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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC  20549

 

Form 10-Q

 

ý        Quarterly Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2005

 

For the transition period from          to

 

Commission File Number   001-16379

 

Dendrite International, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

New Jersey

 

22-2786386

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

 

1405 U.S. Highway 206

Bedminster, NJ  07921

(Address, including zip code, of
principal executive offices)

 

(908) 443-2000

(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, and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
ý yes o no

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act): ýyes o no

 

As of May 3, 2005, 42,584,996 shares of Dendrite International, Inc. no par value common stock were outstanding.

 

 



 

DENDRITE INTERNATIONAL, INC.

INDEX TO QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

FOR THE QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2005

 

PART I.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

ITEM 1.

Financial Statements

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited)
Three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited)
March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)
Three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

 

 

 

 

ITEM 2.

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

 

 

 

 

ITEM 4.

Controls and Procedures

 

 

 

 

PART II.

OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

ITEM 6.

Exhibits

 

 

 

Signatures

 

 

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PART I.     FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1.     Financial Statements

 

DENDRITE INTERNATIONAL, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

THREE MONTHS ENDED
MARCH 31,

 

 

 

2005

 

2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

99,447

 

$

95,064

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Costs & Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

Operating costs

 

53,651

 

49,807

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

35,788

 

32,157

 

Research and development

 

1,818

 

3,022

 

Facility and other charges

 

9,372

 

 

Amortization of acquired intangible assets

 

1,250

 

1,027

 

Other operating (income)

 

 

(339

)

Total operating costs & expenses

 

101,879

 

85,674

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating (loss) income

 

(2,432

)

9,390

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest (income), net

 

(141

)

(7

)

Other (income), net

 

(23

)

(43

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Loss) income before income tax (benefit) expense

 

(2,268

)

9,440

 

Income tax (benefit) expense

 

(873

)

3,776

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) income

 

$

(1,395

)

$

5,664

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) income per share:

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

(0.03

)

$

0.14

 

Diluted

 

$

(0.03

)

$

0.13

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated statements.

 

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DENDRITE INTERNATIONAL, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

March 31,
2005

 

December 31,
2004

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Current Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

53,279

 

$

64,020

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

72,873

 

71,653

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

6,195

 

6,935

 

Deferred income taxes

 

5,685

 

5,029

 

Total current assets

 

138,032

 

147,637

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property and equipment, net of accumulated amortization of $51,960 and $56,499, respectively

 

48,815

 

45,283

 

Other assets

 

7,933

 

7,922

 

Goodwill

 

83,334

 

80,963

 

Intangible assets, net

 

23,481

 

19,876

 

Purchased capitalized software, net

 

903

 

1,056

 

Capitalized software development costs, net

 

9,809

 

9,170

 

Deferred income taxes

 

12,302

 

9,873

 

 

 

$

324,609

 

$

321,780

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

9,569

 

$

8,171

 

Income taxes payable

 

10,210

 

12,013

 

Capital lease obligations

 

1,680

 

1,689

 

Accrued compensation and benefits

 

17,186

 

16,058

 

Accrued professional and consulting fees

 

5,803

 

7,413

 

Accrued facility and other charges

 

3,628

 

 

Other accrued expenses

 

16,880

 

19,284

 

Purchase accounting restructuring accrual

 

2,486

 

3,000

 

Deferred revenues

 

12,219

 

13,347

 

Total current liabilities

 

79,661

 

80,975

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital lease obligations

 

2,655

 

3,036

 

Purchase accounting restructuring accrual

 

3,745

 

4,143

 

Accrued facility and other charges

 

4,663

 

 

Deferred rent

 

2,287

 

2,070

 

Other non-current liabilities

 

3,682

 

3,967

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, no par value, 15,000,000 shares authorized, none issued

 

 

 

Common stock, no par value, 150,000,000 shares authorized, 45,074,498 and 44,913,584 shares issued; 42,535,750 and 42,374,836 shares outstanding at March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively

 

127,059

 

125,237

 

Retained earnings

 

126,106

 

127,501

 

Deferred compensation

 

(109

)

(123

)

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

1,125

 

1,239

 

Less treasury stock, at cost

 

(26,265

)

(26,265

)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

227,916

 

227,589

 

 

 

$

324,609

 

$

321,780

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated statements.

 

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DENDRITE INTERNATIONAL, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(IN THOUSANDS)

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2005

 

2004

 

Operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) income

 

$

(1,395

)

$

5,664

 

Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

5,402

 

5,196

 

Write-off of property and equipment

 

1,030

 

 

Amortization of deferred compensation, net of forfeitures

 

14

 

109

 

Deferred income tax benefit

 

(3,006

)

 

Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions:

 

 

 

 

 

Decrease in accounts receivable

 

1,492

 

13,671

 

Decrease in prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

779

 

737

 

(Increase) decrease in other assets

 

(24

)

254

 

Decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

(1,094

)

(4,027

)

Increase in accrued facility and other charges

 

8,291

 

 

Decrease in purchase accounting restructuring accrual

 

(1,102

)

(2,615

)

Decrease in income taxes payable

 

(1,495

)

(1,007

)

Decrease in deferred revenue

 

(1,308

)

(2,575

)

(Decrease) increase in other non-current liabilities

 

(287

)

114

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

7,297

 

15,521

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired

 

(9,918

)

(1,990

)

Purchases of property and equipment

 

(7,887

)

(2,530

)

Additions to capitalized software development costs

 

(1,407

)

(770

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(19,212

)

(5,290

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Repayments of long-term debt

 

 

(1,120

)

Repayments of acquired loan

 

 

(624

)

Payments on capital lease obligations

 

(390

)

(405

)

Issuance of common stock

 

1,493

 

2,514

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

1,103

 

365

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash

 

71

 

395

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

(10,741

)

10,991

 

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year

 

64,020

 

30,405

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 

$

53,279

 

$

41,396

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated statements.

 

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DENDRITE INTERNATIONAL, INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

($ IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

 

1.  Basis of Presentation

 

The consolidated financial statements of Dendrite International, Inc. and its subsidiaries (“Dendrite” or the “Company”) included in this Form 10-Q are unaudited and reflect all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position as of March 31, 2005, operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004 and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004.  For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004.

 

Our interim operating results may not be indicative of operating results for the full year.

 

Reclassifications. Certain prior period balances have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation.

 

2. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123 (revised 2004) “Share-Based Payment” (“SFAS 123(R)”) as a replacement to SFAS 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” (“SFAS 123”). This statement supersedes Accounting Principles Board (“APB”) 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees” which allowed companies to use the intrinsic method of valuing share-based payment transactions and amends SFAS No. 95, “Statement of Cash Flows.” SFAS 123(R) requires all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, to be recognized in the financial statements based on the fair-value method as defined in SFAS 123. SFAS 123(R) provides two alternatives for adoption: (1) a “modified prospective” method in which compensation cost is recognized for all awards granted subsequent to the effective date of this statement as well as for the unvested portion of awards outstanding as of the effective date; or (2) a “modified retrospective” method which follows the approach of the “modified prospective” method, but also permits entities to restate prior periods to record compensation cost calculated under SFAS 123 for the pro forma disclosure. The Company plans to adopt SFAS 123(R) using the modified prospective method. In addition, SFAS 123(R) also requires that tax benefits received in excess of compensation cost be reclassified from operating cash flows to financing cash flows in the consolidated statement of cash flows. The adoption of FAS 123(R)’s fair value method is expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operations, though it will have no impact on the Company’s overall financial position. However, had the Company adopted SFAS 123(R) in prior periods, the impact of the standard would have approximated the impact of SFAS 123 as described in the disclosure of pro forma net (loss) income and net (loss) income per share in Note 3 to our consolidated financial statements.

 

In April 2005, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued Release No. 33-8568, Amendment to Rule 4-01(a) of Regulation S-X Regarding the Compliance Date for Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (Revised 2004), “Share-Based Payment,” which allows companies to continue to follow SFAS 123 throughout 2005 and implement SFAS 123(R) beginning January 1, 2006, which the Company expects to follow.

