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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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For The Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2004 |
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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For the Transition Period
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Commission File Number 0-22495
PEROT SYSTEMS CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware |
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(I.R.S. Employer
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2300 WEST PLANO PARKWAY
PLANO, TEXAS |
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
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(Registrants Telephone Number)
(972) 577-0000
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the
Act:
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Title of Each Class |
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Name of Each Exchange On Which Registered |
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Class A Common Stock |
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New York Stock Exchange |
Par Value $0.01 per share
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the
Act:
Preferred Stock Purchase Rights
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed
all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding
12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant
was required to file such reports), and (2) has been
subject to such filing requirements for the past
90 days. Yes þ No o
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers
pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not
contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of
registrants knowledge, in definitive proxy or information
statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this
Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K. o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated
filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the
Act). Yes þ No o
As of June 30, 2004, the aggregate market value of the
voting and non-voting common stock held by non-affiliates of the
registrant, based upon the closing sales price for the
registrants common stock as reported on the New York Stock
Exchange, was approximately $1,046,987,076 (calculated by
excluding shares owned beneficially by directors and officers).
Number of shares of registrants common stock outstanding
as of February 28, 2005: 116,249,207 shares of
Class A Common Stock and 1,633,352 shares of
Class B Common Stock.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
The following documents (or parts thereof) are incorporated by
reference into the following parts of this Form 10-K:
certain information required in Part III of this
Form 10-K is incorporated from the registrants Proxy
Statement for its 2005 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which is
expected to be filed not later than 120 days after the
registrants fiscal year ended December 31, 2004.
FORM 10-K
For the Year Ended December 31, 2004
INDEX
This report contains forward-looking statements. These
statements relate to future events or our future financial
performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking
statements by terminology such as may,
will, should, could,
forecasts, expects, plans,
anticipates, believes,
estimates, predicts,
potential, see, target,
projects, position, or
continue or the negative of such terms and other
comparable terminology. These statements reflect our current
expectations, estimates, and projections. These statements are
not guarantees of future performance and involve risks,
uncertainties, and assumptions that are difficult to predict.
Actual events or results may differ materially from what is
expressed or forecasted in these forward-looking statements. In
evaluating these statements, you should specifically consider
various factors, including the risks outlined below under the
caption Risk Factors. These risk factors describe
reasons why our actual results may differ materially from any
forward-looking statement. We disclaim any intention or
obligation to update any forward-looking statement.
PART I
Overview
Perot Systems Corporation, originally incorporated in the state
of Texas in 1988 and reincorporated in the state of Delaware on
December 18, 1995, is a worldwide provider of information
technology (commonly referred to as IT) services and
business solutions to a broad range of customers. We offer our
customers integrated solutions designed around their specific
business objectives, chosen from a breadth of services,
including technology infrastructure services, applications
services, business process services, and consulting services.
With this approach, our customers benefit from integrated
service offerings that help synchronize their strategy, systems,
and infrastructure. As a result, we help our customers achieve
their business objectives, whether those objectives are to
accelerate growth, streamline operations, or enhance customer
service capabilities.
Our Services
Our customers may contract with us for any one or more of the
following categories of services:
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Infrastructure services |
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Applications services |
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Business process services |
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Consulting services |
Infrastructure services are typically performed under multi-year
contracts in which we assume operational responsibility for
various aspects of our customers businesses, including
data center management, web hosting and internet access, desktop
solutions, messaging services, network management, program
management, and security. We typically hire a significant
portion of the customers staff that have supported these
functions. We then apply our expertise and operating
methodologies to increase the efficiency of the operations,
which usually results in increased operational quality at a
lower cost.
Applications services include services such as application
development and maintenance, including the development and
maintenance of custom and packaged application software for
customers, and application systems migration and testing, which
includes the migration of applications from legacy environments
to current technologies, as well as performing quality assurance
functions on custom applications. We typically offer these
services on a short-term basis.
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Business Process Services |
Business process services include services such as claims
processing, call center management, energy management, payment
and settlement management, security, and services to improve the
collection of receivables. In addition, business process
services include engineering support and other technical
services.
Consulting services include strategy consulting, enterprise
consulting, technology consulting, and research. The consulting
services provided to customers within our Industry Solutions
segment typically consist of customized, industry-specific
business solutions provided by associates with industry
expertise, as well as the implementation of prepackaged software
applications. Consulting services are typically viewed as
discretionary services by our customers, with the level of
business activity depending on many factors, including economic
conditions and specific customer needs.
Our Contracts
Our contracts include services priced using a wide variety of
pricing mechanisms. In determining how to price our services, we
consider the delivery, credit and pricing risk of a business
relationship. For the year ended December 31, 2004:
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Approximately 31% of our revenue was from fixed-price contracts
where our customers pay us a set amount for contracted services.
For some of these fixed-price contracts, the price will be set
so that the customer realizes an immediate savings in relation
to their current expense for an operation we are assuming. On
contracts of this nature, our profitability generally increases
over the term of the contract as we become more efficient. The
time that it takes for us to realize these efficiencies can
range from a few months to a few years, depending on the
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Approximately 27% of our revenue was from cost plus contracts
where our billings are based in part on the amount of expense we
incur in providing services to a customer. |
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Approximately 27% of our revenue was from time and materials
contracts where our billings are based on measurements such as
hours, days or months and an agreed upon rate. In some cases,
the rate the customer pays for a unit of time can vary over the
term of a contract, which may result in the customer realizing
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Approximately 14% of our revenue was from per-unit pricing where
we bill our customers based on the volume of units provided at
the unit rate specified. In some contracts, the per-unit prices
may vary over the term of the contract, which may result in the
customer realizing immediate savings at the beginning of a
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We also utilize other pricing mechanisms, including license fees
and risk/reward relationships where we participate in the
benefit associated with delivering a certain outcome. Revenue
from these other pricing mechanisms totaled 1% of our revenue.
Depending on a customers business requirements and the
pricing structure of the contract, the amount of cash generated
from a contract can vary significantly during a contracts
term. With fixed-price contracts or when an upfront payment is
required to purchase assets, an infrastructure services contract
will typically produce less cash at the beginning of the
contract with significantly more cash being generated as
efficiencies are realized later in the term. With a cost plus
contract, the amount of cash generated tends to be relatively
consistent over the term of the contract.
Our Lines of Business
We offer our services under three primary lines of
business Industry Solutions, Government Services,
and Technology Services. We consider these three lines of
business to be reportable segments and include financial
information and disclosures about these reportable segments in
our consolidated financial statements. You can find this
financial information in Note 13, Segment and Certain
Geographic Data, of the Notes to
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Consolidated Financial Statements below. We routinely evaluate
the historical performance of and growth prospects for various
areas of our business, including our lines of business, vertical
industry groups, and service offerings. Based on a quantitative
and qualitative analysis of varying factors, we may increase or
decrease the amount of ongoing investment in each of these
business areas, make acquisitions that strengthen our market
position, or divest, exit, or downsize aspects of a business
area. During the past five years, we have used our acquisition
program to strengthen our business in the healthcare market,
consulting markets, and to expand into the government market. At
the same time, we have divested, or exited, certain service
offerings and joint ventures that did not meet our criteria for
continued investment.
Industry Solutions, which is our largest line of business and
represented 79%, 86%, and 97% of our total revenue for 2004,
2003, and 2002, respectively, provides services to our customers
primarily under long-term contracts in strategic relationships.
This line of business was formed in December 2004 when we
integrated Perot Systems Solutions Consulting and our management
consulting practice into our former IT Solutions line of
business. The primary services that we provide to the majority
of our customers include the following:
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Technology infrastructure management includes
data center management, web hosting and internet access, desktop
solutions, messaging services, video, voice, and data services,
process and change management, hardware maintenance and
monitoring, network management, including VPN services, service
desk capabilities, physical security, network security, and risk
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Applications services includes application
assessment and evaluation, hardware and architecture consulting,
systems integration, custom application development, system
testing, application management and maintenance, business
intelligence, and web-based services. |
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Business process services includes claims
processing, call center management, energy management, payment
and settlement management, security, and services to improve the
collection of receivables. |
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Consulting includes strategic consulting,
technology consulting, and enterprise solutions and
applications, including Perot Systems Solutions Consulting and
our management consulting practice. |
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Program management includes project
assessments, project management, transition and contingency
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Within the Industry Solutions line of business, we face the
market through our two vertical industry groups
Healthcare and Commercial Solutions. Supporting these vertical
industry groups is our Infrastructure Solutions group, the
delivery organization for our technology infrastructure
management services.
Our Healthcare group, which represented 46%, 45%, and 44% of our
total revenue and 58%, 52%, and 46% of revenue for the Industry
Solutions line of business for 2004, 2003, and 2002,
respectively, provides infrastructure, applications, business
process, and consulting services in four industry markets:
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Providers including integrated health
systems, free standing hospitals, and physician practices; |
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Payers including national insurers, Blue
Cross and Blue Shield plans, and regional managed care
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Healthcare Supply Chain including
medical/surgical suppliers and distributors; and |
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Life Sciences including research-based
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The services that we provide in the Healthcare group that cross
all markets include Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act compliance and remediation consulting and
training, and full and unbundled IT outsourcing. In addition,
our Healthcare group provides numerous services and solutions
tailored to each industry market.
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For customers in the provider market, we offer revenue cycle
solutions, clinical solutions, health information management,
Digital Access, and ERP solutions. Combined, these services are
targeted to improve quality outcomes and patient safety,
increase cash flow, and improve hospital efficiency and cost
control.
For our payer customers, we offer a comprehensive solution that
incorporates our
PERADIGMtm
suite of products with our global business process services
capabilities. The Payer PERADIGM suite includes the evolution of
our DIAMOND® 950 product to a service oriented
architecture (SOA) framework. Payer PERADIGM combines this SOA
enterprise framework with new web services interfaces,
significantly enhancing productivity and ease of system
integration. In addition, we provide claims processing
outsourcing services for customers of any size or complexity,
and our multiple locations in the U.S. and India allow us to
provide flexible price and service alternatives to our customers.
For our customers in the healthcare supply chain and life
sciences markets, we offer technology outsourcing services.
Our Commercial Solutions group, which represented 33%, 41%, and
53% of our total revenue and 42%, 48%, and 54% of revenue for
the Industry Solutions line of business for 2004, 2003, and
2002, respectively, provides infrastructure, applications,
business process, and consulting services to customers primarily
in four markets:
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Financial Services including customers in the
financial markets, banking and insurance sectors; |
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Travel and Transportation including hotel,
food service, vehicle rental, and cargo companies; |
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Engineering and Construction including
customers in commercial and residential construction; and |
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Manufacturing including automotive
manufacturers and suppliers to these manufacturers, and
publishers and providers of information products and services. |
For customers in the financial services market, we provide
application development and management services on both on-shore
and offshore bases, computer and processing systems services,
desktop services, outsourcing and applications services
management. The substantial majority of the revenue from this
market comes from our contract with UBS AG, our largest
customer. As discussed below under Our UBS
Relationship, our contract with UBS will end
January 1, 2007.
For the travel and transportation market, our services are
focused on solving business critical issues with technology
solutions, including IT outsourcing, business process services,
and application management. We also serve a limited number of
customers in the communications and energy industries.
For the engineering and construction market, we provide
solutions that help our customers reduce overhead cost, manage
project risk, and increase return on assets. We provide these
benefits to our customers primarily by applying our expertise in
information technology and business processes to all aspects of
their business, including the consolidation and integration of
technology operations and the implementation of new technology
to increase efficiency of their IT infrastructure.
For the manufacturing market, our services include business and
technology solutions that improve the efficiencies of critical
processes, including product design, supply chain execution,
warranty systems, collaborative commerce, and manufacturing
plant floor processes.
Also included in our Commercial Solutions group is Perot Systems
Solutions Consulting and a team of management consultants, which
provide consulting services ranging from strategy through full
implementation of software solutions. These solutions include
enterprise resource planning, supply chain management,
eBusiness, customer relationship management, and related process
and technology solutions.
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Our Infrastructure Solutions group is responsible for defining
the technology strategies for our Industry Solutions customers
and us. This group identifies new technology offerings and
innovations that deliver value to our customers. It manages,
updates and maintains our technology infrastructure including
networks, data centers, help desks, mainframes, servers,
storage, and workspace computing. It also provides senior
technology consultants to assist our customers with more complex
technology transformations. It manages, resolves and documents
problems in our customers computing environments. The
group also provides comprehensive monitoring, planning, and
safeguarding of information technology systems against intrusion
by monitoring system and network status, collecting and
analyzing data regarding system and network performance, and
applying appropriate corrective actions. All of these activities
are either performed at customer facilities or delivered through
centralized data processing centers that we maintain.
We formed Perot Systems Government Services in July 2002 through
the acquisition of ADI Technology Corporation and then expanded
it in February 2003 through the acquisition of Soza &
Company, Ltd. This line of business, which represented 15%, 14%,
and 3% of our total revenue for 2004, 2003, and 2002,
respectively, provides consulting, engineering support, and
technology-based business process solutions for the Department
of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, various federal
intelligence agencies, and other governmental agencies.
We provide mission and program support services predominantly to
organizations with stringent quality, safety, technical,
engineering, and regulatory requirements. Our services include
the direct support of engineering, safety, quality assurance,
logistics, environmental, and program management for federal
managers across a broad spectrum of critical programs.
We also provide infrastructure support to the federal government
through management consulting services, information technology
and system support, application design and development,
government financial services, business process outsourcing, and
outreach, media and communications services.
Our major customers in the Department of Defense are the
U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force. In the Department of
Homeland Security our customers include U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services and the U.S. Coast Guard. Other
government customers include the Departments of Agriculture,
Commerce, Education, Health and Human Services, Housing and
Urban Development, Interior, Transportation, and Treasury. We
also serve various federal intelligence agencies, the Government
Services Administration, and the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation.
Despite the fact that a number of government projects for which
we serve as a contractor or subcontractor are planned as
multi-year projects, the U.S. government normally funds
these projects on an annual or more frequent basis. Generally,
the government has the right to change the scope of, or
terminate, these projects at its convenience. The termination or
a major reduction in the scope of a major government project
could have a material adverse effect on our results of
operations and financial condition. Approximately 99% of the
revenue from the Government Services line of business in 2004 is
from contracts with the U.S. government for which we serve
as a contractor or subcontractor.
U.S. government entities audit our contract costs,
including allocated indirect costs, or conduct inquiries and
investigations of our business practices with respect to our
government contracts. If the government finds that we improperly
charged any costs to a contract, the costs are not reimbursable
or, if already reimbursed, the cost must be refunded to the
government. If the government discovers improper or illegal
activities in the course of audits or investigations, the
contractor may be subject to various civil and criminal
penalties and administrative sanctions, which may include
termination of contracts, forfeiture of profits, suspension of
payments, fines and suspensions or debarment from doing business
with the U.S. government. These government remedies could
have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and
financial condition.
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Our Technology Services line of business represented 6% of our
total revenue for 2004, net of the elimination of intersegment
revenue. In December 2004, we integrated Perot Systems Solutions
Consulting and our management consulting practice, which were
previously included in our former Consulting line of business,
into our Industry Solutions line of business. The remaining
delivery unit in our former Consulting line of business, Perot
Systems TSI B.V., which was acquired on December 19, 2003,
when we purchased our joint venture partners interest in
HCL Perot Systems B.V., now operates as our Technology Services
line of business. Technology Services specializes in application
development and management, including the development and
maintenance of custom and packaged application software for
customers, and application systems migration and testing, which
includes migrating applications from legacy environments to
current technologies and performing quality assurance functions
on custom applications. UBS is Technology Services largest
customer.
Perot Systems Associates
The markets for IT personnel and business integration
professionals are intensely competitive. A key part of our
business strategy is the hiring, training, and retaining of
highly motivated personnel with strong character and leadership
traits. We believe that employing associates with such traits
is and will continue to be an integral
factor in differentiating us from our competitors in the IT
industry. In seeking such associates, we screen candidates for
employment through a rigorous interview process. In addition to
competitive salaries, we distribute cash bonuses that are paid
promptly to reward excellent performance, and we have an annual
incentive plan based on our performance in relation to our
business and financial targets. We also seek to align the
interests of our associates with those of our stockholders by
compensating outstanding performance with stock option awards,
which we believe fosters loyalty and commitment to our goals.
As of December 31, 2004, we employed approximately 15,900
associates. A limited number of these associates located in the
United States are currently employed under an agreement with a
collective bargaining unit. In European countries, our
associates are generally members of work councils and have
worker representatives. We believe that our relations with our
associates are good.
Our UBS Relationship
UBS AG is our largest customer. We earned 15.6%, 16.6% and 18.7%
of our revenue in connection with services performed on behalf
of UBS and its affiliates for 2004, 2003, and 2002,
respectively. We perform most of our services for UBS under our
IT Services Agreement, which is formally known as the Second
Amended and Restated Agreement for EPI Operational Management
Services and will end January 1, 2007. During the three
years ended December 31, 2004, the amount of annual gross
profit that we have earned from UBS and its affiliates under the
IT Services Agreement has ranged from $44.2 million to
$51.2 million. We also provide project services directly
and through Technology Services through several separate
contractual relationships with UBS, which are not described
below.
In connection with amending the IT Services Agreement in 1997,
we sold UBS 100,000 shares of our Class B Common Stock
for $3.65 a share and 7,234,320 options to purchase shares of
Class B Common Stock for $1.125 an option. The options will
finish vesting at the end of 2006. Shares of the Class B
Common Stock are convertible, on a share for share basis, into
our Class A Common Stock for the purpose of sales to
non-affiliates of UBS. UBS can exercise these options at any
time for $3.65 a share, subject to United States bank regulatory
limits on UBSs shareholdings. UBS exercised options to
purchase 700,008 shares of Class B Common Stock
in 2004 and has exercised options to purchase an aggregate of
6,476,016 shares of Class B Common Stock since 1997.
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Our IT Services Agreement |
Prior to the amendment of the IT Services Agreement on
September 16, 2004, it required that UBS obtain from us all
of UBS Warburgs requirements for the operational
management of its technology resources
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(including mainframes, desktops, and voice and data networks),
excluding hardware, proprietary software applications
development and general network services. The IT Services
Agreement also generally entitled us to recover our costs plus a
fixed fee, with a bonus or penalty that could have caused this
annual fee to vary up and down by as much as 13%, which was the
variable component of our annual fee, depending on our level of
performance as determined by UBS.
On September 16, 2004, we entered into the EPI Transition
Agreement to amend the IT Services Agreement. The Transition
Agreement provides UBS with more control over the work performed
by our associates working on the UBS account as part of
UBSs efforts to integrate its global IT infrastructure and
prepare for the transition of services back to UBS at the
scheduled expiration of the IT Services Agreement at the end of
2006. The important non-financial terms resulting from the
Transition Agreement are as follows:
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Elimination of the requirement that UBS obtain certain services
exclusively from Perot Systems. |
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Addition of a requirement that UBS extend offers of employment
to a substantial majority of the Perot Systems associates
working on the UBS account at the expiration of the IT Services
Agreement. |
Under the IT Services Agreement, as amended by the Transition
Agreement, we will continue to be compensated for the services
we provide using a cost plus fixed fee arrangement, and the
following important financial terms will apply:
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The variable component of the annual fee has been modified by
eliminating the potential bonus in 2004, reducing the potential
penalty from 13% to 3.5% for 2004, and by eliminating the
variable component of the annual fee for 2005 and 2006.
Therefore, we expect the annual fee (or profit) under the IT
Services Agreement to be approximately $53.0 million in
each of 2005 and 2006 (subject to adjustment for inflation in
2006). There was no penalty for 2004. |
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Forecast revenues, which as used in the IT Services Agreement
excludes the Perot Systems fee and the bonus pool for
associates working on our UBS account and are subject to
adjustment for currency exchange rates, (i) for 2005, are
$154.0 million and (ii) for 2006, will be 95% of the
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Minimum revenues, which as used in the IT Services Agreement
excludes the Perot Systems fee and the bonus pool for
associates working on our UBS account and are subject to
adjustment for currency exchange rates, are
(i) $139.0 million for 2005 and (ii) 90% of the
2006 revenue forecast for 2006. |
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If actual revenues are greater than minimum revenues but are
less than forecast revenues, Perot Systems would be entitled to
receive 20% of the difference between the forecast revenues and
actual revenues. |
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If actual revenues are less than the minimum revenues, Perot
Systems would be entitled to receive a payment equal to 100% of
the difference between the minimum revenues and actual revenues
plus 20% of the difference between forecast revenues and minimum
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We continue to expect that we will lose a substantial majority
of our revenue and profit from UBS when our outsourcing
agreement contract with UBS ends on January 1, 2007. The
impact of the expiration of the outsourcing agreement on our
profits will be based in part on our ability to reduce our
costs. We expect that the expiration of the outsourcing
agreement likely will have a disproportionately large effect on
our profitability compared to the effect on our revenues. See
the more detailed discussion of the expected effect of the end
of our outsourcing contract with UBS below under
Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations.
Competition
We operate in extremely competitive markets, and the technology
required to meet our customers needs changes. In each of
our lines of business we frequently compete with companies that
have greater financial resources; more technical, sales, and
marketing capacity; and larger customer bases than we do.
Because many of the factors on which we compete, as discussed
below, are outside of our control, we cannot be sure that we
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will be successful in the markets in which we compete. If we
fail to compete successfully, our business, financial condition,
and results of operations will be materially and adversely
affected.
Our Industry Solutions line of business competes with a number
of different information technology service providers depending
upon the region, country, and/or market we are addressing. Some
of our more frequent competitors include: Accenture Ltd.,
Affiliated Computer Services, Inc., BearingPoint, Inc., Cap
Gemini Ernst & Young, CGI Group, Inc., Computer
Sciences Corporation, Electronic Data Systems Corporation,
Hewlett Packard Company, IBM Global Services (a division of
International Business Machines Corporation), McKesson
Corporation, Siemens Business Services, Inc., smaller consulting
firms with industry expertise in areas such as healthcare or
financial services, and the consulting divisions of large
systems integrators and information technology services
providers. In addition, we may compete with non-IT outsourcing
providers who enter into marketing and business alliances with
our customers that provide for the consolidation of services. As
we enter new markets, we expect to encounter additional
competitors. Our Industry Solutions line of business competes on
the basis of a number of factors, including the attractiveness
and breadth of the business strategy and services that we offer,
pricing, technological innovation, quality of service, ability
to invest in or acquire assets of potential customers, and our
scale in certain industries. We also frequently compete with our
customers own internal information technology capability,
which may constitute a fixed cost for our customer. In addition,
the market for consulting services is affected by an oversupply
of consulting talent, both domestically and offshore, which
results in downward price pressure for our services. All of
these factors may increase pricing pressure on us.
Our Government Services line of business competes with a number
of different information technology service providers depending
on the federal agency or department as well as the market we are
addressing. Some of our more frequent competitors include:
Accenture Ltd., Affiliated Computer Services, Inc., Anteon
International Corporation, BearingPoint, Inc., Booz-Allen and
Hamilton, CACI International, Inc., Cap Gemini Ernst &
Young, Computer Sciences Corporation, Electronic Data Systems
Corporation, General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin Corporation,
Northrop Grumman Corporation, Science Applications International
Corporation, SRA International, and Unisys Corporation. We
compete on the basis of a number of factors, including the
attractiveness and breadth of the business strategy and
professional services that we offer, pricing, technological
innovation, and quality of service. We must frequently compete
in federal and defense programs with declining budgets, which
creates pressure to lower our prices.
Our Technology Services line of business competes with a number
of different service providers, including Accenture Ltd.,
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation, iGate Global
Solutions Limited, Infosys Technologies Limited, Mastec, Inc.,
Patni Computer Systems Limited, Polaris Software Lab Limited,
Tata Consultancy Services Limited, and Wipro Limited. We compete
on many factors, including price, industry expertise, our
process methodologies and intellectual property, and our past
successes in executing assignments. Emerging offshore
development capacity in countries such as India and China is
increasing the degree of competition for our software
development services.
Financial Information About Foreign and Domestic
Operations
See Note 13, Segment and Certain Geographic
Data, to the Consolidated Financial Statements included
elsewhere in this report.
Intellectual Property
While we attempt to retain intellectual property rights arising
from customer engagements, our customers often have the
contractual right to such intellectual property. We rely on a
combination of nondisclosure and
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other contractual arrangements and trade secret, copyright, and
trademark laws to protect our proprietary rights and the
proprietary rights of third parties from whom we license
intellectual property. We enter into confidentiality agreements
with our associates and limit distribution of proprietary
information. There can be no assurance that the steps we take in
this regard will be adequate to deter misappropriation of
proprietary information or that we will be able to detect
unauthorized use and take appropriate steps to enforce our
intellectual property rights.
We license the right to use the names Perot Systems
and Perot in our current and future businesses,
products, or services from the Perot Systems Family Corporation
and Ross Perot, our Chairman Emeritus. The license is a
non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide, non-transferable
license. We may also sublicense our rights to the Perot name to
some of our affiliates. Under the license agreement, either
party may, in its sole discretion, terminate the license at any
time, with or without cause and without penalty, by giving the
other party written notice of such termination. Upon termination
by either party, we must discontinue all use of the Perot name
within one year following notice of termination. The termination
of this license agreement could materially and adversely affect
our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Except for the license of our name, we do not believe that any
particular copyright, trademark, or group of copyrights and
trademarks is of material importance to our business taken as a
whole.
Risk Factors
An investment in our Class A common stock involves a
high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the following
risk factors in evaluating an investment in our common stock.
The risks described below are not the only ones that we face.
Additional risks that we do not yet know of or that we currently
think are immaterial may also impair our business operations. If
any of the following risks actually occurs, our business,
financial condition, or results of operations could be
materially and adversely affected. In such case, the trading
price of our Class A common stock could decline, and you
could lose all or part of your investment. You should also refer
to the other information set forth in this report, including our
Consolidated Financial Statements and the related notes.
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Our outsourcing agreement with UBS, the largest of our
UBS agreements, ends in January 2007, and we expect the end
of this agreement to result in the loss of a substantial
majority of revenue and profit from our
UBS relationship. |
UBS is our largest customer. During 2004, our UBS relationship
generated $276.7 million, or 15.6%, of our revenue. The
amount of gross profit that we have earned from the IT Services
Agreement with UBS has ranged from $44.2 million to
$51.2 million per year during the past three calendar
years. We continue to expect that we will lose a substantial
majority of our revenue and profit from UBS when the
IT Services Agreement ends on January 1, 2007. We
expect that the expiration of the IT Services Agreement
likely will have a disproportionately large effect on our
profitability compared to the effect on our revenues. As
discussed below in Managements Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,
the impact of the expiration of the IT Services Agreement will
be based in part on our ability to reduce our costs.
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We may not be able to successfully implement planned
operating efficiencies and expense reduction initiatives and
achieve the planned timing and amount of any resulting
benefits. |
As discussed in Managements Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, we have
identified several operating efficiencies and expense reduction
initiatives that we believe could reduce the expected negative
impact on our operating income from the expiration of our
outsourcing agreement with UBS on January 1, 2007. Our
planned operating efficiencies and expense reduction initiatives
are based on estimates and assumptions regarding costs and
timing of activities to be undertaken as part of our long-range
planning activities. These estimates and assumptions are subject
to economic, competitive and other uncertainties that are beyond
our control. If we are unable to successfully implement these
operating efficiencies and expense reduction initiatives and
achieve the planned timing and amount of any resulting benefits,
our financial condition and results of operations could be
adversely affected.
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We may bear the risk of cost overruns under custom software
development and implementation services, and, as a result, cost
overruns could adversely affect our profitability. |
We provide services related to the development of custom
software applications and the implementation of complex software
packages for some of our customers. The effort and cost
associated with the completion of these software development and
implementation services are difficult to estimate and, in some
cases, may significantly exceed the estimates made at the time
we begin the services. We provide these software development and
implementation services under level-of-effort and fixed-price
contracts. The level-of-effort contracts are usually based on
time and materials or direct costs plus a fee. Under those
arrangements, we are able to bill our customer based on the
actual cost of completing the services, even if the ultimate
cost of the services exceeds our initial estimates. However, if
the ultimate cost exceeds our initial estimate by a significant
amount, we may have difficulty collecting the full amount that
we are due under the contract, depending upon many factors,
including the reasons for the increase in cost, our
communication with the customer throughout the project, and the
customers satisfaction with the services. As a result, we
could incur losses with respect to these software development
and implementation services even when they are priced on a
level-of-effort basis. If we provide these software development
or implementation services under a fixed-price contract, we bear
all the risk that the ultimate cost of the project will exceed
the price to be charged to the customer.
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Our largest customers account for a substantial portion of
our revenue and profits, and the loss of any of these customers
could result in decreased revenues and profits. |
Our 10 largest customers accounted for 47.9% of our revenue
for 2004 and 49.4% of our revenue in 2003. UBS was the only
customer that accounted for more than 10% of our revenue for
2004 and 2003. After UBS our next nine largest customers
accounted for 32.3% of our revenue in 2004 and 32.8% of our
revenue in 2003. Our primary relationship with each of our next
nine largest customers consists of a long-term outsourcing
contract with a term extending at least through 2007. One of
these customers, in addition to UBS, has notified us that it
intends to transition the services that we provide them to its
new business partner over the next two to three years. This
transition will decrease our revenues and profits, as described
in Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations. If we were to lose
one or more additional large customers, our revenues would
generally be materially decreased and our profits would be less.
Generally, we may lose a customer as a result of a merger or
acquisition, contract expiration, the selection of another
provider of information technology services, entry into
strategic business and marketing alliances with other business
partners, business failure or bankruptcy, or our performance.
Our outsourcing contracts typically require us to maintain
specified performance levels with respect to the services that
we deliver to our customer, with the result that if we fail to
perform at the specified levels, we may be required to pay or
credit the customer with amounts specified in the contract. In
the event of significant failures to deliver the services at the
specified levels, a number of these contracts provide that the
customer has the right to terminate the agreement. In addition,
some of these contracts provide the customer the right to
terminate the contract at the customers convenience. The
customers right to terminate for convenience typically
requires the customer to pay us fees to cover costs that we have
incurred but not recovered and an amount that results in the
recovery of a portion of profit we had expected to earn over the
term of the contract. We may not retain long-term relationships
or secure renewals of short-term relationships with our large
customers in the future.
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If entities we acquire fail to perform in accordance with our
expectations or if their liabilities exceed our expectations,
our profits per share could be diminished and our financial
results could be adversely affected. |
In connection with any acquisition we make, there may be
liabilities that we fail to discover or that we inadequately
assess. To the extent that the acquired entity failed to fulfill
any of its contractual obligations, we may be financially
responsible for these failures or otherwise be adversely
affected. In addition, acquired entities may not perform
according to the forecasts that we used to determine the price
paid for the acquisition. If the acquired entity fails to
achieve these forecasts, our financial condition and operating
results may be adversely affected.
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Development of our software products may cost more than we
initially project, and we may encounter delays or fail to
perform well in the market, which could decrease our profits. |
Our business has risks associated with the development of
software products. There is the risk that capitalized costs of
development may not be fully recovered if the market for our
products or the ability of our products to capture a portion of
the market differs materially from our estimates. In addition,
there is the risk that the cost of product development differs
materially from our estimates or a delay in product introduction
may reduce the portion of the market captured by our product.
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Our financial results are materially affected by a number of
economic and business factors. |
Our financial results are materially affected by a number of
factors, including broad economic conditions, the amount and
type of technology spending that our customers undertake, and
the business strategies and financial condition of our customers
and the industries we serve, which could result in increases or
decreases in the amount of services that we provide to our
customers and the pricing of such services. Our ability to
identify and effectively respond to these factors is important
to our future financial and growth position. Each of our three
major lines of business has distinct economic factors, business
trends, and risks that could have a material adverse effect on
our results of operations and financial condition.
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If we are unable to successfully integrate acquired entities,
our profits may be less and our operations more costly or less
efficient. |
We have completed several acquisitions in recent years, and we
will continue to analyze and consider potential acquisition
candidates. Acquisitions involve significant risks, including
the following:
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companies we acquire may have a lower quality of internal
controls and reporting standards, which could cause us to incur
expenses to increase the effectiveness and quality of the
acquired companys internal controls and reporting
standards; |
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we may have difficulty integrating the systems and operations of
acquired businesses, which may increase anticipated expenses
relating to integrating our business with the acquired
companys business and delay or reduce full benefits that
we anticipate from the acquisition; |
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integration of an acquired business may divert our attention
from normal daily operations of the business, which may
adversely affect our management, financial condition, and
profits; and |
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we may not be able to retain key employees of the acquired
business, which may delay or reduce the full benefits that we
anticipate from the acquisition and increase costs anticipated
to integrate and manage the acquired company. |
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Our contracts generally contain provisions that could allow
customers to terminate the contracts and sometimes contain
provisions that enable the customer to require changes in
pricing, decreasing our revenue and profits and potentially
damaging our business reputation. |
Our contracts with customers generally permit termination in the
event our performance is not consistent with service levels
specified in those contracts. The ability of our customers to
terminate contracts creates an uncertain revenue and profit
stream. If customers are not satisfied with our level of
performance, our reputation in the industry may suffer, which
may also adversely affect our ability to market our services to
other customers. Furthermore, some of our contracts contain
benchmarking provisions that could decrease our revenues and
profitability. Some of our agreements contain pricing provisions
that permit a customer to request a benchmark study by a
mutually acceptable third-party benchmarker. Generally, if the
benchmarking study shows that our pricing has a difference
outside a specified range and the difference is not due to the
unique requirements of the customer, then the parties will
negotiate in good faith any appropriate adjustments to the
pricing. This may result in the reduction of our rates for the
benchmarked services and could negatively impact our results of
operations or cash flow.
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Some contracts contain fixed-price provisions or penalties
that could result in decreased profits. |
Some of our contracts contain pricing provisions that require
the payment of a set fee by the customer for our services
regardless of the costs we incur in performing these services,
or provide for penalties in the event we fail to achieve certain
contract standards. In such situations, we are exposed to the
risk that we will incur significant unforeseen costs or such
penalties in performing the contract.
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Fluctuations in currency exchange rates may adversely affect
the profitability of our foreign operations. |
Fluctuations in currency exchange rates may adversely affect the
profitability of our foreign operations. For instance, with
respect to most of our Indian operations, our customers pay us
in their local currency (typically Euros or U.S. Dollars),
but our costs are primarily incurred in Indian Rupees.
