iLinc Announces Fiscal 2008 Fourth Quarter and Year-End Results

iLinc Communications, Inc. (AMEX:ILC), a leading developer of Web conferencing software and services, today announced results for Fiscal 2008 fourth quarter and year ended March 31, 2008 (Fiscal 2008). Significant Change to Financial Statement Presentation: iLinc announced on May 12th that it had sold its audio conferencing assets for $4.1 million in cash. Pursuant to the criteria established by Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (SFAS) No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment of Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, iLinc has determined that its audio conferencing business should be characterized as an "asset held-for-sale” as of March 31, 2008 and the results of the operations of the audio conferencing business are presented as discontinued operations. Accordingly, the Company reclassified all audio conferencing assets and liabilities associated with the Company’s audio conferencing business as assets-held-for-sale on the Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2008, and have reclassified all audio conferencing income and expense associated with our audio conferencing business as discontinued operations on our Statement of Operations for the twelve months ended March 31, 2008. As a result, for the twelve months ending March 31, 2008, $5.5 million of audio conferencing revenue was removed from total revenue and $4.0 million of expense was removed from the Cost of Revenue and other expense categories. These amounts were then netted resulting in the recording of $1.5 million in Income from Discontinued Operations. This reclassification of income and expense has the effect of increasing the Loss from Continuing Operations. Please note that the treatment of the assets-held-for sale as of March 31, 2008 does not take into account the closing of the transaction that occurred subsequently in May 2008. Therefore, recognition of the $4.1 million of cash received and the gain on sale will occur in the June (Q1 FY2009) financial statements. James M. Powers, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer of iLinc Communications, said, "The divestiture of the audio assets for $4.1 million makes iLinc a pure-play software company focused on the more industry prevalent Software-as-a-Service ("SaaS”) model. We had indicated that the shift away from our historical software purchase model toward the SaaS model would result in a short-term decrease in quarterly revenue. We also indicated that the shift would provide a more predictable and sustainable revenue growth model. We clearly have incurred the costs of that shift in license model during Fiscal 2008, and now expect to reap the benefits of the SaaS model in Fiscal 2009, which began April 1, 2008,” continued Dr. Powers. "We have already seen increasing transaction counts, shortening sales cycles and a renewed enthusiasm for our products and services. The release of iLinc 10 in June marks not only the continued improvement of our award-winning software, but product capabilities that should impact both direct and indirect distribution to provide compounding recurring monthly revenue well into the future. As an early indicator of that forward-looking trend, please notice that subscription revenues were up over 37% in Fiscal 2008 compared to Fiscal 2007,” concluded Dr. Powers. Taking into account reclassification of iLinc’s audio conferencing business as a discontinued operation, for the twelve months ended March 31, 2008, total revenues from continuing operations were $8.8 million, which were flat when compared to total revenue of $8.8 million for the same twelve-month period last fiscal year. The Company also reported adjusted EBITDA2 of $143,000 during Fiscal 2008, as compared to adjusted EBITDA2 of $2.8 million for the same twelve-month period last fiscal year. The Company reported a net loss of $2.2 million or ($0.07) per basic and diluted share for the twelve months ended March 31, 2008, as compared with net income from continuing and discontinued operations of $56,000, or break-even per basic and diluted share, for the same twelve-month period last fiscal year. Taking into account reclassification of iLinc’s audio conferencing business as a discontinued operation, revenues from continuing operations for the three months ended March 31, 2008, were $1.6 million, when compared with revenues of $2.0 million for the same three-month period last fiscal year. For the three months ended March 31, 2008, iLinc recorded a net loss from continuing and discontinued operations of $1.4 million or ($0.04) per basic and diluted share, compared to net loss from continuing and discontinued operations of $199,000 or ($0.01) per basic and diluted share for the same three-month period last fiscal year. James L. Dunn, Jr., Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of iLinc Communications, said, "We knew that the transition from the immediate recognition of revenue provided by the software sales model and toward the deferred recognition of revenue provided by the SaaS model would yield some negative short-term results. As a part of those changes, we have also taken some aggressive steps to reduce overhead so that we preserve working capital,” continued Mr. Dunn. "We plan to judiciously deploy that capital toward strategic objectives while funding operations from internal working capital,” continued Mr. Dunn. "With growing