NETEZZA ANNOUNCES FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL FISCAL YEAR 2008 FINANCIAL RESULTS

Fourth Quarter Performance Driven by Revenue Increase of 48% over Prior Year

Fourth Quarter GAAP Diluted EPS Increases to $0.05

Framingham, Mass. — February 28, 2008 — Netezza Corporation (NYSE Arca: NZ) the global leader in analytic appliances, today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended January 31, 2008.

Jit Saxena, Netezza's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "We are very pleased with our fourth quarter and our fiscal year 2008 results. Throughout the year we saw accelerating momentum in our business both from our current customers and with new customers. This momentum allows us to continue to invest in our product development and distribution channels to better address our customers' needs and the market opportunity in front of us."

Results for the Fourth Quarter of Fiscal Year 2008

Total revenue for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008 increased 48% to $39.5 million compared with $26.7 million for the same period one year ago. GAAP net income attributable to common stockholders for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008 was $3.4 million compared with a GAAP net loss attributable to common stockholders of $1.9 million for the same period one year ago. Non-GAAP net income attributable to common stockholders for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008 was $4.6 million compared with a non-GAAP net loss attributable to common stockholders of $0.1 million for the same period one year ago. GAAP diluted net income per share for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008 was $0.05 compared with a GAAP diluted net loss per share of $0.26 for the same period one year ago. Non-GAAP diluted net income per share for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008 was $0.07 compared with a non-GAAP diluted net loss per share of $0.01 for the same period one year ago.

Results for Fiscal Year 2008

Total revenue for fiscal year 2008 increased 59% to $126.7 million compared with $79.6 million for fiscal year 2007. GAAP net loss attributable to common stockholders for fiscal year 2008 was $0.9 million compared with a GAAP net loss attributable to common stockholders of $13.9 million for fiscal year 2007. Non-GAAP net income attributable to common stockholders for fiscal year 2008 was $6.3 million compared with a non-GAAP net loss attributable to common stockholders of $7.1 million for fiscal year 2007. GAAP diluted net loss per share for fiscal year 2008 was $0.03 compared with a GAAP diluted net loss per share of $1.90 for fiscal year 2007. Non-GAAP diluted net income per share for fiscal year 2008 was $0.18 compared with a non-GAAP diluted net loss per share of $0.97 for fiscal year 2007.

Non-GAAP net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders, non-GAAP diluted net income per share and non-GAAP operating income exclude non-cash stock based compensation and, where applicable, accretion of preferred stock dividends. A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP results has been provided in the financial statements included in this press release. An explanation of these measures is also included below under the heading "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures."

At January 31, 2008, total cash and marketable securities were $137.1 million, compared with $5.0 million at January 31, 2007. Netezza's initial public offering in July 2007 raised proceeds of $113.0 million, net of expenses. The company had no outstanding debt at January 31, 2008, compared with $6.5 million at January 31, 2007.

Financial Guidance:

"We are extremely pleased with our fourth quarter and fiscal year 2008 financial results, which demonstrated continued momentum across all dimensions of our business," said Patrick Scannell, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Netezza. "For fiscal year 2008, we recorded non-GAAP operating income of 4% and GAAP operating income was approximately break-even. Based upon our traction in the marketplace, we are raising our fiscal year 2009 revenue guidance from $160 million to $165 - $168 million. As we continue to accelerate top line revenue growth, while aggressively investing in all disciplines across our business to support this growth, for fiscal year 2009, we are targeting non-GAAP operating income of 7-9% and GAAP operating income of 1-2%."

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures:

To supplement Netezza's unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP, Netezza is presenting certain non-GAAP measures of financial performance. Netezza believes that these non-GAAP financial measures, when taken together with the corresponding GAAP financial measures, provide meaningful supplemental information regarding Netezza's performance by excluding certain non-cash items that may not be indicative of Netezza's core business or future outlook. The presentation of these non-GAAP measures is not intended to be considered in isolation from, as a substitute for, or superior to, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP, and may be different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies. In addition, these non-GAAP measures have limitations in that they do not reflect all of the amounts associated with Netezza's results of operations as determined in accordance with GAAP.

The non-GAAP financial measures presented by Netezza exclude non-cash stock-based compensation and, where applicable, accretion of preferred stock dividends. Because of the varying valuation methodologies and assumptions that companies use under FAS123R, Netezza's management believes that excluding non-cash stock-based compensation allows investors to analyze Netezza's recurring business over multiple periods and provide more meaningful comparison with other companies. Upon the closing of Netezza's public offering, accretion of preferred dividends was no longer applicable due to the conversion of preferred stock to common stock, and is therefore excluded to aid in comparing current and future operating results with those of past periods. Investors are encouraged to review the reconciliation of these non-GAAP measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures provided in the financial statements included in this press release.

