EX-99.1 6 dex991.htm PRESS RELEASE DATED JULY 27, 2006 Press Release dated July 27, 2006

Exhibit 99.1

 

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John Hourigan   Gregg Swearingen
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john.hourigan@ncr.com   gregg.swearingen@ncr.com

For Release on July 27, 2006

Revenue Growth Drives NCR’s Second-Quarter Results

 

    Teradata Data Warehousing revenue increased 11 percent

 

    Financial Self Service revenue up 6 percent

 

    Retail Store Automation revenue up 5 percent

 

    Customer Service profitability improved 300 basis points on flat revenue

 

    NCR reaffirms prior guidance for full-year earnings per share

DAYTON, Ohio NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR) today reported revenue of $1.53 billion and earnings of $0.42 per diluted share for the quarter ended June 30, 2006. The 4 percent increase in revenue from the second quarter of 2005 included minimal impact from currency fluctuations.

NCR reported second-quarter net income of $78 million, or $0.42 per diluted share, which included $6 million, or $0.02 per diluted share, of incremental expense related to stock-based compensation. This compares to $127 million of net income, or $0.67 per diluted share, reported in the second quarter of 2005. Results for the second quarter of 2005 included $64 million of benefit from the resolution of prior-year tax audits, $19 million of non-cash incremental pension expense associated with an early-retirement program offered in NCR’s Customer Services business, as well as $9 million of net benefit from other non-operational items described below. Excluding these items, NCR’s earnings per share in the second quarter of 2005 was $0.37.(1)

“Revenue growth in NCR’s data warehousing, financial and retail segments shows good demand for our products, while our overall profitability continues to improve as we implement operational enhancements,” said Bill Nuti, president and chief executive officer of NCR.

 

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“Our Customer Services business is clearly showing the benefits of our efforts to both drive a higher proportion of revenue from servicing NCR-branded products and to make our services infrastructure more efficient. This work continues, along with other targeted initiatives focused on improving growth and profitability across all of our businesses.”

Operating Segment Results(2)

Teradata Data Warehousing

NCR’s Teradata Data Warehousing segment reported second-quarter revenue of $399 million, an increase of 11 percent from the second quarter of 2005. Operating income of $86 million, or 22 percent of revenue, increased $10 million from the second quarter of 2005. The year-over-year profit improvement primarily resulted from higher revenue which more than offset increased investment in sales and demand-creation resources.

Financial Self Service (ATMs)

The Financial Self Service segment generated second-quarter revenue of $343 million, up 6 percent from the second quarter of 2005. Operating income of $31 million was down from $43 million generated in the second quarter of 2005. Although the current price environment appears to be improving, NCR was not able to offset price erosion with sufficient cost reduction, in large part due to higher manufacturing-related costs as the company realigns its manufacturing footprint and supply chain.

Retail Store Automation

Retail Store Automation revenue of $221 million was up 5 percent from the second quarter of 2005. Operating income of $8 million compared favorably to $6 million in the second quarter of 2005, largely due to higher revenue.

Customer Services

Customer Services revenue of $457 million was unchanged from the second quarter of 2005, but operating income increased from $8 million to $25 million. The 300-basis point improvement in operating margin, to 5 percent of revenue, was driven by continued structural changes designed to optimize efficiency and an improving revenue mix. In particular, NCR is successfully increasing the mix of revenues from the service of NCR-branded products while reducing lower-margin revenues associated with servicing third-party products.

 

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Other Items

Also included in the results was $1 million of Other Expense, versus $6 million of Other Income reported in the second quarter of 2005. The second quarter of 2005 included a $15 million gain from a real-estate transaction, of which $6 million was used to provide multiyear funding of NCR’s charitable foundation for reinvestment back into its local communities.

