UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-Q
(Mark One)
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þ | | QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2005
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o | | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from___to___.
Commission File Number: 0-22993
INDUS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | | 94-3273443 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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3301 Windy Ridge Parkway, Atlanta, Georgia | | 30339 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip code) |
(770) 952-8444
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for at least the past 90 days.
YesR No£
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
YesR No£
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes£ NoR
As of November 2, 2005, the Registrant had outstanding 58,282,301 shares of Common Stock, $.001 par value.
PART I: FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
INDUS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands)
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| | September 30, 2005 | | | March 31, 2005 | |
| | (Unaudited) | | | | | |
ASSETS | | | | | | | | |
Current assets: | | | | | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | 32,429 | | | $ | 27,779 | |
Restricted cash | | | 395 | | | | 194 | |
Billed accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $665 at September 30, 2005 and $562 at March 31, 2005 | | | 14,758 | | | | 17,225 | |
Unbilled accounts receivable | | | 8,690 | | | | 12,240 | |
Other current assets | | | 3,489 | | | | 3,672 | |
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Total current assets | | | 59,761 | | | | 61,110 | |
Property and equipment, net | | | 28,651 | | | | 30,755 | |
Capitalized software, net | | | 4,387 | | | | 5,014 | |
Goodwill | | | 7,442 | | | | 7,442 | |
Acquired intangible assets, net | | | 9,797 | | | | 10,536 | |
Restricted cash, non-current | | | 5,654 | | | | 5,821 | |
Other assets | | | 517 | | | | 427 | |
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Total assets | | $ | 116,209 | | | $ | 121,105 | |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | | | | | | | | |
Current liabilities: | | | | | | | | |
Current portion of notes payable | | $ | 767 | | | $ | 767 | |
Accounts payable | | | 4,767 | | | | 4,208 | |
Accrued liabilities | | | 15,597 | | | | 19,213 | |
Deferred revenue | | | 29,973 | | | | 33,239 | |
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Total current liabilities | | | 51,104 | | | | 57,427 | |
Income tax payable | | | 3,149 | | | | 3,137 | |
Note payable, net of current portion | | | 9,146 | | | | 9,530 | |
Other liabilities | | | 8,921 | | | | 10,598 | |
Stockholders’ equity: | | | | | | | | |
Common stock | | | 58 | | | | 58 | |
Additional paid-in capital | | | 161,548 | | | | 165,280 | |
Treasury stock | | | — | | | | (4,681 | ) |
Deferred compensation | | | (331 | ) | | | — | |
Accumulated deficit | | | (118,127 | ) | | | (121,322 | ) |
Accumulated other comprehensive income | | | 741 | | | | 1,078 | |
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Total stockholders’ equity | | | 43,889 | | | | 40,413 | |
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Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | | $ | 116,209 | | | $ | 121,105 | |
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See accompanying notes.
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INDUS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
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| | Three Months Ended | | | Six Months Ended | |
| | September 30, | | | September 30, | |
| | 2005 | | | 2004 | | | 2005 | | | 2004 | |
| | | | | | (As restated - | | | | | | | (As restated - | |
| | | | | | see Note 1) | | | | | | | see Note 1) | |
Revenue: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Software license fees | | $ | 6,190 | | | $ | 6,541 | | | $ | 12,793 | | | $ | 15,975 | |
Services: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Support, outsourcing and hosting | | | 14,779 | | | | 15,321 | | | | 29,064 | | | | 30,115 | |
Consulting, training and other | | | 11,889 | | | | 10,704 | | | | 24,621 | | | | 25,028 | |
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Total services | | | 26,668 | | | | 26,025 | | | | 53,685 | | | | 55,143 | |
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Total revenue | | | 32,858 | | | | 32,566 | | | | 66,478 | | | | 71,118 | |
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Cost of revenue: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Software license fees | | | 298 | | | | 581 | | | | 978 | | | | 2,650 | |
Services: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Support, outsourcing and hosting | | | 3,583 | | | | 4,429 | | | | 7,035 | | | | 9,422 | |
Consulting, training and other | | | 9,627 | | | | 9,385 | | | | 18,918 | | | | 19,954 | |
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Total services | | | 13,210 | | | | 13,814 | | | | 25,953 | | | | 29,376 | |
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Total cost of revenue | | | 13,508 | | | | 14,395 | | | | 26,931 | | | | 32,026 | |
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Gross margin | | | 19,350 | | | | 18,171 | | | | 39,547 | | | | 39,092 | |
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Operating expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Research and development | | | 7,377 | | | | 7,364 | | | | 15,213 | | | | 16,067 | |
Sales and marketing | | | 6,473 | | | | 6,929 | | | | 13,415 | | | | 14,947 | |
General and administrative | | | 3,945 | | | | 3,758 | | | | 7,748 | | | | 7,346 | |
Restructuring expenses | | | 41 | | | | 1,937 | | | | 84 | | | | 11,538 | |
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Total operating expenses | | | 17,836 | | | | 19,988 | | | | 36,460 | | | | 49,898 | |
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Income (loss) from operations | | | 1,514 | | | | (1,817 | ) | | | 3,087 | | | | (10,806 | ) |
Interest and other income (expense), net | | | 80 | | | | (197 | ) | | | 136 | | | | (113 | ) |
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Income (loss) before income taxes | | | 1,594 | | | | (2,014 | ) | | | 3,223 | | | | (10,919 | ) |
Provision for income taxes | | | 12 | | | | 117 | | | | 28 | | | | 220 | |
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Net income (loss) | | $ | 1,582 | | | $ | (2,131 | ) | | $ | 3,195 | | | $ | (11,139 | ) |
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Net income (loss) per share: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Basic | | $ | 0.03 | | | $ | (0.04 | ) | | $ | 0.06 | | | $ | (0.19 | ) |
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Diluted | | $ | 0.03 | | | $ | (0.04 | ) | | $ | 0.05 | | | $ | (0.19 | ) |
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Shares used in computing per share data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Basic | | | 57,821 | | | | 57,234 | | | | 57,687 | | | | 57,149 | |
Diluted | | | 59,532 | | | | 57,234 | | | | 59,192 | | | | 57,149 | |
See accompanying notes.
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INDUS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
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| | Six Months Ended | |
| | September 30, | |
| | 2005 | | | 2004 | |
| | | | | | (As restated - | |
| | | | | | see Note 1) | |
Cash flows from operating activities: | | | | | | | | |
Net income (loss) | | $ | 3,195 | | | $ | (11,139 | ) |
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: | | | | | | | | |
Depreciation and amortization | | | 4,635 | | | | 7,215 | |
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | | | | | | | | |
Billed accounts receivable | | | 2,241 | | | | 197 | |
Unbilled accounts receivable | | | 3,437 | | | | 1,005 | |
Other current assets | | | (113 | ) | | | (561 | ) |
Other accrued liabilities | | | (5,206 | ) | | | 5,190 | |
Deferred revenue | | | (3,124 | ) | | | (8,308 | ) |
Other operating assets and liabilities | | | 381 | | | | (1,938 | ) |
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Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | | | 5,446 | | | | (8,339 | ) |
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Cash flows from investing activities: | | | | | | | | |
Increase in restricted cash | | | (43 | ) | | | (944 | ) |
Acquisition of business | | | — | | | | (487 | ) |
Acquisition of property and equipment | | | (784 | ) | | | (2,725 | ) |
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Net cash used in investing activities | | | (827 | ) | | | (4,156 | ) |
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Cash flows from financing activities: | | | | | | | | |
Payments of note payable and capital leases | | | (652 | ) | | | (422 | ) |
Proceeds from issuance of common stock | | | 948 | | | | 370 | |
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Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | | | 296 | | | | (52 | ) |
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Effect of exchange rate differences on cash | | | (265 | ) | | | (73 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | | | 4,650 | | | | (12,620 | ) |
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | | | 27,779 | | | | 31,081 | |
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | | $ | 32,429 | | | $ | 18,461 | |
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See accompanying notes.
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INDUS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
1. Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial information has been prepared by management in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and pursuant to the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) rules and regulations. In the opinion of management, these condensed consolidated financial statements contain all normal adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position at September 30, 2005, the results of operations for the three and six-month periods ended September 30, 2005 and 2004 and the changes in cash flows for the six-month periods ended September 30, 2005 and 2004. The condensed consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2005 has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date.
These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2005 that are included in the Company’s 2005 Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the SEC. The consolidated results of operations for the three and six months ended September 30, 2005 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any subsequent quarter or period, or for the entire fiscal year ending March 31, 2006.
In connection with the preparation of its financial statements for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005, the Company conducted a review of its accounting for leases and leasehold improvements and identified errors in prior reported periods related to its (1) accounting for scheduled rent escalations, (2) accounting for lease incentives (in the form of tenant improvement reimbursements) and (3) amortization of leasehold improvements. Items (1) and (2), which account for the majority of the errors, relate to operating leases for office facilities entered into by the Company in 2000. As a result, the Company restated previously issued financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2000 through March 31, 2004, including the three-month transition period ended March 31, 2003, as well as the interim periods during fiscal 2005, to correct the Company’s historical accounting practices for leases and leasehold improvements. All interim periods during such time were affected by the restatements. Accordingly, the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements for the three and six months ended September 30, 2004 have been restated to correct for the errors in accounting for leases and leasehold improvements. For the three and six months ended September 30, 2004, these corrections in the aggregate reduced the Company’s previously reported net loss by $56,000 and $977,000, respectively, or $0.00 and $0.02 per share, respectively.
2. Restructuring Expenses
In the six months ended September 30, 2004, the Company recorded restructuring charges of $11.5 million, which was comprised of (1) $6.9 million related to further consolidation of office space in San Francisco, CA and Atlanta, GA, which included vacating three floors in Atlanta and one additional floor in San Francisco, (2) $3.2 million for the elimination of approximately 70 positions, including the transfer of certain functions to the Company-owned office buildings in Columbia, SC and the outsourcing of some development functions to India and (3) $1.4 million for revisions to the Company’s assumptions for expected sublease income from two unoccupied floors in San Francisco, which was part of the headquarters relocation initiative. These restructuring charges have been recorded in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 146, “Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities” and SFAS No. 112, “Employer’s Accounting for Postemployment Benefits.”
Between January 1, 2000 and March 31, 2004, the Company recorded restructuring charges totaling $22.7 million relating to two restructuring initiatives: (1) the relocation of the Company’s headquarters from San Francisco to Atlanta and (2) the suspension of the United Kingdom Ministry of Defense (“MoD”) project.
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As of September 30, 2005, $10.4 million remains in the current and long-term restructuring accruals. The office and business consolidation initiative represents $4.7 million of the remaining accrual and relates to excess lease costs associated with subleasing the Company’s vacated office space in Atlanta and San Francisco. The remainder of the accrual balance, $5.7 million, represents the headquarters relocation initiative, all of which relates to excess lease costs associated with subleasing the Company’s vacated office space in San Francisco and Dallas, TX.
The restructuring accruals remaining as of September 30, 2005 are included in the condensed consolidated financial statements in “Accrued liabilities” for amounts due within one year and “Other liabilities” for amounts due after one year.
Below is an analysis of the outstanding restructuring accruals (in thousands):
Company headquarters relocation and MoD project suspension:
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| | Facilities | |
Balance at March 31, 2005 | | $ | 7,036 | |
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Payments in Q1 2006 | | | (696 | ) |
Accruals in Q1 2006 | | | 9 | |
Adjustments in Q1 2006 | | | — | |
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Balance at June 30, 2005 | | $ | 6,349 | |
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Payments in Q2 2006 | | | (680 | ) |
Accruals in Q2 2006 | | | 9 | |
Adjustments in Q2 2006 | | | — | |
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Balance at September 30, 2005 | | $ | 5,678 | |
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Office and business consolidation:
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| | Severance and | | | | | | | |
| | Related Costs | | | Facilities | | | Total | |
Balance at March 31, 2005 | | $ | 308 | | | $ | 5,582 | | | $ | 5,890 | |
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Payments in Q1 2006 | | | (158 | ) | | | (492 | ) | | | (650 | ) |
Accruals in Q1 2006 | | | — | | | | 34 | | | | 34 | |
Adjustments in Q1 2006 | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
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Balance at June 30, 2005 | | $ | 150 | | | $ | 5,124 | | | $ | 5,274 | |
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Payments in Q2 2006 | | | (150 | ) | | | (482 | ) | | | (632 | ) |
Accruals in Q2 2006 | | | — | | | | 32 | | | | 32 | |
Adjustments in Q2 2006 | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
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Balance at September 30, 2005 | | $ | — | | | $ | 4,674 | | | $ | 4,674 | |
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As of September 30, 2005, the Company has been unable to sublease its excess office space in Atlanta. The restructuring accrual recorded for the Atlanta facility assumes the space would be subleased by December 1, 2005. Should rental conditions in the Company’s Atlanta location deteriorate to the point where the remaining redundant office space is not leased by December 1, 2005, the Company could incur additional restructuring charges of up to approximately $6.6 million in the quarter ended December 31, 2005. Should rental conditions improve, it is possible that higher than anticipated sublease income will be generated. In addition, the Company is considering other options with the landlord, including buying out the lease obligation. Any required increase or decrease in this accrual will be reflected in the period in which the evaluation indicates that a change is necessary.
