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DataWave Reports 19th Consecutive Quarter of Profitability; Net Income Doubles on 49% Revenue Growth.


WAYNE Wayne, city (1990 pop. 19,899), Wayne co., SE Mich., a suburb of Detroit, on the Lower Rouge River; inc. as a village 1869, and with surrounding areas as a city 1960. It has automobile and aircraft industries and other varied manufactures. , N.J. -- DataWave Systems Inc. (OTCBB OTCBB

See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB).
: DWVS), a premier provider of prepaid pre·pay  
tr.v. pre·paid, pre·pay·ing, pre·pays
To pay or pay for beforehand.



pre·payment n.
 and stored value delivery systems, today reported financial results for the first quarter ended June June: see month.  30, 2006.

Total revenue for the first quarter of fiscal 2007 increased 49% to $10.3 million from 7.0 million for the same period in fiscal 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.
 was $266,955 versus $97,467, representing a nearly three-fold increase. Included in operating income for the first quarter of fiscal 2007 was $355,000 of non-cash stock-based compensation expense. Operating expense Operating Expense

The essential things that a company must purchase in order to maintain business.

Notes:
For example, the payment of employees wages are an operating expense.

Also known as OPEX.
 leverage more than compensated compensated /com·pen·sat·ed/ (kom´pen-sa?tid) counterbalanced; offset.  for the decline in gross margin which fell as pre-paid long distance margins compressed partially offset by product mix shift in favor of upon the side of; favorable to; for the advantage of.

See also: favor
 pre-paid cellular and fees and services. Net income for the first quarter of fiscal 2007 was $288,380, or $0.01 per diluted di·lute  
tr.v. di·lut·ed, di·lut·ing, di·lutes
1. To make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water.

2. To lessen the force, strength, purity, or brilliance of, especially by admixture.
 share, double the $138,000, or $0.00 per diluted share, reported for the same period last year.

"DataWave turned in another quarter of organic revenue growth of at least 20 percent compared to last year's fourth quarter and profitability, leveraging our retail network to distribute products from our diverse portfolio of pre-paid products as planned," said Josh JOSH Joshua
JOSH Job Scheduling Hierarchically
 Emanuel Besides being a common first name, Emanuel (sometimes spelled Emmanuel or Immanuel) may refer to:
  • Places
  • Emanuel County, Georgia
, chairman and chief executive officer. "Revenue from both our pre-paid cellular business and fees and services more than doubled as we continued to advance our strategy of expanding the high growth point-of-sale-activation business while managing the ongoing maturation maturation /mat·u·ra·tion/ (mach-u-ra´shun)
1. the process of becoming mature.

2. attainment of emotional and intellectual maturity.

3.
 of our legacy pre-paid long distance business. As we move forward into the second quarter, a seasonally strong quarter, we plan to stay sharply focused on optimizing our retail network in both Canada Canada (kăn`ədə), independent nation (2001 pop. 30,007,094), 3,851,787 sq mi (9,976,128 sq km), N North America. Canada occupies all of North America N of the United States (and E of Alaska) except for Greenland and the French islands of  and the U.S., launching new products and adding new retail partners."

As of June 30, 2006, the Company had 4,991 terminals installed, and 858 host-to-host or distributor locations. Daily transactions processed for the quarter averaged more than 45,000 compared with 34,000 a year ago.

About DataWave

DataWave has been an innovator and developer of prepaid and stored-value programs and merchandising merchandising

Element of marketing concerned especially with the sale of goods and services to customers. One aspect of merchandising is advertising, which aims to capture the interest of the segment of the population most likely to buy the product.
 solutions since it was founded in 1994. DataWave pioneered systems that allow for point-of-sale point of sale
n. pl. points of sale
A business or place where a product or service can be purchased. Also called point of purchase.



point
 activation activation /ac·ti·va·tion/ (ak?ti-va´shun)
1. the act or process of rendering active.

2. the transformation of a proenzyme into an active enzyme by the action of a kinase or another enzyme.

3.
 of high value, high shrinkage Shrinkage

The amount by which inventory on hand is shorter than the amount of inventory recorded.

Notes:
The missing inventory could be due to theft, damage, or book keeping errors.
 products, such as cash cards, prepaid phone cards and prepaid wireless time. These systems work equally well over the Internet Internet

Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the
, through intelligent freestanding free·stand·ing  
adj.
Standing or operating independently of anything else: a freestanding bell tower; a freestanding maternity clinic.
 vending machines vending machine, coin-operated, automatic device for selling goods. Many vending machines are capable of making change, and some of the more sophisticated ones accept paper money or credit cards.  and POSA POSA Public Order and Security Act
POSA Pattern Oriented Software Architecture
POSA Passive Optical Sample Assembly
POSA Parks and Open Space Advocates (Seattle, WA)
PoSA Pomona College Student Art Gallery
 terminals, or with various card activation devices, including cash registers.

This press release contains "forward-looking statements forward-looking statement

A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections.
" as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and  of 1995. Words such as "expect", "believe", "anticipate", "may", "will", "plan", "intend", "estimate", "could", and other similar expressions are intended to identify these forward-looking statements. In particular, statements in this release regarding optimizing our retail network in both Canada and the U.S., launching new products and adding new retail partners are forward looking. Statements in this press release, and elsewhere , that look forward in time or include anything other than historical information involve risks and uncertainties that may affect the Company's actual results of operations. These statements by the Company are subject to certain risks, including, among others, future demand for its products and brand, competition from other businesses providing similar products, the ability to maintain profitability and control expenses and the Company's ability to successfully execute To run a program, which causes the computer to carry out its instructions. See executable code, instruction and EXE file.

execute - execution
 its business strategy. These and other risks and uncertainties are discussed in more detail in the Company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended a·mend  
v. a·mend·ed, a·mend·ing, a·mends

v.tr.
1. To change for the better; improve: amended the earlier proposal so as to make it more comprehensive.

