UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
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☒ | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2021
OR
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☐ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from to
001-39295
(Commission File Number)
SelectQuote, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | | 94-3339273 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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6800 West 115th Street | Suite 2511 | | 66211 |
Overland Park | Kansas | | (Zip Code) |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | |
(913) 599-9225
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class | | Trading Symbol(s) | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | | SLQT | | New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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Large accelerated filer | ☐ | Accelerated filer | ☐ |
Non-accelerated filer | ☒ | Smaller reporting company | ☐ |
| | Emerging growth company | ☒ |
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).Yes ☐ No ☒
The registrant had outstanding 163,389,853 shares of common stock as of April 30, 2021.
SELECTQUOTE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
FORM 10-Q
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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| PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION | PAGE |
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PART I
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SELECTQUOTE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)
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| March 31, 2021 | | June 30, 2020 |
ASSETS | | | |
CURRENT ASSETS: | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 369,048 | | | $ | 321,065 | |
Restricted cash | 0 | | | 47,805 | |
Accounts receivable | 137,839 | | | 83,634 | |
Commissions receivable-current | 79,579 | | | 51,209 | |
Other current assets | 4,958 | | | 10,121 | |
Total current assets | 591,424 | | | 513,834 | |
COMMISSIONS RECEIVABLE—Net | 684,570 | | | 461,752 | |
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT—Net | 23,311 | | | 22,150 | |
SOFTWARE—Net | 11,513 | | | 8,399 | |
OPERATING LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS | 30,381 | | | 0 | |
INTANGIBLE ASSETS—Net | 41,438 | | | 19,673 | |
GOODWILL | 49,955 | | | 46,577 | |
OTHER ASSETS | 1,522 | | | 1,408 | |
TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 1,434,114 | | | $ | 1,073,793 | |
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY | | | |
CURRENT LIABILITIES: | | | |
Accounts payable | $ | 35,467 | | | $ | 22,891 | |
Accrued expenses | 23,090 | | | 14,936 | |
Accrued compensation and benefits | 41,693 | | | 22,228 | |
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Earnout liability | 0 | | | 30,812 | |
Operating lease liabilities—current | 5,130 | | | 0 | |
Other current liabilities | 9,869 | | | 4,944 | |
Total current liabilities | 115,249 | | | 95,811 | |
DEBT | 460,615 | | | 311,814 | |
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DEFERRED INCOME TAXES | 138,870 | | | 105,844 | |
OPERATING LEASE LIABILITIES | 37,716 | | | 0 | |
OTHER LIABILITIES | 11,149 | | | 14,635 | |
Total liabilities | 763,599 | | | 528,104 | |
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 9) | 0 | | 0 |
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY: | | | |
Common stock, $0.01 par value | 1,634 | | | 1,622 | |
Additional paid-in capital | 543,524 | | | 548,113 | |
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Retained earnings (accumulated deficit) | 124,942 | | | (2,792) | |
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | 415 | | | (1,254) | |
Total shareholders’ equity | 670,515 | | | 545,689 | |
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY | $ | 1,434,114 | | | $ | 1,073,793 | |
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
SELECTQUOTE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
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| Three Months Ended March 31, | | Nine Months Ended March 31, |
| 2021 | | 2020 | | 2021 | | 2020 |
REVENUE: | | | | | | | |
Commission | $ | 236,793 | | | $ | 137,455 | | | $ | 664,312 | | | $ | 353,926 | |
Production bonus and other | 30,130 | | | 11,149 | | | 85,054 | | | 36,142 | |
Total revenue | 266,923 | | | 148,604 | | | 749,366 | | | 390,068 | |
OPERATING COSTS AND EXPENSES: | | | | | | | |
Cost of revenue | 71,439 | | | 43,367 | | | 206,605 | | | 126,488 | |
Marketing and advertising | 116,690 | | | 55,274 | | | 298,696 | | | 132,246 | |
General and administrative | 19,251 | | | 6,656 | | | 44,496 | | | 25,779 | |
Technical development | 4,860 | | | 2,865 | | | 13,458 | | | 9,088 | |
Total operating costs and expenses | 212,240 | | | 108,162 | | | 563,255 | | | 293,601 | |
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS | 54,683 | | | 40,442 | | | 186,111 | | | 96,467 | |
INTEREST EXPENSE, NET | (7,355) | | | (9,356) | | | (20,898) | | | (16,239) | |
LOSS ON EXTINGUISHMENT OF DEBT | (3,315) | | | 0 | | | (3,315) | | | 0 | |
OTHER EXPENSES, NET | (349) | | | (4) | | | (1,545) | | | (20) | |
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX EXPENSE | 43,664 | | | 31,082 | | | 160,353 | | | 80,208 | |
INCOME TAX EXPENSE | 7,183 | | | 7,366 | | | 32,619 | | | 19,110 | |
NET INCOME | $ | 36,481 | | | $ | 23,716 | | | $ | 127,734 | | | $ | 61,098 | |
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NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE: | | | | | | | |
Basic | $ | 0.22 | | | $ | 0.23 | | | $ | 0.79 | | | $ | (0.38) | |
Diluted | $ | 0.22 | | | $ | 0.17 | | | $ | 0.77 | | | $ | (0.38) | |
WEIGHTED-AVERAGE COMMON STOCK OUTSTANDING USED IN PER SHARE AMOUNTS: | | | | | | | |
Basic | 163,023 | | | 92,077 | | | 162,705 | | | 89,989 | |
Diluted | 165,731 | | | 138,754 | | | 165,495 | | | 89,989 | |
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OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME NET OF TAX: | | | | | | | |
Gain on cash flow hedge | 1,810 | | | 0 | | | 1,669 | | | 0 | |
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME | 1,810 | | | 0 | | | 1,669 | | | 0 | |
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME | $ | 38,291 | | | $ | 23,716 | | | $ | 129,403 | | | $ | 61,098 | |
See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.
SELECTQUOTE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
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Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 |
| Common Stock | | Additional Paid-In Capital | | Retained Earnings | | | | Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Gain | | Total Shareholders' Equity |
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BALANCES-December 31, 2020 | 162,774 | | | $ | 1,628 | | | $ | 545,441 | | | $ | 88,461 | | | | | $ | (1,395) | | | $ | 634,135 | |
Net income | — | | | — | | | — | | | 36,481 | | | | | — | | | 36,481 | |
Gain on cash flow hedge, net of tax | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | | | 1,675 | | | 1,675 | |
Amount reclassified into earnings, net tax | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | | | 135 | | | 135 | |
Exercise of employee stock options, net of shares withheld for cashless exercises and to cover tax withholdings | 552 | | | 5 | | | (4,331) | | | — | | | | | — | | | (4,326) | |
Issuance of common stock pursuant to employee stock purchase plan | 56 | | | 1 | | | 985 | | | — | | | | | — | | | 986 | |
Share-based compensation expense | — | | | — | | | 1,429 | | | — | | | | | — | | | 1,429 | |
BALANCES-March 31, 2021 | $ | 163,382 | | | $ | 1,634 | | | $ | 543,524 | | | $ | 124,942 | | | | | $ | 415 | | | $ | 670,515 | |
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Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 |
| Common Stock | | Additional Paid-In Capital | | Retained Earnings / (Accumulated Deficit) | | Treasury Stock | | | | Total Shareholders' Equity |
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BALANCES-December 31, 2019 | 95,270 | | | $ | 953 | | | $ | 84,754 | | | $ | 30,487 | | | $ | (77,275) | | | | | $ | 38,919 | |
Net income | — | | | — | | | — | | | 23,716 | | | — | | | | | 23,716 | |
Exercise of employee stock options | 496 | | | 5 | | | 541 | | | — | | | — | | | | | 546 | |
Share-based compensation expense | — | | | — | | | 19 | | | — | | | — | | | | | 19 | |
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Treasury stock retirement | (3,520) | | | $ | (36) | | | $ | — | | | $ | (77,044) | | | $ | 77,275 | | | | | $ | 195 | |
BALANCES-March 31, 2020 | 92,246 | | | $ | 922 | | | $ | 85,314 | | | $ | (22,841) | | | $ | 0 | | | | | $ | 63,395 | |
See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.
SELECTQUOTE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
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Nine Months Ended March 31, 2021 |
| Common Stock | | Additional Paid-In Capital | | (Accumulated Deficit)/Retained Earnings | | | | Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Gain | | Total Shareholders' Equity |
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BALANCES-June 30, 2020 | 162,191 | | | $ | 1,622 | | | $ | 548,113 | | | $ | (2,792) | | | | | $ | (1,254) | | | $ | 545,689 | |
Net income | — | | | — | | | — | | | 127,734 | | | | | — | | | 127,734 | |
Gain on cash flow hedge, net of tax | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | | | 1,301 | | | 1,301 | |
Amount reclassified into earnings, net tax | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | | | 368 | | | 368 | |
Exercise of employee stock options, net of shares withheld for cashless exercises and to cover tax withholdings | 1,135 | | | 11 | | | (9,244) | | | — | | | | | — | | | (9,233) | |
Issuance of common stock pursuant to employee stock purchase plan | 56 | | | 1 | | | 985 | | | — | | | | | — | | | 986 | |
Share-based compensation expense | — | | | — | | | 3,670 | | | — | | | | | — | | | 3,670 | |
BALANCES-March 31, 2021 | $ | 163,382 | | | $ | 1,634 | | | $ | 543,524 | | | $ | 124,942 | | | | | $ | 415 | | | $ | 670,515 | |
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Nine Months Ended March 31, 2020 |
| Common Stock | | Additional Paid-In Capital | | Retained Earnings / (Accumulated Deficit) | | Treasury Stock | | | | Total Shareholders' Equity |
| Shares | | Amount | | | | | |
BALANCES-June 30, 2019 | 90,619 | | | $ | 906 | | | $ | 138,378 | | | $ | 200,446 | | | $ | (77,275) | | | | | $ | 262,455 | |
Net income | — | | | — | | | — | | | 61,098 | | | — | | | | | 61,098 | |
Exercise of employee stock options | 5,147 | | | 52 | | | 5,313 | | | — | | | — | | | | | 5,365 | |
Share-based compensation expense | — | | | — | | | 9,282 | | | — | | | — | | | | | 9,282 | |
Dividends paid(1) | — | | | — | | | — | | | (207,341) | | | — | | | | | (207,341) | |
Dividends paid on unexercised stock options(1) | — | | | — | | | (9,221) | | | — | | | — | | | | | (9,221) | |
Return of capital | — | | | — | | | (58,438) | | | — | | | — | | | | | (58,438) | |
Treasury stock retirement | (3,520) | | | $ | (36) | | | $ | — | | | $ | (77,044) | | | $ | 77,275 | | | | | $ | 195 | |
BALANCES-March 31, 2020 | 92,246 | | | $ | 922 | | | $ | 85,314 | | | $ | (22,841) | | | $ | 0 | | | | | $ | 63,395 | |
(1) Dividends paid for common stock and unexercised stock options were $1.96 per share and $15.66 per share for preferred series A-D during the nine months ended March 31, 2020. Refer to Note 8 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for further details.
See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.
SELECTQUOTE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | | | | | |
Net income | $ | 127,734 | | | $ | 61,098 | | | |
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash used in operating activities: | | | | | |
Depreciation and amortization | 11,260 | | | 5,273 | | | |
Loss on disposal of property, equipment, and software | 261 | | | 235 | | | |
Share-based compensation expense | 3,689 | | | 9,283 | | | |
Deferred income taxes | 32,475 | | | 19,117 | | | |
Amortization of debt issuance costs and debt discount | 2,482 | | | 1,431 | | | |
Write-off of debt issuance costs | 2,570 | | | 0 | | | |
Fair value adjustments to contingent earnout obligations | 1,487 | | | 0 | | | |
Non-cash lease expense | 2,869 | | | 0 | | | |
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | | | | | |
Accounts receivable | (52,905) | | | (17,057) | | | |
Commissions receivable | (251,188) | | | (142,454) | | | |
Other assets | 4,349 | | | 1,420 | | | |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | 26,223 | | | 12,896 | | | |
Operating lease liabilities | (2,631) | | | 0 | | | |
Other liabilities | 30,378 | | | 6,726 | | | |
Net cash used in operating activities | (60,947) | | | (42,032) | | | |
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | | | | | |
Purchases of property and equipment | (6,520) | | | (6,185) | | | |
Proceeds from sales of property and equipment | 0 | | | 3 | | | |
Purchases of software and capitalized software development costs | (5,807) | | | (4,443) | | | |
Acquisition of business | (23,879) | | | 0 | | | |
Net cash used in investing activities | (36,206) | | | (10,625) | | | |
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | | | | | |
Proceeds from revolving line of credit | 0 | | | 85,975 | | | |
Payments on revolving line of credit | 0 | | | (97,007) | | | |
Net proceeds from Term Loans | 228,753 | | | 416,500 | | | |
Payments on Term Loans | (84,118) | | | 0 | | | |
Proceeds from other debt | 0 | | | 12,125 | | | |
Payments on other debt | (189) | | | (2,432) | | | |
Proceeds from common stock options exercised and employee stock purchase plan | 1,778 | | | 5,364 | | | |
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Cash dividends paid | 0 | | | (275,000) | | | |
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Payments of tax withholdings related to net share settlement of equity awards | (10,026) | | | 0 | | | |
Payments of debt issuance costs | (885) | | | (7,694) | | | |
Payments of costs incurred in connection with private placement | (1,771) | | | 0 | | | |
Payments of costs incurred in connection with initial public offering | (3,911) | | | (2,117) | | | |
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Payment of contingent earnout liability | (32,300) | | | 0 | | | |
Net cash provided by financing activities | 97,331 | | | 135,714 | | | |
NET INCREASE IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH | 178 | | | 83,057 | | | |
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH—Beginning of period | 368,870 | | | 570 | | | |
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH—End of period | $ | 369,048 | | | $ | 83,627 | | | |
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Cash and cash equivalents | 369,048 | | | 28,960 | | | |
Restricted cash | 0 | | | 54,667 | | | |
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | $ | 369,048 | | | $ | 83,627 | | | |
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION: | | | | | |
Interest paid, net | $ | (18,309) | | | $ | (14,654) | | | |
Income taxes paid, net | (121) | | | (48) | | | |
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SELECTQUOTE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
1.SUMMARY OF BUSINESS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Description of Business—SelectQuote, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Company” or “SelectQuote”) contract with numerous insurance carriers to sell senior health (“Senior”), life (“Life”), and auto and home insurance (“Auto & Home”) policies by telephone to individuals throughout the United States through the use of multi-channel marketing and advertising campaigns. Senior sells Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement, Medicare Part D, and other ancillary senior health insurance related policies. Life sells term and permanent life insurance policies (together referred to as "core") and final expense policies, along with other ancillary products. Auto & Home primarily sells non-commercial auto & home property and casualty insurance policies. SelectQuote’s licensed insurance agents provide comparative rates from a variety of insurance carriers relying on our technology distribution channel with a combination of proprietary and commercially available software to perform its quote service and sell insurance policies on behalf of the insurance carriers. The Company earns revenue in the form of commission payments from the insurance carriers. Commission payments are received both when the initial policy is sold (“first year”) and when the underlying policyholder renews their policy in subsequent years (“renewal”). Additionally, the Company receives certain volume-based bonuses from some carriers on first-year policies sold, which are referred to as production bonuses and marketing development funds, based on attaining various predetermined target sales levels or other agreed upon objectives.
Basis of Presentation—The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of SelectQuote, Inc., and its wholly owned subsidiaries: SelectQuote Insurance Services, SelectQuote Auto & Home Insurance Services, LLC (“SQAH”), ChoiceMark Insurance Services, Inc., Tiburon Insurance Services, and InsideResponse, LLC ("InsideResponse"). The condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and reflect all normal recurring adjustments that are necessary to present fairly the results for the interim periods presented. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Certain information and disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted in accordance with those rules and regulations and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the audited consolidated financial statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2020, and include all adjustments necessary for the fair presentation of our financial position for the periods presented, the results of which are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any subsequent period, including for the year ending June 30, 2021, and therefore should not be relied upon as an indicator of future results. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2020. Results of operations were not materially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, but the Company is continuously assessing the evolving situation related to the pandemic.
Use of Estimates—The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of revenues, expenses, assets, and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. The Company regularly assesses these estimates; however, actual amounts could differ from those estimates. The most significant items involving management’s estimates include estimates of revenue recognition, commissions receivable, valuation of intangible assets and goodwill, share-based compensation expense, and the provision for income taxes. The impact of changes in estimates is recorded in the period in which they become known.
Seasonality—Medicare-eligible individuals are permitted to change their Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage for the following year during the Medicare annual enrollment period (“AEP”) in October through December and are allowed to switch plans from an existing plan during the open
enrollment period (“OEP”) in January through March each year. As a result, the Company’s Senior segment’s commission revenue is highest in the second quarter during AEP and to a lesser extent, the third quarter during OEP.
Significant Accounting Policies—With the exception of the adoption of recent accounting pronouncements, there have been no material changes to the Company’s significant accounting policies as described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2020.
Adoption of New Accounting Pronouncements—In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the "FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), which has been clarified and amended by various subsequent updates. The core principle of this standard is that a lessee should recognize the assets and liabilities that arise from leases, by recognizing in the condensed consolidated balance sheet a liability to make lease payments (the lease liability) and a right-of-use asset representing its right to use the underlying asset for the lease term. In accordance with the guidance of Topic 842, leases are classified as finance or operating leases, and both types of leases are recognized on the condensed consolidated balance sheet. The accounting applied by a lessor is largely unchanged from that applied under previous guidance. The new guidance requires certain expanded qualitative disclosures and specific quantitative disclosures in order to provide users of financial statements enough information to supplement the amounts recorded in the financial statements so that users can understand more about the nature of an entity’s leasing activities.
