EXHIBIT 99.1
NEWS
Editorial Contact: Erin Jones
949-754-8032
erin.jones@quest.com
Investor Contact: Scott Davidson
949-754-8659
scott.davidson@quest.com
QUEST SOFTWARE REPORTS RESULTS FOR FIRST QUARTER 2004
Revenue Grows 16% Year over Year to $82.5 Million for the Quarter
IRVINE, Calif., April 27, 2004– Quest Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: QSFT), a leading provider of application management solutions, today reported financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2004. Total revenues increased 16% year over year to $82.5 million compared to last year’s first quarter revenue of $71.2 million. First quarter 2004 includes approximately $3.0 million in revenue and $1.5 million in expenses from Aelita Software, an acquisition which closed on March 17, 2004.
GAAP Results
Quest Software’s net income for the first quarter was $386 thousand, or $0.00 per diluted share. GAAP operating margins increased sequentially from 3.1% to 4.4% in the first quarter, resulting in GAAP operating income of $3.6 million. GAAP net income reflects a $6.7 million write-off in the quarter of in-process research and development acquired in the Aelita transaction.
Non-GAAP Results
On a pro forma basis, operating margins increased to 15.6% for the quarter, resulting in pro forma net income of $8.6 million, or $0.09 per share on a diluted basis. This compares to pro forma net income of $4.8 million, or $0.05 per share on a diluted basis, for the first quarter ended March 31, 2003. Quest Software generated cash flow from operations of $22.8 million in the March 2004 quarter.
A reconciliation of pro forma and as reported financial results is included with this press release.
“Our results exemplify solid execution across the company and the continued penetration of our products into the marketplace,” said Vinny Smith, chairman and chief executive officer, Quest Software. “With the integration of our Aelita Software acquisition proceeding according to plan, we are well positioned to further build upon our offering of Windows management solutions and our visibility in the market. This, coupled with our well-respected application performance management and database management solutions offers IT professionals a comprehensive set of high quality products to enable them to tackle everyday issues fast, manage more complex systems with fewer resources and streamline their operations.”
Quest Software management utilizes non-GAAP financial measures in the presentation of the Company’s results to provide a consistent understanding of its historical operating performance and comparisons with peer companies. Management believes that pro forma reporting provides a more accurate representation of the Company’s on-going economic performance and therefore uses pro forma reporting internally to evaluate and manage the Company’s operations. Management believes that these measures provide useful information because they exclude certain items including amortization of intangibles, other compensation expenses, gains or losses on investment securities and facility closure charges that are not necessarily relevant to understanding the operating activities within the Company’s business.
Financial Outlook
Quest Software management offers the following guidance for the quarter ending June 30, 2004:
• | Revenue is expected to be in the range of $87.0 million to $89.0 million; |
• | GAAP diluted earnings per share is expected to be in the range of $0.04 to $0.06 per share; |
• | Pro forma diluted earnings per share is expected to be in the range of $0.07 to $0.09 per share. The pro forma guidance excludes approximately $3.7 million of amortization of acquisition related intangible assets and $700,000 of other compensation charges related to stock options. |
For the full year ending December 31, 2004, Quest Software management provides the following guidance:
• | Annual revenue is expected to be in the range of $360 million to $370 million; |
• | GAAP diluted earnings per share is expected to be in the range of $0.23 to $0.26 per share; |
• | Pro forma diluted earnings per share is expected to be in the range of $0.37 to $0.40. The pro-forma guidance excludes approximately $12.9 million of amortization of acquisition related intangible assets, $6.7 million of in-process research and development and $2.4 million of other compensation charges related to stock options. |
First Quarter 2004 Conference Call Information
Quest Software will host a conference call today, Tuesday, April 27, 2004 at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time, to discuss its results. A simultaneous Web cast of the conference call will be available on Quest Software’s Web site in the Investors – IR Events section atwww.quest.com. A Web cast replay will be available on the same Web site through April 27, 2005. An audio replay of the call will also be available through May 11, 2004 by dialing (888) 203-1112 (from the U.S. or Canada) or (719) 457-0820 (outside the U.S. and Canada), using confirmation code: 329040.
About Quest Software, Inc.
Quest Software, Inc., a leader in application management, provides software for Application Confidence to 18,000 customers worldwide, including 75 percent of the Fortune 500. Quest products for database management, application performance management and Microsoft infrastructure
management help customers develop, deploy, manage and maintain enterprise applications without expensive downtime or business interruption. Headquartered in Irvine, Calif., Quest Software can be found in offices around the globe and atwww.quest.com.
Quest and Quest Software are registered trademarks of Quest Software, Inc. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their respective owners.
