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INFORMATICA REPORTS RECORD FIRST QUARTER REVENUES OF
$54 MILLION, UP 108% OVER LAST YEAR
 
Adds new customers, ships products and further expands into Europe
 
PALO ALTO, California, April 19, 2001 - Informatica Corporation (NASDAQ: INFA), the leading provider of eBusiness analytic solutions, today announced record financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2001.

Revenues for the first quarter of 2001 were $54 million, a 108% increase from $25.9 million in the corresponding quarter of 2000 and 5% sequentially above the $51.4 million recorded in the fourth quarter of 2000.  Net income for the quarter, excluding non-operating charges related to the amortization of goodwill and other intangible assets and stock-based compensation, was $5.0 million or $0.06 per share, a 242% increase from $1.5 million or $0.02 for the first quarter of 2000 and in line with $5.0 million, or $0.06 per share, reported in the fourth quarter of 2000.

“Our continued success underscores the momentum in our business and demonstrates strong execution and consistent growth,” said Gaurav Dhillon, CEO of Informatica. “Our experience this past quarter illustrates that Informatica solutions are becoming a must-have by creating added value from the huge investments that customers have already made in ERP and eBusiness software.  Our analytic solution is helping customers to profit from a 360-degree view of their entire business.”

In the first quarter, Informatica kicked off a strong product cycle, continued to attract new customers and drove strong repeat business.  Significant milestones in the first quarter of 2001 include:


  • Signed repeat business with 102 customers.
    As more customers standardized on Informatica as an enterprise-wide platform, repeat business continued to grow.  Repeat customers included Alltel, AXA France, Bayer AG, CNA HealthPro, Cisco, Corning, Credit Suisse First Boston, Dresdner Bank, Ericsson, Fortia Bank Nederland, France Telecom, The Gap, Goldman Sachs, Hewlett-Packard, JP Morgan Chase, Koch Industries, Motorola, Nokia, Norwegian Stock Exchange, RR Donnelley & Sons, Ryder, Sprint, Telenor, UBS AG, and W.W. Grainger.

  • Signed 75 new customers.
    This quarter the total number of Informatica customers grew to 1198, comprising more than half of all Fortune 100 companies and 60% of the companies that make up the Dow Jones Industrial Average.  Informatica continued to increase market share with industry-leading companies in target markets, including banking, financial services, insurance, telecommunications, high technology and manufacturing.  This quarter Informatica increased its base of marquee customers with the addition of ABN Amro, Adidas, Avnet, BP Amoco, British Telecom, Charter Communications, Dannon, Dean Health Plan, Galileo International, NextCard, Philips Petroleum, RAC Motoring Services, Ricoh, Symantec, Tokyo Electric, United Parcel Service, U. S. Veterans Administration and Washington Mutual. 

  • Expanded Informatica's presence in Europe. 
    In a move designed to strengthen overall global reach and capitalize upon the demand for eBusiness analytic solutions in Europe, Informatica expanded direct operations to include The Netherlands and Belgium.  The expansion resulted from the acquisition of syn-T-sys, a distributor who previously represented Informatica in this region. 

  • Launched next generation of the Informatica data integration and analytics platform.  Informatica announced the availability of Informatica PowerCenter 5, an upgraded version of its enterprise data integration platform for the deployment and management of analytic applications and data warehouses.  The comprehensive release offers eBusiness integration, extensibility, real-time processing and scalable performance.

  • Shipped upgraded version of Informatica Applications. 
    The latest release of Informatica Applications includes significant customer-driven enhancements to Informatica eCRM, eBusiness Operations and eProcurement.  Significant enhancements enable analysis of marketing-campaign success, human resources functions and direct procurement processes.  In the first quarter, this version of Informatica Applications was released to Informatica’s direct sales force after an extensive training program.  It was also made available to the European market for the first time. 

  • Delivered a new analytic application for B2B marketplaces.  Informatica eMarketplace helps operators of B2B auctions, as well as private and public digital marketplaces, gain valuable insight into market dynamics, customer buying patterns and pricing trends.  Furnishing analytic insight to these operators helps them optimize their performance and become more competitive.

  • Delivered enhanced analytic support for ERP systems. 
    The Informatica PowerConnect products extend data integration capabilities and help companies leverage existing IT investments in Siebel, SAP, PeopleSoft and IBM MQSeries.  A growing number of companies, including American Home Products and Purina Mills, are turning to Informatica to gain ROI-enhancing business insight from their transactional systems.  

  • Launched Web-based developer network.  
    Informatica Developer Network, a global, Web-assisted program, is designed to help developers expand the business value of the Informatica data integration and analytics platform through third-party add-on products.  Approximately 15,000 developers worldwide are currently experienced with Informatica products. 