Although the effective date of this ASU has been deferred for emerging growth companies until annual periods beginning after December 15, 2021, the Company has early adopted the new guidance and related amendments on July 1, 2020, and has elected the transition package of practical expedients permitted under the transition guidance, which allowed the carry forward of historical assessments of whether a contract contains a lease, lease classification and initial direct costs. The new guidance and related amendments have been applied on a modified retrospective basis using the optional transition method with an application date of July 1, 2020.
As a result of adopting this standard, on July 1, 2020, the Company recorded lease liabilities of $41.3 million and right-of-use assets of $29.7 million, which includes reclassifications of existing assets and liabilities primarily related to deferred rent. The adoption of this new standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income or the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows. The Company has included expanded disclosures on the condensed consolidated balance sheets and in Note 7 to the condensed consolidated financial statements.
In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-04, “Intangibles-Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment.” This ASU amends the subsequent measurement of goodwill whereby Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test is eliminated. As a result, an entity should recognize a goodwill impairment charge for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit's fair value. The standard was adopted and applied prospectively by the Company as of July 1, 2020, but it did not have an impact on the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements and disclosures.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted—In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments — Credit Losses (Topic 326), which amends the guidance for accounting for assets that are potentially subject to credit risk. The amendment affects contract assets, loans, debt securities, trade receivables, net investments in leases, off-balance-sheet credit exposures, reinsurance receivables, and any other financial assets not excluded from the scope that have the contractual right to receive cash. As an emerging growth company, the standard is effective for the Company beginning in fiscal years starting after December 15, 2022, and interim periods within those fiscal years; however, early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact to its condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures but does not expect this ASU to have a material impact.
In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes, which simplifies and changes the accounting for certain income tax transactions, among other minor improvements. This standard becomes effective for the Company on July 1, 2022, and for interim periods beginning July 1, 2023, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the
impact to its condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures but does not expect this ASU to have a material impact.
2.ACQUISITIONS
In accordance with ASC Topic 805, Business Combinations (“ASC 805”), the Company allocates the purchase price of its acquisitions to the tangible assets, liabilities, and intangible assets acquired based on fair values. Any excess purchase price over those fair values is recorded as goodwill. The fair value assigned to intangible assets acquired is supported by valuations using estimates and assumptions provided by management. Based on the valuation inputs, the Company has recorded assets acquired and liabilities assumed according to the following fair value hierarchy:
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Level 1 | Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities |
Level 2 | Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities; or unadjusted quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; or inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability. |
Level 3 | Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability |
InsideResponse, LLC—On May 1, 2020, the Company acquired 100% of the outstanding membership units of InsideResponse, an online marketing consulting firm the Company previously purchased leads from, for an aggregate purchase price of up to $65.0 million (subject to customary adjustments), as set forth in the Agreement and Plan of Merger, as amended on May 1, 2020 (the “Merger Agreement”). The purchase price was comprised of $32.7 million, which was paid in cash at the closing of the transaction and an earnout of up to $32.3 million, which was paid in full during the nine months ended March 31, 2021, as InsideResponse achieved the applicable earnout target for calendar year 2020, as set forth in the Merger Agreement. Additionally, during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2021, the Company recorded $0.4 million and $1.2 million, respectively, in other expenses, net in the condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income as an adjustment to the fair market value of the earnout liability.
Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, total consideration in the acquisition consisted of the following as of the acquisition date (in thousands):
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Base purchase price | $ | 32,700 | |
Fair value of earnout | 30,437 | |
Net working capital true-up(1) | 3,527 | |
Closing cash | 904 | |
Closing indebtedness | (476) | |
Total purchase consideration | $ | 67,092 | |
(1) The Company recorded a $0.1 million measurement period adjustment to the carrying amount of goodwill related to the net working capital true-up for the nine months ended March 31, 2021.
At the date of acquisition, the fair value of net tangible assets acquired approximated their carrying value. The trade name acquired was determined using the relief from royalty method, which measures the value by estimating the cost savings associated with owning the asset rather than licensing it. For the proprietary software acquired, the replacement cost method under the cost approach was used, estimating the cost to rebuild the software. The non-compete agreements were valued using the income approach, and the customer relationships were valued using the multiple period excess earnings method. As such, all aforementioned intangible assets were valued using Level 3 inputs. Further, the Company believes that the fair value of the earn-out liability falls within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy as a result of the unobservable inputs used for the measurement.
Goodwill resulting from the transaction constitutes the excess of the consideration paid over the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed and primarily represents the expected synergies in streamlining the Company's marketing and advertising process by consolidating a primary vendor into its marketing team, providing full access to a rapidly growing and scalable lead generation strategy, guaranteeing our ability to consume more leads and reducing cost. This acquired goodwill is allocated to the Senior segment and approximately $5.0 million is deductible for tax purposes.
The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date (in thousands):
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Description | Estimated Life | Amount |
Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | 955 | |
Accounts receivable | | 8,220 | |
Other current assets | | 459 | |
Property and equipment, net | | 51 | |
Accounts payable | | (2,922) | |
Accrued expenses | | (737) | |
Other current liabilities | | (8) | |
Other liabilities | | (1) | |
Net tangible assets acquired | | 6,017 | |
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Trade Name | 5 years | 2,680 | |
Proprietary Software | 2-5 years | 1,042 | |
Non-compete agreements | 3 years | 192 | |
Customer relationships | 7 years | 16,069 | |
Goodwill | Indefinite | 41,092 | |
Total intangible assets acquired | | 61,075 | |
Net assets acquired | | $ | 67,092 | |
The Company will amortize the intangible assets acquired on a straight-line basis over their estimated remaining lives, ranging from two to seven years.
Lead distribution company—On February 1, 2021, the Company acquired substantially all of the assets of a lead distribution company for an aggregate purchase price of up to $33.5 million (subject to customary adjustments), as set forth in the Asset Purchase Agreement, dated February 1, 2021 (the "Asset Purchase Agreement"). The purchase price is comprised of $30.0 million, of which $24.0 million was paid in cash at the closing of the transaction with an additional $6.0 million of holdback for indemnification claims, net working capital adjustments, and underperformance. Additionally, the purchase price includes an earnout of up to $3.5 million. The primary purpose of the acquisition was to secure and incorporate the exclusive publisher relationships into the lead generation business of InsideResponse. The Company recorded $0.3 million of acquisition-related costs in general and administrative operating costs and expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income.
The earnout is contingent upon the achievement of a minimum of 50,000 insurance policies sold to closed policy leads during calendar year 2021 and will be paid in cash no later than five days after the accountant-reviewed stand-alone financial statements of the lead distribution company, as of and for the period ending December 31, 2021, are finalized. While the earnout provides for a range of possible payouts, if the lead distribution company fails to hit the minimum target threshold set forth in the Asset Purchase Agreement, there will be no payout, but in no circumstance can the earnout exceed $3.5 million. As the earnout payment is contingent upon continued
employment of certain individuals, the Company will recognize the earnout as compensation expense in general and administrative operating costs and expenses in the condensed consolidated statement of comprehensive income in the period in which it is earned. As of March 31, 2021, the Company has not accrued an earnout payment based on current forecasted performance.
The underperformance amount related to the $6.0 million holdback is calculated as follows: if the lead performance percentage, calculated as the calendar year 2021 closed policy amount divided by the closed policy performance target of 50,000 closed policy leads, is less than or equal to 60%, the underperformance amount shall be calculated as 100% less the lead performance percentage multiplied by $30.0 million. As of March 31, 2021, current forecasted performance is expected to exceed 60%.
The Company will accrue interest on the remaining holdback of $5.5 million, after the net working capital true-up of $0.5 million, through the 15-month anniversary of the closing date in interest expense, net in the condensed consolidated statement of comprehensive income.
Under the terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement, the total consideration for the acquisition consisted of the following as of the acquisition date (in thousands):
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Base purchase price | $ | 30,000 | |
Net working capital true-up | (499) | |
Total Purchase Consideration | $ | 29,501 | |
At the date of acquisition, the fair value of net tangible assets acquired approximated their carrying value. The non-compete agreements were valued using the income approach, and the customer relationships were valued using the multiple period excess earnings method. As such, all aforementioned intangible assets were valued using Level 3 inputs.
Goodwill resulting from the transaction constitutes the excess of the consideration paid over the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed and primarily represents the benefits of leveraging the exclusive publisher relationships in the business. This acquired goodwill is allocated to the Senior segment and $3.8 million is deductible for tax purposes after adding back acquisition costs.
The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date (in thousands):
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Description | Estimated Life | Amount |
Accounts receivable | | $ | 1,301 | |
Total tangible assets acquired | | 1,301 | |
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Non-compete agreements | 5 years | 1,000 | |
Vendor relationships | 9 years | 23,700 | |
Goodwill | Indefinite | 3,500 | |
Total intangible assets acquired | | 28,200 | |
Net Assets Acquired | | $ | 29,501 | |
The Company will amortize the intangible assets acquired on a straight-line basis over their estimated remaining lives, ranging from five to nine years.
From the date of acquisition, February 1, 2021, through March 31, 2021, the lead distribution company generated $2.6 million of lead generation revenue, all of which was consumed by the Senior segment.
Recent Acquisition—On April 30, 2021, the Company acquired 100% of the outstanding shares of Express Med Pharmaceutical Inc., a leading specialty pharmaceutical distributor, for an aggregate purchase price of up to $24.0 million (subject to customary adjustments), as set forth in the Stock Purchase Agreement dated April 30, 2021. The purchase price is comprised of $20.0 million, of which $17.5 million was paid in cash at the closing of the transaction with an additional $2.5 million of holdback for indemnification claims and an earnout of up to $4.0 million. The primary purpose of the acquisition was to take advantage of our technology and customer base to facilitate better patient care through coordination of strategic, value-based care partnerships.
3.PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT—NET
Property and equipment—net consisted of the following:
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(in thousands) | March 31, 2021 | | June 30, 2020 |
Computer hardware | $ | 14,448 | | | $ | 9,829 | |
Equipment(1) | 2,429 | | | 2,443 | |
Leasehold improvements | 18,526 | | | 17,692 | |
Furniture and fixtures | 5,012 | | | 5,259 | |
Work in progress | 67 | | | 1,267 | |
Total | 40,482 | | | 36,490 | |
Less accumulated depreciation | (17,171) | | | (14,340) | |
Property and equipment—net | $ | 23,311 | | | $ | 22,150 | |
(1) Includes financing lease right-of-use assets.
Work in progress as of March 31, 2021 and June 30, 2020, primarily represents furniture and fixtures and tenant improvements, respectively, not yet put into service and are not yet being depreciated. Depreciation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, were $2.0 million and $1.4 million, respectively, and $5.6 million and $3.8 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
4.SOFTWARE—NET
Software—net consisted of the following:
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(in thousands) | March 31, 2021 | | June 30, 2020 |
Software | $ | 14,197 | | | $ | 10,999 | |
Work in progress | 3,880 | | | 1,922 | |
Total | 18,077 | | | 12,921 | |
Less accumulated amortization | (6,564) | | | (4,522) | |
Software—net | $ | 11,513 | | | $ | 8,399 | |
Work in progress as of March 31, 2021 and June 30, 2020, primarily represents costs incurred for software not yet put into service and are not yet being depreciated. For the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company capitalized internal-use software and website development costs of $2.2 million and $2.0 million, respectively, and recorded amortization expense of $1.0 million and $0.7 million, respectively. For the nine months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company capitalized internal-use software and website development costs of $5.4 million and $4.4 million, respectively, and recorded amortization expense of $2.7 million and $1.5 million, respectively.
5.INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL
Intangible assets—The Company's intangible assets include those acquired as part of the acquisition of the controlling interest in Auto & Home in August 2012, the May 2020 acquisition of InsideResponse, and the February 2021 acquisition of a lead distribution company. The Company reviews its long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not be recoverable. During the three and nine months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, there were no such indicators.
Goodwill—In August 2012, the Company acquired the remaining interest in Auto & Home and recorded goodwill as the excess of the total consideration transferred plus the acquisition-date fair value of the previously held equity interest over the fair values of the identifiable net assets acquired. Further, in May 2020 and February 2021, the Company recorded as goodwill the excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair values of identifiable assets and liabilities acquired from InsideResponse and the lead distribution company, respectively. There were 0 goodwill impairment charges recorded during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020.
Goodwill is assigned to reporting units that are expected to benefit from the synergies of the business combination as of the acquisition date and becomes identified with that reporting unit in its entirety. As such the reporting unit as a whole supports the recovery of its goodwill. For the aforementioned acquisitions, the reporting units are Auto & Home and Senior, respectively.
The carrying amounts, accumulated amortization, net carrying value, and weighted average remaining life of our definite-lived amortizable intangible assets as well as our goodwill are presented in the tables below (dollars in thousands, useful life in years):
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| March 31, 2021 | | June 30, 2020 |
| Gross Carrying Amount | | Accumulated Amortization | | Net Carrying Amount | | Weighted-Average Remaining Useful Life | | Gross Carrying Amount | | Accumulated Amortization | | Net Carrying Amount | | Weighted-Average Remaining Useful Life |
Total intangible assets subject to amortization | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Customer relationships | $ | 16,922 | | | $ | (2,812) | | | $ | 14,110 | | | | | $ | 16,922 | | | $ | (1,011) | | | $ | 15,911 | | | |
Trade Name | 2,680 | | | (491) | | | 2,189 | | | | | 2,680 | | | (88) | | | 2,592 | | | |
Proprietary Software-5 year | 780 | | | (143) | | | 637 | | | | | 780 | | | (26) | | | 754 | | | |
Proprietary Software-2 year | 262 | | | (120) | | | 142 | | | | | 262 | | | (22) | | | 240 | | | |
Non-compete agreements | 1,192 | | | (92) | | | 1,100 | | | | | 192 | | | (16) | | | 176 | | | |
Vendor Relationships | 23,700 | | | (440) | | | 23,260 | | | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | |
Total intangible assets | $ | 45,536 | | | $ | (4,098) | | | $ | 41,438 | | | 7.4 | | $ | 20,836 | | | $ | (1,163) | | | $ | 19,673 | | | 6.4 |
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Total indefinite-lived assets | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Goodwill-Auto & Home | $ | 5,364 | | | | | $ | 5,364 | | | | | $ | 5,364 | | | | | $ | 5,364 | | | |
Goodwill-Senior | 44,591 | | | | | 44,591 | | | | | 41,213 | | | | | 41,213 | | | |
Total goodwill | $ | 49,955 | | | | | $ | 49,955 | | | | | $ | 46,577 | | | | | $ | 46,577 | | | |
For the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, amortization expense related to intangible assets totaled $1.3 million and less than $0.1 million, respectively, and $2.9 million and less than $0.1 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
Changes in the balance of goodwill for the nine months ended March 31, 2021, are as follows (in thousands):
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Balance, June 30, 2020 | | $ | 46,577 | |
Measurement period adjustments(1) | | (122) | |
Goodwill from the acquisition of a lead distribution company | | $ | 3,500 | |
Balance, March 31, 2021 | | $ | 49,955 | |
(1) Represents measurement period adjustments related to the InsideResponse acquisition (refer to Note 2 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for further details).
As of March 31, 2021, expected amortization expense in future periods were as follows (in thousands):
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| Trade Name | | Proprietary Software | | Non-compete agreements | | Vendor Relationships | | Customer relationships | | Total |
Remainder fiscal 2021 | $ | 134 | | | $ | 72 | | | $ | 66 | | | $ | 658 | | | $ | 584 | | | $ | 1,514 | |
2022 | 536 | | | 265 | | | 264 | | | 2,633 | | | 2,328 | | | 6,026 | |
2023 | 536 | | | 156 | | | 253 | | | 2,633 | | | 2,324 | | | 5,902 | |
2024 | 536 | | | 156 | | | 200 | | | 2,633 | | | 2,319 | | | 5,844 | |
2025 | 447 | | | 130 | | | 200 | | | 2,633 | | | 2,316 | | | 5,726 | |
Thereafter | 0 | | | 0 | | | 117 | | | 12,070 | | | 4,239 | | | 16,426 | |
Total | $ | 2,189 | | | $ | 779 | | | $ | 1,100 | | | $ | 23,260 | | | $ | 14,110 | | | $ | 41,438 | |
6.DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES
The Company uses derivative financial instruments to hedge against the interest rate risk associated with its variable-rate debt as a result of the Company's exposure to fluctuations in interest rates associated with the Term Loans (as defined in Note 8 to the condensed consolidated financial statements). To accomplish this hedging strategy, the Company enters into interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges that are designed to be highly correlated to the underlying terms of the debt instruments to which their forecasted, variable- rate payments are tied. To qualify for hedge accounting, the Company documents and assesses effectiveness at inception and in subsequent reporting periods. The fair value of interest rate swaps are recorded on the condensed consolidated balance sheets as an asset or liability with the related gains or losses reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income. The changes in fair value are reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into earnings as an offset to interest expense, net in the same period that the hedged items affect earnings. The Company does not engage in the use of derivative instruments for speculative or trading purposes.
We entered into a USD floored interest rate swap agreement on May 12, 2020, with an effective date of May 29, 2020, wherein the Company exchanged a floating rate of interest of LIBOR (subject to a 1% floor) plus 6.00% on the notional amount of $325.0 million of the Company’s $425.0 million 2019 Term Loan (as defined in Note 8 to the condensed consolidated financial statements) for a fixed rate payment of 6.00% plus 1.188%. Subsequently, on March 12, 2021, as a result of the First Amendment (as defined in Note 8 to the condensed consolidated financial statements), the Company de-designated and simultaneously re-designated the original interest rate swap with modified terms (the "Amended Interest Rate Swap"), matching those of the 2021 Term Loan (as defined in Note 8 to the condensed consolidated financial statements), in order to maintain a highly effective hedge relationship. The Amended Interest Rate Swap is designed as a hedge of the remaining forecasted interest payments on the notional amount of $325.0 million of the Term Loans (as defined in Note 8 to the condensed consolidated financial statements). As the results of the modification indicate that the hedge remains highly effective, the Amended Interest Rate Swap continues to qualify for hedge accounting. As of the date of de-designation, $0.5 million will be recorded directly to general and administrative expense in the condensed consolidated statement of comprehensive income, as this represents the ineffective portion of the hedge in re-designation. The Amended Interest Rate Swap terminates on November 5, 2024.
