Unisys Com Stk Regulatory News (USY)

25 Oct 2006 12:00

Unisys Corporation (NYSE:UIS) today reported improved financial results for thethird quarter of 2006 as the company continues to make good progress in itsrepositioning program to focus its resources on large, growing markets andreduce its cost structure. Orders and margins improved in the quarter from the year-ago period andsequentially from the second quarter of 2006. The company also announced anumber of strategic client awards in targeted growth areas such as enterprisesecurity and outsourcing. Revenue for the third quarter of 2006 increased 2 percent to $1.41 billion from$1.39 billion in the year-ago quarter. Revenue was essentially flat on aconstant currency basis. Unisys reported a third-quarter 2006 net loss of $77.5 million, or 23 cents pershare. The results included a: -- pre-tax charge of $36.4 million to cover additional selected headcount reductions, primarily in continental Europe; and -- pre-tax pension expense of $43.4 million. These results compared with a third-quarter 2005 net loss of $1.63 billion, or$4.78 per share, which included a: -- $1.57 billion charge for an increase in the company's deferred tax asset valuation allowance; and -- pre-tax pension expense of $44.2 million. Comments from President and CEO Joseph W. McGrath "We made solid progress in the third quarter in repositioning Unisys forprofitability," said Joseph W. McGrath, Unisys president and chief executiveofficer. "Our services orders showed double-digit growth in the quarter asclients respond favorably to our more focused portfolio of services andsolutions. Unisys is increasingly being chosen for leading-edge projects insecurity, outsourcing, and open source solutions. "While we work to grow in our targeted market areas, we also continue to reduceour cost base in line with our more focused business model," McGrath continued."During the quarter we continued to move aggressively to implement headcountreductions as part of our cost reduction program, and we increased our targetfor annualized cost savings to more than $340 million by the second half of2007. We also expanded our use of offshore resources and announced the plannedopening of two additional global sourcing centers in India. We are beginning tosee benefits from our efforts in terms of reduced costs and improved margins aswe work toward our goal of significantly improved operating margins in 2007 and2008." "While we have much more work yet to do, I am encouraged by the progress we aremaking in our operations and our results," McGrath said. "We look to build onour progress in the fourth quarter as we lay the foundation for strongerprofitability in 2007 and 2008." Third-Quarter Company Results The company reported a double-digit increase in services orders in the thirdquarter. Services order growth was driven by growth in outsourcing orders.Technology orders declined. Overall orders rose by a single-digit percentagecompared to year-ago levels. Major wins in the third quarter included: -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security awarded a groundbreaking contract to a Boeing-led team, which includes Unisys, to implement the first phase of its Secure Border Initiative (SBI), a comprehensive, three-phase program to secure the U.S. borders. The first phase, called SBInet, will use surveillance and information systems to enable agents and officers to detect, identify, classify, respond to, and resolve illegal entry attempts beginning at a 28-mile stretch of the Tucson, Ariz. border. Unisys is Boeing's co-integrator on the program and is responsible for information systems integration, IT infrastructure, and certain surveillance, targeting systems, and law enforcement systems. -- The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) awarded Unisys a contract to develop and implement a next-generation DNA indexing system that will allow federal, state, and local laboratories to share and compare DNA profiles in linking convicted offenders to violent crimes. The contract has a two-year base period, with an estimated value of $11 million, and a two-year option and two one-year options. If the FBI exercises all option years, the contract has an estimated total value of approximately $50 million. -- The Australian Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs awarded Unisys a significant contract for an identity authentication solution, using facial recognition, fingerprint scanning, and biometrics technology, to strengthen the country's borders. -- The European Commission awarded frame contracts to a consortium led by Unisys. The contracts, which have a potential combined value of approximately $200 million to the consortium, cover a range of IT services including systems integration and application management and support. -- In the United Kingdom, Unisys continues to strengthen its partnership with BT and signed a five-year, approximately $23 million data center outsourcing contract in the quarter. -- Starbucks Coffee Company, the largest coffee retailer in the U.S., awarded Unisys a five-year contract for a range of IT services to support Starbucks' expansion into international markets. The services include data center support, network and server monitoring, and security services. -- Unisys partnered with leading India-based IT services firm Wipro to win a five-year, $27.5 million outsourcing contract in the third quarter with a U.S. Fortune 500 company. Under the contract, Unisys