Quarterly Results Were Led by Growth in ACCESSWIRE, Which Increased 6% from Q3 2021

The Company Announced the Accretive Acquisition of iNewsWire.com LLC, Doubling its News Distribution Business in Both Revenues and Customers

RALEIGH, NC / ACCESSWIRE / November 3, 2022 / Issuer Direct Corporation (NYSE American:ISDR) (the "Company"), an industry-leading communications and compliance company, today reported its operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022.

"During the third quarter our ACCESSWIRE news brand continued its year over year growth, increasing 6% over the prior year while contributing increased gross margins and enabling us to maintain our overall gross margin levels at 77%. Our sales organization has been focused on longer term contracts while maintaining or increasing our product offering prices, and we are beginning to see success in the mid-large cap public company markets from this strategy. From a corporate perspective, we also completed our previously announced $5 million stock repurchase plan early in the quarter," said Brian R. Balbirnie, Issuer Direct's founder and Chief Executive Officer.

Mr. Balbirnie continued, "During the quarter there were areas of our business that are susceptible to uncertainties in the market, specifically, our webcasting and events business saw events delayed into future periods. The news distribution industry also saw a temporary slowdown in volume during the first half of the quarter, however, rebounded to double-digit growth by the end of the quarter, a trend we believe will continue."

"Finally, and as we announced a few minutes ago this afternoon, I am also pleased to report that today we have acquired iNewsWire.com LLC, a leading communications technology company and provider of news distribution, media databases, monitoring, and newsrooms. This acquisition bolsters our press release business, almost doubling revenues and customer counts and adds a group of passionate employees to our growing roster. This acquisition enforces our commitment to scaling our Communications business as well as continue to execute our capital allocation strategy. As we have often said, making investments in our people and our business, both organically and inorganically, is extremely important for our long-term growth," stated Mr. Balbirnie.

Third Quarter 2022 Highlights:

• Revenue - Total revenue was $5,280,000, a 3% decrease from $5,465,000 in Q3 2021 and a 9% decrease from $5,807,000 in Q2 2022. Communications revenue decreased 5% from Q3 2021 and 6% from Q2 2022. The decrease in Communications revenue was primarily attributed to a decrease in revenue from our webcasting and events revenue stream, partially due to less demand for our virtual products as conferences and meetings began to move back to in-person events, as well as the timing of some events that were pushed into the fourth quarter of 2022. This decrease was partially offset by an increase in revenue from our ACCESSWIRE product of 6% compared to Q3 2021. Communications revenue was 66% of total revenue for Q3 2022, compared to 67% for Q3 2021 and 64% for Q2 2022. Revenue from our Compliance business increased 1% from Q3 2021 and decreased 15% from Q2 2022. The increase in Compliance revenue from Q3 2021 is due primarily to an increase in revenue from print and proxy fulfillment services due to larger transactions during the period. The decrease in revenue from Q2 2022 is primarily due to the seasonality of print and proxy fulfillment services due to a high number of annual meetings occurring during the second quarter.
• Gross Margin - Gross margin for Q3 2022 was $4,068,000, or 77% of revenue, compared to $4,110,000, or 75% of revenue, during Q3 2021 and $4,443,000, or 77%, in Q2 2022. Communications gross margin was 77%, a decrease of 1% from Q3 2021 and 3% from Q2 2022.
• Operating Income - Operating income was $789,000 for Q3 2022, as compared to $977,000 during Q3 2021. The decrease in operating income is primarily due to an increase in general and administrative expenses due to continued investment and expansion of our headcount as well as a decline in revenue.
• Net Income - On a GAAP basis, net income was $686,000, or $0.19 per diluted share, during Q3 2022, compared to $1,024,000, or $0.27 per diluted share, during Q3 2021. Net income and diluted earnings per share for Q3 2021 includes a benefit of $366,000 related to filing for the Employee Retention Credits under the CARES act.
• Operating Cash Flows - Cash flows from operations for Q3 2022 were $1,381,000 compared to $1,238,000 in Q3 2021.
• Non-GAAP Measures - Q3 2022 EBITDA was $952,000, or 18% of revenue, compared to $1,632,000, or 30% of revenue, during Q3 2021. EBITDA for Q3 2021 includes a benefit of $366,000 related to filing for the Employee Retention Credits under the CARES act. Non-GAAP net income for Q3 2022 was $978,000, or $0.27 per diluted share, compared to $906,000, or $0.24 per diluted share, during Q3 2021.
• Stock Repurchase Plan - The Company completed its previously announced $5,000,000 stock repurchase plan by repurchasing the remaining balance under the plan of $959,000 or 38,563 shares of its common stock.

