For
Immediate Release
YP
CORP ANNOUNCES THIRD FISCAL QUARTER 2006
RELEASE
DATE AND GUIDANCE
-
Company
Expects Significant Improvements in Financial Results and Customer Count -
Mesa,
Arizona (July 5, 2006) YP Corp. (YPNT: OTCBB), a leading provider of nationwide
Internet Yellow Pages and related services, today announced that it will report
its third fiscal quarter financial performance for the period ended June 30,
2006 on August 14, 2006. Further, the company is providing the following forward
guidance with regard to its key financial measures for that quarter in the
following ranges:
Guidance
for Q3 FY 2006 Ending June 30
Compared
to Results from the Prior Quarters’ Ending
March
31, 2006 and June 30, 2005
(in
millions)
|
June
30, 2006(E)
|
March
31, 2006
|
June
30, 2005
|
Net
revenues
|
$10.0
to 10.4
|
$9.0
|
$6.5
|
Operating
Income
|
$1.7
to 1.9
|
$1.2
|
$0.3
|
Net
income
|
$1.1
to 1.3
|
$0.8
|
($0.1)
|
This
guidance represents substantial increases in all measures from the second
quarter ended March 31, 2006 and a vast improvement over the losses experienced
the same quarter in the previous year.
Daniel
L.
Coury Sr., Chairman of the Board and Acting CEO, said, “YP Corp. expects to
report its third consecutive quarter of sharply improved financial performance.
Innovative marketing programs, defined sales programs and our continuous focus
on improving the value of operating capabilities are driving significant
improvements in financial results. With the continuing success of these sales
and marketing programs and the new Local Exchange Carrier (LEC) billing
capabilities, we are also expecting double-digit growth in our quarterly average
billed listing count.”
“We
plan
to continue to expand our product offerings, enhance our web-based information
services platform and develop strategic partnerships to best position YP Corp
to
increase value for both customers and shareholders,” Coury added.
About
YP Corp
YP
Corp.,
a leading provider of Internet-based Yellow Pages services, offers an Internet
Advertising Package ™ (“IAP”) that includes a Mini-WebPage ™ and Preferred
Listing through its Yellow Pages website at www.yp.com.
The
Company’s website contains listings for approximately 17 million businesses in
the United States.
YP
Corp.
also provides an array of other Internet services that complements its Yellow
Pages website, including an Internet Dial-Up Package ™ (dial-up internet access)
and QuickSite ™ (website design & hosting services).
YP
Corp.
is a longstanding member, exhibitor, and sponsor of the two major Yellow Pages
trade associations - Yellow Pages Association (YPA), the major trade association
of Yellow Pages publishers throughout the world, and the Association of
Directory Publishers (ADP), which mostly represents independent Yellow Pages
publishers. YP Corp. is based in Mesa, Ariz., and Las Vegas. For more
information, visit the website at www.yp.com.
Forward-Looking
Disclaimer
This
press release includes statements that constitute “forward-looking statements,”
which are often characterized by the terms “may,” “believes,” “projects,”
“expects,” or “anticipates,” and do not reflect historical facts.
Forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties, and other factors
that
may cause actual results, performance, or achievements of YP Corp and its
subsidiary to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking
statements speak only as of the date the statement was made. YP Corp. does
not
undertake and specifically declines any obligation to update any forward-looking
statements.
Contact
Information
Roger
Bedier
YP
Corp.
Investor
Relations
Ph:
480-654-9646 x1239
Fax:
480-654-9747