Exhibit 99.1
Beacon Solutions Announces Third Quarter Results
Quarterly Revenue Increases 29% to $3.0 Million, Fiscal Year-To-Date Revenue Up 75% to $7.1 million
LOUISVILLE, KY; ZURICH, SWITZERLAND; August 12, 2009 -- Beacon Enterprise Solutions Group, Inc. (OTCBB: BEAC), a global leader in the design, implementation and management of high performance Layer 1 network solutions, today announced its financial results for the third quarter and fiscal year-to-date ended June 30, 2009.
Revenue for the quarter and fiscal year-to-date ended June 30, 2009, was $3.0 million and $7.1 million respectively, up from $2.4 million and $4.1 million in the prior year period, an increase of 29% and 75% respectively.
Fiscal Third Quarter Highlights:
Excluding non-cash charges, interest, and non-recurring expenses adjusted EBITDA, defined below, during the quarter and year-to-date ended June 30, 2009, improved by 3% to
approximately ($656,000) and 7% to ($2,067,000) respectively vs. approximately ($678,000) and ($2,229,000) during the prior year period.
Including non-cash charges, interest and extraordinary expenses, the net loss per share during the quarter and year-to-date periods narrowed to ($0.10) and ($0.32) respectively vs. a net loss of ($0.11) and ($0.81) in the prior year periods.
Balance Sheet improvements during the period vs. the prior years audit included an increase in current assets of approximately $1.9 million to $4.1 million, an increase in total assets of approximately $1.5 million to $10.9 million, and an increase in stockholders equity of approximately $1.0 million to $5.0 million.
Bruce Widener, CEO of Beacon Solutions, stated, Were continuing to expand our business and rapidly increase revenue as we drive toward profitability. In the third quarter we increased our personnel and infrastructure support expenditures in preparation for projects being implemented in the current quarter and have positioned the expanded service capacity to support new projects well into the future. This preparation will result in a significant improvement in future operating margins and provide an expedited return on our operational investment to maintain our pace to produce positive earnings in 2009. The entire Beacon Solutions management team will delve into the financial results in more detail, along with answering questions during a brief Q&A session on this afternoons conference call.
Conference Call Details
Beacon Solutions will hold a conference call to discuss its financial results, latest contract wins and growth in 2009 and beyond at 4:30 pm, Eastern Daylight Time, Wednesday, August 12. Participants on the call will include Bruce Widener, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Rick Mills, President and Robert Mohr, Chief Accounting Officer.
The teleconference can be accessed by calling 888-495-3916 and entering conference ID # 24408248. Participants outside of the U.S. and Canada can join by calling 706-643-6269 and entering the same conference ID. Please dial in 15 minutes prior to the beginning of the call.
Management will respond to questions submitted via email during the call. Please submit questions to investors@askbeacon.com. Questions may be submitted prior to or during the call. A webcast of the call will be available on Beacon Solutions Investor Relations portal www.trilogy-capital.com/autoir/beac_autoir.html as well as the Companys website at www.askbeacon.com.
Non-GAAP Financial Measure
In addition to presenting financial results in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, this earnings release also presents adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, share based payments, deemed and contractual dividends, and expenses that management believes will not re-occur in future periods including certain investor relations and subcontractor expenses (Adjusted EBITDA). Adjusted EBITDA is calculated by
deducting operating and other expenses from operating income and excluding amounts related to interest expense, income tax expense or benefit, depreciation expense, amortization expense, non-cash share based payments, deemed and contractual dividends, certain investor relations expenses, certain subcontractor expenses and any gain or loss on disposal of assets. Although we will continue to expend significant resources on investor relations in the future, management believes that certain investor relations expenses incurred in the current fiscal year are unusually high as we build investor awareness, and that a portion of these expenses will not re-occur in future years. Certain subcontractor expenses are impacting our current fiscal year as we open markets through Beacon certified subcontractors who will be replaced by Beacon personnel over the coming months as Beacon serves markets of sufficient size to support internal operations. Beacon believes this non-GAAP financial measure provides investors with additional insight into our ongoing operating performance. This non-GAAP financial measure should be considered in conjunction with, but not as a substitute for, the financial information presented in accordance with GAAP.
About Beacon Enterprise Solutions Group, Inc.
