UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 10-Q
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 1999
Commission file number 001-11015
VIAD CORP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 36-1169950
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
1850 N. CENTRAL AVE., PHOENIX, ARIZONA 85077
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (602) 207-4000
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all Exchange Act
reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months, and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes x No
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As of October 29, 1999, 94,969,691 shares of Common Stock ($1.50 par value) were
outstanding.
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
VIAD CORP
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
September 30, 1999 December 31,
(000 omitted, except number of shares) (Unaudited) 1998
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ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 18,327 $ 15,554
Short-term investments 167,112
Receivables 95,653 95,796
Inventories 81,386 61,185
Deferred income taxes 54,865 31,954
Other current assets 36,543 32,992
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453,886 237,481
Funds, agents' receivables and current maturities of investments
restricted for payment service obligations, after eliminating
$50,000 and $90,000 invested in Viad commercial paper 399,868 533,625
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Total current assets 853,754 771,106
Investments restricted for payment service obligations 2,924,360 2,415,588
Investments in securities 275,171
Property and equipment 291,352 294,595
Investment in discontinued operations 386,300
Other investments and assets 114,749 121,856
Deferred income taxes 113,822 66,814
Intangibles 628,447 602,926
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$ 5,201,655 $ 4,659,185
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $ 125,896 $ 108,927
Accrued compensation 39,485 57,404
Other current liabilities 246,370 118,661
Current portion of long-term debt 32,817 3,105
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444,568 288,097
Payment service obligations 3,414,514 2,971,228
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Total current liabilities 3,859,082 3,259,325
Long-term debt 377,140 531,348
Pension and other benefits 76,429 74,529
Other deferred items and insurance liabilities 157,048 138,381
Minority interests 3,920 3,096
$4.75 Redeemable preferred stock 6,636 6,625
Common stock and other equity:
Common stock, $1.50 par value, 200,000,000 shares
authorized, 99,739,925 shares issued 149,610 149,610
Additional capital 297,585 327,866
Retained income 610,613 328,305
Unearned employee benefits and other (136,495) (162,543)
Accumulated other comprehensive income:
Unrealized (loss) gain on securities classified as
available for sale, net of tax (47,404) 18,231
Cumulative translation adjustments (5,413) (7,009)
Common stock in treasury, at cost, 4,711,609 and 344,858 shares (147,096) (8,579)
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Total common stock and other equity 721,400 645,881
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$ 5,201,655 $ 4,659,185
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See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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VIAD CORP
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Unaudited)
Quarter ended September 30, Nine months ended September 30,
(000 omitted, except per share data) 1999 1998 1999 1998
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REVENUES $ 394,222 $ 433,613 $ 1,188,023 $ 1,227,454
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Costs and expenses:
Costs of sales and services 339,535 382,984 1,048,188 1,107,525
Corporate activities, net 4,302 5,824 14,596 19,254
Other investment income (8,145) (8,145)
Interest expense 6,323 6,839 19,950 21,144
Nonrecurring and nonoperating items, net (528) (26,684) (528) (16,042)
Minority interests 313 1,105 1,599 1,571
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341,800 370,068 1,075,660 1,133,452
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Income before income taxes 52,422 63,545 112,363 94,002
Income taxes 11,899 18,817 23,966 23,574
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INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS 40,523 44,728 88,397 70,428
Income from discontinued operations 202,276 12,305 218,954 42,606
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NET INCOME $ 242,799 $ 57,033 $ 307,351 $ 113,034
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DILUTED INCOME PER COMMON SHARE:
Continuing operations $ 0.42 $ 0.45 $ 0.90 $ 0.71
Discontinued operations 2.12 0.13 2.24 0.43
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Diluted net income per common share $ 2.54 $ 0.58 $ 3.14 $ 1.14
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BASIC INCOME PER COMMON SHARE:
Continuing operations $ 0.43 $ 0.47 $ 0.93 $ 0.74
Discontinued operations 2.21 0.13 2.34 0.45
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Basic net income per common share $ 2.64 $ 0.60 $ 3.27 $ 1.19
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Average outstanding common shares 92,001 94,595 93,835 94,331
Additional dilutive shares related
to stock-based compensation 3,421 4,000 3,625 4,023
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Average outstanding and potentially
dilutive common shares 95,422 98,595 97,460 98,354
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Dividends declared per common share $ 0.09 $ 0.08 $ 0.26 $ 0.24
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Preferred stock dividends $ 283 $ 282 $ 848 $ 846
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See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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VIAD CORP
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Unaudited)
Quarter ended September 30, Nine months ended September 30,
(000 omitted) 1999 1998 1999 1998
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Net income $ 242,799 $ 57,033 $ 307,351 $ 113,034
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Unrealized (loss) gain on securities
classified as available for sale:
Holding (losses) gains arising during
the period (18,230) 15,912 (61,660) 19,946
Reclassification adjustment for realized
gains included in net income (1,766) (2,427) (3,975) (6,081)
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(19,996) 13,485 (65,635) 13,865
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Unrealized foreign currency translation adjustments:
Holding gains (losses) arising during the period 196 (1,217) 588 (3,244)
Reclassification adjustment for sale of
investment in a foreign entity included
in net income 197 1,008 51
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393 (1,217) 1,596 (3,193)
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Other comprehensive (loss) income (19,603) 12,268 (64,039) 10,672
