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S1 Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2007 Results


NORCROSS, Ga., Feb. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- S1 Corporation (Nasdaq: SONE), a leading global provider of customer interaction financial and payment solutions, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2007.

    --  GAAP earnings were $0.11 per share from continuing operations for the
        fourth quarter of 2007 which was a $0.28 improvement over the $0.17
        per share loss in the fourth quarter of 2006.  These figures include
        stock based compensation of $600,000 and $1.8 million in the fourth
        quarter of 2007 and 2006, respectively.  For the full year, GAAP
        earnings were $0.32 per share from continuing operations in 2007
        compared to a loss of $0.17 per share for 2006.  These figures include
        stock based compensation of $8.5 million and $5.5 million in 2007 and
        2006, respectively.

    --  Total revenue for the fourth quarter of 2007 increased six percent to
        $53.4 million, with license revenue increasing 30 percent compared
        with the fourth quarter of 2006.  Total revenues for 2007 increased
        seven percent to $204.9 million from $192.3 million in 2006.  From
        2006 to 2007, revenue from our largest customer declined $4.5
        million while revenue from all other customers grew approximately 11.8
        percent.

    --  Net cash provided by operating activities increased to $32.3 million
        in 2007 from $3.5 million in 2006.

    --  EBITDA for the fourth quarter of 2007 was $9.5 million compared to a
        negative $10.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2006.  For the full
        year 2007, EBITDA was $29.6 million compared to a negative $3.1
        million for 2006.  EBITDA includes stock based compensation expense,
        and is described and reconciled to our GAAP income from continuing
        operations below. (1)

    --  Significant customer additions during 2007 included:

           *  Three of the top 15 banks in the United States
           *  One of the largest banks in southeast Asia
           *  One of the largest banks in the Middle East
           *  One of the largest merchant acquirers in the Middle East
           *  One of the largest fast food companies in the world
           *  One of the largest telecommunications companies in the world
           *  The largest ATM manufacturer in the world

    --  The Company repurchased 2.0 million shares of its common stock for
        $15.7 million during the fourth quarter of 2007, bringing
        repurchases under the program from inception in May 2007 to 6.6
        million shares for $50.3 million.

"We posted strong year-over-year growth in revenue and earnings and achieved several significant milestones during 2007, including licensing S1 Enterprise to three top 15 U.S. banks, adding more than 20 new Postilion customers, and increasing customer satisfaction across the company," said Johann Dreyer, Chief Executive Officer of S1. "I am very pleased with our performance in 2007. We have turned S1 into a profitable organization that is well positioned for the future. As a result, we are targeting 2008 revenues of $216 million to $220 million and GAAP earnings of $0.37 to $0.40 per share."

The Company's estimated range of GAAP EPS for 2008 includes approximately $8 million of stock based compensation expense, and assumes no impact from possible changes in the income tax valuation allowance during 2008.



    (1) EBITDA Reconciliation

    For the three months ended December 31, 2007

                                   Enterprise       Postilion       Total
    EBITDA                           $5,621          $3,862        $9,483
    Depreciation                     (1,126)           (715)       (1,841)
    Amortization                       (187)           (884)       (1,071)
                                    -------         -------       -------
         Operating income            $4,308          $2,263        $6,571
    Interest and other expense, net                                   (10)
    Income tax expense                                               (130)
                                                                  -------
    Income from continuing operations                              $6,431
                                                                  =======


    For the year ended December 31, 2007

                                   Enterprise       Postilion       Total
    EBITDA                          $16,024         $13,570       $29,594
    Depreciation                     (4,503)         (2,520)       (7,023)
    Amortization                       (723)         (3,389)       (4,112)
                                   --------         -------      --------
         Operating income           $10,798          $7,661       $18,459
    Interest and other income, net                                  2,500
    Income tax expense                                             (1,464)
                                                                 --------
    Income from continuing operations                             $19,495
                                                                 ========


                      See tables 4, 5 and 6 for reconciliations of EBITDA


This press release includes references to EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure, the most directly comparable GAAP equivalent of which is income (loss) from continuing operations. EBITDA excludes depreciation and amortization, income taxes, and net interest income. A reconciliation of our non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable financial measure is detailed in the Reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures above. We believe that presentation of this non-GAAP financial measure provides useful information to investors regarding our results of operations. Stock based compensation costs are included in our reported EBITDA which are presented in tables 4, 5 and 6.

We believe that excluding depreciation and amortization provides supplemental information and an alternative presentation useful to investors' understanding of the Company's core operating results and trends. Not only are depreciation and amortization expenses based on historical costs of assets that may have little bearing on present or future replacement costs, but they are also based on management estimates of remaining useful lives.

