TIMBERLINE SOFTWARE CORPORATION
10-Q, 2000-05-12
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                   U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                         WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

                                   FORM  10-Q

     [x]  QUARTERLY  REPORT  PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
          EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2000


     [ ]  TRANSITION  REPORT  UNDER  SECTION  13 or  15(d)  OF THE  SECURITIES
          EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from _____ to _____

                        Commission File Number 0-16376

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

                    Oregon                                 93-0748489
        -------------------------------                -------------------
        (State or other jurisdiction of                 (I.R.S. Employer
        incorporation or organization)                 Identification No.)

          15195 N.W. Greenbrier Parkway, Beaverton, Oregon 97006-5701
          -----------------------------------------------------------
             (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

                                (503) 690-6775
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             (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 [ ]

At May 10,  2000,  12,865,737  shares of common stock of the  registrant  were
outstanding.



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TIMBERLINE SOFTWARE CORPORATION
FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2000
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.  Financial Statements
              Condensed balance sheets, March 31, 2000 and
                December 31, 1999 ............................... 3
              Condensed statements of operations for the three
                months ended March 31, 2000 and 1999............. 4
              Condensed statements of cash flows for the three
                months ended March 31, 2000 and 1999............. 5
              Notes to condensed financial statements ........... 6

Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
         Condition and Results of Operations .................... 9

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K ...................... 16

SIGNATURES ..................................................... 16

EXHIBIT INDEX .................................................. 17



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PART I. Financial Information

Item 1. Financial Statements

TIMBERLINE SOFTWARE CORPORATION
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
MARCH 31, 2000 (Unaudited) AND DECEMBER 31, 1999
(Amounts in thousands)
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                       March 31,       December 31,
                                         2000              1999
                                      -----------      -----------
<S>                                      <C>              <C>
ASSETS
- ------
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents                $ 8,362          $ 7,642
Temporary investments                     11,736           12,738
Accounts receivable, less allowance
  for doubtful accounts
  (March 31, 2000, $143;
  December 31, 1999, $143)                 4,416            5,025
Inventories                                  228              221
Other current assets                       1,875            1,501
                                     -----------      -----------
Total current assets                      26,617           27,127
                                     -----------      -----------

Property and equipment                    25,354           24,709
  Less accumulated depreciation
  and amortization                         6,725            6,364
                                     -----------      -----------
  Property and equipment - net            18,629           18,345
                                     -----------      -----------

Capitalized software costs - net           2,676            2,188

Purchased software - net                   3,126            2,602

Other assets                                  89               85
                                     -----------      -----------
  Total                                  $51,137          $50,347
                                     ===========      ===========

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
- ------------------------------------
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable                         $ 1,041          $   864
Deferred revenues                         14,874           13,725
Accrued employee expenses                  1,346            2,184
Income taxes payable                         313              467
Other current liabilities                    923            1,185
                                     -----------      -----------
Total current liabilities                 18,497           18,425
                                     -----------      -----------

Accrued rent expense                          30               30
Deferred income taxes                      1,911            1,725

Shareholders' equity:
Common stock, without par value
  authorized, 20,000 shares;
  issued - March 31, 2000, 12,838
  shares; December 31, 1999,
  12,822 shares                              385              385
Additional paid in capital                 5,515            5,405
Accumulated other comprehensive
 loss                                        (83)             (70)
Retained earnings                         24,882           24,447
                                     -----------      -----------
Total shareholders' equity                30,699           30,167
                                     -----------      -----------
  Total                                  $51,137          $50,347
                                     ===========      ===========

See notes to condensed financial statements.
</TABLE>


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TIMBERLINE SOFTWARE CORPORATION
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2000 AND 1999 (Unaudited)
(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                       2000               1999
                                    ----------         ----------
<S>                                    <C>                <C>
Net revenue:
  Software license fees                $ 5,550            $ 7,472
  Service fees                           6,475              5,500
  Other                                    315                369
                                    ----------         ----------
  Net revenue                           12,340             13,341
                                    ----------         ----------

Cost and expenses:

  Cost of revenue                        1,185              1,128

  Client services                        3,104              2,452

  Product development                    3,118              2,464

  Sales and marketing                    2,077              2,406

  General and administrative             1,629              1,327
                                    ----------         ----------

  Total cost and expenses               11,113              9,777
                                    ----------         ----------

Operating income                         1,227              3,564

Other income                               289                 91
                                    ----------         ----------

Income before income taxes               1,516              3,655

Provision for income taxes                 568              1,425
                                    ----------         ----------

Net income                             $   948            $ 2,230
                                    ==========         ==========

Earnings per share:
  Basic                                $  0.07            $  0.18
  Diluted                                 0.07               0.17


See notes to condensed financial statements.

