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Sapiens Announces Q4 2007 and Year-End Results

Company Reports Operating Profit on an Annual Basis for the First Time Since 1999; $4 million of Cash Flow from Operations

Match 13, 2008

Cary, N.C. – March 13, 2008 - Sapiens International Corporation N.V. (NASDAQ and TASE: SPNS), a member of the Emblaze/Formula Group (LSE:BLZ.L) (NASDAQ: FORTY and TASE: FORT), announces today its results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2007 and for the fourth quarter of 2007.

Highlights for 2007

  • $797,000 Operating Profit on an Annual Basis, first annual Operating Profit since 1999
  • $4 million Cash Flow from Operations
  • Five consecutive quarters of Operating Profit with $301,000 for the fourth quarter 2007
  • Continued success of the Company's turnaround plan and its preparations for 2008
  • Completion of $20 Million Private Placement
  • Repurchase of Debentures and Payment of Second Installment of Principal of $8.0 million in 2007, and Repurchase of Debentures in 2008 of $2.1 million

U.S. GAAP

  • Operating Profit for the year of $797,000, a significant improvement from the Operating Loss of $1,257,000 in 2006
  • Significant reduction in annual Net Loss by 34.2% to $2.5 million, down from $3.8 million in 2006
  • Operating Profit of  $301,000 in the Fourth Quarter of 2007, a significant increase of 276% from $80,000 in the Fourth Quarter of 2006, and an improvement of 62.7% from $185,000 in the Third Quarter of 2007

Non-GAAP

  • Operating Profit for the year of $809,000, a turn around from the Operating Loss of $1,197,000 in 2006
  • Significant increase in Fourth Quarter Operating Profit of 190% to $386,000 up from $133,000 in the Fourth Quarter of 2006

U.S. GAAP results include amortization of capitalized software developments, capitalization of software development costs, and stock-based compensation expenses.

Reconciliation between U.S. GAAP and Non-GAAP results is summarized in the following table.  For a complete reconciliation, please refer to the tables at the end of this release.

 

U.S. Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended

For the year ended

U.S. GAAP

12/31/2007

12/31/2006

12/31/2007

12/31/2006

Revenues

          10,176

          11,213

        42,395

        44,311

Operating profit (loss)

               301

                 80

             797

        (1,257)

Net loss

          (1,136)

             (767)

        (2,544)

        (3,825)

Basic and diluted loss per share

            (0.05)

            (0.05)

          (0.14)

          (0.29)

 

 

 

 

 

Non-GAAP

 

 

 

 

Revenues

          10,176

          11,213

        42,395

        44,311

Operating profit (loss)

               386

               133

             809

        (1,197)

Net loss

          (1,051)

             (714)

        (2,532)

        (3,765)

Basic and diluted loss per share

            (0.05)

            (0.05)

          (0.14)

          (0.28)

Roni Al-Dor, President and CEO, commented "Among our many positive achievements in 2007, I am particularly proud to announce that Sapiens reports an Operating Profit, on an annual basis, for the first time since 1999. In addition, our hard work has paid off as we also report a $4 million positive cash flow from operations for 2007. We also report our fifth consecutive quarter of operating profit. In 2007, we completed the $20 million private placement and appointed new senior management (COO, CFO and VP R&D).  We thank our customers, our investors and our employees for the good news we report today."

Mr. Al-Dor added, "We are not resting for a moment. We will leverage upon the financial successes of 2007 to grow with our existing customers and to capture new customers in the multi-billion dollar insurance markets."

Comment Regarding Non-GAAP
Sapiens' management believes that the presentation of Non-GAAP measures can enhance the understanding of the company’s ongoing economic performance, and provides useful information to investors regarding financial and business trends relating to the company’s financial condition and results of operations. Sapiens therefore uses internally the Non-GAAP information to evaluate and manage the Company’s operations.

These non-GAAP financial measures are not in accordance with, or an alternative for, generally accepted accounting principles and may be different from non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. In addition, these non-GAAP financial measures are not based on any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles. Sapiens believes that non-GAAP financial measures have limitations in that they do not reflect all of the amounts associated with Sapiens' results of operations as determined in accordance with GAAP and that these measures should only be used to evaluate Sapiens' results of operations in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP measures.

Please refer to the Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Results at the end of this release.

Click here to download Sapiens Q4 07 Results

About Sapiens International
Sapiens International Corporation N.V. (Nasdaq and TASE: SPNS), a member of Formula Group (Nasdaq: FORTY  and TASE: FORT), which is a member of the Emblaze Group (LSE: BLZ.L) is a leading global provider of proven IT solutions that modernize business processes and enable insurance organizations to adapt quickly to change. Sapiens' innovative solutions are widely recognized for their ability to cost-effectively align IT with the business demands for speed, flexibility and efficiency. Sapiens operates through its subsidiaries in North America, the United Kingdom, EMEA and Asia Pacific, and has partnerships with market leaders such as IBM and EDS. Sapiens' clients include AXA, ING, Liverpool Victoria, Menora Mivtachim, Norwich Union, Occidental Fire & Casualty, OneBeacon, Principal Financial Group, Santam and Texas Farm Bureau among others.

For more information, please visit http://www.sapiens.com.

Except for historical information contained herein, the matters set forth in this release are forward-looking state-ments that are dependent on certain risks and uncertainties, including such factors, among others, as market accep-tance, market demand, pricing, changing regulatory environment, changing economic conditions, risks in new prod-uct and service development, the effect of the Company's accounting policies, specific system configurations and software needs of individual customers and other risk factors detailed in the Company's SEC filings.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Roni Giladi
Chief Financial Officer
Sapiens International
Tel: +972-8-938-2721
E-mail: IR.Sapiens@sapiens.com

Roni Al-Dor
Chief Executive Officer
Sapiens International
Tel: +972-8-938-2721
E-mail: IR.Sapiens@sapiens.com

 

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