csgs-10q_20150630.htm

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

x

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2015

OR

¨

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                      to                      

Commission file number 0-27512

 

CSG SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware

 

47-0783182

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

9555 Maroon Circle

Englewood, Colorado 80112

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(303) 200-2000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

YES   x           NO   ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

YES   x           NO   ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer

 

x

  

Accelerated filer

 

¨

 

 

 

 

Non-accelerated filer

 

¨  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

  

Smaller reporting company

 

¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

YES  ¨            NO   x

Shares of common stock outstanding at August 3, 2015: 32,694,609

 

 

 


CSG SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

FORM 10-Q for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2015

INDEX

 

 

 

Page No.

 

 

 

Part I -FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

3

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the Quarters and Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 (Unaudited)

4

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Quarters and Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 (Unaudited)

5

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Quarters and Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 (Unaudited)

6

 

 

 

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

7

 

 

 

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

13

 

 

 

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

21

 

 

 

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

22

 

 

 

Part II -OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

24

 

 

 

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

24

 

 

 

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

24

 

 

 

Item 6.

Exhibits

24

 

 

 

 

Signatures

25

 

 

 

 

Index to Exhibits

26

 

 

 

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CSG SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - UNAUDITED

(in thousands, except per share amounts)  

 

 

June 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

94,945

 

 

$

81,712

 

Short-term investments

 

 

99,098

 

 

 

120,088

 

Total cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments

 

 

194,043

 

 

 

201,800

 

Trade accounts receivable:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Billed, net of allowance of $3,937 and $3,323

 

 

172,269

 

 

 

184,369

 

Unbilled

 

 

47,216

 

 

 

42,439

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

7,478

 

 

 

13,204

 

Income taxes receivable

 

 

9,341

 

 

 

7,851

 

Other current assets

 

 

29,896

 

 

 

28,470

 

Total current assets

 

 

460,243

 

 

 

478,133

 

Non-current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property and equipment, net of depreciation of $144,486 and $138,065

 

 

36,962

 

 

 

38,326

 

Software, net of amortization of $92,324 and $86,797

 

 

40,332

 

 

 

44,732

 

Goodwill

 

 

226,040

 

 

 

225,269

 

Client contracts, net of amortization of $82,647 and $88,585

 

 

44,614

 

 

 

46,903

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

8,478

 

 

 

8,890

 

Income taxes receivable

 

 

1,230

 

 

 

1,333

 

Other assets

 

 

18,886

 

 

 

16,142

 

Total non-current assets

 

 

376,542

 

 

 

381,595

 

Total assets

 

$

836,785

 

 

$

859,728

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current maturities of long-term debt, net of unamortized original issue discount of $11,106 and zero

 

$

146,394

 

 

$

22,500

 

Client deposits

 

 

33,162

 

 

 

35,791

 

Trade accounts payable

 

 

31,978

 

 

 

37,052

 

Accrued employee compensation

 

 

50,372

 

 

 

51,441

 

Deferred revenue

 

 

49,076

 

 

 

40,004

 

Income taxes payable

 

 

587

 

 

 

984

 

Other current liabilities

 

 

23,523

 

 

 

23,375

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

335,092

 

 

 

211,147

 

Non-current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt, net of unamortized original issue discount of zero and $14,169

 

 

138,750

 

 

 

233,331

 

Deferred revenue

 

 

9,268

 

 

 

9,648

 

Income taxes payable

 

 

1,613

 

 

 

1,613

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

11,375

 

 

 

20,445

 

Other non-current liabilities

 

 

13,024

 

 

 

15,821

 

Total non-current liabilities

 

 

174,030

 

 

 

280,858

 

Total liabilities

 

 

509,122

 

 

 

492,005

 

Stockholders' equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, par value $.01 per share; 10,000 shares authorized; zero shares issued and outstanding

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Common stock, par value $.01 per share; 100,000 shares authorized;  32,760 and 33,945 shares outstanding

 

 

671

 

 

 

667

 

Common stock warrants; 2,851 and 2,851 warrants issued and outstanding

 

 

7,310

 

 

 

6,694

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

483,595

 

 

 

486,414

 

Treasury stock, at cost, 34,356 and 32,763 shares

 

 

(804,437

)

 

 

(757,478

)

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized gain on short-term investments, net of tax

 

 

12

 

 

 

6

 

Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments

 

 

(14,998

)

 

 

(13,386

)

Accumulated earnings

 

 

655,510

 

 

 

644,806

 

Total stockholders' equity

 

 

327,663

 

 

 

367,723

 

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

 

$

836,785

 

 

$

859,728

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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CSG SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - UNAUDITED

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

 

Quarter Ended

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

June 30, 2015

 

 

June 30, 2014

 

 

June 30, 2015

 

 

June 30, 2014

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Processing and related services

 

$

141,289

 

 

$

136,357

 

 

$

285,122

 

 

$

278,715

 

Software and services

 

