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Sierra Monitor Corporation Announces Financial Results
for the Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2011
 
 
Second Quarter Net Income up 51% on Sales Increase of 13%
 
Milpitas, California – August 3, 2011 – Sierra Monitor Corporation (OTC: SRMC.OB), a company that designs, manufactures and sells electronic safety and environmental instrumentation, today announced financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2011.
 
Financial Highlights
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Achieved second quarter sales of $4.0 million, an increase of 13% over the second quarter of 2010
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Reported second quarter net income of $227,203, up 51% compared to second quarter net income of $150,812 in the prior year
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Ended the second quarter of 2011 with a strong balance sheet, approximately $1.6 million of cash on hand and no bank debt
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Recorded sales of $8.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011, an increase of 27% over the corresponding period in the previous year
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Reported year-to-date net income of $543,824 compared to net income of $77,706 for the corresponding period in the previous year
 
Business Highlights
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Initiated partnership of FieldServer Technologies with Cisco Systems, Inc. in their unique EnergyWise initiative. The FieldServer machine language protocol gateway allows third party building automation devices to be accessed via EnergyWise, a Cisco network service that allows for energy monitoring and management.
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Launched shipments of a new, higher capacity OEM ProtoCessor module that carries BacNet Test Lab (BTL) approval.  BTL is the industry recognized standard that confirms compatibility of devices utilizing the building automation control communications protocol.
 
 
 

 
 
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Began shipment of gas detection modules for integration into unitized propane tank filling stations deployed at outlets of a nationwide big box retail chain.
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Completed delivery of a protocol driver allowing a customer to begin in-hospital testing of wireless sensor networks to be integrated through FieldServer gateways with building management systems and life line safety systems.
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Continued progress in expanding sales of ProtoCessor gateways to major boiler manufacturers in order to provide machine-to-machine interface between the boiler logic control system and building automation systems.
 
Second Quarter and First Six Months of 2011 Financial Results
Net sales for the quarter ended June 30, 2011 were $3,984,361, an increase of 13% from $3,517,732 reported for the same period of 2010.  For the six months ended June 30, 2011, sales increased 27% to $8,152,778, compared to $6,420,812 for the same period of 2010.
 
Sierra Monitor posted GAAP net income of $227,203, or $0.02 per share (basic and diluted), for the quarter ended June 30, 2011, compared to GAAP net income of $150,812, or $0.01 per share (basic and diluted), for the same period of 2010.  Sierra Monitor posted GAAP net income of $543,824, or $0.05 per share basic (basic and diluted), for the six months ended June 30, 2011, compared to GAAP net income of $77,706, or $0.01 per share (basic and diluted), for the same period of 2010.
 
Sierra Monitor posted non-GAAP net income of $326,495 or $0.03 per share (basic and diluted), for the quarter ended June 30, 2011 compared to non-GAAP net income of $304,781 or $0.03 per share (basic and diluted), for the same period of 2010.  Sierra Monitor posted non-GAAP net income of $752,769, or $0.08 per share basic and $0.07 per share diluted, for the six months ended June 30, 2011, compared to non-GAAP net income of $277,013, or $0.02 per share (basic and diluted), for the same period of  2010.
 
“Our second quarter and year-to-date results reflect the continuing great effort put forward by the Sierra Monitor team” said Gordon R. Arnold, chairman and chief executive officer.  “We continued the solid results of the two previous quarters growing our second quarter 2011 sales by 13% and our six month sales by 27%, respectively” We achieved a gross margin of 60%, grew our ProtoCessor product line by 58% over the prior year and partnered with the Cisco EnergyWise program for energy monitoring and management.  We enter the third quarter of 2011 with strong momentum and an opportunity to continue to produce solid financial results.”
 
 
 

 
 
Cash Position
Sierra Monitor had $1,628,276 in cash at June 30, 2011 with no bank borrowings.  Trade receivables at June 30, 2011 were $1,746,550.  At June 30, 2011, the Company’s Days Sales Outstanding was 42 days.
 
