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Exhibit 99.1
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Alan Roden
Verint Systems Inc.
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Press Release
Verint Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results
Conference Call to Discuss Selected Financial Information and Outlook to be Held Today at 4:30 p.m.
MELVILLE, N.Y., April 5, 2011 Verint® Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: VRNT), a global leader in Actionable Intelligence® solutions and value-added services, today announced its fourth quarter and full year results for the year ended January 31, 2011.
“We finished the year strong and are pleased with our fourth quarter results, which we believe reflect our leadership position in Actionable Intelligence. We believe that we are well positioned for continued success and growth in the workforce optimization and security intelligence markets,” said Dan Bodner, CEO and President of Verint Systems Inc.
Below is selected financial information for the three months and year ended January 31, 2011 and 2010 prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and not prepared in accordance with GAAP (“non-GAAP”).
                                 
    Selected GAAP Information  
    Three Months Ended January 31,     Year Ended January 31,  
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)   2011     2010     2011     2010  
 
                               
Revenue
  $ 186,869     $ 172,736     $ 726,799     $ 703,633  
 
                               
Gross Profit
    125,619       112,447       488,455       463,698  
Gross Margin
    67.2 %     65.1 %     67.2 %     65.9 %
 
                               
Operating Income (Loss)
    22,895       (7,774 )     73,105       65,679  
Operating Margin
    12.3 %     (4.5 %)     10.1 %     9.3 %
 
                               
Diluted Net Income (Loss) per Common Share Attributable to Verint Systems Inc.
  $ 0.25     $ (0.68 )   $ 0.31     $ 0.06  
                                 
    Selected Non-GAAP Information  
    Three Months Ended January 31,     Year Ended January 31,  
    2011     2010     2011     2010  
 
                               
Revenue
  $ 186,869     $ 172,736     $ 726,799     $ 703,633  
 
                               
Gross Profit
    128,910       116,155       503,755       477,573  
Gross Margin
    69.0 %     67.2 %     69.3 %     67.9 %
 
                               
Operating Income
    42,879       38,578       184,586       195,627  
Operating Margin
    22.9 %     22.3 %     25.4 %     27.8 %
 
                               
Diluted Net Income per Common Share Attributable to Verint Systems Inc.
  $ 0.66     $ 0.47     $ 2.79     $ 3.09  

 

 


 

Outlook for the Year Ending January 31, 2012
    We expect revenue to increase between 7% and 8% compared to the year ended January 31, 2011.
 
    We are targeting a non-GAAP operating margin in the low 20%s.
 
    While we don’t provide quarterly guidance, there are some seasonal trends in the enterprise software industry. We expect Q1 to be down sequentially from our Q4 levels, potentially significantly, due to typical Q1 seasonality.
Conference Call Information
We will be conducting a conference call today at 4:30 p.m. to discuss our results for the fourth quarter and full year ended January 31, 2011, and outlook for the year ending January 31, 2012. An on-line, real-time webcast of the conference call will be available on our website at www.verint.com. The conference call can also be accessed live via telephone at 1-888-680-0878 (United States) and 1-617-213-4855 (international) and the passcode is 13794491. Please dial in 5-10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time.
About Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This press release and the accompanying tables include non-GAAP financial measures. For a description of these non-GAAP financial measures, including the reasons management uses each measure, and reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP, please see Table 2 as well as “Supplemental Information About Non-GAAP Financial Measures” at the end of this press release. Because we do not predict special items that might occur in the future, and our outlook is developed at a level of detail different than that used to prepare GAAP financial measures, we are not providing a reconciliation to GAAP of our forward-looking financial measures for the year ending January 31, 2012.
About Verint Systems Inc.
Verint® Systems Inc. is a global leader in Actionable Intelligence® solutions and value-added services. Our solutions enable organizations of all sizes to make timely and effective decisions to improve enterprise performance and make the world a safer place. More than 10,000 organizations in over 150 countries—including over 85 percent of the Fortune 100—use Verint Actionable Intelligence solutions to capture, distill, and analyze complex and underused information sources, such as voice, video, and unstructured text. Headquartered in Melville, New York, we support our customers around the globe directly and with an extensive network of selling and support partners. Visit us at our website www.verint.com.
Cautions About Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements, including statements regarding expectations, predictions, views, opportunities, plans, strategies, beliefs, and statements of similar effect relating to Verint Systems Inc. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and they are based on management’s expectations that involve a number of risks and uncertainties, any of which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements. Some of the factors that could cause actual future results or conditions to differ materially from current expectations include: uncertainties regarding the impact of general economic conditions, particularly in information technology spending, on our business; risks due to aggressive competition in all of our markets, including with respect to maintaining margins and sufficient levels of investment in our business; risks associated with keeping pace with technological changes and evolving industry standards in our product offerings and with successfully introducing new, quality products which meet customer needs and achieve market acceptance; risks created by continued consolidation of competitors or introduction of large competitors in our markets with greater resources than we have; risks that customers or partners delay or cancel orders or are unable to honor contractual commitments due to liquidity issues, challenges in their business, or otherwise; risks relating to our implementation and maintenance of adequate systems and internal controls for our current and future operations and reporting needs and related risks of financial statement omissions, misstatements, restatements, or filing delays; risks associated with being a consolidated, controlled subsidiary of Comverse Technology, Inc. (“Comverse”) and formerly part of Comverse’s

