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Exhibit 99.1

NEWS RELEASE

CONTACT:
CreditRiskMonitor.com, Inc.
Jerry Flum, CEO
(845) 230-3030
ir@creditriskmonitor.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CreditRiskMonitor Announces 3Q Results

VALLEY COTTAGE, NY—November 8, 2018—CreditRiskMonitor (OTCQX: CRMZ) reported that revenues were $3.48 million and $10.33 million for the 3 and 9 months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, an increase of 2.8% and 3.7% over the comparable periods last year. For the same periods, loss from operations was approximately ($45,300) and ($521,000), respectively, versus approximately ($4,800) and ($439,500) for the comparable 2017 periods. Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the nine-month period decreased $128,700 to $8.61 million versus the 2017 year-end balance of $8.74 million.

Jerry Flum, CEO said, “We’re continuing to develop new products. As previously noted, we launched our private company Financial Statement Sourcing in 4Q 2017 and the PAYCE™ private company neural network score in 1Q 2018. Our debt-free liquid balance sheet remains strong, allowing us to continue investing in our services with the long-term goal of enhancing shareholder value.”

CREDITRISKMONITOR.COM, INC.
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE 3 AND 9 MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2018 AND 2017
(Unaudited)

   
3 Months Ended
September 30,
   
9 Months Ended
September 30,
 
   
2018
   
2017
   
2018
   
2017
 
                         
Operating revenues
 
$
3,481,359
   
$
3,385,352
   
$
10,331,106
   
$
9,963,078
 
                                 
Operating expenses:
                               
Data and product costs
   
1,416,783
     
1,332,759
     
4,314,468
     
4,058,940
 
Selling, general and administrative expenses
   
2,060,322
     
2,013,962
     
6,398,936
     
6,200,518
 
Depreciation and amortization
   
49,583
     
43,410
     
138,670
     
143,132
 
                                 
Total operating expenses
   
3,526,688
     
3,390,131
     
10,852,074
     
10,402,590
 
                                 
Loss from operations
   
(45,329
)
   
(4,779
)
   
(520,968
)
   
(439,512
)
Other income, net
   
36,710
     
15,362
     
88,354
     
29,932
 
                                 
Income (loss) before income taxes
   
(8,619
)
   
10,583
     
(432,614
)
   
(409,580
)
Benefit from (provision for) income taxes
   
(2,527
)
   
(29,700
)
   
79,195
     
62,483
 
                                 
Net loss
 
$
(11,146
)
 
$
(19,117
)
 
$
(353,419
)
 
$
(347,097
)
                                 
Net loss per share:
                               
Basic and diluted
 
$
(0.00
)
 
$
(0.00
)
 
$
(0.03
)
 
$
(0.03
)


CREDITRISKMONITOR.COM, INC.
BALANCE SHEETS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2018 AND DECEMBER 31, 2017


   
September 30,
2018
   
December 31,
2017
 
   
(Unaudited)
       
ASSETS
           
Current assets:
           
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
8,606,450
   
$
8,735,148
 
Accounts receivable, net of allowance
   
1,570,236
     
2,139,707
 
Other current assets
   
530,563
     
530,699
 
                 
Total current assets
   
10,707,249
     
11,405,554
 
                 
Property and equipment, net
   
552,538
     
437,216
 
Goodwill
   
1,954,460
     
1,954,460
 
Prepaid and other assets
   
48,282
     
23,463
 
                 
Total assets
 
$
13,262,529
   
$
13,820,693
 
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
Current liabilities:
               
Deferred revenue
 
$
8,210,492
   
$
8,304,877
 
Accounts payable
   
145,462
     
58,901
 
Accrued expenses
   
1,160,313
     
1,344,526
 
                 
Total current liabilities
   
9,516,267
     
9,708,304
 
                 
Deferred taxes on income, net
   
425,876
     
514,333
 
Other liabilities
   
19,310
     
15,748
 
                 
Total liabilities
   
9,961,453
     
10,238,385
 
                 
Stockholders’ equity:
               
Preferred stock, $.01 par value; authorized 5,000,000 shares; none issued
   
--
     
--
 
Common stock, $.01 par value; authorized 32,500,000 shares; issued and outstanding 10,722,401 shares
   
107,224
     
107,224
 
Additional paid-in capital
   
29,631,971
     
29,559,784
 
Accumulated deficit
   
(26,438,119
)
   
(26,084,700
)
                 
Total stockholders’ equity
   
3,301,076
     
3,582,308
 
                 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
 
$
13,265,529
   
$
13,820,693
 

Overview

CreditRiskMonitor (http://www.crmz.com) is a web-based publisher of financial information that helps corporate credit and procurement professionals stay ahead of business financial risk quickly, accurately and cost effectively. The service offers comprehensive commercial credit reports and financial risk analysis covering public companies worldwide. Unlike other commercial credit bureaus like Dun & Bradstreet, CreditRiskMonitor’s primary expertise and focus is on financial analysis of public debt and equity companies.


The Company also collects approximately $140 billion of trade receivable data on both public and a select group of private companies every month, to help subscribers determine payment performance.

Over 35% of the Fortune 1000 plus over 1,000 other large companies worldwide depend on CreditRiskMonitor's timely news alerts and reports featuring detailed analyses of financial statements, ratio analysis and trend reports, peer analyses, bond agency ratings, crowdsourcing of risk professionals as well as the company's proprietary FRISK® and PAYCETM scores.

Safe Harbor Statement

Certain statements in this press release, including statements prefaced by the words “anticipates”, “estimates”, “believes”, “expects” or words of similar meaning, constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance, expectations or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including, among others, those risks, uncertainties and factors referenced from time to time as “risk factors” or otherwise in the Company’s Registration Statements or Securities and Exchange Commission Reports. We disclaim any intention or obligation to revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, a future event, or otherwise.