Unisys Announces First-Quarter 2007 Financial R...
Unisys Corp
Company continues to make progress in repositioning program
Unisys Corporation (NYSE: UIS) today reported continued progress in its
multi-year repositioning program. The company reported first-quarter 2007 net
income of $3.6 million, or 1 cent per share.
The results include:
-- a $23.7 million pre-tax gain on the sale of the company's media
solutions business;
-- a $39.4 million tax benefit related to an income tax audit settlement in
the Netherlands;
-- a $32.7 million pre-tax restructuring charge to cover the reduction of
about 950 employees;
-- $23.5 million of pre-tax retirement-related expense for the company's
defined benefit pension plans and the U.S. 401(k) plan.
These results compared to a first-quarter 2006 net loss of $27.9 million, or 8
cents per share. The year-ago results included:
-- a pre-tax gain of $149.9 million on the sale of the company's equity
stake in Nihon Unisys Limited;
-- a $145.9 million pre-tax restructuring charge;
-- pre-tax retirement-related expense of $13.5 million, which included a
pre-tax U.S. pension plan curtailment gain of $45.0 million.
Revenue for the first quarter of 2007 decreased 3 percent to $1.35 billion from
$1.39 billion in the year-ago quarter. Foreign currency exchange rates had an
approximately three percentage-point positive impact on revenue in the quarter.
Comments from President and CEO Joseph W. McGrath
'We continue to make progress in driving our multi-year repositioning program,
which is aimed at significantly enhancing our market competitiveness and
profitability by 2008,' said Joseph W. McGrath, Unisys president and chief
executive officer.
'We are driving change at every level of the business - our focus in the market,
our sales and marketing approach, our services delivery model, our use of
offshore sourcing and our cost structure. While the level of change causes some
short-term disruption and impacts revenue levels, we continue to see initial
benefits in our profitability as we implement changes in our business model.
'As we re-engineer processes and drive productivity enhancements through our
repositioning efforts, we continue to identify ways to streamline our operations
in line with our more focused business model. We are committed to building a
culture that regularly benchmarks its operations and drives continuous
productivity improvement and cost discipline. As we execute against our
repositioning plan, we continue to target an 8-10 percent operating profit
margin, excluding retirement-related expense, in 2008.'
Cost-Reduction Program
During the first quarter of 2007, as part of its continuous benchmarking and
process improvement program, the company identified opportunities to further
reduce costs in line with its more focused business model. With the proceeds
from the sale of its media solutions business and the income tax audit refund in
the Netherlands, the company plans to take the following actions:
-- Reduce its headcount, primarily in the United States and United Kingdom,
by about 950 employees. The company took a $32.7 million pre-tax charge
in the first quarter of 2007 to cover these planned reductions. The
majority of these reductions are related to productivity and process
improvements in the company's services operations as well as the shift
of resources to lower-cost global sourcing locations.
-- Take an additional approximately $35 million charge in the second
quarter of 2007 related to facility consolidations and additional
workforce reductions principally in continental Europe. This is the
first phase of global facility consolidations to reflect the company's
headcount reductions and its continued move to a mobile services
delivery workforce.
With regard to headcount reductions announced in 2006, Unisys said it has
essentially completed these reductions as of the end of the first quarter of
2007.
Unisys said it continues to make investments in 2007 in its strategic growth
programs and in global sourcing. The company expects the 2006 and first-quarter
2007 restructuring actions to yield, on a run-rate basis, net annualized cost
savings of more than $340 million by the second half of 2007 and more than $360
million by the first half of 2008.
First-Quarter Company Results
The company reported that its services orders, which can vary significantly from
quarter to quarter due to the size and timing of client signings, showed a
double-digit decrease in the first quarter. The order decrease was driven
primarily by declines in outsourcing and systems integration and consulting
orders. The company's overall services orders have increased in four of six
quarters since Unisys announced its repositioning program.
Revenue in the United States declined 3 percent in the quarter to $604 million.
Revenue in international markets declined 3 percent in the quarter to $744
million.
The company's gross profit margin and operating profit margin in the first
quarter of 2007 were 19.1 percent and (2.2) percent, respectively. These
compared with gross and operating profit margins of 14.5 percent and (12.2)
percent, respectively, in the first quarter of 2006.
First-Quarter Business Segment Results
Unisys has a long-standing policy to evaluate business segment performance on
operating income exclusive of restructuring charges and unusual and
non-recurring items. Therefore, the comparisons below exclude the first-quarter
2007 and 2006 cost-reduction charges discussed above.
Customer revenue in the company's services segment decreased 2 percent in the
first quarter of 2007 compared with the year-ago period. The company reported
continued revenue growth in outsourcing and infrastructure services, which were
more than offset by revenue declines in systems integration and consulting and
core maintenance. Gross profit margin in the services business was 15.0 percent
compared to 15.2 percent a year ago, while the services operating margin was
(1.0) percent compared with (0.9) percent a year ago.
