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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 20549

 

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

x   QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended April 30, 2003

 

OR

 

¨   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Commission File Number: 0-22369

 

 

 

BEA SYSTEMS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

77-0394711

(I. R. S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

2315 North First Street

San Jose, California 95131

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(408) 570-8000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

 

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 x    No ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether Registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes x    No ¨

 

As of May 31, 2003, there were approximately 401,426,016 shares of the Registrant’s common stock outstanding.

 


 


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BEA SYSTEMS, INC.

 

INDEX

 

        

Page

No.


PART I.    FINANCIAL INFORMATION

    

ITEM 1.

 

Financial Statements (Unaudited):

    
   

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the three months ended April 30, 2003 and 2002

   3
   

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of April 30, 2003 and January 31, 2003

   4
   

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended April 30, 2003 and 2002

   5
   

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

   6

ITEM 2.

 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

   14

ITEM 3.

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risks

   36

ITEM 4.

 

Controls and Procedures

   38

PART II.    OTHER INFORMATION

    

ITEM 6.

 

Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

   40

Signatures

   41

Certification of Chief Executive Officer

   42

Certification of Chief Financial Officer

   43

 

 

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PART I.    FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1.    Financial Statements

 

BEA SYSTEMS, INC.

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

 

(in thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

    

Three Months Ended

April 30,


 
     2003

    2002

 

Revenues:

                

License fees

   $ 122,339     $ 131,138  

Services

     114,955       93,705  
    


 


Total revenues

     237,294       224,843  

Cost of revenues:

                

Cost of license fees

     5,897       4,657  

Cost of services

     46,817       41,890  

Amortization of acquired intangible assets

     5,017       7,695  
    


 


Total cost of revenues

     57,731       54,242  
    


 


Gross profit

     179,563       170,601  

Operating expenses:

                

Sales and marketing

     91,909       93,928  

Research and development

     34,830       31,335  

General and administrative

     18,610       18,929  
    


 


Total operating expenses

     145,349       144,192  
    


 


Income from operations

     34,214       26,409  

Interest and other, net:

                

Interest expense

     (5,543 )     (5,544 )

Write-down of equity investments

     —         (22,386 )

Net gain (loss) on sale of equity investments

     (198 )     453  

Interest income and other, net

     6,463       6,594  
    


 


Total interest and other, net

     722       (20,883 )
    


 


Income before provision for income taxes

     34,936       5,526  

Provision for income taxes

     10,481       1,658  
    


 


Net income

     24,455       3,868  

Other comprehensive income:

                

Foreign currency translation adjustments

     83       (365 )

Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale investments, net of income taxes

     (221 )     6  
    


 


Comprehensive income

   $ 24,317     $ 3,509  
    


 


Net income per share:

                

Basic and diluted net income per share

   $ 0.06     $ 0.01  
    


 


Number of shares used in per share calculations:

                

Basic

     402,710       403,980  
    


 


Diluted

     419,130       421,170  
    


 


 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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BEA SYSTEMS, INC.

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

(in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

    

April 30,

2003


   

January 31,

2003


 
ASSETS                 

Current assets:

                

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 553,071     $ 578,717  

Restricted cash

     1,829       4,369  

Short-term investments

     681,254       688,753  

Accounts receivable, net

     189,317       208,189  

Other current assets

     42,218       43,869  
    


 


Total current assets

     1,467,689       1,523,897  

Property and equipment, net

     61,870       63,938  

Goodwill, net

     54,366       53,565  

Acquired intangible assets, net

     18,503       16,159  

Long-term restricted cash

     152,727       131,727  

Other long-term assets (see Note 2—Related Party Transactions)

     22,569       20,673  
    


 


Total assets

   $ 1,777,724     $ 1,809,959  
    


 


LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY                 

Current liabilities:

                

Accounts payable

   $ 14,240     $ 10,807  

Accrued facilities consolidation charges

     17,010       17,617  

Accrued payroll and related liabilities

     42,225       54,295  

Accrued income taxes

     36,953       38,992  

Other accrued liabilities

     86,267       89,512  

Deferred revenues

     231,018       233,758  

Deferred tax liabilities

     600       600  
    


 


Total current liabilities

     428,313       445,581  

Deferred tax liabilities

     1,788       4,214  

Notes payable and other long-term obligations

     4,352       4,215  

Convertible subordinated notes

     550,000       550,000  

Commitments and contingencies

                

Stockholders’ equity:

                

Common stock

     401       406  

Additional paid-in capital

     1,015,584       1,002,846  

Treasury stock, at cost

     (94,089 )     (42,095 )

Accumulated deficit

     (113,220 )     (137,675 )

Deferred compensation

     (16,213 )     (18,479 )

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     808       946  
    


 


Total stockholders’ equity

     793,271       805,949  
    


 


Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 1,777,724     $ 1,809,959  
    


 


 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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BEA SYSTEMS, INC.

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

(in thousands)

(Unaudited)

     Three Months Ended
April 30,


 
     2003

    2002

 

Operating activities:

                

Net income

   $ 24,455     $ 3,868  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

                

Depreciation

     7,297       7,969  

Amortization of deferred compensation

     2,266       1,099  

Amortization of acquired intangible assets

     5,017       7,695  

Write-down of equity investments

     —         22,386  

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

     (4,098 )     10,565  

Other

     5,560       2,151  
    


 


Net cash provided by operating activities

     40,497       55,733  
    


 


Investing activities:

                

Purchases of property and equipment

     (3,961 )     (11,658 )

Payments for acquisitions, net of cash acquired, and other equity investments

     (4,129 )     (7,349 )

Purchases of available-for-sale short-term investments

     (145,582 )     (120,417 )

Proceeds from maturities of available-for-sale short-term investments

     30,800       99,334  

Proceeds from sales of available-for-sale short-term investments

     119,318       —    

Other

     353       1,500  
    


 


Net cash used in investing activities

     (3,201 )     (38,590 )
    


 


Financing activities:

                

Increase in restricted cash for collateral on land lease transaction and for certain banking requirements in foreign countries

     (21,226 )     (1,263 )

Net proceeds received for employee stock purchases

     9,836       16,308  

Purchases of treasury stock

     (51,999 )     —    
    


 


Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     (63,389 )     15,045  
    


 


Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     (26,093 )     32,188  

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

     447       1  

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     578,717       821,802  
    


 


Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 553,071     $ 853,991  
    


 


 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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BEA SYSTEMS, INC.

 

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Note 1.    Basis of Presentation

 

The condensed consolidated financial statements included herein are unaudited and reflect all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods presented. Certain amounts reported in prior periods have been reclassified to conform to the presentation adopted in the current period. Such reclassifications did not change the previously reported revenues, operating income or net income amounts. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto, together with Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contained in the BEA Systems, Inc. (“BEA” or the “Company”) Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2003. The results of operations for the three months ended April 30, 2003 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be anticipated for the entire fiscal year ending January 31, 2004.

 

The condensed consolidated balance sheet at January 31, 2003 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.

 

Use of estimates

 

The preparation of the financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.

 

Revenue recognition

 

The Company recognizes revenues in accordance with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (“AICPA”) Statement of Position 97-2, Software Revenue Recognition, as amended. Revenue from software license agreements is recognized when persuasive evidence of an agreement exists, delivery of the product has occurred, the fee is fixed or determinable, and collection is probable. The Company uses the residual method to recognize revenue when a license agreement includes one or more elements to be delivered at a future date and vendor specific evidence of the fair value of all undelivered elements exists. Under the residual method, the fair value of the undelivered elements is deferred and the remaining portion of the arrangement fee is recognized as revenue. If evidence of the fair value of one or more undelivered elements does not exist, the revenue is deferred and recognized when delivery of those elements occurs or when fair value can be established.

 

When licenses are sold together with services, license fees are recognized upon delivery, provided that (1) the above criteria have been met, (2) payment of the license fees is not dependent upon the performance of the services, and (3) the services do not provide significant customization of the software products and are not essential to the functionality of the software that was delivered. The majority of license fees are recognized in this manner. For arrangements that do not meet the above criteria, the license and related services revenue is recognized in accordance with AICPA Statement of Position 81-1, Accounting for Performance of Construction-Type and Certain Production-Type Contracts.

 

If the fee due from the customer is not fixed or determinable, revenue is recognized as payment is due from the customer, assuming all other revenue recognition criteria have been met. Generally, the Company considers arrangements with extended payment terms not to be fixed or determinable unless the Company has an established history with a particular customer of granting extended payment terms and collecting payment without granting concessions. In certain regions or countries where collection risk is generally

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

 

considered to be high, such as Latin America, China and Korea, revenue is generally recognized only when full cash payment is received from the customer. Revenue arrangements with resellers are generally recognized on a sell-through basis, that is, when the Company receives persuasive evidence that the reseller has sold the products to an end user customer. Revenue from sales to independent software vendors (“ISV’s”) who embed BEA’s products into their software products is recognized either upon shipment to the ISV or on a sell-through basis, depending upon the facts and circumstances and BEA’s past experience with the particular ISV. The majority of ISV arrangements are recognized upon shipment to the ISV.

 

Services revenue includes consulting services, customer support and education. Consulting revenue and the related cost of services are recognized on a time and materials basis; however, revenues from certain fixed-price contracts are recognized on the percentage of completion basis, which involves the use of estimates. The amount of consulting contracts recognized on a percentage of completion basis has not been significant to date. Customer support agreements provide technical support and the right to unspecified future upgrades on an if-and-when available basis. Customer support revenue is recognized ratably over the term of the support period (generally one year) and education revenues are recognized as the related training services are provided. The unrecognized portion of amounts billed in advance for licenses and services is recorded as deferred revenues.

 

The Company occasionally purchases software products from vendors who are also customers of BEA. For contemporaneous exchanges of software products, the transaction is generally recorded on a net basis (i.e. revenue or expense is recognized equal to the net cash exchanged in the transaction).

 

Accounts Receivable

 

Accounts receivable are stated at cost, net of allowances for doubtful accounts. The Company makes judgments as to its ability to collect outstanding receivables and records allowances when collection becomes doubtful. Allowances are made based upon a specific review of all significant outstanding invoices. For those invoices not specifically reviewed, allowances are provided based upon a percentage of expected uncollectible accounts. In determining these percentages, the Company analyzes its historical collection experience and current economic trends including such factors as geography and industry of the customer.

 

Stock-based compensation

 

The Company generally grants stock options to its employees for a fixed number of shares with an exercise price equal to the fair market value of the stock on the date of grant. As permitted under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation (“FAS 123”), the Company has elected to follow Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees (“APB 25”) and related interpretations in accounting for stock awards to employees. Accordingly, no compensation expense is recognized in the Company’s financial statements in connection with employee stock awards where the exercise price of the award is equal to the fair market value of the stock at the date of the award. When stock options are granted with an exercise price that is lower than the fair market value of the stock on the date of grant, the difference is recorded as deferred compensation and amortized to expense on a straight-line basis over the vesting term of the stock options.

 

Pro forma information regarding net income (loss) and net income (loss) per share is required by FAS 123. This information is required to be determined as if the Company had accounted for its employee stock options (including shares issued under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan, collectively called “stock-based awards”), under the fair value method of that statement. Stock-based awards have been valued using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. Among other things, the Black-Scholes model considers the expected volatility of the Company’s stock price, determined in accordance with FAS 123, in arriving at an option valuation.

 

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BEA SYSTEMS, INC.

 

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

 

The fair value of the Company’s stock-based awards to employees was estimated assuming no expected dividends and the following weighted-average assumptions:

 

     Employee Stock Options
Three Months Ended April 30,


    Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Three Months Ended April 30,


     2003

    2002

    2003

   2002

Expected life (in years)

   4.0     4.0     0.5 to 2.0    0.5 to 2.0

Risk-free interest rate

   2.87 %   2.82 %   1.34% to 1.78%    1.34% to 1.78%

Expected volatility

   65 %   65 %   80%    80%

 

The Black-Scholes option-pricing model was developed for use in estimating the fair value of traded options that have no vesting restrictions and are fully transferable. In addition, option valuation models require the input of highly subjective assumptions, including the expected volatility of the stock price. Because the Company’s stock-based awards have characteristics significantly different from those of traded options and because changes in the subjective input assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimates, in the opinion of management, the existing models do not necessarily provide a reliable single measure of the fair value of its stock-based awards.

 

For purposes of pro forma disclosures, the estimated fair value of the stock-based awards is amortized to expense over the awards’ vesting period. The pro forma stock-based employee compensation expense has no impact on our cash flow. In the future, we may elect, or be required, to use a different valuation model, which could result in a significantly different impact on our pro forma net income (loss). For purposes of this reconciliation, we add back to previously reported net income all stock-based employee compensation expense that relates to acquisitions or to awards made below fair market value, then deduct the pro forma stock-based employee compensation expense determined under the fair value method for all awards. The Company’s pro forma information is as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):

 

     Three Months Ended
April 30,


 
     2003

    2002

 

Net income as reported

   $ 24,455     $ 3,868  

Add back:

                

Stock-based employee compensation expense included in reported net income, net of related tax

     1,917       658  

Less:

                

Total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under the fair value method for all awards, net of related tax

     (37,070 )     (37,306 )
    


 


Pro forma net loss

   $ (10,698 )   $ (32,780 )
    


 


Basic and diluted net income per share as reported

   $ 0.06     $ 0.01  
    


 


Pro forma basic and diluted net loss per share

   $ (0.03 )   $ (0.08 )
    


 


 

Projects funded by third parties

 

The Company occasionally enters into product development agreements with third parties that provide funding to BEA, which is intended by BEA and the third party to offset certain operating costs incurred by BEA. Such amounts are recorded as a reduction in BEA’s operating expenses. During the first quarter of fiscal 2004 and 2003, approximately $3.2 million and $2.2 million, respectively, of third party funding was recorded as a reduction in operating expenses.

