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 UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
_________________
 
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
[X]
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the quarter ended October 1, 2010
 
OR
[   ]
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the transition period from _________________ to _________________
 
Commission File No. 1-4850
 
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COMPUTER SCIENCES CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
Nevada
95-2043126
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization)
Identification No.)
   
3170 Fairview Park Drive
 
Falls Church, Virginia
22042
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (703) 876-1000
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.   x Yes  o  No
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate website, if any, every interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files) x Yes  o  No
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (Check one).
 
Large accelerated filer x      Accelerated filer o       Non-accelerated filer o     Smaller Reporting Company o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12-b of the Exchange Act).  o  Yes x  No 
 
          154,484,208 shares of Common Stock, $1.00 par value, were outstanding on October 29, 2010.

 
 

 

COMPUTER SCIENCES CORPORATION
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS TO FORM 10-Q
 
 
   
Page
PART I.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
     
Item 1.
Financial Statements (unaudited)
 
     
 
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income for the Quarters and Six Months Ended October 1, 2010, and October 2, 2009
  1
     
 
Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets as of October 1, 2010, and April 2, 2010
  2
     
 
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended October 1, 2010,
and October 2, 2009
  3
     
 
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the Six Months Ended October 1, 2010, and October 2, 2009
  4
     
 
Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements
  5
     
Item 2.
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
  24
     
Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
 38
     
Item 4.
Controls and Procedures
 38
     
     
PART II.
OTHER INFORMATION
 
     
Item 1.
Legal Proceedings
  40
     
Item 1A.
Risk Factors
  40
     
Item 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
  41
     
Item 6.
Exhibits
 42


 
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PART I, ITEM 1.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
COMPUTER SCIENCES CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (unaudited)

 
   
Quarter Ended
   
Six Months Ended
 
(Amounts in millions except per-share amounts)
 
October 1, 2010
   
October 2, 2009
   
October 1, 2010
   
October 2, 2009
 
                         
Revenues
  $ 3,975     $ 4,041     $ 7,917     $ 7,938  
                                 
Costs of services (excludes depreciation and amortization)
    3,182       3,215       6,379       6,371  
Selling, general and administrative
    247       246       491       493  
Depreciation and amortization
    273       275       529       544  
Interest expense
    42       53       83       108  
Interest income
    (9 )     (7 )     (17 )     (13 )
Other (income) expense
    (35 )     (1 )     (38 )     (9 )
Total costs and expenses
    3,700       3,781       7,427       7,494  
                                 
Income before taxes
    275       260       490       444  
Taxes on income
    82       39       149       91  
Net income
    193       221       341       353  
                                 
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest, net of tax
    9       5       14       7  
Net income attributable to CSC common shareholders
  $ 184     $ 216     $ 327     $ 346  
                                 
Earnings per share:
                               
     Basic
  $ 1.19     $ 1.42     $ 2.12     $ 2.28  
     Diluted
  $ 1.18     $ 1.40     $ 2.09     $ 2.26  
                                 
Cash dividend per common share
  $ .15     $ -     $ .30     $ -  



See accompanying notes.
 

 
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COMPUTER SCIENCES CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS (unaudited)

 
       
(Amounts in millions)
 
October 1, 2010
   
April 2, 2010
 
ASSETS
           
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 2,657     $ 2,784  
Receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $48 (2011) and $47 (2010)
    3,956       3,849  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    1,994       1,789  
     Total current assets
    8,607       8,422  
                 
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $3,883 (2011) and $3,731 (2010)
    2,358       2,241  
Outsourcing contract costs, net
    670       642  
Software, net
    516       511  
Goodwill
    3,921       3,866  
Other assets
    815       773  
     Total assets
  $ 16,887     $ 16,455  
                 
LIABILITIES
               
Short-term debt and current maturities of long-term debt
  $ 112     $ 75  
Accounts payable
    428       409  
Accrued payroll and related costs
    806       821  
Other accrued expenses
    1,174       1,344  
Deferred revenue
    1,177       1,189  
Income taxes payable and deferred income taxes
    282       284  
     Total current liabilities
    3,979       4,122  
                 
Long-term debt, net of current maturities
    3,835       3,669  
Income tax liabilities and deferred income taxes
    573       550  
Other long-term liabilities
    1,466       1,606  
                 
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
Common stock, par value $1 per share, authorized 750,000,000 shares, issued 162,790,130 (2011) and 162,234,314 (2010)
    163       162  
Additional paid-in capital
    2,054       2,006  
Retained earnings
    5,990       5,709  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
    (853 )     (1,052 )
                 
Less common stock in treasury, at cost, 8,362,443 shares (2011) and 8,284,771 shares (2010)
    (383 )     (379 )
     Total CSC stockholders’ equity
    6,971       6,446  
Noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries
    63       62  
Total stockholders’ equity
    7,034       6,508  
     Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 16,887     $ 16,455  

See accompanying notes.

 
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COMPUTER SCIENCES CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (unaudited)
 
   
Six Months Ended
 
(Amounts in millions)
 
October 1, 2010
   
October 2, 2009
 
             
Cash flows from operating activities:
           
Net income
  $ 341     $ 353  
                 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
               
     Depreciation and amortization and other non-cash charges
    571       577  
     Stock based compensation
    30       34  
     Provision for losses on accounts receivable
    6       15  
     Unrealized foreign currency exchange gain, net
    (12 )     (65 )
     Gain on dispositions
    (30 )     (4 )
     Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and
     dispositions:
               
          Increase in assets
    (277 )     (40 )
          Decrease in liabilities
    (287 )     (595 )
                 
Net cash provided by operating activities
    342       275  
Cash flows from investing activities:
               
     Purchases of property and equipment
    (337 )     (209 )
     Outsourcing contracts
    (58 )     (77 )
     Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired
    (65 )     (5 )
     Business dispositions
    52       12  
     Software purchased and developed
    (94 )     (68 )
     Other investing activities, net
    44       61  
                 
Net cash used in investing activities
    (458 )     (286 )
Cash flows from financing activities:
               
     Borrowings under lines of credit
    8       28  
     Repayment of borrowings under lines of credit
    (5 )     (32 )
     Principal payments on long-term debt
    (40 )     (17 )
     Proceeds from stock options
    18       30  
     Repurchase of common stock and acquisition of treasury stock
    -       (3 )
     Excess tax benefit from stock based compensation
    2       3  
     Dividend payments
    (23 )     -  
     Other financing activities, net
    (7 )     -  
                 
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
    (47 )     9  
                 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
    36       112  
                 
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
    (127 )     110  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
    2,784       2,297  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 2,657     $ 2,407  

See accompanying notes.

 
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COMPUTER SCIENCES CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (unaudited)
 
(Amounts in millions except shares in thousands)
 
Common Stock
   
Additional
Paid-in
   
Earnings
Retained for
Use in
   
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
   
Common
Stock in
   
Total
CSC
   
Non-
Controlling
       
   
Shares
   
Amount
   
Capital
   
Business
   
(Loss)
   
Treasury
   
Equity
   
Interest
   
Total
 
Balance at April 2, 2010
    162,234     $ 162     $ 2,006     $ 5,709     $ (1,052 )   $ (379 )   $ 6,446     $ 62     $ 6,508  
                                                                         
Comprehensive income:
                                                                       
Net income
                            327                       327       14       341  
Currency translation adjustment
                                    121               121               121  
Unfunded pension obligation
                                    78               78               78  
Comprehensive income
                                                    526       14       540  
Cash dividends declared
                            (46 )                     (46 )             (46 )
Acquisition of treasury stock
                                            (4 )     (4 )             (4 )
Stock based compensation expense and option exercises
    556       1       48                               49               49  
Distributions and other
                                                            (13 )     (13 )
Balance at October 1, 2010
    162,790     $ 163     $ 2,054     $ 5,990     $ (853 )   $ (383 )   $ 6,971     $ 63     $ 7,034  

(Amounts in millions except shares in thousands)
 
Common Stock
   
Additional
Paid-in
   
Earnings
Retained for
Use in
   
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
   
Common
Stock in
   
Total
CSC
   
Non-
Controlling
       
   
Shares
   
Amount
   
Capital
   
Business
   
(Loss)
   
Treasury
   
Equity
   
Interest
   
Total
 
Balance at April 3, 2009
    159,689     $ 160     $ 1,836     $ 4,893     $ (1,004 )   $ (375 )   $ 5,510     $ 108     $ 5,618  
                                                                         
Comprehensive income:
                                                                       
Net income
                            346                       346       7       353  
Currency translation adjustment
                                    355               355               355  
Unfunded pension obligation
                                    47               47               47  
Comprehensive income
                                                    748       7       755  
Acquisition of treasury stock
                                            (3 )     (3 )             (3 )
Stock based compensation expense and option exercises
    881       1       64                               65               65  
Distributions and other
                                                            (55 )     (55 )
Balance at October 2, 2009
    160,570     161     1,900     5,239     (602 )   (378 )   6,320     60     6,380  




See accompanying notes.

 
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COMPUTER SCIENCES CORPORATION
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)
 

Note 1 – Basis of Presentation
 
Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC or the Company) has prepared the unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements included herein pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).  Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for the United States (GAAP) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations.  The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes.  It is recommended that these condensed financial statements be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 2, 2010.  In the opinion of management, the unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements included herein reflect all adjustments necessary, including those of a normal recurring nature, to present fairly the financial position, the results of operations and the cash flows for such interim periods.  The results of operations for such interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results for the full year.

Certain columns and rows within the financial tables in this Form 10-Q include rounded numbers for disclosure purposes. Certain percentages and ratios are calculated from whole-dollar amounts.

Contractual work in process balances at October 1, 2010, and April 2, 2010, of $1,123 million and $932 million, respectively, are included in prepaid expenses and other current assets.

Depreciation expense was $175 million and $342 million for the quarter and six months ended October 1, 2010, respectively, and $181 million and $362 million for the quarter and six months ended October 2, 2009, respectively.

The components of accumulated other comprehensive loss are as follows:

   
As of
 
(Amounts in millions)
 
October 1, 2010
   
April 2, 2010
 
             
Foreign currency translation adjustment
  $ 144     $ 23  
Unfunded pension obligation
    (997 )     (1,075 )
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
  $ (853 )   $ (1,052 )

The fiscal 2011 change in unfunded pension obligation is primarily attributable to the amendment of certain U.K. plans on April 7, 2010 (see Note 7).
 
Managed Services Sector (MSS) Out-of-Period Adjustments
 
The Company’s MSS segment incurred various adjustments, primarily in Europe’s Nordic region, netting to approximately $30 million of charges in the second quarter and $40 million in the first six months of fiscal 2011 that should have been recorded in prior periods but were immaterial to previous and current year consolidated results.  Charges resulted from accounting errors and the misapplication of internal accounting policies and U.S. GAAP, as well as from accounting irregularities in the Nordic region, principally affecting prepaid accounts and outsourcing contract costs.
 
 
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COMPUTER SCIENCES CORPORATION
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)
 

Note 2 – Recent Accounting Pronouncements

New Accounting Standards

In December 2009, the FASB issued ASU 2009-17, which formally codifies SFAS No. 167,  “Amendments to FASB Interpretation No. 46(R),” which is a revision to FIN 46 (R), and changes how a reporting entity determines when an entity that is insufficiently capitalized or is not controlled through voting (or similar rights) should be consolidated.  The determination of whether a reporting entity is required to consolidate another entity is based on, among other things, the other entity’s purpose and design and the reporting entity’s ability to direct the activities of the other entity that most significantly impact the other entity’s economic performance.  A reporting entity is required to disclose how its involvement with a variable interest entity affects the reporting entity’s financial statements.  The statement became effective at the beginning of CSC’s fiscal 2011 and did not have a material effect on CSC’s financial statements.

