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Exhibit 99.1

 

 

(GARTNER LOGO)

(PRESS RELEASE LOGO)

CONTACT:
Brian Shipman
Group Vice President, Investor Relations
+1 203 316 3659
brian.shipman@gartner.com

Gartner Reports Financial Results for Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2011

Contract Value $1,116 Million, Highest in Gartner’s History, Up 14% YoY

Full Year 2011 Diluted Earnings per Share $1.39, Up 45% YoY

Full Year 2011 Free Cash Flow $213.6 Million, Up 11% YoY

STAMFORD, Conn., February 7, 2012 — Gartner, Inc. (NYSE: IT), the leading provider of research and analysis on the global information technology industry, today reported results for fourth quarter and full year 2011, and provided its preliminary financial outlook for full year 2012.

For fourth quarter 2011, total revenue was $427.7 million, up 12% year-over-year. Foreign exchange had only a negligible impact. Net income increased 23% while Normalized EBITDA increased 17% to $84.8 million (see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for a discussion of Normalized EBITDA). Diluted earnings per share was $0.46 in fourth quarter 2011 compared to $0.37 for fourth quarter 2010. Diluted earnings for fourth quarter 2010 included acquisition related charges, net of tax, of $(0.02) per share compared to zero in the fourth quarter of 2011.

For full year 2011, total revenue was $1,468.6 million, an increase of 14%, and net income was $136.9 million. Total revenue increased 11% year-over-year excluding the foreign exchange impact. Normalized EBITDA was $279.4 million, an increase of 21% over 2010. Diluted earnings per share was $1.39 compared to $0.96 in 2010. Diluted earnings per share for 2011 included acquisition-related charges, net of tax, of $(0.04) per share compared to $(0.14) in 2010. Free Cash Flow was $213.6 million in 2011, an increase of 11% over 2010 (see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for a discussion of Free Cash Flow).

Gene Hall, Gartner’s chief executive officer, commented, “We achieved record levels of new business and contract value, maintained strong client and wallet retention, and many of our other key business metrics continued their strong performance during the fourth quarter. We delivered double-digit revenue, Normalized EBITDA, EPS, and operating cash flow growth for the full year 2011. As we look ahead to 2012, we are excited about the opportunity we see in the market, and we expect to deliver another year of double-digit growth as measured by our key business metrics.”

Business Segment Highlights

Research

Revenue for fourth quarter 2011 was $262.6 million, up 14% over the fourth quarter of 2010 excluding the impact of foreign exchange. Gross contribution margin improved 2 percentage points to 67%. For full year 2011, revenue was $1,012.1 million, up 14% year-over-year excluding the impact of foreign exchange. Gross contribution margin increased 2 points year-over-year, to 67%.

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Contract value was $1,116 million at December 31, 2011, up 14% compared to December 31, 2010 and the highest reported contract value in Gartner’s history. Foreign exchange had a negligible impact on contract value. Client and wallet retention rates for fourth quarter 2011 were 82% and 99%, respectively, compared to 83% and 98% in fourth quarter 2010.

Consulting

Revenue for fourth quarter 2011 was $88.6 million, a decline of 1% over fourth quarter 2010 excluding the impact of foreign exchange. Gross contribution margin was 41%. For full year 2011, revenue was $308.0 million, a decline of 1% year-over-year excluding the impact of foreign exchange. Gross contribution margin for full year 2011 was 37%.

Fourth quarter 2011 utilization was 68% and billable headcount was 481. Backlog was $100.6 million at December 31, 2011.

Events

Revenue for fourth quarter 2011 was $76.4 million, up 23% compared to fourth quarter 2010 excluding the impact of foreign exchange. Gross contribution margin was 49%. For full year 2011, revenue was $148.5 million, up 21% compared to 2010 excluding the impact of foreign exchange. Gross contribution margin for full year 2011 was 45%.

During fourth quarter 2011, the Company held 12 events with 20,500 attendees. During full year 2011, the Company held 60 events with 42,748 attendees.

