UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
_____________________

FORM 10-Q

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2001
_____________________

Commission File Number 0-23078

MAPINFO CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

06-1166630

(State or other jurisdiction of

(I.R.S. Employer

Incorporation or organization)

Identification No.)

One Global View
Troy, New York 12180
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (518) 285-6000

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      

The number of shares outstanding of the registrant's common stock, $.002 par value per share, as of May 1, 2001 was 14,562,350.



MAPINFO CORPORATION

FORM 10-Q

For the Quarter Ended March 31, 2001

INDEX

 

 

Page

 

 

 

PART I.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

ITEM 1.

Financial Statements:

 

 

 

 

 

Income Statements

 

 

for the three and six months ended March 31, 2001 and 2000

1

 

 

 

 

Balance Sheets

 

 

as of March 31, 2001 and September 30, 2000

2

 

 

 

 

Cash Flows Statements

 

 

for the six months ended March 31, 2001 and 2000

3

 

 

 

 

Notes to Financial Statements

4

 

 

 

ITEM 2.

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial

 

 

Condition and Results of Operations

8

 

 

 

ITEM 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

PART II.

OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

ITEM 2.

Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds

16

 

 

 

ITEM 4.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

16

 

 

 

ITEM 6.

Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

17

 

 

 

Signatures

 

18

 

 

 

Exhibit Index

 

19

Part I.     Financial Information
Item 1.     Financial Statements

MapInfo Corporation and Subsidiaries
Income Statements
(in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)

Three Months

Six Months

Ended March 31,

Ended March 31,



2001

2000

2001

2000





Net revenues

$ 30,407

$ 23,470

$ 56,927

$ 44,489

Cost of revenues

6,901

5,013

12,641

9,555

 





    Gross profit

23,506

18,457

44,286

34,934

 





Operating expenses:

  Research and development

4,805

3,532

8,915

6,790

  Selling and marketing

10,774

8,813

21,129

17,770

  General and administrative

4,066

3,360

7,378

6,305

 





    Total operating expenses

19,645

15,705

37,422

30,865

 





    Operating income

3,861

2,752

6,864

4,069

Other income - net

353

478

690

748

 





    Income before provision for income taxes

4,214

3,230

7,554

4,817

Provision for income taxes

1,483

1,197

2,719

1,782

 





    Net income

$ 2,731

$ 2,033

$ 4,835

$ 3,035

 





Earnings per share: (1)

  Basic

$ 0.19

$ 0.15

$ 0.34

$ 0.23

  Diluted

$ 0.18

$ 0.14

$ 0.31

$ 0.21

Weighted average shares outstanding: (1)

  Basic

14,483

13,301

14,326

13,158

  Diluted

15,531

14,819

15,481

14,561

 

(1)

Earnings per share amounts and weighted average shares outstanding have been restated to reflect a three-for-two stock split, effected in the form of a stock dividend, in January 2000 and a three-for-two stock split, effected in the form of a stock dividend, in September 2000.

See accompanying notes.

MapInfo Corporation and Subsidiaries
Balance Sheets
(in thousands)

March 31,

September 30,

2001

2000



ASSETS

(unaudited)

Current Assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$ 16,170

$ 13,066

Short-term investments, at amortized cost

18,509

25,957

Accounts receivable, less allowance of $2,612 and $1,749

  at March 31, 2001 and September 30, 2000, respectively

29,274

24,341

Inventories

406

491

Income taxes receivable

3,795

-

Deferred income taxes

1,149

1,108

Other current assets

3,599

2,320

 



Total current assets

72,902

67,283

Property and equipment - net

10,013

6,845

Product development costs - net

469

667

Deferred income taxes

2,433

2,434

Intangible assets - net

11,317

5,864

Investments and other assets

7,554

6,626

 



Total assets

$ 104,688

$ 89,719

 



LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Current Liabilities:

Accounts payable

$ 4,055

$ 3,918

Accrued liabilities

15,730

15,269

Deferred revenue

10,184

8,084

Income taxes payable

-

236



Total current liabilities

29,969

27,507

Deferred revenue, long term

684

394

Other long term liabilities

386

-

 



Total liabilities

31,039

27,901

 



Commitments and Contingencies

Stockholders' Equity:

Common stock, $0.002 par value

29

28

Preferred stock, $0.01 par value

-

-

Additional paid-in capital

44,776

37,372

Retained earnings

31,117

26,282

Accumulated other comprehensive income

(1,891)

(1,401)

 



74,031

62,281

Less treasury stock, at cost

382

463

 



Total stockholders' equity

73,649

61,818

 



Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$ 104,688

$ 89,719

 



See accompanying notes.