</TABLE>


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TIMBERLINE SOFTWARE CORPORATION
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2000 AND 1999 (Unaudited)
(Amounts in thousands)
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                          2000           1999
                                       ----------     ----------
<S>                                       <C>            <C>
Net cash provided by
  operating activities                    $ 2,145        $ 3,635
                                       ----------     ----------

Cash flows from investing
  activities:
Payments for property,
  equipment and purchased software         (1,378)          (606)
Capitalized software costs                   (633)        (1,080)
Proceeds from investments                     989          1,805
Other                                           1              2
                                       ----------     ----------

Net cash provided by (used in)
  investing activities                     (1,021)           121
                                       ----------     ----------

Cash flows from financing
  activities:
Long-term debt payments                         -         (5,500)
Proceeds from issuance of
  common stock                                109            289
Dividends paid                               (513)          (378)
                                       ----------     ----------

Net cash used in financing
   activities                                (404)        (5,589)
                                       ----------     ----------

Net increase (decrease) in cash
  and cash equivalents                        720         (1,833)
Cash and cash equivalents,
  beginning of the period                   7,642         10,193
                                       ----------     ----------

Cash and cash equivalents,
  end of the period                       $ 8,362        $ 8,360
                                       ==========     ==========

Supplemental information:
Cash paid during the period for
  income taxes                            $   494        $   396
                                       ==========     ==========

See notes to condensed financial statements.

</TABLE>



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TIMBERLINE SOFTWARE CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE MONTH PERIODS ENDED MARCH 31, 2000 AND 1999 (Unaudited)
(Amounts in thousands)

1.   Condensed financial statements

     Certain  information and note disclosures  normally included in financial
     statements  prepared in accordance  with  generally  accepted  accounting
     principles have been omitted from these condensed  financial  statements.
     These condensed  financial  statements should be read in conjunction with
     the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company's Form
     10-K for the year ended  December 31, 1999. The balance sheet at December
     31, 1999 has been  condensed  from the audited  balance  sheet as of that
     date.  The results of operations  for the three month periods ended March
     31, 2000 and 1999 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results
     for the full year.

     In the  opinion of  management,  all  adjustments,  consisting  of normal
     recurring  adjustments,  have been made to present  fairly the  Company's
     financial  position at March 31,  2000 and the results of its  operations
     and its cash flows for the three month  periods  ended March 31, 2000 and
     1999.

2.   Earnings per share

     A  reconciliation  of the  common  shares  used  in the  denominator  for
     computing  basic and  diluted  earnings  per  share  for the three  month
     periods ended March 31, 2000 and 1999 is as follows:

                                               Three Months Ended
                                                     March 31,
                                               ------------------
                                                 2000       1999
                                               -------    -------
      Weighted-average shares outstanding,
        used in computing basic earnings
        per share                               12,829     12,591

      Effect of dilutive stock options             360        406
                                               -------    -------
      Weighted-average shares outstanding,
        used in computing diluted earnings
        per share                               13,189     12,997
                                               =======    =======


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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE MONTH PERIODS ENDED MARCH 31, 2000 AND 1999
(Unaudited)(Continued)
(Amounts in thousands)

3.   Comprehensive income

     Statements  of  comprehensive  income for the three month  periods  ended
     March 31, 2000 and 1999 are not presented because the difference  between
     net income and comprehensive income is not material.  The only difference
     between the Company's net income and comprehensive  income relates to the
     change in the  unrealized net gain (loss) on temporary  investments.  For
     the three  months  ended March 31, 2000 and 1999,  net income  would have
     been  reduced  by $13 and $6,  respectively,  to arrive at  comprehensive
     income  of  $935  and  $2,224,  respectively,  due to the  change  in the
     unrealized net loss on temporary investments.