Cash Flow and Balance Sheet Highlights

Gartner generated operating cash of $79.1 million during fourth quarter 2011 and $255.6 million for full year 2011. Additions to property, equipment and leasehold improvements (“Capital Expenditures”) were $18.2 million in fourth quarter 2011 and $42.0 million for full year 2011. Free Cash Flow for full year 2011 was $213.6 million, an increase of 11% over 2010. (See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for a discussion of Free Cash Flow).

The Company had $142.7 million of cash at December 31, 2011 and almost $377.0 million of borrowing capacity on its revolving credit arrangement. During 2011, the Company deployed its free cash flow principally to repurchase 5.9 million of its common shares. The Company’s remaining share repurchase authorization is $293.0 million as of December 31, 2011. As of December 31, 2011, the Company had total debt of $200.0 million compared to $220.2 million at year-end 2010.

 

 


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Preliminary Financial Outlook for 2012

Gartner also provided its preliminary financial outlook for 2012:

Projected Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

($ in millions)

 

2012 Projected

 

% Change






Research

 

$1,130

 – 

1,150

 

12%

 – 

14%

Consulting

 

310

 – 

330

 

1%

 – 

7%

Events

 

160

 – 

170

 

8%

 – 

14%

 

 




 




Total Revenue

 

$1,600

 – 

1,650

 

9%

 – 

12%


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Projected Earnings and Cash Flow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

($ in millions, except per share data)

 

2012 Projected

 

% Change






Diluted Earnings Per Share

 

$ 1.63

 –

$1.79

 

17% – 29%

Normalized EBITDA (1)

 

$  315

 –

$ 335

 

13% – 20%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Cash Flow (2)

 

$  285

 –

305

 

12% – 19%

Capital Expenditures (2)

 

(46

) –

(48

)

 

 

 




 

 

Free Cash Flow (1)

 

$  239

257

 

12% – 20%


 

 

(1)

See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below for a discussion of Normalized EBITDA and Free Cash Flow.

(2)

Capital expenditures includes approximately $16.0 million of estimated payments we will make for the renovation of our Stamford headquarters facility, which are contractually reimbursable from the landlord. The accounting impact of these renovation payments increases both cash flow from operations and capital expenditures (investing activities) by the same amount and as a result has no net impact on Free Cash Flow.

Conference Call and Investor Day Information

Gartner has scheduled a conference call at 8:30 a.m. eastern time on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 to discuss the Company’s financial results. The conference call will be available via the Internet by accessing the Company’s website at http://investor.gartner.com or by dial-in. The U.S. dial-in number is 888-680-0878 and the international dial-in number is 617-213-4855 and the participant passcode is 67418089. The question and answer session of the conference call will be open to investors and analysts only. A replay of the webcast will be available for approximately 90 days following the call.

The Company will also host an Investor Day for institutional investors and sell-side analysts beginning at 8:00 a.m. eastern time on Thursday, February 16, 2012 in New York City. The Investor Day is by invitation and registration is required. Analysts and investors interested in attending should contact our Investors Relations department prior to February 16. It will also be webcast live via the Internet on the Company’s web site at http://investor.gartner.com and a replay will be available following the event.

Annual Meeting of Stockholders

Gartner will hold its 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders at 10:00 a.m. eastern time on Thursday, June 7, 2012, at the Company’s offices in Stamford, Connecticut.