 

22,437

 

 

 

25,618

 

 

 

45,070

 

 

 

50,474

 

Maintenance

 

 

18,915

 

 

 

22,583

 

 

 

38,080

 

 

 

43,397

 

Total revenues

 

 

182,641

 

 

 

184,558

 

 

 

368,272

 

 

 

372,586

 

Cost of revenues (exclusive of depreciation, shown separately below):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Processing and related services

 

 

64,767

 

 

 

67,364

 

 

 

134,027

 

 

 

135,791

 

Software and services

 

 

16,559

 

 

 

17,871

 

 

 

37,668

 

 

 

43,191

 

Maintenance

 

 

10,470

 

 

 

8,447

 

 

 

20,367

 

 

 

16,804

 

Total cost of revenues

 

 

91,796

 

 

 

93,682

 

 

 

192,062

 

 

 

195,786

 

Other operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development

 

 

25,897

 

 

 

26,437

 

 

 

51,626

 

 

 

51,444

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

 

34,572

 

 

 

39,140

 

 

 

68,014

 

 

 

74,439

 

Depreciation

 

 

3,850

 

 

 

3,440

 

 

 

7,545

 

 

 

6,926

 

Restructuring and reorganization charges

 

 

370

 

 

 

39

 

 

 

976

 

 

 

1,257

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

156,485

 

 

 

162,738

 

 

 

320,223

 

 

 

329,852

 

Operating income

 

 

26,156

 

 

 

21,820

 

 

 

48,049

 

 

 

42,734

 

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

 

(2,537

)

 

 

(2,546

)

 

 

(5,905

)

 

 

(5,318

)

Amortization of original issue discount

 

 

(1,547

)

 

 

(1,430

)

 

 

(3,063

)

 

 

(2,834

)

Interest and investment income, net

 

 

229

 

 

 

225

 

 

 

396

 

 

 

438

 

Other, net

 

 

145

 

 

 

(328

)

 

 

(320

)

 

 

(277

)

Total other

 

 

(3,710

)

 

 

(4,079

)

 

 

(8,892

)

 

 

(7,991

)

Income before income taxes

 

 

22,446

 

 

 

17,741

 

 

 

39,157

 

 

 

34,743

 

Income tax provision

 

 

(9,652

)

 

 

(8,338

)

 

 

(17,005

)

 

 

(15,649

)

Net income

 

$

12,794

 

 

$

9,403

 

 

$

22,152

 

 

$

19,094

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

30,798

 

 

 

32,619

 

 

 

31,170

 

 

 

32,469

 

Diluted

 

 

33,095

 

 

 

33,543

 

 

 

33,217

 

 

 

33,789

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.42

 

 

$

0.29

 

 

$

0.71

 

 

$

0.59

 

Diluted

 

 

0.39

 

 

 

0.28

 

 

 

0.67

 

 

 

0.57

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash dividends declared per common share:

 

$

0.1750

 

 

$

0.1575

 

 

$

0.3500

 

 

$

0.3075

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

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CSG SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - UNAUDITED

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quarter Ended

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2015

 

 

June 30, 2014

 

 

June 30, 2015

 

 

June 30, 2014

 

 

Net income

 

$

12,794

 

 

$

9,403

 

 

$

22,152

 

 

$

19,094

 

 

Other comprehensive income, net of tax:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation adjustments

 

 

7,923

 

 

 

3,171

 

 

 

(1,612

)

 

 

4,075

 

 

Unrealized holding gains (losses) on short-term investments arising during period

 

 

3

 

 

 

(9

)

 

 

6

 

 

 

10

 

 

Cash flow hedges:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized gains on change in fair value of interest rate swap contracts (net of tax effect of $0, $0, $0, and $110)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

195

 

 

Reclassification adjustment for losses included in net income (net of tax effect of $0, $0, $0, and $(55))

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(97

)

 

Net change in cash flow hedges

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

98

 

 

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

 

 

7,926

 

 

 

3,162

 

 

 

(1,606

)

 

 

4,183

 

 

Total comprehensive income, net of tax

 

$

20,720

 

 

$

12,565

 

 

$

20,546

 

 

$

23,277

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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CSG SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - UNAUDITED

(in thousands)

 

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

June 30, 2015

 

 

June 30, 2014

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

22,152

 

 

$

19,094

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

 

7,545

 

 

 

6,926

 

Amortization

 

 

15,175

 

 

 

16,924

 

Amortization of original issue discount

 

 

3,063

 

 

 

2,834

 

Loss on short-term investments and other

 

 

122

 

 

 

735

 

Gain on disposition of business operations

 

 

-

 

 

 

(222

)

Deferred income taxes

 

 

(3,758

)

 

 

766

 

Excess tax benefit of stock-based compensation awards

 

 

(1,809

)

 

 

(1,984

)

Stock-based employee compensation

 

 

10,473

 

 

 

7,714

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquired amounts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trade accounts receivable, net