3. Earnings (Loss) per Share
Basic earnings (loss) per share is computed using net income (loss) and the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during each period. Diluted earnings (loss) per share is computed using net income (loss) and the
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weighted average number of outstanding common shares and dilutive common stock equivalents (“common stock equivalents”) during each period.
As of September 30, 2005 and 2004, stock options to purchase an aggregate of 10.3 million and 10.9 million shares, respectively, were outstanding.
The calculations of the weighted average number of shares outstanding for the three and six months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004 are as follows (in thousands):
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| | Three Months Ended | | | Three Months Ended | |
| | September 30, 2005 | | | September 30, 2004 | |
| | Basic | | | Diluted | | | Basic | | | Diluted | |
| | (in thousands) | | | (in thousands) | |
Weighted average shares outstanding | | | 57,821 | | | | 57,821 | | | | 57,234 | | | | 57,234 | |
Effect of common stock equivalents | | | — | | | | 1,711 | | | | — | | | | — | |
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| | | 57,821 | | | | 59,532 | | | | 57,234 | | | | 57,234 | |
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| | Six Months Ended | | | Six Months Ended | |
| | September 30, 2005 | | | September 30, 2004 | |
| | Basic | | | Diluted | | | Basic | | | Diluted | |
| | (in thousands) | | | (in thousands) | |
Weighted average shares outstanding | | | 57,687 | | | | 57,687 | | | | 57,149 | | | | 57,149 | |
Effect of common stock equivalents | | | — | | | | 1,505 | | | | — | | | | — | |
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| | | 57,687 | | | | 59,192 | | | | 57,149 | | | | 57,149 | |
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4. Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Comprehensive income (loss) includes net income (loss) and foreign currency translation adjustments that are excluded from net income (loss) and reflected in stockholders’ equity.
The following table sets forth the calculation of comprehensive income (loss) for the three and six months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively (in thousands):
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| | Three Months Ended | | | Six Months Ended | |
| | September 30, | | | September 30, | |
| | 2005 | | | 2004 | | | 2005 | | | 2004 | |
| | | | | | (As restated - | | | | | | | (As restated - | |
| | | | | | see Note 1) | | | | | | | see Note 1) | |
Net income (loss) | | $ | 1,582 | | | $ | (2,131 | ) | | $ | 3,195 | | | $ | (11,139 | ) |
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of taxes | | | 81 | | | | 125 | | | | (337 | ) | | | (69 | ) |
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Comprehensive income (loss) | | $ | 1,663 | | | $ | (2,006 | ) | | $ | 2,858 | | | $ | (11,208 | ) |
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5. Stock-Based Compensation
As currently permitted under SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation”, as amended by SFAS No. 148, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation — Transition and Disclosure”, the Company accounts for stock-based compensation in accordance with Accounting Principles Board (“APB”) Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees”, and accordingly recognizes no compensation expense for the stock option grants as long as the exercise price is equal to or greater than the fair value of the shares at the date of grant.
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The Company presently has two forms of compensatory stock-based compensation: restricted stock grants and performance-based stock options. Compensation expense for the restricted stock grants is equal to the market value at the date of grant and is charged to earnings on a straight-line basis over the three or five-year period of restriction. Compensation expense for the performance-based options is recorded as the excess of the quoted market price of the Company’s stock over the option price at the end of each reporting period. At each reporting period end, an assessment is made regarding the probability of meeting the performance criteria, which determines the compensation expense for the period.
For purposes of pro forma disclosures, as required by SFAS No. 123, which also requires that the pro forma information be determined as if the Company had accounted for its employee stock option grants under the fair value method required by SFAS No. 123, the estimated fair value of the options is amortized to expense over the options’ vesting period. The Company’s pro forma net income (loss) including pro forma compensation expense, net of tax for the three and six months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively, is as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):
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| | Three Months Ended | | | Six Months Ended | |
| | September 30, | | | September 30, | |
| | 2005 | | | 2004 | | | 2005 | | | 2004 | |
| | | | | | (As restated - | | | | | | | (As restated - | |
| | | | | | see Note 1) | | | | | | | see Note 1) | |
Net income (loss) as reported | | $ | 1,582 | | | $ | (2,131 | ) | | $ | 3,195 | | | $ | (11,139 | ) |
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Add: Total stock-based compensation expense determined under the intrinsic value method | | | 54 | | | | — | | | | 54 | | | | 27 | |
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Deduct: Total stock-based compensation expense determined under fair-value based method for all awards | | | (591 | ) | | | (1,589 | ) | | | (1,400 | ) | | | (2,549 | ) |
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Pro forma net income (loss) | | $ | 1,045 | | | $ | (3,720 | ) | | $ | 1,849 | | | $ | (13,661 | ) |
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Earnings (loss) per share: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Basic: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
As reported | | $ | 0.03 | | | $ | (0.04 | ) | | $ | 0.06 | | | $ | (0.19 | ) |
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Pro forma | | $ | 0.02 | | | $ | (0.06 | ) | | $ | 0.03 | | | $ | (0.24 | ) |
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Diluted: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
As reported | | $ | 0.03 | | | $ | (0.04 | ) | | $ | 0.05 | | | $ | (0.19 | ) |
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Pro forma | | $ | 0.02 | | | $ | (0.06 | ) | | $ | 0.03 | | | $ | (0.24 | ) |
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Shares used in computing per share data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Basic | | | 57,821 | | | | 57,234 | | | | 57,687 | | | | 57,149 | |
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Diluted | | | 58,932 | | | | 57,234 | | | | 58,643 | | | | 57,149 | |
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6. Recent Accounting Pronouncements
On December 16, 2004, the FASB issued Statement No. 123(R), “Share-Based Payment”, which is a revision of FASB Statement No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation”. Statement 123(R) supersedes APB Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees”, and amends FASB Statement No. 95, “Statement of Cash Flows”. Generally, the approach in Statement 123(R) is similar to the approach described in Statement 123. However, Statement 123(R) requires all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock
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options, to be recognized in the income statement based on their fair values. Pro forma disclosure will no longer be an alternative.
Statement 123(R) must be adopted no later than the beginning of the first fiscal year beginning after June 15, 2005. Early adoption will be permitted in periods in which financial statements have not yet been issued. The Company expects to adopt Statement 123(R) during its first quarter of fiscal 2007.
Statement 123(R) permits public companies to adopt its requirements using one of two methods: (1) a “modified prospective” method in which compensation cost is recognized beginning with the effective date (a) based on the requirements of Statement 123(R) for all share-based payments granted after the effective date and (b) based on the requirements of Statement 123 for all awards granted to employees prior to the effective date of Statement 123(R) that remain unvested on the effective date, and (2) a “modified retrospective” method which includes the requirements of the modified prospective method described above, but also permits entities to restate based on the amounts previously recognized under Statement 123 for purposes of pro forma disclosures either (a) all prior periods presented or (b) prior periods of the year of adoption. The Company has not yet determined which method it will adopt.
As permitted by Statement 123, the Company currently accounts for share-based payments to employees using APB Opinion No. 25’s intrinsic value method and, as such, generally recognizes no compensation expense cost for employee stock options. Accordingly, the adoption of Statement 123(R)’s fair value method may have a significant impact on the Company’s results of operations, although it will have no impact on the Company’s overall liquidity. The impact of adoption of Statement 123(R) cannot be predicted at this time because it will depend on levels of share-based payments granted in the future. However, had the Company adopted Statement 123(R) in prior periods, the impact of that standard would have approximated the impact of Statement 123 as described in the disclosure of pro forma net income and earnings per share in Note 5 to the Company’s consolidated financial statements. Statement 123(R) also requires the benefits of tax deductions in excess of recognized compensation cost to be reported as a financing cash flow, rather than as an operating cash flow as required under current literature. This requirement will reduce net operating cash flows and increase net financing cash flows in periods after adoption. However, in the case of the Company, the existence of its net operating loss carryforwards will preclude recognition of the tax benefit until the deduction can be used to offset current taxes payable. The Company cannot estimate what the tax amounts will be in the future or when they will be recognized, because they depend on, among other things, when the net operating loss carryforwards will be utilized or expire, and when employees exercise stock options.
7. Income Taxes
The provision for income taxes for the three and six months ended September 30, 2004 and 2005 is attributable to the withholding of income taxes on revenues generated from foreign countries. As of September 30, 2005, the Company had net operating losses totaling approximately $68.6 million, inclusive of results for the six months ended September 30, 2005, to carry forward which, subject to certain limitations as discussed below, may be used to offset future income for U.S. federal income tax purposes through 2025.
Upon the advice and review of its tax experts, the Company has determined that its utilization of these net operating losses will be subject to annual limitations under the “change in ownership” provisions of Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code and similar state provisions due to a greater than 50 percent change in the Company’s ownership during a three-year period that ended in fiscal year 2005. These annual limitations will limit the amount of net operating losses available to offset taxable income in fiscal 2006 and future years. Depending on the amount and timing of any taxable income, these limitations could also result in the expiration of a portion of the available net operating losses before utilization.
8. Restricted Cash
As of September 30, 2005, the Company maintained cash deposits of approximately $6.0 million in support of standby letters of credit, a bid bond, collateral for a mortgage and a bank guarantee. These deposits are classified as restricted cash, of which $395,000 is included in current assets and the balance of $5.6 million in non-current assets. The letters of credit require the Company to maintain corresponding compensating balances up to the amounts of the
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letters of credit. A total of $4.6 million in restricted cash should be released in increments of $2.3 million each in both December 2006 and May 2008, relative to the expiration of letters of credit supporting a performance bond and the Company’s leased facilities in San Francisco, CA, respectively. A $0.6 million certificate of deposit, used as collateral for the Company’s $9.9 million mortgage note payable on its Columbia, SC property, will be released in April 2008.
9. Segment Information and Geographic Data
The Company operates in one reportable segment, service delivery management (“SDM”), and sells software and services offerings to enable the three principal components of SDM: asset management, customer management and field service management. Neither the acquisition of Indus Utility Systems, Inc. (“IUS”) nor the acquisition of Wishbone Systems, Inc. (“Wishbone”) resulted in a new business segment for the Company.
Geographic revenue information for the three and six-month periods ended September 30, 2005 and 2004 is based on customer location, and is shown in thousands. Long-lived asset information is based on the physical location of the assets.
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| | Three Months Ended | | | Six Months Ended | |
| | September 30, | | | September 30, | |
| | 2005 | | | 2004 | | | 2005 | | | 2004 | |
Revenue (based on customer location): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
North America | | $ | 28,157 | | | $ | 26,476 | | | $ | 55,575 | | | $ | 52,546 | |
Europe, Middle East and Africa | | | 2,912 | | | | 4,964 | | | | 7,316 | | | | 9,779 | |
Asia Pacific, including Japan | | | 1,789 | | | | 1,126 | | | | 3,587 | | | | 8,793 | |
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Total consolidated revenue | | $ | 32,858 | | | $ | 32,566 | | | $ | 66,478 | | | $ | 71,118 | |
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| | September 30, | | | March 31, | |
| | 2005 | | | 2005 | |
Long-lived assets: | | | | | | | | |
North America | | $ | 28,090 | | | $ | 30,286 | |
Others | | | 561 | | | | 469 | |
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Total consolidated long-lived assets | | $ | 28,651 | | | $ | 30,755 | |
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10. Litigation
In February 2003, Integral Energy Australia brought a claim against IUS (which was then known as SCT Utility Systems, Inc.) in the Supreme Court of New South Wales, Australia, relating to the implementation of IUS software. On March 5, 2003, the Company acquired IUS from Systems and Computer Technology Corporation (“SCT”) and subsequently merged IUS into the Company. The Company is now the defendant in this lawsuit. The amount of damages asserted against the Company is not determinable. Pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement among the Company and SCT and its affiliates, SCT and those affiliates of SCT that were a party to the Purchase Agreement agreed to defend the Company against the claims in this suit and to indemnify the Company from all losses relating thereto.
