Open Text Reports Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2007 Financial Results
Integration of Hummingbird Contributes to Strong Results
Waterloo, ON - 2007-08-30 - Open Text Corporation (NASDAQ:OTEX) (TSX:OTC), a leading
provider of Enterprise Content Management (ECM) software, today
announced unaudited financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal
year ended June 30, 2007. (1)
Total revenue for the fourth quarter was $175.2 million, compared to
$105.2 million for the same period in the prior fiscal year. License
revenue in the fourth quarter was $59.2 million, compared to $32.0
million in the fourth quarter of the prior fiscal year. License
revenues grew 38% from $43.0 million in the previous quarter ended
March 31, 2007.
Adjusted net income in the quarter was $26.6 million or $0.52 per share
on a diluted basis, compared to $15.4 million or $0.31 per share on a
diluted basis for the same period in the prior fiscal year. Net income
in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles
( US GAAP ) was $8.2 million or $0.16 per share on a
diluted basis, compared to $7.8 million or $0.16 per share on a diluted
basis for the same period in the prior fiscal year. (2)
Total revenue for fiscal year 2007 was $595.7 million, compared to
$409.6 million for the previous fiscal year. License revenue for fiscal
year 2007 was $182.5 million, compared to $122.5 million in the
previous fiscal year. Adjusted net income for fiscal year 2007 was
$74.3 million, or $1.46 per share on a diluted basis, compared to
adjusted net income for the previous fiscal year of $50.8 million, or
$1.01 per share on a diluted basis. This represents a growth of 45% of
adjusted EPS for the year. Net income for fiscal year 2007 in
accordance with US GAAP was $21.7 million, or $0.43 per share on a
diluted basis, compared to the prior fiscal year s net income of
$5.0 million, or $0.10 per share on a diluted basis. (2)
Operating cash flow in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007 was $28.5
million, compared to $15.4 million in the fourth quarter of the prior
fiscal year. For the full 2007 fiscal year, Open Text generated $110.9
million in operating cash flow compared to $60.8 million in fiscal 2006.
The Company plans to make an additional debt repayment of $30
million. This will reduce our debt from $390 million at the time of the
Hummingbird acquisition to approximately $327 million this quarter. We
are pleased with our accelerated repayment of the debt ahead of
schedule and planning for future lump sum debt repayments will continue
to be reviewed on a periodic basis, said Paul McFeeters, Chief
Financial Officer of Open Text.
The cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments balance as of
June 30, 2007 was $150.0 million. Accounts receivable as of June 30,
2007, totaled $128.8 million, compared to $75.0 million as of June 30,
2006, and Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) was 66 days in the fourth
quarter of fiscal 2007, compared to 64 days in the fourth quarter of
fiscal 2006.
I am very pleased with our performance in the quarter and for
the full fiscal year. The integration of Hummingbird has gone well and
investments in our partner strategy are paying off, said John
Shackleton, President and Chief Executive Officer of Open Text.
We will continue to focus on profitability as we now position
the Company for growth in fiscal 2008.
Please see note (2) below for a reconciliation of non-US GAAP based
financial measures used in this press release, to US GAAP based
financial measures.
Teleconference Call
Open Text will host a conference call on August 30, 2007 at 5:00 p.m.
ET to discuss the final financial results of its fourth quarter and
fiscal year-end 2007.
| Date: | Thursday, August 30, 2007 |
| Time: | 5:00 p.m. ET/2:00 p.m. PT |
| Length: | 60 minutes |
| Where: | 416-640-1907 |
Please dial-in approximately 10 minutes before the teleconference is scheduled to begin. A replay of the call will be available beginning August 30, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. ET through 11:59 p.m. on September 13, 2007 and can be accessed by dialing 416-640-1917 and using pass code 21238674#.
For more information or to listen to the call via Web cast, please use the following link:
http://www.opentext.com/events/event.html?id=6633371
About Open Text
Open Text is the world's largest independent provider of Enterprise Content Management software. The company's solutions manage
information for all types of business, compliance and industry
requirements in the
world's largest companies, government agencies and professional service
firms. Open Text supports approximately 46,000 customers and millions
of users in 114 countries and 12 languages. For more information about
Open Text, visit www.opentext.com.
Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
This press release contains forward-looking statements, including
statements about the financial conditions, results of operations and
earnings and revenue outlook for Open Text Corporation ( Open
Text or the Company ). Forward-looking statements
in this press release are not promises or guarantees of future
performance and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause
the Company's actual results to differ materially from those
anticipated. The Company cautions you not to place undue reliance upon
any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date
made. The results included in this press release are unaudited and
therefore are deemed to be forward-looking statements. Factors that may
cause actual results or earnings to differ materially from such
forward-looking statements include, among others, the following: (i)
the future performance, financial and otherwise, of Open Text; (ii) the
ability of Open Text to bring new products to market and to increase
sales; (iii) the strength of the Company's product development
pipeline; (iv) the Company's growth and profitability prospects; (v)
the estimated size and growth prospects of the ECM market; (vi) the
Company's competitive position in the ECM market and its ability to
take advantage of future opportunities in this market; (vii) the
benefits of the Company's products to be realized by customers; and
(viii) the demand for the Company s product and the extent of
deployment of the Company's products in the ECM marketplace.
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include, but are not limited to: (i) integration of acquisitions and
related restructuring efforts, including the quantum of restructuring
charges and the timing thereof; (ii) the possibility that the Company
may be unable to meet its future reporting requirements under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules promulgated
thereunder; (iii) the risks associated with bringing new products to
market; (iv) fluctuations in currency exchange rates; (v) delays in the
purchasing decisions of the Company s customers; (vi) the
competition the Company faces in its industry and/or marketplace; (vii)
the possibility of technical, logistical or planning issues in
connection with the deployment of the Company s products or
services; (viii) the continuous commitment of the Company's customers;
(ix) demand for the Company's products; and (x) other risks detailed
from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC), including the Company's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2006. Forward-looking statements
are based on management's beliefs and opinions at the time the
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to update forwardlooking statements should circumstances or
management's beliefs or opinions change.
Notes
(1) Based on comparison of historic revenue figures publicly
disseminated by companies in the Enterprise Content Management
( ECM ) sector. All dollar amounts in this press release
are in US Dollars unless otherwise indicated.
(2) In addition to these GAAP and adjusted results the Company has
provided financial information that adds-back maintenance revenue
eliminated due to the impact of purchase accounting entries on deferred
revenue and the impact of interest expense. Management believes that
the furnishing of these adjustments provide a consistent basis for
comparison between quarters and help to more accurately reflect Open
Text s underlying operating results.
| Three months ended June 30, 2007 | |
| GAAP Revenue | $ 175.2 |
| Maintenance revenue adjustment for purchase accounting | 2.5 |
| Non-GAAP revenue | $ 177.7 |
| Adjusted Income | $ 26.6 |
| Maintenance revenue adjustment for purchase accounting | 2.5 |
| Net Interest Expense | 5.6 |
| Income tax effect | (2.6) |
| Non-GAAP net income | $ 32.1 |
| Adjusted EPS - Diluted | 0.52 |
| Non GAAP Adjustments (net of tax) | |
| - Maintenance | 0.03 |
| - Interest | 0.08 |
| Non-US GAAP EPS | $ 0.63 |
| Twelve months ended June 30, 2007 | |
| GAAP Revenue | $ 595.7 |
| Maintenance revenue adjustment for purchase accounting | 11.1 |
