SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
[X] Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934
For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2002
or
[ ] Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934
For the transition period from __________ to _____________
Commission file number 0-20109
Kronos Incorporated
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Massachusetts 04-2640942
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(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
297 Billerica Road, Chelmsford MA 01824
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (978) 250-9800
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
None
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share
Series A Junior Preferred Participating Stock, $1.00 par value per share
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes X No
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Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item
405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K. [ ]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as
defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2)
Yes No X
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State the aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates
of the registrant.
Non-Affiliate Voting Aggregate
Date Shares Outstanding Market Value
September 30, 2002 12,787,219 $314,949,204
Shares of voting stock held by each officer and director and by each person
who owns 5% or more of the outstanding common stock have been excluded in that
such persons may be deemed to be affiliates. This determination of affiliate
status is not necessarily a conclusive determination for other purposes. The
registrant has no shares of non-voting stock authorized or outstanding.
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's
classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Date Class Outstanding Shares
Common Stock, $0.01 par
November 29, 2002 value per share 19,710,291
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE.
Portions of the registrant's definitive Proxy Statement for the 2003 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders, which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission within 120 days of the registrant's fiscal year end, are incorporated
by reference into Items 10-13 of Part III hereof. With the exceptions of the
portions of the Proxy Statement expressly incorporated by reference, such
document shall not be deemed filed with this Form 10-K.
PART I
Item 1. Business
Kronos Incorporated (the "Company" or "Kronos") was organized in 1977 as a
Massachusetts corporation. The Company develops, manufactures and markets
frontline labor management systems that improve workforce productivity and the
utilization of labor resources by planning, tracking and analyzing time and
activities information about employees, including hourly workers, hourly
professionals and salaried professionals. By eliminating the need for manual
data collection and data entry, the systems reduce the time needed to collect
employee work related information, improve payroll accuracy, and provide
time-sensitive labor information to frontline managers.
In June 2002, Kronos formally expanded its frontline labor management
system offerings by introducing the Workforce HRMS solution. This Human
Resources Management System (HRMS) helps organizations align their people,
processes and technology to improve individual productivity and business
performance.
The Company's frontline labor management systems are designed for a wide
range of businesses from single-site to large multi-site enterprises. These
systems can be purchased or financed from Kronos, or obtained on a subscription
basis via the Company's application service provider (ASP) delivery model.
Kronos' applications perform time and attendance, employee scheduling, shop
floor labor allocation, activity-tracking and labor analytics. Kronos' systems
capture information from all employees in the workplace utilizing a variety of
user interaction technologies. These technologies include the Internet, desktop
applications, remote transmission applications for use with handheld Personal
Data Assistants (PDA's) and intelligent data collection terminals that the
Company manufactures, as well as interactive voice response and biometrics
(fingerprint identification). Kronos' application suite can either operate
independently in a desktop environment or interface with related applications
and technologies at many points throughout the enterprise to enable management
to optimize the utilization of labor resources. In addition, the Company
maintains an extensive professional service and technical support organization
that is responsible for maintaining systems and providing professional and
educational services. These services can be provided on site or over the
Internet. The Company also collaborates with industry leading vendors that
market products and services that are synergistic to Kronos solutions. These
collaborations include major enterprise resource planning system (ERPs)
providers, manufacturing execution system (MES) providers, and human resources,
finance, scheduling and payroll application providers, as well as consulting and
systems integration firms. To date, nearly all of the Company's revenues and
profits have been derived from its time and attendance applications and related
products and services.
Products
Kronos offers an integrated suite of employee-centric solutions for labor
management, payroll, and human resources. The software incorporated in Kronos'
frontline labor management systems is parameter-driven, which allows it to be
configured upon installation to meet the needs of an individual customer and
reconfigured as customer needs evolve without the need for expensive custom
software coding. The Company offers various products that operate in enterprise
or desktop environments and can be accessed through a variety of user
interaction technologies. The Company's current products include:
The Workforce Central(R) suite
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The Workforce Central suite is a comprehensive suite of human resources,
payroll, and labor management applications that are designed to optimize
critical employee-related processes. Workforce Central is designed to capture
data, process it, and integrate it across applications, delivering valuable
information to all levels of management. Workforce Central works easily with a
company's existing computing environment.
The Workforce Central product modules include:
o Workforce Timekeeper(TM) software is designed to automate and streamline
the management, collection, and distribution of employee hours, and
eliminates manual time sheets. It also extends the functionality of other
business systems, such as ERP systems or Kronos HR and payroll solutions.
o Workforce Accruals(TM) software is designed to help control leave
liability, comply with corporate policies or contracts and ensures accuracy
across an organization, enabling employees and supervisors to manage leave
time easily and efficiently.
o Workforce Professional(TM) software is designed to deliver employee
self-service solutions throughout the organization. Employees can view,
edit, and approve their time; submit requests for leave; and review their
schedules and leave balances in a build-as-you-go editor that provides
real-time access to labor data.
o Workforce Manager(TM) software is designed to allow supervisors to schedule
their employees, manage time and leave on an exception basis and measure
and improve productivity.
o Workforce HR(TM) software is designed to empower users to support strategic
business objectives by streamlining critical human resources processes and
improving information access with reporting and employee self-service.
o Workforce Payroll(TM) software is designed to provide complete control over
payroll processing, enabling users to streamline processes, adhere to
government regulations, and access critical data when they need it.
o Workforce Decisions(TM) software is designed to combine labor data with
data from other business systems to give managers intuitive business
scorecards - for the entire enterprise or tailored to individual units.
The Kronos iSeries Central suite
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The Kronos iSeries Central suite has been successfully implemented in virtually
all types of companies and institutions leveraging the power, flexibility, and
security of the IBM eServer iSeries.
Kronos iSeries Central product modules include:
o Kronos iSeries Timekeeper software is designed to be a flexible and
comprehensive pay rules engine that applies complex work and pay rules
accurately and consistently.
o Kronos iSeries Accruals software is designed to help control leave
liability and comply with corporate policies or contracts.
o Kronos iSeries Attendance software is designed to automate no-fault
attendance programs by capturing lost time exceptions and absences.
o Kronos iSeries Shopfloor software is designed to capture time, labor, and
throughput at every stage of the production process and reconcile it with
time and attendance data in Kronos iSeries Timekeeper.
o Kronos iSeries Decisions software is designed to extend the value of
employee data to decision makers throughout the organization.
o Kronos iSeries Access and Gatekeeper(R) terminals are an integrated
hardware and software solution designed for managing employee admittance
into controlled areas in any facility.
o Kronos iSeries interface software is a host of interfaces tailored
specifically for your system designed to interact with payroll, human
resources, and manufacturing systems. Available for Kronos HR and payroll
solutions and for vendors like J.D. Edwards, Lawson Software, SAP, and
Peoplesoft as well as custom interfaces to in-house applications.
The Timekeeper Central(R) system
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The Timekeeper Central system is designed to automate and streamline the
management, collection, and distribution of employee hours. Timekeeper Central
software is designed to eliminate manual timesheets and timecards. It uses a
calculation engine that applies complex pay rules consistently across the entire
organization.
Timekeeper Central is also designed to simplify the control of labor expense
throughout the enterprise. More importantly, the system is designed to allow
anyone who requires this business-critical data, including Payroll, Human
Resources, Finance, etc., to access the information from anywhere in the
organization.
Timekeeper Central modules include:
o Scheduling module software is designed to speed the process of creating and
assigning employee schedules.
o Accruals module software is designed to ensure consistent benefit time
administration.
o CardSaver(R) module software is designed to store individual punch history
data for easy retrieval.
o Archive module software is designed to store historical work totals for
easy retrieval.
o Database Poster software is designed to export time and attendance data to
other software applications.
o Messaging module software is designed to download messages to employee
terminals.
o Timekeeper Decisions(TM) software is designed to combine data from other
business systems with Kronos data and delivers intuitive business
scorecards.
Kronos e-Central(TM)
A secure, Internet-based application, Kronos e-Central is available on a monthly
subscription basis. The service provides flexibility and choices for the user
and delivers Kronos' labor management solutions affordably and quickly. This
frees organizations to focus on core business needs while unburdening their IT
staff. Additionally, it replaces a significant up-front hardware and software
investment with predictable monthly fees. Kronos e-Central is scaled to conform
to organizations' growth and ongoing labor management needs.
The following products address the needs of specific industries:
o ShopTrac Pro(R)for manufacturing environments
The ShopTrac Pro solution is designed to capture time, direct and indirect
labor, quality, and material usage at every stage of the production
process. ShopTrac Pro is designed to provide visibility to the
information users need to make better real-time decisions. ShopTrac
Pro is designed to offer the tools to improve customer responsiveness,
enhance operating efficiency, increase labor productivity, and ensure
quality control.
o Visionware(R) for healthcare environments
Visionware labor analytics software is designed to allow healthcare
organizations manage growth and forecast labor needs by helping them
to better understand, manage, and control labor costs across the
enterprise. With the power of Visionware, managers can assess the
performance of multiple facilities, determine the best skill mix
complement of full- and part-time employees, and make timely
decisions.
o Workforce Smart Scheduler(TM) for retail environments
Workforce Smart Scheduler software is a management tool that is designed
to enable retail businesses to create staff schedules that reflect
customer demands. Local, regional, and corporate managers can use this
valuable labor data to enhance store productivity, identify ways to
trim labor costs, and make more informed scheduling decisions.
Kronos provides a wide range of user interaction technologies to accommodate
various work environments and markets, and to satisfy the price/performance
requirements of its customers. These user interaction technologies include:
o Kronos Badge Terminals: Badge terminals that are designed to record
information when an employee swipes a badge or enters a personal
identification number on a keypad. Data can be entered using the terminal's
badge reader in Barcode or Magnetic Stripe format, or entered manually via
the terminal keyboard. Lasers, charged coupled device ("CCD") scanners and
Wedge readers can be attached to the terminal to aid in the collection of
factory-floor or labor activity data.
o Kronos 4500 TouchID(TM): This option, for the Kronos 4500 Badge Terminal is
a biometric option that is designed to verify the identity of the person
entering information.
o Kronos iSeries Terminal Entry: Designed to leverage a customer's existing
infrastructure investment. This component of the Kronos iSeries Central
suite is designed to allow organizations to use client workstations to
collect labor data and serves as an employee information station, providing
employee inquiries about leave and other benefit balances. Kronos iSeries
Terminal Entry is also designed to act as a messaging station, allowing
supervisors to send messages to employee workstations.
o Workforce TeleTimeTM and Kronos iSeries TeleTime: Using telephone-based,
interactive voice response solutions, enterprise-wide time and labor
information can be collected and communicated.
o Kronos Workforce and iSeries MobileTime: Designed to provide a method for
data collection and supervisory review for remote and mobile employees.
Kronos Workforce and iSeries MobileTime is designed to improve the speed
and efficiency of the remote workforce by allowing the use of Personal Data
Assistants (PDAs) to record and transmit labor information to the Kronos
iSeries Central system and the Workforce Central system.
Complementary products
o Kronos ID Badging System
This complete ID badging solution is designed to allow users to improve
workplace safety while offering employees a one-card solution that can
be used with Kronos terminals, gate access systems, debit, and other
applications.
o Gatekeeper(R)
Gatekeeper software is designed to provide a method to control and track
access to areas of the organization that require monitoring.
o Workforce Connect(TM)
Workforce Connect software is an integration solution that is designed to
reduce integration delays and modification costs. Data can be imported
quickly and easily from a variety of sources. It supports over 250
payroll systems and other essential integration needs.
The Company believes that the extensive set of functions and features
within its time and attendance products, the suite of applications available
through its labor management systems, its various user interaction technologies,
and its integrated payroll and human resources applications provide it with an
important advantage in the marketplace. The Company believes additional
competitive advantages are provided by:
o its ability to offer labor management systems that accommodate the hourly
and professional workforce as well as specific vertical markets;
o its ability to offer an integrated labor management, payroll and human
resources solution from a single vendor; and
o the Company's breadth and depth of complementary products and
collaborations with various industry-leading vendors.
Services and Support
Kronos maintains an extensive professional service and technical support
organization that provides a suite of maintenance, professional and educational
services. These services are designed to support the Company's customers
throughout the product life cycle. Maintenance service options are delivered
through the Company's centralized Global Support operation or through local
service personnel. The Company also provides a wide range of customer
self-service options through the Internet. The Company's professional services
include implementation support, technical and business consulting as well as
system integration and optimization. The Company's educational services offer a
full range of curriculae that are delivered through local training centers or
via computer based training courses.
Marketing and Sales
Kronos markets and sells its products to the major market (companies with
fewer than 1,000 employees) and enterprise market (companies with 1,000 or more
employees) in the United States and other countries through its direct sales and
support organization and through independent resellers. In addition, to serve
smaller businesses, the Company has a joint marketing agreement with ADP, Inc.
("ADP"). The Company's direct sales force is organized into two distinct market
segments, major market and enterprise market. The direct sales force is
organized by geographic region and the marketing department is organized into
six separate functional groups. The responsibilities of these groups include:
o developing product strategy, positioning and marketing;
o vertical market strategy and programs;
o sales support;
o interaction with press, analysts and investment communities;
o management of the customer database;
o lead generation programs and advertising; and
o marketing communications and the management of strategic alliances.
Direct Sales Organization
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The Company has 45 direct sales and support offices located in the United
States. In addition, the Company has three sales and support offices located in
Canada, three in the United Kingdom, two in Mexico, five in Australia, and one
in New Zealand. Each direct sales office covers a defined territory, and has
sales and support functions. To capitalize on the specialization of the
Company's Visionware product and the focus on major market and enterprise
prospects, the Company has dedicated Visionware, major market and enterprise
sales teams within its direct sales organization.
For the fiscal years ended September 30, 2002, 2001, and 2000, the
Company's direct sales and support offices in the U.S. generated net revenues of
$279.1 million, $230.2 million, and $210.5 million, respectively. For the fiscal
years ended September 30, 2002, 2001, and 2000, the Company's international
subsidiaries generated net revenues of $25.8 million, $23.4 million, and $21.3
million, respectively. Total assets at the Company's international subsidiaries
for these periods were $24.8 million, $19.9 million, and $15.8 million,
respectively. The increase in total assets in fiscal 2002 is attributable to
increases in cash and accounts receivable balances in certain of the
international subsidiaries.
Resellers
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Kronos also markets and sells its products through independent resellers
within designated geographic territories generally not covered by Kronos' direct
sales offices. These dealers provide sales, support and installation services
for Kronos' products. There are presently approximately 14 dealers in the United
States actively selling and supporting Kronos' products. Sales to independent
U.S. dealers for the years ended September 30, 2002, 2001, and 2000 were $14.5
million, $17.3 million, and $20.1 million, respectively. The decrease in
revenues in fiscal 2002 and 2001 is principally due to the acquisitions of
various dealers during fiscal 2002, 2001 and 2000. Kronos also has dealers in
Argentina, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Guatemala,
Guyana, Jamaica, Lebanon, Netherlands Antilles, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway,
Panama, Puerto Rico, Romania, South Africa, Trinidad, United Arab Emerites, and
the United Kingdom. Sales to independent international dealers were not material
in any of the fiscal years 2000 - 2002. Kronos supports its dealers with
training, technical assistance, and major account marketing assistance.
Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM)
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The Company has a joint marketing agreement with ADP under which ADP
markets proprietary versions of the Company's Timekeeper Central system,
Workforce Central Suite and data collection terminals manufactured by the
Company.
In June 2002, the Company officially expanded its front-line labor
management system offerings by unveiling its Workforce HRMS product. Management
does not anticipate that this will have a negative impact on its relationship
with ADP. However, a reduction in the sales efforts of the Company's major
dealers and/or ADP, or termination or changes in their relationships with the
Company, could have a material adverse effect on the results of the Company's
operations.
Customers/Backlog
End-users of the Company's products include companies of virtually all
sizes from many varied sectors such as manufacturing, healthcare, service,
retail and government sectors. The Company believes that the dollar amount of
backlog is not material to an understanding of its business. Although the
Company has contracts to supply systems to certain customers over an extended
period of time, substantially all of the Company's product revenues in each
quarter result from orders received in that quarter.
Product Development
The Company's product development efforts are focused on enhancing the
capabilities and increasing the performance of its existing products as well as
developing new products and standard interfaces to third party products on a
timely basis to meet the increasingly sophisticated needs of its customers,
including reaching the professional workforce through the Internet. During
fiscal 2002, 2001, and 2000, Kronos' engineering, research and development
expenses were $37.0 million, $33.3 million, and $29.9 million, respectively. The
Company intends to continue to commit substantial resources to enhance and
extend its product lines and develop interfaces to third party products.
Although the Company is continually seeking to further enhance its product
offerings and to develop new products and interfaces, including products for the
HRMS market, there can be no assurance that these efforts will succeed, or that,
if successful, such product enhancements or new products will achieve widespread
market acceptance, or that the Company's competitors will not develop and market
products which are superior to the Company's products or achieve greater market
acceptance. The Company also depends upon the reliability and viability of a
variety of software products owned by third parties to develop its products. If
these products are inadequate or not properly supported, the Company's ability
to release competitive products in a timely manner could be adversely impacted.
