|
|
|
||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
|
(Commission File Number)
|
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
|
Title of each class
|
Trading Symbol(s)
|
Name of each exchange on which registered
|
Exhibit No.
|
Description
|
99.1
|
Press release dated February 5, 2020, issued by ePlus inc.
|
ePlus inc.
|
||||
By: /s/ Elaine D. Marion
|
||||
Elaine D. Marion
|
||||
Chief Financial Officer
|
•
|
Net sales increased 24.1% to $429.0 million; technology segment net sales increased 22.7% to $410.6 million; service revenues increased 43.2% to $50.4
million; financing segment net sales increased 67.7% to $18.4 million.
|
•
|
Adjusted gross billings increased 22.5% to $586.3 million.
|
•
|
Consolidated gross profit increased 25.1% to $103.7 million.
|
•
|
Consolidated gross margin was 24.2%, an increase of 20 basis points.
|
•
|
Net earnings increased 31.5% to $19.6 million.
|
•
|
Adjusted EBITDA increased 24.7% to $31.9 million.
|
•
|
Diluted earnings per share increased 32.7% to $1.46. Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share increased 27.1% to $1.64.
|
•
|
Net sales increased 16.7% to $1,222 million; technology segment net sales increased 15.8% to $1,177 million; service revenues increased 38.0% to $144.3
million; financing segment net sales increased 45.8% to $45.0 million.
|
•
|
Adjusted gross billings increased 18.5% to $1,714 million.
|
•
|
Consolidated gross profit increased 20.2% to $299.4 million.
|
•
|
Consolidated gross margin was 24.5%, an increase of 70 basis points.
|
•
|
Net earnings increased 16.0% to $55.8 million.
|
•
|
Adjusted EBITDA increased 18.6% to $95.8 million.
|
•
|
Diluted earnings per share increased 17.5% to $4.16. Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share increased 19.3% to $4.89.
|
Date:
|
February 5, 2020
|
Time:
|
4:30 p.m. ET
|
Live Call:
|
(844)-603-5099, domestic, (825) 312-2246, international
|
Replay:
|
(800) 585-8367, domestic, (416) 621-4642, international
|
Passcode:
|
9387537 (live and replay)
|
Webcast:
|
http://www.eplus.com/investors (live and replay)
|
December 31, 2019
|
March 31, 2019
|
|||||||
ASSETS
|
||||||||
Current assets:
|
||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents
|
$
|
59,555
|
$
|
79,816
|
||||
Accounts receivable—trade, net
|
413,741
|
299,899
|
||||||
Accounts receivable—other, net
|
37,187
|
41,328
|
||||||
Inventories
|
61,065
|
50,493
|
||||||
Financing receivables—net, current
|
89,229
|
63,767
|
||||||
Deferred costs
|
20,421
|
17,301
|
||||||
Other current assets
|
8,809
|
7,499
|
||||||
Total current assets
|
690,007
|
560,103
|
||||||
Financing receivables and operating leases—net
|
73,506
|
59,032
|
||||||
Property, equipment and other assets
|
34,000
|
17,328
|
||||||
Goodwill
|
118,225
|
110,807
|
||||||
Other intangible assets—net
|
36,870
|
38,928
|
||||||
TOTAL ASSETS
|
$
|
952,608
|
$
|
786,198
|
||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
||||||||
LIABILITIES
|
||||||||
Current liabilities:
|
||||||||
Accounts payable
|
$
|
126,154
|
$
|
86,801
|
||||
Accounts payable—floor plan
|
144,483
|
116,083
|
||||||
Salaries and commissions payable
|
27,476
|
21,286
|
||||||
Deferred revenue
|
55,128
|
47,251
|
||||||
Recourse notes payable—current
|
2,239
|
28
|
||||||
Non-recourse notes payable—current
|
59,015
|
38,117
|
||||||
Other current liabilities
|
24,995
|
19,285
|
||||||
Total current liabilities
|
439,490
|
328,851
|
||||||
Non-recourse notes payable—long term
|
7,120
|
10,502
|
||||||
Deferred tax liability—net
|
4,924
|
4,915
|
||||||
Other liabilities
|
28,588
|
17,677
|
||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES
|
480,122
|
361,945
|
||||||
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
|
||||||||
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
