10-Q 1 firstq10-q.txt 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 quarterly period ended March 31, 2004 [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from _________ to _________. Commission file number 1-8729 UNISYS CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 38-0387840 (State or other jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer of incorporation or organization) Identification No.) Unisys Way Blue Bell, Pennsylvania 19424 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (215) 986-4011 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. YES [X] NO [ ] Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). YES [X] NO [ ] Number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of March 31, 2004: 333,315,970. 2 Part I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION Item 1. Financial Statements. UNISYS CORPORATION CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Millions) March 31, 2004 December 31, (Unaudited) 2003 ----------- ------------ Assets ------ Current assets Cash and cash equivalents $ 671.4 $ 635.9 Accounts and notes receivable, net 1,002.6 1,027.8 Inventories: Parts and finished equipment 119.1 121.7 Work in process and materials 138.7 116.9 Deferred income taxes 271.4 270.0 Other current assets 111.9 85.7 -------- -------- Total 2,315.1 2,258.0 -------- -------- Properties 1,342.9 1,352.7 Less-Accumulated depreciation and amortization 914.6 928.5 -------- -------- Properties, net 428.3 424.2 -------- -------- Outsourcing assets, net 522.9 477.5 Marketable software, net 332.0 332.2 Investments at equity 167.6 153.3 Prepaid pension cost 50.3 55.5 Deferred income taxes 1,384.6 1,384.6 Goodwill 176.7 177.5 Other long-term assets 195.9 211.8 -------- -------- Total $5,573.4 $5,474.6 ======== ======== Liabilities and stockholders' equity ------------------------------------ Current liabilities Notes payable $ 28.3 $ 17.7 Current maturities of long-term debt 150.8 2.2 Accounts payable 522.3 513.8 Other accrued liabilities 1,311.5 1,305.7 Income taxes payable 206.1 214.1 -------- -------- Total 2,219.0 2,053.5 -------- -------- Long-term debt 899.8 1,048.3 Accrued pension liabilities 446.9 433.6 Other long-term liabilities 543.9 544.0 Stockholders' equity Common stock, shares issued: 2004, 335.3; 2003, 333.8 3.4 3.3 Accumulated deficit ( 385.9) ( 414.8) Other capital 3,836.5 3,818.6 Accumulated other comprehensive loss (1,990.2) (2,011.9) -------- -------- Stockholders' equity 1,463.8 1,395.2 -------- -------- Total $5,573.4 $5,474.6 ======== ======== See notes to consolidated financial statements. 3 UNISYS CORPORATION CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited) (Millions, except per share data) Three Months Ended March 31 --------------------------- 2004 2003 -------- -------- Revenue Services $1,165.0 $1,107.0 Technology 297.9 291.9 -------- -------- 1,462.9 1,398.9 Costs and expenses Cost of revenue: Services 925.7 882.5 Technology 145.7 129.3 -------- -------- 1,071.4 1,011.8 Selling, general and administrative 261.2 243.7 Research and development 71.5 66.8 -------- -------- 1,404.1 1,322.3 -------- -------- Operating income 58.8 76.6 Interest expense 17.0 15.7 Other income (expense), net .6 (3.4) -------- -------- Income before income taxes 42.4 57.5 Provision for income taxes 13.5 19.0 -------- -------- Net income $ 28.9 $ 38.5 ======== ======== Earnings per share Basic $ .09 $ .12 ======== ======== Diluted $ .09 $ .12 ======== ======== See notes to consolidated financial statements. 4 UNISYS CORPORATION CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited) (Millions) Three Months Ended March 31 ------------------ 2004 2003 -------- -------- Cash flows from operating activities Net income $ 28.9 $ 38.5 Add(deduct) items to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used for) operating activities: Depreciation and amortization of properties and outsourcing assets 60.1 50.0 Amortization of marketable software 29.3 29.7 (Increase) in deferred income taxes, net ( 1.4) ( 1.0) Decrease in receivables, net 54.2 91.9 (Increase) decrease in inventories ( 19.1) 2.6 Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and other accrued liabilities 8.2 (270.1) (Decrease) increase in income taxes payable ( 8.0) 6.1 Increase in other liabilities 6.8 (Increase) in other assets ( 40.3) ( 20.3) Other 3.9 .9 ------- ------ Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities 115.8 ( 64.9) ------- ------ Cash flows from investing activities Proceeds from investments 1,408.3 1,279.1 Purchases of investments (1,413.7) (1,292.7) Investment in marketable software ( 29.0) ( 40.0) Capital additions of properties and outsourcing assets ( 70.7) ( 49.4) Purchases of businesses ( .8) ------- ------ Net cash used for investing activities ( 105.1) ( 103.8) ------- ------ Cash flows from financing activities Net proceeds from short-term borrowings 10.6 1.3 Proceeds from employee stock plans 11.1 6.3 Payments of long-term debt ( 1.0) ( 2.4) Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt 293.3 ------- ------ Net cash provided by financing activities 20.7 298.5 ------- ------ Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 4.1 1.5 ------- ------ Increase in cash and cash equivalents 35.5 131.3 Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 635.9 301.8 ------- ------- Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $ 671.4 $ 433.1 ======= ======= See notes to consolidated financial statements. 5 NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS In the opinion of management, the financial information furnished herein reflects all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods specified. These adjustments consist only of normal recurring accruals. Because of seasonal and other factors, results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. a. The following table shows how earnings per share were computed for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003 (dollars in millions, shares in thousands): Three Months Ended March 31, ---------------------------- 2004 2003 ----------- ---------- Basic Earnings Per Share Net income $ 28.9 $ 38.5 ========= ========= Weighted average shares 332,722 327,208 ========= ========= Basic earnings per share $ .09 $ .12 ========= ========= Diluted Earnings Per Share Net income $ 28.9 $ 38.5 ========= ========= Weighted average shares 332,722 327,208 Plus incremental shares from assumed conversions of employee stock plans 5,326 1,616 --------- --------- Adjusted weighted average shares 338,048 328,824 ========= ========= Diluted earnings per share $ .09 $ .12 ========= ========= During the three months ended March 31, 2004, 21.9 million shares related to employee stock plans were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the option prices are above the average market price of the company's common stock. b. The company has two business segments: Services and Technology. Revenue