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Comprehensive income $ 223,196 $ 69,301 $ 243,312 $ 123,706
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See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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VIAD CORP
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
Nine months ended September 30,
(000 omitted) 1999 1998
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CASH FLOWS PROVIDED (USED) BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income $ 307,351 $ 113,034
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 45,352 42,907
Deferred income taxes (14,016) (6,165)
Income from discontinued operations (218,954) (42,606)
Gains on sales of businesses and assets, net (7,727) (41,754)
Other noncash items, net 13,477 10,609
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
Receivables and inventories (12,265) (14,465)
Payment service assets and obligations, net 580,537 571,479
Accounts payable and accrued compensation (5,738) 11,766
Other assets and liabilities, net (40,966) (1,414)
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Net cash provided by operating activities 647,051 643,391
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CASH FLOWS PROVIDED (USED) BY INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Capital expenditures (39,309) (42,145)
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired (32,559) (327,793)
Proceeds from sales of businesses, property and other assets, net 829,577 185,439
Proceeds from sales and maturities of securities
classified as available for sale 823,005 698,273
Proceeds from maturities of securities classified as held to maturity 89,455 85,576
Purchases of securities classified as available for sale (1,707,545) (1,233,696)
Purchases of securities classified as held to maturity (269,820) (96,309)
Net investments and advances (to) from discontinued operations (34,598) 37,386
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Net cash used by investing activities (341,794) (693,269)
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CASH FLOWS PROVIDED (USED) BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Payments on long-term borrowings (3,290) (2,408)
Net change in short-term borrowings (122,000) 98,000
Dividends on common and preferred stock (25,264) (23,606)
Proceeds from issuances of treasury stock, net of exchanges 27,031 14,403
Common stock purchased for treasury (178,961) (17,274)
Cash payments on interest rate swap agreements related to debt (17,122)
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Net cash (used) provided by financing activities (302,484) 51,993
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Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 2,773 2,115
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year 15,554 17,097
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CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD $ 18,327 $ 19,212
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See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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VIAD CORP
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE A - BASIS OF PREPARATION
The Consolidated Financial Statements of Viad Corp ("Viad") include the accounts
of Viad and all of its subsidiaries. This information should be read in
conjunction with the financial statements set forth in the Viad Corp Annual
Report to Stockholders for the year ended December 31, 1998 and the Viad Corp
Form 8-K dated July 1, 1999 (filed August 25, 1999).
On July 1, 1999, Viad completed the sale of Dobbs International Services, Inc.
("Dobbs"), its airline catering business. Viad had previously sold its Aircraft
Service International Group ("ASIG"), which performed aircraft fueling and
ground-handling operations, as of April 1, 1998. The sale of Dobbs completed the
disposition of Viad's airline catering and services segment. The accompanying
financial statements have been prepared to reflect Viad's historical financial
position and results of operations as adjusted for the reclassification of the
airline catering and services businesses up to the respective disposition dates
of Dobbs and ASIG, as well as the gains on sales of Dobbs and ASIG, as
discontinued operations. See Note I for a summary of Discontinued Operations.
Accounting policies utilized in the preparation of the financial information
herein presented are the same as set forth in Viad's annual financial statements
except as modified for interim accounting policies which are within the
guidelines set forth in Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 28, "Interim
Financial Reporting." The interim consolidated financial information is
unaudited. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting only of
normal recurring accruals, necessary to present fairly Viad's financial position
as of September 30, 1999, its results of operations for the quarters and nine
months ended September 30, 1999 and 1998, and its cash flows for the nine months
ended September 30, 1999 and 1998 have been included. Interim results of
operations are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations for the
full year.
Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform with the 1999
presentation.
NOTE B - ASSETS RESTRICTED FOR PAYMENT SERVICE OBLIGATIONS
Viad's Payment Services subsidiaries generate funds from the sale of money
orders and other payment instruments, with the related liabilities classified as
"Payment service obligations." The proceeds of such sales, along with certain
additional subsidiary funds, are invested primarily in permissible securities,
principally debt instruments. Such investments, along with related cash and
funds in transit, are restricted by state regulatory agencies for use by the
subsidiaries to satisfy the liability to pay, upon presentment, the face amount
of such payment service obligations. In addition, certain funds and other
investments of Payment Services subsidiaries are available for such obligations.
Accordingly, such assets of Payment Services subsidiaries are not available to
satisfy working capital or other financing requirements of Viad.
As described in notes to Viad's annual financial statements, a Payment Services
subsidiary hedges a substantial portion of the variable rate commission payments
to its selling agents through the purchase of swap agreements, which convert the
variable rate commission payments to fixed rate payments. The fair value of such
swap agreements, while not recorded on Viad's balance sheet, generally increases
when market values of fixed rate debt investments held by Payment Services
subsidiaries decline (and vice versa).
Under normal circumstances, the swap agreements will not be terminated prior to
maturity, nor is there any requirement to sell long-term debt securities prior
to maturity, as the funds flow from ongoing sales of money orders and other
payment instruments and funds from maturing long-term and short-term investments
are expected to be adequate to settle payment service items as they are
presented.
