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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


FORM 10-Q

Quarterly Report Under Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934


For the Quarter Ended June 30, 2002 Commission file number 0-6355

Group 1 Software, Inc.


Incorporated in Delaware IRS EI No. 52-0852578

4200 Parliament Place, Suite 600, Lanham, MD 20706-1860

Telephone Number: (301) 918-0400

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.


     YES |X| NO |_|

Class
Common Stock, $.50 par value
Shares Outstanding Effective
August 7, 2002

6,953,755

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GROUP 1 SOFTWARE, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except par value)


  June 30,
2002

  March 31,
2002

 
  (Unaudited)      
ASSETS            
Current assets:    
   Cash and cash equivalents     $ 28,521   $ 22,936  
   Short-term investments, available-for-sale       23,095     24,669  
   Trade and installment accounts receivable, less    
      allowance of $1,967 and $2,058       13,113     17,551  
   Deferred income taxes       1,629     1,718  
   Prepaid expenses and other current assets       3,417     3,219  
 
 
 
Total current assets       69,775     70,093  
 
Installment accounts receivable, long-term       211     263  
Property and equipment, net       5,331     5,797  
Computer software, net       23,069     22,873  
Goodwill       12,707     12,686  
Other assets       173     167  
 
 
 
   Total assets     $ 111,266   $ 111,879  
 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY    
Current liabilities:    
   Accounts payable     $ 1,534   $ 1,198  
   Current portion of notes payable and capital lease    
   obligation       3,302     3,496  
   Accrued expenses       5,998     5,857  
   Accrued compensation       4,655     3,732  
   Current deferred revenues       27,596     28,833  
 
 
 
Total current liabilities       43,085     43,116  
                 
Notes payable, net of current portion       722     3,630  
Deferred revenues, long-term       225     197  
Deferred income taxes       4,528     4,534  
 
 
 
Total liabilities       48,560     51,477  
 
 
 
Commitments and contingencies            
Stockholders’ equity:    
   6% cumulative convertible preferred stock $0.25 par  value; 1,200 shares    authorized; 48 shares issued and outstanding (aggregate involuntary    liquidation preference $950)       916     916  
Common stock $0.50 par value; 50,000 shares authorized;    
   6,946 and 6,918 shares issued and outstanding       3,473     3,459  
Additional paid in capital       33,329     33,079  
Retained earnings       29,862     28,903  
Accumulated other comprehensive income       (261 )   (1,368 )
Treasury stock, 622 and 620 shares, at cost       (4,613 )   (4,587 )
 
 
 
Total stockholders’ equity       62,706     60,402  
 
 
 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity     $ 111,266   $ 111,879  
 
 
 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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GROUP 1 SOFTWARE, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)


  For the Three Month Period
Ended June 30,

 
  2002
  2001
 
Revenue:            
   Software license and related revenue     $ 9,877   $ 7,160  
   Maintenance and services       13,502     13,687  
 
 
 
 
      Total revenue       23,379     20,847  
 
 
 
 
Cost of revenue:    
   Software license expense       4,071     2,515  
   Maintenance and service expense       4,274     6,101  
 
 
 
      Total cost of revenue       8,345     8,616  
 
 
 
 
Gross profit       15,034     12,231  
 
 
 
Operating expenses:    
   Research and development, net (see note 3)       2,742     2,401  
   Sales and marketing       7,510     7,397  
   General and administrative       3,330     2,776  
 
 
 
      Total operating expenses       13,582     12,574  
 
 
 
Income (loss) from operations       1,452     (343 )
 
Non-operating income:    
   Interest income       281     536  
   Interest expense       (130 )   (65 )
   Other non-operating income (expense)       (46 )   16  
 
 
 
      Total non-operating income       105     487  
 
 
 
      Income before provision for income taxes       1,557     144  
 
Provision for income taxes       584     58  
 
 
 
 
Net income       973     86  
 
Preferred stock dividend requirements       (14 )   (14 )
 
 
 
 
Net income available to common stockholders     $ 959   $ 72  
 
 
 
 
Basic earnings per share     $ 0.15   $ 0.01  
 
 
 
 
Diluted earnings per share     $ 0.14   $ 0.01  
 
 
 
 
Basic weighted average shares outstanding       6,308     6,174  
 
 
 
 
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding       6,943     6,884  
 
 
 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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GROUP 1 SOFTWARE, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)


