ASCENTIAL SOFTWARE CORP

EDGAR

50 filing records in this dataset, filed from 1995-03-20 to 2005-04-25. Explore the available filing history and original sources.

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Latest quarter

Revenue

78.2 million USD

2004-12-31 · USD

Exact inputs and evidence

Operating margin

6.36%

2004-12-31 · %

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Operating Income: 6052000 USD Source
  • Operating Income: 1078000 USD Source
  • Revenue: 271879000 USD Source
  • Revenue: 193716000 USD Source
Cash and cash equivalents
166 million USD Source
Exact value

166355000 USD

Long-term debt including current maturities
Not available
Shares outstanding
Not available

Trailing twelve months

The four most recent complete quarters added together. This gives a full-year view that includes the latest quarterly results.

Revenue

272 million USD

2004-01-01 – 2004-12-31

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Revenue: 61389000 USD · 2004-01-01 – 2004-03-31 Source
  • Revenue: 64734000 USD · 2004-04-01 – 2004-06-30 Source
  • Revenue: 67593000 USD · 2004-07-01 – 2004-09-30 Source
  • Revenue: 271879000 USD · 2004-01-01 – 2004-12-31 Source
  • Revenue: 193716000 USD · 2004-01-01 – 2004-09-30 Source

Net income

15 million USD

2004-01-01 – 2004-12-31

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Net income: 2392000 USD · 2004-01-01 – 2004-03-31 Source
  • Net income: 1212000 USD · 2004-04-01 – 2004-06-30 Source
  • Net income: 2323000 USD · 2004-07-01 – 2004-09-30 Source
  • Net income: 14951000 USD · 2004-01-01 – 2004-12-31 Source
  • Net income: 5927000 USD · 2004-01-01 – 2004-09-30 Source

Capital expenditure

4.64 million USD

2004-01-01 – 2004-12-31

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Capital expenditure: 1949000 USD · 2004-01-01 – 2004-03-31 Source
  • Capital expenditure: 2698000 USD · 2004-01-01 – 2004-06-30 Source
  • Capital expenditure: 1949000 USD · 2004-01-01 – 2004-03-31 Source
  • Capital expenditure: 3630000 USD · 2004-01-01 – 2004-09-30 Source
  • Capital expenditure: 2698000 USD · 2004-01-01 – 2004-06-30 Source
  • Capital expenditure: 4639000 USD · 2004-01-01 – 2004-12-31 Source
  • Capital expenditure: 3630000 USD · 2004-01-01 – 2004-09-30 Source

Company performance

Up to ten complete financial years · consolidated figures

Includes later revisions to earlier periods. Annual charts exclude incomplete years.

Latest filing recorded: 2005-04-25.

Financial data available through: 2004-12-31.

Coverage by financial measure
  • Revenue: 11 of 11 periods available· newest 2004-12-31
  • Operating income: 11 of 11 periods available· newest 2004-12-31
  • Net income: 11 of 11 periods available· newest 2004-12-31
  • Operating cash flow: 3 of 11 periods available· newest 1996-12-31
  • Capital expenditure: 10 of 11 periods available· newest 2004-12-31
  • Total assets: 11 of 11 periods available· newest 2004-12-31
  • Total liabilities: 2 of 11 periods available· newest 2004-12-31
  • Current assets: 11 of 11 periods available· newest 2004-12-31
  • Current liabilities: 11 of 11 periods available· newest 2004-12-31
  • Cash and cash equivalents: 11 of 11 periods available· newest 2004-12-31
  • long term debt: No compatible figures in this window
  • shares outstanding: No compatible figures in this window

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What changed year over year

Latest complete year compared with the corresponding period one year earlier. These are measured changes; they do not establish their business causes.

  • Revenue

    +46.5%

    Prior period

    USD 185.59 million

    –

    Current period

    USD 271.88 million

    –

    Exact inputs and evidence

    271879000 − 185586000 = 86293000 USD

    185586000 USD · 2003-01-01 – 2003-12-31

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    271879000 USD · 2004-01-01 – 2004-12-31

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  • Net income

    -5.4%

    Prior period

    USD 15.81 million

    –

    Current period

    USD 14.95 million

    –

    Exact inputs and evidence

    14951000 − 15805000 = -854000 USD

    15805000 USD · 2003-01-01 – 2003-12-31

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    14951000 USD · 2004-01-01 – 2004-12-31

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  • Capital expenditure

    +30.7%

    Prior period

    USD 3.55 million

    –

    Current period

    USD 4.64 million

    –

    Exact inputs and evidence

    4639000 − 3549000 = 1090000 USD

    3549000 USD · 2003-01-01 – 2003-12-31

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    4639000 USD · 2004-01-01 – 2004-12-31

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Comparable inputs unavailable for: Operating cash flow.

