10-Q/A 1 d10qa.htm AMENDMENT NO.1 TO FORM 10-Q (Q.E. 06/30/2003) AMENDMENT NO.1 TO FORM 10-Q (Q.E. 06/30/2003)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 10-Q/A

(Amendment No. 2)

(Mark one)

x QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE  SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2003

 

OR

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE  SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transaction period from                      to                     

 

Commission File Number 000-24733

 


 

ENTRUST, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

MARYLAND   62-1670648

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

  (IRS employer identification no.)

 

ONE HANOVER PARK, SUITE 800

16633 DALLAS PARKWAY

ADDISON, TX 75001

(Address of principal executive offices & zip code)

 


 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (972) 713-5800

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes  x    No  ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).   Yes  x    No  ¨

 

There were 63,326,685 shares of the registrant’s $.01 par value Common stock outstanding as of August 5, 2003.

 



 

INTRODUCTORY NOTE

 

This Amendment No. 2 to the Quarterly Report of Entrust, Inc. (“Entrust” or the “Company”) on Form 10-Q/A for the quarter ended June 30, 2003 is being filed to amend only the following items contained in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 8, 2003:

 

  Item 1 (Financial Statements); and

 

  Item 2 (Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations).

 

All information contained in this Amendment No. 2 is subject to updating and supplementing as provided in Entrust’s reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as amended, for periods subsequent to the date of the original filing of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This Amendment No. 2 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, as well as assumptions that, if they do not materialize or prove incorrect, could cause the results of Entrust to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, are statements that could be deemed to be forward-looking statements, including any projections of results of operations, revenues, financial condition or other financial items; any statements of plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations; any statements regarding proposed new products, services or developments; any statements regarding future economic conditions, prospects of performance; statements of belief and any statement of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing.

 

The forward-looking statements contained herein involve risks and uncertainties. To learn more about the risks and uncertainties that the Company faces, you should read the risk factors set forth in Entrust’s Securities and Exchange Commission periodic reports and filings, including but not limited to the items discussed elsewhere in this report. The Company assumes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made.


 

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ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

ENTRUST, INC.

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

    

(Unaudited)
JUNE 30,

2003


   

DECEMBER 31,

2002


 
     (In thousands, except share data)  

ASSETS

                

Current assets:

                

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 35,329     $ 32,043  

Short-term marketable investments

     66,328       85,980  

Accounts receivable (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $4,117 at
June 30, 2003 and $2,976 at December 31, 2002)

     17,022       22,323  

Prepaid expenses and other

     4,506       4,500  
    


 


Total current assets

     123,185       144,846  
    


 


Long-term marketable investments

     17,391       13,423  

Property and equipment, net

     11,361       12,795  

Purchased product rights, net

     —         1,702  

Goodwill and other purchased intangibles, net

     11,186       11,186  

Long-term equity investment

     1,026       1,264  

Long-term strategic investments

     78       2,858  

Other long-term assets, net

     1,532       1,497  
    


 


Total assets

   $ 165,759     $ 189,571  
    


 


LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

                

Current liabilities:

                

Accounts payable

   $ 9,227     $ 11,226  

Accrued liabilities

     7,499       10,540  

Accrued restructuring charges

     39,725       33,166  

Deferred revenue

     20,408       16,547  
    


 


Total current liabilities

     76,859       71,479  
    


 


Long-term liabilities

     225       227  
    


 


Total liabilities

     77,084       71,706  
    


 


Shareholders’ equity:

                

Common stock, par value $0.01 per share; 250,000,000 authorized shares;
63,305,426 and 64,491,634 issued and outstanding shares at June 30, 2003 and
December 31, 2002, respectively

     633       645  

Additional paid-in capital

     778,687       781,842  

Unearned compensation

     (25 )     (39 )

Accumulated deficit

     (690,474 )     (663,502 )

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (146 )     (1,081 )
    


 


Total shareholders’ equity

     88,675       117,865  
    


 


Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 165,759     $ 189,571  
    


 


 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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ENTRUST, INC.

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

    

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended
June 30,


   

(Unaudited)

Six Months Ended
June 30,


 
     2003

    2002

    2003

    2002

 
     (In thousands, except per share data)  

Revenues:

                                

License

   $ 8,365     $ 11,905     $ 15,577     $ 23,994  

Services and maintenance

     14,075       14,601       28,567       30,035  
    


 


 


 


Total revenues

     22,440       26,506       44,144       54,029  
    


 


 


 


Cost of revenues:

                                

License

     913       1,023       1,680       1,965  

Services and maintenance

     7,756       8,551       15,698       17,045  

Amortization of purchased product rights

     284       284       568       568  
    


 


 


 


Total cost of revenues

     8,953       9,858       17,946       19,578  
    


 


 


 


Gross profit

     13,487       16,648       26,198       34,451  
    


 


 


 


Operating expenses:

                                

Sales and marketing

     10,354       10,732       18,981       22,877  

Research and development

     6,319       6,476       12,229       12,509  

General and administrative

     3,436       3,893       6,850       7,399  

Impairment of purchased product rights

     1,134       —         1,134       —    

Restructuring charges and adjustments

     11,390       (1,079 )     11,390       (1,079 )
    


 


 


 


Total operating expenses

     32,633       20,022       50,584       41,706  
    


 


 


 


Loss from operations

     (19,146 )     (3,374 )     (24,386 )     (7,255 )
    


 


 


 


Other income (expense):

                                

Interest income

     502       816       1,032       1,750  

Foreign exchange loss

     (239 )     (208 )     (280 )     (210 )

Loss from equity investment

     (133 )     (370 )     (238 )     (370 )

Write-down of long-term strategic investments

     (2,780 )     (1,238 )     (2,780 )     (1,238 )
    


 


 


 


Total other expenses

     (2,650 )     (1,000 )     (2,266 )     (68 )
    


 


 


 


Loss before income taxes

     (21,796 )     (4,374 )     (26,652 )     (7,323 )

Provision for income taxes

     146       400       320       795  
    


 


 


 


Net loss

   $ (21,942 )   $ (4,774 )   $ (26,972 )   $ (8,118 )
    


 


 


 


Net loss per share:

                                

Basic

   $ (0.35 )   $ (0.07 )   $ (0.42 )   $ (0.13 )

Diluted

   $ (0.35 )   $ (0.07 )   $ (0.42 )   $ (0.13 )

Weighted average common shares used in per share computations:

                                

Basic

     63,401       65,102       63,697       64,932  

Diluted

     63,401       65,102       63,697       64,932  

 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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ENTRUST, INC.

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

    

(Unaudited)

SIX MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30,


 
     2003

    2002

 
     (In thousands)  

OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

                

Net loss

   $ (26,972 )   $ (8,118 )

Non-cash items in net loss:

                

Depreciation and amortization

     4,076       4,229  

Impairment of purchased product rights

     1,134        

Write-down of long-term strategic investments

     2,780       1,238  

Unearned compensation amortized

     14       62  

Loss from equity investment

     238       370  

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

                

Decrease in accounts receivable

     5,716       4,038  

Increase in prepaid expenses and other

     (6 )     (1,158 )

Decrease in accounts payable

     (1,939 )     (2,506 )

Decrease in accrued liabilities

     (2,732 )     (3,428 )

Increase (decrease) in accrued restructuring charges

     6,558       (9,622 )

Increase (decrease) in deferred revenue

     4,221       (215 )
    


 


Net cash used in operating activities

     (6,912 )     (15,110 )
    


 


INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

                

Purchases of marketable investments

     (195,881 )     (219,619 )

Dispositions of marketable investments

     211,565       228,010  

Purchases of property and equipment

     (1,594 )     (1,511 )

Increase in equity investment

           (957 )

Decrease in long-term strategic investments

           63  

Increase in other long-term assets

     (191 )     (286 )
    


 


Net cash provided by investing activities

     13,899       5,700  
    


 


FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

                

Repayment of long-term liabilities

     (44 )     (232 )

Repurchase of common stock

     (3,677 )      

Increase (decrease) in long-term deposits

     (2 )     11  

Proceeds from exercise of stock options and sale of shares under employee stock purchase plan

     510       1,796  
    


 


Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     (3,213 )     1,575  
    


 


EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH

     (488 )     (79 )
    


 


NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

     3,286       (7,914 )

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD

     32,043       45,267  
    


 


CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD

   $ 35,329     $ 37,353  
    


 


 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

 

 

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ENTRUST, INC.

 

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

(Unaudited)

(in thousands, except share and per share data, unless indicated otherwise)

 

NOTE 1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the audited annual consolidated financial statements and, in the opinion of management, include all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows. The results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally contained in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2002 contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

NOTE 2. RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER CHARGES

 

May 2003 Restructuring Plan

 

Following the first quarter of 2003, when the Company’s revenue fell short of its expectations and guidance, management began a re-assessment of the Company’s operations to ensure that its expenses were structured such that it could achieve its financial break-even target for the fourth quarter of 2003. In addition, during the second quarter of 2003, the Company completed development on more new products than in any other quarterly period in the Company’s history. Completion of these development programs allowed the Company to re-assess its development program.

 

On May 27, 2003, the Company announced an action plan aimed at lowering costs and better aligning its resources to customer needs. The plan allows the Company to have tighter integration between customer touch functions, which better positions the Company to take advantage of the market opportunities for its new products and solutions. The restructuring plan includes the elimination of positions to lower operating costs, the closing of under-utilized office capacity, and re-assessing the value of related excess long-lived assets. The Company also announced non-cash charges related to the impairment of a long-term strategic investment and the impairment of purchased product rights acquired through the enCommerce acquisition of June 2000.

 

The restructuring will result in a reduction of all expense lines, including total cost of revenues, sales and marketing expenses, research and development expenses and general and administrative expenses. As a result of the implementation of the restructuring plan, management expects the Company’s total expenses (operating expenses plus cost of revenues) to be $24,000 in the fourth quarter of 2003, a reduction of $2,900, or 12%, from the $26,900 incurred during the first quarter of 2003. The restructuring involves the elimination of 147 positions from across all functional areas of the Company, with a focus on the reduction of management positions.

 

Management does not expect the restructuring plan to materially impact its revenues positively or negatively. It is possible, however, that revenues may be negatively impacted.

 

The consolidation of under-utilized facilities includes costs relating to lease obligations through the first quarter of 2009, primarily from the Company’s Santa Clara, California and Addison, Texas facilities, and accelerated amortization of related leaseholds and equipment. The facilities plan has not been executed as of June 30, 2003, therefore, there are no charges during the second quarter of 2003 related to these facilities, except for accelerated amortization on leaseholds and equipment whose estimated useful lives have been impacted by the plan to cease using the related excess capacity in the Company’s facilities. However, the Company expects the cease-use date for the excess capacity in each location to occur by the end of the third quarter of 2003. The total amount of the workforce and facilities charges is expected to be $10,070. Of this amount, $4,646 had been incurred by June 30, 2003 and charged to the restructuring charges line in the consolidated statement of operations for the second quarter.

 

In addition, the Company recorded a non-cash charge related to the impairment of a long-term strategic investment made in Brazil three years ago. Due to a decline in market conditions and a restructuring of the investee by its management, it was concluded that the investment had suffered an other than temporary decline in fair value as determined by third party market transactions, and as such, the Company recorded an impairment in the second quarter of $2,780.

 

As a result of actions undertaken in the restructuring, coupled with the commercial release of a next generation software product, the Company reviewed the estimated future cash flows from the developed technology acquired from enCommerce. Based on these events, the net present value of the estimated future cash flows from the purchased product rights is negative. Therefore, the Company recorded an impairment charge related to this asset in the amount of the remaining carrying value of $1,134, as the Company determined the asset had minimal fair value.

 

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Summary of Accrued Restructuring Charges for May 2003 Restructuring

 

The following table is a summary of the accrued restructuring charges for the May 2003 plan as at June 30, 2003

(table in millions):

 

     Total Charges
Expected to be
Incurred


   Total Charges
Incurred in
Period and
To Date


   Cash
Payments


   Accrued
Restructuring
Charges at
June 30, 2003


Workforce reduction and other personnel costs

   $ 5.7    $ 4.3    $ 1.1    $ 3.2

Consolidation of excess facilities

     4.4      0.3      0.3      —  
    

  

  

  

Total

   $ 10.1    $ 4.6    $ 1.4    $ 3.2

 

June 2001 Restructuring Plan

 

On June 4, 2001, the Company announced a Board-approved restructuring program to refocus on the Company’s most significant market opportunities and to reduce operating costs due to the macroeconomic factors that were negatively affecting technology investment in the market. The restructuring program included a workforce reduction, consolidation of excess facilities, and discontinuance of non-core products and programs.

 

The workforce portion of the restructuring was largely completed by the end of the fourth quarter of 2001 and primarily related to severance costs, fringe benefits due to severed employees and outplacement services. The consolidation of excess facilities included the closure of eight offices throughout the world, but the majority of the costs related to the Company’s facility in Santa Clara, California. These costs are payable contractually over the remaining term of the Santa Clara facility lease, which runs through to 2011, reduced by estimated sublease recoveries. The Company continues to evaluate ongoing possibilities to settle this obligation in the most cost-effective manner and, therefore, it has been classified as current in nature. The discontinuance of non-core products and programs was primarily related to the discontinuance of certain of the Company’s business program initiatives and certain applications that had not achieved their growth and profitability objectives. In addition, the Company withdrew from certain committed marketing events and programs. The cash outflow related to the majority of these discontinued products and programs was substantially completed by the end of the second quarter of 2002, while estimated remaining marketing and distribution agreement obligations related to certain discontinued products of $2,750 were payable contractually through 2004. The Company had initiated all actions required by the restructuring plan by the end of the second quarter of 2002.

