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iRobot Corp. (NASDAQ: IRBT), a leader in delivering robotic technology-based solutions, today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2011.

• Revenue for the fourth quarter of 2011 increased 15 percent to $130.8 million, compared with $114.0 million for the same quarter one year ago. Revenue for the full year 2011 increased 16 percent to $465.5 million from $401.0 million for the full year 2010.


• Net income in the fourth quarter of 2011 was $10.6 million, compared with $7.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2010. Net income for the full year 2011 was $40.2 million, compared with $25.5 million for the same period in 2010.


• Quarterly earnings per share were $0.38, compared with $0.26 in the fourth quarter last year. Full-year earnings per share were $1.44, compared with $0.96 last year. The full-year results include the impact of a $3.5 million, or $0.12 per share, tax benefit in Q3 2011 and a $2.3 million, or $0.08 per share, tax benefit in Q3 2010. Excluding the impact of these tax benefits, earnings per share for the full year 2011 would have been $1.32, compared with $0.88 for the full year 2010.


• Adjusted EBITDA for the fourth quarter of 2011 was $21.3 million, or 16 percent of revenue, compared with $11.7 million, or 10 percent of revenue, in the fourth quarter of 2010. Adjusted EBITDA for the full year 2011 was $73.0 million, compared with $49.3 million for the same period a year ago.


• Raising Adjusted EBITDA margin target to high-teens by 2014.