Standards Issued But Not Yet Effective

In October 2009, the FASB issued ASU 2009-13, “Multiple-Deliverable Revenue Arrangements—A Consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force,” which amends Topic 605: Revenue Recognition. This Update addresses the accounting for multiple-deliverable arrangements to enable vendors to account for products or services (deliverables) separately rather than as a combined unit. The amendments in the Update establish a selling price hierarchy for determining the selling price of a deliverable and eliminate the residual method of allocation. The selling price used for each deliverable will be based on vendor-specific objective evidence if available, third-party evidence if vendor-specific objective evidence is not available, or estimated selling price if neither vendor-specific objective evidence nor third-party evidence is available. Vendors will be required to determine their best estimate of selling price in a manner that is consistent with that used to determine the price to sell the deliverable on a standalone basis.  The amendments in the Update will become effective prospectively for fiscal years beginning on or after June 15, 2010.  Early adoption is permitted.  The Company is currently evaluating the effect that implementation of the new standard will have on its financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

In October 2009, the FASB issued ASU 2009-14, “Certain Revenue Arrangements that include Software Elements—A Consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force,” which amends Topic 985: Software.  This Update excludes from the scope all tangible products containing both software and non-software components that function together to deliver the product’s essential functionality.  In addition, if the software contained in the tangible product is essential to the tangible product’s functionality, the software is excluded from the scope of the software revenue guidance. The amendments in the Update will become effective prospectively for fiscal years beginning on or after June 15, 2010.  Early adoption is permitted.  The Company is currently evaluating the effect that implementation of the new standard will have on its financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

In April 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-17 “Milestone Method of Revenue Recognition—A Consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force.”  The Update establishes a revenue recognition model for contingent consideration that is payable upon achievement of an uncertain event, referred to as a milestone.  The statement (1) limits the scope of this Issue to research or development arrangements and (2) requires that certain guidance be met for an entity to apply the milestone method (i.e., record the milestone payment in its entirety in the period received).  The guidance in this Issue will apply to milestones in multiple deliverable arrangements involving research or development transactions.  The statement will become effective prospectively for fiscal years beginning on or after June 15, 2010.  Early application is permitted.  Retrospective application to all prior periods is also permitted.  The adoption of this statement is not expected to have a material effect on CSC’s consolidated financial statements.

 
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COMPUTER SCIENCES CORPORATION
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)
 

Note 3 – Acquisitions and Divestitures
 
Acquisitions
 
During the second quarter of fiscal 2011, CSC acquired two separate privately-held companies for $61 million in cash.  The purchase consideration for the acquisitions was allocated to the net assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their respective fair values at the date of acquisition.  The total purchase consideration has been preliminarily allocated as $8 million to software, $16 million to acquired intangible assets, $1 million to property and equipment, and $36 million to goodwill.  Of the total goodwill, $10 million is associated with CSC’s BSS segment and $26 million with the NPS segment.
 
During fiscal 2009, CSC acquired two separate privately-held companies for approximately $38 million cash plus additional consideration of up to $19 million contingent on achievement of agreed revenue targets for future periods through the end of fiscal 2011.  During the first quarter of fiscal 2011, $4 million of contingent consideration became due and was paid, and goodwill associated with this acquisition increased by the same amount.
 
Pro forma financial statements are not presented as the impact of these acquisitions is immaterial to CSC’s consolidated results.
 
Divestiture
 
During the second quarter of fiscal 2011, CSC completed the divestiture of an immaterial set of sub-contracts within its NPS segment, whose ultimate customer is the U.S. federal government, for a consideration of approximately $56 million.  The divestiture was driven by the government Organizational Conflict of Interest concerns.  Reflecting the divestiture, CSC derecognized net current assets of $18 million, net property and equipment of $1 million, and goodwill of $10 million, and incurred transaction costs of $1 million.  The divestiture resulted in a pre-tax gain of $26 million, recorded as other income.  Of the total consideration, $52 million was received as cash in the second quarter and the remaining $4 million is included in receivables.

 
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COMPUTER SCIENCES CORPORATION
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)
 

Note 4 - Earnings per Share

Basic and diluted earnings per share are calculated as follows:
 
 
   
Quarter Ended
 
(Amounts in millions, except per share data)
 
October 1, 2010
   
October 2, 2009
 
             
Net income attributable to CSC common shareholders
  $ 184     $ 216  
                 
Common share information:
               
     Weighted average common shares outstanding
     for basic EPS
    154.393       151.835  
     Dilutive effect of stock options and equity awards
     common stock equivalents
    1.373       2.291  
Shares for diluted EPS
    155.766       154.126  
                 
     Basic EPS
  $ 1.19     $ 1.42  
                 
     Diluted EPS
  $ 1.18     $ 1.40  


   
Six Months Ended
 
(Amounts in millions, except per share data)
 
October 1, 2010
   
October 2, 2009
 
             
Net income attributable to CSC common shareholders
  $ 327     $ 346  
                 
Common share information:
               
     Weighted average common shares outstanding
     for basic EPS
    154.304       151.687  
     Dilutive effect of stock options and equity awards
     common stock equivalents
    1.998       1.686  
Shares for diluted EPS
    156.302       153.373  
                 
     Basic EPS
  $ 2.12     $ 2.28  
                 
     Diluted EPS
  $ 2.09     $ 2.26  

The computation of diluted EPS did not include stock options which were antidilutive, as their exercise price was greater than the average market price of the common stock of CSC during the periods presented.  The number of such options was 15,410,251 and 11,731,829 for the quarter and six months ended October 1, 2010, respectively, and 10,539,306 and 13,015,124 for the quarter and six months ended October 2, 2009, respectively.
 
 
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COMPUTER SCIENCES CORPORATION
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)
 

Note 5 – Fair Value

The following table presents the Company’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of October 1, 2010, and April 2, 2010:

 
   
As of
                   
(Amounts in millions)
 
October 1, 2010
   
Fair Value Hierarchy
 
   
Fair Value
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
 
Assets:
                       
Money market funds
  $ 1,670     $ 1,670     $ -     $ -  
Time deposits
    450       450       -       -  
Short term investments
    11       11       -       -  
Derivative assets
    8       -       8       -  
     Total assets
  $ 2,139     $ 2,131     $ 8     $ -  
                                 
Liabilities:
                               
Derivative liabilities
  $ 1     $ -     $ 1     $ -  
     Total liabilities
  $ 1     $ -     $ 1     $ -  
                                 
                                 
   
As of
                         
(Amounts in millions)
 
April 2, 2010
   
Fair Value Hierarchy
 
   
Fair Value
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
 
Assets:
                               
Money market funds
  $ 1,207     $ 1,207     $ -     $ -  
Time deposits
    609       609       -       -  
Derivative assets
    1       -       1       -  
     Total assets
  $ 1,817     $ 1,816     $ 1     $ -  
                                 
Liabilities:
                               
Derivative liabilities
  $ 1     $ -     $ 1     $ -  
     Total liabilities
  $ 1     $ -     $ 1     $ -  


The money market funds and time deposits are included and reported in cash and cash equivalents, derivative assets are in prepaid expenses and other current assets, and the derivative liabilities are in accrued expenses. Gains and losses from changes in the fair value of derivative assets and liabilities are included in earnings and reported in other (income) expense.

Financial Instruments

The carrying amounts of the Company’s financial instruments with short term maturities are deemed to approximate their market values except for $379 million in receivables and $227 million of deferred costs included in prepaid expenses related to claims for which the values are subject to litigation.  For these current assets subject to litigation, it is not practicable to estimate fair value (see Note 13 for further discussion).

The carrying amount of the Company’s long-term debt was $3,835 million and $3,669 million and the estimated fair value was $4,092 million and $3,854 million as of October 1, 2010, and April 2, 2010, respectively. The fair value of long-term debt is estimated based on the current interest rates offered to the Company for instruments with similar terms and remaining maturities.


 
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COMPUTER SCIENCES CORPORATION
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)
 

Note 6 – Foreign Currency Derivative Instruments

As a large global organization, the Company faces exposure to adverse movements in foreign currency exchange rates.  During the ordinary course of business, the Company enters into certain contracts denominated in foreign currency. Potential foreign currency exposures arising from these contracts are analyzed during the contract bidding process.  The Company generally manages these transactions by incurring costs to service contracts in the same currency in which revenue is received. Short-term contract financing requirements are met by borrowing in the same currency. By generally matching revenues, costs and borrowings to the same currency, the Company has been able to substantially mitigate foreign currency risk to earnings. However, as business practices evolve, the Company is increasing its use of offshore support and is therefore becoming more exposed to currency fluctuations.

The Company established policies and procedures to manage the exposure to fluctuations in foreign currency by using short-term foreign currency forwards and option contracts to hedge certain foreign currency assets and liabilities, including intercompany loans, and certain revenues streams denominated in non-functional currencies. In addition, the Company uses these instruments as economic hedges and not for speculative or trading purposes.  For accounting purposes, these foreign currency contracts are not designated as hedges, as defined under ASC 815 (previously FAS 133) and all changes in fair value are reported as part of other (income) expense.

The notional amount of the foreign currency forward contracts outstanding as of October 1, 2010, and April 2, 2010, was $319 million and $474 million, respectively. The notional amount of option contracts outstanding as of October 1, 2010, and April 2, 2010, was $286 million and $46 million, respectively.

The estimated fair values of the foreign currency derivative assets and liabilities were $8 million and $1 million, respectively, as of October 1, 2010. The estimated fair values of the foreign currency derivative assets and liabilities were $1 million and $1 million, respectively, as of April 2, 2010 (see Note 5).

As a result of the use of derivative instruments, the Company is subject to counterparty credit risks. To mitigate this risk, the Company enters into forward and option contracts with several financial institutions and regularly reviews its credit exposure and the creditworthiness of the counterparty.  As of October 1, 2010, there was a counterparty with concentration of credit risk and the maximum amount of loss, based on gross fair value of the foreign currency derivative instrument, that the Company would incur is $7 million.

 
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COMPUTER SCIENCES CORPORATION
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)
 
Note 7 – Pension and Other Benefit Plans

The Company and its subsidiaries offer a number of pension and postretirement healthcare and life insurance benefit plans.  The components of net periodic benefit cost for defined benefit pension plans are as follows:

   
Quarter Ended
 
(Amounts in millions)
 
October 1, 2010
   
October 2, 2009
 
Pensions
 
U.S. Plans
   
Non-U.S. Plans
   
U.S. Plans
   
Non-U.S. Plans
 
Service cost
  $ 2     $ 5     $ 4     $ 8  
Interest cost
    41       30       42       28  
Expected return on assets
    (39 )     (31 )     (40 )     (23 )
Amortization of unrecognized net loss and other
    6       3       1       6  
Net periodic pension cost
  $ 10     $ 7     $ 7     $ 19  

   
Six Months Ended
 
(Amounts in millions)
 
October 1, 2010
   
October 2, 2009
 
Pensions
 
U.S. Plans
   
Non-U.S. Plans
   
U.S. Plans
   
Non-U.S. Plans
 
Service cost
  $ 4     $ 15     $ 28     $ 16  
Interest cost
    82       59       83       54  
Expected return on assets
    (78 )     (61 )     (78 )     (45 )
Amortization of unrecognized net loss and other
    12       12       4       11  
Pension curtailment
    -       -       (13 )     -  
Net periodic pension cost
  $ 20     $ 25     $ 24     $ 36  

On April 7, 2010, the Company announced an action to discontinue the accrual of future benefits for certain U.K. pension plans, effective July 1, 2010.  As a result of this plan amendment, the Company recognized a curtailment loss of $0.4 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010.  In addition, the Company remeasured the amended U.K. plans’ pension expense for fiscal 2011 to reflect (a) a new discount rate of 5.6%, (b) the year-to-date increase in plan assets, and (c) the change in amortization basis to the expected average remaining life of plan participants.  The U.K. plans’ discount rate is derived from a published rate: Markit iBoxx GBP Corporates AA 15+ Years Index. This remeasurement resulted in a $75 million reduction to the pension benefit obligation.

For U.S. pension plans, the discount rate is derived from averaging two independent third-party sources: the Aon Yield Curve and the Citigroup Above Median Pension Discount Curve.  Both yield curves are constructed to parallel the bond portfolio that would be constructed for a plan similar in size and timing of payments to the Company’s U.S. plans.

The Company expects to contribute approximately $180 million to the defined benefit pension plans during fiscal 2011.  During the quarter ended October 1, 2010, the Company contributed $27 million to the defined benefit pension plans.  During the six months ended October 1, 2010, the Company contributed $91 million to the defined benefit pension plans.
 
