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Metric 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995
Revenue
Revenue 396.9 432.5 480.8 537.8 494.3 449.0 461.7 357.6 337.7 326.1 313.7 312.1 297.6 292.9 283.6 250.7 233.4 240.9 212.1 181.5 153.2 138.5 126.0 96.9 159.1 157.1 87.3 61.6 40.4 25 14.6
Cost of Revenue 170.7 9.6 204.5 223.8 201.8 180.9 196.7 146.5 136.9 128.2 126.3 126.2 117.1 111.2 103.6 94.1 84.3 87.8 81.6 73.3 62.5 54.7 50.0 34.0 49.1 45.5 27.7 22 13.7 9 5.5
Gross Profit 226.2 422.8 276.3 314.0 292.5 268.1 265.0 211.1 200.8 197.9 187.5 185.9 180.6 181.7 180.0 156.6 149.1 153.1 130.4 108.2 90.8 83.8 76.0 62.9 110.0 111.7 59.6 39.6 26.7 16 9.1
Operating Expenses
R&D Expenses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SG&A Expenses 202.1 218.4 235.8 249.6 229.0 216.6 225.9 175.7 165.8 157.5 155.1 154.3 145.4 138.3 134.8 118.6 104.6 109.7 102.6 82.5 69.1 63.2 55.7 43.5 75.2 76.6 41 27.6 18.7 11.5 7
Other Expenses 22.1 203.6 33.7 31.8 24.9 35.3 40.1 0.7 0.3 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.6 1.3 7.9 7.2 6.7 5.4 5.2 5.7 7.1 10.2 16.1 8.4 11.1 7.9 4 2.8 1.2 0.5 0.3
Operating Expenses 224.2 422.1 269.5 281.4 253.9 251.9 266.0 184.9 173.3 166.1 164.2 165.8 156.9 149.6 142.7 125.9 111.2 115.1 107.8 88.2 76.1 73.4 71.8 51.9 86.3 84.5 45 30.4 19.9 12 7.3
Operating Income
Operating Income 1.9 0.7 6.8 32.7 38.6 16.2 (1.1) 22.4 27.5 30.8 18.8 18.2 21.8 30.7 37.0 30.8 32.4 38.0 22.7 20.0 14.7 2.0 1.6 (1.1) 20.6 27.1 14.6 9.2 6.8 4 1.8
Interest Expense 2.7 3.0 3.1 2.5 4.2 5.3 8.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Interest Income 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Profitability
EBITDA (95.3) 35.8 41.4 70.1 73.3 61.2 42.2 32.6 34.8 40.4 32.3 31.5 35.2 43.5 46.6 30.8 40.4 38.0 22.7 20.0 17 25.7 20.0 19.4 31.5 35.1 18.6 12 8 4.5 2.1
EBIT (116.7) 5.6 9.3 33.2 37.4 18.3 (1.5) 23.5 27.5 31.8 19.3 20.0 23.7 32.2 37.1 34.3 33.7 38.0 30.0 26.1 19.5 12.7 4.2 11.0 23.7 27.1 14.6 9.2 6.8 4 1.8
Income Before Tax (119.4) 2.6 6.3 30.7 33.2 12.9 (9.6) 23.5 27.4 30.7 19.3 18.4 20.0 32.3 38.6 34.3 33.7 44.8 30.0 26.1 19.4 6.2 3.2 0.3 27.0 34.0 17.6 12.1 9.3 4.7 2.1
Income Tax Expense (0.0) 8.4 3.2 8.9 8.3 2.9 (0.0) 8.1 12.2 13.1 7.3 7.5 7.2 6.2 15.6 13.8 14.0 15.6 11.1 10.0 8.0 2.1 1.0 (0.3) 8.9 12.4 6.6 4.6 3.7 0.7 0.8
Net Income (119.4) (5.7) 3.0 21.8 24.8 10.0 (9.6) 15.4 15.1 17.7 12.0 10.9 12.8 26.0 23.0 20.5 19.8 29.2 18.9 17.8 11.3 4.1 2.2 0.6 18.1 21.6 11 7.5 5.6 4 1.3
Per Share Data
EPS (Basic) -6.28 -0.30 0.16 1.15 1.30 0.53 -0.52 0.85 0.84 0.98 0.67 0.58 0.61 1.16 1.02 0.91 0.87 1.27 0.82 0.80 0.56 0.22 0.10 0.03 0.80 1.03 0.61 0.44 0.34 0.31 0.17
EPS (Diluted) -6.28 -0.30 0.16 1.14 1.28 0.53 -0.52 0.84 0.83 0.97 0.66 0.57 0.60 1.13 0.99 0.89 0.86 1.24 0.80 0.77 0.55 0.22 0.10 0.02 0.76 0.88 0.55 0.40 0.32 0.31 0.17
Shares Outstanding 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.0 19.1 18.8 18.5 18.1 17.9 18.0 17.9 18.7 20.9 22.5 22.7 22.5 22.6 23.1 23.1 22.2 21.4 22.0 22.6 23.2 22.6 21.0 18.0 17.0 16.5 13.1 7.6
