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Mike Smargiassi/Brad Edwards (investors)
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Entertainment Distribution Company Announces Third Quarter 2007 Results


NEW YORK – November 6, 2007 – Entertainment Distribution Company, Inc. (NASDAQ: EDCI), a global and independent provider of supply chain services to the home entertainment market, today reported third quarter financial results for the period ending September 30, 2007.

Highlights:
·
Revenue of $96.6 million for the third quarter compared to $85.0 million for the same quarter last year.
·
Revenue of $260.8 million for the nine month period compared to $228.7 million for the same period last year.
·
Net income of $0.3 million, or breakeven per share, for the third quarter compared to net income of $8.0 million, or $0.12 per share, for the third quarter of last year which included an extraordinary gain of $6.9 million related to the acquisition of its UK operations.
·
Net loss of ($9.8) million, or ($0.14) per share, for the nine month period compared to a net loss of ($3.8) million, or ($0.06) per share, for the same period last year which included an extraordinary gain of $6.9 million related to the acquisition of its UK operations.
·
Third quarter EBITDA from continuing operations of $6.9 million, compared to EBITDA from continuing operations of $6.6 million for the same quarter last year.
·
Nine months EBITDA from continuing operations of $6.6 million, compared to EBITDA from continuing operations of $12.8 million for the same period last year.
·
As of September 30, 2007, the Company had total unrestricted cash and short-term investments of $77.1 million.
·
As of September 30, 2007, the Company had total long-term debt of $54.0 million, net of unamortized discount.

EDC's Interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Jordan Copland stated, “We had a strong quarter, exceeding our internal forecasts, in our central European operations.  Our improved revenue during the third quarter reflects a strong release schedule from our largest customer, Universal Music Group, a full quarter of operations at our Blackburn, UK manufacturing facility in 2007, new third party CD and DVD business and the impact of favorable exchange rate fluctuations at our international operations.  We are in the middle of our most active period of the year and
 
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our dedicated operating management teams continue to serve our customers well.  In addition, we are actively pursuing and successfully winning new business which is helping to partially offset some of the industry declines impacting our customer base.”

“While we have seen an improvement in the sale of physical music after the first half of the year, overall we continue to operate in a challenging environment.  The Board and management team are committed to right-sizing our infrastructure. This includes an active and ongoing cost review at the corporate and operating level.  While the bulk of these initiatives will be implemented in 2008, our initial efforts have already identified substantial annualized savings.  Our review of strategic alternatives remains active.  We are focused on capitalizing on the assets of our Company and our operating subsidiary and building shareholder value for the long-term.”

Conference Call

The Company will host a conference call to discuss its third quarter 2007 financial results today at 4:30 p.m. ET. To access the conference call, please dial 973-582-2706 and reference pass code 9383356. A live webcast of the conference call will also be available on the Company's corporate Web site, located at www.edcllc.com. A replay of the conference call will be available through midnight ET on Tuesday, November 13, 2007. The replay can be accessed by dialing 973-341-3080.The pass code for the replay is 9383356.

Summary of Third Quarter 2007

For the third quarter of 2007, the Company reported revenue of $96.6 million compared to $85.0 million for the third quarter of 2006. The increase is primarily attributable to the impact of favorable exchange rate fluctuations from our international operations and the inclusion of the additional volumes from our Blackburn acquisition, which was not part of EDC for the full third quarter of 2006.  The increase is also attributable to new third party CD and DVD business, which helped offset declines from our existing customers.

The Company had EBITDA from continuing operations of $6.9 million in the third quarter of 2007, as compared to EBITDA from continuing operations of $6.6 million in the third quarter of 2006. EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure.  A reconciliation between EBITDA and the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is provided following the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this release. The reconciliation also includes a description of how the Company calculates EBITDA.

The Company reported net income from continuing operations of $0.6 million for the third quarter of 2007, or $0.01 per diluted share, which includes a benefit of $1.8 million relating to an adjustment to the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities due to tax rate changes in the UK and Germany.  This compares to net income from continuing operations of $0.1 million, or $0.00 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2006.

For the third quarter, the Company reported net income of $0.3 million, or breakeven per share, which compares to net income of $8.0 million, or $0.12 per share, for the

 
 

 
 
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third quarter of 2006 which included an extraordinary gain of $6.9 million related to the acquisition of its UK operations.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007

For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, the Company reported revenue of $260.8 million compared to $228.7 million for the first nine months of 2006.  The increase is primarily attributable to the inclusion of the additional volumes from our Blackburn acquisition and the impact of favorable exchange rate fluctuations from our international operations, offset partially by declines in our existing customer business, a significant portion of which was replaced by new customer business.