||||||||
Preferred stock, $.01 per share par value; 2,000 shares authorized; none outstanding
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
Common stock, $.01 per share par value; 25,000 shares
authorized; 13,513
outstanding at December 31, 2019 and
13,611 outstanding at March 31, 2019
|
144
|
143
|
||||||
Additional paid-in capital
|
143,262
|
137,243
|
||||||
Treasury stock, at cost, 884 shares at December 31, 2019 and
693 shares at March 31, 2019
|
(67,691
|
)
|
(53,999
|
)
|
||||
Retained earnings
|
396,973
|
341,137
|
||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income—foreign currency
translation adjustment
|
(202
|
)
|
(271
|
)
|
||||
Total Stockholders' Equity
|
472,486
|
424,253
|
||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
$
|
952,608
|
$
|
786,198
|
Three Months Ended December 31,
|
Nine Months Ended December 31,
|
|||||||||||||||
2019
|
2018
|
2019
|
2018
|
|||||||||||||
Net sales
|
||||||||||||||||
Product
|
$
|
378,569
|
$
|
310,443
|
$
|
1,077,667
|
$
|
942,735
|
||||||||
Services
|
50,422
|
35,221
|
144,261
|
104,504
|
||||||||||||
Total
|
428,991
|
345,664
|
1,221,928
|
1,047,239
|
||||||||||||
Cost of sales
|
||||||||||||||||
Product
|
293,209
|
241,856
|
832,135
|
735,802
|
||||||||||||
Services
|
32,086
|
20,895
|
90,427
|
62,321
|
||||||||||||
Total
|
325,295
|
262,751
|
922,562
|
798,123
|
||||||||||||
Gross profit
|
103,696
|
82,913
|
299,366
|
249,116
|
||||||||||||
Selling, general, and administrative
|
73,090
|
59,728
|
209,400
|
174,399
|
||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization
|
3,647
|
2,719
|
10,667
|
8,250
|
||||||||||||
Interest and financing costs
|
694
|
443
|
1,898
|
1,403
|
||||||||||||
Operating expenses
|
77,431
|
62,890
|
221,965
|
184,052
|
||||||||||||
Operating income
|
26,265
|
20,023
|
77,401
|
65,064
|
||||||||||||
Other income (expense)
|
997
|
721
|
912
|
1,140
|
||||||||||||
Earnings before taxes
|
27,262
|
20,744
|
78,313
|
66,204
|
||||||||||||
Provision for income taxes
|
7,712
|
5,880
|
22,477
|
18,064
|
||||||||||||
Net earnings
|
$
|
19,550
|
$
|
14,864
|
$
|
55,836
|
$
|
48,140
|
||||||||
Net earnings per common share—basic
|
$
|
1.47
|
$
|
1.10
|
$
|
4.19
|
$
|
3.57
|
||||||||
Net earnings per common share—diluted
|
$
|
1.46
|
$
|
1.10
|
$
|
4.16
|
$
|
3.54
|
||||||||
Weighted average common shares outstanding—basic
|
13,320
|
13,471
|
13,329
|
13,467
|
||||||||||||
Weighted average common shares outstanding—diluted
|
13,378
|
13,544
|
13,410
|
13,592
|
Three Months Ended December 31,
|
Nine Months Ended December 31,
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
2019
|
2018
|
% Change
|
2019
|
2018
|
% Change
|
|||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands)
|
(in thousands)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Net sales
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Product
|
$
|
360,206
|
$
|
299,490
|
20.3
|
%
|
$
|
1,032,620
|
$
|
911,839
|
13.2
|
%
|
||||||||||||
Services
|
50,422
|
35,221
|
43.2
|
%
|
144,261
|
104,504
|
38.0
|
%
|
||||||||||||||||
Total
|
410,628
|
334,711
|
22.7
|
%
|
1,176,881
|
1,016,343
|
15.8
|
%
|
||||||||||||||||
Cost of sales
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Product
|
290,980
|
239,843
|
21.3
|
%
|
825,509
|
730,311
|
13.0
|
%
|
||||||||||||||||
Services
|
32,086
|
20,895
|
53.6
|
%
|
90,427
|
62,321
|
45.1
|
%
|
||||||||||||||||
Total
|
323,066
|
260,738
|
23.9
|
%
|
915,936
|
792,632
|
15.6
|
%
|
||||||||||||||||
Gross profit
|
87,562
|
73,973
|
18.4
|
%
|
260,945
|
223,711
|
16.6
|
%
|
||||||||||||||||
Selling, general, and administrative
|
67,759
|
56,607
|
19.7
|
%
|
197,615
|
166,199
|
18.9
|
%
|
||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization
|
3,619
|
2,714
|
33.3
|
%
|
10,555
|
8,243
|
