EX-99.1 2 dex991.htm PRESS RELEASE Press Release

Exhibit 99.1

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For: Authentidate Holding Corp.

Investor Contacts:

Todd Fromer / Garth Russell

KCSA Strategic Communications

212-896-1215 / 212-896-1250

tfromer@kcsa.com / grussell@kcsa.com

Authentidate Holding Corp. Reports Fiscal 2009 Fourth Quarter and Year

End Results

BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J., September 24, 2009 – Authentidate Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: ADAT), a worldwide provider of secure Health Information Exchange and workflow management services, today announced financial results for the fiscal 2009 fourth quarter and year ended June 30, 2009.

Selected operating highlights for fiscal year 2009 include:

 

   

Added a number of new Inscrybe Healthcare projects, including Willcare, Community Home Care Services, Virtuox, Total e-Medical, UroMed, SuperCare, and Medical Services of America

 

   

Expanded addressable market by adding new hospital discharge products and services

 

   

Entered a new market segment through our joint venture, ExpressMD Solutions, which provides in-home patient vital signs monitoring systems

 

   

Received 510(k) market clearance from the U.S. FDA for ExpressMD’s Electronic House Call™ remote patient monitoring telehealth device

 

   

Increased revenues year-over-year and significantly reduced net loss and cash used

 

   

Repurchased 547,000 shares of common stock and members of the management and the board of directors purchased approximately 1,000,000 shares of common stock

Ben Benjamin, President of Authentidate, stated, “We accomplished several milestones in fiscal 2009, including cutting costs, expanding our existing business, and developing new solutions to enter the telehealth and hospital discharge markets. Our joint venture, ExpressMD Solutions, completed the development of “Electronic House Call™,” which permits physicians of chronically ill patients to remotely monitor their vital signs. Electronic House Call™ combines a vital signs monitoring appliance with a specially designed web-based management and monitoring software module based on our Inscrybe™ Healthcare platform. The service enables unattended in-home measurements of patients’ vital signs and related health information. We believe these new solutions offer significant opportunities for future growth. All of our solutions offer the necessary tools to help reduce the cost of healthcare administration and patient care and, as we move into fiscal 2010 and expand the marketing and sale of Electronic House Call™, we believe we will benefit from market trends to reduce healthcare costs and increase preventative care.”


Mr. Benjamin continued, “We increased revenues for fiscal 2009 and significantly reduced our net loss and cash use for the year compared to the same period last year, even as our results were impacted by poor economic conditions that slowed customer decisions and implementations for most of the year. Our results were also impacted in the second half of fiscal 2009 by the Medco acquisition of Liberty Medical and the related expiration of our contract with Liberty at the end of March 2009. Given these conditions, we are pleased with our progress and believe we are well positioned for growth moving forward.”

Total revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2009 was approximately $1,567,000 compared to $1,675,000 for the same period last year. These results reflect a decrease in revenue from our U.S. business due to the expiration of the Liberty contract and a decrease in revenue from our German operations due to certain project delays. Compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2009, total revenues decreased approximately 22% reflecting the same trends as the fourth quarter results.

Net loss for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2009 decreased to $2,272,000, or $0.07 per share, compared to $2,633,000, or $0.08 per share, for the same period last year. The decrease in net loss for the quarter reflects our cost management activities and lower share based compensation expense.

Total revenue for the year ended June 30, 2009 increased 13% to approximately $6,876,000 compared to $6,067,000 for the same period last year. These results reflect increases of approximately 21% in U.S. revenues and 8% in German revenues from increases in transaction volumes and new customers.

Net loss for the year ended June 30, 2009 decreased to $9,367,000, or $0.27 per share, compared to $15,811,000, or $0.46 per share, for the same period last year. The decrease in net loss for the year is due primarily to cost management activities, revenue growth and lower share based compensation expense, which was partially offset by joint venture investments of approximately $392,000, and the write off of deferred deal expenses of approximately $907,000, or $0.03 per share, related to the termination of the Parascript merger. The prior year period includes approximately $3,808,000, or $0.11 per share, for incremental legal fees, accrued severance and professional service expenses.

As of June 30, 2009, the company’s cash and cash equivalents, and marketable securities totaled $6,564,000 and deferred revenue totaled $963,000.

“Looking forward, we continue to believe there are significant opportunities for us in several different healthcare markets. The positive trends we are experiencing in the market speak directly to the validity of our technology and solutions. Additionally, we believe that the timing for our products and services could not be more timely given the current focus in Washington D.C. on healthcare reform,” concluded Mr. Benjamin.


Conference Call

Management will host a conference call on Thursday, September 24, 2009, at 4:30 p.m. ET, to discuss the latest corporate developments and results. The dial-in number for callers in the U.S. is (888) 562-3356 and the dial in number for international callers is (973) 582-2700. The access code for all callers is 29003625. To access the live webcast, visit www.authentidate.com, click the “About Us” link, followed by “Investor Relations” on the drop-down menu and then the “IR Events & Presentations” link. Following the conclusion of the call, the webcast will remain on the company’s website for review within the fiscal year.

A dial-in replay of the call will be available through October 1, 2009. To access the replay, please dial (800) 642-1687 in the U.S. and (706) 645-9291 internationally, and then enter the access code 29003625.