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Forward Looking Statements
This release and the matters to be discussed on the conference call may include predictions, estimates and other information that might be considered forward-looking statements. These statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ from those anticipated as a result of various factors, including:the impact of further adverse changes in general economic conditions on our customers; further reductions or delays in information technology spending; variations in the size and timing of customer orders; competitive products and pricing; rapid technological change; risks associated with the development and market acceptance of new products; disruptions caused by acquisitions of companies and/or technologies; fluctuating currency exchange rates and other risks associated with international operations; and the need to attract and retain qualified employees. For a discussion of these and other related risks, please refer to our recent SEC filings, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date thereof. We undertake no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date thereof.
QUEST SOFTWARE, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||
2004 | 2003 | |||||
Revenues: | ||||||
Licenses | $ | 47,028 | $ | 42,722 | ||
Services | 35,499 | 28,477 | ||||
Total revenues | 82,527 | 71,199 | ||||
Cost of revenues: | ||||||
Licenses | 1,097 | 933 | ||||
Services | 6,403 | 5,195 | ||||
Amortization of purchased intangible assets | 1,431 | 2,130 | ||||
Total cost of revenues | 8,931 | 8,258 | ||||
Gross profit | 73,596 | 62,941 | ||||
Operating expenses: | ||||||
Sales and marketing | 36,124 | 36,129 | ||||
Research and development | 18,158 | 17,185 | ||||
General and administrative | 8,260 | 6,551 | ||||
In-process research and development | 6,700 | — | ||||
Intangible asset amortization | 730 | 867 | ||||
Total operating expenses | 69,972 | 60,732 | ||||
Income from operations | 3,624 | 2,209 | ||||
Other income, net | 667 | 1,860 | ||||
Income before income tax provision | 4,291 | 4,069 | ||||
Income tax provision | 3,905 | 1,535 | ||||
Net income | $ | 386 | $ | 2,534 | ||
Net income per share: | ||||||
Basic | $ | 0.00 | $ | 0.03 | ||
Diluted | $ | 0.00 | $ | 0.03 | ||
Weighted average shares: | ||||||
Basic | 93,802 | 90,974 | ||||
Diluted | 97,970 | 92,922 |
QUEST SOFTWARE, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31, 2004 | |||||||||
GAAP | Adjustments | Adjusted | |||||||
Revenues: | |||||||||
Licenses | $ | 47,028 | $ | 47,028 | |||||
Services | 35,499 | 35,499 | |||||||
Total revenues | 82,527 | 82,527 | |||||||
Cost of revenues: | |||||||||
Licenses | 1,097 | 1,097 | |||||||
Services | 6,403 | (30 | )(1) | 6,373 | |||||
Amortization of purchased intangible assets | 1,431 | (1,431 | ) | — | |||||
Total cost of revenues | 8,931 | 7,470 | |||||||
Gross profit | 73,596 | 75,057 | |||||||
Operating expenses: | |||||||||
Sales and marketing | 36,124 | (213 | )(1) | 35,911 | |||||
Research and development | 18,158 | (102 | )(1) | 18,056 | |||||
General and administrative | 8,260 | (6 | )(1) | 8,254 | |||||
In-process research and development | 6,700 | (6,700 | )(2) | — | |||||
Intangible asset amortization | 730 | (730 | ) | — | |||||
Total operating expenses | 69,972 | 62,221 | |||||||
Income from operations | 3,624 | 12,836 | |||||||
Other income, net | 667 | 667 | |||||||
Income before income tax provision | 4,291 | 13,503 | |||||||
Income tax provision | 3,905 | 956 | (3) | 4,861 | |||||
Net income | $ | 386 | $ | 8,642 | |||||
Net income per share: | |||||||||
Basic | $ | 0.00 | $ | 0.09 | |||||
Diluted | $ | 0.00 | $ | 0.09 | |||||
Weighted average shares: | |||||||||
Basic | 93,802 | 93,802 | |||||||
Diluted | 97,970 | 97,970 |
(1) | Represents stock based compensation and payroll taxes attributed to stock option exercises. |
(2) | Represents a one-time charge to write off in-process research and development assumedwith our acquisition of Aelita Software in March 2004. |
(3) | Represents the tax effect of adjustments. |
QUEST SOFTWARE, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31, 2003 | |||||||||
GAAP | Adjustments | Adjusted | |||||||
Revenues: | |||||||||
Licenses | $ | 42,722 | $ | 42,722 | |||||
Services | 28,477 | 28,477 | |||||||
Total revenues | 71,199 | 71,199 | |||||||
Cost of revenues: | |||||||||
Licenses | 933 | 933 | |||||||
Services | 5,195 | (28 | )(1) | 5,167 | |||||
Amortization of purchased intangible assets | 2,130 | (2,130 | ) | — | |||||
Total cost of revenues | 8,258 | 6,100 | |||||||
Gross profit | 62,941 | 65,099 | |||||||
Operating expenses: | |||||||||
Sales and marketing | 36,129 | (343 | )(1) | 35,786 | |||||
Research and development | 17,185 | (233 | )(1) | 16,952 | |||||
General and administrative | 6,551 | (53 | )(1) | 6,498 | |||||
In-process research and development | — | — | |||||||