Competition
The frontline labor management industry is highly competitive.
Technological changes such as those allowing for increased use of the Internet
have resulted in new entrants into the markets. Although the Company believes it
has core competencies that position it strongly in the marketplace, maintaining
the Company's technological and other advantages over competitors will require
continued investment by the Company in research and development and marketing
and sales programs. There can be no assurance that the Company will have
sufficient resources to make such investments or be able to achieve the
technological advances necessary to maintain its competitive advantages.
Increased competition could adversely affect the Company's operating results
through price reductions and/or loss of market share. With the Company's efforts
to expand its frontline labor management offering with the recent introduction
of its HRMS products, the Company will continue to meet strong competition. Many
of these competitors may be able to adapt more quickly to new or emerging
technologies or to devote greater resources to the promotion and sale of their
HRMS products than the Company. Many of the Company's HRMS competitors have
significantly greater financial, technical and sales and marketing resources
than the Company, as well as more experience in delivering HRMS solutions. There
can be no assurance that the Company will be able to compete successfully
against the current and future HRMS competitors, and its failure to do so could
have a material adverse impact upon its business, prospects, financial condition
and operating results.
Proprietary Rights
The Company has developed, and through its acquisitions of businesses,
acquired proprietary technology and intellectual property rights. The Company's
success is dependent upon its ability to further develop and protect its
proprietary technology and intellectual property rights. The Company seeks to
protect products, software, documentation and other written materials primarily
through a combination of trade secret, patent, trademark and copyright laws,
confidentiality procedures and contractual provisions. While the Company has
attempted to safeguard and maintain its proprietary rights, it is unknown
whether the Company has been or will be successful in doing so.
Despite the Company's efforts to protect its proprietary rights,
unauthorized parties may attempt to copy aspects of its products or obtain and
use information that is regarded as proprietary. Policing unauthorized use of
the Company's products is difficult. While the Company is unable to determine
the extent to which piracy of its software products exists, software piracy can
be expected to be a persistent problem, particularly in foreign countries where
the laws may not protect proprietary rights as fully as in the United States.
The Company can offer no assurance that it can adequately protect its
proprietary rights or that its competitors will not reverse engineer or
independently develop similar technology.
The Company has registered trademarks for Kronos, Timekeeper, Timekeeper
Central, Jobkeeper, Jobkeeper Central, Datakeeper, Datakeeper Central,
Gatekeeper, Gatekeeper Central, Imagekeeper, TeleTime, TimeMaker, CardSaver,
ShopTrac, ShopTrac Pro, the ShopTrac logo, Start.Time, Keep.Trac, Solution In A
Box, Visionware, Workforce Central, Cambridge Clock, eForce, PeoplePlanner,
PeoplePlanner design, Schedule Manager, Schedule Manager design, StarComm,
StarPort, StarSaver, StarTimer, and the Company's logo in the United States. In
addition, Kronos eCentral, Timekeeper Web, Kronos Connect, My Genies, FasTrack,
Workforce Accruals, Workforce Activities, Workforce Decisions, Workforce
Express, Workforce Genie, Workforce Scheduler, Workforce Smart Scheduler,
Workforce Manager, Workforce MobileTime, Workforce TeleTime, Workforce
Timekeeper, FasTrack, Hyperfind, Kronos 4500, Kronos 4500 Touch ID, Labor Plus,
Schedule Assistant, Winstar Elite, WIP Plus, Workforce HR, Smart Scheduler,
StartLabor, StartQuality, StartWIP, Starter Series, Timekeeper Decisions,
VisionPlus, Workforce Payroll, Workforce Record Manager, Workforce Recruiter,
Workforce Tax Filing, and Workforce Web are trademarks of the Company. Certain
trademarks have been obtained or are in process in various foreign countries.
Manufacturing and Sources of Supply
The duplication of the Company's software and the printing of documentation
are outsourced to suppliers. The Company currently has two suppliers who have
been certified to the Company's manufacturing specifications to perform the
software duplication process. The Company's data collection terminals are
assembled from the printed circuit board level in its facility in Chelmsford,
Massachusetts. Although most of the parts and components included within the
Company's products are available from multiple suppliers, certain parts and
components are purchased from single suppliers. The Company has chosen to source
these items from single suppliers because it believes that the supplier chosen
is able to consistently provide the Company with the highest quality product at
a competitive price on a timely basis. While the Company has to date been able
to obtain adequate supplies of these parts and components, the Company's
inability to transition to alternate sources on a timely basis if and as
required in the future could result in delays or reductions in product shipments
which could have a material adverse effect on the Company's operating results.
Acquisitions
On December 28, 2001, the Company completed the acquisition of certain
assets and the ongoing business operations of the Integrated Software Business
of SimplexGrinnell's Workforce Solutions Division ("SimplexGrinnell"). The
aggregate purchase price was $22.1 million in cash. The results of
SimplexGrinnell's operations have been included in the Company's consolidated
financial statements since that date. SimplexGrinnell was engaged in the
development, sales and support of integrated workforce management software
solutions. As a result of the acquisition, the Company expects to increase its
presence in the mid-market sector, which includes companies with between 100 and
1,000 employees. The Company also completed several immaterial acquisitions
during fiscal 2002. Please refer to Note H of the Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements for further information.
Employees
As of November 29, 2002, the Company had approximately 2,200 employees.
None of the Company's employees is represented by a union or other collective
bargaining agreement, and the Company considers its relations with its employees
to be good. The Company has historically encountered intense competition for
experienced technical personnel for product development, technical support and
sales and expects such competition to continue in the future. Any inability to
attract and retain a sufficient number of qualified technical personnel could
adversely affect the Company's ability to produce, support and sell products in
a timely manner.
Available Information
Kronos maintains an internet website at www.kronos.com. Kronos makes
available, free of charge through its website, the Company's annual report on
Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and each
amendment to these reports. Each such report is posted on Kronos' website as
soon as reasonably practicable after such report is filed with the SEC via the
EDGAR system.
Item 2. Properties
The Company owns its 129,000 square foot corporate headquarters facility
and leases approximately 195,000 square feet in two additional facilities, all
located in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. The Company's manufacturing operations,
Global Support Center and various engineering and administrative operations are
located in these leased facilities. The Company additionally leases 59 sales and
support offices located throughout North America, Europe, Australia and South
America. The Company's aggregate rental expense for all of its facilities in
fiscal 2002 was approximately $10.4 million. The Company considers its
facilities to be adequate for its current requirements and believes that
additional space will be available as needed in the future.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
From time to time, the Company is involved in legal proceedings arising in
the normal course of business. None of the legal proceedings in which the
Company is currently involved is considered material by the Company.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
None.
Item 4A. Executive Officers
Executive Officers of the Registrant
Name Age Position
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Mark S. Ain 59 Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
Aron J. Ain 45 Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
Paul A. Lacy 55 Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and
Administrative Officer
Lloyd B. Bussell 57 Vice President, Manufacturing
James Kizielewicz 43 Vice President, Marketing
Peter George 42 Vice President, Engineering, Chief Technology
Officer
Joseph DeMartino 53 Vice President, Worldwide Customer Service
Laura Vaughan 54 Vice President, Sales of the Americas
Mark S. Ain, a founder of the Company, has served as Chief Executive
Officer and Chairman since its organization in 1977. He also served as President
from 1977 through September, 1996. Mr. Ain sits on the Board of Directors for
the following public companies: KVH Industries, Inc., LTX Corporation and Park
Electrochemical Corp. Mr. Ain is the brother of Aron J. Ain, Executive Vice
President, Chief Operating Officer of the Company.
Aron J. Ain has served as Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
since April 2002. Previously, Mr. Ain served as Vice President, Worldwide Sales
and Service from November 1998 until April 2002, as Vice President, Marketing
and Worldwide Field Operations from September 1996 until November 1998, and as
Vice President, Sales and Service from 1988 through September, 1996. Mr. Ain is
the brother of Mark S. Ain, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman.
Paul A. Lacy has served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and
Administrative Officer since April 2002. Previously, Mr. Lacy served as Vice
President, Finance and Administration, Treasurer and Clerk from 1988 until April
2002.
Lloyd B. Bussell has served as Vice President, Manufacturing since 1987.
James Kizielewicz has served in a variety of capacities at the Company from
1981 until his appointment as Vice President, Marketing in January, 1997.
Peter George has served as Vice President, Engineering since February 2002.
Previously, Mr. George served as Vice President, Software Development since 1997
where he was responsible for the management of the development of the Company's
software products.
Joseph DeMartino has served as Vice President, Worldwide Customer Service
since June 2002. Previously, Mr. DeMartino served as Vice President, North
America Field Service since 1998 where he was responsible for the management of
the customer service delivery functions, including consulting, education and
technical support, for the Company's North America operations.
Laura Vaughan has served in a variety of capacities at the Company from
1992 until her appointment as Vice President, Sales of the Americas in 2000. In
this role, Ms. Vaughan is responsible for the Company's field sales operations
for the U.S., Canada, Caribbean and Latin America territories. Ms. Vaughan was
appointed to her current position as an executive officer in June 2002.
Officers of the Company hold office until the first meeting of directors
following the next annual meeting of stockholders at which time officers are
appointed for the following fiscal year.
PART II
Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity and Stockholder Matters
STOCK MARKET INFORMATION
The sales prices have been restated to reflect the Company's three-for-two
stock split effected in the form of a 50% common stock dividend that was paid
November 15, 2001 to stockholders of record as of November 5, 2001.
The Company's common stock is traded on the Nasdaq National Market under
the symbol KRON. The following table sets forth the high and low sales prices
for fiscal 2002 and 2001. Such over-the-counter market quotations reflect
inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark-down or commission and may not
necessarily represent actual transactions.
2002
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Fiscal High Low
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First quarter $53.050 $25.433
Second quarter 60.400 42.000
Third quarter 47.590 26.010
Fourth quarter 34.050 23.460
2001
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Fiscal High Low
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First quarter $28.167 $19.083
Second quarter 26.750 18.167
Third quarter 27.333 16.708
Fourth quarter 35.667 22.833
HOLDERS
On November 29, 2002 there were approximately 4,500 shareholders of record
of the Company's common stock.
DIVIDENDS
The Company has not paid cash dividends on its common stock, and the
present policy of the Company is to retain earnings for use in its business.
Item 6. Selected Financial Data
The following table data should be read in conjunction with the consolidated
financial statements and notes thereto.
Financial Highlights In thousands, except share data
Year Ended September 30,
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2002 2001 2000 1999 1998
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Operating Data:
Net revenues ................... $342,377 $295,290 $271,195 $256,191 $203,516
Net income ..................... $ 28,827 $ 16,504 $ 15,701 $ 22,378 $ 14,720
Net income per common share (1):
Basic ...................... $ 1.47 $ 0.88 $ 0.84 $ 1.19 $ 0.79
Diluted .................... $ 1.42 $ 0.85 $ 0.81 $ 1.14 $ 0.77
Balance Sheet Data:
Total assets ................... $333,024 $289,098 $240,641 $229,711 $164,286
(1) The presentation of amounts per share have been restated to reflect the
Company's three-for-two stock split effected in the form of a 50% common stock
dividend that was paid on November 15, 2001 to stockholders of record as of
November 5, 2001.
Selected Quarterly Financial Data In thousands, except share data
Three Months Ended (1)
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Sept. 30, June 29, March 30, Dec. 29,
2002 2002 2002 2001
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Net revenues ................. $99,244 $87,070 $79,934 $76,129
Gross profit ................. $63,076 $52,194 $48,608 $46,861
Net income ................... $10,360 $ 6,497 $ 5,773 $ 6,197
Net income per share (3):
Basic ............. $ 0.53 $ 0.33 $ 0.29 $ 0.32
Diluted ........... $ 0.52 $ 0.32 $ 0.28 $ 0.30
Three Months Ended (1)
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Sept. 30, June 30, March 31, Dec. 30,
2001 2001(2) 2001(2) 2000
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Net revenues ................... $ 86,726 $ 75,750 $ 67,633 $ 65,181
Gross profit ................... $ 56,173 $ 47,676 $ 39,352 $ 39,288
Net income (loss) .............. $ 10,330 $ 4,318 $ (932) $ 2,789
Net income (loss) per share (3):
Basic ............... $ 0.54 $ 0.23 $ (0.05) $ 0.15
Diluted ............. $ 0.52 $ 0.23 $ (0.05) $ 0.15
(1) The Company follows a system of fiscal months as opposed to calendar
months. Under this system, the first eleven months of each fiscal year end
on a Saturday. The last month of the fiscal year always ends on September
30.
(2) In the periods ended March 31 and June 30, 2001, the Company recorded
special charges in the amount of $3.0 million and $.7 million,
respectively.
(3) The presentation of amounts per share have been restated to reflect the
Company's three-for-two stock split effected in the form of a 50% common
stock dividend that was paid on November 15, 2001 to stockholders of record
as of November 5, 2001.
Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations
Forward-Looking Statements
This discussion includes certain forward-looking statements about Kronos'
business and its expectations, including statements relating to revenues derived
from prior acquisitions, product and service revenues and revenue growth rates,
deferred maintenance revenue, gross profit, operating expenses, future
acquisitions and available cash, investments and operating cash flow and the
future effects of accounting pronouncements. Any such statements are subject to
risk that could cause the actual results to vary materially from expectations.
For a further discussion of the various risks that may affect Kronos' business
and expectations, see "Certain Factors That May Affect Future Operating Results"
at the end of Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations.
Critical Accounting Policies
Management's discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of
operations are based upon Kronos' consolidated financial statements, which have
been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America. The preparation of these financial statements requires
Kronos to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of
assets and liabilities, revenue and expenses, and related disclosures of
contingent assets and liabilities. Kronos bases its estimates on historical
experience and various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable
under the circumstances. Actual results could differ from these estimates under
different assumptions or conditions.
Kronos has identified the following critical accounting policies that
affect the more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of
consolidated financial statements. This listing is not a comprehensive list of
all of Kronos' accounting policies. Please refer to Note A in the Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements for further information.
Revenue Recognition - The Company licenses software and sells data
collection hardware and related ancillary products to end-user customers through
its direct sales force as well as indirect channel customers, ADP and its
independent resellers. Substantially all of the Company's software license
revenue is earned from perpetual licenses of off-the-shelf software requiring no
modification or customization. The software license, data collection hardware
and related ancillary product revenues from the Company's end-user customers and
indirect channel customers are generally recognized using the residual method
when:
o persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, which is typically when a
non-cancelable sales and software license agreement has been signed;
o delivery, which is typically FOB shipping point, is complete for the
software (either physically or electronically), data collection hardware
and related ancillary products;
o the customer's fee is deemed to be fixed or determinable and free of
contingencies or significant uncertainties;
o collectibility is probable; and
o vendor specific objective evidence of fair value exists for all undelivered
elements, typically maintenance and professional services.
Under the residual method, the fair value of the undelivered elements is
deferred and the remaining portion of the arrangement fee is allocated to the
delivered elements and is recognized as revenue, assuming all other conditions
for revenue recognition have been satisfied. Substantially all of the Company's
product revenue is recognized in this manner. If the Company cannot determine
the fair value of any undelivered element included in an arrangement, the
Company will defer revenue until all elements are delivered, services are
performed or until fair value can be objectively determined.
As part of an arrangement, end-user customers typically purchase
maintenance and support contracts as well as professional services from the
Company. Maintenance and support services include telephone and Web-based
support as well as rights to unspecified upgrades and enhancements, when and if
the Company makes them generally available. Professional services are deemed to
be non-essential and typically are for implementation planning, loading of
software, installation of the data collection hardware, training, building
simple interfaces, running test data, and assisting in the development and
documentation of pay rules and best practices consulting.
Revenues from maintenance and support services are recognized ratably over
the term of the maintenance and support contract period based on vendor specific
objective evidence of fair value. Vendor specific objective evidence of fair
value is based upon the amount charged when purchased separately, which is
typically the contract's renewal rate. Maintenance and support services are
typically stated separately in an arrangement. The Company has classified the
allocated fair value of revenues pertaining to the contractual maintenance and
support obligations that exist for the 12-month period subsequent to the balance
sheet date as a current liability, and the contractual obligations with a term
beyond 12 months as a non-current liability. Revenues from time and material
support services are recognized as the services are delivered.
Revenues from professional services are generally recognized based on
vendor specific objective evidence of fair value when: (1) a non-cancelable
agreement for the services has been signed or a customer's purchase order has
been received; and (2) the professional services have been delivered. Vendor
specific objective evidence of fair value is based upon the price charged when
these services are sold separately and are typically an hourly rate for
professional services and a per class rate for training. Based upon the
Company's experience in completing product implementations, it has determined
that these services are typically delivered within a 12-month period subsequent
to the contract signing and therefore classifies deferred professional services
as a current liability.
