SYMIX SYSTEMS INC
10-Q, 1996-11-14
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                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 10-Q
                               QUARTERLY REPORT


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

For the period ended September 30, 1996

                                      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 0-19024

                              Symix Systems, Inc.
            ------------------------------------------------------
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

            Ohio                                     31-1083175
- -------------------------------          ------------------------------------
(State or other jurisdiction of          (IRS Employer Identification Number)
incorporation or organization)

                         2800 Corporate Exchange Drive
                             Columbus, Ohio 43231
         ------------------------------------------------------------
         (Address of principal executive officer, including zip code)

                                (614) 523-7000
             ----------------------------------------------------
             (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                      N/A
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------
    (Former name, former address fiscal year, if changed since last report)

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  report(s),  and (2) has been subject to
such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

YES __X__           NO _____

At November 8, 1996,  there were 5,536,390 common shares of the Company with a
stated value per share of $.01.

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                     SYMIX SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                          CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                (In thousands)


                                                             September 30,   June 30,
                                                                 1996         1996
                                                             ------------    --------
                                                             (unaudited)
ASSETS

CURRENT ASSETS
<S>                                                          <C>             <C>    
   Cash and cash equivalents                                 $    4,717      $ 6,774
   Trade accounts receivable, less allowance for
     doubtful accounts of $400 at September 30, 1996
     and $450 at June 30, 1996                                   12,503       11,429
   Inventories                                                      342          312
   Prepaid expenses                                                 673          522
   Other receivables                                                619          117
   Deferred income taxes                                            273          230
                                                             ----------      -------
        TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS                                     19,127       19,384

OTHER ASSETS
   Purchased and developed software, net of accumulated
     amortization of $4,736 at September 30, 1996
     and $4,311 at June 30, 1996                                  4,974        4,660
   Deferred income taxes                                          1,081        1,004
   Intangibles, net                                               2,127            -
   Deposits and other assets                                        936          472
                                                             ----------      -------
                                                                  9,118        6,136

EQUIPMENT AND IMPROVEMENTS
   Furniture and fixtures                                         2,343        2,294
   Computer and other equipment                                   9,035        8,078
   Leasehold improvements                                         1,200        1,187
                                                             ----------      -------
                                                                 12,578       11,559

   Less allowance for depreciation and amortization               7,160        6,616
                                                             ----------      -------
                                                                  5,418        4,943
                                                             ----------      -------

     TOTAL ASSETS                                            $   33,663      $30,463
                                                             ==========      =======

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See notes to consolidated financial statements


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                     SYMIX SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                    CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Continued)
                                (In thousands)



                                                 September 30,     June 30,
                                                     1996            1996
                                                 -------------     --------
                                                  (unaudited)

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

CURRENT LIABILITIES
   Accounts payable and accrued expenses           $  5,928        $  5,300
   Customer deposits                                    226             242
   Deferred revenue                                   7,601           5,786
   Income taxes payable                                 129             518
                                                   --------        --------
          TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES                  13,884          11,846

LONG-TERM PAYABLE                                       640               -

DEFERRED INCOME TAXES                                 1,646           1,515

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
   Common stock, authorized 20,000 shares;
   issued 5,841 shares at September 30, 1996,
   and 5,826 at June 30, 1996; at stated capital
   amounts of  $.01 per share                            58              58
   Capital in excess of stated value                 11,043          10,985
   Retained earnings                                  7,712           7,379
                                                   --------        --------
                                                     18,813          18,422

   Less: Cost  of common shares in treasury,
     304 shares at September 30, 1996
     and June 30, 1996, at cost                      (1,320)         (1,320)

                                                   --------        --------
         TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY                  17,493          17,102
                                                   --------        --------

     TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
          SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY                     $ 33,663        $ 30,463
                                                   ========        ========



See notes to consolidated financial statements


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                     SYMIX SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                     (In thousands, except per share data)

                                  (unaudited)


                                                              Three Months
                                                           Ended September 30,
                                                          ----------------------

                                                              1996        1995
                                                            --------    --------

License fees                                                $ 5,884     $ 4,752
Service, maintenance and support                              6,806       5,068
                                                            -------     -------
     Net revenue                                             12,690       9,820

License fees                                                  1,952       1,742
Service, maintenance and support                              2,591       2,057
                                                            -------     -------
     Cost of revenue                                          4,543       3,799

                                                            -------     -------
     Gross Margin                                             8,147       6,021
                                                            -------     -------

Selling, general and administrative                           6,555       4,730
Research and product development                              1,100         858
Restructuring and other unusual charges                        --           506

                                                            -------     -------
        Total operating expenses                              7,655       6,094
                                                            -------     -------

        Operating income (loss)                                 492         (73)

Interest and other income, net                                   72          53

                                                            -------     -------
Income (loss) before income taxes                               564         (20)