4.   Operating segment information

     The  Company's  operations  are  divided  into  two  operating  segments:
     software  products  and  software  services.  The Company  evaluates  its
     performance  in each segment based on its operating  contribution,  which
     includes revenue,  cost and expenses that can be specifically  identified
     within each segment.  Product  development and general and administrative
     expenses are not allocated to the segments for  determining its operating
     contribution  because  such an  allocation  would be based on  subjective
     factors. Information about each operating segment and a reconciliation of
     operating  contribution  to operating  income for the three month periods
     ended March 31, 2000 and 1999 is as follows:

                                                       Three Months Ended
                                                            March 31,
                                                       ------------------
                                                        2000       1999
                                                       -------    -------
      Net revenue:
        Software products                              $ 5,550    $ 7,472
        Services                                         6,475      5,500
        Other                                              315        369
                                                       -------    -------
        Net revenue                                    $12,340    $13,341
                                                       =======    =======



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TIMBERLINE SOFTWARE CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE MONTH PERIODS ENDED MARCH 31, 2000 AND 1999
(Unaudited)(Continued)
(Amounts in thousands)

                                                        Three Months Ended
                                                            March 31,
                                                        ------------------
                                                         2000       1999
                                                        -------    -------
      Operating Contribution:
        Software products                               $ 3,191    $ 4,875
        Services                                          2,529      2,152
        Other revenue, net of cost                          254        328
        Product development expenses                     (3,118)    (2,464)
        General and administrative expenses              (1,629)    (1,327)
                                                        -------    -------
        Operating income                                $ 1,227    $ 3,564
                                                        =======    =======



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

TIMBERLINE SOFTWARE CORPORATION
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
(Amounts in thousands, except percentages and per share data)
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Forward-Looking Statements
- --------------------------

This  Report  includes  forward-looking   statements.  The  words  or  phrases
"anticipates," "believes," "expects," "intends," "will continue," "estimates,"
"plans,"   "projects,"  or  similar   expressions  are  intended  to  identify
"forward-looking  statements"  within the  meaning of the  Private  Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

The Company's forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks, trends,
and  uncertainties  that could cause actual  results to vary  materially  from
anticipated  results,  including,  without  limitation,  delays in new product
releases,  delays in acceptance of the Company's  products in the marketplace,
failures by the Company's  outside vendors to perform as promised,  changes in
the software  operating systems for which the Company's  products are written,
increased competition, and changes in general market conditions. These factors
are discussed in further detail below under "Risks and Uncertainties."  Should
any one or more of these  risks or  uncertainties  materialize,  or should any
underlying  assumptions  prove  incorrect,  actual results may vary materially
from those  discussed  herein as expected,  believed,  estimated,  intended or
anticipated.  The  Company  undertakes  no  obligation  to revise or  publicly
release the results of any revision to these forward-looking statements.

Results of Operations
- ---------------------

The Company's  results of  operations  for the three month periods ended March
31, 2000 and 1999 and the changes on a period over period  comparison  are set
forth below:

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                                Three Months Ended
                                      March 31,                       %
                                -------------------    Increase   Increase
                                 2000        1999     (Decrease) (Decrease)
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Net revenue:
  Software license fees        $ 5,550     $ 7,472     $(1,922)     (25.7)
  Service fees                   6,475       5,500         975       17.7
  Other                            315         369         (54)     (14.6)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Net revenue                   12,340      13,341      (1,001)      (7.5)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cost and expenses:
  Cost of revenue                1,185       1,128          57        5.1
  Client services                3,104       2,452         652       26.6
  Product development            3,118       2,464         654       26.5
  Sales and marketing            2,077       2,406        (329)     (13.7)
  General and administrative     1,629       1,327         302       22.8
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Total cost and expenses       11,113       9,777       1,336       13.7
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
Operating income                 1,227       3,564      (2,337)     (65.6)
Other income                       289          91         198      217.6
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
Income before income taxes       1,516       3,655      (2,139)     (58.5)
Provision for income taxes         568       1,425        (857)     (60.1)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net income                     $   948     $ 2,230     $(1,282)     (57.5)
==========================================================================


