Cognos Reports Record Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results

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Revenue for the fourth quarter was $284.5 million, compared with $253.1 million for the same period of last fiscal year, an increase of 12 percent, the company reported. License revenue was $130.5 million, compared with $117.9 million a year ago, an increase of 11 percent. Net income on a U.S. GAAP basis in the quarter was $60.9 million, compared with $39.3 million for the same period last fiscal year, an increase of 55 percent.

Net income on a non-GAAP basis (excluding amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets and stock-based compensation expense) for the quarter was $66.9 million, compared with $45.2 million for the same period last fiscal year, an increase of 48 percent.

Earnings per diluted share (EPS) on a U.S. GAAP basis for the quarter was $0.67, compared with $0.43 for the same period last fiscal year. EPS on a non-GAAP basis (excluding amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets and stock-based compensation expense) for the quarter was $0.74, compared with $0.49 in the fourth quarter of last fiscal year.

Revenue for the full fiscal year 2007 ending February 28 was $979.3 million, compared with $877.5 million for the previous fiscal year, an increase of 12 percent. License revenue for the full fiscal year was $376.2 million, compared with $343.2 million one year ago, an increase of 10 percent.

Net income on a U.S. GAAP basis for fiscal year 2007 was $115.7 million, compared with the prior year's net income of $108.6 million, an increase of 7 percent. Net income on a non-GAAP basis (excluding amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets, stock-based compensation expense and restructuring charges) for fiscal year 2007 was $159.9 million, compared with net income of $129.6 million a year ago, an increase of 23 percent.

EPS on a U.S. GAAP basis for the fiscal year 2007 was $1.28, compared with $1.17 last fiscal year. EPS on a non-GAAP basis (excluding amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets, stock-based compensation expense and restructuring charges) for the fiscal year 2007 was $1.77, compared with $1.40 last fiscal year.

Cognos serves more than 23,000 customers in more than 135 countries, and its top 100 enterprise customers consistently outperform market indexes. Cognos performance management solutions and services are also available from more than 3,000 worldwide partners and resellers. For more information, visit Cognos.

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