S1 Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2009 Results


Revenue Increased 1% in the Fourth Quarter and 5% for the Full Year Compared to 2008

 Adjusted EBITDA Increased 19% in the Fourth Quarter and 8% for the Full Year Compared to 2008

Company Completes the Acquisition of PM Systems Corporation

NORCROSS, Ga., March 4, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- S1 Corporation (Nasdaq:SONE), a leading global provider of payments and financial services software solutions, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and the full year ended December 31, 2009:

  • Total revenue in the fourth quarter of 2009 increased one percent to $59.5 million from $58.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2008. Total revenue for the year ended December 31, 2009 increased five percent to $238.9 million from $228.4 million in 2008.
  • GAAP earnings were $9.9 million or $0.18 per share (diluted) in the fourth quarter of 2009 compared to GAAP earnings of $5.3 million or $0.10 per share (diluted) in the fourth quarter of 2008. GAAP earnings were $30.4 million or $0.55 per share (diluted) for the year ended December 31, 2009, a $0.17 increase over GAAP earnings of $21.9 million or $0.38 per share (diluted) in 2008. These figures include stock-based compensation expense of $1.2 million and $3.5 million in the fourth quarters of 2009 and 2008, respectively, and $1.6 million and $8.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
  • Adjusted EBITDA in the fourth quarter of 2009 was $12.5 million compared to $10.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2008. Adjusted EBITDA for the year ended December 31, 2009 was $46.4 million compared to $43.0 million in 2008. Adjusted EBITDA does not include stock-based compensation expense and is described below and reconciled to U.S. GAAP Net income in Tables 4, 5 and 6.
  • Total revenue from international operations in the fourth quarter of 2009 increased eight percent to $16.8 million from $15.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2008. Total revenue from international operations for the year ended December 31, 2009 increased seven percent to $68.1 million from $63.8 million in 2008.
  • Excluding the State Farm relationship, the Company's revenue and Adjusted EBITDA grew 8% and 21%, respectively, in 2009.
  • Under a previously announced stock repurchase program, the Company repurchased 752 thousand shares of its common stock for $4.6 million during the fourth quarter of 2009, and 1.5 million shares for $9.6 million during the year ended December 31, 2009. As of December 31, 2009, the Company had $61.8 million in cash and cash equivalents.
  • On March 4, 2010, the Company completed the acquisition of PM Systems Corporation (PMSC), a provider of internet banking, bill pay and security solutions for credit unions in the United States, for approximately $28.9 million in cash, net of cash acquired. PMSC currently serves approximately 900,000 Internet banking subscribers through its credit union clients representing approximately 4.4 million members. The acquisition was funded from the Company's available cash.    
  • The Company expects PMSC to generate revenue and Adjusted EBITDA of approximately $11.8 million and $3.5 million, respectively, during calendar year 2010. Net of transaction costs and other adjustments, the Company expects PMSC to generate revenue and Adjusted EBITDA of approximately $9.6 million and $2.4 million, respectively, for the Company during the remainder of 2010.
  • In 2010, after giving effect to the PMSC acquisition, the Company expects to generate revenue of $248 to $254 million, Adjusted EBITDA of $43 to $47 million, and Cash earnings per share of $0.51 to $0.57. Excluding the State Farm relationship and excluding the acquisition of PMSC, at the mid-point of the Company's guidance, the Company expects revenue and Adjusted EBITDA to increase approximately 7% and 14%, respectively, in 2010 as compared to 2009.

"The Company performed well in 2009 in a difficult marketplace," commented Johann Dreyer, Chief Executive Officer of S1. "As we look ahead, we expect that market conditions will remain challenging in 2010. However, we continue to see excellent sales opportunities globally, particularly with our payments and cash management offerings. As our relationship with State Farm winds-down through the end of 2011, we will be focusing on replacing the professional services revenue generated from that engagement with software license, subscription and other recurring revenue. We will also continue to focus on making investments in product development and customer satisfaction initiatives to further position the Company for sustained growth and success."

"We are excited to welcome PMSC to the S1 family," Dreyer added. "PMSC has built an extremely impressive reputation for providing the highest quality products, services and customer support to credit unions in the U.S. With affordable, best-of-breed technology and a deep understanding of the opportunities and challenges credit unions are facing, PMSC will help S1 more effectively serve the unique needs of this marketplace. In addition, PMSC's recurring revenue model will be a nice addition to our financial profile."

Raymond James & Associates, Inc. served as the Company's financial advisor in connection with the rendering of a fairness opinion as to the acquisition of PMSC.

