"29th Consecutive Quarter of Transaction Growth"
--------------------------------------------------- Quarter ended Oct. 31 2009 2008 --------------------------------------------------- Revenue $5,158,030 $4,822,772 --------------------------------------------------- EBITDA* $35,000 $140,000 --------------------------------------------------- Net Income (loss) ($ 674,420) ($583,140) --------------------------------------------------- *EBITDA - This is a non-GAAP measure - earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization, and stock-based compensation.
TIO generated its 29th consecutive quarter of transaction and revenue growth. The Company achieved its 2009 calendar year corporate goal of 20,055 activated locations and has set a new target of 30,000 activated endpoints and 10,000 consistently transacting endpoints for the calendar year ended 2010. Factors affecting the financial results included Amortization of property and equipment of
"To date, TIO's core business has been focused on providing expedited bill payments for customers that pay their bills in person", said Hamed Shahbazi, Chairman and CEO of TIO Networks. "Going forward, we see numerous opportunities to leverage our API platform to generate strong growth this year in the walk-up payments industry and break new ground in last minute bill payment services for new channels such as mobile and web."
TIO Networks serves the American consumer's growing reliance on expedited payment products to manage their everyday household budgets and avoid costly penalties.
A conference call for investors and analysts will be held today at
TIO Networks Corp.
TIO is the leading multi-channel expedited bill payment processor serving the largest Telecommunication, Wireless, Cable and Utility bill issuers in
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This news release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, which may cause actual results to differ materially from the statements made. Potentially, many factors could cause our actual results to vary materially from those described herein as intended, planned, anticipated or expected. TIO Networks Corp. does not intend and does not assume any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
* EBITDA, (Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, amortization and stock-based compensation), is not a defined term under Canadian generally accepted accounting principles, nor does it have a standard, agreed upon meaning. Accordingly, the Company's EBITDA may not be directly comparable to EBITDA reported by other issuers. Management had determined EBITDA is a useful supplemental measure in evaluating the Company's performance as it provides investors with an indication of cash available for debt service, working capital needs and capital expenditures. This non-GAAP measure is intended to provide additional information on the Company's performance and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with GAAP.
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For further information: Behshad Hastibakhsh, Media Relations - TIO Networks, Tel: (604) 298-4636, Ext. 250, Toll Free: (888) 679-3322, Email: [email protected]; John Lewis, Business Development - TIO Networks, Tel: (416) 364-2266, Toll Free: (877) 954-6327, Email: [email protected]
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