In addition, the Company has determined that the majority of the inputs used to value its Amended Interest Rate Swap fall within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy as they primarily include other than quoted prices that are observable. Further, this valuation uses standard calculations and models that use readily observable market data as their basis. As a result, the Company classifies its Amended Interest Rate Swap in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
The following table presents the fair value of the Company’s derivative financial instrument on a gross basis, as well as its classification on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets for the periods presented:
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(in thousands) | | March 31, 2021 | | June 30, 2020 |
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments | | Balance Sheet Location | | Fair Value | | Balance Sheet Location | | Fair Value |
Cash flow hedge | | Other Assets | | $ | 12 | | | Other current liabilities | | $ | (1,669) | |
The following table presents the unrealized gains deferred to accumulated other comprehensive income resulting from the Company’s derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedging instruments for the periods presented:
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(in thousands) | | Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 | | Nine Months Ended March 31, 2021 |
Unrealized gain, before taxes | | $ | 2,226 | | | $ | 1,729 | |
Income tax expense | | (551) | | | (428) | |
Unrealized gain, net of taxes | | $ | 1,675 | | | $ | 1,301 | |
The following table presents information about the reclassification of gains and losses from accumulated other comprehensive loss into earnings resulting from the Company’s derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedging instruments for the periods presented:
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(in thousands) | | Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 | | Nine Months Ended March 31, 2021 |
Interest expense | | $ | 180 | | | $ | 491 | |
Income tax benefit | | (45) | | | (123) | |
Net reclassification into earnings | | $ | 135 | | | $ | 368 | |
Amounts included in accumulated other comprehensive income are recorded net of the related income tax effects. The following table details the changes in accumulated other comprehensive gain:
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(in thousands) | | Derivative Instruments |
Balance at June 30, 2020 | | $ | (1,254) | |
Unrealized gains, net of related tax expense of $0.4 million | | 1,301 | |
Amount reclassified into earnings, net of related taxes of $0.1 million | | 368 | |
Balance at March 31, 2021 | | $ | 415 | |
As of March 31, 2021, the Company estimates that $0.9 million will be reclassified into interest expense during the next twelve months.
7. LEASES
The Company has entered into various lease agreements for office space and other equipment as lessee. At contract inception, the Company determines that a contract contains a lease if the contract conveys the right to control the use of identified property, plant, or equipment (an identified asset) for a period of time in exchange for consideration. If a contract contains a lease, the Company recognizes a right-of-use asset and a lease liability on the condensed consolidated balance sheet at lease commencement. The Company has elected a practical expedient to make an accounting policy not to record short-term leases on the condensed consolidated balance sheet, defined as leases with an initial term of 12 months or less that do not contain purchase options that the lessee is reasonably certain to elect.
Right-of-use assets represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term as the Company has control over an economic resource and is benefiting from the use of the asset. Lease liabilities represent the Company’s obligation to make payments for that right of use. Right-of-use assets and lease liabilities are determined by recognizing the present value of future lease payments using the Company’s incremental borrowing rate, which is the rate we would have to pay to borrow on a collateralized basis based upon information available at the lease commencement date. The right-of-use asset is measured at the commencement date by totaling the amount of the initial measurement of the lease liability, adding any lease payments made to the lessor at or before the commencement date, subtracting any lease incentives received, and adding any initial direct costs incurred by the Company.
When lease terms include renewal or termination options, the Company determines the lease term as the noncancelable period of the lease, plus periods covered by an option to extend the lease if the Company is reasonably certain to exercise the option. The Company considers an option to be reasonably certain to be exercised by the Company when a significant economic incentive exists.
The Company has lease agreements with lease and nonlease components. The Company elected the practical expedient to make an accounting policy election by class of underlying asset, to not separate nonlease components from the associated lease components and instead account for each separate lease component and its associated nonlease components as a single lease component. The Company has applied this accounting policy election to all asset classes.
The majority of the Company’s leases are operating leases related to office space. The Company leases office facilities in the United States in San Diego, California; Centennial, Colorado; Jacksonville, Florida; Overland Park, Kansas; Wilmington, North Carolina; Des Moines, Iowa; and Oakland, California under noncancelable operating leases that expire at various dates through July 2029. The Company recognizes lease expense for operating leases on a straight-line basis over the respective lease term. The Company has operating leases with remaining lease terms of less than one year to eight years.
The Company has entered into noncancelable agreements to sublease portions of its office facilities to unrelated third parties. Sublease rental income is recorded as a reduction of rent expense in general and administrative operating costs and expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income. Sublease rental income was $0.4 million and $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and $0.6 million and $0.2 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
Operating lease expense was $2.0 million and $5.9 million for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2021, respectively, recorded in general and administrative operating costs and expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income.
Right-of-Use Asset and Lease Liability—The right-of-use assets and lease liabilities were as follows as of March 31, 2021:
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(in thousands) | Balance Sheet Classification | | Amount |
Assets | | | |
Operating leases | Operating lease right-of-use assets | | $ | 30,381 | |
Finance leases | Property and equipment - net | | 228 | |
Total lease right-of-use assets | | | 30,609 | |
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Liabilities | | | |
Current | | | |
Operating leases | Operating lease liabilities - current | | 5,130 | |
Finance leases | Other current liabilities | | 202 | |
Non-current | | | |
Operating leases | Operating lease liabilities | | 37,716 | |
Finance leases | Other liabilities | | 75 | |
Total lease liabilities | | | $ | 43,123 | |
Lease Costs—The components of lease costs were as follows for the periods presented:
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(in thousands) | Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 | | Nine Months Ended March 31, 2021 |
Finance lease costs(1) | $ | 69 | | | $ | 194 | |
Operating lease costs(2) | 1,980 | | | 5,859 | |
Short-term lease costs | 42 | | | 168 | |
Variable lease costs(3) | 201 | | | 915 | |
Sublease income | (403) | | | (638) | |
Total net lease costs | $ | 1,889 | | | $ | 6,498 | |
(1) Primarily consists of amortization of finance lease right-of-use assets and an immaterial amount of interest on finance lease liabilities recorded in operating costs and expenses and interest expense, net in the condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income.
(2) Recorded in operating costs and expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income.
(3) Variable lease costs are not included in the measurement of the lease liability or right-of-use asset as they are not based on an index or rate and primarily represents common area maintenance charges and real estate taxes recorded in operating costs and expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income.
Supplemental Information—Supplemental information related to leases was as follows as of and for the nine months ended March 31, 2021:
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(in thousands) | Operating Leases | | Finance leases | | Total |
Cash paid for amounts included in measurement of liabilities: | | | | | |
Operating cash flows from leases | $ | 5,045 | | | $ | 8 | | | $ | 5,053 | |
Financing cash flows from leases | 0 | | | 201 | | | 201 | |
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new lease liabilities | $ | 3,632 | | | $ | 194 | | | $ | 3,826 | |
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| Operating Leases | | Finance leases |
Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years) | 7.05 | | 1.31 |
Weighted-average discount rate | 9.63 | % | | 6.51 | % |
Maturities of Lease Liabilities—As of March 31, 2021, remaining maturities of lease liabilities for each of the next five fiscal years and thereafter are as follows:
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(in thousands) | | Operating leases | | Finance leases | | Total |
Remainder of 2021 | | $ | 2,145 | | | $ | 65 | | | $ | 2,210 | |
2022 | | 8,946 | | | 196 | | | 9,142 | |
2023 | | 8,478 | | | 27 | | | 8,505 | |
2024 | | 8,857 | | | 0 | | | 8,857 | |
2025 | | 8,870 | | | 0 | | | 8,870 | |
2026 | | 6,591 | | | 0 | | | 6,591 | |
Thereafter | | 15,115 | | | 0 | | | 15,115 | |
Total undiscounted lease payments | | 59,002 | | | 288 | | | 59,290 | |
Less: interest | | 16,156 | | | 11 | | | 16,167 | |
Present value of lease liabilities | | $ | 42,846 | | | $ | 277 | | | $ | 43,123 | |
The following table summarizes the future annual minimum lease obligations under non-cancelable operating leases at June 30, 2020, under the previous lease accounting standard ASC 840, Leases (in thousands):
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2021 | $ | 8,781 | |
2022 | 8,497 | |
2023 | 7,991 | |
2024 | 8,353 | |
2025 | 8,306 | |
Thereafter | 21,262 | |
Total minimum lease payments | $ | 63,190 | |
8.DEBT
Senior Secured Credit Facility— Debt consisted of the following:
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(in thousands) | March 31, 2021 | | June 30, 2020 |
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Term Loans | $ | 471,912 | | | $ | 325,000 | |
Unamortized debt issuance costs on Term Loans | (4,387) | | | (5,819) | |
Unamortized debt discount on Term Loans | (6,910) | | | (7,367) | |
Total debt | $ | 460,615 | | | $ | 311,814 | |
On November 5, 2019, the Company entered into a credit agreement with UMB Bank N.A. (“UMB”) as a lender and revolving agent and Morgan Stanley Capital Administrators, Inc. (“Morgan Stanley”) as a lender and the administrative agent for a syndicate of lenders party to the agreement (the “Senior Secured Credit Facility”). The Senior Secured Credit Facility provides for (1) a secured revolving loan facility with UMB in an aggregate principal amount of up to $75.0 million (the “Revolving Credit Facility”) and (2) a senior secured term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of $425.0 million (the "2019 Term Loan"). The proceeds of the 2019 Term Loan were used (i) to finance a distribution in November 2019 to all holders of the Company’s common and preferred stock as well as holders of stock options in an aggregate amount of $275.0 million (the “Distribution”), (ii) to fund cash to the balance sheet in an aggregate amount of $68.0 million, equal to the first two years of interest-only payments due in respect of the 2019 Term Loan, (iii) to pay the debt issuance costs incurred for the Senior Secured Credit Facility, and (iv) for general corporate purposes. Upon the completion of the Company's initial public offering on May 26, 2020 (the "IPO"), the Company paid down $100.0 million of the 2019 Term Loan.
On February 24, 2021, the Company entered into the First Amendment to the Senior Secured Credit Facility (the “First Amendment”) with certain of its existing lenders (excluding "non-consenting lenders" that decided not to participate in the First Amendment) and Morgan Stanley as administrative agent. The First Amendment amends the existing Senior Secured Credit Facility to, among other things, (i) provide for (x) an additional $231.0 million senior secured term loan (the "2021 Term Loan", together with the 2019 Term Loan, the "Term Loans") and (y) a $145.0 million senior secured delayed draw term loan facility (the “DDTL Facility”), which may be drawn from time to time, subject to certain conditions, during the first twelve months following the date of the First Amendment, (ii) reduce the Company’s interest rate on the Term Loans, (iii) make certain changes to the covenants in the Senior Secured Credit Facility governing the Company’s operating flexibility and (iv) to eliminate the restricted cash balance reserved for interest noted above. The proceeds of the 2021 Term Loan were used (i) to pay back $84.1 million of the 2019 Term Loan to the non-consenting lenders, (ii) to finance permitted acquisitions and investments, (iii) to pay the debt issuance costs incurred for the First Amendment, and (iv) for general corporate purposes. As of March 31, 2021, after giving effect to the First Amendment, the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans outstanding was $471.9 million, the borrowing capacity under the DDTL Facility was $145.0 million, and the borrowing capacity under the Revolving Credit Facility was $75.0 million.
The Revolving Credit Facility accrues interest on amounts drawn at a rate per annum equal to either (a) LIBOR plus 4.0% or (b) a base rate plus 3.0%, at the Company’s option. The Term Loans and any loans under the DDTL Facility bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof at a rate per annum equal to either (a) LIBOR (subject to a floor of 0.75%) plus 5.00% or (b) a base rate plus 4.00%, at the Company’s option. The Company’s risk management strategy includes entering into interest rate swap agreements from time to time to protect against unfavorable interest rate changes relating to forecasted debt transactions. Refer to Note 6 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for further details.
The Term Loans are repayable beginning from March 31, 2022, in equal quarterly installments in an aggregate annual amount equal to 1% of the original principal amount of the Term Loans, with the balance payable on the maturity date of November 5, 2024. The Revolving Credit Facility and the DDTL Facility also have a maturity date of November 5, 2024.
The First Amendment contains customary affirmative and negative covenants and events of default. In addition, the First Amendment contains a financial covenant, requiring the Company and certain of its subsidiaries to maintain a minimum asset coverage ratio. As of March 31, 2021, the Company was in compliance with all of the required covenants. The obligations of the Company under the First Amendment are guaranteed by certain of the Company’s subsidiaries, and secured by a security interest in all assets of the Company, subject to certain exceptions detailed in the First Amendment and related ancillary documentation.
The Company had incurred $8.0 million in debt issuance costs related to the Senior Secured Credit Facility of which $1.2 million was allocated to the Revolving Credit Facility and was recorded in other assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheet, and $6.8 million was allocated to the 2019 Term Loan and was recorded as a reduction to the carrying amount of the 2019 Term Loan in debt in the condensed consolidated balance sheet. Additionally, the Company paid $8.5 million to the lenders of the 2019 Term Loan as an original issue discount (“OID”), which also was recorded as a reduction to the carrying amount of the 2019 Term Loan in debt in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The debt issuance costs and OID incurred were being amortized through interest expense on a straight-line basis over the five-year life of the Senior Secured Credit Facility.
To consummate the transaction, the Company incurred $0.7 million in debt issuance costs related to the First Amendment and paid $2.3 million to the remaining lenders of the 2021 Term Loan as an OID, both of which were recorded as a reduction to the carrying amount of the Term Loans.
In accordance with ASC 470-50-40 "Debt Modification and Extinguishments," the First Amendment was accounted for as a modification of debt for the lenders that remained in the syndicate, while the non-consenting lenders were accounted for as an extinguishment of debt. Therefore, the new debt issuance costs were allocated on a pro-rata basis and treated as follows:
•Revolving Credit Facility—The remaining unamortized balance of debt issuance costs of $0.9 million and the new debt issuance costs incurred related to the First Amendment of $0.2 million will be deferred and amortized through interest expense on a straight-line basis over the remaining term of the agreement.
The Company is required to pay UMB an unused commitment fee of 0.15%, in respect of the unutilized commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility.
•DDTL Facility—As there were no upfront commitment fees for the DDTL Facility, the Company did not allocate any debt issuance costs to the DDTL Facility.
The Company is required to pay a ticking fee on the DDTL Facility commitments based on the average daily balance of the unused amount of the aggregate DDTL Facility commitments during the preceding fiscal quarter, multiplied by 1% per annum.
•Term Loans—For the extinguished debt related to the non-consenting lenders, the Company recognized a $3.3 million loss on debt extinguishment in the condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2021, consisting of unamortized debt issuance costs of $1.1 million and unamortized OID of $1.4 million and a 1% breakage fee associated with the payoff of the non-consenting lenders of $0.8 million.
The remaining unamortized balance of debt issuance costs and OID related to the 2019 Term Loan of $3.8 million and $4.8 million, respectively, and the new debt issuance costs incurred and the OID related to the First Amendment of $0.7 million and $2.3 million, respectively, will be deferred and amortized through interest expense on a straight-line basis over the remaining term of the agreement.
Total amortization of debt issuance costs was $0.8 million during both the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, and $2.5 million and $1.4 million during the nine months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020,
respectively, which was included in interest expense, net in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income.
9.COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Lease Obligations—Refer to Note 7 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for commitments related to our operating leases.
Legal Contingencies and Obligations—From time to time, the Company is subject to legal proceedings and claims in the ordinary course of business. The Company currently is not aware of any legal proceedings or claims that it believes will have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition, operating results, or cash flows.
10.SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Common Stock—As of March 31, 2021, the Company has reserved the following authorized, but unissued, shares of common stock:
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Employee Stock Purchase Plan ("ESPP") | | 1,343,560 | |
Stock awards outstanding under 2020 Plan | | 1,925,729 | |
Stock awards available for grant under 2020 Plan | | 7,674,271 | |
Options outstanding under 2003 Plan | | 2,102,305 | |
Options available for grant under 2003 Plan | | 0 | |
Total | | 13,045,865 | |
Share-Based Compensation Plans
The Company has awards outstanding from two share-based compensation plans: the 2003 Stock Incentive Plan (the "2003 Stock Plan") and the 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the "2020 Stock Plan" and, collectively with the 2003 Stock Plan, the “Stock Plans”). However, no further awards will be made under the 2003 Stock Plan. The Company's Board of Directors adopted, and shareholders approved, the 2020 Stock Plan in connection with the IPO, which provides for the grant of incentive stock options (“ISO's”), nonstatutory stock options (“NSO's”), stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, restricted stock unit awards ("RSU's"), performance-based cash awards ("PSU's"), and other forms of equity compensation (collectively, “stock awards”). All awards may be granted to employees, non-employee directors, and consultants of the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates except for ISO's, which can only be granted to current employees of the Company.
The Company accounts for its share-based compensation awards in accordance with ASC 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation (“ASC 718”) which requires all share-based compensation to be recognized in the income statement based on fair value and applies to all awards granted, modified, canceled, or repurchased after the effective date.