From time to time, the Company is involved in other legal proceedings incidental to the conduct of its business. The outcome of these claims cannot be predicted with certainty. The Company intends to defend itself vigorously in these actions. However, any settlement or judgment may have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations in the period in which such settlement or judgment is paid or payment becomes probable. The Company does not believe that, individually or in aggregate, the legal matters to which it is currently a party are likely to have a material adverse effect on its results of operations or financial condition.
11. Guarantees and Indemnifications
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The Company accounts for guarantees and indemnifications in accordance with Financial Interpretation No. 45, “Guarantor’s Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others.”
License and hosting agreements with customers generally contain infringement indemnity provisions. Under these agreements, the Company agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the customer in connection with patent, copyright, trademark or trade secret infringement claims made by third parties with respect to the customer’s authorized use of our products and services. The indemnity provisions generally provide for the Company to control defense and settlement and cover costs and damages finally awarded against the customer. The indemnity provisions also generally provide that if the Company’s products infringe, or in the Company’s opinion it is likely that they will be found to infringe, on the rights of a third-party, the Company will, at its option and expense, procure the right to use the infringing product, modify the product so it is no longer infringing, or return the product for a partial refund that reflects the reasonable value of prior use. The Company has not previously incurred costs to settle claims or pay awards under these indemnification obligations. The Company accounts for these indemnity obligations in accordance with SFAS No. 5, “Accounting for Contingencies,” and records a liability for these obligations when a loss is probable and reasonably estimable. The Company has not recorded any liabilities for these arrangements as of September 30, 2005.
Services agreements with customers may also contain indemnity provisions for death, personal injury or property damage caused by the Company’s personnel or contractors in the course of performing services to customers. Under these agreements, the Company generally agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the customer in connection with death, personal injury and property damage claims made by third parties with respect to actions of the Company’s personnel or contractors. These indemnity provisions generally provide for the Company’s control of defense and settlement and cover costs and damages finally awarded against the customer. The indemnity obligations contained in services agreements generally have no specified expiration date and no specified monetary limitation on the amount of award covered. The Company has not previously incurred costs to settle claims or pay awards under these indemnification obligations and estimates the fair value of these potential obligations to be nominal. Accordingly, no liabilities have been recorded for these agreements as of September 30, 2005.
Some services agreements require the Company to maintain performance bonds as security for the performance of the Company’s obligations under those agreements. Some of the performance bonds require cash to be restricted as collateral. The obligations to maintain these bonds typically expire either at a date specified in the applicable contract or upon the performance of the Company’s obligations. Due to the Company’s historical experience of successful software implementations, the Company has no significant history of payment under these types of bonds. The Company has not recorded any liabilities for these arrangements as of September 30, 2005.
The Company generally warrants that its software products will perform in all material respects in accordance with its standard published specifications in effect at the time of delivery of the licensed products to the customer for six months to a year, depending upon the software license. Additionally, contracts generally warrant that services will be performed consistent with generally accepted industry standards or, in some instances, specific service levels through completion of the agreed upon services. If necessary, provision will be made for the estimated cost of product and service warranties based on specific warranty claims and claim history. There has been no significant recurring expense under these product or service warranties.
12. Goodwill and Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets
Goodwill represents the excess of purchase price over fair value of net assets acquired. Goodwill is not amortized, but is subject to impairment testing criteria. For purposes of its impairment testing, the Company considers itself to be a single reporting unit and assesses goodwill impairment on an enterprise-wide level. The Company evaluates the carrying value of goodwill annually as of December 31 and between annual evaluations if events occur or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of the asset below its carrying amount. The Company has recorded goodwill of $0.4 million associated with the acquisition of IUS and $7.0 million associated with the acquisition of Wishbone. No impairment losses have been recorded through September 30, 2005.
Acquisition-related intangible assets are stated at cost less accumulated amortization, and include values for developed technology, customer base, contracts and trade names. Acquired technology is being amortized over the
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greater of the amount computed using (a) the ratio that current gross revenues for a product bear to the total of current and anticipated future gross revenues for that product or (b) the straight-line method over the remaining estimated economic life of the product including the period being reported on. Other intangible assets are being amortized on a straight-line basis over periods from two to fifteen years. Total amortization expense for intangible assets was $369,000 and $520,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively, and was $739,000 and $1.0 million for the six months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively, and is included in general and administrative expense in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.
Acquisition-related intangible assets consist of the following (in thousands):
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| | September 30, | |
| | 2005 | |
Acquired trademarks | | $ | 730 | |
Acquired technology | | | 2,870 | |
Acquired contracts and customer base | | | 10,920 | |
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Total acquired intangible assets | | | 14,520 | |
Less accumulated amortization | | | (4,723 | ) |
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Net intangible assets | | $ | 9,797 | |
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The remaining weighted-average amortization period on all acquired intangible assets is approximately ten years. Trademarks and technology have a remaining weighted-average amortization period of approximately three years and contracts and customer base have a remaining weighted-average amortization period of approximately twelve years. The Company expects future amortization expense from acquired intangible assets as of September 30, 2005 to be as follows (in thousands):
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2006 (remainder of fiscal year) | | $ | 731 | |
2007 | | | 1,432 | |
2008 | | | 1,383 | |
2009 | | | 814 | |
2010 | | | 657 | |
Thereafter | | | 4,780 | |
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| | $ | 9,797 | |
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13. Software Development Costs
The Company accounts for software development costs in accordance with SFAS No. 86, “Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software to be Sold, Leased or Otherwise Marketed”, whereby costs for the development of new software products and substantial enhancements to existing software products are expensed as incurred until technological feasibility has been established, at which time any additional costs are capitalized. With the one exception noted in the following paragraph, software development costs incurred subsequent to the establishment of technological feasibility have not been significant, and all software development costs have been charged to research and development expense as incurred.
The Company capitalized $7.7 million of development costs related to the internationalization of its Asset Suite product to Asian markets through March 31, 2004. The product became generally available for sale during the three months ended June 30, 2004, and the related capitalized software development costs became subject to amortization. In accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 86, amortization is determined as the greater of the amount computed using (a) the ratio that current gross revenues for the product bear to the total of current and anticipated future gross revenues for that product or (b) the straight-line method over the remaining economic life of the product including the period being reported on. Amortization expense of $313,000 and $627,000 was recorded in the three and six months ended September 30, 2005, respectively, and is included in “Cost of revenue: Software license fees” in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Forward Looking Statements
In addition to historical information, this “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements are not based on historical facts, but rather reflect management’s current expectations concerning future results and events. These forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of phrases and expressions such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “foresee,” “likely,” “will” or other similar words or phrases. These statements, which speak only as of the date given, are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from our historical experience and our expectations or projections. These risks include, but are not limited to, projected growth in the emerging service delivery management market, market acceptance of our service delivery management strategy in the utilities market and other industry verticals, current market conditions for our products and services, the capital spending environment generally, our ability to achieve growth in our Asset Suite, Customer Suite and Service Suite offerings, market acceptance and the success of our new products and enhancements and upgrades to our existing products, the success of our product development strategy, our competitive position, the ability to establish and retain partnership arrangements, our ability to develop our indirect sales channels, changes in our executive management team, uncertainty relating to and the management of personnel changes, risks related to international operations, including our ability to succeed in Japan, the ability to realize the anticipated benefits of our restructurings, revisions to estimates used in determining prior restructurings, timely development and introduction of new products, releases and product enhancements, current economic conditions, heightened security and war or terrorist acts in countries of the world that affect our business, and other risks identified in the section of this Report entitled “Factors Affecting Future Performance,” beginning on page 27. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect management’s opinions only as of the date hereof. The Company undertakes no obligation to revise or publicly release the results of any revision to these forward-looking statements.
Overview
Indus International, Inc. (the “Company” or “Indus”) develops, licenses, implements, supports, and hosts service delivery management (“SDM”) solutions, which help clients in a broad array of industries optimize the management of their customers, assets, workforce, spare parts inventory, tools and documentation in order to maximize performance and customer satisfaction while reducing operating expenses. Historically, our solutions have been focused on asset management. Through our acquisitions of best-in-class customer management software in March 2003 and field service management software in January 2004, we believe that we are the first company to offer comprehensive suites of world-class customer, asset, and field service management solutions, which we market and sell as our SDM solutions. By strategy, we have marketed and sold our customer and field service management products into our existing customer base concurrently with our efforts to penetrate new vertical markets.
Indus’ solutions are comprised of three distinct suites: Customer Suite, Asset Suite and Service Suite. Customer Suite provides the functionality for energy and utility customers to optimize customer-facing activities, encompassing call center, customer information tracking, billing, and accounts receivable functions. Asset Suite supports organizations’ operations and maintenance workforce, inventory management and procurement professionals, safety and compliance engineers, and other decision-making personnel affected by asset care decisions throughout the enterprise. Service Suite provides resource optimization enabling customers to dispatch resources with all the required tools, information, and parts at the promised time, optimizing schedules based on customer or asset demands, travel times, service level agreements, technician skills requirements, and internal costs. Other complementary solutions include mobile computing, enterprise asset integration tools, sophisticated search capabilities, data warehousing products, and integration to leading ERP products for financial and human resources functions.
Our SDM solutions also include consulting, training and educational services, and customer support, hosting and outsourcing services, offered as part of the Indus Service Select program. Service Select offerings include
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comprehensive implementation programs, strategic consulting, training and education solutions, and two-tiered customer maintenance and support plans.
Critical Accounting Policies
Management’s discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations are based upon the Company’s consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The preparation of these financial statements requires the Company to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. On an on-going basis, the Company evaluates its estimates, including those related to revenue recognition, accounts receivable and allowance for doubtful accounts, valuation of goodwill and intangibles and restructuring. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
The Company has identified the following policies as critical to the Company’s business operations and the understanding of the Company’s results of operations. Senior management has discussed the development and selection of these policies and the disclosures below with the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors. For a detailed discussion of the application of these and other accounting policies, see the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements contained within the Company’s 2005 Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed with the SEC.
Revenue Recognition:
The Company’s revenue arises from two sources: (a) the sale of licenses to use our software products, and (b) the delivery of customer support, outsourcing, hosting, implementation, consulting, training and education services related to our software products. Revenue recognition rules for software companies are very complex, often subject to interpretation, and continue to evolve. Very specific and detailed guidelines in measuring revenue are followed by the Company; however, certain judgments affect the application of the Company’s revenue policy. On occasion, the Company is unable to recognize software license revenue in the period an agreement is signed due to the complexities of the applicable accounting standards, the judgments involved and contractual provisions in response to customer demands. Delays in the timing and amount of revenue recognition for software license fees have caused volatility in the Company’s financial results.
Software license fee revenue is recognized when a non-cancelable license arrangement becomes effective as evidenced by a signed contract, product delivery, a fixed or determinable license fee and probability of collection. If the license fee is not fixed or determinable, revenue is recognized as payments become due from the customer. In arrangements that include rights to multiple software products and/or services, the total arrangement fee is allocated among each of the deliverables using the residual method, under which revenue is allocated to undelivered elements based on vendor-specific objective evidence (“VSOE”) of fair value of such undelivered elements and the residual amounts of revenue are allocated to delivered elements. Elements included in multiple element arrangements may consist of software products, maintenance (which includes customer support services and unspecified upgrades), hosting and consulting services. VSOE is based on the price generally charged when an element is sold separately or, in the case of an element not yet sold separately, the price established by authorized management, if it is probable that the price, once established, will not change when the element is sold separately. If VSOE does not exist for an undelivered element, the total arrangement fee will be taken to revenue either over the life of the contract or when the undelivered element is delivered.
