VoIP Announces Second Quarter Results.ORLANDO, Fla. -- VoIP, Inc. (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). : VOIC VOIC Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie (United East India Company) ), a leading provider of turnkey Voice over Internet Protocol See Internet and TCP/IP. (networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol. communications solutions, today announced results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2007. "This quarter was one of building the business - paving the way for future growth," said Anthony J. Cataldo, VoIP, Inc.'s Chairman 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. . "We executed according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. plan and, as recently reported, saw July revenues increase 59% sequentially from June to approximately $852,000, primarily reflecting the 47% improvement in total termination minutes of use on our network. In addition, the average price per minute charged to our customers rose approximately 15% sequentially. In August, we are experiencing even greater traffic over our network, and expect revenue for the month to climb well over $1 million, with a corresponding increase in total termination minutes. "Going forward, we will look to drive margin expansion as we continue to leverage our state-of-the-art network to increase minutes, streamline our operations, and rapidly grow the business," Mr. Cataldo continued. "Having completed the initial investment in our infrastructure, we are now positioned to service over 50 million households and businesses, offering improved quality and service to our clients nationwide. During the remainder of 2007, we plan to further build out the network, which will enable us to service over 200 million subscriber and enterprise lines by year end - with the most reliable platform in the industry. "In addition, the recent completion of our reverse stock split allows the Company to attract a wider audience of investors who can appreciate our rapidly-evolving story; and at the same time, we have reduced the Company's debt, improved our balance sheet and provided for increased financial flexibility, as we finalize plans to provide capital for future growth. We are encouraged by our increasing traffic and improving fundamentals, and we expect our operations to post strong growth during the second half of 2007 - positioning VoIP to truly become the leading provider of internet-enabled communications in the U.S." Financial Results Revenue for the second quarter was $1.9 million, as compared with $2.0 million for the same period in 2006. The negative gross profit of $456 thousand (23% of revenues) in 2006 reflects costs paid to third party vendors that exceeded the revenues we charged to terminate the calls of our customers. For the same period in 2007, our negative gross profit was $126 thousand (7% of revenues). The gross profit improvement in 2007 was achieved by using lower cost routes and negotiating more favorable pricing. The Company's operating loss operating loss The excess of operating expenses over revenue. As with operating income, operating losses exclude revenues and expenses from operations that are not considered a regular part of the business. Also called deficit. Compare operating income. for the quarter was $5.1 million, versus a loss of $6.8 million for the second quarter of last year. Net loss for the second quarter, excluding discontinued operations Discontinued operations Divisions of a business that have been sold or written off and that no longer are maintained by the business. , was $5.8 million, versus a net loss of $5.0 million for the second quarter of 2006. The 2007 second quarter loss includes $3.5 million in 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. credits and a $0.9 million credit to reflect the fair value of the Company's warrant liability; the 2006 second quarter includes a charge of $4.7 million in relation to the warrants' fair value. Net loss applicable to common stockholders, including discontinued operations, for the second quarter was $11.9 million, or $(1.60) per share, versus $5.2 million, or $(1.47) per share, for the second quarter of 2006. The Company's weighted average common shares outstanding rose to 7.5 million during the second quarter of 2007 versus 3.5 million last year, with both periods adjusted to reflect the Company's recent 1-for-20 reverse stock split. For the first six months of 2007, VoIP reported revenue of $3.6 million versus $4.2 million in the same period last year. The negative gross profit of $1.6 million (39% of revenues) in 2006 reflects costs paid to third party vendors that exceeded the revenues we charged to terminate the calls of our customers. For the same period in 2007, our negative gross profit was $477 thousand (13% of revenues). The gross profit improvement in 2007 was achieved by using lower cost routes and negotiating more favorable vendor pricing. The operating loss was $9.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007, as compared with a loss of $15.7 million in 2006. Net loss for the period, excluding discontinued operations, was $19.9 million, versus a net loss of $17.6 million for the first six months of 2006. The 2007 results include $2.5 million in litigation credits and a $2.7 million increase in the fair value of the Company's warrant liability; the 2006 second quarter includes a credit of $3.4 million in relation to the warrants' fair value. Net loss applicable to common stockholders, including discontinued operations, for the first six months of 2007 was $25.4 million or $(4.10) per share, versus $19.0 million, or $(5.51) per share, for the same period in 2006. The Company's weighted average common shares outstanding rose to 6.2 million during the first half of 2007 versus 3.5 million last year, with both periods adjusted to reflect the Company's recent 1-for-20 reverse stock split. For more details, please see the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. filed with the SEC on August 20, 2007. About VoIP, Inc. VoIP, Inc. is a leading provider of turnkey Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) communications solutions for service providers, resellers and consumers worldwide. The Company is also a certified Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC (Competitive Local Exchange Carrier) An organization offering local telephone service that is not one of the traditional telephone companies. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 allowed competition to the incumbent telcos (ILECs), enabling new companies (CLECs) ) and Inter Exchange Carrier (IXC (1) (IntereXchange Carrier) An organization that provides interstate (long distance) communications services within the U.S., which includes AT&T, MCI, Sprint and more than 700 others. See LATA. (2) (IXC Communications Inc., Austin, TX, www. ). Through its wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. , VoiceOne Communications, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , the Company provides a comprehensive portfolio of advanced telecommunications technologies, enhanced services, broadband products, and fulfillment services to the VoIP and related communications industries. Current and targeted customers include IXCs, CLECs, Internet Telephony Another term for IP telephony and VoIP. In the late 1990s, some people made a distinction between Internet Telephony and VoIP: Internet telephony referred to voice over the public Internet, while VoIP referred to voice over private IP networks. and Conventional Telephony Service Providers (ISPs and ITSPs), cable operators and other VoIP Service Providers in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and countries around the world. The Company enables these customers to expand their product/service offerings by providing VoIP's nationwide Multi-Protocol Label Switching (networking) label switching - A routing technique that uses information from existing IP routing protocols to identify IP datagrams with labels and forwards them to a modified switch or router, which then uses the labels to switch the datagrams through the network. (MPLS (1) (MultiProtocol Lambda Switching) The earlier name for GMPLS. See GMPLS. (2) (MultiProtocol Label Switching) A standard from the IETF for including routing information in the packets of an IP network. ) and other services such as voice termination/origination, e911 emergency call service for VoIP, CALEA CALEA Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (Fairfax, Virginia) CALEA Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act of 1994 CALEA Communication Assistance to Low Enforcement Act , Broadband Voice, IP Centrex and other advanced communications services and technologies. For information on VoIP, Inc. please visit the Company's web site: www.voipincorporated.com. Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. Statements about the Company's future expectations and all other statements in this press release other than historical facts, are 'forward-looking statements' within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and as that term is defined in 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. The Company intends that such forward-looking statements be subject to the safe harbors created thereby. The above information contains information relating to the Company that is based on the beliefs of the Company and/or its management as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to the Company or its management. When used in this document, the words 'anticipate,' 'estimate,' 'expect,' 'intend,' 'plans,' 'projects,' and similar expressions, as they relate to the Company or its management, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect the current view of the Company regarding future events and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including the risks and uncertainties noted. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove to be incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein as anticipated, believed, estimated, expected, intended or projected. In each instance, forward-looking information should be considered in light of the accompanying meaningful cautionary statements herein. Factors that could cause results to differ include, but are not limited to, successful performance of internal plans, the impact of competitive services and pricing and general economic risks and uncertainties. [TABLE OMITTED] [TABLE OMITTED] |
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