Therefore, if the Rupee increases in strength against these
local currencies, our profits from our Indian operations would
be adversely affected. To attempt to mitigate the effects of
significant foreign currency fluctuations, we use forward
exchange contracts and other hedging techniques.
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Our international operations expose our assets to increased
risks and could result in business loss or in more expensive or
less efficient operations. |
We have operations in many countries around the world. In
addition to the risks related to fluctuations in currency
exchange rates discussed in the immediately preceding risk
factor and the additional risk associated with doing business in
India discussed in the immediately following risk factor, risks
that affect these international operations include:
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complicated licensing and work permit requirements may hinder
our ability to operate in some jurisdictions; |
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our intellectual property rights may not be well protected in
some jurisdictions; |
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our operations may be vulnerable to terrorist actions or harmed
by government responses; |
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governments may restrict our ability to convert
currencies; and |
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additional expenses and risks inherent in conducting operations
in geographically distant locations, with customers speaking
different languages and having different cultural approaches to
the conduct of business. |
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We have a significant business presence in India, and risks
associated with doing business there could decrease our revenue
and profits. |
In December 2003, we acquired our joint venture partners
interest in HCL Perot Systems B.V., a joint venture entity
formed by us and HCL in 1996, for approximately
$98.8 million (including acquisition costs and net of
$12.7 million of cash acquired). Subsequently, we changed
the name to Perot Systems TSI B.V, which now operates as our
Technology Services line of business. In addition to the risks
regarding fluctuations in currency exchange rates and regarding
international operations discussed in the two immediately
preceding risk factors, the following risks associated with
doing business in India could decrease our revenue and profits:
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governments could enact legislation that restricts the provision
of services from offshore locations; |
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difficulty in staffing and managing operations in India; |
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difficulties in collecting accounts receivable; |
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developments between the nations of India and Pakistan regarding
the threat of war; |
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potential wage increases in India which could prevent us from
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cost increases if the Government of India reduces or withholds
tax benefits and other incentives provided to us or if we are
unable to obtain new tax holiday benefits when our existing tax
holiday benefits expire in 2006 through 2009. |
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Our government contracts contain early termination and
reimbursement provisions that may adversely affect our revenue
and profits. |
Our Government Services line of business provides services as a
contractor and subcontractor on various projects with
U.S. government entities. Despite the fact that a number of
government projects for which we serve as a contractor or
subcontractor are planned as multi-year projects, the
U.S. government normally funds these projects on an annual
or more frequent basis. Generally, the government has the right
to change the scope of, or terminate, these projects at its
convenience. The termination or a major reduction in the scope
of a major government project could have a material adverse
effect on our results of operations and financial condition.
Approximately 99% of the revenue from the Government Services
line of business in 2004 is from contracts with the
U.S. government for which we serve as a contractor or
subcontractor.
U.S. government entities audit our contract costs,
including allocated indirect costs, or conduct inquiries and
investigations of our business practices with respect to our
government contracts. If the government finds that we improperly
charged costs to a contract, the costs are not reimbursable or,
if already reimbursed, the cost must be refunded to the
government. If the government discovers improper or illegal
activities in the course of audits or investigations, the
contractor may be subject to various civil and criminal
penalties and administrative sanctions, which may include
termination of contracts, forfeiture of profits, suspension of
payments, fines and suspensions, or debarment from doing
business with the U.S. government. These government
remedies could have a material adverse effect on our results of
operations and financial condition.
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If customers reduce spending that is currently above
contractual minimums, our revenues and profits could
diminish. |
Some of our outsourcing customers request services in excess of
the minimum level of services required by the contract. These
services are often in the form of project work and are
discretionary to our customers. Our customers ability to
continue discretionary project spending may depend on a number
of factors including, but not limited to, their financial
condition, and industry and strategic direction. Spending above
contractual minimums by customers could end with limited notice
and result in lower revenue and earnings.
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If we fail to compete successfully in the highly competitive
markets in which we operate, our business, financial condition,
and results of operations will be materially and adversely
affected. |
We operate in extremely competitive markets, and the technology
required to meet our customers needs changes. In all of
our lines of business, we frequently compete with companies that
have greater financial resources; more technical, sales, and
marketing capacity; and larger customer bases than we do.
Because many of the factors on which we compete are outside of
our control, we cannot be sure that we will be successful in the
markets in which we compete. If we fail to compete successfully,
our business, financial condition, and results of operations
will be materially and adversely affected.
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Increasingly complex regulatory environments may increase our
costs. |
Our customers are subject to complex and constantly changing
regulatory environments. These regulatory environments change
and in ways that cannot be predicted. For example, our financial
services customers are subject to domestic and foreign privacy
and electronic record handling rules and regulations, and our
customers in the healthcare industry have been made subject to
increasingly complex and pervasive privacy laws and regulations.
These regulations may increase our potential liabilities if our
services contribute to a failure by our customers to comply with
the regulatory regime and may increase the cost to comply as
regulatory requirements increase or change.
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Our quarterly financial results may vary. |
We expect our financial results to vary from quarter to quarter.
Such variations are likely to be caused by many factors that
are, to some extent, outside our control, including:
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hiring, integrating, and utilizing associates; |
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timing of new contracts; |
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the resolution of outstanding tax issues from prior years; |
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issuance of common shares and options, together with acquisition
and integration costs, in connection with acquisitions; |
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currency exchange rate fluctuations; and |
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costs to exit certain activities or terminate projects. |
Accordingly, we believe that quarter-to-quarter comparisons of
financial results for preceding quarters are not necessarily
meaningful. You should not rely on the results of one quarter as
an indication of our future performance.
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Changes in technology could adversely affect our
competitiveness, revenue, and profit. |
The markets for our information technology services change
rapidly because of technological innovation, new product
introductions, changes in customer requirements, declining
prices, and evolving industry standards, among other factors.
New products and new technology often render existing
information services or technology infrastructure obsolete,
excessively costly, or otherwise unmarketable. As a result, our
success depends on our ability to timely innovate and integrate
new technologies into our service offerings. We cannot guarantee
that we will be successful at adopting and integrating new
technologies into our service offerings in a timely manner.
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Ross Perot has substantial control over any major corporate
action. |
Ross Perot, our Chairman Emeritus, is the managing general
partner of HWGA, Ltd., a partnership that owned
31,705,000 shares of our Class A common stock as of
December 31, 2004. Mr. Perot also beneficially owns
58,100 additional shares of our Class A common stock.
Accordingly, Mr. Perot, primarily through HWGA, Ltd.,
controls approximately 28% of our outstanding voting common
stock as of December 31, 2004. As a result, Mr. Perot,
through HWGA, Ltd., effectively has the power to block corporate
actions such as an amendment to our Certificate of
Incorporation, a change of control, or the sale of all or
substantially all of our assets. In addition, Mr. Perot may
significantly influence the election of directors and any other
action requiring stockholder approval. The other general partner
of HWGA, Ltd. is Ross Perot, Jr., our Chairman, who has the
authority to manage the partnership and direct the voting or
sale of the shares of our Class A common stock held by
HWGA, Ltd. if Mr. Perot is no longer the managing general
partner.
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We could lose rights to our company name, which may adversely
affect our ability to market our services. |
We do not own the right to our company name. In 1988, we entered
into a license agreement with Ross Perot, who is currently our
Chairman Emeritus, and the Perot Systems Family Corporation that
allows us to use the name Perot and Perot
Systems in our business on a royalty-free basis.
Mr. Perot and the Perot Systems Family Corporation may
terminate this agreement at any time and for any reason.
Beginning one year following such a termination, we would not be
allowed to use the names Perot or Perot
Systems in our business. Mr. Perots or the
Perot Systems Family Corporations termination of our
license agreement could materially and adversely affect our
ability to attract and retain customers, which could have a
material adverse effect on our business, financial condition,
and results of operations.
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Failure to recruit, train, and retain technically skilled
personnel could increase costs or limit growth. |
We must continue to hire and train technically skilled people in
order to perform services under our existing contracts and new
contracts into which we will enter. The people capable of
filling these positions have historically been in great demand,
and recruiting and training such personnel requires substantial
resources. We may be required to pay an increasing amount to
hire and retain a technically skilled workforce. In addition,
during periods in which demand for technically skilled resources
is great, our business may experience significant turnover.
These factors could create variations and uncertainties in our
compensation expense and efficiencies that could directly affect
our profits. If we fail to recruit, train, and retain sufficient
numbers of these technically skilled people, our business,
financial condition, and results of operations may be materially
and adversely affected.
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Alleged or actual infringement of intellectual property
rights could result in substantial additional costs. |
Our suppliers, customers, competitors, and others may have or
obtain patents and other proprietary rights that cover
technology we employ. We are not, and cannot be, aware of all
patents or other intellectual property rights of which our
services may pose a risk of infringement. Others asserting
rights against us could force us to defend ourselves or our
customers against alleged infringement of intellectual property
rights. We could incur substantial costs to prosecute or defend
any intellectual property litigation, and we could be forced to
do one or more of the following:
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cease selling or using products or services that incorporate the
disputed technology; |
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obtain from the holder of the infringed intellectual property
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redesign those services or products that incorporate such
technology. |
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Provisions of our certificate of incorporation, bylaws,
stockholders rights plan, and Delaware law could deter
takeover attempts. |
Our Board of Directors may issue up to 5,000,000 shares of
preferred stock and may determine the price, rights,
preferences, privileges, and restrictions, including voting and
conversion rights, of these shares of preferred stock without
any further vote or action by our stockholders. The rights of
the holders of common stock will be subject to, and may be
adversely affected by, the rights of the holders of any
preferred stock that may be issued in the future. The issuance
of preferred stock may make it more difficult for a third party
to acquire a majority of our outstanding voting stock.
In addition, we have adopted a stockholders rights plan.
Under this plan, after the occurrence of specified events that
may result in a change of control, our stockholders will be able
to buy stock from us or our successor at half the then current
market price. These rights will not extend, however, to persons
participating in takeover attempts without the consent of our
Board of Directors or that our Board of Directors determines to
be adverse to the interests of the stockholders. Accordingly,
this plan could deter takeover attempts.
Some provisions of our certificate of incorporation and bylaws
and of Delaware General Corporation Law could also delay,
prevent, or make more difficult a merger, tender offer, or proxy
contest involving our company. Among other things, these
provisions:
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require a
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vote of the stockholders to amend our certificate of
incorporation or approve any merger or sale, lease, or exchange
of all or substantially all of our property and assets; |
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require an 80% vote for stockholders to amend our bylaws; |
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require advance notice for stockholder proposals and director
nominations to be considered at a vote of a meeting of
stockholders; |
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permit only our Chairman, President, or a majority of our Board
of Directors to call stockholder meetings, unless our Board of
Directors otherwise approves; |
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prohibit actions by stockholders without a meeting, unless our
Board of Directors otherwise approves; and |
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limit transactions between our company and persons that acquire
significant amounts of stock without approval of our Board of
Directors. |
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Our Website and Availability of SEC Reports and Corporate
Governance Documents |
Our Internet address is www.perotsystems.com and the investor
relations section of our web site is located at
www.perotsystems.com/investors. We make available free of
charge, on or through the investor relations section of our web
site, annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on
Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and amendments
to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to
Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically
file such material with, or furnish it to, the Securities and
Exchange Commission. Also, posted on our corporate
responsibility section of our website (located at
www.perotsystems.com/responsibility), and available in print
upon request of any shareholder to our Investor Relations
department, are our charters for our Audit Committee,
Compensation Committee, and Nominating and Governance Committee,
as well as our Standards & Ethical Principles and our
Corporate Governance Guidelines (which include our Director
Qualification Guidelines and Director Independence Standards).
Within the time period required by the SEC and the New York
Stock Exchange, we will post on our website any amendment to the
Standards & Ethical Principles and any waiver
applicable to our executive officers or directors.
As of December 31, 2004, we had offices in approximately
80 locations in the United States and ten countries outside
the United States. Our office space and other facilities cover
approximately 2,500,000 square feet. On March 3, 2005,
we completed the purchase of our corporate headquarters facility
in Plano, Texas, which was previously leased from a variable
interest entity that we began consolidating on December 31,
2003, as discussed in Managements Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Our Industry Solutions line of business uses the corporate
headquarters facility and data center. The Government Services
and Technology Services lines of business do not make any
significant use of the facility. The majority of our remaining
office space and other facilities are leased.
In addition to these properties, we also occupy office space at
customer locations throughout the world. We generally occupy
this space under the terms of the agreement with the particular
customer. We believe that our current facilities are suitable
and adequate for our business.
We have commitments related to data processing facilities,
office space, and computer equipment under non-cancelable
operating leases and fixed maintenance agreements for remaining
periods ranging from one to eleven years. Upon expiration of our
leases, we do not anticipate any significant difficulty in
obtaining renewals or alternative space. We have disclosed
future minimum commitments under these agreements as of
December 31, 2004, in Managements Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations and in Note 14, Commitments and
Contingencies, to the Consolidated Financial Statements
which are included elsewhere in this report.
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Legal Proceedings |
We are, from time to time, involved in various litigation
matters. We do not believe that the outcome of the litigation
matters in which we are currently a party, either individually
or taken as a whole, will have a material adverse effect on our
consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash
flows.
We have purchased, and expect to continue to purchase, insurance
coverage that we believe is consistent with coverage maintained
by others in the industry. This coverage is expected to limit
our financial exposure to claims covered by these policies in
many cases.
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IPO Allocation Securities
Litigation
In July and August 2001, we, as well as some of our current and
former officers and the investment banks that underwrote our
initial public offering, were named as defendants in two
purported class action lawsuits. These lawsuits, Seth
Abrams v. Perot Systems Corp. et al. and Adrian
Chin v. Perot Systems, Inc. et al., were filed in the
United States District Court for the Southern District of New
York. The suits allege violations of Rule 10b-5,
promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and
Sections 11, 12(a)(2) and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933.
Approximately 300 issuers and 40 investment banks have
been sued in similar cases. The suits against the issuers and
underwriters have been consolidated for pretrial purposes in the
IPO Allocation Securities Litigation. The lawsuit involving us
focuses on alleged improper practices by the investment banks in
connection with our initial public offering in February 1999.
The plaintiffs allege that the investment banks, in exchange for
allocating public offering shares to their customers, received
undisclosed commissions from their customers on the purchase of
securities and required their customers to purchase additional
shares in aftermarket trading. The lawsuit also alleges that we
should have disclosed in our public offering prospectus the
alleged practices of the investment banks, whether or not we
were aware that the practices were occurring. The plaintiffs are
seeking unspecified damages, statutory compensation, and costs
and expenses of the litigation.
During 2002, the current and former officers and directors of
Perot Systems Corporation that were individually named in the
lawsuits referred to above were dismissed from the cases. In
exchange for the dismissal, the individual defendants entered
agreements with the plaintiffs that toll the running of the
statute of limitations and permit the plaintiffs to refile
claims against them in the future. In February 2003, in response
to the defendants motion to dismiss, the court dismissed
the plaintiffs Rule 10b-5 claims against us, but did
not dismiss the remaining claims.
We have accepted a settlement proposal presented to all issuer
defendants. Pursuant to the proposed settlement, plaintiffs
would dismiss and release all claims against us and our current
and former officers and directors, in exchange for an assurance
by the insurance companies collectively responsible for insuring
the issuers in all of the IPO cases that the plaintiffs will
achieve a minimum recovery (including amounts recovered from the
underwriters), and for the assignment or surrender of certain
claims we may have against the underwriters. We would not be
required to make any cash payment with respect to the
settlement. The underwriters are opposing approval of the
proposed settlement and have requested that, if the settlement
is approved, they receive a corresponding reduction in any
judgment amounts that they may be ordered to pay if they are
found liable in the actions. The court has granted a
conditional, preliminary approval of the proposed settlement.
The approval is subject to the issuers, their insurers, and the
plaintiffs conforming the proposed bar order restricting
possible claims by the underwriters against the issuers to
certain statutory requirements. In addition, the proposed
settlement will be subject to approval by the members of the
class.
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Litigation Relating to the California Energy Market |
In June 2002, we were named as a defendant in a purported class
action lawsuit that alleges that we conspired with energy
traders to manipulate the California energy market. This
lawsuit, Art Madrid v. Perot Systems Corporation
et al., was filed in the Superior Court of California,
County of San Diego. The case is currently pending in the
Superior Court for the County of Sacramento. The plaintiffs are
seeking unspecified damages, treble damages, restitution,
punitive damages, interest, costs, attorneys fees and
declaratory relief. In September 2003, we filed a demurrer to
the complaint and an alternative motion to strike all claims for
monetary relief. In January 2004, the court granted our demurrer
and did not grant the plaintiffs leave to amend their complaint.
The plaintiffs, however, have appealed.
In June, July and August 2002, Perot Systems, Ross Perot and
Ross Perot, Jr., were named as defendants in eight
purported class action lawsuits that allege violations of
Rule 10b-5, and, in some of the cases, common law fraud.
These suits allege that our filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission contained material misstatements or
omissions of material facts with respect to our activities
related to the California energy market. All of these eight
cases have been consolidated in the Northern District of Texas,
Dallas Division in the case of Vincent Milano v. Perot
Systems Corporation. On October 19, 2004, the court
dismissed the case
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with leave for plaintiffs to amend. In December 2004, the
plaintiffs filed a Second Amended Consolidated Complaint. The
plaintiffs are seeking unspecified monetary damages, interest,
attorneys fees and costs.
In addition to the matters described above, we have been, and
from time to time are, named as a defendant in various legal
proceedings in the normal course of business, including
arbitrations, class actions and other litigation involving
commercial and employment disputes. Certain of these proceedings
include claims for substantial compensatory or punitive damages
or claims for indeterminate amounts of damages. In view of the
inherent difficulty of predicting the outcome of such matters,
particularly in cases in which claimants seek substantial or
indeterminate damages, we cannot predict with certainty the
eventual loss or range of loss related to such matters. We are
contesting liability and/or the amount of damages in each
pending matter.
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Item 4. |
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
We did not submit any matters to a vote of our security holders
during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2004.
PART II
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Item 5. |
Market for Registrants Common Equity, Related
Stockholder Matters, and Issuer Purchases of Equity
Securities |
Our Class A Common Stock is traded on the New York Stock
Exchange (the NYSE) under the symbol
PER. The table below shows the range of reported per
share sales prices for each quarterly period within the two most
recent fiscal years.
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2003
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First Quarter
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$ |
11.63 |
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$ |
8.99 |
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Second Quarter
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12.23 |
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9.85 |
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Third Quarter
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11.87 |
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9.67 |
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Fourth Quarter
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14.45 |
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10.04 |
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2004
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First Quarter
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$ |
14.76 |
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$ |
12.50 |
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Second Quarter
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14.15 |
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12.30 |
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Third Quarter
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16.29 |
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11.52 |
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Fourth Quarter
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17.00 |
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15.00 |
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The last reported sale price of our Class A Common Stock on
the NYSE on February 28, 2005, was $13.26 per share.
As of February 28, 2005, the approximate number of record
holders of Class A Common Stock was 2,877. All of our
Class B Common Stock is held by UBS.
We have never paid cash dividends on shares of our Class A
Common Stock and have no current plans to pay dividends in the
future.
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Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
The following table gives information about our purchases of
Class A Common Stock for the year ended December 31,
2004.
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of Shares | |
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Total Number | |
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Purchased as | |
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that May Yet Be | |
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of Shares | |
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Part of Publicly | |
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Purchased | |
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per Share | |
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Announced Plans | |
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the Plans | |
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(d) | |
April 1, 2004 through April 30, 2004
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9,000 |
(1) |
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$ |
2.01 |
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Total
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9,000 |
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$ |
2.01 |
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(1) |
Shares repurchased pursuant to our right to repurchase unvested
shares under one or more restricted stock agreements. |
Equity Compensation Plan Information
The following table gives information about our Class A
Common Stock that may be issued under our equity compensation
plans as of December 31, 2004. See Note 10,
Stock Awards and Options, to the Consolidated
Financial Statements included herein for information regarding
the material features of these plans.
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Number of | |
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Number of | |
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Weighted- | |
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Remaining Available | |
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Securities to be | |
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Average Exercise | |
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for Future Issuance | |
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Issued Upon | |
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Price of | |
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Under Equity | |
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Exercise of | |
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Outstanding | |
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Compensation Plans | |
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Outstanding | |
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Options, | |
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(Excluding | |
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Options, Warrants | |
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Warrants and | |
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Securities Reflected | |
Plan Category |
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and Rights | |
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Rights | |
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in Column (a)) | |
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(a) | |
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(c) | |
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders
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9,547,798 |
(1) |
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$ |
13.71 |
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41,134,137 |
(2) |
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders
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20,356,122 |
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$ |
15.13 |
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721,636 |
(3) |
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Total
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29,903,920 |
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$ |
14.68 |
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41,855,773 |
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(1) |
Excludes 573,615 restricted stock units that have been granted
under the 2001 Long-Term Incentive Plan. |
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(2) |
Includes 24,089,719 shares available to be issued under the
2001 Long-Term Incentive Plan and 17,044,418 shares
available to be issued under the 1999 Employee Stock Purchase
Plan. |
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(3) |
Includes 464,000 shares available to be issued under the
1996 Non-Employee Director Stock Option/ Restricted Stock Plan
and 257,636 shares available to be issued under other plans. |
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Item 6. |
Selected Financial Data |
The following selected consolidated financial data as of and for
the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, and
2000 have been derived from our audited Consolidated Financial
Statements. This information should be read in conjunction with
Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations and our Consolidated
Financial Statements and the related Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements, which are included herein.
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Year Ended December 31, | |
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2004 | |
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2003 | |
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2002 | |
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2001 | |
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2000 | |
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(In millions, except per share data) | |
Operating Data(1):
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Revenue
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$ |
1,773.5 |
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$ |
1,460.8 |
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$ |
1,332.1 |
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$ |
1,204.7 |
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$ |
1,105.9 |
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Direct cost of services
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1,405.2 |
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1,193.6 |
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1,020.8 |
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949.7 |
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851.6 |
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Gross profit
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368.3 |
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267.2 |
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311.3 |
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255.0 |
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254.3 |
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Selling, general and administrative expenses(2)
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236.2 |
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187.8 |
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195.6 |
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256.6 |
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220.0 |
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Operating income (loss)
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132.1 |
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79.4 |
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115.7 |
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(1.6 |
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34.3 |
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Interest income, net
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0.9 |
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2.6 |
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3.9 |
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8.9 |
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16.6 |
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Equity in earnings (loss) of unconsolidated affiliates
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(1.9 |
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4.7 |
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8.4 |
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(4.3 |
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Other income (expense), net
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2.2 |
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2.3 |
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(2.1 |
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(1.9 |
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45.1 |
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Income before taxes
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135.2 |
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82.4 |
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122.2 |
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13.8 |
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91.7 |
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Provision for income taxes
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40.9 |
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30.5 |
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43.9 |
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16.5 |
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36.2 |
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Income (loss) before cumulative effect of changes in accounting
principles
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94.3 |
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51.9 |
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78.3 |
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(2.7 |
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55.5 |
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Cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles, net of tax
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(49.4 |
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Net income (loss)
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$ |
94.3 |
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$ |
2.5 |
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$ |
78.3 |
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$ |
(2.7 |
) |
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$ |
55.5 |
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Basic earnings (loss) per common share:
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Income (loss) before cumulative effect of changes in accounting
principles
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$ |
0.82 |
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$ |
0.47 |
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$ |
0.74 |
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$ |
(0.03 |
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$ |
0.58 |
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Cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles, net of tax
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(0.45 |
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Net income (loss)
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$ |
0.82 |
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$ |
0.02 |
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$ |
0.74 |
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$ |
(0.03 |
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$ |
0.58 |
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Weighted average common shares outstanding
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115.2 |
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110.6 |
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106.3 |
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99.4 |
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96.2 |
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Diluted earnings (loss) per common share:
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Income (loss) before cumulative effect of changes in accounting
principles
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$ |
0.78 |
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$ |
0.45 |
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$ |
0.68 |
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$ |
(0.03 |
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$ |
0.49 |
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Cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles, net of tax
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(0.43 |
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Net income (loss)
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$ |
0.78 |
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$ |
0.02 |
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$ |
0.68 |
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$ |
(0.03 |
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$ |
0.49 |
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Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding(3)
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120.5 |
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115.3 |
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115.4 |
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99.4 |
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113.5 |
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Balance Sheet Data (at Period End):
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Cash and cash equivalents
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$ |
304.8 |
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$ |
123.8 |
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$ |
212.9 |
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$ |
259.2 |
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$ |
239.7 |
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Total assets
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1,223.6 |
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1,010.6 |
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842.3 |
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757.6 |
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673.2 |
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Long-term debt
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75.5 |
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0.4 |
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Stockholders equity
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862.0 |
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712.8 |
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676.6 |
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530.8 |
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501.1 |
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Other Data:
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Capital expenditures
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$ |
33.3 |
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$ |
28.4 |
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$ |
36.9 |
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$ |
30.7 |
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$ |
30.7 |
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(1) |
Our results of operations include the effects of business
acquisitions made in 2003, 2002, and 2001 as discussed in
Note 4, Acquisitions, to the Consolidated
Financial Statements included herein. Our results of operations
also include the effects of a business acquisition made in 2000
as discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2002. In addition, see
Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations and
Notes 1, 6, 11, 12, and 19 to the Consolidated
Financial Statements included herein for discussions of
significant charges and cumulative effect of changes in
accounting principles recorded during 2004, 2003, 2002, and 2001. |
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(2) |
Includes a $22.1 million compensation charge in 2000
related to an acquisition. |
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(3) |
All options to purchase shares of our common stock were excluded
from the calculation of weighted average diluted common shares
outstanding for 2001 because the impact was antidilutive given
the reported net loss for the period. |
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Item 7. |
Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations |
The following discussion and analysis should be read in
conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and
related Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, which
are included herein.
Overview
Perot Systems Corporation is a worldwide provider of information
technology (commonly referred to as IT) services and business
solutions to a broad range of customers. We offer our customers
integrated solutions designed around their specific business
objectives, chosen from a breadth of services, including
technology infrastructure services, applications services,
business process services, and consulting services.
With this approach, our customers benefit from integrated
service offerings that help synchronize their strategy, systems,
and infrastructure. As a result, we help our customers achieve
their business objectives, whether those objectives are to
accelerate growth, streamline operations, or enhance customer
service capabilities.
Our Services
Our customers may contract with us for any one or more of the
following categories of services:
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Infrastructure services |
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Applications services |
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Business process services |
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Consulting services |
Infrastructure services are typically performed under multi-year
contracts in which we assume operational responsibility for
various aspects of our customers businesses, including
data center management, web hosting and internet access, desktop
solutions, messaging services, network management, program
management, and security. We typically hire a significant
portion of the customers staff that have supported these
functions. We then apply our expertise and operating
methodologies to increase the efficiency of the operations,
which usually results in increased operational quality at a
lower cost.
Applications services include services such as application
development and maintenance, including the development and
maintenance of custom and packaged application software for
customers, and application systems migration and testing, which
includes the migration of applications from legacy environments
to current technologies, as well as performing quality assurance
functions on custom applications. We offer these services
typically on a short-term basis.
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Business Process Services |
Business process services include services such as claims
processing, call center management, energy management, payment
and settlement management, security, and services to improve the
collection of receivables. In addition, business process
services include engineering support and other technical
services.
Consulting services include strategy consulting, enterprise
consulting, technology consulting, and research. The consulting
services provided to customers within our Industry Solutions
segment typically consist of customized, industry-specific
business solutions provided by associates with industry
expertise, as well as the implementation of prepackaged software
applications. Consulting services are typically viewed as
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discretionary services by our customers, with the level of
business activity depending on many factors, including economic
conditions and specific customer needs.
Our Contracts
Our contracts include services priced using a wide variety of
pricing mechanisms. In determining how to price our services, we
consider the delivery, credit and pricing risk of a business
relationship. For the year ended December 31, 2004:
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Approximately 31% of our revenue was from fixed-price contracts
where our customers pay us a set amount for contracted services.
For some of these fixed-price contracts, the price will be set
so that the customer realizes an immediate savings in relation
to their current expense for an operation we are assuming. On
contracts of this nature, our profitability generally increases
over the term of the contract as we become more efficient. The
time that it takes for us to realize these efficiencies can
range from a few months to a few years, depending on the
complexity of the operation. |
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Approximately 27% of our revenue was from cost plus contracts
where our billings are based in part on the amount of expense we
incur in providing services to a customer. |
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Approximately 27% of our revenue was from time and materials
contracts where our billings are based on measurements such as
hours, days or months and an agreed upon rate. In some cases,
the rate the customer pays for a unit of time can vary over the
term of a contract, which may result in the customer realizing
immediate savings at the beginning of a contract. |
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Approximately 14% of our revenue was from per-unit pricing where
we bill our customers based on the volume of units provided at
the unit rate specified. In some contracts, the per-unit prices
may vary over the term of the contract, which may result in the
customer realizing immediate savings at the beginning of a
contract. |
We also utilize other pricing mechanisms, including license fees
and risk/reward relationships where we participate in the
benefit associated with delivering a certain outcome. Revenue
from these other pricing mechanisms totaled 1% of our revenue.
Depending on a customers business requirements and the
pricing structure of the contract, the amount of cash generated
from a contract can vary significantly during a contracts
term. With fixed-price contracts or when an upfront payment is
required to purchase assets, an infrastructure services contract
will typically produce less cash at the beginning of the
contract with significantly more cash being generated as
efficiencies are realized later in the term. With a cost plus
contract, the amount of cash generated tends to be relatively
consistent over the term of the contract.
Our Lines of Business
We offer our services under three primary lines of business:
Industry Solutions, Government Services, and Technology
Services. We consider these three lines of business to be
reportable segments and include financial information and
disclosures about these reportable segments in our consolidated
financial statements. You can find this financial information in
Note 13, Segment and Certain Geographic Data,
of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements below. We
routinely evaluate the historical performance of and growth
prospects for various areas of our business, including our lines
of business, vertical industry groups, and service offerings.
Based on a quantitative and qualitative analysis of varying
factors, we may increase or decrease the amount of ongoing
investment in each of these business areas, make acquisitions
that strengthen our market position, or divest, exit, or
downsize aspects of a business area. During the past five years,
we have used our acquisition program to strengthen our business
in the healthcare market, consulting markets, and to expand into
the government market. At the same time, we have divested, or
exited, certain service offerings and joint ventures that did
not meet our criteria for continued investment.
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Results of Operations
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Overview of Our Financial Results for 2004 |
Our financial results are affected by a number of factors,
including broad economic conditions, the amount and type of
technology spending by our customers, and the business
strategies and financial condition of our customers and the
industries we serve, which could result in increases or
decreases in the amount of services that we provide to our
customers and the pricing of such services. Our ability to
identify and effectively respond to these factors is important
to our future financial growth.
We evaluate our consolidated performance on the basis of several
performance indicators. The four key performance indicators we
use are revenue growth, earnings growth, free cash flow, and the
value of contracts signed. We compare these key performance
indicators to both annual target amounts established by
management and to our performance for prior periods. We
establish the targets for these key performance indicators
primarily on an annual basis, but we may revise them during the
year. We assess our performance using these key indicators on a
quarterly and annual basis.
Below is a summary of our financial results for 2004 as compared
to 2003:
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Revenue
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1,773.5 |
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1,460.8 |
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21.4% |
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Direct cost of services
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1,405.2 |
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1,193.6 |
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17.7% |
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Gross profit
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368.3 |
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267.2 |
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37.8% |
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Selling, general and administrative expenses
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236.2 |
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187.8 |
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25.8% |
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Operating income
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132.1 |
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79.4 |
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66.4% |
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Interest income
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3.0 |
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2.8 |
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7.1% |
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Other income (expense), net
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2.2 |
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2.3 |
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Income before taxes
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135.2 |
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82.4 |
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64.1% |
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Provision for income taxes
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40.9 |
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30.5 |
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34.1% |
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Net income before cumulative effect of changes in accounting
principles
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94.3 |
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51.9 |
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81.7% |
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Diluted earnings per common share before cumulative effect of
changes in accounting principles
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0.78 |
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0.45 |
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73.3% |
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120.5 |
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115.3 |
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4.5% |
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Percentage change is not meaningful. |
Revenue growth is a measure of the growth we generate through
sales of services to new customers, retention of existing
contracts, acquisitions, and discretionary services from
existing customers. Revenue for 2004 grew by 21.4% as compared
to 2003. As discussed in more detail below, this revenue growth
came primarily from the following:
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Revenue from companies acquired during 2003. |
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Revenue from new contracts signed during 2004 and 2003. |
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An increase in discretionary technology investments by our
customers, which we believe is due to improved economic
conditions. |
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We measure earnings growth using diluted earnings per share,
which is a measure of our effectiveness in delivering profitable
growth. Diluted earnings per share before cumulative effect of
changes in accounting principles for 2004 increased 73.3% to
$0.78 per share from $0.45 per share for 2003. As
discussed in more detail below, this increase came primarily
from:
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An overall net increase in profitability for existing commercial
customer contracts, which is primarily due to an increase in the
amount of services we perform that are in addition to our base
level of services. These increased services are discretionary in
nature, and the associated margins are typically higher than
those we realize on our base level of services. |
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Income from our Technology Services line of business. |
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As discussed in greater detail in Exiting of a Customer
Contract, we recorded additional expenses in 2003
associated with the exiting of a contract in the second quarter
of 2003. |
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An effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2004
of 30.2% as compared to an effective tax rate for income before
cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles for the
year ended December 31, 2003 of 37.0%. |
Partially offsetting these increases in earnings was an increase
in expense in 2004 for bonuses to associates.
We continue to see prospective customers desiring fixed and
per-unit pricing mechanisms for the billing of our outsourcing
services. While these pricing mechanisms typically impact the
initial profit margins on new contracts, they do not necessarily
affect the overall expected profitability of new contracts.
We calculate free cash flow on a trailing twelve month basis as
net cash provided by operating activities less purchases of
property, equipment and purchased software, as stated in our
consolidated statements of cash flows. We use free cash flow as
a measure of our ability to generate cash for both our
short-term and long-term operating and business expansion needs.
We use a twelve-month period to measure our success in this area
because of the significant variations that typically occur on a
quarterly basis due to the timing of certain cash payments. Free
cash flow for the twelve months ended December 31, 2004 was
$125.0 million as compared to $74.5 million for the
twelve months ended December 31, 2003. Free cash flow,
which is a non-GAAP measure, can be reconciled to Net cash
provided by operating activities as follows (in millions):
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Net cash provided by operating activities
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158.3 |
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102.9 |
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Purchases of property, equipment and software
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Free cash flow
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125.0 |
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74.5 |
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Free cash flow for 2004 increased as compared to 2003 due
primarily to the same reasons discussed above for our increase
in earnings.
