Exhibit 99.1
PRELIMINARY QUARTERLY REPORT FOR THE PERIOD
ENDED JUNE 30, 2013
Preliminary Financial Information
The information contained in this Preliminary Quarterly Report (including the information in the preliminary unaudited financial statements and the information derived from financial statements for prior periods) may be subject to significant changes.
As previously disclosed in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, Inteliquent, Inc. (the “Company”) reported a $75.3 million impairment of goodwill and other intangibles charge, a $13.2 million impairment of fixed assets charge, and a net loss of $78.1 million, in each case for the year ended December 31, 2012.
During the second quarter of 2013, the Board of Directors of the Company determined that an internal investigation of whether such impairment charge was overstated should be undertaken by the Audit Committee with the assistance of independent outside professionals. During the same time period, the Board of Directors also determined that the Audit Committee, with the assistance of independent outside professionals, should conduct an internal investigation of the Company’s financial forecasting practices during the fourth quarter of 2012 and the first quarter of 2013.
The information contained in this Preliminary Quarterly Report is preliminary and may be subject to significant changes and adjustments as a result of the Audit Committee’s ongoing internal investigation. The Company is still conducting its internal investigation, including investigating whether a restatement of its financial statements relating to an overstatement of the impairment of goodwill, other intangibles and fixed assets charge for the year ended December 31, 2012 will be required. For additional information, please refer to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 8, 2013. All results reflected in this Preliminary Quarterly Report should be considered preliminary until the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the second quarter ended June 30, 2013 is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
In addition, the preliminary unaudited financial statements included herein (1) do not include any information or notes not required by GAAP to be included in interim financial statements, (2) are subject to normal year-end adjustment, (3) have not been reviewed by Deloitte and Touche LLP, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, as provided in Statement on Auditing Standards No. 100 and (4) may be restated subject to the outcome of the Audit Committee’s ongoing internal investigation.
If the Company’s financial statements are restated because of the outcome of the Audit Committee’s internal investigation, our statement of income and related financial accounts may be impacted, among other matters by:
For the year ended December 31, 2012
| • | | decreasing our previously reported impairment of goodwill, other intangibles and fixed assets; |
| • | | increasing our previously reported value of property and equipment; |
| • | | increasing our previously reported net income, earnings per share and retained earnings; |
| • | | increasingour previously reported depreciation and amortization expense. |
For the six months ended June 30, 2013
| • | | increasing our previously reported value of property and equipment (as a result of the decrease in 2012 impairment of fixed assets); |
| • | | decreasingour previously reported gain on sale of global data business (as a result of any increased value of our data business as a result of a reduced impairment charge); |
| • | | decreasingour previously reported net income, earnings per share and retained earnings (as a result of any decrease in our previously reported value of the sale of our data business as a result of a reduced impairment charge); |
In addition, there may be related tax effects and other expenses incurred and other adjustments recorded as a result of any such restatement.
This Preliminary Quarterly Report contains “forward-looking statements” that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. The information contained in this Preliminary Quarterly Report is preliminary and may be subject to significant changes and adjustments as a result of the Audit Committee’s ongoing internal investigation. All results reflected in this Preliminary Quarterly Report should be considered preliminary until the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the second quarter ended June 30, 2013 is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
In addition, the words “preliminary,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “efforts,” “expects,” “estimates,” “projects,” “proposed,” “plans,” “intends,” “may,” “will,” “would,” and similar expressions identify additional forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Actual results or events could differ materially from the plans, intentions and expectations disclosed in the forward-looking statements the Company makes. Factors that might cause such differences include, but are not limited to: the results of the Audit Committee’s ongoing internal investigation, including the impact of any restatement of the Company’s financial statements, if a restatement is required, or other actions that may be taken or required as a result of the Audit Committee’s ongoing internal investigation; the impact of any determination that certain of the Company’s financial statements were not prepared in accordance with GAAP and/or the reporting requirements of applicable securities laws, rules and regulations; the impact of any determination of the existence of any significant deficiencies and/or material weaknesses in certain of the Company’s internal controls and/or of the need to reevaluate certain of the findings and conclusions in Management’s Report on Internal Controls and/or any determination that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures required by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), were not effective; the impact of any inability of the Company to timely file reports or statements with the Securities and Exchange
The information contained in this Preliminary Quarterly Report is preliminary and may be subject to significant changes and adjustments as a result of the Audit Committee’s ongoing internal investigation. The Company is still conducting its internal investigation, including investigating whether a restatement of its financial statements relating to an overstatement of the impairment of goodwill, other intangibles and fixed assets charge for the year ended December 31, 2012 will be required. All results reflected in this Preliminary Quarterly Report should be considered preliminary until the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the second quarter ended June 30, 2013 is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Commission and distribute such reports or statements to its stockholders; the impact of the Audit Committee’s ongoing internal investigation on the Company’s insurance policies and any determination as to whether the Company is in compliance with the terms and conditions of such policies; any litigation and governmental investigations or proceedings which may arise out of the Audit Committee’s ongoing internal investigation or any restatement of the Company’s financial statements; any impact of the Audit Committee’s ongoing internal investigation on the Company’s borrowing capability and existing credit facility; any impact of the Audit Committee’s ongoing internal investigation on the Company’s ability to meet NASDAQ requirements for continued listing; any impact of any tax consequences of the Audit Committee’s ongoing internal investigation, including any determination that the Company’s filed tax returns were not true, correct and complete; the costs related to any litigation and governmental investigations or proceedings which may arise out of the Audit Committee’s ongoing internal investigation; the effects of competition, including direct connects, and downward pricing pressure resulting from such competition; risks associated with the sale of our data business, including issues regarding separating our network, IT and billing systems from the network and systems sold to the buyer, and that the cost savings and other benefits we hope to receive may not materialize in part or at all; our ability to maintain relationships with business providers following the sale of the data business; our regular review of strategic alternatives; the impact of current and future regulation, including intercarrier compensation reform enacted by the Federal Communications Commission; the risks associated with our ability to successfully develop and market new services, many of which are beyond our control and all of which could delay or negatively affect our ability to offer or market new services; technological developments; the ability to obtain and protect intellectual property rights; the impact of current or future litigation; the potential impact of any future acquisitions, mergers or divestitures; natural or man-made disasters; the ability to attract, develop and retain executives and other qualified employees; changes in general economic or market conditions; and other important factors included in our reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, particularly in the “Risk Factors” section in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2012, as such Risk Factors may be updated from time to time in subsequent reports.
Furthermore, such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Preliminary Quarterly Report. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements.
The information contained in this Preliminary Quarterly Report is preliminary and may be subject to significant changes and adjustments as a result of the Audit Committee’s ongoing internal investigation. The Company is still conducting its internal investigation, including investigating whether a restatement of its financial statements relating to an overstatement of the impairment of goodwill, other intangibles and fixed assets charge for the year ended December 31, 2012 will be required. All results reflected in this Preliminary Quarterly Report should be considered preliminary until the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the second quarter ended June 30, 2013 is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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PRELIMINARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION
INTELIQUENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PRELIMINARY CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
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(In thousands, except per share amounts) | | June 30, 2013 | | | December 31, 2012 | |
ASSETS | | | | | | | | |
Current assets: | | | | | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | 56,718 | | | $ | 31,479 | |
Receivables — net of allowance of $0 and $423, respectively | | | 30,271 | | | | 30,759 | |
Deferred income taxes – current | | | — | | | | 1,210 | |
Prepaid expenses | | | 1,451 | | | | 6,405 | |
Other current assets | | | 2,118 | | | | — | |
Current assets of discontinued operations | | | — | | | | 26,924 | |
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Total current assets | | | 90,558 | | | | 96,777 | |
Property and equipment — net | | | 26,903 | | | | 44,116 | |
Restricted cash | | | 125 | | | | 962 | |
Deferred income taxes — noncurrent | | | 5,804 | | | | 2,710 | |
Other assets | | | 2,277 | | | | 1,035 | |
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Total assets | | $ | 125,667 | | | $ | 145,600 | |
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY | | | | | | | | |
Current liabilities: | | | | | | | | |
Accounts payable | | $ | 5,411 | | | $ | 7,546 | |
Accrued liabilities: | | | | | | | | |
Taxes payable | | | 3,431 | | | | 2,160 | |
Circuit cost | | | 6,285 | | | | 8,821 | |
Rent | | | 1,872 | | | | 1,829 | |
Payroll and related items | | | 3,276 | | | | 2,687 | |
Other | | | 2,052 | | | | 1,062 | |
Current liabilities of discontinued operations | | | — | | | | 22,402 | |
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Total current liabilities | | | 22,327 | | | | 46,507 | |
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Shareholders’ equity: | | | | | | | | |
Preferred stock — par value of $.001; 50,000 authorized shares; no shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 | | | — | | | | — | |
Common stock — par value of $.001; 150,000 authorized shares; 32,328 shares and 32,345 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively | | | 33 | | | | 32 | |
Less treasury stock, at cost; 3,351 shares and 3,083 shares at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively | | | (51,668 | ) | | | (50,103 | ) |
Additional paid-in capital | | | 202,540 | | | | 199,331 | |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | | | — | | | | (4,904 | ) |
Retained earnings | | | (47,565 | ) | | | (45,263 | ) |
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Total shareholders’ equity | | | 103,340 | | | | 99,093 | |
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Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | | $ | 125,667 | | | $ | 145,600 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these preliminary unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
The information contained in this Preliminary Quarterly Report is preliminary and may be subject to significant changes and adjustments as a result of the Audit Committee’s ongoing internal investigation. The Company is still conducting its internal investigation, including investigating whether a restatement of its financial statements relating to an overstatement of the impairment of goodwill, other intangibles and fixed assets charge for the year ended December 31, 2012 will be required. All results reflected in this Preliminary Quarterly Report should be considered preliminary until the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the second quarter ended June 30, 2013 is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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INTELIQUENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PRELIMINARY CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Unaudited)
