SAN FRANCISCO, April 3, 2018 /CNW/ - Customer experience
solutions company McorpCX, Inc. (TSXV: MCX, OTCQB: MCCX) ("McorpCX"
or the "Company") today reported its financial results for the year
ended December 31, 2017.
"We are pleased with our financial progress in 2017, and
attribute much of this to a renewed focus on our core consulting
and services business, combined with the implementation of cost
containment measures intended to improve our cash flow from
operations," said Michael Hinshaw,
McorpCX President and CEO.
"We believe that delivering better customer experiences is a
powerful, sustainable way for any organization to differentiate
from their competition. As such, we continue to evaluate
opportunities related to the business of developing and delivering
technology-enabled products and services designed to help
corporations improve their customer listening and customer
experience management capabilities -- with the goal of helping them
design and deliver better experiences for their
customers," concluded Mr. Hinshaw.
Select financial highlights for the year ended December 31, 2017:
- Revenue increased by 54% from $1,637,671 in 2016 to $2,514,014 in 2017.
- The Company reported an EBITDA(1) of ($175,496) in 2017 compared to ($951,673) in 2016 for an 82% improvement.
- A 64% improvement in net loss for 2017 ($411,073) from our net loss of $1,158,854 for 2016.
- The Company had a cash balance of $1,616,076 at December 31,
2017 compared to a cash balance of $1,925,744 at December 31,
2016.
Mr. Gregg Budoi, the Company's
Chief Financial Officer, stated "We continue to evaluate strategies
focused on ways to create a more complete slate of customer
experience solutions for our clients, and to drive additional
product and service revenue and growth for the Company.
"These strategies may include further software or technology
development expenditures; pursuit of mergers, acquisitions or joint
ventures with companies that provide complimentary products and
services; software licensing arrangements; and investment in
additional infrastructure within our Company.
"Any potential strategies identified by management will be
thoroughly vetted by our board of directors to assess the expected
level of enterprise value compared to the various risks, including
but not limited to our ability to adequately finance execution of
the strategy," he concluded.
A significant portion of the Company's operating expenses were
directly related to the costs associated with meeting the continued
listing requirements of the TSX Venture Exchange (the "TSX-V") in
Canada as well as the public
reporting requirements under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(the "Exchange Act") in the United
States. In 2017, the Company spent $270,162 on expenses directly related to
maintaining its listing on the TSX-V and compliance with the
Exchange Act reporting requirements, which was significantly down
from the $459,694 invested in these
costs in 2016.
For a complete discussion of the Company's financial condition
and operating results, see our Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2017, as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on EDGAR and with Canadian
securities regulators on SEDAR.
About McorpCX
McorpCX, Inc. (http://mcorp.cx) is a customer experience
services company targeting the Global Customer Experience
Management (CEM) market, estimated by marketsandmarkets to grow
from USD $5.06 Billion in 2016 to
$13.18 Billion by 2021. Customers
range from Fortune 100 brands to fast-moving mid-market leaders and
other customer-centric companies. McorpCX is focused on pursuing
value-enhancing growth opportunities for its shareholders.
For more information, please contact:
General Information: 1-866-526-2655 toll free in the U.S., or
+1-415-526-2655
Investors: ir@mcorp.cx
Website: http://mcorp.cx
Twitter: @McorpCX (https://twitter.com/mcorpcx)
(1) We define EBITDA as the net loss plus interest,
tax, depreciation and amortization expenses. We consider EBITDA to
be a meaningful supplement to net income (loss) as a performance
measure primarily because depreciation and amortization expenses
are not actual cash costs, and interest and tax expenses are not
related to our direct operating activities.
In addition, we believe EBITDA is commonly used by investors and
other interested parties to evaluate our financial performance.
EBITDA does not reflect the impact of a number of items that affect
our net income (loss), including financing costs. EBITDA
should not be considered as an alternative to net income (loss) or
income (loss) from operations as a measure of performance, or as an
alternative to net cash from operating activities as a measure of
liquidity. EBITDA is an internal measure and therefore may not be
comparable to other companies.
The following table provides a reconciliation of net income
(loss) to EBITDA for the periods indicated:
|
Year
Ended
|
|
December
31,
|
|
2017
|
|
2016
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Income
(Loss)
|
$
|
(411,073)
|
|
$
|
(1,158,854)
|
Depreciation and
Amortization
|
|
(226,599)
|
|
|
(191,652)
|
Interest
expense
|
|
(8,978)
|
|
|
(15,529)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EBITDA
|
$
|
(175,496)
|
|
$
|
(951,673)
|
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained in this press release may
constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of
the United States securities laws
and applicable Canadian securities legislation. These statements
are, in effect, management's attempt to predict future events, and
thus are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Readers should
not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which
reflect management's views only as of the date hereof. All
statements, other than statements of historical fact, regarding our
financial position, business strategy and management's plans and
objectives for future operations are forward-looking
statements. When used in this press release, the words
"anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," and "intend" and
words or phrases of similar meaning, as they relate to the Company
and its management are intended to help identify forward-looking
statements. Although we believe that management's
expectations as reflected in forward-looking statements are
reasonable, we cannot assure readers that those expectations will
prove to be correct. Forward-looking statements include
statements relating to the Company's business and operations as
well as the anticipated growth of the Global Customer Experience
Management (CEM) market. Such statements involve assumptions
relating to the Company's business, the ability of the Company to
execute on its business plan, the competitive environment of the
Company's products and services and the future development and
pricing of the Company's products and services. Such
forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors that may cause the Company's actual
results to be materially different from any future results
expressed or implied by these statements. Such factors include the
following: general economic and business conditions, changes in
demand for the Company's products and services, changes in the
competitive environment and the introduction of competing software
solutions by competitors, the Company's ability to complete any
future required financing and the Company's dependence upon and
availability of qualified personnel. . Forward-looking
statements regarding potential strategies for the growth of our
Company and the execution on any identified strategy will be
subject to risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to,
the ability of the Company to finance any strategic opportunity
that is identified and the risk that execution on the strategy will
not result in the anticipated revenues or growth. In light of these
and other uncertainties, the forward-looking statements included in
this press release should not be regarded as a representation by
the Company that its plans and objectives will be achieved. These
forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press
release, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update or
revise the statements.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services
Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture
Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of
this release.
SOURCE McorpCX, Inc.