The following table presents the Company's  operating statement data expressed
as a  percentage  of net revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2000 and
1999:


                               Three Months Ended
                                     March 31,
                               ------------------
                                   2000      1999
- -------------------------------------------------
Net revenue:
  Software license fees            45.0      56.0
  Service fees                     52.4      41.2
  Other                             2.6       2.8
- -------------------------------------------------
  Net revenue                     100.0     100.0
- -------------------------------------------------
Cost and expenses:
  Cost of revenue                   9.6       8.5
  Client services                  25.2      18.4
  Product development              25.3      18.5
  Sales and marketing              16.8      18.0
  General and administrative       13.2       9.9
- -------------------------------------------------
  Total cost and expenses          90.1      73.3
- -------------------------------------------------
Operating income                    9.9      26.7
Other income                        2.4       0.7
- -------------------------------------------------
Income before income taxes         12.3      27.4
Provision for income taxes          4.6      10.7
- -------------------------------------------------
Net income                          7.7      16.7
=================================================



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NET  REVENUE.  Net  revenue for the  quarter  ended  March 31, 2000  decreased
compared to the same period last year,  primarily due to a decline in software
license revenue. Software license fees from the Company's Accounting products,
which  comprised 68 percent of the Company's  total software  license fees for
the three months ended March 31,  2000,  decreased 21 percent  compared to the
same period in 1999. The Company believes the following factors contributed to
this decline:

- -    There  was a general  consensus  by market  research  firms and  industry
     experts that there would be a  significant,  continuing  demand well into
     the year 2000 by construction companies needing to upgrade their computer
     software  because of the Y2K issue. So far this year, the Company has not
     seen any significant business related to Y2K.

- -    The Company experienced a significant  slowdown in sales leads at the end
     of  1999  due  to  construction  companies  focusing  on  their  internal
     operations in preparation for the upcoming new millennium.

- -    The  Company  had  targeted  the  specialty  contractor  segment  of  the
     construction  industry  as a primary  focus for future  growth.  However,
     because of delays in  introducing  new  products  needed for this  market
     segment, the Company has not been able to begin penetration as quickly as
     it had anticipated.

Estimating  software  license  fees,  which  accounted  for 32  percent of the
Company's  total  software  license  fees for the three months ended March 31,
2000,  decreased 34 percent  compared to the same period in 1999. The decrease
was due to the largest,  single software order in the Company's history during
the first  quarter of 1999 for which  there was no  comparable  order in 2000.
Excluding this order from last year,  estimating  software  revenue  increased
over 20 percent.

Service fee revenue  increased,  primarily  due to an increase in revenue from
maintenance  and  support  plans.  Revenue  from these  service  plans,  which
accounted for more than 80 percent of total service fees for the quarter ended
March 31,  2000,  increased  27 percent  over the same period last year.  This
increase was primarily due to the increase in the Company's  user base through
new software  orders during 1999,  and an increase in the  percentage of users
renewing their annual service plans. Also contributing to the overall increase
in service fee revenue,  consulting  revenue  increased  nine percent over the
same period last year.  These increases were partially  offset by a 36 percent
decline in training  revenue,  primarily  due to the  decrease in new software
orders.

COST OF REVENUE.  Cost of revenue as a percentage  of net  revenue,  increased
slightly for the three  months  ended March 31, 2000,  over the same period in
1999. This was primarily due to higher royalty costs  associated with software
revenue.

OPERATING  EXPENSES.  Operating  expenses  increased  15 percent for the three
months ended March 31, 2000, over the same period last year.

Expenses for client services  increased  primarily due to expenses incurred in


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restructuring the consulting  services practice which the Company has targeted
for  future  growth  which the  Company  experienced  higher  personnel  costs
required to retain and hire highly qualified  technical support specialists to
handle telephone support.

Product development expenses increased,  primarily due to additional personnel
hired to keep the Company's  development schedule on track for enhancements to
the software as well as research  and  development  on new software  products.
Product  development  expenses  for  the  quarter  were  reduced  by  $633  of
capitalized software  development costs related to new software products.  The
Company expects overall product development  expenses to remain above its 1999
level throughout 2000.

