September 08, 2008 17:02 ET
Labwire Announces Financial Results for the Second Quarter of 2008
HOUSTON, TX--(Marketwire - September 8, 2008) - Labwire, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: LBWR), a leading
provider of employee screening solutions and canine security and
surveillance services, announced that Moore and Associates has completed
it's review of the financial records and results for the quarter ending
June 30, 2008 and is pleased to report the following results:
1) Total Revenue of $ 1,019,324 vs. $ 1,009,310 in 2007. The increase
in revenue is indicative of the first business from the USIS
Alliance, strong performance of the OTI unit, and additional
revenue from existing Labwire customers.
2) Gross Profit improved to $ 522,520 vs. $ 445,379 in 2007. This
represents a $ 77,141 increase or a 17.32% improvement. Most
importantly, gross margin improved to 51% from 44% in 2007. This
encouraging trend is indicative of the addition and growth of the
OTI business, a swift and successful conversion of the first
business from the USIS Alliance, and management's focus on adding
high margin business to its existing contracts and capturing
revenue for its technology services.
3) Operating Expense: Total operating expense was $ 430,694 vs.
$ 298,988 in 2007. Management continues to focus on controlling
operating expense. Most areas were flat or down except Payroll
Expense which increased to $ 225,888 vs. $ 162,402 in 2007. This
is primarily attributable to the addition of OTI. Management
expects this to become less of a factor as the company is now set
up for additional revenue growth in future quarters and the
restructuring of OTI staffing needs have been addressed.
"The 2nd quarter pre-tax net income of $ 57,235 represents another in a
string of profitable quarters for Labwire," stated Marlin Williford, CFO.
"Our numbers were in line with our previous management release except a
slight difference in net income of about $ 8,000. This was attributable to
some additional amortization applied by our auditors. We continue to focus
on controlling expense while improving margins and building revenue. We
feel we have a good foundation established as we anticipate additional
revenue growth in the second half of the year."
Dexter Morris, Labwire Chairman and CEO, provides the following insight
into business activity for this year: "We have been working very hard to
put everything in place to operate as a fully-reporting public company.
This has been very time consuming as we move thru the various steps in the
process. With the completion of the audit process thru June, we have
cleared an important hurdle to up-listing. We will be aggressively pursuing
this agenda in the near term and will keep our shareholders advised of our
progress. The 2nd quarter numbers were very encouraging with $1MM+ revenue,
increasing margins and profit, and the further growth and development of
our OTI acquisition. We are also pleased to see the impact of our first
revenue under the USIS Alliance (see press release May 15, 2008). We see
great potential in this relationship. We thank our shareholders for their
support and we are excited about the future business prospects for
Labwire."
About Labwire
Labwire, Inc., headquartered in Houston, TX, provides secure and compliant
employee drug screening and background checking services to Fortune 500
corporations via the Labwire™ Platform. Labwire™ is a proprietary,
web-based application that streamlines the complex regulatory and record
management activities associated with employee screening, delivering
accurate timely results while eliminating service calls and paper trails.
This comprehensive solution to managing employee screening services is the
most efficient and cost-effective platform in the industry.
About USIS
USIS is a worldwide provider of total client solutions in human resources
background investigations, pre-employment/drug screenings, insurance
information services, due diligence and risk management assessment, and
security and related professional services to businesses, federal agencies,
and institutions. Formerly the Office of Federal Investigations (a U.S.
government agency privatized in 1996), today USIS remains the largest
supplier of security investigations to the U.S. government and a major
global provider of security support services, training and consulting
solutions for government agencies and commercial clients. Headquartered in
Falls Church, Va., USIS has approximately 7,000 employees supporting
business operations in all 50 states and overseas. For more information,
please visit www.usis.com
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