MOBIUS MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS INC
10-Q, 1998-11-16
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 10-Q

          (Mark one)
             [X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                    For the Quarter ended September 30, 1998

                                       OR

             [ ]  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                      THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                  For the transition period from        to

                         Commission File Number: 0-24077

                         Mobius Management Systems, Inc.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

              Delaware                                     13-3078745
   (State or other jurisdiction of                      (I.R.S. Employer
   incorporation or organization)                    Identification Number)



     120 Old Post Road, Rye, New York                         10580
 (Address of principal  executive offices)                 (zip code)


                                 (914) 921-7200
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


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 ||

Number of shares outstanding of the issuer's common stock 
          as of November 11, 1998

                 Class                          Number of Shares Outstanding

 Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share                17,787,650


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                         MOBIUS MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, INC.


                                      INDEX

                                                                        
PART I      FINANCIAL INFORMATION                                       


Item 1. Financial Statements

Consolidated Balance Sheets
  June 30, 1998 and September 30, 1998                                      
Consolidated Statements of Operations
  Three months ended September 30, 1997 and 1998                            
Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity
  Three months ended September 30, 1998                                     
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
  Three months ended September 30, 1997 and 1998                            

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements                                 

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

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures
  About Market Risk                                                       

PART II     OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings                                                 

Item 2. Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds                         

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities                                   

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

Item 5. Other Information                                                 

Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                                  

SIGNATURES


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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1 - Financial Statements



                         MOBIUS MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, INC.
                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
              (in thousands, except share data and per share data)


                                                                   September 30,
                                                          June 30,      1998
                                                            1998    (Unaudited)
ASSETS 
Current assets:
     Cash and cash equivalents                           $  42,222   $  45,573
     Accounts receivable, net of allowance
         for doubtful accounts of $612, and
         $788 respectively                                  10,733       7,104
     Software license installments, current portion          7,330       8,837
     Other current assets                                    1,682       1,806
                                                          --------     --------
              Total current assets                          61,967      63,320
Software license installments,
     non-current portion, net of allowance for
     doubtful accounts of $767 and $904 respectively        13,686      13,112
Property and equipment, net                                  2,932       3,080
Other assets                                                   215         220
                                                          --------    --------
Total assets                                              $ 78,800    $ 79,732
                                                          ========    ========

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
     Accounts payable and accrued expenses                $  9,471     $ 6,891
     Deferred maintenance revenue                           11,408      13,317
     Deferred income taxes                                   2,054       1,864
     Other liabilities                                         969       1,748
                                                          --------     -------
              Total current liabilities                     23,902      23,820
                                                          --------     -------
Deferred maintenance revenue,
     non-current portion                                     5,616       4,997
Deferred income taxes                                        3,124       3,272
Capital lease obligations, less current portion                 36          21
Stockholders' equity:
     Common stock $.0001 par value; authorized 40,000,000
         shares; issued and outstanding 17,694,500 and
         17,787,150, shares, respectively                        2           2
     Additional paid-in capital                             47,994      48,102
     Deferred compensation                                  (2,076)     (1,714)
     Retained earnings                                      12,199      13,090
     Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustment          3         142
     Treasury stock, at cost, 4,091,000
         and 4,091,000 shares, respectively                (12,000)    (12,000)
                                                          --------    --------
              Total stockholders' equity                    46,122      47,622
                                                          --------    --------
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity                $ 78,800    $ 79,732
                                                          ========    ========


                See accompanying notes to consolidated financial
                                  statements.


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                         MOBIUS MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, INC.
                        CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                (Unaudited, in thousands, except per share data)


                                                   Three Months Ended
                                                       September 30,
                                                    1997          1998

Revenues:
     Software license revenues                    $ 5,697       $10,169
     Maintenance and other revenues                 4,183         5,587
                                                  -------       -------
         Total revenues                             9,880       $15,756
                                                  -------       -------

Costs of revenues:
     Software license revenues                        366           311
     Maintenance and other revenues                   692         1,304
                                                  -------       -------
         Total costs of revenues                    1,058         1,615
                                                  -------       -------

Gross profit                                        8,822        14,141
                                                  -------       -------

Operating expenses:
     Sales and marketing                            4,700         8,346
     Research and development                       1,681         2,571
     General and administrative                     1,462         1,654
     Stock compensation expense                         -           323
                                                  -------       -------
         Total operating expenses                   7,843        12,894
                                                  -------       -------

Income from operations                                979         1,247

License and other interest income                     325           672
Interest expense                                       (4)           (7)
Foreign currency transaction losses                    (3)          (33)
                                                  -------       -------

Income before income taxes                          1,297         1,879
Provision for income taxes                            750           988
                                                  -------       -------

Net income available to common stock              $   547       $   891
                                                  =======       =======

Basic earnings per share                          $  0.05       $  0.05
Basic weighted average shares
     outstanding                                   10,909        17,747

Diluted earnings per share                        $  0.03       $  0.05
Diluted weighted average
     shares outstanding                            16,510        18,724



                See accompanying notes to consolidated financial
                                  statements.