Fourth Quarter Conference Call:

Netezza will host a conference call and webcast at 8:30 AM Eastern Time (5:30 AM Pacific Time) on February 28, 2008 to discuss its fourth quarter and full fiscal year 2008 results and business outlook.

The conference call can be accessed by dialing +1 866 356-3095 for participants in the United States and by dialing +1 617 597-5391 for participants outside the United States. The passcode for the conference call is 19087295. A telephonic replay of the conference call will also be available two hours after the call and will run for two weeks. The replay can be accessed by dialing +1 888 286-8010 for participants in the United States and by dialing +1 617 801-6888 for participants outside the United States. The passcode for the replay is 73192491.

The webcast will be accessible from the "Investor Relations" section of Netezza's website (http://www.netezza.com). The webcast will be archived on Netezza's website for a period of one year.

About Netezza Corporation:

Netezza is the global leader in analytic appliances that dramatically simplify high-performance analytics for business users across the extended enterprise, delivering significant competitive and operational advantage in today's information-intensive marketplaces. The Netezza Performance Server(R) (NPS(R)) family of streaming analytic(TM) appliances brings appliance simplicity to a broad range of complex data warehouse and analytic challenges. Based in Framingham, Mass., Netezza has offices in Washington, DC, the United Kingdom and Asia Pacific. For more information about Netezza, please visit www.netezza.com.

For Netezza Investors:

The statements set forth above include forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements relate to Netezza's future financial performance and Netezza's business prospects. These statements involve risk and uncertainties, including: market demand for our products; our limited operating history and history of losses; quarterly fluctuation of our business; our ability to attract and retain key personnel; competition in the data warehouse market; our dependence on certain key customers; our ability to protect our patents and intellectual property; our ability to defend against third party infringement claims, other litigation and contingent liabilities; and risks relating to operating internationally. For a further list and description of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements in this release, we refer you to the "Risk Factors" section of Netezza's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 31, 2007, which is on file with the SEC and is available in the investor relations section of Netezza's website at http://www.netezza.com and on the SEC website at http://www.sec.gov. In addition, the forward-looking statements included in this press release represent our views as of February 28, 2008. We anticipate that subsequent events and developments will cause our views to change. However, while we may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, we specifically disclaim any obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any date subsequent to February 28, 2008.

 

                         Netezza Corporation
                 Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet
                            (in thousands)

                                               January 31, January 31,
                                                   2008       2007
                                               ----------- -----------
                                               (unaudited)
Assets

Current assets
  Cash and cash equivalents                    $    46,184 $    5,018
  Short term marketable securities                  90,924          -
  Accounts receivable                               19,999     31,834
  Inventory                                         31,611     26,239
  Restricted cash                                      379          -
  Other current assets                               4,038      1,370
                                               ----------- -----------
    Total current assets                           193,135     64,461

Property and equipment, net                          5,467      4,228
Restricted cash                                          -        379
Other long-term assets                                 150        131
                                               ----------- -----------


    Total assets                               $   198,752 $   69,199
                                               =========== ===========



Liabilities, convertible redeemable preferred
 stock and stockholders' equity (deficit)

Current liabilities
  Accounts payable                                   5,533     12,683
  Accrued expenses                                   5,494      4,290
  Accrued compensation and benefits                  5,244      4,388
  Current portion of note payable to bank                -      2,436
  Refundable exercise price for restricted
   stock                                                 -         24
  Deferred revenue                                  30,588     14,741
                                               ----------- -----------
    Total current liabilities                       46,859     38,562
Long-term deferred revenue                          15,418      9,765
Note payable to bank, net of current portion             -      4,099
Preferred stock warrant liability                        -        765
                                               ----------- -----------

    Total liabilities                               62,277     53,191

    Total convertible redeemable preferred
     stock                                               -     97,131

    Total stockholders' equity (deficit)           136,475    (81,123)
                                               ----------- -----------

     Total liabilities, convertible redeemable
      preferred stock and stockholders' equity
      (deficit)                                $   198,752 $   69,199
                                               =========== ===========

                         Netezza Corporation
                Consolidated Statements of Operations
               (in thousands, except per share amounts)
                             (unaudited)