Total share-based compensation for stock awards included in general and administrative expense in our condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income was as follows for the periods presented:
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| | Three Months Ended March 31, | | Nine Months Ended March 31, |
(in thousands) | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2021 | | 2020 |
Share-based compensation related to: | | | | | | | | |
Equity classified stock options | | $ | 451 | | | $ | 19 | | | $ | 1,269 | | | $ | 9,283 | |
Equity classified RSU's | | 648 | | | 0 | | | 1,608 | | | 0 | |
Equity classified PSU's | | 190 | | | 0 | | | 512 | | | 0 | |
Total | | $ | 1,289 | | | $ | 19 | | | $ | 3,389 | | | $ | 9,283 | |
Stock Options—The fair value of each option (for purposes of calculation of share-based compensation expense) is estimated using the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model that uses assumptions determined as of the date of the grant. Use of this option pricing model requires the input of subjective assumptions. These assumptions include estimating the length of time employees will retain their vested stock options before exercising them ("expected term"), the estimated volatility of the Company's common stock price over the expected term ("volatility"), the number of options that will ultimately not complete their vesting requirements ("assumed forfeitures"), the risk-free interest rate that reflects the interest rate at grant date on zero-coupon United States governmental bonds that have a remaining life similar to the expected term ("risk-free interest rate"), and the dividend yield assumption which is based on the Company's dividend payment history and management's expectations of future dividend payments ("dividend yield"). Changes in the subjective assumptions can materially affect the estimate of the fair value of share-based compensation and, consequently, the related amount recognized in the condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income.
The Company used the following weighted-average assumptions for the stock options granted during the nine months ended March 31, 2021. There were no stock options granted during the nine months ended March 31, 2020.
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| 2021 | | | | |
Volatility | 25.0% | | | | |
Risk-free interest rate | 0.4% | | | | |
Dividend yield | 0% | | | | |
Assumed forfeitures | 0% | | | | |
Expected term (in years) | 6.24 | | | | |
Weighted-average fair value (per share) | $4.89 | | | | |
The following table summarizes stock option activity under the Stock Plans for the nine months ended March 31, 2021:
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| Number of Options | Weighted- Average Exercise Price | Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term (in Years) | Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in Thousands) |
Outstanding—June 30, 2020 | 4,067,417 | | $ | 2.69 | | | |
Options granted | 1,035,181 | | 19.25 | | | |
Options exercised | (1,598,824) | | 0.90 | | | |
Options forfeited/expired/cancelled | (12,932) | | 11.14 | | | |
Outstanding—March 31, 2021 | 3,490,842 | | $ | 8.38 | | 6.36 | $ | 73,752 | |
Vested and exercisable—March 31, 2021 | 1,947,241 | | $ | 0.98 | | 4.16 | $ | 55,560 | |
As of March 31, 2021, there was $5.5 million in unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock options granted, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 3.10 years.
The Company received cash of $1.8 million and $5.4 million in connection with stock options exercised, net of cashless exercises, during the nine months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
Restricted Stock—The following table summarizes restricted stock unit activity under the 2020 Stock Plan for the nine months ended March 31, 2021. There were no RSU's granted during the nine months ended March 31, 2020.
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| Number of Restricted Stock Units | | Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value |
Unvested as of June 30, 2020 | 150,000 | | | $ | 20.00 | |
Granted | 258,697 | | | 18.67 | |
Vested | 0 | | | 0 | |
Cancelled | (3,879) | | | 17.89 | |
Unvested as of March 31, 2021 | 404,818 | | | $ | 19.17 | |
As of March 31, 2021, there was $6.0 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested restricted stock units granted, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.73 years.
Performance Stock—The following table summarizes performance stock unit activity under the 2020 Stock Plan for the nine months ended March 31, 2021. There were no PSU's granted during the nine months ended March 31, 2020.
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| Number of Performance Stock Units | | Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value |
Unvested as of June 30, 2020 | 0 | | | $ | 0 | |
Granted | 132,374 | | | 17.92 | |
Vested | 0 | | | 0 | |
Cancelled | 0 | | | 0 | |
Unvested as of March 31, 2021 | 132,374 | | | $ | 17.92 | |
As of March 31, 2021, there was $1.9 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested performance stock units granted, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.41 years.
ESPP—The purpose of the ESPP is to provide the Company's eligible employees with an opportunity to purchase shares of its common stock through accumulated payroll deductions at 95% of the fair market value on the exercise date, but no less than the lesser of 85% of the fair market value of a share of common stock on the date the offering period commences or 85% of the fair market value of the common stock on the exercise date. At the conclusion of the six-month offering period on March 31, 2021, the Company issued 56,440 shares to its employees and recorded share-based compensation expense of $0.1 million and $0.3 million for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2021, respectively.
Secondary Offering—On March 8, 2021, the Company completed a secondary public offering ("Secondary Offering") of 10,600,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, by certain shareholders of the Company. The Company did not sell any shares of common stock and did not receive any
proceeds from the Secondary Offering. Therefore, the offering did not increase the number of shares of common stock that are currently outstanding.
11.REVENUES FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS
Disaggregation of Revenue from Contracts with Customers—The disaggregation of revenue by segment and product is depicted for the periods presented below, and is consistent with how the Company evaluates its financial performance:
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| | Three Months Ended March 31, | | Nine Months Ended March 31, |
(in thousands) | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2021 | | 2020 |
Senior: | | | | | | | | |
Commission revenue: | | | | | | | | |
Medicare advantage | | $ | 181,040 | | | $ | 86,396 | | | $ | 493,745 | | | $ | 220,536 | |
Medicare supplement | | 2,981 | | | 13,831 | | | 23,716 | | | 27,284 | |
Prescription drug plan | | 449 | | | 355 | | | 2,166 | | | 2,391 | |
Dental, vision, and health | | 4,671 | | | 2,450 | | | 13,041 | | | 5,674 | |
Other commission revenue | | 619 | | | 221 | | | 1,822 | | | 380 | |
Total commission revenue | | 189,760 | | | 103,253 | | | 534,490 | | | 256,265 | |
Production bonus and other revenue | | 25,840 | | | 4,098 | | | 69,819 | | | 17,543 | |
Total Senior revenue | | 215,600 | | | 107,351 | | | 604,309 | | | 273,808 | |
Life: | | | | | | | | |
Commission revenue: | | | | | | | | |
Core | | 19,604 | | | 18,042 | | | 58,771 | | | 55,745 | |
Final expense | | 20,625 | | | 6,596 | | | 48,641 | | | 13,480 | |
Ancillary | | 1,213 | | | 604 | | | 2,180 | | | 1,859 | |
Total commission revenue | | 41,442 | | | 25,242 | | | 109,592 | | | 71,084 | |
Production bonus and other revenue | | 4,958 | | | 5,714 | | | 16,006 | | | 16,459 | |
Total Life revenue | | 46,400 | | | 30,956 | | | 125,598 | | | 87,543 | |
Auto & Home: | | | | | | | | |
Total commission revenue | | 5,910 | | | 9,105 | | | 21,014 | | | 26,921 | |
Production bonus and other revenue | | 1,063 | | | 1,337 | | | 2,738 | | | 2,140 | |
Total Auto & Home revenue | | 6,973 | | | 10,442 | | | 23,752 | | | 29,061 | |
Eliminations: | | | | | | | | |
Total commission revenue | | (319) | | | (145) | | | (784) | | | (344) | |
Production bonus and other revenue | | (1,731) | | | 0 | | | (3,509) | | | 0 | |
Total Elimination revenue | | (2,050) | | | (145) | | | (4,293) | | | (344) | |
Total commission revenue | | 236,793 | | | 137,455 | | | 664,312 | | | 353,926 | |
Total production bonus and other revenue | | 30,130 | | | 11,149 | | | 85,054 | | | 36,142 | |
Total revenue | | $ | 266,923 | | | $ | 148,604 | | | $ | 749,366 | | | $ | 390,068 | |
Contract Balances—After a policy is sold, the Company has no material additional or recurring obligations to the policyholder or the insurance carrier. As such, there are no contract liabilities recorded in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. As there is no activity in the contract asset balances other than the movement over time between long-term and short-term commissions receivable and accounts receivable as the policy is renewed, a separate roll forward other than what is shown on the condensed consolidated balance sheets is not relevant. Cumulative revenue catch-up adjustments related to changes in the estimates of transaction prices were not material for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020.
Production Bonuses and Other—During the nine months ended March 31, 2021, the Company received advance payments of fiscal year 2021 marketing development funds, which will be amortized over the course of the year based on policies sold. As of March 31, 2021, there was an unamortized balance remaining of $7.8 million recorded in other current liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheet.
12.INCOME TAXES
For the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company recognized income tax expense of $7.2 million and $7.4 million, respectively, representing an effective tax rate of 16.5% and 23.7%, respectively. The differences from the Company’s federal statutory tax rate to the effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2021, were related to state income taxes, partially offset by state tax credits such as the Kansas High Performance Incentive Program (“HPIP”) and discrete items for the period, primarily from the exercise of non-qualified stock options. The differences from the Company’s federal statutory tax rate to the effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2020, were primarily related to state income taxes, partially offset by state tax credits such as HPIP.
For the nine months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company recognized income tax expense of $32.6 million and $19.1 million, respectively, representing an effective tax rate of 20.3% and 23.8%, respectively. The differences from the Company’s federal statutory tax rate to the effective tax rate for the nine months ended March 31, 2021, were related to state income taxes, partially offset by state tax credits such as HPIP and discrete items for the period, primarily from the exercise of non-qualified stock options. The differences from the Company’s federal statutory tax rate to the effective tax rate for the nine months ended March 31, 2020, were primarily related to state income taxes and non-deductible meals and entertainment expenses, partially offset by state tax credits such as HPIP.
Assessing the realizability of the Company’s deferred tax assets is dependent upon several factors, including the likelihood and amount, if any, of future taxable income in relevant jurisdictions during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. The Company forecasts taxable income by considering all available positive and negative evidence, including historical data and future plans and estimates. These assumptions require significant judgment about future taxable income. As a result, the amount of deferred tax assets considered realizable is subject to adjustment in future periods if estimates of future taxable income change. The Company continues to recognize its deferred tax assets as of March 31, 2021, as it believes it is more likely than not that the net deferred tax assets will be realized. The Company recognizes a significant deferred tax liability due to the timing of recognizing revenue when a policy is sold, while revenue recognition for tax purposes is not recognized until future renewal commission payments are received. This deferred tax liability is a source of income that can be used to support the realizability of the Company’s deferred tax assets. As such, the Company does not believe a valuation allowance is necessary as of March 31, 2021, and will continue to evaluate in the future as circumstances may change.
13.NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE
The Company calculates net income per share as defined by ASC Topic 260, “Earnings per Share”. Basic net income per share (“Basic EPS”) is computed by dividing net income attributable to common shareholders by the weighted-average common stock outstanding during the respective period. Net income attributable to common shareholders is computed by deducting both the dividends declared in the period on preferred stock and the dividends accumulated for the period on cumulative preferred stock from net income. Diluted net income per share
(“Diluted EPS”) is computed by dividing net income attributable to common and common equivalent shareholders by the total of the weighted-average common stock outstanding and common equivalent shares outstanding during the respective period. For the purpose of calculating the Company’s Diluted EPS, common equivalent shares outstanding include the conversion of the preferred stock on an 8:1 ratio, as the rights and privileges dictate as such, common shares issuable upon the exercise of outstanding employee stock options, and common shares issuable upon the conclusion of each ESPP offering period. The number of common equivalent shares outstanding has been determined in accordance with the if-converted method for the preferred stock and the treasury stock method for employee stock options and common stock issuable pursuant to the ESPP to the extent they are dilutive. Under the treasury stock method, the exercise price paid by the option holder and future share-based compensation expense that the Company has not yet recognized are assumed to be used to repurchase shares. The following table sets forth the computation of net income (loss) per share for the periods presented:
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| Three Months Ended March 31, | | Nine Months Ended March 31, |
(in thousands, except per share amounts) | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2021 | | 2020 |
Basic: | | | | | | | |
Numerator: | | | | | | | |
Net income | $ | 36,481 | | | $ | 23,716 | | | $ | 127,734 | | | $ | 61,098 | |
Less: dividends declared on Series A, B, C & D preferred stock | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | (86,302) | |
Less: cumulative dividends on Series D preferred stock | 0 | | | (2,992) | | | 0 | | | (9,041) | |
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders | 36,481 | | | 20,724 | | | 127,734 | | | (34,245) | |
Denominator: | | | | | | | |
Weighted-average common stock outstanding | 163,023 | | | 92,077 | | | 162,705 | | | 89,989 | |
Net income (loss) per share—basic: | $ | 0.22 | | | $ | 0.23 | | | $ | 0.79 | | | $ | (0.38) | |
Diluted: | | | | | | | |
Numerator: | | | | | | | |
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders | $ | 36,481 | | | $ | 20,724 | | | $ | 127,734 | | | $ | (34,245) | |
Add: dividends declared on Series A, B & C preferred stock(1) | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | |
Add: dividends declared on Series D preferred stock(1) | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | |
Add: cumulative dividends on Series D preferred stock(1) | 0 | | | 2,992 | | | 0 | | | 0 | |
Net income (loss) attributable to common and common equivalent shareholders | 36,481 | | | 23,716 | | | 127,734 | | | (34,245) | |
Denominator: | | | | | | | |
Weighted-average common stock outstanding | 163,023 | | | 92,077 | | | 162,705 | | | 89,989 | |
Series A, B & C preferred stock outstanding(1) | 0 | | | 12,071 | | | 0 | | | 0 | |
Series D preferred stock outstanding(1) | 0 | | | 32,000 | | | 0 | | | 0 | |
Stock options outstanding to purchase shares of common stock including unvested RSU's and from the ESPP(1) | 2,708 | | | 2,606 | | | 2,790 | | | 0 | |
Total common and common equivalent shares outstanding | 165,731 | | | 138,754 | | | 165,495 | | | 89,989 | |
Net income (loss) per share—diluted: | $ | 0.22 | | | $ | 0.17 | | | $ | 0.77 | | | $ | (0.38) | |
(1) Excluded from the computation of net loss per share-diluted for the nine months ended March 31, 2020, because the effect would have been anti-dilutive.
The weighted average potential shares of common stock that were excluded from the calculation of net income (loss) per share-diluted for the periods presented because including them would have been anti-dilutive are as follows for the periods presented:
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| Three Months Ended March 31, | | Nine Months Ended March 31, | | |
(in thousands) | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2021 | | 2020 | | |
Series A, B & C preferred stock outstanding | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 12,071 | | | |
Series D preferred stock outstanding | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 32,000 | | | |
Stock options outstanding to purchase shares of common stock including unvested RSU's and from the ESPP | 322 | | | 0 | | | 918 | | | 4,146 | | | |
Shares subject to outstanding PSU's(1) | 132 | | | 0 | | | 117 | | | 0 | | | |
Total | 454 | | | 0 | | | 1,035 | | | 48,217 | | | |
(1) The weighted-average number of shares excluded from the computation of net income (loss) per share-diluted because the performance conditions associated with these awards were not met.
14.SEGMENT INFORMATION
The Company’s reportable segments have been determined in accordance with ASC 280, Segment Reporting (“ASC 280”). The Company currently has 3 reportable segments: i) Senior, ii) Life, and iii) Auto & Home, which represent the three main types of insurance products sold by the Company. The Senior segment primarily sells senior Medicare-related health insurance, and includes the lead generation business of InsideResponse, of which the revenue is included in production bonus and other revenue in the condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income. The Life segment primarily sells term life insurance and final expense policies, and the Auto & Home segment primarily sells individual automobile and homeowners’ insurance. In addition, the Company accounts for non-operating activity, share-based compensation expense, certain intersegment eliminations, and the costs of providing corporate and other administrative services in its administrative division, Corporate & Eliminations. These services are not directly identifiable with the Company’s reportable segments and are shown in the tables below to reconcile the reportable segments to the condensed consolidated financial statements. The Company has not aggregated any operating segments together to represent a reportable segment.
The Company reports segment information based on how its chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) regularly reviews its operating results, allocates resources, and makes decisions regarding business operations. The performance measures of the segments include total revenue and Adjusted EBITDA because management believes that such information is the most relevant in evaluating the results of the respective segments relative to other entities that operate in the same industries.
Costs of revenue, marketing and advertising, and technical development operating expenses that are directly attributable to a segment are reported within the applicable segment. Indirect costs of revenue, marketing and advertising, and technical development operating expenses are allocated to each segment based on varying metrics such as headcount. Adjusted EBITDA is calculated as total revenue for the applicable segment less direct and allocated costs of revenue, marketing and advertising, technical development, and general and administrative operating costs and expenses, excluding depreciation and amortization expense; gain or loss on disposal of property, equipment, and software; share-based compensation expense; restructuring expenses; and non-recurring expenses such as severance payments and transaction costs. Our CODM does not separately evaluate assets by segment; therefore, assets by segment are not presented.
The following table presents information about the reportable segments for the three months ended March 31, 2021:
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(in thousands) | Senior | | Life | | Auto & Home | | Corp & Elims | | Consolidated |
Revenue | $ | 215,600 | | | $ | 46,400 | | | $ | 6,973 | | | $ | (2,050) | | | $ | 266,923 | |
Operating expenses | (140,111) | | | (43,225) | | | (5,877) | | | (12,507) | | (1) | (201,720) | |
Other expenses, net | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | (15) | | | (15) | |
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 75,489 | | | $ | 3,175 | | | $ | 1,096 | | | $ | (14,572) | | | 65,188 | |
Share-based compensation expense | | | | | | | | | (1,429) | |
Non-recurring expenses (2) | | | | | | | | | (4,667) | |
Fair value adjustments to contingent earnout obligations | | | | | | | | | (334) | |
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Depreciation and amortization | | | | | | | | | (4,323) | |
Loss on disposal of property, equipment, and software | | | | | | | | | (101) | |
Interest expense, net | | | | | | | | | (7,355) | |
Loss on extinguishment of debt | | | | | | | | | (3,315) | |
Income tax expense | | | | | | | | | (7,183) | |
Net income | | | | | | | | | $ | 36,481 | |
(1) Operating expenses in the Corp & Elims division primarily include $9.8 million in salaries and benefits for certain general, administrative, and IT related departments and $3.2 million in professional services fees.