 
 
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COMPUTER SCIENCES CORPORATION
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)
 
The components of net periodic benefit cost for postretirement benefit plans are as follows (amounts reported on a global basis):

   
Quarter Ended
 
(Amounts in millions)
 
October 1, 2010
   
October 2, 2009
 
             
Other Postretirement Benefits
           
Service cost
  $ 1     $ -  
Interest cost
    3       3  
Expected return on assets
    (1 )     (1 )
Amortization of unrecognized net loss and other
    3       2  
Net provision for postretirement benefits
  $ 6     $ 4  

   
Six Months Ended
 
(Amounts in millions)
 
October 1, 2010
   
October 2, 2009
 
             
Other Postretirement Benefits
           
Service cost
  $ 2     $ -  
Interest cost
    7       6  
Expected return on assets
    (3 )     (2 )
Amortization of unrecognized net loss and other
    6       4  
Net provision for postretirement benefits
  $ 12     $ 8  

The Company expects to contribute approximately $22 million to the postretirement benefit plans during fiscal 2011.  During the quarter ended October 1, 2010, the Company contributed $3 million to the postretirement benefit plans.  During the six months ended October 1, 2010, the Company contributed $5 million to the postretirement benefit plans.
 
 
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COMPUTER SCIENCES CORPORATION
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)
 

Note 8 – Income Taxes
 
The effective tax rate for the second quarter and six months ended October 1, 2010, was 29.8% and 30.4%, respectively, and for the second quarter and six months ended October 2, 2009, was 14.9% and 20.5%, respectively.  The increase in the fiscal 2011 rate is primarily due to the recognition of tax benefits during the second quarter of fiscal 2010 related to the reversal of a valuation allowance associated with branch net operating loss carryforwards and the remeasurement of an uncertain tax position for foreign tax credits as a result of an audit settlement.
 
There were no material changes to the uncertain tax positions as of the second quarter of fiscal 2011, as compared to the end of fiscal 2010.

Tax Examination Status

The Company is currently under examination in several tax jurisdictions.  A summary of the tax years that remain subject to examination in certain of the Company’s major tax jurisdictions are:

Jurisdiction
 
Tax Years that Remain Subject to Examination
(Fiscal Year Ending)
United States – Federal
 
2005 and forward
United States – Various States
 
2001 and forward
Canada
 
2004 and forward
France
 
2005 and forward
Germany
 
2006 and forward
United Kingdom
 
2008 and forward
 
It is reasonably possible that during the next twelve months the Company’s liability for uncertain tax positions may change by a significant amount.  The IRS is examining the Company’s federal income tax returns for fiscal years 2005 through 2007, and the Company expects to reach a settlement by the second quarter of fiscal year 2012.  The nature of the significant items subject to examination includes depreciation, amortization, research credits, and U.S. related international tax issues.  In addition, the Company may settle certain other tax examinations, have lapses in statutes of limitations, or voluntarily settle income tax positions in negotiated settlements for different amounts than the Company has accrued as uncertain tax positions.  The Company may need to accrue and ultimately pay additional amounts for tax positions that previously met a more likely than not standard if such positions are not upheld.  Conversely, the Company could settle positions with the tax authorities for amounts lower than have been accrued or extinguish a position through payment.  The Company believes the outcomes which are reasonably possible within the next twelve months may result in a reduction of the liability for uncertain tax positions in the range of approximately $35 million to $270 million, excluding interest, penalties and tax carryforwards.

 
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COMPUTER SCIENCES CORPORATION
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)
 

Note 9 – Stock Incentive Plans

As of October 1, 2010, the Company had outstanding stock option and equity awards issued pursuant to various shareholder-approved plans.  For the three and six months ended October 1, 2010, and October 2, 2009, the Company recognized stock-based compensation expense as follows:

   
Quarter Ended
 
(Amounts in millions)
 
October 1, 2010
   
October 2, 2009
 
Cost of services
  $ 3     $ 4  
Selling, general and administrative
    13       12  
Total
  $ 16     $ 16  
Total net of tax
  $ 10     $ 10  

   
Six Months Ended
 
(Amounts in millions)
 
October 1, 2010
   
October 2, 2009
 
Cost of services
  $ 6     $ 8  
Selling, general and administrative
    24       26  
Total
  $ 30     $ 34  
Total net of tax
  $ 18     $ 21  

The Company’s overall stock-based compensation granting practice has not changed year over year. During the six months ended October 1, 2010, the Company modified certain underlying assumptions in the fair value calculations, as described below.  An adjustment to reflect actual forfeiture experience for fiscal 2010 decreased stock-based compensation expense recognized for the six months ended October 1, 2010, by $6 million.
 
 
The Company uses the Black-Scholes-Merton model in determining the fair value of options granted. The expected term was calculated based on the Company’s historical experience with respect to its stock plan activity in combination with an estimate of when vested and unexercised option shares will be exercised.  The Company continued to base expected volatility on a blended approach using an equal weighting of implied volatility and historical volatility.  However, beginning with the first quarter of fiscal 2011, the historical volatility calculation was based on the Company’s seven-year historical daily closing price, rather than the ten-year historical used in prior periods, in order to bring this factor more closely into alignment with the expected term of the stock options.  The dividend yield assumption was added concurrent with the May 19, 2010, declaration of a cash dividend.

The weighted average grant date fair values of stock options granted during the six months ended October 1, 2010, and October 2, 2009, were $13.00 and $15.10 per share, respectively.  In calculating the compensation expense for its stock incentive plans, the Company used the following weighted average assumptions:

   
Six Months Ended
 
   
October 1, 2010
   
October 2, 2009
 
Risk-free interest rate
    2.39%       2.20%  
Expected volatility
    28%       42%  
Expected term
 
5.87 years
   
4.13 years
 
Dividend yield
    1.16%       -  

During the six months ended October 1, 2010, and October 2, 2009, the Company realized income tax benefits related to all of its stock incentive plans of $4 million and $6 million, respectively.  An excess tax benefit of $2 million and $3 million was realized during the six months ended October 1, 2010, and October 2, 2009, respectively.

 
 
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COMPUTER SCIENCES CORPORATION
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)
 
Employee Incentive Plans

The Company has three stock incentive plans which authorize the issuance of stock options, restricted stock and other stock-based incentives to employees upon terms approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.  The Company issues authorized but previously unissued shares upon the exercise of stock options, the granting of restricted stock and the redemption of restricted stock units (RSUs).  At October 1, 2010, 6,407,281 shares of CSC common stock were available for the grant of future stock options, equity awards or other stock-based incentives to employees.

Stock Options

The Company’s standard vesting schedule for stock options is one-third on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date.  Stock options are generally granted for a term of ten years.  Information concerning stock options granted under stock incentive plans is as follows:

   
As of October 1, 2010
 
   
Number
of Option
Shares
   
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
   
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term
   
(millions)
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
 
Outstanding as of April 2, 2010
    17,008,397     $ 46.36       5.58     $ 141  
Granted
    2,711,475       48.26                  
Exercised
    (452,613 )     43.23                  
Canceled/forfeited
    (168,700 )     46.49                  
Expired
    (231,641 )     53.47                  
Outstanding as of October 1, 2010
    18,866,918       46.62       5.78       46  
                                 
Vested and expected to vest in the future as of October 1, 2010
    18,543,082       46.62       5.70       46  
Exercisable as of October 1, 2010
    13,454,100       46.72       4.49       39  

The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the six months ended October 1, 2010, and October 2, 2009, was $4 million and $9 million, respectively.  The total intrinsic value of stock options is based on the difference between the fair market value of the Company’s common stock less the applicable exercise price.  The cash received from stock options exercised during the six months ended October 1, 2010, and October 2, 2009, was $18 million and $30 million, respectively.

As of October 1, 2010, there was $58 million of total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested stock options, net of expected forfeitures.  The cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.98 years.

Other Equity Awards

Other Equity Awards, including restricted stock and RSUs, generally vest over periods of three to five years.  Restricted stock awards consist of shares of common stock of the Company issued at a price of $0.  Upon issuance to an employee, shares of restricted stock become outstanding, receive dividends and have voting rights. The shares are subject to forfeiture and to restrictions which limit the sale or transfer during the restriction period.  Upon the vesting date, RSUs are automatically redeemed for shares of CSC common stock and dividend equivalents.  If prior to the redemption in full of the RSU, the employee’s status as a full-time employee is terminated, then the RSU is automatically cancelled on the employment termination date and any unvested shares are forfeited.

 
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COMPUTER SCIENCES CORPORATION
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)
 


A portion of the Other Equity Awards granted during the six months ended October 1, 2010, consisted of performance-based RSUs.  The number of units that ultimately vest pursuant to such awards is dependent upon the Company’s achievement of certain specified performance criteria over a two or three-year period.  Awards are redeemed for shares of CSC common stock and dividend equivalents upon the filing with the SEC of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the last fiscal year of the performance period.  Compensation expense during the performance period is estimated at each reporting date using management’s expectation of the probable achievement of the specified performance criteria and is adjusted to the extent the expected achievement changes.  In the table below, such awards are reflected at the number of shares to be redeemed upon achievement of target performance measures.

During the six months ended October 1, 2010, certain senior executives were awarded service-based RSUs for which the shares are redeemable over the ten anniversaries following the executive’s termination, provided the executive remains a full-time employee of the Company until reaching the earlier of age 65 or age 55 or over with at least ten years of service and after termination complies with certain non-competition covenants during the ten-year period.

Information concerning Other Equity Awards granted under stock incentive plans is as follows:

   
As of October 1, 2010
 
   
Number of Shares
   
Weighted Average Fair Value
 
Outstanding as of April 2, 2010
    1,154,668     $ 45.88  
Granted
    463,234       48.25  
Released/Redeemed
    (131,469 )     51.42  
Forfeited/Canceled
    (16,728 )     51.94  
Outstanding as of October 1, 2010
    1,469,705       46.06  

As of October 1, 2010, there was $37 million of total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested restricted stock awards and restricted stock units.  The cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.09 years.

Nonemployee Director Incentives

The Company has two stock incentive plans which authorize the issuance of stock options, restricted stock and other stock-based incentives to nonemployee directors upon terms approved by the Company’s Board of Directors.  As of October 1, 2010, 154,700 shares of CSC common stock remained available for the grant to nonemployee directors of future RSUs or other stock-based incentives.

Generally, RSU awards to nonemployee directors vest in full as of the next annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders following the date they are granted and are issued at a price of $0.  Information concerning RSUs granted to nonemployee directors is as follows:
 
 
   
As of October 1, 2010
 
   
Number of Shares
   
Weighted Average Fair Value
 
Outstanding as of April 2, 2010
    133,221     $ 46.47  
Granted
    24,000       42.25  
Redeemed
    (180 )     42.69  
Forfeited/Canceled
    -       -  
Outstanding as of October 1, 2010
    157,041       45.83  

When a holder of RSUs ceases to be a director of the Company, the RSUs are automatically redeemed for shares of CSC common stock and dividend equivalents with respect to such shares.  The number of shares to be delivered upon redemption is equal to the number of RSUs that are vested at the time the holder ceases to be a director.  At the holder’s election, the RSUs may be redeemed (i) as an entirety, upon the day the holder ceases to be a director, or (ii) in substantially equal amounts upon the first five, ten or fifteen anniversaries of such termination of service.

 
 
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COMPUTER SCIENCES CORPORATION
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)
 
Note 10 – Cash Flows—Supplemental Disclosures
 
Cash payments for interest were $86 million and $121 million for the six months ended October 1, 2010, and October 2, 2009, respectively.  Cash payments for income taxes, net of refunds, were $125 million and $198 million for the six months ended October 1, 2010, and October 2, 2009, respectively.

Non-cash investing activities include the following:
 
(Amounts in millions)
 
Six Months Ended
 
   
October 1, 2010
   
October 2, 2009
 
Capital expenditures in accounts payable and accrued expenses
  $ 39     $ 71  
Capital expenditures through capital lease obligations
    115       25  
Assets acquired under long-term financing
    115       -  

Non-cash financing activities included common share dividends declared but not yet paid of $23 million and $0 million for the six months ended October 1, 2010, and October 2, 2009, respectively.