backlog and building monthly recurring revenue, we expect to leverage our high margin software to again take advantage of our flattened cost structure. To that end, we expect to see substantial growth in gross margin and ultimately operating margin as monthly recurring revenue continues to rise, with a return to profitability as soon as practicable in this fiscal year. We remain well-positioned in the marketplace from an operational and financial standpoint to achieve the goals we established for this fiscal year,” concluded Mr. Dunn. A Webcast of iLinc Communications’ Fiscal 2008 fourth quarter and year-end conference call will be hosted live at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time on May 29, 2008. Interested parties may participate in the iLinc online meeting and/or listen to the audio portion via the telephone. To join the live online session and see the presentation, please go to http://ir.ilinc.com/public/join and follow the login instructions. To hear the audio portion of the meeting, call 1-800-282-9233 and provide the operator with the confirmation number of 40075693 when requested. A replay of the event will be available after the call and accessible online through the Company’s Web site at www.iLinc.com. 1 Adjustment for Audio Assets Pursuant to the criteria established by Financial Accounting Statement No. 144, iLinc has determined that its audio conferencing business should be characterized as an "asset held-for-sale” as of March 31, 2008. Accordingly, we have reclassified all assets and all liabilities associated with our audio conferencing business on the Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2008, and have reclassified all income and expense associated with our audio conferencing business as a discontinued operation on our Statement of Operations for the for the twelve months ended March 31, 2008. 2 Explanation of Adjusted EBITDA, Non-GAAP Financial Measure We report adjusted EBITDA, a financial measure that is not defined by Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. We believe that adjusted EBITDA is a useful performance metric for our investors and is a measure of operating performance that is commonly reported and widely used by financial and industry analysts, investors and other interested parties because it eliminates significant non-cash and/or one-time charges to earnings. It is important to note that non-GAAP measures should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for or superior to, net income (loss), cash flows, or other measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. The net income for the twelve months ended March 31, 2007 was partially offset by the non-recurring loss of $162,000 on extinguishment of debt resulting from the extension of the Company’s senior debt. This was a one-time charge to accelerate the interest expense accounted for as debt discount and deferred offering costs under the original terms of the senior debt and accounted for as an "extinguishment of debt for accounting purposes” under the Guidance of EITF 96-19. Excluding this one-time charge, net income for the twelve months ended March 31, 2007 was $218,000. A reconciliation of net loss to adjusted EBITDA is as follows for the three and twelve months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007.   Three months ended   Year ended March 31, March 31,       2008   2007 2008   2007 (in thousands) (in thousands) Net income (loss) $ (1,445 ) $ (199 ) $ (2,185 ) $ 56 Loss on extinguishment of debt   —       2       —       162   Pro forma net income (loss) (1,445 ) (197 ) (2,185 ) 218 Non-cash charges and credits: Interest expense 334 332 1,371 1,524 Financing and late fees 8 1 27 33 Warrant expense — — 21 15 Gain on debt settlement — — — (8 ) Gain on sale of assets (11 ) (4 ) (31 ) (7 ) Income tax 21 85 85 85 Interest income (5 ) (7 ) (21 ) (32 ) Stock compensation expense 48 34 185 140 Depreciation 80 35 289 315 Amortization   102       117       402       468   Adjusted EBITDA $ (868 )   $ 396     $ 143     $ 2,751   About iLinc Communications, Inc. iLinc Communications, Inc. is a leading developer of Web conferencing software and solutions for highly secure and cost-effective online meetings, presentations, Webinars and virtual classroom training sessions. The Company’s technology allows people in diverse locations to communicate and collaborate online while avoiding the expense, environmental damage, and productivity losses associated with travel. iLinc provides an award-winning, enterprise-wide suite of Web, audio and video conferencing solutions that can be scaled up or down to meet the needs of any size organization. Offering the industry’s most flexible pricing models, iLinc gives organizations the power to choose an on-premise installed, on-demand hosted, or hybrid solution—whichever model delivers the highest ROI for the customer. iLinc is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. More information about the Phoenix-based Company may be found on the Web at www.iLinc.com. This press release contains information that constitutes forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any such forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from any future results described within the forward-looking statements. Factors that could contribute to such differences are disclosed in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking information provided herein represents the Company’s estimates