DGAP-News: OPNET Announces Financial Results for First Quarter of Fiscal 2012


OPNET Technologies, Inc. 

02.08.2011 22:40
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September Dividend Set at $0.12 Per Share

BETHESDA, Md., 2011-08-02 22:39 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
OPNET Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:OPNT), a leading provider of solutions for
application and network performance management, today announced that revenue
for the first fiscal quarter, ended June 30, 2011, was $40.2 million, compared
to $31.1 million for the same quarter in the prior fiscal year. Diluted
earnings per share for the first quarter of fiscal 2012 were $0.18, compared to
$0.06 for the same quarter in the prior fiscal year. The Company also announced
today a quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share, which represents one quarter of
the Company's fiscal 2012 annual dividend target of $0.48, payable on September
29, 2011 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on September 15,
2011. During fiscal 2011, the Company paid aggregate quarterly dividends of
$0.40 per share and a one-time special dividend of $0.75 per share. 

Marc A. Cohen, OPNET's Chairman and CEO, stated, 'We are very pleased to report
strong quarterly results for fiscal Q1. Our performance was driven by both
sequential and year over year increases in revenue from corporate enterprise
and United States government customers; although, total revenue was down
sequentially due to the seasonal buying patterns of international customers.
Our strong quarterly performance allowed us to achieve record operating income
of $6.3 million.' 

Mr. Cohen continued, 'APM product sales continued to drive our performance, and
accounted for 58% of our total product bookings during the quarter. APM product
sales increased 24% over the same quarter last year. We believe that the growth
in APM is being driven by both superior analytics, and our end-to-end solutions
that span networks, applications, and systems. We further believe that these
competitive advantages can generate sustained growth in product revenue and
profitability over the long term.' 

The Company's first quarter fiscal 2012 financial results are presented below.
The non-GAAP results exclude the income statement effects of stock-based
compensation and acquisition-related amortization of intangible assets.  A
reconciliation of GAAP results to non-GAAP results has been provided in the
financial statement table following the text of the press release. For further
information, please refer to the section of the press release titled 'Use of
Non-GAAP Measures.' 

GAAP Financial Highlights for the First Quarter of Fiscal 2012:

  -- Total revenue increased year-over-year 29.5% to $40.2 million from $31.1
     million for the same quarter of fiscal 2011. Total revenue for the quarter
     decreased sequentially 2.1% from $41.1 million for the fourth quarter of
     fiscal 2011.
  -- Product revenue increased year-over-year by 49.8% to $19.4 million from
     $13.0 million for the same quarter of fiscal 2011. Product revenue for the
     quarter decreased sequentially 9.9% from $21.6 million for the fourth
     quarter of fiscal 2011.
  -- Deferred revenue increased year-over-year by 6.1% to $42.9 million from
     $40.4 million at the end of the same quarter of fiscal 2011. Deferred
     revenue for the quarter decreased sequentially 9.6% from $47.5 million at
     the end of the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011.
  -- Gross margin increased year-over-year to 79.3% from 76.4% for the same
     quarter of fiscal 2011. Gross margin increased sequentially from 79.1% in
     the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011.
  -- Operating margin increased year-over-year to 15.6% from 7.4% for the same
     quarter of fiscal 2011. Operating margin increased sequentially from 15.2%
     in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011.
  -- Earnings per share increased year-over-year to $0.18 from $0.06 for the
     same quarter of fiscal 2011. Earnings per share increased sequentially from
     $0.17 in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011.

Non-GAAP Financial Highlights for the First Quarter of Fiscal 2012:

  -- Non-GAAP gross margin increased year-over-year to 80.7% from 77.9% for the
     same quarter of fiscal 2011. Non-GAAP gross margin increased sequentially
     from 80.5% in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011.
  -- Non-GAAP operating margin increased year-over-year to 18.4% from 10.3% for
     the same quarter of fiscal 2011. Non-GAAP operating margin increased
     sequentially from 17.8% in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011.
  -- Non-GAAP earnings per share increased year-over-year to $0.21 from $0.09
     for the same quarter of fiscal 2011. Non-GAAP earnings per share increased
     sequentially from $0.20 in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011.

Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2012 Financial Outlook

OPNET currently expects fiscal 2012 second quarter GAAP revenue to be between
$40.0 million and $44.0 million, and GAAP diluted net income per common share
to be between $0.16 and $0.24 and non-GAAP diluted net income per common share
to be between $0.19 and $0.27. The non-GAAP diluted net income per common share
expectation excludes approximately $654,000 of expense associated with
stock-based compensation expense, amortization of acquired intangible assets,
and the related impact of these adjustments on the provision for income taxes.
These estimates represent management's current expectations about the Company's
future financial performance, based on information available at this time. 

OPNET will hold an investor conference call on Tuesday, August 2, 2011 at 5:00
p.m. Eastern Time to review financial results for the first quarter of fiscal
2012. 

To listen to the OPNET investor conference call:

  -- Call 877-377-7550 in the U.S. or 408-337-0151 for international callers, or
  -- Use the webcast at www.opnet.com. Investors are advised to go to the web
     site at least 15 minutes early to register, download, and install any
     necessary audio software.

To listen to the archived call:

  -- Call the replay phone number at 800-642-1687 or 706-645-9291 for
     international callers. For replay, enter passcode # 81559932. The replay
     will be available from 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time August 2, 2011 through 11:59
     p.m. Eastern Time August 9, 2011.
  -- The webcast will be available at www.opnet.com, archived for seven days.

Use of Non-GAAP Measures

OPNET uses a variety of financial measures that are not in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, as supplemental measures to
GAAP to evaluate its operational performance. These financial measures, which
include non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP operating
margin, non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share, exclude
the impact of certain items and, therefore, have not been calculated in
accordance with GAAP. A detailed explanation of each of the adjustments to such
financial measures is described below. A reconciliation of each of these
non-GAAP financial measures to its most comparable GAAP financial measure is
also included below. 

Management uses non-GAAP financial measures (a) to evaluate OPNET's historical
and prospective financial performance as well as its performance relative to
its competitors, and (b) to measure operational profitability and the accuracy
of forecasting. In addition, many financial analysts who follow OPNET focus on
and publish both historical results and future projections based on non-GAAP
financial measures. OPNET believes that it is in the best interest of its
investors to provide this information to analysts so that they accurately
report the non-GAAP financial information. Moreover, investors have
historically requested these non-GAAP financial measures as a means of
providing consistent and comparable information with past reports of financial
results. 

While management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful
supplemental information to investors, there are limitations associated with
the use of these non-GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP financial measures
are not prepared in accordance with GAAP, are not reported by all of OPNET's
competitors and may not be directly comparable to similarly titled measures of
OPNET's competitors due to potential differences in the exact method of
calculation. OPNET compensates for these limitations by using these non-GAAP
financial measures only as supplements to GAAP financial measures and by
providing the reconciliations of the non-GAAP financial measures to their most
comparable GAAP financial measures. 

The adjustments we use to derive these non-GAAP financial measures, and the
basis for such adjustments, are outlined below: 

Amortization of intangibles and its related tax impact. OPNET incurs
amortization of intangibles related to various acquisitions it has made in
recent years. This amortization is included in the following line items of its
GAAP presentation: 

  -- cost of revenue -- amortization of acquired technology and customer
     relationships
  -- operating expenses -- research and development

Management excludes these expenses and their related tax impact for the purpose
of calculating non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP
operating margin, non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share
when it evaluates the continuing operational performance of OPNET because these
costs are fixed at the time of an acquisition, are then amortized over a period
of three to five years after the acquisition and generally cannot be changed or
influenced by management after the acquisition. Accordingly, management does
not consider these expenses for purposes of evaluating the performance of OPNET
during the applicable time period after a given acquisition, and it excludes
such expenses when evaluating OPNET's financial performance. 

