American Reprographics Company Reports Results for First Quarter 2009


WALNUT CREEK, CA--(Marketwire - May 7, 2009) - American Reprographics Company (NYSE: ARP)

--  EPS of $0.17 per share
--  YTD Cash from Operating Activities of $22.3 million
--  Gross Margin of 37.3%
--  Company reaffirms forecast
    

American Reprographics Company (NYSE: ARP) (the "Company"), the nation's leading provider of reprographic services and technology, today reported its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2009.

"I am extremely pleased with our first quarter results. They clearly demonstrate our ability to quickly reduce our costs and improve efficiency even under very difficult conditions," said K. "Suri" Suriyakumar, Chairman, President and CEO. "Our management team's agility in the face of a dynamic market will help our organization drive through this downturn successfully as we remain focused on reducing our operating costs and generating cash."

Net revenue for the first quarter of 2009 was $139.5 million. The Company's gross margin was 37.3% for the three-month period ending March 31, 2009. Net income for the first quarter of 2009 was $7.5 million, or $0.17 per diluted share.

Jonathan Mather, Chief Financial Officer, said, "Our gross margin of 37.3% in the first quarter was a distinct improvement over the 2008 fourth quarter gross margin of 36.7%. During the first quarter we saw sequential gains in our gross margins month over month as the effects of our ongoing cost-cutting measures began to be felt. In addition, the Company's cash flow from operations also increased 9.5% year-over-year, despite the significant decrease in revenue. Cash flow from operating activities for the past twelve months ending March 31, 2009, was $ 129.2 million. While this is impressive in and of itself, it also provides confidence and momentum for the management team while operating under extraordinary circumstances."

Outlook

The Company reaffirmed its EPS forecast of $0.50 to $0.75 on a fully-diluted basis, projecting cash flow from operations in the range of $70 million to $90 million.

Teleconference and Webcast

American Reprographics Company will host a conference call and audio webcast today at 2:00 P.M. Pacific Time (5:00 P.M. Eastern Time) to discuss results for the Company's first quarter 2009 and business outlook. The conference call can be accessed by dialing 888-218-8032.

A replay of this call will be available approximately one hour after the call for seven days following the call's conclusion. To access the replay, dial 888-203-1112. The conference ID number is 4908112.

A Web archive will be made available at http://www.e-arc.com for approximately 90 days following the call's conclusion.

About American Reprographics Company

American Reprographics Company is the leading reprographics company in the United States providing business-to-business document management technology and services to the architectural, engineering and construction, or AEC industries. The Company provides these services to companies in non-AEC industries, such as technology, financial services, retail, entertainment, and food and hospitality, which also require sophisticated document management services. American Reprographics Company provides its core services through its suite of reprographics technology products, a network of hundreds of locally-branded reprographics service centers across the U.S., Canada and the U.K, on-site at more than 5,000 customer locations, and through UDS, a joint-venture company headquartered in Beijing, China. The Company's service centers are arranged in a hub and satellite structure and are digitally connected as a cohesive network, allowing the provision of services both locally and nationally to more than 160,000 active customers.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements that are based on current opinions and estimates of management regarding future events and the future financial performance of the Company. Words such as "forecast," "outlook," "will," and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. We caution you that such statements are only predictions and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the current downturn in the economy generally and in the architectural, engineering and construction industries specifically; competition in our industry and innovation by our competitors; our failure to anticipate and adapt to future changes in our industry; our failure to complete acquisitions, or failure to manage our acquisitions, including our inability to integrate and merge the business operations of the acquired companies or failure to retain key personnel and customers of acquired companies; our dependence on certain key vendors for equipment, maintenance services and supplies; damage or disruption to our facilities, our technology centers, our vendors or a majority of our customers; and our failure to continue to develop and introduce new services successfully. The foregoing list of risks and uncertainties is illustrative but is by no means exhaustive. For more information on factors that may affect our future performance, please review our periodic filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and specifically the risk factors set forth in our most recent reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by law.

American Reprographics Company
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

                                                   March 31,   December 31,
                                                  -----------  -----------
                                                      2009         2008
                                                  -----------  -----------
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents                         $    50,476  $    46,542
Accounts receivable, net                               78,477       77,216
Inventories, net                                       10,417       11,097
Deferred income taxes                                   5,832        5,831
Prepaid expenses and other current assets               8,632       11,976
                                                  -----------  -----------
Total current assets                                  153,834      152,662

Property and equipment, net                            87,126       89,712
Goodwill                                              367,270      366,513
Other intangible assets, net                           83,099       85,967
Deferred financing costs, net                           3,250        3,537
Deferred income taxes                                  23,601       25,404
Other assets                                            2,197        2,136
                                                  -----------  -----------
Total assets                                      $   720,377  $   725,931
                                                  ===========  ===========

