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Camtek Ltd. Annual Report 2009

Mar 5, 2009

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camtek INTELLIGENT IMAGING

Camtek Ltd. P.O.Box 544, Ramat Gabriel Industrial Park Migdal Ha'Emek 23150, ISRAEL Tel: +972 (4) 604-8100 Fax: +972 (4) 644-0523 E-Mail: [email protected] Web site: http://www.camtek.co.il

5-3-09

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CAMTEK ANNOUNCES FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL YEAR 2008 FINANCIAL RESULTS

MIGDAL HAEMEK, Israel – March 5, 2009 – Camtek Ltd. (NASDAQ and TASE: CAMT), today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2008.

Fourth Quarter 2008 Results

Revenues for the fourth quarter of 2008 totaled $12.4 million, 41% below the $21.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2007, and a 35% decline from the $19.1 million in the third quarter of 2008.

Gross profit margin for the fourth quarter of 2008 was 24%, compared to 43.7% for the fourth quarter of 2007, and 34.2% for the third quarter of 2008.

Loss before tax for the fourth quarter of 2008 was $4.9 million. This compares to income before tax of $0.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2007. For the previous quarter in 2008, loss before tax was $4.0 million.

Net loss for the fourth quarter of 2008 totaled $5.5 million, or $0.19 loss per share, compared to a net income of $29 thousand, or $0.00 per share, in the fourth quarter of 2007. Net loss in the third quarter of 2008 totaled $4.1 million, or $0.14 per share. The net loss for the fourth quarter of 2008 resulted mainly from: (a) the decrease in revenues; (b) a $1.3 million inventory and equipment write-off; and (c) legal fees related to the lawsuit filed by Rudolph Technologies against Camtek.

Net, cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities at the end of December 31, 2008, totaled $14.4 million, compared to $17.1 million at the end of September 30, 2008

Full Year 2008 Results

Revenues for the year ended December 31, 2008, increased 6.3% to $75.5 million, compared to $71.0 million reported for the year ended December 31, 2007. Gross profit margin for 2008 was 37%, compared to 40.9% in 2007. Net loss for 2008 was $9.6 million, or $0.32 per share, compared to a net loss of $7.7 million, or $0.25 per share, for 2007. Net loss for 2008 resulted mainly from: (a) a $4.4 million inventory and equipment write off; and (b) legal and professional fees with respect to the lawsuit mentioned above, and a potential acquisition that Camtek has pursued but decided to abort during the third quarter of 2008

"As part of the electronics industry supply chain, we are impacted by the global recession," said Rafi Amit, Camtek's CEO. "Realizing the dramatic decline in equipment utilization in most of our customers' production lines, we took strict cost cutting measures, restructuring the Company to the new market reality. These measures included among others, a reduction of around 25% in payroll expenses. The new structure still ensures our ability to support our customers by providing advanced solutions and close technical support. We believe that our current cash and active inventory, along with


the leaner organization, will carry us through the downturn period and enable us to emerge from it a stronger and more competitive company.”

Mr. Amit concluded, “The current lack of visibility does not allow us to provide any outlook for the current year or even for the first quarter, as delivery dates and revenue recognition status are still quite fluid.

Conference Call

Camtek will host a conference call today, March 5, at 10:00 a.m. EST. Rafi Amit, Chief Executive Officer, Mira Rosenzweig, Chief Financial Officer and Roy Porat, General Manager Camtek Israel, will host the call and will be available to answer questions after presenting the results.

To participate, please call one of the following telephone numbers at least 10 minutes before the start of the call, referencing the “Camtek fourth quarter 2008 results conference call”.

US toll free: 1 866 345 5855 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time Israel toll free: 03 918 0650 at 5:00 p.m. Israel Time International: +972 3 918 0650

For those unable to participate, the teleconference will be available for replay on Camtek’s website www.camtek.co.il beginning 24 hours after the call.

ABOUT CAMTEK LTD.

