Smart Move Reports Year End 2007 Results, Revenue Increases by 39%

Smart Move Reports Year End 2007 Results, Revenue Increases by 39%

DENVER, March 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Smart Move, Inc. AMEX: MVE, a Denver-based asset logistics manager providing a unique, and increasingly popular alternative solution for transporting household and commercial goods, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006.

For the year ended December 31, 2007 revenue increased by 39% to $5.8 million from $4.2 million recognized in 2006. The net loss for 2007 was $12.8 million, compared to a net loss of $9.9 million for the same period in 2006. The Company incurred significant non-cash expenses in 2007 and 2006. Total non-cash expenses in 2007 were approximately $8 million compared to non-cash expenses of approximately $5.1 million in 2006.

    The increase in net loss from 2006 to 2007 is due primarily to:

    --  an increase in interest expense of $1.1 million ($1.0 million of non
        cash interest expense),
    --  a non-cash loss on debt extinguishment of $1.3 million,
    --  an increase in depreciation of $1.8 million,
    --  non-cash impairment expense of $1.6 million, and an
    --  increase in selling, general and administrative expenses of
        approximately $141,000  (exclusive of depreciation, amortization and
        non-cash compensation).

The above were reduced by an increase in income tax benefit of $2.1 million and the increase of $1.6 million in revenues.

Basic and diluted net loss per share for the year ended December 31, 2007 was $(1.21), compared to $(1.77) reported in the same period in 2006. Net loss per share is based upon weighted average shares outstanding of 10,623,167 for the year ended December 31, 2007, compared to 5,584,420 for the year ended December 31, 2006. The increase in weighted average shares is primarily due to the shares issued in conjunction with the December 2006 IPO, the conversion of debt and interest expense to common stock in 2006 and 2007.

Revenue for the fourth quarter increased by approximately $250,000 to $1,208,000, an increase of 26%.

"2007 has been a transition year for Smart Move. The company did not achieve the top line revenue we had anticipated for the year, but we believe that all of our efforts in establishing new revenue opportunities with van lines, our affiliate program and the acquisition of StarMove Alliance, set the stage for 2008. We have been very aggressive in partnering with van lines and corporate relocation companies, and are excited about the growth we project from these alliances. In addition we continue to see month over month and year over year growth in our internal move bookings. The company needs to secure additional capital in the near future to support operations while it continues to increase sales volume. We expect general sales activity to increase from all sources as we enter the 2008 moving season" said Chris Sapyta, President and Chief Executive Officer. He added, "We continue to explore alliance relationships as well as commercial opportunities that we believe will add value to Smart Move."

Selected highlights for the year ended December 31, 2007 versus the prior year follows:

    --  We have added over $10.9 million of property and equipment, including
        over 4,100 new SmartVault(TM) containers.
    --  We believe our current fleet of approximately 4,500 SmartVaults(TM)
        has the capacity to enable us to generate over $18 million in annual
        revenues.
    --  Smart Move lowered its average freight expense as compared to the
        prior year period by 25%.   Freight expense is the single biggest
        component of cost of goods sold; in 2006 freight expense was 83% of
        the top line revenues, for 2007, the average was 58%.
    --  We launched our affiliate program which allows local moving companies
        to book moves through our proprietary software.  We estimate that
        there are over 5,000 local moving companies in the markets that we
        serve that we can target for this program.
    --  We refined our software to provide for automation in the quoting of
        long-distance freight costs, and to help improve our operating
        margins.
    --  We have refined our internal processes to allow us to handle
        significant increases in the volume of moves with our existing
        infrastructure.
    --  The Smart Move concept gained recognition within the close-knit moving
        industry community.  National relocation firms became aware that Smart
        Move's service offering addresses specific current needs in their
        industry.
    --  We expanded our alliances with leading interstate van lines that are
        taking advantage of the outstanding transit times and performance
        metrics that Smart Move has demonstrated it can deliver.
    --  We acquired Star Move Alliance, which establishes us as a third party
        move manager.  The platform allows us to generate revenue from move
        lead referrals, from direct booking fees from van lines and from our
        completed jobs.

Cash Flow

In view of our lack of operating history and present inability to generate revenues sufficient to cover our operating expenses, our auditors have stated in their audit opinion that there currently exists a substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.

Net cash used in operations was approximately $5.6 for the year ended December 31, 2007. Cash was consumed by the net loss of $12.8 million, less total non-cash expenses of approximately $8 million.

