Phonetime Releases Q3 Results.MISSISSAUGA, Ontario For the First Nation, see . Mississauga (pronounced: [ˌmɪsɪˈsɑgə] listen -- Highlights Include Revenue Growth and Higher Profit Margins Phonetime Inc. (TSX TSX Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE before April, 2002) TSX Transfer from Stack Pointer to Index TSX True Space Extension VENTURE:PHD), a leading Canadian supplier of long distance telecommunication services, today released its consolidated financial results for its 3rd fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2005. In the 3rd Quarter 2005, Phonetime generated net earnings of $95,000, on revenue of $4.6 million with a gross profit of $1.75 million, and a gross profit margin Gross profit margin Gross profit divided by sales, which is equal to each sales dollar left over after paying for the cost of goods sold. gross profit margin A measure calculated by dividing gross profit by net sales. of 37.8%. This compares favourably to the same period last year, in which Phonetime had net earnings of $67,000 on revenue of $4.3 million with a gross profit of $1.45 million and a gross profit margin of 33.8%. Revenue in the 3rd quarter 2005 also marked the fourth straight quarter in which Phonetime revenues increased. Quarterly revenue growth and gross profit improvement over the past year is directly attributable to Phonetime's investment in Call Select and the success of wholesale VoIP long distance services for international carriers, which has now grown to over 20+ million minutes per month. As of the 3rd Quarter, Call Select is now contributing profits to Phonetime and is generating over $500,000 per month in revenue and growing. For the nine month period ending September 31, 2005, the Company generated sales of $12.7 million with a net loss of $111,000, compared to revenue of $14.4 million and net earnings of $427,000 over the same period last year. The decline in revenue over the nine month period last year is the result of an industry wide drop in long distance rates charged for pre-paid calling card services The software support for PC Cards. PC Card applications talk to Card Services. See PC Card. , despite an increase in call volumes and the number of cards distributed by Phonetime. On a segmented basis, the Company earned $272,000 on $11.2 million in revenue from telecommunications services In telecommunication, the term telecommunications service has the following meanings: 1. Any service provided by a telecommunication provider. 2. , comprised of phone cards and wholesale long distance services, while Call Select, the Company's 1+ Equal Access business unit, lost $138,000 on revenue of $3.2 million but has now been profitable for the past 2 months and should contribute profits for the last quarter of the year. Inter-segment eliminations of $1.7 million over the nine months accounted for the difference between the revenues of the individual business units and the consolidated total revenue. During the nine month period, the Company eliminated its long term debt. In commenting on the results, Wayne Silver, Phonetime's President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , stated, "Although revenue from our long distance card business has remained flat due to rate pressures in the sector; our investment in starting Call Select to establish a re-occurring base of "1+" long distance revenue, is being rewarded. In the past quarter, we moved into expanded call centre facilities that will enable us to continue growing. Furthermore, our Wholesale business is growing significantly and we are now terminating 1 million minutes a day of wholesale business on our Network. Consequently, we expect that revenue will continue to trend higher over the coming months and that our gross profit margins will remain stable." Phonetime encourages interested parties to review the Company's complete financial report along with management's discussion and analysis Management's discussion and analysis (MD&A) A report from management to shareholders that accompanies the firm's financial statements in the annual report. It explains the period's financial results and enables management to discuss topics that may not be apparent in the financial of its results for the nine month period, which may be found at www.sedar.com. About Phonetime and Call Select Phonetime operates one of Canada's largest private long-distance and VoIP networks for Retail and Wholesale Long Distance traffic, with points-of-presence in 27 major Canadian urban areas, with plans to expand to additional markets in the near future. Phonetime's wholesale network currently processes over 1 Billion minutes of traffic and is rapidly emerging as the backbone for many of the new VoIP carriers, including ILEC's, CLEC's, PTT's and IPLEC's world-wide. Phonetime also markets its own branded pre-paid calling cards (Nuvo, Bravo BRAVO Cardiology A clinical trial–Blockade of the GP IIB/IIIA Receptor to Avoid Vascular Occlusion– which evaluated lotrafiban in preventing strokes and acute MI. See GP IIB/IIIA. , Lucky 888, Eureka, Hot and Call Value) across the country, providing phone cards to over 4,000 retail outlets retail outlet n → punto de venta retail outlet n → point m de vente retail outlet retail n → , including Petro-Canada, Shell Canada Shell Canada Limited (TSX: SHC) is one of Canada's largest integrated oil companies. Exploration and production of oil, natural gas and sulphur is a major part of its business, as well as the marketing of gasoline and related products through the company's approximately 1,800 , and Business Depot/Staples as well as to many Private Label distributors. With its billion minute global buying power Buying Power The money an investor has available to buy securities. In a margin account, the buying power is the total cash held in the brokerage account plus maximum margin available. Also referred to as "Excess Equity. , Phonetime delivers highly competitive prices, quality connections and multi-lingual customer service. Licensed as a Class A, International Carrier by the CRTC CRTC Canadian Radio-Television & Telecommunications Commission CRTC Combat Readiness Training Center CRTC Cathode Ray Tube Controller CRTC China Railway Telecommunications Center CRTC Cold Region Test Center CRTC Continuously Regenerated Trap Column , Phonetime has offices in Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal. Call Select was established by Phonetime to deliver 1+ Equal Access and Dial Around long distance services to ethnic markets in Canada. Call Select has successfully provided diversification for Phonetime, from primarily offering pre-paid telecommunications products to providing a wide range of new products and services, primarily in the higher margin, longer term, post-paid market. Additional information about Phonetime and Call Select and the services are available on the websites: www.phonetime.com, www.dialnsave.ca, and www.callselect.ca. Note: This news release may contain forward-looking information. Actual future results may differ materially. All figures are in Canadian dollars Noun 1. Canadian dollar - the basic unit of money in Canada; "the Canadian dollar has the image of loon on one side of the coin" loonie dollar - the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents . The risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could influence actual results are described in the Company's annual report to shareholders. The TSX Venture Exchange TSX Venture Exchange Originally called the Canadian Venture Exchange (CDNX), this was a result of the merger of the Vancouver and Alberta stock exchanges. The goal of TSX Venture Exchange is to provide venture companies with effective access to capital while protecting investors. has not approved nor disapproved the info rmation contained herein Phonetime Inc. (TSX VENTURE:PHD) |
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