  For the Three Month Period
Ended June 30,

 
  2002
  2001
 
Cash flows from operating activities:            
   Net income     $ 973   $ 86  
Adjustments to reconcile net income from    
   operations to net cash provided by operating activities:    
      Amortization expense       2,356     1,989  
      Depreciation expense       594     605  
      Provision for doubtful accounts       150     25  
      Deferred income taxes       80     (46 )
      Tax benefit from exercises of stock options       85     363  
      Foreign currency transaction (gain) loss       64     (18 )
   Changes in assets and liabilities:    
      Accounts receivable       4,478     5,854  
      Prepaid expenses and other current assets       (177 )   (167 )
      Other assets       (6 )   153  
      Deferred revenues       (1,357 )   (981 )
      Accounts payable       307     143  
      Accrued expenses and accrued compensation       972     (4,825 )
 
 
 
   Net cash provided by operating activities       8,519     3,181  
 
 
 
 
Cash flows from investing activities:    
      Purchases and development of computer software       (1,842 )   (2,157 )
      Purchases of property and equipment       (359 )   (415 )
      Purchases of marketable securities       (4,915 )   (9,150 )
      Sales of marketable securities       6,489     279  
      Payment for acquisitions, net of cash acquired           (4,782 )
 
 
 
      Net cash used in investing activities       (627 )   (16,225 )
 
 
 
 
Cash flows from financing activities:    
      Proceeds from exercise of stock options       153     462  
      Repayment of principal on long-term debt       (3,102 )   (32 )
 
 
 
      Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities       (2,949 )   430  
 
 
 
 
      Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents       4,943     (12,614 )
 
      Effect of exchange rate on cash and cash equivalents       642     (130 )
 
      Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period       22,936     36,179  
 
 
 
      Cash and cash equivalents at end of period     $ 28,521   $ 23,435  
 
 
 
 
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing    
activities:    
   Mature shares tendered in payment for stock option exercises     $ 26   $ 2,203  
 
 
 
   Note payable issues for acquisition     $   $ 5,991  
 
 
 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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GROUP 1 SOFTWARE, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)


  For the Three Month Period Ended
June 30,

 
  2002
  2001
 
Net income     $ 973   $ 86  
 
Foreign currency translation adjustments       1,107     (198 )
 
 
 
 
Comprehensive income (loss)     $ 2,080   $ (112 )
 
 
 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Group 1 Software, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

1. The consolidated financial statements for the three months ended June 30, 2002 and 2001 are unaudited. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included and are of a recurring nature in the normal course of business. Limited footnote information is presented in accordance with quarterly reporting requirements. The results of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2002 are not necessarily indicative of the results for the year ending March 31, 2003. The information contained in the annual report on the Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2002, should be referred to in connection with the unaudited interim financial information.

2. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation. Service revenue and service cost of revenue were each increased $123,000 in the quarter ended June 30, 2001.

3. Research and development expense, before the capitalization of computer software development costs, was $4,585,000 and $4,247,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively. Capitalization of computer software development costs for the three months ended June 30, 2002 and 2001 were $1,843,000 and $1,846,000, respectively.

4. Earnings per share

Basic earnings per share (EPS) is computed by dividing net income available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS is computed using the weighted average number of shares of common stock and dilutive common stock equivalents outstanding during the period. Potentially dilutive common stock equivalents consist of convertible preferred stock (computed using the if converted method) and stock options and warrants (computed using the treasury stock method). Potentially dilutive common stock equivalents are excluded from the computation if the effect is anti-dilutive.

Reconciliation of the shares used in the basic EPS calculations to the shares used in the diluted EPS calculation is as follows (in thousands):


  For the Three Month Period
Ended June 30,

 
  2002
  2001
 
Weighted average common shares outstanding-basic       6,308     6,174        
   Effect of dilutive securities:    
      Stock options and warrants       635     710        
 
 
 
Weighted average shares outstanding-diluted       6,943     6,884        
 
 
 

There were 750,000 and 811,000 additional potentially dilutive common stock option and warrants in the three months ended June 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively. There were additional potentially dilutive convertible securities of 71,000 in the three months ended June 30, 2002 and 2001 which were not included in the earnings per share calculation due to their anti-dilutive effect.

In August 2001, FASB issued SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets”. This Statement addresses financial accounting and reporting for the impairment or disposal of long-lived assets and supersedes SFAS No. 121, “Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of”, and the accounting and reporting provisions of APB Opinion No. 30, “Reporting the Results of Operations — Reporting the Effects of Disposal of a Segment of a Business, and Extraordinary, Unusual and Infrequently Occurring Events and Transactions”, for the disposal of a segment of a business. The provisions of this Statement will be effective for the Company’s fiscal year 2003. The adoption of this Statement is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s financial position and results of operations.