 

 

5,398

 

 

 

(13,457

)

Other current and non-current assets

 

 

(3,452

)

 

 

(8,987

)

Income taxes payable/receivable

 

 

(24

)

 

 

(2,512

)

Trade accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

 

(5,635

)

 

 

(12,353

)

Deferred revenue

 

 

9,262

 

 

 

791

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

58,512

 

 

 

16,269

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of property and equipment

 

 

(11,425

)

 

 

(11,196

)

Purchases of short-term investments

 

 

(73,917

)

 

 

(85,014

)

Proceeds from sale/maturity of short-term investments

 

 

94,794

 

 

 

109,138

 

Acquisition of and investments in client contracts

 

 

(4,526

)

 

 

(3,296

)

Proceeds from the disposition of business operations

 

 

-

 

 

 

630

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

4,926

 

 

 

10,262

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

 

 

740

 

 

 

661

 

Payment of cash dividends

 

 

(11,238

)

 

 

(10,322

)

Repurchase of common stock

 

 

(62,861

)

 

 

(6,584

)

Payments on acquired asset financing

 

 

(829

)

 

 

(1,097

)

Proceeds from long-term debt

 

 

150,000

 

 

 

-

 

Payments on long-term debt

 

 

(123,750

)

 

 

(7,500

)

Payments of deferred financing costs

 

 

(2,692

)

 

 

-

 

Excess tax benefit of stock-based compensation awards

 

 

1,809

 

 

 

1,984

 

Net cash used in financing activities

 

 

(48,821

)

 

 

(22,858

)

Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash

 

 

(1,384

)

 

 

(237

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

13,233

 

 

 

3,436

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

 

 

81,712

 

 

 

82,686

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 

$

94,945

 

 

$

86,122

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid during the period for-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

$

4,343

 

 

$

4,211

 

Income taxes

 

 

20,761

 

 

 

17,075

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 


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CSG SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

1. GENERAL

We have prepared the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, and for the quarters and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S.”) (“GAAP”) for interim financial information, and pursuant to the instructions to Form 10-Q and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of our management, all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation of our financial position and operating results have been included. The unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (the “Financial Statements”) should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto, together with Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”), contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 (our “2014 10-K”), filed with the SEC. The results of operations for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015 are not necessarily indicative of the expected results for the entire year ending December 31, 2015.

 

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Use of Estimates in Preparation of Financial Statements. The preparation of the accompanying Financial Statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of our Financial Statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Cash and Cash Equivalents. We consider all highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less at the date of the purchase to be cash equivalents. As of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, our cash equivalents consist primarily of institutional money market funds, commercial paper, and time deposits held at major banks.

As of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, we had $4.9 million and $4.7 million, respectively, of restricted cash that serves to collateralize outstanding letters of credit. This restricted cash is included in cash and cash equivalents in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (“Balance Sheets” or “Balance Sheet”).

Short-term Investments and Other Financial Instruments. Our financial instruments as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 include cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and debt. Because of their short maturities, the carrying amounts of cash equivalents, accounts receivable, and accounts payable approximate their fair value.

Our short-term investments and certain of our cash equivalents are considered “available-for-sale” and are reported at fair value in our Balance Sheets, with unrealized gains and losses, net of the related income tax effect, excluded from earnings and reported in a separate component of stockholders’ equity. Realized and unrealized gains and losses were not material in any period presented.

Primarily all short-term investments held by us as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 have contractual maturities of less than two years from the time of acquisition. Our short-term investments as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 consisted almost entirely of fixed income securities. Proceeds from the sale/maturity of short-term investments for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 were $94.8 million and $109.1 million, respectively.

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The following table represents the fair value hierarchy based upon three levels of inputs, of which Levels 1 and 2 are considered observable and Level 3 is unobservable, for our financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value (in thousands):

 

 

 

June 30, 2015

 

 

December 31, 2014

 

 

 

Level 1

 

 

 

Level 2

 

 

 

Total

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Total

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash equivalents:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Money market funds

 

$

10,146

 

 

$

 

 

$

10,146

 

 

$

9,785

 

 

$

 

 

$

9,785

 

Commercial paper

 

 

 

 

 

14,948

 

 

 

14,948

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,248

 

 

 

12,248

 

Short-term investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate debt securities

 

 

 

 

 

69,620

 

 

 

69,620

 

 

 

 

 

 

88,494

 

 

 

88,494

 

Municipal bonds

 

 

 

 

 

1,353

 

 

 

1,353

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,945

 

 

 

9,945

 

U.S. government agency bonds

 

 

 

 

 

17,662

 

 

 

17,662

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,313

 

 

 

11,313

 

Asset-backed securities

 

 

 

 

 

10,463

 

 

 

10,463

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,336

 

 

 

10,336

 

Total

 

$

10,146

 

 

$

114,046

 

 

$

124,192

 

 

$

9,785

 

 

$

132,336

 

 

$

142,121

 

Valuation inputs used to measure the fair values of our money market funds were derived from quoted market prices. The fair values of all other financial instruments are based upon pricing provided by third-party pricing services. These prices were derived from observable market inputs.