 

MapInfo Corporation and Subsidiaries
Cash Flows Statements
(in thousands)
(unaudited)

Six months

Ended March 31,


2001

2000



Cash flows from (used for) operating activities

  Net income

$ 4,835

$ 3,035

  Depreciation and amortization

3,602

2,376

  Allowance for doubtful accounts, sales returns and inventory

831

368

  Tax benefit from option exercises

6,242

3,933

  Minority interest in losses of investments

(135)

-

  Gain on sale of assets

-

(222)

  Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisition:

    Accounts receivable

(4,112)

1,216

    Inventories

64

145

    Other assets

(1,022)

(447)

    Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

(262)

615

    Deferred revenue

940

806

    Income taxes

(4,005)

(3,806)

 



      Net cash from operating activities

6,978

8,019

 



Cash flows from (used for) investing activities

  Additions to property and equipment

(3,495)

(3,048)

  Proceeds from sale of assets

-

546

  Capitalized product development costs

(131)

(24)

  Acquisition of businesses

(7,937)

-

  Short-term investments, net

7,448

3,526

  Other investments

(1,000)

(6,673)

 



      Net cash used for investing activities

(5,115)

(5,673)

Cash flows from (used for) financing activities

  Repurchase of common stock for treasury

(2,948)

(144)

  Proceeds from exercise of options and employee stock purchases

4,191

3,697

 



      Net cash from financing activities

1,243

3,553

 



Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

(2)

(58)

 



      Net change in cash and equivalents

3,104

5,841

Cash and equivalents, beginning of period

13,066

8,996

 



Cash and equivalents, end of period

$ 16,170

$ 14,837

 



See accompanying notes.

 

MapInfo Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Financial Statements
(unaudited)

1.  Basis of Presentation

In the opinion of management, the accompanying balance sheets and related income statements and statements of cash flows include all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring items) necessary for their fair presentation. 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 and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amount of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The results of operations for the interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations for the full year.

The September 30, 2000 balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles.

2.  Earnings Per Share (EPS)

The following table represents the reconciliation of the basic and diluted earnings per share amounts for the three and six months ended March 31, 2001 and 2000.

 

Three months Ended March 31,

Six months Ended March 31,



2001

2000

2001

2000





(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

Net income

$ 2,731

$ 2,033

$ 4,835

$ 3,035

 





Weighted average shares for basic EPS

14,483

13,301

14,326

13,158

Effect of dilutive stock options

1,048

1,518

1,155

1,403





Weighted average shares and assumed exercise

of stock options for diluted EPS

15,531

14,819

15,481

14,561





Basic EPS

$ 0.19

$ 0.15

$ 0.34

$ 0.23

Diluted EPS

$ 0.18

$ 0.14

$ 0.31

$ 0.21

 

3.  Comprehensive Income

Comprehensive income is provided in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 130 - "Reporting Comprehensive Income" (SFAS No. 130). This Statement establishes standards for reporting and disclosure of comprehensive income and its components. This Statement requires that foreign currency translation adjustments, which are reported as separate components of stockholders' equity, be included in comprehensive income.

MapInfo Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Financial Statements - Continued
(unaudited)

3.  Comprehensive Income (continued)

Comprehensive income was as follows:

 

Three months ended March 31,

Six months ended March 31,



2001

2000

2001

2000





(In thousands)

Net income

$ 2,731

$ 2,033

$ 4,835

$ 3,035

Change in accumulated translation
    adjustments


(679)


(226)


(490)


(426)





    Total comprehensive income

$ 2,052

$ 1,807

$ 4,345

$ 2,609

  





 

4.  Segment Information

The Company's operations involve the design, development, marketing, licensing and support of software and data products, application development tools, and industry-specific solutions, together with a range of consulting, training and technical support services.

The Company conducts business globally and is managed geographically. The Company's management relies on an internal management accounting system. This system includes revenue and cost information by geographic location. Revenues are attributed to a geographic location based on the origination of the order from the customer. The Company's management makes financial decisions and allocates resources based on the information it receives from this internal system. Based on the criteria set forth in SFAS No. 131, the Company has three reportable segments: the Americas, EAME (Europe, Africa and the Middle East) and Asia-Pacific.

