Charys Holding Company, Inc. Reports Year-End and 4th Qtr. Results.ATLANTA -- Charys Holding Company, Inc. (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). : CHYS): --Charys' Crochet & Borel Services ("C&B") subsidiary schedules $35 million Revolving Credit Revolving Credit A line of credit where the customer pays a commitment fee and is then allowed to use the funds when they are needed. It is usually used for operating purposes, fluctuating each month depending on the customers current cash flow needs. Facility --Charys Receives FTC FTC See Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Approval of request for Cotton Holdings Acquisition --Charys Comments on recent Stock Activity Charys Holding Company, Inc. ("Charys") (OTCBB: CHYS) today announced its financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal 2006, ended April 30, 2006. The Company will file its form 10-KSB annual report with the SEC on Monday August 21, 2006. --Charys' subsidiary C&B also announced the scheduled closing of a new $35 million revolving credit facility. The financing is in the form of a Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility, which will provide up to $35.0 million to C&B, with Charys as the guarantor. Proceeds will be used to refinance certain indebtedness and the initial acquisition of C&B. In addition the Company expects that the financing will support future growth and development initiatives and facilitate the purchase of additional revenue generating assets. --Charys also announced today that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission has granted Charys' request for early termination of the waiting period effective August 9, 2006 with respect to the previously announced acquisition by Charys Holding Company, Inc of Cotton Holdings 1, Inc. Cotton Commercial USA, LP and Cotton Restoration of Central Texas LP. --Charys commented today on the recent volatility in its stock price. The Company knows of no business condition or other reason to explain the recent decline in the price of its stock. Charys anticipates reporting consolidated revenue for the fiscal year ended April 30th, 2006 of $48.6 million, compared with $7.5 million for fiscal 2005. The dramatic increase was due to revenue generated by the acquisitions of Viasys Services, Inc and Method IQ, Inc, both of which were acquired effective November 1, 2005. Operating improvements and cross business synergies drove gross profits higher beginning in the fourth quarter. Gross profit increased, positively impacted by the operating improvements in the fourth quarter 2006. Operating income Operating Income The profit realized from a business' own operations. Notes: This would not include income from things such as investments in other firms. Also referred to as operating profit or recurring profit. from Subsidiaries for fiscal 2006 rose to approximately $2 million compared with $827 thousand for fiscal 2005. The Holding Company activity primarily focused on key acquisitions and financing activities with Holding Company expenses of approximately $2.8 million and one time financing costs of $400 thousand. Charys' consolidated net earnings, which include one time charges resulting from financing activities, the redemption of financing instruments and other indirect financing and acquisition related expenses, resulted in net loss for the year of approximately $1.2 million as compared with the 2005 loss of $790 thousand. Fiscal 2006 results do not include the financials of the recently closed acquisitions of C & B Services, Inc., LFC LFC Liverpool Football Club LFC Lake Forest College (Lake Forest, IL) LFC Level of Free Convection (meteorology) LFC Large Format Camera LFC Load Frequency Control Inc. or Digital Communications Transmitting text, voice and video in binary form. See communications. Services, Inc., which were acquired after April 30, 2006 and will be reported in results for the first quarter 2007 which ended July 31, 2006. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) is a non-GAAP metric that can be used to evaluate a company's profitability.
EBITDA Reconciliation: ($ million) 2006 2005
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Net earnings (loss) ($1.3) ($0.8)
Less: Interest expense $1.8 $0.16
Less: Depreciation and amortization $1.8 $1.5
Less: Non- cash Consulting expenses $0.2
EBITDA $2.6 ($0.5)
Charys' President and Chief Executive Officer, Billy Ray, Jr., said he is pleased with the great strides that the Company made during the year. "Our fiscal 2006 financial performance once again demonstrates Charys Holding Company's ability to deliver near-term results while keeping our eye firmly focused on the long-term with deliberate, strategic acquisitions that we expect will accelerate our growth well into the future. I am very proud of our management team who are the driving force that brought Charys from a $7.5 million company to a $48.5 million company in a mere 12 months. "Longer term, we're intently focused on developing ways to leverage the exceptional capabilities of each of our operating companies operating company A business that engages in transactions with outsiders. to provide even greater value to our customers. An example is with the successful integration of Aeon Technologies we have brought new capabilities increasing customer satisfaction while at the same time dramatically improving operating costs operating costs npl → gastos mpl operacionales . Also, Method IQ has demonstrated the expertise to bring systems integration and technology solutions thereby greatly enhancing our value to our expanding base of customers. Our proven ability in taking advantage of new platforms and the momentum we continue to generate at our established businesses, and the strong performance of our recent acquisitions that are not part of last year's results, gives us great confidence as we head into fiscal 2007," Mr. Ray added. About Charys Holding Company, Inc. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Charys Holding Company, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board OTC Bulletin Board An electronic quotation listing of the bid and asked prices of OTC stocks that do not meet the requirements to be listed on the NASDAQ stock-listing system. : CHYS) is a publicly traded company publicly traded company A company whose shares of common stock are held by the public and are available for purchase by investors. The shares of publicly traded firms are bought and sold on the organized exchanges or in the over-the-counter market. focusing on the fragmented and underserved segment referred to as The Integrated Infrastructure Services Segment. This segment is fundamentally focused on environmental remediation Generally, remediation means providing a remedy, so environmental remediation deals with the removal of pollution or contaminants from environmental media such as soil, groundwater, sediment, or surface water for the general protection of human health and the environment or from a and on upgrading the underpinning, infrastructure, and back office operations of the telecommunication, cable, electric, and Internet industries serving consumers, businesses and government entities. Charys' principle strategy is to acquire, through mergers and acquisitions, companies that support this underserved segment. Charys subsidiaries include: Viasys Services, Inc., Personnel Resources of Georgia, Inc., Method IQ, Inc., CCI CCI Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie (France) CCI CAM (Complementary and Alternative Medicine) Citation Index CCI Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Western Australia) Telecom, Inc., Digital Communication Services, Inc., Ayin a·yin n. The 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet. See Table at alphabet. [Hebrew 'ayin, eye, ayin; see Holding Company, Inc. and Crochet & Borel Services, Inc. For more information about Charys visit http://www.charys.com. NOTE: The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. Some statements in this release, including statements regarding management's expectations for future financial results and access to capital markets, are forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned that these forward-looking statements regarding Charys Holding Company, Inc., its operations and its financial results involve risks and uncertainties, including without limitation risks of accessing capital markets on terms acceptable to Charys, downturns in economic conditions generally and in the telecommunications and data communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. markets; risks in product development and market acceptance of and demand for Charys products; risks of failing to attract and retain key managerial and technical personnel; risks associated with competition and competitive pricing pressures; risks associated with investing in new businesses; risks related to intellectual property rights and litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. ; risks in technology development and commercialization. |
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