 

3.  Stock Based Compensation

 

The Company has adopted the disclosure requirements of SFAS 123 as amended by SFAS 148, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation-Transition and Disclosure.” The Company applies APB 25 and related interpretations in accounting for stock options granted under the Company’s stock option plans (the “Plans”). Accordingly, compensation cost has been computed for the Plans based on the intrinsic value of the stock options at the date of grant, which represents the difference between the exercise price and the fair value of the Company’s stock. The exercise price of all stock options granted equaled the fair value of the Company’s stock at the date of option grant and accordingly, no compensation cost related to stock options has been recorded in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. Had compensation cost for the Plans and the employee stock purchase plan been determined consistent with SFAS 123, the Company’s net (loss) income and net (loss) income per share would have been adjusted to the following pro forma amounts:

 

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DENDRITE INTERNATIONAL, INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

($ IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

 

 

 

For the Three Months
Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2005

 

2004

 

Net (loss) income as reported

 

$

(1,395

)

$

5,664

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add: Deferred compensation amortization, net of forfeitures recognized in accordance with APB 25, net of related tax effects

 

 

65

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

(3,507

)

(3,801

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pro forma net (loss) income

 

$

(4,902

)

$

1,928

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic (loss) income per share:

 

 

 

 

 

As reported

 

$

(0.03

)

$

0.14

 

Pro forma

 

$

(0.12

)

$

0.05

 

Diluted (loss) income per share:

 

 

 

 

 

As reported

 

$

(0.03

)

$

0.13

 

Pro forma

 

$

(0.12

)

$

0.05

 

 

The fair value for these options were estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions:

 

 

 

For the Three Months
Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2005

 

2004

 

Expected dividend yield

 

0.0

%

0.0

%

Weighted-average expected stock price volatility

 

50.0

%

70.0

%

Weighted-average risk-free interest rate

 

3.7

%

3.1

%

Expected life of the option (years)

 

5.25

 

5.25

 

 

The stock-based employee compensation expense determined under the fair value based methods for all awards, net of related tax effects, disclosed above is determined based upon the number and fair value of options granted and an estimate of forfeitures. The expense is recognized over the vesting period of the options. Under SFAS 123, compensation expense is not recognized for options that are forfeited due to the employee’s failure to fulfill service requirements. Therefore, while the fair value per option is not recalculated, the number of options vesting would change, thus requiring recalculation of the aggregate compensation expense.

 

4.  Net (Loss) Income Per Share

 

The following table presents the computation of basic and diluted net (loss) income per share for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004:

 

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DENDRITE INTERNATIONAL, INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

($ IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

 

 

2005

 

2004

 

Basic net (loss) income per share computation:

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) income

 

$

(1,395

)

$

5,664

 

Weighted-average common shares outstanding

 

42,470

 

40,919

 

Basic net (loss) income per share

 

$

(0.03

)

$

0.14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted net (loss) income per share computation:

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) income

 

$

(1,395

)

$

5,664

 

Diluted common shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average common shares outstanding

 

42,470

 

40,919

 

Impact of dilutive stock options

 

 

1,596

 

Diluted common shares outstanding

 

42,470

 

42,515

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted net (loss) income per share

 

$

(0.03

)

$

0.13

 

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2005, 1,274 stock options that could potentially dilute net (loss) income per share in the future are not included in the calculation of diluted net (loss) per share as they would have been antidilutive.

 

5.  Comprehensive (Loss) Income

 

The components of comprehensive (loss) income for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004 consisted of the following:

 

 

 

For the Three Months
Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2005

 

2004

 

Net (loss) income

 

$

(1,395

)

$

5,664

 

Other comprehensive (loss) income:

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation adjustments

 

(114

)

454

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive (loss) income

 

$

(1,509

)

$

6,118

 

 

6. Acquisitions

 

Buzzeo

 

On January 4, 2005, the Company completed the strategic acquisition of BuzzeoPMDA, Inc. (“Buzzeo”). Based in Richmond, Virginia, Buzzeo provides compliance, auditing, consulting and reconciliation outsourcing services to the pharmaceutical and life sciences industry. This acquisition further expands the Company’s sample and compliance management solution offerings. In connection with the acquisition, the Company restructured the combined operations by eliminating certain former Buzzeo positions. The Company accrued $200 at January 4, 2005, for liabilities associated with the cost of completing the restructuring plan. Buzzeo’s results of operations have been included in the accompanying consolidated financial statements since the date of acquisition.

 

The aggregate purchase price for Buzzeo was approximately $10,283, including $33 of legal and professional fees.  As of March 31, 2005, approximately $1,800 of the purchase price was held in escrow.  In accordance with the purchase agreement, the $1,800 held in escrow, less amounts claimed against escrow, if any, is payable as follows: approximately $775 within five business days of filing this Form 10-Q; and approximately $1,025 on January 4, 2006. The Company is in the process of finalizing the valuation of certain intangible assets, including the review of a third-party valuation. Therefore, the allocation of purchase price is preliminary and subject to adjustment. The assets acquired and liabilities assumed in connection with the Buzzeo acquisition, and pro forma results of operations are not deemed material to the consolidated financial statements.

 

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DENDRITE INTERNATIONAL, INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

($ IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

 

The preliminary allocation of purchase price, including the net assets acquired of approximately $3,100, to intangible assets and goodwill acquired in connection with the Buzzeo acquisition is as follows:

 

 

 

Weighted-Average
Estimated Useful
Life (Years)

 

Acquired Intangible
Asset Value

 

Intangible Assets Subject to Amortization:

 

 

 

 

 

Customer relationship asset

 

10

 

$

4,390

 

Trademark

 

7

 

290

 

Other

 

0.25

 

70

 

Total Intangible Assets Subject to Amortization

 

 

 

4,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intangible Assets Not Subject to Amortization:

 

 

 

 

 

Goodwill

 

N/A

 

2,402

 

Total Intangible Assets

 

 

 

$

7,152

 

 

The goodwill and intangible assets recorded for financial statement purposes are deductible for tax purposes.

 

7.  Purchase Accounting Restructuring Accrual

 

In connection with the June 2003 acquisition of Synavant Inc. (“Synavant”), the Company restructured the combined operations by exiting certain former Synavant facilities and eliminating certain former Synavant positions. The Company anticipates that the balance related to the termination of employees will be paid during the current year and the remaining accrued restructuring balance related to the facility exit costs will be paid over the life of the facility leases, ending in February 2012. The liability accrued for expenses to be incurred in exiting certain Synavant facilities and includes assumptions related to sublease income, which offsets future lease obligations. The underlying subleases are not in place for all facilities and the future placement of subleases, including the timing and terms and conditions of subleases, could be different than the assumptions utilized.

 

In connection with the acquisition of Software Associates International (“SAI”), the Company developed an exit plan to close the facility in Mt. Arlington, New Jersey, and relocate the operations to the Company’s other facilities in New Jersey. The Company accrued, as part of the acquisition costs, the costs to terminate certain leases amounting to $3,252. The Company closed the facility during the first quarter of 2003.

 

In connection with the July 2004 and January 2005 acquisitions of Schwarzeck-Verlag GmbH (“Schwarzeck”) and Buzzeo, the Company restructured the combined operations by eliminating certain former positions. The Company accrued approximately $300 and $200 to complete the Schwarzeck and Buzzeo restructuring plans, respectively.

 

The activity related to the purchase accounting restructuring accrual for the three months ended March 31, 2005 is summarized in the table below:

 

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DENDRITE INTERNATIONAL, INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

($ IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

 

 

 

Purchase
Accounting
Restructuring
Accrual as of
December 31, 2004

 

2005
Adjustments

 

2005
Payments

 

Currency
Translation
Adjustments

 

Purchase
Accounting
Restructuring
Accrual as of
March 31, 2005

 

Synavant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Termination payments to employees

 

$

23

 

$

 

$

(16

)

$

 

$

7

 

Facility exit costs

 

5,926

 

 

(587

)

 

5,339

 

Total Synavant

 

5,949

 

 

(603

)

 

5,346

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SAI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lease termination costs

 

947

 

 

(308

)

 

639

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Schwarzeck

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Termination payments to employees

 

247

 

 

(191

)

(10

)

46

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buzzeo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Termination payments to employees

 

 

200

 

 

 

200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

7,143

 

$

200

 

$

(1,102

)

$

(10

)

$

6,231

 

 

8.  Goodwill and Intangible Assets

 

The total gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization for goodwill and intangible assets are as follows:

 

 

 

As of March 31, 2005

 

As of December 31, 2004

 

 

 

Gross

 

Accumulated
Amortization

 

Net

 

Gross

 

Accumulated
Amortization

 

Net

 

Intangible Assets Subject To Amortization:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchased capitalized software

 

$

2,441

 

$

(1,538

)

$

903

 

$

2,441

 

$

(1,385

)

$

1,056

 

Capitalized software development costs

 

28,014

 

(18,205

)

9,809

 

26,607

 

(17,437

)

9,170

 

Customer relationship assets

 

13,966

 

(2,590

)

11,376

 

9,595

 

(2,222

)

7,373

 

Backlog

 

2,400

 

(2,335

)

65

 

2,400

 

(2,313

)

87

 

Non-compete covenants

 

3,765

 

(3,022

)

743

 

3,768

 

(2,678

)

1,090

 

Purchased database

 

5,214

 

(1,262

)

3,952

 

5,221

 

(979

)

4,242

 

Trademarks

 

446

 

(27

)

419

 

151

 

(15

)

136

 

Other intangibles

 

481

 

(287

)

194

 

413

 

(197

)

216

 

Total

 

56,727

 

(29,266

)

27,461

 

50,596

 

(27,226

)

23,370

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intangible Assets Not Subject to Amortization:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goodwill

 

83,334

 

 

83,334

 

80,963

 

 

80,963

 

Trademarks

 

6,732

 

 

6,732

 

6,732

 

 

6,732

 

Total

 

90,066

 

 

90,066

 

87,695

 

 

87,695

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Goodwill and Intangible Assets

 

$

146,793

 

$

(29,266

)

$

117,527

 

$

138,291

 

$

(27,226

)

$

111,065

 

 

The changes in the carrying amount of intangible assets not subject to amortization for the three months ended March 31, 2005 is as follows:

 

 

 

Balance as of
December 31, 2004

 

Acquisitions /
Purchase
Accounting
Adjustments

 

Currency
Translation
Adjustments

 

Balance as of
March 31, 2005

 

Goodwill

 

$

80,963

 

$

2,402

 

$

(31

)

$

83,334

 

Trademarks

 

6,732

 

 

 

6,732

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

87,695

 

$

2,402

 

$

(31

)

$

90,066

 

 

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DENDRITE INTERNATIONAL, INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

($ IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

 

The Company conducts its annual impairment testing of goodwill as of October 1 each year. During the three months ended March 31, 2005, there were no changes in events or circumstances that would indicate impairment.

