Redwood Shores, CA, August 14, 2008 - (OTC BB: CICI)
Communication Intelligence Corporation (“CIC” or the “Company”), a leading
supplier of electronic signature solutions for business process automation in
the financial industry and the recognized leader in biometric signature
verification, announced today its financial results for the three and six-month
periods ended June 30, 2008.
Total revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2008 were $407,000 compared
to revenues of $555,000 in the corresponding prior year period, a decrease of
$148,000, or 27%. Orders for the three month period ended June 30, 2008,
however, were $703,000, $296,000 higher than revenue recognizable for that
period and such orders are expected to be recognized as revenue in the third
quarter of 2008. Revenues were primarily attributable to Fiserv/Integrasys, Palm
Inc., Prudential Insurance, Sony Ericsson, Snap-on Credit, Misys Healthcare,
Travelers Insurance and Wells Fargo Bank. The reduction in revenue primarily
reflects lower royalties from a major natural input/Jot customer compared to the
corresponding prior year period.
The Company’s net loss applicable to common stockholders for the three month
period ended June 30, 2008 was $1,464,000, compared to a net loss of $843,000
for the corresponding prior year period. The operating loss for the three months
ended June 30, 2008, before interest expense and amortization of the loan
discount, and deferred financing cost, was $743,000 compared to an operating
loss of $558,000 in the prior year period. The increase in the operating loss is
due primarily to the decrease in revenue. Non-operating expenses for the three
months ended June 30, 2008 increased by $436,000 to $721,000 compared to
$285,000 for the corresponding prior year period. This increase is primarily
attributable to Non-cash loan amortization expense, which increased by $65,000
to $280,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2008, compared to $215,000 in
the corresponding prior year period and to a non-cash expense for the beneficial
conversion feature of the convertible preferred shares issued in June 2008 of
$371,000. There was no such charge in the prior year comparable period. The
basic and diluted loss per share was $0.01 on approximately 129 million weighted
average common shares outstanding for the three months ending June 30, 2008 and
$0.01 on approximately 108 million shares outstanding for the comparable prior
year period.
Total revenues of $837,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2008 decreased
$52,000, or 6%, compared to revenues of $889,000 in the corresponding prior year
period. The Company’s net loss applicable to common stockholders for the six
months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 was $2,314,000 and $1,650,000, respectively.
The increase in the net loss is due primarily to the factors stated above for
the three month period ended June 30, 2008. The basic and diluted loss per share
was $0.02 on approximately 129 million weighted average common shares
outstanding for the six months ending June 30, 2008 and $0.02 on approximately
108 million shares outstanding for the comparable prior year period.
“We continue to experience expanding demand and usage of our electronic
signature technology in our target financial services market despite the
weakened economy. Recent market surveys by independent technology and market
research firms such as Forrester Research conclude that US banks and lenders are
challenged with the need to increase revenue while improving the effectiveness
and efficiency of their processes in the face of increased regulatory and
compliance demands exacerbated by the recent sub prime and credit crisis. We
believe this crisis is enhancing the growing awareness that electronic signature
technology offers solutions to the challenges the financial industry is facing.
This is creating an up-tick in proposal activity, with both the financial
institutions and with top tier solution providers who are the source of
electronic signature based applications that these end-users are looking to
rapidly implement. We are now positioned to respond with both hosted (Software
as a Service) or on-premise deployment models,” stated Guido DiGregorio, CIC’s
Chairman & CEO. “Of note, we recently received an order from a top five property
and casualty insurance company. In addition, we signed an agreement with a
leading top tier solution provider to the financial services industry which we
believe is of strategic significance including the potential for near term and
future revenue generation. Our recently completed and previously announced
financing allows us to continue and more fully participate in the eSignature
proposal activity we are experiencing.”
Selected financial information follows. Detailed corporate and financial
information is available on CIC’s website at
www.cic.com.
