Sapient Announces Third Quarter Financial Results; Results Exceed Analyst Consensus Expectations.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CAMBRIDGE Cambridge, city, Canada Cambridge (kām`brĭj), city (1991 pop. 92,772), S Ont., Canada, on the Grand River, NW of Hamilton. It was formed in 1973 with the amalgamation of Galt, Hespeler, and Preston, all founded in the early 19th cent. , Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 24, 2002 Sapient sa·pi·ent adj. Having great wisdom and discernment. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin sapi (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : SAPE SAPE Sapient Corp (stock symbol) SAPE Substance Abuse Prevention Education SAPE Survivable Adaptive Planning Experiment SAPE Sexual Assault Prevention and Education ), a leading business and technology consultancy, today announced financial results for its third quarter ended September September: see month. 30, 2002. For the three months ended September 30, 2002, consolidated service revenues were $43.6 million, an eight percent increase from service revenues of $40.5 million for the second quarter of 2002 and a 38 percent decrease from the third quarter of 2001. Gross revenues were $45.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2002, which included $1.9 million of reimbursable re·im·burse tr.v. re·im·bursed, re·im·burs·ing, re·im·burs·es 1. To repay (money spent); refund. 2. To pay back or compensate (another party) for money spent or losses incurred. expenses. Below are results stated in both pro forma As a matter of form or for the sake of form. Used to describe accounting, financial, and other statements or conclusions based upon assumed or anticipated facts. The phrase pro forma and GAAP GAAP See: Generally Accepted Accounting Principles GAAP See generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). formats. Pro forma net loss (excluding amortization of intangibles, stock-based compensation charges, restructuring charges restructuring charge The expense of reorganizing a company's operations. A restructuring charge is an infrequent expense that generally results from asset writedowns or facility closings. and credits, impairment Impairment 1. A reduction in a company's stated capital. 2. The total capital that is less than the par value of the company's capital stock. Notes: 1. This is usually reduced because of poorly estimated losses or gains. 2. of goodwill and intangible assets Intangible Asset An asset that is not physical in nature. Notes: Examples are things like copyrights, patents, intellectual property, and goodwill. These are the opposite of tangible assets. and other non-recurring items, along with the associated tax effects) was $12.1 million, or $0.10 per 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. share, for the third quarter of 2002. This compared to pro forma net loss of $21.4 million, or $0.17 per diluted share for the second quarter of 2002, and $25.0 million, or $0.20 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2001. These results exceed guidance Sapient's management set on the second quarter earnings call and analyst consensus. Sapient guided to net revenue of $41 million to $42 million and pro forma net loss of $0.12 to $0.13 per share. Analyst consensus estimates for this quarter's net revenue, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. I/B/E/S, was $41 million and pro forma net loss of $0.12 per share. For the third quarter, Sapient guided to a cash balance of $185 million, excluding potential stock buy-back. The company's third quarter cash balance is $191 million, net of $5 million used to purchase 5.4 million shares under the company's share repurchase Share Repurchase A program by which a company buys back its own shares from the marketplace, reducing the number of outstanding shares. This is usually an indication that the company's management thinks the shares are undervalued. program. Net loss for the third quarter on a GAAP basis (which includes the charges, credits and associated tax effects listed above) totaled $10.8 million, or $0.09 per diluted share. This compared to net loss on a GAAP basis of $139.7 million, or $1.10 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2002 and $94.7 million, or $0.76 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2001. The third quarter 2002 GAAP net loss includes a $3.6 million restructuring restructuring - The transformation from one representation form to another at the same relative abstraction level, while preserving the subject system's external behaviour (functionality and semantics). credit for reserves recorded in prior quarters. The credit is a result of outplacement out·place·ment n. The process of facilitating a terminated employee's search for a new job by provision of professional services, such as counseling, paid for by the former employer. service and facility cost savings, net of a restructuring charge in connection with the closure of the company's Tokyo office at the end of this year. For the nine months ended September 30, 2002, consolidated service revenues were $134.1 million, a 50 percent decrease from the first nine months of 2001. Pro forma net loss for the first nine months of 2002 was $36.9 million, or $0.29 per diluted share, compared to pro forma net loss of $39.5 million, or $0.32 per diluted share, for the comparable prior year period. Net loss on a GAAP basis for the nine months ended September 30, 2002 was $204.5 million, or $1.62 per diluted share, compared to net loss on a GAAP basis of $160.3 million, or $1.30 per diluted share, for the first nine months of 2001. "We are pleased to see sequential growth in the third quarter. It's clear that our clients continue