                                   For the three     For the twelve
                                    months ended       months ended
                                     January 31        January 31
                                  ---------------- -------------------
                                    2008    2007     2008      2007
                                  ------- -------- --------- ---------

Revenue
    Product                       $32,164 $21,995  $102,994  $ 64,632
    Services                        7,362   4,673    23,692    14,989
                                  ------- -------- --------- ---------
      Total revenue                39,526  26,668   126,686    79,621

Cost of revenue
    Product                        13,296   8,959    42,527    26,697
    Services                        2,143   1,521     7,716     5,403
                                  ------- -------- --------- ---------
      Total cost of revenue        15,439  10,480    50,243    32,100
                                  ------- -------- --------- ---------

Gross Profit                       24,087  16,188    76,443    47,521

Operating Expenses
    Sales and marketing            12,451  10,039    43,210    32,908
    Research and development        7,142   4,823    23,880    18,037
    General and administrative      2,556   1,591     8,950     4,827
                                  ------- -------- --------- ---------
      Total operating expenses     22,149  16,453    76,040    55,772

                                  ------- -------- --------- ---------
Operating income (loss)             1,938    (265)      403    (8,251)

Interest income                     1,540      59     2,971       414
Interest expense                        -     261       717       765
Other income, net                      49      10       298       627
                                  ------- -------- --------- ---------

Income (loss) before income taxes $ 3,527 $  (457) $  2,955  $ (7,975)

  Provision for income taxes          118       -       961         -
                                  ------- -------- --------- ---------

Net income (loss)                 $ 3,409 $  (457) $  1,994  $ (7,975)

Accretion to preferred stock            -   1,483     2,853     5,931
                                  ------- -------- --------- ---------

Net income (loss) attributable to
 common stockholders              $ 3,409 $(1,940) $   (859) $(13,906)
                                  ======= ======== ========= =========


Net income (loss) per common
 share:
  Basic                           $  0.06 $ (0.26) $  (0.03) $  (1.90)
  Diluted                         $  0.05 $ (0.26) $  (0.03) $  (1.90)

Shares used in per common share
 calculations:
  Basic                            57,505   7,469    33,989     7,319
  Diluted                          63,484   7,469    33,989     7,319

                         Netezza Corporation
        Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures
       (in thousands, except per share amounts and percentages)
                             (unaudited)


                                      %                          %
                    For the three    Change  For the twelve     Change
                     months ended     for      months ended      for
                      January 31    three       January 31     twelve
                                     months                     months
                   ----------------         ------------------
                     2008    2007     (1)     2008     2007      (2)
                   ------- -------- ------- -------- --------- -------

Non-GAAP financial
 measures and
 reconciliation:

  GAAP cost of
   product revenue $13,296 $ 8,959          $42,527  $ 26,697
    Non-cash
     stock-based
     compensation
     (3)                23       3               94        12
                   ------- --------         -------- ---------
  Non-GAAP cost of
   product revenue $13,273 $ 8,956          $42,433  $ 26,685
                   ======= ========         ======== =========

  GAAP cost of
   services
   revenue         $ 2,143 $ 1,521          $ 7,716  $  5,403
    Non-cash
     stock-based
     compensation
     (3)                32       9              116        19
                   ------- --------         -------- ---------
  Non-GAAP cost of
   services
   revenue         $ 2,111 $ 1,512          $ 7,600  $  5,384
                   ======= ========         ======== =========

  GAAP gross
   profit          $24,087 $16,188          $76,443  $ 47,521
    Non-cash
     stock-based
     compensation
     (3)                55      12              210        31
                   ------- --------         -------- ---------
  Non-GAAP gross
   profit          $24,142 $16,200          $76,653  $ 47,552
                   ======= ========         ======== =========

  GAAP sales and
   marketing
   expenses        $12,451 $10,039      24% $43,210  $ 32,908      31%
    Non-cash
     stock-based
     compensation
     (3)               354      75            1,222       207
                   ------- --------         -------- ---------
  Non-GAAP sales
   and marketing
   expenses        $12,097 $ 9,964      21% $41,988  $ 32,701      28%
                   ======= ========         ======== =========

  GAAP research
   and development
   expenses        $ 7,142 $ 4,823      48% $23,880  $ 18,037      32%
    Non-cash
     stock-based
     compensation
     (3)               350      74            1,007       160
                   ------- --------         -------- ---------
  Non-GAAP
   research and
   development
   expenses        $ 6,792 $ 4,749      43% $22,873  $ 17,877      28%
                   ======= ========         ======== =========

