EXHIBIT 99.1
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Acxiom Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2010 Results
Third Consecutive Sequential Improvement in Revenue, Operating Income and Operating Cash Flow
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — May 13, 2010 — Acxiom® Corporation (Nasdaq: ACXM), a global leader in interactive marketing, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended March 31, 2010. Acxiom will hold a conference call at 10:00 a.m. CDT today to further discuss this information. Interested parties are invited to listen to the call, which will be broadcast via the Internet at www.acxiom.com.
John Meyer, Acxiom’s chief executive officer and president, said, “Our performance in the fourth quarter demonstrates that we continue to manage the business effectively in this economic environment. We experienced our third consecutive quarterly increase in revenue, operating income and operating cash flow. These results stem from the superb job Acxiom professionals do serving our clients and bringing value, while remaining focused on efficiency in our execution.”
Meyer continued, “We had a strong finish to our fiscal 2010. Our operating income in the second half of the fiscal year was a significant improvement over the first half and better reflected our traditional seasonal pattern. While we anticipate improvement in the economic outlook, we also expect a continued return to our seasonal revenue and operating income patterns, where the first quarter is less than the fourth quarter.”
Fourth Quarter 2010 Highlights:
· | Revenue of $288.3 million in the current quarter, compared to $288.1 million, excluding an Information Products pass-through contract (approximately $7.4 million), in the fourth quarter a year ago. GAAP revenue, including the pass-through revenue in the prior-year quarter, was $295.5 million. This contract was modified in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2009, and the company no longer recognizes pass-through revenue from this contract. |
· | Income from operations of $35.2 million in the current-year fourth quarter, compared to income from operations of $41.6 million in the fourth quarter last year. Income from operations included unusual gain items of $1.8 million in the current year and $1.7 million in the prior year. |
· | Earnings per diluted share of $0.21 in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010, compared to earnings per diluted share of $0.29 in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2009. The results included $0.02 and $0.04 in unusual items in the current and prior periods, respectively. Excluding the effect of the unusual items, diluted earnings per share would have been $0.19 in the current year and $0.25 in the prior-year period. |
· | Operating cash flow of $87.9 million compared to $74.7 million in the fourth quarter a year ago. |
· | Free cash flow available to equity of $43.1 million, compared to $38.4 million in the fourth quarter a year ago. Free cash flow available to equity is a non-GAAP financial measure; a reconciliation to the comparable GAAP measure, operating cash flow, is attached to this news release. |
Fiscal Year 2010 Highlights:
· | Revenue of $1.099 billion in fiscal 2010, compared to $1.205 billion, excluding an Information Products pass-through contract (approximately $71.3 million), in the prior year. GAAP revenue, including the pass-through revenue, in the prior year was $1.277 billion. This contract was modified in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2009, and the company no longer recognizes pass-through revenue from this contract. |
· | Income from operations of $98.8 million in fiscal year 2010, compared to income from operations of $92.9 million last year. The prior-year income from operations included $38.6 million in unusual loss items. Before the effect of the unusual loss items, income from operations for the prior year would have been $131.4 million. |
· | Earnings per diluted share of $0.56 for the current year compared to earnings per diluted share of $0.48 in fiscal 2009. The prior-year results included $0.28 in unusual loss items. Excluding the effect of the unusual items, diluted earnings per share in the prior year were $0.76. |
· | Operating cash flow of $239.3 million for the fiscal year, compared to $268.8 million a year ago. |
· | Free cash flow available to equity of $108.3 million for the fiscal year, compared to $147.1 million a year ago. Free cash flow available to equity is a non-GAAP financial measure; a reconciliation to the comparable GAAP measure, operating cash flow, is attached to this news release. |
Operational Highlights:
· | Information Services: Revenue for the quarter was $221.6 million, compared to $218.9 million in the fourth quarter of the previous year. For the 12 months ended March 31, 2010, revenue was $849.4 million, compared to $920.3 million in the previous year. Income from operations for the quarter was $27.6 million, compared to $32.9 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2009. For the 12 months just ended, income from operations was $91.0 million, compared to $117.4 million in the previous 12-month period. |
· | Information Products: Revenue for the quarter was $66.8 million, compared with $69.2 million, excluding the pass-through revenue of approximately $7.4 million from the Information Products contract referenced above, in the fourth quarter a year ago. GAAP revenue, including the pass-through revenue, in the prior quarter was $76.6 million. For the 12 months ended March 31, 2010, revenue was $249.8, compared to $285.0 million, excluding the pass-through revenue of approximately $71.3 million from the Information Products contract referenced above. GAAP revenue, including the pass-through revenue, in the prior year was $356.3 million. Income from operations for the quarter was $5.8 million, compared to income from operations of $7.0 million in the fourth quarter of the previous year. For the 12 months just ended, income from operations was $6.9 million, compared to $14.0 million in the previous 12-month period. |
Income from operations includes expenses that had previously been included in corporate and other expenses. The company now allocates selling, general and administrative expenses previously included in corporate and other expenses to the two operating segments, Information Services and Information Products. Prior-year results have been reclassified to reflect the change.
