SAIC Announces Financial Results for Second Quarter of Fiscal Year 2012

MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- SAIC, Inc. (NYSE: SAI), a scientific, engineering, and technology applications company, today announced financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2012, which ended July 31, 2011.  

"Our overall results for the quarter were disappointing," said Walt Havenstein, SAIC chief executive officer. "In this challenging government contracting environment, the lack of funding for ongoing programs and for ramping up new work drove a shortfall in revenues and earnings per share.  However, we continue to believe there will be areas of growth as evidenced by the encouraging performance in our health, energy and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance businesses."

Summary Operating Results

Revenues for the quarter were $2.60 billion, down 6 percent from $2.75 billion in the second quarter of fiscal year 2011. Internal revenue contracted 7 percent during the quarter.

Operating income for the quarter was $209 million (8.1 percent of revenue), compared to $272 million (9.9 percent of revenue) in the second quarter of fiscal year 2011. Revenue and operating income for the prior year quarter included a $56 million royalty payment receipt, which accounted for 2 percentage points of the internal revenue contraction and a 210 basis point reduction in operating margin from the prior year quarter.

Income from continuing operations for the quarter was $112 million compared to $157 million in the second quarter of fiscal year 2011. The decline in income from continuing operations was due to the reduction in operating income described above and additional interest expense from the $750 million of debt issued in December 2010.

Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations for the quarter were $0.32 compared to $0.42 in the second quarter of fiscal year 2011, driven by the reduction in income from continuing operations partially offset by a lower share count compared to the prior year quarter.  The diluted share count for the quarter was 339 million, down 7 percent from 365 million in the second quarter of fiscal year 2011, due to share repurchases over the past year.  

Segment Operating Results

Effective in fiscal year 2012, the Company redefined its reportable segments into the segments referenced in the chart below. The segment information for the prior year periods has been recast to give effect to the change in reportable segments and for discontinued operations.

Defense Solutions

Defense Solutions revenues for the quarter decreased 6 percent from the second quarter of fiscal year 2011.  Internal revenues contracted 7 percent primarily due to reduced activity on an infrastructure support services program for the Department of Defense (DoD), reduced activity on the U.S. Army Brigade Combat Team Modernization contract, and the completion of a systems development and implementation contract for certain agencies of the City of New York.

Defense Solutions operating income for the quarter was 8.1 percent of revenue, up from 8.0 percent of revenue in the second quarter of fiscal year 2011, due to effective cost management.

Health, Energy and Civil Solutions

Health, Energy and Civil Solutions revenues for the quarter decreased 2 percent from the second quarter of fiscal year 2011.  Internal revenues contracted 7 percent reflecting reduced activity on certain U.S. federal civilian agency programs, including those in support of NASA, and reduced shipments of checked baggage explosive detection systems.  Those declines were partially offset by growth in the energy area and the healthcare information technology (IT) area, which benefited from new design-build projects for geothermal plant construction and new programs and expanded program scope with DoD military health system customers, respectively.

Health, Energy and Civil Solutions operating income for the quarter was 9.1 percent of revenue, consistent with the second quarter of fiscal year 2011, driven by continued strong program performance and reduced infrastructure costs arising from cost efficiency efforts offsetting increased growth-oriented investment in internal research and development spending and increased amortization from recent acquisitions.

Intelligence and Cybersecurity Solutions

Intelligence and Cybersecurity Solutions revenues for the quarter decreased 1 percent from the second quarter of fiscal year 2011.  Internal revenues contracted by 1 percent primarily due to the conclusion of a forward operating base integrated security equipment contract, partially offset by growth on certain intelligence analysis and airborne surveillance programs with DoD customers.  

Intelligence and Cybersecurity Solutions operating income for the quarter was 8.9 percent of revenue, up from 8.1 percent of revenue in the second quarter of fiscal year 2011.  The improvement in operating margin was the result of reduced infrastructure costs arising from cost efficiency efforts and strong program performance, partially offset by increased growth-oriented investment in internal research and development spending.

Corporate and Other

Corporate and Other segment operating income for the quarter returned to a more normative level and included both a $22 million charge on the proposed settlement of a legal matter involving work performed at the National Center for Critical Information Processing and Storage and a $21 million gain from the ongoing monetization of the company's real estate portfolio. Corporate segment revenue and operating income for the prior year quarter included a $56 million royalty payment receipt.

Cash Generation and Capital Deployment

Cash flow provided by operations for the quarter was $56 million, compared to $110 million in the second quarter of fiscal year 2011.  Cash flows provided by operations for the prior year quarter benefited from the $56 million royalty receipt.  Days sales outstanding were 74 days in the quarter versus 66 days in the prior year quarter.  

During the quarter, the company used $171 million to repurchase approximately 10.2 million shares of company stock under the company's stock repurchase program.  As of July 31, 2011, the company had $1.34 billion in cash and cash equivalents and $1.85 billion in long-term debt.

New Business Awards

Net business bookings totaled $2.3 billion in the second quarter, representing a book-to-bill ratio of 0.9.  Large definite delivery contract awards received during the quarter include:

U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) Communications and Airborne Networking Support.  SAIC received a five-year, $45 million task order to continue to provide technical, engineering, and logistics services to support NAVAIR's Communications and Airborne Networking team. The services SAIC delivers will help NAVAIR plan and manage capabilities for naval aviation use including communication and distribution of voice and data among aircrew.