Although we believe, for the foregoing reasons, that our presentation of non-GAAP financial measure provides useful supplemental information to investors regarding our results of operations, our non-GAAP financial measure should only be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for or superior to, our financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Use of non-GAAP financial measures is subject to inherent limitations because they do not include all the expenses that must be included under GAAP and because they involve the exercise of judgment of which charges should properly be excluded from the non-GAAP financial measure. Management accounts for these limitations by not relying exclusively on non-GAAP financial measures, but only using such information to supplement GAAP financial measures. We urge investors not to consider non-GAAP financial measures as a substitute for, or superior to, any measure of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. Our non-GAAP financial measure may be different from such measures used by other companies.

We define EBITDA as Income (loss) from continuing operations less net interest income, plus income taxes, depreciation, and amortization of goodwill and other purchased intangibles. EBITDA is not a measure of liquidity calculated in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, and should be viewed as a supplement to -- not a substitute for -- our results of operations presented on the basis of accounting principles generally accepted in theUnited States. EBITDA does not purport to represent cash flow provided by, or used in, operating activities as defined by accounting principles generally accepted in theUnited States. Our statement of cash flows presents our cash flow activity in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in theUnited States. Furthermore, EBITDA is not necessarily comparable to similarly-titled measures reported by other companies.

We believe EBITDA is used by and is useful to investors and other users of our financial statements in evaluating our operating performance because it provides them with an additional tool to compare business performance across companies and across periods. We believe that EBITDA is widely used by investors to measure a company's operating performance without regard to items such as interest expense, taxes, depreciation and amortization, which can vary substantially from company to company depending upon accounting methods and book value of assets, capital structure and the method by which assets were acquired.

Our management uses EBITDA as a measure of operating performance to assist in comparing performance from period to period on a consistent basis; as a measure for planning and forecasting overall expectations and for evaluating actual results against such expectations; and in communications with the board of directors, stockholders, analysts and investors concerning our financial performance.

Conference Call Information

Company management will host a conference call for interested parties to discuss its fourth quarter and full year results on Tuesday, February 26, 2008, at 5:00 p.m. EST. A webcast of the call will be available through the Company's website, www.s1.com. The conference call will contain forward- looking statements and other material information. A replay of the call will be available for two weeks following the call on the Company's website.

About S1

S1 Corporation (Nasdaq: SONE) delivers customer interaction software for financial and payment services and offers unique solution sets for financial institutions, retailers, and processors under three brand names: Postilion, S1 Enterprise and FSB Solutions. Additional information about S1 solutions is available at www.s1.com, www.postilion.com, www.S1enterprise.com, and www.fsb-solutions.com.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. These statements include statements with respect to our financial condition, results of operations and business. The words "believes," "expects," "may," "will," "should," "projects," "contemplates," "anticipates," "forecasts," "intends" or similar terminology identify forward-looking statements. These statements are based on our beliefs as well as assumptions made using information currently available to us. Because these statements reflect our current views concerning future events, they involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Therefore, actual results may differ significantly from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements. The risk factors included in our reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (and available on our web site at www.s1.com or the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov) provide examples of risks, uncertainties and events that may cause our actual results to differ materially from the expectations we describe in our forward-looking statements. Except as provided by law, we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement.



                                S1 Corporation
                    Consolidated Statements of Operations
               (In thousands, except share and per share data)
                                 (Unaudited)
                                   TABLE 1

                                   Three Months Ended     Twelve Months Ended
                                12/31/2006  12/31/2007  12/31/2006  12/31/2007
                                ----------------------  ----------------------

    Revenues:
     Software licenses           $  6,868   $   8,901    $ 29,788   $  30,709
     Support and maintenance       11,120      12,194      44,094      45,591
     Professional services         20,371      19,215      70,297      79,754
     Data center                   11,743      12,719      46,856      47,796
     Other                            133         418       1,275       1,075
                                 ---------------------   ---------------------
              Total revenues       50,235      53,447     192,310     204,925
                                 ---------------------   ---------------------

    Operating expenses:
     Cost of software licenses      1,368         989       4,588       3,796
     Cost of professional
      services, support and
      maintenance                  17,395      18,085      65,231      67,808
     Cost of data center            5,466       6,466      22,354      24,988
     Cost of other revenue            410          69       1,103         375
     Selling and marketing          7,945       8,161      27,658      31,304
     Product development            9,938       5,471      38,937      23,738
     General and administrative     7,414       5,511      26,694      26,259
     Merger related and
      restructuring costs          11,203         -        12,485         -
     Depreciation                   2,043       1,841       7,840       7,023
     Amortization of other
      intangible assets               329         283       1,310       1,175
                                 ---------------------   ---------------------
       Total operating expenses    63,511      46,876     208,200     186,466
                                 ---------------------   ---------------------
    Operating (loss) income       (13,276)      6,571     (15,890)     18,459