Customer revenue in the company's technology segment declined 8 percent from the
first quarter of 2006. Gross profit margin in the technology business was 43.3
percent compared to 41.9 percent a year ago while operating margin was 3.5
percent compared to (5.4) percent a year ago.
Cash Flow and Balance Sheet Highlights
Unisys used $104 million of cash from operations in the first quarter of 2007.
In the year-ago quarter, the company generated $27 million of cash from
operations. The change in operational cash flow primarily reflected an
approximately $74 million year-over-year reduction in accounts receivable
securitization. In addition, the company used approximately $50 million of cash
in the first quarter of 2007 for restructuring payments, compared to
approximately $6 million of cash for restructuring payments in the first quarter
of 2006.
Capital expenditures in the first quarter of 2007 were $83 million compared to
$73 million in the year-ago quarter. After deducting for capital expenditures,
Unisys used $187 million of free cash in the quarter compared with free cash
usage of $46 million in the first quarter of 2006.
During the first quarter, the company received approximately $28 million in cash
proceeds related to the completed sale of its media solutions business. The
company ended the quarter with $564 million of cash on hand.
Conference Call
Unisys will hold a conference call today at 8:15 a.m. EST to discuss its
results. The listen-only Webcast, as well as the accompanying presentation
materials, can be accessed via a link on the Unisys Investor Web site at
www.unisys.com/investor. Following the call, an audio replay of the Webcast, and
accompanying presentation materials, can be accessed through the same link.
About Unisys
Unisys is a worldwide technology services and solutions company. Our consultants
apply Unisys expertise in consulting, systems integration, outsourcing,
infrastructure, and server technology to help our clients achieve secure
business operations. We build more secure organizations by creating visibility
into clients' business operations. Leveraging the Unisys 3D Visible Enterprise
approach, we make visible the impact of their decisions--ahead of investments,
opportunities and risks. For more information, visit www.unisys.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Any statements contained in this release that are not historical facts are
forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to,
any projections of earnings, revenues, contract values or other financial items;
any statements of the company's plans, strategies or objectives for future
operations; statements regarding future economic conditions or performance; and
any statements of belief or expectation. All forward-looking statements rely on
assumptions and are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual results to differ materially from expectations. Statements in this
release concerning the company's cost reduction plan are subject to the risk
that the company may not implement the planned headcount reductions as quickly
as currently planned, which could affect the timing of anticipated cost savings.
The amount of anticipated cost savings is also subject to currency exchange rate
fluctuations with regard to actions taken outside the U.S. Other risks and
uncertainties that could affect the company's future results include general
economic and business conditions; the effects of aggressive competition in the
information services and technology markets on the company's revenues, pricing
and margins and on the competitiveness of its product and services offerings;
the level of demand for the company's products and services and the company's
ability to anticipate and respond to changes in technology and customer
preferences; the company's ability to grow outsourcing and infrastructure
services and its ability to effectively and timely complete the related
solutions implementations, client transitions to the new environment and work
force and facilities rationalizations; the company's ability to effectively
address its challenging outsourcing operations through negotiations or
operationally and to fully recover the associated outsourcing assets; the
company's ability to drive profitable growth in consulting and systems
integration; the level of demand for the company's high-end enterprise servers;
the company's ability to effectively rightsize its cost structure; the risks of
doing business internationally and the potential for infringement claims to be
asserted against the company or its clients. Additional discussion of these and
other factors that could affect Unisys future results is contained in its
periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Unisys assumes no
obligation to update any forward-looking statements.
RELEASE NO.: 0425/8770
http://www.unisys.com/about__unisys/news_a_events/04258770.htm
Unisys is a registered trademark of Unisys Corporation. All other brands and
products referenced herein are acknowledged to be trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective holders.