MapInfo Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Financial Statements - Continued
(unaudited)

4.  Segment Information (continued)

Summary financial information by segment for the three and six months ended March 31, 2001 and 2000, as taken from the internal management accounting system discussed above, is as follows:

Three Months Ended March 31,

Six Months Ended March 31,



2001

2000

2001

2000





(In thousands)

Net revenues:

Americas

$ 16,979

$ 14,231

$ 34,345

$ 26,234

EAME

10,273

6,681

17,226

12,788

Asia-Pacific

3,155

2,558

5,356

5,467

 





  Total net revenues

$ 30,407

$ 23,470

$ 56,927

$ 44,489

 





Operating income :

Americas

$ 5,641

$ 5,154

$ 12,488

$ 9,614

EAME

3,712

2,354

5,931

3,778

Asia-Pacific

1,254

803

1,733

1,677

  Corporate adjustments:

    Research and development

(3,391)

(2,744)

(6,643)

(5,299)

    Marketing

(2,102)

(1,619)

(4,187)

(3,366)

    General and administrative

(1,253)

(1,196)

(2,458)

(2,335)

 





  Total operating income

$ 3,861

$ 2,752

$ 6,864

$ 4,069

 





The operating income by segment above differs from the amounts recognized under generally accepted accounting principles because the Company does not allocate certain corporate costs for research and development, marketing, and general and administrative activities to the geographic locations. The table above reconciles the operating income by segment to operating income as reported on the Income Statements by including such adjustments.

5.  Acquisition

The Acquisition of Assets of Compusearch Inc.

Pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement executed on November 13, 2000, on December 8, 2000 the Company acquired substantially all of the assets and assumed certain liabilities of Compusearch Inc. ("Compusearch"), a Canadian corporation. Compusearch is a leading provider of micro-marketing segmentation and market analysis solutions in Canada and has been a strategic data partner of the Company since 1998. The purchase price was approximately $6.3 million in cash. The acquisition was accounted for as a purchase; accordingly, the Company has included Compusearch's results of operations in the financial statements from the date of

MapInfo Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Financial Statements - Continued
(unaudited)

5.  Acquisition (continued)

acquisition. Intangible assets resulting from the acquisition, including approximately $4.0 million of goodwill, are being amortized on a straight-line basis over a period of 7 years. Ninety-one employees of Compusearch became employees of MapInfo Canada Inc. upon the acquisition.

6.  Commitments and Contingencies

In February 2001, the Company entered into a 49-year ground lease, with two 10-year renewal options, on 16 acres of land adjacent to the Company's One Global View facility in the Rensselaer Technology Park in Troy, New York. The cost of the 49-year ground lease is $2.1 million payable in May 2001. Under a Construction and Services Agreement with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ("RPI"), the Company plans to construct a four-story, 150,000 square-foot facility to house the Company's Corporate Headquarters and the Americas business operations. The facility is expected to be completed by early calendar year 2002 at a projected total cost of $17.5 million. Upon occupancy of the new facility, the Company will vacate and terminate the lease on its 40,000 square-foot facility at Four Global View, without further obligation or penalty. In addition, the Company has secured an option to acquire, on or before December 31, 2001, the 60,000 square-foot facility at One Global View for $5.25 million together with an option to acquire a 49-year ground lease of the 14 acres on which the One Global View facility is sited. The purchase price for the ground lease is $1.8 million. If the Company does not exercise such purchase options, it may continue to lease One Global View through 2016. The Company plans to finance the construction of the 150,000 square foot facility and the related ground lease from either existing cash resources, future cash flows from operations, debt or equity financing that the Company may arrange in the future, or from a sale/leaseback transaction.

Pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement dated December 15, 1998, the Company acquired substantially all of the assets and assumed certain liabilities of On Target Communications Inc. ("On Target Mapping"). Pursuant to the agreement, in April 2001 the Company made a contingent cash payment of $4.2 million, based on the financial performance of On Target Mapping in the two years following the acquisition. This additional payment will be recorded as goodwill and amortized over the next three years.