 

The following table reconciles net intangible assets subject to amortization for the period from December 31, 2004 to March 31, 2005:

 

 

 

Net Intangibles
as of
December 31, 2004

 

2005 Year-to-Date Activity

 

Net Intangibles
as of
March 31, 2005

 

 

 

 

Additions

 

Amortization

 

Translation
and Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchased capitalized software

 

$

1,056

 

$

 

$

(153

)

$

 

$

903

 

Capitalized software development costs

 

9,170

 

1,407

 

(768

)

 

9,809

 

Customer relationship assets

 

7,373

 

4,390

 

(368

)

(19

)

11,376

 

Backlog

 

87

 

 

(22

)

 

65

 

Non-compete covenants

 

1,090

 

 

(344

)

(3

)

743

 

Purchased database

 

4,242

 

 

(283

)

(7

)

3,952

 

Trademarks

 

136

 

290

 

(12

)

5

 

419

 

Other intangibles

 

216

 

70

 

(90

)

(2

)

194

 

Total

 

$

23,370

 

$

6,157

 

$

(2,040

)

$

(26

)

$

27,461

 

 

Amortization expense related to intangible assets, including internally developed capitalized software costs, for the three month periods ended March 31, 2005 and 2004 was $2,040 and $1,708, respectively. Aggregate annual amortization expense of intangible assets (exclusive of future additions) is estimated to be:

 

Year Ending December 31,

 

 

 

2005

 

$

7,872

 

2006

 

7,055

 

2007

 

4,744

 

2008

 

2,151

 

2009

 

1,454

 

2010

 

1,357

 

Thereafter

 

4,868

 

 

 

29,501

 

Less: Year-to-date amortization expense

 

(2,040

)

 

 

 

 

Net intangible assets subject to amortization as of March 31, 2005

 

$

27,461

 

 

9. Accrued Facility and Other Charges

 

During the period ended March 31, 2005, the Company initiated and completed a plan to exit a facility for which it has an operating lease expiring in September 2011.  This accrued facility charge relates to vacating a New Jersey facility and for additional facilities vacated and accrued for in previous periods, for which it has operating leases expiring through February 2012, due to changes in current market conditions. The Company accrued for the present value of these costs, net of estimated future sublease income.  The Company also accrued for severance charges related to the elimination of certain senior and mid-level management positions. The Company accrued for these charges in Accrued Facility and Other Charges on the consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2005, and in Facility and Other Charges on the consolidated statement of operations during the three months ended March 31, 2005.

 

The activity related to Accrued Facility and Other Charges for the three months ended March 31, 2005 is summarized in the table below:

 

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DENDRITE INTERNATIONAL, INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

($ IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

 

 

 

Accrued Facility and
Other Charges as of
December 31, 2004

 

2005 Facility
and Other
Charges

 

2005
Payments

 

Accrued
Facility and
Other Charges
as of March 31,

 

Facility exit costs

 

$

 

$

6,619

 

$

 

$

6,619

 

Severance

 

 

1,723

 

(51

)

1,672

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

 

$

8,342

 

$

(51

)

$

8,291

 

 

In connection with the plan initiated and completed during the three months ended March 31, 2005, the Company also wrote-off $1,030 of leasehold improvements included within Facility and Other Charges in the consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2005.

 

10. Line-of-Credit

 

The Company entered into a line-of-credit agreement (the “Agreement”) as of June 16, 2003, in the amount of $30,000 with JPMorgan Chase Bank that expires on July 1, 2005. The Agreement is available to finance working capital needs and possible future acquisitions. Among other covenants, the Agreement requires the Company to maintain a minimum consolidated net worth, measured quarterly, which is equal to $130,000, plus 50% of net income earned after April 1, 2003, and 75% of the net proceeds of any offering of new equity interests issued subsequent to June 30, 2003. As of March 31, 2005, the Company’s consolidated net worth was $227,916. The Agreement contains certain restrictions on the Company’s ability to create or assume liens, dispose of assets, consolidate or merge, extend credit, incur other indebtedness or pay cash dividends. On September 24, 2004, the Company entered into an amendment to the Agreement that relaxed certain covenants relating to acquisitions, dispositions of Company assets, indebtedness of foreign subsidiaries of the Company, real estate and capital expenditures in connection with the Company’s move to its new corporate headquarters facility. As of March 31, 2005, the Company was in compliance with all covenants and did not have any amounts outstanding under the line-of-credit. The Company currently intends to renew or replace the Agreement concurrent with its expiration.

 

As of March 31, 2005, the Company had outstanding letters-of-credit of approximately $5,721.

 

11. Income Taxes

 

The Company’s effective income tax (benefit) expense rate decreased to (38.5)% for the three months ended March 31, 2005, from 40% for the three months ended March 31, 2004. The primary reason for the decline in the effective tax rate was the consolidation of certain international legal entities.  Prior to operational restructuring and legal entity integration, these international legal entities generated losses that could not be benefited.  As a result of the integration, the amount of losses generated that can not be benefited has been reduced.

 

12.  Enterprise-Wide Data

 

Information about Major Customers:

 

For the three month periods ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, the Company derived approximately 25% and 27% of its revenues from its largest customer, respectively.

 

Information about Products and Services:

 

Due to the growth in the Company’s strategic product and service offerings, largely built through recent acquisitions, the Company has expanded its revenue categories into sales support, marketing support and shipping. These categories are reflective of how service offerings are marketed to and viewed by customers. They are not reflective of the way the business is managed. Company operating costs are not broken out for these categories on a global basis, as they are not viewed as necessary to the management of the business globally. Based upon all of these factors, while these categories are useful in understanding the Company’s operating results, the Company has only one reportable segment for disclosure purposes under SFAS 131, “Disclosure About Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information.” The following is a summary of our revenue categories:

 

Sales solutions revenue includes product and sales support services which are used by, or provided to, the sales forces of our customers.

 

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DENDRITE INTERNATIONAL, INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

($ IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

 

Marketing solutions revenue includes our product and service offerings that are not directly geared toward the client sales force and primarily consists of offerings acquired in our business combinations over the past few years. The primary components of marketing solutions revenue include interactive marketing, data, consulting, clinical, and field inventory and reconciliation services.

 

Shipping revenues are disclosed separately as they are pass-through costs that bear little to no margin, and are required to be included in revenues and costs based upon Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) 00-10, “Accounting for Shipping and Handling Fees and Costs.” These billable shipping transactions are primarily related to our interactive marketing activities.

 

The following table presents revenues by category for the three month periods ended March 31, 2005 and 2004.

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2005

 

2004

 

Services & Technology:

 

 

 

 

 

Sales solutions

 

$

70,177

 

$

70,411

 

Marketing solutions

 

24,611

 

20,801

 

Shipping

 

4,659

 

3,852

 

 

 

$

99,447

 

$

95,064

 

 

Information about Geographic Areas:

 

The Company is organized by geographic location and has one reportable segment. All transfers between geographic areas have been eliminated from consolidated revenues. The following table presents revenues by geographic area for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004.

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2005

 

2004

 

United States

 

$

59,447

 

$

62,466

 

Europe

 

27,942

 

20,595

 

All other

 

12,058

 

12,003

 

 

 

$

99,447

 

$

95,064

 

 

The table above allocates license revenues on a legal basis. On a legal basis, license revenues have been allocated using the geographic location where the intellectual property is owned.

