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Studio units close to town and Rocky Mountain National Park, perfect for couples
Castle Mountain studio is the perfect couple's getaway; it is a cozy, bright, contemporary space with vaulted ceilings and an antler chandelier over the dining table. The queen sized bed has a memory foam mattresses and quality linens. There is a flat screen TV with premium channels, dining table with two leather chairs, complimentary WiFi, and a tiled bathroom with a walk-in shower. It has a small kitchen with a two burner stove top, microwave, small refrigerator, coffee maker, toaster, spice rack… everything you need to cook a meal. The large closet and built-ins give you plenty of room for all your hiking and outdoor gear. The covered patio looks out to Castle and Old Man Mountain, & down the valley to the continental divide. It has a stainless steel gas grill with a table & chairs. It is the perfect patio for outdoor dining and relaxing… where you can listen to the Fall River, and watch the sunset over the divide.
The Bunkhouse at Old Man Mountain is a unique western accommodation with a strong sense of place. The one acre setting and the convenient location make it an ideal Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park vacation rental. It is privately owned and operated. This western contemporary one level home was owned and designed by an architect as a multifamily retreat, with three beautiful and separate living spaces. The two studio units "Castle Mountain studio" & "Old Man Mountain studio" can be rented with the larger one plus bedroom "Twin Sisters" unit. Rent the space you need; The Bunkhouse can accommodate 1-10 guests in three units, all with private entries and patios. It is the perfect place for friends and family to gather.
The Bunkhouse is conveniently located between downtown Estes Park and the Fall River entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park. It is at the base of Old Man Mountain, one of the oldest spiritual sights for Native Americans in North America, and across the street from the Fall River. It is an easy walk to downtown shopping, restaurants, fishing, trails, riding stables, and village events. It is 0.6 mile to town on the Fall River Trail, and just 3 miles to the north entrance of Rocky Mt. National Park. The free downtown / RMNP shuttle stops ½ a block away. It is so close to town, and yet The Bunkhouse is nestled among large boulders & 200 year old pines and is a great place to enjoy mountain views and wildlife passing through the yard. It is all about contemporary western charm, convenient location, and a beautiful setting! Come celebrate the 100 year anniversary of Rocky Mountain National Park and make The Bunkhouse at Old Man Mountain Studios your home base.
Recent Review
Great stay. Perfect accommodation and location
About the Owner
The Bunkhouse at Old Man Mountain has been family owned since the 1980's. This craftsman /contemporary one level home was designed by our father, an architect, as a multifamily retreat, with three beautiful and efficient suites. In 2011 we remodeled all three units and began sharing our mountain property as a vacation rental.
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Great stay. Perfect accommodation and location
Had a great experience. Loved washer and dryer. Kitchen and Gas grill were great
Simply perfect
Everything was just as expected from the website and pictures. I don't have one complaint. Denise was easy to book the reservation with, Brian was there to greet me with the keys when I arrived and he was extremely helpful. Breathtaking views all around, close to downtown but "away" as well. What I enjoyed most was that it has a rustic cabin feel from the outside but clean lines and modern decor on the inside (not crazy amounts of plaid and/or camouflage decor). It was simple, clean, and comfortable. I will be back!
Our Bunkhouse Thanksgiving
When we arrived at the Bunkhouse (we were running late because of holiday traffic), Brian was right there to welcome us and show us around. We easily found the local grocery, walked downtown and enjoyed a pizza dinner before settling in. We spent our Thanksgiving playing in the snow and elk-spotting at Estes Park with our two young boys and Bassett hound, and found the Bunkhouse to be perfectly situated and very well-stocked. They even had a turkey pan waiting for us! On our last night in town, we drove a short distance the 'back way' to get a good spot for the annual Estes Park Christmas parade. It was so much fun, and while long lines of cars sat at stoplights to get back, we drove back over the hill and were "home" in five minutes. As we got out of the car, our Bunkhouse neighbors were whispering "Look!" There was a small herd of elk right on the lawn! Everything about our stay at the Bunkhouse was magical- from the comfortable beds to the lit Christmas tree outside our front door. We will definitely make the Bunkhouse our home away from home when we visit RMNP and Estes.
It was a loverly home away from home
The unit was lovely and clean with a lot of great touches - like personal artwork. This was a great place to end up at the end of the day of hiking and we were easily able to make it home away from home. Having a fully equipped kitchen and laundry facility available were all very nice. I think it's a stretch that it's a walk to town but we didn't really want to walk to town so that worked for us. The view from the lovely patio makes you feel like you are far from town and we liked that. I would definitely recommend this rental to friends.
Great Stay
My husband and I stayed for 5 nights in the smallest unit. At first glance it seems very small, but once we brought our stuff in (and we hike and have lots of stuff) we realized that the size is just right. It's well designed (by the father of the owner) and there is plenty of storage space. Although in this unit the kitchen is small and lacks an oven, there's a gas BBQ on a nice outdoor patio, and we cooked all meals at the condo. The unit was very clean and well maintained.
The location is great, right near a road that bypasses the town, and right near the less busy park entrance. We had something that needed to be fixed, and that was attended to right away. This particular unit is best suited to a couple, but we visited the other 2 units and they're larger and very nice as well. Even though the 3 units are attached, there is plenty of privacy between them, with separate entrances and separate patios. There's also the opportunity to meet your neighbors if so inclined (which we did and that added to the pleasure of our stay).
We spent our time visiting Rocky Mountain National Park, and hiking, and also visited the Estes Park Museum (which is very nice, and free), used the library to check our emails (also free), and visited the Stanley Hotel. I found the town itself to be scenic and a pleasure to walk around. There's a large Safeway nearby that provided all our food needs during our stay.
We would definitely stay here again if we return to Estes Park.
Bunkhouse was Great!