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable                                  $    24,409  $    25,171
Accrued payroll and payroll-related expenses           12,360       13,587
Accrued expenses                                       23,984       24,913
Current portion of long-term debt and capital
 leases                                                67,733       59,193
                                                  -----------  -----------
Total current liabilities                             128,486      122,864

Long-term debt and capital leases                     282,897      301,847
Other long-term liabilities                            12,281       13,318
                                                  -----------  -----------
Total liabilities                                     423,664      438,029
                                                  -----------  -----------

Commitments and contingencies

Stockholders' equity:
American Reprographics Company stockholders'
 equity:
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 25,000,000
 shares authorized; zero and zero shares issued
 and outstanding                                           --           --
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 150,000,000
 shares authorized; 45,688,233 and 45,674,810
 shares issued and 45,240,579 and 45,227,156 shares
 outstanding in 2009 and 2008, respectively                46           46
Additional paid-in capital                             86,080       85,207
Deferred stock-based compensation                         (88)        (195)
Retained earnings                                     223,393      215,846
Accumulated other comprehensive loss                  (11,118)     (11,414)
                                                  -----------  -----------
                                                      298,313      289,490
Less cost of common stock in treasury,
 447,654 shares in 2009 and 2008                        7,709        7,709
                                                  -----------  -----------
Total American Reprographics Company
 stockholders' equity                                 290,604      281,781
Noncontrolling interest                                 6,109        6,121
                                                  -----------  -----------
Total stockholders' equity                            296,713      287,902
                                                  -----------  -----------
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity        $   720,377  $   725,931
                                                  ===========  ===========




American Reprographics Company
Consolidated Statements of Income
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

                                                     Three Months Ended
                                                          March 31,
                                                  ------------------------
                                                      2009         2008
                                                  -----------  -----------

Reprographics services                            $    99,769  $   142,496
Facilities management                                  26,865       29,551
Equipment and supplies sales                           12,849       15,396
                                                  -----------  -----------
Total net sales                                       139,483      187,443
Cost of sales                                          87,504      107,840
                                                  -----------  -----------
Gross profit                                           51,979       79,603
Selling, general and administrative expenses           30,966       39,521
Amortization of intangible assets                       2,983        3,188
                                                  -----------  -----------
Income from operations                                 18,030       36,894
Other income, net                                         (59)        (202)
Interest expense, net                                   5,796        7,146
                                                  -----------  -----------
Income before income tax provision                     12,293       29,950
Income tax provision                                    4,758       11,452
                                                  -----------  -----------
Net income                                              7,535       18,498
Plus net loss attributable to the noncontrolling
 interest                                                  12            -
                                                  -----------  -----------
Net income attributable to American Reprographics
 Company                                          $     7,547  $    18,498
                                                  ===========  ===========

Earnings per share attributable to American
 Reprographics Company shareholders:
 Basic                                            $      0.17  $      0.41
                                                  ===========  ===========
 Diluted                                          $      0.17  $      0.41
                                                  ===========  ===========

Weighted average common shares outstanding:
 Basic                                             45,089,790   45,045,038
 Diluted                                           45,100,225   45,390,827




American Reprographics Company
Non-GAAP Measures
Reconciliation of Net Income Attributable to ARC to EBIT and EBITDA
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

                                                     Three Months Ended
                                                          March 31,
                                                  ------------------------
                                                      2009         2008
                                                  -----------  -----------


Net income attributable to ARC                    $     7,547  $    18,498
 Interest expense, net                                  5,796        7,146
 Income tax provision                                   4,758       11,452

                                                  -----------  -----------
EBIT                                                   18,101       37,096
 Depreciation and amortization                         12,715       12,117
                                                  -----------  -----------

EBITDA                                            $    30,816  $    49,213
                                                  ===========  ===========


Reconciliation of Cash Flows Provided by Operating Activities to EBIT and
EBITDA
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

                                                     Three Months Ended
                                                          March 31,
                                                  ------------------------
                                                      2009         2008
                                                  -----------  -----------
Cash flows provided by operating activities       $    22,276  $    20,348
 Changes in operating assets and liabilities            1,922       12,915
 Non-cash (expenses) income, including
  depreciation and amortization                       (16,663)     (14,765)
 Income tax provision                                   4,758       11,452
 Interest expense, net                                  5,796        7,146
 Net loss attributable to the noncontrolling
  interest                                                 12            -

                                                  -----------  -----------
EBIT                                                   18,101       37,096
 Depreciation and amortization                         12,715       12,117
                                                  -----------  -----------

EBITDA                                            $    30,816  $    49,213
                                                  ===========  ===========

Non-GAAP Measures

EBIT and EBITDA and related ratios presented in this report are supplemental measures of our performance that are not required by or presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP"). These measures are not measurements of our financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as alternatives to net income, income from operations, or any other performance measures derived in accordance with GAAP or as an alternative to cash flow from operating, investing or financing activities as a measure of our liquidity.

