INTERSOLV INC
10-Q, 1998-03-17
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                      UNITED STATES
           SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                  WASHINGTON, DC 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 Quarterly period ended January 31, 1998
                           OR
                            
____ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from __________ to ___________.

             Commission File Number: 0-15188

                            
                            
                     INTERSOLV, INC.
                            
 (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN  ITS CHARTER)

          Delaware                        52-0990382
 (State or other jurisdiction of       (I.R.S. Employer
  incorporation or organization)       Identification No.)


                  9420 Key West Avenue
                Rockville, Maryland 20850
        (Address of principal executive offices)

                     (301) 838-5000
   (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_______

As of March 13, 1998, there were 22,590,454  shares
outstanding of the Registrant's Common Stock, par value
$.01 per share.
_________________________________________________________

                            
                     INTERSOLV, INC.
                            
                          INDEX



                                                             Page
                                                             Number


PART I.   FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.   Financial Statements                                 3

          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
          for the three months ended January 31, 1998
          and 1997                                             4

          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
          for the nine months ended January 31, 1998
          and 1997                                             5

          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of
          January 31, 1998 and April 30, 1997                  6

          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
          for the nine months ended January 31, 1998
          and 1997                                             7

          Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial
          Statements                                           8

Item 2.     Management's Discussion and Analysis of
            Financial Condition and Results of Operations     10


PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

Item 5.  Other                                                14

Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                     14

Signatures                                                    15


PART I.      FINANCIAL INFORMATION


Item 1. Financial Statements.

The  financial statements set forth below for the three
and  nine month periods ended January 31, 1998 and 1997
are  unaudited, and have been prepared pursuant to  the
rules  and  regulations of the Securities and  Exchange
Commission.   Certain information and note  disclosures
normally   included  in  annual  financial   statements
prepared   in   accordance  with   generally   accepted
accounting  principles have been condensed  or  omitted
pursuant  to  those  rules and regulations.  INTERSOLV,
Inc. believes that the disclosures made are adequate to
make  the  information presented not  misleading.   The
results  for  the  three and nine month  periods  ended
January 31, 1998 are not necessarily indicative of  the
results for the fiscal year.

In   the   opinion  of  management,  the   accompanying
condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all
necessary   adjustments  (consisting  only  of   normal
recurring  adjustments) that are necessary for  a  fair
presentation of results for the periods presented.   It
is  recommended that these financial statements be read
in  conjunction  with  the latest audited  consolidated
financial statements and the notes thereto included  in
the  Annual  Report on Form 10-K for  the  fiscal  year
ended April 30, 1997.

                            
                     INTERSOLV, INC.
     CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
         For the three months ended January 31,
      (amounts in thousands, except per share data)
                            
                       (unaudited)
                            
                                               1998             1997

Revenues:
   License fees                              $21,764          $24,998
   Service fees                               27,250           17,085

Total revenues                                49,014           42,083

Costs and expenses:
  Cost of products                             1,242            3,411
  Cost of services                            14,361            8,795
  Sales and marketing                         16,661           17,556
  Research and development                     5,724            3,828
  General and administrative                   3,020            3,472

Total costs and expenses                      41,008           37,062

Operating income                               8,006            5,021

Other income (expense), net                      (96)             (67)

Income before income taxes                     7,910            4,954

Provision for income taxes                     2,490            1,585

Net income                                  $  5,420         $  3,369

  Shares used in computing basic net
  income per share                            21,271           20,272

Basic net income per share                 $    0.25          $  0.17

  Shares used in computing diluted net
  income per share                            22,642           20,860

Diluted net income per share               $    0.24          $  0.16













  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these
      condensed consolidated financial statements.
                     INTERSOLV, INC.
     CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
          For the nine months ended January 31,
      (amounts in thousands, except per share data)
                            
                       (unaudited)
                            
                                               1998               1997

Revenues:
   License fees                            $  63,036          $  65,009
   Service fees                               75,075             47,486

Total revenues                               138,111            112,495

Costs and expenses:
  Cost of products                             3,891             11,319
  Cost of services                            41,076             23,639
  Sales and marketing                         51,537             50,845
  Research and development                    18,058             10,545
  General and administrative                   9,031              9,159
  Non-recurring expense                          176                ---

