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Zoom Technologies Reports $5.1 million net income for Q4 2006
 
Boston, MA, February 16, 2006 -Zoom Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: ZOOM), a leading manufacturer of modems and other data communication products, today reported net income of $5.1 million or $.54 per diluted share for the fourth quarter of 2006, compared to a net loss of $0.9 million or $.09 per diluted share for the fourth quarter of 2005. Net income for Q4 2006 included $3.8 million operating profit and also included $1.2 million other income from Zoom’s final proceeds from the Q2 2005 sale of InterMute. The $3.8 million operating profit for Q4 2006 included a $4.8 million gain from the sale of real estate and a $1.0 million operating loss excluding the sale of real estate.
 
Zoom reported net sales of $4.9 million for Q4 2006, down 32% from $7.3 million for Q4 2005. Sales in Q4 2006 were reduced by shipping delays relating to Zoom’s move of its final assembly operations to Tijuana from Boston in late Q3 2006. Those delays resulted in a backlog of $1.7 million at the end of 2006, up $1 million from the backlog at the end of 2005. The sales decline was also caused by Turkey’s sales drop of $2.2 million from Q4 2005 to Q4 2006 as Turkish Telecom began offering DSL modems with its service in the latter part of 2006, significantly hurting Zoom’s sales through Turkish retailers.
 
Gross profit was $1.2 million or 23.7% of net sales in the fourth quarter of 2006 compared to $1.2 million or 16.9% of net sales in the fourth quarter of 2005. Gross margin was higher in the fourth quarter of 2006 primarily because of the decline in sales to Turkey, a low-margin country for Zoom.
 
Operating expenses were $2.1 million or 43.0% of net sales in the fourth quarter of 2006 compared to $2.2 million or 29.7% of net sales in the fourth quarter of 2005. Selling expenses increased $0.2 million as a result of high customer delivery costs in the fourth quarter of 2006 in our attempt to compensate for production delays at our new final assembly operation in Mexico. G&A expenses declined $0.1 million primarily as a result of lower bad debt expenses and personnel costs. R&D expenses declined by $0.1 million primarily due to lower personnel costs.
 
Zoom’s cash balance on December 31, 2006 was $7.8 million, up $3.6 million from $4.2 million on September 30, 2006. Zoom’s current ratio on December 31, 2006 was 4.5, and Zoom had no long-term debt.
 
“Generally we are pleased with the progress we have been making,” said Frank Manning, Zoom’s President and CEO. “Sale of our headquarters building provided significant cash and profit, and we have favorable lease terms that help keep our fixed costs low for the next 2 years. Moving our final assembly operation to Tijuana was very challenging, but we now have significantly lower costs for production facilities and personnel. Now that we’ve made these big changes, we can be even more focused on growing our sales and operating efficiently. Just last week our X6 DSL gateway and our cable modem reached the shelves of Best Buy, and that’s exciting. We have a great team of people at Zoom, and we will continue to push hard for success.”
Zoom has scheduled a conference call for Friday, February 16th at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time. You may access the conference call by dialing (800) 262-1292 for calls made within the United States and dialing (719) 457-2680 for calls made from outside the United States. The call will also be simulcast to stock analysts and other interested parties on Zoom’s website (www.zoom.com/Q4) and other financial and investor-oriented websites via the CCBN/StreetEvents network. Shortly after the conference call, a recording of the call will be available on Zoom’s website. For additional information, please contact Investor Relations, Zoom Technologies, 207 South Street, Boston, MA 02111, telephone (617) 423-1072, email investor@zoom.com, or visit Zoom’s website at www.zoom.com. 
 
 
About Zoom Technologies
 
Zoom Technologies, Inc. designs, produces, markets, and supports communications products under the Zoom, Hayes®, and Global Village® brands. Zoom is headquartered in Boston, and its European sales and support center is in the UK. Zoom markets its products in over forty countries, and provides multi-lingual support from its offices in Boston, Florida, and the UK. For more information about Zoom and its products, please see www.zoom.com.
 
