Giga-tronics Reports First Quarter Results

Business Wire,  July 31, 2006  

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SAN RAMON, Calif. -- Giga-tronics Incorporated (NASDAQ:GIGA) reported today a net loss of $1,027,000 or $0.21 per fully diluted share for the quarter ending June 24, 2006. This compares with a net profit of $233,000 or $0.05 per fully diluted share for the same period a year ago.

Net sales decreased 42% to $3,386,000 in the first quarter of fiscal 2007 versus $5,783,000 in the first quarter of fiscal 2006.

Orders decreased 47% in the first quarter of FY 2007 from the same quarter a year ago. Our book-to-bill ratio in the first quarter of fiscal 2007 was 0.87 compared to 0.95 in the first quarter of last year.

Orders booked in the first quarter were $2,933,000 compared to $5,493,000 last year. Backlog at quarter end was $9.9 million (approximately $5.8 million is shippable within one year) as compared to $15.5 million (approximately $8.2 million was shippable within one year) at the end of the first quarter of the prior year.

Cash and cash equivalents at June 24, 2006 were $3,726,000 compared to $3,412,000 as of March 25, 2006.

John Regazzi, Chief Executive Officer, said, "In an effort to improve results and make optimal use of our resources, management intends to take additional steps to restructure the company. We will continue to consolidate operations and functions among our divisions as we have done with sales and marketing. Further integration of product development efforts should enable us to achieve a better return on our substantial investment in R&D. New development programs will focus more on commercial products to reduce our dependence on the domestic defense sector. We will look for any available opportunities to operate more efficiently and with greater focus on customer needs. We hope to accomplish these changes in a business-like manner that is not overly disruptive to our very talented work force yet is decisive enough to yield meaningful improvements to the bottom line."

Giga-tronics will host a conference call today at 4:30 p.m. ET to discuss the first quarter results. To participate in the call, dial 612-332-0923. The call will also be broadcast over the internet at www.gigatronics.com under "Corporate Info/Investor Relations". The conference call discussion reflects management's views as of July 31, 2006 only.

Giga-tronics produces instruments, subsystems and sophisticated microwave components that have broad applications in both defense electronics and wireless telecommunications.

Giga-tronics is a publicly held Company, traded on the NASDAQ Small Cap Market under the symbol "GIGA".

This press release contains forward-looking statements concerning profitability, backlog and shipments. Actual results may differ significantly due to risks and uncertainties, such as future orders, cancellations or deferrals, disputes over performance and the ability to collect receivables. For further discussion, see Giga-tronics' annual report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended March 25, 2006 Part I, under the heading "Certain Factors Which May Adversely Affect Future Operations or an Investment in Giga-tronics" and Part II, under the heading "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions and Results of Operations".