The amount of Total Contract Value (commonly
referred to as TCV) that we sell during a certain twelve-month
period is a measure of our success in capturing new business in
the various outsourcing and consulting markets in which we
provide services. We measure TCV as our estimate of the total
expected revenue from new contracts with new customers where the
contract is expected to generate revenue in excess of a defined
amount during its contract term and the contract term exceeds a
defined length of time. If a new
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contract does not meet the defined amount of revenue or length
of term, it is not included in our TCV calculation.
Various factors may impact the timing of when a contract is
signed, including the complexity of the contract, competitive
pressures, and customer demands. As a result, we typically use a
twelve-month period to measure our success in this area because
of the significant variations that typically occur in the amount
of TCV signed during each quarterly period. During the
twelve-month period ending December 31, 2004, the amount of
TCV signed was $1.5 billion, as compared to
$1.3 billion for the twelve-month period ending
December 31, 2003.
Our three major lines of business are Industry Solutions,
Government Services, and Technology Services. Each of these
three major lines of business has distinct economic factors,
business trends, and risks that could affect our results of
operations. As a result, in addition to the four metrics
discussed above that we use to measure our consolidated
financial performance, we use similar metrics for each of these
lines of business and for certain industry groups and operating
units within these lines of business.
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Acquisition of Perot Systems TSI B.V. |
As discussed in Note 4, Acquisitions, to the
Consolidated Financial Statements, on December 19, 2003, we
acquired HCL Technologies shares in HCL Perot Systems
B.V., and changed the name of HPS to Perot Systems TSI B.V.,
which now operates as our Technology Services line of business.
Because of the late December 2003 closing of this acquisition,
the post-acquisition results of operations of TSI were not
material to our consolidated results of operations for 2003. As
a result, we continued to account for TSIs results of
operations using the equity method of accounting through
December 31, 2003, and the balance of our investment in TSI
at December 31, 2003, was $29.5 million. We
consolidated the assets and liabilities of TSI as of
December 31, 2003.
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Changes in Accounting Principles |
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Change in Accounting Principle for Revenue Arrangements with
Multiple Deliverables |
As discussed below in Critical Accounting Policies
under the heading Revenue Recognition, we changed
our method of accounting for revenue from arrangements with
multiple deliverables for both existing and prospective
customers. Our adoption of EITF 00-21, which was effective
January 1, 2003, resulted in an expense for the cumulative
effect of a change in accounting principle of $69.3 million
($43.0 million, net of the applicable income tax benefit),
or $0.37 per diluted share. This adjustment resulted
primarily from the reversal of unbilled revenues associated with
our long-term fixed price contracts that include construction
services, as each such contract had been accounted for as a
single unit of accounting using the percentage-of-completion
method.
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Change in Accounting Principle upon Adoption of
FIN 46 |
Effective December 31, 2003, we adopted the consolidation
requirements of Financial Accounting Standards Board
Interpretation No. 46, Consolidation of Variable
Interest Entities, an interpretation of Accounting
Research Bulletin No. 51, Consolidated Financial
Statements, which changes the criteria for consolidation
by business enterprises of variable interest entities.
FIN 46 requires a variable interest entity to be
consolidated by a company if that company is subject to a
majority of the risk of loss from the variable interest
entitys activities or entitled to receive a majority of
the entitys residual returns or both. The consolidation
requirements of FIN 46 apply immediately to variable
interest entities created after January 31, 2003.
FIN 46 may be applied prospectively with a
cumulative-effect adjustment as of the date on which it is first
applied or by restating previously issued financial statements
for one or more years with a cumulative-effect adjustment as of
the beginning of the first year restated.
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In June 2000, we entered into an operating lease contract with a
variable interest entity for the use of land and office
buildings in Plano, Texas, including a data center facility. As
part of our adoption of FIN 46, we consolidated this entity
beginning on December 31, 2003, which resulted in an
increase in assets and long-term debt of $65.2 million and
$75.5 million, respectively. In addition, we recorded an
expense for the cumulative effect of a change in accounting
principle of $10.3 million ($6.4 million, net of the
applicable income tax benefit), or $.06 per share
(diluted), representing primarily the cumulative depreciation
expense on the office buildings and data center facility through
December 31, 2003.
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Exiting of a Customer Contract |
In 2001, we entered into a long-term fixed-price IT outsourcing
contract with a customer that included various non-construction
services and a construction service, which was an application
development project. In 2002, we began to expect that the actual
cost to complete the application development project would
exceed the cost estimate included in the contract with the
customer. The contract provided for us to collect most of the
excess of the actual cost over the cost estimate in the
contract, but we expected the project to generate a loss because
we did not expect to collect all of the excess. However, we did
not recognize a loss on the contract at that time. As discussed
below under Revenue Recognition in our
Critical Accounting Policies discussion, prior to
the adoption of EITF 00-21 we recorded revenue and profit
on our fixed-price contracts that included both construction and
non-construction services using the percentage-of-completion
method of accounting. Therefore, because we expected that the
contract would be profitable in the aggregate over its term, we
did not recognize a loss on this contract in 2002.
As part of our adoption of EITF 00-21 in the first quarter
of 2003, we were required to separate the deliverables in the
contract into multiple units of accounting. As a result, we
recognized a net estimated loss on the application development
project totaling approximately $19.5 million (approximately
$12.1 million, net of the applicable income tax benefit),
or $0.10 per diluted share, which was recorded as part of
the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle. The
$19.5 million loss on the application development project
is composed of two adjustments:
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The reversal of $8.9 million of revenue and profit that was
recognized prior to January 1, 2003, to adjust our
cumulative revenue from this contract to the amount that would
have been recorded if we had applied the
percentage-of-completion method only to the application
development unit of accounting. |
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The recording of a future estimated loss of $10.6 million
as of January 1, 2003, which was calculated as the
difference between the estimated amount that we expected to
collect from the customer and the estimated costs to complete
the application development project. |
If EITF 00-21 had been in effect during 2002, the
$19.5 million net estimated loss on the application
development project would have had the following net impact on
revenue, direct cost of services, and gross profit for the year
ended December 31, 2002 (in millions):
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Direct cost of services
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10.6 |
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In the second quarter of 2003, we were unable to reach agreement
with the customer on the timing and form of payment for the
excess. As a result, we exited this contract and recorded an
additional $17.7 million of expense in direct cost of
services in the second quarter of 2003, which consisted of the
following:
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The impairment of assets related to this contract totaling
$20.7 million, including the impairment of
$14.7 million of long-term accrued revenue. |
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The accrual of estimated costs to exit this contract of
$3.8 million. |
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Partially offsetting the above expenses was the reversal of
$6.8 million in accrued liabilities that had been
recognized for future losses that we expected to incur to
complete the application development project. |
We completed the services necessary to transition certain
functions back to the customer during the fourth quarter of
2003. We have filed a claim in arbitration to recover amounts we
believe are due under this contract, and the other party filed
counterclaims. Therefore, the amount of actual loss with respect
to exiting this contract may vary from our current estimates.
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Comparison of 2004 to 2003 |
Revenue for 2004 increased by $312.7 million, or 21.4%, to
$1,773.5 million from revenue of $1,460.8 million for
2003 due to increases in revenue from the Industry Solutions,
Government Services, and Technology Services segments.
Revenue from the Industry Solutions segment increased
$140.4 million, or 11.2%, to $1,395.9 million in 2004
from $1,255.5 million in 2003. This net increase was
primarily attributable to:
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$76.5 million increase from contracts signed during 2003
for which we did not recognize a full year of revenue in 2003.
This revenue includes $56.4 million and $20.1 million
from contracts signed in 2003 in the Healthcare and Commercial
Solutions groups, respectively. The services that we are
providing to these customers are primarily the same services
that we provide to the majority of our other long-term
outsourcing customers. |
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$43.4 million increase from contracts signed during 2004.
This revenue includes $36.3 million and $7.1 million
from new contracts signed in the Healthcare and Commercial
Solutions groups, respectively. The services that we are
providing to these new customers are primarily the same services
that we provide to the majority of our other long-term
outsourcing customers. The strength in healthcare new sales
revenue comes from two primary factors: |
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Our solutions for the healthcare market were developed over
several years and are highly customized to the specific business
needs of the market. We identified certain aspects of the
healthcare market as core to our long-term service offerings
several years ago when the market for technology and business
process outsourcing was immature. As a result, we have an
established presence and brand, which we have strengthened
during the past several years through internal investment in
software and solutions and through acquisitions. |
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The healthcare industry today is in a state of change as health
systems look to transform their clinical and administrative
back-office operations, payer organizations work to develop new
consumer-based health models, and as the rate of medical cost
inflation continues to be high. These business factors, as well
as increased outsourcing activity within the markets we serve,
have resulted in stronger new sales revenue. |
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The markets that we serve through our Commercial Solutions group
have less scale, and we have been operating in these markets
during a time when many of these industries have been
experiencing economic pressures coupled with a mature market for
technology outsourcing. Consequently, we have not experienced
the same level of demand in these markets as we have in the
healthcare industry. |
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$40.4 million net increase from existing accounts,
short-term offerings, and project work. This net increase
results from expanding our base services to existing long-term
customers and from providing additional discretionary services
to these customers. The discretionary services that we provide,
which include short-term offerings and project work, can vary
from period-to-period depending on many factors, including
specific customer and industry needs and economic conditions.
The majority of this increase is related to contracts in the
healthcare industry. The state of change in the healthcare
industry has required increased system investment, which creates
demand for our services. Because of |
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the increased complexity associated with system changes and
combined with a desire to focus on core functions, the
healthcare outsourcing market has experienced increased levels
of business. |
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We have also experienced increases in the markets served by our
Commercial Solutions group. Within the manufacturing market and
the construction and engineering market, we have experienced
increased levels of business primarily as a result of
customers continuing needs to reduce expense and to
improve the efficiency of their operations. |
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$18.0 million increase from technology and business
consulting services and business process services, primarily due
to an increase in business volume. Both business volume and
pricing directly impact our revenue and are indicators of the
value we bring to customers, as well as the competitive
environment for our services. Therefore, because our direct
costs are relatively fixed from period-to-period, changes in
utilization and billing rates can affect our profitability. For
2004, utilization increased while the average billing rate
remained flat. The increase in utilization came primarily as a
result of an increase in discretionary spending by our
customers, which we believe is due to an overall improvement in
economic conditions. Our services are typically viewed as
discretionary services by our customers and tend to be tied to
their level of systems investment, which varies with the rate of
technology change and general economic conditions. |
Partially offsetting these increases was a $37.9 million
decrease in revenue associated with three customer contract
changes. As discussed above in Exiting of a Customer
Contract, we exited an under-performing contract during
the second quarter of 2003, resulting in a $25.8 million
decrease in revenue in 2004 as compared to 2003. Additionally,
we completed two contract renewals that resulted in a revenue
reduction of $12.1 million for 2004 as compared to 2003,
primarily relating to reductions in price. Although both of
these contract renewals included price reductions, the
circumstances for these reductions differ for the two contract
renewals. For one of these renewals, we were realizing higher
than normal profit margins primarily because our contract
pricing included the recovery of a significant investment that
was made at the beginning of the contract. When the customer was
acquired by another company, we signed a new long-term services
agreement with a reduced scope of services, less up-front
investment, and a corresponding reduction in price. For the
second renewal, the customer agreed to enter into a long-term
arrangement for services that we were performing on a short-term
basis. The long-term commitment reduced our risk on the
contract, and therefore we reduced the price.
Revenue from the Government Services segment increased
$58.1 million, or 28.3%, to $263.2 million for 2004
from $205.1 million for 2003. This increase is primarily
attributable to new contracts and existing program expansion
with the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of
Defense, and civilian agencies of the federal government. For
the contracts underlying this revenue increase, we are providing
program management, administrative, professional, and
engineering services related to both a recently awarded program
by the Department of Homeland Security and from existing
programs where specific initiatives of the government required
additional resources for 2004 as compared to 2003. Our business
with the federal government may fluctuate due to annual federal
funding limits and the specific needs of the federal agencies we
serve. The remaining year-to-year increase is primarily
attributable to the acquisition of Soza & Company, Ltd.
in February 2003 as we recognized approximately
$22.1 million of additional revenue in 2004 resulting from
a full year of revenue in our financial statements.
As discussed in Note 4, Acquisitions, to the
Consolidated Financial Statements, in late December 2003 we
acquired Perot Systems TSI B.V. We continued to account for
TSIs results of operations using the equity method of
accounting through December 31, 2003. Revenue from this
segment was $114.3 million for 2004, net of the elimination
of intersegment revenue of $29.3 million.
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Revenue from UBS, our largest customer, was $276.7 million
for 2004, or 15.6% of revenue. This revenue is reported within
the Industry Solutions and Technology Services lines of business
and is summarized in the following table (amounts in millions):
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Twelve Months Ended | |
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UBS revenue in Industry Solutions
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$244.1 |
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$242.0 |
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0.9% |
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UBS revenue in Technology Services
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Total revenue from UBS
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$242.0 |
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* Percentage change is not meaningful.
The increase in revenue from UBS is due primarily to the
acquisition of TSI, as discussed above, which is included in the
Technology Services line of business.
Domestic revenue grew by 16.4% in 2004 to $1,471.1 million
from $1,263.5 million in 2003. This increase is primarily
the result of revenue growth within the Industry Solutions and
Government Services segments. Domestic revenue growth for our
Industry Solutions segment came primarily from the healthcare
industry, where we experienced a strong demand as described
above. In addition, domestic revenue growth for our Government
Services segment came primarily from new contracts and existing
program expansion with the Department of Homeland Security, the
Department of Defense, and civilian agencies of the federal
government as well as from approximately $22.1 million of
additional revenue related to the acquisition of Soza &
Company, Ltd. in February 2003 for which we did not recognize a
full year of revenue in 2003.
Non-domestic revenue, consisting of European and Asian
operations, increased by 53.3% in 2004 to $302.4 million
from $197.3 million in 2003. Asian operations generated
revenue of $90.5 million in 2004 compared to
$25.9 million in 2003, and this increase was primarily due
to the acquisition of TSI. The largest components of our
European operations are in the United Kingdom and Switzerland.
In the United Kingdom, revenue for 2004 increased to
$145.1 million from $107.4 million. In Switzerland,
revenue for 2004 increased to $30.3 million from
$28.1 million for 2003. Both of these increases in revenue
were due primarily to the acquisition of TSI.
Gross margin, which is calculated as gross profit divided by
revenue, for 2004 was 20.8% of revenue, which is higher than the
gross margin for 2003 of 18.3%. This year-to-year increase in
gross margin is primarily due to the following:
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An overall net increase in profitability for existing commercial
customer contracts, which is primarily due to an increase in the
amount of services we perform that are in addition to our base
level of services. The increased services are discretionary in
nature, and the associated gross margins are typically higher
than those we realize on our base level of services. As
discussed above, we have seen increased demand for discretionary
investment from several customers, primarily in the healthcare
industry. |
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Contract, in the second quarter of 2003, we recorded
$17.7 million of expense in direct costs of services
associated with the exiting of this contract. |
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In December 2003, we acquired TSI, which increased our gross
margin for 2004. TSI typically realizes higher gross margins
than what we normally realize on traditional IT outsourcing
contracts because of the nature of the services they provide,
which are primarily offshore application development and
management services and business process services. |
Partially offsetting these increases was an increase in direct
costs of services of $18.4 million for associate bonus
expense, which includes an increase in associate bonus expense
of approximately $3.5 million that is reimbursable by our
customers.
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Selling, General and Administrative Expenses |
Selling, general and administrative expenses for 2004 increased
25.8% to $236.2 million from $187.8 million in 2003.
SG&A for 2004 was 13.3% of revenue, which is higher than
SG&A for 2003 of 12.9% of revenue. This increase is
primarily attributable to the acquisition of TSI, which added
$28.8 million of SG&A expense. Included in SG&A for
Technology Services is $5.6 million related to amortization
of intangibles, which is expected to decline in 2005 to
approximately $1.0 million. SG&A also increased due to
an increase in associate bonus expense of $7.3 million and
an increase of $5.1 million in expenses associated with
corporate compliance and business insurance.
During 2003, we recorded a reduction of SG&A expense of
$7.3 million resulting from revising our estimate of
liabilities associated with actions in prior years to streamline
our operations, which included a favorable resolution of an
employment dispute.
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Interest expense for 2004 increased by $1.9 million as
compared to 2003. This increase is primarily related to the debt
we recorded on our consolidated balance sheet as of
December 31, 2003, upon adoption of FIN 46.
During 2003, we recorded a $1.9 million equity in loss of
unconsolidated affiliates, which primarily represents our equity
in the net loss of TSI (formerly known as HPS). TSIs net
loss in 2003 was due primarily to the recording of stock option
compensation expense, which resulted from the modifications of
various stock options and negatively impacted our equity in
TSIs earnings by approximately $9.3 million.
Our effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2004
was 30.2%. Our effective tax rate for income before cumulative
effect of changes in accounting principles for the year ended
December 31, 2003 was 37.0%. The tax rate for 2004 was
lower than the rate for 2003 due to the impact of our foreign
operations, including Technology Services, which has tax
holidays in certain Asian jurisdictions exempting specific types
of income from taxation, a decrease in deferred tax asset
valuation allowances of $3.2 million, and a reduction in
income tax expense of $3.2 million relating to the
resolution of various outstanding tax issues from prior years.
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Revenue for 2003 increased by $128.7 million, or 9.7%, to
$1,460.8 million from revenue of $1,332.1 million for
2002. As noted above, we adopted EITF 00-21 effective
January 1, 2003, which adjusted revenue recognized on
existing contracts based on the new criteria of EITF 00-21
regarding whether an arrangement involving multiple deliverables
contains more than one unit of accounting and how arrangement
consideration should be measured and allocated to the separate
units of accounting in an arrangement.
To illustrate the impact of the adoption of EITF 00-21 on
our financial results for 2002, we have shown in the table below
the pro forma revenue, gross profit, gross margin, and net
income as if EITF 00-21 had been applied during the year
ended December 31, 2002 (amounts in millions):
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December 31, 2002, as reflected above, applied only to
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Revenue for 2003 increased by $163.1 million, or 12.6%,
compared to pro forma 2002 revenue of $1,297.7 million.
This increase in revenue is primarily due to an increase in
revenue from the Government Services segment, partially offset
by a decrease in revenue from the Industry Solutions segment.
Revenue from the Industry Solutions segment decreased
$37.9 million, or 2.9%, to $1,255.5 million in 2003
from $1,293.4 million in 2002 and decreased
$3.5 million, or 0.3%, from pro forma revenue of
$1,259.0 million in 2002. This net decrease as compared to
pro forma revenue for 2002 was primarily attributable to the
following items:
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$52.2 million decrease in revenue as a result of exiting
certain business relationships and under-performing delivery
units during 2002, primarily in the markets served by the
Commercial Solutions group. Of this decrease in revenue,
$14.6 million related to fees we received in 2002 in
connection with the termination of services provided through two
joint ventures. One of these joint ventures was with a European
telecommunications company and the other was with a European
financial institution. Both of these joint ventures were
terminated at the convenience of the customers, resulting in the
payments to us of $14.6 million in termination fees. The
remaining revenue decrease is due primarily to reduced revenue
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$7.8 million decrease from UBS to $242.0 million in
2003 from $249.8 million in 2002. This decrease is
primarily attributable to cost savings efforts initiated by us
and UBS. The outsourcing agreement with UBS that covers the
majority of our business with UBS, prior to the amendment in
2004 discussed above, entitled us to recover our costs plus a
fixed fee, with a bonus or penalty that could cause this annual
fee to vary up and down by as much as 13%, depending on our
level of performance as determined by UBS. We also provide
additional project services to UBS. As a result, the revenue and
gross profit that we derive from our UBS relationship depends on
our performance and on the level of services we provide to UBS. |
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$5.1 million decrease from technology and business
consulting services, due to a combination of business volume and
pricing reductions. Both of these measures directly impact our
revenue and are indicators of the value we bring to customers,
as well as the competitive environment for our services. In
addition, since our direct costs are relatively fixed from
period-to-period, changes in utilization and billing rates can
affect our profitability. For 2003, utilization decreased by 7%,
while the average billing rate declined by 6%. The reduction to
utilization came primarily as a result of reduced activity and
resulting variation in demand within the consulting markets we
serve. Our services tend to be tied to the level of systems
investment, which varies with the rate of technology change and
general economic conditions. During the past few years, weakened
economic conditions have resulted in inconsistent demand for
technology investment. |
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$5.0 million net decrease from existing accounts,
short-term offerings, and project work that is provided to
customers within our long-term account base. Within our
long-term customer contracts we typically perform services above
our base level of services. Given the discretionary nature of
these additional services, the amount of these services that we
provide to our customers may fluctuate from period to period
depending on many factors, including economic conditions and
specific customer needs. |
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$66.6 million increase in revenue from contracts signed
during 2003. The services that we are providing to these new
customers are primarily the same services that we provide to the
majority of our other long-term outsourcing customers. These
services include both business process services, such as claims
processing, and technology-related services, such as IT
infrastructure management, application development and
maintenance, and business process re-engineering. For a few of
these new customers, we are also providing proprietary software
application services, including the implementation and
customization of our PERADIGM health benefits administration
suite of software. These new customer contracts were won
primarily in competitive situations with the majority of this
revenue growth coming from new contracts with customers in the
healthcare industry. |
Revenue from the Government Services segment increased
$166.9 million, or 436.9%, to $205.1 million for 2003
from $38.2 million for 2002. This increase is primarily
attributable to the acquisition of Soza &
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Company, Ltd. in February 2003, which contributed
$121.2 million of revenue in 2003. The remainder of the
increase is attributable to ADI Technology Corporation, which we
acquired in July 2002. ADI contributed $36.4 million of
additional revenue in 2003, as we recognized a full year of ADI
revenue in our financial statements, and $9.3 million of
existing program expansion within the Department of Homeland
Security, the Department of Defense, and the civilian agencies
of the federal government.
Domestic revenue grew by 17.2% in 2003 to $1,263.5 million
from $1,078.3 million in 2002, and increased as a percent
of total revenue to 86.5% from 80.9% in the prior year. Domestic
revenue grew by 21.0% in 2003 from pro forma 2002 domestic
revenue of $1,043.9 million, and increased as a percent of
total revenue to 86.5% from 80.4% of total pro forma 2002
revenue. This increase is primarily the result of domestic
growth within the Industry Solutions segment and from our
Government Services segment. Domestic revenue growth for our
Industry Solutions segment came primarily from the healthcare
industry, where we experienced a strong demand as described
above. In addition, as discussed above we have acquired two
companies in the government services market since July 2002,
which has significantly increased our domestic revenue.
Non-domestic revenue, consisting of European and Asian
operations, decreased by 22.3% in 2003 to $197.3 million
from $253.8 million in 2002 and decreased to 13.5% of total
2003 revenue from 19.1% of 2002 total revenue and 19.6% of 2002
pro forma revenue. The largest components of our European
operations are in the United Kingdom and Switzerland. In the
United Kingdom, revenue for 2003 decreased to
$107.4 million from $119.9 million for 2002. In
Switzerland, revenue for 2003 decreased to $28.1 million
from $34.6 million for 2002. Asian operations generated
revenue of $25.9 million in 2003 compared to
$22.9 million in 2002. The majority of the revenue decrease
from 2002 in our European operations is due to a revenue decline
from UBS and a decrease of $41.3 million in revenue from
the two joint ventures that were terminated in 2002. In
addition, our service offerings for the European market are
largely based on providing systems integration and application
management services, which are typically tied to economic
conditions. In the few years prior to and including 2003, we
experienced a weak demand for technology investment in the
various European countries in which we operated, primarily
because of the general economic condition in Europe, which
resulted in revenue declines outside of the United States in
2003 and 2002.
Gross margin for 2003 was 18.3% of revenue, which is lower than
the gross margin for 2002 of 23.4% and the pro forma gross
margin for 2002 of 20.5%. The following items are important in
understanding the decrease in gross margin as compared to the
pro forma gross margin for 2002:
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In 2002, we recorded revenue of $14.6 million and direct
cost of services of $0.9 million, resulting in gross profit
of $13.7 million, associated with the termination of
services provided through two joint ventures. |
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In 2002, we received a $3.0 million payment from a customer
in bankruptcy reorganization that was previously believed to be
unrecoverable. |
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As discussed above in Exiting of a Customer
Contract, the pro forma gross profit for 2002 includes a
reduction of $20.4 million associated with the adoption of
EITF 00-21 for a contract we exited ($9.8 million as a
reduction of revenue and $10.6 million as an increase in
direct cost of services). |
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As discussed above in Exiting of a Customer
Contract, in the second quarter of 2003, we recorded
$17.7 million of expense in direct cost of services
associated with the exiting of this contract. |
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In 2003, we recorded additional associate bonus expense of
$9.9 million, which includes an increase in associate bonus
expense of approximately $0.9 million that is reimbursable
by our customers. |
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As discussed below in Purchase Commitments, in 2003
we recorded $5.6 million of expense associated with
unfulfilled minimum purchase commitments. |
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In 2003, we also experienced a year over year decline in gross
margin primarily due to lower up-front profitability on new
contracts signed during 2003 and lower profitability from
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Selling, General and Administrative Expenses |
Selling, general and administrative expenses for 2003 decreased
4.0% to $187.8 million from $195.6 million in 2002.
SG&A for 2003 was 12.9% of revenue, which is lower than
SG&A for 2002 of 15.1% of pro forma revenue. In our analysis
of SG&A for both 2003 and 2002, we identified the following
items that are important in understanding this change:
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During 2002, we recorded $11.1 million of expense in
SG&A relating to severance and other costs to exit certain
activities and $8.7 million of expense associated with our
response to investigations of the California energy crisis. |
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During 2003, we recorded a reduction of expense of
$7.3 million resulting from revising our estimate of
liabilities associated with actions in prior years to streamline
our operations, which included a favorable resolution of an
employment dispute. |
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Other Income Statement Items |
Interest income decreased by 30.0% to $2.8 million in 2003
from $4.0 million in 2002 due to a decrease in the average
cash balance in 2003 as compared to 2002 and an overall decrease
in interest rates.
Equity in earnings (loss) of unconsolidated affiliates, which
primarily represents our share of the earnings of HCL Perot
Systems B.V. (HPS), an information technology services joint
venture based in India, was a loss of $1.9 million in 2003
as compared to earnings of $4.7 million in 2002. This
change from 2002 is primarily related to the following:
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In 2003, our equity in the earnings of HPS was negatively
impacted by approximately $9.3 million, which related
primarily to stock option compensation expense. In 2003, the
ownership structure of the HPS joint venture was modified in
connection with the negotiations between us and HCL Technologies
regarding our potential purchase of HCLs equity ownership
in HPS or the potential sale to HCL of our equity ownership of
HPS, as it was agreed that various stock option agreements to
purchase shares of HPS stock would be modified to provide for
the option holders to be paid in cash the intrinsic value of the
options on the transaction date. These options did not contain
such a provision prior to the transaction date. |
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In 2002, HPS recorded expense to impair the goodwill related to
an acquisition, which reduced our equity in earnings by
approximately $1.6 million, and recorded $1.9 million
of expense related to a contingent liability. |
On December 19, 2003, we acquired HCL Technologies
shares in HPS, and changed the name of HPS to Perot Systems TSI
B.V., which now operates as our Technology Services line of
business. Because of the late December 2003 closing of this
acquisition, the post-acquisition results of operations of TSI
were not material to our consolidated results of operations for
2003. As a result, we continued to account for TSIs
results of operations using the equity method of accounting
through December 31, 2003, and the balance of our
investment in TSI at December 31, 2003, was
$29.5 million. We consolidated the assets and liabilities
of TSI as of December 31, 2003.
Other income (expense), net, was $2.3 million of income in
2003 as compared to $2.1 million of expense in 2002. During
2003, we recorded non-investment interest income of
$1.2 million and a $0.9 million gain related to the
sale of marketable equity securities. During 2002, we recorded a
$1.0 million loss when we divested our equity investment in
BillingZone, a start-up joint venture.
Our effective tax rate for income before the cumulative effect
of changes in accounting principles for 2003 was 37.0%. Income
tax expense for 2003 was reduced by $1.6 million primarily
due to the impact of our non-U.S. operations. Our effective
tax rate for 2002 was 35.9%. Income tax expense for 2002
included a
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$2.7 million benefit from the reduction of a valuation
allowance against certain foreign deferred tax assets as well as
$1.1 million of other tax benefits.
Expected Effect of the End of Our Outsourcing Contract with
UBS
UBS AG is our largest customer. During 2004, our UBS
relationship generated $276.7 million, or 15.6%, of our
revenue, which included $244.1 million of revenue and
$51.2 million of gross profit from our outsourcing
agreement with UBS that will end on January 1, 2007.
We expect revenues for 2005 from our outsourcing contract with
UBS to be approximately $230.0 million, and we do not
believe that the revenue and gross profit from UBS will
materially change during the remaining term of the outsourcing
contract. As previously announced, we continue to expect that we
will lose a substantial majority of our revenue and profit from
UBS when our outsourcing contract with UBS ends on
January 1, 2007. The impact of the expiration of the
outsourcing agreement on our profits will be based in part on
our ability to reduce our costs. We expect that the expiration
of the outsourcing agreement likely will have a
disproportionately large effect on our profitability compared to
the effect on our revenues. We expect the services we provide to
UBS following the end of the IT Services Agreement will include
offshore services, which are provided outside the scope of the
outsourcing contract and currently represent $32.6 million
of annual revenue.
We have identified several operating efficiencies that we
believe could reduce the expected negative impact on our
operating income from the expiration of the IT Services
Agreement. We expect to realize between $50.0 million and
$60.0 million of annual operating efficiencies by the end
of 2007 compared to our results in 2004, including efficiencies
we expect on existing fixed- and unit-priced contracts of
$30.0 million by the end of 2007, reducing existing
selling, general and administrative expenses by
$10.0 million by the end of 2006 with approximately
$5.0 million of this reduction coming from existing
amortization expense during 2005, and between $10.0 million
and $20.0 million of other expense reductions that we
expect to realize before the conclusion of 2007. The
efficiencies were developed in conjunction with our long-range
planning activities. The $30.0 million of contract-related
efficiencies are based on the economic structure and projections
for our fixed- and unit-priced contracts. In determining our
expected savings from contract efficiencies, we have, in some
cases, made assumptions regarding our ability and expected cost
to consolidate facilities, implement certain new information
technology systems, and more efficiently staff the IT function
for a customer. Some commercial outsourcing contracts are
structured in a manner where the immediate savings we guarantee
for a customer results in the profitability of the contract
increasing over its term. We maintain and monitor these
profitability projections on a regular basis. The
$10.0 million of annual reductions to SG&A expense are
based on objectives set as part of our cost management program.
As part of the cost management program, we have established a
management committee to specifically identify reductions in our
SG&A expense structure. The committee has identified a
number of reductions, including the reduction in amortization
expense described above and certain personnel-related expenses.
We have benchmarked planned SG&A expenses based on SG&A
expenses for prior periods, after adjustment for the identified
reductions. Material discretionary budget increases from the
benchmarked amounts must be approved by a separate management
committee. For the other expense reductions of between
$10.0 million and $20.0 million that we expect to
realize before the conclusion of 2007, we may reduce our
employee-related expenses in 2007. However, if other operational
results and efficiencies produce a similar amount of profit
improvement, we may determine that the other expense reductions
of between $10.0 million and $20.0 million are not
necessary.
We believe our ability to increase revenues will depend
primarily on the success of our units focused on selling
services to our healthcare market and to our Government Services
and Technology Services lines of business, and we believe that
we will continue to experience growth in these areas. In
addition to this growth, we plan to continue adding to our
capabilities through acquisitions. In expanding our business, we
plan to add future SG&A at approximately 5.0% of new revenue
long-term, excluding the effect of acquisitions.
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Expected End of Our Outsourcing Contract with a Customer
One of our top 10 largest customers, other than UBS, has
notified us that it intends to transition the services that we
provide them to its new business partner over the next two to
three years. For the three years ended December 31, 2004,
revenue from this customer has ranged between $66.7 million
and $82.1 million, and gross profit has ranged between
$15.8 million and $22.8 million. We expect that the
expiration of the outsourcing agreement likely will have a
disproportionately large effect on our operating income compared
to the effect on our revenues.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
We expect that existing cash and cash equivalents, expected cash
flows from operating activities, and the $275.0 million
available under the restated and amended revolving credit
facility, which is discussed below, will provide us sufficient
funds to meet our operating needs for the foreseeable future.
During 2004, cash and cash equivalents increased
$181.0 million as compared to decreases of
$89.1 million and $46.3 million for 2003 and 2002,
respectively. These changes in net cash flow between years are
primarily a result of differences in the amount of cash provided
by operating activities and amounts used during each year for
investing activities.
Net cash provided by operating activities was
$158.3 million in 2004 as compared to $102.9 million
in 2003 and $60.1 million in 2002. The primary reasons for
the changes in cash provided by operating activities for these
three years, as described more fully below, are increases in
earnings, changes in our accounts receivable balances at the end
of each year, and changes in the amount of cash paid for our
realignment activities, associate bonuses, income taxes, and
deferred contract costs.
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Income before cumulative effect of changes in accounting
principles was $78.3 million in 2002, $51.9 million in
2003, and $94.3 million in 2004. In addition, depreciation
and amortization expense, which are non-cash expenses, were
$55.8 million, $35.7 million, and $30.6 million
in 2004, 2003, and 2002, respectively. The increase in
depreciation and amortization expense in 2004 as compared to
2003 is due primarily to depreciation and amortization expense
on property, equipment, and purchased software and intangible
assets associated with TSI, which was acquired in December 2003. |
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We typically collect our accounts receivable within 45 days
to 60 days, and therefore our accounts receivable balance
at the end of each period can change based on the amount of
revenue for that period and the timing of collections from our
customers, which can vary significantly from period to period.
