Exhibit 99.1
Contacts: |
| Michael H. Carrel |
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| President and CEO |
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| (952) 844-3113 |
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| mcarrel@ZAMBAsolutions.com |
ZAMBA SOLUTIONS ANNOUNCES RESULTS FOR
SECOND QUARTER 2004
MINNEAPOLIS – August 9, 2004 – ZAMBA Solutions (OTC BB: ZMBA) today announced its results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2004. Revenues before reimbursement of direct costs were $1,602,000, a 26% decline compared to first quarter 2004 revenue of $2,161,000, and a 38% decline compared to second quarter 2003 revenue of $2,601,000. Net loss was $607,000, or ($0.02) per share, compared to net income of $774,000, or $0.02 per share, including a $743,000 gain on sales of a portion of our NextNet shares for the first quarter of 2004, and net income of $779,000, or $0.02 per share, including a $750,000 gain resulting from sales of a portion of our NextNet shares for the second quarter of 2003.
About ZAMBA Solutions
ZAMBA Solutions is a premier customer care services company. We help our clients be more successful in: acquiring, servicing, and retaining their customers. Having served over 300 clients, ZAMBA is focused on customer-centric services by leveraging best practices and best-in-class technology to enable insightful, consistent interactions across all customer touchpoints.
ZAMBA’s clients have included Best Buy, Canon, GE Medical Systems, Direct Energy Essential Home Services, Fleet Bank, Hertz, General Mills, Microsoft Great Plains, Nikon, Northrop Grumman, Symbol Technologies, Union Bank of California, and Volkswagen of America. The company has offices in Minneapolis, San Jose and Toronto. For more information, contact ZAMBA at www.ZAMBAsolutions.com or (800) 677-9783.
Safe Harbor Statement
Certain statements in this press release are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from the results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward looking statements. Factors that impact such forward looking statements include, among others, the growth rate of the marketplace for customer-centric solutions, our ability to develop skills in implementing customer-centric solutions, our ability to obtain consulting engagements, our ability to maintain and grow our revenues and profitability, the ability of our partners to maintain competitive products, the impact of competition and pricing pressures from actual and potential competitors with greater financial resources, our ability to obtain large-scale consulting services agreements, our ability to fund our operations, client decision-making processes, changes in expectations regarding the information technology industry, our ability to hire and retain competent employees, possible changes in collections of accounts receivable, changes in general economic conditions and interest rates, and other factors identified in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“ZAMBA Solutions” is a trade name under which Zamba Corporation conducts operations.
ZAMBA CORPORATION
SUMMARIZED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(000’s omitted)
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| June 30, |
| December31, |
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ASSETS |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
| $ | 344 |
| $ | 699 |
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Accounts receivable, net |
| 829 |
| 618 |
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Unbilled receivables |
| 79 |
| 79 |
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
| 91 |
| 108 |
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Total current assets |
| 1,343 |
| 1,504 |
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Property and equipment, net |
| 185 |
| 326 |
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Other assets |
| 56 |
| 57 |
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TOTAL ASSETS |
| $ | 1,584 |
| $ | 1,887 |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT |
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Current maturities of long-term debt |
| $ | 239 |
| $ | — |
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Line of credit |
| 296 |
| 436 |
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Accounts payable |
| 95 |
| 128 |
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Accrued expenses |
| 831 |
| 919 |
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Deferred revenue |
| 51 |
| 187 |
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Deferred gain on sale of NextNet shares |
| — |
| 783 |
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Total current liabilities |
| 1,512 |
| 2,453 |
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Long-term debt, less current maturities |
| 169 |
| — |
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Common stock |
| 389 |
| 389 |
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Additional paid-in capital |
| 86,382 |
| 86,080 |
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Accumulated deficit |
| (86,868 | ) | (87,035 | ) | ||
Total stockholders’ deficit |
| (97 | ) | (566 | ) | ||
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT |
| $ | 1,584 |
| $ | 1,887 |
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ZAMBA CORPORATION
SUMMARIZED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(000’s omitted except for
per share information)
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| For the three months ended |
| For the six months ended |
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| 2004 |
| 2003 |
| 2004 |
| 2003 |
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Revenues: |
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Professional services |
| $ | 1,602 |
| $ | 2,601 |
| $ | 3,763 |
| $ | 5,111 |
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Reimbursable expenses |
| 131 |
| 253 |
| 317 |
| 517 |
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Total revenues |
| 1,733 |
| 2,854 |
| 4,080 |
| 5,628 |
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Costs and expenses: |
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Project and personnel costs |
| 1,169 |
| 1,513 |
| 2,400 |
| 2,955 |
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Reimbursable expenses |
| 131 |
| 253 |
| 317 |
| 517 |
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Sales and marketing |
| 171 |
| 275 |
| 368 |
| 524 |
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General and administrative |
| 677 |
| 764 |
| 1,356 |
| 1,546 |
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Non-recurring items |
| 129 |
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| 129 |
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Income (loss) from operations |
| (544 | ) | 49 |
| (490 | ) | 86 |
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Other income (expense): |
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Gain on sale of NextNet shares |
| — |
| 750 |
| 743 |
| 2,603 |
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Interest expense |
| (63 | ) | (20 | ) | (86 | ) | (47 | ) | ||||
Other income (expense), net |
| (63 | ) | 730 |
| 657 |
| 2,556 |
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Income (loss) before extraordinary item |
| (607 | ) | 779 |
| 167 |
| 2,642 |
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Extraordinary gain from extinguishment of debt |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| 198 |
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Net income (loss) |
| $ | (607 | ) | $ | 779 |
| $ | 167 |
| $ | 2,840 |
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Net income (loss) per share: |
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Basic |
| $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | 0.02 |
| $ | 0.00 |
| $ | 0.07 |
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Diluted |
| $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | 0.02 |
| $ | 0.00 |
| $ | 0.07 |
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