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Creative Vistas > Investor Relations > Headlines > April 1, 2008

Press Release

Creative Vistas, Inc. Reports Financial Results for Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2007

Revenues Rises 49% in Q4 and 31% in Year, Beating Guidance; EBITDA Soars 202% for Quarter and 63% for Year

Creative Vistas Inc. today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2007.

In the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2007, revenues totaled $11.47 million, up 49% from $7.72 million in the fourth quarter of 2006. Net loss for the quarter was ($508,700), or ($0.02) per fully diluted share, compared to ($1.16 million), or ($0.03) per fully diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2006. Revenues for the fourth quarter of 2007 exceeded guidance, announced in November 2007, for revenues ranging from $10.7 million to $11.0 million.

In the year ended December 31, 2007, revenues totaled $39.99 million, up 31.3% from $30.45 million in 2006. Net loss in 2007 was ($581,600), or ($0.02) per fully diluted share, compared to a net loss of ($5.54 million), or ($0.17) per fully diluted share, in 2006.

EBITDA Beats Guidance

EBITDA1 (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) in the fourth quarter of 2007 totaled $1.0 million, up 202% from $331,600 in the fourth quarter of 2006. Fourth quarter 2007 EBITDA exceeded earlier guidance of $475,000 to $575,000.

For all of 2007, EBITDA was $3.90 million, up 63% from $2.39 million in 2006. EBITDA excluding non-cash items was $4.55 million in 2007, up from $3.07 million in 2006.

As in prior quarters, the net income and EPS results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2007 have been affected substantially by adjustments related to Creative Vistas capital structure. For that reason, the Company believes EBITDA provides a useful tool, in conjunction with measures recognized under generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), for gauging the ongoing performance of its operating units. However, CVAS does not consider EBITDA an adequate substitute for GAAP-recognized measures.

Sayan Navaratnam, Chairman and CEO of Creative Vistas, commented, Todays 2007 fourth quarter and annual results reflect the Companys continued success in executing a growth strategy based on growing revenue aggressively without compromising EBITDA. In fact our growth in revenues was complemented by a stronger growth in EBITDA. We are particularly pleased with the performance of our proprietary business intelligence (BI) software in contributing both to efficient operations and to the leveraging of customer contacts for sales of products and services in our broadband division. The past year put us in a strong position, both operationally and financially, to begin the major initiative of 2008, our penetration of the large U.S. cable, telecommunications and satellite markets.

Broadband Services Spur Revenue Growth

Revenue growth for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2007 was driven primarily by rising sales volume in CVAS broadband-related services business.

Operating Profits Rise, Financing Costs Drop

The narrowing of net losses in 2007 was due both to increased operating profit and reduced non-operating costs, especially financing expenses. Income from operations in the fourth quarter of 2007 was $341,500, compared to an operating loss of ($461,500) in the fourth quarter of 2006. For all of 2007, income from operations was $1.49 million, up from $802,300 in 2006.

In the fourth quarter of 2007, interest and amortization of deferred charges (excluding the effect of foreign exchange) totaled $856,000, up from $573,500 in the fourth quarter of 2006. For the full year 2007, expenses in these categories were down sharply, to $3.14 million from $6.34 million in 2006. CVAS recorded no expenses related to valuation of derivative liabilities in 2007, compared to such expenses totaling $943,500 in 2006.

Since the end of 2007, CVAS has announced the signing of service contracts with two major U.S. cable companies, serving markets in and around New Orleans, La., and Charlotte, N.C. It also has acquired an approximately 10% stake in 180 Connect, Inc., an Englewood, Colo.-based company that provides installation, integration and fulfillment services to satellite and cable system operators in the U.S. and Canada.

If you would like to be added to Creative Vistas' investor email lists or have additional questions, please contact Haris Tajyar with Investor Relations International at htajyar@irintl.com or sayan@creativevistasinc.com. For further information on CVAS please visit www.creativevistasinc.com.

About Creative Vistas

Creative Vistas Inc. is a leading provider of security-related technologies and systems. It also provisions the deployment of broadband services. Operating through its wholly-owned subsidiaries AC Technical Systems Ltd. and Iview Digital Video Solutions Inc., it offers proprietary and non-proprietary technologies to the integrated electronic security and surveillance market. Its systems are used by numerous high-profile clients including government, school boards, retail outlets, banks and hospitals. Through its subsidiary Cancable, Inc., Creative Vistas provisions the deployment and servicing of broadband technologies to the commercial and residential market. Creative Vistas is based in Ontario, Canada.