NCR’s tax rate in the second quarter of 2006 was 23 percent, which was slightly higher than the expected 22 percent tax rate, due to the mix of profits and losses by country in the quarter. This compares to the 20 percent effective rate in the second quarter of 2005, which excluded the $64 million benefit from the resolution of prior-year tax audits.(1) NCR continues to expect its 2006 full-year tax rate to be 22 percent.

Cash Flow

During the second quarter, NCR generated $134 million of cash from operations, a $37 million decrease from the prior-year period. Capital expenditures in the second quarter of 2006 were $47 million, compared to $38 million of capital expenditures in the year-ago period. NCR generated $87 million of free cash flow (cash from operations less capital expenditures) in the second quarter of 2006 versus generating $133 million in the year-ago period.(3) Higher revenues and the timing of transactions, as well as a moderate increase in capital expenditures, affected the year-over-year comparison.

Expenditures for reworkable service parts, previously included in “capital expenditures,” are now included in “cash provided by operating activities.”(4) 

 

     For the period ended June 30  
     Three Months     Six Months  
     2006     2005     2006     2005  

Cash provided by operating activities (GAAP)(3)

   $ 134     $ 171     $ 146     $ 163  

Less capital expenditures for:

        

Expenditures for property, plant and equipment

     (23 )     (17 )     (38 )     (32 )

Additions to capitalized software

     (24 )     (21 )     (44 )     (37 )
                                

Total capital expenditures

     (47 )     (38 )     (82 )     (69 )

Free cash flow (non-GAAP measure)(3)

   $ 87     $ 133     $ 64     $ 94  

 

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Balance Sheet

NCR ended the second quarter with $747 million in cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments, roughly the same as the $746 million balance on March 31, 2006. Cash used for share repurchase activity, net of proceeds from option exercises, basically offset free cash flow generated in the second quarter.

As of June 30, 2006, NCR had short- and long-term debt of $307 million, unchanged from March 31, 2006.

NCR repurchased approximately 2.5 million shares of NCR common stock for $98 million during the second quarter. The company has approximately $353 million authorized for future share repurchases.

2006 Outlook

NCR is confirming its prior earnings guidance for 2006 while slightly increasing its expectation for revenue, largely due to currency fluctuations.

NCR continues to expect GAAP earnings per share to be $1.81 to $1.86 in 2006, which includes approximately $0.10 of incremental stock-based compensation expense and $0.04 of expense related to the Customer Services early-retirement program in the first quarter of 2006. The company is increasing its expectation for profitability in its Customer Services business which offsets lower expectations for profitability in its Financial Self Service segment.

NCR expects its earnings per share in the second half of the year to be more heavily weighted in the fourth quarter. Earnings per share in the third quarter is expected to be roughly the same as generated in the second quarter of 2006, with revenue anticipated to be slightly down from the strong second quarter.

 

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Prior 2006

Guidance

   

Updated 2006

Guidance

 

Year-over-year revenue growth:

    

Total NCR

     Flat       1 %

Teradata Data Warehousing

     5 - 7 %     5 - 7 %

Financial Self Service (ATMs)

     Flat       1 - 2 %

Retail Store Automation

     3 - 4 %     3 - 4 %

Customer Services

     (3 - 4 )%     (2 )%

Earnings per share – GAAP

   $ 1.81 - $1.86     $ 1.81 - $1.86  

Non-GAAP – excludes early-retirement expense

   $ 1.85 - $1.90     $ 1.85 - $1.90  

2006 Second-Quarter Earnings Conference Call

A conference call is scheduled today at 10:00 a.m. (EDT) to discuss the company’s second-quarter results. Access to the conference call, as well as a replay of the call, is available on NCR’s Web site at http://investor.ncr.com/. Supplemental financial information regarding NCR’s 2006 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 Teradata® data warehouses, ATMs, retail systems, self-service solutions and IT services provide Relationship Technology™ that maximizes the value of customer interactions and helps organizations create a stronger competitive position. Based in Dayton, Ohio, NCR (www.ncr.com) employs approximately 29,300 people worldwide.