About Authentidate Holding Corp.

Authentidate Holding Corp. is a worldwide provider of secure Health Information Exchange and workflow management services. The company’s software and web-based services enable healthcare organizations and other enterprises to increase revenues, improve productivity and reduce costs by eliminating paper and manual work steps from clinical, administrative and other processes and enhancing compliance with regulatory requirements. The web-based services are delivered as Software as a Service (SaaS) to customers. These solutions incorporate rules-based electronic forms, intelligent routing, transaction management, electronic signatures, identity credentialing, content authentication, and automated audit trails. Both web and fax based communications are integrated into automated and trusted workflow solutions. The company has offices in the United States and Germany. In the United States, Authentidate offers its patent pending content authentication technology in the form of the United States Postal Service® Electronic Postmark® (EPM).

For more information, visit the company’s website at http://www.authentidate.com.

About ExpressMD Solutions

ExpressMD Solutions is a joint venture formed by Authentidate Holding Corp. (Nasdaq: ADAT) and Encountercare Solutions (ECSL) to provide web-based telehealth services and home healthcare equipment dedicated to the advancement of in-home patient health care and improved chronic condition outcomes.

The complete ExpressMD telehealth solution combines Electronic House Call, an FDA 510(k) market clearance approved, in-home patient vital signs monitoring system with a web application that streamlines the practitioner’s job anywhere they have Internet or a Windows mobile communication device.

For more information about ExpressMD Solutions, visit http://www.expressmdsolutions.com


This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and section 21E of the Securities Act of 1934. When used in this release, the words “believe,” “anticipate,” “think,” “intend,” “plan,” “will be,” “expect,” and similar expressions identify such forward-looking statements. Such statements regarding future events and/or the future financial performance of the company are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual events or the actual future results of the company to differ materially from any forward-looking statement. Such risks and uncertainties include, among other things, the availability of any needed financing, the company’s ability to implement its business plan for various applications of its technologies, related decisions by the USPS, the impact of competition, the management of growth, and the other risks and uncertainties that may be detailed from time to time in the company’s reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In light of the significant risks and uncertainties inherent in the forward-looking statements included herein, the inclusion of such statements should not be regarded as a representation by the company or any other person that the objectives and plans of the company will be achieved.

Authentidate is a registered trademark of Authentidate Holding Corp. and Inscrybe is a trademark of Authentidate Holding Corp. All other trade names are the property of their respective owners.

This press release is available on the KCSA Strategic Communications Web site at www.kcsa.com.

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Authentidate Holding Corp. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet Data

 

     June 30,  

( in thousands, except per share data )

   2009     2008  

Assets

    

Current assets

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 461      $ 4,493   

Restricted cash

     512        512   

Marketable securities

     6,103        6,375   

Accounts receivable, net

     1,024        1,287   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     877        671   
                

Total current assets

     8,977        13,338   

Marketable securities

     —          3,950   

Property and equipment, net

     549        1,014   

Note receivable, net of deferred gain of $2,000

     —          —     

Other assets

    

Software development costs, net

     2,182        2,533   

Goodwill

     7,341        7,341   

Other assets

     1,221        1,375   

Assets held for sale

     2,000        2,000   
                

Total assets

   $ 22,270      $ 31,551   
                

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

    

Current liabilities

    

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

   $ 1,585      $ 1,850   

Deferred revenue

     823        1,273   

Other current liabilities

     182        97   
                

Total current liabilities

     2,590        3,220   

Long-term deferred revenue

     140        140   
                

Total liabilities

     2,730        3,360   
                

Commitments and contingencies

    

Shareholders’ equity

    

Preferred stock $.10 par value; 5,000 shares authorized Series B, 28 shares issued and outstanding

     3        3   

Common stock, $.001 par value; 75,000 shares authorized, 34,286 and 34,537 issued and outstanding on June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively

     34        35   

Additional paid-in capital

     166,052        165,681   

Accumulated deficit

     (146,443     (137,006

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (106     (522
                

Total shareholders’ equity

     19,540        28,191   
                

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 22,270      $ 31,551   
                


Authentidate Holding Corp. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations Data

(Quarterly Information is Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Year Ended
June 30,
 

(in thousands, except per share data)

   2009     2008     2009     2008  

Revenues

        

Software licenses and support

   $ 971      $ 1,029      $ 4,086      $ 3,769   

Hosted software services

     596        646        2,790        2,298   
                                

Total revenues

     1,567        1,675        6,876        6,067   
                                

Operating expenses

        

Cost of revenues

     713        630        2,974        2,244   

Selling, general and administrative

     2,353        2,856        10,637        16,577   

Product development

     464        506        1,653        2,823   

Depreciation and amortization

     409        410        1,530        1,638   
                                

Total operating expenses

     3,939        4,402        16,794        23,282   
                                

Operating loss

     (2,372     (2,727     (9,918     (17,215

Other income (expenses)

     100        94        551        1,404   
                                

Net loss

   $ (2,272   $ (2,633   $ (9,367   $ (15,811
                                

Basic and diluted loss per share

   $ (0.07   $ (0.08   $ (0.27   $ (0.46
                                

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