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                         MOBIUS MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, INC.
                 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
                            (Unaudited, in thousands)



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                        Cumulative
                                                                                          Foreign
                                                      Additional                          Currency                         Total
                                      Common  Stock     Paid in  Retained    Deferred   Translation  Treasury Stock    Stockholders'
                                      Shares  Amount    Capital  Earnings  Compensation  Adjustment    Shares  Amount      Equity
                                      -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                   <C>     <C>       <C>       <C>        <C>            <C>         <C>   <C>        <C>

Balance at June 30, 1998              17,695  $  2      $47,994   $12,199    $(2,076)       $  3         4,091 $(12,000)   $46,122
Net income                                 -     -           -        891          -           -            -         -       891
Unrealized translation gain                -     -           -          -          -         139            -         -       139
Stock options exercised                   92     -         147          -          -           -            -         -       147
Change in deferred compensation            -     -         (39)         -        362           -            -         -       323
                                      -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Balance at September 30, 1998         17,787  $  2      $48,102   $13,090    $(1,714)       $142        4,091 $(12,000)   $47,622
                                      ===========================================================================================

</TABLE>

                     See accompanying notes to consolidated
                             financial statements.



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                         MOBIUS MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, INC.
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                            (Unaudited, in thousands)

                                                            Three Months Ended
                                                               September 30,
                                                             1997         1998

Cash flows from operating activities:
  Net income                                              $   547       $   891
Adjustments to reconcile net
  income to net cash provided
  by operating  activities:
   Deferred income taxes                                      613           (42)
   Depreciation and amortization                              155           264
   Stock compensation expense                                  --           323
     Change in operating assets and liabilities:
     Accounts receivable, net                               1,866         3,629
     Software license installments                         (1,694)         (933)
     Other assets                                            (471)         (129)
     Accounts payable and accrued expenses                 (2,850)       (2,580)
     Other liabilities                                        (91)          810
     Deferred maintenance revenue                           3,068         1,290
                                                          -------       -------
         Total adjustments                                    596         2,632
                                                          -------       -------
Net cash provided by operating activities                   1,143         3,523
                                                          -------       -------
Cash flows used in investing activities:
   Capital expenditures                                      (134)         (412)
                                                          -------       -------
Cash flows from financing activities:
   Cash Received from exercise of stock options                --           116
   Payments on capital lease obligations                      (14)          (15)
                                                          -------       -------
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities           (14)          101
                                                          -------       -------
Effect of exchange rate changes on
   cash and cash equivalents                                  (80)          139
                                                          -------       -------
Net change in cash and cash equivalents                       915         3,351
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning
   of period                                                5,672        42,222
                                                          -------       -------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                $ 6,587       $45,573
                                                          =======       =======
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow
   information:
   Cash paid during the period for:
     Interest                                             $     4      $     7
     Income taxes                                             223          200

                     See accompanying notes to consolidated
                             financial statements.


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                         MOBIUS MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, INC.
                 NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(1)  Basis of Presentation

The  accompanying  consolidated  financial  statements  as of June 30,  1998 and
September 30, 1998 and for the three month periods ended  September 30, 1997 and
1998 have been prepared in accordance  with the  requirements  of the Securities
and Exchange  Commission (SEC) for interim  reporting.  As permitted under those
rules,  certain  footnotes  or other  financial  information  that are  normally
required by generally accepted accounting  principles (GAAP) can be condensed or
omitted.

Revenues,  expenses,  assets  and  liabilities  vary  during  the  year and GAAP
requires us to make estimates and assumptions in preparing our interim financial
statements.  We have made our best effort in  establishing  good faith estimates
and assumptions, however actual results may differ.

We are  responsible  for the  financial  statements  included in this Form 10-Q.
These financial statements include all normal and recurring adjustments that are
necessary  for the fair  presentation  of our  financial  position,  results  of
operations  and  changes  in  cash  flow.  These  statements  should  be read in
conjunction with the consolidated  financial  statements and notes in our latest
Form 10-K.

(2) Earnings Per Share

Basic EPS is computed by dividing income available to common stockholders by the
weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period.
The computation of Diluted EPS is similar to the computation of Basic EPS except
that  it  gives  effect  to  all  potentially  dilutive  instruments  that  were
outstanding during the period.  Stock options were dilutive  instruments in both
periods and our Series A Convertible  Preferred Stock was dilutive for the three
months ended September 30, 1997.

The following is a  reconciliation  of the numerators and  denominators  for the
Basic and Diluted EPS calculations (in thousands, except per share data):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                Three Months Ended September 30,
                                                    1997                                            1998
                                -------------- --------------- ------------      ------------- --------------- -----------
                                 Net Income        Shares       Per Share         Net Income       Shares      Per Share
                                 (Numerator)   (Denominator)     Amount          (Numerator)   (Denominator)     Amount
<S>                                 <C>            <C>            <C>                <C>           <C>           <C>

Basic EPS:
Net income                          $547                                             $891
                                    ====                                             ====
Weighted average shares
 outstanding                                      10,909                                          17,747
Basic EPS                                                         $0.05                                          $0.05
                                                                  =====                                          =====
Diluted EPS:
Net income                          $547                                             $891
                                    ====                                             ====
Dilutive      effect     of
convertible securities                             4,091                                               -
Dilutive effect of
 stock options                                     1,510                                             977
                                                  ------                                          ------
Diluted EPS                                       16,510          $0.03                           18,724        $0.05
                                                  ======          =====                           ======        =====

</TABLE>

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                         MOBIUS MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, INC.
                 NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)



(3)  Software License Installments

We offer extended  payment terms to some of our customers.  For software license
contracts of 15 years,  the related  financing  period is generally 5 years. For
software  installment  contracts of 3 to 5 years,  the  payments  are  generally
spread ratably over the term. Software license  installments are discounted at a
market rate of interest at the date the  software  license  contract  revenue is
recognized.  The  discount is  amortized  to interest  income using the interest
method over the term of the license contract.

