Ron Vincent
Analyst · Samuels Capital
Thank you, Steve. Consolidated revenue for the first quarter of 2014 decreased 3% or $69,000 to $2.1 million compared to $2.1 million for the fourth quarter 2013 and 31% from $3 million for the first quarter of the prior year. Net loss for the first quarter of 2014 was $1.6 million or $0.15 per diluted common share [audio gap] compared to a net loss of $398,000 or $0.04 per diluted common share for the first quarter of the prior year. The loss before income taxes for the first quarter of 2014 was $1.6 million compared to a loss before income taxes of $635,000 for the first quarter of the prior year.
As you may recall during the first quarter of the prior year we released our lease abandonment accrual of $606,000 as a result from the settlement of a lawsuit which reduced expenses by this amount resulting in a smaller loss for the first quarter of the prior year. As of March 31, 2014, we had cash and cash equivalents including restricted cash of $4.3 million compared to $3.6 million at December 31, 2013. On February 28, 2014, we entered into a sale leaseback transaction with the company’s CEO. We sold our corporate headquarters, land, building and some fixtures for $2 million and entered into a lease agreement with rent payments payable in Crexendo common stock. Cash used for operations for the first quarter of 2014 was $1.3 million compared to $1.8 million for first quarter of the prior year. Cash provided by investing and financing activities for the first quarter 2014 was $2 million compared to cash used for investing and financing activities of $57,000 for the first quarter of the prior year.
Some segment highlights, Crexendo network services revenue increased 148% to $955,000 for the first quarter compared to $385,000 for the first quarter of the prior year. Revenue for the first quarter increased 20% from $798,000 for the first quarter -- fourth quarter of 2013. At March 31, 2014 our backlog was approximately $7.2 million compared to our backlog at December 31, 2013 of $7 million, an increase of approximately $200,000. We are excited about this positive trend in our network services segment revenue which primarily relates to hosted telecommunication products and services. The majority of our network services contracts are 36 month to 60 month contracts, and the backlog is expected to be recognized as revenue over this period.
Crexendo web services segment generated revenue of $253,000 a decreased of 53% for the first quarter compared to $533,000 for the first quarter of the prior year. We anticipate that our revenue from our web services segment will continue to decline as that’s our strategic decision to limit provisioning of web services to our enterprise-sized customers. As a result in the shift in focus, our backlog has decreased to $208,000 compared to $1.3 million for the first quarter of the prior year. This shift in focus will allow us to focus on our rapidly growing network services segment and concentrate upon our website hosting and website development software.
StoresOnline segment revenue decreased 58% to $865,000 for the first quarter compared to $2.1 million for the first quarter of the prior year. StoresOnline revenue generated from website hosting services and cash collected on EPTAs, on our extended payment term agreements. Revenue related to cash collected under EPTA agreements decreased 77% to $320,000 for the first quarter of 2014 compared to $1.4 million for the first quarter of the prior year. Web hosting revenue decreased 27% to $505,000 compared to $639,000 for the first quarter of the prior year. Revenue generated from StoresOnline segment will continue to decrease as we collect the remaining receivables from our EPTA agreements. And based on our current collection rates, we expect to collect approximately $380,000 to $400,000 in cash from those EPTAs over the next 12 months.
Interest income from EPTA receivables decreased 75% to $51,000 for the first quarter compared to $206,000 for the first quarter of the prior year. This interest income will continue to decrease as our receivable balance on EPTA receivables decreases over time. Based on the remaining receivables out there we have pretty much reached the bottom of the barrel there. And we should see revenue growth going forward in the remaining web services and network services segments.
With that I will turn it over to Doug Gaylor, our President and COO for additional comments on sales and operations.