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Comverse Announces Fiscal 2014 Third Quarter Results; Conference Call to be Held Today at 8:00 AM

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Comverse Announces Fiscal 2014 Third Quarter Results; Conference Call to be Held Today at 8:00 AM

WAKEFIELD, Mass., Dec. 10, 2014 – Comverse, Inc. (“Comverse”) (Nasdaq:CNSI) today announced its results for the third fiscal quarter ended October 31, 2014.

Consolidated Highlights: Below is selected consolidated financial information for the three and nine months ended October 31, 2014 and 2013, prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), except as noted.

 

Comverse, Inc.:

Three Months Ended
October 31,

Nine Months Ended
October 31,

(In thousands)

2014

2013

2014

2013

Total revenue

$ 123,119

$ 160,416

$ 357,571

$ 485,987

Costs and expenses

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenue

76,624

95,888

232,948

290,336

Research and development, net

15,007

17,536

45,285

50,476

Selling, general and administrative

25,534

31,283

89,228

103,342

Other operating expenses

8,046

1,005

12,701

7,859

Total costs and expenses

125,211

145,712

380,162

452,013

(Loss) income from operations

(2,092)

14,704

(22,591)

33,974

Expense adjustments

12,114

5,634

27,877

10,220

Comverse performance (1)

10,022

20,338

5,286

44,194

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income tax (expense) benefit

5,138

11,816

(16,895)

26,361

Income tax (expense) benefit

(4,188)

11,320

(15,152)

(23,452)

Net income (loss)

950

23,136

(32,047)

2,909

Basic earnings (loss) per share

$ 0.04

$ 1.04

$ (1.44)

$ 0.13

Diluted earnings (loss) per share

$ 0.04

$ 1.03

$ (1.44)

$ 0.13

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

(122)

(211)

(476)

(565)

Depreciation and amortization

$ (5,329)

$ (4,753)

$ (14,890)

$ (14,070)

 

 

 

 

 

Operating margin

(1.7)%

9.2%

(6.3)%

7.0%

Comverse performance margin

8.1%

12.7%

1.5%

9.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash used in operating activities (2)

$ (16,050)

$ (15,028)

$ (65,434)

$ (5,387)

 

 

 

 

 

(1) “Comverse performance” has not been prepared in accordance with GAAP. See “Presentation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below.

(2) Includes approximately $10.9 million of cash proceeds related to an Italian VAT refund received during the nine months ended October 31, 2013.

“I am pleased to report that in the quarter just completed, we made good progress, both in the marketplace, within the communication service provider and enterprise markets, as well as operationally, in implementing our recent company realignment. I believe our revised strategy is having an impact and out third quarter results reflects that improvement, compared to the previous quarter,” said Philippe Tartavull, President and CEO of Comverse, Inc.

 

Business Segment Highlights:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended October 31,

Nine Months Ended October 31,

 

2014

2013

2014

2013

 

(Dollars in thousands)

SEGMENT RESULTS

 

 

 

 

BSS

 

 

 

 

Segment revenue

 $ 68,235

 $ 70,892

 $ 185,262

 $ 221,314

Gross margin

45.1%

40.3%

43.0%

38.6%

Income from operations

17,925

12,513

39,280

35,301

Operating margin

26.3%

17.7%

21.2%

16.0%

Segment performance

18,625

13,204

41,377

37,522

Segment performance margin

27.3%

18.6%

22.3%

17.0%

Digital Services

 

 

 

 

 Segment revenue

 $ 54,884

 $ 89,524

 $ 172,309

 $ 264,673

Gross margin

38.9%

48.0%

37.6%

46.4%

Income from operations

12,786

35,102

42,285

98,914

Operating margin

23.3%

39.2%

24.5%

37.4%

Segment performance

12,885

35,063

42,388

99,093

Segment performance margin

23.5%

39.2%

24.6%

37.4%

All Other

 

 

 

 

Loss from operations

$ (32,803)

$ (32,911)

$ (104,156)

$ (100,241)

Segment performance

(21,488)

(27,929)

(78,479)

(92,421)

 

 

 

Selected Balance Sheet Highlights: Below is selected balance sheet data:

 

 

 

 

As of

 (In millions)

October 31, 2014

July 31, 2014

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 $ 175.5

 $ 181.6

Restricted cash (including long-term restricted cash) and bank time deposits

44.0

72.7

Total

 $ 219.5

 $ 254.3

On August 6, 2014, the escrow under the merger of Verint Systems Inc. and Comverse Technology, Inc. was released and the company received the escrow amount of approximately $25.0 million.