 

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consolidated tax group, including risks of any future impact on us resulting from Comverse’s extended filing delay or any other future issues; risks associated with Comverse controlling our board of directors and the outcome of all matters submitted for stockholder action, including the approval of significant corporate transactions, such as certain equity issuances or mergers and acquisitions, as well as speculation or announcements regarding Comverse’s strategic plans; risks that products may contain undetected defects which could expose us to substantial liability; risks associated with allocating limited financial and human resources to opportunities that may not come to fruition or produce satisfactory returns; risks associated with significant foreign and international operations, including exposure to fluctuations in exchange rates; risks associated with complex and changing local and foreign regulatory environments; risks associated with our ability to recruit and retain qualified personnel in geographies in which we operate; risks associated with mergers and acquisitions and with related system integrations and asset impairments; challenges in accurately forecasting revenue and expenses and maintaining profitability; risks relating to our ability to improve our infrastructure to support growth; risks that our intellectual property rights may not be adequate to protect our business or assets or that others may make claims on our intellectual property or claim infringement on their intellectual property rights; risks associated with a significant amount of our business coming from domestic and foreign government customers, including the ability to maintain security clearances for certain projects; risks that we improperly handle sensitive or confidential information or perception of such mishandling; risks associated with our dependence on a limited number of suppliers or original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”) for certain components of our products; risks that we are unable to maintain and enhance relationships with key resellers, partners, and systems integrators; risks that contract terms may expose us to unlimited liability or other unfavorable positions and risks that we may experience losses that are not covered by insurance; risks that we will experience liquidity or working capital issues and related risks that financing sources will be unavailable to us on reasonable terms or at all; risks associated with significant leverage resulting from our current debt position; risks that we will be unable to comply with the leverage ratio covenant or financial statement delivery covenant under our credit facility; risks that our credit rating could be downgraded or placed on a credit watch; risks relating to timely implementation of new accounting pronouncements or new interpretations of existing accounting pronouncements and related risks of future restatements or filing delays; risks associated with future regulatory actions or private litigations relating to our extended filing delay and related circumstances; and risks that use of our tax benefits may be restricted or eliminated in the future. We assume no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statement, except as otherwise required by law. For a detailed discussion of these risk factors, see our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2011 when filed.
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Table 1
Verint Systems Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share data)
                                 
    Three Months Ended January 31,     Year Ended January 31,  
    2011     2010     2011     2010  
 
                               
Revenue:
                               
Product
  $ 92,222     $ 90,627     $ 375,164     $ 374,272  
Service and support
    94,647       82,109       351,635       329,361  
 
                       
Total revenue
    186,869       172,736       726,799       703,633  
 
                       
Cost of revenue:
                               
Product
    28,656       30,486       111,989       122,961  
Service and support
    30,209       27,831       117,261       108,953  
Amortization of acquired technology
    2,385       1,972       9,094       8,021  
 
                       
Total cost of revenue
    61,250       60,289       238,344       239,935  
 
                       
Gross profit
    125,619       112,447       488,455       463,698  
 
                       
Operating expenses:
                               