will provide managed services to the client as a subcontractor to Wipro. -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) awarded Unisys an outsourcing contract to continue managing and expanding the CDC's data center. The contract has one base year, with an estimated value of approximately $11 million, and four additional one-year options. If the CDC exercises all options, the contract has an estimated total value of approximately $50 million. Revenue in the U.S. declined 5 percent in the quarter to $637 million. Revenuein international markets increased 8 percent in the quarter to $773 million. The company's gross profit margin and operating profit margin in the thirdquarter of 2006 were 18.3 percent and (3.0 percent), respectively, which includethe cost-reduction charge. These compared with gross and operating profitmargins of 17.7 percent and (5.5 percent), respectively, in the third quarter of2005. Cost-Reduction Program The company gave the following update with regard to ongoing cost-reductionactivities as part of its strategic repositioning program: -- During the quarter Unisys identified an additional approximately 100 position reductions, primarily in continental Europe. These reductions are in addition to the 5,500 headcount reductions previously announced. -- Of the total 5,600 reductions, approximately 1,400 reductions were completed in the third quarter, and approximately 3,600 reductions have been implemented year-to-date in 2006. -- The company said it expects to complete approximately 1,400 headcount reductions in the fourth quarter, with the remaining approximately 600 reductions expected in the first half of 2007. -- Unisys expects the headcount actions to yield net annualized cost savings of about $280 million by year-end 2006 and more than $340 million by the second half of 2007. Third-Quarter Business Segment Results Unisys has a long-standing policy to evaluate business segment performance onoperating income exclusive of restructuring charges and unusual andnon-recurring items. Therefore, the comparisons below exclude the third-quarter2006 cost-reduction charge discussed above. Customer revenue in the company's services segment increased 4 percent in thethird quarter of 2006 compared with the year-ago period. The company reporteddouble-digit revenue growth in outsourcing and single-digit growth ininfrastructure services, which more than offset revenue declines in systemsintegration and consulting and in core maintenance. Gross profit margin in theservices business improved to 13.9 percent from 11.3 percent a year ago, whilethe services operating margin improved to (1.3 percent) compared with (5.1percent) a year ago. Customer revenue in the company's technology segment declined 10 percent in thethird quarter of 2006 driven by a double-digit decline in enterprise servers.Gross profit margin in the technology business increased to 46.3 percent from42.4 percent a year ago while operating margins improved to 5.5 percent from(5.9 percent) a year ago. Cash Flow and Balance Sheet Highlights Unisys generated $27 million of cash from operations in the third quartercompared with cash usage of $68 million in the third quarter of 2005. Thecompany used $71 million of cash in the third quarter of 2006 for restructuringpayments, compared to $15 million of cash for restructuring payments in thethird quarter of 2005. Capital expenditures in the third quarter of 2006 were $60 million compared to$85 million in the year-ago quarter. After deducting for capital expenditures,Unisys used $33 million of free cash in the quarter compared with usage of $154million in the third quarter of 2005. The company ended the third quarter of2006 with $612 million of cash on hand. Year-to-Date Results For the nine months ended September 30, 2006, Unisys reported a net loss of$300.0 million, or 87 cents per share. These results included total pre-taxcharges of $323.5 million for headcount reductions; a first-quarter 2006 pre-taxgain of $149.9 million on the sale of the company's shares in Nihon UnisysLimited; and a first-quarter 2006 pre-tax curtailment gain of $45.0 millionrelated to changes in the company's U.S. defined benefit pension plans. Pre-taxpension expense in the first nine months of 2006, including the first-quartercurtailment gain, was $91.8 million compared with pre-tax pension expense of$136.8 million in the first nine months of 2005. In the first nine months of2005, the company reported a net loss of $1.7 billion, or $5.01 per share, whichincluded the $1.57 billion charge for an increase in the deferred tax assetvaluation allowance. Revenue for the first nine months of 2006 was $4.21 billioncompared to revenue of $4.19 billion for the comparable period in 2005. Conference Call Unisys will hold a conference call today at 8:15 am EDT to discuss its results.The listen-only Webcast, as well as the accompanying presentation materials, canbe accessed via a link on the Unisys Investor Web site atwww.unisys.com/investor. Following the call, an audio replay of the Webcast, andaccompanying presentation materials, can be accessed through the same link. About Unisys Unisys is a worldwide technology services and solutions company. Our consultantsapply Unisys expertise in consulting, systems integration, outsourcing,infrastructure, and server technology to help our clients achieve securebusiness operations. We build more secure organizations by creating visibilityinto clients' business