 

In connection with the May 2003 restructuring plan discussed above, which included a further reduction in space utilized at the Company’s Santa Clara, California facility, the Company reviewed market sub-lease rates in that region. Based on information supplied to the Company by its external real estate advisors, the Company has concluded that the sub-lease market will not recover in the timeframe that it had originally estimated due to the continued softening of sub-lease rates in that market, requiring an adjustment to increase the facility related accrual recorded in June 2001, by $6,743. This adjustment was charged to the restructuring charges line in the consolidated statement of operations for the second quarter.

 

In July 2003, the Company signed a settlement and general release agreement with Zix Corporation, that resulted in the remaining contractual obligation under the Company’s marketing and distribution agreement with Zix Corporation being settled at a value significantly less than the accrued $2,750 obligation at June 30, 2003. Under the settlement agreement, Entrust paid Zix Corporation $700 in July in fulfillment of all remaining obligations. This settlement resulted in savings to the Company of $2,050, which will be recorded through the restructuring charges line in the consolidated statement of operations for the third quarter of 2003.

 

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Summary of Accrued Restructuring Charges for June 2001 Restructuring

 

The following table is a summary of the accrued restructuring charges for the June 2001 plan as at June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002 (table in millions):

 

     Accrued
Restructuring
Charges at
December 31, 2002


   Cash Payments

   Adjustments in
June 2003


   Accrued
Restructuring
Charges at
June 30, 2003


Workforce reduction and other personnel costs

   $ 0.1    $ 0.1    $  —      $ —  

Consolidation of excess facilities

     29.9      3.1      6.7      33.5

Discontinuance of non-core products and programs

     3.2      0.2      —        3.0
    

  

  

  

Total

   $ 33.2    $ 3.4    $ 6.7    $ 36.5

 

NOTE 3. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION AND STOCK OPTION PLANS

 

Stock-Based Compensation

 

Stock-based compensation arising from stock option grants is accounted for by the intrinsic value method under Accounting Principles Board (“APB”) Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees”. SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” encourages, but does not require, the cost of stock-based compensation arrangements with employees to be measured based on the fair value of the equity instrument awarded. As permitted by SFAS No. 123, the Company applies APB Opinion No. 25 and related interpretations in accounting for stock-based compensation awards to employees under its stock option plans. For all options granted to employees in the periods disclosed, the exercise price of each option granted was equal to the fair value of the underlying stock at the date of grant and, therefore, no stock-based compensation costs are reflected in earnings for these options. Had compensation costs for the Company’s 1996 Plan, 1999 Plan, Special Plan and enCommerce 1997 Plans been determined based on the fair value of the options at the grant date for awards to employees under these plans, consistent with the methodology prescribed under SFAS No. 123, the Company’s net loss and net loss per share would have been as follows, on a pro forma basis.

 

     Three Months Ended

    Six Months Ended

 
     June 30,
2003


    June 30,
2002


    June 30,
2003


    June 30,
2002


 

Net loss, as reported:

   $ (21,942 )   $ (4,774 )   $ (26,792 )   $ (8,118 )

Total stock-based employee compensation

expense determined under fair value-based

method for all awards

     (2,626 )     (8,098 )     (6,454 )     (15,071 )

Pro forma net loss

   $ (24,568 )   $ (12,872 )   $ (33,246 )   $ (23,189 )

Net loss per share:

                                

Basic–as reported

   $ (0.35 )   $ (0.07 )   $ (0.42 )   $ (0.13 )

Basic–pro forma

   $ (0.39 )   $ (0.20 )   $ (0.52 )   $ (0.36 )

Diluted–as reported

   $ (0.35 )   $ (0.07 )   $ (0.42 )   $ (0.13 )

Diluted–pro forma

   $ (0.39 )   $ (0.20 )   $ (0.52 )   $ (0.36 )

 

In the pro forma calculations above, the weighted average fair value for stock options granted during the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 was estimated at $2.19, $2.32, compared to $3.50 and $5.53 per option for the three and six months ended June 30, 2002, respectively. The fair values of options were estimated as of the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The following weighted average assumptions were used in the calculations.

 

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Three Months
Ended

June 30, 2003


    Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2003


   

Three Months
Ended

June 30, 2002


    Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2002


 

Expected option life, in years

   5     5     5     5  

Risk free interest rate

   2.55 %   2.82 %   4.52 %   4.36 %

Dividend yield

   —       —       —       —    

Volatility

   117 %   120 %   118 %   117 %

 

The Company recorded amortization of unearned compensation of $6 and $14 into compensation expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003, respectively, related to options granted to non-employees in a prior period.

 

Stock Option Plans

 

The following tables summarize information concerning outstanding options and warrants as at June 30, 2003:

 

     Options and Warrants Outstanding

   Options and Warrants
Exercisable


Range of Exercise Prices


   Number of
Options and
Warrants
Outstanding


   Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life


   Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price


   Number of
Options and
Warrants
Exercisable


   Weighted
Average
Exercise Price


$0.12 to $2.44

   1,030,075    4.2 years    $ 1.91    970,825    $ 1.89

$2.45 to $5.00

   3,102,183    8.7 years      3.02    409,606      3.21

$5.01 to $6.72

   1,206,964    6.2 years      5.78    730,129      5.86

$6.75 to $6.86

   3,938,147    7.1 years      6.75    2,888,348      6.75

$6.87 to $10.00

   4,349,117    7.4 years      6.89    2,410,035      6.90

$10.00 to $50.00

   1,445,573    6.7 years      21.09    1,106,328      21.57

$50.01 to $130.25

   47,261    6.7 years      77.22    39,282      77.76
    
  
  

  
  

Total:

   15,119,320    7.2 years      7.21    8,554,553      8.24

 

The following table sets forth a comparison as of June 30, 2003, of the number of shares subject to options with exercise prices at or below the closing price per share of our Common stock on June 30, 2003 (“In-the-Money” options) to the number of shares of our Common stock subject to options with exercise prices greater than the closing price per share of our Common stock on such date (“Out-of-the-Money” options) (in actual shares):

 

In-the-Money and Out-of-the-Money Option Information as of June 30, 2003(1)

 

     Exercisable

   Unexercisable

   Total

   Percentage of
Total Options
Outstanding


 

In-the-Money

   1,199,706    1,754,810    2,954,516    20 %

Out-of-the-Money

   7,354,847    4,809,957    12,164,804    80 %

Total Options Outstanding

   8,554,553    6,564,767    15,119,320    100 %

(1) The closing price of our Common stock was $2.83 on June 30, 2003, as reported by the NASDAQ National Market

 

On August 1, 2003, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a special grant to employees totaling approximately 2,400,000 options to purchase Common stock of the Company. The exercise price on these options was $3.20 per share, which was the market price of the Company’s stock on the date of grant.

 

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NOTE 4. EQUITY INVESTMENT IN ENTRUST JAPAN CO., LTD. (“Entrust Japan”)

 

On April 12, 2002, the Company increased its investment in the voting capital of Entrust Japan from an ownership share of less than 10% to approximately 39% by converting a previous cash advance of $524, and by exchanging cash of approximately $957, Entrust software product valued at $385 and distribution rights for certain Entrust products for the Japanese market, for additional shares in Entrust Japan. The Company’s increased investment followed additional investments made by Toyota and SECOM in the fourth quarter of 2001. The Company concluded that because of the additional investment and increased voting ownership, as of the second quarter of 2002, it had the potential ability to exercise significant influence over the operations of Entrust Japan. Therefore, beginning in the same period of 2002, the Company began accounting for its investment in Entrust Japan under the equity method, in accordance with the provisions of APB No. 18, “The Equity Method of Accounting for Investments in Common Stock” and ARB No. 51, “Consolidated Financial Statements”. Accordingly, the Company has included its share of post-acquisition losses of Entrust Japan, in the amount of $133 and $238 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003, respectively, in its consolidated losses for the current fiscal year. To date, the Company has recorded cumulative losses from its investment in Entrust Japan of $840, since the increased investment in the second quarter of 2002.

 

Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 46, “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities” (“Interpretation No. 46”), requires the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity to include the assets, liabilities, and results of the activities of the variable interest entity in its consolidated financial statements, as well as disclosure of information about the assets and liabilities, and the nature, purpose and activities of consolidated variable interest entities. In addition, Interpretation No. 46 requires disclosure of information about the nature, purpose and activities of consolidated variable interest entities in which the Company holds a significant variable interest. The provisions of Interpretation No. 46 are effective immediately for any interests in variable interest entities acquired after January 31, 2003 and effective beginning in the third quarter of 2003 for all variable interests acquired before February 1, 2003. The Company is currently evaluating the applicability of Interpretation No. 46 to its investment in Entrust Japan and the possible impact on its consolidated results of operations and consolidated balance sheet.

 

NOTE 5. STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM AND SHARE REGISTRATIONS

 

On July 29, 2002, the Company announced that its board of directors had authorized the Company to repurchase up to an aggregate of 7,000,000 shares of its Common stock. As of June 30, 2003, the Company has repurchased 2,229,200 shares of its Common stock under this program, for a total cash outlay of $5,937, at an average price of $2.66 per share, including commissions paid to brokers. For the three months ended June 30, 2003, the Company had repurchased 341,900 shares of its Common stock, for a total cash outlay of $844. On July 22, 2003, the Company announced that its board of directors had authorized an extension to this stock repurchase program. Entrust’s original stock repurchase program would have expired on July 28, 2003. The extended plan permits the new purchase of up to 7,000,000 shares of the Company’s Common stock, through September 1, 2004 in addition to the 2,229,200 shares already purchased.

 

Repurchases under the stock repurchase program may take place from time to time until September 1, 2004, or an earlier date determined by the Company’s board of directors, in open market, negotiated or block transactions, and may be suspended or discontinued at any time. The timing and amount of shares repurchased will be determined by the Company’s management based on its evaluation of market and business conditions. The repurchased shares will be considered authorized but unissued shares of the Company and will be available for issuance under the Company’s stock incentive, employee stock purchase and other stock benefit plans, and for general corporate purposes, including possible acquisitions. The stock repurchase program will be funded using the Company’s working capital.

 

Nortel Networks Limited and its subsidiary Nortel Networks Inc., which we refer to collectively as “Nortel Networks”, has the right to sell its shares under Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933 or through the exercise of demand registration rights. In July 2003, the Company received notice of a demand registration from Nortel Networks pursuant to its Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated July 29, 1998, with the Company. The demand is for the registration of the 8,351,259 shares of Entrust common stock that Nortel Networks Inc. holds. The Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement was set to expire in August 2003. The

 

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Company is currently in the process of complying with that demand and filed a registration statement on Form S-3 with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 31, 2003, as a result of that demand.

 

NOTE 6. NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE AND SHARES OUTSTANDING

 

Basic net income (loss) per share is computed by dividing the net income (loss) by the weighted average number of shares of Common stock of all classes outstanding during the period. Diluted net income (loss) per share is computed by dividing the net income (loss) by the weighted average number of shares of Common stock and potential Common stock outstanding, and when dilutive, options to purchase Common stock using the treasury stock method. The dilutive effect of the options to purchase Common stock are excluded from the computation of diluted net income (loss) per share if the effect is antidilutive. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2003, the number of shares of Common stock issuable upon exercise of options excluded from the diluted net loss per share computation due to their antidilutive effect was 401,368 and 537,502 shares, respectively, compared to an antidilutive effect of 610,380 and 1,199,886 shares for the three and six months ended June 30, 2002, respectively.

 

In the three and six months ended June 30, 2003, the Company issued 142,629 and 248,992 shares, respectively, of Common stock related to the exercise of employee stock options and the sale of shares under the employee stock purchase plan. In addition, the Company issued 9,000 shares of its Common stock to non-employee members of an advisory committee during the second quarter of 2003 which were recorded in the consolidated statement of operations at their fair value on date of grant.

 

NOTE 7. MARKETABLE AND OTHER INVESTMENTS

 

The Company maintains marketable investments mainly in a strategic cash management account. This account is invested primarily in highly rated corporate securities, in securities guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies and highly rated municipal bonds. The Company has the intent and ability to hold all of these investments until maturity. Therefore, all such investments are classified as held to maturity investments and are stated at amortized cost. At June 30, 2003, the amortized cost of the Company’s held to maturity investments approximated fair value. Based on contractual maturities, these marketable investments were classified in either current assets or long-term assets.

 

Realized gains and losses on disposition of available for sale marketable investments are included in investment income in the results of operations. Unrealized gains and losses are included in other comprehensive income. As at June 30, 2003, the Company did not hold any available for sale investments.

 

The Company has a policy that allows for the use of hedges on equity investments in publicly traded companies. However, the Company is not presently engaged in any such hedges.

