SPSS Inc. (NASDAQ: SPSS), wereldwijde leverancier van software-oplossingen voor predictive analytics, heeft de resultaten over het kwartaal en de eerste negen maanden, eindigend op 30 september 2006, bekendgemaakt. In het derde kwartaal heeft de organisatie recordinkomsten van 64,7 miljoen USD behaald, een toename van 11 procent ten opzichte van het derde kwartaal in 2005, toen de inkomsten 58,3 miljoen USD bedroegen. De licentieverkopen stegen met 10 procent tot 30,0 miljoen USD.
Hieronder volgt het volledige persbericht:
SPSS Reports Record Third Quarter Revenues Drives 18 Percent Increase in Operating Income
SPSS Inc. (NASDAQ: SPSS), a worldwide provider of predictive analytics software, today announced results for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2006. The company reported record third quarter revenues of $64.7 million, an 11 percent increase from $58.3 million in the third quarter of 2005. New license revenues were $30.0 million, up 10 percent from $27.4 million in the 2005 third quarter. For the nine months ended September 30, 2006, revenues totaled $190.4 million, a 10 percent increase from $173.8 million in the same period last year. New license revenues were $89.2 million, up 15 percent from $77.8 million in the first nine months of 2005.
Operating income in the third quarter rose 18 percent to $9.6 million, or 15 percent of total revenues, from $8.2 million, or 14 percent of total revenues, in the same quarter last year. Operating income for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 increased 16 percent to $22.6 million, or 12 percent of total revenues, from $19.4 million, or 11 percent of total revenues, for the same period in 2005. Operating income for 2006 is net of the impact of charges for share-based compensation of $1.9 million and $5.0 million in the third quarter and nine-month periods, respectively, primarily reflecting the 2006 required adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) 123R.
Diluted earnings per share (EPS) in the 2006 third quarter were $0.28, compared to $0.22 for the same period last year. EPS for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 were $0.63, compared to $0.55 in the same 2005 period. The effective income tax rate for the 2006 nine-month period is estimated at 37 percent, compared with the 41 percent effective tax rate in the same period last year. Cash totaled $119.5 million as of September 30, 2006, up from $84.4 million on December 31, 2005.
"Our double-digit growth in license, maintenance, and services revenues shows that we are continuing to successfully execute our sales strategy across all product lines and all geographies," said SPSS president and CEO Jack Noonan. "We're particularly pleased to see this growth while realizing increased productivity in other areas of our business. There is no question we are also benefiting from our leadership position in the predictive analytics market which continues to grow as more and more organizations worldwide recognize the value of this capability."
Strengthens Key Products
In September, the company released the latest version of its flagship statistical software package, SPSS 15.0. The product's new features improve graphical and other output functionality, data and access management, as well as advanced analytics and connectivity with other SPSS products.
In October, SPSS released an upgraded version of its survey research product suite, Dimensions 4.0(TM), which enables our clients to further optimize their customer-centric research processes and organizations to make stronger business decisions.
Outlook and Guidance
"While again delivering on our short-term financial targets, we remain focused on long-term growth initiatives for increasing shareholder value," said Raymond Panza, SPSS executive vice president and CFO. "The primary factors for the future will be continued revenue growth and improved operational efficiencies. In line with these factors, we recently informed employees of our decision to close our Amsterdam research and development facility at the end of 2006, concurrent with the termination of its lease period. While the costs of this closure cannot be detailed until final approvals are obtained from the Dutch regulatory authorities, it is expected that the 2007 savings will exceed the 2006 fourth quarter expense."
Panza further stated, "For the 2006 fourth quarter, revenues are expected to be between $65 million and $68 million with EPS in the range of $0.31 to $0.38. EPS for the 2006 fourth quarter include an estimated $0.05 charge for share-based compensation and assumes an effective income tax rate of 37 percent. Not included in our earnings guidance are any costs related to the announced closure of the Amsterdam facility or any charges for other possible productivity improvement initiatives."
BERICHT VOOR DE REDACTIE
Over SPSS
SPSS (NASDAQ : SPSS) is wereldwijd leverancier van software-oplossingen voor predictive analytics. De predictive analytics-technologie van SPSS optimaliseert bedrijfsprocessen doordat klanten hiermee beter in staat zijn zich op de kernactiviteiten te richten en te presteren. Met de opname van predictive analytics in de bedrijfsprocessen worden organisaties ‘voorspellende ondernemingen’. Zij zijn hiermee in staat om dagelijks weloverwogen beslissingen te nemen, waarmee bedrijfsdoelstellingen gerealiseerd worden en meetbare concurrentievoordelen bereikt worden. Meer dan 250.000 bedrijven, academische instituten, zorgaanbieders, marktonderzoeksbedrijven en overheidsinstellingen vertrouwen op de technologie van SPSS. SPSS is opgericht in 1968 en het hoofdkantoor is gevestigd in Chicago, Illinois. Meer informatie:
www.spss.nl.
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