Ipsidy Announces Results for Year Ended December 31, 2018

LONG BEACH, New York, March 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Ipsidy Inc. (www.ipsidy.com) (OTCQX: IDTY) which operates an Identity as a Service (IDaaS) platform that delivers a suite of secure, mobile, biometric identity solutions, available to any vertical, anywhere, today announced its results for the year ended December 31, 2018.

Financial Highlights for the Year Ended December 31, 2018

    --  Total revenue for the year ended December 31, 2018 was $3.8 million
        compared to $2.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2017.
    --  Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2018 was $10.0 million compared
        to a net loss of $17.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2017.  In
        2017, there was a negative impact of $4.1 million from the elimination
        of debt and modification of warrants. The loss from operations was $9.3
        million in 2018 compared to $12.0 million in 2017.
    --  Basic and fully diluted net loss per share for the year ended December
        31, 2018 was $0.02 cents compared to $0.05 cents for the year ended
        December 31, 2017.
    --  Adjusted EBITDA loss for the year ended December 31, 2018 was $6.0
        million compared to an Adjusted EBITDA loss of $5.7 million for the year
        ended December 31, 2017, as the Company invested in the technical and
        operational resources required to support on-going and future
        operations.
    --  Secured approximately $9.6 million of additional equity investment and
        prepaid $1.2 million of debt and interest.
    --  Total liabilities reduced to $3.6 million as of December 31, 2018,
        compared to liabilities of $4.1 million as of December 31, 2017, and
        stockholders' equity increased to $14.6 million as of December 31, 2018,
        compared to stockholders' equity of $12.9 million as of December 31,
        2017.

The combination of the above events resulted in the substantial improvement in the Company's balance sheet and provided near-term working capital.

Refer to Table 1 for reconciliation of net income to Adjusted EBITDA (a non-GAAP measure).

During 2018, we continued to strengthen our bench and our management team. We have developed a clear strategy for taking advantage of the tremendous opportunity in the Identity as a Service vertical and are hard at work executing our business plan. We have a suite of exciting services and solutions, operating on a state-of-the-art platform that we have built, tested and piloted over the past 18 months. Ipsidy's platform is flexible, scalable, can be accessed by our customers in different markets and verticals and will support a growing, repeatable and recurring revenue stream.

We are focused on selling the following solutions:

    --  Proof(TM) - a remote identity proofing solution that uses
        government-issued credentials combined with real-time biometrics, the
        launch of which we announced last week.
    --  Verified(TM) - comprises solutions for authenticating both account
        access requests as well as business transactions using biometric
        technology on mobile devices we use every day.
    --  Access(TM) - provides biometric certainty to knowing the identities of
        people moving in and- out of any building, campus or defined area.
    --  Transact(TM) - a digital issuance, mobile payment and customer loyalty
        platform that supports networks of trusted agents, merchants and
        consumers who can accept and perform transactions using closed-loop
        payment cards online, in-store, and in-app.

Innovation and nimbleness are critical to our success and our delivery of Proof is a good example of our ability to react quickly to changing circumstances. In response to customer feedback across various markets, Ipsidy scoped requirements in late 2018 and launched Proof in the first quarter of 2019. Datapro is our first partner to integrate Proof into their platform.

"We have made tremendous strides over the course of 2018. We are firmly on the road towards achieving our strategic objectives," said Philip Beck, Chairman and CEO of Ipsidy. "Everything starts with trusted identity. Our identity platform offers a suite of mobile biometric services that our customers can use across multiple use cases to seamlessly create trusted transactions, with a common user experience when delivered through the Ipsidy mobile identity application. We look forward to more customers and users and to growing our platform revenue over the coming quarters."

Operational Highlights

The Company continued to make progress in executing our strategy, building the team, enhancing our identity transaction platform and establishing sales channels to support the launch of our new identity solutions across several vertical and international markets, including the following activities:

    --  Added to our engineering, QA and operations teams and recruited
        experienced new management.  These new resources are experienced in
        building and operating scalable platforms in the mobile world and manage
        both internal and external development and QA teams, which are building
        and maintaining our systems.
    --  First implementation of Verified(TM) in Panama with Datapro and Unibank.
        Our biometric multi-factor authentication solution, as well as our new
        identity proofing solution were integrated into Datapro's e-IBS core
        banking solution and therefore become available to their 160 plus
        financial institutions with millions of account holders in 31 countries.
    --  Launch of Access(TM), our out-of-the-box solution for physical access
        management. Using just a tablet and a Bluetooth beacon and requiring no
        integration or expensive hardware, Access delivers a highly secure, yet
        low-cost, biometric access solution to protect a perimeter and create a
        trusted environment.
    --  Signed an agreement with Ayonix Face Technologies to enhance our Access
        solution, using IP cameras with their high-speed 3D facial recognition
        technology to offer a frictionless access solution.
    --  We have bolstered the sales and marketing team with new management.  Our
        agreements with Safetrade Africa and New Image Building Services to
        resell our services and solutions in Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin
        America, highlight our focus on reseller channels to market our
        products.  Last week we were pleased to announce the first Safetrade
        customer implementation.
    --  We have recently signed additional resellers for Access and Verified in
        the United States, the Caribbean and Peru, further details of which will
        be provided shortly.

Additional analysis of the Company's performance can be found in "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" included in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 filed at www.sec.gov and posted on the Company's investor relations website.

Get the Ipsidy mobile app at: App Store or GooglePlay. Visit the Ipsidy website today at https://www.ipsidy.com/developers where you can create a demo account and run test authentications using the Ipsidy mobile app.

About Ipsidy:

Ipsidy Inc. (OTCQX: IDTY) www.ipsidy.com operates an Identity as a Service (IDaaS) platform that delivers a suite of secure, mobile, biometric identity solutions, available to any vertical, anywhere. In a world that is increasingly digital and mobile, our mission is to help our customers know with biometric certainty the identity of the people with whom they are engaging. We provide solutions to everyday problems: Who is applying for a loan? Who is accessing the computer system? Who is at the door? Identity creates trusted transactions. Ipsidy's solutions embed authenticated identity and event details with a digital signature and participants use their own mobile device to approve everyday transactions. Our platform delivers identity solutions that work great on their own but even better together.

Ipsidy is headquartered in New York and has operating subsidiaries: MultiPay in Colombia, www.multipay.com.co; Cards Plus in South Africa, www.cardsplus.co.za; and Ipsidy Enterprises in the U.K. Further information on Ipsidy can be found at www.ipsidy.com or contact us at sales@ipsidy.com.

Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.

Information contained in this announcement may include "forward-looking statements." All statements other than statements of historical facts included herein, including, without limitation, those regarding the financial position, business strategy, plans and objectives of management for future operations of both Ipsidy and its business partners, future service launches with customers, the outcome of pilots and new initiatives and customer pipeline are forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are based on a number of assumptions regarding Ipsidy present and future business strategies, and the environment in which Ipsidy expects to operate in the future, which assumptions may or may not be fulfilled in practice. Implementation of some or all of the new services referred to is subject to regulatory or other third party approvals. Actual results may vary materially from the results anticipated by these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of risk factors, including the risk that implementation, adoption and offering of the service by customers, consumers and others may take longer than anticipated, or may not occur at all; changes in laws, regulations and practices; changes in domestic and international economic and political conditions and others. Additional risks may arise with respect to commencing operations in new countries and regions, of which Ipsidy is not fully aware at this time. See the Company's Annual Report Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2018 filed at www.sec.gov for other risk factors which investors should consider. These forward-looking statements speak only as to the date of this announcement and cannot be relied upon as a guide to future performance. Ipsidy expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to disseminate any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained in this announcement to reflect any changes in its expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any statement is based.

Non-GAAP Financial Information.

The Company provides certain non-GAAP financial measures in this statement. Management believes that Adjusted EBITDA, when viewed with our results under GAAP and the accompanying reconciliations, provides useful information about our period-over-period results. Adjusted EBITDA is presented because management believes it provides additional information with respect to the performance of our fundamental business activities and is also frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of comparable companies. We also rely on Adjusted EBITDA as a primary measure to review and assess the operating performance of our company and our management team in connection with our executive compensation. These non-GAAP key business indicators, which include Adjusted EBITDA, should not be considered replacements for and should be read in conjunction with the GAAP financial measures.

We define Adjusted EBITDA as GAAP net loss adjusted to exclude: (1) interest expense, (2) interest income, (3) provision for income taxes, (4) depreciation and amortization, (5) stock-based compensation expense (stock options and restricted stock) and (6) certain other items management believes affect the comparability of operating results. Please see Table 1 below for a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income (loss), the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP.