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In April 2002, the FASB issued SFAS 145, Rescission of FASB Statements No. 4, 44, and 64, Amendment of FASB Statement No. 13, and Technical Corrections. This Statement rescinds FAS 4, “Reporting Gains and Losses from Extinguishment of Debt”, and an amendment of that Statement, FAS 64, “Extinguishments of Debt Made to Satisfy Sinking-Fund Requirements”, and FAS44, “Accounting or Intangible Assets of Motor Carriers”. SFAS 145 also amends FAS 13, “Accounting for Leases”, to eliminate an inconsistency between the required accounting for sale-leaseback transactions and the required accounting for certain lease modifications that have economic effects that are similar to sale-leaseback transactions. This Statement additionally amends other existing authoritative pronouncements to make various technical corrections, clarify earnings, or describe their applicability under changed conditions. SFAS 145 is effective for fiscal years beginning after May 15, 2002 for FASB Statements No. 4, 44 and 64 and effective for transactions that occurred after May 15, 2002 for FASB Statement No. 13. Early application is encouraged.

In August 2002, the FASB issued SFAS 146 “Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities”. It addresses financial accounting and reporting for costs associated with exit or disposal activities and nullifies Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) Issue No. 94-3, “Liability Recognition for Certain Employee Termination Benefits and Other Costs to Exit an Activity (including Certain Costs Incurred in a Restructuring)". SFAS 146 requires that a liability for a cost associated with an exit or disposal activity be recognized when the liability is incurred and establishes that fair value is the objective for initial measurement of the liability. Under Issue 94-3, a liability for an exit cost as defined in Issue 94-3 was recognized at the date of an entity’s commitment to an exit plan. The new standard is effective for exit or disposal activities that are initiated after December 31, 2002, with early application encouraged. The Company does not believe that SFAS 146 will have a material effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

5. Legal Contingencies

The Company is not a party to any legal proceedings, which in its belief, after review by the Company’s legal counsel, could have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial position, cash flows or results of operations of the Company.

6. Segment Information

The following table presents certain financial information relating to each reportable segment:


  Three Months Ended
June 30,

 
    Segment Information (in thousands)
 
2002
  2001
 
Revenue:                  
   Enterprise Solutions     $ 16,127   $ 14,533        
   DOC1       7,252     6,314        
 
 
 
      Total revenue     $ 23,379   $ 20,847        
 
 
 
 
Gross Profit:    
   Enterprise Solutions     $ 10,909   $ 9,111        
   DOC1       4,125     3,120        
 
 
 
   Total gross profit     $ 15,034   $ 12,231        
 
 
 

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Amortization of capitalized developed and acquired software associated with the Enterprise Solutions Software segment was $1,376,000 and $1,131,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively. Amortization of capitalized developed and acquired software associated with the DOC1 Software segment was $720,000 and $544,000 for the three month periods ended June 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively.

As of June 30, 2002 and March 31, 2002, the Company determined that the identifiable assets for its reportable segments were as follows (in thousands):


  June 30,
2002

  March 31,
2002

 
      Enterprise Solutions     $ 30,397   $ 34,267        
      DOC1       31,855     32,379        
      Corporate       49,014     45,233        
 
 
 
      Total assets     $ 111,266   $ 111,879        
 
 
 

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the three months ended June 30, 2002 for each reportable segment were as follows (in thousands):


    Enterprise Solutions
DOC1
 
      Balance as of March 31, 2002       $  4,497     $  8,189        
      Goodwill acquired                  
      Effect of currency translation on goodwill           21        
 

 
      Balance as of June 30, 2002       $  4,497     $  8,210        
 

 

7. Business Combinations

On April 30, 2001, the Company acquired various assets of TriSense Software, Ltd. (“TriSense”) for $1,545,000 in cash, a promissory note with the present value of $5,997,000, and $423,000 in acquisition costs. The promissory note is payable in two installments of $3,280,000, including interest, due on each of the first and second anniversary dates of closing. The results of operations of TriSense have been included with those of the Company since the date of acquisition. The cash consideration for the acquisition was paid from the Company’s working capital.

