Fundtech Reports Financial Results for the Third Quarter of 2009




 -- GAAP EPS 10 Cents
 -- Non GAAP EPS 18 Cents
 -- Quarterly Revenues of $30.6 Millio

JERSEY CITY, N.J., Nov. 2, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fundtech Ltd. (Nasdaq:FNDT), a leader in global transaction banking solutions, today announced financial results for the third quarter of 2009. Fundtech posted quarterly revenues of $30.6 million, a 3% decrease year-over-year, compared to third quarter revenues of $31.5 million in 2008, and an 8% increase compared to second quarter 2009 revenues of $28.3 million.

On a GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) basis, Fundtech reported net income of $1.6 million or $0.10 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2009 compared with net income of $1.5 million, or $0.09 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2008, and net income of $0.5 million, or $0.03 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2009.

Excluding stock-based compensation and amortization of intangibles, Fundtech's adjusted net income for the third quarter of 2009 was $2.8 million, or $0.18 per diluted share, compared with $3.3 million, or $0.20 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2008 (which also excluded Impairment of Marketable Securities in addition to excluding stock-based compensation and amortization of intangibles) and $1.8 million, or $0.11 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2009 (See Schedule A attached to this news release -- Reconciliation to GAAP).

"In the third quarter we saw tangible evidence that large banks have resumed investment in their transaction banking business and in particular payment systems," said Fundtech CEO Reuven Ben Menachem. "We believe that in the post-financial crisis environment transaction banking is becoming a highly valued, high growth line of business for financial institutions -- both for its ability to generate highly profitable fee income as well as requiring substantially less capital relative to other banking products. I am also pleased that in the third quarter we exceeded our expectations as expressed in our guidance both in terms of revenues and profitability and we believe that we will continue to grow revenues in the fourth quarter."

Other highlights:



 * During the third quarter (excluding Accountis and Synergy)
   Fundtech closed 116 new deals with banks and added 10 new bank
   customers.
 * During the third quarter Fundtech closed with banks 11 new system
   sales including 1 US Payments, 2 Global CASHplus, 2 FTS Payments
   and 5 at BBP.
 * Included in the new system sales for the third quarter noted
   above Fundtech closed the sale of Global PAYplus-SP to Bank of
   America Merrill Lynch.
 * Durng the third quarter one of our large Global PAYplus
   customers signed and started the implementation of Global PAYplus
   for Mass Payments and SEPA Direct Debits which will be rolled out
   in 11 European countries.
 * During the third quarter another of our large Global PAYplus
   customers signed and started the implementation of Global PAYplus
   in 4 countries in Asia Pacific.
 * During the quarter BBP added 4 new non-bank corporate customers
   that are using BBP's Swift hosting services. This brings BBP's
   total number of such non-bank customers to 26.

Reconciliation of GAAP results to non-GAAP results

Fundtech provides non-GAAP operating results as a supplement to its GAAP financial results. The presentation of this information should not be considered in isolation to, or as a substitute for, the financial results presented in accordance with GAAP. Management believes that non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors because they allow for an evaluation of Fundtech with a focus on the performance of its core operations.

Fundtech's executive management team uses these same non-GAAP measures internally to assess the ongoing performance of the company. Since this information is not a GAAP measurement of financial performance, there are material limitations to its usefulness on a stand-alone basis, including the lack of comparability of this presentation to the GAAP financial results of other companies.

Fundtech's non-GAAP results exclude stock-based compensation, amortization of intangibles, impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets, deferred taxes as well as other items that management deems as non recurring items.

A detailed reconciliation of GAAP net income to non-GAAP net income is included in the attached Schedule A.

Guidance

The financial guidance provided is current as of today only and Fundtech undertakes no obligation to update its estimates.

For the fourth quarter of 2009 we now expect revenues of between $31.5 million and $32.5 million, GAAP earnings per diluted share of between $0.10 and $ 0.14 and non-GAAP earnings per diluted share, before all amortization expenses and stock-based compensation expenses, of between $0.17 and $0.21.