(4)  Property and Equipment

Property and equipment consist of the following (in thousands):

                                                      June 30, September 30,
                                                        1998       1998
                                                       -----      ------

  Furniture, fixtures and office equipment         $     508      $  564
  Computer equipment                                   4,410       4,745
  Leasehold improvements                                 544         574
                                                      ------      ------
                                                       5,462       5,883
  Less accumulated depreciation and amortization      (2,530)     (2,803)
                                                      ------      ------
  Property and equipment, net                         $2,932      $3,080
                                                      ======      ======

Depreciation and amortization expense on property and equipment,  including
capital  leases,  was  $156,000  and  $264,000  for the three month period ended
September 30, 1997 and September 30, 1998, respectively.

(5)  Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses

Accounts payable and accrued expenses consist of the following (in thousands):


                                                     June 30,  September 30,
                                                       1998         1998
                                                     ------       ------
         Accounts payable                            $  801       $  647
         Compensation and related benefits            4,872        2,180
         Royalty payable                              1,318        1,418
         Other                                        2,480        2,646
                                                     ------       ------
                                                     $9,471       $6,891
                                                     ======       ======


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                         MOBIUS MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, INC.
                 NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)



(6)  Stock Incentive Plan

In January, February and March 1998 we granted 350,000, 370,000 and 53,000 stock
options, respectively,  under our 1996 Stock Incentive Plan at an exercise price
of $9.86,  $11.00 and $11.00 per share,  respectively,  which were deemed by the
Board of  Directors to be fair market  values for the shares on these dates.  We
subsequently determined that these options were granted at exercise prices below
the fair market value of $14.00 per share, the low end of our preliminary  range
of per share prices for our Initial Public Offering.  As a result, for the three
months ended September 30, 1998, we recognized $323,000 of compensation  expense
related  to  these  stock   options.   We  expect  to  recognize  an  additional
compensation  expense  of  approximately  $1,714,000  in  future  periods.  This
compensation  expense  will be amortized  over the  respective  option  holders'
service periods, adjusted for option holders' terminations.

(7) Subsequent Events

Our revolving line of credit expired on October 20, 1998. We are in negotiations
to extend,  expand or replace our line of credit for working capital.  We expect
that the new line of credit  will be secured by certain  assets and may  contain
certain financial restrictions and covenants such as maintaining minimum amounts
of cash,  net  worth  and  profitability.  In  connection  with the lease of our
corporate headquarters,  we have a $500,000 letter of credit with Silicon Valley
Bank. We are in the process of  decreasing  this letter of credit to $275,000 in
compliance with the terms of our lease.


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Item 2
                     MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
                  FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

In this section,  readers are given a more detailed  assessment of our operating
results  and  changes in  financial  position.  This  section  should be read in
conjunction with our Consolidated  Financial  Statements and Notes.  Please note
that  references  in this  section to "last year's  quarter" and "this  quarter"
refer to our fiscal  quarter ended  September  30, 1997 and 1998,  respectively.
our quarterly  revenues  and  operating results  have varied substantially from
quarter  to  quarter in the past,  and are  likely to  continue  to do so in the
future.  Certain factors  underlying such  fluctuations,  as well as a number of
other factors relevant to a reader's understanding of this Management Discussion
and  Analysis,  are set  forth  under  the  heading  "Factors  Affecting  Future
Performance"  contained in our Form 10-K, the full text of which is incorporated
in this Form 10-Q by this  reference.  Statements  contained  in this  quarterly
report,  other than historical  financial results,  may contain  forward-looking
statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. In particular,
any statements  contained herein regarding  expectations  with respect to future
sales and profitability,  as well as product  development and/or  introductions,
are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and contingencies, many of
which are beyond our control,  which may cause actual  results,  performance  or
achievements  to differ  materially  from  those  projected  or  implied in such
forward-looking   statements.   Factors  that  might  affect   actual   results,
performance or achievements  include,  among other things,  overall economic and
business  conditions,  the demand for our goods and services,  and technological
advances and competitive factors in the markets in which we compete. These risks
and  uncertainties are described in detail from time to time in our filings with
the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission,  including  our Form  10-K  filed on
September  28, 1998.  We accept no  obligation  to update these  forward-looking
statements and do not intend to do so.

Overview

We are a leading provider of enterprise  software  products designed to optimize
the  storage,  retrieval  and  presentation  of large  volumes of  transactional
information.  Major financial services,  healthcare,  manufacturing,  retail and
telecommunications  companies  and  governmental  entities  use our  products to
facilitate customer service and other mission-critical functions.


