GlobeNewswire Inc | Nov 4, 2021 07:00AM EDT

November 04, 2021

NORCROSS, Ga., Nov. 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Intelligent Systems Corporation [NYSE: INS], the leading provider of innovative credit technology solutions and processing services to the financial technology and services market, announced today its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2021.

"Our strong performance in the first half of 2021 continued into the third quarter, and as a result, we now expect top-line growth of 30% to 35% for the full year, said Leland Strange, CEO of Intelligent Systems. "We recognized $1.8 million in license revenue in the quarter, while also growing professional services and processing and maintenance revenue. Total revenue in the quarter was $12.9 million, a 26% increase year-over-year."

Additionally, we continued making strategic investments that enable us to grow with existing customers while onboarding new ones. Specifically, we made R&D investments during the quarter to continue building our technology platform and in October we opened an office in Bogota, Colombia where we expect to hire and train operations and development personnel. These actions are critical steps that will expand our resources and allow us to integrate very large entities with complex needs onto the CoreCard platform.

Mr. Strange continued, Looking ahead, I remain pleased with CoreCards trajectory and excited about the opportunities ahead. We expect fiscal 2021 revenues to be 30% to 35% above fiscal 2020, and the revolving credit platform we built is faster, more agile, more scalable and more feature advanced than anything else currently on the market. The investments we are making reinforce our capabilities and help ensure that CoreCard remains the best platform to service the evolving needs of modern card issuers.

Financial Highlights for the three months ended September 30, 2021

Total revenues in the three-month period ended September 30, 2021, was $12,935,000 which represents an increase of 26% compared to the comparable period in 2020.

In the following table, revenue is disaggregated by type of revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2021:

Three months ended September 30, (in thousands) 2021 2020License $ 1,783 $ 1,600Professional services 6,893 5,392Processing and maintenance 3,457 2,950Third party 802 362Total $ 12,935 $ 10,304

Income from operations was $3,309,000 for the third quarter compared to income from operations of $3,481,000 in the comparable prior year quarter.

Net income was $2,534,000 for the third quarter compared to net income of $2,795,000 in the comparable prior year quarter.

Earnings per diluted share was $0.29 for the third quarter compared to $0.31 in the comparable prior year quarter.

Investor Conference Call Today

The company is holding an investor conference call today, November 4th, 2021, at 11 A.M. Eastern Time. Interested investors are invited to attend the conference call by accessing the webcast at https://www.webcast-eqs.com/ins11042021_en/en or by dialing 1-877-407-0890. As part of the conference call, Intelligent Systems will be conducting a question-and-answer session where participants are invited to email their questions to questions@intelsys.com prior to the call. A transcript of the call will be posted on the companys website at www.intelsys.com as soon as available after the call.

The company will file its Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2021, with the Securities and Exchange Commission today. For additional information about reported results, investors will be able to access the Form 10-Q on the companys website at www.intelsys.com or on the SEC website, www.sec.gov.

About Intelligent Systems CorporationFor over forty years, Intelligent Systems Corporation [NYSE: INS] has identified, created, operated and grown technology companies. The companys principal operations are CoreCard Software, Inc. (www.corecard.com) and its affiliate companies. CoreCard provides prepaid and credit card processing services using its proprietary software solutions that it also licenses to others. CoreCard has designed and developed a comprehensive suite of software solutions that corporations, financial institutions, retailers and processors use to manage credit and debit cards, prepaid cards, private label cards, fleet cards, buy now pay later programs, loyalty programs, and accounts receivable and small loan transactions. CoreCards flexible and proven processing platform is being utilized in many countries in addition to the United States including Australia, Canada, China, the United Arab Emirates, France, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa and the United Kingdom. Further information is available on the companys website at www.intelsys.com or by calling the company at 770-381-2900.

