American Reprographics Company Reports Third Quarter 2008 Results


WALNUT CREEK, CA--(Marketwire - November 6, 2008) - American Reprographics Company (NYSE: ARP):

--  Revenue of $174.6 Million
--  Net Income of $15.1 Million, or Fully Diluted EPS of $0.33
--  Gross Margin of 40.1%
--  YTD Cash from Operating Activities of $95.3 Million
--  Reaffirms September 2008 Forecast: Revenue of $700-$710 million, EPS
    of $1.36-$1.40
    

American Reprographics Company (NYSE: ARP), the nation's leading provider of reprographics services and technology, today reported its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2008.

Net revenue for the third quarter of 2008 was $174.6 million, compared to $176.2 million in the third quarter of 2007, a decrease of 0.9%. The Company's gross margin for the third quarter was 40.1% compared to 41.2% in the same period in 2007.

Net income for the third quarter of 2008 was $15.1 million, or $0.33 per diluted share. This compares to net income for the third quarter of 2007 of $15.9 million, or $0.35 per diluted share. In the third quarter of 2008, the Company benefitted from income tax credits earned for the years 2005 through 2007. These prior year credits added $1.4 million to net income, or $0.03 per fully diluted share.

Revenue for the first nine months of 2008 was $547.0 million, compared to $514.2 million for the same period in 2007. Net income for the first nine months of 2008 was $52.4 million, or $1.15 per diluted share, compared to net income of $52.4 million, or $1.14 per diluted share for the same period in 2007.

"The company continues to perform very well under challenging circumstances," said K. "Suri" Suriyakumar, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. "ARC is focusing on two critical areas to weather the unprecedented storms in our economy. The first is financial discipline, and the second is cash; both of which we have in abundance. We have generated more than $95 million of cash flow from operations to date, and we expect to finish the year with more than $100 million. This is the true measure of a company's ability to perform in difficult economic conditions. Our ability to generate cash, combined with our sound capital structure, will allow us to operate through this environment and position ourselves for strong growth when the market turns around."

"While the economic and business environment has been volatile, our business model is flexible, and we are focusing on protecting our margins and earnings," said Jonathan Mather, Chief Financial Officer. "We remain closely focused on our cash collections, which resulted in another quarter of DSO at 50 days. With five acquisitions completed in the third quarter, we continue to make good use of our capital structure to acquire market share. Despite the dilutive effect of our initial operations in China where the gross margin is currently 16%, we continue to produce a healthy gross margin for the company overall by managing our expenses and closely controlling costs."

Outlook

On September 25, 2008, American Reprographics Company lowered its annual revenue forecast from $720-$760 million to $700-$710 million, and its earnings per share of $1.52-$1.60 to $1.36-$1.40, on expectations of significant declines in non-residential construction activity due to severe restrictions on available credit. Today, management reaffirmed the Company's annual revenue and earnings per share forecast of $700-$710 million, with earnings per share of $1.36-$1.40.

Teleconference and Webcast

American Reprographics Company will host a conference call and audio webcast today at 2:00 P.M. Pacific Time (5:00 P.M. Eastern Time) to discuss results for the Company's third quarter 2008 and business outlook. The conference call can be accessed by dialing 201-689-8562.

A replay of this call will be available approximately one hour after the call for seven days following the call's conclusion. To access the replay, dial 201-689-8016. The account number to access the phone replay is 3055 and the conference ID number is 298767.

A Web archive will be made available at http://www.e-arc.com for approximately 90 days following the call's conclusion.

About American Reprographics Company

American Reprographics Company is the leading reprographics company in the United States providing business-to-business document management services to the architectural, engineering and construction, or AEC, industries. The Company provides these services to companies in non-AEC industries, such as technology, financial services, retail, entertainment, and food and hospitality, which also require sophisticated document management services. American Reprographics Company provides its core services through its suite of reprographics technology products, a network of more than 300 locally-branded reprographics service centers across the U.S., and on-site at their customers' locations. The Company's service centers are arranged in a hub and satellite structure and are digitally connected as a cohesive network, allowing the provision of services both locally and nationally to more than 140,000 active customers.