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Presented as additional information below is a summary of asset and liability
carrying amounts related to the payment service obligations, along with the fair
value of related off-balance-sheet swap agreements:
SEPTEMBER 30, DECEMBER 31,
(000 OMITTED) 1999 1998
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Funds, agents' receivables and current maturities of investments
restricted for payment service obligations, including $50,000
and $90,000 invested in Viad commercial paper (1) $ 449,868 $ 623,625
Investments restricted for payment service obligations (2) 2,924,360 2,415,588
Other assets available for payment service obligations 20,808 23,568
Payment service obligations (3,414,514) (2,971,228)
Fair value (liability) of off-balance-sheet swap agreements (3) 35,714 (25,097)
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Total (2) $ 16,236 $ 66,456
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(1) See Note E for a description of Viad's revolving bank credit agreement,
which supports its commercial paper obligations.
(2) See Note C for a summary of investments and their classification and
carrying amounts in accordance with SFAS No. 115, "Accounting for Certain
Investments in Debt and Equity Securities." As detailed therein, securities
classified as "available for sale" are carried at market value, and
securities classified as "held to maturity" are carried at amortized cost.
The fair value of securities classified as "available for sale" was less than
amortized cost by $76,217,000 at September 30, 1999, and exceeded amortized
cost by $29,887,000 at December 31, 1998. The market value of securities
classified as "held to maturity" was less than carrying amounts by $4,219,000
at September 30,1999 and exceeded carrying amounts by $16,963,000 at December
31, 1998.
(3) The fair value represents the estimated amounts that Viad would receive
from (pay to) counterparties to terminate the swap agreements at September
30, 1999 and December 31, 1998.
NOTE C - INVESTMENTS RESTRICTED FOR PAYMENT SERVICE OBLIGATIONS
Investments restricted for payment service obligations include the following
debt and equity securities:
SEPTEMBER 30, DECEMBER 31,
(000 OMITTED) 1999 1998
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Securities available for sale, at fair value (1)
(amortized cost of $2,290,407 and $1,846,144) $2,214,190 $1,876,031
Securities held to maturity, at amortized cost
(fair value of $725,851 and $566,664) 730,070 549,701
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2,944,260 2,425,732
Less current maturities (19,900) (10,144)
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$2,924,360 $2,415,588
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(1) The net unrealized holding gains (losses) included in the Consolidated
Balance Sheets as a component of "Accumulated other comprehensive income" were
$(46,492,000), net of a deferred tax asset of $29,725,000 at September 30, 1999,
and $18,231,000, net of a deferred tax liability of $11,656,000 at December 31,
1998. The unrealized holding loss arising during 1999 is due principally to
increased market interest rates.
NOTE D - INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES
A portion of the proceeds from the sale of Dobbs has been invested in securities
included in the Consolidated Balance Sheets under the caption "Investments in
securities" with the current portion and investments with original maturities of
three months or less included in "Short-term investments." The investments are
classified as "available for sale" and are carried at fair value in accordance
with SFAS No. 115. The fair value and amortized cost of these investments was
$442,283,000 and $443,778,000, respectively, at September 30, 1999. The net
unrealized holding losses included in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as a
component of "Accumulated other comprehensive income" were $912,000, net of a
deferred tax asset of $583,000 at September 30, 1999. Income arising from these
investments is included in the Consolidated Statements of Income under the
caption, "Other investment income."
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NOTE E - DEBT
At September 30, 1999 and December 31, 1998, Viad classified as long-term debt
$78,000,000 and $200,000,000, respectively, of short-term borrowings. These
short-term borrowings, along with the $50,000,000 and $90,000,000 of commercial
paper issued to Viad's Payment Services subsidiary at September 30, 1999 and
December 31, 1998, respectively, are supported by unused commitments under a
$300,000,000 long-term revolving bank credit agreement.
NOTE F - INCOME TAXES
A reconciliation of the provision for income taxes and the amount that would be
computed using statutory federal income tax rates on income before income taxes
for the nine months ended September 30, is as follows:
(000 OMITTED) 1999 1998
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Computed income taxes at statutory federal income tax rate of 35% $ 39,327 $ 32,901
Nondeductible goodwill amortization 1,273 980
Minority interests 560 550
State income taxes 1,983 2,917
Tax-exempt income (20,620) (15,496)
Adjustment to estimated annual effective rate 725 650
Other, net 718 1,072
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Provision for income taxes $ 23,966 $ 23,574
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NOTE G - SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION--REVENUES AND OPERATING INCOME
Viad measures segment profit and performance based on operating segment
income from continuing operations after minority interests and income
taxes, but before nonrecurring items. Operating income by segment is
presented as additional information. An adjustment is made to the Payment
Services segment to present revenues and operating income on a fully
taxable equivalent basis for income resulting from investments in
tax-exempt securities. Intersegment sales and transfers are not
significant. Interest expense is allocated to operations based on net funds
advanced and is calculated based on current short-term interest rates.
Corporate and other includes expenses of corporate activities and interest
expense not allocated to operating segments. Revenues, operating income and
interest expense reflect the elimination of intercompany interest payments
on investments in Viad commercial paper by a Payment Services subsidiary.
The elimination has no effect on Viad's income from continuing operations
or net income.
