Progress Software Reports 2009 Second Quarter Results

BEDFORD, Mass.
18-Jun-2009

 

Progress Software Corporation (NASDAQ: PRGS), a provider of leading application infrastructure software to develop, deploy, integrate and manage business applications, today announced results for its second quarter ended May 31, 2009. On a generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) basis, revenue for the quarter was $117 million, down 9 percent (up 1 percent at constant currency) from $128 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2008. On a non-GAAP basis, revenue totaled $118 million, down 8 percent (up 2 percent at constant currency) from the year ago period. The non-GAAP adjustment to revenue was to add back the purchase accounting adjustment for the reduction in deferred maintenance revenue related to the acquisition of IONA Technologies. Software license revenue decreased 14 percent (down 7 percent at constant currency) to $38.5 million from $45.0 million in the same quarter last year.

On a GAAP basis, operating income decreased 44 percent to $11.5 million from $20.6 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2008. Net income decreased 52 percent to $6.9 million from $14.5 million in the same quarter last year. Diluted earnings per share decreased 48 percent to 17 cents from 33 cents in the second quarter of fiscal 2008.

On a non-GAAP basis, operating income decreased 17 percent to $24.3 million from $29.1 million in the same quarter last year. Non-GAAP net income decreased 21 percent to $16.1 million from $20.4 million in the same quarter last year and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share decreased 17 percent to 39 cents per share from 47 cents in the second quarter of fiscal 2008.

Non-GAAP amounts exclude the amortization of acquired intangibles, stock-based compensation, restructuring and acquisition-related costs, purchase accounting adjustments for deferred revenue and professional services fees associated with the investigation and shareholder derivative lawsuits related to the company's historical stock option grant practices.

The non-GAAP results noted above and the non-GAAP financial outlook for 2009 discussed below represent non-GAAP financial measures. A reconciliation of these measures to the appropriate GAAP measures for the three months ended May 31, 2009 and May 31, 2008, and the 2009 outlook, as well as further information regarding these measures, is included in the condensed financial information provided with this release.

Progress Software’s cash and short-term investments at the end of the second quarter totaled $149 million. Progress Software repurchased approximately 93,000 shares at a cost of $2.1 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2009. The existing repurchase authorization, under which approximately 9.6 million shares remain available for repurchase, expires on September 30, 2009.

Rick Reidy, president and chief executive officer of Progress Software, stated: “Our results reflect the difficult economic environment and unfavorable year-over-year currency rates present in Q2, however we met our revenue and earnings guidance. Moreover, continued cost containment measures undertaken during the quarter allowed us to achieve very solid profitability. We are well positioned competitively in this difficult economic environment with products that help our customers gain agility, reduce costs and improve operational responsiveness.”

