MATHSOFT INC
8-K, 2000-04-13
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K
                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                                 Date of Report:
                                 April 12, 2000

                                 MathSoft, Inc.
                                 --------------
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)



Massachusetts                          0-020992                  04-2842217
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(State or jurisdiction          (Commission File number)       (IRS Employer
of Incorporation)                                            Identification No.)


              101 Main Street Cambridge, Massachusetts       02142
              ----------------------------------------------------
           (Address of principal executive offices)       (Zip Code)

        Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (617)577-1017

                           No change since last report
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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Item  5.  Other  Events.
- -----------------------

     On  April  12, 2000, the Company issued a press release, a copy of which is
attached  as  Exhibit  99.1  to  this  Current  Report  on  Form  8-K.

Item  7.  Financial  Statements  and  Exhibits.
- ----------------------------------------------

Exhibit  No.                        Exhibit
- ------------                        -------

99.1                           Press release of the Company dated April 12, 2000


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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  hereunto  duly  authorized.

                                                MATHSOFT,  INC.



April  12,  2000                           By:  /s/  Robert  P.  Orlando
                                               -------------------------
                                               Robert  P.  Orlando
                                               Chief  Financial  Officer


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FOR  IMMEDIATE  RELEASE
CONTACT:

BOB  ORLANDO,  CFO
MATHSOFT,  INC.
(617)577-1017, x742

                   MATHSOFT REPORTS FIRST QUARTER 2000 RESULTS

CAMBRIDGE,  Mass.,  April 12, 2000- MathSoft, Inc. (Nasdaq: MATH) today reported
net  revenues of $7.8 million for its first quarter ending March 31, 2000.  This
compares  to  net  revenues  of  $6.5  million  in the first quarter of 1999, an
increase  of  20%.  Pro  forma  net income for the first quarter of 2000 was $.9
million,  excluding  the  results  of  the  Company's  new  Internet subsidiary,
FreeScholarships.com. This compares with net income of $.6 million for the first
quarter  of  1999,  an  increase  of  47%.  Including  the  results  of
FreeScholarships.com, the Company reported a $1.6 million net loss for the first
quarter of 2000,  or $.16 loss per diluted share, compared to net income of  $.6
million,  or  $.06  per  diluted  share,  for  the  first  quarter  of  1999.

FIRST  QUARTER  HIGHLIGHTS
- --------------------------

- -    The Data Analysis Products Division posted record quarterly net revenues of
     $3.5  million  up  25%  from  the  same  period  last  year.

- -    The  Engineering  and Education Products Division expanded its net revenues
     over  last  year's first quarter. Most notably, the StudyWorks product line
     grew 94%  from  1Q99.

- -    FreeScholarships.com  launched its innovative web site in February 2000 and
     generated  its  first revenues.  Registered members now exceed 275,000 with
     the site  averaging  in  excess  of  1  million  page  views  per  day.

ABOUT  MATHSOFT
- ---------------

Founded  in  1984,  MathSoft  is a leading provider of technical calculation and
analytical  software  for  business and academia.  The company has more than one
and a half million users of its Mathcad, StudyWorks, S-PLUS, StatServer and Axum
software  worldwide.  Users  include professionals worldwide at more than 90% of
the  Fortune 1,000 companies and over 500 government installations, and students
and  faculty  at  over  2,000  colleges  and universities.  MathSoft is also the
parent  company  of  FreeScholarships.com,  an  internet  company  providing
information  and  assistance to a broad market of parents and students concerned
about  funding  the costs of education. FreeScholarships.com awards money to pay
for  tuition costs through online daily sweepstakes that United States residents
aged  13  and  older  can  win.

Information  contained  in  this  document,  which  refers  to MathSoft's future
financial performance, represents management's best estimate at the present time
and actual results could differ materially from present estimates.  Factors that
might  cause  such  differences  include,  but  are  not  limited  to, the risks
associated  with  distribution channels; the risks associated with international
operations;  the  risks  associated with acquisitions; the risks associated with
investments  in  new products and services, including FreeScholarships.com,  and
the  ability  to  enhance  current  products  and to introduce new products in a
timely  fashion.   Please  refer  to  the  cautionary  statements  appearing  in
MathSoft's Annual and Quarterly Reports and prospectus filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission for a discussion of these and other various factors that
could  cause MathSoft's actual results to differ materially from those discussed
in  the  forward-looking  statements.

                                       ###

Axum,  S-PLUS, StatServer, StudyWorks and Mathcad are registered trademarks, and
the  MathSoft  logo  is  a trademark of MathSoft, Inc. FreeScholarships.com is a
trademark  of  FreeScholarships.com,  Inc.