Disclosures regarding Viad's reportable segments under SFAS No. 131 along
with reconciliations to consolidated totals are presented below.
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QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1999 QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1998
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INCOME FROM INCOME FROM
OPERATING CONTINUING OPERATING CONTINUING
(000 OMITTED) REVENUES INCOME OPERATIONS REVENUES INCOME OPERATIONS
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Payment Services $ 152,180 $ 34,648 $ 21,148 $ 128,746 $ 26,649 $ 15,557
Convention and Event Services 200,902 18,423 7,962 187,276 16,070 7,065
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Reportable Segments 353,082 53,071 29,110 316,022 42,719 22,622
Other:
Travel and recreation services 55,960 16,436 9,128 53,975 15,732 8,765
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Subtotal, ongoing operations 409,042 69,507 38,238 369,997 58,451 31,387
Sold travel and recreation
businesses (1) 75,772 4,334 2,645
Corporate and other (4,302) (3,021) (5,824) (4,954)
Other investment income (2) 5,082
Nonrecurring and nonoperating items (3) 224 15,650
Intercompany interest
elimination (1,397) (1,397) (1,697) (1,697)
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Subtotal 407,645 63,808 40,523 444,072 55,264 44,728
Less taxable equivalent adjustment (13,423) (13,423) (10,459) (10,459)
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Totals as reported $ 394,222 $ 50,385 $ 40,523 $ 433,613 $ 44,805 $ 44,728
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NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1999 NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1998
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INCOME FROM INCOME FROM
OPERATING CONTINUING OPERATING CONTINUING
REVENUES INCOME OPERATIONS REVENUES INCOME OPERATIONS
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Payment Services $ 425,160 $ 89,100 $ 52,897 $ 300,858 $ 61,249 $ 36,135
Convention and Event Services 695,853 75,753 36,189 625,448 62,367 30,498
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Reportable Segments 1,121,013 164,853 89,086 926,306 123,616 66,633
Other:
Travel and recreation services 98,471 20,579 11,295 92,938 18,441 10,036
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Subtotal, ongoing operations 1,219,484 185,432 100,381 1,019,244 142,057 76,669
Sold travel and recreation
businesses (1) 10,928 (3,208) (1,953) 241,563 11,225 6,701
Corporate and other (14,596) (15,337) (19,254) (21,675)
Other investment income (2) 5,082
Nonrecurring and nonoperating items (3) 224 (10,642) 8,733
Intercompany interest
elimination (4,723) (4,723) (5,047) (5,047)
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Subtotal 1,225,689 162,905 88,397 1,255,760 118,339 70,428
Less taxable equivalent adjustment (37,666) (37,666) (28,306) (28,306)
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Totals as reported $ 1,188,023 $ 125,239 $ 88,397 $ 1,227,454 $ 90,033 $ 70,428
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(1) The sold travel and recreation businesses category includes operating
results up to the respective dates of sale for businesses which have not
been classified as discontinued operations.
(2) Other investment income arose from investment of a portion of the
proceeds from the sale of Dobbs.
(3) See Note H.
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NOTE H - NONRECURRING AND NONOPERATING ITEMS, NET
A net gain of $528,000 ($224,000 after-tax, or less than $0.01 per share) was
recorded in 1999's third quarter. Included in the net gain was a nonoperating
charge of $7,397,000 ($4,721,000 after taxes), representing Viad's pro-rata
share of the cumulative losses of the Arizona Diamondbacks limited
partnership. The charge resulted from adopting the equity method of
accounting for Viad's approximately 10% investment in the new baseball
franchise (for which Viad's Recreation Division provides concession services
at Bank One Ballpark). The losses to date include startup costs and rapid
amortization of the portion of the expansion franchise cost assigned to
player contract rights. Viad's share of the Arizona Diamondback losses is a
noncash charge and is recorded one quarter in arrears. The portion of the
total after-tax charge attributable to Viad's reporting periods was
$1,536,000 (1999 first quarter); $1,779,000 (1999 second quarter); $65,000
(1999 third quarter); and $1,341,000 (attributable to periods prior to 1999).
A nonrecurring gain of $7,925,000 ($4,945,000 after taxes), representing an
adjustment which increased a previously reported gain on sale of a business
not classified as discontinued operations, was also included in this item.
In 1998, the nonrecurring items represent a provision of $10,642,000 ($6,917,000
after taxes) recorded in the second quarter for repayment of amounts previously
received by Travelers Express, Viad's Payment Services subsidiary, under a
proposed patent litigation settlement; and a gain of $26,684,000 ($15,650,000
after taxes) in the third quarter arising from the sale of a subsidiary not
classified as discontinued operations.
NOTE I - DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
On July 1, 1999, Viad received approximately $780,000,000 in cash proceeds upon
completion of the sale of Dobbs International Services, Inc. ("Dobbs"), its
airline catering business. Effective April 1, 1998, Viad sold its Aircraft
Services International Group ("ASIG"), which conducted aircraft fueling and
ground-handling operations. The sale of Dobbs completed the disposition of
Viad's airline catering and services segment.
Revenues applicable to the airline catering and services segment totaled
$237,083,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 1998, and $438,179,000 and
$699,743,000 for the nine month periods ended September 30, 1999 and 1998,
respectively.
