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WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 19, 1999--
Record Software Revenue Quarter Highlights Strong Performance Of Pro/ENGINEER and Windchill Product Lines
Parametric Technology Corporation (NASDAQ:PMTC.O) today reported revenue totaling $280.1 million for the fourth quarter ended September 30, 1999, compared to $250.0 million for the same period last year. Pro forma net income for the quarter, which excludes both the impact of nonrecurring charges and the amortization of intangible assets related to acquisitions, was $50.7 million, or $0.18 per share, compared to $45.9 million, or $0.17 per share, for the year-ago period. Net income was $43.3 million, or $0.16 per diluted share, compared to $45.3 million, or $0.17 per share, for the same period in fiscal 1998. For the fiscal year, revenue totaled $1,057.6 million, compared to $1,018.0 million for fiscal 1998. Pro forma net income was $184.4 million, or $0.67 per share, compared to $199.4 million, or $0.72 per share, last fiscal year. Net income was $119.3 million, or $0.43 per diluted share, compared to $86.7 million, or $0.31 per share, last year. Steven C. Walske, chairman and chief executive officer, commented: "This was a solid, well-executed quarter for PTC. We achieved the highest quarterly software revenue in the company's history and, in the process, our sales force delivered a significant number of orders exceeding the million-dollar threshold. Total license revenue in Q4 showed good growth over the third fiscal quarter, with sequential increases in both Pro/ENGINEER and Windchill license revenue. Total service revenue in Q4 showed good growth over the same quarter a year ago, increasing 25%. Of particular note, total Windchill revenue (license and services combined) grew impressively to $40 million - a 60% sequential increase in Q4 over the prior quarter." Walske added, "As the revenue growth of Windchill suggests, PTC has successfully tapped into an emerging marketfor product and process lifecycle management solutions which has vast potential. We have aggressively pursued this opportunity over the last 12 months, both in terms of internal development efforts and strategic acquisitions. We are very pleased with our progress to date, as total Windchill revenue exceeded $80 million in its first full year in the marketplace. "On October 26th, we'll raise the bar again with our introduction of Windchill release 4.0 which, from a feature/function standpoint, adds as much application content as all of the prior releases of Windchill combined. With the launch of 4.0, Windchill will provide a comprehensive suite of integrated solutions that leverage the Internet for product collaboration and competitive advantage. This application suite will span product planning (engineer-to-order), product engineering, sourcing (component and supplier management), product information management, manufacturing planning and release to production." Walske noted that PTC received significant orders for Windchill technology in the fourth quarter from EMC Corp., Lockheed Martin Government Electronic Systems, Lucent Technologies, Caterpillar, ADC Telecommunications, Ingalls Shipbuilding, Hutchinson Technology and two Marconi business divisions of The General Electric Company plc. (GEC), among others. PTC also received a substantial order from Hughes Electronics that included both Windchill technology and Pro/ENGINEER product development software. Additional large orders for PTC's product development software solutions were received from Intel, Motorola, Lockheed Martin Michoud Space Systems, Sandia National Laboratories, AMP, Silicon Graphics and AGCO Corp. "As evidenced by the million-dollar-plus contracts we received in Q4, our comprehensive mechanical product development offerings continue to garner strong customer acceptance," Walske noted. "In fiscal 1999, we broadened, deepened and more tightly integrated all aspects of the product family, which spans conceptual and mechanical design, design optimization and simulation, styling and surfacing, and manufacturing and production. Total revenue from our mechanical product development offerings exceeded $975 million in fiscal 1999, and the product development software market will continue to be an important element of our business strategy going forward." In all, PTC shipped over 8,600 new seats of product development software during the quarter, increasing the total number of seats installed to more than 230,000. The company also added more than 1,000 new customers worldwide, bringing PTC's total customer base to over 27,000. Walske concluded: "Fiscal 1999 was marked by a tremendous development effort benefiting both our Pro/ENGINEER and Windchill product lines. This effort was accompanied by the transformation of our sales organization from one that was geography-based and represented a single product line to one that is focused on strategic partnerships with customers to provide them a complete set of solutions for product and process lifecycle management. As this transition progresses, there will continue to be some uncertainty with respect to our near-term results. Our results for the fourth quarter, however, indicate that we are headed in the right direction."
The unaudited consolidated statement of income and condensed consolidated balance sheet for the fourth quarter and fiscal year are attached.
PTC's conference call to discuss the fourth quarter results will be webcast live on October 19th at 10 a.m. Eastern on the company's website, located at ptc.com. The call will also be webcast live via streetevents.com, streetfusion.com, and vcall.com.
About the Company
Parametric Technology Corporation, founded in 1985 and headquartered in Waltham, Mass., develops, markets and supports comprehensive, integrated product development and lifecycle management solutions that help companies spur innovation and achieve sustained competitive advantage. PTC's solutions are complemented by the strength and experience of its professional services organization, which provides training, consulting and support to customers around the globe. In its fiscal year ended September 30, 1999, the company achieved more than $1 billion in revenue. PTC can be reached at 781-398-5000, or via the Web at ptc.com.
Except for the historical information contained herein, matters discussed in this news release may constitute forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. These include: our ability to realize revenue from the larger, strategic business opportunities we are pursuing; market acceptance of the Windchill family of products, which have a longer sales cycle than our other products; the success of our sales force transition initiatives; the success of our third-party distributor's sales to smaller customers; market reaction to the pricing and packaging of the Pro/ENGINEER product line; as well as other risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in reports filed by PTC with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the company's most recent reports on Form 10-K and 10-Q. |