Revenue from consulting and implementation services is, in general, time and material based and recognized as the work is performed. Delays in project implementation will result in delays in revenue recognition. Some consulting and implementation services involve fixed-price and/or fixed-time arrangements and are recognized using contract accounting, which requires the accurate estimation of the cost, scope and duration of each engagement. Revenue for these projects is recognized on the percentage-of-completion method, with progress-to-completion measured by using specific milestones, usually labor unit inputs, with revisions to estimates reflected in the period in which changes become known. Project losses are provided for in their entirety in the period they become known, without regard to the percentage-of-completion. If the Company does not accurately estimate the resources required or the
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scope of work to be performed, or does not manage its projects properly within the planned periods of time or satisfy its obligations under the contracts, then future consulting margins on these projects may be negatively affected or losses on existing contracts may need to be recognized. Although the Company has a good history of successful services performance, occasional deviations from the significant estimates required for larger services engagements, particularly those with fixed-price arrangements, have caused volatility in the Company’s financial results.
Revenue from customer support services is recognized ratably over the term of the support contract, typically one year. Revenue from outsourcing and hosting services is recognized based upon contractually agreed upon rates per user or service, over a contractually defined time period.
Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts:
The Company maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts for estimated accounts receivable losses resulting from the inability or failure of its customers to make required payments. This allowance is formula-based, supplemented by an evaluation of specific accounts where there may be collectibility risk. If the methodology the Company uses to calculate this allowance does not properly reflect future collections, revenue could be overstated or understated. The Company evaluates the collectibility of specific accounts using a combination of factors, including the age of the outstanding balance(s), evaluation of the account’s financial condition, recent payment history, and discussions with the Company’s account executive for the specific customer. Based upon this evaluation of collectibility, any increase or decrease required in the allowance for doubtful accounts is reflected in the period in which the evaluation indicates that a change is necessary. If the financial condition of the Company’s customers were to deteriorate, resulting in an impairment of their ability to make payments, additional allowances may be required. The allowance for doubtful accounts was $665,000 as of September 30, 2005 and $562,000 as of March 31, 2005.
The Company generates a significant portion of revenues and corresponding accounts receivable from sales to the utility industry. As of September 30, 2005, approximately $9.7 million, or 62.8%, of the Company’s gross billed accounts receivable were attributable to software license fees and services sales to utility customers. In determining the Company’s allowance for doubtful accounts, the Company has considered the financial condition of the utility industry as a whole, as well as the financial condition of its individual utility customers.
Valuation of Intangible Assets and Goodwill:
The acquisitions of Indus Utility Systems, Inc. (“IUS”), formerly SCT Utility Systems, Inc., in March 2003 and Wishbone Systems, Inc. (“Wishbone”) in January 2004 resulted in the recording of goodwill, which represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of net assets acquired, as well as other definite-lived intangible assets.
Under present accounting rules (SFAS No. 142), goodwill is no longer subject to amortization; instead it is subject to impairment testing criteria at least annually. Other acquired definite-lived intangible assets are being amortized over their estimated useful lives. For purposes of its goodwill impairment testing, the Company considers itself to be a single reporting unit and assesses goodwill impairment on an enterprise-wide level. The impairment test is therefore performed on a consolidated basis and compares the Company’s market capitalization (reporting unit fair value) to its outstanding equity (reporting unit carrying value). In accordance with the recommended provisions of SFAS No. 142, the Company utilizes its closing stock price as reported on the NASDAQ National Market on the date of the impairment test in order to compute market capitalization. The Company has designated December 31 as the annual date for impairment testing.
The Company performed its annual impairment test as of December 31, 2004 and concluded that no impairment of goodwill existed since the fair value of the Company’s reporting unit exceeded its carrying value. No events have occurred, nor circumstances changed, subsequent to December 31, 2004 that would reduce the Company’s fair value below its carrying value. The Company will continue to test for impairment on an annual basis or on an interim basis if circumstances change that would indicate the possibility of impairment. The impairment review may require an analysis of future projections and assumptions about the Company’s operating performance. If such a review indicates that the assets are impaired, an expense would be recorded for the amount of the impairment, and the corresponding impaired assets would be reduced in carrying value. Differences in the identification of reporting units and the use of valuation techniques can result in materially different evaluations of impairment.
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Restructuring:
In the six months ended September 30, 2004, the Company recorded restructuring charges of $11.5 million, which was comprised of (1) $6.9 million related to further consolidation of office space in San Francisco, CA and Atlanta, GA, which included vacating three floors in Atlanta and one additional floor in San Francisco, (2) $3.2 million for the elimination of approximately 70 positions, including the transfer of certain functions to the Company-owned office buildings in Columbia, SC and the outsourcing of some development functions to India and (3) $1.4 million for revisions to the Company’s assumptions for expected sublease income from two unoccupied floors in San Francisco, which was part of the headquarters relocation initiative. These restructuring charges have been recorded in accordance with SFAS No. 146, “Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities” and SFAS No. 112, “Employer’s Accounting for Postemployment Benefits.”
Between January 1, 2000 and March 31, 2004, the Company recorded restructuring charges totaling $22.7 million relating to two restructuring initiatives: (1) the relocation of the Company’s headquarters from San Francisco to Atlanta and (2) the suspension of the United Kingdom Ministry of Defense (“MoD”) project.
As of September 30, 2005, $10.4 million remains in the current and long-term restructuring accruals. The office and business consolidation initiative represents $4.7 million of the remaining accrual and relates to excess lease costs associated with subleasing the Company’s vacated office space in Atlanta and San Francisco. The remainder of the accrual balance, $5.7 million, represents the headquarters relocation initiative and relates to excess lease costs associated with subleasing the Company’s vacated office space in San Francisco and Dallas, TX.
As of September 30, 2005, the Company has been unable to sublease its excess office space in Atlanta. The restructuring accrual recorded for the Atlanta facility assumes the space would be subleased by December 1, 2005. Should rental conditions in the Company’s Atlanta location deteriorate to the point where the remaining redundant office space is not leased by December 1, 2005, the Company could incur additional restructuring charges of up to approximately $6.6 million in the quarter ended December 31, 2005. Should rental conditions improve, it is possible that higher than anticipated sublease income will be generated. In addition, the Company is considering other options with the landlord, including buying out the lease obligation. Any required increase or decrease in this accrual will be reflected in the period in which the evaluation indicates that a change is necessary.
The restructuring accruals remaining as of September 30, 2005 are included in the condensed consolidated balance sheets in “Accrued liabilities” for amounts due within one year and “Other liabilities” for amounts due after one year.
Consolidated Results of Operations
Restatement of Financial Statements
In connection with the preparation of its financial statements for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005, the Company conducted a review of its accounting for leases and leasehold improvements and identified errors in prior reported periods related to its (1) accounting for scheduled rent escalations, (2) accounting for lease incentives (in the form of tenant improvement reimbursements) and (3) amortization of leasehold improvements. Items (1) and (2), which account for the majority of the errors, relate to operating leases for office facilities entered into by the Company in 2000. As a result, the Company restated previously issued financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2000 through March 31, 2004, including the three-month transition period ended March 31, 2003, as well as the interim periods during fiscal 2005, to correct the Company’s historical accounting practices for leases and leasehold improvements. All interim periods during such time are affected by the restatements. Accordingly, the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements for the three and six months ended September 30, 2004 have been restated to correct for the errors in accounting for leases and leasehold improvements. For the three and six months ended September 30, 2004, these corrections in the aggregate reduced the Company’s previously reported net loss by $56,000 and $977,000, respectively, or $0.00 and $0.02 per share, respectively.
Three Months Ended September 30, 2005 Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2004
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Revenue
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| | 9/30/2005 | | | 9/30/2004 | | | Change | |
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Software license fees | | $ | 6,190 | | | $ | 6,541 | | | | (5.4 | %) |
Percentage of total revenue | | | 18.8 | % | | | 20.1 | % | | | | |
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Support, outsourcing and hosting | | | 14,779 | | | | 15,321 | | | | (3.5 | %) |
Percentage of total revenue | | | 45.0 | % | | | 47.0 | % | | | | |
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Consulting, training and other | | | 11,889 | | | | 10,704 | | | | 11.1 | % |
Percentage of total revenue | | | 36.2 | % | | | 32.9 | % | | | | |
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Total revenue | | $ | 32,858 | | | $ | 32,566 | | | | | |
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The Company’s revenue arises from two sources: (a) the sale of licenses to use its software products, and (b) the delivery of customer support, outsourcing, hosting, implementation, consulting, training and education services related to its software products. Customer support, outsourcing and hosting services are typically sold under agreements lasting one or more years, the revenue from which is recognized, in most cases, ratably over the periods covered by the agreements.
Software license fees: Software license fees decreased 5.4% to $6.2 million in the three months ended September 30, 2005. The decrease in software license fees is due to the timing of sales. For example, in October 2005 the Company completed a license deal of approximately $900,000. Sales of Asset Suite into our core markets, which have proven healthy, comprise a significant portion of our software license fees, combined with sales of Service Suite, which continues to grow from an expanding pipeline of opportunities. For example, in the quarter ended September 30, 2005, the Company completed a seven figure license deal for the Service Suite product with a major North American electronics retailer and service provider.
Support, outsourcing and hosting:Support, outsourcing and hosting revenue decreased 3.5% to $14.8 million in the three months ended September 30, 2005. In October 2004, the Company did not renew a non-strategic outsourcing contract with a municipality which provided recurring revenues of approximately $1.0 million per quarter. The absence of this contract is the principal reason for the decline in support, outsourcing and hosting revenue during the quarter ended September 30, 2005. Overall support revenues continue to grow with sales of additional customer support agreements along with new sales of software, in addition to strong renewal rates on existing customer support agreements.
Consulting, training and other:Consulting, training and other revenue increased 11.1% to $11.9 million in the three months ended September 30, 2005. The current quarter reflected more engagements for consulting services, including a significant engagement to implement Customer Suite in a major utility. In fiscal 2005, the Company initiated a strategic program to better and more frequently collaborate with third party systems integrators and certified business partners in its delivery of consulting, training and other services in order to provide greater business scalability and the potential introduction into more opportunities for sales of its software products. Over time, this strategy may yield less consulting, training and other services as a percentage of overall revenues for the Company.
Cost of Revenue
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Cost of software license fees | | $ | 298 | | | $ | 581 | | | | (48.7 | %) |
Percentage of software license revenue | | | 4.8 | % | | | 8.9 | % | | | | |
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Cost of support, outsourcing and hosting | | | 3,583 | | | | 4,429 | | | | (19.1 | %) |
Percentage of support, outsourcing and hosting revenue | | | 24.2 | % | | | 28.9 | % | | | | |
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Cost of consulting, training and other | | | 9,627 | | | | 9,385 | | | | 2.6 | % |
Percentage of consulting, training and other revenue | | | 81.0 | % | | | 87.7 | % | | | | |
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Total cost of revenue | | $ | 13,508 | | | $ | 14,395 | | | | | |
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Cost of revenue consists of (a) amortization of the costs associated with internally developed software, (b) amounts paid to third parties for inclusion of their products in some of the Company’s software products, (c) personnel, data maintenance and related costs for customer support, hosting and outsourcing services, and (d) personnel and related costs for consulting and training services.
Cost of software license fees:The 48.7% decrease in cost of software license fees in the three months ended September 30, 2005 is attributable to a product mix with lower costs for third party software, which is included in some of the Company’s products.
Cost of services revenue —support, outsourcing and hosting:The 19.1% decrease in cost of customer support, outsourcing and hosting services in the three months ended September 30, 2005 is attributable to two factors: (1) the efficiencies gained through consolidation of the Company’s North American customer support operations in Columbia, SC as part of the Company’s business restructuring plan implemented during the first quarter of fiscal 2005; and (2) the elimination of personnel associated with the non-strategic outsourcing contract that was not renewed during the quarter, as noted above.
Cost of services revenue — consulting, training and other:Cost of consulting, training and other services increased 2.6% in the three months ended September 30, 2005, which corresponds with an 11.1% increase in consulting, training and other revenue in the same period. This increase in business required the Company to increase its staffing levels, primarily through the use of independent contractors. The Company’s ongoing strategic resource plans call for more efficient use of personnel, both internal and external, in the delivery of consulting, training and other services.