The Company's arrangements with its end-user customers and indirect channel
customers do not include any rights of return or price protection, nor do
arrangements with indirect channel customers include any acceptance provisions.
Generally, the Company's arrangements with end-user customers also do not
include any acceptance provisions. However, if an arrangement does include
acceptance provisions, they typically are based on the Company's standard
acceptance provision. The Company's standard acceptance provision provides the
end-user customer with a right to a refund if the arrangement is terminated
because the product did not meet Kronos' published specifications. Generally,
the Company determines that these acceptance provisions are not substantive and
therefore should be accounted for as a warranty in accordance with SFAS No. 5.
At the time the Company enters into an arrangement, the Company assesses
the probability of collection of the fee and the terms granted to the customer.
For end-user customers, the Company's typical payment terms include a deposit
and subsequent payments, based on specific due dates, such that all payments for
the software license, data collection hardware and related ancillary products,
as well as services included in the original arrangement are ordinarily due
within one year of contract signing. The Company's payment terms for its
indirect channel customers are less than 90 days and typically due within 30
days of invoice date.
If the payment terms for the arrangement are considered extended or if the
arrangement includes a substantive acceptance provision, the Company defers
revenue not meeting the criterion for recognition under SOP 97-2 and classifies
this revenue as deferred revenue, including deferred product revenue. This
revenue is recognized, assuming all other conditions for revenue recognition
have been satisfied, when the payment of the arrangement fee becomes due and/or
when the uncertainty regarding acceptance is resolved as generally evidenced by
written acceptance or payment of the arrangement fee. The Company reports the
allocated fair value of revenues related to the product element of arrangements
as a current liability because of the expectation that these revenues will be
recognized within 12 months of the balance sheet date.
Since fiscal 1996, the Company has had a standard practice of providing
creditworthy end-user customers the option of financing arrangements beyond one
year. These arrangements, which encompass separate fees for software license,
data collection hardware and ancillary products, maintenance and support
contracts and professional services, are evidenced by distinct standard sales,
license and maintenance agreements and typically require equal monthly payments.
The term of these arrangements typically range between 18 and 36 months. At the
time the Company enters into an arrangement, the Company assesses the
probability of collection and whether the arrangement fee is fixed or
determinable. The Company considers its history of collection without
concessions as well as whether each new transaction involves similar customers,
products and arrangement economics to ensure that the history developed under
previous arrangements remains relevant to current arrangements. If the fee is
not determined to be collectible, fixed or determinable, the Company will
initially defer the revenue and recognize when collection becomes probable,
which typically is when payment is due assuming all other conditions for revenue
recognition have been satisfied.
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts and Sales Returns Allowance - Kronos
maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts to reflect estimated losses
resulting from the inability of customers to make required payments. This
allowance is based on estimates made by Kronos after consideration of factors
such as the composition of the accounts receivable aging and bad debt history.
If the financial condition of customers were to deteriorate, resulting in an
impairment of their ability to make payments, additional allowances and bad debt
expense may be required. In addition, Kronos maintains a sales returns allowance
to reflect estimated losses for sales returns and adjustments. Sales returns and
adjustments are generally due to incorrect ordering of product, general customer
satisfaction issues or incorrect billing. This allowance is established by
Kronos using estimates based on historical experience. If Kronos experiences an
increase in sales returns and adjustments, additional allowances and charges
against revenue may be required.
Valuation of Intangible Assets and Goodwill - In assessing the
recoverability of goodwill and other intangible assets, Kronos must make
assumptions regarding the estimated future cash flows and other factors to
determine the fair value of these assets. If these estimates or their related
assumptions change in the future, Kronos may be required to record impairment
charges against these assets in the reporting period in which the impairment is
determined. For intangible assets, this evaluation includes an analysis of
estimated future undiscounted net cash flows expected to be generated by the
assets over their estimated useful lives. If the estimated future undiscounted
net cash flows are insufficient to recover the carrying value of the assets over
their estimated useful lives, Kronos will record an impairment charge in the
amount by which the carrying value of the assets exceeds their fair value. For
goodwill, the impairment evaluation includes a comparison of the carrying value
of the reporting unit which houses goodwill to that reporting unit's fair value.
Kronos has only one reporting unit. The fair value of the reporting unit is
based upon the net present value of future cash flows, including a terminal
value calculation. If the reporting unit's estimated fair value exceeds the
reporting unit's carrying value, no impairment of goodwill exists. If the fair
value of the reporting unit does not exceed its carrying value, then further
analysis would be required to determine the amount of the impairment, if any.
During the three-month period ended March 30, 2002, the Company completed the
initial testing of the impairment of goodwill, as of October 1, 2001. As a
result of the test, the Company has concluded that no impairment of goodwill
existed as of October 1, 2001. In addition, during the three-month period ended
September 30, 2002, the Company completed its annual testing of the impairment
of goodwill, as of July 1, 2002. As a result of the test, the Company has
concluded that no impairment of goodwill existed as of July 1, 2002. Therefore,
as a result of these impairment tests, no impairment was recorded in fiscal
2002.
Capitalization of Software Development Costs - Costs incurred in the
research, design and development of software for sale to others are charged to
expense until technological feasibility is established. Thereafter, software
development costs are capitalized and amortized to product cost of sales on a
straight-line basis over the lesser of three years or the estimated economic
lives of the respective products, beginning when the products are offered for
sale. Costs incurred in the development of software for internal use are charged
to expense until it becomes probable that future economic benefits will be
realized. Thereafter, certain costs are capitalized and amortized to operating
expense on a straight-line basis over the lesser of three years or the estimated
economic life of the software.
Results of Operations
Revenues. Revenues amounted to $342.4 million, $295.3 million and $271.2
million in fiscal 2002, 2001 and 2000, respectively. Annual revenue growth
amounted to 16% in fiscal 2002, 9% in fiscal 2001 and 6% in fiscal 2000. The
revenue growth experienced in fiscal 2002 was attributable to the effect of
incremental revenues derived from customers obtained from acquisitions of
businesses over the preceding four quarters and core business growth resulting
from increased demand for Kronos' services. Revenues from core business grew 5%
and revenues attributable to acquisitions contributed 11% of revenue growth in
fiscal 2002. In fiscal 2001, revenues from core business grew 7% and revenue
attributable to acquisitions contributed 2% of revenue growth. Management
presently anticipates that revenue growth, including revenues from customers
obtained in the acquisition of businesses, will range between 10% - 13% for
fiscal 2003.
Product revenues amounted to $158.5 million, $154.1 million and $153.0
million in fiscal 2002, 2001 and 2000, respectively. Product revenues increased
3% in fiscal 2002, 1% in fiscal 2001, and decreased 7% in fiscal 2000. The
product revenue growth experienced in fiscal 2002 was attributable to revenues
related to the conversion to Kronos products by, and add-on sales to, customers
acquired from other providers of labor management solutions. Product revenue
derived from acquired customers was $10.7 million during fiscal 2002. Management
believes that the decline in product revenues, excluding incremental product
revenue from acquired customers, is attributable to the continued economic
downturn resulting in many customers deferring or reducing their technology
purchases. While management believes the impact on technology purchasing may be
temporary, the effect may continue to cause delays or reductions in customer
purchases of Kronos products and services in the future. The product growth
during fiscal 2001 was primarily attributable to increased product sales volume
as a result of customer demand for platform and capacity upgrades from existing
customers and demand for Kronos' new products, and to a lesser extent, revenues
from customers obtained from acquisitions of businesses. The discontinuance of
maintenance on DOS and Unix products, which was effective October 31, 2001,
contributed to this increase in product revenue as customers transitioned from
those platforms.
Service revenues amounted to $183.9 million, $141.2 million and $118.1
million in fiscal 2002, 2001 and 2000, respectively. Service revenues grew 30%
in fiscal 2002 as compared to 20% and 29% in fiscal 2001 and 2000, respectively.
Service revenues amounted to 54%, 48% and 44% of total revenues in fiscal 2002,
2001 and 2000, respectively. Service revenue derived from acquired customers was
$21.4 million in fiscal 2002, $5.0 million in fiscal 2001, and $8.5 million in
fiscal 2000. In addition to the acquisition of businesses, the growth in service
revenues in each of the fiscal years presented reflected an increase in
maintenance revenues from the expansion of the installed base and the value of
services sold to the installed base, as well as an increase in the level of
professional services accompanying new and platform upgrade sales. The expansion
of the installed base resulted from the cumulative effect of adding new sales to
the base, and the acquisition of resellers and other companies. The increase in
the value of services sold to the installed base was principally attributable to
the platform upgrade of existing customers to Kronos' new products. Platform and
capacity upgrade sales generally result in an increased value of maintenance
contracts and level of professional service revenues. The growth in fiscal 2002
and 2001 service revenues also reflected the increase in delivery of
professional services resulting from improving the efficiency of Kronos' service
organization.
Deferred maintenance revenues increased 9% from September 30, 2001. Current
deferred maintenance revenues increased 17% and long-term deferred maintenance
revenues decreased 29% from September 30, 2001. The decrease in the long-term
portion was due to Kronos' decision to curtail the practice of selling
multi-year maintenance contracts. Kronos management does not anticipate
significant reductions in the growth rate of deferred maintenance in the
foreseeable future. Deferred professional services revenues increased 12% from
September 30, 2001.
International revenues, which include revenues from Kronos' international
subsidiaries and sales to independent international resellers, amounted to $27.1
million, $25.6 million and $24.1 million in fiscal 2002, 2001 and 2000,
respectively. International revenues grew by 6% in fiscal years 2002 and 2001,
and 8% in fiscal 2000. International revenues amounted to 8% of total revenues
in fiscal 2002 and 9% of total revenues in fiscal years 2001 and 2000,
respectively.
Gross Profit. Gross profit as a percentage of revenues was 62% in fiscal
years 2002 and 2001, and 61% in fiscal 2000. Management anticipates overall
gross profit to decline in fiscal 2003 as more revenue derives from newer
products including its Kronos 4500 terminal and Human Resources Management
System (HRMS) products, which carry higher royalty and production costs, and as
Kronos increases its investment in infrastructure to support the introduction of
its HRMS products. In addition, if service revenues continue to grow
proportionately faster than product revenues, gross margins may decrease as
service revenues have a lower gross profit.
Product gross profit as a percentage of product revenues was 76% in fiscal
2002 as compared to 78% in fiscal 2001. The decrease in product gross profit is
primarily related to higher royalty and software amortization costs as well as
higher production costs attributable to the Kronos 4500 terminal and related
modules. Partially offsetting this decrease is a higher proportion of software
sales, which typically carry a higher gross profit than hardware sales. The
software component of product revenue increased to 63% of total product revenues
in fiscal 2002 as compared to 57% and 54% in fiscal 2001 and 2000, respectively.
Service gross profit as a percentage of service revenues was 49% in fiscal
2002 as compared to 44% and 41% in fiscal 2001 and 2000, respectively. The
improvement in service gross profit for each fiscal year presented is primarily
attributable to increased productivity in the service organization. The
improvement in productivity was the result of leveraging investments in service
systems to more effectively manage the resources required to deliver
professional services and customer support. In fiscal 2002 and 2001, the Company
implemented systems that improved visibility to the current professional
services and training revenue backlog and allowed service managers to more
effectively schedule resources.
Net Operating Expenses. Net operating expenses as a percentage of revenues
were 49% in fiscal 2002 as compared to 53% and 52% in fiscal 2001 and 2000,
respectively. The decrease in net operating expenses as a percentage of revenues
in fiscal 2002 was primarily due to the special charges recorded in the second
and third quarters of fiscal 2001 and the elimination of goodwill amortization
due to Kronos' adoption of Statements of Financial Accounting Standards No. 141
("SFAS 141"), "Business Combinations" and No. 142 ("SFAS 142"), "Goodwill and
Other Intangible Assets" effective October 1, 2001 (see Note G in the Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements). On a proforma basis, excluding the special
charge and amortization expense, net operating expenses as a percentage of
revenues were 50% and 51% in fiscal 2001 and 2000, respectively. Although
management intends to decrease operating expenses as a percentage of revenues in
fiscal 2003, principally through productivity improvements, uncertainty related
to the economic outlook and its impact on the timing of customers' purchases, as
well as increased investment in infrastructure to support the introduction of
the new HRMS products may prevent decreases as a percentage of revenues from
being realized.
Sales and marketing expenses as a percentage of revenues were 32% in fiscal
2002 and 34% in both fiscal 2001 and 2000. Sales and marketing expenses were
$109.8 million, $99.8 million and $92.5 million in fiscal 2002, 2001 and 2000,
respectively. The increase in sales and marketing expenses in all periods
presented is attributable to Kronos' investments in sales personnel and related
support costs to maximize the penetration of existing accounts and to add new
customers as well as initiatives to expand market awareness of Kronos products
and services. The impact of converting Kronos' reseller operations to direct
sales operations also contributed to the increase to a lesser extent. The
decrease in sales and marketing expense as a percentage of revenue in fiscal
2002 was primarily due to leveraging our investment in infrastructure to
generate higher sales volumes.
Engineering, research and development expenses as a percentage of revenues
were 11% in all fiscal years presented. Engineering, research and development
expenses were $37.0 million, $33.3 million and $29.9 million in fiscal 2002,
2001 and 2000, respectively. These expenses are net of capitalized software
development costs of $11.2 million, $11.1 million and $9.8 million,
respectively. The increase in engineering expenses in fiscal 2002 was primarily
due to an increase in salary-related expenses for additional engineering
personnel partially offset by a reduction in spending related to contract
consultants. The significant project development efforts in fiscal 2002
principally related to further development and enhancement of the Workforce
Central(R) suite, Kronos iSeries Central suite, Kronos 4500(TM) terminal and, to
a lesser extent, the eForce(R) software acquired from SimplexGrinnell on
December 28, 2001. In addition, during fiscal 2002, Kronos initiated its
development of its newest product suite, Workforce HR(TM) and Workforce
Payroll(TM). The growth in engineering, research and development expenses in
fiscal 2001 resulted principally from the development of new Web-based software
applications and hardware products.
General and administrative expenses were $21.2 million, $18.5 million and
$17.8 million in fiscal 2002, 2001 and 2000, respectively. As a percentage of
revenues, general and administrative expenses were 6% in fiscal 2002 and 2001 as
compared to 7% in fiscal 2000. General and administrative expenses primarily
consist of personnel and overhead related expenses for administrative,
information technology, finance, legal and human resources support functions.
The increase in general and administrative expenses in fiscal 2002 is primarily
due to Kronos' investment in personnel and other infrastructure to support the
growth of operations.
Amortization of intangible assets as a percentage of revenues was 1% in
fiscal 2002 as compared to 3% in fiscal 2001, and 2% in fiscal 2000. The
decrease in amortization is the result of the elimination of goodwill
amortization described above. Other income, net as a percentage of revenues were
1% in fiscal 2002 and 2% in fiscal 2001 and 2000. Other income, net is
principally interest income earned from Kronos' cash as well as investments in
its marketable securities and financing arrangements.
Prior Year Special Charge. A special charge in the amount of $3.7 million
was recorded in fiscal 2001. Approximately $3.0 million of the special charge
was recorded in the second quarter of fiscal 2001 related to the termination of
Kronos' Crosswinds Technology operations. The Crosswinds Technology Group, which
was purchased in May 1999, was responsible for the product development,
marketing and sales support of time and attendance applications that operated as
a Microsoft Outlook plug-in product. Lower than anticipated sales of these
applications, redundant infrastructure and ongoing operating losses resulted in
the termination of the stand-alone operating unit. The $3.0 million charge
consisted of $1.6 million in termination costs, $1.3 million for the write off
of intangible assets and $0.1 million in other costs. Approximately $0.7 million
of the special charge was recorded in the third quarter of fiscal 2001 related
to termination costs from a reduction in workforce of approximately 90
employees. This charge was the result of management's effort to streamline
operations to better align costs with expected revenues. As of September 30,
2002, Kronos did not have any remaining liability related to the special charge.
Income Taxes. The provision for income taxes as a percentage of pretax
income was 35% in fiscal years 2002 and 2001, and 36% in fiscal 2000. Kronos'
effective income tax rate may fluctuate between periods as a result of various
factors, including income tax credits, amortization of goodwill for tax
purposes, foreign tax rate differentials and state income taxes.
Newly Issued Accounting Standards. In June 2001, the Financial Accounting
Standards Board (the "FASB") issued SFAS 141 and SFAS 142. Under the new rules,
goodwill (and intangible assets deemed to have indefinite lives) will no longer
be amortized but will be subject to annual impairment tests in accordance with
the FASB statements. Other intangible assets will continue to be amortized over
their useful lives.
