Exhibit 99.1 S1 Corporation Reports Second Quarter 2004 Results ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 29, 2004-- New Large Bank Wins Demonstrate Continued S1 Enterprise Success and Company Raises Guidance S1 Corporation (Nasdaq:SONE), a leading global provider of integrated front-office applications for financial institutions, today announced financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2004. -- Revenue for the quarter was $60.9 million, a sequential increase of 5% over the quarter ended March 31, 2004. -- Revenue for the second quarter exceeded the Company's previous guidance and the Company raised revenue guidance for the remainder of 2004. -- Net income for the quarter was $0.6 million, or $0.01 per share, compared to net income of $0.4 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2004. Second quarter results include a $0.01 charge associated with an equity investment in a technology partner made this quarter. -- Third consecutive quarter of profitability in line with the Company's guidance. -- The Company closed 19 Enterprise deals indicating continued traction in all-sized financial institutions. "I am pleased with the strong revenue performance that we delivered this quarter, which reflects the increased traction of our S1 Enterprise products in both top U.S. and international financial institutions," said Jaime Ellertson, chief executive officer of S1 Corporation. "As we prepare to launch the industry's first integrated multi-channel front-office solution -- S1 Enterprise 3.0 - in the next few weeks, we believe our opportunities will continue to increase as banks of all sizes and geographies recognize the substantial benefits that an enterprise front-office will provide." Operating Highlights -- Signed 19 Enterprise deals, 11 of which are new relationships with financial institutions at an average sale price of over $1.0 million and eight being substantial new application or service add-on contracts, with an average sale price of over $800,000. -- Signed several multi-year contracts with large financial institutions, including Alliance & Leicester, a Top 10 bank in the U.K. with nearly $100 billion in assets; Bank of Toyko Mitsubishi, a Top 10 Asian bank with $800 billion in assets; and a Top 50 U.S. bank with approximately $35 billion in assets. -- Signed 78 new customers and added nearly 200 cross sales this quarter, which highlights the value of S1's customer base and feature-rich products that can be implemented either as a standalone solution or an integrated suite. -- Continued to make progress with the S1 Enterprise 3.0 Customer Value Program participants, covering virtually every S1 Enterprise product, from the branch and call center to the Internet. In the early stages of their pilot programs, these relationships are delivering key learnings for our entire organization as well as significant value for each institution. Financial Guidance S1 Corporation Financial Guidance For Q3 and Full Year 2004 Q3 04 Full Year 04 ------------- --------------- Lo Hi Lo Hi ------ ------ ------- ------- FI Segment: - ------------------ Revenue $50.0 $52.0 $202.0 $206.0 Direct Costs 22.0 23.0 Operating Expense 23.0 24.0 EPS $0.01 $0.03 $ 0.07 $ 0.09 Edify Segment: - ------------------ Rev $ 8.5 $ 9.5 $ 36.0 $ 38.0 EPS $0.00 $0.01 $ 0.00 $ 0.02 Consolidated - ------------------ Rev 58.0 61.0 236.0 242.0 EPS $0.01 $0.04 $ 0.07 $ 0.11 Fully Diluted Shares 74.0 74.0 74.0 74.0 Conference Call Information Company management will host a conference call to discuss first quarter results on Thursday, July 29, 2004 at 5:00 p.m. EST. Interested parties may access a live webcast of the call through the company's corporate website, www.s1.com. The conference call will contain forward-looking statements and other material information. A replay of the call will be available through August 5, 2004. About S1 S1 Corporation (Nasdaq: SONE) is a leading global provider of integrated front-office applications for more than 4,000 banks, credit unions and insurance providers around the world. Comprised of applications that address virtually every market segment and delivery channel, S1 solutions help integrate and optimize an institution's entire front office, resulting in increased operational efficiencies, revenue opportunities and overall customer satisfaction. S1 is the only provider with the proven experience, breadth of products and financial strength to empower financial services companies' enterprise strategies. Additional information about S1 is