In addition to historical information, this news release may contain forward-looking statements relating to Intelligent Systems Corporation and its subsidiary and affiliated companies. These statements include all statements that are not statements of historical fact regarding the intent, belief or expectations of Intelligent Systems Corporation and its management with respect to, among other things, results of operations, product plans, and financial condition. The words may, will, anticipate, believe, intend, expect, estimate, plan, strategy and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Prospective investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties and that actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements. The company does not undertake to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new developments or otherwise, except as required by law. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements are instability in the financial markets, delays in product development, undetected software errors, competitive pressures, changes in customers requirements or financial condition, market acceptance of products and services, the impact of new or changes in current laws, regulations or other industry standards, risks relating to unauthorized access to confidential information due to criminal conduct, attacks by hackers, employee or insider malfeasance and/or human error and declines in general economic and financial market conditions, particularly those that cause businesses to delay or cancel purchase decisions.

For further information, callMatt White, 770-564-5504 or email to matt@intelsys.com

Intelligent Systems CorporationCONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS(unaudited, in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, 2021 2020 2021 2020 Revenue Services $ 11,152 $ 8,704 $ 31,119 $ 24,650 Products 1,783 1,600 4,083 1,600 Total net revenue 12,935 10,304 35,202 26,250 Cost of revenue Services 6,104 4,217 16,091 11,418 Products ? ? ? ? Total cost of revenue 6,104 4,217 16,091 11,418 Expenses Marketing 97 31 179 94 General and 1,069 936 3,190 2,698 administrativeResearch and development 2,356 1,639 7,109 3,477 Income from operations 3,309 3,481 8,633 8,563 Investment income (loss) 53 (92 ) (215 ) (1,237 )Other income 74 59 230 312 Income before Income 3,436 3,448 8,648 7,638 taxesIncome taxes 902 653 2,269 1,596 Net income $ 2,534 $ 2,795 $ 6,379 $ 6,042 Earnings per share: Basic $ 0.29 $ 0.31 $ 0.72 $ 0.68 Diluted $ 0.29 $ 0.31 $ 0.72 $ 0.67 Basic weighted average 8,714,579 8,927,908 8,803,760 8,925,961 common shares outstandingDiluted weighted average 8,744,818 9,022,996 8,835,427 9,021,314 common shares outstanding



Intelligent Systems CorporationCONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

As of September December 30, 2021 31, 2020ASSETS (unaudited) (audited)Current assets: Cash $ 20,567 $ 37,956 Accounts receivable, net 14,082 3,270 Notes and interest receivable, current portion 220 ? Other current assets 2,241 1,263 Total current assets 37,110 42,489 Investments 2,707 1,921 Notes and interest receivable, net of current portion 2,995 2,681 Property and equipment, at cost less accumulated 7,483 6,914 depreciationOther long-term assets 3,995 3,020 Total assets $ 54,290 $ 57,025

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS? EQUITYCurrent liabilities: Accounts payable $ 1,528 $ 714 Deferred revenue, current portion 1,552 1,322 Accrued payroll 2,749 1,901 Accrued expenses 347 321 Income tax payable 636 954 Other current liabilities 2,480 4,850 Total current liabilities 9,292 10,062 Noncurrent liabilities: Deferred revenue, net of current portion 76 ? Deferred tax liability 818 818 Long-term lease obligation 2,446 1,994 Total noncurrent liabilities 3,340 2,812 Stockholders? equity: Common stock, $0.01 par value: Authorized shares - 20,000,000; Issued shares ? 9,001,311 and 8,929,368 at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively;Outstanding shares ? 8,700,569 and 8,885,797 at 90 89 September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively Additional paid-in capital 16,229 15,836 Treasury stock, 300,742 and 43,571 shares atSeptember 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, (10,900 ) (1,639 )at costAccumulated other comprehensive loss (145 ) (140 )Accumulated income 36,384 30,005 Total stockholders? equity 41,658 44,151 Total liabilities and stockholders? equity $ 54,290 $ 57,025