 

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BEA SYSTEMS, INC.

 

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

 

Effect of new accounting pronouncements

 

In January 2003, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 46, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities (“FIN 46”). This interpretation of Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51, Consolidated Financial Statements, addresses consolidation by business enterprises of variable interest entities. Under current practice, two enterprises generally have been included in consolidated financial statements because one enterprise controls the other through voting interests. FIN 46 defines the concept of “variable interests” and requires existing unconsolidated variable interest entities to be consolidated by their primary beneficiaries if the entities do not effectively disperse risks among the parties involved. This interpretation applies immediately to variable interest entities created after January 31, 2003. It applies in the first fiscal year or interim period beginning after June 15, 2003, to variable interest entities in which an enterprise holds a variable interest that it acquired before February 1, 2003. For these variable interest entities, the assets, liabilities and non-controlling interest of the variable interest entity would be initially measured at their carrying amounts, with any difference between the net amount added to the balance sheet and any previously recognized interest being recognized as the cumulative effect of an accounting change. If determining the carrying amounts is not practicable, fair value at the date FIN 46 first applies may be used to measure the assets, liabilities and non-controlling interest of the variable interest entity. Once the assets have been included in the consolidated financial statements, the assets must be assessed for impairment in accordance with the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144 (“FAS 144”), Accounting for the Impairment and Disposal of Long-Lived Assets. If it is reasonably possible that an enterprise will consolidate or disclose information about a variable interest entity when FIN 46 becomes effective, the enterprise shall disclose information about those entities in all financial statements issued after January 31, 2003. The interpretation 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. The Company is evaluating the impact of applying FIN 46 and has not yet completed this analysis. The Company has not yet concluded whether its current land lease structure would be consolidated upon its adoption of FIN 46 because the rules are recent and contain numerous complicated provisions that the accounting profession continues to analyze. The impact of consolidating the land held under lease at carrying value would be an increase to assets and liabilities of approximately $330 million. It is possible that final rules could require that the land be capitalized on the Company’s balance sheet at current fair market value, which could be less than the outstanding lease balance in the near term. This could result in a material charge to earnings, equal to the difference between the fair market value of the property and the outstanding lease balance at the time such determination is made. Alternatively, the Company could elect to restructure the financing arrangement or exercise the purchase option on the lease, which could also result in it recording the land on its balance sheet at current fair market value, potentially resulting in a material charge to earnings as described above.

 

Note 2.    Related Party Transactions

 

Loans to Officers

 

The Company has an unsecured advance due from William T. Coleman III, an officer of the Company, of $5.0 million as of April 30, 2003 and January 31, 2003, which is included in other long-term assets. This advance was made in August 2001 pursuant to an unsecured line of credit issued to Mr. Coleman in September 1999 (the “Unsecured Line of Credit”). The Unsecured Line of Credit bears interest at 7 percent per annum and is due within 90 days following the earlier of (i) termination of Mr. Coleman’s employment with the Company or (ii) the Company’s stock price achieving a specified average closing price. Accumulated interest receivable on the advance totaled $609,000 and $515,000 as of April 30, 2003 and January 31, 2003, respectively, which is included in other current assets.

 

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BEA SYSTEMS, INC.

 

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

 

In November 2001, the Company issued a secured and full recourse line of credit of $25.0 million to Mr. Coleman (the “Secured Line of Credit”). The Secured Line of Credit is secured by real property and bears interest at 6 percent per annum. Borrowings under the Secured Line of Credit are due upon 90 days written demand. During the quarter ended July 31, 2002, the Company loaned $19.2 million to Mr. Coleman under the Secured Line of Credit. The terms of the Secured Line of Credit stipulate that once borrowed funds have been repaid, they cannot be re-borrowed. During the quarter ended October 31, 2002, Mr. Coleman repaid in full the $19.2 million secured loan to the Company, including interest. No borrowings were outstanding under this secured line of credit at April 30, 2003 or January 31, 2003.

 

In September 1999, the Company issued an unsecured line of credit to Alfred Chuang, an executive officer of the Company, in the amount of $5.0 million. No borrowings were outstanding under this line of credit at April 30, 2003 or January 31, 2003.

 

Loans to Executives

 

The Company has secured notes receivable from three other executives totaling $1.6 million as of April 30, 2003 and from four other executives totaling $2.0 million as of January 31, 2003, respectively. These notes are included in other long-term assets and are for the financing of real property. The notes originated prior to June 30, 2002 and are secured by deeds of trust on real property. They bear interest ranging from the quoted prime rate to 7 percent per annum and are due and payable on the earlier of dates ranging from April 3, 2006 to May 10, 2007, or the termination of employment with the Company. The notes may be repaid at any time prior to the due date.

 

Note 3.    Net Income Per Share

 

Basic net income per share is computed based on the weighted average number of shares of the Company’s common stock less the weighted average number of shares subject to repurchase and held in escrow. Diluted net income per share is computed based on the weighted average number of shares of the Company’s common stock and common equivalent shares (using the treasury stock method for stock options and using the if-converted method for convertible notes), if dilutive.

 

The following is a reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted net income per share computations (in thousands, except per share data):

 

     Three Months Ended
April 30,


 
     2003

    2002

 

Numerator:

                

Numerator for basic net income per share:

                

Net income available to common shareholders

   $ 24,455     $ 3,868  
    


 


Denominator:

                

Denominator for basic net income per share:

                

Weighted average shares outstanding

     403,015       404,850  

Weighted average shares subject to repurchase and shares held in escrow

     (305 )     (870 )
    


 


Denominator for basic net income per share, weighted average shares outstanding

     402,710       403,980  

Weighted average dilutive potential common shares:

                

Options and shares subject to repurchase and shares held in escrow

     16,420       17,190  
    


 


Denominator for diluted net income per share

     419,130       421,170  
    


 


Basic and diluted net income per share

   $ 0.06     $ 0.01  
    


 


 

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BEA SYSTEMS, INC.

 

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

 

The computation of diluted net income per share for the three months ended April 30, 2003 excludes the impact of options to purchase 35.3 million shares of common stock and the conversion of the $550 million 4% Convertible Subordinated Notes due December 15, 2006 (“2006 Notes”) which are convertible into 15.9 million shares of common stock at April 30, 2003, as such impact would be antidilutive for this period.

 

The computation of diluted net income per share for the three months ended April 30, 2002 excludes the impact of options to purchase 23.0 million shares of common stock and the conversion of the 2006 Notes, which are convertible into 15.9 million shares of common stock at April 30, 2002, as such impact would be antidilutive for this period.

 

The anti-dilutive options and debt could be dilutive in future periods. See our Annual Report on Form 10-K for information regarding the range of exercise prices of our outstanding, unexercised options.

 

Note 4.    Facilities Consolidation Charges

 

During fiscal 2002, the Company approved a plan to consolidate certain facilities in regions including the United States, Canada, and Germany. A facilities consolidation charge of $20.0 million was calculated using management’s best estimates and was based upon the remaining future lease commitments and brokerage fees for vacant facilities from the date of facility consolidation, net of estimated future sublease income. The facilities consolidation charge also included the write-off of $2.2 million of leasehold improvements. The estimated costs of abandoning these leased facilities, including estimated costs to sublease, were based on market information and trend analyses, including information obtained from third party real estate industry sources. As of April 30, 2003, $12.0 million of lease termination costs, net of anticipated sublease income, remains accrued and is expected to be fully utilized by fiscal 2012. In calculating this charge, certain assumptions were made relating to such factors as the estimated time periods of vacancy and sublease rates and opportunities. If actual circumstances prove to be materially worse than management has estimated, the Company’s total charges for these vacant facilities could be significantly higher. Additionally, during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2002, the Company reduced the scope and re-evaluated the timing of the planned construction of facilities at its San Jose, California headquarters, resulting in an additional facilities related charge of $5.0 million. Adjustments to the facilities consolidation charge will be made in future periods, if necessary, based upon then current actual events and circumstances.

 

The following table summarizes the charges in fiscal 2002, and the activity related to the facilities consolidation liability during fiscal 2003 and the three months ended April 30, 2003 (in thousands):

 

     Facilities
Consolidation


 

Charges accrued during fiscal 2002

   $ 25,000  

Write-off of leasehold improvements

     (2,152 )

Cash payments during the year

     (1,447 )
    


Balance at January 31, 2002

     21,401  

Cash payments during fiscal 2003

     (3,784 )
    


Balance at January 31, 2003

     17,617  

Cash payments during the three months ended April 30, 2003

     (607 )
    


Balance at April 30, 2003

   $ 17,010  
    


 

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BEA SYSTEMS, INC.

 

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

 

Note 5.    Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

 

The components of accumulated other comprehensive income are as follows (in thousands):

 

     April 30,
2003


    January 31,
2003


 

Foreign currency translation adjustment

   $ (1,042 )   $ (1,125 )

Unrealized gain on available-for-sale investments, net of income tax

     1,850       2,071  
    


 


Total accumulated other comprehensive income

   $ 808     $ 946  
    


 


 

Note 6.    Common Stock and Treasury Stock

 

During the three months ended April 30, 2003, the Company issued 639,000 shares of common stock and received $2.7 million in proceeds resulting from the exercise of employee stock options.

 

In September 2001, the Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program for the Company to repurchase up to $100.0 million of its common stock (the “Share Repurchase Program”). In March 2003, the Board of Directors approved an additional repurchase of up to $100.0 million of the Company’s common stock under the Share Repurchase Program. In the first quarter of fiscal 2004, under the Share Repurchase Program, the Company repurchased approximately 5.3 million shares of its common stock at a total cost of approximately $52.0 million.

 

Note 7.    Long-term Restricted Cash

 

During the three months ended April 30, 2003, the Company was required to restrict approximately $21.0 million of cash as collateral in connection with a new European banking arrangement, which is included in long-term restricted cash.

 

Note 8.    Commitments and Contingencies

 

Litigation and Other Claims

 

The Company is subject to legal proceedings and other claims that arise, such as those arising from domestic and foreign tax authorities and employee-related matters, in the ordinary course of its business. While management currently believes the amount of ultimate liability, if any, with respect to these actions will not materially affect the Company’s financial position, results of operations, or liquidity, the ultimate outcome of any litigation or claim is uncertain, and the impact of an unfavorable outcome could be material to the Company.

 

Land Lease

 

During the first quarter of fiscal 2002, the Company entered into a lease agreement for the lease of approximately 40 acres of land adjacent to the Company’s San Jose, California headquarters (the “land lease”). The Company intends to construct additional corporate offices and research and development facilities on the leased land. Under the land lease agreement, the lessor will finance up to $331 million of land and associated costs. The land lease has an initial term of five years with renewal options. Rent payments commence at the beginning of the third year. Although no rental payments were being made under the land lease prior to February 1, 2003, the Company began expensing rent in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2002 of approximately $3 million per quarter, as it re-evaluated the scope and timing of the construction for additional corporate offices. The agreement qualifies for operating lease accounting treatment under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 13, Accounting for Leases, and, as such, the land and the related obligation discussed below are not included on the Company’s balance sheet.

 

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BEA SYSTEMS, INC.

 

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

 

Total minimum lease payments are estimated to be approximately $9.9 million per year commencing in fiscal 2004 through fiscal 2006, and are calculated based on the London Interbank Offering Rate (“LIBOR”). The minimum lease payments will fluctuate from time to time depending on changes in LIBOR and changes in the Company’s financial position as specified in the lease. As of April 30, 2003, the outstanding lease balance was approximately $327.3 million. The Company has an option to renew the land lease agreement (subject to the lessor’s agreement to renew), purchase the land at the end of the lease term or earlier for the outstanding lease balance, or, to arrange for the sale of the land to a third party. If the Company elects to arrange for the sale of the land, it is obligated to pay any shortfall between the fair value or sales price and the outstanding land lease balance under a residual value guarantee of approximately $330 million. If it became probable that the value of the leased property would be less than the outstanding lease balance at lease termination, the estimated deficiency would be expensed ratably over the remaining lease term. If the Company elects to purchase the land, the Company could be required to capitalize the land on the Company’s balance sheet at then current fair market value, which could be less than the outstanding lease balance in the near term. This could result in a material charge to earnings at the time of purchase, equal to the difference between the current fair market value of the property and the outstanding lease balance.

 

As part of the land lease agreement, the Company must maintain a minimum restricted cash balance consisting of United States government securities as defined in the lease, which was $126.5 million as of April 30, 2003. This amount represents collateral for specified obligations to the lessor under the lease. The restricted cash cannot be withdrawn and is managed by a third party subject to certain limitations. The Company has classified this amount as a long-term restricted asset on the consolidated balance sheet at April 30, 2003. The Company must maintain certain covenants, including liquidity, leverage and profitability ratios. As of April 30, 2003, the Company is in compliance with all financial covenants. In the event of a default, the lessor may demand payment equal to the lessor’s investment, or require BEA to purchase, facilitate the sale of, or surrender the property.

