Global Axcess Corp Reports Record First Quarter 2012 Revenue

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., May 15, 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 March 31, 2012. The Company also provided an outlook for the second quarter of 2012.

"We exceeded our revenue and EBITDA guidance for the first quarter and generated a new record for quarterly revenues," commented Lock Ireland, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors and Interim Chief Executive Officer. "The year-over-year increase was again due to strong ATM growth, both organic and acquisitive. We are benefitting from the strategic acquisitions made in the last year, as well as the additions of new ATMs installed during 2011 and the surcharge increase that we instituted in the first quarter of 2011."

Key financial and operational statistics in the first quarter of 2012 include:

ATM Business Line

• First quarter 2012 surcharge transactions increased 12.2% compared to surcharge transactions for the fourth quarter of 2011 and increased by 11.5% compared to surcharge transactions for the first quarter of 2011.
• First quarter 2012 ATM services revenue increased by 12.2% over ATM services revenue for the fourth quarter of 2011 and increased by 21.6% over ATM services revenue for the first quarter of 2011.
• First quarter 2012 ATM services gross profit was $2.4 million compared to $2.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2011 and compared to $2.6 million for the first quarter of 2011.
• First quarter 2012 ATM services adjusted EBITDA was $1.4 million, compared to $1.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2011 and $1.5 million for the first quarter of 2011.

DVD Business Line

• First quarter 2012 consolidated DVD services revenue was $1.1 million, compared to $1.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2011 and compared to $2.0 million for the first quarter of 2011.
• First quarter 2012 consolidated DVD services gross profit was $226,000 compared to $253,000 in the fourth quarter of 2011 and compared to $523,000 for the first quarter of 2011.
• First quarter 2012 DVD services adjusted EBITDA was $41,000 compared to $23,500 for the fourth quarter of 2011 and compared to $40,000 for the first quarter of 2011.

SG&A

• First quarter 2012 consolidated SG&A was $1.7 million or 20.9% of revenue, compared to $1.7 million or 22% of revenue for the fourth quarter of 2011 and $2.0 million or 24.4% of revenue for the first quarter of 2011.

Michael Loiacono, Chief Financial Officer commented, "As disclosed previously, we did experience some margin compression in the quarter due to changes in two of our multi-year ATMs renewal contracts and integration of our latest ATM transaction acquisitions to our system. Even as we generate additional revenue, we are controlling expenses. SG&A expenses are down approximately 11%, and total operating expenses are down 19%, year over year."

Mr. Ireland concluded, "Our pipeline of ATM opportunities has never been more robust. This includes acquisition opportunities as well as organic opportunities. We are also completing RFPs (Request for Proposals), which we will bid on in the next three to six months and longer term. We signed an agreement to be the exclusive provider of ATM services to an 8,000 C-store buying group and are seeing escalating interest from the buying group's clients. We continue to work closely with The Exchange and are deploying an additional 40 DVD kiosks in selected commissaries in the U.S. In addition, we are working on setting up our first overseas deployment of DVD kiosks for the Exchange. All of these provide substantial opportunities for ATM and DVD growth in 2012 and beyond."

First Quarter 2012 Financial Results

The Company reported consolidated revenues of $8.3 million for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012, which exceeded guidance of $8.0 million. This was up 8.6% sequentially from fourth quarter 2011 revenue of $7.6 million and up 4.4% compared to $8.0 million for the first quarter of 2011.

Gross profit was approximately $2.7 million, or 32.1% gross margin, for the first quarter 2012 compared sequentially to $2.9 million, or 37.5% gross margin in the fourth quarter of 2011 and compared to $3.1 million, or 38.7% gross margin, for the first quarter of 2011. Operating loss was ($35,000) compared sequentially to operating income of $133,000 in the fourth quarter of 2011 and compared to an operating loss of ($238,000) for the first quarter of 2011. During the first quarter of 2012, the Company recorded net interest expense of $255,000, compared sequentially to net interest expense of $199,000 for the fourth quarter of 2011 and compared to $171,000 for the same period of 2011. The increase was mainly due to an increase in debt.

EBITDA (earnings before net interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) for the first quarter of 2012 was $928,000 compared sequentially to $1.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2011 and compared to $513,000 for the first quarter of 2011. Adjusted EBITDA (EBITDA before restructuring charges, stock compensation expense, gain on sale of assets and other non-operating expense) was $925,000 for the first quarter of 2012, which exceeded guidance of $850,000. This compared sequentially to $1.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2011 and compares to $1.1 million for the first quarter of 2011. 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 first quarter was ($291,000) or a loss of ($0.01) per basic and diluted share. This compared sequentially to a net loss of ($126,000), or a loss of ($0.01) per basic and diluted share in the fourth quarter of 2011 and compared to a net loss of ($544,000), or a loss of ($0.02) per basic and diluted share, for the same period of 2011.

Balance Sheet and Cash Flows

As of March 31, 2012, the Company had $739,000 in cash compared to $975,000 as of December 31, 2011.

Net cash provided by operating activities during the quarter ended March 31, 2012 was $1,261,000, compared to net cash used in operating activities of $28,000 during the quarter ended March 31, 2011.

Second Quarter 2012 Outlook

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 Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at 10 a.m. ET to discuss financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2012.

Anyone interested in participating should call 1-877-941-8416 (domestic) or 1-480-629-9808 (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 http://viavid.net/dce.aspx?sid=00009753.

There will be a playback available until May 22, 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 4536685 for the replay. A transcript of the conference call will be available on the Company's website on Friday, May 18, 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 5,200 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.

Investor Relations Contacts:
Michael Loiacono
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Hayden IR:
Brett Maas or Jeff Stanlis: (646) 536-7331
[email protected] / [email protected]

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The following table sets forth a reconciliation of net loss to EBITDA from operations for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011:

The following table sets forth a reconciliation of net loss to Adjusted EBITDA from operations for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011:

EBITDA (a non-GAAP measure) is defined as earnings before net interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.  Adjusted EBITDA is defined as EBITDA from operations before restructuring charges, stock compensation expense, gain on sale of assets and other non-operating expense.

The following table summarizes our revenue, gross profit, SG&A, stock compensation expense, depreciation and amortization, impairment of assets, restructuring charges, operating loss, net loss and Adjusted EBITDA by segment for the periods indicated below.

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