| Non-GAAP revenue | $ 606.8 |
| Adjusted Income | $ 74.3 |
| Maintenance revenue adjustment for purchase accounting | 11.1 |
| Net Interest Expense | 20.3 |
| Income tax effect | (10.0) |
| Non-GAAP net income | $ 95.7 |
| Adjusted EPS - Diluted | $ 1.46 |
| Non GAAP Adjustments (net of tax) | |
| - Maintenance | 0.15 |
| - Interest | 0.27 |
| Non-US GAAP EPS | $ 1.88 |
(3) Use of US Non-GAAP financial measures
of making operating decisions, the Company s management excludes certain items from its analysis, such as amortization of acquired intangibles, restructuring costs, other income/expense and the taxation impact of these items. These items are excluded based upon the manner in which management evaluates the business of the Company and are not excluded in the sense that they may be used under US GAAP. The Company believes the provision of supplemental non-US GAAP measures allows investors to evaluate the operational and financial performance of the Company's core business using the same evaluation measures that management uses, and is therefore a useful indication of Open Text's performance or expected performance of recurring operations and facilitates period-to-period comparison of operating performance. As a result, the Company considers it appropriate and reasonable to provide, in addition to US GAAP measures, supplementary non-US GAAP financial measures that exclude certain items from the presentation of its financial results in this press release. The following charts provide reconciliation (unaudited) of US GAAP based financial measures to non-US GAAP based financial measures referred to in this press release:
Reconciliation (unaudited) of US GAAP based Net Income to Adjusted Net Income (in millions of US dollars) for the quarters ended June 30, 2007 and 2006:
| Three months ended June 30, 2007 | Three months ended June 30, 2006 | |
| GAAP based "Net Income" | $8.2 | $7.8 |
| Special Charges/(recovery) | 7.7 | (0.2) |
| Amortization of intangibles | 18.0 | 7.3 |
| Other (Income)/Expense | (1.1) | 1.5 |
| Share-based compensation | 1.5 | 1.3 |
| Tax Impact on Above | (7.7) | (2.3) |
| Non-US GAAP based "Adjusted Net Income" | $26.6 | $15.4 |
Reconciliation (unaudited) of US GAAP based EPS to non-US GAAP based EPS (calculated on a diluted basis) for the quarters ended June 30, 2007 and 2006:
| Three months ended June 30, 2007 | Three months ended June 30, 2006 | |
| GAAP based "Net Income" | $0.16 | $0.16 |
| Special Charges/(recovery) | 0.15 | 0.00 |
| Amortization of intangibles | 0.35 | 0.14 |
| Other (Income)/Expense | (0.02) | 0.03 |
| Share-based compensation | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| Tax Impact on Above | (0.15) | (0.05) |
| Non-GAAP based "Adjusted Net Income" | $0.52 | $0.31 |
Reconciliation (unaudited) of US GAAP based Net Income to Adjusted Net Income (in millions of US dollars) for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2007 and 2006:
| Twelve months ended June 30, 2007 | Twelve months ended June 30, 2006 | |
| GAAP based "Net Income" | $21.7 | $5.0 |
| Special Charges/(recovery) | 12.9 | 26.2 |
| Amortization of intangibles | 60.8 | 28.1 |
| Other (Income)/Expense | (1.7) | 4.8 |
| Share-based compensation | 5.4 | 5.2 |
| Tax Impact on Above | (24.8) | (18.5) |
| Non-GAAP based "Adjusted Net Income" | $74.3 | $50.8 |
Reconciliation (unaudited) of US GAAP based EPS to non-US GAAP based EPS (calculated on a diluted basis) for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2007 and 2006:
| Twelve months ended June 30, 2007 | Twelve months ended June 30, 2006 | |
| GAAP based "Net Income" | $0.43 | $0.10 |
| Special Charges/(recovery) | 0.25 | 0.52 |
| Amortization of intangibles | 1.19 | 0.56 |
| Other (Income)/Expense | (0.03) | 0.10 |
| Share-based compensation | 0.11 | 0.10 |
| Tax Impact on Above | (0.49) | (0.37) |
| Non-GAAP based "Adjusted Net Income" | $1.46 | $1.01 |
For more information, please contact
Paul McFeeters
Chief Financial Officer
Open Text Corporation
+1-905-762-6121
pmcfeeters@opentext.com
Greg Secord
Open Text Corporation
+1-519-888-7111 ext.2408
gsecord@opentext.com