to see advantage in Sapient's unique value proposition," said Jerry A. Greenberg Jerry A. Greenberg is the Co-Founder and former Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sapient (NASDAQ:SAPE), a business consulting and technology services firm headquartered at Cambridge, MA. He, along with J. Stuart Moore, founded Sapient in 1991. , Sapient's co-chairman and co-chief executive officer. "The growth in revenue combined with disciplined cost management has produced bottom line results that exceed expectations, and the balance sheet remains strong. While market visibility is still unclear, Sapient is well-positioned to weather further downturns or to capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. the opportunities that an economic recovery would bring." Recent highlights -- Sapient won assignments with many new and existing clients, including Star Alliance, Motorola, UPS, Wells Fargo Bank, Deutsche Telekom, Pfizer, Verizon, British Petroleum, Volkswagen, General Motors Acceptance Corp., Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Janus, ERGO, Harvard University, Rock-Tenn and Bridgeline. -- Engagements on which Sapient is currently working or has recently delivered work include the following: -- Sapient is helping Wells Fargo Bank develop a strategy and design for a messaging platform that will provide online customers with time-sensitive information about their finances and accounts. -- Sapient worked with Blue Cross/Blue Shield on several advanced technology implementations, including an application that facilitates HIPAA compliance. -- Sapient worked with T-Mobile and T-Online to develop and implement a PDA portal for the German market that provides access to a broad range of premium content. -- In ongoing work for the UK government's eEnvoy Office, Sapient is delivering an enterprise content management solution to serve multiple government departments. -- Sapient has re-engaged with Staples to help the retailer extend its global presence with the development of a flexible technology infrastructure that can support commerce in multiple-language environments. -- For National Savings & Investments (NS&I), a UK government organization that seeks to reduce the cost of government borrowing through offering savings and investments products directly to the public, Sapient worked to document and define best practices to help NS&I plan future customer registration, identification, authorization processes, and single sign-on technologies to enable greater use of low-cost channels. -- Sapient is partnering with Bowne & Co. to review its current service delivery platform in order to expand the company's product offerings. -- Sapient announced it has formed an alliance with x.eye incorporated, the leading provider of integrated client relationship software for wealth management, to deploy the first global advisor desktop platforms using a fixed-time, fixed-price delivery model. Sapient also announced it has been named a member of the Microsoft BizTalk Server Partner Program and that it has formed an alliance with Plumtree Software, the industry leader in corporate portal software, to deliver corporate portal solutions to Global 2000 companies. -- Sapient's Advanced Technology team developed and released a new product called Management Console for Java, or MC4J, to the open source community. MC4J enables easy graphical monitoring and maintenance of Java applications written to Java Management Extensions, the emerging industry standard. The company's Advanced Technology team also selected IBM as the new sponsor of Sapient's Enterprise Java Scalability Lab. Stock Repurchase Plan stock repurchase plan 1. See buyback. 2. See self-tender. Sapient's board of directors has authorized au·thor·ize tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es 1. To grant authority or power to. 2. To give permission for; sanction: a stock repurchase Stock repurchase A firm's repurchase of outstanding shares of its common stock. program of up to $20 million over the next year. The program is effective immediately. Purchases under Sapient's stock repurchase program may be made from time-to-time in the open market through block trades or otherwise, depending on market conditions and other factors, without prior notice. As of October 23, 2002, Sapient has approximately 122 million shares outstanding. Pro Forma Results Pro forma results, which generally exclude non-operational, non-cash charges Non-Cash Charge A charge off, made by a company against earnings, that does not require an initial outlay of cash. Notes: Non-cash charges are typically against the depreciation, amortization, and depletion accounts on a company's balance sheet. and benefits as well as one-time charges, are provided as a complement to results provided in accordance Accordance is Bible Study Software for Macintosh developed by OakTree Software, Inc.[] As well as a standalone program, it is the base software packaged by Zondervan in their Bible Study suites for Macintosh. with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. (known as "GAAP"). Sapient management uses such pro forma measures internally to evaluate the company's performance and manage its operations. A further explanation of items excluded from these pro forma measures and a reconciliation of GAAP to pro forma are included in the attached financial statements. 