The caption, "Income from discontinued operations" presented in the Consolidated
Statements of Income includes the following, net of applicable income taxes:
QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
(000 OMITTED) 1999 1998 1999 1998
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Income from operations $ -- $12,305 $ 16,678 $29,405
Gains on sales of businesses:
Dobbs 213,437 213,437
ASIG 13,201
Provision related to previously
discontinued businesses (11,161) (11,161)
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Income from discontinued operations $202,276 $12,305 $218,954 $42,606
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
RESULTS:
Viad Corp ("Viad") focuses on two principal service businesses: Payment Services
and Convention and Event Services.
On July 1, 1999, Viad completed the sale of its airline catering business,
conducted by Dobbs International Services, Inc. ("Dobbs"). Effective April 1,
1998, Viad had previously sold its Aircraft Services International Group
("ASIG"), which conducted aircraft fueling and ground-handling operations. The
sale of Dobbs completed the disposition of Viad's airline catering and services
segment. The financial statements have been prepared to reflect Viad's
historical financial position and results of operations as adjusted for the
reclassification of the airline catering and services businesses up to the
respective disposition dates of Dobbs and ASIG, as well as the gains on sales of
Dobbs and ASIG, as discontinued operations.
On January 27, 1999, Viad completed the sale of the contract foodservice
operations of Restaura, Inc. The public service division units of Restaura, Inc.
were sold in March 1999. After providing for costs of sale and related expense
provisions, the net gain was not material. Restaura's operations, along with the
results of Greyhound Leisure Services, Inc. ("GLSI"), sold September 15, 1998,
are included in Viad's "Sold travel and recreation businesses" category up to
the respective dates of sale.
There were no other material changes in the nature of Viad's business, nor were
there any other changes in the general characteristics of its operations as
described and discussed in the results section of Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition presented in the Viad
Corp Form 8-K dated July 1, 1999 (filed August 25, 1999).
All per share figures discussed are stated on the diluted basis.
COMPARISON OF THIRD QUARTER OF 1999 TO THE THIRD QUARTER OF 1998:
In the third quarter of 1999, revenues decreased $39.4 million, or 9.1 percent,
to $394.2 million from $433.6 million in 1998. The 1998 revenues include $75.8
million related to noncore travel and recreation businesses sold during 1998 and
the first quarter of 1999, but not classified as discontinued operations.
Revenues of ongoing operations on a fully taxable equivalent basis, excluding
the sold travel and recreation businesses, rose 10.6 percent for the quarter.
Income from continuing operations for the third quarter of 1999 was $40.5
million, or $0.42 per share compared to $44.7 million, or $0.45 per share in
1998. Before nonrecurring and nonoperating items described below, the 1999
income from continuing operations was $40.3 million, also $0.42 per share,
compared with $29.1 million, or $0.29 per share last year.
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QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
(000 OMITTED, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA) 1999 1998
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INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS,
BEFORE NONRECURRING AND NONOPERATING ITEMS $40,299 $29,078
Nonrecurring and nonoperating items, net (1) 224 15,650
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Income from continuing operations $40,523 $44,728
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DILUTED INCOME PER COMMON SHARE:
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS,
BEFORE NONRECURRING AND NONOPERATING ITEMS $ 0.42 $ 0.29
Nonrecurring and nonoperating items, net (1) 0.16
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Income from continuing operations $ 0.42 $ 0.45
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(1) Includes Viad's equity in the losses of the Arizona Diamondbacks limited
partnership. The portion of the $4,721,000 total after-tax nonoperating
charge attributable to Viad's reporting periods was $1,536,000 (1999 first
quarter); $1,779,000 (1999 second quarter); $65,000 (1999 third quarter); and
$1,341,000 (attributable to periods prior to 1999). Viad's share of the
losses is a noncash charge and is recorded one quarter in arrears. A
nonrecurring gain of $4,945,000 (after-tax), representing an adjustment which
increased a previously reported gain on sale of a business not classified as
discontinued operations, was also included in the 1999 quarter. The 1998 item
represents a gain arising from the sale of a subsidiary not classified as
discontinued operations.
Net income for the third quarter of 1999 was $242.8 million, or $2.54 per share,
including income from discontinued operations of $202.3 million, or $2.12 per
share. Income from discontinued operations was composed of a gain on the sale of
Dobbs of $213.4 million, or $2.24 per share, and a provision related to
previously discontinued businesses of $11.1 million, or $0.12 per share. The
1998 third quarter net income was $57.0 million, or $0.58 per share, including
income from discontinued operations representing the operating results of Dobbs
of $12.3 million, or $0.13 per share.
PAYMENT SERVICES. A Payment Services subsidiary invests substantial amounts of
its money order and official check funds in tax-exempt securities, which have
lower pre-tax yields but produce higher income on an after-tax basis than
comparable taxable investments. On the fully taxable equivalent basis, third
quarter 1999 revenues of the Payment Services segment were $152.2 million, up
$23.4 million, or 18.2 percent, from 1998 third quarter revenues. Net income
increased $5.6 million, or 35.9 percent. Operating margins on the fully taxable
equivalent basis were 22.8 percent in the third quarter of 1999, up slightly
from 20.7 percent in the 1998 third quarter. Results were driven by continuing
strong growth in official check and MoneyGram wire transfer operations.