Conference Call Details

Comverse will be conducting a conference call today, December 10, 2014 at 8:00 a.m. ET. To listen to the conference call live, please dial (678) 825-8369. Please dial-in at least ten minutes before the scheduled start time. A live webcast can be accessed at www.comverse.com by following links to the events and presentations page under the Investors section. Following the call, a replay of the webcast will be archived in the same location.

Segment Performance

We evaluate our business by assessing the performance of each of our operating segments. Our Chief Executive Officer is our chief operating decision maker (“CODM”). The CODM uses segment performance, as defined below, as the primary basis for assessing the financial results of the operating segments and for the allocation of resources. Segment performance, as we define it in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s guidance relating to segment reporting, is not necessarily comparable to other similarly titled captions of other companies.

Segment performance is computed by management as (loss) income from operations adjusted for the following: (i) stock-based compensation expense; (ii) amortization of intangible assets; (iii) compliance-related professional fees; (iv) compliance-related compensation and other expenses; (v) strategic-related costs (vi) write-off of property and equipment; (vii) certain litigation settlements and related costs; (viii) Italian VAT recovery recorded within operating expense; (ix) restructuring expenses; and (x) certain other gains and expenses. Compliance-related professional fees relate to fees and expenses recorded in connection with our efforts to remediate material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2014.

Presentation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We provide Comverse performance, a non-GAAP financial measure, as additional information for our operating results. This measure is not in accordance with, or an alternative for, GAAP financial measures and may be different from, or not comparable to similarly titled or other non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. We believe that the presentation of this non-GAAP financial measure provides useful information to investors regarding certain additional financial and business trends relating to our results of operations as viewed by management in monitoring our businesses, reviewing financial results and for planning purposes. See “Consolidated Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below.

About Comverse, Inc.

At the core of the evolution of how we communicate, exchange information and monetize the digital world, Comverse enables the creation and monetization of innovative digital services for telecom and enterprise service providers through its proven and innovative product portfolio that includes managed BSS and Policy (PCRF), Enterprise Billing and Digital Services – all backed by Managed and Professional Services. Comverse’s extensive customer base spans more than 125 countries with solutions successfully delivered to over 450 communication service providers serving more than two billion subscribers. Comverse’s solutions are available in a variety of delivery models, including on-site, cloud, hosted/SaaS and managed services. For more information, visit www.comverse.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes “forward-looking statements.” Forward-looking statements include financial projections, statements of plans and objectives for future operations, statements of future economic performance, and statements of assumptions relating thereto. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of terminology such as “may,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “believes,” “potential,” “projects,” “forecasts,” “intends,” or the negative thereof or other comparable terminology. By their very nature, forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that could cause actual results, performance and the timing of events to differ materially from those anticipated, expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements in this press release. Such risks or uncertainties may give rise to future claims and increase exposure to contingent liabilities. These risks and uncertainties relate to (among other factors) the market price of our stock, operating expenses and cash flows, variability of our tax provision, and the additional risks described in the sections entitled “Forward-Looking Statements” and Item 1A, “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on April 16, 2014, or in subsequently filed periodic, current or other reports. We undertake no commitment to update or revise any forward-looking statements except as required by law.

These risks and uncertainties discussed above, as well as others, are discussed in greater detail in our filings with the SEC. The documents and reports we file with the SEC are available through us, or our website, www.comverse.com, or through the SEC’s Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system (EDGAR) at www.sec.gov.

