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CoreCard Corporation Reports First Quarter 2024 Results

NORCROSS, Ga., May 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CoreCard Corporation (NYSE: CCRD) (“CoreCard” or the “Company”), the leading provider of innovative credit technology solutions and processing services to the financial technology and services market, announced today its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2024.

"Overall revenue of $13.1 million in the first quarter was in-line with our expectations, reflecting continued year-over-year growth in processing and maintenance of 13%, which was offset by lower professional services revenue, primarily driven by our largest customer,” said Leland Strange, CEO of CoreCard. "We continue to see encouraging results from the ongoing investment in our platform and processing capabilities, and we continue to onboard new customers that value the features and functionality offered by the CoreCard platform.”

Financial Highlights for the three months ended March 31, 2024

Total revenues in the three-month period ended March 31, 2024, was $13.1 million compared to $14.8 million in the comparable period in 2023.

In the following table, revenue is disaggregated by type of revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2024, and 2023:

  
 Three Months Ended
 March 31,
(in thousands) 2024 2023
License$--$--
Professional services 5,826 8,341
Processing and maintenance 6,152 5,430
Third party 1,098 985
Total$13,076$14,756
     

Income from operations was $0.5 million for the first quarter compared to income from operations of $1.8 million in the comparable prior year quarter.

Net income was $0.4 million for the first quarter compared to net income of $1.3 million in the comparable prior year quarter.

Earnings per diluted share was $0.05 for the first quarter compared to $0.15 in the comparable prior year quarter.

Adjusted earnings per diluted share was $0.07 for the first quarter compared to $0.15 in the comparable prior year quarter.

Adjusted EBITDA was $1.7 million for the first quarter compared to $3.5 million in the comparable prior year quarter.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable financial results as determined in accordance with GAAP are included at the end of this press release following the accompanying financial data. For a description of these non-GAAP financial measures, including the reasons management uses each measure, please see the section of the tables titled "Information Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Measures".

Investor Conference Call

The company is holding an investor conference call today, May 2, 2024, at 11 A.M. Eastern Time. Interested investors are invited to attend the conference call by accessing the webcast at https://www.webcast-eqs.com/corecard050224/en or by dialing 1-877-407-0890. As part of the conference call CoreCard will be conducting a question-and-answer session where participants are invited to email their questions to questions@corecard.com prior to the call. A transcript of the call will be posted on the company’s website at investors.corecard.com as soon as available after the call.

The company will file its Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2024, with the Securities and Exchange Commission today. For additional information about reported results, investors will be able to access the Form 10-Q on the company’s website at investors.corecard.com or on the SEC website, www.sec.gov.

About CoreCard

CoreCard Corporation (NYSE: CCRD) provides the gold standard card issuing platform built for the future of global transactions in an embedded digital world. Dedicated to continual technological innovation in the ever-evolving payments industry backed by decades of deep expertise in credit card offerings, CoreCard helps customers conceptualize, implement, and manage all aspects of their issuing card programs. Keenly focused on steady, sustainable growth, CoreCard has earned the trust of some of the largest companies and financial institutions in the world, providing truly real-time transactions via their proven, reliable platform operating on private on-premise and leading cloud technology infrastructure.

Forward-Looking Statements

The forward-looking statements in this press release are made under the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Company’s actual results could differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements because of various risks and uncertainties including those listed in Item 1A of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and in the Company’s other filings and reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All of the risks and uncertainties are beyond the ability of the Company to control, and in many cases, the Company cannot predict the risks and uncertainties that could cause its actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements. When used in this press release, the words “believes,” “plans,” “expects,” “will,” “intends,” “continue,” “outlook,” “progressing,” and “anticipates” and similar expressions as they relate to the Company or its management are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Except as required by law, the Company is not obligated to publicly release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect the events or circumstances after the date of this press release or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

 
CoreCard Corporation
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited, in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
 
