EX-99.1 2 cmw3879a.htm PRESS RELEASE

News Release:

WidePoint Reports Q3 Revenue Up 122% to $8.9 Million
with Year To Date Revenue up 149% to $25.3 Million

Mobile Telecom Segment Q3 Revenue up 51% as federal expansion continues

Washington D.C., – November 17, 2008 — WidePoint Corporation (AMEX: WYY), a leading provider of advanced information technology, identity assurance and protection, and mobile telecom expense management services (MTEM), announced today that revenue for the third quarter of 2008 increased 122% to $8,878,000 from $4,005,000 in the third quarter of 2007, and revenues for the nine month period ended September 30, 2008 totaled $25,293,000, a 149% increase versus the comparable nine month period of calendar 2007.

Third Quarter Highlights:

Third quarter revenue increased approximately 122% to $8.9 million.
Gross profit increased approximately 25% to $1.5 million.
MTEM segment revenue increased approximately 51% to $5.3 million from $3.5 million.
Revenues in the MTEM segment and the PKI segment experienced sequential revenue growth in each quarter in FY 2008.
MTEM segment realized the first two awards made under the GSA’s FSSI contract vehicle.
PKI segment successfully entered into several contract and partnering relationships for the Department of Defense (DoD) base initiative that should allow for the successful migration from pilot phase to deployment phase in FY 2009.

Three Month Results

Revenues for the three month period ended September 30, 2008 were approximately $8,878,000 as compared to approximately $4,005,000 for the three month period ended September 30, 2007.

  MTEM segment experienced revenue growth of approximately 51% from approximately $3,500,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2007 (prior to acquisition by WidePoint), to approximately $5,284,000 for the three month period ended September 30, 2008. The company anticipates that revenues in this segment should continue to increase as federal agencies continue to adopt the company’s services under recent contract award associated with the Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative (FSSI) by the General Services Administration (GSA). The mobile segment has experienced sequential quarterly growth in FY 2008.

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  PKI credentialing and managed services segment experienced a decrease in comparative quarter to quarter revenues, with revenues decreasing approximately 12%, or $154,000, from $1,315,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2007, as compared to $1,161,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2008. The company anticipates that credential sales and managed services sales should increase in the medium to long-term time horizons as it continues to fulfill contract wins along with the expansion and adoption of the FiXs and ECA program by the DoD, the HSPD-12 program by the federal government agencies and departments, and other groups commencing the pilot programs and rollout associated with the expansion of various programs which are being mandated by the federal government. The PKI segment has experienced sequential quarterly growth in FY 2008.

  The Consulting Services segment experienced a decrease in comparative quarter to quarter revenues with revenues decreasing approximately 10%, or $258,000, from $2,691,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 to $2,433,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2008. The company anticipates that consulting services segment revenues, while variable, will flatten and rebound with increases in federal government consulting services as it expands into new agencies and departments and as the economic environment improves.

Gross profit for the third quarter was approximately $1,496,000 or 17% of revenues, an increase of approximately $306,000 over gross profit of approximately $1,190,000 or 30% of revenues in the third quarter of 2007. Sales, general and administrative expenses for the third quarter were approximately $1,748,000 or 20% of revenues, compared to approximately $1,008,000, or 25% of revenues in the third quarter of 2007. Depreciation, interest expense and interest income for the third quarter of 2008 was approximately $83,000 as compared approximately $4,000 in the third quarter of 2007. As a result of the above, the net loss for the third quarter of 2008 was approximately $335,000 as compared to a net income of approximately $178,000 for the third quarter of 2007. Net loss for the third quarter of 2008 included approximately $354,000 in amortization, depreciation and SFAS 123(r) expense as compared to $185,000 in the third quarter of 2007.

Nine Months Results

Revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 were approximately $25,293,000 as compared to approximately $10,147,000 for the nine months period ended September 30, 2007. Gross profit for the nine months period ended September 30, 2008 was approximately $4,217,000, or 17% of revenues. The net loss for the nine months period ended September 30, 2008, was approximately $1,375,000. This compared to the net loss of approximately $199,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. Net loss for the nine months ending of 2008 included approximately $1,346,000 in amortization, depreciation and SFAS 123(r) expense as compared to $510,000 in the nine months ending 2007.