For acquisitions completed prior to June 30, 2001, the Company applied the
new rules on accounting for business combinations and goodwill and other
intangible assets beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2002. For
acquisitions completed after June 30, 2001, Kronos applied the new rules
beginning in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2001. On a pro forma basis, Kronos
would have realized an increase in net income of $3.5 million, or $0.18 per
diluted share for fiscal 2001, and $3.0 million, or $0.16 per diluted share for
fiscal 2000 if these new standards had been applied to fiscal 2001 and 2000.
In October 2001, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 144 ("SFAS 144"), "Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of
Long-Lived Assets." This FASB statement addresses financial accounting and
reporting for the impairment of long-lived assets and for long-lived assets to
be disposed of. This statement supercedes SFAS No. 121, "Accounting for the
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed Of,"
and APB Opinion No. 30, "Reporting the Results of Operations - Reporting the
Effects of Disposal of a Segment of a Business, and Extraordinary, Unusual and
Infrequently Occurring Events and Transactions." SFAS 144 is effective for
Kronos beginning on October 1, 2002, and will not have a material effect on its
earnings or financial position.
In January 2002, the Emerging Issues Task Force ("EITF") issued EITF No.
01-14, "Income Statement Characterization of Reimbursements Received for
'Out-of-Pocket' Expenses Incurred" (formerly EITF Abstracts, Topic No. D-103).
This EITF requires that reimbursements received for out-of-pocket expenses
incurred should be characterized as revenue in the income statement as opposed
to a reduction of expenses incurred. Out-of-pocket expenses include travel
expenses such as airfare, hotel, mileage and meals that the customer will
reimburse the service vendor. As a result of Kronos' adoption of the EITF,
service revenues and the corresponding cost of sales increased by $1.3 million
in fiscal 2001, and by $0.7 million in fiscal 2000. The financial statements
included in this Annual Report and/or Form 10-K reflect this new classification.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Kronos funds its business through cash generated by operations. If
near-term demand for Kronos' products weakens or if significant anticipated
sales in any quarter do not close when expected, the availability of such funds
may be adversely impacted. If the need arose, Kronos believes that based on its
current debt-free balance sheet and its financial position, it would be
successful in securing financing from the capital markets.
Working capital as of September 30, 2002 amounted to $2.4 million as
compared with $11.1 million at September 30, 2001. This decrease in working
capital is primarily due to cash spent on the acquisition of businesses and
software and the purchase of treasury stock during fiscal 2002. During fiscal
2002, working capital was reduced as Kronos used available cash of $31.9 million
to complete acquisitions of businesses with minimal net working capital and to
purchase the Abra Enterprise human resources and payroll software (HRMS
technology).
In addition, Kronos completed repurchases of its common shares of
approximately $25.2 million during fiscal 2002. Of this amount, approximately
$21.3 million was for share repurchases pursuant to Kronos' stock repurchase
program, and $3.9 million was related to the purchase of stock held for at least
six months from employees related to the exercise of stock options. Cash, cash
equivalents and marketable securities at September 30, 2002 increased to $74.7
million from $68.8 million at September 30, 2001.
Cash provided by operations amounted to $70.2 million in fiscal 2002 as
compared to $54.4 million and $44.0 million in fiscal 2001 and 2000,
respectively. The increase in operating cash flows in fiscal 2002 is principally
attributable to an increase in net income, collection of accounts receivable
from trade customers and the tax benefit from the exercise of stock options.
These are partially offset by a reduced rate of increase in Kronos' deferred
revenues as well as an increase in cash used due to timing of
compensation-related payments. The growth rate of deferred professional services
at September 30, 2002 declined from that experienced in the prior year
principally due to more timely delivery of professional services resulting from
an increase in service delivery personnel as well as increased productivity in
the service organization. Similar to the prior year, deferred maintenance
revenues decreased in comparison to the prior year as a result of Kronos' fiscal
2000 business decision to reduce the availability of multi-year maintenance
contracts to customers. Although Kronos foregoes the cash received when
multi-year contracts are accepted, management believes the loss of cash is
offset by better economics achieved on annual maintenance renewals due to
reduced selling costs and maintenance contract discounts. In addition, Kronos
receives a corresponding cash benefit resulting from the tax treatment of the
annual maintenance contracts as Kronos remits income taxes on maintenance
contracts in the year the monies are received, which, in the case of multi-year
maintenance contracts, results in more income taxes paid in the first year of
the maintenance contract as compared to annual maintenance contracts. The
increase in operating cash flows in fiscal 2001 was principally attributable to
increased accrued compensation and collection of accounts receivable from trade
customers as well as the reduction to Kronos' deferred tax asset related to
multi-year maintenance contracts. The reduction in multi-year maintenance
contracts creates a cash benefit as less cash is required to be remitted for tax
purposes. Also contributing to the increase in cash flows during fiscal 2001
were non-cash charges related to the special charges recorded in the second and
third quarters of fiscal 2001 as well as the non-cash charges related to
deprecation and amortization. These factors are partially offset by a reduced
rate of increase in Kronos' deferred maintenance revenues as a result of Kronos'
fiscal 2000 business decision to reduce the availability of multi-year
maintenance contracts to customers.
Cash used for property, plant and equipment was $11.6 million in fiscal
2002 compared to $7.6 million and $19.7 million in fiscal 2001 and 2000,
respectively. Kronos' use of cash for property, plant and equipment in all
periods presented includes investments in information system and infrastructure
to improve and support expanding operations. In fiscal 2000, Kronos' investment
included the development and construction of its corporate headquarters campus.
Kronos' use of cash for the acquisition of businesses and software in fiscal
2002 was principally related to the acquisitions of specified assets and/or
businesses of Kronos' dealers and/or other providers of labor management
solutions as well as the acquisition of the source code license for the HRMS
technology. Kronos is assessing several acquisition opportunities that may be
completed over the next twelve months, although there can be no assurance that
these acquisitions will be completed. Excess cash reserves not required for
operations, investments in property, plant and equipment or acquisitions are
invested in marketable securities. Net investments in marketable securities
increased by $8.4 million in fiscal 2002 compared to an increase of $4.0 million
in fiscal 2001 and a decrease of $14.1 million in fiscal 2000.
Under Kronos' stock repurchase program, Kronos repurchased 542,950 common
shares during fiscal 2002 at a cost of $21.3 million compared to 354,675 common
shares at a cost of $8.7 million in fiscal 2001 and 783,000 shares at a cost of
$22.4 million in fiscal 2000. The common shares repurchased under the program
are used for Kronos' employee stock option plans and employee stock purchase
plan. Cash provided by operations was sufficient to fund investments in
capitalized software development costs, property, plant and equipment and stock
repurchases.
Kronos leases certain office space, manufacturing facilities and equipment
under long-term operating lease agreements. Future minimum rental commitments
under operating leases with noncancellable terms of one year or more are as
follows (in thousands):
Operating Lease
Fiscal Year Commitments
-------------------------------------------------
2003 $ 9,803
2004 8,924
2005 8,037
2006 6,157
2007 3,905
Thereafter 3,673
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$40,499
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Kronos believes that with cash generated from ongoing operations it has
adequate cash and investments and operating cash flow to fund its investments in
property, plant and equipment, software development costs, cash requirements
under operating leases, cash payments related to acquisitions, if any, and any
additional stock repurchases for the foreseeable future.
During fiscal 2002, Kronos did not engage in:
o material off-balance sheet activities, including the use of structured
finance or special purpose entities,
o material trading activities in non-exchange traded commodity contracts, or
o transactions with persons or entities that benefit from their
non-independent relationship with Kronos.
Certain Factors That May Affect Future Operating Results
Except for historical matters, the matters discussed in the Annual Report
and/or Form 10-K are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the "Act"). Kronos desires to
take advantage of the safe harbor provisions of the Act and is including this
statement for the express purpose of availing itself of the protection of the
safe harbor with respect to all forward-looking statements that involve risks
and uncertainties.
Kronos' actual operating results may differ from those indicated by
forward-looking statements made in this Annual Report and/or Form 10-K and
presented elsewhere by management from time to time because of a number of
factors including the potential fluctuations in quarterly results, timing and
acceptance of new product introductions by Kronos and its competitors, the
dependence on Kronos' time and attendance product line, the ability to attract
and retain sufficient technical personnel, the protection of Kronos'
intellectual property and the potential infringement on Kronos' intellectual
property rights, competitive pricing pressure, and the dependence on alternate
distribution channels and on key vendors, as further described below.
Potential Fluctuations in Results. Kronos' operating results, including
revenue growth, sources of revenue, effective tax rate and liquidity, may
fluctuate as a result of a variety of factors, including the purchasing patterns
of its customers, mix of products and services sold, the ability of Kronos to
effectively integrate acquired businesses into Kronos' operations, the timing of
the introduction of new products and product enhancements by Kronos and its
competitors, the strategy employed by Kronos to enter the Human Resources
Management System ("HRMS") market, market acceptance of new products,
competitive pricing pressure and general economic conditions. Kronos
historically has realized a relatively larger percentage of its annual revenues
and profits in the fourth quarter and a relatively smaller percentage in the
first quarter of each fiscal year, although there can be no assurance that this
pattern will continue. In addition, substantially all of Kronos' product revenue
and profits in each quarter result from orders received in that quarter. If
near-term demand for Kronos' products weakens or if significant anticipated
sales in any quarter do not close when expected, Kronos' revenues for that
quarter will be adversely affected. Kronos believes that its operating results
for any one period are not necessarily indicative of results for any future
period.
Product Development and Technological Change. Continual change and
improvement in computer software and hardware technology characterize the
markets for labor management systems. Kronos' future success will depend largely
on its ability to enhance the capabilities and increase the performance of its
existing products and to develop new products and interfaces to third-party
products on a timely basis to meet the increasingly sophisticated needs of its
customers. Although Kronos is continually seeking to further enhance its product
offerings (including products for the HRMS market) and to develop new products
and interfaces, there can be no assurance that these efforts will succeed, or
that, if successful, such product enhancements or new products will achieve
widespread market acceptance, or that Kronos' competitors will not develop and
market products which are superior to Kronos' products or achieve greater market
acceptance.
Dependence on Time and Attendance Product Line. To date, more than 90% of
Kronos' revenues have been attributable to sales of time and attendance systems
and related services. Although Kronos has introduced its products for the
licensed HRMS market during fiscal 2002, Kronos expects that its dependence on
the time and attendance product line for revenues will continue for the
foreseeable future. Competitive pressures or other factors could cause Kronos'
time and attendance products to lose market acceptance or experience significant
price erosion, adversely affecting the results of Kronos' operations.
Dependence on Alternate Distribution Channels. Kronos markets and sells its
products through its direct sales organization, independent resellers and its
OEM partner, ADP. In fiscal 2002, approximately 11% of Kronos' revenue was
generated through sales to resellers and ADP. Management does not anticipate
that its entrance into the HRMS market will have a negative impact on its
relationship with ADP. However, a reduction in the sales efforts of Kronos'
major resellers and/or ADP, or termination or changes in their relationships
with Kronos, could have a material adverse effect on the results of Kronos'
operations.
Competition. The labor management industry is highly competitive.
Technological changes such as those allowing for increased use of the Internet
have resulted in new entrants into the market. Although Kronos believes it has
core competencies that position it strongly in the marketplace, maintaining
Kronos' technological and other advantages over competitors will require
continued investment by Kronos in research and development and marketing and
sales programs. There can be no assurance that Kronos will have sufficient
resources to make such investments or be able to achieve the technological
advances necessary to maintain its competitive advantages. Increased competition
could adversely affect Kronos' operating results through price reductions and/or
loss of market share. With Kronos' efforts to expand its labor management
offering with the recent introduction of its HRMS product suite, Kronos will
continue to meet strong competition. Many of these competitors may be able to
adapt more quickly to new or emerging technologies or to devote greater
resources to the promotion and sale of their HRMS products. Many of Kronos' HRMS
competitors have significantly greater financial, technical and sales and
marketing resources than Kronos, as well as more experience in delivering HRMS
solutions. There can be no assurance that Kronos will be able to compete
successfully in the HRMS marketplace, and its failure to do so could have a
material adverse impact upon its business, prospects, financial condition and
operating results.
Attracting and Retaining Sufficient Technical Personnel for Product
Development, Support and Sales. Kronos has encountered intense competition for
experienced technical personnel for product development, technical support and
sales and expects such competition to continue in the future. Any inability to
attract and retain a sufficient number of qualified technical personnel could
adversely affect Kronos' ability to produce, support and sell products in a
timely manner.
Protection of Intellectual Property. Kronos has developed, and through its
acquisitions of businesses and software, acquired proprietary technology and
intellectual property rights. Kronos' success is dependent upon its ability to
further develop and protect its proprietary technology and intellectual property
rights. Kronos seeks to protect products, software, documentation and other
written materials primarily through a combination of trade secret, patent,
trademark and copyright laws, confidentiality procedures and contractual
provisions. While Kronos has attempted to safeguard and maintain its proprietary
rights, it is unknown whether Kronos has been or will be successful in doing so.
Despite Kronos' efforts to protect its proprietary rights, unauthorized
parties may attempt to copy aspects of its products or obtain and use
information that is regarded as proprietary. Policing unauthorized use of
Kronos' products is difficult. While Kronos is unable to determine the extent to
which piracy of its software products exists, software piracy can be expected to
be a persistent problem, particularly in foreign countries where the laws may
not protect proprietary rights as fully as in the United States. Kronos can
offer no assurance that it can adequately protect its proprietary rights or that
its competitors will not reverse engineer or independently develop similar
technology.
Infringement of Intellectual Property Rights. Kronos cannot provide
assurance that others will not claim that Kronos developed or acquired
intellectual property rights are infringing on their intellectual property
rights or that Kronos does not in fact infringe on those intellectual property
rights.
Any litigation regarding intellectual property rights could be costly and
time-consuming and divert the attention of Kronos' management and key personnel
from business operations. The complexity of the technology involved and the
uncertainty of intellectual property litigation increase these risks. Claims of
intellectual property infringement might also require Kronos to enter into
costly royalty or license agreements, and in this event, Kronos may not be able
to obtain royalty or license agreements on acceptable terms, if at all. Kronos
may also be subject to significant damages or an injunction against the use of
its products. A successful claim of patent or other intellectual property
infringement against Kronos could cause immediate and substantial damage to its
business and financial condition.
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
The Company is exposed to a variety of market risks, including changes in
interest rates affecting the return on its investments, foreign currency
fluctuations and decreases in its common stock price affecting capped call
options. Refer to Note A "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies" in the
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion regarding
marketable securities, foreign currency forward exchange contracts and capped
call option arrangements. The Company's marketable securities that expose it to
market rate risks are comprised of debt securities. A decrease in interest rates
would not adversely impact interest income or related cash flows pertaining to
securities held at September 30, 2002, as all of these securities have fixed
rates of interest. A 100 basis point increase in interest rates would not
adversely impact the fair value of these securities by a material amount due to
the size and average duration of the portfolio. The Company's exposure to market
risk for fluctuations in foreign currency relate primarily to the amounts due
from subsidiaries. Exchange gains and losses related to amounts due from
subsidiaries have not been material. For foreign currency exposures existing at
September 30, 2002, a 10% unfavorable movement in the foreign exchange rates for
each subsidiary location would not expose the Company to material losses in
earnings or cash flows. The calculation assumes that each exchange rate would
change in the same direction relative to the U.S. dollar. Kronos periodically
enters into short term capped call options in conjunction with its stock
repurchase initiatives. The Company's exposure to a 20% decrease in the closing
price of Kronos common stock at September 30, 2002 would not expose Kronos to
material losses in earnings or cash flows.
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
The financial statements and supplementary data are listed in the Index to
Consolidated Financial Statements at Item 15 of this Form 10-K.
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreement with Accountants on Accounting and
Financial Disclosure
None.
PART III
Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant
Information relating to the executive officers of the registrant appears
under the caption "Executive Officers of the Registrant" in Part I, following
Item 4 of this Form 10-K. Information relating to the directors is incorporated
by reference from pages 5 through 7 of the Company's definitive proxy statement
for the 2003 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on February 6, 2003 under
the caption "Election of Directors."
Item 11. Executive Compensation
Incorporated by reference from pages 7 through 20 of the Company's
definitive proxy statement for the 2003 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be
held on February 6, 2003 under the following captions: "Director Compensation,"
"Executive Compensation," "Option Grants and Exercises," "Equity Compensation
Plan Information," and "Report of Compensation Committee."
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and
Related Stockholder Matters
Incorporated by reference from pages 3 through 4 of the Company's
definitive proxy statement for the 2003 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be
held on February 6, 2003 under the caption "Security Ownership of Certain
Beneficial Owners and Management." The disclosure required by Item 201(d) of
Regulation S-K is incorporated by reference to pages 19 through 20 of the
Company's definitive proxy statement for the 2003 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
to be held on February 6, 2003 under the caption "Equity Compensation Plan
Information".
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions
Information related to executive officers' retention agreements is
incorporated by reference from page 15 of the Company's definitive proxy
statement for the 2003 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on February 6,
2003 under the caption "Employment Contracts and Retention Agreements."