    Interest and other income
     (loss), net                    1,403         (10)      4,929       2,500
    Income tax expense               (371)       (130)     (1,278)     (1,464)
                                 ---------------------   ---------------------
    (Loss) income from
     continuing operations,
     net of tax                  $(12,244)  $   6,431    $(12,239)  $  19,495
    (Loss) income from
     discontinued operations         (644)        -        30,141         -
                                 ---------------------   ---------------------
    Net (loss) income            $(12,888)  $   6,431     $17,902   $  19,495
                                 =====================   =====================

    Net (loss) income per
     share:
    Basic:
    Continuing operations        $  (0.17)  $    0.11    $  (0.17)  $    0.32
    Discontinued operations         (0.01)        -          0.42         -
                                 ---------------------   ---------------------
    Net (loss) income            $  (0.18)  $    0.11    $   0.25   $    0.32
                                 =====================   =====================

    Diluted:
    Continuing operations        $  (0.17)  $    0.11    $  (0.17)  $    0.32
    Discontinued operations         (0.01)        -          0.42         -
                                 ---------------------   ---------------------
    Net (loss) income            $  (0.18)  $    0.11    $   0.25   $    0.32
                                 =====================   =====================


    Weighted average common
     shares outstanding -
     basic                     70,723,073  57,362,157  70,779,502  59,663,833
    Weighted average common
     shares outstanding -
     diluted                      n/a      58,482,400     n/a      60,597,817



                                S1 Corporation
                         Consolidated Balance Sheets
                                (In thousands)
                                   TABLE 2

                                                December 31,      December 31,
                                                   2006              2007
                                               -------------     -------------

                  Assets
     Current assets:
       Cash and cash equivalents               $    69,612       $    45,011
       Short-term investments                       21,392            23,855
       Accounts receivable, net                     53,371            39,969
       Prepaid expenses                              4,036             3,354
       Other current assets                          2,308             6,389
                                               ------------      ------------
                Total current assets               150,719           118,578
       Property and equipment, net                  12,137            20,906
       Intangible assets, net                       12,903            11,240
       Goodwill, net                               125,300           125,281
       Other assets                                  6,746             5,839
                                               ------------      ------------
                Total assets                   $   307,805       $   281,844
                                               ============      ============

                  Liabilities and
                   Stockholders' Equity
     Current liabilities:
       Accounts payable                        $     3,750       $     2,300
       Accrued compensation and benefits             9,642            10,649
       Accrued restructuring                         9,092             3,043
       Accrued other expenses                       12,415             8,198
       Deferred revenues                            29,265            26,345
       Current portion of debt obligation            3,328             3,725
                                               ------------      ------------
                Total current liabilities           67,492            54,260
       Other liabilities                            16,084            17,679
                                               ------------      ------------
                Total liabilities                   83,576            71,939
                                               ------------      ------------
     Stockholders' equity:
       Preferred stock                              10,000            10,000
       Common stock                                    613               567
       Additional paid-in capital                1,845,529         1,810,783
       Accumulated deficit                      (1,629,302)       (1,609,807)
       Accumulated other comprehensive
        income                                      (2,611)           (1,638)
                                               ------------      ------------
               Total stockholders' equity          224,229           209,905
                                               ------------      ------------
               Total liabilities and
                 stockholders' equity          $   307,805       $   281,844
                                               ============      ============

    Preferred shares issued and
     outstanding                                   749,064           749,064
    Common shares issued and outstanding        61,290,973        56,748,906



                                S1 Corporation
                    Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
                                (In thousands)
                                 (Unaudited)
                                   TABLE 3

                                                      Twelve Months Ended
                                                December 31,      December 31,
                                                    2006              2007
                                               -------------     -------------
     Cash flows from operating activities:
      Net income                               $     17,902      $     19,495
      Adjustments to reconcile net
       income to net cash provided by
       operating activities:
        Depreciation and amortization                13,061            11,135
        Gain on disposal of discontinued
          operations                                (32,153)              -
        Provision for doubtful accounts
          receivable and billing adjustments          1,301             1,894
        Stock based compensation expense              5,663             8,522
        Loss on disposal of property
         and equipment                                  906               -
        Changes in assets and liabilities
            (Increase) decrease in accounts
             receivable                              (9,435)           11,509
            Decrease (increase) in prepaid
             expenses and other assets                  710              (828)
            Decrease in accounts payable             (1,121)           (1,449)
            Decrease in accrued expenses
             and other liabilities                   (1,298)          (14,370)
            Increase (decrease) in deferred
             revenues                                 7,924            (3,600)
                                               -------------     -------------
               Net cash provided by
                operating activities                  3,460            32,308

