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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

For the quarterly period ended December 31, 2003

OR

For the transition period from              to             

Commission file number: 0-30863

NETWORK ENGINES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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 than 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  ¨

As of December 31, 2003, there were 36,457,606 shares of the registrant’s Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, outstanding.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM I. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NETWORK ENGINES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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NETWORK ENGINES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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NETWORK ENGINES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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NETWORK ENGINES, INC.

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by Network Engines, Inc. (“Network Engines” or the “Company”) in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and the accompanying notes included in the Company’s 2003 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The information furnished reflects all adjustments, which, in the opinion of management, are of a normal recurring nature, unless otherwise disclosed, and are considered necessary for a fair presentation of results for the interim periods. It should also be noted that results for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the full year or any future period.

The preparation of these condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The most significant estimates reflected in these financial statements include accounts receivable and sales allowances, inventory valuation, acquisition accounting, valuation of intangible assets and goodwill, restructuring and other charges, valuation of deferred tax assets and warranty reserves. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In November 2002, the Emerging Issues Task Force of the FASB reached a consensus on Issue 00-21, Accounting for Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables (“EITF 00-21”). EITF 00-21 requires that for revenue arrangements with multiple deliverables, those deliverables be divided into separate units of accounting if the deliverables meet certain criteria as defined by EITF 00-21. Arrangement consideration is to be allocated among the separate units of accounting based on their relative fair values and revenue recognition decisions should be considered separately for each separate unit of accounting. EITF 00-21 is effective for all arrangements entered into in fiscal periods beginning after June 15, 2003, with early adoption permitted. The adoption of EITF 00-21 did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or its results of operations.

In January 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued FASB Interpretation No. 46 (“FIN 46”), “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities.” FIN 46 requires that if an entity has a controlling financial interest in a variable interest entity, the assets, liabilities and results of activities of the variable interest entity should be included in the consolidated financial statements of the entity. FIN 46 requires that its provisions are effective immediately for all arrangements entered into after January 31, 2003. For those arrangements entered into prior to January 31, 2003, FIN 46, as amended by FIN 46R, provisions are required to be adopted by the Company in the second quarter of fiscal 2004. The Company does not have any financial interests in variable interest entities created after January 31, 2003. The adoption of FIN 46R is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or its results of operations.

In May 2003, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 150, “Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity” (“SFAS 150”). SFAS 150 establishes standards for how an issuer of equity classifies and measures on its balance sheet certain financial instruments with characteristics of both liabilities and equity. SFAS 150 is effective for financial instruments entered into or modified after May 31, 2003 and for existing financial instruments after October 1, 2003. The adoption of SFAS 150 did not have an impact on the Company’s financial position or its results of operation.

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In December 2003, the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or the Staff) issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 104 (SAB 104), Revenue Recognition, which supercedes SAB 101, Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements. SAB 104’s primary purpose is to rescind accounting guidance contained in SAB 101 related to multiple element revenue arrangements, superceded as a result of the issuance of EITF 00-21, “Accounting for Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables.” While the wording of the SAB 104 has changed to reflect the issuance of EITF 00-21, the revenue recognition principles of SAB 101 remain largely unchanged by the issuance of SAB 104. The adoption of this bulletin did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or its results of operations.

Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation

Stock options and restricted stock issued to employees and members of the Company’s board of directors are accounted for in accordance with Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,” and related interpretations (“APB 25”). Accordingly, compensation expense is recorded for options and restricted stock awarded to employees and directors to the extent that the exercise or purchase prices are less than the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant, where the number of shares and exercise or purchase price are fixed. The difference between the fair value of the Company’s common stock and the exercise or purchase price of the stock option or restricted stock award is recorded as deferred stock compensation. Deferred stock compensation is amortized to compensation expense over the vesting period of the underlying stock option or restricted stock. Upon cancellation of options with residual deferred compensation balances at the date of cancellation, the remaining amount of unrecognized deferred compensation is reversed as an adjustment to additional paid-in capital. The Company follows the disclosure requirements of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” (“SFAS 123”), as amended by SFAS 148 “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation — Transition and Disclosure”. Stock-based awards to non-employees are accounted for at their fair value in accordance with SFAS 123.

Prior to the Company’s initial public offering in July 2000, the Company recorded deferred stock compensation of approximately $15.5 million for restricted stock and stock options granted at prices deemed to be below fair market value for financial reporting purposes. In connection with the Company’s acquisition of TidalWire Inc. (“TidalWire”) in the quarter ended December 31, 2002, the Company replaced all outstanding TidalWire common stock options with options for the purchase of 1,035,033 shares of the Company’s common stock with an average exercise price of $0.36. The value of these options, based on the Black-Scholes valuation model was $578,000. Related to the unvested portion of the replaced stock options, the Company recorded $304,000 as deferred stock compensation expense based on the intrinsic value of those employee stock options. The Company recognized stock compensation expense of approximately $225,000 and $206,000 for the quarters ended December 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively. During the quarters ended December 31, 2003 and 2002, the Company reversed approximately $3,000 and $11,000, respectively, of deferred stock compensation due to the cancellation of unvested options held by terminated employees.

The following table illustrates the effect on net loss and net loss per share as if the Company had applied the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS 123, to stock-based employee awards for the quarters ended December 31, 2003 and 2002:

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