Stonegate Capital Partners Updates Coverage on Payment Data Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYDS)

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DALLAS, TX / ACCESSWIRE / October 24, 2017 / Payment Data Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYDS)
COMPANY DESCRIPTION
Payment Data Systems, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides integrated electronic payment processing services to merchants and businesses in the United States. The Company offers various types of automated clearing house (ACH) processing, and credit card, prepaid card, and debit card-based processing services. The Company also offers merchant account services for the processing of card-based transactions through the VISA, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, and JCB networks, including online terminal services accessed through a website or retail services, accessed through a physical terminal. Furthermore, the Company creates, manages, and processes prepaid card programs for corporate clients to issue prepaid cards to their customer base or employees and also issues general purpose, reloadable cards to consumers as an alternative to a traditional bank account. Payment Data Systems, Inc. was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas.
SUMMARY
Payment Data Systems is using the cash flow from its core ACH, credit card and debit card processing business to invest in new business opportunities. With a solid balance sheet and positive cash flow, the Company is investing for the long-term, and hopes to continue its growth by:
Operating in niche verticals where it can be a leader in ACH and credit card payment processing
Focusing on delivering a better customer experience compared to larger competitors by offering its customers leading technology platforms and customization. As an example, Payment Data Systems states that it was the first prepaid card integrated with Apple Pay
Enabling organic growth through continued use of its indirect sales model to drive revenue growth
Using its cash flow to fund growth initiatives such as continuously innovating its merchant processing platform
Expanding its ACH banking relationships
Increasing the brand awareness of its Akimbo platform
Supplementing its organic growth by targeting acquisitions of credit card processing portfolios that can provide immediate cash flow
A recent example of acquiring a company with complementary products and services is the deal just closed on Singular Payments as of 9/1/17; Singular Payments processed $440M in payments and 2.5M transactions in 2016. The acquisition of Singular should increase the Company's processed payments by about 15% and its processed transactions by about 20%
Continuing to rely on its balance sheet that shows no debt and has a clean capital structure
We employ a comparative company analysis using a Price/Sales framework for valuation. The details are on page 5 of the full report. We have factored in the recent acquisition of Singular Payments and as such, have adjusted our estimates. We expect a fairly seamless transition of the business from Singular; Vaden Landers, CEO of Singular Payments and now Chief Revenue Officer of the Company, and all Singular employees, are joining the PYDS team.
The full report can be accessed by clicking on the following link:
http://www.stonegateinc.com/reports/PYDS_Update_OCT_2017_Final.pdf
About Stonegate Capital Partners
Stonegate Capital Partners is a Dallas-based corporate advisory firm dedicated to serving the specialized needs of small cap public companies. Since our inception, our mission has been to find innovative, undervalued public companies for our network of leading institutional investors who seek high quality investment opportunities.
SOURCE: Stonegate Capital Partners