Investor Day
Acxiom will host an investor day on June 2 where company management will discuss operations and prospects. The event will be held at the Hyatt Regency Boston and will be web cast. Further information will be made available on our website at www.acxiom.com.
Web Link to Financials
You may link to http://www.acxiom.com/FY10_Q4_Financials for the detailed financial information we typically attach to our earnings releases.
About Acxiom
Acxiom is a recognized leader in marketing technology and services that enable marketers to successfully manage audiences, personalize consumer experiences and create profitable customer relationships. Our superior industry-focused, consultative approach combines consumer data and analytics, databases, data integration and consulting solutions for personalized, multichannel marketing strategies. Acxiom leverages over 40 years of experience of data management to deliver high-performance, highly secure, reliable information management services. Founded in 1969, Acxiom is headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA, and serves clients around the world from locations in the United States, Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East. For more information about Acxiom, visit Acxiom.com.
Forward Looking Statements
This release and today’s conference call may contain forward-looking statements including, without limitation, statements regarding an improvement in the economic outlook, and a continued return to our historical seasonal revenue and operating income patterns. Such forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. The following are factors, among others, that could cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements: the possibility that certain contracts may not generate the anticipated revenue or profitability or may not be closed within the anticipated time frames; the possibility that significant customers may experience extreme, severe economic difficulty or otherwise reduce the amount of business they do with us; the possibility that we will not successfully complete customer contract requirements on time or meet the service levels specified in the contracts, which may result in contract penalties or lost revenue; the possibility that we may not be able to attract, retain or motivate qualified technical, sales and leadership associates, or that we may lose key associates to other organizations; the possibility that we will not be able to continue to receive credit upon satisfactory terms and conditions; the possibility that negative changes in economic conditions in general or other conditions might lead to a reduction in demand for our products and services; the possibility that there will be changes in consumer or business information industries and markets that negatively impact the company; the possibility that the historical seasonality of our business may change; the possibility that we will not be able to achieve cost reductions and avoid unanticipated costs; the possibility that the fair value of certain of our assets may not be equal to the carrying value of those assets now or in future time periods; the possibility that changes in accounting pronouncements may occur and may impact these forward-looking statements; the possibility that we may encounter difficulties when entering new markets or industries; and other risks and uncertainties, including those detailed from time to time in our periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our current reports on Form 8-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and annual report on Form 10-K, particularly the discussion under the caption “Item 1A, RISK FACTORS” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2009, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 29, 2009.
With respect to the provision of products or services outside our primary base of operations in the United States, all of the above factors apply, along with the difficulty of doing business in numerous sovereign jurisdictions due to differences in scale, competition, culture, laws and regulations.
We undertake no obligation to update the information contained in this press release or any other forward-looking statement.
Acxiom is a registered trademark of Acxiom Corporation.
ACXIOM CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES |
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS |
(Unaudited) |
(Dollars in thousands, except earnings per share) |
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| | | | | For the Three Months Ended |
| | | | | March 31, |
| | | | | | | | | $ | % |
| | | | | 2010 | | 2009 | | Variance | Variance |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Revenue: | | | | | | | | | | |
Services | | | | | 221,553 | | 218,885 | | 2,668 | 1.2% |
Products | | | | 66,789 | | 76,624 | | (9,835) | (12.8%) |
Total revenue | | | | 288,342 | | 295,509 | | (7,167) | (2.4%) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Operating costs and expenses: | | | | | | | | |
Cost of revenue | | | | | | | | | |
Services | | | | 166,085 | | 161,060 | | (5,025) | (3.1%) |
Products | | | | 45,835 | | 55,604 | | 9,769 | 17.6% |
Total cost of revenue | | | 211,920 | | 216,664 | | 4,744 | 2.2% |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Services gross margin | | | 25.0% | | 26.4% | | | |
Products gross margin | | | 31.4% | | 27.4% | | | |
