Deer Park, NY,
Thursday, May 16, 2002 QuesTec, Inc. (OTC BB
QSTI), a digital media content provider of
real-time measurement, virtual replays and
interactive content for entertainment and
mainstream professional sports, reported net
sales of $162,525 for the quarter decreased by
$27,475 or 14.5% over the net sales of
$190,000 for the same period of the previous
fiscal year. The decrease is attributable to
the one-time development fee, which the
Company received for the same period of the
previous fiscal year from Major League
Baseball ("MLB") at the beginning of
the Company's previously announced five-year
Agreement to develop, install and operate its
Umpire Information System ("UIS").
Revenues for the fiscal third quarter ended
March 31, 2002 are attributed to the continued
expansion and installation of the UIS in Major
League and Minor League ballparks, game data
processing, Spring Training data collection
and the Company's participation at MLB's 2002
Umpire Retreat.
QuesTec's total
operating expenses of $161,814 for the quarter
decreased by $179,903 or 52.7% from $341,787
for the same period of the previous fiscal
year. The Company generated a net loss of
$39,541 or $0.00 per share for the fiscal
third quarter ended March 31, 2002, as
compared to a net loss of $191,612 or $0.01
per share for the third quarter of the
previous fiscal year. The improvement in the
Company's results of operations from the same
period of its prior fiscal year is primarily
attributable to continued expansion of the
installation and operation of the Company's
Umpire Information System for Major League
Baseball and a decrease in the Company's total
operating expenses.
During the fiscal
year ended June 30, 2001, the Company's Board
of Directors established clear business
strategies and principles relating to business
development, operating efficiency, managerial
tasks, product pricing, debt reduction and
investor relations. The reductions in total
operating expenses are the direct result of
those efforts.
The Company's net
sales of $848,925 for the nine months ended
March 31, 2002, increased by $369,623 or 43.5%
over the net sales of $479,302 for the same
period of the previous fiscal year. The
increase is attributable to advertising sales
generated by the Company's PitchTrax(TM)
virtual replay technology and by the Company's
ongoing contractual relationship with Major
League Baseball. The Company's total operating
expenses of $599,121 for the nine months ended
March 31, 2002 decreased by $373,166 or 38.4%
from $972,287 for the same period of the
previous fiscal year.
The Company continues
to make significant progress in the
installation and operation of its systems and
technology in Major League and Minor League
ballparks. QuesTec is also working to
establish its Internet baseball content as a
unique real-time feature for live game
coverage. In October 2001, the Company was
contracted to provide FOX Sports.com's
interactive video game "Hit The
Pros" with pitch content for the 2001
World Series. The "Hit The Pros"
game was sponsored by Oral Health America's
NSTEP.org, and was used to promote their
"Smokeless Tobacco Does Not Mean Harmless
Tobacco" campaign.
The Company generated
net income of $38,880 or $0.00 per share for
the fiscal nine months ended March 31, 2002,
as compared to a net loss of $658,302 or $0.02
per share for the first nine months of the
previous fiscal year, which represents a
positive net change of $697,182 or $0.02 per
share. The improvement in the Company's
results of operations from the same period of
its prior fiscal year is primarily
attributable to an increase in its
year-to-date net sales and a decrease in its
total operating expenses.
The UIS is a new
system that was deployed just before the 2001
All Star Break. It is an enhanced version of
the Company's core technology. The UIS is a
state-of-the-art pitch measurement and
reporting system which was developed to
integrate with MLB's officiating process and
to support their previously announced strike
zone initiatives. As part of the agreement
with MLB, the Company will install, operate
and maintain the UIS for the five-year term of
the contract. The Company anticipates revenues
to exceed $4 million during the initial five
(5) year term of the Agreement.
While the weakness in
the economy has had an impact on sports
related advertising, the Company does not
believe that this will have an impact on its
ability to sustain continued revenue growth.
The shake-out of the "dot-coms" and
the delays with the deployment of interactive
television have had an adverse effect on the
Company's ability to market and sell its
products and services to these sectors.
Management is confident that as these sectors
evolve and develop the Company is well
positioned to capitalize on their growth and
content needs.
During the second and
third fiscal quarters, the Company has been
involved in negotiating an international
"License" Agreement for baseball.
Management believes that it will deploy the
Company's first systems abroad sometime during
the next fiscal quarter. This is a direct
result of the Company's previously announced
efforts to concentrate on existing products
and markets, both domestically and
internationally.
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releases and other QuesTec information are
available on the QuesTec web site www.questec.com.
For
more information on eReplays™, please visit www.ereplays.com
For more information about QuesTec,
Inc. contact Ron Klimkowski at (631) 243-1880
or email ikit@questec.com.
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future performance of our core businesses and
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