Magic Software Triples Operating Profits for Third Quarter of 2010

Magic Software Enterprises Ltd. (Nasdaq: MGIC), a global provider of application platforms and business and process integration solutions, today announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2010. All dollar amounts are quoted in US Dollars.

Financial Highlights for the Third Quarter and Nine-Month periods ended September 30, 2010

-- Third quarter revenues increased 66% year-over-year from $13.5 million to $22.4 million , and 4% from the second quarter of 2010;
-- Operating income for the third quarter tripled to $2.5 million compared to $0.8 million in the same period last year;
-- Operating and net income for the nine-month period of 2010 more than doubled to $6.3 million, compared to $2.5 million and $2.7 million respectively in the same period last year;

    --  Operating cash flow for the first nine-months of 2010 increased 106% to
        $8.9 million compared to $ $4.3 million in the same period last year.

Results

For the third quarter ended September 30, 2010, total revenues were $22.4 million, with net income of $2.5 million, or $0.08 per fully diluted share. This compares with revenues of $13.5 million and net income of $0.9 million, or $0.03 per fully diluted share, for the same period last year.

Operating income was $2.5 million, or $0.08 per fully diluted share, for the third quarter of 2010. This compares to operating income of $0.8 million, or $0.03 per fully diluted share, for the same period a year ago.

For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2010, total revenues were $63.6 million, with net income of $6.3 million, or $0.19 per fully diluted share. This compares with revenues of $40.9 million and net income of $2.7 million, or $0.08 per fully diluted share, for the same period last year.

Operating income was $6.3 million, or $0.19 per fully diluted share, for the nine-month period of 2010. This compares to operating income of $2.5 million, or $0.08 per fully diluted share, for the same period a year ago.

Total cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments net of short term bank credit as of September 30, 2010 was $25.7 million.

Management Commentary

Commenting on the results, Guy Bernstein, acting chief executive officer of Magic Software, said: "I am very pleased to report robust growth and continued improvement in all our operations for the third quarter. This has been driven by greater demand for our professional services and improved license sales of our uniPaaS RIA application platform among enterprises and independent software vendors worldwide."

Summary of the Quarter

    --  New customers and license sales for uniPaaS and iBOLT, particularly in
        Japan, Netherlands and U.S. have increased;
    --  The number of new partners continued to increase.  New partners signed
        on in the quarter include: Pallas Athena in Netherlands, Admiral
        Technology, Nexus 451, Forza Consulting and SMB Group in UK, and
        Relational SA In Greece.
    --  The Company's Japanese branch reports improved revenues and
        profitability, which was attributed to migration projects to our
        flagship uniPaaS RIA application platform.
    --  The Company executed global customer events in Hungary and Germany and
        for the first time in Poland.

 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This release includes non-GAAP operating income, net income, basic and diluted earnings per share and other non-GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP measures exclude the following items:

 

    --  Amortization of purchased intangible assets;
    --  In-process research and development capitalization and amortization and;
    --  Equity-based compensation expense.

 

Magic Software's management believes that the presentation of non-GAAP measures provide useful information to investors and management regarding financial and business trends relating to the Company's financial condition and results of operations as well as the net amount of cash generated by its business operations after taking into account capital spending required to maintain or expand the business.

 

These non-GAAP financial measures are not in accordance with, or an alternative for, generally accepted accounting principles and may be different from non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. In addition, these non-GAAP financial measures are not based on any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles. Magic Software believes that non-GAAP financial measures have limitations in that they do not reflect all of the amounts associated with Magic Software's results of operations as determined in accordance with GAAP and that these measures should only be used to evaluate Magic Software's results of operations in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP measures.

 

Please refer to the Reconciliation of Selected Financial Metrics from GAAP to Non-GAAP tables below.

 

 

About Magic Software

 

Magic Software Enterprises Ltd. (Nasdaq: MGIC) is a global provider of on-premise and cloud-enabled application platform solutions - including full client, rich internet applications (RIA), mobile or Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) modes - and business and process integration solutions. Magic Software has 13 offices worldwide and a presence in over 50 countries with a global network of ISVs, system integrators, value-added distributors and resellers, as well as consulting and OEM partners. The company's award-winning, code-free solutions give partners and customers the power to leverage existing IT resources, enhance business agility and focus on core business priorities. Magic Software's technological approach, product roadmap and corporate strategy are recognized by leading industry analysts. Magic Software has partnerships with global IT leaders including SAP AG, salesforce.com, IBM and Oracle. For more information visit about Magic Software and its products and services, visit www.magicsoftware.com, and for more about our industry-related news, business issues and trends, read the Magic Software Blog.

 

Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this news release include forward-looking statements that may involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may vary significantly based upon a number of factors including, but not limited to, risks in product and technology development, market acceptance of new products and continuing product conditions, both here and abroad, release and sales of new products by strategic resellers and customers, and other risk factors detailed in the Company's most recent annual report and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Magic is the trademark of Magic Software Enterprises Ltd. All other trademarks are the trademarks of their respective owners.

