Fair Isaac Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2007 Results

(Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA) - Fair Isaac Corporation (NYSE:FIC), which combines trusted advice, world-class analytics and innovative applications to help businesses make smarter decisions, today announced the financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended September 30, 2007.

Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2007 Results
The company reported fourth quarter revenues of USD 207,2 million in fiscal 2007 compared to USD 207,3 million reported in the prior year period. Net income for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007 totaled USD 28,2 million, or USD 0,52 per diluted share, compared to USD 22,1 million, or USD 0,35 per diluted share, reported in the prior year period.

Fourth quarter fiscal 2007 results included the following one-time items: a USD 7,3 million tax benefit, or USD 0,13 per diluted share, arising from adjustments to income tax reserves resulting from the conclusion of a tax audit, costs associated with the resolution of a customer lawsuit involving our insurance solutions business of USD 3,8 million after-tax, or USD 0,07 per diluted share, and restructuring costs of USD 1,6 million after-tax, or USD 0,03 per diluted share.

Fourth quarter fiscal 2006 results included USD 4,9 million in revenues from the mortgage product line which was sold in March 2007, as well as lease exit costs of USD 8,3 million after-tax, or USD 0,13 per diluted share.

Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2007 Revenues Highlights
Revenues for fourth quarter fiscal 2007 across each of the company's four operating segments were as follows:

• Strategy Machine^® Solutions revenues were USD 106,1 million in the fourth quarter compared to USD 110,6 million in the prior year quarter, or a decrease of 4,1 %, primarily due to the divestiture of the mortgage product line in the second quarter and a decline associated with insurance solutions products. The declines were partially offset by an increase in revenues derived from collections and recovery products, and consumer products.
• Scoring Solutions revenues increased to USD 46 million in the fourth quarter compared to USD 45,5 million in the prior year quarter, or by 1,1 %, primarily due to an increase in revenues from risk scoring services at the credit reporting agencies.
• Professional Services revenues were USD 37,4 million in the fourth quarter compared to USD 38 million in the prior year quarter, or a decrease of 1,4 %, primarily due to a decline associated with Blaze Advisor™ implementation and consulting services.
• Analytic Software Tools revenues increased to USD 17,7 million in the fourth quarter compared to USD 13,2 million in the prior year quarter, or by 33,8 %, due to an increase in revenues generated from sales of the Blaze Advisor™ and Model Builder products.

"We are pleased with our performance this quarter, and we remain firmly focused on achieving sustainable growth for 2008 and beyond," said Mark Greene, CEO of Fair Isaac. "We are confident we can achieve this growth and drive shareholder value through our continued strategic focus on Enterprise Decision Management (EDM), ongoing innovation, elevated success with cross-selling, international expansion, and our determined focus on customer satisfaction. With a solid strategic and operational foundation in place, we are now strongly positioned to answer the growing global demand for proven analytic solutions and technology tools that drive smarter decisions and business growth."

Fiscal 2007 Full Year Results
The company reported full year revenues of USD 822,2 million in fiscal 2007 compared to USD 825,4 million reported in the prior year. Net income for full year fiscal 2007 totaled USD 104,7 million, or USD 1,82 per diluted share, compared to USD 103,5 million, or USD 1,59 per diluted share, reported in the prior year.

Fiscal 2007 Full Year Revenues Highlights
Revenues for full year fiscal 2007 across each of the company's four operating segments were as follows:

• Strategy Machine^® Solutions revenues were USD 439,3 million compared to USD 453,2 million in the prior year, or a decrease of 3,1 %, primarily due to a decline associated with originations, customer management and insurance bill review products, and the sale of the mortgage product line, partially offset by an increase in revenues derived from collections and recovery products.
• Scoring Solutions revenues were USD 180,4 million compared to USD 177,2 million in the prior year, or an increase of 1,9 %, primarily due to an increase in revenues derived from risk scoring services at the credit reporting agencies.
• Professional Services revenues increased to USD 151,1 million compared to USD 149,3 million in the prior year, or by 1,2 %, primarily due to an increase in revenues derived from customer management, Blaze Advisor™ implementation services and model development services, partially offset by a decline associated with collections and recovery implementation services, and industry consulting.
• Analytic Software Tools revenues increased to USD 51,4 million compared to USD 45,7 million in the prior year, or by 12,5 %, due to an increase in revenues generated from sales of the Blaze Advisor™ product.