Steve Komar, CEO of WidePoint said, “We were pleased with the performance of our Mobile Telecom Managed Services segment, which is poised to continue its positive revenue trend for both the fourth quarter of 2008 and throughout 2009. We expect federal agencies will continue to adopt these services under the contract award associated with the FSSI by the General Services Administration. There are presently six federal agencies or departments using these managed services supported by iSYS. We believe more than 40 major federal agencies and departments can benefit from iSYS services. 14 agencies are charter members of the FSSI initiative, and are already reviewing and showing near term interest in procuring these services through the GSA Contract vehicle. On other fronts, we believe that the adoption and implementation rate of our PKI security solutions will accelerate in 2009, and that our commitment to investing in Sales & Marketing resources and infrastructure will maximize that growth potential in both revenues and margin growth.”

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WidePoint CFO Jim McCubbin said, “The third quarter of 2008 witnessed sequential quarterly revenue growth in FY 2008 for both our MTEM and PKI segments while comparatively all three of our segments experienced revenue growth for the nine months ended 2008 as compared to the same period ending 2007. Viewing our fourth quarter 2008 results so far, we anticipate our second half 2008 revenues will exceed our first half 2008 revenues, along with a leveling off of operational expenses as our investments in sales and infrastructure flattens. We continue to believe the investments we have made in our sales and infrastructure during the past two quarters of 2008 will yield a superior return on investment in FY 2009.”

WidePoint will hold a conference call with CEO Steve Komar and CFO Jim McCubbin today at 4:30 p.m. EST. The call will cover the company’s third quarter results.

To participate, call 1-800-762-8779 any time after 4:20 p.m. EST today, November 17. International callers should dial 1-480-629-9041. While in conference, if callers should experience any difficulty or require operator assistance, they can press the star followed by the zero button. This will call an operator to the line.

About WidePoint

WidePoint is a leading provider of advanced information technology products and services including identity assurance and information management and protection services, forensic informatics and wireless technology services. WidePoint has several wholly owned subsidiaries holding major contracts, Operational Research Consultants, Inc. (ORC), iSYS, LLC, Protexx, and WidePoint IL. WidePoint enables organizations to deploy fully compliant IT services in accordance with government-mandated regulations and advanced system requirements. For more information, visit http://www.widepoint.com.

An investment profile about WidePoint may be found at http://www.hawkassociates.com/profile/wyy.cfm.

For investor relations information regarding WidePoint, visit http://www.hawkassociates.com and http://www.americanmicrocaps.com, or contact Frank Hawkins, Hawk Associates, at 305-451-1888, e-mail: widepoint@hawkassociates.com. To receive notification of future releases via e-mail, subscribe at http://www.hawkassociates.com/about/alert/.

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 declaration and payment of dividends; and (v) 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 Forms 10-K and 10-Q filed with the SEC.

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WIDEPOINT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

Consolidated Balance Sheets September 30,
2008

December 31,
2007

Assets (unaudited)
Current assets:            
     Cash and cash equivalents   $ 6,995,762   $ 1,831,991  
     Accounts receivable    5,758,662    4,808,832  
     Prepaid expenses and other assets    223,715    328,539  


                  Total current assets    12,978,139    6,969,362  


Property and equipment, net    433,471    435,859  
Goodwill    7,357,252    2,526,110  
Intangibles, net    3,011,067    1,165,461  
Other assets    141,688    167,164  


                  Total assets   $ 23,921,617   $ 11,263,956  



Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  
Current liabilities:  
     Short-term borrowings   $ 2,583,561   $ --  
     Accounts payable    4,234,056    2,715,180  
     Accrued expenses    1,443,164    707,886  
     Deferred revenue    1,887,939    96,674  
     Short-term portion of capital lease obligation    104,598    118,246  


                  Total current liabilities    10,253,318    3,637,986  



Long-term debt, net of current portion
    1,239,326    --  
Capital lease obligation, net of current portion    88,801    162,976  


                  Total liabilities    11,581,445    3,800,962  



Stockholders’ equity:
  

     Common stock, $0.001 par value; 110,000,000 shares authorized; 58,090,697
  
       and 52,558,697 shares issued and outstanding, respectively    58,091    52,559  
     Stock warrants    38,666    38,666  
     Additional paid-in capital    67,120,386    60,873,273  
     Accumulated deficit    (54,876,971 )  (53,501,504 )


                  Total stockholders’ equity    12,340,172    7,462,994  


                  Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity   $ 23,921,617   $ 11,263,956  


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated statements.

