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Volt Information Sciences Reports Third Quarter Results

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 4, 2008 - Volt Information Sciences, Inc. (NYSE: VOL) today reported financial results for the Company’s third quarter and nine months ended July 27, 2008.

Volt will conduct a conference call webcast at 11:00 A.M. (EDT) today to discuss third quarter results. The conference call dial-in number is 1-888-324-2689 (domestic) or 1-210-234-0096 (international), passcode: Third Quarter. The conference call will be broadcast live over the Internet and can be accessed for the next 30 days at http://www.volt.com/investor/press_release.cfm.

Attached is a summary of the Company’s results of operations and the notes thereto. The notes are an integral part of the summary.

THIRD QUARTER FISCAL 2008 RESULTS

For the third quarter of fiscal 2008 ended July 27, 2008, the Company reported net income of $4.0 million, or $0.18 per share, compared to net income of $9.1 million, or $0.40 per share, in the fiscal 2007 third quarter. Net sales from continuing operations for the 2008 quarter increased to $590.6 million, compared to $590.2 million in last year’s comparable quarter.

NINE MONTHS - FISCAL 2008 RESULTS

For the first nine months of fiscal 2008 ended July 27, 2008, the Company reported a net loss of $5.9 million, or $0.27 per share, compared to net income of $16.2 million, or $0.70 per share, in the fiscal 2007 nine-month period. Net sales from continuing operations for the first nine months of fiscal 2008 increased to $1.8 billion, compared to $1.7 billion in last year’s comparable period.

As previously announced, the Company signed an asset purchase agreement to sell the net assets of its directory systems and services and North American publishing operations to Yellow Page Group for a net purchase price of approximately $178 million payable in cash at closing. The transaction includes the net assets of Volt Directory Systems and Services and DataNational but excludes the Uruguayan operations, which combined were reported as the Company’s Telephone Directory segment through the quarter ended April 27, 2008. In the third quarter, the Uruguayan operation has been included in the Printing and Other segment. The transaction is expected to close in September 2008. The Company plans to use the proceeds, estimated to be approximately $110 million after tax and transaction related expenses, to reduce debt and for other general corporate purposes, and as a result the transaction will reduce earnings on a go forward basis. The results of operations of Volt Directory Systems and DataNational have been classified as discontinued, the prior period results have been reclassified and its assets and liabilities included as separate line items on the Company’s July 27, 2008 condensed consolidated balance sheet. For the third quarter of fiscal 2008, the income from discontinued operations was $2.6 million, net of taxes, or $0.12 per share compared to $2.9 million, net of taxes, or $0.13 per share in the fiscal 2007 third quarter. For the first nine months of fiscal 2008, the income from discontinued operations was $4.8 million, net of taxes, or $0.22 per share compared to $5.5 million, net of taxes, or $0.24 per share in last year’s comparable period.

Commenting on the results for the third quarter, Mr. Steven A. Shaw, President and CEO of Volt, stated “The results for the third quarter continued to be negatively impacted by the Telecommunications Services installation contract that required the reserve to be taken in the first quarter. While we have now substantially completed all the installation work needed to be performed under the contract, the segment continues to be burdened with additional overhead expense necessary to support our ongoing efforts to negotiate to collect monies for disputed items from the customer. The Computer Systems segment has realized most of the synergies from the LSSi acquisition which are starting to be reflected in the segment’s results, while Staffing Services continues to invest in new domestic and global initiatives while operating in a challenging environment. The imminent sale of Directory Systems and Services and DataNational businesses will allow us to strengthen our balance sheet, fund our growth initiatives, and provide us with the resources to take advantage of market opportunities should they arise.”

STAFFING SERVICES

The $20.1 million, or 4%, decrease in net sales in the third quarter of fiscal 2008 from the comparable fiscal 2007 period was due to an $11.5 million decrease in the Technical Placement division and an $8.6 million decrease in the Administrative and Industrial division. The segment’s operating profit decreased by $1.3 million, or 10%, as a $1.8 million decrease in the Technical Placement’s operating profit was partially offset by a $0.5 million increase in the Administrative and Industrial division’s operating profit. The decrease in operating profit was the result of an increase in overhead to support future growth initiatives partially offset by an increase in gross margins due to higher margin percentages despite the reduced sales volume.

COMPUTER SYSTEMS

The Computer Systems segment’s sales increase of $10.4 million, or 22%, in the third quarter of fiscal 2008 over the comparable 2007 period was primarily due to $6.3 million in revenue due to the acquisition of LSSi in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007, increases in the Maintech division’s IT maintenance sales of $2.3 million due to increased business and a $3.5 million increase in project and other revenue partially offset by a $1.7 million decrease in transaction revenue primarily due to a reduction of such services to a major customer as it utilizes less of a transaction fee pricing model and transitions to a maintenance-based model. The slight increase in operating profit of $0.1 million, or 1%, was attributable to the increased revenue generated by LSSi and Maintech offset by lower margins on project revenue recognized in the current fiscal quarter and increased overhead.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES

The Telecommunications Services segment’s sales increase of $8.2 million, or 29%, in the third quarter of fiscal 2008 over the comparable 2007 period was due to increases of $9.1 million in the Construction and Engineering division partially offset by a $0.9 million decrease in the Network Enterprise Solutions division. The increased sales in the Construction and Engineering division in fiscal 2008 resulted from increased revenue from an installation contract, utility projects and government contracts. The decrease in operating profit of $6.0 million was due to increased overhead to support the increase in sales and additional costs required to be expended to complete work on an installation contract partially offset by the increase in sales and higher margins on the utility projects in the third quarter of fiscal 2008.

