Monday, January 21, 2008, 5:37 PM Eastern Standard Time

Press Release

SOURCE: GameTech International, Inc.

GameTech Revises Earnings and Revenue for 4th Quarter 2007 and 2007 Fiscal Year End Results

GameTech International, Inc. (Nasdaq: GMTC), a leading designer, developer and marketer of electronic bingo and gaming equipment, systems, and video lottery terminals, today announced a revision of its results of operations for fiscal fourth quarter 2007 and fiscal year 2007 that were previously announced in its press release dated January 14, 2008.  The revision results in a decrease of $665,000 in revenue and a decrease of $337,000 in net income in fiscal fourth quarter 2007 and fiscal year 2007 from the results previously reported.  The revision was a result of a closer review by management and the company’s independent auditors of the proper accounting treatment for two invoices related to a single non-standard arrangement involving multiple delivery elements with a customer in our Summit Gaming division.  This revenue and related net income will be recognized in the first quarter of fiscal 2008.   

As revised, net income totaled $1.3 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007, or $0.10 per fully diluted share, which is up from $1.0 million and $0.08 per fully diluted share for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006.  Net income for fiscal year 2007 reached $4.7 million, or $0.36 per fully diluted share, compared with $4.4 million or $0.34 per fully diluted share for fiscal 2006.  Revenue for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007 was $16.7 million, compared with $12.0 million for the same period in fiscal 2006.  Revenue for fiscal year 2007 was $58.8 million, compared with $49.3 million for fiscal year 2006.  EBITDA for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007 was $5.7 million compared with $4.3 million for the same period in fiscal 2006.  EBITDA for fiscal year 2007 was $20.5 million compared with $17.3 million for fiscal year 2006.   

About GameTech International, Inc. 

GameTech International, Inc. is in the business of designing, manufacturing, and marketing computerized bingo and gaming equipment, systems, services and video lottery terminals.  Under the GameTech® brand the company provides electronic bingo systems and equipment, and is an innovator in advanced wireless gaming applications and devices.  Under the Summit Gaming ™ brand the company provides video lottery terminal devices and related software and content.  GameTech International, Inc. serves customers in 43 U.S. States, Canada, Japan, Mexico, Norway, Philippines, and the United Kingdom.  The company was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Reno, Nevada. 

Statements contained in this press release that are not historical facts are intended to be forward-looking statements subject to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements include our potential expansion of business internationally, our potential expansion of the Summit division’s business, new product and product feature developments, the success of our strategic opportunities and initiatives, and expectations relating to financial and operating results. GameTech cautions that these statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected by the forward-looking statements contained herein. Such factors include our ability to successfully integrate, operate and grow Summit's business, our dependence on the bingo and video lottery terminal businesses, risks associated with rapid technological change, our ability to retain customers and secure new customers, and other factors disclosed in documents filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release, and we undertake no obligation to update such statements. 

(dollars in thousands, except earnings per share)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended October 31,

 

Twelve Months Ended October 31,

 

 

 

2007

2006

 

2007

2006

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net revenue

 $  16,740

100.0%

 $  11,979

100.0%

 

 $  58,805

100.0%

 $  49,289

100.0%

Cost of revenue

       7,626

45.6%

       5,209

43.5%

 

     26,542

45.1%

     19,929

40.4%

Gross profit

       9,114

54.4%

       6,770

56.5%

 

     32,263

54.9%

     29,360

59.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General and administrative

       3,140

18.7%

       1,637

13.7%

 

       9,538

16.2%

       8,303

16.8%

 

Sales and marketing

       2,459

14.7%

       2,752

23.0%

 

     10,519

17.9%

     11,041

22.4%

 

Research and development

       1,414

8.5%

          660

5.5%

 

       3,865

6.6%

       2,885

5.9%

 

Loss contingencies

              -

0.0%

              -

0.0%

 

          124

0.2%

          133

0.3%

 

Gain on sale of assets

        (656)

(3.9%)

              -

0.0%

 

        (656)

(1.1%)

              -

0.0%

 

 

Total operating expenses

       6,357

38.0%

       5,049

42.2%

 

     23,390

39.8%

     22,362

45.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from operations

       2,757

16.4%

       1,721

14.3%

 

       8,873

15.1%

       6,998

14.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income (expense)

        (826)

  (4.9%)

          130  

1.1%

 

     (1,617)

(2.8%)

          372  

0.8%

Other income (expense), net

            83

0.5%

          (11)

(0.1%)

 

            82

0.1%

          (26)

(0.1%)

Income before income taxes

       2,014

12.0%

       1,840

15.3%

 

       7,338

12.4%

       7,344

14.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provision for income taxes

          701

4.2%

          804

6.7%

 

       2,667

4.5%

       2,961

6.0%

Net income

 $    1,313

7.8%

 $    1,036

8.6%

 

 $    4,671

7.9%

 $    4,383

8.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 $     0.10

 

 $     0.08

 

 

 $     0.37

 

 $     0.36

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 $     0.10

 

 $     0.08

 

 

 $     0.36

 

 $     0.34

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares used in calculated net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

     12,606

 

     12,401

 

 

     12,566

 

     12,181

 

 

Diluted

     12,861

 

     12,894

 

 

     12,991

 

     12,757

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Select Balance Sheet Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

October 31, 2007

October 31, 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 $    3,630

 

 $    5,411

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term investments

 

       7,763

 

       7,408

 

 

 

 

 

Restricted short-term investments

 

              -

 

       4,515

 

 

 

 

 

Total current assets

 

     27,835

 

     23,984

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

     93,882

 

     59,214

 

 

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

 

     13,882

 

       8,572

 

 

 

 

 

Long term debt, net of current portion

 

     25,045

 

              -

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

     39,403

 

       9,380

 

 

 

 

 

Total stockholders' equity

 

     54,479

 

     49,834

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

     93,882

 

     59,214

 

 

 

 

 

EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.  Although EBITDA is not a measure of performance calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), GameTech believes the use of the non-GAAP financial measure EBITDA enhances an overall understanding of GameTech’s past financial performance, and provides useful information to the investor because EBITDA is used by virtually all companies in the gaming equipment sector as a measure of performance.  However, investors should not consider this measure in isolation or as a substitute for net income, operating income, or any other measure for determining GameTech’s operating performance that is calculated in accordance with GAAP.  In addition, because EBITDA is not calculated in accordance with GAAP, it may not necessarily be comparable to similarly titled measures employed by other companies.  A reconciliation of EBITDA to the most comparable GAAP financial measure, net income, follows:

Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP Net Income to EBITDA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended October 31,

 

Twelve Months Ended October 31,

 

 

 

2007

2006

 

2007

2006

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

                    $  1,313

                    $ 1,036

 

                  $   4,671

                  $    4,383

Add back:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization and depreciation

                        2,859

                       2,619

 

                      11,544

                      10,317

 

Net interest expense

                           826

                           (130)

 

                        1,617

                          (372)

 

Provision for income taxes

                           701

                          804

 

                        2,667

                        2,961

 

EBITDA

                     $ 5,699

                     $ 4,329

 

                   $ 20,499

                   $ 17,289