28.0
|
%
|
||||||||||||||||
Operating expenses
|
71,378
|
59,321
|
20.3
|
%
|
208,170
|
174,442
|
19.3
|
%
|
||||||||||||||||
Operating income
|
$
|
16,184
|
$
|
14,652
|
10.5
|
%
|
$
|
52,775
|
$
|
49,269
|
7.1
|
%
|
||||||||||||
Adjusted gross billings
|
$
|
586,308
|
$
|
478,447
|
22.5
|
%
|
$
|
1,713,755
|
$
|
1,446,603
|
18.5
|
%
|
||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA
|
$
|
21,687
|
$
|
20,074
|
8.0
|
%
|
$
|
70,895
|
$
|
64,699
|
9.6
|
%
|
Twelve Months Ended December 31,
|
|||||
2019
|
2018
|
% Change
|
|||
Technology
|
22%
|
22%
|
-
|
||
SLED
|
17%
|
17%
|
-
|
||
Telecom, Media, & Entertainment
|
17%
|
14%
|
3%
|
||
Healthcare
|
15%
|
14%
|
1%
|
||
Financial Services
|
14%
|
15%
|
(1%)
|
||
All others
|
15%
|
18%
|
(3%)
|
||
Total
|
100%
|
100%
|
Three Months Ended December 31,
|
Nine Months Ended December 31,
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
2019
|
2018
|
% Change
|
2019
|
2018
|
% Change
|
|||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands)
|
(in thousands)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Net sales
|
$
|
18,363
|
$
|
10,953
|
67.7
|
%
|
$
|
45,047
|
$
|
30,896
|
45.8
|
%
|
||||||||||||
Cost of sales
|
2,229
|
2,013
|
10.7
|
%
|
6,626
|
5,491
|
20.7
|
%
|
||||||||||||||||
Gross profit
|
16,134
|
8,940
|
80.5
|
%
|
38,421
|
25,405
|
51.2
|
%
|
||||||||||||||||
Selling, general, and administrative
|
5,331
|
3,121
|
70.8
|
%
|
11,785
|
8,200
|
43.7
|
%
|
||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization
|
28
|
5
|
460.0
|
%
|
112
|
7
|
1,500.0
|
%
|
||||||||||||||||
Interest and financing costs
|
694
|
443
|
56.7
|
%
|
1,898
|
1,403
|
35.3
|
%
|
||||||||||||||||
Operating expenses
|
6,053
|
3,569
|
69.6
|
%
|
13,795
|
9,610
|
43.5
|
%
|
||||||||||||||||
Operating income
|
$
|
10,081
|
$
|
5,371
|
87.7
|
%
|
$
|
24,626
|
$
|
15,795
|
55.9
|
%
|
||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA
|
$
|
10,169
|
$
|
5,480
|
85.6
|
%
|
$
|
24,933
|
$
|
16,105
|
54.8
|
%
|
Three Months Ended December 31,
|
Nine Months Ended December 31,
|
|||||||||||||||
|
2019
|
2018
|
2019
|
2018
|
||||||||||||
(in thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||
Technology segment net sales
|
$
|
410,628
|
$
|
334,711
|
$
|
1,176,881
|
$
|
1,016,343
|
||||||||
Costs incurred related to sales of third-party maintenance, software assurance and subscription / SaaS licenses, and services
|
175,680
|
143,736
|
536,874
|
430,260
|
||||||||||||
Adjusted gross billings
|
$
|
586,308
|
$
|
478,447
|
$
|
1,713,755
|
$
|
1,446,603
|
Three Months Ended December 31,
|
Nine Months Ended December 31,
|
|||||||||||||||
|
2019
|
2018
|
2019
|
2018
|
||||||||||||
(in thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||
Consolidated
|
||||||||||||||||
Net earnings
|
$
|
19,550
|
$
|
14,864
|
55,836
|
$
|
48,140
|
|||||||||
Provision for income taxes
|
7,712
|
5,880
|
22,477
|
18,064
|
||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization [1]
|
3,647
|
2,719
|
10,667
|
8,250
|
||||||||||||
Share based compensation
|
1,944
|
1,857
|
6,021
|
5,418
|
||||||||||||
Acquisition and integration expense
|
-
|
955
|
1,739
|
2,072
|
||||||||||||
Other (income) expense [2]
|
(997
|
)
|
(721
|
)
|
(912
|
)
|
(1,140
|
)
|
||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA
|
$
|
31,856
|
$
|
25,554
|
$
|
95,828
|
$
|
80,804
|
||||||||
Three Months Ended December 31,
|
Nine Months Ended December 31,
|
|||||||||||||||
|
2019
|
2018
|
2019
|
2018
|
||||||||||||
(in thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||
Technology Segment
|
||||||||||||||||
Operating income
|
$
|
16,184
|
$
|
14,652
|
$
|
52,775
|
$
|
49,269
|
||||||||
Depreciation and amortization [1]
|
3,619
|
2,714
|
10,555
|
8,243
|
||||||||||||
Share based compensation
|
1,884
|
1,753
