I.D. Systems Reports Financial Results for Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2007, Provides Outlook for 2008


HACKENSACK, N.J., March 4, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- I.D. Systems, Inc.(r) (Nasdaq:IDSY), a leading provider of wireless asset tracking and management solutions, today announced its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2007. Revenues for 2007 were $17.1 million, compared to $24.7 million for 2006. GAAP net loss for 2007 was $7.3 million, or ($0.66) per basic and diluted share, compared to GAAP net loss of $1.6 million, or ($0.15) per basic and diluted share, for 2006.

Non-GAAP net loss for 2007 was $4.1 million, or ($0.36) per basic and diluted share, compared to non-GAAP net income of $1.4 million, or $0.13 per basic share and $0.11 per diluted share, in 2006. Non-GAAP results are calculated by adjusting GAAP net results for the impact of stock-based compensation, which was $3.3 million and $3.0 million for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. A table entitled "Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures" is included in this press release.

"While we are not satisfied with our 2007 financial results, we established goals during the year to increase investment in our sales and marketing organization, further develop new sales channels, increase our market penetration, and continue to enhance the market advantages of our patented wireless technology-all with the intent of broadening our customer base and diversifying our sources of revenue," said Jeffrey Jagid, I.D. Systems' chairman and chief executive officer.

"I believe we made substantive progress toward those goals in 2007," continued Mr. Jagid. "We expanded and reorganized our sales and marketing team, enhanced and added marketing partnerships, won initial programs with several new customers, and continued to earn repeat business from core customers. At the same time, we continued to advance our technology by developing new applications and cultivating new markets. Our solutions for controlling, tracking and managing physical assets-such as material handling equipment, airport vehicles and rental cars-continue to provide significant economic benefits for our customers.

"In 2008," concluded Mr. Jagid, "we are committed to capitalizing on our expanded sales organization, continuing to diversify our customer base, expanding our product offerings, and working toward a more predictable quarter-to-quarter revenue stream."

For the year ended December 31, 2007, cost of revenues was $8.9 million, resulting in a gross profit margin of 47.7%, up from 44.6% for the year ending December 31, 2006.

Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses for 2007 were $16.0 million, including $2.5 million in stock-based compensation, compared to $12.9 million, including $2.2 million in stock-based compensation, for 2006. The increase was attributable primarily to increased expenses related to the hiring of additional sales, marketing and customer support personnel.

Research and development (R&D) expenditures for 2007 were $2.8 million, including $741,000 in stock-based compensation, compared to $2.6 million, including $723,000 in stock-based compensation, for 2006. This increase was attributable primarily to development of products for the European market.

Interest income for 2007 increased to $3.2 million from $2.8 million for 2006.

As of December 31, 2007, I.D. Systems had $65.0 million in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities ($5.90 per share outstanding as of December 31, 2007), compared to $70.4 million as of December 31, 2006.

In May of 2007, the company's Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of issued and outstanding shares of I.D. Systems common stock having an aggregate value of up to $10,000,000 pursuant to a share repurchase program, funded from working capital. As of December 31, 2007, the company had purchased approximately 483,000 shares in open market transactions under this program, at an average cost of $11.55 per share.

Fourth Quarter Results

For the three-month period ended December 31, 2007, revenues were $3.7 million, compared to $3.9 million for the three months ended December 31, 2006. GAAP net loss for the quarter was $2.4 million, or ($0.22) per basic and diluted share, compared to GAAP net loss of $2.6 million, or ($0.23) per basic and diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2006. Non-GAAP net loss for the quarter was $1.6 million, including $853,000 in stock-based compensation, or ($0.14) per basic and diluted share. Non-GAAP net loss for the corresponding quarter in 2006 was $1.4 million, including $1.2 million in stock-based compensation, or ($0.12) per basic and diluted share.

For the three months ended December 31, 2007, SG&A expenses were $4.3 million, including $662,000 in stock-based compensation, compared to $4.1 million, including $740,000 in stock-based compensation, for the same period in 2006. R&D expenditures for the period were $721,000, including $179,000 in stock-based compensation, compared to $913,000, including $452,000 in stock-based compensation, for the three months ended December 31, 2006. Interest income for the fourth quarter of 2007 was $894,000, compared to $1.1 million for the same period a year ago.

Gross margin for the three months ended December 31, 2007, was 44.0%, including a 38.3% gross margin on product revenue, which resulted from a one-time $342,000 inventory write-off. Excluding the write-off, gross margin on product revenue was 51.7% and overall gross margin was 53.2%.

