Progress Software 8-K dated 9-16-2004
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington D.C., 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 16, 2004

Progress Software Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission file number: 0-19417

     
Massachusetts   04-2746201
(State or other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)   identification no.)

14 Oak Park
Bedford, Massachusetts 01730
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(781) 280-4000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
SIGNATURES
Progress Software Press Release dated 9-16-2004


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Section 2 — Financial Information

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On September 16, 2004, Progress Software Corporation issued a press release announcing financial results for its fiscal third quarter ended August 31, 2004. A copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report. This information shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not incorporated by reference into any filing of the company, whether made before or after the date of this report, regardless of any general incorporation language in the filing.

Section 9 — Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

     (c) Exhibits

     99.1 Press Release dated September 16, 2004

SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

         
Date: September 16, 2004  Progress Software Corporation
 
 
  By:   /s/ Norman R. Robertson    
    Senior Vice President, Finance and Administration
and Chief Financial Officer 
 

 

Progress Software Press Release dated 9-16-2004
 

PROGRESS SOFTWARE REPORTS THIRD QUARTER RESULTS

Revenue up 15%; Operating Income and EPS up Sharply

BEDFORD, Mass., September 16, 2004—Progress Software Corporation (PSC) (Nasdaq: PRGS), a leading supplier of technology to develop, deploy, integrate and manage business applications, today announced results for its third quarter ended August 31, 2004. Revenue for the quarter was $89.3 million, up 15 percent (10 percent at constant currency) from $77.7 million in the third quarter of 2003. Software license revenue increased 21 percent (16 percent at constant currency) to $32.9 million from $27.2 million in the same quarter last year.

On a generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) basis, operating income increased 26 percent to $12.7 million from $10.1 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2003. Net income increased 16 percent to $8.5 million from $7.3 million in the same quarter last year. Diluted earnings per share increased 16 percent to 22 cents from 19 cents in the third quarter of 2003. These results include after-tax charges for amortization of acquired intangibles of $1.2 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2004 and $0.4 million for the third quarter of 2003.

On a pro forma basis, excluding the charges for amortization of acquired intangibles, operating income increased 36 percent to $14.5 million from $10.7 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2003. Pro forma net income increased 25 percent to $9.7 million from $7.8 million in the same quarter last year. Pro forma diluted earnings per share increased 25 percent to 25 cents from 20 cents in the third quarter of fiscal 2003.

The company’s cash and short-term investments at the end of the quarter totaled $185.4 million. During the third quarter, the company purchased approximately 403,000 shares of its stock at a cost of $7.8 million. On September 15, 2004, the board of directors of PSC authorized the repurchase of up to 10 million shares of the company’s outstanding common stock, at such times when the company deems such purchases to be an effective use of cash, starting October 1, 2004. The company’s existing repurchase authorization, under which 9.4 million shares remain available for repurchase, expires on September 30, 2004.

“Progress Software Corporation continues to outperform other major software companies,” said Joseph W. Alsop, co-founder and chief executive officer of PSC. “Sonic Software, ObjectStore and DataDirect continue to perform well by focusing on the increasing demand for real time data and the growing needs in today’s market for connectivity and integration. And the recently launched Progress® OpenEdge™ 10 Platform is enabling our partners to translate service oriented architecture (SOA) theory into real applications that respond to the needs of both large and small enterprises. We believe this demand for SOA-based applications is the key driver behind the fastest ever adoption rate for a new release of the OpenEdge product line.”