 


    Company Contact:
    Tania Amar, VP Marketing
    Magic Software Enterprises Ltd.
    Tel. +972 (0)3 538 9300
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    MAGIC SOFTWARE ENTERPRISES LTD.
    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
    U.S. dollars in thousands (except per share data)

                                  Three months              Nine months
                                     ended                    ended
                                 September 30,             September 30,
                                 -------------             -------------
                                   2010         2009    2010            2009
                                   ----         ----    ----            ----
                                   Unaudited                Unaudited
                                 ---------               ---------
    Revenues                     22,372       13,504  63,551          40,869
    Cost of Revenues             13,191        6,625  37,104          19,805
                                 ------        -----  ------          ------
    Gross profit                  9,181        6,879  26,447          21,064
                                  -----        -----  ------          ------
    Research and development,
     net                            526          358   1,566             957
    Selling, marketing and
     general and
        administrative expenses   6,151        5,709  18,555          17,600
    Total operating costs and
     expenses                     6,677        6,067  20,121          18,557
                                  -----        -----  ------          ------
    Operating income              2,504          812   6,326           2,507
                                  -----          ---   -----           -----
    Financial income
     (expenses), net                 32          154    (284)            140
    Other income (expenses),
     net                             68          (63)    148             223
                                    ---          ---     ---             ---
    Income before taxes on
     income                       2,604          903   6,190           2,870
    Taxes on income                  66            1    (102)            167
                                    ---          ---    ----             ---
    Net income                    2,538          902   6,292           2,703

    Net earnings per share
     attributable to
       Magic Software:
    Basic                          0.08         0.03    0.20            0.08
    Diluted                        0.08         0.03    0.19            0.08

    Weighted average number
     of shares used in
         computing net earnings
          per share

            Basic                32,056       31,894  31,993          31,894
                                 ======       ======  ======          ======

            Diluted              32,596       32,169  32,485          32,038
                                 ======       ======  ======          ======

 

 

 


    MAGIC SOFTWARE ENTERPRISES LTD.
    RECONCILIATION BETWEEN GAAP AND NON-GAAP
    STATEMENTS OF INCOME FOR COMPARATIVE PURPOSES
                              Three months ended       Nine months ended
                                September 30,            September 30,
                                -------------            -------------
                               2010         2009     2010          2009
                               ----         ----     ----          ----
                                  Unaudited                Unaudited
                                  ---------                ---------

    GAAP operating income       2,504          812    6,326         2,507
    Amortization of
     capitalized software
     and other intangible
     assets                     759          950    2,716         2,700
    Capitalization of
     software development      (783)        (771)  (2,350)       (2,356)
    Stock-based
     compensation               106           64      165           189
                                ---          ---      ---           ---
    Total adjustments to
     GAAP                        82          243      531           533
    Non-GAAP operating
     income                   2,586        1,055    6,857         3,040
                              -----        -----    -----         -----


    GAAP net income           2,538          902    6,292         2,703
    Total adjustments to
     GAAP as above               82          243      531           533
    Non-GAAP net income       2,620        1,145    6,823         3,236
                              =====        =====    =====         =====


    Non-GAAP basic net
     earnings per share        0.08         0.04     0.21          0.10
                               ====         ====     ====          ====
    Weighted average
     number of shares
     used in
       computing basic net
        earnings per share   32,056       31,894   31,993        31,894
                             ------       ------   ------        ------

    Non-GAAP diluted net
     earnings per share        0.08         0.04     0.21          0.10
                               ====         ====     ====          ====
    Weighted average
     number of shares
     used in
       computing diluted net
        earnings per share   32,647       32,276   32,533        32,115
                             ------       ------   ------        ------

 

 

 


     MAGIC SOFTWARE ENTERPRISES LTD.
    CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
    U.S. dollars in thousands


                                                  September  30, December 31,
                                                  -------------- ------------
                                                            2010          2009
                                                            ----          ----
                                                    (Unaudited)
                                                    -----------

    ASSETS
    CURRENT ASSETS:
         Cash and cash equivalents                        22,071        24,350
         Short-term bank deposits                            477        13,838
         Available-for-sale marketable
          securities                                       3,480         3,680
         Trade receivables, net                           16,987        12,004
         Other accounts receivable and  prepaid
          expenses                                         3,060         3,869
         Current assets of discontinued operation              -            27
                                                             ---           ---
    Total current Assets                                  46,075        57,768
    --------------------                                  ------        ------

    LONG-TERM RECEIVABLES:
        Severance pay fund                                   319           404
        Other Long-term receivables                        1,405           749
                                                           -----           ---
    Total other long-term receivables                      1,724         1,153
    ---------------------------------

    PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET                            1,800         1,762
    IDENTIFIABLE INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND
        GOODWILL, NET                                     37,121        26,868
                                                          ------        ------

    TOTAL ASSETS                                          86,720        87,551
                                                          ======        ======


    LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
    CURRENT LIABILITIES:
       Short-term credit and current
        maturities of long term loans                        341            43
       Trade payables                                      2,368         2,662
       Accrued expenses and other accounts
        payable                                           12,439        25,159
        Deferred revenues                                  3,654         1,569
        Current liabilities of  discontinued
         operation                                             -           314
                                                             ---           ---
    Total current liabilities                             18,802        29,747
    -------------------------                             ------        ------

    NON CURRENT LIABILITIES:
         Long-term loans                                       3            10
         Liability due to acquisition activities           2,965             -
         Accrued severance pay                               531           606
                                                             ---           ---
    Total non-current Liabilities                          3,499           616
    -----------------------------                          -----           ---

    EQUITY                                                64,419        57,188
                                                          ------        ------

    TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY                          86,720        87,551
                                                          ======        ======