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Ariba Provides Anticipated Results for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2005
Thursday April 7, 4:37 pm ET
Company Schedules Conference Call for This Afternoon


SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 7, 2005--Ariba®, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARBA), the leading spend management solutions provider, today announced anticipated financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2005 ended March 31, 2005.

The company anticipates total revenues for the second quarter of fiscal year 2005 to be approximately $79 million to $81 million. The company anticipates license revenues for the quarter to be approximately $12 million, subscription and maintenance revenues to be approximately $31 million, and services and other revenues to be approximately $37 million. The company's previous guidance for the quarter anticipated total revenues of approximately $82 million to $87 million, with license revenues of approximately $15.5 million to $17.5 million, subscription and maintenance revenues of approximately $30 million and services and other revenues of approximately $37 million to $39 million.

The company anticipates net loss for the quarter to be approximately $8 million to $9 million, or a loss of approximately $0.13 to $0.15 per share. The expected net loss for the quarter includes anticipated charges of approximately $5.5 million for amortization of intangible assets, $4.3 million for stock-based compensation, and $3.5 million for restructuring and integration costs. Excluding these items, the company expects non-GAAP net income to be approximately $4 million to $5 million, or a profit of approximately $0.06 to $0.08 per share.

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