In December 2000, the Company was named as a defendant in an action filed by Michael Reiff in the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York alleging breach of a purported contract of employment and related matters in connection with the Company's termination of Reiff as the Company's Vice President and General Manager, Asia Pacific Operations. The complaint seeks $2.6 million compensation for loss of employment and consequent loss of stock option vesting, and $15.0 million in punitive damages. The Company believes these claims are without merit and intends to defend them vigorously.

Item 2.     Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Results of Operations

Overview

MapInfo Corporation ("MapInfo" or the "Company") designs, develops, markets, licenses and supports software and data products, application development tools, and industry-specific solutions, together with a range of consulting, training and technical support services. These products are sold through multiple distribution channels, including an indirect channel of value-added resellers and distributors, a corporate account sales force, and a telemarketing sales group. The Company's products are translated into 21 languages and sold in 58 countries throughout the world. MapInfo markets its products worldwide through sales offices in North America, Europe and Australia, and throughout the rest of Europe and the Asia-Pacific region through exclusive and non-exclusive distribution relationships.

Net Revenues

For the second quarter of fiscal 2001, revenues increased $6.9 million or 30% to $30.4 million from $23.5 million in the same period a year ago. Approximately $3.8 million of the increase was attributable to increased unit sales of data products, $1.6 million was attributable to increased unit sales of software products, and $1.5 million was attributable to increased sales of services. The growth in data revenues primarily resulted from increased demand for Company-owned data products and the effect of the Compusearch acquisition. On a geographic basis, revenues increased approximately 54% in EAME, 23% in Asia-Pacific and 19% in the Americas, over the same period a year ago. The increase in EAME revenues was mainly attributable to increased unit sales in the UK and Germany, primarily to customers in the telecommunications industry. The increase in Asia-Pacific was primarily due to increased unit sales of software and services in Japan and India, offset by lower revenues in Australia which was down 20% on a reported basis and down 5% excluding the effect of foreign exchange. The increase in the Americas revenues was primarily attributable to the acquisition of Compusearch. Excluding the effect of foreign currency translation, EAME revenues would have increased 66% and Asia-Pacific revenues would have increased 37% for the second quarter of fiscal 2001 compared to the prior year results.

For the six months ended March 31, 2001, revenues increased $12.4 million or 28% to $56.9 million from $44.5 million in the same period a year ago. Approximately $6.6 million of the increase was attributable to increased unit sales of data products, $3.5 million was attributable to increased unit sales of software products, and $2.3 million was attributable to increased sales of services. The growth in data revenues primarily resulted from increased demand for data products as a result of selling enterprise solutions that incorporate the full suite of MapInfo's software, information products and services. On a geographic basis, revenues increased approximately 31% in the Americas and 35% in EAME, which were offset by a 2% decrease in Asia-Pacific revenues over the same period a year ago. The increase in the Americas revenues was mainly attributable to the increased sales of data and software products as previously discussed. The increase in EAME revenues was mainly attributable to increased unit sales in the UK and Germany, primarily to customers in the telecommunications industry. The decrease in Asia-Pacific revenues was mainly the result of the weakening of Australian economy and the decline in the Australian dollar. Excluding the effect of foreign currency translation, Asia-Pacific revenues would have increased 9% for the first half of fiscal 2001 compared to the prior year results and EAME revenues would have increased 45%.

Cost of Revenues, Operating Expenses and Income Taxes

Cost of revenues as a percentage of revenues increased to 22.7% in the second quarter of 2001 compared to 21.4% in the same period in 2000. As a result, the gross margin decreased from 78.6% to 77.3% compared to prior year results. The increase in cost of revenues is primarily due to the higher percentage of services revenues. For the six months ending March 31, 2001, gross margin decreased to 77.8% from 78.5% in the first six months of fiscal 2000.

Research and development (R&D) expenses of $4.8 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2001 increased 36% over the prior year period. For the first six months of fiscal 2001, R&D expenses increased 31% to $8.9 million from $6.8 million in fiscal 2000. The increase in R&D expenses for the quarter and year-to-date was primarily attributable to a 52 person increase in headcount, 18 resulting from the acquisition of Compusearch, with the balance of the increase supporting the Company's Quality Assurance initiatives and expansion into wireless and CRM applications. As a percentage of revenues, R&D expenses in the second quarter of 2001 increased to 15.8% from 15.1% when compared to the second quarter of the prior year. For the first six months of fiscal 2001, R&D expenses as a percentage of revenue increased to 15.7% from 15.3% in fiscal 2000.