  • Introduced newest release of implementation methodology.  Informatica Velocity Methodology v2.0 delivers the most detailed packaged methodology and field-proven best practices to help customers more rapidly obtain cross value chain business insight.  The Informatica implementation methodology helps companies reduce the risk of project failure by codifying in real-world terms the collective experience of our field practitioners, gained across more than 440 successful business analytic implementations at over 230 customers.
About Informatica

Informatica provides eBusiness analytic solutions that enable companies to leverage business insight for competitive advantage.  Approximately 1,200 global customers, including over half of the Fortune 100, leverage the Informatica Insight Network to integrate, analyze and personalize critical business information to improve business performance and responsiveness across the entire business value chain.  Informatica products include a comprehensive family of analytic applications, the industry’s most powerful data integration platform and a wide range of supporting services and partnerships.  The company’s list of leading customers includes 3Com, AMD, American Airlines, BMW, Boeing, Borders Group, Chevron, Cisco, CNET, Deutsche Bank, eBay, General Electric, Hewlett-Packard, Merck, Merrill Lynch, MetLife, Motorola, Philips, Polo Ralph Lauren, Sprint and UBS.  For more information, call 1.800.970.1179, or visit the Informatica Web site at http://www.informatica.com/.

Informatica will be discussing its first quarter results and its 2001 outlook on a conference call today beginning at 2:00 p.m. (PST).  A live Webcast of the conference call will be available at www.informatica.com/investor.  Playback of the call will be available through 4:00 p.m. on April 26, 2001, and can be accessed by dialing 800-633-8284 and entering reservation #18190712. A replay of the Webcast will also be available on the Informatica Web site.
 
NOTE:  Informatica is a trademark or registered trademark of Informatica Corporation. All other product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

Investor Contact:

Tara Calhoun
Director, Investor Relations
(650) 251-7025
tcalhoun@informatica.com
 
 
Media Contact:
 
Deb Cromer
Vice President, Communications
(650) 687-6234
pr@informatica.com
 
 
INFORMATICA CORPORATION  
   
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS  
(in thousands, except per share data)  
(unaudited)  
   
        Three Months Ended  
           March 31,  
          2001   2000  
       
   
Revenues:  
  License        
$35,371
$16,836
 
  Service         18,674   9,097  
  Total revenues         54,045   25,933  
             
Cost of revenues:  
  License         444   434  
  Service         10,278   4,621  
  Total cost of revenues          10,722   5,055  
             
Gross profit         43,323   20,878  
 
Operating expenses:  
  Research and development       11,058   4,088  
  Sales and marketing       23,352   13,434  
  General and administrative       4,902   1,953  
  Total operating expenses        39,312   19,475  
Income before amortization, interest income and taxes       4,011   1,403  
  Amortization of stock-based compensation       356  
399
 
  Amortization of goodwill and other intangible assets      
6,594
 
374
 
Income (loss) from operations     (2,939)   630  
Interest income and other, net     2,705   301  
Income (loss) before income taxes     (234)   931  
Income tax provision     1,679  
233
 
Net income (loss)      
$(1,913)
 
$698
 
 
Net income (loss) per share:  
  Basic  
$(0.02)
$0.01
 
  Diluted      
$(0.02)
$0.01
 
             
Shares used to compute net       
  income (loss) per share:      
  Basic     76,628   65,643  
  Diluted       76,628   78,092  
             
 
Supplemental information, excluding amortization:  
 
Net income, as adjusted      
$5,037
$1,471
 
 
Net income, as adjusted,  
  per share - diluted      
$0.06
$0.02
 
     
Shares used to compute net      
  income, as adjusted,        
  per share - diluted       83,437   78,092  

 

INFORMATICA CORPORATION
   
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
   
 
  March 31,   December 31,
  2001   2000
       
   
ASSETS  
   
Current assets:  
  Cash and cash equivalents
$49,535
$217,713
  Short-term investments 108,242  
-
  Restricted cash 8,116  
8,116
  Accounts receivable, net  24,162   30,100
  Prepaid expenses and other current assets 6,507   2,852
  Total current assets 196,562   258,781
   
Property and equipment, net 35,004   31,131
Long-term investments 63,617  
-
Restricted cash, less current portion 12,166   12,166
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net 47,722  
            47,491
Other assets 1,481   1,414
  Total assets
$356,552
 
$350,983
   
   
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY  
   
Current liabilities:  
  Accounts payable and other current liabilities
$32,348
$37,146
  Deferred revenue 27,625   23,340
  Total current liabilities 59,973   60,486
   
Stockholders' equity 296,579   290,497
  Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
$356,552
$350,983