Acies Corporation
Announces Record Fiscal Year Results
Company More than Doubles Revenue and
Reduces Net Loss by 73%; Conference Call and Web Cast Scheduled
for Thursday, July 6 at 4:15 p.m. EDT
NEW YORK- (BUSINESS WIRE) - June 30, 2006 - Acies Corporation
(OTCBB:ACIE), a financial services company specializing in
providing payment processing and online banking services to
small, medium and large-size merchants across the United States,
today announced results for the fiscal year ended March 31,
2006.
Financial and Operational Highlights for Fiscal Year Ended March
31, 2006 Compared to Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2005:
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Revenues rose to a record high of
approximately $9 million,
increasing 129% from $3.9 million.
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Corporate expenses dropped 42% to $2.3
million, down from $3.9
million.
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Net loss decreased 73% to
approximately $903,000, or $0.02
loss per fully diluted share, compared to $3.3 million, or
$0.09 loss per fully diluted share.
As of March 31, 2006, the Company had total shareholders' equity
of approximately $169,000.
Commenting on the results, Jeffrey Tischler, Chief Financial
Officer of Acies, noted, "We are very pleased with the continued
revenue ramp-up we are experiencing, which has been due largely
to the ongoing success of our aggressive sales and marketing
strategy designed to accelerate the expansion of our national
sales channels. Moving forward, Acies is executing a series of
exciting new marketing initiatives to promote greater sales
growth while also paying very close attention to maintaining
strict expense discipline. Collectively, we believe this is
precisely the right plan to help us achieve our ambitious growth
objectives."
Oleg Firer, Chairman and CEO of Acies, added, "2006 was indeed
an exciting year of growth for Acies; representing a year in
which we established our Company as a serious player in the
national financial services arena. Moving forward, we intend to
build on our success by attracting a much broader team of
Independent Sales Organizations and Independent Sales Agents to
the Acies' enterprise. Through adoption of clever and innovative
marketing programs created to offer win-win-win financial
opportunities for Acies, our sales channels and our merchant
accounts, we remain confident that 2007 will indeed be another
year of significant growth and success for our Company."
Due to the Fourth of July holiday, Acies will delay its public
conference call until Thursday, July 6, 2006. Acies will host a
teleconference that afternoon, beginning at 4:15 PM Eastern, and
invites all interested parties to join management in a
discussion regarding the Company's financial results, corporate
progress and other meaningful developments. The conference call
can be accessed via telephone by dialing 1-800-259-0251 and
entering the passcode 81608832, or via the Internet at
www.aciesinc.com. For those unable to participate at that time,
a replay of the web cast will be available for 90 days on
www.aciesinc.com.
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:
Dodi Handy
President and CEO
Elite Financial Communications Group
(407) 585-1080
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