Red Hat Reports Fiscal Third Quarter Results

Profitability and positive cash flows from operations, adjusted for non-cash items, highlight the quarter

RALEIGH, CAROLINE DU NORD -

Red Hat, Inc. (Nasdaq:RHAT), the global leader in Linux and open source solutions, today reported an adjusted net income of $1,300,000, or $0.01 per share, excluding amortization of goodwill and stock based compensation and restructuring charges, for the third quarter of fiscal 2002, compared to an adjusted net loss of $100,000, or break even per share, for the second quarter of fiscal 2002.

The company reported revenue of $21.5 million for the third quarter ended November 30, 2001, an increase of 2% over the second quarter of fiscal 2002.

On a GAAP basis, the company reported a net loss of $15 million, or $0.09 per share, compared with a net loss of $55.3 million, or $0.33 per share in the second quarter fiscal 2002.

For the last nine months ended on November 30, 2001, the company reported revenues of $68.2 million, a decrease of 10% over the same period in year 2000. In terms of earnings, for the last nine months ended on November 30, 2001, the company reported an adjusted net income of $1,800,000, or $0.01 per share, compared to an adjusted net loss of $10,000,000, or $0.06 per share, for the last nine months of last year. On a GAAP basis, the company reported a net loss of $97.9 million - or $0.58 per share - for the last nine months ended on November 30, 2001, compared to a net loss of $62.5 million - or $0.38 per share - for the last nine months of last year.

"Significant growth of Enterprise Subscription and Open Source Services revenues are validating the acceptance of Red Hat Linux as an Enterprise Computing Platform and Red Hat's ability to monetize the adoption of Red Hat Linux by the Large Enterprise", stated Kevin Thompson, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

 RED HAT, INC.
 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
 (Excludes amortization of goodwill and intangibles,
 stock-based compensation, merger, acquisition and other
 costs, and restructuring charges)
 (In thousands - except per share amounts)
 
 
 Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
 November 30, August 31, November 30, November 30,
 2001 2001 2001 2000
 (Unaudited) (Unaudited)
 
 Subscription and services revenue:
 Subscription:
 Enterprise $ 9,447 $ 8,422 $ 27,591 $ 26,771
 Embedded 1,443 1,573 4,648 6,938
 
 Total subscription
 revenue 10,890 9,995 32,239 33,709
 Services:
 Network consulting 2,370 3,682 11,248 18,702
 Embedded development
 services 2,889 3,489 11,076 14,180
 Open source services 5,327 3,959 13,641 9,041
 
 Total services
 revenue 10,586 11,130 35,965 41,923
 
 Total subscription
 and services
 revenue 21,476 21,125 68,204 75,632
 
 Cost of subscription and services revenue:
 Subscription:
 Enterprise 2,081 2,326 7,063 9,667
 Embedded 145 146 665 1,412
 
 Total cost of
 subscription
 revenue 2,226 2,472 7,728 11,079
 Services:
 Network consulting 1,923 2,049 7,084 12,314
 Embedded development
 services 1,738 1,251 5,355 8,228
 Open source services 2,628 2,226 7,477 4,627
 
 Total cost of
 services revenue 6,289 5,526 19,916 25,169
 
 Total cost of
 subscription and
 services revenue 8,515 7,998 27,644 36,248
 
 Gross profit on
 subscription and
 services revenue 12,961 13,127 40,560 39,384
 
 Hardware resale, net - - - 131
 
 Operating expense:
 Sales and marketing 8,019 9,329 28,032 37,221
 Research and
 development 3,717 4,213 12,227 11,935
 General and
 administrative 3,412 3,662 10,445 16,553
 
 Total operating
 expense 15,148 17,204 50,704 65,709
 
 Loss from operations (2,187) (4,077) (10,144) (26,194)
 
 Other interest income
 (expense), net 3,514 3,984 11,979 16,168
 
 Net Income (loss) $ 1,327 $ (93) $ 1,835 $ (10,026)
 
 Net Income (loss) per common share:
 Basic $0.01 ($0.00) $0.01 ($0.06)
 Diluted $0.01 ($0.00) $0.01 ($0.06)
 Weighted average shares outstanding:
 Basic 169,242 169,968 169,405 163,515
 Diluted 169,242 169,968 169,405 163,515
 