classifications by segment are as follows: Services - consulting and systems integration, outsourcing, infrastructure services and core maintenance; Technology - enterprise-class servers and specialized technologies. The accounting policies of each business segment are the same as those followed by the company as a whole. Intersegment sales and transfers are priced as if the sales or transfers were to third parties. Accordingly, the Technology segment recognizes intersegment revenue and manufacturing profit on hardware and software shipments to customers under Services contracts. The Services segment, in turn, recognizes customer revenue and marketing profits on such shipments of company hardware and software to customers. The Services segment also includes the sale of hardware and software products sourced from third parties that are sold to customers through the company's Services channels. In the company's consolidated statements of income, the manufacturing costs of products sourced from the Technology segment and sold to Services customers are reported in cost of revenue for Services. Also included in the Technology segment's sales and operating profit are sales of hardware and software sold to the Services segment for internal use in Services engagements. The amount of such profit included in operating income of the Technology segment for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003 was $1.4 million and $3.1 million, respectively. The profit on these transactions is eliminated in Corporate. The company evaluates business segment performance on operating income exclusive of restructuring charges and unusual and nonrecurring items, which are included in Corporate. All other corporate and centrally incurred costs are allocated to the business segments based principally on revenue, employees, square footage or usage. 6 A summary of the company's operations by business segment for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2004 and 2003 is presented below (in millions of dollars): Total Corporate Services Technology Three Months Ended ----- --------- -------- ---------- March 31, 2004 ------------------ Customer revenue $1,462.9 $1,165.0 $297.9 Intersegment $( 45.7) 4.8 40.9 -------- -------- -------- ------ Total revenue $1,462.9 $( 45.7) $1,169.8 $338.8 ======== ======== ======== ====== Operating income $ 58.8 $ .4 $ 29.2 $ 29.2 ======== ======== ======== ====== Three Months Ended March 31, 2003 ------------------ Customer revenue $1,398.9 $1,107.0 $291.9 Intersegment $( 70.0) 5.6 64.4 -------- -------- -------- ------ Total revenue $1,398.9 $( 70.0) $1,112.6 $356.3 ======== ======== ======== ====== Operating income $ 76.6 $ 2.6 $ 34.4 $ 39.6 ======== ======= ======== ====== Presented below is a reconciliation of total business segment operating income to consolidated income before taxes (in millions of dollars): Three Months Ended March 31 --------------------------- 2004 2003 ---- ---- Total segment operating income $ 58.4 $ 74.0 Interest expense (17.0) (15.7) Other income (expense), net .6 ( 3.4) Corporate and eliminations .4 2.6 ------ ------ Total income before income taxes $ 42.4 $ 57.5 ====== ====== Customer revenue by classes of similar products or services, by segment, is presented below (in millions of dollars): Three Months Ended March 31 --------------------------- 2004 2003 ---- ---- Services Consulting and systems integration $ 377.1 $ 356.4 Outsourcing 443.0 409.3 Infrastructure services 199.5 200.8 Core maintenance 145.4 140.5 -------- -------- 1,165.0 1,107.0 Technology Enterprise-class servers 201.8 217.8 Specialized technologies 96.1 74.1 -------- -------- 297.9 291.9 -------- -------- Total $1,462.9 $1,398.9 ======== ======== 7 c. Comprehensive income for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003 includes the following components (in millions of dollars): 2004 2003 ------ ------ Net income $ 28.9 $ 38.5 Other comprehensive income (loss) Cash flow hedges Income (loss), net of tax of $(1.0) and $- (1.6) ( .1) Reclassification adjustments, net of tax of $1.7 and $1.0 3.1 2.1 Foreign currency translation adjustments 20.2 (7.7) ------ ------ Total other comprehensive income 21.7 (5.7) ------ ------ Comprehensive income $ 50.6 $ 32.8 ====== ====== Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) as of December 31, 2003 and March 31, 2004 is as follows (in millions of dollars): Cash Minimum Translation Flow Pension Total Adjustments Hedges Liability ----- ----------- ------ --------- Balance at December 31, 2002 $(2,236.9) $(745.0) $( 1.5) $(1,490.4) Change during period 225.0 65.3 ( 5.1) 164.8 -------- ------- ------ --------- Balance at December 31, 2003 (2,011.9) (679.7) ( 6.6) (1,325.6) Change during period 21.7 20.2 1.5 -------- ------- ------ --------- Balance at March 31, 2004 $(1,990.2) $(659.5) $( 5.1) $(1,325.6) ======== ======= ====== ========= d. The amount credited to stockholders' equity for the income tax benefit related to the company's stock plans for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003 was $1.6 million and $1.3 million, respectively. The company expects to realize these tax benefits on future Federal income tax returns. e. For equipment manufactured by the company, the company warrants that it will substantially conform to relevant published specifications for 12 months after shipment to the customer. The company will repair or replace, at its option and expense, items of equipment that do not meet this warranty. For company software, the company warrants that it will conform substantially to then-current published functional specifications for 90 days from customer's receipt. The company will provide a workaround or correction for material errors in its software that prevents its use in a production environment. The company estimates the costs that may be incurred under its warranties and records a liability in the amount of such costs at the time revenue is recognized. Factors that affect the company's warranty liability include the number of units sold, historical and anticipated rates of warranty claims and cost per claim. The company quarterly assesses the adequacy of its recorded warranty liabilities and adjusts the amounts as necessary. Presented below is a reconciliation of the aggregate product warranty liability (in millions of dollars): Three Months Ended March 31, ---------------------------- 2004 2003 ---- ---- Balance at December 31 $20.8 $19.2 Accruals for warranties issued during the period 5.0 4.9 Settlements made during the period (4.7) (4.7) Changes in liability for pre-existing warranties during the period, including expirations (3.2) ( .1) ----- ----- Balance at March 31 $17.9 $19.3 ===== ===== 8 f. The company applies the recognition and measurement principles of APB Opinion No. 25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees," and related interpretations in accounting for its stock-based employee compensation plans. For