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For Immediate Release


Contact:
Patrick Pedonti                                                                                                                        
Chief Financial Officer                                                                                                                 
Tel: +1-860-298-4738
E-mail: investorrelations@sscinc.com

 
SS&C Technologies Announces Results for Q3 2009
 
 
WINDSOR, CT – November 12, 2009 — SS&C Technologies, Inc.(www.ssctech.com), a global provider of financial services software and software-enabled services, today announced results for the quarter ended September 30, 2009.  Revenue on a GAAP basis for the third quarter of 2009 was $68.9 million. This represents a decrease of $2.1 million, or 3.0%, from revenues over the same period in 2008. Revenue for the first nine months of 2009 was $199.9 million, a 5.6% decrease from the same period in 2008. Net income, on a GAAP basis, for the third quarter of 2009 and nine months ended September 30, 2009, was $5.6 million and $13.0 million, respectively.
 
Adjusted operating income (a non-GAAP financial measure defined in note 1 to the attached Consolidated Condensed Financial Information) was $27.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009, compared to $27.2 million in the third quarter of the prior year a decrease of 0.3%. Adjusted operating income was $75.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 compared to $78.6 million in 2008, a decrease of 4.2%.
 
Consolidated EBITDA (a non-GAAP financial measure defined in note 2 of the Consolidated Condensed Financial Information) for the third quarter of 2009 was $28.7 million, compared to $28.8 million in the third quarter of 2008, a decrease of 0.6%. Consolidated EBITDA for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 was $83.0 million compared to $84.9 million for the same period in 2008, a 2.2% decrease.
 
Revenues/Operating Income
 
"Revenues continued to stabilize, growing from $67.3 million in the second quarter to $68.9 million in the third quarter of 2009,” said Bill Stone, Chairman and CEO, SS&C Technologies. “We continue to focus on our operating margins, and our adjusted operating income has increased to 39.3% of revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2009 compared to 38.3% for the same period in 2008.”
 
Business Environment                                                                                                                       
 
“In Q3 and year to date, we continued to see demand despite the challenging financial market conditions,” said Stone. “Regulators and investors are driving demand for more sophisticated reporting and increased transparency. We are confident that our breadth and depth of solutions combined with our deep domain expertise can help our clients in these increasingly complex markets.”
 

 
Balance Sheet and Cash Flow
 
SS&C ended the quarter with $52.5 million in cash and cash equivalents, and $402.6 million in debt. We generated net cash from operating activities of $45.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, compared to $43.1 million for the same period in 2008.
 
“We will continue to use cash to acquire new businesses, pay down debt and deleverage our business. Our consolidated total leverage, as defined in our senior credit facilities, is now 3.3 times consolidated EBITDA compared to 6.8 times when we went private,” said Stone.
 
Earnings Call
 
SS&C's Q3 2009 earnings call will take place at 11:00 a.m. eastern time on November 13, 2009. The call will discuss Q3 2009 results. Interested parties may dial 877-680-2259 (US and Canada) or 706-679-6413 (International) and request the "SS&C Third Quarter 2009 Earnings Call", conference ID # 39874962. A replay will be available after 1:00 p.m. eastern time on November 13, until midnight on November 20, 2009. The dial-in number is 800-642-1687 (US and Canada) 706-645-9291 (International); access code # 39874962.
 
This press release contains forward-looking statements relating to, among other things, our expected revenue trend and our plans to acquire new businesses and pay down debt and deleverage our business. Such statements reflect management’s best judgment based on factors currently known but are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the state of the economy and the financial services industry, the Company’s ability to finalize large client contracts, fluctuations in customer demand for the Company’s products and services, intensity of competition from application vendors, delays in product development, the Company’s ability to control expenses,  terrorist activities, the Company’s ability to integrate acquired businesses, the effect of the acquisitions on customer demand for the Company’s products and services, and those risks described in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including without limitation, the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008. The Company cautions investors that it may not update any or all of the foregoing forward-looking statements.
 
About SS&C Technologies
 
SS&C delivers investment and financial management services and software focused exclusively on the financial services industry. By leveraging expertise in common investment business functions, SS&C cost effectively serves clients in the different industry segments, including: 1) insurance entities and pension funds, 2) institutional asset management, 3) hedge funds and family offices, 4) treasury, banks and credit unions, 5) municipal finance, 6) real estate property management, 7) commercial lending and 8) financial markets. Additional information is available at www.ssctech.com.
 