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Results of Operations

The  following  table  presents  our  Consolidated  Statements  of  Income  as a
percentage of total revenues for the periods indicated:

                                              Three Months Ended
                                                 September 30,
                                              1997        1998
                                             -------------------
                                                (Unaudited)


Revenues:
  Software license revenues                   57.7%        64.5%
  Maintenance and other revenues              42.3         35.5
                                             -----        -----
         Total revenues                      100.0        100.0
Costs of revenues:
  Software license revenues                    3.7          2.0
  Maintenance and other revenues               7.0          8.3
                                             -----        -----
         Total costs of revenues              10.7         10.3
                                             -----        -----
Gross profit                                  89.3         89.7
Operating expenses:
  Sales and marketing                         47.6         53.0
  Research and development                    17.0         16.3
  General and administrative                  14.8         10.5
  Stock compensation expense                   -            2.0
                                             -----        -----
         Total operating expenses             79.4         81.8
                                             -----        -----
Income from operations                         9.9          7.9
Miscellaneous income, net                      3.2          4.0
                                             -----        -----
Income before income taxes                    13.1         11.9
Provision for income taxes                     7.6          6.2
                                             -----        -----
Net income available to common stock           5.5%         5.7%
                                             =====        =====



Three Months Ended September 30, 1997 Compared to Three Months Ended 
   September 30, 1998

Revenues.  

o    Software  license  revenues  increased 78.5% from $5.7 million in last
     year's  quarter  to $10.2  million  this  quarter.  The  increase  was
     primarily  attributable  to  increased  sales  of the  ViewDirect  and
     DocumentDirect products.

o    Maintenance  and other revenues  increased  33.6% from $4.2 million in
     last year's  quarter to $5.6  million this  quarter.  The increase was
     primarily  attributable  to the  growth  of the  number  and  size  of
     software licenses covered by maintenance contracts. Other revenues for
     both periods were not significant.

o    Total  revenues  increased  59.5% from $9.9  million  in  last  year's
     quarter to $15.8 million this quarter.  U.S. revenues  increased 42.2% 
     from $8.9 million in last year's quarter to $12.7 million this quarter. 
     Our  international  revenues   increased  224.0% from $941,000 in last
     year's quarter  to  $3.0  million  this  quarter.  Our  total revenues  
     have increased  primarily  because  we  have  sold  more  licenses for 
     our products to new and existing customers.


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Costs of Revenues.

o    Costs of license  revenues  consist  primarily of royalties and  sublicense
     fees. The costs of license  revenues  decreased 15.0% from $366,000 in last
     year's  quarter  to  $311,000  this  quarter,  representing  6.4% and 3.1%,
     respectively,  of license  revenues in those  periods.  This decrease was a
     result  of  changes  in the mix of  products  subject  to  royalties  and a
     decrease in the number of software components subject to royalties.

o    Costs of  maintenance  and other  revenues  consist  primarily  of customer
     support staff costs. The costs of maintenance and other revenues increased 
     88.4%  from  $692,000  in  last  year's  quarter  to  $1.3  million  this 
     quarter,  representing   16.5%  and  23.3%  of   maintenance   and  other  
     revenues, respectively.   This  increase  was  primarily  attributable  to
     increased staffing and related personnel costs.

Operating Expenses.

o    Sales  and  marketing.  These  expenses  consist  primarily  of the cost of
     personnel  associated  with the  selling  and  marketing  of our  products,
     including salaries,  commissions, bonus and travel and entertainment costs.
     Sales and marketing expenses also include the cost of branch sales offices,
     marketing,  promotional  materials  and  advertising.  Sales and  marketing
     expenses  increased  77.6% from $4.7 million in last year's quarter to $8.3
     million this quarter.  This increase was primarily  attributable  to hiring
     more sales staff, which increased personnel related costs.

o    Research and  development.  These expenses  consist  primarily of personnel
     costs  attributable  to the  development  of new software  products and the
     enhancement  of  existing  products.   Research  and  development  expenses
     increased  52.9% from $1.7  million in last year's  quarter to $2.6 million
     this quarter. The increase is primarily  attributable to increased staffing
     and  personnel-related  costs.  We  believe  that a  significant  level  of
     research  and  development  expenses  will  be  required  to  maintain  our
     competitive position in the future.

o    General and  administrative.  These  expenses  consist of  personnel  costs
     related to  management,  accounting,  human  resources,  network  services,
     administration  and  associated   overhead  costs,  as  well  as  fees  for
     professional services.  General and administrative expenses increased 13.1%
     from $1.5 million in last year's quarter to $1.7 million this quarter. This
     increase is primarily due to hiring additional  personnel and was offset by
     a decrease in  professional  fees this quarter,  as compared to last year's
     quarter.  We expect  general  and  administrative  expenses  to increase in
     fiscal 1999 as a result of adding personnel needed to support our continued
     expansion of our operations.

License  and  other  interest  income;   interest   expense;   foreign  currency
transaction  gains  (losses).  License  and other  interest  income  consists of
interest on cash balances and a portion of license  payments  under  installment
contracts  allocated  to interest  based on a discount  rate.  License and other
interest income  increased from $325,000 in last year's quarter to $672,000 this
quarter primarily as a result of the earnings on higher cash balances.

Interest expense  consists  primarily of costs associated with our capital lease
obligations.  Foreign  currency  losses consist of realized  transaction  losses
relating to foreign currency exchange rate  fluctuations.  Both interest expense
and foreign currency transaction losses were not material in last year's quarter
and this quarter.


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Provision for Income Taxes.  The provision for income taxes was $750,000 in last
year's  quarter and $988,000  this  quarter.  The  effective tax rates for these
respective  periods were 57.8% and 52.6%. The difference between these rates and
the U.S. Federal  statutory rate is primarily  attributable to not being able to
consolidate foreign subsidiary losses for income tax purposes. The effective tax
rate has  decreased  as a result of a decrease in the amount of certain  foreign
subsidiary operating losses that can be consolidated for income tax purposes and
some foreign  subsidiary tax operating  profits being offset by prior period tax
operating losses.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Since our  inception,  we have funded our  operations  principally  through cash
flows from operating  activities  and, to a lesser extent,  bank  financings and
capital  leases.  As of September 30, 1998, we had cash and cash  equivalents of
$45.6  million,  an increase of $3.4 million from the $42.2 million held at June
30, 1998.