CONVENTION AND EVENT SERVICES. The third quarter is the slowest quarter for the
Convention and Event Services' segment. Third quarter 1999 revenues increased
$13.6 million, or 7.3 percent, to $200.9 million from $187.3 million in the 1998
third quarter. Net income for the segment increased 12.7 percent to $8.0 million
in the 1999 third quarter, and operating margins increased from 8.6 percent in
the 1998 third quarter to 9.2 percent in the 1999 third quarter as a result of
eliminating low margin business throughout 1998. Both GES and
Exhibitgroup/Giltspur reported improved results, including contributions from
small acquisitions made during 1998 and early 1999, supplemented by results from
the Geneva Telecom show.
TRAVEL AND RECREATION SERVICES. Revenues of the ongoing travel and recreation
businesses were $56.0 million for the third quarter of 1999, up $2.0 million, or
3.7 percent, from 1998 third quarter revenues. Net income increased $363,000, or
4.1 percent. The increases were primarily as a result of higher room rates at
hotels operated in Canada.
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CORPORATE ACTIVITIES, NET. Corporate activities, net, decreased $1.5 million
in the third quarter of 1999 compared to the third quarter of 1998, primarily
as a result of ongoing cost reduction efforts.
OTHER INVESTMENT INCOME. In the third quarter of 1999, investment of a
portion of the proceeds from the sale of Dobbs generated approximately $8.1
million of pre-tax investment income.
INTEREST EXPENSE. Interest expense in the 1999 third quarter decreased
$516,000 from interest expense in the 1998 third quarter, primarily as a
result of debt repayment with a portion of the proceeds from the Dobbs sale.
INCOME TAXES. The effective tax rate for continuing operations excluding
nonrecurring items in the 1999 third quarter was 22.3 percent compared to
21.1 percent for the third quarter of 1998. The tax rate of continuing
operations is increasing slightly as the proportion of Travelers Express
tax-exempt income to pre-tax income from continuing operations is gradually
declining.
COMPARISON OF FIRST NINE MONTHS OF 1999 TO THE FIRST NINE MONTHS OF 1998:
For the first nine months of 1999, revenues decreased $39.4 million, or 3.2
percent, to $1.19 billion from $1.23 billion in 1998. Excluding the revenues
related to noncore travel and recreation businesses sold during 1998 and the
first quarter of 1999 but not classified as discontinued operations, revenues
of ongoing operations on the fully taxable equivalent basis rose 19.6 percent.
Income from continuing operations for the first nine months of 1999 was $88.4
million, or $0.90 per share, compared to $70.4 million, or $0.71 per share,
for the same period in 1998. Before nonrecurring items, income from
continuing operations was $88.2 million, or $0.90 per share, in 1999 compared
to $61.7 million, or $0.62 per share, in 1998.
Nine months ended September 30,
(000 omitted, except per share data) 1999 1998
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INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS,
BEFORE NONRECURRING AND NONOPERATING ITEMS $88,173 $61,695
Nonrecurring and nonoperating items, net (1) 224 8,733
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Income from continuing operations $88,397 $70,428
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DILUTED INCOME PER COMMON SHARE:
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS,
BEFORE NONRECURRING AND NONOPERATING ITEMS $ 0.90 $ 0.62
Nonrecurring and nonoperating items, net (1) 0.09
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Income from continuing operations $ 0.90 $ 0.71
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(1) Includes Viad's equity in the losses of the Arizona Diamondbacks limited
partnership. The portion of the $4,721,000 total after-tax nonoperating
charge attributable to Viad's reporting periods was $1,536,000 (1999 first
quarter); $1,779,000 (1999 second quarter); $65,000 (1999 third quarter); and
$1,341,000 (attributable to periods prior to 1999). Viad's share of the
losses is a noncash charge and is recorded one quarter in arrears. A
nonrecurring gain of $4,945,000 (after-tax), representing an adjustment which
increased a previously reported gain on sale of a business not classified as
discontinued operations, was also included in the 1999 amount. The 1998 item
represents a $15,650,000 (after-tax) gain arising from the sale of a
subsidiary not classified as discontinued operations, offset partly by a
$6,917,000 (after-tax) provision for payments previously received pursuant to
patent infringement litigation.
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Net income for the first nine months of 1999 was $307.4 million, or $3.14 per
share, including $219.0 million, or $2.24 per share, of income from
discontinued operations, comprised of $16.7 million from the operating
results of Dobbs up to the July 1, 1999 date of sale and the $213.4 million
gain on sale of Dobbs less a provision for previously discontinued businesses
of $11.2 million. Net income for the first nine months of 1998 was $113.0
million, or $1.14 per share, including $42.6 million, or $0.43 per share, of
income from discontinued operations which included $29.4 million from the
operating results of Dobbs and ASIG and a $13.2 million gain on sale of ASIG.
PAYMENT SERVICES. On the fully taxable equivalent basis, revenues of the
Payment Services segment for the first nine months of 1999 were $425.2
million, up $124.3 million, or 41.3 percent, from 1998 nine month revenues,
while net income increased $16.8 million, or 46.4 percent. Results were
driven by continuing strong growth in traditional Travelers Express
operations, particularly growth in official check volume and by the inclusion
of MoneyGram (acquired as of June 1, 1998) for the entire 1999 period.
