EX-99.1 2 b405533ex99_1.htm PRESS RELEASE Prepared and filed by St Ives Burrups

Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE    
     
Media Contact:   Investor Contact:
Kelley Joyce   Dave Gentry or Chris Bermudez
Horn Group, Inc.   Aurelius Consulting Group
(212) 931-5204   (407) 644-4256
kjoyce@horngroup.com   dave@aurcg.com
    www.runonideas.com

GlowPoint Reports Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2004 Results
Total revenue of $16.0 million represents growth of 55% year-over-year;
Eight-fold increase in gross margin for year-over-year results

HILLSIDE, N.J., March 16, 2005–Glowpoint, Inc., (NASDAQ:GLOW) the world’s leading broadcast-quality IP-based video communications service provider, today announced its financial results from continuing operations for the fourth quarter and year-end for the period ended December 31, 2004.

Total revenue for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2004 rose 51% to $4.3 million from $2.8 million in the quarter ended December 31, 2003 and was in line with the $4.4 million level for Q3 of 2004. Contractual revenue grew 53% to $3.3 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2004 from $2.1 million in the quarter ended December 31, 2003 and grew 2% sequentially from the $3.2 million in the quarter ended September 30, 2004. The number of contractual customers grew 29% from the year ago quarter to 348 and improved by 2% from the level achieved in the prior quarter. Average monthly revenue per contractual customer increased to $3,119 or 19% from the fourth quarter 2003 level of $2,622 and remained consistent with the level achieved in third quarter of 2004.

GlowPoint’s core subscription and related revenue grew 23% to $2.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2004 from $2.1 million in the quarter ended December 31, 2003. Billable subscriber locations grew 8% to 1,237 at December 31, 2004 from 1,149 at December 31, 2003 and improved by 2.5% sequentially from the level achieved in the prior quarter. Average monthly subscription and related revenue per billable subscriber location of $723 in the fourth quarter 2004 increased 11% from the fourth quarter 2003 level of $654 and was in line with the third quarter 2004 level.

Non-contractual revenue of $1.0 million in the quarter ended December 31, 2004 grew 44% over the $0.7 million level reported in the quarter ended December 31, 2003, but declined sequentially by 15% from the third quarter level of $1.2 million. Third quarter 2004 non-subscription revenue reflected event revenue related to the NFL Training Camps and an engagement with a major news network at the Democratic National Convention.


Total revenue related to the NuVision customer base was $1.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2004, increasing sequentially 7% over the third quarter of 2004. The NuVision brand name was changed to GlowPoint Network Services in the fourth quarter of 2004.

Gross margin was $887,000 for the quarter ended December 31, 2004 as compared to $153,000 in the year ago quarter, improving four-fold to 20.8% for the fourth quarter of 2004 compared to 5.4% for the prior year fourth quarter. The eight-fold year-over-year improvement in gross margin to 19.7% reflects the positive impact of the higher margin “All You Can See” unlimited video calling plans and improvements to operational efficiencies. Gross margin on the GlowPoint Network Services business continued to be strong at 35% for the fourth quarter of 2004 and represented sequential improvement over the 32% achieved for the third quarter of 2004.

Operating expenses for the quarter ended December 31, 2004 were $5.4 million, an increase of approximately $1.0 million over the prior year fourth quarter. The major components of this increase were $400,000 of costs related to severance, recruiting and the closing of the Company’s New Hampshire office, and an increase in of approximately $500,000 in salary and benefit costs resulting from an increase in headcount. A majority of the new employees were hired as a result of the Company’s increased direct sales and marketing activities as previously announced. As a percentage of revenue, operating expense levels for the fourth quarter of 2004 improved by 19% from the prior year’s quarter.

EBITDA from continuing operations for the fourth quarter of 2004 was ($2.9) million compared to ($2.5) million for the fourth quarter of 2003 and was primarily impacted by the previously mentioned $400,000 in severance and other costs incurred in the fourth quarter of 2004.

