CSI Reports Record First Quarter Results

PADUCAH, Ky., July 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Computer Services, Inc. (CSI) (OTCQX: CSVI) today reported record revenues and net income for the first quarter of fiscal 2012 ended May 31, 2011.  

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CSI reported record revenues of $40.4 million for the first fiscal quarter of 2012, a 1.8% increase compared with $39.7 million for first quarter 2011.  Net income for the first quarter of fiscal 2012 rose 5.7% to a record $5.6 million compared with first quarter 2011 income of $5.3 million. Net income per fully diluted share increased 5.6% to $0.38 for the first quarter of 2012 compared with $0.36 for the prior year's first quarter.  

"CSI set new company records for revenue and net income in the first quarter of fiscal 2012," stated Chief Executive Officer Steven A. Powless.  "This was our 28th consecutive quarter of revenue growth and highlights our solid base of recurring revenues, organic growth from our major business segments and contributions from acquisitions.  

"Our Board of Directors highlighted our continued record performance by announcing an increase in our quarterly cash dividend to $0.125 per share, a 13.6% increase from the current quarterly dividend payment amount," continued Mr. Powless.  "The dividend increase marked the 23rd consecutive annual increase in CSI's cash dividend.

"We enter fiscal 2012 with renewed focus on growing CSI as a goal of our Strategic Growth Initiative (SGI) that was launched recently.  We have already taken steps to accelerate our growth by expanding our opportunities in the regulatory and compliance area, seeking new acquisition and investment opportunities to expand our family of products and services, growing existing products and services and adding management depth and new talent to support our continued growth."

First Quarter Results

Consolidated revenues rose 1.8% to $40.4 million for first quarter 2012 compared with $39.7 million for first quarter of 2011.  Processing revenues rose 2.7% to $29.6 million compared with $28.9 million for the first quarter 2011.  The growth in processing revenues was primarily driven by sales to new customers, cross-sales to existing customers and increases in transaction volumes from existing customers, offset partially by customers lost primarily to mergers and customers migrating to in-bank check imaging systems.  Other revenues were down 0.8% to $10.8 million compared with first quarter 2011 due primarily to customers postponing large capital investments in technology during the slow economic recovery.

Operating income rose 4.8% to $9.3 million for the first quarter 2012 compared with $8.9 million for the first quarter 2011.  Operating margin increased to 23.0% in the first quarter of 2012 compared to 22.3% for the first quarter last year.  The increase in operating income benefited from a higher sales base and operating costs that rose only 0.9% compared with the first quarter of fiscal 2011.  

Net income for the first quarter 2012 rose 5.7% to $5.6 million compared with $5.3 million for the first quarter 2011.  Net income per diluted share increased 5.6% to $0.38 for the first quarter 2012 on 14.6 million weighted average diluted shares outstanding compared with $0.36 for the first quarter 2011 on 14.7 million weighted average diluted shares outstanding.  CSI repurchased 25,513 shares of the Company's stock during the first quarter of fiscal 2012 under existing stock repurchase authorizations.  CSI had approximately $3.2 million available under existing stock purchase authorizations outstanding as of May 31, 2011.

CSI's cash flow from operations rose to $13.8 million in the first quarter 2012, and cash and cash equivalents increased to $10.1 million at May 31, 2011, compared with $8.7 million at May 31, 2010.  "CSI's balance sheet remained very strong as evidenced by an increase in our cash position and reduced debt compared with prior periods," continued Mr. Powless.  "Our cash position grew by $6.5 million and we reduced notes payable by $3.0 million in the latest three months.  We have reduced our long-term debt to only $55,000 as of May 31, 2011, and that represents incidental debt of an acquired company.  We also returned almost $1.7 million to CSI stockholders during the first quarter in the form of cash dividends and stock repurchases.  Combined with our recent announcement about an increase in our cash dividend, our Board of Directors remains focused on building long-term shareholder value through our cash dividend and stock repurchase programs."

About Computer Services, Inc.

Computer Services, Inc. (CSI) delivers core banking, payments processing, Internet, card services, risk assessment, fraud prevention, network management, regulatory compliance and document delivery solutions to financial institutions and corporate entities across the nation.  Technology planning, personal account management and world-class customer service explain why CSI is known as one of the nation's premier providers of technology solutions for the financial services industry.  CSI's stock is traded on the OTCQX under the symbol CSVI.  For more information about CSI, visit www.csiweb.com.

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