Item 14. Controls and Procedures
1. Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures. Based on their evaluation
of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules
13a-14(c) and 15d-14(c) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) as of
a date within 90 days of the filing of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, the
Company's chief executive officer and chief financial officer have
concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures are
designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company
in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded,
processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the
SEC's rules and forms and are operating in an effective manner.
2. Changes in internal controls. There were no significant changes in the
Company's internal controls or in other factors that could significantly
affect these controls subsequent to the date of their most recent
evaluation.
PART IV
Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Related Transactions
(a) The following are filed as a part of this report:
1. Financial Statements Page
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Consolidated Statements of Income for the Years Ended
September 30, 2002, 2001 and 2000 F- 1
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2002 and 2001 F- 2
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity for
the Years Ended September 30, 2002, 2001 and 2000 F- 3
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended
September 30, 2002, 2001 and 2000 F- 4
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements F- 5
Report of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors F-27
2. Financial Statement Schedules
Information required by schedule II is shown in the Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements. All other schedules for which provision is made in the
applicable accounting regulation of the Securities and Exchange Commission are
not required under the related instructions or are inapplicable, and therefore
have been omitted.
3. Exhibits
The Exhibits filed as part of this Form 10-K are listed on the Exhibit
Index following the audit report to this Form 10-K and are incorporated
herein by reference.
(b) Reports on Form 8-K
No reports on Form 8-K were filed during the last fiscal quarter of the
fiscal year covered by this report.
Kronos, Timekeeper, Timekeeper Central, Jobkeeper, Jobkeeper Central,
Datakeeper, Datakeeper Central, Gatekeeper, Gatekeeper Central, Imagekeeper,
TeleTime, TimeMaker, CardSaver, ShopTrac, ShopTrac Pro, Start. Time, Keep.Trac,
Solution in a Box, Cambridge Clock, eForce, Imagekeeper, PeoplePlanner, Schedule
Manager, StarComm, StarPort, StarSaver, StarTime, Workforce Central, Visionware
and the Company's logo are registered trademarks of the Company. Timekeeper Web,
HyperFind, Smart Scheduler, Starter Series, Start.Labor, Start.WIP,
Start.Quality, Labor Plus, WIP Plus, Comm.Mgr, CommLink, Workforce Connect,
FasTrack, Workforce Timekeeper, Workforce Activities, Workforce Smart Scheduler,
Workforce Manager, Workforce Accruals, Workforce Web, Workforce TeleTime,
Workforce Express, Workforce Scheduler, Workforce Decisions, Kronos e-Central,
Workforce Employee, Workforce HR, Workforce Payroll, Workforce Record Manager,
Workforce Recruiter, Workforce Tax Filing, Vision Plus, Timekeeper Decisions,
and Schedule Assistant, and My Genies are trademarks of the Company. IBM is a
registered trademark of, and iSeries and eServer are trademarks of,
International Business Machines Corporation. ADP is a registered trademark of
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft
Corporation. PeopleSoft is a registered trademark of PeopleSoft, Inc. J.D.
Edwards is a registered trademark of J.D. Edwards and Company. Lawson is a
registered trademark of Lawson Associates, Inc. SAP is a trademark of SAP AG.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized on December 20, 2002.
KRONOS INCORPORATED
By /s/ Mark S. Ain
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Mark S. Ain
Chief Executive Officer
and Chairman of the Board
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this
report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
registrant and in the capacities indicated on December 20, 2002.
Signature Capacity
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/s/ Mark S. Ain Chief Executive Officer
- ------------------------- and Chairman of the Board
Mark S. Ain (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Paul A. Lacy Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
- ------------------------- and Administrative Officer
Paul A. Lacy (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
/s/ Aron J. Ain Executive Vice President, Chief Operating
- ------------------------- Officer
Aron J. Ain
/s/ W. Patrick Decker Director
- -------------------------
W. Patrick Decker
/s/ Richard J. Dumler Director
- -------------------------
Richard J. Dumler
/s/ D. Bradley McWilliams Director
- -------------------------
D. Bradley McWilliams
/s/ Lawrence Portner Director
- -------------------------
Lawrence Portner
/s/ Samuel Rubinovitz Director
- -------------------------
Samuel Rubinovitz
/s/ David B. Kiser Director
- -------------------------
David B. Kiser
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
I, Mark S. Ain, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Kronos Incorporated;
2. Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to
make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such
statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by
this annual report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this annual report, fairly present in all material
respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of
the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this annual report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:
a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that
material information relating to the registrant, including its
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
entities, particularly during the period in which this annual report
is being prepared;
b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls
and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of
this annual report (the "Evaluation Date"); and
c) presented in this annual report our conclusions about the
effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our
evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;
5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on
our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit
committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the
equivalent function):
a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal
controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to
record, process, summarize and report financial data and have
identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in
internal controls; and
b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal
controls; and
6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this
annual report whether or not there were significant changes in internal
controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal
controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including
any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material
weaknesses.
Date: December 20, 2002 /s/ Mark S. Ain
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Mark S. Ain
Chief Executive Officer
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
I, Paul A. Lacy, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Kronos Incorporated;
2. Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to
make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such
statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by
this annual report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this annual report, fairly present in all material
respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of
the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this annual report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:
a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that
material information relating to the registrant, including its
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
entities, particularly during the period in which this annual report
is being prepared;
b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls
and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of
this annual report (the "Evaluation Date"); and
c) presented in this annual report our conclusions about the
effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our
evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;
5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on
our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit
committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the
equivalent function):
a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal
controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to
record, process, summarize and report financial data and have
identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in
internal controls; and
b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal
controls; and
6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this
annual report whether or not there were significant changes in internal
controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal
controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including
any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material
weaknesses.
Date: December 20, 2002 /s/ Paul A. Lacy
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Paul A. Lacy
Chief Financial Officer
Consolidated Statements of Income In thousands, except share and per share data
Year Ended September 30, 2002 2001 2000
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Net revenues:
Product ............................... $ 158,466 $ 154,064 $ 153,049
Service ............................... 183,911 141,226 118,146
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342,377 295,290 271,195
Cost of sales:
Product ............................... 37,577 33,993 34,939
Service ............................... 94,061 78,808 70,095
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131,638 112,801 105,034
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Gross profit ...................... 210,739 182,489 166,161
Operating expenses and other income:
Sales and marketing ................... 109,780 99,767 92,457
Engineering, research and development . 36,970 33,333 29,889
General and administrative ............ 21,196 18,520 17,771
Amortization of intangible assets ..... 2,970 7,557 6,491
Other income, net ..................... (4,668) (5,768) (4,980)
Special charge ........................ -- 3,689 --
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166,248 157,098 141,628
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Income before income taxes ........ 44,491 25,391 24,533
Provision for income taxes ................ 15,664 8,887 8,832
------------ ------------ ------------
Net income ........................ $ 28,827 $ 16,504 $ 15,701
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Net income per common share:
Basic ............................. $ 1.47 $ 0.88 $ 0.84
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Diluted ........................... $ 1.42 $ 0.85 $ 0.81
============ ============ ============
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
Basic ............................. 19,608,877 18,756,510 18,644,007
============ ============ ============
Diluted ........................... 20,362,541 19,346,328 19,422,512
============ ============ ============
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
Consolidated Balance Sheets In thousands, except share and per share data
September 30, 2002 2001
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ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and equivalents .............................................................. $ 34,117 $ 36,561
Marketable securities ............................................................. 16,096 13,812
Accounts receivable, less allowances of $9,697 in 2002 and $8,623 in 2001 ......... 84,128 79,579
Deferred income taxes ............................................................. 6,893 6,655
Other current assets .............................................................. 17,835 15,819
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Total current assets ....................................................... 159,069 152,426
Property, plant and equipment, net ..................................................... 38,635 36,562
Marketable securities .................................................................. 24,534 18,400
Intangible assets ...................................................................... 20,545 17,027
Goodwill ............................................................................... 56,167 34,142
Capitalized software, net .............................................................. 22,237 16,598
Other assets ........................................................................... 11,837 13,943
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Total assets ............................................................... $ 333,024 $ 289,098
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable .................................................................. $ 6,212 $ 7,272
Accrued compensation .............................................................. 32,674 26,932
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities .................................... 10,831 16,073
Deferred product revenues ......................................................... 6,853 4,143
Deferred professional service revenues ............................................ 33,551 29,881
Deferred maintenance revenues ..................................................... 66,550 57,053
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Total current liabilities .................................................. 156,671 141,354
Deferred maintenance revenues .......................................................... 8,588 12,054
Other liabilities ...................................................................... 8,096 4,674
Shareholders' equity:
Preferred Stock, par value $1.00 per share: authorized 1,000,000 shares, no shares
issued and outstanding ......................................................... -- --
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share: authorized 50,000,000 shares, 19,911,952
and 19,154,138 shares issued at September 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively ...... 199 192
Additional paid-in capital ........................................................ 31,494 20,548
Retained earnings ................................................................. 143,175 114,348
Cost of Treasury Stock (366,062 shares and 95,787 shares at September 30, 2002
and 2001, respectively) ........................................................ (14,020) (2,588)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation ................................................... (1,372) (1,796)
Net unrealized gain on available-for-sale investments .......................... 193 312
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(1,179) (1,484)
Total shareholders' equity ................................................. 159,669 131,016
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Total liabilities and shareholders' equity ................................. $ 333,024 $ 289,098
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See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity
In thousands
Accumulated
Common Stock Additional Other Treasury Stock
------------------ Paid-in Retained Comprehensive ---------------
Shares Amount Capital Earnings Income (Loss) Shares Amount Total
------------------ ----------- ---------- ------------- --------------- ---------
Balance at September 30, 1999 ............ 18,952 $190 $31,023 $ 82,143 $ (337) 288 $(8,761) $104,258
Net income ............................... --- --- --- 15,701 --- --- --- 15,701
Foreign currency translation ............. --- --- --- --- (941) --- --- (941)
Net unrealized loss on
available-for-sale securities ........ --- --- --- --- (88) --- --- (88)
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Comprehensive income ................... --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 14,672
Proceeds from exercise of stock options .. --- --- (10,829) --- --- (500) 15,466 4,637
Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan --- --- (1,384) --- --- (141) 4,144 2,760
Purchase of treasury stock ............... --- --- --- --- --- 818 (23,505) (23,505)
Tax benefit from the exercise
of stock options ..................... --- --- 4,799 --- --- --- --- 4,799
Proceeds from sale of put options ........ --- --- 169 --- --- --- --- 169
------------------ ----------- ---------- ------------ ---------------- ---------
Balance at September 30, 2000 ............. 18,952 190 23,778 97,844 (1,366) 465 (12,656) 107,790
Net income ............................... --- --- --- 16,504 --- --- --- 16,504
Foreign currency translation ............. --- --- --- --- (518) --- --- (518)
Net unrealized gain on
available-for-sale securities ........ --- --- --- --- 400 --- --- 400
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Comprehensive income ................... --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 16,386
Proceeds from exercise of stock options .. 202 2 (6,659) --- --- (594) 15,560 8,903
Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan --- --- (2,053) --- --- (218) 5,534 3,481
Purchase of treasury stock ............... --- --- --- --- --- 443 (11,026) (11,026)
Tax benefit from the exercise
of stock options and other ........... --- --- 5,482 --- --- --- --- 5,482
------------------- ---------- ---------- ----------- ----------------- ---------
Balance at September 30, 2001 ............. 19,154 192 20,548 114,348 (1,484) 96 (2,588) 131,016
Net income ............................... --- --- --- 28,827 --- --- --- 28,827
Foreign currency translation ............. --- --- --- --- 424 --- --- 424
Net unrealized loss on
available-for-sale securities ........ --- --- --- --- (119) --- --- (119)
---------
Comprehensive income ................... --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 29,132
Proceeds from exercise of stock options .. 675 7 4,118 --- --- (274) 10,041 14,166
Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan 83 --- 403 --- --- (83) 3,666 4,069
Purchase of treasury stock ............... --- --- (13) --- --- 627 (25,139) (25,152)
Tax benefit from the exercise
of stock options and other ........... --- --- 9,248 --- --- --- --- 9,248
Net investment in call options ........... --- --- (2,810) --- --- --- --- (2,810)
------------------- ---------- ---------- ----------- ----------------- ---------
Balance at September 30, 2002 ............. 19,912 $199 $31,494 $143,175 $(1,179) 366 $(14,020) $159,669
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See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows In thousands
Year Ended September 30, 2002 2001 2000
---------- ---------- ----------
Operating activities:
Net income ................................................................ $ 28,827 $ 16,504 $ 15,701
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash and equivalents
provided by operating activities:
Depreciation ......................................................... 9,513 8,362 7,756
Amortization of intangible assets and goodwill ....................... 2,970 7,557 6,491
Amortization of capitalized software ................................. 9,511 8,249 8,191
Provision for deferred income taxes .................................. 4,759 1,976 (3,860)
Changes in certain operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net .......................................... 3,431 (4,967) (3,620)
Deferred product revenues ......................................... 2,716 3,049 (300)
Deferred professional service revenues ............................ 2,216 5,524 4,275
Deferred maintenance revenues ..................................... (1,282) 771 4,149
Accounts payable, accrued compensation
and other liabilities ............................................. 226 3,887 (239)
Taxes payable ..................................................... (2,118) (1,039) 1,147
Non-cash portion of special charge ................................ -- 1,753 --
Other ............................................................. 197 (2,735) (539)
Tax benefit from exercise of stock options and other ................. 9,248 5,482 4,799
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Net cash and equivalents provided by operating activities ......... 70,214 54,373 43,951
Investing activities:
Purchase of property, plant and equipment ................................. (11,557) (7,585) (19,718)
Capitalized internal software development costs ........................... (11,216) (11,059) (9,761)
(Increase) decrease in marketable securities .............................. (8,417) (3,974) 14,055
Acquisitions of businesses and software, net of cash acquired ............. (31,859) (19,506) (9,009)
-------- -------- --------
Net cash and equivalents used in investing activities ............. (63,049) (42,124) (24,433)
Financing activities:
Net proceeds from exercise of stock options and
employee purchase plans ................................................. 18,235 12,384 7,397
Purchase of treasury stock ................................................ (25,152) (11,026) (23,505)
(Net investment in) proceeds from call/put options ........................ (2,810) -- 169
-------- -------- --------
Net cash and equivalents provided by (used in) financing activities (9,727) 1,358 (15,939)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and equivalents ........................ 118 (247) (526)
-------- -------- --------
(Decrease) increase in cash and equivalents .................................... (2,444) 13,360 3,053
Cash and equivalents at the beginning of the period ............................ 36,561 23,201 20,148
-------- -------- --------
Cash and equivalents at the end of the period .................................. $ 34,117 $ 36,561 $ 23,201
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See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
KRONOS INCORPORATED
NOTE A--Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Principles of Consolidation: The consolidated financial statements include the
accounts of Kronos Incorporated and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (the
"Company"). All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in
consolidation. Certain reclassifications have been made in the accompanying
consolidated financial statements in order to conform to the fiscal 2002
presentation. The Company operates in one business segment, the development,
manufacturing and marketing of labor management systems that improve workforce
productivity and the utilization of labor resources.
Use of Estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates
and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities,
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, if any, at the date of the
financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during
the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Translation of Foreign Currencies: The assets and liabilities of the Company's
foreign subsidiaries are denominated in each country's local currency and
translated at the year-end rate of exchange. The related income statement items
are translated at the average rate of exchange for the year. The resulting
translation adjustments are excluded from income and reflected as a separate
component of shareholders' equity. Realized and unrealized exchange gains or
losses arising from transaction adjustments are reflected in operations. The
Company may periodically have certain intercompany foreign currency transactions
that are deemed to be of a long-term investment nature. Exchange adjustments
related to those transactions are made directly to a separate component of
stockholders' equity.
Cash Equivalents: Cash equivalents consist of highly liquid investments with
maturities of three months or less at date of acquisition.
Marketable Securities: The Company's marketable securities consist of United
States government agency bonds, corporate bonds and state revenue bonds. Bonds
with a maturity of 12 months or longer at the balance sheet date are classified
as non-current marketable securities. At September 30, 2002, no bonds had
effective maturities that extend beyond February 2006. Marketable securities are
carried at fair value as obtained from outside pricing sources. Interest income
earned on the Company's cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities are
included in other income, net and amounted to $1,740,000, $2,490,000, and
$2,579,000, in fiscal 2002, 2001 and 2000, respectively.