available at www.s1.com. Forward Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements within the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. These statements include statements with respect to our financial condition, results of operations and business. The words "believes," "expects," "may," "will," "should," "projects," "contemplates," "anticipates," "forecasts," "intends" or similar terminology identify forward-looking statements. These statements are based on our beliefs as well as assumptions made using information currently available to us. Because these statements reflect our current views concerning future events, they involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Therefore, actual results may differ significantly from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements. The risk factors included in our reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (and available on our web site at www.s1.com or the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov) provide examples of risks, uncertainties and events that may cause our actual results to differ materially from the expectations we describe in our forward-looking statements. Except as provided by law, we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement. S1 Corporation and Subsidiaries Consolidated Balance Sheets (In thousands) (Unaudited) June 30, December 31, 2004 2003 ------------ ------------- Assets Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 126,145 $ 150,064 Short term investments, held-to-maturity 14,647 14,126 Accounts receivable, net of allowances 44,758 37,188 Prepaid expenses 7,248 5,745 Other current assets 1,650 3,218 ------------ ------------- Total current assets 194,448 210,341 Property and equipment, net 15,315 15,661 Intangible assets, net 12,853 14,073 Goodwill, net 94,158 93,462 Other assets 3,736 3,551 ------------ ------------- Total assets $ 320,510 $ 337,088 ------------ ------------- Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity Current liabilities: Accounts payable $ 5,521 $ 6,166 Accrued salaries and benefits 9,864 11,500 Accrued other expenses and restructuring 16,961 27,437 Deferred revenues 37,395 38,536 Current portion of capital lease obligation 1,026 762 ------------ ------------- Total current liabilities 70,767 84,401 Other liabilities 8,631 8,873 ------------ ------------- Total liabilities 79,398 93,274 ------------ ------------- Stockholders' equity: Preferred stock 10,000 10,000 Common stock 735 732 Additional paid-in capital 1,909,692 1,907,918 Treasury stock (15,807) (10,438) Accumulated deficit (1,660,653) (1,661,717) Accumulated other comprehensive income: Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustment (2,855) (2,681) ------------ ------------- Total stockholders' equity 241,112 243,814 ------------ ------------- Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 320,510 $ 337,088 ============ ============= S1 CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES Consolidated Statements of Operations (In thousands, except share and per share data) (Unaudited) Three Months Ended 6/30/2004 6/30/2003 ------------ ------------ Revenues: Software licenses $ 9,369 $ 14,185 Support and maintenance 16,371 14,575 Professional services 23,930 23,044 Data center 10,558 14,970 Other 678 951 ------------ ------------ Total revenues 60,906 67,725 (1) ------------ ------------ Direct costs: Software licenses 1,940 1,014 Professional services, support and maintenance 18,662 22,997 Data center 4,911 6,664 (1) Other 559 858 ------------ ------------ Total direct costs 26,072 31,533 ------------ ------------ Gross margin 34,834 36,192 ------------ ------------ Operating expenses: Selling and marketing 9,259 10,124 Product development 13,198 10,268 General and administrative 7,661 7,803 Depreciation and amortization 2,578 4,703 (1) Merger related and restructuring costs - 8,418 Amortization of acquisition intangibles 765 788 ------------ ------------ Total operating expenses 33,461 42,104 ------------ ------------ Operating income (loss) 1,373 (5,912) Interest, investment and other income, net (752) (491) Income tax expense (1) - ------------ ------------ Net income (loss) $ 620 $ (6,403) ============ ============ Net income (loss) per share: ------------ ------------ Net income (loss) per common share - basic $ 0.01 $ (0.09) ============ ============ Net income per common share - diluted $ 0.01 N/A ============ ============ Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic 70,590,274 