U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) Management System Support.  SAIC was awarded a four-year, $30 million contract to provide systems integration services in support of the USMC Total Force Structure Management System (TFSMS).  TFSMS is an enterprise IT solution that provides accessible, timely, and accurate information to help organize forces in response to national defense objectives. 

San Diego County Regional Airport Authority Design-Build Support.  SAIC was awarded a 30-month, $20 million contract by Turner PCL Flatiron to provide design-build services for security, network, and building and maintenance management systems for the San Diego Regional Airport Authority.  This work will support terminal expansion and implementation of a common use systems model at the San Diego International Airport.    

U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command (AMC) Planning System Support. Under a six-year, $19 million task order, SAIC will provide software sustainment and development services, as well as training and functional support, for AMC's Consolidated Air Mobility Planning System. The services SAIC provides will help enhance this command-and-control system to meet worldwide airlift and air refueling planning and scheduling needs.  

In addition, SAIC also won several indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) contracts that are not included in net bookings. Awards during the quarter include:

U.S. Department of State Criminal Justice Program Support.  Integrated Justice Systems International, LLC, a joint venture of SAIC and Tetra Tech, Inc., received a multiple award ID/IQ contract to provide worldwide civilian police and criminal justice assistance to the Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs.  The five-year contract has a ceiling of $10 billion for all awardees.  

U.S. Navy Command and Control Support.  Under a multiple award ID/IQ contract, SAIC will help the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic procure and deliver command and control equipment and services.  The five-year contract has a ceiling value of $500 million for all awardees.  

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) IT Services Support.   SAIC received a multiple award ID/IQ contract to provide a broad range of IT services to the VA under the Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology program.  The five-year contract has a ceiling value of $12 billion.

U.S. Army Medical Research Support.  Under a single-award ID/IQ contract with the Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, SAIC will continue to provide scientific and other support services to the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP).  CDMRP is a partnership among the U.S. Congress, the public, and the military to support untapped research opportunities.  The five-year contract has a ceiling value of $61 million.  

U.S. Navy Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) Support.  SAIC received a multiple-award ID/IQ contract to provide support for Navy and Joint C4ISR systems located at worldwide shore and ship operational commands, centers and facilities.  The seven-year contract has a ceiling value of $99 million for all awardees.  

The company's backlog of signed business orders at the end of the second quarter of fiscal year 2012 was $17.7 billion, of which $5.3 billion was funded.  As compared to the end of the second quarter of fiscal year 2011, total backlog increased 12 percent while funded backlog decreased 6 percent.  The negotiated unfunded backlog of $12.4 billion is the estimated amount of revenue to be earned in the future from negotiated contracts for which funding has not been authorized and unexercised priced contract options. Negotiated unfunded backlog does not include any estimate of future task orders expected to be awarded under ID/IQ, GSA Schedule or other master agreement contract vehicles.

Acquisitions and Divestitures

During the quarter, the company acquired the transmission and distribution engineering capabilities of Patrick Energy Services, a provider of performance-based transmission and distribution power system solutions.  

After the end of the quarter, the company acquired Vitalize Consulting Solutions, Inc., a leading provider of clinical, business and IT services for healthcare enterprises.  The acquisition is expected to expand SAIC's health solutions portfolio to help government and commercial customers better address electronic health record implementation and optimization demand.

During the quarter, the company completed the sale to Wipro Ltd. of its operations focused on providing IT services to oil and gas companies.  The operations sold include SAIC's U.S. oil and gas IT services business along with subsidiaries located in the United Kingdom, France, India and the Middle East.  The $109 million pre-tax gain on this sale contributed to income from discontinued operations, net of tax, of $66 million, or $.18 per diluted share.

Forward Guidance

Based upon its operating and business development performance through the second quarter and its outlook for the second half, the company is revising its expectation for fiscal year 2012 revenues and diluted earnings per share from continuing operations.  Guidance for cash flows from continuing operations remains unchanged. The revised fiscal 2012 guidance is:

• Revenues of $10.6 billion to $11.0 billion;
• Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations of $1.30 to $1.40; and
• Cash flows from continuing operations at or above $600 million.

Fiscal year 2012 guidance excludes the impact of potential future acquisitions and other non-ordinary course items. 

About SAIC

SAIC is a FORTUNE 500® scientific, engineering, and technology applications company that uses its deep domain knowledge to solve problems of vital importance to the nation and the world, in national security, energy and the environment, critical infrastructure, and health.  The company's approximately 41,000 employees serve customers in the U.S. Department of Defense, the intelligence community, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, other U.S. Government civil agencies and selected commercial markets.  Headquartered in McLean, Va., SAIC had annual revenues of $11.1 billion for its fiscal year ended January 31, 2011.  For more information, visit www.saic.com.  SAIC:  From Science to Solutions®

Forward-Looking Statements

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All information in this release is as of August 31, 2011. SAIC expressly disclaims any duty to update the guidance or any other forward-looking statement provided in this release to reflect subsequent events, actual results or changes in the company's expectations. SAIC also disclaims any duty to comment upon or correct information that may be contained in reports published by investment analysts or others.

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