Total gross margin | | | | 26.5% | | 26.7% | | | |
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Selling, general and administrative | | 43,013 | | 38,930 | | (4,083) | (10.5%) |
Gains, losses and other items, net | | (1,802) | | (1,694) | | 108 | 6.4% |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Total operating costs and expenses | | 253,131 | | 253,900 | | 769 | 0.3% |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Income from operations | | | 35,211 | | 41,609 | | (6,398) | (15.4%) |
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Other income (expense): | | | | | | | | |
Interest expense | | | | (5,865) | | (6,441) | | 576 | 8.9% |
Other, net | | | | 122 | | 163 | | (41) | (25.2%) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Total other income (expense) | | | (5,743) | | (6,278) | | 535 | 8.5% |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Earnings (loss) before income taxes | | 29,468 | | 35,331 | | (5,863) | (16.6%) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Income taxes | | | | 13,106 | | 12,881 | | (225) | (1.7%) |
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Net earnings (loss) | | | | 16,362 | | 22,450 | | (6,088) | (27.1%) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Less: Net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest | (286) | | - | | (286) | - |
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Net earnings (loss) attributable to Acxiom | | 16,648 | | 22,450 | | (5,802) | (25.8%) |
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Earnings (loss) per share: | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Basic | | | | | 0.21 | | 0.29 | | (0.08) | (27.6%) |
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Diluted | | | | | 0.20 | | 0.29 | | (0.09) | (31.0%) |
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Earnings (loss) per share attributable to Acxiom stockholders: | | | | | | |
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Basic | | | | | 0.21 | | 0.29 | | (0.08) | (27.6%) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Diluted | | | | | 0.21 | | 0.29 | | (0.08) | (27.6%) |
ACXIOM CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES |
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS |
(Unaudited) |
(Dollars in thousands, except earnings per share) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | For the Twelve Months Ended |
| | | | | March 31, |
| | | | | | | | | $ | % |
| | | | | 2010 | | 2009 | | Variance | Variance |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Revenue: | | | | | | | | | | |
Services | | | | | 849,432 | | 920,262 | | (70,830) | (7.7%) |
Products | | | | 249,803 | | 356,311 | | (106,508) | (29.9%) |
Total revenue | | | | 1,099,235 | | 1,276,573 | | (177,338) | (13.9%) |
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Operating costs and expenses: | | | | | | | | |
Cost of revenue | | | | | | | | | |
Services | | | | 654,659 | | 694,340 | | 39,681 | 5.7% |
Products | | | | 184,610 | | 280,846 | | 96,236 | 34.3% |
Total cost of revenue | | | 839,269 | | 975,186 | | 135,917 | 13.9% |
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Services gross margin | | | 22.9% | | 24.5% | | | |
Products gross margin | | | 26.1% | | 21.2% | | | |
Total gross margin | | | | 23.6% | | 23.6% | | | |
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Selling, general and administrative | | 162,097 | | 169,960 | | 7,863 | 4.6% |
Gains, losses and other items, net | | (944) | | 38,566 | | 39,510 | 102.4% |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Total operating costs and expenses | | 1,000,422 | | 1,183,712 | | 183,290 | 15.5% |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Income from operations | | | 98,813 | | 92,861 | | 5,952 | 6.4% |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Other income (expense): | | | | | | | | |
Interest expense | | | | (22,480) | | (32,596) | | 10,116 | 31.0% |
Other, net | | | | 425 | | 1,949 | | (1,524) | (78.2%) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Total other income (expense) | | | (22,055) | | (30,647) | | 8,592 | 28.0% |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Earnings before income taxes | | | 76,758 | | 62,214 | | 14,544 | 23.4% |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Income taxes | | | | 32,599 | | 24,710 | | (7,889) | (31.9%) |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Net earnings | | | | 44,159 | | 37,504 | | 6,655 | 17.7% |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Less: Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest | (390) | | - | | (390) | - |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Net earnings attributable to Acxiom | | 44,549 | | 37,504 | | 7,045 | 18.8% |
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Earnings per share: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Basic | | | | | 0.56 | | 0.48 | | 0.08 | 16.7% |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Diluted | | | | | 0.55 | | 0.48 | | 0.07 | 14.6% |
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Earnings per share attributable to Acxiom stockholders: | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Basic | | | | | 0.56 | | 0.48 | | 0.08 | 16.7% |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Diluted | | | | | 0.56 | | 0.48 | | 0.08 | 16.7% |
