| June 15, 2006 - VendTek Systems
Inc. (TSX-V: VSI) ("VendTek" or "The
Company"), a leading provider of software for prepaid
service distribution, announces revenues of $26,292,000
for the six-month period ending April 30, 2006 an increase
of $10,407,000, or 65%, over the $15,886,000 in revenues
for the six month period ended April 30, 2005.
Revenues are mostly comprised of prepaid PIN revenue,
which totaled $26,102,000 in the first six months of
2006 compared to $15,831,000 in the same period of 2005,
an increase of 65%. License and engineering revenues
increased by $92,000 to $102,000 in Q2 2006 compared
to $10,000 in Q2 2005. This increase of 920% was due
to specialized engineering services being required by
a customer as well as software licenses issued for a
new customer. Systems and parts sales of $88,000 in
the quarter, compared to $45,000 in the same period
of 2005, are up by 95% because of increased parts orders
from VendTek's legacy vending machine customers and
more server sales.
The increase is primarily the result of continued growth
of VendTek's subsidiary Now Prepay Corp. The ongoing
installation of POS terminals across Canada for the
sale of virtual prepaid telecommunications vouchers
and the increase in products available for sale via
electronic methods provides increased sales revenues.
The consolidated gross profit for the six month period
ended April 30, 2006, increased by approximately 192%
to $1,467,000 compared to $503,000 in the same period
of 2005. The high revenues and profits generated by
Now Prepay accounted for the majority of the consolidated
gross profits.
Net income for the six months ended April 30, 2006 was
$200,000 compared with the six months ended April 30,
2005 net loss of $377,000. This $577,000 increase was
due to the growth of virtual PIN telecommunication sales
and supplier offered discounts and rebates. The earnings
are offset by increased salaries and stock-based option
expenses, telecommunication, office and amortization.
The net income per share for Q2 2006 increased to $0.00
compared to ($0.01) for Q2 2005.
"We are very pleased to announce another quarter
of profitability and revenue growth to our shareholders.
In addition to the commercial progress in the quarter
we also benefited from the exercising of the outstanding
warrants by our shareholders. This resulted in a major
influx of new capital that we put to work immediately
to increase our margins through taking advantage of
supplier discounts. It also helped us to improve our
working capital and balance sheet significantly, "said
Paul Brock, President of VendTek. He added, "Also,
our customer in the United Arab Emirates launched their
business in the quarter and we anticipate seeing the
financial results from those operations in our next
quarter and certainly in our year end results. We are
successfully growing our business and the numbers are
demonstrating the success of our strategies. "
Cost of Goods was $24,825,000, or 94% of revenues for
the quarter ended April 30, 2006, compared to $15,383,000,
or 97% of revenues for the quarter ended April 30, 2005.
The low margin is indicative of the virtual prepaid
telecommunications industry in which Now Prepay conducts
its business. However, increased sales volumes and supplier
discount options are expected to continue to improve
the margin.
The G&A expenses were $960,000 or approximately
4% of revenues during the six months ended April 30,
2006 compared with $711,000 or 4% of revenues, during
the six months ended April 30, 2005. Salaries under
G&A increased by 22% when Q2 2006 is compared to
Q2 2005 due to management and administrative wage increases.
Stock-based compensation is the non-cash based option
expense which is allocated between salaries and director's
fees and for the first two quarters of 2006 was $140,000.
Office, rent, computer expenses and banking fees are
down from $141,000 in Q2 2005 to $138,000 in Q2 2006.
Accounting and legal expenses decreased by $15,000,
or 31%, to $34,000 in Q2 2006 compared to $49,000 in
Q2 2005. Travel expenses slightly increased to $25,000
in Q2 2006 compared to $18,000 in Q2 2005.
Sales and marketing expenses increased in Q2 2006 by
$103,000 (251%) to $144,000 compared to the Q2 2005
expense of $41,000. Expenses for the six month period
ended April 30, 2006 and the six month period ended
April 30, 2005 were both less than 1% of revenues. The
increase in expense is attributed to a reallocation
of wages from G&A to Sales (Q2 2006 - $57,000, Q2
2005 - $3,000) and increased travel (Q2 2006 - $78,000,
Q2 2005 - $21,000). There was a reduction in trade show
costs of $8,000 in Q2 2006 to $8,000 compared to Q2
2005 expense of $16,000.
The complete statements are available at www.sedar.com.
For further information, please contact Samantha Haynes
at 604.805.4653 or 1-800-806-4958 or investment@vendteksys.com.
About VendTek and Now Prepay (www.vendteksys.com
/ www.nowprepay.com)
VendTek Systems Inc. develops and licenses eFresh™
software and related technologies, which provides electronic
distribution of prepaid telecommunication and financial
services. VendTek is commercializing the eFresh™
software under license to create sustainable and recurring
revenues. VendTek's customers and its subsidiaries,
Now Prepay Corp. (in Canada) and VendTek Systems Technologies
(in China), are using eFresh™
software to build electronic, prepaid services networks
which enable consumers to purchase prepaid services
via POS and self-serve terminals connected to a central
eFresh™
server. This system creates significant value through
improved efficiencies compared to the traditional distribution
paradigm. eFresh™
reduces shrinkage and inventory requirements while improving
consumer access to prepaid services since it is completely
electronic and eliminates physical cards and vouchers.
This release contains forward-looking statements within
the meaning of the "safe harbor'' provisions of
the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. These statements are based on management's current
expectations and beliefs and are subject to a number
of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results
to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking
statements. The Company assumes no obligation to update
any forward-looking information contained in this news
release.
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