 

Warranties and Indemnification

 

The Company generally provides a warranty for its software products and services to its customers and accounts for its warranties under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 5, Accounting for Contingencies (“FAS 5”). The Company’s products are generally warranted to perform substantially as described in the associated product documentation for a period of 90 days. The Company’s services are generally warranted to be performed consistent with industry standards for a period of 90 days from delivery. In the event there is a failure of such warranties, the Company generally is obligated to correct the product or service to conform to the warranty provision or, if the Company is unable to do so, the customer is entitled to seek a refund of the purchase price of the product or service. The Company has not provided for a warranty accrual as of April 30, 2003 or January 31, 2003. To date, the Company’s product warranty expense has not been significant.

 

The Company generally agrees to indemnify its customers against legal claims that the Company’s software products infringe certain third-party intellectual property rights and accounts for its indemnification obligations under FAS 5. In the event of such a claim, the Company is generally obligated to defend its customer against the claim and to either settle the claim at the Company’s expense or pay damages that the customer is legally required to pay to the third-party claimant. In addition, in the event of an infringement, the Company agrees to modify or replace the infringing product, or, if those options are not reasonably possible, to refund the cost of the software, as pro-rated over a three-year period. To date, the Company has not been required to make any payment resulting from infringement claims asserted against our customers. As such, the Company has not recorded a liability for infringement costs as of April 30, 2003 or January 31, 2003.

 

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ITEM 2.     Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

The following discussion of the financial condition and results of operations of BEA Systems, Inc. (“BEA” or the “Company”) should be read in conjunction with the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and the Consolidated Financial Statements and the Notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 2003, and subsequent SEC filings. This quarterly report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including statements using terminology such as “may,” “will,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “goals,” “estimates,” “potential,” or “continue,” or the negative thereof or other comparable terminology regarding beliefs, plans, expectations or intentions regarding the future. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding: the evaluation of the effect of certain accounting pronouncements; adjustments to facilities consolidation charges; the development of further integration technologies and features; the continuation of certain products accounting for a majority of revenue; the significant advantages of a standards-based approach; use of the application server for essential services, and a tightly integrated platform product; the construction of additional corporate offices and research and development facilities; the continuation of growth through acquisitions; seasonality of orders; the investment in programs and strategies to attract developers using non-Java platforms; the future impairment of investments, assessment of property value and use of property for impairment; sufficiency of existing cash; future amortization expenses associated with intangible assets; the commitment of substantial resources to product development and engineering; fluctuation of revenues and operating results; the success of and continued investment in WebLogic products and related initiatives; the expansion of relationships with distributors and ISVs; the development and roll out of information technology initiatives; an increase in staff and improvement in financial reporting and controls; the fluctuation of lease payments; the evaluation of the realizability of deferred tax assets; and the assessment of the scope and timing of the construction project. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties and actual results could differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those described under the headings “Effect of New Accounting Pronouncements” and “Risk Factors That May Impact Future Operating Results,” as well as risks described immediately prior to or following some forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements and risk factors included in this document are made as of the date hereof, based on information available to us as of the date thereof, and we assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statement or risk factors.

 

Overview

 

BEA is the world’s leading application infrastructure software provider. Our WebLogic Enterprise Platform delivers a highly reliable, scalable software infrastructure for customers to bring new services to market quickly, to lower operational costs by automating processes, and to automate relationships with suppliers and distributors. The BEA WebLogic Enterprise Platform consists of BEA WebLogic Server, the world’s leading J2EE application server, which includes security, management, development and deployment features, as well as support for Web services protocols; BEA WebLogic Integration, a standards-based solution for application integration, business process management, business-to-business integration and Web services; BEA WebLogic Portal, an infrastructure for building and deploying robust personalized enterprise portals; BEA WebLogic Workshop, an integrated development framework for J2EE applications and Web services; BEA JRockit JVM, a server-centric Java Virtual Machine (“JVM”); BEA Tuxedo®, a proven transaction processing platform for mission-critical, large-scale and high-volume distributed enterprise applications; and BEA Liquid Data for WebLogic, a solution for providing information integration and data aggregation from various sources in distributed computer systems. Our products are marketed and sold worldwide primarily through our direct sales force, and also through systems integrators (“SIs”), independent software vendors (“ISVs”) and hardware vendors that are our partners and distributors. Our products have been adopted in a wide variety of industries, including telecommunications, commercial and investment banking, securities trading, government, manufacturing, retail, airlines, package delivery, pharmaceuticals and insurance. The BEA WebLogic Enterprise Platform provides application infrastructure for building and deploying distributed, integrated information

 

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technology (“IT”) environments, allowing customers to integrate private client/server networks, the Internet, intranets, extranets, virtual private networks, and mainframe and legacy systems as system components. Our products serve as a platform, integration tool or portal framework for applications such as billing, provisioning, customer service, electronic funds transfers, ATM networks, securities trading and settlement, online banking, Internet sales, inventory management, supply chain management, enterprise resource planning, scheduling and logistics, and hotel, airline and rental car reservations. Licenses for our products are typically priced on a per-central processing unit basis, but we also offer licenses priced on other metrics.

 

Seasonality.    Our first quarter sales are typically lower than sales in the immediately preceding fourth quarter because most of our customers begin a new fiscal year on January 1 and it is common for capital expenditures to be lower in an organization’s first quarter than in its fourth quarter. Our commission structure and other sales incentives also tend to result in fewer sales in the first quarter than the fourth quarter. We anticipate that the negative impact of seasonality on our first quarter will continue.

 

Investment in Integration Technologies.    In the spring of 2001, we announced a new focus on developing products to address the integration market. To address this market, we introduced BEA WebLogic Integration in July 2001, and a series of BEA branded, sold and supported adapters in August 2002. BEA also partners with complementary technology providers to supplement its integration solutions. In addition, we continue to develop further integration technologies and features, both inside the WebLogic Integration product and in the other elements of the WebLogic Enterprise Platform. Our strategy for the integration market is characterized by three approaches that we believe are different than how the market was previously being addressed: (i) a standards-based approach, built on the J2EE messaging and connectivity standards, in contrast to other vendors’ proprietary approaches; (ii) using the application server to provide essential capabilities and underlying services, such as scalability and transaction processing, in contrast to the messaging approaches offered by most other integration vendors; and (iii) providing Web services support, business process management, business to business integration, application integration, information integration, development tools and a run-time framework all in a single tightly integrated platform product, rather than providing them as separate products with separate tools and separate deployment frameworks. Some of our competitors in the integration market have recently announced a variety of initiatives similar to one or more of these approaches.

 

Investment in Developer Programs.    Our products are a platform for Java application development and deployment, both packaged applications built and sold by ISVs and custom applications built by our customers and SI partners. Success in a platform market requires that a large number of developers are trained on and actively using our platform. As a result, we have made a substantial investment in building programs to attract and retain Java developers. In addition, BEA WebLogic Workshop is designed to allow developers who are not trained in Java, such as developers who primarily use Visual Basic, Power Builder or COBOL, to quickly and easily become productive in Java and on the BEA WebLogic Platform. As a result, we are investing in programs to go beyond the current community of Java developers and attract developers currently using non-Java platforms. There can be no assurance that our investment in these programs will be successful.

 

Acquisitions.    Throughout our history, we have acquired product lines, development teams, distributors and companies to expand our business. Our strategy is to continue to grow our business through acquisitions. Our acquisition strategy is focused primarily on using cash or stock to purchase development teams or technologies to add features or products that complement or expand our products.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

We believe there have been no significant changes in our critical accounting policies during the quarter ended April 30, 2003 as compared to our previous disclosures in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2003.

 

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Results of Operations

 

The following table sets forth certain line items in BEA’s consolidated statements of operations as a percentage of total revenues for the fiscal quarters ended April 30, 2003 and 2002.

 

       Three Months
Ended April 30,


 
       2003

    2002

 

Revenues:

              

License fees

     51.6  %   58.3  %

Services

     48.4     41.7  
      

 

Total revenues

     100.0     100.0  

Cost of revenues:

              

Cost of license fees (1)

     4.8     3.6  

Cost of services (1)

     40.7     44.7  

Amortization of acquired intangible assets

     2.1     3.4  
      

 

Total cost of revenues

     24.3     24.1  
      

 

Gross margin

     75.7     75.9  

Operating expenses:

              

Sales and marketing

     38.8     41.8  

Research and development

     14.7     13.9  

General and administrative

     7.8     8.4  
      

 

Total operating expenses

     61.3     64.1  
      

 

Income from operations

     14.4     11.8  

Interest and other, net

     0.3     (9.3 )
      

 

Income before provision for income taxes

     14.7     2.5  

Provision for income taxes

     4.4     0.8  
      

 

Net income

     10.3  %   1.7  %
      

 


(1)   Cost of license fees and cost of services are stated as a percentage of license fees and services revenue, respectively.

 

Revenues (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended
April 30,


  

Percentage

Change


 
     2003

   2002

  

Total revenues

   $ 237,294    $ 224,843    5.5 %

 

Our revenues are derived from fees for software licenses, and services, which include customer support, education and consulting. The revenue growth for the quarter ended April 30, 2003 (the “first quarter of fiscal 2004”) from the same quarter in the prior fiscal year (the “first quarter of fiscal 2003”) reflects growth in our customer support revenues, offset partially by a decrease in license revenues. Many factors that impact our revenue levels are beyond our control and there can be no assurance that our revenues will grow in the future.

 

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License Revenues (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended
April 30,


   Percentage
Change


 
     2003

   2002

  

License revenues

   $ 122,339    $ 131,138    (6.7 )%

 

The decrease in license revenues was primarily due to further reductions in IT spending on a worldwide basis and the continued economic downturn. Many large enterprises have implemented aggressive cost cutting measures, including reductions in IT spending. In the current economic and IT spending environment, customer spending continues to be extremely cautious and IT purchases are subject to rigorous internal review and approvals, resulting in some customers canceling or postponing IT projects, postponing IT purchases or placing smaller orders. The number of product transactions decreased to approximately 2,300 in the first quarter of fiscal 2004 compared to 2,500 in the first quarter of fiscal 2003.

 

Service Revenues

 

The following table provides a summary of service revenues (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended
April 30,


  

Percentage
Change


 
     2003

   2002

  

Consulting and education revenues

   $ 27,053    $ 27,824    (2.8 )%

Customer support revenues

     87,902      65,881    33.4  
    

  

      

Total service revenues

   $ 114,955    $ 93,705    22.7 %
    

  

      

 

Consulting and education revenues consist of professional services related to the deployment and use of our software products and are typically recognized on a time and materials basis. Customer support revenues consist of fees for annual maintenance contracts, which are recognized ratably over the term of the agreement (generally one year). Customer support is typically priced as a percentage of license fees. The significant increase in customer support revenues was driven by maintenance renewals on a higher installed base of software licenses. Consulting and education revenues decreased slightly as the economic slowdown and general reductions in IT spending on a worldwide basis impacted our business.

 

Revenues by Geographic Region

 

The following tables provide a summary of revenues by geographic region (in thousands):

 

    

Three
Months
Ended

April 30,
2003


   Percentage
of Total
Revenues


   

Three
Months
Ended

April 30,
2002


   Percentage
of Total
Revenues


 

Americas

   $ 128,152    54.0 %   $ 126,360    56.2 %

Europe, Middle East and Africa region (“EMEA”)

     70,251    29.6       65,493    29.1  

Asia/Pacific region (“APAC”)

     38,891    16.4       32,990    14.7  
    

  

 

  

Total revenues

   $ 237,294    100.0 %   $ 224,843    100.0 %
    

  

 

  

 

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For each of the twelve fiscal quarters ended April 30, 2003, EMEA and APAC revenues as a percentage of total revenues have ranged between 27 percent to 32 percent for EMEA and 11 percent to 17 percent for APAC. These ranges may fluctuate in the future depending upon local economic conditions in EMEA and APAC, foreign currency exchange rates, and whether a large sale is made in a particular region. Certain foreign currencies, including the Euro and the British Pound, were stronger relative to the U.S. dollar in the first quarter of fiscal 2004 than in the same quarter of the prior fiscal year. Management believes that the positive impact of foreign currency exchange rate changes on EMEA revenues for the quarter ended April 30, 2003 was generally offset by decreases in local list prices, which are periodically adjusted in part to offset changes in currency exchange rates.

 

Cost of Revenues

 

The following table provides a summary of cost of revenues (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended
April 30,


  

Percentage
Change


 
     2003

   2002

  

Cost of license fees

   $ 5,897    $ 4,657    26.6 %

Cost of services

     46,817      41,890    11.8  

Amortization of acquired intangible assets

     5,017      7,695    (34.8 )
    

  

      

Total cost of revenues

   $ 57,731    $ 54,242    6.4 %
    

  

      

 

Cost of License Fees.    Cost of license fees, as referenced in the table above, includes royalties and license fees paid to third parties, expenses related to the purchase of compact discs, costs associated with transferring our software to electronic media, the printing of user manuals, packaging and distribution costs, localization costs and costs incurred in connection with our compliance program related to license revenues (“license compliance program”). Cost of license fees was 4.8 percent and 3.6 percent of license revenues for the first quarter of fiscal 2004 and 2003, respectively. The increase in cost of license fees in absolute dollars and as a percentage of license revenues is primarily due to increases in software localization costs and increased costs incurred in connection with our license compliance program.