EBIT represents net income before interest and taxes. EBITDA represents net income before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. Amortization does not include $0.9 million of stock based compensation expense, for each of the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008. EBIT margin is a non-GAAP measure calculated by dividing EBIT by net sales. EBITDA margin is a non-GAAP measure calculated by dividing EBITDA by net sales.

We present EBIT and EBITDA and related ratios because we consider them important supplemental measures of our performance and liquidity. We believe investors may also find these measures meaningful, given how our management makes use of them. The following is a discussion of our use of these measures.

We use EBIT and EBITDA to measure and compare the performance of our operating segments. Our operating segments' financial performance includes all of the operating activities except for debt and taxation which are managed at the corporate level for U.S. operating segments. As a result, EBIT is the best measure of divisional profitability and the most useful metric by which to measure and compare the performance of our operating segments. We also use EBIT to measure performance for determining operating division-level compensation and use EBITDA to measure performance for determining consolidated-level compensation. We also use EBIT and EBITDA to evaluate potential acquisitions and to evaluate whether to incur capital expenditures.

EBIT, EBITDA and related ratios have limitations as analytical tools, and you should not consider them in isolation, or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Some of these limitations are as follows:

--  They do not reflect our cash expenditures, or future requirements for
    capital expenditures and contractual commitments;
--  They do not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working
    capital needs;
--  They do not reflect the significant interest expense, or the cash
    requirements necessary, to service interest or principal payments on our
    debt;
--  Although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the
    assets being depreciated and amortized will often have to be replaced in
    the future, and EBITDA does not reflect any cash requirements for such
    replacements; and
--  Other companies, including companies in our industry, may calculate
    these measures differently than we do, limiting their usefulness as
    comparative measures.
    

Because of these limitations, EBIT, EBITDA, and related ratios should not be considered as measures of discretionary cash available to us to invest in business growth or to reduce our indebtedness. We compensate for these limitations by relying primarily on our GAAP results and using EBIT and EBITDA only as supplements. For more information, see our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes on our 2009 first quarter report on Form 10-Q. Additionally, please refer to our 2008 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

American Reprographics Company
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

                                                     Three Months Ended
                                                          March 31,
                                                  ------------------------
                                                      2009         2008
                                                  -----------  -----------
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income                                        $     7,535  $    18,498
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
 provided by operating activities:
   Allowance for accounts receivable                    1,249        1,078
   Depreciation                                         9,732        8,929
   Amortization of intangible assets                    2,983        3,188
   Amortization of deferred financing costs               331          260
   Stock-based compensation                               933          912
   Deferred income taxes                                1,412          613
   Other noncash items, net                                23         (215)
   Changes in operating assets and liabilities,
    net of effect of business acquisitions:
     Accounts receivable                               (2,425)      (9,478)
     Inventory                                            686          438
     Prepaid expenses and other assets                  3,575        1,426
     Accounts payable and accrued expenses             (3,758)      (5,301)
                                                  -----------  -----------
Net cash provided by operating activities              22,276       20,348
                                                  -----------  -----------
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures                                   (1,979)      (2,301)
Payments for businesses acquired, net of cash
 acquired and including other cash payments
 associated with the acquisitions                        (588)      (4,831)
Restricted cash                                             -          940
Other                                                     163          554
                                                  -----------  -----------
Net cash used in investing activities                  (2,404)      (5,638)
                                                  -----------  -----------
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from issuance of common stock under
 Employee Stock Purchase Plan                               -           13
Payments on long-term debt agreements and capital
 leases                                               (15,878)     (12,115)
Net repayments under revolving credit facility              -      (10,000)
Payment of loan fees                                      (44)        (632)
                                                  -----------  -----------
Net cash used in financing activities                 (15,922)     (22,734)
                                                  -----------  -----------
Effect of foreign currency translation on cash
 balances                                                 (16)          18
                                                  -----------  -----------
Net change in cash and cash equivalents                 3,934       (8,006)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period       46,542       24,802
                                                  -----------  -----------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period        $    50,476  $    16,796
                                                  ===========  ===========

 Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
Noncash investing and financing activities
Noncash transactions include the following:
 Capital lease obligations incurred               $     5,253  $     9,184
 Issuance of subordinated notes in connection
  with the acquisition of businesses              $       246  $     1,660
 Accrued liabilities in connection with
  acquisition of businesses                       $       333  $         -
 Change in fair value of derivative, net of tax
  effects                                         $       435  $    (5,421)

Contact Information: Contacts: David Stickney VP of Corporate Communications Phone: 925-949-5100 Email: Joseph Villalta The Ruth Group Phone: 646-536-7003 Email:

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