During 2004, our revenues increased 21.4% as compared to 2003,
while our days sales outstanding decreased from 48 days at
December 31, 2003, to 45 days at December 31,
2004, which resulted in a $23.7 million use of cash from
our accounts receivable balances. Days sales outstanding is
calculated as our outstanding accounts receivable balance at the
end of the year divided by revenue for the fourth quarter and
multiplied by 90 days. Days sales outstanding as of
December 31, 2002, was 44 days. |
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During 2004, 2003, and 2002, we made cash payments of
$1.3 million, $9.1 million, and $19.8 million,
respectively, in connection with our actions in 2002 and 2001 to
realign our operating structure. |
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Bonuses paid to associates under our bonus plans in 2004, 2003,
and 2002 (including payments of annual bonuses relating to the
prior years bonus plan) were $46.0 million,
$30.5 million, and $39.7 million, respectively.
Included in the bonus amounts that were paid each year were
approximately $19.2 million, $18.2 million, and
$19.8 million of bonus payments that are reimbursable by
our customers. The amount of bonuses that we pay each year is
based on several factors, including our financial performance
and managements discretion. |
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During 2004, 2003, and 2002, we made net cash payments for
income taxes of $16.6 million, $10.3 million, and
$8.5 million, respectively. |
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During 2004, we increased our spending on deferred contract
costs by approximately $24.7 million as compared to 2003.
Deferred contract costs are included in other non-current assets
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is an increase in deferred revenue, which is included in
deferred revenue and long-term deferred revenue on the
consolidated balance sheets. Prior to 2003, deferred contract
costs were not significant. |
Net cash used in investing activities decreased to
$7.5 million for 2004 as compared to $214.7 million
for 2003 and $134.0 million for 2002. These changes in cash
used in investing activities are due primarily to net cash paid
for acquisitions of businesses.
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During 2004, we paid $11.9 million as additional
consideration for acquisitions, including $6.3 million as
additional consideration related to the acquisition of Soza,
$2.7 million as additional consideration related to the
acquisition of ADI, and $2.9 million as additional
consideration related to the acquisition of HPS and one other
company. Also during 2004 we received $37.7 million of net
proceeds from the sale of marketable equity securities. |
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During 2003, we paid $188.8 million net cash for
acquisitions, including $98.8 million net cash for the
acquisition of HPS, $73.8 million net cash for the
acquisition of Soza and $10.0 million as additional
consideration related to the acquisition of ARS. |
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During 2002, we paid $97.9 million net cash for
acquisitions, including $49.2 million net cash for the
acquisition of Claim Services Resource Group, Inc.,
$37.7 million of net cash for the acquisition of ADI, and
$10.0 million as additional consideration related to the
acquisition of ARS. |
Net cash provided by financing activities was $25.3 million
for 2004, $12.0 million for 2003, and $17.0 million
for 2002. During 2004 and 2002, we received more proceeds from
the issuance of common stock due to the exercise of more stock
options to purchase Common Stock as compared to 2003. In
addition, in 2002 we repurchased more shares of our Class A
Common Stock as compared to 2004 and 2003.
We routinely maintain cash balances in certain European and
Asian currencies to fund operations in those regions. During
2004, foreign exchange rate fluctuations had a net positive
impact on our non-domestic cash balances by $4.9 million,
as the Indian Rupee, the Euro and the British pound strengthened
against the U.S. dollar. We hedge foreign exchange
exposures that are likely to significantly impact net income or
working capital.
Contractual Obligations and Contingent Commitments
The following table sets forth our significant contractual
obligations at December 31, 2004, and the effect such
obligations are expected to have on our liquidity and cash flows
for the periods indicated (in millions):
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75.5 |
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Purchase commitments
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15.0 |
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15.0 |
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Restructuring payments
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1.7 |
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2.1 |
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3.8 |
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122.6 |
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44.7 |
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28.9 |
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30.8 |
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$ |
227.0 |
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We discuss these contractual obligations in Note 8,
Debt, Note 14, Commitments and
Contingencies, and Note 19, Realigned Operating
Structure, to the Consolidated Financial Statements, which
are included herein. We also discuss purchase commitments below.
Minimum lease payments related to facilities abandoned as part
of our prior years realigned operating structures are
included in the operating lease amounts above.
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The following table sets forth our significant contingent
commitments for the periods indicated (in millions) and
represent the maximum principal amount of such commitments:
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25.7 |
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4.0 |
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29.7 |
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The contingent payments for significant acquisitions are
discussed below and in Note 4, Acquisitions, to
the Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Current Portion of Long-Term Debt |
In June 2000, we entered into an operating lease contract with a
variable interest entity for the use of land and office
buildings in Plano, Texas, including a data center facility. As
part of our adoption of FIN 46, we began consolidating this
entity beginning on December 31, 2003. Upon consolidation,
we recorded the debt between the variable interest entity and
the financial institutions (the lenders) of $75.5 million
as long-term debt at December 31, 2003, on our consolidated
balance sheets. The agreement was scheduled to mature in June
2005 with one optional two year extension; however, we do not
intend to extend the agreement. As a result, the amount
outstanding of $75.5 million is recorded as the current
portion of long-term debt on our consolidated balance sheets as
of December 31, 2004. On March 3, 2005, we borrowed
$76.5 million under our revolving credit facility to pay
the exercise amount of $75.5 million for the purchase
option under the operating lease and to pay certain other
expenses. Our consolidated variable interest entity then repaid
the amount due to the lenders.
On January 20, 2004, we entered into a three year revolving
credit facility with a syndicate of banks that allows us to
borrow up to $100.0 million. On March 3, 2005, we
executed a restated and amended agreement that expanded the
facility to $275.0 million and extended the term to
5 years. Borrowings under the credit facility will be
either through revolving loans or letter of credit obligations.
The credit facility is guaranteed by certain of our domestic
subsidiaries. In addition, we have pledged the stock of one of
our non-domestic subsidiaries as security on the facility.
Interest on borrowings varies with usage and begins at an
alternate base rate, as defined in the credit facility
agreement, or the LIBOR rate plus an applicable spread based
upon our debt/ EBITDA ratio applicable on such date. We are also
required to pay a facility fee based upon the unused credit
commitment and certain other fees related to letter of credit
issuance. The credit facility matures in March 2010 and requires
certain financial covenants, including a debt/ EBITDA ratio and
a minimum interest coverage ratio, each as defined in the credit
facility agreement. As discussed above, on March 3, 2005,
we borrowed $76.5 million against the credit facility.
We have agreements with three telecommunication service
providers to purchase services from, or sell services on behalf
of, these providers at varying annual levels. We are currently
satisfying the minimum purchase requirements for two of the
vendors, both of which expire in 2005 and total approximately
$13.5 million for 2005. The contract with the third vendor
requires the settlement in cash of any amount by which actual
purchases for a commitment year are less than the minimum
purchase commitment in the contract. In 2004 and 2003, we
recorded $4.4 million and $5.6 million, respectively,
of expense in direct cost of services related to such settlement
payments, which includes a payment to this vendor in December
2004 for the expected shortfall for the remaining commitment
year that ends March 30, 2005.
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Other Commitments and Contingencies |
As discussed in Note 4, Acquisitions, to the
Consolidated Financial Statements, we may be required to make
additional payments related to two acquisitions, depending on
these two companies achieving certain financial targets over
designated time periods. We may be required to pay to the
sellers of ADI an additional
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$6.7 million in 2005, of which up to 60% may be paid in
stock. In addition, we may be required to pay to the sellers of
Soza an additional payment of up to $17.0 million in 2005,
of which up to 70% may be paid in stock.
As discussed in Note 11, Termination of Business
Relationships, to the Consolidated Financial Statements,
during 2003 we exited an under-performing contract. As a result
of the exiting of this contract, we determined that certain
contract-related assets were impaired and additional expenses
would be incurred related to the exiting of this contract,
resulting in a loss of $17.7 million recorded in direct
cost of services. This estimated loss represents our current
estimate of the loss related to exiting this contract. The
amount of actual loss with respect to exiting this contract may
exceed our current estimates.
Critical Accounting Policies
The Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements contain information that is important to
managements discussion and analysis. The preparation of
financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and
liabilities.
Critical accounting policies are those that reflect significant
judgments and uncertainties and may result in materially
different results under different assumptions and conditions. We
believe that our critical accounting policies are limited to
those described below. For a detailed discussion on the
application of these and other accounting policies, see
Note 1, Nature of Operations and Summary of
Significant Accounting Policies, to the Consolidated
Financial Statements.
We provide services to our customers under contracts that
contain various pricing mechanisms and other terms. These
services include infrastructure services, applications services,
business process services, and consulting services.
Within these four categories of services, our contracts include
non-construction service deliverables, including technology and
back office outsourcing, and construction service deliverables,
such as application development.
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Accounting for Revenue in Single-Deliverable Arrangements |
Revenue for non-construction service deliverables is recognized
as the services are rendered in accordance with SEC Staff
Accounting Bulletin No. 104, Revenue
Recognition, which provides that revenues should be
recognized when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists,
the fee is fixed or determinable, and collectibility is
reasonably assured. Under our policy, persuasive evidence of an
arrangement exists when a final understanding between us and our
customer exists as to the specific nature and terms of the
services that we are going to provide, as documented in the form
of a signed agreement between us and the customer.
Revenue for non-construction services priced under fixed-fee
arrangements is recognized on a straight-line basis over the
longer of the term of the contract or the expected service
period, regardless of the amounts that can be billed in each
period, unless evidence suggests that the revenue is earned or
our obligations are fulfilled in a different pattern. If we are
to provide a similar level of non-construction services each
period during the term of a contract, we would recognize the
revenue on a straight-line basis since our obligations are being
fulfilled in a straight-line pattern. If our obligations are
being fulfilled in a pattern that is not consistent over the
term of a contract, then we would recognize revenue consistent
with the proportion of our obligations fulfilled in each period.
In determining the proportion of our obligations fulfilled in
each period, we consider the nature of the deliverables we are
providing to the customer and whether the volume of those
deliverables are easily measured, such as when we provide a
contractual number of full time equivalent associate resources.
If the amount of our obligations fulfilled in each period is not
easily distinguished by reference to the volumes of services
provided, then we would recognize revenue on a straight-line
basis.
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Revenue for construction services that do not include a license
to one of our software products is recognized in accordance with
the provisions of AICPA Statement of
Position No. 81-1, Accounting for Performance of
Construction-Type and Certain Production-Type Contracts.
In general, SOP 81-1 requires the use of the
percentage-of-completion method to recognize revenue and profit
as our work progresses, and we generally use the cost or hours
incurred to date to measure our progress towards completion.
This method relies on estimates of total expected costs or total
expected hours to complete the construction service, which are
compared to costs or hours incurred to date, to arrive at an
estimate of how much revenue and profit has been earned to date.
Because these estimates may require significant judgment,
depending on the complexity and length of the construction
services, the amount of revenues and profits that have been
recognized to date are subject to revisions. If we do not
accurately estimate the amount of costs or hours required or the
scope of work to be performed, or do not complete our projects
within the planned periods of time, or do not satisfy our
obligations under the contracts, then revenues and profits may
be significantly and negatively affected or losses may need to
be recognized. Revisions to revenue and profit estimates are
reflected in income in the period in which the facts that give
rise to the revision become known.
Revenue for the sale of a license to one of our software
products or the sale of services relating to a software license
is recognized in accordance with the provisions of AICPA
Statement of Position No. 97-2, Software Revenue
Recognition. In general, SOP 97-2 addresses the
separation and the timing of revenue recognition for software
and software-related services, such as implementation and
maintenance services.
Revenue for services priced under time and materials contracts
and unit-priced contracts is recognized as the services are
provided at the contractual unit price.
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Accounting for Revenue in Multiple-Deliverable Arrangements
Prior to the Adoption of EITF 00-21 |
Prior to our adoption of Financial Accounting Standards Board
Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 00-21,
Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables,
effective January 1, 2003 (as discussed below), we
accounted for revenue from arrangements containing both
non-construction and construction services, on a combined basis.
For such arrangements with both non-construction and
construction services, we recognized revenue and profit on all
services combined using the percentage-of-completion method in
accordance with the provisions of SOP 81-1. As described
above, under the percentage-of-completion method, the amount of
revenue and profit was determined based on the direct costs
incurred to date as compared to the estimate of total expected
direct costs at completion.
On November 21, 2002, the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force
reached a consensus on EITF 00-21, regarding when an
arrangement involving multiple deliverables contains more than
one unit of accounting and how arrangement consideration should
be measured and allocated to the separate units of accounting in
an arrangement. We were required to apply the provisions of
EITF 00-21 to all new arrangements with multiple
deliverables entered into in fiscal periods beginning after
June 15, 2003. Alternatively, we were permitted to apply
EITF 00-21 to existing arrangements and record the effect
of adoption as the cumulative effect of a change in accounting
principle. Effective January 1, 2003, we adopted
EITF 00-21 and changed our method of accounting for revenue
from arrangements with multiple deliverables for both existing
and prospective customer contracts.
Our adoption of EITF 00-21 effective January 1, 2003,
resulted in an expense for the cumulative effect of a change in
accounting principle of $69.3 million ($43.0 million,
net of the applicable income tax benefit), or $0.37 per
diluted share. This adjustment resulted primarily from the
reversal of unbilled revenues associated with our long-term
fixed price contracts that include construction services, as
each such contract had been accounted for as a single unit of
accounting under the percentage-of-completion method using
direct costs incurred to date as a measure of progress towards
completion. The direct costs incurred in providing the services
under these long-term fixed price contracts were greater in the
early years of the contract as compared to the later years
because of the additional construction and non-construction
services being performed in those early years, including the
implementation of new technologies and re-engineering of
processes. However,
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the contract terms did not allow for us to bill separately for
the majority of these additional services, including the
construction services. As a result, we were recognizing revenue
in advance of the billings. Upon the adoption of
EITF 00-21, we determined that the construction and
non-construction services would not satisfy the separation
criteria of EITF 00-21, and therefore we were required to
account for these services as a single unit of accounting and
apply the most appropriate revenue recognition method to the
entire arrangement, which was the straight-line method. Since
the majority of the billings on the affected contracts
approximated the straight-line method, we were required to
reverse most of the unbilled revenue that we had recorded in
advance of the customer billings.
This adjustment also includes approximately $19.5 million
(approximately $12.1 million, net of the applicable income
tax benefit), or $0.10 per diluted share, to recognize an
estimated loss on a construction service included in a contract
that we expected to be profitable in the aggregate over its term
and that was accounted for as a single unit of accounting using
the percentage-of-completion method. This contract is discussed
further in Note 11, Termination of Business
Relationships, in Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements.
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Accounting for Revenue in Multiple-Deliverable Arrangements
Subsequent to the Adoption of EITF 00-21 |
For those arrangements which contain both non-construction and
construction services, we first determine whether each service,
or deliverable, meets the separation criteria of
EITF 00-21. In general, a deliverable (or a group of
deliverables) meets the separation criteria if the deliverable
has standalone value to the customer and if there is objective
and reliable evidence of the fair value of the remaining
deliverables in the arrangement. Each deliverable that meets the
separation criteria is considered a separate unit of
accounting. We allocate the total arrangement
consideration to each separate unit of accounting based on the
relative fair value of each separate unit of accounting. The
amount of arrangement consideration that is allocated to a
delivered unit of accounting is limited to the amount that is
not contingent upon the delivery of another separate unit of
accounting.
After the arrangement consideration has been allocated to each
separate unit of accounting, we apply the appropriate revenue
recognition method for each separate unit of accounting as
described previously based on the nature of the arrangement. All
deliverables that do not meet the separation criteria of
EITF 00-21 are combined into one unit of accounting, and
the appropriate revenue recognition method is applied.
In arrangements for both non-construction and construction
services, we may bill the customer prior to performing services,
which would require us to record deferred revenue. In other
arrangements, we may perform services prior to billing the
customer, which could require us to record unbilled receivables
or to defer the costs associated with either the
non-construction or construction services, depending on the
terms of the arrangement and the application of the revenue
separation criteria of EITF 00-21.
In certain arrangements we may provide consideration to the
customer at the beginning of a contract as an incentive, which
is most commonly in the form of cash. This consideration is
recorded in other non-current assets on the consolidated balance
sheets and is amortized as a reduction to revenue over the term
of the related contract.
As a result of our adoption of EITF 00-21, we recognized
revenues of approximately $3.1 million and
$0.9 million during 2004 and 2003, respectively, that were
included in the cumulative effect of a change in accounting
principle, which we recorded in the first quarter of 2003. These
amounts were estimated as the amount by which unbilled revenue
would have been reduced in these periods for those contracts
impacted by the cumulative adjustment, based on the most recent
percentage-of-completion models prepared for each contract
during 2003.
Costs to deliver services are expensed as incurred, with the
exception of set-up costs and the cost of certain construction
and non-construction services for which the related revenues
must be deferred under
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EITF 00-21 or other accounting literature. We defer and
subsequently amortize certain set-up costs related to activities
that enable the provision of contracted services to customers.
Deferred contract set-up costs may include costs incurred during
the set-up phase of a customer arrangement relating to data
center migration, implementation of certain operational
processes, employee transition, and relocation of key personnel.
We amortize deferred contract set-up costs on a straight-line
basis over the lesser of their estimated useful lives or the
term of the related contract. Useful lives range from three
years up to a maximum of the term of the related customer
contract.
For a construction service in a single-deliverable arrangement,
if the total estimated costs to complete the construction
service exceed the total amount that can be billed under the
terms of the arrangement, then a loss would be recorded in the
period in which the loss first becomes probable. For a
construction service in a multiple-deliverable arrangement, if
the total estimated costs to complete the construction service
exceed the amount of revenue that is allocated to the separate
construction service unit of accounting (based on the relative
fair value allocation, as limited to the amount that is not
contingent), then the actual costs incurred to complete the
construction service in excess of the allocated fair value would
be deferred, up to the amount of the relative fair value, and
amortized over the remaining term of the contract. A loss would
be recorded on a construction service in a multiple-deliverable
arrangement only if the total costs to complete the service
exceeded the relative fair value of the service.
Deferred contract costs are reviewed for impairment whenever
events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying
amount may not be recoverable. Our review is based on our
projection of the undiscounted future operating cash flows of
the related customer contract. To the extent such projections
indicate that future undiscounted cash flows are not sufficient
to recover the carrying amounts of related assets, a charge is
recorded to reduce the carrying amount to equal projected future
discounted cash flows.
One of our compensation methods is to pay to certain associates
a year-end bonus, which is based on associate and team
performance, our financial results, and managements
discretion. The amount of bonus expense that we record each
quarter is based on several factors, including our financial
performance for that quarter, our latest expectations for full
year results, and managements estimate of the amount of
bonus to be paid at the end of the year. As a result, the amount
of bonus expense that we record in each quarter can vary
significantly.
We account for claims and contingencies in accordance with
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards Board No. 5,
Accounting for Contingencies. FAS 5 requires
that we record an estimated loss from a claim or loss
contingency when information available prior to issuance of our
financial statements indicates that it is probable that an asset
has been impaired or a liability has been incurred at the date
of the financial statements and the amount of the loss can be
reasonably estimated. Accounting for claims and contingencies
requires us to use our judgment. We consult with legal counsel
on those issues related to litigation and seek input from other
experts and advisors with respect to matters in the ordinary
course of business.
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Valuation of Goodwill and Intangibles |
Our business acquisitions typically result in goodwill and other
intangible assets, which affect the amount of future period
amortization expense and possible impairment expense that we
could incur. The determination of the value of goodwill and
other intangibles requires us to make estimates and assumptions
about future business trends and growth. If an event occurs that
would cause us to revise the estimates and assumptions we used
in analyzing the value of our goodwill or other intangibles,
such revision could result in an impairment charge that could
have a material impact on our financial condition and results of
operations.
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We account for income taxes in accordance with Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards Board No. 109,
Accounting for Income Taxes. Under this method,
deferred income taxes are determined based on the difference
between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and
liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in
which the differences are expected to reverse. Valuation
allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax
assets to the amounts expected to be realized. Income tax
expense consists of our current and deferred provisions for U.S.
and foreign income taxes.
At December 31, 2004, we had deferred tax assets in excess
of deferred tax liabilities of $41.2 million. Based upon
our estimates of future taxable income and review of available
tax planning strategies, we believe it is more likely than not
that only $29.2 million of such assets will be realized,
resulting in a valuation allowance at December 31, 2004, of
$12.0 million relating primarily to certain foreign
jurisdictions. On a quarterly basis, we evaluate the need for
and adequacy of this valuation allowance based on the expected
realizability of our deferred tax assets and adjust the amount
of such allowance, if necessary. The factors used to assess the
likelihood of realization include our latest forecast of future
taxable income and available tax planning strategies that could
be implemented to realize the net deferred tax assets.
We do not provide for U.S. income tax on the undistributed
earnings of our non-U.S. subsidiaries. Except for amounts
that may be repatriated under Section 965 of the American
Jobs Creation Act of 2004 (the Act), we intend to either
permanently reinvest our non-U.S. earnings or remit such
earnings in a tax-free manner. The Act was signed into law on
October 22, 2004, and provides a temporary incentive
through December 31, 2005, for U.S. companies to
repatriate income earned abroad by providing an 85 percent
dividends received deduction for certain dividends from foreign
subsidiaries, which results in an effective U.S. federal
tax rate on the dividends of 5.25%. All funds repatriated under
the Act must be invested in the U.S. under a qualifying
domestic reinvestment plan approved by our management and Board
of Directors. Our management has not adopted a reinvestment plan
and has not determined the amount of non-U.S. earnings to
be repatriated in 2005. As a result, we cannot reasonably
estimate the potential range of income tax effects of
repatriation at the date of issuance of our consolidated
financial statements, and, as provided for in FASB Staff
Position No. 109-2, Accounting and Disclosure
Guidance for the Foreign Earnings Repatriation Provision within
the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, no income tax
expense related to our possible repatriation has been recorded
as of December 31, 2004. We expect to finalize our
assessment of the Act by the end of the third quarter of 2005.
However, a preliminary analysis suggests we may repatriate up to
$50.0 million of cash and incur up to approximately
$3.0 million of additional tax expense in 2005.
The cumulative amount of undistributed earnings (as calculated
for income tax purposes) of our non-U.S. subsidiaries was
approximately $186.4 million at December 31, 2004, and
$146.7 million at December 31, 2003. Such earnings
include pre-acquisition earnings of non-U.S. entities
acquired through stock purchases and, unless distributed under
Section 965 are intended to be invested outside of the U.S.
indefinitely. The ultimate tax liability related to repatriation
of such earnings is dependent upon future tax planning
opportunities and is not estimable at the present time.
Determining the consolidated provision for income taxes involves
judgments, estimates, and the application of complex tax
regulations. As a global company, we are required to provide for
income taxes in each of the jurisdictions where we operate. We
are subject to income tax audits by federal, state, and foreign
tax authorities. These audits may result in additional tax
liabilities. Changes to our recorded income tax liabilities
resulting from the resolution of open tax matters are reflected
in income tax expense in the period of resolution. Other factors
may cause us to revise our estimates of income tax liabilities
including the expiration of statutes of limitations, changes in
tax regulations, and tax rulings. Changes in estimates of income
tax liabilities are reflected in our income tax provision in the
period in which the factors resulting in our change in estimate
become known to us. As a result, our effective tax rate may
fluctuate on a quarterly basis.
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Significant Accounting Standards to be Adopted
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Statement of Financial Accounting Standards Board
No. 123R |
In December 2004, the FASB issued Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards Board No. 123R, Share-Based
Payment, which is a revision of FAS 123.
FAS 123R requires employee stock options and rights to
purchase shares under stock participation plans to be accounted
for under the fair value method and eliminates the ability to
account for these instruments under the intrinsic value method
prescribed by APB 25, which is allowed under the original
provisions of FAS 123. FAS 123R requires the use of an
option pricing model for estimating fair value, which is
amortized to expense over the service periods. The requirements
of FAS 123R are effective for fiscal periods beginning
after June 15, 2005. If we had applied the provisions of
FAS 123R to the financial statements for the period ending
December 31, 2004, net income would have been reduced by
approximately $18.0 million. FAS 123R allows for
either modified prospective recognition of compensation expense
or modified retrospective recognition, which may be back to the
original issuance of FAS 123 or only to interim periods in
the year of adoption. We currently plan to apply the provisions
of FAS 123R on a modified prospective basis for the
recognition of compensation expense for all share-based awards
granted on or after July 1, 2005 and any awards that are
not fully vested as of June 30, 2005. Compensation expense
for the unvested awards will be measured based on the fair value
of the awards previously calculated in preparing the pro forma
disclosures in accordance with the provisions of FAS 123.
Related Party Transactions
We are providing information technology and energy management
services for Hillwood Enterprise L.P., which is controlled and
partially owned by Ross Perot, Jr. This contract will
expire on April 1, 2006. This contract includes provisions
under which we may be penalized if our actual performance does
not meet the levels of service specified in the contract, and
such provisions are consistent with those included in other
customer contracts. For the years ended December 31, 2004,
2003 and 2002, we recorded revenue of $1.6 million,
$1.4 million, and $1.5 million and direct cost of
services of $1.2 million, $1.0 million, and
$1.0 million, respectively. Prior to entering into this
arrangement, our Audit Committee reviewed and approved this
contract.
During 2002, we entered into a sublease agreement with Perot
Services Company, LLC, which is controlled and owned by Ross
Perot, for approximately 23,000 square feet of office space
at our Plano, Texas facility. Rent over the term of the lease is
approximately $0.4 million per year. The initial lease term
is
21/2 years
with one optional 2-year renewal period. The lease also provides
for us to pay a $0.1 million allowance for modifications to
the leased space. Perot Services will pay all modification costs
in excess of the allowance. Prior to entering into this
arrangement, our Audit Committee reviewed and approved this
contract.
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Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market
Risk |
In the ordinary course of business, we enter into certain
contracts denominated in foreign currency. Potential foreign
currency exposures arising from these contracts are analyzed
during the contract bidding process. We generally manage these
transactions by ensuring that costs to service these contracts
are incurred in the same currency in which revenue is received.
By matching revenues and costs to the same currency, we have
been able to substantially mitigate foreign currency risk to
earnings. We use foreign currency forward contracts or options
to hedge exposures arising from these transactions when
necessary. We do not foresee changing our foreign currency
exposure management strategy. Our hedging activities expanded in
2004 due to increased foreign currency exposures resulting from
our acquisition of the remaining interests in Perot Systems
TSI B.V.
During 2004, 17.1%, or $302.4 million of our revenue was
generated outside of the United States. Using sensitivity
analysis, a hypothetical 10% increase or decrease in the value
of the U.S. dollar against all currencies would change
revenue by 1.7%, or $30.2 million. In our opinion, a
substantial portion of this fluctuation would be offset by
expenses incurred in local currency.
At December 31, 2004, we had approximately
$86.4 million of cash and cash equivalents denominated in
currencies other than the U.S. dollar.
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Financial Statements and Supplementary Data |
Index to Consolidated Financial Statements and Financial
Statement Schedules
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Financial Statement Schedule II, Valuation and
Qualifying Accounts, is submitted as Exhibit 99.1 to
this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Schedules other than that listed above have been omitted since
they are either not required, are not applicable, or the
required information is shown in the financial statements or
related notes.
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MANAGEMENTS REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL
REPORTING
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining
adequate internal control over financial reporting, and for
performing an assessment of the effectiveness of internal
control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004.
Internal control over financial reporting is a process designed
to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of
financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements
for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles. Our system of internal control over
financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that
(i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in
reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the
transactions and dispositions of our assets; (ii) provide
reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary
to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and
expenditures are being made only in accordance with
authorizations of our management and directors; and
(iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or
timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or
disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on
our financial statements. Because of its inherent limitations,
internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or
detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of
effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that
controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions,
or that our degree of compliance with the policies or procedures
may deteriorate.
Our management performed an assessment of the effectiveness of
our internal control over financial reporting as of
December 31, 2004, based upon criteria in Internal
Control Integrated Framework issued by the
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission
(COSO). Based on our assessment, our management determined that
our internal control over financial reporting was effective as
of December 31, 2004, based on the criteria in Internal
Control Integrated Framework issued by COSO.
Our managements assessment of the effectiveness of our
internal control over financial reporting as of
December 31, 2004, has been audited by
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public
accounting firm, as stated in their report which appears herein.
Dated: March 9, 2005
|
|
|
Peter A. Altabef
President and Chief Executive Officer |
|
Russell Freeman
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
F-1
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Perot Systems
Corporation:
We have completed an integrated audit of Perot Systems
Corporations 2004 consolidated financial statements and of
its internal control over financial reporting as of
December 31, 2004 and audits of its 2003 and 2002
consolidated financial statements in accordance with the
standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
(United States). Our opinions, based on our audits, are
presented below.
|
|
|
Consolidated financial statements and financial statement
schedule |
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements listed in
the accompanying index present fairly, in all material respects,
the financial position of Perot Systems Corporation and its
subsidiaries at December 31, 2004 and 2003, and the results
of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three
years in the period ended December 31, 2004 in conformity
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States of America. In addition, in our opinion, the financial
statement schedule listed in the accompanying index presents
fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth
therein when read in conjunction with the related consolidated
financial statements. These financial statements and financial
statement schedule are the responsibility of the Companys
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
financial statements and financial statement schedule based on
our audits. We conducted our audits of these statements in
accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we
plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about
whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit of financial statements includes
examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and
disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the
accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, and evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable
basis for our opinion.
As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial
statements, the Company changed the manner in which it accounts
for multiple deliverable revenue arrangements and for variable
interest entities during 2003. As discussed in Note 5 to
the consolidated financial statements, the Company changed the
manner in which it accounts for goodwill and other identifiable
intangible assets during 2002.
|
|
|
Internal control over financial reporting |
Also, in our opinion, managements assessment, included in
Managements Report on Internal Control Over Financial
Reporting appearing under Item 8, that the Company
maintained effective internal control over financial reporting
as of December 31, 2004 based on criteria established in
Internal Control Integrated Framework issued
by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway
Commission (COSO), is fairly stated, in all material respects,
based on those criteria. Furthermore, in our opinion, the
Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal
control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004,
based on criteria established in Internal Control
Integrated Framework issued by the COSO. The Companys
management is responsible for maintaining effective internal
control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the
effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. Our
responsibility is to express opinions on managements
assessment and on the effectiveness of the Companys
internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We
conducted our audit of internal control over financial reporting
in accordance with the standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards
require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable
assurance about whether effective internal control over
financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. An
audit of internal control over financial reporting includes
obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial
reporting, evaluating managements assessment, testing and
evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal
control, and performing such other procedures as we consider
necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit
provides a reasonable basis for our opinions.
A companys internal control over financial reporting is a
process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the
reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of
financial statements for external
F-2
purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles. A companys internal control over financial
reporting includes those policies and procedures that
(i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in
reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the
transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company;
(ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are
recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial
statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company
are being made only in accordance with authorizations of
management and directors of the company; and (iii) provide
reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of
unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the
companys assets that could have a material effect on the
financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over
financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements.
Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future
periods are subject to the risk that controls may become
inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree
of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Dallas, Texas
March 9, 2005
F-3
PEROT SYSTEMS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
as of December 31, 2004 and 2003
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(Dollars and shares | |
|
|
in thousands) | |
ASSETS |
Current assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
$ |
304,786 |
|
|
$ |
123,770 |
|
|
Short-term investments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
37,599 |
|
|
Accounts receivable, net
|
|
|
233,875 |
|
|
|
208,244 |
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other
|
|
|
33,677 |
|
|
|
26,101 |
|
|
Deferred income taxes
|
|
|
18,243 |
|
|
|
26,269 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current assets
|
|
|
590,581 |
|
|
|
421,983 |
|
Property, equipment and purchased software, net
|
|
|
144,425 |
|
|
|
142,836 |
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
359,033 |
|
|
|
347,576 |
|
Deferred contract costs, net
|
|
|
48,459 |
|
|
|
13,419 |
|
Other non-current assets
|
|
|
81,113 |
|
|
|
84,783 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets
|
|
$ |
1,223,611 |
|
|
$ |
1,010,597 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY |
|
Current liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current portion of long-term debt
|
|
$ |
75,498 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
Accounts payable
|
|
|
34,114 |
|
|
|
27,063 |
|
|
Deferred revenue
|
|
|
22,603 |
|
|
|
14,576 |
|
|
Accrued compensation
|
|
|
65,706 |
|
|
|
40,197 |
|
|
Income taxes payable
|
|
|
34,306 |
|
|
|
27,034 |
|
|
Accrued and other current liabilities
|
|
|
98,321 |
|
|
|
98,173 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities
|
|
|
330,548 |
|
|
|
207,043 |
|
Long-term debt
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
75,498 |
|
Long-term deferred revenue
|
|
|
25,561 |
|
|
|
9,485 |
|
Other non-current liabilities
|
|
|
5,468 |
|
|
|
5,792 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities
|
|
|
361,577 |
|
|
|
297,818 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commitments and contingencies
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders equity:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred Stock; par value $.01; authorized 5,000 shares;
none issued
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Class A Common Stock; par value $.01; authorized
300,000 shares; issued and outstanding 113,531 and
109,262 shares, respectively
|
|
|
1,135 |
|
|
|
1,093 |
|
|
Class B Convertible Common Stock; par value $.01;
authorized 24,000 shares; issued and outstanding 3,742 and
3,042 shares, respectively
|
|
|
38 |
|
|
|
30 |
|
|
Additional paid-in capital
|
|
|
478,266 |
|
|
|
421,847 |
|
|
Retained earnings
|
|
|
382,962 |
|
|
|
288,615 |
|
|
Deferred compensation
|
|
|
(9,761 |
) |
|
|
(3,814 |
) |
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income
|
|
|
9,306 |
|
|
|
5,368 |
|
|
Other stockholders equity
|
|
|
88 |
|
|
|
(360 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total stockholders equity
|
|
|
862,034 |
|
|
|
712,779 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities and stockholders equity
|
|
$ |
1,223,611 |
|
|
$ |
1,010,597 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these
consolidated financial statements.