About Gartner

Gartner, Inc. (NYSE: IT) is the world’s leading information technology research and advisory company. Gartner delivers the technology-related insight necessary for its clients to make the right decisions, every day. From CIOs and senior IT leaders in corporations and government agencies, to business leaders in

 

 


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high-tech and telecom enterprises and professional services firms, to technology investors, Gartner is a valuable partner to clients in over 12,400 distinct organizations. Through the resources of Gartner Research, Gartner Consulting and Gartner Events, Gartner works with every client to research, analyze and interpret the business of IT within the context of their individual role. Founded in 1979, Gartner is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.A., and has 4,975 associates, including 1,295 research analysts and consultants, and clients in 85 countries. For more information, visit www.gartner.com.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Normalized EBITDA: Represents operating income excluding depreciation, accretion on obligations related to excess facilities, amortization, stock-based compensation expense, and acquisition-related charges. We believe Normalized EBITDA is an important measure of our recurring operations as it excludes items that may not be indicative of our core operating results. Investors are cautioned that Normalized EBITDA is not a financial measure defined under generally accepted accounting principles and as a result is considered a non-GAAP financial measure. We provide this measure to enhance the user’s overall understanding of the Company’s current financial performance and the Company’s prospects for the future. It should not be construed as an alternative to any other measure of performance determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

Free Cash Flow: Represents cash provided by operating activities plus cash acquisition and integration payments less additions to property, equipment and leasehold improvements (“Capital Expenditures”). We believe that Free Cash Flow is an important measure of the recurring cash generated by the Company’s core operations that is available to be used to repurchase stock, repay debt obligations and invest in future growth through new business development activities or acquisitions.

Safe Harbor Statement

Statements contained in this press release regarding the Company’s growth and prospects, projected 2011 financial results and all other statements in this release other than recitation of historical facts are forward-looking statements (as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995). Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to be materially different. Such factors include, but are not limited to, the following: our ability to maintain and expand our products and services; our ability to expand or retain our customer base; our ability to grow or sustain revenue from individual customers; our ability to attract and retain a professional staff of research analysts and consultants as well as experienced sales personnel upon whom we are dependent; our ability to achieve and effectively manage growth, including our ability to integrate acquisitions and consummate future acquisitions; our ability to pay our debt; our ability to achieve continued customer renewals and achieve new contract value, backlog and deferred revenue growth in light of competitive pressures; our ability to carry out our strategic initiatives and manage associated costs; our ability to successfully compete with existing competitors and potential new competitors; our ability to enforce or protect our intellectual property rights; additional risks associated with international operations including foreign currency fluctuations; the impact of restructuring and other charges on our businesses and operations; general economic conditions; risks associated with the creditworthiness and budget cuts of governments and agencies; and other factors described under “Risk Factors” contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 which can be found on Gartner’s website at www.investor.gartner.com and the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Forward-looking statements included herein speak only as of the date hereof and Gartner disclaims any obligation to revise or update such statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events or circumstances.
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GARTNER, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited; in thousands, except per share amounts)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
December 31,

 

 

 

 

Twelve Months Ended
December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research

 

$

262,633

 

$

230,552

 

 

14

%

$

1,012,062

 

$

865,000

 

 

17

%

Consulting

 

 

88,640

 

 

89,321

 

 

-1

%

 

308,047

 

 

302,117

 

 

2

%

Events

 

 

76,421

 

 

62,431

 

 

22

%

 

148,479

 

 

121,337

 

 

22

%

 

 



 



 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Total revenues

 

 

427,694

 

 

382,304

 

 

12

%

 

1,468,588

 

 

1,288,454

 

 

14

%

Costs and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of services and product development

 

 

180,282

 

 

164,959

 

 

9

%

 

608,755

 

 

552,238

 

 

10

%

Selling, general and administrative

 

 

170,816

 

 

154,796

 

 

10

%

 

613,707

 

 

543,174

 

 

13

%

Depreciation

 

 

6,396

 

 

6,131

 

 

4

%

 

25,539

 

 

25,349

 

 

1

%

Amortization of intangibles

 

 

737

 

 

2,531

 

 

-71

%

 

6,525

 

 

10,525

 

 

-38

%

Acquisition and integration charges

 

 

 

 

813

 

 

-100

%

 

 

 

7,903

 

 

-100

%

 

 



 



 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Total costs and expenses

 

 

358,231

 

 

329,230

 

 

9

%

 

1,254,526

 

 

1,139,189

 

 

10

%

 