We have chosen not to measure our debt at fair value, with changes recognized in earnings each reporting period.  The following table indicates the carrying value and estimated fair value of our debt as of the indicated periods (in thousands):

 

 

June 30, 2015

 

 

December 31, 2014

 

 

Carrying
Value

 

 

Fair
Value

 

 

Carrying
Value

 

 

Fair
Value

 

Credit agreement (carrying value including current maturities)

$

146,250

 

 

$

146,250

 

 

$

120,000

 

 

$

120,000

 

Convertible debt (par value)

 

150,000

 

 

 

211,770

 

 

 

150,000

 

 

 

178,920

 

The fair value for our credit agreement was estimated using a discounted cash flow methodology, while the fair value for our convertible debt was estimated based upon quoted market prices or recent sales activity, both of which are considered Level 2 inputs.  See Note 4 for discussion regarding the amendment to our credit agreement.

 

Accounting Pronouncement Issued But Not Yet Effective. The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) has issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606).  This ASU is a single comprehensive model which supersedes nearly all existing revenue recognition guidance under U.S. GAAP.  Under the new guidance, revenue is recognized when promised goods or services are transferred to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration that is expected to be received for those goods or services.  The ASU also requires additional disclosure about the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts, including significant judgments and changes in judgments and assets recognized from costs incurred to obtain or fulfill a contract. The updated accounting guidance is effective for annual and interim reporting periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017.  Early adoption is permitted.  An entity may choose to adopt this ASU either retrospectively or through a cumulative effect adjustment as of the start of the first period for which it applies the standard.  

 

We are currently in the process of evaluating the impact that this new guidance will have on our consolidated financial statements and our method of adoption.

 

    

3. LONG-LIVED ASSETS

Goodwill. The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the six months ended June 30, 2015, were as follows (in thousands):

 

January 1, 2015 balance

$

225,269

 

Adjustments related to prior acquisitions

 

(30

)

Effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates

 

801

 

June 30, 2015 balance

$

226,040

 

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Other Intangible Assets. Our intangible assets subject to ongoing amortization consist primarily of client contracts and software. As of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the carrying values of these assets were as follows (in thousands):

 

 

June 30, 2015

 

 

December 31, 2014

 

 

Gross
Carrying
Amount

 

 

Accumulated
Amortization

 

 

Net
Amount

 

 

Gross
Carrying
Amount

 

 

Accumulated
Amortization

 

 

Net
Amount

 

Client contracts

$

127,261

 

 

$

(82,647

)

 

$

44,614

 

 

$

135,488

 

 

$

(88,585

)

 

$

46,903

 

Software

 

132,656

 

 

 

(92,324

)

 

 

40,332

 

 

 

131,529

 

 

 

(86,797

)

 

 

44,732

 

Total

$

259,917

 

 

$

(174,971

)

 

$

84,946

 

 

$

267,017

 

 

$

(175,382

)

 

$

91,635

 

The total amortization expense related to intangible assets for the second quarters of 2015 and 2014 were $6.4 million and $7.7 million, respectively, and for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 were $13.3 million and $15.7 million, respectively. Based on the June 30, 2015 net carrying value of our intangible assets, the estimated total amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years ending December 31 are: 2015 – $26.1 million; 2016 – $21.2 million; 2017 – $16.1 million; 2018 – $12.8 million; and 2019 – $8.8 million.

 

 

4. DEBT

Our long-term debt, as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, was as follows (in thousands):

 

 

June 30,

2015

 

 

December 31,
2014

 

2015 Credit Agreement:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term loan, due February 2020, interest at adjusted LIBOR plus 1.75% (combined rate of 2.03% at June 30, 2015)

$

146,250

 

 

$

 

$200 million revolving loan facility, due February 2020, interest at adjusted LIBOR plus applicable margin

 

 

 

 

 

2012 Credit Agreement:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term loan, due November 2017 (or December 2016 if certain conditions exist), interest at adjusted LIBOR plus 2.00% (combined rate of 2.25% at December 31, 2014)

 

 

 

 

120,000

 

$100 million revolving loan facility, due November 2017 (or December 2016 if certain conditions exist), interest at adjusted LIBOR plus applicable margin

 

 

 

 

 

Convertible Debt Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2010 Convertible Notes – senior subordinated convertible notes; due March 1, 2017; cash interest at 3.0%; net of unamortized original issue discount (“OID”) of $11,106 and $14,169, respectively

 

138,894

 

 

 

135,831

 

 

 

285,144

 

 

 

255,831

 

Current portion of long-term debt

 

(146,394

)

 

 

(22,500

)

Total long-term debt, net

$

138,750

 

 

$

233,331

 

2015 Credit Agreement. In February 2015, we entered into an amended and restated $350 million credit agreement with several financial institutions (the “2015 Credit Agreement”) to replace the 2012 Credit Agreement.    

