Cubic Corp (AMEX:CUB) Reports Earnings for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2008

(San Diego, CA, August 7, 2008) - Cubic Corporation (Amex:CUB) today reported earnings for the third quarter ended June 30, 2008. Earnings were $8.5 million in the third quarter ($.32 per share) versus $11.2 million last year, while for the nine-month period, earnings were $28.8 million ($1.08 per share) this year compared to $30.7 million last year.

Sales for the third quarter were $232.9 million this year compared to $233.7 million in the same quarter last year. Lower sales in defense were offset by increased sales from transportation, however last year's third quarter included sales of $3.1 million from the corrugated box business the company sold in the fourth quarter of 2007. For the first nine months of the fiscal year, sales were $645.9 million compared to $666.7 million a year ago. Sales in several defense related product lines during the current year were impacted by a transition of work from the engineering development phase, where revenue is recognized on a percentage completion basis, to the production phase, where revenues are not realized until the product is delivered and the sales process is complete. This has also resulted in a significant increase in inventories totaling $22.3 million from these product lines in the first nine months of the year.

Operating income for the third quarter was $11.5 million this year compared to $16.6 million in 2007. Operating income for the nine-month period was $42.5 million this year compared to $46.1 million in 2007. Operating income in transportation grew significantly from $4.1 million to $11.6 million in this year's third quarter, and more than doubled from $13.3 million last year to $30.8 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2008. However, improvements in transportation were more than offset by a reduction in defense's operating profits to $0.9 million in the third quarter versus $13.7 million last year, and to $13.5 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2008 compared to $35.1 million last year.

Cash flows from operations in 2008 for the third quarter were $36.5 million and were $61.6 million for the first nine months, with both segments contributing to the positive result.

Transportation Systems Segment

Transportation Systems sales increased from $54.0 million in the third quarter last year to $69.7 million this year. Sales increased primarily due to additional work on contracts in the U.K. and system installation work on a contract in Australia. Sales from system installation contracts in North America were lower, however, this decrease was partially offset by higher sales of spare parts to U.S. customers. For the first nine months of the fiscal year, transportation systems sales increased from $172.0 million in 2007 to $198.3 million this year for the reasons described above.

Operating income from the transportation segment improved from $4.1 million in the third quarter last year to $11.6 million this year. Strong operating income on higher sales from U.K. operations and profits from increased spares sales in the U.S. contributed to the improvement. For the first nine months of the fiscal year, transportation systems operating income more than doubled from $13.3 million to $30.8 million for the reasons described above and due to improved operating performance from system installation contracts in North America.

Defense Segment

Sales from the defense segment decreased in the third quarter from $176.6 million last year to $162.7 million this year. Defense service sales increased 5% in the quarter compared to 2007, primarily from a new Army contract. This was offset by lower combat training system sales due to the transition from engineering development contracts to long-term production orders, which is expected to have only a short-term impact on sales. In addition, sales were down in the communications business due to lower sales from data link contracts. For the first nine months of the fiscal year defense sales decreased from $484.7 million to $447.1 million for the reasons identified above.

Operating income in the defense segment decreased in the third quarter to $0.9 million from $13.7 million last year due to higher costs on development contracts, increased research and development spending and lower sales. Operating income for the first nine months was $13.5 million compared to $35.1 million last year.

Cubic Corporation is the parent company of two major business segments: defense and transportation. The Cubic Defense group is a world leader in realistic combat training systems, mission support services and defense electronics. Cubic Transportation Systems designs and manufactures automatic fare collection systems for public transit authorities. For more information about Cubic, see the company's Web site at www.cubic.com.

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