Fundtech estimates that quarterly financial income for the fourth quarter will be approximately $100,000 and that tax expenses, excluding deferred taxes will be approximately $200,000.

Fundtech estimates that quarterly amortization expenses for the fourth quarter will be approximately $500,000 and that stock-based compensation expenses will be approximately $600,000.

Fundtech's guidance for the fourth quarter of 2009 does not include the impact of deferred taxes and also does not include the impact of any future impairment of intangible assets.

Company to Host Conference Call

The senior management of Fundtech will host a conference call at 8:30 a.m. (EST) today, Monday, November 2, to discuss the Company's third-quarter and results as well as financial guidance, and to answer questions from the investment community.

To participate, please call 1-888-215-6899 or 1-913-312-0835 and ask for the Fundtech call.

A replay of the conference call will be available for playback from 11:30am (EST) Monday November 2, until 11:59pm (EST) Monday November 23. The replay may be accessed by dialing 1-888- 203-1112 or 1-719-457-0820, pass code 8459081.

This call will also be web cast live on: http://www.fundtech.com. An online replay will be available until November 30.

About Fundtech

Fundtech (Nasdaq:FNDT), was founded in 1993, and is a leading provider of software and services to banks of all sizes around the world. Payments systems include wire transfers, ACH origination, cross-border payments and remittance. Cash management systems are designed for large corporate through small business clients. Fundtech is a leader in SWIFT services, operating one of the world's largest SWIFT service bureaus in the world. We offer an extensive line of financial supply chain applications including electronic invoice presentment and supply trade financing. And we are the leading provider of CLS systems to the world's largest banks. More than 1,000 clients throughout the world rely on Fundtech solutions to improve operational efficiency and provide greater competitiveness through innovative business-to-business services. For more information, visit www.fundtech.com.

Forward Looking Statements:

This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements may include, but are not limited to, the expectations related to fourth quarter 2009 revenues, GAAP earnings per share and non-GAAP earnings per share. These statements are based on management's current expectations and are subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those anticipated, expected, estimated or projected. The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements: the ongoing downturn in the financial services industry and the global economy; failure to obtain revenue as anticipated; and risks and other factors detailed from time to time in Fundtech's public filings, including its Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2008. Fundtech undertakes no obligation to revise or update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date of this Release or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.



                  FUNDTECH LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
                 Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
                            (In Thousands)

                                                 Sept.30,     Dec. 31,
                                                  2009         2008
                                                ---------    ---------
 ASSETS

 Current assets:
   Cash and cash equivalents                    $  35,513    $  29,642
   Short term deposits                              1,113        1,415
   Marketable securities                            5,064        9,563
   Trade receivables, net                          27,410       28,264
   Deferred taxes                                   1,009        1,022
   Other accounts receivable, prepaid expenses      7,211        5,055
                                                ---------    ---------
     Total current assets                          77,320       74,961

   Marketable securities                              749        2,204
   Severance pay fund                               1,462        1,394
   Long term deposits                               1,110        1,003
   Prepaid expenses                                 2,504        2,797
   Property and equipment, net                     14,190       15,898
   Goodwill, net                                   38,166       34,520
   Other assets, net                                6,503        5,995
                                                ---------    ---------
     Total assets                               $ 142,004    $ 138,772
                                                =========    =========

 LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

 Current liabilities:
   Trade payables                               $   1,646    $   2,908
   Deferred revenues                               14,448        9,910
   Employee and payroll accruals                    7,190        6,807
   Other accounts payable and accrued expenses      6,224        7,228
                                                ---------    ---------
     Total current liabilities                     29,508       26,853

 Accrued severance pay                              2,151        1,734
 Deferred taxes                                     1,108          970
 Other long term liabilities                        2,813        2,278
                                                ---------    ---------
     Total liabilities                             35,580       31,835
                                                ---------    ---------
 Shareholders' equity:
   Share capital                                       49           49
   Additional paid-in capital                     158,257      155,976
   Accumulated other comprehensive income           1,356          290
   Accumulated deficit                            (44,205)     (45,470)
   Treasury stock, at cost                         (9,033)      (3,908)
                                                ---------    ---------

