Eplus Inc. · NASDAQ:PLUS

Eplus — Non-Deal Roadshow (April 2006)

21 slides from Eplus's roadshow presentation, April 2006

  1. Slide 1: ePlus Overview

    ePlus Overview April 2006 ePlus inc. -- Proprietary and Confidential 1

  2. Slide 2: Safe Harbor Statement

    Safe Harbor Statement The statements made during this presentation, which are not historical facts, may be deemed to contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 . These statements include words or phrases like “will likely result,” “are

  3. Slide 3: Who is ePlus?

    Who is ePlus? An Emerging World-Class IT Sales and Services Platform, Differentiated by Proprietary Software, Advanced Vendor Relationships, and Unique Business Processes, with a Singular and Focused Mission to Improve the Financial Performance of Our Customers in the Indirect Supply Chain Technolog

  4. Slide 4: ePlus Goals

    ePlus Goals + Create platform of customers • Be the ‘ADP’ of the Supply Chain • OneSource + Strive for continuous improvement; be a leader + Robust, diverse, defendable: • Earnings • Customers • Products + Drive earnings from cross-selling ePlus inc. -- Proprietary and Confidential 4

  5. Slide 5: Market Drivers

    Market Drivers Customers Need: + Simplified and efficient sourcing, service, and support processes + Reduced vendor management costs + Compliance with purchasing standards and policies + Consolidated spend reporting and proactive asset management + Single point of engagement and delivery for service

  6. Slide 6: Customer Focused

    Customer Focused + More than 2,500 direct customer relationships ƒ Commercial : Middle Market ($10MM+) & F1000 ƒ Government & Higher education & institutional + 10 Acquisitions (1996-2004) + 1/3 Total Employees in Sales and Marketing + 33 locations in the United States + Solutions driven by customer

  7. Slide 7: Corporate Summary

    Corporate Summary + Founded 1990, IPO in 1996, secondary 2000 + Headquartered in Herndon, VA + 10 Acquisitions + 670 Employees + As of 12/31/06: ƒ Goodwill: $26.1mm ƒ Equity: $131.1mm $16.07/share or $12.87/tangible ƒ Treasury Stock: $28.6mm + FYE05 results include revenue from a $37mm patent infrin

  8. Slide 8: Market Data

    Market Data As of March 8, 2006: + Recent price $14.40 + 52-week range $10.26-$14.94 + Shares outstanding 8.2 million + Market capitalization $117 million + Management ownership 32%* + Institutional holdings 42%* Source: Nasdaq Online *as of latest available filings ePlus inc. -- Proprietary and Con

  9. Slide 9: Financial Performance

    Financial Performance + Cash Flow ƒ From Operations (FY05) $41.5MM (includes Ariba settlement) + Liquidity ƒ $17.4MM cash (12/31/05) ƒ $35MM credit agreement ƒ $75MM floor planning + Balance Sheet Note ƒ Non-Recourse Debt is Non-Recourse ƒ As of 12/31/05: • Lease Assets: $ 205.8MM • Non-Recourse Deb

  10. Slide 10: Business Segments

    Business Segments Segment Financial Performance Technology Business Unit Finance Business Unit + IT Sales & Services + Leasing + Direct Marketing of IT Products + Business Processes + Advanced Enterprise Services + Lifecycle Management Services + Software Year Ended March 31 ($MM) Year Ended March 3

  11. Slide 11: Why This Mix?

    Why This Mix? + IT Centric – IT Is Universal + Business Processes Common to All Enterprises ƒ Select Vendors ƒ Select Equipment ƒ Requisition, Order, Receive ƒ Pay, Finance, Optimize, Reduce TCO ƒ Visibility, Spend Mgmt, SOX ƒ Own, Dispose, Risk Management ƒ Install, Monitor, Migrate, Improve + Netw

  12. Slide 12: IT Solutions

    IT Solutions + IT Fulfillment for Tier 1 suppliers such as Manufacturer Manufacturer Authorization Level IBM, Cisco, HP & Others Hewlett Packard Cisco Systems HP Platinum/VPA (National) Cisco Gold DVAR (National) ƒ Cisco: Microsoft Microsoft Gold (National) Sun Microsystems Sun iForce Strategic Part

  13. Slide 13: Leasing

    Leasing + Full lifecycle management for lease process ƒ Financial benefits of lease financing ƒ Leverages customers’ existing investments ƒ Enforces controls and compliance ƒ Delivers operating efficiency + Contract Monitoring + Change Management + Deployment Planning + Electronic Business Process +

  14. Slide 14: Software

    Software Will become the On-Demand Portal for: Enterprise Applications + Procurement + Product Content Management + Asset Management + Spend Management & Analysis + Document Imaging + Order Automation ePlus inc. -- Proprietary and Confidential 14

  15. Slide 15: Synergies

    Synergies Why Enterprise Cost Management Works + Leasing consists of business processes that ePlus has systemized for customers via internal process optimization & software + IT Sales & Services generates revenue growth and is platform for cross-selling + Software differentiates ePlus’ solutions in

  16. Slide 16: Management

    Management Management Phillip G. Norton, Chairman, CEO, President Bruce M. Bowen, EVP, President, ePlus Group (Leasing Co) Kenneth G. Farber, President, ePlus Systems (Software) Steven J. Mencarini, CFO Kleyton L. Parkhurst, SVP Corp Dev., M&A, IR Erica S. Stoecker, General Counsel Board of Director

  17. Slide 17: Growth Strategies

    Growth Strategies + Focus on customer base: double leasing and professional services penetration + Optimize product mix to enhance gross IT sales margin + Use OneSource for point of sale customer interface: add-on products and services; onramp to all of ePlus + Enhance organic growth through increme

  18. Slide 18: Investment Considerations

    Investment Considerations + Core businesses provide: ƒ Solid financial foundation ƒ Business process experience and expertise ƒ Technology platform + Broad cross section of commercial, municipal, and federal customers + Direct marketing & direct sales force + Intellectual property portfolio + We are

  19. Slide 19: For More Information

    For More Information Kley Parkhurst, SVP [email protected] (703) 984-8150 www.eplus.com ePlus inc. 13595 Dulles Technology Drive Herndon, VA 20171-3413 (703) 984-8400 ePlus inc. -- Proprietary and Confidential 19

  20. Slide 20: Marketing Strategy

    Marketing Strategy + Direct End-User Salesforce ƒ 211 people in sales and marketing ƒ 33 locations nationwide ƒ Segmented by business + Target Customer ƒ Commercial • Middle Market ($10MM+) • F1000 ƒ Government ƒ Higher education & institutional + eCommerce ƒ Order Automation & Lifecycle Management

  21. Slide 21: History of Innovation

    History of Innovation Event Timeline 1978-1990: Senior management team together at prior company 1990: Company founded ¹ 1990-1996: Focus on leasing, business process, and lease/equipment brokerage $ 1996: IPO ($10mm)(holding company formed) 9 1993-1998: Leasing business processes developed (Manage+

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