 



 



 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Operating income

 

 

69,463

 

 

53,074

 

 

31

%

 

214,062

 

 

149,265

 

 

43

%

Interest expense, net

 

 

(2,104

)

 

(6,047

)

 

>-100

%

 

(9,967

)

 

(15,616

)

 

-36

%

Other (expense) income, net

 

 

(417

)

 

(300

)

 

39

%

 

(1,911

)

 

436

 

 

>100

%

 

 



 



 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

 

 

66,942

 

 

46,727

 

 

43

%

 

202,184

 

 

134,085

 

 

51

%

Provision for income taxes

 

 

21,918

 

 

10,033

 

 

>100

%

 

65,282

 

 

37,800

 

 

73

%

 

 



 



 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

45,024

 

$

36,694

 

 

23

%

$

136,902

 

$

96,285

 

 

42

%

 

 



 



 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic:

 

$

0.48

 

$

0.38

 

 

26

%

$

1.43

 

$

1.01

 

 

42

%

Diluted:

 

$

0.46

 

$

0.37

 

 

24

%

$

1.39

 

$

0.96

 

 

45

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

94,691

 

 

95,895

 

 

-1

%

 

96,019

 

 

95,747

 

 

0

%

Diluted

 

 

97,037

 

 

99,567

 

 

-3

%

 

98,846

 

 

99,834

 

 

-1

%



BUSINESS SEGMENT DATA
(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

Direct
Expense

 

Gross
Contribution

 

Contribution
Margin

 

 

 


 


 


 


 

Three Months Ended 12/31/11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research

 

$

262,633

 

$

86,917

 

$

175,716

 

67

%

 

Consulting

 

 

88,640

 

 

52,623

 

 

36,017

 

41

%

 

Events

 

 

76,421

 

 

38,689

 

 

37,732

 

49

%

 

 

 



 



 



 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

$

427,694

 

$

178,229

 

$

249,465

 

58

%

 

 

 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended 12/31/10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research

 

$

230,552

 

$

81,333

 

$

149,219

 

65

%

 

Consulting

 

 

89,321

 

 

51,658

 

 

37,663

 

42

%

 

Events

 

 

62,431

 

 

29,234

 

 

33,197

 

53

%

 

 

 



 



 



 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

$

382,304

 

$

162,225

 

$

220,079

 

58

%

 

 

 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Twelve Months Ended 12/31/11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research

 

$

1,012,062

 

$

329,926

 

$

682,136

 

67

%

 

Consulting

 

 

308,047

 

 

193,209

 

 

114,838

 

37

%

 

Events

 

 

148,479

 

 

82,214

 

 

66,265

 

45

%

 

 

 



 



 



 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

$

1,468,588

 

$

605,349

 

$

863,239

 

59

%

 

 

 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Twelve Months Ended 12/31/10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research

 

$

865,000

 

$

300,473

 

$

564,527

 

65

%

 

Consulting

 

 

302,117

 

 

180,232

 

 

121,885

 

40

%

 

Events

 

 

121,337

 

 

65,453

 

 

55,884

 

46

%

 

 

 



 



 



 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

$

1,288,454

 

$

546,158

 

$

742,296

 

58

%

 

 

 



 



 



 

 

 

 



SELECTED STATISTICAL DATA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31,
2011

 

December 31,
2010

 

 

 


 


 

Research contract value

 

$

1,115,801

(a)

$

977,710

(a)

Research client retention

 

 

82

%

 

83

%

Research wallet retention

 

 

99

%

 

98

%

Research client organizations

 

 

12,427

 

 

11,601

 

Consulting backlog

 

$

100,564

(a)

$

100,839

(a)

Consulting—quarterly utilization

 

 

68

%

 

66

%

Consulting billable headcount

 

 

481

 

 

473

 

Consulting—average annualized revenue per billable headcount

 

$

454

(a)

$

419

(a)

Events—number of events for the quarter

 

 

12

 

 

12

 

Events—attendees for the quarter

 

 

20,500

 

 

18,194

 


 

 


 

 

 

(a) Dollars in thousands.