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. This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. There are a number of factors that could cause actual events to differ materially from those indicated. Such factors include, without limitation, the Company's ability to continue to attract and retain high quality employees, accurately set fees for and timely complete its current and future client projects, the continued acceptance of the Company's services, the ability of the Company to manage its growth and projects effectively, and the other factors set forth in the Company's most recent 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. and quarterly Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. , as filed with the SEC. Conference Call Sapient will host a discussion of the third quarter results in a conference call today at 4:30 p.m. (ET), which will be broadcast live on the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. 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About Sapient Sapient, a leading business and technology consultancy, helps Global 2000 clients achieve measurable business results through the rapid application and support of advanced technology on a fixed-price basis. Founded in 1991, Sapient employs more than 1,500 people in offices in Atlanta, Cambridge (Mass.), Chicago, Dallas, Dusseldorf, London, Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , Milan, Munich, New Delhi New Delhi (dĕl`ē), city (1991 pop. 294,149), capital of India and of Delhi state, N central India, on the right bank of the Yamuna River. , New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , Toronto and Washington, D.C. More information about Sapient can be found at www.sapient.com. Sapient is a registered servicemark of Sapient Corporation. MC4J MC4J Management Console for Java is a trademark of Sapient Corporation. All other product, service and company names are trademarks or servicemarks of their respective owners.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands) September 30, December 31,
(Unaudited) 2002 2001
Assets
Current Assets:
Cash and short term investments $190,555 $244,537
Accounts receivable, net 29,051 37,036
Unbilled revenues on contracts 11,439 11,289
Prepaid expenses and other current
assets 10,553 19,218
Total current assets 241,598 312,080
Net fixed assets and other assets 41,459 49,646
Net intangible assets 1,984 113,144
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43,443 162,790
Total assets $285,041 $474,870
Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses $26,788 $26,061
Accrued restructuring costs 29,978 17,829
Income taxes payable 411 907
Deferred revenues on contracts 3,981 9,465
Total current liabilities 61,158 54,262
Accrued restructuring costs 42,544 35,511
Other long term liabilities 3,844 3,883
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107,546 93,656
Minority interest in consolidated
subsidiary 102 444
Stockholders' equity 177,393 380,770
Total liabilities and stockholders'
equity $285,041 $474,870
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In thousands) Three months ended Nine months ended
(Unaudited) September 30, September 30,
2002 2001 2002 2001
Revenues:
Service revenues $43,600 $69,980 $134,103 $266,407
Reimbursable expenses 1,893 4,471 6,621 16,333
Total gross revenues 45,493 74,451 140,724 282,740
Operating Expenses:
Project personnel costs 32,180 51,510 108,188 189,497
Reimbursable expenses 1,893 4,471 6,621 16,333
Total project personnel
costs 34,073 55,981 114,809 205,830
Selling and marketing
costs 6,535 5,948 20,439 21,841
General and administrative
costs 18,255 29,352 64,962 103,611
Restructuring and other
related charges (credits) (3,607) 42,608 54,906 93,420
Impairment charges 0 0 107,430 0
Stock-based compensation 1,358 939 2,697 3,749
Amortization of intangible
assets 598 7,504 3,730 20,690
Total operating expenses 57,212 142,332 368,973 449,141
Loss from operations (11,719) (67,881) (228,249) (166,401)
Other income (expense) (246) (131) 1,513 (3,420)
Interest income 977 2,315 3,397 8,011
Loss before income taxes,
net equity income (loss)
from investees and minority
interest (10,988) (65,697) (223,339) (161,810)
Income tax expense
(benefit) 174 29,030 (18,833) (1,726)
Loss before net equity
income (loss) from
investees and minority
interest (11,162) (94,727) (204,506) (160,084)
Net equity income (loss)
from investees 162 (113) (373) (464)
Minority interest in
consolidated subsidiary 163 189 342 274
Net loss $(10,837) $(94,651) $(204,537) $(160,274)
Basic net loss per share $(0.09) $(0.76) $(1.62) $(1.30)
Diluted net loss per share $(0.09) $(0.76) $(1.62) $(1.30)
Weighted average common
shares 124,614 125,346 125,960 123,541
Weighted average common
share equivalents 0 0 0 0
Weighted average common
shares and common share
equivalents 124,614 125,346 125,960 123,541
Pro forma Data:
Loss before income taxes,
net equity income (loss)
from investees and minority
interest (10,988) (65,697) (223,339) (161,810)
Net equity income (loss)
from investees, net of
restructuring charges 162 (113) 28 (464)
Minority interest in
consolidated subsidiary 163 189 342 274
Restructuring and other
related charges (credits) (3,607) 42,608 54,906 93,420
Impairment charges 0 0 107,430 0
Investment revaluation 246 131 (1,513) 3,420
Non-cash & merger-related
charges 1,956 8,443 6,427 24,439
Pro forma loss before taxes (12,068) (14,439) (55,719) (40,721)
Impact of tax legislation
change, tax carry-back 0 0 (17,217) 0
Impact of income tax
valuation allowance 0 16,240 0 16,240
Pro forma tax expense
(benefit), excluding
valuation allowance 37 (5,683) (1,630) (17,510)
Pro forma net loss $(12,105) $(24,996) $(36,872) $(39,451)
Pro forma basic net loss per
share $(0.10) $(0.20) $(0.29) $(0.32)
Pro forma diluted net loss
per share $(0.10) $(0.20) $(0.29) $(0.32)
Weighted average common
shares 124,614 125,346 125,960 123,541
Weighted average common
share equivalents 0 0 0 0
Weighted average common shares
and common share equivalents 124,614 125,346 125,960 123,541
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