About Sierra Monitor Corporation
Sierra Monitor Corporation designs, manufactures and sells electronic safety and environmental instrumentation.  The company’s unique protocol translator product lines enable communication between disparate electronic systems overcoming protocol language barriers.  By enabling communication between central building automation systems and many electronic subsystems, such as fire panels, chillers and air handlers, Sierra Monitor assists with the integration of energy saving building automation systems.  The company’s products improve the safety and comfort of workers while contributing to climate and natural resource protection.  Sierra Monitor’s intelligent hazardous gas detection systems can be found in a broad range of applications including US Navy ships, wastewater treatment facilities, refineries, offshore oil platforms, chemical plants, parking garages and underground telephone vaults providing 24/7 protection of personnel and facilities.
 
The Company’s vision is to capitalize on the expanding worldwide demand for knowledge-based products and services that improve operational performance, productivity, efficiency and safety in building automation, industrial and military applications, while reducing demands on resources and energy consumption.  For more information visit:  http://www.sierramonitor.com/
 
Sierra Monitor Investor Relations Contact:
Steve Polcyn
408-262-6611 ext. 1341
spolcyn@sierramonitor.com
 
 
 

 
 
Table A
SIERRA MONITOR CORPORATION
 
Statements of Operations
 
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
   
For the three months ended
June 30,
   
For the six months ended
June 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
Net sales
  $ 3,984,361     $ 3,517,732     $ 8,152,778     $ 6,420,812  
Cost of goods sold
    1,628,853       1,432,443       3,288,127       2,656,485  
Gross profit
    2,355,508       2,085,289       4,864,651       3,764,327  
Operating expenses
                               
Research and development
    549,992       503,908       1,095,066       986,930  
Selling and marketing
    917,515       842,514       1,801,954       1,674,490  
General and administrative
    509,643       489,104       1,061,860       975,343  
      1,977,150       1,835,526       3,958,880       3,636,763  
Income from operations
    378,358       249,763       905,771       127,564  
Interest income
    312       900       602       1,947  
Income before income taxes
    378,670       250,663       906,373       129,511  
Income tax provision
    151,467       99,851       362,549       51,805  
Net  income
  $ 227,203     $ 150,812     $ 543,824     $ 77,706  
Net income available to common shareholders per common share
Basic
  $ 0.02     $ 0.01     $ 0.05     $ 0.01  
Diluted
  $ 0.02     $ 0.01     $ 0.05     $ 0.01  
Weighted average number of common shares used in per share computations:
                               
Basic
    9,896,942       11,448,045       9,896,942       11,443,129  
Diluted
    10,141,609       11,602,565       10,134,794       11,606,530  

 
 

 
 
Table B
 
SIERRA MONITOR CORPORATION
Balance Sheet
 
 
Assets
 
June 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
   
(unaudited)
       
Current assets:
           
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 1,628,276     $ 1,645,433  
Trade receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts  of approximately $93,000 and $82,000 respectively
    1,746,550       1,708,886  
Inventories, net
    2,450,853       2,115,003  
Prepaid expenses
    136,059       178,819  
Income tax deposit
    459,200       0  
Deferred income taxes - current
    298,410       298,410  
Total current assets
    6,719,348       5,946,551  
                 
Property and equipment, net
    424,814       294,424  
Other assets
    170,860       154,816  
Total assets
  $ 7,315,022     $ 6,395,791  
                 
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
               
Current liabilities:
               
Accounts payable
  $ 588,436     $ 704,539  
Accrued compensation expenses
    514,182       432,127  
Other current liabilities
    98,998       72,888  
Income taxes payable
    364,814       20,879  
Total current liabilities
    1,566,430       1,230,433  
                 
Deferred tax liability
    54,095       54,095  
Total liabilities
    1,620,525       1,284,528  
                 
Commitments and contingencies
               
Shareholders’ equity:
               
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized; 9,901,177 shares issued and outstanding
    9,901       9,897  
Additional paid-in capital
    2,734,300       2,694,894  
Retained earnings
    2,950,296       2,406,472  
Total shareholders’ equity
    5,694,497       5,111,263  
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $ 7,315,022     $ 6,395,791  
 
 
 

 
 
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
 
The accompanying news release dated August 3, 2011 contains non-GAAP financial measures. Table C reconciles the non-GAAP financial measures in that news release to the most directly comparable financial measures prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). These non-GAAP financial measures include non-GAAP operating expenses, non-GAAP profit from operations and related non-GAAP profit as a percentage of revenue, non-GAAP net profit and basic and diluted non-GAAP net profit per share.
 