TriSense developed and marketed electronic bill presentment and payment (“EBPP”) software. Integration of TriSense’s PaySense EBPP offering enables the Company to create an integrated solution providing digital and paper generation and delivery of customer-focused business documents as well as electronic payments.

On May 11, 2001, the Company acquired various assets of HotData, Inc., Ltd. (“HotData”) for $2,000,000 in cash, future payments in the amount of 10% of net revenue, as defined, generated from the HotData license and service fees over the thirty-six months following the date of closing, and $225,000 in acquisition costs. The results of operations of HotData have been included with those of the Company since the date of acquisition. The cash consideration for the acquisition was paid from the Company’s working capital. Additional consideration to be paid based on future net revenue will be recorded at its fair value as an additional cost of the acquisition when such additional consideration is earned.

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HotData provides automated batch processing for address validation, move update, and appending of various demographic and geographic data over the Internet. The combination of the HotData technology and the Company’s DataQuality.net offering created a comprehensive hosted services environment that is capable of providing the functionality of all of the Company’s core Data Quality products over the web.

On December 4, 2001, the Company acquired various assets of Vision-R eTechnologies (“Vision-R”) for $1,000,000 in cash, a $1,250,000 note payable with the present value of $1,115,000, earn-out payments over the next 36 months not to exceed $1,000,000, and $220,000 in acquisition costs. The results of operations of Vision-R have been included with those of the Company since the date of acquisition. The cash consideration was paid from the Company’s working capital. Additional earn-out consideration will be recorded at its fair value as additional cost of the acquisition when such additional consideration is earned.

The Vision-R product, enhanced and renamed DOC1 Archive, provides highly scalable electronic archive and retrieval software solutions. The acquisition adds next-generation, real-time storage, compression and high-speed retrieval of business documents to Group 1’s DOC1 customer communications management suite.

The following unaudited pro forma consolidated results of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2001 have been prepared as if the acquisitions of TriSense, HotData and Vision-R had occurred as of the beginning of fiscal 2002, after giving effect to purchase accounting adjustments relating to amortization of intangible assets, interest expense on the notes payable issued to finance the TriSense and Vision-R purchases, and reduction of income tax provision and interest income:


  (thousands, except per share data) Three Months Ended
June 30,

 
  2002
  2001
 
      Revenue     $ 23,379   $ 21,019        
      Net income (loss) available to common shareholders     $ 959   $ (481 )      
      Diluted earnings (loss) per share     $ 0.14   $ (0.08 )      
      Weighted average shares outstanding       6,943     6,174        

The pro forma results are not necessarily indicative of what actually would have occurred if the acquisitions had been completed as of the beginning of each of the periods presented, nor are they necessarily indicative of future consolidated results.

8. Acquired Intangible Assets


(in thousands) Gross Carrying
Amount

Accumulated
Amortization as
of June 30, 2002

      Amortized intangible assets:                  
      Computer software       $   3,832     $      619        
         
      Unamortized intangible assets:    
      Goodwill       $ 14,931     $   2,224        

The aggregate amortization expense for the three months ended June 30, 2002 was $192,000. The aggregate amortization expense for the year ended March 31, 2003 is estimated at $768,000. The following table summarizes aggregate amortization expense for each of the four succeeding fiscal years (in thousands):

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  For year ending March 31, 2004 $ 768  
  For year ending March 31, 2005 $ 768  
  For year ending March 31, 2006 $ 768  
  For year ending March 31, 2007 $ 333  

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

Results of Operations

Any statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q concerning the Company’s business outlook or future economic performance; anticipated profitability, revenues, expenses or other financial items; together with other statements that are not historical facts, are “forward-looking statements” as that term is defined under the Federal Securities Laws. Forward looking statements may include words such as “believes”, “is developing”, “will continue to be in the future”, “anticipates” and “expects”. Actual results may differ materially from the expectations expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those stated in such statements. Such risks, uncertainties and factors include, but are not limited to, changes in currency exchange rates, changes and delays in new product introduction, customer acceptance of new products, changes in government regulations, changes in pricing or other actions by competitors and general economic conditions, as well as other risks detailed in the Company’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement.

For the three months ended June 30, 2002 and 2001, the Company had revenues of $23.4 million and $20.8 million, respectively. Net income available to common stockholders for the three months ended June 30, 2002 was $1.0 million or $0.14 diluted earnings per share compared with $0.1 million or $0.01 diluted earnings per share in the same period in the prior year. The increase in profitability for the three months ended June 30, 2002 is primarily due to increases in license revenue in both of the Company’s operating segments.