F-4
PEROT SYSTEMS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS
for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
|
2002 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(Dollars and shares in thousands, | |
|
|
except per share data) | |
Revenue
|
|
$ |
1,773,452 |
|
|
$ |
1,460,751 |
|
|
$ |
1,332,145 |
|
Direct cost of services
|
|
|
1,405,153 |
|
|
|
1,193,515 |
|
|
|
1,020,889 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross profit
|
|
|
368,299 |
|
|
|
267,236 |
|
|
|
311,256 |
|
Selling, general and administrative expenses
|
|
|
236,233 |
|
|
|
187,874 |
|
|
|
195,545 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income
|
|
|
132,066 |
|
|
|
79,362 |
|
|
|
115,711 |
|
Interest income
|
|
|
2,965 |
|
|
|
2,765 |
|
|
|
4,021 |
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
(2,023 |
) |
|
|
(161 |
) |
|
|
(92 |
) |
Equity in earnings (loss) of unconsolidated affiliates
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,910 |
) |
|
|
4,677 |
|
Other income (expense), net
|
|
|
2,236 |
|
|
|
2,300 |
|
|
|
(2,121 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before taxes
|
|
|
135,244 |
|
|
|
82,356 |
|
|
|
122,196 |
|
Provision for income taxes
|
|
|
40,897 |
|
|
|
30,486 |
|
|
|
43,908 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before cumulative effect of changes in accounting
principles
|
|
|
94,347 |
|
|
|
51,870 |
|
|
|
78,288 |
|
Cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles, net of
tax:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adoption of EITF 00-21
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(42,959 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Adoption of FIN 46
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(6,405 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
$ |
94,347 |
|
|
$ |
2,506 |
|
|
$ |
78,288 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic earnings per common share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before cumulative effect of changes in accounting
principles
|
|
$ |
0.82 |
|
|
$ |
0.47 |
|
|
$ |
0.74 |
|
|
Cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles, net of tax
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(0.45 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
$ |
0.82 |
|
|
$ |
0.02 |
|
|
$ |
0.74 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average common shares outstanding
|
|
|
115,203 |
|
|
|
110,573 |
|
|
|
106,309 |
|
Diluted earnings per common share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before cumulative effect of changes in accounting
principles
|
|
$ |
0.78 |
|
|
$ |
0.45 |
|
|
$ |
0.68 |
|
|
Cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles, net of tax
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(0.43 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
$ |
0.78 |
|
|
$ |
0.02 |
|
|
$ |
0.68 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding
|
|
|
120,532 |
|
|
|
115,334 |
|
|
|
115,429 |
|
Pro forma amounts assuming the accounting changes had been
applied retroactively:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
$ |
94,347 |
|
|
$ |
49,831 |
|
|
$ |
48,360 |
|
|
Basic earnings per common share
|
|
$ |
0.82 |
|
|
$ |
0.45 |
|
|
$ |
0.45 |
|
|
Diluted earnings per common share
|
|
$ |
0.78 |
|
|
$ |
0.43 |
|
|
$ |
0.42 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these
consolidated financial statements.
F-5
PEROT SYSTEMS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS
EQUITY
for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares of | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common | |
|
|
|
Additional | |
|
|
|
|
|
Other | |
|
|
|
Total | |
|
|
Stock | |
|
Common | |
|
Paid-in | |
|
Retained | |
|
Deferred | |
|
Comprehensive | |
|
|
|
Stockholders | |
|
|
Issued | |
|
Stock | |
|
Capital | |
|
Earnings | |
|
Compensation | |
|
Income (Loss) | |
|
Other* | |
|
Equity | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(Dollars and shares in thousands) | |
Balance at January 1, 2002
|
|
|
102,023 |
|
|
$ |
1,020 |
|
|
$ |
331,057 |
|
|
$ |
207,821 |
|
|
$ |
(1,410 |
) |
|
$ |
(7,455 |
) |
|
$ |
(264 |
) |
|
$ |
530,769 |
|
Issuance of Class A shares related to acquisitions
|
|
|
703 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
13,880 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13,887 |
|
Issuance of Class A shares under incentive plans
(454 shares, including 132 shares from treasury)
|
|
|
322 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
3,662 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,512 |
|
|
|
5,178 |
|
Exercise of stock options for Class A shares
(2,896 shares, including 672 shares from treasury)
|
|
|
2,224 |
|
|
|
22 |
|
|
|
7,549 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,394 |
|
|
|
12,965 |
|
Exercise of stock options for Class B shares
|
|
|
3,392 |
|
|
|
34 |
|
|
|
12,346 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12,380 |
|
Class A shares repurchased (650 shares)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(6,906 |
) |
|
|
(6,906 |
) |
Tax benefit of stock options exercised
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
24,082 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
24,082 |
|
Deferred compensation, net, and other
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
245 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
106 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
159 |
|
|
|
510 |
|
Net income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
78,288 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
78,288 |
|
Other comprehensive income, net of tax:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change in net unrealized holding gains on marketable equity
securities, net of tax
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(401 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(401 |
) |
|
Translation adjustment
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,834 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,834 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
83,721 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2002
|
|
|
108,664 |
|
|
$ |
1,087 |
|
|
$ |
392,821 |
|
|
$ |
286,109 |
|
|
$ |
(1,304 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,022 |
) |
|
$ |
(105 |
) |
|
$ |
676,586 |
|
Issuance of Class A shares under incentive plans
|
|
|
622 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
5,589 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,595 |
|
Class A shares repurchased (41 shares)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(44 |
) |
|
|
(44 |
) |
Exercise of stock options for Class A shares
(2,359 shares, including 41 shares from treasury)
|
|
|
2,318 |
|
|
|
23 |
|
|
|
10,187 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
44 |
|
|
|
10,254 |
|
Exercise of stock options for Class B shares
|
|
|
700 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
2,548 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,555 |
|
Tax benefit of stock options exercised
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,789 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,789 |
|
Deferred compensation, net, and other
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,913 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,510 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(255 |
) |
|
|
1,148 |
|
Net income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,506 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,506 |
|
Other comprehensive income, net of tax:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change in net unrealized holding gains on marketable equity
securities, net of tax
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
53 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
53 |
|
|
Translation adjustment
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,337 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,337 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,896 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2003
|
|
|
112,304 |
|
|
$ |
1,123 |
|
|
$ |
421,847 |
|
|
$ |
288,615 |
|
|
$ |
(3,814 |
) |
|
$ |
5,368 |
|
|
$ |
(360 |
) |
|
$ |
712,779 |
|
Issuance of Class A shares related to acquisitions
|
|
|
815 |
|
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
10,897 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,905 |
|
Issuance of Class A shares under incentive plans
|
|
|
552 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
6,377 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,383 |
|
Class A shares repurchased (9 shares)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(18 |
) |
|
|
(18 |
) |
Exercise of stock options for Class A shares
(2,911 shares, including 9 shares from treasury)
|
|
|
2,902 |
|
|
|
29 |
|
|
|
16,674 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
16,721 |
|
Exercise of stock options for Class B shares
|
|
|
700 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
2,548 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,555 |
|
Tax benefit of stock options exercised
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,255 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,255 |
|
Purchase of equity held by minority shareholders of Perot
Systems TSI B.V. and replacement of outstanding TSI stock
options, net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,863 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,013 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,850 |
|
Deferred compensation, net, and other
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,805 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(4,934 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
448 |
|
|
|
1,319 |
|
Net income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
94,347 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
94,347 |
|
Other comprehensive income, net of tax:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change in net unrealized holding gains on marketable equity
securities, net of tax
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
217 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
217 |
|
|
Translation adjustment
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,721 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,721 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
98,285 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2004
|
|
|
117,273 |
|
|
$ |
1,173 |
|
|
$ |
478,266 |
|
|
$ |
382,962 |
|
|
$ |
(9,761 |
) |
|
$ |
9,306 |
|
|
$ |
88 |
|
|
$ |
862,034 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
The Other balance includes treasury stock transactions and stock
transactions that are pending completion. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these
consolidated financial statements.
F-6
PEROT SYSTEMS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
|
2002 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(Dollars in thousands) | |
Cash flows from operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
$ |
94,347 |
|
|
$ |
2,506 |
|
|
$ |
78,288 |
|
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
55,756 |
|
|
|
35,749 |
|
|
|
30,625 |
|
|
|
Cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles, net of tax
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
49,364 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Impairment of assets related to exiting a contract
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13,910 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity in (earnings) loss of unconsolidated affiliates
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,910 |
|
|
|
(4,677 |
) |
|
|
Change in deferred income taxes
|
|
|
9,976 |
|
|
|
11,050 |
|
|
|
20,659 |
|
|
|
Other non-cash items
|
|
|
(1,855 |
) |
|
|
(6,327 |
) |
|
|
5,366 |
|
|
Changes in assets and liabilities (net of effects from
acquisitions of businesses):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable, net
|
|
|
(23,690 |
) |
|
|
10,785 |
|
|
|
22,192 |
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses
|
|
|
(2,377 |
) |
|
|
(1,738 |
) |
|
|
3,637 |
|
|
|
Long-term accrued revenue
|
|
|
1,417 |
|
|
|
(7,340 |
) |
|
|
(40,486 |
) |
|
|
Other current and non-current assets
|
|
|
(41,692 |
) |
|
|
(21,706 |
) |
|
|
(18,532 |
) |
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
|
|
|
3,757 |
|
|
|
(10,081 |
) |
|
|
(30,578 |
) |
|
|
Deferred revenue
|
|
|
7,834 |
|
|
|
8,340 |
|
|
|
5,484 |
|
|
|
Accrued compensation
|
|
|
24,583 |
|
|
|
9,192 |
|
|
|
(11,630 |
) |
|
|
Income taxes
|
|
|
14,310 |
|
|
|
9,257 |
|
|
|
12,748 |
|
|
|
Long-term deferred revenue
|
|
|
16,076 |
|
|
|
9,485 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other current and non-current liabilities
|
|
|
(174 |
) |
|
|
(11,479 |
) |
|
|
(13,045 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total adjustments
|
|
|
63,921 |
|
|
|
100,371 |
|
|
|
(18,237 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
|
|
158,268 |
|
|
|
102,877 |
|
|
|
60,051 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from investing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchases of property, equipment and software
|
|
|
(33,268 |
) |
|
|
(28,398 |
) |
|
|
(36,923 |
) |
|
Net proceeds from sale of marketable equity securities
|
|
|
37,725 |
|
|
|
1,096 |
|
|
|
540 |
|
|
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired of $0, $15,067
and $10,328, respectively
|
|
|
(11,903 |
) |
|
|
(188,763 |
) |
|
|
(97,862 |
) |
|
Other
|
|
|
(29 |
) |
|
|
1,326 |
|
|
|
239 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in investing activities
|
|
|
(7,475 |
) |
|
|
(214,739 |
) |
|
|
(134,006 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from financing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from issuance of common stock
|
|
|
25,471 |
|
|
|
12,650 |
|
|
|
23,572 |
|
|
Proceeds from issuance of treasury stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,003 |
|
|
Purchases of treasury stock
|
|
|
(18 |
) |
|
|
(44 |
) |
|
|
(6,906 |
) |
|
Other
|
|
|
(141 |
) |
|
|
(582 |
) |
|
|
(1,680 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by financing activities
|
|
|
25,312 |
|
|
|
12,024 |
|
|
|
16,989 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
4,911 |
|
|
|
10,747 |
|
|
|
10,649 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
181,016 |
|
|
|
(89,091 |
) |
|
|
(46,317 |
) |
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
|
|
|
123,770 |
|
|
|
212,861 |
|
|
|
259,178 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
|
|
$ |
304,786 |
|
|
$ |
123,770 |
|
|
$ |
212,861 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these
consolidated financial statements.
F-7
PEROT SYSTEMS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(dollars and shares in thousands, except per share
amounts)
|
|
1. |
Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting
Policies |
Perot Systems Corporation, a Delaware corporation, is a
worldwide provider of information technology (commonly referred
to as IT) services and business solutions to a broad range of
customers. We offer our customers integrated solutions designed
around their specific business objectives, and these services
include technology outsourcing, business process outsourcing,
development and integration of systems and applications, and
business and technology consulting services. Our significant
accounting policies are described below.
|
|
|
Principles of consolidation |
Our consolidated financial statements include the accounts of
Perot Systems Corporation and all domestic and foreign
subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and
transactions have been eliminated.
Effective December 31, 2003, we adopted the consolidation
requirements of Financial Accounting Standards Board
Interpretation No. 46, Consolidation of Variable
Interest Entities, an interpretation of Accounting
Research Bulletin No. 51, Consolidated Financial
Statements, which requires consolidation of variable
interest entities if we are subject to a majority of the risk of
loss from the variable interest entitys activities or
entitled to receive a majority of the entitys residual
returns or both. In June 2000, we entered into an operating
lease contract with a variable interest entity for the use of
land and office buildings in Plano, Texas, including a data
center facility. As part of our adoption of FIN 46, we
consolidated this entity beginning on December 31, 2003,
which resulted in an increase in assets and long-term debt of
$65,168 and $75,498, respectively. In addition, we recorded an
expense for the cumulative effect of a change in accounting
principle of $10,330 ($6,405, net of the applicable income tax
benefit), or $.06 per share (diluted), representing
primarily the cumulative depreciation expense on the office
buildings and data center facility through December 31,
2003.
Our investments in companies in which we have the ability to
exercise significant influence over operating and financial
policies are accounted for by the equity method. Accordingly,
our share of the earnings (losses) of these companies is
included in consolidated net income. Investments in
unconsolidated companies that are less than 20% owned, where we
have no significant influence over operating and financial
policies, are carried at cost. We periodically evaluate whether
impairment losses must be recorded on each investment by
comparing the projection of the undiscounted future operating
cash flows to the carrying amount of the investment. If this
evaluation indicates that future undiscounted operating cash
flows are less than the carrying amount of the investments, the
underlying assets are written down by charges to expense so that
the carrying amount equals the future discounted cash flows.
As discussed in Note 4, Acquisitions, prior to
December 31, 2003, we accounted for our investment in HCL
Perot Systems B.V. (HPS) using the equity method. In connection
with our acquisition of HCL Technologies shares in HPS, we
consolidated all assets and liabilities of HPS on
December 31, 2003, and renamed HPS as Perot Systems TSI
B.V., which now operates as our Technology Services line of
business. As of December 31, 2004, we have no significant
investments in unconsolidated companies. No dividends or
distributions were received from investments in unconsolidated
affiliates in 2003. The amount of cumulative undistributed
earnings from investments in unconsolidated affiliates recorded
in retained earnings was $30,948 at December 31, 2002.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles requires that we make
estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of
assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and
liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the
reported amounts
F-8
PEROT SYSTEMS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(dollars and shares in thousands, except per share
amounts)
of revenue and expense during the reporting period. On an
on-going basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those
related to revenue recognition, allowance for doubtful accounts,
impairments of goodwill, long-lived, and intangible assets,
accrued liabilities, income taxes, restructuring costs, and loss
contingencies associated with litigation and disputes.
Our estimates are based on historical experience and various
other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the
circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making
judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities
that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results
may differ from these estimates.
All highly liquid investments with original maturities of three
months or less which are purchased and sold generally as part of
our cash management activities are considered to be cash
equivalents.
We provide services to our customers under contracts that
contain various pricing mechanisms and other terms. These
services generally fall into one of the following categories:
|
|
|
|
|
Infrastructure services includes data center
management, web hosting and internet access, desktop solutions,
messaging services, network management, program management, and
security. The fees under these arrangements are generally based
on the level-of-effort incurred in delivering the services,
including cost plus and time and materials fee arrangements, on
a contracted fixed-price for contracted services, or on a
contracted per-unit price for each unit of service delivered.
The term of our outsourcing contracts generally range between
five and ten years. |
|
|
|
Applications services includes application
development and maintenance, and application systems migration
and testing. The fees under these arrangements are generally
based on the level-of-effort incurred in delivering the
services, including cost plus and time and materials fee
arrangements, on a contracted fixed-price for contracted
services, or on a contracted per-unit price for each unit of
service delivered. The term of our applications services
contracts varies based on the complexity of the services
provided and the customers needs. |
|
|
|
Business process services includes services
such as claims processing, call center management, energy
management, payment and settlement management, security,
services to improve the collection of receivables, and
engineering services. The fees under these arrangements are
generally based on the level-of-effort incurred in delivering
the services, including cost plus and time and materials fee
arrangements, on a contracted fixed-price for contracted
services, or on a contracted per-unit price for each unit of
service delivered. The term of our business process services
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Consulting services includes services such as
strategy consulting, enterprise consulting, technology
consulting, and research. The fees for these services are
generally based on a contracted level-of-effort incurred in
delivering the services, including cost plus and time and
materials fee arrangements, and on a contracted fixed-price. The
term of our consulting contracts varies based on the complexity
of the services provided and the customers needs. |
Within these four categories of services, our contracts include
non-construction service deliverables, including technology and
back office outsourcing, and construction service deliverables,
such as application development.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(dollars and shares in thousands, except per share
amounts)
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Accounting for Revenue in Single-Deliverable Arrangements |
Revenue for non-construction service deliverables is recognized
as the services are rendered in accordance with SEC Staff
Accounting Bulletin No. 104, Revenue
Recognition, which provides that revenues should be
recognized when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists,
the fee is fixed or determinable, and collectibility is
reasonably assured. Under our policy, persuasive evidence of an
arrangement exists when a final understanding between us and our
customer exists as to the specific nature and terms of the
services that we are going to provide, as documented in the form
of a signed agreement between us and the customer.
Revenue for non-construction services priced under fixed-fee
arrangements is recognized on a straight-line basis over the
longer of the term of the contract or the expected service
period, regardless of the amounts that can be billed in each
period, unless evidence suggests that the revenue is earned or
our obligations are fulfilled in a different pattern. If we are
to provide a similar level of non-construction services each
period during the term of a contract, we would recognize the
revenue on a straight-line basis since our obligations are being
fulfilled in a straight-line pattern. If our obligations are
being fulfilled in a pattern that is not consistent over the
term of a contract, then we would recognize revenue consistent
with the proportion of our obligations fulfilled in each period.
In determining the proportion of our obligations fulfilled in
each period, we consider the nature of the deliverables we are
providing to the customer and whether the volume of those
deliverables are easily measured, such as when we provide a
contractual number of full time equivalent associate resources.
If the amount of our obligations fulfilled in each period is not
easily distinguished by reference to the volumes of services
provided, then we would recognize revenue on a straight-line
basis.
Revenue for construction services that do not include a license
to one of our software products is recognized in accordance with
the provisions of AICPA Statement of Position No. 81-1,
Accounting for Performance of Construction-Type and
Certain Production-Type Contracts. In general,
SOP 81-1 requires the use of the percentage-of-completion
method to recognize revenue and profit as our work progresses,
and we generally use the cost or hours incurred to date to
measure our progress towards completion. This method relies on
estimates of total expected costs or total expected hours to
complete the construction service, which are compared to costs
or hours incurred to date, to arrive at an estimate of how much
revenue and profit has been earned to date. Because these
estimates may require significant judgment, depending on the
complexity and length of the construction services, the amount
of revenues and profits that have been recognized to date are
subject to revisions. If we do not accurately estimate the
amount of costs or hours required or the scope of work to be
performed, or do not complete our projects within the planned
periods of time, or do not satisfy our obligations under the
contracts, then revenues and profits may be significantly and
negatively affected or losses may need to be recognized.
Revisions to revenue and profit estimates are reflected in
income in the period in which the facts that give rise to the
revision become known.
Revenue for the sale of a license to one of our software
products or the sale of services relating to a software license
is recognized in accordance with the provisions of AICPA
Statement of Position No. 97-2, Software Revenue
Recognition. In general, SOP 97-2 addresses the
separation and the timing of revenue recognition for software
and software-related services, such as implementation and
maintenance services.
Revenue for services priced under time and materials contracts
and unit-priced contracts is recognized as the services are
provided at the contractual unit price.
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Accounting for Revenue in Multiple-Deliverable Arrangements
Prior to the Adoption of EITF 00-21 |
Prior to our adoption of Financial Accounting Standards Board
Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 00-21, Revenue
Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables, effective
January 1, 2003 (as discussed below), we accounted for
revenue from arrangements containing both non-construction and
construction services, on a combined basis. For such
arrangements with both non-construction and construction
services,
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(dollars and shares in thousands, except per share
amounts)
we recognized revenue and profit on all services combined using
the percentage-of-completion method in accordance with the
provisions of SOP 81-1. As described above, under the
percentage-of-completion method, the amount of revenue and
profit was determined based on the direct costs incurred to date
as compared to the estimate of total expected direct costs at
completion.
On November 21, 2002, the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force
reached a consensus on EITF 00-21, regarding when an
arrangement involving multiple deliverables contains more than
one unit of accounting and how arrangement consideration should
be measured and allocated to the separate units of accounting in
an arrangement. We were required to apply the provisions of
EITF 00-21 to all new arrangements with multiple
deliverables entered into in fiscal periods beginning after
June 15, 2003. Alternatively, we were permitted to apply
EITF 00-21 to existing arrangements and record the effect
of adoption as the cumulative effect of a change in accounting
principle. Effective January 1, 2003, we adopted
EITF 00-21 and changed our method of accounting for revenue
from arrangements with multiple deliverables for both existing
and prospective customer contracts.
Our adoption of EITF 00-21 effective January 1, 2003,
resulted in an expense for the cumulative effect of a change in
accounting principle of $69,288 ($42,959, net of the applicable
income tax benefit), or $0.37 per diluted share. This
adjustment resulted primarily from the reversal of unbilled
revenues associated with our long-term fixed price contracts
that include construction services, as each such contract had
been accounted for as a single unit of accounting under the
percentage-of-completion method using direct costs incurred to
date as a measure of progress towards completion. The direct
costs incurred in providing the services under these long-term
fixed price contracts were greater in the early years of the
contract as compared to the later years because of the
additional construction and non-construction services being
performed in those early years, including the implementation of
new technologies and re-engineering of processes. However, the
contract terms did not allow for us to bill separately for the
majority of these additional services, including the
construction services. As a result, we were recognizing revenue
in advance of the billings. Upon the adoption of
EITF 00-21, we determined that the construction and
non-construction services would not satisfy the separation
criteria of EITF 00-21, and therefore we were required to
account for these services as a single unit of accounting and
apply the most appropriate revenue recognition method to the
entire arrangement, which was the straight-line method. Since
the majority of the billings on the affected contracts
approximated the straight-line method, we were required to
reverse most of the unbilled revenue that we had recorded in
advance of the customer billings.
This adjustment also includes approximately $19,500
(approximately $12,090, net of the applicable income tax
benefit), or $0.10 per diluted share, to recognize an
estimated loss on a construction service included in a contract
that we expected to be profitable in the aggregate over its term
and that was accounted for as a single unit of accounting using
the percentage-of-completion method. This contract is discussed
further in Note 11, Termination of Business
Relationships.
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Accounting for Revenue in Multiple-Deliverable Arrangements
Subsequent to the Adoption of EITF 00-21 |
For those arrangements which contain both non-construction and
construction services, we first determine whether each service,
or deliverable, meets the separation criteria of
EITF 00-21. In general, a deliverable (or a group of
deliverables) meets the separation criteria if the deliverable
has standalone value to the customer and if there is objective
and reliable evidence of the fair value of the remaining
deliverables in the arrangement. Each deliverable that meets the
separation criteria is considered a separate unit of
accounting. We allocate the total arrangement
consideration to each separate unit of accounting based on the
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(dollars and shares in thousands, except per share
amounts)
relative fair value of each separate unit of accounting. The
amount of arrangement consideration that is allocated to a
delivered unit of accounting is limited to the amount that is
not contingent upon the delivery of another separate unit of
accounting.
After the arrangement consideration has been allocated to each
separate unit of accounting, we apply the appropriate revenue
recognition method for each separate unit of accounting as
described previously based on the nature of the arrangement. All
deliverables that do not meet the separation criteria of
EITF 00-21 are combined into one unit of accounting, and
the appropriate revenue recognition method is applied.
In arrangements for both non-construction and construction
services, we may bill the customer prior to performing services,
which would require us to record deferred revenue. In other
arrangements, we may perform services prior to billing the
customer, which could require us to record unbilled receivables
or to defer the costs associated with either the
non-construction or construction services, depending on the
terms of the arrangement and the application of the revenue
separation criteria of EITF 00-21.
In certain arrangements we may pay consideration to the customer
at the beginning of a contract as an incentive, which is most
commonly in the form of cash. This consideration is recorded in
other non-current assets on the consolidated balance sheets and
is amortized as a reduction to revenue over the term of the
related contract.
As a result of our adoption of EITF 00-21, we recognized
revenues of approximately $3,124 and $904 during 2004 and 2003,
respectively, that were included in the cumulative effect of a
change in accounting principle, which we recorded in the first
quarter of 2003. These amounts were estimated as the amount by
which unbilled revenue would have been reduced in these periods
for those contracts impacted by the cumulative adjustment, based
on the most recent percentage-of-completion models prepared for
each contract during 2003.
Costs to deliver services are expensed as incurred, with the
exception of set-up costs and the cost of certain construction
and non-construction services for which the related revenues
must be deferred under EITF 00-21 or other accounting
literature. We defer and subsequently amortize certain set-up
costs related to activities that enable the provision of
contracted services to customers. Deferred contract set-up costs
may include costs incurred during the set-up phase of a customer
arrangement relating to data center migration, implementation of
certain operational processes, employee transition, and
relocation of key personnel. We amortize deferred contract
set-up costs on a straight-line basis over the lesser of their
estimated useful lives or the term of the related contract.
Useful lives range from three years up to a maximum of the term
of the related customer contract.
For a construction service in a single-deliverable arrangement,
if the total estimated costs to complete the construction
service exceed the total amount that can be billed under the
terms of the arrangement, then a loss would generally be
recorded in the period in which the loss first becomes probable.
For a construction service in a multiple-deliverable
arrangement, if the total estimated costs to complete the
construction service exceed the amount of revenue that is
allocated to the separate construction service unit of
accounting (based on the relative fair value allocation, as
limited to the amount that is not contingent), then the actual
costs incurred to complete the construction service in excess of
the allocated fair value would be deferred, up to the amount of
the relative fair value, and amortized over the remaining term
of the contract. A loss would be recorded on a construction
service in a multiple-deliverable arrangement only if the total
costs to complete the service exceeded the relative fair value
of the service.
Deferred contract costs are reviewed for impairment whenever
events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying
amount may not be recoverable. Our review is based on our
projection of the
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(dollars and shares in thousands, except per share
amounts)
undiscounted future operating cash flows of the related customer
contract. To the extent such projections indicate that future
undiscounted cash flows are not sufficient to recover the
carrying amounts of related assets, a charge is recorded to
reduce the carrying amount to equal projected future discounted
cash flows.
One of our compensation methods is to pay to certain associates
a year-end bonus, which is based on associate and team
performance, our financial results, and managements
discretion. The amount of bonus expense that we record each
quarter is based on several factors, including our financial
performance for that quarter, our latest expectations for full
year results, and managements estimate of the amount of
bonus to be paid at the end of the year. As a result, the amount
of bonus expense that we record in each quarter can vary
significantly.
We account for claims and contingencies in accordance with
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards Board No. 5,
Accounting for Contingencies. FAS 5 requires
that we record an estimated loss from a claim or loss
contingency when information available prior to issuance of our
financial statements indicates that it is probable that an asset
has been impaired or a liability has been incurred at the date
of the financial statements and the amount of the loss can be
reasonably estimated. Accounting for claims and contingencies
requires us to use our judgment. We consult with legal counsel
on those issues related to litigation and seek input from other
experts and advisors with respect to matters in the ordinary
course of business.
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Research and development costs |
Research and development costs are charged to expense as
incurred and were $2,658, $4,086 and $4,799 in 2004, 2003 and
2002, respectively.
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Property, equipment and purchased software |
Buildings are stated at cost and are depreciated on a
straight-line basis using estimated useful lives of 20 to
30 years. Computer equipment and furniture are stated at
cost and are depreciated on a straight-line basis using
estimated useful lives of one to seven years. Leasehold
improvements are amortized over the shorter of the lease term or
the estimated useful life of the improvement. Purchased software
that is utilized either internally or in providing services is
capitalized at cost and amortized on a straight-line basis over
the lesser of its useful life or the term of the related
contract.
Upon sale or retirement of property and equipment, the costs and
related accumulated depreciation are eliminated from the
accounts, and any gain or loss is reflected in the consolidated
income statements. Expenditures for repairs and maintenance are
expensed as incurred.
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Capitalized software development costs |
We capitalize internal software development costs in accordance
with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards Board
No. 86, Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software
to Be Sold, Leased, or Otherwise Marketed. This statement
specifies that costs incurred internally in creating a computer
software product shall be charged to expense when incurred as
research and development until technological feasibility has
been established for the product. Technological feasibility is
established upon completion of all planning, designing, and
testing activities that are necessary to establish that the
product can be produced to meet its design specifications
including functions, features and technical performance
requirements. We cease capitalization
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(dollars and shares in thousands, except per share
amounts)
and begin amortization of internally developed software when the
product is made available for general release to customers and
thereafter, any maintenance and customer support is charged to
expense as incurred. Capitalized software costs are amortized on
a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of the
software of three to five years, but amortization may be
accelerated to ensure that the software costs are amortized in a
manner consistent with the anticipated timing of product
revenue. We continually evaluate the recoverability of
capitalized software development costs which are reported at the
lower of unamortized cost or net realizable value.
We also capitalize internal software development costs in
accordance with AICPA Statement of Position 98-1,
Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software Developed or
Obtained for Internal Use. This statement specifies that
computer software development costs for computer software
intended for internal use occurs in three stages: (1) the
preliminary project stage, where costs are expensed as incurred,
(2) the application development stage, where costs are
capitalized, and (3) the post-implementation or operation
stage, where costs are expensed as incurred. We cease
capitalization of developed software for internal use when the
software is ready for its intended use and placed in service. We
amortize such capitalized costs on a product-by-product basis
using a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of
three to five years.
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Goodwill and other intangibles |
We account for goodwill and other intangible assets in
accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
Board No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible
Assets, which requires that goodwill and certain
indefinite-lived assets no longer be amortized, but instead be
evaluated at least annually for impairment. Other intangible
assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over their
estimated useful lives, which range from eighteen months to
fifteen years.
The determination of the value of goodwill and other intangibles
requires us to make estimates and assumptions about future
business trends and growth. If an event occurs which would cause
us to revise our estimates and assumptions used in analyzing the
value of our goodwill or other intangibles, such revision could
result in an impairment charge that could have a material impact
on our financial condition and results of operations.
Goodwill is tested for impairment annually in the third quarter
or whenever an event occurs or circumstances change that may
reduce the fair value of the reporting unit below its book
value. The impairment test is conducted for each reporting unit
in which goodwill is recorded by comparing the fair value of the
reporting unit to its carrying value. Fair value is determined
primarily by computing the future discounted cash flows expected
to be generated by the reporting unit. If the carrying value
exceeds the fair value, goodwill may be impaired. If this
occurs, the fair value of the reporting unit is then allocated
to its assets and liabilities in a manner similar to a purchase
price allocation in order to determine the implied fair value of
the goodwill of the reporting unit. This implied fair value is
then compared with the carrying amount of the goodwill of the
reporting unit, and, if it is less, then we would recognize an
impairment loss.
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Impairment of long-lived assets |
Long-lived assets and intangible assets with definite lives are
reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in
circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets
may not be recoverable. Our review is based on our projection of
the undiscounted future operating cash flows of the underlying
assets. To the extent such projections indicate that future
undiscounted cash flows are not sufficient to recover the
carrying amounts of related assets, a charge is recorded to
reduce the carrying amount to the projected future discounted
cash flows.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(dollars and shares in thousands, except per share
amounts)
We account for income taxes in accordance with Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards Board No. 109,
Accounting for Income Taxes. Under this method,
deferred income taxes are determined based on the difference
between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and
liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in
which the differences are expected to reverse. Valuation
allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax
assets to the amounts expected to be realized. Income tax
expense consists of our current and deferred provisions for
U.S. and foreign income taxes.
At December 31, 2004, we had deferred tax assets in excess
of deferred tax liabilities of $41,264. Based upon our estimates
of future taxable income and review of available tax planning
strategies, we believe it is more likely than not that only
$29,245 of such assets will be realized, resulting in a
valuation allowance at December 31, 2004, of $12,019
relating primarily to certain foreign jurisdictions. On a
quarterly basis, we evaluate the need for and adequacy of this
valuation allowance based on the expected realizability of our
deferred tax assets and adjust the amount of such allowance, if
necessary. The factors used to assess the likelihood of
realization include our latest forecast of future taxable income
and available tax planning strategies that could be implemented
to realize the net deferred tax assets.
We do not provide for U.S. income tax on the undistributed
earnings of our non-U.S. subsidiaries. Except for amounts
that may be repatriated under Section 965 of the American
Jobs Creation Act of 2004 (the Act), we intend to either
permanently reinvest our non-U.S. earnings or remit such
earnings in a tax-free manner. The Act was signed into law on
October 22, 2004, and provides a temporary incentive
through December 31, 2005, for U.S. companies to
repatriate income earned abroad by providing an 85 percent
dividends received deduction for certain dividends from foreign
subsidiaries, which results in an effective U.S. federal
tax rate on the dividends of 5.25%. All funds repatriated under
the Act must be invested in the U.S. under a qualifying
domestic reinvestment plan approved by our management and Board
of Directors. Our management has not adopted a reinvestment plan
and has not determined the amount of non-U.S. earnings to
be repatriated in 2005. As a result, we cannot reasonably
estimate the potential range of income tax effects of
repatriation at the date of issuance of our consolidated
financial statements, and, as provided for in FASB Staff
Position No. 109-2, Accounting and Disclosure
Guidance for the Foreign Earnings Repatriation Provision within
the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, no income tax
expense related to our possible repatriation has been recorded
as of December 31, 2004. We expect to finalize our
assessment of the Act by the end of the third quarter of 2005.
However, a preliminary analysis suggests we may repatriate up to
$50,000 of cash and incur up to approximately $3,000 of
additional tax expense in 2005.
The cumulative amount of undistributed earnings (as calculated
for income tax purposes) of our non-U.S. subsidiaries was
approximately $186,380 at December 31, 2004, and $146,691
at December 31, 2003. Such earnings include pre-acquisition
earnings of non-U.S. entities acquired through stock
purchases and, unless distributed under Section 965 are
intended to be invested outside of the U.S. indefinitely.
The ultimate tax liability related to repatriation of such
earnings is dependent upon future tax planning opportunities and
is not estimable at the present time.
Determining the consolidated provision for income taxes involves
judgments, estimates, and the application of complex tax
regulations. As a global company, we are required to provide for
income taxes in each of the jurisdictions where we operate. We
are subject to income tax audits by federal, state, and foreign
tax authorities. These audits may result in additional tax
liabilities. Changes to our recorded income tax liabilities
resulting from the resolution of open tax matters are reflected
in income tax expense in the period of resolution. Other factors
may cause us to revise our estimates of income tax liabilities
including the expiration of statutes of limitations, changes in
tax regulations, and tax rulings. Changes in estimates of income
tax liabilities are reflected in our income tax provision in the
period in which the factors resulting in our change in estimate
become known to us. As a result, our effective tax rate may
fluctuate on a quarterly basis.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(dollars and shares in thousands, except per share
amounts)
The consolidated balance sheets include foreign assets and
liabilities of $162,430 and $92,083, respectively, as of
December 31, 2004, and $121,175 and
$82,320, respectively, as of December 31, 2003.
Assets and liabilities of subsidiaries located outside the
United States are translated into U.S. dollars at current
exchange rates as of the respective balance sheet date, and
revenue and expenses are translated at average exchange rates
during each reporting period. Translation gains and losses are
recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive
income on the consolidated balance sheets.
We periodically enter into forward contracts to hedge certain
foreign currency transactions for periods consistent with the
terms of the underlying transactions. The forward contracts
generally have maturities that do not exceed three months.
The net foreign currency transaction gains (losses) reflected in
other income (expense), net, in the consolidated income
statements, were ($816), $434, and $123 for the years ended
December 31, 2004, 2003, and 2002, respectively.
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Concentrations of credit risk |
Financial instruments, which potentially subject us to
concentrations of credit risk, consist of cash equivalents,
short-term investments, and accounts receivable. Our cash
equivalents consist primarily of short-term money market
deposits. We have deposited our cash equivalents and short-term
investments with reputable financial institutions, from which we
believe the risk of loss to be remote. We have accounts
receivable from customers engaged in various industries
including banking, insurance, healthcare, manufacturing,
telecommunications, travel and energy, as well as government
customers in defense, and other governmental agencies, and are
not concentrated in any specific geographic region. These
specific industries may be affected by economic factors, which
may impact accounts receivable. Generally, we do not require
collateral from our customers. We do not believe that any single
customer, industry or geographic area represents significant
credit risk.
No customer accounted for 10% or more of our total accounts
receivable (including accounts receivable recorded in both
accounts receivable, net, and long-term accrued revenue) at
December 31, 2004 or at December 31, 2003.
The carrying amounts reflected in our consolidated balance
sheets for cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments,
accounts receivable, accounts payable, and short-term and
long-term debt approximate their respective fair value. Fair
values are based primarily on current prices for those or
similar instruments.
We use derivative financial instruments for the purpose of
hedging specific exposures as part of our risk management
program and hold all derivatives for purposes other than
trading. To date, our use of such instruments has been limited
to foreign currency forward contracts. We do not currently
utilize hedge accounting with regard to these derivatives and
record all gains and losses associated with such derivatives in
the earnings of the appropriate period. In accordance with
FAS 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and
Hedging Activities, we record the net fair value of the
derivatives in accounts receivable, net, on the consolidated
balance sheets.
We account for our short-term investments in accordance with
FAS 115, Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt
and Equity Securities. We determine the appropriate
classification of short-term investments at the time of purchase
and re-evaluate such designation at each balance sheet date. All
of our short-term investments have been classified as
available-for-sale and are carried at fair value, with unrealized
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(dollars and shares in thousands, except per share
amounts)
holding gains and losses, net of taxes, reported as a component
of accumulated other comprehensive income on the consolidated
balance sheets. Realized gains and losses are recorded based on
the specific identification method. As of December 31,
2004, we had no short-term investments.
Treasury stock transactions are accounted for under the cost
method. Repurchased treasury stock will be utilized for employee
stock plans, acquisitions, and other uses. At December 31,
2004, 2003, and 2002, we had no shares in treasury.
As permitted by FAS 123, Accounting for Stock-Based
Compensation, and FAS 148, Accounting for
Stock-Based Compensation Transition and Disclosure, we
have elected to follow Accounting Principles Board Opinion
No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to
Employees, and related interpretations in accounting for
our employee stock options. Under APB 25, compensation
expense is recorded when the exercise price of employee stock
options is less than the fair value of the underlying stock on
the date of grant. We have implemented the disclosure-only
provisions of FAS 123 and FAS 148. Had we elected to
adopt the expense recognition provisions of FAS 123, the
impact on net income and earnings per share would have been as
follows:
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Net income (loss)
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As reported
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$ |
94,347 |
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$ |
2,506 |
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$ |
78,288 |
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Add: stock-based compensation expense included in reported net
income, net of related tax effects
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1,107 |
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817 |
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Less: total stock-based employee compensation expense determined
under fair value based methods for all awards, net of related
tax effects
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(19,103 |
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(16,922 |
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(14,897 |
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Pro forma
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$ |
76,351 |
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(13,599 |
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63,391 |
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Basic earnings (loss) per common share
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As reported
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$ |
0.82 |
|
|
$ |
0.02 |
|
|
$ |
0.74 |
|
|
Pro forma
|
|
$ |
0.66 |
|
|
$ |
(0.12 |
) |
|
$ |
0.60 |
|
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As reported
|
|
$ |
0.78 |
|
|
$ |
0.02 |
|
|
$ |
0.68 |
|
|
Pro forma
|
|
$ |
0.64 |
|
|
$ |
(0.12 |
) |
|
$ |
0.58 |
|
With the exception of approximately 500 stock options granted
below fair value related to an acquisition and a limited number
of other stock options, all options that we granted in 2004,
2003, and 2002 were granted at the per share fair market value
on the grant date. Vesting of options differs based on the terms
of each option. Typically, options either vest ratably over the
vesting period, vest at the end of the vesting period, or vest
based on the attainment of various criteria. Prior to our
initial public offering, the fair value of each option grant was
estimated on the grant date using the Minimum Value Stock
option-pricing model. Subsequent to
F-17
PEROT SYSTEMS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(dollars and shares in thousands, except per share
amounts)
this date, we utilized the Black-Scholes option pricing model.
The assumptions used for each period are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
|
2002 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Weighted average risk free interest rates
|
|
|
3.1 |
% |
|
|
2.4 |
% |
|
|
2.8 |
% |
Weighted average life (in years)
|
|
|
3.2 |
|
|
|
3.5 |
|
|
|
3.2 |
|
Volatility
|
|
|
43 |
% |
|
|
53 |
% |
|
|
58 |
% |
Expected dividend yield
|
|
|
0 |
% |
|
|
0 |
% |
|
|
0 |
% |
Weighted average grant-date fair value per share of options
granted
|
|
$ |
6.04 |
|
|
$ |
4.90 |
|
|
$ |
5.25 |
|
With the exception of grants with cliff vesting and acceleration
features, the expected life of each grant was generally
estimated to be a period equal to one half of the vesting
period, plus one year, for all periods presented. The expected
life for cliff vesting grants was equal to the vesting period,
and the expected life for grants with acceleration features was
estimated to be equal to the midpoint of the vesting period.
Certain of the amounts in the accompanying financial statements
have been reclassified to conform to the current year
presentation. These reclassifications had no material effect on
our consolidated financial statements.
|
|
|
Significant Accounting Standards to be Adopted |
|
|
|
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards Board
No. 123R |
In December 2004, the FASB issued Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards Board No. 123R, Share-Based
Payment, which is a revision of FAS 123.
FAS 123R requires employee stock options and rights to
purchase shares under stock participation plans to be accounted
for under the fair value method and eliminates the ability to
account for these instruments under the intrinsic value method
prescribed by APB 25, which is allowed under the original
provisions of FAS 123. FAS 123R requires the use of an
option pricing model for estimating fair value, which is
amortized to expense over the service periods. The requirements
of FAS 123R are effective for fiscal periods beginning
after June 15, 2005. If we had applied the provisions of
FAS 123R to the financial statements for the period ending
December 31, 2004, net income would have been reduced by
approximately $17,996. FAS 123R allows for either modified
prospective recognition of compensation expense or modified
retrospective recognition, which may be back to the original
issuance of FAS 123 or only to interim periods in the year
of adoption. We currently plan to apply the provisions of
FAS 123R on a modified prospective basis for the
recognition of compensation expense for all share-based awards
granted on or after July 1, 2005 and any awards that are
not fully vested as of June 30, 2005. Compensation expense
for the unvested awards will be measured based on the fair value
of the awards previously calculated in preparing the pro forma
disclosures in accordance with the provisions of FAS 123.
F-18
PEROT SYSTEMS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(dollars and shares in thousands, except per share
amounts)
Accounts receivable, net, consists of the following as of
December 31:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
Amounts billed
|
|
$ |
155,015 |
|
|
$ |
128,259 |
|
Amounts to be invoiced
|
|
|
70,280 |
|
|
|
62,798 |
|
Recoverable costs and profits
|
|
|
8,850 |
|
|
|
9,741 |
|
Other
|
|
|
5,311 |
|
|
|
12,077 |
|
Allowance for doubtful accounts
|
|
|
(5,581 |
) |
|
|
(4,631 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
233,875 |
|
|
$ |
208,244 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
With regard to amounts billed, allowances for doubtful accounts
are provided based primarily on specific identification where
less than full recovery of accounts receivable is expected.
Amounts to be invoiced represent revenue contractually earned
for services performed that are invoiced to the customer
primarily in the following month. Recoverable costs and profits
represent amounts recognized as revenue that have not yet been
billed in accordance with the contract terms but are anticipated
to be billed within one year. Other accounts receivable
primarily represents amounts to be reimbursed by customers for
the purchase of third party products and services that are not
recorded as revenue or direct cost of services.
|
|
3. |
Property, Equipment and Purchased Software |
Property, equipment and purchased software, net, consist of the
following as of December 31:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
Owned assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Land and buildings
|
|
$ |
87,245 |
|
|
$ |
81,439 |
|
|
Computer equipment
|
|
|
61,775 |
|
|
|
56,202 |
|
|
Furniture and equipment
|
|
|
46,498 |
|
|
|
45,307 |
|
|
Leasehold improvements
|
|
|
29,983 |
|
|
|
25,733 |
|
|
Automobiles
|
|
|
170 |
|
|
|
151 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
225,671 |
|
|
|
208,832 |
|
|
|
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
(100,331 |
) |
|
|
(87,196 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
125,340 |
|
|
|
121,636 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assets under capital lease:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Computer equipment and furniture
|
|
|
117 |
|
|
|
117 |
|
|
|
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
(79 |
) |
|
|
(49 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
38 |
|
|
|
68 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchased software
|
|
|
52,002 |
|
|
|
49,950 |
|
|
|
Less accumulated amortization
|
|
|
(32,955 |
) |
|
|
(28,818 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
19,047 |
|
|
|
21,132 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total property, equipment and purchased software, net
|
|
$ |
144,425 |
|
|
$ |
142,836 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization expense for property, equipment
and purchased software was $38,029, $28,702 and $28,394 for the
years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively.
The increase in
F-19
PEROT SYSTEMS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(dollars and shares in thousands, except per share
amounts)
depreciation and amortization expense for 2004 as compared to
2003 and 2002 results primarily from our acquisition of Perot
Systems TSI B.V. on December 19, 2003. During 2004, we
recorded additional depreciation expense of $5,634 related to
TSIs property, equipment, and purchased software assets.
In addition, we adopted FIN 46 on December 31, 2003,
pursuant to which we consolidated the variable interest entity
from which we were leasing the use of land and office buildings
in Plano, Texas. During 2004, we recorded approximately $3,160
of additional depreciation expense associated with these assets.
In 1996, we entered into a joint venture with HCL Technologies
whereby we each owned 50% of HCL Perot Systems B.V. (HPS), an
information technology services company based in India. On
December 19, 2003, we acquired HCL Technologies
shares in HPS, and changed the name of HPS to Perot Systems TSI
B.V., which now operates as our Technology Services line of
business. This transaction was accounted for as a step
acquisition under the purchase method of accounting. TSI
specializes in business transformation and application
outsourcing and currently serves customers in the United
Kingdom, Singapore, Switzerland, Germany, India, Thailand,
Malaysia, Japan, Australia and the United States. As a result of
the acquisition, we expanded the geographical areas in which we
provide services and broadened our customer base in our
application development service offering.
Because of the late December 2003 closing of this acquisition,
the post-acquisition results of operations of TSI were not
material to our consolidated results of operations for 2003.
Therefore, to simplify the process of consolidating TSI, we
continued to account for TSIs results of operations using
the equity method of accounting through December 31, 2003.
The balance of our investment in TSI immediately prior to their
consolidation was $29,495. We consolidated the assets and
liabilities of TSI as of December 31, 2003. Accordingly,
the TSI assets acquired and liabilities assumed are included in
our consolidated balance sheets at December 31, 2003. TSI
provided us subcontractor services totaling $31,262 and $26,267
for the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002,
respectively.
The consideration paid in 2003 for the equity interests in TSI
held by HCL Technologies and certain minority interest holders
was $98,834 in cash (including acquisition costs and net of
$12,667 of cash acquired). During 2004, we granted stock options
to purchase approximately 500 shares of our common stock at
exercise prices below fair value in exchange for the outstanding
stock options of TSI. As a result, we recorded $4,863 as
additional paid-in capital relating to the fair value of the
stock options granted, $2,942 as additional goodwill, and $1,921
as deferred compensation, which is not additional purchase price
consideration. In addition, during 2004 we repurchased the
remaining outstanding shares of TSI held by minority interests
for $2,900 in cash, recorded additional goodwill of $2,572, and
settled the minority interest liability of $328, and we recorded
$237 in other adjustments to total consideration that increased
goodwill.
During 2004, we also completed the appraisals of the acquired
tangible and intangible assets, which resulted in an increase to
the value allocated to land of $3,984, the recording of acquired
intangibles of $7,650, other reductions to net assets acquired
of $224, and a net reduction to goodwill of $11,410. The excess
purchase price over net assets acquired of $66,700 was recorded
as goodwill on the consolidated balance sheets, was assigned to
the Technology Services segment, and is not deductible for tax
purposes.
F-20
PEROT SYSTEMS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(dollars and shares in thousands, except per share
amounts)
The following table summarizes the adjusted fair values of the
TSI assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of
acquisition and the reversal of our historical investment
balance.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of | |
|
|
December 31, 2003 | |
|
|
| |
Current assets
|
|
$ |
85,957 |
|
Property, equipment and purchased software, net
|
|
|
25,700 |
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
66,700 |
|
Identifiable intangible assets
|
|
|
7,650 |
|
Other non-current assets
|
|
|
4,237 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
190,244 |
|
Current liabilities
|
|
|
(40,321 |
) |
Other non-current liabilities
|
|
|
(2,848 |
) |
Reversal of our investment balance
|
|
|
(29,495 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Purchase consideration
|
|
$ |
117,580 |
|
|
|
|
|
The following table reflects pro forma combined results of
operations as if the acquisition had taken place at the
beginning of the calendar year for each of the years presented.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2003 | |
|
2002 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(Unaudited) | |
Revenue
|
|
$ |
1,539,970 |
|
|
$ |
1,393,195 |
|
Income before taxes
|
|
|
90,497 |
|
|
|
134,278 |
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
|
(129 |
) |
|
|
84,742 |
|
Basic earnings (loss) per common share
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.80 |
|
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.73 |
|
In our opinion, the unaudited pro forma combined results of
operations are not indicative of the actual results that would
have occurred had the acquisition been consummated at the
beginning of 2003 or 2002, nor are they indicative of future
operations of the combined companies under our ownership and
management.
On February 20, 2003, we acquired all of the outstanding
shares of Soza & Company, Ltd., a professional services
company that provides information technology, management
consulting, financial services and environmental services
primarily to public sector customers. As a result of the
acquisition, we increased our customer base and service
offerings in the Government Services reporting segment.
The initial purchase price for Soza was $73,765 in cash (net of
$2,897 in cash acquired), $5,000 of which is being held in an
escrow account for up to two years. The purchase agreement
contains provisions that include additional payments of up to
$32,000, which are dependent on Soza achieving certain annual
financial targets in 2003 and 2004. At our discretion, up to 70%
of this additional consideration may be settled in our
Class A Common Stock. During 2004, it was determined that
Soza met the financial target for 2003, and we paid $14,898 of
additional consideration, consisting of $6,318 in cash and
$8,580 in the form of 641 shares of our Class A Common
stock. In addition, during 2004 we increased the values of
certain tax assets that we had purchased in the Soza acquisition
by $3,636, which reduced the amount of purchase price allocated
to goodwill by the same amount. The maximum amount of additional
consideration that we may pay in 2005 relating to Sozas
financial performance for 2004 is $17,000.
F-21
PEROT SYSTEMS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(dollars and shares in thousands, except per share
amounts)
The results of operations of Soza and the estimated fair value
of assets acquired and liabilities assumed are included in our
consolidated financial statements beginning on the acquisition
date. The final allocation of the excess of the purchase price
over the net assets acquired is pending the potential additional
payments during 2005; however, the estimated excess purchase
price over net assets acquired of $65,377 as of
December 31, 2004, was recorded as goodwill on the
consolidated balance sheets, was assigned to the Government
Services segment and is not deductible for tax purposes.
Additional payments made in 2005 will be recorded as additional
goodwill in the Government Services segment.
The following table summarizes the adjusted fair values of the
Soza assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of
acquisition.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of | |
|
|
February 20, 2003 | |
|
|
| |
Current assets
|
|
$ |
31,960 |
|
Property, equipment and purchased software, net
|
|
|
1,833 |
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
65,377 |
|
Identifiable intangible assets
|
|
|
12,200 |
|
Other non-current assets
|
|
|
6,696 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
118,066 |
|
Current liabilities
|
|
|
(21,424 |
) |
Other non-current liabilities
|
|
|
(5,081 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Total consideration paid as of December 31, 2004
|
|
$ |
91,561 |
|
|
|
|
|
The following table reflects pro forma combined results of
operations as if the acquisition had taken place at the
beginning of the calendar year for each of the years presented:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2003 | |
|
2002 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(Unaudited) | |
Revenue
|
|
$ |
1,482,857 |
|
|
$ |
1,468,171 |
|
Income before taxes
|
|
|
83,119 |
|
|
|
130,239 |
|
Net income
|
|
|
3,035 |
|
|
|
83,275 |
|
Basic earnings per common share
|
|
|
0.03 |
|
|
|
0.78 |
|
Diluted earnings per common share
|
|
|
0.03 |
|
|
|
0.72 |
|
In our opinion, the unaudited pro forma combined results of
operations are not indicative of the actual results that would
have occurred had the acquisition been consummated at the
beginning of 2003 or 2002, nor are they indicative of future
operations of the combined companies under our ownership and
management.
|
|
|
ADI Technology Corporation |
On July 1, 2002, we acquired all of the outstanding shares
of ADI Technology Corporation, a professional services company
that provides technical, information, and management disciplines
to the Department of Defense and other governmental agencies. As
a result of the acquisition, we expanded into a Government
Services reporting segment.
The initial purchase price for ADI was $37,720 in cash (net of
$45 in cash acquired). The purchase agreement contains
provisions that include additional payments of up to $15,000,
which are dependent on ADI achieving certain annual financial
targets in 2002 through 2004. At our discretion, up to 60% of
this additional consideration may be settled in our Class A
Common Stock. During 2003, it was determined that ADI met
F-22
PEROT SYSTEMS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(dollars and shares in thousands, except per share
amounts)
the financial target for 2002, and we paid $907 of additional
cash consideration, which was net of a contractual purchase
price adjustment of $2,093. During 2004, it was determined that
ADI met the financial target for 2003, and we paid $5,001 of
additional consideration, consisting of $2,676 in cash and
$2,325 in the form of 175 shares of our Class A Common
stock. The maximum amount of additional consideration that we
may pay in 2005 relating to ADIs financial performance for
2004 is $6,700.
The results of operations of ADI and the estimated fair value of
assets acquired and liabilities assumed are included in our
consolidated financial statements beginning on the acquisition
date. The final allocation of the excess of the purchase price
over the net assets acquired is pending the potential additional
payment during 2005; however, the estimated excess purchase
price of $31,915 as of December 31, 2004, was recorded as
goodwill on the consolidated balance sheets, was assigned to the
Government Services segment, and is not deductible for tax
purposes. Additional payments made in 2005 will be recorded as
additional goodwill in the Government Services segment.
The following table summarizes the adjusted fair values of the
ADI assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of
acquisition.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of | |
|
|
July 1, 2002 | |
|
|
| |
Current assets
|
|
$ |
17,549 |
|
Property, equipment and purchased software, net
|
|
|
2,478 |
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
31,915 |
|
Identifiable intangible assets
|
|
|
2,393 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
54,335 |
|
Current liabilities
|
|
|
(10,390 |
) |
Other non-current liabilities
|
|
|
(272 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Total consideration paid as of December 31, 2004
|
|
$ |
43,673 |
|
|
|
|
|
The following table reflects pro forma combined results of
operations as if the acquisition had taken place at the
beginning of 2002:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2002 | |
|
|
| |
|
|
(Unaudited) | |
Revenue
|
|
$ |
1,368,597 |
|
Income before taxes
|
|
|
123,998 |
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
|
79,462 |
|
Basic earnings (loss) per common share
|
|
|
0.75 |
|
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share
|
|
|
0.69 |
|
In our opinion, the unaudited pro forma combined results of
operations are not indicative of the actual results that would
have occurred had the acquisition been consummated at the
beginning of 2002, nor are they indicative of future operations
of the combined companies under our ownership and management.
|
|
|
Claim Services Resource Group, Inc. |
On January 1, 2002, we acquired all of the outstanding
shares of Claim Services Resource Group, Inc., a company that
provides claims processing and related services to the health
insurance and managed care customers in the healthcare industry.
As a result of the acquisition, we expanded our business process
capabilities available to our customers. Total consideration
included $49,151 in cash (net of $10,328 of cash
F-23
PEROT SYSTEMS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(dollars and shares in thousands, except per share
amounts)
acquired) and $3,131 in the form of 154 shares of our
Class A Common Stock and was based on the estimated
enterprise value of the acquired corporation. The results of
operations of CSRG and the estimated fair value of assets
acquired and liabilities assumed are included in our
consolidated financial statements beginning on the acquisition
date. The excess of the purchase price over the net assets
acquired of $52,110 was recorded as goodwill on the consolidated
balance sheets, was assigned to the Industry Solutions segment,
and is not deductible for tax purposes.
|
|
|
Advanced Receivables Strategy, Inc. |
During 2001, we acquired substantially all of the assets of
Advanced Receivables Strategy, Inc., a corporation that provides
on-site accelerated revenue recovery, consulting and outsourcing
services to the healthcare industry. As a result of the
acquisition, we expanded our business process capabilities
available to our customers. The initial purchase price consisted
of cash payments of $52,225 (net of $250 in cash acquired). The
purchase agreement contains provisions that include additional
payments of up to $50,000, which are dependent on ARS achieving
certain financial targets. ARS met the financial target for
2001, and we paid additional consideration of $20,756 in 2002,
consisting of $10,000 in cash and $10,756 in 549 shares of
our Class A Common Stock. ARS also met the financial target
for 2002, and we paid additional consideration of $10,000 in
cash in 2003. The additional payments were recorded as
additional goodwill in the Industry Solutions segment. ARS did
not achieve their financial targets for 2003 and 2004, and
therefore no additional consideration will be paid.
Additionally, during the years ended December 31, 2003 and
2002, we purchased other businesses that individually and in the
aggregate were not material to our consolidated results of
operations, financial position or cash flows in the year
acquired.
Effective July 1, 2001, we adopted certain provisions of
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards Board No. 141,
Business Combinations, and effective January 1,
2002, we adopted the full provisions of FAS 141 and
FAS 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.
FAS 141 requires business combinations initiated after
June 30, 2001, to be accounted for using the purchase
method of accounting and broadens the criteria for recording
intangible assets other than goodwill. We evaluated our goodwill
and intangibles acquired prior to June 30, 2001, using the
criteria of FAS 141, which resulted in $4,665 (net of
related deferred tax liability) of assembled workforce
intangibles being reclassified into goodwill at January 1,
2002. FAS 142 requires that purchased goodwill and certain
indefinite-lived intangibles no longer be amortized, but instead
be tested for impairment at least annually. This testing
requires the comparison of carrying values to fair value and,
when appropriate, requires the reduction of the carrying value
of impaired assets to their fair value. We have performed the
annual impairment tests and have determined that there has been
no impairment of the carrying value of goodwill.
As discussed in Note 13, Segment and Certain
Geographic Data, in December 2004 we integrated Perot
Systems Solutions Consulting into our Industry Solutions
reporting segment. As a result, $71,371 of goodwill that was
associated with the acquisition of Solutions Consulting is
included in the Industry Solutions
F-24
PEROT SYSTEMS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(dollars and shares in thousands, except per share
amounts)
reporting segment balance as of December 31, 2003. The
changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the year ended
December 31, 2004, by reporting segment are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Industry | |
|
Government | |
|
Technology | |
|
|
|
|
Solutions | |
|
Services | |
|
Services | |
|
Total | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Balance as of December 31, 2003
|
|
$ |
194,188 |
|
|
$ |
81,029 |
|
|
$ |
72,359 |
|
|
$ |
347,576 |
|
Additional goodwill for ADI acquisition
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,001 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,001 |
|
Additional goodwill for Soza acquisition
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11,262 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11,262 |
|
Net reduction to goodwill for TSI acquisition
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5,659 |
) |
|
|
(5,659 |
) |
Other
|
|
|
853 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
853 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance as of December 31, 2004
|
|
$ |
195,041 |
|
|
$ |
97,292 |
|
|
$ |
66,700 |
|
|
$ |
359,033 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6. |
Deferred Contract Costs, Net, and Other Non-Current Assets |
Included in deferred contract costs, net, is $27,128 and $4,167
as of December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively, relating to
costs deferred on a contract that includes both construction
services and non-construction services. We determined that we
could not recognize revenue on the construction services
separately from the non-construction services. As a result, we
are deferring both the revenue on the construction services,
consisting of the amounts we are billing for those services, and
the related costs, up to the relative fair value of the
construction services. The amount of revenue that has been
deferred on this contract as of December 31, 2004 and 2003,
is $14,963 and $2,312, respectively, in long-term deferred
revenue on the consolidated balance sheets.
The remaining balances of deferred contract costs, net, at
December 31, 2004 and 2003, relate primarily to deferred
contract set-up costs, which are deferred and subsequently
amortized on a straight-line basis over the lesser of their
estimated useful lives or the term of the related contract.
Amortization expense for deferred contract set-up costs was
$2,462 and $847 for the years ended December 31, 2004 and
2003, respectively. Before 2003, deferred contract set-up costs
and related amortization expense were not significant.
Other non-current assets consist of the following as of
December 31:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
Non-current prepaid assets
|
|
$ |
19,277 |
|
|
$ |
16,949 |
|
Sales incentives, net
|
|
|
18,010 |
|
|
|
18,043 |
|
Identifiable intangible assets, net
|
|
|
15,800 |
|
|
|
17,948 |
|
Non-current deferred tax asset, net
|
|
|
11,002 |
|
|
|
12,273 |
|
Other non-current assets
|
|
|
17,024 |
|
|
|
19,570 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
81,113 |
|
|
$ |
84,783 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
In certain arrangements we may pay consideration to the customer
at the beginning of a contract as a sales incentive, which is
most commonly in the form of cash. This consideration is
recorded in other non-current assets on the consolidated balance
sheets and is amortized as a reduction to revenue over the term
of
F-25
PEROT SYSTEMS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(dollars and shares in thousands, except per share
amounts)
the related contract. Amortization expense for sales incentives
was $2,719, $2,137, and $1,031 for the years ended
December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively.
|
|
|
Identifiable intangible assets |
Identifiable intangible assets as of December 31, 2004, are
recorded in other non-current assets in the consolidated balance
sheets and are composed of:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross | |
|
|
|
Net | |
|
|
Carrying | |
|
Accumulated | |
|
Book | |
|
|
Value | |
|
Amortization | |
|
Value | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Service mark
|
|
$ |
5,761 |
|
|
$ |
(3,588 |
) |
|
$ |
2,173 |
|
Customer based assets
|
|
|
22,599 |
|
|
|
(11,120 |
) |
|
|
11,479 |
|
Other intangible assets
|
|
|
4,855 |
|
|
|
(2,707 |
) |
|
|
2,148 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2004
|
|
$ |
33,215 |
|
|
$ |
(17,415 |
) |
|
$ |
15,800 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total amortization expense for identifiable intangible assets
was $10,010, $3,892, and $2,305 for the years ended
December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively.
Amortization expense is estimated at $5,190, $3,995, $3,170,
$2,233 and $486 for the years ended December 31, 2005
through 2009, respectively. Identifiable intangible assets are
amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful
lives, ranging from 1 to 15 years. The weighted average
useful life is approximately five years.
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|
7. |
Accrued and Other Current Liabilities |
Accrued and other current liabilities consist of the following
as of December 31:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
Operating expenses
|
|
$ |
88,082 |
|
|
$ |
80,939 |
|
Taxes other than income
|
|
|
5,361 |
|
|
|
6,298 |
|
Contract-related and other
|
|
|
4,878 |
|
|
|
10,936 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
98,321 |
|
|
$ |
98,173 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Contract-related and other |
Contract-related and other accrued liabilities includes
liabilities recorded for both corporate and contract-related
needs and primarily includes estimated costs to satisfy
contractual requirements. We continually monitor contract
performance in light of customer expectations, the complexity of
work, project plans, delivery schedules and other relevant
factors. Provisions for estimated losses, if any, are made in
the period in which the loss first becomes probable and
reasonably estimable.
|
|
|
Current portion of long-term debt |
In June 2000, we entered into an operating lease contract with a
variable interest entity for the use of land and office
buildings in Plano, Texas, including a data center facility. As
part of our adoption of Financial Accounting Standards Board
Interpretation No. 46, Consolidated Financial
Statements, we began consolidating this entity beginning
on December 31, 2003. Upon consolidation, we recorded the
debt between the variable interest entity and the financial
institutions (the lenders) of $75,498 as long-term debt at
December 31, 2003, on our consolidated balance sheets. The
debt bears interest at LIBOR plus 100 basis
F-26
PEROT SYSTEMS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(dollars and shares in thousands, except per share
amounts)
points for 97% of the outstanding balance while the remaining 3%
is charged interest at LIBOR plus 225 basis points (the
blended interest rate for the agreement at December 31,
2004 and 2003 was 3.16% and 2.16%, respectively). The agreement
was to mature in June 2005 with one optional two year extension;
however, we do not intend to extend the agreement. As a result,
the amount outstanding of $75,498 is recorded as the current
portion of long-term debt on our consolidated balance sheets as
of December 31, 2004. On March 3, 2005, we borrowed
$76,505 under our revolving credit facility to pay the exercise
amount of $75,498 for the purchase option under the operating
lease and certain other expenses. Our consolidated variable
interest entity then repaid the amount due to the lenders.
On January 20, 2004, we entered into a three year revolving
credit facility with a syndicate of banks that allows us to
borrow up to $100,000. On March 3, 2005, we executed a
restated and amended agreement that expanded the facility to
$275,000 and extended the term to 5 years. Borrowings under
the credit facility will be either through revolving loans or
letter of credit obligations. The credit facility is guaranteed
by certain of our domestic subsidiaries. In addition, we have
pledged the stock of one of our non-domestic subsidiaries as
security on the facility. Interest on borrowings varies with
usage and begins at an alternate base rate, as defined in the
credit facility agreement, or the LIBOR rate plus an applicable
spread based upon our debt/ EBITDA ratio applicable on such
date. We are also required to pay a facility fee based upon the
unused credit commitment and certain other fees related to
letter of credit issuance. The credit facility matures in March
2010 and requires certain financial covenants, including a debt/
EBITDA ratio and a minimum interest coverage ratio, each as
defined in the credit facility agreement. As discussed above, on
March 3, 2005, we borrowed $76,505 against the credit
facility.
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|
9. |
Common and Preferred Stock |
|
|
|
Class B Convertible Common Stock |
The Class B shares were authorized in conjunction with the
provisions of the original service agreements with Swiss Bank
Corporation, one of the predecessors of UBS AG, which were
signed in January 1996. Class B shares are non-voting and
convertible into Class A shares, but otherwise are
equivalent to the Class A shares.
Under the terms and conditions of the UBS agreements, each
Class B share shall be converted, at the option of the
holder, on a share-for-share basis, into a fully paid and
non-assessable Class A share upon sale of the share to a
third-party purchaser under one of the following circumstances:
1) in a widely dispersed offering of the Class A
shares; 2) to a purchaser of Class A shares who prior
to the sale holds a majority of our stock; 3) to a
purchaser who after the sale holds less than 2% of our stock;
4) in a transaction that complies with Rule 144 under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended; or 5) any sale
approved by the Federal Reserve Board of the United States.
During 1997, we concluded a renegotiation of the terms of our
strategic alliance with UBS. Under these terms and conditions,
we sold to UBS 100 shares of our Class B stock at a
purchase price of $3.65 per share. These Class B
shares are subject to certain transferability and holding-period
restrictions, which lapse over a defined vesting period. These
shares vest ratably over the ten-year term of the agreement on a
monthly basis.
Upon termination of the IT Services Agreement, we have the right
to buy back any previously acquired unvested shares of our
Class B Common Stock for the original purchase price of
$3.65 per share. Additionally, as discussed in
Note 10, Stock Awards and Options, options were
issued to UBS under this agreement.
Pursuant to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 and subsequent
regulations and interpretations by the Federal Reserve Board,
UBSs holdings in terms of shares of our Class B
Common Stock may not exceed
F-27
PEROT SYSTEMS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(dollars and shares in thousands, except per share
amounts)
10% of the total of all classes of our common stock. Similarly,
the total consideration paid by UBS for the purchase of shares
plus the purchase and exercise of options may not exceed 10% of
our consolidated stockholders equity as determined in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. If,
however, on certain specified anniversaries of the execution
date of the new agreement, beginning in 2004, the number of
Class B shares, for which UBSs options are
exercisable, is limited due to an insufficient number of shares
outstanding, UBS has the right to initiate procedures to
eliminate such deficiency. These procedures may involve
(i) our issuance of additional Class A shares,
(ii) a formal request to the Federal Reserve Board from UBS
for authorization to exceed the 10% limit on ownership, or
(iii) our purchase of Class B shares from UBS at a
defined fair value. In addition, the exercise period for options
to purchase vested shares would be increased beyond the normal
five years to account for any time during such exercise period
in which UBS is unable to exercise its options as a result of
the regulations.
In July 1998, our Board of Directors approved an amendment to
our Certificate of Incorporation which authorized
5,000 shares of Preferred Stock, the rights, designations,
and preferences of which may be designated from time to time by
the Board of Directors.