 


 

Significant New Customer and Partner Wins, New Technology Adoptions and Major Deployments

Significant new partners and customers adopting technology from PSC operating companies, or deploying solutions using PSC technology, include: A3 Solutions, Inc., Active Reasoning, Inc., ADT Security Services, Inc., AGA S.A., ANA (All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.), AppIQ, Inc., Applied Industrial Technologies, British Airport Authority Plc, BBS Technologies, Inc., Centennial Coal Company Ltd., Certify Data Systems, Inc., Clearstream Wastewater Systems, Inc., Cryptomathic, DataMirror Mobile Solutions, Inc., DDS MediaOcean Systems, Inc., Deltavista International AG, DocuCorp International, Inc., FairField Language Systems, Holosoft, Ingolstat, Legia, A.S., Locke Supply Company, Petroleum Wholesale Inc., Scan-Optics, Inc., Sportcraft, Ltd., The Bekins Company, The Sharper Image, The Software Construction Company, The State of Minnesota, and ViPS, Inc.

Significant existing partners and customers adopting technology from different PSC operating companies, or making substantial additional deployments of PSC technology, include: Abbott Laboratories, Achmea Active, Alcatel, Arbella Insurance Group, Bloomberg L.P., Capeware Technologies GmbH, ColeTaylorBank, CommerceOne Operations, Inc., Deutsche Bank AG, Diversified Collection Services, Inc., Exxon Mobile Corporation, Galco Industrial Electronics, GE Financial Services, Genesys Telecommunication Laboratories, Inc., Hummingbird Ltd., Interwoven Inc., Jefferson Pilot Financial, Johnson Controls, Inc., Kronos Incorporated, Lego Systems, Inc., MapInfo Corporation, Marriott Vacation Club International, McKesson Corporation, NTT Corporation, QAD, Inc., Rotech Healthcare, Inc., Ruped Systems GmbH, Sanmina SCI Corporation, Serena Software, Siebel Systems, Inc., SSA Global Technologies, Inc., The Sherwin-Williams Company, and Tudor Investments Corporation.

Other Recent Highlights

An independent study by Infostructure Associates reported that the Progress OpenEdge™ Studio is more effective than other development solutions for small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs), SMB-servicing independent software providers (ISVs) and, in most cases, for larger enterprises developing and deploying mission critical business applications. Interviews with end users focused on OpenEdge Studio and development tools such as those offered for the C# programming language by Microsoft in Visual Studio .NET 2003. Users comparing both toolsets report that OpenEdge has much lower total cost of ownership (TCO) and higher return on investment (ROI). Infostructure also indicated a lower TCO and higher ROI for OpenEdge Studio than other typical “high-productivity” toolsets. http://www.progress.com/pressrelease_318909. (The full report can be found at www.progress.com/psc/docs/progressdevtcowp8.pdf )

DataDirect Technologies announced the development of DataDirect XQuery™, an embeddable, standards-based software product that enables Java™ developers to access both relational and XML data sources using a single query. Most businesses store and

 


 

query data with relational databases, but on the Web they use XML to exchange it or prepare it for display. Programmers need to deal with both kinds of data, often at the same time. DataDirect XQuery processes XML and relational data in the same way, making it very easy to combine data sources to create XML for data exchange or display in a browser. Built to accommodate XQuery, the powerful new W3C language standard for querying and processing XML data, DataDirect XQuery will join DataDirect Technologies’ comprehensive offering of data connectivity components to simplify application development, allow portability across databases and ease application deployment. http://www.datadirect.com/news/releases/20040628c/index.ssp

Sonic Software Chief Technology Evangelist David Chappell’s book, Enterprise Service Bus, has generated several positive reviews by trade publications, including this excerpt from Computerworld: “The author provides a foundation-level introduction to enterprise service bus (ESB) technology, including plenty of context about the nascent ESB market and the state of enterprise application integration in general...The book also provides enough granular detail, practical advice and case studies to make it worth the time of IT professionals who are already familiar with ESB technology. And for all segments of the audience, Chappell and his editors have done a splendid job in presenting remarkably straightforward and useful diagrams. Readers would be hard-pressed to find a more lucid or helpful book on a technology topic.” http://www.sonicsoftware.com/pressrelease_295931

Business Outlook

The company is providing the following guidance for the fourth fiscal quarter ended November 30, 2004:

    Revenue is expected to be in the range of $93 million to $95 million. GAAP operating income is expected to be in the range of $14 million to $15 million, including amortization of acquired intangibles of $1.8 million.