Metric 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2009 2008 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995
Current Assets
Cash & Cash Equivalents 63.3 56.1 72.9 123.3 115.8 90.3 67.9 140.3 79.8 77.0 97.8 129.5 37.3 22.4 11.5 17.7 15.8 13.4 10.4 7.7 34.4 1
Short-Term Investments 64.3 48.6 51.6 0 18.5 0 0 0 54.3 61.1 152.0 84.0 90.1 104.3 183.2 187.4 158.9 85.3 0 0 0 0
Net Receivables 50.9 55.5 59.0 73.3 87.0 84.7 84.6 67.3 70.0 58.8 67.4 64.2 39.2 40.0 17.8 24.5 49.9 37 21.2 11.2 8.1 5.9
Inventory 0 0 0 0 29.6 23.6 20.3 15.7 13.7 12.1 0 23.5 5.5 7.1 5.9 6.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Current Assets 34.2 41.2 23.2 24.6 0 0 1.2 15.7 13.7 12.1 14.9 17.7 6.8 6.0 3.5 4.4 17.8 10.3 61.1 50.1 11.8 7.5
Total Current Assets 212.7 201.4 216 235.3 269.5 217.2 192.0 236.1 236.8 223.4 340.8 310.9 179.0 179.8 221.8 240.2 242.4 146 92.7 69 54.3 14.4
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment 41.9 38.7 59.1 73.2 93.3 96.3 99.0 22.0 25.2 23.9 5.8 6.8 6.4 8.3 10.7 21.3 22.1 11.6 7.8 4.5 2.5 1.1
Goodwill 120.4 228.0 244.3 242.1 245.0 247.2 243.9 85.2 76.2 73.2 68.3 67.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Intangible Assets 18.7 27.5 37.6 49.5 62.7 78.0 97.4 5.0 0.7 1.5 12.1 7.1 59.9 70.5 14.0 14.3 15.4 0 0 0 0 0
Long-Term Investments 0 2.1 1.2 2.9 2.9 0.6 2.5 2.5 1.9 2.8 15.5 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Non-Current Assets 10.4 6.2 6.0 4.6 5.3 3.3 3.3 5.3 0.8 1.2 17.3 0.2 14.7 12.3 10.1 10.0 23.9 1.8 0 0 0 (0.1)
Total Non-Current Assets 191.3 302.5 348.2 373.1 410.6 427.1 447.1 117.4 108.4 112.3 129.4 144.0 123.9 131.2 56.4 65.0 61.4 13.4 7.8 4.5 2.5 1
Total Assets 404.0 503.9 564.2 608.4 680.1 644.2 639.2 353.5 345.2 335.8 470.2 455.0 302.9 311.0 278.3 305.2 303.8 159.4 100.5 73.5 56.8 15.4
Current Liabilities
Account Payables 0.8 1.0 1.8 0.4 0.8 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.2 1.8 2.1 3.5 3.7 2.6 1.6 2.7 4.0 2.7 1.4 1.3 1.2 0.4
Short-Term Debt 35 0 0 0 13.0 12.5 9.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Deferred Revenue 141.8 145.4 156.8 178.0 213.7 180.0 179.2 135.3 145.2 134.3 117.9 113.8 72.4 68.6 42.1 59.9 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Current Liabilities 15.6 11.8 19.2 18.0 5.1 12.7 17.0 15.6 10.9 8.0 14.0 17.7 17.6 0 0 0.5 122.9 77.9 45.6 31.7 21.8 13
Total Current Liabilities 240.1 204.0 240.1 269.4 312.3 269.7 268.9 190.0 195.1 177.5 150.1 144.9 103.0 102.7 64.4 84.8 126.9 80.6 47 33 23 13.4
Non-Current Liabilities
Long-Term Debt 0 35 35 50 75 95.3 121.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Deferred Tax Liabilities 5.9 8.7 8.7 14.1 21.3 21.5 22.9 1.0 0.5 0.1 0 6.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Non-Current Liabilities 2.1 1.8 2.5 2.5 2.5 1.6 1.0 11.0 9.0 8.3 8.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total Non-Current Liabilities 37.4 70.4 83.8 117.4 163.9 188.7 212.1 11.9 9.0 8.3 8.1 6.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total Liabilities 277.5 274.3 323.9 386.8 476.2 458.5 481.1 201.9 204.0 185.7 158.3 151.5 103.0 102.7 64.4 84.8 126.9 80.6 47 33 23 13.4
