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VeriSign Reports Third Quarter 2002 Results
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Oct 24, 2002 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- VeriSign, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRSN), the leading provider of digital trust services, today reported its results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2002.
VeriSign reported revenue of $301 million for the third quarter. On a pro forma basis, operating income for the third quarter was $47 million and pro forma net income was $44 million or $0.19 per fully-diluted share. Pro forma results exclude non-recurring items (which are included under GAAP) such as the amortization and write-down of goodwill and intangible assets, the write- down of certain investments, restructuring and other charges, and non-cash stock-based compensation charges related to acquisitions.
VeriSign's third quarter results were not fully-taxed. On a fully-taxed basis however, applying a 30% tax rate (consistent with financial analyst projections) to pro forma pre-tax income of $48 million, pro forma earnings per share for the third quarter were $0.14 per fully-diluted share.
"While there are continued challenges in the IT and telecom markets, we were pleased to be able to meet our business and financial objectives for the quarter," said Stratton Sclavos, Chairman and CEO of VeriSign. "From an operational perspective, we remain focused on those objectives that we can control -- developing new products, supporting our customers and improving operational and financial rigor."
On a GAAP basis, VeriSign reported a net loss of $80 million primarily due to a $56 million non-cash charge for the amortization of goodwill and intangibles, a non-cash write-down of approximately $53 million on its long- term investment portfolio and a $6 million charge related to the company's on- going efforts of the corporate restructuring announced in April 2002.
"We continue to stay focused on efficiently executing our business and managing operations and expenses across the company," said Dana Evan, Chief Financial Officer of VeriSign. "We were encouraged to have seen some good initial results from our efforts with an improvement to our balance sheet and strong cash flow generation this quarter."
Notable business developments during the third quarter included several key announcements regarding VeriSign's partnerships with such leading technology players as IBM, Intel and others. In its partnership with IBM, VeriSign and IBM announced the first set of jointly developed security services and solutions from a global alliance the two companies forged earlier this year. The new services include VeriSign Access Management(SM) Service and the IBM-VeriSign Trusted e-business Integration Solution. In addition, VeriSign and Intel announced a deal to strengthen the security for next generation wireless notebook computers. VeriSign will optimize its digital certificates and Personal Trust Agent for native integration into Intel's future mobile computing platform known as "Banias." Other business developments during the quarter included the company's transition out of the third-party product reselling component of its consulting business.
Additional Financial Information
-- VeriSign ended the third quarter with cash and cash equivalents of more
than $327 million, an increase of approximately $45 million from the
second quarter.
-- Accounts receivable decreased to $206 million as of September 30, 2002
as compared to $247 million as of June 30, 2002.
-- Net Days Sales Outstanding (Net DSOs), which takes into account the
change in deferred revenue, decreased to 68 days from 78 days in the
second quarter.
-- Deferred revenue on the balance sheet decreased $28 million to $527
million as of September 30, 2002 as compared to $555 million at
June 30, 2002.
-- Cash flow from operations was approximately $82 million for the third
quarter as compared to $47 million in the second quarter of 2002.
-- Capital expenditures for the third quarter were approximately $37
million down marginally from $42 million in the second quarter.
Enterprise and Service Provider (ESP) Division Highlights
-- The ESP Division, which includes the VeriSign Telecommunication
Services Group, delivered $201 million or approximately 67% of total
revenue in the quarter.
-- VeriSign ended the quarter with more than 4,500 active enterprise
customers.
-- VeriSign ended the third quarter with 46 Affiliates, down 5 from the
second quarter.
-- VeriSign expanded its direct presence in the Pacific region and Europe
during the third quarter. In Australia, the company increased its
equity stake in its affiliate eSign from 19% to 51%, as eSign changed
its name to VeriSign Australia, and in Germany, VeriSign launched its
direct presence with offices in Berlin.
-- VeriSign's Registry business added 2.7 million new domain names in the
third quarter, ending the quarter with 27.5 million active domain
names. VeriSign's Registry is now handling over 7 billion look-ups per
day on its DNS infrastructure.
-- VeriSign's Telecommunication Services Group added 19 new signaling
points in the third quarter, bringing the total number of signaling
points to 1,004 from 985 at the end of the second quarter. In
addition, Telecommunication Services saw the number of queries on its
authoritative databases increase to 7.9 billion for the quarter, up
from 7.2 billion last quarter.
Mass Markets Division Highlights
-- Mass Markets revenue was $100 million or 33% of total revenue for the
third quarter, a modest 3% decline from second quarter revenue of $103
million.
-- VeriSign's Registrar added approximately 500,000 new domain names
during the third quarter and renewed or extended 700,000 additional
names, providing for a 48% renewal rate for the third quarter as
compared to a 45% renewal rate for the second quarter.
-- VeriSign ended the third quarter with 9.7 million active domain names
under management, including 8.7 million in .com, .net and .org.