 

The following table presents long-lived assets by geographic area:

 

 

 

As of
March 31,
2005

 

As of
December 31,
2004

 

United States

 

$

153,335

 

$

144,233

 

Europe

 

10,369

 

9,614

 

All other

 

10,571

 

10,423

 

 

 

$

174,275

 

$

164,270

 

 

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

($ IN THOUSANDS)

 

This Form 10-Q contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21-E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which are intended to be covered by the safe harbors created by such acts. For this purpose, any statements that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements, including the statements under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” regarding our strategy, future operations, future expectations and future estimates, future financial position or results and future plans and objectives of management. Those statements in this Form 10-Q containing the words “believes,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “expects” and similar expressions constitute forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such identifying words. These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections about our Company and the pharmaceutical and consumer packaged goods industries. All such forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties, including those risks identified in this Form 10-Q under “Factors That May Affect Future Results,” many of which are beyond our control. Although we believe that the assumptions underlying our forward-looking statements are reasonable, any of the assumptions could be inaccurate. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements included in this Form 10-Q, as more fully described under “Factors That May Affect Future Results.” In light of the significant uncertainties inherent in the forward-looking statements included in this Form 10-Q, you should not consider the inclusion of such information as a representation by us or anyone else that we will achieve such results. Moreover, we assume no obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect actual results or changes in assumptions, expectations or projections. In addition, our financial and performance outlook concerning future revenues, margins, earnings, earnings per share and other operating or performance results does not include the impact of any future acquisitions, future acquisition-related expenses or accruals, or any future restructuring or other charges that may occur from time-to-time due to management decisions and changing business circumstances and conditions.

 

EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW

 

We provide a broad array of solutions worldwide that enable pharmaceutical and other life science companies to strategically optimize their sales and marketing channels and clinical resources. Our plan is to continue to diversify and expand our solutions portfolio, customer base and geographic reach by leveraging our extensive knowledge of the pharmaceutical and life sciences industries and capitalizing upon our deep relationships in these industries. Our strategy continues to rely on both internal growth and acquisitions to meet to our growth objectives.

 

We have expanded both our portfolio of solutions and customer base and believe that this combination presents significant opportunity for future growth.  In January 2005, we broadened and enhanced our service portfolio with our acquisition of BuzzeoPMDA, Inc. (“Buzzeo”). The Buzzeo acquisition expands our sample and compliance management solution offerings. We believe our recent acquisitions complement our existing business operations by enhancing our solutions portfolio, increasing our access to new customers and allowing deeper penetration into our current markets.  We have also committed to investing in key initiatives to help drive future growth. Our future growth is dependent on our ability to further penetrate the markets in which we operate and increase the adoption rate of our expanded portfolio of solutions.

 

We evaluate our performance based upon a number of operating metrics. Chief among these metrics are revenues, operating margins, diluted net income per share, operating cash flow and days sales outstanding. Our goal in 2005 is to execute our strategy to yield growth in revenues, operating margins and diluted net income per share. We hope to continue to improve days sales outstanding and generate strong positive operating cash flow even as we continue to reduce the remaining liabilities associated with our acquisitions.  As a result of international growth through our recent acquisitions, certain lines of our business are now subject to a higher level of seasonal fluctuations than we have experienced in the past.  Specifically, our European business and interactive marketing business in the United States have experienced a seasonal slowdown during the summer months.

 

Due to the growth in our strategic product and service offerings, largely built through our recent acquisitions, we expanded our revenue categories into sales solutions, marketing solutions and shipping. These categories reflect how our service offerings are marketed to and viewed by our customers. They are not reflective of the way we manage our business. Our operating costs are not broken out for these categories on a global basis, as they are not viewed as necessary in the management of our global business. Based upon all of these factors, while these categories are useful in understanding our operating results, we have only one reporting segment for disclosure purposes under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) 131, “Disclosure About Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information.” The following is a summary of our revenue categories:

 

Sales solutions revenue includes product and sales support services which are used by, or provided to, the sales force of our customers.

 

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

($ IN THOUSANDS)

 

Marketing solutions revenue includes our product and service offerings that are not directly geared toward the client sales force and primarily consists of offerings acquired in our business combinations over the past few years. The primary components of marketing solutions revenue include interactive marketing, data, consulting, clinical, and field inventory and reconciliation services.

 

Shipping revenues are disclosed separately as they are pass-through costs that bear little to no margin, and are required to be included in revenues and costs based upon Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) 00-10, “Accounting for Shipping and Handling Fees and Costs.” These billable shipping transactions are primarily related to our interactive marketing activities.

 

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES, JUDGMENTS AND ESTIMATES

 

There have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies, judgments and estimates from the information provided in Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004.

 

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS

 

We regularly evaluate opportunities to acquire products or businesses that represent strategic enhancements to our operations. Such acquisition opportunities, if they arise, may involve the use of cash, equity or debt instruments.

 

Buzzeo

 

On January 4, 2005, we completed the strategic acquisition of Buzzeo. Based in Richmond, Virginia, Buzzeo provides compliance, auditing, consulting and reconciliation outsourcing services to the pharmaceutical and life sciences industry. This acquisition further expands our sample and compliance management solution offerings. In connection with the acquisition, we restructured the combined operations by eliminating certain former Buzzeo positions. We accrued $200 at January 4, 2005, for liabilities associated with the cost of completing the restructuring plan. Buzzeo’s results of operations have been included in the accompanying consolidated financial statements since the date of acquisition.

 

The aggregate purchase price for Buzzeo was approximately $10,283, including $33 of legal and professional fees. As of March 31, 2005, approximately $1,800 of the purchase price was held in escrow.  In accordance with the purchase agreement, the $1,800 held in escrow, less amounts claimed against escrow, if any, is payable as follows: $775 within five business days of the filing this Form 10-Q; and $1,025 on January 4, 2006. We are in the process of finalizing the valuation of certain intangible assets, including the review of a third-party valuation. Therefore, the allocation of purchase price is preliminary and subject to adjustment. The assets acquired and liabilities assumed in connection with the Buzzeo acquisition, and pro forma results of operations are not deemed material to the consolidated financial statements.

 

The preliminary allocation of purchase price, including the net assets acquired of approximately $3,100, to intangible assets and goodwill acquired in connection with the Buzzeo acquisition are as follows: customer relationship asset of $4,390, amortizable over 10 years; trademark of $290, amortizable over 7 years; other intangibles of $70, fully amortized during the three months ended March 31, 2005; and goodwill of $2,402.

 

Schwarzeck

 

On July 20, 2004, we completed the strategic acquisition of the capital stock of Schwarzeck-Verlag GmbH (“Schwarzeck”). Schwarzeck was a provider of physician databases, direct marketing services and sample fulfillment services to pharmaceutical companies in Germany. This acquisition accelerated our expansion in Europe and increases our interactive marketing solutions and services to the German pharmaceutical industry. In connection with the acquisition, we restructured the combined operations by eliminating certain former Schwarzeck positions. We accrued approximately $300 at July 20, 2004 for liabilities associated with the cost of completing the restructuring plan. Schwarzeck’s results of operations have been included in the accompanying consolidated financial statements since the date of acquisition. We have preliminarily allocated the entire purchase price of approximately $800 to purchased database. The assets acquired and liabilities assumed in connection with the Schwarzeck acquisition, and pro forma results of operations are not deemed material to the consolidated financial statements.

 

MDM

 

On April 6, 2004, we completed the strategic acquisition of the capital stock of the MDM. Primarily based in Warsaw, Poland, MDM was a provider of physician databases, market research and sales force support services to pharmaceutical companies in Poland, Hungary, Russia and Ukraine. MDM’s results of operations have been included in the accompanying consolidated financial statements since the date of acquisition.

 

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

($ IN THOUSANDS)

 

The aggregate purchase price for MDM was approximately $9,290 and consisted of approximately $5,700 in cash payments, approximately $3,320 in restricted stock and approximately $270 of legal and professional fees. The valuation of certain intangible assets was finalized during the fourth quarter of 2004. The assets acquired and liabilities assumed in connection with the MDM acquisition and pro forma results of operations are not deemed material to the consolidated financial statements.

 

Uto Brain

 

On January 5, 2004, we completed the strategic acquisition of the capital stock of Uto Brain. Based in Osaka, Japan, Uto Brain provided more than thirty pharmaceutical companies with data, analytics, publishing and advisory services. The combining of resources of Uto Brain with our existing resources creates a comprehensive information, software and services company dedicated to the Japanese pharmaceutical industry and further enhances our ability to provide solutions to enhance the sales, marketing and clinical functions of pharmaceutical companies in the Japanese market. Uto Brain’s results of operations have been included in the accompanying consolidated financial statements since the date of acquisition.

 

The aggregate purchase price for Uto Brain was approximately $4,900 (498,270 Yen), including approximately $100 of legal and professional fees. As of March 31, 2005, we paid approximately $3,900 of the purchase price with approximately $900 still outstanding and included within Other Accrued Expenses on the March 31, 2005 consolidated balance sheet. In addition, we assumed approximately $3,800 in bank debt and an acquired loan, all of which was repaid during the year ended December 31, 2004. The assets acquired and liabilities assumed in connection with the Uto Brain acquisition and pro forma results of operations are not deemed material to the consolidated financial statements.