 

Cost of Services.    Cost of services, as referenced in the table above, consists primarily of salaries and benefits for consulting, education and product support personnel. Cost of services in absolute dollars increased in the first quarter of fiscal 2004 compared to the same quarter in the prior fiscal year due to the expansion of our customer support call center capability. Cost of services represented 40.7 percent, and 44.7 percent of service revenues in the first quarter of fiscal 2004 and 2003, respectively. Cost of services as a percentage of service revenues decreased over this period due to a higher mix of higher-margin customer support revenues versus lower-margin consulting and education revenues. Consulting and education revenues were 23.5 percent of total service revenues in the first quarter of fiscal 2004 compared to 29.7 percent in the first quarter of fiscal 2003.

 

Amortization of Acquired Intangible Assets included in Cost of Revenues.    The amortization of acquired intangible assets consists of amortization of purchased technology, non-compete agreements, customer base, patents and trademarks and distribution rights. The decrease in amortization from the first quarter of fiscal 2003 to the first quarter of fiscal 2004 was primarily due to a portion of our acquired intangible assets becoming fully amortized in fiscal 2003, offset by the amortization of acquired intangible assets that arose from two small acquisitions that occurred in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2003 and the first quarter of fiscal 2004. In the future, amortization expense associated with intangible assets recorded prior to April 30, 2003 is currently expected to total approximately $13.2 million and $5.3 million for the remainder of fiscal 2004 and for fiscal 2005, respectively. We periodically review the estimated remaining useful lives of our intangible assets. A reduction in our estimate of remaining useful lives, if any, could result in increased amortization expense in future periods.

 

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Operating Expenses

 

Sales and Marketing (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended
April 30,


   Percentage
Change


 
     2003

   2002

  

Sales and marketing expenses

   $ 91,909    $ 93,928    (2.1 )%

 

Sales and marketing expenses include salaries, benefits, sales commissions, travel, information technology and facility costs for our sales and marketing personnel. These expenses also include programs aimed at increasing revenues, such as advertising, public relations, trade shows and user conferences. Sales and marketing expenses decreased due to cost-cutting initiatives, which reflects a shift in resources and headcount from sales and marketing to research and development activities.

 

Research and Development (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended
April 30,


   Percentage
Change


 
     2003

   2002

  

Research and development expenses

   $ 34,830    $ 31,335    11.2 %

 

Research and development expenses consist primarily of salaries and benefits for software engineers, contract development fees, costs of computer equipment used in software development, information technology and facilities expenses. The increase in research and development expenses was due to increases in product development personnel and expenses associated with the development and release of several new products and product versions, as well as the acquisition of two small companies engaged in research and development activities in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2003 and the first quarter of fiscal 2004. Research and development as a percentage of total revenues has increased from 13.9 percent in the first quarter of fiscal 2003 to 14.7 percent in the first quarter of fiscal 2004, which reflects a shift in resources and headcount from sales and marketing to research and development activities. We believe that a significant level of research and development is required to remain competitive and we expect to continue to commit substantial resources to product development and engineering in future periods.

 

General and Administrative (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended
April 30,


   Percentage
Change


 
     2003

   2002

  

General and administrative expenses

   $ 18,610    $ 18,929    (1.7 )%

 

General and administrative expenses include costs for our human resources, finance, legal, information technology, facilities and general management functions, as well as bad debt expense. Increases in facilities costs and legal costs were offset by a decrease in bad debt expense.

 

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Interest and Other, Net

 

The following table provides a summary of the items included in interest and other, net (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended
April 30,


   

Percentage
Change


 
     2003

    2002

   

Interest expense

   $ (5,543 )   $ (5,544 )   —   %

Write-down of equity investments

     —         (22,386 )   (100.0 )

Net gain (loss ) on sale of equity investments

     (198 )     453     n/a  

Interest income and other, net

     6,463       6,594     (2.0 )
    


 


     

Total interest and other, net

   $ 722     $ (20,883 )   n/a  
    


 


     

 

In the first quarter of fiscal 2003 we recorded a write-down of our remaining investment in WebGain, Inc. (“WebGain”), a privately-held software company, of $22.4 million.

 

Provision for Income Taxes

 

We have provided for income tax expense of $10.5 million and $1.7 million for the first quarters of fiscal 2004 and 2003, respectively. Our effective income tax rate was 30 percent for both the first quarter of fiscal 2004 and for the first quarter of fiscal 2003. Our effective tax rate for the first quarter of fiscal 2004 and for the first quarter of fiscal 2003 differed from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 35 percent primarily due to the benefit of low taxed foreign earnings. Under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109 Accounting for Income Taxes (“FAS 109”), deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference between financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. FAS 109 provides for the recognition of deferred tax assets if realization of such assets is more likely than not. Based upon the available evidence, which includes our historical levels of U.S. operating earnings and stock option deductions, we have provided a valuation allowance against our net deferred tax assets to the extent that they are dependent upon future taxable income for realization. We evaluate the realizability of the deferred tax assets on a quarterly basis.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

As of April 30, 2003, cash, cash equivalents (excluding all restricted cash) and short-term investments totaled $1,234.3 million, which decreased from $1,267.5 million at January 31, 2003.

 

Our cash flow from operations decreased by $15.2 million from $55.7 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2003 to $40.5 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2004. The decrease is primarily due to net changes in certain operating assets and liabilities, which generated cash of approximately $10.6 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2003 compared to consuming cash of $4.1 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2004, a net decrease of $14.7 million.

 

Cash used in investing activities decreased by $35.4 million from $38.6 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2003 to $3.2 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2004. This decrease was primarily due to a decrease of $25.6 million in net purchases of available-for-sale short-term investments. We also used $7.7 million less cash in the first quarter of fiscal 2004 than in the same quarter of the prior fiscal year for purchases of property and equipment.

 

Cash used in financing activities in the first quarter of fiscal 2004 of $63.4 million was primarily related to the repurchases of our common stock totaling $52.0 million and the increase of $21.0 million in restricted cash for collateral provided in connection with a new European banking arrangement, offset by proceeds of $9.8 million from the issuance of common stock under employee stock compensation plans. Cash provided by

 

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financing activities in the first quarter of fiscal 2003 of $15.0 million was primarily related to $16.3 million from the issuance of common stock under employee stock compensation plans.

 

At April 30, 2003, our outstanding debt obligations consisted of $550.0 million of convertible notes and $4.4 million of other obligations. The $550.0 million 4% Convertible Subordinated Notes due December 15, 2006 may be settled in cash or stock, depending upon future prices of our common stock. If, by December 14, 2004, the price of our common stock exceeds $48.51 for at least 20 trading days within a period of 30 consecutive trading days, we have the option of redeeming the notes for 28.86 shares of stock per $1,000 face value of the bond (equivalent to a stock price of $34.65 per share) or cash plus a premium of up to 2.3%, at the option of the bondholder. For the period from December 15, 2004 to maturity on December 15, 2006, we have the option of redeeming the notes for 28.86 shares of stock per $1,000 face value of the bond or cash plus a premium of up to 1.2%, at the option of the bondholder, if the price of our common stock, as calculated above, exceeds $34.65. If our stock price, as calculated above, does not exceed $48.51 by December 14, 2004, and if the price does not exceed $34.65 during the period from December 15, 2004 to December 15, 2006, then we will likely be required to repay the notes in cash on the maturity date of December 15, 2006.

 

During the first quarter of fiscal 2002, we entered into a lease agreement for the lease of approximately 40 acres of land adjacent to our San Jose, California headquarters (the “land lease”). This lease is commonly referred to as a “synthetic” lease. A synthetic lease represents a form of off-balance sheet financing under which an unrelated third-party funds the costs of the acquisition of the asset and leases the asset to a lessee (BEA), and at least 3 percent of the third-party funds represent at-risk equity. We have an option to renew the land lease agreement (subject to the lessor’s agreement to renew), purchase the land at the end of the lease term or earlier for the outstanding lease balance, or, to arrange for the sale of the land to a third party. If we elect to arrange for the sale of the land, we are obligated to pay any shortfall between the fair value or sales price and the outstanding land lease balance under a residual value guarantee of approximately $330 million. Under the land lease agreement, the lessor agreed to finance up to $331 million of land and associated costs. As of April 30, 2003, the outstanding lease balance was approximately $327.3 million. Total minimum lease payments are estimated to be approximately $9.9 million per year, commencing in fiscal 2004 through fiscal 2006, and are based on the variable London Interbank Offering Rate (“LIBOR”). Actual payments will fluctuate from time to time depending on changes in LIBOR and changes in our financial position as specified in the lease. In the future, we may lengthen the land lease, have additional improvements built on the land, purchase the land under our purchase option, or arrange to sell the land, or parcels of the land. We plan to construct additional corporate offices and research and development facilities on the land. If we determine to not pursue, completely or in part, the construction of these facilities on the land, this could result in a material charge to earnings. Under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States we are required to establish a liability for exposure, if any, under the residual value guarantee from the point such exposure is probable to the end of the lease by recording rent expense in excess of our cash rental payments. The amount of the additional monthly rent expense equals the expected residual value guarantee exposure divided by the number of months remaining on the lease. As of April 30, 2003, we believe that there has been no impairment in the fair value of the land that we lease under the synthetic lease wherein we believe that we would be required to pay any amount under the residual value guarantee. We will continue to assess the fair value of the underlying property and the use of the property for impairment on an annual basis. See Note 8 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding the land lease.

 

As part of the land lease agreement, we must maintain a minimum restricted cash balance consisting of United States government securities as defined in the lease, which was $126.5 million as of April 30, 2003. This amount represents collateral for specified obligations to the lessor under the lease. The restricted cash cannot be withdrawn and is managed by a third party subject to certain limitations. We have classified this amount as a long-term restricted asset on our consolidated balance sheet at April 30, 2003. We also must maintain certain covenants, including liquidity, leverage and profitability ratios. As of April 30, 2003, we were in compliance with all financial covenants of the land lease agreement. In the event of a default, the lessor may demand payment equal to the lessor’s outstanding lease balance, require us to purchase the land, facilitate the sale of the

 

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property or surrender the property. If we chose to purchase the land, this could materially decrease our cash available for working capital, could make other sources of financing more difficult to obtain, and would require us to capitalize the land on our balance sheet.

 

No BEA officers or employees have any direct financial interest with regards to the land lease agreement.

 

In September 2001, the Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program for the Company to repurchase up to $100.0 million of its common stock (“the Share Repurchase Program”). In March 2003, the Board of Directors approved an additional repurchase of up to $100.0 million of our common stock under the Share Repurchase Program. An insignificant number of shares was repurchased in fiscal 2002. In fiscal 2003, 6.9 million shares were repurchased at a total cost of approximately $42.1 million. In the first quarter of fiscal 2004, under the Share Repurchase Program, an additional 5.3 million shares were repurchased at a total cost of approximately $52.0 million, leaving approximately $105.9 million available for share repurchases under the Share Repurchase Program.

 

Our principal source of liquidity is our cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments, as well as the cash flow that we generate from our operations. The Company’s liquidity could be negatively impacted by a decrease in demand for the Company’s products, which are subject to rapid technological changes, or a reduction of capital expenditures by the Company’s customers as a result of a downturn in the global economy, among other factors. We believe that our existing cash, cash equivalents, short-term investments and cash generated from operations, if any, will be sufficient to satisfy our currently anticipated cash requirements through April 30, 2004. However, we may make acquisitions or license products and technologies complementary to our business or we may decide to purchase the land held under lease and may need to raise additional capital through future debt or equity financing to the extent necessary to fund any such acquisitions, licenses, or purchase. There can be no assurance that additional financing will be available, at all, or on terms favorable to us.

 

Related Party Transactions

 

Loans to Officers

 

We have an unsecured advance due from William T. Coleman III, an officer of the Company, of $5.0 million as of April 30, 2003 and January 31, 2003, which is included in other long-term assets. This advance was made in August 2001 pursuant to an unsecured line of credit issued to Mr. Coleman in September 1999 (the “Unsecured Line of Credit”). The Unsecured Line of Credit bears interest at 7 percent per annum and is due within 90 days following the earlier of (i) termination of Mr. Coleman’s employment with us or (ii) our stock price achieving a specified average closing price. Accumulated interest receivable on the advance totaled $609,000 and $515,000 as of April 30, 2003 and January 31, 2003, respectively, which is included in other current assets.

 

In November 2001, we issued a secured and full recourse line of credit of $25.0 million to Mr. Coleman (the “Secured Line of Credit”). The Secured Line of Credit is secured by real property and bears interest at 6 percent per annum. Borrowings under the Secured Line of Credit are due upon 90 days written demand. During the quarter ended July 31, 2002, we loaned $19.2 million to Mr. Coleman under the Secured Line of Credit. The terms of the Secured Line of Credit stipulate that once borrowed funds have been repaid, they cannot be re-borrowed. During the quarter ended October 31, 2002, Mr. Coleman repaid in full the $19.2 million secured loan to us, including interest. No borrowings were outstanding under this Secured Line of Credit at April 30, 2003 or January 31, 2003.