Quarterly Highlights

  • On March 29, 2009, Rick Reidy was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Progress Software. Mr. Reidy succeeds Joseph W. Alsop, who co-founded the company in 1981. As President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Reidy is responsible for the strategic direction and day-to-day operations of Progress Software (http://www.progress.com/reidy).
  • Sabre Holdings selected the Progress FUSE™ open source product family to become their enterprise standard ESB. Sabre Holdings, whose businesses include Travelocity, Sabre Travel Network and Sabre Airline Solutions, will deploy FUSE as part of their underlying technology to ensure they maintain continuous uptime and customer ease of use within their integration platform (http://www.progress.com/sabre).
  • The latest release of the Progress® Actional® 8.0 Enterprise product was announced. The Actional 8.0 Enterprise product includes more than 20 new features that allow businesses to monitor and govern their interconnected services and applications. The product delivers “business transaction assurance” by providing full design-time to run-time application lifecycle validation, execution-time visibility and control for distributed applications. By using the Actional product, businesses can avoid losing a single important transaction (http://www.progress.com/actional8).
  • A hosted version of the Progress Apama® Algorithmic Trading Platform is to be co-located in New Jersey with the eSpeed® Fixed Income trading platform and offered by BGC Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: BGCP). This offering provides off-the-shelf, low latency, alpha seeking trading for fixed income and futures traders. Traders can now automate their trading strategies quickly with minimal up-front investment of time and resources (http://www.progress.com/apama+bgc).
  • The Progress Actional product family was positioned in the leaders quadrant of the March 2009 Gartner ‘Magic Quadrant for Integrated SOA Governance Technology Sets’ (http://www.progress.com/actional+mq).
  • For the eighth consecutive year, DataDirect Technologies was recognized for customer satisfaction excellence. Omega Management Group Corp. awarded the Northface Scoreboard AwardSM that is presented annually to companies, who are rated by their own customers, achieved excellence in customer satisfaction during the prior calendar year (www.progresscom/datadirectsatisfaction).
  • The latest release of the Progress Apama Complex Event Processing (CEP) platform was launched with an enhanced Parallel Correlator that delivers significantly superior complex event processing performance by providing developers and business users with unprecedented speed and greater event throughput, resulting in improved real-time visibility and operational responsiveness (http://www.progress.com/apamacep).
  • 3 Italia, the leading 3G provider in Italy, chose the Progress® Apama® Complex Event Processing (CEP) platform to provide real-time visibility and operational responsiveness into its service and billing process (http://www.progress.com/3italia).
  • Progress Software announced that Finabank Corretora de Títulos e Valores Mobiliários (Finabank) has deployed the Progress Apama Algorithmic Trading Accelerator to supply its buy-side clients with a new platform for alpha-seeking, statistical arbitrage trading strategies and low latency trading execution. Finabank clients will use the Progress Apama platform to trade on Brazil’s BM&F Bovespa, the São Paulo Equities and Futures Exchange (http://www.progress.com/finabank).
  • Progress Software won two ACORD 2009 Accomplishment Awards -- the Innovative Implementation Award and the Early Adopter Award -- from the use of the Progress® DataXtend® Semantic Integrator (SI) product in the insurance industry. The Innovative Implementation award was given for the company’s creation of its Progress DataXtend Browser for ACORD that helps ACORD members view and navigate the Property & Casualty/Surety and Life, Annuity & Health XML standards. Additionally, Progress earned the Early Adopter award for their work in supporting the development of unambiguous mappings between the new ACORD Information Model and its existing XML standards (http://www.progress.com/acord).
  • A pensions and investment provider, Scottish Widows, chose an integration suite from Progress Software comprising the Progress® Sonic® ESB (enterprise service bus) to combine and manage its information assets, the DataDirect® Shadow® Mainframe Integration product to provide comprehensive integration with its mainframe server, and the Progress Actional® Web Services and SOA Management product family to provide management and governance of its business transformation infrastructure (http://www.progress.com/widows).
  • Progress Software expanded its reach into Central Eastern Europe (CEE), the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and the Middle East with its Apama capital markets platform. Having established the footprint of Apama products successfully in Latin America and Asia Pacific in recent years, it became an opportune time to engage with new markets. The move comes in response to an increase in activities of existing Progress Apama clients within these regions, and the wealth of new opportunities for electronic trading, risk management and surveillance as these markets develop (http://www.progress.com/apamaexpands).

Additional highlights can be found at: http://web.progress.com/inthenews/pressreleases.html.

SEC Investigation

On June 1, 2009, Progress Software received written notice from the Staff of the Division of Enforcement (the “Staff”) of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) that the SEC’s investigation of the company’s historical stock option granting practices has been completed and that the Staff does not intend to recommend any enforcement action against Progress Software.

The historical stock option granting practices at Progress Software were also the subject of three shareholder derivative lawsuits that were settled in September 2008. With the termination of the SEC’s investigation and settlement of these lawsuits, all outstanding matters relating to Progress Software’s historical stock option granting practices have now been resolved.

Business Outlook

Progress Software is providing the following guidance for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2009:

  • GAAP revenue is expected to be in the range of $492 million to $502 million.
  • On a non-GAAP basis, revenue is expected to be in the range of $495 million to $505 million.
  • GAAP diluted earnings per share are expected to be in the range of 77 cents to 86 cents.
  • On a non-GAAP basis, diluted earnings per share are expected to be in the range of $1.72 to $1.81.