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NCR and Teradata are trademarks or registered trademarks of NCR Corporation in the United States and other countries.

NCR reports its results in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States, or GAAP. However, as described below, the company believes that certain non-GAAP measures found in this release are useful for investors. The following table reconciles certain non-GAAP measures contained in this release.

 

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Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures(1)

 

     Q2 2006
Actual
   Q2 2005
Actual
    FY 2006
Guidance
 

Earnings Per Share (GAAP)

   $ 0.42    $ 0.67     $ 1.81-1.86  

Benefit from resolution of prior-year tax audits

     —        0.34       —    

Early-retirement-related pension expense

     —        (0.08 )     (0.04 )

Net effect of non-operational items in Q2 2005(5)

     —        0.04       —    
                       

Adjusted Earnings Per Share (Non-GAAP)(1)

   $ 0.42    $ 0.37     $ 1.85-1.90  

(1) NCR’s management looks at the company’s results excluding certain items to assess the financial performance of the company and believes this information is useful for investors because it provides a more complete understanding of NCR’s underlying operational performance, as well as consistency and comparability with past reports of financial results. In addition, management uses earnings per share excluding these items to manage and determine effectiveness of its business managers and as a basis for incentive compensation. These non-GAAP measures should not be considered as substitutes for or superior to results determined in accordance with GAAP.
(2) The operating segment results discussed in this earnings release exclude the impact of $35 million of pension expense in the second quarter of 2006 and $52 million of pension expense in the second quarter of 2005. The higher pension expense in the second quarter of 2005 was driven by the early-retirement program offered in the company’s Customer Services business. When evaluating the year-over-year performance of and making decisions regarding its operating segments, NCR excludes the effect of pension expense/income. Schedule B, included in this earnings release, reconciles total “Income from operations excluding pension expense/income” for all of the company’s operating segments to “Total income from operations” for the company.
(3) NCR defines free cash flow as cash provided/used by operating activities less capital expenditures for property, plant and equipment, and additions to capitalized software. Free cash flow does not have a uniform definition under GAAP and therefore, NCR’s definition may differ from other companies’ definition of this measure. NCR’s management uses free cash flow to assess the financial performance of the company and believes it is useful for investors because it relates the operating cash flow of the company to the capital that is spent to continue and improve business operations. In particular, free cash flow indicates the amount of cash generated after capital expenditures for, among other things, investment in the company’s existing businesses, strategic acquisitions, strengthening the company’s balance sheet, repurchase of company stock and repayment of the company’s debt obligations. This non-GAAP measure should not be considered a substitute for or superior to cash flows from operating activities under GAAP, or as a proxy for cash flow available for discretionary spending.
(4) In the second quarter, NCR changed its accounting for reworkable service parts from a long-term depreciable asset to a current asset within Inventories. As a result of this change, expenditures for reworkable service parts, previously recorded under cash flows from investing activities, will now be recorded under cash flows from operating activities. This change was retroactively applied to the prior-period financial statements and did not affect overall cash flows or have a material impact on the company’s results of operations or financial position.

As a result of the accounting change, NCR’s unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets include amounts for net reworkable service parts as inventory. Prior to the accounting change, $242 million as of March 31, 2006, and $234 million as of Dec. 31, 2005, were reported as “Reworkable service parts and rental equipment, net” under long-term assets.

 

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In addition, NCR’s unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows include, “Net expenditures and proceeds for reworkable service parts” of $24 million for the three months ended June 30, 2005, and $43 million for the six months ended June 30, 2005, in operating activities. These amounts were previously reported under “Investing activities.”

 

(5) The second quarter of 2005 included a $15 million gain from a real-estate transaction, of which $6 million was used to provide multiyear funding of NCR’s charitable foundation for reinvestment back into its local communities.