Stock-based compensation expense and its related tax impact. OPNET incurs
expense related to stock-based compensation, which is included in the following
line items of its GAAP presentation: 

  -- cost of revenue -- product updates, technical support and services
  -- cost of revenue -- professional services
  -- operating expenses --research and development
  -- operating expenses -- sales and marketing
  -- operating expenses - general and administrative

Although stock-based compensation is an expense of OPNET and is viewed as a
form of compensation, management excludes these expenses for the purpose of
calculating non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP
operating margin, non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share
when it evaluates the continuing operational performance of OPNET.
Specifically, OPNET excludes stock-based compensation during its quarterly and
annual assessments of OPNET's and management's performance. In evaluating the
performance of senior management, stock-based compensation is excluded from
expenditure and profitability results. 

Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding.  Non-GAAP diluted net
income per common share reflects the elimination of amortization of
intangibles, stock-based compensation expense and the related tax impacts, all
as discussed above. In addition, in cases in which the non-GAAP net income
changes from negative to positive when compared to the GAAP net income, or vice
versa, the non-GAAP per-share calculation also gives effect to an adjustment to
the number of diluted weighted average common shares outstanding reflecting the
application of the treasury method and the fact that shares previously
considered anti-dilutive would now be considered dilutive, or vice versa. 

About OPNET Technologies, Inc.

Founded in 1986, OPNET Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:OPNT) is a leading provider
of application and network performance management solutions. For more
information about OPNET and its products, visit www.opnet.com. 

OPNET, OPNET Technologies, Inc., AppMapper Xpert, AppResponse Xpert, and
AppInternals Xpert are trademarks of OPNET Technologies, Inc. All other
trademarks are the property of their respective owners. 

Statements in this press release that are not purely historical facts may
constitute forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. OPNET Technologies, Inc. ('OPNET') assumes no
obligation to update such statements. Forward-looking statements, including
statements regarding the impact of enhancements to our APM product portfolio or
our competitive position and statements concerning expected revenue and diluted
net income per common share and Non-GAAP diluted net income per common share
for the second quarter of fiscal 2012, are predictions based upon information
available to OPNET as of the date of this press release and involve risks and
uncertainties; therefore, actual events or results may differ materially.
Factors that may cause OPNET's actual results, levels of activity, performance
or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of
activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements include, among others, those factors listed under
the caption 'Risk Factors' in OPNET's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended March 31, 2011, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on June 3, 2011, as updated from time to time in subsequent SEC filings. The
risk factors set forth in the Company's Form 10-K under the caption 'Risk
Factors,' as updated from time to time in subsequent SEC filings, are
specifically incorporated by reference into this press release. The Company
undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. 

Note to editors: The word OPNET is spelled with all upper-case letters.



                                                                                
                            OPNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC.                            
                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS                
                     (in thousands, except per share data)                      
                                   (unaudited)                                  
                                                                                
                                                              Three Months Ended
                                                                   June 30,     
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                                                                2011      2010  
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Revenue:                                                                        
 Product                                                      $ 19,429  $ 12,972
 Product updates, technical support, and services               14,692    12,322
 Professional services                                           6,126     5,791
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   Total revenue                                                40,247    31,085
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Cost of revenue:                                                                
 Product                                                         2,471     1,292
 Product updates, technical support, and services                1,447     1,288
 Professional services                                           3,866     4,302
 Amortization of acquired technology and customer                  539       459
  relationships                                                                 
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   Total cost of revenue                                         8,323     7,341
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Gross profit                                                    31,924    23,744
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Operating expenses:                                                             
 Research and development                                        9,242     8,063
 Sales and marketing                                            12,599    10,450
 General and administrative                                      3,789     2,923
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   Total operating expenses                                     25,630    21,436
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Income from operations                                           6,294     2,308
Interest and other expense, net                                   (59)      (30)
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Income before provision for income taxes                         6,235     2,278
Provision for income taxes                                       2,046       939
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Net income                                                     $ 4,189  $  1,339
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Basic net income per common share                               $ 0.19   $  0.06
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Diluted net income per common share                             $ 0.18  $   0.06
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Basic weighted average common shares outstanding                22,090    20,926
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Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding              22,637    21,562
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                            OPNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC.                            
                   RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP INCOME                    
                     (in thousands, except per share data)                      
                                   (unaudited)                                  
                                                                                
