MRV Announces Fourth Quarter And Full Year 2011 Financial Results

MRV Communications, Inc. (OTCQB: MRVC) (“MRV” or the “Company”), a leading provider of optical communications network infrastructure equipment and integration and managed services, today announced financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2011.

Commenting on the Company’s financial results announced today, Barry Gorsun, MRV’s chief executive officer, stated, “As the year progressed we experienced continued momentum, enabling us to report 19% sequential revenue growth in the fourth quarter. The strong end to the year resulted in another year of record revenue. While we are pleased with our top-line performance, we continue to implement initiatives designed to improve operating income, in part by removing costs, enhancing productivity and driving sales. We also focused on driving shareholder value in 2011, building off our efforts in 2010. As we enter 2012, we will continue to identify opportunities to enhance shareholder value while supporting our business units.”

MRV reported fourth quarter 2011 revenue of $74.1 million, compared with revenue of $62.5 million in the third quarter and $73.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2010. The $11.6 million sequential increase is attributable to a $9.0 million increase in the Company’s Network Integration group and, to a lesser degree, a $2.9 million increase at MRV’s Network Equipment group, partially offset by an increase in intersegment sales between each of these two business units, which are eliminated in the Company’s consolidated reporting. Both reporting segments benefited from a seasonally strong fourth quarter with the largest sequential increases in revenue coming from the French and Italian Network Integration subsidiaries, which had softer third quarters due to weak local telecom markets. The Company’s Optical Communications Systems business unit saw a 12% sequential increase.

Gross margin for the fourth quarter of 2011 was 37.9%, down from 40.2% last quarter and 39.2% in the fourth quarter of 2010. The sequential decrease was due primarily to the Company’s Italian business unit in the Network Integration group and a decrease in the proportion of revenue contributed by the Network Equipment group which has higher margins.

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