 

The 2015 Credit Agreement provides borrowings in the form of:  (i) a $150 million aggregate principal five-year term loan (the “2015 Term Loan”); and (ii) a $200 million aggregate principal five-year revolving loan facility (the “2015 Revolver”).  With the $150 million proceeds from the 2015 Term Loan, we repaid the outstanding $120 million balance from term loan under the 2012 Credit Agreement, resulting in a net increase of available cash by $30 million, a portion of which was used to pay certain fees and expenses in connection with the refinancing.

 

As a result of the 2015 Credit Agreement, we have pledged assets under a security agreement in favor of a financial institution as collateral agent (the “Security Agreement”).  Under the Security Agreement, all of our domestic subsidiaries have pledged substantially all of their assets to secure the obligations under the 2015 Credit Agreement and related security agreement.

 

In conjunction with the closing of the 2015 Credit Agreement, we incurred financing costs of $2.7 million.  When combined with the remaining deferred financing costs for the 2012 Credit Agreement, financing costs of $5.9 million have been deferred and are being amortized to interest expense using the effective interest method over the related term of the 2015 Credit Agreement, and financing costs of $0.9 million were recorded in interest expense.

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2010 Convertible Notes. Refer to Note 5 in our 2014 10-K for disclosure of the 2010 Convertible Notes’ three contingent conversion features.

As the result of our declaring a cash dividend in June 2015 (see Note 7), the previous conversion rate for the 2010 Convertible Notes of 42.8889 shares of our common stock for each $1,000 in principal amount of the 2010 Convertible Notes (equivalent to a conversion price of $23.32 per share of our common stock) has been adjusted to 43.1307 shares of our common stock for each $1,000 in principal amount of the 2010 Convertible Notes (equivalent to a conversion price of $23.19 per share of our common stock).

Prior to September 1, 2016, holders of the 2010 Convertible Notes can convert their securities at any time in the fiscal quarter following the period in which the price of our common stock trades over 130% of the conversion price for at least 20 consecutive trading days in the last 30 trading days of a fiscal quarter.  As of June 23, 2015, the closing price of our common stock exceeded 130% of the conversion price for the required period, thus allowing the 2010 Convertible Notes to be converted at the holder’s option during the quarter beginning July 1, 2015 and ending September 30, 2015.  

Upon any conversion of the 2010 Convertible Notes, we will settle our conversion obligation as follows: (i) we are required to pay cash for 100% of the par value of the 2010 Convertible Notes that are converted; and (ii) to the extent the value of our conversion obligation exceeds the par value, we can satisfy the remaining conversion obligation in our common stock, cash or any combination of our common stock and cash, at our discretion. Based on our June 30, 2015 closing stock price of $31.66 per share, the 2010 Convertible Notes would have had a total settlement value of approximately $205 million.

As the 2010 Convertible Notes can be converted at the holder’s option during the quarter beginning July 1, 2015 and ending September 30, 2015, the net carrying value of the 2010 Convertible Notes of $138.9 million has been classified as a current liability in our Balance Sheet as of June 30, 2015.  

 

 

5. COMMITMENTS, GUARANTEES AND CONTINGENCIES

Warranties. We generally warrant that our solutions and related offerings will conform to published specifications, or to specifications provided in an individual client arrangement, as applicable. The typical warranty period is 90 days from the date of acceptance of the solution or offering. For certain service offerings we provide a limited warranty for the duration of the services provided. We generally warrant that services will be performed in a professional and workmanlike manner. The typical remedy for breach of warranty is to correct or replace any defective deliverable, and if not possible or practical, we will accept the return of the defective deliverable and refund the amount paid under the client arrangement that is allocable to the defective deliverable. Our contracts also generally contain limitation of damages provisions in an effort to reduce our exposure to monetary damages arising from breach of warranty claims. Historically, we have incurred minimal warranty costs, and as a result, do not maintain a warranty reserve.

Product and Services Indemnifications. Our arrangements with our clients generally include an indemnification provision that will indemnify and defend a client in actions brought against the client that claim our products and/or services infringe upon a copyright, trade secret, or valid patent. Historically, we have not incurred any significant costs related to such indemnification claims, and as a result, do not maintain a reserve for such exposure.

Claims for Company Non-performance. Our arrangements with our clients typically cap our liability for breach to a specified amount of the direct damages incurred by the client resulting from the breach. From time-to-time, these arrangements may also include provisions for possible liquidated damages or other financial remedies for our non-performance, or in the case of certain of our outsourced customer care and billing solutions, provisions for damages related to service level performance requirements. The service level performance requirements typically relate to system availability and timeliness of service delivery. As of June 30, 2015, we believe we have adequate reserves, based on our historical experience, to cover any reasonably anticipated exposure as a result of our nonperformance for any past or current arrangements with our clients.

