EX-99.1 2 dex991.htm PRESS RELEASE OF SAFLINK CORPORATION Press release of Saflink Corporation

Exhibit 99.1

SAFLINK CORPORATION REPORTS THIRD QUARTER 2006 FINANCIAL RESULTS

KIRKLAND, WA – (November 8, 2006) – Saflink® Corporation (NASDAQ: SFLK), a leading provider of solutions that verify identity, secure access and increase productivity, today reported its financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2006.

Revenue for the third quarter of 2006 was $1.7 million, compared to $944,000 for the second quarter of 2006 and $2.4 million for the third quarter of 2005. Saflink reported a net loss attributable to common stockholders of $21.5 million, or $0.24 per share, in the third quarter of 2006, which included a non-cash impairment charge of $14.6 million related to its intangible assets and other long-lived assets. This is compared to a net loss attributable to common stockholders of $37.7 million, or $0.43 per share, in the second quarter of 2006, and a net loss attributable to common stockholders of $26.1 million, or $0.30 per share, in the third quarter of 2005.

Non-GAAP operating loss for the third quarter of 2006 was $4.9 million, which excludes certain non-cash charges such as amortization of intangible assets, impairments of goodwill and long-lived assets, and stock-based compensation expense. This is compared to a non-GAAP operating loss of $5.5 million for the third quarter of 2005. Saflink believes that supplementary non-GAAP measures for operating results enhance an investor’s overall understanding of the financial performance of Saflink by reconciling more closely the actual cash expenses of Saflink in its operations, as well as excluding expenses that, in management’s view, are unrelated to the core operations of Saflink. A reconciliation of non-GAAP operating loss and non-GAAP net loss attributable to common stockholders to reported GAAP operating loss and net loss attributable to common stockholders is provided below.

Steve Oyer, Saflink’s Interim CEO commented, “We were pleased to see a strong increase in sales from our preceding quarter. This development, along with our recent expense reduction activities, will improve our operating cash burn results in the next couple quarters. We believe our continued focus on monetizing our core biometric logical and physical access technologies through strategic distribution partners for the public and private sector is beginning to bear fruit.”

Oyer continued, “We are encouraged by the clarity coming out of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) with respect to the Registered Traveler (RT) program. We believe the build-out of the RT infrastructure by the TSA is an important step in the market’s evolution and expect this to result in active RT programs at several major airports in the near term, which we will be aggressively competing for through the FLO Alliance.”

Saflink will hold a conference call to discuss financial results today at 5:00 PM EST. Saflink may provide forward-looking information on this call. To listen to the conference, please call 1-877-715-5282, domestically, or 973-582-2850, internationally. A recording of the call will be available on the Investors page of the Saflink web site for thirty days after the call.


About Saflink

Saflink Corporation offers biometric security and smart card solutions that protect intellectual property, secure information and eliminate passwords. Saflink identity assurance management solutions allow administrators to verify the identity of users and control their access to computer networks, facilities and applications. Winner of seven awards in 2005, Saflink and its solutions have been recognized by organizations such as Frost & Sullivan and Software Magazine’s Software 500. For more information, please visit www.saflink.com or call 800-762-9595

NOTE: “Saflink” is a registered trademark and “FLO” is a trademark of Saflink Corporation.

This release contains information about management’s view of our future expectations, plans and prospects that constitute forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from historical results or those indicated by these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors including, but not limited to, risks and uncertainties associated with our financial condition, our ability to sell our products, our ability to compete with competitors and the growth of the security market. In addition, our success will depend in part on our ability to keep pace with a changing marketplace, integrate new technology into our core software and hardware and introduce new products and product enhancements that build off of our existing technologies to address the changing needs of the marketplace. Various technical problems and resource constraints may impede the development, production, distribution and marketing of our products and services. Also, laws, rules, regulations or industry standards may be adopted in response to these technological changes, which in turn, could materially and adversely affect how we will do business. We encourage you to review other factors that may affect our future results in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, as well as other documents we file periodically with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

INVESTOR RELATIONS CONTACT:

Tony Schor, Lindsay Kenoe (847) 945-2222

www.investorawareness.com

SAFLINK PRESS CONTACT:

Sterling Communications

Katie James

(206) 388-5758

kjames@sterlingpr.com

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SAFLINK CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share data)

 

      Three months ended September 30,     Nine months ended September 30,  
      2006     2005     2006     2005  

Revenue:

        

Product

   $ 1,414     $ 2,032     $ 2,956     $ 4,309  

Service

     244       326       503       2,039  
                                

Total revenue

     1,658       2,358       3,459       6,348  

Cost of revenue:

        

Product

     608       966       1,301       1,842  

Service

     134       221       390       1,242  

Impairment loss on intangible assets

     13,857       —         13,857       —    

Amortization of intangible assets

     670       670       2,012       2,012  
                                

Total cost of revenue

     15,269       1,857       17,560       5,096  
                                

Gross profit

     (13,611 )     501       (14,101 )     1,252  

Operating expenses:

        

Product development

     2,067       2,320       6,909       6,952  

Sales and marketing

     1,705       2,417       5,636       7,128  

General and administrative

     2,471       2,252       6,484       6,682  

Impairment loss on intangible assets

     —         600       —         1,500  

Impairment loss on goodwill

     —         19,300       60,400       19,300  

Impairment loss on furniture and equipment

     716       —         716       —    
                                

Total operating expenses

     6,959       26,889       80,145       41,562  
                                

Operating loss

     (20,570 )     (26,388 )     (94,246 )     (40,310 )