               Net cash provided by (used in)
                investing activities                 31,626           (13,741)

               Net cash used in financing
                activities                          (50,671)          (44,068)
    Effect of exchange rate changes on
     cash and cash equivalents                           89               900
                                               -------------     -------------
    Net decrease in cash and cash
     equivalents                                    (15,496)          (24,601)
    Cash and cash equivalents at
     beginning of period                             85,108            69,612
                                               -------------     -------------
    Cash and cash equivalents at end of
     period                                    $     69,612      $     45,011
                                               =============     =============



                                S1 Corporation
                    Consolidated Statements of Operations
                                (In thousands)
                                 (Unaudited)
                                   TABLE 4

                                   Three Months Ended     Twelve Months Ended
                                  12/31/2006 12/31/2007  12/31/2006 12/31/2007
                                  ---------------------  ---------------------
    Revenues:
     Software licenses            $  6,868   $  8,901    $  29,788  $  30,709
     Support and maintenance        11,120     12,194       44,094     45,591
     Professional services          20,371     19,215       70,297     79,754
     Data center                    11,743     12,719       46,856     47,796
     Other                             133        418        1,275      1,075
                                  ---------------------  ---------------------
         Total revenues             50,235     53,447      192,310    204,925
                                  ---------------------  ---------------------

    Operating expenses:
     Cost of software licenses       1,368        989        4,588      3,796
     Cost of professional services,
      support and maintenance *     17,395     18,085       65,231     67,808
     Cost of data center *           5,466      6,466       22,354     24,988
     Cost of other revenue             410         69        1,103        375
     Selling and marketing *         7,945      8,161       27,658     31,304
     Product development *           9,938      5,471       38,937     23,738
     General and administrative *    7,414      5,511       26,694     26,259
     Merger related and
      restructuring costs *         11,203        -         12,485        -
     Depreciation                    2,043      1,841        7,840      7,023
     Amortization of other
      intangible assets                329        283        1,310      1,175
                                  ---------------------  ---------------------
         Total operating expenses   63,511     46,876      208,200    186,466
                                  ---------------------  ---------------------

    Operating (loss) income        (13,276)     6,571      (15,890)    18,459
    Interest and other income
     (loss), net                     1,403        (10)       4,929      2,500
    Income tax expense                (371)      (130)      (1,278)    (1,464)
                                  ---------------------  ---------------------
    (Loss) income from continuing
     operations, net of tax       $(12,244)  $  6,431    $(12,239)  $  19,495
    (Loss) income from
     discontinued operations *        (644)       -         30,141        -
                                  ---------------------  ---------------------
    Net (loss) income             $(12,888)  $  6,431    $17,902    $  19,495
                                  =====================  =====================

    Reconciliation to EBITDA:
     (Loss) income from
      continuing operations,
      net of tax                  $(12,244)  $  6,431     $(12,239) $  19,495
     Interest income (expense),
      net                           (1,403)        10       (4,929)    (2,500)
     Income tax expense                371        130        1,278      1,464
     Depreciation                    2,043      1,841        7,840      7,023
     Amortization                    1,233      1,071        4,932      4,112
                                  ---------------------  ---------------------
    EBITDA                        $(10,000)  $  9,483    $  (3,118) $  29,594
                                  =====================  =====================

    * Includes stock based
       compensation expense of:
        Cost of professional
         services, support
         and maintenance          $     75    $    56    $     481  $     514
        Cost of data center             16         23           76         70
        Selling and marketing          425         92        1,575      3,984
        Product development            288         18          978      1,669
        General and
         administrative                457        431        1,874      2,285
        Merger related and
         restructuring costs           525        -            525        -
        Discontinued operations        (21)       -            154        -
                                  ---------------------  ---------------------
                                  $  1,765    $   620    $   5,663  $   8,522
                                  =====================  =====================



                                S1 Corporation
                              Enterprise Segment
                           Statements of Operations
                                (In thousands)
                                 (Unaudited)
                                   TABLE 5

                                 Three Months Ended      Twelve Months Ended
                               12/31/2006 12/31/2007    12/31/2006 12/31/2007
                              -----------------------  -----------------------

