DAYTON, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 24, 2003--NCR Corporation (NYSE:NCR):
-- NCR's Retail Store Automation and Financial Self Service
business segments significantly improve operating performance
-- Operating cash flow improved $39 million versus the second
quarter of 2002
NCR Corporation (NYSE:NCR) today reported finalized results for the quarter ended June 30, 2003, including revenue of $1.37 billion, a decrease of 1 percent from second quarter of 2002 and in line with guidance. The 1 percent revenue decline includes a year-over-year benefit of 6 percentage points from foreign currency fluctuations.
Operating income for the second quarter was $16 million versus $51 million in the second quarter of 2002. Included in the reported results was a $43 million year-over-year decline in operating income resulting from pension expense of $24 million in the second quarter of 2003, versus $19 million of pension income in the second quarter of 2002.
NCR reported net income of $9 million, or $0.09 per diluted share, versus net income of $26 million, or $0.25 per diluted share in the second quarter of 2002.
"Every NCR business segment met or exceeded expectations in the second quarter," said Mark Hurd, president and chief executive officer of NCR. "We are determined to achieve our objective of delivering superior customer value propositions and are making good progress towards reducing operating expenses $250 million by the end of 2005, of which $50 million to $60 million will be realized in 2003. Reaching these goals will significantly enhance NCR's competitiveness while positioning the company to build value as business conditions improve."
Operating Segment Results
The operating segment results discussed below exclude the impact of $24 million of pension expense in the second quarter of 2003 and $19 million of pension income in the second quarter of 2002. NCR excludes the effect of pension expense/income when evaluating the performance of and making decisions regarding its operating segments. Schedule B, found later in this earnings release, reconciles total "Income from operations excluding pension expense/income" for all of the company's segments to "Total income from operations" for the company.
Data Warehousing Segment
Support services growth and cost, expense initiatives result in
improved operating margin
NCR's Data Warehousing segment reported second-quarter revenue of $300 million, down 3 percent year-over-year. Second-quarter revenue included a year-over-year benefit of 5 percentage points from foreign currency fluctuations. Operating income of $32 million for the quarter increased $2 million from the second quarter of 2002 driven by 24 percent revenue growth in support services and on-going expense reduction initiatives.
NCR's Data Warehousing business provides the market-leading Teradata(R) data warehousing database software, hardware platform and related services that enable companies to gain a competitive advantage by efficiently analyzing customer behavior and then delivering that business intelligence to company decision-makers.
During the quarter:
-- Lloyds Bank, one of the largest financial services groups in
Europe, expanded its Teradata enterprise solution.
-- Bank of China, one of the top four banks in mainland China,
selected Teradata warehouse and Teradata CRM solutions to
build the customer service and sales system for its card
business.
-- The Salk Institute began using the Teradata data warehouse
solution to allow scientists and researchers to use
data-mining techniques to accelerate the pace of genetic
research.
Financial Self Service Segment
Operating margin improved on slightly higher revenues
The Financial Self Service segment generated second-quarter revenue of $260 million, in line with guidance and up 2 percent from the year-ago period. Revenue growth in the Americas region offset continued market weakness in Europe and the impact of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in China. Second-quarter revenue includes a year-over-year benefit of 8 percentage points from foreign currency fluctuations. Operating income of $32 million improved from $25 million generated in the prior-year period.
NCR's Financial Self Service business provides high-quality automated teller machines (ATMs) and the APTRA(TM) multivendor application software that delivers advanced functionality to banks, credit unions and retailers.
During the quarter:
-- Five of the largest U.S. banks ordered more than $25 million
of NCR's advanced-function ATMs.
-- The State Bank of India, the country's largest commercial
bank, selected NCR to supply, install and manage 1,500 ATMs.
-- Both the Bank of Communications and Agricultural Credit Union
Bank in China placed orders for NCR's Personas(TM) ATMs and
APTRA software.