We stayed for 4 days at the Bunkhouse (440B Unit #3). It was great. There were just 2 of us but could easily have brought the kids and still had plenty of room. Everything was spotless throughout the place. The appliances were all new and it looked to have been renovated recently and done very well. It had a great covered patio with a grill we used and a nice little deck with table and chairs and an awning that looks out on Old Man Mountain. We had a seperate bedroom from the living/kitchen area so we had tons of room. Was a great location just outside of the main street of Estes Park and on the side of town that made it easy to get to Rocky Mountain National Park. Also, tip for anyone staying there in the future: When you want to get to the grocery store go North on Valley to hwy 34 and take a right. It takes you right to Safeway and bypasses the very slow drive down the main street.
We would definitely stay again in the future. It was certainly not the least expensive place around but we felt it was worth it.
We had a great time and was very comfortable at the Bunkhouse. Hightly recommended!
From the Owner
"A family retreat since the 1980's."
Activity and Interests
Perfectly located in the town of Estes Park, the gateway to Rocky Mountain National Park. Just 3 miles to the Fall River entrance of the national park, and less than a mile to the shops and restaurants of downtown.
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Christmas / New Yrs.
Dec 16 2016 - Jan 1 2017
3 night minimum stay
Spring 2017
Mar 1 2017 - May 4 2017
3 night minimum stay
Late Spring 2017
May 5 2017 - Jun 8 2017
3 night minimum stay
Summer / Peak 2017
Jun 9 2017 - Oct 15 2017
4 night minimum stay
Fall 2017
Oct 16 2017 - Nov 5 2017
3 night minimum stay
My Standard Rate
3 night minimum stay
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Please inquire for rates on our larger studio "Old Man Mountain studio" and "Twin Sisters Mountain" 1 bedroom plus suite. Book directly for the best rates - No service fees! 505-514-4961
Quoted rates are for Castle Mountain studio. When paying by check a 50% booking deposit will hold the reservation, with the balance due 30 days prior to check-in. Damage deposit is waived when paying by check. Please inquire for rates on additional 5 star units: Old Man Mountain studio, or Twin Sisters Mountain cabin 2-bedrooms.
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From the Owner
"A small family owned business - great service, beautiful property, ideal location!"
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- Historic
- Luxury
- Romantic
- Sports & Activities
- Tourist Attractions
- Clothes Dryer
- Hair Dryer
- Heating
- Internet
- Iron & Board
- Linens Provided
- Parking ...
- Towels Provided
- Washing Machine
- Coffee Maker
- Dishes & Utensils
- Kitchen
- Microwave
- Pantry Items
- Refrigerator
- Stove
- Toaster
- Dining Area
- Books ...
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- Satellite / Cable
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- children welcome
- non smoking only
- wheelchair inaccessible
Location Type
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- Mountain View
- autumn foliage
- churches
- cinemas
- festivals
- forests
- library
- marina
- museums
- recreation center
- restaurants
- waterfalls
Leisure Activities
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- bird watching
- eco tourism
- gambling casinos
- horseback riding
- paddle boating
- photography
- scenic drives
- sight seeing
- sledding
- walking
Local Services & Businesses
- ATM/bank
- fitness center
- groceries
- hospital
- massage therapist
- medical services
Sports & Adventure Activities
- cycling
- equestrian events
- fishing
- fly fishing
- golf
- hiking
- hunting
- ice skating
- mountain biking
- mountain climbing
- mountaineering
- rafting
- roller blading
- skiing
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- Bathroom 1 - toilet, shower
- Studio, Sleeps 2
- Studio Bedroom - 1 queen
- queen bed with quality linens
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- Guests provide their own meals
- Walk to town on the paved Fall River Trail (4 blocks), or into RMNP. Tasteful contemporary decor: flat screen TV, tiled bath, antler chandeliers, Pendleton drapes, vaulted ceilings, Quality linens & memory foam mattress. Covered decks/patios with gas grill. Beautiful mountain views. Private 1 acre setting with large pines, boulders, and wildflowers. Wildlife corridor along the Fall River. Perfect for small gatherings. 3 miles to Fall River entrance of RMNP.


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Gamma Knife surgery (GKS) has been reported as an effective modality for treating brain metastases from renal cell carcinoma (RCC). The authors aimed to determine if targeted agents such as tyrosine kinase inhibitors, mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitors, and bevacizumab affect the patterns of failure of RCC after GKS.
Between 1999 and 2010, 61 patients with brain metastases from RCC were treated with GKS. A median dose of 20 Gy (range 13–24 Gy) was prescribed to the margin of each metastasis. Kaplan-Meier analysis was used to determine local control, distant failure, and overall survival rates. Cox proportional hazard regression was performed to determine the association between disease-related factors and survival.
Overall survival at 1, 2, and 3 years was 38%, 17%, and 9%, respectively. Freedom from local failure at 1, 2, and 3 years was 74%, 61%, and 40%, respectively. The distant failure rate at 1, 2, and 3 years was 51%, 79%, and 89%, respectively. Twenty-seven percent of patients died of neurological disease. The median survival for patients receiving targeted agents (n = 24) was 16.6 months compared with 7.2 months (n = 37) for those not receiving targeted therapy (p = 0.04). Freedom from local failure at 1 year was 93% versus 60% for patients receiving and those not receiving targeted agents, respectively (p = 0.01). Multivariate analysis showed that the use of targeted agents (hazard ratio 3.02, p = 0.003) was the only factor that predicted for improved survival. Two patients experienced post-GKS hemorrhage within the treated volume.
Targeted agents appear to improve local control and overall survival in patients treated with GKS for metastastic RCC.
Approximately 10% of patients with RCC develop brain metastases.20 Previous series have found that as many as 76% of patients with brain metastases from RCC who are treated with WBRT will ultimately die of these metastases.20 Moreover, GKS has become a standard option in the treatment of brain metastases from RCC; several single-institution series have suggested a survival benefit in patients undergoing radiosurgical management.12 Local control rates from multiple single-institution series have been high, and predictors for longer-term survival after radiosurgery include fewer brain lesions, RPA classification, and interval from diagnosis of RCC to time to development of brain metastasis.11,16,17
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We present a retrospective series of patients treated with GKS at a single institution between 1999 and 2010. In our analysis, we concentrate particularly on how the evolving systemic management of RCC has affected the outcomes of metastatic brain disease after GKS.
