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Exhibit 99.1
Cerner Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2010 Results
Strong Bookings, Revenue, Earnings and Cash Flow
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Feb. 8, 2011 — Cerner Corporation (Nasdaq: CERN) today announced results for the 2010 fourth quarter that ended Jan. 1, 2011, delivering strong levels of bookings, revenue, earnings and cash flow.
Bookings in the fourth quarter of 2010 were $626.2 million, significantly above the guidance range of $490 million to $530 million and second only to the all-time high level of $680.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2009. Full year 2010 bookings were a record $1.99 billion, up 9% compared to 2009 bookings of $1.83 billion.
Fourth quarter revenue was $500.2 million, up 7 percent compared to $466.3 million in the year-ago period. Full year 2010 revenue was $1.85 billion, up 11% compared to 2009 revenue of $1.67 billion.
On a Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) basis, fourth quarter 2010 net earnings were $70.6 million and diluted earnings per share were $0.82. Fourth quarter 2009 GAAP net earnings were $60.5 million and diluted earnings per share were $0.71. For the full year, 2010 GAAP net earnings were $237.3 million and diluted earnings per share were $2.78. Full year 2009 GAAP net earnings were $193.5 million and diluted earnings per share were $2.31.
Adjusted (non-GAAP) Earnings
Adjusted fourth quarter 2010 net earnings were $75.0 million, an increase of 18 percent compared to $63.4 million of adjusted net earnings in the fourth quarter of 2009. Adjusted diluted earnings per share were $0.87 in the fourth quarter of 2010 compared to $0.75 of adjusted diluted earnings per share in the fourth quarter of 2009. Analysts’ consensus estimate for fourth quarter 2010 adjusted diluted earnings per share was $0.84. For the full year 2010, adjusted net earnings were $252.8 million and adjusted diluted earnings per share were $2.96, compared to full year 2009 adjusted net earnings of $204.0 million and adjusted diluted earnings per share of $2.43.
Adjusted Net Earnings is not a recognized term under GAAP and should not be substituted for net earnings as a measure of the Company’s performance but instead should be utilized as a supplemental measure of financial performance in evaluating our business. Following is a description of adjustments made to net earnings. For more detail, please see the accompanying schedule, titled “Reconciliation of Adjusted Net Earnings and Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share to GAAP Net Earnings and Diluted Earnings Per Share.”
Adjusted fourth quarter 2010 and 2009 net earnings and diluted earnings per share exclude share based compensation expense, which reduced fourth quarter 2010 net earnings and diluted earnings per share by $4.3 million and $0.05, respectively, and reduced fourth quarter 2009 net earnings and diluted earnings per share by $2.9 million and $0.04, respectively. Share based compensation expense reduced full year 2010 net earnings and diluted earnings per share by $15.6 million and $0.18, respectively, and reduced full year 2009 net earnings and diluted earnings per share by $10.6 million and $0.12, respectively.
Other Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2010 Highlights:
    Fourth quarter cash collections of $497.6 million and operating cash flow of $121.7 million. For the full year, cash collections were $1.90 billion and operating cash flow was $456.4 million.
 
    Fourth quarter free cash flow of $75.6 million. For the full year, free cash flow was a record $273.2 million, up 98% from $138.3 million in 2009. Free cash flow is a non-GAAP financial measure defined as operating cash flow less capital expenditures and capitalized software. For more detail, please see the accompanying schedule, titled “Reconciliation of GAAP Operating Cash Flow to non-GAAP Free Cash Flow.”
 
    Days sales outstanding of 87 days compared to 91 days in the third quarter of 2010 and 90 days in the year-ago quarter.

