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Exhibit 99.1
 
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Contact:
Richard Sawchak
Paradigm Solutions Corporation
Tel: (240) 283-3404

For Immediate Release


Paradigm Holdings Provides Business Update and
Reports Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter of 2010

Rockville, Maryland – March 24, 2011 – Paradigm Holdings, Inc. (OTCOB: PDHO) (“Paradigm” or the “Company”), a provider of comprehensive information technology and cybersecurity solutions for federal government enterprises, today provided an update for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.

Fourth Quarter 2010 Highlights:

 
Ø
Revenues grew to $11.8 million and $35.0 million for the fourth quarter and full year of 2010, respectively
 
Ø
Gross profit increased by 12.4% to $2.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2010, bringing the full year to gross margins of 21.5% of revenues
 
Ø
EBITDA increased to $0.7 million, or 6% of revenues, for the fourth quarter of 2010
 
Ø
Net income for the fourth quarter of 2010 of $0.00 per diluted share driven in part by non-cash items

Peter B. LaMontagne, Paradigm President and CEO, stated, “Our fourth quarter 2010 performance enables us to enter 2011 in a very positive position. We believe that our substantially more positive financial results indicate the continued success of our strategy to be a leading cybersecurity solution provider.  For the second quarter in a row, we achieved both sequential and year-over-year revenue growth and increased profitability, along with our annualized revenue run-rate growing to more than $47 million.  In addition, continued execution of our business development strategy has enabled us to add contract vehicles and new task orders which increase our distinct cyber-defense programs to nine.  We believe that demand for cybersecurity services and sustained sharp focus on our strategy positions us well to grow over the longer-term.”

Richard Sawchak, Chief Financial Officer, stated, “Paradigm has emerged in 2011 in a much stronger position than where we started in 2010.  Revenue growth, profitability and the fundamentals of our balance sheet have all improved.  The 2010 year-over-year EBITDA trend is particularly noteworthy with more than a 50% increase over the full year of 2009.  Also encouraging is that our growth is coming from markets, primarily cybersecurity and mission critical infrastructure, where we believe government spending trends appear to remain strong.”

The Company’s EBITDA was $0.7 million during the quarter ended December 31, 2010, as compared to approximately $0.6 million for the same period of 2009. The Company defines EBITDA as earnings before interest, taxes, changes in the fair value of put warrants, depreciation and amortization, stock compensation and restructuring expenses which include the basket allowed under our senior credit facility and other actual restructuring costs. EBITDA is not a measure of performance calculated in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”), and should not be considered in isolation of, or as a substitute for, earnings as an indicator of operating performance or cash flows from operating activities as a measure of liquidity. The Company believes the presentation of EBITDA is relevant and useful by enhancing the readers’ ability to understand the Company’s operating performance. The Company’s management utilizes EBITDA as a means to measure performance. The Company’s measurements of EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. The table below reconciles EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure, to net income (loss) for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2010 and 2009.
 
 
 

 
 
   
Three Months
Ended December 31
   
Twelve Months
Ended December 31
 
   
2010
   
2009
   
2010
   
2009
 
Net Income (Loss)
  $ 130,564     $ (132,068 )   $ (792,010 )   $ (1,272,737 )
                                 
Adjustments:
                               
    Interest Expense, net
    771,562       549,956       2,712,231       1,935,646  
    Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
    38,908       3,495       127,683       (85,127 )
    Change in FV of Put Warrants
    (443,653 )     (18,006 )     (1,044,469 )     (481,092 )
    Depreciation & Amortization
    105,431       106,024       424,983       457,944  
    Stock Compensation
    69,906       90,244       308,031       577,422  
    Restructuring Expense
    --       --       493,816       325,000  
                                 
EBITDA
  $ 672,718     $ 599,645     $ 2,230,265     $ 1,457,056  
 
Revenue for the fourth quarter of 2010 was $11.8 million, compared to $7.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2009. The increase in revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2010 was attributable to an increase in our federal service contract revenue of $0.9 million driven by the expansion of existing service contracts and new contract wins in the cybersecurity practice area and an increase in new contract wins in the mission critical infrastructure practice area of $3.2 million, which was partially offset by a reduction in revenue on a federal repair and maintenance contract.  Net income for the fourth quarter of 2010 was $0.1 million or $0.00 per diluted share versus net loss of $0.1 million or ($0.00) per diluted share in the fourth quarter of 2009. The increase in net income for the three months ended December 31, 2010 was mainly attributable to higher operating profit and change in fair value of put warrants which were partially offset by higher interest expenses.

The Company had a $0.1 million working capital deficit and $3.1 million outstanding on its line of credit with Silicon Valley Bank and $0.1 million in cash as of December 31, 2010.

For additional details, please refer to the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the annual period ended December 31, 2010 as filed with the SEC.

About Paradigm Holdings, Inc.

Paradigm Holdings, Inc., (www.paradigmsolutions.com) is a provider of information technology (IT) and business solutions for U.S. Federal Government enterprises. Paradigm specializes in comprehensive information assurance solutions involving cyber security and forensics as well as continuity of operations and disaster recovery planning.  The Company also provides systems engineering and IT infrastructure support solutions.  Headquartered in Rockville, Maryland, the Company currently employs approximately 200 people.