 

COMVERSE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(UNAUDITED)

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended October 31,

Nine Months Ended October 31,

 

2014

2013

2014

2013

Revenue:

 

 

 

 

Product revenue

 $ 25,482

 $ 49,413

 $ 73,768

 $ 158,808

Service revenue

97,637

111,003

283,803

327,179

Total revenue

123,119

160,416

357,571

485,987

Costs and expenses:

 

 

 

 

Product costs

13,729

23,551

39,537

79,936

Service costs

62,895

72,337

193,411

210,400

Research and development, net

15,007

17,536

45,285

50,476

Selling, general and administrative

25,534

31,283

89,228

103,342

Other operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

Restructuring expenses and write-off of property and equipment

8,046

1,005

12,701

7,859

Total other operating expenses

8,046

1,005

12,701

7,859

Total costs and expenses

125,211

145,712

380,162

452,013

 (Loss) income from operations

(2,092)

14,704

(22,591)

33,974

Interest income

126

121

341

436

Interest expense

(122)

(211)

(476)

(565)

Foreign currency transaction gain (loss), net

7,257

(2,733)

6,327

(7,761)

Other (expense) income, net

(31)

(65)

(496)

277

Income (loss) before income tax (expense) benefit

5,138

11,816

(16,895)

26,361

Income tax (expense) benefit

(4,188)

11,320

(15,152)

(23,452)

Net income (loss)

 $ 950

 $ 23,136

 $ (32,047) 

 $ 2,909

Weighted average common shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

Basic

22,216,878

22,218,600

22,304,366

22,138,389

Diluted

22,294,590

22,412,267

22,304,366

22,312,009

Earnings (loss) per share:

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings (loss) per share

 $ 0.04

 $ 1.04

$ (1.44)

 $ 0.13

Diluted earnings (loss) per share

 $ 0.04

 $ 1.03

$ (1.44)

 $ 0.13

 

 

 

COMVERSE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(UNAUDITED)

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 

 

 

 

October 31,

January 31,

 

2014

2014

ASSETS

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 $ 175,462

 $ 254,580

Restricted cash and bank deposits

35,546

34,343

Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $4,585 and $6,945, respectively

101,207

89,361

Inventories

14,379

16,166

Deferred cost of revenue

9,367

14,500

Deferred income taxes

2,080

2,329

Prepaid expenses

19,723

17,000

Other current assets

12,378

1,680

Total current assets

370,142

429,959

Property and equipment, net

45,998

41,541

Goodwill

151,846

150,346

Intangible assets, net

5,035

5,153

Deferred cost of revenue

33,805

45,717

Deferred income taxes

1,119

1,720

Long-term restricted cash

8,493

33,815

Other assets

33,176

40,586

Total assets

 $ 649,614

 $ 748,837

LIABILITIES AND (DEFICIT) EQUITY

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 $ 143,938

 $ 168,406

Deferred revenue

220,887

239,902

Deferred income taxes

845

514

Income taxes payable

158

2,102

Total current liabilities

365,828

410,924

Deferred revenue

94,197

113,426

Deferred income taxes

46,487

43,735

Other long-term liabilities

145,930

147,942

Total liabilities

652,442

716,027

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

Deficit (equity):

 

 

Common stock, $0.01 par value – authorized, 100,000,000 shares; issued 22,575,789 and 22,286,123 shares, respectively; outstanding, 21,910,740 and 22,251,226 shares, respectively

226

223

Treasury stock, at cost, 665,049 and 34,897 shares, respectively

(15,291)

(1,024)

Accumulated deficit

(56,298)

(24,251)

Additional paid in capital

43,173

34,530

Accumulated other comprehensive income

25,362

23,332

Total (deficit) equity

(2,828)

32,810

Total liabilities and (deficit) equity

 $ 649,614

 $ 748,837

 

 

COMVERSE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended October 31,

 

2014

2013

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

Net (loss) income

$ (32,047)

 $ 2,909

Non-cash operating items:

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

14,890

14,070

Provision for doubtful accounts

740

824

Stock-based compensation expense

8,606

8,011

Deferred income taxes

3,933

15,050

Inventory write-downs

2,174

3,916

Other non-cash items, net

1,622

(1,355)

Changes in assets and liabilities:

 

 

Accounts receivable

(14,353)

37,156

Inventories

(2,484)

(19)

Deferred cost of revenue

17,055

30,322

Prepaid expense and other current assets

(10,179)

(433)

Accounts payable and accrued expense

(22,447)