Research and development, net
    23,981       22,797       96,525       83,797  
Selling, general and administrative
    73,336       91,931       297,365       291,813  
Amortization of other acquired intangible assets
    5,407       5,376       21,460       22,268  
Restructuring
          117             141  
 
                       
Total operating expenses
    102,724       120,221       415,350       398,019  
 
                       
Operating income (loss)
    22,895       (7,774 )     73,105       65,679  
 
                       
Other income (expense), net
                               
Interest income
    145       35       454       616  
Interest expense
    (9,071 )     (6,064 )     (29,896 )     (24,964 )
Other income (expense), net
    (1,151 )     (6,279 )     (5,138 )     (17,123 )
 
                       
Total other expense, net
    (10,077 )     (12,308 )     (34,580 )     (41,471 )
 
                       
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes
    12,818       (20,082 )     38,525       24,208  
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes
    (604 )     (1,813 )     9,940       7,108  
 
                       
Net income (loss)
    13,422       (18,269 )     28,585       17,100  
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
    282       522       3,004       1,483  
 
                       
Net income (loss) attributable to Verint Systems Inc.
    13,140       (18,791 )     25,581       15,617  
Dividends on preferred stock
    (3,629 )     (3,480 )     (14,178 )     (13,591 )
 
                       
Net income (loss) attributable to Verint Systems Inc. common shares
  $ 9,511     $ (22,271 )   $ 11,403     $ 2,026  
 
                       
 
                               
Net income (loss) per common share attributable to Verint Systems Inc.
                               
Basic
  $ 0.26     $ (0.68 )   $ 0.33     $ 0.06  
 
                       
Diluted
  $ 0.25     $ (0.68 )   $ 0.31     $ 0.06  
 
                       
 
                               
Weighted-average common shares outstanding
                               
Basic
    36,788       32,517       34,544       32,478  
 
                       
Diluted
    38,641       32,517       37,179       33,127  
 
                       

 

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Table 2
Verint Systems Inc. and Subsidiaries
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Results
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share data)
                                 
    Three Months Ended January 31,     Year Ended January 31,  
    2011     2010     2011     2010  
 
                               
Table of Reconciliation from GAAP Gross Profit to Non-GAAP Gross Profit
 
                               
GAAP gross profit
  $ 125,619     $ 112,447     $ 488,455     $ 463,698  
Amortization of acquired technology
    2,385       1,972       9,094       8,021  
Stock-based compensation expenses
    906       1,736       6,206       5,854  
 
                       
Non-GAAP gross profit
  $ 128,910     $ 116,155     $ 503,755     $ 477,573  
 
                       
 
                               
Table of Reconciliation from GAAP Operating Income (Loss) to Non-GAAP Operating Income
 
                               
GAAP operating income (loss)
  $ 22,895     $ (7,774 )   $ 73,105     $ 65,679  
Amortization of acquired technology
    2,385       1,972       9,094       8,021  
Amortization of other acquired intangible assets
    5,407       5,376       21,460       22,268  
Restructuring costs
          117             141  
Stock-based compensation expenses
    7,725       12,869       46,819       44,245  
Other adjustments
    2,642       762       5,188       762  
Expenses related to our filing delay
    1,825       25,256       28,920       54,511  
 
                       
Non-GAAP operating income
  $ 42,879     $ 38,578     $ 184,586     $ 195,627  
 
                       
 
                               
Table of Reconciliation from GAAP Other Expense, Net to Non-GAAP Other Expense, Net
 
                               
GAAP other expense, net
  $ (10,077 )   $ (12,308 )   $ (34,580 )   $ (41,471 )
Unrealized (gains) losses on derivatives, net
    855       (3,572 )     (5,986 )     (8,049 )
 
                       
Non-GAAP other expense, net
  $ (9,222 )   $ (15,880 )   $ (40,566 )   $ (49,520 )
 
                       
 
                               
Table of Reconciliation from GAAP Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes to Non-GAAP Provision for Income Taxes
 
                               
GAAP provision (benefit) for income taxes
  $ (604 )   $ (1,813 )   $ 9,940     $ 7,108  
Non-cash tax adjustments
    1,407       3,626       (1,412 )     4,553  
 
                       
Non-GAAP provision for income taxes
  $ 803     $ 1,813     $ 8,528     $ 11,661  
 
                       
 
                               
Table of Reconciliation from GAAP Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Verint Systems Inc. to Non-GAAP Net Income Attributable to Verint Systems Inc.
 
