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Document Sciences Announces Significant Annual Earnings Growth.


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CARLSBAD Carlsbad, cities, United States
Carlsbad (kärlz`băd).

1 City (1990 pop. 63,126), San Diego co., S Calif., on the Pacific coast; settled in the 1880s, inc. 1952.
, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 28, 2003

Document Sciences Corporation (Nasdaq:DOCX) today reported net income for the year ended December December: see month.  31, 2002, of $1,560,040 compared with net income of $638,460 for the year ended December 31, 2001.

Net income per share for the year ended December 31, 2002, was $0.36, based on 4,286,485 fully diluted di·lute  
tr.v. di·lut·ed, di·lut·ing, di·lutes
1. To make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water.

2. To lessen the force, strength, purity, or brilliance of, especially by admixture.
 shares outstanding, compared with net income per share of $0.11, based on 5,830,728 fully diluted shares outstanding for 2001. Revenues for the year ended December 31, 2002 were $23.1 million, up by 4% from the same period in 2001.

For the three months ended December 31, 2002, the company reported net income of $1,105,992, or $0.26 per share based on 4,307,287 shares outstanding, compared with net income of $70,436, or $0.02 per share based on 4,396,411 fully diluted shares outstanding, for the three months ended December 31, 2001. Revenues for the three months ended December 31, 2002 were $6.6 million, compared with revenues of $6.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2001, an increase of 7%.

Included in net income and benefit for income taxes for the 3 months and year ended December 31, 2002, is a reversal reversal n. the decision of a court of appeal ruling that the judgment of a lower court was incorrect and is reversed. The result is that the lower court which tried the case is instructed to dismiss the original action, retry the case, or is ordered to change its  of $305,000 of the deferred tax asset valuation allowance.

Jack McGannon, Document Sciences' President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , stated that "the fourth quarter and full-year results represented continued successful operation against our plan. We were particularly pleased with our ability to license xPression, our next generation architecture, which became available during the fourth quarter." The company licensed xPression to six customers in the fourth quarter. Mr. McGannon added that "we were pleased that we were also able to maintain strong revenue from our Autograph autograph

Any manuscript handwritten by its author; in common usage, a handwritten signature. Aside from its value as a collector's item, an early or corrected draft of a work may show its stages of composition or “correct” final version.
 suite during the quarter." McGannon further commented that "the company performed very well in the area of cash generation and is solidly positioned to fund our operating activities." After repayment of a $2.5 million debt obligation during the first quarter, the company grew its cash position by slightly more than $2.1 million during the year.

Information about Document Sciences

Document Sciences Corporation develops and markets software solutions that enable an enterprise to better communicate with their customers through both Automated au·to·mate  
v. au·to·mat·ed, au·to·mat·ing, au·to·mates

v.tr.
1. To convert to automatic operation: automate a factory.

2.
 Personal Portals A personal home page on the Web that is customized by the user. Typically associated with a search engine and displaying selected information such as news, weather and stock quotes, if the portal publisher offers e-mail, IM or other services, direct links to those systems are also  on the web and high-quality personalized per·son·al·ize  
tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es
1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner.

2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify.
 documents that can be printed, viewed on demand, or distributed electronically in high volume. Approximately 600 customers worldwide use Document Sciences products in insurance; banking and financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject.
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; managed-care; telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. ; utilities; and commercial print service bureaus. Customers include more than 60 Fortune 500 companies. Based in Carlsbad, California Carlsbad is a coastal resort-town in northern San Diego County, California. According to the state Department of Finance, the city had a total population of 90,271 in 2003. , with regional locations across the U.S. and a European European

emanating from or pertaining to Europe.


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 subsidiary in Paris, France, the company also markets its products in Australia Australia (ôstrāl`yə), smallest continent, between the Indian and Pacific oceans. With the island state of Tasmania to the south, the continent makes up the Commonwealth of Australia, a federal parliamentary state (2005 est. pop. , Canada Canada (kăn`ədə), independent nation (2001 pop. 30,007,094), 3,851,787 sq mi (9,976,128 sq km), N North America. Canada occupies all of North America N of the United States (and E of Alaska) except for Greenland and the French islands of , New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. , Brazil Brazil (brəzĭl`), Port. Brasil, officially Federative Republic of Brazil, republic (2005 est. pop. 186,113,000), 3,286,470 sq mi (8,511,965 sq km), E South America. , Argentina Argentina (ärjəntē`nə, Span. ärhāntē`nä), officially Argentine Republic, republic (2005 est. pop. 39,538,000), 1,072,157 sq mi (2,776,889 sq km), S South America.  and Chile. For more information about Document Sciences Corporation visit www.docscience.com.

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements forward-looking statement

A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections.
. Words such as "plan," "will," "anticipate," "intend," "increasing," "pursue," "provide," "begin," "should," "would," "focus," "believe," "expect," "continue," and "plan," or the negative thereof or variations thereon there·on  
adv.
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2. Archaic Following that immediately; thereupon.