 

The Company holds equity securities stated at cost, which represent long-term investments in private companies made for business and strategic alliance purposes. The Company’s ownership share in these companies ranges from 1% to 10% of the outstanding voting share capital at June 30, 2003. Consistent with the Company’s policies for other long-lived assets, the carrying value of these long-term strategic investments is periodically reviewed for impairment based upon such quantitative measures as expected undiscounted cash flows, as well as qualitative factors. In addition, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors monitors and assesses the ongoing operating performance of the underlying companies for evidence of impairment. To date, the Company has recorded impairments totaling $14,817 with respect to these investments, which includes an impairment of $2,780 recorded in the quarter ended June 30, 2003 related to a strategic investment in Brazil. The net remaining balance, as of June 30, 2003, is $78. See note 2 for additional discussion.

 

In addition, the Company holds an equity interest in Entrust Japan, which represents approximately 39% of the voting share capital, and is accounted for by the Company using the equity method of accounting for investments in common stock (Note 4).

 

The Company recorded revenues representing less than 1% of total revenues for each of the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, with respect to arm’s-length transactions with companies in which it has made

 

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strategic equity investments recorded at cost. In addition, revenues recorded by the Company from Entrust Japan represented less than 3% of total revenues for each of the three and six months ended June 30, 2003, compared to 2% of total revenues for each of the three and six months ended June 30, 2002.

 

NOTE 8. SEGMENT INFORMATION

 

Segment information

 

The Company conducts business in one operating segment: namely, the design, production and sale of software products and related services for securing digital identities and information. The nature of the Company’s different products and services is similar and, in general, the type of customers for those products and services is not distinguishable. The Company does, however, prepare information for internal use by the President and Chief Executive Officer on a geographic basis. Accordingly, the Company has included below a summary of the segment financial information, on a geographic basis, as reported to the President and Chief Executive Officer.

 

Geographic information

 

Revenues are attributed to specific geographical areas based on where the sales order originated. Company assets are identified with operations in the respective geographic areas.

 

The Company operates in three main geographic areas as follows:

 

    

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended
June 30,


   

(Unaudited)

Six Months Ended

June 30,


 
     2003

    2002

    2003

    2002

 

Revenues:

                                

United States

   $ 10,339     $ 15,384     $ 21,804     $ 26,247  

Canada

     4,131       3,694       7,901       12,647  

Europe, Asia and Other

     7,970       7,428       14,439       15,135  
    


 


 


 


Total Revenues

   $ 22,440     $ 26,506     $ 44,144     $ 54,029  
    


 


 


 


Income (loss) before income taxes:

                                

United States

   $ (18,817 )   $ (4,773 )   $ (19,978 )   $ (4,926 )

Canada

     (2,956 )     (480 )     (6,639 )     (3,675 )

Europe, Asia and Other

     (23 )     879       (35 )     1,278  
    


 


 


 


Total (loss) before income taxes

   $ (21,796 )   $ (4,374 )   $ (26,652 )   $ (7,323 )
    


 


 


 


 

     (Unaudited)

     June 30,
2003


   December 31,
2002


Total assets:

             

United States

   $ 141,811    $ 159,143

Canada

     21,547      26,824

Europe, Asia and Other

     2,401      3,604
    

  

Total

   $ 165,759    $ 189,571
    

  

 

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NOTE 9. COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

 

The components of comprehensive income (loss) are as follows:

 

    

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended
June 30,


    

(Unaudited)

Six Months Ended

June 30,


 
     2003

     2002

     2003

     2002

 

Net loss

   $ (21,942 )    $ (4,774 )    $ (26,972 )    $ (8,118 )

Reversal of unrealized loss on investments upon disposition

     —          —          —          220  

Foreign currency translation adjustments

     353        497        935        505  

Comprehensive loss

   $ (21,589 )    $ (4,277 )    $ (26,037 )    $ (7,393 )

 

NOTE 10. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

Frankel v. Entrust Technologies Inc.

 

On September 30, 2002, Judge T. John Ward of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (the “Court”) issued an order dismissing a class action lawsuit pending against the Company.

 

As previously disclosed, on July 7, 2000, an action entitled Frankel v. Entrust Technologies Inc., et al., No. 2-00-CV-119, was filed in the Court. Subsequently, several similar actions were also filed. All of these actions were consolidated and on January 22, 2001, a consolidated complaint was filed. The consolidated complaint purported to be a class action lawsuit brought on behalf of persons who purchased or otherwise acquired Common stock of the Company during the period from October 19, 1999 through July 3, 2000. The consolidated complaint alleged that the defendants misrepresented and failed to disclose certain information about the Company’s business and prospects, as required by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. It did not specify the amount of damages sought.

 

On September 21, 2001, the Company moved to dismiss an amended complaint filed on August 30, 2001. On September 30, 2002, the Court found that the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act required dismissal of the case because of the lack of specificity with which the amended complaint was pleaded. The case was dismissed with prejudice; however, the order is subject to the possibility of an appeal. As of the date of this filing, the Company had not learned of any appeal being filed. If an appeal is granted, an adverse judgment or settlement in this lawsuit could have a significant adverse impact on the Company’s future financial condition or results of operations.

 

Other legal matters

 

The Company is subject, from time to time, to various other legal proceedings and claims, either asserted or unasserted, which arise in the ordinary course of business. While the outcome of these claims cannot be predicted with certainty, management does not believe that the outcome of any of these other legal matters will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated results of operations or consolidated financial position.

 

NOTE 11. CONTINGENCIES

 

Entrust entered into a contract with the General Services Administration (“GSA”) on March 31, 2000. It had come to the Company’s attention that it might have a potential liability to the GSA under this contract, and the Company has advised the GSA of this matter. The Company has been conducting a self-assessment of its compliance and internal processes with respect to the agreement, as well as the pricing requirements of the agreement. At this time, the Company’s self-assessment is nearing completion and, as a result, the Company has been able to make a reasonable estimate of its probable liability. The Company accrued this estimated amount in the quarter ended June 30, 2003. Management believes that the self-assessed liability is not material and based on the current information available, that the final outcome will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated results of operations or consolidated financial position.


 

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

This report contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. The statements contained in this report that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including without limitation statements regarding our expectations, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future. All forward-looking statements included in this report are based on information available to us, up to and including the date of this document, and we assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Our actual results could differ significantly from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including those set forth below, under “Overview”, “Certain Factors that May Affect Our Business”, elsewhere in this report and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K. The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this report.

 

OVERVIEW

 

Background

 

We are a leading global provider of software that secures digital identities and information. This software and the associated services enable businesses and governments around the world to securely execute transactions and communicate information over wired and wireless networks, including the Internet. We have a broad set of products that provides identification, entitlements, verification, privacy and security management capabilities. Major government agencies, financial institutions and Global 1500 enterprises in more than 40 countries have purchased our portfolio of award-winning security technologies.

 

We were incorporated in December 1996 with nominal share capital, all of which was contributed by Nortel Networks Limited and its subsidiary Nortel Networks Inc., which we refer to collectively as “Nortel Networks”. At the close of business on December 31, 1996, Nortel Networks transferred to us certain of their assets and liabilities, intellectual property, rights, licenses and contracts. In exchange, Nortel Networks received Series A Common stock, Special Voting stock and cash consideration. At the close of business on December 31, 1996, we issued Series B Common stock in a private placement. After the completion of the private placement, Nortel Networks owned approximately 73% of the outstanding shares of our voting stock assuming conversion of the Series B Common stock and Series B Non-Voting Common stock.

 

On August 21, 1998, we closed our initial public offering, issuing 5,400,000 shares of Common stock at an initial public offering price of $16 per share. The net proceeds from the offering, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses incurred, were approximately $79.1 million.

 

On February 29, 2000 and March 2, 2000, we closed our follow-on offering, which included an over-allotment option closing, issuing an aggregate of 2,074,260 shares of Common stock at an offering price of $82 per share. The net proceeds from the offering, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses incurred, were approximately $161.5 million.

 

On June 4, 2001, we changed our name to Entrust, Inc.

 

At July 25, 2003, Nortel Networks Inc. owned 8,351,259 shares, or approximately 13%, of our Common stock. We received notice of a demand registration from Nortel Networks pursuant to its Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated July 29, 1998, with the Company. The demand is for the registration of the 8,351,259 shares of Entrust common stock that Nortel Networks Inc. holds. The Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement was set to expire in August 2003. We are currently in the process of complying with that demand.

 

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BUSINESS OVERVIEW

 

During the second quarter of 2003, we continued our strategy of focusing on core vertical and geographic markets. We also announced a restructuring plan that resulted in us recording restructuring charges of $11.4 million in the second quarter. The restructuring included charges for employee-related severance costs of approximately $4.3 million, charges of $6.7 million due to adjustments of projected sublet recoveries from future lease obligations for previously abandoned facilities in Santa Clara, California and charges of $357,000 related to accelerated amortization on leaseholds and equipment for facilities with excess capacity that we intend to abandon in the third quarter of 2003. In addition, impairments were recorded for a strategic investment made three years ago in Brazil of $2.8 million and for purchased product rights of $1.1 million. The purchased product rights impairment was the result of a re-assessment of this asset due to the restructuring plan.

 

Software revenues grew 16% from the first quarter of 2003 driven by our classic authentication products to both Enterprise and Government. In the quarter, approximately 62% of our revenues came from global enterprises implementing our authentication and authorization solutions. Revenues from digital certificate-based Secure Desktop Applications accounted for approximately 40% of software revenue. Secure Messaging, Secure VPN and secure authentication and encryption for customer applications were the key drivers for our classic PKI based solutions in the quarter. Secure Web Portal accounted for approximately 40% of the second quarter software revenue. Entrust Get-Access continued to show strength in the quarter as we continue to see additional interest in our authorization and web single sign-on solution since the launch of the latest version, GetAccess 7.0, in April of 2003. Entrust Certificate Services recorded their highest orders in more than two years. Increasingly customers are finding transparency, ease of administration and the quality of technical support as the critical values for web server security. Other highlights from the quarter included:

 

  Our largest transaction in the quarter was with an existing customer in the U.S. Federal government. We had strength in the financial vertical with two of our top five deals coming from marquee global banking and financial institutions. Another top five transaction was with a global TrustedPartner for a large European wireless carrier, which successfully turned up service built on our secure identity and information solutions. The top five transactions accounted for 23% of second quarter 2003 revenues compared to 17% in the first quarter of 2003. Average transaction size of the top five customers in the quarter returned to historical levels.

 

  We experienced our highest quarter of support and maintenance revenues since the company began. This was the third consecutive quarter for record support revenue, and strong support renewals helped drive the highest deferred revenue balance in nearly two years.

 

  The average purchase size this quarter was $114,000, an increase of 24% from the first quarter of 2003 and in line with the average purchase over the last four quarters. Total software transactions were 71, which was down slightly from the first quarter of 2003 but within historical levels.

 

Our key technology-related accomplishments during the first quarter of 2003 included the following:

 

  Entrust and Waveset announced, in April 2003, a strategic alliance designed to leverage each company’s technology and expertise to provide a suite of tightly integrated, comprehensive identity management solutions. The alliance enabled us to develop and launch the Entrust Secure Identity Management Solution, a comprehensive and cost-effective offering that allows governments and businesses to securely and easily deploy and manage identities for a broad range of enterprise and Web applications. As committed at the announcement of the alliance, Entrust has quickly executed, delivering the commercial release of the Secure Identity Management solution within 90 days. Additionally, Waveset has agreed to incorporate Entrust’s strong security capabilities into a version of its Waveset Lighthouse solution to secure management of enterprise identities. The two companies also intend to jointly develop and market new products and solutions, while collaborating on standards development within their joint areas of expertise.

 

  We unveiled our latest Web access control solution, Entrust GetAccess 7.0, which includes a new server-based pricing model. The new Entrust solution allows enterprises and governments to extend their business activities on-line while benefiting from the built-in cost efficiencies associated with a server-based pricing

 

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model. In consultation with our customers, our new approach is tied to the frequency of transactions performed – a more accurate reflection of the value of portal applications to any organization.

 

  We announced the commercial availability of Entrust Authority Security Manager 7.0 (Security Manager). Version 7.0 extends Security Manager’s position as the leading Public-Key Infrastructure (PKI), delivering new features that enhance its interoperability across a broader range of supported applications and customer environments, while continuing to drive down the cost of deploying and administering security. The latest release of Entrust Authority Security Manager also provides customers with more flexibility to meet the specific requirements of diverse security policies—including those mandated by legislation such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

 

  We also launched the Entrust Entelligence Security Provider solution, a new thin-client security platform that enables governments and enterprises to rapidly download and deploy security for their desktop applications such as e-mail, remote access and electronic forms.

 

  We participated in an OASIS-sponsored interoperability demonstration at the 2003 Burton Catalyst Conference that showcased how user and device identities can be provisioned with Entrust ® solutions using the Service Provisioning Markup Language (SPML). SPML is designed to offer organizations a common XML-based framework to exchange identity management requests and information both within and between enterprises.

 

  We announced that the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Canada’s Communications Security Establishment (CSE) have awarded the Entrust Authority Security Toolkit for Java, Version 6.1, with the Federal Information Processing Standard 140-2 (FIPS 140-2) validation. This makes it the first Java-based application developer toolkit in the market to achieve this critical security validation.

 

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

We operate in one primary business. We develop, market and sell software that secures digital identities and information. We also perform professional services to install, support and integrate our software solutions with other applications. All of these activities may be fulfilled in conjunction with partners and managed through a global functional organization. We do not have any off-balance sheet financing, other than operating leases entered into in the normal course of business, and we do not actively engage in hedging transactions.