Total costs and expenses                     123,769            105,507

Operating income                              14,342              6,988

Other income (expense), net                     (367)                72

Income before income taxes                    13,975              7,060

Provision for income taxes                     4,612              2,259

Net income                                $    9,363          $   4,801

  Shares used in computing basic net
  income per share                            21,014             19,977

Basic net income per share                   $  0.45          $    0.24

  Shares used in computing diluted net
  income per share                            22,040             20,855

Diluted net income per share                 $  0.42            $  0.23












  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these
      condensed consolidated financial statements.
                     INTERSOLV, INC.
          CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                 (amounts in thousands)
                       (unaudited)
                            
                            
                                            As of            As of
                                          January 31,       April 30,
                                             1998             1997
ASSETS

Current assets:
   Cash and cash equivalents              $  20,662          $20,180
   Accounts receivable, net                  54,743           50,338
   Prepaid expenses and other current
   assets                                     8,611            6,156

Total current assets                         84,016           76,674

Software, net                                 3,164            4,278
Property and equipment, net                  12,072           11,566
Notes receivable and other assets            10,950            3,499

Total assets                               $110,202          $96,017

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Current liabilities:
   Accounts payable and accrued expenses  $  33,618          $38,156
   Deferred revenue                          20,562           20,471

Total current liabilities                    54,180           58,627

Long-term liabilities                        10,563            6,554

Total liabilities                            64,743           65,181

Subordinated convertible notes                   72               87

Stockholders' equity
   Common stock                                 213              208
   Paid-in capital                          103,886           99,179
   Treasury stock                               ---           (1,523)
   Accumulated deficit                      (53,121)         (62,484)
   Cumulative currency translation
   adjustment                                (5,591)          (4,631)

Total stockholders' equity                   45,387           30,749

Total liabilities and stockholders'
equity                                     $110,202          $96,017





  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these
      condensed consolidated financial statements.
                     INTERSOLV, INC.
     CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
          For the nine months ended January 31,
                 (amounts in thousands)
                            
                       (unaudited)
                            
                                                 1998              1997
CASH INFLOWS (OUTFLOWS)

Operating activities:
  Net income                                 $   9,363          $  4,801
  Non-cash items:
    Depreciation and amortization                4,950            12,244
    Deferred income taxes                        4,426             1,959
    Installment sale of assets                  (1,784)              ---
  Payment of restructuring/acquisition charges     ---            (2,782)
  Change in working capital                    (22,298)          (19,212)

Net cash used by operating activities           (5,343)           (2,990)

Investing activities:
  Additions to software                           (483)          (10,754)
  Additions to property and equipment           (3,757)           (6,039)

Net cash used in investing activities           (4,240)          (16,793)

Financing activities:
  Proceeds from debt, net                        4,027             6,325
  Proceeds from sale of common stock             6,235             1,676
  Purchase of common stock for treasury           ---             (3,445)

Net cash provided by financing activities       10,262             4,556

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash           (197)             (162)

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash
equivalents                                        482           (15,389)

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period  20,180            28,215

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period      $ 20,662          $ 12,826












The accompanying notes are an integral part of these
condensed consolidated financial statements.
                     INTERSOLV, INC.
  NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                       (unaudited)
                            
Basis of Presentation

The   accompanying  condensed  consolidated   financial
statements include the accounts of INTERSOLV, Inc.  and
its   wholly  owned  subsidiaries  (collectively,   the
"Company" or "INTERSOLV").

The accompanying unaudited financial statements reflect
all the adjustments that, in the opinion of management,
are  necessary for a fair presentation of  the  results
for the interim periods presented.  The results for the
three and nine month periods ended January 31, 1998 may
not  necessarily be indicative of the results  for  the
entire year.  The April 30, 1997 condensed consolidated
balance  sheet data was derived from audited  financial
statements  as of the same date, but does  not  include
all   disclosures   required  by   generally   accepted
accounting principles.

These   financial   statements  should   be   read   in
conjunction with the Company's annual audited financial
statements,  as filed with the Securities and  Exchange
Commission on Form 10-K, for the year ended  April  30,
1997.

