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EXHIBIT 99.1
 

 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

FOR ULTICOM:
Joe Hassett, Senior Vice President
Gregory FCA
877-217-3597
JoeH@GregoryFCA.com


Ulticom Announces Fiscal Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2009 Results

MT. LAUREL, N.J., April 20, 2010 -- Ulticom, Inc. (the "Company") (NASDAQ: ULCM News) today announced its financial results for its fiscal fourth quarter and full year 2009.

Revenues for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2009 (three months ended January 31, 2010) were $11.6 million, up 8% sequentially as compared to $10.8 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2009 and up 5% year-over-year as compared to $11.1 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008.  The Company reported a net loss of $0.9 million, or ($0.08) per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2009, as compared to a net loss of $1.6 million, or ($0.15) per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008.  Results for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2009 and 2008 included $1.1 million and $2.1 million, respectively, of pre-tax costs associated with investigation and restatement activities, corporate development initiatives, workforce reduction, employee retention and non-cash share-based payment expense.  Details of these expenses are listed in the table below.
 
 
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Three months ended
(Unaudited, in thousands)
 
 
January 31,
 
January 31,
 
 
2009
 
2010
 
Investigation and restatement related expenses
$
640
 
$
573
 
Corporate development related expenses
 
225
   
49
 
Retention and reduction in force expenses
 
995
   
412
 
Non-cash share-based payment expense
 
276
   
104
 
             
Total expenses
$
2,136
 
$
1,138
 

Revenues for fiscal year 2009 (ended January 31, 2010) were $45.8 million, down 14% from fiscal year 2008 (ended January 31, 2009) revenues of $53.0 million.  The Company reported a net loss of $4.5 million, or ($0.41) per diluted share, for fiscal year 2009, as compared to a net loss of $3.1 million, or ($0.29) per diluted share, for fiscal year 2008.  Results for fiscal years 2009 and 2008 included $8.2 million and $12.0 million, respectively, of pre-tax costs associated with investigation and restatement activities, corporate development initiatives, workforce reduction, employee retention and non-cash share-based payment expense.  Details of these expenses are listed in the table below.

 
Twelve months ended
(Unaudited, in thousands)
 
 
January 31,
 
January 31,
 
 
2009
 
2010
 
Investigation and restatement related expenses
$
4,088
 
$
4,645
 
Corporate development related expenses
 
1,722
   
464
 
Retention and reduction in force expenses
 
2,333
   
2,398
 
Expired option payments
 
2,308
   
0
 
Non-cash share-based payment expense
 
1,580
   
726
 
             
Total expenses
$
12,031
 
$
8,233
 


At January 31, 2010, the Company had $78.3 million in cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments, $87.9 million of working capital, and $92.2 million of shareholders’ equity.
 
 
 
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Shawn Osborne, President and Chief Executive Officer, said, “Despite a challenging communications equipment market, Ulticom continues to make progress in achieving its major objectives of growing our customer base, enhancing our products and developing new systems solutions.”

Osborne continued, “Ulticom is focused on the growing demand for more advanced signaling solutions that is being driven by the explosion of voice, data and video traffic in next generation wireless networks. In particular, we are aggressively targeting emerging high-value wireless opportunities in broadband access, multimedia transport, subscriber management, and enhanced communication services.   By leveraging Ulticom’s global signaling deployments, exceptional customer service, and proven operational efficiencies, we believe we are well positioned to take advantage of these growth opportunities and to create long term value for our shareholders.”


Conference Call
The Company will host a conference today at 4:30 PM local time to discuss these results and its outlook for 2010 and to hold a question and answer session.  Please use the following dial in number to register your name and company affiliation for the conference call: 888-727-7656. The conference ID# is 2334700. The call will also be carried live on the Investor Relations page of the Company web site at www.ulticom.com and will be available for 90 days.



 
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About Ulticom, Inc.
Ulticom provides service essential signaling component and system solutions for wireless, wireline, and Internet communications. Ulticom's products are used by leading telecommunication equipment and service providers worldwide to deploy broadband mobile access, multimedia transport control, subscriber data management and enhanced communication services. Ulticom is headquartered in Mount Laurel, NJ with additional offices in the United States, Europe, and Asia.

