ININ Interactive Intelligence Grp., Inc.

Interactive Intelligence Inc. (Nasdaq: ININ), a global developer of unified IP business communications solutions, announced results for the quarter and six-month period ended June 30, 2008. The company reported record 2008 second quarter revenues of $30.6 million, a 13 percent increase from $27.1 million in the same quarter last year. Operating income for the 2008 second quarter was $1.3 million, compared to $2.2 million in the 2007 second quarter. Non-GAAP (non-generally accepted accounting principles) operating income was $2.2 million, compared to $3.0 million in the second quarter of 2007. Non-GAAP operating income excludes charges for stock-based compensation for the second quarter of $944,000 in 2008 and $806,000 in 2007. Net income in the 2008 second quarter was $845,000, with diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.04, compared to $2.4 million and $0.12, respectively, in the 2007 second quarter. Net income includes fully taxed earnings in 2008. Non-GAAP net income was $2.4 million with EPS of $0.13, compared to $3.2 million and $0.17, respectively, in the 2007 second quarter. Non-GAAP net income excludes charges for stock-based compensation and non-cash tax expense. �We received an increased number of orders in the second quarter and we were pleased with the number of new customers licensing our solutions,� said Interactive Intelligence founder and CEO, Dr. Donald E. Brown. �However, we did see a lower dollar amount of orders from existing customers, which we attribute to the current economic slowdown. While we see no change in our long-term market opportunity or in the competitive advantages our solutions offer, we are responding to this tougher sales environment by adjusting our previously planned operating expenses until general market conditions improve.� For the six months ended June 30, 2008, revenues were a record $60.1 million, a 17 percent increase from $51.4 million in the same period in 2007. Operating income for the first half of 2008 was $2.7 million, compared to $3.6 million for the first half of 2007. For the first half of 2008, non-GAAP operating income was $4.6 million, compared to $5.1 million in the first half of 2007. Non-GAAP operating income excludes charges for stock-based compensation of $1.9 million in 2008 and $1.5 million in 2007. Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2008 was $2.0 million, with EPS of $0.10, compared to $4.1 million and $0.22, respectively, in the first half of 2007. Net income includes fully taxed earnings in 2008. Non-GAAP net income was $5.3 million with EPS of $0.28, compared to $5.6 million and $0.29, respectively, in the first half of 2007. Non-GAAP net income excludes charges for stock-based compensation and non-cash tax expense. Cash and short-term investments as of June 30, 2008 totaled $49.7 million, up from $46.3 million on Dec. 31, 2007. Cash flow from operations for the first six months of 2008 was $6.8 million, compared to $6.9 million in the first half of 2007. Board Approves Share Repurchase Program Today, Interactive Intelligence�s board of directors approved a share repurchase program for its common stock under which the company may purchase up to a maximum aggregate purchase price of $10 million from time to time over the next year. The purchases under this program may be made in the open market and in privately negotiated transactions. The number of shares to be purchased and the timing of purchases under the program will be based on both business and market conditions. Any repurchases will be made using the company�s cash resources, and the program may be amended, suspended or discontinued at any time. Interactive Intelligence does not intend to publicly announce any suspension of the program. Any shares acquired will be available for stock-based compensation awards and other corporate purposes. The program authorizes, but does not commit, the company to repurchase shares of its common stock. �With our share repurchase program announced today, we reaffirm our confidence in the long-term future of the company,� Brown said. �Our balance sheet and liquidity are strong and the value of our products is being recognized by the market. We believe that we can invest in the growth initiatives that are key to our future success and take this step to enhance returns.� Additional Highlights To further reinforce its existing customer relationships through quality education and information, Interactive Intelligence hosted a record number of attendees at its ninth annual User Forum in May. More than 60 sessions were presented during the three-day event. The conference attracted more than 300 customers, including Abbott Labs, American Family Insurance, BMW, DialAmerica, Finish Line, Harvard University, Kohl�s, Lockheed Martin, Nautilus, Perot Systems, PETCO, Rolex, and Sony. Product highlights during the quarter included the release of an upgraded version of Interaction Dialer�, announcements of a new integration with Microsoft OCS, and the introduction of a new automated customer satisfaction survey module called Interaction Feedback�. Interactive Intelligence will host a conference call today, July 28, at 4:30 p.m. Eastern time (EDT), featuring Dr. Brown and the company's CFO, Stephen R. Head. There will be a live Q&A session following opening remarks. To access the teleconference, please dial 1 877.681.3371 at least five minutes prior to the start of the call. Ask for the teleconference by the following name: �Interactive Intelligence second quarter earnings call.