(2) These expenses primarily consist of costs incurred for the First Amendment, the recent acquisition of a lead distribution company, re-designation of the hedge, and the Secondary Offering.
The following table presents information about the reportable segments for the three months ended March 31, 2020:
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(in thousands) | Senior | | Life | | Auto & Home | | Corp & Elims | | Consolidated |
Revenue | $ | 107,351 | | | $ | 30,956 | | | $ | 10,442 | | | $ | (145) | | | $ | 148,604 | |
Operating expenses | (61,169) | | | (27,462) | | | (8,856) | | | (7,059) | | (1) | (104,546) | |
Other expenses, net | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | (4) | | | (4) | |
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 46,182 | | | $ | 3,494 | | | $ | 1,586 | | | $ | (7,208) | | | 44,054 | |
Share-based compensation expense | | | | | | | | | (19) | |
Non-recurring expenses(2) | | | | | | | | | (1,256) | |
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Depreciation and amortization | | | | | | | | | (2,105) | |
Loss on disposal of property, equipment, and software | | | | | | | | | (236) | |
Interest expense, net | | | | | | | | | (9,356) | |
Income tax expense | | | | | | | | | (7,366) | |
Net income | | | | | | | | | $ | 23,716 | |
(1) Operating expenses in the Corp & Elims division primarily include $4.3 million in salaries and benefits for certain general, administrative, and IT related departments and $2.0 million in professional services fees.
(2) These expenses primarily consist of non-recurring compensation to certain board members, non-restructuring severance expenses, costs incurred with respect to the acquisition of InsideResponse, and expenses related to business continuity in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The following table presents information about the reportable segments for the nine months ended March 31, 2021:
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(in thousands) | Senior | | Life | | Auto & Home | | Corp & Elims | | Consolidated |
Revenue | $ | 604,309 | | | $ | 125,598 | | | $ | 23,752 | | | $ | (4,293) | | | $ | 749,366 | |
Operating expenses | (385,363) | | | (105,532) | | | (16,889) | | | (34,771) | | (1) | (542,555) | |
Other expenses, net | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | (58) | | | (58) | |
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 218,946 | | | $ | 20,066 | | | $ | 6,863 | | | $ | (39,122) | | | 206,753 | |
Share-based compensation expense | | | | | | | | | (3,689) | |
Non-recurring expenses (2) | | | | | | | | | (5,490) | |
Fair value adjustments to contingent earnout obligations | | | | | | | | | (1,487) | |
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Depreciation and amortization | | | | | | | | | (11,260) | |
Loss on disposal of property, equipment, and software | | | | | | | | | (261) | |
Interest expense, net | | | | | | | | | (20,898) | |
Loss on extinguishment of debt | | | | | | | | | (3,315) | |
Income tax expense | | | | | | | | | (32,619) | |
Net income | | | | | | | | | $ | 127,734 | |
(1) Operating expenses in the Corp & Elims division primarily include $24.8 million in salaries and benefits for certain general, administrative, and IT related departments and $9.5 million in professional services fees.
(2) These expenses primarily consist of costs incurred for the First Amendment, the recent acquisition of a lead distribution company, re-designation of the hedge, and the Secondary Offering as well as non-recurring compensation to a former executive, non-restructuring severance expenses, and expenses related to business continuity in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The following table presents information about the reportable segments for the nine months ended March 31, 2020:
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(in thousands) | Senior | | Life | | Auto & Home | | Corp & Elims | | Consolidated |
Revenue | $ | 273,808 | | | $ | 87,543 | | | $ | 29,061 | | | $ | (344) | | | $ | 390,068 | |
Operating expenses | (161,456) | | | (71,991) | | | (23,467) | | | (19,248) | | (1) | (276,162) | |
Other expenses, net | 0 | | | 0 | | | 0 | | | (20) | | | (20) | |
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 112,352 | | | $ | 15,552 | | | $ | 5,594 | | | $ | (19,612) | | | 113,886 | |
Share-based compensation expense | | | | | | | | | (9,283) | |
Non-recurring expenses(2) | | | | | | | | | (2,648) | |
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Depreciation and amortization | | | | | | | | | (5,273) | |
Loss on disposal of property, equipment, and software | | | | | | | | | (235) | |
Interest expense, net | | | | | | | | | (16,239) | |
Income tax expense | | | | | | | | | (19,110) | |
Net income | | | | | | | | | $ | 61,098 | |
(1) Operating expenses in the Corp & Elims division primarily include $10.7 million in salaries and benefits for certain general, administrative, and IT related departments and $6.3 million in professional services fees.
(2) These expenses consist primarily of one-time consulting expenses associated with adopting ASC 606, non-recurring compensation to certain board members, non-restructuring severance expenses, payroll costs related to the Distribution, costs incurred with respect to the acquisition of InsideResponse, and expenses related to business continuity in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Revenues from each of the reportable segments are earned from transactions in the United States and follow the same accounting policies used for the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements. All of the Company’s long-lived assets are located in the United States. For the three months ended March 31, 2021, three insurance carrier customers from Senior accounted for 25%, 20%, and 15% of total revenue. For the three months ended March 31, 2020, three insurance carrier customers from Senior accounted for 24%, 17%, and 15% of total revenue. For the nine months ended March 31, 2021, three insurance carrier customers from Senior accounted for 26%, 20%, and 15% of total revenue. For the nine months ended March 31, 2020, three insurance carrier customers from Senior accounted for 27%, 19%, and 13% of total revenue.
15.RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The Company purchases leads from InsideResponse, which was previously owned in part by individuals who are related to one of the Company’s shareholders or are members of the Company's management. On May 1, 2020, the Company acquired 100% of the outstanding membership units of InsideResponse for an aggregate purchase price of up to $65.0 million (subject to customary adjustments) as set forth in the Merger Agreement. Refer to Note 2 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for further details. Prior to the acquisition, the Company incurred $5.6 million and $13.6 million in lead costs with InsideResponse for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2020, respectively, which were recorded in marketing and advertising expense in the condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income.
InsideResponse sells leads to a senior healthcare distribution platform that is owned in part by individuals related to one of the Company’s shareholders or who are members of the Company’s management. The Company earned $0.5 million and $1.7 million in lead sales revenue, which is recorded in production bonus and other in the condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income, as a result of this relationship for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2021, respectively, and had $0.3 million and an immaterial amount of outstanding accounts receivable and accounts payable, respectively, as of March 31, 2021.
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and result of operations together with our condensed consolidated financial statements and footnotes included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. In addition to historical information, this discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. The forward-looking statements are not historical facts, but rather are based on current expectations, estimates, assumptions and projections about our industry, business and future financial results. Please refer to a discussion of the Company’s forward-looking statements and associated risks in “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” of the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2020. Our actual results may differ materially from those discussed below. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed in the section titled “Risk Factors” in our most recent Form 10-K.
Company Overview
COVID-19. While the ongoing pandemic has caused disruptions to the economy both domestically and globally, including limitations on various businesses and activities that could have an indirect effect on our business, travel restrictions, and the extended shutdown of certain industries in various countries, due to the nature of our products and technology-enabled business model, these disruptions have not had a material adverse impact on our business on a consolidated basis. We will continue to evaluate the potential impacts and closely monitor developments as they arise.
Our Business. We are a leading technology-enabled, direct-to-consumer (“DTC”) distribution platform that provides consumers with a transparent and convenient venue to shop for complex senior health, life, and auto & home insurance policies from a curated panel of the nation’s leading insurance carriers. As an insurance distributor, we do not insure the consumer, but rather identify consumers looking to acquire insurance products and place these consumers with insurance carrier partners that provide these products and, in return, earn commissions from our insurance carrier partners for the policies we sell on their behalf. Because we are not the issuer of the insurance policy to the consumer, we bear no underwriting risks. Our proprietary technology allows us to take a broad funnel approach to marketing by analyzing and identifying high quality consumer leads sourced from a wide variety of online and offline marketing channels. Our primary sources of leads include search engine marketing, radio, television, and third-party marketing partners. We monitor our acquisition costs to dynamically allocate our marketing spend to the most attractive channel, benefiting from over thirty years of data accumulated through our proprietary, purpose-built technologies. Our advanced workflow processing system scores each acquired lead in real-time, matching it with an agent whom we determine is best suited to meet the consumer’s need. Our platform then captures and utilizes our experience to further build upon the millions of data points that feed our marketing algorithms, which further enhances our ability to deploy subsequent marketing dollars efficiently and target more high-quality consumer leads. We have built our business model to maximize commissions collected over the life of an approved policy less the cost of acquiring the business, a metric we refer to as policyholder lifetime value and which is a key component to our overall profitability.
We evaluate our business using the following three segments:
SelectQuote Senior (“Senior”), our fastest growing and largest segment, was launched in 2010 and provides unbiased comparison shopping for Medicare Advantage (“MA”) and Medicare Supplement (“MS”) insurance plans as well as prescription drug and dental, vision and hearing ("DVH") plans, and critical illness products. We represent approximately 20 leading, nationally-recognized insurance carrier partners, including Humana, UnitedHealthcare, and Aetna. MA and MS plans each accounted for 77% of our approved Senior policies for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, and 80% and 78% for the nine months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, with ancillary policies, including DVH plans, accounting for the majority of the remainder. Additionally, the Senior segment includes InsideResponse, of which revenue is included in production bonus and other revenue in the condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income.
SelectQuote Life (“Life”) is one of the country’s largest and most established DTC insurance distributors for term life insurance, having sold over 1.8 million policies nationwide since our founding in 1985. Our platform provides unbiased comparison shopping for life insurance products such as term and permanent life policies (together referred to as "core"), final expense policies, and other ancillary products such as critical illness, accidental death, and juvenile insurance policies (together referred to as "ancillary"). We represent approximately 15 leading, nationally-recognized insurance carrier partners, with many of these relationships exceeding 15 years. Core life policies accounted for 43% and 67% of new premium within the Life segment for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, with final expense policies accounting for 54% and 31% for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. For the nine months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, core life policies accounted for 50% and 76% of new premium within the Life segment, respectively, with final expense policies accounting for 48% and 22%, respectively.
SelectQuote Auto & Home (“Auto & Home”) was founded in 2011 as an unbiased comparison shopping platform for auto, home, and specialty insurance lines. We offer insurance products, including homeowners, auto, dwelling fire, and other ancillary insurance products underwritten by approximately 30 leading, nationally-recognized insurance carrier partners. Homeowners and 12-month auto products accounted for 80% and 78% of new premium within the Auto & Home segment for each of the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, and 79% and 78% for the nine months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, with six-month auto, dwelling, and other products accounting for the majority of the remainder.
The three and nine months ended March 31 referenced throughout the commentary below refers to the third quarter and fiscal year-to-date performance of our fiscal years ending on June 30, 2021 and 2020.
Key Business and Operating Metrics by Segment
In addition to traditional financial metrics, we rely upon certain business and operating metrics to estimate and recognize commission revenue, evaluate our business performance and facilitate our operations. In our Senior segment, our primary product, Medicare Advantage, pays us flat commission rates based on the number of policies we sell on behalf of our insurance carrier partners. Therefore, we have determined that units and unit metrics are the most appropriate measures to evaluate the performance of the Senior segment. In our Life and Auto & Home segments, we are typically paid a commission that is a percent of the premium that we generate for our insurance carrier partners. Therefore, we have determined that premium-based metrics are the most relevant measures to evaluate the performance of these segments. Below are the most relevant business and operating metrics for each segment:
Senior
Submitted Policies
Submitted policies are counted when an individual completes an application with our licensed agent and provides authorization to them to submit it to the insurance carrier partner. The applicant may have additional actions to take before the application will be reviewed by the insurance carrier, such as providing additional information.
The following table shows the number of submitted policies for the periods presented:
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| | Three Months Ended March 31, | | Nine Months Ended March 31, |
| | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2021 | | 2020 |
Medicare Advantage | | 160,233 | | | 76,196 | | | 454,772 | | | 205,270 | |
Medicare Supplement | | 3,738 | | | 3,703 | | | 24,287 | | | 16,383 | |
Dental, Vision and Hearing | | 38,757 | | | 18,935 | | | 101,819 | | | 52,806 | |
Prescription Drug Plan | | 1,568 | | | 1,234 | | | 10,243 | | | 11,135 | |
Other | | 6,781 | | | 1,922 | | | 12,603 | | | 3,612 | |
Total | | 211,077 | | | 101,990 | | | 603,724 | | | 289,206 | |
Total submitted policies increased by 107% for the three months ended March 31, 2021, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2020. The increase was driven primarily by a 110% increase in MA submitted policies and a 105% increase in DVH submitted policies. The overall increase in submitted policies for Senior products was primarily due to an increase in the number of agents we employ and an increase in productivity per agent. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, we increased the number of average productive agents by approximately 75% and increased the productivity per productive agent by 17% from the three months ended March 31, 2020. The increase in productivity was driven by improvements in agent close rates and enhancements to our agent workflow and desktop.
Total submitted policies increased by 109% for the nine months ended March 31, 2021, compared to the nine months ended March 31, 2020. The increase was driven primarily by a 122% increase in MA submitted policies and a 93% increase in DVH submitted policies. The overall increase in submitted policies for Senior products was primarily due to an increase in the number of agents we employ and an increase in productivity per agent. During the nine months ended March 31, 2021, we increased the number of average productive agents by 75% and increased the productivity per productive agent by 24% from the nine months ended March 31, 2020. The increase in productivity was driven by improvements in agent close rates and enhancements to our agent workflow and desktop.
Approved Policies
Approved policies represents the number of submitted policies that were approved by our insurance carrier partners for the identified product during the indicated period. Not all approved policies will go in force.
The following table shows the number of approved policies for the periods presented:
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| | Three Months Ended March 31, | | Nine Months Ended March 31, |
| | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2021 | | 2020 |
Medicare Advantage | | 132,950 | | | 62,700 | | | 384,137 | | | 171,099 | |
Medicare Supplement | | 3,073 | | | 2,702 | | | 19,849 | | | 11,740 | |
Dental, Vision and Hearing | | 34,517 | | | 16,068 | | | 84,370 | | | 38,992 | |
Prescription Drug Plan | | 2,109 | | | 1,647 | | | 9,556 | | | 10,528 | |
Other | | 5,129 | | | 1,399 | | | 10,209 | | | 2,596 | |
Total | | 177,778 | | | 84,516 | | | 508,121 | | | 234,955 | |
In general, the relationship between submitted policies and approved policies has been steady over time. Therefore, factors impacting the number of submitted policies also impact the number of approved policies.
Total approved policies increased by 110% for the three months ended March 31, 2021, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2020. The increase was driven primarily by a 112% increase in MA approved
policies, 115% increase in DVH approved policies, and a 14% increase in MS approved policies. Fluctuations in approved policies are in direct correlation to submitted policies; therefore, the increases in the number of core and flex productive agents and the increased agent productivity noted above also resulted in the increase in approved policies compared to the three months ended March 31, 2020.
Total approved policies increased by 116% for the nine months ended March 31, 2021, compared to the nine months ended March 31, 2020. The increase was driven primarily by a 125% increase in MA approved policies, 116% increase in DVH approved policies, and a 69% increase in MS approved policies. Fluctuations in approved policies are in direct correlation to submitted policies; therefore, the increases in the number of core and flex productive agents and the increased agent productivity noted above also resulted in the increase in approved policies compared to the nine months ended March 31, 2020.
Lifetime Value of Commissions per Approved Policy
The lifetime value of commissions (the “LTV”) per approved policy represents commissions estimated to be collected over the estimated life of an approved policy based on multiple factors, including but not limited to, contracted commission rates, carrier mix and expected policy persistency with applied constraints. The LTV per approved policy is equal to the sum of the commission revenue due upon the initial sale of a policy, and when applicable, an estimate of future renewal commissions. The estimate of the future renewal commissions is determined using contracted renewal commission rates constrained by a persistency-adjusted 10-year renewal period based on a combination of our historical experience and available insurance carrier historical experience to estimate renewal revenue only to the extent probable that a material reversal in revenue would not be expected to occur. These factors may result in varying values from period to period. The LTV per approved policy represents commissions only from policies sold during the period. That figure excludes renewals during the period from policies originally sold in a prior period with insurance carrier partners whose contracts preclude us from recognizing variable consideration for estimated renewal commissions and updated estimates of prior period variable consideration based on actual policy renewals in the current period.
The following table shows the LTV per approved policy for the periods presented:
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| | Three Months Ended March 31, | | Nine Months Ended March 31, |
| | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2021 | | 2020 |
Medicare Advantage | | $ | 1,362 | | | $ | 1,377 | | | $ | 1,290 | | | $ | 1,297 | |
Medicare Supplement | | 1,345 | | | 1,478 | | | 1,263 | | | 1,372 | |
Dental, Vision and Hearing | | 129 | | | 155 | | | 140 | | | 146 | |
Prescription Drug Plan | | 213 | | | 214 | | | 230 | | | 229 | |
Other | | 60 | | | 93 | | | 95 | | | 99 | |
The LTV per MA and MS approved policy decreased 1% and 9%, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2021, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2020. The MA LTV was negatively impacted by lower MA persistency rates and carrier mix somewhat offset by higher commission rates. The MS LTV was negatively impacted by a carrier mix shift of policies to a direct carrier pod that pays us lower commissions but has lower marketing costs.
The LTV per MA and MS approved policy decreased 1% and 8%, respectively, for the nine months ended March 31, 2021, compared to the nine months ended March 31, 2020. The MA LTV was negatively impacted by lower MA persistency rates and carrier mix somewhat offset by higher commission rates. The MS LTV was negatively impacted by a carrier mix shift of policies to a direct carrier pod that pays us lower commissions but has lower marketing costs.