Non-GAAP Measures and Reconciliation to U.S. GAAP

Our results of operations are based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP").  In addition to U.S. GAAP financial measures, we use non-GAAP measures to evaluate our financial performance, assist management decisions, and in communications with our Board of Directors, stockholders, analysts and investors concerning our financial performance. Although we believe that our presentation of non-GAAP financial measures provide useful supplemental information to investors regarding our results of operations, our non-GAAP financial measures should only be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for or superior to, our financial measures prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The use of non-GAAP financial measures is subject to inherent limitations because they do not include all the expenses that must be included under U.S. GAAP and because they involve the exercise of judgment of which charges should properly be excluded from the non-GAAP financial measure. Management accounts for these limitations by not relying exclusively on non-GAAP financial measures, but only using such information to supplement U.S. GAAP financial results. Our non-GAAP financial measures may be different from such measures used by other companies.

We are presenting Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure, below and reconciling to the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP equivalent of which is Net income. We define Adjusted EBITDA as Net income plus interest and other expense (income), plus income taxes, depreciation, amortization of intangibles, and stock-based compensation expense. We believe that excluding depreciation, amortization, stock-based compensation expense, net interest income and income tax expense provides supplemental information and an alternative presentation useful to investors understanding our core operating results and trends. Not only are depreciation and amortization expenses based on historical costs of assets that may have little bearing on present or future replacement costs, but they are also based on management estimates of remaining useful lives. Additionally, while stock-based compensation is an important part of overall compensation expense, a portion of our stock-based compensation expense is the result of cash-settled stock appreciation rights that are revalued each quarter for U.S. GAAP earnings based in part on the closing price of our stock on the last day of the quarter. Consequently, fluctuations in our stock price can have a significant impact on our reported U.S. GAAP earnings. See Tables 4, 5 and 6 for reconciliations of non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA to U.S. GAAP Net income.

We are presenting Cash earnings per share, a non-GAAP financial measure, below and reconciling to the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP equivalent of which is Net income and earnings per share. We define Cash earnings as Net income minus amortization of intangibles, stock-based compensation and deferred income taxes. We calculate Cash earnings per share by adding back the per share impact of adjustments from diluted earnings per share. We believe Cash earnings per share is a useful financial measure which provides supplemental information and an alternative presentation useful to investors understanding trends of our income. Amortization of intangibles are generally expensed over several periods and may not be indicative of current cash expenditures. We believe the exclusion of stock-based compensation provides useful supplemental information to help understand the changes in our earnings per share due to the fluctuations of our cash-settled stock appreciation rights included in stock compensation. We exclude the impact of deferred income taxes on earnings as the temporary differences and the changes in valuation allowances may be misleading for trend analysis. See Table 1 for reconciliation of non-GAAP Cash earnings per share to U.S. GAAP Diluted earnings per share.

Conference Call Information

Company management will host a conference call for interested parties to discuss its fourth quarter and full year 2009 results on Friday, March 5, 2010, at 8:30 a.m. ET. A webcast of the call will be available through the Company's website, www.s1.com. The conference call will contain forward-looking statements and other material information.  A replay of the call will be available for two weeks following the call on the Company's website.

About S1 Corporation

Leading banks, credit unions, retailers, and processors need technology that adapts to the complex and challenging needs of their businesses. These organizations want solutions that can respond quickly to changes in the marketplace and help grow their businesses.  For more than 20 years, S1 Corporation (Nasdaq:SONE) has been a leader in developing software products that offer flexibility and reliability. Over 3,000 organizations worldwide depend on S1 for payments, online banking, mobile banking, voice banking, branch banking and lending solutions that deliver a competitive advantage. www.s1.com

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. These statements include statements with respect to our financial condition, results of operations and business. The words "believes," "expects," "may," "will," "should," "projects," "contemplates," "anticipates," "forecasts," "intends" or similar terminology identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements may include projections of our revenue, expenses, Adjusted EBITDA, capital expenditures, earnings per share, product development projects, future economic performance or management objectives. These statements, including without limitation statements regarding expected revenue and Adjusted EBITDA from PMSC, are based on our beliefs as well as assumptions made using information currently available to us. Because these statements reflect our current views concerning future events, they involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Therefore, actual results may differ significantly from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements. The risk factors included in our reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (and available on our web site at www.s1.com  or the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov) provide examples of risks, uncertainties and events that may cause our actual results to differ materially from the expectations we describe in our forward-looking statements. Except as provided by law, we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement for any reason, even if new information becomes available.