Sierra Monitor continues to provide all information required in accordance with GAAP and does not suggest or believe non-GAAP financial measures should be considered as a substitute for, or superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP, and the financial results calculated in accordance with GAAP and reconciliations from these results should be carefully evaluated.  Sierra Monitor believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding its operating results primarily because they exclude amounts the Company does not consider part of ongoing operating results when assessing the overall Company performance.
 
We believe that our non-GAAP financial measures facilitate the comparison of results for current periods with results for past periods. We exclude the following items from non-GAAP financial measures:
 
Depreciation and Amortization of Tangible and Intangible Assets
 
In accordance with GAAP, depreciation and amortization of tangible and intangible assets includes depreciation of purchased capital assets and amortization of intangible assets including third party approval fees. We exclude these amounts from our internal measures for budget and planning purposes.
 
Provision for Bad Debt Expense
 
We maintain an allowance for doubtful accounts which is analyzed on a periodic basis to ensure that it is adequate to the best of management’s knowledge.  We exclude these amounts from our internal measures for budget and planning purposes.
 
Provision for Inventory Losses
 
We evaluate our inventories for excess or obsolescence on a quarterly basis.  Inventories identified as slow moving or obsolete are determined based on historical experience and current product demand.  The quarterly analysis is used to adjust the provision for inventory losses.  We exclude the provision for inventory losses from our internal measures for budget and planning purposes.
 
Deferred Income Taxes
 
The effect of changes in deferred tax balances is non-cash and is not comparable across periods or with other companies.  We exclude these amounts from our internal measures for budget and planning purposes.
 
 
 

 
 
Stock-based Compensation Expense
 
Our non-GAAP financial measures exclude stock-based compensation expenses, which consist of expenses for stock options. While stock-based compensation is an expense affecting our results of operations, management excludes stock-based compensation from our budget and planning process. For these reasons we exclude stock-based compensation expenses from our non-GAAP financial measures.  We compute weighted average dilutive stocks using the methods required by GAAP for both GAAP and non-GAAP diluted net income per share.
 
Sierra Monitor refers to these non-GAAP financial measures in evaluating and measuring the performance of our ongoing operations and for planning and forecasting in future periods. These non-GAAP financial measures also facilitate our internal comparisons to historical operating results.  We are reporting non-GAAP financial measures because we believe that the inclusion of comparative numbers provides consistency in our financial reporting. We compute non-GAAP financial measures using the same consistent method from quarter to quarter and year to year.
 
Sierra Monitor believes that non-GAAP measures have significant limitations in that they do not reflect all of the amounts associated with Sierra Monitor's financial results as determined in accordance with GAAP and that these measures should only be used to evaluate Sierra Monitor's financial results in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP measures, and the financial results calculated in accordance with GAAP and reconciliations from these results should be carefully evaluated. Because of these limitations, Sierra Monitor qualifies the use of non-GAAP financial information in a statement when non-GAAP information is presented. In addition, the exclusion of the charges and expenses indicated above from the non-GAAP financial measures presented does not indicate an expectation by Sierra Monitor management that similar charges and expenses will not be incurred in subsequent periods.
 
 
 

 
 
Table C
 
SIERRA MONITOR CORPORATION
 
   
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Operating Results
 
   
(Unaudited)
 
   
 
   
For the three months ended
June 30,
   
For the six months ended
June 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
                         
GAAP Net Income
  $ 227,203     $ 150,812     $ 543,824     $ 77,706  
Depreciation and amortization
    74,310       61,280       138,378       126,161  
Provision for bad debt expense
    8,157       7,500       11,157       15,000  
Provision for inventory losses
    5,000       5,000       20,000       5,000  
Deferred income taxes
    -       54,253       -       -  
Stock based compensation expense
    11,825       25,936       39,410       53,146  
Total adjustments to GAAP net income
    99,292       153,969       208,945       199,307  
Non-GAAP Net Income
  $ 326,495     $ 304,781     $ 752,769     $ 277,013  
                                 
Non GAAP Net Income Per Share:
                               
Basic
  $ 0.03     $ 0.03     $ 0.08     $ 0.02  
Diluted
  $ 0.03     $ 0.03     $ 0.07     $ 0.02  
Weighted-average number of shares used in per share computations:
                               
Basic
    9,896,942       11,448,045       9,896,942       11,443,129  
Diluted
    10,141,609       11,602,565       10,134,794       11,606,530