Acies Corporation Announces
Financial Results for Fiscal First Quarter of 2008
Record First Quarter Revenues Reported With 12%
Increase Over Prior Year
NEW YORK- (BUSINESS WIRE) - August 10,
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 its fiscal
first quarter ended June 30, 2007.
Financial Highlights for the
Quarter Ended June 30, 2007 Compared to Quarter Ended June 30,
2006:
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Revenues increased 12% to $3,373,139, up
from $3,013,179.
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Gross margin was $374,651, as compared
with $399,775, decreasing as a result of a greater concentration
of merchants in certain lower-margin industries, and a greater
proportion of business sourced through the lower-margin indirect
sales channel.
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General, administrative and selling
("G&A") expenses totaled $580,134 which represented 17.2% of
revenues, compared to $487,772, which represented 16.2% of
revenues.
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Net loss increased to $237,293, or $0.00
per share, from a loss of $87,997, or $0.00 per share. The
increase was due principally to the decreased gross margin, and
interest expense relating to amounts borrowed under our credit
facility.
Oleg Firer, President and Chief Executive
Officer of Acies, commented, "Although we are pleased with the
12% year-over-year revenue increase for the quarter, we have
implemented measures to bring our growth rate back to its
historically higher levels. We have made changes in our sales
team and strategy, as we continue to focus our efforts on
certain industry verticals, including petroleum, supermarkets,
restaurants and hospitality. In addition, we have upgraded our
operations infrastructure to better complement our marketing
strategy and support future growth." Firer added, "I am
confident that Acies will be back on track toward our goal of
growing revenue to reach profitability as soon as possible."
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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