 


 

    Total revenue backlog of $4.94 billion, up 17 percent over the year-ago quarter. This is comprised of $4.29 billion of contract backlog and $655 million of support and maintenance backlog.
“We are pleased with our exceptional results in the fourth quarter and full-year 2010, including record cash flow and strong bookings, revenue and earnings,” said Neal Patterson, Cerner chairman, CEO, president and co-founder. “Our results reflect strong performance in what we believe is the beginning of a multi-year period of increased demand for our solutions and services driven by stimulus, healthcare reform, and other regulatory requirements, such as ICD-10 codes, that will require healthcare providers to make IT investments to operate effectively in the increasingly complex healthcare industry. During the year, we also made great progress at rolling out new services, such as Cerner ITWorksSM and Cerner RevWorksSM, that we believe will be major contributors to growth in coming years, and we introduced our Healthe Intent™ platform, a cloud-based platform that will serve as the foundation for many future offerings,” Patterson said.
Future Period Guidance
Cerner currently expects:
    First quarter 2011 revenue between $475 million and $490 million.
 
    First quarter 2011 adjusted diluted earnings per share before share based compensation expense between $0.73 and $0.77.
 
    First quarter 2011 new business bookings between $435 million and $465 million.
 
    Full-year 2011 revenue between $2.05 billion and $2.10 billion.
 
    Full-year 2011 adjusted diluted earnings per share before share based compensation expense between $3.50 and $3.60.
 
    Share based compensation expense to reduce diluted earnings per share by approximately $0.05 in the first quarter of 2011 and between $0.20 and $0.22 for the year.
Earnings Conference Call
Cerner will host an earnings conference call to provide additional detail on third quarter results at 3:30 p.m. CT on Feb. 8. The dial-in number for the conference call is (617) 786-4512; the passcode is Cerner. The company recommends joining the call 15 minutes early for registration. The re-broadcast of the call will be available from 6:30 p.m. CT, Feb. 8 through 11:59 p.m. CT, Feb. 11. The dial-in number for the re-broadcast is (888) 286-8010; the passcode is 73280679.
An audio webcast will be available live and archived on Cerner’s website at www.cerner.com under the About Cerner section (click Investor Relations, then Presentations and Webcasts).
About Cerner
Cerner is transforming healthcare by eliminating error, variance and waste for healthcare providers and consumers around the world. Cerner® solutions optimize processes for healthcare organizations ranging in size from single-doctor practices, to health systems, to entire countries, for the pharmaceutical and medical device industries, employer health and wellness services industry and for the healthcare commerce system. These solutions are licensed by more than 9,000 facilities around the world, including approximately 2,600 hospitals; 3,500 physician practices covering more than 30,000 physicians; 500 ambulatory facilities, such as laboratories, ambulatory centers, cardiac facilities, radiology clinics and surgery centers; 800 home-health facilities; and 1,600 retail pharmacies. The trademarks, service marks and logos (collectively, the “Marks”) set forth herein are registered and unregistered trademarks and/or service marks owned by Cerner Corporation and/or its subsidiaries in the United States and certain other countries throughout the world. Nasdaq: CERN. For more information about Cerner, please visit www.cerner.com, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube.

 


 

This release contains forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. It is important to note that the Company’s performance, and actual results, financial condition or business could differ materially from those expressed in such forward-looking statements. The words “believe”, “guidance” and “expects” or the negative of these words, variations thereof or similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to: the possibility of product-related liabilities; potential claims for system errors and warranties; the possibility of interruption at our data centers or client support facilities; our proprietary technology may be subject to claims for infringement or misappropriation of intellectual property rights of others, or may be infringed or misappropriated by others; risks associated with our non-U.S. operations; risks associated with our ability to effectively hedge exposure to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; the potential for tax legislation initiatives that could adversely affect our tax position and/or challenges to our tax positions in the United States and non-U.S. countries; risks associated with our recruitment and retention of key personnel; risks related to our reliance on third party suppliers; risks inherent with business acquisitions; losses due to asset impairment charges; uncertainty in global economic conditions; changing political, economic and regulatory influences; government regulation; significant competition and market changes; variations in our quarterly operating results; potential inconsistencies in our sales forecasts compared to actual sales; the volatility in the trading price of our common stock; and, our directors’ authority to issue preferred stock and the anti-takeover provisions in our corporate governance documents. Additional discussion of these and other factors affecting the Company’s business is contained in the Company’s periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes in future operating results, financial condition or business over time.
Investor Contact: Allan Kells, (816) 201-2445, akells@cerner.com
Media Contact: Kelli Christman, (816) 885-4342, kelli.christman@cerner.com
Cerner’s Internet Home Page: www.cerner.com
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CERNER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