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ACXIOM CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES |
CALCULATION OF EARNINGS PER SHARE |
(Unaudited) |
(In thousands, except earnings per share) |
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| | | | | | | |
| | | | | For the Three Months Ended |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | March 31, | | March 31, |
| | | | | 2010 | | 2009 |
| | | | | | | |
Basic earnings per share: | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Numerator - net earnings (loss) | | | 16,362 | | 22,450 |
| | | | | | | |
Denominator - weighted-average shares outstanding | 79,245 | | 78,362 |
| | | | | | | |
Basic earnings (loss) per share | | | 0.21 | | 0.29 |
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Diluted earnings per share: | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Numerator - net earnings (loss) | | | 16,362 | | 22,450 |
| | | | | | | |
Denominator - weighted-average shares outstanding | 79,245 | | 78,362 |
| | | | | | | |
Dilutive effect of common stock options, warrants and restricted stock | 1,395 | | 297 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | 80,640 | | 78,659 |
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Diluted earnings (loss) per share | | 0.20 | | 0.29 |
| | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | |
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Basic earnings per share attributable to Acxiom stockholders: | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Numerator - net earnings (loss) attributable to Acxiom | 16,648 | | 22,450 |
| | | | | | | |
Denominator - weighted-average shares outstanding | 79,245 | | 78,362 |
| | | | | | | |
Basic earnings (loss) per share attributable to Acxiom stockholders | 0.21 | | 0.29 |
| | | | | | | |
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Acxiom stockholders: | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Numerator - net earnings (loss) attributable to Acxiom | 16,648 | | 22,450 |
| | | | | | | |
Denominator - weighted-average shares outstanding | 79,245 | | 78,362 |
| | | | | | | |
Dilutive effect of common stock options, warrants and restricted stock | 1,395 | | 297 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | 80,640 | | 78,659 |
| | | | | | | |
Diluted earnings (loss) per share attributable to Acxiom stockholders | 0.21 | | 0.29 |
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ACXIOM CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES |
CALCULATION OF EARNINGS PER SHARE |
(Unaudited) |
(In thousands, except earnings per share) |
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| | | | | For the Twelve Months Ended |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | March 31, | | March 31, |
| | | | | 2010 | | 2009 |
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Basic earnings per share: | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Numerator - net earnings | | | 44,159 | | 37,504 |
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Denominator - weighted-average shares outstanding | 78,974 | | 77,892 |
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Basic earnings per share | | | 0.56 | | 0.48 |
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Diluted earnings per share: | | | | | |
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Numerator - net earnings | | | 44,159 | | 37,504 |
| | | | | | | |
Denominator - weighted-average shares outstanding | 78,974 | | 77,892 |
| | | | | | | |
Dilutive effect of common stock options, warrants and restricted stock | 751 | | 333 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | 79,725 | | 78,225 |
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Diluted earnings per share | | | 0.55 | | 0.48 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Basic earnings per share attributable to Acxiom stockholders: | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Numerator - net earnings attributable to Acxiom | 44,549 | | 37,504 |
| | | | | | | |
Denominator - weighted-average shares outstanding | 78,974 | | 77,892 |
| | | | | | | |
Basic earnings per share attributable to Acxiom stockholders | 0.56 | | 0.48 |
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Diluted earnings per share attributable to Acxiom stockholders: | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Numerator - net earnings attributable to Acxiom | 44,549 | | 37,504 |
| | | | | | | |
Denominator - weighted-average shares outstanding | 78,974 | | 77,892 |
| | | | | | | |
Dilutive effect of common stock options, warrants and restricted stock | 751 | | 333 |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | 79,725 | | 78,225 |
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Diluted earnings per share attributable to Acxiom stockholders | 0.56 | | 0.48 |
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ACXIOM CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES |
RESULTS BY SEGMENT |
(Unaudited) |
(Dollars in thousands) |
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| | | | | For the Three Months Ended |
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| | | | | March 31, | | March 31, |
Revenue: | | | | | 2010 | | 2009 |
| | | | | | | |
Information services | | | | 221,553 | | 218,885 |
Information products | | | | 66,789 | | 76,624 |
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Total revenue | | | | 288,342 | | 295,509 |