This study was approved by the Wake Forest University Institutional Review Board. The Wake Forest University Medical Center Department of Radiation Oncology Gamma Knife Tumor Registry was searched for all patients who underwent GKS and had a diagnosis of RCC. Sixty-one patients with RCC were identified who were treated with GKS between November 1999 and June 2010 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Patient outcomes were determined using the patients' electronic medical records.
Patient characteristics are summarized in Table 1. Patient factors such as age, RPA class, status of extracranial metastatic disease, MSKCC risk group, and previous systemic therapeutic regimens and numbers of such cycles were determined from patients' electronic medical records. The RPA class was defined as per the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group analysis reported by Gaspar et al.5 The status of extracranial metastatic disease was recorded as none, oligometastatic, or widespread. Oligometastatic disease was defined as 5 or fewer nonbrain metastases in areas such as bone, the chest, or the pelvis. Widespread metastatic disease was diagnosed in patients with more than 5 metastases or diffuse organ involvement. A modified MSKCC risk group was also assigned to each patient similar to that reported by Eggener et al.2 The risk grouping was modified because of an insufficient number of patients with lactate dehydrogenase values (Table 2). Of 61 patients in the series, 24 received targeted agents, classified as 1 or more of tyrosine kinase inhibitors, mTOR inhibitors, and/or bevacizumab. Significant time intervals that were recorded included time to local failure, distant failure, and death. Neurological death was also determined as reported previously by Patchell et al.13 The number of brain metastases and the prescription dose delivered to the margin of each metastasis were all recorded. Post-GKS steroid use, hemorrhage, and any reoperations for radiation necrosis were also recorded.
After evaluation by a radiation oncologist and neurosurgeon, informed consent for GKS was obtained. Patients were treated using a Leksell Model B, C, or Perfexion unit (Elekta AB). Prior to radiosurgery, the patients underwent a high-resolution contrast-enhanced stereotactic MRI study of the brain. Treatment planning was performed using the Leksell GammaPlan Treatment Planning System (Elekta AB). A median dose of 20 Gy (range 13–24 Gy) was prescribed to the margin of each metastasis. The dose prescription was determined based on the size and volume of the metastasis following guidelines published by Shaw et al.15 for single-fraction radiosurgical treatment of brain metastases.
Patients underwent additional MRI of the brain 4–8 weeks after the initial GKS procedure and then every 3 months thereafter. Distant brain failures were generally treated using additional GKS, if feasible. Local failures were treated with resection or WBRT, or they were observed until they became symptomatic.
Kaplan-Meier analysis was performed to determine actuarial local control, distant brain control, and the overall survival of our patient population. The log-rank test was used to determine statistical differences between survival times. The chi-square test was used to determine differences in likelihood of neurological death between cohorts. Multivariate analysis using Cox proportional hazard regression was performed to determine factors that predicted for improved survival, local control, and distant brain control.
At the time of last follow-up, 53 of 61 patients in the series had died. The Kaplan-Meier method was used to calculate overall survival. The Kaplan-Meier survival curve is depicted in Fig. 1. The median survival time of the entire population was 9.0 months. Actuarial 1-, 2-, and 3-year survival probability was 38%, 17.4%, and 8.7%, respectively. Of the 52 deaths with known cause, 14 (26.9%) were determined to be neurological deaths.
The Kaplan-Meier method was used to calculate local and distant failure rates. Results are depicted in Fig. 2. The median time to local failure was 32.5 months. Actuarial 1-, 2-, and 3-year freedom from local failure rates were 74.3%, 60.5%, and 40.3%, respectively. Actuarial 1-, 2-, and 3-year local control of individually treated lesions was 93%, 85%, and 35%, respectively. The median time to distant failure was 11.5 months. Actuarial 1-, 2-, and 3-year distant failure rates were 51%, 78.6%, and 89.3%, respectively.
The Kaplan-Meier method was used to determine survival, local control, and distant failure rates between the cohort of patients (n = 24) that received tyrosine kinase inhibitors, mTOR inhibitors, or bevacizumab, and the cohort (n = 37) that did not receive these agents. The log-rank test was used to determine statistical differences between the cohorts. The Kaplan-Meier curves are depicted in Fig. 3. The median survival was 16.6 months for the patients receiving targeted agents versus 7.2 months for patients undergoing traditional chemo- or immunotherapy (p = 0.04). Patients receiving targeted agents had improved local control (HR 5.9, p = 0.01). Local control at 1 year was 93.3% and 60% for patients treated with and without targeted agents, respectively. There were no significant differences in distant brain failure rates between patients receiving and those not receiving targeted agents (HR 1.0, p = 0.98). There were also no differences in the likelihood of neurological death between patients receiving targeted agents and those not receiving targeted agents (21.1% vs 30.3%, p = 0.47). Characteristics of the cohorts receiving targeted agents and those receiving conventional therapies are summarized in Table 3.
Multivariate analysis was performed to determine factors that predicted improved outcomes. The use of targeted agents (HR 3.02, p = 0.003) was the only factor that predicted improved survival. The results of the multivariate analysis for survival are summarized in Table 4. The use of targeted agents was the only factor that predicted local control, although this did not reach statistical significance (HR 5.28, p = 0.06). There were no factors that were predictive of distant failure, although there was a trend in those who received previous WBRT (HR 2.08, p = 0.17). An increased MSKCC risk score was suggestive of a decreased likelihood of neurological death (HR 0.06, p = 0.06).
Six patients experienced radiation-induced edema or necrosis after GKS, which required a course of steroids to resolve. Of patients experiencing radiation necrosis, 3 had previously been treated with targeted agents and 3 had not. One patient required long-term steroid therapy for radiation necrosis. Two patients experienced hemorrhage within the GKS treatment volume. Both patients experiencing hemorrhage were hospitalized, but neither required surgery.