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<CAPTION>
                         MATHSOFT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
                                 (IN THOUSANDS)
                                   (UNAUDITED)

                                     ASSETS


                                                         MAR 31,   DEC 31,
                                                           2000      1999
                                                         --------  --------

<S>                                                      <C>       <C>
CURRENT ASSETS:
      Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments    $6,368    $8,444
      Accounts receivables, net                             6,034     4,744
      Other receivables                                     1,790     1,420
      Inventories                                             168       263
      Prepaid expenses                                        793       382
                                                         --------  --------
            Total current assets                           15,153    15,253
                                                         --------  --------

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET                                 1,773     1,314
                                                         --------  --------

OTHER ASSETS                                                  399       426
                                                         --------  --------

           TOTAL ASSETS                                   $17,325   $16,993
                                                         ========  ========


                      LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY


                                                          MAR 31,   DEC 31,
                                                           2000      1999
                                                         --------  --------

<S>                                                      <C>       <C>
CURRENT LIABILITIES                                       $9,487    $8,211

OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES                                  140       148

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY                                       7,698     8,634
                                                         -------   -------

           TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY    $17,325   $16,993
                                                         =======   =======
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<CAPTION>
                         MATHSOFT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                 CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                      (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
                                   (UNAUDITED)


                                                     THREE MONTHS ENDED
                                                      MAR 31,   MAR 31,
                                                       2000       1999
                                                     ---------  --------

<S>                                                  <C>        <C>
REVENUES:
      Software licenses                                $5,957     $5,277
      Services and other                                1,864      1,262
                                                     ---------  --------
          Total Revenues                                7,821      6,539
                                                     ---------  --------

COST OF REVENUES:
      Software licenses                                 1,036        805
      Services and other                                1,327        390
                                                     ---------  --------
          Total cost of revenues                        2,363      1,195
                                                     ---------  --------
          Gross Profit                                  5,458      5,344
                                                     ---------  --------

OPERATING EXPENSES:
      Sales and marketing                               4,453      2,816
      Research and development                          1,631      1,188
      General and administrative                        1,033        735
                                                     ---------  --------
          Total operating expenses                      7,117      4,739
                                                     ---------  --------

          Income from Operations                       (1,659)       605

INTEREST INCOME , NET                                      58         42
                                                     ---------  --------

          Income Before Provisions for Income Taxes    (1,601)       647

PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES                                 16         10
                                                     ---------  --------
         Net Income                                   $(1,617)      $637
                                                     =========  ========


BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE:                              $(0.16)     $0.07
                                                     =========  ========


DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE:                            $(0.16)     $0.06
                                                     =========  ========


WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING             10,066      9,687
                                                     =========  ========


WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES ASSUMING DILUTION       10,066     10,869
                                                     =========  ========
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<CAPTION>
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:                    (UNAUDITED)

                                                             THREE MONTHS ENDED MAR 31, 2000
                                                     SOFTWARE                                     MAR 31,
                                                     BUSINESS    FREESCHOLARSHIPS.COM    TOTAL      1999
                                                     ---------  ----------------------  --------  --------

<S>                                                  <C>        <C>                     <C>       <C>
REVENUES:
          Total Revenues                                $7,786  $                  35    $7,821     $6,539

COST OF REVENUES:
          Total cost of revenues                         1,596                    767     2,363      1,195
                                                     ---------  ----------------------  --------  --------

          Gross Profit                                   6,190                   (732)    5,458      5,344

OPERATING EXPENSES:
          Total operating expenses                       5,286                  1,831     7,117      4,739
                                                     ---------  ----------------------  --------  --------

          Income from Operations                           904                 (2,563)   (1,659)       605

INTEREST INCOME , NET                                       51                      7        58         42
                                                     ---------  ----------------------  --------  --------

          Income Before Provisions for Income Taxes        955                 (2,556)   (1,601)       647

PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES                                  16                      0        16         10
                                                     ---------  ----------------------  --------  --------
         Net Income                                       $939                $(2,556)  $(1,617)      $637
                                                     =========  ======================  ========  ========


BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE:                                                                $(0.16)     $0.07
                                                                                        ========  ========


DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE:                                                              $(0.16)     $0.06
                                                                                        ========  ========


WEIGHTED AVG. COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING                                                  10,066      9,687
                                                                                        ========  ========


WEIGHTED AVG. COMMON SHARES ASSUMING DILUTION                                            10,066     10,869
                                                                                        ========  ========

SEGMENT INFORMATION:
Net Revenue:
  Engineering and Education Products Division                                            $4,249     $3,704
  Data Analysis Products Division                                                         3,537      2,835
                                                                                        --------  --------
    Sub total                                                                             7,786      6,539
  FreeScholarships.com                                                                       35          -
                                                                                        --------  --------
    Total                                                                                $7,821     $6,539
                                                                                        ========  ========

Net Income:
  Engineering and Education Products Division                                              $305       $170
  Data Analysis Products Division                                                           634        467
                                                                                        --------  --------
    Sub total                                                                               939        637
  FreeScholarships.com                                                                   (2,556)         -
                                                                                        --------  --------
    Total                                                                               $(1,617)      $637
                                                                                        ========  ========
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