CAMBRIDGE, MA -- (Marketwire) -- 04/19/11 -- SMTP, Inc. (OTCBB: SMTP), a provider of internet-based email delivery services for permission-based marketing and transactional email, today announced record results for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.
Net revenues increased 77%, from $1.5 million in 2009 to $2.7 million in 2010. Gross profit increased 85% from $1.1 million in 2009 to $2.1 million in 2010. Net income increased 457% from $70,882 in 2009 to $394,901 in 2010. Net income per share increased from $0.01 in 2009 to $0.03 in 2010.
Cash generated from operating activities increased 323% to $471,563 from $111,419 in 2009. As of December 31, 2010, we had $591,063 in cash.
"We believe our annual results demonstrate the strength of SMTP's business model," commented Semyon Dukach, Chairman and CEO of SMTP, Inc. "Our service offerings and delivery platform allowed us to grow the business aggressively, while increasing operating margin and cash flow.
"The company continued to focus on its premium services segment, while providing email delivery to approximately 10,000 customers overall. We also made strategic investments in our systems infrastructure to enable us to continue our growth, and improve our customer service and operating efficiencies," concluded Dukach.
About SMTP, Inc. (OTCBB: SMTP)
SMTP is a leading provider of cloud-based services to facilitate email deliverability, including bulk and transactional sending, reputation management, compliance auditing, abuse processing and issue resolution. Our services provide customers with the ability to increase the deliverability of email with less time, cost and complexity than handling it themselves. SMTP, Inc. is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts and on the web at www.smtp.com.
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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Year Ended December 31,
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2010 2009
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(Restated)
Net revenues $ 2,735,752 $ 1,549,190
Cost of services 639,241 418,500
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Gross profit 2,096,511 1,130,690
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Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing 276,249 143,897
General and administrative 852,530 701,384
Research and development 225,392 176,189
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Total operating expenses 1,354,171 1,021,470
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Operating income (loss): 742,340 109,220
Other income (expense):
Interest income 1,310 66
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Total other income (expense) 1,310 66
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Income (loss) before income taxes 743,650 109,286
Income tax benefit (expense) (348,749) (38,404)
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Net income (loss) 394,901 70,882
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Net income (loss) per share:
Basic and diluted $ 0.03 $ 0.01
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Weighted average common shares outstanding
Basic and diluted 13,440,000 13,440,000
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For Further Information Contact SMTP, Inc.:
Semyon Dukach
CEO
877-705-9362
Email Contact
Mike Kane
Press Relations
978-257-2179
Email Contact
95 Fulkerson Street
Cambridge, MA 02141
www.smtp.com