Beacon Enterprise Solutions Group is an emerging growth, high-performance provider of advanced IT solutions with a commitment to the proactive optimization of client companies operations. Beacon is capitalizing on opportunities created by the world-wide economic contraction through the provision of rapid deployment, broad spectrum, fully integrated IT programs with state-of-the-art, next-generation design, engineering, installation and managed services. Beacons business model creates a clearly defined early mover advantage due to our unique position as a leader in the provision of fully integrated turnkey solutions capable of fully servicing the largest companies in the world as they increasingly outsource to reduce costs while optimizing critical IT design and infrastructure management. Through an integrated team approach, Beacon offers customers everything to make their communications run, from telecom infrastructure design, to software development, to voice/data/security system integration, system installation and maintenance, in addition to long distance, VoIP and Internet access service. Beacons client roster includes state and local agencies, educational institutions, and over 4,000 companies ranging in size from mid-sized companies to the Fortune 500. While Beacon services customers globally, it is headquartered in Louisville, Ky., with offices in Cincinnati and Columbus, Ohio; Zurich, Switzerland and dedicated personnel in Mangalore, India.
For comprehensive investor relations material, including fact sheets, research reports, interviews and video, please follow the appropriate link: Investor Relations Portal, Research Report and CEO Overview Video
For additional information, please visit Beacons corporate website: www.askbeacon.com
Beacon Enterprise Solutions Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations
(Unaudited)
For the three
months ended June 30, 2009 |
For the three
months ended June 30, 2008 |
For the nine
months ended June 30, 2009 |
For the nine
months ended June 30, 2008 |
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Net sales | $ | 3,038,999 | $ | 2,364,605 | $ | 7,118,084 | $ | 4,073,435 | |||||||
Cost of goods sold | 1,461,155 | 855,291 | 2,892,075 | 1,277,296 | |||||||||||
Cost of services | 656,448 | 589,516 | 1,934,372 | 1,041,268 | |||||||||||
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Gross profit | 921,396 | 919,798 | 2,291,637 | 1,754,871 | |||||||||||
Operating expense | |||||||||||||||
Salaries and benefits | 1,185,951 | 1,116,705 | 3,108,538 | 2,623,239 | |||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative | 894,530 | 531,562 | 2,117,260 | 1,589,322 | |||||||||||
Depreciation expense | 37,693 | 23,571 | 109,132 | 44,749 | |||||||||||
Amorization of intangible assets | 115,248 | 160,101 | 345,745 | 341,256 | |||||||||||
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Total operating expense | 2,233,422 | 1,831,939 | 5,680,675 | 4,598,566 | |||||||||||
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Loss from operations | (1,312,026 | ) | (912,141 | ) | (3,389,038 | ) | (2,843,695 | ) | |||||||
Other expenses | |||||||||||||||
Interest expense | (221,849 | ) | (120,068 | ) | (661,818 | ) | (321,921 | ) | |||||||
Interest income | 227 | 3,222 | 589 | 5,911 | |||||||||||
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Total other expenses | (221,622 | ) | (116,846 | ) | (661,229 | ) | (316,010 | ) | |||||||
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Net loss | (1,533,648 | ) | (1,028,987 | ) | (4,050,267 | ) | (3,159,705 | ) | |||||||
Preferred Stock: | |||||||||||||||
Contractual dividends | (160,264 | ) | (93,019 | ) | (411,416 | ) | (100,354 | ) | |||||||
Deemed dividends related to beneficial conversion feature | - | (60,212 | ) | (187,139 | ) | (3,955,809 | ) | ||||||||
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Net loss available to common stockholders | $ | (1,693,912 | ) | $ | (1,182,218 | ) | $ | (4,648,822 | ) | $ | (7,215,868 | ) | |||
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Net loss per share to common stockholders - basic and diluted | $ | (0.11 | ) | $ | (0.11 | ) | $ | (0.32 | ) | $ | (0.81 | ) | |||
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Weighted average shares outstanding | |||||||||||||||
basic and diluted | 16,063,239 | 10,468,021 | 14,578,931 | 8,926,307 | |||||||||||
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Adjusted EBITDA | |||||||||||||||
Loss from operations | (1,312,026 | ) | (912,141 | ) | (3,389,038 | ) | (2,843,695 | ) | |||||||
Investor relations adjustment | 284,490 | - | 484,806 | - | |||||||||||
Subcontractor fees adjustment | 52,150 | - | 64,680 | - | |||||||||||
Share based payments | 166,940 | 50,916 | 318,030 | 228,255 | |||||||||||
Depreciation expense | 37,693 | 23,571 | 109,162 | 44,749 | |||||||||||
Amorization of intangible assets | 115,248 | 160,101 | 345,745 | 341,256 | |||||||||||