 S1 Corporation 
 Consolidated Statements of Operations 
 (In thousands, except share and per share data) 
 (Unaudited) 
TABLE 1
     
   Three Months Ended   Twelve Months Ended 
  12/31/2009 12/31/2008 12/31/2009 12/31/2008
         
Revenue:        
Software licenses  $ 8,978  $ 9,211  $ 35,196  $ 30,230
Support and maintenance  15,905  13,906  59,602  53,779
Professional services  22,013  22,673  94,965  92,470
Data center  12,564  12,835  49,164  51,956
Total revenue  59,460  58,625  238,927  228,435
         
Operating expenses:        
Cost of software licenses (1)  453  911  3,188  3,986
Cost of professional services, support and maintenance (1)   18,189  19,148  74,186  74,095
Cost of data center (1)   6,978  6,707  28,147  26,408
Selling and marketing   7,582  10,513  30,725  36,432
Product development   8,478  7,831  34,619  29,271
General and administrative  6,675  6,914  24,864  25,826
Depreciation and amortization of intangible assets  2,295  2,381  9,593  9,066
Total operating expenses   50,650  54,405  205,322  205,084
Operating income  8,810  4,220  33,605  23,351
         
Interest income   99  288  433  2,052
Interest expense   (200)  (182)  (721)  (855)
Other non-operating expenses   (83)  (67)  (930)  (444)
Interest and other (expense) income, net  (184)  39  (1,218)  753
         
Income before income tax benefit (expense)  8,626  4,259  32,387  24,104
 Income tax benefit (expense)  1,312  1,074  (1,964)  (2,254)
Net income   $ 9,938  $ 5,333  $ 30,423  $ 21,850
         
Earnings per share:        
Basic  $ 0.18  $ 0.10  $ 0.56  $ 0.38
Diluted  $ 0.18  $ 0.10  $ 0.55  $ 0.38
         
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic   52,040,660  53,220,794  52,583,832  55,734,103
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted  52,692,876  53,856,269  53,290,836  56,449,371
         
         
Reconciliation to Cash earnings per share:        
Diluted earnings per share  $ 0.18  $ 0.10  $ 0.55  $ 0.38
Amortization of intangibles  0.01  0.01  0.05  0.06
Stock based compensation expense  0.02  0.06  0.03  0.14
Deferred income taxes  (0.05)  (0.03)  (0.05)  (0.03)
Non-GAAP Cash earnings per share  $ 0.16  $ 0.14  $ 0.58  $ 0.55
         
(1) Excludes charges for depreciation. Cost of software licenses includes amortization of acquired technology.   
   
 S1 Corporation 
 Consolidated Balance Sheets 
 (In thousands, except share data) 
(Unaudited)
TABLE 2
     
   December 31,   December 31, 
  2009 2008
     
 Assets     
 Current assets:     
 Cash and cash equivalents   $ 61,784  $ 63,840
 Accounts receivable, net   64,470  42,561
 Prepaid expenses   4,729  5,123
 Other current assets   4,931  3,575
 Total current assets   135,914  115,099
 Property and equipment, net   23,018  23,015
 Intangible assets, net   4,895  7,585
 Goodwill, net   126,605  124,362
 Other assets   9,634  8,625
 Total assets   $ 300,066  $ 278,686
     
 Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity     
 Current liabilities:     
 Accounts payable and accrued expenses   $ 7,707  $ 7,902
 Accrued compensation and benefits   11,569  16,147
 Current portion of debt obligation   1,170  3,917
 Accrued restructuring   2,096  2,323
 Income taxes payable   1,586  2,617
 Deferred revenues   26,837  25,271
 Other current liabilities   2,007  1,118
 Total current liabilities   52,972  59,295
 Debt obligation, excluding current portion   5,026  6,196
 Accrued restructuring, excluding current portion   1,381  3,443
 Other liabilities   2,046  1,012
 Total liabilities   $ 61,425  $ 69,946
     
 Stockholders' equity:     
 Preferred stock   10,000  10,000
 Common stock   517  528
 Additional paid-in capital   1,787,772  1,791,924
 Accumulated deficit   (1,557,534)  (1,587,957)
 Accumulated other comprehensive loss   (2,114)  (5,755)
 Total stockholders' equity   238,641  208,740
 Total liabilities and stockholders' equity   $ 300,066  $ 278,686
     
     
     
Preferred shares issued and outstanding  749,064  749,064
Common shares issued and outstanding  51,712,710  52,799,310
     
