ProPhotonix Limited Reports 2010 Second Quarter Financial Results

Q2 2010 Financial Highlights:

• Revenue $3.7 million vs. $2.6 million in Q2 2009, a 41% increase year over year;
• Revenue up 5% sequentially vs. Q1 of 2010;
• LED Revenues up 112.6% vs. Q2 of 2009 and up 34.7% sequentially;
• Gross Profits in Q2 up 106% vs. Q2 2009, and up 22% vs. Q1 2010;
• Gross margin 39.8% vs. 27.2% in Q2 2009 and 34.2% in Q1 2010;
• EBITDA break-even (before London Stock Exchange – AIM Market admission costs)
vs. $0.6 million loss in Q2 2009;

• EBITDA loss was $0.5 million including one-time costs;
• Order bookings $3.2 million, ending backlog $6.5 million;
• Percentage Revenue by Market Sectors: industrial 74%; medical 19%; and defense 7%;
• Percentage Revenue by Geography: 56% Europe, 34% North America and 10% Rest of World.

Q2 2010 Business Highlights:

• Bookings in Q2 up 10% vs. Q2 2009;
• Historical customers ordering at higher rates;
• Backlog improved 43% vs. Q2 2009;
• Increased orders from solar, medical, optical character recognition (OCR),
food inspection and semiconductor industries;
• Significant increase in the sales of standard LED product (COBRA) to the linescan inspection markets;
• Proposed admission of all outstanding shares to the London Stock Exchange’s AIM Market progressing.

Salem, N.H. — August 19, 2010 — ProPhotonix Limited, formerly StockerYale, Inc. (Pink Sheet OTC: STKR), a designer and manufacturer of LED arrays and light engines, produces laser modules and distributes laser diodes for industrial OEMs, medical and defense markets, today announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010.  Results are reported from continuing operations and exclude discontinued operations, unless otherwise stated.

Second Quarter 2010 Financial Results

“Since the business was refocused last year, we have seen significant improvement in both our LED and laser business units,” stated Mark W. Blodgett, Chairman and CEO.  “During the second quarter, the Company made significant progress on all fronts including sales growth, profitability, and product marketing and development.  We are pleased to achieve EBITDA neutrality in the second quarter.  This achievement was led by the sales growth and profitability of our LED operation.  We were particularly pleased with the overall improvement in gross margin to 40%, which demonstrates both continued cost management and the positive operating leverage associated with our business model,” added Blodgett.

“As part of the sale of the Company’s North American operations last October, senior management and the Board have refocused the business strategy of the Company.  The strategy is to significantly grow the LED business over the coming several years by leveraging the Company’s strengths, including its expertise in designing high intensity and energy efficient LED devices, for new markets such as medical and general illumination.  Various estimates indicate that the market for LEDs in general illumination today represents less than 3% penetration of the $100 billion general illumination market.  As such, significant opportunities exist for the Company to leverage both its technology and manufacturing capability in the LED market.  With that in mind we are doubling our LED product manufacturing capacity by the end of the fourth quarter 2010.  We intend to also make further investments in our laser module business unit to continue the growth in this market space.

“Since the Company now effectively operates in Ireland and the UK, the Board decided to seek admission on AIM, which is the London Stock Exchange’s international market for smaller growing companies.  The Company will seek admission of all outstanding common shares on AIM,” stated Blodgett.

ABOUT PROPHOTONIX LIMITED (FORMERLY STOCKERYALE, INC.):

ProPhotonix Limited, headquartered in Salem, New Hampshire, is an independent designer and manufacturer of diode-based laser modules and LED systems for industry leading OEMs. In addition, the Company distributes premium diodes for Opnext, Sanyo & Sony. The Company serves a wide range of markets including the machine vision, industrial inspection, defense, sensors, and medical markets. ProPhotonix has offices and subsidiaries in the U.S., Ireland, and Europe. For more information about ProPhotonix and their innovative products, visit the Company’s web site at www.prophotonix.com

The Company provides non-GAAP financial measures, such as EBITDA, to complement its consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP. Non-GAAP financial measures do not have any standardized definition and, therefore, are unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other reporting companies.  These non-GAAP financial measures are intended to supplement the user’s overall understanding of the Company’s current financial and operating performance and its prospects for the future.  Specifically, the Company believes the non-GAAP results provide useful information to both management and investors by identifying certain expenses, gains and losses that, when excluded from the GAAP results, may provide additional understanding of the Company’s core operating results or business performance, which management uses to evaluate financial performance for purposes of planning for future periods. However, these non-GAAP financial measures are not intended to supersede or replace the Company’s GAAP results.

The Company uses EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, and stock-based compensation) as a non-GAAP financial measure in this press release. A reconciliation of EBITDA to net income / (loss) for the second quarter ended 2010 is as follows:

                                                                                                     Three Months Ended
                                                                                                           (in thousands)
June 30,
2010              2009
Net Loss                                                                                          (983)             (718)

(Income)/loss from discontinued operations                                        108                215
Plus:
Interest and other (income) / expense (net)                                        (103)            (1,410)
Depreciation                                                                                      123               137
Intangible asset amortization                                                                96                187
Stock based compensation                                                                 162               117
Taxes                                                                                                 (1)                164
Amortization of Debt Discount & Financing Costs                               94                 708
EBITDA loss                                                                                     (504)             (600)
One-time charges – AIM Admission costs                                      511                  –

     Adjusted EBITDA gain / (loss)                                                         7                 (600)

Consolidated Statements of Operations
($ In thousands except share and per share data)

 Three Months Ended
June 30,
           2010              2009
Net Sales                                                                                     $3,665          $2,599
Cost of Sales                                                                                 2,208             1,893
Gross Profit                                                                                   1,457              706
Research & Development Expenses                                                 203               130
Selling, General & Administrative Expenses                                     2,043            1,430
Amortization of Intangible Assets                                                       96                187
Operating Loss                                                                               (885)           (1,041)
Other Income, net                                                                            235              1,448
Amortization of debt discount and financing costs                              (94)              (708)
Interest Expense                                                                             (132)               (38)
Loss before taxes from Continuing Operations                                 (876)             (339)
Tax Provision / (benefit)                                                                     (1)                164
Net Loss from Continuing Operations                                              (875)              (503)
Loss from Discontinued Operations                                                 (108)              (215)
Net Loss                                                                             $         ( 983)      $     ( 718)
Loss Per Share
Loss from Continuing Operations                                                   ($0.02)            ($0.01)
Income/(Loss) from Discontinued Operations                                 ($0.00)            ($0.01)
Net loss per share                                                                          ($0.02)            ($0.02)
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding                                        44,190,092     43,693,400

Consolidated Balance Sheet
(Unaudited)
($ in Thousands)
                                                                                        June 30,  2010    December 31, 2009
Assets
Cash                                                                                      $1,663                      $4,478
Other Current Assets                                                               3,812                         3,258
Property, Plant & Equipment, Net                                            3,613                         3,835
Other Assets                                                                            1,470                         1,805
                                                                                              $10,558                    $13,376
Liabilities & Stockholders Equity (Deficit)
Total Current Liabilities                                                           $6,696                       $7,123
Long Term Debt                                                                       2,673                         3,281
Long Term Lease and Other Liabilities                                      3,327                         3,287
Stockholders Equity (deficit)                                                    (2,138)                        (315)
Total Liabilities & Stockholders Equity                             $10,558                      $13,376