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RF INDUSTRIES, LTD.
For Immediate Release
 
RF Connectors/Aviel/Neulink/Bioconnect
 
Investor Contact:
Neil Berkman Associates
(310) 826 - 5051
 info@berkmanassociates.com
 
Company Contact:
Howard F. Hill
President/CEO
(858) 549-6340
 
RF Industries Reports First Quarter Results

Initiates $0.02 Per Common Share Quarterly Dividend

SAN DIEGO, CA, March 23, 2007 . . . RF INDUSTRIES, LTD. (NASDAQ:RFIL) today announced that sales for the first quarter ended January 31, 2007 were $3,152,000 compared to $3,375,000, in the same quarter last year. Net income, after the effect of SFAS 123 (R) "Accounting for Stock Based Compensation", was $33,000, or $0.01 per share, compared to net income of $265,000, or $0.07 per diluted share, in the first quarter last year. Non-cash, after tax expenses related to accounting for stock-based compensation during the first quarter were $117,000, or $0.03 per diluted share.

Quarterly Cash Dividend
 
RFI's Board of Directors approved a quarterly dividend, which has initially been set at $0.02 per common share, payable on April 16, 2007 to shareholders of record on March 30, 2007.
 
"We are confident that RFI's resources, future growth and prospects for the coming year will support the initiation of this modest quarterly dividend. RFI's Board will periodically review the dividend in light of the Company's performance and cash requirements," said Howard Hill, RFI's president and CEO.

First Quarter Review
 
"Results for the first quarter, typically our seasonally weakest period, were affected by lower sales and margins at RF Connector and Cable products, reflecting product mix and inventory adjustments at some of our major distributors," said Howard Hill, RFI's president and CEO.
 
"We have recently increased prices on selective connector and cable products and believe that the majority of our customers have completed their inventory adjustments. Bioconnect is continuing its strong double digit sales growth and we are encouraged by Neulink's opportunities for improved sales in the current fiscal year," said Hill.
 
Hill noted that non-cash, after-tax option related expenses are projected at approximately $328,000, or $0.09 per diluted share, for the current fiscal year ending October 31, 2007.
 
At January 31, 2007, RFI reported cash and cash equivalents of $5,485,000, investments in available-for-sale securities of $1,041,000, working capital of $13,093,000, a 18 to 1 current ratio, no long-term debt and stockholders' equity of $13,699,000, or $4.19 per share.

About RF Industries
 
The RF Connectors and Cable Assembly division designs and distributes radio frequency (RF) coaxial connectors and cable assemblies used for Wi-Fi, PCS, radio, test instruments, computer networks and antenna devices. Aviel Electronics provides custom microwave and RF Connector solutions to aerospace, OEM and Government agencies. Worswick provides coaxial connectors and cable assemblies primarily to retail and local multi-media and communications systems customers. Neulink designs and markets wireless digital data transmission products for industrial monitoring, wide area networks, GPS tracking and locations systems. RFI's Bioconnect operation designs, manufactures and distributes specialized electrical cabling and interconnect products to the medical monitoring market.

The statements contained in this release which are not historical facts may be deemed to contain forward-looking statements with respect to events, the occurrence of which involve risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, uncertainties detailed in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings.

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7610 Miramar Road, San Diego, CA 92126-4202 ● (858) 549-6340 ● (800) 233-1728 ● FAX (858) 549-6345
E-mail: rfi@rfindustries.com● Internet: www.rfindustries.com


RF INDUSTRIES, LTD.
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)(unaudited)
   
   
 
Three Months Ended
 
   
January 31,
 
   
2007
 
2006
 
           
Net sales
 
$
3,152
 
$
3,375
 
Cost of sales
   
1,890
   
1,814
 
               
Gross profit
   
1,262
   
1,561
 
 
             
Operating expenses:
             
Engineering
   
117
   
149
 
Selling and general
   
1,124
   
1,021
 
               
Total operating expenses
   
1,241
   
1,170
 
               
Operating income
   
21
   
391
 
               
Other income
   
109
   
73
 
               
Income before provision for income taxes
   
130
   
464
 
Provision for income taxes
   
97
   
199
 
               
Net income
 
$
33
 
$
265
 
               
Earnings per share
             
Basic
 
$
0.01
 
$
0.09
 
Diluted
 
$
0.01
 
$
0.07
 
               
Weighted average shares outstanding
             
Basic
   
3,256,758
   
3,107,732
 
Diluted
   
3,817,132
   
3,656,857
 



RF INDUSTRIES, LTD. 
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands)(Unaudited)
   
   
   
January 31,
 
October 31,
 
ASSETS
 
2007
 
2006
 
           
CURRENT ASSETS:
             
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
5,485
 
$
4,613
 
Investments in available-for-sale securities
   
1,041
   
2,253
 
Trade accounts receivable, net
   
1,271
   
2,053
 
Inventories
   
5,518
   
5,251
 
Income tax refund receivable
   
126
   
--
 
Other current assets
   
258
   
208
 
Deferred tax assets
   
180
   
196
 
               
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS
   
13,879
   
14,574
 
               
Property, and equipment, net
   
323
   
376
 
Goodwill
   
201
   
201
 
Amortizable intangible asset
   
63
   
73
 
Note receivable from stockholder
   
67
   
67
 
Other assets
   
28
   
28
 
               
TOTAL ASSETS
 
$
14,561
 
$
15,319
 
               
               
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
             
               
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
             
Accounts payable
 
$
358
 
$
441
 
Accrued expenses
   
407
   
603
 
Income taxes payable
   
21
   
720
 
               
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES
   
786
   
1,764
 
               
Deferred tax liabilities
   
76
   
91
 
               
TOTAL LIABILITIES
   
862
   
1,855
 
               
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
             
               
Common stock
   
33
   
33
 
Additional paid-in capital
   
4,788
   
4,583
 
Retained earnings
   
8,876
   
8,843
 
Accumulated other comprehensive income
   
2
   
5
 
               
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
   
13,699
   
13,464
 
 
             
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
 
$
14,561
 
$
15,319