Per Unit Economics
Per unit economics represents total Medicare Advantage and Medicare Supplement commissions, other product commissions, other revenues, and costs associated with the Senior segment, each shown as per number of approved Medicare Advantage and Medicare Supplement approved policies over a given time period. Management assesses the business on a per unit basis to help ensure that the revenue opportunity associated with a successful policy sale is attractive relative to the marketing acquisition cost. All per policy metrics are based on approved policies which is a measure that triggers revenue recognition.
The Medicare Advantage and Medicare Supplement commission per MA/MS policy represents the LTV for policies sold in the period. Other commission per MA/MS policy represents the LTV for other products sold in the period, including DVH prescription drug plan, and other products, which management views as additional commission revenue on our agents’ core function of MA/MS policy sales. Other per MA/MS policy represents the production bonuses, lead sales revenue from InsideResponse, and updated estimates of prior period variable consideration based on actual policy renewals in the current period. Total operating expenses per MA/MS policy represent all of the operating expenses within the Senior segment. The Revenue to customer acquisition cost (“CAC”) multiple represents total revenue per MA/MS policy as a multiple of total marketing acquisition cost, which represents the direct costs of acquiring leads which is included in marketing and advertising expense within the total operating expenses per MA/MS policy.
The following table shows per unit economics for the periods presented. Based on the seasonality of the Senior segment and the fluctuations between quarters, we believe that the most relevant view of per unit economics is on a rolling 12-month basis. All per MA/MS policy metrics below are based on the sum of approved MA/MS policies, as both products have similar commission profiles. These metrics are the basis on which management assesses the business.
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| Twelve Months Ended March 31, |
(dollars per approved policy): | 2021 | | 2020 | | |
Medicare Advantage and Medicare Supplement approved policies | 464,653 | | | 204,519 | | | |
Medicare Advantage and Medicare Supplement commission per MA / MS policy | $ | 1,286 | | | $ | 1,300 | | | |
Other commission per MA/MS policy | 38 | | | 51 | | | |
Other per MA / MS policy | 166 | | | 154 | | | |
Total revenue per MA / MS policy | 1,490 | | | 1,505 | | | |
Total operating expenses per MA / MS policy | (947) | | | (891) | | | |
Adjusted EBITDA per MA / MS policy (1) | $ | 543 | | | $ | 614 | | | |
Adjusted EBITDA Margin per MA / MS policy (1) | 36 | % | | 41 | % | | |
Revenue / CAC multiple | 3.1X | | 3.6X | | |
(1) These financial measures are not calculated in accordance with GAAP. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for information regarding our use of these non-GAAP financial measures and a reconciliation of such measures to their nearest comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP.
Total revenue per policy decreased 1% for the twelve months ended March 31, 2021, compared to the twelve months ended March 31, 2020, due to a decrease in the amount of other ancillary insurance policies sold as a percent of MA/MS policies and lower marketing development funds received per approved MA/MS policy due to a shift in mix towards carriers that do not pay us marketing development funds, offset by higher advertising revenue associated with InsideResponse. Total cost per policy increased 6% for the twelve months ended March 31, 2021, compared to the twelve months ended March 31, 2020, due to an increase in our marketing and advertising expense consistent with our strategy to drive higher absolute revenue and Adjusted EBITDA with slightly lower Adjusted EBITDA margin.
Life
Life premium represents the total premium value for all policies that were approved by the relevant insurance carrier partner and for which the policy document was sent to the policyholder and payment information was received by the relevant insurance carrier partner during the indicated period. Because our commissions are earned based on a percentage of total premium, total premium volume for a given period is the key driver of revenue for our Life segment.
The following table shows core, final expense, and ancillary premiums for the periods presented:
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| | Three Months Ended March 31, | | Nine Months Ended March 31, |
(in thousands): | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2021 | | 2020 |
Core Premiums | | $ | 18,951 | | | $ | 18,637 | | | $ | 56,268 | | | $ | 56,486 | |
Final Expense Premiums | | 23,881 | | | 8,639 | | | 54,595 | | | 15,979 | |
Ancillary Premiums | | 1,028 | | | 525 | | | 2,190 | | | 1,775 | |
Total | | $ | 43,860 | | | $ | 27,801 | | | $ | 113,053 | | | $ | 74,240 | |
Total core premiums increased slightly for the three months ended March 31, 2021, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2020. The number of policies sold declined 4%, which was somewhat offset by a 6% increase in the average premium per policy sold. Final expense premiums increased 176% for the three months ended March 31, 2021, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2020, due to a significant increase in the number of agents selling final expense policies.
Total core premiums decreased slightly for the nine months ended March 31, 2021, compared to the nine months ended March 31, 2020. The number of policies sold declined 5%, which was offset by a 5% increase in the average premium per policy sold. Final expense premiums increased 242% for the nine months ended March 31, 2021, compared to the nine months ended March 31, 2020, due to a significant increase in the number of agents selling final expense policies.
Auto & Home
Auto & Home premium represents the total premium value of all new policies that were approved by our insurance carrier partners during the indicated period. Because our commissions are earned based on a percentage of total premium, total premium volume for a given period is the key driver of revenue for our Auto & Home segment.
The following table shows premiums for the periods presented:
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| | Three Months Ended March 31, | | Nine Months Ended March 31, |
(in thousands): | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2021 | | 2020 |
Premiums | | $ | 12,010 | | | $ | 16,923 | | | $ | 42,165 | | | $ | 48,925 | |
Total premiums decreased 29% for the three months ended March 31, 2021, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2020, primarily due to our strategic shift of agents from Auto & Home to our Senior and Life divisions (see Segment Information below for further details).
Total premiums decreased 14% for the nine months ended March 31, 2021, compared to the nine months ended March 31, 2020, primarily due to our strategic shift of agents from Auto & Home to our Senior and Life divisions (see Segment Information below for further details).
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
To supplement our financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP and to provide investors with additional information regarding our GAAP financial results, we have presented in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin, which are non-GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP financial measures are not based on any standardized methodology prescribed by GAAP and are not necessarily comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other companies.
Adjusted EBITDA. We define Adjusted EBITDA as income before interest expense, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization, and certain add-backs for non-cash or non-recurring expenses, including restructuring and share-based compensation expenses. The most directly comparable GAAP measure is net income. We monitor and have presented in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q Adjusted EBITDA because it is a key measure used by our management and Board of Directors to understand and evaluate our operating performance, to establish budgets, and to develop operational goals for managing our business. In particular, we believe that excluding the impact of these expenses in calculating Adjusted EBITDA can provide a useful measure for period-to-period comparisons of our core operating performance.
We believe that this non-GAAP financial measure helps identify underlying trends in our business that could otherwise be masked by the effect of the expenses that we exclude in the calculations of this non-GAAP financial measure. Accordingly, we believe that this financial measure provides useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our operating results, enhancing the overall understanding of our past performance and future prospects.
Adjusted EBITDA is not prepared in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered in isolation of, or as an alternative to, measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. There are a number of limitations related to the use of this non-GAAP financial measure rather than net income, which is the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. These limitations include the fact that Adjusted EBITDA excludes interest expense, depreciation and amortization expense, share-based compensation expense, income tax expense, and other non-recurring expenses that are one-time in nature. In addition, other companies may use other measures to evaluate their performance, all of which could reduce the usefulness of our non-GAAP financial measures as tools for comparison.
The following tables reconcile Adjusted EBITDA and net income, the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, for the periods presented:
Three Months Ended March 31, 2021:
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(in thousands) | Senior | | Life | | Auto & Home | | Corp & Elims | | Consolidated |
Net income | | | | | | | | | $ | 36,481 | |
Share-based compensation expense | | | | | | | | | 1,429 | |
Non-recurring expenses (1) | | | | | | | | | 4,667 | |
Fair value adjustments to contingent earnout obligations | | | | | | | | | 334 | |
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Depreciation and amortization | | | | | | | | | 4,323 | |
Loss on disposal of property, equipment, and software | | | | | | | | | 101 | |
Interest expense, net | | | | | | | | | 7,355 | |
Loss on extinguishment of debt | | | | | | | | | 3,315 | |
Income tax expense | | | | | | | | | 7,183 | |
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 75,489 | | | $ | 3,175 | | | $ | 1,096 | | | $ | (14,572) | | | $ | 65,188 | |
(1) These expenses primarily consist of costs incurred for the First Amendment, the recent acquisition of a lead distribution company, re-designation of the hedge, and the Secondary Offering.
Three Months Ended March 31, 2020:
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(in thousands) | Senior | | Life | | Auto & Home | | Corp & Elims | | Consolidated |
Net income | | | | | | | | | $ | 23,716 | |
Share-based compensation expense | | | | | | | | | 19 | |
Non-recurring expenses (1) | | | | | | | | | 1,256 | |
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Depreciation and amortization | | | | | | | | | 2,105 | |
Loss on disposal of property, equipment, and software | | | | | | | | | 236 | |
Interest expense, net | | | | | | | | | 9,356 | |
Income tax expense | | | | | | | | | 7,366 | |
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 46,182 | | | $ | 3,494 | | | $ | 1,586 | | | $ | (7,208) | | | $ | 44,054 | |
(1) These expenses primarily consist of non-recurring compensation to certain board members, non-restructuring severance expenses, costs incurred with respect to the acquisition of InsideResponse, and expenses related to business continuity in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nine Months Ended March 31, 2021:
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(in thousands) | Senior | | Life | | Auto & Home | | Corp & Elims | | Consolidated |
Net income | | | | | | | | | $ | 127,734 | |
Share-based compensation expense | | | | | | | | | 3,689 | |
Non-recurring expenses (1) | | | | | | | | | 5,490 | |
Fair value adjustments to contingent earnout obligations | | | | | | | | | 1,487 | |
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Depreciation and amortization | | | | | | | | | 11,260 | |
Loss on disposal of property, equipment, and software | | | | | | | | | 261 | |
Interest expense, net | | | | | | | | | 20,898 | |
Loss on extinguishment of debt | | | | | | | | | 3,315 | |
Income tax expense | | | | | | | | | 32,619 | |
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 218,946 | | | $ | 20,066 | | | $ | 6,863 | | | $ | (39,122) | | | $ | 206,753 | |
(1) These expenses primarily consist of costs incurred for the First Amendment, the recent acquisition of a lead distribution company, re-designation of the hedge, and the Secondary Offering as well as non-recurring compensation to a former executive, non-restructuring severance expenses, and expenses related to business continuity in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nine Months Ended March 31, 2020:
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(in thousands) | Senior | | Life | | Auto & Home | | Corp & Elims | | Consolidated |
Net income | | | | | | | | | $ | 61,098 | |
Share-based compensation expense | | | | | | | | | 9,283 | |
Non-recurring expenses (1) | | | | | | | | | 2,648 | |
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Depreciation and amortization | | | | | | | | | 5,273 | |
Loss on disposal of property, equipment, and software | | | | | | | | | 235 | |
Interest expense, net | | | | | | | | | 16,239 | |
Income tax expense | | | | | | | | | 19,110 | |
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 112,352 | | | $ | 15,552 | | | $ | 5,594 | | | $ | (19,612) | | | $ | 113,886 | |
(1) These expenses consist primarily of one-time consulting expenses associated with adopting ASC 606, non-recurring compensation to certain board members, non-restructuring severance expenses, payroll costs related to the Distribution, costs incurred with respect to the acquisition of InsideResponse, and expenses related to business continuity in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
Key Components of our Results of Operations
The following table sets forth our operating results and related percentage of total revenues for the periods presented:
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| | Three Months Ended March 31, | | Nine Months Ended March 31, |
(in thousands) | | 2021 | | 2020 | | 2021 | | 2020 |
Revenue | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Commission | | $ | 236,793 | | | 89 | % | | $ | 137,455 | | | 92 | % | | $ | 664,312 | | | 89 | % | | $ | 353,926 | | | 91 | % |
Production bonus and other | | 30,130 | | | 11 | % | | 11,149 | | | 8 | % | | 85,054 | | | 11 | % | | 36,142 | | | 9 | % |
Total revenue | | 266,923 | | | 100 | % | | 148,604 | | | 100 | % | | 749,366 | | | 100 | % | | 390,068 | | | 100 | % |
Operating costs and expenses | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cost of revenue | | 71,439 | | | 27 | % | | 43,367 | | | 29 | % | | 206,605 | | | 28 | % | | 126,488 | | | 32 | % |
Marketing and advertising | | 116,690 | | | 44 | % | | 55,274 | | | 37 | % | | 298,696 | | | 40 | % | | 132,246 | | | 34 | % |
General and administrative | | 19,251 | | | 7 | % | | 6,656 | | | 4 | % | | 44,496 | | | 6 | % | | 25,779 | | | 7 | % |
Technical development | | 4,860 | | | 2 | % | | 2,865 | | | 2 | % | | 13,458 | | | 2 | % | | 9,088 | | | 2 | % |
Total operating costs and expenses | | 212,240 | | | 80 | % | | 108,162 | | | 72 | % | | 563,255 | | | 76 | % | | 293,601 | | | 75 | % |
Income from operations | | 54,683 | | | 20 | % | | 40,442 | | | 28 | % | | 186,111 | | | 24 | % | | 96,467 | | | 25 | % |
Interest expense, net | | (7,355) | | | (3) | % | | (9,356) | | | (6) | % | | (20,898) | | | (3) | % | | (16,239) | | | (4) | % |
Loss on extinguishment of debt | | (3,315) | | | (1) | % | | — | | | — | % | | (3,315) | | | — | % | | — | | | — | % |
Other expenses, net | | (349) | | | — | % | | (4) | | | — | % | | (1,545) | | | — | % | | (20) | | | — | % |
Income before income tax expense | | 43,664 | | | 16 | % | | 31,082 | | | 22 | % | | 160,353 | | | 21 | % | | 80,208 | | | 21 | % |
Income tax expense | | 7,183 | | | 3 | % | | 7,366 | | | 5 | % | | 32,619 | | | 4 | % | | 19,110 | | | 5 | % |
Net income | | $ | 36,481 | | | 13 | % | | $ | 23,716 | | | 17 | % | | $ | 127,734 | | | 17 | % | | $ | 61,098 | | | 16 | % |
Revenue
We earn commissions for the sale of first year and renewal policies from our insurance carrier partners, which are presented in our condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income as commission revenue. Additionally, we earn certain volume-based bonuses from some carriers on first-year policies sold, which we refer to as production bonuses and marketing development funds, based on attaining various predetermined target sales levels or other agreed upon objectives, as presented in the condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income as production bonus and other revenue (“other revenue”). Furthermore, the production bonus and other includes the lead generation revenue from InsideResponse.
Our contracts with our insurance carrier partners contain a single performance obligation satisfied at the point in time to which we allocate the total transaction price. The transaction price is identified as the first year commission due upon the initial sale of a policy as well as an estimate of future renewal commissions and other revenue when applicable. After a policy is sold, we have no material additional or recurring obligations to the policyholder or the insurance carrier partner. Therefore, we do not incur any additional expense related to our receipt of future renewal commissions or other revenue. All of the costs associated with the sale of an individual policy are incurred prior to or at the time of the initial sale of an individual policy.
The following table presents our commission revenue, production bonus and other revenue, and total revenue for the periods presented and the dollar and percentage changes from the prior year:
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| Three Months Ended March 31, | | Nine Months Ended March 31, |
(dollars in thousands) | 2021 | 2020 | $ | % | | 2021 | 2020 | $ | % |
Commission | $ | 236,793 | | $ | 137,455 | | $ | 99,338 | | 72% | | $ | 664,312 | | $ | 353,926 | | $ | 310,386 | | 88% |
Percentage of total revenue | 89 | % | 92 | % | | | | 89 | % | 91 | % | | |
Production bonus and other | 30,130 | 11,149 | 18,981 | 170% | | 85,054 | 36,142 | 48,912 | | 135% |
Percentage of total revenue | 11 | % | 8 | % | | | | 11 | % | 9 | % | | |
Total revenue | $ | 266,923 | | $ | 148,604 | | $ | 118,319 | | 80% | | $ | 749,366 | | $ | 390,068 | | $ | 359,298 | | 92% |
Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 and 2020–Commission revenue increased $99.3 million, or 72%, for the three months ended March 31, 2021, which included increases in Senior and Life commission revenues of $86.5 million and $16.2 million, respectively, offset by a decrease in Auto & Home commission revenue of $3.2 million. For Senior, the revenue growth was driven by the significant increase in our agent count that led to a 110% increase in Medicare Advantage commission revenue. Life’s $16.2 million revenue growth was driven by $14.0 million growth in final expense revenue which was a result of the investment we have made in agents to grow sales of these policies, and a slight increase in core term life revenue. The revenue decline for Auto & Home was driven by our strategic shift in agents from Auto & Home to our Senior and Life divisions. The $19.0 million increase in production bonus and other revenue was primarily driven by $10.8 million in marketing development funds received for Senior and $8.4 million of advertising revenue associated with InsideResponse.
Nine Months Ended March 31, 2021 and 2020–Commission revenue increased $310.4 million, or 88%, for the nine months ended March 31, 2021, which included increases in Senior and Life commission revenues of $278.2 million and $38.5 million, respectively, offset by a decrease in Auto & Home commission revenue of $5.9 million. For Senior, the revenue growth was driven by the significant increase in our agent count that led to a 124% increase in Medicare Advantage commission revenue. Life’s $38.5 million revenue growth was driven by $35.2 million growth in final expense revenue which was a result of the investment we have made in agents to grow sales of these policies and a slight increase in core term life revenue. The revenue decline for Auto & Home was driven by our strategic shift in agents from Auto & Home to our Senior and Life divisions. The $48.9 million increase in production bonus and other revenue was primarily driven by $19.0 million in marketing development funds received for Senior and $28.9 million of advertising revenue associated with InsideResponse.