Selling and marketing expenses increased 22% to $10.8 million in the second quarter of 2001 from $8.8 million for the same period in 2000. For the first six months of fiscal 2001, selling and marketing expenses increased 19% to $21.1 million from $17.8 million in fiscal 2000. The increase was primarily attributable to a 24% increase in selling headcount. As a percentage of revenues, selling and marketing expenses decreased to 35.4% in the second quarter of 2001 from 37.6% for the same period in 2000 due to improved sales productivity. For the first half of fiscal 2001, selling and marketing expenses as a percentage of revenues declined to 37.1% from 39.9% in fiscal 2000.

General and administrative (G&A) expenses increased 21% to $4.1 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2001 from $3.4 million for the same period in 2000. For the six months ended March 31, 2001, G&A expenses increased by 17% to $7.4 million from $6.3 million in the first six months of fiscal 2000. The G&A organization experienced an increase in headcount of 30%, primarily in the MIS organization, during the second quarter of 2001 compared to the prior year period. Included in G&A expenses for the second quarter of fiscal 2001 and fiscal 2000 was amortization of intangibles relating to acquisitions of $474 thousand and $290 thousand, respectively. For the first half of fiscal 2001 and fiscal 2000, G&A expenses included $782 thousand and $582 thousand, respectively, for amortization of intangibles relating to acquisitions. For the second quarter of fiscal 2001, G&A expenses as a percentage of revenues decreased to 13.4% as compared to 14.3% for the same period in fiscal 2000. For the six months ended March 31, 2001, G&A expenses as a percentage of revenues declined to 13.0% from 14.2% in the first six months of fiscal 2000.

Other income, net decreased $125 thousand to $353 thousand in the second quarter of fiscal 2001 from $478 thousand for the same period in 2000. For the six months ended March 31, 2001, other income, net decreased $58 thousand to $690 thousand from $748 thousand. Other income, net consists primarily of interest income. Interest income for the second quarter of fiscal 2001 was $523 thousand versus $389 thousand in the second quarter of fiscal 2000. Interest income for the first half of fiscal 2001 was $1.1 million compared to $748 thousand in the first half of fiscal 2000. The increase in interest income is due to the increased cash and short-term investment balances and higher interest rates. In addition, foreign currency effects had a favorable impact of $43 thousand in the second quarter of 2001 versus a favorable impact of $60 thousand in the second quarter of fiscal 2000. Year-to-date foreign currency effects had an unfavorable effect of $41 thousand compared to a $111 thousand favorable variance in the prior year.

The effective income tax rate for the quarter ended March 31, 2001 decreased to 35% from 37% in the same period a year ago as a result of the utilization of R&D credits. The effective income tax rate for the six months ended March 31, 2001 and 2000 was 36% and 37%, respectively.

Financial Condition

The Company's cash and short-term investments totaled $34.7 million at March 31, 2001 compared to $39.0 million at September 30, 2000. The Company's investment portfolio consisted primarily of short-term, investment grade marketable securities.

MapInfo has no long-term debt. The Company has a $10 million credit facility with a bank that expires in December 2001, and a $10 million credit facility with a bank that expires in January 2002. There were no outstanding borrowings under either facility at March 31, 2001.

Net cash generated from operating activities was $7.0 million for the six months ended March 31, 2001 compared to $8.0 million for the same period in fiscal 2000. The cash generated from operating activities in the first six months of 2001 was principally the result of net income. Net cash used for investing activities in the first half of 2001 was $5.1 million. Investing activities included $3.5 million in purchases of property and equipment, $1.0 million for an equity investment (in the form of a convertible note) in Plurimus Corp., $6.6 million for the December 2000 acquisition of assets of Compusearch Inc. (including related expenses), and $1.4 million for the March 2001 acquisition of ERSIS Pty Ltd, offset by net cash flows from short-term investments of $7.4 million. Financing activities generated $1.2 million during the first half of 2001, due to the proceeds from the exercise of stock options, offset by the repurchase of 91,300 shares of common stock for treasury at an aggregate cost of $2.9 million.

Management believes existing cash and short-term investments together with funds generated from operations will be sufficient to meet the Company's operating requirements for the next twelve months.

