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 [email protected] 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,
  2024 2023
Revenue    
Services $13,076   $14,756  
Products    
Total net revenue 13,076   14,756  
Cost of revenue    
Services 9,500   9,804  
Products    
Total cost of revenue 9,500   9,804  
Expenses    
Marketing 114   69  
General and administrative 1,427   1,549  
Development 1,508   1,514  
Income from operations 527   1,820  
Investment income (loss) (204 ) (241 )
Other income, net 256   90  
Income before income taxes 579   1,669  
Income taxes 149   413  
Net income $430   $1,256  
Earnings per share:    
Basic $0.05   $0.15  
Diluted $0.05   $0.15  
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding 8,236,135   8,502,735  
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding 8,247,788   8,531,541  
         
CoreCard Corporation
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
 
As of March 31, 2024 December 31, 2023
ASSETS (unaudited) (audited)
Current assets:    
Cash $24,056   $26,918  
Marketable securities 5,305   5,230  
Accounts receivable, net 8,189   7,536  
Other current assets 5,173   4,805  
Total current assets 42,723   44,489  
Investments 3,823   4,062  
Property and equipment, at cost less accumulated depreciation 11,688   11,319  
Other long-term assets 3,857   3,956  
Total assets $62,091   $63,826  
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY    
Current liabilities:    
Accounts payable $1,925   $1,557  
Deferred revenue, current portion 1,635   2,310  
Accrued payroll 1,556   2,172  
Accrued expenses 1,167   971  
Other current liabilities 2,778   2,530  
Total current liabilities 9,061   9,540  
Noncurrent liabilities:    
Deferred revenue, net of current portion 186   265  
Long-term lease obligation 899   1,121  
Other long-term liabilities 295   196  
Total noncurrent liabilities 1,380   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, respectively 90   90  
Additional paid-in capital 16,781   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 income 35   32  
Accumulated income 56,750   56,320  
Total stockholders’ equity 51,650   52,704  
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $62,091   $63,826  
         

For further information, call
Matt White, 770-564-5504 or
email to [email protected]

 
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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