Stockholders' Equity
Common Stock 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0 0 0 0
Retained Earnings 52.6 171.9 177.7 174.6 152.8 128.0 118.1 127.7 123.0 121.8 129.6 110.7 71.1 66.9 64.8 64.2 46.0 24.4 13.6 3 0.4 2
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (1.1) (7.7) (4.6) (7.9) (3.2) (0.7) (4.9) (5.2) (2.0) (7.6) (1.9) (1.8) (1.7) (1.1) 1.0 (0.0) (14.2) (7.5) (4.8) (2.1) (0.9) (0.5)
Total Stockholders' Equity 126.5 229.5 240.3 221.7 203.9 185.8 158.1 151.6 141.2 150.0 311.9 303.5 199.8 208.3 213.9 220.4 176.9 78.8 53.5 40.5 33.8 2
Total Liabilities & Equity 404.0 503.9 564.2 608.4 680.1 644.2 639.2 353.5 345.2 335.8 470.2 455.0 302.9 311.0 278.3 305.2 303.8 159.4 100.5 73.5 56.8 15.4
Debt Metrics
Total Debt 71.9 72.6 86.9 114.4 153.0 190.1 209.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Net Debt 8.6 16.5 13.9 (8.9) 18.8 99.8 141.9 (140.3) (79.8) (77.0) (97.8) (129.5) (37.3) (22.4) (11.5) (17.7) (15.8) (13.4) (10.4) (7.7) (34.4) (1)
Metric 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995
Operating Activities
Net Income (119.4) (5.7) 3.0 21.8 24.8 10.0 (9.6) 15.4 15.1 17.7 11.3 4.1 2.2 0.6 18.1 21.6 11 7.5 5.6 4 1.3
Depreciation & Amortization 14.8 30.2 32.1 36.9 35.9 43.0 43.8 9.1 7.4 8.6 7.1 11.1 15.9 8.4 11.1 7.9 4 2.8 1.2 0.5 0.3
Stock-Based Compensation 12.3 14.3 15.5 14.5 10.1 10.9 11.7 8.3 8.5 8.0 1.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Change in Working Capital (8.3) (45.5) (24.4) (28.9) 34.1 (14.6) 4.6 2.6 (1.3) 3.9 (2.2) 2.0 (16.2) (12.9) (9.9) 24.4 16.5 1.6 5.9 6.4 2.3
Other Non-Cash Items 125.7 2.9 0.9 1.7 2.4 0.2 1.9 0.1 1.3 1.1 0.9 0.9 2.4 (0.0) 11.8 2.4 (0.1) 0.1 (0.5) 0 0.7
Operating Cash Flow 21.1 (3.9) 21.7 39.4 107.1 47.8 48.4 38.4 37.5 41.9 23.9 18.0 4.1 5.6 28.7 70.0 31.9 12.3 11.9 11.3 4.6
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditure (3.0) (3.4) (5.5) (5.7) (10.7) (8.9) (11.9) (5.0) (7.9) (4.1) (3.0) (3.7) (1.4) (1.0) (10.0) (18.0) (8.9) (6.1) (3.2) (2) (9.9)
Acquisitions 0 0 0 0 0 0 (237.7) (9.2) 0 0 0 0 (60.0) 0 0 (14.9) 1.4 0 0 0 0
Purchases of Investments (33.5) (59.4) (61.1) (28.7) (21.6) 0 0 (41.8) (31.9) (36.8) (260.4) (165.0) (187.4) (266.3) (227.2) (361.3) (467.6) (313.2) (365.9) (8.5) 0
Sales/Maturities of Investments 20.7 61.8 29.8 27.3 3 0 0 96.2 38.5 23.1 265.4 176.5 263.1 266.3 194.2 282.0 436.8 304.5 329.4 5 4.7
Other Investing Activities 1.6 5.9 0.0 0.2 0.1 4.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 (0.0) 0.3 1.1 (1.3) 0.1 0.0 (0.0) (0.8) 0 0 0 0
Investing Cash Flow (14.1) 5.0 (36.8) (6.8) (29.3) (4.6) (249.5) 40.1 (1.0) (17.9) 2.3 9.0 13.0 (1.0) (43.0) (112.2) (39.1) (14.8) (39.7) (5.5) (5.2)
Financing Activities