The Company ended the fourth quarter of 2004 with $4.9 million in cash, cash equivalents and escrowed cash and continued to have no long-term debt on the balance sheet. Subsequent to the end of the fourth quarter of 2004, the Company received net cash proceeds of $2.8 million and the release of $0.3 million in escrowed cash from Gores Technology Group resolving the outstanding disputes between the companies relating to the sale of the assets of GlowPoint’s video solutions business to Gores in September 2003.

Additionally, the Company raised gross proceeds of $10.0 million through a private placement of its common stock and warrants with a small number of private investors in March 2005.


“Inside of a year, we fundamentally changed the company and changed the fundamentals of our business,” said David Trachtenberg, CEO, GlowPoint. “We have a new management team, new product set with a new economic model driving positive gross margins, new strategic partners like TANDBERG and Sony, and new disruptive distribution strategies that are redefining the video communications industry.” Trachtenberg concluded, “We’ve basically built a new GlowPoint that was officially launched last January 2004. We enter 2005 with the assets to take advantage of market opportunities, the operations to create and scale a unique customer experience, the partners to expand faster and more efficiently and the financial stability to execute against our plan.”

Summary Financial Results from Continuing Operations (in thousands, except per share data)

    Three Months Ended
December 31,
    Twelve Months Ended
December 31,
 
   
   
 
    2004     2003     2004     2003  
   
   
   
   
 
Net revenue
  $ 4,259     $ 2,828     $ 15,995     $ 10,311  
Gross margin
    887       153       3,153       249  
Net loss attributable to common stockholders (1)
  $ (2,608 )   $ (5,259 )   $ (17,782 )   $ (22,439 )
Net loss per share, basic & diluted
  $ (0.07 )   $ (0.18 )   $ (0.49 )   $ (0.76 )
EBITDA (2)
  $ (2,911 )   $ (2,508 )   $ (8,292 )   $ (6,776 )

(1) Net loss includes discontinued AV and VS operations.
(2) Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) is not a standard financial measurement under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to net loss or cash flow from operating activities as a measure of liquidity or as an indicator of operating performance or any measure of performance derived in accordance with GAAP. EBITDA has been provided to more clearly present the financial results that management uses to internally evaluate its business. Management believes that this non-GAAP financial measure allows investors and management to evaluate and compare the Company’s operating results from continuing operations from period to period in a meaningful and consistent manner. Reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable financial measure reported in accordance with GAAP is presented in a separate section at the end of this press release.

The following chart summarizes key operating highlights:

    Three Months Ended
December 31,
    Twelve Months Ended
December 31,
 
   
   
 
    2004     2003     2004     2003  
   
   
   
   
 
Contractual Revenue (in 000’s) (1)
                               
Subscription and Related Revenue
  $ 2,625     $ 2,132     $ 10,210     $ 6,850  
GlowPoint Network Services (2)
    634             1,717        
Total
    3,259       2,132       11,927       6,850  
Non-Contractual Revenue (in 000’s) (3)
                               
Glowpoint
  $ 577     $ 695     $ 2,924     $ 3,461  
GlowPoint Network Services
    423             1,144        
Total
    1,000       695       4,068       3,461  
Total Revenue (in 000’s)
  $ 4,259     $ 2,827     $ 15,995     $ 10,311  
Number of Contractual Customers (4)
    348       271       330       241  
Average Monthly Contractual Revenue per Customer (5)
  $ 3,119     $ 2,622     $ 3,012     $ 2,371  
Average Billable Subscriber Locations (6)
    1,210       1,087       1,198       839  
Average Monthly Subscription Revenue per Location (7)
  $ 723     $ 654     $ 710     $ 680  
Billable Subscriber Locations (Net) (8)
    1,237       1,149       1,237       1,149  
Subscriber Location Backlog (9)
    115       91       115       91  
Gross Margin
    20.8 %     5.4 %     19.7 %     2.4 %
Variable Gross Margin (10)
    51.2 %     51.0 %     51.6 %     47.0 %