Note: This Press Release contains “forward-looking statements” for purposes of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve risks and uncertainties, including statements relating to the Company’s future business performance.  Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include those  risks described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 20, 2010.  The Company makes no commitment to revise or update any forward-looking statements in order to reflect events or circumstances after the date any such statement is made, except as otherwise required by the federal securities laws.


 
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Financial Highlights

Financial highlights at and for the three and twelve-month periods ended January 31, 2009 and 2010 appear below. Readers are encouraged to review the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed today for fiscal year 2009, in particular the Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto included in Item 15 and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in Item 7.
 
 
ULTICOM, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 (In thousands)

   
January 31,
   
January 31,
 
   
2009
   
2010
 
ASSETS
           
Current Assets:
           
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 206,771     $ 13,190  
Short-term investments
    75,224       65,087  
Accounts receivable, net
    11,532       10,657  
Inventories
    1,101       1,019  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    8,059       7,444  
Total current assets
    302,687       97,397  
Property and equipment, net
    2,841       1,872  
Other assets
    1,866       1,411  
Deferred income taxes
    7,557       6,377  
Total assets
  $ 314,951     $ 107,057  
                 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
Current Liabilities:
               
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
  $ 8,570     $ 6,598  
Deferred revenue
    2,619       2,945  
Total current liabilities
    11,189       9,543  
Long-term Liabilities:
               
Deferred revenue
    4,654       3,682  
Unrecognized income tax benefits
    2,273       1,640  
Other long-term liabilities
    369       35  
Total long-term liabilities
    7,296       5,357  
Total shareholders’ equity
    296,466       92,157  
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $ 314,951     $ 107,057  

 
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Financial Highlights, continued
 
ULTICOM, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share data)

 
Three months ended
 
 
January 31,
   
January 31,
 
 
2009
   
2010
 
Revenues
$
11,056
   
$
11,648
 
Cost of revenues
 
3,303
     
2,853
 
Gross profit
 
7,753
     
8,795
 
               
Operating expenses:
             
Research and development
 
3,641
     
2,957
 
Selling, general and administrative
 
7,679
     
6,220
 
               
Loss from operations
 
(3,567
)
   
(382
)
Interest and other income, net
 
1,226
     
434
 
               
Loss before income taxes
 
(2,341
)
   
52
 
Income tax expense (benefit)
 
(763
)
   
979
 
Net loss
$
(1,578
)
 
$
(927
)
               
Loss per share:
             
Basic
$
 (0.15
)
 
$
(0.08
)
Diluted
$
(0.15
)
 
$
(0.08
)

 
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ULTICOM, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except per share data)
 
 
 
Years ended January 31,
 
   
2008
   
2009
   
2010
 
                   
Product revenues from:
                 
   Third parties
  $ 43,081     $ 37,904     $ 30,060  
   Related parties
    5,267       4,035       2,790  
      Total product revenues
    48,348       41,939       32,850  
Service revenues from:
                       
   Third parties
    10,495       10,908       12,817  
   Related parties
    167       200       171  
      Total service revenues
    10,662       11,108       12,988  
Total revenues
    59,010       53,047       45,838  
                         
Cost of revenues:
                       
   Product costs
    10,458       8,780       7,032  
   Service costs
    5,858       5,720       4,959  
Total cost of revenues
    16,316       14,500       11,991  
                         
Gross profit
    42,694       38,547       33,847  
                         
Operating expenses:
                       
   Research and development
    16,363       16,288       13,289  
   Selling, general and administrative
    35,523       34,145       27,633  
Loss from operations
    (9,192 )     (11,886 )     (7,075 )
Interest and other income, net
    12,364       7,098       1,953  
Income (loss) before income tax benefit
    3,172       (4,788 )     (5,122 )
Income tax benefit
    (715 )     (1,652 )     (627 )
Net income (loss)
  $ 3,887     $ (3,136 )   $ (4,495 )
                         
Earnings (loss) per share:
                       
Basic
  $ 0.36     $ (0.29 )   $ (0.41 )
Diluted
  $ 0.35     $ (0.29 )   $ (0.41 )
                         
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
                       
Basic
    10,871       10,875       10,896  
Diluted
    11,051       10,875       10,896  
                         

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