PeopleSoft Profit Up 39 Percent
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PeopleSoft Profit Up 39
Percent
Emerging eCommerce Initiatives and eBusiness
Solutions Drive
Second Consecutive Strong
Quarter
AUCKLAND - April 26, 2000 - PeopleSoft today announced financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2000. Revenues, net income and net income per share for the first quarter of 2000 from recurring operations were US$375.4 million, US$11.0 million and US$0.04, respectively.
This compares with revenues, net income and net income per share from recurring operations of US$350.1 million, US$7.9 million and US$0.03, respectively, for the first quarter of 1999, representing a 39 percent increase in net income. Including non-recurring items, net income and net income per share for the first quarter of 2000 were US$16.8 million, and US$0.06, respectively.
Revenues from license fees for the quarter ended March 31, 2000 were US$90.2 million, reflecting continued strong demand for the company's applications for eBusiness. Revenues from services increased four percent to US$262.1 million for the first quarter of 2000, up from US$250.8 million in the first quarter of 1999. Revenues from international operations for the first quarter of 2000 increased by 17 percent to US$83.2 million compared with US$71.2 million for the first quarter of 1999.
The results for all periods presented include the
results of The Vantive Corporation, which merged with
PeopleSoft in the fourth quarter of 1999 in a transaction
accounted for as a pooling of interests. Results from
recurring operations for the first quarter of 2000 do not
include pre-tax gains of US$9.5 million from the sale of
equity investments. Results from recurring operations in the
first quarter of 1999 do not include one-time,
pre-tax
charges of US$176.4 million in connection with the spin-off
of Momentum Business Applications Inc. and US$4.4 million
for restructuring costs.
Management Commentary
"Our
momentum in the marketplace continued to build into 2000
with very strong Q1 financial results," said PeopleSoft
President & CEO, Craig Conway. "Key financial indicators
were all positive, including earnings up 39 percent from Q1
1999; revenue up 7 percent from Q1 1999; cash flow more than
US$63 million in Q1 2000; and increases in deferred revenue
during the quarter. We are seeing increased demand in our
CRM and Supply Chain product suites as well as our
traditional businesses in HRMS and Financials solutions.
Competitively we are winning key deals against SAP, Oracle
and Siebel.
"In the Internet age, enterprises continue to
depend on strong, innovative, and profitable
companies
like PeopleSoft to supply mission critical business
solutions," Mr Conway said. "We are seizing growth
opportunities in the Internet economy and applying the
business fundamentals that helped us build our strong
franchise."
In Asia Pacific
Andrew Barkla, Regional
Vice President, PeopleSoft Asia Pacific, said the region is
well on track to achieve forecast annual growth of 30
percent.
"The first quarter of 2000 has demonstrated how robust the eBusiness market is in Asia Pacific. We welcomed a number of new Financials, Human Resources Management and Customer Relationship Management customers, including Ansett Australia, Boeing, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, and Vodafone in Australia, Starhub in Singapore and MTRC in Hong Kong.
"The integration of the Vantive Corporation and introduction of the Vantive suite of products has met with huge demand from organisations across the region. This is evidenced by over 600 registrations for our CRM Executive Briefings which begin today in Kuala Lumpur and travel around the region over the next two weeks." said Mr Barkla.
"In order to keep pace with the rapid growth of our business, we made a number of significant investments in our Asia Pacific management team during the first quarter. Rob Wells was appointed to the role of Director of Operations for Australia and Rob Squires was appointed as General Manager of PeopleSoft ASEAN. We also took a significant step in the development of our Professional Services and Consulting business by appointing Stephen Moore to the newly-created role of Vice President of Professional Services for Asia Pacific.
"With a formidable management team in place, we are confident that we will continue to experience strong results over the next three quarters and achieve our growth forecast of 30 per cent," Mr Barkla added.
Quarterly Highlights
PeopleSoft continued an
aggressive release of eBusiness applications and Internet
initiatives in Q1 2000.
The following highlights were
announced or occurred since PeopleSoft's last earnings
release:
1. Delivered Vantive eSuite - the industry's
first true Internet-architected CRM solution.
2.
Delivered Vantive Wireless CRM for eBusiness providing
real-time data to field professionals.
3. Introduced
Professional Services Automation - the first, complete, 100%
Internet PSA solution.
4. Launched PeopleSoft eCenter
(North America) - next generation application hosting (ASP)
service.
5. Expanded partnership with Commerce One to
deliver B2B eCommerce Exchanges.
6. Announced first and
only fully integrated B2B marketplace for services firms
with SkillsVillage.com.
7. Won "Oscar" of CRM industry,
named one of top CRM vendors by Information Systems
Marketing.
8. Adopted RosettaNet XML standard to power
eBusiness Supply Chain.
9. Announcement to deliver first
100% Internet, XML-based, fully integrated global staffing
solution.
About PeopleSoft
PeopleSoft is a
worldwide leader in eBusiness solutions offering Customer
Relationship Management, Supply Chain Management, Human
Resource Management, Financial Management, Professional
Services Automation, and Learning Solutions for a range of
industries. PeopleSoft supplies eBusiness applications,
consulting and education for large and medium-size
enterprises that desire flexibility, speed, and lower cost
of ownership in the Internet economy. With more than 4,000
customers and 7,000 employees, including 2,400 consultants
and products, installed in more than 90
countries,
PeopleSoft leads its customers in achieving the highest
value
from eBusiness solutions.
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