With headquarters in Migdal Ha'Emek Israel, Camtek Ltd., designs, develops, manufactures, and markets automatic optical inspection systems and related products. Camtek's automatic inspection systems are used to enhance both production processes and yield for manufacturers in the printed circuit board industry, the high density interconnect substrate industry and the semiconductor manufacturing and packaging industry.

This press release is available at www.camtek.co.il


Contact Details

CAMTEK Mira Rosenzweig CFO Tel: +972-4-604-8308 Fax: +972-4-604 8300 Mobile: +972-54-9050703 [email protected]

IR INTERNATIONAL GK International IR Ehud Helft / Kenny Green Tel: (US) 1 646 201 9246 [email protected]

This press release may contain projections or other forward-looking statements regarding future events or the future performance of the Company. These statements are only predictions and may change as time passes. We do not assume any obligation to update that information. Actual events or results may differ materially from those projected, including as a result of changing industry and market trends, reduced demand for our products, the timely development of our new products and their adoption by the market, increased competition in the industry, price reductions as well as due to risks identified in the documents filed by the Company with the SEC.


Camtek Ltd.

(in thousands, except share data)

Consolidated Balance Sheets

December 31,
2008 2007
Unaudited
U.S. Dollars (In thousands)
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents 15,949 18,601
Marketable securities - 1,395
Accounts receivable, 18,156 23,500
Inventories 9,792 34,243
Due from affiliates 414 251
Other current assets 1,929 2,616
Deferred tax asset 39 124
Total current assets 46,279 80,730
Fixed assets
Cost 23,624 21,632
Less - Accumulated depreciation 7,976 6,307
Fixed assets, net 15,648 15,325
Marketable securities - 1,075
Long term inventory 21,653 -
Deferred tax asset 148 612
Other assets, net 1,007 723
22,808 2,410
Total assets 84,735 98,465
Liabilities and shareholder's equity
Current liabilities
Short term loan 1,500 -
Accounts payable -trade 5,240 7,960
Due to affiliates 294 866
Convertible loan - current portion 1,667 1,667
Other current liabilities 11,382 11,465
Total current liabilities 20,083 21,958
Long term liabilities
Convertible loan, net of current portion 1,666 3,333
Liability for employee severance benefits 271 268
Total liabilities 22,020 25,559
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders' equity
Ordinary shares NIS 0.01 par value, authorized 100,000,000 shares, issued 31,227,484 in 2008 and 31,145,334 in 2007, outstanding (net of treasury stock) 29,135,108 in 2008 and 30,133,715 in 2007 132 132
Additional paid-in capital 60,149 59,878
Retained earnings 4,332 13,889
64,613 73,899
Treasury stock, at cost (2,092,376 shares in 2008 and 1,011,619 in 2007) (1,898) (993)
Total shareholders' equity 62,715 72,906
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity 84,735 98,465

Camtek Ltd.

(in thousands, except share data)

Year ended December 31, Three months ended December 31,
2008 2007 2008 2007
Unaudited Unaudited
U.S. dollars U.S. dollars
Revenues 75,463 70,969 12,399 21,028
Cost of revenues 47,615 41,940 9,386 11,841
Gross profit 27,848 29,029 3,013 9,187
Research and development costs 12,801 12,111 3,288 2,963
Selling, general and administrative expenses 24,834 24,119 5,322 6,098
37,635 36,230 8,610 9,061
Operating income (loss) (9,787) (7,201) (5,597) 126
Financial income (expenses), net 1,000 (128) 702 66
Income (loss) before income taxes (8,787) (7,329) (4,895) 192
Income tax (770) (362) (570) (163)
Net income (loss) (9,557) (7,691) (5,465) 29
Net income (loss) per ordinary share:
Basic (0.32) (0.25) (0.19) 0.00
Diluted (0.32) (0.25) (0.19) 0.00
Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding:
Basic 29,916 30,145 29,170 30,212
Diluted 29,916 30,145 29,170 30,212