Forward-Looking Statements Disclaimer

This press release contains forward-looking statements that fall within the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 regarding future events and the future financial performance of the Company. Words such as "will," "when the market turns around," "expect," and similar expressions also identify forward-looking statements. We wish to caution you that such statements are only predictions and actual results may differ materially as a result of risks and uncertainties that pertain to our business. These risks and uncertainties include, among others:

--  Prolonged volatility in financial markets that result in restrictive
    lending conditions for private construction projects and reduce business
    activity in the markets in which we operate could have a negative effect on
    our results of operations and financial condition;
--  The continued downturn in the architectural, engineering and
    construction industries would diminish demand for our products and
    services;
--  Competition in our industry and innovation by our competitors may
    hinder our ability to execute our business strategy and maintain our
    profitability;
--  Failure to anticipate and adapt to future changes in our industry
    could harm our competitive position;
--  Failure to manage our acquisitions, including our inability to
    integrate and merge the business operations of the acquired companies, and
    failure to retain key personnel and customers of acquired companies could
    have a negative effect on our future performance, results of operations and
    financial condition;
--  Dependence on certain key vendors for equipment, maintenance services
    and supplies, could make us vulnerable to supply shortages and price
    fluctuations;
--  Damage or disruption to our facilities, our technology centers, our
    vendors or a majority of our customers could impair our ability to
    effectively provide our services and may have a significant impact on our
    revenues, expenses and financial condition;
--  If we fail to continue to develop and introduce new services
    successfully, our competitive positioning and our ability to grow our
    business could be harmed.
    

The foregoing list of risks and uncertainties is illustrative but not exhaustive. For more information on factors that may affect future performance, please review our SEC filings, specifically our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2008, and June 30, 2008. These documents contain important risk factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in our projections or forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on information as of November 6, 2008, and except as required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements.

American Reprographics Company
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

                                                      September  December
                                                         30,        31,
                                                      ---------  ---------
                                                        2008       2007
                                                      ---------  ---------
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents                             $  34,629  $  24,802
Restricted cash                                           1,959        937
Accounts receivable, net                                 97,179     97,934
Inventories, net                                         12,388     11,233
Deferred income taxes                                     5,793      5,791
Prepaid expenses and other current assets                16,156     10,234
                                                      ---------  ---------
Total current assets                                    168,104    150,931

Property and equipment, net                              89,268     84,634
Goodwill                                                397,188    382,519
Other intangible assets, net                             87,176     86,349
Deferred financing costs, net                             3,868      5,170
Deferred income taxes                                     3,488     10,710
Other assets                                              2,156      2,298
                                                      ---------  ---------
Total assets                                          $ 751,248  $ 722,611
                                                      =========  =========

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable                                      $  31,307  $  35,659
Accrued payroll and payroll-related expenses             17,331     19,293
Accrued expenses                                         22,012     22,030
Current portion of long-term debt and capital leases     56,715     69,254
                                                      ---------  ---------
Total current liabilities                               127,365    146,236

Long-term debt and capital leases                       307,263    321,013
Other long-term liabilities                               4,189      3,711
Minority interest                                         6,057          -
                                                      ---------  ---------

Total liabilities                                       444,874    470,960
                                                      ---------  ---------

Commitments and contingencies

Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 25,000,000 shares
 authorized; zero and zero shares issued and
 outstanding                                                 --         --
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 150,000,000 shares
 authorized; 45,673,535 and 45,561,773 shares issued
 and outstanding                                             46         46
Additional paid-in capital                               84,231     81,153
Deferred stock-based compensation                          (302)      (673)
Retained earnings                                       231,533    179,092
Accumulated other comprehensive income                   (1,425)      (258)
                                                      ---------  ---------
                                                        314,083    259,360
Less cost of common stock in treasury, 447,654 shares
 in 2008 and 2007                                         7,709      7,709
                                                      ---------  ---------
Total stockholders' equity                              306,374    251,651
                                                      ---------  ---------
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity            $ 751,248  $ 722,611
                                                      =========  =========




American Reprographics Company
Consolidated Statements of Income
(Dollars in thousands,
 except per share data)
(Unaudited)

                               Three Months Ended      Nine Months Ended
                                September 30,           September 30,
                               2008        2007        2008        2007
                            ----------  ----------- ----------  -----------

