EX-99.1 2 b73113ssexv99w1.htm EX-99.1 PRESS RELEASE, ISSUED BY SS&C TECHNOLOGIES, INC. ON DECEMBER 2, 2008 exv99w1
Exhibit 99.1
Contact:
Patrick Pedonti
Chief Financial Officer
Tel: +1-860-298-4738
E-mail: investorrelations@sscinc.com
SS&C Technologies Announces Results for Q3 2008
WINDSOR, CT — December 2, 2008, — 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, 2008. Revenue on a GAAP basis for the third quarter of 2008 was $71.0 million. This represents a 11.8% increase in revenues over the same period in 2007. Revenue for the first nine months of 2008 was $211.7 million, a 17.8% increase from the same period in 2007. Net income, on a GAAP basis, for the third quarter of 2008, was $4.8 million.
Adjusted operating income (a non-GAAP financial measure defined in note 1 to the attached Consolidated Condensed Financial Information) was $27.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2008, compared to $23.3 million in the third quarter of the prior year. The adjusted operating income increase was 16.6%. GAAP operating income in the third quarter of 2008 was $15.6 million and includes amortization of $7.5 million and stock based compensation of $2.1 million. Consolidated EBITDA (a non-GAAP financial measure defined in note 2 of the Consolidated Condensed Financial Information) for the third quarter of 2008 was $28.8 million, compared to $25.5 million in the third quarter of 2007. Consolidated EBITDA for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 was $84.9 million compared to $69.7 million for the same period in 2007, a 21.7% increase.
Revenues/Operating Income
“During the course of 2008, SS&C has fared well, despite the impact economic conditions have had on our customers’ businesses. We continue to receive positive feedback about our product suite and service offerings,” noted Bill Stone, Chairman and CEO, SS&C Technologies. “We believe if we focus on delivering world-class service to our customers, they will continue to select us as they launch new investment mandates and upgrade their infrastructures.”
Software-Enabled Services
“Demand for our products and services is most evident in the institutions that are consolidating and driving operating efficiencies. Revenue from our software-enabled services was $43.7 million during the third quarter of 2008, a 17.0% increase over the third quarter of 2007,” added Stone.
Micro Design Services Acquisition
During the fourth quarter, SS&C acquired Micro Design Services (MDS) for $17.8 million in cash and assumed certain liabilities. The company specializes in the design and development of real-time, mission-critical order routing and execution services.

 


 

Balance Sheet and Cash Flow
SS&C ended the quarter with $30.3 million cash and $414.6 million in debt for a net debt balance of $384.3 million. We generated net cash from operating activities of $43.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, which is after paying $10.7 million in income taxes compared to an income tax refund of $1.6 million in 2007. Excluding the effects of income tax, our nine month operating cash increased by 39.5%.
“We will continue to use cash to acquire new businesses, and pay down our debt and deleverage our business. Our consolidated total leverage, as defined in our senior credit facilities is now 3.4 times consolidated EBITDA compared to 6.8 times when we went private,” said Stone.
Earnings Call
SS&C’s Q3 2008 earnings call will take place at 10:00 a.m. eastern time on December 3, 2008. The call will discuss Q3 2008 results. Interested parties may dial 877-680-2259 (US and Canada) or 706-679-6413 (International) and request the “SS&C Third Quarter 2008 Earnings Call”, conference ID #75668588. A replay will be available after 1:00 p.m. eastern time on December 3rd, until midnight on December 10th 2008. To hear the replay, dial 800-642-1687 or 706-645-9291 and enter the access code #75668588.
This press release contains forward-looking statements relating to, among other things, the market’s continued acceptance of the Company’s products and services. 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 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, general economic and industry conditions, 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, 2007. 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 software and related services 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) financial institutions, 5) municipal finance, 6) real estate property management, 7) commercial lending and 8) corporate treasury. 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,  
    2008     2007     2008     2007  
Revenues:
                               
Software licenses
  $ 5,669     $ 7,159     $ 18,353     $ 18,653  
Maintenance
    16,348       15,666       48,986       45,899  
Professional services
    5,316       3,338       18,695       12,381  
Software-enabled services
    43,668       37,320       125,685       102,792  
 
                       
Total revenues
    71,001       63,483       211,719       179,725  
 
                       
 
                               
Cost of revenues:
                               
Software licenses
    2,262       2,374       6,868       7,155  
Maintenance
    6,844       6,412       20,104       19,520  
Professional services
    3,774       3,290       11,906       10,312  
Software-enabled services
    23,092       20,293       68,433       57,132  
 
                       
Total cost of revenues
    35,972       32,369       107,311       94,119  
 
                       
 
                               
Gross profit
    35,029       31,114       104,408       85,606  
 
                       
 
                               
Operating expenses:
                               
Selling and marketing
    4,761       4,989       14,701       14,272  
Research and development
    6,597       6,580       20,341       19,617  
General and administrative
    8,092       5,643       20,689       17,170  
 
                       
Total operating expenses
    19,450       17,212       55,731       51,059  
 
                       
 
                               
Operating income
    15,579       13,902       48,677       34,547  
 
                               
Interest expense, net
    (10,295 )     (11,067 )     (31,132 )     (33,622 )
Other income (expense), net
    1,057       (58 )     278       522  
 
                       
 
                               
Income before income taxes
    6,341       2,777       17,823       1,447  
Provision for income taxes
    1,531       556       5,491       458  
 
                       
 
                               
Net income
  $ 4,810     $ 2,221     $ 12,332     $ 989  
 
                       
See Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Information.