Progress Software is providing the following guidance for the third fiscal quarter ending August 31, 2009:

  • GAAP revenue is expected to be in the range of $120 million to $123 million.
  • On a non-GAAP basis, revenue is also expected to be in the range of $120 million to $123 million.
  • GAAP diluted earnings per share are expected to be in the range of 17 cents to 20 cents.
  • On a non-GAAP basis, diluted earnings per share are expected to be in the range of 38 cents to 41 cents.

The outlook for the non-GAAP amounts excludes the amortization of acquired intangibles, stock-based compensation, purchase accounting adjustments for deferred revenue, restructuring and acquisition-related expenses, and professional services fees associated with the investigation related to the company's historical stock option grant practices.

Legal Notice Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Information

Progress Software provides non-GAAP revenue, operating income, net income and earnings per share as additional information for investors. These measures are not in accordance with, or an alternative to, generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP). Such measures are intended to supplement GAAP and may be different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies. Progress Software believes that the non-GAAP results described in this release are useful for an understanding of its ongoing operations and provide additional detail and an alternative method of assessing its operating results. Management uses these non-GAAP results to compare the company's performance to that of prior periods for analysis of trends and for budget and planning purposes. A reconciliation of non-GAAP adjustments to the company's GAAP financial results is included in the tables below.

Conference Call

The Progress Software conference call to discuss its fiscal second quarter 2009 results and business outlook will be Webcast live today at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time on the company's Web site, located at www.progress.com/investors. The call will also be Webcast live via Yahoo (www.yahoo.com), Motley Fool (www.fool.com), Streetevents (www.streetevents.com), TD Waterhouse (www.tdwaterhouse.com) and Fidelity.com (www.fidelity.com). An archived version of the conference call will be available for replay on the Progress website (www.progress.com), together with the slide presentation for the call, under the investor relations page.

Progress Software Corporation

Progress Software Corporation (NASDAQ: PRGS) provides application infrastructure software for the development, deployment, integration and management of business applications. Our goal is to maximize the benefits of information technology while minimizing its complexity and total cost of ownership. Progress can be reached at www.progress.com or +1-781-280-4000.

Safe Harbor Statement

Except for the historical information and discussions contained herein, statements contained in this release may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements, which include statements regarding the Progress Software’s business outlook, involve a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially, including but not limited to the following: the receipt and shipment of new orders; the timely release of enhancements to our products; the growth rates of certain market segments; the positioning of our products in those market segments; variations in the demand for professional services and technical support; pricing pressures and the competitive environment in the software industry; the weakness in the U.S. and international economies, which could result in fewer sales of our products and may otherwise harm our business; business and consumer use of the Internet; the company’s ability to complete and integrate acquisitions; the company’s ability to realize the expected benefits and anticipated synergies from acquired businesses; the company's ability to penetrate international markets and manage its international operations; and changes in exchange rates. The company undertakes no obligation to update information contained in this release. For further information regarding risks and uncertainties associated with the company's business, please refer to the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Actional, Apama, DataDirect, DataDirect Shadow, DataXtend, FUSE, OpenEdge, Progress, Sonic, and Sonic ESB are trademarks or registered trademarks of Progress Software Corporation or one of its subsidiaries or affiliates in the U.S. and other countries. Any other trademarks contained herein are the property of their respective owners.