The Company had EBITDA from continuing operations of $6.6 million in the first nine months of 2007, as compared to EBITDA from continuing operations of $12.8 million in the first nine months of 2006. The decrease was primarily due to lower revenue from existing customers as a result of industry declines. Our EBITDA for the first nine months of 2007 included approximately $2.5 million of stock-option investigation and litigation legal expenses as well as consulting expenses.

The Company reported a net loss from continuing operations of $10.8 million for the first nine months of 2007, or ($0.16) per diluted share, which includes a benefit of $1.8 million relating to an adjustment to the company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities due to tax rate changes in the UK and Germany.  This compares to a net loss from continuing operations of $6.6 million, or ($0.10) per diluted share, for the first nine months of 2006.

The Company reported a net loss of ($9.8) million, or ($0.14) per share, for the nine month period compared to a net loss of ($3.8) million, or ($0.06) per share, for the same period last year which included an extraordinary gain of $6.9 million related to the acquisition of its UK operations.


Guidance

The Company is reconfirming its full-year 2007 EBITDA expectations for an approximately 20% decrease from 2006 levels, excluding the options-related and consulting costs of approximately $2.5 million in 2007.   We continue to expect industry decline rates for the full year to be approximately 10%-12%.

Our guidance is based on the current release schedules from our customers and our historical performance during the fourth quarter, in which we operate at or near capacity and in turn generate our highest margins. Any changes to our customer’s release schedules could impact the Company’s guidance negatively.


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About Entertainment Distribution Company
Entertainment Distribution Company, Inc. (NASDAQ: EDCI) is a global and independent provider of supply chain services to the home entertainment market. EDC serves every aspect of the manufacturing and distribution process and is one of the largest providers in the industry. Its clients include some of the world’s best-known music, movies and gaming companies. Headquartered in New York, EDC’s operations include manufacturing and distribution facilities throughout North America and in Hannover, Germany, and a manufacturing facility in Blackburn, UK. For more information, please visit www.edcllc.com.

Safe Harbor Statement
This news release contains statements that may be forward looking within the meaning of applicable securities laws. The statements may include projections regarding future revenues and earnings results, and are based upon the Company’s current forecasts, expectations and assumptions, which are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual outcomes and results to differ materially. Some of these results and uncertainties are discussed in the Company’s most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K and the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended June 30, 2007. These factors include, but are not limited to restructuring activities; potential intellectual property infringement claims; potential acquisitions and strategic investments; volatility of stock price; ability to attract and retain key personnel; competition; variability of quarterly results and dependence on key customers;  potential market changes resulting from rapid technological advances; proprietary technology; potential changes in government regulation; international business risks; continuation and expansion of third party agreements; sensitivity to economic trends and customer preferences; increased costs or shortages of raw materials or energy; dependence on Universal Music Group; potential inability to manage successful production; advances in technology and changes in customer demands; variability in production levels; and development of digital distribution alternatives including copying and distribution of music and video files.  The Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements and does not intend to do so except where legally required.

 
 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
             
   
September 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2007
   
2006
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
 
 
ASSETS
 
(In thousands, except share data)
 
Current Assets:
           
   Cash and cash equivalents
  $
61,694
    $
96,088
 
   Restricted cash
   
1,661
     
1,972
 
   Short-term investments
   
15,375
     
-
 
   Accounts receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $707 and $558
               
        for 2007 and 2006, respectively
   
47,432
     
43,677
 
   Current portion of long-term receivable
   
457
     
1,933
 
   Inventories, net
   
11,575
     
8,684
 
   Prepaid expenses and other current assets
   
21,387
     
15,850
 
   Current assets, discontinued operations
   
586
     
946
 
        Total Current Assets
   
160,167
     
169,150
 
Restricted cash
   
25,425
     
22,390
 
Property, plant and equipment, net
   
57,573
     
59,219
 
Long-term receivable
   
4,259
     
4,078
 
Goodwill
   
-
     
2,382
 
Intangible assets
   
54,938
     
58,164
 
Deferred income taxes
   
2,322
     
2,943
 
Other assets
   
6,323
     
5,910
 
 TOTAL ASSETS
  $
311,007
    $
324,236
 
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
 
Current Liabilities:
               