Interest expense

     (983 )     (37 )     (1,345 )     (103 )

Other income, net

     79       135       250       296  

Change in fair value of outstanding warrants

     —         —         —         172  
                                

Loss before income taxes

     (21,474 )     (26,290 )     (95,341 )     (39,945 )

Income tax provision

     13       (203 )     39       (501 )
                                

Net loss

     (21,487 )     (26,087 )     (95,380 )     (39,444 )

Modification of outstanding warrants

     —         —         (585 )     (59 )
                                

Net loss attributable to common stockholders

   $ (21,487 )   $ (26,087 )   $ (95,965 )   $ (39,503 )
                                

Basic and diluted loss per common share

   $ (0.24 )   $ (0.30 )   $ (1.09 )   $ (0.48 )

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding

     88,405       88,057       88,203       82,792  


SAFLINK CORPORATION

Supplemental Non-GAAP Information

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share data)

 

     Three months ended September 30,     Nine months ended September 30,  
     2006     2005     2006     2005  

Operating loss

   $ (20,570 )   $ (26,388 )   $ (94,246 )   $ (40,310 )

Adjustments to reconcile operating loss in the financial statements to non-GAAP operating loss:

        

Amortization of intangibles – cost of sales

     670       670       2,012       2,012  

Amortization of intangibles – general and administrative

     25       38       75       116  

Impairment loss on intangible assets

     13,857       600       13,857       1,500  

Impairment loss on goodwill

     —         19,300       60,400       19,300  

Impairment loss on furniture and equipment

     716       —         716       —    

Stock-based compensation

     354       295       872       1,162  
                                

Non-GAAP operating loss

   $ (4,948 )   $ (5,485 )   $ (16,314 )   $ (16,220 )
                                

Net loss attributable to common stockholders

   $ (21,487 )   $ (26,087 )   $ (95,965 )   $ (39,503 )

Adjustments to reconcile net loss attributable to common stockholders in the financial statements to non-GAAP net loss attributable to common stockholders:

        

Amortization of intangibles – cost of sales

     670       670       2,012       2,012  

Amortization of intangibles – general and administrative

     25       38       75       116  

Impairment loss on intangible assets

     13,857       600       13,857       1,500  

Impairment loss on goodwill

     —         19,300       60,400       19,300  

Impairment loss on furniture and equipment

     716       —         716       —    

Stock-based compensation

     354       295       872       1,162  

Non-cash interest expense

     695       —         923       —    

Change in warrant valuation

     —         —         —         (172 )

Modification of outstanding warrants

     —         —         585       59  

Tax benefit related to impairment loss on intangible assets

     —         (216 )     —         (540 )

Deferred income tax associated with acquisition

     13       13       39       39  
                                

Non-GAAP net loss attributable to common stockholders

   $ (5,157 )   $ (5,387 )   $ (16,486 )   $ (16,027 )
                                

Non-GAAP basic and diluted net loss per share

   $ (0.06 )   $ (0.06 )   $ (0.19 )   $ (0.19 )

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding

     88,405       88,057       88,203       82,792  

Statement Regarding Non-GAAP Disclosures:

To supplement the financial information that is presented in accordance U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), we present certain financial measures that exclude certain non-cash charges, including charges related to acquisitions such as amortization of intangible assets, impairments of goodwill and long-lived assets and stock-based compensation expense which would otherwise be required by GAAP. We believe that these non-GAAP measures facilitate evaluation by management and investors of our ongoing operating business and enhance overall understanding of our financial performance by reconciling more closely our actual cash expenses in operations as well as excluding expenses that in management’s view are unrelated to our core operations, the inclusion of which may make it more difficult for investors to compare our results from period to period.

Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation from, as a substitute for, or superior to, financial information presented in compliance with GAAP, and non-GAAP financial measures we report may not be comparable to similarly titled items reported by other companies.


SAFLINK CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

 

     

September 30,

2006

    December 31,
2005
 
ASSETS     

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 5,228     $ 15,217  

Accounts receivable, net

     1,148       692  

Inventory

     514       563  

Other current assets

     822       841  
                

Total current assets

     7,712       17,313  

Furniture and equipment, net

     689       1,018  

Debt issuance costs

     769       —    

Intangible assets, net

     3,903       19,848  

Goodwill

     15,523       75,923  
                

Total assets

   $ 28,596     $ 114,102  
                
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY     

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable

   $ 1,077     $ 1,204  

Accrued expenses

     3,023       2,150  

Current portion of convertible debt

     4,419       1,250  

Other current obligation

     372       765  

Deferred revenue

     231       174  
                

Total current liabilities

     9,122       5,543  

Deferred tax liability

     179       140  

Long term convertible debt

     1,222       —    
                

Total liabilities

     10,523       5,683  

Stockholders’ equity:

    

Common stock

     889       889  

Deferred stock-based compensation

     —         (541 )

Additional paid-in capital

     274,334       269,256  

Accumulated deficit

     (257,150 )     (161,185 )
                

Total stockholders’ equity

     18,073       108,419  
                

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 28,596     $ 114,102