Retail Store Automation Segment
Break-even operating income on better-than-expected revenue and
cost reductions
For the second quarter of 2003, Retail Store Automation generated $204 million in revenue, up 17 percent from $174 million in the second quarter of 2002, including a year-over-year benefit of 5 percentage points from foreign currency fluctuations. The break-even operating performance is a $13 million improvement from the operating loss reported in the prior-year period.
NCR's Retail Store Automation business provides store-automation technologies such as point-of-sale (POS) terminals, bar-code scanners and software, as well as innovative self-checkout systems and other store-automation solutions to retailers.
During the quarter:
-- The United States Postal Service, in Stage III of its POS One
technology initiative to improve local Post Office operations
and customer service, awarded NCR contracts totaling more than
$40 million for POS terminals and services including software
development, project management, installation, help desk and
maintenance. Installation of these terminals will occur over
the next several quarters.
-- The refresh of Sainsbury's POS technology in all of its 500
United Kingdom supermarkets and 200 petrol stations with NCR
RealPOS 80c terminals and NCR RealScan bar-code scanners was
completed by NCR. The deal with Sainsbury's information
technology partner, Accenture, also includes a six-year
agreement for ongoing managed services provided by NCR.
Customer Services Segment
Operational performance improved, mitigating the impact of
continued pricing pressure
Customer Services revenue increased to $463 million, up 4 percent from the prior-year period including a year-over-year benefit of 6 percentage points from foreign currency fluctuations. Operating income improved to $7 million from the $6 million reported in the second quarter of 2002. Customer Service operating income continues to be affected by pricing pressures and an adverse mix shift.
NCR's Customer Services Division provides hardware and software maintenance, deployment and managed services around the world for NCR's Financial Self Service, Retail Store Automation and Payment and Imaging customers as well as for third-party technology providers.
During the quarter:
-- Snap Appliance, a global leader in network storage systems,
signed a contract for NCR managed services.
-- Banco Popolare di Verona e Novara, one of the largest retail
banks in Italy, signed a contract for maintenance of the
bank's entire installed base of 1,300 ATMs, 800 of which are
units from an NCR competitor.
Systemedia Segment
Improved operating margin on lower revenues
Systemedia second-quarter revenue was $122 million, down 8 percent from the revenue generated in the year-ago period. The reported revenue includes a year-over-year benefit of approximately 5 percentage points from foreign currency fluctuations. This business segment generated $3 million of operating income, the same as reported for the second quarter of 2002.
Systemedia provides business consumables and products including ink-jet and laser printer supplies, thermal transfer ribbons, labels, paper rolls, ink ribbons, laser documents, business forms and retail office products.
Payment and Imaging Segment
Improved operating income on comparable revenue due to lower
expense
Payment and Imaging increased operating income to $5 million from $4 million in the second quarter of 2002. Operational efficiencies drove the improved performance on revenues of $36 million versus the $35 million of revenue generated in the second quarter last year.
NCR's Payment and Imaging business provides end-to-end solutions for both traditional paper-based and image-based item processing. This business utilizes advanced image recognition and workflow technologies to automate item processing, helping banks and other financial institutions increase efficiency and reduce operating costs.
During the quarter:
-- The U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate passed
versions of Check 21 legislation which must be reconciled in
conference committee.
-- Fifth Third Bancorp signed a $7 million contract to transform
the bank's check and remittance processing systems using NCR's
ImageMark(TM) Archive platform.
Non-Operating Items
Net Interest and Other Expense in the second quarter of 2003 was $4 million, down from $15 million in the prior-year period.
The weighted average number of diluted shares outstanding declined to 95.3 million from 100.5 million in the prior-year period due to the company's share repurchase activity. During the second quarter, NCR used approximately $9 million of cash to repurchase approximately 385,000 shares.
Balance Sheet
NCR ended the second quarter with $585 million in cash and short-term investments, a $56 million increase from $529 million on March 31, 2003. As of June 30, 2003, NCR had short- and long-term debt of $312 million, down from $318 million on March 31, 2003.