Excluding results of MoneyGram from both periods, revenues on the fully
taxable equivalent basis increased 19.4 percent. Operating margins on the
fully taxable equivalent basis were 21.0 percent for nine months 1999, up
slightly from 20.4 percent in the 1998 nine months.
CONVENTION AND EVENT SERVICES. Convention and Event Services' 1999 nine month
revenues of $695.9 million were $70.4 million, or 11.3 percent, greater than
the 1998 nine month period. Net income for the segment increased 18.7 percent
to $36.2 million, and operating margins increased to 10.9 percent from 10.0
percent in 1998. Revenues and operating results have improved as a result of
concentrating on higher-margin business, contributions from small
acquisitions and supplemented by results from the favorable rotation of
certain major trade shows.
TRAVEL AND RECREATION SERVICES. For the first nine months of 1999, revenues
of the ongoing travel and recreation businesses were $98.5 million, up $5.5
million, or 6.0 percent, from the first nine months of 1998, while net income
increased $1.3 million, or 12.5 percent during the same period. The increases
were primarily as a result of higher independent and group tour revenues and
higher daily room rates at hotels operated in Canada.
CORPORATE ACTIVITIES, NET. Corporate activities, net, decreased $4.7 million in
the first nine months of 1999 compared to the same period in 1998. The decrease
was primarily as a result of ongoing cost reduction efforts. In addition, Viad
increased Corporate expense allocations to its operating subsidiaries in 1999.
OTHER INVESTMENT INCOME. In the third quarter of 1999, investment of a portion
of the proceeds from the sale of Dobbs generated approximately $8.1 million of
pre-tax investment income.
INTEREST EXPENSE. Interest expense for the first nine months of 1999 was $20.0
million compared to $21.1 million for the comparable period of 1998. Decreased
interest expense was a result of debt repayment with a portion of the proceeds
from the Dobbs sale and the repayment of debt and termination of related
interest rate swap agreements with proceeds from sales of other noncore assets
and businesses in 1998 and early 1999. These items more than offset the
increased interest expense from new borrowings for the June 1998 acquisition of
MoneyGram and Viad's stock repurchase programs.
INCOME TAXES. The effective tax rate for continuing operations excluding
nonrecurring items for the first nine months of 1999 was 21.2 percent compared
to 20.9 percent for nine months 1998. Although the effective tax rate is
relatively low due to Travelers Express tax-exempt income, the tax rate is
expected to increase slightly in 1999 as tax-exempt investment income gradually
becomes a lower proportion of pre-tax income from continuing operations.
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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES:
Viad's total debt at September 30, 1999 was $410.0 million compared with
$534.5 million at December 31, 1998. The debt-to-capital ratio at September
30, 1999 was 0.36 to 1 compared to 0.45 to 1 at December 31, 1998. The
decrease in the debt-to-capital ratio was due primarily to the repayment of
debt with a portion of the proceeds from the sale of Dobbs and the increase
in equity resulting from the gain on the sale of Dobbs. The increase in
equity from the Dobbs gain was partially offset by the repurchase of treasury
shares and the reduction in equity from unrealized holding losses arising
during the 1999 nine month period on securities classified as available for
sale (see Note C of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements).
On July 1, 1999, Viad received approximately $780 million in cash proceeds
upon the sale of Dobbs. A portion of the proceeds was used during the quarter
to repay debt and to repurchase treasury shares, with the balance invested in
debt securities pending Viad's use to pay taxes on the gain, fund strategic
acquisitions in Viad's core businesses, purchase additional treasury shares
or for other general corporate purposes.
During the first nine months of 1999, approximately 5.8 million shares of
Viad common stock were repurchased for a total price of $179.0 million.
Shares were acquired using operating cash flows and a portion of the proceeds
from the Dobbs sale. During the first nine months of 1999, Viad received
$27.0 million net proceeds from the exercise of stock options. In addition to
Viad's ongoing stock repurchase program, and the $150 million stock
repurchase plan put into effect in July 1999 after the sale of Dobbs, on
November 3, 1999, Viad announced its intent to repurchase an additional $30
to $50 million of its common stock.
In the third quarter of 1999, the agreement for sale of trade accounts
receivable (from customers of Viad's Convention and Event Services
businesses) was amended to reduce the purchase limit to $60 million from $75
million and to extend the expiration date to August 10, 2000. At September
30, 1999, $39.5 million of trade accounts receivable had been sold. Also
during the quarter, Viad's Payment Services subsidiary reduced its investment
in Viad commercial paper from $90 million to $50 million.
EBITDA (defined as income from continuing operations before interest expense,
income taxes, depreciation and amortization and nonrecurring and nonoperating
items and including the fully taxable equivalent adjustment) is a measure of
Viad's ability to service debt, fund capital expenditures and finance growth,
and should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, other
measures of financial performance reported in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles. EBITDA for the first nine months of 1999 was
$214.8 million, an increase of 26.1 percent over that of the comparable 1998
period.
There were no other material changes in Viad's financial condition nor were
there any substantive changes relative to matters discussed in the Liquidity
and Capital Resources section of Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Results of Operations and Financial Condition as presented in Viad Corp's
Form 8-K filed on August 25, 1999.