-- VeriSign's website certificate business issued approximately 95,000 new
and renewed certificates out of both the Mass Markets and ESP divisions
ending the quarter with a base of more than 400,000 certificates.
-- VeriSign's Payments business ended the second quarter with
approximately 80,000 merchants under management, an increase of
approximately 5,000 merchants in the quarter. Further, the business
processed more than 61 million individual/unique transactions for more
than $3.7 billion during the quarter.
Today's Conference Call
VeriSign will be hosting a teleconference call today at 2:00 pm (PDT) to review the third quarter 2002 earnings. The call will be accessible by direct dial at 800-475-3716. A listen-only live webcast of the quarterly earnings call will also be available on the company's website at www.verisign.com and at www.streetevents.com. A replay of the teleconference will be available by calling 888-203-1112 (passcode: 242760) beginning at 6:00 pm (PDT) today and will run through November 1st.
About VeriSign
VeriSign, Inc. is the leading provider of digital trust services that enable everyone, everywhere to engage in commerce and communications with confidence. VeriSign's digital trust services create a trusted environment through four core offerings -- Web presence services, security services, payment services, and telecommunication services -- powered by a global infrastructure that manages more than seven billion network connections and transactions a day. Additional news and information about the company is available at www.verisign.com.
Statements in this announcement other than historical data and information, including but not limited to, statements regarding new business relationships and new service offerings, constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause VeriSign's actual results to differ materially from those stated or implied by such forward-looking statements. The potential risks and uncertainties include, among others, VeriSign's limited operating history under its current business structure, the risk that businesses of previously-acquired companies as well as other businesses will not be integrated successfully and unanticipated costs of such integration; uncertainty of future revenue and profitability and potential fluctuations in quarterly operating results; the ability of VeriSign to successfully develop and market new services and customer acceptance of any new services; the risk that VeriSign's announced strategic relationships may not result in additional products, services, customers and revenues; increased competition and pricing pressures; and risks related to potential security breaches. More information about potential factors that could affect the company's business and financial results is included in VeriSign's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001 and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. VeriSign undertakes no obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this press release.
VERISIGN, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except share data)
September 30, December 31,
2002 2001
Assets (Unaudited)
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $212,650 $306,054
Short-term investments 114,386 420,643
Accounts receivable, net 206,000 314,923
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 74,721 48,939
Total current assets 607,757 1,090,559
Property and equipment, net 620,425 532,546
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net 1,305,262 5,691,169
Long-term investments 55,024 201,781
Other assets, net 10,455 21,453
$2,598,923 $7,537,508
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $297,307 $313,447
Accrued merger costs 14,791 49,069
Accrued restructuring costs 24,961 --
Deferred revenue 400,191 471,329
Total current liabilities 737,250 833,845
Long-term deferred revenue 126,409 150,727
Deferred taxes 91,878 26,553
Other long-term liabilities 26,060 20,309
Total long-term liabilities 244,347 197,589
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock - par value $.001 per share
Authorized shares: 5,000,000
Issued and outstanding shares: none -- --
Common stock - par value $.001 per share
Authorized shares: 1,000,000,000
Issued and outstanding shares: 237,156,305 and 234,358,114
(excluding 1,690,000 shares held in treasury
at September 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001) 237 234
Additional paid-in capital 23,070,527 23,051,546
Notes receivable from stockholders -- (252)
Unearned compensation (10,809) (27,042)
Accumulated deficit (21,440,795) (16,518,878)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (1,834) 466
Total stockholders' equity 1,617,326 6,506,074
$2,598,923 $7,537,508
VERISIGN, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
2002 2001 2002 2001
Revenues $301,441 $255,155 $946,666 $699,765
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenues 140,086 83,518 436,084 238,166
Sales and marketing 60,792 65,803 197,392 195,591
Research and
