Ford Motor Co. is on a roll. Its popular new cars and trucks are grabbing a bigger share of the U.S. market. It’s about to erase a big portion of its health care debts. And Ford is adding a significant number of jobs for the first time in years.
The news puts Ford, which has now turned profits for a year and a half, even further ahead of its Detroit rivals as the American auto industry slowly turns around.
I think Ford has been successful as well because of their strategic advertising partnership with Amercian Idol and being heavily involved with internet marketing strategies. They are definitely one to watch in the Auto Industry and looking at their stock price levels today compared to the past few years it looks like Ford is a company to watch.
Unfortunately, the recovery is what most people care about at this point, and it’s been lackluster at best. Since May 2009 unemployment has fluctuated between 9.4% and 10.1%. Federal Reserve officials have said in recent months that consumer demand, the housing sector and bank lending all remain weak. Congress has yet to decide what to do about expiring tax benefits, creating uncertainty in the economy. Even the NBER, the unofficial arbiter of recession start and end dates, says that “economic activity is typically below normal in the early stages of an expansion, and it sometimes remains so well into the expansion.”
PEABODY, Mass., Aug. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — PHC, Inc., d/b/a Pioneer Behavioral Health (NYSE Amex: PHC), a leading provider of inpatient and outpatient behavioral health services, today announced that it has retained Hayden IR, a national, New York-based investor relations consulting firm, effective August 15, 2010, to develop and implement a strategic investor relations program to raise its visibility and strengthen its relationships with the investment community.
“We have achieved a compelling strategic position in an emerging industry, and we are situated to benefit from the enactment of Healthcare reform legislation as more individuals will have access and a means for reimbursement of our programs,” commented Bruce A. Shear, Pioneer’s President and CEO. “We continue to grow our patient census, driving organic growth, and we believed this is the optimum time to retain Hayden IR to assist us in formulating and executing a broad program to articulate the inherent value of our business model to the investment community.”
With offices in New York, Phoenix, Minneapolis and San Diego, Hayden IR provides a comprehensive range of investor relations services to a growing list of clients. For more than a decade, Hayden IR has been a recognized leader in driving market recognition and creating sustainable competitive advantages for more than 100 micro- and small-cap companies. Hayden delivers expertise and professionalism in such areas as investor management, relationship building, awareness campaigns, online presence and corporate identity.
Brett Maas, Managing Partner at Hayden IR, added, “Pioneer Behavioral Health’s proven business model and compelling growth profile will be attractive to our audience of professional investors. Pioneer’s growth has reached the point where additional revenues should more directly impact the bottom line, and this leverage in the business model creates a compelling near-term opportunity for growth-oriented investors. With pending CMS certification, the Seven Hills Behavioral Institute in Henderson, Nevada has the potential to add as much as more than five cents per year to the Company’s earnings per share and we plan to broaden the Company’s audience of potential investors in advance of this anticipated growth. The Company also has a solid balance sheet which will be attractive to value-oriented investors. Additionally, ongoing consolidation in the industry creates additional opportunities for Pioneer to accelerate its growth, which would lead to higher valuation multiples going forward. We are excited to represent Pioneer Behavioral Health and look forward to a productive relationship.”
About PHC d/b/a Pioneer Behavioral Health
PHC, Inc., d/b/a Pioneer Behavioral Health, is a national healthcare company providing behavioral health services in five states, including substance abuse treatment facilities in Utah and Virginia, and inpatient and outpatient psychiatric facilities in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Nevada. The Company also offers internet and telephonic-based referral services that includes employee assistance programs and critical incident services. Contracted services with government agencies, national insurance companies, and major transportation and gaming companies cover more than one million individuals. Pioneer helps people gain and maintain physical, spiritual and emotional health through delivering the highest quality, most culturally responsive and compassionate behavioral health care programs and services. For more information, visit www.phc-inc.com.
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This press release may include “forward-looking statements” that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements include information about possible or assumed future results of the operations or the performance of the Company and its future plans and objectives. Various future events or factors may cause the actual results to vary materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made in this press release. For a discussion of these factors and risks, see the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the most recently ended fiscal year.
On a positive note the market ended July with 7.1% gains in the DOW.
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks had a fitting end to a choppy July as prices seesawed their way to a narrowly mixed finish. The market still had its best month in a year.