69,348,903 Weighted average common shares and equivalents - diluted 74,623,944 N/A Common shares outstanding at end of period 70,729,342 71,439,802 Gross margin percentages: Software licenses 79% 93% Professional services, support and maintenance 54% 39% Data center 53% 55% Other 18% 10% ------------ ------------ Total gross margin 57% 53% ------------ ------------ (1) Results for the quarter ended June 30, 2003 include $14.1 million license and data center revenue and $0.9 million in data center expenses and $0.4 million in depreciation expense associated with the Zurich Insurance Company contract. Six Months Ended 6/30/2004 6/30/2003 ------------ ------------ Revenues: Software licenses $ 20,997 $ 29,151 Support and maintenance 31,672 30,017 Professional services 43,997 46,322 Data center 20,484 26,731 Other 1,664 1,166 ------------ ------------ Total revenues 118,814 133,387 (2) ------------ ------------ Direct costs: Software licenses 3,305 1,858 Professional services, support and maintenance 36,322 47,588 Data center 9,748 13,390 (2) Other 1,478 1,014 ------------ ------------ Total direct costs 50,853 63,850 ------------ ------------ Gross margin 67,961 69,537 ------------ ------------ Operating expenses: Selling and marketing 17,604 21,654 Product development 26,862 23,374 General and administrative 14,374 17,030 Depreciation and amortization 5,288 10,438 (2) Merger related and restructuring costs - 16,512 Amortization of acquisition intangibles 1,601 15,857 ------------ ------------ Total operating expenses 65,729 104,865 ------------ ------------ Operating income (loss) 2,232 (35,328) Interest, investment and other income, net (705) (245) Income tax expense (463) (119) ------------ ------------ Net income (loss) $ 1,064 $ (35,692) ============ ============ Net income (loss) per share: ------------ ------------ Net income (loss) per common share - basic $ 0.02 $ (0.52) ============ ============ Net income per common share - diluted $ 0.01 N/A ============ ============ Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic 70,786,719 69,298,568 Weighted average common shares and equivalents - diluted 74,363,265 N/A Common shares outstanding at end of period 70,729,342 71,439,802 Gross margin percentages: Software licenses 84% 94% Professional services, support and maintenance 52% 38% Data center 52% 50% Other 11% 13% ------------ ------------ Total gross margin 57% 52% ------------ ------------ (2) Results for the six months ended June 30, 2003 include $25.0 million license and data center revenue and $1.8 million in data center expenses and $0.7 million in depreciation expense associated with the Zurich Insurance Company contract. S1 Corporation Statements of Operations by Segment For the Quarter Ended June 30, 2004 (In thousands, except share and per share data) (Unaudited) Financial Institutions Edify Eliminations Total ------------ ------------ ---------- ----------- Software licenses $ 6,435 $ 3,033 $ (99) $ 9,369 Support and maintenance 11,936 4,620 (185) 16,371 Professional services 22,308 1,624 (2) 23,930 Data center 10,558 - 10,558 Other 678 - 678 ------------ ------------ ---------- ----------- Total Revenue: 51,915 9,277 (286) 60,906 ------------ ------------ ---------- ----------- Direct costs: Software licenses 1,149 890 (99) 1,940 Professional services, support and maintenance 15,978 2,871 (187) 18,662 Data center 4,911 - 4,911 Other 559 - 559 ------------ ------------ ---------- ----------- Total direct costs 22,597 3,761 (286) 26,072 ------------ ------------ ---------- ----------- Gross margin 29,318 5,516 - 34,834 ------------ ------------ ---------- ----------- Operating expenses: Selling and marketing 6,567 2,692 9,259 Product development 11,721 1,477 13,198 General and administrative 6,617 1,044 7,661 Depreciation and amortization 2,355 223 2,578 Amortization and impairment of acquisition intangibles 765 - 765 ------------ ------------ ---------- ----------- Total operating expenses 28,025 5,436 - 33,461 ------------ ------------ ---------- ----------- Operating income 1,293 80 - 1,373 Interest, investment and other income (expense) (714) (38) (752) Income tax expense (20) 19 (1) ------------ ------------ ---------- ----------- Net income $ 559 $ 61 $ - $ 620 ------------ ------------ ---------- ----------- Net income - basic $ 0.01 $ 0.00 $ 0.01 ============ ============ ============ Net income - diluted $ 0.01 $ 0.00 $ 0.01 ============ ============ ============ Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic 70,590,274 70,590,274 