FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULES 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of July 2001
GENESYS S.A.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
LE REGENT, 4 RUE JULES FERRY BP 1145, 34008 MONTPELLIER CEDEX 01, FRANCE
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports
under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
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Genesys Conferencing
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
THURSDAY, JULY 26, 2001
GENESYS CONFERENCING REPORTS PRELIMINARY UNAUDITED
PRO FORMA SECOND-QUARTER RESULTS
Rapid Adoption of Automated Services Drives Revenue,
Gross Profit Expansion;
Significant New Business Wins to Contribute to Second-Half 2001;
Comfortable with Outlook for 2001
Highlights:
- - Conferencing services market remains healthy
- - Call volumes surge 43.5% vs. pro forma Q2 2000
- - Rapid adoption of automated services drives 26.4% revenue growth
- - Gross profit up 29.3% from pro forma Q2 2000
- - Significant new business wins around the globe
Montpellier, France--July 26, 2001--Genesys Conferencing (Euronext: 3955 and
Nasdaq: GNSY), the world's leading conferencing specialist, today announced
preliminary unaudited pro forma results for the second quarter ended June 30,
2001. The results reflect the combined performance of Genesys Conferencing,
Vialog Corporation, which was acquired by Genesys on April 26, 2001, and Astound
Incorporated, which was acquired on March 28, 2001. Increased call volumes and a
strong shift towards automated services produced double-digit revenue growth and
gross profit expansion. The company also announced that it had been awarded
several significant new contracts that are expected to contribute to second-half
growth.
Summary Preliminary Unaudited Pro Forma Results
(In million Euros, except margins)
Three months ended Six months ended
June 30, June 30,
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2001 2000 2001 2000
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Revenues 54.1 42.8 106.7 84.2
Gross Profit 30.0 23.2 59.6 44.50
Gross Margin 55.4% 54.2% 55.9% 52.9%
EBITDA 4.2 8.1 11.6 14.7
EBITDA Margin 7.8% 18.90% 10.9% 17.5%
Preliminary unaudited pro forma Genesys, Vialog and Astound in French GAAP
Revenues rose 26.4 percent to Euros 54.1 million (U.S $48.5 million) from Euros
42.8 million (U.S. $38.4 million) from the second quarter 2000 on a 43.5 percent
increase in call volumes.
However, revenue growth was impacted by a significant shift to automated
products, which carry higher margins but generate lower per-minute revenues, and
the loss of British Telecom, (BT) which was a Vialog customer. Excluding the
impact from BT, a large user of automated services, revenues should have
increased 30.6 percent.
Power of Automation Drives Revenues, Gross Margin
"Our revenue growth was solid for the quarter," said Francois Legros, Genesys
Conferencing's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "As BT is our largest
competitor in Europe, we fully expected to lose this business after the Vialog
acquisition closed. However, I am pleased to report that despite this loss, our
revenue growth has accelerated in the second quarter, reflecting Genesys
Conferencing's market-share wins. Moreover, improved pricing for all of our
audio services, combined with the rapidly increasing volumes of our automated
services, where revenues were up 7.3 percent from the first quarter, easily
offset the impact from BT."
Francois Legros noted that fast-growing automated services now account for 33.0
percent of total revenues, attended and reserved unattended services contributed
56.5 percent, video services were 6.1 percent, and web and data, 3.4 percent.
High-growth, high-margin automated services now account for 48 percent of total
audio volume and 37 percent of total audio revenues, double the level in the
second quarter of 2000. North America accounted for 69 percent of revenues,
Europe, 28 percent, and Asia-Pacific, 3 percent.
Gross margin profit was up 29.3 percent from the second quarter last year,
representing a 120-basis-point improvement. "The true benefit of the shift to
automated services is evident in the strong gross-margin improvement from the
comparable quarter last year. Our gross margin is growing faster than the rate
of our revenues," Francois Legros commented. He said that gross margins in the
second quarter were up for all services from second quarter last year, except
video. Moreover, the strong shift from attended services to automated services
in the second quarter resulted in temporary overcapacity in the company's call
centers, where capacity adjustments represents a potential 350-basis-points
future gross-margin improvement.
"We saw our customers migrate more quickly than anticipated from attended
services to automated services," Francois Legros said. "We had anticipated
driving our automated services to 40 percent of total audio revenues by year end
and have reached 37 percent by the end of second quarter, one quarter ahead of
plans."
Steps to Enhance EBITDA Underway; Outlook Confirmed for 2001
As the company expected, significant investments in the sales presence, and the
integration of Astound into Genesys have also contributed to reduce both
earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) and the
EBITDA margin from the 2000 second quarter and this year's first quarter. EBITDA
was Euros 4.2 million (U.S. $3.8 million), generating an EBITDA margin of 7.8
percent.