operations. Leveraging the Unisys 3D Visible Enterpriseapproach, 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 areforward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities LitigationReform 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 futureoperations; statements regarding future economic conditions or performance; andany statements of belief or expectation. All forward-looking statements rely onassumptions and are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could causeactual results to differ materially from expectations. Statements in thisrelease concerning the company's cost reduction plan are subject to the riskthat the company may not implement the planned headcount reductions as quicklyas currently planned, which could affect the timing of anticipated cost savings.The amount of anticipated cost savings is also subject to currency exchange ratefluctuations with regard to actions taken outside the U.S. Statements in thisrelease regarding contract values are based upon various assumptions, which aresubject to change, including the projected volume of products and services to beprovided by Unisys, the estimated costs of performance, the continuation of thecontracts for their full term and the exercise of all option years, and, forcontracts with governmental entities, the availability of appropriated funds.Accordingly, the contract values are not guaranteed. Other risks anduncertainties that could affect the company's future results include generaleconomic and business conditions; the effects of aggressive competition in theinformation services and technology markets on the company's revenues, pricingand 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'sability to anticipate and respond to changes in technology and customerpreferences; the company's ability to grow outsourcing and infrastructureservices and its ability to effectively and timely complete the relatedsolutions implementations, client transitions to the new environment and workforce and facilities rationalizations; the company's ability to effectivelyaddress its challenging outsourcing operations through negotiations oroperationally and to fully recover the associated outsourcing assets; thecompany's ability to drive profitable growth in consulting and systemsintegration; the level of demand for the company's high-end enterprise servers;the company's ability to effectively rightsize its cost structure; the risks ofdoing business internationally and the potential for infringement claims to beasserted against the company or its clients. Additional discussion of these andother factors that could affect Unisys future results is contained in itsperiodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Unisys assumes noobligation to update any forward-looking statements. RELEASE NO.: 1025/8722 http://www.unisys.com/about__unisys/news_a_events/10258722.htm Unisys is a registered trademark of Unisys Corporation. All other brands andproducts referenced herein are acknowledged to be trademarks or registeredtrademarks of their respective holders. \* T UNISYS CORPORATION CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Millions, except per share data) Three Months Nine Months Ended September 30 Ended September 30 --------------------- --------------------- 2006 2005 2006 2005 --------- ----------- --------- -----------Revenue Services $1,217.6 $ 1,174.0 $3,618.5 $ 3,517.7 Technology 192.5 213.1 586.7 671.5 --------- ----------- --------- ----------- 1,410.1 1,387.1 4,205.2 4,189.2Costs and expenses Cost of revenue: Services 1,058.9 1,036.0 3,271.7 3,080.8 Technology 92.5 105.1 310.0 324.7 --------- ----------- --------- ----------- 1,151.4 1,141.1 3,581.7 3,405.5 Selling, general and administrative 256.1 261.0 834.2 790.0 Research and development 45.5 61.2 184.7 192.7 --------- ----------- --------- ----------- 1,453.0 1,463.3 4,600.6 4,388.2 --------- ----------- --------- -----------Operating loss (42.9) (76.2) (395.4) (199.0) Interest expense 19.0 17.1 57.9 44.9Other income (expense), net 0.4 13.3 153.1 45.8 --------- ----------- --------- -----------Loss before income taxes (61.5) (80.0) (300.2) (198.1)Provision (benefit) for income taxes 16.0 1,548.2 (0.2) 1,502.7 --------- ----------- --------- -----------Net loss ($77.5) ($1,628.2) ($300.0) ($1,700.8) ========= =========== ========= ===========Loss per shareBasic ($ .23) ($ 4.78) ($ .87) ($ 5.01) ========= =========== ========= ===========Diluted ($ .23) ($ 4.78) ($ .87) ($ 5.01) ========= =========== ========= ===========Shares used in the per share computations (thousands): Basic 344,182 340,914 343,351 339,736 ========= =========== ========= =========== Diluted 344,182 340,914 343,351 339,736 ========= =========== ========= ===========\* T \* T UNISYS CORPORATION SEGMENT RESULTS (Millions) Total Eliminations Services* Technology* --------- ------------ --------- -----------Three Months Ended September 30, 2006-------------------------Customer revenue $1,410.1 $1,217.6 $192.5Intersegment ($76.5) 3.6 72.9 --------- ------------ --------- -----------Total revenue $1,410.1 ($76.5) $1,221.2 $265.4 ========= ============ ========= =========== Gross profit percent 18.3% 13.9% 46.3% ========= ========= ===========Operating (loss) profit percent (3.0%) (1.3%) 5.5% ========= ========= =========== Three Months Ended September 30, 2005-------------------------Customer revenue $1,387.1 $1,174.0 $213.1Intersegment ($57.1) 4.5 52.6 --------- ------------ --------- -----------Total revenue $1,387.1 ($57.1) $1,178.5 $265.7 ========= ============ ========= =========== Gross profit percent 17.7% 11.3% 42.4% ========= ========= ===========Operating loss percent (5.5%) (5.1%) (5.9%) ========= ========= =========== Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006-------------------------Customer revenue $4,205.2 $3,618.5 $586.7Intersegment ($172.3) 10.8 161.5 --------- ------------ --------- -----------Total revenue $4,205.2 ($172.3) $3,629.3 $748.2 ========= ============ ========= =========== Gross profit percent 14.8% 14.4% 42.1% ========= ========= ===========Operating loss percent (9.4%) (1.0%) (3.6%) ========= ========= =========== Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005-------------------------Customer revenue $4,189.2 $3,517.7 $671.5Intersegment ($192.7) 14.2 178.5 --------- ------------ --------- -----------Total revenue $4,189.2 ($192.7) $3,531.9 $850.0 ========= ============ ========= =========== Gross profit percent 18.7% 11.5% 45.0% ========= ========= =========== Operating loss percent (4.8%) (5.1%) (1.1%) ========= ========= =========== * 2006 results exclude charges for cost reductions and related actions booked in March 2006, June 2006 and September 2006\* T \* T UNISYS CORPORATION CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Millions) September 30, December 31, 2006 2005 ------------- ------------AssetsCurrent assets Cash and cash equivalents $612.0 $642.5 Accounts and notes receivable, net 1,139.9 1,111.5 Inventories Parts and finished equipment 100.3 103.4 Work in process and materials 88.4 90.7 Deferred income taxes 112.2 68.2 Prepaid expense and other current assets 157.0 137.0 ------------- ------------ Total 2,209.8 2,153.3 ------------- ------------Properties 1,346.3 1,320.8 Less accumulated depreciation and amortization 998.8 934.4 ------------- ------------ Properties, net 347.5 386.4 ------------- ------------ Outsourcing assets, net 410.6 416.0 Marketable software, net 307.7 327.6 Investments at equity 1.1 207.8 Prepaid pension cost 1,298.0 66.1 Deferred income taxes 138.4 138.4 Goodwill 191.3 192.0 Other long-term assets 137.8 141.3 ------------- ------------ Total $5,042.2 $4,028.9 ============= ============Liabilities and stockholders' equity (deficit)Current liabilities Notes payable $0.8 $18.1 Current maturities of long-term debt 0.6 58.8 Accounts payable 377.7 444.6 Other accrued liabilities 1,469.2 1,293.3 ------------- ------------ Total 1,848.3 1,814.8 ------------- ------------Long-term debt 1,049.2 1,049.0Accrued pension liabilities 353.8 506.9Other long-term liabilities 662.7 690.8Stockholders' equity (deficit) Common stock 3.5 3.4 Accumulated deficit (2,408.1) (2,108.1) Other capital 3,937.7 3,917.0 Accumulated other comprehensive loss (404.9) (1,844.9) ------------- ------------ Stockholders' equity (deficit) 1,128.2 (32.6) ------------- ------------ Total $5,042.2 $4,028.9 ============= ============\* T \* T UNISYS CORPORATION CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (Millions) Nine Months Ended September 30 -------------------- 2006 2005 --------- ----------Cash flows from operating activitiesNet loss ($300.0) ($1,700.8)Add (deduct) items to reconcile net loss to net cash (used for) provided by operating activities:Equity loss (income) 4.3 (3.8)Employee stock compensation expense 4.8 .2Depreciation and amortization of properties 88.1 89.7Depreciation and amortization of outsourcing assets 100.5 96.0Amortization of marketable software 98.7 91.6Gain on sale of NUL shares and other assets (153.2) (15.8)Loss on the tender of debt 10.7(Increase) decrease in deferred income taxes, net (44.0) 1,474.5Decrease in receivables, net 8.0 20.7Decrease in inventories 5.2 19.6Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and other accrued liabilities 69.8 (245.9)(Decrease) increase in other liabilities (64.8) 199.4Decrease (increase) in other assets 21.2 (48.8)Other 22.7 35.2 --------- ----------Net cash (used for) provided by operating activities (138.7) 22.5 --------- ----------Cash flows from investing activities Proceeds from investments 5,617.8 5,758.9 Purchases of investments (5,620.7) (5,746.2) Investment in marketable software (81.2) (93.7) Capital additions of properties (48.2) (84.9) Capital additions of outsourcing assets (68.9) (115.7) Purchases of businesses (.5) Proceeds from sale of NUL shares and other assets 380.6 23.4 --------- ----------Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities 179.4 (258.7) --------- ----------Cash flows from financing activities Net (reduction in) proceeds from short-term borrowings (17.3) 3.8 Proceeds from employee stock plans .9 12.8 Payments of long-term debt (57.9) (500.2) Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt 541.5 Financing fees (4.6) --------- ----------Net cash (used for) provided by financing activities (78.9) 57.9 --------- ----------Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 7.7 (16.1) --------- ----------Decrease in cash and cash equivalents (30.5) (194.4)Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 642.5 660.5 --------- ----------Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $612.0 $466.1 ========= ==========\* T \* TCONTACT: Unisys Corporation Investor Contact: Jim Kerr, 215-986-5795 Jim.Kerr@unisys.com or Media Contacts: John Schneidawind, 215-986-2472 John.Schneidawind@unisys.com or Gail Ferrari Marold, 919-342-5376 Gail.Ferrari@unisys.com\* T Copyright Business Wire 2006