About CIC
Communication Intelligence Corporation (“CIC”) is a leading supplier of
electronic signature solutions for business process automation in the Financial
Industry and the recognized leader in biometric signature verification. CIC’s
products enable companies to achieve truly paperless work flow in their
eBusiness processes by enabling them with “The Power to Sign Online®” with
multiple signature technologies across virtually all applications in SaaS and
fully deployed delivery models.
Industry leaders such as AIG, Charles Schwab, Prudential, Nationwide (UK),
Snap-on Credit and Wells Fargo chose CIC’s products to meet their needs. CIC has
deployments with over 400 channel partners and enterprises worldwide
representing tens of thousand of users, with over 500 million electronic
signatures captured, eliminating the need for over a billion pieces of paper.
CIC sells directly to enterprises and through system integrators, channel
partners and OEMs. CIC is headquartered in Redwood Shores, California and has a
joint venture, CICC, in Nanjing, China. For more information, please visit our
website at http://www.cic.com
Forward Looking Statement
Certain statements contained in this press release, including without
limitation, statements containing the words “believes”, “anticipates”, “hopes”,
“intends”, “expects”, and other words of similar import, constitute “forward
looking” statements within the meaning of the Private Litigation Reform Act of
1995. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other
factors, which may cause actual events to differ materially from expectations.
Such factors include the following (1) technological, engineering, quality
control or other circumstances which could delay the sale or shipment of
products; (2) economic, business, market and competitive conditions in the
software industry and technological innovations which could affect the Company’s
business; (3) the Company’s inability to protect its trade secrets or other
proprietary rights, operate without infringing upon the proprietary rights of
others or prevent others from infringing on the proprietary rights of the
Company; and (4) general economic and business conditions. These forward-looking
statements speak only as of the date hereof and the Company disclaims any intent
or obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
CIC and its logo and The Power to Sign on Line are registered trademarks of
Communications Intelligence Corporation. All other trademarks and registered
trademarks are the property of their respective holders.
COMMUNICATION INTELLIGENCE CORPORATION
Selected Consolidated Statement of Operations Information
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
| |
Three Months Ended (unaudited) |
Six Months Ended (unaudited) |
|
6/30/08 |
6/30/07 |
6/30/08 |
6/30/07 |
| Revenues |
$407 |
$555 |
$837 |
$889 |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Net (loss) applicable to common stockholders |
$(1,464) |
$(843) |
$(2,314) |
$(1,650) |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Basic and diluted (loss) per common share |
$(0.01) |
$(0.01) |
$(0.02) |
$(0.02) |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Weighted average common shares outstanding |
129,057 |
107,557 |
129,057 |
107,557 |
Selected Consolidated Balance Sheet Information
(Dollars in thousands)
| |
06/30/08
(unaudited) |
12/31/07 |
| Cash & cash equivalents |
$2,387 |
$1,144 |
| |
|
|
| Total current assets |
$3,148 |
$1,731 |
| |
|
|
| Total assets |
$7,957 |
$6,475 |
| |
|
|
| Short-term debt (1) |
$116 |
$1,370 |
| |
|
|
| Deferred revenue (2) |
$384 |
$431 |
| |
|
|
| Total current liabilities (3) |
$1,363 |
$2,598 |
| |
|
|
| Long-term debt (4) |
$2,559 |
$96 |
| |
|
|
| Total stockholder’s equity |
$4,035 |
$3,781 |
NOTES:
| (1) |
Net of unamortized fair value assigned to warrants of $9 and $350 at June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, including related party debt of $1,170 at December 31, 2007, net of unamortized fair value assigned to warrants. |
| (2) |
Deferred revenues consist principally of advances from customers and deferred maintenance contract revenue. |
| (3) |
Includes deferred revenues of $384 and $431 as of June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively. |
| (4) |
Net of unamortized fair value assigned to warrants of $1,196 and $21 at June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, including related party debt of $2,458 at June 30, 2008, net of unamortized fair value assigned to warrants. |
Contact: Frank V. Dane
Phone: 650-802-7737
Email: fdane@cic.com