On January 5, 1999, our Board of Directors authorized two
series of Preferred Stock in connection with the adoption of a
Shareholder Rights Plan: 200 shares of Series A Junior
Participating Preferred Stock, par value $.01 per share
(the Series A Preferred Stock), and 10 shares of
Series B Junior Participating Preferred Stock, par value
$.01 per share (the Series B Preferred Stock and,
together with the Series A Preferred Stock, the Preferred
Stock).
We have entered into a Stockholder Rights Plan, pursuant to
which one Class A Right and one Class B Right (Right,
or together, the Rights) is attached to each respective share of
Class A and Class B Common Stock. Each Right entitles
the registered holder to purchase a unit consisting of one
one-thousandth of a share of Series A or Series B
Preferred Stock from us, at a purchase price of $55.00 per
share, subject to adjustment. These Rights have certain
anti-takeover effects and will cause substantial dilution to a
person or group that attempts to acquire us in certain
circumstances. Accordingly, the existence of these Rights may
deter certain acquirors from making takeover proposals or tender
offers.
|
|
|
Employee stock purchase plan |
In July 1998, our Board of Directors adopted an employee stock
purchase plan (the ESPP), which provides for the issuance of a
maximum of 20,000 shares of Class A Common Stock. The
ESPP became effective on the IPO Date. During 2000, the ESPP was
amended such that this plan was divided into separate U.S. and
Non-U.S. plans in order to ensure that United States
employees continue to receive tax benefits under
Section 421 and 423 of the United States Internal Revenue
Code. Following this division of the ESPP into the two separate
plans, an aggregate of 19,736 shares of Class A Common
Stock were authorized for sale and issuance under the two plans.
Eligible employees may have up to 10% of their earnings withheld
to be used to purchase shares of our common stock on specified
dates determined by the Board of Directors. The price of the
common stock purchased under the ESPP will be equal to 85% of
the fair value of the stock on the exercise date for the
offering period.
F-28
PEROT SYSTEMS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(dollars and shares in thousands, except per share
amounts)
|
|
10. |
Stock Awards and Options |
|
|
|
2001 Long-Term Incentive Plan |
In 2001, we adopted the 2001 Long-Term Incentive Plan under
which employees, directors, or consultants may be granted stock
options, stock appreciation rights, and restricted stock or may
be issued cash awards, or a combination thereof. Under the 2001
Plan, stock option awards may be granted in the form of
incentive stock options or nonstatutory stock options. The
exercise price of any incentive stock option issued is the fair
market value on the date of grant, and the term of which may be
no longer than ten years from the date of grant. The exercise
price of a nonstatutory stock option may be no less than 85% of
the fair value on the date of grant, except under certain
conditions specified in the 2001 Plan, and the term of a
nonstatutory stock option may be no longer than eleven years
from the date of grant. The vesting period for all options is
determined upon grant date, and the options usually vest over a
three- to ten-year period, and in some cases can be accelerated
through attainment of performance criteria. The options are
exercisable from the vesting date, and unexercised vested
options are cancelled following the expiration of a certain
period after the employees termination date.
In 2004 and 2003, we granted 417 and 207 shares of
restricted stock, net of forfeitures, which vest upon the
attainment of certain individual performance targets by the
associates. As a result, we recorded $6,608 and $2,722 of
deferred compensation in 2004 and 2003, which will be amortized
over the vesting period of the stock.
|
|
|
1996 Non-Employee Director Stock Option/ Restricted Stock
Plan |
In 1996, we adopted the 1996 Non-Employee Director Stock Option/
Restricted Stock Plan. This plan provides for the issuance of up
to 800 Class A common shares or options to Board members
who are not our employees. Shares or options issued under the
plan would be subject to one- to five-year vesting, with options
expiring after an eleven-year term. The purchase price for
shares issued and exercise price for options issued is the fair
value of the shares at the date of issuance. Other restrictions
are established upon issuance. The options are exercisable from
the vesting date, and unexercised vested options are cancelled
following the expiration of a certain period after the Board
members termination date.
|
|
|
Class B Stock Options under the UBS Agreement |
Under the terms and conditions of the UBS agreement, which was
renegotiated in 1997, we sold to UBS options to
purchase 7,234 shares of our Class B Common Stock
at a non-refundable cash purchase price of $1.125 per
option. These options are exercisable immediately and, for a
period of five years after the date that such options become
vested, at an exercise price of $3.65 per share. The
7,234 shares of Class B Common Stock subject to
options vest at a rate of 63 shares per month for the first
five years of the ten-year agreement and at a rate of
58 shares per month thereafter. In the event of termination
of the UBS agreement, options to acquire unvested shares would
be forfeited. Prior to 2004, UBS had exercised 5,776
Class B options in accordance with this plan, and an
additional 700 Class B options were exercised during 2004.
A total of 758 Class B options were outstanding at
December 31, 2004. In 2004, 2,225 Class B shares held
by UBS were converted to Class A shares, which brings the
total Class A shares converted by UBS since inception of
the agreement to 5,059.
F-29
PEROT SYSTEMS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(dollars and shares in thousands, except per share
amounts)
In 1991, we adopted the 1991 Stock Option Plan, which was
amended in 1993 and 1998. In 2001 this plan was terminated;
however, provisions of this plan will remain in effect for all
outstanding options that were granted under this plan. Pursuant
to the 1991 Plan, options to purchase Class A common shares
could be granted to eligible employees. Prior to the date of our
initial public offering, such options were generally granted at
a price not less than 100% of the fair value of our Class A
common shares, as determined by the Board of Directors, and
based upon an independent third-party valuation. Subsequent to
our initial public offering date, the exercise price for options
issued is the fair market value of the shares on the date of
grant. The stock options vest over a three- to ten-year period
based on the provisions of each grant, and in some cases can be
accelerated through the attainment of performance criteria. The
options are usually exercisable from the vesting date, and
unexercised vested options are cancelled following the
expiration of a certain period after the employees
termination date.
In 1988, we adopted a Restricted Stock Plan, which was amended
in 1993, to attract and retain key employees and to reward
outstanding performance. No shares have been granted under this
plan since 1999, and this plan was terminated in 2001. However,
provisions of this plan will remain in effect for all
outstanding stock granted under this plan. Employees selected by
management could elect to become participants in the plan by
entering into an agreement that provides for vesting of the
Class A common shares over a five- to ten-year period. Each
participant has voting, dividend and distribution rights with
respect to all shares of both vested and unvested common stock.
We may repurchase unvested shares and, under certain
circumstances, vested shares of participants whose employment
with us terminates. The repurchase price under these provisions
is determined by the underlying agreement, generally the
employees cost plus interest at 8%. Common stock issued
under the Restricted Stock Plan has been purchased by the
employees at varying prices, determined by the Board of
Directors and estimated to be the fair value of the shares based
upon an independent third-party appraisal.
|
|
|
Advisor Stock Option/ Restricted Stock Incentive Plan |
In 1992, we adopted the Advisor Stock Option/ Restricted Stock
Incentive Plan, which was amended in 1993, to enable
non-employee directors and advisors and consultants under
contract with us to acquire shares of our Class A Common
Stock at a price not less than 100% of the fair value of our
stock, as determined by the Board of Directors and based upon an
independent third-party valuation. During 2001 this plan was
terminated; however, provisions of this plan will remain in
effect for all outstanding stock and options previously granted
under this plan. The options and shares are subject to a vesting
schedule and to restrictions associated with their transfer.
Under certain circumstances, we can repurchase the shares at
cost plus interest at 8% from the date of issuance.
F-30
PEROT SYSTEMS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(dollars and shares in thousands, except per share
amounts)
Activity in stock options for Class A Common Stock:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding Stock Options | |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Director & | |
|
|
|
Weighted | |
|
|
|
|
Advisor | |
|
|
|
Average | |
|
|
2001 Plan | |
|
1991 Plan | |
|
Plans | |
|
Total | |
|
Price | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Outstanding at January 1, 2002
|
|
|
2,717 |
|
|
|
37,487 |
|
|
|
288 |
|
|
|
40,492 |
|
|
$ |
13.30 |
|
Granted
|
|
|
4,330 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,330 |
|
|
|
12.51 |
|
Exercised
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,896 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,896 |
) |
|
|
4.46 |
|
Forfeited
|
|
|
(297 |
) |
|
|
(4,794 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5,091 |
) |
|
|
15.64 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding at December 31, 2002
|
|
|
6,750 |
|
|
|
29,797 |
|
|
|
288 |
|
|
|
36,835 |
|
|
|
13.58 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercisable at December 31, 2002
|
|
|
295 |
|
|
|
9,587 |
|
|
|
168 |
|
|
|
10,050 |
|
|
|
11.82 |
|
Outstanding at January 1, 2003
|
|
|
6,750 |
|
|
|
29,797 |
|
|
|
288 |
|
|
|
36,835 |
|
|
|
13.58 |
|
Granted
|
|
|
2,204 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
96 |
|
|
|
2,300 |
|
|
|
12.20 |
|
Exercised
|
|
|
(68 |
) |
|
|
(2,291 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,359 |
) |
|
|
4.27 |
|
Forfeited
|
|
|
(712 |
) |
|
|
(3,109 |
) |
|
|
(48 |
) |
|
|
(3,869 |
) |
|
|
15.01 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding at December 31, 2003
|
|
|
8,174 |
|
|
|
24,397 |
|
|
|
336 |
|
|
|
32,907 |
|
|
|
13.99 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercisable at December 31, 2003
|
|
|
1,281 |
|
|
|
10,117 |
|
|
|
140 |
|
|
|
11,538 |
|
|
|
13.13 |
|
Outstanding at January 1, 2004
|
|
|
8,174 |
|
|
|
24,397 |
|
|
|
336 |
|
|
|
32,907 |
|
|
|
13.99 |
|
Granted
|
|
|
2,635 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
2,651 |
|
|
|
13.34 |
|
Exercised
|
|
|
(217 |
) |
|
|
(2,654 |
) |
|
|
(40 |
) |
|
|
(2,911 |
) |
|
|
5.74 |
|
Forfeited
|
|
|
(1,044 |
) |
|
|
(1,631 |
) |
|
|
(68 |
) |
|
|
(2,743 |
) |
|
|
14.62 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding at December 31, 2004
|
|
|
9,548 |
|
|
|
20,112 |
|
|
|
244 |
|
|
|
29,904 |
|
|
|
14.68 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercisable at December 31, 2004
|
|
|
2,259 |
|
|
|
10,011 |
|
|
|
140 |
|
|
|
12,410 |
|
|
|
14.37 |
|
The following table summarizes information about options for
Class A Common Stock outstanding at December 31, 2004:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options Outstanding | |
|
Options Exercisable | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Weighted | |
|
Weighted | |
|
|
|
Weighted | |
|
|
|
|
Average | |
|
Average | |
|
|
|
Average | |
|
|
|
|
Exercise | |
|
Remaining | |
|
|
|
Exercise | |
Range of Prices |
|
Number | |
|
Price | |
|
Life | |
|
Number | |
|
Price | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
$0.25-$5.00
|
|
|
3,314 |
|
|
$ |
2.11 |
|
|
|
2.46 |
|
|
|
1,733 |
|
|
$ |
1.95 |
|
$5.01-$10.00
|
|
|
4,392 |
|
|
|
9.68 |
|
|
|
6.01 |
|
|
|
2,122 |
|
|
|
9.70 |
|
$10.01-$15.00
|
|
|
8,938 |
|
|
|
11.87 |
|
|
|
5.44 |
|
|
|
2,778 |
|
|
|
11.30 |
|
$15.01-$20.00
|
|
|
5,357 |
|
|
|
17.26 |
|
|
|
5.00 |
|
|
|
2,472 |
|
|
|
18.13 |
|
$20.01-$25.00
|
|
|
7,903 |
|
|
|
24.15 |
|
|
|
4.01 |
|
|
|
3,305 |
|
|
|
23.66 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
29,904 |
|
|
|
14.68 |
|
|
|
4.80 |
|
|
|
12,410 |
|
|
|
14.37 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
We have 41,856 shares reserved for issuance under our
equity compensation plans.
F-31
PEROT SYSTEMS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(dollars and shares in thousands, except per share
amounts)
|
|
11. |
Termination of Business Relationships |
In 2001, we entered into a long-term fixed-price IT outsourcing
contract with a customer that included various non-construction
services and a construction service, which was an application
development project. In 2002, we began to expect that the actual
cost to complete the application development project would
exceed the cost estimate included in the contract with the
customer. The contract provided for us to collect most of the
excess of the actual cost over the cost estimate in the
contract, but we expected the project to generate a loss because
we did not expect to collect all of the excess. However, we did
not recognize a loss on the contract at that time because we
expected that the contract would be profitable in the aggregate
over its term. As part of our adoption of EITF 00-21 in the
first quarter of 2003, we were required to separate the
deliverables in the contract into multiple units of accounting
and recognized a net estimated loss on the application
development project totaling approximately $19,500
(approximately $12,090, net of the applicable income tax
benefit), or $0.10 per diluted share, which was recorded as
part of the cumulative effect of a change in accounting
principle. The $19,500 loss on the application development
project is composed of two adjustments:
|
|
|
|
|
The reversal of $8,900 of revenue and profit that was recognized
prior to January 1, 2003, to adjust our cumulative revenue
from this contract to the amount that would have been recorded
if we had applied the percentage-of-completion method only to
the application development unit of accounting. |
|
|
|
The recording of a future estimated loss of $10,600 as of
January 1, 2003, which was calculated as the difference
between the estimated amount that we expected to collect from
the customer and the estimated costs to complete the application
development project. |
In the second quarter of 2003, we were unable to reach agreement
with the customer on the timing and form of payment for the
excess. As a result, we exited this contract and recorded an
additional $17,676 of expense in direct cost of services in the
second quarter of 2003, which consisted of the following:
|
|
|
|
|
The impairment of assets related to this contract totaling
$20,743, including the impairment of $14,729 of long-term
accrued revenue; |
|
|
|
The accrual of estimated costs to exit this contract of
$3,766; and |
|
|
|
Partially offsetting the above expenses was the reversal of
$6,833 in accrued liabilities that had been recognized for
future losses that we expected to incur to complete the
application development project. |
We completed the services necessary to transition certain
functions back to the customer during the fourth quarter of 2003.
During 2002, we exited two joint ventures, one with a European
financial institution and the other with a European
telecommunications company, when the service contracts with
these customers were terminated at their request. When we exited
the joint venture with the European financial institution, we
received a payment of $7,267 and incurred expenses of $89 that
were recorded in revenue and direct cost of services,
respectively. When we exited the joint venture with the European
telecommunications company, we received a termination fee of
$7,289 and incurred expenses of $759 that were recorded in
revenue and direct cost of services, respectively, and we
reduced a deferred tax asset valuation allowance, resulting in
an income tax benefit of $1,565.
F-32
PEROT SYSTEMS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(dollars and shares in thousands, except per share
amounts)
Income before taxes for the years ended December 31 was as
follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
|
2002 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Domestic
|
|
$ |
111,282 |
|
|
$ |
76,947 |
|
|
$ |
109,347 |
|
Foreign
|
|
|
23,962 |
|
|
|
5,409 |
|
|
|
12,849 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
135,244 |
|
|
$ |
82,356 |
|
|
$ |
122,196 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The provision for income taxes charged to operations was as
follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
|
2002 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Current:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. federal
|
|
$ |
21,779 |
|
|
$ |
16,093 |
|
|
$ |
17,246 |
|
|
State and local
|
|
|
2,598 |
|
|
|
2,047 |
|
|
|
2,086 |
|
|
Foreign
|
|
|
6,544 |
|
|
|
1,296 |
|
|
|
3,917 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current
|
|
|
30,921 |
|
|
|
19,436 |
|
|
|
23,249 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. federal
|
|
|
15,769 |
|
|
|
9,535 |
|
|
|
20,910 |
|
|
State and local
|
|
|
1,758 |
|
|
|
1,575 |
|
|
|
2,792 |
|
|
Foreign
|
|
|
(7,551 |
) |
|
|
(60 |
) |
|
|
(3,043 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total deferred
|
|
|
9,976 |
|
|
|
11,050 |
|
|
|
20,659 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total provision for income taxes
|
|
$ |
40,897 |
|
|
$ |
30,486 |
|
|
$ |
43,908 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The tax benefit of stock options exercised of $9,255, $6,789,
and $24,082 in 2004, 2003, and 2002, respectively, is recorded
as an increase to additional paid-in-capital on the consolidated
balance sheets.
We have foreign net operating loss carryforwards of $44,371 to
offset future foreign taxable income that do not expire, except
for $324 which expires in 2010 and $64 which expires in 2011. We
also have U.S. federal net operating loss carryforwards of
$9,866 which may be used to offset future taxable income and
will begin to expire in 2018.
F-33
PEROT SYSTEMS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(dollars and shares in thousands, except per share
amounts)
Deferred tax assets (liabilities) consist of the following
at December 31:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
Property and equipment
|
|
$ |
4,333 |
|
|
$ |
4,342 |
|
Accrued liabilities
|
|
|
28,367 |
|
|
|
24,633 |
|
Intangible assets
|
|
|
4,544 |
|
|
|
5,844 |
|
Bad debt reserve
|
|
|
2,845 |
|
|
|
2,686 |
|
Loss carryforwards
|
|
|
17,898 |
|
|
|
13,131 |
|
Accrued revenue
|
|
|
24,648 |
|
|
|
25,886 |
|
Other
|
|
|
3,195 |
|
|
|
3,054 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross deferred tax assets
|
|
|
85,830 |
|
|
|
79,576 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investments in subsidiaries
|
|
|
(10,566 |
) |
|
|
(10,566 |
) |
Intangible assets
|
|
|
(15,371 |
) |
|
|
(12,238 |
) |
Deferred costs
|
|
|
(16,131 |
) |
|
|
(4,442 |
) |
Accrued liabilities
|
|
|
(2,479 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
(19 |
) |
|
|
(1,636 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross deferred tax liabilities
|
|
|
(44,566 |
) |
|
|
(28,882 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Valuation allowance
|
|
|
(12,019 |
) |
|
|
(12,151 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net deferred tax assets
|
|
$ |
29,245 |
|
|
$ |
38,543 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
At December 31, 2004, we had deferred tax assets in excess
of deferred tax liabilities of $41,264. Based upon our estimates
of future taxable income and review of available tax planning
strategies, we believe it is more likely than not only $29,245
of such assets will be realized, resulting in a valuation
allowance at December 31, 2004, of $12,019 relating
primarily to certain foreign jurisdictions. The valuation
allowance decreased by $132 during 2004 as we adjusted the
valuation allowance to reflect deferred tax assets at the
amounts expected to be realized. This decrease includes $3,217
recorded as a component of income tax expense offset by an
increase of $481 recorded as an adjustment to the fair value of
the TSI assets acquired and liabilities assumed, and an increase
of $2,604 due to foreign currency translation adjustments on our
foreign valuation allowances.
The provision for income taxes differs from the amount of income
tax determined by applying the applicable U.S. statutory
federal income tax rate to income before taxes, as a result of
the following differences:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
|
2002 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Statutory U.S. tax rate
|
|
$ |
47,335 |
|
|
$ |
28,825 |
|
|
$ |
42,769 |
|
State and local taxes
|
|
|
3,339 |
|
|
|
2,308 |
|
|
|
3,280 |
|
Nondeductible items
|
|
|
1,002 |
|
|
|
380 |
|
|
|
482 |
|
U.S. rates in excess of foreign rates and other
|
|
|
(4,395 |
) |
|
|
(1,213 |
) |
|
|
50 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
47,281 |
|
|
|
30,300 |
|
|
|
46,581 |
|
Resolution of prior year income tax issues
|
|
|
(3,167 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Valuation allowance
|
|
|
(3,217 |
) |
|
|
186 |
|
|
|
(2,673 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total provision for income taxes
|
|
$ |
40,897 |
|
|
$ |
30,486 |
|
|
$ |
43,908 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-34
PEROT SYSTEMS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(dollars and shares in thousands, except per share
amounts)
Certain of our subsidiaries in India, Singapore, and Malaysia
have qualified for tax holidays and incentives. The 2004 tax
benefit relating to these tax holidays and incentives was
approximately $2,700 (approximately $0.02 per diluted
share). Our Indian tax holidays were granted to Software
Technology Parks, which are scheduled to expire beginning
March 31, 2006, through March 31, 2009. Our Singapore
tax incentives were granted to encourage business development
and expansion over a five-year period, which expires on
October 8, 2008. Our Malaysian subsidiary has been granted
Pioneer status, which qualifies the company for a five-year tax
holiday expiring on July 31, 2007.
|
|
13. |
Segment and Certain Geographic Data |
We offer our services under three primary lines of business:
|
|
|
|
|
Industry Solutions, which was formed in December 2004 when we
integrated Perot Systems Solutions Consulting and our management
consulting practice into our former IT Solutions line of
business; |
|
|
|
Government Services; and |
|
|
|
Technology Services. In December 2004, we integrated Perot
Systems Solutions Consulting and our management consulting
practice, which were previously included in our former
Consulting line of business, into our Industry Solutions line of
business. The remaining delivery unit in our former Consulting
line of business, Perot Systems TSI B.V., now operates as our
Technology Services line of business. |
We consider these three lines of business to be reportable
segments and include financial information and disclosures about
these reportable segments in our consolidated financial
statements. Operating segments that have similar economic and
other characteristics have been aggregated to form our
reportable segments. We routinely evaluate the historical
performance of and growth prospects for various areas of our
business, including our lines of business, vertical industry
groups, and service offerings. Based on a quantitative and
qualitative analysis of varying factors, we may increase or
decrease the amount of ongoing investment in each of these
business areas, make acquisitions that strengthen our market
position, or divest, exit, or downsize aspects of a business
area. During the past five years, we have used our acquisition
program to strengthen our business in the healthcare market,
consulting markets, and to expand into the government market. At
the same time, we have divested, or exited, certain service
offerings and joint ventures that did not meet our criteria for
continued investment.
Industry Solutions, our largest line of business, provides
services to our customers primarily under long-term contracts in
strategic relationships. These services include technology and
business process services, as well as industry domain-based,
short-term project and consulting services. The Government
Services segment provides consulting, engineering, and
technology-based business process solutions for the Department
of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, various federal
intelligence agencies, and other governmental agencies. The
Technology Services segment provides application development and
maintenance, and application systems migration and testing
primarily under short-term contracts related to specific
projects. Other includes our remaining operating
areas and corporate activities, income and expenses that are not
related to the operations of the other reportable segments, as
well as the elimination of approximately $29,314 of intersegment
revenue and direct cost of services for the year ended
December 31, 2004, related to the provision of services by
the Technology Services segment to the other segments.
The reporting segments follow the same accounting policies that
we use for our consolidated financial statements as described in
the summary of significant accounting policies. Segment
performance is evaluated based on income before taxes, exclusive
of income and expenses that are included in the
Other category. Substantially all corporate and
centrally incurred costs are allocated to the segments based
principally on expenses, employees, square footage, or usage.
F-35
PEROT SYSTEMS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(dollars and shares in thousands, except per share
amounts)
The following is a summary of certain financial information by
reportable segment as of and for the years ended
December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002. All prior period amounts
have been adjusted to reflect the changes in our lines of
business, which are discussed above.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Industry | |
|
Government | |
|
Technology | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Solutions | |
|
Services | |
|
Services | |
|
Other | |
|
Total | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
2004:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
|
|
$ |
1,395,892 |
|
|
$ |
263,242 |
|
|
$ |
143,632 |
|
|
$ |
(29,314 |
) |
|
$ |
1,773,452 |
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
29,541 |
|
|
|
4,567 |
|
|
|
11,264 |
|
|
|
10,384 |
|
|
|
55,756 |
|
|
Income before taxes
|
|
|
99,593 |
|
|
|
14,223 |
|
|
|
18,817 |
|
|
|
2,611 |
|
|
|
135,244 |
|
|
Total assets
|
|
|
497,151 |
|
|
|
163,354 |
|
|
|
214,572 |
|
|
|
348,534 |
|
|
|
1,223,611 |
|
2003:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
|
|
$ |
1,255,476 |
|
|
$ |
205,136 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
139 |
|
|
$ |
1,460,751 |
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
26,403 |
|
|
|
3,130 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,216 |
|
|
|
35,749 |
|
|
Income before taxes
|
|
|
62,141 |
|
|
|
16,010 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,205 |
|
|
|
82,356 |
|
|
Total assets
|
|
|
444,729 |
|
|
|
149,169 |
|
|
|
180,188 |
|
|
|
236,511 |
|
|
|
1,010,597 |
|
2002:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
|
|
$ |
1,293,353 |
|
|
$ |
38,204 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
588 |
|
|
$ |
1,332,145 |
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
23,841 |
|
|
|
709 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,075 |
|
|
|
30,625 |
|
|
Income before taxes
|
|
|
117,640 |
|
|
|
2,483 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,073 |
|
|
|
122,196 |
|
|
Total assets
|
|
|
533,431 |
|
|
|
49,610 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
259,272 |
|
|
|
842,313 |
|
As discussed in Note 11, Termination of Business
Relationships, during 2003 we recorded $17,676 of expense
in direct costs of services associated with exiting an
under-performing contract, which is included in Industry
Solutions. In addition, as discussed below in Note 19,
Realigned Operating Structure, we revised our
estimates in 2003 to complete our previous years streamlining
efforts, which reduced SG&A by $7,296, and was included in
the Other category.
As discussed in Note 4, Acquisitions, on
December 19, 2003, we acquired Perot Systems TSI B.V. As a
result of the acquisition, we increased assets assigned to the
Technology Services segment by $180,188 as of December 31,
2003.
As discussed in Note 11, Termination of Business
Relationships, during 2002 we recorded $14,556 of revenue
associated with the exiting of two joint ventures, when the
service contracts with the customers were terminated at their
request. This revenue was included in the Industry Solutions
segment, and because of the nature of this revenue, the related
income before taxes of $13,708 is included in Other.
Also included in Other in 2002 are a $3,000 payment
received from ANC Rental Corporation that was previously
believed to be unrecoverable, $11,087 of severance and other
costs to exit certain activities, and expenses of $8,676
associated with the California energy investigations and related
litigation.
Summarized below is the financial information for each
geographic area. All Other includes financial
information from the following countries: Australia, France,
Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan,
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(dollars and shares in thousands, except per share
amounts)
Malaysia, the Netherlands, Singapore, and Switzerland. Revenue
for each country is based primarily on where the services are
performed.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
|
2002 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
United States:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenue
|
|
$ |
1,471,096 |
|
|
$ |
1,263,502 |
|
|
$ |
1,078,257 |
|
|
Long-lived assets at December 31
|
|
|
109,661 |
|
|
|
118,087 |
|
|
|
60,957 |
|
United Kingdom:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenue
|
|
|
145,061 |
|
|
|
107,421 |
|
|
|
119,901 |
|
|
Long-lived assets at December 31
|
|
|
1,224 |
|
|
|
1,177 |
|
|
|
1,126 |
|
India:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenue
|
|
|
36,361 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-lived assets at December 31
|
|
|
33,294 |
|
|
|
23,384 |
|
|
|
|
|
All Other:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenue
|
|
|
120,934 |
|
|
|
89,828 |
|
|
|
133,987 |
|
|
Long-lived assets at December 31
|
|
|
246 |
|
|
|
188 |
|
|
|
460 |
|
Consolidated:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenue
|
|
|
1,773,452 |
|
|
|
1,460,751 |
|
|
|
1,332,145 |
|
|
Long-lived assets at December 31
|
|
|
144,425 |
|
|
|
142,836 |
|
|
|
62,543 |
|
For the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003, and 2002,
revenue from one customer, UBS, comprised approximately 16%,
17%, and 19% of total revenue, respectively. Our outsourcing
agreement with UBS, which represented approximately 14% of our
consolidated revenues for the year ended December 31, 2004,
will end on January 1, 2007.
|
|
14. |
Commitments and Contingencies |
|
|
|
Operating leases and maintenance agreements |
We have commitments related to data processing facilities,
office space and computer equipment under non-cancelable
operating leases and fixed maintenance agreements for remaining
periods ranging from one to eleven years. Future minimum
commitments under these agreements as of December 31, 2004,
are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lease and Maintenance | |
Year ending December 31: |
|
Commitments | |
|
|
| |
2005
|
|
$ |
30,389 |
|
2006
|
|
|
24,370 |
|
2007
|
|
|
18,275 |
|
2008
|
|
|
15,844 |
|
2009
|
|
|
13,070 |
|
Thereafter
|
|
|
30,769 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$ |
132,717 |
|
|
|
|
|
Minimum payments have not been reduced by minimum sublease
rental income of $5,117 due in the future under non-cancelable
subleases. We are obligated under certain operating leases for
our pro rata share of the lessors operating expenses. Rent
expense was $31,380, $29,381, and $35,646 for 2004, 2003, and
2002, respectively. Additionally, as of December 31, 2004,
we maintained a provision balance of $6,661 relating to
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PEROT SYSTEMS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(dollars and shares in thousands, except per share
amounts)
unused lease space, of which $3,618 relates to those leased
properties affected by our streamlining efforts discussed in
Note 19, Realigned Operating Structure.
We have agreements with three telecommunication service
providers to purchase services from, or sell services on behalf
of, these providers at varying annual levels. We are currently
satisfying the minimum purchase requirements for two of the
vendors, both of which expire in 2005 and total approximately
$13,450 for 2005. The contract with the third vendor requires
the settlement in cash of any amount by which actual purchases
for a commitment year are less than the minimum purchase
commitment in the contract. In 2004 and 2003, we recorded $4,373
and $5,550, respectively, of expense in direct cost of services
related to such settlement payments, which includes a payment to
this vendor in December 2004 for the expected shortfall for the
remaining commitment year that ends March 30, 2005.
|
|
|
Federal government contracts |
Despite the fact that a number of government projects for which
we serve as a contractor or subcontractor are planned as
multi-year projects, the U.S. government normally funds
these projects on an annual or more frequent basis. Generally,
the government has the right to change the scope of, or
terminate, these projects at its convenience. The termination or
a reduction in the scope of a major government project could
have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and
financial condition.
Our federal government contract costs and fees are subject to
audit by the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA). These audits
may result in adjustments to contract costs and fees reimbursed
by our federal customers. The DCAA has completed audits of our
contracts through fiscal year 2001.
|
|
|
Contract-related contingencies |
We have certain contingent liabilities that arise in the
ordinary course of providing services to our customers. These
contingencies are generally the result of contracts that require
us to comply with certain level-of-effort or performance
measurements, certain cost-savings guarantees, or the delivery
of certain services by a specified deadline. Except for the
software development project discussed below, we believe that
the ultimate liability, if any, incurred under these contract
provisions will not have a material adverse effect on our
consolidated financial condition, results of operations, or cash
flows.
As discussed in Note 11, Termination of Business
Relationships, during 2003 we exited an under-performing
contract. As a result of the exiting of this contract, we
determined that certain contract-related assets were impaired
and additional expenses would be incurred related to the exiting
of this contract, resulting in a loss of $17,676 recorded in
direct cost of services. This estimated loss represents our
current estimate of the loss related to exiting this contract
and is in addition to the loss of approximately $19,500 that we
recorded in the first quarter of 2003 in our cumulative effect
of a change in accounting principle upon adoption of
EITF 00-21. We have filed a claim in arbitration to recover
amounts we believe are due under this contract, and the other
party filed counterclaims. Therefore, the amount of actual loss
with respect to exiting this contract may vary from our current
estimates.
|
|
|
Foreign exchange forward contracts |
At December 31, 2004, we had five forward contracts to
purchase and sell various currencies in the amount of $71,137.
These contracts expired in January and February 2005.
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PEROT SYSTEMS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(dollars and shares in thousands, except per share
amounts)
The estimated fair value of our forward contracts using bank
rates and market quotes was a net liability of $800 as of
December 31, 2004. Our remaining risk associated with these
transactions is the risk of default by the bank, which we
believe to be remote.
We are, from time to time, involved in various litigation
matters. We do not believe that the outcome of the litigation
matters in which we are currently a party, either individually
or taken as a whole, will have a material adverse effect on our
consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash
flows.
We have purchased, and expect to continue to purchase, insurance
coverage that we believe is consistent with coverage maintained
by others in the industry. This coverage is expected to limit
our financial exposure to claims covered by these policies in
many cases.
|
|
|
IPO Allocation Securities Litigation |
In July and August 2001, we, as well as some of our current and
former officers and the investment banks that underwrote our
initial public offering, were named as defendants in two
purported class action lawsuits. These lawsuits, Seth
Abrams v. Perot Systems Corp. et al. and Adrian
Chin v. Perot Systems, Inc. et al., were filed in the
United States District Court for the Southern District of New
York. The suits allege violations of Rule 10b-5,
promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and
Sections 11, 12(a)(2) and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933.
Approximately 300 issuers and 40 investment banks have been sued
in similar cases. The suits against the issuers and underwriters
have been consolidated for pretrial purposes in the IPO
Allocation Securities Litigation. The lawsuit involving us
focuses on alleged improper practices by the investment banks in
connection with our initial public offering in February 1999.
The plaintiffs allege that the investment banks, in exchange for
allocating public offering shares to their customers, received
undisclosed commissions from their customers on the purchase of
securities and required their customers to purchase additional
shares in aftermarket trading. The lawsuit also alleges that we
should have disclosed in our public offering prospectus the
alleged practices of the investment banks, whether or not we
were aware that the practices were occurring. The plaintiffs are
seeking unspecified damages, statutory compensation, and costs
and expenses of the litigation.
During 2002, the current and former officers and directors of
Perot Systems Corporation that were individually named in the
lawsuits referred to above were dismissed from the cases. In
exchange for the dismissal, the individual defendants entered
agreements with the plaintiffs that toll the running of the
statute of limitations and permit the plaintiffs to refile
claims against them in the future. In February 2003, in response
to the defendants motion to dismiss, the court dismissed
the plaintiffs Rule 10b-5 claims against us, but did
not dismiss the remaining claims.
We have accepted a settlement proposal presented to all issuer
defendants. Pursuant to the proposed settlement, plaintiffs
would dismiss and release all claims against us and our current
and former officers and directors, in exchange for an assurance
by the insurance companies collectively responsible for insuring
the issuers in all of the IPO cases that the plaintiffs will
achieve a minimum recovery (including amounts recovered from the
underwriters), and for the assignment or surrender of certain
claims we may have against the underwriters. We would not be
required to make any cash payment with respect to the
settlement. The underwriters are opposing approval of the
proposed settlement and have requested that, if the settlement
is approved, they receive a corresponding reduction in any
judgment amounts that they may be ordered to pay if they are
found liable in the actions. The court has granted a
conditional, preliminary approval of the proposed settlement.