2008 Business Outlook

This announcement initiates a new reporting practice by I.D. Systems; the company is providing anticipated revenues for the upcoming year ending December 31, 2008. These anticipated results do not include data related to income and earnings, which will continue to be reported in quarterly financial results announcements coinciding with the company's quarterly investor conference calls. The following statement is forward-looking, based on the company's current expectations, and actual results may differ materially. Revenue for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2008, is expected to be approximately $24 million.

2007 Highlights



    * I.D. Systems appointed Peter Fausel -- a 25-year veteran of the
      wireless technology, enterprise software integration and process
      automation industries, with extensive experience building sales
      and marketing organizations -- as executive vice president of
      sales, marketing and customer support.

    * The company established a new Performance Services Group and
      customer support program, called Advantage(tm) Support, to help
      customers target and quantify specific benefits to be realized
      by deploying I.D. Systems' Wireless Asset Net(r) industrial
      vehicle management system and to help ensure those benefits are
      quickly achieved and sustained following system deployment.

    * The company developed and expanded key strategic alliances,
      including:

      -- Executing a new partnership agreement with RedPrairie
         Corporation, a leading supply chain software provider, to
         integrate I.D. Systems' real-time wireless asset monitoring
         capabilities with RedPrairie's supply chain management tools
         and market a unique workforce optimization solution to
         manufacturing and distribution enterprises across North
         America.

      -- Strengthening an existing partnership with leading forklift
         manufacturer NACCO Materials Handling Group, which
         distributes and supports I.D. Systems' products through its
         Hyster(r) and Yale(r) brand dealer networks and which
         deployed the Wireless Asset Net system at its primary U.S.
         parts distribution center to optimize its own forklift fleet
         operations.

    * I.D. Systems expanded business with core customers, including:

      -- A new Wireless Asset Net system deployment for Chrysler,
         which was facilitated by one of NACCO Materials Handling
         Group's Yale(r) brand forklift dealers and which
         incorporated I.D. Systems' new Opti-Kan(tm) system for
         automating task allocation and optimizing material
         replenishment in manufacturing processes.

      -- Continuing deployment of the company's wireless industrial
         vehicle management technology for the United States Postal
         Service (USPS), where it continues to generate significant
         economic benefits, bringing the total number of USPS
         facilities implementing I.D. Systems' products and services
         to 80.

      -- Continuing expansion of Wireless Asset Net deployments for
         the world's largest retailer, where 21 distribution centers
         are now equipped with the system.

      -- A new Wireless Asset Net system deployment for Alcoa at its
         state-of-the-art manufacturing complex in Iceland-the sixth
         major Alcoa facility to deploy the system-which represents
         I.D. Systems' first system implementation in Europe.

      -- New system deployments for a leading U.S. defense contractor,
         which implemented wireless industrial equipment monitoring
         and RFID-based gate access control in its shipyards.

    * I.D. Systems added several new customers, including:

      -- Kellogg Company, the world's leading producer of cereal and a
         leading producer of convenience foods with 2006 sales of
         almost $11 billion, which ordered I.D. Systems' Wireless
         Asset Net industrial vehicle management system and a five-
         year Advantage(tm) Support program for a fleet of material
         handling equipment at a major manufacturing facility.

      -- Deere & Company, the world's leading manufacturer of farm and
         forestry equipment and a Fortune 100 company with 2006
         revenues of approximately $22 billion, which acquired the
         Wireless Asset Net system through MH Equipment Company, a
         Hyster(r) brand forklift dealer that is part of the NACCO
         Materials Handling Group distribution network.

      -- The National Center for Manufacturing Sciences, a U.S.
         Government-funded organization that helps the Department of
         Defense implement innovative commercial technologies for
         operational benefits and cost savings, which facilitated the
         deployment of the Wireless Asset Net system on a fleet of
         material handling equipment at the Sierra Army Depot, a
         Center of Industrial Technical Excellence focused on "lean
         manufacturing" process improvements.

      -- Nucor Corporation, a steel products manufacturer with more
         than 30 operating facilities in the U.S., which deployed an
         initial Wireless Asset Net pilot program to monitor and
         improve safety for its industrial truck fleet.

      -- San Francisco International Airport, which launched an
         initial pilot of I.D. Systems' AvRamp(tm) system, acquired
         through Quatrotec, Inc., a leading integrator of
         transportation security solutions, to control, track and
         manage aircraft ground support equipment, such as fuel
         trucks, under a Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
         program.