The use of GKS in the treatment of brain metastases from RCC stems from historical series suggesting poor outcomes in patients treated with WBRT alone. A retro-spective series published from the M. D. Anderson Cancer Center described 200 patients with metastastic brain disease from RCC treated with WBRT and showing a median survival of 4.4 months and a likelihood of neurological death in 76%.20 Other series have compared patients receiving WBRT alone with patients receiving some sort of surgical or radiosurgical management, revealing a survival advantage in patients receiving surgery or radiosurgery.12 The likelihood of neurological death in radiosurgical series for RCC has ranged from 4% to 29%.17 In the current series, the median survival was 9.0 months with neurological death occurring in 27% of patients. It also appeared that patients with longer life expectancies, specifically those with lower MSKCC risk scores, had an increased likelihood of experiencing neurological death.
The improvement in outcomes in patients with RCC in radiosurgical series is likely due to an improvement in local control. It has been hypothesized that the improved local control from hypofractionation is due to a decrease in the ability of radioresistant clonogens to undergo DNA repair,1 and the ability of hypofractionated radiotherapy to also damage the tumor vasculature.18 Local control in prior series in the literature has ranged from 83% to 100%.7,11,16,17 The freedom from local failure seen in the current series was 74% at 1 year; absolute local control at 1 year was 93%. The difference between these 2 numbers is due to some patients receiving radiosurgery to multiple lesions. Another rationale for the use of radiosurgery is the fact that RCC tends to have a greater latency between distant brain failures than other histological types. The median time to distant failure in our series was 11.5 months. Whole-brain radiation therapy is a modality that is generally used once. As such, it is often best reserved for multiple distant brain failures or unresectable local failures.
Renal cell carcinoma is traditionally considered to be resistant to cytotoxic chemotherapy. In fact, surgical and ablative therapies to both the primary tumor as well as to isolated metastases have played significant roles in the management of patients with metastatic disease.4,19 Furthermore, immunotherapies such as interleukin-2 and interferon-α had been considered the mainstays of systemic therapy. Since 2006, however, several systemic agents have emerged in the treatment of RCC. Bevacizumab is a monoclonal antibody targeting vascular endothelial growth factor. Sunitinib and sorafenib are molecular inhibitors of multiple tyrosine kinases, while temsirolimus is an mTOR inhibitor that affects downstream regulation of angiogenic factors and cyclins. All 4 of these targeted agents have been found in randomized controlled trials to improve progression-free survival.3,8,10,21 Sunitinib and temsirolimus have demonstrated improvements over interferon-α and were previously considered standard treatment options. Currently, sunitinib, bevacizumab, interferon, and the multitargeted tyrosine kinase inhibitor, pazopanib (Votrient, GlaxoSmithKline), are considered to be equivalent first-line options for metastastic RCC. Temsirolimus is a first-line therapy for patients with poor-risk RCC. Everolimus (Zortress, Novartis), an mTOR inhibitor, is used in the setting of failures of tyrosine kinase inhibitors, while sorafenib is commonly used for failures of cytokine therapy. There are no clear lines of therapy, and the aforementioned agents are used for salvage as well.
In the current series, the use of targeted agents improved both local control and overall survival over patients who did not receive these agents. There was no effect, however, on distant brain failure. While a significant portion of the improvement in outcomes in the current series is probably a result of the targeted agents on extracranial metastatic disease, there is a suggestion that these agents also alter the natural history of disease within the brain as well. A recently published report from the Royal Marsden Hospital assessed for the safety profile of sunitinib in the setting of patients with RCC with brain metastases and found a 12% objective response in 213 patients with brain metastases and a 5.6-month progression-free survival.6 In our own study, freedom from local failure was improved from 60% to 93% at 1 year with the use of the targeted agents, suggesting a synergistic effect within the CNS between GKS and the targeted agents. It is possible that patients with an increased risk of local failure such as those with larger metastases may benefit from the use of targeted agents in conjunction with their radiosurgery.
The question of why targeted agents had no effect on the development of new brain metastases is a difficult one to answer. A recent study suggested that the major risk factors for distant brain failure in patients who receive radiosurgery without WBRT for brain metastases include the presence of systemic disease and a greater number of brain metastases.14 It is possible that the failure of systemic therapies precipitates the development of new brain metastases. Insufficient data were available in the present study to make this determination. The only factor that predicted for distant brain failure in this study was an increasing number of lesions (HR 1.27 per lesion treated), but this did not reach statistical significance (p = 0.14).
There are several limitations of the current study. First of all, the retrospective nature of the study limits the findings to hypothesis generation. While the cohorts appeared to be balanced in terms of RPA class and MSKCC risk groups, there is the possibility of unknown bias. Furthermore, the study was not powered to assess for differences between the various systemic agents because of the limited numbers and the fact that several patients received multiple targeted agents. Prospective trials are necessary to elucidate the effect of novel targeted agents on metastatic brain disease from RCC.
Targeted agents appear to improve overall survival and local control in patients with brain metastases from RCC treated with GKS. Use of modern management strategies including GKS has decreased the likelihood of neurological death as compared with historical series using WBRT.
The authors' institution is a Leksell Center of Radiosurgery by Elekta, the manufacturer of the GKS system used in this work.
Author contributions to the study and manuscript preparation include the following. Conception and design: Chan, Aklilu, Lovato, Bourland, Urbanic, McMullen, Shaw, Tatter, Ellis. Acquisition of data: Chan, Cochran, Alphonse, Bourland, Ellis. Analysis and interpretation of data: all authors. Drafting the article: Chan, Cochran, Bourland, Ellis. Critically revising the article: all authors. Reviewed submitted version of manuscript: all authors. Approved the final version of the manuscript on behalf of all authors: Chan. Statistical analysis: Chan, Cochran, Lovato, McMullen, Ellis. Administrative/technical/material support: Chan, Cochran, Aklilu, Alphonse, Bourland, Urbanic, McMullen, Shaw, Ellis. Study supervision: Chan, Cochran, Ellis.
