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EXHIBIT 99
(IKONICS CORPORATION LOGO)

News Contact:   Bill Ulland   For Immediate Release
    Chairman, President & CEO   February 21, 2008
    (218) 628-2217    
IKONICS ANNOUNCES RECORD 2007 RESULTS
DULUTH, MN — IKONICS Corporation, a Duluth based imaging technology company announced record sales of $15,825,000, in 2007, a 6% increase over 2006. Earnings were $1,170,000 ($0.57 per share), a 4% increase over 2006, also a record.
Bill Ulland, IKONICS CEO, said that sales growth was led by Chromaline Screen Print Products, which was aided by the image mate® acquisition made in December 2006. Earnings were negatively impacted by startup costs for the company’s new Digital Texturing and Photo-Machining projects, as well as Sarbanes-Oxley compliance costs.
Ulland added, “We are beginning to build a customer base for our Photo-Machining service; however, we do not as yet know the market potential, nor do we clearly understand where our technology fits into this large and complex industry. Digital Texturing has advanced more rapidly. We know the market for our technology in the plastic injection mold making industry is large, relative to our size. We are currently producing commercial product from prototype equipment; and, so far, the market response has been very encouraging. We anticipate having high volume production equipment installed in Duluth in the second quarter of 2008 and, assuming no unforeseen problems, we hope to be taking orders for digital equipment by the end of the year. We will be providing our proprietary fluid and patent-applied-for inkjet receptive substrate for these machines and will continue to supply imaged product from Duluth.”
The company has announced that it has acquired an option to purchase from the City of Duluth a 15 acre brownfield site and is considering the construction of a 35,000 square foot manufacturing and warehouse facility at the site.
This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding sales, net earnings, new products and new facilities that involve risks and uncertainties. The Company’s actual results could differ materially as a result of domestic and global economic conditions, competitive market conditions, acceptance of new products, the ability to identify and make suitable acquisitions, as well as the factors described in the Company’s Form 10-KSB, Forms 10-QSB and other reports on file with the SEC.

 


 

IKONICS Corporation
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the Three Months and Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Twelve Months Ended  
    12/31/07     12/31/06     12/31/07     12/31/06  
Net Sales
  $ 3,925,358     $ 3,743,608     $ 15,824,725     $ 14,888,912  
 
                               
Costs and expenses
    3,420,008       3,245,133       14,398,080       13,414,601  
 
                       
 
                               
Income from operations
    505,350       498,475       1,426,645       1,474,311  
 
                               
Gain on sale of investment
                55,159        
 
                               
Interest income
    43,724       32,815       153,971       115,454  
 
                       
 
                               
Income before income taxes
    549,074       531,290       1,635,775       1,589,765  
 
                               
Federal and state Income tax expense
    203,723       138,249       466,000       466,000  
 
                       
 
                               
Net income
  $ 345,351     $ 393,041     $ 1,169,775     $ 1,123,765  
 
                       
 
                               
Earnings per common share-diluted
  $ 0.17     $ 0.19     $ 0.57     $ 0.55  
 
                       
 
                               
Average shares outstanding-diluted
    2,075,580       2,038,499       2,063,380       2,027,916  
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
As of December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006
                 
    12/31/07     12/31/06  
Assets
               
Current assets
  $ 9,315,737     $ 8,229,210  
Property, plant and equipment, net
    1,320,591       991,920  
Investment in non-marketable equity securities
    855,201       988,910  
Intangible assets
    479,888       485,421  
Deferred income taxes
    11,000       48,000  
 
           
 
  $ 11,982,417     $ 10,743,461  
 
           
 
               
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
               
Current liabilities
  $ 936,703     $ 879,362  
Long term debt
           
Stockholders’ equity
    11,045,714       9,864,099  
 
           
 
  $ 11,982,417     $ 10,743,461