Cash Flow
NCR generated $98 million of cash flow from operations in the second quarter of 2003, an increase from the $59 million of operating cash flow in the same period of 2002. Capital expenditures for property, plant and equipment, reworkable service parts and additions to capitalized software in the second quarter of 2003 were $45 million, versus $70 million of capital expenditures in the year-ago period.
Outlook
Assuming 4 to 5 percentage points of benefit from fluctuations in foreign currency, NCR expects the following revenue trends in the third quarter.
2003
Year-over-year revenue change Third Quarter
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Total NCR 0-2 %
Data Warehousing 0-5 %
Financial Self Service 0-5 %
Retail Store Automation 8-10 %
Systemedia (0-5) %
Payment & Imaging Flat
Customer Services 0-5%
Other (15-25)%
NCR expects earnings per share for the third quarter in the $0.07 - $0.13 range. Historically, NCR's second- and third-quarter revenue and operating performance have been similar in nature.
Based on year-to-date achievements, on July 9, NCR increased its expectations for full-year earnings per share to the $0.45 to $0.55 range.
Pension Update
Although the performance of the equity markets improved during the first half of 2003, lower interest rates and other changes in pension variables are likely to result in 2004 pension expense exceeding the $95 million of pension expense in 2003. More specific information regarding 2004 pension expense will be provided when NCR completes its annual pension calculations in January 2004.
Fox River Update
As previously discussed in prior periods and formally disclosed in NCR's public filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), NCR may be considered a potentially responsible party for environmental clean-up costs associated with the Fox River in Wisconsin.
During the next few weeks, the government is expected to release its Record of Decision (ROD), which will address the final clean-up plan for downstream areas of the Fox River. NCR will provide an update regarding the status of the ROD when the company files its second-quarter report on Form 10-Q. For further information regarding NCR's potential liability and the factors relating to NCR's potential liability associated with the Fox River, see the company's previous public filings with the SEC.
The earnings-per-share guidance for the remainder of 2003, provided earlier in this earnings release, does not reflect any potential changes to the company's environmental reserves.
2003 Second-Quarter Earnings Conference Call
NCR President and Chief Executive Officer Mark Hurd and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Earl Shanks will discuss the company's second-quarter results during a conference call today at 10:00 a.m. (ET). Live access to the conference call, as well as a replay, is available on NCR's Web site at http://investor.ncr.com/. Supplemental financial information regarding NCR's 2003 second-quarter operating results is also available on NCR's Web site.
About NCR Corporation
NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR) is a leading global technology company helping businesses build stronger relationships with their customers. NCR's ATMs, retail systems, Teradata data warehouses and IT services provide Relationship Technology(TM) solutions that maximize the value of customer interactions. Based in Dayton, Ohio, NCR (www.ncr.com) employs approximately 29,500 people worldwide.
NCR and Teradata are trademarks or registered trademarks of NCR Corporation in the United States and other countries. APTRA, Personas, ImageMark, and Relationship Technology are either trademarks or registered trademarks of NCR Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
Note to Investors
This news release contains forward-looking statements, including statements as to anticipated or expected results, beliefs, opinions and future financial performance, within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements include projections of revenue, profit growth and other financial items, future economic performance and statements concerning analysts' earnings estimates, among other things. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and assumptions and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause NCR's actual results to differ materially.
