Company Projects Annual Operating Profit in 2009 and 2010SEATTLE, WA, Oct 29, 2009 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Global supercomputer leader Cray Inc. (NASDAQ: CRAY) today announced
financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009.
Revenue for the quarter was $58.6 million compared to $54.6 million
in the prior year period, an increase of 7 percent. The company
reported a net loss for the quarter of ($2.1 million) or ($0.06) per
share compared to net income of $3.6 million or $0.11 per share in
the third quarter of 2008.
Total gross profit margin for the third quarter of 2009 was 39
percent compared to 51 percent in the third quarter of 2008. Product
margin for the third quarter of 2009 was 23 percent and was
negatively impacted by a $4.5 million write down (a 14 percent
product margin impact) for inventory purchased in 2008 as part of a
last-time buy. Service margin was 59 percent in the third quarter of
2009 and benefited from the execution of a contract that allowed us
to recognize approximately $3.9 million of revenue for work performed
in the prior quarter.
Operating expenses for the third quarter were $27.1 million compared
to $22.3 million in the prior year period. As previously anticipated,
third quarter 2009 operating expenses increased due to a delayed
milestone on a co-funded development contract. Also included in
third quarter 2009 results were non-cash items of $1.8 million for
gross depreciation and amortization and $1.2 million related to stock
compensation expense.
For the nine month period ended September 30, 2009, Cray reported
total revenue of $195.8 million compared to $127.5 million in the
prior year period, an increase of 54 percent. Net loss was ($3.6
million) or ($0.11) per share for the nine months ended September 30,
2009 compared to a net loss of ($14.8 million) or ($0.45) per share
for the nine month period ended September 30, 2008. The 2009
year-to-date net income results include $4.6 million of stock
compensation and $1.7 million of non-cash items related to recent
changes in accounting guidelines applicable to our convertible notes.
As of September 30, 2009, cash and short-term investments totaled
$67.8 million.
"We are building a strong base for our future, targeting profitable
operations in 2009 following a major growth year in 2008. This has
been driven by the performance of our XT5 supercomputers and custom
engineering initiative," said Peter Ungaro, president and CEO of Cray.
"We've made significant strides in expanding our addressable market
by bringing out several new products and services to complement our
high-end supercomputers -- with more planned over the coming months.
All of this has put us in an excellent position to continue to be the
technology leader in high performance computing and drive strong
revenue growth into the future."
Outlook
For 2009, Cray now expects revenue in the range of $285 million,
including about $90 million in service revenue. Overall gross profit
margin for the year is expected to be approximately 36 percent.
Operating expenses for 2009, assuming completion of a co-funded
development milestone in the fourth quarter, are anticipated to be in
the range of $98 million. Based on achieving this outlook, we
anticipate a modest operating income for 2009. Results for the year
include approximately $6 million of stock-based compensation.
For 2010, Cray expects its revenue to continue to grow, perhaps
modestly, and expects to be profitable. Revenue is expected to be
heavily weighted to late in the year, driven by the timing of new
product introductions.
Actual results for any future period are subject to large
fluctuations given the nature of Cray's business.
Recent Highlights
-- In September, Cray signed a multi-year, multi-phase contract to
provide the Korea Meteorological Administration with a next-generation
supercomputer. Valued at more than $40 million, the award is one of the
largest in the area of operational numerical weather prediction in the
world. Revenue from this contract is expected to be recognized in the
second half of 2010.
-- In September, Cray's custom engineering group signed a contract for
over $9 million with the U.S. government which includes the research and
development of hardware and software technologies for a next generation
compute system. Revenue for this contract is expected to be recognized
over the next 12 months.
-- In August, Cray announced it had acquired the PathScale Compiler Suite
assets from SiCortex. Cray plans to leverage some of the PathScale
intellectual property to enhance Cray's own compiler offerings over time
and will contribute other parts of the compiler to the open source
community.
