Thursday, Dassault Systemes SA (DASTY), a provider of product lifecycle management and software solutions, revised its first-quarter earnings and revenue outlook, on non-IFRS basis.
The company said it now expects first-quarter non-IFRS earnings to be at about 0.37 euros per share, which is in line with its prior outlook of 0.36 - 0.42 euros per share.
On non-IFRS basis, total revenue for the first quarter is expected to be around 310 million euros, 6% lower than the prior forecast of 325 million - 335 million euros, but 1% up from last year's revenue of 307.9 million euros. At constant currencies, revenue declined around 6%, the company said.
The quarterly results exclude deferred revenue write-downs, stock-based compensation expense, amortization of acquired intangibles, other income and net expense. The company specified that the non-IFRS earnings per share also reflect the net tax effects related to the items excluded herein.
Segment-wise, software revenue decreased an estimated 5%, with new licenses declining about 40%, but recurring software revenue rising about 15%, with all in constant currencies.
Preliminary non-IFRS operating margin is expected to be about 19%, lower than last year's 22.8% and in line with the company's objective of 18% to 21%. Dassault Systemes noted that it could save extra amount of above 15 million euros during the most recent quarter.
Bernard Charles, Dassault Systemes president and chief executive officer, commented, "Our non-IFRS total revenue grew a modest 1% year-over-year, as the business environment, as measured by various economic data, weakened further during the first quarter in comparison to the fourth quarter of 2008. This change was evident across our market segments and brands and caused our revenue to be below our objective by 6%."
Shares of DASTY closed trade on October 13 at $48.50.
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