Global Axcess Corp Reports Second Quarter 2012 Results

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Aug. 20, 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 second quarter, the period ended June 30, 2012.

"We faced a series of challenges during the quarter, and these events impacted our volumes and profit margins," commented Michael Loiacono, Chief Financial Officer. "However, we believe the majority of issues that affected performance, particularly that of our ATM operations, have since been addressed. In addition, we are undertaking a number initiatives to continue improving the performance of both our ATM and DVD businesses and streamline our cost structure."

In a separate press release the Company announced the hiring of Kevin L. Reager as its new President, Chief Executive Officer and Director.

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

ATM Business Line

• Second quarter 2012 surcharge transactions decreased 1.6% compared to surcharge transactions for the first quarter of 2012 and increased by 8.2% compared to surcharge transactions for the second quarter of 2011.
• Second quarter 2012 ATM services revenue decreased by 2.5% over ATM services revenue for the first quarter of 2012 and increased by 12% over ATM services revenue for the second quarter of 2011.
• Second quarter 2012 ATM services gross profit was $2.1 million compared to $2.4 million in the first quarter of 2012 and compared to $2.7 million for the second quarter of 2011.
• Second quarter 2012 ATM services adjusted EBITDA was $1.1 million, compared to $1.4 million for the first quarter of 2012 and $1.7 million for the second quarter of 2011.

DVD Business Line

• Second quarter 2012 consolidated DVD services revenue was $1.1 million, compared to $1.1 million for the first quarter of 2012 and compared to $2.0 million for the second quarter of 2011.
• Second quarter 2012 consolidated DVD services gross profit was $313,000 compared to $226,000 in the first quarter of 2012 and compared to $342,000 for the second quarter of 2011.
• Second quarter 2012 DVD services adjusted EBITDA was $129,000 compared to $41,000 for the first quarter of 2011 and compared to $(113,000) for the second quarter of 2011.

SG&A

• Second quarter 2012 consolidated SG&A was $1.6 million or 19.4% of revenue, compared to $1.7 million or 20.9% of revenue for the first quarter of 2012 and $1.8 million or 22.1% of revenue for the second quarter of 2011.

Michael Loiacono, Chief Financial Officer commented, "While we generated 12% year-over-year ATM services growth, both organic and acquisitive, there was a downturn in ATM transactions in the last six weeks of the second quarter as well as flat DVD revenues. We had several non-recurring challenges, including the lower-than-expected ATM transactions as well as an issue with a third-party ATM vendor that impacted both hardware and software in the machines, thus lowering revenues for the quarter. DVD rentals are highly correlated to new movie releases of which there were significantly fewer during the second quarter, which led to lower volumes. In addition, we had 70 fewer DVD kiosks in the marketplace than last year as they were awaiting redeployment after being removed from the major grocery store chain at the end of 2011."

Second Quarter 2012 Financial Results

The Company reported consolidated revenues of $8.2 million for the second quarter ended June 30, 2012. This was down 1.7% sequentially from first quarter 2012 revenue of $8.3 million and down 1.7% compared to $8.3 million for the second quarter of 2011. ATM revenue for the second quarter of 2012 was $7.1 million as compared to $7.2 million in the first quarter of 2012 and $6.3 million in the year-ago period. DVD rental revenue for the second quarter of 2012 was $1.1 million as compared to $1.1 million in the first quarter of 2012 and $2.0 million in the year-ago period.

Gross profit was approximately $2.4 million, or 29.6% gross margin, for the second quarter 2012 compared sequentially to $2.7 million, or 32.1% gross margin in the first quarter of 2012 and compared to $3.1 million, or 36.9% gross margin, for the second quarter of 2011. Operating loss was $(252,000) compared sequentially to an operating loss of $(35,000) in the first quarter of 2012 and compared to operating income of $320,000 for the second quarter of 2011. During the second quarter of 2012, the Company recorded net interest expense of $301,000, compared sequentially to net interest expense of $255,000 for the first quarter of 2012 and compared to $179,000 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 second quarter of 2012 was $754,000 compared sequentially to $928,000 in the first quarter of 2012 and compared to $1.2 million for the second quarter of 2011. Adjusted EBITDA (EBITDA before stock compensation expenses, restructuring charges, gain or loss on sale of assets and impairment of assets) was $829,000 for the second quarter of 2012, which was below guidance of $1.0 million. This compared sequentially to $925,0000 for the first quarter of 2012 and compares to $1.2 million for the second 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 second quarter was $(576,000), or a loss of $(0.03) per basic and diluted share. This compared sequentially to a net loss of $(291,000), or a loss of $(0.01) per basic and diluted share in the first quarter of 2012 and compared to net income of $183,000, or $0.01 per basic and diluted share, for the same period of 2011.

Year-to-Date 2012 Financial Results

For the six months ended June 30, 2012, total revenue was a record $16.5 million, an increase of 1.3%, compared to $16.2 million for the same period of 2011. Gross profit for the six months ended June 30, 2012 was $5.1 million, or 30.8% gross margin, compared to $6.1 million, reflecting a gross margin of 37.8% for the comparable 2011 period.

Operating loss from operations for six months ended June 30, 2012 was $(286,000), including a $48,000 restructuring charge. This compared to operating income of $82,000 for the same period of 2011, which included a $512,000 restructuring charge.  

Net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2012 was $(867,000), or $(0.04) loss per basic and diluted share compared to a net loss of $(360,000), or $(0.02) loss per basic and diluted share for the same period in 2011.

For the six months ended June 30, 2012, EBITDA was $1.7 million compared to $1.8 million for the same period in 2011. Adjusted EBITDA was $1.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012 compared to $2.4 million in the same period last year.

Balance Sheet and Cash Flows

As of June 30, 2012, the Company had approximately $301,000 in cash compared to approximately $975,000 as of December 31, 2011.

Net cash provided by operating activities during the six months ended ended June 30, 2012 was $1.7 million compared to net cash provided by operating activities of approximately $943,000 during the six months ended June 30, 2011.

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 or loss 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 Monday, August 20, 2012 at 10 a.m. ET to discuss financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 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.

There will be a playback available until August 27, 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 4557199 for the replay. A transcript of the conference call will be available on the Company's website on Thursday, August 23, 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
[email protected]

Hayden IR:
Brett Maas or Jeff Stanlis: (646) 536-7331
[email protected] / [email protected]

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

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Other factors that could cause the Company's actual performance or results to differ from its projected results are described in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and Current Reports on Form 8-K. You should not read forward-looking statements as a guarantee of future performance or results. They will not necessarily be accurate indications of the times at or by which such performance or results will be achieved. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date the statements are made and are based on information available at the time those statements are made and/or management's good faith belief as of that time with respect to future events. The Company assumes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting forward-looking information.

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The following table sets forth a reconciliation of net income (loss) from operations to EBITDA from operations for the three months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011:

The following table sets forth a reconciliation of net income (loss) to EBITDA from operations before restructuring charges, stock compensation expense, and (gain) loss on sale of assets ("Adjusted EBITDA") for the three months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011:

The following table sets forth a reconciliation of net loss from operations to EBITDA from operations for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011:

The following table sets forth a reconciliation of net loss to EBITDA from operations before restructuring charges, stock compensation expense, gain on sale of assets and other non-operating expense, net ("Adjusted EBITDA") for the six months ended June 30, 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, net.

BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION

FASB requires that companies report separately in the financial statements certain financial and descriptive information about segment revenues, income and assets. The method for determining what information is reported is based on the way that management organizes the operating segments for making operational decisions and assessments of financial performance. In computing operating loss and net loss for the DVD services business and the ATM services business, no allocations of general corporate expenses have been made and these are included in the Corporate Support services business.   

The following table summarizes our revenues, gross profit, SG&A, stock compensation expenses, depreciation and amortization, impairment of assets and long-lived assets, restructuring charges, operating income (loss), net income (loss) and Adjusted EBITDA by segment for the periods indicated below.

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.  

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