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SAN JOSE, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- Jan 19, 2010 OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (OTCBB:OCZT), a worldwide leading provider of high-performance solid-state drive (SSD) and memory modules for computing devices and systems, has reported its third quarter results for the fiscal year 2010, which ends on February 28, 2010.

Corporate Highlights:

* Revenue during the fiscal 2010 third quarter increased 8% over the same period last year, exceeding $38 million amid the company’s shift in focus to SSD and flash-based storage products
* Five-year CAGR totals 50%; Company anticipates potential year-over-year revenue growth of 90-100% driven by growth in its SSD segment
* Demand for company’s SSD and flash storage products to potentially shift future revenue mix from 33% in the nine months ended November 2009 to 70-80%
* Gross profit increased 26% over the nine-month period last year and 1,816% for the reported third quarter as the company shifts business to higher-margin SSD products
* Company expects overall growth in calendar 2010 as current demand for its products exceeds supply
* Company launched its 4th-generation MLC-based Z-drive, PCI-E SSD+HBA for enterprise-class storage applications, which is the world’s first field-upgradeable and serviceable PCIe-based SSD, and fastest at 300,000 IOPS and higher, depending on the application

Management Discussion:

Ryan Petersen, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented: “We are pleased to see that revenues showed a year-over-year increase during a period in which the company is shifting its emphasis for margin and revenue growth to the manufacturing and distribution of our next-generation SSD products, from our high-speed memory and power operations. We are dedicated to becoming a leader in the SSD market, and as indicated above, we expect this to increase our overall growth to 90-100%, with our SSD product mix growing to 70-80%.”

Mr. Petersen continued: “We have been able to leverage our experience with low-latency, high-speed and mission-critical reliability memory subsystems to produce what many third party reviewers consider the fastest SSDs on the market. We were among the first to implement cost-reducing technologies such as MLC flash technology, 43nm and 34/32nm node support, which has allowed us to lower the cost of high-performance and enterprise-quality SSDs significantly. We are one of the largest SSD providers in terms of unit volume and we believe a cost leader in many segments due to our technology, which enables lower cost of goods. In addition, we believe that we are one of only two companies to offer our SSDs for a wide variety of interfaces enabling a ‘plug & play’ capability for existing infrastructures. In some cases, a single OCZ SSD can even replace a complete array of traditional rotational hard drives.

“While the switch to SSDs is an overall trend in the industry, OCZ believes it is well-situated to play a key role in helping drive forward this cost-reducing and speed-enhancing technology. As we continue to advance SSD technology, we are able to make use of new node reductions with more advanced controllers and firmware to improve the performance and longevity of the drives while decreasing the overall cost to the end user. Our R&D team continues to drive innovation and received praise at the recent International Consumer Electronics Show for our 4th-generation MLC-based Z-drive, which is a PCI-E SSD for enterprise-class storage applications. It is the world’s first field-upgradeable and serviceable SSD in this form factor. We believe it is also the fastest PCIe-based SSD on the market. We look forward to growing the adoption of this product offering to enterprise customers in an all-in-one, fully functioning RAID HBA-plus-storage solution.

“OCZ has partnered with a number of industry-leading companies to make our SSD products more accessible to the complete spectrum of customers. For example, by working with Symwave a leading semiconductor company, OCZ was able to use its flash technology expertise and develop even faster solutions making use of the new USB 3.0 standard by taking full advantage of the faster transfer rates made possible with this next-generation USB interface. We expect our external SSD device will deliver 10 times the transfer rate of USB 2.0 at 5Gb/s, and it will incorporate several ‘green’ improvements including superior power management and lower CPU utilization.”

Mr. Petersen continued: “OCZ will continue with our goal of being a leader in offering the latest high-end memory solutions as new platforms become available. To our knowledge, we are currently the only memory company to offer co-branded memory solutions from all of the leading platform providers (Intel, AMD and NVIDIA), and we work closely with these partners to ensure that when a new platform comes to market, we are able to offer customers a fully validated product. As a result, we offer a total solution for consumers, system integrators and enterprise clients. Moving forward, you can expect to see OCZ offer new lines of DDR3 memory that push the envelope in terms of performance and stability. We will also continue to offer our memory and power management solutions and have a healthy customer base for our OEM power management products.