Net cash provided by operating  activities  was $1.1 million and $3.5 million in
the first three months of fiscal 1998 and 1999, respectively.  Our cash position
was improved by collection  efforts,  resulting in lower days sales outstanding.
Software  license  installments,  which,  in total,  increased  4.4% from  $21.0
million at June 30, 1998 to $21.9  million this quarter  represent  payments due
from customers for license fees that are paid over 3-5 year terms.

Our cash  position has also  benefited  from  increases in deferred  maintenance
revenue,  which in total, has increased 7.6% from $17.0 million at June 30, 1998
to $18.3 million this  quarter.  Deferred  maintenance  revenue  represents  the
unrecognized  portion of maintenance  billings and the  unrecognized  portion of
maintenance  revenue  unbundled  from  customer  license  agreements  which  are
recognized  ratably  over the term of the  agreement,  or the first  year of the
license  agreement.  These  increases  are primarily due to increases in license
fees, the increase in the number of customers covered by maintenance  agreements
and,  to a  lesser  extent,  increases  in the fees  charged  to  customers  for
maintenance.

Cash used in investing  activities,  consisting of capital  expenditures for the
purchase of computer  equipment  and software  used in product  development  and
customer support, was $134,000 in last year's quarter and $412,000 this quarter.

Net cash used in  financing  activities  was $14,000 in last year's  quarter and
related to the  repayment  of capital  leases.  Net cash  provided by  financing
activities  was $101,000  this quarter due to cash received from the exercise of
stock options.

Our revolving line of credit expired on October 20, 1998. We are in negotiations
to extend,  expand or replace our line of credit for working capital.  We expect
that the new line of credit  will be secured by certain  assets and may  contain
certain financial restrictions and covenants such as maintaining minimum amounts
of cash,  net  worth  and  profitability.  In  connection  with the lease of our
corporate headquarters,  we have a $500,000 letter of credit with Silicon Valley
Bank. We are in the process of  decreasing  this letter of credit to $275,000 in
compliance with the terms of our lease.

We believe that our existing cash  balances and cash flows  expected from future
operations will be sufficient to meet our capital  requirements  for at least 12
months.

Year 2000 Compliance

Many currently  installed  operating  systems and software products are coded to
accept  only two digit  entries in the date code  field.  These date code fields
need  additional  digits to  distinguish  21st  century  dates from 20th century
dates. As a result,  computer systems and/or software used by many companies may
need to be upgraded to comply  with such "Year 2000"  requirements.  Significant
uncertainty  exists in the software  industry  concerning the potential  effects
associated with such  compliance.  Since our products are designed for long-term
storage  and  retrieval  of data with end of life dates  well  beyond  2000,  we
believe that our products are and have been Year 2000 compliant. There can be no
assurance   that  our  products  will  not  experience   Year  2000   compliance
difficulties,  or that third party products,  including operating systems,  that
are not Year 2000 compliant will not have a detrimental  effect on the operation
of our products.

We believe that the purchasing patterns of our customers and potential customers
may be significantly  affected by Year 2000 issues. Many companies are expending
significant  resources to correct or modify their current  software  systems for
Year 2000 compliance.  These  expenditures may result in reduced funds available
to purchase software products such as those offered by the Company.  Conversely,
Year 2000 issues may cause other  companies  to  accelerate  purchases,  thereby
causing an increase in short-term demand and a consequent  decrease in long-term
demand for software products.

Additionally,  Year 2000 compliance  issues could cause a significant  number of
companies, including our customers, to re-evaluate their current systems' needs,
and as a result,  consider  switching to other systems or suppliers.  This could
have a material adverse effect on our business,  operating results and financial
condition.

Management has initiated a Company-wide program to prepare our internal computer
systems and applications  (such as our accounting and word processing  programs)
for Year 2000  compliance.  We expect to incur  internal  staff costs as well as
other expenses necessary during the course of such efforts and we expect to both
replace some systems and upgrade others.  Maintenance or modification costs will
be expensed as incurred. The total cost of this effort is still being evaluated,
but we do not expect the cost to be material.

Item 3 - QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Not applicable



PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1 - Legal Proceedings

None

Item 2 - Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds

(a)  Not applicable

(b)  Not applicable

(c)  Not applicable

(d) On April 27, 1998, the Securities and Exchange Commission declared effective
our Registration  Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-47117) with respect to our
initial public offering.  To date, we have not used any of the approximately $33
million of proceeds  from the offering.  The proceeds are currently  invested in
short term, investment grade, interest bearing securities.

Item 3 - Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None

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

None

Item 5 - Other Information

None

Item 6 - Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

(a)      Exhibits


Exhibit
  No.                            Description


3.1*              Form of Second Amended and Restated Certificate of 
                    Incorporation of the Registrant.
3.2*              Form of Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Registrant.
4.1*              Specimen certificate representing the Common Stock
27                Financial Data Schedule (EDGAR only)
99.1              Factors Affecting Future Performance

* Filed as an exhibit to Mobius'  Registration  Statement on Form S-1 
  (File No.  333-47117)  or an amendment  thereto and  incorporated herein by 
   reference to the same exhibit number.

(b)      Reports on Form 8-K

         Not Applicable



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                                   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.