Reprographics services      $  127,455  $   131,655 $  409,162  $   384,690
Facilities management           30,977       29,241     91,737       84,581
Equipment and supplies
 sales                          16,153       15,316     46,070       44,937
                            ----------  ----------- ----------  -----------
Total net sales                174,585      176,212    546,969      514,208
Cost of sales                  104,570      103,548    318,263      298,948
                            ----------  ----------- ----------  -----------
Gross profit                    70,015       72,664    228,706      215,260
Selling, general and
 administrative expenses        38,800       37,175    117,820      105,908
Amortization of intangible
 assets                          2,987        2,423      8,988        6,619
                            ----------  ----------- ----------  -----------
Income from operations          28,228       33,066    101,898      102,733
Other income                       (55)           -       (300)           -
Interest expense, net            6,180        6,872     19,885       18,675
                            ----------  ----------- ----------  -----------
Income before minority
 interest and income tax
 provision                      22,103       26,194     82,313       84,058
Minority interest                   (5)           -         (5)           -
Income tax provision             7,041       10,249     29,877       31,656
                            ----------  ----------- ----------  -----------
Net income                  $   15,067  $    15,945 $   52,441  $    52,402
                            ==========  =========== ==========  ===========

Earnings per share:
  Basic                     $     0.33  $      0.35 $     1.16  $      1.15
                            ==========  =========== ==========  ===========
  Diluted                   $     0.33  $      0.35 $     1.15  $      1.14
                            ==========  =========== ==========  ===========

Weighted average common
 shares outstanding:
  Basic                     45,066,654   45,486,012 45,054,425   45,429,238
  Diluted                   45,413,747   45,865,453 45,413,948   45,848,177




American Reprographics Company
Non-GAAP Measures
Reconciliation of Net Income to
 EBIT and EBITDA
(Dollars in thousands, except
 per share data)
(Unaudited)

                                 Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended
                                    September 30,         September 30,
                                  2008       2007       2008       2007
                                ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------


Net income                      $  15,067  $  15,945  $  52,441  $  52,402
 Interest expense, net              6,180      6,872     19,885     18,675
 Income tax provision               7,041     10,249     29,877     31,656

                                ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
EBIT                               28,288     33,066    102,203    102,733
 Depreciation and amortization     12,848     10,500     37,181     28,887
                                ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------

EBITDA                          $  41,136  $  43,566  $ 139,384  $ 131,620
                                =========  =========  =========  =========






                                 Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended
                                    September 30,         September 30,
                                  2008       2007       2008       2007
                                ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------


Cash flows provided by
 operating activities           $  33,778  $  25,755  $  95,263  $  71,120
  Changes in operating assets
   and liabilities                  1,086      2,695      7,905     14,817
  Non-cash (expenses) income,
   including depreciation and
   amortization                   (19,797)   (12,505)   (50,727)   (33,535)
  Income tax provision              7,041     10,249     29,877     31,656
  Interest expense                  6,180      6,872     19,885     18,675

                                ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
EBIT                               28,288     33,066    102,203    102,733
 Depreciation and amortization     12,848     10,500     37,181     28,887
                                ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------

EBITDA                          $  41,136  $  43,566  $ 139,384  $ 131,620
                                =========  =========  =========  =========

Non-GAAP Measures

EBIT and EBITDA and related ratios presented in this report are supplemental measures of our performance that are not required by or presented in accordance with GAAP. These measures are not measurements of our financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as alternatives to net income, income from operations, or any other performance measures derived in accordance with GAAP or as an alternative to cash flow from operating, investing or financing activities as a measure of our liquidity.

EBIT represents net income before interest and taxes. EBITDA represents net income before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. Amortization does not include $1.1 million and $1.0 million of stock based compensation expense, for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively and $3.1 million and $2.6 million of stock based compensation expense, for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. EBIT margin is a non-GAAP measure calculated by dividing EBIT by net sales. EBITDA margin is a non-GAAP measure calculated by dividing EBITDA by net sales. We present EBIT and EBITDA and related ratios because we consider them important supplemental measures of our performance and liquidity. We believe investors may also find these measures meaningful, given how our management makes use of them. The following is a discussion of our use of these measures.