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 uncertain economic climate and its impact on the markets in general or on the ability of our suppliers to meet their commitments to us, or the timing of purchases by our current and potential customers and other general economic and business conditions; 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; the effect of currency translation; 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; participation by eligible employees in early-retirement programs; turnover of workforce and the ability to attract and retain skilled employees, especially in light of continued cost-control measures being taken by the company; availability and successful exploitation of new acquisition and alliance opportunities; changes in Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) 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 U.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

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NCR CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

(in millions, except per share amounts)

 

     For the Periods Ended June 30  
     Three Months     Six Months  
     2006     2005     2006     2005  

Revenue

        

Products

   $ 805     $ 762     $ 1,442     $ 1,440  

Services

     726       708       1,372       1,373  
                                

Total revenue

     1,531       1,470       2,814       2,813  

Cost of products

     534       495       936       933  

Cost of services

     572       579       1,101       1,113  
                                

Total gross margin

     425       396       777       767  

% of Revenue

     27.8 %     26.9 %     27.6 %     27.3 %

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     264       265       509       523  

Research and development expenses

     58       58       118       117  
                                

Income from operations

     103       73       150       127  

% of Revenue

     6.7 %     5.0 %     5.3 %     4.5 %

Other expense (income), net

     1       (6 )     (2 )     8  
                                

Income before income taxes

     102       79       152       119  

% of Revenue

     6.7 %     5.4 %     5.4 %     4.2 %

Income tax expense (benefit)

     24       (48 )     33       (38 )
                                

Net income

   $ 78     $ 127     $ 119     $ 157  
                                

% of Revenue

     5.1 %     8.6 %     4.2 %     5.6 %

Net income per common share

        

Basic

   $ 0.43     $ 0.68     $ 0.66     $ 0.84  
                                

Diluted

   $ 0.42     $ 0.67     $ 0.64     $ 0.82  
                                

Weighted average common shares outstanding

        

Basic

     181.1       186.2       181.4       186.3  

Diluted

     184.2       190.3       184.6       190.8  


Schedule B

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NCR CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED REVENUE and OPERATING INCOME (LOSS) SUMMARY

(Unaudited)

(in millions)

 

     For the Periods Ended June 30  
     Three Months     Six Months  
     2006     2005     %
Change
    2006     2005     %
Change
 

Revenue by segment

            

Data Warehousing

            

Data Warehousing solution

   $ 313     $ 282     11 %   $ 560     $ 556     1 %

Data Warehousing support services

     86       79     9 %     165       155     6 %
                                    

Total Data Warehousing

     399       361     11 %     725       711     2 %

Financial Self Service

     343       323     6 %     602       595     1 %

Retail Store Automation

     221       211     5 %     393       386     2 %

Customer Services

            

Customer Service Maintenance:

            

Financial Self Service

     167       153     9 %     322       301     7 %

Retail Store Automation

     117       117     —         233       231     1 %

Payment & Imaging and Other

     32       33     (3 )%     62       64     (3 )%

Third-Party Products and Exited Businesses

     67       70     (4 )%     126       143     (12 )%
                                    

Total Customer Services Maintenance

     383       373     3 %     743       739     1 %

Third-Party Products

     8       14     (43 )%     16       25     (36 )%

Professional and installation-related services

     66       69     (4 %)     117       139     (16 )%
                                    

Total Customer Services

     457       456     —         876       903     (3 )%

Systemedia

     120       122     (2 )%     221       236     (6 )%

Payment & Imaging and Other

     37       41     (10 )%     76       74     3 %

Elimination of installation-related services revenue included in both the Customer Services segment and other segments

     (46 )     (44 )   5 %     (79 )     (92 )   (14 )%
                                    

Total revenue

   $ 1,531     $ 1,470     4 %   $ 2,814     $ 2,813     —    
                                    

Operating income (loss) by segment

            

Data Warehousing

   $ 86     $ 76       $ 153     $ 148    

Financial Self Service

     31       43         44       68    

Retail Store Automation

     8       6         1       3    

Customer Services

     25       8         45       17    

Systemedia

     1       (1 )       1       (1 )  