Indemnifications Related to Officers and the Board of Directors. We have agreed to indemnify members of our Board of Directors (the “Board”) and certain of our officers if they are named or threatened to be named as a party to any proceeding by reason of the fact that they acted in such capacity. We maintain directors’ and officers’ (D&O) insurance coverage to protect against such losses. We have not historically incurred any losses related to these types of indemnifications, and are not aware of any pending or threatened actions or claims against any officer or member of our Board. As a result, we have not recorded any liabilities related to such indemnifications as of June 30, 2015. In addition, as a result of the insurance policy coverage, we believe these indemnification agreements are not significant to our results of operations.

Legal Proceedings. From time-to-time, we are involved in litigation relating to claims arising out of our operations in the normal course of business. We are not presently a party to any material pending or threatened legal proceedings.

 

 

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6. EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE

Basic and diluted earnings per common share (“EPS”) amounts are presented on the face of the accompanying Income Statements.

No reconciliation of the basic and diluted EPS numerators is necessary as net income is used as the numerators for all periods presented.  The reconciliation of the basic and diluted EPS denominators related to the common shares is included in the following table (in thousands):

 

 

Quarter Ended
June 30,

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

Basic weighted-average common shares

 

30,798

 

 

 

32,619

 

 

 

31,170

 

 

 

32,469

 

 

Dilutive effect of restricted common stock

 

564

 

 

 

370

 

 

 

610

 

 

 

560

 

 

Dilutive effect of 2010 Convertible Notes

 

1,605

 

 

 

554

 

 

 

1,349

 

 

 

760

 

 

Dilutive effect of Stock Warrants

 

128

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

88

 

 

 

-

 

 

Diluted weighted-average common shares

 

33,095

 

 

 

33,543

 

 

 

33,217

 

 

 

33,789

 

 

In March 2015, we received an initial delivery of 1.3 million shares related our accelerated stock repurchase transaction agreement which reduced our weighted average shares outstanding for purposes of calculating basic and diluted EPS for the first quarter and six months of 2015 (see Note 7).

The 2010 Convertible Notes have a dilutive effect only in those quarterly periods in which our average stock price exceeds the current effective conversion price (see Note 4).

The Stock Warrants have a dilutive effect only in those quarterly periods in which our average stock price exceeds the exercise price of $26.68 per warrant (under the treasury stock method), and are not subject to performance vesting conditions (see Note 7).  

Potentially dilutive common shares related to non-participating unvested restricted stock excluded from the computation of diluted EPS, as the effect was antidilutive, were not material in any period presented.    

 

 

7. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY AND EQUITY COMPENSATION PLANS

Stock Repurchase Program. We currently have a stock repurchase program, approved by our Board, authorizing us to repurchase our common stock from time-to-time as market and business conditions warrant (the “Stock Repurchase Program”). In February 2015, our Board approved a 7.5 million share increase in the number of shares authorized for repurchase under the Stock Repurchase Program, bringing the total number of shares authorized to 42.5 million.  During the six months ended June 30, 2015 we repurchased 0.3 million shares of our common stock for $7.0 million (weighted-average price of $27.06 per share) under a Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Rule 10b5-1 Plan.  We did not repurchase any shares under our Stock Repurchase Program during the six month ended June 30, 2014.

In March 2015, we entered into an accelerated share repurchase transaction agreement (the “ASR Agreement”) with a counterparty to repurchase $50 million of our common stock.  We paid $50 million to the counterparty and received an initial delivery of 1.3 million shares of our outstanding common stock for an aggregate value of approximately $40 million.  The initial shares were reflected as treasury stock in the period the shares were delivered.  The remaining amount was recorded as a forward contract indexed to our common stock in additional paid in capital.  The final delivery of shares under the ASR Agreement will be based generally upon the daily volume weighted average price of our common stock during the repurchase period.  At settlement, under certain circumstances, the counterparty may be required to deliver additional shares of common stock to us, or under certain circumstances, we may be required to deliver shares of common stock or cash, at our option, to the counterparty.  Final settlement of the transactions under the ASR Agreement is expected to occur no later than December 2015.  The ASR Agreement meets all the applicable criteria for equity classification, and, therefore, is not accounted for as a derivative instrument.  

As of June 30, 2015, the total remaining number of shares available for repurchase under the Stock Repurchase Program totaled 7.3 million shares.

Stock Repurchases for Tax Withholdings. In addition to the above mentioned stock repurchases, during the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, we repurchased and then cancelled 0.2 million shares of common stock for $5.9 million and 0.2 million shares of common stock for $6.6 million, respectively, in connection with minimum tax withholding requirements resulting from the vesting of restricted common stock under our stock incentive plans.

