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VRX Reports Third Quarter Results (Unaudited)
Vancouver, B.C. (November 24, 2008), VRX Worldwide Inc. (TSX-V:VRW) reports its unaudited financial results for the third quarter ending September 30, 2008. The financial results reflect a significant improvement in the Company’s EBITDA and Net Loss.
Total revenue for the third quarter of 2008 was $916,967, a slight decrease from the same period in 2007 and a 12% decrease from the previous quarter. Total revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 was $2,941,480, an increase of 7% over the comparable period in 2007. “Although we are feeling some affects from the slowing US economy, many of our customers are taking advantage of higher vacancy rates to refresh their image archives and gain market share by launching aggressive on and off-line marketing campaigns,“ commented David MacLaren, President & CEO of VRX. “Over the past eight years, the cornerstone of our success has been our production capability. Our industry leading production quality, consistency and scalability has continued to win us the industry’s largest production contracts, align our interests with those of the world’s leading hospitality brands and drive our Licensing revenues. We are confident this trend will continue through this economic downturn.” In the third quarter, VRX’s Service fees were generated primarily by production agreements with Fairmont Hotels and Resorts, Red Roof Inns, Best Western and Wyndham Hotel Group. Both Fairmont and Red Roof projects were started in the beginning of the first quarter whereas the Best Western project began in the second quarter and the Wyndham project is now in its third year. As the Company completed shooting most of Wyndham’s 6,000 properties in 2007, VRX is currently covering all new openings and renovations of the Wyndham brands: Howard Johnson®, Travelodge®, Super 8®, Days Inn®, Ramada®, Wingate Inn® and Baymont Inn and Suites®. In addition, under the Company’s Always Fresh™ program, VRX works with all of its hotel clients to ensure their content is always accurate and update to date. In September of this year, VRX began working with a new global hospitality brand and expects to commit a large portion of its production resources to the new project over the next two quarters. More details will follow as this project evolves. Gross Profit
For the nine months ending September 30, 2008, the Company’s gross profit was maintained at 44% over the same period in 2007. This level of gross profit was maintained as the higher photography and production costs in the quarter to update, maintain and increase the Company’s Hotel Content image library were offset by the increase in Licensing fees. Costs and Expenses
Net Profit/(Loss)
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, the Company’s working capital decreased by $204,310 and $1,409,201 respectively to a deficit of ($1,541,924). The reduction of working capital was mainly attributable to the reclassification of the Sabre convertible debenture from a long term to a short term liability and the loss from operations. Improvement in the Company’s working capital during 2008 is largely dependent on the success of the Company’s products and services, along with its ongoing technology and cost reduction initiatives. Ultimately, the Company’s increase in liquidity and capital resources will be based upon its ability to achieve consistently profitable operations. Outlook
Detailed Financial Statements
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