Crossroads Systems Reports Fiscal Third Quarter 2015 Financial Results

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --  Crossroads Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRDS), a global provider of data storage solutions, reported financial results for its fiscal third quarter ended July 31, 2015.

Revenue for fiscal Q3 2015 was $2.1 million, consistent with the same quarter a year ago. Gross profit for fiscal Q3 2015 was $1.6 million, or 74 percent of total revenue, compared to $1.7 million, or 79 percent of total revenue in the same quarter a year ago. The decrease is due to a change in the mix of hardware and software products sold during the quarter.

Operating expenses for fiscal Q3 2015 increased thirty seven percent to $4.6 million, compared to $3.4 million in the same period a year ago. The increase is attributable to litigation expenses related to the company's ongoing patent infringement lawsuits.

Net loss available to common stockholders was $(3.3) million, or $(0.17) loss per share, compared to a net loss available to common stockholders of $(2.4) million, or $(0.16) loss per share, in the same quarter a year ago.

On July 31, 2015, cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash totaled $7.3 million compared to $5.1 million in the previous quarter.

Management CommentaryRichard K. Coleman, Jr., President and CEO at Crossroads Systems, said, "Our expectations for the success of our business strategy remain optimistic. Following our positive Markman ruling and the filing of our IPR responses, we were able to settle the litigation with Huawei, by far our smallest defendant, and remain confident in our legal position with the remaining defendants. We expect to deliver significant returns to investors as we continue to pursue companies using our proprietary technology without a license. Our product business improved in the quarter and is off to a strong start in the fourth quarter. The addition of our ability to deliver StrongBox in new virtual machine configurations will strengthen our product offering and should contribute to this momentum in future quarters."

Conference Call InformationCrossroads will hold a conference call on Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time (3:30 p.m. Central Time) to discuss the financial results. President and CEO Richard K. Coleman, Jr., CFO Jennifer Crane, and EVP Mark Hood will host the call. A question and answer session will follow management's presentation.

Date: Wednesday, September 2, 2015Time: 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time (3:30 p.m. Central Time)Dial-In Number: (888) 428-9480International:  (719) 325-2491Conference ID: 2311902

To access the live or recorded webcast, visit:http://edge.media-server.com/m/p/sk8qdnf4

Please call the conference telephone number 5-10 minutes prior to the start time. An operator will register your name and organization. For those unable to listen to the live call, a webcast replay of the call will be available the day after the call in the Investor Relations Events & Presentations section of the Crossroads website.

About Crossroads Systems Crossroads Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRDS) is a global provider of data storage solutions. Through the innovative use of new technologies, Crossroads delivers customer-driven solutions that enable proactive data security, advanced data archiving, optimized performance and significant cost-savings. Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Austin, TX, Crossroads has been awarded more than 100 patents and has been honored with numerous industry awards for data archiving, storage and protection. Visit www.crossroads.com.

Important Cautions Regarding Forward-Looking Statements This press release includes forward-looking statements that relate to the business and expected future events or future performance of Crossroads Systems, Inc. and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause its actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Words such as, but not limited to, "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "intend," "plan," "targets," "likely," "will," "would," "could," and similar expressions or phrases identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about Crossroads Systems' ability to implement its business strategy, including the transition from a hardware storage company to a software solutions and services provider, its ability to expand its distribution channels, its ability to maintain or broaden relationships with existing distribution channels and strategic alliances and develop new industry relationships, the performance of third parties in its distribution channels and of its strategic alliances, the potential market for our data storage products, changes in the fair value of its derivative instruments and its ability to achieve or maintain profitability. The future performance of Crossroads Systems may be adversely affected by the following risks and uncertainties: uncertainties relating to product development and commercialization, uncertain market acceptance of Crossroads Systems products, including StrongBox, intense competition in the data protection and storage markets, variations in quarterly results and a consequence of unpredictable sales cycles and other factors, the ability to obtain, maintain or protect patent and other proprietary intellectual property rights, developments in litigation to which we may be a party, technological change in the industry, future capital requirements, regulatory actions or delays and other factors that may cause actual results to be materially different from those described or anticipated by these forward-looking statements. For a more detailed discussion of these factors and risks, investors should review Crossroads Systems' reports on Form 10-K, Form 10-Q, Form 8-K and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC's website or by clicking "SEC Filings" on the company's Investor Relations website at http://investors.crossroads.com. Forward-looking statements in this press release are based on management's beliefs and opinions at the time the statements are made. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement, and Crossroads Systems undertakes no duty to update this information to reflect future events, information or circumstances.

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