   Accounts payable
  $
38,430
    $
30,233
 
   Accrued and other liabilities
   
37,610
     
35,799
 
   Income taxes payable
   
2,145
     
13,981
 
   Deferred income taxes
   
222
     
262
 
   Loans from employees
   
1,227
     
1,250
 
   Current portion of long-term debt
   
22,880
     
22,157
 
   Accrued liabilities, discontinued operations
   
994
     
5,594
 
        Total Current Liabilities
   
103,508
     
109,276
 
Other non-current liabilities
   
11,276
     
4,151
 
Loans from employees
   
3,311
     
4,216
 
Long-term debt
   
31,071
     
43,959
 
Pension and other defined benefit obligations
   
40,347
     
35,774
 
Deferred income taxes
   
7,303
     
8,663
 
        Total Liabilities
   
196,816
     
206,039
 
Minority interest in subsidiary company
   
5,857
     
5,412
 
Commitments and contingencies
               
Stockholders' Equity:
               
   Preferred stock, $.01 par value; authorized: 5,000,000 shares, no shares
               
        issued and outstanding
   
-
     
-
 
   Common stock, $.02 par value; authorized: 200,000,000 shares, issued and
               
        outstanding: 2007 -- 70,154,947 shares; 2006 -- 69,325,780 shares
   
1,403
     
1,387
 
   Additional paid in capital
   
369,928
     
368,493
 
   Accumulated deficit
    (267,958 )     (258,199 )
   Other comprehensive income
   
4,961
     
1,104
 
        Total Stockholders' Equity
   
108,334
     
112,785
 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
  $
311,007
    $
324,236
 


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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
 
(Unaudited)
 
   
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
   
2007
   
2006
 
             
   
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
 
REVENUES:
           
   Product sales
  $
76,233
    $
65,913
 
   Service revenues
   
20,397
     
19,127
 
      Total Revenues
   
96,630
     
85,040
 
COST OF REVENUES:
               
   Cost of sales
   
66,114
     
55,307
 
   Cost of services
   
14,901
     
14,535
 
      Total Cost of Revenues
   
81,015
     
69,842
 
GROSS PROFIT
   
15,615
     
15,198
 
OPERATING EXPENSES:
               
   Selling, general and administrative expense
   
12,106
     
11,616
 
   Amortization of intangible assets
   
2,109
     
2,038
 
      Total Operating Expenses
   
14,215
     
13,654
 
OPERATING INCOME
   
1,400
     
1,544
 
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
               
   Interest income
   
1,063
     
1,071
 
   Interest expense
    (1,081 )     (1,567 )
   Gain (loss) on currency swap, net
    (1,658 )    
318
 
   Gain on currency transaction, net
   
645
     
214
 
   Other gain (loss), net
   
4
      (100 )
     Total Other Income (Expense)
    (1,027 )     (64 )
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME
               
   TAXES, MINORITY INTEREST, DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
               
   AND EXTRAORDINARY ITEM
   
373
     
1,480
 
   Income tax provision (benefit)
    (233 )    
1,393
 
   Minority Interest
    (18 )    
-
 
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS
   
624
     
87
 
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS, NET OF TAX:
               
   INCOME (LOSS) FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
    (481 )    
966
 
   GAIN ON SALE OF MESSAGING BUSINESS
   
111
     
-
 
INCOME BEFORE EXTRAORDINARY ITEM
   
254
     
1,053
 
   Extraordinary gain - net of income tax
   
-
     
6,920
 
NET INCOME
  $
254
    $
7,973
 
INCOME (LOSS) PER WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARE (1):
               
   Income from continuing operations
   
0.01
     
-
 
   Discontinued operation:
               
      Income (loss) from discontinued operations
    (0.01 )    
0.01
 
      Gain on sale of Messaging business
   
-
     
-
 
   Extraordinary gain
   
-
     
0.10
 
Net income per weighted average common share
  $
-
    $
0.12
 
INCOME (LOSS) PER DILUTED COMMON SHARE
               
   Income from continuing operations
   
0.01
     
-
 
   Discontinued operation:
               
      (Income) loss from discontinued operations
    (0.01 )    
0.01
 
      Gain on sale of Messaging business
   
-
     
-
 
   Extraordinary gain
   
-
     
0.10
 
Net income per diluted weighted average common share
  $
-
    $
0.11
 
                 
(1) Income per weighted average common share amounts are rounded to the nearest $.01; therefore,
such rounding may impact individual amounts presented.
   