Operating Expenses
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| | Three Months Ended | | | % | |
| | 9/30/2005 | | | 9/30/2004 | | | Change | |
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Research and development | | $ | 7,377 | | | $ | 7,364 | | | | 0.2 | % |
Percentage of total revenue | | | 22.5 | % | | | 22.6 | % | | | | |
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Sales and marketing | | | 6,473 | | | | 6,929 | | | | (6.6 | %) |
Percentage of total revenue | | | 19.7 | % | | | 21.3 | % | | | | |
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General and administrative | | | 3,945 | | | | 3,758 | | | | 5.0 | % |
Percentage of total revenue | | | 12.0 | % | | | 11.5 | % | | | | |
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Restructuring expense | | | 41 | | | | 1,937 | | | | (97.9 | %) |
Percentage of total revenue | | | 0.1 | % | | | 5.9 | % | | | | |
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Total operating expense | | $ | 17,836 | | | $ | 19,988 | | | | | |
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Research and development:Research and development expenses include personnel and related costs, primarily internal and offshore, all directly attributable to the development of new software products and enhancements to existing products. Research and development expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2005 remain consistent with that of the same period of the prior year. We continue to utilize research and development resources in India to supplement our research and development efforts.
Sales and marketing:Sales and marketing expenses include personnel costs, sales commissions, and the costs of advertising, public relations, and participation in industry conferences and trade shows. The $0.5 million reduction in sales and marketing expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2005 from the same period in the prior year is attributable to lower personnel-related costs and the Company’s continued efforts toward cost containment and better allocation of resources.
General and administrative:General and administrative expenses include personnel and other costs of the Company’s finance, legal, human resources and administrative operations. The $0.2 million increase in general and administrative expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2005 from the same period of the prior year is principally attributable to increased costs associated with the Company’s Sarbanes-Oxley compliance plans and other governance activities.
Restructuring expenses:The Company recorded $41,000 in restructuring costs in the three months ended September 30, 2005, which reflects quarterly accretion on the lease obligations recorded as part of prior business restructuring activities. The Company recorded a $1.9 million restructuring charge in the three months ended September 30, 2004, which was primarily related to severance costs associated with the elimination of approximately 70 positions worldwide, necessitated by more extensive use of offshore development resources in India and consolidation of certain other business functions.
The Company could incur additional increases or decreases to its existing accruals in the event that the underlying assumptions used to develop the Company’s estimates of excess lease costs change, such as the timing and the amount of any sublease income. As of September 30, 2005, the Company has been unable to sublease its excess office space in Atlanta. The restructuring accrual recorded for the Atlanta facility assumes the space would be subleased by December 1, 2005. Should rental conditions in the Company’s Atlanta location deteriorate to the point where the remaining redundant office space is not leased by December 1, 2005, the Company could incur additional restructuring charges of up to approximately $6.6 million in the quarter ended December 31, 2005. Should rental conditions improve, it is possible that higher than anticipated sublease income will be generated. In addition, the Company is considering other options with the landlord, including buying out the lease obligation. Any required
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increase or decrease in this accrual will be reflected in the period in which the evaluation indicates that a change is necessary.
Interest Expense, Other Income and Provision for Income Taxes
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Interest expense, net | | $ | (31 | ) | | $ | (132 | ) | | | (76.5 | %) |
Percentage of total revenue | | | (0.1 | %) | | | (0.4 | %) | | | | |
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Other income (expense), net | | | 111 | | | | (65 | ) | | | (270.8 | %) |
Percentage of total revenue | | | 0.3 | % | | | (0.2 | %) | | | | |
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Provision for income taxes | | | 12 | | | | 117 | | | | (89.7 | %) |
Percentage of total revenue | | | 0.0 | % | | | 0.4 | % | | | | |
Interest expense, net:Interest expense, net arises from interest expense on a mortgage note payable offset by interest income generated from the Company’s invested cash balances, which have been higher in the current year.
Other income (expense), net:Other income (expense), net is primarily attributable to foreign exchange gains or losses. Foreign exchange gains were $108,000 in the three months ended September 30, 2005 as compared to foreign exchange losses of $65,000 for the same period of 2004. This variance reflects changes in the relative values of foreign currencies in which the Company does business against the U.S. dollar.
Provision (benefit) for income taxes:Income taxes include federal, state and foreign income taxes. Income taxes recorded in the three months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004 represent withholding taxes on income sourced in foreign jurisdictions. As of September 30, 2005, the Company had significant net operating losses (“NOLs”) to carry forward to offset future U.S taxable income through 2025. The Company has determined, upon the advice and review of its tax experts, that its utilization of the NOLs will be subject to annual limitations under the “change in ownership” provisions of Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code and similar state provisions due to a greater than 50 percent change in the Company’s ownership during a three-year period that ended in fiscal year 2005. These annual limitations will limit the amount of NOLs available to offset taxable income in fiscal year 2006 and future years. Depending on the amount and timing of any taxable income, these limitations could also result in the expiration of a portion of the available NOLs before utilization. The Company has considered the potential effects of any such limitations on the utilization of these net operating losses in its financial earnings forecasts provided to the public for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2006.
Six Months Ended September 30, 2005 Compared to Six Months Ended September 30, 2004
Revenue
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| | 9/30/2005 | | | 9/30/2004 | | | Change | |
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Software license fees | | $ | 12,793 | | | $ | 15,975 | | | | (19.9 | %) |
Percentage of total revenue | | | 19.3 | % | | | 22.5 | % | | | | |
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Support, outsourcing and hosting | | | 29,064 | | | | 30,115 | | | | (3.5 | %) |
Percentage of total revenue | | | 43.7 | % | | | 42.3 | % | | | | |
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Consulting, training and other | | | 24,621 | | | | 25,028 | | | | (1.6 | %) |
Percentage of total revenue | | | 37.0 | % | | | 35.2 | % | | | | |
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Total revenue | | $ | 66,478 | | | $ | 71,118 | | | | | |
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Software license fees: Software license fees decreased 19.9% to $12.8 million in the six months ended September 30, 2005. Sales of Asset Suite into our core markets, which have proved healthy, comprise a significant portion of our software license fees, combined with sales of Service Suite, which continues to grow from an expanding pipeline of opportunities. For example, in the quarter ended September 30, 2005, the Company completed a seven figure license deal for the Service Suite product with a major North American electronics retailer and service provider. Greater than $5.0 million of software license revenue for the six month period ended September 30, 2004 related to the recognition of license fees under a contract executed in March 2003 with Tokyo Electric Power Company (“TEPCO”). The TEPCO license fee, originally classified as deferred revenue beginning with the quarter ended March 31, 2003, was recognized as revenue after the delivery of and acceptance by TEPCO of the double-byte character-enabled version of Asset Suite, which became generally available for sale in April 2004. The principal reason for the decrease in software license fees is that the six months ended September 30, 2005 did not include the recognition of a significant amount of license fees previously classified as deferred revenue as did the same period of the prior year.
Support, outsourcing and hosting:Support, outsourcing and hosting revenue decreased 3.5% to $29.1 million in the six months ended September 30, 2005. In October 2004, the Company did not renew a non-strategic outsourcing contract with a municipality which provided recurring revenues of approximately $1.0 million per quarter. The absence of this contract is the principal reason for the decline in support, outsourcing and hosting revenue during the six months ended September 30, 2005. Overall support revenues continue to grow with sales of additional customer support agreements along with new sales of software, in addition to strong renewal rates on existing customer support agreements.
Consulting, training and other:Consulting, training and other revenue decreased 1.6% to $24.6 million in the six months ended September 30, 2005. In fiscal 2005, the Company initiated a strategic program to better and more frequently collaborate with third party systems integrators and certified business partners in its delivery of consulting, training and other services in order to provide greater business scalability and the potential introduction into more opportunities for sales of its software products. Over time, this strategy may yield less consulting, training and other services as a percentage of overall revenues for the Company.
Cost of Revenue
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Cost of software license fees | | $ | 978 | | | $ | 2,650 | | | | (63.1 | %) |
Percentage of software license revenue | | | 7.6 | % | | | 16.6 | % | | | | |
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Cost of support, outsourcing and hosting | | | 7,035 | | | | 9,422 | | | | (25.3 | %) |
Percentage of support, outsourcing and hosting revenue | | | 24.2 | % | | | 31.3 | % | | | | |
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Cost of consulting, training and other | | | 18,918 | | | | 19,954 | | | | (5.2 | %) |
Percentage of consulting, training and other revenue | | | 76.8 | % | | | 79.7 | % | | | | |
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Total cost of revenue | | $ | 26,931 | | | $ | 32,026 | | | | | |
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Cost of software license fees:The 63.1% decrease in cost of software license fees in the six months ended September 30, 2005 is attributable to less amortization of capitalized software development costs related to a double-byte character-enabled version of our Asset Suite. Amortization expense was $0.6 million for the six months ended September 30, 2005, as compared to $1.7 million for the six months ended September 30, 2004. More amortization expense was recorded in the 2004 period due to the substantially greater amount of software license fees recognized from the double-byte character-enabled product.
Cost of services revenue —support, outsourcing and hosting:The 25.3% decrease in cost of customer support, outsourcing and hosting services in the six months ended September 30, 2005 is attributable to two factors: (1) the efficiencies gained through consolidation of the Company’s North American customer support operations in Columbia, South Carolina as part of the Company’s business restructuring plan implemented during the first quarter of fiscal 2005; and (2) the elimination of personnel associated with the non-strategic outsourcing contract that was not renewed during the quarter, as noted above.
Cost of services revenue — consulting, training and other:Cost of consulting, training and other services decreased 5.2% in the six months ended September 30, 2005 due to staffing reductions within our professional services organization to more closely align our resources with our business plans and forecasts. These reductions occurred during the six month period ended September 30, 2004 and the full benefit of these reductions was not realized until future periods. The Company’s ongoing strategic resource plans call for more efficient use of personnel, both internal and external, in the delivery of consulting, training and other services.
Operating Expenses
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Research and development | | $ | 15,213 | | | $ | 16,067 | | | | (5.3 | %) |
Percentage of total revenue | | | 22.9 | % | | | 22.6 | % | | | | |
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Sales and marketing | | | 13,415 | | | | 14,947 | | | | (10.2 | %) |
Percentage of total revenue | | | 20.2 | % | | | 21.0 | % | | | | |
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General and administrative | | | 7,748 | | | | 7,346 | | | | 5.5 | % |
Percentage of total revenue | | | 11.7 | % | | | 10.3 | % | | | | |
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Restructuring expense | | | 84 | | | | 11,538 | | | | (99.3 | %) |
Percentage of total revenue | | | 0.1 | % | | | 16.2 | % | | | | |
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Total operating expense | | $ | 36,460 | | | $ | 49,898 | | | | | |
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Research and development:Research and development expenses include personnel and related costs, primarily internal and offshore, and third party consultant fees, all directly attributable to the development of new software products and enhancements to existing products. Research and development expenses for the six months ended September 30, 2005 decreased 5.3% to $15.2 million from $16.1 million in the same period of the prior year due to lower personnel and related costs. We continue to utilize research and development resources in India to supplement our research and development efforts.
Sales and marketing:Sales and marketing expenses include personnel costs, sales commissions, and the costs of advertising, public relations, and participation in industry conferences and trade shows. The $1.5 million reduction in sales and marketing expenses for the six months ended September 30, 2005 from the same period in the prior year is attributable to lower personnel-related costs and the Company’s continued efforts toward cost containment and better allocation of resources.
General and administrative:General and administrative expenses include personnel and other costs of the Company’s finance, legal, human resources and administrative operations. The $0.4 million increase in general and administrative expenses for the six months ended September 30, 2005 from the same period of the prior year is principally attributable to increased costs associated with the Company’s Sarbanes-Oxley compliance plans and other governance activities.
Restructuring expenses:The Company recorded $84,000 in restructuring costs in the six months ended September 30, 2005, which reflects quarterly accretion on the lease obligations recorded as part of prior business restructuring activities. The Company recorded an $11.5 million restructuring charge in the six months ended September 30, 2004. The restructuring charge comprised two components, both incurred in conjunction with the Company’s continued efforts to more closely align its resources with its strategic plans: (1) $8.3 million associated with the abandonment of redundant office space and revisions to the Company’s estimates of the costs of previously abandoned office space in San Francisco, CA and the Company’s headquarters in Atlanta, GA and (2) $3.2 million of severance costs associated with the elimination of approximately 140 positions worldwide, necessitated by more extensive use of offshore development resources in India and consolidation of certain other business functions.