For the three and twelve months ended January 1, 2011 and January 2, 2010
(unaudited)
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Years Ended  
(In thousands, except per share data)   2010 (1)     2009 (1)     2010 (1)     2009 (1)  
Revenues
                               
System sales
  $ 164,500     $ 171,745     $ 550,792     $ 504,561  
Support, maintenance and services
    327,068       287,410       1,266,977       1,136,871  
Reimbursed travel
    8,633       7,166       32,453       30,432  
         
Total revenues
    500,201       466,321       1,850,222       1,671,864  
 
Margin
                               
System sales
    98,532       117,246       329,737       317,935  
Support, maintenance and services
    306,756       269,776       1,200,129       1,072,731  
         
Total margin
    405,288       387,022       1,529,866       1,390,666  
         
 
                               
Operating expenses
                               
Sales and client service
    200,209       184,238       767,152       700,639  
Software development
    70,827       74,473       272,851       271,051  
General and administrative
    30,919       35,151       130,530       126,970  
         
Total operating expenses
    301,955       293,862       1,170,533       1,098,660  
         
 
                               
Operating earnings
    103,333       93,160       359,333       292,006  
 
                               
Interest income
    2,776       2,744       10,347       8,801  
Interest expense
    (1,628 )     (2,149 )     (6,908 )     (8,493 )
Other income (expense), net
    6       (47 )     (560 )     367  
         
Total other income (expense), net
    1,154       548       2,879       675  
         
 
                               
Earnings before income taxes
    104,487       93,708       362,212       292,681  
Income taxes
    (33,850 )     (33,212 )     (124,940 )     (99,216 )
         
Net earnings
  $ 70,637     $ 60,496     $ 237,272     $ 193,465  
         
 
                               
Basic earnings per share
  $ 0.85     $ 0.74     $ 2.88     $ 2.39  
         
 
                               
Basic weighted average shares outstanding
    82,994       81,676       82,458       80,981  
 
                               
Diluted earnings per share
  $ 0.82     $ 0.71     $ 2.78     $ 2.31  
         
 
                               
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding
    85,843       84,815       85,424       83,882  
 
Note 1:   Operating expenses for the three and twelve months ended January 1, 2011 and January 2, 2010 include share-based compensation expense. The impact of this expense on net earnings is presented below:
                                 
    Three Months Ended   Years Ended
    2010     2009   2010     2009
Sales and client service
  $ 3,357     $ 2,151     $ 11,080     $ 7,552  
Software development
    1,960       1,240       6,863       4,374  
General and administrative
    1,683       1,240       6,960       4,916  
         
Total share based compensation
    7,000       4,631       24,903       16,842  
Amount of related income tax benefit
    (2,667 )     (1,725 )     (9,329 )     (6,274 )
         
Net impact on net earnings
  $ 4,333     $ 2,906     $ 15,574     $ 10,568  
         
 
                               
Decrease to diluted earnings per share
  $ 0.05     $ 0.04     $ 0.18     $ 0.12  
         

 


 

CERNER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP RESULTS TO NON-GAAP RESULTS1
For the three and twelve months ended January 1, 2011 and January 2, 2010
(unaudited)
RECONCILIATION OF ADJUSTED NET EARNINGS AND ADJUSTED DILUTED
     EARNINGS PER SHARE TO GAAP NET EARNINGS AND DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE1
                                 
    Three Months Ended   Years Ended
(In thousands, except per share data)   2010     2009     2010     2009  
         
Net Earnings                        
Net earnings
  $ 70,637     $ 60,496     $ 237,272     $ 193,465  
Share-based compensation expense2
    7,000       4,631       24,903       16,842  
Income tax benefit of share-based compensation2
    (2,667 )     (1,725 )     (9,329 )     (6,274 )
         
Adjusted net earnings (non-GAAP)
  $ 74,970     $ 63,402     $ 252,846     $ 204,033  
         
