Virtual Radiologic Corp. Reports Second Quarter 2008 Revenue Growth of 22%; Adjusted Net Income Up 70%

Company Updates Annual Guidance for 2008




Second Quarter 2008 Highlights

 *  Revenue up 22% to $25.9 million
 *  Adjusted EBITDA(1) up 27% to $5.0 million
 *  Adjusted net income(2) up 70% to $2.2 million; Adjusted diluted
    earnings per share(3) (EPS) of $0.13
 *  GAAP net income of $2.0 million; GAAP EPS of $0.12
 *  Diagna Radiology acquisition price of $6.0 million financed from
    second quarter operating cash flows

MINNEAPOLIS, July 28, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Virtual Radiologic Corp. (Nasdaq:VRAD), a leading national provider of teleradiology services, today reported financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2008.

Second Quarter Results

Total revenues increased 22% to $25.9 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2008, compared to $21.2 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2007. The increase in revenue over the second quarter of 2007 resulted primarily from a 25% increase in the number of hospitals and medical facilities served to 939 as of June 30, 2008, which represents approximately 15% of all hospitals in the United States.

Adjusted EBITDA increased 27% to $5.0 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2008, compared to $4.0 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2007. This increase resulted primarily from continued gross margin improvement due to improved radiologist efficiency during the second quarter of 2008, brought about by continuing advancements in both our distributed network infrastructure and our radiologist support services.

Adjusted net income was $2.2 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2008, compared to $1.3 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2007, resulting in Adjusted diluted earnings per share of $0.13 and $0.08, respectively.

GAAP net income was $2.0 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2008, compared to $0.6 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2007, resulting in diluted earnings (loss) per share of $0.12 and $(3.27), respectively.

Unusual items included in the second quarter 2008 results totaled approximately $525,000. The two unusual items are included in sales, general and administrative expense and relate to the payment of a deductible on a medical malpractice claim and a bad debt charge. When these items are excluded from the second quarter 2008 results, Adjusted EBITDA increases to $5.6 million and Adjusted net income increases to $2.5 million, resulting in $0.15 Adjusted diluted earnings per share.

Cash and Cash Equivalents totaled $32.4 million at June 30, 2008 from $33.5 million at December 31, 2007 and March 31, 2008. The $6.0 million acquisition of Diagna Radiology closed during the second quarter 2008 and was financed from second quarter cash flows. The Company has no debt.

2008 Guidance

The Company provides the following updates to the guidance previously issued for 2008:



 *  The Company expects revenue ranging from $108 million to $111
    million
 *  Adjusted EBITDA is expected to range from $25 million to $27
    million
 *  The Company expects Adjusted net income to range from $12 million
    to $13 million
 *  Adjusted diluted earnings per share are expected to range from
    $0.70 to $0.74

Management Comments and Business Outlook

"We are pleased with our continued strong growth in revenue and profitability during the second quarter of 2008," said Sean Casey, Virtual Radiologic's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "We are confident in our ability to continue to grow in a competitive marketplace."

Notes Regarding the Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The Company records its results of operations in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP"). In addition, the Company is providing certain supplemental non-GAAP information which the Company believes to be an important indicator of its financial performance. These financial measures are not financial measures under GAAP and the Company's calculation of these non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to the calculation of similarly titled measures reported by other companies. The Company uses the following non-GAAP financial measures:



 *  Adjusted EBITDA -- operating income excluding the effects of
    depreciation and amortization and non-cash stock-based
    compensation expense;

 *  Adjusted net income -- net income available to common
    stockholders excluding the effects of non-controlling interest,
    non-cash stock-based compensation, net of tax and Series A
    Cumulative Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock accretion;

 *  Adjusted diluted earnings per share -- Adjusted net income
    divided by Pro-forma diluted shares outstanding; and

 *  Pro-forma diluted shares outstanding -- weighted average diluted
    shares outstanding plus weighted average Series A Preferred Stock
    outstanding, common share equivalents and the additional weighted
    average common shares that would have been outstanding had the
    Company's initial public offering been completed as of the
    beginning of the applicable reporting period.

