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NICE Reports 6% Increase in Non-GAAP Revenue and 21% Increase in Non-GAAP EPS for the Second Quarter 2015

NICE

The Company Increases Guidance for Full-Year 2015 Earnings Per Share

RA'ANANA, Israel, July 30, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- NICE Systems (NASDAQ: NICE) today announced results for the second quarter and first half of the year ended June 30, 2015.

Second Quarter 2015 Non-GAAP Financial Highlights:            

  • Revenue of $235 million, up 6% year-over-year
  • Product revenue increased 12% year-over-year
  • Operating profit increased to $52 million, up 25% year-over-year
  • Operating margin increased to 22.3% compared to 18.9% last year
  • Fully diluted earnings per share of $0.70, up 21% year-over-year
  • Cash flow from operations more than doubled to $57 million compared to last year

"We are pleased to report another strong quarter," said Barak Eilam, CEO of NICE.  "Excluding the impact of foreign currency exchange rates, revenue growth was 9%.  Earnings per share, which increased 21%, also came in at the high end of our guidance range driven by a significant increase in our operating margin to 22.3%.  As these strong growth rates are all organic, they reflect the continued successful execution of our operational plan to improve both top and bottom line results."

Mr. Eilam continued, "The keys to our success have been accelerated innovation and our ability to rapidly and effectively take our products to market, where we can leverage our strong strategic and competitive position, our market leadership, and our established industry-leading assets, including our customer base, our sales teams and our brand. As we head into the second half of the year, we continue to see many opportunities ahead for further growth and profitability as we continue to implement our strategic plan."

Dividend Declaration   

The Company declared a cash dividend for the second quarter of 2015 of $0.16 per share. The record date will be August 11th, 2015 and the payment date will be August 27th, 2015. Tax will be withheld at a rate of 15%.

Non-GAAP Financial Highlights for the Second Quarter Ended June 30:

The following non-GAAP financial data are from continuing operations, which exclude the results of the Intelligence division for both 2015 and 2014.

Revenues: Second quarter 2015 non-GAAP total revenues were $234.8 million, up 6.0% from $221.6 million for the second quarter of 2014.

Gross Profit: Second quarter 2015 non-GAAP gross profit and non-GAAP gross margin increased to $161.2 million and 68.7%, respectively, from $149.0 million and 67.3%, respectively, for the second quarter of 2014.

Operating Income: Second quarter 2015 non-GAAP operating income and non-GAAP operating margin increased to $52.4 million and 22.3%, respectively, from $41.9 million and 18.9%, respectively, for the second quarter of 2014.

Net Income from Continuing Operations: Second quarter 2015 non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP net margin increased to $43.0 million and 18.3%, respectively, from $35.4 million and 16.0%, respectively, for the second quarter of 2014.

Fully Diluted Earnings Per Share from Continuing Operations: Second quarter 2015 non-GAAP fully diluted earnings per share increased 20.7% to $0.70, compared to $0.58 for the second quarter of 2014.

GAAP Financial Highlights for the Second Quarter Ended June 30:

The following GAAP financial data, excluding cash flow and cash balance, are from continuing operations, which exclude the results of the Intelligence division for both 2015 and 2014.

Revenues: Second quarter 2015 total revenues increased 6.1% to $234.7 million compared to $221.3 million for the second quarter of 2014.

Gross Profit: Second quarter 2015 gross profit and gross margin increased to $153.7 million and 65.5%, respectively, from $138.5 million and 62.6%, respectively, for the second quarter of 2014.

Operating Income: Second quarter 2015 operating income and operating margin increased to $35.3 million and 15.0%, respectively, from $13.7 million and 6.2%, respectively, for the second quarter of 2014.

Net Income from Continuing Operations: Second quarter 2015 net income and net margin increased to $28.8 million and 12.3%, respectively, compared to $11.9 million and 5.4%, respectively, for the second quarter of 2014.

Fully Diluted Earnings Per Share from Continuing Operations: Fully diluted earnings per share for the second quarter of 2015 was $0.47 compared to $0.19 for the second quarter of 2014.

