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Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

GSE SYSTEMS ANNOUNCES 2014 FOURTH QUARTER FINANCIAL RESULTS

Q4 2014 OVERVIEW
·
Revenue rose 6.9% to $13.1 million from $12.3 million in Q4 2013.
·
Gross profit of $4.1 million, or 30.9% of revenue, compared to gross profit of $3.6 million, or 29.5% of revenue, in Q4 2013.
·
Net loss of $0.8 million, or $0.05 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $0.2 million, or $0.01 per diluted share, in Q4 2013.
·
Net loss includes $0.5 million of pre-tax charges related to restructuring and Hyperspring acquisition costs.
At December 31, 2014
·
Total cash and equivalents of $13.6 million, or $0.76 per diluted share, excluding $4.2 million of restricted cash.
·
Working capital of $11.5 million.
·
$0 long-term debt.
·
Backlog of $48.4 million, up 6% from $45.7 million at end of Q3 2014.


Sykesville, MD – March 19, 2015 - GSE Systems, Inc. ("GSE" or "the Company") (NYSE MKT: GVP), a global energy industry performance improvement company, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter ("Q4") and year ended December 31, 2014.   Results for Q4 2014 and full year 2014 include the results of Hyperspring, LLC ("Hyperspring") from the date of its acquisition on November 14, 2014.

With the acquisition of Hyperspring, the Company has commenced reporting selected financial results for two business segments: Staff Augmentation, which provides personnel to fulfill staff positions on a short-term basis to energy industry customers; and Performance Improvement Solutions, which provides simulation, engineering and training solutions and services to the nuclear and fossil fuel power industry and to the chemical and petrochemical industries.  Hyperspring's results are included in the Staff Augmentation segment.

Jim Eberle, Chief Executive Officer of GSE, said, "In Q4 2014, we made significant strides in positioning GSE for the future with our acquisition of Hyperspring, our investment in IntelliQlik, LLC, and the restructuring of our U.S. and Swedish operations.  Hyperspring's staff augmentation business contributed $2.3 million to our consolidated Q4 revenue and in 2015 we will be focusing on expanding Hyperspring's U.S. nuclear customer base and diversifying into the fossil power industry.  IntelliQlik continues its development of a next generation, cloud-based software platform for online learning and learning management for all energy sectors and remains on target for a launch in late 2015.  We have restructured our Swedish operations due to a reduced level of simulation business in Japan post-Fukushima and in Europe with the continent's overall economic slowdown.  In 2015 our Performance Improvement Solutions business will be investing in additional business development and operations personnel for solutions aimed specifically at the chemical and petrochemical industries.   Our balance sheet remains strong, with approximately $13.6 million of cash and equivalents at quarter-end and no long-term debt, providing us with flexibility to selectively pursue additional growth opportunities as they arise."




Q4 2014 RESULTS
Q4 2014 revenue increased 6.9% to $13.1 million from $12.3 million in Q4 2013, driven by $2.3 million of incremental Staff Augmentation revenue for services provided by Hyperspring, which more than offsets a $1.4 million decline in Performance Improvement Solutions revenue.  The decline in Performance Improvement Solutions revenue primarily was attributable to a $2.5 million decrease in revenue from the $36.6 million Slovakia simulator project, which was completed and entered warranty in April 2014.  Revenue generated from domestic fossil fuel simulation projects increased by $1.4 million in Q4 2014 as compared to Q4 2013 mainly due to a large contract received from a U.S. utility for new high-fidelity operator training simulators for four power plants.
Gross profit in Q4 2014 increased to $4.1 million, or 30.9% of revenue, from $3.6 million, or 29.5% of revenue, in Q4 2013.  Staff Augmentation gross profit was $0.2 million, or 9.8% of Staff Augmentation revenue, in Q4 2014.  Performance Improvement Solutions gross profit was $3.9 million, or 35.3% of Performance Improvement Solutions revenue, in Q4 2014.  The increase in Performance Improvement Solutions gross profit as compared to 4Q 2013 is mainly attributable to an increase in the Company's Swedish gross profit due to the restructuring activities that occurred earlier in 2014 and an increase in EnVisionTM product gross profit offset by a reduction in nuclear simulation gross profit due to the completion of the Slovakia project in April 2014.
Selling, general & administrative expenses in Q4 2014 rose 21.2% to $4.7 million from $3.9 million in Q4 2013. This increase was primarily due to higher software product development expenses ($0.5 million), severance costs related to our U.S. operations ($0.4 million) and Hyperspring acquisition expenses ($0.1 million).
Operating loss for Q4 2014 was $0.9 million compared to an operating loss of $0.5 million in Q4 2013.  Excluding the severance and acquisition expenses, Q4 2014 operating loss was $0.4 million.
Net loss for Q4 2014 was $0.8 million, or $0.05 per basic and diluted share, compared to a net loss of $0.2 million, or $0.01 per basic and diluted share, in Q4 2013.
The EBITDA (Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) loss for Q4 2014 was $0.7 million compared to EBITDA of $0.2 million in Q4 2013.
Backlog at December 31, 2014 rose to $48.4 million from $45.7 million at September 30, 2014, and included approximately $6.7 million of Hyperspring backlog.
GSE's cash position at December 31, 2014 was $13.6 million, excluding $4.2 million of restricted cash, as compared to $16.0 million, excluding $4.2 million of restricted cash, at September 30, 2014.  The decline in cash at December 31, 2014 from September 30, 2014 primarily reflects the $3.0 million payment made by the Company to purchase Hyperspring in Q4 2014.

CONFERENCE CALL
Management will host a conference call today at 4:30 pm Eastern Time to discuss Q4 results and other matters.

Interested parties may participate in the call by dialing:
·
(877) 407-9753 (Domestic) or
·
(201) 493-6739 (International)

The conference call will also be accessible via the following link:
http://www.investorcalendar.com/IC/CEPage.asp?ID=173718






ABOUT GSE SYSTEMS, INC.
GSE Systems, Inc. provides performance improvement solutions to the energy and process industries. We improve human performance though turnkey training, unique visualization and simulation applications, and our staff of instructors, as well as plant improvement through our engineering expertise and use of technology to improve plant design, commissioning and operations. The Company has more than 300 employees and over four decades of experience as well as more than 1,100 installations and hundreds of customers in over 50 countries spanning the globe. GSE Systems is headquartered in Sykesville (Baltimore), Maryland, with offices in St. Marys, Georgia; Cary, North Carolina; Huntsville, Alabama; Chennai, India; Nyköping, Sweden; Stockton-on-Tees, UK; Glasgow, UK; and Beijing, China. Information about GSE Systems is available at www.gses.com.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
We make statements in this press release that are considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These statements reflect our current expectations concerning future events and results. We use words such as "expect," "intend," "believe," "may," "will," "should," "could," "anticipates," and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements, but their absence does not mean a statement is not forward-looking. These statements are not guarantees of our future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other important factors that could cause our actual performance or achievements to be materially different from those we project. For a full discussion of these risks, uncertainties, and factors, we encourage you to read our documents on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including those set forth in our periodic reports under the forward-looking statements and risk factors sections. We do not intend to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.


Company Contact
 
The Equity Group Inc.
Jim Eberle
 
Devin Sullivan
Chief Executive Officer
 
Senior Vice President
GSE Systems, Inc.
 
(212) 836-9608
(410) 970-7950
 
dsullivan@equityny.com
     
   
Kalle Ahl, CFA
   
Senior Associate
   
(212) 836-9614
   
kahl@equityny.com




GSE SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except share and per share data)

   
unaudited
     
   
Three Months ended
   
Year ended
 
   
December 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2014
   
2013
   
2014
   
2013
 
                 
                 
Contract revenue
 
$
13,107
   
$
12,262
   
$
37,930
   
$
47,562
 
Cost of revenue
   
9,054
     
8,649
     
26,551
     
34,981
 
Write-down of capitalized software development costs
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
2,174
 
Gross profit
   
4,053
     
3,613
     
11,379
     
10,407
 
Selling, general and administrative
   
4,748
     
3,917
     
17,570
     
15,836
 
Goodwill impairment loss
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
4,462
 
Depreciation
   
132
     
136
     
545
     
570
 
Amortization of definite-lived intangible assets
   
85
     
52
     
193
     
207
 
Operating expenses
   
4,965
     
4,105
     
18,308
     
21,075
 
Operating loss
   
(912
)
   
(492
)
   
(6,929
)
   
(10,668
)
Interest income, net
   
40
     
20
     
143
     
105
 
Gain on derivative instruments
   
31
     
486
     
209
     
265
 
Other income (expense), net
   
8
     
(7
)
   
1
     
(67
)
Income (loss) before income taxes
   
(833
)
   
7
     
(6,576
)
   
(10,365
)
Provision for income taxes
   
4
     
169
     
166
     
146
 
Net loss
 
$
(837
)
 
$
(162
)
 
$
(6,742
)
 
$
(10,511
)
Basic loss per common share
 
$
(0.05
)
 
$
(0.01
)
 
$
(0.38
)
 
$
(0.58
)
Diluted loss per common share
 
$
(0.05
)
 
$
(0.01
)
 
$
(0.38
)
 
$
(0.58
)
Weighted average shares outstanding - Basic
   
17,887,859
     
17,905,977
     
17,887,859
     
18,150,915
 
Weighted average shares outstanding - Diluted
   
17,887,859
     
17,905,977
     
17,887,859
     
18,150,915
 
                                 



GSE SYSTEMS, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES
Selected balance sheet data

 
 
 
December 31, 2014
   
December 31, 2013
 
         
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
13,583
   
$
15,643
 
Restricted cash - current
   
613
     
45
 
Current assets
   
31,729
     
43,944
 
Long-term restricted cash
   
3,591
     
1,021
 
Total assets
   
45,999
     
48,827
 
 
               
Current liabilities
 
$
20,273
   
$
17,953
 
Long-term liabilities
   
1,986
     
487
 
Stockholders' equity
   
23,740
     
30,387
 
 
               


EBITDA Reconciliation

EBITDA is not a measure of financial performance under generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP").  Management believes EBITDA, in addition to operating profit, net income and other GAAP measures, is useful to investors to evaluate the Company's results because it excludes certain items that are not directly related to the Company's core operating performance. Investors should recognize that EBITDA might not be comparable to similarly-titled measures of other companies.  This measure should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for or superior to, any measure of performance prepared in accordance with GAAP.  A reconciliation of EBITDA to the most directly comparable GAAP measure in accordance with SEC Regulation G follows:

 
 
Three Months ended
   
Year ended
 
 
 
December 31,
   
December 31,
 
 
 
2014
   
2013
   
2014
   
2013
 
 
 
   
   
   
 
Net loss
 
$
(837
)
 
$
(162
)
 
$
(6,742
)
 
$
(10,511
)
Interest income, net
   
(40
)
   
(20
)
   
(143
)
   
(105
)
Provision for income taxes 
   
4
     
169
     
166
     
146
 
Write-down of capitalized software development costs
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
2,174
 
Depreciation and amortization
   
217
     
188
     
738
     
777
 
Goodwill impairment loss 
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
4,462
 
EBITDA 
 
$
(656
)
 
$
175
   
$
(5,981
)
 
$
(3,057
)