Operations

The  Company  is engaged in the development,  marketing
and  support of computer software products and services
in  three  major  solution areas:   automated  software
quality, data connectivity and Year 2000 renewal.

Earnings per Share

The   Company   has  adopted  Statement  of   Financial
Accounting  Standards  (SFAS) No.  128,  "Earnings  per
Share".   Basic  earnings per common  share  have  been
computed by dividing net income by the weighted-average
number  of common shares outstanding during the period.
Diluted earnings per common share have been computed by
dividing  net income by the weighted-average number  of
common  shares outstanding plus an assumed increase  in
common  shares  outstanding  for  dilutive  securities.
Earnings  per  share  for all other  periods  presented
herein have been have been restated to conform to  SFAS
No. 128.

The  following  table reconciles the  weighted  average
number  of common shares outstanding during each period
for basic earnings per share with the comparable amount
for diluted earnings per share.

                                   Quarter Ended      Nine Months Ended
                                    January 31           January 31
(amounts  in  thousands)          1998       1997    1998        1997
Weighted average shares
  outstanding-basic              21,271     20,272  21,014      19,977
Stock Option equivalent shares    1,350        344   1,004         279
Subordinated Convertible Note
  equivalent shares                  21        244      22         599
Weighted average shares
  outstanding-diluted            22,642     20,860   22,040     20,855

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In  June 1997, the FASB issued SFAS No. 130, "Reporting
Comprehensive  Income" and SFAS No.  131,  "Disclosures
About   Segments   of   an   Enterprise   and   Related
Information", Both SFAS No. 130 and SFAS  No.  131  are
required to be adopted for fiscal years beginning after
December 15, 1997.  Upon the effective date of each  of
the new statements, the Company will make the necessary
changes to comply with the provisions of each statement
and  restate all prior periods presented.  The  Company
does  not  expect the adoption of these  statements  to
have  a  material  impact  on the  Company's  financial
condition or results of operations.

The  American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
has   issued  Statement  of  Position  97-2,  "Software
Revenue  Recognition".   SOP  97-2  is  effective   for
transactions  entered  into in fiscal  years  beginning
after  December  15,  1997  and  provides  guidance  on
applying  generally accepted accounting  principles  in
recognizing  revenue  on  software  transactions.   The
Company does not expect the application of the  SOP  to
have  a  material  impact  on the  Company's  financial
condition or results of operations.

Subsequent Event

On  March  2, 1998, the Company acquired SQL  Software,
Ltd., a U.K. company engaged in the software life cycle
management  business,  for  1,251,450  shares  of   the
Company's  common stock.  The transaction, valued at
approximately $19 million,  was accounted for using the 
purchase method.  A substantial portion of the acquisition
cost will be allocated to purchased research and development
and expensed in the quarter ending April 30, 1998.  In 
the April quarter, the Company expects to incur one-time
charges of $18 million to $22 million related to the 
acquisition, including the non-cash provision for 
purchased research and development.

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



Operating Results Overview

The   following  table  sets  forth,  for   the   periods
indicated,  the percentage which selected  items  in  the
Consolidated  Statements  of  Operations  bear  to  total
revenues:


                                 Percentage of Total Revenue
                          Three Months Ended       Nine Months Ended
                               January 31,             January 31,

                              1998     1997           1998     1997

Revenues:
   License fees               44.4%    59.4%          45.6%    57.8%
   Service fees               55.6%    40.6%          54.4%    42.2%
                             100.0%   100.0%         100.0%   100.0%

Costs and expenses:
   Cost of products            2.5%     8.1%           2.8%    10.1%
   Cost of services           29.3%    20.9%          29.8%    21.0%
   Sales and marketing        34.0%    41.7%          37.3%    45.2%
   Research and development   11.7%     9.1%          13.1%     9.4%
   General and administrative  6.2%     8.3%           6.5%     8.1%
   Non-recurring expense       ---%     ---%           0.1%     ---%
    Total costs and expenses  83.7%    88.1%          89.6%    93.8%