and expectations as of the date of the press release, and subsequent events and developments may cause the Company’s estimates and expectations to change. The Company specifically disclaims any obligation to update the forward-looking information in the future. Therefore, this forward-looking information should not be relied upon as representing the Company’s estimates and expectations of its future financial performance as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release. iLinc, iLinc Communications, iLinc Suite, MeetingLinc, LearnLinc, ConferenceLinc, SupportLinc, EventPlus, iReduce, iLinc Enterprise, iLinc Essentials and their respective logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of iLinc Communications, Inc. iLINC COMMUNICATIONS, INC., AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (in thousands, except per share data)         Three months ended Year ended March 31, March 31,               2008 2007 2008 2007 (Unaudited) (Unaudited) Revenues Software licenses $ 205 $ 922 $ 3,235 $ 4,177 Subscription and hosting services 671 530 2,810 2,044 Software maintenance and other services   678       505       2,749       2,517   Total revenues $ 1,554     $ 1,957     $ 8,794     $ 8,738     Cost of revenues Software licenses 1 (1 ) 126 131 Subscription and hosting services 93 100 437 383 Software maintenance and other services 210 77 803 787 Amortization of technology   53       —       158       —   Total cost of revenues   357       176       1,524       1,301     Gross profit   1,197       1,781       7,270       7,437     Operating expenses Research and development 594 348 2,128 1,117 Sales and marketing 1,157 1,070 4,571 3,342 General and administrative   828       640       2,744       2,404   Total operating expenses   2,579       2,058       9,443       6,863     (Loss) income from operations (1,382 ) (277 ) (2,173 ) 574   Interest expense (310 ) (303 ) (1,242 ) (993 ) Amortization of beneficial debt conversion   (24 )     (29 )     (116 )     (531 ) Total interest expense (334 ) (332 ) (1,358 ) (1,524 ) Net gain (loss) on settlement of debt and other obligations — — — 8 Loss on extinguishment of debt — (2 ) — (162 ) Interest income (charges) and other   (2 )     6       (25 )     (14 ) Loss from continuing operations before income taxes (1,718 ) (605 ) (3,556 ) (1,118 ) Income taxes   (21 )     (85 )     (85 )     (85 )   Loss from continuing operations (1,739 ) (690 ) (3,641 ) (1,203 ) Income from discontinued operations   294       491       1,456       1,259   Net (loss) income (1,445 ) (199 ) (2,185 ) 56 Series A and B preferred stock dividends   (32 )     (36 )     (134 )     (153 ) Loss available to common shareholders $ (1,477 )   $ (235 )   $ (2,319 )   $ (97 ) Loss per common share, basic and diluted From continuing operations (0.05 ) (0.02 ) $ (0.11 ) $ (0.04 ) From discontinued operations   0.01       0.01       0.04       0.04   Loss per common share $ (0.04 )   $ (0.01 )   $ (0.07 )   $ 0.00     Number of shares used in calculation of loss per share: Basic and diluted   34,369       33,411       33,881       32,110   iLINC COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (in thousands, except share data)     March 31, March 31, 2008 2007 (Unaudited) (Unaudited) Assets Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 669 $ 1,057 Certificates of deposit 373 504 Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $100 and $117, at March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively 630 1,479   Note receivable — 14 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 272 766 Assets - Held for Sale   2,575     3,111   Total current assets 4,519 6,931   Property and equipment, net 566 427 Goodwill 10,087 10,087 Intangible assets, net 869 879 Other assets   14     14   Total assets $ 16,055 $ 18,338   Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity Current liabilities: Current portion of long-term debt $ 95 $ 143 Accounts payable trade 612 683 Accrued liabilities 751 853 Current portion of capital lease liabilities 120 45 Deferred revenue 1,507 1,483 Liabilities – Held for Sale   778     752   Total current liabilities 3,863 3,959   Long-term debt, less current maturities, net of discount and beneficial conversion feature of $791 and $993, at March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively 7,535 7,406 Capital lease liabilities, less current maturities 256 223 Deferred tax liability   384     299   Total liabilities 12,038 11,887   Commitments and contingencies   Shareholders’ equity: Preferred stock series A and B, 10,0000,000 shares authorized: Preferred stock series A, $.001 par value, 105,000 and 115,000 shares issued and outstanding, liquidation preference of $1,050,000 and $1,150,000, at March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively — — Preferred stock series B, $.001 par value, 55,000 and 59,500 shares issued and outstanding, liquidation preference of $550,000 and $595,000, at March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively — — Common stock, $.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 35,456,228 and 35,017,843 issued, at March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively 35 35 Additional paid-in capital 46,498 46,614 Accumulated deficit (41,108 ) (38,790 ) Less: 1,432,412 treasury shares at cost   (1,408 )   (1,408 ) Total shareholders’ equity 4,017 6,451   Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity $ 16,055 $ 18,338