Property, Plant and Equipment: Property, plant and equipment is stated on the
basis of cost less accumulated depreciation, provisions for which have been
computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the
assets, which are principally as follows:
Estimated
Assets Useful Life
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Building 30 years
Machinery, equipment and software 3-5 years
Furniture and fixtures 8-10 years
Leasehold improvements Shorter of economic
life or lease-term
Valuation of Intangible Assets and Goodwill: In assessing the recoverability of
goodwill and other intangible assets, the Company must make assumptions
regarding the estimated future cash flows and other factors to determine the
fair value of these assets. If these estimates or their related assumptions
change in the future, the Company may be required to record impairment charges
against these assets in the reporting period in which the impairment is
determined. For intangible assets, this evaluation includes an analysis of
estimated future undiscounted net cash flows expected to be generated by the
assets over their estimated useful lives. If the estimated future undiscounted
net cash flows are insufficient to recover the carrying value of the assets over
their estimated useful lives, the Company will record an impairment charge in
the amount by which the carrying value of the assets exceeds their fair value.
For goodwill, the impairment evaluation includes a comparison of the carrying
value of the reporting unit which houses goodwill to that reporting unit's fair
value. The Company has only one reporting unit. The fair value of the reporting
unit is based upon the net present value of future cash flows, including a
terminal value calculation. If the reporting unit's estimated fair value exceeds
the reporting unit's carrying value, no impairment of goodwill exists. If the
fair value of the reporting unit does not exceed its carrying value, then
further analysis would be required to determine the amount of the impairment, if
any. No impairment was recorded during fiscal 2002. See Note G for a discussion
of the Company's impairment tests and related results.
Revenue Recognition: The Company licenses software and sells data collection
hardware and related ancillary products to end-user customers through its direct
sales force as well as indirect channel customers, ADP and its independent
resellers. Substantially all of the Company's software license revenue is earned
from perpetual licenses of off-the-shelf software requiring no modification or
customization. The software license, data collection hardware and related
ancillary product revenues from the Company's end-user customers and indirect
channel customers are generally recognized using the residual method when:
o persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, which is typically when a
non-cancelable sales and software license agreement has been signed;
o delivery, which is typically FOB shipping point, is complete for the
software (either physically or electronically), data collection hardware
and related ancillary products;
o the customer's fee is deemed to be fixed or determinable and free of
contingencies or significant uncertainties;
o collectibility is probable; and
o vendor specific objective evidence of fair value exists for all undelivered
elements, typically maintenance and professional services.
Under the residual method, the fair value of the undelivered elements is
deferred and the remaining portion of the arrangement fee is allocated to the
delivered elements and is recognized as revenue, assuming all other conditions
for revenue recognition have been satisfied. Substantially all of the Company's
product revenue is recognized in this manner. If the Company cannot determine
the fair value of any undelivered element included in an arrangement, the
Company will defer revenue until all elements are delivered, services are
performed or until fair value can be objectively determined.
As part of an arrangement, end-user customers typically purchase maintenance and
support contracts as well as professional services from the Company. Maintenance
and support services include telephone and Web-based support as well as rights
to unspecified upgrades and enhancements, when and if the Company makes them
generally available. Professional services are deemed to be non-essential and
typically are for implementation planning, loading of software, installation of
the data collection hardware, training, building simple interfaces, running test
data and assisting in the development and documentation of pay rules and best
practices consulting.
Revenues from maintenance and support services are recognized ratably over the
term of the maintenance and support contract period based on vendor specific
objective evidence of fair value. Vendor specific objective evidence of fair
value is based upon the amount charged when purchased separately, which is
typically the contract's renewal rate. Maintenance and support services are
typically stated separately in an arrangement. The Company has classified the
allocated fair value of revenues pertaining to the contractual maintenance and
support obligations that exist for the 12-month period subsequent to the balance
sheet date as a current liability, and the contractual obligations with a term
beyond 12 months as a non-current liability. Revenues from time and material
support services are recognized as the services are delivered.
Revenues from professional services are generally recognized based on vendor
specific objective evidence of fair value when: (1) a non-cancelable agreement
for the services has been signed or a customer's purchase order has been
received; and (2) the professional services have been delivered. Vendor specific
objective evidence of fair value is based upon the price charged when these
services are sold separately and are typically an hourly rate for professional
services and a per class rate for training. Based upon the Company's experience
in completing product implementations, it has determined that these services are
typically delivered within a 12-month period subsequent to the contract signing
and therefore classifies deferred professional services as a current liability.
The Company's arrangements with its end-user customers and indirect channel
customers do not include any rights of return or price protection, nor do
arrangements with indirect channel customers include any acceptance provisions.
Generally, the Company's arrangements with end-user customers also do not
include any acceptance provisions. However, if an arrangement does include
acceptance provisions, they typically are based on the Company's standard
acceptance provision. The Company's standard acceptance provision provides the
end-user customer with a right to a refund if the arrangement is terminated
because the product did not meet Kronos' published specifications. Generally,
the Company determines that these acceptance provisions are not substantive and
therefore should be accounted for as a warranty in accordance with SFAS No. 5.
At the time the Company enters into an arrangement, the Company assesses the
probability of collection of the fee and the terms granted to the customer. For
end-user customers, the Company's typical payment terms include a deposit and
subsequent payments, based on specific due dates, such that all payments for the
software license, data collection hardware and related ancillary products, as
well as services included in the original arrangement are ordinarily due within
one year of contract signing. The Company's payment terms for its indirect
channel customers are less than 90 days and typically due within 30 days of
invoice date.
If the payment terms for the arrangement are considered extended or if the
arrangement includes a substantive acceptance provision, the Company defers
revenue not meeting the criterion for recognition under SOP 97-2 and classifies
this revenue as deferred revenue, including deferred product revenue. This
revenue is recognized, assuming all other conditions for revenue recognition
have been satisfied, when the payment of the arrangement fee becomes due and/or
when the uncertainty regarding acceptance is resolved as generally evidenced by
written acceptance and/or payment of the arrangement fee. The Company reports
the allocated fair value of revenues related to the product element of
arrangements as a current liability because of the expectation that these
revenues will be recognized within 12 months of the balance sheet date.
Since fiscal 1996, the Company has had a standard practice of providing
creditworthy end-user customers the option of financing arrangements beyond one
year. These arrangements, which encompass separate fees for software license,
data collection hardware and ancillary products, maintenance and support
contracts and professional services, are evidenced by distinct standard sales,
license and maintenance agreements and typically require equal monthly payments.
The term of these arrangements typically range between 18 and 36 months. At the
time the Company enters into an arrangement, the Company assesses the
probability of collection and whether the arrangement fee is fixed or
determinable. The Company considers its history of collection without
concessions as well as whether each new transaction involves similar customers,
products and arrangement economics to ensure that the history developed under
previous arrangements remains relevant to current arrangements. If the fee is
not determined to be collectible, fixed or determinable, the Company will
initially defer the revenue and recognize when collection becomes probable,
which typically is when payment is due assuming all other conditions for revenue
recognition have been satisfied.
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts and Sales Returns Allowance: The Company
maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts to reflect estimated losses
resulting from the inability of customers to make required payments. This
allowance is based on estimates made by the Company after consideration of
factors such as the composition of the accounts receivable aging and bad debt
history. In addition, the Company maintains a sales returns allowance to reflect
estimated losses for sales returns and adjustments. Sales returns and
adjustments are generally due to incorrect ordering of product, general customer
satisfaction issues or incorrect billing. This allowance is established by the
Company using estimates based on historical experience.
Capitalization of Software Development Costs: Costs incurred in the research,
design and development of software for sale to others are charged to expense
until technological feasibility is established. Thereafter, software development
costs are capitalized and amortized to product cost of sales on a straight-line
basis over the lesser of three years or the estimated economic lives of the
respective products, beginning when the products are offered for sale. Costs
incurred in the development of software for internal use are charged to expense
until it becomes probable that future economic benefits will be realized.
Thereafter, certain costs are capitalized and amortized to operating expense on
a straight-line basis over the lesser of three years or the estimated economic
life of the software.
Stock-Based Compensation: The Company accounts for its stock-based compensation
plans in accordance with the provisions of Accounting Principles Board Opinion
No. 25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees" ("APB 25") and related
Interpretations. Under APB 25, no compensation expense is recognized as the
exercise price of the Company's employee stock options equals the market price
of the underlying stock on the date of grant. The Company has adopted the
disclosure-only provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
("SFAS") No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation" (see Note P).
Income Taxes: The Company accounts for income taxes under the liability method.
Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on
differences between financial reporting and tax basis of assets and liabilities
and are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect
when the differences are expected to reverse.
Net Income Per Share: Net income per share is based on the weighted-average
number of common shares and, when dilutive, includes stock options and put
options (see Note N and O).
Derivatives: The Company from time to time holds foreign currency forward
exchange contracts having durations of less than 12 months. These forward
exchange contracts offset the impact of exchange rate fluctuations on
intercompany payables due from the Company's foreign subsidiaries. Forward
exchange contracts are accounted for as cash flow hedges and are recorded on the
balance sheet at fair value. Changes in the fair value are recognized in other
comprehensive income until the gain or loss of the hedged item is recognized in
earnings, at which time the change in the fair value is reclassified to
earnings. For fiscal 2002, the difference between the cumulative change in the
fair value of the hedge instruments and the cumulative change in the value of
the hedged transactions was immaterial. As of September 30, 2002, these forward
contracts had an immaterial fair value. In addition, during fiscal 2002, the
Company entered into a limited number of call option arrangements. The Company's
net investment was approximately $3.0 million in these instruments, which
includes approximately $0.2 million in gain upon the maturity of one of the
arrangements. The Company has classified the call option arrangements as an
equity instrument in accordance with the provisions of EITF 00-19, "Accounting
for Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to, and Potentially Settled in, a
Company's Own Stock." The $0.2 million gain, which the Company received, was
recorded as an increase to additional paid-in-capital.
Newly Issued Accounting Standards:
In October 2001, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No.
144 ("SFAS 144"), "Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived
Assets." This FASB statement addresses financial accounting and reporting for
the impairment of long-lived assets and for long-lived assets to be disposed of.
This statement supercedes SFAS No. 121, "Accounting for the Impairment of
Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed Of," and APB Opinion
No. 30, "Reporting the Results of Operations - Reporting the Effects of Disposal
of a Segment of a Business, and Extraordinary, Unusual and Infrequently
Occurring Events and Transactions." SFAS 144 is effective for the Company
beginning on October 1, 2002, and will not have a material effect on its
earnings or financial position.
In January 2002, the Emerging Issues Task Force ("EITF") issued EITF No. 01-14,
"Income Statement Characterization of Reimbursements Received for
'Out-of-Pocket' Expenses Incurred" (formerly EITF Abstracts, Topic No. D-103).
This EITF requires that reimbursements received for out-of-pocket expenses
incurred should be characterized as revenue in the income statement as opposed
to a reduction of expenses incurred. Out-of-pocket expenses include travel
expenses such as airfare, hotel, mileage and meals that the customer will
reimburse the service vendor. As a result of the adoption of the EITF, service
revenues and the corresponding cost of sales increased by $1.3 million in fiscal
2001, and by $0.7 million in fiscal 2000. The financial statements included in
this Annual Report and/or Form 10-K reflect this new classification.
NOTE B--Concentration of Credit Risk
The Company markets and sells its products through its direct sales
organization, independent resellers and an OEM agreement with ADP, Inc. The
Company's resellers have significantly smaller resources than the Company. The
Company's direct sales organization sells to customers who are dispersed across
many different industries and geographic areas. The Company does not have a
concentration of credit or operating risk in any one industry or any one
geographic region within or outside of the United States. The Company reviews a
customer's (including reseller's) credit history before extending credit and
generally does not require collateral. The Company establishes its allowances
based upon factors including the credit risk of specific customers, historical
trends and other information.
NOTE C - Marketable Securities
The following is a summary of marketable securities (in thousands):
Gross Gross Estimated
Unrealized Unrealized Fair
Cost Gains Losses Value
-------- ---------- ---------- ----------
September 30, 2002
Available-for-sale securities:
United States government
and agency debt securities ........... $ 5,605 $ 40 $ -- $ 5,645
Municipal debt securities .............. 15,982 17 120 15,879
U.S. corporate securities .............. 18,850 281 25 19,106
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$40,437 $ 338 $ 145 $40,630
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September 30, 2001
Available-for-sale securities:
United States government
and agency debt securities ........... $ 403 $ 13 $ -- $ 416
Municipal debt securities .............. 17,716 162 11 17,867
U.S. corporate securities .............. 13,781 182 34 13,929
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$31,900 $ 357 $ 45 $32,212
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The Company recorded gross proceeds from the sale of available-for-sale
securities of $22.5 million and $23.7 million in fiscal 2002 and 2001,
respectively. The Company recorded a gross realized gain of $298,000 and a gross
realized loss of $296,000 in fiscal 2002 and 2001, respectively. In fiscal 2002
and 2001, the net unrealized loss of $119,000 and the net unrealized gain of
$400,000, respectively, is included as a separate component of shareholders'
equity.
The amortized costs and estimated fair value of debt securities at September 30,
2002 are shown below by effective maturity. Effective maturities will differ
from contractual maturities because the issuers of the securities may have the
right to prepay obligations without prepayment penalties (in thousands).
Estimated
Fair
Cost Value
Available-for-sale securities: --------- ---------
Due in one year or less $15,993 $16,096
Due after one year through two years 14,006 14,362
Due after two years through four years 10,438 10,172
--------- ---------
$40,437 $40,630
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NOTE D -Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivable consists of the following (in thousands):
September 30,
-------------------------------------
2002 2001 2000
--------- --------- ---------
Trade accounts receivable $93,825 $88,202 $80,107
Non-current trade accounts receivable 11,386 12,679 11,941
--------- --------- ---------
105,211 100,881 92,048
Less:
Allowance for doubtful accounts 6,546 5,099 4,486
Allowance for sales returns and adjustments 3,151 3,524 2,976
--------- --------- ---------
9,697 8,623 7,462
--------- --------- ---------
$95,514 $92,258 $84,586
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Non-current trade accounts receivable relate to balances not due within the next
12 months and are included in other assets.
In fiscal 2002, 2001 and 2000 the Company recorded provisions for its allowances
in the amount of $2,187,000, $2,357,000 and $1,604,000, respectively. Changes in
the reserve from September 30, 2001 to September 30, 2002 include reserves of
$1,628,000 for accounts receivable acquired via acquisitions and recorded
through purchase accounting. Charges against the allowances of $1,083,000,
$1,226,000, and $933,000 in fiscal 2002, 2001 and 2000, respectively,
principally relate to uncollectible accounts written off, net of recoveries. It
is the Company's practice to record an estimated allowance for sales returns and
adjustments based on historical experience and to record individual charges for
sales returns and adjustments directly to revenue as incurred.
NOTE E - Other Current Assets
Other current assets consists of the following (in thousands):
September 30,
--------------------------
2002 2001
-------- --------
Inventory $6,492 $5,076
Prepaid expenses 11,343 10,743
-------- --------
Total $17,835 $15,819
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NOTE F--Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment consists of the following (in thousands):
September 30,
-------------------------
2002 2001
-------- --------
Land $ 2,810 $ 2,810
Building 13,522 13,522
Machinery, equipment and software 62,038 53,571
Furniture and fixtures 13,768 11,957
Leasehold improvements 5,870 5,530
-------- --------
98,008 87,390
Less accumulated depreciation 59,373 50,828
-------- --------
$38,635 $36,562
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NOTE G - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Adoption of Statements 141
and 142
In June 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statements of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 141, "Business Combinations", and No. 142,
"Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets" (the "Statements"). Under the new rules,
goodwill (and intangible assets deemed to have indefinite lives) will no longer
be amortized but will be subject to annual impairment tests in accordance with
the Statements. Other intangible assets will continue to be amortized over their
useful lives.
For acquisitions completed prior to June 30, 2001, the Company has applied the
new rules on accounting for business combinations and goodwill and other
intangible assets beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2002. For
acquisitions completed after June 30, 2001, the Company has applied the new
rules beginning in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2001.
During the three-month period ended March 30, 2002, the Company completed the
initial testing of the impairment of goodwill, as of October 1, 2001. As a
result of the test, the Company has concluded that no impairment of goodwill
existed as of October 1, 2001. In addition, during the three-month period ended
September 30, 2002, the Company completed its annual testing of the impairment
of goodwill, as of July 1, 2002. As a result of the test, the Company has
concluded that no impairment of goodwill existed as of July 1, 2002. Therefore,
as a result of these impairment tests, no impairment was recorded in fiscal
2002.
The following table presents the impact of the new standards related to goodwill
amortization (and related tax effects) on net income and earnings per share, as
if they had been in effect for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2001 and
2000 (in thousands, except per share data).
Twelve Months Ended
September 30,
-----------------------------------------------
2002 2001 2000
---------- ---------- ---------
Reported net income ....... $28,827 $16,504 $15,701
Add back: Goodwill
amortization .............. -- 3,544 3,022
---------- ---------- ----------
Adjusted net income ... $28,827 $20,048 $18,723
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Basic earnings per share:
Reported net income ... $ 1.47 $ 0.88 $ 0.84
Goodwill amortization . -- 0.19 0.16
---------- ---------- ----------
Adjusted net income ... $ 1.47 $ 1.07 $ 1.00
========== ========== ==========
Diluted earnings per share:
Reported net income ... $ 1.42 $ 0.85 $ 0.81
Goodwill amortization . -- 0.18 0.16
---------- ---------- ----------
Adjusted net income ... $ 1.42 $ 1.04 $ 0.96
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Certain earnings per share amounts may not sum to the total due to rounding.
