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Gilat Announces First Quarter 2011 Results

PETAH TIKVA, Israel, May 17, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq:GILT), a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions and services, today reported its results for the quarter ending March 31, 2011.
/ Source: GlobeNewswire

PETAH TIKVA, Israel, May 17, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq:GILT), a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions and services, today reported its results for the quarter ending March 31, 2011.

Revenues for the first quarter of 2011 were $80.0 million, compared to $57.1 million in the first quarter of 2010, up 40%. Operating income for the first quarter of 2011 was $0.8 million compared to $0.1 million in the first quarter of 2010. Net income for the first quarter of 2011 was $0.4 million or $0.01 per diluted share, compared to a net income of $0.6 million or $0.02 per diluted share in the comparable period in 2010.

On a Non-GAAP basis, operating income for the period was $3.9 million compared to $0.4 million in the first quarter of 2010. Non-GAAP net income for the period was $2.6 million or $0.06 per diluted share, compared to a net income of $1.0 million or $0.02 per diluted share in the comparable period in 2010.

Gross margins reached 36.4% in the first quarter of 2011 compared to 34.3% in the comparable period in 2010, and EBITDA margins were 10% compared to 6% in 2010.

"Gilat ended the first quarter with overall growth in revenue and strong gross and EBITDA margins. Our strategy to increase R&D and invest in our future while we improve our profitability is continuing as planned," said Amiram Levinberg, Gilat's Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board. "Our recent contract win in Australia is a strong show of faith for Gilat's technology and our overall delivery capabilities."

Resources:

First Quarter 2011 Financial Statements

Recent Announcements:

  • Gilat announced that it has been selected by Optus to provide a SkyEdge II VSAT network, installation, operation and maintenance for the Australian Government's National Broadband Network Company's (NBN Co) Interim Satellite Service. The contract represents a potential value of $120 million over a five year period. May 2011. Read
  • The Company's subsidiary Spacenet announced that it has acquired CICAT Networks, a US-based provider of broadband network solutions. The acquisition will allow Spacenet to increase its addressable market and offer an expanded range of Managed Network Services to customers. April 2011. Read
  • Gilat announced that it has been selected by Telecom Namibia to provide a SkyEdge II network to serve hundreds of locations throughout Namibia. The new, IP oriented and higher capacity network will replace legacy equipment and enable the connection of new sites to broadband services. April 2011. Read Trade Release
  • Gilat was awarded a new contract by Peru's Agency for Promotion of Private Investment (ProInversion) to provide Internet access and telephony services throughout the country's rural regions. Valued at $14.5 million, the project is funded by Fondo de Inversión en Telecomunicaciones (FITEL), and is the sixth contract the ministerial agency has awarded Gilat in the past 12 years. March 2011. Read
  • Gateway Communications selected Gilat to provide broadband satellite infrastructure for cellular backhaul throughout Africa. The strategic cooperation will further enhance the provision of telecommunication services to mobile and fixed line operators, connecting them within Africa, and to the rest of the world. March 2011. Read Trade Release
  • Gilat introduced two new products into its range: a new military satellite modem, the MLT-1000, and WebEnhance, the industry's first VSAT with microSD multi-Giga byte cache memory. March 2011.
  • Gilat was selected by a defense agency to provide a broadband network for military communications. The network includes Ku and Ka band terminals and will serve various military branches and units as part of a single, unified multi-band communications network, providing mission critical applications and on the move communications. February 2011. Read
  • Gilat expanded its leadership position in the US lottery market with multi-year contracts for over 27,000 lottery sites in Texas and Illinois. These recent awards were added to previous awards for Indiana, Louisiana and Iowa, totaling almost 33,000 sites across the five networks. January 2011. Read
  • The Ministry of Information Technology and Communications of Colombia, together with the country's National Fund of Development (FONADE), has extended and amended Gilat's agreements for the provision of services under the Rural Communitarian Telephony and Telecentros projects for an additional one-year term. The extended service agreements are valued at approximately $21 million. January 2011. Read

Conference Call and Webcast Details:

Gilat management will host a conference call today at 13:30 GMT / 9:30 EDT / 16:30 Israel Local Time to discuss the results. International participants are invited to access the call at (972) 3-918-0610, and US-based participants are invited to access the call by dialing (888) 668-9141.

The results presentation may be accessed prior to the conference call via Webcast through the Company's website at .

A replay of the conference call will be available beginning at approximately 16:00 GMT/12:00 EDT today, until 16:00 GMT/12:00 EDT May 19, 2011. International participants are invited to access the replay at (972) 3-925-5928, and US-based participants are invited to access the replay by dialing (888) 782-4291. A replay of the call may also be accessed as a webcast via Gilat's website at and will be archived for 30 days.

Notes:

(1) The attached summary financial statements were prepared in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). The attached summary financial statements are unaudited. To supplement the consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP, the Company presents Gilat's EBITDA before the impact of non-cash share-based payment charges, depreciation and amortization and other costs related to acquisition transactions. Non-GAAP presentations of net income, EBITDA and earnings per share are provided to enhance the understanding of the Company's historical financial performance and comparability between periods.

(2) Operating income before depreciation, amortization, non cash stock option expenses as per SFAS 123(R) and other costs related to acquisition transactions ('EBITDA') is presented because it is a measure commonly used and is presented solely in order to improve the understanding of the Company's operating results and to provide further perspective on these results. EBITDA, however, should not be considered as an alternative to operating income or net income for the period as an indicator of the operating performance of the Company.

Similarly, EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to cash flows from operating activities as a measure of liquidity. EBITDA is not a measure of financial performance under generally accepted accounting principles and may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures for other companies. EBITDA may not be indicative of the historic operating results of the Company; nor is it meant to be predictive of potential future results. Reconciliation between the Company's Operating income and EBIDTA is presented in the attached summary financial statements.

About Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd.:

Gilat is a leading provider of products and professional services for satellite-based broadband communication networks worldwide. Gilat was founded in 1987 and has shipped over 750,000 VSATs (Very Small Aperture Terminals) to more than 85 countries across six continents. Gilat's headquarters are located in Petah Tikva, Israel, and the Company has 22 sales and service offices worldwide. Gilat develops and markets an expansive range of broadband satellite solutions including high-performance VSATs under the SkyEdgeTM and SkyEdge II brands, low-profile antennas for communications-on-the-move, under the RaySat Antenna Systems and the StealthRayTM brands, and next generation solid-state power amplifiers for mission-critical defense and broadcast satellite communications systems under the Wavestream brand. Gilat's wholly-owned subsidiary, Spacenet Inc., is a leading provider of managed services in North America to the business and government segments. Visit Gilat at .

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Certain statements made herein that are not historical are forward-looking within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words "estimate", "project", "intend", "expect", "believe" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Many factors could cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Gilat to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements that may be expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including, among others, changes in general economic and business conditions, inability to maintain market acceptance to Gilat's products, inability to timely develop and introduce new technologies, products and applications, rapid changes in the market for Gilat's products, loss of market share and pressure on prices resulting from competition, introduction of competing products by other companies, inability to manage growth and expansion, loss of key OEM partners, inability to attract and retain qualified personnel, inability to protect the Company's proprietary technology and risks associated with Gilat's international operations and its location in Israel. For additional information regarding these and other risks and uncertainties associated with Gilat's business, reference is made to Gilat's reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

CONTACT: Media Contact: Karen Mazor Gilat Satellite Networks (972) 54 228 8039 karenm@gilat.com Investor Contact: Jeff Corbin/ Marybeth Csaby KCSA Strategic Communications (212) 896-1214/ (212) 896-1236 gilat@kcsa.com