 Three Months Ended March 31,
 20242023
Revenue  
Services$13,076 $14,756 
Products-- -- 
Total net revenue13,076 14,756 
Cost of revenue  
Services9,500 9,804 
Products-- -- 
Total cost of revenue9,500 9,804 
Expenses  
Marketing114 69 
General and administrative1,427 1,549 
Development1,508 1,514 
Income from operations527 1,820 
Investment income (loss)(204)(241)
Other income, net256 90 
Income before income taxes579 1,669 
Income taxes149 413 
Net income$430 $1,256 
Earnings per share:  
Basic$0.05 $0.15 
Diluted$0.05 $0.15 
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding8,236,135 8,502,735 
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding8,247,788 8,531,541 
     


CoreCard Corporation
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
 
As ofMarch 31, 2024December 31, 2023
ASSETS(unaudited)(audited)
Current assets:  
Cash$24,056 $26,918 
Marketable securities5,305 5,230 
Accounts receivable, net8,189 7,536 
Other current assets5,173 4,805 
Total current assets42,723 44,489 
Investments3,823 4,062 
Property and equipment, at cost less accumulated depreciation11,688 11,319 
Other long-term assets3,857 3,956 
Total assets$62,091 $63,826 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY  
Current liabilities:  
Accounts payable$1,925 $1,557 
Deferred revenue, current portion1,635 2,310 
Accrued payroll1,556 2,172 
Accrued expenses1,167 971 
Other current liabilities2,778 2,530 
Total current liabilities9,061 9,540 
Noncurrent liabilities:  
Deferred revenue, net of current portion186 265 
Long-term lease obligation899 1,121 
Other long-term liabilities295 196 
Total noncurrent liabilities1,380 1,582 
Stockholders’ equity:  
Common stock, $0.01 par value: Authorized shares - 20,000,000;  
Issued shares – 9,016,140 at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 respectively;  
Outstanding shares – 8,160,758 and 8,295,408 at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively90 90 
Additional paid-in capital16,781 16,621 
Treasury stock, 855,382 and 720,732 shares at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, at cost(22,006)(20,359)
Accumulated other comprehensive income35 32 
Accumulated income56,750 56,320 
Total stockholders’ equity51,650 52,704 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity$62,091 $63,826 
     

For further information, call
Matt White, 770-564-5504 or
email to matt@corecard.com

 
Reconciliation of GAAP to NON-GAAP Measures
 

Information Regarding Non-GAAP Measures

In addition to the financial measures prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”), this press release contains certain non-GAAP financial measures. CoreCard considers Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted earnings per diluted share (“Adjusted EPS”) as supplemental measures of the company’s performance that is not required by, nor presented in accordance with GAAP.

We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) adjusted to exclude depreciation and amortization; share-based compensation expense; income tax expense (benefit); investment income (loss); and other income (expense), net. We believe that Adjusted EBITDA is an important measure of operating performance because it allows management and our board of directors to evaluate and compare our core operating results from period to period.

We define Adjusted EPS as diluted earnings per share adjusted to exclude the impact of share-based compensation expenses. We believe that Adjusted EPS is an important measure of operating performance because it allows management and our board of directors to evaluate and compare our core operating results from period to period.

Adjusted EPS and Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered in isolation, or construed as an alternative to net income, or any other performance measures derived in accordance with GAAP, or as an alternative to cash flow from operating activities or as a measure of the company's liquidity. In addition, other companies may calculate Adjusted EPS and Adjusted EBITDA differently than CoreCard, which limits its usefulness in comparing CoreCard’s financial results with those of other companies.

The following table shows CoreCard’s GAAP results reconciled to non-GAAP results included in this release:

  
 Three Months Ended
 March 31,
(in thousands)2024
  2023
GAAP net income$430  $1,256 
Share-based compensation 160   - 
Income tax benefit (40)  - 
Adjusted net income$550  $1,256 
Adjusted EPS$0.07  $0.15 
Weighted-average shares 8,248   8,532 
        


 Three Months Ended
 March 31,
(in thousands)2024
 2023
GAAP net income$430  $1,256 
Depreciation and amortization 1,025   1,695 
Share-based compensation 160   - 
Investment loss 204   241 
Other income, net (256)  (90)
Income tax expense 149   413 
Adjusted EBITDA$1,712  $3,515 

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