70,590,274 Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted 74,623,944 74,623,944 74,623,944 S1 Corporation Statements of Operations by Segment For the Quarter Ended March 31, 2004 (In thousands, except share and per share data) (Unaudited) Financial Institutions Edify Eliminations Total ------------ ------------ ------------------------ Software licenses $ 8,630 $ 3,306 $ (308) $ 11,628 Support and maintenance 11,158 4,431 (288) 15,301 Professional services 18,459 1,668 (60) 20,067 Data center 9,926 - 9,926 Other 986 - 986 ------------ ------------ ----------- ------------ Total Revenue: 49,159 9,405 (656) 57,908 ------------ ------------ ----------- ------------ Direct costs: Software licenses 970 703 (308) 1,365 Professional services, support and maintenance 15,063 2,945 (348) 17,660 Data center 4,837 - 4,837 Other 919 - 919 ------------ ------------ ----------- ------------ Total direct costs 21,789 3,648 (656) 24,781 ------------ ------------ ----------- ------------ Gross margin 27,370 5,757 - 33,127 ------------ ------------ ----------- ------------ Operating expenses: Selling and marketing 5,540 2,805 8,345 Product development 12,108 1,556 13,664 General and administrative 5,738 975 6,713 Depreciation and amortization 2,494 216 2,710 Amortization and impairment of acquisition intangibles 761 75 836 ------------ ------------ ----------- ------------ Total operating expenses 26,641 5,627 - 32,268 ------------ ------------ ----------- ------------ Operating income 729 130 - 859 Interest, investment and other income (expense) 138 (91) 47 Income tax expense (441) (21) (462) ------------ ------------ ----------- ------------ Net income $ 426 $ 18 $ - $ 444 ============ ============ =========== ============ Net income - basic $ 0.01 $ 0.00 $ 0.01 ============ ============ ============ Net income - diluted $ 0.01 $ 0.00 $ 0.01 ============ ============ ============ Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic 70,983,164 70,983,164 70,983,164 Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted 74,143,891 74,143,891 74,143,891 S1 Corporation and Subsidiaries Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (In thousands) (Unaudited) Six Months Ended June 30, June 30, 2004 2003 --------- --------- Cash flows from operating activities: Net income (loss) $ 1,064 $(35,692) Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in operating activities: Depreciation and amortization and goodwill impairment charge 6,889 26,295 Equity in net loss of unconsolidated subsidiary 750 - Loss on disposal of property and equipment - 3,931 Provision for doubtful accounts receivable and billing adjustments 1,163 3,948 Other - 1,582 Changes in assets and liabilities, excluding effects of acquisition: Increase in accounts receivable (8,748) (5,418) (Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets (30) 450 Decrease in accounts payable (706) (7,695) (Decrease) increase in accrued expenses and other liabilities (12,652) 8,120 (Decrease) increase in deferred revenue (1,296) 3,963 --------- --------- Net cash used in operating activities (13,566) (516) -------- -------- Cash flows from investing activities: Cash paid in connection with acquisition (1,198) - Purchases of short-term investment securities (22,834) (11,356) Maturities of short-term investment securities 22,313 15,851 Proceeds from sale of investment securities available for sale - 92 Investment in unconsolidated subsidiary (750) - Purchases of property and equipment and purchased technology (3,642) (3,599) --------- --------- Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities (6,111) 988 -------- -------- Cash flows from financing activities: Proceeds from sale of common stock under employee stock purchase and option plans 1,777 640 Payments on capital lease obligations (491) (1,582) Repurchase of common stock held in treasury (5,369) (750) --------- --------- Net cash used in financing activities (4,083) (1,692) --------- --------- Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (159) 811 --------- --------- Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents (23,919) (409) Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 150,064 127,842 --------- --------- Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $126,145 $127,433 --------- --------- Property and equipment acquired through leases $ 1,249 $ 1,293 CONTACT: S1 Corporation, Atlanta Matthew Hale, 404/923-3500 matt.hale@s1.com or SHIFT Communications for S1 Corporation Brian Gendron, 617/681-1226 bgendron@sterlinghager.com