The Company could incur additional increases or decreases to its existing accruals in the event that the underlying assumptions used to develop the Company’s estimates of excess lease costs change, such as the timing and the amount of any sublease income. As of September 30, 2005, the Company has been unable to sublease its excess office space in Atlanta. The restructuring accrual recorded for the Atlanta facility assumes the space would be subleased by December 1, 2005. Should rental conditions in the Company’s Atlanta location deteriorate to the point
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where the remaining redundant office space is not leased by December 1, 2005, the Company could incur additional restructuring charges of up to approximately $6.6 million in the quarter ended December 31, 2005. Should rental conditions improve, it is possible that higher than anticipated sublease income will be generated. In addition, the Company is considering other options with the landlord, including buying out the lease obligation. Any required increase or decrease in this accrual will be reflected in the period in which the evaluation indicates that a change is necessary.
Interest Expense, Other Income and Provision for Income Taxes
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Interest expense, net | | $ | (52 | ) | | $ | (242 | ) | | | (78.5 | %) |
Percentage of total revenue | | | (0.1 | %) | | | (0.3 | %) | | | | |
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Other income, net | | | 188 | | | | 129 | | | | 45.7 | % |
Percentage of total revenue | | | 0.3 | % | | | 0.2 | % | | | | |
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Provision for income taxes | | | 28 | | | | 220 | | | | (87.3 | %) |
Percentage of total revenue | | | 0.0 | % | | | 0.3 | % | | | | |
Interest expense, net:Interest expense, net arises from interest expense on a mortgage note payable offset by interest income generated from the Company’s invested cash balances, which have been higher in the current year.
Other income, net:Other income, net is primarily attributable to foreign exchange gains or losses. Foreign exchange gains were $170,000 in the six months ended September 30, 2005 as compared to foreign exchange losses of $111,000 for the same period of 2004. This variance reflects changes in the relative values of foreign currencies in which the Company does business against the U.S. dollar.
Provision (benefit) for income taxes:Income taxes include federal, state and foreign income taxes. Income taxes recorded in the six months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004 represent taxes on income sourced in foreign jurisdictions. As of September 30, 2005, the Company has significant NOLs to carry forward to offset future U.S taxable income through 2025. The Company has determined, upon the advice and review of its tax experts, that its utilization of the NOLs will be subject to annual limitations under the “change in ownership” provisions of Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code and similar state provisions due to a greater than 50 percent change in the Company’s ownership during a three-year period that ended in fiscal year 2005. These annual limitations will limit the amount of NOLs available to offset taxable income in fiscal year 2006 and future years. Depending on the amount and timing of any taxable income, these limitations could also result in the expiration of a portion of the available NOLs before utilization. The Company has considered the potential effects of any such limitations on the utilization of these net operating losses in its financial earnings forecasts provided to the public for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2006.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of September 30, 2005, the Company’s principal sources of liquidity consisted of approximately $32.4 million in cash and cash equivalents and $6.0 million in short and long-term restricted cash. The Company generated $5.4 million of cash flow from operations for the six months ended September 30, 2005 and increased cash and cash equivalents by $4.7 million over that same period.
During the six months ended September 30, 2005:
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| • | | Cash of $5.4 million was provided by operating activities. Operating income of $3.1 million plus favorable collections of outstanding accounts receivable were the principal sources of cash during the six months ending September 30, 2005. The Company generated operating income in the first two quarters of fiscal 2006 and the third and fourth quarters of fiscal 2005 largely through better execution on its business plans and realization of the financial benefits from the Company’s restructuring activities in the first half of fiscal 2005. Days’ sales outstanding (“DSO”) declined from 70 days at March 31, 2005 to 66 days at September 30, 2005. The cash from favorable collections was reduced by higher payments associated with sales incentive plans, management bonuses, and related payments tied to prior fiscal year performance, and $2.7 million of payments on obligations from prior restructuring activities. |
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| | | Quarterly renewals of annual customer support agreements are lowest in our June and March quarters as compared to customer support revenue recognized, thereby having the effect of lowering calculated DSO and reducing the Company’s deferred revenue balance as of quarter end. We would anticipate DSO to increase in our December quarter as quarterly renewals of annual customer support agreements are higher as compared to customer support revenue recognized, thereby having the effect of increasing DSO and increasing the Company’s deferred revenue balance as of quarter end. The timing of cash collections associated with renewals of annual customer support agreements is significant to the Company’s quarterly cash flows. |
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| | | The Company’s prior year losses have resulted in significant NOLs to carry forward to offset future U.S taxable income through 2025. The Company has determined, upon the advice and review of its tax experts, that utilization of the NOLs will be subject to annual limitations under the “change in ownership” provisions of Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code and similar state provisions due to a greater than 50 percent change in the Company’s ownership during a three-year period that ended in fiscal year 2005. These annual limitations will limit the amount of NOLs available to offset taxable income in fiscal year 2006 and future years. Depending on the amount and timing of any taxable income, these limitations could also result in the expiration of a portion of the available NOLs before utilization. To date, the Company has paid minimal income taxes as a result of the NOLs. The limitation on the NOLs may cause the Company to be in a tax payment position. |
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| • | | Cash of $0.8 million was used in investing activities for capital expenditures, which consist principally of purchases of computers, equipment and technology, which have been reduced to a level to ensure consistency in operations and customer success. |
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Commitments Under Prior Restructuring Activities:
During the six months ended September 30, 2005, the Company disbursed $2.7 million in payments on obligations from prior restructuring activities. Future payments for these prior restructuring activities are projected to be $2.3 million for the remainder of fiscal 2006, $5.7 million over the fiscal years 2007-2008, and $2.3 million over the fiscal years 2009-2012, for an aggregate total of $10.3 million.
As of September 30, 2005, the Company has been unable to sublease its excess office space in Atlanta. The restructuring accrual recorded for the Atlanta facility assumes the space would be subleased by December 1, 2005. Should rental conditions in the Company’s Atlanta location deteriorate to the point where the remaining redundant office space is not leased by December 1, 2005, the Company could incur additional restructuring charges of up to approximately $6.6 million in the quarter ended December 31, 2005. This amount would be paid out over the remainder of the lease, which terminates in 2012. Should rental conditions improve, it is possible that higher than anticipated sublease income will be generated. In addition, the Company is considering other options with the landlord, including buying out the lease obligation. Such options may entail a significant cash outlay.
Restricted Cash:
As of September 30, 2005, the Company maintained cash deposits of approximately $6.0 million in support of standby letters of credit, a bid bond, collateral for a mortgage and a bank guarantee. These deposits are classified as
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restricted cash, of which $395,000 is included in current assets and the balance of $5.6 million in non-current assets. The letters of credit require the Company to maintain corresponding compensating balances up to the amounts of the letters of credit. A total of $4.6 million in restricted cash should be released in increments of $2.3 million each in both December 2006 and May 2008, relative to the expiration of letters of credit supporting a performance bond and the Company’s leased facilities in San Francisco, CA, respectively. At both dates there was a $0.6 million certificate of deposit, used as collateral for the Company’s $9.9 million mortgage note payable on its Columbia, SC property, which will be released in April 2008.
The Company maintains performance bonds, directly and indirectly, in accordance with certain customer contracts, some of which are collateralized by letters of credit supported by restricted cash, as noted above. Although the Company believes, based on its extensive historical experience of successful software implementations, that the likelihood of payment under these bonds is remote, a failed implementation or a significant software malfunction leading to payment under one or more of these bonds could adversely affect the Company’s liquidity.
Acquisition financing:
The purchase price of the March 2003 IUS acquisition approximated $35.8 million, which the Company financed with approximately $24.8 million from a private placement of the Company’s common stock and convertible notes and a $10.0 million promissory note. The $10.0 million promissory note was paid in full on September 5, 2003 with the proceeds from an $11.5 million note secured by certain real property located in Columbia, SC. This note bears interest at an annual rate of 6.5% and is payable in monthly installments of principal and interest (determined on a 15-year amortization) through October 1, 2008, at which time the remaining principal balance of $7.7 million is due and payable. The Company may extend the maturity date at that time for one additional five year term at a variable rate of interest.
On January 21, 2004, the Company acquired Wishbone for $7.2 million (inclusive of the $0.5 million purchase price adjustment for employee relocations recorded in the second quarter of fiscal 2005) plus the assumption of $1.0 million in Wishbone debt, which was repaid concurrent with the acquisition. The acquisition was financed from the Company’s available cash balance. Shortly thereafter, on February 9, 2004, the Company completed a private placement offering of 5.0 million shares of the Company’s common stock, at a price per share of $3.10 per share. Net proceeds from this offering were used to replenish cash used in the acquisition of Wishbone and for general working capital.
Cash Analysis:
The Company believes that its existing cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities, together with anticipated cash flows from operations, will be sufficient to meet its cash requirements for at least the next 12 months. However, the Company is prepared to adjust its usage of cash and cash equivalents, as called for by its internal business plans, to align with actual business conditions.
The foregoing statement regarding the Company’s expectations for continued liquidity is a forward-looking statement, and actual results may differ materially depending on a variety of factors, including variable operating results, continued operating losses, presently unexpected uses of cash and the factors discussed under the section below, “Factors Affecting Future Performance”.
Factors Affecting Future Performance
Our operating results have fluctuated in the past and may continue to fluctuate significantly from quarter-to-quarter which could negatively affect our results of operations and our stock price.
Our operating results have fluctuated in the past, and our results may fluctuate significantly in the future. Our operating results may fluctuate from quarter-to-quarter and may be negatively affected as a result of a number of factors, including:
| • | | the variable size and timing of individual license transactions and services engagements; |
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Changes in operating expenses or variations in the timing of recognition of specific revenues resulting from any of these factors can cause significant variations in operating results from quarter-to-quarter and may in some future quarter result in losses or have a material adverse effect on our business or results of operations. Accordingly, we believe that period-to-period comparisons of results of operations are not necessarily meaningful and should not be relied upon as an indication of future performance.
If we are unable to maintain consistent profitability and positive operating cash flow in future quarters, our business and long-term prospects may be harmed.
We generated net losses of $12.0 million and $6.1 million in the fiscal years ended March 31, 2004 and 2005, respectively, and used cash of $3.4 million and provided cash of $1.3 million in operating activities during the same periods. We were profitable and cash flow positive in the third and fourth quarters of fiscal 2005 and the first and second quarters of fiscal 2006. However, if we are unable to maintain consistent profitability and positive cash flow from operations in future quarters, it will negatively affect our capacity to implement our business strategy and may require us to take actions in the short-term that will impair the long-term prospects of our business. If we are unable to maintain consistent profitability and positive cash flow from operations in future quarters, it may also result in liquidity problems and impair our ability to finance our continuing business operations on terms that are acceptable to us. Further, we may need to enter into financing transactions that are dilutive to our stockholders’ equity ownership in our company.
If the markets for service delivery management solutions and our Service Suite solution do not grow as anticipated or if our service delivery management solutions are not accepted in the marketplace, we may not be able to grow our business.
Given the saturation of the market for asset management and customer management software generally, we broadened our product offerings to include our Service Suite in order to compete in the service delivery management market. The market for service delivery management solutions in general, and our Service Suite solution in particular, are emerging markets and may not evolve as we anticipate they will. If customers’ demands in these emerging markets do not grow as anticipated or if our service delivery management solution and Service Suite solutions are not accepted in the marketplace, then we may not be able to grow our business.
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If the market does not accept our new products and enhancements or upgrades to our existing products that we launch from time to time, our operating results and financial condition would be materially adversely affected.
From time to time, we may acquire new products, launch new products, and release enhancements or upgrades to existing products. For example, in December 2004, we released a new product called the Indus Asset Suite, which incorporates the key capabilities of our legacy PassPort and InsiteEE product lines. The Indus Asset Suite includes the Indus Foundation Architecture, or IFA, our new services-oriented architecture, and a new user interface. In January 2004, we acquired our Service Suite software from Wishbone, which forms a part of our service delivery management solution. There can be no assurance that these or any other new or enhanced products will be sold successfully or that they can achieve market acceptance. Our future success with these products and other next generation products will depend on our ability to accurately determine the functionality and features required by our customers, as well as the ability to enhance our products and deliver them in a timely manner. We cannot predict the present and future size of the potential market for our next generation of products, and we may incur substantial costs to enhance and modify our products and services in order to meet the demands of this potential market.
Demand for our Asset Suite and Customer Suite products may grow slowly or decrease in upcoming quarters, which may impair our business and could materially adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.