We use EBIT and EBITDA to measure and compare the performance of our operating segments. Our operating segments' financial performance includes all of the operating activities except for debt and taxation which are managed at the corporate level for U.S. operating segments. As a result, EBIT is the best measure of divisional profitability and the most useful metric by which to measure and compare the performance of our operating segments. We also use EBIT to measure performance for determining operating division-level compensation and use EBITDA to measure performance for determining consolidated-level compensation. We also use EBIT and EBITDA to evaluate potential acquisitions and to evaluate whether to incur capital expenditures.

EBIT, EBITDA and related ratios have limitations as analytical tools, and you should not consider them in isolation, or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Some of these limitations are as follows:

--  They do not reflect our cash expenditures, or future requirements for
    capital expenditures and contractual commitments;

--  They do not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working
    capital needs;
    
--  They do not reflect the significant interest expense, or the cash
    requirements necessary, to service interest or principal payments on our
    debt;
    
--  Although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the
    assets being depreciated and amortized will often have to be replaced in
    the future, and EBITDA does not reflect any cash requirements for such
    replacements; and
    
--  Other companies, including companies in our industry, may calculate
    these measures differently than we do, limiting their usefulness as
    comparative measures.
    

Because of these limitations, EBIT, EBITDA, and related ratios should not be considered as measures of discretionary cash available to us to invest in business growth or to reduce our indebtedness. We compensate for these limitations by relying primarily on our GAAP results and using EBIT and EBITDA only as supplements. For more information, see our consolidated financial statements and related notes elsewhere in this report. Additionally, please refer to our 2007 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

American Reprographics Company
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited)


                                                        Nine Months Ended
                                                          September 30,
                                                        ------------------
                                                          2008      2007
                                                        --------  --------
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income                                              $ 52,441  $ 52,402
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
 provided by operating activities:
      Allowance for doubtful accounts                      3,164       738
      Depreciation                                        28,193    22,268
      Amortization of intangible assets                    8,988     6,619
      Amortization of deferred financing costs               936       357
      Minority interest                                       (5)        -
      Stock-based compensation                             3,143     2,578
      Excess tax benefit related to stock options
       exercised                                            (102)   (1,541)
      Deferred income taxes                                6,498     2,278
      Write-off of deferred financing costs                  313         -
      Litigation charge                                        -       612
      Other noncash items, net                              (401)     (374)
      Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net
       of effect of business acquisitions:
          Accounts receivable                              1,900   (10,837)
          Inventory                                        1,251      (488)
          Prepaid expenses and other assets               (4,795)      654
          Accounts payable and accrued expenses           (6,261)   (4,146)
                                                        --------  --------
Net cash provided by operating activities                 95,263    71,120
                                                        --------  --------
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures                                      (6,359)   (7,112)
Payments for businesses acquired, net of cash acquired
 and including other cash payments associated with
 the acquisitions                                        (18,216)  (97,831)
Restricted cash                                           (1,022)        -
Other                                                        946       345
                                                        --------  --------
Net cash used in investing activities                    (24,651) (104,598)
                                                        --------  --------
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from stock option exercises                         177     1,098
Proceeds from issuance of common stock under Employee
 Stock Purchase Plan                                          27        82
Excess tax benefit related to stock options exercised        102     1,541
Proceeds from borrowings under debt agreements                 -    50,000
Payments on long-term debt agreements and capital
 leases                                                  (38,507)  (20,154)
Net (repayments) borrowings under revolving credit
 facility                                                (22,000)    9,629
Payment of loan fees                                        (726)     (433)
                                                        --------  --------
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities      (60,927)   41,763
                                                        --------  --------
Effect of foreign currency translation on cash balances      142       230
                                                        --------  --------
Net change in cash and cash equivalents                    9,827     8,515
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period          24,802    11,642
                                                        --------  --------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period              $ 34,629  $ 20,157
                                                        ========  ========

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
Noncash investing and financing activities
Noncash transactions include the following:
   Capital lease obligations incurred                   $ 26,611  $ 28,738
   Issuance of subordinated notes in connection with
    the acquisition of businesses                       $  7,653  $  7,342
   Change in fair value of derivatives, net of tax
    effects                                             $    780  $    (95)

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