Global Axcess Corp Reports Fourth Quarter 2011 Results

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., March 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Axcess Corp (OTC Bulletin Board: GAXC; the "Company"), an independent provider of self-service kiosk solutions, today announced financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2011. The Company also provided an outlook for the first quarter of 2012 and full year 2012.

"The year 2011 was pivotal for Global Axcess and we accomplished many of the goals we set at this time last year," commented Lock Ireland, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors and Interim Chief Executive Officer. "We have stabilized our ATM and DVD product portfolios and developed a multi-tiered strategy for profitable growth. In addition, we made significant ATM acquisitions, revisited all of our contracts and recently renewed our largest two agreements with three and five year terms. During 2011, we reduced annualized expenses by an estimated $1.0 million, of which approximately $640,000 was realized in fiscal 2011. Additionally we changed the composition of, and strengthened, our board of directors."

Key financial and operational statistics in the fourth quarter of 2011 include:

ATM Business Line

• Fourth quarter 2011 surcharge transactions decreased 2.2% compared to surcharge transactions for the third quarter of 2011 and increased by 7.2% compared to surcharge transactions for the fourth quarter of 2010.
• Fourth quarter 2011 ATM services revenue increased by 1.2% over ATM services revenue for the third quarter of 2011 and increased by 21.9% over ATM services revenue for the fourth quarter of 2010.
• Fourth quarter 2011 ATM services gross profit was $2.6 million compared to $2.7 million in the third quarter of 2011 and compared to $2.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2010.
• Fourth quarter 2011 ATM services adjusted EBITDA was $1.6 million, compared to $1.7 million for the third quarter of 2011 and $1.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2010.

DVD Business Line

• Fourth quarter 2011 consolidated DVD services revenue was $1.2 million, compared to $1.7 million for the third quarter of 2011 and compared to $790,000 for the fourth quarter of 2010.
• Fourth quarter 2011 consolidated DVD services gross profit was $254,000 compared to $357,000 in the third quarter of 2011 and compared to ($191,000) for the fourth quarter of 2010.
• Fourth quarter 2011 DVD services adjusted EBITDA was $23,500 compared to ($9,000) for the third quarter of 2011 and compared to ($507,000) for the fourth quarter of 2010.

SG&A

• Fourth quarter 2011 consolidated SG&A was $1.7 million or 22.0% of revenue, compared to $2.0 million or 24.3% of revenue for the third quarter of 2011 and $1.9 million or 31.7% of revenue for the fourth quarter of 2010.

Michael Loiacono, Chief Financial Officer explained, "We exceeded our revenue and EBITDA guidance for the fourth quarter and generated record full year revenues of almost $32 million, which is over 40% higher than last year. The year-over-year increase was due to strong ATM growth, both organic and acquisitive, increased surcharge fees and DVD revenue growth due to the acquisition of The Exchange. Our faster, higher-capacity kiosks were deployed to The Exchange locations by the end of the fourth quarter according to plan. Absent the non-cash impairment charges  and restructuring charges incurred during 2011, we would have shown a profit for 2011."

Mr. Ireland added, "We have found additional opportunities for expansion with The Exchange locations and are setting up a deployment schedule now to meet this demand. We are generating additional revenue from our recent ATM acquisitions but expect some margin compression in the first and second quarter as we integrate them into our system as well as some compression due to the changes in the multi-year ATM renewal contracts we finalized during the fourth quarter of 2011 and first quarter of 2012. We are now well-positioned to focus on our strategy of profitable growth, which includes pursuing accretive ATM portfolio acquisitions and aggressive ATM branding. That, combined with our persistent focus on expense reductions and productivity improvements last year, should lead to increased profitability in 2012 and beyond. To date, only 7% of our ATMs are branded by financial institutions, delivering incremental royalty income. We expect to increase this percentage, accelerating our overall growth, during 2012."

Fourth Quarter 2011 Financial Results

The Company reported consolidated revenues of $7.6 million for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2011, which exceeded guidance of $7.3 million. This was up 25.7% compared to $6.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2010. DVD rental revenue for the fourth quarter of 2011 was $1.2 million as compared to $1.7 million in the third quarter of 2011 and $790,000 in the year-ago period.

Gross profit was $2.9 million, or 37.5% gross margin, for the fourth quarter compared to $2.0 million, or 33.7% gross margin, for the fourth quarter of 2010. Operating income was $133,000 for the fourth quarter of 2011. This compared to an operating loss of $1.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2010. During the fourth quarter of 2011, the Company recorded net interest expense of $199,000, compared to net interest expense of $153,000 for the same period of 2010. The increase was mainly due to an increase in debt.

EBITDA (earnings before net interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) for the fourth quarter of 2011 was $1.1 million. This compared to $(416,000) for the fourth quarter of 2010. Adjusted EBITDA (EBITDA before stock compensation expenses, restructuring charges, gain on sale of assets and impairment of assets) was $1.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2011, which exceeded guidance of $1.0 million, compared to $126,000 for the fourth quarter of 2010. EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA represent non-GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) financial measures. A table reconciling these measures to the appropriate GAAP measures is included in this release.