Where revenue goes

How a period’s revenue divides into costs and what remains as profit. Items marked Derived are calculated by subtraction from reported figures.

2004 2004-01-01 – 2004-12-31

  • Revenue USD 271.88 million 100% of revenue
  • Operating costs Derived USD 265.83 million 98% of revenue
  • Operating income USD 6.05 million 2.2% of revenue
  • Tax, interest and other Derived −USD 8.9 million −3.3% of revenue
  • Net income USD 14.95 million 5.5% of revenue

Cash

  • Operating cash flow Unavailable An input is unavailable.
  • Capital expenditure USD 4.64 million 1.7% of revenue
  • Free cash flow Derived Unavailable An input is unavailable.

Share of revenue by period

  • Net income
  • Tax, interest and other
  • Operating costs
  • 1995 15%80%
  • 1996 Operating loss: operating costs were 108% of revenue.
  • 1997 Operating loss: operating costs were 154% of revenue.
  • 1998 93%
  • 1999 Net loss: net income was −0.3% of revenue.
  • 2000 Operating loss: operating costs were 111% of revenue.
  • 2001 Operating loss: operating costs were 120% of revenue.
  • 2002 Operating loss: operating costs were 190% of revenue.
  • 2003 Operating loss: operating costs were 107% of revenue.
  • 2004 Net income was higher than operating income, so the split is not drawn.
Values and sources
Revenue breakdown by annual reporting period
PeriodRevenueOperating costsOperating incomeTax, interest and otherNet incomeFree cash flowSource
1995 1995-01-01 – 1995-12-31714219000 568393000 Derived 145826000 107226000 Derived 38600000 101671000 Derived
Source
1996 1996-01-01 – 1996-12-31734540000 795866000 Derived -61326000 12239000 Derived -73565000 30006000 Derived
Source
1997 1997-01-01 – 1997-12-31663892000 1023345000 Derived -359453000 935000 Derived -360388000 Unavailable
Source
1998 1998-01-01 – 1998-12-31854520000 796656000 Derived 57864000 5412000 Derived 52452000 Unavailable
Source
1999 1999-01-01 – 1999-12-311039111000 923532000 Derived 115579000 118567000 Derived -2988000 Unavailable
Source
2000 2000-01-01 – 2000-12-31929319000 1030503000 Derived -101184000 -2869000 Derived -98315000 Unavailable
Source
2001 2001-01-01 – 2001-12-31481332000 577492000 Derived -96160000 -721108000 Derived 624948000 Unavailable
Source
2002 2002-01-01 – 2002-12-31113018000 214456000 Derived -101438000 -37865000 Derived -63573000 Unavailable
Source
2003 2003-01-01 – 2003-12-31185586000 199501000 Derived -13915000 -29720000 Derived 15805000 Unavailable
Source
2004 2004-01-01 – 2004-12-31271879000 265827000 Derived 6052000 -8899000 Derived 14951000 Unavailable
Source

Amounts are exact, in USD.

Growth

Sales over time and how quickly they are changing.

Revenue

Revenue reported for each complete financial period.

USD 271.9M 2004
Revenue historyRevenue reported for each complete financial period. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.1.1B841.7M561.1M280.6M0.0199520002004
Values and sources
Revenue values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValue(USD)Source evidence
1995Revenue714219000
1996Revenue734540000
1997Revenue663892000
1998Revenue854520000
1999Revenue1039111000
2000Revenue929319000
2001Revenue481332000
2002Revenue113018000
2003Revenue185586000
2004Revenue271879000

Revenue growth

Change in revenue from the same financial period one year earlier.

46.5% 2004
Revenue growth historyChange in revenue from the same financial period one year earlier. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.75%35%-6%-47%-88%199520002004
Values and sources
Revenue growth values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
1995Year over year51.9%
1996Year over year2.8%
1997Year over year-9.6%
1998Year over year28.7%
1999Year over year21.6%
2000Year over year-10.6%
2001Year over year-48.2%
2002Year over year-76.5%
2003Year over year64.2%
2004Year over year46.5%

Profit and cash

How much revenue becomes profit, and how much cash operations generate.

Profit margins

Operating income, net income and free cash flow as a share of revenue.