Cash Dividends.  During the second quarter of 2015, the Board approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.1750 per share of common stock, totaling $5.7 million. During the second quarter of 2014, the Board approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.1575 per share of

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common stock, totaling $5.4 million.  Dividends declared for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, totaled $11.5 million and $10.5 million, respectively      

Warrants.  In 2014, in conjunction with the execution of an amendment to our current agreement with Comcast Corporation (“Comcast”), we issued stock warrants (the “Warrant Agreement”) for the right to purchase up to approximately 2.9 million shares of our common stock (the “Stock Warrants”) as an additional incentive for Comcast to migrate new customer accounts to ACP. The Stock Warrants have a 10-year term and an exercise price of $26.68 per warrant. As of June 30, 2015, approximately 1.0 million Stock Warrants have vested.         

Upon vesting, the Stock Warrants are recorded as a client incentive asset with the corresponding offset to stockholders’ equity.  The client incentive asset related to the Stock Warrants is amortized as a reduction in processing and related services revenues over the remaining term of the Comcast amended agreement.  As of June 30, 2015, we recorded a client incentive asset related to these Stock Warrants of $7.3 million and have amortized $1.2 million as a reduction in processing and related services revenues.  

The remaining unvested Stock Warrants will be accounted for as client incentive assets in the period the performance conditions necessary for vesting have been met.  As of June 30, 2015, none of the Stock Warrants had been exercised.

Stock-Based Awards. A summary of our unvested restricted common stock activity during the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015 is as follows (shares in thousands):

 

Quarter Ended
June 30, 2015

 

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2015

 

Shares

 

 

Weighted-
Average  Grant

Date Fair Value

 

Shares

 

Weighted-
Average  Grant

Date Fair Value

 

Unvested awards, beginning

 

2,310

 

 

$

25.30

 

 

2,311

 

 

$

22.81

 

Awards granted

 

7

 

 

 

31.57

 

 

595

 

 

 

29.67

 

Awards forfeited/cancelled

 

(23

)

 

 

24.84

 

 

(41

)

 

 

24.01

 

Awards vested

 

(11

)

 

 

21.60

 

 

(582

)

 

 

19.85

 

Unvested awards, ending

 

2,283

 

 

$

25.34

 

 

2,283

 

 

$

25.34

 

 

Included in the awards granted during the six months ended June 30, 2015, are performance-based awards for 0.1 million restricted common stock shares issued to members of executive management, which vest in equal installments over three years upon meeting either pre-established financial performance objectives or pre-established stock price objectives. The performance-based awards become fully vested upon a change in control, as defined, and the subsequent involuntary termination of employment.

All other restricted common stock shares granted during the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015 are time-based awards, which vest annually over four years with no restrictions other than the passage of time. Certain shares of the restricted common stock become fully vested upon a change in control, as defined, and the subsequent involuntary termination of employment.

We recorded stock-based compensation expense for the second quarters of 2015 and 2014 of $5.4 million and $3.9 million, respectively, and for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 of $10.5 million and $7.7 million, respectively.

 

 

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The information contained in this MD&A should be read in conjunction with the Financial Statements and Notes thereto included in this Form 10-Q and the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto in our 2014 10-K.

Forward-Looking Statements

This report contains a number of forward-looking statements relative to our future plans and our expectations concerning our business and the industries we serve.  These forward-looking statements are based on assumptions about a number of important factors, and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from estimates contained in the forward-looking statements.  Some of the risks that are foreseen by management are outlined within Part II Item IA. Risk Factors of this report and in Part I Item 1A. Risk Factors of our 2014 10-K.  Readers are strongly encouraged to review those sections closely in conjunction with MD&A.

Company Overview

We are one of the world’s largest and most established business support solutions providers primarily serving the communications industry.  Our proven approach and solutions are based on our broad and deep experience in serving clients in the communications industry as their businesses have evolved from a single product offering to a highly complex, highly competitive, multi-product service offering.  Our approach has centered on using the best technology for the various functions required to provide world-class solutions.

Our solutions help service providers streamline and scale operations, introduce and adapt products and services to meet changing consumer demands, and address the challenges and opportunities of a dynamically evolving global business environment.  Our broad suite of solutions helps our clients improve their business operations by creating more compelling product offerings and an enhanced customer experience through more relevant and targeted interactions, while at the same time, more efficiently managing the service provider’s cost structure.  Over the years, we have focused our research and development (“R&D”) and acquisition investments on expanding our solution set to address the ever expanding needs of communications service providers to provide a differentiated, real-time, and personal experience for their consumers.  This extensive suite of solutions includes revenue management, content management and monetization, and customer interaction management platforms.  

We generate nearly 70% of our revenues from the North American cable and satellite markets, approximately 25% of our revenues from wireline and wireless communication providers, and the remainder from a variety of other verticals, such as financial services, logistics, and transportation. Additionally, during the six months ended June 30, 2015, we generated approximately 85% of our revenues from the Americas region, approximately 10% of our revenues from the Europe, Middle East and Africa region, and approximately 5% of our revenues from the Asia Pacific region.