    Noncash items included:

    --  $3 million for depreciation,
    --  $1.4 million of amortization of debt discounts,
    --  $1.3 million of loss on debt extinguishment,
    --  $1.6 million of impairments,
    --  $284,000 in non-cash compensation costs,
    --  $250,000 of shares and warrants issued upon conversion of interest to
        equity, and
    --  $168,000 of bad debts.

These non-cash charges were offset by a deferred income tax benefit of $2.4 million. Cash was also consumed by increases in accounts receivable of $126,000, prepaid expense and packing supplies of $125,000 and contracts in process of $149,000 during the period. An increase in accounts payable of $934,000, an increase in accrued interest of $705,000 and an increase in deferred revenue of $343,000 provided cash.

Smart Move, Inc. Conference Call

Management will hold a conference call to discuss year end results on April 2, 2008 at 12:00 pm Eastern Time (10:00 a.m. Mountain). The call in number is 800-218-8862 (local 303-262-2131)

About Smart Move, Inc.

Smart Move is an innovative logistics company providing services through deployment of a fleet of Company-owned, SmartVault(TM) shipping containers to execute the movement of goods. Smart Move utilizes its proprietary and licensed technologies to efficiently manage its fleet of assets, providing superior security, scheduling flexibility and expedited service on behalf of its customers and alliance partners. Smart Move sells its services direct to moving consumers, and provides moving capacity and guaranteed logistic services to van lines and agents nation wide. http://www.gosmartmove.com

Safe Harbor Statement Under The U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act Of 1995

Certain statements in this release which are not historical facts are forward-looking statements such as statements relating to future operating results, existing and expected competition, financing and refinancing sources and availability and plans for future development or expansion activities and capital expenditures. These "forward-looking statements" are within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In many but not all cases you can identify forward-looking statements by words such as "anticipate," "believe," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "plan," "potential," "should," "will" and "would" or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions. These forward-looking statements include statements regarding the company's expectations, beliefs, or intentions about the future, and are based on information available to the company at this time. Smart Move assumes no obligation to update any of these statements and specifically declines any obligation to update or correct any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events. Such forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties that may significantly affect our liquidity and results in the future and, accordingly, actual results may differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those related to effects of competition, leverage and debt service financing and refinancing efforts, general economic conditions, changes in laws or regulations and risks related to development activities as described in our registration statement on Form SB-2 filed for Smart Move's initial public offering, and other risk factors that will be described from time to time in the company's SEC reports, including its annual report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2007.

                           Contact: Pete Bloomquist
                               Smart Move, Inc.
                                 303-339-9558



                               Smart Move, Inc.
                                Balance Sheet

                                                             December 31, 2007
                                    ASSETS
    Current assets:
     Cash and cash equivalents                           $            369,189
     Account receivable trade, net of allowance of
      $45,000                                                          80,112
     Packing supplies                                                  94,437
     Contracts in process                                             517,485
     Prepaid and other                                                146,259

          Total current assets                                      1,207,482

    Property and equipment, net                                    15,942,718

    Other assets                                                      113,546
                                                                   16,056,264

    Total assets                                         $         17,263,746

                     LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

    Current liabilities:

     Accounts payable                                    $          2,550,281
     Accrued interest                                                 435,804
     Deferred revenue                                                 456,247
     Current portion of long-term debt and notes
      payable, (face amount of $1,460,380) net of
      discounts of  $1,051,310                                        409,070
     Current portion of obligations under capital
      leases                                                           91,648

          Total current liabilities                                 3,943,050

     Long-term liabilities:
     Long-term debt and notes payable, less current
      portion, (face amount of $9,905,148) net of
      discounts of $3,552,103                                       6,353,045
     Obligations under capital leases, less current
      portion                                                         145,653
    Total long-term liabilities                                     6,498,698
     Total liabilities                                             10,441,748

    Commitments and contingent liabilities

    Shareholders' equity:
    Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value, 10,000,000
     shares authorized; no shares issued                                    -
    Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 100,000,000
     shares authorized 10,979,699 issued and
     outstanding                                                        1,097
    Additional paid-in-capital                                     20,807,395
    Accumulated deficit                                           (13,986,494)
     Total shareholders' equity                                     6,821,998
     Total liabilities and shareholders' equity          $         17,263,746



                               Smart Move, Inc.
                           Statements of Operations

                                                 Year ended        Year ended
                                                December 31,      December 31,
                                                    2007              2006
    Sales                                      $   5,810,898    $   4,184,554

    Cost of moving and storage (exclusive
     of depreciation, amortization and
     impairment shown separately below)            6,337,360        4,827,273
    Depreciation and amortization                  2,878,391        1,104,590
    Impairment of fixed assets                     1,539,563                -
    Total cost of moving and storage              10,755,314        5,931,863