Investors had an ambivalent response Friday to the government’s gross domestic product report, which showed that economic growth slowed in the April-June quarter. The Dow Jones industrial average fell almost 120 points in early trading, then ratcheted up and down until the close. The Dow ended down just a point, and the other big indexes had similarly small moves.
The day was much like the rest of July, which saw investors alternately buying on strong earnings reports and selling on weak economic numbers. The Dow rose 7.1 percent for the month. The Dow and the Standard & Poor’s 500 index both had their best months since July 2009 and their first winning months since this past April.
NEW YORK, July 6, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — interCLICK, Inc. (Nasdaq:ICLK), a digital audience intelligence and targeting company, today announced Dave Hills and Frank Cotroneo have been named to its Board of Directors. Both leaders bring extensive expertise and a track record of C-Level success across a range of public and Fortune 500 companies.
Dave Hills is General Partner at KPG Ventures, a venture capital and private equity firm. He is the former President & Chief Executive Officer of LookSmart, a publicly-traded online advertising and technology company. Mr. Hills previously served as President, Media Solutions at 24/7 Real Media, a leading global digital marketing company which was acquired by WPP in 2007. From 1980 to 2001 he served in various sales leadership capacities culminating in the role of Chief Operating Officer and President of Sales at About, Inc., a network of topic-specific Web sites.
Frank Cotroneo has more than 28 years of business and senior management experience. Mr. Cotroneo most recently served as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of NetSpend Corporation, a provider of prepaid debit card services. He is the former Chief Financial Officer of Axciom Corporation, former CFO of H&R Block, and former CFO of MasterCard International.
“We’re thrilled to be adding these two outstanding leaders to our Board of Directors,” said Michael Mathews, interCLICK’s CEO on behalf of the company’s Board and senior management team. “We look forward to benefiting from Dave and Frank’s business strategy and financial management expertise as we pursue our growth agenda.”
About interCLICK
interCLICK is an audience intelligence and targeting company, developing and executing data-driven campaign strategies for major digital agencies and marketers. Fueled by its proprietary software, interCLICK empowers its clients to reach desirable audiences efficiently, in brand-safe environments, and at tremendous scale. interCLICK is headquartered in New York City and has offices in Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Dallas and Miami. For more information about the interCLICK Network, visit http://www.interclick.com .
CONTACT: interCLICK, Inc.
Roger Clark, CFO
(646) 395-1776
roger.clark@interclick.com
Hayden IR
Investor Relations Contact
Brett Maas
(646) 536-7331
brett@haydenir.com
Cover-All Technologies Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: COVR.OB), a Delaware corporation (“Cover-All” or the “Company”), today announced that John Roblin, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, will present at the Noble Financial Sixth Annual Equity Conference at 8:30 a.m. ET on June 7, 2010. This by-invitation-only conference will be held June 7-8, 2010 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel, Hollywood, Fla. Registered conference attendees may request 1-on-1 meetings with Cover-All management who will be available during the day on June 7. Please contact your Noble Financial representative to schedule a meeting.
Cover-All recently reported its 13th consecutive profitable quarter and Mr. Roblin will discuss the Company’s strong financial performance. He will also discuss the Company’s recent acquisition of Moore Stephens Business Solutions LLC (MSBS), a provider of business intelligence and advanced analytics solutions to the insurance industry based in New York. This acquisition allows Cover-All to expand into the business intelligence marketplace, adding approximately $6 million in annualized revenue, and will fuel Cover-All’s organic growth, giving it new solutions to sell to a much larger installed base. The Company is also expanding its My Insurance Center(TM) offering with exciting new capabilities that will further accelerate organic growth.
The presentation will be webcast – audio / video / PowerPoint – live, and available for viewing at www.cover-all.com (click on the “Company” tab, then “Investor Relations”) or through the Noble Financial websites at www.ontrack10.com or www.nobleresearch.com. Cover-All recommends registering at least 10 minutes prior to the start of the presentation to ensure timely access. Participants will need the SilverLight viewer (a free download from the presentation link) to participate. In addition, the webcast, transcript and written materials will be archived on the Company’s website
for 90 days following the event.