TABLE 1


                                     
     
        Reconciliation of Net Loss to Adjusted EBITDA


                                              
             (Unaudited)




                                                               For the Year Ended


                                         
     
               December 31, 2018                  
     
     December 31, 2017








     Net loss                                                      $(10,027,613)                     $(17,481,629)





     Add Back:





     Interest Expense                                                    757,801                          1,337,081


      Conversion of debt, derivative
       liability, and modifications/
       other                                                             (83,649)                         4,106,652


      Depreciation and amortization                                       493,697                            475,211



     Taxes                                                                30,242                             28,781



     Write-off of asset                                                  148,627                            212,862



     Stock compensation                                                2,675,852                          5,650,072





      Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP)                                     $(6,005,043)                      $(5,670,970)




      
          
                IPSIDY INC  AND SUBSIDIARIES



       
                CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS




                                                           Year Ended December 31,


                                              2018                                        2017

                                                                                          ---




       Revenues:


        Products
         and
         services                       $3,759,635                                  $2,228,910


        Lease
         income                             69,358                                      74,696

                                                                                          ---

        Total
         revenues,
         net                             3,828,993                                   2,303,606

                                                                                          ---




       Operating Expenses:


        Cost of
         Sales                           1,256,853                                     589,254


        General
         and
         administrative                 11,193,351                                  13,026,188


        Research
         and
         development                       208,311                                     222,068


         Depreciation
         and
         amortization                      493,697                                     475,211

                                                                                          ---

        Total
         operating
         expenses                       13,152,212                                  14,312,721

                                                                                          ---



        Loss from
         operations                    (9,323,219)                               (12,009,115)

                                                                                          ---




       Other Income (Expense):


           Loss on
            derivative
            liability                                                               (452,146)


           Gain on
            extinguishment
            of note
            payable                                                                 2,802,234


           Loss on
            modification
            of
            derivatives                                                             (319,770)


           Loss on
            modification
            of
            warrants                                                                (158,327)


        Loss on
         settlement
         of notes
         payable                                                                  (5,978,643)


        Interest
         expense,
         net                             (757,801)                                (1,337,081)


        Other
         income,
         net                                83,649

                                                                                          ---

        Other
         expense,
         net                             (674,152)                                (5,443,733)

                                                                                          ---



        Loss
         before
         income
         taxes                         (9,997,371)                               (17,452,848)

                                                                                          ---



        Income
         Taxes                            (30,242)                                   (28,781)

                                                                                          ---



        Net loss                     $(10,027,613)                              $(17,481,629)





        Net loss
         per
         share -
         Basic                             $(0.02)                                    $(0.05)





        Net loss
         per
         share -
         Diluted                           $(0.02)                                    $(0.05)





        Weighted
         Average
         Shares
         Outstanding
         -Basic                        429,852,594                                 338,485,301

                                                                                          ===



        Weighted
         Average
         Shares
         Outstanding
         -
         Diluted                       429,852,594                                 338,485,301

                                                                                          ===


                                    
              
                IPSIDY INC AND SUBSIDIARIES


                                    
              
                CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS






                                        
              
                December 31,              
     
     December 31,


                                                                         2018                           2017





                                            
              
                ASSETS



     Current Assets:



     Cash                                                         $4,972,331                     $4,413,822


      Accounts receivable, net                                        130,875                        165,929


      Current portion of net
       investment in direct
       financing lease                                                 58,727                         52,790



     Inventory, net                                                  133,541                        492,030


      Other current assets                                            471,834                        218,537



      Total current assets                                          5,767,308                      5,343,108





      Property and equipment,
       net                                                            204,000                        209,719



     Other Assets                                                  1,566,177                      1,243,531


      Intangible Assets, net                                        3,310,184                      2,878,080



     Goodwill                                                      6,736,043                      6,736,043


      Net investment in direct
       financing lease, net of
       current portion                                                560,036                        618,763




     Total assets                                                $18,143,748                    $17,029,244

                                                                                                        ===



                             
              
                LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY



     Current Liabilities:


      Accounts payable and
       accrued expenses                                            $1,347,226                     $1,447,185


      Capital lease obligation,
       current portion                                                 30,898                         27,420


      Deferred revenue                                                236,270                        122,511



      Total current liabilities                                     1,614,394                      1,597,116






     Long-term liabilities:


      Notes payable, net                                            1,853,648                      2,375,720


      Capital lease obligation,
       net of current portion                                          84,610                        115,509


              Total liabilities                                     3,552,652                      4,088,345






     Stockholders' Equity:



     Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 1,000,000,000 shares



     authorized; 478,950,996 and 403,311,988 shares issued


      and outstanding as of
       December 31, 2018 and
       2017, respectively                                              47,895                         40,331


      Additional paid in capital                                   90,770,682                     79,053,339


