Company News
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
VillageEDOCS' 2006 Revenues Up 47% from 2005 and Gross Profit
Up 37%.
Tustin, CA - April 3, 2007 - VillageEDOCS (OTCBB: VEDO)
announced today its financial results for 2006.
"We are very pleased to report revenue of $12,912,173 for 2006.
These results in 2006 reflect a year of significant accomplishment
for VillageEDOCS -- a year of strong operating results and tangible,
sustainable progress in shaping the company to further strengthen
our ability to drive reliable organic growth and integrate new
acquisitions," said Chief Executive Officer Mason Conner." Reliable
growth is always in style for long-term investors. Our investors
have looked at our company over an extended horizon. Over the past
four years, our revenue has grown from $1.9 million to $12.9 million.
It took courage for our shareholders to continue to invest in the
company. We thank all of you who have invested in the VillageEDOCS
in the past and those who invest in the future."
Mr. Conner continued, "Being a reliable growth company requires
consistent execution on strategic principles that drive performance
every quarter of every year. In 2006, we invested in capabilities
that create stronger organic growth and strengthened our ability
to assimilate new acquisitions. These capabilities include investing
in leadership. Jerry Kendall joined in March as President and COO
of VillageEDOCS with responsibility for all Strategic Business
Units. Joe Torano joined in September as Executive Vice President
of Sales and Marketing with responsibility for all sales and marketing.
We engaged a New York-based investment banking firm to assist us
in expanding our acquisition activities."
Net revenue from external customers for 2006 was $12,912,173,
a 47% increase over 2005 net revenue of $8,768,446.
During 2006, our wholly-owned subsidiaries GoSolutions, Inc. ("GSI"),
MessageVision, Inc. ("MVI"), Tailored Business Systems, Inc. ("TBS),
and Phoenix Forms, Inc. ("Resolutions") generated 29%, 22%, 32%,
and 17% of our net revenue, respectively. During 2005, MVI, TBS,
and Resolutions generated 35%, 43%, and 22% of our net revenue,
respectively.
As anticipated, the most significant factor in the increase in
consolidated revenue during 2006 was the consolidation of the revenue
of GSI from the date of acquisition (May 1, 2006).
Revenue increased 9% at TBS due to increases in revenue from printing,
maintenance agreements, online services, and software that resulted
from pursuing a strategy to expand our sales of printing business
into new areas, building upon the property tax form processing
which has historically produced the largest share of our overall
printing revenue. These increases were partially offset by decreases
in hardware sales, installation, and training which resulted in
part from our strategy to promote online, usage-based services
rather than single unit product sales.
Revenue increased 14% at Resolutions due to increases in sales
of our proprietary products and services as offset by decreases
in sales of maintenance agreements for certain third party software
products that resulted from the expiration of certain of our contracts
with third party software companies. In addition, revenue for 2006
increased due to the consolidation of Resolution's results for
the full year as compared to nine months in 2005 (from date of
acquisition).
Revenue decreased at MVI by 7% due to a slight reduction in revenue
from monthly fixed charges and a temporary reduction in sales staff
and related expenses. During 2006, sales efforts were directed
toward pursuing sales to larger clients. While such sales typically
involve longer and more complex sales cycles, we believe they provide
a greater protection from pricing erosion due to the additional
functionality and integration that are elements more often associated
with our larger client relationships.
Gross profit for 2006 increased 37% to $7,804,771 as compared
to $5,709,130 in 2005. The increase in 2006 of $2,095,641 resulted
from the addition of $2,886,278 from GSI as well as an increase
of $75,118 from Resolutions. These increases were offset by decreases
of $193,029 and $672,726 from MVI and TBS, respectively. Gross
profit margin for 2006 was 60% compared to 65% for 2005
Operating expenses for 2006 increased 54% to $8,600,764 compared
to $5,583,944 reported in 2005. The most significant factor in
the total increase was the addition of approximately $2.6 million
in operating expenses of GSI.
In addition, operating expenses for the holding company increased
by 109% as a result of (1) increased compensation, legal, and accounting
expenses incurred in connection with our strategy to better prepare
our company to manage planned growth, (2) recognizing approximately
$560,000 in non-cash compensation expense associated with the vesting
of incentive stock options as a result of the adoption of Statement
of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (revised 2004), "Share-Based
Payment," ("SFAS 123(R)") effective January 1, 2006.
Operating expenses were also impacted by significantly higher
depreciation and amortization expenses, which increased by approximately
$445,000 to $738,504 primarily due to an increase in amortization
expense related to approximately $3.1 million in intangible assets
acquired in our purchase of GSI.
As a result of the foregoing, the Company reported an operating
loss for 2006 of $795,993, compared to an operating income of $125,186
for 2005.
Net loss for 2006 was $882,132, or $0.01 per share, compared to
a net loss of $8,144,928, or $0.10 per share, for 2005 on weighted
average shares of 131,185,095 and 82,728,108, respectively
During 2006, our operations provided net cash of $376,624; however,
our investing and financing activities used net cash of $29,219
and $540,637, respectively.
We used $546,562 in cash repaying debt to the former TBS owners,
the former Resolutions owners, and to dissenting shareholders of
GSI whose claims were settled after the acquisition was closed
About VillageEDOCS
VillageEDOCS, through our MessageVision subsidiary, is a leading
provider of comprehensive business-to-business business information
delivery services and products for organizations with mission-critical
needs, including major corporations, government agencies and non-profit
organizations. Through our Tailored Business Systems subsidiary,
we provide accounting and billing solutions for county and local
governments. Through our Resolutions subsidiary, we provide 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.
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, our expectations regarding future operating
results, including such for the fourth quarter of 2006, and our
belief that we will not record any derivative liabilities during
2006, 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, , such as the inability 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.
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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
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the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements
contained in Section 21E of the Exchange Act.