All of Group 1’s operations are based in the two business segments defined as Enterprise Solutions and DOC1. Enterprise Solutions revenue accounted for 69% and 70% of Group 1’s total revenue for the first fiscal quarter of 2003 and 2002, respectively. DOC1 revenue was 31% and 30% of total revenue for the first quarter of fiscal 2003 and fiscal 2002, respectively. International revenues accounted for 14% and 13% of Group 1’s total revenue in the first quarters of fiscal 2003 and 2002, respectively.

Software license and related revenue of $9.9 million for the first fiscal quarter of 2003 increased 38% from $7.2 million the same period the prior year. As a percent of total revenue, first quarter software license and related revenues were 42% in fiscal 2003 compared with 34% in fiscal 2002.

License fees from Enterprise Solutions increased 35% to $7.1 million in the three month period ended June 30, 2002 as compared with the same period in the prior year. The specifics of Enterprise Solutions license fees are discussed below.

The Company’s data quality and database marketing software license fees for the three months ended June 30, 2002 increased 35% as compared with the same period in the prior year. The increase for the three month period is primarily due to higher sales of our GeoTAX tax jurisdiction software.

License fees from DOC1 for the three months ended June 30, 2002 increased 47% to $2.8 million, from the same period in the prior year. The increase in license fees for the three month period was due to higher sales both domestically and internationally. The Company’s DOC1 Archive and DOC1 Pay products, which were not available in the first quarter of fiscal year 2002, as well as the Company’s new distribution agreement with Pitney Bowes all contributed to the increased license fees in the current year quarter.

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Maintenance and service revenue was $13.5 million for the first quarter of fiscal year 2003 and $13.7 million in the prior year’s first fiscal quarter. Maintenance and service revenue accounted for 58% of total revenue for the quarter ended June 30, 2002 compared with 66% of total revenue in the same period in the prior year. Recognized maintenance fees included in maintenance and service revenue were $11.1 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2002 and $10.4 million for the same period the prior year, an increase of 6%. The increase in maintenance revenue is due to the recognition of higher level of maintenance deferrals based on higher aggregate sales from prior periods and from increased maintenance renewals based on an increase in the installed customer base in both business segments.

For the quarter ended June 30, 2002, Enterprise Solutions recognized maintenance was $8.4 million, a 2% increase over the same period in the prior year. DOC1 recognized maintenance increased 23% to $2.7 million in the quarter ended June 30, 2002 compared with the comparable period in the prior year.

Professional and educational service revenue from the Enterprise Solutions segment decreased to $0.6 million in the quarter ended June 30, 2002 from $1.1 million in the same period in the prior year. DOC1 service revenue decreased to $1.8 million in the quarter ended June 30, 2002 from $2.2 million in the same period of the prior fiscal year. The decrease in professional and educational service revenue in both segments is due to lower services revenue in the U.S. predominantly caused by companies delaying purchasing decisions in the prior fiscal year.

Total cost of revenue for the first quarter of fiscal 2003 was $8.3 million versus $8.6 million in the same period of fiscal 2002. The separate components of cost of revenue are discussed below.

Software license expense increased for the three month period ended June 30, 2002 to $4.1 million from $2.5 million for the same period in the prior year representing 41% and 35% of software license and related revenues, respectively. The increase in expense as a percent of software license revenue was due primarily to higher royalty expense associated with higher sales of GeoTAX and accruals of minimum royalty payments in the current quarter.

Maintenance and service expense decreased to $4.3 million in the current quarter from $6.1 million in the comparable period in fiscal 2002, representing 32% and 45% of maintenance and service revenue, respectively. The decrease in expense as a percentage of revenue for the quarter was due to lower expenses associated with both customer support and professional services as discussed below.

Included in maintenance and service expense discussed above are professional and educational service costs of $2.4 million compared with $3.9 million for the comparable period in the prior year. The decrease in professional and educational service expense is due to cost reductions to size the services organization with current revenue levels.

Costs of maintenance were $1.9 million for the first fiscal quarter of 2003 representing 17% of maintenance revenue. Costs of maintenance for the same quarter in the prior year were $2.2 million, representing 21% of maintenance revenue. The decrease in expense as a percent of revenue for the first fiscal quarter is primarily due to increased maintenance revenue.

Total operating costs of $13.6 million amounted to 58% of revenue for the quarter ended June 30, 2002 compared with $12.6 million or 60% of revenue for the prior year period. The various components of operating costs are discussed below.