 

In September 1999, we issued an unsecured line of credit to Alfred Chuang, an executive officer of the Company, in the amount of $5.0 million. No borrowings were outstanding under this line of credit at April 30, 2003 or January 31, 2003.

 

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Loans to Executives

 

We have secured notes receivable from three other executives totaling $1.6 million as of April 30, 2003 and from four other executives totaling $2.0 million as of January 31, 2003, respectively. These notes are included in other long-term assets and are for the financing of real property. The notes originated prior to June 30, 2002 and are secured by deeds of trust on real property. They bear interest ranging from the quoted prime rate to 7 percent per annum and are due and payable on the earlier of dates ranging from April 3, 2006 to May 10, 2007, or the termination of employment with us. The notes may be repaid at any time prior to the due date.

 

Common Board Members or Executive Officers

 

We occasionally sell software products or services to companies that have board members or executive officers that are also on our Board of Directors. The total revenues recognized by us from such customers in the first quarters of fiscal 2004 and 2003 were insignificant.

 

Effect of New Accounting Pronouncements

 

In January 2003, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 46, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities (“FIN 46”). This interpretation of Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51, Consolidated Financial Statements, addresses consolidation by business enterprises of variable interest entities. Under current practice, two enterprises generally have been included in consolidated financial statements because one enterprise controls the other through voting interests. FIN 46 defines the concept of “variable interests” and requires existing unconsolidated variable interest entities to be consolidated by their primary beneficiaries if the entities do not effectively disperse risks among the parties involved. This interpretation applies immediately to variable interest entities created after January 31, 2003. It applies in the first fiscal year or interim period beginning after June 15, 2003, to variable interest entities in which an enterprise holds a variable interest that it acquired before February 1, 2003. For these variable interest entities, the assets, liabilities and non-controlling interest of the variable interest entity would be initially measured at their carrying amounts, with any difference between the net amount added to the balance sheet and any previously recognized interest being recognized as the cumulative effect of an accounting change. If determining the carrying amounts is not practicable, fair value at the date FIN 46 first applies may be used to measure the assets, liabilities and non-controlling interest of the variable interest entity. Once the assets have been included in the consolidated financial statements, the assets must be assessed for impairment in accordance with the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144 (“FAS 144”), Accounting for the Impairment and Disposal of Long-Lived Assets. If it is reasonably possible that an enterprise will consolidate or disclose information about a variable interest entity when FIN 46 becomes effective, the enterprise shall disclose information about those entities in all financial statements issued after January 31, 2003. The interpretation 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. We are evaluating the impact of applying FIN 46 and have not yet completed this analysis. We have not yet concluded whether our current land lease structure would be consolidated upon our adoption of FIN 46 because the rules are recent and contain numerous complicated provisions that the accounting profession continues to analyze. The impact of consolidating the land held under lease at carrying value would be an increase to assets and liabilities of approximately $330 million. It is possible that final rules could require that the land be capitalized on our balance sheet at current fair market value, which could be less than the outstanding lease balance in the near term. This could result in a material charge to earnings, equal to the difference between the current fair market value of the property and the outstanding lease balance at the time such determination is made. Alternatively, we could elect to restructure the financing arrangement or exercise the purchase option on the lease, which could also result in us recording the land on our balance sheet at current fair market value, potentially resulting in a material charge to earnings as described above.

 

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Risk Factors that May Impact Future Operating Results

 

We operate in a rapidly changing environment that involves numerous risks and uncertainties. The following section lists some, but not all, of these risks and uncertainties, which may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. Investors should carefully consider the following risk factors in evaluating an investment in our common stock.

 

Significant unanticipated fluctuations in our actual or anticipated quarterly revenues and operating results may prevent us from meeting securities analysts’ or investors’ expectations and may result in a decline in our stock price

 

Although we have experienced significant annual revenue growth in recent years and our revenues grew in each of the quarters of fiscal 2003, our revenues have historically fluctuated. For example, in the quarters ended October 31, 2001, April 30, 2002 and April 30, 2003, our revenues declined as compared to the previous fiscal quarter, and in the quarters ended April 30, 2002 and July 31, 2002 our revenues declined as compared to the same quarterly periods in the prior fiscal year. If our revenues, operating results, earnings or future projections are below the levels expected by investors or securities analysts, our stock price is likely to decline. Our stock price is also subject to the substantial volatility generally associated with Internet, software and technology stocks and may also be affected by broader market trends unrelated to our performance, such as the substantial declines in the prices of many such stocks from March 2000 through the present, terrorist activities, military actions, and the adverse impact of the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (“SARS”).

 

We expect to experience significant fluctuations in our future quarterly revenues and operating results as a result of many factors, including:

 

    on-going adverse economic conditions, particularly within the technology industry, as well as economic uncertainties arising out of the recent U.S. military activity in Iraq, recent and possible future terrorist activities, and other potential military and security actions in the Middle East; and geopolitical instability in markets such as the Korean peninsula and other parts of Asia, all of which have increased the likelihood that customers will unexpectedly delay, cancel or reduce the size of orders, resulting in revenue shortfalls;

 

    difficulty predicting the size and timing of customer orders;

 

    changes in our competitors’ product offerings and pricing policies, and customer order deferrals in anticipation of new products and product enhancements from us or our competitors;

 

    any increased price sensitivity by our customers, particularly in the face of current adverse economic conditions and increased competition;

 

    introduction or enhancement of our products or our competitors’ products;

 

    the adverse impact that the recent SARS outbreak may have on our worldwide business, particularly in Asian countries such as China where the outbreak has been most widespread;

 

    our ability to develop, introduce and market new products on a timely basis and whether any new products are accepted in the market;

 

    our ability to further control costs and expenses, particularly in the face of the on-going current adverse economic conditions;

 

    changes in the mix of products and services that we sell or the channels through which they are distributed;

 

    the performance of our international business, which accounts for a significant part of our consolidated revenues.

 

    the degree of success, if any, of our strategy to further establish and expand our relationships with distributors;

 

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    the structure, timing and integration of acquisitions of businesses, products and technologies;

 

    the terms and timing of financing activities;

 

    potential fluctuations in demand or prices of our products and services;

 

    the lengthy sales cycle for our products;

 

    technological changes in computer systems and environments;

 

    our ability to meet our customers’ service requirements;

 

    costs associated with acquisitions, including expenses charged for any impaired acquired intangible assets and goodwill;

 

    loss of key personnel; and

 

    fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates.

 

Our quarterly revenues and operating results are difficult to forecast because of the composition and timing of our customer orders

 

A material portion of our revenues has been derived from large orders, as major customers deployed our products. Increases in the dollar size of some individual license transactions increases the risk of fluctuation in future quarterly results because the unexpected loss of a small number of larger orders can create a significant revenue shortfall. The majority of our revenue originates from a large number of small orders with the potential to turn into large deployments. If we cannot generate a sufficient number of large customer orders, turn development orders into large deployments or if customers delay or cancel such orders in a particular quarter, it may have a material adverse effect on our revenues and, more significantly on a percentage basis, our net income or loss in that quarter. Moreover, we typically receive and fulfill most of our orders within the quarter, with a substantial portion of our orders typically received in the last month of each fiscal quarter. As a result, we may not learn of revenue shortfalls until late in a fiscal quarter, after it is too late to adjust expenses for that quarter. This is particularly relevant at this time because we have previously implemented significant cost cutting measures, thereby making incremental additional cost cutting more difficult to achieve. Moreover, on-going adverse economic conditions worldwide, particularly those related to the technology industry and the economic and political uncertainties arising out of the recent U.S. military activity in Iraq, recent and possible future terrorist activities, other potential military and security actions in the Middle East, and instability in markets such as the Korean peninsula and other parts of Asia, have increased the likelihood that customers will unexpectedly delay, cancel or reduce orders, resulting in revenue shortfalls. In addition, the recent SARS outbreak may have an adverse impact on our worldwide business, particularly in Asian countries such as China where the outbreak has been most widespread, and Canada. In response to the SARS outbreak, many people have restricted their travel in the affected regions, which impedes our ability to conduct sales operations and other company functions in these areas. If the outbreak were to continue or worsen, these adverse effects could grow, as well as possibly impact the economies of the affected countries overall, particularly China, thereby potentially adversely affecting our sales. The risk of delayed or cancelled orders is particularly relevant with respect to large customer orders, which are more likely to be cancelled, delayed or reduced and also have a greater financial impact on our operating results. A number of technology companies, particularly software companies that, like us, sell enterprise-wide software solutions, have announced in recent quarters that these conditions have adversely affected their financial results. Any revenue shortfall below our expectations could have an immediate and significant adverse effect on our results of operations.

 

If we do not effectively compete with new and existing competitors, our revenues and operating margins will decline

 

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database vendors such as Oracle. In addition, Microsoft has released products that include some application server functionality and has announced that it intends to include further improvements to application server and integration functionality in its products. In addition, certain application vendors, enterprise application integration vendors and other companies are developing or offering application server, enterprise application integration and portal software products and related services that directly compete with products that we offer. Further, software development tool vendors typically emphasize the broad versatility of their tool sets and, in some cases, offer complementary software that supports these tools and performs basic application server and integration functions. These tool vendors offer products that may compete with some of the features of our own product offerings. Finally, internal development groups within prospective customers’ organizations may develop software and hardware systems that may substitute for those we offer. A number of our competitors and potential competitors have longer operating histories, substantially greater financial, technical, marketing and other resources, greater name recognition and a larger installed base of customers than we.

 

Some of our current principal competitors are also hardware vendors who bundle their own application server, integration software and tool products, or similar products, with their computer systems and database vendors that advocate client/server networks driven by the database server. IBM and Sun Microsystems are the primary hardware vendors who offer a line of application server and integration solutions for their customers. IBM’s sale of application server and integration functionality along with its proprietary hardware systems requires us to compete with IBM, particularly with regard to its installed customer base, where IBM has certain inherent advantages due to its much greater financial, technical, marketing and other resources, greater name recognition and the integration of its enterprise application server and integration functionality with its proprietary hardware and database systems. These inherent advantages allow IBM to bundle, at a discounted price, application functionality with computer hardware, software and related service sales. In addition, IBM Global Services, a division of IBM and a large provider of consulting and information technology services, can influence their service customers’ choice of software products in favor of IBM’s. Due to these factors, if we do not sufficiently differentiate our products based on functionality, reliability, ease of development, interoperability with non-IBM systems, performance, total cost of ownership and return on investment and establish our products as more effective solutions to customers’ technological and economic needs, our business, operating results, and financial condition will suffer.

 

Microsoft has announced that it intends to include and enhance certain application server and integration functionalities in its .NET initiative. Microsoft’s .NET initiative is a proprietary programming environment that competes with the Java-based environment of our products. A widespread acceptance of Microsoft’s .NET initiative, particularly among the large and mid-sized enterprises from which most of our revenues are generated, could curtail the use of Java and therefore adversely impact the sales of our products. The .NET initiative and the bundling of competing functionality in versions of Windows requires us to compete with Microsoft, which has certain inherent advantages due to its much greater financial, technical, marketing and other resources, its greater name recognition, very large developer community, its substantial installed base and the integration of its broad product line and features into a Web Services environment. We need to differentiate our products from Microsoft’s based on scalability, functionality, interoperability with non-Microsoft platforms, performance, total cost of ownership, return on investment, ease of development and reliability, and need to establish our products as more effective solutions to customers’ technological and economic needs. We may not be able to successfully or sufficiently differentiate our products from those offered by Microsoft, and Microsoft’s continued efforts in the application server, integration and Web Services markets and their proposed .NET alternative to Java could materially adversely affect our business, operating results and financial condition.

 

In addition, current and potential competitors may make strategic acquisitions or establish cooperative relationships among themselves or with third parties, thereby increasing the ability of their products to address the needs of their current and prospective customers. Accordingly, it is possible that new competitors or alliances among current and new competitors may emerge and rapidly gain significant market share. Such competition could materially adversely affect our ability to sell additional software licenses and maintenance, consulting and support services on terms favorable to us. Further, competitive pressures could require us to reduce the price of

 

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our products and related services, which could materially adversely affect our business, operating results and financial condition. We may not be able to compete successfully against current and future competitors and any failure to do so would have a material adverse effect upon our business, operating results and financial condition.

 

The recent U.S. military activity in Iraq and terrorist activities could adversely affect our revenues and operations

 

The recent U.S. military activity in Iraq; recent terrorist activities; and related military and security operations, have significantly disrupted economic activity throughout the United States and much of the world. This significantly adversely impacted our operations and our ability to generate revenues. An unfavorable course of events related to the U.S. military activity in Iraq; any future terrorist activities or any other military or security operations, particularly with regard to the Middle East, and the geopolitical tension on the Korean peninsula could have a similar or worse effect on our operating results, particularly if such attacks or operations occur in the last month or weeks of our fiscal quarter or are significant enough to further weaken the U.S. or global economy. In particular, such activities and operations could result in reductions in information technology spending, order deferrals, and reductions or cancellations of customer orders for our products and services.