PRINTING and OTHER

The Printing and Other segment’s sales increase of $1.1 million, or 191%, for the third quarter of fiscal 2008 from the comparable 2007 period primarily resulted from an increase of $0.9 million, or 170%, in Uruguay printing revenue. The segment’s operating loss remained at $0.9 million. Despite the increased sales volume, the gross margin generated on lower margin printing sales was offset by an increase in selling and administrative expenses. The operations of this segment were part of the Telephone Directory segment until the current quarter. In July 2008, the Company announced an agreement for the sale of the net assets of its DataNational and Directory Systems and Services divisions, whose operations for the current and comparable nine-month periods have been reclassified to discontinued operations, with the remainder of the segment being renamed Printing and Other.

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

As described above, with the announced sale of the Volt Directory Systems and Services and DataNational net assets, the results of their operations for the current and comparable fiscal periods have been reclassified from the previously reported Telephone Directory segment into Discontinued Operations. Sales in the discontinued operations decreased by $1.7 million to $19.8 million primarily due to a reduction of DataNational directory publishing sales. The decrease in net income of the discontinued operations of $0.3 million to $2.6 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2008 compared to the fiscal 2007 third quarter is primarily due to the sales decrease.

GENERAL CORPORATE EXPENSES

The decrease in General Corporate expenses compared to the 2007 quarter primarily resulted from a reduction in amortization of the corporate enterprise resource planning system software.

Interest expense increased by $1.6 million primarily due to an amended securitization program, which resulted in a reduction in other expense and an increase in interest expense, as well as from an increase in borrowings to fund 2007 acquisitions (see Note C).

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

Cash and cash equivalents, excluding restricted cash, was $43.8 million at the end of the quarter. At July 27, 2008, the Company had sold a participating interest in accounts receivable of $130.0 million under its securitization program and had the ability to finance an additional $70.0 million under the facility.

In addition, the Company may borrow under a $42.0 million five-year unsecured revolving credit facility (“Credit Facility”) and the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Volt Delta Resources (“Volt Delta”), may borrow under a separate $100.0 million revolving secured credit facility (“Delta Credit Facility”). At July 27, 2008, the Company had no borrowing under its Credit Facility while Volt Delta had borrowed $77.9 million under the Delta Credit Facility.

Volt Information Sciences, Inc. is a leading national provider of Staffing Services and Telecommunications and Information Solutions with a Fortune 100 customer base. Operating through a network of over 300 Volt Services Group branch offices, the Staffing Services segment fulfills IT and other technical, commercial and industrial placement requirements of its customers, on both a temporary and permanent basis. The Telecommunications and Information Solutions businesses, which include the Telecommunications Services and the Computer Systems segment, provide a full spectrum of telecommunications construction, installation and engineering services; and advanced information and operator services systems for telephone companies. For additional information, please visit Volt’s web site at http://www.volt.com.

This press release contains forward-looking statements which are subject to a number of known and unknown risks, including general economic, competitive and other business conditions, the degree and timing of customer utilization and the rate of renewals of contracts with the Company, that could cause actual results, performance and achievements to differ materially from those described or implied in the forward-looking statements. Information concerning these and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements is contained in Company reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Copies of the Company’s latest Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange, are available without charge upon request to Volt Information Sciences, Inc., 560 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10022, 212-704-2400, Attention: Shareholder Relations. These and other SEC filings by the Company are also available to the public over the Internet at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and at the Company’s website at http://www.volt.com in the Investor Information section.


VOLT INFORMATION SCIENCES, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)

	THIRD QUARTER ENDED						NINE MONTHS ENDED
	July 27,			July 29,			July 27,		July 29,
	2008			2007			2008		2007
	(In thousands, except per share data amounts)

Net sales	$	590,553		$	590,218		$1,776,694		$	1,680,193

Income (loss) from continuing operations before minority interest and income taxes	$	2,264		$	9,800		($16,832	)	$	17,148
Minority interest		(75	)		-		2			-
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes		2,189			9,800		(16,830	)		17,148
Income tax (provision) benefit		(786	)		(3,543	)	6,115			(6,446	)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before items shown below		1,403			6,257		(10,715	)		10,702
Discontinued operations, net of taxes		2,552			2,860		4,832			5,535
Net income (loss)	$	3,955		$	9,117		($5,883	)	$	16,237


	Per Share Data
Per Share - Basic and Diluted:
Net income (loss) from continuing operations before items shown below	$	0.06		$	0.27		($0.49	)	$	0.46
Discontinued operations		0.12			0.13		0.22			0.24
Net income (loss)	$	0.18		$	0.40		($0.27	)	$	0.70

Weighted average number of shares outstanding - basic		22,002			22,968		22,098			23,103
Weighted average number of shares outstanding - diluted		22,017			23,018		22,098			23,153

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VOLT INFORMATION SCIENCES, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
SUMMARY OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS BY SEGMENT
(UNAUDITED)

	THIRD QUARTER ENDED						NINE MONTHS ENDED
	July 27,			July 29,			July 27,			July 29,
	2008			2007			2008			2007
Net Sales:	(Dollars in thousands)

Staffing Services — Note A
Traditional Staffing	$	486,525		$	509,003		$	1,446,867		$	1,433,008
Managed Services		312,216			275,819			947,934			904,644
Total Gross Sales		798,741			784,822			2,394,801			2,337,652
Less: Non-Recourse Managed Services		(299,731	)		(265,729	)		(908,273	)		(868,261	)
Net Staffing Services		499,010			519,093			1,486,528			1,469,391
Telecommunications Services		36,588			28,347			133,031			76,897
Computer Systems		57,787			47,413			160,710			139,131
Printing and Other		1,623			557			9,251			8,256
Elimination of inter-segment sales		(4,455	)		(5,192	)		(12,826	)		(13,482	)



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