ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., March 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Catalina Marketing
Corporation (NYSE: POS) today announced that it will provide fiscal year 2004
revenue and earnings per share estimates during the company's annual investor
conference. For the year ending March 31, 2004, consolidated revenue is
expected to be between $521 million and $542 million, an increase of eight to
12 percent versus the estimated revenue for the comparable prior year period.
Fiscal year 2004 earnings are projected to be between $1.23 and $1.28 per
share.
The company will also provide fiscal 2004 initial revenue growth estimates
for individual operating units. Revenue growth for the Core Domestic Business
is expected to be between nine and 14 percent versus the projected revenue for
the prior year comparable period. Health Resource is expecting an increase in
revenue of up to five percent above fiscal 2003 estimated revenue, while
Research Solutions growth is projected to be between 15 and 25 percent above
the comparable prior year period estimated revenue. Europe is expected to
achieve revenue growth for the year ending March 31, 2004 in the range of 25
to 30 percent compared to the fiscal 2003 revenue estimate. Japan fiscal year
2004 revenue is expected to decline 15 to 20 percent compared to fiscal 2003
revenue projection.
The company will also update its fiscal year 2003 fourth quarter and full
year revenue and earnings per share estimates. For the three months ending
March 31, 2003, consolidated revenue is expected to increase between four and
seven percent over the comparable prior year period. Earnings are projected
to be between 41 and 43 cents per share. For the twelve month period ending
March 31, 2003, revenue is expected to grow between seven and nine percent.
For fiscal year 2003, earnings are expected to be between $1.09 and $1.11 per
share, net of the effect of the second quarter one-time charge. Excluding the
effect of the second quarter one-time charge, fiscal year 2003 earnings per
share are expected to be between $1.14 and $1.16 per share.
The conference will include statements relating to the business,
operations, management and financial results of Catalina Marketing
Corporation. The investor conference is being held today from 8:30 am to
3:00 pm EST in Tampa, Florida. A live audio Webcast will be accessible
through Catalina Marketing Corporation's website at http://www.catalinamarketing.com
and will be archived for replay.
Based in St. Petersburg, Fla., Catalina Marketing Corporation
(http://www.catalinamarketing.com) was founded 20 years ago based on the premise that
targeting communications based on actual purchase behavior would generate more
effective consumer response. Today, Catalina Marketing combines unparalleled
insight into consumer behavior with multiple consumer access vehicles,
reaching consumers at home, in-store and online. This combination of insight
and access provides marketers with the ability to execute behavior-based
marketing programs, ensuring that the right consumer receives the right
message at exactly the right time. Through its operating divisions, Catalina
Marketing offers an array of behavior-based promotional messaging, product
sampling, loyalty programs, direct to patient information and market research
services. Personally identifiable data that may be collected from the
company's targeted marketing programs, as well as its research programs, is
never sold or given to any outside party without the express permission of the
consumer.
Certain statements in the preceding paragraphs are forward looking, and
actual results may differ materially. Statements not based on historic facts
involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the changing
market for promotional activities, especially as it relates to policies and
programs of packaged goods manufacturers for the issuance of certain product
coupons, the effect of economic and competitive conditions and seasonal
variations, actual promotional activities and programs with the company's
customers, the pace of installation of the company's store network, the
success of new services and businesses and the pace of their implementation,
and the company's ability to maintain favorable client relationships.
SOURCE Catalina Marketing Corporation
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Related links:
http://www.catalinamarketing.com
CONTACT:
Christopher W. Wolf, Chief Financial Officer,
+1-727-579-5218, or Joanne Freiberger, Vice President, Finance,
+1-727-579-5116, both of Catalina Marketing Corporation
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