Guidance Software Announces Second Quarter 2007 Financial Results




 * Total Revenue of $18.5 million
 * 5th Consecutive Quarter of Record Revenue; Up 44% YOY and 50% YTD
 * Operating Expenses Moderating

PASADENA, Calif., Aug. 14, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Guidance Software, Inc. (Nasdaq:GUID), The World Leader in Digital Investigations(tm), today announced record revenue results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2007.

John Colbert, Chief Executive Officer of Guidance Software stated, "We are pleased with the results of our second quarter, which was highlighted by our fifth consecutive quarter of record revenue. We continue to execute on our business plans and strategies, including the launch last month of our next generation software release of eDiscovery Suite 2.1."

Total revenue in the second quarter of fiscal 2007 was a record $18.5 million, an increase of $5.7 million, or 44%, from the second quarter of 2006. Product revenue in the second quarter of fiscal 2007 was $10.3 million, up 48% year-over-year. Services and maintenance revenue in the second quarter of fiscal 2007 was $8.2 million, up 39% year-over-year. Deferred revenue as of June 30, 2007 was $23.0 million, compared to $16 million as of June 30, 2006, a 48% increase.

For the second quarter of fiscal 2007, GAAP net loss for the quarter was $1.0 million, or $.04 per share, compared to $1.1 million, or $0.6 per share for the same period of the prior year. Excluding share-based compensation, non-GAAP net income increased $1.1 million to $0.1 million, or $0.01 per diluted share, from a loss of $1.0 million, or $0.05 per diluted share, in the same period of the prior year. Share-based compensation in the second quarter of fiscal 2007 was $1.1 million, up $0.9 million year-over-year.

"In addition to our revenue performance, we are pleased that our non-GAAP net income increased in the second quarter. In addition, as a result of our continued efforts to build leverage in our business model we were able to attain profitability on a non-GAAP basis for the first time as a public company," commented Frank Sansone, Chief Financial Officer of Guidance Software.

Conference Call Information:

The Company will host a conference call today at 2:00 p.m. pacific time, 5:00 p.m. eastern time to discuss its quarterly results. Participants should call (800) 811-8824 (North America) or (913) 981-4903 (International). Attendees should dial in at least 10 minutes prior to the conference call.

A webcast and replay of the call may also be found on the Internet through Guidance Software's Investor Relations web site at http://investors.guidancesoftware.com. A replay of the call will be available by calling (719) 457-0820, passcode 7601964, available from 8:00 p.m. eastern time, August 14, through midnight August 20.

Forward Looking Statements:

This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that forward-looking statements in this release involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations. There can be no assurance that demand for the company's products will continue at current or greater levels, or that the company will continue to grow revenues, or be profitable. There are also risks that the company's pursuit of providing network security and eDiscovery technology might not be successful, or that if successful, it will not materially enhance the company's financial performance; that the company could fail to retain key employees; that changes in customer requirements and other general economic and political uncertainties could impact the company's relationship with its customers; and that delays in product development, competitive pressures or technical difficulties could impact timely delivery of next-generation products; and other risks and uncertainties that are described from time to time in Guidance Software's periodic reports and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company specifically disclaims any responsibility for updating these forward-looking statements.

About Guidance Software:

Guidance Software is recognized worldwide as the industry leader in digital investigative solutions. Its EnCase(r) platform provides the foundation for government, corporate and law enforcement organizations to conduct thorough and effective computer investigations of any kind, such as intellectual property theft, incident response, compliance auditing and responding to eDiscovery requests -- all while maintaining the forensic integrity of the data. There are more than 20,000 licensed users of the technology, and thousands of investigators and corporate security personnel attend Guidance Software's forensic methodology training annually. Validated by numerous courts worldwide, EnCase software is also frequently honored with top security awards and recognition from eWEEK, SC Magazine and Network Computing, as well as the Socha-Gelbmann survey.

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                           Guidance Software, Inc.
         Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
                  (in thousands, except per share amounts)

                               Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended
                                    June 30,            June 30,
                                 2006      2007      2006      2007
                               --------  --------  --------  --------
 Revenues:
  Product revenue              $  6,953  $ 10,293  $ 13,156  $ 20,381
  Services and maintenance
   revenue                        5,920     8,241    10,888    15,749
                               --------  --------  --------  --------

 Total revenues                  12,873    18,534    24,044    36,130
                               --------  --------  --------  --------
 Cost of revenues:
  Cost of product revenue           547       656     1,024     1,401
  Cost of services and
   maintenance revenue            3,139     4,703     5,747     9,216
                               --------  --------  --------  --------

 Total cost of revenues           3,686     5,359     6,771    10,617
                               --------  --------  --------  --------

 Gross profit                     9,187    13,175    17,273    25,513
                               --------  --------  --------  --------
 Operating expenses:
  Selling and marketing           6,434     8,036    11,542    16,728
  Research and development        1,734     2,195     3,186     4,243
  General and administrative      1,762     3,478     3,473     6,568
  Depreciation                      432       816       792     1,515
                               --------  --------  --------  --------
 Total operating expenses        10,362    14,525    18,993    29,054
                               --------  --------  --------  --------

 Operating loss                  (1,175)   (1,350)   (1,720)   (3,541)
                               --------  --------  --------  --------

 Other income                        35       409        86       769

 Income tax provision                 6        25        22        50
                               --------  --------  --------  --------

 Net loss                      $ (1,146) $   (966) $ (1,656) $ (2,822)
                               ========  ========  ========  ========

 Net loss per share            $  (0.06) $  (0.04) $  (0.08) $  (0.13)
                               ========  ========  ========  ========
 Shares used in per share
  calculation - diluted          19,345    22,425    19,903    22,357
                               ========  ========  ========  ========

 Share based compensation
  expense was allocated as
  follows:
  Cost of product revenue             1        23         1        46
  Cost of service and
   maintenance revenue               26       180        37       344
  Selling and marketing              56       436        76       679
  Research and development           11       145        14       276
  General and administrative         66       308        94       635
                               --------  --------  --------  --------
  Total share-based
   compensation expense             160     1,092       222     1,980
                               ========  ========  ========  ========

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 Supplemental Financial Data
  (See Note)
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 Non-GAAP net income (loss)
  excluding share-based
  compensation expense         $   (986) $    126  $ (1,434) $   (842)
 Non-GAAP net income (loss) per
  share excluding share-based
  compensation expense         $  (0.05) $   0.01  $  (0.07) $  (0.04)

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                      Guidance Software, Inc.
   Note to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

 This press release and its attachments include the non-GAAP financial
 measures of net loss before share-based compensation expense and
 non-GAAP income (loss) per share, which are reconciled to net loss
 and net loss per share, respectively, which we believe are the most
 comparable GAAP measures.  We use these non-GAAP financial measures
 for internal managerial purposes, when publicly providing our
 business outlook, and to facilitate period-to-period comparisons.
 We describe limitations specific to each non-GAAP financial measure
 below.

 Management generally compensates for limitations in the use of
 non-GAAP financial measures by relying on comparable GAAP financial
 measures and providing investors with a reconciliation of the
 non-GAAP financial measures only in addition to and in conjunction
 with results presented in accordance with GAAP.  We believe that
 these non-GAAP financial measures reflect an additional way of
 viewing aspects of our operations that, when viewed with our GAAP
 results, provide a more complete understanding of factors and trends
 affecting our business.  These non-GAAP measures should be considered
 as a supplement to, and not as a substitute for, or superior to,
 loss from operations and net loss per share calculated in accordance
 with GAAP.

 Non-GAAP net income (loss) is defined as net income (loss) excluding
 compensation expenses required to be recorded by Statement of
 Financial Accounting Standard No. 123 (revised 2004), "Share-Based
 Payment" ("SFAS 123R") for equity awards to employees and directors.
 Management and the Board of Directors believe it is useful in
 evaluating the Company's and its management teams' and business
 units' performance during a particular time period to review the
 supplemental non-GAAP financial measures, which excludes expenses
 related to share-based compensation, because these costs are
 generally fixed at the time an award is granted, are then expensed
 over several years and generally cannot be changed or influenced by
 management once granted. Accordingly, our operational managers are
 evaluated based on the operating expenses exclusive of share-based
 compensation expenses and including such charges would hamper
 investors' ability to evaluate the performance of our management in
 the manner in which the Company's management evaluates performance.
 Additionally, we believe it is useful in measuring the Company's
 performance to exclude expenses related to FAS 123R equity expense
 because it enables comparability with prior period information.

 Accordingly, management and the Board of Directors do not consider
 these costs for purposes of evaluating the performance of the
 business, and they exclude such costs when evaluating the
 performance of the Company, its business units and its management
 teams and when making decisions to allocate resources among the
 Company's business units.

                          Guidance Software, Inc.
 Reconciliation of GAAP Net Loss and GAAP Net Loss Per Share to
 Non-GAAP Net Income (Loss) and Non-GAAP Net Income (Loss) Per Share
                 (in thousands, except per share amounts)

                               Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended
                                    June 30,            June 30,
                                 2006      2007      2006      2007
                               --------  --------  --------  --------
 GAAP Net loss                 $ (1,146) $   (966) $ (1,656) $ (2,822)
                               ========  ========  ========  ========
  Share-based compensation
   expense as measured using
   the fair value method under
   SFAS 123R                        160     1,012       222     1,900
  Payroll taxes on employee
   stock options and
   restricted stock grants           --        80        --        80
                               --------  --------  --------  --------
  Total share-based
   compensation expense             160     1,092       222     1,980

 Non-GAAP Net income (loss)
  excluding share-based
  compensation expense         $   (986) $    126  $ (1,434) $   (842)
                               ========  ========  ========  ========
 GAAP Net income (loss) per
  share - diluted              $  (0.06) $  (0.04) $   0.08  $  (0.16)
                               ========  ========  ========  ========
 Non-GAAP Net income (loss)
  per share excluding
  share-based compensation
  expense per share
  - diluted                    $  (0.05) $   0.01  $  (0.07) $  (0.04)
                               ========  ========  ========  ========
 Shares used in per share
  calculations - diluted         19,345    23,749    19,903    22,357
                               ========  ========  ========  ========

                            Guidance Software, Inc.
              Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
                                (in thousands)
                                                 December 31, June 30,
                                                    2006        2007
                                                  --------    --------

 ASSETS
 Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents                       $  8,041    $  7,106
  Marketable debt securities                        24,694      24,723
  Trade receivables, net                            17,513      17,990
  Prepaid expenses, inventory and other current
   assets                                            2,064       2,573
                                                  --------    --------
   Total current assets                             52,312      52,392

  Property and equipment, net                        6,526      10,383
  Other assets                                         507         561
                                                  --------    --------

   Total assets                                   $ 59,345    $ 63,336
                                                  --------    --------

 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
 Current liabilities:
  Accounts payable                                $  5,494    $  4,278
  Accrued expenses                                   3,974       4,923
  Capital leases                                       942         542
  Deferred revenues                                 18,123      20,528
                                                  --------    --------

   Total current liabilities                        28,533      30,271
                                                  --------    --------

 Long-term liabilities:
  Rent incentives                                    1,537       2,335
  Capital leases                                       488         537
  Deferred revenues                                  2,098       2,445
                                                  --------    --------

   Total long-term liabilities                       4,123       5,317

 Stockholders' equity:
  Common stock                                          22          23
  Additional paid-in capital                        36,330      40,293
  Accumulated other comprehensive income               (17)         30
  Accumulated deficit                               (9,646)    (12,598)
                                                  --------    --------

   Total stockholders' equity                       26,689      27,748
                                                  --------    --------
   Total liabilities and stockholders' equity     $ 59,345    $ 63,336
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