|
5,826
|
5,115
|
||||||||||||
Acquisition and integration expense
|
-
|
955
|
1,739
|
2,072
|
||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA
|
$
|
21,687
|
$
|
20,074
|
$
|
70,895
|
$
|
64,699
|
||||||||
Financing Segment
|
||||||||||||||||
Operating income
|
$
|
10,081
|
$
|
5,371
|
$
|
24,626
|
$
|
15,795
|
||||||||
Depreciation and amortization [1]
|
28
|
5
|
112
|
7
|
||||||||||||
Share based compensation
|
60
|
104
|
195
|
303
|
||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA
|
$
|
10,169
|
$
|
5,480
|
$
|
24,933
|
$
|
16,105
|
||||||||
Three Months Ended December 31,
|
Nine Months Ended December 31,
|
|||||||||||||||
2019
|
2018
|
2019
|
2018
|
|||||||||||||
(in thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||
GAAP: Earnings before taxes
|
$
|
27,262
|
$
|
20,744
|
$
|
78,313
|
$
|
66,204
|
||||||||
Share based compensation
|
1,944
|
1,857
|
6,021
|
5,418
|
||||||||||||
Acquisition and integration expense
|
-
|
955
|
1,739
|
2,072
|
||||||||||||
Acquisition related amortization expense [3]
|
2,421
|
1,552
|
6,953
|
5,035
|
||||||||||||
Other (income) expense [2]
|
(997
|
)
|
(721
|
)
|
(912
|
)
|
(1,140
|
)
|
||||||||
Non-GAAP: Earnings before taxes
|
30,630
|
24,387
|
92,114
|
77,589
|
||||||||||||
GAAP: Provision for income taxes
|
7,712
|
5,880
|
22,477
|
18,064
|
||||||||||||
Share based compensation
|
553
|
526
|
1,736
|
1,534
|
||||||||||||
Acquisition and integration expense
|
-
|
270
|
506
|
586
|
||||||||||||
Acquisition related amortization expense [3]
|
668
|
414
|
1,938
|
1,343
|
||||||||||||
Other (income) expense [2]
|
(283
|
)
|
(204
|
)
|
(258
|
)
|
(322
|
)
|
||||||||
Tax benefit on restricted stock
|
39
|
-
|
87
|
672
|
||||||||||||
Non-GAAP: Provision for income taxes
|
8,689
|
6,886
|
26,486
|
21,877
|
||||||||||||
Non-GAAP: Net earnings
|
$
|
21,941
|
$
|
17,501
|
$
|
65,628
|
$
|
55,712
|
||||||||
Three Months Ended December 31,
|
Nine Months Ended December 31,
|
|||||||||||||||
2019
|
2018
|
2019
|
2018
|
|||||||||||||
GAAP: Net earnings per common share – diluted
|
$
|
1.46
|
$
|
1.10
|
$
|
4.16
|
$
|
3.54
|
||||||||
Share based compensation
|
0.10
|
0.10
|
0.32
|
0.30
|
||||||||||||
Acquisition and integration expense
|
-
|
0.05
|
0.09
|
0.10
|
||||||||||||
Acquisition related amortization expense [3]
|
0.14
|
0.08
|
0.38
|
0.27
|
||||||||||||
Other (income) expense [2]
|
(0.05
|
)
|
(0.04
|
)
|
(0.05
|
)
|
(0.07
|
)
|
||||||||
Tax benefit on restricted stock
|
(0.01
|
)
|
-
|
(0.01
|
)
|
(0.04
|
)
|
|||||||||
Total non-GAAP adjustments – net of tax
|
$
|
0.18
|
$
|
0.19
|
$
|
0.73
|
$
|
0.56
|
||||||||
Non-GAAP: Net earnings per common share – diluted
|
$
|
1.64
|
$
|
1.29
|
$
|
4.89
|
$
|
4.10
|
Document and Entity Information |
Feb. 05, 2020 |
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Cover [Abstract] | |
Document Type | 8-K |
Amendment Flag | false |
Document Period End Date | Feb. 05, 2020 |
Entity Registrant Name | EPLUS INC |
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code | DE |
Entity File Number | 001-34167 |
Entity Tax Identification Number | 54-1817218 |
Entity Address, Address Line One | 13595 Dulles Technology Drive |
Entity Address, City or Town | Herndon |
Entity Address, State or Province | VA |
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code | 20171-3413 |
City Area Code | 703 |
Local Phone Number | 984-8400 |
Written Communications | false |
Soliciting Material | false |
Pre-commencement Tender Offer | false |
Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer | false |
Entity Emerging Growth Company | false |
Entity Central Index Key | 0001022408 |
Title of 12(b) Security | Common Stock, $.01 par value |
Trading Symbol | PLUS |
Security Exchange Name | NASDAQ |
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