Operating Cash Flow and Cash Balance: Second quarter 2015 operating cash flow was $57.0 million. In the second quarter, $12.1 million was used for share repurchases and $9.5 million for dividends. As of June 30, 2015, total cash and cash equivalents, short term investments and marketable securities were $628.8 million, with no debt.

Third Quarter and Full-Year 2015 Guidance:

Third Quarter 2015: Third quarter 2015 non-GAAP total revenues are expected to be in a range of $236 million to $246 million. Third quarter 2015 non-GAAP fully diluted earnings per share are expected to be in a range of $0.68 to $0.74.

Full-Year 2015: The Company continues to expect full-year 2015 non-GAAP total revenues to be in a range of $985 million to $1,005 million. The Company increased its full-year 2015 non-GAAP fully diluted earnings per share to be in a range of $3.04 to $3.15.

Quarterly Results Conference Call

NICE management will host its earnings conference call today, July 30th, 2015 at 8:30 AM EDT, 13:30 GMT, 15:30 Israel, to discuss the results and the company's outlook. To participate in the call, please dial in to the following numbers: United States 1-866-804-8688 or +1-718-354-1175, International +44(0)1296-480-100, United Kingdom 0-800-783-0906, Israel 1-809-242-041. The Passcode is 406 955 17. Additional access numbers can be found at http://www.btconferencing.com/globalaccess/?bid=54_attended. The call will be webcast live on the Company's website at http://www.nice.com/news-and-events/ir-events. An online replay will also be available approximately two hours following the call. A telephone replay of the call will be available for 7 days after the live broadcast, and may be accessed by dialing: United States 1-877-482-6144, International +44(0)20-7136-9233, United Kingdom 0-800-032-9687. The Passcode for the replay is 85892426.

Non-GAAP financial measures consist of GAAP financial measures adjusted to exclude: amortization of acquired intangible assets, re-organization expenses, restructures expenses, share-based compensation, certain business combination accounting entries, settlement and related expenses and tax adjustment re non-GAAP adjustments. The purpose of such adjustments is to give an indication of our performance exclusive of non-cash charges and other items that are considered by management to be outside of our core operating results. Our non-GAAP financial measures are not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for comparable GAAP measures, and should be read only in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. Our management regularly uses our supplemental non-GAAP financial measures internally to understand, manage and evaluate our business and make operating decisions. These non-GAAP measures are among the primary factors management uses in planning for and forecasting future periods. Business combination accounting rules requires us to recognize a legal performance obligation related to a revenue arrangement of an acquired entity. The amount assigned to that liability should be based on its fair value at the date of acquisition. The non-GAAP adjustment is intended to reflect the full amount of such revenue. We believe this adjustment is useful to investors as a measure of the ongoing performance of our business. We believe these non-GAAP financial measures provide consistent and comparable measures to help investors understand our current and future operating cash flow performance. These non-GAAP financial measures may differ materially from the non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. Reconciliation between results on a GAAP and non-GAAP basis is provided in a table immediately following the Consolidated Statements of Income.

About NICE
NICE Systems (NASDAQ: NICE) is the worldwide leading provider of software solutions that enable organizations to take the next best action in order to improve customer experience and business results, ensure compliance, fight financial crime, and safeguard people and assets. NICE's solutions empower organizations to capture, analyze, and apply, in real time, insights from both structured and unstructured Big Data. This data comes from multiple sources, including phone calls, mobile apps, emails, chat, social media, video, and transactions. NICE solutions are used by over 25,000 organizations in more than 150 countries, including over 80 of the Fortune 100 companies. www.nice.com.

Trademark Note: NICE and the NICE logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of NICE Systems.  All other marks are trademarks of their respective owners.  For a full list of NICE Systems' marks, please see: http://www.nice.com/nice-trademarks

Investors
Marty Cohen, +1 212 574 3635, ir@nice.com, ET
Yisca Erez, +972 9 775-3798, ir@nice.com, CET