In addition to the factors discussed in this release, other risks and uncertainties include: the duration and intensity of the economic downturn and its impact on the markets in general or on our ability to meet our commitments to customers, the ability of our suppliers to meet their commitments to us, or the timing of purchases (including upgrades to existing data warehousing solutions and retail point-of-service solutions) by our current and potential customers and other general economic and business conditions, including the impact of SARS on the Asia-Pacific economy; the timely development, production or acquisition and market acceptance of new and existing products and services (such as self-checkout and electronic shelf-labeling technologies, ATM outsourcing and enterprise data warehousing), including our ability to accelerate market acceptance of new products and services; shifts in market demands, continued competitive factors and pricing pressures and their impact on our ability to improve gross margins and profitability, especially in our more mature offerings such as Retail Store Automation and Financial Self Service solutions; short product cycles, rapidly changing technologies and maintaining competitive leadership position with respect to our solution offerings, particularly data warehousing technologies; tax rates; ability to execute our business and reengineering plans; turnover of workforce and the ability to attract and retain skilled employees, especially in light of recent cost-control measures taken by us; availability and successful exploitation of new acquisition and alliance opportunities; changes in generally accepted accounting principles and the resulting impact, if any, on the company's accounting policies; continued efforts to establish and maintain best-in-class internal information technology and control systems; and other factors detailed from time to time in the company's Securities and Exchange Commission reports and the company's annual reports to stockholders. The company does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Schedule A
NCR CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in millions, except per share amounts)
For the Periods Ended June 30
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Three Months Six Months
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2003 2002 2003 2002
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Revenue
Products $ 675 $ 710 $1,266 $ 1,322
Services 691 670 1,334 1,305
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Total revenue 1,366 1,380 2,600 2,627
Cost of products 444 448 827 848
Cost of services 563 531 1,107 1,028
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Total gross margin 359 401 666 751
% of Revenue 26.3% 29.1% 25.6% 28.6%
Selling, general and administrative
expenses 287 289 567 574
Research and development expenses 56 61 115 117
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Income (loss) from operations 16 51 (16) 60
% of Revenue 1.2% 3.7% (0.6%) 2.3%
Interest and other expense, net 4 15 9 18
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Income (loss) before income taxes and
cumulative effect of accounting change 12 36 (25) 42
% of Revenue 0.9% 2.6% (1.0%) 1.6%
Income tax expense (benefit) 3 10 (7) 12
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Income (loss) before cumulative effect
of accounting change 9 26 (18) 30
Cumulative effect of accounting change
- Goodwill impairment, net of tax - - - (348)
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Net income (loss) $ 9 $ 26 $ (18) $ (318)
% of Revenue 0.7% 1.9% (0.7%) (12.1%)
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Net income (loss) per common share
Basic before cumulative effect of
accounting change $ 0.09 $ 0.26 $(0.19) $ 0.30
Cumulative effect of accounting
change - Goodwill impairment - - - (3.54)
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Basic $ 0.09 $ 0.26 $(0.19) $ (3.24)
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Diluted before cumulative effect of
accounting change $ 0.09 $ 0.25 $(0.19) $ 0.29
Cumulative effect of accounting
change - Goodwill impairment - - - (3.45)
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Diluted $ 0.09 $ 0.25 $(0.19) $ (3.16)
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Weighted average common shares
outstanding
Basic 94.8 98.4 95.4 98.2
Diluted 95.3 100.5 95.4 100.6
Schedule B
NCR CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED REVENUE and OPERATING INCOME SUMMARY
(in millions)
For the Periods Ended June 30
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Three Months Six Months
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% %
2003 2002 Change 2003 2002 Change
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Revenue by segment
Data Warehousing
Data Warehousing
solution $ 233 $ 255 (9%) $ 450 $ 490 (8%)
Data Warehousing
support services 67 54 24% 128 109 17%
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Total Data Warehousing 300 309 (3%) 578 599 (4%)
Financial Self Service 260 255 2% 486 460 6%
Retail Store Automation 204 174 17% 353 300 18%
Systemedia 122 133 (8%) 234 248 (6%)
Payment and Imaging 36 35 3% 67 76 (12%)
