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SPSS présente résultats du premier trimestre de 2009

06. May 2009

SPSS Inc. (Nasdaq: SPSS), fournisseur mondial de logiciels et de solutions d'analyse prédictive, a annoncé les résultats financiers du premier trimestre, terminé le 31 mars 2009. Le chiffre d’affaires répond aux attentes de l’organisation, malgré la crise économique mondiale et l’impacte négatif des taux de change. En plus, l’organisation a bénéficié de l’amélioration continue de la productivité, par laquelle elle a généré 17,2 millions USD de revenus opérationnels dans le premier trimestre, un record de 24 pourcent du chiffre d’affaires total. L’organisation a réalisé en total un chiffre d’affaires de 72,1 million USD, une baisse de 8 pourcent par rapport au premier trimestre de 2008 (78,2 millions USD).

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SPSS Reports 2009 First Quarter Results
Record 24 Percent Operating Margin

SPSS Inc. (Nasdaq: SPSS), a global provider of Predictive Analytics software and solutions, today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2009. Revenue generation for the quarter met Company expectations despite a difficult global economic environment and a significant negative impact from currency exchange rates. Combined with the benefits of ongoing productivity improvements, operating income for the 2009 first quarter was $17.2 million, or a record 24 percent of total revenues, compared with $13.9 million, or 18 percent of total revenues, for the 2008 first quarter.

The Company reported 2009 first quarter revenues of $72.1 million, down 8 percent from $78.2 million in the same quarter of 2008. Excluding the effects of currency exchange rates, total revenues were down 1 percent from the 2008 first quarter. License revenues were $33.8 million, a 12 percent decline from $38.4 million in the 2008 first quarter, or an 8 percent decline excluding the effects of currency exchange rates. Maintenance revenues for the 2009 first quarter were $32.5 million, up 1 percent from $32.1 million in the 2008 first quarter, or up 11 percent excluding the effects of currency exchange rates.

Net income was $9.4 million, up 4 percent, from $9.0 million in the same period in 2008 with the $3.3 million higher operating income for the quarter offset by lower nonoperating items, primarily less interest income due to lower available interest investment rates and net currency losses. As a result of the required January 1, 2009, adoption of FASB Staff Position on No. APB 14-1, Accounting for Convertible Debt Instruments That May Be Settled in Cash upon Conversion (FSP No. APB 14-1), the Company recognized in the 2009 first quarter $1.4 million non-cash interest expense and adjusted the 2008 first quarter results, increasing interest expense by $1.3 million, to reflect the retrospective application of FSP No. APB 14-1. The effective income tax rate for the 2009 and 2008 quarters was 36 percent and 39 percent, respectively.

Diluted earnings per share (EPS) for the 2009 first quarter was $0.48, up 2 percent, from EPS of $0.47 for the 2008 first quarter. EPS includes non-cash expense for FSP 14-1 of $0.04 in both the 2009 and 2008 first quarters, respectively. Expenses for sharebased compensation were $0.06 and $0.07 per share in the 2009 first quarter and the 2008 first quarter, respectively.

“As expected, the global economic environment presented a challenging first quarter. While there remains resistance in closing larger transactions, our customers continue to support our products at the low end, reflecting our competitive price point advantage. In addition, maintenance revenue continued to provide stability to our total quarterly revenues,” said Jack Noonan, SPSS chairman, president and CEO. “Though all product categories were down year-over-year, our market-leading statistics software showed the best economic resistance. Geographically, we had strength in the Pacific Rim, where new license revenue was up, offsetting softness in most of Europe and the U.S.” Noonan continued, “While we expect the global economic environment will present a difficult year ahead, we believe these results demonstrate both the continued demand for our Predictive Analytic products and our proven ability to execute.”

At March 31, 2009, cash and cash equivalents totaled $311.5 million, compared with $294.6 million at March 31, 2008, and $305.9 million at December 31, 2008. Cash flow from operating activities in the 2009 first quarter was $15.8 million compared to $14.1 million for the same quarter in 2008. During the quarter, the Company spent $3.1 million for the repurchase of $3.5 million face value of its convertible bonds. The effect of currency exchange rates on cash negatively impacted the March 31, 2009, balance by $4.6 million from the 2008 year-end balance.
Outlook and Guidance

“Our 2009 first quarter results reflect the continuing benefits of early alignment of expenses for more efficient revenue production, as well as the disciplined operational and financial management investors have come to expect from SPSS. Reported operating expenses for the 2009 first quarter were down 15 percent compared with the same period in 2008,” said Raymond Panza, SPSS executive vice president and chief financial officer. “Given the uncertainties in the economic environment, we continue to be cautious about 2009. However, we are beginning to realize the benefits from recent investments in new marketing initiatives.”

Panza continued, “During 2009, we expect foreign currency exchange rates to have a continuing negative effect on reported results. For the 2009 second quarter, we expect revenues of between $68.0 million and $74.0 million with EPS in the range of $0.35 to $0.48.” This EPS guidance includes $0.09 expense for share-based compensation and a $0.04 estimated non-cash interest expense due to the required 2009 adoption of FSP 14-1. Comparatively, second quarter 2008 EPS included $0.08 for share-based compensation and a $0.04 adjustment for the retrospective application of FSP 14-1. For the 2009 fiscal year, the Company expects charges of $0.29 per share for sharebased compensation and $0.17 per share for FSP 14-1. The effective income tax rate for the 2009 second quarter and full year is estimated to be 35 percent.

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SPSS (NASDAQ : SPSS) est un éditeur leader mondial de logiciels et de solutions d’analyse prédictive. La technologie d’analyse prédictive de SPSS améliore les processus décisionnels des organisations, en leur offrant un contrôle permanent sur les décisions prises chaque jour. En utilisant quotidiennement l’analyse prédictive, les organisations deviennent ainsi des entreprises prédictives, capables d’atteindre leurs objectifs commerciaux, tout en bénéficiant d’avantages concurrentiels mesurables. Plus de 250 000 clients du secteur public, universitaire et commercial s’appuient sur les technologies de SPSS pour augmenter leurs revenus, réduire les coûts, détecter et se prémunir des frauds.
Fondé en 1968, SPSS est basé à Chicago aux Etats-Unis.
Site Web : www.spss.be

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