Overall demand for our Asset Suite and Customer Suite products in general may grow slowly or decrease in upcoming quarters and years because of unfavorable general economic conditions, decreased spending by companies in need of our products or other reasons. This may reflect the capital spending environment generally, a saturation of the market for asset management and customer management software generally, as well as deregulation and retrenchments affecting the way companies purchase our software. To the extent that there is a slowdown in the overall market for our products, our business, results of operations and financial condition are likely to be materially adversely affected.
If we are not able to license software to more new customers not currently using our software, our business and long-term prospects could be harmed.
During fiscal 2005, a substantial portion of our software license sales were to existing customers. This has been part of our strategy to license our service delivery management solutions to our installed base of customers. However, in the future we believe we will need to grow the percentage our software license sales that are made to new customers because those sales typically generate more new services revenue. If we are not able to grow our software license sales to new customers, it will impair our ability to grow our business and maintain consistent profitability.
Our ability to use our net operating loss carryforwards to reduce future consolidated taxable income will be subject to annual limitations under U.S. tax rules, which could have a negative effect on financial results in future periods.
As of September 30, 2005, we had net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $68.6 million available for federal income tax purposes. Such carryforwards may be used to reduce consolidated taxable income, if any, in future years. These net operating loss carryforwards begin to expire in the year 2025. We have determined, upon the advice and analysis of our tax experts, that utilization of these net operating loss carryforwards will be subject to annual limitations under the provisions of Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code due to changes in our ownership. These annual limitations may cause the Company to be in a tax payment position in future years, which could have a negative effect on financial results. Depending on the amount and timing of any taxable income, these annual limitations may also hinder our ability to utilize all of the net operating loss carryforwards before they expire.
If we experience delays in product development or the introduction of new products or new versions of existing products, our business and sales will be negatively affected.
We have, in the past, experienced delays in product development that have negatively affected our relationships with existing customers and have resulted in lost sales of our products and services to existing and prospective customers and our failure to recover our product development costs. In addition, delays in product development can, in some instances, delay the recognition of deferred software license revenue. There can be no assurance that we will not experience delays in connection with our current product development or future development activities. If we are unable to develop and introduce new products, or enhancements to existing products, in a timely manner in response
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to changing market conditions or customer requirements, our business, operating results and financial condition will be materially and adversely affected. Because we have limited resources, we must effectively manage and properly allocate and prioritize our product development efforts and our porting efforts relating to newer products and operating systems. There can be no assurance that these efforts will be successful or, even if successful, that any resulting products or operating systems will achieve customer acceptance.
Delays in our performance of software implementation and other consulting projects may negatively affect our business.
Following license sales to new customers, our consulting services may be engaged to assist in the implementation of our products and their extended solutions. Implementation may involve a lengthy process, including customer training and consultation. In addition, we are often engaged by our existing customers for other lengthy consulting projects. A successful implementation or other consulting project requires a close working relationship between us, the customer and, if applicable, third-party consultants and systems integrators who assist in the process. These factors may increase the costs associated with completion of any given consulting project, increase the risks of collection of amounts due during implementation or other consulting projects, and increase risks of cancellation or delay of such projects. Delays in the completion of a product implementation or with any other consulting project may require that the revenues associated with such implementation or project be recognized over a longer period than originally anticipated, or may result in disputes with customers regarding performance by us and payment by the customers. Such delays have caused, and may in the future cause, material fluctuations in our operating results. Similarly, customers typically may cancel implementation and other services projects at any time without significant penalty, and any such cancellations could have a material adverse effect on our business or results of operations. Because our expenses are relatively fixed, a small variation in the timing of recognition of specific revenues can cause significant variations in operating results from quarter-to-quarter and may in some further quarter result in losses or have a material adverse effect on our business or results of operations.
We have experienced significant change in our executive management team and our board of directors and the current executive management team and board have only recently begun to work together.
We have experienced significant change in our executive management team and our board of directors. In October 2005, Patrick Henn joined the Company as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. We appointed Joseph Trino as Executive Vice President of Corporate Strategy in January 2005. Gregory Dukat was promoted to Chief Executive Officer and John Gregg was promoted to Executive Vice President of Field Operations in February 2004. Furthermore, we have experienced significant change in our board of directors as five of our current seven board members have been on the board eighteen months or less. The current executive management team and the board of directors have only recently begun to work together, and they may be unable to integrate and work effectively as a team. There are no assurances that we will be able to motivate and retain the current executive management team or that they will be able to work together effectively. There are also no assurances that there will not be further turnover on our board of directors. If we lose any member of our executive management team or they are unable to work together effectively, or if there is further board turnover, our business, operations and financial results could be adversely affected.
Our success depends upon our ability to attract and retain key personnel.
Our future success depends, in significant part, upon the continued service of our key technical, sales and senior management personnel, as well as our ability to attract and retain new personnel. Competition for qualified sales, consulting, technical and other personnel is intense, and there can be no assurance that we will be able to attract, assimilate or retain additional highly qualified employees in the future. Our ability to attract, assimilate and retain key personnel may be adversely impacted by the fact that we reduced our work force by approximately 28% during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005. If we are unable to offer competitive salaries and bonuses, our key sales, consulting, technical and senior management personnel may be unwilling to continue service for us, and it may be difficult for us to attract new personnel. If we are unable to hire and retain personnel, particularly in senior management positions, our business, operating results and financial condition will be materially adversely affected. The loss of any of our key sales, consulting, technical and senior management personnel, particularly if lost to competitors, could impair our ability to grow business. Further additions of new personnel and departures of existing
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personnel, particularly in key positions, could be disruptive and have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition.
Our failure to realize the expected benefits of our recent restructurings, including anticipated cost savings, could result in unfavorable financial results.
Over the last several years we have undertaken several internal restructuring initiatives. For example, in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005, the Company restructured business activities by eliminating approximately 140 positions and consolidating office space in Atlanta, GA and San Francisco, CA, wherein certain functions were transferred from these locations to Company-owned office buildings in Columbia, SC. These types of internal restructurings have operational risks, including reduced productivity and lack of focus as we terminate some employees and assign new tasks and provide training to other employees. In addition, there can be no assurance that we will achieve the anticipated cost savings from these restructurings and any failure to achieve the anticipated cost savings could cause our financial results to fall short of expectations and adversely affect our financial position.
We have taken net charges for restructuring of $10.2 million in 2001, $8.2 million in 2002, $2.2 million in the three-month transition period ended March 31, 2003, $44,000 in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2004, $10.4 million in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005, $43,000 in the three months ended June 30, 2005 and $41,000 in the three months ended September 30, 2005. There can be no assurance that additional charges for restructuring expenses will not be required in future periods. Significant future restructuring charges could cause financial results to be unfavorable.
Assumptions underlying our prior restructuring charges may need to be revised which could have unfavorable financial results.
Assumptions underlying our prior restructuring charges may need to be revised from time to time for a variety of reasons, including, for example, revisions related to changes in market conditions and the timing of estimated sublease income as to the subleasing of leased property in areas where we have consolidated office space. Any such revised assumptions could cause adjustments to our prior restructuring charges, which could have unfavorable financial results. For example, we are nearing the estimated start date for estimated sublease income related to redundant office space at our Atlanta location. If we are unable to sublease the excess space in Atlanta, we could incur additional charges of up to $6.6 million in the quarter ended December 31, 2005 due to revised assumptions.
Our business may suffer from risks associated with growth through acquisitions, should they occur.
In recent years we have acquired IUS and Wishbone and we evaluate acquisition opportunities from time to time. All acquisitions involve specific risks. Some of these risks include:
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As we grow and attempt to integrate any business and assets that we may acquire, we can give no assurance that we will be able to:
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The strain on our management may negatively affect our business and our ability to execute our business strategy.
Changes to our business and customer base have placed a strain on management and operations. Previous expansion, including through acquisition, had resulted in substantial growth in the number of our employees, the scope of our operating and financial systems and the geographic area of our operations, resulting in increased responsibility for management personnel. Our restructuring activities in recent years and our acquisitions of IUS and Wishbone have placed additional demands on management. In connection with our restructuring activities and our acquisitions, we will be required to effectively manage our operations, improve our financial and management controls, reporting systems and procedures on a timely basis and to train and manage our employee work force. There can be no assurance that we will be able to effectively manage our operations and failure to do so would have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition.
The market for our products is highly competitive, and we may be unable to maintain or increase our market share.
Our success depends, in part, on our ability to develop more advanced products more quickly and less expensively than our existing and potential competitors and to educate potential customers on the benefits of licensing our products. Some of our competitors have substantially greater financial, technical, sales, marketing and other resources, as well as greater name recognition and a larger customer base than us, which may allow them to introduce products with more features, greater functionality and lower prices than our products. These competitors could also bundle existing or new products with other, more established products in order to effectively compete with us. The service delivery management market is very fragmented and consolidation by a competitor with greater resources is a possible occurrence. If a trend emerges such that customers decide to consolidate their information technology systems and eliminate standalone “best-of-breed” application software, our revenues, margins and results of operations and financial condition may be adversely affected.
Increased competition is likely to result in price reductions, reduced gross margins and loss of sales volume, any of which could materially and adversely affect our business, operating results, and financial condition. Any material reduction in the price of our products would negatively affect our gross revenues and could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results, and financial condition. There can be no assurance that we will be able to compete successfully against current and future competitors, and if we fail to do so we may be unable to maintain or increase our market share.
If we don’t respond to rapid technological change and evolving industry standards, we will be unable to compete effectively.
The industries in which we participate are characterized by rapid technological change, evolving industry standards in computer hardware and software technology, changes in customer requirements and frequent new product introductions and enhancements. The introduction of products embodying new technologies, the emergence of new standards or changes in customer requirements could render our existing products obsolete and unmarketable. As a result, our success will depend in part upon our ability to enhance our existing software products, expand our products through development or acquisition, and introduce new products that keep pace with technological developments, satisfy increasingly sophisticated customer requirements and achieve customer acceptance. For example, in January 2005 Indus announced the release of IFA, a common architectural platform for all our applications. IFA is a convergent technology strategy that provides common tools across all Indus suites to deliver a common interface and software platform. There can be no assurance that the IFA, or any future enhancements to
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existing products, or any new products developed or acquired by us will achieve customer acceptance or will adequately address the changing needs of the marketplace. There can also be no assurance that we will be successful in developing, acquiring and marketing new products or enhancements to our existing products that incorporate new technology on a timely basis.
Our growth is dependent, in part, upon the successful development of our indirect sales channels.
We believe that our future growth will depend, in part, on developing and maintaining successful strategic relationships or partnerships with systems integrators and other technology companies. One of our strategies is to continue to increase the proportion of customers served through these indirect channels. If we are not able to successfully partner with qualified systems integrators and other technology companies, it could adversely affect our results of operations. Because lower unit prices are often charged on sales made through indirect channels, increased indirect sales could reduce our average selling prices and result in lower gross margins. As indirect sales increase, our direct contact with our customer base could decrease, and we may have more difficulty accurately forecasting sales, evaluating customer satisfaction and recognizing emerging customer requirements. In addition, sales of our products through indirect channels may reduce our service revenues, as the third-party systems integrators reselling our products provide these services. Further, when third-party integrators install our products and train customers to use our products, it could result in incorrect product installation, failure to properly train the customer, or general failure of an integrator to satisfy the customer, which could have a negative effect on our relationship with the integrator and the customer. Such problems could damage our reputation and the reputation of our products and services. In addition, we may face additional competition from these systems integrators and third-party software providers who develop, acquire or market products competitive with our products.
Our strategy of marketing our products directly to customers and indirectly through systems integrators and other technology companies may result in distribution channel conflicts. Our direct sales efforts may compete with those of our indirect channels and, to the extent different systems integrators target the same customers, systems integrators may also come into conflict with each other. Any channel conflicts that develop may have a material adverse effect on our relationships with systems integrators or hurt our ability to attract new systems integrators to market our products.
If we fail to comply with laws or government regulations, we may be subject to penalties and fines.
We are not directly subject to regulation by any governmental agency, other than regulations applicable to businesses generally, and there are currently few laws or regulations addressing the products and services we provide. We do, however, license our products and provide services, from time to time, to the government, government agencies, government contractors and other customers that are in industries regulated by the government. As a result, our operations, as they relate to our relationships with governmental entities and customers in regulated industries, are governed by certain laws and regulations. These laws and regulations are subject to change without notice to us. In some instances, compliance with these laws and regulations may be difficult or costly, which may negatively affect our business and results of operations. In addition, if we fail to comply with these laws and regulations, we may be subject to significant penalties and fines that could materially negatively affect our business, results of operations and financial position.