Forward-Looking Statements: Statements about the Company's future expectations, including future revenues and earnings, and all other statements in this press release other than historical facts are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and as the term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Company's actual results could differ materially from expected results for reasons described from time to time in the Company's public filings. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect subsequently occurring events.

 1EBITDA represents, for any relevant period, income (loss) before income taxes, depreciation of property, plant and equipment, interest expense (including amortization of debt issuance costs) and amortization of intangible assets.

Creative Vistas Inc.
Consilidated Balance Sheets


December 3120072006

Assets
Current Assets
  Cash And Bank Allowances$1,960,340$3,561,181
  Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts
  $405,432 (2006-$218,450) 6,187,5513,860,036
  Income tax recoverable 448,126 351,344
  Inventory 1,043,815 764,077
  Prepaid expenses 270,930 237,288

Total Current Assets 9,913,343 8,776,129
 Property and equipment, net of depreciation 6,352,014 3,824,555
  Deposits 125,498 156,080
  Goodwill 3,101,598 2,893,845
  Restricted Cash 53,430 339,028
  Deferred financing costs, net 551,747 647,542
  Intangible assets 1,717,003 1,600,000
  Deferred income taxes 37,547 32,746

 $21,852,180$18,269,925

Liabilities and Stockholders' (Deficiency)
Current Liabilities
  Accounts payable $3,328,740 $2,578,985
  Accrued salaries and benefits 1,555,981 1,157,552
  Accrued commodity taxes 191,204 421,753
  Accrued liabilities 998,287 496,698
  Current portion of obligation under capital leases 1,195,366 710,375
  Deferred income91,900 68,245
  Deferred income taxes 25,858 22,770
  Current portion of term notes 2,240,356 2,439,046
  Current portion of other notes payable 303,030 28,736
  Due to related parties 8,143 2,501

Total Current Liabilities 9,938,865 7,926,661
Term Notes 13,565,421 14,430,776
Notes payable to related parties 1,500,000 1,500,000
Other payable 303,030 -
Obligation under capital lease 3,184,103 1,789,365
Due to related parties 233,203 199,025

  $28,724,622 $25,845,827

Stockholders' (deficiency)
Share capital
Authorized
50,000,000 or no par value preferred shares undesignated, none
issued or outstanding
100,000,000 no par value common shares 34,494,623 and
33,253,358 shares issued and outstanding
  Common stock 1,439,307 517,990
  Additional paid-in capital 4,958,871 3,887,706
  Accumalated (deficit) (12,445,468) (11,863,862 )
  Accumalated other comprehensive losses (825,152 ) (117,736 )
 
(6,872,442 )

496,698
 
$ 21,852,180

$ 18,269,925
Creative Vistas Inc.
Consilidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss)
For the years ended December 31 2007 2006
Contract and service revenue
 Contract$ 6,083,768$5,352,841
 Service33,860,869 25,061,831
 Others46,431 42,225

 39,991,068 30,456,897

Cost of sales
 Contract $4,203,159 $3,055,938
 Service 24,126,027 17,455,096

  28,329,186 20,511,034

Gross Margin 11,661,882 9,945,863

Operating Expenses
 Project $1,311,646 $1,272,891
 Selling 797,759 679,620
 General and administrative 8,060,428 7,191,011

  10,169,833 9,143,522

Income from operations 1,492,049 802,341

Interest expenses and other expenses (income)
 Net Financing expenses $2,955,063 $4,617,825
 Amortization of derferred charges 182,430 782,881
 Foreign currency translation gain (1,063,838) -
 Derivative instruments - 943,527

  2,073,655 6,344,233

Loss before income taxes (581,606) (5,541,892)
income taxes - -

Net (loss) (581,606) (5,541,892)

Other comprehensive (loss):
Foreign currency translation adjustment (707,416) (52,721)

Comprehensive (loss) $ ( 1,289,022) $ (5,594,613)

Basic and diluted weighted-average shares 33,847,266 32,394,088

Basic (loss) per share $ (0.02 $ (0.17)

Diluted (loss) per share $ (0.02) $ (0.17)

Contact:
Investor Relations International
Haris Tajyar, 818-382-9700
htajyar@irintl.com
OR
Creative Vistas, Inc.
Sayan Navaratnam, 905-666-8676
sayan@creativevistasinc.com

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