Note 11 – Segment Information

CSC provides information technology and business process outsourcing, consulting and systems integration services and other professional services to its customers.  The Company targets the delivery of these services within three broad service lines or sectors: North American Public Sector (NPS), Managed Services Sector (MSS), and Business Solutions and Services (BSS).

The Company’s reportable segments are as follows:

·  
North American Public Sector (NPS) – The NPS segment operates principally within a regulatory environment subject to governmental contracting and accounting requirements, including Federal Acquisition Regulations, Cost Accounting Standards and audits by various U.S. federal agencies.
 
·  
Managed Services Sector (MSS) – The MSS segment provides large-scale infrastructure and application outsourcing solutions offerings as well as midsize services delivery to customers globally.

·  
Business Solutions & Services (BSS) – The BSS segment provides industry specific consulting and systems integration services, business process outsourcing, and intellectual property (IP) – based software solutions.  These service offerings and clientele overlap.


 
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COMPUTER SCIENCES CORPORATION
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)
 

The following tables summarize operating results by reportable segment:

   
NPS
   
MSS
   
BSS
   
Corporate
   
Eliminations
   
Total
 
(Amounts in millions)
                                   
                                     
Fiscal 2011
                                   
Quarter Ended October 1, 2010
                                   
Revenues
  $ 1,549     $ 1,581     $ 869     $ 3     $ (27 )   $ 3,975  
Operating income (loss)
    156       88       84       (20 )     -       308  
Depreciation and amortization
    32       199       35       7       -       273  
                                                 
Fiscal 2010
                                               
Quarter Ended
October 2, 2009
                                               
Revenues
  $ 1,622     $ 1,579     $ 864     $ 4     $ (28 )   $ 4,041  
Operating income (loss)
    134       152       74       (19 )     -       341  
Depreciation and amortization
    33       201       38       3       -       275  


   
NPS
   
MSS
   
BSS
   
Corporate
   
Eliminations
   
Total
 
(Amounts in millions)
                                   
                                     
Fiscal 2011
                                   
Six Months Ended October 1, 2010
                                   
Revenues
  $ 3,101     $ 3,179     $ 1,690     $ 7     $ (60 )   $ 7,917  
Operating income (loss)
    288       196       140       (35 )     -       589  
Depreciation and amortization
    65       382       68       14       -       529  
                                                 
Fiscal 2010
                                               
Six Months Ended October 2, 2009
                                               
Revenues
  $ 3,140     $ 3,143     $ 1,702     $ 8     $ (55 )   $ 7,938  
Operating income (loss)
    263       261       124       (41 )     -       607  
Depreciation and amortization
    66       399       73       6       -       544  

Operating income provides useful information to the Company’s management for assessment of the Company’s performance and results of operations.  Components of the measure are utilized to determine executive compensation along with other measures.

A reconciliation of consolidated operating income to income before taxes is as follows:

   
Quarter Ended
   
Six Months Ended
 
(Amounts in millions)
 
October 1, 2010
   
October 2, 2009
   
October 1, 2010
   
October 2, 2009
 
                         
Operating income
  $ 308     $ 341     $ 589     $ 607  
Corporate G&A
    (35 )     (36 )     (71 )     (77 )
Interest expense
    (42 )     (53 )     (83 )     (108 )
Interest income
    9       7       17       13  
Other income (expense)
    35       1       38       9  
Income before taxes
  $ 275     $ 260     $ 490     $ 444  



 
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COMPUTER SCIENCES CORPORATION
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)
 

Note 12 – Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

The Company tests goodwill for impairment on an annual basis, as of the first day of the second fiscal quarter, and between annual tests if an event occurs or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying amount.  A significant amount of judgment is involved in determining if an indicator of impairment has occurred between annual testing dates.  Such indicators include: a significant decline in expected future cash flows; a sustained, significant decline in market capitalization; a significant adverse change in legal factors or in the business climate; unanticipated competition; the testing for recoverability of a significant asset group within a reporting unit; and reductions in growth rates.  During the second quarter of fiscal 2011, the Company performed its annual impairment test of goodwill and concluded that no impairment had occurred.
 
 
The following table summarizes the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by segment for the six months ended October 1, 2010:
 
(Amounts in millions)
 
NPS
   
MSS
   
BSS
   
Total
 
Goodwill gross
  $ 694     $ 1,920     $ 1,271     $ 3,885  
Accumulated impairment losses
    -       -       (19 )     (19 )
Balance as of April 2, 2010, net
    694       1,920       1,252       3,866  
                                 
                                 
Additions
    30       -       10       40  
Deductions
    (10 )     -       -       (10 )
Foreign currency translation
    -       16       9       25  
Impairment losses
    -       -       -       -  
                                 
                                 
Goodwill gross
    714       1,936       1,290       3,940  
Accumulated impairment losses
    -       -       (19 )     (19 )
Balance as of October 1, 2010, net
  $ 714     $ 1,936     $ 1,271     $ 3,921  

The addition to goodwill of $40 million consists of $36 million related to acquisitions of new businesses and $4 million of contingent consideration paid on a fiscal 2009 acquisition.  The reduction of $10 million relates to a divestiture of an immaterial set of NPS contracts. (See Note 3.)

The foreign currency translation amount relates to the impact of currency movements on non-U.S. dollar denominated goodwill balances.

A summary of amortizable intangible assets as of October 1, 2010, and April 2, 2010, is as follows:

   
As of October 1, 2010
 
(Amounts in millions)
 
Gross Carrying Value
   
Accumulated Amortization
   
Net
 
                   
Software
  $ 1,810     $ 1,294     $ 516  
Outsourcing contract costs
    2,019       1,349       670  
Customer and other intangible assets
    413       249       164  
     Total intangible assets
  $ 4,242     $ 2,892     $ 1,350  


 
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COMPUTER SCIENCES CORPORATION
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)
 


   
As of April 2, 2010
 
(Amounts in millions)
 
Gross Carrying Value
   
Accumulated Amortization
   
Net
 
                   
Software
  $ 1,716     $ 1,205     $ 511  
Outsourcing contract costs
    1,875       1,233       642  
Customer and other intangible assets
    397       234       163  
     Total intangible assets
  $ 3,988     $ 2,672     $ 1,316  

Amortization related to intangible assets was $112 million and $107 million for the quarters ended October 1, 2010, and October 2, 2009, respectively, including reductions of revenue for outsourcing contract cost premiums amortization of $19 million and $14 million in each of the respective quarters.  Amortization related to intangible assets was $215 million and $209 million for the six months ended October 1, 2010, and October 2, 2009, respectively, including reductions of revenue for outsourcing contract cost premiums amortization of $34 million and $27 million in each of the respective six month periods.  Estimated amortization expense related to intangible assets as of October 1, 2010, for fiscal 2011 through fiscal 2015, is as follows: $386 million, $300 million, $226 million, $157 million and $101 million, respectively.

Amortization expense related to capitalized software was $45 million and $42 million for the quarters ended October 1, 2010, and October 2, 2009, respectively, and $87 million and $82 million for the six months ended October 1, 2010, and October 2, 2009, respectively.

Note 13 – Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments
 
The primary financial instruments which potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk are accounts receivable. The Company’s customer base includes Fortune 500 companies, the U.S. federal and other governments and other significant, well-known companies operating in North America, Europe and the Pacific Rim. Credit risk with respect to accounts receivable is minimized because of the nature and diversification of the Company’s customer base. Furthermore, the Company continuously reviews its accounts receivables and records provisions for doubtful accounts as needed.

The Company's credit risk is also affected by the risk of customers which become subject to bankruptcy proceedings; however, because most of these proceedings involve business reorganizations rather than liquidations and the nature of the Company's services are often considered essential to the operational continuity of these customers, the Company is generally able to avoid or mitigate significant adverse financial impact in these cases.  As of October 1, 2010, the Company had $13 million of accounts receivable, $7 million of allowance for doubtful accounts, and $1 million of other assets with customers involved in bankruptcy proceedings.

 
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COMPUTER SCIENCES CORPORATION
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)
 


In the normal course of business, the Company may provide certain clients, principally governmental entities, with financial performance guarantees, which are generally backed by standby letters of credit or surety bonds.  In general, the Company would only be liable for the amounts of these guarantees in the event that nonperformance by the Company permits termination of the related contract by the Company’s client.  As of October 1, 2010, the Company had $749 million of outstanding letters of credit and surety bonds relating to these performance guarantees. The Company believes it is in compliance with its performance obligations under all service contracts for which there is a financial performance guarantee, and the ultimate liability, if any, incurred in connection with these guarantees will not have a material adverse affect on its consolidated results of operations or financial position.  The Company institutes the use of standby letters of credit in lieu of cash to support various risk management insurance policies.  These letters of credit represent a contingent liability and the Company would only be liable if it defaults on its payment obligations towards these policies.  As of October 1, 2010, the Company had $63 million of outstanding standby letters of credit.

The Company guarantees working capital credit lines for its non-U.S. business units with local financial institutions.  Generally, guarantees have one-year terms and are renewed annually.

The following table summarizes the expiration of the Company’s financial guarantees outstanding as of October 1, 2010.

(Amounts in millions)
 
Fiscal 2011
   
Fiscal 2012
   
Fiscal 2013
and thereafter
   
Total
 
Performance guarantees:
                       
   Surety bonds
  $ 4     $ 27     $ -     $ 31  
   Letters of credit
    685       24       9       718  
Standby letters of credit
    29       28       6       63  
Foreign subsidiary debt guarantees
    121       502       -       623  
     Total
  $ 839     $ 581     $ 15     $ 1,435  

The Company generally indemnifies its software license customers from claims of infringement on a United States patent, copyright, or trade secret.  CSC’s indemnification covers costs to defend customers from claims, court awards or related settlements.  The Company maintains the right to modify or replace software in order to eliminate any infringement.  Historically, CSC has not incurred any significant costs related to customer software license indemnification.  Management considers the likelihood of incurring future costs to be remote and the Company has not recorded a related liability.

Contingencies

As of October 1, 2010, the Company had 14 claims totaling approximately $678 million, excluding interest, asserted against the U.S. federal government under a single contract pending before the Armed Services Board of Contracts Appeals (“ASBCA”).  These claims were filed under the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (the “CDA”).


 
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COMPUTER SCIENCES CORPORATION
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)
 

During the second quarter of fiscal 2007, the Company filed its 14 interest bearing claims (collectively the “CDA Claims”), then totaling approximately $858 million, with the government.  During the first quarter of fiscal 2008, the government denied the Company’s 14 CDA Claims and issued a $42 million counterclaim. The Company disagrees with the government’s denials both factually and contractually.  In contrast to the Company’s CDA Claims, all of which were properly certified under the CDA, the government’s counter-claim was submitted with no verifiable evidence, no citation to any supporting evidence and no explanation of its method for calculating value.  Because of these disputes, on September 11, 2007, the Company initiated litigation at the ASBCA, one of the two forums available for litigation of CDA claims.  Decisions of the ASBCA may be appealed to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and that court’s ruling may be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.

In accordance with accepted practice, the Company amended its CDA Claims twice to reflect adjustments to the total value of the CDA Claims.  During the third quarter of fiscal 2008, the Company and its litigation team undertook a standard review of the value of the CDA Claims.  On December 21, 2007, as a result of that review, the Company amended the complaint it filed with the ASBCA on September 11, 2007, and adjusted its value downward.  Most recently, on December 24, 2009, the Government made a partial payment of $35 million on one of the CDA Claims.  Thereafter, CSC filed a second amended complaint with the ASBCA reducing the value of its CDA Claims by $35 million for a total value of all CDA Claims now totaling approximately $678 million.

Included in receivables and prepaid expenses and other current assets are approximately $379 million of unbilled receivables, reflecting the third quarter fiscal 2010 payment of $35 million referenced above, and $227 million of deferred costs related to the CDA Claims, respectively.  The Company does not record any profit element when it defers costs associated with CDA claims.