Operating income              16.3%    11.9%          10.4%     6.2%

Other income (expense), net   (0.2)%   (0.1)%         (0.3)%    0.1%

Income before taxes           16.1%    11.8%          10.1%     6.3%

Provision for income taxes     5.1%     3.8%           3.3%     2.0%

Net income                    11.0%     8.0%           6.8%     4.3%

Revenues from North America and International were 77%
and 23%, respectively, for the three months ended January
31, 1998 as compared to 69% and 31%, respectively, for
the same period last year.  For the nine months ended
January 31, 1998, revenues from North America and
International were 74% and 26%, respectively, compared to
68% and 32%, respectively, for the same period last year.
Revenues

The  Company's product and service offerings are  focused
in  three  key  information  technology  solution  areas:
Automated  Software  Quality  (which  includes  the  PVCS
products   for  Software  Configuration  Management   and
products   for   Automated   Software   Testing),    Data
Connectivity (which includes DataDirect products for data
middleware)  and Year 2000 renewal.  Total  revenues  for
the three months ended January 31, 1998 increased 16%  to
$49.0  million, compared to $42.1 million  for  the  same
period  last year.  Revenues from the three key  solution
areas totaled $44.8 million, which is a 27% increase from
the   same  period  last  year.   Revenues  for   non-key
businesses  declined 38% to $4.2 million  for  the  three
month  period; the decline was primarily attributable  to
the  disposal  of  certain  product lines.   On  a
nine month year to date basis, total revenues grew 23% to
$138.1 million while key area revenues grew 37% to $124.7
million.  Non-key revenues declined 38% to $13.3  million
on a year to date basis for the reasons cited above.

ASQ revenues grew 25% and 33% in the respective three and
nine  month periods due primarily to the continued growth
of   the  PVCS  line  and  secondarily  because  of   the
introduction  of  testing products.  DataDirect  revenues
fell  18%  and 5%, in the third quarter and nine  months,
respectively,  primarily  due to  declines  of  sales  in
Japan.   Revenue  from Year 2000 renewal services,  which
was  negligible in the prior year, grew to $7.1  million.
Other  revenues,  which  consist  of  non-strategic   and
discontinued product lines, comprised 9% of total revenue
but  declined 38% from the prior year's quarter.   Growth
in  the  ASQ  product line was due to  increases  in  new
license sales and increased demand for services.   Growth
in the Year 2000 renewal area was due to increased demand
for such services.

During  the quarter, on a geographical basis, the Company
had  revenue  growth of 30% and 19% in North America  and
Europe,  respectively, while Asia/Pacific  experienced  a
decline  of  $1.1  million or 65% from  the  prior  year.
Changes   in  foreign  currency  exchange  rates  between
periods  resulted in a net decrease in  revenue  of  $0.9
million  and  $2.1 million in the three  and  nine  month
periods respectively.

Cost of Products

Cost   of  products  includes  cost  of  software  media,
freight,   royalties  and  amortization  of   capitalized
software   development  costs  and  purchased  technology
costs,   with   amortization  expense  as   the   largest
component.   Cost  of  products for the  three  and  nine
months  ended January 31, 1998 decreased 64% and  66%  to
$1.2  million  and  $3.9 million, respectively.   In  the
fourth  quarter  of  fiscal 1997,  the  Company  expensed
approximately $19.1 million of capitalized and  purchased
software.    As   a   result,  the  level   of   software
amortization dropped significantly in the three and  nine
month  periods ended January 31, 1998, when  compared  to
the prior year.

Cost of Services

Cost  of services includes personnel and related indirect
costs   incurred  to  provide  consulting  and   training
services, as well as telephone support to customers under
maintenance contracts.  Cost of services increased by 63%
and  74% for the three and nine months ended January  31,
1998  to  $14.4  million and $41.1 million, respectively.
Costs have increased to support the demand for Year  2000
renewal  services as well as consulting services for  the
other  products.  The cost increases relate primarily  to
personnel growth needed to perform the services.

Sales and Marketing

Sales  and marketing expenses for the three months  ended
January  31,  1998 decreased by 5% to $16.7 million.  The
Company  was  able  to  reallocate  sales  and  marketing
expenses formerly expended on discontinued product  lines
and  thereby  increase its investments  in  field  sales,
telesales  and third party selling channels in continuing
product  lines.  These expenses grew 1% to $51.5  million
for the year to date period.

