Dynamics Research Corporation Reports First Quarter 2009 Results

Continued Strong Business Outlook for 2009


ANDOVER, Mass., April 29, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dynamics Research Corporation (Nasdaq:DRCO), a leading provider of innovative management consulting, engineering, technical and information technology services and solutions to federal and state governments, today announced operating results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2009.

Financial Results

The Company reported revenue of $68.5 million for the first quarter of 2009 as compared with $56.5 million for the same period in 2008. Reported revenue rose 21 percent on a year-over-year basis, including organic revenue growth of 5 percent. Net income for the first quarter of 2009 was $1.8 million, or $0.18 per diluted share, up from $1.4 million, or $0.15 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2008, excluding a litigation provision in the first quarter of 2008 of $6.7 million, net of taxes. Reported results for the first quarter of 2008, including the litigation provision, reflected a net loss of $5.3 million, or $0.56 per share.

Business Highlights

"We are very pleased to be reporting our eleventh consecutive quarter of improving operating results, which exceeded our guidance expectations in terms of both revenue growth and earnings improvement," said Jim Regan, DRC's chairman and chief executive officer. "Organic revenue rose five percent, operating profit was up 33 percent over the first quarter of 2008, excluding the litigation provision in the 2008 results, EBITDA of $5.4 million was up 40% on a year-over-year basis, and cash generated by operating activities of $3.4 million was strong."

"While federal services procurement activity was modest in the quarter, we anticipate that proposal activity will pick up as the year progresses and believe we are well positioned for success in these competitions. We remain focused on a selected number of targeted growth markets -- Homeland Security, the Federal Financial Civilian Agencies, Health Care, Human Capital Management and Training, Business Transformation, and Cyber-Security -- where we are seeing strong demand for our services and solutions. By focusing on providing differentiated, high-value solutions and services to clients in our target markets, we are confident in our ability to expand in these markets and successfully respond to Federal priorities," added Regan.

Company Guidance

The Company's estimate for revenue for 2009 is in the range of $280 to $290 million, unchanged from previous estimates. Regarding earnings for 2009 the Company anticipates results to be in the range of $0.90 to $1.00 per diluted share, also unchanged from previous estimates. For the second quarter of 2009, the Company anticipates revenue in the range of $69 to $71 million and earnings per diluted share of $0.19 to $0.21.

Conference Call

The Company will conduct a first quarter 2009 conference call tomorrow, April 30, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. ET. The call will be available via telephone at (800)357-9448 and accessible via Web cast at www.drc.com. Recorded replays of the conference call will be available on Dynamics Research Corporation's investor relations home page at www.drc.com and by telephone at (888)203-1112, passcode #9435179, beginning at 2:01 p.m. ET April 30, 2009 through 11:59 p.m. ET May 14, 2009.

About Dynamics Research Corporation

Dynamics Research Corporation (DRC) is a leading provider of mission-critical technology management services and solutions for government programs. DRC offers the capabilities of a large company and the responsiveness of a small company, backed by a history of excellence and customer satisfaction. Founded in 1955, DRC is a publicly held corporation (Nasdaq:DRCO) and maintains more than 25 offices nationwide with major offices in Andover, Massachusetts and the Washington, D.C. area. For more information please visit our website at www.drc.com.

Safe Harbor

Safe harbor statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Some statements contained or implied in this news release, may be considered forward-looking statements, which by their nature are uncertain. Consequently, actual results could materially differ. For more detailed information concerning how risks and uncertainties could affect the Company's financial results, please refer to DRC's most recent filings with the SEC. The Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking information.

The non-GAAP measures used by the Company exclude the provision for litigation charges and related effect for income taxes. The required reconciliations and other disclosures for the non-GAAP measures used by the Company are set forth later in this press release and/or the Current Report on Form 8-K to be filed with the SEC on April 29, 2009.



