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July 7, 2009 Intelligent Systems Corporation 1
Intelligent Systems Investor Conference Call
July 7, 2009
Review of Operating Companies
ChemFree
CoreCard Software
Rights Offering Summary
Q & A
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Forward Looking Statements
In addition to historical information, this presentation may contain forward- looking statements relating to Intelligent Systems Corporation (“ISC”). All statements, trend analyses and other information contained in the following discussion relative to markets for our products and trends in revenue, gross margins and anticipated expense levels, as well as other statements including words such as “anticipate”, “believe”, “plan”, “estimate”, “expect”, “likely” and “intend”, and other similar expressions constitute forward-looking statements. Prospective investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and that actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements are based upon information available to ISC on the date of this presentation. A number of the factors that could impact our future operations are discussed in Management’s Discussion and Analysis in Item 7 of our 2008 Form 10-K and in the section titled Risk Factors in the Prospectus dated June 18, 2009.
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Rights Offering proceeds will be used primarily to support CoreCard Software growth plans and other general business purposes
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The SmartWasher® Bioremediating Parts Washer.
Consumable Fluid and Filters Replenished Monthly+
OzzyMat™
OzzyJuice™
ChemFree Corporation
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ChemFree / ISC History
• Two people with idea for cleaning water towers with aqueous-based, non-bioremediating solution
• ChemFree founded – 100% owned by ISC• ISC funded development of technology & start-up
operations• Introduced bioremediation concept for parts washers• ISC & ChemFree management are inventors and co-
inventors on ChemFree patents • ChemFree operations located at ISC HQ in Norcross GA
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ChemFree
• Recognized leader & pioneer in bio-remediating parts washer systems
• “Green” solution for cleaning automotive and industrial parts – positive trend
• Established domestic & international distribution; installed base of >25,000 machines
• 11 US and 15 foreign patents issued• Profitable for 5+ years, despite high legal $$
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What the SmartWasher® Bioremediation Solution means to customers:
INCREASED EMPLOYEE SAFETYNo exposure to harmful, caustic solvents
REDUCED OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE COSTS
No expensive maintenance or service contracts
REDUCE AIR POLLUTIONNo VOC production
ELIMINATE WORKING WITH HAZARDOUS WASTE No Flash Point No VOC production
Non-toxic Non-caustic
END HAZARDOUS WASTE GENERATIONNo hauling No manifesting
No record keeping No regulatory hassles
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ChemFree Customer Mix and Sample Customers
US Distributors
Corporate & Military
Lease Customers
International Distributors
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ChemFree CompetitionTraditional solvent-based machines and hazardous waste haulers
Other aqueous based solutions
ChemFree’s SmartWasher® competes based on:Never generates hazardous wastesImproved employee safety & health Bio-remediation cleans better than plain aqueous washersSupports compliance with regulations & trends emphasizing
positive environmental impactReduced air pollution compared to alternativesPatented systemNo long-term service contracts needed
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ChemFree Key Revenue Metrics & Trends
SmartWasher® machine sales
Unit sales lower in YTD 2009 vs 2008• end of high volume Cintas rollout in 2008• some impact from economic slowdown • conservative plan for balance of year
Fluid & Filter consumable sales
Increasing component of revenue – > 50% YTD revenueStrong recurring revenue stream tied to installed base Gross margin on supplies higher than GM on machines
Lease revenue PepBoys/Firestone/TiresPlus leases Recurring monthly revenue stream YTD 2009 levels approximate 2008
2009 Outlook~$10M Revenue~$2M EBITDA (excluding legal $)
SmartWasher Machines 24% of revenueFluid & Filter 50%Lease 18% Other 8% Domestic 88% vs International 12%
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CoreCard Software the “back-office” software used to process and manage consumer and business accounts associated with:
• Credit cards• Debit cards• Fleet cards• Gift cards• Payroll & benefit cards• Loyalty programs• Short-term, revolving loans• Accounts receivable • … and more
Both Licensed Software +
Processing Services
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CoreCard / ISC History1993 ISC acquired majority interest in Credit Card
Software, Inc. (CCS) and changed name to PaySys International
2001 PaySys sold to First Data Corp. for ~$135M;CoreCard spun off prior to sale as new company with 40+ engineers to continue software development
2002 ISC acquired majority ownership in CoreCard
2003 Romania office established
2004 India office established
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Deep Experience in Payments Industry
CoreCard’s senior management has distilled lessons learned from 20+ years of conversions & implementations for leading card issuers & processors at PaySys …
VisionPLUSVision21 &
CardPac systems
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CoreCard Today140+ employees (25 US, others offshore)Offices in USA, India and Romania Industry & technical expertsSoftware platform and applications provide unique alternative to trends & problems in payments systemsLimited sales & marketing activities/personnel to dateEstablished reference accounts in target marketsExpanding CoreProcessingservices, marketing and infrastructureNot consistently profitable
Offices: Atlanta, India, Romania
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CoreCard’s Markets are financial institutions, retailers, marketers & processors that need to keep up with accounts and financial transactions for:
Credit Cards/Accounts: Revolving and non-revolving credit for consumer or business accounts (with or without a physical card)Involve interest, fees, settlement, collections etc. Market includes:
private label cardsfleet managementbank credit / debit cardsaccounts receivableshort term consumer loans
Prepaid Cards/Accounts: Pre-loaded funds drawn down for purchase or cash Typically involve variety of feesNo interest Multiple markets and types:
cross border remittancesgift cardsreward programspayroll & health care paymentssocial security & welfare paymentstransit cardsstore refunds … etc.