      Accumulated deficit                                        (76,435,235)                  (66,407,622)


      Accumulated comprehensive
       income                                                         207,754                        254,851



      Total stockholders' equity                                   14,591,096                     12,940,899



      Total liabilities and
       stockholders' equity                                       $18,143,748                    $17,029,244

                                                                                                        ===


                               
              
                IPSIDY INC AND SUBSIDIARIES


                          
              
                CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS




                                                                                
            
            Year Ended


                                                                               
            
            December 31,


                                                                                                    2018                           2017

                                                                                                                                   ---


     
                CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:



     Net loss                                                                             $(10,027,613)                 $(17,481,629)


      Adjustments to reconcile net loss with cash used in operations:


      Depreciation and
       amortization expense                                                                      493,697                        475,211


      Stock-based
       compensation                                                                            2,429,959                      5,650,072


      Stock issued for
       services                                                                                  343,019                        140,151


      Inventory reserve                                                                          348,302                        358,300


      Amortization of debt
       discount and debt
       issuance costs, net                                                                       477,928                        937,133


      Loss on derivative
       liability                                                                                                               452,146


      Gain on settlement of
       notes payable                                                                                                       (2,802,234)


       Loss on modification of
        derivatives                                                                                                            319,770


       Loss on modification of
        warrants                                                                                                               158,327


       Loss on conversion of
        debt                                                                                                                 5,978,643


       Write off of assets                                                                       148,627                        212,862



     Changes in operating assets and liabilities:


      Accounts receivable                                                                         20,762                       (36,963)


      Net investment in
       direct financing lease                                                                     52,790                         47,452


      Other current assets                                                                     (265,624)                      (52,058)



     Inventory                                                                                  (1,519)                     (712,527)


      Accounts payable and
       accrued expenses                                                                         (84,512)                        90,353


      Deferred revenue                                                                           113,759                      (276,169)

                                                                                                                                   ---

      Net cash flows from
       operating activities                                                                  (5,950,425)                   (6,541,160)

                                                                                                                                   ---




     
                CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:


      Purchase of property
       and equipment                                                                            (59,091)                      (13,246)


      Investment in other
       assets including work
       in process                                                                            (1,319,932)                     (894,435)

                                                                                                                                   ---

      Net cash flows from
       investing activities                                                                  (1,379,023)                     (907,681)

                                                                                                                                   ---




     
                CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:


      Proceeds from issuance
       of notes payable and
       common stock                                                                                                          3,000,000


      Proceeds from the sale
       of common stock, net                                                                    9,610,793                      9,002,290



     Proceeds from exercise of common stock warrants                                                         26,400


      Payment of debt and
       equity issuance costs                                                                   (658,864)                     (750,975)


      Principal payments on
       capital lease
       obligations                                                                              (27,421)                      (30,842)


      Principal payments on
       notes payable                                                                         (1,000,000)                      (59,819)

                                                                                                                                   ---

      Net cash flows from
       financing activities                                                                    7,924,508                     11,187,054

                                                                                                                                   ---



      Effect of foreign
       currencies exchange on
       cash                                                                                     (36,551)                      (13,496)

                                                                                                                                   ---



      Net change in Cash                                                                         558,509                      3,724,717


      Cash, Beginning of
       Period                                                                                  4,413,822                        689,105

                                                                                                                                   ---

      Cash, End of Period                                                                     $4,972,331                     $4,413,822






     Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:


      Cash paid for interest                                                                    $173,426                        $11,021



      Cash paid for income
       taxes                                                                                     $17,304                         $6,957






     Non-cash Investing and Financing Activities:


      Issuance of common
       stock for conversion
       of debt and related
       interest                                                          
              $                  -                   $21,609,673



      Issuance of common
       stock for debt
       issuance costs                                                    
              $                  -                      $224,460



      Reclassification of
       derivatives upon
       removal of price
       protection in warrants                                            
              $                  -                    $7,614,974



      Reclassification of
       software development
       costs to intangible
       assets                                                                                   $679,882             
     $              -



      Acquisition of
       equipment due to a
       capital lease                                                     
              $                  -                      $163,407

Further information on Ipsidy can be found at www.ipsidy.com or contact us at sales@ipsidy.com.

Contacts:


                  Ipsidy Inc.


     Philip Beck, Chairman &
      CEO                     
     
     philipbeck@ipsidy.com



     Stuart Stoller, CFO      
     
     stuartstoller@ipsidy.com


                                    
              +1 (516) 274-8700.

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