Acquired intangible assets subject to amortization are presented in the
following table (in thousands).
Weighted
Average Gross
Life in Carrying Accumulated Net Book
Years Value Amortization Value
-------- -------- ------------ --------
As of September 30, 2002:
Intangible assets:
Customer related ........ 9.5 $19,166 $ 6,851 $12,315
Maintenance relationships 11.9 6,267 535 5,732
Tax benefits ............ 10.7 2,127 309 1,818
Non-compete agreements .. 5.1 1,908 1,228 680
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Total intangible assets ..... $29,468 $ 8,923 $20,545
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As of September 30, 2001:
Intangible assets:
Customer related ........ 9.5 $17,198 $ 4,693 $12,505
Maintenance relationships 12.0 3,233 91 3,142
Tax benefits ............ 8.6 770 99 671
Non-compete agreements .. 5.4 1,723 1,014 709
------- ------- -------
Total intangible assets ..... $22,924 $ 5,897 $17,027
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The amount of goodwill acquired during fiscal 2002 and 2001 is $22.0 million and
$17.6 million, respectively.
During fiscal year 2002, the Company recorded amortization expense for
intangible assets of $3.0 million. The estimated annual amortization expense for
intangible assets for the next five fiscal years is as follows (in thousands):
Fiscal Year Ending Estimated Annual
September 30, Amortization Expense
2003 $3,052
2004 2,673
2005 2,213
2006 2,154
2007 2,138
NOTE H--Acquisitions
On November 29, 2001, the Company completed the acquisition of certain assets
and the ongoing business operations of NW Micro-Technics, Inc. ("NWM"), the
former Oregon-based Kronos reseller. The aggregate purchase price was not
material to the Company's financial position. The results of NWM's operations,
which are not material to the Company's results of operations, have been
included in the consolidated financial statements since that date. NWM was
engaged in the sale and service of employee time and attendance, employee
scheduling, data collection and labor management hardware and software systems,
including the resale of the Company's products through a reseller relationship.
As a result of the acquisition, the Company gains access to existing and
prospective customers in the northwestern United States region through its
direct sales and service organizations, as well as access to the existing
maintenance revenue stream from NWM customers. The deferred revenue related to
the maintenance revenue stream, which was recorded at fair value (as determined
via amount charged for these services when sold separately), was recognized as
the Company had assumed a legal performance obligation as described in EITF
01-03.
On December 28, 2001, the Company completed the acquisition of certain assets
and the ongoing business operations of the Integrated Software Business of
SimplexGrinnell's Workforce Solutions Division ("SimplexGrinnell"). The
aggregate purchase price paid was $22.1 million in cash. The results of
SimplexGrinnell's operations have been included in the consolidated financial
statements since that date. SimplexGrinnell was engaged in the development,
sales and support of integrated workforce management software solutions. As a
result of the acquisition, the Company expects to increase its presence in the
mid-market sector, which includes companies with between 100 and 1,000
employees.
The transaction was accounted for under the purchase method of accounting and
accordingly, the assets and liabilities acquired were recorded at their
estimated fair values at the effective date of the acquisition. The goodwill
recognized is deductible for income tax purposes. The following table summarizes
the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the
date of the acquisition (in thousands).
At December 28, 2001
--------------------
Accounts receivable $6,678
Customer related intangible asset 1,100
Maintenance relationships intangible asset 2,500
Goodwill 18,026
Other assets 768
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Total assets acquired 29,072
Deferred professional services revenue (1,564)
Deferred maintenance revenue (5,157)
Other liabilities (301)
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Total liabilities assumed (7,022)
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Net assets acquired $22,050
========
In connection with the acquisition of the assets and liabilities of
SimplexGrinnell in December 2001, the Company acquired obligations to provide
services associated with maintenance contracts and obligations to provide
professional services, primarily installation services. The amounts of deferred
revenue ascribed to acquired maintenance obligations and professional services
amounts to $5.2 million and $1.6 million, respectively. The deferred revenue,
which was recorded at fair value (as determined via amount charged for these
services when sold separately), was recognized as the Company had assumed a
legal performance obligation as described in EITF 01-03. The acquired
maintenance arrangements required the Company to provide phone support, bug
fixes and unspecified upgrades for the remaining contract terms. The acquired
professional services obligations required the Company to provide installation
services.
Due to the significant volume of customer maintenance support contracts assumed
in conjunction with the SimplexGrinnell acquisition, the Company has not
finalized the allocation of the purchase price. The Company anticipates that the
allocation of the purchase price will be completed by December 28, 2002.
The following table presents the consolidated results of operations on an
unaudited pro forma basis as if the acquisition of SimplexGrinnell had taken
place at the beginning of the periods presented. The following table has been
prepared on the basis of estimates and assumptions available at the time of this
filing that the Company and SimplexGrinnell believe are reasonable under the
circumstances (in thousands, except per share data).
Twelve Months Ended
September 30,
(unaudited)
----------------------------
2002 2001
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Total revenues $348,946 $321,699
Net income 27,664 12,732
Earnings per share - basic $1.41 $0.68
Earnings per share - diluted $1.36 $0.66
The unaudited pro forma results of operations are for comparative purposes only
and do not necessarily reflect the results that would have occurred had the
acquisitions occurred at the beginning of the periods presented or the results
which may occur in the future.
On February 20, 2002, the Company completed the acquisition of certain assets
and the ongoing business operations of Packard Business Systems, Inc.
("Packard"), the former West Virginia-based Kronos reseller. The aggregate
purchase price was not material to the Company's financial position. The results
of Packard's operations, which are not material to the Company's results of
operations, have been included in the consolidated financial statements since
that date. Packard was engaged in the sale and service of employee time and
attendance, employee scheduling, data collection and labor management hardware
and software systems, including the resale of the Company's products through a
reseller relationship. As a result of the acquisition, the Company gained access
to existing and prospective customers in the West Virginia area through its
direct sales and service organizations, as well as access to the existing
maintenance revenue stream from Packard customers. The deferred revenue related
to the maintenance revenue stream, which was recorded at fair value (as
determined via amount charged for these services when sold separately), was
recognized as the Company had assumed a legal performance obligation as
described in EITF 01-03.
On March 18, 2002, the Company completed the acquisition of the outstanding
stock of Data Collection Systems Ltd. ("DCS"), a provider of time and attendance
applications headquartered in the U.K. The aggregate purchase price was not
material to the Company's financial position. The results of DCS's operations,
which are not material to the Company's results of operations, have been
included in the consolidated financial statements since that date. As a result
of the acquisition, the Company gained access to existing and prospective
customers in the U.K. through its subsidiary in the U.K., Kronos Systems Ltd.,
as well as access to the existing maintenance revenue stream from DCS customers.
The deferred revenue related to the maintenance revenue stream, which was
recorded at fair value (as determined via amount charged for these services when
sold separately), was recognized as the Company had assumed a legal performance
obligation as described in EITF 01-03.
On July 31, 2002, the Company completed the acquisition of certain assets and
the ongoing business operations of Time & Data Systems, Incorporated ("T&D"),
the former Utah-based Kronos reseller. The aggregate purchase price was not
material to the Company's financial position. The results of T&D's operations,
which are not material to the Company's results of operations, have been
included in the consolidated financial statements since that date. T&D was
engaged in the sale and service of employee time and attendance, employee
scheduling, data collection and labor management hardware and software systems,
including the resale of the Company's products through a reseller relationship.
As a result of the acquisition, the Company gained access to existing and
prospective customers in the Utah area through its direct sales and service
organizations, as well as access to the existing maintenance revenue stream from
T&D customers. The deferred revenue related to the maintenance revenue stream,
which was recorded at fair value (as determined via amount charged for these
services when sold separately), was recognized as the Company had assumed a
legal performance obligation as described in EITF 01-03.
NOTE I - Source Code License Agreement
On March 15, 2002, the Company entered into an agreement with Best Software Inc.
("Best") to acquire a limited license to the source code and object code for
Best's human resources and payroll software (Abra Enterprise (TM)). Under the
terms of the agreement, Best provided the Abra Enterprise source code to the
Company and gave the Company the right to reproduce, market and sublicense the
software. The Company is integrating Abra Enterprise into its Workforce
Central(R) suite and is marketing and sublicensing the integrated product suite.
Per the terms of the agreement, the Company paid Best a one-time technology
delivery fee that is being amortized over a five year period and prepaid certain
service fees. These amounts are included in capitalized software and other
current assets on the balance sheet. The agreement also requires the Company to
pay minimum royalties for the first five years of the agreement with royalty
payments based on the number of licensed employees continuing for an aggregate
period of ten years.
NOTE J--Capitalized Software
Capitalized software and accumulated amortization consists of the following (in
thousands):
September 30,
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2002 2001
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Internal development costs $59,054 $47,838
Acquired from third parties 3,934 --
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62,988 47,838
Less accumulated amortization 40,751 31,240
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$22,237 $16,598
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Total internal development costs capitalized were $11,216,000, $11,059,000 and
$9,761,000 in fiscal 2002, 2001 and 2000, respectively. Amortization of
capitalized software amounted to $9,511,000, $8,249,000 and $8,191,000 in fiscal
2002, 2001 and 2000, respectively. Total research and development expenses
charged to operations amounted to $29,153,000, $26,006,000 and $23,188,000 in
fiscal 2002, 2001 and 2000, respectively.
NOTE K -Special Charge
A special charge in the amount of $3.7 million was recorded during fiscal 2001.
In the second quarter of fiscal 2001, the Company recorded a special charge in
the amount of $3.0 million related to the termination of the Company's
Crosswinds Technology operations. The Crosswinds Technology Group, which was
purchased in May 1999, was responsible for the product development, marketing
and sales support of time and attendance applications that operated as a
Microsoft Outlook plug-in product. Lower than anticipated sales of these
applications, redundant infrastructure and ongoing operating losses resulted in
the termination of the stand-alone operating unit. The $3.0 million charge
consisted of $1.6 million in termination costs, $1.3 million for the write off
of intangible assets and $0.1 million in other costs. In addition, $0.7 million
was recorded in the third quarter of fiscal 2001 related to termination costs
from a reduction in workforce of approximately 90 employees. The charge was the
result of management's effort to streamline operations to better align costs
with expected revenues. As of September 30, 2002, the Company did not have any
remaining liability related to the special charge.
NOTE L--Lease Commitments
The Company leases certain office space, manufacturing facilities and equipment
under long-term operating lease agreements. Future minimum rental commitments
under operating leases with noncancellable terms of one year or more are as
follows (in thousands):
Fiscal Year Operating Lease
Commitments
----------------------------------------------------
2003 $ 9,803
2004 8,924
2005 8,037
2006 6,157
2007 3,905
Thereafter 3,673
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$40,499
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Rent expense was $11,704,000, $9,715,000 and $9,227,000 in fiscal 2002, 2001 and
2000, respectively.
NOTE M--Income Taxes
The provision for income taxes consists of the following (in thousands):
Year Ended September 30,
-----------------------------------------
2002 2001 2000
-------- -------- --------
Current:
Federal ............................. $ 8,313 $ 5,280 $ 10,449
State ............................... 1,694 1,140 1,669
Foreign ............................. 898 491 574
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10,905 6,911 12,692
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Deferred:
Federal ............................. 4,164 1,729 (3,378)
State ............................... 595 247 (482)
-------- -------- --------
4,759 1,976 (3,860)
-------- -------- --------
$ 15,664 $ 8,887 $ 8,832
======== ======== ========
Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences
between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting
purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. Significant components of
the Company's deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows (in thousands):
September 30,
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2002 2001
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Deferred tax assets:
Accounts receivable reserves ...................................... $ 2,115 $ 2,040
Inventory reserves ................................................ 706 408
Accrued expenses .................................................. 1,688 2,720
Deferred maintenance revenues ..................................... 4,695 6,839
Intangible and goodwill related amortization ...................... 1,581 2,054
Net operating loss carryforwards of foreign subsidiaries .......... 125 188
-------- --------
Total deferred tax assets ......................................... 10,910 14,249
Less valuation allowance ........................................ 125 188
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10,785 14,061
Deferred tax liabilities:
Capitalized internal development costs ............................ (7,893) (6,639)
Other ........................................................... (564) (518)
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Net deferred tax assets ......................................... 2,328 6,904
Less non-current portion in other (assets) liabilities .......... 4,565 (249)
-------- --------
Net current deferred tax asset .................................. $ 6,893 $ 6,655
======== ========
The effective tax rate differed from the United States statutory rate as
follows:
Year Ended September 30,
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2002 2001 2000
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Statutory rate 35% 35% 35%
State income taxes, net of federal
income tax benefit 3 3 4
Goodwill --- 2 ---
Tax exempt interest (1) (1) ---
Foreign tax rate differentials 1 --- ---
Income tax credits (3) (6) (4)
Other --- 2 1
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35% 35% 36%
=========== ========== ==========
As of September 30, 2002, $314,000 of net operating loss carryforwards from
foreign operations remain available to reduce future income taxes payable. These
net operating loss carryforwards may be carried forward indefinitely. The
Company has fully reserved for the net operating loss carryforwards due to the
uncertainty of their realizability.
The Company made income tax payments of $6,054,000, $3,641,000, and $7,128,000
in fiscal 2002, 2001, and 2000, respectively.
NOTE N--Net Income Per Share
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per
share:
Year Ended September 30,
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2002 2001 2000
----------- ----------- -----------
Net income (in thousands) ...... $ 28,827 $ 16,504 $ 15,701
=========== =========== ===========
Weighted-average shares ........ 19,608,877 18,756,510 18,644,007
Effect of dilutive securities:
Employee stock options ......... 753,664 589,818 778,505
----------- ----------- -----------
Adjusted weighted-average shares
and assumed conversions ...... 20,362,541 19,346,328 19,422,512
=========== =========== ===========
Basic earnings per share .......... $ 1.47 $ 0.88 $ 0.84
=========== =========== ===========
Diluted earnings per share ........ $ 1.42 $ 0.85 $ 0.81
=========== =========== ===========
NOTE O--Capital Stock, Stock Repurchase Program and Stock Rights Agreement
Capital Stock: The Board of Directors is authorized, subject to any limitations
prescribed by law, from time to time to issue up to an aggregate of 1,000,000
shares of preferred stock, $1.00 par value per share, in one or more series,
each of such series to have such preferences, voting powers (up to 10 votes per
share), qualifications and special or relative rights and privileges as shall be
determined by the Board of Directors in a resolution or resolutions providing
for the issue of such preferred stock.
During fiscal 2002, the Company entered into a limited number of call option
arrangements. The Company's net investment was approximately $3.0 million in
these instruments, which includes approximately $0.2 million in gain upon the
maturity of one of the arrangements. The Company has classified the call option
arrangements as an equity instrument in accordance with the provisions of EITF
00-19, "Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to, and
Potentially Settled in, a Company's Own Stock." The $0.2 million gain, which the
Company received, was recorded as an increase to additional paid-in capital.
During fiscal 2000, the Company sold put options that entitled the holder of
each option to sell to the Company one share of common stock at an exercise
price of $33.33. The 75,000 options expired on June 9, 2000 and the Company
chose to settle the obligation with cash. The premium of $169,000, which was
received in conjunction with this private placement, was recorded as additional
paid-in capital.
Stock Repurchase Program: In fiscal 1997, the Company's Board of Directors
implemented a stock repurchase program under which it periodically authorizes,
subject to certain business and market conditions, the repurchase of the
Company's outstanding common shares to be used for the Company's employee stock
option plans and employee stock purchase plan. As of September 30, 2002, the
Company's Board of Directors had authorized the repurchase of 3,125,000 common
shares, of which 499,975 remain to be repurchased. Under the stock repurchase
program, the Company repurchased 542,950, 354,675 and 783,000 common shares in
fiscal 2002, 2001 and 2000, respectively, at a cost of $21,301,000, $8,671,000
and $22,364,000, respectively. In addition, the Company is also authorized to
and does repurchase mature stock (i.e., stock held by an employee for more than
six months) from employees related to the exercise of stock options.
