TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 03/21/12 — Northcore Technologies Inc. (TSX: NTI)(OTCBB: NTLNF), a global provider of asset management and social commerce solutions, announced today its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2011. All figures are in Canadian dollars.
Northcore reported consolidated revenues of $212,000 for the fourth quarter, representing an increase of $36,000 or 20 percent from the $176,000 generated in the same period of 2010. For the year ended December 31, 2011, Northcore reported consolidated revenues of $785,000, an increase of $203,000 or 35 percent from the $582,000 reported in 2010. The growth in revenues was attributed primarily to the development of a group purchase platform and applications implementation for our strategic partners.
Northcore derives its revenues from application hosting activities provided to customers, the sale of software licenses, and the delivery of technology services, such as application development, software customization and social commerce solutions.
Northcore reported an Operational EBITDA loss for the fourth quarter of $369,000, representing an improvement of $73,000 or 17 percent from the Operational EBITDA loss of $442,000 reported for the same quarter of 2010. Northcore reported year-to-date Operational EBITDA loss of $1,567,000, an improvement of $170,000 or 10 percent compared to the Operational EBITDA loss of $1,737,000 reported in 2010. The improvement in the year-to-date Operational EBITDA loss was primarily due an increase in revenues, partially offset by an increase in sales and marketing expenses.
Operational EBITDA is defined as the loss before interest, taxes, depreciation, stock-based compensation, non-cash and non-recurring items. The Company considers Operational EBITDA to be a meaningful performance measure as it provides an approximation of operating cash flows.
For the quarter and year ended December 31, 2011, Northcore reported a net loss per share of $0.003 and $0.020 respectively, basic and diluted. This compares to a loss per share of $0.004 and $0.019 respectively, basic and diluted, in the same period of 2010.
As at December 31, 2011, Northcore held cash of $1,760,000 and accounts receivable of $187,000.
Northcore achieved a number of milestones during the 2011, notably:
Operational Activities
Customer Activities
Outlook
“In 2011, we implemented significant changes that yielded important incremental progress in all core attributes of the company,” said Amit Monga, CEO of Northcore Technologies. “The areas of focus have been definition and internalization of a new strategic vision, delivery of continuous sequential improvements to the company balance sheet and securing adequate funding to execute the evolving plan. Based on the results, we now enter 2012 with a considered optimism and the belief that Northcore is well positioned for the future.”
About Northcore Technologies Inc.
Northcore Technologies provides enterprise level software products and services that enable its customers to purchase, manage and dispose of capital equipment. Utilizing award-winning, multi-patented technology, as well as powerful, holistic Social Commerce tools, Northcore-s solutions support customers throughout the entire asset lifecycle.
Northcore has earned the trust and loyalty of customers from a wide range of organizations across many different industry sectors.
Northcore owns 50 percent of GE Asset Manager, LLC, a joint business venture with GE and holds a substantial intellectual property portfolio. For more information, visit northcore.com
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