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WIDEPOINT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

Three Months Ended
September 30,

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

2008
2007
2008
2007
(unaudited)
Revenues, net     $ 8,878,431   $ 4,005,463   $ 25,293,069   $ 10,146,942  

Cost of sales (including amortization and
  
depreciation of $261,134, $112,749, $701,739, and  
$332,867, respectively)    7,381,674    2,815,538    21,075,234    7,077,085  





          Gross profit
    1,496,757    1,189,925    4,217,835    3,069,857  

Sales and marketing
    262,970    208,480    675,501    608,662  

General & administrative (including SFAS123 (R) stock
  
compensation expense of $51,253, $31,090, $527,333,  
and $117,753, respectively)    1,484,878    799,829    4,642,526    2,675,403  
Depreciation expense    41,171    22,599    117,204    59,773  





          (Loss) Income from operations
    (292,262 )  159,017    (1,217,396 )  (273,981 )

Interest income
    33,713    21,944    105,773    83,942  

Interest expense
    (76,019 )  (2,704 )  (262,146 )  (8,576 )

Other expense
    --    --    (1,698 )  --  





Net (loss) income before income tax
   $ (334,568 ) $ 178,257   $ (1,375,467 ) $ (198,615 )
Income tax benefit, net    --    --    --    --  





Net (loss) income
   $ (334,568 ) $ 178,257   $ (1,375,467 ) $ (198,615 )





Basic net (loss) income per share
   $ (0.006 ) $ 0.003   $ (0.024 ) $ (0.004 )





Basic weighted average shares outstanding
    58,090,697    52,558,699    56,197,675    52,348,799  





Diluted net (loss) income per share
   $ (0.006 ) $ 0.003   $ (0.024 ) $ (0.004 )





Diluted weighted average shares outstanding
    58,090,697    57,470,064    56,197,675    52,348,799  




The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated statements.

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WIDEPOINT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

Three Months Ended
September 30,

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

2008
2007
2008
2007
(unaudited)
Cash flows from operating activities:                    
    Net (loss) income   $ (334,568 ) $ 178,257   $ (1,375,467 ) $ (198,615 )

    Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to
  
    net cash provided by (used in) operating  
    activities:  
        Depreciation expense    55,421    34,241    158,085    89,318  
        Amortization expense    246,884    101,107    660,859    303,322  
        Amortization of deferred financing costs    2,143    --    6,429    --  
        Stock options expense    51,253    31,090    527,333    117,753  
        Gain on disposal of equipment    --    --    (2,378 )  --  

    Changes in assets and liabilities
  
        Accounts receivable    1,198,275    (869,338 )  3,262,334    2,537,735  
        Prepaid expenses and other current assets    259,656    136,795    36,803 (1)  139,778  
        Other assets    6,885    (49,536 )  (43,838 )(1)  (50,755 )
        Accounts payable and accrued expenses    870,636    24,488    1,392,750    (2,618,947 )





            Net cash provided by (used in)
  
            operating activities   $ 2,356,585   $ (412,896 ) $ 4,622,910 (1) $ 319,589  





    Cashflows from investing activities:
  
        Purchase of asset/subsidiary, net of cash  
         acquired    (5,878 )  --    (4,907,623 )(1)  --  
        Purchase of property and equipment    (9,948 )  (6,799 )  (73,534 )  (135,429 )
        Software development costs    --    --    --    (63,809 )





            Net cash used in investing activities
   $ (15,826 ) $ (6,799 ) $ (4,981,157 )(1) $ (199,238 )





    Cashflows from financing activities:
  
        Borrowings on notes payable    --    --    3,837,750    --  
        Principal payments on notes payable    (123,358 )  --    (2,168,298 )  --  
        Principal payments under capital lease  
        obligation    (29,842 )  (13,019 )  (87,823 )  (38,172 )
        Costs related to registration statement    --    --    --    (29,720 )
        Proceeds from exercise of stock options    --    --    14,400    34,710  
        Proceeds from issuance of stock    --    --    4,080,000    --  
        Costs related to issuance of stock    --    --    (140,298 )  --  
        Costs related to financing purchase of  
         subsidiary    --    --    (13,713 )  --  





            Net cash (used in) provided by
  
                financing activities   $ (153,200 ) $ (13,019 ) $ 5,522,018   $ (33,182 )





    Net increase (decrease) in cash
   $ 2,187,559   $ (432,714 ) $ 5,163,771   $ 87,169  




    Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period   $ 4,808,203   $ 3,294,696   $ 1,831,991   $ 2,774,813  




    Cash and cash equivalents, end of period   $ 6,995,762   $ 2,861,982   $ 6,995,762   $ 2,861,982  





Supplementary Information:
  
    Promissory Note issued for iSYS acquisition   $ --   $ --   $ 2,000,000   $ --  
    Noncash investing and financing activity -  
        capital leases for acquisition of  
        property and equipment    --    --    --    16,386  
    Cash paid for interest   $ 28,529   $ 2,704   $ 110,322   $ 8,576  

(1)     Revised to conform with final amounts reported in Form 10-Q.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated statements.

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