NORCROSS, Ga., May 9, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Intelligent Systems Corporation (NYSE Amex:INS) ( www.intelsys.com ) announced today its financial results for the three month period ended March 31, 2011.
For the three month period ended March 31, 2011, the company recorded total revenue of $3,544,000, which is $153,000 less than the total revenue of $3,697,000 recorded in the first quarter of 2010 but higher than the $3,322,000 total revenue recorded in the immediate prior quarter ended December 31, 2010. The net loss was $354,000 ($0.04 per basic and diluted share) in the first quarter of 2011 as compared to net income of $84,000 ($0.01 per basic and diluted share) in the first quarter of 2010.
J. Leland Strange, President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "Our ChemFree subsidiary reported strong profits in the first quarter of 2011, with period-to-period growth in sales of SmartWasher® bio-remediating parts washers in international markets as well as total consumable supplies, offset in part by a decline in machines sales in the domestic market.
"The consistent progress made by our CoreCard subsidiary on significant software license contracts which will be recognized for GAAP purposes in subsequent quarters is not reflected in the reported results for the first quarter of 2011. Service revenue associated with maintenance and professional services was 46 percent higher in the first quarter of 2011 than in the comparable period in 2010, reflecting a growing base of customers."
As we have frequently cautioned, results may vary from quarter-to-quarter due in part to the timing of CoreCard license revenue recognition. Generally, we defer all revenue associated with contract milestone payments on new CoreCard customer implementations until such customers go-live with the CoreCard software, which may frequently be affected by changes in customer requirements and schedules that are outside of our control.
The results reported in the first quarter of 2011 reflect the net effect of lower revenue as well as higher total expenses. The period-to-period increase in total expenses is related mainly to higher expenses for legal, audit and personnel as well as a significant increase in the number of employees at our software development and test subsidiary in India. We continue to invest in CoreCard's software development activities to provide financial transaction processing solutions for markets such as prepaid, fleet and private label cards, while putting in place the infrastructure to support future growth.
About Intelligent Systems Corporation
For over thirty five years, Intelligent Systems Corporation (NYSE Amex:INS) has identified, created, operated and grown early stage technology companies. The company has operations and investments in the information technology and industrial products industries. The company's principal majority-owned subsidiaries are CoreCard Software, Inc. (, a provider of software and services for prepaid and credit card processing, and ChemFree Corporation (, a leader in bioremediating parts washer equipment and supplies. Further information is available on the company's website at or by calling the company at 770/381-2900.
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