The Company believes it has valid bases for pursuing recovery of the CDA Claims supported by outside counsel’s evaluation of the facts and assistance in the preparation of the claims.  To verify its position, CSC requested that outside counsel analyze whether the first two conditions of Paragraph 31 of Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 605-35-25 (previously referred to as Paragraph 65 of Statement of Position 81-1) were satisfied with respect to the Company’s assertions of Government breaches of the contract, Government-caused delays and disruption to the Company’s performance of the contract, and unanticipated additional work performed by the Company under the contract.  The outside counsel issued an opinion that the Company’s position met the criteria on April 22, 2005, and has reiterated that opinion as recently as May 18, 2010.  The Company remains committed to vigorous pursuit of its claimed entitlements and associated value, and continues to believe based on review of applicable law and other considerations that recovery of at least its net balance sheet position is probable.  During the second quarter, the ASBCA granted the Company's motion for summary judgment on one of the CDA claims.  The Company’s position is subject to the ongoing evaluation of new facts and information which may come to the Company’s attention during the discovery phase of the litigation, which is expected to continue into the third quarter of fiscal 2011.  Trial has been rescheduled from the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011 to the first quarter of fiscal 2012 but is subject to further change at the discretion of the ASBCA judge.
  
Several additional claims that had been pending before the ASBCA under a separate contract were settled in the second quarter of fiscal 2010.  As a result of that settlement and other contractual arrangements, the Company expects the deferred costs related to those claims will be fully recovered.

Several shareholders of the Company have made demands on the Board of Directors of the Company or filed purported class or derivative actions against both the Company, as nominal defendant, as well as certain of CSC's executive officers and directors.  These actions, which are described below, generally allege that certain of the individual defendants breached their fiduciary duty to the Company by purportedly “backdating” stock options granted to CSC executives, improperly recording and accounting for allegedly backdated stock options, producing and disseminating disclosures that improperly recorded and accounted for the allegedly backdated options, engaging in acts of corporate waste, and committing violations of insider trading laws. They alleged that certain of the individual defendants were unjustly enriched and seek to require them to disgorge their profits.
 
On August 15, 2006, a federal ERISA class action alleging stock options backdating at the Company and miscellaneous violations of ERISA fiduciary duties with respect to CSC’s 401(k) plan was filed in the U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of New York entitled Quan, et al. v. CSC, et al., CV 06-3927.  On September 21, 2006, a related ERISA class action was filed in the same court entitled Gray, et al. v. CSC, et al., CV 06-5100.  The complaints named as defendants the Company, the Company’s Retirement and Employee Benefits Plans Committee and various directors and officers.  The ERISA actions were consolidated and, on February 28, 2007, plaintiffs filed an amended ERISA class action complaint.  On January 8, 2008, the District Court granted a motion to transfer the consolidated cases to the United States District Court in Los Angeles, California, where the cases were consolidated before the District Court judge in Case No. CV 08-2398-SJO.  Class certification was granted on December 29, 2008.  Defendants and plaintiffs each filed motions for summary judgment on May 4, 2009, and supplemental briefs thereafter.  On July 13, 2009, the District Court entered an Order granting summary judgment in favor of the Company and the other defendants.  Briefing on plaintiffs’ appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (the “Ninth Circuit”) was completed on January 11, 2010.  Oral argument took place on June 10, 2010. On September 30, 2010, the Ninth Circuit affirmed the decision of the District Court in favor of the Company and the other defendants.  On October 21, 2010, plaintiffs petitioned the Ninth Circuit to rehear en banc the September 30, 2010, decision.

 
 
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COMPUTER SCIENCES CORPORATION
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)
 
On May 29, 2009, a class action lawsuit entitled Shirley Morefield vs. Computer Sciences Corporation, et al., Case # A-09-591338-C, was brought in state court in Clark County, Nevada, against the Company and certain current and former officers and directors asserting claims for declarative and injunctive relief related to stock option backdating.  The alleged factual basis for the claims is the same as that which was alleged in a prior derivative case, In re CSC Shareholder Derivative Litigation, CV 06-5288, filed in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, which was dismissed on August 9, 2007, by such court.  This dismissal was affirmed on appeal by the Ninth Circuit, which judgment is final. The defendants in the Morefield case deny the allegations in the complaint.  On June 30, 2009, the Company removed the case to the United States District Court for the District of Nevada, Case No. 2:09-cv-1176-KJD-GWF.  On motion made by the plaintiffs, the District Court remanded the case to state court on February 18, 2010.  Defendants filed a motion to dismiss on April 30, 2010, and plaintiffs filed their opposition on June 14, 2010.  A hearing took place on August 18, 2010.  A decision is pending.
 
On September 24, 2007, a stockholder made a demand to the Board of Directors to cause the Company to pursue claims against certain individuals, including current and former officers and directors of CSC, with respect to alleged stock option backdating.  Action on this demand was deferred until the decision of the Ninth Circuit in the federal derivative case referred to above became final.  On March 2, 2009, the stockholder made a renewed demand to the Board.  On May 20, 2009, the Board formed a special committee comprised solely of independent directors not named in the stockholder demand to investigate and review the demand and recommend to the Board how to respond thereto.  On February 8, 2010, the special committee recommended that the Board decline to pursue the claims asserted in the stockholder demand, and the Board adopted that recommendation. The stockholder has been notified of the Board’s decision.

In relation to all stock option matters discussed above, it is not possible to make reliable estimates of the amounts or range of losses that could result from these matters at this time.
 
In addition to the matters noted above, the Company is currently party to a number of disputes which involve or may involve litigation.  The Company consults with legal counsel on those issues related to litigation and seeks input from other experts and advisors with respect to such matters in the ordinary course of business.  Whether any losses, damages or remedies ultimately resulting from such matters could reasonably have a material effect on the Company's business, financial condition, results of operation, or cash flows will depend on a number of variables, including, for example, the timing and amount of such losses or damages (if any) and the structure and type of any such remedies.  For these reasons, it is not possible to make accurate estimates of the amount or range of loss that could result from these other matters at this time.  Company management does not, however, presently expect any of such other matters to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements of the Company.


 
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PART I, ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Second Quarter and First Six Months of Fiscal 2011 versus
Second Quarter and First Six Months of Fiscal 2010


All statements and assumptions in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q and in the documents attached or incorporated by reference that do not directly and exclusively relate to historical facts constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  These statements represent current expectations and beliefs of CSC, and no assurance can be given that the results described in such statements will be achieved.

Forward-looking information contained in these statements include, among other things, statements with respect to the Company's financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, business strategies, operating efficiencies or synergies, competitive positions, growth opportunities, plans and objectives of management, and other matters. Such statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside of the Company's control, which could cause actual results to differ materially from the results described in such statements.  These forward-looking statements should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K.  The reader should specifically consider the various risks discussed in the Risk Factors section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Forward-looking statements in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q speak only as of the date hereof, and forward-looking statements in documents attached or incorporated by reference speak only as to the date of those documents.  The Company does not undertake any obligation to update or release any revisions to any forward-looking statement or to report any events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by law.

General

The following discussion and analysis provides information management believes relevant to an assessment and understanding of the consolidated results of operations and financial condition of Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC or the Company).  The discussion should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended April 2, 2010.  The following discussion relates to the Company's results of operations and financial condition as of and for the quarter and six months ended October 1, 2010, and the comparable period of the prior fiscal year.


 
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Second Quarter Overview

Key operating results for the second quarter include:
 
·  
Second quarter revenues were down 1.6% to $4.0 billion and six month revenues were down 0.3% to $7.9 billion compared to the prior year. On a constant currency basis,(1) revenues were down 0.5% for the quarter and up 0.4% for the first six months.

·  
Income before taxes for the quarter increased 5.8% to $275 million versus the fiscal 2010 second quarter and increased 10.4% to $490 million versus the fiscal 2010 first six months.

·  
Operating income(2) for the quarter decreased 9.7% to $308 million versus the fiscal 2010 second quarter, and operating income margins decreased to 7.75% from 8.44% in the fiscal 2010 second quarter. For the first six months, operating income decreased 3.0% to $589 million, and operating income margins decreased to 7.44% from 7.65%.

·  
Net income attributable to CSC common shareholders for the second quarter was $184 million, a decrease of 14.8%, or $32 million, as compared to the prior year.

·  
Diluted earnings per share were $1.18 for the fiscal 2011 second quarter, a decrease from $1.40 in the prior year.

·  
Business awards(3) of $4.5 billion were announced for the second quarter 2011, compared to $4.6 billion in the prior fiscal year period. For the second quarter of fiscal 2011, NPS was awarded $2.9 billion, MSS was awarded $.8 billion, and BSS was awarded $.8 billion.  Total backlog(3) at the end of second quarter of fiscal 2011 was $41.8 billion, an increase of $2.2 billion as compared to the backlog at the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2010. Of the total $41.8 billion backlog, $35.7 billion is expected to be filled in fiscal 2012 and future years, and $16.1 billion is not yet funded.

·  
Days Sales Outstanding (DSO)(4) of 89 days compared to 85 days at the end of the second quarter of the prior fiscal year.

·  
Debt-to-total capitalization ratio(5) at October 1, 2010 was 35.9% compared to 36.5% at fiscal year-end 2010.

·  
Return on Investment (ROI)(6) for the four quarters ended October 1, 2010, was 9.2%, down from 11.0% for the comparable prior period. The higher prior period ratio was driven by large tax benefits in fiscal 2009 that positively impacted the four quarter calculation a year ago.

·  
Cash provided by operating activities was $342 million for the six months of fiscal 2011, compared to $275 million for the six months of fiscal 2010.

·  
Cash used in investing activities was $458 million for the six months of fiscal 2011, compared to $286 million for the six months of fiscal year 2010.

·  
Cash used in financing activities was $47 million for the six months of fiscal 2011, compared to cash provided of $9 million for the six months of fiscal year 2010.

 
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·  
Free cash flow for the six months of fiscal 2011 was $143 million outflow as compared to $33 million outflow for the six months of fiscal 2010,(7)  a decline of $110 million.

                                                                                                                                                         

(1)  
Selected references are made on a "constant currency basis” so that certain financial results can be viewed without the impact of fluctuations in foreign currency rates, thereby providing comparisons of operating performance from period to period.  Selected financial results on a "constant currency basis” are calculated by translating current period activity into U.S. dollars using the comparable prior period’s currency conversion rates.  This approach is used for all results for which the functional currency is not the U.S. dollar.
(2)  
Operating income is a non-GAAP measure used by management to assess performance at the segments and on a consolidated basis.  The Company's definition of such measure may differ from other companies. We define operating income as revenue less costs of services, depreciation and amortization expenses, and segment G&A expense, excluding corporate G&A. Management compensates for the limitations of this non-GAAP measure by also reviewing income before taxes, which includes costs excluded from the operating income definition such as corporate G&A, interest and other income. A reconciliation of consolidated operating income to income before taxes is as follows:

   
Quarter Ended
 
(Amounts in millions)
 
October 1, 2010
   
October 2, 2009
 
             
Operating income
  $ 308     $ 341  
Corporate G&A
    (35 )     (36 )
Interest expense
    (42 )     (53 )
Interest income
    9       7  
Other income (expense)
    35       1  
Income before taxes
  $ 275     $ 260  

   
Six Months Ended
 
(Amounts in millions)
 
October 1, 2010
   
October 2, 2009
 
             
Operating income
  $ 589     $ 607  
Corporate G&A
    (71 )     (77 )
Interest expense
    (83 )     (108 )
Interest income
    17       13  
Other income (expense)
    38       9  
Income before taxes
  $ 490     $ 444  


(3)  
For NPS, announced award values for competitive indefinite delivery and indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) awards represent the expected contract value at the time a task order is awarded under the contract.  Announced values for non-competitive ID/IQ awards represent management’s estimate at the award date.  Business awards for MSS are estimated at the time of contract signing based on then existing projections of service volumes and currency exchange rates, and include option years.  BSS award values are based on firm commitments.  
Backlog represents total estimated contract value of predominantly long-term contracts, based on customer commitments that the Company believes to be firm. Backlog value is based on contract commitments, management’s judgment and assumptions about volume of services, availability of customer funding and other factors. Backlog estimates for government contracts include both the funded and unfunded portions, and all of the option periods. Value of competitive ID/IQ awards is included in computation of backlog only when a task order is awarded. Value of non-competitive ID/IQ awards included in computation of backlog represents management's estimate of the award date. Backlog estimates are subject to change and may be affected by factors including modifications of contracts and foreign currency movements.
(4)  
DSO for the quarter is calculated as total receivables at quarter-end divided by revenue-per-day.  Revenue-per-day equals total quarterly revenues divided by the number of days in the quarter. Total receivables includes unbilled receivables but excludes tax receivables.