stock options, no compensation expense is reflected in net income as all stock options granted had an exercise price equal to or greater than the market value of the underlying common stock on the date of grant. In addition, no compensation expense is recognized for common stock purchases under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Pro forma information regarding net income and earnings per share is required by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation," and has been determined as if the company had accounted for its stock plans under the fair value method of SFAS No. 123. For purposes of the pro forma disclosures, the estimated fair value of the options is amortized to expense over the options' vesting period. The following table illustrates the effect on net income and earnings per share if the company had applied the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123 (in millions of dollars): Three Months Ended March 31, ---------------------------- 2004 2003 ------ ------ Net income as reported $ 28.9 $ 38.5 Deduct total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under fair value method for all awards, net of tax (10.0) (14.5) ------ ------ Pro forma net income $ 18.9 $ 24.0 ====== ====== Earnings per share Basic - as reported $ .09 $ .12 Basic - pro forma $ .06 $ .07 Diluted - as reported $ .09 $ .12 Diluted - pro forma $ .06 $ .07 g. Net periodic pension expense (income) for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003 is presented below (in millions of dollars): Three Months Three Months Ended March 31, 2004 Ended March 31, 2003 ---------------------- ---------------------- U.S. Int'l. U.S. Int'l. Total Plans Plans Total Plans Plans ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- Service cost $ 29.3 $ 17.1 $ 12.2 $ 25.2 $ 15.9 $ 9.3 Interest cost 89.5 65.6 23.9 86.7 67.0 19.7 Expected return on plan assets (123.5) (94.8) (28.7) (125.4) (100.8) (24.6) Amortization of prior service (benefit) cost ( 1.4) ( 1.9) .5 ( 2.8) ( 3.0) .2 Recognized net actuarial loss (gain) 28.3 22.2 6.1 8.9 5.5 3.4 Settlement/curtailment (gain) loss 1.0 1.0 ----- ----- ------ ------ ------ ----- Net periodic pension expense (income) $22.2 $ 8.2 $ 14.0 $( 6.4) $( 15.4) $ 9.0 ===== ===== ====== ======= ====== ===== The company currently expects to make cash contributions of approximately $70 million to its worldwide defined benefit pension plans in 2004 compared with $62.5 million in 2003. For the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003, $12.0 million and $7.8 million, respectively of cash contributions have been made. In accordance with regulations governing contributions to U.S. defined benefit pension plans, the company is not required to fund its U.S. qualified defined benefit pension plan in 2004. 9 Net periodic postretirement benefit expense for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003 is presented below (in millions of dollars): Three Months Ended March 31, ---------------------------- 2004 2003 ---- ---- Interest cost $3.5 $3.6 Amortization of prior service benefit (.5) (.5) Recognized net actuarial loss 1.0 .7 ---- ---- Net periodic postretirement benefit expense $4.0 $3.8 ==== ==== The company expects to make cash contributions of approximately $25 million to its postretirement benefit plan in 2004. For the three months ended March 31, 2004, $6 million of cash contributions have been made. h. Substantially all of the company's investments at equity consist of Nihon Unisys, Ltd., a publicly traded Japanese company ("NUL"). NUL is the exclusive supplier of the company's hardware and software products in Japan. The company owns approximately 28% of NUL's outstanding common stock. Prior to January 1, 2004, the company's share of NUL's earnings or losses were recorded semiannually in the second quarter and fourth quarter on a quarter- lag basis since NUL's quarterly financial results were not available. Due to recent regulatory changes in Japan, NUL is required to publish its earnings quarterly. Accordingly, effective January 1, 2004, the company has begun to record its equity earnings in NUL quarterly on a quarter-lag basis, and recorded equity income of $5.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2004. i. Cash paid during the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003 for income taxes was $18.4 million and $15.6 million, respectively. Cash paid during the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003 for interest was $16.1 million and $8.8 million, respectively. j. In November 2003, the company purchased KPMG's Belgian consulting business for approximately $3.3 million of cash plus assumed liabilities. The preliminary purchase price allocation was completed in December 2003 and assumed that the excess of the purchase price over the assets acquired and liabilities assumed was allocated to goodwill. An outside appraisal company completed their appraisal during the March 2004 quarter. Approximately $1.5 million of amortizable intangibles (principally customer relationships) were identified and recorded. The intangible assets have a weighted average life of approximately 5.5 years. k. In January 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued interpretation No. 46 ("FIN 46"), "Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, an interpretation of ARB 51." The primary objectives of this interpretation are to provide guidance on the identification of entities for which control is achieved through means other than through voting rights ("variable interest entities") and how to determine when and which business enterprise (the "primary beneficiary") should consolidate the variable interest entity. This new model for consolidation applies to an entity in which either (i) the equity investors (if any) do not have a controlling financial interest, or (ii) the equity investment at risk is insufficient to finance that entity's activities without receiving additional subordinated financial support from other parties. In addition, FIN 46 requires that the primary beneficiary, as well as all other enterprises with a significant variable interest in a variable interest entity, make additional disclosures. Certain disclosure requirements of FIN 46 were effective for financial statements issued after January 31, 2003. In December 2003, the FASB issued FIN 46 (revised December 2003), "Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities" ("FIN 46-R") to address certain FIN 46 implementation issues. The provisions of FIN 46 were applicable for variable interests in entities obtained after January 31, 2003. The adoption of the provisions applicable to special purpose entities ("SPE") and all other variable interests obtained after January 31, 2003 did not have a material impact on the company's consolidated financial position, consolidated results of operations, or liquidity. 