“Currently, OCZ’s products are sold through a network of more than 300 distribution partners and direct clients (i.e., those who integrate or resell the product) on a global basis as only approximately 40% of our sales are in North America. Generally, we sell through a network of regional distributors that are experts in their own regions. Our customer concentration is very low, with our largest client, Newegg Inc., at less than 20% of revenue, and our next largest client, SYX Distribution (NYSE: SYX), at less than 10%.”

Mr. Petersen concluded: “We believe that we still have substantial room for growth in all channels enabling revenue to continue expanding as quickly as our capital allows. OCZ will continue to explore all financing options to accelerate our growth. Margins in the enterprise segment tend to be higher than in the PC and laptop market, so the product mix between enterprise/industrial and PC/laptop will be the primary driver of margin growth. Now that we have commenced trading in the US, we look forward to updating our current shareholders on the execution of our business plan.”

Revenue Segment Information and Unfulfilled Order History:

To have investors better understand OCZ’s historical revenue trends and recent SSD growth, highlighted below is a revenue segmentation chart for the twelve-month periods ended November 30, 2008 and 2009. The table illustrates the company’s rapid transition from its historical high-speed memory business to its SSD business.




Net Revenue


2008


2009


% change

($ millions)



SSD $

7.6
$

36.5


+380%


Flash Storage-other $

14.8
$

10.0


-32%


Memory Modules $

100.5
$

80.2


-20%


PSU/Others $

25.6
$

26.0


+2%


The company has continued to experience a considerable amount of demand for its products, including but not limited to its SSD products, which it has been unable to fulfill due to working capital constraints. These constraints required OCZ to allocate a larger percentage of its working capital to SSDs and away from other product lines. Although the company does not give guidance at this time, the chart below provides an estimate of unfulfilled orders over the past four quarters to help investors better understand the demand for its products.
Estimated Sales Lost Due to Lack of Working Capital ($M)
FQ4-2009 FQ1-2010 FQ2-2010 FQ3-2010
15.0 20.0 21.5 31.0


Financial Results for the Fiscal Third Quarter of 2010:

For the three months ended November 30, 2009 (third quarter of fiscal 2010), revenue increased $2.8 million, or 7.9%, to $38.0 million, from $35.2 million reported in the third quarter of fiscal 2009. This was due primarily to a 56% increase in Average Selling Prices (ASPs), which was offset by decreased unit sales. The increase in ASP was partially due to the company’s transitioning to sales of higher-margin solid-state device (SSD) products.

Cost of revenue for the current quarter decreased $3.3 million, or 9.5%, to $31.6 million, from $34.9 million reported in the third quarter of fiscal 2009. Cost as a percentage of revenue was 83% for the third quarter of fiscal 2010, compared to 99% reported in the third quarter of fiscal 2009.

Total operating expenses for the quarter totaled $7.5 million, compared to $9.4 million reported in the third quarter of fiscal 2009. The company reported an operating loss of $1.05 million for the quarter, which was down from an operating loss of over $9.0 million during the third quarter of fiscal 2009.

R&D costs rose by $587,000, or 79%, to $1.3 million from $738,000 for the third quarter reported in fiscal 2009. The increase was primarily due to an increase of $466,000 in salary and benefits resulting from growth in R&D personnel and an increase in overhead and development costs associated with new products.

Sales and marketing expenses for the third quarter of 2010 decreased $310,000, or 11%, to $2.5 million, compared with $2.8 million reported in the third quarter of fiscal 2009.

General, administrative, and operations expenses decreased $2.2 million, or 37%, to $3.7 million for the third quarter of 2010, compared with $5.8 million reported in the third quarter of 2009. General, administrative, and operations expenses were 16.5% and 9.6% of net sales for the fiscal third quarters of fiscal 2009 and 2010, respectively.

Net loss for the fiscal third quarter of 2010 was $972,000, or $0.05 cents per fully diluted share, compared with a net loss of $9.3 million, or $0.45 per fully diluted share reported for the fiscal third quarter of 2009, a decline of almost 90%.