2.
, which are available at the SEC website at www.sec.gov See .gov and GovNet.

(networking) gov - The top-level domain for US government bodies.
.

"DataWave" is a registered trademark of the Company. All other trademarks and trade names referred to are the property of their respective owners.
DATAWAVE SYSTEMS INC.
                     CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                As at June 30, 2006 and March 31, 2006
      (Expressed in United States dollars, except share amounts)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                              June 30,     March 31,
                                               2006          2006
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Assets
Current
  Cash and cash equivalents                $  7,287,439  $  6,967,032
  Restricted cash                               205,629       203,807
  Accounts receivable and other               9,218,544     7,472,542
  Inventories                                 8,895,902     6,308,442
  Prepaid expenses and deposits                 464,961       383,332
  Deferred income taxes                         229,938       229,938
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Total current assets                         26,302,413    21,565,093
Machinery and equipment, net                  2,258,124     2,278,016
Equity investment                               343,499       194,850
Goodwill                                      1,913,728     1,881,910
Intangible assets, net                          759,103       828,764
Other assets                                    172,774       179,433
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Total assets                               $ 31,749,641  $ 26,928,066
======================================================================

Liabilities
Current
  Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $ 21,710,580  $ 17,890,603
  Deferred revenue                            1,324,986     1,095,544
  Other current liabilities                      77,814        95,786
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Total current liabilities                    23,113,380    19,081,933
Deferred income taxes                           335,769       320,780
Deferred inducement                             386,013       365,911
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Total liabilities                            23,835,162    19,768,624
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Commitments
Stockholders' equity
Common shares
  Authorized, 100,000,000 common shares,
   $0.001 par value Issued, 54,326,834
   shares issued and outstanding at
   June 30, 2006 and March 31, 2006,
   respectively                                  54,327        54,327
Additional paid-in capital                   18,867,907    18,512,908
Accumulated other comprehensive income          728,033       616,375
Accumulated deficit                         (11,735,788)  (12,024,168)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Total stockholders' equity                    7,914,479     7,159,442
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 31,749,641  $ 26,928,066
======================================================================




                        DATAWAVE SYSTEMS INC.
                CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
           Three month period ended June 30, 2006 and 2005
      (Expressed in United States dollars, except share amounts)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                     Three months
                                                    ended June 30,
                                                  2006         2005
----------------------------------------------------------------------

Revenue
  Sales                                       $ 8,205,747  $5,053,588
  Net agency sales                              2,121,503   1,898,818
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Total revenue                                  10,327,250   6,952,406
----------------------------------------------------------------------

Operating costs and expenses
  Cost of revenues (exclusive of
   depreciation and amortization)               7,146,069   4,559,363
  General and administrative                    1,328,759     948,268
  Selling and marketing                           649,206     581,548
  Product development                             603,462     396,573
  Depreciation and amortization                   332,799     369,187
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Total operating costs and expenses             10,060,295   6,854,939
----------------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------
Operating income                                  266,955      97,467
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Other income                                       85,017      34,864
Gain on foreign exchange                           (4,413)         (3)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Income before income taxes                        347,559     132,328
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Income taxes                                     (207,828)   (28,705))
Equity income from investee                       148,649      34,248

----------------------------------------------------------------------
Net income                                    $   288,380  $  137,871
-----------------------------------------------===========-===========

Net income per share                          $
- basic                                       $      0.01  $     0.00
----------------------------------------------------------------------
- diluted                                     $      0.01  $     0.00
----------------------------------------------------------------------

Weighted-average number of common shares
- basic                                        54,326,834  46,826,834
----------------------------------------------------------------------
- diluted                                      56,556,232  56,023,391
----------------------------------------------------------------------



                        DATAWAVE SYSTEMS INC.
                CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
           Three month period ended June 30, 2006 and 2005
      (Expressed in United States dollars, except share amounts)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                     Three months
                                                    ended June 30,
                                                   2006        2005
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Operating activities
  Net income                                 $   288,380  $   137,871
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
 cash provided by (used in) operating
 activities:
  Depreciation and amortization                  332,799      369,187
  Equity (income) from investments              (148,649)     (34,248)
  Stock based compensation                       354,999            -
  Amortization of lease inducement                 2,985        7,546
Net change in non-cash operating assets
 and liabilities
  Accounts receivable and other               (1,455,218)    (176,972)
  Inventories                                 (2,285,377)  (1,315,832)
  Prepaid expenses and deposits                  (64,158)     (75,278)
  Accounts payable and accrued
   liabilities                                 3,122,130   (1,264,262)
  Deferred revenue                               191,787      109,612
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Net cash provided by (used in) operating
 activities                                      339,678   (2,242,376)
----------------------------------------------------------------------

Investing activities
  Restricted cash                                 (1,822)           -
  Purchase of machinery and equipment           (153,413)    (346,766)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
  Net cash used in investing activities         (155,235)    (346,766)
----------------------------------------------------------------------

Financing activity
  Repayment of capital lease obligations         (22,302)     (21,228)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
  Net cash used in financing activity            (22,302)     (21,228)
----------------------------------------------------------------------

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and
 cash equivalents                                158,266            -
----------------------------------------------------------------------

Increase in cash and cash equivalents            320,407   (2,610,370)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of
 year                                          6,967,032    4,560,512
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year       $ 7,287,439  $ 1,950,142
----------------------------------------------------------------------

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