Stanley Reports Financial Results For Third Quarter of Fiscal Year 2010

Highlights: Record revenues of $227.0 million, up 12%, all organic(1); Diluted EPS of $0.49; Third-quarter bookings total $357 million; Company raises Fiscal Year 2010 revenue and earnings guidance.


ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 28  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Stanley, Inc. (NYSE: SXE), a leading provider of systems integration and professional services to the U.S. federal government, today announced record revenues for its third quarter ended December 25, 2009.

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Third-quarter revenues exceeded the high end of management's guidance by $8 million, and diluted EPS exceeded the high end of guidance by $0.01.

Stanley's revenue growth in the third quarter of fiscal year 2010 was attributed to increased cybersecurity and IT infrastructure protection programs for the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA); IT support services for the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC); military intelligence training and operations support for the U.S. Army; biometrics software development, training and support; additional task orders under the FIRST indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract; and added production and engineering services performed for the Navy's Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command.

Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2010 Results:

Revenues for the third quarter ended December 25, 2009, all organic, were $227.0 million, an increase of 12 percent over third-quarter fiscal year 2009 revenues of $203.6 million. EBITDA(2) was $22.9 million for the quarter, an increase of 13 percent over EBITDA of $20.3 million in the third quarter of last fiscal year, due primarily to increased year-over-year revenues, and to a lesser extent, higher EBITDA margin. EBITDA margin for the third quarter was 10.1 percent compared with 10.0 percent in the third quarter of last fiscal year. Operating income was $20.0 million, up 14 percent from $17.5 million in the same quarter of last fiscal year. Operating margin was 8.8 percent versus 8.6 percent in the third quarter of last fiscal year.

Net income for the quarter was $11.8 million versus $9.7 million for the third quarter of last fiscal year, an increase of 22 percent. Diluted earnings per share for the quarter were $0.49 compared with diluted earnings per share of $0.41 for the third quarter of last fiscal year.

Contract backlog at December 25, 2009, was $2.1 billion, up from second quarter of fiscal year 2010 contract backlog of $2.0 billion at September 25, 2009, and essentially unchanged from third-quarter fiscal year 2009 contract backlog of $2.1 billion at December 26, 2008.

  Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2010 Operational Highlights:
  --  Third-quarter net bookings totaled $357 million, equating to a
      book-to-bill ratio of 1.6:1.
  --  Among new business awards and additional tasking in the third quarter:
      --  A $117 million, five-year contract with the Army Sustainment
          Command to continue Stanley's support of the Integrated Material
          Management Operations System, formerly known as the Army War
          Reserve Deployment System, or AWRDS;
      --  A $55 million, five-year, firm-fixed-price contract with the U.S.
          Army to provide financial management support services to the U.S.
          Army Central Command (USARCENT) in theater;
      --  A $49 million, five-year, firm-fixed-price contract, awarded under
          the company's ENCORE II vehicle, with DISA to provide
          cybersecurity services to the Connection Approval Division;
      --  A $30 million, five-year, firm-fixed-price contract with the U.S.
          Army to provide operational logistics support services to the
          USARCENT G4/G1 in theater;
      --  A $23 million, five-year, firm-fixed-price contract, awarded under
          the company's ENCORE II vehicle, with DISA to provide a
          cybersecurity solution for web content filtering;
      --  An estimated $18 million, five-year blanket purchase agreement,
          with options, to provide document processing services in support
          of the Office of Personnel Management;
      --  A $13 million, five-year, time-and-materials contract with the
          U.S. Marshals Service to sustain support and expand capabilities
          of the Justice Detainee Information System; and
      --  A $12 million, five-year, firm-fixed-price contract with the USMC
          to support and maintain the Total Information Gateway for
          Enterprise Resources web portal.

  Nine-Month Fiscal Year 2010 Results:


For the nine months ended December 25, 2009, revenues increased 15 percent, 9 percent of which was organic, to $652.9 million, compared with $567.2 million for the same period in the prior fiscal year. EBITDA for the nine-month period ended December 25, 2009, increased 22 percent to $67.6 million compared with $55.4 million for the same period in the prior fiscal year, due primarily to increased year-over-year revenues, and to a lesser extent, higher EBITDA margin. EBITDA margin for the first nine months of fiscal year 2010 was 10.4 percent, up from 9.8 percent for the same period in the prior fiscal year. EBITDA margin increased primarily as a result of improved performance on contracts and a greater proportion of more profitable fixed-price contracts, as well as continued efficiencies realized in the company's general and administrative infrastructure on a higher revenue base. Operating income for the first nine months of fiscal year 2010 was $59.1 million, an increase of 23 percent over operating income of $48.1 million reported a year earlier. Operating margin for the first nine months of fiscal year 2010 was 9.0 percent compared with 8.5 percent in the first nine months of fiscal year 2009. Operating income and margin increased year over year, primarily as a result of the factors improving EBITDA and EBITDA margin.