Progress Software Corporation
GAAP Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
                   
    Three Months Ended
    May 31,       May 31,   Percent
(In thousands except per share data)   2009       2008   Change
                   
Revenue:                  
Software licenses   $ 38,513         $ 45,015   (14 ) %
Maintenance and services     78,534           82,927   (5 ) %
Total revenue     117,047           127,942   (9 ) %
Costs of revenue:                  
Cost of software licenses     1,527           2,164   (29 ) %
Cost of maintenance and services     15,997           17,715   (10 ) %
Amortization of purchased technology     5,069           2,817   80   %
Total costs of revenue     22,593           22,696   0   %
Gross profit     94,454           105,246   (10 ) %
Operating expenses:                  
Sales and marketing     43,505           48,158   (10 ) %
Product development     23,023           20,530   12   %
General and administrative     13,831           14,605   (5 ) %
Amortization of other acquired intangibles     2,474           1,349   83   %
Acquisition-related expenses     110           -      
Restructuring expense     (30 )         -      
Total operating expenses     82,913           84,642   (2 ) %
Income from operations     11,541           20,604   (44 ) %
Other income, net     (460 )         2,185   (121 ) %
Income before provision for income taxes     11,081           22,789   (51 ) %
Provision for income taxes     4,175           8,318   (50 ) %
Net income   $ 6,906         $ 14,471   (52 ) %
Earnings per share:                  
Basic   $ 0.17         $ 0.35   (51 ) %
Diluted   $ 0.17         $ 0.33   (48 ) %
Weighted average shares outstanding:                  
Basic     39,997           41,483   (4 ) %
Diluted     40,697           43,238   (6 ) %
                   
                   
                   
   

Six Months Ended

    May 31,       May 31,   Percent
    2009       2008   Change
                   
Revenue:                  
Software licenses   $ 84,365         $ 90,117   (6 ) %
Maintenance and services     153,542           159,392   (4 ) %
Total revenue     237,907           249,509   (5 ) %
Costs of revenue:                  
Cost of software licenses     3,844           4,460   (14 ) %
Cost of maintenance and services     33,330           35,356   (6 ) %
Amortization of purchased technology     9,797           5,490   78   %
Total costs of revenue     46,971           45,306   4   %
Gross profit     190,936           204,203   (6 ) %
Operating expenses:                  
Sales and marketing     87,820           94,000   (7 ) %
Product development     47,942           41,223   16   %
General and administrative     28,406           28,505   0   %
Amortization of other acquired intangibles     4,840           2,723   78   %
Acquisition-related expenses     220           -      
Restructuring expense     5,448           -      
Total operating expenses     174,676           166,451   5   %
Income from operations     16,260           37,752   (57 ) %
Other income, net     769           5,251   (85 ) %
Income before provision for income taxes     17,029           43,003   (60 ) %
Provision for income taxes     6,471           15,696   (59 ) %
Net income   $ 10,558         $ 27,307   (61 ) %
Earnings per share:                  
Basic   $ 0.26         $ 0.65   (60 ) %
Diluted   $ 0.26         $ 0.62   (58 ) %
Weighted average shares outstanding:                  
Basic     39,969           41,861   (5 ) %
Diluted     40,609           43,706   (7 ) %
Progress Software Corporation
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures
                     
    Three Months Ended May 31, 2009   Three Months Ended May 31, 2008  
    As       As     Percent
(In thousands except per share data) Reported Adjustments Non-GAAP   Reported Adjustments Non-GAAP Change
                     
Total revenue $ 117,047   $ 695   $ 117,742     $ 127,942   $ -   $ 127,942   (8 ) %
  Purchase accounting adjustments for deferred revenue (1)   (695 )   695         -     -        
                     
Income from operations $ 11,541   $ 12,737   $ 24,278     $ 20,604   $ 8,543   $ 29,147   (17 ) %
  Purchase accounting adjustments for deferred revenue (1)   (695 )   695         -     -        
  Amortization of acquired intangibles   (7,543 )   7,543     -       (4,166 )   4,166     -      
  Acquisition-related expenses   (110 )   110         -     -        
  Restructuring expense   30     (30 )       -     -        
  Stock option investigation (2)   (170 )   170     -       (267 )   267     -      
  Stock-based compensation (3)   (4,249 )   4,249     -       (4,110 )   4,110     -      
                     
Operating margin percentage   9.9 %     20.6 %     16.1 %     22.8 %    
                     
Other income, net $ (460 ) $ -   $ (460 )   $ 2,185   $ -   $ 2,185   (121 ) %
                     
Effect on provision for income taxes from above adjustments (4) $ 4,175   $ 3,587   $ 7,762     $ 8,318   $ 2,648   $ 10,966   (29 ) %
                     