READINESS FOR THE YEAR 2000:
During the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 1999, Viad completed
several projects and continued the implementation of initiatives necessary to
make its systems, products and infrastructure "Year 2000" compliant on a
timely basis. Viad's overall plan to address the Year 2000 problem is
described more fully in the Form 8-K filed August 25, 1999.
Although no assurances can be made, Viad believes that it has identified all
material systems and applications that are subject to Year 2000 risk and has
achieved Year 2000 compliance in all material
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respects. Incremental costs (primarily for software consultants and outside
programming help) necessary to bring systems and applications into Year 2000
compliance are being expensed as incurred. Viad currently estimates that the
incremental cost of its Year 2000 projects will total approximately $14.4
million, of which approximately 98 percent has been expensed to date. A
substantial portion of the aggregate Year 2000 cost estimate pertains to
efforts at Viad's Payment Services operations, where remediation of key
systems has been completed in all material respects. The Year 2000 costs are
exclusive of costs which would have been incurred as part of normal systems
and application replacements and/or upgrades to meet current and future
business needs. Viad continues to monitor and evaluate the additional efforts
and costs associated with the Year 2000 initiative.
Viad believes, based on information available to date, that it has
accomplished timely Year 2000 compliance without any material adverse effect
on its business operations, products, financial position or results of
operations. However, due to the complexity and pervasiveness of the Year 2000
issues and in particular the uncertainty regarding the compliance programs of
third parties, no assurance can be given that successful transition will be
achieved by the Year 2000 deadline or that Viad would not suffer any material
adverse effect on its business, financial position or results of operations
if such compliance programs are not completed timely.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS:
As provided by the safe harbor provision under the "Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995," Viad cautions readers that, in addition to
the historical information contained herein, this Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q includes certain forward-looking statements, assumptions and
discussions, including those relating to expectations of or current trends in
consumer demand, new business, investment policies, ongoing cost reduction
efforts, Year 2000 compliance issues and market risk disclosures. Such
statements involve risks and uncertainties which may cause results to differ
materially from those set forth in those statements. Among other things,
consumer demand patterns, purchasing decisions related to customer demand for
convention and event services, existing and new competition, consolidation
and growth patterns within the industries in which Viad competes, and the
timely achievement of Year 2000 compliance by Viad and third parties with
whom Viad conducts business, may individually or in combination impact future
results. In addition to the factors mentioned elsewhere, economic,
competitive, governmental, technological, capital marketplace and other
factors could affect the forward-looking statements contained in this filing.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
As explained in Notes B, C and D of Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements, debt and equity securities classified as "available for sale" are
carried at fair value, with the net unrealized holding gain or loss included
in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as a component of "Accumulated other
comprehensive income." In addition, although a substantial portion of the
variable rate commission payments to selling agents of Viad's Payment
Services business is hedged into fixed commission payments through the
purchase of swap agreements, the fair value of such swap agreements is not
recorded on Viad's balance sheet.
Based on a hypothetical 10 percent proportionate increase (decrease) in
interest rates from the average level of interest rates during the last
twelve months, and taking into consideration expected investment positions,
commissions paid to selling agents, growth in new business, the effects of
the swap agreements as well as the expected borrowing level of variable-rate
debt, the (decrease) increase in pre-tax income would be approximately $1.7
million.
The fair value of the securities classified as available for sale, the fair
value of the swap agreements and the fair value of fixed-rate debt are
sensitive to changes in interest rates. A 10 percent
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proportionate increase in interest rates would result in an estimated
decrease in the fair value of securities classified as available for sale by
approximately $79 million (along with an after-tax decrease in accumulated
other comprehensive income of approximately $48 million), an estimated
off-balance-sheet increase in the fair value of Viad's swap agreements by
approximately $35 million and an estimated off-balance-sheet decrease in the
fair value of Viad's fixed-rate debt by approximately $4 million. A 10
percent proportionate decrease in interest rates would result in an estimated
increase in the fair value of securities classified as available for sale by
approximately $77 million (along with an after-tax increase in accumulated
other comprehensive income of approximately $47 million), an estimated
off-balance-sheet decrease in the fair value of Viad's swap agreements by
approximately $35 million and an estimated off-balance-sheet increase in the
fair value of Viad's fixed-rate debt by approximately $4 million.
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
No matters were submitted to a vote of security holders during the third
quarter of 1999.
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
(a) Exhibit No. 27 -- Financial Data Schedule
(b) A report on Form 8-K dated July 1, 1999, was filed July 9,
1999 by the registrant. The Form 8-K reported under Items 2
and 7 the completion of the sale of the airline catering
business for aggregate cash consideration of approximately
$780 million and provided pro forma financial information
giving effect to the sale transaction.
A second report on Form 8-K dated July 1, 1999, was filed
August 25, 1999 by the registrant. The Form 8-K reported
under Item 5 the completion of the sale of the airline
catering business and set forth in Exhibit 99 of Item 7
Viad's audited financial statements and certain other
financial information presenting the airline catering and
services segment as discontinued operations.
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.
VIAD CORP
(Registrant)
November 10, 1999 By /s/ Catherine L. Stevenson
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Catherine L. Stevenson
Controller
(Chief Accounting Officer
and Authorized Officer)
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