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Taleo Reports Strong Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year End 2006 Financial Results

Exits the year with record revenues, profits and customer acquisition

Dublin, Calif., — February 15, 2007 – Taleo Corporation (Nasdaq: TLEO), the leading provider of on demand talent management solutions, today announced financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2006.

Business Highlights Include:

  • Record new customer acquisition; doubling the number of customers from the previous year
  • Record revenues of $97.0 million for 2006, an increase of 24% year-over-year
  • Q4 2006 GAAP net income of $892,000
  • Improved balance sheet strength
“2006 was a pivotal year for Taleo as we continued to build a solid foundation and expanded our market share as the leader in Talent Management solutions.  We remain focused on execution and are pleased with our strong organic growth, record quarterly customer acquisition, financial progress and ability to deliver increased customer value and improved business performance to our customers,” stated Michael Gregoire, president and CEO of Taleo. 

“Looking ahead to 2007, we will broaden and deepen our solutions toward a full Talent Management Suite of integrated applications built on our leading platform.  We are very encouraged by the business trends that we are witnessing in both the enterprise and SMB end markets. We intend to capitalize on our technology leadership, strong channel relationships and international investments to take advantage of the opportunity at hand,” concluded Gregoire.

Taleo delivered the following results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2006:

  • Revenue: Total revenue for the fourth quarter was $26.5 million, representing an increase of 26% on a year-over-year basis.  Recurring application revenue for the fourth quarter was $21.6 million, an increase of 26% on a year-over-year basis.  For the year ended December 31, 2006, total revenue was $97.0 million, an increase of 24%, while recurring application revenue was $79.1 million, an increase of 25% over the prior year.
  • Net Income/Loss and Income/(Loss) Per Share to Common Stockholders: Net income in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, or GAAP, was $0.9 million for the fourth quarter, compared to a net loss of $77,000 for the same period last year.  Net income for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2006 includes share-based compensation expense of $1.1 million and $4.5 million, respectively, pursuant to the adoption on January 1, 2006 of Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Statement No. 123R, “Share-Based Payment” (SFAS 123R), which requires companies to expense the fair value of employee stock options and similar stock based compensation awards.  Net income per fully diluted share was $0.03 for the fourth quarter of 2006 based on 25.8 million weighted average shares outstanding compared to net loss per fully diluted share of $(0.00) for the same period in 2005 based on 18.2 million weighted average shares outstanding.  For the year ended December 31, 2006, net loss was $2.3 million, compared to a net loss of $5.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2005. Net loss per fully diluted share was $(0.11) for the year ended December 31, 2006 based on 20.0 million weighted average shares outstanding compared to net loss per fully diluted share of $(1.19) for the year ended December 31, 2005 based on 4.6 million weighted average shares outstanding.
  • Non-GAAP Net Income/(Loss) and Non-GAAP Income/Loss Per Share: Non-GAAP net income, which excludes restructuring costs and other charges, loss on disposal of fixed assets, stock compensation expense, share-based compensation expense pursuant to SFAS 123R, amortization of acquired intangibles, fees for early retirement of indebtedness, write off of unamortized indebtedness fees, net adjustment for tax valuation allowances, and accretion of dividends and issuance costs on preferred stock, was $1.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2006, compared to a non-GAAP net income of $1.3 million in the same period last year.  Non-GAAP net income per fully diluted share was $0.07 for the fourth quarter of 2006 based on 25.8 million weighted average shares outstanding compared to non-GAAP net income per fully diluted share of $0.05 for the same period in 2005 based on 24.7 million weighted average shares outstanding. 
For the year ended December 31, 2006, non-GAAP net income was $3.3 million, compared to non-GAAP net income of $1.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2005. Non-GAAP net income per fully diluted share was $0.13 for the year ended December 31, 2006 based on 25.6 million weighted average shares outstanding compared to non-GAAP net income per fully diluted share of $0.09 for the year ended December 31, 2005 based on 20.3 million weighted average shares outstanding.  

