September 25, 2013
Progress Software Reports 2013 Fiscal Third Quarter Results BEDFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Progress Software Corporation (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, 2013.
Revenue from continuing operations was $77.6 million compared to $74.4 million in the same quarter last year, a year over year increase of 4% on an actual and constant currency basis.
Additional financial highlights included:
On a GAAP basis in the fiscal third quarter of 2013:
Income from operations was $9.7 million compared to $11.3 million in the same quarter last year;
Income from continuing operations was $7.2 million compared to $7.7 million in the same quarter last year;
Net income was $24.8 million compared to $5.8 million in the same quarter last year, and includes the pre-tax gain on the divestiture of the Apama product line of $35.9 million; and
Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations was $0.13 compared to $0.12 in the same quarter last year.
On a non-GAAP basis in the fiscal third quarter of 2013:
Income from operations was $21.4 million compared to $17.8 million in the same quarter last year;
Operating margin was 28% compared to 24% in the same quarter last year;
Income from continuing operations was $14.7 million compared to $12.4 million in the same quarter last year; and
Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations was $0.27 compared to $0.19 in the same quarter last year.
Phil Pead, President and Chief Executive Officer of Progress Software, said, Our third quarter performance continues to demonstrate solid progress as we execute on our strategic plan to be a leading Platform as a Service company. We exceeded our operating margin objectives and the announcement of Progress Pacific is resonating with our customers and partners. Revenue growth for the quarter was also positive as customers and partners continued to upgrade their existing applications and take advantage of new functionality across all of our solutions.
Other fiscal third quarter 2013 metrics and recent results included:
Net cash received from the divestiture of the Apama product line was $37.7 million;
Under the previously announced and implemented 10b5-1 plan to repurchase $100.0 million of common stock by December 31, 2013, the company has repurchased 2.7 million shares for $67.9 million through August 31, 2013;
Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments were $242.0 million;
Cash outflows from operations were $1.9 million, including $14.6 million in tax payments for the gain realized on the Apama product line divestiture, compared to cash inflows from operations of $22.0 million in the same quarter in fiscal year 2012; and
DSO from continuing operations was 62 days, compared to 56 days in the fiscal second quarter of 2013.
Business Outlook
Progress Software provides the following guidance for the fiscal fourth quarter ending November 30, 2013:
On a constant currency basis, revenue is expected to be between 4% and 6% growth compared to the fiscal fourth quarter of 2012; and
Non-GAAP operating margin is expected to be 35%.
The non-GAAP operating margin guidance excludes the items we traditionally exclude from our non-GAAP reporting metrics: amortization of intangible assets of $0.7 million, stock-based compensation of $5.4 million, and $1.0 million of acquisition related costs, for a GAAP operating margin of 27%.
Conference Call
The Progress Software quarterly investor conference call to review its fiscal third quarter of 2013 will be broadcast live at 5:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, September 25, 2013 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 1-888-428-9480, pass code 9841658. The conference call will include only brief comments followed by questions and answers. An archived version of the conference call and supporting materials will be available on the Progress Software website within the investor relations section after the live conference call.
Legal Notice Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Information
Progress Software 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 Software 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 filed with 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 relations section.
Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains statements that are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Progress has identified some of these forward-looking statements with words like believe, may, could, would, might, should,expect, intend, plan, target, anticipate and continue, the negative of these words, other terms of similar meaning or the use of future
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