MacroSolve Announces 111% Increase in 2Q13 Operating Income

TULSA, OK--(Marketwired - Aug 26, 2013) - MacroSolve, Inc. (OTCQB: MCVE) ("MacroSolve" or the "Company"), a leading provider of mobile technology intellectual property and app venture mentorship, today announced financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2013.

Highlights for the second quarter of 2013 include:

  • Net revenues were $302,000 for the second quarter of 2013, a 47% increase over the same period in 2012

  • Net income from continuing operations in the second quarter of 2013 increased $224,000, or 111%, over the same period in 2012; and

  • Operating expenses in the second quarter of 2013 decreased by $183,000, a 55% decrease over the same period in 2012

Net revenues for the second quarter of 2013 increased $96,000 or 47%, to $302,000 as compared to $206,000 in the same period in 2012, as adjusted for the discontinuance of the Illume Mobile operations which was sold to DecisionPoint Systems, Inc. in July 2012. Similarly, for the six month period ended June 30, 2013, revenues increased $63,000 to $968,000 from $905,000 for the same period in 2012. A significant source of revenue comes from the Company's enforcement of its '816' patent.

Net income for 2Q13 was $12,000 or $0.00 per share, as compared to the 2Q12 net loss of $(234,000), or $(0.00) per share, an increase in net income of $246,000. The increase was primarily due to the sale of Illume Mobile and the elimination of its operating losses as well as corporate restructuring following the sale. The Company improved its use of cash in operations, with $156,000 cash provided by operating activities in the second quarter of 2013 as compared to ($608,000) cash used in operating activities over the same period in 2012. Cash on hand at June 30, 2013 was $821,000, an increase of $118,000 as compared to $703,000 on March 31, 2013 and an increase of $722,000 as compared to $99,000 on June 30, 2012.

Operating expenses decreased 55% in the second quarter of 2013 to $152,000 from $335,000 in the same period of 2012, as adjusted for the Illume Mobile divestiture. After the sale, the Company restructured its management and strategically reduced its operating overhead, resulting in $22,000 net income from continuing operations in the second quarter of 2013, a $202,000 increase, or 112%, from $(180,000) loss from continuing operations in the same period of 2012.

"The year-to-date financial results are positive in all respects," stated Kendall Carpenter, CFO. "We are running a lean operation, growing cash, reducing debt and increasing equity investments in our mobile app venture customers, a successful execution of our 2013 business strategy."