Media Contact
Erik Snider, +1 877 245 7448, erik.snider@nice.com                            

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements, including the statements by Mr. Eilam, are based on the current beliefs, expectations and assumptions of the management of NICE-Systems Ltd. (the Company).  In some cases, such forward-looking statements can be identified by terms such as believe, expect, may, will, intend, project, plan, estimate or similar words.  Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results or performance of the Company to differ materially from those described herein, including but not limited to the impact of the global economic environment on the Company's customer base (particularly financial services firms) potentially impacting our business and financial condition; competition; changes in technology and market requirements; decline in demand for the Company's products; inability to timely develop and introduce new technologies, products and applications; difficulties or delays in absorbing and integrating acquired operations, products, technologies and personnel; loss of market share; an inability to maintain certain marketing and distribution arrangements; and the effect of newly enacted or modified laws, regulation or standards on the Company and our products. For a more detailed description of the risk factors and uncertainties affecting the company, refer to the Company's reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's Annual Report on Form 20-F. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made as of the date of this press release, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise them, except as required by law.

 

NICE SYSTEMS LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES







CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME







U.S. dollars in thousands (except per share amounts)



























Quarter ended


Year to date



June 30,


June 30,



2015


2014


2015


2014



Unaudited


Unaudited


Unaudited


Unaudited










Revenue:









Product 

$      80,417


$    71,702


$ 159,394


$139,360


Services

154,314


149,608


302,165


294,633

Total revenue

234,731


221,310


461,559


433,993










Cost of revenue:









Product

19,643


20,419


37,985


39,496


Services

61,340


62,421


120,921


121,930

Total cost of revenue

80,983


82,840


158,906


161,426










Gross profit

153,748


138,470


302,653


272,567










Operating Expenses:









Research and development, net

33,197


33,424


66,550


66,548


Selling and marketing

59,406


60,181


119,064


116,666


General and administrative

22,154


22,764


43,542


41,493


Amortization of acquired intangible assets

3,703


5,400


7,437


11,839


Restructuring expenses

-


3,035


-


3,351

Total operating expenses

118,460


124,804


236,593


239,897










Operating income

35,288


13,666


66,060


32,670










Finance and other income, net

674


655


2,611


1,483










Income from continuing operations before tax

35,962


14,321


68,671


34,153

Taxes on income

7,200


2,401


13,367


4,536

Net income from continuing operations

28,762


11,920


55,304


29,617










Discontinued operation









Income (loss) from discontinued operation

667


(1,650)


4,022


(3,870)


Taxes on income (tax benefit)

172


(122)


832


(361)


Net income (loss) from discontinued operation

495


(1,528)


3,190


(3,509)










Net income

$      29,257


$    10,392


$   58,494


$  26,108










Basic income per share from continuing operations

$          0.48


$        0.20


$      0.93


$     0.50

Basic income (loss) per share from discontinued operation

$          0.01


$       (0.03)


$      0.05


$    (0.06)

Basic income per share

$          0.49


$        0.17


$      0.98


$     0.44










Diluted income per share from continuing operations

$          0.47


$        0.19


$      0.90


$     0.49

Diluted income (loss) per share from discontinued operation

$          0.01


$       (0.02)


$      0.05


$    (0.06)

Diluted income per share

$          0.48


$        0.17


$      0.95


$     0.43










Weighted average number of shares








outstanding used to compute:

















Basic income (loss) per share

59,510


59,676


59,441


59,786

Diluted income (loss) per share

61,408


61,210


61,306


61,284

 

 

NICE SYSTEMS LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES








RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP RESULTS








U.S. dollars in thousands (except per share amounts)




























Quarter ended


Year to date



June 30,


June 30,



2015


2014


2015


2014

GAAP revenues

$               234,731


$              221,310


$      461,559


$      433,993

Valuation adjustment on acquired deferred service revenue

53


258


177


645

Non-GAAP revenues

$               234,784


$              221,568


$      461,736


$      434,638



















GAAP cost of  revenue

$                 80,983


$                82,840


$      158,906


$      161,426

Amortization of acquired intangible assets on cost of product

(6,839)


(8,322)


(13,663)


(16,650)

Amortization of acquired intangible assets on cost of services

-


-


-


(327)

Cost of product revenue adjustment (1,2)

(138)


(79)


(271)


(209)

Cost of services revenue adjustment (1,2)

(463)


(1,911)


(1,224)


(3,042)