 

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2005 AND 2004

 

REVENUES

 

 

 

THREE MONTHS ENDED
MARCH 31,

 

$ Increase
/ (Decrease)

 

% Increase
/ (Decrease)

 

2005 % of
Total
Revenue

 

2004 % of
Total
Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2005

 

2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services & Technology:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales solutions

 

$

70,177

 

$

70,411

 

$

(234

)

0

%

71

%

74

%

Marketing solutions

 

24,611

 

20,801

 

3,810

 

18

%

25

%

22

%

Shipping

 

4,659

 

3,852

 

807

 

21

%

5

%

4

%

Total Revenues

 

$

99,447

 

$

95,064

 

$

4,383

 

5

%

100

%

100

%

 

Total revenues increased by 5% for the three months ended March 31, 2005 compared with the three months ended March 31, 2004.   Our international revenues were $40,985, or approximately 41% of total revenues in the quarter, and increased by 17% over 2004, due to a combination of factors including our recent acquisitions and a favorable foreign currency impact of approximately 2%.  Total revenues in the United States decreased by 3% from the three months ended March 31, 2004, and were $58,461, or approximately 59% of total revenues.  This decrease in the United States was primarily due to a decrease in revenues associated with new system roll-outs by our customers and delayed decision making by clients that are engaged in complex merger, restructuring or cost containment initiatives.

 

As a result of our recent acquisitions, our business is now subject to a higher level of seasonal fluctuation than we have experienced in the past.  Specifically, our European business and our interactive marketing business in the United States have experienced a seasonal slowdown during the summer months.

 

Sales Solutions

 

Sales solutions revenue accounted for approximately 71% of total revenues during the three months ended March 31, 2005, and were relatively flat compared with the three months ended March 31, 2004.  Sales solutions revenues in the United States decreased by 2%, primarily in the areas of implementation revenues and other fees associated with client system roll-outs.  We were also unfavorably impacted by delayed decision making relating to several of our clients that are engaged in complex merger, restructuring or cost containment initiatives.  The decrease in the United States sales solutions service revenues was offset by the addition of inventory and reconciliation services revenues from our recent acquisition of Buzzeo, a significant increase in domestic license revenue and an increase in international sales solutions service revenues of 10% versus the three months ended March 31, 2004.  The increase in sales solutions license revenue was primarily related to sales of new user licenses, upgrades from our existing

 

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

($ IN THOUSANDS)

 

customers in the United States and favorable exchange rates, offset by a decrease in license fees of our international business versus the three months ended March 31, 2004.

 

Marketing Solutions

 

Marketing solution revenues accounted for approximately 25% of total revenues during the three months ended March 31, 2005, and increased by approximately 18% compared with the three months ended March 31, 2004.  This increase was due to our international marketing solutions business, which increased by 45% over the prior year, primarily from 67% growth in our international interactive marketing services.  This growth in international interactive marketing revenues resulted from approximately equal contributions of organic growth and the additional revenues from our 2004 acquisitions.  In the United States, marketing solution revenues decreased by approximately 5% compared with the three months ended March 31, 2004, due to decreases in interactive marketing, data and consulting. These decreases were partially offset by 26% growth in our domestic clinical services and the addition of consulting services from our acquisition of Buzzeo.

 

Shipping

 

Shipping revenues accounted for approximately 5% of total revenues during the three months ended March 31, 2005, and increased by approximately 21% compared with the three months ended March 31, 2004.  Shipping revenues contribute little to no margin, and increased primarily as a result of higher pass-through shipping costs related to the growth in our international interactive marketing business.

 

OPERATING COSTS & EXPENSES

 

 

 

THREE MONTHS ENDED
MARCH 31,

 

$ Increase
/ (Decrease)

 

% Increase
/ (Decrease)

 

2005 % of
Total
Revenue

 

2004 % of
Total
Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2005

 

2004

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Costs & Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating costs (including shipping)

 

$

53,651

 

$

49,807

 

$

3,844

 

8

%

54

%

52

%

Selling, general and administrative

 

35,788

 

32,157

 

3,631

 

11

%

36

%

34

%

Research and development

 

1,818

 

3,022

 

(1,204

)

-40

%

2

%

3

%

Facility and other charges

 

9,372

 

 

9,372

 

NM

 

9

%

0

%

Amortization of acquired intangible assets

 

1,250

 

1,027

 

223

 

22

%

1

%

1

%

Other operating (income)

 

 

(339

)

339

 

NM

 

0

%

0

%

Total operating costs & expenses

 

$

101,879

 

$

85,674

 

$

16,205

 

19

%

102

%

90

%

 

OPERATING COSTS (including shipping). Operating costs increased 8% for the three months ended March 31, 2005 compared with the three months ended March 31, 2004.  This increase was due to higher costs from our three acquisitions completed subsequent to March 31, 2004, higher pass-through postage costs and the impact of foreign currency movements.  These increases were partially offset by a decrease in the variable costs associated with our interactive marketing, training and implementation service revenues, which declined, as well as savings related to our offshore initiative. We anticipate realizing additional savings in future periods as we continue to build our offshore presence.

 

SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (SG&A). SG&A expenses increased 11% for the three months ended March 31, 2005 compared with the three month ended March 31, 2004. SG&A costs increased due to higher costs related to the three acquisitions completed subsequent to March 31, 2004, and increased expenses as a result of our efforts to comply with Sarbanes-Oxley section 404 review, testing and attestation requirements.  As a percentage of revenues, SG&A increased to 36% for the three months ended March 31, 2005, up from 34% compared with the three months ended March 31, 2004.  We have and will continue to invest in sales and marketing initiatives in order to drive our top-line growth while continuing to focus on cost containment measures.

 

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (R&D). R&D expenses decreased 40% for the three months ended March 31, 2005 compared with the three months ended March 31, 2004.  As a percentage of revenues, R&D expenses decreased to 2% for the three months ended March 31, 2005, from 3% for the three months ended March 31, 2004. This decrease was due to the expansion of revenue in marketing solutions areas which are not dependent on R&D spending, as well as a substantially higher software capitalization rate.  We capitalized more costs in the three months ended March 31, 2005 due to the development for the expected mid-2005 release of our next generation CRM solution which was not capitalized during the three months ended March 31, 2004.  R&D expenses plus additions to capitalized software development costs, decreased 15% from $3,792 for the three months ended March 31, 2004, to $3,225 for the three months ended March 31, 2005, due to savings related to our off-shore initiative. We expect our capitalization rates for the second half of 2005 to decline, which is more in line with our historical capitalization rates.

 

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

($ IN THOUSANDS)

 

FACILITY AND OTHER CHARGES. During the three months ended March 31, 2005, we recorded approximately $7,600 of facility related charges and a severance charge of approximately $1,700. The facility charges consist of approximately $6,600 related to vacating a New Jersey facility and for additional facilities vacated in previous periods due to changes in current market conditions, as well as approximately $1,000 related to the write-off of leasehold improvements associated with the exit of our New Jersey facility.  The $1,700 severance charge relates to the elimination of certain senior and mid-level management positions during the three months ended March 31, 2005.

 

AMORTIZATION OF ACQUIRED INTANGIBLE ASSETS. Amortization of acquired intangible assets increased 22% over the comparable three months ended March 31, 2004. The increase reflects the current period’s amortization of intangible assets acquired in connection with our acquisitions of MDM, Schwarzeck and Buzzeo, offset by certain intangible assets related to the SAI acquisition fully amortized during the three months ended December 31, 2004.

 

OTHER OPERATING (INCOME). We received proceeds of $339 related to an insurance claim in the three month period ended March 31, 2004.

 

PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES.  Our effective income tax (benefit) expense rate decreased to (38.5)% for the three months ended March 31, 2005, from 40% for the three months ended March 31, 2004. The primary reason for the decline in the effective tax rate was the consolidation of certain international legal entities.  Prior to operational restructuring and legal entity integration, these international legal entities generated losses that could not be benefited.  As a result of the integration, the amount of losses generated that can not be benefited has been reduced. We expect our annualized effective tax rate for the year ending December 31, 2005 to be approximately 38.5%.

 

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

 

As of March 31, 2005, working capital was $58,371 compared to $66,662 as of December 31, 2004. Cash and cash equivalents were $53,279 as of March 31, 2005, compared to $64,020 as of December 31, 2004. These decreases were primarily attributable to the payments made in connection with our 2005 and 2004 acquisitions.

 

We finance our business primarily through cash generated by operations. Net cash provided by operating activities was $7,297 and $15,521 for the three month periods ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively. During the three months ended March 31, 2005, we generated operating cash from our net loss adjusted for changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions. While our accrued facility and other charges resulted in us recording a net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2005, it had a minimal effect on our operating cash flows. Future payments of these accruals will have a negative impact on future operating cash flows.  Impacting our operating cash flow were payments of income taxes, purchase accounting restructuring charges, and accounts payable and accrued expenses. During the three months ended March 31, 2005, we had several large receivable collections delayed until early in the second quarter resulting in our accounts receivable days sales outstanding increasing to 66 days for the three months ended March 31, 2005, from 62 days for the three months ended December 31, 2004.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2004, we generated operating cash from net income adjusted for changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions.  This increase in operating cash flow was partially offset by $2,615 of payments related to accrued purchase accounting restructuring charges incurred in connection the Synavant acquisition as well as increased payments of accounts payable and accrued expenses. Our accounts receivable days sales outstanding decreased to 59 days for the three months ended March 31, 2004, from 68 days for the three months ended December 31, 2003 partially due to the receipt of approximately $3,300 of a long term contracted receivable.