    Revenues:
     Software licenses        $    1,577   $   2,289   $    9,408  $    6,405
     Support and maintenance       4,051       4,653       14,333      16,071
     Professional services        16,076      15,255       54,865      63,740
     Data center                   5,619       7,383       21,131      25,478
     Other                           105          92          517         557
                              -----------------------  -----------------------
        Total revenues            27,428      29,672      100,254     112,251
                              -----------------------  -----------------------

    Operating expenses:
     Cost of software licenses       354         292        1,491       1,269
     Cost of professional
      services, support
      and maintenance *           11,566      11,157       42,876      41,743
     Cost of data center *         2,820       3,862       11,806      14,514
     Cost of other revenue            30          18          105          84
     Selling and marketing *       3,355       3,308       12,626      13,122
     Product development *         6,250       2,542       23,968      11,649
     General and
      administrative *             3,835       3,059       13,901      14,524
     Merger related and
      restructuring costs *        8,120         -          9,018         -
     Depreciation                  1,302       1,126        5,107       4,503
     Amortization of other
      intangible assets               47         -            180          45
                              -----------------------  -----------------------
        Total operating
         expenses                 37,679      25,364      121,078     101,453
                              -----------------------  -----------------------

    Operating (loss) income   $  (10,251)  $   4,308   $  (20,824)  $  10,798
                              =======================  =======================

    Reconciliation to EBITDA:
     Operating (loss) income  $  (10,251)  $   4,308   $  (20,824)  $  10,798
     Depreciation                  1,302       1,126        5,107       4,503
     Amortization                    282         187        1,128         723
                              -----------------------  -----------------------
    EBITDA                    $   (8,667)  $   5,621   $  (14,589)  $  16,024
                              =======================  =======================

    * Includes stock based
      compensation expense of:
        Cost of professional
         services, support
         and maintenance      $       58   $      34   $      452   $     429
        Cost of data center           14          16           51          51
        Selling and marketing        298          74        1,154       2,137
        Product development          172           5          775         931
        General and
         administrative              170         234          965       1,240
        Merger related and
         restructuring costs         316         -            316         -
                              -----------------------  -----------------------
                              $    1,028   $     363   $    3,713   $   4,788
                              =======================  =======================



                                S1 Corporation
                              Postilion Segment
                           Statements of Operations
                                (In thousands)
                                 (Unaudited)
                                   TABLE 6

                                 Three Months Ended      Twelve Months Ended
                               12/31/2006 12/31/2007    12/31/2006 12/31/2007
                              -----------------------  -----------------------

    Revenues:
     Software licenses        $    5,291   $   6,612   $   20,380   $  24,304
     Support and maintenance       7,069       7,541       29,761      29,520
     Professional services         4,295       3,960       15,432      16,014
     Data center                   6,124       5,336       25,725      22,318
     Other                            28         326          758         518
                              -----------------------  -----------------------
       Total revenues             22,807      23,775       92,056      92,674
                              =======================  =======================

    Operating expenses:
     Cost of software licenses     1,014         697        3,097       2,527
     Cost of professional
      services, support
      and maintenance *            5,829       6,928       22,355      26,065
     Cost of data center *         2,646       2,604       10,548      10,474
     Cost of other revenue           380          51          998         291
     Selling and marketing *       4,590       4,853       15,032      18,182
     Product development *         3,688       2,929       14,969      12,089
     General and
      administrative *             3,579       2,452       12,793      11,735
     Merger related and
      restructuring costs*         3,083         -          3,467         -
     Depreciation                    741         715        2,733       2,520
     Amortization of other
      intangible assets              282         283        1,130       1,130
                              -----------------------  -----------------------
       Total operating
        expenses                  25,832      21,512       87,122      85,013
                              -----------------------  -----------------------

    Operating (loss) income   $   (3,025)  $   2,263   $    4,934   $   7,661
                              =======================  =======================


    Reconciliation to EBITDA:
     Operating (loss) income  $   (3,025)  $   2,263   $    4,934   $   7,661
     Depreciation                    741         715        2,733       2,520
     Amortization                    951         884        3,804       3,389
                              -----------------------  -----------------------
    EBITDA                    $   (1,333)  $   3,862   $   11,471   $  13,570
                              =======================  =======================

    * Includes stock based
      compensation expense of:
       Cost of professional
        services, support
        and maintenance       $       17   $      22    $      29   $      85
       Cost of data center             2           7           25          19
         Selling and marketing       127          18          421       1,847
       Product development           116          13          203         738
       General and
        administrative               287         197          909       1,045
       Merger related and
        restructuring costs          209         -            209         -
                              -----------------------  -----------------------
                              $      758   $     257    $   1,796   $   3,734
                              =======================  =======================

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