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UNISYS CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Millions, except per share data)
Three Months
Ended March 31
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2007 2006
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Revenue
Services $1,152.9 $1,176.4
Technology 195.1 211.4
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1,348.0 1,387.8
Costs and expenses
Cost of revenue:
Services 993.9 1,076.5
Technology 96.7 109.4
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1,090.6 1,185.9
Selling, general and
administrative 244.6 295.4
Research and development 42.4 75.3
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1,377.6 1,556.6
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Operating loss (29.6) (168.8)
Interest expense 18.9 19.8
Other income
(expense), net 25.5 153.4
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Loss before income taxes (23.0) (35.2)
Benefit for income taxes (26.6) (7.3)
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Net income (loss) $3.6 ($27.9)
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Earnings (loss) per share
Basic $.01 ($ .08)
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Diluted $.01 ($ .08)
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Shares used in the per share
computations (thousands):
Basic 346,421 342,458
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Diluted 348,338 342,458
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UNISYS CORPORATION
SEGMENT RESULTS
(Millions)
Elimi-
Total nations Services* Technology*
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Three Months Ended
March 31, 2007
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Customer revenue $1,348.0 $1,152.9 $195.1
Intersegment ($40.1) 3.9 36.2
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Total revenue $1,348.0 ($40.1) $1,156.8 $231.3
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Gross profit percent 19.1% 15.0% 43.3%
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Operating profit
(loss) percent (2.2%) (1.0%) 3.5%
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Three Months Ended
March 31, 2006
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Customer revenue $1,387.8 $1,176.4 $211.4
Intersegment ($42.6) 3.4 39.2
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Total revenue $1,387.8 ($42.6) $1,179.8 $250.6
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Gross profit percent 14.5% 15.2% 41.9%
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Operating loss
percent (12.2%) (0.9%) (5.4%)
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UNISYS CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Millions)
March 31, December 31,
2007 2006
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Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents $564.2 $719.3
Accounts and notes receivable, net 1,164.3 1,164.6
Inventories
Parts and finished equipment 103.1 95.0
Work in process and materials 85.6 81.2
Deferred income taxes 30.0 30.0
Prepaid expense and other
current assets 155.6 148.4
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Total 2,102.8 2,238.5
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Properties 1,242.8 1,233.4
Less accumulated depreciation
and amortization 910.1 892.1
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Properties, net 332.7 341.3
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Outsourcing assets, net 403.7 401.1
Marketable software, net 290.1 304.3
Prepaid postretirement assets 279.7 250.1
Deferred income taxes 191.3 191.3
Goodwill 194.7 193.9
Other long-term assets 118.3 117.4
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Total $3,913.3 $4,037.9
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Liabilities and stockholders' equity (deficit)
Current liabilities
Notes payable $0.1 $1.2
Current maturities of long-term debt 0.4 0.5
Accounts payable 396.9 460.9
Other accrued liabilities 1,388.5 1,469.1
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Total 1,785.9 1,931.7
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Long-term debt 1,049.2 1,049.1
Long-term postretirement liabilities 654.8 667.7
Other long-term liabilities 428.7 453.6
Stockholders' equity (deficit)
Common stock 3.5 3.5
Accumulated deficit (2,383.2) (2,386.8)
Other capital 3,963.2 3,945.1
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (1,588.8) (1,626.0)
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Stockholders' deficit (5.3) (64.2)
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Total $3,913.3 $4,037.9
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UNISYS CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(Millions)
Three Months Ended
March 31
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2007 2006
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Cash flows from operating activities
Net income (loss) $3.6 ($27.9)
Add (deduct) items to reconcile
net income (loss) to net cash (used for)
provided by operating activities:
Equity loss 4.3
Employee stock compensation expense 2.3 1.7
Company stock issued for U.S. 401(k) plan 9.5 4.4
Depreciation and amortization
of properties 27.4 30.3
Depreciation and amortization of
outsourcing assets 38.0 35.0
Amortization of marketable software 33.4 33.1
Gain on sale of assets (23.7) (153.2)
Increase in deferred
income taxes, net (2.3) (19.8)
(Increase) decrease in receivables, net (5.3) 67.0
(Increase) decrease in inventories (11.9) 4.3
(Decrease) increase in accounts payable
and other accrued liabilities (135.3) 94.5
Decrease in other liabilities (29.2) (14.6)
Increase in other assets (13.1) (30.8)
Other 2.3 (1.4)
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Net cash (used for) provided by operating
activities (104.3) 26.9
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Cash flows from investing activities
Proceeds from investments 1,922.4 1,869.3
Purchases of investments (1,925.4) (1,870.6)
Investment in marketable software (24.3) (27.1)
Capital additions of properties (19.3) (21.6)
Capital additions of outsourcing assets (39.3) (24.6)
Purchases of businesses (1.2)
Proceeds from sale of assets 28.3 380.6
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Net cash (used for) provided by
investing activities (58.8) 306.0
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Cash flows from financing activities
Net (reduction in) proceeds from
short-term borrowings (1.1) 1.6
Proceeds from exercise of stock options 7.0 .6
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Net cash provided by financing
activities 5.9 2.2
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Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
and cash equivalents 2.1 2.6
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(Decrease) increase in cash
and cash equivalents (155.1) 337.7
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of
period 719.3 642.5
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Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $564.2 $980.2
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Unisys Corporation
Investors:
Jack McHale, 215-986-6050
Jack.McHale@unisys.com
or
Media:
Jim Kerr, 215-986-5795
Jim.Kerr@unisys.com
Gail Ferrari Marold, 919-302-1620
Gail.Ferrari@unisys.com
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