 



SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (in thousands, except per share amounts)

Reconciliation - Operating income to Normalized EBITDA (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
December 31,

 

 

Twelve Months Ended
December 31,

 

 

 


 

 


 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

 


 


 


 


 

Net income

 

$

45,024

 

$

36,694

 

$

136,902

 

$

96,285

 

Interest expense, net

 

 

2,104

 

 

6,047

 

 

9,967

 

 

15,616

 

Other expense (income), net

 

 

417

 

 

300

 

 

1,911

 

 

(436

)

Tax provision

 

 

21,918

 

 

10,033

 

 

65,282

 

 

37,800

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Operating income

 

$

69,463

 

$

53,074

 

$

214,062

 

$

149,265

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Normalizing adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation expense (b)

 

 

8,114

 

 

9,336

 

 

32,864

 

 

32,634

 

Depreciation, accretion, and amortization (c)

 

 

7,193

 

 

8,777

 

 

32,329

 

 

36,475

 

Pre-acquisition deferred revenue (d)

 

 

42

 

 

522

 

 

193

 

 

4,095

 

Acquisition and integration charges (e)

 

 

 

 

813

 

 

 

 

7,903

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Normalized EBITDA

 

$

84,812

 

$

72,522

 

$

279,448

 

$

230,372

 

 

 



 



 



 



 


 

 

(a)

Normalized EBITDA is based on GAAP operating income adjusted for certain normalizing adjustments.

 

 

(b)

Consists of charges for stock-based compensation awards.

 

 

(c)

Includes charges for amortization of intangibles related to AMR Research and Burton Group of $0.7 million and $2.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $6.5 million and $10.1 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

 

 

(d)

Consists of non-cash fair value adjustments on pre-acquisition AMR Research and Burton Group deferred revenue. These amounts were amortized ratably over the life of the underlying contract.

 

 

(e)

Includes non-recurring cash charges incurred to acquire and integrate the acquisitions of AMR Research and Burton Group, such as legal, consulting, severance, and other costs.

 

 



SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION continued (in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selected Balance Sheet Data

 

 

 

(unaudited and preliminary)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 




 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

 


 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

142,739

 

$

120,181

 

 

Fees receivable, net

 

 

421,033

 

 

364,818

 

 

Total assets

 

 

1,379,872

 

 

1,285,658

 

 

Deferred revenues

 

 

611,647

 

 

523,263

 

 

Total current and long-term debt

 

 

200,000

 

 

220,156

 

 

Total liabilities

 

 

1,198,088

 

 

1,098,602

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

 

181,784

 

 

187,056

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selected Cash Flow Data

 

 

 

 

(unaudited and preliminary)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Twelve Months Ended

 

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

 

 


 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash provided by operating activities

 

$

255,566

 

$

205,499

 

 

Cash paid for capital expenditures

 

 

41,954

(a)

 

21,694

 

 

Cash paid for treasury stock

 

 

211,986

 

 

99,820

 

 

Cash payments on debt, net

 

 

20,156

 

 

113,627

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) 2011 includes $9.5 million of expenditures related to the rennovation of our Stamford headquarters facility. These amounts are reimbursable by our landlord.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 










 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation - Cash Provided by Operating Activities to Free Cash Flow (a):

 

 

(unaudited and preliminary)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Twelve Months Ended

 

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

 

 


 


 

 

Cash provided by operating activities

 

$

255,566

 

$

205,499

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash acquisition and integration payments

 

 

 

 

8,003

 

 

Cash paid for capital expenditures

 

 

(41,954

)

 

(21,694

)

 

 

 



 



 

 

Free Cash Flow

 

$

213,612

 

$

191,808

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) Free cash flow is based on cash provided by operating activities determined in accordance with GAAP plus cash acquisition and integration payments less additions to capital expenditures.