The Company presents these non-GAAP financial measures because it believes that they are a useful indicator of its performance and on going operations. The Company's management also uses these non-GAAP financial measures in order to review and assess its operating performance and its management team in connection with certain incentive programs and the preparation of its financial projections. In addition, the Company believes that these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors because such measures are frequently used by securities analysts to measure a company's operating performance without regard to certain items, such as income tax expense, interest expense and depreciation and amortization, which can vary substantially from company to company. However, the Company's calculation of these non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to the calculation of similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted net income, Adjusted diluted earnings per share and Pro-forma diluted shares outstanding are not measurements of the Company's financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to operating income, net income, earnings per share or any other performance measures derived in accordance with GAAP.

Conference Call Information

The Company will be hosting a conference call July 28, 2008 at 3:30 p.m. central DST to discuss these results and provide a general business update. Participants can access the call by dialing (877) 419-6590 (within the United States and Canada), or (719) 325-4896 (outside the United States and Canada). A live webcast of the conference call will be available on the Company's corporate web site at http://ir.virtualrad.com under "Events and Presentations." A replay of the call will be available approximately three hours after the call has ended and will be available until 11:59 p.m. eastern DST on Thursday, August 28, 2008. To access the replay, dial (719) 457-0820 and use passcode 5641045.

About Virtual Radiologic

Virtual Radiologic Corporation (http://www.virtualrad.com) provides teleradiology solutions to radiology practices and medical centers throughout the United States. Utilizing market-leading, proprietary workflow technology, Virtual Radiologic's predominantly U.S.-based physicians perform preliminary and final read interpretations for emergent and non-emergent needs -- day or night, 365 days a year. Virtual Radiologic's American Board of Radiology-certified radiologists are collectively licensed in all 50 states. Virtual Radiologic is Joint Commission-certified and serves over 500 clients supporting more than 900 medical facilities.

Safe Harbor for Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements

Certain statements in this press release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including, in particular, statements about our plans, objectives, strategies and prospects regarding, among other things, our business and results of operations. These statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results, performance or achievements of Virtual Radiologic Corporation to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Statements that are not historical facts in this press release are forward-looking statements that involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those indicated. Except as required by applicable law, Virtual Radiologic Corporation undertakes no duty to update these forward-looking statements due to new information or as a result of future events.

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 (1) Adjusted EBITDA consists of operating income excluding the
     effects of depreciation and amortization and non-cash stock-based
     compensation expense. See "Notes Regarding the Use of Non-GAAP
     Financial Measures" and "Supplemental Information and Non-GAAP
     Reconciliations" for more information related to Adjusted EBITDA.

 (2) Adjusted net income consists of net income available to common
     stockholders excluding the effects of non-controlling interest,
     non-cash stock-based compensation, net of tax and Series A
     Cumulative Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock accretion. See
     "Notes Regarding the Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" and
     "Supplemental Information and Non-GAAP Reconciliations" for more
     information related to Adjusted net income.

 (3) Adjusted diluted earnings per share consists of Adjusted net
     income divided by Pro-forma diluted shares outstanding. See
     "Notes Regarding the Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" and
     "Supplemental Information and Non-GAAP Reconciliations" for more
     information related to Adjusted diluted earnings per share.






                    VIRTUAL RADIOLOGIC CORPORATION

                 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                              (Unaudited)
                 (in thousands, except per share data)



                            Three Months Ended       Six Months Ended
                                  June 30,                June 30,
                            -------------------    -------------------
                              2008       2007        2008       2007
                            --------   --------    --------   --------

 Revenue                    $ 25,921   $ 21,163    $ 49,241   $ 39,265
                            --------   --------    --------   --------

 Operating costs and
  expenses
   Professional services      11,910     12,087      22,277     20,686
   Sales, general and
    administrative             9,332      7,366      18,067     14,295
   Depreciation and
    amortization               1,216        549       2,071      1,047
                            --------   --------    --------   --------
     Total operating costs
      and expenses            22,458     20,002      42,415     36,028
                            --------   --------    --------   --------

     Operating income          3,463      1,161       6,826      3,237

 Other (expense) income
  Interest expense                --         (1)         --         (7)
  Interest income                 89         71         265        114
                            --------   --------    --------   --------
   Total other income             89         70         265        107
                            --------   --------    --------   --------
   Income before
    non-controlling
    interest and income
    tax                        3,552      1,231       7,091      3,344

 Non-controlling interest
  expense (income)                 4       (341)          8        339
                            --------   --------    --------   --------
   Income before income tax
    expense                    3,548      1,572       7,083      3,005

 Income tax expense            1,548        995       3,083      1,387
                            --------   --------    --------   --------
   Net income                  2,000        577       4,000      1,618