    * The company further developed new applications and markets for
      its technology, including:

      -- Launch of the AvRamp(tm) system, a TSA-funded and tested
         version of the Wireless Asset Net system branded for the
         airport ground support equipment market, designed to improve
         ground handling operations, ramp safety and airport security
         through a unique combination of intelligent vehicle control,
         real-time asset visibility, directed workforce management
         and cost-free wireless communications.

      -- Initial deployment of the Opti-Kan(tm) application, an
         optimized, wireless, electronic "kanban" system that
         automatically signals material handling operators with task
         assignments, enabling "just in time" material replenishment
         in manufacturing operations and generating significant labor
         cost reductions.

      -- Introduction of new productivity analysis tools for the
         Wireless Asset Net system, to simplify tracking the time
         industrial vehicles spend loaded vs. unloaded, which were
         developed and deployed under a contract awarded to I.D.
         Systems by the U.S. Postal Service.

      -- Continued development and refinement of I.D. Systems'
         automated rental car management system for several leading
         U.S.-based car rental companies.

      -- Adaptation of Wireless Asset Net system hardware for
         compliance with European regulatory requirements, in
         anticipation of expanding opportunities in Europe in 2008.

Investor Conference Call

I.D. Systems will host a conference call for investors and analysts at 4:45 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on March 4, 2008. Jeffrey Jagid, I.D. Systems' chairman and CEO, will lead a discussion on the year's results and highlights. After opening remarks, there will be a question and answer period. The conference call will be broadcast live over the Internet via the Investors section of I.D. Systems' web site at www.id-systems.com. To listen to the live call, go to the website at least 10 minutes early to download and install any necessary audio software.

Non-GAAP Measures

To supplement its consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP, I.D. Systems provides certain non-GAAP measures of financial performance. These non-GAAP measures include non-GAAP net income/loss and non-GAAP net income/loss per basic and diluted share. Reference to these non-GAAP measures should be considered in addition to results prepared under current accounting standards but are not a substitute for, or superior to, GAAP results. These non-GAAP measures are provided to enhance investors' overall understanding of I.D. Systems' current financial performance and provide further information for comparative information due to the adoption of the new accounting standard SFAS 123R. Specifically, I.D. Systems believes the non-GAAP measures provide useful information to both management and investors by excluding certain expenses, gains and losses that may not be indicative of its core operating results and business outlook. In addition, I.D. Systems believes the non-GAAP measures that exclude stock-based compensation enhance the comparability of results against prior periods. Reconciliation to the nearest GAAP measure of all non-GAAP measures included in this press release can be found in the financial tables included in this press release.

About I.D. Systems(r)

Based in Hackensack, NJ, I.D. Systems, Inc. is a leading provider of wireless solutions for managing and securing high-value enterprise assets. These assets include industrial vehicles, such as forklifts and airport ground support equipment, and rental vehicles. The company's patented Wireless Asset Net system, which utilizes radio frequency identification, or RFID, technology, addresses the needs of organizations to control track, monitor and analyze their assets. For more information, visit www.id-systems.com.

About The Wireless Asset Net(r) System

I.D. Systems' Wireless Asset Net improves productivity in manufacturing and distribution environments by establishing accountability for use of equipment, ensuring equipment is in the proper place at the right time, streamlining work flow through automated messaging, and providing management with unique metrics on-and controls over-equipment utilization. The system also improves safety and security by restricting vehicle access to trained, authorized operators and providing electronic vehicle inspection checklists. In addition, the system reduces maintenance expenses by automatically uploading vehicle data, reporting problems identified on checklists in real time, scheduling maintenance according to actual vehicle usage rather than on a calendar basis, and helping management determine the optimal economic time to replace equipment.

Trademarks

I.D. Systems, Inc.(r), Wireless Asset Net(r) and OptiKan(tm) are registered or pending trademarks of I.D. Systems, Inc. Hyster(r) and Yale(r) are registered trademarks of NACCO Materials Handling Group, Inc.