 

In the second quarter of 2003, our most complex accounting judgments were made in the areas of software revenue recognition, allowance for doubtful accounts, restructuring and other special non-recurring charges, impairment of long-term strategic investments and purchased product rights, the provision of income taxes and stock-based compensation. The restructuring and other special non-recurring charges are not anticipated to be recurring in nature. However, the financial reporting of restructuring and other special non-recurring charges will continue to require judgments until such time as the corresponding accruals are fully paid out and/or no longer required. Software revenue recognition, allowance for doubtful accounts, impairment of long-term strategic investments, provision for income taxes and stock-based compensation are expected to continue to be ongoing elements of our accounting processes and judgments.

 

Software Revenue Recognition

 

With respect to software revenue recognition, we recognize revenues in accordance with the provisions of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants’ Statement of Position No. 97-2, “Software Revenue Recognition”, Statement of Position No. 98-9, “Modification of SOP 97-2, Software Revenue Recognition, With Respect to Certain Transactions” and related accounting guidance and pronouncements.

 

Revenues from perpetual software license agreements are recognized upon receipt of an executed license agreement, or an unconditional order under an existing license agreement, and shipment of the software, if there are no significant remaining vendor obligations, collection of the receivable is probable and payment is due within twelve months. Revenues from license agreements requiring the delivery of significant unspecified software products in the future are accounted for as subscriptions and, accordingly, are recognized ratably over the term of the agreement

 

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from the first instance of product delivery. This policy is applicable to all sales transactions, including sales to resellers and end user customers. We do not offer a right of return on sales of our software products.

 

For arrangements involving multiple elements, we allocate revenue to each component of the arrangement using the residual value method, based on vendor-specific objective evidence of the fair value of the various elements. These elements may include one or more of the following: software licenses, maintenance and support, consulting services and training. We first allocate the arrangement fee, in a multiple-element transaction, to the undelivered elements based on the total fair value of those undelivered elements, as indicated by vendor-specific objective evidence. This portion of the arrangement fee is deferred. Then the difference between the total arrangement fee and the amount deferred for the undelivered elements is recognized as revenue related to the delivered elements. We attribute the discount offered in a multiple-element arrangement entirely to the delivered elements of the transaction, which are typically software licenses. Fair values for the future maintenance and support services are based upon separate sales of renewals of maintenance and support contracts. Fair value of future services training or consulting services is based upon separate sales of these services to other customers. In some instances, a group of contracts or agreements with the same customer may be so closely related that they are, in effect, part of a single multiple-element arrangement, and therefore, we would allocate the corresponding revenues among the various components, as described above.

 

Due to the complexity of some software license agreements, we routinely apply judgments to the application of software revenue recognition accounting principles to specific agreements and transactions. Different judgments and/or different contract structures could have led to different accounting conclusions, which could have had a material effect on our reported earnings.

 

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

 

We maintain doubtful accounts allowances for estimated losses resulting from the inability of our customers to make required payments. At the time of a transaction, we assess whether the fee associated with the revenue transaction is fixed and determinable based on the payment terms associated with the transaction and the creditworthiness of the customer. We also assess whether collection is reasonably assured. If any portion of a fee is due after 365 days from the invoice date, we account for the fee as not being fixed and determinable. In these cases, we recognize revenue as the fees become due.

 

We assess collection based on a number of factors, including previous transactions with the customer and the creditworthiness of the customer. We do not request collateral from our customers. If we determine that collection of a fee is not reasonably assured, we defer the fee and recognize revenue at the time collection becomes reasonably assured, which is generally upon receipt of cash.

 

We base our ongoing estimate of allowance for doubtful accounts primarily on the aging of the balances in the accounts receivable, our historical collection patterns and changes in the creditworthiness of our customers. While credit losses have historically been within our expectations and the provisions established, we cannot guarantee that we will continue to experience the same credit loss rates that we have in the past. Each circumstance in which we conclude that a provision for non-payment by a customer may be required must be carefully considered in order to determine the true factors leading to that potential non-payment to ensure that it is proper for it to be categorized as an allowance for bad debts. Our accounts receivable include material balances from a limited number of customers, with five customers accounting for 43% of gross accounts receivable at June 30, 2003, compared to 41% of gross accounts receivable at June 30, 2002. For more information on our customer concentration, see our related discussion in “Certain Factors That May Affect Our Business”. Therefore, changes in the assumptions underlying this assessment or changes in the financial condition of our customers and the timing of information related to the change in financial condition could result in a different assessment of the existing credit risk of our accounts receivable and thus, a different required allowance, which could have a material impact on our reported earnings.

 

As of June 30, 2003, accounts receivable totaled $17.0 million, net of an allowance for doubtful accounts of $4.1 million.

 

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Restructuring and Other Charges

 

June 2001 Restructuring Plan

 

On June 4, 2001, we announced that our Board of Directors had approved a restructuring program to refocus on the most significant market opportunities and to reduce operating costs due to the macroeconomic factors that were negatively affecting technology investment in the market. The restructuring program included a workforce reduction, consolidation of excess facilities, and discontinuance of non-core products and programs.

 

As a result of the restructuring program and the impact of the macroeconomic conditions on us and our global base of customers, we recorded restructuring and other special non-recurring charges, excluding goodwill impairment, of $106.6 million in the second quarter of 2001, with a subsequent increase of $1.4 million in the second half of 2001 and a reduction of $1.3 million in the first half of 2002. In the second quarter of 2003, we made a further adjustment to increase the restructuring charges that we had previously recorded related to the June 2001 restructuring program by $6.7 million to reflect a change in our projected sublet lease recoveries for our Santa Clara, California facility. We concluded that this was required as a result of our realization that the market for leased facilities in that region will not recover in the timeframe that we had estimated, as evidenced by significantly lower projected sublease rates for our facility as supplied to us by our external real estate advisors.

 

We conducted our assessment of the accounting effects of the June 2001 restructuring program in accordance with EITF No. 94-3, “Liability Recognition for Certain Employee Termination Benefits and Other Costs to Exit an Activity”, SFAS No. 121, “Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed of”, APB Opinion No. 9, “Reporting the Results of Operations” and the relevant provisions of the SEC’s SAB No. 100, “Restructuring and Impairment Charges”.

 

Our assessment required assumptions in estimating the original accrued restructuring charges of $65.5 million at June 30, 2001, including estimating future recoveries of sublet income from excess facilities, liabilities from employee severances, and costs to exit business activities. Changes in these assessments with respect to the accrued restructuring charges for the June 2001 restructuring program of $36.5 million at June 30, 2003, could have a material effect on our reported results. In addition, actual results could vary from these assumptions and estimates, in particular with regard to the sublet of excess facilities, resulting in an adjustment that could have a material effect on our future financial results. As at June 30, 2003, we estimated a total of $25.6 million of estimated sublease recoveries in our restructuring accrual. Of this amount, $25.3 million is related to the Santa Clara facility. In addition, $10.8 million of the $25.6 million is recoverable under existing sublease agreements, and the remaining $14.8 million of rent recoveries is based on estimates which may be subject to adjustment based upon changes in the real estate sublet markets.

 

The restructuring plan announced on June 4, 2001 was completed by June 2002. No further charges are anticipated. However, actual results could vary from the currently recorded estimates. In that regard, we recorded a $2.1 million reduction to our June 2001 restructuring accrual in the third quarter of 2003, as a result of the July 2003 settlement of an existing contractual obligation under a marketing and distribution agreement, at a value significantly less than the full accrued obligation.

 

May 2003 Restructuring Plan

 

On May 27, 2003, we announced an action plan aimed at lowering costs and better aligning our resources to customer needs. The plan allows us to have tighter integration between our customer touch functions, which better positions us to take advantage of the market opportunities for our new products and solutions. The restructuring plan includes the elimination of positions to lower operating costs, closing of under-utilized office capacity, and re-assessing the value of related excess long-lived assets.

 

The workforce portion included severance and related costs for 147 positions from all functional areas of the company and has been significantly completed by June 30, 2003, with the remaining costs to be incurred in the third quarter of 2003. The consolidation of under-utilized facilities includes primarily remaining lease obligations through the first quarter of 2009, primarily from the Company’s Santa Clara, California and Addison, Texas facilities, and accelerated amortization on related leaseholds and equipment, but has not been executed as of June 30, 2003. Therefore, there are no charges during the second quarter of 2003 related to these facilities, except for accelerated amortization on leaseholds and equipment whose estimated useful lives have been impacted by the plan to cease using the related excess capacity in our facilities. However, we expect the cease-use date for the excess capacity in each location to occur by the end of the third quarter of 2003. The total amount of the workforce and facilities charges is expected to be $10.1 million, of which $4.6 million had been incurred by June 30, 2003.

 

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We conducted our assessment of the accounting effects of the May 2003 restructuring program in accordance with SFAS No. 146, “Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities”, SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets”, APB Opinion No. 9, “Reporting the Results of Operations” and the relevant provisions of the SEC’s SAB No. 100, “Restructuring and Impairment Charges”.

 

Our assessment required assumptions in estimating the original incurred and expected restructuring charges of $10.1 million, including estimating liabilities from employee severances, future recoveries of sublet income from excess facilities, and other costs to exit activities. Changes in these assessments with respect to the accrued restructuring charges for the May 2003 restructuring program of $3.3 million at June 30, 2003 and the $5.4 million of costs to be incurred in the third quarter of 2003, could have a material effect on our reported results. In addition, actual results could vary from these assumptions and estimates, in particular with regard to the sublet of excess facilities, resulting in an adjustment that could have a material effect on our future financial results.

 

Impairment of Long-Term Strategic and Equity Investments

 

We assess the recoverability of the carrying value of strategic investments on an on-going basis, but at least annually. Factors that we consider important in determining whether an assessment is warranted and could trigger impairment include, but are not limited to, the likelihood that the company in which we invested would have insufficient cash flows to operate for the next twelve months, significant changes in the company’s operating performance or business model and changes in overall market conditions. These investments are in private companies of which we typically own less than 10% of the outstanding stock. We account for these investments under the cost method. Because there is not a liquid market for these securities, we often must make estimates of the value of our investments.

 

We recorded charges related to other than temporary declines in the value of certain strategic investments of $10.8 million in 2001. We also recorded a gain on the disposition of a long-term strategic investment of $1.6 million in 2001. During 2002, we recorded additional impairments of $1.825 million. These impairments were related to our investments in several different companies, which were fully impaired due to insolvency after having been partially impaired in 2001. One investment was impaired due to an other than temporary decline in value which was triggered by a significant impact of foreign currency exchange rates on the company.

 

In the second quarter of 2003, due to a decline in market conditions and a restructuring of the investee by its management, we concluded that our investment in Modulo Security Solutions had suffered an other than temporary decline in fair value as determined by third party market transactions, and as such, we recorded an impairment in the second quarter of $2.8 million. To date, we have recorded a total of $14.8 million of impairments with respect to our long-term strategic investments. Further write-downs may be required in the future depending upon our assessment of the performance of the underlying investee companies at that time. As of June 30, 2003, long-term strategic investments amounted to $78 thousand, which represents the remaining investment in Modulo Security Solutions in Brazil.

 

In April 2002, we began accounting for our investment in Entrust Japan under the equity method in accordance with the provisions of APB No. 18, “The Equity Method of Accounting for Investments in Common Stock” and ARB No. 51, “Consolidated Financial Statements”. Accordingly, on the step-by-step acquisition method, during the second quarter of 2002, we recorded a retroactive adjustment to consolidated accumulated deficit to record our share of the post-acquisition losses of Entrust Japan for prior years in the amount of $393 thousand, as required by this accounting guidance. This retroactive adjustment is attributable to our pro rata share of losses recorded by Entrust Japan during the period in which we owned less than 10% of its voting stock, to the extent of our previous investment and affected the results of periods prior to those shown here.

 

In addition, we recorded our share of post-acquisition losses of Entrust Japan, in the amount of $602 thousand in our consolidated losses for 2002 and $133 thousand and $238 thousand for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003. These losses are attributable to our pro rata share of Entrust Japan’s losses while we have had an equity ownership of approximately 39% of its voting stock.

 

During 2002, Entrust Japan exceeded the performance targets established at the date of our increased investment. However, in the second quarter of 2003, the actual growth of Entrust Japan was less than the original projections. It is possible that future growth will also fall short of projections, and due to Entrust Japan’s history of operating losses, it is possible that all or substantially all of the remaining $1.0 million equity investment in Entrust Japan at June 30, 2003 may be expensed through our operating earnings in future quarters as a result of our recognition of

 

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our equity share of losses in Entrust Japan. As of June 30, 2003, we believe that there has not been an impairment of our investment in Entrust Japan.

 

Impairment of Purchased Product Rights

 

Purchased product rights are reviewed for impairment whenever events indicate that their carrying amount may not be recoverable. In such reviews, the related undiscounted cash flows expected are compared with their carrying values to determine if a write-down to fair value is required.

 

In the first quarter of 2002, we assessed the nature and valuation of the purchased product rights, obtained in the acquisition of enCommerce in June 2000, in accordance with the guidance in SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Intangible Assets” and determined that it should most appropriately be treated as having a finite life. It was concluded that the original assumption made in the allocation of purchase price for the enCommerce acquisition of four years, ending in June 2004, remained the best estimate of useful life of this asset. We reviewed the valuation of the purchased product rights for impairment in the fourth quarter of 2002 in accordance with the provision of SFAS No. 121, “Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed of” and as part of an annual review process. The undiscounted value of estimated cash flow from this developed technology continued to exceed the carrying amount of the purchased product rights and therefore, no impairment was required at that time.

