InfoSonics Reports Second Quarter 2012 Results

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- InfoSonics Corporation (NASDAQ: IFON), a provider of wireless handset solutions serving Latin America, Europe, Africa and Asia Pacific, today announced results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2012.

"We are pleased to report growth in revenue over the prior year and a record quarterly gross profit margin, despite having a small loss for the quarter," said Joseph Ram, president and CEO of InfoSonics. "Sales of our verykool® products in the second quarter of 2012 almost doubled in comparison to the same quarter of the prior year. This reflects an 81% increase in sales to customers in Latin America compared to the prior year, as well as incremental sales of private label OEM products to customers in Europe and Asia."

Commenting further on the results, Mr. Ram noted, "This was a milestone quarter for us because it was the first full quarter after exiting the distribution business. Our business is now comprised almost entirely of our own verykool® products and we were able to report 28% year-over-year revenue growth, despite the absence of distribution sales. We shipped 145% more handsets this quarter compared to the prior year quarter as we expanded our distribution channels and introduced more entry level products into our portfolio. The higher sales mix of entry level phones resulted in a 19% decrease in the average selling price of our handsets compared to the prior year. Our focus on our own verykool® products and exit from the low-margin distribution business had a dramatic impact on our gross profit margin percentage, which rose to a record 25.3% compared to 14.3% in the same quarter last year. On the other hand, operating expenses increased due in large part to a $225,000 addition to our bad debt reserve. We have also strategically added resources to expand our geographic market reach and our development capabilities, which we hope will benefit future quarters and which we think is necessary to maintain revenue growth in these challenging global economic times."

InfoSonics reported net sales for the second quarter of 2012 of $8.1 million, which represents a 28% increase over $6.3 million for the second quarter of 2011. Gross profit in the second quarter of 2012 was $2.1 million, a 128% increase over $903,000 in the 2011 second quarter. Operating expenses in the second quarter of 2012 were $2.4 million, an increase of 42% compared to $1.7 million in the 2011 second quarter. This reflects a 47% increase in SG&A expenses primarily attributable to an increase in bad debt reserves, increases in personnel, commissions on higher sales volume and increased marketing and travel expenses. In addition, R&D expenses rose by 26% primarily as a result of expansion of the Company's development team. The net loss for the second quarter of 2012 was $265,000, or $0.02 per share, compared to a net loss of $822,000, or $0.06 per share, in the second quarter of 2011.

At June 30, 2012, the Company had $11.5 million in cash, restricted cash and cash equivalents, $18.4 million of net working capital and no outstanding indebtedness. Cash balances declined by $3.8 million compared to the March 31, 2012 balances as inventories and inventory deposits were built up in preparation for anticipated customer shipments in the coming quarter and obligations to suppliers were paid down.

About InfoSonics Corporation
InfoSonics is a provider of wireless handsets and related products to OEMs, carriers and distributors in Latin America, Europe, Africa and Asia Pacific. The Company designs, develops, manufactures, markets, sells and provides after-sales support for its own proprietary line of products under the verykool® and other private label brands. Additional information can be found on our corporate website at www.infosonics.com and www.verykool.net.

Except for the factual statements made herein, the information contained in this news release consists of forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Words and expressions reflecting optimism, satisfaction or disappointment with current prospects, as well as words such as "believes," "hopes," "intends," "estimates," "expects," "projects," "plans," "anticipates" and variations thereof, or the use of future tense, identify forward-looking statements, but their absence does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of performance and our actual results could differ materially from those contained in such statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, without limitation: (1) intense competition internationally, including competition from alternative business models, such as manufacturer-to-carrier sales, which may lead to reduced prices, lower sales, lower gross margins, extended payment terms with customers, increased capital investment and interest costs, bad debt risks and product supply shortages; (2) the ability of the Company's R&D group to develop new verykool^® handsets and successfully introduce them into new emerging markets; (3) extended general economic downturn in world markets; (4) inability to secure adequate supply of competitive products on a timely basis and on commercially reasonable terms; (5) the ability of the Company to maintain and improve its gross margins despite intense competition; (6) foreign exchange rate fluctuations, devaluation of a foreign currency, adverse governmental controls or actions, political or economic instability, or disruption of a foreign market, including, without limitation, the imposition, creation, increase or modification of tariffs, taxes, duties, levies and other charges and other related risks of our international operations which could significantly increase selling prices of our products to our customers and end-users; (7) the ability to attract new sources of profitable business from expansion of products or services or risks associated with entry into new markets, including geographies, products and services; (8) an interruption or failure of our information systems or subversion of access or other system controls may result in a significant loss of business, assets, or competitive information; (9) significant changes in supplier terms and relationships, disruptions in production at contract manufacturers or shortages in product supply; (10) loss of business from one or more significant customers; (11) customer and geographical accounts receivable concentration risk and other related risks; (12) rapid product improvement and technological change resulting in inventory obsolescence; (13) uncertain political and economic conditions internationally, including terrorist or military actions; (14) the loss of a key executive officer or other key employees and the integration of new employees; (15) changes in consumer demand for multimedia wireless handset products and features; (16) our failure to adequately adapt to industry changes and to manage potential growth and/or contractions; (17) seasonal buying patterns; (18) the resolution of any litigation for or against the Company; (19) the ability of the Company to have access to adequate capital to fund its operations; and (20) the ability of the Company to generate taxable income in future periods. Reference is also made to other factors detailed from time to time in our periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release and we undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, events or circumstances after the date of this release.

SOURCE InfoSonics Corporation

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