  GAAP general and
   administrative
   expenses        $ 2,556 $ 1,591      61% $ 8,950  $  4,827      85%
    Non-cash
     stock-based
     compensation
     (3)               431     198            1,832       479
                   ------- --------         -------- ---------
  Non-GAAP general
   and
   administrative
   expenses        $ 2,125 $ 1,393      53% $ 7,118  $  4,348      64%
                   ======= ========         ======== =========

  GAAP operating
   expenses        $22,149 $16,453      35% $76,040  $ 55,772      36%
    Non-cash
     stock-based
     compensation
     (3)             1,135     347            4,061       846
                   ------- --------         -------- ---------
  Non-GAAP
   operating
   expenses        $21,014 $16,106      30% $71,979  $ 54,926      31%
                   ======= ========         ======== =========

  GAAP operating
   income (loss)   $ 1,938 $  (265)         $   403  $ (8,251)
    Non-cash
     stock-based
     compensation
     (3)             1,190     359            4,271       877
                   ------- --------         -------- ---------
  Non-GAAP
   operating
   income (loss)   $ 3,128 $    94          $ 4,674  $ (7,374)
                   ======= ========         ======== =========

  GAAP net income
   (loss)
   attributable to
   common
   stockholders    $ 3,409 $(1,940)         $  (859) $(13,906)
    Non-cash
     stock-based
     compensation
     (3)             1,190     359            4,271       877
    Accretion to
     preferred
     stock (4)           -   1,483            2,853     5,931
                   ------- --------         -------- ---------
  Non-GAAP net
   income (loss)
   attributable to
   common
   stockholders    $ 4,599 $   (98)         $ 6,265  $ (7,098)
                   ======= ========         ======== =========


  GAAP net income
   (loss) per
   common share -
   basic           $  0.06 $ (0.26)         $ (0.03) $  (1.90)
    Non-cash
     stock-based
     compensation
     (3)              0.02    0.05             0.13      0.12
    Accretion to
     preferred
     stock (4)           -    0.20             0.08      0.81
                   ------- --------         -------- ---------
  Non-GAAP net
   income (loss)
   per common
   share - basic   $  0.08 $ (0.01)         $  0.18  $  (0.97)
                   ======= ========         ======== =========

  GAAP net income
   (loss) per
   common share -
   diluted         $  0.05 $ (0.26)         $ (0.03) $  (1.90)
    Non-cash
     stock-based
     compensation
     (3)              0.02    0.05             0.13      0.12
    Accretion to
     preferred
     stock (4)           -    0.20             0.08      0.81
                   ------- --------         -------- ---------
  Non-GAAP net
   income (loss)
   per common
   share - diluted $  0.07 $ (0.01)         $  0.18  $  (0.97)
                   ======= ========         ======== =========

Shares used in per
 common share
 calculations:
  Basic             57,505   7,469           33,989     7,319
  Diluted           63,484   7,469           33,989     7,319

Notes:

(1) Percentage change for the three months ended January 31, 2008 as
 compared with the three months ended January 31, 2007.
(2) Percentage change for the twelve months ended January 31, 2008 as
 compared with the twelve months ended January 31, 2007.

Footnotes - Adjustments:

(3) Represents non-cash compensation charges associated with stock
 options granted as follows:

                    For the three            For the twelve
                     months ended              months ended
                      January 31                January 31
                   ----------------         ------------------
                     2008    2007             2008     2007
                   ------- --------         -------- ---------

  Cost of product
   revenue         $    23 $     3          $    94  $     12
  Cost of services
   revenue              32       9              116        19
  Sales and
   marketing           354      75            1,222       207
  Research and
   development         350      74            1,007       160
  General and
   administrative      431     198            1,832       479
                   ------- --------         -------- ---------
    Total non-cash
     stock-based
     compensation
     expense       $ 1,190 $   359          $ 4,271  $    877
                   ======= ========         ======== =========


(4) Represents accretion of preferred stock dividends on Netezza's
 Series A through D convertible redeemable preferred stock prior to
 its conversion to common stock on July 24, 2007.

    --30--KF/bo*

 

CONTACT:

Netezza Corporation
Investor Contact:
Patrick J. Scannell, Jr., +1-508-665-4623
Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
ir@netezza.com

or

Media Contact:
Virginia Lux, +1-508-665-5794
Director of Marketing Communications
vlux@netezza.com

SOURCE: Netezza Corporation

 

 

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