                               
GAAP net income (loss) attributable to Verint Systems Inc.
  $ 13,140     $ (18,791 )   $ 25,581     $ 15,617  
Amortization of acquired technology
    2,385       1,972       9,094       8,021  
Amortization of other acquired intangible assets
    5,407       5,376       21,460       22,268  
Restructuring costs
          117             141  
Stock-based compensation expenses
    7,725       12,869       46,819       44,245  
Other adjustments
    2,642       762       5,188       762  
Expenses related to our filing delay
    1,825       25,256       28,920       54,511  
Unrealized (gains) losses on derivatives, net
    855       (3,572 )     (5,986 )     (8,049 )
Non-cash tax adjustments
    (1,407 )     (3,626 )     1,412       (4,553 )
 
                       
Total GAAP net income (loss) adjustments
    19,432       39,154       106,907       117,346  
 
                       
Non-GAAP net income attributable to Verint Systems Inc.
  $ 32,572     $ 20,363     $ 132,488     $ 132,963  
 
                       
 
                               
Table of Reconciliation from GAAP Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Verint Systems Inc. Common Shares to Non-GAAP Net Income Attributable to Verint Systems Inc. Common Shares
 
                               
GAAP net income (loss) attributable to Verint Systems Inc. common shares
  $ 9,511     $ (22,271 )   $ 11,403     $ 2,026  
Total GAAP net income (loss) adjustments
    19,432       39,154       106,907       117,346  
 
                       
Non-GAAP net income attributable to Verint Systems Inc. common shares
  $ 28,943     $ 16,883     $ 118,310     $ 119,372  
 
                       
 
                               
Table Comparing GAAP Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share Attributable to Verint Systems Inc. to Non-GAAP Diluted Net Income Per Common Share Attributable to Verint Systems Inc.
 
                               
GAAP diluted net income (loss) per common share attributable to Verint Systems Inc.
  $ 0.25     $ (0.68 )   $ 0.31     $ 0.06  
 
                       
 
                               
Non-GAAP diluted net income per common share attributable to Verint Systems Inc.
  $ 0.66     $ 0.47     $ 2.79     $ 3.09  
 
                       
 
                               
Shares used in computing GAAP diluted net income per common share (in thousands)
    38,641       32,517       37,179       33,127  
 
                       
 
                               
Shares used in computing non-GAAP diluted net income per common share (in thousands)
    49,012       43,551       47,402       42,963  
 
                       

 

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Table 3
Verint Systems Inc. and Subsidiaries
Segment Revenue
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)
                                 
    Three Months Ended January 31,     Year Ended January 31,  
    2011     2010     2011     2010  
 
                               
Revenue By Segment
                               
Workforce Optimization Segment
  $ 112,381     $ 95,777     $ 410,529     $ 374,778  
 
                       
 
                               
Video Intelligence Segment
    34,796       28,422       134,012       144,970  
Communications Intelligence Segment
    39,692       48,537       182,258       183,885  
 
                       
Total Video and Communications Intelligence
    74,488       76,959       316,270       328,855  
 
                       
 
                               
Total Revenue
  $ 186,869     $ 172,736     $ 726,799     $ 703,633  
 
                       

 

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Table 4
Verint Systems Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
                 
    January 31,  
    2011     2010  
 
               
Assets
               
Current Assets:
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 169,906     $ 184,335  
Restricted cash and bank time deposits
    13,639       5,206  
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $5.4 million and $4.7 million, respectively.
    150,769       127,826  
Inventories
    16,987       14,373  
Deferred cost of revenue
    6,269       11,232  
Deferred income taxes
    13,179       21,140  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    31,195       43,414  
 
           
Total current assets
    401,944       407,526  
 
           
Property and equipment, net
    23,176       24,453  
Goodwill
    738,674       724,670  
Intangible assets, net
    157,071       173,833  
Capitalized software development costs, net
    6,787       8,530  
Long-term deferred cost of revenue
    21,715       33,019  
Long-term deferred income taxes
    6,700       7,469  
Other assets
    20,060       16,837  
 
