
  Income taxes
   receivable/payable                -          87        (321)       (143)
  Unearned revenue                 504         (57)        218        (330)
  Deferred rent                    (10)        363         (32)        363
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                                   722      (1,713)      2,365         894
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                                   220      (1,383)        556        (837)
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Cash flows used in investing
 activities
Purchase of the assets
 Liddy International Inc.            -           -           -         (25)
Deferred development costs        (138)          -        (384)          -
Additions to equipment
 and furnishings                   (48)       (111)       (139)       (225)
Additions to leaseholds              -        (540)        (10)       (540)
Additions to intangible
 and other assets                    -           -         (94)        (31)
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                                  (186)       (651)       (627)       (821)
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Cash flows (used in)/from
 financing activities
Advances from (repayment of)
 operating line of credit          (29)       (548)        473        (904)
Issue of common shares               -       2,812           -       2,812
Issue of warrants                    -         332           -         332
Repayment of capital
 lease obligation                  (17)          -         (33)          -
Class B preference share
 dividends, net of tax               -        (382)       (338)       (382)
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                                   (46)      2,214         102       1,858
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Effect of foreign exchange
 on cash balances                   12          22         (31)          2
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Increase in cash and
 cash equivalents                    -         202           -         202

Cash and cash equivalents -
 beginning of period                 -           -           -           -
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Cash and cash equivalents
 - end of period                    $-        $202          $-        $202
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Contact:
     Contacts:
     OSI Geospatial Inc
     Jane Hayward, Investor Relations
     +1-613-287-8004 / Mobile: +1-613-219-4762
     Toll Free: +1-888-880-9797
     +1-613-287-0466 (FAX)
     invest@osigeospatial.com
     http://www.osigeospatial.com
      

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