Net income for the first nine months of fiscal year 2010 was $34.3 million, up 28 percent over net income for the same period last fiscal year of $26.7 million. Diluted earnings per share for the first nine months of fiscal year 2010 were $1.42 compared with diluted earnings per share of $1.12 for the first nine months of fiscal year 2009.

Cash flow from operations for the first nine months of fiscal year 2010 was $34.3 million. Capital expenditures for the first nine months of fiscal year 2010 were $3.4 million. Days sales outstanding (DSO) for the third quarter was 76 days, down from 79 days for the second quarter of fiscal year 2010.

"Stanley delivered record revenues and outstanding year-over-year earnings growth in the third quarter of fiscal year 2010," said Phil Nolan, Stanley's chairman, president and CEO. "Healthy bookings in the third quarter, as well as potential new awards in the next three to six months, should help provide solid near-term growth in a challenging federal procurement environment."

Management's Outlook:

Based on the company's current contract backlog and management's estimate as to future tasking and contract awards, Stanley is issuing guidance for its fiscal year 2010 fourth quarter and updating guidance for its full fiscal year 2010. The table below represents management's current expectations about future financial performance, based on information available at this time:

              Fourth Quarter Fiscal Year 2010        Fiscal Year 2010
                                   Ending                  Ending
                               March 31, 2010          March 31, 2010

  Revenues                   $215 - $223 million    $868 - $876 million
  Diluted EPS                  $0.46 - $0.48          $1.87 - $1.89
  Diluted projected share
   count                     24.1 - 24.2 million    24.1 - 24.2 million






As previously announced, Stanley will conduct a conference call today at 5:00 p.m. EST to discuss fiscal third quarter 2010 results. Analysts and institutional investors may access the call by dialing [phone] (U.S.) or [phone] (international) and entering passcode 15874542. All other investors may access the call via the Investor Relations page of the company's website at http://www.stanleyassociates.com/. Investors are advised to log on to the website at least 15 minutes prior to the call to register, download and install any necessary audio software. An archive of the webcast will be available for two weeks following the live event. The replay will also be available through February 11, 2010, at [phone] (U.S.) or [phone] (international) with a passcode of 29753863.

About Stanley

Stanley (NYSE:SXE) is a provider of information technology services and solutions to U.S. defense, intelligence and federal civilian government agencies. Stanley offers its customers systems integration solutions and expertise to support their mission-essential needs at any stage of program, product development or business lifecycle through five service areas: systems engineering, enterprise integration, operational support, business process management, and advanced engineering and technology. Headquartered in Arlington, Va., the company has approximately 5,000 employees at over 100 locations in the U.S. and worldwide. Stanley has been recognized by FORTUNE magazine as one of the "100 Best Companies to Work For" from 2007 through 2009. Please visit http://www.stanleyassociates.com/ for more information.

Any statements in this press release about our future expectations, plans and prospects, including statements containing the words "estimates," "anticipates," "plans," "expects" and similar expressions, constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and additional filings we make with the SEC. In addition, the forward-looking statements included in this press release represent our views as of the date of this release. We assume no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements made herein or any other forward-looking statements made by us, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

(1) Organic revenue growth, as presented, measures revenue growth adjusted for the impact of acquisitions. Stanley believes that this non-GAAP financial measure provides useful information because it allows management and investors to better assess the underlying growth rate of the company's existing business. This non-GAAP financial measure should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. Please see the reconciliation table at the end of this release that reconciles GAAP revenue to organic revenue.

(2) EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure that is defined as GAAP net income (loss) plus other expense (income), interest expense, income taxes, and depreciation and amortization. We believe EBITDA is useful to investors because it is one of the measures used by our board of directors and management to evaluate our business and we believe it is a commonly used measure of financial performance in comparable companies and is provided to help investors evaluate companies on a consistent basis, as well as to enhance an understanding of our operating results. EBITDA should not be construed as either an alternative to net income as an indicator of our operating performance or as an alternative to cash flows as a measure of liquidity. Please refer to the table at the end of this release that reconciles GAAP net income to EBITDA.

