The gain is led by a 12% increase in product sales and a 2% rise in service revenue. The company’s operating loss improved by 31%.
QUARTERLY REPORT
Chyron 4Q Revenue Increases 15%
Graphics provider Chyron today reported that its fourth quarter 2011 revenue quarter increased 15% to $8.1 million compared to $7 million in the fourth quarter of 2010.
Product sales for the fourth quarter increased 12% to $6 million compared to $5.3 million in the comparable quarter of 2010. Service revenues, which include revenues from the company’s Axis cloud-based graphics service, as well as systems hardware and software maintenance agreements, training and creative services, increased 24% to $2.1 million from $1.7 million in the comparable quarter last year.
Service revenues as a percentage of total revenues for the fourth quarter of 2011 were 25% as compared to 23% in the prior year’s fourth quarter.
Gross profit margin for the fourth quarter increased 300 basis points to 71% compared to 68% in last year’s fourth quarter. Operating expenses for the quarter were $6.2 million compared to $5.4 million in the comparable quarter of 2010; an increase of 14%, primarily driven by higher sales and marketing expenses and increased sales personnel in international markets. Chyron had an operating loss of $0.43 million for the fourth quarter of 2011 compared to an operating loss of $0.63 million in the fourth quarter of 2010; an improvement of 31%.
The company recorded a net loss of $0.4 million, or $(0.02) per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2011 compared to a net loss of $0.5 million, or $(0.03) per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2010.
Michael Wellesley-Wesley, Chyron president-CEO, commented: “We are pleased with the results of the fourth quarter and the full year. While 2011 represented the fourth consecutive year of challenging economic conditions, we achieved solid double-digit revenue growth for both the fourth quarter and the full year.
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“We are particularly pleased with the results in the second half of the year with respect to the 34% and 24% increases in services revenues in the third and fourth quarters respectively, as compared to the corresponding quarters of 2010.
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