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| | Three Months Ended June 30, | | | Six Months Ended June 30, | |
(In thousands, except per share amounts) | | 2013 | | | 2012 | | | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Revenue | | $ | 53,449 | | | $ | 58,262 | | | $ | 112,737 | | | $ | 119,149 | |
Operating expense: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Network and facilities expense (excluding depreciation and amortization) | | | 24,053 | | | | 22,966 | | | | 48,689 | | | | 46,935 | |
Operations | | | 7,508 | | | | 8,674 | | | | 15,306 | | | | 17,468 | |
Sales and marketing | | | 1,526 | | | | 1,997 | | | | 3,560 | | | | 4,178 | |
General and administrative | | | 4,535 | | | | 5,702 | | | | 9,034 | | | | 10,951 | |
Depreciation and amortization | | | 3,699 | | | | 5,371 | | | | 8,212 | | | | 10,690 | |
Loss (gain) on disposal of fixed assets | | | 223 | | | | (4 | ) | | | 223 | | | | (113 | ) |
Gain on disposal of Americas data assets | | | (21,963 | ) | | | — | | | | (21,963 | ) | | | — | |
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Total operating expense | | | 19,581 | | | | 44,706 | | | | 63,061 | | | | 90,109 | |
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Income from operations | | | 33,868 | | | | 13,556 | | | | 49,676 | | | | 29,040 | |
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Other expense (income): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest income | | | (13 | ) | | | (49 | ) | | | (52 | ) | | | (90 | ) |
Other (income) expense | | | (4 | ) | | | (1 | ) | | | 1 | | | | (1 | ) |
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Total other income | | | (17 | ) | | | (50 | ) | | | (51 | ) | | | (91 | ) |
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Income from continuing operations before income taxes | | | 33,885 | | | | 13,606 | | | | 49,727 | | | | 29,131 | |
Provision for income taxes | | | 741 | | | | 2,933 | | | | 4,347 | | | | 6,678 | |
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Income from continuing operations | | | 33,144 | | | | 10,673 | | | | 45,380 | | | | 22,453 | |
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income tax provision | | | 1,698 | | | | 6,967 | | | | 7,034 | | | | 12,092 | |
Gain on disposal of discontinued operations | | | (2,002 | ) | | | — | | | | (2,002 | ) | | | — | |
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Net income | | $ | 33,448 | | | $ | 3,706 | | | $ | 40,348 | | | $ | 10,361 | |
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Earnings per share — continuing operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Basic | | $ | 1.01 | | | $ | 0.34 | | | $ | 1.40 | | | $ | 0.71 | |
Diluted | | $ | 1.01 | | | $ | 0.34 | | | $ | 1.40 | | | $ | 0.70 | |
Earnings (loss) per share — discontinued operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Basic | | $ | 0.01 | | | $ | (0.22 | ) | | $ | (0.16 | ) | | $ | (0.38 | ) |
Diluted | | $ | 0.01 | | | $ | (0.22 | ) | | $ | (0.16 | ) | | $ | (0.38 | ) |
Earnings per share — net income: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Basic | | $ | 1.02 | | | $ | 0.12 | | | $ | 1.24 | | | $ | 0.33 | |
Diluted | | $ | 1.02 | | | $ | 0.12 | | | $ | 1.24 | | | $ | 0.32 | |
Weighted average number of shares outstanding: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Basic | | | 31,629 | | | | 31,791 | | | | 31,585 | | | | 31,728 | |
Diluted | | | 31,629 | | | | 32,178 | | | | 31,585 | | | | 32,118 | |
Dividends paid per share: | | $ | 1.31 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 1.31 | | | $ | — | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these preliminary unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
The information contained in this Preliminary Quarterly Report is preliminary and may be subject to significant changes and adjustments as a result of the Audit Committee’s ongoing internal investigation. The Company is still conducting its internal investigation, including investigating whether a restatement of its financial statements relating to an overstatement of the impairment of goodwill, other intangibles and fixed assets charge for the year ended December 31, 2012 will be required. All results reflected in this Preliminary Quarterly Report should be considered preliminary until the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the second quarter ended June 30, 2013 is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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INTELIQUENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PRELIMINARY CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(Unaudited)
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| | Three Months Ended June 30, | | | Six Months Ended June 30, | |
(In thousands) | | 2013 | | | 2012 | | | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Net income | | $ | 33,448 | | | $ | 3,706 | | | $ | 40,348 | | | $ | 10,361 | |
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Other comprehensive income (loss): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Foreign currency adjustments | | | 5,078 | | | | (5,297 | ) | | | 4,904 | | | | (2,595 | ) |
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Total other comprehensive income (loss) | | | 5,078 | | | | (5,297 | ) | | | 4,904 | | | | (2,595 | ) |
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Comprehensive income (loss) | | $ | 38,526 | | | $ | (1,591 | ) | | $ | 45,252 | | | $ | 7,766 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these preliminary unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
The information contained in this Preliminary Quarterly Report is preliminary and may be subject to significant changes and adjustments as a result of the Audit Committee’s ongoing internal investigation. The Company is still conducting its internal investigation, including investigating whether a restatement of its financial statements relating to an overstatement of the impairment of goodwill, other intangibles and fixed assets charge for the year ended December 31, 2012 will be required. All results reflected in this Preliminary Quarterly Report should be considered preliminary until the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the second quarter ended June 30, 2013 is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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INTELIQUENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PRELIMINARY CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
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| | Six Months Ended June 30, | |
(In thousands) | | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Operating | | | | | | | | |
Net income | | $ | 40,348 | | | $ | 10,361 | |
Adjustments to reconcile net cash flows from operating activities: | | | | | | | | |
Depreciation and amortization | | | 9,455 | | | | 15,095 | |
Deferred income taxes | | | (1,884 | ) | | | (13 | ) |
Loss (gain) on disposal of fixed assets | | | 490 | | | | (109 | ) |
Gain on disposal of Americas data assets | | | (21,963 | ) | | | — | |
Gain on disposal of discontinued operations | | | (2,002 | ) | | | — | |
Non-cash share-based compensation | | | 3,930 | | | | 6,027 | |
Loss on intercompany foreign exchange transactions | | | 56 | | | | 297 | |
Excess tax deficiency associated with share-based payments | | | 504 | | | | 120 | |
Changes in assets and liabilities: | | | | | | | | |
Receivables | | | (3,860 | ) | | | 4,568 | |
Other current assets | | | 1,933 | | | | (3,927 | ) |
Other noncurrent assets | | | (44 | ) | | | 120 | |
Accounts payable | | | 198 | | | | (1,366 | ) |
Accrued liabilities | | | 3,252 | | | | 4,295 | |
Noncurrent liabilities | | | — | | | | 178 | |
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Net cash provided by operating activities | | | 30,413 | | | | 35,646 | |
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Investing | | | | | | | | |
Purchase of equipment | | | (7,982 | ) | | | (14,869 | ) |
Proceeds from sale of equipment | | | 28 | | | | 107 | |
Proceeds from disposition of discontinued operations, net of transaction costs | | | 9,709 | | | | — | |
Proceeds from disposition of Americas data assets, net of transaction costs | | | 37,092 | | | | — | |
Decrease in restricted cash | | | 837 | | | | — | |
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Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities | | | 39,684 | | | | (14,762 | ) |
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Financing | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options | | | 220 | | | | 69 | |
Restricted shares withheld to cover employee taxes paid | | | (365 | ) | | | (657 | ) |
Dividends paid | | | (42,650 | ) | | | — | |
Payments made for repurchase of common stock | | | (1,565 | ) | | | — | |
Excess tax deficiency associated with share-based payments | | | (504 | ) | | | (120 | ) |
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Net cash used for financing activities | | | (44,864 | ) | | | (708 | ) |
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | | | 6 | | | | (256 | ) |
Net Increase In Cash And Cash Equivalents | | | 25,239 | | | | 19,920 | |
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Cash And Cash Equivalents — Beginning | | | 31,479 | | | | 90,279 | |
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Cash And Cash Equivalents — End | | $ | 56,718 | | | $ | 110,199 | |
Supplemental Disclosure Of Cash Flow Information: | | | | | | | | |
Cash paid for taxes | | $ | 1,187 | | | $ | 9,536 | |
Supplemental Disclosure Of Noncash Flow Items: | | | | | | | | |
Investing Activity — Accrued purchases of equipment | | $ | 1,122 | | | $ | 6,514 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these preliminary unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
The information contained in this Preliminary Quarterly Report is preliminary and may be subject to significant changes and adjustments as a result of the Audit Committee’s ongoing internal investigation. The Company is still conducting its internal investigation, including investigating whether a restatement of its financial statements relating to an overstatement of the impairment of goodwill, other intangibles and fixed assets charge for the year ended December 31, 2012 will be required. All results reflected in this Preliminary Quarterly Report should be considered preliminary until the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the second quarter ended June 30, 2013 is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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INTELIQUENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO PRELIMINARY UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS
Organization— Inteliquent, Inc. (the Company) provides U.S. and international voice telecommunications services primarily on a wholesale basis. The Company offers these services using an all-IP network, which enables the Company to deliver global connectivity for a variety of media, historically including voice, data and video. The Company’s solutions enable carriers and other providers to deliver telecommunications traffic or other services where they do not have their own network or elect not to use their own network. These solutions are sometimes called “off-net” services.
On April 30, 2013, the Company sold its global data business to Global Telecom & Technology, Inc. (GTT) for $54.5 million, subject to certain adjustments. The total consideration consisted of $52.5 million in cash, subject to net working capital adjustments, and $2.0 million of non-cash commercial IP Transit and point-to-point Ethernet data network services to be provided to the Company by GTT free-of-charge for a three-year period. The $2.0 million of non-cash commercial services was calculated based upon the discounted present value of the market cost of such services as of the date on which the commercial services agreement was signed with GTT. In addition, the Company recorded in its preliminary condensed consolidated statement of income, as part of its gain amount on the sale of its global data business, approximately $2.4 million for divestiture-related costs, including legal and advisory services.
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Principles of Consolidation — The preliminary unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Preliminary Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — The accompanying preliminary condensed consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the preliminary condensed consolidated statements of income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, the preliminary condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, and the preliminary condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 are unaudited and preliminary. The preliminary condensed consolidated balance sheet data as of December 31, 2012 was derived from the audited consolidated financial statements which are included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012. Certain prior-year amounts that are related to the Company’s discontinued operations have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. The accompanying preliminary unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and related notes contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012.
The accompanying preliminary unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP) pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission applicable to interim periods. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations.
In the opinion of management, the preliminary unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements as of June 30, 2013 and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 have been prepared on the same basis as the audited consolidated statements and reflect all adjustments, which are normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of its statement of financial position, results of operations and cash flows. The results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for any subsequent quarter, for the full fiscal year or any future periods.
The carrying amounts of our cash and equivalents, receivables and accounts payable approximate fair value due to their short-term nature.
Changes in Presentation— On April 30, 2013, the Company sold its global data business to GTT for $54.5 million, subject to certain adjustments. The Company determined that the appropriate level in which to assess discontinued operations was at its reporting unit level. As such, the Company’s Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and Asia Pacific (APAC) reporting units of the global data business consist of results of operations and cash flows that can be clearly distinguished from the rest of the entity and are therefore reflected in the preliminary condensed consolidated statements of income and in the preliminary condensed consolidated balance sheets as discontinued operations. Historical information related to these reporting units have been reclassified accordingly. The Americas reporting unit of the global data business does not consist of results of operations and cash flows that can be clearly distinguished, operationally and for financial reporting purposes, from the rest of the entity. This reporting unit does not qualify for discontinued operations accounting treatment. Therefore, the Americas reporting unit of the global data business is reported in continuing operations in the preliminary condensed consolidated statements of income and in the preliminary condensed consolidated balance sheets. Refer to “Dispositions and Discontinued Operations“for more information regarding the sale of the global data business.
The information contained in this Preliminary Quarterly Report is preliminary and may be subject to significant changes and adjustments as a result of the Audit Committee’s ongoing internal investigation. The Company is still conducting its internal investigation, including investigating whether a restatement of its financial statements relating to an overstatement of the impairment of goodwill, other intangibles and fixed assets charge for the year ended December 31, 2012 will be required. All results reflected in this Preliminary Quarterly Report should be considered preliminary until the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the second quarter ended June 30, 2013 is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Cash and Cash Equivalents — The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of 90 days or less to be cash and cash equivalents. At June 30, 2013, the Company had $19.9 million of cash in banks and $36.8 million in three money market mutual funds. At December 31, 2012, the Company had $30.7 million of cash in banks and $0.8 million in two money market mutual funds.
Property and Equipment — Property and equipment is recorded at cost. These values are depreciated over the estimated useful lives of the individual assets using the straight-line method. Any gains and losses from the disposition of property and equipment are included in operations as incurred. The estimated useful life for network equipment and tools and test equipment is five years. The estimated useful life for computer equipment, computer software and furniture and fixtures is three years. Leasehold improvements are amortized on a straight-line basis over an estimated useful life of five years or the life of the lease, whichever is less. The impairment of long-lived assets is periodically evaluated when events or changes in circumstances indicate that a potential impairment has occurred.
The information contained in this Preliminary Quarterly Report is preliminary and may be subject to significant changes and adjustments as a result of the Audit Committee’s ongoing internal investigation. The Company is still conducting its internal investigation, including investigating whether a restatement of its financial statements relating to an overstatement of the impairment of goodwill, other intangibles and fixed assets charge for the year ended December 31, 2012 will be required. All results reflected in this Preliminary Quarterly Report should be considered preliminary until the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the second quarter ended June 30, 2013 is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Revenue Recognition — The Company generates revenue from sales of its voice services. The Company maintains tariffs and executed service agreements with each of its customers in which specific fees and rates are determined. Voice revenue is recorded each month on an accrual basis based upon minutes of traffic switched by the Company’s network by each customer, which is referred to as minutes of use. The rates charged per minute are determined by contracts between the Company and its customers, or by filed and effective tariffs.
IP Transit and Ethernet services revenues related to the Company’s Americas reporting unit are recorded each month on an accrual basis based upon bandwidth used by each customer. The rates charged are the total of a monthly fee for bandwidth (the Committed Traffic Rate) plus additional charges for the sustained peak bandwidth used monthly in excess of the Committed Traffic Rate.
Earnings per Share — Basic earnings (loss) per share is computed based on the weighted average number of common shares and participating securities outstanding. Diluted earnings (loss) per share is computed based on the weighted average number of common shares and participating securities outstanding adjusted by the number of additional shares that would have been outstanding during the period had the potentially dilutive securities been issued. Because the Company has capital that is made up of both common shares and participating securities (non-vested shares), it is required to utilize the two-class method to calculate basic and diluted earnings per share. During the three and six months periods ended June 30, 2013, the Company distributed more cash, in the form of a dividend, than its current earnings for these periods, which resulted in negative undistributed earnings.
The following table presents a reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of basic and diluted earnings per share of common stock based upon the two-class method:
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| | Three Months Ended June 30, | | | Six Months Ended June 30, | |
(In thousands, except per share amounts) | | 2013 | | | 2012 | | | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Numerator: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Income from continuing operations | | $ | 33,144 | | | $ | 10,673 | | | $ | 45,380 | | | $ | 22,453 | |
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income tax provision | | | 1,698 | | | | 6,967 | | | | 7,034 | | | | 12,092 | |
Gain on disposal of discontinued operations | | | (2,002 | ) | | | — | | | | (2,002 | ) | | | — | |
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Net income | | $ | 33,448 | | | $ | 3,706 | | | $ | 40,348 | | | $ | 10,361 | |
Denominator: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Weighted average common shares outstanding | | | 31,629 | | | | 31,791 | | | | 31,585 | | | | 31,728 | |
Effect of dilutive securities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Stock options | | | — | | | | 387 | | | | — | | | | 390 | |
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Denominator for diluted earnings per share | | | 31,629 | | | | 32,178 | | | | 31,585 | | | | 32,118 | |
Earnings per share — continuing operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Basic — as reported | | $ | 1.01 | | | $ | 0.34 | | | $ | 1.40 | | | $ | 0.71 | |
Diluted — as reported | | $ | 1.01 | | | $ | 0.34 | | | $ | 1.40 | | | $ | 0.70 | |
Earnings (loss) per share — discontinued operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Basic — as reported | | $ | 0.01 | | | $ | (0.22 | ) | | $ | (0.16 | ) | | $ | (0.38 | ) |
Diluted — as reported | | $ | 0.01 | | | $ | (0.22 | ) | | $ | (0.16 | ) | | $ | (0.38 | ) |
Earnings per share — net income | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Basic — as reported | | $ | 1.02 | | | $ | 0.12 | | | $ | 1.24 | | | $ | 0.33 | |
Diluted — as reported | | $ | 1.02 | | | $ | 0.12 | | | $ | 1.24 | | | $ | 0.32 | |
Outstanding share-based awards of 4.3 million, 2.7 million, 4.3 million and 2.7 million were outstanding during the three months ended June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012 and the six months ended June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012, respectively, but were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the effect would have been antidilutive.
The undistributed losses allocable to participating securities were $9.3 million and $2.4 million for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2013, respectively. The undistributed earnings allocable to participating securities were $0.1 million and $0.4 million for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively.
Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation — The fair value of stock options is determined using the Black-Scholes valuation model. This model takes into account the exercise price of the stock option, the fair value of the common stock underlying the stock option as measured on the date of grant and an estimation of the volatility of the common stock underlying the stock option. Such value is recognized as expense over the service period, net of estimated forfeitures, using the straight line method. The estimation of stock awards that will ultimately vest requires judgment, and to the extent actual results or updated estimates differ from the Company’s current estimates, such amounts will be recorded as a cumulative adjustment in the period estimates are revised. The Company considers many factors when estimating expected forfeitures, including types of awards, employee class and historical experience. Actual results, and future changes in estimates, may differ from the Company’s current estimates.
The information contained in this Preliminary Quarterly Report is preliminary and may be subject to significant changes and adjustments as a result of the Audit Committee’s ongoing internal investigation. The Company is still conducting its internal investigation, including investigating whether a restatement of its financial statements relating to an overstatement of the impairment of goodwill, other intangibles and fixed assets charge for the year ended December 31, 2012 will be required. All results reflected in this Preliminary Quarterly Report should be considered preliminary until the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the second quarter ended June 30, 2013 is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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The amount of non-cash share-based expense recorded in the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 was $2.0 million and $2.9 million, respectively. The amount of non-cash share-based expense recorded in the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 was $3.9 million and $6.0 million, respectively.
Compensation expense for non-vested shares is measured based upon the quoted closing market price for the stock on the date of grant. The compensation cost is recognized on a straight-line basis over the vesting period. See Note 5, “Stock Options and Non-Vested Shares.”
Stock Repurchase — On August 7, 2012, the Company announced that its Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $50.0 million of its outstanding common stock as part of a stock repurchase program. During the six months ended June 30, 2013, the Company repurchased approximately 0.3 million shares for $1.6 million under the program at an average cost of $5.80 per share. The Company funded the purchase of the common shares using cash on hand. The stock repurchase was accounted for under the cost method, whereby the entire cost of the repurchased shares was recorded to treasury stock.
Foreign Currency Translation — As a result of the sale of global data business, the Company now operates only within the United States and is no longer exposed to any significant foreign currency risk.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements — Effective January 1, 2013, the Company adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Update No. 2013-02, Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (ASU 2013-02). ASU 2013-02 requires entities to disclose additional information about reclassification adjustments, including changes in accumulated other comprehensive income balances by component and significant items reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income. The Company has complied with this disclosure requirement, and as result, the amendment did not change the items reported in its other comprehensive income (loss) or when an item of its other comprehensive income (loss) is reclassified to net income.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Internal Investigation
As disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, the Company reported a $75.3 million impairment of goodwill and intangibles charge, a $13.1 million impairment of fixed assets charge, and a net loss of $78.1 million, in each case for the year ended December 31, 2012. During the second quarter of 2013, the Board of Directors of the Company determined that an internal investigation of whether such impairment charge was overstated should be undertaken by the Audit Committee with the assistance of independent outside professionals.
During the same time period, the Board of Directors also determined that the Audit Committee, with the assistance of independent outside professionals, should conduct an internal investigation of the Company’s financial forecasting practices during the fourth quarter of 2012 and the first quarter of 2013. The Company is still conducting its internal investigation, including investigating whether a restatement of its financial statements relating to an overstatement of the impairment charge for the year ended December 31, 2012 will be required. The Company is unable to predict the ultimate outcome of the investigation, or the timing of its completion. See “Risk Factors.”
From time to time, the Company is a party to legal proceedings arising in the normal course of its business. Aside from the matter discussed below, the Company does not believe that it is a party to any pending legal action that could reasonably be expected to have a material effect on its business or operating results, financial position or cash flows.
Customer Dispute
The Company has a dispute with a carrier to which it provides certain voice services. The carrier is one of the Company’s largest customers and claims the Company has been improperly billing a certain tariffed rate element. The customer alleges that the improper billings total approximately $6 million. The Company has not been provided with sufficient information to allow the Company to understand how the customer calculated the disputed amount, believes the entire claim is without merit and intends to vigorously contest it. However, the Company cannot predict the final outcome and impact of this dispute. The Company establishes accruals only for those matters where it determines that a loss is probable and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. The Company does not currently believe a loss is probable in connection with this dispute.
Federal Securities Class Action
On August 9, 2013, a federal securities class action lawsuit was filed against the Company in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (Costas Stamatiades, individually and on behalf of All Other Persons Similarly Situated v. Inteliquent, Inc., f/k/a Neutral Tandem Inc., G. Edwards Evans, Robert Junkroski, and David Zwick, 13-CV-5701). The plaintiff alleges violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder. As of the date of this filing, the Company has not been formally served with the complaint, and intends to vigorously defend itself in this lawsuit.
INCOME TAXES
Income taxes are computed using an effective tax rate, which is subject to ongoing review and evaluation by the Company. The Company’s estimated effective income tax rate was 2.2% and 8.7% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, respectively, compared to 21.6% and 22.9% for the same respective periods last year.
The information contained in this Preliminary Quarterly Report is preliminary and may be subject to significant changes and adjustments as a result of the Audit Committee’s ongoing internal investigation. The Company is still conducting its internal investigation, including investigating whether a restatement of its financial statements relating to an overstatement of the impairment of goodwill, other intangibles and fixed assets charge for the year ended December 31, 2012 will be required. All results reflected in this Preliminary Quarterly Report should be considered preliminary until the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the second quarter ended June 30, 2013 is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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The difference in the effective tax rate for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 as compared to the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 is due primarily to the effect of the treatment of the sale of the global data business for tax purposes. The Company has recorded a valuation allowance against the capital loss created by the sale of its global data business and its prior year’s Illinois EDGE Credit. The Company believes it is more likely than not that these assets will not be realized in the foreseeable future. The realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon whether the Company can generate future taxable income in the appropriate jurisdiction to utilize the assets. The amount of the deferred tax assets considered realizable is subject to adjustment in future periods.
STOCK OPTIONS AND NON-VESTED SHARES
In 2003, the Company established the 2003 Stock Option and Stock Incentive Plan (2003 Plan), which provided for the issuance of up to 4.7 million options and non-vested shares to eligible employees, officers and independent contractors of the Company. In 2007, the Company adopted the 2007 Equity Incentive Plan (2007 Plan) and ceased awarding equity grants under the 2003 Plan. As of June 30, 2013, the Company had granted a total of 3.5 million options and 0.8 million non-vested shares that remained outstanding under the 2007 Plan. Awards for 0.3 million shares, representing approximately 1.0% of the Company’s outstanding common stock as of June 30, 2013, remained available for additional grants under the 2007 Plan.
The Company records stock-based compensation expense in connection with any grant of options and non-vested shares to its employees. The Company calculates the expense associated with its stock options and non-vested shares by determining the fair value of the options and non-vested shares.
Options
All options granted under the 2003 Plan and the 2007 Plan have an exercise price equal to the market value of the underlying common stock on the date of the grant. During the three months ended June 30, 2013, the Company did not grant any options. During the six months ended June 30, 2013, the Company granted 0.7 million options at a weighted-average exercise price of $3.40. During both the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, the Company granted less than 0.1 million options at a weighted-average exercise price of $11.75.
The fair value of each option granted is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The following table summarizes the assumptions used for estimating the fair value of options for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012:
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| | June 30, 2013 | | | June 30, 2012 | |
Expected life | | | 7.3 years | | | | 7.2 years | |
Risk-free interest rate | | | 1.3 | % | | | 1.6 | % |
Expected dividends | | | — | | | | — | |
Volatility | | | 45.0 | % | | | 50.5 | % |
The weighted-average fair value of options granted, as determined by using the Black-Scholes valuation model, during the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 was $1.64 and $6.91, respectively. The total grant date fair value of options that vested during the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 was approximately $0.8 million and $3.0 million, respectively. The total intrinsic value (market value of stock option less option exercise price) of stock options exercised was $0.5 million and $0.3 million during the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
The following table summarizes activity under the Company’s stock option plan for the six months ended June 30, 2013:
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| | Shares (000) | | | Weighted- Average Exercise Price | | | Aggregate Intrinsic Value ($000) | | | Weighted- Average Remaining Term (yrs) | |
Options outstanding — January 1, 2013 | | | 3,092 | | | $ | 14.68 | | | | | | | | | |
Granted | | | 716 | | | | 3.40 | | | | | | | | | |
Exercised | | | (148 | ) | | | 1.48 | | | | | | | | | |
Cancelled | | | (155 | ) | | | 14.78 | | | | | | | | | |
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Options outstanding — June 30, 2013 | | | 3,505 | | | $ | 11.82 | | | $ | 3,273 | | | | 6.71 | |
Vested or expected to vest — June 30, 2013 | | | 3,473 | | | $ | 11.90 | | | $ | 3,180 | | | | 6.69 | |
Exercisable — June 30, 2013 | | | 2,321 | | | $ | 15.20 | | | $ | 366 | | | | 5.51 | |
The unrecognized compensation cost associated with options outstanding at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 was $3.0 million and $3.6 million, respectively. The weighted average remaining term that the compensation will be recorded was 2.4 years and 1.8 years as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.
The information contained in this Preliminary Quarterly Report is preliminary and may be subject to significant changes and adjustments as a result of the Audit Committee’s ongoing internal investigation. The Company is still conducting its internal investigation, including investigating whether a restatement of its financial statements relating to an overstatement of the impairment of goodwill, other intangibles and fixed assets charge for the year ended December 31, 2012 will be required. All results reflected in this Preliminary Quarterly Report should be considered preliminary until the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the second quarter ended June 30, 2013 is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Non-vested Shares
During the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, the Company granted 0.2 million and 0.3 million non-vested shares, respectively, to members of the Company’s executive management team as well as various employees within the Company. No shares were issued during the three months ended June 30, 2012. During the six months ended June 30, 2012, the Company granted 0.3 million non-vested shares to members of the Company’s executive management team as well as various employees within the Company. The non-vested shares were issued as part of the 2007 Plan. The shares typically vest over a four-year period. The fair value of the non-vested shares is determined using the Company’s closing stock price on the grant date. Compensation cost, measured using the grant date fair value, is recognized over the requisite service period on a straight-line basis.
A summary of the Company’s non-vested share activity and related information for the six months ended June 30, 2013 is as follows:
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| | Shares (000) | | | Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value | | | Aggregate Intrinsic Value ($000) | |
Non-vested shares outstanding — January 1, 2013 | | | 846 | | | $ | 11.31 | | | | | |
Granted | | | 274 | | | | 4.57 | | | | | |
Vested | | | (277 | ) | | | 10.13 | | | | | |
Cancelled | | | (78 | ) | | | 7.46 | | | | | |
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Non-vested shares outstanding — June 30, 2013 | | | 765 | | | $ | 9.76 | | | $ | 4,399 | |
Non-vested shares vested or expected to vest — June 30, 2013 | | | 715 | | | $ | 9.76 | | | $ | 4,111 | |
The aggregate intrinsic value represents the total pre-tax intrinsic value based on the Company’s closing stock price of $5.75 on June 28, 2013. The amount changes based upon the fair market value of the Company’s common stock.
The unrecognized compensation cost associated with non-vested shares at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 was $6.2 million and $8.4 million, respectively. The weighted average remaining term that the compensation will be recorded was 1.9 years and 2.3 years as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.
SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
Segment Reporting establishes standards for reporting information about operating segments. Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise about which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker, or decision making group, in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance.
The Company’s chief operating decision maker is the Chief Executive Officer. The Chief Executive Officer reviews financial information presented on a consolidated basis. The Company operates in one industry segment, which is to provide voice interconnection services via the Company’s international telecommunications network to fulfill customer agreements. Therefore, the Company has concluded that it has one operating segment.
CREDIT FACILITY
On March 5, 2013, the Company entered into a $15 million revolving credit facility. The credit facility has a term of three years and an interest rate of LIBOR + 3.25%. The Company may borrow under the revolving credit facility and use the funds for general corporate purposes. There were no obligations outstanding under the revolving credit facility at any time during the period ended June 30, 2013. The Company is currently in compliance with all of the covenants of the credit facility agreement. Based upon the ultimate outcome, and length, of our Audit Committee’s internal investigation, however we may be unable to remain in compliance with the terms of our credit facility.
ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
Changes in the balance of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (AOCI) for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 are summarized in the following table:
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| | Three Months Ended June 30, | | | Six Months Ended June 30, | |
(In thousands) | | 2013 | | | 2012 | | | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Beginning balance | | $ | (5,078 | ) | | $ | (1,644 | ) | | $ | (4,904 | ) | | $ | (4,346 | ) |
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Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications | | | 145 | | | | (5,297 | ) | | | (29 | ) | | | (2,595 | ) |
Less: Amounts reclassified from AOCI | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Foreign currency adjustments | | | (4,933 | ) | | | — | | | | (4,933 | ) | | | — | |
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Net other comprehensive income (loss) | | | 5,078 | | | | (5,297 | ) | | | 4,904 | | | | (2,595 | ) |
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Ending balance | | $ | — | | | $ | (6,941 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | (6,941 | ) |
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The information contained in this Preliminary Quarterly Report is preliminary and may be subject to significant changes and adjustments as a result of the Audit Committee’s ongoing internal investigation. The Company is still conducting its internal investigation, including investigating whether a restatement of its financial statements relating to an overstatement of the impairment of goodwill, other intangibles and fixed assets charge for the year ended December 31, 2012 will be required. All results reflected in this Preliminary Quarterly Report should be considered preliminary until the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the second quarter ended June 30, 2013 is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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DISPOSITIONS AND DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
On April 30, 2013, the Company sold its global data business to GTT and, as a result, no longer provides data services. The transaction consisted of the Americas, EMEA and APAC reporting units’ data assets and liabilities. The Americas reporting unit of the global data business does not qualify for discontinued operations because it does not constitute a separate component of the Company. Therefore, the Americas reporting unit of the global data business is reported in continuing operations in the preliminary condensed consolidated statements of income. The EMEA and APAC reporting units of the global data business are reflected in the preliminary condensed consolidated statements of income and in the preliminary condensed consolidated balance sheets as discontinued operations. Historical information related to these reporting units has been reclassified accordingly.
The Company sold its global data business for $54.5 million which consisted of $52.5 million in cash, subject to net working capital adjustments, and $2.0 million of non-cash commercial services to be provided by GTT to the Company over a three-year period. After a net working capital reduction of $3.3 million, the Company received $51.2 million of cash and non-cash services from GTT. Transaction costs amounted to approximately $2.4 million, reducing cash and non-cash consideration to approximately $48.8 million. Of this amount, $36.7 million was allocated to the sale of the Americas reporting unit of the global data business and the remaining amount of $12.1 million was allocated to the EMEA and APAC reporting units of the global data business. The Company based its allocation of the $48.8 million amounts based upon the relative percentage of the fair value of the net total assets and total liabilities of the Americas reporting unit and the EMEA and APAC reporting units, to the total fair value of the net total assets and total liabilities of these three reporting units combined.
Dispositions Not Qualifying for Discontinued Operations
The net book basis of the assets and liabilities for the Americas reporting unit of the global data business at the date of sale was approximately $14.7 million. The purchase price allocation of $36.7 million for this portion of the global data business, less its net book basis of assets and liabilities, yielded a gain from sale of $22.0 million.
Discontinued Operations
The net book basis of the assets and liabilities for the EMEA and APAC reporting units of the global data business at the date of sale was approximately $10.1 million. In addition, the Company is entitled to approximately $1.0 million of cash that remained with the EMEA and APAC reporting units of the global data business at the time of the transaction, subject to approximately $1.0 million net working capital adjustment due to GTT. The purchase price allocation of $12.1 million for this portion of the global data business plus the additional $1.0 million of cash, less its net book basis assets and liabilities and $1.0 million of networking capital adjustment yielded a gain from discontinued operations of $2.0 million.
The following table displays summarized activity in the Company’s preliminary condensed consolidated statements of income for discontinued operations during the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012.
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| | Three Months Ended June 30, | | | Six Months Ended June 30, | |
(In thousands) | | 2013 | | | 2012 | | | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Revenue | | $ | 3,115 | | | $ | 10,010 | | | $ | 13,493 | | | $ | 19,820 | |
Operating loss | | | 1,705 | | | | 5,192 | | | | 6,308 | | | | 10,012 | |
Loss before income taxes | | | 1,698 | | | | 5,813 | | | | 6,807 | | | | 10,432 | |
Provision for income tax | | | — | | | | 1,154 | | | | 227 | | | | 1,660 | |
Loss from discontinued operations | | | 1,698 | | | | 6,967 | | | | 7,034 | | | | 12,092 | |
Gain on disposal of discontinued operations | | $ | (2,002 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | (2,002 | ) | | $ | — | |
The information contained in this Preliminary Quarterly Report is preliminary and may be subject to significant changes and adjustments as a result of the Audit Committee’s ongoing internal investigation. The Company is still conducting its internal investigation, including investigating whether a restatement of its financial statements relating to an overstatement of the impairment of goodwill, other intangibles and fixed assets charge for the year ended December 31, 2012 will be required. All results reflected in this Preliminary Quarterly Report should be considered preliminary until the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the second quarter ended June 30, 2013 is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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The following table displays a summary of the assets and liabilities of discontinued operations as of December 31, 2012.
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(In thousands) | | December 31, 2012 | |
Assets | | | | |
Accounts receivable | | $ | 12,075 | |
Prepaid expenses | | | 4,798 | |
Property and equipment – net | | | 9,401 | |
Other assets | | | 650 | |
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| | $ | 26,924 | |
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Liabilities | | | | |
Accounts payable | | $ | 4,840 | |
Accrued liabilities | | | 16,109 | |
Other liabilities | | | 1,453 | |
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| | $ | 22,402 | |
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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
As disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, the Company reported a $75.3 million impairment of goodwill and other intangibles charge, a $13.2 million impairment of fixed assets charge, and a net loss of $78.1 million, in each case for the year ended December 31, 2012. During the second quarter of 2013, the Board of Directors of the Company determined that an internal investigation of whether such impairment charge was overstated should be undertaken by the Audit Committee with the assistance of independent outside professionals. During the same time period, the Board of Directors also determined that the Audit Committee, with the assistance of independent outside professionals, should conduct an internal investigation of the Company’s financial forecasting practices during the fourth quarter of 2012 and the first quarter of 2013. The Company is still conducting its internal investigation, including investigating whether a restatement of its financial statements relating to an overstatement of the impairment charge for the year ended December 31, 2012 will be required.
The information contained in this Preliminary Quarterly Report is preliminary and may be subject to significant changes and adjustments as a result of the Audit Committee’s ongoing internal investigation. The Company is still conducting its internal investigation, including investigating whether a restatement of its financial statements relating to an overstatement of the impairment of goodwill, other intangibles and fixed assets charge for the year ended December 31, 2012 will be required. All results reflected in this Preliminary Quarterly Report should be considered preliminary until the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the second quarter ended June 30, 2013 is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (Preliminary)
Internal Investigation
As disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, the Company reported a $75.3 million impairment of goodwill and other intangibles charge, a $13.2 million impairment of fixed assets charge, and a net loss of $78.1 million, in each case for the year ended December 31, 2012. During the second quarter of 2013, the Board of Directors of the Company determined that an internal investigation of whether such impairment charge was overstated should be undertaken by the Audit Committee with the assistance of independent outside professionals. During the same time period, the Board of Directors also determined that the Audit Committee, with the assistance of independent outside professionals, should conduct an internal investigation of the Company’s financial forecasting practices during the fourth quarter of 2012 and the first quarter of 2013. The Company is still conducting its internal investigation, including investigating whether a restatement of its financial statements relating to an overstatement of the impairment charge for the year ended December 31, 2012 will be required. The Company is unable to predict the ultimate outcome of the investigation, or the timing of its completion. See “Risk Factors.”
Overview
We provide U.S. and international voice telecommunications services primarily on a wholesale basis. We offer these services using an all-IP network, which enables us to deliver global connectivity for a variety of media, including voice, and historically data and video. Our solutions enable carriers and other providers to deliver telecommunications traffic or other services where they do not have their own network or elect not to use their own network. These solutions are sometimes called “off-net” services. We also provide our solutions to customers, such as content providers, who typically do not have their own network. We were incorporated in Delaware on April 19, 2001 and commenced operations in 2004. See Note 9, “Dispositions and Discontinued Operations”, for a description of the sale of our global data business.
Voice Services
We provide voice interconnection services primarily to competitive carriers, including wireless, wireline, cable and broadband telephony companies. Competitive carriers use our tandem switches to interconnect and exchange local and long distance traffic between their networks without the need to establish direct switch-to-switch connections. Competitive carriers are carriers that are not Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers, or ILECs, such as AT&T, Verizon and CenturyLink.
Prior to the introduction of our local voice service, competitive carriers generally had two alternatives for exchanging traffic between their networks. The two alternatives were exchanging traffic through the ILEC tandems or directly connecting individual switches, commonly referred to as “direct connects.” Given the cost and complexity of establishing direct connects, competitive carriers often elected to utilize the ILEC tandem as the method of exchanging traffic. The ILECs typically required competitive carriers to interconnect to multiple ILEC tandems with each tandem serving a restricted geographic area. In addition, as the competitive telecommunications market grew, the process of establishing interconnections at multiple ILEC tandems became increasingly difficult to manage and maintain, causing delays and inhibiting the growth of competitive carriers while the purchase of ILEC tandem services became an increasingly significant component of a competitive carrier’s costs.
The tandem switching services offered by ILECs consist of local transit services, which are provided in connection with local calls, and switched access services, which are provided in connection with long distance calls. Under certain interpretations of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 and implementing regulations, ILECs are required to provide local transit services to competitive carriers. ILECs generally set per minute rates and other charges for tandem transit services according to rate schedules approved by state public utility commissions, although the methodology used to review these rate schedules varies from state to state. ILECs are also required to offer switched access services to competing telecommunications carriers under the Telecommunications Act of 1996 and implementing regulations. ILECs generally set per minute rates and other charges for switched access services according to mandated rate schedules set by the Federal Communications Commission for interstate calls and by state public utility commissions for intrastate calls. In November 2011, the FCC released an order setting forth a multi-year transition plan that will reduce, and ultimately lead to elimination of, terminating switched access charges.
A loss of ILEC market share to competitive carriers escalated competitive tensions and resulted in an increased demand for tandem switching. Growth in intercarrier traffic switched through ILEC tandems created switch capacity shortages known in the industry as ILEC “tandem exhaust,” where overloaded ILEC tandems became a bottleneck for competitive carriers. This increased call blocking and gave rise to service quality issues for competitive carriers.
We founded our company to solve these interconnection problems and better facilitate the exchange of traffic among competitive carriers and non-carriers. With the introduction of our services, we believe we became the first carrier to provide alternative tandem services capable of alleviating the ILEC tandem exhaust problem. Our solution enables competitive carriers to exchange traffic between their networks without using an ILEC tandem for both local and long distance calls. By utilizing our managed tandem service, our customers benefit from a simplified interconnection network solution that reduces costs, increases network reliability, decreases competitive tension and adds network diversity and redundancy. We have signed agreements with major competitive carriers and non-carriers, and we operated in 189 markets as of June 30, 2013.
The information contained in this Preliminary Quarterly Report is preliminary and may be subject to significant changes and adjustments as a result of the Audit Committee’s ongoing internal investigation. The Company is still conducting its internal investigation, including investigating whether a restatement of its financial statements relating to an overstatement of the impairment of goodwill, other intangibles and fixed assets charge for the year ended December 31, 2012 will be required. All results reflected in this Preliminary Quarterly Report should be considered preliminary until the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the second quarter ended June 30, 2013 is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Our business originally connected only local traffic among carriers within a single metropolitan market. In 2006, we installed a national IP backbone network connecting our major local markets. In 2008, we began offering terminating switched access services and originating switched access services. Switched access services are provided in connection with long distance calls. Our terminating switched access services allows interexchange carriers to send calls to us, and we then terminate those calls to the appropriate terminating carrier in the local market in which we operate. Our originating switched access service allows the originating carrier in the local market in which we operate to send calls to us that we then deliver to the appropriate interexchange carrier that has been selected to carry that call. In both instances, the interexchange carrier is our customer, which means that it is financially responsible for the call. Finally, we began offering international voice services as we began interconnection with non-US carriers. As a result of the foregoing, our service offerings now include the capability of switching and carrying local, long distance and international voice traffic.
On April 30, 2013, we announced that we sold all assets and liabilities of our global data business to GTT for $54.5 million, subject to certain adjustments. The total consideration consisted of $52.5 million in cash and $2.0 million of non-cash commercial services to be provided by GTT to us.
Revenue. We generate revenue from sales of our voice services. Revenue is recorded each month based upon documented minutes of traffic switched or data traffic carried for which service is provided, when collection is probable. Voice revenue is recorded each month on an accrual basis based upon minutes of traffic switched by our network for each customer, which we refer to as minutes of use. The rates charged per minute are determined by contracts between us and our customers or by filed and effective tariffs.
Minutes of use of voice traffic increase as we increase our number of customers, increase the penetration of existing markets, either with new customers or with existing customers, and increase our service offerings. The minutes of use decrease due to direct connection between existing customers, consolidation between customers, a customer using a different interconnection provider or a customer experiencing a decrease in the volume of traffic it carries.
The average fee per minute of voice traffic varies depending on market forces and type of service, such as switched access or local transit. The market rate in each market is based upon competitive conditions along with the switched access or local transit rates offered by the ILECs. Depending on the markets we enter, we may enter into contracts with our customers with either a higher or lower fee per minute than our current average.
Our service solution incorporates other components beyond switching. In addition to switching, we generally provision trunk circuits between our customers’ switches and our network locations at our own expense and at no direct cost to our customers. We also provide quality of service monitoring, call records and traffic reporting and other services to our customers as part of our service solution. Our per-minute fees are intended to incorporate all of these services.
While generally not seasonal in nature, our voice revenues are affected by certain events such as holidays, the unpredictable timing of direct connects between our customers, and installation and implementation delays. These factors can cause our revenue to both increase or decrease unexpectedly.
Operating Expense. Operating expense includes network and facilities expenses, operations expenses, sales and marketing expenses, general and administrative expenses, depreciation and amortization, gain (loss) on disposal of fixed assets and gain on sale of Americas data assets.
Network and Facilities Expense. Our network and facilities expense includes transport capacity, or circuits, signaling network costs, facility rents and utilities, together with other costs that directly support our voice services. Prior to the sale of the global data business, our network and facilities expense included transport capacity, or circuits, facility rents and utilities, together with other costs that directly supported our data services. We do not defer or capitalize any costs associated with the start-up of a new point of presence (POP). The start-up of an additional POP can take between three months to six months. During this time, we typically incur facility rent, utilities, payroll and related benefit costs along with initial non-recurring installation costs. Revenues generally follow sometime after the sixth month.
Network transport costs typically occur on a repeating monthly basis, which we refer to as recurring transport costs, or on a one-time basis, which we refer to as non-recurring transport costs. Recurring transport costs primarily include monthly usage and other charges from telecommunication carriers and are related to the circuits utilized by us to connect to our customers. As our voice traffic increases, we must utilize additional circuits. Non-recurring transport costs primarily include the initial installation of such circuits. Facility rents include the leases on our POPs, which expire through February 2025. Additionally, we pay the cost of the utilities for all of our POP locations.
Operations Expense. Operations expense includes payroll and benefits for our POP location personnel, as well as individuals located at our offices who are directly responsible for maintaining and expanding our voice network. Other primary components of operations expenses include repair and maintenance, property taxes, property insurance and supplies.
Sales and Marketing Expense. Sales and marketing expense represents the smallest component of our operating expenses and primarily includes personnel costs, sales bonuses, marketing programs and other costs related to travel and voice customer meetings.
The information contained in this Preliminary Quarterly Report is preliminary and may be subject to significant changes and adjustments as a result of the Audit Committee’s ongoing internal investigation. The Company is still conducting its internal investigation, including investigating whether a restatement of its financial statements relating to an overstatement of the impairment of goodwill, other intangibles and fixed assets charge for the year ended December 31, 2012 will be required. All results reflected in this Preliminary Quarterly Report should be considered preliminary until the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the second quarter ended June 30, 2013 is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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General and Administrative Expense. General and administrative expense consists primarily of compensation and related costs for voice personnel and facilities associated with our executive, finance, human resource and legal departments along with fees for professional services. Professional services principally consist of outside legal, audit, tax and transaction costs.
Depreciation and Amortization Expense. Depreciation and amortization expense for voice-related fixed assets is applied using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets after they are placed in service, which are five years for network equipment and test equipment, and three years for computer equipment, computer software and furniture and fixtures. Leasehold improvements are amortized on a straight-line basis over an estimated useful life of five years or the life of the respective leases, whichever is shorter.
Loss (Gain) on Disposal of Assets. We dispose of network equipment in connection with converting to new technology and computer equipment to replace old or damaged units. When there is a carrying value of these assets, we record the write-off of these amounts to loss on disposal. In some cases, this equipment is sold to a third party. When the proceeds from the sale of equipment identified for disposal exceeds the asset’s carrying value, we record a gain on disposal, such as the gain on the sale of the Americas reporting unit of the global data business.
Other Income. Other income includes interest income.
Provision for Income Taxes. Income tax provision includes U.S. federal, state and local income taxes and is based on pre-tax income or loss. In determining the estimated annual effective income tax rate, we analyze various factors, including projections of our annual earnings and taxing jurisdictions in which earnings will be generated, the impact of state and local income taxes and our ability to use tax credits and net operating loss carryforwards.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The preparation of our financial statements requires us to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses during the periods presented. Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, which we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 18, 2013, includes a summary of the critical accounting policies we believe are the most important to aid in understanding our financial results.
There have been no other changes to the critical accounting policies that have had a material impact on our reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues or expenses during the first six months of 2013.
Results of Operations
The following table sets forth our results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012:
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(Dollars in thousands) | | 2013 | | | 2012 | | | 2013 | | | 2012 | |
Revenue | | $ | 53,449 | | | $ | 58,262 | | | $ | 112,737 | | | $ | 119,149 | |
Operating expense: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Network and facilities expense (excluding depreciation and amortization) | | | 24,053 | | | | 22,966 | | | | 48,689 | | | | 46,935 | |
Operations | | | 7,508 | | | | 8,674 | | | | 15,306 | | | | 17,468 | |
Sales and marketing | | | 1,526 | | | | 1,997 | | | | 3,560 | | | | 4,178 | |
General and administrative | | | 4,535 | | | | 5,702 | | | | 9,034 | | | | 10,951 | |
Depreciation and amortization | | | 3,699 | | | | 5,371 | | | | 8,212 | | | | 10,690 | |
Loss (gain) on disposal of fixed assets | | | 223 | | | | (4 | ) | | | 223 | | | | (113 | ) |
Gain on disposal of Americas data assets | | | (21,963 | ) | | | — | | | | (21,963 | ) | | | — | |
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Total operating expense | | | 19,581 | | | | 44,706 | | | | 63,061 | | | | 90,109 | |
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Income from operations | | | 33,868 | | | | 13,556 | | | | 49,676 | | | | 29,040 | |
Total other income | | | (17 | ) | | | (50 | ) | | | (51 | ) | | | (91 | ) |
Income from continuing operations before income taxes | | | 33,885 | | | | 13,606 | | | | 49,727 | | | | 29,131 | |
Provision for income taxes | | | 741 | | | | 2,933 | | | | 4,347 | | | | 6,678 | |
Income from continuing operations | | | 33,144 | | | | 10,673 | | | | 45,380 | | | | 22,453 | |
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income tax provision | | | 1,698 | | | | 6,967 | | | | 7,034 | | | | 12,092 | |
Gain on disposal of discontinued operations | | | (2,002 | ) | | | — | | | | (2,002 | ) | | | — | |
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Net income | | $ | 33,448 | | | $ | 3,706 | | | $ | 40,348 | | | $ | 10,361 | |
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The information contained in this Preliminary Quarterly Report is preliminary and may be subject to significant changes and adjustments as a result of the Audit Committee’s ongoing internal investigation. The Company is still conducting its internal investigation, including investigating whether a restatement of its financial statements relating to an overstatement of the impairment of goodwill, other intangibles and fixed assets charge for the year ended December 31, 2012 will be required. All results reflected in this Preliminary Quarterly Report should be considered preliminary until the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the second quarter ended June 30, 2013 is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Three Months Ended June 30, 2013 Compared to Three Months Ended June 30, 2012
Revenue. Revenue decreased to $53.4 million in the three months ended June 30, 2013 from $58.3 million in the three months ended June 30, 2012, a decrease of 8.3%. The decrease in revenue of $4.9 million was due primarily to a $4.0 million decrease in data revenue and a $0.9 million decrease in revenue generated from our voice business. On April 30, 2013, we sold our global data business. As a result, we recorded activity with respect to our global data business for only the month of April in the results for the three months ended June 30, 2013. Results of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2012 include activity for the full three-month period. The sale of the Americas reporting unit of the global data business does not qualify for discontinued operations and is reflected in continuing operations in the preliminary condensed consolidated statement of income. Data revenue generated by our Americas reporting unit for April 2013 was $2.7 million compared to $6.7 million for three months ended June 30, 2012.
The decrease in voice revenue is primarily due to a decrease in minutes of use from 32.8 billion minutes in the three months ended June 30, 2012 compared to 29.4 billion minutes for the three months ended June 30, 2013, a decrease of 10.2%. The decrease in minutes was partially offset by an increase in the average fee per minute from $0.00155 for the three months ended June 30, 2012 to $0.00169 for the three months ended June 30, 2013.
Operating Expenses. Operating expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2013 of $19.6 million decreased $25.1 million, or 56.2%, from $44.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2012. The components making up operating expenses are discussed further below.
On April 30, 2013, we sold our global data business. The sale of the Americas reporting unit of the global data business does not qualify for discontinued operations treatment and, as a result, we recorded activity for only one month in the second quarter of 2013 within the results of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2013. Results of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2012 include activity for the full three-month period.
Network and Facilities Expenses. Network and facilities expenses increased to $24.1 million in the three months ended June 30, 2013, or 45.0% of revenue, from $23.0 million in the three months ended June 30, 2012, or 39.4% of revenue. The network and facilities expenses for our voice services increased by $1.6 million due to changes in the mix of the voice services we provide, partially offset by lower Americas reporting unit data costs as a result of only one month of activity recorded during the three months ended June 30, 2013. Data network and facilities expenses generated by our Americas reporting unit for April 2013 were $1.2 million compared to $2.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2012.
Operations Expenses. Operations expenses decreased to $7.5 million in the three months ended June 30, 2013, or 14.0% of revenue, from $8.7 million in the three months ended June 30, 2012, or 14.9% of revenue. The decrease of $1.2 million in our operations expenses primarily resulted from a decrease of $0.7 million in maintenance charges, a decrease of $0.3 million in non-cash share-based compensation and a decrease of approximately $0.1 million in consulting fees.
Sales and Marketing Expense. Sales and marketing expense decreased to $1.5 million in the three months ended June 30, 2013, or 2.9% of revenue, compared to $2.0 million in the three months ended June 30, 2012, or 3.4% of revenue. The decrease of $0.5 million in sales and marketing expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2013 was primarily due to a $0.2 million decrease in compensation related charges and a $0.1 million decrease in advertising expense. Sales expense generated by our Americas reporting unit for April 2013 was $0.6 million compared to $0.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2012.
General and Administrative Expense. General and administrative expense decreased to $4.5 million in the three months ended June 30, 2013, or 8.5% of revenue, compared with $5.7 million in the three months ended June 30, 2012, or 9.8% of revenue. The decrease of $1.2 million in our general and administrative expense was primarily due to a decrease of $0.8 million in legal and accounting fees and a decrease of $0.2 million in compensation-related charges. The Company anticipates general and administrative expenses will increase during 2013 as a result of increased legal and consulting fees related to the Audit Committee’s ongoing internal investigation. See “-Internal Investigation” above.
Depreciation and Amortization Expense. Depreciation and amortization expense decreased to $3.7 million in the three months ended June 30, 2013, or 6.9% of revenue, compared to $5.4 million in the three months ended June 30, 2012, or 9.2% of revenue. The decrease of $1.7 million in our depreciation and amortization expense resulted from a lower depreciable base of assets resulting from the impairment charges we recorded during the fourth quarter of 2012.
Gain on Disposal of Americas Data Assets. Gain on disposition of Americas data assets was $22.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013.
The information contained in this Preliminary Quarterly Report is preliminary and may be subject to significant changes and adjustments as a result of the Audit Committee’s ongoing internal investigation. The Company is still conducting its internal investigation, including investigating whether a restatement of its financial statements relating to an overstatement of the impairment of goodwill, other intangibles and fixed assets charge for the year ended December 31, 2012 will be required. All results reflected in this Preliminary Quarterly Report should be considered preliminary until the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the second quarter ended June 30, 2013 is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Other Income. Other income was less than $0.1 million for each of the three months ended June 30, 2012 and 2013.
Provision for Income Taxes. Provision for income taxes of $0.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013 reflected a decrease of $2.2 million compared to $2.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2012. The effective tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 was 2.2% and 21.6%, respectively. The difference in the effective tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2013 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2012 was a result of financial reporting gain of $22.0 million on the sale of the global data business on April 30, 2013. For tax purposes there was a $7.8 million loss on the sale of the global data business.
Income from Continuing Operations. We had income from continuing operations before income taxes of $33.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013, compared with income from continuing operations before income taxes of $13.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2012. After taxes, we had income from continuing operations of $33.1 million, or $1.01 per diluted share, for the three months ended June 30, 2013, compared to income from continuing operations of $10.7 million, or $0.34 per diluted share, for the three months ended June 30, 2012.
Six Months Ended June 30, 2013 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2012
Revenue. Revenue decreased to $112.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 from $119.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012, a decrease of 5.4%. The decrease in revenue of $6.4 million was due primarily to a $4.0 million decrease in revenue generated from our voice business and a $2.7 million decrease in data revenue. On April 30, 2013, we sold our global data business. As a result, we recorded activity with respect to our global data business for only four months within the results for the six months ended June 30, 2013. Results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2012 include activity for the full six-month period. The sale of the Americas reporting unit of the global data business does not qualify for discontinued operations and is reflected in continuing operations in the preliminary condensed consolidated statement of income. Data revenue generated by our Americas reporting unit for the first four months of 2013 was $10.4 million compared to $13.1 million for six months ended June 30, 2012.
The decrease in voice revenue is primarily due to decrease in minutes of use from 67.0 billion minutes in the six months ended June 30, 2012 compared to 60.1 billion minutes in the six months ended June 30, 2013, a decrease of 10.4%. The decrease in minutes was partially offset by an increase in the average fee per minute from $0.00156 for the six months ended June 30, 2012 to $0.00167 for the six months ended June 30, 2013.
Operating Expenses. Operating expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2013 of $63.1 million decreased $27.0 million, or 30.0%, from $90.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012. The components making up operating expenses are discussed further below.
On April 30, 2013, we sold our global data business. The sale of the Americas reporting unit of the global data business does not qualify for discontinued operations treatment. As a result, within the results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2013, we only recorded activity for the first four months of 2013. Results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2012 include activity for the full six-month period.
Network and Facilities Expenses. Network and facilities expenses increased to $48.7 million in the six months ended June 30, 2013, or 43.2% of revenue, from $46.9 million in the six months ended June 30, 2012, or 39.4% of revenue. The network and facilities expenses for our voice services increased by $3.4 million due to changes in the mix of the voice services we provide, partially offset by our lower Americas reporting unit data cost. Data network and facilities expenses generated by our Americas reporting unit for the first four months of 2013 were $4.5 million compared to $5.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012.
Operations Expenses. Operations expenses decreased to $15.3 million in the six months ended June 30, 2013, or 13.6% of revenue, from $17.5 million in the six months ended June 30, 2012, or 14.7% of revenue. The decrease of $2.2 million in our operations expenses primarily resulted from a decrease of $0.9 million in maintenance charges, a decrease of $0.7 million non-cash share-based compensation and a decrease of $0.4 million in salaries and wages.
Sales and Marketing Expense. Sales and marketing expense decreased to $3.6 million in the six months ended June 30, 2013, or 3.2% of revenue, compared to $4.2 million in the six months ended June 30, 2012, or 3.5% of revenue. The decrease of $0.6 million in sales and marketing expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2013 was primarily due to a decrease of $0.3 million in marketing and advertising expenses and a decrease of $0.2 million in compensation-related charges. Sales expense generated by our Americas reporting unit for the first four months of 2013 was $1.5 million compared to $1.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012.
General and Administrative Expense. General and administrative expense decreased $2.0 million to $9.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013, or 8.0% of revenue, compared with $11.0 million in the six months ended June 30, 2012, or 9.2% of revenue. The decrease of $2.0 million in our general and administrative expense was primarily due to a decrease of $1.2 million in non-cash compensation, a decrease of $1.0 million in professional and legal fees and a decrease of $0.2 million in directors’ fees, partially offset by an increase in bad debt expense of $0.4 million. The Company anticipates general and administrative expenses will increase during 2013 as a result of increased legal and consulting fees related to the Audit Committee’s ongoing internal investigation. See “-Internal Investigation” above.
Depreciation and Amortization Expense. Depreciation and amortization expense decreased to $8.2 million in the six months ended June 30, 2013, or 7.3% of revenue, compared to $10.7 million in the six months ended June 30, 2012, or 9.0% of revenue. The decrease of $2.5 million in our depreciation and amortization expense resulted from a lower depreciable base of assets resulting from the impairment charges we recorded during the fourth quarter of 2012.
The information contained in this Preliminary Quarterly Report is preliminary and may be subject to significant changes and adjustments as a result of the Audit Committee’s ongoing internal investigation. The Company is still conducting its internal investigation, including investigating whether a restatement of its financial statements relating to an overstatement of the impairment of goodwill, other intangibles and fixed assets charge for the year ended December 31, 2012 will be required. All results reflected in this Preliminary Quarterly Report should be considered preliminary until the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the second quarter ended June 30, 2013 is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Gain on Disposal of Americas Data Assets.Gain on disposition of Americas data assets was $22.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013.
Other Income. Other income was less than $0.1 million for each of the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2013.
Provision for Income Taxes. Provision for income taxes of $4.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 reflected a decrease of $2.4 million compared to $6.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012. The effective tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 was 8.7% and 22.9%, respectively. The difference in the effective tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2013 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2012 was a result of financial reporting gain of $22.0 million on the sale of the global data business on April 30, 2013. For tax purposes there was a $7.8 million loss on the sale of the global data business.
Income from Continuing Operations. We had income from continuing operations before income taxes of $49.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013, compared with income from continuing operations before income taxes of $29.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012. After taxes, we had income from continuing operations of $45.4 million, or $1.40 per diluted share, for the six months ended June 30, 2013, compared to income from continuing operations of $22.5 million, or $0.70 per diluted share, for the six months ended June 30, 2012.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
At June 30, 2013, we had $56.7 million in cash and cash equivalents and $0.1 million in restricted cash. In comparison, at December 31, 2012, we had $31.5 million in cash and cash equivalents and $1.0 million in restricted cash. Cash and cash equivalents include highly liquid money market mutual funds. The restricted cash balance is pledged as collateral for certain commercial letters of credit. During the three months ended June 30, 2013, we received net proceeds of $46.8 million from the sale of the global data business and we paid a special dividend of $40.7 million to our shareholders. We do not expect either of these events to have an effect on our liquidity.
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(in thousands) | | June 30, 2013 | | | June 30, 2012 | |
Net cash flows from operating activities | | $ | 30,413 | | | $ | 35,646 | |
Net cash flows from investing activities | | | 39,684 | | | | (14,762 | ) |
Net cash flows from financing activities | | | (44,864 | ) | | | (708 | ) |
Cash flows from operating activities
Net cash provided by operating activities was $30.4 million for the first six months of 2013 compared to $35.6 for the same period last year. Operating cash inflows are largely attributable to payments from customers. Operating cash outflows are largely attributable to personnel related expenditures and network maintenance costs. The decrease in operating cash flow reflected an increase in accounts receivable, partially offset by an increase in accounts payable and a decrease in other current assets.
Cash flows from investing activities
Net cash provided by investing activities was $39.7 million for the first six months of 2013, compared to net cash used in investing activities of $14.8 million for the same period last year. The change in cash flows from investing activities was primarily a result of the sale of our global data business. Additionally, we reduced the amount of equipment purchased to support the voice business and reduced the amount of our restricted cash.
For the full-year 2013, capital expenditures are expected to be approximately $12 to $16 million. These capital expenditures are mainly due to our investment in and maintenance of the voice network but also include $3.1 million of investment in the data network through April 30, 2013. We plan to fund our capital expenditures with cash generated through our ongoing operations.
Cash flows from financing activities
Net cash used for financing activities was $44.9 million for the first six months of 2013, compared to net cash used for financing activities of $0.7 million for the same period last year. The changes in cash flows used for financing activities primarily relate to a payment of $1.25 and $0.06 of special dividend and regular quarterly dividend, respectively, per outstanding share of common stock, or $42.7 million in aggregate, during the second quarter of 2013. During this time, we also repurchased approximately 0.3 million common shares at an average price of $5.80 per share, for a total cost of $1.6 million. We purchased the common shares using cash on hand.
The information contained in this Preliminary Quarterly Report is preliminary and may be subject to significant changes and adjustments as a result of the Audit Committee’s ongoing internal investigation. The Company is still conducting its internal investigation, including investigating whether a restatement of its financial statements relating to an overstatement of the impairment of goodwill, other intangibles and fixed assets charge for the year ended December 31, 2012 will be required. All results reflected in this Preliminary Quarterly Report should be considered preliminary until the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the second quarter ended June 30, 2013 is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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We regularly review acquisitions and strategic opportunities, which may require additional debt or equity financing. We currently do not have any pending agreements with respect to any acquisitions or strategic opportunities which would require additional debt or equity financing.
Dividends
On May 20, 2013, we announced our intention to declare a special dividend of $1.25 per share and to initiate a quarterly dividend of $0.0625 per share of our common stock. The quarterly dividend of $2.0 million was paid on June 24, 2013 while our special dividend of $40.7 million was paid on June 28, 2013. In respect to the quarterly dividend, the expected future use of cash on an annualized basis would be approximately $8.1 million based upon a full-year dividend rate of $0.25 per share and the July 31, 2013 outstanding common share balance of 32,326,705.
Investments
As of June 30, 2013, we had $36.8 million in cash and cash equivalents invested in three money market mutual funds. As of December 31, 2012, we had $0.8 million in cash and cash equivalents invested in two money market mutual funds.
Credit Facility
On March 5, 2013, we entered into a $15 million revolving credit facility. The credit facility has a term of three years and an interest rate of LIBOR + 3.25%. We have no plans to draw on the facility at this time and remain debt-free. The facility serves to increase our financial flexibility and further strengthens our liquidity position. We are currently in compliance with all of the covenants of the credit facility agreement. Based upon the ultimate outcome, and length, of our Audit Committee’s internal investigation, however we may be unable to remain in compliance with the terms of our credit facility. The Company’s ability to access debt and equity markets could be adversely affected if the Company is unable to maintain compliance with the financial and operating covenants included in its credit facility, or as a result of the outcome and potential impact of the Audit Committee’s ongoing internal investigation.
Sale of Global Data Business
On April 30, 2013, we announced that we sold all assets and liabilities of our global data business to GTT for $54.5 million, subject to certain adjustments. The total consideration consisted of $52.5 million in cash and $2.0 million of non-cash commercial services to be provided to us by GTT over the next three years.
Effect of Inflation
Inflation generally affects us by increasing our cost of labor and equipment. We do not believe that inflation had any material effect on our results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012.
Qualitative and Quantitative Disclosure about Market Risk
Interest rate exposure
We had cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash of $56.8 million at June 30, 2013. The unrestricted cash and cash equivalents are held for working capital purposes. We do not enter into investments for speculative purposes.
Based upon our overall interest rate exposure at June 30, 2013, we do not believe that a hypothetical 10 percent change in interest rates over a one-year period would have a material impact on our earnings, fair values or cash flows from interest rate risk sensitive instruments discussed above.
Foreign currency
As a result of the sale of global data business, the Company now operates only within the United States and is no longer exposed to any foreign currency risk.
Controls and Procedures
Under the supervision and with the participation of our senior management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, we are in the process of conducting an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act as of the end of the period covered by this preliminary quarterly report (the “Evaluation Date”).
The information contained in this Preliminary Quarterly Report is preliminary and may be subject to significant changes and adjustments as a result of the Audit Committee’s ongoing internal investigation. The Company is still conducting its internal investigation, including investigating whether a restatement of its financial statements relating to an overstatement of the impairment of goodwill, other intangibles and fixed assets charge for the year ended December 31, 2012 will be required. All results reflected in this Preliminary Quarterly Report should be considered preliminary until the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the second quarter ended June 30, 2013 is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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As disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, the Company reported a $75.3 million impairment of goodwill and other intangibles charge, a$13.2 million impairment of fixed assets charge, and a net loss of $78.1 million, in each case for the year ended December 31, 2012. During the second quarter of 2013, the Board of Directors of the Company determined that an internal investigation of whether such impairment charge was overstated should be undertaken by the Audit Committee with the assistance of independent outside professionals. During the same time period, the Board of Directors also determined that the Audit Committee, with the assistance of independent outside professionals, should conduct an internal investigation of the Company’s financial forecasting practices during the fourth quarter of 2012 and the first quarter of 2013. The Company is still conducting its internal investigation.
Depending upon the results of the investigation, we may identify one or more significant deficiencies and/or material weaknesses as of the Evaluation Date. In addition, we may need to reevaluate the findings and conclusions in previous Management’s Report on Internal Controls and/or any determinations concerning our disclosure controls and procedures in prior reports. See “Risk Factors” below.
Changes in internal control over financial reporting
Other than as described above, there have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended June 30, 2013 that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial reporting.
The information contained in this Preliminary Quarterly Report is preliminary and may be subject to significant changes and adjustments as a result of the Audit Committee’s ongoing internal investigation. The Company is still conducting its internal investigation, including investigating whether a restatement of its financial statements relating to an overstatement of the impairment of goodwill, other intangibles and fixed assets charge for the year ended December 31, 2012 will be required. All results reflected in this Preliminary Quarterly Report should be considered preliminary until the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the second quarter ended June 30, 2013 is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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OTHER INFORMATION
Legal Proceedings
Refer to “Legal Proceedings” in Notes to Preliminary Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of this Preliminary Quarterly Report for information on legal proceedings.
Risk Factors
There have been no material changes in the risk factors outlined in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, except for the supplemental risk factors included in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 and the following, which should be read in conjunction with the risk factors and information disclosed in such Annual Report and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
As disclosed in our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 8, 2013, our Audit Committee is currently conducting an internal investigation concerning (i) whether our impairment charge for the year ended December 31, 2012 was overstated and (ii) our financial forecasting practices during the fourth quarter of 2012 and the first quarter of 2013. We are unable to predict the ultimate outcome and potential impact of the investigation, or the timing of its completion. In addition, we may be required to incur substantial costs and divert management resources in connection with the internal investigation and any related remedial measures, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Our Audit Committee has engaged independent outside professionals to conduct the internal investigation. While we are unable to predict the ultimate outcome of the investigation, depending upon the ultimate outcome of the investigation:
| • | | We may be required to restate prior period financial statements, including as a result of any determination that our financial statements were not prepared in accordance with GAAP. |
| • | | We may identify significant deficiencies and/or material weaknesses in our internal controls. |
| • | | We may need to reevaluate any findings and conclusions in previous Management’s Report on Internal Controls or any determinations concerning our disclosure controls and procedures. |
| • | | We may be unable to timely file reports or statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission and distribute such reports or statements to our stockholders. |
| • | | We may be found not to be in compliance with the terms and conditions of our insurance policies. |
| • | | We may face litigation and governmental investigations or proceedings which may arise out of the internal investigation. |
| • | | Our borrowing capability and existing credit facility may be limited or impaired. |
| • | | We may be unable to meet NASDAQ requirements for continued listing. |
| • | | We may face adverse tax consequences, including as a result of any determination that our tax returns were not true, correct and complete. |
| • | | We may incur significant costs and divert management resources in connection with the Audit Committee’s internal investigation and any remedial actions we take in response to the investigation, including costs related to any litigation and governmental investigations or proceedings which may arise. |
At this point we are unable to predict the developments in, outcome of, and economic and other consequences of the internal investigation or its impact on our earnings, cash flow, liquidity, financial condition and ongoing business; however, such consequences could be material.
The information contained in this Preliminary Quarterly Report is preliminary and may be subject to significant changes and adjustments as a result of the Audit Committee’s ongoing internal investigation. The Company is still conducting its internal investigation, including investigating whether a restatement of its financial statements relating to an overstatement of the impairment of goodwill, other intangibles and fixed assets charge for the year ended December 31, 2012 will be required. All results reflected in this Preliminary Quarterly Report should be considered preliminary until the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the second quarter ended June 30, 2013 is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Stock repurchase activity during the three months ended June 30, 2013 was as follows:
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Period | | Total Number of Shares Purchased (000) | | | Average Price Paid per Share | | | Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Programs (000) | | | Maximum Dollar Value that May Yet be Purchased under the Programs(1) ($000) | |
April 1, 2013—April 30, 2013 | | | — | | | $ | — | | | | — | | | $ | 50,000 | |
May 1, 2013—May 31, 2013 | | | — | | | $ | — | | | | — | | | $ | 50,000 | |
June 1, 2013—June 30, 2013 | | | 268 | | | $ | 5.80 | | | | 268 | | | $ | 48,435 | |
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Total | | | 268 | | | | | | | | 268 | | | | | |
(1) | In August 2012, our Board approved the repurchase of up to $50.0 million of our outstanding common stock as part of a stock repurchase program. We may repurchase shares through open market, negotiated or block transactions. Our stock repurchase activities are conducted in compliance with the safe harbor provisions of Rule 10b-18 of the Exchange Act. The stock repurchase program does not obligate us to repurchase any dollar amount or number of shares of our common stock, and the program may be extended, modified, suspended or discontinued at any time. As of June 30, 2013, $48.4 million remained available for further purchases under this repurchase program. |
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
The information contained in this Preliminary Quarterly Report is preliminary and may be subject to significant changes and adjustments as a result of the Audit Committee’s ongoing internal investigation. The Company is still conducting its internal investigation, including investigating whether a restatement of its financial statements relating to an overstatement of the impairment of goodwill, other intangibles and fixed assets charge for the year ended December 31, 2012 will be required. All results reflected in this Preliminary Quarterly Report should be considered preliminary until the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the second quarter ended June 30, 2013 is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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