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Income from operations: | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Information services | | | | 27,639 | | 32,873 |
Information products | | | | 5,770 | | 7,042 |
Other | | | | | 1,802 | | 1,694 |
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Total income from operations | | | 35,211 | | 41,609 |
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Margin: | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Information services | | | | 12.5% | | 15.0% |
Information products | | | | 8.6% | | 9.2% |
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Total margin | | | | 12.2% | | 14.1% |
ACXIOM CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES |
RESULTS BY SEGMENT |
(Unaudited) |
(Dollars in thousands) |
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| | | | | For the Twelve Months Ended |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | March 31, | | March 31, |
Revenue: | | | | | 2010 | | 2009 |
| | | | | | | |
Information services | | | | 849,432 | | 920,262 |
Information products | | | | 249,803 | | 356,311 |
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Total revenue | | | | 1,099,235 | | 1,276,573 |
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Income from operations: | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Information services | | | | 91,013 | | 117,397 |
Information products | | | | 6,856 | | 14,030 |
Other | | | | | 944 | | (38,566) |
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Total income from operations | | | 98,813 | | 92,861 |
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Margin: | | | | | | | |
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Information services | | | | 10.7% | | 12.8% |
Information products | | | | 2.7% | | 3.9% |
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Total margin | | | | 9.0% | | 7.3% |
ACXIOM CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES |
PRODUCTS REVENUE AND COST OF PRODUCTS SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE |
(Unaudited) |
(Dollars in thousands) |
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| | | For the Three Months Ended |
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| | | March 31, | | March 31, | | $ | % |
| | | 2010 | | 2009 | | Variance | Variance |
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Products | | | 66,789 | | 69,167 | | (2,378) | (3.4%) |
Passthrough data | | - | | 7,457 | | (7,457) | (100.0%) |
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Total products revenue | 66,789 | | 76,624 | | (9,835) | (12.8%) |
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Cost of products revenue: | | | | | | |
Products | | 45,835 | | 48,147 | | 2,312 | 4.8% |
Passthrough data | | - | | 7,457 | | 7,457 | 100.0% |
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Total cost of products | | 45,835 | | 55,604 | | 9,769 | 17.6% |
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Margin: | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Products | | | 31.4% | | 30.4% | | | |
Passthrough data | | - | | 0.0% | | | |
Total products | | 31.4% | | 27.4% | | | |
ACXIOM CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES |
PRODUCTS REVENUE AND COST OF PRODUCTS SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE |
(Unaudited) |
(Dollars in thousands) |
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| | | | | | | | |
| | | For the Twelve Months Ended |
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| | | March 31, | | March 31, | | $ | % |
| | | 2010 | | 2009 | | Variance | Variance |
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Products | | | 249,803 | | 285,005 | | (35,202) | (12.4%) |
Passthrough data | | - | | 71,306 | | (71,306) | (100.0%) |
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Total products revenue | 249,803 | | 356,311 | | (106,508) | (29.9%) |
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| | | | | | | | |
Cost of products revenue: | | | | | | |
Products | | 184,610 | | 209,540 | | 24,930 | 11.9% |
Passthrough data | | - | | 71,306 | | 71,306 | 100.0% |
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Total cost of products | | 184,610 | | 280,846 | | 96,236 | 34.3% |
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Margin: | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Products | | | 26.1% | | 26.5% | | | |
Passthrough data | | - | | 0.0% | | | |
Total products | | 26.1% | | 21.2% | | | |
ACXIOM CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES |
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS |
(Unaudited) |
(Dollars in thousands) |
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| March 31, | | March 31, | | $ | % |
| 2010 | | 2009 | | Variance | Variance |
Assets | | | | | | |
Current assets: | | | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | 224,104 | | 177,166 | | 46,938 | 26.5% |
Trade accounts receivable, net | 168,522 | | 184,814 | | (16,292) | (8.8%) |
Refundable income taxes | - | | 4,028 | | (4,028) | (100.0%) |
Deferred income taxes | 11,874 | | 45,641 | | (33,767) | (74.0%) |
Other current assets | 54,205 | | 46,873 | | 7,332 | 15.6% |
| | | | | | |
Total current assets | 458,705 | | 458,522 | | 183 | 0.0% |
| | | | | | |
Property and equipment | 824,084 | | 745,999 | | 78,085 | 10.5% |
Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization | 587,245 | | 531,410 | | 55,835 | 10.5% |