About Noble Financial
Noble Financial Capital Markets was established in 1984 and is an equity
research driven, full-service investment banking boutique focused on small-cap, emerging growth companies. The company has offices in New York, Boston, New Jersey, St Louis and Boca Raton.
About Cover-All Technologies Inc.
Cover-All Technologies Inc., since 1981, has been a leader in developing sophisticated software solutions for the property and casualty insurance industry — first to deliver PC-based commercial insurance rating and policy issuance software. Currently, Cover-All is building on its reputation for quality insurance solutions, knowledgeable people and outstanding customer service by creating new and innovative insurance solutions that leverage the latest technologies and bring our customers outstanding capabilities and value.
With extensive insurance knowledge, experience and commitment to quality, Cover-All continues its tradition of developing technology solutions designed to revolutionize the way the property and casualty insurance business is conducted. Additional information is available online at www.cover-all.com.
Cover-All(R), My Insurance Center(TM) (MIC) and Insurance Policy Database(TM) (IPD) are trademarks or registered trademarks of Cover-All Technologies Inc. All other company and product names mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
Forward-looking Statements
Statements in this press release, other than statements of historical information, are forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks which may cause the Company’s actual results in future periods to differ materially from expected results. Those risks include, among others, risks associated with increased competition, customer decisions, the successful completion of continuing development of new products, the successful negotiations, execution and implementation of anticipated new software contracts, the successful addition of personnel in the marketing and technical areas, our ability to complete development and sell and license our products at prices which result in sufficient revenues to realize profits and other business factors beyond the Company’s control. Those and other risks are described in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) over the last 12 months, including but not limited to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, filed with the SEC on March 19, 2010, copies of which are available from the SEC or may be obtained upon request from the Company.
SOURCE: Cover-All Technologies Inc.
Cover-All Technologies Inc.
Ann Massey, 973-461-5190
Chief Financial Officer
amassey@cover-all.com
or
Hayden IR
Brett Maas, 646-536-7331
Principal
brett@haydenir.com
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Hospital-revenue manager Accretive Health Inc.’s IPO was rising in its first day of trading, while Internet marketing-service firm ReachLocal Inc.’s initially dropped only to recover and trade higher.
Both companies cut their prices to get their initial public offerings done, an increasingly common trend this month amid widespread stock volatility.
Accretive opened at $12.74 a share on the New York Stock Exchange, up 6% from its IPO price of $12. A total of 10 million shares, 3.3 million less than originally planned, were sold at a price below its expected $14 to $16 range. Accretive continued to rise; it was recently changing hands at $13.54, up 13%.
ReachLocal initially traded down but bounced back above its IPO price. It opened at $12 a share on the Nasdaq Stock Market, down 7.7%, and was recently at $14.70, up 13% from its IPO price of $13. It sold 4.2 million shares below its expected range of $17 to $19.
— Industry Leader in Self-Service Kiosk Solutions to Discuss Growth Strategy and New Initiatives at Presentation on May 26, 2010 —
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., May 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Global Axcess Corp (OTC Bulletin Board: GAXC; the “Company”), an independent provider of self-service kiosk solutions, today announced that George McQuain, the Company’s chief executive officer, will present at the B. Riley & Co. 11th Annual Investor Conference at 8:30 a.m. (PDT) on May 26, 2010. The conference will be held May 24 – May 26 at the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel, 1700 Ocean Avenue, Santa Monica, Calif. Global Axcess management will be available during the day on May 26 for one-on-one meetings. Please contact your B. Riley representative to schedule a meeting.
Global Axcess recently reported its 13th consecutive profitable quarter and Mr. McQuain will discuss the Company’s strong financial performance in 2009, which has positioned it for continued revenue and net income growth in 2010. He will also discuss the Company’s recent entry into the self-service DVD kiosk market and highlight the Company’s aggressive plans to drive its national DVD kiosk expansion activity.
Investors and other interested parties may access the live presentation at http://www.wsw.com/webcast/brileyco14/gaxc/. The webcast will be archived for 90 days following the presentation and will be available on the Company’s website at www.globalaxcess.biz.
About the B. Riley & Co. 11th Annual Investor Conference
The two-day, invitation-only annual event, brings together a targeted audience of leading institutional investors, financial services professionals and other qualified investors. The conference will feature presentations by approximately 120 companies in a broad range of sectors, including: technology, consumer, retail, and financials. For more information, visit www.brileyco.com.