      Gross loss                                  (4,944,416)      (1,747,309)

    Selling, general and administrative
     expenses (exclusive of depreciation,
     amortization and impairment shown
     separately below and including non-cash
     compensation of $284,180 and $2,690,836
     for the year ended December 31, 2007 and
     2006, respectively)                           6,240,640        6,099,422
    Depreciation and amortization                    162,553           99,395
    Impairment of note receivable                          -           47,000
    Impairment of capitalized software                30,795
    Write off of deferred offering costs                   -          602,262
    Total selling, general and administrative
     expenses                                      6,433,988        6,848,079
      Operating loss                             (11,378,404)      (8,595,388)

    Other income (expense):
     Interest income                                 288,437          107,043
     Interest expense                             (2,754,027)      (1,614,331)
     Loss on extinguishment of debt               (1,328,565)               -
      Total other expense                         (3,794,155)      (1,507,288)

    Loss before income tax benefit               (15,172,559)     (10,102,676)
    Income tax (benefit)                          (2,367,000)        (233,000)
    Net loss                                 $   (12,805,559)  $   (9,869,676)

    Net loss per share:
      Basic and diluted                            $   (1.21)       $   (1.77)
    Shares used to compute net loss per share:
      Basic and diluted                           10,623,167        5,584,420



                               Smart Move, Inc.
                           Statements of Cash Flows

                                                 Year ended        Year ended
                                                December 31,      December 31,
                                                    2007              2006
    Cash flows from operating activities:
     Net loss                                $   (12,805,559)  $   (9,869,676)
      Adjustments to reconcile net loss
       to net cash used in operating
       activities:
        Depreciation and amortization              3,040,944        1,203,985
        Impairment of fixed assets                 1,539,563                -
        Impairment of capitalized/purchased
         software                                     30,795                -
        Non-cash compensation                        284,180        2,690,836
        Write off of deferred offering costs               -          602,262
        Amortization of debt discount              1,371,057          351,754
        Loss on debt extinguishment                1,328,565                -
        Amortization of warrants for services              -           11,786
        Bad debt expense                             168,014           31,858
        Additional shares issued upon conversion
         of debt to equity                           185,482           36,670
        Additional warrants issued upon
         conversion of debt to equity                 64,955          124,470
        Loss on asset disposal                             -            7,446
        Impairment of notes receivable                     -           47,000
        Deferred income tax benefit               (2,367,000)        (233,000)
    Change in operating assets and liabilities:
        Accounts receivable                         (126,846)        (114,720)
        Prepaid and other                            (31,434)        (102,083)
        Packing supplies                             (94,437)               -
        Contracts in process                        (149,597)        (149,168)
        Accounts payable                             934,247          121,996
        Accrued interest                             704,847          442,433
        Deferred revenue                             342,783           15,273
    Net cash used in operating activities         (5,579,441)      (4,780,878)
    Cash flows from investing activities:
        Additions of property and equipment
         (excluding items under capital lease)    (9,788,357)      (5,789,427)
        Capitalized internally developed software   (252,816)               -
        Notes receivable                                   -          (47,000)
        Deposits on office lease                     (39,200)         (44,000)
    Net cash used in investing activities        (10,080,373)      (5,880,427)
    Cash flows from financing activities:
        Proceeds from sale of member shares                -        2,100,008
        Offering costs on sale of and
         conversion to member shares                       -         (176,766)
        Proceeds from IPO                                  -       16,560,000
        Offering costs on IPO                              -       (2,302,315)
        Proceeds from exercise of options                  -           25,000
        Proceeds from notes payable                2,829,000        6,832,500
        Notes payable issuance costs                (233,395)        (532,113)
        Proceeds from bank debt                            -          500,000
        Bank debt issuance costs                           -           (4,500)
        Payments on bank debt                       (704,930)        (649,637)
        Payments on obligations under
         capital leases                              (97,495)         (79,139)
        Issuance of underwriter warrants
         in connection with IPO for cash                   -              100
        Checks drawn in excess of available
         bank balances                                     -         (199,802)
        Deferred offering costs                            -         (520,279)
    Net cash provided by financing activities      1,793,180       21,553,057
    Net increase (decrease) in cash and
     cash equivalents                            (13,866,634)      10,891,752
    Cash and cash equivalents at beginning
     of year                                      14,235,823        3,344,071
    Cash and cash equivalents at end of year     $   369,189   $   14,235,823
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