Bookings Highlights
The bookings for the fourth quarter were USD 94,5 million compared to USD 112,6 million in the same period last year. The company defines "bookings" as estimated future contractual revenues, including agreements with perpetual, multi-year and annual terms. Management regards the volume of bookings achieved as one indicator of future revenues, but they are not comparable to, nor should they be substituted for, an analysis of the company's revenues.

Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Highlights
Cash and cash equivalents and investments were USD 246,8 million at September 30, 2007, as compared to USD 267,8 million at September 30, 2006. Significant changes in cash and cash equivalents from September 30, 2006, include cash provided by operations of USD 179,2 million, USD 84,1 million received from the exercise of stock options and stock issued under an employee stock purchase plan, borrowings under the revolving credit facility of USD 170 million, and USD 15,8 million received on the sale of the mortgage product line. Cash used during fiscal 2007 includes USD 451,1 million to repurchase common stock, USD 22,7 million related to purchases of property and equipment, a USD 9 million repayment on our senior convertible notes, and a USD 10 million minority investment in a company that operates in the healthcare market.

Operational Updates
Key fourth-quarter successes in driving towards our growth initiatives included the completion of our leadership team with the appointment of new Chief Marketing Officer, Tracey Stout, execution against our new sales disciplines and elevated penetration into client organizations. As a result, the company begins fiscal 2008 with a healthy sales pipeline and encouraging growth momentum. Major clients are making large-scale commitments to achieve the benefits of automating, improving and connecting their decisions through Enterprise Decision Management (EDM).

The company has also significantly advanced its client advisory, delivery and service capabilities. Some recent enhancements include the addition of more professional services employees, bringing the total added over the full fiscal year to almost 100. This will help us to better capture revenue opportunities. The company has also doubled its client relationship staff in recent months, to more than 78 expert, service-focused professionals.

Finally, Fair Isaac continues to gain traction in its expansion into China with the recent signing of another major financial services institution in that promising market. The company expects more than 200 financial services leaders to attend its November InterACT conference in Shanghai.

Outlook
The company expects revenues for first quarter fiscal 2008 to be approximately USD 205 million and earnings per diluted share to be approximately USD 0.45. The company expects revenues for fiscal 2008 to be approximately USD 850 million and earnings per diluted share to be approximately USD 2.00.

Company to Host Conference Call
The company will host a conference call today at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (4:00 p.m. Central Time/2:00 p.m. Pacific Time) to discuss its fourth quarter fiscal 2007 results, and outlook for the first quarter and full year fiscal 2008. The call can be accessed live on the Investor Relations section of the company's website at www.fairisaac.com, and a replay will be available approximately two hours after the completion of the call through November 27, 2007.

About Fair Isaac Corporation
Fair Isaac Corporation (NYSE:FIC) combines trusted advice, world-class analytics and innovative applications to help businesses make smarter decisions. Fair Isaac's solutions and technologies for Enterprise Decision Management turn strategy into action and elevate business performance by giving organizations the power to automate more decisions, improve the quality of their decisions, and connect decisions across their business. Clients in 80 countries work with Fair Isaac to increase customer loyalty and profitability, cut fraud losses, manage credit risk, meet regulatory and competitive demands, and rapidly build market share. Fair Isaac also helps millions of individuals manage their credit health through the www.myFICO.com website.

Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Information
Except for historical information contained herein, the statements contained in this news release that relate to Fair Isaac or its business are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially, including the success of the Company's Enterprise Decision Management strategy, its ability to recruit and retain key technical and managerial personnel, the maintenance of its existing relationships and ability to create new relationships with customers and key alliance partners, its ability to continue to develop new and enhanced products and services, competition, regulatory changes applicable to the use of consumer credit and other data, the possibility that the anticipated benefits of acquisitions, including expected synergies, will not be realized and other factors that could affect the Company's business and financial results that are described more fully under the captions "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in Fair Isaac's SEC reports, including its Annual Report on Form 10 K for the year ended September 30, 2006, and its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2007, which are on file with the SEC and available at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. All information, including forward-looking statements, set forth in this press release is as of October 30, 2007. Fair Isaac does not intend, and disclaims any obligation to update this information, including the forward-looking statements, to reflect future events or circumstances. Fair Isaac, however, reserves the right to update such information including forward-looking statements or any portion thereof at any time for any reason.

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