Net income $ 6,906   $ 9,150   $ 16,056     $ 14,471   $ 5,895   $ 20,366   (21 ) %
                     
Earnings per share - diluted $ 0.17     $ 0.39     $ 0.33     $ 0.47   (17 ) %
                     
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted   40,697       40,697       43,238       43,238   (6 ) %
                     
    Six Months Ended May 31, 2009   Six Months Ended May 31, 2008  
    As       As     Percent
    Reported Adjustments Non-GAAP   Reported Adjustments Non-GAAP Change
                     
Total revenue $ 237,907     2,243   $ 240,150     $ 249,509     -   $ 249,509   (4 ) %
  Purchase accounting adjustments for deferred revenue (1)   (2,243 )   2,243         -     -        
                     
Income from operations $ 16,260   $ 30,814   $ 47,074     $ 37,752   $ 16,889   $ 54,641   (14 ) %
  Purchase accounting adjustments for deferred revenue (1)   (2,243 )   2,243         -     -        
  Amortization of acquired intangibles   (14,637 )   14,637     -       (8,213 )   8,213     -      
  Acquisition-related expenses   (220 )   220         -     -        
  Restructuring expense   (5,448 )   5,448         -     -        
  Stock option investigation (2)   (201 )   201     -       (596 )   596     -      
  Stock-based compensation (3)   (8,065 )   8,065     -       (8,080 )   8,080     -      
                     
Operating margin percentage   6.8 %     19.6 %     15.1 %     21.9 % (10 ) %
                     
Other income, net $ 769   $ -   $ 769     $ 5,251   $ -   $ 5,251   (85 ) %
                     
Effect on provision for income taxes from above adjustments (4) $ 6,471   $ 9,556   $ 16,027     $ 15,696   $ 5,266   $ 20,962   (24 ) %
                     
Net income $ 10,558   $ 21,258   $ 31,816     $ 27,307   $ 11,623   $ 38,930   (18 ) %
                     
Earnings per share - diluted $ 0.26     $ 0.78     $ 0.62     $ 0.89   (12 ) %
                     
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted   40,609       40,609       43,706       43,706   (7 ) %
                     

(1)

 

The purchase accounting adjustment for deferred revenue is included within maintenance and services revenue and represents the write-down to fair value of the deferred revenue of Iona Technologies at the date of the acquisition.

                     

(2)

 

Stock option investigation expenses are included within general and administrative expenses and primarily represent professional services fees associated with the SEC's investigation and shareholder derivative lawsuits related to the company's historical stock option grant practices.

                     

(3)

 

Stock-based compensation expense, representing the fair value of equity awards under SFAS 123R, is included in the following GAAP operating expenses:
                     
    Three Months Ended May 31, 2009   Three Months Ended May 31, 2008    
    GAAP Adjustments Non-GAAP   GAAP Adjustments Non-GAAP    
  Cost of software licenses $ 8   $ (8 ) $ -     $ 13   $ (13 ) $ -      
  Cost of maintenance and services   231     (231 )   -       226     (226 )   -      
  Sales and marketing   1,398     (1,398 )   -       1,419     (1,419 )   -      
  Product development   1,003     (1,003 )   -       937     (937 )   -      
  General and administrative   1,609     (1,609 )   -       1,515     (1,515 )   -      
    $ 4,249   $ (4,249 ) $ -     $ 4,110   $ (4,110 ) $ -      
                     
    Six Months Ended May 31, 2009   Six Months Ended May 31, 2008    
    GAAP Adjustments Non-GAAP   GAAP Adjustments Non-GAAP    
  Cost of software licenses $ 20   $ (20 ) $ -     $ 35   $ (35 ) $ -      
  Cost of maintenance and services   468     (468 )   -       493     (493 )   -      
  Sales and marketing   2,886     (2,886 )   -       2,850     (2,850 )   -      
  Product development   1,947     (1,947 )   -       1,856     (1,856 )   -      
  General and administrative   2,744     (2,744 )   -       2,846     (2,846 )   -      
    $ 8,065   $ (8,065 ) $ -     $ 8,080   $ (8,080 ) $ -      
                     

