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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Company Contact:
John S. Kirk
President
CE Software, Inc.
john.kirk@cesoft.com
(515) 221-1801
CE Software, Inc. Reports First-Quarter
Results
West Des Moines, Iowa, February 21, 2001 -- CE SOFTWARE, INC. (OTCBB Symbol:
CESW) today announced results for its first quarter ended December 31, 2000.
CE Software reports a net loss of $186,000, or $0.16 per share, for its first
quarter of fiscal 2001 on revenues of $494,000. The preceding quarter saw a
net loss of $53,000, or $0.05 per share, on operating revenues of $653,000.
For the same quarter a year ago, the company reported a net loss of $52,000, or $0.05
per share, on operating revenues of $916,000.
"The revenues reported a year ago benefited from a significant upgrade to
our E-mail product, QuickMail, which has been favorably received," said John
S. Kirk, president of CE Software, Inc. "Though QuickMail merits serious
consideration by small and midsize businesses, revenues continue to be affected by
competition which is free.
"We are currently working on new products which we expect will, in part,
replace the declining QuickMail revenue. The formal acquisition of these products
has been submitted to our shareholders for their approval at the annual shareholder
meeting scheduled for March 23, 2001.
We also anticipate announcing a new version of QuicKeys for the Macintosh OS X
operating system this Spring. We are continuing our commitment to develop software
to enhance user productivity for small and mid-sized businesses."
Since 1981, CE Software, Inc. has developed automation utilities and e-mail software
that save time and effort for millions of Microsoft Windows 95/98, Windows NT/2000
and Macintosh users. For more information: (515) 221-1801 or www.cesoft.com
This release contains forward-looking information that is subject to certain risks,
trends and uncertainties and actual developments may differ materially from those
projected. For a discussion of important factors that could affect the Company's
results, the reader is encouraged to refer to the Company's Form 10-SB, annual report
on Form 10-KSB and quarterly Form 10-QSB.
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(c) Copyright 2000 CE Software, Inc. All rights reserved. QuickMail,
QuicKeys, CE Software, CE and the CE Software logo are trademarks of CE Software,
Inc. All other brand or product names are trademarks of their respective owners.
CE SOFTWARE, INC.
Condensed Statements of Operations
(In thousands, except per share data)
Three Months Ended
December 31
2000 1999
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Net revenues $ 494 $ 916
Cost of revenues 84 215
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Gross profit 410 701
Sales and marketing 217 229
General and administrative 225 325
Research and development 159 193
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Operating expenses 601 747
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Operating loss (191) (46)
Other income (expense):
Loss on sale of investments, net (6) -
Miscellaneous income 4 -
Interest income 11 1
Interest expense (4) (7)
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Subtotal 5 (6)
Loss before income taxes (186) (52)
Income tax benefit - -
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Net loss (186) (52)
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Basic (loss) per share (.16) (.05)
Average common shares
outstanding 1,155 1,131
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