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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 2019 Operating Results

VALLEY COTTAGE, NY—March 16, 2020—CreditRiskMonitor (OTCQX: CRMZ) reported that revenues for the year ended December 31, 2019 increased to $14.50 million up 4% from $13.89 million in 2018. The Company reported pre-tax income of approximately $343,100 for 2019 compared to a pre-tax loss of approximately $192,200 in the prior year. Net income for 2019 was approximately $217,600 compared to a net loss of approximately $179,300 in the prior year. Cash and cash equivalents at the end of 2019 increased to $8.28 million from the 2018 year-end balance of $8.07 million.

Jerry Flum, CEO, said, “I’m happy to report that we reversed the losses incurred last year while continuing to add new content into our product. We remain debt-free and our strong balance sheet provides us with financial flexibility should investment opportunities present themselves. We continue to invest in our business as we wait for the corporate responses to the super difficult health and financial environment. Until there is a definitive resolution of the current worldwide pandemic situation, we expect a slowdown in corporate decision making which may negatively impact our ability to sign new business.”

CREDITRISKMONITOR.COM, INC.
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND 2018

   
2019
   
2018
 
             
Operating revenues
 
$
14,501,173
   
$
13,891,004
 
                 
Operating expenses:
               
Data and product costs
   
5,759,660
     
5,764,535
 
Selling, general and administrative expenses
   
8,347,083
     
8,257,619
 
Depreciation and amortization
   
207,224
     
190,156
 
                 
Total operating expenses
   
14,313,967
     
14,212,310
 
                 
Income (loss) from operations
   
187,206
     
(321,306
)
Other income, net
   
155,852
     
129,111
 
                 
Income (loss) before income taxes
   
343,058
     
(192,195
)
Benefit from (provision for) income taxes
   
(125,464
)
   
12,863
 
                 
Net income (loss)
 
$
217,594
   
$
(179,332
)
                 
Net income (loss) per share of common stock:
               
Basic and diluted
 
$
0.02
   
$
(0.02
)


CREDITRISKMONITOR.COM, INC.
BALANCE SHEETS
DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND 2018

   
2019
   
2018
 
ASSETS
           
Current assets:
           
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
8,275,836
   
$
8,066,899
 
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $30,000
   
2,287,921
     
2,454,585
 
Other current assets
   
549,821
     
561,861
 
                 
Total current assets
   
11,113,578
     
11,083,345
 
                 
Property and equipment, net
   
477,973
     
543,762
 
Operating lease right-of-use asset
   
2,380,974
     
--
 
Goodwill
   
1,954,460
     
1,954,460
 
Other assets
   
35,723
     
35,613
 
                 
Total assets
 
$
15,962,708
   
$
13,617,180
 
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
Current liabilities:
               
Unexpired subscription revenue
 
$
8,651,843
   
$
8,560,316
 
Accounts payable
   
137,500
     
94,767
 
Current portion of operating lease liability
   
147,229
     
--
 
Accrued expenses
   
1,344,550
     
1,311,218
 
                 
Total current liabilities
   
10,281,122
     
9,966,301
 
                 
Deferred taxes on income, net
   
521,765
     
490,381
 
Unexpired subscription revenue, less current portion
   
166,169
     
178,129
 
Operating lease liability, less current portion
   
2,299,433
     
--
 
Other liabilities
   
--
     
24,537
 
                 
Total liabilities
   
13,268,489
     
10,659,348
 
                 
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
   
29,705,673
     
29,650,760
 
Accumulated deficit
   
(27,118,678
)
   
(26,800,152
)
                 
Total stockholders’ equity
   
2,694,219
     
2,957,832
 
 
               
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
 
$
15,962,708
   
$
13,617,180
 

About CreditRiskMonitor

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, such as Dun & Bradstreet, CreditRiskMonitor’s primary expertise and focus is on financial analysis of public debt and equity companies.

The Company also collects a significant amount 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 PAYCE® 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.