Beacon Enterprise Solutions Reports Fiscal 2011 First Quarter Financial Results

LOUISVILLE, Ky., Feb. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Beacon Enterprise Solutions Group, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BEAC) (www.askbeacon.com), an emerging global leader in the design, implementation and management of high performance Information Technology Systems (ITS), reports fiscal first quarter financial results for the period ended December 31, 2010.  First quarter results reflect the financial effect of the discontinued operations of the Company's Swiss subsidiary, which are discussed below:

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Financial Highlights for the Fiscal 2011 First Quarter:

• Net sales increased 38% to $4.0 million compared with $2.9 million in the year-ago first quarter.
• Cost of materials sold for the first quarter of fiscal year 2011 was $0.3 million compared to $0.5 million in the year-ago first quarter.  Cost of services was $2.5 million compared to $1.3 million in the year-ago first quarter. Gross profit was $1.2 million compared to $1.1 million in the year-ago first quarter.
• Net income for the first quarter was $6.3 million compared to a loss of ($1.0) million in the year-ago first quarter. Fiscal year 2011's first quarter included a $7.9 million one-time gain from discontinued operations relating to the Company's Swiss subsidiary (FASB subtopic 810-10).
• This resulted in positive net income per share of $0.17 compared to a net loss of ($0.04) per share during the year-ago first quarter.
• Current liabilities at the end of the first fiscal quarter improved to $6.2 million compared to $12.9 million at fiscal year end, due to the elimination of discontinued operations.
• Total assets were $11.6 million and total liabilities were $6.4 million resulting in positive shareholders' equity of $5.2 million as of December 31, 2010, compared to negative shareholders' equity of ($2.0) million as of September 30, 2010.

Bruce Widener, Chairman and CEO of Beacon Enterprise Solutions said, "While some of the financial measures were down during the first fiscal quarter, we made significant organizational progress and are on track to meeting our stated objectives for 2011.  We have now completed the legal and accounting requirements related to our discontinued operations in Switzerland.  Our business has changed from primarily project-based engagements to long-term professional services agreements.  Beacon has organized around technical business units (TBU) and focused sales efforts in several vertical markets.  Over the last few months we have announced multiple marketing agreements, which we expect to yield significant, multi-million dollar agreements with several new clients.  We have also announced new engagements with existing global Fortune 100 clients, which we expect to lead to further work domestically and internationally.  Our sales and marketing staff are investing significant time in these relationships to bring high-margin ITS agreements to Beacon.  We are working against our Project Backlog, which continues to exceed $70 million, but expect substantial organic growth in 2011 from new relationships."

"Beacon has aligned the right partners and organizational structure to execute upon our 2011 plan," said Jerry Bowman, President and Chief Operating Officer of Beacon Solutions.  "In his most recent State of the Union address President Obama gave an indicator to the validation of Beacon's business model with the initiation of a government backed Smart Building program. Smart Building initiatives fit within Beacon's established Smart Enterprise vertical and represent a business opportunity that Beacon is well positioned to capitalize upon. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, a government backed stimulus plan with a broadband infrastructure component, is another program that is driving significant opportunities for Beacon with a number of Outside Plant initiatives currently in process.  2011 is the right time to be an ITS infrastructure solutions provider and I expect this to be a break-through year for Beacon with higher revenues and profitability."

Aggregate Future Value of Backlog:

Aggregate Future Value of Backlog reflects the projected revenue impact of existing engagements over a one to four year period and is subject to change as work is completed and/or the scope of various engagements changes over time.  Backlog includes the projected value of recently announced, multi-year ITS managed services engagements as well as short-term projects for which the Company has been engaged to provide network design, engineering, implementation and/or project management services.

Earnings Conference Call, Tuesday February 15, 2011 @ 10:00 a.m. EST:

Beacon's Management will hold a conference call on Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. EST to discuss its fiscal first quarter 2011 financial results for the period ending December 31, 2010.  Participants on the call will include Bruce Widener, Chairman and CEO; Jerry Bowman, President and COO; and Michael Grendi, Chief Financial Officer.  The teleconference can be accessed by calling 888-495-3916 and entering conference ID # 40978936.  Participants outside of the U.S. and Canada can join by calling 706-634-7530 and entering the same conference ID. Please dial in 15 minutes prior to the beginning of the call.  The conference call will be simultaneously webcast and available on the company's website, http://www.askbeacon.com/, under the "Investor Relations" tab. A digital recording of the conference call will be available for replay two hours after the end of the call's completion until 11:59 p.m. EST on Thursday, February 17, 2011 by calling 706-645-9291 and entering conference ID # 40978936.

About Beacon Enterprise Solutions Group, Inc.

Beacon Enterprise Solutions Group is an emerging global leader in the design, implementation and management of high performance Information Technology Systems ("ITS") infrastructure solutions.  Beacon offers fully integrated, turnkey IT infrastructure solutions capable of fully servicing the largest companies in the world as they increasingly outsource to reduce costs while optimizing critical IT design and infrastructure management. Beacon is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, with a regional headquarters in Dublin, Ireland, Prague, Czech Republic and personnel located throughout the United States and Europe.

For additional information, please visit Beacon's corporate website:  www.askbeacon.com

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