About Global Axcess Corp
Headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, Global Axcess Corp was founded in 2001 with a mission to emerge as the leading independent provider of self-service kiosk services in the United States. The Company provides turnkey ATM and other self-service kiosk management solutions that include cash and inventory management, project and account management services. Global Axcess Corp currently owns, manages or operates more than 4,500 ATMs and other self-service kiosks in its national network spanning 43 states. For more information on the Company, please visit http://www.globalaxcess.biz.
This press release may contain forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements may be identified by, among other things, the use of forward-looking terminology such as: “believes,” “expects,” “may,” “will,” “should,” or “anticipates,” or the negative thereof or other variations thereon or comparable terminology, or by discussions of strategy that involve risks and uncertainties. Various important risks and uncertainties may cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from the results indicated by these forward-looking statements. For a list and description of the risks and uncertainties the Company faces, please refer to Part I, Item 1A of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 3, 2010, and other filings that have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, and such statements are current only as of the date they are made.
Google profits are up 37% but the stock still slides because people are worried about them not being as cautious as they were during the slower times?
Or is it just because the stock is up big time since the economy was first hit hard and now people are taking some profits for themselves off this stock.
FAIRFIELD, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cover-All Technologies Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: COVR.OB – News), a Delaware corporation (“Cover-All” or the “Company”), today announced the acquisition of Moore Stephens Business Solutions LLC (MSBS), a provider of business intelligence and advanced analytics solutions to the insurance industry based in New York, New York.
Acquisition Highlights:
Cover-All, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Cover-All Systems, Inc., has acquired substantially all of MSBS’s assets (excluding working capital) for an aggregate purchase price of $2,450,000, with no assumed indebtedness.
Approximately 96% of the purchase price consists of cash and a promissory note, and the remaining approximately 4% consists of Cover-All’s common stock.
The acquired business is expected to be immediately accretive to Cover-All’s 2010 earnings with an operating margin comparable with Cover-All’s historic operating margin.
On a trailing 12 months basis, MSBS generated over $6 million in revenue.
The combined organization will total more than 55 customers, all of which are part of the same target market.
Seth Rachlin, currently CEO of MSBS, will join Cover-All’s management as an executive vice president and serve as Managing Director of Cover-All’s new Business Intelligence unit. The unit, including the outstanding staff of MSBS, will continue to be based in their New York City office.
MSBS serves the insurance industry exclusively, providing Business Intelligence and advanced analytics solutions. Leveraging their Insurance Analytic Framework (IAF), which delivers accurate, available and actionable key metrics and dimensions specific to the insurance industry, MSBS has established a dominant presence in an otherwise underserved market. With the integration of these capabilities into the Cover-All portfolio, the combined company will be well positioned to deliver additional value to the existing customers of both companies, as well as benefit from an unrivaled and unique competitive advantage in its combined offerings.
While delivering three consecutive years of record revenues and profits, Cover-All has also been focused on building an innovative insurance information platform (My Insurance Center) utilizing leading-edge technologies and an information-centric architecture. These capabilities combined with exciting new offerings to My Insurance Center expected to be completed in late 2010, have positioned the Company for continued strong growth and profitability.
The acquisition of MSBS represents an additional pillar of the Company’s broader growth strategy as it looks to expand its customer base by offering additional leading-edge capabilities. Cover-All’s strategy includes continued focus on identifying immediately accretive opportunities that fit within its strategic vision.
“Thanks to our innovative strategy, customer focus, and talented results-oriented staff, I believe Cover-All has reached the point where we are ready for break-out growth, and this acquisition is evidence of that fact,” commented John Roblin, Chairman and CEO of Cover-All. “With our strong balance sheet and cash position, we are now able to shift our focus from stabilization to cultivation, and execute on the second part of our carefully planned growth strategy – a strategy which includes immediately accretive acquisitions which in turn, serve to fuel our organic growth and expanded offerings.”
“This acquisition presents an excellent opportunity for MSBS to move to the next level as we join the Cover-All family,” said Seth Rachlin, CEO of MSBS. “Building on our hard work over the past four years, we will now have additional resources to expand capabilities and our footprint.”