| | | | | | |
Property and equipment, net | 236,839 | | 214,589 | | 22,250 | 10.4% |
| | | | | | |
Software, net of accumulated amortization | 38,845 | | 52,798 | | (13,953) | (26.4%) |
Goodwill | 470,261 | | 454,944 | | 15,317 | 3.4% |
Purchased software licenses, net of accumulated amortization | 51,356 | | 65,341 | | (13,985) | (21.4%) |
Deferred costs, net | 68,914 | | 70,343 | | (1,429) | (2.0%) |
Data acquisition costs | 21,931 | | 31,317 | | (9,386) | (30.0%) |
Other assets, net | 16,569 | | 18,938 | | (2,369) | (12.5%) |
| | | | | | |
| 1,363,420 | | 1,366,792 | | (3,372) | (0.2%) |
| | | | | | |
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | | | | | | |
Current liabilities: | | | | | | |
Current installments of long-term debt | 42,106 | | 40,967 | | 1,139 | 2.8% |
Trade accounts payable | 42,774 | | 27,701 | | 15,073 | 54.4% |
Accrued payroll and related expenses | 36,517 | | 44,823 | | (8,306) | (18.5%) |
Other accrued expenses | 75,632 | | 86,072 | | (10,440) | (12.1%) |
Deferred revenue | 55,567 | | 54,991 | | 576 | 1.0% |
Income taxes | 2,460 | | - | | 2,460 | - |
| | | | | | |
Total current liabilities | 255,056 | | 254,554 | | 502 | 0.2% |
| | | | | | |
Long-term debt | 458,629 | | 537,272 | | (78,643) | (14.6%) |
| | | | | | |
Deferred income taxes | 61,284 | | 62,231 | | (947) | (1.5%) |
| | | | | | |
Other liabilities | 9,954 | | 9,321 | | 633 | 6.8% |
| | | | | | |
Stockholders' equity: | | | | | | |
Common stock | 11,662 | | 11,576 | | 86 | 0.7% |
Additional paid-in capital | 814,929 | | 800,094 | | 14,835 | 1.9% |
Retained earnings | 482,243 | | 437,694 | | 44,549 | 10.2% |
Accumulated other comprehensive income | 4,167 | | (6,238) | | 10,405 | (166.8%) |
Treasury stock, at cost | (738,601) | | (739,712) | | 1,111 | (0.2%) |
Total Acxiom stockholders' equity | 574,400 | | 503,414 | | 70,986 | (2) |
Noncontrolling interest | 4,097 | | - | | 4,097 | - |
| | | | | | |
Total equity | 578,497 | | 503,414 | | 75,083 | 14.9% |
| | | | | | |
| 1,363,420 | | 1,366,792 | | (3,372) | (0.2%) |
ACXIOM CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES |
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS |
(Unaudited) |
(Dollars in thousands) |
| | | |
| For the Three Months Ended |
| | | |
| March 31, |
| | | |
| 2010 | | 2009 |
| | | |
Cash flows from operating activities: | | | |
Net earnings | 16,362 | | 22,450 |
Non-cash operating activities: | | | |
Depreciation and amortization | 42,652 | | 44,387 |
Loss on disposal or impairment of assets, net | 7 | | 4 |
Deferred income taxes | 9,710 | | 11,354 |
Non-cash stock compensation expense | 2,502 | | 2,302 |
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | | | |
Accounts receivable | 10,290 | | 25,477 |
Other assets | (9,742) | | (1,528) |
Deferred costs | (4,908) | | (1,757) |
Accounts payable and other liabilities | 22,999 | | (25,784) |
Deferred revenue | (1,968) | | (2,253) |
Net cash provided by operating activities | 87,904 | | 74,652 |
Cash flows from investing activities: | | | |
Sale of assets | - | | - |
Capitalized software | (1,596) | | (3,238) |
Capital expenditures | (26,536) | | (12,266) |
Data acquisition costs | (4,577) | | (7,607) |
Payment for investments | (1,000) | | 3 |
Net cash paid in acquisitions | - | | (500) |
Net cash used by investing activities | (33,709) | | (23,608) |
Cash flows from financing activities: | | | |
Payments of debt | (32,079) | | (13,076) |
Fees for debt refinancing | - | | - |
Sale of common stock | 2,911 | | 2,502 |
Tax impact of stock options exercised | (683) | | (81) |
Acquisition of treasury stock | - | | (1,101) |
Noncontrolling interests equity contributions | - | | - |
Net cash used by financing activities | (29,851) | | (11,756) |
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | (822) | | (197) |
| | | |
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | 23,522 | | 39,091 |
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 200,582 | | 138,075 |
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | 224,104 | | 177,166 |
| | | |
Supplemental cash flow information: | | | |
Cash paid (received) during the period for: | | | |
Interest | 4,530 | | 8,670 |
Income taxes | 901 | | (160) |
Payments on capital leases and installment payment arrangements | 7,090 | | 7,673 |
Payments on software and data license liabilities | 1,392 | | 3,330 |
Other debt payments, excluding line of credit | 3,597 | | 2,073 |
Prepayment of debt | 20,000 | | - |
Noncash investing and financing activities: | | | |
Acquisition of property and equipment under capital lease | | | |
and installment payment arrangements | 5,946 | | 3,148 |
Software licenses and maintenance acquired under software obligation | 1,560 | | 8,409 |
ACXIOM CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES |
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS |
(Unaudited) |
(Dollars in thousands) |
| | | |
| For the Twelve Months Ended |
| | | |
| March 31, |
| | | |
| 2010 | | 2009 |
| | | |
Cash flows from operating activities: | | | |
Net earnings | 44,159 | | 37,504 |
Non-cash operating activities: | | | |
Depreciation and amortization | 167,564 | | 198,684 |
Loss on disposal or impairment of assets, net | 417 | | 22,658 |
Deferred income taxes | 32,810 | | 16,423 |
Non-cash stock compensation expense | 10,790 | | 10,342 |
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | | | |
Accounts receivable | 10,295 | | 16,100 |
Other assets | 2,171 | | 12,347 |
Deferred costs | (20,289) | | (4,743) |
Accounts payable and other liabilities | (8,215) | | (32,006) |
Deferred revenue | (420) | | (8,468) |
Net cash provided by operating activities | 239,282 | | 268,841 |
Cash flows from investing activities: | | | |
Sale of assets | 1,058 | | 24,174 |
Capitalized software | (8,257) | | (16,239) |
Capital expenditures | (57,908) | | (31,449) |
Cash collected from sale and license of software | - | | 2,000 |
Data acquisition costs | (18,808) | | (30,561) |
Payment from (for) investments | (2,000) | | 2,599 |
Net cash paid in acquisitions | (3,428) | | (15,903) |
Net cash used by investing activities | (89,343) | | (65,379) |
Cash flows from financing activities: | | | |
Payments of debt | (104,521) | | (86,772) |
Fees for debt refinancing | (4,564) | | - |
Dividends paid | - | | (9,312) |
Sale of common stock | 5,926 | | 10,866 |
Tax impact of stock options exercised | (683) | | 34 |
Acquisition of treasury stock | (307) | | (1,756) |
Noncontrolling interests equity contributions | 457 | | - |
Net cash used by financing activities | (103,692) | | (86,940) |
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | 691 | | (2,017) |
| | | |
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | 46,938 | | 114,505 |
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 177,166 | | 62,661 |
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | 224,104 | | 177,166 |
| | | |
Supplemental cash flow information: | | | |
Cash paid (received) during the period for: | | | |
Interest | 21,337 | | 33,138 |
Income taxes | (7,549) | | (3,189) |
Payments on capital leases and installment payment arrangements | 29,697 | | 40,789 |
Payments on software and data license liabilities | 7,526 | | 23,217 |
Other debt payments, excluding line of credit | 9,798 | | 8,266 |
Prepayment of debt | 57,500 | | 14,500 |
Noncash investing and financing activities: | | | |
Acquisition of property and equipment under capital lease | | | |
and installment payment arrangements | 24,193 | | 11,040 |
Software licenses and maintenance acquired under software obligation | 2,171 | | 9,955 |
| | | |
ACXIOM CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES |
CALCULATION OF FREE CASH FLOW AVAILABLE TO EQUITY |
AND RECONCILIATION TO OPERATING CASH FLOW |
(Unaudited) |
(Dollars in thousands) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 06/30/08 | 09/30/08 | 12/31/08 | 03/31/09 | FY2009 | | 06/30/09 | 09/30/09 | 12/31/09 | 03/31/10 | FY2010 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net cash provided by operating activities | 28,473 | 86,803 | 78,913 | 74,652 | 268,841 | | 16,166 | 60,703 | 74,509 | 87,904 | 239,282 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Plus: | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sale of assets | - | 24,174 | - | - | 24,174 | | - | - | 1,058 | - | 1,058 |
| Payments received from investments | 2,494 | 102 | - | 3 | 2,599 | | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Less: | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Capitalized software | (5,011) | (4,118) | (3,872) | (3,238) | (16,239) | | (2,384) | (2,431) | (1,846) | (1,596) | (8,257) |
| Capital expenditures | (5,706) | (7,245) | (6,232) | (12,266) | (31,449) | | (7,431) | (14,462) | (9,479) | (26,536) | (57,908) |
| Data acquisition costs | (8,622) | (6,507) | (7,825) | (7,607) | (30,561) | | (5,777) | (3,004) | (5,450) | (4,577) | (18,808) |
| Payments on capital leases and installment payment arrangements | (12,879) | (11,204) | (9,033) | (7,673) | (40,789) | | (7,794) | (7,504) | (7,309) | (7,090) | (29,697) |
| Payments on software and data license liabilities | (8,368) | (8,420) | (3,099) | (3,330) | (23,217) | | (3,878) | (1,840) | (416) | (1,392) | (7,526) |
| Other required debt payments | (2,057) | (2,073) | (2,061) | (2,073) | (8,264) | | (2,052) | (2,058) | (2,091) | (3,597) | (9,798) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Subtotal | (11,676) | 71,512 | 46,791 | 38,468 | 145,095 | | (13,150) | 29,404 | 48,976 | 43,116 | 108,346 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Plus: | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tax benefit of stock options and warrants | 60 | 55 | - | (81) | 34 | | - | - | - | | - |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Subtotal | (11,616) | 71,567 | 46,791 | 38,387 | 145,129 | | (13,150) | 29,404 | 48,976 | 43,116 | 108,346 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Plus: | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cash collected from sale of software | 2,000 | - | - | - | 2,000 | | - | - | - | | - |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total | (9,616) | 71,567 | 46,791 | 38,387 | 147,129 | | (13,150) | 29,404 | 48,976 | 43,116 | 108,346 |
| ACXIOM CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES |
| CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS |
| (Unaudited) |
| (Dollars in thousands, except earnings per share) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Q4 FY09 to Q4 FY10 |
| | 06/30/08 | 09/30/08 | 12/31/08 | 03/31/09 | FY2009 | | 06/30/09 | 09/30/09 | 12/31/09 | 03/31/10 | FY2010 | | % | $ |
Revenue: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Services | 236,695 | 233,605 | 231,077 | 218,885 | 920,262 | | 199,326 | 210,213 | 218,340 | 221,553 | 849,432 | | 1.2% | 2,668 |