"Safe Harbor" Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

The 2007 financial results contained in this press release are subject to finalization of the Company's audit in connection with the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007. This press release contains forward looking statements, such as the Company's outlook for 2008 financial results, that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include statements with respect to our beliefs, plans, objectives, goals, expectations, anticipations, assumptions, estimates, intentions, and future performance, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may be beyond our control, and which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to risk and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, future economic and business conditions, the loss of any of the Company's key customers or reduction in the purchase of its products by any such customers, the failure of the market for the Company's products to continue to develop, the inability to protect the Company's intellectual property, the inability to manage the Company's growth, the effects of competition from a wide variety of local, regional, national and other providers of wireless solutions and other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006. These risks could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward looking statements made by, or on behalf of, the Company. The Company assumes no obligation to update the information contained in this press release.



                                 I.D. Systems, Inc.
                              Statements of Operations
                                    (Unaudited)

                   Three months ended           Twelve months ended
                      December 31,                 December 31,
                   2006          2007          2006           2007
               ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------
 Revenue:
 Products      $  1,740,000  $  2,556,000  $ 16,205,000  $ 11,037,000
 Services         2,173,000     1,165,000     8,535,000     6,046,000
               ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------
                  3,913,000     3,721,000    24,740,000    17,083,000
 Cost of 
  Revenue:
 Cost of 
  products          984,000     1,577,000     8,229,000     5,859,000
 Cost of 
  services        1,542,000       506,000     5,472,000     3,070,000
               ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------
                  2,526,000     2,083,000    13,701,000     8,929,000

 Gross Profit     1,387,000     1,638,000    11,039,000     8,154,000

 Selling, 
  general and
  administrative
  expenses        4,123,000     4,255,000    12,943,000    15,963,000
 Research and
  development
  expenses          913,000       721,000     2,639,000     2,849,000
               ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------

 Loss from 
  operations     (3,649,000)   (3,338,000)   (4,543,000)  (10,658,000)
 Interest 
  income          1,061,000       894,000     2,801,000     3,238,000
 Interest 
  expense            (6,000)       (1,000)      (29,000)      (10,000)
 Other income        40,000            --       155,000        89,000
               ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------

 Net loss      $ (2,554,000) $ (2,445,000) $ (1,616,000) $ (7,341,000)
               ============  ============  ============  ============

 Net  loss per 
  share - 
  basic and 
  diluted      $      (0.23) $      (0.22) $      (0.15) $      (0.66)
               ============  ============  ============  ============

 Weighted 
  average
  common shares
  outstanding 
  - basic and 
  diluted        11,281,000    11,027,000    10,501,000    11,205,000
               ============  ============  ============  ============

                                    I.D. Systems, Inc.
                Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures
                                       (Unaudited)

                  Three Months Three Months    Twelve        Twelve  
                     Ended        Ended     Months Ended  Months Ended
                  December 31, December 31, December 31,  December 31,
                      2006         2007         2006          2007

 Net loss
  attributable to
  common
  stockholders     $(2,554,000) $(2,445,000) $(1,616,000) $(7,341,000)

 Stock-based
  compensation       1,192,000      853,000    2,975,000    3,288,000

 Non-GAAP net
  income (loss)    $(1,362,000) $(1,592,000) $ 1,359,000  $(4,053,000)

 Non-GAAP net
  income (loss)
  per share
  - basic          $     (0.12) $     (0.14) $      0.13  $     (0.36)

 Non-GAAP net
  income (loss)
  per share -
  diluted          $     (0.12) $     (0.14) $      0.11  $     (0.36)

                               I.D. Systems, Inc.
                                 Balance Sheets
                                  (Unaudited)
                                              As of December 31, 
 ASSETS                                       2006          2007 
                                          ------------  ------------
 Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents               $  9,644,000  $  5,103,000
  Marketable securities - short-term        60,716,000    21,385,000
  Accounts receivable, net                   5,101,000     2,875,000
  Unbilled receivables                       1,042,000       580,000
  Inventory                                  6,430,000     4,420,000
  Interest receivable                          179,000       142,000
  Officer loan                                   8,000            -- 
  Prepaid expenses and other current
   assets                                      271,000       291,000
                                          ------------  ------------

   Total current assets                     83,391,000    34,796,000

  Marketable securities - long-term                 --    38,515,000
 Fixed assets, net                           1,394,000     1,398,000
 Deferred contract costs                        33,000            -- 
 Other assets                                   87,000        87,000
                                          ------------  ------------

                                          $ 84,905,000  $ 74,796,000
                                          ============  ============
 LIABILITIES
 Current liabilities:
  Accounts payable and accrued expenses   $  2,950,000  $  2,594,000
  Current portion of long term debt            221,000        19,000
  Deferred revenue                             221,000       291,000
                                          ------------  ------------