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Forward Looking Statements
 
This release contains forward-looking information relating to Zoom’s plans, expectations, and intentions, including statements relating to Zoom’s backlog and expected shipments, Zoom’s production in Tijuana, business with one of Zooms’ major retailers, and the future cost of facilities and personnel. Actual results may be materially different from expectations as a result of known and unknown risks, including: delays, unanticipated costs, interruptions or other uncertainties associated with Zoom’s production and shipping capabilities in Mexico; Zoom’s reliance on an outsourcing partner to conduct production operations in Mexico; Zoom’s dependence on key employees; the uncertainty of future demand from any specific customer or for all of Zoom’s customers as a group; Zoom’s reliance on a relatively limited number of customers for sale of its products; Zoom’s reliance on international sales; the uncertainty of the regulatory environment for Zoom’s products; uncertainty of new product development and introduction, including budget overruns, project delays, and the risk that newly introduced products may contain undetected errors or defects or otherwise not perform as anticipated; Zoom’s dependence on one or a limited number of suppliers for certain key components; rapid technological change; competition; factors affecting Zoom’s liquidity; and other risks set forth in Zoom’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Zoom cautions readers not to place undue reliance upon any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. Zoom expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any such statements to reflect any change in the Zoom’s expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstance on which any such statement is based.
 
 
ZOOM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
 
Consolidated Balance Sheets
 
In thousands
 
(Unaudited)
 
   
Dec 31,
  
Dec 31,
  
 
      
2006
  
2005
  
             
Assets
            
             
Current assets:
            
             
Cash
  
$
7,833
  
$
9,081
  
Accounts receivable, net
    
3,386
    
2,631
  
Inventories
    
4,512
    
5,073
  
Prepaid expenses and other
    
269
    
301
  
               
Total current assets
    
16,000
    
17,086
  
               
Property and equipment, net
    
249
    
2,601
  
                           
Total assets
  
$
16,249
  
$
19,687
  
               
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
              
               
Current liabilities:
              
               
Accounts payable
  
$
2,640
  
$
3,141
  
Accrued expenses
    
562
    
788
  
Deferred gain - current portion
    
367
    
-
  
Current portion of long-term debt
    
-
    
4,890
  
               
Total current liabilities
    
3,569
    
8,819
  
               
Long-term debt
    
-
    
-
  
Deferred gain - long-term portion
    
358
    
-
  
Total liabilities
    
3,927
    
8,819
  
               
Stockholders’ equity:
              
               
Common stock and additional paid-in capital
    
31,369
    
31,109
  
Treasury stock
    
(7
)
  
(7
)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
    
557
    
393
  
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)
    
(19,597
)
  
(20,627
)
               
Total stockholders’ equity
    
12,322
    
10,868
  
               
Total liabilities & stockholders’ equity
  
$
16,249
  
$
19,687
  

 
ZOOM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
 
Consolidated Statements of Operations
 
In thousands, except for per share data
 
(Unaudited)
 
 
   
Three Months Ended
  
Twelve Months Ended
  
   
12/31/06
  
12/31/05
  
12/31/06
  
12/31/05
  
                       
Net sales
  
$
4,944
  
$
7,282
  
$
18,322
  
$
25,551
  
Cost of goods sold
    
3,772
    
6,048
    
15,720
    
20,885
  
                           
Gross profit
    
1,172
    
1,234
    
2,602
    
4,666
  
                           
Operating expenses:
                          
Selling
    
1,067
    
887
    
3,631
    
4,059
  
General and administrative
    
610
    
686
    
2,847
    
3,553
  
Research and development
    
448
    
589
    
2,158
    
2,699
  
Sub-total
    
2,125
    
2,162
    
8,636
    
10,311
  
                           
Operating profit (loss) before building sale
    
(953
)
  
(928
)
  
(6,034
)
  
(5,645
)
                           
Gain on sale of real estate
    
4,752
    
-
    
4,752
    
-
  
                           
Operating profit (loss)
    
3,799
    
(928
)
  
(1,282
)
  
(5,645
)
                           
Other income (expense), net
    
1,243
    
78
    
2,259
    
3,537
  
                           
Income (loss) before income taxes
    
5,042
    
(850
)
  
977
    
(2,108
)
                           
Income tax expense (benefit)
    
(53
)
  
9
    
(53
)
  
9
  
                           
Net income (loss)
  
$
5,095
  
$
(859
)
$
1,030
  
$
(2,117
)
                           
Basic earnings (loss) per share:
                          
                           
Earnings (loss) per share
  
$
0.55
  
$
(0.09
)
$
0.11
  
$
( 0.23
)
                           
Diluted earnings (loss) per share:
                          
                           
Earnings (loss) per share
  
$
0.54
  
$
(0.09
)
$
0.11
  
$
(0 .23
)
                           
Weighted average number of shares outstanding:
                          
                           
Basic
    
9,347
   
9,347
    
9,347
   
9,206
  
                           
Diluted
    
9,357
   
9,347
    
9,349
   
9,206