Titan Reports Second Quarter Results:
Second Quarter Revenues of $280.0 Million; Pro Forma EPS of $0.06

- Government Information Technology Business with Annualized Revenues Of Nearly $900 Million Continues to Demonstrate Outstanding Performance -




SAN DIEGO, CA - August 14, 2001 /PRNewswire/ - The Titan Corporation (NYSE:TTN) today reported revenues of $280.0 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2001, an increase of 10% over $253.7 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2000. Pro forma* operating income was $16.3 million for the second quarter, compared to $20.5 million in the same period last year. The decrease in operating income was largely the result of SureBeam's (Nasdaq: SURE) planned advertising and branding campaign, which significantly increased consolidated operating expenses. Pro forma net income for the second quarter was $4.0 million or $0.06 per share (diluted), compared to $10.0 million or $0.17 per share (diluted) for the second quarter of fiscal 2000.

Including amortization of goodwill, deferred compensation, and acquisition, integration and other charges, reported net loss in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for the second quarter of fiscal 2001 was $7.8 million or $0.16 per share compared to a net loss of $12.5 million (including an extraordinary loss and a loss from discontinued operations) or $0.24 per share in the same period last year.

"In the second quarter of 2001, our government information technology business continued to demonstrate outstanding performance and to exceed our growth expectations. Our strong level of bookings for the entire first half of 2001 has provided us with excellent visibility into 2002 and has made us optimistic about the future of this business. In addition, our success in winning larger contracts, such as the Prophet award from the Army for the next generation communication intercept system, continues to demonstrate that our acquisition strategy is working," said Gene W. Ray, Chairman, President, and CEO of Titan.

"Titan Systems continues to be the cash and technology engine for the corporation. Our internal growth remains strong at approximately 8-9%, and with the acquisition of Datron, we believe this business should approach $1 billion in revenues next year," Ray concluded.

"On the commercial side, Titan Wireless and SureBeam continue to meet our growth objectives and we have been able to return Cayenta to profitability (excluding goodwill amortization). Following the completion of our follow on equity offering, where we raised net proceeds of approximately $140 million, we are now in an excellent position to continue executing our value creation strategy. The money raised in the offering gives us the resources to continue making accretive acquisitions, and it gives us the opportunity to pay down some debt, strengthening our balance sheet," said Eric M. DeMarco, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.

  • Pro forma results exclude goodwill amortization, deferred compensation, acquisition, integration, and other charges, loss from discontinued operations and extraordinary items.

Highlights of Business Segments

  • Titan Systems (Government Information Technologies)
    Revenues in Titan's government information technologies subsidiary, Titan Systems, increased 12% to $219.7 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2001 compared to $196.8 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2000. The second quarter was marked by continued strong bookings of $300 million and several new large contract wins. Increased revenues in the second quarter resulted in part from increased demand for Titan Systems' communications products as well as from increased demand from intelligence community customers for Titan Systems' engineering and systems integration services, and from the Navy for Titan Systems' information solutions and engineering services. In addition, one small acquisition made in June 2000, which was accounted for as purchase, is included in second quarter 2001 results. Pro forma operating profit increased 12% to $20.2 million from $18.0 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2000. Titan Systems' reported operating profit increased 15% to $17.7 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2001 from $15.4 million a year ago.
  • SureBeam (Food Pasteurization)
    Revenues in Titan's food pasteurization subsidiary, SureBeam, increased 66% to $8.6 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2001 from $5.2 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2000. The increase was due primarily to revenues generated by SureBeam's sale of turn-key pasteurization systems and to a lesser extent to revenues generated from providing food pasteurization services at the company's Sioux City facility. Highlights of SureBeam's second quarter included receipt of a new $50 million purchase order to build a network of pasteurization facilities in Saudi Arabia; the announcement that SureBeam will be installing two in line systems for Cargill, the nation's third largest meat company, which SureBeam will own and operate; and the further rollout of SureBeam product which is now sold in approximately 3,000 retail outlets.