We are a S&P Small Cap 600 company.

Management Overview of Quarterly Results

Second Quarter Highlights.  A summary of our results of operations for the second quarter of 2015, when compared to the second quarter of 2014, is as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts and percentages):  

 

 

Quarter Ended

 

 

June 30, 2015

 

June 30, 2014

 

Revenues

$

182,641

 

 

$

184,558

 

Operating Results:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income

 

26,156

 

 

 

21,820

 

Operating income margin

 

14.3

%

 

 

11.8

%

Diluted EPS

$

0.39

 

 

$

0.28

 

Supplemental Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Restructuring and reorganization charges

$

370

 

 

$

39

 

Stock-based compensation

 

5,384

 

 

 

3,931

 

Amortization of acquired intangible assets

 

3,012

 

 

 

4,004

 

Amortization of OID

 

1,547

 

 

 

1,430

 

 

Revenues.  Our revenues for the second quarter of 2015 were $182.6 million, a decrease of 1% when compared to $184.6 million for the same period in 2014. The year-over-year decrease in revenues can be primarily attributed to foreign currency movements.

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Operating Results.  Operating income for the second quarter of 2015 was $26.2 million, or a 14.3% operating income margin percentage, compared to $21.8 million, or an 11.8% operating income margin percentage for the second quarter of 2014, with the increases due to lower operating expenses (driven primarily by foreign currency movements and focus on cost management) and higher processing revenues.    

Diluted EPS.  Diluted EPS for the second quarter of 2015 was $0.39 compared to $0.28 for the second quarter of 2014, with the increase due mainly to the higher operating margin.  

Cash and Cash Flows.  As of June 30, 2015, we had cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of $194.0 million, as compared to $169.9 million as of March 31, 2015 and $201.8 million as of December 31, 2014.  Our cash flows from operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2015 were $58.5 million.  See the Liquidity section below for further discussion of our cash flows.

Significant Client Relationships

Client Concentration.  A large percentage of our historical revenues have been generated from our three largest clients, which are Comcast, DISH Network Corporation (“DISH”), and Time Warner Cable, Inc. (“Time Warner”).  Revenues from these clients represented the following percentages of our total revenues for the indicated periods:

 

 

Quarter Ended

 

 

June 30,

2015

 

  

March 31,

2015

 

 

June 30,

2014

 

Comcast

 

23

%

 

  

23

%

  

  

21

%

DISH

 

15

%

 

 

15

%

 

 

16

%

Time Warner

 

12

%

 

 

11

%

 

 

11

%

The percentages of net billed accounts receivable balances attributable to our largest clients as of the indicated dates were as follows:

 

As of

 

 

June 30,

2015

 

  

March 31,

2015

 

  

December 31,

2014

 

Comcast

 

25

%

 

 

23

%

 

 

21

%

DISH

 

14

%

 

 

14

%

 

 

13

%

Time Warner

 

9

%

 

 

9

%

 

 

12

%

See our 2014 10-K for additional discussion of our business relationships and contractual terms with the above mentioned significant clients.

Risk of Client Concentration.  We expect to continue to generate a significant percentage of our future revenues from our largest clients mentioned above.  There are inherent risks whenever a large percentage of total revenues are concentrated with a limited number of clients.  Should a significant client: (i) terminate or fail to renew their contracts with us, in whole or in part, for any reason; (ii) significantly reduce the number of customer accounts processed on our solutions, the price paid for our services, or the scope of services that we provide; or (iii) experience significant financial or operating difficulties, it could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.  

Critical Accounting Policies

The preparation of our Financial Statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. requires us to select appropriate accounting policies, and to make judgments and estimates affecting the application of those accounting policies.  In applying our accounting policies, different business conditions or the use of different assumptions may result in materially different amounts reported in our Financial Statements.

We have identified the most critical accounting policies that affect our financial position and the results of our operations.  Those critical accounting policies were determined by considering the accounting policies that involve the most complex or subjective decisions or assessments.  The most critical accounting policies identified relate to: (i) revenue recognition; (ii) allowance for doubtful accounts receivable; (iii) impairment assessments of goodwill and other long-lived assets; (iv) income taxes; (v) business combinations and asset purchases; and (vi) loss contingencies.  These critical accounting policies, as well as our other significant accounting policies, are discussed in our 2014 10-K.

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Results of Operations

Total Revenues.  Total revenues for the:  (i) second quarter of 2015 were $182.6 million, a 1% decrease when compared to $184.6 million for the second quarter of 2014; and (ii) six months ended June 30, 2015 were $368.3 million, a 1% decrease when compared to $372.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014.  These decreases can be primarily attributed to foreign currency movements which had a negative impact of $3.8 million and $6.6 million, respectively, on our revenues for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015.  The components of total revenues, discussed in more detail below, are as follows (in thousands):

 

 

Quarter Ended
June 30,

 

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Revenues: