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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, “Today’s 2007 fourth quarter and annual results reflect the Company’s 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
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December 31 | 2007 | 2006 |
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) | 6,187,551 | 3,860,036 |
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 |
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| $21,852,180 | $18,269,925 |
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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 income | 91,900 | 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 |
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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 |
|
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$28,724,622 |
$25,845,827 |
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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
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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
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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 |
Service | 33,860,869 |
25,061,831 |
Others | 46,431 |
42,225 |
|
| 39,991,068 |
30,456,897 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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) |
|
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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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