| Products | 94,378 | 95,330 | 89,979 | 76,624 | 356,311 | | 56,655 | 60,892 | 65,467 | 66,789 | 249,803 | | -12.8% | (9,835) |
| Total revenue | 331,073 | 328,935 | 321,056 | 295,509 | 1,276,573 | | 255,981 | 271,105 | 283,807 | 288,342 | 1,099,235 | | -2.4% | (7,167) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Operating costs and expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cost of revenue | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Services | 178,861 | 180,986 | 173,433 | 161,060 | 694,340 | | 159,576 | 165,792 | 163,206 | 166,085 | 654,659 | | -3.1% | (5,025) |
| Products | 77,717 | 77,038 | 70,487 | 55,604 | 280,846 | | 45,919 | 46,129 | 46,727 | 45,835 | 184,610 | | 17.6% | 9,769 |
| Total cost of revenue | 256,578 | 258,024 | 243,920 | 216,664 | 975,186 | | 205,495 | 211,921 | 209,933 | 211,920 | 839,269 | | 2.2% | 4,744 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Selling, general and administrative | 49,482 | 38,988 | 42,560 | 38,930 | 169,960 | | 37,643 | 37,964 | 43,477 | 43,013 | 162,097 | | -10.5% | (4,083) |
| Gains, losses and other items, net | (545) | (2,370) | 43,175 | (1,694) | 38,566 | | 347 | (27) | 538 | (1,802) | (944) | | 6.4% | (108) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Total operating costs and expenses | 305,515 | 294,642 | 329,655 | 253,900 | 1,183,712 | | 243,485 | 249,858 | 253,948 | 253,131 | 1,000,422 | | 0.3% | 769 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Income (loss) from operations | 25,558 | 34,293 | (8,599) | 41,609 | 92,861 | | 12,496 | 21,247 | 29,859 | 35,211 | 98,813 | | -15.4% | (6,398) |
| % Margin | 7.7% | 10.4% | -2.7% | 14.1% | 7.3% | | 4.9% | 7.8% | 10.5% | 12.2% | 9.0% | | | |
| Other income (expense) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Interest expense | (9,459) | (8,591) | (8,105) | (6,441) | (32,596) | | (5,505) | (5,423) | (5,687) | (5,865) | (22,480) | | 8.9% | 576 |
| Other, net | 1,359 | 287 | 140 | 163 | 1,949 | | (118) | 223 | 198 | 122 | 425 | | -25.2% | (41) |
| Total other income (expense) | (8,100) | (8,304) | (7,965) | (6,278) | (30,647) | | (5,623) | (5,200) | (5,489) | (5,743) | (22,055) | | 8.5% | (535) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Earnings (loss) before income taxes | 17,458 | 25,989 | (16,564) | 35,331 | 62,214 | | 6,873 | 16,047 | 24,370 | 29,468 | 76,758 | | -16.6% | (5,863) |
| Income taxes | 6,808 | 10,136 | (5,115) | 12,881 | 24,710 | | 2,679 | 6,602 | 10,212 | 13,106 | 32,599 | | -1.7% | (225) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Net earnings (loss) | 10,650 | 15,853 | (11,449) | 22,450 | 37,504 | | 4,194 | 9,445 | 14,158 | 16,362 | 44,159 | | -27.1% | (6,088) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Less: Net earnings (loss) attributable | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| to noncontrolling interest | - | - | - | - | - | | - | - | (104) | (286) | (390) | | 0.0% | (286) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Net earnings (loss) attributable to Acxiom | 10,650 | 15,853 | (11,449) | 22,450 | 37,504 | | 4,194 | 9,445 | 14,262 | 16,648 | 44,549 | | -25.8% | (5,802) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Diluted earnings (loss) per share | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| attributable to Acxiom shareholders | 0.14 | 0.20 | (0.15) | 0.29 | 0.48 | | 0.05 | 0.12 | 0.18 | 0.21 | 0.56 | | -27.6% | (0.08) |
| ACXIOM CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES |
| RESULTS BY SEGMENT |
| (Unaudited) |
| (Dollars in thousands) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Q4 FY09 to Q4 FY10 |
| | 06/30/08 | 09/30/08 | 12/31/08 | 03/31/09 | FY2009 | | 06/30/09 | 09/30/09 | 12/31/09 | 03/31/10 | FY2010 | | % | $ |
Revenue: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Services | 236,695 | 233,605 | 231,077 | 218,885 | 920,262 | | 199,326 | 210,213 | 218,340 | 221,553 | 849,432 | | 1.2% | 2,668 |
| Products | 94,378 | 95,330 | 89,979 | 76,624 | 356,311 | | 56,655 | 60,892 | 65,467 | 66,789 | 249,803 | | -12.8% | (9,835) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Total revenue | 331,073 | 328,935 | 321,056 | 295,509 | 1,276,573 | | 255,981 | 271,105 | 283,807 | 288,342 | 1,099,235 | | -2.4% | (7,167) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Income from operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Services | 25,639 | 28,527 | 30,358 | 32,873 | 117,397 | | 15,838 | 19,971 | 27,565 | 27,639 | 91,013 | | -15.9% | (5,234) |
| Products | (626) | 3,396 | 4,218 | 7,042 | 14,030 | | (2,995) | 1,249 | 2,832 | 5,770 | 6,856 | | -18.1% | (1,272) |
| Other | 545 | 2,370 | (43,175) | 1,694 | (38,566) | | (347) | 27 | (538) | 1,802 | 944 | | 6.4% | 108 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Total income (loss) from operations | 25,558 | 34,293 | (8,599) | 41,609 | 92,861 | | 12,496 | 21,247 | 29,859 | 35,211 | 98,813 | | -15.4% | (6,398) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Margin: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Services | 10.8% | 12.2% | 13.1% | 15.0% | 12.8% | | 7.9% | 9.5% | 12.6% | 12.5% | 10.7% | | | |
| Products | -0.7% | 3.6% | 4.7% | 9.2% | 3.9% | | -5.3% | 2.1% | 4.3% | 8.6% | 2.7% | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Total | 7.7% | 10.4% | -2.7% | 14.1% | 7.3% | | 4.9% | 7.8% | 10.5% | 12.2% | 9.0% | | | |