10-K annual report · filed Sep 29, 2003

Open Text Corp (OTEX) FY2003 10-K Annual Report

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Open Text Corp (OTEX) filed its fiscal 2003 10-K annual report with the SEC on Sep 29, 2003.

  • Top risk flagged: Corporate amalgamation: Open Text, Centrinity and SoftArc approved merger resolutions June 30, 2003

Open Text Corp FY2003 10-K analysis

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Business Overview

  • Web-based ECM vendor centered on Livelink, monetizing software licenses, annual maintenance, professional services and hosted ASP deployments
  • New offerings: Livelink 9.2, Coreport 6.0 portal, LaunchForce, FirstClass 7.1 and MeetingZone 2.0
  • Strategic expansion through Centrinity, Corechange and Eloquent acquisitions, broadening messaging, portal and rich-media capabilities
  • Workforce reached 1,196, including 305 R&D employees and 229 professional-services employees as of June 30, 2003
  • Record fiscal 2003 revenue of $177.7 million, with R&D spending rising to $29.3 million from $24.1 million
  • Notable market shift: customer hesitation lengthened sales cycles and increased demands for return-on-investment analysis

Management Discussion & Analysis

  • Revenue $177.7M, up 15% YoY from $154.4M, led by customer support at $63.1M, up 30%
  • Net income margin 15.6% vs 10.9%, operating margin 15.1% vs 8.8%
  • Worst segment: service revenue $38.6M, down 3% from $39.7M; service cost margin 73% vs 69%
  • Operating cash flow $40.0M, capex $3.6M, acquisitions $18.2M, share repurchases $17.3M
  • Outlook: fiscal 2004 operating-expense and capex percentages broadly consistent, with risks from competition, product acceptance and acquisitions

Risk Factors

  • Corporate amalgamation: Open Text, Centrinity and SoftArc approved merger resolutions June 30, 2003
  • Capital structure: Unlimited common and First Preference shares authorized
  • Preference-share terms: Directors may set dividends, redemption, voting and conversion rights by series
  • Liquidation priority: First Preference shares rank ahead of common shares on distributions
  • Share ownership: No restrictions on issuance, transfer or ownership

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