Sales and  marketing  expenses  decreased for the three months ended March 31,
2000 compared to the same period last year,  primarily due to lower commission
expenses  resulting from lower software revenue.  This was partially offset by
an increase in personnel and additional expenses for the Company's  Australian
sales office,  which was opened  during this  quarter.  As a percentage of net
revenue,  sales and marketing  expenses  decreased to 17 percent for the three
months ended March 31, 2000 from 18 percent for the same period in 1999.

General and administrative expenses increased for the three months ended March
31, 2000 over the same period last year.  The  increase was  primarily  due to
increased depreciation and amortization expense (mainly due to a new IS system
that was implemented last September), an increase in legal and insurance costs
and an increase in personnel.

OTHER INCOME. Other income increased for the three months ended March 31, 2000
over the same  period  last year,  primarily  due to an  increase  in interest
income.  This increase was a result of cash and cash equivalents and temporary
investments  increasing  $9,782 to  $20,098  at March 31,  2000,  compared  to
$10,316 at March 31, 1999.

PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES. The Company's  effective tax rate was 37.5 percent
for the three  months  ended March 31, 2000  compared to 39.0  percent for the
same period in 1999.  The provision for income taxes is based on the Company's
estimate of the effective tax rate for each of the respective years.

Capital Resources and Liquidity
- -------------------------------

The Company  generally  meets its liquidity  needs through cash generated from
operations. During the three months ended March 31, 2000, net cash provided by
operations  was $2,145  compared to $3,635 for the same  period in 1999.  This
decrease  was  primarily  due to the  decrease  in  the  profitability  of the
Company's  operations  for the first three months of 2000 compared to the same
period in 1999.  Working  capital  decreased  to $8,120 at March 31, 2000 from
$8,702 at December 31, 1999, as a result of several factors  discussed  below.
Net  accounts  receivable  at March 31, 2000 were  $4,416,  a decrease of $609


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compared  to  December  31,  1999,  primarily  due to the  decline in software
license fee revenue during this period.  DSO (Days Sales Outstanding) at March
31, 2000  increased  slightly to 32,  compared to 30 at December 31, 1999. Net
capitalized  software  costs  increased  $488 to $2,676 at March 31, 2000 from
$2,188 at December 31, 1999, primarily due to cost incurred in the development
of new products. Purchased software increased $524 to $3,126 at March 31, 2000
from $2,602 at December 31,  1999,  primarily  due to the  recently  announced
purchase of a service billing application.

Deferred  revenues at March 31, 2000 increased  $1,149 to $14,874 from $13,725
at December 31, 1999  primarily  due to an increase in the billings for annual
maintenance  and support  service plans.  Revenue from annual  maintenance and
support service billings are recognized  ratably over the service plan period.
Accrued  employee  expenses  decreased $838 to $1,346 at March 31, 2000,  from
$2,184 at December 31, 1999,  primarily due to payments during this quarter of
the Company's 1999 matching  contribution to its 401(k) plan and 1999's profit
sharing expense.

In January 2000,  the Company  declared a regular  quarterly  cash dividend of
$.04 per  share,  aggregating  $513.  The  Company  plans to  continue  to pay
quarterly cash dividends consistent with its capital needs and income levels.

In March the Board of Directors  authorized  management  to  repurchase  up to
1,300 shares of the Company's common stock in the open market.  This action by
the Board  reflects its confidence in the Company's  future  prospects and the
outstanding value of the Company's stock at current market prices.



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Risks and Uncertainties
- -----------------------

From time to time,  the Company may make  forward-looking  statements  as such
term is  defined in the  Federal  securities  laws.  The  following  risks and
uncertainties,  among others, should be considered in evaluating the Company's
forward-looking  statements.  Factors that may cause actual  results to differ
materially  from those  contained in such  forward-looking  statements  are as
follows:


Competition. The computer software market is highly competitive and subject to
change because of the rapid  technological  changes in the computer  industry.
The number of software  vendors  with which the Company  competes  varies from
product  to  product  and from  region to region  within  the  United  States.
Although the Company believes it is a major supplier of project accounting and
cost  estimating   software  for  the  construction  and  property  management
industries,  and that  there are  economical  and  technological  barriers  to
discourage  new specialty  software  vendors from entering into its segment of
the  software  market,  there  can be no  assurance  that  larger,  well-known
software  developers  will  not  target  this  segment  of  the  market.  Such
competitors  are  considerably  larger,  more  diversified,  and have  greater
financial and other  resources and enjoy greater brand  recognition  for their
products than the Company.