 
SS&C TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
 
   
Three Months Ended
   
Nine Months Ended
 
   
September 30,
   
September 30,
   
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
   
2009
   
2008
   
2009
   
2008
 
Revenues:
                       
Software licenses
  $ 5,829     $ 5,669     $ 15,632     $ 18,353  
Maintenance
    16,959       16,348       48,565       48,986  
Professional services
    4,283       5,316       14,872       18,695  
Software-enabled services
    41,826       43,668       120,801       125,685  
Total revenues
    68,897       71,001       199,870       211,719  
                                 
Cost of revenues:
                               
Software licenses
    2,133       2,262       6,304       6,868  
Maintenance
    7,025       6,844       20,352       20,104  
Professional services
    3,170       3,774       10,659       11,906  
Software-enabled services
    22,473       23,092       65,079       68,433  
Total cost of revenues
    34,801       35,972       102,394       107,311  
                                 
Gross profit
    34,096       35,029       97,476       104,408  
                                 
Operating expenses:
                               
Selling and marketing
    4,962       4,761       15,229       14,701  
Research and development
    6,969       6,597       19,593       20,341  
General and administrative
    4,502       8,092       14,683       20,689  
Total operating expenses
    16,433       19,450       49,505       55,731  
                                 
Operating income
    17,663       15,579       47,971       48,677  
                                 
Interest expense, net
    (9,147 )     (10,295 )     (27,791 )     (31,132 )
Other expense, net
    (334 )     1,057       (1,256 )     278  
                                 
Income before income taxes
    8,182       6,341       18,924       17,823  
Provision for income taxes
    2,575       1,531       5,928       5,491  
                                 
Net income
  $ 5,607     $ 4,810     $ 12,996     $ 12,332  
 
See Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Information.
 
 
 

 
 
SS&C TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands)
 
   
(unaudited)
       
   
September 30,
2009
   
December 31,
2008
 
ASSETS
           
Current assets:
           
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 52,461     $ 29,299  
Accounts receivable, net
    37,628       38,318  
Deferred income taxes
    914       3,777  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    4,892       4,327  
Total current assets
    95,895       75,721  
 
               
Property and equipment, net
    12,792       14,030  
                 
Goodwill
    853,147       822,409  
Intangible and other assets, net
    204,020       215,193  
                 
Total assets
  $ 1,165,854     $ 1,127,353  
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY
               
Current liabilities:
               
Current portion of long-term debt
  $ 2,264     $ 2,101  
Accounts payable
    1,769       1,821  
Income taxes payable
    2,578       4,898  
Accrued employee compensation and benefits
    10,275       13,640  
Other accrued expenses
    13,463       11,561  
Interest payable
    8,091       2,007  
Deferred maintenance and other revenue
    36,435       30,844  
Total current liabilities
    74,875       66,872  
                 
Long-term debt, net of current portion
    400,300       406,625  
Other long-term liabilities
    8,842       9,991  
Deferred income taxes
    47,019       56,612  
Total liabilities
    531,036       540,100  
                 
Total stockholder’s equity
    634,818       587,253  
                 
Total liabilities and stockholder’s equity
  $ 1,165,854     $ 1,127,353  
 
See Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Information.
 
 
 

 
 
SS&C TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
 
   
Nine Months Ended
 
   
September 30,
 2009
   
September 30,
 2008
 
Cash flow from operating activities:
           
Net income
  $ 12,996     $ 12,332  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided
               
by operating activities:
               
Depreciation and amortization
    26,707       26,292  
Stock-based compensation expense
    4,363       5,405  
Amortization of loan origination costs
    1,724       1,756  
Equity losses on long-term investment
    -       1,039  
Loss on sale or disposal of property and equipment
    13       1  
Deferred income taxes
    (8,727 )     (7,433 )
Provision for doubtful accounts
    300       703  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities excluding effects
from acquisitions:
               
Accounts receivable
    2,594       (8,437 )
Prepaid expenses and other assets
    132       (1,004 )
Accounts payable
    (184 )     1,014  
Accrued expenses
    3,491       4,528  
Income taxes payable
    (2,224 )     2,892  
Deferred maintenance and other revenues
    3,815       4,034  
Net cash provided by operating activities
    45,000       43,122  
                 