(16,870)

Income taxes

(2,367)

(1,379)

Deferred revenue

(33,835)

(89,955)

Tax contingencies

4,290

(4,624)

Other assets and liabilities

(1,032)

(3,010)

Net cash used in operating activities

(65,434)

(5,387)

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

Proceeds from sales and maturities of investments

100

Purchases of property and equipment

(17,698)

(9,832)

Acquisition of Solaiemes, net of cash acquired

(2,673)

Net change in restricted cash and bank deposits

24,063

(27,324)

Proceeds from asset sales

86

78

Other, net

743

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

3,778

(36,235)

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

CTI capital contribution

25,000

Payment for repurchase of common stock in connection with tax liabilities upon settlement of stock awards

(984)

(820)

Payment for repurchase of common stock under repurchase program

(13,126)

Proceeds from exercises of stock options

40

846

Proceeds from loan

87

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

(13,983)

25,026

Effects of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents

(3,479)

(2,139)

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

(79,118)

(18,735)

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

254,580

262,921

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 $ 175,462

 $ 244,186

Non-cash investing transactions:

 

 

Accrued but unpaid purchases of property and equipment

 $ 3,348

 $ 1,278

Inventory transfers to property and equipment

 $ 2,082

 $ 3,201

 

 

 

COMVERSE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

 

 

Table of Reconciliation from GAAP Income (loss) from operations to Non GAAP Comverse Performance

Three Months Ended October 31,

Nine Months Ended October 31,

 

2014

2013

2014

2013

 

(Dollars in thousands)

(Loss) income from operations

$ (2,092)

 $ 14,704

$ (22,591)

 $ 33,974

Expense Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation expense

2,683

2,668

8,606

8,011

Amortization of intangible assets

796

692

2,191

2,070

Compliance-related professional fees

55

744

759

1,550

Compliance-related compensation and other expenses

(44)

(70)

163

Strategic related costs

186

2,576

Write-off of property and equipment

1,470

208

1,648

251

Certain litigation settlements and related costs

41

8

46

(15)

Italian VAT refund recovery recorded within operating expenses

(10,861)

Restructuring expenses

6,582

1,005

11,237

7,859

Gain on sale of fixed assets

(4)

(14)

(21)

(32)

Other

305

367

905

1,224

Total expense adjustments

12,114

5,634

27,877

10,220

Comverse performance

 $ 10,022

 $ 20,338

 $ 5,286

 $ 44,194

 

 

 

COMVERSE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


BSS

Digital
Services


All Other


Consolidated

 

(In thousands)

Three Months Ended October 31, 2014

 

 

 

 

Total revenue

 $ 68,235

 $ 54,884

$ —

 $ 123,119

Total costs and expenses

 $ 50,310

 $ 42,098

 $ 32,803

 $ 125,211

Income (loss) from operations

 $ 17,925

 $ 12,786

$ (32,803)

$ (2,092)

Computation of segment performance:

 

 

 

 

Segment revenue

 $ 68,235

 $ 54,884

$ —

 

Total costs and expenses

 $ 50,310

 $ 42,098

 $ 32,803

 

Segment expense adjustments:

 

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation expense

2,683

 

Amortization of intangibles assets

698

98

 

Compliance-related professional fees

55

 

Strategic-related costs

186

 

Write-off of property and equipment

2

1

1,467

 

Certain litigation settlements and related cost

41

 

Restructuring expenses

6,582

 

Gain on sale of fixed assets

(4)

 

Other

305

 

Segment expense adjustments

700

99

11,315

 

Segment expenses

49,610

41,999

21,488

 

Segment performance

 $ 18,625.00

 $ 12,885.00

$ (21,488)

 

Interest expense

$ —

$ —

$ (122)

 $ (122)

Depreciation

$ (887

$ (1,304)

$ (2,342)

 $ (4,533)

 

 

 

COMVERSE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

 

 

 


BSS

Digital
Services

 
All Other


Consolidated

 

(In thousands)

Three Months Ended October 31, 2013

 

 

 

 