Software development costs incurred subsequent to establishment of the software’s technological feasibility are capitalized. Capitalization ceases when the software is available for general release to customers. All costs not meeting the requirements for capitalization are expensed in the period incurred. Software development costs include direct labor cost and overhead. Capitalized software development costs are amortized by the greater of (a) the ratio that current gross revenues for the product bear to the total of current and anticipated future gross revenues for that product or (b) the straight-line method over the remaining estimated economic life of the product including the period being reported on. At the balance sheet date, the Company evaluates the net realizable value of the capitalized costs and adjusts the current period amortization for any impairment of the capitalized asset value. Amortization of capitalized software is included in the cost of license fees.

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Total research and development expense before capitalization of certain development costs was $4.6 million or 20% of revenue for the three month period ended June 30, 2002 compared with $4.2 million or 20% in the prior year. Research and development expenses (after capitalization of certain software development costs) totaled $2.7 million for the first fiscal quarter of 2003 and $2.4 million for the same period of fiscal 2002, representing 12% of revenue in both periods. The increase in expense is due to increased spending on new product initiatives in both the Enterprise Solutions and DOC1 segments, along with additional expenses related to the TriSense, HotData and Vision-R acquisitions (see footnote 8 in notes to consolidated financial statements).

Sales and marketing expenses totaled $7.5 million or 32% of revenue in the first quarter of fiscal 2003 and $7.4 million or 35% in the prior year first quarter. Sales and marketing costs for Enterprise Solutions were 28% of Enterprise Solutions revenue in the first fiscal quarter of 2003 and 30% for the same period the prior year. DOC1 selling and marketing costs were 41% of DOC1 revenue for the three month period ended June 30, 2002 and 48% for the same period the prior year. The decrease in cost as a percent of revenue for the current quarter versus the prior year quarter in DOC1 was due to higher revenue in the current period.

General and administrative expenses were $3.3 million or 14% of total revenue compared with $2.8 million or 13% of revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively. The increase in general and administrative expenses is primarily related to an increase in incentive compensation accruals and bad debt expense, partially offset by a reduction of legal expense accruals in the current period.

Net non-operating income was $0.1 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2002 as compared with $0.5 million for the same period in the prior year. This decrease represents lower interest income due to declining interest rates, interest expense on notes related to prior year acquisitions and foreign currency translation losses in the current quarter.

The Company’s effective tax rates were 37.5% and 40.1% for the three month periods ended June 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively. The current year’s rate is the net effect of a 41.5% effective tax rate on domestic taxable income and a 29.0% rate on foreign taxable income.

Critical Accounting Policies

     The Securities and Exchange Commission issued Financial Reporting Release No. 60, “Cautionary Advice Regarding Disclosure About Critical Accounting Policies” (“FR 60”), in December 2001. FR 60 requires companies to disclose those accounting policies considered most critical. Note 1 to the audited financial statements in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2002 includes a summary of the Company’s significant accounting policies. Of those policies, the Company has identified the following as the most critical because they require significant judgment and estimates on the part of management in their application:

Revenue Recognition: Revenues are primarily derived from the sale of software licenses and from the sale of related services, which include maintenance and support, consulting and training services. Revenues from license arrangements are recognized upon delivery of the product when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred, the fee is fixed or determinable and collectibility is probable. If the agreement includes acceptance criteria, revenue is not recognized until the Company can demonstrate that the software or service can meet the acceptance criteria. If an ongoing vendor obligation exists under the license arrangement, revenue is deferred based on vendor-specific objective evidence of the undelivered element. If vendor-specific objective evidence does not exist for all undelivered elements, all revenue is deferred until sufficient evidence exists or all elements have been delivered. Revenues from annual maintenance and support are deferred and recognized ratably over the term of the contract. Revenues from consulting and training services are deferred and recognized when the services are performed and collectibility is deemed probable.

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Contracts for professional services are negotiated individually. The Company generally recognizes revenues from professional service contracts on a time and materials basis as the work is performed. Revenues from fixed price professional service contracts are recognized using the percentage-of-completion method as work is performed, measured primarily by the ratio of labor hours incurred to total estimated labor hours for each specific contract. When the total estimated cost of a contract is expected to exceed the contract price, the total estimated loss is charged to expense in the period when the information is known. As of June 30, 2002, the Company has not incurred any losses on contracts in progress.

