SilverSun Technologies Reports 2016 Year End Results

EAST HANOVER, NJ--(Marketwired - Mar 24, 2017) - SilverSun Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: SSNT) (OTCQB: SSNT), a national provider of transformational business technology solutions and services, today announced its financial and operating results for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016.

2016 Financial Highlights

• Total revenues increased 23.4% to $34.12 million from $27.64 million.
• Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) were $1,952,003, compared to $842,879 in 2015.
• Income before income taxes increased to $1,212,665, compared to $434,305 in 2015.
• Net income in 2016, after a tax benefit of $2,223,734, was $3,436,399, compared to net income of $374,305 in 2015, which included an income tax provision of $60,000.
• Earnings per share in 2016, on a diluted basis, were $0.77, compared to $0.09 per share on a diluted basis in 2015.
• As of December 31, 2016, cash and accounts receivable, net of allowance for bad debts, totaled $4.12 million; the outstanding balance on the Company's $1,000,000 bank line was zero; and the Company had $578,285 in long term liabilities.

For more detailed information about SilverSun's 2016 financial results, please refer to the Company's Form 10-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (www.sec.gov) on Friday, March 24, 2017.

Mark Meller, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of SilverSun, stated, "We are pleased to present these outstanding financial results for 2016, the best year in the history of our organization. We are very proud of the competitive success our Company continues to enjoy, which is a direct result of our team's hard work, dedication and unwavering focus on excellence and superior customer service."

"We have continued to execute on our business plan, which is designed to optimize our strengths, and this has enabled our Company to become the profitable and rapidly-growing business it is today. Sales have grown at a compound annual growth rate of roughly 29% per annum these past six years. Our recurring revenue exceeds $13.8 million, or 40.5% of our total revenue. We expect recurring revenue to continue to represent an ever higher percentage of total revenue in the coming years as we continue to offer more advanced managed services and software-as-a-service solutions to our small and medium-sized business clients. Most importantly, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA") were $1,952,003 in 2016."

In conclusion, Meller added, "We have had a successful year, but there is still work to be done. We combined growth and profitability in 2016, and we believe the Company will continue to thrive in 2017 and beyond. We anticipate that the Company will once again be aggressively on the acquisition trail in 2017, and that we will continue to introduce new products and services during the year, including the cloud version of our MAPADOC EDI solution in Q2 2017 and our managed security service provider ("MSSP"), also in Q2 2017. We will also continue to focus on rationalizing our cost structure and increasing our operating margins. By remaining steadfast in executing our business plan and embracing technological change, we fully expect that our continued efforts will help to perpetuate -- and even accelerate -- our impressive growth trend well into the foreseeable future."

About SilverSun Technologies, Inc.
We are a business application, technology and consulting company providing strategies and solutions to meet our clients' information, technology and business management needs. Our services and technologies enable customers to manage, protect and monetize their enterprise assets, whether on-premise or in the Cloud. As a value added reseller of business application software, we offer solutions for accounting and business management, financial reporting, Enterprise Resource Planning ("ERP"), Warehouse Management Systems, Customer Relationship Management, and Business Intelligence. Additionally, we have our own development staff building software solutions for Electronic Data Interchange, time and billing, and various ERP enhancements. Our value-added services focus on consulting and professional services, specialized programming, training, and technical support. We have a dedicated network services practice that provides managed services, hosting, business continuity, cloud, e-mail and web services. Our customers are nationwide, with concentrations in the New York/New Jersey metropolitan area, Chicago, Dallas, Arizona, Seattle, Greensboro, and Southern California.

Forward-Looking Statements
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