Financial Results for the Fiscal 2010 Nine-Month Period:

For the fiscal 2010 nine months ended November 30, 2009, net sales decreased by $3.3 million, or (2.8%) to $111.6 million, compared with $114.8 million reported for the fiscal 2009 nine-month period. This was due primarily to a decrease in the number of units sold due to limited working capital, which was partially offset by a 1.7% increase in Average Selling Prices (ASPs). The decrease in unit volumes was primarily due to the lack of working capital needed to fill orders.

Cost of revenue for the fiscal 2010 nine-month period decreased $6.6 million, or 6.5%, to $95.2 million, from $101.8 million reported in the nine-month period in the previous year. Cost as a percentage of revenue was 85.3% for the current period, compared to 88.6% reported in the same period in the previous year.

Total operating expenses for the fiscal 2010 nine-month period decreased slightly to $22.9 million, compared to $23.6 million reported in the nine-month period of fiscal 2009. The company reported an operating loss of $6.6 million for the period, which was down from an operating loss of over $10.5 million during the nine-month period of fiscal 2009.

R&D costs rose by $2.2 million, or 127%, to $4.0 million from $1.8 million for the fiscal 2009 nine-month period. Research and development expenses were 1.5% and 3.6% of net sales for the nine months ended November 30, 2008, and November 30, 2009, respectively. The increase in absolute dollars in fiscal 2010 was primarily due to an increase of $1.5 million in salary and benefits. We anticipate our R&D costs will continue to rise as we develop new products.

Net loss for the nine-month period of fiscal 2010 was $7.0 million, or $0.33 per fully diluted share, compared with a net loss of $11.2 million, or $0.53 per fully diluted share reported for the nine-month period of fiscal 2009.

Financial tables follow. To view the company’s 10Q filing, CLICK HERE.
OCZ TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(in thousands, except per share amounts)

Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
November 30, November 30,
2009 2008 2009 2008

Net revenues $ 38,024 $ 35,229 $ 111,591 $ 114,863
Cost of revenues (1) 31,567 34,892 95,178 101,822
Gross profit 6,457 337 16,413 13,041

Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing (1) 2,520 2,830 7,727 8,046
Research and development (1) 1,328 741 4,023 1,774

General, administrative and
operations (1)
3,659 5,810 11,214 13,742
Total operating expenses 7,507 9,381 22,964 23,562

Operating income (1,050) (9,044) (6,551) (10,521)

Other income (expense) - net 600 (88) 669 (158)
Interest and financing costs (522) (141) (1,148) (434)


Income from operations before
provision for income taxes
(972) (9,273) (7,030) (11,113)

Tax (expense) benefit - (52) 1 (52)
Net income $ (972) $ (9,325) $ (7,029) $ (11,165)


Net income per share:

Basic $ (0.05) $ (0.44) $ (0.33) $ (0.53)
Diluted $ (0.05) $ (0.44) $ (0.33) $ (0.53)


Shares used in net income
per share computation:

Basic 21,300 21,000 21,300 21,000
Diluted 21,300 21,000 21,300 21,000



(1) Amounts include
stock-based compensation
expense as follows:


Cost of revenues - - - -
Sales and marketing 19 91 129 202
Research and development 21 35 130 78

General, administrative and
operations
34 166 214 372
74 292 473 652
OCZ TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except per share amounts)

November 30, 2009 February 28, 2009
unaudited

ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,152 $ 420
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $2,804 and $2,279 23,259 23,995
Notes receivable 375 -
Deferred tax asset, net 836 836
Inventory, net 13,253 16,787
Prepaid expenses and other assets 2,249 2,112
Total current assets 41,124 44,150
Property and equipment, net 2,769 2,855
Intangible asset 185 268
Goodwill 10,697 10,342
Long-term notes receivable 668 -
Other assets 44 88
Total assets $ 55,487 $ 57,703

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Notes payable, net $ 500 $ 200
Bank operating loan 12,112 9,435
Accounts payable 26,328 25,394
Accrued taxes 2 4
Accrued wages and payroll taxes 482 382
Accrued expense 3,401 3,066
Accrued warranties 159 132
Deferred income 99 167
Total current liabilities 43,083 38,780
Long-term deferred rent 49 -
Total liabilities 43,132 38,780


Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $0.0025 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized, - -
8,000 shares issued and outstanding as of November 30, 2009


Common stock, $0.0025 par value; 120,000,000 shares authorized
(100,000,000 at February 28, 2009); 21,278,642 shares issued and
outstanding as of November 30, 2009 and February 28, 2009
54 53
Additional paid-in capital 31,423 30,911
Cumulative translation adjustment (163) (112)
Retained earnings (18,959) (11,929)
Total stockholders' equity 12,355 18,923
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 55,487 $ 57,703
OCZ Technology Group, Inc.
Supplemental Unaudited Historical Financial Information

Schedule of Product Shipments

SHIPMENTS--NET Q1 F09 Q2 F09 Q3 F09 Q4 F09 Q1 F10 Q2 F10 Q3 F10
($ '000) (May 2008) (Aug 2008) (Nov 2008) (Feb 2009) (May 2009) (Aug 2009) (Nov 2009)

SSD 533 4,968 2,440 5,495 11,013 11,422 10,066

Flash Storage--other 4,793 4,551 4,411 4,591 2,415 2,576 1,118
All Flash Subtotal 5,326 9,519 6,851 10,086 13,428 13,998 11,185

Memory 28,057 28,692 24,890 26,571 18,742 18,274 22,511

PSU / Other 6,456 7,496 8,038 8,305 6,062 7,141 6,228

Total Shipments-- net of returns 39,840 45,707 39,779 44,961 38,233 39,413 39,924


Mix:
SSD 1.3% 10.9% 6.1% 12.2% 28.8% 29.0% 25.2%
Flash Storage--other 12.0% 10.0% 11.1% 10.2% 6.3% 6.5% 2.8%
Memory 70.4% 62.8% 62.6% 59.1% 49.0% 46.4% 56.4%
PSU/other 16.2% 16.4% 20.2% 18.5% 15.9% 18.1% 15.6%
100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


These amounts are before GAAP adjustments to deduct rebates and other sales incentive programs, which are made to arrive at “Net Revenues” used in SEC financial reporting.
OCZ Technology Group, Inc.
Supplemental Unaudited Historical Financial Information


Quarterly Income Statements and Stock Based Compensation

P&Ls Q1 F09 Q2 F09 Q3 F09 Q4 F09 Q1 F10 Q2 F10 Q3 F10
($ '000) (May 2008) (Aug 2008) (Nov 2008) (Feb 2009) (May 2009) (Aug 2009) (Nov 2009)

Net revenues $ 37,774 $ 41,859 $ 35,229 $ 41,118 $ 35,771 $ 37,795 $ 38,024
Cost of revenues 30,976 35,954 34,892 34,369 32,076 31,534 31,567
Gross profit 6,798 5,905 337 6,749 3,695 6,261 6,457
% of sales 18.0% 14.1% 1.0% 16.4% 10.3% 16.6% 17.0%

Sales and marketing 2,513 2,703 2,830 3,354 2,656 2,552 2,520
Research and development 509 524 741 801 1,490 1,204 1,328
General, administrative and operations 3,626 4,306 5,810 2,968 3,749 3,806 3,659
Total operating expenses 6,648 7,533 9,381 7,123 7,895 7,562 7,507

Operating income 150 (1,628) (9,044) (374) (4,200) (1,301) (1,050)

Other income (expense) - net (5) (66) (88) (12) 134 (65) 600
Interest and financing costs (136) (156) (141) (165) (253) (373) (522)

Income from operations before provision for income taxes 9 (1,850) (9,273) (551) (4,319) (1,739) (972)

Tax (expense) benefit - - (52) (9) 1 - -
Net income $ 9 $ (1,850) $ (9,325) $ (560) $ (4,318) $ (1,739) $ (972)


Net income per share:

Basic $ 0.00 $ (0.09) $ (0.44) $ (0.03) $ (0.20) $ (0.08) $ (0.05)
Diluted $ 0.00 $ (0.09) $ (0.44) $ (0.03) $ (0.20) $ (0.08) $ (0.05)