Customer Services
Products - 1 (100%) - 2 (100%)
Professional and
installation-related
services 81 50 62% 144 92 57%
Customer Service
Maintenance:
Financial Self
Service 136 128 6% 268 252 6%
Retail Store
Automation 118 118 - 237 227 4%
Payment and Imaging 27 26 4% 53 51 4%
Other 101 124 (19%) 209 255 (18%)
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Total Customer Services 463 447 4% 911 879 4%
Other 56 73 (23%) 104 150 (31%)
Elimination of
installation-related
services included
in both the Customer
Services segment and
the other reported
segments (75) (46) 63% (133) (85) 56%
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Total Revenue $1,366 $1,380 (1%) $2,600 $2,627 (1%)
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Operating Income by
segment
Data Warehousing $ 32 $ 30 $ 63 $ 51
Financial Self Service 32 25 41 25
Retail Store
Automation - (13) (23) (43)
Systemedia 3 3 2 3
Payment and Imaging 5 4 10 10
Customer Services 7 6 10 17
Other (15) (11) (29) (22)
Elimination of
installation-related
services operating
income included in both
the Customer Services
segment and the other
reported segments (24) (12) (42) (20)
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Income excluding pension
(expense)/income 40 32 32 21
Pension
(expense)/income (24) 19 (48) 39
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Total Income (Loss) from
operations $ 16 $ 51 $ (16) $ 60
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Schedule C
NCR CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in millions)
June 30 March 31 December 31
2003 2003 2002
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Assets
Current assets
Cash, cash equivalents and
short-term investments $ 585 $ 529 $ 526
Accounts receivable, net 1,132 1,107 1,204
Inventories 297 274 263
Other current assets 177 187 193
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Total current assets 2,191 2,097 2,186
Property, plant and equipment, net 750 776 792
Prepaid pension cost 834 790 794
Deferred income taxes 614 602 596
Other assets 310 303 304
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Total assets $ 4,699 $ 4,568 $ 4,672
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Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Current liabilities
Short-term borrowings $ 6 $ 13 $ 5
Accounts payable 342 307 364
Payroll and benefits 210 189 227
Customer deposits and deferred
service revenue 403 433 339
Other current liabilities 442 423 482
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Total current liabilities 1,403 1,365 1,417
Long-term debt 306 305 306
Pension and indemnity 727 708 696
Postretirement and postemployment
benefits 306 310 312
Other long-term liabilities 640 623 616
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Total liabilities 3,382 3,311 3,347
Total stockholders' equity 1,317 1,257 1,325
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Total liabilities and stockholders'
equity $ 4,699 $ 4,568 $ 4,672
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Schedule D
NCR CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in millions)
For the Periods Ended June 30
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Three Months Six Months
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2003 2002 2003 2002
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Operating Activities
Net income (loss) $ 9 $ 26 $ (18) $(318)
Adjustments to reconcile net income
(loss) to cash provided by operating
activities
Depreciation and amortization 80 82 163 162
Deferred income taxes 1 (2) (8) (7)
Goodwill impairment - - - 348
Other adjustments to income
(loss), net 3 19 4 20
Changes in assets and liabilities
Receivables (25) (50) 72 (16)
Inventories (23) (15) (34) (16)
Current payables 58 74 (58) 29
Customer deposits and deferred
service revenue (30) (29) 64 59
Employee severance and pension 6 (44) 11 (77)
Other assets and liabilities 19 (2) 4 (44)
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Net cash provided by operating activities 98 59 200 140
Investing Activities
Short-term investments, net - 1 - 1
Net expenditures for reworkable
service parts (13) (29) (45) (52)
Expenditures for property, plant and
equipment (15) (24) (29) (44)
Proceeds from sales of property, plant
and equipment 3 10 4 11
Additions to capitalized software (17) (17) (33) (32)
Other investing activities (1) (7) (3) 12
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Net cash (used in) investing activities (43) (66) (106) (104)
Financing Activities
Purchase of Company common stock (9) (25) (59) (25)
Short-term borrowings, net (7) (94) 1 (126)
Long-term debt, net - 298 - 296
Other financing activities 8 8 13 42
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Net cash (used in) provided by financing
activities (8) 187 (45) 187
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
and cash equivalents 10 11 10 11
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Increase in cash and cash equivalents 57 191 59 234
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of
period 528 378 526 335
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of
period $ 585 $ 569 $ 585 $ 569
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