                                                          ATTACHMENT I


                     DYNAMICS RESEARCH CORPORATION
      CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (unaudited)
            (in thousands, except share and per share data)


                                                  Three Months Ended
                                                       March 31,
                                                ----------------------
                                                   2009        2008
                                                ----------  ----------
 Contract revenue                               $   67,203  $   54,773
 Product sales                                       1,336       1,705
                                                ----------  ----------
   Total revenue                                    68,539      56,478
                                                ----------  ----------

 Cost of contract revenue                           55,943      46,212
 Cost of product sales                               1,518       1,605
                                                ----------  ----------
   Total cost of revenue                            57,461      47,817
                                                ----------  ----------

 Gross profit on contract revenue                   11,260       8,561
 Gross profit (loss) on product sales                 (182)        100
                                                ----------  ----------
   Total gross profit                               11,078       8,661

 Selling, general and administrative expenses        6,457       5,401
 Provision for litigation                               --       8,819
 Amortization of intangible assets                     973         509
                                                ----------  ----------
 Operating income (loss)                             3,648      (6,068)
 Interest expense, net                                (619)       (139)
 Other income (expense)                                 39         (71)
                                                ----------  ----------
 Income (loss) before provision for income taxes     3,068      (6,278)
 Provision (benefit) for income taxes                1,297      (1,022)
                                                ----------  ----------
 Net income (loss)                              $    1,771  $   (5,256)
                                                ==========  ==========

 Earnings (loss) per common share
   Basic                                        $     0.18  $    (0.56)
   Diluted                                      $     0.18  $    (0.56)

 Weighted average shares outstanding
   Basic                                         9,604,895   9,436,054
   Diluted                                       9,711,084   9,436,054



                                                         ATTACHMENT II



                     DYNAMICS RESEARCH CORPORATION
           CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (unaudited)
                            (in thousands)


                                               March 31,   December 31,
                                                 2009         2008
                                              -----------  -----------
 Assets
  Current assets
   Cash and cash equivalents                  $     4,383  $     7,111
   Contract receivables, net                       71,761       71,438
   Prepaid expenses and other current assets        3,401        2,491
                                              -----------  -----------
    Total current assets                           79,545       81,040
                                              -----------  -----------
  Noncurrent assets
   Property and equipment, net                      8,821        9,349
   Goodwill                                        97,641       97,641
   Intangible assets, net                           6,406        7,379
   Deferred tax asset                              10,369       10,396
   Other noncurrent assets                          3,042        3,125
                                              -----------  -----------
    Total noncurrent assets                       126,279      127,890
                                              -----------  -----------
     Total assets                             $   205,824  $   208,930
                                              ===========  ===========

 Liabilities and stockholders' equity
  Current liabilities
   Current portion of long-term debt          $     8,000  $     8,000
   Accounts payable                                17,720       18,095
   Accrued compensation and employee benefits      13,419       13,644
   Deferred taxes                                   3,492        2,670
   Other accrued expenses                          20,898       24,760
                                              -----------  -----------
    Total current liabilities                      63,529       67,169
                                              -----------  -----------
  Long-term liabilities
   Long-term debt                                  28,296       30,000
   Other long-term liabilities                     30,523       30,286
 Total stockholders' equity                        83,476       81,475
                                              -----------  -----------
    Total liabilities and stockholders'
     equity                                   $   205,824  $   208,930
                                              ===========  ===========


                                                        ATTACHMENT III

                     DYNAMICS RESEARCH CORPORATION
                 SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (unaudited)
                        (dollars in thousands)


 Contract revenues were earned from the following sectors:

                                                Three Months Ended
                                                     March 31,
                                              ------------------------
                                                 2009         2008
                                              -----------  -----------
  National defense and intelligence agencies  $    36,107  $    40,946
  Federal civilian agencies                        12,194        6,634
  Homeland security                                12,804        1,326
  State and local government agencies               5,817        5,244
  Other                                               281          623
                                              -----------  -----------
                                              $    67,203  $    54,773
                                              ===========  ===========


 Revenues by contract type as a percentage of contract revenue were
 as follows:

                                                 Three Months Ended
                                                      March 31,
                                              ------------------------
                                                 2009         2008
                                              -----------  -----------
  Time and materials                                   46%          55%
  Cost reimbursable                                    17           19
  Fixed price, including service-type
   contracts                                           37           26
                                              -----------  -----------
                                                      100%         100%
                                                      ====         ====

  Prime contract                                       72%          54%
  Sub-contract                                         28           46
                                              -----------  -----------
                                                      100%         100%
                                                      ====         ====


                                                 Three Months Ended
                                                      March 31,
                                              ------------------------
                                                 2009         2008
                                              -----------  -----------
 Net cash provided by operating activities    $     3,366  $     1,832
 Capital expenditures                         $       266  $       402
 Depreciation                                 $       784  $       700
 Bookings                                     $    57,392  $    63,050



                                               March 31,   December 31,
                                                 2009          2008
                                              -----------  -----------
 Funded backlog                               $   142,148  $   149,201
 Employees                                          1,481        1,503



                                                         ATTACHMENT IV

                     DYNAMICS RESEARCH CORPORATION
  NON-GAAP CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (unaudited)
            (in thousands, except share and per share data)

                                                    Three Months Ended
                                                      March 31, 2008
                                                    ------------------
 Contract revenue                                   $           54,773
 Product sales                                                   1,705
                                                    ------------------
   Total revenue                                                56,478
                                                    ------------------

 Cost of contract revenue                                       46,212
 Cost of product sales                                           1,605
                                                    ------------------
   Total cost of revenue                                        47,817
                                                    ------------------

 Gross profit on contract revenue                                8,561
 Gross profit (loss) on product sales                              100
                                                    ------------------
   Total gross profit                                            8,661

 Selling, general and administrative expenses                    5,401
 Amortization of intangible assets                                 509
                                                    ------------------
 Non-GAAP operating income                                       2,751
 Interest expense, net                                            (139)
 Other expense, net                                                (71)
                                                    ------------------
 Non-GAAP income before provision for income taxes               2,541
 Non-GAAP provision for income taxes                             1,102
                                                    ------------------
 Non-GAAP net income                                $            1,439
                                                    ==================

 Earnings per common share
   Basic                                            $             0.15
   Diluted                                          $             0.15

 Weighted average shares outstanding
   Basic                                                     9,436,054
   Diluted                                                   9,728,042


                                                          ATTACHMENT V


                    DYNAMICS RESEARCH CORPORATION
                 RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES
           (in thousands, except share and per share data)



                                                    Three Months Ended
                                                      March 31, 2008
                                                    ------------------
 GAAP operating loss                                $           (6,068)
 Provision for litigation                                        8,819
                                                    ------------------
 Non-GAAP operating income                          $            2,751
                                                    ==================

 GAAP loss before provision for income taxes        $           (6,278)
 Provision for litigation                                        8,819
                                                    ------------------
 Non-GAAP income before provision for income taxes  $            2,541
                                                    ==================

 GAAP benefit for income taxes                      $           (1,022)
 Tax benefit for provision for litigation                        2,124
                                                    ------------------
 Non-GAAP provision for income taxes                $            1,102
                                                    ==================

 GAAP net loss                                      $           (5,256)
 Provision for litigation, net of tax benefit                    6,695
                                                    ------------------
 Non-GAAP net income                                $            1,439
                                                    ==================

 Earnings (loss) per common share
   GAAP Basic                                       $            (0.56)
   Per share effect of provision for litigation                   0.71
                                                    ------------------
   Non-GAAP Basic                                   $             0.15
                                                    ==================

   GAAP Diluted                                     $            (0.56)
   Per share effect of provision for litigation                   0.70
                                                    ------------------
   Non-GAAP Diluted                                 $             0.15
                                                    ==================

 GAAP Weighted average shares outstanding
   Basic and diluted                                         9,436,054

 Weighted average shares outstanding
   Basic and GAAP diluted                                    9,436,054
   Non-GAAP Diluted                                          9,728,042


            

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