                 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
                                 (unaudited)
                  (in thousands, except per share amounts)


                            Three Months              Nine Months
                               Ended                     Ended
                             ------------               -----------
                       December      December      December      December
                             25,           26,           25,           26,
                           2009          2008          2009          2008
                           ----          ----          ----          ----

  Revenues             $227,022      $203,597      $652,857      $567,242
                       --------      --------      --------      --------

  Operating costs and
   expenses:
    Cost of revenues    190,320       170,091       543,928       475,775
    Selling, general 
     and administrative  13,794        13,220        41,286        36,103
    Depreciation and
     amortization         2,895         2,803         8,576         7,231
                          -----         -----         -----         -----
          Total
           operating
           costs and
           expenses     207,009       186,114       593,790       519,109
                        -------       -------       -------       -------
  Operating income       20,013        17,483        59,067        48,133

  Other income (expense):
    Other income              -            17             3            20
    Interest income          23            77            82           272
    Interest expense       (906)       (2,047)       (2,951)       (4,413)
                           ----        ------        ------        ------
      Total other
       expenses            (883)       (1,953)       (2,866)       (4,121)
                           ----        ------        ------        ------
  Income before taxes    19,130        15,530        56,201        44,012

  Provision for
   income taxes          (7,294)       (5,852)      (21,948)      (17,289)
                         ------        ------       -------       -------
  Net income            $11,836        $9,678       $34,253       $26,723
                        =======        ======       =======       =======

  Earnings per
   share:
    Basic                 $0.50         $0.42         $1.46         $1.17
                          =====         =====         =====         =====
    Diluted               $0.49         $0.41         $1.42         $1.12
                          =====         =====         =====         =====

  Weighted-average
   shares:
    Basic                23,488        22,832        23,406        22,785
                         ======        ======        ======        ======
    Diluted              24,086        23,818        24,058        23,798
                         ======        ======        ======        ======





                 Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
                             (unaudited)
                           (in thousands)


                                             December 25,       March 31,
                                                    2009             2009
                                            -------------      ----------
  Assets

  Current Assets:
    Cash                                            $2,260        $1,811
    Accounts receivable - net                      198,500       187,680
    Prepaid and other current assets                 9,271         6,766
                                                     -----         -----
      Total current assets                         210,031       196,257

  Property and equipment - net                      18,871        19,552
  Goodwill                                         262,705       262,705
  Intangible assets - net                           11,121        15,557
  Deferred taxes                                     5,115         4,212
  Other assets                                       4,155         3,269
                                                     -----         -----
      Total assets                                $511,998      $501,552
                                                  ========      ========

  Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

  Current liabilities:
    Accounts payable                               $15,058       $21,528
    Accrued expenses and other liabilities          87,668        79,841
    Current portion of long-term debt                1,000         1,000
    Income taxes payable                                 -         2,034
                                                       ---         -----
      Total current liabilities                    103,726       104,403

  Line of credit                                   102,500       135,030
  Long-term debt - net of current portion           34,000        34,500
  Other long-term liabilities                        8,928        10,396
                                                     -----        ------
      Total liabilities                            249,154       284,329
                                                   -------       -------

  Commitments and contingencies:
  Stockholders' equity
    Common stock                                       241           238
    Additional paid-in capital                     108,086        96,957
    Retained earnings                              155,687       121,434
    Accumulated other comprehensive loss              (838)         (886)
    Deferred compensation                             (332)         (520)
                                                      ----          ----
    Total stockholders' equity                     262,844       217,223
                                                   -------       -------
      Total liabilities and stockholders'
       equity                                     $511,998      $501,552
                                                  ========      ========






                 Organic Growth Reconciliation
                         (unaudited)
                       (in thousands)


                                   Three Months Ended
                                  ------------------
                          
                              December 25,   December 26,     Percent
                                     2009           2008        Growth
                                 ---------      ---------      --------
  Total revenues, as reported     $227,022       $203,597            12%
  Plus: Revenues from acquired
   companies for the comparable  
   prior year period                     -              -
                                       ---            ---            ---

  Organic revenues                $227,022       $203,597            12%
                                                                     ===

                                   Nine Months Ended
                                   -----------------
                                               
                              December 25,   December 26,     Percent
                                     2009           2008        Growth
                                 ---------     ---------      --------
  Total revenues, as reported     $652,857      $567,242            15%
  Plus: Revenues from acquired
   companies for the comparable
   prior year period                     -        30,664
                                       ---        ------            ---

  Organic revenues                $652,857      $597,906             9%
                                                                    ===







                 EBITDA Reconciliation
                     (unaudited)
                    (in thousands)


                        Three Months               Nine Months
                            Ended                     Ended
                          ------------               -----------
                    December      December      December      December
                          25,          26,           25,           26,
                        2009          2008          2009          2008
                        ----          ----          ----          ----

  Net income         $11,836        $9,678       $34,253       $26,723
    Provision
     for income
     taxes             7,294         5,852        21,948        17,289
    Interest expense     906         2,047         2,951         4,413
    Interest income      (23)          (77)          (82)         (272)
    Other income           -           (17)           (3)          (20)
    Depreciation
     and
     amortization      2,895         2,803         8,576         7,231
                       -----         -----         -----         -----

    EBITDA            22,908        20,286        67,643        55,364
                      ======        ======        ======        ======

  Revenue           $227,022      $203,597      $652,857      $567,242
                    ========      ========      ========      ========

    EBITDA Margin       10.1%         10.0%         10.4%          9.8%


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