Date:  November 13, 1998



                                        MOBIUS MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, INC.

                                        By: /s/ E. Kevin Dahill
                                                E. Kevin Dahill
                                                Vice President, Finance, Chief
                                                Financial Officer and Treasurer
                                                (Principal Financial and 
                                                 Accounting Officer)


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit                                                                         
  No.                                Description                      

3.1*              --    Form of Second Amended and Restated Certificate 
                          of Incorporation of the Registrant.
3.2*              --    Form of Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Registrant.
4.1*              --    Specimen certificate representing the Common Stock
27                --    Financial Data Schedule (EDGAR only)
99.1              --    Factors Affecting Future Performance

     * Filed as an exhibit to Mobius'  Registration  Statement on Form S-1 (File
No. 333-47117) or an amendment  thereto and incorporated  herein by reference to
the same exhibit number.















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The following is an excerpt from our Form  10-K  filed on September  28, 1998. 
We accept no  obligation  to update these  forward-looking statements and do 
not intend to do so.   


                   FACTORS AFFECTING FUTURE PERFORMANCE

Fluctuations in Period to Period Results; Seasonality; Uncertainty of
Future Operating Results

         Our quarterly revenues and operating results have varied  significantly
in the past and are likely to vary  substantially from quarter to quarter in the
future.  Quarterly revenues and operating results are expected to fluctuate as a
result of a variety of factors,  including lengthy product sales cycles, changes
in the level of operating  expenses,  demand for our products,  introductions of
new products and product  enhancements by Mobius or its competitors,  changes in
customer  budgets,  competitive  conditions in the industry and general domestic
and international economic conditions.

         The timing,  size and nature of  individual  license  transactions  are
important  factors in the Company's  quarterly  operating  results.  Many of our
license  transactions  involve large dollar  commitments  by customers,  and the
sales cycles for these transactions are often lengthy and  unpredictable.  There
can be no  assurance  that  we will  be  successful  in  closing  large  license
transactions within the fiscal quarter in which they are budgeted, if at all.

         We have often  recognized a  substantial  portion of our revenue in the
last month of the quarter and often in the last week of that month. As a result,
license fees in any quarter are often  substantially  dependent on orders booked
and shipped in the last month or last week of that quarter. Accordingly,  delays
in the closing of sales near the end of a quarter could cause quarterly revenues
and, to a greater degree, net income, to fall substantially short of anticipated
levels.

         Our business has  experienced and is expected to continue to experience
significant seasonality, with revenues typically peaking primarily in our fourth
(June)  fiscal  quarter and to a lesser extent in our second  (December)  fiscal
quarter. These fluctuations are caused primarily by customer purchasing patterns
and the Company's  sales force  incentive  programs,  which recognize and reward
sales  personnel  on the  basis of  achievement  of annual  and  other  periodic
performance quotas, as well as by the factors described above.

         We recognize  revenue in accordance with Statement of Position  ("SOP")
91-1,  "Software  Revenue  Recognition",  issued by the  American  Institute  of
Certified Public Accountants  ("AICPA").  For transactions occurring on or after
July 1, 1998, we will be required to recognize  revenue in  accordance  with SOP
97-2, "Software Revenue Recognition", issued by the AICPA in October 1997, which
supersedes SOP 91-1. For a discussion of the possible  effect the adoption of
SOP 97-2 may have on our financial  results in general,  and the  recognition of
revenues in specific  periods in particular,  see  "Management's  Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations".

         Due to all of the foregoing  factors and other factors described below,
revenues  for any period are subject to  significant  variation,  and we believe
that period-to-period  comparisons of our operating  results are not necessarily
meaningful. Such  comparisons  may not be  reliable  indicators  of  future
performance.

Technological Change

         The  market  for our  software  is  characterized  by a high  degree of
technological  change,  frequent new product  introductions,  evolving  industry
standards  and changes in customer  demands.  The  introduction  of  competitive
products  embodying new technologies and the emergence of new industry standards
could render our existing products obsolete and unmarketable. Our future success
will depend in part on our ability to enhance  existing  products and to develop
and  introduce new products to meet diverse and evolving  customer  requirements
and keep pace with  technological  developments and emerging industry  standards
such as new operating systems,  hardware platforms,  user interfaces and storage
media. The development of new products or enhanced versions of existing products
and services entails significant technical risks. There can be no assurance that
we will be successful in developing and marketing  product  enhancements  or new
products that respond to technological  change or evolving  industry  standards,
that the Company will not  experience  difficulties  that could delay or prevent
the successful development, introduction,  implementation and marketing of these
products and enhancements,  or that any new products and product enhancements we
may introduce will achieve market acceptance.

Product Concentration

         To date, a substantial  portion of our revenues have been  attributable
to the licensing of our ViewDirect and DocumentDirect software and the provision
of related  maintenance  services.  We currently expect this to continue for the
foreseeable future. As a result,  factors adversely affecting the pricing of, or
demand for,  these products and services,  such as competition or  technological
change, could have a material adverse effect on our business,  operating results
and financial condition.