 
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(5)  
Debt-to-total capitalization ratio is defined as total current and long-term debt divided by total debt and equity, including noncontrolling interest.
(6)  
ROI is calculated by multiplying profit margin by the investment base turnover.  The profit margin used is a) the last four quarters’ adjusted net income available to CSC common shareholders (net income available to CSC common shareholders adjusted to exclude interest expense and special items, net of their corresponding tax effects), divided by b) the last four quarters’ revenues.  The tax effect is calculated by multiplying CSC’s last four quarters’ interest expense and special items by the corresponding effective tax rate. Investment base turnover equals the last four quarters’ revenues divided by average debt and equity during the last four quarters.  It should be noted that the adjusted net income figure available to CSC common shareholders is not identical to net income available to CSC common shareholders as determined in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and is therefore reconciled to the GAAP measure in the table below.  The Company’s calculation of ROI may not be comparable with other companies’ measures using the same or similar terms.  Management compensates for any limitations of this non-GAAP measure by reviewing a number of metrics, including GAAP measures such as EPS, operating and investing cash flows, and the debt-to-total capitalization ratio.

Adjusted Net Income Reconciliation
 
Twelve Months Ended
 
(Amounts in millions)
 
October 1, 2010
   
October 2, 2009
 
             
Adjusted Net Income
  $ 969     $ 1,102  
Less:
               
    Interest expense
    227       246  
    Special items
    -       -  
Tax effect of Interest Expense and Special Items
    (55 )     (33 )
Net income attributable to CSC
  $ 797     $ 889  

(7)  
Free cash flow is a non-GAAP measure and the Company's definition of such measure may differ from other companies. We define free cash flow as equal to the sum of (1) operating cash flows, (2) investing cash flows, excluding business acquisitions, dispositions and purchase or sale of available for sale securities, and (3) payments on capital leases and other long-term asset financings.

However, CSC’s free cash flow measure does not distinguish operating cash flows from investing cash flows as they are required to be presented in accordance with GAAP, and should not be considered a substitute for operating and investing cash flows as determined in accordance with GAAP.  Free cash flow is one of the factors CSC management uses in reviewing the overall performance of the business.  Management compensates for the limitations of this non-GAAP measure by also reviewing the GAAP measures of operating, investing and financing cash flows as well as debt levels measured by the debt-to-total capitalization ratio.

The following is a reconciliation of free cash flow to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure:

   
Six Months Ended
 
(Amounts in millions)
 
October 1, 2010
   
October 2, 2009
 
             
Free cash flow
  $ (143 )   $ (33 )
Net cash used in investing activities
    458       286  
Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired
    (65 )     (5 )
Business dispositions
    52       12  
Payments on capital leases and other long-term asset financings
    40       15  
Net cash provided by operating activities
  $ 342     $ 275  
Net cash used in investing activities
  $ (458 )   $ (286 )
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
  $ (47 )   $ 9  


 
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Reportable Segments

CSC provides information technology and business process outsourcing, consulting and systems integration services and other professional services to its customers.  The Company targets the delivery of these services within three broad service lines or sectors:  North American Public Sector (NPS), Managed Services Sector (MSS), and Business Solutions and Services (BSS).

The Company’s reportable segments in fiscal 2011 and 2010 are as follows:

·  
North American Public Sector – The NPS segment operates principally within a regulated environment subject to governmental contracting and accounting requirements, including Federal Acquisition Regulations, Cost Accounting Standards and audits by various U.S. federal agencies.

·  
Managed Services Sector – The MSS segment provides large-scale infrastructure and application outsourcing solutions offerings as well as midsize services delivery to customers globally.

·  
Business Solutions & Services – The BSS segment provides industry specific consulting and systems integration services, business process outsourcing, and intellectual property (IP) based software solutions.

Results of Operations

Revenues
 
   
Quarter Ended
 
(Amounts in millions)
 
October 1, 2010
   
October 2, 2009
   
Change
   
Percent
 
                         
NPS
  $ 1,549     $ 1,622     $ (73 )     (4.5 %)
MSS
    1,581       1,579       2       0.1  
BSS
    869       864       5       0.6  
Corporate
    3       4       (1 )        
Subtotal
    4,002       4,069       (67 )     (1.6 )
Eliminations
    (27 )     (28 )     1          
Total Revenue
  $ 3,975     $ 4,041     $ (66 )     (1.6 )

   
Six Months Ended
 
(Amounts in millions)
 
October 1, 2010
   
October 2, 2009
   
Change
   
Percent
 
                         
NPS
  $ 3,101     $ 3,140     $ (39 )     (1.2 %)
MSS
    3,179       3,143       36       1.1  
BSS
    1,690       1,702       (12 )     (0.7 )
Corporate
    7       8       (1 )        
Subtotal
    7,977       7,993       (16 )     (0.2 )
Eliminations
    (60 )     (55 )     (5 )        
Total Revenue
  $ 7,917     $ 7,938     $ (21 )     (0.3 )



 
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The factors affecting the percent change in revenues for the second quarter and six months ended October 1, 2010, are as follows:
 
 
   
Quarter Ended
 
   
 
 
Acquisitions
   
Approximate Impact of Currency Fluctuations
   
Net Internal Growth
   
Total
 
                         
NPS
    -       -       (4.5 %)     (4.5 %)
MSS
    -       (1.9 %)     2.0       0.1  
BSS
    0.9 %     (1.8 )     1.5       0.6  
     Cumulative Net Percentage
    0.2       (1.1 )     (0.7 )     (1.6 )

   
Six Months Ended
 
   
 
 
Acquisitions
   
Approximate Impact of Currency Fluctuations
   
Net Internal Growth
   
Total
 
                         
NPS
    -       -       (1.2 %)     (1.2 %)
MSS
    -       (1.0 %)     2.1       1.1  
BSS
    1.2 %     (1.1 )     (0.8 )     (0.7 )
     Cumulative Net Percentage
    0.3       (0.7 )     0.1       (0.3 )


North American Public Sector

The Company's North American Public Sector revenues were generated from the following sources:

   
Quarter Ended
 
(Amounts in millions)
 
October 1, 2010
   
October 2, 2009
   
Change
   
Percent
 
                         
Department of Defense
  $ 1,161     $ 1,210     $ (49 )     (4.0 %)
Civil Agencies(1)
    333       342       (9 )     (2.6 )
Other(1)(2)
    55       70       (15 )     (21.4 )
Total North American Public Sector
  $ 1,549     $ 1,622     $ (73 )     (4.5 )

   
Six Months Ended
 
(Amounts in millions)
 
October 1, 2010
   
October 2, 2009
   
Change
   
Percent
 
                         
Department of Defense
  $ 2,284     $ 2,330     $ (46 )     (2.0 %)
Civil Agencies(1)
    705       708       (3 )     (0.4 )
Other(1)(2)
    112       102       10       9.8  
Total North American Public Sector
  $ 3,101     $ 3,140     $ (39 )     (1.2 )


(1)  
Certain fiscal 2010 amounts were reclassified from Civil Agencies to Other to conform to current year presentation.
(2)  
Other revenues consist of state, local and select foreign government as well as commercial contracts performed by the North American Public Sector reporting segment.
 
 

 
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NPS revenue decreased $73 million, or 4.5%, for the fiscal 2011 second quarter as compared to the same period in the prior year, and decreased $39 million, or 1.2%, for the six months. The second quarter decrease was primarily a result of $65 million of revenue recognized in the second quarter of fiscal 2010 that did not repeat in fiscal 2011. The revenue was associated with a claim settlement and other contractual arrangements on a Department of Defense contract. Fiscal 2011 second quarter revenue was also down in the Civil and Other businesses. The Civil decline was driven by contracts with the Department of Health and Human Services, NASA and the Department of Transportation that ended or experienced a reduction in customer spending. Other revenue declined in the quarter due to certain state contracts that had a reduction in customer spending. Partly offsetting the declines were gains across NPS, including increases due to a Navy contract for IT engineering and managed services, new task orders for equipment installations for a major DOD customer, and increased work on the U.S. Census Bureau contract, which completed in the second quarter.

The decline in six months revenue was driven by the second quarter fiscal 2010 $65 million DOD claim settlement discussed above. Year to date declines in several Civil agencies contracts were primarily offset by the U.S. Census Bureau contract that contributed $37 million of additional revenue during fiscal 2011. Other revenues benefited in the six months from growth in the first quarter on two State Medicaid programs.

NPS won $2.9 billion of new awards during the second quarter ($4.1 billion for the six months), compared to $3.3 billion and $4.9 billion in the prior year second quarter and first six months, respectively. Overall, revenue growth and contract awards continued to be impacted by a slowdown in the U.S. federal procurement environment, driven primarily by delayed contract awards and a higher rate of award protests.

Managed Services Sector

MSS revenue increased $2 million, or 0.1%, for the fiscal 2011 second quarter as compared to the same period in the prior year, and increased $36 million, or 1.1%, for the six months. In constant currency, revenue increased 2.0% for the quarter and 2.1% for the six months, with adverse currency effects in Europe partially offset by currency benefits in Australia. The overall MSS growth was primarily from a combination of new client engagements won in fiscal 2010 and 2011 which generated approximately $145 million and $285 million revenue during fiscal 2011 second quarter and six months, respectively, as well as growth on existing accounts. The increases were partially offset by contract conclusions and terminations of $72 million for the quarter and $155 million for the six months, plus volume or scope reductions of $45 million for the quarter and $89 million for the six months.

A new $2.9 billion ten-year contract with a major financial institution commenced in late fiscal 2010 and, combined with increased scope on existing engagements for the same client, contributed $89 million and $166 million of the second quarter and six month growth, respectively. A new $0.5 billion ten-year contract with the U.K. government commenced in fiscal 2010 and contributed $24 million and $48 million of the second quarter and six month growth, respectively.

During the second quarter of fiscal 2011, MSS had contract awards of $.8 billion, compared to $.3 billion in the comparable prior fiscal period, and $2.0 billion for the six months versus $1.4 billion in the prior year. Second quarter awards included new contracts and successful recompetes.


 
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Business Solutions and Services

BSS revenue increased $5 million, or 0.6%, for the fiscal 2011 second quarter as compared to the same period in the prior year, and decreased $12 million, or 0.7%, for the six months. In constant currency, revenue increased 2.4% for the quarter and 0.4% for the six months, with adverse currency effects in Europe partially offset by currency benefits in Australia. Revenue contribution from the fiscal 2010 second quarter acquisition of a small Brazilian consulting business was more than offset by the divestiture of a small Hong Kong value-added reseller business. The acquisition contributed $6 million and $19 million of incremental revenue for the quarter and six months, while the divested business provided $37 million and $74 million of revenue in fiscal 2010’s second quarter and first six months versus none in the current year. Excluding the impacts of currency and the fiscal 2010 acquisition and divestiture, BSS’ revenue rose approximately $52 million or 6.0% in the second quarter and $61 million and 3.6% in the first six months of fiscal 2011.

The primary drivers for the $52 million and $61 million changes were increases in BSS’ consulting business in financial services and in a healthcare program in the U.K. Financial services growth of $29 million for the second quarter and $41 million for the six months was a result of higher business process outsourcing services revenue as well as increased software and project related services. Growth on the U.K. healthcare program contributed $23 million and $36 million for the second quarter and six months, respectively. Other consulting business saw pockets of improvement, including a 12% growth in Europe’s western region, primarily France, in the second quarter; however, these positive signs were more than offset by flat or lower revenue in other areas. Healthcare-related consulting business in the Americas region continued to experience delays in project award times as the U.S. industry grapples with the uncertainty of healthcare reform, resulting in declines of $9 million for the second quarter and $21 million for the first six months.