10 Effective March 31, 2004, the company adopted the provisions of FIN 46-R applicable to Non-SPEs created prior to February 1, 2003. Adoption of FIN 46-R had no impact on the company's consolidated financial position, consolidated results of operations, or liquidity. 11 Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. Results of Operations --------------------- For the three months ended March 31, 2004, the company reported net income of $28.9 million, or $.09 per share, compared with $38.5 million, or $.12 per share, for the three months ended March 31, 2003. Total revenue for the quarter ended March 31, 2004 was $1.46 billion, up 5% from revenue of $1.40 billion for the quarter ended March 31, 2003. Foreign currency translations had a 7% positive impact on revenue in the quarter when compared with the year-ago period. In the current quarter, Services revenue increased 5% and Technology revenue increased 2%. U.S. revenue increased 3% in the first quarter compared with the year-ago period and revenue in international markets increased 6% driven by increases in Europe and South Pacific which were partially offset by declines in other international regions. On a constant currency basis, international revenue declined 7% in the quarter. Pension expense for the three months ended March 31, 2004 was $22.2 million compared with $6.4 million of pension income for the three months ended March 31, 2003. The change from pension income to pension expense was due to the following: (1) a decline in the discount rate used for the U.S. pension plan to 6.25% at December 31, 2003 from 6.75% at December 31, 2002, (2) an increase in amortization of net unrecognized losses, (3) lower expected returns on plan assets due to amortization of the difference between the calculated value of plan assets and the fair value of plan assets, and (4) for international plans, declines in discount rates and currency translation. The company records pension income or expense, as well as other employee-related costs such as FICA and medical insurance costs, in operating income in the following income statement categories: cost of sales; selling, general and administrative expenses; and research and development expenses. The amount allocated to each income statement line is based on where the salaries of the active employees are charged. The company currently expects to report pension expense of approximately $85 - $90 million in 2004 compared with pension income of $22.6 million in 2003. Total gross profit margin was 26.8% in the first quarter of 2004 compared with 27.7% in the year-ago period, the change principally reflected pension expense of $15.5 million in the current quarter compared with pension income of $1.2 million in the year-ago quarter. For the three months ended March 31, 2004, selling, general and administrative expenses were $261.2 million (17.9% of revenue) compared with $243.7 million (17.4% of revenue) for the three months ended March 31, 2003. Research and development ("R&D") expense was $71.5 million compared with $66.8 million a year ago. The company continues to invest in high-end Cellular MultiProcessing server technology and in key programs within its industry practices. R&D in the current period includes $1.8 million of pension expense compared with pension income of $3.2 million in the year-ago period. For the first quarter of 2004, the company reported an operating income percent of 4.0% compared with 5.5% for the first quarter of 2003, the change principally reflected pension expense of $22.2 million in the current quarter compared with pension income of $6.4 million in the year-ago period. Interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2004 was $17.0 million compared with $15.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2003. The increase in interest expense was due to higher borrowing levels in 2004, principally due to the issuance of $300 million of 6 7/8% senior notes in March 2003. Other income (expense), net was income of $.6 million in the current quarter compared with an expense of $3.4 million in the year-ago quarter. The increase to income was principally due to equity income of $5.2 million in the current quarter compared with none in the prior-year quarter. As discussed in note h, effective January 1, 2004, the company began recording its equity investment in NUL quarterly on a quarter-lag basis. In prior years the company recorded its equity income from NUL semiannually in the June and December quarters on a quarter-lag basis. 12 Income before income taxes was $42.4 million in the first quarter of 2004 compared with $57.5 million last year. The provision for income taxes was $13.5 million in the current period compared with $19.0 million in the year-ago period. The effective tax rate was 32% in 2004 and 33% in 2003. Segment results --------------- The company has two business segments: Services and Technology. Revenue classifications are as follows: Services - consulting and systems integration, outsourcing, infrastructure services, and core maintenance; Technology - enterprise-class servers and specialized technologies. The accounting policies of each business segment are the same as those followed by the company as a whole. Intersegment sales and transfers are priced as if the sales or transfers were to third parties. Accordingly, the Technology segment recognizes intersegment revenue and manufacturing profit on hardware and software shipments to customers under Services contracts. The Services segment, in turn, recognizes customer revenue and marketing profit on such shipments of company hardware and software to customers. The Services segment also includes the sale of hardware and software products sourced from third parties that are sold to customers through the company's Services channels. In the company's consolidated statements of income, the manufacturing costs of products sourced from the Technology segment and sold to Services customers are reported in cost of revenue for Services. Also included in the Technology segment's sales and operating profit are sales of hardware and software sold to the Services segment for internal use in Services engagements. The amount of such profit included in operating income of the Technology segment for the three months ended March 31, 2004 and 2003, was $1.4 million and $3.1 million, respectively. The profit on these transactions is eliminated in Corporate. The company evaluates business segment performance on operating income exclusive of restructuring charges and unusual and nonrecurring items, which are included in Corporate. All other corporate and centrally incurred costs are allocated to the business segments based principally on revenue, employees, square footage or usage. Information by business segment is presented below (in millions of dollars): Elimi- Total nations Services Technology ------- ------- -------- ---------- Three Months Ended March 31, 2004 ------------------ Customer revenue $1,462.9 $1,165.0 $297.9 Intersegment $( 45.7) 4.8 40.9 -------- ------- -------- ------ Total revenue $1,462.9 $( 45.7) $1,169.8 $338.8 ======== ======= ======== ====== Gross profit percent 26.8% 19.1% 48.3% ======== ======== ====== Operating income percent 4.0% 2.5% 8.6% ======== ======== ====== Three Months Ended March 31, 2003 ------------------ Customer revenue $1,398.9 $1,107.0 $291.9 Intersegment $( 70.0) 5.6 64.4 -------- ------- -------- ------ Total revenue $1,398.9 $( 70.0) $1,112.6 $356.3 ======== ======= ======== ====== Gross profit percent 27.7% 18.7% 50.0% ======== ======== ====== Operating income percent 5.5% 3.1% 11.1% ======== ======== ====== Gross profit percent and operating income percent are as a percent of total revenue. 