Presstek Reports Improved 2010 Third Quarter Operating Profits

Third Quarter 2010 Financial Results Total revenue in the third quarter of 2010 was $31.4 million, a decrease of $1.6 million from the third quarter of 2009. On a sequential quarter basis, total revenue remained relatively stable.

-- Equipment revenue increased 31%, or $1.1 million, to $4.8 million in the third quarter of 2010, compared with the same period last year. The increase versus the prior year's quarter is due primarily to an increase in DI press revenue of $0.7 million. The DI increase is caused by a favorable shift in product mix with increased sales of 52DI units.