Pro forma first quarter 2006 net income and EPS (earnings per share) exclude after-tax losses of US$ 9 million (one cent per share) for discontinued operations; and US$ 53 million pre-tax (seven cents per share) for expensing of stock options and performance-based restricted stock units related to continuing operations.
"EDS posted solid financial performance in the first quarter and continued to make progress on investment initiatives, while securing two landmark contracts for the company,"
said Michael Jordan, EDS Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
As previously announced, EDS signed significant first quarter contract renewals and/or extensions with General Motors for US$ 3.6 billion, and the US Department of the Navy for US$ 3.9 billion. Other first quarter contract highlights include approximately US$ 400 million in new HR outsourcing contracts, including a major end-to-end HR services contract for Excellerate HRO.
EDS started the second quarter with strong momentum in contract signings, recently announcing a US$ 1.7 billion IT infrastructure services agreement with Kraft Foods Inc. EDS posted first quarter revenue of US$ 5.08 billion, up 10 percent on an organic basis (which excludes the impact of currency fluctuations, acquisitions and divestitures) from US$ 4.74 billion in the year-ago quarter.
Free cash flow was an outflow of US$ 38 million in the first quarter, an improvement of US$ 44 million versus the year-ago period. EDS' operating margin for the first quarter was 1.5 percent. Pro forma operating margin, excluding the items referred to above, was 2.6 percent, compared to 1.4 percent in the year-ago quarter.
"We continue to improve our performance on major contracts, including NMCI (Navy Marine Corp Intranet), and increase our efficiency around service delivery," said Ron Vargo, interim co-Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. "The acceleration of our investment initiatives, as we move to the deployment phase of our programme, gives us increased confidence in the free cash flow and operating margin reflected in our full-year guidance and builds conviction around our longer-term financial goals," he added.
In 2005, EDS and Mubadala Development Company (MDC) entered into a joint venture and formed Injazat Data Systems. Injazat provides IT outsourcing services to the government, oil and gas, utilities, financial services, transportation, telecom and healthcare sectors, and is quickly becoming the regional leader in the IT and business process outsourcing market. With Injazat, EDS has now reinforced its market position in the fast-growing Middle East IT market.
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