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Trends Driving Prepaid Card MarketIssuers/sponsors looking for new revenue sources and competitive advantageGrowing # of unbanked and under-banked consumers and employees (22M US households have no bank acct; $500B in PR checks issued annually to unbanked employees) Cross border transfers facilitated at lower cost with prepaid cardGovt. and employers need low cost, secure way to distribute funds to geographically disbursed recipients Consumers consider Prepaid cards safer than cash, better for budgeting and less costly than credit cards
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CoreCard’s software platform and applications provide customers in the financial payments markets with:
Faster time to market with new card programs
More efficient processes to reduce credit risk and lower operating costs
Ability to address global opportunities with one system
Flexibility to adapt to trends in consumer financing, payment methods and competition
CoreENGINE / Dashboard
Core DISPUTE
Core ACQUIRE
Core ISSUE
Core COLLECT
Core SALES
Customer Interfaces and Customization
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CoreENGINE™ Key Features & Benefits
Real-time posting
Unlimited hierarchies
Linear scalability
Fault tolerance
Localization editor
Runs on Intel-based HW
Embedded rules-based workflow engine
Always current interest, acct. balances, back dating, currency conversions
Enables flexibility, complex authorizations & processing rules, rollups
Software scales with volume growth
Uninterrupted operations
Embedded multilingual & multicurrency supports global operations on 1 system
Lower initial and total cost of ownership vslegacy/mainframe systems
Customize workflows quickly without new programming
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Sample Customer Applications Show Complexity & Flexibility of Software
Catalog Retailer Private label, complex A/R and collections for subprime consumer
Consumer Finance
Revolving short-term consumer loans in multi-state jurisdictions
Electronics Retailer
Private label revolving credit with cash advance feature
Fleet Card Issuer/Processor
End-to-end, complex revolving credit program for local and long-haul fleets
PrePaid Card Issuer/Processor
MasterCard branded programs for reloadable prepaid payroll and benefits disbursement
Dental Practice Installment loan financing for patients in 150+ clinic practice management group
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CoreProcessing™ ServicesUnique Offering – Outsourced Processing PLUS Licensing Option Using the Same Software.
Customers can:outsource their card processing to CoreCard initiallyretain the control and flexibility of a customized in-house system option to switch to in-house processing using same CoreCard software
and processes be able to graduate consumers from prepaid to credit cards .. and
manage both on the same software system
CoreProcessing™ Services offered in PCI compliant data center: :Configure– We configure our CoreEngine™ platform and CoreApplications for each customer Operate – We manage the customer’s system and provide processing services running the customer’s CoreCard software applicationLicense – Customer can opt to license their customized software for in- house processing.
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CoreCard Competition
ProcessorsTypically involve multi-year contracts, no real-time data access, limited mind-share, slow response time to market shifts, high price for small issuers and undifferentiated card programs. For example:. - First Data
- TYSYS- FiServe- Metavente- Galileo
Software VendorsCompetition varies by geography, market served, and functionality.For example:
- Card Tech- RS2 Group- TxVIA- Euronet Worldwide
Broadly categorized as Processors (which provide customers with an outsourced transaction processing solution) or Software Vendors (which offer customers an in-house transaction processing solution).
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Sales and MarketingCoreCard’s focus has been on establishing a select number of reference accounts in its target markets
By late 2008, US reference customers for all applications except full bank card implementation
CoreCard has not invested in full-time sales and marketing resources to date
Initial sales have been in response to customer enquiries 2009 plan calls for building marketing/sales team and infrastructure to drive new customer acquisition in US and select international marketsCoreCard has licensed its products direct to customers; may partner with distributor/reps for countries/regions outside the US
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CoreCard Revenue SourcesSoftware License Fees
+Professional Services
+Recurring Annual or Monthly Maintenance for License Customers
+Recurring Monthly Fees for CoreProcessing Customers
Outlook Revenue (GAAP) < $5M in 2009 and 2010
May lose/invest up to $1M in 2009 and 2010
Revenue mix and volume varies significantly by quarter – timing of revenue recognition often not under our control
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Rights Offering Summary
Record Date June 17, 2009Expiration Date July 17, 2009Basic right - All shareholders have right to buy 1 share for each
share owned on record dateOversubscription right – up to 500,000 additional sharesShare price - $0.70 Proceeds - $1.4M to $3.1MUse - primarily support CoreCard growth plans; other general
business purposesManagement & BOD participationInformation Agent - Morrow & Co. ; telephone 800- 607-0088
The Company has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the SEC for the rights offering. A copy of the prospectus has been sent to each shareholder eligible to participate in the rights offering. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus and other documents the Company has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the Company and the rights offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov. The prospectus and other Company SEC Filings are also available on our website at www.intelsys.com.