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DMAN: Management Comments on Q2 Results and Outlook for Q3/FY10

Mon. October 05, 2009; Posted: 01:20 PM
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Ridgeland, MS, OCT 05, 2009 (EventX/Knobias.com via COMTEX) -- DMAN | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- By Fain Hughes, fhughes@knobias.com

DemandTec, Inc. (DMAN) announced its financial results last week for the second quarter of fiscal year 2010 ended August 31, 2009.

Revenue was $19.8 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2010, a 6% increase from $18.6 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2009 and a 1% increase from $19.5 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2010. Revenue was slightly higher than analysts' estimates.

Non-GAAP net income was $750,000, or $0.02 per diluted share, in the second quarter of fiscal 2010, compared to non-GAAP net income of $1.2 million, or $0.04 per diluted share, in the second quarter of fiscal 2009. The Company's EPS results were in line with analysts' estimates.

Dan Fishback, President and CEO of DemandTec, commented in a conference call last week, "We have been able to meet or exceed our guidance targets during this economic downturn due to our ongoing focus on managing our business and our continued innovation for futher growth. Our investment in R&D has allowed us to further differentiate ourselves from our competitors in the markets that we serve."

He continued, "We have a very high renewal rate among our retail customers. These customers are some of the largest and most repected companies worldwide. Our CP business continues to provide an opportunity to expand our strategic place of importance to our current and potential customers."

Mr. Fishback added, "We see clear indications from our customers and prospects that interest in nextGEN, which enables retailers to optimize prices for both overall category growth AND objectives for specific customer segments, remains high. Therefore, we are committed to investing in our business and focusing on additional new and retail CP customers, while expanding our relationships with our world-class customer base."

DemandTec customers include more than 195 leading retailers and consumer products manufacturers such as Best Buy, ConAgra Foods, Delhaize America, General Mills, Giant-Carlisle, H-E-B Grocery Co., Hormel Foods, Monoprix, PETCO, Safeway, Sara Lee, The Home Depot, and WH Smith.

Mark Culhane, CFO of DemandTec, noted, "We expect our Q3 revenue in a range of $19.8 million-$20.0 million, and non-GAAP EPS of $0.02."

He added, "We expect FY10 revenue growth of 6-7% over FY09, and we expect FY10 non-GAAP EPS in the range of $0.06-$0.09."

Wedbush Morgan reiterated its Neutral rating today for DMAN.

KNOBIAS DISCLAIMER: All statements made in this article were made by the Company and do not in any way reflect the opinions of Knobias. Knobias is not a registered broker-dealer, nor investment advisor, and does not endorse or recommend any securities mentioned. This story is provided for informational purposes only and is not intended for trading purposes. Knobias shall not be liable for any actions taken in reliance of any information provided herein. Republication or redistribution of Knobias content is expressly prohibited without prior written consent of Knobias.com, LLC.

ABOUT KNOBIAS: Knobias is a premier financial information provider of trading and investing data covering all U.S. equities for investors and security professionals. Knobias is best described by its three major components: Real-time desktop applications providing quotes, charts, level 2, analysis etc.; Knobias RAiDAR providing thousands of real-time news stories, alerts and documents daily; Knobias fundamentals providing a comprehensive database of fundamental research information.

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