 S1 Corporation 
 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 
 (In thousands) 
 (Unaudited) 
TABLE 3
   
  Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended
  12/31/2009 12/31/2008 12/31/2009 12/31/2008
         
 Cash flows from operating activities:         
Net income   $ 9,938  $ 5,333  $ 30,423  $ 21,850
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
provided by operating activities: 
     
 Depreciation and amortization   2,520  2,839  11,170  11,591
 Provision for doubtful accounts receivable and billing adjustments   461  (183)  995  159
 Deferred income taxes   (3,052)  (1,895)  (2,812)  (1,895)
 Other than temporary impairments of investments   --   468  --   663
 Stock based compensation expense   1,181  3,487  1,602  8,092
 Changes in assets and liabilities         
 (Increase) decrease in accounts receivable   (8,470)  1,199  (22,396)  (3,095)
 Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses and other assets   498  (1,299)  792  (231)
 Decrease in accounts payable and other liabilities   (8)  (4,524)  (920)  (6,250)
 (Decrease) increase in accrued compensation and benefits   (1,584)  536  (2,711)  2,106
 (Decrease) increase in income taxes payable   (499)  335  (1,437)  2,434
 (Decrease) increase in deferred revenues   (4,100)  (3,330)  1,329  (1,277)
 Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities   (3,115)  2,966  16,035  34,147
 Cash flows from investing activities:         
 Maturities of investment securities  3,224  3,591  5,728  24,244
 Purchases of investment securities  --   --   (3,224)  (3,447)
 Purchases of restricted investment securities  --   --   (2,000)  -- 
 Amounts released from escrow related to sale of business  --   --   --   3,712
 Purchases of property, equipment and technology  (1,828)  (1,471)  (8,192)  (8,744)
 Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities   1,396  2,120  (7,688)  15,765
 Cash flows from financing activities:         
 Proceeds from exercise of employee stock awards  1,149  447  1,341  1,305
 Payments on capital leases and debt obligations  (996)  (933)  (3,917)  (3,718)
 Repurchase and retirement of common stock  (4,625)  (14,908)  (9,596)  (25,075)
 Net cash used in financing activities   (4,472)  (15,394)  (12,172)  (27,488)
 Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents   568  (1,238)  1,769  (3,595)
 Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents   (5,623)  (11,546)  (2,056)  18,829
 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period   67,407  75,386  63,840  45,011
 Cash and cash equivalents at end of period   $ 61,784  $ 63,840  $ 61,784  $ 63,840
         
 S1 Corporation 
 Consolidated Statements of Operations 
 (In thousands) 
 (Unaudited) 
TABLE 4
         
   Three Months Ended   Twelve Months Ended 
  12/31/2009 12/31/2008 12/31/2009 12/31/2008
         
Revenue:        
Software licenses  $ 8,978  $ 9,211  $ 35,196  $ 30,230
Support and maintenance  15,905  13,906  59,602  53,779
Professional services  22,013  22,673  94,965  92,470
Data center  12,564  12,835  49,164  51,956
Total revenue  59,460  58,625  238,927  228,435
         
Operating expenses:        
Cost of software licenses  453  911  3,188  3,986
Cost of professional services, support and maintenance   18,189  19,148  74,186  74,095
Cost of data center  6,978  6,707  28,147  26,408
Selling and marketing   7,582  10,513  30,725  36,432
Product development   8,478  7,831  34,619  29,271
General and administrative   6,675  6,914  24,864  25,826
Depreciation and amortization of intangible assets  2,295  2,381  9,593  9,066
Total operating expenses (1)  50,650  54,405  205,322  205,084
Operating income  8,810  4,220  33,605  23,351
         
Interest income   99  288  433  2,052
Interest expense   (200)  (182)  (721)  (855)
Other non-operating expenses   (83)  (67)  (930)  (444)
Interest and other (expense) income, net  (184)  39  (1,218)  753
         
Income before income tax benefit (expense)  8,626  4,259  32,387  24,104
Income tax benefit (expense)  1,312  1,074  (1,964)  (2,254)
Net income   $ 9,938  $ 5,333  $ 30,423  $ 21,850
         
Reconciliation to Adjusted EBITDA:        
Net income   $ 9,938  $ 5,333  $ 30,423  $ 21,850
Interest and other (expense) income, net  184  (39)  1,218  (753)
Income tax (benefit) expense  (1,312)  (1,074)  1,964  2,254
Depreciation  2,023  2,099  8,480  7,936
Amortization  497  740  2,690  3,655
Stock based compensation expense  1,181  3,487  1,602  8,092
Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA  $ 12,511  $ 10,546  $ 46,377  $ 43,034
         