     Total shareholders' equity                   106,424      106,937
                                                ---------    ---------
     Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $ 142,004    $ 138,772
                                                =========    =========


                  FUNDTECH LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
                 Consolidated Statements of Operations
            (In Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data)


                        Three Months Ended       Nine Months Ended
                           September 30,           September 30,
                      ----------------------  ----------------------
                         2009        2008        2009        2008
                      ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
 Revenues:
   Software license   $    3,497  $    4,007  $    7,305  $   12,933
   Software hosting        5,994       4,986      17,907      14,720
   Maintenance             9,923       8,535      29,346      24,916
   Services               11,149      14,017      30,353      38,654
                      ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
     Total revenues       30,563      31,545      84,911      91,223
                      ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
 Operating expenses:
   Software
    licenses costs           238         147         670         291
   Amortization of
    other intangible
    assets                   532         547       1,532       1,575
   Maintenance,
    hosting and
    services
    costs(1)              13,419      13,352      38,425      40,944
   Software
    development(1)         5,161       5,533      15,116      16,329
   Selling and
    marketing(1)           4,436       5,008      12,946      15,002
   General and
    administrative(1)      5,052       4,207      14,620      12,494
                      ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
     Total operating
      expenses            28,838      28,794      83,309      86,635
                      ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------

 Operating income          1,725       2,751       1,602       4,588

   Impairment on
    Marketable
    securities                --        (600)         --        (600)
   Financial income
    (expenses), net          133        (283)        311         554
   Income taxes             (251)       (397)       (648)     (1,081)
                      ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
     Net income       $    1,607  $    1,471  $    1,265  $    3,461
                      ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========

 Net income
  per share:
   Net income used
    in computing
    income per share  $    1,607  $    1,471  $    1,265  $    3,461
     Basic income
      per share       $     0.10  $     0.09  $     0.08  $     0.22
     Diluted income
      per share       $     0.10  $     0.09  $     0.08  $     0.21
 Shares used in
  computing:
     Basic income
      per share       15,440,589  15,795,501  15,376,388  15,737,603
     Diluted income
      per share       15,956,831  16,951,081  15,733,223  16,825,455

 Adjusted non-GAAP(2)
  net income
  per share:
   Adjusted
    non-GAAP(2)
    net income used
    in computing
    income per share  $    2,800  $    3,344  $    4,971  $    7,897
   Adjusted
    non-GAAP(2) net
    income per share  $     0.18  $     0.20  $     0.32  $     0.47
 Shares used in
  computing adjusted
  non-GAAP(2) net
  income per share    15,956,831  16,951,081  15,733,223  16,825,455

 Reconciliation of
  net income to
  adjusted
  non-GAAP(2)
  net income:
   Net income         $    1,607  $    1,471  $    1,265  $    3,461
     Amortization            532         547       1,532       1,575
     Impairment on
      Marketable
      securities              --         600          --         600
     Stock-based
      compensation           661         726       2,174       2,261
                      ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
       Adjusted
        non-GAAP(2)
        net income    $    2,800  $    3,344  $    4,971  $    7,897
                      ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========

 (1) Includes charges for stock-based compensation in 2009 and 2008
 (2) See Reconciliation to GAAP


                  FUNDTECH LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
                 Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
                            (In Thousands)