In February 2001, the Company entered into a 49-year ground lease, with two 10-year renewal options, on 16 acres of land adjacent to the Company's One Global View facility in the Rensselaer Technology Park in Troy, New York. The cost of the 49-year ground lease is $2.1 million payable in May 2001. Under a Construction and Services Agreement with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ("RPI"), the Company plans to construct a four-story, 150,000 square-foot facility to house the Company's Corporate Headquarters and the Americas business operations. The facility is expected to be completed by early calendar year 2002 at a projected total cost of $17.5 million. Upon occupancy of the new facility, the Company will vacate and terminate the lease on its 40,000 square-foot facility at Four Global View, without further obligation or penalty. In addition, the Company has secured an option to acquire on or before December 31, 2001 the 60,000 square-foot facility at One Global View for $5.25 million together with an option to acquire a 49-year ground lease of the 14 acres on which the One Global View facility is sited. The purchase price for the ground lease is $1.8 million. If the Company does not exercise such purchase options, it may continue to lease One Global View through 2016. The Company plans to finance the construction of the 150,000 square foot facility and the related ground lease from either existing cash resources, future cash flows from operations, debt or equity financing that the Company may arrange in the future, or from a sale/leaseback transaction.

Pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement dated December 15, 1998, the Company acquired substantially all of the assets and assumed certain liabilities of On Target Communications Inc. ("On Target Mapping"). Pursuant to the agreement, in April 2001 the Company made a contingent cash payment of $4.2 million, based on the financial performance of On Target Mapping in the two years following the acquisition. This additional payment will be recorded as goodwill and amortized over the next three years.

 

Outlook: Issues and Risks

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements. For this purpose, any statements contained herein that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements, including statements as to the sufficiency of funds to meet operating requirements for the next 12 months and as to the proposed funding for the Company's expansion and purchase of facilities in Troy, New York. Without limiting the foregoing, the words "believes," "anticipates," "plans," "expects," and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. The following important factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by forward-looking statements made in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and presented elsewhere by management from time to time. In addition to the other information in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the following issues and risks, among others, should be considered in evaluating MapInfo's outlook and future.

New products and technological change. The mapping software and information business is characterized by extremely rapid technological change, evolving industry standards, and frequent new product introductions. These conditions require continuous expenditures on product research and development to enhance existing products and to create new products. The Company believes that the timely development of new products and continuing enhancements to existing products is essential to maintain its competitive position in the marketplace. During recent years, the Company introduced a number of new products, including MapInfoâ Routing J Server, MapInfoâ MapXtendä , MapInfoâ miAwareä , MapInfoâ ; miSitesä , MapInfoâ miDirectionsä and MapInfoâ Coverage Locatorä . The Company also recently began undertaking broad initiatives in wireless and CRM applications. The Company's future success depends, in part, upon customer and market acceptance of these new products and initiatives. Any failure to achieve acceptance of these and other new product offerings could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business and results of operations.

There can be no assurance that the Company will successfully complete the development of new or enhanced products or successfully manage transitions from one product release to the next.

Competition. The Company encounters significant competition in the market for business mapping systems worldwide. Some of the Company's competition may have significant name recognition, as well as substantially greater capital resources, marketing experience, research and development staffs and production facilities than the Company. Increased competition may lead to pricing pressures that could adversely affect the Company's gross margins. Prices of software in Europe and Asia are generally higher than in the Americas to cover localization costs and higher costs of distribution. Such price uplifts could erode in the future.

Reliance on third parties. The Company relies in part on strategic partners and independent developers for the development of specialized data products that use MapInfo software. Failure by such strategic partners or independent developers to continue to develop such data products, or changes in the contractual arrangements with such strategic partners or independent developers, could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business and results of operations.

Risks associated with international operations. Revenues outside the Americas represented approximately 44% and 40% of total Company revenues in the second quarter and first half of fiscal 2001, respectively. The international portion of the Company's business is subject to a number of inherent risks, including the difficulties in building and managing international operations, reliance on financial commitments from certain international distributors, difficulties in localizing products and translating documentation into foreign languages, fluctuations in import/export duties and quotas, and regulatory, economic, or political changes in international markets. The Company's operating results are also affected by exchange rates. Approximately 45% of the Company's revenues were denominated in foreign currencies during the three months ended March 31, 2001. Changes in international business conditions could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business and results of operations.

Prices. Future prices the Company is able to obtain for its products may decrease from previous levels depending upon market or competitive pressures or distribution channel factors. Any decrease could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business and results of operations.