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release may contain forward-looking information within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is subject to the safe harbor created by those sections. Paradigm assumes no obligation to update the information contained in this press release. Future results for Paradigm may be affected by its ability to continue to implement its government technology solutions, its dependence on the federal government and state and local governments and other federal government contractors as its major customers, timely passage of components of the federal budget, timely obligations of funding by the federal and state governments, its dependence on procuring, pricing and performing short-term government contracts, its dependence on hiring and retaining qualified professionals, potential fluctuations in its quarterly operating results, including seasonal impacts, its dependence on certain key employees and its ability to timely and effectively integrate the businesses it may acquire. For further information about forward-looking statements and other Paradigm specific risks and uncertainties please refer to recent SEC filings for Paradigm, which are available at www.sec.gov.
 
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PARADIGM HOLDINGS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 
December 31, 2010
 
December 31, 2009
 
ASSETS
       
Current assets
       
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 94,746     $ 895,711  
Accounts receivable — contracts, net
    5,333,319       5,519,150  
Costs and earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts
    3,398,380       --  
Restricted Cash
    4,000,000       --  
Prepaid expenses
    1,214,542       873,934  
Deferred income tax assets
    50,837       24,114  
Other current assets
    842,717       473,670  
Total current assets
    14,934,541       7,786,579  
Property and equipment, net
    102,838       127,093  
Goodwill
    3,991,605       3,991,605  
Intangible assets, net
    550,045       897,318  
Deferred financing costs, net
    444,252       848,294  
Deferred income tax assets, net of current portion
    693,720       512,820  
Other non-current assets
    266,778       582,394  
Total Assets
  $ 20,983,779     $ 14,746,103  
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
               
Current liabilities
               
Note payable — line of credit
  $ 3,084,681     $ 3,643,653  
Note payable — promissory note, net of issuance discount
    3,877,124       --  
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    5,371,557       2,333,085  
Accrued salaries and related liabilities
    1,811,553       1,527,561  
Corporate Income tax payable
    114,294       98,686  
Mandatorily redeemable preferred stock, current portion
    600,000       500,000  
Other current liabilities
    176,669       178,333  
Total current liabilities
    15,035,878       8,281,318  
Long-term liabilities
               
Other non-current liabilities
    67,365       126,348  
Mandatorily redeemable preferred stock - $.01 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized, 6,115 shares and 6,206 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively
    5,517,263       4,587,135  
Put warrants
    402,606       1,447,075  
Total liabilities
    21,023,112       14,441,876  
Commitments and contingencies
               
Common stock - $.01 par value, 250,000,000 shares authorized, 44,671,598 shares issued , of which 13,848,183 shares are held in the treasury as of December 31, 2010 and 50,000,000 shares authorized, 41,243,027 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2009
    308,236       412,431  
Additional paid-in capital
    3,987,536       3,434,891  
Accumulated deficit
    (4,335,105 )     (3,543,095 )
Total stockholders’ (deficit) equity
    (39,333 )     304,227  
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 20,983,779     $ 14,746,103  

 
 

 
 
PARADIGM HOLDINGS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)

   
Three Months Ended
 
Twelve Months Ended
   
Dec. 31, 2010
 
Dec. 31, 2009
 
Dec. 31, 2010
 
Dec. 31, 2009
 
Contract Revenue
                 
Service contracts
 
$
5,979,872
 
$
5,124,292
 
$
23,420,533
 
$
21,329,633
 
Repair and maintenance contracts
   
5,859,054
   
2,635,818
   
11,540,584
   
10,846,501
 
Total contract revenue
   
11,838,926
   
7,760,110
   
34,961,117
   
32,176,134
 
Cost of revenue
                         
Service contracts
   
4,514,512
   
3,791,493
   
17,926,128
   
16,269,612
 
Repair and maintenance contracts
   
5,194,458
   
2,072,819
   
9,529,965
   
8,751,108
 
Total cost of revenue
   
9,708,970
   
5,864,312
   
27,456,093
   
25,020,720
 
Gross margin
   
2,129,956
   
1,895,798
   
7,505,024
   
7,155,414
 
Selling, general and administrative
   
1,632,575
   
1,492,421
   
6,501,589
   
7,058,724
 
Income from operations
   
497,381
   
403,377
   
1,003,435
   
96,690
 
Other income (expense)
                         
Interest income
   
11,234
   
7
   
18,608
   
15
 
Change in fair value of put warrants
   
443,653
   
18,006
   
1,044,469
   
481,092
 
Interest expense – mandatorily redeemable preferred stock
   
(496,422
)
 
(436,785
)
 
(1,879,053
)
 
(1,387,008
)
Interest expense
   
(286,374
)
 
(113,178
)
 
(851,786
)
 
(548,653
)
Total other expense
   
(327,909
)
 
(531,950
)
 
(1,667,762
)
 
(1,454,554
)
Income (loss) from operations before income taxes
   
169,472
   
(128,573
)
 
(664,327
)
 
(1,357,864
)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
   
38,908
   
3,495
   
127,683
   
(85,127
)
Net income (loss)
   
130,564
   
(132,068
)
 
(792,010
)
 
(1,272,737
)
Dividends on preferred stock
   
--
   
--
   
--
   
78,870
 
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders
 
$
130,564
 
$
(132,068
)
$
(792,010
)
$
(1,351,607
)
                           
Weighted average number of common shares:
                         
Basic
   
40,055,537
   
41,243,027
   
42,089,012
   
37,535,548
 
Diluted
   
40,055,537
   
41,243,027
   
42,089,012
   
37,535,548
 
                           
Net income (loss) per common share:
                         
Basic
 
$
0.00
 
$
(0.00
)
$
(0.02
)
$
(0.04
)
Diluted
 
$
0.00
 
$
(0.00
)
$
(0.02
)
$
(0.04
))