 

SS&C TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands)
                 
    September 30,     December 31,  
    2008     2007  
ASSETS
               
Current assets:
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 30,330     $ 19,175  
Accounts receivable, net
    46,195       39,546  
Deferred income taxes
    1,108       1,169  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    7,616       9,585  
 
           
Total current assets
    85,249       69,475  
 
               
Property and equipment, net
    15,268       13,040  
 
               
Goodwill
    844,745       860,690  
Intangible and other assets, net
    220,364       247,290  
 
           
 
               
Total assets
  $ 1,165,626     $ 1,190,495  
 
           
 
               
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY
               
Current liabilities:
               
Current portion of long-term debt
  $ 2,156     $ 2,429  
Accounts payable
    3,462       2,558  
Income taxes payable
    5,905       3,181  
Accrued employee compensation and benefits
    11,069       11,668  
Other accrued expenses
    8,537       10,053  
Interest payable
    8,029       2,090  
Deferred maintenance and other revenue
    32,839       29,480  
 
           
Total current liabilities
    71,997       61,459  
 
               
Long-term debt, net of current portion
    412,454       440,580  
Other long-term liabilities
    10,260       10,216  
Deferred income taxes
    57,261       65,647  
 
           
Total liabilities
    551,972       577,902  
 
               
Total stockholder’s equity
    613,654       612,593  
 
           
 
               
Total liabilities and stockholder’s equity
  $ 1,165,626     $ 1,190,495  
 
           
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,     September 30,  
    2008     2007  
Cash flow from operating activities:
               
Net income
  $ 12,332     $ 989  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Depreciation and amortization
    26,292       25,957  
Stock compensation expense
    5,405       6,513  
Foreign exchange gains on debt
          (768 )
Amortization of loan origination costs
    1,756       1,728  
Equity losses (earnings) on long-term investment
    1,039       (63 )
Loss on sale or disposal of property and equipment
    1       90  
Deferred income taxes
    (7,433 )     (4,037 )
Provision for doubtful accounts
    703       589  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities excluding effects from acquisitions:
               
Accounts receivable
    (8,437 )     (8,679 )
Prepaid expenses and other assets
    (1,004 )     (946 )
Accounts payable
    1,014       (309 )
Accrued expenses
    4,528       10,915  
Income taxes payable
    2,892       1,994  
Deferred maintenance and other revenues
    4,034       6,165  
 
           
Net cash provided by operating activities
    43,122       40,138  
 
           
 
               
Cash flow from investing activities:
               
Additions to property and equipment
    (6,203 )     (5,375 )
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment
    2       6  
Cash paid for business acquisitions, net of cash acquired
          (5,130 )
 
           
Net cash used in investing activities
    (6,201 )     (10,499 )
 
           
 
               
Cash flow from financing activities:
               
 
               
Cash received from borrowings
          5,200  
Repayment of debt
    (25,050 )     (31,067 )
Transactions involving SS&C Holdings common stock
    12       (8 )
Income tax benefit related to exercise of stock options
          82  
 
           
Net cash used in financing activities
    (25,038 )     (25,793 )
 
           
 
               
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
    (728 )     626  
 
           
 
               
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
    11,155     $ 4,472  
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
    19,175       11,718  
 
           
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
  $ 30,330     $ 16,190  
 
           
See Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Information.


 

SS&C Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Information
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.
                                 
    Three Months     Three Months     Nine Months     Nine Months  
    Ended     Ended     Ended     Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,  
(in thousands)   2008     2007     2008     2007  
Operating income
  $ 15,579     $ 13,902     $ 48,677     $ 34,547  
Purchase accounting adjustments
    (76 )     (76 )     (224 )     (215 )
Amortization of intangible assets
    7,510       7,526       22,638       22,266  
Terminated IPO costs
    2,077             2,077        
Stock-based compensation
    2,097       1,973       5,405       6,513  
 
                       
Adjusted operating income
  $ 27,187     $ 23,325     $ 78,573     $ 63,111  
 
                       
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.
                                         
    Three Months     Three Months     Nine Months     Nine Months     Twelve Months  
    Ended     Ended     Ended     Ended     Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,  
(in thousands)   2008     2007     2008     2007     2008  
Net income
  $ 4,810     $ 2,221     $ 12,332     $ 989     $ 17,918  
Interest expense, net
    10,295       11,067       31,132       33,622       42,034  
Income taxes
    1,531       556       5,491       458       4,575  
Depreciation and amortization
    8,568       8,744       26,292       25,957       35,382  
 
                             
EBITDA
  $ 25,204     $ 22,588     $ 75,247     $ 61,026     $ 99,909  
Purchase accounting adjustments
    (76 )     (76 )     (224 )     (215 )     (305 )
Unusual or non-recurring charges
    1,134       (21 )     2,502       (262 )     1,046  
Acquired EBITDA and cost savings
                       135        
Stock-based compensation
    2,097       1,973       5,405       6,513       9,871  
Capital-based taxes
    165       645       880       1,309       1,292  
Other
    324       409       1,044       1,194       2,008  
 
                             
Consolidated EBITDA
  $ 28,848     $ 25,518     $ 84,854     $ 69,700     $ 113,821