Operating margin 2.2% 2004
Net margin 5.5% 2004
Free cash flow margin 4.1% 1996
Profit margins historyOperating income, net income and free cash flow as a share of revenue. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.147%84%20%-44%-107%199520002004
  • Operating margin
  • Net margin
  • Free cash flow margin
Values and sources
Profit margins values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
1995Operating margin20.4%
1996Operating margin-8.3%
1997Operating margin-54.1%
1998Operating margin6.8%
1999Operating margin11.1%
2000Operating margin-10.9%
2001Operating margin-20%
2002Operating margin-89.8%
2003Operating margin-7.5%
2004Operating margin2.2%
1995Net margin5.4%
1996Net margin-10%
1997Net margin-54.3%
1998Net margin6.1%
1999Net margin-0.3%
2000Net margin-10.6%
2001Net margin129.8%
2002Net margin-56.3%
2003Net margin8.5%
2004Net margin5.5%
1995Free cash flow margin14.2%
1996Free cash flow margin4.1%
1997Free cash flow marginNot reported
1998Free cash flow marginNot reported
1999Free cash flow marginNot reported
2000Free cash flow marginNot reported
2001Free cash flow marginNot reported
2002Free cash flow marginNot reported
2003Free cash flow marginNot reported
2004Free cash flow marginNot reported

Operating cash flow

Cash generated by the company’s normal business operations.

USD 178.3M 1996
Operating cash flow historyCash generated by the company’s normal business operations. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.192.5M144.4M96.3M48.1M0.0199520002004
Values and sources
Operating cash flow values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValue(USD)Source evidence
1995Operating cash flow158171000
1996Operating cash flow178276000
1997Operating cash flowNot reportedNo source recorded
1998Operating cash flowNot reportedNo source recorded
1999Operating cash flowNot reportedNo source recorded
2000Operating cash flowNot reportedNo source recorded
2001Operating cash flowNot reportedNo source recorded
2002Operating cash flowNot reportedNo source recorded
2003Operating cash flowNot reportedNo source recorded
2004Operating cash flowNot reportedNo source recorded

Free cash flow

Operating cash flow minus capital expenditure for the same period and unit.

USD 30M 1996
Free cash flow historyOperating cash flow minus capital expenditure for the same period and unit. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.109.8M82.4M54.9M27.5M0.0199520002004
Values and sources
Free cash flow values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValue(USD)Source evidence
1995Free cash flow101671000
1996Free cash flow30006000
1997Free cash flowUnavailable
1998Free cash flowUnavailable
1999Free cash flowUnavailableNo source recorded
2000Free cash flowUnavailable
2001Free cash flowUnavailable
2002Free cash flowUnavailable
2003Free cash flowUnavailable
2004Free cash flowUnavailable

Balance sheet

Liabilities and short-term ability to meet obligations at each period end.

Liabilities to assets

Total liabilities as a share of total assets.

19.7% 2004
Liabilities to assets historyTotal liabilities as a share of total assets. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.23.3%17.5%11.6%5.8%0.0%1995-12-312000-12-312004
Values and sources
Liabilities to assets values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
1995-12-31Liabilities / assetsNot reported
1996-12-31Liabilities / assetsNot reported
1997-12-31Liabilities / assetsNot reported
1998-12-31Liabilities / assetsNot reported
1999-12-31Liabilities / assetsNot reported
2000-12-31Liabilities / assetsNot reported
2001-12-31Liabilities / assetsNot reported
2002-12-31Liabilities / assetsNot reported
2003Liabilities / assets21.6%
2004Liabilities / assets19.7%

Current assets to current liabilities

Current assets divided by current liabilities.

3.04× 2004
Current assets to current liabilities historyCurrent assets divided by current liabilities. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.4.01×3.01×2.01×1.00×0.00×199520002004
Values and sources
Current assets to current liabilities values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
1995Current assets / current liabilities2.08×
1996Current assets / current liabilities1.01×
1997Current assets / current liabilities0.71×
1998Current assets / current liabilities1.08×
1999Current assets / current liabilities1.54×
2000Current assets / current liabilities1.39×
2001Current assets / current liabilities3.71×
2002Current assets / current liabilities3.17×
2003Current assets / current liabilities2.8×
2004Current assets / current liabilities3.04×

Cash generation

Compare reported profit with operating cash and capital spending. Free cash flow is calculated as operating cash flow minus capital expenditure when both exact, consolidated amounts match the same period and unit.

Cash generation by annual reporting period
PeriodNet incomeOperating cash flowCapital expenditureFree cash flow
1995 1995-01-01 – 1995-12-31
USD 38.6 million
Exact value

Exact value: 38600000 USD

1995-01-01 – 1995-12-31: 38600000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 158.17 million
Exact value

Exact value: 158171000 USD

1995-01-01 – 1995-12-31: 158171000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 56.5 million
Exact value

Exact value: 56500000 USD

1995-01-01 – 1995-12-31: 56500000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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USD 101.67 million
Calculation and evidence

158171000 − 56500000 USD

Exact free cash flow: 101671000 USD

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1996 1996-01-01 – 1996-12-31
−USD 73.57 million
Exact value

Exact value: -73565000 USD

1996-01-01 – 1996-12-31: -73565000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 178.28 million
Exact value

Exact value: 178276000 USD

1996-01-01 – 1996-12-31: 178276000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 148.27 million
Exact value

Exact value: 148270000 USD

1996-01-01 – 1996-12-31: 148270000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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USD 30.01 million
Calculation and evidence

178276000 − 148270000 USD

Exact free cash flow: 30006000 USD

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1997 1997-01-01 – 1997-12-31
−USD 360.39 million
Exact value

Exact value: -360388000 USD

1997-01-01 – 1997-12-31: -360388000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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Unavailable Not reported for this period.
USD 93.79 million
Exact value

Exact value: 93786000 USD

1997-01-01 – 1997-12-31: 93786000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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Unavailable

Free cash flow cannot be calculated because Operating cash flow is unavailable for this period.

1998 1998-01-01 – 1998-12-31
USD 52.45 million
Exact value

Exact value: 52452000 USD

1998-01-01 – 1998-12-31: 52452000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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Unavailable Not reported for this period.
USD 20.06 million
Exact value

Exact value: 20063000 USD

1998-01-01 – 1998-12-31: 20063000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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Unavailable

Free cash flow cannot be calculated because Operating cash flow is unavailable for this period.

1999 1999-01-01 – 1999-12-31
−USD 2.99 million
Exact value

Exact value: -2988000 USD

1999-01-01 – 1999-12-31: -2988000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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Unavailable Not reported for this period.
Unavailable Not reported for this period.
Unavailable

Free cash flow cannot be calculated because Operating cash flow + Capital expenditure is unavailable for this period.

2000 2000-01-01 – 2000-12-31
−USD 98.32 million
Exact value

Exact value: -98315000 USD

2000-01-01 – 2000-12-31: -98315000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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Unavailable Not reported for this period.
USD 44.62 million
Exact value

Exact value: 44616000 USD

2000-01-01 – 2000-12-31: 44616000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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Unavailable

Free cash flow cannot be calculated because Operating cash flow is unavailable for this period.

2001 2001-01-01 – 2001-12-31
USD 624.95 million
Exact value

Exact value: 624948000 USD

2001-01-01 – 2001-12-31: 624948000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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Unavailable Not reported for this period.
USD 17.72 million
Exact value

Exact value: 17716000 USD

2001-01-01 – 2001-12-31: 17716000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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Unavailable

Free cash flow cannot be calculated because Operating cash flow is unavailable for this period.

2002 2002-01-01 – 2002-12-31
−USD 63.57 million
Exact value

Exact value: -63573000 USD

2002-01-01 – 2002-12-31: -63573000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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Unavailable Not reported for this period.
USD 2.95 million
Exact value

Exact value: 2950000 USD

2002-01-01 – 2002-12-31: 2950000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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Unavailable

Free cash flow cannot be calculated because Operating cash flow is unavailable for this period.

2003 2003-01-01 – 2003-12-31
USD 15.81 million
Exact value

Exact value: 15805000 USD

2003-01-01 – 2003-12-31: 15805000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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Unavailable Not reported for this period.
USD 3.55 million
Exact value

Exact value: 3549000 USD

2003-01-01 – 2003-12-31: 3549000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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Unavailable

Free cash flow cannot be calculated because Operating cash flow is unavailable for this period.

2004 2004-01-01 – 2004-12-31
USD 14.95 million
Exact value

Exact value: 14951000 USD

2004-01-01 – 2004-12-31: 14951000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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Unavailable Not reported for this period.
USD 4.64 million
Exact value

Exact value: 4639000 USD

2004-01-01 – 2004-12-31: 4639000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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Unavailable

Free cash flow cannot be calculated because Operating cash flow is unavailable for this period.

Capital expenditure uses the canonical mapped positive-spending convention. A missing, ambiguous, incompatible, or negative-sign input is left blank. Values use the latest reported version.

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Identifiers: 0000799089, 799089, edgar:799089

Also known as INFORMIX CORP