                                       Three Months Ended           Three       
                                            June 30,                Months      
                                                                    Ended       
                                                                    March       
                                                                      31,       
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                                       2011           2010           2011       
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GAAP gross profit                    $ 31,924       $ 23,744       $ 32,515     
 Stock-based compensation expense          26             22             22     
  included in cost of revenue                                                   
 Amortization of intangibles              540            459            540     
  included in cost of revenue                                                   
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Non-GAAP gross profit                $ 32,490       $ 24,225       $ 33,077     
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GAAP income from operations         $   6,294       $  2,308       $  6,239     
 Stock-based compensation expense         539            397            533     
  - total (included in cost of                                                  
  revenue and in                                                                
 operating expenses)                                                            
 Amortization of intangibles ---          565            484            565     
  total (included in cost of                                                    
  revenue and in                                                                
 research and development                                                       
  expenses)                                                                     
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Non-GAAP income from operations       $ 7,398        $ 3,189        $ 7,337     
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GAAP net income                       $ 4,189       $  1,339        $ 3,823     
 Stock-based compensation expense         539            397            533     
  --- total                                                                     
 Amortization of intangibles ---          565            484            565     
  total                                                                         
 Provision for income tax               (453)  (1)     (352)  (2)     (439)  (2)
                                   -----------     ----------     ----------    
Non-GAAP net income                   $ 4,840       $  1,868        $ 4,482     
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Diluted net income per common                                                   
 share:                                                                         
GAAP                                   $ 0.18        $  0.06         $ 0.17     
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Non-GAAP                               $ 0.21         $ 0.09         $ 0.20     
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Diluted weighted average common                                                 
 shares outstanding                                                             
GAAP                                   22,637         21,562         22,507     
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Non-GAAP                               22,637         21,562         22,507     
                                   ===========     ==========     ==========    
 (1) Reflects the tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments above at the statutory rate
  of 41% based on projected taxable income.                                     
 (2) Reflects the tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments above at the statutory rate
  of 40% based on actual taxable income.                                        

                                                                                
                            OPNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC.                            
                     CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS                      
                     (in thousands, except per share data)                      
                                   (unaudited)                                  
                                                                                
                                                            June 30,   March 31,
                                                               2011       2011  
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                                     ASSETS                                     
Current assets:                                                                 
 Cash and cash equivalents                                   $ 88,277  $  83,296
 Marketable securities                                         32,992     31,432
 Accounts receivable, net                                      25,202     32,597
 Unbilled accounts receivable                                   2,108      1,915
 Inventory                                                        577        666
 Deferred income taxes, prepaid expenses and other current      4,292      4,289
  assets                                                                        
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   Total current assets                                       153,448    154,195
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Property and equipment, net                                    13,496     12,701
Intangible assets, net                                          3,942      4,507
Goodwill                                                       15,406     15,406
Deferred income taxes and other assets                          5,373      5,014
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 Total assets                                               $ 191,665  $ 191,823
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                      LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY                      
Current liabilities:                                                            
 Accounts payable                                             $ 1,639    $ 1,247
 Accrued liabilities                                           14,124     14,698
 Other income taxes                                               324        186
 Deferred rent                                                    192        182
 Deferred revenue                                              38,154     42,282
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   Total current liabilities                                   54,433     58,595
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Accrued liabilities                                                67        107
Deferred rent                                                   2,714      2,422
Deferred revenue                                                4,769      5,215
Other income taxes                                                707        661
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   Total liabilities                                           62,690     67,000
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Stockholders' equity:                                                           
 Common stock                                                      30         30
 Additional paid-in capital                                   124,036    121,230
 Retained earnings                                             26,858     25,348
 Accumulated other comprehensive loss                           (594)      (649)
 Treasury stock, at cost                                     (21,355)   (21,136)
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   Total stockholders' equity                                 128,975    124,823
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   Total liabilities and stockholders' equity               $ 191,665  $ 191,823
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         CONTACT: OPNET Media Contact:
         Sue Cole
         OPNET Technologies, Inc.
         (919) 461-2445
         Media@opnet.com
         www.opnet.com
         
         OPNET Investor Relations:
         Mel Wesley
         OPNET Technologies, Inc.
         (240) 497-3000
         ir@opnet.com
         www.opnet.com
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