           
Total assets
  $ 1,376,127     $ 1,396,337  
 
           
 
               
Liabilities, Preferred Stock, and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
               
Current Liabilities:
               
Accounts payable
  $ 36,861     $ 46,570  
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
    162,650       154,935  
Current maturities of long-term debt
          22,678  
Deferred revenue
    142,465       183,719  
Deferred income taxes
    379       487  
Liabilities to affiliates
    1,847       1,709  
 
           
Total current liabilities
    344,202       410,098  
 
           
Long-term debt
    583,234       598,234  
Long-term deferred revenue
    40,424       51,412  
Long-term deferred income taxes
    13,226       21,425  
Other liabilities
    31,812       44,193  
 
           
Total liabilities
    1,012,898       1,125,362  
 
           
Preferred Stock - $0.001 par value; authorized 2,500,000 shares. Series A convertible preferred stock; 293,000 shares issued and outstanding; aggregate liquidation preference and redemption value of $338,717 at January 31, 2011.
    285,542       285,542  
 
           
Commitments and Contingencies
               
Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit):
               
Common stock — $0.001 par value; authorized 120,000,000 shares. Issued 37,349,000 and 32,687,000 shares, respectively; outstanding 37,089,000 and 32,584,000 shares, as of January 31, 2011 and January 31, 2010, respectively.
    38       33  
Additional paid-in capital
    519,834       451,166  
Treasury stock, at cost - 260,000 and 103,000 shares as of January 31, 2011 and January 31, 2010, respectively.
    (6,639 )     (2,493 )
Accumulated deficit
    (394,757 )     (420,338 )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
    (42,069 )     (43,134 )
 
           
Total Verint Systems Inc. stockholders’ equity (deficit)
    76,407       (14,766 )
Noncontrolling interest
    1,280       199  
 
           
Total liabilities stockholders’ equity (deficit)
    77,687       (14,567 )
 
           
Total liabilities, preferred stock, and stockholders’ equity (deficit)
  $ 1,376,127     $ 1,396,337  
 
           

 

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Table 5
Verint Systems Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)
                 
    Year Ended January 31,  
    2011     2010  
 
               
Cash flows from operating activities:
               
Net income
  $ 28,585     $ 17,100  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Depreciation and amortization
    48,951       49,290  
Provision for doubtful accounts
    1,863       849  
Stock-based compensation
    28,784       31,195  
Benefit for deferred income taxes
    (1,092 )     (62 )
Excess tax benefits from stock award plans
    (815 )      
Non-cash losses on derivative financial instruments, net
    5,863       14,709  
Other non-cash items, net
    1,139       1,443  
 
               
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of business combinations:
               
 
               
Accounts receivable
    (24,574 )     (13,910 )
Inventories
    (3,471 )     5,686  
Deferred cost of revenue
    16,616       14,082  
Prepaid expenses and other assets
    9,924       (11,542 )
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    15,839       12,912  
Deferred revenue
    (51,226 )     (21,143 )
Other liabilities
    (5,933 )     471  
Other, net
    67       (243 )
 
           
Net cash provided by operating activities
    70,520       100,837  
 
           
 
               
Cash flows from investing activities:
               
Cash paid for business combinations, net of cash acquired, and payments of contingent consideration associated with business combinations consummated in prior periods
    (23,485 )     (96 )
Purchases of property and equipment
    (8,536 )     (4,965 )
Settlements of derivative financial instruments not designated as hedges
    (34,783 )     (19,414 )
Cash paid for capitalized software development costs
    (2,527 )     (2,715 )
Change in restricted cash and bank time deposits
    (8,502 )     2,591  
 
           
Net cash used in investing activities
    (77,833 )     (24,599 )
 
           
 
               
Cash flows from financing activities:
               
Repayments of borrowings and other financing obligations
    (38,163 )     (6,088 )
Proceeds from exercises of stock options
    40,787        
Payment of debt issuance and other debt-related costs
    (4,039 )     (152 )
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest
    (2,191 )     (4,145 )
Purchases of treasury stock
    (4,146 )      
Excess tax benefits from stock award plans
    815          
Other financing activities
          (106 )
 