 
 
 
 RED HAT, INC.
 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
 (In thousands - except per share amounts)
 
 
 Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
 November 30, August 31, November 30, November 30,
 2001 2001 2001 2000
 (Unaudited) (Unaudited)
 Subscription and
 services revenue:
 Subscription:
 Enterprise $ 9,447 $ 8,422 $ 27,591 $ 26,771
 Embedded 1,443 1,573 4,648 6,938
 
 Total subscription
 revenue 10,890 9,995 32,239 33,709
 Services:
 Network consulting 2,370 3,682 11,248 18,702
 Embedded development
 services 2,889 3,489 11,076 14,180
 Open source services 5,327 3,959 13,641 9,041
 
 Total services
 revenue 10,586 11,130 35,965 41,923
 
 Total subscription
 and services
 revenue 21,476 21,125 68,204 75,632
 
 Cost of subscription and services revenue:
 Subscription:
 Enterprise 2,081 2,326 7,063 9,667
 Embedded 145 146 665 1,412
 
 Total cost of
 subscription
 revenue 2,226 2,472 7,728 11,079
 Services:
 Network consulting 1,923 2,049 7,084 12,314
 Embedded development
 services 1,738 1,251 5,355 8,228
 Open source services 2,628 2,226 7,477 4,627
 
 Total cost of
 services revenue 6,289 5,526 19,916 25,169
 
 Total cost of
 subscription and
 services revenue 8,515 7,998 27,644 36,248
 
 Gross profit on
 subscription and
 services revenue 12,961 13,127 40,560 39,384
 
 Hardware resale, net - - - 131
 
 Operating expense:
 Sales and marketing 8,019 9,329 28,032 37,221
 Research and
 development 3,717 4,213 12,227 11,935
 General and
 administrative 3,412 3,662 10,445 16,553
 Amortization of
 goodwill and
 intangibles 12,468 14,911 44,707 33,617
 Stock-based
 compensation 1,506 3,171 8,353 11,938
 Merger, acquisition
 and other - - 7,156 6,914
 Restructuring charges 2,409 37,175 39,584 -
 
 Total operating
 expense 31,531 72,461 150,504 118,178
 
 Loss from operations (18,570) (59,334) (109,944) (78,663)
 
 Other interest income
 (expense), net 3,514 3,984 11,979 16,168
 
 Net Income (loss) $ (15,056) $ (55,350) $ (97,965) $ (62,495)
 
 Net Income (loss) per common share:
 Basic ($0.09) ($0.33) ($0.58) ($0.38)
 Diluted ($0.09) ($0.33) ($0.58) ($0.38)
 Weighted average shares outstanding:
 Basic 169,242 169,968 169,405 163,515
 Diluted 169,242 169,968 169,405 163,515
 
 
 
 RED HAT, INC.
 CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 (In thousands)
 
 ASSETS
 November, 30 February 28,
 2001 2001
 
 Assets:
 Cash and investments
 in debt and equity securities $ 291,634 $ 302,681
 Accounts receivable, net 15,127 21,826
 Subcontractor receivable 567 3,441
 Costs and estimated earnings
 in excess of billings 5,155 3,378
 Inventory 1,060 740
 Prepaid expenses and other assets 7,443 11,197
 Property and equipment, net 16,296 14,591
 Goodwill and intangibles, net 70,100 147,397
 
 Total assets $ 407,382 $ 505,251
 
 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
 Liabilities:
 Accounts payable $ 8,038 $ 9,681
 Accrued expenses 8,419 15,916
 Deferred revenue 9,773 12,151
 Other short-term liabilities 11,200 3,221
 
 Total liabilities 37,430 40,969
 Commitments and contingencies - -
 Stockholders' equity:
 Noncontrolling interest in subsidiary 86 -
 Preferred stock - -
 Common stock 17 17
 Additional paid-in capital 627,945 643,712
 Deferred compensation (9,785) (36,051)
 Accumulated deficit (241,554) (143,589)
 Treasury stock, at cost (6,672) -
 Accumulated other comprehensive
 income (loss) (85) 193
 
 Total stockholders' equity 369,952 464,282
 
 Total liabilities and
 stockholders' equity $ 407,382 $ 505,251
 

 

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