If we are not successful in Japan we may not be able to grow revenue and it could have a negative effect on our operating results and financial condition.
We have made significant investments in the Japanese market as part of our license arrangements with TEPCO, Electric Power Development Company, and Shikoku Electric Company. These investments include resources to localize our asset management products for Japan and establishing a regional office in Tokyo. We cannot be sure that we will succeed in Japan due to the cost and difficulty we have encountered localizing our products in Japan, the cost of maintaining operations in Japan, and cultural differences in the conduct of business, including higher customer expectations and demands. Also, TEPCO is a significant source of revenue and referrals for new customers in Japan. If we are not able to maintain a good customer relationship with TEPCO, it will impact our revenue in Japan and our ability to grow license sales in Japan. If we are not successful in Japan we may not be able to grow our revenue, which could have a negative effect on our operating results and financial condition.
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If we are unable to expand our international operations, our operating results and financial condition could be materially and adversely affected.
International revenue (from sales outside the United States) accounted for approximately 24% of total revenue for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005, 21% of total revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2005, and 19% of total revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2005. We maintain an operational presence and have established support offices in the United Kingdom, Australia, France and Japan. We expect international sales to continue to be a material component of our business. However, there can be no assurance that we will be able to maintain or increase international market demand for our products. In addition, international expansion may require us to localize products in additional countries, establish additional foreign operations and hire additional personnel. This may require significant management attention and financial resources and could adversely affect our operating margins. To the extent we are unable to expand foreign operations in a timely manner, our growth, if any, in international sales will be limited, and our business, operating results and financial condition could be materially and adversely affected.
The success of our international operations is subject to many uncertainties.
Our international business involves a number of risks, including:
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To the extent profit is generated or losses are incurred in foreign countries, our effective income tax rate may be materially and adversely affected. In some markets, localization of our products will be essential to achieve market penetration. We may incur substantial costs and experience delays in localizing our products, and there can be no assurance that any localized product will ever generate significant revenues. There can be no assurance that any of the factors described herein will not have a material adverse effect on our future international sales and operations and, consequently, our business, operating results and financial condition.
We have only limited protection of our proprietary rights and technology.
Our success is heavily dependent upon our proprietary technology. We rely on a combination of the protections provided under applicable copyright, trademark and trade secret laws, confidentiality procedures and license arrangements to establish and protect our proprietary rights. As part of our confidentiality procedures, we generally enter into non-disclosure agreements with our employees, distributors and corporate partners, and license agreements with respect to our software, documentation and other proprietary information. Despite these
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precautions, it may be possible for unauthorized third parties to copy certain portions of our products or to reverse engineer or obtain and use information that we regard as proprietary, to use our products or technology without authorization, or to develop similar technology independently. Moreover, the laws of some countries do not protect our proprietary rights to the same extent as do the laws of the United States. Furthermore, we have no patents and existing copyright laws afford only limited protection. We license source code for certain of our products and providing such source code may increase the likelihood of misappropriation or other misuses of our intellectual property. Policing the unauthorized use of our products is difficult, and litigation may be necessary in the future to enforce our intellectual property rights, to protect our trade secrets or to determine the validity and scope of the proprietary rights of others. Litigation could result in substantial costs and diversion of resources and could negatively impact our future operating results. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that we will be able to protect our proprietary software against unauthorized third-party copying or use, which could adversely affect our competitive position.
We may not be successful in avoiding claims that we infringe other’s proprietary rights.
Many patents, copyrights and trademarks have been issued in the software and technology markets in which we operate. As a result, we are subject from time to time to claims that our technology violates a third-party’s patents or other proprietary rights. These types of claims, with or without merit, can be time consuming and expensive to defend, or could cause us to pay substantial damages or settlement amounts. They could also require us to cease offering affected products, to enter into royalty or license agreements, or to license software under unfavorable terms. These types of claims may also damage our ability to sell products due to any uncertainty generated as to intellectual property ownership and may damage our customer relationships. Any of these possible results could have a material adverse effect upon our business, operating results and financial condition.
As a result of our lengthy sales cycle and the large size of our typical orders from new customers, any delays we experience will affect our operating results.
The purchase of our software products, particularly the Asset Suite and the Customer Suite, generally involves a significant commitment of capital over a long period of time by a customer. There are inherent risks of delays frequently associated with large capital expenditures procedures within an organization, such as budgetary constraints and internal approval reviews. During the sales process, we may devote significant time and resources to a prospective customer, including costs associated with multiple site visits, product demonstrations and feasibility studies, and experience significant delays over which we will have no control. Any such delays in the execution of orders have caused, and may in the future cause, material fluctuations in our operating results.
Product liability claims made by our customers, whether successful or not, could be expensive and could harm our business.
The sale and support of our products may entail the risk of product liability claims. Our license agreements typically contain provisions designed to limit exposure to potential product liability claims. It is possible, however, that the limitation of liability provisions contained in such license agreements may not be effective as a result of federal, state or local laws or ordinances or unfavorable judicial decisions. A successful product liability claim brought against us relating to our product or third-party software embedded in our products could have a material adverse effect upon our business, operating results and financial condition.
We maintain performance bonds, directly and indirectly, in accordance with certain customer contracts, some of which are collateralized by letters of credit supported by restricted cash. A failed implementation or a significant software malfunction leading to payment under one or more of these bonds, could adversely affect our liquidity.
Anti-takeover provisions in our charter documents and Delaware law could prevent or delay a change in control of Indus, even if a change of control would be beneficial to our stockholders.
Provisions of our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws, as well as provisions of Delaware law, could discourage, delay or prevent an acquisition or other change in control of Indus, even if a change in control would be beneficial to our stockholders. These provisions could also discourage proxy contests and make it more difficult for our stockholders to elect directors and take other corporate actions. As a result, these
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provisions could limit the price that investors are willing to pay in the future for shares of our common stock. These provisions might also discourage a potential acquisition proposal or tender offer, even if the acquisition proposal or tender offer is at a price above the then current market price for our common stock.
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In addition, we are subject to certain provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law, which limit our ability to enter into business combination transactions with 15% or greater stockholders that our board of directors has not approved. These provisions and other similar provisions make it more difficult for a third party to acquire us without negotiation with the board of directors. These provisions may apply even if some stockholders may consider the transaction beneficial.
Failure to maintain effective internal controls could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and stock price.
We have evaluated and will continue to evaluate our internal control procedures in order to satisfy the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which requires an annual management assessment of the design and effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting and a report by our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm addressing this assessment. If we fail to maintain the adequacy of our internal controls, as such standards are modified, supplemented or amended from time to time, we may not be able to ensure that we can conclude on an ongoing basis that we have effective internal controls over financial reporting in accordance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Moreover, effective internal controls, particularly those related to revenue recognition, are necessary for us to produce reliable financial reports and are important to helping prevent financial fraud. If we cannot provide reliable financial reports or prevent fraud, our business and operating results could be harmed, investors could lose confidence in our reported financial information, and the trading price of our stock could drop significantly.
OTHER RISKS
The foregoing is not a complete description of all risks relevant to our future performance, and the foregoing should be read and understood together with and in the context of similar discussions which may be contained in the documents that we file with the SEC in the future. We undertake no obligation to release publicly any revision to the foregoing or any update to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events.
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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISKS
The Company did not experience any material changes in market risk in the second quarter of fiscal 2006.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Company’s reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), is recorded, processed and reported on an accurate and timely basis, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. The design of any system of disclosure controls and procedures is based in part upon certain assumptions, and there can be no assurance that any disclosure controls and procedures will succeed in achieving their stated goals under all potential conditions.
As described in Note 1 to the condensed consolidated financial statements, entitled Basis of Presentation, and as more fully described in Item 9A of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005, management reviewed the Company’s accounting practices for operating leases and leasehold improvements as a result of views expressed by the office of the Chief Accountant of the Securities and Exchange Commission in a February 7, 2005 letter to the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, regarding certain operating lease accounting issues and their applicability under generally accepted accounting principles, and concluded that the Company’s previously established accounting practices for operating leases entered into in 2000 with scheduled escalating rental payments, tenant allowances and leasehold improvements were incorrect. Accordingly, the Company restated certain of its previously issued financial statements to reflect the correction in the Company’s accounting practices in these areas. As a result of this restatement, the Company concluded that it had a material weakness in controls over the selection and monitoring of its accounting practices used in its accounting for leases and leasehold improvements as of March 31, 2005. Due to this material weakness in controls, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that solely as a result of the foregoing lease accounting matter, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of the end of the fiscal year covered by its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2005.
Subsequent to March 31, 2005, to remediate the above referenced material weakness in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting and the ineffectiveness of its disclosure controls and procedures, the Company corrected its method of accounting for operating leases, tenant allowances and leasehold improvements.
In connection with the preparation of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as of the end of the fiscal period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (September 30, 2005), the Company performed an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act. Based on this evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as a result of the remediation of the material weakness described above, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the fiscal period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (September 30, 2005).
Other than the remediation of the material weakness discussed above, there have not been any changes in internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the fiscal quarter to which this report relates that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, internal controls over financial reporting.
PART II: OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
In February 2003, Integral Energy Australia brought a claim against IUS (which was then known as SCT Utility Systems, Inc.) in the Supreme Court of New South Wales, Australia, relating to the implementation of IUS software. On March 5, 2003, the Company acquired IUS from Systems and Computer Technology Corporation (“SCT”) and
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subsequently merged IUS into the Company. The Company is now the defendant in this lawsuit. The amount of damages asserted against the Company is not determinable. Pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement among the Company and SCT and its affiliates, SCT and those affiliates of SCT that were a party to the Purchase Agreement agreed to defend the Company against the claims in this suit and to indemnify the Company from all losses relating thereto.
From time to time, the Company is involved in other legal proceedings incidental to the conduct of its business. The outcome of these claims cannot be predicted with certainty. The Company intends to defend itself vigorously in these actions. However, any settlement or judgment may have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations in the period in which such settlement or judgment is paid or payment becomes probable. The Company does not believe that, individually or in aggregate, the legal matters to which it is currently a party are likely to have a material adverse effect on its results of operations or financial condition.
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
None.
ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
The Company held its annual meeting of stockholders on October 17, 2005.
| a. | | At the annual meeting, Richard C. Cook, Gregory J. Dukat, Allen R. Freedman, Eric Haskell, Kenneth G. Lawrence, Thomas R. Madison, Jr. and Frederick J. Schwab were elected to the Company’s Board of Directors and Ernst & Young LLP was ratified as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2006. |
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| b. | | At the annual meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted their shares as follows: |
| 1) | | T he election of seven Directors. All Directors nominated were elected. |
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Name of Nominee | | Number of Votes For | | Number of Votes Withheld |
Richard C. Cook | | | 41,007,769 | | | | 11,286,229 | |
Gregory J. Dukat | | | 41,144,050 | | | | 11,149,948 | |
Allen R. Freedman | | | 40,988,645 | | | | 11,305,353 | |
Eric Haskell | | | 49,607,490 | | | | 2,686,508 | |
Kenneth G. Lawrence | | | 49,933,778 | | | | 2,360,220 | |
Thomas R. Madison, Jr. | | | 41,124,796 | | | | 11,169,202 | |
Frederick J. Schwab | | | 41,172,036 | | | | 11,121,962 | |
| 2) | | Ratification of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2006. The appointment of Ernst & Young was ratified by the stockholders. There were 51,302,932 votes cast in favor of ratification and 990,316 votes were cast against it. There were 750 abstentions and zero broker non-votes. |
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
None.
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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
The following exhibits are filed or furnished herewith or are incorporated by reference.
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Number | | Description |
10.1 | | Amendment No. 4 to the Indus International, Inc. 1997 Stock Plan, as amended |
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31.1 | | Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of CEO |
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31.2 | | Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of CFO |
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32.1 | | Section 1350 Certification of CEO * |
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32.2 | | Section 1350 Certification of CFO * |
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* | | This exhibit is furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not deemed to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as part of this report. |
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SIGNATURE
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, thereunto duly authorized.
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| INDUS INTERNATIONAL, INC. (Registrant)
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Date: November 4, 2005 | | |
| /s/ Patrick M. Henn | |
| Patrick M. Henn | |
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial & Accounting Officer) | |