MCLEAN, Va., May 15, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- WidePoint Corporation (NYSE Mkt: WYY), a leading provider of Managed Mobility Services (MMS) specializing in Cybersecurity and Telecommunications Lifecycle Management (TLM) solutions, today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2017.

Recent Business Highlights

  • Awarded approximately $16 million in new and option year contract awards for public sector TLM services
  • Expanded cybersecurity business with the acquisition of the assets of Probaris' Probaris ID® Identity Management System software suite
  • Proactively adjusted commercial TLM partnership commission plans and re-negotiated TLM pricing plans with customers to lay the groundwork to improve gross margins and improve financial operating results
  • Continued realignment of sales and marketing activities with launch of new lead generation activities to increase market awareness and drive commercial revenue growth
  • Initiated development of new credentialing social media marketing and sales campaign in support of new executive order and driven by recent negative cyber events to drive revenue growth of higher margin offerings
  • Continued the consolidation efforts of physical and logical infrastructure to eliminate redundant overheads and reduce costs, with consolidation of accounting functions, help desk functions, and platform unifications underway and in support of creating a more streamlined and costs effective operating environment

First Quarter 2017 Financial Highlights

  • Net revenue was approximately $18.6 million compared to $20.5 million in the first quarter of 2016
  • Gross profit was approximately $3.4 million compared to $4.2 million in the first quarter of 2016
  • Operating expenses were approximately $4.6 million compared to $4.8 million in the first quarter of 2016
  • Operating loss was approximately $(1.2 million) compared to $(0.6 million) in the first quarter of 2016
  • Net loss was approximately $(1.1 million), or $(0.01) per basic and diluted share, compared to a loss of $(0.7 million), or $(0.01) per basic and diluted share
  • Adjusted EBITDA loss was approximately $(0.7 million) compared to approximately $(0.2 million) first quarter of 2016
  • Cash and cash equivalents was approximately $7.0 million as of March 31, 2017. Working capital was approximately $4.2 million

"In the first quarter of 2017 we have begun taking steps to realign our cost structures with our revenues, with the goal of returning to operating profitability later in 2017," stated Jeffrey O. Nyweide, WidePoint's chief executive officer and president. "Our stated goals of eliminating approximately $2.5 million in annualized fixed costs through facility and functional consolidation and elimination of duplicative resources continue on pace. Coupling these cost-cutting activities with our sales and marketing initiatives to expand awareness and better target our current offerings to the marketplace should put us on a path towards sustainable and profitable growth."

Further, Mr. Nyweide stated, "In the first quarter, we demonstrated continued success in the public sector marketplace with new awards including two new task orders, three logical follow-on task orders, and 11 option year exercises.  These wins give me optimism that better financial performance is on the way. Our public sector and federal base of business will remain a key driver of revenue and profitability in 2017. We are particularly excited about our recent acquisition of the Probaris assets to support several new agency relationships and to enhance our core identity management credentialing services intellectual property."

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

WidePoint uses a variety of operational and financial metrics, including non-GAAP financial measures such as Adjusted EBITDA, to enable it to analyze its performance and financial condition. The presentation of non-GAAP financial information should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, or superior to, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP. A reconciliation of Net loss to Adjusted EBITDA is included on the schedules attached hereto.

Conference Call Information

A conference call and live webcast will take place at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time, on Monday, May 15, 2017. Anyone interested in listening to our analyst call should call 1-888-471-3840 if calling within the United States or 1-719-325-2499 if calling internationally. There will be a playback available until May 29, 2017. To listen to the playback, please call 1 844-512-2921 if calling within the United States or 1-412-317-6671 if calling internationally. Please use PIN code 2169455 for the replay. The call will also be accompanied live by webcast over the Internet and accessible at http://public.viavid.com/index.php?id=123939.

About WidePoint

WidePoint is a leading provider of secure, cloud-delivered, enterprise-wide information technology-based solutions that can enable enterprises and agencies to deploy fully compliant IT services in accordance with government mandated regulations and advanced system requirements. WidePoint has several major government and commercial contracts. For more information, visit www.widepoint.com.

Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: This press release may contain forward-looking information within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), including all statements that are not statements of historical fact regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of the company, its directors or its officers with respect to, among other things: (i) the Company's financing plans; (ii) trends affecting the Company's financial condition or results of operations; (iii) the company's growth strategy and operating strategy; (iv) the Company's ability to achieve profitability and positive cash flows; (v) the Company's ability to raise additional capital on favorable terms or at all; (vii) the Company's ability to gain market acceptance for its products and (viii) the risk factors disclosed in the Company's periodic reports filed with the SEC. The words "may," "would," "will," "expect," "estimate," "anticipate," "believe," "intend" and similar expressions and variations thereof are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the company's ability to control, and that actual results may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors including the risk factors disclosed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 filed with the SEC on March 15, 2016.