 

As a result of actions undertaken in the restructuring in the second quarter of 2003, coupled with the commercial release of a next generation software product, we reviewed the estimated future cash flows from the developed technology acquired from enCommerce. Based on these events, the net present value of the estimated future cash flows from the purchased product rights is negative. Therefore, in accordance with SFAS No. 144, we recorded an impairment charge related to this asset in the amount of the remaining carrying value of $1.1 million, as we determined the asset had minimal fair value.

 

Provision for Income Taxes

 

The preparation of our consolidated financial statements requires us to estimate our income taxes in each of the jurisdictions in which we operate, including those outside the United States. In addition, we have based the calculation of our income taxes in each jurisdiction upon inter-company agreements, which could be challenged by tax authorities in these jurisdictions. The income tax accounting process involves our estimating our actual current exposure in each jurisdiction together with assessing temporary differences resulting from differing treatment of items, such as deferred revenue, for tax and accounting purposes. These differences result in the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities. We then record a valuation allowance to reduce our deferred tax assets to the amount that is more likely than not to be realized.

 

Significant management judgment is required in determining our provision for income taxes, our deferred tax assets and liabilities and any valuation allowance recorded against deferred tax assets. We recorded a valuation allowance of $122.7 million as of June 30, 2003, which consists of U.S. and Foreign net operating loss (NOL) and tax credit carry-forwards in the amount of $88.7 million and $34.0 million of deferred tax assets resulting from temporary differences. This valuation allowance represents the full value of our deferred tax assets, due to uncertainties related to our ability to utilize our deferred tax assets due to our recent history of financial losses. Therefore, our balance sheet includes no net deferred tax benefits related to these NOL’s and tax credit carry-forwards. In the event that actual results differ from these estimates or we adjust these estimates in future periods, we may need to adjust our valuation allowance, which could materially impact our financial position and results of operations.

 

Stock-Based Compensation

 

Our stock option program is a broad-based, long-term retention program that is intended to contribute to our success by attracting, retaining and motivating talented employees and to align employee interests with the interests of our existing stockholders. Stock options are typically granted to employees when they first join us but can also be granted when there is a significant change in an employee’s responsibilities and, occasionally, to achieve equity within a peer group. The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors may, however, grant additional options

 

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to executive officers and key employees for other reasons. Under the stock option plans, the participants may be granted options to purchase shares of Common stock and substantially all of our employees and directors participate in at least one of our plans. Options issued under these plans generally are granted at fair market value at the date of grant, become exercisable at varying rates, generally over three or four years and generally expire ten years from the date of grant.

 

We recognize that stock options dilute existing shareholders and have attempted to control the number of options granted while remaining competitive with our compensation packages. At June 30, 2003, a large percentage (approximately 80%) of our outstanding employee stock options carried exercise prices in excess of the closing market price of our Common stock on that day. The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors overseas the granting of all stock-based incentive awards.

 

We account for our stock option plans under the recognition and intrinsic value measurement principles of APB Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees”, and related accounting guidance. Accordingly, no stock-based compensation expense is reflected in net earnings for grants to employees under these plans, when the exercise price for options granted under these plans is equal to the market value of the underlying Common stock on the date of grant. All of the options granted to employees in the periods after 1998 had exercise prices equal to the fair value of the underlying stock on the date of grant and therefore, no stock-based compensation costs are reflected in earnings for these options in these periods. Compensation expense was recognized for our stock-based compensation plans in 1998 because the exercise price of some options granted in that period were determined, for accounting purposes, to be below the fair value of the underlying stock as of the grant date for such stock options. In connection with the granting of these options, we recorded unearned compensation of $784 thousand for 1998. If we had applied the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation”, to stock-based compensation, the effect would have been to increase our net loss to $24.6 million and $33.2 million in the three and six months ended June 30, 2003, respectively, compared to $12.9 million and $23.2 million in the three and six months ended June 30, 2002, respectively, and consequently, increase our net loss per share to $0.39 and $0.52 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003, respectively, compared to a net loss per share of $0.20 and $0.36 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2002, respectively. The effect for the year ended December 31, 2002 would have been to increase our net loss to $42.4 million and, consequently, increase our net loss per share to $0.65. However, Entrust believes, that due to the volatility of our stock and the inherent limitations of option valuation models, the expenses that would be recorded under SFAS No. 123 are not as meaningful as a careful consideration of the outstanding option data, which is disclosed in note 3 of our condensed consolidated financial statements, included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report.

 

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

The following table sets forth certain condensed consolidated statement of operations data expressed as a percentage of total revenues for the periods indicated:

 

    

(Unaudited)

THREE MONTHS ENDED

JUNE 30,


   

(Unaudited)

SIX MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30,


 
     2003

    2002

    2003

    2002

 

Revenues:

                        

License

   37.3 %   44.9 %   35.3 %   44.4 %

Services and maintenance

   62.7     55.1     64.7     55.6  
    

 

 

 

Total revenues

   100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0  
    

 

 

 

Cost of revenues:

                        

License

   4.1     3.8     3.8     3.6  

Services and maintenance

   34.5     32.3     35.6     31.6  

Amortization of purchased product rights

   1.3     1.1     1.3     1.0  
    

 

 

 

Total cost of revenues

   39.9     37.2     40.7     36.2  
    

 

 

 

 

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(Unaudited)

THREE MONTHS ENDED

JUNE 30,


    

(Unaudited)

SIX MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30,


 
       2003

       2002

     2003

       2002

 

Gross profit

     60.1        62.8      59.3        63.8  

Operating expenses:

                                 

Sales and marketing

     46.1        40.5      43.0        42.3  

Research and development

     28.2        24.4      27.7        23.2  

General and administrative

     15.3        14.7      15.5        13.7  

Impairment of purchased product rights

     5.1        —        2.6        —    

Restructuring charges

     50.7        (4.1 )    25.8        (2.0 )
      

    

  

    

Total operating expenses

     145.4        75.5      114.6        77.2  
      

    

  

    

Loss from operations

     (85.3 )      (12.7 )    (55.3 )      (13.4 )
      

    

  

    

Other income (expense):

                                 

Interest income

     2.2        3.1      2.3        3.3  

Foreign exchange loss

     (1.0 )      (0.8 )    (0.6 )      (0.4 )

Loss from equity investment

     (0.6 )      (1.4 )    (0.5 )      (0.7 )

Write-down of long-term strategic investments

     (12.4 )      (4.7 )    (6.3 )      (2.3 )

Total other expenses

     (11.8 )      (3.8 )    (5.1 )      (0.1 )

Loss before income taxes

     (97.1 )      (16.5 )    (60.4 )      (13.5 )

Provision for income taxes

     0.7        1.5      0.7        1.5  

Net loss

     (97.8 )%      (18.0 )%    (61.1 )%      (15.0 )%

 

REVENUES

 

We generate revenues from licensing the rights to our software products to end-users and, to a lesser extent, from sublicense fees from resellers. We also generate revenues from consulting, training and post-contract support, or maintenance, performed for customers who license our products. We recognize revenues in accordance with the provisions of the SOP No. 97-2, “Software Revenue Recognition”, SOP No. 98-9, “Modification of SOP 97-2, Software Revenue Recognition, With Respect to Certain Transactions” and related accounting guidance and pronouncements.

 

Revenues from perpetual software license agreements are recognized as revenue upon receipt of an executed license agreement, or an unconditional order under an existing license agreement, and shipment of the software, if there are no significant remaining vendor obligations, collection of the receivable is probable and payment is due within twelve months. Revenues from license agreements requiring the delivery of significant unspecified software products in the future are accounted for as subscriptions and, accordingly, are recognized ratably over the term of the agreement from the first instance of product delivery. This policy is applicable to all sales transactions, including sales to resellers and end user customers. We do not offer a right of return on sales of our software products.

 

For arrangements involving multiple elements, we allocate revenue to each component of the arrangement using the residual value method, based on vendor-specific objective evidence of the fair value of the various elements. These elements may include one or more of the following: software licenses, maintenance and support, consulting services and training. We first allocate the arrangement fee, in a multiple-element transaction, to the undelivered elements based on the total fair value of those undelivered elements, as indicated by vendor-specific objective evidence. This portion of the arrangement fee is deferred. Then the difference between the total arrangement fee and the amount deferred for the undelivered elements is recognized as revenue related to the delivered elements. We attribute the discount offered in a multiple-element arrangement entirely to the delivered elements of the transaction, which are typically software licenses. Fair values for the future maintenance and support services are based upon separate sales of renewals of maintenance and support contracts. Fair value of future services training or consulting services is based upon separate sales of these services to other customers. In some instances, a group of contracts or agreements

 

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with the same customer may be so closely related that they are, in effect, part of a single multiple-element arrangement, and therefore, we would allocate the corresponding revenues among the various components, as described above.

 

Revenues from maintenance services are recognized ratably over the term of the maintenance period, which is typically one year. If maintenance services are included free of charge or discounted in a license agreement, such amounts are unbundled from the license fee at their fair market value based upon the value established by independent sales of such maintenance services to other customers. Revenues from the sale of Web server certificates are also recognized ratably over the term of the certificate, which is typically one to two years.

 

Consulting and training revenues are generally recognized as the services are performed. Consulting services are typically performed under separate service agreements and are usually performed on a time and materials basis. Such services primarily consist of implementation services related to the installation and deployment of our products and do not include significant customization or development of the underlying software code.

 

We use the percentage-of-completion method to account for fixed price custom development contracts. Under this method, we recognize revenue and profit as the work on the contract progresses. Revenues are recognized by applying the percentage of the total cost incurred to date divided by the total estimated contract cost to the total contract value, and any projected loss is recognized immediately. The project cost estimates are reviewed on a regular basis.

 

Total Revenues

 

Total revenues were $22.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2003, which represented a decrease of 15% from the $26.5 million of total revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2002. Total revenues were $44.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003, which represented a decrease of 18% from the $54.0 million of total revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2002. Total revenues derived from North America of $14.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2003 represented a decrease of 24% from the $19.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2002, while the total revenues derived from outside of North America of $8.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2003 represented an increase of 8% from the $7.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2002. Total revenues derived from North America of $29.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003 represented a decrease of 24% from the $38.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2002, while total revenues derived from outside of North America of $14.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003 represented a decrease of 5% from the $15.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2002. The overall decline in total revenues in the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 was driven by a reduced closure rate for software deals, particularly in the first quarter of 2003, due to an already soft global economic environment coupled with the war and continued uncertainty in Iraq. The effect was felt most strongly in North America, due to the continued soft economic climate, despite the fact that total revenues increased 3% in the second quarter of 2003 compared to the first quarter. The decline was heavily felt in Canada, where the first half of 2002 included $4.4 million of revenues from software deliveries accounted for on a subscription basis for the Government of Canada Secure Channel project, the revenues from which were difficult to replace in the first half of 2003. The level of non-North American revenues has fluctuated from period to period and this trend is expected to continue. In the three and six months ended June 30, 2003, no individual customer accounted for 10% or more of total revenues.

 

License Revenues

 

License revenues of $8.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2003 represented a decrease of 29% from the $11.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2002, representing 37% and 45% of total revenues in the respective periods. License revenues of $15.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003 represented a decrease of 35% from the $24.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2002, representing 35% and 44% of total revenues in the respective periods. The decrease in license revenues in absolute dollars primarily reflected the changed buying patterns that we experienced during the six-month period, with customers delaying purchases as a result of the soft economic climate internationally and concerns over the war in Iraq. In addition, the global downturn has had a significant impact on information technology projects and the commitments that customers have made to expenditures in this area, with customers buying to their immediate needs, as opposed to buying total project or enterprise wide. Highlighting this trend, we had 145 license revenue transactions (a transaction is defined as a

 

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license sale in excess of $10 thousand) in the first half of 2003, down from 159 in the first half of 2002, or a 9% decrease. In addition, the average transaction size decreased from $146 thousand in the first half of 2002 to $103 thousand in the first half of 2003, or a decrease of 29%. Also, the first half of 2003 experienced a significant decrease in license revenues in Canada, as compared to the first half of 2002, which included $4.4 million of revenues from software deliveries accounted for on a subscription basis for the Government of Canada Secure Channel project. These revenues were difficult to replace in the first half of 2003. License revenues as a percentage of total revenues decreased for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 compared to the same period in 2002 due to a stronger demand for services, primarily maintenance and support services, relative to the demand for software.

 

Services and Maintenance Revenues

 

Services and maintenance revenues of $14.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2003 represented a decrease of 3% from the $14.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2002, representing 63% and 55% of total revenues in the respective periods. Service and maintenance revenues of $28.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003 represented a decrease of 5% from the $30.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2002, representing 65% and 56% in the respective periods. The decrease in services and maintenance revenues was due primarily to continued pressure on information technology services spending. However, support revenues and support contract renewals continue to be at the highest levels in our history, representing a $2.1 million increase over the first half of 2002 which helped to offset the effect of the decline of $3.4 million in spending by customers on professional services as compared to the first half of 2002. We believe this support revenue performance reflects the value our products provided to our customers globally, the increasing customer deployment of solutions and the level of service quality that our support and maintenance team delivers. In addition, to a greater degree, we have been fulfilling our customers’ deployment needs in conjunction with partners, as our solutions are now easier to deploy and, as a result, the demand for our consulting services has declined for customer deployment and integration requirements. The increase in services and maintenance revenues as a percentage of total revenues for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 compared to the same periods in 2002 reflected the shift in the mix of revenues from license to services and maintenance revenues discussed in the previous section. This shift was largely due to the strength of demand for our services and maintenance business relative to the demand for software.

