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GUEST-TEK INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LTD.Detailed Chart...Guest-Tek announces results for the three months ended June, 2007
CALGARY, Aug. 23 /CNW/ - Guest-Tek Interactive Entertainment Ltd.,
("Guest-Tek" or the "Company") (TSX:GTK), a leader in providing broadband
technology solutions to the global hospitality industry, announced results for
the three months ended June 30, 2007, the Company's first quarter of fiscal
2008 ("Q1, 2008"). The results show significant progress in improving the
profitability of the Company. Net loss for the quarter decreased to
$541 thousand compared to $2.05 million for Q1, Fiscal 2007. The decrease in
net loss was due to several factors. Revenue increased to $9.01 million in Q1,
2008 from $7.55 million in Q1, 2007, while gross margin increased to
$3.47 million from $1.71 million in Q1, 2007. Gross margin as a percentage of
revenue increased to 38.5% in Q1, Fiscal 2008 from 22.7% in Q1, Fiscal 2007.
Operating expenses decreased to $4.36 million in Q1, 2008 from $4.92 million
in Q1, 2007. Adjusted EBITDA(1) was $13 thousand in Q1, Fiscal 2008, a
significant improvement from negative $2.25 million recorded in Q1, Fiscal
2007. The unaudited financial statements and related management's discussion
and analysis can be viewed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
Arnon Levy commented, "We are pleased with the progress we have made in
improving the profitability of Guest-Tek. We are particularly pleased that we
have seen improvements in revenue, gross margin, and in operating expenditure.
We have seen exciting new developments in our OneView Internet business such
as the Hyatt Place installations and a growing and profitable upgrade program.
Our OneView Media video-on-demand business is gaining traction with our first
high-definition installation and our agreement to provide free-to-guest IPTV
with Echostar."
Other highlights for the quarter include:
- Seventeen installations completed under an agreement to provide
OneView Internet to all corporately owned Hyatt Place locations;
- A significant agreement with a current customer to upgrade networks
and install OneView Internet at 354 properties including a
significant increase in monthly support fees;
- Completion of OneView Media high definition ("HD") beta installation
at Hotel 1000 in Seattle, Washington;
- Completion of an agreement with Echostar Communications Corporation
to provide network programming for the Company's free-to-guest
OneView Media IPTV service;
- Installation of OneView Internet in 14,846 rooms, with a total
supported base of 508,087 rooms; and
- Installation of 120 OneView Media rooms, with a total service base of
2,373 rooms.
Performance also improved significantly relative to the fourth quarter of
Fiscal 2007. Net loss decreased from $5.60 million in Q4, 2007 to
$541 thousand in Q1, 2008 due to an increase in gross margin, and a
significant decrease in operating expenses due to the Sigpro intangible asset
and goodwill write down in Q4, 2007.
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(1) Adjusted EBITDA is earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation,
amortization, gain or loss on sale of assets and stock based
compensation expense and is provided to assist investors in assessing
the Company's performance. Adjusted EBITDA has no standardized
definition in Canadian GAAP and therefore may not be comparable to
similar measures presented by other companies. Management believes
that Adjusted EBITDA, in addition to net income, is a useful
indication of performance and the Company's ability to generate cash
from operations.
About Guest-Tek
Guest-Tek is the world's largest provider of IP based technology
solutions for the hospitality industry. Guest-Tek's OneView platform provides
hotels with converged data, video and telephony services. Guest-Tek is a
preferred vendor to major hotel brands, providing services including network
design, procurement, implementation, and post sales customer support to 3,300
properties and over 508,000 rooms. Guest-Tek's common shares trade on The
Toronto Stock Exchange under the trading symbol "GTK". The company's head
offices are in Calgary, Alberta, and it has major support facilities in
Irvine, California, and Warsaw, Poland as well as Sales offices located
throughout North America and Europe. For more information about Guest-Tek, go
to www.guest-tek.com.
The above disclosure contains certain forward-looking statements that
involve substantial known and unknown risks and uncertainties. These
forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties,
certain of which are beyond Guest-Tek's control, including: the impact of
general economic conditions, industry conditions, increased competition, the
lack of availability of qualified personnel or management, fluctuations in
foreign exchange or interest rates, stock market volatility and market
valuations of companies with respect to the announced transactions and the
final valuations thereof, and obtaining required approvals of regulatory
authorities. Guest-Tek's actual results, performance or achievement could
differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by these forward-looking
statements and, accordingly, no assurances can be given that any of the events
anticipated by the forward-looking statements will transpire or occur, or if
any of them do so, what benefits, including the amount of proceeds, that
Guest-Tek will derive therefrom.
GUEST-TEK INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LTD.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)
June 30, 2007 and March 31, 2007
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June 30, 2007 March 31, 2007
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Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 2,089,389 $ 1,977,327
Accounts receivable 6,970,553 8,637,068
Installations in progress 551,620 380,749
Inventory 1,432,511 1,840,810
Prepaid expenses and deposits 540,013 603,158
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11,584,086 13,439,112
Property and equipment 4,757,047 5,197,564
Deferred costs 3,119,219 3,003,785
Intangible assets 6,382,259 6,580,193
Goodwill 11,768,224 11,768,224
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$ 37,610,835 $ 39,988,878
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Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
Operating line of credit $ 661,757 $ 926,028
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 4,230,721 5,303,520
Customer deposits 1,713,482 1,720,163
Deferred revenue 281,288 281,288
Current portion of capital lease obligations 19,983 49,729
Current portion of notes payable 167,027 167,027
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7,074,258 8,447,755
Deferred revenue 1,726,404 1,803,822
Capital lease obligations - 12,505
Deferred leasehold inducement 213,191 243,641
Notes payable 113,015 150,325
Future tax liability 1,363,757 1,716,270
Shareholders' equity:
Share capital 53,761,606 53,761,394
Contributed surplus 2,761,200 2,714,892
Deficit (29,402,596) (28,861,726)
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27,120,210 27,614,560
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$ 37,610,835 $ 39,988,878
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GUEST-TEK INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LTD.
Consolidated Statements of Operations, Comprehensive Loss and Deficit
(Unaudited)
Three months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006
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2007 2006
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Revenue 9,008,652 7,554,547
Cost of revenue 5,540,417 5,841,922
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Gross margin 3,468,235 1,712,625
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative 2,997,398 3,590,063
Research and development 384,214 347,936
Amortization of property and equipment 499,970 402,163
Amortization of intangible assets 283,412 244,597
Amortization of deferred compensation - 128,044
Amortization of internally developed software 68,966 64,237
Foreign currency loss (gain) 73,298 196,366
Stock based compensation 46,308 119,264
Interest expense 2,490 2,767
Research and development tax credits - (173,153)
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4,356,056 4,922,284
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Loss from operations (887,821) (3,209,659)
Interest income 7,807 12,265
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Loss before income taxes (880,014) (3,197,394)
Income tax recovery (339,144) (1,149,532)
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Net loss and comprehensive loss (540,870) (2,047,862)
Deficit, beginning of period (28,861,726) (14,959,825)
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Deficit, end of period $(29,402,596) $(17,007,687)
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Net loss income per share:
Basic $ (0.03) $ (0.13)
Diluted (0.03) (0.13)
%SEDAR: 00020221E
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