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ENTERTAINMENT DISTRIBUTION COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
 
(Unaudited)
 
   
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
   
2007
   
2006
 
             
   
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
 
REVENUES:
           
   Product sales
  $
203,500
    $
170,566
 
   Service revenues
   
57,296
     
58,135
 
      Total Revenues
   
260,796
     
228,701
 
COST OF REVENUES:
               
   Cost of sales
   
180,104
     
145,587
 
   Cost of services
   
44,416
     
44,733
 
      Total Cost of Revenues
   
224,520
     
190,320
 
GROSS PROFIT
   
36,276
     
38,381
 
OPERATING EXPENSES:
               
   Selling, general and administrative expense
   
39,582
     
34,809
 
   Amortization of intangible assets
   
6,223
     
5,818
 
      Total Operating Expenses
   
45,805
     
40,627
 
OPERATING LOSS
    (9,529 )     (2,246 )
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
               
   Interest income
   
3,415
     
3,151
 
   Interest expense
    (3,717 )     (4,541 )
   Loss on currency swap, net
    (2,406 )     (2,059 )
   Gain on currency transaction, net
   
984
     
1,260
 
   Other gain (loss), net
   
71
      (86 )
     Total Other Income (Expense)
    (1,653 )     (2,275 )
LOSS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME
               
   TAXES, MINORITY INTEREST, DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
               
   AND EXTRAORDINARY ITEM
    (11,182 )     (4,521 )
   Income tax provision (benefit)
    (349 )    
2,248
 
   Minority Interest
    (18 )     (114 )
LOSS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS
    (10,815 )     (6,655 )
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS, NET OF TAX:
               
   LOSS FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
    (231 )     (4,042 )
   GAIN ON SALE OF MESSAGING BUSINESS
   
1,287
     
-
 
LOSS BEFORE EXTRAORDINARY ITEM
    (9,759 )     (10,697 )
   Extraordinary gain - net of income tax
   
-
     
6,920
 
NET LOSS
  $ (9,759 )   $ (3,777 )
INCOME (LOSS) PER WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARE (1):
               
   Loss from continuing operations
    (0.16 )     (0.10 )
   Discontinued operation:
               
       Loss from discontinued operations
   
-
      (0.06 )
      Gain on sale of Messaging business
   
0.02
     
-
 
   Extraordinary gain
   
-
     
0.10
 
Net loss per weighted average common share
  $ (0.14 )   $ (0.06 )
INCOME (LOSS) PER DILUTED COMMON SHARE
               
   Loss from continuing operations
    (0.16 )     (0.10 )
   Discontinued operation:
               
      Loss from discontinued operations
   
-
      (0.06 )
      Gain on sale of Messaging business
   
0.02
     
-
 
   Extraordinary gain
   
-
     
0.10
 
Net loss per diluted weighted average common share
  $ (0.14 )   $ (0.06 )
                 
(1) Income per weighted average common share amounts are rounded to the nearest $.01; therefore,
such rounding may impact individual amounts presented.
   



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Summary Schedule of Non-GAAP Financial Data
(In thousands) Unaudited
               
               
The following summary of financial data shows the reconciliation of loss from continuing operations, as determined in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP), to income (loss) from continuing operations and earnings before interest, taxes, and depreciation and amortization from continuing operations.
               
EBITDA is income (loss) from continuing operations before interest expense (income), net, income taxes, and depreciation and amortization and is presented because the Company believes that such information is commonly used in the entertainment industry as one measure of a company’s operating performance. EBITDA from continuing operations is not determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, it is not indicative of cash provided by operating activities, should not be used as a measure of operating income and cash flows from operations as determined under GAAP, and should not be considered in isolation or as an alternative to, or to be more meaningful than, measures of performance determined in accordance with GAAP.  EBITDA, as calculated by the Company, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies and could be misleading unless all companies and analysts calculated EBITDA in the same manner.

                         
   
Three Months Ended
   
Nine Months Ended
 
   
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
   
2007
   
2006
   
2007
   
2006
 
                         
Income (Loss) from continuing operations
   
624
     
87
      (10,815 )     (6,655 )
                                 
Income tax provision (benefit)
    (233 )    
1,393
      (349 )    
2,248
 
(Gain) loss on currency swap, net
   
1,658
      (318 )    
2,406
     
2,059
 
Gain on currency transaction, net
    (645 )     (214 )     (984 )     (1,260 )
Interest expense (income), net
   
18
     
496
     
302
     
1,390
 
Depreciation and amortization
   
5,443
     
5,052
     
16,096
     
14,931
 
Other (gain) loss, net
    (4 )    
100
      (71 )    
86
 
                                 
EBITDA from continuing operations
  $
6,861
    $
6,596
    $
6,585
    $
12,799