Operating Costs and Expenses
Cost of Revenue
Cost of revenue represents the direct costs associated with fulfilling our obligations to our insurance carrier partners for the sale of insurance policies. Such costs primarily consist of compensation and related benefit costs for agents, fulfillment specialists and others directly engaged in servicing policy holders. It also includes licensing costs for our agents and allocations for facilities, telecommunications and software maintenance costs, which are all based on headcount. Facilities costs include rent and utilities expenses and other costs to maintain our office locations. Telecommunications and software maintenance costs includes costs related to the internal phone systems and various software applications that our agents use to make sales. These costs directly correlate to the number of agents we have as we are primarily charged based on per person usage for the phone systems and software applications.
The following table presents our cost of revenue for the periods presented and the dollar and percentage changes from the prior year:
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| Three Months Ended March 31, | | Nine Months Ended March 31, |
(dollars in thousands) | 2021 | 2020 | $ | % | | 2021 | 2020 | $ | % |
Cost of revenue | $ | 71,439 | | $ | 43,367 | | $ | 28,072 | | 65% | | $ | 206,605 | | $ | 126,488 | | $ | 80,117 | | 63% |
Percentage of total revenue | 27 | % | 29 | % | | | | 28 | % | 32 | % | | |
Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 and 2020–Cost of revenue increased $28.1 million, or 65%, for the three months ended March 31, 2021, primarily due to a $23.7 million increase in compensation costs driven by the growth in the number of agents within the Senior segment and to a lesser extent the Life segment to support the sale of final expense policies. The increase in headcount also drove increases in the allocations of $3.1 million for facilities, telecommunications, and software maintenance costs, and $0.9 million for licensing costs.
Nine Months Ended March 31, 2021 and 2020–Cost of revenue increased $80.1 million, or 63%, for the nine months ended March 31, 2021, primarily due to a $68.6 million increase in compensation costs driven by the growth in the number of agents within the Senior segment and to a lesser extent the Life segment to support the sale of final expense policies. The increase in headcount also drove increases in the allocations of $7.1 million for facilities, telecommunications, and software maintenance costs, and $3.6 million for licensing costs.
Marketing and Advertising
Marketing and advertising expenses consist primarily of the direct costs associated with marketing and advertising of our services, such as television and radio commercials and online advertising. These direct costs generally represent over 90% of our marketing and advertising expenses. Other costs consist of compensation and other expenses related to marketing, business development, partner management, public relations, carrier relations personnel who support our offerings, and allocations for facilities, telecommunications, and software maintenance costs. Our marketing and advertising costs increase during AEP and OEP to generate more leads during these high-volume periods.
The following table presents our marketing and advertising expenses for the periods presented and the dollar and percentage changes from the prior year:
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| Three Months Ended March 31, | | Nine Months Ended March 31, |
(dollars in thousands) | 2021 | 2020 | $ | % | | 2021 | 2020 | $ | % |
Marketing and advertising | $ | 116,690 | | $ | 55,274 | | $ | 61,416 | | 111% | | $ | 298,696 | | $ | 132,246 | | $ | 166,450 | | 126% |
Percentage of total revenue | 44 | % | 37 | % | | | | 40 | % | 34 | % | | |
Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 and 2020–Marketing and advertising expenses increased $61.4 million, or 111%, for the three months ended March 31, 2021, primarily due to a $41.8 million increase in Senior marketing and advertising costs associated with generating more leads for our larger agent base to consume. Marketing and advertising costs also increased $11.1 million in our Life segment driven by an increase in leads specifically for our final expense policies. Additionally, compensation costs related to our marketing personnel increased $9.5 million as we increased the number of people supporting our marketing organization to produce more leads to support the growth of the business.
Nine Months Ended March 31, 2021 and 2020–Marketing and advertising expenses increased $166.5 million, or 126%, for the nine months ended March 31, 2021, primarily due to a $120.3 million increase in Senior marketing and advertising costs associated with generating more leads for our larger agent base to consume. Marketing and advertising costs also increased $19.4 million in our Life segment driven by an increase in leads specifically for our final expense policies. Additionally, compensation costs related to our marketing personnel increased $26.2 million as we increased the number of people supporting our marketing organization to produce more leads to support the growth of the business.
General and Administrative
General and administrative expenses include compensation and benefits costs for staff working in our executive, finance, accounting, recruiting, human resources, administrative, business intelligence and data science departments. These expenses also include fees paid for outside professional services, including audit, tax and legal fees and allocations for facilities, telecommunications and software maintenance costs.
The following table presents our general and administrative expenses for the periods presented and the dollar and percentage changes from the prior year:
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| Three Months Ended March 31, | | Nine Months Ended March 31, |
(dollars in thousands) | 2021 | 2020 | $ | % | | 2021 | 2020 | $ | % |
General and administrative | $ | 19,251 | | $ | 6,656 | | $ | 12,595 | | 189% | | $ | 44,496 | | $ | 25,779 | | $ | 18,717 | | 73% |
Percentage of total revenue | 7 | % | 4 | % | | | | 6 | % | 7 | % | | |
Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 and 2020–General and administrative expenses increased $12.6 million, or 189%, for the three months ended March 31, 2021, primarily due to $5.3 million in higher compensation costs due to additional headcount to support the growth of the business; $4.1 million in corporate development charges, primarily related to the First Amendment, the recent acquisition of a lead distribution company, and the Secondary Offering; and $1.7 million in higher professional fees and insurance premiums.
Nine Months Ended March 31, 2021 and 2020–General and administrative expenses increased $18.7 million, or 73%, for the nine months ended March 31, 2021, primarily due to $5.6 million in higher professional fees and insurance premiums; $4.7 million higher compensation costs due to additional headcount to support the growth of the business; $4.2 million in corporate development charges, primarily related to the First Amendment, recent acquisition of a lead distribution company, and the Secondary Offering; and $3.7 million in depreciation and amortization expenses.
Technical Development
Technical development expenses consist primarily of compensation and benefits costs for internal and external personnel associated with developing, maintaining and enhancing our applications, infrastructure and other IT-related functions as well as allocations for facilities, telecommunications and software maintenance costs.
The following table presents our technical development expenses for the periods presented and the dollar and percentage changes from the prior year:
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| Three Months Ended March 31, | | Nine Months Ended March 31, |
(dollars in thousands) | 2021 | 2020 | $ | % | | 2021 | 2020 | $ | % |
Technical development | $ | 4,860 | | $ | 2,865 | | $ | 1,995 | | 70% | | $ | 13,458 | | $ | 9,088 | | $ | 4,370 | | 48% |
Percentage of total revenue | 2 | % | 2 | % | | | | 2 | % | 2 | % | | |
Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 and 2020–Technical development expenses increased $2.0 million, or 70%, for the three months ended March 31, 2021, primarily due to a $2.1 million increase in compensation costs related to our technology personnel as we increased the number of people in our desktop support and development efforts to support the increase in total headcount and the growth in the business, offset by a $0.5 million decrease in professional fees as we decreased our cost of external application developers.
Nine Months Ended March 31, 2021 and 2020–Technical development expenses increased $4.4 million, or 48%, for the nine months ended March 31, 2021, primarily due to a $5.8 million increase in compensation costs related to our technology personnel as we increased the number of people in our desktop support and development
efforts to support the increase in total headcount and the growth in the business, partially offset by a $2.3 million decrease in professional fees as we decreased our use of external application developers.
Interest Expense, Net
The following table presents our interest expense, net for the periods presented and the dollar and percentage changes from the prior year:
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| Three Months Ended March 31, | | Nine Months Ended March 31, |
(dollars in thousands) | 2021 | 2020 | $ | % | | 2021 | 2020 | $ | % |
Interest expense, net | $ | (7,355) | | $ | (9,356) | | $ | 2,001 | | (21)% | | $ | (20,898) | | $ | (16,239) | | $ | (4,659) | | 29% |
Percentage of total revenue | (3) | % | (6) | % | | | | (3) | % | (4) | % | | |
Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 and 2020–Interest expense decreased $2.0 million, or 21%, primarily as a result of decreases in interest incurred on the Term Loans and interest related to our non-recourse debt, which was terminated on June 8, 2020.
Nine Months Ended March 31, 2021 and 2020–Interest expense increased $4.7 million, or 29%, primarily as a result of increases in interest incurred on the 2019 Term Loan prior to the First Amendment, partially offset by interest related to our non-recourse debt, which was terminated on June 8, 2020.
Income Tax Expense
The following table presents our provision for income taxes for the periods presented and the dollar and percentage changes from the prior year:
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| Three Months Ended March 31, | | Nine Months Ended March 31, |
(dollars in thousands) | 2021 | 2020 | $ | % | | 2021 | 2020 | $ | % |
Income tax expense | $ | 7,183 | | $ | 7,366 | | $ | (183) | | (2)% | | $ | 32,619 | | $ | 19,110 | | $ | 13,509 | | 71% |
Effective tax rate | 16.5 | % | 23.7 | % | | | | 20.3 | % | 23.8 | % | | |
For the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, we recognized income tax expense of $7.2 million and $7.4 million, respectively, representing an effective tax rate of 16.5% and 23.7%, respectively. The differences from our federal statutory tax rate to the effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2021, were related to state income taxes, partially offset by state tax credits such as HPIP and discrete items for the period, primarily from the exercise of non-qualified stock options. The differences from our federal statutory tax rate to the effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2020, were primarily related to state income taxes, partially offset by state tax credits such as HPIP.
For the nine months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, we recognized income tax expense of $32.6 million and $19.1 million, respectively, representing an effective tax rate of 20.3% and 23.8%, respectively. The differences from our federal statutory tax rate to the effective tax rate for the nine months ended March 31, 2021, were related to state income taxes, partially offset by state tax credits such as HPIP and discrete items for the period, primarily from the exercise of non-qualified stock options. The differences from our federal statutory tax rate to the effective tax rate for the nine months ended March 31, 2020, were primarily related to state income taxes and non-deductible meals and entertainment expenses, partially offset by state tax credits such as HPIP.
Segment Information
We currently have three reportable segments: 1) Senior, 2) Life and 3) Auto & Home. The performance measures of the segments include total revenue and Adjusted EBITDA because management believes that such information is the most relevant in evaluating the results of the respective segments relative to other entities that operate in the same industries.
In addition, we account for non-operating activity, share-based compensation expense, certain intersegment eliminations and the costs of providing corporate and other administrative services in our administrative division, Corporate & Eliminations. These services are not directly identifiable with our reportable segments and are shown in the tables below to reconcile the reportable segments to the condensed consolidated financial statements.
Costs of revenue, marketing and advertising and technical development operating costs and expenses that are directly attributable to a segment are reported within the applicable segment. Indirect costs of revenue, marketing and advertising and technical development operating costs and expenses are allocated to each segment based on varying metrics such as headcount. Adjusted EBITDA is calculated as total revenue for the applicable segment less direct and allocated costs of revenue, marketing and advertising, technical development and general and administrative operating costs and expenses, excluding depreciation and amortization expense; loss on disposal of property, equipment, and software; share-based compensation expense; restructuring expenses; and non-recurring expenses such as severance payments and transaction costs. Our CODM does not separately evaluate assets by segment; therefore, assets by segment are not presented.
The following tables present information about the reportable segments for the periods presented:
Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
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(in thousands) | Senior | | Life | | Auto & Home | | Corp & Elims | | Consolidated |
Revenue | $ | 215,600 | | | $ | 46,400 | | | $ | 6,973 | | | $ | (2,050) | | | $ | 266,923 | |
Operating expenses | (140,111) | | | (43,225) | | | (5,877) | | | (12,507) | | (1) | (201,720) | |
Other expenses, net | — | | | — | | | — | | | (15) | | | (15) | |
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 75,489 | | | $ | 3,175 | | | $ | 1,096 | | | $ | (14,572) | | | 65,188 | |
Share-based compensation expense | | | | | | | | | (1,429) | |
Non-recurring expenses (2) | | | | | | | | | (4,667) | |
Fair value adjustments to contingent earnout obligations | | | | | | | | | (334) | |
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Depreciation and amortization | | | | | | | | | (4,323) | |
Loss on disposal of property, equipment, and software | | | | | | | | | (101) | |
Interest expense, net | | | | | | | | | (7,355) | |
Loss on extinguishment of debt | | | | | | | | | (3,315) | |
Income tax expense | | | | | | | | | (7,183) | |
Net income | | | | | | | | | $ | 36,481 | |
(1) Operating expenses in the Corp & Elims division primarily include $9.8 million in salaries and benefits for certain general, administrative, and IT related departments and $3.2 million in professional services fees.
(2) These expenses primarily consist of costs incurred for the First Amendment, the recent acquisition of a lead distribution company, re-designation of the hedge, and the Secondary Offering.
Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
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(in thousands) | Senior | | Life | | Auto & Home | | Corp & Elims | | Consolidated |
Revenue | $ | 107,351 | | | $ | 30,956 | | | $ | 10,442 | | | $ | (145) | | | $ | 148,604 | |
Operating expenses | (61,169) | | | (27,462) | | | (8,856) | | | (7,059) | | (1) | (104,546) | |
Other expenses, net | — | | | — | | | — | | | (4) | | | (4) | |
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 46,182 | | | $ | 3,494 | | | $ | 1,586 | | | $ | (7,208) | | | 44,054 | |
Share-based compensation expense | | | | | | | | | (19) | |
Non-recurring expenses(2) | | | | | | | | | (1,256) | |
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Depreciation and amortization | | | | | | | | | (2,105) | |
Loss on disposal of property, equipment, and software | | | | | | | | | (236) | |
Interest expense, net | | | | | | | | | (9,356) | |
Income tax expense | | | | | | | | | (7,366) | |
Net income | | | | | | | | | $ | 23,716 | |
(1) Operating expenses in the Corp & Elims division primarily include $4.3 million in salaries and benefits for certain general, administrative, and IT related departments and $2.0 million in professional services fees.
(2) These expenses primarily consist of non-recurring compensation to certain board members, non-restructuring severance expenses, costs incurred with respect to the acquisition of InsideResponse, and expenses related to business continuity in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nine Months Ended March 31, 2021
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(in thousands) | Senior | | Life | | Auto & Home | | Corp & Elims | | Consolidated |
Revenue | $ | 604,309 | | | $ | 125,598 | | | $ | 23,752 | | | $ | (4,293) | | | $ | 749,366 | |
Operating expenses | (385,363) | | | (105,532) | | | (16,889) | | | (34,771) | | (1) | (542,555) | |
Other expenses, net | — | | | — | | | — | | | (58) | | | (58) | |
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 218,946 | | | $ | 20,066 | | | $ | 6,863 | | | $ | (39,122) | | | 206,753 | |
Share-based compensation expense | | | | | | | | | (3,689) | |
Non-recurring expenses (2) | | | | | | | | | (5,490) | |
Fair value adjustments to contingent earnout obligations | | | | | | | | | (1,487) | |
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Depreciation and amortization | | | | | | | | | (11,260) | |
Loss on disposal of property, equipment, and software | | | | | | | | | (261) | |
Interest expense, net | | | | | | | | | (20,898) | |
Loss on extinguishment of debt | | | | | | | | | (3,315) | |
Income tax expense | | | | | | | | | (32,619) | |
Net income | | | | | | | | | $ | 127,734 | |
(1) Operating expenses in the Corp & Elims division primarily include $24.8 million in salaries and benefits for certain general, administrative, and IT related departments and $9.5 million in professional services fees.
(2) These expenses primarily consist of costs incurred for the First Amendment, the recent acquisition of a lead distribution company, re-designation of the hedge, and the Secondary Offering as well as non-recurring compensation to a former executive, non-restructuring severance expenses, and expenses related to business continuity in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nine Months Ended March 31, 2020
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(in thousands) | Senior | | Life | | Auto & Home | | Corp & Elims | | Consolidated |
Revenue | $ | 273,808 | | | $ | 87,543 | | | $ | 29,061 | | | $ | (344) | | | $ | 390,068 | |
Operating expenses | (161,456) | | | (71,991) | | | (23,467) | | | (19,248) | | (1) | (276,162) | |
Other expenses, net | — | | | — | | | — | | | (20) | | | (20) | |
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 112,352 | | | $ | 15,552 | | | $ | 5,594 | | | $ | (19,612) | | | 113,886 | |
Share-based compensation expense | | | | | | | | | (9,283) | |
Non-recurring expenses(2) | | | | | | | | | (2,648) | |
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Depreciation and amortization | | | | | | | | | (5,273) | |
Loss on disposal of property, equipment, and software | | | | | | | | | (235) | |
Interest expense, net | | | | | | | | | (16,239) | |
Income tax expense | | | | | | | | | (19,110) | |
Net income | | | | | | | | | $ | 61,098 | |
(1) Operating expenses in the Corp & Elims division primarily include $10.7 million in salaries and benefits for certain general, administrative, and IT related departments and $6.3 million in professional services fees.