-- In October, Cray announced the appointment of Michael Piraino to the
position of vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary. With
15 years of general counsel, executive, management and legal experience, as
well as a background in engineering, Piraino will be responsible for
directing Cray's legal affairs and providing advice on legal and policy
issues to the company and its Board of Directors.
Conference Call Information
Cray will host a conference call today, Thursday, October 29 at 1:30
p.m. Pacific Time (4:30 p.m. Eastern Time) to discuss 2009 third
quarter financial results. To access the call, please dial into the
conference at least 10 minutes prior to the beginning of the call at
1-877-941-1465. International callers should dial 1-480-629-9678. To
listen to the live audio webcast, go to the Investors section of the
Cray website at http://investors.cray.com.
If you are unable to attend the live conference call, an audio
webcast replay will be available in the Investors section of the Cray
website for 180 days. If you do not have Internet access, a replay
of the call will be available by dialing 1-800-406-7325 and entering
access code 4178009. International callers can listen to the replay
by dialing 1-303-590-3030, access code 4178009. The conference call
replay will be available for 72 hours, beginning at 4:30 p.m. Pacific
Time on Thursday, October 29, 2009.
Upcoming Event
Cray will be attending the 2009 TechAmerica AeA Classic Financial
Conference. Brian Henry, Executive Vice President and CFO will be
presenting on November 2, 2009 at 9:40 a.m. Pacific Time. The
presentation will be broadcast live on the internet. To listen to the
webcast, go to the Investors section of the Cray website at
http://investors.cray.com. An archived version of the webcast will
be available approximately one hour after the presentation ends and
will be available on the Cray website for 90 days.
About Cray Inc.
As a global leader in supercomputing, Cray provides highly advanced
supercomputers and world-class services and support to government,
industry and academia. Cray technology enables scientists and
engineers to achieve remarkable breakthroughs by accelerating
performance, improving efficiency and extending the capabilities of
their most demanding applications. Cray's Adaptive Supercomputing
vision will result in innovative next-generation products that
integrate diverse processing technologies into a unified
architecture, allowing customers to surpass today's limitations and
meeting the market's continued demand for realized performance. Go
to www.cray.com for more information.
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the
meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, including, but not limited
to, statements related to Cray's financial guidance and expected
future operating results, its product development plans and its
ability to expand and penetrate its addressable market. These
statements involve current expectations, forecasts of future events
and other statements that are not historical facts. Inaccurate
assumptions and known and unknown risks and uncertainties can affect
the accuracy of forward-looking statements and cause actual results
to differ materially from those anticipated by these forward- looking
statements. Factors that could affect actual future events or results
include, but are not limited to, the risk that Cray does not achieve
the financial results that it expects, the risk that customer
acceptances are not received when expected or at all, the risk that
Cray is not able to successfully complete its planned product
development efforts in a timely fashion or at all, the risk that Cray
is not able to negotiate, achieve and obtain acceptance of co-funded
development milestones when or as expected or at all, the risk that
Cray will not be able to expand and penetrate its addressable market
as expected or at all and such other risks as identified in the
Company's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30,
2009, and from time to time in other reports filed by Cray with the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. You should not rely unduly
on these forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the date
of this release. Cray undertakes no duty to publicly announce or
report revisions to these statements as new information becomes
available that may change the Company's expectations.
Cray is a registered trademark and Cray XT5 is a trademark of Cray
Inc.