         
(1) Includes stock based compensation expense of:        
 Cost of professional services, support and maintenance  $ 94  $ 240  $ 161  $ 344
 Cost of data center  37  24  115  100
 Selling and marketing  191  1,348  (246)  2,949
 Product development  112  435  254  1,034
 General and administrative  747  1,440  1,318  3,665
 Stock based compensation expense   $ 1,181  $ 3,487  $ 1,602  $ 8,092
         
 S1 Corporation 
 Enterprise Segment 
 Statements of Operations 
 (In thousands) 
 (Unaudited) 
TABLE 5
         
   Three Months Ended   Twelve Months Ended 
  12/31/2009 12/31/2008 12/31/2009 12/31/2008
         
Revenue:        
Software licenses  $ 3,150  $ 3,072  $ 9,003  $ 7,848
Support and maintenance  5,745  4,845  21,299  18,196
Professional services  15,605  16,590  70,770  71,525
Data center  7,106  7,376  28,289  28,780
Total revenue  31,606  31,883  129,361  126,349
         
Operating expenses:        
Cost of software licenses  135  351  798  1,339
Cost of professional services, support and maintenance   9,533  11,545  42,300  44,890
Cost of data center  3,762  3,911  15,814  15,606
Selling and marketing   3,027  4,238  12,272  15,852
Product development   5,180  5,075  21,071  18,229
General and administrative   3,412  3,849  12,579  13,990
Depreciation and amortization of intangible assets  1,128  1,222  4,833  4,614
Total operating expenses (1)  26,177  30,191  109,667  114,520
Operating income  $ 5,429  $ 1,692  $ 19,694  $ 11,829
         
         
Reconciliation to Adjusted EBITDA:        
Operating income  $ 5,429  $ 1,692  $ 19,694  $ 11,829
Depreciation  1,128  1,222  4,833  4,614
Amortization  62  61  246  330
Stock based compensation expense  618  2,094  746  5,028
Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA  $ 7,237  $ 5,069  $ 25,519  $ 21,801
         
         
(1) Includes stock based compensation expense of:        
 Cost of professional services, support and maintenance  $ 39  $ 37  $ 156  $ 126
 Cost of data center  11  6  30  36
 Selling and marketing  102  932  (416)  2,024
 Product development  75  377  80  855
 General and administrative  391  742  896  1,987
 Stock based compensation expense   $ 618  $ 2,094  $ 746  $ 5,028
         
 S1 Corporation 
 Postilion Segment 
 Statements of Operations 
 (In thousands) 
 (Unaudited) 
TABLE 6
         
   Three Months Ended   Twelve Months Ended 
  12/31/2009 12/31/2008 12/31/2009 12/31/2008
         
Revenue:        
Software licenses  $ 5,828  $ 6,139  $ 26,193  $ 22,382
Support and maintenance  10,160  9,061  38,303  35,583
Professional services  6,408  6,083  24,195  20,945
Data center  5,458  5,459  20,875  23,176
Total revenue  27,854  26,742  109,566  102,086
         
Operating expenses:        
Cost of software licenses  318  560  2,390  2,647
Cost of professional services, support and maintenance   8,656  7,603  31,886  29,205
Cost of data center  3,216  2,796  12,333  10,802
Selling and marketing   4,555  6,275  18,453  20,580
Product development   3,298  2,756  13,548  11,042
General and administrative   3,263  3,065  12,285  11,836
Depreciation and amortization of intangible assets  1,167  1,159  4,760  4,452
Total operating expenses (1)  24,473  24,214  95,655  90,564
Operating income  $ 3,381  $ 2,528  $ 13,911  $ 11,522
         
         
Reconciliation to Adjusted EBITDA:        
Operating income  $ 3,381  $ 2,528  $ 13,911  $ 11,522
Depreciation  895  877  3,647  3,322
Amortization  435  679  2,444  3,325
Stock based compensation expense  563  1,393  856  3,064
Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA  $ 5,274  $ 5,477  $ 20,858  $ 21,233
         
         
(1) Includes stock based compensation expense of:        
 Cost of professional services, support and maintenance  $ 55  $ 203  $ 5  $ 218
 Cost of data center  26  18  85  64
 Selling and marketing  89  416  170  925
 Product development  37  58  174  179
 General and administrative  356  698  422  1,678
 Stock based compensation expense   $ 563  $ 1,393  $ 856  $ 3,064


            

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