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May 29, 2008 5:00 pm ET
Susan Walker White - Director, Investor Relations
Dana C. Russell - Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President
Ronald W. Hovsepian - President, Chief Executive Officer, Director
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Good afternoon. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the Novell second quarter 2008 financial earnings release conference call. (Operator Instructions) I would now like to turn the call over to Ms. Susan White, Director of Investor Relations. Miss White, you may begin your conference.
Susan Walker White
Thank you and good afternoon, everyone, and thanks for joining us. I am Susan White, Director of Investor Relations for Novell, and with me today from our executive offices in Waltham, Massachusetts are Ron Hovsepian, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Dana Russell, our Chief Financial Officer.
We are here this afternoon to discuss Novell's financial results for the second fiscal quarter of 2008. If you don't yet have our press release, you can access it by visiting our investor relations webpage at www.novell.com. This call is also being broadcast on our website and will be available on our website and for telephone playback through June 13, 2008. The domestic toll-free replay number is 800-642-1687, and the international replay number is 1-706-645-9291. Replay listeners must enter conference ID number 45769805.
Before I turn the call over to Dana, I would like to take a moment to say that we will be providing non-GAAP financial measures during today's call. We believe that these measures enhance an overall understanding of our current financial performance and prospects for the future and enable investors to evaluate our performance in the same way that management does. We've included reconciliations of these non-GAAP measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures in our earnings release. As I mentioned, a copy of that release is on our website.
Finally, please note that during today's call, we may make forward-looking statements. You should be aware that our actual results could differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements, which are based on current management expectations and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to factors described in our annual report on Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 21, 2007, and in the press release we issued earlier today.
Any forward-looking information that we provide in this call represents our outlook as of today, May 29, 2008, and we do not undertake any obligation to update our forward-looking statements except as required by the securities laws.
With that, we are ready for our CFO, Dana Russell.
Dana C. Russell
Good afternoon, everyone. Novell's second fiscal quarter 2008 financial results were released a short time ago. The company reported net revenues of $236 million, income from operations was $2 million, non-GAAP income from operations was $16 million, non-GAAP net income was $21 million, or $0.06 per share.
Foreign currency exchange rates positively impacted revenue by $8 million and negatively impacted operating expenses by $9 million, with the net effect on operating income of negative $1 million on a year-over-year basis. We were pleased with the overall performance this quarter. Product revenue grew 7% and license revenue increased 6% on a year-over-year basis.
Invoicing was very strong, with total product invoicing up 20%, which included growth in every product category and total invoicing was up 10% from the prior year. Invoicing included an up-tick in our multiple year contracts, demonstrating customers' long-term commitment to Novell.
We are seeing good traction in our services realignment, which is focusing our services business to drive higher margin product revenue, while transferring lower margin service revenue to our partners.
Non-GAAP operating margin of 7% increased from 4% a year ago as we continue to focus on profitability while growing revenues.
Now I'll highlight some of our quarterly results by business unit. You can see the results on the revenue schedule on page 10 of our press release. Within open platform solutions, Linux platform products revenue was $29 million, increasing 31% from the year-ago quarter. Linux invoicing was $38 million, up 23% year over year. Within our identity and security management business unit, identity and access management had a strong quarter. Revenue was $27 million, up 13% from the year-ago quarter. Invoicing increased 31% on a year-over-year basis, exceeding market growth rates.
Resource -- systems and resource management revenue was $41 million, up 15% from the year-ago quarter and invoicing was up 27%. This includes revenue from PlateSpin that was acquired late in the quarter. We don't plan to report PlateSpin separately going forward; however, PlateSpin contributed revenue and invoicing of approximately $3 million respectively. Excluding the impact of PlateSpin, revenue was up 7% and invoicing increased 17% year over year, which was a strong quarter for these products.
Workgroup revenue of $92 million was down 1% from the year-ago quarter but invoicing increased 6% year over year. Within our Workgroup category, the combined OES and Netware related revenue was $54 million, down 2% from the year-ago quarter. Combined OES and Netware invoicing was up 5% year over year.
Now on to our expenses for the quarter. Although operating expenses were impacted by FX and acquisitions, they remain flat with the prior year on a non-GAAP basis. Gross margins and operating margins improved year over year due to a more profitable revenue mix and leverage in the model. We will continue to work on improving our expense structure through the rest of the year to make sure we meet our operating margin targets.
Turning to our balance sheet and cash flow, cash and short-term investments declined to $1.4 billion from $1.8 billion year over year, mostly due to the PlateSpin acquisition and the repurchase of a portion of our outstanding debentures. To date we have used $135 million of cash for the repurchase of our debentures.
On May 13, 2008, we announced a share repurchase program of up to $100 million of the company's common stock. To date, we have not repurchased any shares under this program.
Cash flow from operations was negative $18 million compared to negative $29 million a year ago. Historically, we have seen negative cash flow in the second fiscal quarter.
We incurred $2 million of new restructuring charges this quarter, in line with plan, and total headcount at the end of the quarter was approximately 4,200, up from 4,000 last quarter, primarily due to the acquisitions of PlateSpin and SiteScape.
Now I'll turn the call over to Ron for an update on our business units, as well as a progress report on our strategic initiatives and milestones. Ron.
Ronald W. Hovsepian
Thanks, Dana. Our business continues to gain momentum and is tracking according to plan. Our commitment to interoperability and the strength of our offerings continue to be positive catalysts for the development of new customers and our partner ecosystem.
During today's call, I will review each of our business units and provide you an update on our strategic initiatives and milestones. Let me begin with our business unit review.
Starting with Open Platform Solutions, we had some very exciting partner developments. First, we deepened our relationship with SAP. Last year, SAP selected SUSE Linux Enterprise Server as a preferred Linux provider. In March of this year, SAP announced that it exclusively selected SUSE Linux Enterprise Server as the only Linux distribution to run SAP's all-in-one solution, which is targeted for small and medium-sized companies. The SME market is a critical market for both SAP and Novell. We are also working with SAP to optimize additional SAP applications on SUSE Linux Enterprise.