 

Our revenues are derived primarily from a single group of similar and related products and related services, and a decline in demand or prices for these products or services could substantially adversely affect our operating results

 

We currently derive the majority of our license and service revenues from BEA WebLogic® Server, BEA Tuxedo® and from related products and services. We expect these products and services to continue to account for the majority of our revenues in the immediate future. As a result, factors adversely affecting the pricing of or demand for BEA WebLogic Server, BEA Tuxedo or related services, such as a continued or worsened general economic slowdown, future terrorist activities or military actions, competition, product performance or technological change, could have a material adverse effect on our business and consolidated results of operations and financial condition. As we have increased our focus on using strategic partners to provide services related to the deployment and use of our software solutions, we previously experienced a slowdown in the growth of our services revenue, particularly revenue derived from our consulting services. This trend could resume, particularly if the continued industry-wide oversupply in software infrastructure consultants further increases the willingness and ability of our strategic partners to provide such services or if the current economic slowdown continues or worsens. Conversely if this trend were to reverse, as it did in the quarters ended October 31, 2002 and January 31, 2003, when we experienced an increase from the previous fiscal quarters in our consulting revenues, it may adversely affect our overall operating margins since our consulting revenue margins are lower than our license revenue margins as well as our other services revenue margins. In addition, as we introduce new versions of our main products, such as WebLogic Server, any delay or failure of these new versions to gain market acceptance among new and existing customers would have an adverse affect on our revenues and other operating results.

 

If we do not successfully develop and market our recently introduced new products, our revenues will be adversely affected

 

We have recently introduced and updated our WebLogic Workshop tools product and related developer initiatives to help broaden the base of developers who can utilize our technologies and products. If WebLogic Workshop and these related initiatives are not successful, or less successful than we anticipate, it will have an adverse impact on our sales of BEA WebLogic products, the principal driver of our revenue, and related products and services, as well as adversely affect our profit margins. In addition, we are investing substantial and increased resources into further developing and marketing our WebLogic Integration products as well as continued significant investment in our WebLogic Liquid Data products. If any of these efforts are not successful, or less successful than we anticipate, due to such factors as technological problems, competition, market shifts or market acceptance, it will have an adverse impact on our sales and profit margins.

 

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Changes in accounting regulations and related interpretations and policies, particularly those related to revenue recognition, could cause us to defer recognition of revenue or recognize lower revenue and profits

 

Although we use standardized license agreements designed to meet current revenue recognition criteria under generally accepted accounting principles, we must often negotiate and revise terms and conditions of these standardized agreements, particularly in larger license transactions. Negotiation of mutually acceptable terms and conditions can extend the sales cycle and, in certain situations, may require us to defer recognition of revenue on the license. While we believe that we are in compliance with Statement of Position 97-2, Software Revenue Recognition, as amended, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants continues to issue implementation guidelines for these standards and the accounting profession continues to discuss a wide range of potential interpretations. Additional implementation guidelines, and changes in interpretations of such guidelines, could lead to unanticipated changes in our current revenue accounting practices that could cause us to defer the recognition of revenue to future periods or to recognize lower revenue and profits.

 

Moreover, policies, guidelines and interpretations related to revenue recognition, accounting for acquisitions, our operating lease for real estate in San Jose, California, income taxes, facilities consolidation charges, allowances for doubtful accounts and other financial reporting matters require difficult judgments on complex matters that are often subject to multiple sources of authoritative guidance. To the extent that management’s judgment is incorrect, it could result in an adverse impact on the Company’s financial statements. Some of these matters are also among topics currently under reexamination by accounting standard setters and regulators, such as revenue recognition and the accounting methodology we use for our operating lease for real estate in San Jose, California. These standard setters and regulators could promulgate interpretations and guidance that could result in material and potentially adverse changes to our accounting policies.

 

In addition, there has been an ongoing public debate whether employee stock option and employee stock purchase plan shares should be measured at their fair value and treated as a compensation expense and, if so, how to properly value such charges. If we were to elect or were required to record an expense for our stock-based compensation plans using the fair value method, we could have significant compensation charges. For example, in the first quarter of fiscal 2004 and in fiscal year 2003, had we accounted for stock-based compensation plans under FASB Statement No. 123, as amended by FASB Statement No. 148, diluted earnings per share would have been reduced by $0.09 and $0.36 per share, respectively. Although we are currently not required to record any compensation expense using the fair value method in connection with option grants that have an exercise price at or above fair market value and for shares issued under our employee stock purchase plan, it is possible that future laws or regulations will require us to treat all stock-based compensation as a compensation expense using the fair value method. See Note 1 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

The seasonality of our sales typically adversely affects our revenues in our first fiscal quarter

 

Our first quarter sales are typically lower than sales in the immediately preceding fourth quarter because most of our customers begin a new fiscal year on January 1 and it is common for capital expenditures to be lower in an organization’s first quarter than in its fourth quarter. Our commission structure also tends to result in lower sales in the first quarter than the fourth quarter. We anticipate that the negative impact of seasonality on our first quarter will continue.

 

Any failure to maintain on-going sales through distribution channels could result in lower revenues

 

To date, we have sold our products principally through our direct sales force, as well as through indirect sales channels, such as computer hardware companies, packaged application software developers, independent software vendors (“ISVs”), systems integrators (“SIs”) and independent consultants, independent software tool vendors and distributors. Our ability to achieve revenue growth in the future will depend in large part on our success in maintaining existing relationships and further establishing and expanding relationships with distributors, ISVs, original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”) and SIs. In particular, we have an on-going

 

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initiative to further establish and expand relationships with our distributors through these sales channels, especially ISVs and SIs. A significant part of this initiative is to recruit and train a large number of consultants employed by SIs and induce these SIs to more broadly use our products in their consulting practices, as well as to embed our technology in products that our ISV customers offer. We intend to continue this initiative and to seek distribution arrangements with additional ISVs to embed our WebLogic Server and other products in their products. It is possible that we will not be able to successfully expand our distribution channels, secure agreements with additional SIs and ISVs on commercially reasonable terms or at all, and otherwise adequately continue to develop and maintain our relationships with indirect sales channels. Moreover, even if we succeed in these endeavors, it still may not increase our revenues. In particular, we need to carefully monitor the development and scope of our indirect sales channels and create appropriate pricing, sales force compensation and other distribution parameters to help ensure these indirect channels do not conflict with or curtail our direct sales. If we invest resources in these types of expansion and our overall revenues do not correspondingly increase, our business, results of operations and financial condition will be materially and adversely affected.

 

In addition, we already rely on formal and informal relationships with a number of consulting and systems integration firms to enhance our sales, support, service and marketing efforts, particularly with respect to implementation and support of our products as well as lead generation and assistance in the sales process. We will need to expand our relationships with third parties in order to support license revenue growth. Many such firms have similar, and often more established, relationships with our principal competitors. It is possible that these and other third parties will not provide the level and quality of service required to meet the needs of our customers, that we will not be able to maintain an effective, long-term relationship with these third parties, and that these third parties will not successfully meet the needs of our customers.

 

We could report a net loss again

 

We first reported significant net income under generally accepted accounting principles for the quarter ended July 31, 2000. However, despite this, we subsequently reported a net loss under generally accepted accounting principles for the quarter ended October 31, 2001. This was due in part to the asset impairment charges of $80.1 million related to prior acquisitions. We also implemented a planned consolidation of various facilities and a planned reduction in work force of approximately 10 percent in the third and fourth quarters of our fiscal year ended January 31, 2002 and took charges of $20.7 million and $19.8 million, respectively, related to these actions. Because of such factors as our limited operating history and on-going expenses associated with our prior acquisitions, the possibility of future impairment charges and the possibility of future charges related to any future facilities consolidation or work force reductions, we may again experience net losses in future periods.

 

If we are required to remit significant payroll taxes it will have an adverse impact on our future financial results

 

When our employees exercise certain stock options, we are subject to employer payroll taxes on the difference between the price of our common stock on the date of exercise and the exercise price. These payroll taxes are determined by the tax rates in effect in the employee’s taxing jurisdiction and are treated as an expense in the period in which the exercise occurs. During a particular period, these payroll taxes could be material, in particular if an increase in our stock price causes a significant number of employees to exercise their options. However, because we are unable to predict our stock price, the number of exercises, or the country of exercise during any particular period, we cannot predict the amount, if any, of employer payroll tax expense that will be recorded in a future period or the impact on our future financial results.

 

The price of our common stock may fluctuate significantly

 

The market price for our common stock may be affected by a number of factors, including developments in the Internet, changes in the software or technology industry, general market and economic conditions, an unfavorable course of action related to the U.S. military activity in Iraq, further terrorist activities, other military

 

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actions in the Middle East, geopolitical instability on the Korean peninsula and other parts of Asia, the adverse impact of the recent SARS outbreak and other factors, including factors unrelated to our operating performance or our competitors’ operating performance. In addition, BEA and many other companies in the Internet, technology and emerging growth sectors have experienced wide fluctuations in their stock prices, including recent rapid rises and declines that often have not been directly related to the operating performance of such companies, such as the declines in the stock prices of many such companies from March 2000 through the present. Such factors and fluctuations, as well as general economic, political and market conditions, such as recessions, may materially adversely affect the market price of our common stock.

 

Because the technological, market and industry conditions in our business can change very rapidly, if we do not successfully adapt our products to these changes our revenue and profits will be harmed

 

The market for our products and services is highly fragmented, competitive with alternative computing architectures, and characterized by continuing technological developments, evolving and competing industry standards, and changing customer requirements. The introduction of products embodying new technologies, the emergence of new industry standards or changes in customer requirements could render our existing products obsolete and unmarketable. As a result, our success depends upon our ability to timely and effectively enhance existing products (such as our WebLogic Server products and Web Services features), respond to changing customer requirements, and develop and introduce in a timely manner new products (such as our WebLogic Integration, WebLogic Workshop, WebLogic Liquid Data and WebLogic Portal products) that keep pace with technological and market developments and emerging industry standards. In addition, the widespread continued adoption of Java technologies and standards is critical to driving sales of our products because they operate in a Java-based environment. The widespread acceptance of Microsoft’s .NET initiative, which competes with Java-based environments and technologies, could curtail the use of Java. A decline in the ability or willingness of Sun Microsystems, Inc., the creator and licensor of a substantial portion of the basic technologies and standards comprising Java, to devote resources to promote and facilitate the adoption and further development of Java technologies and standards, as well as to make these Java technologies and standards available on sufficiently favorable terms, could also curtail the use of Java by the software industry, including us. If the rate of adoption of Java technologies and standards were to slow or decline, and we were unable to successfully adapt our products to other technologies and standards, it would adversely affect the sales of our products and services. It is possible that our products will not adequately address the changing needs of the marketplace and that we will not be successful in developing and marketing enhancements to our existing products or products incorporating new technology on a timely basis. Failure to develop and introduce new products, or enhancements to existing products, in a timely manner in response to changing market conditions or customer requirements, or lack of customer acceptance of our products, will materially and adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition. In addition, our success is increasingly dependent on our strategic partners’ ability to successfully develop and integrate their software with the BEA products with which it interoperates or is bundled, integrated or marketed. If their software performs poorly, contains errors or defects or is otherwise unreliable, or does not provide the features and benefits expected or required, it could lower the demand for our solutions and our products and services, result in negative publicity or loss of our reputation, and adversely affect our revenues and other operating results.

 

Third parties could assert that our software products and services infringe their intellectual property rights, which could expose us to increased costs and litigation

 

It is possible that third parties, including competitors, technology partners, and other technology companies, could successfully claim that our current or future products, whether developed internally or acquired, infringe their rights, including their trade secret, copyright and patent rights. Any such claims, with or without merit, could cause costly litigation that could absorb significant management time, as well as impede our sales efforts due to any uncertainty as to the outcome, all of which could materially adversely affect our business, operating results and financial condition. These types of claims could cause us to pay substantial damages or settlement amounts, cease offering of any subject technology or products altogether, require us to enter into royalty or

 

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license agreements; compel us to license software under unfavorable terms; and damage our ability to sell products due to any uncertainty generated as to intellectual property ownership. If required, we may not be able to obtain such royalty or license agreements, or obtain them on terms acceptable to us, which could have a material adverse effect upon our business, operating results and financial condition, particularly if we are unable to ship key products.

 

If the markets for application servers, application integration and application component software and Web services do not grow as quickly as we expect, our revenues will be harmed

 

We sell our products and services in the application server, application integration and application component markets. These markets are emerging and are characterized by continuing technological developments, evolving industry standards and changing customer requirements. Our success is dependent in large part on acceptance of our products by large customers with substantial legacy mainframe systems, customers establishing or building out their presence on the Web for commerce, and developers of Web-based commerce applications. Our future financial performance will depend in large part on the continued growth in the use of the Web to run software applications and continued growth in the number of companies extending their mainframe-based, mission-critical applications to an enterprise–wide distributed computing environment and to the Internet through the use of application server and integration technology. The markets for application server and integration technology and related services may not grow and could decline. Even if they do grow, they may grow more slowly than we anticipate, particularly in view of the recent economic downturn affecting the technology sector in the United States, Asia and Europe. If these markets fail to grow, grow more slowly than we currently anticipate, or decline, our business, results of operations and financial condition will be adversely affected.