Shares used in net income per share computation:
Basic 20,900 20,900 21,000 21,300 21,300 21,300 21,300
Diluted 21,400 21,000 21,000 21,000 21,300 21,300 21,300

Q1 F09 Q2 F09 Q3 F09 Q4 F09 Q1 F10 Q2 F10 Q3 F10
(May 2008) (Aug 2008) (Nov 2008) (Feb 2009) (May 2009) (Aug 2009) (Nov 2009)
Stock Compensation:
Cost of revenues - - - - - - -
Sales and marketing 56 56 91 85 66 35 20
Research and development 22 22 35 52 72 38 21
General, administrative and operations 102 102 166 88 117 62 34
180 180 292 225 255 135 75
OCZ Technology Group, Inc.
Supplemental Unaudited Historical Financial Information

Quarterly Balance Sheets

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands)

February 28, 2009 May 31, 2009 August 31, 2009 November 30, 2009
unaudited unaudited unaudited


ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 420 $ 493 $ 924 $ 1,152
Accounts receivable, net of allowances 23,995 20,836 20,357 23,259
Notes receivable - - - 375
Inventory, net 16,787 15,852 12,363 13,253
Deferred tax asset, net 836 836 836 836
Prepaid expenses and other assets 2,112 1,766 2,045 2,249
Total current assets 44,150 39,783 36,525 41,124

Property and equipment, net 2,855 2,795 2,825 2,769
Intangible asset 268 240 213 185
Goodwill 10,342 10,458 10,582 10,697
Long-term notes receivable - - - 668
Other assets 88 49 49 44
Total assets $ 57,703 $ 53,325 $ 50,194 $ 55,487



LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Notes payable, net $ 200 $ 200 $ 450 $ 500
Bank operating loan 9,435 8,561 10,305 12,112
Accounts payable 25,394 25,354 21,826 26,328
Accrued taxes 4 12 30 2
Accrued wages and payroll taxes 382 384 368 482
Accrued expense 3,066 3,690 3,438 3,401
Accrued warranties 132 141 150 159
Deferred income 167 83 92 99
Total current liabilities 38,780 38,425 36,659 43,083


Long-term deferred rent and notes payable
- 82 316 49
Total liabilities 38,780 38,507 36,975 43,132


Stockholders' equity:

Preferred stock
- - - -
Common stock 53 54 54 54
Additional paid-in capital 30,911 31,173 31,308 31,423
Cumulative translation adjustment (112 ) (162 ) (156 ) (163 )
Retained earnings (11,929 ) (16,247 ) (17,987 ) (18,959 )
Total stockholders' equity 18,923 14,818 13,219 12,355

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 57,703 $ 53,325 $ 50,194 $ 55,487
OCZ Technology Group, Inc.
Supplemental Unaudited Historical Financial Information

Quarterly Cash Flow Statements

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)

Q4 F09 Q1 F10 Q2 F10 Q3 F10
(Feb 2009) (May 2009) (Aug 2009) (Nov 2009)
Cash flows from operation activities:
Net income $ (560 ) $ (4,318 ) $ (1,739 ) $ (972 )
Adjustments to reconcile net income/(loss) to
net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation of property and equipment 210 233 250 261
Amortization of intangibles 28 28 28 27
Stock-based compensation 225 255 135 75
Non-cash gain on disposition of product line - - - (668 )
Changes in operating assets and current liabilities: - - -
Accounts receivable (2,330 ) 3,159 479 (2,902 )
Inventory (1 ) 935 3,489 (1,265 )
Prepaid expenses and other assets (348 ) 346 (279 ) (204 )
Accounts payable 5,538 (40 ) (3,528 ) 4,502
Accrued taxes 7 8 18 (28 )
Accrued wages and payroll taxes 256 2 (16 ) 114
Accrued expenses (3,209 ) 624 (252 ) (38 )
Accrued warranties 7 9 9 9
Deferred income 75 (84 ) 9 124
Deferred rent 36 82 (16 ) (134 )
Net cash used in operating activities (66 ) 1,239 (1,413 ) (1,099 )

Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of fixed assets (719 ) (173 ) (280 ) (205 )
Decrease in deposits (31 ) 39 - 5
Cash payment for acquisition (161 ) (116 ) (125 ) (114 )
Net cash used in investing activities (911 ) (250 ) (405 ) (314 )

Cash flows from financing activities:
Sale of common stock - 8 - -
Issurance of preferred stock - - - 40
Bank loan 966 (874 ) 1,744 1,807
Notes payable - - 500 (200 )
Net cash provided by financing activities 966 (866 ) 2,244 1,647

Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash 22 (50 ) 5 (6 )
Net increase (decrease) in cash 11 73 431 228
Cash at beginning of period 409 420 493 924
Cash at end of period $ 420 $ 493 $ 924 $ 1,152


About OCZ Technology Group, Inc.

Founded in 2002, San Jose, CA-based OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (“OCZ”), is a leader in the design, manufacturing, and distribution of high performance Solid State Drives (SSDs) and premium computer components. OCZ has built on its expertise in high-speed memory to become a dominant player in the SSD market, a disruptive, game-changing technology that is replacing traditional rotating magnetic hard disk drives (HDDs). SSDs are faster, more reliable, run cooler, and use significantly less power than the HDDs used in the majority of computers today. With the industry shifting from HDDs to SSDs, OCZ is well positioned to be a leader in this space. In addition to SSD technology, OCZ also offers high performance components for computing devices and systems, including enterprise-class power management products as well leading-edge computer gaming solutions. With over five hundred customers in thirty countries, OCZ is supported by approximately three hundred employees and has offices in San Jose, San Diego, Canada, Holland, and a manufacturing and logistics center in Taiwan. For more information, please visit: www.ocztechnology.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this release relate to future events and expectations and as such constitute forward-looking statements involving known and unknown factors that may cause actual results of OCZ Technology Group, Inc. to be different from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. In this context, words such as “will,” “would,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “should” or other similar words and phrases often identify forward-looking statements made on behalf of OCZ. It is important to note that actual results of the company may differ materially from those described or implied in such forward-looking statements based on a number of factors and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, (i) adverse change in general economic conditions; (ii) adverse change in the industries OCZ serves including without limitation computer manufacturing, retailers and etailers, information storage, internet search and content providers and computer system integrators; (iii) OCZ’s ability to manage material, including integrated circuit chip costs, and freight costs; (iv) OCZ’s ability to generate cash from operations, secure external funding for its operations and manage its liquidity needs; (v) material adverse change in customers’ access to liquidity and capital; (vi) currency exchange or interest rates changes; (vii) market acceptance of the company's products; (viii) significant changes in the competitive environment; (ix) changes in law, regulations and tax rates; and (x) other general economic, business and financing conditions and factors described in more detail in “Item 1A – Risk Factors” in Part II of our Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on January 14, 2010 for the 3rd quarter 2010. The filing is available on our website at www.ocztechnology.com. We do not undertake to update our forward-looking statements.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

OCZ provides all financial information required in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). To supplement our consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP, we are also providing with this press release non-GAAP net income. In preparing our non-GAAP information, we have excluded, where applicable, the impact of restructuring charges (a non-recurring charge) and share-based compensation (a non-cash charge). Because of the non-recurring and/or non-cash nature of these charges, we believe that excluding them provides both management and investors with additional insight into our current operations, the trends affecting the Company and the Company’s marketplace performance. In particular, management finds it useful to exclude these charges in order to more readily correlate the Company’s operating activities with the Company’s ability to generate cash from operations. Accordingly, management uses these non-GAAP measures, along with the comparable GAAP information, in evaluating our historical performance and in planning our future business activities. Please note that our non-GAAP measures may be different than those used by other companies. The additional non-GAAP financial information we present should be considered in conjunction with, and not as a substitute for, our financial information presented in accordance with GAAP. We have provided a non-GAAP reconciliation of the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the periods presented in this release, which are adjusted to exclude [share-based compensation expense] for these periods. These measures should only be used to evaluate the Company’s results of operations in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP measures for comparable financial information and understanding of the Company’s ongoing performance as a business. OCZ uses both GAAP and non-GAAP measures to evaluate and manage its operations.