 

EXPENSES

 

Total Expenses

 

Total expenses consist of costs of revenues and operating expenses associated with sales and marketing, research and development, general and administrative, amortization and impairment of purchased products rights and restructuring charges. Total expenses of $41.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2003 represented a increase of 39% from $29.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2002. Total expenses of $68.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003 represented a increase of 12% from $61.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2002. As of June 30, 2003, we had 560 full-time employees globally, compared to 665 full-time employees at March 31, 2003 and 742 full-time employees at June 30, 2002. Additionally, 41 of the 560 employees have received notice that their employment will end in the third quarter of 2003. No employees are covered by any collective bargaining agreements, and we believe that our relationship with our employees is good.

 

Cost of License Revenues

 

Cost of license revenues consists primarily of costs associated with product media, documentation, packaging and royalties to third-party software vendors. Cost of license revenues was $913,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2003, which represented a decrease from $1.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2002, representing 4% of total revenues in each of the respective periods. Cost of license revenues of $1.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003 represented a decrease from $2.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2002, representing 4% of total revenues in each of the respective periods. While the cost of license revenues as a percentage of total revenues remained relatively flat for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003, compared to the same periods of 2002, the decrease in cost of license revenues in absolute dollars was primarily a result of lower software license revenues in the first half of 2003, compared to the same period in 2002. The mix of third-party products may vary from period to period and, consequently, our gross margins and results of operations could be adversely affected.

 

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Cost of Services and Maintenance Revenues

 

Cost of services and maintenance revenues consists primarily of personnel costs associated with customer support, training and consulting services, as well as amounts paid to third-party consulting firms for those services. Cost of services and maintenance revenues was $7.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2003, which represented a decrease from $8.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2002, representing 35% and 32% of total revenues for the respective periods. Cost of services and maintenance revenues was $15.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003, which represented a decrease from $17.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2002, representing 36% and 32% of total revenues for the respective periods. The decrease in the cost of services and maintenance revenues in absolute dollars primarily reflected the decreased costs associated with lower levels of services and maintenance revenues experienced during the first half of 2003. The increase in the cost of services and maintenance revenues as a percentage of total revenues reflected the lower than expected software revenue performance in the first half of 2003, particularly as a result of the reduced closure rate for software transactions, and the shift in the mix of revenues from license to services and maintenance revenues during this period compared to the first half of 2002, whereby services and maintenance revenues as a percentage of total revenues increased from 56% in the first half of 2002 to 65% in the same period of 2003.

 

Services and maintenance gross profit as a percentage of services and maintenance revenues was 45% and 41% for the three months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively. Services and maintenance gross profit as a percentage of services and maintenance revenues was 45% and 43% for the six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively. The increase in services and maintenance gross profit as a percentage of services and maintenance revenues for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003, compared to the same period of 2002, was primarily due to improved support revenues and support contract renewals, which continue to be at the highest levels in our history, and resulted in higher margin attainment by the support and maintenance team. These increases in support and maintenance margins accounted for a five-percentage point increase in the services and maintenance gross profit as a percentage of services and maintenance revenues in each of the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 when compared to the same period in 2002. However, professional services margins declined, which resulted in an offsetting two- and three-percentage point decrease in the services and maintenance gross profit as a percentage of services and maintenance revenues in the three and six months ended June 30, 2003, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2002.

 

Operating Expenses—Sales and Marketing

 

Sales and marketing expenses decreased to $10.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2003 from $10.7 million for the comparable period in 2002. Sales and marketing expenses decreased to $19.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003 from $22.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2002. Sales and marketing expenses represented 46% and 43% of total revenues for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003, compared to 41% and 42% for the comparable periods in 2002. The decrease in absolute dollars was due mainly to the continued management discipline with respect to spending, which resulted in savings of $0.6 million and $2.1 million in the three and six months ended June 30, 2003, and more specifically as a result of the reduction in expenses of $0.7 million and $1.8 million related to sales commissions due to the lower revenue achievement in the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 compared to the same periods in 2002. This was partially offset by a $1.0 million bad debt charge recorded in the second quarter of 2003. The increase in sales and marketing expenses as a percentage of total revenues for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003, compared to the same periods in 2002, largely due to the lower-than-expected revenue achievement during the first half of 2003, while these costs were largely fixed for the majority of the first half of 2003 at spending levels based upon higher budgeted revenues. In addition, the increase for the six months ended June 30, 2003 compared to the same period in 2002 was due to the spending and investment on marketing initiatives and programs for new product releases during the second quarter of 2003, which increased $0.4 million. However, we have continued to implement significant efficiencies into our sales processes and continue greater discipline in expense management as we streamline the sales and marketing organizations. We intend to continue to focus on improving the productivity of these organizations with a view to gaining efficiencies in the related processes in light of current economic conditions. However, we believe it is necessary for us to continue to make significant investments in sales and marketing to support the launch of new products, services and marketing programs by maintaining our strategy of (a) investing in hiring and training our direct and partner sales organizations in anticipation of future market growth, and (b) investing in marketing efforts in support of new product launches. Failure of these investments in sales and marketing to generate future revenues will have a

 

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significant adverse effect on our operations. While we are focused on marketing programs and revenue-generating opportunities to increase software revenues, there can be no assurances that these initiatives will be successful.

 

During the second quarter of 2003, the allowance for doubtful accounts increased $1.1 million to $4.1 million as a result of evaluating the accounts receivable aging at June 30, 2003, with the increase being recorded as a bad debt expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003. The increase relates to one particular customer receivable balance, and is not indicative of an overall decline in the quality of our accounts receivable. Generally, we have continued to experience effective cash collections during the first half of 2003.

 

Operating Expenses—Research and Development

 

Research and development expenses decreased to $6.3 million and $12.2 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 from $6.5 million and $12.5 million for the comparable periods in 2002. Research and development expenses represented 28% of total revenues for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003, compared to 24% and 23% for the comparable periods in 2002. The slight decrease in research and development expenses in absolute dollars for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003, compared to the same periods in 2002, was due mainly to the continued management discipline in spending in this critical area, especially in the second quarter of 2003 as a result of the initial effects of our restructuring plan implementation, which resulted in reduced expenses of $0.3 million. Research and development expenses as a percentage of total revenues for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 increased compared to the same periods in 2002, mainly due to the lower-than-expected license revenues during the first half, while these costs were largely fixed for the majority of the first half of 2003 at spending levels based upon higher budgeted revenues. We believe that we must continue to maintain our investment in research and development in order to protect our technological leadership position, software quality and security assurance leadership and thus, expect research and development expenses may have to increase in absolute dollars in the future if additional experienced security experts and software engineers are required.

 

Operating Expenses—General and Administrative

 

General and administrative expenses decreased to $3.4 million and $6.9 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 from $3.9 million and $7.4 million for the comparable periods in 2002. General and administrative expenses represented 15% and 16% of total revenues for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003, compared to 15% and 14% for the comparable periods in 2002. General and administrative expenses in absolute dollars have decreased in the three and six months ended June 30, 2003, compared to the same periods in 2002, due mainly to the continued management discipline in these areas and the implementation of our restructuring plan, which resulted in reduced spending of $0.4 million in the second quarter of 2003. General and administrative expenses as a percentage of total revenues have remained flat for the three month period ending June 30, 2003, compared to the quarter ending June 30, 2002, and have increased for the six month period ended June 30, 2003, compared to the same period in 2002, due primarily to the lower-than-expected revenue achievement during the first half of 2003, as these expenses include a high degree of fixed costs. We continue to look for ways to gain additional efficiencies in our administrative processes and to contain expenses in these functional areas.

 

Amortization of Goodwill, Purchased Product Rights and Other Purchased Intangibles and Impairment of Purchased Product Rights

 

Amortization expense in connection with acquisition-related intangibles for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 is consistent with the same periods of 2002. Amortization of purchased product rights of $284 thousand and $568 thousand was expensed for each of the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002. No amortization of goodwill and other purchased intangibles assets was recorded as a result of the adoption of SFAS No. 142 as of January 2002.

 

As a result of actions undertaken in the restructuring in the second quarter of 2003, coupled with the commercial release of a next generation software product, we reviewed the estimated future cash flows from the developed technology acquired from enCommerce. Based on these events, the net present value of the estimated future cash flows from the purchased product rights is negative. Therefore, we recorded an impairment charge related to this asset in the amount of the remaining carrying value of $1.1 million, as we determined the asset had minimal fair value.

 

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Restructuring and Other Charges

 

On May 27, 2003, we announced an action plan aimed at lowering costs and better aligning our resources to customer needs. The plan allows us to have tighter integration between our customer touch functions, which better positions us to take advantage of the market opportunities for our new products and solutions. The restructuring plan includes the elimination of positions through layoffs and attrition to lower operating costs and the closing of under-utilized office capacity and reassessing the value of related excess long-lived assets. We had also announced non-cash charges related to the impairment of a long-term strategic investment and the impairment of purchased product rights acquired through the enCommerce acquisition of June 2000.

 

The workforce portion included severance and related costs for 147 positions from all functional areas of the company and has been significantly completed by June 30, 2003, with the remaining costs to be incurred in the third quarter of 2003. The consolidation of under-utilized facilities includes costs relating to lease obligations through the first quarter of 2009, primarily from the Company’s Santa Clara, California and Addison, Texas facilities, and accelerated amortization on related leaseholds and equipment. The facilities plan has not been executed as of June 30, 2003, therefore, there are no charges during the second quarter of 2003, related to these facilities, except for accelerated amortization on leaseholds and equipment whose estimated useful lives have been impacted by the plan to cease using the related excess capacity in our facilities. However, we expect the cease-use date for the excess capacity in each location to occur by the end of the third quarter of 2003. The total amount of the workforce and facilities charges is expected to be $10.1 million. Of this amount, $4.6 million had been incurred by June 30, 2003, and charged to the restructuring charges line in the statement of operations for the second quarter.

 

It is expected that the May 2003 restructuring plan will reduce quarterly expenses by approximately $4.9 million with the savings as follows:

 

Cost of services and maintenance revenues

  $1.1 million

Sales and marketing

  $1.5 million

Research and development

  $1.7 million
General and administrative   $0.6 million

 

Note that the expected savings from the May 2003 restructuring plan exceed the reduction of total expenses from $26.9 million in Q1 2003 to the projected total expenses of $24.0 million in Q4 2003 due to the impact of changes in foreign exchange, market salary adjustments and other miscellaneous cost increases on the Company’s cost structure.

 

Approximately $4.4 million of the above savings are related to the work force reductions. The remaining $0.5 million is primarily related to facilities-related reductions.

 

Summary of Accrued Restructuring Charges for May 2003 Restructuring

 

The following table is a summary of the accrued restructuring charges related to the May 2003 plan as at June 30, 2003 (table in millions):

 

     Total Charges
Expected to
be Incurred


   Total Charges
Incurred in
Period and To
Date


   Cash
Payments


  

Accrued
Restructuring
Charges at

June 30, 2003


Workforce reduction and other personnel costs

   $ 5.7    $ 4.3    $ 1.1    $ 3.2

Consolidation of excess facilities

     4.4      0.3      0.3      —  
    

  

  

  

Total

   $ 10.1    $ 4.6    $ 1.4    $ 3.2

 

In connection with the May 2003 restructuring plan, which included a further reduction in space utilized at our Santa Clara, California facility, we reviewed market sub-lease rates in that region. Based on information supplied to us by our external real estate advisors, we have concluded that the sub-lease market will not recover in the timeframe that we had originally estimated due to the continued softening of sub-lease rates in that market, requiring an adjustment to increase the facility related accrual recorded in June 2001, by $6.7 million. This adjustment was charged to the restructuring charges line in the consolidated statement of operations for the second quarter.

 

In July 2003, we signed a settlement and general release agreement with Zix Corporation, that resulted in the remaining contractual obligation under the Company’s marketing and distribution agreement with Zix Corporation being settled at a value significantly less than the accrued $2.8 million obligation at June 30, 2003. Under the settlement agreement, we paid Zix Corporation $700 thousand in July in fulfillment of all remaining obligations.

 

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This settlement resulted in savings for us of $2.1 million, which will be recorded through the restructuring charges line in our consolidated statement of operations for the third quarter of 2003.

 

An adjustment to decrease the accrual for restructuring charges and to credit operations under restructuring charges of $1.1 million was made during the second quarter of 2002 to reflect savings realized as a result of the successful completion of certain contractual obligations in a cost-effective manner. We had initiated all actions required by the June 2001 restructuring plan by June 2002.

 

Write-down of Long-term Strategic Investments

 

We recorded a non-cash charge related to the impairment of a long-term strategic investment made in Brazil three years ago. Due to a decline in market conditions and a restructuring of the investee by its management, we concluded that the investment had suffered an other than temporary decline in fair value as determined by third party market transactions, and as such, we recorded an impairment in the second quarter of $2.8 million. We had determined that an adjustment to the carrying value of our long-term strategic investments was necessary during the second quarter of 2002 in the amount of $1.2 million, to reflect other than temporary declines in the value of certain strategic investments.

