VIQ Solutions Reports First Quarter 2012 Results

MARKHAM, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - May 24, 2012) - VIQ Solutions Inc. ("VIQ Solutions" or the "Corporation") (TSX VENTURE:VQS), a world leader in computer-based digital audio and video capture and management, today reported its financial results for the three month period ended March 31, 2012. Results are reported in Canadian dollars and are prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS").

"In Q1, VIQ Solutions converted numerous global opportunities into significant contract wins, resulting in a positive net income, EBITDA¹ and cash flow," said David Outhwaite, President and Chief Executive Officer of VIQ Solutions. "With a full pipeline and growing reputation around the world, we look to continue to build on the momentum we established in 2011."

Financial Highlights for the Quarter

• Achieved strong financial results with positive EBITDA of $173,518 and net income of $113,902 for the three month period ended March 31, 2012;
  
  
• Revenue from our transcription and recording services business units was $3.2 million for the three month period ended March 31, 2012, as compared to $2.6 million for the same period in 2011 representing an increase of $0.6 million or 20%, primarily due to an increase in business activity from our Australian transcription services business unit;
  
  
• Revenue from the computer products and services business unit was $0.82 million for the three month period ended March 31, 2012 as compared to $1.75 million for the same period in 2011. The Corporation earned approximately $1.5 million of software revenue from one contract in the first quarter of 2011 in connection with the national rollout in the United Kingdom; and
  
  
• Cash flows used in operating activities were $110,255 for the three month period ended March 31, 2012 as compared to $467,127 for the same period in 2011.
  

Business Highlights for the Quarter

• Successfully implemented the national roll-out of 536 installations of our multi-year digital audio recording and storage project in the United Kingdom with Atos Origin and Logica. The Corporation continues to earn on-going revenue from the UK project from related software support, installation and professional development services;
  
  
• Awarded a contract for digital audio and video capture in Mexico with local reseller Dyntra, S.A de C.V. to provide Encompass RPC software and Cisco hardware to the federal courthouse in Mérida in the Mexican state of Yucatán and successfully installed the pilot system in the quarter;
  
  
• Awarded a Canadian contract for digital audio capture and management by the Courts Administration Service to supply bilingual digital audio recording software and hardware for 48 fixed and mobile recording workstations for the Federal Court and Tax Court of Canada across the country; and
  
  
• Awarded a contract to provide digital audio capture and management software with local reseller Digital Voice Processing for the Botswana High Court in Gaborone, Botswana.
  

Notes

1. EBITDA is a non-IFRS earnings measure which does not have any standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS and therefore may not be comparable to EBITDA presented by other companies. EBITDA represents earnings before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization. This measure is important to management since it is used by potential investors to evaluate the Corporation's operating performance and ability to incur and service debt, and as a valuation metric. Investors are cautioned that this non-IFRS financial measure should not be construed as an alternative to other measures of financial performance calculated in accordance with IFRS.

Additional Information

The unaudited first quarter 2012 interim consolidated financial statements and results of operations and Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results and Financial Condition for the three month period ended March 31, 2012 will be posted on VIQ Solutions' website (under Investor Relations) at www.viqsolutions.com and on SEDAR's website at www.sedar.com. The financial information included in this release is qualified in its entirety and should be read together with the unaudited first quarter 2012 interim financial statements and the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2011, including the notes thereto.

About VIQ Solutions Inc.

VIQ Solutions is a global leader in computer-based digital audio and video capture and management. We develop software solutions that capture, digitize, and compress audio and video data, which is securely stored in a multi-tiered server system where it is easily searchable and shareable. Our innovative media processor technology allows users to remotely control audio-video capture in multiple locations from a single satellite location, allowing large-scale and complex installations to be managed efficiently by fewer resources. VIQ Solutions' technologies are installed in courts, legislative assemblies, law enforcement and hearing rooms around the world.

Forward-looking Statements

This release contains forward-looking statements and other statements concerning the Corporation's objectives and strategies and management's beliefs, plans and intentions about our achievements, goals, performance and other future events. These statements involve risks and uncertainties, which may cause actual results to differ materially from the statements made. When used in this press release, the words "anticipate," "believe," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "plan," "will," "would" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect VIQ Solutions' current views with respect to future events and are subject to such risks and uncertainties. Many factors could cause our actual results to differ materially from the statements made due to a number of factors including risks related to our ability to successfully execute our business plan which includes our revenue growth, our liquidity, our operating results, our technology and products. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein as intended, planned, anticipated or expected. VIQ Solutions does not intend and does not assume any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.