SAN DIEGO, Aug. 5 /EMWNews/ -- Mitek Systems, Inc. (OTC

Bulletin Board: MITK) (http://www.miteksystems.com), an innovator of image

analytics and pattern recognition software, today announced financial

results for the third quarter of fiscal 2008 ended June 30, 2008.



    



    Net sales were approximately $1.7 million for the third quarter of

fiscal 2008 compared with $1.5 million for the third quarter in fiscal

2007. Gross margin for the third quarter of fiscal 2008 was 79%, compared

with 87% for the same quarter last year. Total costs and expenses including

cost of goods sold for the third quarters of fiscal 2008 and 2007 were $1.6

million and $1.4 million respectively.



    Operating income for the third quarter of fiscal 2008 was $40,000,

compared to an operating income of $85,000 for the same quarter last year.



    Net income for the third quarter of fiscal 2008 was $42,000 or $0.0 per

basic and diluted share, compared with a net income of $88,000, or $0.01

per basic and diluted share, for the same quarter last year.



    The Company ended the third quarter of fiscal year 2008 with cash and

cash equivalents of $1.4 million, compared with $1.9 million at the end of

the same quarter last year. At the end of the third quarter in fiscal year

2008, the Company had working capital of approximately $1.4 million and

stockholders' equity of $1.6 million compared with working capital of $1.7

million and stockholders' equity of $1.8 million at the end of the third

quarter of fiscal 2007.



    "We are pleased with the third quarter results and our continued

progress innovating our mobile imaging application." said James DeBello,

president and CEO, Mitek Systems. "We continue to invest in Mobile Deposit

while remaining debt-free and have received initial industry accolades,

being recently named one of 'Ten Technology Companies to Watch' by Bank

Technology News."



    The Company will host a conference call today at 11:00 a.m. Eastern

Time (10:00 a.m. Central Time/8:00 a.m. Pacific Time) to discuss its third

quarter fiscal 2008 results. The call can be accessed by calling

888-494-6099. The call can also be accessed live on the Investor Relations

section of the company's Web site at http://www.miteksystems.com, and a

replay will be available approximately two hours after the completion of

the call.



    Analysis of the Company's financial statements is available within the

Management's Discussion and Analysis section of the Form 10-QSB for the

quarter ended June 30, 2008, filed with the SEC and available on the SEC's

website at http://www.sec.gov. A printable copy of the financial report

will be posted on the Company's website at http://www.miteksystems.com.

    About Mitek Systems



    Mitek Systems (OTCBB: MITK; http://www.miteksystems.com) is an

innovator of image analytics and pattern recognition technologies used by

financial institutions, life science companies, and government agencies.

The company develops and markets the most comprehensive suite of

intelligent character recognition software used to test, clean, read and

authenticate imaged checks, documents and objects, and its software is used

to process more than nine billion transactions per year. For more

information about Mitek Systems, contact the company at 858-503-7810 or

visit http://www.miteksystems.com.



    Forward Looking Statement



    With the exception of historical matters, the matters discussed in this

news release are forward-looking statements that involve risks and

uncertainty. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to,

future financial and operating results, statements relating to the launch

of new products, entry into licensing agreements, and future prospects of

Mitek's recurring royalties growth and sales volume, including involving

ImageNet Payment or ImageNet Mobile Deposit. Actual results could differ

from such forward-looking statements. There can be no assurance that Mitek

will achieve results set forth herein. Mitek and Mitek Systems are

registered trademarks of Mitek Systems, Inc.






     Contacts:



     News Media

     Rogers & Cowan

     Jason Magner

     310-854-8128

     [email protected]



     Investors

     Mitek Systems Inc.

     Tesfaye Hailemichael

     858-503-7810

     [email protected]





     MITEK SYSTEMS, INC.

     CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET

     (Unaudited)



                                                  June 30,          June 30,

                                                    2008              2007



    ASSETS



     Current assets                             $2,901,000        $3,117,000

     Property and equipment - net                   79,000            62,000

     Software development costs                    124,000                 -

     Other assets                                   29,000            30,000



    TOTAL ASSETS                                $3,133,000        $3,209,000



    LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY



     Current liabilities                        $1,501,000        $1,382,000

     Long term liabilities                          53,000            40,000

    TOTAL LIABILITIES                            1,554,000         1,422,000



    Stockholders' equity:

     Common stock                                   17,000            17,000

     Additional paid-in capital                 14,765,000        14,545,000

     (Accumulated deficit)                     (13,203,000)      (12,775,000)

    Total stockholder's equity                   1,579,000         1,787,000



    TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY  $3,133,000        $3,209,000





     MITEK SYSTEMS, INC.

     STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

     (Unaudited)



                                 THREE MONTHS ENDED      NINE MONTHS ENDED

                                      June 30,                June 30,

                                  2008        2007        2008        2007



    NET SALES                  $1,681,000  $1,459,000  $4,206,000  $4,199,000



    OPERATING COSTS AND EXPENSES:

     Cost of sales                358,000     194,000     676,000     459,000

     Operations                    23,000      21,000      72,000      65,000

     Selling and marketing        413,000     312,000   1,093,000     862,000

     Research and development     432,000     437,000   1,464,000   1,434,000

     General and administrative   415,000     410,000   1,367,000   1,797,000



      Total costs and expenses  1,641,000   1,374,000   4,672,000   4,617,000



    OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)        40,000      85,000    (466,000)   (418,000)



     Other income - net             2,000       3,000       7,000       2,000



    INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE

     INCOME TAXES                  42,000      88,000    (459,000)   (416,000)



    PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES          -           -      (3,000)     (1,000)



    NET INCOME (LOSS)              42,000      88,000    (462,000)   (417,000)



    NET INCOME (LOSS) PER

     SHARE - BASIC                   0.00        0.01       (0.03)      (0.02)



    WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF

     COMMON SHARES

     OUTSTANDING - BASIC       16,751,137  16,751,137  16,751,137  16,750,408



    NET INCOME (LOSS) PER

     SHARE - DILUTED                 0.00        0.01       (0.03)      (0.02)



    WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF

     COMMON SHARES

     OUTSTANDING - DILUTED     16,751,137  16,809,426  16,751,137  16,750,408