
NEWS RELEASE
TRACK DATA REPORTS Second QUARTER
RESULTS
Brooklyn,
New York – August 11, 2005 – Track Data Corporation (Nasdaq: TRAC) today
announced results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2005.
The Company’s one for five stock split
became effective on February 28, 2005.
All per share information in this release has been adjusted to reflect
the stock split.
Revenues for the
second quarter ended June 30, 2005 were $8,478,000 compared to $9,822,000 for
the same period in 2004, a decrease of 14%. Net loss for the second quarter of
2005 was $(305,000), or $(.03) per share, compared to net income of $693,000,
or $.07 per share, in 2004. The
Company continues to experience declines in revenues from its market data
services to the professional market.
Management expects this trend to continue through 2005, negatively
impacting revenues and profits. Revenues from Track ECN increased in the second
quarter of 2005 compared to the second quarter of 2004, mostly offsetting the
decline in the professional market data revenues; however, these increased
revenues did not offset the reduction in profits due to very low margins and
the cost of clearing. The Company will reduce its ECN clearing costs as it
expects to commence self clearing of its ECN business by the end of the third
quarter. Further, the Company has
experienced a decline in ECN revenues in the second quarter of 2005 compared to
the first quarter of 2005. Revenues
from the non-professional market declined in the second quarter of 2005
compared to 2004 due to significantly reduced trading volume and market data
revenues. The 2005 period includes after-tax
income of $147,000 from the reversal of a judgment on sales taxes
assessed. The 2005 and 2004 periods
include after-tax gains of $326,000 and $59,000, respectively, from the sale of
Innodata and Edgar Online common stock.
Revenues
for the six months ended June 30, 2005 were $18,587,000 compared to $20,595,000
for the same period in 2004, a decrease of 10%. Net loss for the 2005 period
was $(19,000), or $.00 per share, compared to net income of $1,817,000, or $.19
per share, in 2004. The decline in revenues was due to the factors set forth
above. The 2005 period includes after-tax income of $369,000 from
telecommunications credits and the reversal of a judgment on sales taxes
assessed. The 2005 and 2004 periods
include after-tax gains of $633,000 and $325,000, respectively, from the sale
of Innodata and Edgar online common stock.
Track
Data is a New York-based financial services company that provides direct access
brokerage, real-time financial market data, news, and research to institutional
and individual investors through dedicated telecommunication lines and the
Internet.
For
professional investors, Track Data Securities offers proTrack, a direct access
trading platform with fully integrated market data. proTrack offers unbiased trade routing, allowing clients control
over where their orders are sent.
proTrack is also available to broker-dealers under a service bureau arrangement
as an execution platform.
The
Company also owns and operates the Track ECN, an electronic communications
network that allows traders to display and match limit orders for stocks. Track
ECN offers subscribers the highest published rebate in the industry.
For individual investors, Track Data Securities
offers myTrack and TrackTrade, both fully integrated, Internet-based online
trading and market data systems. Each platform offers direct access online
trading, allowing users the choice of where to route their equity and options
orders. myTrack and TrackTrade offer continuous, dynamic streams of live market
data powered by application-based software and a constant server connection
similar to systems used by professionals.
For all investors, the Company’s NewsWare division
offers NewsWatch, a PC-based application that aggregates news from thousands of
sources. Featuring real-time full text
filtering and complex queries, its real-time alerting functions allow users to
choose topics of interest and be among the first to know when news breaks.
For additional
information, please contact Rafi Reguer, Vice President, Corporate
Communications, at
718-522-0222 or by e-mail: rafi_reguer@trackdata.com.
Forward-looking
statements in this release are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words "believe," "expect,"
"plan," "anticipate" and other similar expressions
generally identify forward-looking statements.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of their dates. These forward-looking statements are based
largely on the Company's current expectations and are subject to a number of
risks and uncertainties, including without limitation, volatility in the stock
market, changes in external market factors including the economy, changes in
the Company's business or growth strategy or an inability to execute its
strategy due to changes in its industry and other risks and uncertainties
indicated from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, including the Company's Forms 10-K, 8-K, 10-Q, S-3 and
S-8. Actual results could differ
materially from the results referred to in the forward-looking statements.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
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2004 |
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2005 |
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2004 |
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Revenues
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8,478,000 |
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9,822,000 |
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18,587,000 |
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20,595,000 |
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Net (loss) income
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(305,000 |
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693,000 |
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(19,000 |
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1,817,000 |
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Basic and diluted (loss)
income per share
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$(.03 |
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$.07 |
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$.00 |
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$.19 |
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(A) |
Includes an after tax gain on sales of
Innodata and Edgar Online common stock of $326,000 in 2005 and $ 59,000 in
2004. |
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(B) |
Includes an after tax gain on sales of
Innodata and Edgar Online common stock of $633,000 in 2005 and $325,000 in
2004. |
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Includes after-tax income of $147,000 from
the reversal of a judgment on sales taxes assessed. |
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Includes after-tax income of $222,000 from
telecommunication credits. |
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