    SureBeam's pro forma operating loss for the second quarter of fiscal 2001 was $3.6 million compared to a profit of $1.3 million in fiscal 2000. The pro forma operating loss was a direct result of planned increases in SureBeam's advertising, and branding campaign following the successful completion of the SureBeam IPO in the first quarter. SureBeam's reported operating loss for the second quarter of fiscal 2001 was $9.4 million compared to a profit of $0.8 million a year ago, primarily as a result of non-cash deferred compensation amortization in addition to the aforementioned planned spending increases.

  • Titan Wireless (Wireless Communications)
    Revenues in Titan's communications subsidiary, Titan Wireless, increased 21% to $23.0 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2001 from $19.0 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2000. Increased revenues were primarily due to increased service revenues. Titan Wireless' pro forma operating profit for the second quarter of fiscal 2001 was $1.8 million compared to an operating profit of $3.1 million in fiscal 2000. In the second quarter, fixed wireless service targeted at the corporate market was launched in four African countries with several additional new operations planned throughout the balance of the year. Decreased margins were primarily the result of increased investment in the development of Titan Wireless' corporate fixed wireless business, a key component of Titan Wireless' future growth strategy. Titan Wireless' reported operating profit was $1.4 million compared to $3.1 million a year ago.
  • Cayenta (E-Business Solutions)
    Revenues in Titan's e-business solutions subsidiary, Cayenta, were $15.6 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2001 compared to $19.1 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2000. Decreased year over year revenues were a direct result of economic conditions and weakness in the market for commercial information technology services and e-business software applications. Pro forma operating profit for the second quarter of 2001 was $0.1 million compared to an operating profit of $0.3 million in fiscal 2000. Cayenta's reported operating loss for the second quarter of fiscal 2001 was $3.6 million compared to a loss of $3.2 million a year ago.
  • Emerging Technologies
    Revenues in Titan's Emerging Technologies and Businesses segment decreased slightly to $13.1 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2001 from $13.7 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2000 as a result of decreased revenue in our fingerprint scanner business. Four businesses currently comprise the majority of the revenue in the Emerging Technologies segment. These businesses are Titan's digitized fingerprint scanner business (ImagClear), Titan's business that builds Internet portals and provides integration services primarily for the financial services industry (AverCom), Titan's wireless networking chipset business (LinCom Wireless), and Titan's medical product sterilization business (Titan Scan). Pro forma operating profit in the Emerging Technologies and Businesses segment was $1.4 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2001, up 40% compared to an operating profit of $1.0 million in fiscal 2000. Reported operating profit in the Emerging Technologies and Businesses segment increased slightly to $1.1 million from $0.9 million a year ago.

Headquartered in San Diego, California, The Titan Corporation creates, builds and launches technology-based businesses, offering innovative technical solutions. Three of Titan's four core businesses develop and deploy communications and information technology solutions and services. In addition, through its SureBeam subsidiary (Nasdaq: SURE), Titan markets the leading technology for the electronic pasteurization of food products and the company is continually identifying promising technologies suitable for commercialization. Titan has 7,800 employees and annualized sales of approximately $1.1 billion.

"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: The statements contained in this release which are not historical facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Examples of such forward looking statements include the Company's beliefs that it has excellent visibility into the future in its government information technology business, that the government information technology business should reach $1 billion next year, that it can continue to make accretive acquisitions, that it can continue to win larger government contracts, and that Cayenta will remain profitable. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in or implied by forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include the risks associated with dependence on continued funding of U.S. Department of Defense and federal civilian agency programs, contract termination risks, risks associated with acquiring other companies, including integration risks, the risks of doing business in developing countries and international markets including foreign currency risks, and other risks described in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings.