    GAAP diluted earnings per share are expected to be in the range of 26 cents to 27 cents.

    On a pro forma basis, operating income is expected to be in the range of $16 million to $17 million excluding amortization of acquired intangibles of $1.8 million.

    On a pro forma basis, diluted earnings per share are expected to be in the range of 29 cents to 30 cents excluding approximately 3 cents per share for amortization of acquired intangibles.

The company is providing the following guidance for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2004:

    Revenue is expected to be in the range of $360 million to $362 million. GAAP operating income is expected to be in the range of $44 million to $45 million, including amortization of acquired intangibles of $7 million and in-process research and development of $2.6 million.

 


 

    GAAP diluted earnings per share are expected to be in the range of 80 cents to 81 cents.

    On a pro forma basis, operating income is expected to be in the range of $54 million to $55 million excluding amortization of acquired intangibles of $7 million and in-process research and development of $2.6 million.

    On a pro forma basis, diluted earnings per share are expected to be in the range of 97 cents to 98 cents excluding approximately 12 cents per share for amortization of acquired intangibles and approximately 5 cents per share for an acquisition-related charge for in-process research and development.

Legal Notice Regarding Pro Forma Financial Information
The company provides pro forma 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 pro forma measures used by other companies. The company believes that the pro forma 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 of the company uses these pro forma 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 pro forma adjustments to the company’s GAAP financial results is included in the tables below.

Conference Call
PSC’s conference call to discuss its third quarter results will be Webcast live today at 9:00 a.m. Eastern via CCBN 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.

About Progress Software Corporation
Progress Software Corporation (Nasdaq: PRGS) is a $300+ million global software industry leader. PSC supplies technologies for all aspects of the development, deployment, integration and management of business applications through its operating companies: Progress Software, Sonic Software Corporation, DataDirect Technologies, ObjectStore and PeerDirect. Headquartered in Bedford, Mass., PSC can be reached on the Web at http://www.progress.com or by phone at +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 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 the company’s products, the growth rates of certain market segments, the positioning of the company’s products in those market segments, variations in the demand for customer service and technical support, pricing pressures and the competitive environment in the software industry, business and consumer use of the Internet, and the company’s ability to penetrate international markets and manage its international operations. 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.

Progress, ObjectStore, OpenEdge, and Progress OpenEdge are trademarks or
registered trademarks of Progress Software Corporation in the U.S. and other
countries. Sonic Software (and Design) and Sonic ESB are registered trademarks
of Sonic Software Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. DataDirect
XQuery is a trademark of DataDirect Technologies in the U.S. Java and all Java
based marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc.
in the U.S. and other countries. Any other trademarks or service marks
contained herein are the property of their respective owners.

 


 

Progress Software Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

                         
    Three Months Ended
    August 31,   August 31,   Percent
(In thousands except per share data)
  2004
  2003
  Change
Revenue:
                       
Software licenses
  $ 32,864     $ 27,191       21 %
Maintenance and services
    56,452       50,504       12 %
 
   
 
     
 
         
Total revenue
    89,316       77,695       15 %
 
   
 
     
 
         
Costs and expenses:
                       
Cost of software licenses
    2,092       1,907          
Cost of maintenance and services
    12,826       13,088          
Sales and marketing
    35,310       30,731          
Product development
    14,907       12,956          
General and administrative
    9,674       8,348          
Amortization of purchased intangibles
    1,809       602          
In-process research and development
                   
 
   
 
     
 
         
Total costs and expenses
    76,618       67,632       13 %
 
   
 
     
 
         
Income from operations
    12,698       10,063       26 %
Other income, net
    103       407          
 
   
 
     
 
         
Income before provision for income taxes
    12,801       10,470       22 %
Provision for income taxes
    4,281       3,141          
 
   
 
     
 
         
Net income
  $ 8,520     $ 7,329       16 %
 
   
 
     
 
         
Earnings per share:
                       
Basic
  $ 0.24     $ 0.21       14 %
Diluted
  $ 0.22     $ 0.19       16 %
 
   
 
     
 
         
Weighted average shares outstanding:
                       
Basic
    36,220       34,604       5 %
Diluted
    38,853       38,182       2 %
 
   
 
     
 
         

Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

                                                         
    Three Months Ended August 31, 2004
  Three Months Ended August 31, 2003
    As   Pro Forma           As   Pro Forma           Percent
(In thousands except per share data)
  Reported
  Adjustments
  Pro Forma
  Reported
  Adjustments
  Pro Forma
  Change
Revenue:
                                                       
Software licenses
  $ 32,864             $ 32,864     $ 27,191             $ 27,191       21 %
Maintenance and services
    56,452               56,452       50,504               50,504       12 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
         
Total revenue
    89,316               89,316       77,695               77,695       15 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
         
Costs and expenses:
                                                       
Cost of software licenses
    2,092               2,092       1,907               1,907          
Cost of maintenance and services
    12,826               12,826       13,088               13,088          
Sales and marketing
    35,310               35,310       30,731               30,731          
Product development
    14,907               14,907       12,956               12,956          
General and administrative
    9,674               9,674       8,348               8,348          
Amortization of purchased intangibles
    1,809     $ (1,809 )           602     $ (602 )              
In-process research and development
                                           
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
         
Total costs and expenses
    76,618       (1,809 )     74,809       67,632       (602 )     67,030       12 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
         
Income from operations
    12,698       1,809       14,507       10,063       602       10,665       36 %
Other income, net
    103               103       407               407                  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
         
Income before provision for income taxes
    12,801       1,809       14,610       10,470       602       11,072       32 %
Provision for income taxes
    4,281       639       4,920       3,141       181       3,322          
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
         
Net income
  $ 8,520     $ 1,170     $ 9,690     $ 7,329     $ 421     $ 7,750       25 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
         
Earnings per share:
                                                       
Basic
  $ 0.24             $ 0.27     $ 0.21             $ 0.22       23 %
Diluted
  $ 0.22             $ 0.25     $ 0.19             $ 0.20       25 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
         
Weighted average shares outstanding:
                                                       
Basic
    36,220               36,220       34,604               34,604       5 %
Diluted
    38,853               38,853       38,182               38,182       2 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
         

 


 

Progress Software Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

                         
    Nine Months Ended
    August 31,   August 31,   Percent
(In thousands except per share data)
  2004
  2003
  Change
Revenue:
                       
Software licenses
  $ 103,664     $ 79,719       30 %
Maintenance and services
    162,804       147,348       10 %
 
   
 
     
 
         
Total revenue
    266,468       227,067       17 %
 
   
 
     
 
         
Costs and expenses:
                       
Cost of software licenses
    6,983       6,312          
Cost of maintenance and services
    39,611       38,995          
Sales and marketing
    107,590       91,879          
Product development
    44,791       38,163          
General and administrative
    29,187       25,344          
Amortization of purchased intangibles
    5,205       1,684          
In-process research and development
    2,600       200          
 
   
 
     
 
         
Total costs and expenses
    235,967       202,577       16 %
 
   
 
     
 
         
Income from operations
    30,501       24,490       25 %
Other income, net
    742       1,591          
 
   
 
     
 
         
Income before provision for income taxes
    31,243       26,081       20 %
Provision for income taxes
    9,998       7,824          
 
   
 
     
 
         
Net income
  $ 21,245     $ 18,257       16 %
 
   
 
     
 
         
Earnings per share:
                       
Basic
  $ 0.59     $ 0.54       9 %
Diluted
  $ 0.54     $ 0.49       10 %
 
   
 
     
 
         
Weighted average shares outstanding:
                       
Basic
    35,970       33,953       6 %
Diluted
    39,014       37,196       5 %
 
   
 
     
 
         

Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

                                                         
    Nine Months Ended August 31, 2004
  Nine Months Ended August 31, 2003
    As   Pro Forma           As   Pro Forma           Percent
(In thousands except per share data)
  Reported
  Adjustments
  Pro Forma
  Reported
  Adjustments
  Pro Forma
  Change
Revenue:
                                                       
Software licenses
  $ 103,664             $ 103,664     $ 79,719             $ 79,719       30 %
Maintenance and services
    162,804               162,804       147,348               147,348       10 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
         
Total revenue
    266,468               266,468       227,067               227,067       17 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
         
Costs and expenses:
                                                       
Cost of software licenses
    6,983               6,983       6,312               6,312          
Cost of maintenance and services
    39,611               39,611       38,995               38,995          
Sales and marketing
    107,590               107,590       91,879               91,879          
Product development
    44,791               44,791       38,163               38,163          
General and administrative
    29,187               29,187       25,344               25,344          
Amortization of purchased intangibles
    5,205     $ (5,205 )           1,684     $ (1,684 )              
In-process research and development
    2,600       (2,600 )           200       (200 )              
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
         
Total costs and expenses
    235,967       (7,805 )     228,162       202,577       (1,884 )     200,693       14 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
         
Income from operations
    30,501       7,805       38,306       24,490       1,884       26,374       45 %
Other income, net
    742               742       1,591               1,591                  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
         
Income before provision for income taxes
    31,243       7,805       39,048       26,081       1,884       27,965       40 %
Provision for income taxes
    9,998       2,498       12,496       7,824       565       8,389          
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
         
Net income
  $ 21,245     $ 5,307     $ 26,552     $ 18,257     $ 1,319     $ 19,576       36 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
         
Earnings per share:
                                                       
Basic
  $ 0.59             $ 0.74     $ 0.54             $ 0.58       28 %
Diluted
  $ 0.54             $ 0.68     $ 0.49             $ 0.53       28 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
         
Weighted average shares outstanding:
                                                       
Basic
    35,970               35,970       33,953               33,953       6 %
Diluted
    39,014               39,014       37,196               37,196       5 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
         

 


 

Progress Software Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

                 
    August 31,   November 30,
(In thousands)
  2004
  2003
Assets
               
Cash and short-term investments
  $ 185,390     $ 219,131  
Accounts receivable, net
    50,307       52,065  
Other current assets
    22,900       22,534  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total current assets
    258,597       293,730  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Property and equipment, net
    35,299       35,572  
Goodwill and intangible assets, net
    98,119       21,530  
Other assets
    16,886       16,938  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total
  $ 408,901     $ 367,770  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
               
Accounts payable and other current liabilities
  $ 58,108     $ 63,115  
Deferred revenue
    99,475       82,614  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total current liabilities
    157,583       145,729  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Shareholders’ equity:
               
Common stock and additional paid-in capital
    64,979       53,102  
Retained earnings
    186,339       168,939  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total shareholders’ equity
    251,318       222,041  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total
  $ 408,901     $ 367,770  
 
   
 
     
 
 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

                 
    Nine Months Ended
    August 31,   August 31,
(In thousands except per share data)
  2004
  2003
Cash flows from operations:
               
Net income
  $ 21,245     $ 18,257  
Depreciation, amortization and other noncash charges
    15,141       8,770  
Other changes in operating assets and liabilities
    19,047       19,495  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Net cash flows from operations
    55,433       46,522  
Capital expenditures
    (5,943 )     (4,445 )
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired
    (87,520 )     (24,040 )
Stock issuances, net of buybacks
    4,129       7,921  
Other
    160       52  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Net change in cash and short-term investments
    (33,741 )     26,010  
Cash and short-term investments, beginning of period
    219,131       177,193  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Cash and short-term investments, end of period
  $ 185,390     $ 203,203  
 
   
 
     
 
 

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