Research and Development

Research   and   development  ("R&D")  expenses   include
personnel and related overhead costs incurred to  develop
the  Company's  products,  less  amounts  capitalized  in
accordance  with  FAS  86.  Amortization  of  capitalized
software  is included in cost of products.  R&D  expenses
were $5.7 million in the third quarter ended January  31,
1998,  which is 50% more than last year's level  of  $3.8
million.  R&D expenses grew 71% to $18.0 million for  the
nine  month period.  The increase in R&D expenses is  the
result  of  lower  capitalization of software  costs,  as
fewer products met the Company's capitalization policy.

General and Administrative

General and administrative expenses were $3.0 million and
$9.0  million in the third quarter and first nine  months
of fiscal 1998, respectively.  G&A expenses decreased 13%
and 1% in the three and nine month periods, respectively,
when compared to the prior year period.

Non-recurring Charges

In  the  quarter  ended  October 31,  1997,  the  company
incurred   a  $176,000  charge  related  to  discontinued
products.   This  non-recurring  item  included  a   $1.5
million  charge  to  close  the Allegris  component-based
product  development area.  This loss was offset somewhat
by  gains  realized  on  the sale of  other  discontinued
products.

Operating Income

The Company reported operating income of $8.0 million and
$14.3 million for the three and nine months ended January
31,  1998,  as  compared to an operating income  of  $5.0
million  and $7.0 million for the respective  prior  year
periods.

Other Income (Expense), net

Other  income  (expense), which is  primarily  investment
income  net of interest expense, decreased when  compared
to  the same period last year as the Company utilized its
working capital facility.

Income Taxes

The  Company's  tax rate for the three  and  nine  months
ended  January  31, 1998 was 31.5% and 33%, respectively,
based  upon the Company's assessment of the realizability
of  existing  deferred  tax  assets,  which  include  tax
credits and net operating loss carryforwards.

Financial Condition - Liquidity and Capital Resources

During the nine months ended January 31, 1998, operations
used  $4.0 million of cash, due primarily to an  increase
in  accounts receivable and decrease in accounts payable.
Financing  activities provided a net $10.3 million,  with
$6.2 million derived from the sale of stock through stock
option exercises and employee stock purchase programs and
$4.0  million  of  net  borrowings from  existing  credit
facilities.   Investing activities used $5.6  million  as
the  Company invested a net $3.7 million in fixed assets;
the  Company  also  accepted a long  term  receivable  in
connection with the sale of a non-strategic product  line
in  the  amount of $1.5 million.  Overall cash  and  cash
equivalents were $20.7 million at January 31, 1998, which
is up $0.5 million from $20.2 million at the beginning of
the fiscal year.

The  Company has a bank line of credit arrangement  which
allows short-term borrowings of up to $15 million.  As of
January  31,  1998,  $10.5 million was outstanding  under
this  line  of  credit.  Management  believes  that  cash
generated  from  operations, cash on hand  and  available
borrowings  are sufficient to meet the Company's  capital
requirements for the foreseeable future.

Forward Looking Information

This  quarterly report on Form 10-Q may contain  forward-
looking information within the meaning of Section 27A  of
the  Securities  Act  of  1933 and  Section  21E  of  the
Securities  and Exchange Act of 1934, and is  subject  to
the  safe harbor created by those sections.  The  Company
assumes no obligation to update the information contained
in this Form 10-Q.

PART II.     OTHER INFORMATION


Item 5.     Other

None.

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

     (a)     Exhibits

             Number            Exhibit Description

              27               Financial Data Schedule
                              (as part of electronic filing)

     (b)     Reports on Form 8-K

          There were no reports on Form 8-K filed during
the three months ended January 31, 1998.


          



                       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.


                              INTERSOLV, Inc.


Date:  March 17, 1998              By: /s/ Kenneth  A. Sexton
                                       Kenneth A. Sexton
                                       Senior Vice President,
                                       Finance & Administration and
                                       Chief Financial Officer
                                      (Principal Financial and
                                       Accounting Officer)
                                                   
                            
                      EXHIBIT INDEX
                            
Exhibit
Number          Description

27               Financial Data Schedule (as part of
                 electronic filing)





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