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                              THE TITAN CORPORATION
                 PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
     From Continuing Operations Excluding Acquisition and Integration Related
      Charges and Other, Amortization of Goodwill, Deferred Compensation and
                               Extraordinary Items
                      (in thousands, except per share data)

                            Three months ended          Six months ended
                                 June 30,                   June 30,
                             2001         2000          2001         2000
    Revenues              $279,967      $253,719     $540,080      $473,940

    Costs and expenses:
     Cost of revenues      209,558       189,791      399,835       356,071
     Selling, general and
      administrative
      expense               49,307        40,310      104,063        76,023
     Research and
      development expense    4,792         3,077        9,051         5,324
      Total costs and
       expenses            263,657       233,178      512,949       437,418
    Operating profit        16,310        20,541       27,131        36,522
    Interest expense
     - net                 (10,959)       (8,531)     (21,266)      (15,019)

    Income before income
     taxes and minority
     interests               5,351        12,010        5,865        21,503
    Income tax provision     2,140         2,601        2,346         5,147
    Income before minority
     interests               3,211         9,409        3,519        16,356
    Minority interests         770           543        1,503           797

    Net income               3,981         9,952        5,022        17,153
    Dividend requirements
     on preferred stock       (173)         (173)        (345)         (347)
    Net income applicable
     to common stock        $3,808        $9,779       $4,677       $16,806

    Basic earnings per share:
     Net income              $0.06         $0.18        $0.07         $0.31

     Weighted average
      shares                53,663        52,624       53,521        52,536

    Diluted earnings per share:
     Net income              $0.06         $0.17        $0.07         $0.29

     Weighted average
      shares                55,830        56,132       55,756        56,139

     The above pro forma amounts have been adjusted to eliminate acquisition
       and integration related charges and other, amortization of goodwill,
    deferred compensation and an extraordinary loss from early extinguishments
    of debt, net of the related tax benefit.  The variance in the GAAP and pro
    forma income tax rates is a result of significant non-deductible items for
         goodwill amortization, deferred compensation and acquisition and
    integration related charges and other.  This pro forma information is not
      prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

                              THE TITAN CORPORATION
                          PRO FORMA SEGMENT INFORMATION
         EXCLUDING ACQUISITION AND INTEGRATION RELATED CHARGES AND OTHER,
               AMORTIZATION OF GOODWILL, AND DEFERRED COMPENSATION
                            (in thousands of dollars)

                            Three months ended          Six months ended
                                 June 30,                   June 30,
                             2001         2000          2001          2000
    Revenues:
     Titan Systems        $219,661      $196,804     $426,007      $371,324
     SureBeam                8,616         5,181       14,092         9,261
     Titan Wireless         23,002        18,988       44,016        35,612
     Titan Software Systems
      (including Cayenta)   15,570        19,077       30,558        34,977
     Emerging Technologies
      and Businesses        13,118        13,669       25,407        22,766
                          $279,967      $253,719     $540,080      $473,940

    Operating profit
     (loss):
     Titan Systems         $20,184       $17,950      $39,327       $31,947
     SureBeam               (3,607)        1,257       (7,421)        1,907
     Titan Wireless          1,809         3,086        2,693         5,626
     Titan Software Systems
      (including Cayenta)       57           287       (2,184)          664
     Emerging Technologies
      and Businesses         1,397           973        1,778         2,067

     Segment operating profit
      before Corporate      19,840        23,553       34,193        42,211
     Corporate              (3,530)       (3,012)      (7,062)       (5,689)
                           $16,310       $20,541      $27,131       $36,522

     The above pro forma amounts have been adjusted to eliminate acquisition
       and integration related charges and other, amortization of goodwill,
    deferred compensation and an extraordinary loss from early extinguishments
     of debt, net of the related tax benefit.  This pro forma information is
    not prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

                              THE TITAN CORPORATION
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                      (in thousands, except per share data)

                            Three months ended           Six months ended
                                 June 30,                    June 30,
                             2001         2000          2001          2000
    Revenues              $279,967      $253,719     $540,080      $473,940