 

Our international operations expose us to greater management, collections, currency, intellectual property, tax, regulatory and other risks

 

Revenues from markets outside of the Americas accounted for 46.0 percent and 43.8 percent of our total revenues in the first quarter of fiscal 2004 and 2003 respectively. We sell our products and services through a network of branches and subsidiaries located in 34 countries worldwide. In addition, we also market our products through distributors. We believe that our success depends upon continued expansion of our international operations. Our international business is subject to a number of risks, including unexpected changes in regulatory practices and tariffs, greater difficulties in staffing and managing foreign operations, greater difficulties in maintaining U.S. accounting standards, longer collection cycles, seasonality, potential changes in tax laws, greater difficulty in protecting intellectual property rights and the impact of fluctuating exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies in markets where we do business. In particular, we are periodically subject to tax audits by government agencies in foreign jurisdictions. To date, the outcomes of these audits have not had a material impact on us. It is possible, however, that future audits could result in significant assessments against us or our employees for transfer taxes, payroll taxes, income taxes, or other taxes as well as related employee and other claims which could adversely effect our operating results. General economic and political conditions in these foreign markets, including the military action in the Middle East, geopolitical instabilities on the Korean peninsula and other parts of Asia and the adverse impact of the recent outbreak of SARS may also impact our international revenues, as such conditions may cause decreases in demand, or impact our ability to collect payment from our customers. There can be no assurances that these factors and other factors will not have a material adverse effect on our future international revenues and consequently on our business and consolidated financial condition and results of operations.

 

If we cannot successfully integrate our past and future acquisitions, our revenues may decline and expenses may increase

 

From our inception in January 1995, we have made a substantial number of strategic acquisitions. In connection with acquisitions completed prior to April 30, 2003, we recorded approximately $373.3 million as intangible assets and goodwill of which approximately $300.4 million has been amortized or written off as of

 

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April 30, 2003. In the third quarter of fiscal 2002, we recorded asset impairment charges totaling $80.1 million against certain acquired intangible assets and goodwill. If future events cause additional impairment of any intangible assets acquired in our past or future acquisitions, we may have to record additional charges relating to such assets sooner than we expect which would cause our profits to decline. In addition, integration of acquired companies, divisions and products involves the assimilation of potentially conflicting operations and products, which diverts the attention of our management team and may have a material adverse effect on our operating results in future quarters. It is possible that we may not achieve any of the intended financial or strategic benefits of these transactions. While we intend to make additional acquisitions in the future, there may not be suitable companies, divisions or products available for acquisition. Our acquisitions entail numerous risks, including the risk that we will not successfully assimilate the acquired operations and products, retain key employees of the acquired operations, or execute successfully the product development strategy driving the acquisition. There are also risks relating to the diversion of our management’s attention, and difficulties and uncertainties in our ability to maintain the key business relationships that the acquired entities have established. In addition, we may have product liability or intellectual property liability associated with the sale of the acquired company’s products. Acquisitions also expose us to the risk of claims by terminated employees, from shareholders of the acquired companies or other third parties related to the transaction. Finally, if we undertake future acquisitions, we may issue dilutive securities, assume or incur additional debt obligations, incur large one-time expenses, utilize substantial portions of our cash, and acquire intangible assets that would result in significant future amortization expense. Any of these events could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition.

 

On June 29, 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) eliminated pooling of interests accounting for acquisitions. The effect of this change could be to increase the portion of the purchase price for any future acquisitions that must be charged to BEA’s cost of revenues and operating expenses in the periods following any such acquisitions. As a consequence, our results of operations in periods following any such acquisition could be materially adversely affected. Although these changes will not directly affect the purchase price for any of these acquisitions, they will have the effect of increasing the reported expenses associated with any of these acquisitions. To that extent, these changes may make it more difficult for us to acquire other companies, product lines or technologies. Also on June 29, 2001, the FASB pronounced under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (“FAS 142”) that purchased goodwill should not be amortized, but rather, should be periodically reviewed for impairment. Such impairment could be caused by internal factors as well as external factors beyond our control. The FASB has further determined that at the time goodwill is considered impaired an amount equal to the impairment loss should be charged as an operating expense in the statement of operations. The timing of such an impairment (if any) of goodwill acquired in past and future transactions is uncertain and difficult to predict. Our results of operations in periods following any such impairment could be materially adversely affected. We are required to determine whether goodwill and any assets acquired in past acquisitions have been impaired in accordance with FAS 142 and, if so, charge such impairment as an expense. In the quarter ended October 31, 2001, we took an asset impairment charge of $80.1 million related to past acquisitions. We have remaining net goodwill and net acquired intangible assets of approximately $72.9 million at April 30, 2003, so if we are required to take such additional impairment charges, the amounts could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

 

The lengthy sales cycle for our products makes our revenues susceptible to substantial fluctuations

 

Our customers typically use our products to implement large, sophisticated applications that are critical to their business, and their purchases are often part of their implementation of a distributed or Web-based computing environment. Customers evaluating our software products face complex decisions regarding alternative approaches to the integration of enterprise applications, competitive product offerings, rapidly changing software technologies and standards and limited internal resources due to other information systems requirements. For these and other reasons, the sales cycle for our products is lengthy and is subject to delays or cancellation over which we have little or no control. We have recently experienced an increase in the number of million and multi–million dollar license transactions. In some cases, this has resulted in more extended customer

 

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evaluation and procurement processes, which in turn have lengthened the overall sales cycle for our products. The on-going economic downturn in our key markets has also contributed to increasing the length of our sales cycle, and there is a risk that this will continue or worsen. This delay or failure to complete large orders and sales in a particular quarter could significantly reduce revenue that quarter, as well as subsequent quarters over which revenue for the sale would likely be recognized.

 

If we fail to adequately protect our intellectual property rights, competitors may use our technology and trademarks, which could weaken our competitive position, reduce our revenues and increase our costs

 

Our success depends upon our proprietary technology. We rely on a combination of patent, copyright, trademark and trade secret rights, confidentiality procedures and licensing arrangements to establish and protect our proprietary rights. It is possible that other companies could successfully challenge the validity or scope of our patents and that our patents may not provide a competitive advantage to us. As part of our confidentiality procedures, we generally enter into non-disclosure agreements with our employees, distributors and corporate partners and into license agreements with respect to our software, documentation and other proprietary information. Despite these precautions, third parties could copy or otherwise obtain and use our products or technology without authorization, or develop similar technology independently. In particular, we have, in the past, provided certain hardware OEMs with access to our source code, and any unauthorized publication or proliferation of this source code could materially adversely affect our business, operating results and financial condition. It is difficult for us to police unauthorized use of our products, and although we are unable to determine the extent to which piracy of our software products exists, software piracy is a persistent problem. Effective protection of intellectual property rights is unavailable or limited in certain foreign countries. The protection of our proprietary rights may not be adequate and our competitors could independently develop similar technology, duplicate our products, or design around patents and other intellectual property rights that we hold.

 

If we are unable to manage growth, our business will suffer

 

We have experienced substantial growth since our inception in 1995 that has placed a strain on our administrative and operational infrastructure. Overall, we have increased the number of our employees from 120 employees in three offices in the United States at January 31, 1996 to approximately 3,150 employees in 81 offices in 34 countries at April 30, 2003. Our ability to manage our staff and growth effectively requires us to continue to improve our operational, financial, disclosure and management controls, reporting systems and procedures, and information technology infrastructure, particularly in light of the recent enactment of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and related regulations. In this regard, we are continuing to update our management information systems to integrate financial and other reporting among our multiple domestic and foreign offices. In addition, we may continue to increase our staff worldwide and continue to improve the financial reporting and controls for our global operations. We are also continuing to develop and roll out information technology initiatives. It is possible that we will not be able to successfully implement improvements to our management information, control systems, reporting systems and information technology infrastructure in an efficient or timely manner and that, during the course of this implementation, we could discover deficiencies in existing systems and controls, as well as past errors resulting therefrom. If we are unable to manage growth effectively, our business, results of operations and financial condition will be materially adversely affected.

 

We have a real estate leasing structure, which could result in substantial charges to our consolidated statement of operations, a substantial increase in liabilities on our consolidated balance sheet and substantial cash payments

 

In connection with a lease transaction for real estate in San Jose, California that we entered into in the first quarter of fiscal 2002 for the construction of additional corporate offices, we have restricted approximately $126.5 million out of our total cash, cash equivalents and investment securities as of April 30, 2003, as collateral

 

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for specified obligations to the lessor under the lease. The investment securities are restricted as to withdrawal and are managed by a third party subject to a number of limitations. We are required under this real estate transaction to make annual lease payments of approximately $9.9 million, which will fluctuate from time to time depending on short-term interest rates and changes in our financial position as specified in the lease. During our quarter ended January 31, 2002, we re-evaluated the scope and timing of our construction for additional corporate offices, which resulted in our recognizing a charge of $5.0 million. We continuously reevaluate the scope and timing of the construction project. If we determine to not pursue, completely or in part, the construction, we may be required to recognize a material charge to earnings if the then current fair value of the land is less than our residual value guarantee of approximately $330 million.

 

Under the land lease agreement a third-party lessor agreed to finance up to $331 million of land and associated costs. The land lease has an initial term of five years, and we have an option to renew the lease agreement (subject to the lessor’s agreement to renew), to purchase the land at any time during the lease for the outstanding lease balance or to arrange for the sale of the land to a third party. If we elect to arrange for the sale of the land, we are obligated to pay any shortfall between the sales price and the outstanding lease balance under a residual value guarantee. This payment could materially decrease our cash available for working capital and make other sources of financing more difficult to obtain. If it became probable that the value of the leased land would be less than the outstanding lease balance at lease termination, the estimated deficiency would be expensed ratably over the remaining term of the lease which expires in 2006. Our current assessment is that it is not probable that a deficiency will exist at the end of the lease term, however, we will continue to assess the fair value of the land to assess whether it is probable that a liability will be incurred under the residual value guarantee. This type of assessment is highly subjective and involves a detailed understanding of such factors as the current real estate market conditions as well as future expectations for the market. Due to historical and expected volatility of the real estate market, there may be a time at which management is unable to reasonably estimate the fair value of the property at the end of the lease term or management may determine that it is probable that the fair value at lease termination will be less than the residual value guarantee of approximately $330 million. Accordingly, we may be required to record a liability under our residual value guarantee related to the land lease at a future date, which may have a material adverse effect on our operating results.

 

In addition, if we choose to purchase the land or restructure the financing arrangement, for any reason, this could materially decrease our cash available for working capital, could make other sources of financing more difficult to obtain, and would require us to capitalize the land on our balance sheet. It is possible under such a scenario that the land would be capitalized on our balance sheet at then current fair market value, which could be less than the outstanding lease balance in the near term. This could result in a material charge to earnings, equal to the difference between the current fair market value of the property and the outstanding lease balance at the time such determination is made.

 

We have a high debt balance and large interest obligations, which constrict our liquidity and could result in substantial future expenses and adverse cash outflows

 

At April 30, 2003, we had approximately $550.0 million of convertible notes outstanding. As a result of this indebtedness, we have substantial principal and interest payment obligations. The degree to which we are leveraged could significantly harm our ability to obtain financing for working capital, acquisitions or other purposes and could make us more vulnerable to industry downturns and competitive pressures. Our ability to meet our debt service obligations will be dependent upon our future performance, which will be subject to financial, business and other factors affecting our operations, many of which are beyond our control.

 

We will require substantial amounts of cash to fund scheduled payments of interest on the convertible notes, payment of the principal amount of the convertible notes, payment of principal and interest on our other indebtedness, the lease payments discussed above, future capital expenditures, payments on our other leases and any increased working capital requirements. To the extent our stock price does not by December 2004 exceed $48.51 per share, or between December 2004 and December 2006 does not exceed $34.65, for a requisite number of trading days to permit us to effectively force the conversion of the notes, we will be required to pay up to

 

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$550 million to repay the convertible notes in December 2006. If we are unable to meet our cash requirements out of cash flow from operations, there can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain alternative financing. In the absence of such financing, our ability to respond to changing business and economic conditions, to make future acquisitions, to absorb adverse operating results or to fund capital expenditures or increased working capital requirements would be significantly reduced. If we do not generate sufficient cash flow from operations to repay the notes at maturity, we could attempt to refinance the notes, however, no assurance can be given that such a refinancing would be available on terms acceptable to us, if at all. Any failure by us to satisfy our obligations with respect to the notes at maturity (with respect to payments of principal) or prior thereto (with respect to payments of interest or required repurchases) would constitute a default under the indenture and could also cause a default under agreements governing our other indebtedness.

 

If we lose key personnel or cannot hire enough qualified personnel, it will adversely affect our ability to manage our business, develop new products and increase revenue

 

We believe our future success will depend upon our ability to attract and retain highly skilled personnel, including our Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Alfred Chuang, and other key members of management. Competition for these types of employees is intense, and it is possible that we will not be able to retain our key employees and that we will not be successful in attracting, assimilating and retaining qualified candidates in the future. As we seek to expand our global organization, the hiring of qualified sales, technical and support personnel will be difficult due to the limited number of qualified professionals. Failure to attract, assimilate and retain key personnel would have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

 

If our products contain software defects, it could harm our revenues and expose us to litigation

 

The software products we offer are internally complex and, despite extensive testing and quality control, may contain errors or defects, especially when we first introduce them. We may need to issue corrective releases of our software products to fix any defects or errors. Any defects or errors could also cause damage to our reputation and result in loss of revenues, product returns or order cancellations, or lack of market acceptance of our products. Accordingly, any defects or errors could have a material and adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

 

Our license agreements with our customers typically contain provisions designed to limit our exposure to potential product liability claims. It is possible, however, that the limitation of liability provisions contained in our license agreements may not be effective as a result of existing or future federal, state or local laws or ordinances or unfavorable judicial decisions. Although we have not experienced any product liability claims to date, sale and support of our products entails the risk of such claims, which could be substantial in light of our customers’ use of such products in mission-critical applications. If a claimant brings a product liability claim against us, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. Our products interoperate with many parts of complicated computer systems, such as mainframes, servers, personal computers, application software, databases, operating systems and data transformation software. Failure of any one of these parts could cause all or large parts of computer systems to fail. In such circumstances, it may be difficult to determine which part failed, and it is likely that customers will bring a lawsuit against several suppliers. Even if our software is not at fault, we could suffer material expense and material diversion of management time in defending any such lawsuits.

 

We have adopted a preferred stock rights plan which has anti-takeover effects

 

We have implemented a preferred stock rights plan. The plan has the anti-takeover effect of causing substantial dilution to a person or group that attempts to acquire us on terms not approved by our Board of Directors. The existence of the plan could limit the price that certain investors might be willing to pay in the future for shares of our common stock and could discourage, delay or prevent a merger or acquisition that a stockholder may consider favorable.

 

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ITEM 3.     Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risks

 

Foreign Exchange

 

Our revenues originating outside the Americas were 46.0 percent and 43.8 percent of total revenues in the first quarters of fiscal 2004 and 2003, respectively. International revenues from each individual country outside of the United States were less than 10 percent of total revenues in the first quarter of fiscal 2003. The only individual country outside of the United States with revenues greater than 10 percent of total revenues in the first quarter of fiscal 2004 was the United Kingdom with $24.7 million or 10.4 percent. International sales were made mostly from our foreign sales subsidiaries in the local countries and are typically denominated in the local currency of each country. These subsidiaries also incur most of their expenses in the local currency. Accordingly, foreign subsidiaries use the local currency as their functional currency.

 

Our international operations are subject to risks typical of an international business, including, but not limited to, differing economic conditions, changes in political climate, differing tax structures, other regulations and restrictions, and foreign exchange volatility. Accordingly, our future results could be materially adversely impacted by changes in these or other factors.

 

Effective February 1, 2001, we adopted the Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, which establishes accounting and reporting standards for derivative instruments, including certain derivative instruments embedded in other contracts and for hedging activities. All derivatives, whether designated in hedging relationships or not, are required to be recorded on the balance sheet at fair value. If the derivative is designated as a fair value hedge, the changes in the fair value of the derivative and of the hedged item attributable to the hedged risk are recognized in earnings. If the derivative is designated as a cash flow hedge, the effective portions of changes in the fair value of the derivative are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). We use derivative instruments to manage certain exposures to foreign currency. Our objectives in holding derivatives are to minimize the risks using the most effective methods to eliminate or reduce the impacts of these exposures.

 

Our exposure to foreign exchange rate fluctuations arises in part from intercompany accounts between our parent company in the United States and our foreign subsidiaries. These intercompany accounts are typically denominated in the functional currency of the foreign subsidiary in order to centralize foreign exchange risk with our parent company in the United States. We are also exposed to foreign exchange rate fluctuations as the financial results of foreign subsidiaries are translated into U.S. dollars for consolidation purposes. As exchange rates vary, these results, when translated, may vary from expectations and may adversely impact overall financial results. The U.S. dollar was weaker in the first quarter of fiscal 2004 compared to many foreign currencies, including the Euro and the British Pound, than it was in the same quarter of the prior fiscal year. Management believes that the positive impact of currency exchange rate changes on our revenues was generally offset by decreases in local list prices in Europe, which are periodically adjusted in part to offset the effects of changes in currency exchange rates. We have a program to reduce the effect of foreign exchange gains and losses from recorded foreign currency-denominated monetary assets and liabilities. This program involves the use of forward foreign exchange contracts in certain European, Asian and Latin and North American currencies. A forward foreign exchange contract obligates us to exchange predetermined amounts of specified foreign currencies at specified exchange rates on specified dates or to make an equivalent U.S. dollar payment equal to the value of such exchange. Under this program, foreign currency gains and losses due to exchange rate fluctuations are partially offset by gains and losses on the forward contracts. We do not use foreign currency contracts for speculative or trading purposes. All foreign currency transactions and all outstanding forward contracts are marked-to-market on a monthly basis with realized gains and losses included in interest income and other, net. Net gains resulting from foreign currency transactions and hedging foreign currency transactions were approximately $683,000 for the first quarter of fiscal 2004.

 

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Our outstanding forward contracts as of April 30, 2003 are presented in the table below. This table presents the net notional amount in U.S. dollars using spot exchange rates and the weighted average contractual foreign currency exchange rates. Notional weighted average exchange rates are quoted using market conventions where the currency is expressed in units per U.S. dollar. All of these forward contracts mature within 30 days or less as of April 30, 2003. Net sales of foreign currency are stated as a positive net notional amount and net purchases of foreign currency are stated as a negative net notional amount.

 

     Notional
Amount


    Notional
Weighted
Average
Exchange
Rate


     (in thousands)      

Functional Currency—U.S. Dollar

            

Australian dollars

   $ 100     1.706

Brazilian reals

     (300 )   3.680

British pounds

     (5,700 )   0.634

Canadian dollars

     (2,200 )   1.483

Euros

     62,100     0.958

Israeli shekels

     (5,000 )   4.940

Japanese yen

     (400 )   119.192

Korean won

     18,200     1,212.867

Mexican pesos

     300     11.045

New Zealand dollars

     3,500     1.833

Singapore dollars

     5,000     1.764

Swedish krona

     4,900     8.619

Swiss francs

     (1,300 )   1.382
    


   

Total

     79,200      
    


   

Functional Currency—EURO

            

British pounds

     (1,900 )   0.644

Danish krone

     1,100     7.129

Israeli shekels

     5,200     5.012

Norwegian kron

     400     7.213

Swedish krona

     500     8.715

Swiss francs

     2,500     1.395
    


   

Total

     7,800      
    


   

Functional Currency—Australian Dollar

            

New Zealand dollars

     (2,200 )   1.774

Singapore dollars

     (3,600 )   1.702
    


   

Total

     (5,800 )    
    


   

Grand total

   $ 81,200      
    


   

 

Interest Rates

 

We invest our cash in a variety of financial instruments, consisting principally of investments in interest-bearing demand deposit accounts with financial institutions, money market funds, highly liquid debt securities of corporations, municipalities and the U.S. Government. These investments are denominated in U.S. dollars. Cash balances in foreign currencies overseas are operating balances and are primarily invested in interest-bearing bank accounts and money market funds at the local operating banks.

 

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equivalents, short-term investments and short and long-term restricted cash are treated as “available-for sale” under FAS 115. Investments in both fixed rate and floating rate interest earning instruments carry a degree of interest rate risk. Fixed rate securities may have their market value adversely impacted due to a rise in interest rates, while floating rate securities may produce less income than expected if interest rates fall. Due in part to these factors, our future investment income may fall short of expectations due to changes in interest rates or we may suffer losses in principal if forced to sell securities, which have seen a decline in market value due to changes in interest rates. However, we reduce our interest rate risk by investing our cash in instruments with remaining time to maturity of less than two years. As of April 30, 2003, the average holding period until maturity of our cash equivalents, short and long-term restricted cash and short-term investments was approximately 225 days. The table below presents the principal amount and related weighted average interest rates for our investment portfolio. Short-term investments are all in fixed rate instruments.

 

Table of investment securities (in thousands) at April 30, 2003:

 

     Fair Value

   Average
Interest
Rate


 

Cash equivalents

   $ 396,414    1.43 %

Short-term investments (0-1 year)

     64,358    1.78 %

Short-term investments (1-2 years)

     616,896    2.21 %

Short-term restricted cash (0-1 year)

     1,829    1.40 %

Long-term restricted cash (0-1 year)

     152,727    1.28 %
    

      

Total cash and investment securities

   $ 1,232,224       
    

      

 

We are exposed to changes in short-term interest rates through a lease that we entered into on February 13, 2001, which includes a variable short-term interest rate based on the London Interbank Offering Rate (“LIBOR”). The annual lease expense will fluctuate from time to time depending on changes in LIBOR and changes in our financial position as specified in the lease. A 1.0 percent increase in LIBOR will generate an increase in annual lease expense of approximately $3.3 million. We are also exposed to changes in short-term interest rates through our invested balances of cash equivalents, restricted cash and short term investments, the yields on which will fluctuate with changes in short-term interest rates. The annual interest rate on our $550 million convertible notes is fixed at 4.0 percent through the maturity date in December 2006. A 1.0 percent decrease in short-term interest rates would result in an annual reduction of interest income of approximately $8.0 million.

 

ITEM 4.     Controls and Procedures

 

Evaluation of our Disclosure Controls and Internal Controls.

 

Within the 90 days prior to the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures and our internal controls and procedures for financial reporting. This controls evaluation was done under the supervision and with the participation of management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) require that in this section of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we present the conclusions of the CEO and the CFO about the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and internal controls based on and as of the date of the controls evaluation.

 

CEO and CFO Certifications.

 

Appearing immediately following the Signature section of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, there are “Certifications” of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer. The first form of Certification is required in accordance with Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. This section of the Quarterly Report is the information concerning the controls evaluation referred to in the Section 302 Certifications and this

 

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information should be read in conjunction with the Section 302 Certifications for a more complete understanding of the topics presented.

 

Disclosure Controls and Internal Controls.

 

Disclosure controls are procedures that are designed with the objective of ensuring that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”) such as this Quarterly Report, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls are also designed with the objective of ensuring that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Internal controls are procedures which are designed with the objective of providing reasonable assurance that our transactions are properly authorized, our assets are safeguarded against unauthorized or improper use and our transactions are properly recorded and reported, all to permit the preparation of our financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.

 

Limitations on the Effectiveness of Controls.

 

The Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, does not expect that our disclosure controls or our internal controls will prevent all error and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the control. The design of any system of controls also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions; over time, control may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.

 

Scope of the Controls Evaluation.

 

The evaluation of our disclosure controls and our internal controls by our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer included a review of the controls’ objectives and design, the controls’ implementation by the Company and the effect of the controls on the information generated for use in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. In accordance with SEC requirements, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer note that, since the date of the controls evaluation to the date of this Quarterly Report, there have been no significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls.

 

Conclusions.

 

Based upon the controls evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, subject to the limitations noted above, our disclosure controls are effective to ensure that material information relating to the Company is made known to management, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, particularly during the period when our periodic reports are being prepared, and that our internal controls are effective to provide reasonable assurance that our financial statements are fairly presented in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.

 

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PART II.    OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 6.     Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

 

(a)    Exhibits:

 

Exhibit
Number


   

Description


3.1 (1)  

Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant.

3.2 (2)  

Registrant’s Amended and Restated Bylaws.

99.1    

Certification of Alfred S. Chuang, Chief Executive Officer, Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

99.2    

Certification of William M. Klein, Chief Financial Officer, Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.


(1)   Incorporated by reference to such exhibit as filed in the Registrant’s Report on Form 10-K filed May 1, 2000.

 

(2)   Incorporated by reference to such exhibit as filed in the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form SB-1, filed January 31, 1997.

 

(b)    Reports on Form 8-K:

 

On February 14, 2003, the Registrant filed a Current Report on Form 8-K relating to the acquisition of CrossLogix, Inc.

 

On April 21, 2003, the Registrant filed a Current Report on Form 8-K/A in order to file audited financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2002 and December 31, 2001 for CrossLogix, Inc. and an unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of October 31, 2002 and unaudited condensed combined statements of operations for the nine months ended October 31, 2002 and the twelve months ended January 31, 2002 for CrossLogix, Inc. and BEA Systems, Inc.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirement of the Security Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

BEA SYSTEMS, INC.

(Registrant)

   

/s/    WILLIAM M. KLEIN      


   

William M. Klein

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

(Duly Authorized Officer and Principal Financial Officer)

 

Dated:    June 13, 2003

 

 

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CERTIFICATION

 

I, Alfred S. Chuang, certify that:

 

  1.   I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of BEA Systems, Inc.;

 

  2.   Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report; and

 

  3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report.

 

  4.   The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:

 

  a)   designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;

 

  b)   evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this quarterly report (the “Evaluation Date”); and

 

  c)   presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

 

  5.   The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

  a)   all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant’s auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

 

  b)   any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls; and

 

  6.   The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have indicated in this quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

 

Date:    June 13, 2003    By:   

/s/    ALFRED S. CHUANG      


         

Alfred S. Chuang

Chief Executive Officer

 

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CERTIFICATION

 

I, William M. Klein, certify that:

 

  1.   I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of BEA Systems, Inc.;

 

 

  2.   Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;

 

  3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;

 

  4.   The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:

 

  a)   designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;

 

  b)   evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this quarterly report (the “Evaluation Date”); and

 

  c)   presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

 

  5.   The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

  a)   all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant’s auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

 

  b)   any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls; and

 

  6.   The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have indicated in this quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

 

Date:    June 13, 2003    By:   

/s/    WILLIAM M. KLEIN      


         

William M. Klein

Chief Financial Officer

 

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