   Total current liabilities                 3,392,000     2,904,000

 Long term debt                                 19,000            -- 
 Deferred revenue                              133,000       167,000
 Deferred rent                                  77,000        55,000
                                          ------------  ------------

                                             3,621,000     3,126,000
                                          ------------  ------------
 Commitments and Contingencies (Note J)

 STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
 Preferred stock; authorized 5,000,000
  shares, $0.01 par value; none issued              --            -- 
 Common stock; authorized 50,000,000
  shares, $.01 par value; 11,337,000 and
  11,561,000 shares issued at December
  31, 2006 and 2007, respectively, shares
  outstanding, 11,297,000 and 11,015,000
  at December 31, 2006 and 2007,
  respectively                                 113,000       115,000
 Additional paid-in capital                 93,423,000    97,076,000
 Accumulated deficit                       (12,151,000)  (19,492,000)
 Comprehensive income                           12,000        11,000
                                          ------------  ------------
                                            81,397,000    77,710,000
 Treasury stock; 40,000 shares and
  546,000 shares at cost at December 31,
  2006 and 2007, respectively                (113,000)   (6,040,000)
                                          ------------  ------------
  Total stockholders' equity                81,284,000    71,670,000
                                          ------------  ------------
   Total liabilities and stockholders'
    equity                                $ 84,905,000  $ 74,796,000
                                          ============  ============

                                 I.D. Systems, Inc.
                              Statements of Cash Flows
                                    (Unaudited)

                                       Year Ended December 31, 
                              ----------------------------------------
                                  2005          2006          2007
                              ------------  ------------  ------------
 Cash flows from operating
  activities:
 Net income (loss)            $    851,000  $ (1,616,000) $ (7,341,000)
 Adjustments to reconcile net
  income (loss) to cash (used
  in) provided by operating
  activities:
  Inventory reserve                105,000       100,000       517,000
  Accrued interest income           42,000      (153,000)       20,000
  Stock based compensation              --     2,975,000     3,288,000
  Depreciation and amortization    362,000       468,000       544,000
  Deferred rent expense            (13,000)      (22,000)      (22,000)
  Deferred revenue                 (41,000)      109,000       104,000
  Provision for uncollectible
   accounts                         20,000       211,000            --
  Deferred contract costs          423,000        20,000        33,000
  Changes in:
   Accounts receivable          (4,656,000)      756,000     2,226,000
   Unbilled receivables           (891,000)      251,000       462,000
   Inventory                    (1,318,000)   (3,578,000)    1,493,000
   Prepaid expenses and other
    assets                          85,000      (130,000)      (20,000)
   Investment in sales type
    leases                        (394,000)      467,000            --
   Accounts payable and 
    accrued expenses             1,340,000      (931,000)     (700,000)
                              ------------  ------------  ------------
    Net cash (used in) 
     provided by operating 
     activities                 (4,085,000)   (1,073,000)      604,000
                              ------------  ------------  ------------

 Cash flows from investing
  activities:
 Purchase of fixed assets         (512,000)     (703,000)     (548,000)
 Purchase of investments        (5,963,000)  (68,481,000)  (15,691,000)
 Maturities of investments       3,703,000    13,214,000    16,523,000
                              ------------  ------------  ------------
    Net cash (used in) 
     provided by investing 
     activities                 (2,772,000)  (55,970,000)      284,000
                              ------------  ------------  ------------

 Cash flows from financing
  activities:
 Repayment of term loan           (199,000)     (209,000)     (221,000)
 Proceeds from exercise of
  stock options                    743,000       786,000       367,000
 Net proceeds from public
  offering                              --    63,961,000            --
 Collection of officer loan         11,000        11,000         8,000
 Purchase of treasury shares            --            --    (5,583,000)
                              ------------  ------------  ------------
    Net cash provided by (used
     in) financing activities      555,000    64,549,000    (5,429,000)
                              ------------  ------------  ------------

 Net (decrease) increase  in
  cash and cash equivalents     (6,302,000)    7,506,000    (4,541,000)
 Cash and cash equivalents -
  beginning of period            8,440,000     2,138,000     9,644,000
                              ------------  ------------  ------------
 Cash and cash equivalents -
  end of period               $  2,138,000  $  9,644,000  $  5,103,000
                              ============  ============  ============

 Supplemental disclosure of
  cash flow information:
  Cash paid for:
   Interest                   $     53,000  $     29,000  $     10,000


            

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