Exhibit 99.1

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Brad Cohen

Public Relations

Quantum Corp.

(408) 944-4044

brad.cohen@quantum.com

 

Marilyn Keys

Investor Relations

Quantum Corp.

(408) 944-4450

ir@quantum.com

  

For Release:

Oct. 27, 2009

1:05 p.m. PDT

QUANTUM CORPORATION REPORTS FISCAL SECOND QUARTER RESULTS

Highlights:

 

 

Total revenue of $175 million – up 9 percent sequentially

 

 

GAAP gross margin rate of 43.8 percent – highest in more than eight years

 

 

GAAP net income of $11 million – highest in nearly five years

 

 

Disk systems and software revenue of $28 million – up 36 percent year-over-year and 47 percent sequentially

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 27, 2009 – Quantum Corp. (NYSE:QTM), the leading global specialist in backup, recovery and archive, today announced that revenue for its fiscal second quarter (FQ2’10), ended Sept. 30, 2009, was $175 million. This represented a 19 percent decline from the same period last year (FQ2’09), primarily due to the significantly weaker economy, a continued sales mix shift toward higher margin opportunities, and lower royalties (partly reflecting a one-time royalty payment from Riverbed Technology, Inc. last year). Despite the year-over-year decline, revenue grew 9 percent on a sequential basis. In addition, the company increased its GAAP gross margin rate to 43.8 percent and GAAP operating income margin to 8.5 percent – up from 38.5 percent and 2.6 percent, respectively, in FQ2’09. In both cases, this was the highest level achieved in more than eight years.

Quantum also reported its second consecutive quarter of GAAP profits, with $11 million in net income, or basic earnings per share of six cents. This compared to a GAAP net loss of $3 million in FQ2’09 and represented the company’s best performance in nearly five years. The $11 million profit included a $2 million net gain related to the retirement of convertible debt, offset by $9 million in amortization of intangibles, $3 million in stock-based compensation charges and $2 million in restructuring costs. The net impact of these four items reduced basic earnings per share by five cents.

 

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Quantum generated $31 million in cash from operations for the quarter, paid down $20 million of its senior debt and ended the quarter with $85 million in cash and cash equivalents.

“Despite the continuing impact of the economic downturn and changes in the deduplication landscape, we delivered some of our best results in many years,” said Rick Belluzzo, chairman and CEO of Quantum. “This included significantly higher gross margin rates, operating income and margins, and net income, compared to both last year and the prior quarter. We also generated strong growth in disk systems and software revenue, with our branded DXi backup/deduplication sales up significantly, both year-over-year and sequentially.

“Our September quarter results reflect a number of initiatives we have implemented over the past year, as well as an aggressive shift we made in our go-to-market focus during the quarter in response to changed industry dynamics,” continued Belluzzo. “While we have more work to do in completing our transformation to a storage systems company, our performance clearly shows the substantial progress we’ve made.”

Quantum’s product revenue, which includes sales of the company’s hardware and software products, totaled $118 million in FQ2’10. This represented a decrease of $25 million from FQ2’09, primarily reflecting expected declines in both OEM tape automation sales and OEM devices and media revenue.

Disk systems and software revenue, inclusive of related software maintenance and service revenue, was $28 million in the September quarter. This was up approximately $7 million from the same quarter last year, primarily due to record sales of Quantum’s DXi7500 enterprise disk backup and deduplication system. Contributing to these record sales were several deals of more than a million dollars, including new DXi account wins at one of the top utility companies in the world and another national utility provider in Europe. Other notable DXi7500 wins included a large deal with one of the biggest U.S. insurance companies – a new DXi customer – and repeat business with one of the largest wireless providers in America, a U.S. Federal Reserve Bank and Aéroports de Paris.

The increase in disk systems and software revenue also included modest growth in StorNext® sales on both a year-over-year and sequential basis. In addition to a strong contribution from federal government business, Quantum closed several major StorNext deals, including a new win at one of the leading U.S. cable TV networks and repeat purchases by a large multimedia retailer and one of the biggest system integrators in China.

Looking beyond FQ2’10, Quantum said it expects to build on its branded revenue momentum in disk systems and software with last week’s announcement of the company’s new DXi6500 family, a set of preconfigured disk backup and deduplication appliances targeted at the midrange NAS market and optimized for sale through independent channel partners (see press release titled, “New Quantum DXi6500 Family Delivers Unparalleled Combination of Simplicity and Value in Midrange Deduplication,” Oct. 21, 2009).