(1) Contractual revenue includes GlowPoint subscription and related revenue as has been reported in prior quarters plus NuVision revenue directly related to those customers that are under contract.
(2) Formerly NuVision
(3) Non-contractual revenue includes GlowPoint non-subscription revenue (event-driven category of revenue) plus NuVision revenue generated by customers that are not currently under contract.
(4) Refers to customers under contract that are generating recurring revenue.
(5) Calculated as total contractual revenue divided by the number of contractual customers, divided by three or twelve (depending on the time period involved), then multiplied by 1,000.
(6) Calculated as the weighted average number of billable subscriber locations, based on the number of days a location was on the network during each respective period.
(7) Calculated as subscription and related revenue divided by average billable subscriber locations, divided by three or twelve (depending on the time period involved), then multiplied by 1,000.
(8) Total number subscriber locations that were generating revenue for the Company, as of the last day in each period. Multiple endpoints or circuits can be linked to a billable subscriber location.
(9) Represents the Company’s estimate of billable subscriber locations under contract, but not yet generating revenue for the Company, at the end of the periods shown. This estimate assumes no material changes that would result in a customer canceling a contract. The Company can give no assurance as to whether these contracts will be executed. While the Company may, from time to time, issue updated guidance with respect to its subscriber location backlog, it assumes no obligation to do so.
(10) Calculated by dividing revenues less variable costs of revenue by revenue.
   

Glowpoint, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets

    December 31,  
   
 
    2004     2003  
   
   
 
ASSETS
               
Current assets:
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 4,586,222     $ 4,184,897  
Escrowed cash
    337,153       335,188  
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $97,384 and $71,620, respectively
    2,762,892       2,305,552  
Other current assets
    3,688,775       1,439,978  
   

   

 
Total current assets
    11,375,042       8,265,615  
                 
Furniture, equipment and leasehold improvements – net
    12,591,011       13,024,055  
Goodwill – net
    2,547,862       2,547,862  
Other assets
    296,332       149,574  
   

   

 
Total assets
  $ 26,810,247     $ 23,987,106  
   

   

 
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
Current liabilities:
               
Accounts payable
  $ 2,832,569     $ 2,368,484  
Accrued expenses
    1,486,949       900,690  
Deferred revenue
    1,018,186        
Current portion of capital lease obligations
    34,972       131,182  
   

   

 
Total current liabilities
    5,372,676       3,400,356  
                 
Noncurrent liabilities:
               
Deferred income taxes
    212,000        
Capital lease obligations, less current portion
          34,972  
   

   

 
Total noncurrent liabilities
    212,000       34,972  
   

   

 
                 
   

   

 
Total liabilities
    5,584,676       3,435,328  
   

   

 
                 
Commitments and contingencies
               
                 
Subordinated debentures
          4,888,000  
Discount on subordinated debentures
          (3,149,805 )
   

   

 
Subordinated debentures, net
          1,738,195  
   

   

 
                 
Stockholders’ Equity:
               
Preferred stock, $.0001 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; 203.667 shares outstanding
           
Common stock, $.0001 par value; 100,000,000 authorized; 37,844,240 and 30,543,672 shares outstanding, respectively
    3,788       3,054  
Treasury stock, 39,891 shares at cost
    (239,742 )     (239,742 )
Deferred compensation
    (1,331,379 )     (1,650,607 )
Additional paid-in capital
    157,322,778       137,449,109  
Accumulated deficit
    (134,529,874 )     (116,748,231 )
   

   

 
Total stockholders’ equity
    21,225,571       18,813,583  
   

   

 
                 
   

   

 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 26,810,247     $ 23,987,106  
   

   

 
                 

Glowpoint, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations

    Twelve Months Ended December 31,     Three Months Ended December 31,  
   
   
 
    2004     2003     2004     2003  
   
   
   
   
 
Net Revenues
  $ 15,995,177     $ 10,310,744     $ 4,259,135     $ 2,827,781  
Cost of revenues
    12,842,471       10,061,881       3,372,562       2,674,689  
   

   

   

   

 
Gross margin
    3,152,706       248,863       886,573       153,092  
   

   