                                 
    Three Months Ended   Years Ended
    2010     2009     2010     2009  
         
Diluted Earnings Per Share
                               
Diluted earnings per share2
  $ 0.82     $ 0.71     $ 2.78     $ 2.31  
Share-based compensation expense (net of tax)2
    0.05       0.04       0.18       0.12  
         
Adjusted diluted earnings per share (non-GAAP)
  $ 0.87     $ 0.75     $ 2.96     $ 2.43  
         
 
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP OPERATING CASH FLOW TO NON-GAAP FREE CASH FLOW1
 
    Three Months Ended   Years Ended
(In thousands)   2010     2009     2010     2009  
         
Cash flows from operating activities
  $ 121,747     $ 108,133     $ 456,444     $ 347,291  
Capital purchases 3
    (26,970 )     (41,402 )     (102,311 )     (131,265 )
Capitalized software development costs 3
    (19,196 )     (19,049 )     (80,979 )     (77,747 )
         
Free cash flow (non-GAAP)
  $ 75,581     $ 47,682     $ 273,154     $ 138,279  
         
 
Note 1:   The presentation of Adjusted Net Earnings and Free Cash Flow, non-GAAP financial measures, are not meant to be considered in isolation, as a substitute for, or superior to, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) results and investors should be aware that non-GAAP measures have inherent limitations and should be read only in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. Adjusted Net Earnings and Free Cash Flow may also be different from similar non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies and may not be comparable to similarly titled captions of other companies due to potential inconsistencies in the method of calculations. The Company believes that Adjusted Net Earnings and Free Cash Flow are important to enable investors to better understand and evaluate its ongoing operating results and allows for greater transparency in the review of its overall financial, operational and economic performance.
 
Note 2:   The Company provides earnings with and without stock options expense because earnings excluding this expense is used by management along with GAAP results to analyze its business, make strategic decisions and for management compensation purposes.
 
Note 3:   The Company provides cash flow with and without capital purchases and software development cost because operating cash flows excluding these expenditures is used by management along with GAAP results to analyze its earnings quality and overall cash generation of the business.

 


 

CERNER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

As of January 1, 2011 (unaudited) and January 2, 2010
                 
             
(In thousands)   2010     2009  
     
Assets
               
 
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 214,511     $ 241,723  
Short-term investments
    356,501       317,113  
Receivables, net
    476,905       461,411  
Inventory
    11,036       11,242  
Prepaid expenses and other
    83,272       106,791  
Deferred income taxes
    3,836       8,055  
     
 
               
Total current assets
    1,146,061       1,146,335  
 
               
Property and equipment, net
    498,829       509,178  
Software development costs, net
    244,848       233,265  
Goodwill
    161,374       151,479  
Intangible assets, net
    38,468       33,719  
Long-term investments
    264,467        
Other assets
    68,743       74,591  
     
 
Total assets
  $ 2,422,790     $ 2,148,567  
     
 
               
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
               
 
               
Accounts payable
  $ 65,035     $ 36,893  
Current installments of long-term debt
    24,837       25,014  
Deferred revenue
    109,351       137,095  
Accrued payroll and tax withholdings
    86,921       80,093  
Other accrued expenses
    19,788       79,008  
     
 
Total current liabilities
    305,932       358,103  
 
               
Long-term debt
    67,923       95,506  
Deferred income taxes and other liabilities
    126,215       98,372  
Deferred revenue
    17,303       15,788  
     
Total liabilities
    517,373       567,769  
     
 
               
Stockholders’ Equity
               
 
               
Common stock
    840       826  
Additional paid-in capital
    645,815       557,545  
Retained earnings
    1,290,835       1,053,563  
Treasury stock
    (28,002 )     (28,002 )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net
    (4,191 )     (3,254 )
     
Total Cerner Corporation stockholders’ equity
    1,905,297       1,580,678  
Noncontrolling interest
    120       120  
     
 
Total stockholders’ equity
    1,905,417       1,580,798  
     
 
               
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 2,422,790     $ 2,148,567