Revenue from arrangements where the Company provides Web based services is recognized over the contract period. Any fees paid or costs incurred prior to the customer relationship period, such as license fees, consulting, customization or development services, are deferred and recognized ratably over the subsequent contract period, which is typically one to two years.

Revenue from products licensed to original equipment manufacturers is recorded when products have been shipped and the appropriate documentation has been received by Group 1, provided all other revenue recognition criteria have been satisfied. Revenue from sales through value added resellers or distributors is recorded when a license agreement is signed with an end user.

Capitalized Software: In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 86, “Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software to be Sold, Leased, or Otherwise Marketed,” software development costs are expensed as incurred until technological feasibility has been established, at which time such costs are capitalized until the product is available for general release to customers. Software development costs capitalized include direct labor costs and fringe labor overhead costs attributed to programmers, software engineers, quality control and field certifiers working on products after they reach technological feasibility but before they are generally available to customers for sale. Capitalized costs are amortized over the estimated product life of three to five years, using the greater of the straight-line method or the ratio of current product revenues to total projected future revenues. At the balance sheet date, the Company evaluates the net realizable value of the capitalized costs and adjusts the current period amortization for any impairment of the capitalized asset value.

Goodwill: In June 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) approved Statements of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 141, “Business Combinations” and No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets”. The Company elected to adopt SFAS No. 142 as of April 1, 2001. SFAS No. 142 addresses financial accounting and reporting for acquired goodwill and other intangible assets. In accordance with this Statement, the Company ceased amortization of goodwill as of April 1, 2001. Goodwill will be tested for impairment at least annually at the reporting unit level. Goodwill will be tested for impairment on an interim basis if an event occurs or circumstances change that would more-likely-than-not reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying value. In accordance with FAS 142 provisions, the Company completed the transitional and the annual goodwill impairment test as of April 1, 2001 and concluded that goodwill of its reporting units was not impaired. The Company also completed its annual goodwill impairment test for fiscal year 2002 and concluded that goodwill of its reporting units was not impaired.

Goodwill represents the excess of the aggregate purchase price over the fair market value of the tangible and intangible assets acquired in various acquisitions and, prior to fiscal year 2002, was amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated economic useful life ranging from nine to fifteen years. There was no goodwill amortization expense during fiscal year 2003 and 2002 in accordance with SFAS Nos. 141 and 142, as discussed above.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Company’s working capital was $26.7 million at June 30, 2002, as compared with $27.0 million at March 31, 2002. The current ratio was 1.6 to 1 at June 30, 2002 and at March 31, 2002. Note that the current portion of deferred revenue related to maintenance contracts is included in current liabilities. Accordingly, working capital and current ratios may not be directly comparable to such data for companies in other industries where similar revenue deferrals are not typical.

The Company provides for its funding requirements through cash funds generated from operations. Additionally, the Company maintains a $10 million line of credit arrangement with a commercial bank, expiring October 31, 2002. The line of credit bears interest at the bank’s prime rate or Libor plus 150 basis points, at Group 1‘s option. The line of credit is not collateralized but requires Group 1 to maintain certain operating ratios. At June 30, 2002 and at March 31, 2002, there were no borrowings outstanding under the line of credit.

For the three months ended June 30, 2002, net cash provided by operating activities was $8.5 million. This amount included net income of $1.0 million plus non-cash expenses of $3.2 million. Also included in cash provided by operating activities was a $4.5 million decrease in accounts receivable, offset by a $1.4 million decrease in deferred revenues, a $1.0 million increase in accrued expenses and accrued compensation and a $0.2 million decrease in prepaid expenses and other current and non-current assets. The decrease in accounts receivable is due to increased cash collections. Investment in purchased and developed software of $1.8 million, and capital equipment of $0.4 million and a decrease of $1.6 million in short-term investments resulted in $0.6 million used in investing activities. For the three months ended June 30, 2002, a $3.1 million principal payment related to the TriSense acquisition offset by $0.2 million in proceeds from stock option exercises resulted in $2.9 million cash used in financing activities.

Group 1 continually evaluates the credit and market risks associated with outstanding receivables. In the course of this review, Group 1 considers many factors specific to the individual client as well as to the concentration of receivables within industry groups.

As of June 30, 2002, the Company’s capital resource commitments consisted primarily of non-cancelable operating lease commitments for office space and equipment. The Company believes that its current minimum lease obligations and other short-term and long-term liquidity needs can be met from its existing cash and short-term investment balances and cash flows from operations. The Company believes that its long-term liquidity needs are minimal and no large capital expenditures are currently planned, except for the continuing investment in software development costs, which the Company believes can be funded from operations during the next twelve months.