"As expected, the integration of Astound, the expansion of our sales presence,
and one-off marketing and positioning efforts in conjunction with the closing of
the acquisitions were the primary cause of this temporary decline in EBITDA for
the second quarter. Nevertheless, the temporary overcapacity in the call centers
also contributed to the second-quarter EBITDA decline," Francois Legros said.
Continuous attention to call-center capacity, and elimination of the second
quarter's one-off marketing and positioning expenses, together with continuous
growth of automated services and the positive impact of the significant
contracts won by Genesys during the second quarter, will drive strong
EBITDA-margin improvements for the second half of the year.
"With about 30 percent to 40 percent of temporary employees in our call centers,
which gives a very flexible cost structure, and tight control of our corporate
expenses that remain below 11 percent of our revenues, we will continue to drive
our cost base down," noted Francois Legros. Moreover, we are on track to achieve
our target of generating 40 percent of our audio revenues from automated
services and 5 percent from web and data services by year end."
Francois Legros confirmed that the company remains comfortable with current
analysts' expectations of Euros 200 million to 220 million in revenues and
EBITDA margin in the range of 17 percent to 18 percent for the year.
Significant New Business Wins to Contribute to Second-Half 2001
In May, Genesys announced that it signed one of the largest-ever outsourcing
contracts for conferencing services with a leading global and U.S. carrier. This
customer is expected to ramp up from 500,000 minutes in June to over 7 million
minutes in December.
Genesys also recently won significant new contracts, adding customers such as ST
Microelectronics, Regus, Completel, and Viseon, which will contribute to
second-half 2001 results.
Second-Quarter Conference Call and Webcast
The company will hold two second-quarter earnings conference calls on Thursday,
July 26, 2001. The first will be held at 10:30 a.m. French time (GMT+1) or 4:30
a.m. Eastern. The second will be held at 17:30 p.m. French time (GMT+1) or 11:30
a.m. Eastern. Francois Legros and Executive Vice President, Finance Pierre
Schwich will host both calls.
You may access the calls by dialing + 1 800 434 7910 or + 44 (0) 208 240 82 45
to join the conference call and participate in the question and answer session
for the early call and by dialing + 1 800 553 35 94 or +44 (0) 208 781 05 97 for
the later call.
To join the live webcast of the call and follow the slideshow, log on to
www.genesys.com and click on the "Q2 2001 Earnings Webcast" icon. If you are
unable to participate during the live conference, replay of the conference will
be available from www.genesys.com.
Genesys will report full second-quarter and first-half results on September 12,
2001, and hold its analyst meeting the same day in Paris, France.
About Genesys Conferencing
Founded in 1986, Genesys Conferencing is the world's leading conferencing
specialist: audio conferencing, data conferencing, video conferencing and
webstreaming. Working in a rapidly growing market and enjoying unique worldwide
coverage as a result of its geographic expansion policy, Genesys Conferencing
has established its advanced technology in 16 countries throughout Europe, Asia
Pacific and the United States. Genesys Conferencing's ordinary shares are listed
on the Nouveau Marche in Paris (Euronext: 3955) and its ADSs are listed on the
Nasdaq National Stock Market (Nasdaq: GNSY). Genesys Conferencing's revenue has
grown by 24 times, internally and through acquisitions, over the past five
years. The company's average yearly revenue growth rate during that same time
span was 89 percent. In 2000, Genesys Conferencing's revenue amounted to
approximately U.S. $85.3 million, up 95 percent from 1999, representing 305
million of conferencing minutes. Combined revenues of Genesys and Vialog for the
full-year 2000 were US $164.4 million.
Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains statements that constitute forward-looking statements
within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Forward-looking statements are statements other than historical information or
statements of current condition. These statements appear in a number of places
in this release and include statements concerning the party's intent, belief or
current expectations regarding future events and trends affecting the party's
financial condition or results of operations. Forward-looking statements are not
guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and actual
results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements as a
result of various factors. Some of these factors are described in the form F4
registration statement which was filed by Genesys with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on February 12, 2001. Although management believes that
expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable based on
information currently available to them, they cannot assure you that the
expectations will prove to have been correct. Accordingly, you should not place
undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. In any event, these
statements speak only as of the date of this release. Except to the extent
required by law, the parties undertake no obligation to revise or update any of
them to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this release, or to
reflect new information or the occurrence of unanticipated events.
Press and Investor Relations Contacts
Pierre SCHWICH Marine BRUN Florence CATEL
EVP, Finance Shareholder and Investor Relations Press Relations Corporate
Tel: +33 4 67 06 27 55 Tel: + 33 4 67 06 75 17 Tel: + 33 4 67 06 27 49
Pierre.schwich@genesys.com investor@genesys.com florence.catel@genesys.com
Paul JOYAL
Press Relations North America
Tel: 781-761-6200
Paul.joyal@genesys.com
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: July 26, 2001
GENESYS SA
By: /s/ Pierre Schwich
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Name: Pierre Schwich
Title: Chief Financial Officer