iMergent Reports Fiscal First Quarter 2010 Financial Results

PHOENIX, Nov. 2, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- iMergent, Inc. (AMEX:IIG), a leading
provider of eCommerce software, site development, web hosting and search engine
optimization for businesses and entrepreneurs, today reported financial results
for its first fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2009.

Fiscal First Quarter 2010 Compared to 2009

Net income for the first quarter of fiscal 2010 was $718,000, or $0.06 per
diluted common share, compared to a net loss of $7,499,000, or $0.66 per diluted
common share in the same quarter last year. Income before income tax provision
for the first quarter of fiscal 2010 was $1,100,000 compared to a loss of
$1,618,000 in the same quarter last year. The positive results were due in large
part to the continued success of cost saving initiatives which significantly
reduced our selling and marketing expenses to approximately 46% of revenue in
the current quarter down from approximately 63% of revenue in the same quarter
last year. The income tax provision for the first quarter of fiscal 2010 was
$382,000, compared to an income tax provision of $5,881,000 in the prior year
quarter. The higher than normal income tax provision in the prior year quarter
was primarily due to an increase in our valuation allowance and FIN 48 liability
as a result of our settlement discussions with the IRS in the prior year.

Product and other revenues for the first quarter of fiscal 2010 were
$12,684,000, compared to $19,401,000 for the same quarter last year. The lower
product and other revenues were a result of a 26% reduction in the number of
workshops conducted during the current quarter as compared to the prior year
quarter, a decrease in the percentage of attendees purchasing to 23% in the
current quarter, compared to 32% in the prior year quarter, as well as a 32%
reduction in principal cash collected on our receivables portfolio. Commission
and other revenues for the first quarter of fiscal 2010 decreased 40% to
$4,694,000, compared to $7,865,000 for same quarter last year. Commission and
other revenues are derived from commissions on sales of ancillary products by
independent third-party partners as well as hosting and other revenues. The
lower commission and other revenues were a result of a smaller number of leads
sent to the independent third-party partners as a result of the reduction in
number of previews and workshops, as well as a decrease in the percentage of
customers utilizing these offerings.

Total operating expenses decreased 42% to $17,591,000 for the first quarter of
fiscal 2010, compared to $30,528,000 for the first quarter last year, primarily
as a result of the continuing impact of cost saving initiatives initiated in the
third quarter of fiscal 2009 as well as reduced costs as a result of conducting
fewer workshop events. Selling and marketing expenses as a percentage of revenue
decreased to 46% for the first quarter of fiscal 2010 compared to 63% for the
first quarter of fiscal 2009. The decrease is attributable to the continuation
of cost savings initiatives in the current quarter which reduced our cost per
direct response advertising piece which in turn decreased our advertising cost
per buyer.

Cash provided by operating activities was $963,000 for the first quarter of
fiscal 2010, compared to cash used for operating activities of $513,000 for the
same period in fiscal 2009. As of September 30, 2009, cash and cash equivalents
were $20,309,000, working capital was $16,495,000, and working capital excluding
deferred revenue was $37,867,000. Total current and long-term net trade
receivables were $27,903,000 as of September 30, 2009.

Steven G. Mihaylo, Chief Executive Officer of iMergent, stated, "We are pleased
with these results, particularly since the first fiscal quarter is typically our
slowest quarter of the year. The fiscal first quarter normally includes seasonal
weakness due to summer vacations which inhibit our ability to conduct events
during the first several weeks of July. Our cost saving initiatives and cost
controls continue to improve which were instrumental in enabling us to obtain
profitability in our first fiscal quarter for the first time since the September
2006 quarter. We continued to focus our efforts on improving our StoresOnline
product offerings as well as developing our Crexendo Business Solutions
division. We are continuing to work with our Value Added Resellers (VARs) to
identify high quality leads for our Software as a Service (SaaS) based eCommerce
solutions, search engine optimization (SEO) and search engine management (SEM)
offerings to the small to medium enterprise market (SME). In addition to our VAR
channel, we are working on developing a direct sales channel to address
opportunities which exist outside the VAR customer base or market. We are
pleased with the progress made with these efforts over the past quarter. We
continue to make progress in the development of our hosted telecom service lines
and reaffirm our expectation to launch our hosted telecom service during the
first half of calendar 2010.

Conference Call

The company is hosting a conference call today, November 2, 2009, at 1:30 p.m.
PT (4:30 p.m. ET). The conference call will be broadcast live over the Internet
at www.imergentinc.com. If you do not have Internet access, the telephone
dial-in number is 800-990-8058 for domestic participants and 973-638-3325 for
international participants. Please dial in five to ten minutes prior to the
beginning of the call at 1:30 p.m. PT (4:30 p.m. ET). A telephone replay will be
available two hours after the call through February 2, 2010 by dialing
800-642-1687 for domestic callers or 706-645-9291 for international callers and
entering access code 95395409. Online webcast replay will be available for 90
days from the date of the call.

About iMergent

iMergent provides eCommerce solutions to entrepreneurs and businesses enabling
them to market and sell their business products or ideas via the Internet. The
company sells its proprietary software and training services which help users
build Internet strategies to allow entrepreneurs and businesses to market and
sell their products, accept online orders, analyze marketing performance and
manage pricing and customers over the Internet. In addition to software and
training, iMergent offers site development, web hosting and search engine
optimization (SEO). iMergent, StoresOnline and Crexendo Business Solutions, Inc.
are trademarks of iMergent, Inc.