13 In the Services segment, customer revenue was $1.17 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2004, up 5% compared with $1.11 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2003. Foreign currency translations had about a 7% positive impact on Services revenue in the quarter when compared with the year- ago period. The increase in Services revenue was due to an 8% increase in outsourcing ($443 million in 2004 compared with $409 million in 2003), a 6% increase in consulting and systems integration ($377 million in 2004 compared with $356 million in 2003) and a 3% increase in core maintenance revenue ($145 million in 2004 compared with $141 million in 2003). Infrastructure services revenue was flat during the quarter ($200 million in 2004 compared with $201 million in 2003). Market demand in the Services segment varies by revenue classification. Demand for outsourcing services remains good, and consulting and systems integration services has been showing signs of gradual recovery. The increase in outsourcing revenue reflects the emphasis that the company has placed on growing its base of long-term outsourcing contracts that provide a reliable base of annuity revenue over multiple years. Services gross profit was 19.1% for the three months ended March 31, 2004 compared with 18.7% in the year-ago period. Services operating income percent was 2.5% for the three months ended March 31, 2004 compared with 3.1% last year, this change was principally due to the impact of pension expense of $19.3 million in the current quarter compared with pension income of $1.9 million in the year-ago period. In the Technology segment, customer revenue was $298 million for the three months ended March 31, 2004, up 2% compared with $292 million for the three months ended March 31, 2003. Foreign currency translations had about a 5% positive impact on Technology revenue in the quarter when compared with the year-ago period. The increase in revenue was due to a 30% increase in sales of specialized technology products ($96 million in 2004 compared with $74 million in 2003) and a 7% decline in sales of enterprise-class servers ($202 million in 2004 compared with $218 million in 2003). The increase in specialized technology revenue was driven by higher sales of semiconductor test systems. Sales of these systems can vary significantly from quarter to quarter depending on customer needs. The company does not expect similar increases in specialized technology revenue to continue through 2004. Technology gross profit was 48.3% for the three months ended March 31, 2004 compared with 50.0% in the year-ago period, and Technology operating income percent was 8.6% for the three months ended March 31, 2004 compared with 11.1% last year. The margin declines primarily reflected a lower proportion of high-end, higher- margin products within the ClearPath product line as well as pension expense of $2.9 million in the current period compared with pension income of $4.5 million in the prior-year period. New Accounting Pronouncements ----------------------------- In January 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued interpretation No. 46 ("FIN 46"), "Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, an interpretation of ARB 51." The primary objectives of this interpretation are to provide guidance on the identification of entities for which control is achieved through means other than through voting rights ("variable interest entities") and how to determine when and which business enterprise (the "primary beneficiary") should consolidate the variable interest entity. This new model for consolidation applies to an entity in which either (i) the equity investors (if any) do not have a controlling financial interest, or (ii) the equity investment at risk is insufficient to finance that entity's activities without receiving additional subordinated financial support from other parties. In addition, FIN 46 requires that the primary beneficiary, as well as all other enterprises with a significant variable interest in a variable interest entity, make additional disclosures. Certain disclosure requirements of FIN 46 were effective for financial statements issued after January 31, 2003. In December 2003, the FASB issued FIN 46 (revised December 2003), "Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities" ("FIN 46-R") to address certain FIN 46 implementation issues. The provisions of FIN 46 were applicable for variable interests in entities obtained after January 31, 2003. The adoption of the provisions applicable to special purpose entities ("SPE") and all other variable interests obtained after January 31, 2003 did not have a material impact on the company's consolidated financial position, consolidated results of operations, or liquidity. Effective March 31, 2004, the company adopted the provisions of FIN 46-R applicable to Non-SPEs created prior to February 1, 2003. Adoption of FIN 46-R had no impact on the company's consolidated financial position, consolidated results of operations, or liquidity. 14 Financial Condition ------------------- Cash and cash equivalents at March 31, 2004 were $671.4 million compared with $635.9 million at December 31, 2003. During the three months ended March 31, 2004, cash provided by operations was $115.8 million compared with cash used for operations of $64.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2003. Operating cash flow increased due to higher earnings (excluding the non cash impact of the change from pension income to pension expense), higher levels of advance payments for outsourcing projects, which are generally timed to offset capital expenditures on those projects, and lower restructuring expenditures. Cash expenditures in the current quarter related to prior-year restructuring charges (which are included in operating activities) were approximately $4 million compared with $31 million for the prior-year quarter, and are expected to be approximately $9 million for the remainder of 2004 and $6 million in total for all subsequent years, principally for work-force reductions and idle lease costs. Cash used for investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2004 was $105.1 million compared with $103.8 million during the three months ended March 31, 2003. The increase in cash used was principally due to net purchases of investments of $5.4 million in the current quarter compared with net purchases of $13.6 million in the prior-year period. In addition, the current period investment in marketable software was $29.0 million compared with $40.0 million in the prior-year. Capital additions were $70.