CRAY INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited and in thousands, except per share data)
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
2009 2008 2009 2008
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(As (As
Adjusted) (1) Adjusted) (1)
REVENUE:
Product $ 32,374 $ 38,065 $ 133,937 $ 81,606
Service 26,201 16,528 61,863 45,848
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Total revenue 58,575 54,593 195,800 127,454
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COST OF REVENUE:
Cost of product
revenue 24,784 17,266 93,381 45,681
Cost of service
revenue 10,867 9,362 33,095 26,962
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Total cost of
revenue 35,651 26,628 126,476 72,643
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Gross profit 22,924 27,965 69,324 54,811
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OPERATING EXPENSES:
Research and
development, net 17,321 12,364 42,246 37,973
Sales and marketing 6,279 6,135 18,683 17,365
General and
administrative 3,476 3,775 11,523 10,936
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Total operating
expenses 27,076 22,274 72,452 66,274
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Income (loss) from
operations (4,152) 5,691 (3,128) (11,463)
Other income (expense),
net 916 (432) (575) 361
Interest income
(expense), net 35 (1,763) (1) (849) (3,382) (1)
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Income (loss)
before income
taxes (3,201) 3,496 (4,552) (14,484)
Income tax benefit
(expense) 1,094 87 977 (302)
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Net income (loss) $ (2,107) $ 3,583 (1) $ (3,575) $ (14,786) (1)
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Diluted net income
(loss) per common
share $ (0.06) $ 0.11 (1) $ (0.11) $ (0.45) (1)
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Diluted weighted
average shares
outstanding 33,689 32,661 33,491 32,507
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(1) September 30, 2008 results have been adjusted for new guidance
included in Accounting Standards Codification Topic 470, Debt,
related to convertible debt instruments that may be settled in cash
upon conversion
A summary of adjustments due to retrospective application to previously
reported results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008:
For the three months ended September 30, 2008:
As
Previously As
Reported Adjustment Adjusted
--------- --------- ---------
Interest expense, net $ (341) $ (1,422) $ (1,763)
Net income 5,005 (1,422) 3,583
Diluted net income per
common share 0.15 (0.04) 0.11
For the nine months ended September 30, 2008:
As
Previously As
Reported Adjustment Adjusted
--------- --------- ---------
Interest income
(expense), net $ 750 $ (4,132) $ (3,382)
Net loss (10,654) (4,132) (14,786)
Diluted net loss per
common share (0.33) (0.13) (0.45)
CRAY INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited and in thousands)
September December
30, 31,
2009 2008
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(As
Adjusted)(1)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 61,334 $ 72,373
Restricted cash 3,500 2,691
Short term investments,
available-for-sale 2,997 5,350
Accounts and other receivables, net 43,792 95,667
Inventory 51,696 80,437
Prepaid expenses and other current
assets 8,105 29,993 (1)
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Total current assets 171,424 286,511
Property and equipment, net 19,403 18,396
Service inventory, net 1,646 1,917
Deferred tax asset 3,647 1,200
Other non-current assets 14,688 5,837
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TOTAL ASSETS $ 210,808 $ 313,861
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $ 22,546 $ 16,730
Accrued payroll and related expenses 10,640 23,672
Advance research and development
payments - 13,887
Short-term convertible notes 162 25,681 (1)
Other accrued liabilities 10,625 24,670
Deferred revenue 34,056 67,692
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Total current liabilities 78,029 172,332
Long-term deferred revenue 9,616 18,154
Other non-current liabilities 3,379 3,170
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TOTAL LIABILITIES 91,024 193,656
Shareholders' equity:
Common stock 549,618 543,442 (1)
Accumulated other comprehensive income 6,342 9,364
Accumulated deficit (436,176) (432,601) (1)
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TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY 119,784 120,205
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS'
EQUITY $ 210,808 $ 313,861
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(1) December 31, 2008 results have been adjusted for new guidance included
in Accounting Standards Codification Topic 470, Debt, related to
convertible debt instruments that may be settled in cash upon
conversion
A summary of adjustments due to retrospective application to previously
reported December 31, 2008 balances:
As
Previously As
Reported Adjustment Adjusted
--------- --------- ---------
Prepaid expenses and other current
assets $ 30,023 $ (30) $ 29,993
Convertible notes 27,727 (2,046) 25,681
Common stock and additional paid-in
capital 518,727 24,715 543,442
Accumulated deficit (409,902) (22,699) (432,601)
Cray Media:
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206/701-2123
pr@cray.com
Investors:
Paul Hiemstra
206/701-2044
ir@cray.com
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