WidePoint Corporation Reports First Quarter 2016 Financial Results

MCLEAN, Va., May 10, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- WidePoint Corporation (NYSE Mkt: WYY), a leading provider of Managed Mobility Services (MMS) specializing in Cybersecurity and Telecommunications Lifecycle Management (TLM) solutions, today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2016.

Recent Business Highlights

• Continued demonstration of capabilities efforts with Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) component/agencies for Certificate-on-Device^TM derived credentialing and other next-generation identity management services
• Continued marketing and pipeline building activities with Samsung and AT&T partners for Certificate-on-Device™ person, derived, and device credentials, and other "Internet of Things" components
• Partnered with HP Inc. as an HPI Mobility Independent Software Vendor (ISV) Partner to provide secure digital identity assurance on HPI's full mobility lineup, including its recently announced HP Elite x3
• Partnered with Spikes Security to integrate WidePoint's Certificate-on-Device™ digital certificates offering with Spikes' Isla Malware Isolation System
• Renewed credit facility with Cardinal Bank through April 30, 2017

First Quarter 2016 Financial Highlights

• Net revenue increased approximately $2.8 million or 16% to $20.5 million from $17.7 million in the first quarter of 2015, materially driven by increases in DHS BPA task orders and other identity management awards that were partially offset by decreases in software reselling activities
• Gross profit increased approximately $600,000 or 18% to $4.2 million from $3.6 million in the first quarter of 2015, materially driven by a greater mix of higher margin identity management and telecom services, which partially offset a reduction in lower margin software reselling revenues
• Adjusted EBITDA Loss improved approximately $496,000 to ($169,000) from ($665,000) in the first quarter of 2015, notwithstanding an increase of approximately $189,000 in product development investments made in support of our next-generation identity management services
• Net Loss improved approximately $500,000 to ($660,000) compared to net loss of approximately ($1.2 million) in the first quarter of 2015, or basic and diluted loss per share of $0.008 per share compared to $0.014 in the first quarter of 2015

"We reported a strong and improving quarter driven by double-digit revenue growth and improved gross profit, demonstrating significant progress and bolstering our optimism for achieving our stated full-year goals," stated Steve L. Komar, WidePoint's chief executive officer. "We have invested in our next-generation solutions, including securing leading technology partners, and we continue to expand these relationships. We believe we are reaching a maturation point with several of our larger partners, which should help us drive additional revenue growth."

James McCubbin, WidePoint's chief financial officer, added, "Our strong revenue and gross profit growth led to substantial improvements in both our operating losses and adjusted EBITDA loss in the first quarter. This progress does not yet reflect cost reduction efforts we have recently initiated, involving rationalization of our sales, marketing, general, and administrative expenses, and we expect this initiative to benefit the remainder of 2016."

Conference Call Information

A conference call and live webcast will take place at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time, on Tuesday, May 10, 2016. Anyone interested in listening to our analyst call should call 1-877-795-3610 if calling within the United States or 1-719-325-4785 if calling internationally. There will be a playback available until May 24, 2016. To listen to the playback, please call 1-877-870-5176 if calling within the United States or 1-858-384-5517 if calling internationally. Please use PIN code 4337611 for the replay. The call will also be accompanied live by webcast over the Internet and accessible at http://public.viavid.com/index.php?id=119513.

About WidePoint

WidePoint is a leading provider of secure, cloud-delivered, enterprise-wide information technology-based solutions that can enable enterprises and agencies to deploy fully compliant IT services in accordance with government mandated regulations and advanced system requirements. WidePoint has several major government and commercial contracts. For more information, visit www.widepoint.com.

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Brett Maas or David Fore
Hayden IR
(646) 536-7331
[email protected]

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SOURCE WidePoint Corporation