Stock Rights Agreement: The Company has a Stock Rights Agreement, under which
each holder of a share of common stock also has one right that initially
represents the right to purchase one one-thousandth of a share of a new series
of preferred stock at an exercise price of $236, subject to adjustment. The
Company reserved 12,500 shares of its preferred stock for issuance under the
agreement. The rights may be exercised, in whole or in part, only if a person or
group acquires beneficial ownership of 20% or more of the Company's outstanding
common stock or announces a tender or exchange offer upon consummation of which,
such person or group would beneficially own 25% or more of the Company's common
stock. When exercisable, each right will entitle its holder (other than such
person or members of such group) to purchase for an amount equal to the then
current exercise price, in lieu of preferred stock, a number of shares of the
Company's common stock having a market value of twice the right's exercise
price. In addition, when exercisable, the Company may exchange the rights, in
whole or in part, at an exchange ratio of one share of common stock or one
one-thousandth of a share of preferred stock per right. In the event that the
Company is acquired in a merger or other business combination, the rights would
entitle the stockholders (other than the acquirer) to purchase securities of the
surviving company at a similar discount. Until they become exercisable, the
rights will be evidenced by the common stock certificates and will be
transferred only with such certificates. Under the Agreement, the Company can
redeem all outstanding rights at $.01 per right at any time until the tenth day
following the public announcement that a 20% beneficial ownership position has
been acquired or the Company has been acquired in a merger or other business
combination. The rights will expire on November 17, 2005.
NOTE P--Employee Benefit Plans
Stock Option Plans: In February 2002, the stockholders approved the adoption of
the 2002 Stock Incentive Plan. Under this plan, the Compensation Committee of
the Board of Directors may grant awards in the form of stock options as defined
by the plan. In fiscal 2002, under the 2002 Stock Incentive Plan, the Company
granted 76,150 shares at a purchase price equal to the fair value of the common
stock at the date of grant. As of September 30, 2002, there are 1,623,850
options available for grant.
The 1992 Equity Incentive Plan, which expired under its terms on March 27, 2002,
also enabled the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company
to grant awards in the form of options as defined in the plan. During fiscal
2002, 2001 and 2000, the Company granted under the plan stock options to
purchase 838,675, 795,900 and 1,192,050 shares, respectively, of common stock at
a purchase price equal to the fair value of the common stock at the date of
grant. Options granted in fiscal 2002, 2001 and 2000 under the 1992 Equity
Incentive Plan are exercisable in equal installments over a four year period
beginning one year from the date of grant and have a contractual life of four
years and six months. No further grants may be made under this plan. Options
available for grant under the plan were 1,548,675 and 684,711 at September 30,
2001 and 2000, respectively.
The Company also had several nonqualified and incentive stock option plans
adopted from 1979 through 1987. No additional options were granted under these
plans since fiscal 1992, all outstanding options have been exercised and all the
plans have expired.
The following schedule summarizes the changes in stock options issued under
various plans for the three fiscal years in the period ended September 30, 2002.
Options exercisable under the plans were 586,740, 695,237 and 747,366 in fiscal
2002, 2001 and 2000, respectively.
Weighted-Average
Exercise Price Exercise Price
Number of Shares Per Share Per Share
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Outstanding at
September 30, 1999 2,532,104 $11.09 $2.17 - 27.67
Granted 1,192,050 23.31 15.33 - 43.33
Exercised (499,475) 9.28 2.17 - 15.42
Canceled (291,342) 16.34 7.78 - 25.42
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Outstanding at
September 30, 2000 2,933,337 15.84 2.17 - 43.33
Granted 795,900 21.38 18.63 - 26.79
Exercised (795,706) 11.19 2.17 - 25.42
Canceled (159,864) 18.51 7.78 - 25.42
---------- ------ -------------
Outstanding at
September 30, 2001 2,773,667 18.61 2.22 - 43.33
Granted 914,825 28.34 26.65 - 44.00
Exercised (949,344) 14.92 2.22 - 27.67
Canceled (97,961) 22.01 7.78 - 39.92
---------- ------ -------------
Outstanding at 2,641,187 $23.18 $12.28 - 44.00
September 30, 2002 ========== ====== ==============
As discussed in Note A, the Company has adopted the disclosure-only provisions
of SFAS No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation," and continues to
account for stock-based compensation under APB 25. Generally no compensation
expense is recorded with respect to the Company's stock option and employee
stock purchase plans.
The following summarizes information about options outstanding and exercisable
at September 30, 2002:
Outstanding Exercisable
----------------------------------- ---------------------
Weighted- Weighted- Weighted-
Average Average Average
Remaining Exercise Exercise
Exercise Price Number Contractual Price Number Price
Per Share of Shares Life Per Share of Shares Per Share
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
$12.28 - 18.00 341,877 0.6 years $12.67 195,333 $12.79
18.63 - 19.92 303,203 2.2 years 18.63 106,857 18.63
20.33 - 24.00 603,220 2.6 years 21.61 111,958 21.66
25.04 - 27.67 1,273,237 2.7 years 26.05 162,092 25.06
35.21 - 44.00 119,650 3.6 years 42.19 10,500 42.17
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
$12.28 - 44.00 2,641,187 2.4 years $23.18 586,740 $19.46
============== ========= ========= ====== ======= ======
The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of grant using the
Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted-average
assumptions:
September 30,
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2002 2001 2000
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Expected volatility 55.8% 50.9% 49.4%
Risk-free interest rate 3.9% 5.6% 6.1%
Expected lives (in years) 3.7 3.8 3.9
The Company has not paid and does not anticipate paying cash dividends;
therefore, the expected dividend yield is assumed to be zero.
The weighted-average fair value of options granted under the 1992 Equity
Incentive Plan during fiscal 2002, 2001 and 2000 was $12.25, $9.54 and $10.44,
respectively. The weighted-average fair value of options granted under the 2002
Equity Incentive Plan during fiscal 2002 was $18.94.
For purposes of the pro forma disclosure below, the estimated fair value of the
Company's stock-based compensation plan and the estimated benefit derived from
the Company's 1992 Employee Stock Purchase Plan is amortized to expense over the
options' vesting period. The Company's pro forma net income and net income per
share for the years ended September 30, 2002, 2001 and 2000 are as follows:
2002 2001 2000
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Net income (in thousands):
As reported $28,827 $16,504 $15,701
Pro forma 22,006 11,740 12,275
Earnings per share:
As reported $1.42 $0.85 $0.81
Pro forma 1.08 0.61 0.63
Stock Purchase Plan: In accordance with the 1992 Employee Stock Purchase Plan,
eligible employees may authorize payroll deductions of up to 10% of their
compensation (not to exceed $12,500 in a six month period) to purchase shares at
the lower of 85% of the fair market value of the Company's common stock at the
beginning or end of the six month option period. During fiscal 2002, 165,647
shares were issued to employees at prices ranging from $23.21 to $25.92 per
share.
At September 30, 2002, a total of 4,669,029 shares of common stock were reserved
for issuance. Included in this amount are 1,700,000 shares for the 2002 Stock
Incentive Plan, 2,565,037 shares for the 1992 Equity Incentive Plan, and 403,992
shares for the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
Defined Contribution Plan: The Company sponsors a defined contribution savings
plan for the benefit of substantially all employees. Company contributions to
the plan are based upon a matching formula applied to employee contributions.
Total expense under the plan was $2,477,000, $2,210,000 and $1,835,000 in fiscal
2002, 2001 and 2000, respectively.
NOTE Q - Additional Stock Option Program Information (unaudited)
Option Program Description: The Company intends that its stock option program be
its primary vehicle for offering long-term incentives and rewarding its
executives and key employees. Stock options are granted to key employees based
upon prior performance, the importance of retaining their services for the
Company and the potential for their performance to help the Company attain its
long-term goals. There is no set formula for the award of options to individual
executives or employees.
Stock options are generally granted annually in conjunction with the
Compensation Committee's formal review of the individual performance of its key
executives, including its Chief Executive Officer, and their contributions to
the Company. In fiscal 2002, 75% of the options granted went to employees other
than the top five officers ("Named Executive Officers"). All the options awarded
are granted from the same plan. Options, which are granted at the fair market
value on the date of grant, typically vest annually over a four-year period
beginning one year from the date of grant and have a contractual life of four
years and six months.
Distribution and Dilutive Effect of Options:
Employee and Executive Option Grants as of September 30,
2002 2001 2000
---- ---- ----
Net grants during period as
% of outstanding shares 4.7% 4.2% 6.4%
Grants to Named Executive
Officers* during period
as % of options granted 25.3% 17.0% 19.7%
Grants to Named Executive
Officers* during period as
% of shares outstanding 1.2% 0.7% 1.3%
*For a list of the Named Executive Officers in fiscal 2002, please refer to the
Company's definitive proxy statement for the 2003 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
to be held on February 6, 2003 under the caption "Executive Compensation." The
figures for fiscal 2001 and fiscal 2000 reflect the Named Executive Officers in
those years.
General Option Information:
Summary of Option Activity
(in thousands, except per share data)
Weighted-
Average
Shares Available Number of Exercise Price
for Options Shares per Share
---------------- --------- --------------
Outstanding at September 30, 2001 1,549 2,774 $18.61
Grants (915) 915 28.34
Exercises -- (950) 14.92
Cancellations (1) (710) (98) 22.01
Additional shares reserved 1,700 -- --
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Outstanding at September 30, 2002 1,624 2,641 $23.18
====== ====== =======
(1) Includes 808,000 shares cancelled under the 1992 Equity Incentive Plan,
which expired under its terms on March 27, 2002.
In-the-Money and Out-of-the-Money Option Information as of September 30, 2002
(in thousands, except per share data)
Exercisable Unexercisable Total
----------------- ------------------ -----------------
Weighted- Weighted- Weighted-
Average Average Average
Exercise Exercise Exercise
Price Price Price
Shares per Share Shares per Share Shares per Share
------ --------- -------- --------- ------ ---------
In-the-Money 414 $16.69 834 $19.30 1,248 $18.44
Out-of-the-Money (1) 173 $26.10 1,220 $27.62 1,393 $27.43
------ --------- -------- --------- ------ ---------
Total Options 587 $19.46 2,054 $24.24 2,641 $23.18
Outstanding ====== ========= ======== ========= ====== =========
(1) Out-of-the-Money options are those options with an exercise price equal to
or above the closing price of $24.63 at the end of the fiscal year.
Executive Options: The following tables summarize option grants and exercises
during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2002 to the Company's Chief Executive
Officer and each of the four other most highly compensated executive officers
and the value of the options held by such persons at the end of fiscal 2002.
Options Granted to Named Executive Officers
- -------------------------------------------
Potential Realizable
Value at Assumed
Annual Rates of
Stock Price
Appreciation for
Individual Grants Option Term(4)
---------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------
Number of Percent of
Securities Total Options
Underlying Granted to Exercise or
Options Employees in Base Price per Expiration
Name Granted (1) Fiscal Year (2) Share (3) Date 5% 10%
- ---- ----------- --------------- -------------- ---------- -------- --------
Mark S. Ain .............. 60,000 6.6% $26.65 04/02/06 $393,184 $859,151
CEO and Chairman 9,000 1.0% 44.00 08/25/06 97,374 212,773
Paul A. Lacy ............. 37,500 4.1% 26.65 04/02/06 245,740 536,969
Exec. V.P. and Chief 7,500 0.8% 44.00 08/25/06 81,145 177,310
Financial & Administrative
Officer
Aron J. Ain .............. 37,500 4.1% 26.65 04/02/06 245,740 536,969
Exec. V.P. and Chief 7,500 0.8% 44.00 08/25/06 81,145 177,310
Operating Officer
Peter C. George .......... 30,000 3.3% 26.65 04/02/06 196,592 429,575
V.P., Engineering & Chief 6,000 0.7% 44.00 08/25/06 64,916 141,849
Technology Officer
James Kizielewicz ........ 30,000 3.3% 26.65 04/02/06 196,592 429,575
V.P., Marketing and 6,000 0.7% 44.00 08/25/06 64,916 141,849
Corporate Strategy
(1) Each option vests in four equal annual installments commencing one year
from the date of grant.
(2) Based on an aggregate of 914,825 shares subject to options granted to
employees of the Company in fiscal 2002.
(3) The exercise price of each option was equal to the fair market value of the
Company's common stock on the date of grant as reported by The Nasdaq
National Market(R).
(4) Amounts represent hypothetical gains that could be achieved for the
respective options if exercised at the end of the option term. These gains
are based on assumed rates of stock appreciation of 5% and 10% compounded
annually from the date the respective options were granted to their
expiration date (and are shown net of the option exercise price, but do not
include deductions for taxes or other expenses associated with the exercise
of the options or the sale of the underlying shares.) Actual gains, if any,
on stock option exercises will depend on the future performance of the
common stock, the optionholder's continued employment with the Company
through the option vesting period and the date on which the options are
exercised.
Option Exercises and Remaining Holdings of Named Executive Officers
Number of Securities
Underlying Value of Unexercised
Unexercised Options In-The-Money Options at
at Fiscal Year-End Fiscal Year-End (2)
Shares Acquired Value Realized Exercisable/ Exercisable/
Name on Exercise (1) Unexercisable Unexercisable
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Mark S. Ain ..... 146,250 $5,106,397 99,375/157,125 $660,431/314,044
Paul A. Lacy .... 33,300 1,025,046 45,000/93,000 275,910/160,830
Aron J. Ain ..... 34,200 1,035,738 45,000/93,000 275,910/160,830
Peter C. George . 22,500 696,827 29,062/67,688 188,519/142,148
James Kizielewicz 25,313 562,002 12,375/73,125 100,969/136,181
(1) Represents the difference between the exercise price and the fair market
value of the common stock on the date of exercise.
(2) Based on the fair market value of the common stock on September 30, 2002
($24.63), the last day of the Company's 2002 fiscal year, less the option
exercise price.
REPORT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
Board of Directors and Shareholders
Kronos Incorporated
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Kronos
Incorporated as of September 30, 2002 and 2001, and the related consolidated
statements of income, shareholders' equity and cash flows for each of the three
years in the period ended September 30, 2002. These financial statements are the
responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted
in the United States. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit
to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free
of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence
supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit
also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates
made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our
opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in
all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Kronos
Incorporated at September 30, 2002 and 2001, and the consolidated results of its
operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended
September 30, 2002, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted
in the United States.
As discussed in Note G to the financial statements, the Company changed its
method of accounting for acquisitions consummated subsequent to June 30, 2001
and effective October 1, 2001 the Company changed its method of accounting for
goodwill.
ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
October 25, 2002
Exhibit Index
Exhibit
No. Description
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3.1(6) Restated Articles of Organization of the Registrant, as amended.
3.2* Amended and Restated By-laws of the Registrant.
4* Specimen Stock Certificate.
10.1(6)(7) 1992 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended and restated.
10.2 (11) 2002 Employee Stock Incentive Plan
10.3(5)(8) 1992 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended and restated.
10.4(1) Lease dated November 16, 1993, between Teachers Realty
Corporation and the Registrant, relating to premises leased in
Chelmsford, MA.
10.5(2) Lease dated August 8, 1995, between Principal Mutual Life
Insurance Company and the Registrant, relating to premises leased
in Chelmsford, MA.
10.6(4) Fleet Bank Letter Agreement and Promissory Note dated January 1,
1997, relating to amendment of $3,000,000 credit facility.
10.7(9) Restated Software License & Support & Hardware Purchase Agreement
dated September 25, 2000 between ADP, Inc. and the Registrant.
10.8* Form of Indemnity Agreement entered into among the Registrant and
Directors of the Registrant.
10.9(8) Lease Agreement Between W/9TIB Real Estate Limited Partnership, as
Landlord, and Kronos Incorporated, as Tenant Dated 2/26/99
10.10(8) Construction Agreement Between Cranshaw Construction of New
England Limited Partnership and Kronos Incorporated Dated
March 10, 1999.
10.11(8) Agreement of Purchase and Sale Beyond Between W/9TIB Real Estate
Limited Partnership and Kronos Incorporated Dated March 29, 1999.
10.12(7) Form of Senior Executive Retention Agreement.
10.13 (9)(10) Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 28, 2001 by and
among the Registrant and SimplexGrinnell L.P., Tyco International
Canada, Ltd., Simplex International Pty. Ltd., and ADT
Services A.G.
10.14 (9)(11) Best Software Inc./Kronos Incorporated Agreement, dated as of
March 15, 2002 by and between Kronos Incorporated and Best
Software, Inc.
21 Subsidiaries of the Registrant.
23 Consent of Independent Auditors.
99.1 Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
* Incorporated by reference to the same Exhibit Number in the Company's
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 33-47383).
(1) Incorporated by reference to the Company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended September 30, 1993.
(2) Incorporated by reference to the Company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended September 30,1995.
(3) Incorporated by reference to the Company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended September 30, 1996.
(4) Incorporated by reference to the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarterly
period ended December 28, 1996.
(5) Incorporated by reference to the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarterly
period ended March 29, 1997.
(6) Incorporated by reference to the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarterly
period ended April 4, 1998.
(7) Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement filed as an exhibit
to this Form 10-K pursuant to Items 14(a) and 14(c) of Form 10-K.
(8) Incorporated by reference to the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarterly
period ended April 3, 1999.
(9) Confidential treatment was requested for certain portions of this
agreement.
(10) Incorporated by reference to the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarterly
period ended December 29, 2001.
(11) Incorporated by reference to the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarterly
period ended March 30, 2002.