Additional Fourth Quarter Highlights:

  • In November 2006, Taleo was positioned in the coveted “Leaders Quadrant” of Gartner Group’s E-Recruitment Software Magic Quadrant based on the company’s innovation and execution.
  • Taleo added more than 150 new customers, including a record 23 enterprise customers. 
  • New enterprise customers included: Armstrong Holdings, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee, The Cheesecake Factory, Gordon Food Service, Health Alliance, Hewitt, Newell Rubbermaid, TeleTech, US Bancorp, and Yellow Pages.
  • Taleo entered into a partnership with IBM to provide global HRO services and together closed their first two joint customers.
  • Taleo announced the availability of its Taleo Business Edition 7.5 eRecruiting Solution, providing enhancements to its solution for small and medium-sized businesses.
  • In December 2006, IDC released its report on Worldwide HCM market share ranking Taleo as the worldwide market share leader in eRecruitment software and the worldwide market share leader in On Demand HCM Software.
  • During the fourth quarter of 2006, Taleo received IDG’s InfoWorld 100 Award for its innovative on-demand infrastructure.
  • Greg Santora, former CFO of Shopping.com and Intuit, joined the Board of Directors bringing strong financial insights, operations experience and software expertise to the Company’s Board.
2006 Business Highlights:
  • Taleo ended the year with more than 850 customers. 
  • Since the launch of Taleo Business Edition in the spring of 2005, the Company has more than 600 Taleo Business Edition customers with 400 new customers signed in 2006 alone.
  • Taleo added 30 Fortune 1000 and 6 Fortune 100 companies in 2006, and now serves 104 of the Fortune 1000 and 32 of the Fortune 100 companies.
  • During 2006 alone, Taleo processed over 4 billion customer transactions, nearly 30 million applications and more than 850,000 hires.
  • The Company launched Taleo Business Edition in the UK, France, Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore. 
  • Taleo was recognized with 10 industry awards for its products, the Company’s on demand infrastructure, and Taleo’s growth, including HR Executive Product of the Year award.
Conference Call Details
In conjunction with this announcement, Taleo will host a conference call today at 4:30 pm EST to discuss the company's fourth quarter and fiscal year end 2006 financial results.  To access this call, dial 866-700-7173 using passcode 34839573. A replay of this conference call will be available through February 22, 2007 at 888-286-8010.  The replay passcode is 69271553. A live webcast of this conference call will be available on the "Investor Relations" page of the Company's Web site, (www.taleo.com) and a replay will be archived on the Web site as well.

About Taleo
Taleo (NASDAQ:  TLEO) delivers on demand talent management solutions that enable organizations of all sizes, around the world, to assess, acquire, develop, and align their workforce for improved business performance.  More than 850 organizations use Taleo to recruit and retain top talent with 805,000 users processing 55 million candidates from 100 countries.

Forward-looking Statements
This release contains forward-looking statements, including statements regarding Taleo’s future financial performance, new product development, market growth, the demand for Taleo’s solutions and general business conditions.  Any forward-looking statements contained in this press release are based upon Taleo's historical performance and its current plans, estimates and expectations and are not a representation that such plans, estimates, or expectations will be achieved. These forward-looking statements represent Taleo's expectations as of the date of this press announcement. Subsequent events may cause these expectations to change, and Taleo disclaims any obligation to update the forward-looking statements in the future. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially, including the possibility that the market for enterprise software does not develop as anticipated; the volatility of our stock price due to the difficulty in predicting operating results and the long sales cycle for our software; failure to develop new software products or enhance existing products; failure to retain key staff; the failure to maintain historical maintenance renewal rates; and the failure to properly protect our proprietary rights and intellectual property.  Further information on potential factors that could affect actual results is included in Item 1A of Taleo’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed with the SEC on April 17, 2006, in Item 1A of Taleo Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as filed with the SEC on November 14, 2006, and in other reports filed by Taleo with the SEC.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Taleo has provided in this release financial information that has not been prepared in accordance with GAAP. This information includes non-GAAP net income (loss) and non-GAAP net income (loss) per share. Taleo uses these non-GAAP financial measures internally in analyzing its financial results and believes they are useful to investors, as a supplement to GAAP measures, in evaluating Taleo's ongoing operational performance. Taleo believes that the use of these non-GAAP financial measures provides an additional tool for investors to use in evaluating ongoing operating results and trends and in comparing its financial measures with other companies in Taleo’s industry, many of which present similar non-GAAP financial measures to investors. As noted, the non-GAAP financial measures discussed above exclude restructuring costs and other charges, loss on disposal of fixed assets, stock compensation expense, share-based compensation expense pursuant to SFAS 123R, amortization of acquired intangibles, fees for early retirement of indebtedness, write off of unamortized indebtedness fees, net adjustment for tax valuation allowances, and accretion of dividends and issuance costs on preferred stock.

Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. Investors are encouraged to review the reconciliation of these non-GAAP measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measure as detailed above. As previously mentioned, a reconciliation of GAAP to the non-GAAP financial measures has been provided in the tables included as part of this press release.
Taleo Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(All amounts in thousands)
December  September   June     March   December
31,       30,       30,       31,      31,
2006      2006      2006      2006     2005
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash
equivalents          $60,526   $52,989   $63,050   $62,731  $59,346
Restricted cash           982       972       961       779    1,110
Accounts receivable    25,980    24,230    17,070    20,517   15,026
Prepaid expenses and
other current assets   3,921     4,906     3,729     4,021    3,010
Investment credit
receivable             4,395     4,010     3,461     2,815    4,944
Total current assets   95,804    87,107    88,271    90,863   83,436
Property and equipment,
net                      12,928    12,748    12,210     6,924    7,129
Restricted Cash            1,048     1,053     1,048     1,248      936
Other assets               1,448       435       274       382      283
Goodwill                   6,028     6,027     6,027     6,027    5,947
Other Intangibles, net       457       541       791     1,040    1,289
Total assets            $117,713  $107,911  $108,621  $106,484  $99,020
LIABILITIES AND
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Capital lease
obligation, current     $381      $501      $602      $581     $583
Accounts payable and
accrued liabilities   18,660    13,579    14,918    11,267   13,063
Contingent shares
issuable                 -          80        80        80       81
Customer deposits          80     1,152     1,654     2,397      342
Deferred revenue       18,547    16,149    16,415    17,724   10,870
Total current
liabilities           37,668    31,461    33,669    32,049   24,939
Customer deposits and
long term deferred
revenue                     360       303       303       187      114
Other liabilities          1,101       889       105       129      155
Capital lease
obligation, non-current      17        46        95       256      399
Class B redeemable
common stock                -         -         -         -        -
Total liabilities         39,146    32,699    34,172    32,621   25,607
Exchangeable share
obligation                  796       833     1,352     1,713    1,715
Stockholders' equity:
Capital stock             -         -         -         -        -
Additional paid-in
capital              133,610   130,621   128,518   125,934  124,947
Accumulated deficit   (55,988)  (56,880)  (56,123)  (54,295) (53,701)
Deferred
compensation             -         -         -         -        -
Treasury Stock           (158)      (86)      -         -        -
Accumulated other
comprehensive income     307       724       702       511      473
Total Stockholders'
equity                77,771    74,379    73,097    72,150   71,719
Total liability and
stockholders' equity   $117,713  $107,911  $108,621  $106,484  $99,041
Taleo Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(All amounts in thousands except per share data)
Three Months Year Twelve Months Year
Ended             Ended
December 31       December 31
2006     2005     2006     2005
Revenue:
Application                       $21,617  $17,206  $79,137  $63,296
Consulting                          4,907    3,837   17,906   15,114
Total revenue                    26,524   21,043   97,043   78,410
Cost of revenue (note 1):
Application                         4,894    3,969   18,457   15,449
Amortization of acquired
intangibles                           84      249      832      970
Total cost of application
revenue                          4,978    4,218   19,289   16,419
Consulting                          3,169    3,192   12,785   11,058
Total cost of revenue             8,147    7,410   32,074   27,477
Gross profit                          18,377   13,633   64,969   50,933
Operating expenses (note 1):
Sales and marketing                 7,749    5,903   29,413   22,544
Research and development            5,031    4,830   19,475   16,687
General and administrative
(note 2)                           5,530    2,383   21,097   10,725
Restructuring costs and other
charges                              (12)     -        414      804
