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Acies Corporation
Announces Financial Results for Fiscal 2007
Record Revenues Reported with 32% Increase
over Fiscal 2006
NEW YORK- (BUSINESS WIRE) - June 25,
2007 - Acies Corporation (OTCBB:ACIE), a business services
company specializing in providing payment processing services
primarily to small- to medium-size merchants across the United
States, today announced its financial results for the fiscal
year ended March 31, 2007.
Financial Highlights for the Fiscal
Year Ended March 31, 2007 Compared to Fiscal Year Ended March
31, 2006:
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Revenues increased 32% to $11,823,326, up
from $8,979,849.
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Gross margin was $1,169,010, as compared
with $1,387,804, decreasing as a result of greater pricing
pressure in certain merchant industries, and a greater
proportion of business sourced through the lower-margin indirect
sales channel.
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Corporate expenses totaled $2,272,653
(including non-cash charges for option expense and restricted
stock of $347,273), which represented 19.2% of revenues,
compared to corporate expenses of $2,265,685 (including non-cash
charges for restricted stock expense of $82,500, which
represented 25.2% of revenues.
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Net loss increased to $1,130,717, or $0.02
loss per share, from a loss of $903,310, or $0.02 loss per
share. The increase was due principally to the decreased gross
margin and increased interest expense.
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Secured $2 million line of credit, of
which $363,154 was the outstanding principal amount as of March
31, 2007.
Oleg Firer, President and Chief Executive
Officer of Acies, commented, "Fiscal 2007 was a year of
transition, challenges and continued growth for Acies. Revenues
have continued to grow, even as we went through a series of
changes in the leadership of our sales function, and faced a
more competitive payment processing landscape with limited
resources to invest in marketing. Beginning in November 2006, we
were able to draw upon a new credit facility and, in the final
weeks of the fiscal year, we hired a new senior vice president
of sales and marketing to bring stability and experience to that
most critical area. I am optimistic that we will resume rapidly
growing our recurring revenue base, with a greater proportion of
new business generated by direct sales, which in combination
with continued expense control, will push us forward to achieve
profitability." Firer added, "Having gained deeper understanding
and expertise relating to industry-specific needs, and an
expanded suite of state-of-the-art services and products, Acies
is well on its way to becoming a premier provider of
comprehensive payment processing solutions to small- to
medium-size merchants across the country."
About Acies Corporation (pronounced "ay-see-us")
Headquartered in New York City, Acies Corporation is a financial
services company that, through its wholly owned subsidiary,
Acies, Inc., specializes in providing payment processing and
online banking services to small, medium, and large-size
merchants across the United States. Acies' payment processing
services enable merchants to process Credit, Debit, Electronic
Benefit Transfer (EBT), Check Conversion, and Gift & Loyalty
transactions. Acies also offers traditional and next-generation
point-of-sale (POS) terminals, which enable merchants to utilize
Acies' payment processing services. Acies' banking services
offer customers traditional banking services and the ability for
customers to apply for an on-line bank account and pay bills
electronically. For more information, visit http://www.aciesinc.com.
"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995: This press release contains or may contain
forward-looking statements such as statements regarding the
Company's growth and profitability, growth strategy, liquidity
and access to public markets, operating expense reduction, and
trends in the industry in which the Company operates. The
forward-looking statements contained in this press release are
also subject to other risks and uncertainties, including those
more fully described in the Company's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, including the risk factors
in its form 10-KSB for the year ended March 31, 2005. The
Company assumes no obligation to update these forward-looking
statements to reflect actual results, changes in risks,
uncertainties or assumptions underlying or affecting such
statements, or for prospective events that may have a
retroactive effect.
For More Information, Please
Contact:
Acies Corporation
Jeffrey A. Tischler
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
212-931-5182
jeff@aciesinc.com |
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