This announcement is a big win for Novell, our customers, and partners. We benefit from increased distribution. Our customers benefit through reduced complexity of application deployments, more integrated and optimized operating platforms, and lower costs.
Our partners benefit from a new revenue opportunity by participating in SAP's partner referral program. Our SAP partnership also positively impacts our other businesses.
Second, our partnership with Microsoft continues to expand. During the third quarter, we announced an incremental investment in the China market to focus on converting unsupported Linux users to SUSE Linux Enterprise. We also expanded our technical collaboration agreement to simplify and standardize the management infrastructure needed for efficient Windows Linux management.
To date, we have invoiced $157 million, or 65% of the original five-year, $240 million agreement.
Third, turning to our desktop market, HP, the largest PC manufacturer, announced it will preload SUSE Linux Enterprise desktop on its 2133 Mini-Note PC, which is designed for the education market. HP joins Dell and Lenovo in shipping PCs preloaded with SUSE Linux Enterprise.
On to the identity and security management, our efforts to develop our identity partners are beginning to pay off. During the quarter, we announced several new partnerships, including ATOS Origin, SAP, and HP.
With ATOS Origin, we are adding systems integrator expertise focused in the European market. With SAP, we announced an integrated governance risk management and compliance solution utilizing Novell's identity solutions portfolio. And with HP, we announced an exclusive agreement to migrate HP's identity customers to Novell's identity product portfolio. Under the agreement, HP will resell Novell identity products.
Now turning to our systems and resource management, we've completed the acquisition of PlateSpin, which is now part of our systems and resource management business unit. We now have the only unified workloads management solution for both physical and virtual environments. PlateSpin has created substantial opportunities to expand our ecosystem, which we are actively pursuing. The integration is tracking on plan.
Next, our Workgroup business unit had better-than-expected results. We are encouraged by the direction of these results, which again were partly due to the success of our bundled product, Novell Open Workgroup Suite.
Within Workgroup, collaboration had another strong quarter with year-over-year growth in both revenue and invoicing. During the quarter, we acquired SiteScape, a leading provider of team workspace and real-time collaboration technology. This integration is tracking on plan.
Now turning to our strategic initiatives, this year we have four initiatives focused around our sales model, R&D processes, back office optimization, and services business realignment. Our first three initiatives were started last year and are tracking on plan. During the quarter, we increased our global R&D footprint with the expansion of our India development center.
Our fourth initiative is also tracking on plan. We continue to see the successful transfer of services revenue to our partners, with good traction in recruiting and enabling partners. This quarter, we signed several new services partners, many of which are in the identity market.
In order to track our progress on our initiatives, we had five milestones for fiscal 2008. These are: number one, achieve revenue of 940 to 970. Based on our revenue of $467 million through the first half of this year, this goal remains well within target.
Goal two: grow product revenue at or better than market growth rates for Linux, identity and access management, and systems management. Not only did we meet or exceed market growth rates for revenue, we realized strength in invoicing, which bodes well for the continuation of these trends.
Three, achieve Workgroup product revenue of at least $285 million to $300 million. Workgroup has over-performed in the first half of 2008. We feel this over-achievement is a good indication that Workgroup is showing signs of stabilization that we've been working towards.
Four, expand relationships with one to two more global strategic partners. During the quarter, we deepened our relationships with SAP and HP. With SAP, we are working to enable SAP's enterprise applications to work with numerous Novell Linux and management technologies. With HP, we agreed to migrate HP's identity customers to Novell's identity portfolio, providing us with new potential customers.
With these two announcements, we've achieved this milestone for the year and we are continuing our focus on global strategic partners focus, because we believe it provides great leverage for the company and value to our customers.
Our fifth goal, achieve non-GAAP operating income margin of 7% to 9%. Based on our non-GAAP operating margin of 9% for the first half of the year, we are well-positioned to achieve this goal.
Overall, product revenue was up 7% year over year, driven by our three growth businesses, Linux, Identity, and Systems Management. We saw strong invoicing growth across all businesses. Our business remains on track, our strategic initiatives are on plan, and I am confident we will achieve our full-year milestones.
Now I will open it up for questions. Operator, please open the queue for our listeners.
Question-and-Answer Session
(Operator Instructions) Your first question comes from the line of Aaron Schwartz with J.P. Morgan.
Aaron Schwartz - J.P. Morgan
A question on the Workgroup segment; given the revenue out-performance in the first half, and I guess, Ron, your comments about some signs of stabilization there, can you talk about how that could impact your profitability for this year and next year as well? I know that Workgroup probably has some of the higher operating margins out of all your business segments.
Ronald W. Hovsepian
Yeah, Aaron, as we look at it, as I had indicated, the stabilization, that stabilization we've all been striving towards appears to be occurring and with that, that gives us a lot of confidence as we look at the second half and as we look into next year for our performance on the bottom line in terms of the overall profitability for the company. So at this point, we are sticking to our guidance but we do feel good and we can see some upside as we look at the overall cadence of that business as we've strengthened it and where we see it heading to, but at this point we are just going to hold to that guidance.
Aaron Schwartz - J.P. Morgan
Okay, and then shifting gears to the open division, can you talk about some of the productivity of channel partners contributing to your invoicing there? I know that's been an effort for you outside of Microsoft, just recruiting additional partners in there and sort of time frame to maybe expect that to gain some leverage?
Ronald W. Hovsepian
The partner, as you look at the partner revenue, you have to look at both -- at several dimensions of it because they play different roles there. But the net affect that I would highlight and what we are tracking, and we track multiple pieces here, but what I'm really focused on is the recruitment of the new partners by each one of the business units and I feel very good about that recruitment process. I feel good as to where we are in enablement, which is really the next step, and then the final step is them driving demand and getting the implementation fees that they look for, and any other fees from us in the relationship.
We are working our way through that funnel, if you think of it in those three steps, and I feel good about where we are in the recruitment. We are getting more enabled and then the overall demand assistance that we are looking for from them is still coming up the curve from my perspective. And you'll see other -- you know, that's on a small and a large scale, meaning an SAP and a small regional player.