 

Cash used in investing activities was $19,212 for the three months ended March 31, 2005, and includes payments for the Buzzeo and Uto Brain acquisitions as well as additions to capitalized software development costs and purchases of property and equipment. Additions of property and equipment primarily related to our new hardware facility in New Jersey, as well as investing in our helpdesk automation process and interactive marketing machinery.  Cash used in investing activities was $5,290 for the three months ended March 31, 2004, and was primarily attributable to purchases of property and equipment as well as payments made related to the Uto Brain acquisition.

 

As anticipated, purchases of property and equipment increased for the three months ended March 31, 2005 versus the comparable prior year period. During 2005, we expect capital spending in the range of approximately $22,000 to $26,000 primarily to support our infrastructure expansion as well as for the consolidation of our New Jersey based, U.S. hardware facility. We review our capital expenditure program periodically and adjust it as required to meet current needs.

 

Cash provided by financing activities was $1,103 for the three months ended March 31, 2005, compared to $365 for the three months ended March 31, 2004. The decrease of $738 was primarily attributable to the repayments of long-term debt and loans

 

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($ IN THOUSANDS)

 

acquired in connection with the Uto Brain acquisition during the three months ended March 31, 2004, as well as a decrease in proceeds from stock option exercises in the three months ended March 31, 2005.

 

We regularly evaluate opportunities to acquire products or businesses complementary to our operations. Such acquisition opportunities, if they arise, may involve the use of cash, equity or debt instruments. We believe that available funds, anticipated cash flows from operations and the availability of our revolving line of credit will satisfy our current projected working capital and capital expenditure requirements, exclusive of cash required for possible future acquisitions of businesses, products and technologies, during the next twelve to eighteen months. There can be no assurance, however, that our business will continue to generate cash flow at current levels or that anticipated operational improvements will be achieved. Our ability to generate future cash flows depends on our future performance and financial results, which, to a certain extent, are subject to general conditions in or affecting the pharmaceutical and life sciences industry and to general economic, political, financial, competitive and regulatory factors beyond our control.

 

Contractual Obligations and Commitments

 

We entered into a line-of-credit agreement (the “Agreement”) as of June 16, 2003, in the amount of $30,000 with JPMorgan Chase Bank that expires on July 1, 2005. The Agreement is available to finance working capital needs and possible future acquisitions. Among other covenants, the Agreement requires us to maintain a minimum consolidated net worth, measured quarterly, which is equal to $130,000, plus 50% of net income earned after April 1, 2003, and 75% of the net proceeds of any offering of new equity interests issued subsequent to June 30, 2003. As of March 31, 2005, our consolidated net worth was $227,916. The Agreement contains certain restrictions on our ability to create or assume liens, dispose of assets, consolidate or merge, extend credit, incur other indebtedness or pay cash dividends. On September 24, 2004, we entered into an amendment to the Agreement that relaxed certain covenants relating to acquisitions, dispositions of our assets, indebtedness of our foreign subsidiaries, real estate and capital expenditures in connection with our move to our new corporate headquarters facility. As of March 31, 2005, we were in compliance with all covenants and did not have any amounts outstanding under the line-of-credit. We currently intend to renew or replace the Agreement concurrent with its expiration.

 

Our principal commitments at March 31, 2005 consisted primarily of obligations under operating and capital leases as well as future minimum guarantees to certain vendors. Future minimum payments on these obligations are as follows:

 

 

 

Payments Due by Period

 

Contractual Obligations

 

Total

 

April 1, 2005
Through
December 31, 2005

 

2006

 

2007

 

2008

 

2009

 

Thereafter

 

Capital leases

 

$

4,591

 

$

1,390

 

$

1,669

 

$

1,509

 

$

23

 

$

 

$

 

Corporate headquarters

 

2,194

 

2,194

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minimum guarantees

 

2,995

 

2,922

 

73

 

 

 

 

 

Uto Brain purchase price

 

911

 

911

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating leases (1)

 

108,985

 

14,949

 

17,598

 

15,104

 

11,991

 

11,275

 

38,068

 

Total

 

$

119,676

 

$

22,366

 

$

19,340

 

$

16,613

 

$

12,014

 

$

11,275

 

$

38,068

 

 


(1)                                  Operating lease amounts disclosed above include $20,011 of future operating lease costs, excluding estimated future sublease income, accrued for in accrued facility charges and in the purchase accounting restructuring accruals related to the Synavant and SAI acquisitions.

 

As of March 31, 2005, letters of credit for approximately $5,721 were outstanding related to deposits on certain facilities.

 

We have an agreement with a venture capital fund with a commitment to contribute $1,000 to the fund, callable at the discretion of the general partner in $100 increments. As of March 31, 2005, $500 has been paid, with $500 of the commitment remaining. The agreement has a termination date of December 11, 2010, subject to extension with the consent of a majority in interest of the limited partners. This asset is recorded within Other Assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.

 

FACTORS THAT MAY AFFECT FUTURE RESULTS

 

Set forth in this Form 10-Q are certain risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained in this Form 10-Q. You are strongly urged to carefully consider the cautionary language and risks set forth below.

 

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

($ IN THOUSANDS)

 

WE DEPEND ON A FEW MAJOR CUSTOMERS FOR A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF OUR REVENUES

 

Historically, a limited number of our customers have contributed a significant percentage of our revenues. We anticipate that our operating results in any given period will continue to depend significantly upon revenues from a small number of customers. The loss of any of these customers (which could include loss through mergers and acquisitions) could have a materially adverse effect on our business, operating results or financial condition. We cannot make any assurances that we will retain our existing customers or attract new customers that would replace the revenue that could be lost if one or more of these customers failed to renew its
agreement(s) with us.

 

OUR BUSINESS IS HEAVILY DEPENDENT ON THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY

 

Most of our solutions are currently used in connection with the marketing and sale of prescription-only drugs. This market is undergoing a number of significant changes. These changes include:

 

                  the significant and continuing consolidation of the pharmaceutical industry which may reduce the number of our existing and potential customers;

 

                  regulatory changes that permit the over-the-counter sale of formerly prescription-only drugs;

 

                  U.S. and international governmental regulations mandating price controls;

 

                  increasing Food and Drug Administration activism; and

 

                  competitive pressure on the pharmaceutical industry resulting from the continuing shift to delivery of healthcare and pharmaceuticals through managed care organizations.

 

We cannot assure you that we can respond effectively to any or all of these and other changes in the marketplace. Our failure to do so could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results or financial condition, as our business depends, in large part, on the business conditions within this marketplace.

 

OUR CUSTOMERS MAY NOT SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENT OUR PRODUCTS

 

Our customers often implement our products in stages and our products are often utilized by a large number of our customers’ personnel. In the event that our customers have difficulties implementing our products and services or are not satisfied with the implementation or operation our products and services, our business, operating results and financial condition could be materially and adversely affected.

 

WE FACE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH OUR ACQUISITIONS

 

Our business may be materially and adversely affected as a result of the significant risks associated with our acquisitions, including our recent acquisitions of Synavant, Uto Brain, the MDM group of companies, Schwarzeck and Buzzeo. As part of our business strategy, we have acquired, and in the future may acquire, businesses that offer complementary products, services or technologies. These acquisitions are accompanied by substantial risks, including:

 

                  unexpected problems, liabilities, risks or costs associated with the acquired business;

 

                  the effect of the acquisitions on our financial and strategic position;

 

                  our inability to successfully integrate the acquired business;

 

                  the failure of an acquired business to further our strategies;

 

                  our inability to achieve expected cost and business synergies;

 

                  the significant strain on our operating systems;

 

                  the diversion of our management’s attention from other business concerns;

 

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($ IN THOUSANDS)

 

                  the impairment or loss of relationships with customers of the acquired business;

 

                  the negative impact of the combination of different corporate cultures;

 

                  the loss of key employees of the acquired company;

 

                  undetected problems within the acquired organization; and

 

                  the integration and maintenance of uniform, company-wide standards, procedures and policies.

 

Any of these factors could have a material adverse effect on our revenues and earnings. We expect that the consideration paid for future acquisitions, if any, could be in the form of cash, equity, debt or a combination of these. To the extent that we issue shares of stock or other rights to purchase stock in connection with any future acquisition, existing shareholders will experience dilution and potentially decreased earnings per share.

 

While to date we have had success integrating acquired entities into our operations, we cannot guarantee that we will successfully integrate these new businesses into our operations or achieve any expected cost synergies.

 

We may in the future acquire additional complementary companies, products or technologies. If we do so, we may face the same risks, uncertainties and disruptions discussed above. In addition, our profitability may suffer because of acquisition-related costs or amortization costs of acquired intangible assets.

 

BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC PRESSURES ON OUR MAJOR CUSTOMERS MAY CAUSE A DECREASE IN DEMAND FOR OUR NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

 

Business and economic pressures on our major customers may result in budget constraints that directly impact their ability to purchase our new products and services offerings. We cannot assure you that any decrease in demand caused by these pressures will not have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results or financial condition.