The acquisition creates a new opportunity for existing, as well as potential customers of both companies to leverage the power of an integrated solution that merges highly-focused Insurance Business Analytics with My Insurance Center, Cover-All’s revolutionary Policy Life-Cycle Management solution set. Additionally, the combined entity will look to leverage Cover-All’s proven business model of generating recurring revenue with a flexible cost structure, to drive further improvements to MSBS’s margins.
Cover-All continues to expand its reputation as a leader in developing innovative solutions for the insurance industry by focusing on the value of information. Following a philosophy of information-centric technology, Cover-All’s My Insurance Center has been built around the notion of leveraging the availability of data to drive business value. Similarly, MSBS has established an equally dominant position in their niche, focusing on a likeminded philosophy, developing the tools and know-how to assimilate data into powerful Business Intelligence. Further, both Cover-All and MSBS have established meaningful relationships within a similar market segment (but without any overlap) which will give rise to tremendous cross-selling opportunities.
Cover-All was advised by LMC Capital LLC, a boutique investment banking firm dedicated exclusively to the insurance industry.
Conference Call Information
Management will conduct a live teleconference to discuss this acquisition at 4:30 p.m. EDT on April 12, 2010. Anyone interested in participating should call 877-941-2069 if calling from the United States, or 480-629-9713 if dialing internationally. A replay will be available until April 19, 2010, which can be accessed by dialing 800-406-7325 within the United States and 1-303-590-3030 if dialing internationally. Please use passcode 4282019 to access the replay. In addition, the call will be webcast and will be available on the Company’s website at http://www.cover-all.com/.
About Moore Stephens Business Solutions
Moore Stephens Business Solutions (MSBS) is committed to being the leading provider of performance and data management solutions to the global insurance industry. MSBS seeks to bring together deep industry knowledge and proven frameworks with technology expertise in the deployment of non-proprietary, commercial software solutions. MSBS strives, above all, to be thought leaders on how Enterprise Data Management and Business Intelligence capabilities can deliver value to insurance carriers, reinsurers, MGAs and brokers. The interest in performance and data management solutions within the insurance industry is growing rapidly as companies try to keep pace with competition, prepare for a softening market, and better understand the level of market penetration and service being provided to its customers and by its partners. MSBS has delivered over 140 performance and data management solutions that have enabled clients to make data accurate, available, and actionable.
About Cover-All Technologies Inc.
Cover-All Technologies Inc., since 1981, has been a leader in developing sophisticated software solutions for the property and casualty insurance industry – first to deliver PC-based commercial insurance rating and policy issuance software. Currently, Cover-All is building on its reputation for quality insurance solutions, knowledgeable people and outstanding customer service by creating new and innovative insurance solutions that leverage the latest technologies and bring our customers outstanding capabilities and value.
With extensive insurance knowledge, experience and commitment to quality, Cover-All continues its tradition of developing technology solutions designed to revolutionize the way the property and casualty insurance business is conducted. Additional information is available online at www.cover-all.com
Cover-All®, My Insurance Center™ (MIC) and Insurance Policy Database™ (IPD) are trademarks or registered trademarks of Cover-All Technologies Inc. All other company and product names mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
Forward-looking Statements
Statements in this press release, other than statements of historical information, are forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks which may cause the Company’s actual results in future periods to differ materially from expected results. Those risks include, among others, risks associated with increased competition, customer decisions, the successful completion of continuing development of new products, the successful negotiations, execution and implementation of anticipated new software contracts, the successful addition of personnel in the marketing and technical areas, our ability to complete development and sell and license our products at prices which result in sufficient revenues to realize profits and other business factors beyond the Company’s control. Those and other risks are described in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) over the last 12 months, including but not limited to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, filed with the SEC on March 30, 2009, copies of which are available from the SEC or may be obtained upon request from the Company.
Contact:
Cover-All Technologies Inc.
Ann Massey, 973-461-5190
Chief Financial Officer
amassey@cover-all.com
or
Investors:
Hayden IR
Brett Maas, 646-536-7331
Principal
brett@haydenir.com
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Ford Motor Co. is on a roll. Its popular new cars and trucks are grabbing a bigger share of the U.S. market. It’s about to erase a big portion of its health care debts. And Ford is adding a significant number of jobs for the first time in years.
