MPC Corporation Announces First Quarter 2008 Financial Results
Thursday, May 15, 2008 6:00 PM
MPC Corporation Announces First Quarter 2008 Financial Results nounced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2008.

Net revenue for the quarter ended March 31, 2008 was $123.7 million with a net loss of $0.41 per basic and diluted share. The results for the quarter reflect the combined operations of MPC Corporation and the Gateway Professional business, which was acquired in October 2007.

For comparison purposes, net revenue for the quarter ended March 31, 2007 was $56.8 million with a net loss of $0.41 per basic and diluted share.

Gross margin as a percentage of sales for Q1 2008 increased to 12.1 percent from 10.9 percent in Q1 2007. Revenue and operating income for the first quarter of 2008 were impacted by the transition of IT and manufacturing systems from Gateway Professional to MPC Computers' existing systems in February 2008. The company experienced material delays in manufacturing and customer deliveries, which resulted in lower than expected shipment volumes and revenues in the first quarter of 2008 as compared to the fourth quarter of 2007.

Additional financial details are available through the 10-Q filed today.

'The transition issues that we faced in the wake of MPC's acquisition of Gateway's Professional business posed a tough challenge for us in the first quarter,' noted MPC Corporation's Chairman and CEO, John Yeros. 'We are encouraged by the improvement in our gross margin over this same period last year, and by our growing backlog of orders. We are working hard to show improvement in the second quarter and beyond.'

About MPC Corporation

MPC Corporation (AMEX: MPZ), a major U.S. PC vendor since 1991, provides enterprise IT hardware solutions to mid-size businesses, government agencies and education organizations.

With its October 2007 acquisition of Gateway's Professional business, MPC Corporation became the only top-10 U.S. PC vendor focused exclusively on the $43 billion Professional PC market. For more information, visit MPC online at http://www.mpccorp.com.

Cautionary Statement

Certain statements in this press release are 'forward-looking statements' within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results, performance or achievements of MPC Corporation to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Other factors that could materially affect such forward-looking statements can be found in MPC Corporation's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including risk factors, at http://www.sec.gov. Investors, potential investors and other readers are urged to consider these risk factors carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements made herein are only made as of the date of this press release and MPC Corporation undertakes no obligation to publicly update such forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.



    MPC CORPORATION
    CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
    (In thousands except share data)

                                                 March 31,       December 31,
                                                   2008             2007
                                                (unaudited)
    ASSETS
       Current Assets

          Cash and cash equivalents                $3,817           $9,009
          Restricted cash                           9,898            9,852

          Accounts receivable, net                 53,381           86,056
          Inventories, net                         71,688           62,050

          Prepaid maintenance and warranty costs    9,063           10,699
          Other current assets                      1,188            1,146

      Total Current Assets                        149,035          178,812

      Non-Current Assets
         Property and equipment, net               10,112           10,697

         Goodwill                                  45,255           45,255
         Acquired intangibles, net                 26,134           28,455

         Long-term portion of prepaid maintenance
          and warranty costs                        1,577            1,388
         Other assets                               2,582            1,668
      Total Non-Current Assets                     85,660           87,463
    TOTAL ASSETS                                 $234,695         $266,275

    LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
          Current Liabilities
             Accounts payable                     $74,001          $61,079

             Accrued expenses                      20,121           26,928
             Accrued licenses and royalties         6,291            5,084

             Current portion of accrued
              warranties                           24,108           24,700
             Current portion of deferred
              revenue                              31,634           33,357

             Notes payable and debt                42,485           64,249
             Derivative financial instruments
              at estimated fair value               1,478            1,590

          Total Current Liabilities               200,118          216,987

          Long Term Liabilities
             Non-current portion of accrued
              warranties                           14,204           16,491
             Non-current portion of deferred
              revenue                              27,317           25,848
             Derivative warrant liability             303              634
          Total Long Term Liabilities              41,824           42,973
    TOTAL LIABILITIES                             241,942          259,960

    COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

    PREFERRED STOCK, Series B, 260,000
     shares authorized, 249,171 issued
     and outstanding at 2008 and 2007               6,308            6,308

    SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
    Preferred Stock, no par value;
     100,000 shares authorized; no shares
     issued and outstanding at 2008 and 2007           -                -
    Preferred Stock, Series A, 640,000
     shares authorized; 626,546 issued
     and outstanding at 2008 and 2007               9,008            9,008
    Common Stock, no par value, 100,000,000
     shares authorized; 34,175,866 and
     33,948,489 shares issued and outstanding
     at 2008 and 2007, respectively                85,444           85,029
    Accumulated Deficit                          (108,007)         (94,030)
       Total Shareholders' Equity (Deficit)       (13,555)               7

    TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY                 $234,695         $266,275



    MPC CORPORATION
    UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
    (In thousands except for per share data)

                                                   Three Months ended
                                                         March 31,
                                                 2008             2007(1)

    Revenue                                    $123,707           $56,751

    Cost of revenue                             108,715            50,561

    Gross margin                                 14,992             6,190

    Operating expenses
       Research and development expense           1,071               497
       Selling, general and administrative
        expense                                  24,126             9,831
       Depreciation and amortization              2,949               770
    Total operating expenses                     28,146            11,098

    Operating loss                              (13,154)           (4,908)

    Other (income) expense
       Interest expense, net                      1,266             1,519
       Change in estimated fair value of
        derivative financial instruments           (443)           (1,246)
    Total other (income) expense, net               823               273

    Net loss                                   $(13,977)          $(5,181)

    Loss per common share:
       Basic                                     $(0.41)           $(0.41)
       Diluted                                   $(0.41)           $(0.41)

    Common shares used to compute net
     loss per share:
       Basic                                 34,067,054        12,694,606
       Diluted                               34,067,054        12,694,606

    (1)  The results of the Gateway Professional Business have been
         consolidated effective October 1, 2007, the date the acquisition by
         MPC Corporation became effective and therefore the results of the
         Professional Businesses are not included for periods prior to
         October 1, 2007.



    MPC CORPORATION
    UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
    (In thousands)

                                                       Three Months Ended
                                                            March 31,
                                                      2008           2007(1)
    OPERATING ACTIVITIES
       Net loss                                     $(13,977)        $(5,181)
       Adjustments to reconcile net loss to
        net cash used in operating activities
         Depreciation                                  1,411             698
         Amortization of acquired intangibles          2,320             453
         Amortization of deferred loan costs              -              243
         Change in estimated fair value of
          derivative financial instruments              (443)         (1,246)
         Stock compensation on vesting of RSUs           322              61
         Provision for bad debt                          752             (19)
         Other                                             2              -
    Changes in assets and liabilities
         Accounts receivable                          31,923          12,114
         Inventory                                    (9,638)         (2,722)
         Prepaid maintenance & warranties              1,447          (1,606)
         Other current assets                            (42)            220
         Other non-current assets                       (914)              -
         Accounts payable and accrued liabilities      6,127          (2,360)
         Accrued licenses and royalties                1,207             654
         Accrued warranties                           (2,879)            (96)
         Deferred revenue                               (254)          2,013
    Net cash provided by operating activities         17,364           3,226

    INVESTING ACTIVITIES
      Purchase of property and equipment                (834)            (75)
      Proceeds from the sale of fixed assets               6              -
    Net cash used in investing activities               (828)            (75)

    FINANCING ACTIVITIES
      Net activity under financing facility          (19,193)         (6,679)
      Restricted cash related to letters of
       credit and financing facility                     (46)            208
      Payment of notes payable                        (2,489)             -
    Net cash used in financing activities            (21,728)         (6,471)

    Net cash decrease for period                      (5,192)         (3,320)

    Cash at beginning of period                        9,009           4,839

    Cash at end of period                             $3,817          $1,519



    Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
    Interest paid                                     $1,386            $896
    Income taxes paid                                     -               -

    (1)  The results of the Gateway Professional Business have been
         consolidated effective October 1, 2007, the date the acquisition by
         MPC Corporation became effective and therefore the results of the
         Professional Businesses are not included for periods prior to
         October 1, 2007.

SOURCE MPC Corporation

(Source: PR Newswire )

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