The approval is subject to the issuers, their insurers, and the
plaintiffs conforming the proposed bar order restricting
possible claims by the underwriters against the issuers to
certain statutory requirements. In addition, the proposed
settlement will be subject to approval by the members of the
class.
F-39
PEROT SYSTEMS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(dollars and shares in thousands, except per share
amounts)
|
|
|
Litigation relating to the California energy market |
In June 2002, we were named as a defendant in a purported class
action lawsuit that alleges that we conspired with energy
traders to manipulate the California energy market. This
lawsuit, Art Madrid v. Perot Systems Corporation
et al., was filed in the Superior Court of California,
County of San Diego. The case is currently pending in the
Superior Court for the County of Sacramento. The plaintiffs are
seeking unspecified damages, treble damages, restitution,
punitive damages, interest, costs, attorneys fees and
declaratory relief. In September 2003, we filed a demurrer to
the complaint and an alternative motion to strike all claims for
monetary relief. In January 2004, the court granted our demurrer
and did not grant the plaintiffs leave to amend their complaint.
The plaintiffs, however have appealed.
In June, July and August 2002, Perot Systems, Ross Perot and
Ross Perot, Jr., were named as defendants in eight
purported class action lawsuits that allege violations of
Rule 10b-5, and, in some of the cases, common law fraud.
These suits allege that our filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission contained material misstatements or
omissions of material facts with respect to our activities
related to the California energy market. All of these eight
cases have been consolidated in the Northern District of Texas,
Dallas Division in the case of Vincent Milano v. Perot
Systems Corporation. On October 19, 2004, the court
dismissed the case with leave for plaintiffs to amend. In
December 2004, the plaintiffs filed a Second Amended
Consolidated Complaint. The plaintiffs are seeking unspecified
monetary damages, interest, attorneys fees and costs.
During 2002, we incurred expenses of $8,676 associated with the
California energy investigations and related litigation and have
included these costs within SG&A.
In addition to the matters described above, we have been, and
from time to time are, named as a defendant in various legal
proceedings in the normal course of business, including
arbitrations, class actions and other litigation involving
commercial and employment disputes. Certain of these proceedings
include claims for substantial compensatory or punitive damages
or claims for indeterminate amounts of damages. In view of the
inherent difficulty of predicting the outcome of such matters,
particularly in cases in which claimants seek substantial or
indeterminate damages, we cannot predict with certainty the
eventual loss or range of loss related to such matters. We are
contesting liability and/or the amount of damages in each
pending matter.
We do not own the right to our company name. In 1988, we entered
into a license agreement with Ross Perot, our Chairman Emeritus,
and the Perot Systems Family Corporation that allows us to use
the name Perot and Perot Systems in our
business on a royalty-free basis. Mr. Perot and the Perot
Systems Family Corporation may terminate this agreement at any
time and for any reason. Beginning one year following such a
termination, we would not be allowed to use the names
Perot or Perot Systems in our business.
Mr. Perots or the Perot Systems Family
Corporations termination of our license agreement could
materially and adversely affect our ability to attract and
retain customers, which could have a material adverse affect on
our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
|
|
|
Guarantees and indemnifications |
We have applied the disclosure provisions of FASB Interpretation
No. 45, Guarantors Accounting and Disclosure
Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees and
Indebtedness of Others, to our agreements that contain
guarantee or indemnification clauses. FIN 45 requires us to
disclose certain types of guarantee and indemnification
arrangements, even if the likelihood of our being required to
perform under
F-40
PEROT SYSTEMS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(dollars and shares in thousands, except per share
amounts)
these arrangements is remote. The following is a description of
arrangements in which we are a guarantor, as defined by
FIN 45.
We are a party to a variety of agreements under which we may be
obligated to indemnify another party. Typically, these
obligations arise in the context of contracts under which we
agree to hold the other party harmless against losses arising
from certain matters, which may include death or bodily injury,
loss of or damage to tangible personal property, improper
disclosures of confidential information, infringement or
misappropriation of copyrights, patent rights, trade secrets or
other intellectual property rights, breaches of third party
contract rights, and violations of certain laws applicable to
our services, products or operations. The indemnity obligation
in these arrangements is customarily conditioned on the other
party making an adverse claim pursuant to the procedures
specified in the particular contract, which procedures typically
allow us to challenge the other partys claims. The term of
these indemnification provisions typically survives in
perpetuity after the applicable contract terminates. It is not
possible to predict the maximum potential amount of future
payments under these or similar agreements, due to the
conditional nature of our obligations and the unique facts and
circumstances involved in each particular agreement. However, we
have purchased and expect to continue to purchase a variety of
liability insurance policies, which are expected, in most cases,
to offset a portion of our financial exposure to claims covered
by such policies (other than claims relating to the infringement
or misappropriation of copyrights, patent rights, trade secrets
or other intellectual property). In addition, we have not
historically incurred significant costs to defend lawsuits or
settle claims related to these indemnification provisions. As a
result, we believe the likelihood of a material liability under
these arrangements is remote. Accordingly, we have no
liabilities recorded for these agreements as of
December 31, 2004.
We include warranty provisions in substantially all of our
customer contracts in the ordinary course of business. These
provisions generally provide that our services will be performed
in an appropriate and legal manner and that our products and
other deliverables will conform in all material respects to
specifications agreed between our customer and us. Our
obligations under these agreements may be limited in terms of
time or amount or both. In addition, we have purchased and
expect to continue to purchase errors and omissions insurance
policies, which are expected, in most cases, to limit our
financial exposure to claims covered by such policies. Because
our obligations are conditional in nature and depend on the
unique facts and circumstances involved in each particular
matter, we record liabilities for these arrangements only on a
case by case basis when management determines that it is
probable that a liability has been incurred. As of
December 31, 2004, we have no significant liability
recorded for warranty claims.
|
|
15. |
Retirement Plan and Other Employee Trusts |
During 1989, we established the Perot Systems 401(k) Retirement
Plan, a qualified defined contribution retirement plan. The plan
year is the calendar year. In 2004, the plan allowed eligible
employees to contribute between 1% and 20% of their annual
compensation, including overtime pay, bonuses and commissions.
The plan was amended effective January 1, 2000, to change
our contribution to a formula matching 100% of employees
contributions, up to a maximum of 4% of the employees
compensation. The plan was also amended to provide 100% vesting
of all existing company matching contributions for active
employees and immediate vesting of any future company matching
contributions. Employees are not allowed to invest funds in our
Class A Common Stock. The plan allows for our matching
contribution to be paid in the form of Class A Common
Stock, and employees are not restricted in selling any such
stock. Our contributions, which were all made in cash, were
$19,438, $15,514 and $12,412 for the years ended
December 31, 2004, 2003, and 2002, respectively.
F-41
PEROT SYSTEMS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(dollars and shares in thousands, except per share
amounts)
|
|
16. |
Supplemental Cash Flow Information |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
|
2002 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Cash paid for interest
|
|
$ |
1,846 |
|
|
$ |
182 |
|
|
$ |
88 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash paid for income taxes, net
|
|
$ |
16,625 |
|
|
$ |
10,251 |
|
|
$ |
8,541 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance of common stock and options to purchase shares of
common stock for acquisitions of businesses
|
|
$ |
15,768 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
13,887 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets obtained through consolidation of variable interest
entity
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
65,168 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt obtained through consolidation of variable
interest entity
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
75,498 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tax benefit of employee options exercised
|
|
$ |
9,255 |
|
|
$ |
6,789 |
|
|
$ |
24,082 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17. |
Related Party Transactions |
We are providing information technology and energy management
services for Hillwood Enterprise L.P., which is controlled and
partially owned by Ross Perot, Jr. This contract will
expire on April 1, 2006. This contract includes provisions
under which we may be penalized if our actual performance does
not meet the levels of service specified in the contract, and
such provisions are consistent with those included in other
customer contracts. For the years ended December 31, 2004,
2003 and 2002, we recorded revenue of $1,640, $1,369, and $1,484
and direct cost of services of $1,192, $1,021, and $1,018,
respectively. Prior to entering into this arrangement, our Audit
Committee reviewed and approved this contract.
During 2002, we entered into a sublease agreement with Perot
Services Company, LLC, which is controlled and owned by Ross
Perot, for approximately 23,000 square feet of office space
at our Plano, Texas facility. Rent over the term of the lease is
approximately $363 per year. The initial lease term is
21/2 years
with one optional two-year renewal period. The lease also
provides for us to pay a $100 allowance for modifications to the
leased space. Perot Services will pay all modification costs in
excess of the allowance. Prior to entering into this
arrangement, our Audit Committee reviewed and approved this
contract.
F-42
PEROT SYSTEMS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(dollars and shares in thousands, except per share
amounts)
|
|
18. |
Earnings Per Common Share |
The following is a reconciliation of the numerators and the
denominators of the basic and diluted per common share
computations.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
|
2002 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Basic Earnings per Common Share
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before cumulative effect of changes in accounting
principles
|
|
$ |
94,347 |
|
|
$ |
51,870 |
|
|
$ |
78,288 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average common shares outstanding
|
|
|
115,203 |
|
|
|
110,573 |
|
|
|
106,309 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic earnings per common share before cumulative effect of
changes in accounting principles
|
|
$ |
0.82 |
|
|
$ |
0.47 |
|
|
$ |
0.74 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted Earnings per Common Share
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before cumulative effect of changes in accounting
principles
|
|
$ |
94,347 |
|
|
$ |
51,870 |
|
|
$ |
78,288 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average common shares outstanding
|
|
|
115,203 |
|
|
|
110,573 |
|
|
|
106,309 |
|
Incremental shares assuming dilution
|
|
|
5,329 |
|
|
|
4,761 |
|
|
|
9,120 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding
|
|
|
120,532 |
|
|
|
115,334 |
|
|
|
115,429 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted earnings per common share before cumulative effect of
changes in accounting principles
|
|
$ |
0.78 |
|
|
$ |
0.45 |
|
|
$ |
0.68 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
At December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002, outstanding options to
purchase 14,498, 20,333 and 15,713 shares,
respectively, of our common stock were not included in the
computation of diluted earnings per common share because the
exercise prices for these options were greater than the average
market price of our common shares for the years then ended and,
therefore, their inclusion would have been antidilutive.
F-43
PEROT SYSTEMS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(dollars and shares in thousands, except per share
amounts)
|
|
19. |
Realigned Operating Structure |
In the first quarter of 2001, we implemented a new operating
structure in order to strengthen our market position and reduce
our costs. In connection with this realigned structure, we
consolidated and closed certain facilities, eliminated
administrative redundancies and non-billable positions, and
recorded asset basis adjustments, resulting in a charge to
selling, general, and administrative expenses totaling $33,713.
The payments and adjustments that have been made in connection
with this charge for the years ended December 31, 2002,
2003, and 2004 are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Employee | |
|
Facility | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Related | |
|
Related | |
|
Asset Basis |
|
|
|
|
Costs | |
|
Costs | |
|
Adjustments |
|
Total | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
| |
Provision balance at January 1, 2002
|
|
$ |
2,904 |
|
|
$ |
5,279 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
8,183 |
|
Less: cash payments
|
|
|
(1,464 |
) |
|
|
(641 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,105 |
) |
Change in estimate
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,311 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,311 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Provision balance at December 31, 2002
|
|
|
1,440 |
|
|
|
5,949 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,389 |
|
Less: cash payments
|
|
|
(214 |
) |
|
|
(967 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,181 |
) |
Change in estimate
|
|
|
(1,224 |
) |
|
|
190 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,034 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Provision balance at December 31, 2003
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
5,172 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,174 |
|
Less: cash payments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,067 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,067 |
) |
Change in estimate
|
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
(487 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(489 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Provision balance at December 31, 2004
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
3,618 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
3,618 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
We revised our estimates of the remaining provision needed for
employee-related and facility-related costs during 2002, 2003
and 2004. We decreased our estimates for employee-related costs
primarily due to lower than expected outplacement and other
severance-related costs. A large portion of this reduction
resulted from a favorable resolution of an employment dispute.
The remaining balance at December 31, 2003, of $5,174 is
recorded as $1,393 in accrued liabilities and $3,781 in other
non-current liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets. The
remaining balance at December 31, 2004, of $3,618 is
recorded as $1,534 in accrued liabilities and $2,084 in other
non-current liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets and
is expected to be substantially settled by December 31,
2006.
During the third quarter of 2001, we continued to refine our
operations and recorded additional expense of $37,153, which was
recorded as $4,952 in direct cost of services and $32,201 in
SG&A. The payments and
F-44
PEROT SYSTEMS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(dollars and shares in thousands, except per share
amounts)
adjustments that have been made in connection with this charge
for the years ended December 31, 2002, 2003, and 2004 are
as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Employee | |
|
Facility | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Related | |
|
Related | |
|
Asset Basis |
|
|
|
|
Costs | |
|
Costs | |
|
Adjustments |
|
Total | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
| |
Provision balance at January 1, 2002
|
|
$ |
7,549 |
|
|
$ |
15,938 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
23,487 |
|
Less: cash payments
|
|
|
(1,336 |
) |
|
|
(11,285 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(12,621 |
) |
Change in estimate
|
|
|
(4,800 |
) |
|
|
3,489 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,311 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Provision balance at December 31, 2002
|
|
|
1,413 |
|
|
|
8,142 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,555 |
|
Less: cash payments
|
|
|
(18 |
) |
|
|
(6,537 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(6,555 |
) |
Change in estimate
|
|
|
(1,395 |
) |
|
|
(1,483 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,878 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Provision balance at December 31, 2003
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
122 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
122 |
|
Less: cash payments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(72 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(72 |
) |
Change in estimate
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(50 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(50 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Provision balance at December 31, 2004
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
In 2002 and 2003, we decreased our estimates for
employee-related costs primarily due to lower than expected
outplacement and other severance related costs. In 2002, we
increased our estimates for facility-related costs because we
were unable to settle certain facility lease obligations as
favorably as originally estimated and because of the
deterioration in the sublease markets for certain facilities.
During 2003, we decreased our estimates for facility-related
costs due to the favorable termination of certain facilities for
less than was previously expected.
In the second and third quarters of 2002, we continued our
streamlining efforts and recorded charges in SG&A of $8,151
and $2,936, respectively, related to severance and other costs
to exit certain activities. The amounts accrued and the related
payments and adjustments against these 2002 charges were as
follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Employee | |
|
Facility | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Related | |
|
Related | |
|
Asset Basis | |
|
|
|
|
Costs | |
|
Costs | |
|
Adjustments | |
|
Total | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Charges during 2002
|
|
$ |
9,821 |
|
|
$ |
312 |
|
|
$ |
954 |
|
|
$ |
11,087 |
|
Less: cash payments and asset write-downs
|
|
|
(5,045 |
) |
|
|
(21 |
) |
|
|
(954 |
) |
|
|
(6,020 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Provision balance at December 31, 2002
|
|
|
4,776 |
|
|
|
291 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,067 |
|
Less: cash payments
|
|
|
(1,121 |
) |
|
|
(269 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,390 |
) |
Change in estimate
|
|
|
(3,362 |
) |
|
|
(22 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,384 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Provision balance at December 31, 2003
|
|
|
293 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
293 |
|
Less: cash payments
|
|
|
(169 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(169 |
) |
Change in estimate
|
|
|
66 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
66 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Provision balance at December 31, 2004
|
|
$ |
190 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
190 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
In 2003, we decreased our estimates for employee-related costs
primarily due to lower than expected outplacement and other
severance related costs and higher than expected job
redeployment of associates.
F-45
PEROT SYSTEMS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(dollars and shares in thousands, except per share
amounts)
|
|
20. |
Supplemental Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
First | |
|
Second | |
|
Third | |
|
Fourth | |
|
|
Quarter | |
|
Quarter | |
|
Quarter | |
|
Quarter | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Year Ended December 31, 2004:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
|
|
$ |
419,804 |
|
|
$ |
433,794 |
|
|
$ |
454,290 |
|
|
$ |
465,564 |
|
Direct cost of services
|
|
|
335,376 |
|
|
|
345,153 |
|
|
|
356,256 |
|
|
|
368,368 |
|
Gross profit
|
|
|
84,428 |
|
|
|
88,641 |
|
|
|
98,034 |
|
|
|
97,196 |
|
Net income(1)
|
|
|
18,743 |
|
|
|
21,905 |
|
|
|
26,601 |
|
|
|
27,098 |
|
Basic earnings per common share(2)
|
|
$ |
0.16 |
|
|
$ |
0.19 |
|
|
$ |
0.23 |
|
|
$ |
0.23 |
|
Diluted earnings per common share(2)
|
|
$ |
0.16 |
|
|
$ |
0.18 |
|
|
$ |
0.22 |
|
|
$ |
0.22 |
|
Weighted average common shares outstanding
|
|
|
113,944 |
|
|
|
114,659 |
|
|
|
115,241 |
|
|
|
116,949 |
|
Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding
|
|
|
119,494 |
|
|
|
119,610 |
|
|
|
119,855 |
|
|
|
122,643 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
First | |
|
Second | |
|
Third | |
|
Fourth | |
|
|
Quarter | |
|
Quarter | |
|
Quarter | |
|
Quarter | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Year Ended December 31, 2003:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue(3)
|
|
$ |
336,361 |
|
|
$ |
360,041 |
|
|
$ |
371,330 |
|
|
$ |
393,019 |
|
Direct cost of services(4)
|
|
|
272,087 |
|
|
|
307,252 |
|
|
|
301,447 |
|
|
|
312,729 |
|
Gross profit
|
|
|
64,274 |
|
|
|
52,789 |
|
|
|
69,883 |
|
|
|
80,290 |
|
Income before cumulative effect of changes in accounting
principles(5)
|
|
|
14,877 |
|
|
|
4,946 |
|
|
|
15,710 |
|
|
|
16,337 |
|
Net income (loss)(5)(6)
|
|
|
(28,082 |
) |
|
|
4,946 |
|
|
|
15,710 |
|
|
|
9,932 |
|
Basic earnings per common share before cumulative effect of
changes in accounting principles(2)
|
|
$ |
0.14 |
|
|
$ |
0.05 |
|
|
$ |
0.14 |
|
|
$ |
0.15 |
|
Diluted earnings per common share before cumulative effect of
changes in accounting principles(2)
|
|
$ |
0.13 |
|
|
$ |
0.04 |
|
|
$ |
0.14 |
|
|
$ |
0.14 |
|
Weighted average common shares outstanding
|
|
|
109,046 |
|
|
|
109,808 |
|
|
|
110,755 |
|
|
|
112,640 |
|
Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding
|
|
|
113,962 |
|
|
|
114,694 |
|
|
|
115,205 |
|
|
|
117,546 |
|
|
|
(1) |
In the third quarter of 2004, we recorded a reduction in income
tax expense of $3,167 relating to the resolution of various
outstanding tax issues from prior years. In the fourth quarter
of 2004, we recorded a net reduction to our income tax valuation
allowances for our operations that benefited after-tax earnings
by $4,464 resulting from the combined effects of signing
longer-term business, reducing costs, and improving
profitability for parts of our European operations. |
|
(2) |
Due to changes in the weighted average common shares outstanding
per quarter, the sum of basic and diluted earnings per common
share per quarter may not equal the basic and diluted earnings
per common share for the applicable year. |
|
(3) |
We adopted EITF 00-21 on January 1, 2003 for long-term
fixed-price contracts that include multiple deliverables. |
|
(4) |
Direct cost of services for the second quarter of 2003 includes
$17,676 of expense associated with exiting an under-performing
contract. |
F-46
PEROT SYSTEMS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(dollars and shares in thousands, except per share
amounts)
|
|
(5) |
In addition to the items discussed in (3) and (4) above, income
before cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles and
net income for 2003 includes the following items. All amounts
noted below are prior to the effect of income taxes. |
|
|
|
|
|
In the second quarter of 2003, we recorded expense of $3,313
associated with employee reductions. |
|
|
|
In the second, third and fourth quarters of 2003, we recorded
reductions of expense of $5,415, $857, and $1,024, respectively,
resulting from revising our estimates of liabilities associated
with actions in prior years to streamline our operations. |
|
|
|
In the third and fourth quarters of 2003, we recorded additional
expense for discretionary associate bonuses of $4,100 and
$4,900, respectively. |
|
|
|
In the fourth quarter of 2003, we recorded expense of $11,183
that primarily related to resolving the ownership structure
of HPS. |
|
|
(6) |
During 2003 we adopted EITF 00-21 and FIN 46. Our
adoption of EITF 00-21 in the first quarter of 2003
resulted in an expense for the cumulative effect of a change in
accounting principle of $69,288 ($42,959, net of the applicable
income tax benefit). Our adoption of FIN 46 in the fourth
quarter of 2003 resulted in an expense for the cumulative effect
of a change in accounting principle of $10,330 ($6,405, net of
the applicable income tax benefit). |
F-47
|
|
Item 9. |
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on
Accounting and Financial Disclosure |
None.
|
|
Item 9A. |
Controls and Procedures |
|
|
|
Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures |
The term disclosure controls and procedures (defined
in SEC Rule 13a-15(e)) refers to the controls and other
procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that
information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports
that it files under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is
recorded, processed, summarized and reported within required
time periods. Our management, with the participation of the
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, have
evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and
procedures as of the end of the period covered by this annual
report. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer
and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of
December 31, 2004, such controls and procedures were
effective. See Managements Report on Internal
Control Over Financial Reporting on page F-1.
|
|
|
Changes in internal controls |
The term internal control over financial reporting
(defined in SEC Rule 13a-15(f)) refers to the process of a
company that is designed to provide reasonable assurance
regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the
preparation of financial statements for external purposes in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Our
management, with the participation of the Chief Executive
Officer and Chief Financial Officer, have evaluated any changes
in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred
during the most recent fiscal quarter, and they have concluded
that there were no changes to our internal control over
financial reporting that materially affected, or are reasonably
likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial
reporting.
PART III
|
|
Item 10. |
Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant |
All information required by Item 10 is incorporated by
reference to our definitive proxy statement for our Annual
Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May 11, 2005, which
we expect to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission
within 120 days after December 31, 2004.
|
|
Item 11. |
Executive Compensation |
All information required by Item 11 is incorporated by
reference to our definitive proxy statement for our Annual
Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May 11, 2005, which
we expect to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission
within 120 days after December 31, 2004.
|
|
Item 12. |
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and
Management and Related Stockholder Matters |
All information required by Item 12 is incorporated by
reference to our definitive proxy statement for our Annual
Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May 11, 2005, which
we expect to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission
within 120 days after December 31, 2004.
|
|
Item 13. |
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions |
All information required by Item 13 is incorporated by
reference to our definitive proxy statement for our Annual
Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May 11, 2005, which
we expect to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission
within 120 days after December 31, 2004.
45
|
|
Item 14. |
Principal Accountant Fees and Services |
All information required by Item 14 is incorporated by
reference to our definitive proxy statement for our Annual
Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May 11, 2005, which
we expect to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission
within 120 days after December 31, 2004.
46
PART IV
|
|
Item 15. |
Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules |
(1) and (2) Financial Statements and Financial Statement
Schedule
|
|
|
The consolidated financial statements of Perot Systems
Corporation and its subsidiaries and the required financial
statement schedule are incorporated by reference in
Part II, Item 8 of this report. |
(3) Exhibits
|
|
|
|
|
Exhibit |
|
|
Number |
|
Description of Exhibit |
|
|
|
|
3 |
.1 |
|
Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Perot
Systems Corporation (the Company) (Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Companys Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended
June 30, 2002.) |
|
3 |
.2 |
|
Fourth Amended and Restated Bylaws. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the Companys Current
Report on Form 8-K filed September, 24, 2004). |
|
4 |
.1 |
|
Specimen of Class A Common Stock Certificate
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the
Companys Registration Statement on Form S-1,
Registration No. 333-60755.) |
|
4 |
.2 |
|
Rights Agreement dated January 28, 1999 between the Company
and The Chase Manhattan Bank (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.2 of the Companys Registration Statement on
Form S-1, Registration No. 333-60755.) |
|
4 |
.3 |
|
Form of Certificate of Designation, Preferences, and Rights of
Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock (included as
Exhibit A-1 to the Rights Agreement) (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.3 of the Companys Registration
Statement on Form S-1, Registration No. 333-60755.) |
|
4 |
.4 |
|
Form of Certificate of Designation, Preferences, and Rights of
Series B Junior Participating Preferred Stock (included as
Exhibit A-2 to the Rights Agreement) (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.4 of the Companys Registration
Statement on Form S-1, Registration No. 333-60755.) |
|
10 |
.1 |
|
Restricted Stock Plan (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.3 of the Companys Form 10, dated
April 30, 1997.) |
|
10 |
.2 |
|
Form of Restricted Stock Agreement (Restricted Stock Plan)
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of the
Companys Form 10, dated April 30, 1997.) |
|
10 |
.3 |
|
1996 Non-Employee Director Stock Option/Restricted Stock
Incentive Plan (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.5 of the Companys Form 10, dated
April 30, 1997.) |
|
10 |
.4 |
|
Form of Restricted Stock Agreement (1996 Non-Employee Director
Stock Option/ Restricted Stock Incentive Plan) (Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.6 of the Companys
Form 10, dated April 30, 1997.) |
|
10 |
.5 |
|
Form of Stock Option Agreement (1996 Non-Employee Director Stock
Option/Restricted Stock Incentive Plan) (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.7 of the Companys
Form 10, dated April 30, 1997.) |
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10 |
.6 |
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1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (Incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.32 of the Companys Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
1999.) |
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10 |
.7 |
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Amended and Restated 1991 Stock Option Plan. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.10 of the Companys Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2002.) |
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10 |
.8 |
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Form of Stock Option Agreement (Amended and Restated 1991 Stock
Option Plan) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.34
of the Companys Registration Statement on Form S-1,
Registration No. 333-60755.) |
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10 |
.9 |
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2001 Long Term Incentive Plan (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.47 of Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001.) |
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10 |
.10 |
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Form of Nonstatutory Stock Option Agreement (2001 Long Term
Incentive Plan). (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.13 of Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002.) |
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10 |
.11 |
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Form of Unit Certificate Restricted Stock Unit
Agreement (2001 Long Term Incentive Plan). (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.11 of Amendment No. 1 to the
Companys Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed
March 12, 2004.) |
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10 |
.12 |
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Form of Unit Certificate Restricted Stock Unit
Agreement (Deferral Option) (2001 Long Term Incentive Plan).
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 of Amendment
No. 1 to the Companys Registration Statement on
Form S-4 filed March 12, 2004.) |
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10 |
.13 |
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Form of Unit Certificate Restricted Stock Unit
Agreement (Deferral Option Brian Maloney) (2001 Long
Term Incentive Plan). (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.13 of Amendment No. 1 to the Companys
Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed March 12,
2004.) |
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10 |
.14 |
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Associate Agreement dated July 8, 1996 between the Company
and James Champy (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.20 of the Companys Form 10, dated
April 30, 1997.) |
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10 |
.15 |
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Restricted Stock Agreement dated July 8, 1996 between the
Company and James Champy (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.21 of the Companys Form 10, dated
April 30, 1997.) |
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10 |
.16 |
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Letter Agreement dated July 8, 1996 between James Champy
and the Company (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.22 of the Companys Form 10, dated
April 30, 1997.) |
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10 |
.17 |
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Employment Agreement dated March 11, 2002, between the
Company and Brian T. Maloney (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.48 of the Companys Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31,
2002.) |
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10 |
.18 |
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Nonstatutory Stock Option Agreement dated March 11, 2002,
between the Company and Brian T. Maloney (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.49 of the Companys Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended
March 31, 2002.) |
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10 |
.19 |
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Amended and Restated Master Operating Agreement dated
January 1, 1997 between Swiss Bank Corporation (predecessor
of UBS AG) and the Company (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.31 to the Companys Form 10, dated
April 30, 1997.) |
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10 |
.20 |
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Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Master Operating
Agreement dated September 15, 2000, between UBS AG and the
Company (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.43 of
the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2000.) |
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10 |
.21 |
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Amended and Restated PSC Stock Option and Purchase Agreement
dated April 24, 1997 between Swiss Bank Corporation
(predecessor of UBS AG) and the Company (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.30 to the Companys
Form 10, dated April 30, 1997.) |
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10 |
.22 |
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Second Amended and Restated Agreement for EPI Operational
Management Services dated June 28, 1998 between Swiss Bank
Corporation (predecessor of UBS AG) and the Company
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.46 of the
Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2001.) |
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10 |
.23 |
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Amendment No. 1 to Second Amended and Restated Agreement
for EPI Operational Management Services dated September 15,
2000, between UBS AG and the Company. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.44 to the Companys Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2000.) |
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10 |
.24 |
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Memorandum Agreement dated August 24, 2001, between UBS AG
and Perot Systems Corporation (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.45 of the Companys Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30,
2001.) |
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10 |
.25 |
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Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of June 8, 2001 by and
among the Company, PSARS, LLC, Advanced Receivables Strategy,
Inc. (ARS), Advanced Receivables
Strategy Government Accounts Division, Inc.
(GAD), Meridian Healthcare Staffing, LLC
(Meridian), Cash-Net, LLC (Cash-Net) and
the owners of ARS, GAD, Meridian and Cash-Net (Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of the Companys Current
Report on Form 8-K filed August 10, 2001.) |
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.26 |
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Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of February 4, 2003 by
and among the Company, Perot Systems Government Services, Inc.,
Soza & Company, Ltd. and the stockholders of Soza
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of the
Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed
July 22, 2003.) |
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10 |
.27 |
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Master Lease Agreement And Mortgage and Deed of Trust dated as
of June 22, 2000, between Perot Systems Business Trust
No. 2000-1 and PSC Management Limited Partnership
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.44 to the
Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly
period ended June 30, 2000.) |
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10 |
.28 |
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Commercial Sublease dated September 18, 2002, by and
between PSC Management Limited Partnership, as sublessor, and
Perot Services Company, LLC, as sublessee (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.51 of the Companys Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended
September 30, 2002.) |
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10 |
.29 |
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Employment Agreement dated April 7, 2003, between the
Company and Jeff Renzi. (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.29 of the Companys Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31,
2003.) |
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10 |
.30 |
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Amended and Restated License Agreement dated as of
August 1, 1992 between Perot Systems Family Corporation and
H.R. Perot and the Company. (Incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.30 of Amendment No. 1 to the
Companys Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed
March 12, 2004.) |
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10 |
.31 |
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Amendment to Amended and Restated License Agreement effective
nunc pro tunc as of May 18, 1988 between Perot Systems
Family Corporation and H.R. Perot and the Company.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.31 of Amendment
No. 1 to the Companys Registration Statement on
Form S-4 filed March 12, 2004.) |
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10 |
.32 |
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Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of March 3,
2005 by and among the Company, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.,
KeyBank National Association, SunTrust Bank, Wells Fargo Bank,
N.A., Wachovia Bank, N.A., Comerica Bank, Southwest Bank of
Texas, N.A., Bank of Texas, N.A., The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi,
Ltd., Bank Hapoalim B.M., and Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.38 of the
Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed
March 4, 2005.) |
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10 |
.33 |
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Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of December 12, 2003 by
and among the Company, Perot Systems Investments B.V., HCL
Technologies Limited, HCL Holdings GmbH, Austria, HCL
Technologies (Bermuda) Limited, HCL Perot Systems B.V., HCL
Perot Systems (Mauritius) Private Limited and HCL Perot Systems
Limited. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibits 99.1 and
99.2 of the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed
January 5, 2004.) |
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10 |
.34 |
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Amendment to Employment Agreement of Brian Maloney dated
March 10, 2004. (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.34 of Amendment No. 1 to the Companys
Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed March 12,
2004). |
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10 |
.35 |
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Master Agreement for Information Technology Services dated
April 1, 2001 between Hillwood Enterprises, L.P. and the
Company. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.35 of
Amendment No. 2 to the Companys Registration
Statement on Form S-4 filed May 27, 2004.) |
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10 |
.36 |
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Statement of Work #1 dated April 11, 2001 between
Hillwood Enterprises, L.P. and the Company. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.36 of Amendment No. 2 to the
Companys Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed
May 27, 2004.) |
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10 |
.37 |
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EPI Transition Agreement dated September 16, 2004 between
UBS AG and the Company. (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.37 of the Companys Current Report on
Form 8-K filed September 20, 2004.) |
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Subsidiaries of the Company. |
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.1* |
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Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP dated March 9, 2005. |
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.1* |
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Rule 13a-14 Certification dated March 9, 2005, by
Peter A. Altabef, President and Chief Executive Officer. |
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.2* |
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Rule 13a-14 Certification dated March 9, 2005, by
Russell Freeman, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. |
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.1** |
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Section 1350 Certification dated March 9, 2005, by
Peter A. Altabef, President and Chief Executive Officer. |
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32 |
.2** |
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Section 1350 Certification dated March 9, 2005, by
Russell Freeman, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. |
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99 |
.1* |
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Schedule II Valuation and Qualifying Accounts. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused
this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized.
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Perot Systems Corporation
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Peter A. Altabef |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
Dated: March 9, 2005
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, this report has been signed by the following persons on
behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates
indicated.
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/s/ Peter A. Altabef
Peter
A. Altabef |
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Director, President, and Chief
Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer) |
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March 9, 2005 |
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/s/ Russell Freeman
Russell
Freeman |
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Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer) |
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March 9, 2005 |
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/s/ Robert J. Kelly
Robert
J. Kelly |
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Corporate Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer) |
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March 9, 2005 |
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/s/ Ross Perot
Ross
Perot |
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Chairman Emeritus |
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March 9, 2005 |
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/s/ Ross
Perot, Jr.
Ross
Perot, Jr. |
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Chairman |
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March 9, 2005 |
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/s/ Steve Blasnik
Steve
Blasnik |
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Director |
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March 9, 2005 |
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/s/ John
S.T. Gallagher
John
S.T. Gallagher |
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Director |
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March 9, 2005 |
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/s/ Carl Hahn
Carl
Hahn |
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Director |
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March 9, 2005 |
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/s/ DeSoto Jordan
DeSoto
Jordan |
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Director |
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March 9, 2005 |
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/s/ Thomas Meurer
Thomas
Meurer |
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Director |
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March 9, 2005 |
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Date |
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/s/ Cecil H.
Moore, Jr.
Cecil
H. Moore, Jr. |
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Director |
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March 9, 2005 |
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Anuroop
Singh |
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Director |
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