   

   

 
                                 
Operating expenses
                               
Research and development
    1,433,013       1,261,485       405,185       327,245  
Selling
    8,049,537       5,493,905       2,185,691       1,800,202  
General and administrative
    8,471,026       6,372,677       2,800,446       2,312,454  
Impairment losses on long-lived assets
          1,379,415              
   

   

   

   

 
Total operating expenses
    17,953,576       14,507,482       5,391,322       4,439,901  
   

   

   

   

 
                                 
   

   

   

   

 
Loss from continuing operations
    (14,800,870 )     (14,258,619 )     (4,504,749 )     (4,286,809 )
   

   

   

   

 
                                 
Other (income) expense
                               
Amortization of deferred financing costs
    84,796       376,596             236,579  
Interest income
    (41,520 )     (7,000 )     (12,127 )     (316 )
Interest expense
    61,871       1,026,469       976       82,980  
Gain on marketable equity securities
    (132,284 )                  
Other income
    (5,000,000 )           (5,000,000 )      
Amortization of discount on subordinated debentures
    3,165,036       1,987,550             497,337  
Loss on exchange of debt
    1,354,000                    
   

   

   

   

 
Total other (income) expenses, net
    (508,101 )     3,383,615       (5,011,151 )     816,580  
   

   

   

   

 
                                 
Income (loss) before income taxes
    (14,292,769 )     (17,642,234 )     506,402       (5,103,389 )
Income tax provision
    212,000             212,000        
   

   

   

   

 
Net income (loss) from continuing operations
    (14,504,769 )     (17,642,234 )     294,402       (5,103,389 )
                                 
Loss from discontinued AV operations
          (1,173,067 )            
Loss from discontinued VS operations
    (2,908,331 )     (3,623,637 )     (2,803,660 )     (155,961 )
                         
   

   

   

   

 
Net loss
    (17,413,100 )     (22,438,938 )     (2,509,258 )     (5,259,350 )
Preferred stock dividends
    (368,543 )           (98,564 )      
   

   

   

   

 
Net loss attributable to common stockholders
  $ (17,781,643 )   $ (22,438,938 )   $ (2,607,822 )     (5,259,350 )
   

   

   

   

 
                                 
Net loss from continuing operations per share:
                               
Basic and diluted
  $ (0.40 )   $ (0.60 )   $     $ (0.17 )
   

   

   

   

 
                                 
Loss from discontinued operations per share:
                               
Basic and diluted
  $ (0.08 )   $ (0.16 )   $ (0.07 )   $ (0.01 )
   

   

   

   

 
                                 
Preferred stock dividends per share:
                               
Basic and diluted
  $ (0.01 )   $     $     $  
   

   

   

   

 
                                 
Net loss attributable to common stockholders per share:
                               
Basic and diluted
  $ (0.49 )   $ (0.76 )   $ (0.07 )   $ (0.18 )
   

   

   

   

 
                                 
Weighted average number of common shares:
                               
Basic and diluted
    36,390,112       29,455,644       37,864,336       29,863,736  
   

   

   

   

 
                                 

Glowpoint, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

    Twelve Months Ended December 31,  
   
 
    2004     2003  
   
   
 
Cash flows from Operating Activities:
               
Net loss   $ (17,413,100 )   $ (22,438,938 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided (used) by operating activities:                
Depreciation and amortization     5,473,726       4,888,970  
Amortization of deferred financing costs     84,796       376,596  
Amortization of discount on subordinated debentures     3,165,036       1,987,550  
Non cash compensation     902,375       4,008,076  
Loss on extinguishment of debt     1,354,000        
Impairment losses on long-lived assets           1,379,415  
Deferred income taxes     212,000        
Increase (decrease) in cash attributable to changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions:                
Escrowed cash     (1,964 )     (335,188 )
Accounts receivable     (457,340 )     (1,027,661 )
Assets of discontinued AV operations           807,067  
Assets of discontinued VS operations           6,761,095  
Other current assets     (4,095,280 )     (2,147,440 )
Proceeds from sale of marketable equity securities     213,542        
Other assets     (231,554 )     52,151  
Accounts payable     464,085       (1,360,383 )
Accrued expenses     217,717       219,320  
Deferred revenue     1,018,186        
   

