Exhibit 99.1
For: Authentidate Holding Corp.
Investor Contacts: | Media Contacts: | |||
Todd Fromer / Garth Russell | Shelley Pfaendler | |||
KCSA Worldwide | KCSA Worldwide | |||
212-896-1215 / 212-896-1250 | 212-896-1248 | |||
tfromer@kcsa.com /grussell@kcsa.com | spfaendler@kcsa.com |
Authentidate Holding Corp. Announces Fiscal 2007
First Quarter Results
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J., November 9, 2006 – Authentidate Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: ADAT), a worldwide provider of secure enterprise workflow management solutions, today announced financial results for the fiscal 2007 first quarter ended September 30, 2006.
Total revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2006 was $3,457,000 versus $4,303,000 for the first quarter last year. Revenue in the Company’s core Security Software Solutions segment was $883,000 for the first quarter of fiscal 2007, compared to $1,125,000 for fiscal 2006 which included approximately $324,000 related to the amortization of deferred revenue and other one-time revenues. Excluding these one-time items for fiscal 2006, revenue in our Security Software Solutions segment increased approximately 10% for the first quarter of fiscal 2007.
Document Management Solutions revenues increased slightly for the first quarter of fiscal 2007 to $1,521,000 versus $1,494,000 for the same period in fiscal 2006 and Systems Integration segment revenues decreased 38% to $1,053,000, compared to $1,684,000 for the same period last year due to a reduction in lower margin hardware sales.
Net loss for the first quarter of fiscal 2007 was ($4,295,000), or ($0.13) per diluted share, compared to a net loss of ($3,748,000), or ($0.11) per diluted share, in fiscal 2006. This increase is due primarily to litigation expenses for on-going matters of approximately $550,000, or $0.02 per diluted share, and higher product development expenses and professional fees.
As of September 30, 2006, the Company’s cash and marketable securities totaled $40,335,000. Total deferred revenue at the end of the first quarter was $2,330,000.
Suren Pai, Chief Executive Officer of Authentidate, stated, “We continue to make steady progress towards positioning our Company as a leading provider of secure workflow management applications in the healthcare market and have recently entered the market to serve professional consumers. Although revenue continues to lag behind our activities due to long customer ramp-up periods, our core Security Software Solutions segment revenues, net of one-time items, grew 10% in the first quarter.” He added, “We believe the recent launch of Inscrybe Healthcare™ will enable us to expand our addressable base of customers in the healthcare area and positions us for growth in this market. We are also very excited about the beta launch of TrueBlue™ which will allow us to expand our workflow management technology to a variety of applications in the office environment when we launch this service commercially in 2007.”
Conference Call
Management will host a conference call at 4:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, November 9, 2006 to discuss the latest corporate developments and results. The dial-in number for callers in the U.S. is 800-430-2053 and the dial in number for international callers is 973-935-8769. The access code for all callers is 8018465. A live webcast of the call will also be available on the Company’s website atwww.authentidate.com.
A replay of the call will be available through November 16, 2006. To access the replay, please dial 877-519-4471in the U.S. and 973-341-3080 outside the U.S., and then enter the access code 8018465.
About Authentidate Holding Corp.
Authentidate Holding Corp. (Nasdaq: ADAT) is a worldwide provider of secure enterprise workflow management solutions that incorporate its proprietary and patent-pending content authentication technology in the form of the United States Postal Service® Electronic Postmark® and electronic signing solutions. Authentidate also provides secure document management solutions, and enterprise network security products and services.
The company operates its software and services businesses in three segments: the Security Software Solutions segment (including Authentidate, Inc., Trac Medical Solutions, Inc. and Authentidate International AG), the Document Management Solutions segment (Docstar Division) and the Systems Integration segment (DJS). For more information, visit the company’s website athttp://www.authentidate.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and section 21E of the Securities Act of 1934. When used in this release, the words “believe,” “anticipate,” “think,” “intend,” “plan,” “will be,” “expect,” and similar expressions identify such forward-looking statements. Such statements regarding future events and/or the future financial performance of the Company are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual events or the actual future results of the Company to differ materially from any forward-looking statement. Such risks and uncertainties include, among other things, the availability of any needed financing, the Company’s ability to implement its business plan for various applications of its technologies, related decisions by the USPS, the impact of competition, the management of growth, and the other risks and uncertainties that may be detailed from time to time in the Company’s reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In light of the significant risks and uncertainties inherent in the forward-looking statements included herein, the inclusion of such statements should not be regarded as a representation by the Company or any other person that the objectives and plans of the Company will be achieved.
Tables follow:
Authentidate Holding Corp. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands) | September 30, 2006 (Unaudited) | June 30, 2006 | ||||||
Assets | ||||||||
Current assets | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 8,639 | $ | 9,366 | ||||
Restricted cash | 521 | 521 | ||||||
Marketable securities | 31,696 | 36,539 | ||||||
Accounts receivable, net | 3,453 | 2,757 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 1,667 | 825 | ||||||
Total current assets | 45,976 | 50,008 | ||||||
Property and equipment, net | 3,894 | 3,945 | ||||||
Other assets | ||||||||
Software development costs, net | 2,156 | 1,926 | ||||||
Goodwill | 7,341 | 7,341 | ||||||
Other assets | 1,305 | 1,314 | ||||||
Total assets | $ | 60,672 | $ | 64,534 | ||||
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity | ||||||||
Current liabilities | ||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | 5,789 | $ | 5,925 | ||||
Deferred revenue | 2,101 | 1,988 | ||||||
Other current liabilities | 108 | 57 | ||||||
Total current liabilities | 7,998 | 7,970 | ||||||
Long-term deferred revenue | 229 | 229 | ||||||
Total liabilities | 8,227 | 8,199 | ||||||
Commitments and contingencies | ||||||||
Shareholders’ equity | ||||||||
Preferred stock $.10 par value; 5,000 shares authorized; Series B, 28 shares issued and outstanding | 3 | 3 | ||||||
Common stock, $.001 par value; 75,000 shares authorized, 34,413 issued and outstanding | 34 | 34 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 162,811 | 162,386 | ||||||
Accumulated deficit | (110,305 | ) | (105,992 | ) | ||||
Accumulated comprehensive loss | (98 | ) | (96 | ) | ||||
Total shareholders’ equity | 52,445 | 56,335 | ||||||
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | $ | 60,672 | $ | 64,534 | ||||
Authentidate Holding Corp. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||
(in thousands, except per share data) | 2006 | 2005 | ||||||
Net sales | ||||||||
Products | $ | 3,073 | $ | 3,973 | ||||
Services | 384 | 330 | ||||||
Total net sales | 3,457 | 4,303 | ||||||
Cost of sales | ||||||||
Products | 1,241 | 2,027 | ||||||
Services | 195 | 144 | ||||||
Total cost of sales | 1,436 | 2,171 | ||||||
Gross profit | 2,021 | 2,132 | ||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 5,762 | 5,691 | ||||||
Product development expenses | 1,144 | 718 | ||||||
Total operating expenses | 6,906 | 6,409 | ||||||
Loss from operations | (4,885 | ) | (4,277 | ) | ||||
Other income | ||||||||
Interest and other income | 590 | 531 | ||||||
Interest expense | — | (2 | ) | |||||
590 | 529 | |||||||
Net loss | $ | (4,295 | ) | $ | (3,748 | ) | ||
Basic and diluted loss per common share | $ | (0.13 | ) | $ | (0.11 | ) | ||