
NEWS
RELEASE
TRACK
DATA REPORTS THIRD QUARTER RESULTS
Brooklyn,
New York - November 14, 2006 - Track Data Corporation (Nasdaq: TRAC) today
announced results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2006.
Revenues
for the third quarter ended September 30, 2006 were $10,323,000 compared to
$8,798,000 for the same period in 2005, an increase of 17%. Net income for
the
third quarter of 2006 was $224,000, or $.03 per share, compared to a net loss
of
$(274,000), or $(.03) per share, in 2005. The increased revenues were
principally attributable to Track ECN. However, these increased revenues are
realized with very little profit margin. Until the end of October 2006, Track
ECN conducted its business on the Nasdaq trading platform. Track ECN has since
moved its business to the Alternative Display Facility (ADF) and the National
Stock Exchange (NSX). Management cannot determine how these moves will affect
revenues in the long-term, but it has resulted in significant short term
declines in revenue. The Company continues to experience declines in revenues
from its market data services to the professional market. Management expects
this trend to continue through 2006, negatively impacting revenues and
profits.
Revenues
for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 were $32,842,000 compared to
$27,385,000 for the same period in 2005, an increase of 20%. Net income for
the
2006 period was $1,839,000, or $.22 per share, compared to a net loss of
$(293,000), or $(.03) per share, in 2005. The increased revenues were
principally attributable to Track ECN. The 2005 period includes after-tax income
of $369,000 from telecommunications credits
and the reversal of a judgment on sales taxes assessed. The 2006 and 2005
periods include after-tax gains of $1,066,000 and $637,000, 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.
Continued
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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Three
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Nine
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September
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September
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2006
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2005
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2006
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2005
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Revenues
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$
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10,323,000
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8,798,000
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32,842,000
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27,385,000
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Net
income (loss)
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224,000
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(274,000
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1,839,000
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(293,000
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Basic
and diluted income (loss) per share
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$.03
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$(.03
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$.22
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$(.03
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(A)
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Includes
an after tax gain on sales of Innodata and Edgar Online common stock
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$1,066,000 in 2006 and $637,000 in 2005.
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(B)
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Includes
after-tax income of $369,000 from the reversal of a judgment on sales
taxes assessed and telecommunication credits.
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