News Story
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
VillageEDOCS Sees Continuing
Strong Growth In Revenues And Operating Income, With 2007 Revenues
Expected To Grow 25%
EBITDA To Increase Approximately 80-100%, Management
Tells Analysts
NEW YORK, Oct. 18, 2007—VillageEDOCS, Inc.
(OTCBB:VEDO), a rapidly growing Software
as a Service company providing proprietary on-demand outsource business
solutions, told analysts and brokers in meetings today
that it is “experiencing a continuing strong growth in revenues
and operating income, a trend which is accelerating and should create
operating records for 2007 and again in 2008,” according to Mason
Conner, Chief Executive Officer.
"Revenues this year should rise at least 25% to the
$16-17 million level, excluding the $3.5 million potential contribution
to be made by the pending acquisition of Questys Solutions," Mr.
Conner said. "Indications are that 2007 EBITDA should
rise to the range of $800,000 to $1,000,000 from last year's $500,000,
with the major part of this coming in the second half when our Tailored
Business Systems unit records the bulk of its profits as its municipal
government accounting and billing services clients enter the annual
property tax season," he said.
Mr. Conner told analysts and brokers that "the company
will cross over to bottom line profit in the second half of 2008
based on planned organic growth and net income from Questys Solutions.” He
noted that the company's EBITDA forecasts, a non-GAAP financial measure,
include non-cash depreciation and amortization charges as well as
SFAS 123(R) stock option vesting expenses and other charges which
are expected to total approximately $2 million in 2007, and that
each of the company's four subsidiaries is profitable on a stand
alone basis, as is Questys, whose acquisition is subject to due diligence
and financing requirements.
Mr. Conner pointed out that "Software as a Service as
a category is among the fastest growing segments of the software
industry, and lends itself to the roll up of multiple companies providing
complementary services. We intend to continue to build out
and populate our platform of non competing business information delivery
systems by acquiring synergistic companies with capabilities that
will enhance the breadth of our product offerings and provide excellent
cross selling opportunities. Our current and growing client
roster includes some 1,200 companies, with recurrent revenue running
some 80% annually, with clients running the gamut from county and
city governments to such industrial and financial institutions as
General Electric, Bridgestone-Firestone, McKesson, and Primerica.”
About
VillageEDOCS
VillageEDOCS, through its MessageVision subsidiary, is a leading provider
of comprehensive business information delivery services and products
for organizations with mission-critical needs, including major corporations,
government agencies and non-profit organizations. Through its
Tailored Business Systems subsidiary, VillageEDOCS provides accounting
and billing solutions for county and local governments. Through
its Resolutions subsidiary, VillageEDOCS provides products for document
management, document imaging, electronic forms, document archiving,
and e-mail archiving. Through its GoSolutions subsidiary, VillageEDOCS
provides enhanced voice and data delivery services. For further
information, visit our website at www.villageedocs.com.
Non-GAAP Financial Measure: Adjusted EBITDA
We believe “Adjusted EBITDA”, which is a non-GAAP financial
measure, provides useful information to investors and management by
excluding certain income, expenses, and gains and losses that may not
be indicative of our core operating and financial reports. We
believe that “Adjusted EBITDA” is a useful performance
measure because certain items included in the calculation of net income
(loss) may either mask or exaggerate trends in our ongoing operating
performance. We use “Adjusted EBITDA” on an ongoing
basis to track and assess our financial performance. You, however,
should not consider “Adjusted EBITDA” in isolation or as
a substitute for net income (loss) or any other measure for determining
our operating performance that is calculated in accordance with accounting
principals generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S.
GAAP,” “GAAP”). “Adjusted EBITDA” is
not necessarily comparable to similarly titled measures employed by
other companies. We expect future Adjusted EBITDA to vary significantly
from anticipated future net income (loss) because depreciation, amortization,
interest, tax, and stock option vesting expenses during 2007 and 2008
are expected to be at least as material as they were during 2006.
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP NET INCOME TO NON-GAAP
(unaudited and in thousands)
|
|
|
Year Ended
December 31, 2006 |
|
|
GAAP Net Loss |
$ |
(882.1) |
(a) |
|
Depreciation and amortization,
including amortization of intangible assets |
$ |
738.5 |
(b) |
|
Non-cash stock option vesting
expense resulting from the adoption of SFAS 123(R) |
$ |
557.1 |
(c) |
|
Interest expense, net of interest
income |
$ |
112.2 |
(d) |
|
Other (income) expense |
$ |
(40.1) |
(e) |
|
Provision for income taxes |
$ |
14.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA |
$ |
499.6 |
|
|
|
|
(a) Depreciation
and amortization, including amortization of intangible assets,
is reported in Depreciation and amortization, which is a component
of income (loss) from operations.
(b) Non-cash
stock option vesting expense resulting from the adoption of SFAS
123(R) is reported in General and administrative, which is a
component of income (loss) from operations.
(c) Interest
expense, net of interest income is not reported as a component
of income (loss) from operations
(d) Other
(income) expense is not reported as a component of income (loss)
from operations.
(e) Provision
for income taxes is not reported as a component of income (loss)
from operations. |
| Contact
Information: |
Mason Conner
Chief Executive Officer
VillageEDOCS, Inc. |
| Phone: |
714.368.8711 |
| or |
|
Ron Stabiner
Vice President
The Wall Street Group, Inc. |
| Phone: |
212.888.4848 |
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information
All statements in this press release that do not directly and exclusively
relate to historical facts constitute forward-looking statements within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements
made in this press release, including, without limitation, those relating
to our belief about the benefits the Company has derived, or may derive,
from pursuing its acquisition strategy or from acquiring GoSolutions
or from new management personnel or consultants, and our expectations
regarding future operating results, including such for the remainder
of 2007 or 2008, are forward-looking statements. These statements, and
other forward looking statements in this press release, represent the
Company’s plans, intentions, expectations and belief and are subject
to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to
differ materially from those projected or expressed herein. These
include, without limitation, risks associated with acquisitions, including
Questys Solutions, such as the inability to complete a transaction or
to assimilate and integrate new operations and retain key personnel,
uncertainties in the market, competition, legal, regulatory initiatives,
success of marketing efforts, availability, terms and deployment of capital,
personnel risks, and other risks detailed in the Company’s SEC
reports, of which many are beyond the control of the Company. Trading
in the Company's common stock is limited, and marketability of the stock
is restricted by penny stock regulations and the fact that our common
stock is traded on the OTCBB. The Company does not presently qualify,
and may never qualify, to be listed or quoted on any exchange or other
market. The Company assumes no obligation to update or alter the information
in this press release. Investors are cautioned not to put undue
reliance on any forward-looking statements. For these statements, we
claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements
contained in Section 21E of the Exchange Act.