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To: 2MAR$ who wrote (4177)4/17/2001 5:51:55 PM
From: wgh613  Respond to of 5732
 
EFII beats by 4 cents:

Electronics For Imaging, Inc. Announces Results for First Quarter 2001
Company Posts $141 Million in Revenue and $0.23 Pro-Forma EPS
FOSTER CITY, Calif., Apr 17, 2001 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Electronics For Imaging, Inc. (EFI) (NASDAQ: EFII chart, msgs), the world leader in enabling networked printing solutions, announced today that for the quarter ending March 31, 2001, revenues were $141 million as compared to $152 million for the same quarter in 2000. Pro forma net income for the first quarter of 2001 was $12.3 million or $0.23 per fully diluted share. Including pro-forma items, net income for the first quarter ended March 31, 2001 was $9.9 million or $0.18 per fully diluted share, compared to net income of $25.4 million or $0.44 per share diluted reported in the comparable period of the previous year.

In commenting on the results, Guy Gecht, CEO of EFI, noted that the company showed sequential quarterly growth in a slowing economy. "Our products help companies increase their productivity and efficiency, which becomes critically important as the economy softens," said Mr. Gecht. "Looking to the second quarter, the migration to color printing will allow us to maintain our positive momentum."

EFI will discuss the company's financial results by conference call at 4:30 p.m. EST today. Instructions for listening to the conference call over the Web are available on the investor relations portion of EFI's website at www.efi.com.

About Electronics For Imaging

Electronics for Imaging (www.efi.com) is the world leader in enabling networked printing solutions. EFI technology allows copiers, printers, and digital presses to be shared across work groups, the enterprise, and the Internet. The results are greater productivity, improved document management, seamless networking, and the assured quality of color and black-and-white images. The company's OEM partners look to EFI to deliver products that help grow sales and reduce costs associated with internal development and support. Competitive, feature-rich solutions, such as the EDOX, Fiery and Splash brands of networked image processors and the eBeam brand of Web-enabled whiteboard systems, are an outgrowth of our determination to offer OEMs and end users alike the highest assurance of innovation, quality, reliability, and support. The company employs more than 900 people and maintains 22 offices worldwide.

Safe Harbor for Forward Looking Statements: The foregoing press release contains forward-looking statements such as looking to the second quarter, the migration to color printing will allow us to maintain our positive momentum. That statement is subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially, including variations in customer order patterns, the timing of product introductions, market acceptance of products, our ability to attract and retain key customers, the general economic conditions and the financial conditions of our business partners.

EFI, the EFI logo, Fiery, the Fiery logo, Fiery Driven, the Fiery Driven logo, and other terms and product names as indicated in this release are registered trademarks with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and certain other foreign jurisdictions. Fiery Prints, Fiery Z4, Fiery X4, Fiery X2e, Fiery X3e, Fiery X3, EDOX, eBeam, Velocity, and other terms and product names as indicated in this release are trademarks of Electronics For Imaging, Inc.

Electronics For Imaging, Inc. Combined Consolidated Statements of Income (in thousands, except per share data) (unaudited)

Three Months Ended
March 31,
2001 2000

Revenue $ 141,093 $ 151,515
Cost of revenue 78,345 77,903
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62,748 73,612
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Operating expenses:

Research and development 26,464 19,778
Sales and marketing 15,610 16,355
General and administrative 6,603 5,035
Amortization of goodwill and
other acquisition-related charges 3,045 0
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51,722 41,168
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Income from operations 11,026 32,444
Other income 4,318 5,501
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Income before income taxes 15,344 37,945
Provision for income taxes 5,447 12,522
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Net income $9,897 $ 25,423
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Net income per diluted common share $0.18 $0.44
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Shares used in per share calculation 54,180 58,202
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Net income $9,897

Pro forma adjustments,
net of tax effect 2,424
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Pro forma net income 12,321
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Pro forma net income per
diluted common share $0.23
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Shares used in per share calculation 54,180
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Electronics For Imaging, Inc. Consolidated Balance Sheets (in thousands) (unaudited)

March 31, December 31,
2001 2000
ASSETS

Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents 134,897 $ 102,804
Short-term investments 240,765 250,799
Accounts receivable, net 73,998 72,006
Inventories 31,038 27,076
Other current assets 37,001 43,166
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Total current assets 517,699 495,851

Property and equipment, net 53,268 51,456
Long-term investments 19,596 14,134
Other assets 89,612 92,949
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Total assets $680,175 $654,390
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $49,363 $49,252
Accrued and other liabilities 51,575 50,483
Income taxes payable 11,189 6,199
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Total current liabilities 112,127 105,934
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Long-term obligations,
less current portion 3,140 3,140
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Stockholders' equity:
Common stock 576 575
Treasury stock (99,959) (99,959)
Additional paid-in-capital 250,313 240,619
Retained earnings 413,978 404,081
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Total stockholders' equity 564,908 545,316
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Total liabilities and
stockholders' equity $680,175 $654,390
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Electronics For Imaging, Inc.
Revenue Break-Down
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended
March 31,
2001 2000

Revenue by product
Stand-alone Servers Connecting
to Digital Copiers
56,824 73,747
Embedded Desktop Controllers,
Bundled Color Solutions & Chipset
Solutions 30,074 33,213
Controllers for Digital Black-and-White
Solutions 40,769 26,828
Spares, Licensing & Other Misc. Sources 13,426 17,727
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Total 141,093 151,515

Shipments by geographic area
North America 69,457 73,935
Europe 47,563 52,849
Japan 19,566 18,727
Rest of World 4,507 6,004
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Total 141,093 151,515
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Contact:

Electronics For Imaging
Joe Cutts, 650/357-3500 (Chief Financial Officer)
or
Market Street Partners
JoAnn Horne, 415/658-4128 (Investor Relations)



To: 2MAR$ who wrote (4177)4/17/2001 6:02:59 PM
From: 2MAR$  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 5732
 
Veritas/Conf Call-2: CEO Says 1Q Sales Climate Was Tough


By Marcelo Prince
Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES

NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Veritas Software Corp. (VRTS) reported first-quarter
results that were essentially in line with analysts' estimates, bucking a
trend of disappointing earnings results from software companies.
But there are signs the data storage and protection software vendor is
starting to feel the pinch of the slowing economy and pared technology
spending. Its first-quarter sales were slightly below some analysts'
estimates, and Veritas executives lowered financial targets for the second
quarter and 2001 on a conference call Tuesday.
Gary Bloom, Veritas' chief executive, said on the call that the company
encountered a challenging selling climate during the first quarter and
customers were hesitant to finalize contracts. "It was kind of a struggle to
close deals," he said. "It just took more work."
Ken Lonchar, chief financial officer, said the company's previous growth
targets remain achievable. But given the economic uncertainty and the
sharply reduced outlooks from storage hardware vendors, including EMC Corp.
(EMC) and Sun Microsystems Inc. (SUNW), it's "prudent" to lower Veritas'
goals.
Accordingly, Lonchar reduced the sales and income goals for the second
quarter. He said second-quarter sales should increase about 1% from the
first quarter's $387 million. The consensus estimate calls for
second-quarter sales of $410 million, with some analysts expecting more than
$420 million.
Lonchar said operating earnings should be 19 cents in the second quarter,
below the consensus estimate of 21 cents, as tallied by Thomson
Financial/First Call.

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