Payment & Imaging and Other

     (1 )     6         5       7    

Elimination of installation-related services operating income included in both the Customer Services segment and other segments

     (12 )     (13 )       (20 )     (29 )  
                                    

Subtotal - Segment operating income

     138       125         229       213    

Pension expense

     (35 )     (52 )       (79 )     (86 )  
                                    

Total income from operations

   $ 103     $ 73       $ 150     $ 127    
                                    


Schedule C

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

(in millions)

 

     June 30
2006
   March 31
2006
   December 31
2005

Assets

        

Current assets

        

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 747    $ 746    $ 810

Accounts receivable, net

     1,301      1,290      1,305

Inventories, net

     665      635      595

Other current assets

     253      234      217
                    

Total current assets

     2,966      2,905      2,927

Property, plant and equipment, net

     372      368      378

Goodwill

     148      140      129

Prepaid pension cost

     1,012      964      976

Deferred income taxes

     545      589      522

Other assets

     366      349      355
                    

Total assets

   $ 5,409    $ 5,315    $ 5,287
                    

Liabilities and stockholders’ equity

        

Current liabilities

        

Short-term borrowings

   $ 2    $ 2    $ 2

Accounts payable

     484      440      490

Payroll and benefits liabilities

     231      226      292

Deferred service revenue and customer deposits

     495      528      444

Other current liabilities

     428      413      417
                    

Total current liabilities

     1,640      1,609      1,645

Long-term debt

     305      305      305

Pension and indemnity plan liabilities

     575      560      557

Postretirement and postemployment benefits liabilities

     264      259      259

Income taxes

     323      348      307

Other liabilities

     159      151      158

Minority interests

     22      22      21
                    

Total liabilities

     3,288      3,254      3,252

Total stockholders’ equity

     2,121      2,061      2,035
                    

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 5,409    $ 5,315    $ 5,287
                    

Certain prior-year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the 2006 presentation.


Schedule D

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

(in millions)

 

     For the Periods Ended June 30  
     Three Months     Six Months  
     2006     2005     2006     2005  

Operating activities

        

Net income

   $ 78     $ 127     $ 119     $ 157  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

        

Depreciation and amortization

     39       43       78       86  

Stock-based expense

     7       1       14       2  

Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation

     (4 )     —         (12 )     —    

Deferred income taxes

     16       —         18       —    

Income tax settlement

     —         (64 )     —         (64 )

Other adjustments to income, net

     —         (12 )     (1 )     (1 )

Changes in assets and liabilities:

        

Receivables

     (9 )     106       4       125  

Inventories

     (30 )     (16 )     (65 )     (15 )

Current payables

     50       11       (67 )     (142 )

Deferred service revenue and customer deposits

     (34 )     (37 )     50       42  

Employee severance and pension

     13       26       34       38  

Other assets and liabilities

     8       (14 )     (26 )     (65 )
                                

Net cash provided by operating activities

     134       171       146       163  

Investing activities

        

Expenditures for property, plant and equipment

     (23 )     (17 )     (38 )     (32 )

Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment

     1       5       12       7  

Additions to capitalized software

     (24 )     (21 )     (44 )     (37 )

Other investing activities, net

     (16 )     (1 )     (31 )     2  
                                

Net cash used in investing activities

     (62 )     (34 )     (101 )     (60 )

Financing activities

        

Purchase of Company common stock

     (98 )     (98 )     (186 )     (218 )

Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation

     4       —         12       —    

Short-term borrowings, net

     —         (1 )     —         —    

Proceeds from employee stock plans

     21       42       61       102  

Other financing activities, net

     —         —         —         —    
                                

Net cash used in financing activities

     (73 )     (57 )     (113 )     (116 )

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     2       (11 )     5       (13 )
                                

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     1       69       (63 )     (26 )

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     746       655       810       750  
                                

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 747     $ 724     $ 747     $ 724  
                                

Certain prior-year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the 2006 presentation.