Image Sensing Systems Announces First Quarter Financial Results

Contacts: Greg Smith, Chief Financial Officer
Image Sensing Systems, Inc., Phone: 651.603.7700

Saint Paul, Minn., May 5, 2010-- Image Sensing Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISNS), announced today the results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2010.

Net income for the first quarter was $402,000 ($.10 per diluted share) compared to $261,000 ($.06 per diluted share) for the same period in 2009. Revenue for the first quarter was $5.4 million compared to $4.8 million for the same period a year ago. Royalties were $2.6 million compared to $2.3 million in the first quarter of 2009. North American sales, which are sales of RTMS® in North America, were $1.7 million compared to $1.3 million for the period a year ago. International sales, which include both Autoscope® and RTMS sales outside of North America, were $1.1 million in the first quarter compared to $1.2 million in last year’s first quarter. Sales of RTMS worldwide for the quarter were $2.4 million as compared to $1.5 million in the first quarter of 2009.

On a non-GAAP basis, excluding intangible asset amortization net of tax, net income for the first quarter was $529,000 ($.13 per diluted share) compared to $388,000 ($.10 per diluted share) in first quarter of 2009 and operating income was $800,000 compared to $607,000 in 2009.

Ken Aubrey, CEO, said, “We are pleased to report improved results over last year’s first quarter but continue to see pockets of weakness in our markets. Our current outlook is that 2010 remains challenging and that evidence of recoveries in North America and Europe are encouraging, but tentative, at this stage.

“While we plan to be prudent in balancing expenses and revenue levels, we do not want to sacrifice our key initiatives. These include ongoing sales and marketing expansion in Europe and Asia, development of our hybrid product and growth through external means. We raised approximately $9 million in early April under our existing shelf registration statement to help fund our external growth goals,” continued Mr. Aubrey.

Non-GAAP Information

We provide certain non-GAAP financial information as supplemental information to GAAP amounts. This non-GAAP information excludes the impact, net of tax, of amortizing the intangible assets from the EIS asset purchase and may include other non-recurring items. Management believes that this presentation facilitates the comparison of our current operating results to historical operating results. Management uses this non-GAAP information to evaluate short-term and long-term operating trends in our core operations. Non-GAAP information is not prepared in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered a substitute for or an alternative to GAAP financial measures and may not be computed the same as similarly titled measures used by other companies.

About Image Sensing

Image Sensing Systems, Inc. is a technology company focused on infrastructure productivity improvement through the development of software-based detection solutions for the Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) sector and adjacent overlapping markets. ISS’ industry leading computer-enabled detection (CED) products, including the Autoscope® machine-vision family and the RTMS® radar family, combine embedded software signal processing with sophisticated sensing technologies for use in transportation, environmental and safety/surveillance management. CED is a group of technologies in which software, rather than humans, examines the outputs of complex sensors to determine what is happening in the field of view in real-time. With more than 100,000 instances sold in over 60 countries worldwide, our depth of experience coupled with breadth of product portfolio uniquely positions us to provide powerful hybrid technology solutions and to exploit the convergence of the traffic, security and environmental management markets. We are headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota. Visit us on the web at imagesensing.com.

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Image Sensing Systems, Inc.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
(in thousands, except per share information)
Three-Month Period
Ended March 31,
2010
2009
Revenue
Royalties
$2,591
$2,296
North American sales
1,697
1,312
International sales
1,115
1,182
5,403
4,790
Cost of revenue
932
767
Gross profit
4,471
4,023
Operating expenses
Selling, marketing and product support
1,856
1,630
General and administrative
1,038
975
Research and development
777
811
Amortization of intangible assets
192
192
3,863
3,608
Income from operations
608
415
Other income, (expense) net
(36)
(12)
Income before income taxes
572
403
Income taxes
170
142
Net income
$402
$261
     
Basic net income per share
$0.10
$0.07
Diluted net income per share
$0.10
$0.06
 
Weighted shares - basic
3,989
3,985
Weighted shares - diluted
4,089
4,055

Reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP basis
Non-GAAP operating expenses (1)
3,671
3,416
Non-GAAP income from operations
800
607
Other income (expense), net
(36)
(12)
Non-GAAP income before income taxes
764
595
Non-GAAP income taxes (2)
235
207
Non-GAAP net income
$529
$388
Non-GAAP basic net income per share
$0.13
$0.10
Non-GAAP diluted net income per share
$0.13
$0.10

Notes to non-GAAP adjustments
(1) Amortization of intangible asset for period as shown above is removed
(2) Income tax expense is increased by impact of (1) at ISS' marginal tax rate of 34%




Image Sensing Systems, Inc.
Unadudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet
(in thousands)
March 31,
2010
December 31,
2009
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents
$12,575
$14,084
Investments
3,911
3,935
Receivables, net
4,986
5,660
Inventories
2,979
2,734
Prepaid expenses and deferred taxes
959
916
25,410
27,329
Property and equipment, net
1,013
998
Deferred income taxes
1,485
1,485
Goodwill and intangible assets, net
11,146
11,338
$39,054
$41,150
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Current liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
$1,699
$2,454
Bank debt
3,900
4,000
EIS earnout payable
-
1,541
Income taxes payable
54
234
5,653
8,229
Income taxes payable
186
208
Shareholders' equity
33,215
32,713
$39,054
$41,150



Image Sensing Systems, Inc.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
(in thousands)
Three-Month Period Ended March 31,
2010
2009
Operating activities
Net income
$402
$261
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operations
Depreciation and amortization
312
286
Stock option expense
80
93
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
(612)
1,002
Net cash provided by operating activities
182
1,642
Investing activities
Purchase of property and equipment, net of disposals
(135)
(149)
Payment of EIS earnout
(1,541)
(1,162)
Sale (purchase) of investments, net
24
4,000
Net cash by (used in) investing activities
(1,652)
2,689
     
Financing activities
Repayment of bank debt
(100)
(3,750)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
61
-
Net cash by (used in) financing activities
(39)
(3,750)
     
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
(1,509)
581
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
14,084
10,289
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
$12,575
$10,870
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