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WIDEPOINT CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS



MARCH 31,


DECEMBER 31,


2017


2016


(Unaudited)

ASSETS

CURRENT ASSETS




Cash and cash equivalents

$     7,039,448


$        9,123,498

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $345,264 and $344,411 in 2017 and 2016, respectively

6,786,384


5,153,093

Unbilled accounts receivable

6,393,376


8,112,690

Inventories

175,005


123,287

Prepaid expenses and other assets

491,548


385,388

Income taxes receivable

42,896


42,896





Total current assets

20,928,657


22,940,852





NONCURRENT ASSETS




Land and building held for sale

594,376


594,376

Property and equipment, net

778,202


736,678

Intangibles, net

4,042,679


4,298,902

Goodwill

18,555,578


18,555,578

Deposits and other assets

50,956


52,456





TOTAL ASSETS

$   44,950,448


$      47,178,842





LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY





CURRENT LIABILITIES




Short term note payable

$          76,613


$           131,761

Accounts payable

6,088,504


8,665,449

Accrued expenses

9,164,415


7,872,557

Deferred revenue

1,305,981


1,190,558

Income taxes payable

52,441


5,141

Current portion of long-term debt

20,491


94,868

Current portion of deferred rent

43,538


40,397

Current portion of capital lease obligations

22,850


4,097





Total current liabilities

16,774,833


18,004,828





NONCURRENT LIABILITIES




Long-term debt related to assets held for sale, net of current portion

406,992


412,180

Capital lease obligation, net of current portion

57,677


-

Deferred rent, net of current portion

71,802


86,198

Deferred revenue, net of current portion

13,333


-

Deferred income taxes

394,289


398,985





Total liabilities

17,718,926


18,902,191





STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY




Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; 2,045,714 shares issued and none outstanding

-


-

Common stock, $0.001 par value; 110,000,000 shares authorized; 82,844,322 and 82,730,134 shares issued and outstanding, respectively

82,844


82,730

Additional paid-in capital

93,976,061


93,920,095

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(256,361)


(309,369)

Accumulated deficit

(66,571,022)


(65,416,805)





Total stockholders' equity

27,231,522


28,276,651





Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$   44,950,448


$      47,178,842

 

WIDEPOINT CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS






THREE MONTHS ENDED





MARCH 31,





2017


2016





(Unaudited)

REVENUES

$   18,612,239


$   20,508,640

COST OF REVENUES (including amortization and depreciation of $281,824 and $295,436, respectively)




15,182,635


16,303,662








GROSS PROFIT

3,429,604


4,204,978








OPERATING EXPENSES





Sales and Marketing

548,859


739,049


General and Administrative Expenses (including share-based compensation of $85,017 and $87,879, respectively)

3,832,240


3,757,946


Product Development

151,373


257,383


Depreciation and Amortization

71,750


94,478











Total Operating Expenses

4,604,222


4,848,856








LOSS FROM OPERATIONS

(1,174,618)


(643,878)








OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)





Interest Income

7,027


4,173


Interest Expense

(9,568)


(20,330)


Other Income

4,174


1,968











Total Other Income (Expense)

1,633


(14,189)








LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAX (BENEFIT) PROVISION

(1,172,985)


(658,067)

INCOME TAX (BENEFIT) PROVISION

(18,768)


1,443








NET LOSS

$   (1,154,217)


$      (659,510)








BASIC LOSS PER SHARE

$            (0.01)


$            (0.01)








BASIC WEIGHTED-AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING

82,841,812


82,559,822








DILUTED LOSS PER SHARE

$            (0.01)


$            (0.01)








DILUTED WEIGHTED-AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING

82,841,812


82,559,822

 

WIDEPOINT CORPORATION

ADJUSTED EARNINGS BEFORE INTEREST, TAXES,

DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION




THREE MONTHS ENDED



MARCH 31,



2017


2016



(Unaudited)

NET LOSS

$  (1,154,200)


$  (659,500)

Adjustments to GAAP net loss:





Depreciation and amortization

353,600


386,700


Amortization of deferred financing costs

-


-


Income tax provision (benefit)

(18,800)


1,400


Interest income

(7,000)


(4,200)


Interest expense

9,600


20,300


Other (expense) income

(4,200)


(2,000)


Provision for doubtful accounts

14,100


(6,600)


Stock-based compensation expense

85,000


87,900






Adjusted EBITDA

$     (721,900)


$  (176,000)

 

For More Information:

Brett Maas or David Fore
Hayden IR
(646) 536-7331
brett@haydenir.com

 

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