Revenue growth in the second quarter continued to come from a combination of new customers and incremental project work at existing customers.  During the second quarter of fiscal 2011, BSS had contract awards of $0.8 billion, compared to $1.0 billion in the comparable prior fiscal period, and $1.6 billion for the six months versus $1.8 billion in the prior year. Collaboration between CSC’s BSS and MSS segments generated several successful wins in the quarter.


 
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Costs and Expenses

The Company's costs and expenses were as follows:

   
Quarter Ended
 
   
Amount
   
Percentage of Revenue
   
Percentage
Point Change
 
(Amounts in millions)
 
October 1, 2010
   
October 2, 2009
   
October 1, 2010
   
October 2, 2009
       
                               
Cost of services (excludes depreciation and amortization)
  $ 3,182     $ 3,215       80.1 %     79.6 %     0.5 %
Selling, general and administrative
    247       246       6.2       6.1       0.1  
Depreciation and amortization
    273       275       6.9       6.8       0.1  
Interest expense, net
    33       46       0.8       1.1       (0.3 )
Other (income) expense
    (35 )     (1 )     (0.9 )     -       (0.9 )
        Total
  $ 3,700     $ 3,781       93.1 %     93.6 %     (0.5 )%


   
Six Months Ended
 
   
Amount
   
Percentage of Revenue
   
Percentage
Point Change
 
(Amounts in millions)
 
October 1, 2010
   
October 2, 2009
   
October 1, 2010
   
October 2, 2009
       
                               
Cost of services (excludes depreciation and amortization)
  $ 6,379     $ 6,371       80.6 %     80.2 %     0.4 %
Selling, general and administrative
    491       493       6.2       6.2       -  
Depreciation and amortization
    529       544       6.7       6.9       (0.2 )
Interest expense, net
    66       95       0.8       1.2       (0.4 )
Other (income) expense
    (38 )     (9 )     (0.5 )     (0.1 )     (0.4 )
        Total
  $ 7,427     $ 7,494       93.8 %     94.4 %     (0.6 )%


 
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MSS Out-of-Period Adjustments
 
The Company’s MSS segment incurred various adjustments, primarily in Europe’s Nordic region, netting to approximately $30 million of charges in the second quarter and $40 million in the first six months of fiscal 2011 that should have been recorded in prior periods but were immaterial to previous and current year consolidated results.  Charges resulted from accounting errors and the misapplication of internal accounting policies and U.S. GAAP, as well as from accounting irregularities in the Nordic region, principally affecting prepaid accounts and outsourcing contract costs.

Costs of Services

Costs of services (COS) as a percentage of revenue increased 0.5% for both the second quarter and 0.4% for the first six months of fiscal 2011 to 80.1% and 80.6%, respectively. Improvements at BSS and NPS were offset by higher cost ratios at MSS for the quarter and six months.

MSS’ COS ratio for the second quarter and first six months was adversely impacted by the out of period adjustments noted above.  Additionally in the Nordic region, operational issues including excess staffing capacity and lower revenue also increased the COS ratio for the second quarter and six months.  The Company is addressing the operational issues as well as the factors that led to the out of period adjustments.

Cost control measures taken in fiscal 2010 and continuing in fiscal 2011 partially offset the MSS issues noted above and drove the ratio improvements in BSS. BSS measures included salary and headcount reductions, facilities reductions in space and cost, as well as reduction in other discretionary spending including travel costs. MSS cost control measures included a workforce realignment comprising reductions and shifting to low cost regions as well as ongoing focus on containing discretionary spending.

NPS’ COS ratio improved primarily due to favorable EAC adjustments on a majority-owned contract in the second quarter and first six months of approximately $32 million and $44 million, respectively. An adverse impact to both the NPS and MSS COS ratios for the year-over-year six month comparison was a fiscal 2010 first quarter pension-related benefit that did not repeat in fiscal 2011. CSC recorded a $13 million reversal of a prior service credit resulting from the Company’s decision to freeze future benefits relating to salary and service for most participants in the U.S.-based Computer Sciences Corporation Employee Pension Plan. Approximately $7 million of the curtailment credit was in NPS and $6 million in MSS.

Selling, General and Administrative

Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expense as a percentage of revenue was up 0.1% points for the second quarter and unchanged for the first six months of fiscal 2011 as compared to the prior year. SG&A ratio improvements in MSS were more than offset by the impact of higher ratios in BSS and NPS for the second quarter and six months. For the six months, the overall SG&A ratio also benefited from lower Corporate G&A expenses in the first quarter of fiscal 2011.

The MSS improvement resulted from ongoing cost control actions including workforce realignments and lower discretionary spending. MSS continues to realign both its direct and indirect workforce, benefiting both SG&A and COS ratios, and now has low cost centers in over a dozen locations worldwide.  Ongoing cost control actions in BSS were more than offset by other drivers that pushed the BSS ratio higher for the second quarter and first six months of fiscal 2011.  The drivers primarily included lower bonus accruals in the second quarter of fiscal 2010 and an increase in investment related to the Company's vertical strategy.  NPS’ higher fiscal 2011 ratio was due to increased bid and proposal costs in the quarter and six months versus the prior year, a result of the timing of fiscal 2011 opportunities versus those in fiscal 2010. A $4 million first quarter fiscal 2011 decrease in Corporate G&A was driven mostly from lower stock and incentive compensation expenses versus the prior year.

Depreciation and Amortization
 
Depreciation and amortization (D&A) as a percentage of revenue increased by 0.1% points for the second quarter and decreased 0.2% points for the first six months of fiscal 2011. For the quarter, the ratio benefited from lower D&A expense primarily in MSS and BSS, but the adverse impact from lower revenue more than offset the benefit and caused a slight increase in the ratio.  For the six months, the benefits from the MSS and BSS improvements drove the 0.2% points favorable change.  Lower fiscal 2010 capital expenditures, particularly in MSS, were the primary driver of the lower depreciation expense and ratio improvement. Partially offsetting the drivers toward lower D&A ratios were asset acquisitions and associated contract costs in fiscal 2011 for new contracts.


 
 
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Interest Expense, Net

Interest expense, net of interest income, declined $13 million in the fiscal 2011 second quarter as compared to the same period in the prior year, and declined $29 million for the six months. The decline is a combination of lower interest expense and higher interest income, during both the second quarter and first six months of fiscal 2011.

The lower interest expense is primarily a result of a lower level of debt during the second quarter and the six months of fiscal 2011 when compared to comparable periods of fiscal 2010, due to repayment of the 7.375% $500 million term notes in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010. In addition, the weighted average rate of borrowing on the $1.5 billion credit facility was lower in fiscal 2011 as compared to fiscal 2010.  Partially offsetting the lower interest expense was increased borrowing for capital leases and other long-term asset financings during the second quarter and first six months of fiscal 2011 as compared to the prior year.

Interest income is higher primarily as a result of increases in non-U.S. cash and cash equivalents balances at October 1, 2010 versus October 2, 2009.

Other Income
 
Other income increased $34 million for the fiscal 2011 second quarter as compared to the same period in the prior year, and increased $29 million for the six months. The increase in fiscal 2011 was primarily a result of a gain of $26 million from the sale of an immaterial set of sub-contracts in NPS, driven by U.S. federal government Organizational Conflict of Interest concerns, and a gain of $3 million from the sale of a BSS investment in a private entity. In addition, other income included net gains due to the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on CSC’s foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities and related hedges as well as equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates.

Taxes

The effective tax rate for the fiscal 2011 second quarter and first six months was 29.8% and 30.4%, respectively, as compared to 14.9% and 20.5% for the comparable prior year periods.  The increase in the fiscal 2011 rate is primarily due to the recognition of tax benefits during the second quarter of fiscal 2010 related to the reversal of a valuation allowance associated with branch net operating loss carryforwards and the remeasurement of an uncertain tax position for foreign tax credits as a result of an audit settlement.

Interest expense on existing uncertain tax positions, included in the tax provision, is expected to continue to accrue at approximately $1.6 million quarterly (net of tax benefit) before the effect of compounding or changes in interest rates, until payments are made or the underlying uncertain tax positions are resolved in the Company’s favor.  The Company is unable to predict when these events may occur.


 
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Earnings Per Share

Earnings per share on a diluted basis decreased $0.22 and $0.17 for the second quarter and six months in fiscal 2011 as compared to fiscal 2010.  The decrease in diluted earnings per share is a combination of lower net income attributable to CSC common shareholders and a greater number of weighted average common shares and common stock equivalents, during both the second quarter and the six month period of fiscal 2011.

Net income attributable to CSC common stockholders declined $32 million and $19 million for the second quarter and six months in fiscal 2011 as compared to fiscal 2010, primarily due to recognition of tax benefits in the second quarter of fiscal 2010.  The tax benefits resulted from reversal of a certain valuation allowance and remeasurement of an uncertain tax position for foreign tax credits.

The number of weighted average common shares, including common stock equivalents, increased 1.6 million and 2.9 million for the second quarter and the six months in fiscal 2011 as compared to fiscal 2010, due to the year-over-year appreciation in the Company’s stock price.

Financial Condition

Cash Flows

The Company’s cash flows were as follows:

   
Six Months Ended
 
(Amounts in millions)
 
October 1, 2010
   
October 2, 2009
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
  $ 342     $ 275  
Net cash used in investing activities
    (458 )     (286 )
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
    (47 )     9  
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
    36       112  
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
    (127 )     110  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
    2,784       2,297  
        Cash and cash equivalents at quarter end
  2,657     $ 2,407  

Net cash provided by operations for the six months of fiscal 2011 was $67 million higher than for the comparable period of fiscal 2010.  The increase was primarily driven by lower vendor and supplier payments due to timing, lesser cash taxes paid, and reduced interest payments as a result of early retirement of the 7.375% $500 million term notes in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010, offset by reduced collections from customers.

Net cash used in investing activities, for the six months of fiscal 2011, was $172 million higher than for the comparable period of fiscal 2010.  The increase was primarily due to higher purchases of property and equipment and software of $128 million and $26 million, respectively, primarily for new and existing outsourcing contracts, as well as increased corporate assets.  In addition, payments for two business acquisitions and proceeds received from a divestiture used a net $13 million of cash.

Net cash used for financing activities for the six months of fiscal 2011 was $47 million, a $56 million increase over the $9 million provided by financing activities for the comparable period of fiscal 2010.  This increase was primarily due to higher repayments of the Company’s long term debt obligations, primarily payments of capital leases and other long-term asset financing obligations as well as dividends paid to CSC common stockholders.

Foreign currency exchange rate movements, primarily in the British pound and Euro, adversely impacted the year over year comparison of the change in cash and cash equivalents by $76 million for the first six months.

 
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Free cash flow for the first six months of fiscal 2011 was an outflow of $143 million as compared to an outflow of $33 million in the prior comparable period, a decline of $110 million.  Improved operating cash flows were more than offset by higher purchases of property and equipment and software as well as higher payments on capital lease and other long-term asset financing obligations, as noted above.

Contractual Obligations

The Company has contractual obligations in respect of its long-term debt, capital and operating leases, minimum purchase contracts, bank debt and other liabilities, as summarized in the “Off Balance Sheet Arrangements and Contractual Obligations” section of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended April 2, 2010.  In addition, the Company has liabilities related to unrecognized tax benefits; however, the Company cannot reasonably estimate the timing or the amount of cash out flows for future tax settlements.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The balance of cash and cash equivalents was $2.7 billion at October 1, 2010, and $2.8 billion at April 2, 2010. The decreased balance is primarily a result of operating cash inflows and investing cash outflows during the six month period of fiscal 2011 of $342 million and ($458) million, respectively. Equity during the six month period of fiscal 2011 increased $526 million, primarily from net income attributable to CSC shareholders of $327 million and the increase in accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI) of $199 million.  Increase in AOCI was due to an increase in foreign currency translation adjustments of $121 million and an increase of the unfunded pension adjustment, primarily related to the curtailment of U.K. pension plans of $78 million.
 