 Series A Cumulative
  Redeemable Convertible
   Preferred Stock
    accretion                     --    (24,892)         --    (20,118)
                            --------   --------    --------   --------
      Net income (loss)
       available to common
       stockholders         $  2,000   $(24,315)   $  4,000   $(18,500)
                            ========   ========    ========   ========

 Earnings (loss) per
  common share
   Basic                    $   0.12   $  (3.27)   $   0.24   $  (2.61)
   Diluted                  $   0.12   $  (3.27)   $   0.23   $  (2.61)
 Weighted average common
  shares outstanding
   Basic                      16,719      7,446      16,667      7,088
   Diluted                    17,198      7,446      17,233      7,088




               SUPPLEMENTAL NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
                              (Unaudited)
                 (in thousands, except per share data)


                               Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended
                                     June 30,              June 30,
                               ------------------    ------------------
                                2008       2007       2008        2007
                               -------    -------    -------    -------

 Adjusted EBITDA(1)            $ 5,037    $ 3,958    $ 9,042    $ 6,453
 Adjusted net income(1)        $ 2,206    $ 1,297    $ 4,089    $ 2,981
 Adjusted diluted earnings per
  share(1)                     $  0.13    $  0.08    $  0.24    $  0.18
 Pro-forma diluted shares
  outstanding(1)                17,198     17,058     17,233     16,974

 (1) See "Notes Regarding the Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" and
     "Supplemental Information and Non-GAAP Reconciliations" for more
     information related to the non-GAAP financial measures presented
     in this table.




                    VIRTUAL RADIOLOGIC CORPORATION

         SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION AND NON-GAAP RECONCILIATIONS
                              (Unaudited)
                 (in thousands, except per share data)


 The following table reconciles the GAAP financial measure of
 Operating income to the non-GAAP supplemental financial measure of
 Adjusted EBITDA which excludes the effects of depreciation and
 amortization and non-cash stock-based compensation expense.


                                 Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended
                                       June 30,           June 30,
                                  -----------------  -----------------
                                   2008       2007    2008      2007
                                  -------   -------  -------   -------
 Reconciliation of Operating
  income to Adjusted EBITDA:

 Operating income                   3,463     1,161    6,826     3,237
                                  -------   -------  -------   -------
  Depreciation and amortization     1,216       549    2,071     1,047
  Physician non-cash stock-based
   compensation                       (64)    2,159     (559)    2,053
  Employee non-cash stock-based
   compensation                       422        89      704       116
                                  -------   -------  -------   -------
 Adjusted EBITDA                  $ 5,037   $ 3,958  $ 9,042   $ 6,453
                                  =======   =======  =======   =======



 The following table reconciles the GAAP financial measure of Net
 income (loss) available to common stockholders to the non-GAAP
 supplemental financial measure of Adjusted net income which excludes
 the effects of non-controlling interest, non-cash stock-based
 compensation expense, net of tax and Series A Cumulative Redeemable
 Convertible Preferred Stock accretion, and presents the related
 Adjusted diluted earnings per share.


                                  Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended
                                       June 30,           June 30,
                                  -----------------  -----------------
                                    2008     2007      2008      2007
                                  -------  --------  -------  --------
 Reconciliation of Net income
  (loss) available to common
  stockholders to Adjusted net
  income:

 Net income (loss) available to
  common stockholders             $ 2,000  $(24,315) $ 4,000  $(18,500)
                                  -------  --------  -------  --------
   Non-controlling interest
    expense (income)                    4      (341)       8       339
   Physician non-cash stock-based
    compensation, net of tax(1)       (36)    1,019     (317)      969
   Employee non-cash stock-based
    compensation, net of tax(1)       238        42      398        55
   Series A Cumulative Redeemable
    Convertible Preferred Stock
    accretion                          --    24,892       --    20,118
                                  -------  --------  -------  --------
 Adjusted net income              $ 2,206  $  1,297  $ 4,089  $  2,981
                                  =======  ========  =======  ========

 Adjusted diluted earnings per
  share                           $  0.13  $   0.08  $  0.24  $   0.18

 Reconciliation of Weighted
  average common shares
  outstanding to Pro-forma diluted
  shares outstanding:

 Weighted average diluted shares
  outstanding                      17,198     7,446   17,233     7,088
 Weighted average Series A
  Preferred Stock outstanding          --     3,627       --     3,627
 Common share equivalents              --     1,985       --     2,259
 Assumed issuance of weighted
  average common shares from
  initial public offering(2)           --     4,000       --     4,000
                                  -------  --------  -------  --------
 Pro-forma diluted
  shares outstanding               17,198    17,058   17,233    16,974
                                  =======  ========  =======  ========


 (1) Assumes that the effective tax rate for the three and six months
     ended June 30, 2007 was equal to the effective tax rate for the
     year ended December 31, 2007.
 (2) Assumes that the issuance of 4.0 million shares of common stock,
     which occurred in conjunction with the completion of the
     Company's initial public offering on November 14, 2007, occurred
     on January 1, 2007.