Total operating expenses         18,298   13,116   70,399   50,760
Income / (loss) from operations           79      517   (5,430)     173
Other income / (expense):
Interest income                       637      578    2,869      873
Other income/(expense)                (18)     (54)     (85)  (1,273)
Fees for early extinguishment of
debt                                 -       (726)     -     (2,264)
Total other income / (expense)      619     (202)   2,784   (2,664)
Income / (loss) before provision for
income tax                              698      315   (2,646)  (2,491)
Provision / (benefit) for income
taxes                               (194)       4     (358)       4
Net Income / (loss)                     $892     $311  $(2,288) $(2,495)
Accretion of dividends and
issuance cost on preferred stock      -       (388)     -     (2,984)
Net income / (loss) attributable to
Class A common stockholders            $892     $(77) $(2,288) $(5,479)
Net income / (loss) attributable to
Class A common stockholders - basic   $0.04   $(0.00)  $(0.11)  $(1.19)
Net income / (loss) attributable to
Class A common stockholders - fully
diluted                               $0.03   $(0.00)  $(0.11)  $(1.19)
Weighted average Class A common
shares - basic                       21,667   18,168   20,031    4,619
Weighted average Class A common
shares - fully diluted               25,848   18,168   20,031    4,619
NOTES
1. Includes share-based
compensation expense pursuant
to adoption of SFAS 123R as of
January 1, 2006.
Application COS                            $49              $189
Service COS                                 64               223
COS Subtotal                               113               412
Sales & Marketing Operating
Cost                                      298             1,048
R&D Operating Cost                         201               691
G&A Operating Cost                         498             2,346
SG&A Subtotal                              997             4,085
Total share-based compensation
expense                                   $1,110            $4,497
2. Includes $366 of stock compensation expense under SFAS 123 related
to a warrant issued to an external consultant
in the twelve months year ended December 31, 2005.
Taleo Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Continued)
(All amounts in thousands except per share data)
Reconciliation of GAAP net income / (loss) and non-GAAP net income:
Three Months    Twelve Months
Year Ended       Year Ended
December 31      December 31
2006    2005    2006     2005
GAAP net income/(loss) reported
above                                $892    $(77) $(2,288) $(5,479)
Add back:
Restructuring costs and other
charges                             (12)    -        414      804
Loss on disposal of fixed assets     -       -        181      -
Stock compensation expense           -       -        -        366
Share-based compensation expense
(SFAS 123R)                       1,110     -      4,497      -
Amortization of acquired
intangibles                          84     249      832      970
Fees for early retirement of
indebtedness                        -        31      -      1,569
Write off of unamortized
indebtedness fees                   -       695      -        695
Net adjustment for tax valuation
allowances                         (184)    -       (367)     -
Accretion of dividends and
issuance costs on preferred
stock                               -       388      -      2,984
998   1,363    5,557    7,388
Non-GAAP net income                 $1,890  $1,286   $3,269   $1,909
Non-GAAP net income per share
Basic                              $0.09   $0.07    $0.16    $0.41
Basic, pro forma as adjusted       $0.08   $0.06    $0.14    $0.11
Fully diluted                      $0.07   $0.05    $0.13    $0.09
Reconciliation of basic and fully
diluted share count:
Basic                               21,667  18,168   20,031    4,619
Add:  Weighted Average - Series B
Common Stock                  1,874   4,038    3,140    4,038
Weighted Average - Preferred
Stock                           -       402      -      9,351
Weighted Average - Warrants &
Options                       2,307   2,108    2,475    2,305
Fully diluted                       25,848  24,716   25,646   20,313
Less: Weighted Average - Warrants &
Options                      (2,307) (2,108)  (2,475)  (2,305)
Basic, pro forma as adjusted        23,541  22,608   23,171   18,008

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