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Exhibit 99.1

 

 
Dataram Contact:  
Mark Maddocks
Vice President-Finance, CFO
609-799-0071
info@dataram.com  

 

DATARAM REPORTS FISCAL 2012 SECOND QUARTER FINANCIAL RESULTS

 

PRINCETON, N.J. December 15, 2011 — Dataram Corporation (NASDAQ: DRAM) today reported its financial results for its fiscal second quarter and six months ended October 31, 2011. Revenues for the second quarter and first six months of fiscal 2012 were $10.4 million and $20.7 million, respectively, which compares to $10.9 million and $23.7 million for the comparable prior year periods. The Company incurred a tax net loss for the second quarter of the current fiscal year of $1.2 million which compares to a net loss of $1.7 million for the comparable prior year period. Six month net loss totaled $2.0 million versus $3.0 million for the prior comparable period.

 

John H. Freeman, Dataram’s president and CEO commented, “In the second quarter, our revenues and gross margin came under downward pricing pressure. Declining prices, along with our R&D investment in XcelaSAN® were the primary contributors to our second quarter loss. Average selling prices in our memory business were lower by approximately 20 percent, when compared to first quarter levels. This was primarily due to the well-publicized industry-wide decline in the price of memory. Late in the second quarter, we took actions to align our costs with revenues. The downward pricing pressure diluted some of the financial impact. We have already taken a number of actions and implemented new initiatives to address recent industry pricing challenges. One initiative is our new web based quote and order application which is now being used by many of our partners. We will continue to monitor and act to maintain and grow a profitable memory business.

 

 
 

Mr. Freeman continued, “In the second quarter, we continued to invest in XcelaSAN® development, quality assurance and testing. Our development team has successfully designed and developed new functions and capabilities over the past eighteen months. These functions are part of a robust multi-year roadmap which we expect will ensure XcelaSAN® a place in the storage hierarchy. Our recent development of enhancements and functions position us well for the next twelve months. We anticipate a declining requirement for development infrastructure over the next few quarters and have taken actions to reduce our costs. The product is currently installed and being evaluated for purchase at selected customer sites. These tests continue to affirm that XcelaSAN® provides significant performance improvements over traditional solutions at dramatically less cost. In addition to pursuing a traditional sales strategy for XcelaSAN®, management is also pursuing alternatives means to monetize the Company’s investment in the XcelaSAN® product line.”

 

Mr. Freeman also stated, “On December 14, 2011 the Company obtained an additional $500,000 of financing, by replacing an existing $1,500,000 loan with a line of credit of $2,000,000.”

 

Mr. Freeman concluded, “We are taking the necessary actions to ensure that our business is generating positive cash flow and growing. We have secured the financing, which coupled with expense containment actions, we believe necessary to sustain the Company.”

 

 

ABOUT DATARAM CORPORATION

 

Founded in 1967, Dataram is a worldwide leader in the manufacture of high-quality computer memory, storage and software products. Our products and services deliver IT infrastructure optimization, dramatically increase application performance and deliver substantial cost savings. Dataram solutions are deployed in 70 Fortune 100 companies and in mission-critical government and defense applications around the world. For more information about Dataram, visit www.dataram.com.

 

The information provided in this press release may include forward-looking statements relating to future events, such as the development of new products, pricing and availability of raw materials or the future financial performance of the Company. Actual results may differ from such projections and are subject to certain risks including, without limitation, risks arising from: changes in the price of memory chips, changes in the demand for memory systems, increased competition in the memory systems industry, order cancellations, delays in developing and commercializing new products and other factors described in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which can be reviewed at http://www.sec.gov.

 

 

***** Financial Tables Follow *****

 
 

DATARAM CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

   Second Quarter Ended
October 31,
  Six Months Ended
October 31,
   2011  2010  2011  2010
             
Revenues  $10,406   $10,949   $20,676   $23,693 
                     
Costs and expenses:                    
     Cost of sales   7,885    8,536    15,260    18,157 
     Engineering and development   185    225    354    486 
     Research and development   0    842    0    1,714 
     Selling, general and administrative   3,213    2,748    6,490    5,602 
     Stock-based compensation expense*   135    155    283    313 
     Intangible asset amortization*   41    107    82    214 
    11,459    12,613    22,469    26,486 
                     
Loss from operations   (1,053)   (1,664)   (1,793)   (2,793)
                     
Other expense   (126)   (51)   (240)   (161)
                     
Loss before income taxes   (1,179)   (1,715)   (2,033)   (2,954)
                     
Income tax benefit   0    0    0    0 
                     
Net loss  $(1,179)  $(1,715)  $(2,033)  $(2,954)
                     
Net loss per share:                    
      Basic  $(0.11)  $(0.19)  $(0.19)  $(0.33)
      Diluted  $(0.11)  $(0.19)  $(0.19)  $(0.33)
                     
Weighted average number of shares outstanding:                    
      Basic   10,703    8,918    10,549    8,918 
      Diluted   10,703    8,918    10,549    8,918 

 

* Items are recorded as a component of operating costs and expenses in the Company’s financial statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 10-Q.

 
 

DATARAM CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

   October 31,
2011
  April 30,
2011
       
ASSETS          
Current assets          
  Cash and cash equivalents  $543   $345 
  Accounts receivable, net   4,090    4,630 
  Inventories   4,608    5,462 
  Other current assets   155    128 
     Total current assets   9,396    10,565 
           
Property and equipment, net   911    962 
           
Other assets   97    111 
           
Intangible assets, net   2,766    1,940 
           
Goodwill   1,453    1,242 
           
Total assets  $14,623   $14,820 
           
           
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY          
Current liabilities          
  Note payable-revolving credit line  $1,732   $2,154 
  Accounts payable   1,690    2,945 
  Accrued liabilities   1,071    840 
  Due to related party   1,500    1,500 
     Total current liabilities   5,993    7,439 
           
           
Stockholders' equity   8,630    7,381 
           
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity  $14,623   $14,820