Computer Programs and Systems, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2009 Results

Company Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend of $0.36 Per Share

• Press Release
• Source: Computer Programs and Systems, Inc.
• On 6:30 pm EDT, Thursday October 22, 2009

MOBILE, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Computer Programs and Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CPSI - News):

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Third Quarter Highlights:

• Revenues of $33.0 million;
• Earnings per diluted share of $0.37;
• Cash used in operations of $1.2 million; and
• Quarterly dividend of $0.36 per share.

Computer Programs and Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CPSI - News), a leading provider of healthcare information solutions, today announced results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2009.

The Company also announced that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.36 (thirty-six cents) per share, payable on November 24, 2009, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on November 9, 2009.

Total revenues for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009, increased 8.7% to $33.0 million, compared with total revenues of $30.4 million for the prior-year period. Net income for the quarter ended September 30, 2009, decreased 1.8% to $4.0 million, or $0.37 per diluted share, compared with $4.1 million, or $0.38 per diluted share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2008. Cash used in operations for the third quarter of 2009 was $1.2 million, compared with $2.8 million of cash provided by operations for the prior-year period.

Commenting on the results, Boyd Douglas, chief executive officer and president of CPSI, stated, “We are pleased with our performance in the third quarter, which strongly positions us for the remainder of the year. As we had anticipated when we increased our capacity in installation and support personnel earlier this year, we expect installations to increase in the fourth quarter. The value of our products and services is being confirmed by increased recognition of the benefits of information technology in the healthcare sector and positive sentiment in Washington. Healthcare reform legislation currently under consideration clearly envisions information technology as a key component in improving quality and containing costs. As we look ahead to 2010, we remain optimistic that the economic and political environment will translate into opportunities for new business. We have the products and services as well as an expanded and highly trained workforce to not only meet but exceed customer expectations.”

Total revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, increased 7.3% to $94.0 million, compared with total revenues of $87.6 million for the prior-year period. Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, increased 9.4% to $11.6 million, or $1.06 per diluted share, compared with $10.6 million, or $0.98 per diluted share, for the nine months ended September 30, 2008. Cash provided by operations for the first nine months of 2009 was $6.1 million, compared with $12.3 million for the prior-year period.

For the fourth quarter of 2009, the Company anticipates total revenues of $33.0 million to $34.5 million and net income of approximately $4.0 million to $4.2 million, or $0.37 to $0.39 per diluted share. CPSI’s 12-month backlog as of September 30, 2009, was $107.6 million, consisting of $22.9 million in non-recurring system purchases and $84.7 million in recurring payments for support, Business Management Services, ASP and ISP contracts.

A listen-only simulcast and replay of CPSI’s third quarter 2009 conference call will be available on-line at www.cpsinet.com and www.earnings.com on October 23, 2009, beginning at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time.

About Computer Programs and Systems, Inc.

CPSI is a leading provider of healthcare information solutions for community hospitals with over 650 client hospitals in 47 states and the District of Columbia. Founded in 1979, the Company is a single-source vendor providing comprehensive software and hardware products, complemented by complete installation services and extensive support. Its fully integrated, enterprise-wide system automates clinical and financial data management in each of the primary functional areas of a hospital. CPSI’s staff of over 800 technical, healthcare and medical professionals provides system implementation and continuing support services as part of a comprehensive program designed to respond to clients’ information needs in a constantly changing healthcare environment. For more information, visit www.cpsinet.com.

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified generally by the use of forward-looking terminology and words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “believes,” “predicts,” “intends,” “plans,” “potential,” “may,” “continue,” “should,” “will” and words of comparable meaning. Without limiting the generality of the preceding statement, all statements in this press release relating to estimated and projected earnings, margins, costs, expenditures, cash flows, growth rates and future financial results are forward-looking statements. We caution investors that any such forward-looking statements are only predictions and are not guarantees of future performance. Certain risks, uncertainties and other factors may cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Such factors may include: overall business and economic conditions affecting the healthcare industry; saturation of our target market and hospital consolidations; changes in customer purchasing priorities, capital expenditures and demand for information technology systems; competition with companies that have greater financial, technical and marketing resources than we have; failure to develop new technology and products in response to market demands; fluctuations in quarterly financial performance due to, among other factors, timing of customer installations; failure of our products to function properly resulting in claims for medical losses; government regulation of our products and customers, including changes in healthcare policy affecting Medicare reimbursement rates; changes in accounting principles generally accepted in the United States; general economic conditions, including changes in the financial markets that may affect the availability and cost of credit to us or our customers; interruptions in our power supply and/or telecommunications capabilities and other risk factors described from time to time in our public releases and reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to, our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K. We also caution investors that the forward-looking information described herein represents our outlook only as of this date, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or developments after the date of this press release.

Computer Programs and Systems, Inc.
Darrell G. West
Vice President-Finance and Chief Financial Officer
251-639-8100