(2) These expenses consist primarily of one-time consulting expenses associated with adopting ASC 606, non-recurring compensation to certain board members, non-restructuring severance expenses, payroll costs related to the Distribution, costs incurred with respect to the acquisition of InsideResponse, and expenses related to business continuity in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
The following table depicts the disaggregation of revenue by segment and product for the periods presented:
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| Three Months Ended March 31, | | Nine Months Ended March 31, |
(dollars in thousands) | 2021 | | 2020 | | $ | | % | | 2021 | | 2020 | | $ | | % |
Senior: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Commission revenue: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Medicare advantage | $ | 181,040 | | | $ | 86,396 | | | $ | 94,644 | | | 110 | % | | $ | 493,745 | | | $ | 220,536 | | | $ | 273,209 | | | 124 | % |
Medicare supplement | 2,981 | | | 13,831 | | | (10,850) | | | (78) | % | | 23,716 | | | 27,284 | | | (3,568) | | | (13) | % |
Prescription drug plan | 449 | | | 355 | | | 94 | | | 26 | % | | 2,166 | | | 2,391 | | | (225) | | | (9) | % |
Dental, vision, and health | 4,671 | | | 2,450 | | | 2,221 | | | 91 | % | | 13,041 | | | 5,674 | | | 7,367 | | | 130 | % |
Other commission revenue | 619 | | | 221 | | | 398 | | | 180 | % | | 1,822 | | | 380 | | | 1,442 | | | 379 | % |
Total commission revenue | 189,760 | | | 103,253 | | | 86,507 | | | 84 | % | | 534,490 | | | 256,265 | | | 278,225 | | | 109 | % |
Production bonus and other revenue | 25,840 | | | 4,098 | | | 21,742 | | | 531 | % | | 69,819 | | | 17,543 | | | 52,276 | | | 298 | % |
Total Senior revenue | 215,600 | | | 107,351 | | | 108,249 | | | 101 | % | | 604,309 | | | 273,808 | | | 330,501 | | | 121 | % |
Life: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Commission revenue: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Core | 19,604 | | | 18,042 | | | 1,562 | | | 9 | % | | 58,771 | | | 55,745 | | | 3,026 | | | 5 | % |
Final expense | 20,625 | | | 6,596 | | | 14,029 | | | 213 | % | | 48,641 | | | 13,480 | | | 35,161 | | | 261 | % |
Ancillary | 1,213 | | | 604 | | | 609 | | | 101 | % | | 2,180 | | | 1,859 | | | 321 | | | 17 | % |
Total commission revenue | 41,442 | | | 25,242 | | | 16,200 | | | 64 | % | | 109,592 | | | 71,084 | | | 38,508 | | | 54 | % |
Production bonus and other revenue | 4,958 | | | 5,714 | | | (756) | | | (13) | % | | 16,006 | | | 16,459 | | | (453) | | | (3) | % |
Total Life revenue | 46,400 | | | 30,956 | | | 15,444 | | | 50 | % | | 125,598 | | | 87,543 | | | 38,055 | | | 43 | % |
Auto & Home: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total commission revenue | 5,910 | | | 9,105 | | | (3,195) | | | (35) | % | | 21,014 | | | 26,921 | | | (5,907) | | | (22) | % |
Production bonus and other revenue | 1,063 | | | 1,337 | | | (274) | | | (20) | % | | 2,738 | | | 2,140 | | | 598 | | | 28 | % |
Total Auto & Home revenue | 6,973 | | | 10,442 | | | (3,469) | | | (33) | % | | 23,752 | | | 29,061 | | | (5,309) | | | (18) | % |
Eliminations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total commission revenue | (319) | | | (145) | | | (174) | | | 120 | % | | (784) | | | (344) | | | (440) | | | 128 | % |
Production bonus and other revenue | (1,731) | | | — | | | (1,731) | | | NM(1) | | (3,509) | | | — | | | (3,509) | | | NM(1) |
Total Elimination revenue | (2,050) | | | (145) | | | (1,905) | | | 1314 | % | | (4,293) | | | (344) | | | (3,949) | | | 1148 | % |
Total commission revenue | 236,793 | | | 137,455 | | | 99,338 | | | 72 | % | | 664,312 | | | 353,926 | | | 310,386 | | | 88 | % |
Total production bonus and other revenue | 30,130 | | | 11,149 | | | 18,981 | | | 170 | % | | 85,054 | | | 36,142 | | | 48,912 | | | 135 | % |
Total revenue | $ | 266,923 | | | $ | 148,604 | | | $ | 118,319 | | | 80 | % | | $ | 749,366 | | | $ | 390,068 | | | $ | 359,298 | | | 92 | % |
(1) Not meaningful
Revenue by Segment
Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 and 2020–Revenue from our Senior segment was $215.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, a $108.2 million, or 101%, increase compared to revenue of $107.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The increase was primarily due to a $94.6 million, or 110%, increase in MA commission revenue, $10.8 million in marketing development funds received, and $8.4 million of advertising revenue associated with InsideResponse included in production bonus and other revenue, partially offset
by a $10.9 million, or 78%, decrease in MS commission revenue that was primarily due to the recognition of $9.0 million of renewal year revenue from a certain MS carrier whose contract was amended during the three months ended March, 31, 2020.
Revenue from our Life segment was $46.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, a $15.4 million, or 50%, increase compared to revenue of $31.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The increase was primarily due to a $14.0 million, or 213%, increase in final expense revenue which was the result of our increased focus on selling final expense policies.
Revenue from our Auto & Home segment was $7.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, a $3.5 million, or 33%, decrease compared to revenue of $10.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The decrease was primarily due to a 29% decrease in premium sold.
Nine Months Ended March 31, 2021 and 2020––Revenue from our Senior segment was $604.3 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2021, a $330.5 million, or 121%, increase compared to revenue of $273.8 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2020. The increase was primarily due to a $273.2 million, or 124%, increase in MA commission revenue, $19.0 million in marketing development funds received, and $28.9 million of advertising revenue associated with InsideResponse included in production bonus and other revenue, partially offset by a $3.6 million, or 13%, decrease in MS commission revenue.
Revenue from our Life segment was $125.6 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2021, a $38.1 million, or 43%, increase compared to revenue of $87.5 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2020. The increase was primarily due to a $35.2 million, or 261%, increase in final expense revenue which was the result of our increased focus on selling final expense policies.
Revenue from our Auto & Home segment was $23.8 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2021, a $5.3 million, or 18%, decrease compared to revenue of $29.1 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2020. The decrease was primarily due to a 14% decrease in premium sold.
Adjusted EBITDA by Segment
Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 and 2020–Adjusted EBITDA from our Senior segment was $75.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, a $29.3 million, or 63%, increase compared to Adjusted EBITDA of $46.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The increase in Adjusted EBITDA was due to a $108.2 million increase in revenue partially offset by a $78.9 million increase in operating costs and expenses primarily attributable to an increase in variable marketing expenses and personnel costs associated with higher headcount that was driven by a significant increase in policies submitted and approved and an increase in the number of licensed agents.
Adjusted EBITDA from our Life segment was $3.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, a $0.3 million, or 9%, decrease compared to Adjusted EBITDA of $3.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The decrease in Adjusted EBITDA was primarily due to a $15.4 million increase in revenue offset by a $15.8 million increase in operating costs and expenses primarily attributable to an increase in variable marketing expenses and variable sales commission expenses to agents driven by an increase in the amount of premium sold for ancillary policies, most notably final expense policies. Adjusted EBITDA was also impacted by flexing a significant amount of our Life and Health Advisor ("LHA") agents that sell final expense policies into Senior to sell during AEP as we incurred expense to hire and train some of these agents but didn't realize the full benefit of revenue within our Life business for the quarter.
Adjusted EBITDA from our Auto & Home segment was $1.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, a $0.5 million, or 31%, decrease compared to Adjusted EBITDA of $1.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The decrease in Adjusted EBITDA was primarily due to a $3.0 million decrease in operating costs and expenses partially offset by a $3.5 million decrease in revenue. Revenue was negatively impacted by our shift of agents to 1) the Senior segment to maximize the opportunity of the AEP and OEP seasonal increase in demand and 2) the Life segment to sell final expense policies.
Nine Months Ended March 31, 2021 and 2020–Adjusted EBITDA from our Senior segment was $218.9 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2021, a $106.6 million, or 95%, increase compared to Adjusted EBITDA of $112.4 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2020. The increase in Adjusted EBITDA was due to a $330.5 million increase in revenue partially offset by a $223.9 million increase in operating costs and expenses primarily attributable to an increase in variable marketing expenses and personnel costs associated with higher headcount that was driven by a significant increase in policies submitted and approved and an increase in the number of licensed agents.
Adjusted EBITDA from our Life segment was $20.1 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2021, a $4.5 million, or 29%, increase compared to Adjusted EBITDA of $15.6 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2020. The increase in Adjusted EBITDA was primarily due to a $38.1 million increase in revenue partially offset by a $33.5 million increase in operating costs and expenses primarily attributable to an increase in variable marketing expenses and variable sales commission expenses to agents driven by an increase in the amount of premium sold for ancillary policies, most notably final expense policies.
Adjusted EBITDA from our Auto & Home segment was $6.9 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2021, a $1.3 million, or 23%, increase compared to Adjusted EBITDA of $5.6 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2020. The increase in Adjusted EBITDA was primarily due to a $6.6 million decrease in operating costs and expenses partially offset by a $5.3 million decrease in revenue. Revenue was negatively impacted by our shift of agents to 1) the Senior segment to maximize the opportunity of the AEP and OEP seasonal increase in demand and 2) the Life segment to sell final expense policies. Even with the slight decline in revenue, Adjusted EBITDA improved due to an increase in the mix of tenured agents who are more productive and have higher close rates.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our liquidity needs primarily include working capital and debt service requirements. We believe that our current sources of liquidity, which include the proceeds from the IPO and cash and funds available under the Senior Secured Credit Facility will be sufficient to meet our projected operating and debt service requirements for at least the next 18 months. To the extent that our current liquidity is insufficient to fund future activities, we may need to raise additional funds. If we raise additional funds by issuing equity securities, the ownership of our existing stockholders will be diluted. The incurrence of additional debt financing would result in debt service obligations, and any future instruments governing such debt could provide for operating and financing covenants that could restrict our operations. Further, while COVID-19 has caused disruptions to the economy both domestically and globally, the Company expects to maintain its financial flexibility under current market conditions. However, there is inherent difficulty in assessing the possibility of future changes that could materially alter this judgment. As such, we will continue to monitor our liquidity and capital resources through the disruption caused by COVID-19 and will continue to evaluate our financial position and our liquidity needs.
As of March 31, 2021 and June 30, 2020, our cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash totaled $369.0 million and $368.9 million, respectively. Additionally, the following table presents a summary of our cash flows for the periods presented below:
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| Nine Months Ended March 31, | | |
(in thousands) | 2021 | | 2020 | | |
Net cash used in operating activities | $ | (60,947) | | | $ | (42,032) | | | |
Net cash used in investing activities | (36,206) | | (10,625) | | |
Net cash provided by financing activities | 97,331 | | | 135,714 | | | |
Operating Activities
Cash used in operating activities primarily consists of net income, adjusted for certain non-cash items including depreciation; amortization of intangible assets and internally developed software; deferred income taxes; share-based compensation expense and the effect of changes in working capital and other activities.
Collection of commissions receivable depends upon the timing of our receipt of commission payments and associated commission statements from our insurance carrier partners. If we were to experience a delay in receiving a commission payment from an insurance carrier partner within a quarter, our operating cash flows for that quarter could be adversely impacted.
A significant portion of our marketing and advertising expenses is driven by the number of leads required to generate the insurance applications we submit to our insurance carrier partners. Our marketing and advertising costs are expensed and generally paid as incurred and since commission revenue is recognized upon approval of a policy but commission payments are paid to us over time there are working capital requirements to fund the upfront cost of acquiring new policies. During AEP, we experience an increase in the number of submitted Senior insurance applications and marketing and advertising expenses compared to periods outside of AEP. The timing of AEP affects the positive or negative impacts of our cash flows during each quarter.
Nine Months Ended March 31, 2021—Cash used in operating activities was $60.9 million, consisting of net income of $127.7 million and adjustments for non-cash items of $57.1 million, offset by cash used in operating assets and liabilities of $245.8 million. Adjustments for non-cash items primarily consisted of $32.5 million in deferred income taxes as the Company defers revenue related to certain commissions receivable into following years until it is collected, $11.3 million of depreciation and amortization related to additional fixed assets purchases to accommodate our growth in headcount and internally developed software in service, $3.7 million of share-based compensation expense, and $2.9 million of non-cash lease expense. The cash decrease resulting from changes in net operating assets and liabilities primarily consisted of increases of $251.2 million in commissions receivable and $52.9 million in accounts receivable related to the increase in approved policies partially offset by increases of $26.2 million in accounts payable and accrued expenses and $30.4 million in other liabilities, which consists primarily of commission advances and accrued compensation and benefits, all driven by the increased marketing and personnel costs required to produce our increased revenue.
Nine Months Ended March 31, 2020—Cash used in operating activities was $42.0 million, consisting of net income of $61.1 million and adjustments for non-cash items of $35.3 million, offset by cash used in operating assets and liabilities of $138.5 million. Adjustments for non-cash items primarily consisted of $19.1 million of deferred income taxes as the Company defers revenue related to certain commissions receivable into following years until it is collected, $9.3 million of share-based compensation expense primarily related to the Distribution, and $5.3 million of depreciation and amortization related to the additional fixed assets purchased to accommodate our growth in headcount. The cash decrease resulting from changes in net operating assets and liabilities primarily consisted of increases of $142.5 million in commissions receivable and $17.1 million in accounts receivable related to the increase in approved policies, partially offset by increases of $12.9 million in accounts payable and accrued expenses, and $6.7 million in other liabilities, primarily accrued compensation and benefits, all driven by the increased marketing and personnel costs required to produce our increased revenue.
Investing Activities
Our investing activities primarily consist of purchases of furniture and fixtures, computer hardware, leasehold improvements related to facilities expansion, and capitalized salaries related to the development of internal-use software.
Nine Months Ended March 31, 2021—Net cash used in investing activities of $36.2 million was due to $6.5 million of purchases of property and equipment and $5.8 million in purchases of software and capitalized internal-use software spent to develop new programs and systems to efficiently accommodate our increased volumes. Additionally, we used $24.0 million of cash related to the acquisition of a lead distribution company.
Nine Months Ended March 31, 2020—Net cash used in investing activities of $10.6 million was due to $6.2 million of purchases of property and equipment and $4.4 million in purchases of software and capitalized internal-use software spent to develop new programs and systems to efficiently accommodate our increased volumes.
Financing Activities
Our financing activities primarily consist of proceeds from the issuance of debt and equity and proceeds and payments related to stock-based compensation.
Nine Months Ended March 31, 2021—Net cash used in financing activities of $97.3 million was primarily due to $228.8 million in net proceeds from the 2021 Term Loan as a result of the First Amendment, partially offset by payments of $84.1 million related to the partial extinguishment of the 2019 Term Loan, $32.3 million of earnout for the InsideResponse acquisition, and $10.0 million for withholding taxes related to net share settlements of employee stock option awards.
Nine Months Ended March 31, 2020—Net cash provided by financing activities of $135.7 million was primarily due to $416.5 million in net proceeds from the 2019 Term Loan and $12.1 million gross proceeds from non-recourse debt, and $5.4 million in proceeds from common stock options exercised, partially offset by $275.0 million for the Distribution, $11.0 million in net payments for our revolving line of credit, which was used to fund working capital, mostly due to our seasonality around AEP, and $7.7 million and $2.1 million in debt and equity issuance costs, respectively, incurred for the 2019 Term Loan and our IPO.
Senior Secured Credit Facilities
On February 24, 2021, the Company entered into the First Amendment with certain of its existing lenders and Morgan Stanley as administrative agent. Refer to Note 8 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for further details. There were no amounts drawn under the Revolving Credit Facility or DDTL Facility as of March 31, 2021. As of March 31, 2021, there was $471.9 million outstanding under the Term Loans.
Our risk management strategy includes entering into interest rate swap agreements to protect against unfavorable interest rate changes relating to forecasted debt transactions. The Company's Amended Interest Rate Swap is designated as a cash flow hedge of the interest payments on $325 million in principal of the Term Loans. Refer to Note 6 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for further details.
Contractual Obligations
As of March 31, 2021, there have been no material changes to our contractual obligations as previously described in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2020.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements during the period covered by this report.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
For a discussion of new accounting pronouncements recently adopted and not yet adopted, see the notes to our condensed consolidated financial statements.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISKS
We are primarily exposed to the market risk associated with unfavorable movements in interest rates. The risk inherent in our market risk-sensitive instruments and positions is the potential loss or increased expense arising from adverse changes in those factors. There have been no material changes to our market risk policies or our market risk-sensitive instruments and positions as described in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2020.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Our Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As of March 31, 2021, an evaluation of the effectiveness of our “disclosure controls and procedures” (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) was carried out by our management, with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer. Based upon that evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer have concluded that as of the end of the period covered by this report, our disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms and (ii) accumulated and communicated to our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures, our management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only a reasonable level of assurance of achieving their desired control objectives, and our management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. The design of any system of controls also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions; over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with policies or procedures may deteriorate. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II
OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
From time to time we are a party to various litigation matters incidental to the conduct of our business. We are not presently party to any legal proceedings the resolution of which we believe would have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition, liquidity, results of operation, cash flows, or capital levels.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
There have been no material changes to the risk factors set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2020, as filed with the SEC on September 10, 2020. Before investing in our securities, we recommend that investors carefully consider the risks described in our most recent Form 10-K filed with the SEC, including those under the heading “Risk Factors.” Realization of any of these risks could have a material adverse effect on our business financial condition or results of operations. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we deem to be immaterial could also materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, or results of operations.
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
Not applicable.
ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
Not applicable.
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
Not applicable.
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
The following documents listed below are incorporated by reference or are filed or furnished, as applicable, with this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
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Exhibit Number | | Exhibit Description |
| | First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of February 24, 2021, by and among SelectQuote, Inc., the lenders and other parties thereto and Morgan Stanley Capital Administrators, Inc., as administrative agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to SelectQuote, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-39295) filed with the SEC on February 24, 2021). |
| | Certification of Chief Executive Officer of SelectQuote, Inc. Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
| | Certification of Chief Financial Officer of SelectQuote, Inc. Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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| | Certification of Chief Executive Officer of SelectQuote, Inc. Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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| | Certification of Chief Financial Officer of SelectQuote, Inc. Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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† The certifications attached as Exhibits 32.1 and 32.2 that accompany this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, are not deemed filed with the SEC and are not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of SelectQuote, Inc. under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, whether made before or after the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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| SELECTQUOTE, INC. |
May 12, 2021 | By: /s/ Tim Danker |
| Name: Tim Danker |
| Title: Chief Executive Officer |
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| By: /s/ Raffaele Sadun |
| Name: Raffaele Sadun |
| Title: Chief Financial Officer |