(4)

 

The non-GAAP provision for income taxes was calculated reflecting an effective rate of 32.6% and 33.5% for the three months and six months ended May 31, 2009, respectively, and 35.0% for the three and six months ended May 31, 2008. The difference between the effective tax rate under GAAP and the effective tax rate utilized in the preparation of non-GAAP financial measures primarily relates to the tax effects of stock-based compensation expense and amortization of acquired intangibles, which are excluded from the determination of non-GAAP net income.

Progress Software Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
             
    May 31,       November 30,
(In thousands)   2009       2008
             
Assets            
Cash and short-term investments   $ 148,735         $ 118,529  
Accounts receivable, net     88,880           94,795  
Other current assets     42,507           32,928  
Total current assets     280,122           246,252  
Property and equipment, net     61,859           63,147  
Goodwill and intangible assets, net     319,648           342,254  
Investments in auction-rate securities     58,205           65,214  
Other assets     38,339           35,503  
Total   $ 758,173         $ 752,370  
             
Liabilities and shareholders' equity            
Accounts payable and other current liabilities   $ 79,754         $ 105,599  
Short-term deferred revenue     149,181           135,786  
Total current liabilities     228,935           241,385  
Long-term deferred revenue     5,492           7,957  
Other liabilities     15,780           21,576  
Shareholders' equity:            
Common stock and additional paid-in capital     225,958           216,261  
Retained earnings     282,008           265,191  
Total shareholders' equity     507,966           481,452  
Total   $ 758,173         $ 752,370  
             
             
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows            
             
    Six Months Ended
    May 31,       May 31,
(In thousands except per share data)   2009       2008
             
Cash flows from operations:            
Net income   $ 10,558         $ 27,307  
Depreciation, amortization and other noncash items     27,754           21,568  
Other changes in operating assets and liabilities     (7,284 )         (2,044 )
Net cash flows from operations     31,028           46,831  
Capital expenditures     (4,064 )         (3,935 )
Investments in auction-rate securities     5,400           (71,555 )
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired     -           (5,728 )
Share issuances (repurchases), net     1,675           (44,897 )
Other     (3,833 )         (1,215 )
Net change in cash and short-term investments     30,206           (80,499 )
Cash and short-term investments, beginning of period     118,529           339,525  
Cash and short-term investments, end of period   $ 148,735         $ 259,026  
Progress Software Corporation
Reconciliation of Forward-Looking Guidance
           
           
Diluted Earnings Per Share Range
           
    Three Months Ended August 31, 2009
           
GAAP expectation     $ 0.17 - $ 0.20
           
Adjustment to exclude stock-based compensation     $ 0.08 - $ 0.08
Adjustment to exclude amortization of acquired intangibles     $ 0.12 - $ 0.12

Adjustment to exclude purchase accounting adjustments
for deferred revenue

  $ 0.01 - $ 0.01
Adjustment to exclude acquisition-related expenses     $ 0.00 - $ 0.00
           
Non-GAAP expectation     $ 0.38 - $ 0.41
           
           
           
           
    Twelve Months Ended November 30, 2009
           
GAAP expectation     $ 0.77 - $ 0.86
           
Adjustment to exclude stock-based compensation     $ 0.34 - $ 0.35
Adjustment to exclude amortization of acquired intangibles     $ 0.47 - $ 0.47

Adjustment to exclude purchase accounting adjustments
for deferred revenue

  $ 0.04 - $ 0.04
Adjustment to exclude restructuring expenses     $ 0.08   $ 0.08
Adjustment to exclude acquisition-related expenses     $ 0.01 - $ 0.02
           
Non-GAAP expectation     $ 1.72 - $ 1.81

 

 

Source: Progress Software Corporation

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