Intellectual property rights. The Company regards its software as proprietary and attempts to protect it with a combination of copyright, trademark and trade secret laws, employee and third-party non-disclosure agreements, and other methods of protection. Despite these precautions, it may be possible for unauthorized third parties to copy certain portions of the Company's products, reverse engineer or obtain and use information the Company regards as proprietary. In addition, the Company's shrink-wrap licenses, under which the Company licenses its products, may be unenforceable under the laws of certain jurisdictions. Also, the laws of some foreign countries do not protect the Company's proprietary rights to the same extent as the laws of the United States. Any misappropriation of the Company's intellectual property could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business and results of operations. Furthermore, there can be no assurance that third parties will not assert infringement claims against the Company in the future with respect to current or future products. Any such assertion could require the Company to enter into royalty arrangements or result in costly litigation.

Cost of revenues. Cost of revenues varies with the mix of technology development and licensing fees, product revenues, and services revenues, as well as with the distribution channel mix. Changes in the revenue mix, as well as the distribution model, may affect cost of revenues as a percentage of net revenues in the future.

Risks associated with distribution channels. The Company primarily markets and distributes its products in North America, Europe and Australia through the Company's telesales, outside sales force and through third-party resellers. In the rest of the Asia-Pacific region, the Company's products are marketed and distributed through exclusive and non-exclusive distribution relationships. The Company has limited control over resellers and distributors that are not employees of the Company. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to retain its current resellers and distributors, that the resellers and distributors will perform to the Company's expectations, or that the Company will be able to expand its distribution channels by entering into arrangements with new resellers and distributors in the Company's current markets or in new markets.

Variability of quarterly operating results. The Company's quarterly operating results may vary significantly from quarter to quarter, depending upon factors such as the introduction and market acceptance of new products and new versions of existing products, the ability to reduce expenses, and the activities of competitors. Because a high percentage of the Company's expenses are relatively fixed in the near term, minor variations in the timing of orders and shipments can cause significant variations in quarterly operating results. The Company operates with little or no backlog and has no long-term contracts, and substantially all of its product revenues in each quarter result from software licenses issued in that quarter. Accordingly, the Company's ability to accurately forecast future revenues and income for any period is necessarily limited. Also, the Company could experience reduced revenues from telecommunications and Internet companies as a result of decreased spending in those industries.

Potential volatility of stock price. There has been, and will likely continue to be, significant volatility in the market price of securities of technology companies. Factors such as announcements of new products by the Company or its competitors, quarterly fluctuations in the Company's financial results or other software companies' financial results, shortfalls in the Company's actual financial results compared to results previously forecasted by stock market analysts, and general conditions in the software industry and conditions in the financial markets could cause the market price of the Common Stock to fluctuate substantially. These market fluctuations may adversely affect the price of the Company's Common Stock.

Risks associated with acquisitions and investments. The Company has made a number of acquisitions and investments and will continue to review future acquisition opportunities. No assurances can be given that acquisition candidates will continue to be available on terms and conditions acceptable to the Company. Acquisitions involve numerous risks, including, among other things, possible dilution to existing shareholders, difficulties and expenses incurred in connection with the acquisitions and the subsequent assimilation of the operations and services or products of the acquired companies, the difficulty of operating new businesses, the diversion of management's attention from other business concerns and the potential loss of key employees of the acquired company. In the event that the operations of an acquired business do not meet expectations, the Company may be required to restructure the acquired business or write-off the value of some or all of the assets of the acquired business. There can be no assurance that any acquisition will be successfully integrated into the Company's operations.

Reliance on attracting and retaining key employees. The Company's continued success will depend in large part on its ability to attract and retain highly qualified technical, managerial, sales and marketing, executive, and other personnel. Competition for such personnel is intense. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to continue to attract or retain such personnel. Loss of key personnel or changes in management could have an adverse impact on the Company.

Risks associated with construction and purchase of facilities. The Company expects to incur significant expenditures in connection with the construction of its new facility in Troy, New York and the potential purchase of its One Global View facility. These expenditures could materially reduce the Company's liquidity and capital resources. If the Company seeks to fund these projects with debt or equity financings or a sale/leaseback transaction, there can be no assurance these sources of funding will be available on favorable terms or at all. In addition, there can be no assurance the Company will continue to grow at a rate sufficient to fully utilize the new facility and to increase revenues at a level sufficient to offset the costs of this expansion.