Total revenue

 $ 70,892

 $ 89,524

$ —

 $ 160,416

Total costs and expenses

 $ 58,379

 $ 54,422

 $ 32,911

 $ 145,712

Income (loss) from operations

 $ 12,513

 $ 35,102

$ (32,911)

 $ 14,704

Computation of segment performance:

 

 

 

 

Segment revenue

 $ 70,892

 $ 89,524

$ —

 

Total costs and expenses

 $ 58,379

 $ 54,422

 $ 32,911

 

Segment expense adjustments:

 

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation expense

2,668

 

Amortization of intangibles assets

692

 

Compliance-related professional fees

744

 

Compliance-related compensation and other expenses

(39)

(5)

 

Write-off of property and equipment

208

 

Certain litigation settlements and related cost

8

 

Restructuring expenses

1,005

 

Gain on sale of fixed assets

(1)

(13)

 

Other

367

 

Segment expense adjustments

691

(39)

4,982

 

Segment expenses

57,688

54,461

27,929

 

Segment performance

 $ 13,204

 $ 35,063

$ (27,929)

 

Interest expense

$ —

$ —

$ (211)

$ (211)

Depreciation

$ (936)

$ (1,268)

$ (1,857)

$ (4,061)

 

 

COMVERSE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


BSS

Digital
Services


All Other


Consolidated

 

(In thousands)

Nine Months Ended October 31, 2014

 

 

 

 

Total revenue

 $ 185,262

 $ 172,309

$ —

 $ 357,571

Total costs and expenses

 $ 145,982

 $ 130,024

 $ 104,156

 $ 380,162

Income (loss) from operations

 $ 39,280

 $ 42,285

$ (104,156)

$ (22,591)

Computation of segment performance:

 

 

 

 

Segment revenue

 $ 185,262

 $ 172,309

$ —

 

Total costs and expenses

 $ 145,982

 $ 130,024

 $ 104,156

 

Segment expense adjustments:

 

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation expense

8,606

 

Amortization of intangibles assets

2,093

98

 

Compliance-related professional fees

759

 

Compliance-related compensation and other expenses

1

(71)

 

Strategic-related costs

2,576

 

Write-off of property and equipment

2

3

1,643

 

Certain litigation settlements and related cost

46

 

Restructuring expenses

11,237

 

Gain on sale of fixed assets

2

1

(24)

 

Other

905

 

Segment expense adjustments

2,097

103

25,677

 

Segment expenses

143,885

129,921

78,479

 

Segment performance

 $ 41,377

 $ 42,388

$ (78,479)

 

Interest expense

$ —

$ —

$ (476)

$ (476)

Depreciation

$ (2,632)

$ (3,828)

$ (6,239)

$ (12,699)

 

 

 

COMVERSE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

 

 

 


BSS

Digital
Services

 
All Other


Consolidated

 

(In thousands)

Nine Months Ended October 31, 2013

 

 

 

 

Total revenue

 $ 221,314

 $ 264,673

$ —

 $ 485,987

Total costs and expenses

 $ 186,013

 $ 165,759

 $ 100,241

 $ 452,013

Income (loss) from operations

 $ 35,301

 $ 98,914

 $ (100,241) 

 $ 33,974

Computation of segment performance:

 

 

 

 

Segment revenue

 $ 221,314

 $ 264,673

$ —

 

Total costs and expenses

 $ 186,013

 $ 165,759

 $ 100,241

 

Segment expense adjustments:

 

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation expense

8,011

 

Amortization of intangibles assets

2,070

 

Compliance-related professional fees

1,550

 

Compliance-related compensation and other expenses

122

179

(138)

 

Write-off of property and equipment

29

1

221

 

Certain litigation settlements and related cost

(15)

 

Italian VAT refund recovery recorded within operating expense

(10,861)

 

Restructuring expenses

7,859

 

Gain on sale of fixed assets

(1)

(31)

 

Other

1,224

 

Segment expense adjustments

2,221

179

7,820

 

Segment expenses

183,792

165,580

92,421

 

Segment performance

 $ 37,522

 $ 99,093

$ (92,421)

 

Interest expense

$ —

$ —

$ (565)

$ (565)

Depreciation

$ (2,822)

$ (3,777)

$ (5,401)

$ (12,000)

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