 

Interest Income

 

Interest income decreased to $502,000 and $1.0 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003, respectively, from $816,000 and $1.8 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2002, respectively, representing 2% of total revenues for each of the three and six months ended June 30, 2003, compared to 3% of total revenues for each of the three and six months ended June 30, 2002. The decrease in investment income reflected the reduced balance of funds invested, as these amounts have been drawn down to fund cash flow from operations and stock repurchases. The funds invested decreased from $108.9 million at June 30, 2002 to $83.4 million at June 30, 2003. In addition, to a lesser extent, the decrease was due to lower interest rates that have been available for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003, compared to the same period in 2002.

 

Loss from Equity Investment

 

We recorded $133,000 and $238,000 of losses related to our investment in Entrust Japan for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003, respectively, compared to $370,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2002. This investment is accounted for under the equity method of accounting for investments in common stock, since we have the potential to significantly influence the operations and management of Entrust Japan. These losses represent our share of the operating losses of Entrust Japan for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 on an equity accounting basis, based on an approximate 39% ownership interest in the voting capital of Entrust Japan.

 

Provision for Income Taxes

 

We recorded an income tax provision of $146,000 and $320,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003, respectively, compared to $400,000 and $795,000 for the same periods of 2002. These provisions represent primarily the taxes payable in certain foreign jurisdictions. The effective income tax rates differed from statutory rates primarily due to the amortization of purchased product rights and the impairment of long-term strategic investments and purchased product rights, as well as an adjustment of the valuation allowance that has offset substantially the tax benefits from the significant net operating loss and tax credit carry-forwards available.

 

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

 

We used cash of $6.9 million in operating activities during the six months ended June 30, 2003. This cash outflow was primarily a result of a net loss before non-cash charges of $18.7 million and a net decrease in accounts payable and accrued liabilities of $4.7 million, partially offset by cash inflows resulting from a decrease in accounts receivable of $5.7 million, a net increase in accrued restructuring charges of $6.6 million, and an increase in deferred revenue of $4.2 million. Our average days sales outstanding at June 30, 2003 was 68 days, which represents a decrease from the 80 days that we reported at March 31, 2003. The overall decrease in days sales outstanding from

 

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March 31, 2003 was mainly due to an effective focus on cash collections and stronger in-quarter revenue collections during the second quarter of 2003 as well as an increase in the allowance for doubtful accounts. For purposes of calculating average days sales outstanding, we divide ending accounts receivable by the applicable quarter’s revenues and multiply this amount by 90 days. The level of accounts receivable at each quarter end is affected by the concentration of revenues in the final weeks of each quarter and may be negatively affected by expanded international revenues in relation to total revenues as licenses to international customers often have longer payment terms.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2003, we generated $13.9 million of cash from investing activities, primarily due to cash provided by reductions in our marketable investments in the amount of $15.7 million (net of $195.9 million of marketable investment purchases). This was partially offset by $1.6 million invested in property and equipment primarily for computer hardware upgrades throughout our organization.

 

We used cash of $3.2 million in financing activities during the six months ended June 30, 2003, primarily for the repurchase of our Common stock in the amount of $3.7 million, offset by cash provided by the exercise of employee stock options and the sale of shares under our employee stock purchase plan.

 

Any increase or decrease in our accounts receivable balance and days sales outstanding will affect our cash flow from operations and liquidity. Our accounts receivable and days sales outstanding may increase due to changes in factors such as the timing of when sales are invoiced and length of customers’ payment cycle. Generally, international and indirect customers pay at a slower rate than domestic and direct customers, so that an increase in revenues generated from international and indirect customers may increase our days sales outstanding and accounts receivable balance.

 

As of June 30, 2003, our cash, cash equivalents and marketable investments in the amount of $119.0 million provided our principal sources of liquidity. Overall, we used $5.2 million from our cash, cash equivalents and marketable investments during the second quarter of 2003 and $12.4 million in the first half of 2003. Although we are targeting operating breakeven, we estimate that we will continue to use cash throughout our fiscal 2003 to fund operating losses and to satisfy the obligations accrued for under our restructuring programs. However, if revenue improvements and operating expense reductions do not materialize, then cash, cash equivalents and marketable investments will be negatively affected.

 

In addition, we announced in the third quarter of 2002 that we intend to repurchase up to an aggregate of 7.0 million shares of our Common stock over the 12-month period ending July 28, 2003, or an earlier date determined by our board of directors, in open market, negotiated or block transactions. In July 2003, we announced that our board of directors had agreed to extend the expiry date of the stock repurchase program to September 1, 2004 and to permit the new purchase of up to 7,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock in addition to the 2,229,200 shares already purchased. The timing and amount of shares repurchased under this program will be determined by our management based on its evaluation of market and business conditions, and will be funded using available working capital. During the second quarter of 2003, we repurchased 341,900 shares of Common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $844 thousand. Since the announcement of the program, we have repurchased 2,229,200 shares of Common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $5.9 million. While there can be no assurance as to the extent of usage of liquid resources in future periods, we believe that our cash flows from operations and existing cash, cash equivalents and marketable investments will be sufficient to meet our needs for at least the next twelve months.

 

In terms of long-term liquidity requirements, we expect to fund $4.0 million of our accrued restructuring charges before the end of the current fiscal year, and expect the remaining accrued restructuring charges to be paid as follows: $5.6 million in fiscal 2004, $3.8 million in fiscal 2005, $3.5 million in fiscal 2006 and $22.8 million in fiscal 2007 and beyond. The amounts are net of estimated sublet recoveries. In addition, they are classified as short-term in nature on the financial statements because the Company is continuing to evaluate possibilities to settle this obligation in the most economic manner. In addition, we forecast a requirement to spend approximately $1.8 million per year into the foreseeable future on capital expenditures, primarily for computer equipment needed to replace existing equipment that is coming to the end of its useful life.

 

We believe that our existing cash, cash equivalents and marketable investments, as well as future operating cash flows, will be sufficient capital resources to fund these long-term requirements.

 

We have commitments that will expire at various times through 2011. We lease administrative and sales offices and certain property and equipment under non-cancelable operating leases that will expire in 2011 with certain renewal options. Otherwise, we had no other significant contractual obligations or commitments that were not recorded in our financial statements. A summary of our contractual commitments at June 30, 2003 is as follows:

 

     As of June 30, 2003

     Payment Due by Period

     Total

   Less than
1 Year


   1-3
Years


   3-5
Years


   More than
5 Years


     (in thousands)

Operating lease obligations

   $ 24,595    $ 4,301    $ 3,622    $ 7,977    $ 8,695

Other contractual obligations

     —        —        —        —        —  
    

  

  

  

  

Total

   $ 24,595    $ 4,301    $ 3,622    $ 7,977    $ 8,695
    

  

  

  

  

 

CERTAIN FACTORS THAT MAY AFFECT OUR BUSINESS

 

Our quarterly revenues and operating results are subject to significant fluctuations and such fluctuations may lead to a reduced market price for our stock.

 

Our quarterly revenues and operating results have varied in the past and may continue to fluctuate in the future. We believe that period-to-period comparisons of our operating results are not necessarily meaningful, but securities analysts and investors often rely upon these comparisons as indicators of future performance. If our operating results in any future period fall below the expectations of securities analysts and investors, or the guidance that we provide, the market price of our securities would likely decline. Factors that have caused our results to fluctuate in the past and which are likely to affect us in the future include the following:

 

  reduced capital expenditures for software;

 

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  length of sales cycles associated with our product offerings;

 

  the timing, size and nature of our licensing transactions;

 

  the increased dependency on partners for end user fulfillment;

 

  market acceptance of new products or product enhancements by us;

 

  market acceptance of new products or product enhancements by our competitors;

 

  the relative proportions of revenues derived from licenses and services and maintenance;

 

  the timing of new personnel hires and the rate at which new personnel become productive;

 

  changes in pricing policies by our competitors;

 

  changes in our operating expenses; and

 

  fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates.

 

Estimating future revenues is difficult, and our failure to do so accurately may lead to a reduced market price for our stock and reduced profitability.

 

Estimating future revenues is difficult because we ship our products soon after an order is received and, as such, we do not have a significant order backlog. Thus, quarterly license revenues depend heavily upon orders received and shipped within the same quarter. Moreover, we historically have recorded 50% to 80% of our total quarterly revenues in the third month of the quarter, with a concentration of revenues in the second half of that month. We expect that this concentration of revenues, which is attributable in part to the tendency of some customers to make significant capital expenditures at the end of a fiscal quarter and to sales patterns within the software industry, will continue.

 

Our expense levels are based, in significant part, upon our expectations as to future revenues and are largely fixed in the short term. We may be unable to adjust spending in a timely manner to compensate for any unexpected shortfall in revenues. Any significant shortfall in revenues in relation to our expectations could have an immediate and significant effect on our profitability for that quarter and may lead to a reduced market price for our stock.

 

Because of the lengthy and unpredictable sales cycle associated with our large software transactions, we may not succeed in closing transactions on a timely basis or at all, which would adversely affect our revenues and operating results.

 

Transactions for our solutions often involve large expenditures, and the sales cycles for these transactions are often lengthy and unpredictable. Factors affecting the sales cycle include:

 

  customers’ budgetary constraints, particularly in a soft economic environment where technology spending is often deferred;

 

  the timing of customers’ budget cycles; and

 

  customers’ internal approval processes.

 

We may not succeed in closing such large transactions on a timely basis or at all, which could cause significant variability in our revenues and results of operations for any particular period. If our results of operations and cash flows fall below the expectations of securities analysts, or below the targeted guidance range that we have provided, our stock price may decline.

 

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A limited number of customers has accounted for a significant percentage of our revenues, which may decline if we cannot maintain or replace these customer relationships.

 

Historically, a limited number of customers has accounted for a significant percentage of our revenues. In 2002, 2001 and 2000, our three largest customers accounted for 18%, 18% and 12% of revenues, respectively. Our three largest customers accounted for 26% of revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2003.

 

We anticipate that our results of operations in any given period will continue to depend to a significant extent upon revenues from a small number of large customers. In addition, we anticipate that such customers will continue to vary over time, so that the achievement of our long-term goals will require us to obtain additional significant customers on an ongoing basis. Our failure to enter into a sufficient number of large licensing agreements during a particular period could have a material adverse effect on our revenues.

 

The U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments account for a significant percentage of our revenues, which may decline or be subject to delays, which would adversely affect our operating results.

 

The extended government vertical (Governments, including Healthcare) accounted for 49% of our software revenue in 2002 and 32% of software revenue in the second quarter of 2003. Sustaining and growing revenues in the government market will depend, in large part, on the following:

 

  the adoption rate of our products within government departments and agencies;

 

  the timing and amount of budget appropriations for information technology and specifically information security;

 

  the timing of adoption of information security policies and regulations, including, but not limited to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act; and

 

  our ability to develop and maintain the appropriate business relationships with partners with whom the government contracts for information security projects.

 

A decline, or delay in the growth of this market could reduce demand for our products, adversely affecting our revenues and results of operations.

 

In addition, failure to properly monitor pricing on government contracts could result in liability for penalties to the government for non-compliance.

 

We sometimes enter into complex contracts which require ongoing monitoring and administration. Failure to monitor and administer these contracts properly could result in liability or damages.

 

We sometimes enter into complex contracts with our Government customers that contain clauses that provide that if a customer who falls within a specific category (known as a Relevant Customer) is offered better terms on the Company’s software products and related services than had been offered to the Government customer, then the Government customer will be able to buy additional quantities of those software products and services for the same length of time, from the same effective date and on the better terms that were offered to the Relevant Customer. The Company monitors compliance with these contracts on a continuous basis. The Company also conducts periodic self-assessments to ensure that the contracts are being properly administered and that there are no accruing liabilities for non-compliance. If these contracts are not properly monitored and administered, they may be breached and could result in damages payable by us which, depending on their magnitude, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

The outbreak of war, significant threat of war, or a terrorist act could adversely affect our business.

 

Historically, the outbreak of war has had an adverse affect upon the economy. In the event of war or significant terrorist act, any of the following may occur:

 

 

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  government spending could be reprioritized to wartime activities;

 

  global enterprise spending budgets could be cut or delayed resulting in lower demand for our products; or

 

  widespread and unprecedented acts of cyber-terrorism could cause disruption of communications and technology infrastructures, which could impact our customers of products and could have unforeseen economic impacts.

 

A decline or delay in economic spending due to the outbreak of war, significant threat of war or a terrorist act could reduce demand for our products, materially adversely affecting our revenues and results of operations.

 

We have invested in technology companies in the start-up or development stage whose products and technology may not succeed with the result that we lose all or substantially all of our investments.

 

We have invested in several privately held companies, most of which are technology companies in the start-up or development stage, or are companies with technologies and products that are targeted at geographically distant markets. If the demand for the technologies and products offered by these privately held companies materializes slowly, to a minimum extent, or not at all in relevant markets, we could lose all or substantially all of our investments in these companies.

 

If the enterprise information technology budgets and the digital identity security market do not continue to grow, demand for our products and services will be adversely affected.