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release contains forward-looking statements. The Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a "safe harbor" for such forward-looking
statements. The words "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "will" and
other similar statements of expectation identify forward-looking statements.
Specific forward-looking statements in this press release include information
about iMergent, (1) continuing to focus on the small to medium enterprise market
(SME) through its Crexendo Business Solutions division, 2) expecting to launch
its hosted telecom service during the first half of calendar 2010. You are
cautioned not to place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements. We do
not undertake any obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements
to reflect events, circumstances or new information after the release of this
press release, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

For a more detailed discussion of risk factors that may affect iMergent's
operations and results, please refer to the company's Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended September 30, 2009 and Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2009. These
forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which such statements
are made, and the company undertakes no obligation to update such
forward-looking statements, except as required by law.

Tables to Follow

iMERGENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands, except shares and per share data)
(unaudited)

Sept. 30, June 30,
2009 2009
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Assets

Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 20,309 $ 20,474
Restricted cash 1,773 1,802
Trade receivables, net of allowance for
doubtful accounts of $6,304
as of September 30, 2009 and $9,670
as of June 30, 2009 19,427 20,771
Inventories 439 256
Income taxes receivable 137 1,826
Deferred income taxes 1,051 2,171
Prepaid expenses and other 4,650 1,524
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Total Current Assets 47,786 48,824

Certificate of deposit 500 500
Long-term trade receivables, net of
allowance for
doubtful accounts of $4,114
as of September 30, 2009 and $4,437 as
of June 30, 2009 8,476 9,985
Property and equipment, net 1,473 1,322
Deferred income taxes 5,650 4,975
Intangible assets, net 1,303 1,400

Other assets 331 348
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Total Assets $ 65,519 $ 67,354
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Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable $ 3,124 $ 2,265
Accrued expenses 6,566 6,257
Income taxes payable 160 41
Dividend payable -- 229
Deferred revenue, current portion 21,372 23,627
Note payable, current portion 69 68
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Total Current Liabilities 31,291 32,487

Deferred revenue, net of current portion 8,693 10,236
Note payable, net of current portion 30 47
Other long-term liabilities 187 184
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Total Liabilities 40,201 42,954
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Commitments and contingencies

Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred stock, par value $0.001 per
share - authorized 5,000,000 shares;
none issued -- --
Common stock, par value $0.001 per share -
authorized 100,000,000 shares; 11,446,320
shares outstanding as of
September 30, 2009 and
11,425,320 shares outstanding
as of June 30, 2009 11 11
Additional paid-in capital 52,982 52,782
Accumulated deficit (27,675) (28,393)
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Total Stockholders' Equity 25,318 24,400
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Total Liabilities and Stockholders'
Equity $ 65,519 $ 67,354
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iMERGENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)

Three Months Ended
September 30,
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2009 2008
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Revenues:
Product and other $ 12,684 $ 19,401
Commission and other 4,694 7,865
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Total revenues 17,378 27,266
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Operating expenses:
Cost of product and other revenues 5,583 8,367
Selling and marketing 7,904 17,066
General and administrative 3,601 4,512
Research and development 503 583
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Total operating expenses 17,591 30,528
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Loss from operations (213) (3,262)
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Other income (expense):
Interest income 1,343 1,861
Interest expense (3) (4)
Other expense, net (27) (213)
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Total other income, net 1,313 1,644
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Income (loss) before income
tax provision 1,100 (1,618)

Income tax provision (382) (5,881)
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Net income (loss) $ 718 $ (7,499)
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Net income (loss) per common share:
Basic $ 0.06 $ (0.66)
Diluted $ 0.06 $ (0.66)
Dividends per common share: $ 0.02 $ 0.11
Weighted average common shares
outstanding:
Basic 11,398,115 11,338,917
Diluted
11,525,148 11,338,917
iMERGENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands)
(unaudited)

Three Months Ended
September 30,
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2009 2008
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income (loss) $ 661 $ (7,499)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to
net cash provided by (used for) operating
activities:
Depreciation and amortization 354 352
Stock-based compensation expense 429 337
Deferred income taxes 445 (499)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Restricted cash 29 --
Trade receivables 2,853 (1,230)
Inventories (183) (50)
Income taxes receivable 1,689 (536)
Prepaid expenses and other (2,830) (2,818)
Other assets 17 (253)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses 1,118 3,998
Income taxes payable 176 (212)
Deferred revenue (3,798) 1,463
Other long-term liabilities 3 6,434
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Net cash provided by (used for)
operating activities 963 (513)
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CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Acquisition of property and equipment (358) (337)
Acquisition of property held-for-sale (296) --
Proceeds from sale of available-for-sale
securities -- 900
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Net cash provided by (used for)
investing activities (654) 563
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CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from exercise of stock options -- 296
Principal payments on note payable (16) --
Dividend payments (458) (1,259)
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Net cash used for financing activities (474) (963)
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NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS (165) (913)

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD 20,474 26,184
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CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD $ 20,309 $ 25,271
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Supplemental cash flow information:
Interest paid 4 4
Income taxes paid 781 428
Non-cash investing and financing information:
Accrued purchases of property and equipment 50 --
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CONTACT: iMergent, Inc.
Steven G. Mihaylo, CEO
775-530-3955
Stevemihaylo@imergentinc.com