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2004 compared with $49.4 million in the prior-year period. The increase in current year capital expenditures was principally due to additions of revenue-generating assets, particularly in the company's outsourcing business. Cash provided by financing activities during the current quarter was $20.7 million compared with $298.5 million in the prior year. The prior period includes net proceeds from issuance of long-term debt of $293.3 million in connection with the company's issuance in March 2003 of $300 million of 6 7/8% senior notes due 2010. At March 31, 2004, total debt was $1.1 billion, an increase of $10.7 million from December 31, 2003. The company has a $500 million credit agreement that expires in May 2006. As of March 31, 2004, there were no borrowings under this facility, and the entire $500 million was available for borrowings. Borrowings under the agreement bear interest based on the then-current LIBOR or prime rates and the company's credit rating. The credit agreement contains financial and other covenants, including maintenance of certain financial ratios, a minimum level of net worth and limitations on certain types of transactions, which could reduce the amount the company is able to borrow. Events of default under the credit agreement include failure to perform covenants, material adverse change, change of control and default under other debt aggregating at least $25 million. If an event of default were to occur under the credit agreement, the lenders would be entitled to declare all amounts borrowed under it immediately due and payable. The occurrence of an event of default under the credit agreement could also cause the acceleration of obligations under certain other agreements and the termination of the company's U.S. trade accounts receivable facility, described below. In addition, the company and certain international subsidiaries have access to certain uncommitted lines of credit from various banks. Other sources of short- term funding are operational cash flows, including customer prepayments, and the company's U.S. trade accounts receivable facility. Using this facility, the company sells, on an on-going basis, up to $225 million of its eligible U.S. trade accounts receivable through a wholly owned subsidiary, Unisys Funding Corporation I. The facility is renewable annually at the purchasers' option and expires in December 2006. At March 31, 2004, the company had sold $150 million of eligible receivables compared with $225 million at December 31, 2003. At March 31, 2004, the company has met all covenants and conditions under its various lending and funding agreements. Since the company believes that it will continue to meet these covenants and conditions, the company believes that it has adequate sources and availability of short-term funding to meet its expected cash requirements. 15 The company may, from time to time, redeem, tender for, or repurchase its securities in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions depending upon availability, market conditions and other factors. The company has on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission a registration statement covering $1.2 billion of debt or equity securities, which enables the company to be prepared for future market opportunities. At March 31, 2004, the company had deferred tax assets in excess of deferred tax liabilities of $2,033 million. For the reasons cited below, management determined that it is more likely than not that $1,584 million of such assets will be realized, therefore resulting in a valuation allowance of $449 million. The company evaluates quarterly the realizability of its deferred tax assets and adjusts the amount of the related valuation allowance, if necessary. The factors used to assess the likelihood of realization are the company's forecast of future taxable income, and available tax planning strategies that could be implemented to realize deferred tax assets. Approximately $4.8 billion of future taxable income (predominantly U.S.) is needed to realize all of the net deferred tax assets. Failure to achieve forecasted taxable income might affect the ultimate realization of the net deferred tax assets. See "Factors That May Affect Future Results" below. Stockholders' equity increased $68.6 million during the three months ended March 31, 2004, principally reflecting net income of $28.9 million, $16.3 million for issuance of stock under stock option and other plans, $1.6 million of tax benefits related to employee stock plans and currency translation of $20.2 million. At December 31 of each year, accounting rules require a company to recognize a liability on its balance sheet for each defined benefit pension plan if the fair value of the assets of that pension plan is less than the present value of the pension obligation (the accumulated benefit obligation, or "ABO"). This liability is called a "minimum pension liability." Concurrently, any existing prepaid pension asset for the pension plan must be removed. These adjustments are recorded as a charge in "accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)" in stockholders' equity. If at any future year-end, the fair value of the pension plan assets exceeds the ABO, the charge to stockholders' equity would be reversed for such plan. Alternatively, if the fair market value of pension plan assets experiences further declines or the discount rate is reduced, additional charges to accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) may be required at a future year-end. At December 31, 2002, for all of the company's defined benefit pension plans, the ABO exceeded the fair value of pension plan assets. At December 31, 2003, the difference between the ABO and the fair value of pension plan assets decreased. As a result, at December 31, 2003, the company adjusted its minimum pension liability as follows: decreased its pension plan liabilities by approximately $300 million, increased its investments at equity by approximately $6 million relating to the company's share of the change in NUL's minimum pension liability, decreased prepaid pension asset by $56 million, and offset these changes by a credit to other comprehensive income of approximately $250 million, or $165 million net of tax. This accounting has no effect on the company's net income, liquidity or cash flows. Financial ratios and net worth covenants in the company's credit agreements and debt securities are unaffected by charges or credits to stockholders' equity caused by adjusting a minimum pension liability. In accordance with regulations governing contributions to U.S. defined benefit pension plans, the company is not required to fund its U.S. defined benefit plan in 2004. The company expects to make cash contributions of approximately $70 million to its other defined benefit pension plans during 2004. 