Intangible asset amortization | 867 | (867 | ) | — | |||||
Total operating expenses | 60,732 | 59,236 | |||||||
Income from operations | 2,209 | 5,863 | |||||||
Other income, net | 1,860 | 79 | (2) | 1,939 | |||||
Income before income tax provision | 4,069 | 7,802 | |||||||
Income tax provision | 1,535 | 1,430 | (3) | 2,965 | |||||
Net income | $ | 2,534 | $ | 4,837 | |||||
Net income per share: | |||||||||
Basic | $ | 0.03 | $ | 0.05 | |||||
Diluted | $ | 0.03 | $ | 0.05 | |||||
Weighted average shares: | |||||||||
Basic | 90,974 | 90,974 | |||||||
Diluted | 92,922 | 92,922 |
(1) | Represents (1) $281,000 in severance and idle facility charges incurred from closing one ofour Canadian offices, which are included in sales and marketing and research and development, and (2) stock based compensation and payroll taxes attributed to stock option exercises. |
(2) | Represents loss on securities held for trading purposes. |
(3) | Represents the tax effect of adjustments. |
QUEST SOFTWARE, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
ASSETS | ||||||
March 31, 2004 | December 31, 2003 | |||||
Current assets: | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 65,956 | $ | 67,470 | ||
Short-term marketable securities available for sale | 18,107 | 26,736 | ||||
Accounts receivable, net | 50,987 | 58,535 | ||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 11,267 | 6,846 | ||||
Deferred income taxes | 3,954 | 15,074 | ||||
Total current assets | 150,271 | 174,661 | ||||
Property and equipment, net | 47,331 | 31,950 | ||||
Long-term marketable securities | 180,688 | 184,160 | ||||
Goodwill, net | 325,232 | 239,840 | ||||
Amortizing intangible assets, net | 50,796 | 25,159 | ||||
Deferred income taxes | 12,626 | 10,126 | ||||
Other assets | 2,097 | 1,915 | ||||
Total assets | $ | 769,041 | $ | 667,811 | ||
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||
Current liabilities: | ||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 5,216 | $ | 4,180 | ||
Repurchase agreement | 67,500 | — | ||||
Accrued compensation | 17,648 | 17,384 | ||||
Other accrued expenses | 26,532 | 27,939 | ||||
Income taxes payable | 10,484 | 9,082 | ||||
Short-term portion of deferred revenue | 84,514 | 73,957 | ||||
Total current liabilities | 211,894 | 132,542 | ||||
Long-term liabilities: | ||||||
Long-term portion of deferred revenue | 11,513 | 9,416 | ||||
Other long-term liabilities | 2,092 | 1,677 | ||||
Total long-term liabilities | 13,605 | 11,093 | ||||
Shareholders’ equity | 543,542 | 524,176 | ||||
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | $ | 769,041 | $ | 667,811 | ||
QUEST SOFTWARE, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
2004 | 2003 | |||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||||
Net income | $ | 386 | $ | 2,534 | ||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | ||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 5,402 | 6,919 | ||||||
Compensation expense associated with stock option grants | 170 | 495 | ||||||
Deferred income taxes | 3 | 110 | ||||||
Provision for bad debts | (23 | ) | 138 | |||||
In-process research and development | 6,700 | — | ||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions: | ||||||||
Accounts receivable | 9,807 | 11,232 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | (2,331 | ) | 991 | |||||
Other assets | (3 | ) | 948 | |||||
Accounts payable | 493 | 89 | ||||||
Accrued compensation | (1,116 | ) | (1,101 | ) | ||||
Other accrued expenses | (4,796 | ) | (5,274 | ) | ||||
Income taxes payable | 2,802 | 1,789 | ||||||
Deferred revenue | 4,843 | 3,210 | ||||||
Other liabilities | 415 | (145 | ) | |||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | 22,752 | 21,935 | ||||||
Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||||
Purchases of property and equipment | (16,586 | ) | (2,883 | ) | ||||
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired | (94,283 | ) | — | |||||
Purchases of marketable securities | — | (42,375 | ) | |||||
Sales and maturities of marketable securities | 13,005 | 22,475 | ||||||
Net cash used in investing activities | (97,864 | ) | (22,783 | ) | ||||
Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||||
Proceeds from repurchase agreement | 67,500 | — | ||||||
Repayment of capital lease obligations | (92 | ) | (91 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options | 4,288 | 195 | ||||||
Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan | 2,723 | 2,286 | ||||||
Net cash provided by financing activities | 74,419 | 2,390 | ||||||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | (821 | ) | (418 | ) | ||||
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents | (1,514 | ) | 1,124 | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period | 67,470 | 64,283 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | $ | 65,956 | $ | 65,407 | ||||