Non-GAAP cost of  revenue

$                 73,543


$                72,528


$      143,748


$      141,198



















GAAP gross profit

$               153,748


$              138,470


$      302,653


$      272,567

Gross profit adjustments

7,493


10,570


15,335


20,873

Non-GAAP gross profit

$               161,241


$              149,040


$      317,988


$      293,440



















GAAP operating expenses

$               118,460


$              124,804


$      236,593


$      239,897

Research and development (1,2)

(324)


(1,063)


(838)


(1,654)

Sales and marketing (1,2)

(2,477)


(3,471)


(5,190)


(7,177)

General and administrative (1,2)

(2,745)


(4,488)


(5,567)


(7,209)

Amortization of acquired intangible assets

(3,703)


(5,400)


(7,437)


(11,839)

Acquisition related expenses (3)

-


(213)


-


(213)

Settlement and related expenses

(390)


-


(390)


-

Restructuring expenses

-


(3,060)


-


(3,351)

Non-GAAP operating expenses

$               108,821


$              107,109


$      217,171


$      208,454



















GAAP taxes on income

$                  7,200


$                  2,401


$        13,367


$          4,536

Tax adjustments re non-GAAP adjustments

2,888


4,823


6,408


10,562

Non-GAAP taxes on income

$                 10,088


$                  7,224


$        19,775


$        15,098



















GAAP net income (loss) from continuing operations

$                 28,762


$                11,920


$        55,304


$        29,617

Valuation adjustment on acquired deferred revenue

53


258


177


645

Amortization of acquired intangible assets

10,542


13,722


21,100


28,816

Share-based compensation (1)

6,147


7,139


13,090


14,638

Re-organization expenses (2)

-


3,873


-


4,653

Acquisition related expenses (3)

-


213


-


213

Restructuring expenses

-


3,060


-


3,351

Settlement and related expenses

390


-


390


-

Tax adjustments re non-GAAP adjustments

(2,888)


(4,823)


(6,408)


(10,562)

Non-GAAP net income (loss) from continuing operations

$                 43,006


$                35,362


$        83,653


$        71,371



















GAAP diluted earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations

$                    0.47


$                    0.19


$            0.90


$            0.49










Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share from continuing operations

$                    0.70


$                    0.58


$            1.36


$            1.16



















Shares used in computing GAAP diluted earnings (loss) per share

61,408


61,210


61,306


61,284










Shares used in computing Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share

61,408


61,210


61,306


61,284










 

 

NICE SYSTEMS LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES







RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP RESULTS (continued)





U.S. dollars in thousands












































(1)

Share-based Compensation










Quarter ended


Year to date



June 30,


June 30,



2015


2014


2015


2014


Cost of product revenue

$                    (138)


$                     (79)


$            (271)


$            (209)


Cost of service revenue

(463)


(1,331)


(1,224)


(2,406)


Research and development

(324)


(1,063)


(838)


(1,654)


Sales and marketing

(2,477)


(3,425)


(5,190)


(6,558)


General and administrative

(2,745)


(1,241)


(5,567)


(3,811)



$                 (6,147)


$                 (7,139)


$       (13,090)


$       (14,638)



















(2)

Re-organization expenses










Quarter ended


Year to date



June 30,


June 30,



2015


2014


2015


2014


Cost of service revenue

$                       -


$                    (580)


$               -


$            (636)


Sales and marketing

-


(46)


-


(619)


General and administrative

-


(3,247)


-


(3,398)



$                       -


$                 (3,873)


$               -


$         (4,653)




























(3)

Acquisition related expenses










Quarter ended


Year to date



June 30,


June 30,



2015


2014


2015


2014


Sales and marketing

$                       -


$                       (2)


$               -


$               (2)


General and administrative

-


(211)


-


(211)



$                       -


$                    (213)


$               -


$            (213)

 

 







NICE SYSTEMS LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES





CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS



U.S. dollars in thousands 














June 30,


December 31,




2015


2014




Unaudited


Unaudited








ASSETS











CURRENT ASSETS:






Cash and cash equivalents 


$         236,292


$      187,497


Short-term investments


70,319


65,744


Trade receivables


143,964


166,047


Other receivables and prepaid expenses


40,956


33,545


Inventories


11,614


10,510


Deferred tax assets


22,816


22,798


Current assets of discontinued operation


41,398


20,295








Total current assets


567,359


506,436







LONG-TERM ASSETS:






Long-term investments


322,145


246,721


Other long-term assets


31,191


29,912


Property and equipment, net


40,345


40,999


Other intangible assets, net


90,701


112,089


Goodwill


689,385


689,043


Long-term assets of discontinued operation


-


16,891








Total long-term assets


1,173,767


1,135,655







TOTAL ASSETS


$      1,741,126


$   1,642,091








LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY











CURRENT LIABILITIES:






Trade payables


$           16,609


$        10,856


Deferred revenues and advances from customers


185,842


134,810


Accrued expenses and other liabilities


194,047


200,227


Current liabilities of discontinued operation


34,157


32,353








Total current liabilities


430,655


378,246







LONG-TERM LIABILITIES:






Deferred tax liabilities


18,579


23,690


Other long-term liabilities


21,808


21,850


Long-term liabilities of discontinued operation


-


4,849








Total long-term liabilities


40,387


50,389







SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY


1,270,084


1,213,456







TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY


$      1,741,126


$   1,642,091

 

 

NICE SYSTEMS LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES








CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENTS








U.S. dollars in thousands











Quarter ended


Year to date




June 30,


June 30,




2015


2014


2015


2014




Unaudited


Unaudited


Unaudited


Unaudited











Operating Activities


















Net income 

$   29,257


$   10,392


$   58,494


$  26,108

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities









Depreciation and amortization

15,255


19,395


30,331


40,080


Stock based compensation

6,063


7,216


13,275


14,904


Excess tax benefit from share-based payment arrangements

(1,376)


(163)


(2,014)


(288)


Amortization of premium and discount and accrued interest on marketable securities

567


519


1,213


1,017


Deferred taxes, net

(2,888)


(4,824)


(6,408)


(10,562)


Changes in operating assets and liabilities:










Trade Receivables

(17,872)


(7,120)


18,448


16,085



Other receivables and prepaid expenses

862


3,185


(765)


(423)



Inventories

116


(1,231)


(1,712)


(1,959)



Trade payables

6,651


(11)


7,791


(2,247)



Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

14,239


495


(12,608)


(30,371)



Deferred revenue

3,580


(1,642)


52,506


32,635


Other

2,562


(264)


2,599


(632)













  Net cash provided by operating activities

57,016


25,947


161,150


84,347











Investing Activities



















Purchase of property and equipment

(4,741)


(4,718)


(7,960)


(9,055)


Proceeds from sale of property and equipment

-


4


-


20


Purchase of Investments

(38,164)


(72,309)


(124,147)


(85,583)


Proceeds from Investments

11,560


58,897


42,542


73,488


Capitalization of software development costs

(212)


(234)


(212)


(476)


Payments for business acquisitions, net of cash acquired

(1,500)


119


(1,500)


(748)




-









  Net cash used in investing activities

(33,057)


(18,241)


(91,277)


(22,354)











Financing Activities



















Proceeds from issuance of shares upon exercise of share options and ESPP

8,118


3,082


17,133


11,830


Purchase of treasury shares

(12,096)


(22,699)


(18,384)


(49,179)


Dividends paid

(9,528)


(9,558)


(19,114)


(19,264)


Excess tax benefit from share-based payment arrangements

1,376


163


2,014


288


Earnout payments related to acquisitions

-


(133)


(262)


(153)













  Net cash used in financing activities

(12,130)


(29,145)


(18,613)


(56,478)











Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents

1,972


333


(2,465)


571











Net change in cash and cash equivalents

13,801


(21,106)


48,795


6,086

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

222,491


146,737


187,497


119,545











Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

$ 236,292


$ 125,631


$ 236,292


$125,631

 

 

 

To view the original version on PR Newswire, visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nice-reports-6-increase-in-non-gaap-revenue-and-21-increase-in-non-gaap-eps-for-the-second-quarter-2015-300121127.html

SOURCE NICE



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