                    VIRTUAL RADIOLOGIC CORPORATION

   SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION AND NON-GAAP RECONCILIATIONS - CONTINUED
                              (Unaudited)
                 (in millions, except per share data)


                                                          Year Ended
                                                         -------------
                                                          December 31,
                                                              2008
                                                         -------------

 Net income available to common stockholders             $10.7 - $11.5
                                                         -------------
  Non-controlling interest                                          --
  Depreciation and amortization                              4.4 - 4.9
  Interest income, net                                    (0.5) - (0.7)
  Income tax expense                                         8.2 - 8.8
                                                         -------------
 EBITDA                                                    22.8 - 24.5
                                                         -------------
  Physician non-cash stock-based compensation                0.6 - 0.8
  Employee non-cash stock-based compensation                 1.6 - 1.7
                                                         -------------
 Adjusted EBITDA                                         $25.0 - $27.0
                                                         =============


 Net income available to common stockholders             $10.7 - $11.5
                                                         -------------
  Non-controlling interest                                          --
  Physician non-cash stock-based compensation,
   net of tax                                                0.4 - 0.5
  Employee non-cash stock-based compensation,
   net of tax                                                0.9 - 1.0
                                                         -------------
 Adjusted net income                                     $12.0 - $13.0
                                                         =============

 Net income available to common stockholders             $0.63 - $0.66
                                                         -------------
  Non-controlling interest                                          --
  Physician non-cash stock-based compensation,
   net of tax                                              0.02 - 0.02
  Employee non-cash stock-based compensation,
   net of tax                                              0.05 - 0.06
                                                         -------------
 Adjusted diluted earnings per share                     $0.70 - $0.74
                                                         =============

 Diluted weighted average shares outstanding(1)                   17.3


 (1) Diluted weighted average shares outstanding for the full year 2008
     are calculated using the treasury stock method in accordance with
     GAAP based on forecast assumptions made by the Company.





                    VIRTUAL RADIOLOGIC CORPORATION

   CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS AND SELECTED OPERATING DATA
                              (Unaudited)


                                               As of         As of
                                              June 30,    December 31,
                                                2008          2007
                                              -----------------------
                                                  (in thousands)

 Cash and cash equivalents                    $32,423         $33,487
 Accounts receivable, net                      14,375          12,486
 Other current assets                           3,677           5,104
 Non-current assets                            17,485           8,359
                                              -------         -------
  Total assets                                $67,960         $59,436
                                              =======         =======
 Current liabilities                          $ 9,611         $ 8,870
 Non-current liabilities                        1,796             228
                                              -------         -------
  Total liabilities                            11,407           9,098
 Non-controlling interest                          16               8
 Total stockholders' equity                    56,537          50,330
                                              -------         -------
  Total liabilities and stockholders' equity  $67,960         $59,436
                                              =======         =======



                                                   As of June 30,
                                              -----------------------
                                                2008            2007
                                              -------         -------
 Affiliated radiologists providing services       124              88
 Affiliated radiologists under contract           145             115
 Customers                                        575             436
 Hospitals and other medical facilities served    939             750
                                                           


                           Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended
                                June 30,              June 30,
                          --------------------  --------------------
                             2008      2007       2008        2007
                          ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
 Total reads                538,194    413,167  1,008,888    765,317
 Percentage growth over                                    
  prior year period              30%       74%        32%         81%
 Same site volume                                          
  growth(1)                       7%       15%        10%         17%
 Percentage of revenue                                     
  from final reads               22%       25%        22%         24%
                                                          
(1)  Same-site volume growth is calculated as the percentage increase
     in the number of reads over the comparable prior year period
     generated by a facility that has been under contract for at least
     three months at the beginning of the measurement period and
     remains a customer throughout that period.

            

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