 
At the end of the first six months of fiscal 2011, CSC’s ratio of debt to total capitalization was 35.9%, down slightly from 36.5% at the end of fiscal year 2010. The following table summarizes the Company’s debt to total capitalization ratios as of the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2011 and as of fiscal year end 2010.

   
As of
 
Dollars in millions
 
October 1, 2010
   
April 2, 2010
 
Debt
  $ 3,947     $ 3,744  
Equity
    7,034       6,508  
Total capitalization
  $ 10,981     $ 10,252  
Debt to total capitalization
    35.9 %     36.5 %
 
At October 1, 2010, the Company had $25 million of short-term borrowings under uncommitted lines of credit with foreign banks, $87 million of current maturities of long-term debt, and $3,835 million of long-term debt.  The Company had no outstanding commercial paper as of October 1, 2010.   Subsequent to quarter end, the Company paid down $750 million of its $1.5 billion long-term Credit Facility balance as part of a strategy to re-enter the commercial paper market.  The Company subsequently issued approximately $300 million in commercial paper and intends to issue more to provide an alternative source of funding for working capital.

The Company’s contract with the U.K.’s National Health Service to deliver an integrated electronic patient records system with an announced value of approximately $5.4 billion is a large and complex contract and is included in the BSS segment.  As of October 1, 2010, the Company had a net investment in the contract of approximately $825 million, or 522 million pounds sterling.  Contract assets consist principally of contract work in progress and unbilled receivables but also equipment, software and other assets.  The Company has held discussions with the customer on the NHS contract regarding potential modifications that are likely to reduce the scope of the work and total contract value. Total contract value is estimated to be reduced by approximately 500 million pounds.  The contract is currently profitable and the Company expects to recover its investment; however, unforeseen future events to the extent they add costs beyond those included in the Company’s current estimated costs to complete, could potentially adversely impact such recovery and the Company’s liquidity.
 


 

 
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Continued global economic uncertainty could also pose a risk to the Company’s business as customers and suppliers may be unable to obtain financing to meet payment or delivery obligations to the Company. In addition, customers may decide to downsize, defer or cancel contracts which could negatively affect revenue.  The Company continues to actively monitor the financial markets. Although the condition of the capital markets continues to be volatile, the Company believes it will continue to have access to the capital markets if the need arises. However, the volatility in the financial markets could directly affect the cost and terms of any future financing.

It is management's opinion that the Company will be able to meet its liquidity and cash needs for the foreseeable future through a combination of cash flows from operating activities, cash balances, and other financing activities, including the issuance of debt and/or equity securities, and/or the exercise of the put option described in the Company's Form 10-K.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements and Critical Accounting Estimates

Recent accounting pronouncements and the anticipated impact to the Company are described in the notes to the interim consolidated condensed financial statements included in this Form 10-Q as well as in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended April 2, 2010.

The Company has identified several critical accounting estimates which are described in "Management's Discussion and Analysis" of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal 2010.  An accounting estimate is considered critical if both: (a) the nature of the estimates or assumptions is material due to the levels of subjectivity and judgment involved, and (b) the impact of changes in the estimates and assumptions would have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements.  The Company's critical accounting estimates relate to: revenue recognition and cost estimation on long-term, fixed-price contracts; revenue recognition on software license sales that require significant customization; capitalization of outsourcing contract costs and software development costs; assumptions related to purchase accounting and goodwill; assumptions to determine retirement benefits costs and liabilities; and assumptions and estimates used to analyze legal and tax contingencies.  Modifications to contract scope, schedule, and price may be required on development contracts accounted for on a percentage-of-completion basis and other contracts with the U.S. federal government.  Accounting for such changes prior to formal contract modification requires evaluation of the characteristics and circumstances of the effort completed and assessment of probability of recovery.  If recovery is deemed probable, the Company may, as appropriate, either defer the costs until the parties have agreed on the contract change or recognize the costs and related revenue as current period contract performance.  The Company routinely negotiates such contract modifications.  For all these estimates, we caution that future events may not develop as forecast, and the best estimates routinely require adjustment.


 
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PART I, ITEM 3.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE
DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

For a discussion of the Company's market risk associated with interest rates and foreign currencies as of October 1, 2010, see "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk" in the Part II, Item 7A, "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 2, 2010. For the six months ended October 1, 2010, there has been no significant change in related market risk factors.

PART I, ITEM 4.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

“Disclosure controls and procedures” are the controls and other procedures of an issuer that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the issuer in the reports filed or submitted by it under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. “Disclosure controls and procedures” include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by an issuer in its Exchange Act reports is accumulated and communicated to the issuer’s management, including its principal executive and financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
 
Under the direction of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, the Company has evaluated its disclosure controls and procedures as of October 1, 2010.  We have identified deficiencies that aggregate to a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting.  These deficiencies are related to a lack of appropriate tone at the top of the MSS Nordic business unit combined with inadequate monitoring controls over the financial position and results of operations of the underlying business, and a deterioration of the effectiveness of certain account reconciliations within MSS.

These deficiencies were identified in a review of the Company’s MSS business and reviews of the Company’s monitoring controls.  The review of the MSS Nordic business revealed accounting errors and irregularities resulting in adjustments that should have been recorded in prior years (refer to Management’s Discussion and Analysis “MSS Out-of-Period Adjustments”).  As a result of this material weakness in the operating effectiveness of our controls, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of October 1, 2010.

 
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Changes in Internal Controls

“Internal controls over financial reporting” is a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the issuer’s principal executive and financial officers, and effected by the issuer’s board of directors, management, and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of consolidated financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and includes those policies and procedures that:

(1)  
pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly, reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the issuer;

(2)  
provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the issuer are being made only in accordance with authorization of management and directors of the issuer; and,

(3)  
provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the issuer’s assets that could have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements.

During the quarter ended October 1, 2010, we identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting as mentioned above.  The Company is developing a remediation plan and has initiated measures to address these deficiencies.  These measures include the replacement of certain managers and staff, strengthened controllership responsibilities, improved monitoring controls and oversight, and increased discipline associated with account reconciliations.  In addition to our ongoing Company-wide ethics and compliance programs, management will conduct focused training for MSS Nordic employees to emphasize the importance of adherence to CSC management principles, code of conduct and ethical policies and business practices in the conduct of our business.
 

 
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Part II.  OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

The information required by this item is set forth in Note 12, Commitments and Contingencies of the notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements under the caption “Contingencies”, contained in Part I – Item 1 of this filing.  Such information is incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof.


Item 1A.  Risk Factors

Forward-looking information contained in these statements include, among other things, statements with respect to the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, business strategies, operating efficiencies or synergies, competitive positions, growth opportunities, plans and objectives of management, and other matters.  Such statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside of the Company’s control, which could cause actual results to differ materially from the results described in such statements.  These forward looking statements should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended April 2, 2010.  The reader should specifically consider the various risks discussed in the Risk Factors section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K.
 
 
 
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Item 2.  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

(a) None
(b) None
(c) Purchases of Equity Securities

The following table provides information on a monthly basis for the quarter ended October 1, 2010, with respect to the Company’s purchase of equity securities:

Period
 
Total Number of Shares Purchased (1)
   
Average Price Paid Per Share
   
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs
   
Maximum Number (or Approximate Dollar Value) of Shares that May Yet be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
 
July 3, 2010 to July 30,  2010
    6,475     $ 45.30       -     $ -  
July 31, 2010 to August 27, 2010
    385     $ 42.04       -     $ -  
August 28, 2010 to October 1, 2010
    1,179     $ 43.62       -     $ -  

(1)  
The Company accepted 8,039 shares of its common stock in the quarter ended October 1, 2010, from employees in lieu of cash due to the Company in connection with the release of shares of common stock.  Such shares of common stock are stated at cost and held as treasury shares to be used for general corporate purposes.
 
 
 
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Item 6.  Exhibits

 
Exhibit
Number
 
Description of Exhibit
   
3.1
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation filed with the Nevada Secretary of State on August 9, 2010 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal Quarter ended July 2, 2010)
   
3.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws, effective August 9, 2010 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended July 2, 2010)
   
4.1
Indenture dated as of March 3, 2008, for the 5.50% senior notes due 2013 and the 6.50% senior notes due 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s current report on Form 8-K dated September 15, 2008)
   
10.1
1998 Stock Incentive Plan(1) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended July 3, 1998)
   
10.2
2001 Stock Incentive Plan(1) (incorporated by reference to Appendix B to the Company's Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on August 13, 2001)
   
10.3
Schedule to the 2001 Stock Incentive Plan for United Kingdom personnel(1) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 2, 2004)
   
10.4
2004 Incentive Plan(1) (incorporated by reference to Appendix B to the Company's Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on August 9, 2004)
   
10.5
2007 Employee Incentive Plan(1)  (incorporated by reference to Appendix B to the Company's Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on July 30, 2007)
   
10.6
Form of Stock Option Agreement for employees(1) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 28, 2008)
   
10.7
Form of Restricted Stock Agreements for employees(1) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended July 1, 2005)

 

 
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Exhibit
Number
 
Description of Exhibit
   
10.8
Form of Service-Based Restricted Stock Unit Agreement for Employees(1) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 28, 2008)
   
10.9
Form of Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Agreement for Employees(1)  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 28, 2008)
   
10.10 Form of Career Shares Restricted Stock Unit Agreement for Employees(1) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 28, 2008)
   
10.11
Form of Senior Management and Key Employee Severance Agreement, as amended and restated effective May 20, 2009(1)  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.31 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 3, 2009)
   
10.12
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, amended and restated effective December 3, 2007(1) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 4, 2007)
   
10.13
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan No. 2, effective December 3, 2007(1) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 4, 2007)
   
10.14
Excess Plan, effective December 3, 2007(1) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 4, 2007)
   
10.15
Deferred Compensation Plan, amended and restated effective December 3, 2007(1) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 4, 2007)
   
10.16
Severance Plan for Senior Management and Key Employees, amended and restated effective October 28, 2007(1) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 1, 2007)
   
10.17
Management Agreement with Michael W. Laphen, effective September 10, 2007(1) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated September 10, 2007)
   
10.18
Senior Management and Key Employee Severance Agreement dated August 11, 2003, with Michael W. Laphen(1) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 12, 2007)

 

 
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Exhibit
Number
 
Description of Exhibit
   
10.19
Amendment No. 1 to Senior Management and Key Employee Severance Agreement dated December 10, 2007, with Michael W. Laphen(1) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 12, 2007)
   
10.20
Form of Indemnification Agreement for directors and officers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 18, 2010)
   
10.21
2010 Non-Employee Director Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit E to the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement, dated June 25, 2010, for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on August 9, 2010)
   
10.22
1997 Nonemployee Director Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Company's Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on August 11, 1997)
   
10.23
2006 Nonemployee Director Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix B to the Company’s Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on July 31, 2006)
   
10.24
Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement for directors (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.18 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended July 1, 2005)
   
10.25
Form of Amendment to Restricted Stock Unit Agreement with directors (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 6, 2005)
   
10.26
Credit Agreement dated as of July 12, 2007  (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.27 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated September 5, 2007)
   
10.27
Form of Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (Replacement Grant) (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended July 3, 2009)

 

 
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Exhibit
Number
 
Description of Exhibit
   
   
31.1
Section 302 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer
   
31.2
Section 302 Certification of the Chief Financial Officer
   
32.1
Section 906 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer
   
32.2
Section 906 Certification of the Chief Financial Officer
   
99.1
Revised Financial Information Disclosure as a result of the Company’s restructuring (incorporated by reference to exhibits 99.01, 99.02 and 99.03 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 16, 2008.)
   
101.INS
XBRL Instance (3)
   
101.SCH
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema (3)
   
101.CAL
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation (3)
   
101.LAB
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels (3)
   
101.PRE
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation (3)
   
 
  (1)
Management contract or compensatory plan or agreement
  (2) 
Confidential treatment has been requested pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as
amended, for portions of this exhibit that contain confidential commercial and financial information. 
  (3)  
Furnished, not filed.
   

 

 
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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


Date:  November 10, 2010
By:
 
   
Donald G. DeBuck
   
Vice President and Controller
   
(Principal Accounting Officer)
     


 
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