16 Factors That May Affect Future Results -------------------------------------- From time to time, the company provides information containing "forward-looking" statements, as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements provide current expectations of future events and include any statement that does not directly relate to any historical or current fact. Words such as "anticipates," "believes," "expects," "intends," "plans," "projects" and similar expressions may identify such forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements rely on assumptions and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause the company's actual results to differ materially from expectations. These other factors include, but are not limited to, those discussed below. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which that statement is made. The company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances that occur after the date on which the statement is made. The company's business is affected by changes in general economic and business conditions. The company continues to face a highly competitive business environment and economic weakness in certain geographic regions. In this environment, many organizations are delaying planned purchases of information technology products and services. If the level of demand for the company's products and services declines in the future, the company's business could be adversely affected. The company's business could also be affected by acts of war, terrorism or natural disasters. Current world tensions could escalate and this could have unpredictable consequences on the world economy and on our business. The information services and technology markets in which the company operates include a large number of companies vying for customers and market share both domestically and internationally. The company's competitors include consulting and other professional services firms, systems integrators, outsourcing providers, infrastructure services providers, computer hardware manufacturers and software providers. Some of the company's competitors may develop competing products and services that offer better price performance or that reach the market in advance of the company's offerings. Some competitors also have or may develop greater financial and other resources than the company, with enhanced ability to compete for market share, in some instances through significant economic incentives to secure contracts. Some also may be better able to compete for skilled professionals. Any of these factors could have an adverse effect on the company's business. Future results will depend on the company's ability to mitigate the effects of aggressive competition on revenues, pricing and margins and on the company's ability to attract and retain talented people. The company operates in a highly volatile industry characterized by rapid technological change, evolving technology standards, short product life cycles and continually changing customer demand patterns. Future success will depend in part on the company's ability to anticipate and respond to these market trends and to design, develop, introduce, deliver or obtain new and innovative products and services on a timely and cost-effective basis. The company may not be successful in anticipating or responding to changes in technology, industry standards or customer preferences, and the market may not demand or accept its services and product offerings. In addition, products and services developed by competitors may make the company's offerings less competitive. The company's future results will depend in part on its ability to continue to accelerate growth in outsourcing and infrastructure services. The company's outsourcing contracts are multiyear engagements under which the company takes over management of a client's technology operations, business processes or networks. The company will need to maintain a strong financial position in order to grow its outsourcing business. In a number of these arrangements, the company hires certain of its clients' employees and may become responsible for the related employee obligations, such as pension and severance commitments. 17 In addition, system development activity on outsourcing contracts may require the company to make significant upfront investments. As long-term relationships, these outsourcing contracts provide a base of recurring revenue. However, in the early phases of these contracts, gross margins may be lower than in later years when the work force and facilities have been rationalized for efficient operations, and an integrated systems solution has been implemented. Future results will depend on the company's ability to effectively complete the rationalizations and solution implementations. Future results will also depend in part on the company's ability to drive profitable growth in consulting and systems integration. The company's ability to grow profitably in this business will depend in part on an improvement in economic conditions and a pick-up in demand for systems integration projects. It will also depend on the success of the actions the company has taken to enhance the skills base and management team in this business and to refocus the business on integrating best-of-breed, standards-based solutions to solve client needs. In addition, profit margins in this business are largely a function of the rates the company is able to charge for services and the chargeability of its professionals. If the company is unable to maintain the rates it charges or appropriate chargeability for its professionals, profit margins will suffer. The rates the company is able to charge for services are affected by a number of factors, including clients' perception of the company's ability to add value through its services; introduction of new services or products by the company or its competitors; pricing policies of competitors; and general economic conditions. Chargeability is also affected by a number of factors, including the company's ability to transition employees from completed projects to new engagements, and its ability to forecast demand for services and thereby maintain an appropriate head count. Future results will also depend, in part, on market acceptance of the company's high-end enterprise servers. In its technology business, the company is focusing its resources on high-end enterprise servers based on its Cellular MultiProcessing (CMP) architecture. The company's CMP servers are designed to provide mainframe-class