 

The market for digital identity and information security solutions is at an early stage of development. Continued growth of the digital identity security market will depend, in large part, on the following:

 

  the continued expansion of Internet usage and the number of organizations adopting or expanding intranets and extranets;

 

  the rate of adoption of Internet-based business applications such as Web Services;

 

  the ability of network infrastructures to support an increasing number of users and services;

 

  the public recognition of the potential threat posed by computer hackers and other unauthorized users; and

 

  the continued development of new and improved services for implementation across the Internet, intranets and extranets.

 

A decline in the growth of this market could reduce demand for our products, adversely affecting our revenues and results of operations.

 

A breach of security at one of our customers, whether or not due to our products, could harm our reputation and reduce the demand for our products.

 

The processes used by computer hackers to access or sabotage networks and intranets are rapidly evolving. A well-publicized actual or perceived breach of network or computer security at one of our customers, regardless of whether such breach is attributable to our products, third-party technology used within our products or any significant advance in techniques for decoding or “cracking” encrypted information, could adversely affect the market’s perception of us and our products, and could have an adverse effect on our reputation and the demand for our products.

 

In addition, the security level of our products is dependent upon the processes and procedures used to install and operate our products. Failure on the part of our customers to properly install and operate our products, could cause a security breach, which could adversely affect the market’s perception of us and our products, and could have an adverse effect on our reputation and the demand for our products.

 

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As our products contain errors or bugs, sales of our products would likely decline if some of these bugs or the number of bugs were significant.

 

Like virtually all software systems, our products contain errors, failures or bugs that our existing testing procedures have not detected. The errors may become evident at any time during the life of our products. The discovery of any errors, failures or bugs in any products, including third-party technology incorporated into our products, may result in:

 

  adverse publicity;

 

  product returns;

 

  the loss or delay of market acceptance of our products; and

 

  third-party claims against us.

 

Accordingly, the discovery of any errors, failures or bugs would have a significant adverse effect on the sales of our products and our results of operations.

 

Our revenues may decline if we cannot compete successfully in an intensely competitive market.

 

We target our products at the rapidly evolving market for digital identity and information security solutions. Many of our current and potential competitors have longer operating histories, greater name recognition, larger installed bases and significantly greater financial, technical, marketing and sales resources than we do. As a result, they may be able to react more quickly to emerging technologies and changes in customer requirements, or to devote greater resources to the promotion and sale of their products. In addition, certain of our current competitors in particular segments of the security marketplace may in the future broaden or enhance their offerings to provide a more comprehensive solution competing more fully with our functionality.

 

Increased competition and increased market volatility in our industry could result in lower prices, reduced margins or the failure of our products and services to achieve or maintain market acceptance, any of which could have a serious adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

Our business will not be successful if we do not keep up with the rapid changes in our industry.

 

The emerging market for digital identity and information security products and related services is characterized by rapid technological developments, frequent new product introductions and evolving industry standards. To be competitive, we have to continually improve the performance, features and reliability of our products and services, particularly in response to competitive offerings, and be first to market with new products and services or enhancements to existing products and services. Our failure to develop and introduce new products and services successfully on a timely basis and to achieve market acceptance for such products and services could have a significant adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

We may have difficulty managing our operations, which could adversely affect our ability to successfully grow our business.

 

Our ability to manage future growth, if any, will depend upon our ability to:

 

  continue to implement and improve operational, financial and management information systems on a timely basis; and

 

  expand, train, motivate and manage our work force.

 

 

Our personnel, systems, procedures and controls may not be adequate to support our operations. The geographic dispersal of our operations, including the separation of our headquarters in Addison, Texas, from our research and

 

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development facilities in Ottawa, Canada, and Santa Clara, California and from our European headquarters in Reading, United Kingdom, may make it more difficult to manage our growth.

 

If we fail to continue to attract and retain qualified personnel, our business may be harmed.

 

Our future success depends upon our ability to continue to attract and retain highly qualified scientific, technical, sales and managerial personnel. Competition for such personnel is intense, particularly in the field of cryptography, and there can be no assurance that we can retain our key scientific, technical, sales and managerial employees or that we can attract, motivate or retain other highly qualified personnel in the future. These challenges are made more severe by our recent history of operating losses, the employment reductions from our restructurings, and the fact that the exercise price of the substantial majority of outstanding stock options is below the current market price of our stock. If we cannot retain or are unable to hire such key personnel, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be significantly adversely affected.

 

We face risks associated with our international operations, which, if not managed properly, could have a significant adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

 

In the future, we may establish additional foreign operations, hire additional personnel and establish relationships with additional partners internationally. This expansion would require significant management attention and financial resources and could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Although our international sales currently are primarily denominated in U.S. dollars, we may increasingly denominate sales in foreign currencies in the future. In addition, our international business may be subject to the following risks:

 

  difficulties in collecting international accounts receivable;

 

  difficulties in obtaining U.S. export licenses, especially for products containing encryption technology;

 

  potentially longer payment cycles for customer payments;

 

  increased costs associated with maintaining international marketing efforts;

 

  introduction of non-tariff barriers and higher duty rates;

 

  difficulties in enforcement of contractual obligations and intellectual property rights;

 

  difficulties managing personnel and operations in remote locations; and

 

  increased complexity in global corporate tax structure.

 

 

Any one of these could significantly and adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.

 

We face additional risks in the Asia Pacific market due to our reliance on joint ventures and other factors.

 

In Japan, we have an exclusive distribution arrangement with Secom and others called Entrust Japan Co., Ltd. This entity is a joint venture of which we own 39%, SECOM, a Japanese Security Company, owns 38%, and a group of other investors own the remaining 23%. Joint ventures have additional risks as a result of potentially conflicting objectives between the owners including, but not limited to, agreement on business plans, budgets, and key staffing decisions.

 

In addition, Entrust personnel headquartered in Tokyo lead the sales efforts for the entire Asia Pacific market. A disruption in our Japanese joint venture could, therefore, impact our ability to execute in the entire region. Also, the outbreak of SARS in the region has had an impact on our ability to travel to and work with customers in at least portions of the region. It is likely that these restrictions will affect our ability to transact business in the near term.

 

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If the laws regarding exports of our products further limit or otherwise restrict our business, we could be prohibited from shipping our products to restricted countries, which would result in a loss of revenues.

 

Some of our products are subject to export controls under laws of the U.S., Canada and other countries. The list of products and countries for which exports are restricted, and the relevant regulatory policies, are likely to be revised from time to time. If we cannot obtain required government approvals under these regulations, we may not be able to sell products abroad or make products available for sale internationally via computer networks such as the Internet. Furthermore, U.S. governmental controls on the exportation of encryption products and technology may in the future restrict our ability to freely export some of our products with the most powerful information security encryption technology.

 

We may not be able to protect our intellectual property rights, which could make us less competitive and cause us to lose market share.

 

Our future success will depend, in part, upon our intellectual property rights and our ability to protect these rights. We rely on a combination of patent, copyright, trademark and trade secret laws, nondisclosure agreements, shrink-wrap licenses and other contractual provisions to establish, maintain and protect our proprietary rights. Despite our efforts to protect our proprietary rights, unauthorized third parties may:

 

  copy aspects of our products;

 

  obtain and use information that we regard as proprietary; or

 

  infringe upon our patents.

 

Policing piracy and other unauthorized use of our products is difficult, particularly in international markets and as a result of the growing use of the Internet. In addition, third parties might successfully design around our patents or obtain patents that we would need to license or design around. Finally, the protections we have obtained may not be sufficient because:

 

  some courts have held that shrink-wrap licenses, because they are not signed by the licensee, are not enforceable;

 

  our trade secrets, confidentiality agreements and patents may not provide meaningful protection of our proprietary information; and

 

  we may not seek additional patents on our technology or products and such patents, even if obtained, may not be broad enough to protect our technology or products.

 

 

Our inability or failure to protect our proprietary rights could have a significant adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

 

We have been subject to, and may in the future become subject to, intellectual property infringement claims that could be costly and could result in a diversion of management’s attention.

 

As the number of security products in the industry and the functionality of these products further overlaps, software developers and publishers may increasingly become subject to claims of infringement or misappropriation of the intellectual property or proprietary rights of others. From time to time, we have received notices from third parties either soliciting our interest in obtaining a license under one or more patents owned or licensed by these third parties or suggesting that our products may be infringing one or more patents owned or licensed by these third parties. From time to time, we have received notices from various customers stating that we may be responsible for indemnifying such customers pursuant to indemnification obligations in product license agreements with such customers for alleged infringement of patents assigned to third parties. To date, we are not aware that any customer has filed an action against us for indemnification. In addition, third parties may assert infringement or misappropriation claims against us in the future. Defending or enforcing our intellectual property could be costly and could result in a

 

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diversion of management’s attention, which could have a significant adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. A successful claim against us could also have a significant adverse effect on our results of operations for the period in which damages are paid. Additionally, as a result of a successful claim, we could potentially be enjoined from using technology that is required for our products to remain competitive, which could in turn have an adverse effect on our results of operations for subsequent periods.

 

We may lose access to technology that we license from outside vendors, which loss could adversely affect our ability to sell our products.

 

We rely on outside licensors for patent and/or software license rights in technology that is incorporated into and is necessary for the operation of our products. For example, our ability to provide Web server certificates in the future is dependent upon a licensing agreement we have with Baltimore Technologies, one of our primary competitors. Our success will depend in part on our continued ability to have access to such technologies that are or may become important to the functionality of our products. Any inability to continue to procure or use such technology could have a significant adverse effect on our ability to sell some of our products.

 

We rely on partners to integrate our products with their products and to resell our products. Changes in these relationships could adversely affect our ability to sell our products.

 

We rely on partners to integrate our products with their products or to maintain adherence to industry standards so that our products will be able to work with them to provide enhanced security attributes. For example, our ability to provide digital signatures on Adobe forms is dependent upon Adobe continuing to allow Entrust to have access to their private Application Programming Interfaces in future releases. In addition, we have resale relationships with companies such as Critical Path and Waveset. Inability to maintain these relationships could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

 

Future acquisitions or investments could disrupt our ongoing business, distract our management and employees, increase our expenses and adversely affect our results of operations.

 

It is possible, as part of our future growth strategy, that we will from time-to-time acquire or make investments in companies, technologies, product solutions or professional services offerings. With respect to these acquisitions, we would face the difficulties of assimilating personnel and operations from the acquired businesses and the problems of retaining and motivating key personnel from such businesses. In addition, these acquisitions may disrupt our ongoing operations, divert management from day-to-day business, increase our expenses and adversely impact our results of operations. Any future acquisitions would involve certain other risks, including the assumption of additional liabilities, potentially dilutive issuances of equity securities and incurrence of debt. In addition, these types of transactions often result in charges to earnings for such items as amortization of goodwill or in-process research and development expenses.

 

Our stock price is volatile and may continue to be volatile in the future.

 

The trading price of our Common stock has been, and is expected to continue to be, highly volatile and may be significantly and adversely affected by factors such as:

 

  actual or anticipated fluctuations in our operating results;

 

  announcements of technological innovations;

 

  new products introduced by, or new contracts entered into by, us or our competitors;

 

  developments with respect to patents, copyrights or propriety rights;

 

  conditions and trends in the security industry;

 

  changes in financial estimates by securities analysts; and

 

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  general market conditions and other factors.

 

Nortel Networks’ ownership of approximately 13% of our voting stock could have the effect of impeding a change of control, and the sale of shares of Entrust Common stock held by Nortel Networks could negatively impact our share price.

 

As of July 25, 2003, Nortel Networks beneficially owned approximately 8,351,259 shares of our common stock or 13% of our outstanding voting stock. This concentration of ownership may have the effect of delaying or preventing a change in control that other stockholders may find favorable.

 

Nortel Networks also has the right to sell its shares under Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933 or through the exercise of demand registration rights. The Company has received notice of a demand registration from Nortel Networks pursuant to its Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated July 29, 1998, with the Company. The demand is for the registration of the approximately 8.3 million shares of Entrust common stock that Nortel holds. The Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement was set to expire in August of this year. The Company is currently in the process of complying with that demand and filed a registration statement on Form S-3 with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 31, 2003, as a result of that demand. Nortel Networks’ decisions to sell its shares could negatively affect our share price.

 

Provisions of our charter and bylaws may delay or prevent transactions that are in your best interests.

 

Our charter and bylaws contain provisions, including a staggered board of directors, that may make it more difficult for a third party to acquire us, or may discourage bids to do so. We think these measures enable us to review offers for our shares of Common stock to determine if they are in the best interests of our stockholders. These provisions could limit the price that investors might be willing to pay for shares of our Common stock and could make it more difficult for a third party to acquire, or could discourage a third party from acquiring, a majority of our outstanding voting stock. Our Board of Directors also has the authority to issue up to 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock and to determine the price, rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions, including voting rights, of those shares without any further vote or action by the stockholders. The rights of the holders of Common stock will be subject to, and may be adversely affected by, the rights of the holders of any preferred stock that may be issued in the future. The issuance of preferred stock could make it more difficult for a third party to acquire, or may discourage a third party from acquiring, a majority of our outstanding voting stock.


 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

   

ENTRUST, INC.

    (Registrant)

Date: January 21, 2004

       
    

By:

 

/s/ David J. Wagner        

     
       

David J. Wagner

Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President

       

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number


  

Description


31.1    Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer
31.2    Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer
32.1    Section 1350 Certification of Chief Executive Officer
32.2    Section 1350 Certification of Chief Financial Officer

 

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