Progre Reports 05 Fiscal ird Quarter Results

October 1, 2015

Progress Reports 2015 Fiscal Third Quarter Results BEDFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Progress (NASDAQ: PRGS), a global software company that simplifies and enables the development, deployment and management of business applications, today announced results for its fiscal third quarter ended August 31, 2015.

Revenue in the quarter was $94.6 million compared to $79.3 million in the same quarter last year, a year over year increase of 19% on an actual currency basis and 29% on a constant currency basis. On a non-GAAP basis, revenue was $100.7 million compared to $79.3 million in the same quarter last year.

Additional financial highlights included:

On a GAAP basis in the fiscal third quarter of 2015:

Revenue was $94.6 million compared to $79.3 million in the same quarter in fiscal year 2014;

Income from operations was $8.6 million compared to $19.4 million in the same quarter last year;

Net loss was $4.1 million compared to net income of $11.1 million in the same quarter last year; and

Diluted loss per share was $0.08 compared to diluted earnings per share of $0.22 in the same quarter last year.

On a non-GAAP basis in the fiscal third quarter of 2015:

Revenue was $100.7 million compared to $79.3 million in the same quarter last year;

Income from operations was $31.7 million compared to $29.6 million in the same quarter last year;

Operating margin was 31% compared to 37% in the same quarter last year;

Net income was $20.0 million, unchanged from the same quarter last year;

Diluted earnings per share was $0.39, unchanged from the same quarter last year; and

Free cash flow was $17.3 million compared to $23.8 million in the same quarter last year.

We achieved continued positive momentum in key areas of our business in the third quarter, said Phil Pead, President and CEO of Progress. OpenEdge continued to grow, with significant strength in enterprise sales. We achieved growth in our data business, and several of our Telerik solutions achieved record bookings for the quarter.

Other fiscal third quarter 2015 metrics and recent results included:

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments were $218.3 million;

Cash flows from operations were $19.3 million compared to $25.9 million in the same quarter in fiscal year 2014; and

DSO was 54 days, compared to 50 days in the fiscal second quarter of 2015.

Business Outlook

Progresss fiscal 2015 financial guidance includes the impact of the significant strengthening of the US dollar that began in late 2014 and is based on current exchange rates. The negative currency translation impact on Progresss 2015 business outlook compared to 2014 exchange rates is $25 - $26 million on non-GAAP revenue and $0.14 - $0.15 on non-GAAP earnings per share. To the extent that there are further changes in exchange rates versus the current environment, this may have an additional impact on Progresss business outlook.

Progress provides the following revised guidance for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2015:

Non-GAAP revenue is expected to be between $410 million and $415 million (previously $415-$425 million);

Non-GAAP earnings per share is expected to be between $1.51 and $1.55 (previously $1.45-$1.52);

Non-GAAP operating margin is expected to be approximately 29% (previously 28%);

Free cash flow is expected to be between $92 million and $95 million (unchanged); and

Non-GAAP effective tax rate is expected to be approximately 33% (unchanged).

Progress provides the following guidance for the fiscal fourth quarter ending November 30, 2015:

Non-GAAP revenue is expected to be between $113 million and $118 million; and

Non-GAAP earnings per share is expected to be between $0.47 and $0.51.

Share Repurchase Program

Progress also announced today that its Board of Directors has authorized a new $100 million share repurchase program. The timing and amount of any shares repurchased will be determined by management based on its evaluation of market conditions and other factors, and the Board of Directors may choose to suspend, expand or discontinue the repurchase program at any time.

Conference Call

The Progress quarterly investor conference call to review its fiscal third quarter of 2015 will be broadcast live at 5:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, October 1, 2015 and can be accessed on the investor relations section of the companys website, located at www.progress.com. Additionally, you can listen to the call by telephone by dialing 1-888-401-4669, pass code 2038969. The conference call will include brief comments followed by questions and answers. An archived version of the conference call and supporting materials will be available on the Progress website within the investor relations section after the live conference call.

Legal Notice Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Information

Progress provides non-GAAP financial information as additional information for investors. These non-GAAP measures are not in accordance with, or an alternative to, generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP). Progress believes that the non-GAAP results described in this release are useful for an understanding of its ongoing operations and provide additional detail and an alternative method of assessing its operating results. Management uses these non-GAAP results to compare the companys performance to that of prior periods for analysis of trends and for budget and planning purposes. A reconciliation of non-GAAP adjustments to the companys GAAP financial results is included in the tables below. Additional information regarding the companys non-GAAP financial information is contained in the companys Current Report on Form 8-K furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with this press release, which is available on the Progress website at www.progress.com within the investor relation

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