Year-to-Date Q3 2022 Highlights:

• Revenue - Total revenue was $16,375,000, a 1% increase from $16,165,000 during the first nine months of 2021. Communications revenue increased 2% during the nine months ended September 30, 2022, compared to the same period of the prior year. The increase in Communications revenue is primarily due to an increase in revenue from our ACCESSWIRE product of 13%, partially offset by a decrease in demand from our events and webcasting business. Communications revenue was 65% of total revenue compared to 64% during the same period in 2021. Revenue from our Compliance business increased 1% during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the same period of 2021. An increase in revenue from our print and proxy fulfillment services was partially offset by a decline in revenue from our stock transfer services due to less corporate actions and directives and legacy ARS services.
• Gross Margin - Gross margin for the first nine months of 2022 was $12,567,000, or 77% of revenue, compared to $11,936,000, or 74% of revenue, during the first nine months of 2021. Communications gross margin was 78% during the first nine months of 2022, up 3% from the same period of 2021.
• Operating Income - Operating income was $2,625,000 for the first nine months of 2022, as compared to $3,045,000 during the first nine months of 2021. The decrease in operating income despite the increase in revenue and gross margin is due to an increase in operating expenses, primarily due to continued investment and expansion of our corporate and sales and marketing teams.
• Net Income - On a GAAP basis, net income was $2,043,000, or $0.55 per diluted share, during the first nine months of 2022, compared to $2,675,000, or $0.70 per diluted share, during the first nine months of 2021. Net income and diluted earnings per share for the first nine months of 2021, includes a benefit of $366,000 related to filing for the Employee Retention Credits under the CARES act.
• Operating Cash Flows - Cash flows from operations for the first nine months of 2022 were $3,025,000 compared to $3,319,000 in the first nine months of 2021.
• Non-GAAP Measures - EBITDA for the first nine months of 2022 was $3,112,000, or 19% of revenue, compared to $4,265,000, or 26% of revenue, during the first nine months of 2021. EBITDA for the first nine months of 2021 includes a benefit of $366,000 related to filing for the Employee Retention Credits under the CARES act. Non-GAAP net income for the first nine months of 2022 was $2,883,000, or $0.77 per diluted share, compared to $2,778,000, or $0.73 per diluted share, during the first nine months of 2021.
• Stock Repurchase Plan - The Company completed its previously announced $5,000,000 stock repurchase plan by repurchasing 207,964 shares of its common stock.

Key Performance Indicators:

• During the quarter, the Company worked with 3,144 customers, compared to 3,498 during the same period last year.
• During the quarter, the Company had 971 active customers subscribing to our products, compared to 886 customers during the same period last year. The Company defines a subscription as any customer who enters into a contract for a minimum of one year for one or more products.

Non-GAAP Information

Certain Non-GAAP financial measures are included in this press release. In the calculation of these measures, the Company excludes certain items, such as amortization of intangible assets, stock-based compensation, tax impact of adjustments, other unusual items and discrete items impacting income tax expense. The Company believes that excluding such items provides investors and management with a representation of the Company's core operating performance and with information useful in assessing its prospects for the future and underlying trends in the Company's operating expenditures and continuing operations. Management uses such Non-GAAP measures to evaluate financial results and manage operations. The release and the attachments to this release provide a reconciliation of each of the Non-GAAP measures referred to in this release to the most directly comparable GAAP measure. The Non-GAAP financial measures are not meant to be considered a substitute for the corresponding GAAP financial statements and investors should evaluate them carefully. These Non-GAAP financial measures may differ materially from the Non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies.

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1. The adjustments represent the amortization of intangible assets related to acquired assets and companies.
2. The adjustments represent stock-based compensation expense related to awards of stock options, restricted stock units or common stock in exchange for services. Although the Company expects to continue to award stock in exchange for services, the amount of stock-based compensation is excluded as it is subject to change as a result of one-time or non-recurring projects.
3. For the three months ended September 30, 2022, this adjustment gives effect to merger and acquisition expenses of $74,000. For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, this adjustment gives effect to a one-time executive recruiting fee of $90,000 and merger and acquisition expenses of $90,000. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, this adjustment gives effect to the benefit recorded associated with employee retention credits related to the CARES Act.
4. This adjustment gives effect to the tax impact of all non-GAAP adjustments at the current Federal rate of 21%.
5. This adjustment eliminates discrete items impacting income tax expense. For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the discrete items relate to an excess stock-based compensation benefit recognized in income tax during the period.

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About Issuer Direct Corporation

Issuer Direct^® is a leading communications and compliance company, providing solutions for both Public Relations and Investor Relations Professionals. Our comprehensive solutions are used by thousands of customers from emerging startups to multi-billion dollar global brands, ensuring their most important moments are reaching the right audiences, via our industry leading newswire, IR website solutions, events technology, and compliance solutions. For more information, please visit www.issuerdirect.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") (which Sections were adopted as part of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995). Statements preceded by, followed by or that otherwise include the words "believe," "anticipate," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "plan," "project," "prospects," "outlook," and similar words or expressions, or future or conditional verbs, such as "will," "should," "would," "may," and "could," are generally forward-looking in nature and not historical facts. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the Company's actual results, performance, or achievements to be materially different from any anticipated results, performance, or achievements for many reasons including the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The Company disclaims any intention to, and undertakes no obligation to, revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, a future event, or otherwise. For additional risks and uncertainties that could impact the Company's forward-looking statements, please see the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, including but not limited to the discussion under "Risk Factors" therein, which the Company filed with the SEC and which may be viewed at http://www.sec.gov/.

For Further Information:

Issuer Direct Corporation
Brian R. Balbirnie
(919)-481-4000
brian.balbirnie@issuerdirect.com

Hayden IR
Brett Maas
(646)-536-7331
brett@haydenir.com

Hayden IR
James Carbonara
(646)-755-7412
james@haydenir.com

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