Digi International Reports Second Fiscal Quarter 2008 Results

Business Wire, April 28, 2008

Strong International Revenue Growth Offsets Weakness in the Americas

MINNEAPOLIS -- Digi International[R] Inc. (NASDAQ: DGII, http://www.digi.com) reported revenue of $43.1 million for the second fiscal quarter of 2008, compared with $42.9 million for the second fiscal quarter of 2007, an increase of $0.2 million, or 0.5%. Revenue in the Americas was $26.5 million in the second fiscal quarter of 2008 compared to $28.8 million in the second fiscal quarter of 2007, a decrease of $2.3 million, or 8.2%. Revenue in Europe was $12.6 million in the second fiscal quarter of 2008 compared to $10.8 million in the comparable quarter a year ago, an increase of $1.8 million, or 17.1%. Revenue in the Asia Pacific region was $4.0 million in the second fiscal quarter of 2008 compared to $3.3 million in the second fiscal quarter of 2007, an increase of $0.7 million, or 22.8%.

"Strong international growth has served to offset the Americas' weakness," said Joe Dunsmore, Digi's Chief Executive Officer. "While the economic slowdown in the U.S. has dampened overall growth, Digi is positioned very well to emerge from it in a strengthened competitive position."

Revenue from embedded products in the second fiscal quarter of 2008 was $21.7 million, compared to $18.4 million in the second fiscal quarter of 2007, an increase of $3.3 million, or 17.9%. Revenue from non-embedded products was $21.4 million in the second fiscal quarter of 2008, compared to $24.5 million in the second fiscal quarter of 2007, a decrease of $3.1 million, or 12.6%.

The gross profit margin was $23.2 million, or 53.8% for the second fiscal quarter of 2008 compared to $22.5 million, or 52.5% for the second fiscal quarter of 2007, an increase of $0.7 million. The gross profit margin was higher than the comparable quarter a year ago by 1.3 percentage points, primarily due to product and mix changes within both the embedded and non-embedded product groups and a decrease in amortization of purchased and core technology. Amortization of purchased and core technology decreased by $0.2 million in the second fiscal quarter of 2008 compared to the same quarter a year ago, and accounted for a 0.5 percentage point increase in gross profit margin.

Total operating expenses in the second fiscal quarter of 2008 were $19.5 million, or 45.3% of revenue, compared to $17.8 million, or 41.5% of revenue, in the second fiscal quarter of 2007. Operating expenses were higher in the second fiscal quarter of 2008 compared to the comparable quarter a year ago primarily as a result of incremental headcount resulting in increased compensation-related sales and marketing and research and development expenses, as well as increased expenses resulting from continuing investments in the Drop-In Networking initiative and international expansion.

Digi reported operating income of $3.7 million, or 8.5% of net sales, in the second fiscal quarter of 2008 compared to $4.7 million, or 11.0% of net sales, in the second fiscal quarter of 2007.

Net income was $3.1 million in the second fiscal quarter of 2008, or $0.12 per diluted share, compared to $3.6 million in the second fiscal quarter of 2007, or $0.14 per diluted share.

For the six months ended March 31, 2008, Digi reported revenue of $87.6 million compared to revenue of $84.7 million for the six months ended March 31, 2007, an increase of $2.9 million, or 3.5%. Revenue in the Americas was $55.3 million in the first six months of fiscal 2008 compared to $58.4 million in the same period a year ago, a decrease of $3.1 million, or 5.2%. Revenue in Europe was $23.8 million for the first six months of fiscal 2008 compared to $19.6 million in the comparable period a year ago, an increase of $4.2 million, or 21.1%. Revenue in the Asia Pacific region was $8.5 million in the first six months of fiscal 2008 compared to $6.7 million in the first six months of fiscal 2007, an increase of $1.8 million, or 28.3%.

Revenue from embedded products in the first six months of fiscal 2008 was $42.4 million, compared to $35.1 million in the first six months of fiscal 2007, an increase of $7.3 million, or 21.0%. Revenue from non-embedded products was $45.2 million in the first six months of 2008, compared to $49.6 million in the comparable period in 2007, a decrease of $4.4 million, or 8.9%.

For the six months ended March 31, 2008, Digi reported net income of $6.8 million, or $0.26 per diluted share, compared to net income for the six months ended March 31, 2007 of $7.4 million, or $0.28 per diluted share. Net income benefited by $0.5 million, or $0.02 per diluted share, during the first six months of fiscal 2007 as a result of a retroactive benefit from the extension of the research and development credit.

Digi's cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities balance, including long-term marketable securities, was $100.8 million at March 31, 2008, an increase of $13.2 million over the cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities balance at September 30, 2007, which includes 4.5 million Euros, or approximately $7.0 million, received from the sale of the building in Dortmund, Germany in March 2008. At March 31, 2008, Digi's current ratio was 7.3 to 1, and the Company had no debt other than capital lease obligations.