    Costs and expenses:
     Cost of revenues      209,558       189,791      399,835       356,071
     Selling, general and
      administrative
      expense               49,307        40,310      104,063        76,023
     Research and
      development expense    4,792         3,077        9,051         5,324
     Amortization of
      goodwill               7,428         6,249       14,656        14,881
     Deferred compensation   6,178           314       46,166           524
     Acquisition and
      integration related
      charges and other      2,644        20,924       34,818        38,994
      Total costs and
       expenses            279,907       260,665      608,589       491,817

    Operating profit (loss)     60        (6,946)     (68,509)      (17,877)
    Interest expense
     - net                 (10,959)       (8,531)     (21,266)      (15,019)
    Loss from continuing
     operations before
     income taxes,
     minority interests
     and extraordinary
     loss                  (10,899)      (15,477)     (89,775)      (32,896)
    Income tax benefit        (937)       (3,871)      (7,720)       (8,226)
    Loss from continuing
     operations before
     minority interests
     and extraordinary
     loss                   (9,962)      (11,606)     (82,055)      (24,670)
    Minority interests       2,157           837       14,379         2,215
    Loss from continuing
     operations before
     extraordinary loss     (7,805)      (10,769)     (67,676)      (22,455)
    Loss from discontinued
     operations, net of taxes   --          (426)          --          (523)
    Extraordinary loss from
     early extinguishments
     of debt, net of taxes      --        (1,290)          --        (4,744)

    Net loss                (7,805)      (12,485)     (67,676)      (27,722)
    Dividend requirements
     on preferred stock       (173)         (173)        (345)         (347)
    Net loss applicable
     to common stock       $(7,978)     $(12,658)    $(68,021)     $(28,069)

    Basic earnings (loss)
     per share:
     Loss from continuing
      operations before
      extraordinary loss    $(0.16)       $(0.21)       $(1.41)      $(0.44)
     Loss from discontinued
      operations, net of taxes   --        (0.01)            --       (0.01)
     Extraordinary loss from
      early extinguishments of
      debt, net of taxes         --        (0.02)            --       (0.09)
     Net loss               $(0.16)       $(0.24)       $(1.41)      $(0.54)

     Weighted average
      shares                53,663        52,624       53,521        52,536

    Diluted earnings (loss)
     per share:
     Loss from continuing
      operations before
      extraordinary loss    $(0.16)       $(0.21)       $(1.41)      $(0.44)
     Loss from discontinued
      operations, net of taxes   --        (0.01)            --       (0.01)
     Extraordinary loss from
      early extinguishments of
      debt, net of taxes         --        (0.02)            --       (0.09)
     Net loss               $(0.16)       $(0.24)       $(1.41)      $(0.54)

     Weighted average
      shares                53,663        52,624       53,521        52,536

                              THE TITAN CORPORATION
                               SEGMENT INFORMATION
                            (in thousands of dollars)

                            Three months ended           Six months ended
                                 June 30,                    June 30,
                             2001         2000          2001          2000
    Revenues:
     Titan Systems        $219,661      $196,804     $426,007      $371,324
     SureBeam                8,616         5,181       14,092         9,261
     Titan Wireless         23,002        18,988       44,016        35,612
     Titan Software Systems
      (including Cayenta)   15,570        19,077       30,558        34,977
     Emerging Technologies
      and Businesses        13,118        13,669       25,407        22,766
                          $279,967      $253,719     $540,080      $473,940

    Operating profit (loss):
     Titan Systems         $17,729       $15,371      $34,528       $27,235
     SureBeam               (9,410)          817      (52,838)        1,467
     Titan Wireless          1,402         3,086        1,852         5,626
     Titan Software Systems
      (including Cayenta)   (3,571)       (3,222)      (9,439)       (9,534)
     Emerging Technologies
      and Businesses         1,057           938        1,214         2,012
     Acquisition related
      charges and other     (2,644)      (20,924)     (34,818)      (38,994)

     Segment operating
      profit (loss) before
      Corporate              4,563        (3,934)     (59,501)      (12,188)
     Corporate              (4,503)       (3,012)      (9,008)       (5,689)
                               $60       $(6,946)    $(68,509)     $(17,877)

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