 

Item 3.     Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Foreign Currency. The Company exports products to diverse geographic locations. Most of the Company's international revenues through subsidiaries are denominated in foreign currencies. To date, foreign currency fluctuations have not had a material effect on the Company's operating results or financial condition. The Company's exposure is mitigated, in part, by the fact that it incurs certain operating costs in the same foreign currencies in which revenues are denominated. In addition, the Company has entered into a foreign currency contract to hedge against a Japanese yen denominated receivable with a notional value expressed in U.S. dollars of $3.8 million.

Interest Rate. The Company is exposed to fluctuations in interest rates. A significant portion of the Company's cash is invested in short-term interest-bearing securities. Assuming an average investment level in short-term interest-bearing securities of $20.5 million (which approximates the average amount invested in these securities during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2000), each 1 percentage point decrease in the applicable interest rate would result in a $205 thousand decrease in annual investment income. The Company does not currently use interest rate derivative instruments to manage exposure to interest rate changes. To date, interest rate fluctuations have not had a material impact on the Company's operating results or financial condition.

MapInfo Corporation
Part II.    Other Information

Item 2. Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds

On November 1, 2000, the Company amended its Certificate of Incorporation to increase from 25,000,000 to 50,000,000 the number of shares of Common Stock, $0.002 par value per share, authorized for issuance. This amendment was approved at the Company's 2001 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on February 27, 2001.

 

Item 4.     Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

At the Company's Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on February 27, 2001, the following proposals were adopted by the vote specified below:

For

Against

Withheld

Abstentions

Election of Directors:

Laszlo C. Bardos

12,831,629

588,986

Mark P. Cattini

10,834,099

2,586,516

John C. Cavalier

10,950,678

2,469,937

Joni Kahn

13,044,419

376,196

Michael D. Marvin

12,915,271

505,344

George C. McNamee

13,014,432

379,183

Quinn H. Tran

13,044,599

376,016

Amendment to the 1993 Stock Incentive Plan:

The shares authorized under the 1993 Stock Option Plan

were increased from 4,331,250 to 4,781,250 shares.

9,165,752

4,235,490

19,373

Amendment to the 1993 Director Stock Option Plan:

The shares authorized under the 1993 Director Stock

Option Plan were increased from 247,500 to 347,500 shares.

12,213,887

1,174,727

32,001

Amendment to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation

The shares of Common Stock the Company is authorized to

issue were increased from 25,000,000 to 50,000,000 shares.

13,034,468

355,538

30,609

Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

as the Company's Independent Public Accountants

for the current fiscal year.

13,399,305

8,025

13,285

 

 

 

 

 

Item 6.     Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

(a)

Exhibits

 

The exhibits listed in the Exhibit Index filed as part of this report are filed as part of this report or are included in this report

 

 

(b)

Reports on Form 8-K

 

No reports on Form 8-K were filed during the three months ended March 31, 2001.

 

 

Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements 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.

 

 

 

MAPINFO CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: May 14, 2001

By: /s/ D. Joseph Gersuk                 

 

     D. Joseph Gersuk,

 

     Executive Vice President,

 

       Finance, Chief Financial

 

       Officer and Treasurer

 

       (principal financial and

 

       accounting officer)

 

 

 

Exhibit Index

 

 

Exhibit

 

Number

Description of Exhibit

 

 

3.1(1)

Certificate of Incorporation

 

 

3.1A(2)

Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation, dated February 28, 2001

 

 

3.2(2)

By-laws

 

 

10.1

1993 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended to date

 

 

10.2

1993 Director Stock Option Plan, as amended to date

 

 

10.3

Ground Lease Agreement between Rensselaer Technology Park
and MapInfo Corporation

 

 

10.4

Amendment to Lease Agreement dated as of August 1, 1993 by and between the Registrant and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

 

 

10.5

Amendment to Lease Agreement dated as of January 10, 1995 between Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the Registrant

 

 

10.6

Construction Agreement dated as of March 23, 2001 by and between the Registrant and Baron Construction Corp.

 

 

(1)

Incorporated herein by reference from the exhibits to the Company's Form 8-K dated November 6, 1997.

(2)

Incorporated herein by reference from the exhibits to the Company's Form S-8, registration number 333-56792, filed March 9, 2001.