Net Debt Issuance 0 0 (15) (25) (34.4) (23.4) 129.0 0 0 0 0 0 (9.9) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stock Repurchased (2.5) (15.9) (4.1) (15.1) (20.1) 0 (2.3) (9.9) (40.0) (1.8) (23.5) (17.8) 0 (22.1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dividends Paid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (14.5) (13.6) (13.0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (5.6) (1.1)
Other Financing Activities (1.3) (0.2) 0.8 (3.1) (3.9) (6.0) 0.4 (2.5) (2.5) 0.6 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.4 0.1 0
Financing Cash Flow (2.6) (16.1) (18.3) (38.9) (49.1) (23.7) 129.4 (14.0) (37.6) 2.5 (14.5) (12.4) (6.2) (10.8) 16.4 44.5 10.2 5.2 1.1 27.7 (1.1)
Cash Position
Net Change in Cash 7.4 (16.9) (30.6) (12.4) 27.4 21.5 (71.1) 60.5 2.8 23.6 11.2 14.9 10.9 (6.3) 1.9 2.4 3 5.2 1.1 27.7 (1.1)
Cash at Beginning 58.2 75.0 105.7 118.0 90.7 69.2 140.3 79.8 77.0 53.3 37.3 22.4 11.5 17.7 15.8 13.4 10.4 7.7 34.4 1 2.8
Cash at End 65.6 58.2 75.0 105.7 118.0 90.7 69.2 140.3 79.8 77.0 48.5 37.3 22.4 11.5 17.7 15.8 13.4 12.9 35.5 28.7 1.7
Free Cash Flow 18.1 (7.3) 16.2 33.8 96.3 38.8 36.5 33.4 29.6 37.7 20.9 14.3 2.7 4.5 18.6 51.9 23 6.2 8.7 9.3 (5.3)
Key Metrics 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995
Income Statement
Revenue 396.9 432.5 480.8 537.8 494.3 449.0 461.7 357.6 337.7 326.1 313.7 312.1 297.6 292.9 283.6 250.7 233.4 240.9 212.1 181.5 153.2 138.5 126.0 96.9 159.1 157.1 87.3 61.6 40.4 25 14.6
Gross Profit 226.2 422.8 276.3 314.0 292.5 268.1 265.0 211.1 200.8 197.9 187.5 185.9 180.6 181.7 180.0 156.6 149.1 153.1 130.4 108.2 90.8 83.8 76.0 62.9 110.0 111.7 59.6 39.6 26.7 16 9.1
Operating Income 1.9 0.7 6.8 32.7 38.6 16.2 (1.1) 22.4 27.5 30.8 18.8 18.2 21.8 30.7 37.0 30.8 32.4 38.0 22.7 20.0 14.7 2.0 1.6 (1.1) 20.6 27.1 14.6 9.2 6.8 4 1.8
Net Income (119.4) (5.7) 3.0 21.8 24.8 10.0 (9.6) 15.4 15.1 17.7 12.0 10.9 12.8 26.0 23.0 20.5 19.8 29.2 18.9 17.8 11.3 4.1 2.2 0.6 18.1 21.6 11 7.5 5.6 4 1.3
EPS (Diluted) -6.28 -0.30 0.16 1.14 1.28 0.53 -0.52 0.84 0.83 0.97 0.66 0.57 0.60 1.13 0.99 0.89 0.86 1.24 0.80 0.77 0.55 0.22 0.10 0.02 0.76 0.88 0.55 0.40 0.32 0.31 0.17
Balance Sheet
Cash & Equivalents 63.3 56.1 72.9 123.3 115.8 90.3 67.9 140.3 79.8 77.0 97.8 129.5 37.3 22.4 11.5 17.7 15.8 13.4 10.4 7.7 34.4 1
Total Assets 404.0 503.9 564.2 608.4 680.1 644.2 639.2 353.5 345.2 335.8 470.2 455.0 302.9 311.0 278.3 305.2 303.8 159.4 100.5 73.5 56.8 15.4
Total Debt 71.9 72.6 86.9 114.4 153.0 190.1 209.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stockholders' Equity 126.5 229.5 240.3 221.7 203.9 185.8 158.1 151.6 141.2 150.0 311.9 303.5 199.8 208.3 213.9 220.4 176.9 78.8 53.5 40.5 33.8 2
Cash Flow
Operating Cash Flow 21.1 (3.9) 21.7 39.4 107.1 47.8 48.4 38.4 37.5 41.9 23.9 18.0 4.1 5.6 28.7 70.0 31.9 12.3 11.9 11.3 4.6
Capital Expenditure (3.0) (3.4) (5.5) (5.7) (10.7) (8.9) (11.9) (5.0) (7.9) (4.1) (3.0) (3.7) (1.4) (1.0) (10.0) (18.0) (8.9) (6.1) (3.2) (2) (9.9)
Free Cash Flow 18.1 (7.3) 16.2 33.8 96.3 38.8 36.5 33.4 29.6 37.7 20.9 14.3 2.7 4.5 18.6 51.9 23 6.2 8.7 9.3 (5.3)