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ots Ad hoc-Service: INTERSHOP Communications <DE0006227002> Intershop Reports First Quarter 2001 earnings

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Intershop Reports First Quarter
2001 earnings
Company Reports Significant Progress On Global Turnaround
Initiative Hamburg, May 2, 2001 Intershop Communications AG (Neuer
Markt: ISH, NASDAQ: ISHP), a global provider of e-business software,
today announced financial results for the first quarter of fiscal
2001, ended March 31, 2001.
First quarter revenue totaled Euro 20.3 million compared with
revenue of Euro 25.0 million for the first quarter of 2000,
reflecting a year-over-year decline of Euro 4.7 or 19%. The Company
reported a first quarter 2001 net loss of Euro 34.6 million or a loss
of Euro (0.39) per share, compared to a net profit of Euro 1.6
million or Euro 0.02 per share in the first quarter of 2000.
First quarter 2001 results are in line with revised guidance
announced on March 26, 2001.
Earnings Release Summary: - The global turnaround program is ahead
of schedule and is already generating significant progress towards
Intershop's strategy for sustaining future growth and profitability.
- Operating costs, adjusted for exceptional items of 5.3 million
Euro, were reduced compared to the fourth quarter 2000 by Euro 12
million or 19% to Euro 50.3 million (including cost of sales) due to
short-term cost saving measures. As a result, the Q1 operating loss
adjusted for exceptional items improved by Euro 1.6 million
sequentially to 30.3 million Euro despite lower revenue. - Strategic
initiatives have been executed to drive additional license revenue. -
Rollout of new vertical and cross industry solutions that meet the
specific needs of Intershop's target customers, especially in the B2B
space. - Launch of a new Implementation Partner Program to revitalize
indirect sales through partners. - Intershop expects to show
quarterly sequential revenue growth and improved operating results
for the reminder of 2001.
Issuer's information/explanation remarks concerning this ad hoc
announcement:
First Quarter 2001 Highlights:
  • Enfinity platform maintains #1 E-commerce platform in Forrester Research rankings.
  • Despite the weak market conditions Intershop receives strong commitments from customers, partners and employees. - Revenues generated by existing customers accounted for 75% of total revenues. Repeat customers included Bosch, Hewlett-Packard, The Spiegel Group, Deutsche Telekom, BellSouth, Playmobil, Otto Group, Tele Danmark, Time Warner, Pecheney, and Wella. - Q1 new customer wins include Ision, Alcatel SEL, Swaroski Crystal, Dräger Synematic, and Yamaha Taiwan. - Revenues generated by partners accounted for 57% of total revenue. Contributing partners during the quarter included PricewaterhouseCoopers, Cap Gemini Ernst & Young, Icon Media Lab, Kabel New Media, and ID Media. - Enfinity was the main revenue driver in the quarter and accounted for 77% of license revenue. - With a cash position of Euro 75 million (including restricted cash) Intershop is in solid financial shape to fund its business model through profitability.
Management Review
Intershop CEO Stephan Schambach commented, "Today Intershop
reports financial results for the first quarter of 2001 in line with
our March guidance as well as significant progress across all the
major components of Intershop's global restructuring program. While
continued softness in global IT spending patterns continued to be a
factor in the market for Intershop during the first quarter, our
restructuring efforts during the first three months of execution have
yielded definitive results. We have consolidated several of our
global operations to ensure efficiency in aligning our corporate
structure with the needs of our clients and customers as well as the
growth of the e-commerce solutions sector. In March of 2001 we
enhanced the breadth and depth of our e- business offerings with the
launch of dedicated business vertical and modular cross industry
solutions to complement our Flagship Enfinity enterprise offering. As
a solid foundation for the future, Enfinity captured the number one
ranking once again, in the latest independent industry ranking by
Forrester Research."
Worldwide Restructuring Program
In conjunction with the rapidly changing global e-commerce
environment, Intershop launched a global restructuring program. The
program reflects Intershop's strategy to evolve its business model
and corporate structure to adapt to the current market realities and
better position the company for future growth. Early implementation
efforts are ahead of schedule and significant progress has been made
during the first three months.
Streamlining The Organization
Intershop's restructuring program is a company-wide initiative
reflecting changes to the organization starting with senior
management and has been filtered down through every level of the
company. Organizational changes include.
Refocusing Sales Activities A prime roll of the Intershop
restructuring program has been the realignment of the internal and
external sales force efforts as well as an increased emphasis on
partnership development. To these ends, Intershop has completed
several key initiatives during the first quarter of 2001.
Expanded Solution Offering In order to better meet the demands of
its target customers, specifically in the B2B sector, Intershop
significantly extended its flagship product Enfinity with the
addition of a full set of new e-business solutions. - Intershop
reaffirmed its fundamental strength and innovation in technology as
Enfinity followed up its number one rating in the independent ranking
of e- commerce business platforms by Forrester Research for the
second consecutive time this March. - At CeBIT, Intershop launched a
new set of industry-specific and cross-industry solutions to better
address the enterprise space. - Market vertical specific solutions
launched for key Intershop market segments include: Automotive,
High-Tech & Engineering, Retail and Consumer Goods. Cross- Industry
Solutions include solutions for B2B, B2C, Marketplace, and Supplier
business models. All solutions are backed with successful references
already.
Outlook 2001 Wilfried Beeck, Chief Operating Officer, stated, We
are very encouraged by our early efficiency and cost savings
successes associated with implementing our global restructuring
program. The long-term prospects for Intershop are still sound. As
our restructuring efforts continue to gain traction, Intershop
remains dedicated to achieving profitability on a quarterly basis by
the end of 2001. We expect that the initiatives we are now
implementing will start to become fully effective by the close of the
current quarter and will contribute to higher growth as we enter the
second half of 2001. As a result of our initiatives, we expect to
show sequential revenue growth during the second quarter and for the
remainder of 2001. However, due to the short-term weak market
conditions we now expect full year revenue to be flat or lower than
in the year 2000, in line with the reduced IT spending that is
broadly affecting our sector. We will provide more precise guidance
when the visibility in our sector improves."
WKN: 622700; Index: NEMAX 50 Listed: Neuer Markt in Frankfurt;
Freiverkehr in Berlin, Bremen, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover,
München, Stuttgart
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