           
Net cash used in financing activities
    (6,937 )     (10,491 )
 
           
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
    (179 )     2,660  
 
           
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    (14,429 )     68,407  
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
    184,335       115,928  
 
           
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
  $ 169,906     $ 184,335  
 
           
 
               
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
               
Cash paid for interest
  $ 21,053     $ 24,705  
 
           
Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds received
  $ 8,528     $ 11,661  
 
           
Non-cash investing and financing transactions:
               
Accrued but unpaid purchases of property and equipment
  $ 1,047     $ 642  
 
           
Inventory transfers to property and equipment
  $ 874     $ 621  
 
           
Stock options exercised, proceeds received subsequent to year end
  $ 65     $  
 
           
Purchases under supplier financing arrangements
  $ 1,859     $  
 
           

 

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Verint Systems Inc. and Subsidiaries
Supplemental Information About Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This press release contains non-GAAP financial measures. Table 2 includes a reconciliation of each non-GAAP financial measure presented in this press release to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for comparable GAAP financial measures. The non-GAAP financial measures we present have limitations in that they do not reflect all of the amounts associated with our results of operations as determined in accordance with GAAP, and these non-GAAP financial measures should only be used to evaluate our results of operations in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP financial measures do not represent discretionary cash available to us to invest in the growth of our business, and we may in the future incur expenses similar to or in addition to the adjustments made in these non-GAAP financial measures.
We believe that the non-GAAP financial measures we present provide meaningful supplemental information regarding our operating results primarily because they exclude certain non-cash charges or items that we do not believe are reflective of our ongoing operating results when budgeting, planning and forecasting, determining compensation, and when assessing the performance of our business with our individual operating segments or our senior management. We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures also facilitate the comparison by management and investors of results between periods and among our peer companies. However, those companies may calculate similar non-GAAP financial measures differently than we do, limiting their usefulness as comparative measures.
Adjustments to Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Amortization of acquired intangible assets, including acquired technology. When we acquire an entity, we are required under GAAP to record the fair value of the intangible assets of the acquired entity and amortize it over their useful lives. We exclude the amortization of acquired intangible assets, including acquired technology, from our non-GAAP financial measures. These expenses are excluded from our non-GAAP financial measures because they are non-cash charges. In addition, these amounts are inconsistent in amount and frequency and are significantly impacted by the timing and size of acquisitions. Thus, we also exclude these amounts to provide better comparability of pre- and post-acquisition operating results.
Restructuring costs. We exclude from our non-GAAP financial measures expenses associated with the restructuring of our operations due to internal or external factors. These expenses are excluded from our non-GAAP financial measures because we believe that they are not reflective of our ongoing operations.
Stock-based compensation expenses. We exclude stock-based compensation expenses related to stock options, restricted stock awards and units, and phantom stock from our non-GAAP financial measures. These expenses are excluded from our non-GAAP financial measures because they are primarily non-cash charges. In recent periods, we also incurred significant cash-settled stock compensation due to our extended filing delay and restrictions on our ability to issue new shares of common stock to our employees.
Other adjustments. We exclude from our non-GAAP financial measures legal, other professional fees and certain other expenses associated with acquisitions and certain extraordinary transactions, in both cases, whether or not consummated. These expenses are excluded from our non-GAAP financial measures because we believe that they are not reflective of our ongoing operations.
Expenses related to our filing delay. We exclude from our non-GAAP financial measures expenses related to our restatement of previously filed financial statements and our extended filing delay. These expenses included professional fees and related expenses, as well as expenses associated with a special cash retention program. These expenses are excluded from our non-GAAP financial measures because we believe that they are not reflective of our ongoing operations.

 

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Unrealized (gains) losses on derivatives, net. We exclude from our non-GAAP financial measures unrealized gains and losses on interest rate swaps and foreign currency derivatives. These gains and losses are excluded from our non-GAAP financial measures because they are non-cash transactions.
Non-cash tax adjustments. Non-cash tax adjustments represent the difference between the amount of taxes we actually paid and our GAAP tax provision on an annual basis. On a quarterly basis, this adjustment reflects our expected annual effective tax rate on a cash basis.

 

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