Provision (benefit) for income taxes                            217          (8)

                                                            -------     -------
        Net income (loss)                                   $   347     ($   12)
                                                            =======     =======


        Earnings (loss) per share                           $  0.06     $  0.00
                                                            =======     =======

        Weighted average number of common and
        common equivalent shares outstanding                  5,989       5,450
                                                            =======     =======

See notes to consolidated financial statements


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                     SYMIX SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
                                (In thousands)


                                                      Three Months Ended
                                                         September 30,
                                                          (unaudited)
                                                        1996       1995
                                                  ----------------------------
                                                  Increase (decrease) in cash

OPERATING ACTIVITIES
      Net income (loss)                               $   347    $   (12)
      Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss)
          to net cash provided by operating
          activities:
        Depreciation and amortization                     973        697
        Provision for losses on accounts receivable       (50)      (100)
        Provision for deferred income taxes                10        107

      Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
        Trade accounts receivable                         301      1,922
        Prepaid expenses and other receivables           (278)       (17)
        Inventory                                         (30)        (8)
        Deposits                                         (472)       (48)
        Accounts payable and accrued expenses          (1,293)    (1,003)
        Customer deposits                                 (16)        81
        Deferred revenue                                1,123       (399)
        Income taxes payable/refundable                  (389)      (136)
                                                      -------    -------

        NET CASH PROVIDED BY
        OPERATING ACTIVITIES                              226      1,084



See notes to consolidated financial statements

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                     SYMIX SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
               CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (continued)
                                (In thousands)

 
                                                        Three Months Ended
                                                           September 30,
                                                            (unaudited)

                                                         1996         1995
                                                    ---------------------------
                                                    Increase (decrease) in cash

INVESTING ACTIVITIES
     Purchase of equipment and improvements              (987)       (119)
     Additions to purchased and developed
        software                                         (719)       (901)
     Purchase of subsidiaries, net of cash acquired    (1,028)          -
                                                      -------     -------

     NET CASH USED BY
     INVESTING ACTIVITIES                              (2,734)     (1,020)

FINANCING ACTIVITIES
    Proceeds from issuance of common
      stock and exercise of stock options                  58          73
    Additions to long-term obligations                    446           -
                                                      -------     -------

        NET CASH PROVIDED
          BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES                         504          73

        Effect of exchange rate changes on cash           (53)         37
                                                      -------     -------

        Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents        (2,057)        174

    Cash and Cash Equivalents at beginning
       of period                                        6,774       4,498
                                                      -------     -------

        CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT
          END OF PERIOD                               $ 4,717     $ 4,672
                                                      =======     =======



See notes to consolidated financial statements

                                     -6-
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                     SYMIX SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                  NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Note A -- Accounting Policies and Presentation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements are unaudited; however, the
information  contained  herein  reflects  all  adjustments  which are,  in the
opinion  of  management,  necessary  for a fair  statement  of the  results of
operations  for the interim  periods.  All  adjustments  made were of a normal
recurring  nature.  These interim  results of operations  are not  necessarily
indicative of the results to be expected for a full year.

The notes to the  consolidated  financial  statements  contained  in the Symix
Systems,  Inc. and Subsidiaries'  (the Company) June 30, 1996 Annual Report to
Shareholders should be read in conjunction with these financial statements.

Note B -- Restructuring and Other Non-Recurring Charges

The  restructuring and other  non-recurring  charges of $506,000 shown for the
quarter ended  September 30, 1995 relate  primarily to severance  payments and
reorganizing loss associated with the European sales channel.

Note C -- Litigation

The litigation involving the former president and former senior vice president
of the  Company  has been  settled.  The  settlement  will not have a material
adverse affect on the Company's financial condition or results of operations.

Note D -- Acquisition

During the first quarter,  the Company  acquired in two separate  transactions
companies in France and Australia for $1.86 million. $820,000 was paid in cash
at closing with the  remaining  balance of $1.04  million  being  payable over
three years. Both companies are manufacturing  software  specialists that will
serve as sales,  service and support  operations for the Company in France and
Australia.  The acquisitions were accounted for using purchase accounting with
results included since the beginning of the period. The price of the purchases
exceeded  the fair  value of the net assets  acquired  by  approximately  $2.2
million which is being amortized over five years.


                                     -7-
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Item 2.   Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
          Results of Operations


The Company's  revenues are derived from (i) licensing SYMIX software and (ii)
providing  product support and related  services.  Product support is provided
pursuant to agreements that are generally renewed  annually.  Related services
consist of installation, implementation, training, consulting, programming and
systems integration services for SYMIX users.

The Company's  results of  operations  have  fluctuated on a quarterly  basis.
However, the Company has not experienced  significant seasonal fluctuations in
net revenue over the past two years.