The following table lists the Company’s contractual obligations and commercial commitments (in thousands):



Contractual Obligations   Total Amount
Committed
  Less than
1 Year
  1-3 Years   4-5 Years   Over 5 Years  

Operating leases     $ 30,330   $ 3,636   $ 6,647   $ 8,434   $ 11,613  

Notes payable     $ 4,024   $ 3,302   $ 722          

Total contractual cash obligations     $ 34,354   $ 6,938   $ 7,369   $ 8,434   $ 11,613  


Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In August 2001, FASB issued SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets”. This Statement addresses financial accounting and reporting for the impairment or disposal of long-lived assets and supersedes SFAS No. 121, “Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of”, and the accounting and reporting provisions of APB Opinion No. 30, “Reporting the Results of Operations — Reporting the Effects of Disposal of a Segment of a Business, and Extraordinary, Unusual and Infrequently Occurring Events and Transactions”, for the disposal of a segment of a business. The provisions of this Statement will be effective for the Company’s fiscal year 2003. The adoption of this Statement is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s financial position and results of operations.

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In April 2002, the FASB issued SFAS 145, Rescission of FASB Statements No. 4, 44, and 64, Amendment of FASB Statement No. 13, and Technical Corrections. This Statement rescinds FAS 4, “Reporting Gains and Losses from Extinguishment of Debt”, and an amendment of that Statement, FAS 64, “Extinguishments of Debt Made to Satisfy Sinking-Fund Requirements”, and FAS44, “Accounting or Intangible Assets of Motor Carriers”. SFAS 145 also amends FAS 13, “Accounting for Leases”, to eliminate an inconsistency between the required accounting for sale-leaseback transactions and the required accounting for certain lease modifications that have economic effects that are similar to sale-leaseback transactions. This Statement additionally amends other existing authoritative pronouncements to make various technical corrections, clarify earnings, or describe their applicability under changed conditions. SFAS 145 is effective for fiscal years beginning after May 15, 2002 for FASB Statements No. 4, 44 and 64 and effective for transactions that occurred after May 15, 2002 for FASB Statement No. 13. Early application is encouraged.

In August 2002, the FASB issued SFAS 146 “Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities”. It addresses financial accounting and reporting for costs associated with exit or disposal activities and nullifies Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) Issue No. 94-3, “Liability Recognition for Certain Employee Termination Benefits and Other Costs to Exit an Activity (including Certain Costs Incurred in a Restructuring)". SFAS 146 requires that a liability for a cost associated with an exit or disposal activity be recognized when the liability is incurred and establishes that fair value is the objective for initial measurement of the liability. Under Issue 94-3, a liability for an exit cost as defined in Issue 94-3 was recognized at the date of an entity’s commitment to an exit plan. The new standard is effective for exit or disposal activities that are initiated after December 31, 2002, with early application encouraged. The Company does not believe that SFAS 146 will have a material effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

Legal Contingencies

The Company is not a party to any legal proceedings which in its belief, after review by the Company’s legal counsel, could have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial position, cash flows or results of operations of the Company.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

The Company has a subsidiary in the United Kingdom with offices throughout continental Europe. Additionally, the Company uses third party distributors to market and distribute its products in other international regions. Transactions conducted by the subsidiary are typically denominated in the local country currency, while transactions conducted by the distributors are typically denominated in pounds sterling. As a result, the Company is primarily exposed to foreign exchange rate fluctuations as the financial results of its subsidiary and third party distributors are translated into U.S. dollars in consolidation. As exchange rates vary, these results, when translated, may vary from expectations and impact overall expected profitability. Through and as of June 30, 2002, however, the Company’s exposure was not material to the financial statements taken as a whole. The Company has not entered into any foreign currency hedging transactions with respect to its foreign currency market risk. The Company does not have any financial instruments subject to material market risk.

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Part II Other Information

Item 1. Legal Proceedings


  NONE

Item 2. Changes in Securities


  NONE

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities


  NONE

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders


  NONE

Item 5. Other Information


  NONE

Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K


Exhibit 99.1 Certification of Robert S. Bowen, Chief Executive Officer, and Mark Funston, Chief Financial Officer, of Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

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Signatures

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


    Group 1 Software, Inc.


/s/ Mark Funston
Mark Funston
Chief Financial Officer
August 14, 2002

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