10-Q 1 a08-5443_110q.htm 10-Q

 

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 December 31, 2007

 

OR

 

 

 

o

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 001-33461

 


 

Solera Holdings, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Delaware

 

20-4552341

(State or other jurisdiction of

 

(I.R.S. Employer

incorporation or organization)

 

Identification No.)

 

 

 

6111 Bollinger Canyon Road, Suite 200

 

 

San Ramon, California 94583

 

(925) 866-1100

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

 

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

 

Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report.

 

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  o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer.  See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (Check one).

Large Accelerated Filer

Accelerated Filer

Non-Accelerated Filer

o

o

x

 

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

Yes  o  No  x

 

The number of shares outstanding of the issuer’s common stock, as of February 13, 2008, was 64,805,976.

 

 


 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

PART I

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2007 and June 30, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months and six months ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

 

 

 

Item 2.

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

 

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

 

 

 

PART II

 

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

 

Item 1A

Risk Factors

 

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

Item 4.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

Item 5.

Other Information

 

Item 6.

Exhibits

 

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PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1.  Financial Statements.

SOLERA HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2007 AND JUNE 30, 2007

(In thousands, except share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

 

December 31,

 

June 30,

 

 

 

2007

 

2007

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

107,800

 

$

89,868

 

Accounts receivable — net

 

80,872

 

85,543

 

Other receivables

 

10,394

 

9,297

 

Other current assets

 

13,693

 

16,901

 

Deferred income tax assets

 

3,329

 

3,248

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total current assets

 

216,088

 

204,857

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT — Net

 

51,109

 

51,485

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER ASSETS

 

15,098

 

11,625

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LONG TERM DEFERRED INCOME TAX ASSETS

 

23,711

 

23,835

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GOODWILL

 

614,339

 

569,165

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INTANGIBLE ASSETS — Net

 

348,183

 

362,986

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

$

1,268,528

 

$

1,223,953

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT LIABILITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

18,799

 

$

25,571

 

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

81,965

 

89,240

 

Income taxes payable

 

7,727

 

13,995

 

Deferred income tax liabilities

 

743

 

1,076

 

Current portion of long-term debt

 

6,416

 

14,140

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

 

115,650

 

144,022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LONG-TERM DEBT

 

619,674

 

599,128

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER LIABILITIES

 

37,046

 

25,378

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LONG-TERM DEFERRED INCOME TAX LIABILITIES

 

41,877

 

42,922

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

814,247

 

811,450

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MINORITY INTERESTS IN CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

 

12,897

 

11,229

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:

 

 

 

 

 

Common Shares, $0.01 par value: 150,000,000 shares authorized; 64,732,323 and 64,813,563 issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2007 and June 30, 2007, respectively

 

507,588

 

505,939

 

Accumulated deficit

 

(95,892

(111,687

)

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

29,688

 

7,022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

441,384

 

401,274

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

$

1,268,528

 

$

1,223,953

 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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SOLERA HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS AND SIX MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007 AND 2006

(In thousands, except per share/unit amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
December 31,

 

Six Months Ended
December 31,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

2007

 

2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

132,089

 

$

116,237

 

$

256,271

 

$

227,719

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses

 

32,987

 

34,824

 

65,327

 

67,534

 

Systems development and programming costs

 

16,577

 

15,757

 

32,550

 

31,933

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of revenues (excluding depreciation and amortization)

 

49,564

 

50,581

 

97,877

 

99,467

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

37,525

 

32,976

 

71,067

 

63,866

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

23,447

 

25,879

 

45,853

 

51,055

 

Restructuring charges

 

43

 

(21

)

1,666

 

874

 

Interest expense

 

11,721

 

18,559

 

22,882

 

36,416

 

Other (income) expense — net

 

(4,610

)

(2,077

)

(5,765

)

2,263

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

68,126

 

75,316

 

135,703

 

154,474

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) before provision for income taxes and minority interests

 

14,399

 

(9,660

)

22,691

 

(26,222

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax provision

 

2,065

 

1,875

 

4,942

 

2,118

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minority interest in net income of consolidated subsidiaries

 

1,325

 

442

 

2,886

 

1,527

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

11,009

 

(11,977

)

14,863

 

(29,867

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends and redeemable preferred unit accretion

 

 

4,276

 

 

8,467

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) allocable to common stockholders/unitholders

 

$

11,009

 

$

(16,253

)

$

14,863

 

$

(38,334

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) allocable to common stockholders/unitholders per share/unit:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.17

 

$

(0.56

)

$

0.24

 

$

(1.32

)

Diluted

 

$

0.17

 

$

(0.56

)

$

0.23

 

$

(1.32

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares/units used in the calculation of net income (loss) per share/unit allocable to common stockholders/unitholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

63,468

 

29,172

 

63,145

 

29,105

 

Diluted

 

64,551

 

29,172

 

64,497

 

29,105

 

 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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SOLERA HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007 AND 2006

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

Six  Months Ended
December 31,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

14,863

 

$

 (29,867

)

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

45,853

 

51,055

 

Minority interests in net income of consolidated subsidiaries

 

2,886

 

1,527

 

Provision for doubtful accounts

 

340

 

322

 

Stock/unit-based compensation

 

1,641

 

342

 

Deferred income taxes

 

(4,226

)

(14,212

)

Change in fair value of financial instrument

 

(879

)

3,649

 

Other

 

577

 

486

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities — net of effects from acquisition of businesses:

 

 

 

 

 

(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable

 

9,750

 

(13,432

)

Decrease in other assets

 

2,704

 

694

 

Increase (decrease) in accounts payable

 

(8,091

)

10,086

 

Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

(17,836

)

9,643

 

Increase in accrued interest

 

363

 

1,710

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

47,945

 

22,003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditures

 

(9,804

)

(15,483

)

Final working capital payment adjustment related to acquisition of CSG

 

 

(13,167

)

Acquisitions of business — net of cash acquired

 

 

(1,039

)

Investment in joint venture

 

(314

)

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(10,118

)

(29,689

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

Repayments of long-term debt

 

(13,747

)

(2,024

)

Proceeds from issuance of debt

 

 

10,603

 

Repayments under revolving credit facility

 

(8,548

)

(4,000

)

Principal payment on financed asset acquisition

 

(2,384

)

 

Repurchase of common shares

 

(112

)

 

Net cash (used) provided in financing activities

 

(24,791

)

4,579

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EFFECT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

 

4,896

 

1,268

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

 

17,932

 

(1,839

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS — Beginning of period

 

89,868

 

88,826

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS — End of period

 

$

 107,800

 

$

 86,987

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FOW INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

 

— Dividends and redeemable preferred unit accretion

 

$

 —

 

$

 8,467

 

— Cash paid for interest

 

$

21,912

 

$

27,639

 

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

— Capital assets financed

 

$

 2,812

 

$

 6,926

 

 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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SOLERA HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands, except per share/unit and share/unit amounts)

(Unaudited)

1.                      ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

Description of Business   Solera Holdings, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company” or “Solera”) is the leading global provider of software and services to the automobile insurance claims processing industry. Its software and services help its customers: estimate the costs to repair damaged vehicles; determine pre-collision fair market values for vehicles damaged beyond repair; automate steps of the claims process; outsource steps of the claims process that insurance companies have historically performed internally; and monitor and manage their businesses through data reporting and analysis. The Company is active in over 50 countries and derives most of its revenues from its estimating and workflow software.

 

Solera was formed in March 2005. On April 13, 2006, Solera acquired the Claims Services Group (“CSG”), a business unit of Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (“ADP”), for approximately $1.0 billion. Prior to the acquisition of CSG, Solera’s operations consisted primarily of developing its business plan, recruiting personnel, providing consulting services, raising capital and identifying and evaluating operating assets for acquisition.

 

Solera accounted for the acquisition of CSG using the purchase method of accounting. As a result, the acquisition of CSG has and will continue to affect the results of operations significantly. The Company allocated the aggregate acquisition consideration to the tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their respective fair values as of the date of the acquisition. This has resulted in a significant increase in its annual depreciation and amortization expense. In addition, due to the effects of the increased borrowings to finance the CSG acquisition, its interest expense has increased significantly in the periods following the acquisition.

 

On May 16, 2007, the Company completed an initial public offering of shares of the Company’s common stock. In the initial public offering, the Company sold 19,200,000 shares of common stock, and the selling stockholders sold 10,987,500 shares of common stock, which include 3,937,500 shares of common stock sold by the selling stockholders pursuant to the underwriters’ over-allotment option. In connection with the initial public offering, the Company amended its corporate status and converted from a Delaware limited liability company into a Delaware corporation with 150,000,000 authorized shares of common stock, par value $0.01, and 15,000,000 authorized share of preferred stock, par value $0.01. Upon the effectiveness of the conversion, all of the Company’s outstanding preferred and common units were automatically converted into shares of common stock based on their relative rights as set forth in the Company’s limited liability company agreement. As a result, 31,633,211 common units were converted into 31,633,211 shares of common stock, and 204,016.1 preferred units were converted into 13,889,974 shares of common stock.

 

Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation   The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States (“U.S.”) generally accepted accounting principles and applicable regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and should be read in conjunction with our audited Consolidated Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on September 17, 2007. The Company’s operating results for the three months ended December 31, 2007 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any future periods.

 

The preparation of the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements requires the use of estimates that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and contingencies. Estimates are updated on an ongoing basis and are evaluated based on historical experience and current circumstances. Changes in facts and circumstances in the future may give rise to changes in these estimates which may cause actual results to differ from current estimates.

 

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

 

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2.                      SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Solera’s significant accounting policies were described in Note 2 to the Company’s audited Consolidated Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007, included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K.  As of February 13, 2008 these accounting policies have not significantly changed.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements—In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 (“FIN 48”). FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for income taxes by prescribing a minimum recognition threshold a tax position is required to meet before being recognized in the financial statements and also provides guidance on derecognition, measurement, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. Effective July 1, 2007, the Company adopted FIN 48 which required a $1,027 cumulative credit adjustment to decrease accumulated deficit.

 

In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (“SFAS No. 157”). This statement clarifies the definition of fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands the disclosures on fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The Company is currently evaluating the effect that the adoption of SFAS No. 157 will have, if any, on its consolidated results of operations and financial condition.

 

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities (“SFAS No. 159”). SFAS No. 159 permits companies to choose to measure certain financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. The standard requires that unrealized gains and losses on items for which the fair value option has been elected be reported in earnings. SFAS No. 159 is effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2009, although earlier adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that SFAS No. 159 will have on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In March 2007, the FASB ratified Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) Issue No. 06-11, Accounting for Income Tax Benefits of Dividends on Share-Based Payment Awards (“EITF No. 06-11”).  EITF No. 06-11 requires companies to recognize the income tax benefit realized from dividends or dividend equivalents that are charged to retained earnings and paid to employees for non-vested equity-classified employee stock-based payment awards as an increase to additional paid-in capital. EITF No. 06-11 is effective for fiscal years beginning after September 15, 2007. The Company does not expect that EITF No. 06-11 will have a material impact on its results of operations or cash flows.

 

In June 2007, the FASB ratified EITF Issue No. 07-3, Accounting for Nonrefundable Advance Payments for Goods or Services Received for Use in Future Research and Development Activities (“EITF No. 07-3”). EITF No. 07-3 requires that nonrefundable advance payments for goods or services that will be used or rendered for future research and development activities be deferred and capitalized and recognized as an expense as the goods are delivered or the related services are performed. EITF No. 07-3 is effective, on a prospective basis, for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2007. The Company is currently evaluating the effect that the adoption of EITF No. 07-3 will have on its consolidated results of operations and financial condition.

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements, an amendment of ARB 51 (“SFAS No. 160”), which changes the accounting and reporting for minority interests. Minority interests will be recharacterized as noncontrolling interests and will be reported as a component of equity separate from the parent’s equity, and purchases or sales of equity interests that do not result in a change in control will be accounted for as equity transactions. In addition, net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest will be included in consolidated net income on the face of the income statement and, upon a loss of control, the interest sold, as well as any interest retained, will be recorded at fair value with any gain or loss recognized in earnings. SFAS No. 160 is effective for Solera beginning July 1, 2009 and will apply prospectively, except for the presentation and disclosure requirements, which will apply retrospectively. The Company is currently assessing the potential impact that adoption of SFAS No. 160 will have on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007), Business Combinations (“SFAS No. 141(R)”). SFAS No. 141(R) expands the definition of a business combination and requires the fair value of the purchase price of an acquisition, including the issuance of equity securities, to be determined on the acquisition date. SFAS No. 141(R) also requires that all assets, liabilities, contingent considerations, and contingencies of an acquired business be recorded at fair value at the acquisition date. In addition, SFAS No. 141(R) requires that acquisition costs generally be expensed as incurred, restructuring costs generally be expensed in periods subsequent to the acquisition date, and changes in accounting for deferred tax asset valuation allowances and acquired income tax uncertainties after the measurement period impact income tax expense. SFAS No. 141 (R) is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008 with early adoption prohibited. The company is currently evaluating the effect the implementation of SFAS No. 141(R) will have on its consolidated financial statements on future acquisitions.

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3.                      NET INCOME (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE

 

The Company calculates net income (loss) per common share/unit in accordance with SFAS No. 128, Earnings Per Share (“SFAS No. 128”). Under SFAS No. 128, basic net income (loss) per common share/unit is calculated by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted-average number of common shares/units outstanding during the reporting period excluding shares/units subject to repurchase.

 

Reconciliation of shares/units used in this calculation table of basic and diluted net income (loss) per share/unit for the three and six months ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, is as follows (in thousands except for per share/unit data):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 December 31,

 

Six Months Ended

 December 31,

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

2007

 

2006

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

11,009

 

$

(16,253

)

$

14,863

 

$

(38,334

)

Weighted-average number of common shares/units

 

64,824

 

31,047

 

64,819

 

31,047

 

Weighted-average common shares/units subject to repurchase

 

(1,356

(1,875

)

(1,674

)

(1,942

)

Weighted-average number of common shares/units used to compute basic net income (loss) per share/unit

 

63,468

 

29,172

 

63,145

 

29,105

 

Effect of dilutive common stock equivalents:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock options to purchase common stock

 

 

 

 

 

Restricted common stock awards

 

1,083

 

 

1,352

 

 

Weighted-average number of common shares/units used to compute diluted net income (loss) per share/unit

 

64,551

 

29,172

 

64,497

 

29,105

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic net income (loss) per share/unit

 

$

0.17

 

$

(0.56

)

$

0.24

 

$

(1.32

)

Diluted net income (loss) per share/unit

 

$

0.17

 

$

(0.56

)

$

0.23

 

$

(1.32

)

 

For the three and six months ended December 31, 2007 potential common stock equivalents of 17,203 and 29,771, respectively, are not included in the diluted net income per share calculation above, because their effect was antidilutive for the period. For the three and six months ended December 31, 2006, outstanding redeemable preferred units of 204,239 and nonvested carried common units of 1,742,256 have been excluded, as they are antidilutive due to the Company’s net loss for the period.

 

4.                      RESTRUCTURING CHARGES

 

The Company recorded restructuring charges of $43 and $1,666 during the three and six months ended December 31, 2007, respectively.  For the three months ended December 31, 2007, these charges consisted primarily of one-time termination benefits.  For the six months ended December 31, 2007, these charges consisted primarily of one-time termination benefits of $618 and net facilities consolidation charges of $1,048. One-time termination benefits relate to the termination of approximately 17 employees during the six months ended December 31, 2007. As part of the restructuring, the Company recorded a net one-time adjustment of $2,522 consisting of a non-cash write-off of lease-related assets and furniture as a result of the facilities consolidation effort. The restructuring balance at December 31, 2007 also included $261 in cumulative translation adjustments and other restructuring activity. For the three and six months ended December 31, 2006, there was a reversal of $21 and a charge of $874 for termination benefits.  The Solera restructuring initiatives were designed to achieve efficiencies and reduce costs in response to changes in projected demand for certain services. The restructuring reserves are included in Accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The following table summarizes the charges for restructuring and related activities, including payments made and the ending reserve balances by business segment:

 

 

 

Restructuring plan
from acquisition of CSG

 

Solera
Restructuring plan

 

Total

 

 

 

EMEA

 

Americas

 

EMEA

 

Americas

 

EMEA

 

Americas

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance—June 30, 2007

 

$

6

 

$

180

 

$

4,104

 

$

1,309

 

$

4,110

 

$

1,489

 

$

5,599

 

Additions/adjustments

 

1

 

 

402

 

4,046

 

403

 

4,046

 

4,449

 

Payments

 

 

(9

)

(1,865

)

(2,263

)

(1,865

)

(2,272

)

(4,137

)

Balance—December 31, 2007

 

$

7

 

$

171

 

$

2,641

 

$

3,092

 

$

2,648

 

$

3,263

 

$

5,911

 

 

The EMEA business segment encompasses the Company’s operations in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. The Americas business unit encompasses the Company’s operations in North America and Central and South America.

 

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5.                      GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS — NET

 

Changes in goodwill during the six month period ended December 31, 2007, by business segment are as follows:

 

 

 

EMEA

 

Americas

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance—June 30, 2007

 

$

478,355

 

$

90,810

 

$

569,165

 

Adjustments

 

78

 

 

78

 

Cumulative translation adjustments

 

44,480

 

616

 

45,096

 

Balance—December 31, 2007

 

$

522,913

 

$

91,426

 

$

614,339

 

 

Components of intangible assets, excluding goodwill, as of December 31, 2007 and June 30, 2007, are as follows:

 

 

 

December 31,

 

June 30,

 

 

 

2007

 

2007

 

Intangibles (excluding goodwill):

 

 

 

 

 

Internally developed software

 

$

24,931

 

$

22,151

 

Customer relationships

 

195,615

 

185,946

 

Trademarks

 

15,657

 

14,369

 

Software and database technology

 

265,044

 

249,347

 

 

 

501,247

 

471,813

 

Less accumulated amortization

 

(153,064

)

(108,827

)

Intangible assets — net

 

$

348,183

 

$

362,986

 

 

Intangible assets (excluding goodwill) have finite lives and, as such, are subject to amortization. The weighted average remaining useful life of the intangible assets is 11.7 years (2.3 years for internally developed software, 18.5 years for customer relationships, 2.5 years for trademarks and 7.5 years for software and database). Internally developed software is amortized on a straight-line basis. Other intangible assets are amortized on an accelerated basis to reflect the pattern in which economic benefits of the intangible assets are consumed. Amortization of intangibles totaled $19,174 and $37,356 for the three and six months ended December 31, 2007, respectively, and $21,766 and $43,153 for the three and six months ended December 31, 2006, respectively. Estimated amortization expense of the Company’s existing intangible assets for the next five fiscal years ended June 30 are as follows:

 

2008 (remaining 6 months)

 

$

39,500

 

2009

 

65,887

 

2010

 

54,666

 

2011

 

42,948

 

2012

 

32,502

 

Thereafter

 

112,680

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

348,183

 

 

The above useful lives represent the Company’s best estimates. However, actual lives may differ from these estimates. In addition, the expected future amortization may vary based on fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates.

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6.                      FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND DERIVATIVES

Financial Instruments — At December 31, 2007 and June 30, 2007, the carrying amounts of cash equivalents, receivables, accounts payable and other liabilities approximated their fair values because of the short-term maturities of these financial instruments. The carrying amounts of long-term debt at December 31, 2007 and June 30, 2007, approximated fair value based on prevailing interest rates.

Derivatives — In the normal course of business, the Company is exposed to interest rate changes and foreign currency fluctuations. The Company strives to limit these risks through the use of derivatives such as interest rate swaps and foreign exchange options. Derivatives are not used for speculative purposes.

 

In February 2006, the Company entered into a foreign currency exchange option (the “FX Option”) that gives the Company the option to call USD $200,000 at a strike price of 1.1646 EUR/USD at any time up to February 8, 2011. This FX Option is not designated as a hedging instrument. In February 2006, the Company paid approximately $7,912 for the FX Option. As of December 31, 2007 and June 30, 2007, the fair value of the FX Option approximated $1,849 and $970, respectively, and was recorded in Other assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The increase in fair value of approximately $879 was recognized in Other (income) expense in the condensed consolidated statement of operations, during the six months ended December 31, 2007.

 

In June 2007, the Company entered into three USD-based interest rate swaps with notional amounts of $50,000, $80,965 and $75,000 with maturities on June 30, 2011 which require the Company to pay fixed rates of 5.445%, 5.418% and 5.445%, respectively, and also entered into three Euro-based interest rate swaps with notional amounts of € 69,821, € 50,000 and € 60,000 with maturities on June 30, 2011 which require the Company to pay fixed rates of 4.603%, 4.679% and 4.685%, respectively. These interest rate swaps are designated and documented at the inception of the hedge as cash flow hedges and are evaluated for effectiveness quarterly. The effective portion of the gain or loss on these hedges is reported as a component of Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in stockholders’ equity and reclassified into earnings when the hedged transaction affects earnings. The ineffective portion on these cash flow hedges is recognized in interest expense. The estimated fair value of $9,311 on USD-based swaps and €1,139 ($1,674) on Euro-based swaps was recorded in Other liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2007. The change of $9,637 in the fair value of swaps reflects the effective portion of loss on these hedges and is reported as a component of Accumulated other comprehensive income in stockholders’ equity.

 

The estimated fair values of the Company’s derivatives were determined based on quoted market prices and may not be representative of actual values that could have been realized or that will be realized in the future.

 

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7.                      LONG-TERM DEBT

Long-term debt consists of the following:

 

 

December 31,

 

June 30,

 

 

 

2007

 

2007

 

Amended and restated first lien credit facility:

 

 

 

 

 

European revolver loan, due April 2012

 

$

 

$

8,073

 

Domestic term loan, due May 2014

 

219,799

 

229,425

 

European term loan, due May 2014

 

406,291

 

375,770

 

Total

 

626,090

 

613,268

 

Less current portion

 

6,416

 

14,140

 

Long-term portion

 

$

619,674

 

$

599,128

 

 

Senior Secured Credit Facilities — On May 16, 2007, in conjunction with the closing of its initial public offering, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Senior Credit Facility Agreement with a syndicate of commercial lenders, consisting of a $50,000 Revolving Credit Facility, a $230,000 Domestic Term Loan and a € 280,000 European Term Loan.  As of December 31, 2007, the Company had $ 0, $219,799 and $406,291 (€ 276,407) in outstanding loans under the Revolving Credit Facility, the Domestic Term Loan and the European Term Loan, respectively, with interest rates of 8.00%, 7.0625% and 7.00%, respectively. Borrowings under the Amended and Restated Senior Credit Facility bear interest, to be reset at the Company’s option, at a rate determined by the sole lead arranger of the syndicate of commercial lenders equal to (1) the offer rate on dollars based on the British Bankers’ Association Settlement Rate for deposits or (2) the offer rate on the Euro from the Banking Federation of the European Union, or (3) in the event such rates are not available, then the offered quotation rate to first class banks in the London inter-bank market or European inter-bank market by Citibank USA Inc. for deposits, respectively, in each case, plus an applicable margin that varies based upon the Company’s consolidated leverage ratio, as defined in the agreement. Beginning on June 30, 2007, consecutive quarterly minimum principal payments of $575 and €700 are required for the Domestic Term Loan and European Term Loan, respectively, under the Amended and Restated Senior Credit Facility with the remaining balance due in May 2014. The Amended and Restated Senior Secured Credit Facility allows for voluntary prepayments under specified conditions and requires mandatory prepayments and commitment reductions upon the occurrence of certain events, including among others, sale of assets, receipt of insurance or condemnation proceeds, excess cash flow and issuances of debt and equity securities.

 

During the three months ended December 31, 2007 the Company made a voluntary principal prepayment of $8,500 on the Domestic Term Loan and1,500 on the European Term Loan. For the quarter ending December 31, 2007, the quarterly minimum principal payments decreased to $551 and €693, respectively. The increase in the European term loan balance is due entirely to foreign currency fluctuations. For the six months ended December 31, 2007 the cumulative principal payments on the European term were $4,148 (€2,893).

 

The obligations under the Amended and Restated Senior Credit Facility are secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company. The Amended and Restated Senior Credit Facility contains certain covenants including, among others, requirements related to financial reporting, maintenance of operations, compliance with applicable laws and regulations, maintenance of interest rate protection and compliance with specified financial covenants, as well as restrictions related to liens, investments, additional indebtedness, dispositions of assets or subsidiary interests, dividends, distributions, issuances of equity securities, transactions with affiliates, capital expenditures and certain other changes in the business. The Amended and Restated Senior Credit Facility contains a leverage ratio, which is applicable only to the revolving loans and applies only if at least $10,000 of revolving loans, including outstanding letters of credit, are outstanding for at least 10 days during the prior fiscal quarter.

 

Future Minimum Principal Payments — Future minimum principal payments for the next five fiscal years ended June 30 are as follows:

2008 (remaining 6 months)

 

$

3,139

 

2009

 

6,277

 

2010

 

6,277

 

2011

 

6,277

 

2012

 

6,277

 

Thereafter

 

597,843

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

626,090

 

 

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8.                      EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

 

Stock-Based Compensation—Effective July 1, 2006, the Company adopted SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based Payment (“SFAS 123(R)”) which requires the measurement and recognition of compensation expense for all stock-based payment awards made to employees and directors, including employee stock options and share awards, based on estimated fair values recognized over the requisite service period.

 

The Company adopted SFAS 123(R) using the prospective transition method. Under this method, SFAS 123(R) is applied to new awards and to awards modified, repurchased or cancelled after the adoption date of July 1, 2006. Compensation cost that was previously recorded under Accounting Principles Board (“APB”) Opinion No. 25 for awards outstanding at the adoption date, such as unvested options, will continue to be recognized as the options vest. Accordingly, for the three months ended December 31, 2007, stock-based compensation expense includes compensation cost related to estimated fair values of awards granted after the date of adoption of SFAS 123(R) and compensation costs related to unvested awards at the date of adoption based on the intrinsic values as previously recorded under APB Opinion No. 25.

 

The fair value of stock and options awards granted after July 1, 2006 is estimated on the grant date using the Black-Scholes option valuation model. This valuation model for stock-based compensation expense requires the Company to make assumptions and judgments about the variables used in the calculation including the expected term (weighted average period of time that the shares and options granted are expected to be outstanding), the volatility of the Company’s common shares, an assumed risk free interest rate and the estimated forfeitures of unvested share awards. No compensation cost is recorded for awards that do not vest. For awards granted after July 1, 2006, and valued in accordance with SFAS 123(R), the Company used the straight-line method for expense attribution. Expected volatilities utilized in the model are based on a combination of implied market volatilities, historical volatility of the Company’s stock price and other factors. The risk-free rate is derived from the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant.

 

Stock-based compensation expense of $1,039 and $1,641 was recognized in net income for the three and six months ended December 31, 2007, respectively, as well as related tax benefits of $375 and $593, respectively. For the three and six months ended December 31, 2006, the Company recognized stock-based compensation of $151 and $342, respectively, including tax related benefits of $55 and $124, respectively.

 

As of December 31, 2007, the total remaining unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested stock options, and restricted stock awards amounted to $8,800 which will be amortized over a weighted average period of 3.3 years.

 

The fair value for stock-based awards was estimated at the date of grant with the following assumptions: a risk-free interest rate of 4.5%; a dividend yield of 0.0%; a weighted average volatility factor of 32.8%; a weighted average expected life of 6.1 years; and an exercise price of $16.00, $17.19, and $23.41, per share for the May, September, and December 2007 grants, respectively.

 

Restricted Stock—The Company has a restricted stock program under which shares of common stock have been issued to certain key employees. These shares are restricted as to transfer and in certain circumstances must be returned to the Company at the original purchase price. The Company records stock compensation expense relating to the issuance of restricted stock over the period during which the transfer restrictions exist, which may be up to five years from the date of grant. The value of the Company’s restricted stock, based on market prices, is recognized as compensation expense over the restriction period in accordance to their vesting terms.

 

For the three and six months ended December 31, 2007, the Company granted the right to purchase 34,400 and 39,300 restricted common stock/units, respectively. Summarized information about restricted common stock is as follows:

 

 

 

Number of
restricted
common
stock / units

 

Purchase price
per common
stock / unit

 

Fair value
per common
stock / unit

 

Total
compensation
expense to be
recognized
over vesting
period

 

Outstanding at June 30, 2007

 

980,159

 

 

 

 

 

$

7,572

 

Granted

 

39,300

 

$

0.01

 

$

22.62

 

$

889

 

Cancellations

 

(84,283

)

$

0.28

 

$

7.41

 

$

(625

)

Outstanding at December 31, 2007

 

935,176

 

 

 

 

 

$

7,836

 

 

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During the three and six months ended December 31, 2007, the Company recorded $882 and $1,350, respectively,  as an expense related to these rights, with an estimated tax benefit of $319 and $488, respectively. The remaining portion of the expense of $5,504 is expected to be recognized over the weighted average vesting period of 3.1 years.

 

Stock Options Stock options are granted to employees at exercise prices equal to the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the dates of grant. Stock options are issued pursuant to a vesting schedule, generally vest ratably over four years and have a term of 10 years. Compensation expense for stock options is recognized over the requisite service period for each separately vesting portion of the stock option award. The aggregate fair value of total stock options outstanding at December 31, 2007 was $3,781.

 

On December 31, 2007, the Company granted 90,600 options to its employees to purchase common stock at a $23.41 grant price per share and a fair value of $9.67 per share. Summarized information about stock options outstanding at December 31, 2007 is as follows:

 

 

 

Number of Options

 

Weighted
Average Price

 

Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term
(years)

 

Weighted
Average
Fair
Value

 

Outstanding at June 30, 2007

 

423,600

 

$

16.00

 

9.9

 

$

2,808

 

Granted

 

128,200

 

$

21.59

 

9.9

 

1,143

 

Exercised

 

 

 

 

 

Forfeited

 

(22,400

)

$

18.38

 

9.6

 

(170

)

Outstanding at December 31, 2007

 

529,400

 

$

17.25

 

9.6

 

$

3,781

 

 

The stock-based compensation expense related to stock options included in the net income was $157 and $291 for the three and six months ended December 31, 2007, respectively. The estimated total remaining compensation of $3,296, before estimated forfeitures, is expected to be recognized over the remaining vesting period of 3.6 years.

 

Pension Plans   The Company’s foreign subsidiaries sponsor various defined benefit plans and individual defined benefit arrangements covering certain eligible employees. The benefits under these pension plans are based on years of service and compensation levels. Funding is limited to statutory requirements. The measurement date for all defined benefit plans was June 30, 2007.

 

The components of net pension expense were as follows:

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

Six Months Ended December 31,

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

2007

 

2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost — benefits earned during the period

$

826

 

$

300

 

$

1,593

 

$

600

 

Interest cost on projected benefits

921

 

400

 

1,578

 

800

 

Expected return on plan assets

(845

)

(300

)

(1,441

)

(700

)

 

$

902

 

$

400

 

$

1,730

 

$

700

 

 

9.                      PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES

The Company recorded an income tax provision of $2,065 and $1,875 for the three months ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 and $4,942 and $2,118 for the six months ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.  The expected tax provision derived from applying the federal statutory rate to the Company’s income before income taxes for six months ended December 31, 2007, differed from the Company's recorded income tax provision primarily due to lower foreign income tax rates reducing the effective tax rate, offset by certain withholding tax liabilities and valuation allowances on certain subsidiary losses which do not meet the more-likely-than not standard of realizability of those deferred tax assets. The Company’s tax provision for the remainder of fiscal year 2008 continues to heavily depend on the jurisdictional mix of pretax earnings, our actual and forecasted profitability, establishment of valuation allowances in certain jurisdictions, and varying jurisdictional income tax rates that are applied to related earnings.

 

FIN 48 contains a two-step approach to recognizing and measuring uncertain tax positions accounted for in accordance with SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes.” The first step is to evaluate the tax position for recognition by determining if the weight of available evidence indicates that it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained on audit, including resolution of related appeals or litigation processes, if any. The second step is to measure the tax benefit as the largest amount that is more than 50% likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. The Company recorded a $1,027 cumulative credit adjustment to decrease accumulated deficit as a result of the adoption.

 

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As of the Company’s FIN 48 adoption date of July 1, 2007, the Company had gross unrecognized tax benefits of $8,387. The total amount of tax benefits, if recognized, that would affect the effective tax rate upon subsequent realization is $234 as a result of valuation allowance, application of local tax laws and purchase price accounting.  The Company’s continuing practice is to recognize interest and penalties related to income tax matters as a component of income tax expense. As of the date of adoption, the Company had accrued $30 for interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions unrecognized tax benefits.

 

According to the acquisition agreement dated February 8, 2006 between ADP and Solera, ADP has indemnified all tax liabilities related to the pre-acquisition period (i.e. prior to April 13, 2006), attributable to the acquired “Claims Services Group”.  The Company is liable for any tax assessments for the post-acquisition periods for its U.S. and foreign jurisdictions.  The Company does not anticipate that the amount of existing unrecognized tax benefits will significantly increase or decrease within the next 12 months.

 

10.               COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

 

The components of comprehensive income for the three months ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 are as follows:

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

Six Months Ended December 31,

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

2007

 

2006

 

Net income (loss)

$

11,009

 

$

(16,253

)

$

14,863

 

$

(38,334

)

Other Comprehensive income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation adjustments

8,386

 

2,252

 

32,302

 

1,835

 

Unrealized net gain (loss) on derivative instruments

(4,197

)

 

(9,637

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive income (loss)

$

15,198

 

$

(14,001

)

$

37,528

 

$

(36,499

)

 

11.               SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

 

The Company manages its business operations through two strategic business units. Based upon the information reported to the chief operating decision maker, who is the Chief Executive Officer, the Company has two reportable segments: EMEA and Americas. The EMEA business unit encompasses the Company’s operations in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. The Americas business unit encompasses the Company’s operations in North America and Central and South America. The Company does not allocate certain costs to its reportable segments. These costs are managed at the corporate level and include costs related to financing activities of the Company. The Company evaluates the performance of its reportable segments based on operating results before income taxes:

 

 

 

EMEA

 

Americas

 

Corporate

 

Total

 

Three Months Ended December 31, 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

 68,552

 

$

 47,685

 

$

 —

 

$

 116,237

 

Income (loss) before income taxes and minority interest

 

10,296

 

(33

(19,923

)

(9,660

)

Assets

 

885,887

 

327,466

 

53,130

 

1,266,483

 

Capital expenditures

 

1,502

 

7,086

 

 

8,588

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

14,571

 

11,308

 

 

25,879

 

Interest expense

 

5

 

(22

18,576

 

18,559

 

Other (income) expense — net

 

(1,030

)

(82

)

(965

(2,077

)

 

Three Months Ended December 31, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

 80,878

 

$

 51,211

 

$

 —

 

$

 132,089

 

Income (loss) before income taxes and minority interest

 

22,463

 

8,407

 

(16,471

)

14,399

 

Assets

 

940,292

 

311,998

 

16,238

 

1,268,528

 

Capital expenditures

 

2,311

 

2,493

 

 

4,804

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

13,949

 

9,498

 

 

23,447

 

Interest expense

 

14

 

87

 

11,620

 

11,721

 

Other (income) expense — net

 

(1,543

)

(513

)

(2,554

(4,610

)

 

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EMEA

 

Americas

 

Corporate

 

Total

 

Six Months Ended December 31, 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

 133,978

 

$

 93,741

 

$

 —

 

$

 227,719

 

Income (loss) before income taxes and minority interest

 

18,800

 

1,996

 

(47,018

)

(26,222

)

Assets

 

885,887

 

327,466

 

53,130

 

1,266,483

 

Capital expenditures

 

3,584

 

11,899

 

 

15,483

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

28,765

 

22,290

 

 

51,055

 

Interest expense

 

8

 

90

 

36,318

 

36,416

 

Other (income) expense — net

 

(1,571

)

(260

)

4,094

 

2,263

 

 

Six Months Ended December 31, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

 155,332

 

$

 100,939

 

$

 —

 

$

256,271

 

Income (loss) before income taxes and minority interest

 

44,191

 

13,135

 

(34,635

)

22,691

 

Assets

 

940,292

 

311,998

 

16,238

 

1,268,528

 

Capital expenditures

 

3,805

 

5,999

 

 

9,804

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

27,110

 

18,743

 

 

45,853

 

Interest expense

 

28

 

156

 

22,698

 

22,882

 

Other (income) expense — net

 

(3,053

)

(1,205

)

(1,507

(5,765

)

 

The Company conducts its sales, marketing and customer service activities throughout the world. Geographic revenue information is based on the location of the customer. No single country other than the United States, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Germany accounted for 10% or more of total external revenue or of long-lived assets.

 

 

 

Europe *

 

United 
States

 

The
Netherlands

 

United
Kingdom

 


Germany

 

All 
Other

 

Total

 

Three Months Ended
December 31, 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

26,725

 

$

36,574

 

$

14,495

 

$

12,232

 

$

11,103

 

$

15,108

 

$

116,237

 

Property and equipment — net

 

3,676

 

24,998

 

358

 

6,988

 

8,226

 

5,215

 

49,461

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
December 31, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

 34,150

 

$

 36,705

 

$

15,407

 

$

13,550

 

$

12,643

 

$

19,634

 

$

132,089

 

Property and equipment — net

 

4,061

 

24,929

 

260

 

8,754

 

8,637

 

4,468

 

51,109

 

 

 

 

 

Europe *

 

United 
States

 

The
Netherlands

 

United
Kingdom

 


Germany

 

All 
Other

 

Total

 

Six Months Ended
December 31, 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

51,791

 

$

71,817

 

$

28,010

 

$

23,539

 

$

22,622

 

$

29,940

 

$

227,719

 

Property and equipment — net

 

3,676

 

24,998

 

358

 

6,988

 

8,226

 

5,215

 

49,461

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended
December 31, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

 64,355

 

$

 73,370

 

$

29,253

 

$

27,278

 

$

24,795

 

$

37,220

 

$

256,271

 

Property and equipment — net

 

4,061

 

24,929

 

260

 

8,754

 

8,637

 

4,468

 

51,109

 


*        Excludes the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Germany.

 

 

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT FOR PURPOSES OF THE SAFE HARBOR PROVISIONS OF THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995

This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These forward looking statements are identified by the use of terms and phrases such as “anticipate”, “believe”, “could”, “estimate”, “expect”, “intend”, “may”, “plan”, “predict”, “project” and similar terms and phrases, including references to assumptions. However, these words are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements.  These statements relate to analyses and other information that are based on forecasts of future results and estimates of amounts not yet determinable. These statements also relate to our future prospects, developments and business strategies and include, but are not limited to, statements about: our revenue mix; restructuring plans and potential restructuring charges, and their impact on our revenues; our operating expense growth and operating expenses as a percentage of our revenues; stability of our development and programming costs; growth of our selling, general and administrative expenses; decrease of total depreciation and amortization  expense; decrease in interest expense; our use of cash and liquidity position going forward; and cash needs to service our debt. 

Actual results could differ materially from those projected, implied or anticipated by our forward-looking statements. Some of the factors that could cause actual results to differ include: our reliance on a limited number of customers for a substantial portion of our revenues; unpredictability and volatility of our operating results, which includes the volatility associated with foreign currency exchange risks; effects of competition on our software and service pricing and our business; effects of changes in or violations by us or our customers of government regulations; our ability to increase market share, successfully introduce new software and services and expand our operations to new geographic locations; time and expenses associated with customers switching from competitive software and services to our software and services; rapid technology changes in our industry; costs and possible future losses or impairments relating to our 2006 acquisition of the Claims Services Group from Automatic Data Processing, Inc.; our reliance on third-party information for our software and services; effects of system failures or security breaches on our business and reputation; country-specific risks associated with operating in multiple countries; risks associated with any future acquisitions, joint ventures or similar transactions; our ability to obtain additional financing as necessary to support our operations; use of cash to service our debt; effects on our business of restrictive covenants in our debt facility; the unpredictability of intellectual property protection and maintenance; any future changes in management or loss of key personnel; any material adverse impact of current or future litigation on our results or business; and risks associated with establishing and maintaining internal control over financial reporting in compliance with Section 404.  For a discussion of these and other factors that could impact our operations or financial results and cause our results to differ materially from those in the forward looking statements, please see Part II, Item 1A – “Risk Factors” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and please refer to our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, particularly our Final Prospectus relating to a registered offering of shares filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 4, 2007.

All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement, and we undertake no obligation to revise or update this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof.

 

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

 

The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the 2007 Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on September 17, 2007.  You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements and the notes to those statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

Overview of the Business

 

We are the leading global provider of software and services to the automobile insurance claims processing industry. Our customers include more than 900 automobile insurance companies, including each of the ten largest automobile insurance companies in Europe and each of the ten largest automobile insurance companies in North America. We also provide our software and services to over 33,000 collision repair facilities, 7,000 independent assessors and 3,000 automotive recyclers. Our software and services help our customers: estimate the costs to repair damaged vehicles; determine pre-collision fair market values for vehicles damaged beyond repair; automate steps of the claims process; outsource steps of the claims process that insurance companies have historically performed internally; and improve their ability to monitor and manage their businesses through data reporting and analysis. We are active in over fifty countries and derive most of our revenues from our estimating and workflow software.

 

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Company History

 

Solera Holdings, LLC was formed in March 2005. On April 13, 2006, subsidiaries of Solera Holdings, LLC acquired the Claims Services Group (“CSG”), a business unit of Automatic Data Processing (“ADP”), for approximately $1.0 billion (the “Acquisition”). Prior to the Acquisition, Solera Holdings, LLC’s operations consisted primarily of developing our business plan, recruiting personnel, providing consulting services, raising capital and identifying and evaluating operating assets for acquisition.

 

We accounted for the Acquisition using the purchase method of accounting. As a result, the Acquisition has and will continue to affect our results of operations significantly. We allocated the aggregate acquisition consideration to the tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their respective fair values as of the date of the Acquisition, which resulted in an increase in the accounting bases of some of our assets. This has resulted in a significant increase in our annual depreciation and amortization expenses. In addition, due to the effects of the increased borrowings to finance the Acquisition, our interest expense has increased significantly in the periods following the Acquisition. As a result, the financial information for periods beginning on or after July 1, 2006 is not comparable to the information prior to this date.

 

Prior to the Acquisition, our business was operated as CSG, a business unit of ADP. As a result, the combined financial information of CSG, which are included  in our 2007 Annual Report on Form 10-K, is presented on a carve-out basis and reflects the assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses that were attributed or allocated to it as a business unit of ADP. The historical financial results in the combined financial statements may not be indicative of the results that would have been achieved had we operated as a stand-alone entity. These combined financial statements include costs for facilities, functions and services used by CSG at ADP sites that it shared with other ADP business units and costs for certain functions and services performed by centralized ADP organizations and directly charged to CSG based on usage. The combined statements of earnings for CSG include allocations of certain expenses of ADP, including general corporate overhead, insurance, stock compensation and pension plans, royalty fees, facilities and other expenses. These allocations were based on a variety of factors.

 

On May 10, 2007, in connection with our initial public offering, we converted from a limited liability company into a Delaware corporation, and all of the Class A Common Units and Class B Preferred Units of Solera Holdings, LLC were converted into shares of our common stock.

 

Segments

 

We operate our business using two reportable segments: EMEA and Americas. Our EMEA segment consists of our operations in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. Our Americas segment consists of our operations in North, Central and South America. We do not allocate certain costs to reportable segments. These costs are managed at the corporate level and include costs related to financing activities of the Company.

 

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The table below sets forth our revenues by regional operating segment and as a percentage of our total revenues for the periods indicated.

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

Six Months Ended December 31,

 

($’s in millions)

 

2007

 

2006

 

2007

 

2006

 

EMEA

 

$

80.9

 

61.2

%

$

68.5

 

59.0

%

$

155.3

 

60.6

%

$

134.0

 

58.8

%

Americas

 

51.2

 

38.8

 

47.7

 

41.0

 

101.0

 

39.4

 

93.7

 

41.2

 

Total

 

$

132.1

 

100.0

%

$

116.2

 

100.0

%

$

256.3

 

100.0

%

$

227.7

 

100.0

%

 

Set forth below is our percentage of revenues for the periods presented from each of our principal customer categories:

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

Six Months Ended December 31,

 

($’s in millions)

 

2007

 

2006

 

2007

 

2006

 

Insurance companies

 

$

54.0

 

40.9

%

$

47.8

 

41.1

%

$

104.1

 

40.6

%

$

92.7

 

40.7

%

Collision repair facilities

 

49.9

 

37.7

 

42.3

 

36.5

 

96.8

 

37.8

 

83.4

 

36.6

 

Independent assessors

 

13.9

 

10.5

 

11.9

 

10.2

 

27.1

 

10.6

 

23.8

 

10.5

 

Automotive recyclers and other

 

14.3

 

10.9

 

14.2

 

12.2

 

28.3

 

11.0

 

27.8

 

12.2

 

Total

 

$

132.1

 

100.0

%

$

116.2

 

100.0

%

$

256.3

 

100.0

%

$

227.7

 

100.0

%

For the three and six months ended December 31, 2007, the United States, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom were the only countries that individually represented more than 10% of total revenues.

The accounting policies for each of our segments are the same. We evaluate the operating performance of our segments based primarily upon their respective revenues and EBITDA. For the most part, we do not evaluate our costs and expenses on a per segment basis.

Components of Revenues and Expenses

Revenues

 

We generate revenues from the sale of software and services to our customers pursuant to negotiated contracts or pricing agreements. Pricing for our software and services is set forth in these agreements and negotiated with each customer. We generally bill our customers monthly under one or more of the following bases:

 

·   price per transaction;

 

·   fixed monthly amount for a prescribed number of transactions;

 

·   fixed monthly subscription rate;

 

·   price per set of services rendered; or

 

·   price per system delivered.

 

Our software and services are often sold as packages, without individual pricing for each component. Our revenues are reflected net of customer sales allowances, which we estimate based on both our examination of a subset of customer accounts and historical experience.

 

Our core offering is our estimating and workflow software, which is used by our insurance company, collision repair facility and independent assessor customers and which represents the majority of our revenues. Our salvage and recycling software, business intelligence and consulting services, shared services and other offerings represent in the aggregate a smaller portion of our revenues. We currently derive an insubstantial portion of our revenues from our shared services offerings. We believe that our estimating and workflow software will continue to represent a majority of our revenue for the foreseeable future.

 

Cost of Revenues (excluding depreciation and amortization)

 

Our costs and expenses applicable to revenues represent the total of operating expenses and systems development and programming costs, which are discussed below.

 

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Operating Expenses

 

Our operating expenses include: compensation and benefit costs for our operations, database development and customer service personnel; other costs related to operations, database development and customer support functions; third-party data and royalty costs; and costs related to computer software and hardware used in the delivery of our software and services.

 

Systems Development and Programming Costs

 

Systems development and programming costs include: compensation and benefit costs for our product development and product management personnel; other costs related to our product development and product management functions; and costs related to external software consultants involved in systems development and programming activities.

 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

 

Our selling, general and administrative expenses include compensation and benefit costs for our sales, marketing, administration and corporate personnel; other costs related to our sales, marketing, administrative and corporate functions; costs related to our facilities; and professional and legal fees.

 

Depreciation and Amortization

 

Depreciation includes depreciation attributable to buildings, leasehold improvements, data processing and computer equipment, furniture and fixtures. Amortization includes amortization attributable to software purchases and software developed or obtained for internal use and our intangible assets, the majority of which were acquired in the Acquisition.

 

Interest Expense

 

Interest expense consists primarily of payments of interest on our credit facilities and amortization of related debt issuance costs.

 

Other (Income) Expense-Net

 

Other (income) expense-net consists of foreign exchange gains and losses on notes receivable and notes payable to affiliates as well as other miscellaneous income and expense.

 

Minority Interests in Net Income of Consolidated Subsidiaries

 

Several of our customers own minority interests in our local operating subsidiaries. Minority interests in net income of consolidated subsidiaries reflect such customers’ proportionate interest in the earnings of such operating subsidiaries.

 

Income Tax Provision

 

Prior to our corporate reorganization on May 10, 2007, we were a limited liability company and, therefore, we were not subject to entity-level federal income taxation. However, even as a limited liability company, we incurred income taxes on our operations as they were held by taxable entities in the U.S. and in foreign jurisdictions. Prior to our corporate reorganization, our income taxes were payable by our equity holders at rates applicable to them. Following our conversion to a Subchapter C corporation, transactions recorded by us are subject to federal income taxation for which we do not expect a significant impact to our overall income tax liability. Income taxes have been provided for all items included in the statements of income (loss) included herein, regardless of when such items were reported for tax purposes or when the taxes were actually paid or refunded.

 

As part of the Acquisition, a portion of the purchase price was allocated to intangible assets and goodwill. For most jurisdictions in which we operate, the amortization charges and impairment charges will not be deductible for income tax purposes. The net deferred tax liability as shown on our balance sheet is primarily the result of the difference between book and tax basis of the acquired intangible assets.

 

The expected tax provision derived from applying the federal statutory rate to Solera’s income before income taxes for six months ended December 31, 2007, differed from our recorded income tax provision primarily due to lower foreign income tax rates reducing the effective tax rate, offset by certain withholding tax liabilities and valuation allowances on certain subsidiary losses which do not meet the more-likely-than not standard of realizability of those deferred tax assets. Our tax provision for the remainder of fiscal year 2008 continues to heavily depend on the jurisdictional mix of pretax earnings, our actual and forecasted profitability, establishment of valuation allowances in certain jurisdictions, and varying jurisdictional income tax rates that are applied to related earnings.

 

 

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Factors Affecting Our Operating Results

 

Overview.  The automobile insurance claims processing industry is influenced by growth and trends in the automobile insurance industry. Demand for our software and services is generally related to automobile usage and the penetration of automobile insurance in our markets. A large portion of our operating costs are fixed and we generate a large percentage of our revenues from periodic-and transaction-based fees related to software and ongoing claims processing services.

 

Our operating results are and will be influenced by a variety of factors, including:

 

·   gain and loss of customers;

 

·   pricing pressures;

 

·   expansions into new markets, which requires us to incur costs prior to generating revenues;

 

·   expenses to develop new software or services;

 

·   restructuring charges related to efficiency initiatives;

 

·   the Acquisition in April 2006, including the debt we incurred;

 

·   our corporate reorganization and the refinancing transactions; and

 

·   fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates.

 

Foreign currency.  During the three months ended December 31, 2007, we generated approximately 72% of our revenues and incurred a majority of our costs in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, primarily the Euro. We currently do not hedge our exposure to foreign currency risks. In our historical financial statements, we re-measure our local currency financial results in U.S. dollars based on average exchange rates prevailing during a reporting period or the exchange rate at the end of that period. These re-measurements resulted in foreign currency translation adjustments of $8.4 million and $32.3 million for the three and six months ended December 31, 2007 recorded as a component of Accumulated other comprehensive income in Stockholders’ equity.  Foreign currency gains flowing through our consolidated statement of operations for the three and six months ended December 31, 2007 were $2.9 million and $3.0 million.

 

In February 2006, we entered into a foreign exchange option that gave us the right to call $200.0 million in U.S. dollars at a strike price of €1.1646 per U.S. dollar at any time up to February 8, 2011. We paid approximately $7.9 million for this option. The fair value of this option was approximately $1.8 million as of December 31, 2007 and $1.0 million as of June 30, 2007, and was recorded in Other assets in our condensed consolidated balance sheet. Increases in fair value of approximately $0.9 million and $0.9 million were recognized in other income in the statement of operations during the three and six months ended December 31, 2007, respectively.

 

Non-cash charges.  On July 25, 2006, November 8, 2006 and January 26, 2007, we granted the right to purchase Class A common units of Solera Holdings, LLC to certain employees. Under these and other arrangements, we issued an aggregate of 625,429 Class A common units to 20 of our employees for $0.2 million in January 2007 and an aggregate of 50,000 Class A common units to two of our employees for $15,000 in February 2007. In May 2007, we issued restricted stock units covering an aggregate of 304,730 shares and 428,400 stock options to certain of our employees. We expect to incur a pre-tax, non-cash charge of approximately $9.8 million in connection with these issuances, expensed ratably over vesting periods of up to 60 months. In September 2007 and December 2007 we issued restricted stock units covering an aggregate of 4,900 shares and 37,600 stock options and 34,400 shares and 90,600 stock options, respectively, to certain of our employees. We expect to incur a pre-tax, non-cash charge of approximately $0.4 million and $1.5 million in connection with September 2007 and December 2007 issuances, respectively, expensed ratably over vesting periods of up to 48 months. During the three and six months ended December 31, 2007, we recognized approximately $1.0 million $1.6 million, respectively, as compensation expense.

 

Restructuring charges.  We have incurred restructuring charges (or reversal) in each period presented and also expect to incur additional restructuring charges, primarily relating to severance costs, over the next several quarters as we work to improve efficiencies in our business. We are currently evaluating several plans that would eliminate redundant personnel in each of our segments, as well as reduce our need for certain facilities. If all of these plans were to be executed upon, we would expect to incur significant restructuring charges over the next twelve months. These potential charges, consisting primarily of termination benefits, will significantly reduce our cash balances. We do not expect reduced revenues or an increase in other expenses as a result of any of these restructuring plans.

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Results of Operations

 

The table below sets forth statement of operations data expressed as a percentage of revenues for the periods indicated:

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

Six Months Ended December 31,

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

2007

 

2006

 

Revenues

100.0

%

100.0

%

100.0

%

100.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses

25.0

 

30.0

 

25.5

 

29.7

 

Systems development and programming costs

12.5

 

13.5

 

12.7

 

14.0

 

Total cost of revenues (excluding depreciation and amortization)

37.5

 

43.5

 

38.2

 

43.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling, general & administrative expenses

28.4

 

28.4

 

27.7

 

28.0

 

Depreciation and amortization

17.8

 

22.3

 

17.9

 

22.4

 

Restructuring charges

0.0

 

0.0

 

0.7

 

0.4

 

Interest expense

8.9

 

15.9

 

8.9

 

16.0

 

Other (income) expense - net

(3.5

)

(1.8

)

(2.2

)

1.0

 

 

51.6

 

64.8

 

53.0

 

67.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) before provision for income taxes and minority interests

10.9

 

(8.3

)

8.8

 

(11.5

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax provision

1.6

 

1.6

 

1.9

 

0.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minority interest in net income of consolidated subsidiaries

1.0

 

0.4

 

1.1

 

0.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

8.3

%

(10.3%

)

5.8

%

(13.1%

)

 

The table below sets forth statement of operations data, including the amount and percentage changes for the periods indicated:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

Six Months Ended December 31,

 

($’s in millions)

 

2007

 

2006

 

Change

 

2007

 

2006

 

Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

%

 

Revenues

$

132.1

 

$

116.2

 

$

15.9

 

13.6

%

$

256.3

 

$

227.7

 

$

28.6

 

12.5

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses

33.0

 

34.8

 

(1.8

)

(5.3

)%

65.3

 

67.6

 

(2.3

)

(3.3

)%

Systems development and programming costs

16.6

 

15.8

 

0.8

 

5.2

%

32.6

 

31.9

 

0.7

 

1.9

%

Total cost of revenues (excluding depreciation and amortization)

49.6

 

50.6

 

(1.0

)

(2.0

)%

97.9

 

99.5

 

(1.6

)

(1.6

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling, general & administrative expenses

37.5

 

33.0

 

4.5

 

13.8

%

71.1

 

63.9

 

7.2

 

11.3

%

Depreciation and amortization

23.4

 

25.9

 

(2.5

)

(9.4

)%

45.8

 

51.0

 

(5.2

)

(10.2

)%

Restructuring charges

0.1

 

 

0.1

 

305.6

%

1.7

 

0.9

 

0.8

 

90.6

%

Interest expense

11.7

 

18.5

 

(6.8

)

(36.8

)%

22.9

 

36.4

 

(13.5

)

(37.2

)%

Other (income) expense - net

(4.6

)

(2.1

(2.5

)

(122.0

)%

(5.8

)

2.3

 

(8.1

)

(354.8

)%

 

68.1

 

75.3

 

(7.2

)

(9.5

)%

135.7

 

154.5

 

(18.8

)

(12.2

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) before provision for income taxes and minority interest

14.4

 

(9.7

)

24.1

 

249.1

%

22.7

 

(26.3

)

49.0

 

186.5

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax provision

2.1

 

1.9

 

0.2

 

10.1

%

4.9

 

2.1

 

2.8

 

133.3

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minority interest in net income of consolidated subsidiaries

1.3

 

0.4

 

0.9

 

199.7

%

2.9

 

1.5

 

1.4

 

89.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

$

11.0

 

$

(12.0

)

$

23.0

 

191.9

$

14.9

 

$

(29.9

)

$

44.8

 

149.8

%

 

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Revenues

 

Revenues increased $15.9 million and $28.6 million for the three and six months ended December 31, 2007 compared to the three and six months ended December 31, 2006, due to higher revenues in both our EMEA and Americas segments. The current quarter EMEA revenues increased $12.4 million, or 18.0%, to $80.9 million due to an increase in the value of the Euro and several other European currencies versus the U.S. dollar and growth in transaction and subscription revenues in several countries from both existing and new customers. Our six month EMEA revenues increased $21.3 million, or 15.9%, to $155.3 million for the same reasons noted above. The current quarter Americas revenues increased $3.5 million, or 7.4%, to $51.2 million due to growth in transaction and subscription revenues in the U.S., Canada, Brazil and Mexico, partially offset by the prior year’s loss of several significant U.S. insurance customer contracts.  Our six month Americas revenues increased $7.3 million, or 7.7%, to $101.0 million for the same reasons noted above. Revenue growth for each of our customer categories was as follows:

 

($’s in millions)

 

Three Months Ended December 31, 2007

 

Six Months Ended December 31, 2007

 

 

 

Revenue 
Growth

 

Percentage 
Change

 

Revenue 
Growth

 

Percentage 
Change

 

Insurance companies

 

$

6.2

 

13.0

%

$

11.4

 

12.3

%

Collision repair facilities

 

7.6

 

17.7

%

13.4

 

16.1

%

Independent assessors

 

2.0

 

17.0

%

3.3

 

14.0

%

Automotive recyclers and other

 

0.1

 

0.9

%

0.5

 

1.5

%

Total

 

$

15.9

 

13.6

%

$

28.6

 

12.5

%

 

Operating Expenses

 

 For the three months ended December 31, 2007, compared to the same prior year period, operating expenses decreased $1.8 million, or 5.3%, due to a $2.6 million reduction in operating expenses in our Americas segment offset by a $0.8 million increase in our EMEA segment. The lower Americas costs were due to decreases in personnel costs, third party licensing fees, and consulting expenses.  The EMEA increase was primarily due to personnel costs and licensing fees.

 

For the six months ended December 31, 2007, compared to the same prior year period, operating expenses decreased $2.3 million, or 3.3%, due to a $1.8 million reduction in operating expenses in our Americas segment and a $0.5 million reduction in our EMEA segment. The lower Americas costs were due to decreases in personnel costs and third party licensing fees.  The EMEA decrease was primarily due to personnel costs.

 

We continually evaluate our operating costs in order to identify inefficiencies and eliminate unnecessary costs. We anticipate that, although our operating expenses will continue to increase, they will decline as a percentage of revenues over the next several years.

 

Systems Development and Programming Costs

  

 For the three months ended December 31, 2007, systems development and programming costs increased $0.8 million, or 5.2 %, due to a $0.7 million increase in costs in our Americas segment. The increased costs in our Americas segment were due to an increase in consulting fees and a net increase in personnel costs due to a reduction in the amount of internal use software development costs we capitalized.  For the quarter ended December 31, 2007 we capitalized $0.2 million less for the development of internal use software compared to the second quarter of 2006.

 

For the six months ended December 31, 2007, compared to the same prior year period, systems development and programming costs increased $0.7 million, or 1.9 %, due to a $1.1 million increase in costs in our Americas segment offset by a $0.4 million decrease in our EMEA segment. The increased costs in our Americas segment were due to an increase in consulting fees of $0.3 million and a net increase in personnel costs primarily due to a reduction in the amount of internal use software development costs we capitalized.  For the six months ended December 31, 2007 we capitalized $0.6 million less for the development of internal use software compared to the same six month period in 2006. The decreased costs in our EMEA segment were due to lower personnel costs, an increase in the amount of internal use software development costs we capitalized offset by an increase in consulting fees.

 

Our systems development and programming costs fluctuate throughout the year based upon the levels and timing of product releases. We expect our systems development and programming costs to remain relatively stable over the next several quarters.

 

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Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

 

  For the three months ended December 31, 2007 selling, general and administrative expenses increased $4.5 million, or 13.8%, due to an increase in costs of $3.5 million in our Corporate segment, an increase in personnel costs of $0.6 million in our Americas segment, and an increase in consulting costs of $0.4 million in our EMEA segment. The increased expenses in our Corporate segment were due to a $1.3 million increase in consulting fees for our first year Sarbanes-Oxley efforts, a $0.9 million increase in deferred compensation expense, an increase in personnel costs, including recruiting fees, of $0.9 million and an increase of $0.4 million in professional fees. 

 

For the six months ended December 31, 2007, compared to the same prior year period, selling, general and administrative expenses increased $7.2 million, or 11.3%, due to an increase in costs of $4.8 million in our Corporate segment and an increase in costs of $2.4 million in our Americas segment. The increase in expenses in our Corporate segment were due to a $1.7 million increase in consulting fees for our first year Sarbanes-Oxley efforts, a $1.3 million increase in deferred compensation expense, a $1.2 million increase in personnel costs, including recruiting fees, a $0.4 million increase in professional fees, including tax services and an increase in other administrative fees, including corporate insurance. The increase in expenses in our Americas segment were primarily due to a $1.8 million increase in personnel costs, which included temporary personnel of $0.7 million primarily related to the migration of customers to new software and a $0.5 million increase in facilities expenses.

 

We expect these expenses to continue to increase as we incur additional costs associated with being a public company and as we continue to expand our business into new markets.

 

Depreciation and Amortization

  

Depreciation and amortization decreased by $2.5 million and $5.2 million for the three and six months ended December 31, 2007, respectively, compared to the same prior year periods primarily due to lower intangibles amortization expense resulting from the Acquisition. We amortize these intangible assets on an accelerated basis to reflect the pattern in which economic benefits of the intangible assets are consumed. Although we expect to experience significant depreciation and amortization in the future as we amortize intangible assets purchased in the Acquisition, we anticipate that the amount of total depreciation and amortization expense will continue to decline over the next several years.

 

Restructuring Charges

 

 Restructuring charges of $0.1 million and $1.7 million for the three and six months ended December 31, 2007 were incurred as a result of operational reviews conducted after the Acquisition and relate almost entirely to one-time termination benefits and facilities consolidation costs. We expect to incur additional restructuring charges, relating primarily to severance costs, over the next several quarters as we work to improve efficiencies in our business.

 

Interest Expense

 

   Interest expense decreased $6.8 million and $13.5 million for the three and six month periods ended December 31, 2007, respectively, compared to the same prior year periods due to lower borrowings under our credit facilities, which were in part due to the refinancing transactions completed on May 16, 2007 in conjunction with our initial public offering. We expect that our annual interest expense will continue to decrease as we repay outstanding indebtedness. The decrease in interest expense may be partially offset by future foreign currency fluctuations.

 

Other (Income) Expense-Net

 

  Other (Income) increased $2.5 million to ($4.6) million from ($2.1) million for the three months ended December 31, 2007 compared to the same period last year. This increase was due to foreign currency gains. For the six months ended December 31, 2007 compared to the same period last year Other (Income) increased $8.1 million to ($5.8) from $2.3 million due to foreign currency gains of $3.0 million, an increase in net realized and unrealized gains on our derivative instruments and increased interest income.

 

Income Tax Provision

 

We recorded an income tax provision of $2.1 million and $1.9 million for the three months ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.  For the six month ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 we recorded an income provision of $4.9 million and $2.1 million, respectively. Factors that impact our income tax provision include (but are not limited to) the mix of jurisdictional earnings, establishment of valuation allowances in certain jurisdictions, and varying jurisdictional income tax rates that are applied to related earnings.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Prior to the Acquisition, our predecessor’s principal sources of liquidity were capital contributions from ADP and cash generated from operations. Since the Acquisition, our principal sources of cash have included cash generated from operations and bank borrowings. Our principal uses of cash have included debt service, capital expenditures and working capital. We expect that these will remain our principal uses of cash in the future. We expect our cash needs to service debt will decrease in future periods as a result of the application of proceeds from the refinancing transactions completed in conjunction with our initial public offering which were used to repay debt.

 

We believe that cash flow from operating activities and borrowings under our amended and restated senior credit facility will be sufficient to fund currently anticipated working capital, planned capital spending and debt service requirements for the foreseeable future, including at least the next twelve months. We regularly review acquisition and other strategic opportunities, which may require additional debt or equity financing. We currently do not have any pending agreements or understandings with respect to any acquisition or other strategic opportunity.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

As of December 31, 2007, we had cash and cash equivalents of $107.8 million. We fund our operations, working capital and capital expenditures with our cash on hand and short-term borrowings under our credit facility. Our cash on hand and short-term borrowings vary significantly based on our cash flows as set forth below.

 

Cash Flows

The following summarizes our primary sources and uses of cash in the periods presented:

 

 

Six Months Ended December 31,

 

($’s in millions)

 

2007

 

2006

 

Operating activities

 

$

47.9

 

$

22.0

 

Investing activities

 

$

(10.1

)

$

(29.7

)

Financing activities

 

$

(24.8

)

$

4.6

 

 

Operating activities.   Cash provided by operating activities was $47.9 million and $22.0 million during the six months ending December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The increase in cash provided by operating activities for the six months ended December 31, 2007 was primarily the result of a $44.8 million increase in net income compared with the six months ended December 31, 2006, offset by reductions in operating assets and liabilities. For the six months ended December 31, 2007, the non-cash adjustments included reductions in depreciation and amortization and changes in the fair value of a financial instrument. The change in operating assets and liabilities was a net reduction of $21.8 million from the six months ended December 31, 2006 due primarily to reductions in accrued expenses, accounts payable and accounts receivable.

 

Investing activities.  Cash used in investing activities for the six months ending December 31, 2007 and 2006 were $10.1 million and $29.7 million, respectively.  Capital expenditures, consisting of computers, computer software, leasehold improvements and furniture and fixtures, were $9.8 million and $15.5 million, respectively. During the six months ended December 31, 2006 we made a final working capital payment of $13.2 million as part of the Acquisition.

 

Financing activities.   Cash (used by) provided in financing activities for the six months ending December 31, 2007 and 2006 was ($24.8) million and $4.6 million, respectively.  For the six months ended December 31, 2007 we paid $13.7 million and $8.5 million, respectively, on our long-term debt and revolving credit facility. During the three months ended December 31, 2007 the long-term debt payments included voluntary principal payments of $8.5 million on the domestic term loan and €1.5 million on the European term loan.

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Amended and Restated Senior Credit Facility

 

In connection with our initial public offering, we entered into an amended and restated senior credit facility. Our Amended and Restated Senior Credit Facility consists of a $50.0 million revolving credit facility, a $230.0 million domestic term loan and a €280.0 million European term loan. As of December 31, 2007, we had $0.0 million, $219.8 million and $406.3 million (€276.4 million) in outstanding loans under the revolving credit facility, domestic term loan and European term loan, respectively, with interest rates of 8.0%, 7.0625% and 7.0%, respectively. The Amended and Restated Senior Credit Facility contains a leverage a ratio covenant, which is applicable only to the revolving loans and applies only if at least $10.0 million of revolving loans, including outstanding letters of credit, are outstanding for at least 10 days during the prior fiscal quarter.

 

In addition, the Amended and Restated Senior Credit Facility contains covenants restricting us from undertaking specified corporate actions, including asset dispositions, acquisitions, payment of dividends and other specified payments, changes of control, incurrence of indebtedness, creation of liens, making loans and investments and transactions with affiliates.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

Our off-balance sheet arrangements consist of our operating leases.

Inflation and Seasonality

 

We believe inflation has not had a material effect on our financial condition or results of operations in recent years. Our business does not experience any material level of seasonality.

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements of Solera Holdings, Inc. have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the amounts reported in those financial statements. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate estimates. We base our estimates on historical experiences and assumptions which we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Those estimates form the basis for our judgments that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from our estimates under different assumptions or conditions. Our significant accounting policies, which may be affected by our estimates and assumptions, are more fully described in Note 2 to our audited Consolidated Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007 and our critical accounting policies are more fully described in Part II, Item 7 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on September 17, 2007. As of February 13, 2008, there have not been any significant changes in our critical accounting policies and estimates.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Recent accounting pronouncements are detailed in Note 2 to our condensed consolidated financial statements of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Available Information

 

Our internet website address is www.solerainc.com. Our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act will be available free of charge through our website as soon as reasonably practicable after they are electronically filed with, or furnished to, the Securities and Exchange Commission. Our website and the information contained or incorporated therein are not intended to be incorporated into this report.

 

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Item 3.           Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

Foreign Currency Risk

 

We conduct operations in many countries around the world. Our results of operations are subject to both currency transaction risk and currency translation risk. We incur currency transaction risk when we enter into either a purchase or sale transaction using a currency other than our functional currency. With respect to currency translation risk, our financial condition and results of operations are measured and recorded in the relevant domestic currency and then translated into U.S. dollars for inclusion in our consolidated financial statements. Exchange rates between these currencies and U.S. dollars have fluctuated significantly over the last few years and may continue to do so in the future. A substantial portion of our revenues and costs are denominated in or effectively indexed to U.S. dollars, but the majority of our revenues and costs are denominated in Euros, British pounds, Swiss francs, Canadian dollars and other currencies. Historically, we have not undertaken hedging strategies to minimize the effect of currency fluctuations on our results of operations and financial condition; however, we may decide this is necessary in the future. A hypothetical 1% increase or decrease in each of our foreign currencies versus the U.S. dollar would have resulted in a $0.9 million change to our revenue for the three month period ended December 31, 2007 and a $3.8 million change to revenue on an annualized basis.

 

 

Interest Rate Risk

 

We are exposed to interest rate risks primarily through borrowings under our revolving loan arrangement and term loans. Interest on these borrowings is based upon variable interest rates. Our weighted-average borrowings outstanding under the revolving loan arrangement and term loans during the three months ended December 31, 2007 was $634.7 million, and the weighted-average interest rate in effect at December 31, 2007 was 7.30%. Based on the foregoing, a hypothetical 1% increase or decrease in interest rates would have resulted in a $1.6 million change to our interest expense for the three month period ended December 31, 2007 and a $6.3 million change to our interest expense on an annualized basis.

 

In June 2007, we entered into three USD-based interest rate swaps with notional amounts of $50.0 million, $81.0 million and $75.0 million with maturities on June 30, 2011, which require us to pay fixed rates of 5.445%, 5.418% and 5.445%, respectively, and also entered into three Euro-based interest rate swaps with notional amounts of €69.8 million, €50.0 million, and €60.0 million with maturities on June 30, 2011, which require us to pay fixed rates of 4.603%, 4.679%, and 4.685%, respectively. These interest rate swaps are designated and documented at their inception as cash flow hedges and are evaluated for effectiveness quarterly. The effective portion of the gain or loss on these hedges is reported as a component of Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) in stockholders’ equity and reclassified into earnings when the hedged transaction affects earnings. The ineffective portion on these cash flow hedges is recognized in interest expense. The estimated fair value of $9.3 million on U.S. dollar-based swaps and €1.1 million ($1.7 million) on Euro-based swaps was recorded in Other liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2007. The change of $9.6 million in the fair value of swaps, net of tax, reflects the effective portion of loss on these hedges and is reported as a component of Accumulated other comprehensive income in stockholders’ equity.

 

Item 4.  Controls and Procedures.

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports pursuant to the Exchange Act, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified under Rule 13a-15 of the Exchange Act, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting.

 

As required by Rule 13a-15(b) under the Exchange Act, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness

 

of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on the foregoing, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer determined that disclosure controls and procedures were effective at a reasonable assurance level as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report.

 

There has been no change in internal controls over financial reporting during the most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, internal controls over financial reporting.

 

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PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings.

As a normal incident of the business in which we are engaged, various claims, charges and litigation are asserted or commenced against us. We believe that final judgments, if any, which may be rendered against us in current litigation, are adequately reserved for, covered by insurance or would not have a material adverse effect on our financial position. We have from time to time been the subject of allegations that our repair estimating and total loss software and services produced results that favored our insurance company customers. In addition, we are currently one of the defendants in a putative class action lawsuit alleging that we have colluded with our insurance company customers to cause the estimates of vehicle fair market value generated by our total loss estimation products to be unfairly low. We were recently named as a third party defendant in a lawsuit by a major insurance company against a PPO which was a former customer of our predecessor’s medical claims software products. The PPO has claimed that our predecessor’s failure to properly update its database led or may have led to errors that caused the insurance company to discount their charges, resulting in numerous claims against the insurance company. We have answered the third party complaint denying all of the third party plaintiff’s allegations. We intend to vigorously defend ourselves against the third party plaintiff’s claims and believe this third party complaint is without merit.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. In addition to the other information set forth in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, you should carefully consider the factors discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on September 17, 2007, as well as information in our other public filings, press releases and in our safe harbor statement before making a decision to invest in our common stock. If any of these risks occur, our business, results of operations and financial condition may be materially and adversely affected. In that event, the trading price of our common stock could decline, and you could lose all or part of your investment. The risks described in the Annual Report on Form 10-K, and the additional information provided in this Form 10-Q and elsewhere, as described above, may not describe every risk facing our Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results.

 

Item 2.  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 3.  Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

                                                None.

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Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Solera Holdings, Inc. was held on December 12, 2007 (the “Annual Meeting”). Proxies for the Annual Meeting were solicited pursuant to our proxy statement under Regulation 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, filed with the SEC November 5, 2007 (the “Proxy Statement”). At our Annual Meeting, the election of five directors of Solera Holdings, Inc. for a term of one year was submitted to our stockholders. There was no solicitation in opposition to the five nominees recommended by our Board of Directors and described in the Proxy Statement. The following table sets forth the name of each director elected at the meeting and the number of votes for, or withheld from, each nominee:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name of Director

  

For

  

Withheld

Tony Aquila

  

56,700,488

  

1,164,839

Philip A. Canfield

  

39,651,212

 

19,214,115

Roxani Gillespie

  

55,827,513

  

2,037,814

Stuart J. Yarbrough

 

57,199,532

 

665,795

Jerrell W. Shelton

 

57,199,532

 

665,795

Garen Staglin and Craig A. Bondy did not stand for re-election at the Annual Meeting and are no longer serving as directors of Solera Holdings, Inc.

Item 5.  Other Information.

                None.

Item 6. Exhibits.

Exhibit No.

 

Description

10.1

 

Second Amended and Restated Senior Management Agreement, dated as of January 28, 2008, by and among Solera Holdings, Inc., Solera, Inc., Tony Aquila, Anthony Aquila 2007 Annuity Trust dated May 10, 2007, Shelly Renee Aquila and Shelly Renee Aquila 2007 Annuity Trust dated May 10, 2007.

10.2

 

Amended and Restated Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 28, 2008, by and among Solera Holdings, Inc., Jack Pearlstein, Ian Z. Pearlstein 2001 Trust and Ivanna V. Pearlstein 2001 Trust. 

31.1

 

Certification by Tony Aquila, Chief Executive Officer.

31.2

 

Certification by Jack Pearlstein, Chief Financial Officer.

32.1

 

Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

SOLERA HOLDINGS, INC.

 

 

 

/s/ Tony Aquila

 

Tony Aquila

 

Chief Executive Officer and President

 

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Jack Pearlstein

 

Jack Pearlstein

 

Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer

 

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

February 13, 2008

 

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