I think I'm also looking at what we see with SAP as we ramp up with them through the second half of the year on this all-in-one bundle I think will have a good impact as I look into Q4 and into 2009.
Aaron Schwartz - J.P. Morgan
Okay, and last question, probably for Dana, I know you are not providing too many metrics on PlateSpin, but can you help us out with just the OpEx contribution? It seems like it was on the books for maybe a month but just in terms of how we are looking at the model for next quarter?
Dana C. Russell
Yeah, Aaron, we can talk about that. We mentioned that on the revenue line, we saw $3 million of revenue. It was slightly dilutive. I think we were about $3.5 million, $4 million of expense, so that was the current quarter impact.
Aaron Schwartz - J.P. Morgan
Okay. Congratulations and thanks for taking my questions.
Your next question comes from the line of Abhey Lamba with UBS.
Abhey Lamba - UBS
Thanks. Just following up on the last question about the Netware business, can you comment on the traction for OES 2 and when do you think it can start growing on a year-over-year basis?
Ronald W. Hovsepian
In terms of overall traction inside of OES 2, we know that the customers were looking for a specific service pack release from us, so we want to make sure that we get that into the market. What we are seeing, as the invoicing had indicated, a real good trend inside of that business, in terms of the core Netware, and I'm just looking over at Dana to confirm the invoicing percentage.
Dana C. Russell
Yeah, we were actually up 5% on a year-over-year basis, combined Netware and OES.
Ronald W. Hovsepian
So we feel it's heading in the right direction. In terms of the adoption into the customer environment, as I've shared with you in prior calls, that's really what I'm tracking too and until I see that next version get out there and get adopted, that's where I'll feel good.
What I will tell you is betas have gone extremely well. We feel good about that. Those are all the leading indicators that we look at and the feedback from the customers has been very positive. There's just one or two features that we are looking for in this next service pack release.
Abhey Lamba - UBS
And when is that due?
Ronald W. Hovsepian
You know, I should have been flipping ahead because I knew you were going to ask that -- it's due out this summer. That's what I thought, summer, this summer.
Abhey Lamba - UBS
And lastly, Dana, any update on the exit rate operating margin for this year? Are you still focused on 12 to 15? And how should we think about next year's margin in light of your year-end target?
Dana C. Russell
No, I think that's still the plan. We are still very focused on meeting those exit rate targets that we had previously announced, so no changes there. And we feel very good that we can continue the profitability trends, continuing to increase and expand margins into 2009.
Abhey Lamba - UBS
Thank you.
Your next question comes from the line of Katherine Egbert with Jefferies.
Katherine Egbert - Jefferies & Company
Good afternoon. Dana, can you tell us, of the $3 million that PlateSpin added, how much of that was license revenue?
Dana C. Russell
License revenue was the majority of that, Katherine, so I don't know the exact number but I think it was like $2.5 million of it was --
Ronald W. Hovsepian
It would be the majority.
Dana C. Russell
Katherine Egbert - Jefferies & Company
Okay. And then Ron, you talked about partners in a number of your products -- is there any chance for partnering PlateSpin?
Ronald W. Hovsepian
Oh, yes, there's been a lot of activity in that arena, at both small and large customers, small and large partners, excuse me, Katherine. That has been very good and very active. I personally have had a chance to meet with a couple of potential partners, as well as current partners, and I feel good about our opportunity with that partner portfolio and growing it, in particular with some of the larger partners that may want to package or bundle things with us.
Katherine Egbert - Jefferies & Company
Okay, and then you mentioned that there's more leverage in the operating expense line. Can you tell us where you might see more leverage, kind of which categories you expect?
Dana C. Russell
Yeah, as Ron talked about the strategic initiatives, we've talked about several categories of expenses that we are focused on. Obviously the sales and marketing has been a focus and we continue to see opportunities there to be, to optimize the model. We are also addressing back office expenses, and then you can see from this quarter, we had a fairly significant drop-off in the services revenue, professional services and we are also impacting expenses and optimizing expenses in that area as well.
Katherine Egbert - Jefferies & Company
Okay, and then last one, what about -- you know, you've guided to revenue and improving margins for the rest of the year. What about cash flow? Do you think you can be positive for the year or can you be positive like in the next two quarters, you think?
Dana C. Russell
Oh, yeah. We'll definitely be positive. We will be quite positive in the second half of the year and I don't know that we've given out exact numbers around that but we'll have -- we'll be positive for the full year and we'll certainly be positive in the third and fourth quarter.
Katherine Egbert - Jefferies & Company
Okay, that helps. Thanks a lot. Good job.
(Operator Instructions) Your next question comes from the line of James Gilman with Cross Research.
James Gilman - Cross Research
Good afternoon, Ron and Dana. I have several questions. First, in reference to the HP announcement, you mentioned migrating the customers. What kind of timeframe are we looking, or do you expect here on the migration? And what kind of percentage of those that you'll be able to migrate?
Ronald W. Hovsepian
We haven't given any public percentages but the timeframe is the day after we sign the agreement and realistically, these are going to be customer-driven, depending upon the complexity and where they are in their implementations and what the migration plans would look like from the customer's perspective. So I think it will vary over the next 12 to 24 months as the customer goes through that migration. But we are going to have a very active and focused program over the next six to 12 months to get them signed up.
James Gilman - Cross Research
Do you think you'll be able to in the future periods to provide a little bit more color around that, to quantify that opportunity?
Ronald W. Hovsepian
I don't see us doing that because I'm really focused on the broader growth of the identity business at this point, so I don't see that breakout. We don't breakout other arrangements, reseller type arrangements, with the exception right now of just Microsoft, and that's just to give you some good guidance in the spirit of being open. But that one, I don't anticipate doing that.
James Gilman - Cross Research
Okay. In reference to the stabilization of the Workgroup, I'd like to drill down a little bit there. Can you maybe give us -- attribute some causes that are, you know, why that has stabilized? Is it the type of customer base? Is it -- you know, even though we see it on the revenue line, is it FX impact? I mean, can you give us some color there?