Competition

         The market for our products is intensely competitive,  subject to rapid
change and significantly  affected by new product introductions and other market
activities of industry  participants.  We think the most  important  competitive
factors in the market for  storage,  retrieval  and  presentation  software  are
scalability,  breadth of supported operating systems and document formats,  ease
of use, product  reputation,  quality,  performance,  price, sales and marketing
effort and customer service.  We currently  encounter direct  competition from a
number  of  public  and  private   companies   including   Computer   Associates
International,  Computron  Software,  Inc., FileNet  Corporation,  International
Business Machines Corp., Eastman Kodak Co., New Dimension Software Ltd., and RSD
S.A.  Due to the  relatively  low  barriers  to  entry in the  software  market,
additional  competition from other established and emerging  companies is likely
as the market for storage,  retrieval  and  presentation  software  continues to
develop and expand. Some of these companies are substantially larger than Mobius
and have significantly greater financial, technical and marketing resources, and
a larger installed base of customers, than Mobius. Some of such competitors also
have extensive direct and indirect channels of distribution.  As a result,  they
may be able to respond more quickly to new or emerging  technologies and changes
in customer  requirements,  or to devote greater  resources to the  development,
promotion  and sale of their  products  than Mobius.  In  addition,  current and
potential   competitors   have   established   or  may   establish   cooperative
relationships among themselves with prospective  customers.  Accordingly,  it is
possible that new  competitors  or alliances  among  competitors  may emerge and
rapidly acquire  significant market share.  Increased  competition may result in
price  reductions,  reduced gross margins and loss of market share, any of which
would  have a  material  adverse  effect on the  Company's  business,  operating
results and financial  condition.  There can be no assurance that Mobius will be
able to  compete  successfully  against  current or future  competitors  or that
competitive  pressures will not have a material  adverse effect on our business,
operating results and financial condition.



<PAGE>




International Sales and Operations

         We believe that our revenues and future  operating  results will depend
in  part  on our  ability  to  increase  sales  in  international  markets.  Our
international  subsidiaries  have not been  profitable  to date,  and we  expect
achieving  profitability  will  require  significant  management  attention  and
financial resources.  There can be no assurance that we will be able to maintain
or increase  international  market  demand for our  products or hire  additional
qualified  personnel  who will  successfully  be able to market  our  products
internationally.  Our  international  sales are  subject  to the  general  risks
inherent in doing business abroad,  including  unexpected  changes in regulatory
requirements,  tariffs  and other  trade  barriers,  costs and  difficulties  of
localizing  products  for foreign  countries,  lack of  acceptance  of localized
products  in foreign  countries,  longer  accounts  receivable  payment  cycles,
difficulties  in  managing  international  operations,  potentially  adverse tax
consequences,  restrictions  on the  repatriation  of  earnings,  the burdens of
complying  with a wide variety of foreign laws and economic  instability.  There
can be no assurance that such factors will not have a material adverse effect on
our future international revenues and, consequently,  on our business, operating
results and financial condition.

         An  increase  in the  value  of the U.S.  dollar  relative  to  foreign
currencies could make our products more expensive,  and, therefore,  potentially
less  competitive  in those  markets.  Although  we do not  currently  engage in
international currency hedging transactions, we are exploring the possibility of
doing so in the future. To the extent that the U.S. dollar  strengthens  against
foreign currencies in international markets in which we maintain operations, our
net assets that are  denominated  in such foreign  currencies  will be devalued,
resulting in a foreign  currency  translation  loss. For more information on our
international operations, see "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition  and Results of  Operations"  in Item 7 and Notes 2 and 12 of Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements.

Expansion of Indirect Channels

         To date, sales through indirect sales channels have been immaterial. We
intend to invest resources to develop these channels; however, if our efforts do
not  generate   sufficient  license  revenues  our  operating  results  will  be
negatively impacted. Our ability to achieve revenue growth in the future will be
affected  by our  success in  expanding  existing  and  establishing  additional
relationships  with strategic  partners.  We expect to receive lower unit prices
when selling  through  indirect  channels,  therefore,  if we are  successful in
selling products through indirect channels; our gross margins as a percentage of
revenue will decrease.

Extended Payment Risk

         Terms  of sale  are a  competitive  factor  in our  markets.  We  offer
extended  payment  terms to some of our  customers,  generally  three  years for
server  products  and five years for client  products.  The license  revenue for
these extended payment agreements is recorded at the time of sale as the present
value of the contract payments  expected over the life of the agreement,  net of
bundled  maintenance  fees.  Interest income from these agreements is recognized
over the term of the financing based on the discount rate used by the Company to
determine present value.  Although we have established reserves against possible
future bad debts and we believe that these installment contracts are enforceable
and that  ultimate  collection  is  probable,  there can be no  assurances  that
customers will not default under such financing  arrangements,  or that any such
default  would not have a material  adverse  effect on the  Company's  business,
operating  results  and  financial  condition.  For  more  information  on these
extended payment agreements see Notes 2 and 3 of Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements.


<PAGE>



Protection of Intellectual Property

         Our success is heavily  dependent upon our confidential and proprietary
intellectual  property.  We have  no  patents  or  patent  applications  pending
covering any aspect of our software products. We rely primarily on a combination
of confidentiality  agreements,  copyright,  trademark and trade secret laws and
confidentiality  procedures to protect our proprietary rights.  Trade secret and
copyright laws afford only limited protection to Mobius.  Despite our efforts to
protect our proprietary rights, unauthorized parties may attempt to copy aspects
of our products or obtain and use information that we regard as proprietary.  In
addition,  the laws of some  foreign  countries  do not protect our  proprietary
rights to as great an extent as do the laws of the United  States.  There can be
no assurance that our means of attempting to protect our proprietary rights will
be adequate or that our competitors  will not  independently  develop similar or
competitive technology.

