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Sapiens Announces Q2 2008 Results

Company Reports Seventh Consecutive Quarter of Operating Profit;
Approximately $2.4 million of Cash Flow from Operations

August 13, 2008

Cary, N.C. – August 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), today announced its results of operations for the second quarter of 2008.

Highlights for Q2 2008 and H1 2008

  • Revenue in the second quarter of 2008 reached $11 million, a 3% increase from the second quarter of 2007.
  • The second quarter of 2008 shows seventh consecutive quarter of operating profit with $579,000, a significant increase of 257% from the second quarter of 2007.
  • Cash flow from operations in the second quarter of 2008 is approximately $2.4 million.
  • Operational profit for the first six months of the year is $ 1 million.
  • During the first six months of the year, the company generated $2.8 million in cash flow from operations, reaching total cash equivalents and short term investments on hand of $12 million.
  • Sapiens is enjoying an increasing pipeline of potential deals with major customers' world wide.

U.S. GAAP

  • Operating profit of $579,000, a 257% increase from the second quarter of 2007 and a 37% increase from the first quarter of 2008.

Non-GAAP

  • Operating profit of $689,000, a turn around from the operating loss of $57,000 in the second quarter of 2007, and a 32% increase from $522,000 in the first quarter of 2007.

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

 

For the three months ended

For the three months ended

 U.S. GAAP

06/30/2008

06/30/2007

06/30/2008

06/30/2007

 

(Unaudited)

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

Revenues

11,012

10,680

21,503

21,687

Operating profit

579

162

1,002

311

Net loss

(526)

(715)

(1,726)

(1,120)

Basic and diluted loss per share

0.02

0.05

0.08

0.07

 

 

 

 

 

Non-GAAP

 

 

 

 

Revenues

11,012

10,680

21,503

21,687

Operating profit (loss)

689

(57)

1,211

(59)

Net loss

(416)

(934)

(1,517)

(1,490)

Basic and diluted loss per share

0.02

0.06

0.07

0.10

Roni Al-Dor, President and CEO, commented "Today we reported our seventh consecutive quarter of operating profit, which proves our strategy direction and improving performance. In the last six months we achieved a significant improvement in the aggregate of $1 million in operational profit and $2.8 million in cash flow from operations. The net loss is a result of financial expenses relating to the Company's debentures due to the evaluation of the New Israeli Shekel exchange rate against the U.S. Dollar. Neutralizing this exchange rate decrease, Sapiens would be reporting net income today. However, despite the drop in the U.S Dollar/New Israeli Shekel exchange rate, we reported an operational profit of $579,000, an improvement compared with the first quarter of 2008 and the second quarter of 2007. In addition, we improved our pipe line, competing in a few major tenders and face several promising opportunities which we expect
will become signed agreements in 2008.

Mr. Al-Dor added, "We thank our customers, our investors and our employees for the good news we reported today".

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.

This 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 Q2 08 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 statements that are dependent on certain risks and uncertainties, including such factors, among others, as market acceptance, market demand, pricing, changing regulatory environment, changing economic conditions, risks in new product 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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