Cash flow from investing activities:
               
Additions to property and equipment
    (1,192 )     (6,203 )
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment
    3       2  
Cash paid for business acquisitions, net of cash acquired
    (10,327 )     -  
Additions to capitalized software
    (46 )     -  
Net cash used in investing activities
    (11,562 )     (6,201 )
                 
Cash flow from financing activities:
               
Repayment of debt and acquired debt
    (11,735 )     (25,050 )
Transactions involving SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.
common stock
    (225 )     12  
Net cash used in financing activities
    (11,960 )     (25,038 )
                 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
    1,684       (728 )
                 
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
    23,162       11,155  
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
    29,299       19,175  
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
  $ 52,461     $ 30,330  
 
See Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Information.
 
 
 

 

SS&C Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Information
(unaudited)

Note 1.  Reconciliation of Operating Income to Adjusted Operating Income
 
Adjusted operating income represents operating income adjusted for amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets and purchase accounting adjustments for deferred revenue and other expenses. Adjusted operating income is presented because we use this measure to evaluate performance of our business and believe it is a useful indicator of the underlying performance of the Company.  Adjusted operating income is not a recognized term under generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).  Adjusted operating income does not represent operating income, as that term is defined under GAAP, and should not be considered as an alternative to operating income as an indicator of our operating performance.    Adjusted operating income as presented herein is not necessarily comparable to similarly titled measures.  The following is a reconciliation between adjusted operating income and operating income, the GAAP measure we believe to be most directly comparable to adjusted operating income.
 
(in thousands)
 
Three Months
Ended
September 30,
2009
   
Three Months
Ended
September 30,
2008
   
Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
2009
   
Nine Months
Ended
 September 30,
 2008
 
Operating income
  $ 17,663     $ 15,579     $ 47,971     $ 48,677  
Purchase accounting adjustments
    (58 )     (76 )     (163 )     (224 )
Amortization of intangible assets
    7,918       7,510       23,092       22,638  
Terminated IPO costs
    -       2,077       -       2,077  
 Stock-based compensation
    1,569       2,097       4,363       5,405  
Adjusted operating income
  $ 27,092     $ 27,187     $ 75,263     $ 78,573  

Note 2. Reconciliation of Net Income to EBITDA and Consolidated EBITDA

EBITDA represents net income before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization.  Consolidated EBITDA, defined under our Credit Agreement entered into in November 2005, is used in calculating covenant compliance, and is EBITDA adjusted for certain items.  Consolidated EBITDA is calculated by subtracting from or adding to EBITDA items of income or expense described below.  EBITDA and Consolidated EBITDA are presented because we use these measures to evaluate performance of our business and believe them to be useful indicators of an entity’s debt capacity and its ability to service debt. EBITDA and Consolidated EBITDA are not recognized terms under GAAP and should not be considered in isolation or as an alternative to operating income, net income, or cash flows from operating activities. EBITDA and Consolidated EBITDA do not represent net income, as that term is defined under GAAP, and should not be considered as an alternative to net income as an indicator of our operating performance.   The following is a reconciliation between EBITDA and Consolidated EBITDA to net income.

(in thousands)
 
Three Months
Ended
September 30,
2009
   
Three Months
Ended
September 30,
2008
   
Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
2009
   
Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
2008
 
Net income
  $ 5,607     $ 4,810     $ 12,996     $ 12,332  
Interest expense, net
    9,147       10,295       27,791       31,132  
Taxes
    2,575       1,531       5,928       5,491  
Depreciation and amortization
    9,109       8,568       26,707       26,292  
EBITDA
    26,438       25,204       73,422       75,247  
Stock-based compensation
    1,569       2,097       4,363       5,405  
Capital-based taxes
    (4 )     165       672       880  
Acquired EBITDA and cost savings
    -       -       2,025       -  
Unusual or non-recurring charges
    400       1,134       1,683       2,502  
Purchase accounting adjustments
    (58 )     (76 )     (163 )     (224 )
Other
    337       324       977       1,044  
Consolidated EBITDA
  $ 28,682     $ 28,848     $ 82,979     $ 84,854