Results of Operations

Net revenue was  $12,690,000 for the three months ended September 30, 1996, an
increase of 29% from the same quarter of the previous  year.  License  revenue
increased  24% from  $4,752,000  for the same quarter last year to  $5,884,000
this year.  Service and support  revenue  increased  34%;  $6,806,000  for the
quarter ended September 30, 1996, compared to $5,068,000 for the quarter ended
September  30,  1995.  These  increases  are  primarily  attributable  to  the
Company's  expansion in the  international  European and Asia Pacific markets.
Net  revenue  outside of North  America  accounted  for more than 25% of total
revenue, the highest percentage in the Company's history.

The cost of license fees  increased in the quarter  ended  September  30, 1996
from the quarter  ended  September  30,  1995  because  software  amortization
increased  following  the  general  commercial  release of the Symix  SyteLine
product for which costs had previously been  capitalized.  The cost of license
fees  decreased  as a percentage  of license fee revenue in the quarter  ended
September 30, 1996  compared to the quarter  ended  September 30, 1995 largely
because  license  fee  revenue  increased  more  rapidly  than the cost of the
license fees sold.

The cost of service,  maintenance and support  increased to $2,591,000 for the
quarter  ended  September 30, 1996 from  $2,057,000  for the same quarter last
year  primarily  because the Company  added  personnel to provide the services
that generated the corresponding increase in revenue from service, maintenance
and support. The cost of service,  maintenance and support, as a percentage of
service,  maintenance  and support  revenue,  decreased  for the quarter ended
September 30, 1996 as compared to the quarter ended September 30, 1995 because
a large portion of the increase in the corresponding  revenue was generated by
maintenance  and product  support,  which can be provided more  efficiently by
serving a larger client base.

Selling,  general and  administrative  (SG&A)  expense was  $6,555,000 for the
quarter ended  September 30, 1996,  compared to $4,730,000 for the same period
last year, a 39% increase.  For the current quarter,  SG&A expense stated as a
percentage  of revenue was 52%  compared to 48% for the same period last year.
The increase is due to planned spending increases in marketing and promotional
materials.

                                      -8-
<PAGE>


Research  and  product  development  (R&D)  expenditures,   including  amounts
capitalized  for the three months ended  September 30, 1996,  were  $1,819,000
compared  to  $1,758,000  for the same  period  last year.  Capitalization  of
software  development  costs was $719,000 for the quarter ended  September 30,
1996,  compared to $901,000 for the comparable  period last year. The increase
in  research  and  development  expenditures  is  expected  to continue as the
Company  devotes a significant  percentage of its resources to developing  and
enhancing existing and new products.


Liquidity and Capital Resources

At  September  30,  1996,  the  Company  had  working  capital of  $5,243,000,
including cash and cash  equivalents  of  $4,717,000,  compared to $7,538,000,
including  cash and cash  equivalents  of  $6,774,000,  at June 30, 1996.  Net
accounts   receivable   increased  from  $11,429,000  at  June  30,  1996,  to
$12,503,000  at September  30,  1996.  At  September  30,  1996,  the accounts
receivable days sales  outstanding was 93 days compared to 76 days at June 30,
1996. The decrease in working  capital is due to  international  expansion and
first quarter capital expenditures.

In addition to its present  working  capital,  the Company has, with a bank, a
$6.0 million unsecured revolving line of credit. To date, no amounts have been
drawn under the line. It is expected that the Company's continued expansion of
its operations and products will result in additional requirements for cash in
the  future.  The  Company,  however,  anticipates  that  existing  sources of
liquidity,  cash  flow  from  operations,  and the bank  credit  line  will be
sufficient to satisfy anticipated cash needs for the next twelve months.



                                      -9-
<PAGE>




                          PART II--OTHER INFORMATION


ITEM 1. Legal Proceedings

The  litigation  involving  the former  president  and the former  senior vice
president of the Company styled as Symix Systems, Inc. v. O. Kent LaRoque III,
et al.  (Case No.  CP-95CVH06-4279)  in the Court of Common  Pleas of Franklin
County, Ohio and O. Kent LaRoque, III, et al. v. Symix Systems, Inc. (Case No.
2:95-CV-632) in the United States District Court for the Southern  District of
Ohio, Eastern Division, has been settled. The settlement agreement between the
parties  requires that certain terms of the  settlement be kept  confidential.
The  settlement  will not have a  material  adverse  affect  on the  Company's
financial  condition or results of operations.  This matter was first reported
by the Company in a Form 8-K dated  April 18,  1996 filed with the  Securities
and Exchange Commission.

ITEM 2. Changes in Securities                                    None

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                         None



                                     -10-
<PAGE>



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.


                                      Symix Systems, Inc.



Date:  November 14, 1996              Lawrence W. DeLeon
                                      _______________________________________
                                      Lawrence W. DeLeon
                                      Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
                                      and Secretary



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<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from
Symix Systems, Inc. Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 1996
and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements.
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