Adv. 1. thereon - on that; "text and commentary thereon"
on it, on that
 and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements inherently involve certain risks and uncertainties, although they are based on our current plans or assessments that are believed to be reasonable as of the date of this press release. Factors that may cause actual results, goals, targets or objectives to differ materially from those contemplated, projected, forecast, estimated, anticipated, planned or budgeted in such forward-looking statements include, among others, the following possibilities: (i) changes in our stock price; (ii) changes in our operating results; (iii) the market for document automation software; (iv) continued expansion of our professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. ; (v) market acceptance of our existing products and introduction of new products and enhancements to existing products; (vi) maintaining our relationships with Xerox (Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT, www.xerox.com) A major manufacturer of analog and digital copy machines, computer printers and document management systems. Corporate headquarters are in Stamford, CT, while manufacturing and marketing is in Rochester, NY. ; and/or and/or  
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Used to indicate that either or both of the items connected by it are involved.

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 (vii) changes in general economic and business conditions. Actual events or results may differ materially from those discussed, contemplated, forecasted, estimated, anticipated, planned or implied in the forward-looking statements as a result of the various factors described above and those further set forth under the heading "Risk Factors" in our Form 10-K Form 10-K

A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information.


Form 10-K

See 10-K.
 for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2001.

                     DOCUMENT SCIENCES CORPORATION
                      CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

                                            December 31, December 31,
                                               2002         2001
                                            ------------ ------------
ASSETS
Current assets:
    Cash and cash equivalents                $2,284,367   $3,187,229
    Short-term investments                    6,294,838    5,736,200
    Accounts receivable, net                  7,223,750    5,028,059
    Due from affiliates                       1,242,196    1,739,739
    Unbilled revenue                            161,159      400,164
    Other current assets                        756,268      519,163
                                            ------------ ------------
       Total current assets                  17,962,578   16,610,554
Property and equipment, net                     781,874    1,178,600
Computer software costs, net                  1,518,102    1,143,618
Goodwill, net                                   724,615      724,615
Other assets                                    197,497       48,785
                                            ------------ ------------
       Total assets                         $21,184,666  $19,706,172
                                            ============ ============

LIABILITIES
Current liabilities:
    Accounts payable                           $192,945     $191,919
    Accrued compensation                      1,580,521      881,791
    Other accrued liabilities                   495,679      520,599
    Deferred revenue                          9,689,774    7,851,670
    Short-term notes                                 --    2,128,219
                                            ------------ ------------
       Total current liabilities             11,958,919   11,574,198

Long-term notes                                      --      297,099
Deferred revenue                                 44,810      134,430

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
    Common stock                                  3,858        3,825
    Additional paid-in capital               10,786,007   10,781,055
    Accumulated comprehensive income             10,981       95,514
    Retained deficit                         (1,619,909)  (3,179,949)
                                            ------------ ------------
       Total stockholders' equity             9,180,937    7,700,445
                                            ------------ ------------
       Total liabilities and stockholders'
        equity                              $21,184,666  $19,706,172
                                            ============ ============


                     DOCUMENT SCIENCES CORPORATION
                 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

                         Three Months Ended          Years Ended
                            December 31,            December 31,
                       ----------------------- -----------------------
                          2002        2001        2002        2001
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------

Revenues:
  Initial license fees $3,268,475  $2,769,614  $9,592,009  $8,200,159
  Annual renewal
   license and support
   fees                 2,483,427   2,197,836   9,576,671   8,707,247
  Services and other      842,491   1,208,198   3,917,099   5,212,231
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
    Total revenues      6,594,393   6,175,648  23,085,779  22,119,637
Cost of revenues:
  Initial license fees    348,662     456,472   1,599,958   1,495,073
  Annual renewal
   license and support
   fees                   361,272     392,879   1,513,812   1,498,664
  Services and other      643,695     720,956   2,606,356   2,992,555
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
    Total cost of
     revenues           1,353,629   1,570,307   5,720,126   5,986,292
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Gross margin            5,240,764   4,605,341  17,365,653  16,133,345
Operating expenses:
  Research and
   development          1,473,446   1,782,141   5,456,164   5,203,525
  Selling and marketing 2,275,803   1,868,413   7,755,772   7,151,651
  General and
   administrative         671,528     758,441   2,981,169   3,418,823
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
    Total operating
     expenses           4,420,777   4,408,995  16,193,105  15,773,999
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Income (loss) from
 operations               819,987     196,346   1,172,548     359,346
  Other income
   (expenses)              (7,584)   (124,103)     93,903     280,921
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Income before income
 taxes                    812,403      72,243   1,266,451     640,267
  Provision (benefit)
   for income taxes      (293,589)      1,807    (293,589)      1,807
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Net income             $1,105,992     $70,436  $1,560,040    $638,460
                       =========== =========== =========== ===========

Net income per share-
 basic                      $0.29       $0.02       $0.41       $0.12
                       =========== =========== =========== ===========
Weighted average shares
 used in basic
 calculation            3,839,608   3,803,333   3,843,850   5,547,872
                       =========== =========== =========== ===========
Net income per share-
 diluted                    $0.26       $0.02       $0.36       $0.11
                       =========== =========== =========== ===========
Weighted average shares
 used in diluted
 calculation            4,307,287   4,396,411   4,286,485   5,830,728
                       =========== =========== =========== ===========
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