The  Company  must  also  compete  with  other  larger,   well-known  software
developers  for  the  hiring  and  retention  of  highly  qualified  technical
personnel.  As a result,  the Company may have to expend additional  financial
resources to hire and retain qualified technical personnel.  If the Company is
not able to secure  the  services  of  employees  with the level of  technical
expertise it requires, the development of new products would likely be delayed
and would  result in a decrease in the quality of new  software  products  and
enhancements to its existing software products. A delay in the development, or
failure to maintain the quality of new software  products by the Company would
likely have a material  adverse effect on the financial  position,  results of
operations and cash flows of the Company.

Dependence  on Microsoft  Operating  System;  Obsolescence  and  Technological
Changes.   The  Company  is  a  specialty  software  developer,   an  industry
characterized by rapid technological  change. Its software is designed to work
with  specific  operating  systems  developed  by  Microsoft  Corporation.  If
substantial  changes are made to those  operating  systems or if new operating
systems  are  adopted,  the  Company's  software  may not  function  properly,
necessitating  that the  Company  invest  additional  resources  to adapt  its
software to those changes.  Also, other operating systems may be introduced on
which the Company's software may not function, which may also cause additional


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resources to be expended  which would  otherwise  be devoted to improving  the
Company's software or developing new software.

To  remain  competitive,   the  Company  must  continue  to  make  substantial
expenditures for product  development.  Although the Company plans to continue
to enhance its existing  products and to develop new  products,  the Company's
competitors  may develop  products  with superior  capabilities  and/or market
their products more effectively at lower prices,  by "bundling" their software
with other  software  or through  other  methods.  The  Company  believes  its
existing  software  products  are  widely  accepted  in  its  segment  of  the
marketplace.  However, a delay in the release of new products or modifications
to existing  products,  or a delay in the acceptance by the marketplace of any
new products or modifications to existing products,  could similarly delay the
recognition of revenue, or have an adverse effect on the Company's revenue and
earnings.

Substantial  Dependence on Single Industry.  Because the Company sells a large
majority of its software  products and services to the construction  industry,
adverse  economic  conditions in that industry  could have a material  adverse
effect on the Company's  revenue and earnings.  The  construction  industry is
particularly  sensitive to a significant  increase in interest rates, which in
the past has resulted in substantial  financial  distress across the industry.
In addition,  a downturn in general  economic  conditions in the United States
could adversely affect the construction industry.

Product  Protection.  The Company  regards its  software  as  proprietary  and
attempts to protect it by relying upon  copyrights,  trade  secrets,  internal
nondisclosure agreements and transferability restriction incorporated into its
software  license  agreements.  The Company  believes the risk of unauthorized
transfers of the Company's proprietary  information is reduced because program
source listings are not released to third parties. Despite these restrictions,
it may be possible for  competitors  or users to copy aspects of the Company's
products or to obtain  information  which the Company  regards as proprietary.
The Company's competitive position could be adversely affected by unauthorized
use of its proprietary information. Third parties may also assert infringement
or other  claims  against the Company  with  respect to any existing or future
products.  Litigation to protect the Company's  proprietary  information or to
determine the validity of any  third-party  claims could result in significant
expense to the Company and,  whether or not such  litigation  is determined in
favor of the  Company,  divert the  efforts  of the  Company's  technical  and
management  personnel  from further  development  and support of the Company's
software products.




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<PAGE>

PART II. Other Information

Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

     (a)  Exhibits

          (27) Financial Data Schedule

     (b)  Reports on Form 8-K

          No Form 8-K was filed during the three months ended March 31, 2000.

                                    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.

                              TIMBERLINE SOFTWARE CORPORATION
                              ...............................

                                       (Registrant)


Date May 12, 2000             /s/ Carl C. Asai
                              -----------------------------------------------
                              Carl C. Asai, Sr. Vice President,
                              Finance & Chief Financial Officer


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<PAGE>

                                   FORM 10-Q
                                 Exhibit Index

Exhibit
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(27)  Financial Data Schedule



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