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Adjusted EBITDA | (655,505 | ) | (677,553 | ) | (2,066,615 | ) | (2,229,435 | ) | |||||||
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Beacon Enterprise Solutions Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet
June 30,
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September 30,
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ASSETS | |||||||
Current assets: | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 548,205 | $ | 127,373 | |||
Accounts receivable, net | 2,458,075 | 1,505,162 | |||||
Inventory, net | 522,109 | 597,794 | |||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 598,583 | 44,745 | |||||
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Total current assets | 4,126,972 | 2,275,074 | |||||
Property and equipment, net | 320,189 | 310,703 | |||||
Goodwill | 2,791,648 | 2,791,648 | |||||
Other intangible assets, net | 3,456,972 | 3,802,717 | |||||
Inventory, less current portion | 160,610 | 160,610 | |||||
Security deposits | 11,247 | 15,639 | |||||
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Total assets | $ | 10,867,638 | $ | 9,356,391 | |||
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | |||||||
Current liabilities: | |||||||
Short term credit obligations | $ | 50,000 | $ | 200,000 | |||
Convertible Note Payable (net of $8,625 and $0 discount) | 491,375 | - | |||||
Bridge notes (net of $57,051 and $0 of discounts, respectively) | 642,949 | - | |||||
Current portion of long-term debt | 491,829 | 495,595 | |||||
Current portion of capital lease obligations | - | 11,928 | |||||
Accounts payable | 1,598,422 | 1,225,509 | |||||
Accrued expenses | 1,477,441 | 1,105,078 | |||||
Accrued dividends | 56,592 | 220,354 | |||||
Customer deposits | 39,737 | 95,767 | |||||
Deferred tax liability | 45,472 | 45,472 | |||||
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Total current liabilities | 4,893,817 | 3,399,703 | |||||
Long-term debt, less current portion | 922,449 | 1,316,477 | |||||
Bridge notes (net of $0 and $128,840 of discounts, respectively) | - | 571,160 | |||||
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Total liabilities | 5,816,266 | 5,287,340 | |||||
Stockholders' equity | |||||||
Preferred Stock: $0.01 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized, 5,730 and | |||||||
5,200 shares outstanding, respectively, in the following classes: | |||||||
Series A convertible preferred stock, $1,000 stated value, 4,500 shares | |||||||
authorized, 4,145 and 4,000 shares issued and outstanding, respectively, | |||||||
(liquidation preference $5,221,646 and $5,243,630, respectively) | 4,145,613 | 4,000,000 | |||||
Series A-1 convertible preferred stock, $1,000 stated value, 1,000 shares | |||||||
authorized, 885 and 800 shares issued and outstanding, respectively, | |||||||
(liquidation preference $1,111,248 and $1,031,813, respectively) | 885,465 | 800,000 | |||||
Series B convertible preferred stock, $1,000 stated value, 4,000 shares | |||||||
authorized, 700 and 400 shares issued and outstanding, respectively, | |||||||
(liquidation preference $902,068 and $500,000, respectively) | 700,000 | 400,000 | |||||
Common stock, $0.001 par value 70,000,000 shares authorized, | |||||||
19,196,907 and 12,093,021 shares issued and issued and | |||||||
outstanding, respectively | 19,197 | 12,093 | |||||
Additional paid in capital | 13,120,563 | 8,027,602 | |||||
Accumulated deficit | (13,819,466 | ) | (9,170,644 | ) | |||
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Total stockholders' equity | 5,051,372 | 4,069,051 | |||||
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Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ | 10,867,638 | $ | 9,356,391 | |||
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Forward-Looking Statements
This press release may contain forward looking statements. Expressions of future goals and similar expressions reflecting something other than historical fact are intended to identify forward-looking statements, but are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements. These forward-looking statements may include, without limitation, statements about our market opportunity, strategies, competition, expected activities and expenditures as we pursue our business plan. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in any forward looking statements are reasonable, we cannot predict the effect that market conditions, customer acceptance of products, regulatory issues, competitive factors, or other business circumstances and factors described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission may have on our results. The company undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements in order to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this press release.
Contact:
Beacon Enterprise Solutions Group Inc.
Kevin Holmes
410-825-3930
investors@askbeacon.com
Trilogy Capital Partners
Financial Communications:
Darren Minton, Vice President
800-592-6067
info@trilogy-capital.com