                                            Nine Months    Three Months
                                               Ended           Ended
                                             Sept. 30,       Sept. 30,
                                         ------------------  --------
                                           2009      2008      2009
                                         --------  --------  --------
 CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
 Net income                              $  1,265  $  3,461  $  1,607
 Adjustments to reconcile net income to
  net cash provided by
  operating activities:
   Depreciation and amortization            6,389     5,963     2,077
   Stock-based compensation                 2,174     2,261       661
   Decrease in accrued interest
    on marketable securities                  217        82       168
   Deferred income taxes                      143        55        56
   Impairment on Marketable securities         --       600        --
 Changes in assets and liabilities
   Decrease (Increase)
    in trade receivables                    1,235    (8,180)       33
   Decrease (Increase) in
    prepaid expenses, other
    accounts receivable                    (1,112)   (1,384)      175
   Decrease in trade payables              (1,270)     (571)     (565)
   Increase (Decrease) in
    deferred revenues                       3,597     4,627    (7,455)
   Increase (Decrease) in employee
    and payroll accruals                      477      (283)    1,334
   Increase in other accounts
    payable and accrued expenses              518       917       259
   Decrease in accrued
    restructuring expenses                     --       (62)       --
   Increase in accrued severance
    pay, net                                  136        40        34
                                         --------  --------  --------
      Net cash provided by (used in)
       by operations                       13,769     7,526    (1,616)
                                         --------  --------  --------
 CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
   Investment in held-to-maturity
    marketable securities                  (6,496)   (4,980)   (1,279)
   Realization of held-to-maturity
    marketable securities                  12,233    11,875     7,714
   Realization of short term deposits         425     1,731       792
   Purchase of property and equipment      (2,994)   (4,644)     (397)
   Net change in long term lease
    deposits and long term
    prepaid expense                          (109)     (234)      175
   Investments in subsidiaries             (6,609)  (12,451)   (1,112)
                                         --------  --------  --------
     Net cash provided by (used in)
      investing activities                 (3,550)   (8,703)    5,893
                                         --------  --------  --------
 CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
   Proceeds from issuance of
    share capital,
   exercise of stock options and
    warrants, net                             107     1,382        34
   Decrease in Long Term Liabilities          (26)      (32)      (19)
   Investment in treasury stock, at cost   (5,125)       --       (35)
                                         --------  --------  --------
     Net cash provided by (used in)
      financing activities                 (5,044)    1,350       (20)
                                         --------  --------  --------

 Effect of exchange rate on cash
  and cash equivalents                        696    (1,212)      253
                                         --------  --------  --------

 Increase (Decrease) in cash and
  cash equivalents                          5,871    (1,039)    4,510
 Cash and cash equivalents at the
  beginning of the period                  29,642    31,612    31,003
                                         --------  --------  --------
 Cash and cash equivalents at the
  end of the period
                                         $ 35,513  $ 30,573  $ 35,513
                                         ========  ========  ========
 Appendix A
   Investment in Subsidiaries
     Working Capital                     $   (167) $   (815) $     --
     Long term assets                       1,804     5,555        --
     Long term liabilities                     --       (39)       --
     Goodwill                               4,972     7,750     1,112
                                         --------  --------  --------
                                         $  6,609  $ 12,451  $  1,112
                                         ========  ========  ========


                      Schedule A to Press Release

                        Reconciliation to GAAP
            (In Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data)


 The following information sets forth Fundtech's calculation of
 adjusted non-GAAP net income as contained in the Company's press
 release:

                        Three Months Ended        Nine Months Ended
                           September 30,            September 30,
                     ----------------------  ----------------------
                         2009        2008        2009        2008
                     ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------

 Reconciliation of
  net income to
  adjusted non-GAAP
  net income:

 Net income              $1,607(1)   $1,471(1)   $1,265(1)   $3,461(1)

   Amortization of
    other
    intangible
    assets                  532         547       1,532       1,575
   Impairment on
    Marketable
    securities               --         600          --         600
   Stock-based
    compensation
    charged as
    follows:
     Maintenance,
      hosting and
      services
      costs                 121         129         393         441
     Software
      development            41          56         147         202
     Selling and
      marketing             166         165         574         476
     General and
      administrative        333         376       1,060       1,142
                     ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
 Adjusted non-GAAP
  net income         $    2,800  $    3,344  $    4,971  $    7,897
                     ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========

 Adjusted non-GAAP
  net income
  per share          $     0.18  $     0.20  $     0.32  $     0.47
                     ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========
 Shares used in
  computing
  adjusted
  non-GAAP
  net income
  per share
                     15,956,831  16,951,081  15,733,223  16,825,455
                     ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========

 (1) Net income per share (diluted) was approximately $0.11, $0.09 for
     the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
     Net income per share (diluted) was approximately 0.09, $0.21 for
     the Nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively.



            

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