 

OUR LENGTHY SALES AND IMPLEMENTATION CYCLES MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO PREDICT OUR QUARTERLY REVENUES

 

The selection of a CRM or SFA solution generally entails an extended decision-making process by our customers because of the strategic implications, substantial costs and significant commitment of resources associated with a customer’s license or implementation of the solution. Given the importance of the decision, senior levels of management of our customers are often involved in the process and, in some instances, their board of directors may also be involved. As a result, the decision-making process typically takes nine to eighteen months, and in certain cases longer. In addition, other factors, unrelated to our product and services, such as acquisitions, product delays, or other issues, may also significantly impact the timing and amounts of buying decisions. Accordingly, we cannot fully control or predict the timing of our execution of contracts with customers. Prior sales and implementation cycles cannot be relied upon as any indication of future cycles.

 

In addition, an implementation process of three to six or more months before the software is rolled out to a customer’s sales force is customary. However, if a customer were to delay or extend its implementation process, our quarterly revenues may decline below expected levels and could adversely affect our results of operations.

 

OUR QUARTERLY OPERATING RESULTS MAY FLUCTUATE

 

Our total revenue and operating results may vary significantly from quarter-to-quarter. The main factors that could cause these fluctuations are:

 

                  the discretionary nature of our customers’ purchase and budget cycles;

 

                  potential delays in recognizing revenue from license and other transactions;

 

                  seasonal variations in operating results, including the increased seasonality associated with our international growth; and

 

                  variations in the fiscal or quarterly cycles of our customers.

 

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($ IN THOUSANDS)

 

In addition, we establish our expenditure levels for product development, sales and marketing and some of our other operating expenses based in large part on our expected future revenues and anticipated competitive conditions. In particular, we frequently add staff in advance of new business to permit adequate time for training. If the new business is subsequently delayed, canceled or not awarded, we will have incurred expenses without the associated revenues. We also may increase sales and marketing expenses if competitive pressures become greater than originally anticipated. Since only a small portion of our expenses varies directly with our actual revenues, our operating results and profitability are likely to be adversely and disproportionately affected if our revenues fall below our targeted goals or expectations.

 

As a result of these and other factors, revenues for any quarter may be subject to fluctuation. You should not rely on our period-to-period comparisons of our results of operations as indications of future performance. Our future quarterly results may from time to time not meet the expectations of market analysts or investors, which could have a materially adverse effect on the price of our common stock.

 

WE MAY BE UNABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY INTRODUCE NEW PRODUCTS OR RESPOND TO TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE

 

The market for CRM and SFA products changes rapidly because of frequent improvements in computer hardware and software technology. Our future success will depend, in part, on our ability to:

 

                  use available technologies and data sources to develop new products and services and to enhance our current products and services;

 

                  introduce new solutions that keep pace with developments in our target markets; and

 

                  address the changing and increasingly sophisticated needs of our customers.

 

We cannot assure you that we will successfully develop and market new products or product enhancements that respond to technological advances in the marketplace, or that we will do so in a timely fashion. We also cannot assure you that our products will adequately and competitively address the needs of the changing marketplace.

 

Competition for software products has been characterized by shortening product cycles. We may be materially and adversely affected by this trend if the product cycles for our products prove to be shorter than we anticipate. If that happens, our business, operating results or financial condition could be adversely affected.

 

To remain competitive, we also may have to spend more of our resources on product research and development than we have in the past. As a result, our results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.

 

SOFTWARE ERRORS OR DEFECTS COULD AFFECT OUR REVENUES

 

Our software products are technologically complex and may contain previously undetected errors or failures or errors when products are first introduced or when updated versions are released. We cannot assure you that, despite our testing, our new products will be free from significant errors. Software errors could cause delays in the commercial release of products until the errors have been corrected. Software errors may cause us to be in breach of our agreements with customers, which could result in termination of the agreements and monetary damages. Software errors may cause damage to our reputation and cause us to commit significant resources to their correction. Errors that result in termination of agreements, monetary damages, losses or delays could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results or financial condition.

 

INCREASED COMPETITION MAY RESULT IN PRICE REDUCTIONS AND DECREASED DEMAND FOR OUR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES SOLUTIONS

 

There are a number of other companies that sell CRM and SFA products and related services that specifically target the pharmaceutical industry, including competitors that are actively selling CRM and SFA software products in more than one country and competitors that also offer CRM and SFA support services. Some of our competitors and potential competitors are part of large corporate groups and have significantly greater financial, sales, marketing, technology and other resources than we have.

 

While we believe that the CRM and SFA software products and/or services offered by most of our competitors do not address the variety of pharmaceutical customer needs that our solutions address, increased competition may require us to reduce the prices for our products and services. Increased competition may also result in decreased demand for our products and services.

 

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

($ IN THOUSANDS)

 

We believe our ability to compete depends on many factors, some of which are beyond our control, including:

 

                  the number and success of new market entrants supplying competing CRM and SFA products or support services;

 

                  alliances among existing competitors;

 

                  technological changes or changes in the our customers’ use of the Internet;

 

                  expansion of product lines by, or consolidation among, our existing competitors; and

 

                  development and/or operation of in-house CRM or SFA software products or services by our customers and potential customers.

 

Any one of these factors can lead to price reductions and/or decreased demand and we cannot assure you that we will be able to continue to compete successfully or that competition will not have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results or financial condition.

 

WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO COMPETE EFFECTIVELY IN THE INTERNET-RELATED PRODUCTS AND SERVICES MARKET NOR CAN WE PROVIDE ASSURANCES THAT THE DEMAND FOR INTERNET-RELATED PRODUCTS AND SERVICES WILL INCREASE

 

The success of parts of our business will depend, in part, on our ability to continue developing Internet-related products, modifying and improving our existing products and responding to technological advances and changing commercial uses of the Internet. We cannot assure you that our Internet-related products and services will adequately respond to such technological advances and changing uses. Nor can we assure you that the demand for our Internet-related products and services will increase.

 

Commercial use of the Internet raises potential problems with security, privacy, reliability, accessibility, quality of service and government regulation. These issues, if unresolved, may affect the use of our Internet-related products. If these potential problems arise, our business, financial condition or results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.

 

OUR INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS HAVE RISKS THAT OUR DOMESTIC OPERATIONS DO NOT

 

We have recently significantly expanded and may in the future further expand our international operations and enter additional international markets. This expansion would require significant management attention and financial resources that could adversely affect operating margins and earnings. We may not be able to maintain or increase international market demand for our products and services. If we do not, our international sales will be limited and our business, financial condition or results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.

 

The sale of our products and services in foreign countries accounts for, and is expected in the future to account for, an increasing material part of our revenues. These sales are subject to substantial risks inherent in international business activities, including:

 

                  adverse changes in the political stability and economic environments in these countries and regions;

 

                  adverse changes in tax, tariff and trade and other regulations;

 

                  the absence or significant lack of legal protection for intellectual property rights in certain of these countries; and

 

                  difficulties in managing an organization spread on a global basis.

 

Each of the above risks could have a significant impact on our revenues, profitability and our ability to deliver products on a competitive and timely basis, which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition or operating results.

 

Since we have operations in a number of countries and our service agreements in such countries are denominated in foreign currencies, we face exposure to adverse movements in foreign currency exchange rates. As currency rates change, translation of the income statements of our international entities from local currencies to U.S. dollars affects period-over-period comparability of operating results. Historically, we have not hedged these translation risks because we generally reinvest our cash flows from international operations. However, we continue to evaluate foreign currency translation risk exposure. As we continue to grow our international business, the risks associated with foreign currency translation will also grow.

 

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

($ IN THOUSANDS)

 

CATASTROPHIC EVENTS COULD NEGATIVELY AFFECT OUR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE

 

The efficient operation of our business, and ultimately our operating performance, depends on the uninterrupted use of our critical business and information technology systems. Many of these systems require the use of specialized hardware and other equipment that is not readily available in the marketplace. Although we maintain these systems at more than one location, a natural disaster, a fire or other catastrophic event at any of these locations could result in the destruction of these systems. In such an event, the replacement of these systems and restoration of archived data and normal operation of our business could take several days to several weeks, or more. During the intervening period when our critical business and information technology systems are fully or partially inoperable, our ability to conduct normal business operations could be significantly and adversely impacted and as a result our business, operating results and financial condition could be adversely affected.

 

OUR SUCCESS DEPENDS ON RETAINING OUR KEY SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM AND ON ATTRACTING AND RETAINING QUALIFIED PERSONNEL

 

Our future success depends, to a significant extent, upon the contributions of our executive officers and key sales, technical and customer service personnel.

 

Our future success also depends on our continuing ability to attract and retain highly qualified technical and managerial personnel. Due to competition for such personnel, we have at times experienced difficulties in recruiting and retaining qualified personnel and we may experience such difficulties in the future. Our ability to expand and increase revenue growth in the future will depend, in part, on our success in recruiting and training such qualified personnel. We may not always be able to expand our personnel in these areas as necessary to support our operations. Any recruiting or retention difficulties could adversely affect our business, operating results or financial condition.