Net loss for the fourth quarter was $126,000, or ($0.01) per basic and diluted share, compared to a net loss of $1.2 million, or ($0.05) per basic and diluted share, for the same period of 2010. During the fourth quarter of 2011, the Company incurred non-recurring expenses such as accelerated amortization of customer acquisition costs, impairment of long-lived assets, executive search fees, customer de-installation accruals and restructuring expenses. Excluding fourth quarter non-recurring expenses and tax expenses totaling $312,000, net income for the quarter would have been $186,000, or $0.01 per basic and diluted share.

Year-to-Date 2011 Financial Results

For the year ended December 31, 2011, total revenue was a record $31.9 million, an increase of 40.4%, compared to $22.7 million for the same period of 2010. Gross profit for the year ended December 31, 2011 was $12.1 million, or 37.9% gross margin, compared to $9.4 million, reflecting a gross margin of 41.3% for the comparable 2010 period.

Operating loss from operations for the year of 2011 was $1,029,000, which included a $1.2 million non-cash impairment of assets and restructuring charges of approximately $949,000. Excluding the impairment and restructuring charges, operating income would have been $1.1 million for the full year of 2011. This compared to an operating loss of $434,000 for the same period of 2010, which included a $482,000 non-cash impairment of assets. Excluding the impairment, operating income would have been $48,000 for the full year of 2010.

Net loss for the year was $1.9 million, or $0.08 loss per basic and diluted share compared to a net loss of $854,000, or $0.04 loss per basic and diluted share for the same period in 2010. The full year 2011 net loss included $1.2 million of non-cash impairment of assets and approximately $949,000 of restructuring charges. Excluding the impairment and restructuring charges, net income would have been approximately $255,000 for 2011.

Full year 2011 EBITDA was $2.4 million compared to $1.9 million for the same period in 2010. Full year 2011 Adjusted EBITDA increased to $4.7 million from $2.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2010.

Balance Sheet and Cash Flows

The Company ended the full year of 2011 with $975,000 in cash compared to approximately $1.7 million as of December 31, 2010.

Net cash provided by operating activities during the year ended December 31, 2011 was $1.5 million, compared to net cash provided by operating activities of approximately $2.4 million during the full year ended December 31, 2010.

Disclosure of Non-GAAP Financial Information

EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP financial measures provided as a complement to results prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted within the United States of America ("GAAP") and may not be comparable to similarly-titled measures reported by other companies. Management believes that the presentation of these measures and the identification of unusual, non-recurring, or non-cash items enhance an investor's understanding of the underlying trends in the Company's business and provide for better comparability between periods in different years.  However, non-GAAP net income should not be construed as an alternative to GAAP as an indicator of our operating performance because the items excluded from the non-GAAP measures often have a material impact on results of operations. Therefore, management uses - and investors should use - non-GAAP measures in conjunction with our reported GAAP results.

EBITDA excludes interest expense, tax benefit, depreciation expenses and amortization expenses.   Adjusted EBITDA excludes impairment of assets, restructuring charges, stock compensation expense,  gain on sale of assets, other non-operating expense and loss on early extinguishment of debt.  Since Adjusted EBITDA exclude certain non-recurring or non-cash items, these measures may not be comparable to similarly-titled measures employed by other companies. The non-GAAP financial measures presented herein should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for operating income, net income, cash flows from operating, investing, or financing activities, or other income or cash flow statement data prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Conference Call Information

The Company has scheduled a conference call on Thursday, March 29, 2012 at 10 a.m. ET to discuss financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2011.

Anyone interested in participating should call 1-877-941-4774 (domestic) or 1-480-629-9760 (international), approximately 5 to 10 minutes prior to the start of the call. Investors will also have the opportunity to download a presentation, and to listen to the conference call and the replay on the "Events and Presentations" section of the Global Axcess website at: http://www.globalaxcess.biz/investors/events.php or at https://viavid.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1004396.

There will be a playback available until April 5, 2012. To listen to the playback, please call 1-877-870-5176 if calling within the United States or 1-858-384-5517 if calling internationally. Please use pass code 4523132 for the replay. A transcript of the conference call will be available on the Company's website on Monday, April 2, 2012 or by calling Brett Maas of Hayden IR at 646-536-7331.

About Global Axcess Corp  

Headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, Global Axcess Corp was founded in 2001 with a mission to emerge as the leading independent provider of self-service kiosk services in the United States. The Company provides turnkey ATM and other self-service kiosk management solutions that include cash and inventory management, project and account management services. Global Axcess Corp currently owns, manages or operates more than 5,300 ATMs and DVD kiosks in its national network spanning 43 states.  For more information on the Company, please visit http://www.globalaxcess.biz.  For more information on Nationwide Money Services, please visit http://www.nationwidemoney.com.

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