capabilities with compelling price-performance by making use of standards-based technologies such as Intel chips and Microsoft operating system software. The company has transitioned both its legacy ClearPath servers and its Intel-based ES7000s to the CMP platform, creating a common platform for all the company's high-end server lines. Future results will depend, in part, on customer acceptance of the new CMP-based ClearPath Plus systems and the company's ability to maintain its installed base for ClearPath and to develop next-generation ClearPath products that are purchased by the installed base. In addition, future results will depend, in part, on the company's ability to generate new customers and increase sales of the Intel- based ES7000 line. The company believes there is significant growth potential in the developing market for high-end, Intel-based servers running Microsoft operating system software. However, competition in this new market is likely to intensify in coming years, and the company's ability to succeed will depend on its ability to compete effectively against enterprise server competitors with more substantial resources and its ability to achieve market acceptance of the ES7000 technology by clients, systems integrators, and independent software vendors. A number of the company's long-term contracts for infrastructure services, outsourcing, help desk and similar services do not provide for minimum transaction volumes. As a result, revenue levels are not guaranteed. In addition, some of these contracts may permit termination or may impose other penalties if the company does not meet the performance levels specified in the contracts. 18 Some of the company's systems integration contracts are fixed-priced contracts under which the company assumes the risk for delivery of the contracted services and products at an agreed-upon fixed price. At times the company has experienced problems in performing some of these fixed-price contracts on a profitable basis and has provided periodically for adjustments to the estimated cost to complete them. Future results will depend on the company's ability to perform these services contracts profitably. The company frequently enters into contracts with governmental entities. Risks and uncertainties associated with these government contracts include the availability of appropriated funds and contractual provisions that allow governmental entities to terminate agreements at their discretion before the end of their terms. The success of the company's business is dependent on strong, long-term client relationships and on its reputation for responsiveness and quality. As a result, if a client is not satisfied with the company's services or products, its reputation could be damaged and its business adversely affected. In addition, if the company fails to meet its contractual obligations, it could be subject to legal liability, which could adversely affect its business, operating results and financial condition. The company has commercial relationships with suppliers, channel partners and other parties that have complementary products, services or skills. Future results will depend, in part, on the performance and capabilities of these third parties, on the ability of external suppliers to deliver components at reasonable prices and in a timely manner, and on the financial condition of, and the company's relationship with, distributors and other indirect channel partners. Approximately 53% of the company's total revenue derives from international operations. The risks of doing business internationally include foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, changes in political or economic conditions, trade protection measures, import or export licensing requirements, multiple and possibly overlapping and conflicting tax laws, and weaker intellectual property protections in some jurisdictions. The company cannot be sure that its services and products do not infringe on the intellectual property rights of third parties, and it may have infringement claims asserted against it or against its clients. These claims could cost the company money, prevent it from offering some services or products, or damage its reputation. Item 4. Controls and Procedures ------- ----------------------- The company's management, with the participation of the company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the company's disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2004. Based on this evaluation, the company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the company's disclosure controls and procedures are effective for gathering, analyzing and disclosing the information the company is required to disclose in the reports it files under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms. Such evaluation did not identify any change in the company's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended March 31, 2004 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the company's internal control over financial reporting. 19 Part II - OTHER INFORMATION ------- ----------------- Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K ------- -------------------------------- (a) Exhibits See Exhibit Index (b) Reports on Form 8-K On January 20, 2004, the company furnished a Current Report on Form 8-K to provide, under Items 7 and 12, the company's earnings release reporting its financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2003. Such information shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. On April 6, 2004, the company filed a Current Report on Form 8-K, dated April 6, 2004, to report under Items 5 and 7 of that form. 20 SIGNATURES ---------- 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. UNISYS CORPORATION Date: April 22, 2004 By: /s/ Janet M. Brutschea Haugen ----------------------------- Janet M. Brutschea Haugen Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) By: /s/ Carol S. Sabochick ---------------------- Carol S. Sabochick Vice President and Corporate Controller (Chief Accounting Officer) 21 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Number Description ------- ----------- 3 Bylaws of Unisys Corporation, as amended through April 22, 2004 10 Agreement, dated April 6, 2004, between Lawrence A. Weinbach and Unisys Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10 to the registrant's current report on Form 8-K dated April 6, 2004) 12 Statement of Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges 31.1 Certification of Lawrence A. Weinbach required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) 31.2 Certification of Janet Brutschea Haugen required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) 32.1 Certification of Lawrence A. Weinbach required by Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 32.2 Certification of Janet Brutschea Haugen required by Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350