         Our products are generally  provided to customers in object code format
only.  However,  we enter into arrangements with our customers that releases the
source code to the  customer  upon the  occurrence  of certain  events,  such as
bankruptcy or insolvency of Mobius or certain  material  breaches of the license
agreement by Mobius.  In the event of any release of the source code pursuant to
these  arrangements,  the customer's  license is generally limited to use of the
source  code  to  maintain,   support  and  configure  our  software   products.
Notwithstanding  such  provision,  the delivery of source code to customers  may
increase the likelihood of  misappropriation or other misuse of our intellectual
property.

         We are not aware  that any of our  products  infringe  the  proprietary
rights of third parties. There can be no assurance,  however, that third parties
will not  claim  infringement  by  Mobius  with  respect  to  current  or future
products.  Defense  of  any  such  claims,  with  or  without  merit,  could  be
time-consuming,  result in costly  litigation,  cause product shipment delays or
require  Mobius to enter into royalty or licensing  agreements.  Such royalty or
licensing agreements,  if required,  may not be available on terms acceptable to
Mobius or at all,  which could have a material  adverse  effect on our business,
operating results and financial condition.

Dependence on Licensed Technology

         We rely on certain software and other  information that we license from
third parties,  including  software that is used to perform certain functions in
our  products.  Although  we  believe  that  there  are  alternatives  for these
products,  any significant  interruption in the availability of such third-party
software  could have a material  adverse impact on our sales unless and until we
can replace the functionality provided by these products. In addition, we are to
a certain extent  dependent upon such third parties'  abilities to enhance their
current products,  to develop new products on a timely and cost-effective  basis
and to respond to emerging industry standards and other  technological  changes.
There can be no  assurance  that we would be able to replace  the  functionality
provided by the third party software  currently  offered in conjunction with our
products in the event that such software becomes  obsolete or incompatible  with
future  versions of our products or is otherwise  not  adequately  maintained or
updated.  The absence of or any  significant  delay in the  replacement  of that
functionality  could have a material  adverse effect on our business,  operating
results and financial condition.

Risk of Product Defects; Product Liability

         Software  products  as  complex as those  offered by Mobius  frequently
contain  defects,  especially  when first  introduced  or when new  versions are
released.  Although we conduct  extensive  product testing,  we have in the past
discovered  software  defects in certain of our new  products  and  enhancements
after their introduction.  We could in the future lose, or delay recognition of,
revenues  as a result  of  software  errors  or  defects.  We  believe  that our
customers  and  potential  customers  are  highly  sensitive  to  defects in our
software.  Although our business has not been materially  adversely  affected by
any such errors to date,  there can be no  assurance  that,  despite  testing by
Mobius and by current and potential  customers,  errors will not be found in new
products or releases after  commencement of commercial  shipments,  resulting in
loss of  revenue  or  delay  in  market  acceptance,  diversion  of  development
resources,  damage to our reputation,  or increased  service and warranty costs,
any of which could have a material  adverse  effect on our  business,  operating
results and financial condition.

         Our license agreements with our customers  typically contain provisions
designed to limit our exposure to potential product  liability claims.  However,
it is possible  that the  limitation  of liability  provisions  contained in our
license agreements may not be effective under the laws of certain jurisdictions.
Although we have not experienced any product  liability claims to date, the sale
and support of products by Mobius may entail the risk of such claims,  and there
can be no  assurance  that  Mobius  will not be  subject  to such  claims in the
future. We do not maintain product  liability  insurance.  A successful  product
liability claim brought  against Mobius could have a material  adverse effect on
our business, operating results and financial condition.

Year 2000 Compliance

         Many currently  installed  operating  systems and software products are
coded to accept only two digit  entries in the date code field.  These date code
fields  need  additional  digits to  distinguish  21st  century  dates from 20th
century  dates.  As a result,  computer  systems  and/or  software  used by many
companies may need to be upgraded to comply with such "Year 2000"  requirements.
Significant uncertainty exists in the software industry concerning the potential
effects  associated  with  such  compliance.  For  a  discussion  on  Year  2000
compliance  by  Mobius  and how Year  2000  compliance  may  effect  our  future
performance,  see "Management's  Discussion and Analysis of Financial  Condition
and Results of Operations" in Item 7.

Management of Growth; Dependence on Senior Management and Other Key Employees

         Our  ability to  effectively  manage our future  growth,  if any,  will
require us to continue  to improve our  operational,  financial  and  management
controls,  accounting and reporting systems, and other internal processes. There
can be no  assurance  that we will be  able  to  make  such  improvements  in an
efficient or timely manner or that any such  improvements  will be sufficient to
manage our growth,  if any. If we are unable to manage growth  effectively,  our
business,   operating  results  and  financial  condition  would  be  materially
adversely affected.

         Our success depends to a significant  extent upon our senior management
and certain  other key  employees  of Mobius.  The loss of the service of senior
management  or other key  employees  could  have a  material  adverse  effect on
Mobius.  Furthermore,  we believe that our future  success will also depend to a
significant extent upon our ability to attract,  train and retain highly skilled
technical,  management,  sales and  marketing  personnel.  Competition  for such
personnel is intense,  and we expect that such competition will continue for the
foreseeable future. We have from time to time experienced difficulty in locating
candidates  with  appropriate  qualifications.  The failure to attract or retain
such personnel could have a material  adverse effect on our business,  operating
results and financial condition.


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