development 9,613 21,649 37,405 62,195
General and
administrative 53,189 37,250 138,278 103,258
Restructuring and
other 5,560 -- 73,339 --
Amortization and
write-down of
goodwill and other
intangible assets 56,201 459,724 4,827,243 13,103,529
Total costs and
expenses 325,441 667,944 5,709,741 13,702,739
Operating loss (24,000) (412,789) (4,763,075) (13,002,974)
Other income
(expense), net (51,193) 16,556 (154,025) (17,456)
Minority interest in
net income of
subsidiary (237) (405) (575) (924)
Loss before income
taxes (75,430) (396,638) (4,917,675) (13,021,354)
Income tax benefit
(expense) (4,242) 9,903 (4,242) 66,512
Net loss $(79,672) $(386,735) $(4,921,917) $(12,954,842)
Net loss per share:
Basic $(.34) $(1.91) $(20.83) $(64.34)
Diluted $(.34) $(1.91) $(20.83) $(64.34)
Shares used in per
share computation:
Basic 236,958 202,894 236,283 201,362
Diluted 236,958 202,894 236,283 201,362
VERISIGN, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended Three Months Ended
September 30, 2002 September 30, 2001
Pro Forma Pro Forma
Reported Entries Pro Forma Reported Entries Pro Forma
Revenues $301,441 $-- $301,441 $255,155 $--$255,155
Costs and
expenses:
Cost of
revenues 140,086 (3,072)(a) 137,014 83,518 2,648(a) 86,166
Sales and
marketing 60,792 (4,154)(a) 56,638 65,803 1,044(a) 66,847
Research and
development 9,613 (330)(a) 9,283 21,649 (330)(a) 21,319
General and
administr-
ative 53,189 (1,216)(a) 51,973 37,250 27(a) 37,277
Restructuring
and other 5,560 (5,560)(b) -- -- -- --
Amortization
of goodwill
and other
intangible
assets 56,201 (56,201)(c) -- 459,724(459,724)(c) --
Total
costs
and
expenses 325,441 (70,533) 254,908 667,944 (456,335) 211,609
Operating
income
(loss) (24,000) 70,533 46,533 (412,789) 456,335 43,546
Other income
(expense),
net (51,193) 53,231(d) 2,038 16,556 -- 16,556
Minority
interest
in net
income of
subsidiary (237) -- (237) (405) -- (405)
Income (loss)
before
income
taxes (75,430) 123,764 48,334 (396,638) 456,335 59,697
Income tax
benefit
(expense) (4,242) -- (4,242) 9,903 (9,903)(e) --
Net income
(loss) $(79,672) $123,764 $44,092 $(386,735) $446,432 $59,697
Net income
(loss) per
share:
Basic $(.34) $.19 $(1.91) $.29
Diluted $(.34) $.19 $(1.91) $.28
Shares used
in per
share
computation:
Basic 236,958 236,958 202,894 202,894
Diluted 236,958 971(f) 237,929 202,894 7,955(f) 210,849
Notes:
(a) Non-cash stock based compensation charges resulting from
acquisitions
(b) Restructuring and other
(c) Amortization of acquired goodwill and intangible assets
(d) Write-down of investments
(e) Income tax benefit
(f) Dilutive stock options
VERISIGN, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2002
Pro Forma
Reported Entries Pro Forma
Revenues $946,666 $-- $946,666
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenues 436,084 (4,168)(a) 431,916
Sales and marketing 197,392 (9,439)(a) 187,953
Research and development 37,405 (990)(a) 36,415
General and administrative 138,278 (1,633)(a) 136,645
Restructuring and other 73,339 (73,339)(b) --
Amortization and write-down
of goodwill and other
intangible assets 4,827,243 (4,827,243)(c) --
Total costs and
expenses 5,709,741 (4,916,812) 792,929
Operating income (loss) (4,763,075) 4,916,812 153,737
Other income (expense), net (154,025) 166,771(d) 12,746
Minority interest in net
income of subsidiary (575) -- (575)
Income (loss) before
income taxes (4,917,675) 5,083,583 165,908
Income tax benefit
(expense) (4,242) -- (4,242)
Net income (loss) $(4,921,917) $5,083,583 $161,666
Net income (loss) per share:
Basic $(20.83) $.68
Diluted $(20.83) $.67
Shares used in per share
computation:
Basic 236,283 236,283
Diluted 236,283 3,946(f) 240,229
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2001
Pro Forma
Reported Entries Pro Forma
Revenues $699,765 $-- $699,765
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenues 238,166 (757)(a) 237,409
Sales and marketing 195,591 (1,000)(a) 194,591
Research and development 62,195 (990)(a) 61,205
General and administrative 103,258 (1,334)(a) 101,924
Restructuring and other -- -- --
Amortization and write-down
of goodwill and other
intangible assets 13,103,529 (13,103,529)(c) --
Total costs and
expenses 13,702,739 (13,107,610) 595,129
Operating income
(loss) (13,002,974) 13,107,610 104,636
Other income (expense),
net (17,456) 74,690(d) 57,234
Minority interest in
net income of subsidiary (924) -- (924)
Income (loss) before
income taxes (13,021,354) 13,182,300 160,946
Income tax benefit
(expense) 66,512 (66,512)(e) --
Net income (loss) $(12,954,842) $13,115,788 $160,946
Net income (loss) per share:
Basic $(64.34) $.80
Diluted $(64.34) $.76
Shares used in per
share computation:
Basic 201,362 201,362
Diluted 201,362 9,784 (f) 211,146
Notes:
(a) Non-cash stock based compensation charges resulting from
acquisitions
(b) Restructuring and other
(c) Amortization and write-down of acquired goodwill and intangible
assets
(d) Write-down of investments
(e) Income tax benefit
(f) Dilutive stock options
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SOURCE VeriSign, Inc.