   

 
Net cash provided (used) by operating activities     (9,093,775 )     (6,829,370 )
   

   

 
                 
                 
Cash flows from Investing Activities:
               
Purchases of furniture, equipment and leasehold improvements     (3,361,402 )     (2,399,297 )
Proceeds from sale of VS operation           16,233,312  
   

   

 
Net cash provided (used) by investing activities     (3,361,402 )     13,834,015  
   

   

 
                 
Cash flows from Financing Activities:
               
Proceeds from common stock offering     12,433,215        
Proceeds (costs) from issuance of subordinated debentures     (15,232 )     (249,355 )
Exercise of warrants and options, net     569,701       630,935  
Proceeds from bank loans           75,545,455  
Payments on bank loans           (81,390,971 )
Deferred financing costs           (26,070 )
Payments on capital lease obligations     (131,182 )     (91,957 )
   

   

 
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities     12,856,502       (5,581,963 )
   

   

 
                 
Increase in cash and cash equivalents
    401,325       1,422,682  
                 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    4,184,897       2,762,215  
                 
   

   

 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 4,586,222     $ 4,184,897  
   

   

 
                 
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
               
Cash paid during the period for:
               
Interest   $ 17,355     $ 227,103  
   

   

 
                 
Taxes   $     $  
   

   

 
                 
Non-cash financing and investing activities:
During the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002, the Company recorded non-cash amortization of discount on subordinated debentures of $3,165,036, $1,987,550 and $39,360, respectively.
Preferred stock dividends of $368,543 were accrued during the year ended December 31, 2004.
Equipment with costs totaling $232,100 was acquired under capital lease arrangements during the year ended December 31, 2003.


Glowpoint, Inc.
EBITDA Reconciliation

    Twelve Months Ended December 31,     Three Months Ended December 31,  
   
   
 
    2004     2003     2004     2003  
   
   
   
   
 
Income (loss) before income taxes
  $ (14,292,769 )   $ (17,642,234 )   $ 506,402     $ (5,103,389 )
                                 
Depreciation and amortization
    5,473,726       4,888,970       1,422,589       676,563  
Amortization of deferred financing costs
    84,796       376,596             236,579  
Amortization of discount on subordinated debentures
    3,165,036       1,987,550             497,337  
Loss on extinguishment of debt
    1,354,000                    
Non cash compensation
    902,375       1,858,415       171,598       1,184,879  
Impairment losses on long-lived assets
          1,379,415              
Other income
    (5,000,000 )           (5,000,000 )      
Interest expense, net
    20,351       374,865       (11,151 )      
                         
   

   

   

   

 
EBITDA from continuing operations
    (8,292,485 )     (6,776,423 )     (2,910,562 )     (2,508,031 )
                                 
EBITDA loss from discontinued AV operations
          (1,173,067 )            
EBITDA gain/loss from discontinued VSB operations
    (2,908,331 )     (603,459 )     (2,803,660 )     (80,044 )
                                 
   

   

   

   

 
Total EBITDA
  $ (11,200,816 )   $ (8,552,949 )   $ (5,714,222 )   $ (2,588,075 )
   

   

   

   

 

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The statements contained herein, other than historical information, are or may be deemed to be forward-looking statements and involve factors, risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results in future periods to differ materially from such statements. These factors, risks and uncertainties include market acceptance and availability of new video communication services; the nonexclusive and terminable-at-will nature of sales agent agreements; rapid technological change affecting demand for the Company’s services; competition from other video communications service providers; and the availability of sufficient financial resources to enable the Company to expand its operations, as well as other risks detailed from time to time in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

“GlowPoint” is a registered trademark of Glowpoint, Inc. in the United States and certain foreign countries. All other marks are trademarks or service marks of their respective owners.

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