Dana C. Russell
James, I think we've probably actually talked about this a little bit before with you, but last year we saw group-wise with overall growth somewhere around 6% I think on an invoice or a bookings basis, and we've continued to see some strength there, which into 2008 has sort of continued on.
This was a quarter where we were particularly pleased with OES and Netware increasing on a bookings basis and even though Workgroup overall had been stabilizing over the last couple of quarters, this was the first quarter that we've actually seen bookings increases for that particular product category, for Netware and OES. I think there's a number of factors there -- number one, it's focus from the company, so we are very focused on that. We are doing the things that you'd think normal blocking and tackling, compliance type activities, making sure we are getting out, working on the renewal process, the tele-sales activities that we've implemented over this last year or so definitely having a positive impact there.
So I think it's a combination of things which is attributed to some of the success in that particular area.
James Gilman - Cross Research
Okay. Moving on to the interest income, given the environment, you had a relatively strong number there. You have a lower cash balance. You probably shifted out some things. How should we look at the interest income line in future periods?
Dana C. Russell
Yeah, you are going to see that come down. I think there's some tailing effect of lower interest rates which hadn't impacted the overall number, which will as we go forward here. Most of the cash was in the -- still in the coffers during much of the quarter, so it wasn't impacted in -- you know, we didn't impact earnings as a result of that cash going out. It went out later in the quarter, so I think you can look at it -- I'd take that balance, the current cash balances and think about interest rates somewhere more in that 3% range, and calculate interest income based on that.
James Gilman - Cross Research
All right, and last question here is just from a macro standpoint in the U.S., some inflationary pressures and such from fuel and things. Do you think that -- what kind of impact will that have on Novell's business do you think, positive or negative?
Ronald W. Hovsepian
From an overall economic perspective, you know, we do remain cautious as we look at the rest of 2008. As I said, you heard Dana walk through some real positive overall invoicing numbers and growth in all of our market, in our market segments that we are trying to grow and stabilization in our base business, so overall we feel good. The one thing that is making us just step back is the overall economic environment. None of us can predict that and therefore we are being reserved in our approach. That's why we think there might be upside but we are not ready to go out and commit that at this point because of that economic overhang.
So I don't have a deeper opinion than what I've shared with you in past calls. I like where our segments are. I like -- meaning the growth segments. Our installed base is in some insular spots, which is good for us, so when I look at both our growth businesses, they tend to be either catalysts for expense savings or compliance or risk-based. Customers need to do those types of things. And then on the core business, we are into places that our long, loyal customers and are less subject to broader changes in their infrastructures. So those things bode well for us, in my opinion.
James Gilman - Cross Research
Thank you for taking my questions.
Your next question comes from the line of Matt [Cross] with Pacific Crest Securities.
Matt Cross - Pacific Crest Securities
Good afternoon, guys. You mentioned additional desktop progress for Linux, and how much of this is due to Red Hat exiting the desktop market versus increased demand that you've seen?
Ronald W. Hovsepian
I wouldn't attribute any of it to them exiting the market because technically, they would have had to put a product out there to enter the market, which they never got done. And I don't say that to be a complete smart-ass on that one, but it's -- they weren't really in the market completely, Matt. There was obviously the overture all the time to be in the market. So this relationship with HP, we've been working for a while and all of our focus has been out in the customers. As I said to you all along, this is going to be a long, slow climb in that marketplace but it's something we think the customers, as they look at managing Linux, both at the desktop through the server side, the customer wants that one Linux learning experience so that they can manage whatever footprint, you know, kiosks and other pieces, so that they have one efficiency in terms of learning a particular code base. And that's really -- our position really hasn't changed there, so we'll stay focused on the enterprises and the larger plays versus any consumer or anything like that. We're not going to go chase that market.
Matt Cross - Pacific Crest Securities
And with the pay-down of some of your debentures and acquisition of PlateSpin, should we expect more of the same for future cash outlays?
Dana C. Russell
I think we'll be opportunistic on the debentures, so I would have to make -- it would have to make financial sense for us. Those debentures have a feature where they could be put to us in July of 2009, so from that standpoint, there could be a significant outlay of cash there.
Matt Cross - Pacific Crest Securities
Great, and then just finally, what kind of factor has virtualization been in people's decisions to purchase SUSE Linux Enterprise Server?
Ronald W. Hovsepian
It's actually been a good factor from our perspective. We delivered the virtualization capability in SUSE Linux in the summer of 2006, and when we did that, that gave us a nice leadership position so Matt, the way we've been looking at it is how do we go harvest roughly 2.5 million SUSE enabled virtualization footprints that we have out in the marketplace. And part of our learning from companies like BMW or Sumitomo Electric who have used our virtualization is we were missing some of the tools which led us into conversations with a PlateSpin and some other things that we need to do to make it easier for them to take advantage of virtualization.
So all in all, I know this is a question of is the consolidation of virtualization going to affect the overall operating system market. I think it's the right question to keep asking us. I think because we are in a growth mode, I haven't seen anything that shows me that it's going to slow down at all.
I think for us for the next year or two, it's really how fast does the customer migrate their UNIX to Linux still. That's really the majority of the footprint that's moving over at this particular point in time, more than it is virtualization. Where it may come in to impact is if a customer has used the hardware virtualization that would sit in a UNIX environment, taking advantage of a risk chipset that they all use. That might be where you get some slowdown there, but if we are moving them from that UNIX world to our Linux world, it won't matter in that particular scenario.
Does that help bring some light to that, or --
Matt Cross - Pacific Crest Securities
Yeah, definitely. Thank you very much. That's it for me.
We have no further questions at this time.
Ronald W. Hovsepian
Great, Operator, then I'll conclude our call and thank everybody -- do I need to -- no? Okay, I'll thank everybody for joining us and talk to you all soon.
Ladies and gentlemen, this concludes today's Novell second quarter 2008 financial earnings release conference call. You may now disconnect.
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