� The teleconference will also be broadcast live on Interactive Intelligence's investor relations' page at http://www.inin.com/investors. An archive of the teleconference will be posted following the call. About Interactive Intelligence Interactive Intelligence Inc. (Nasdaq: ININ) is a global provider of unified business communications solutions for contact center automation, enterprise IP telephony, and enterprise messaging. The company was founded in 1994 and has more than 3,000 customers worldwide. Interactive Intelligence is among Software Magazine�s top 500 global software and services suppliers, is ranked among NetworkWorld�s top 200 North American networking vendors, is a BusinessWeek �hot growth 50� company, and is among FORTUNE Small Business Magazine�s top 100 fastest growing companies. Interactive Intelligence employs approximately 600 people and is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. It has six global corporate offices with additional sales offices throughout North America, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific. Interactive Intelligence can be reached at +1 317.872.3000 or info@inin.com; on the Net: www.inin.com. The non-GAAP measures shown in this release exclude non-cash stock-based compensation expense for stock options and non-cash income tax expense. Reconciliations of these non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures are included after the financial information included in this press release. These measures are not in accordance with, or an alternative for, GAAP and may be different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies. Management believes that the presentation of non-GAAP results, when shown in conjunction with corresponding GAAP measures, provides useful information to management and investors regarding financial and business trends related to the company�s results of operations. Further, management believes that these non-GAAP measures improve management�s and investors� ability to compare the company�s financial performance with historical periods because certain historical periods excluded stock-based compensation expense for stock options (prior to 2007) and income tax expense and benefits have varied significantly and are primarily non-cash. Interactive Intelligence�s management uses these non-GAAP results to compare its performance to its peers in the software industry. Because stock-based compensation expense and non-cash income tax expense amounts can vary significantly between companies, it is useful to compare results excluding these amounts. Management also uses financial statements that exclude stock-based compensation expense related to stock options and non-cash income tax amounts for its internal budgets. This release contains certain forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are the following: rapid technological changes in the industry; the company's ability to maintain profitability; to manage successfully its growth and increasingly complex third-party relationships; to maintain successful relationships with its current and any new partners; to maintain and improve its current products; to develop new products; to protect its proprietary rights adequately; and other factors described in the company's SEC filings, including the company's latest annual report on Form 10-K. Interactive Intelligence Inc. is the owner of the marks INTERACTIVE INTELLIGENCE, its associated LOGO and numerous other marks. All other trademarks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners. ININ-G Interactive Intelligence, Inc. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (in thousands, except per share amounts) Unaudited � � � � Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, June 30, 2008 2007 2008 2007 (Note 1) (Note 1) Revenues: Product $ 15,321 $ 14,602 $ 30,166 $ 26,958 Services � 15,289 � � 12,533 � � 29,927 � � 24,465 � Total revenues � 30,610 � � 27,135 � � 60,093 � � 51,423 � Cost of revenues: Product 3,909 3,500 7,039 5,941 Services � 6,088 � � 5,145 � � 11,985 � � 9,942 � Total cost of revenues � 9,997 � � 8,645 � � 19,024 � � 15,883 � Gross profit � 20,613 � � 18,490 � � 41,069 � � 35,540 � Operating expenses: Sales and marketing 10,142 8,822 20,320 17,476 Research and development 5,336 4,227 10,301 8,124 General and administrative � 3,882 � � 3,285 � � 7,709 � � 6,350 � Total operating expenses � 19,360 � � 16,334 � � 38,330 � � 31,950 � Operating income � 1,253 � � 2,156 � � 2,739 � � 3,590 � Other income: Interest income, net 344 384 803 856 Other income (expense), net � (52 ) � (42 ) � 45 � � (98 ) Total other income � 292 � � 342 � � 848 � � 758 � Income before income taxes 1,545 2,498 3,587 4,348 Income tax expense � (700 ) � (103 ) � (1,625 ) � (200 ) Net income $ 845 � $ 2,395 � $ 1,962 � $ 4,148 � � Net income per share: Basic $ 0.05 $ 0.14 $ 0.11 $ 0.24 Diluted 0.04 0.12 0.10 0.22 � Shares used to compute net income per share: Basic 17,972 17,401 17,956 17,325 Diluted 19,077 19,291 19,149 19,265 � � � Note 1: The 2007 amounts for the three and six month periods have been changed to reflect adjustments to product revenues and related commission expense. These adjustments were deemed immaterial to the prior periods. Interactive Intelligence, Inc. Reconciliation of Supplemental Financial Information (in thousands, except per share amounts) Unaudited � � � � Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, June 30, 2008 2007 2008 2007 � Net income, as reported $ 845 $ 2,395 $ 1,962 $ 4,148 Non-cash stock-based compensation expense: Cost of services 69 68 141 114 Sales and marketing 382 330 744 630 Research and development 224 158 432 258 General and administrative � 269 � 250 � 559 � 472 Total � 944 � 806 � 1,876 � 1,474 Non-cash income tax expense � 656 � - � 1,477 � - Non-GAAP net income $ 2,445 $ 3,201 $ 5,315 $ 5,622 � Operating income, as reported $ 1,253 $ 2,156 $ 2,739 $ 3,590 Non-cash stock-based compensation expense � 944 � 806 � 1,876 � 1,474 Non-GAAP operating income $ 2,197 $ 2,962 $ 4,615 $ 5,064 � Diluted EPS, as reported 0.04 0.12 0.10 0.22 Non-cash stock-based compensation expense 0.05 0.05 0.10 0.07 Non-cash income tax expense � 0.04 � - � 0.08 � - Non-GAAP diluted EPS $ 0.13 $ 0.17 $ 0.28 $ 0.29 Interactive Intelligence, Inc. Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (in thousands) � � � June 30, December 31, 2008 2007 (unaudited) (Note 1) Assets Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 35,684 $ 29,359 Short-term investments 13,967 16,968 Accounts receivable, net 25,764 27,527 Deferred tax assets, net 5,833 5,833 Prepaid expenses 5,427 5,501 Other current assets � 1,806 � � 1,414 � Total current assets 88,481 86,602 Property and equipment, net 9,361 6,932 Deferred tax assets, net 6,043 7,520 Other assets, net � 2,533 � � 2,384 � Total assets $ 106,418 � $ 103,438 � � Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity Current liabilities: Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $ 11,104 $ 9,594 Accrued compensation and related expenses 3,263 4,381 Deferred product revenues 5,436 6,843 Deferred services revenues � 27,708 � � 28,711 � Total current liabilities 47,511 49,529 Noncurrent deferred revenues � 5,930 � � 5,290 � Total liabilities � 53,441 � � 54,819 � � Commitments and contingencies - - � Shareholders' equity: Preferred stock - - Common stock 180 179 Additional paid-in-capital 81,800 79,405 Accumulated deficit � (29,003 ) � (30,965 ) Total shareholders' equity � 52,977 � � 48,619 � Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $ 106,418 � $ 103,438 � � � � � � � Note 1: December 31, 2007 amounts are derived from the audited Consolidated Balance Sheet included in the 2007 Annual Report on Form 10-K of Interactive Intelligence, Inc., changed to reflect adjustments to cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments. These adjustments were deemed immaterial to the prior period. Interactive Intelligence, Inc. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (in thousands) Unaudited � � � Six Months Ended June 30, 2008 2007 Operating activities: Net income $ 1,962 $ 4,148 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: Depreciation 1,690 1,231 Accretion of investment income (89 ) (240 ) Stock-based compensation expense 1,876 1,474 Deferred income tax 1,477 - Changes in operating assets and liabilities: Accounts receivable 1,763 (2,714 ) Prepaid expenses 74 (57 ) Other current assets (392 ) (151 ) Other assets (149 ) (196 ) Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 1,438 1,087 Accrued compensation and related expenses (1,118 ) 51 Deferred product revenues (1,407 ) (90 ) Deferred services revenues � (363 ) � 2,372 � Net cash provided by operating activities � 6,762 � � 6,915 � � Investing activities: Sales of available-for-sale investments 17,650 10,315 Purchases of available-for-sale investments (14,613 ) (10,214 ) Purchases of property and equipment (4,047 ) (2,556 ) Acquisition of professional services division � - � � (853 ) Net cash provided (used) by investing activities � (1,010 ) � (3,308 ) � Financing activities: Proceeds from stock options exercised 442 1,207 Proceeds from issuance of common stock � 131 � � 104 � Net cash provided by financing activities � 573 � � 1,311 � � Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 6,325 4,918 Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period � 29,359 � � 13,531 � Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $ 35,684 � $ 18,449 � � Cash paid during the period for: Income taxes $ 170 $ 78 � Other non-cash item: Purchases of property and equipment payable at end of period $ (72 ) $ -