CoreCard Corporation Reports Third Quarter 2024 Results

NORCROSS, Ga., Oct. 31, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CoreCard Corporation [NYSE: CCRD], 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 September 30, 2024.

“Overall revenue of $15.7 million in the third quarter, an increase of 17% compared to last year, exceeded our expectations, reflecting license revenue earlier than expected, continued growth in processing and maintenance revenue and higher professional services revenue. We continue to invest in our platform and processing capabilities, which are showing encouraging results. CoreCard provides a best-in-class credit platform that is extremely well positioned to capture the growing demand for next-generation card management platforms by large and complex modern card issuers,” said Leland Strange, CEO of CoreCard Corporation.

“For the fourth quarter of 2024, we expect total revenue between $13.3 and $13.7 million and earnings per share between $0.07 and $0.09. For fiscal year 2025, we expect total revenue between $60 million and $64 million and earnings per share between $0.88 and $0.94. We expect full-year 2025 revenue growth, excluding our largest customer, to be 30-40%,” said Matt White, CFO of CoreCard Corporation.

Financial Highlights for the three months ended September 30, 2024

Total revenues in the three-month period ended September 30, 2024, was $15.7 million compared to $13.4 million in the comparable period in 2023.

In the following table, revenue is disaggregated by type of revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023:

  Three Months Ended
  September 30,
(in thousands) 2024 2023
License $ 1,420   $  
Professional services   7,006     6,432  
Processing and maintenance   6,067     5,814  
Third party   1,210     1,153  
Total $ 15,703   $ 13,399  
             

Income from operations was $2.8 million for the third quarter compared to income from operations of $0.4 million in the comparable prior year quarter.

Net income (loss) was net income of $2.2 million for the third quarter compared to a net loss of $0.2 million in the comparable prior year quarter.

Earnings per diluted share was $0.27 for the third quarter compared to a loss per share of $0.03 in the comparable prior year quarter.

Adjusted earnings per diluted share was $0.30 for the third quarter compared to $0.09 in the comparable prior year quarter.

Adjusted EBITDA was $3.9 million for the third quarter compared to $1.9 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, October 31, 2024, at 11:00 A.M. Eastern Time. Interested investors are invited to attend the conference call by accessing the webcast at https://www.webcast-eqs.com/register/corecard103124/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 September 30, 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 Corporation

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.

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CoreCard Corporation

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited, in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

             
  Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  2024 2023
2024 2023
Revenue                
Services $ 14,283   $ 13,399   $ 41,156   $ 42,053  
Products 1,420     1,420   1,794  
Total net revenue 15,703   13,399   42,576   43,847  
Cost of revenue                
Services 8,999   9,279   27,588   28,380  
Products        
Total cost of revenue 8,999   9,279   27,588   28,380  
Expenses                
Marketing 79   63   309   237  
General and administrative 1,339   1,155   4,256   4,220  
Development 2,501   2,489   5,961   6,094  
Income from operations 2,785   413   4,462   4,916  
Investment income (loss) (90 ) (1,015 ) (528 ) (1,701 )
Other income (loss), net 233   308   758   653  
Income (loss) before income taxes 2,928   (294 ) 4,692   3,868  
Income tax expense (benefit) 732   (72 ) 1,170   959  
Net income (loss) $ 2,196   $ (222 ) $ 3,522   $ 2,909  
Earnings (loss) per share:                
Basic $ 0.28   $ (0.03 ) $ 0.44   $ 0.34  
Diluted $ 0.27   $ (0.03 ) $ 0.43   $ 0.34  
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding 7,957,571   8,460,473   8,092,681   8,485,416  
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding 8,017,870   8,460,473   8,142,972   8,509,825  
                 
CoreCard Corporation

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

             
As of September 30,
2024
December 31,
2023
ASSETS (unaudited) (audited)
Current assets:            
Cash and cash equivalents $ 22,498   $ 26,918  
Marketable securities   5,511     5,230  
Accounts receivable, net   7,320     7,536  
Other current assets   6,522     4,805  
Total current assets   41,851     44,489  
Investments   3,632     4,062  
Property and equipment, at cost less accumulated depreciation   11,954     11,319  
Other long-term assets   5,371     3,956  
Total assets $ 62,808   $ 63,826  
             
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY            
Current liabilities:            
Accounts payable $ 1,628   $ 1,557  
Deferred revenue, current portion   1,264     2,310  
Accrued payroll   2,459     2,172  
Accrued expenses   1,050     971  
Other current liabilities   2,143     2,530  
Total current liabilities   8,544     9,540  
Noncurrent liabilities:            
Deferred revenue, net of current portion   161     265  
Other long-term liabilities   372     196  
Long-term lease obligation   2,044     1,121  
Total noncurrent liabilities   2,577     1,582  
Stockholders’ equity:            
Common stock, $0.01 par value: Authorized shares – 20,000,000;            
Issued shares – 9,026,940 and 9,016,140 at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively;            
Outstanding shares – 7,901,148 and 8,295,408 at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively   91     90  
Additional paid-in capital   17,479     16,621  
Treasury stock, 1,125,792 and 720,732 shares at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, at cost   (25,825 )   (20,359 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)   100     32  
Accumulated income   59,842     56,320  
Total stockholders’ equity   51,687     52,704  
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 62,808   $ 63,826  
             

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 expense and non-operating investment gains or losses. 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
Nine Months Ended
  September 30,
September 30,
(in thousands) 2024
2023 2024 2023
GAAP net income (loss) $ 2,196   $ (222 ) $ 3,522   $ 2,909  
Investment loss       1,000         1,000  
Share-based compensation   274         859      
Income tax benefit   (68 )       (215 )    
Adjusted net income $ 2,402   $ 778   $ 4,166   $ 3,909  
Adjusted EPS $ 0.30   $ 0.09   $ 0.51     0.46  
Weighted-average shares   8,018     8,480     8,143     8,510  
                         
  Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
  September 30, September 30,
(in thousands) 2024 2023 2024 2023
GAAP net income (loss) $ 2,196   $ (222 ) $ 3,522   $ 2,909  
Depreciation and amortization   849     1,356     2,776     5,011  
Share-based compensation   274     150     859     150  
Investment loss   90     1,015     528     1,701  
Other income, net   (233 )   (308 )   (758 )   (653 )
Income tax expense (benefit)   732     (72 )   1,170     959  
Adjusted EBITDA $ 3,908   $ 1,919   $ 8,097   $ 10,077  
Total Revenue $ 15,703   $ 13,399   $ 42,576   $ 43,847  
Adjusted EBITDA Margin   24.9 %   14.3 %   19.0 %   23.0 %
                         


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