 

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Conference Call and Audio Webcast Notification

Quantum will hold a conference call today, Oct. 27, 2009, at 2:00 p.m. PDT, to discuss its fiscal second quarter results. Press and industry analysts are invited to attend in listen-only mode. Dial-in number: (480) 629-9643 (U.S. & International). Quantum will provide a live audio webcast of the conference call beginning today, Oct. 27, 2009, at 2:00 p.m. PDT. Site for the webcast and related information: http://www.quantum.com/investors.

About Quantum

Quantum Corp. (NYSE:QTM) is the leading global storage company specializing in backup, recovery and archive. Combining focused expertise, customer-driven innovation, and platform independence, Quantum provides a comprehensive, integrated range of disk, tape, and software solutions supported by a world-class sales and service organization. This includes the DXi-Series, the first disk backup solutions to extend the power of data deduplication and replication across the distributed enterprise. As a long-standing and trusted partner, the company works closely with a broad network of resellers, OEMs and other suppliers to meet customers’ evolving data protection needs. Quantum Corp., 1650 Technology Drive, Suite 800, San Jose, CA 95110, (408) 944-4000, www.quantum.com.

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Quantum, the Quantum logo and StorNext are registered trademarks of Quantum Corporation and its affiliates. DXi is a trademark of Quantum Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

“Safe Harbor” Statement: This press release contains “forward-looking” statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements. Specifically, but without limitation, the statement that Quantum expects to build on its branded revenue momentum in disk systems and software with last week’s announcement of the company’s new DXi6500 family, is a forward-looking statement within the meaning of the Safe Harbor. All forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information available to Quantum on the date hereof. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause Quantum’s actual results to differ materially from those implied by the forward-looking statements. These risks include operational difficulties, unforeseen technical limitations, unexpected material deviation in product operation, the ability of competitors to introduce new solutions that compete more successfully with our solutions, unexpected changes in market conditions and unanticipated changes in customers’ needs or requirements, as well as the risks set forth in Quantum’s periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to, those risks and uncertainties listed in the section entitled “Risk Factors,” in Quantum’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 7, 2009 and in Quantum’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 30, 2009. Quantum expressly disclaims any obligation to update or alter its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

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QUANTUM CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
     September 30,
2009
    September 30,
2008
    September 30,
2009
    September 30,
2008
 

Revenue:

        

Product

   $ 118,327      $ 143,192      $ 223,551      $ 300,776   

Service

     39,757        41,579        78,659        83,836   

Royalty

     16,842        30,619        33,056        52,569   
                                

Total revenue

     174,926        215,390        335,266        437,181   

Cost of revenue:

        

Product

     73,077        99,631        145,163        214,634   

Service

     25,220        32,884        51,831        64,833   
                                

Total cost of revenue

     98,297        132,515        196,994        279,467   

Gross margin

     76,629        82,875        138,272        157,714   

Operating expenses:

        

Research and development

     16,907        18,766        33,439        37,756   

Sales and marketing

     27,880        38,148        55,173        78,185   

General and administrative

     15,218        19,820        29,723        41,845   

Restructuring charges

     1,696        457        4,806        407   
                                
     61,701        77,191        123,141        158,193   
                                

Income (loss) from operations

     14,928        5,684        15,131        (479

Interest income and other, net

     1,265        (385     1,269        1,097   

Interest expense

     (6,935     (7,510     (12,586     (16,285

Gain on debt extinguishment, net of costs

     1,569        —          12,859        —     
                                

Income (loss) before income taxes

     10,827        (2,211     16,673        (15,667

Income tax provision (benefit)

     (528     1,053        310        1,935   
                                

Net income (loss)

   $ 11,355      $ (3,264   $ 16,363      $ (17,602
                                

Net income (loss) per share:

        

Basic

   $ 0.06      $ (0.01   $ 0.08      $ (0.08

Diluted

     0.04        (0.01     0.02        (0.08

Income (loss) for purposes of computing net income (loss) per share:

        

Basic

   $ 11,355      $ (3,264   $ 16,363      $ (17,602

Diluted

     9,792        (3,264     4,753        (17,602

Weigheted average common and common equivalent shares:

        

Basic

     212,475        208,960        211,372        207,943   

Diluted

     213,794        208,960        225,752        207,943   

 

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Included in the above Statements of Operations:

 

     Three Months Ended    Six Months Ended
     September 30,
2009
   September 30,
2008
   September 30,
2009
   September 30,
2008

Amortization of intangibles:

           

Cost of revenue

   5,499    6,730    10,974    13,648

Research and development

   100    100    200    200

Sales and marketing

   3,394    4,117    6,788    8,248

General and administrative

   25    25    50    50
                   
   9,018    10,972    18,012    22,146

Share-based compensation:

           

Cost of revenue

   319    603    619    958

Research and development

   582    807    1,220    1,572

Sales and marketing

   760    972    1,218    1,713

General and administrative

   1,014    684    1,756    1,517
                   
   2,675    3,066    4,813    5,760

 

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QUANTUM CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     September 30, 2009     March 31, 2009*  

Assets

    

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 84,772      $ 87,305   

Accounts receivable, net

     106,007        107,851   

Manufacturing inventories

     51,069        61,237   

Service parts inventories

     57,140        63,029   

Deferred income taxes

     9,917        9,935   

Other current assets

     18,353        24,745   
                

Total current assets

     327,258        354,102   

Long-term assets:

    

Property and equipment, less accumulated depreciation

     25,495        28,553   

Purchased technology, less accumulated amortization

     37,974        49,148   

Other intangible assets, less accumulated amortization

     53,250        60,088   

Goodwill

     46,770        46,770   

Other long-term assets

     10,859        10,708   
                

Total long-term assets

     174,348        195,267   
                
   $ 501,606      $ 549,369   
                

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit

    

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable

   $ 50,362      $ 45,182   

Accrued warranty

     7,100        11,152   

Deferred revenue, current

     103,538        84,079   

Current portion of long-term debt

     1,884        4,000   

Current portion of convertible subordinated debt

     22,099        —     

Accrued restructuring charges

     5,392        4,681   

Accrued compensation

     28,648        27,334   

Income taxes payable

     2,569        4,752   

Other accrued liabilities

     25,599        34,550   
                

Total current liabilities

     247,191        215,730   

Long-term liabilities:

    

Deferred revenue, long-term

     28,096        32,082   

Deferred income taxes

     10,906        11,190   

Long-term debt

     306,841        244,000   

Convertible subordinated debt

     —          160,000   

Other long-term liabilities

     7,122        6,326   
                

Total long-term liabilities

     352,965        453,598   

Stockholders’ deficit

     (98,550     (119,959
                
   $ 501,606      $ 549,369   
                

 

* Derived from the March 31, 2009 audited Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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QUANTUM CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     Six Months Ended  
     September 30, 2009     September 30, 2008  

Cash flows from operating activities:

    

Net income (loss)

   $ 16,363      $ (17,602

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:

    

Depreciation

     6,257        8,524   

Amortization

     19,513        23,333   

Service parts lower of cost or market adjustment

     4,391        9,068   

Gain on debt extinguishment

     (15,613     —     

Deferred income taxes

     (266     174   

Share-based compensation

     4,813        5,760   

Changes in assets and liabilities:

    

Accounts receivable

     1,844        34,976   

Manufacturing inventories

     7,937        (7,490

Service parts inventories

     3,729        (1,099

Accounts payable

     5,180        (19,973

Accrued warranty

     (4,052     (4,622

Deferred revenue

     15,473        3,356   

Accrued restructuring charges

     711        (320

Accrued compensation

     1,314        960   

Income taxes payable

     (2,183     (154

Other assets and liabilities

     (690     (4,312
                

Net cash provided by operating activities

     64,721        30,579   

Cash flows from investing activities:

    

Purchases of property and equipment

     (3,096     (3,025
                

Net cash used in investing activities

     (3,096     (3,025

Cash flows from financing activities:

    

Borrowings of long-term debt, net

     120,042        —     

Repayments of long-term debt

     (60,992     (90,000

Repayments of convertible subordinated debt

     (122,288     —     

Payment of taxes due upon vesting of restricted stock

     (928     (759

Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net

     8        2,739   
                

Net cash used in financing activities

     (64,158     (88,020

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

     (2,533     (60,466

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     87,305        93,643   
                

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 84,772      $ 33,177   
                

 

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