 

IF OUR SECURITY MEASURES ARE BREACHED AND AN UNAUTHORIZED PARTY OBTAINS ACCESS TO A CUSTOMER’S DATA, CERTAIN OF OUR SOLUTIONS MAY BE PERCEIVED AS BEING INSECURE AND CUSTOMERS MAY CURTAIL OR STOP USING OUR SERVICE.

 

Certain of our solutions involve the storage and transmission of customers’ proprietary information, and security breaches could expose us to a risk of loss of this information, litigation and potential liability. Because techniques used to obtain unauthorized access or to sabotage systems change frequently and generally are not recognized until launched against a target, we may be unable to anticipate these techniques or to implement adequate preventative measures. If an actual or perceived breach of our security occurs, the market perception of the effectiveness of our security measures could be harmed and we could lose existing customers and our ability to obtain new customers.

 

OUR BUSINESS DEPENDS ON PROPRIETARY RIGHTS THAT WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO PROTECT COMPLETELY

 

We rely on a combination of trade secret, copyright and trademark laws, non-disclosure, license and other contractual agreements and technical measures to protect our proprietary rights. We cannot assure you that the steps we take will prevent misappropriation of these rights. Further, protective actions we have taken or will take in the future may not prevent competitors from developing products with features similar to our products. In addition, effective copyright and trade secret protection may be unavailable or limited in certain foreign countries. In response to customer requests, we have also on occasion entered into agreements which require us to place our source code in escrow to secure our service and maintenance obligations.

 

Further, while we believe that our products and trademarks do not infringe upon the proprietary rights of any third parties, third parties may assert infringement claims against us in the future that may result in costly litigation, diversion of management’s attention, the imposition of monetary damages or injunctive relief against us. In addition, any such claims may require us to enter into royalty arrangements. Any of these results could materially and adversely affect our business, operating results or financial condition.

 

IF OUR THIRD-PARTY VENDORS ARE UNABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY RESPOND TO TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE OR IF WE DO NOT MAINTAIN OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH THIRD-PARTY VENDORS, INTERRUPTIONS IN THE SUPPLY OF OUR PRODUCTS MAY RESULT

 

Some of our software is provided by third-party vendors. If our third-party vendors are unable to successfully respond to technological change or if our relationships with certain third-party vendors are terminated, we may experience difficulty in replacing the functionality provided by the third-party software currently offered with our products. Although we believe there are other sources for all of our third-party software, any significant interruption in the supply of these products could adversely impact our sales unless and until

 

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($ IN THOUSANDS)

 

we can secure another source. The absence of or any significant delay in the replacement of functionality provided by third-party software in our products could materially and adversely affect our sales.

 

THE RESULTS DERIVED FROM CURRENT AND FUTURE STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIPS MAY PROVE TO BE LESS FAVORABLE THAN ANTICIPATED

 

We are involved in a number of strategic relationships with third parties and are frequently pursuing others. Should these relationships, or any of them, prove to be more costly than anticipated or fail to meet revenue expectations or other anticipated synergies, we cannot guarantee that such events will not have a material impact upon our business, operating results or financial condition.

 

OUR DATA SOLUTIONS ARE DEPENDENT UPON STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIPS WHICH, IF NOT MAINTAINED, COULD UNDERMINE THE CONTINUED VIABILITY OF THESE SOLUTIONS

 

Our data and analytics solutions are sourced, in part, from data provided through strategic relationships. Although we believe there are other sources for such data, the termination of any of these relationships could diminish the breadth or depth of our data. This termination or our failure to establish new strategic relationships in the future could negatively impact our business, operating results or financial condition.

 

FEDERAL AND STATE LAWS AND REGULATIONS COULD DEPRESS THE DEMAND FOR SOME OF OUR SOLUTIONS

 

While we believe our data and analytics solutions are not in violation of current federal or state laws and regulations pertaining to patient privacy or health information, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), we cannot guarantee that future laws or regulations or interpretations of existing laws and statutes will not impact negatively upon our ability to market these solutions or cause a decrease in demand for such solutions from customers that see an increased risk in any such new laws or regulations.

 

GOVERNMENTAL REGULATION MAY MATERIALLY AND ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR ABILITY TO DISTRIBUTE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES THROUGH THE MAIL

 

Through the interactive marketing business we acquired in the Synavant acquisition, we may distribute controlled substances to doctors’ offices through the mail as part of certain interactive marketing programs provided on behalf of pharmaceutical manufacturers. It is important to the business that this practice of distributing prescription-only drugs continues. Future legislation may restrict our ability to provide these types of services. If any such legislation is enacted, it could have a material and adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition.

 

DIFFICULTIES IN SUBLEASING OR OTHERWISE DISPOSING OF CERTAIN OF OUR FACILITIES MAY NEGATIVELY IMPACT UPON OUR EARNINGS

 

We expect to sublease all or a portion of certain facilities, including facilities acquired as part of the Synavant acquisition. An inability to successfully dispose of or sublet, as applicable, any of these facilities or to obtain favorable pricing or sublease terms could negatively impact our earnings.

 

UNANTICIPATED CHANGES IN OUR ACCOUNTING POLICIES MAY BE REQUIRED BECAUSE OF MANDATES BY ACCOUNTING STANDARDS SETTING ORGANIZATIONS AND COULD HAVE A MATERIAL IMPACT ON OUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

In reporting our financial results we rely upon the accounting policies and standards then in effect at the time of our report. Future regulations, standards or interpretations may require us to adjust or restate financial results previously reported. A required restatement could have a material impact upon past financial results or current comparison to previous results.

 

WE MAY FACE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH EVENTS WHICH MAY AFFECT THE WORLD ECONOMY

 

World events such as terrorist attacks, the current U.S. military action in the Middle East and elsewhere, and hostilities in the Middle East, Asia and other geographical areas, have and may in the future weaken the U.S. and world economies. Any resultant weaknesses in these economies may adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations or the businesses of our customers.

 

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

($ IN THOUSANDS)

 

WE FACE RISKS IN CONNECTION WITH IMPLEMENTING THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 404 OF THE SARBANES OXLEY ACT

 

We have been engaged in a very lengthy and time consuming process of evaluating our internal control over financial reporting in order to allow management to report on, and our registered independent public accounting firm to attest to, our internal controls, as required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. This is a continuing process and we cannot be certain as to the timing of completion of our future reviews, evaluation, testing and remediation actions or the impact of the same on our operations or the results of the required testing and required attestation report by us and also by our registered independent public accounting firm. If at any time we are unable to implement the requirements of Section 404 in a timely manner or with adequate compliance, we may be subject to sanctions or investigation by regulatory authorities, such as the Securities and Exchange Commission or NASDAQ. Any such actions could have a material adverse affect our financial results and the price of our common stock.

 

PROVISIONS OF OUR CHARTER DOCUMENTS AND NEW JERSEY LAW MAY DISCOURAGE AN ACQUISITION OF DENDRITE

 

Provisions of our Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, our By-laws, as amended, and New Jersey law may make it more difficult for a third-party to acquire us. For example, the Board of Directors may, without the consent of the stockholders, issue preferred stock with rights senior to those of the common stock. In addition, we have a Shareholder Rights Plan which may limit the ability of a third-party to attempt a hostile acquisition of the Company.

 

OUR COMMON STOCK MAY BE SUBJECT TO PRICE FLUCTUATIONS

 

The market price of our common stock may be significantly affected by the following factors:

 

                  the announcement or the introduction of new products and services by us or our competitors;

 

                  quarter-to-quarter variations in our operating results or changes in revenue or earnings estimates or failure to meet or exceed revenue or earnings estimates;

 

                  market conditions in the technology, healthcare and other growth sectors;

 

                  general consolidation in the healthcare information industry which may result in the market perceiving us or other comparable companies as potential acquisition targets;

 

                  the gain or loss of significant orders;

 

                  changes in the domestic and international economic, political and business conditions; and

 

                  future acquisitions.

 

Further, the stock market has experienced on occasion extreme price and volume fluctuations. The market prices of the equity securities of many technology companies have been especially volatile and often have been unrelated to the operating performance of such companies. These broad market fluctuations may have a material adverse effect on the market price of our common stock.

 

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ITEM 4.  Controls and Procedures

 

The Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, with the assistance of other members of the Company’s management, have evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Form 10-Q.  Based on such evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

 

The Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have also concluded that there have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended March 31, 2005 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 6.                                                Exhibits

 

31.1     Certification of John E. Bailye, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

31.2     Certification of Kathleen E. Donovan, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

32        Certifications of John E. Bailye, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Kathleen E. Donovan, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

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Signatures

 

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

 

Date: May 10, 2005

 

 

By:

/s/ John E. Bailye

 

 

John E. Bailye,

 

 

Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Kathleen E. Donovan

 

 

Kathleen E. Donovan,

 

 

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

31.1         Certification of John E. Bailye, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

31.2         Certification of Kathleen E. Donovan, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

32            Certifications of John E. Bailye, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Kathleen E. Donovan, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

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