Deluxe Reports Second Quarter 2013 Financial Results
Deluxe Reports Second Quarter 2013 Financial Results
Revenue grows 2.8% and at high end of outlook
Diluted EPS of $0.94 grows 14.6%; adjusted EPS of $0.96 grows 12.9% - both exceed high end of outlook
Acquires VerticalResponse; self-service marketing solutions provider for small business
Increases revenue, adjusted EPS and operating cash flow outlook range
ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Deluxe Corporation (NYS: DLX) announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2013. Key financial highlights include:
Q2 2013 | Q2 2012 | Vs. Q2 2012 | |||||||||||||
Revenue | $381.4 million | $371.0 million | 2.8% | ||||||||||||
Net income | $48.2 million | $42.3 million | 13.9% | ||||||||||||
Diluted EPS - GAAP | $0.94 | $0.82 | 14.6% | ||||||||||||
Adjusted Diluted EPS - Non-GAAP | $0.96 | $0.85 | 12.9% |
A reconciliation between earnings per share on a GAAP basis and adjusted earnings per share on a non-GAAP basis is provided after the Forward-Looking Statements discussion.
Revenue of $381.4 million was at the high end of the range in the prior outlook and adjusted diluted EPS exceeded the high end of the range in the prior outlook driven by strong operating performance in Small Business Services and Financial Services and lower medical and performance-based compensation costs.
"We delivered another very strong quarter while continuing to advance our transformation," said Lee Schram, CEO of Deluxe. "Revenue in the second quarter was at the upper end of our outlook, adjusted EPS exceeded our outlook and operating cash flow was strong, all driven by favorable performance particularly in both Small Business Services and Financial Services. Marketing solutions and other services revenue grew 21% over last year and will further benefit from the acquisition of VerticalResponse. Our strong first half of the year positions us well to grow revenue in 2013 for a fourth consecutive year."
Commenting on the recent VerticalResponse acquisition, Schram noted, "VerticalResponse accelerates our web-based growth efforts with small businesses, adding valuable online promotional and internet marketing services capabilities. This is a great opportunity for us to strengthen our offerings to small businesses and add a seasoned management team."
Second Quarter 2013 Highlights:
Revenue for the quarter was $381.4 million compared to $371.0 million during the second quarter of 2012. Revenue increased 2.8% compared to 2012, driven by 8.0% growth in Small Business Services. Marketing solutions and other services revenue increased 21.1% compared to 2012 and represented 20.6% of consolidated revenue, up from 17.5% in the second quarter of 2012.
Gross margin was 65.0% of revenue, compared to 65.6% in the second quarter of 2012. Unfavorable product mix and increased delivery rates and material costs in 2013 were partly offset by favorable impacts from price increases and the Company's continued cost reduction initiatives.
Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expense decreased $3.3 million in the quarter compared to 2012. Benefits from continued execution against expense reduction initiatives and lower performance-based compensation and medical costs were partly offset by SG&A from acquisitions, increased expense associated with commissions on increased revenue, as well as higher brand awareness spending.
Operating income in 2013 was $82.5 million compared to $73.6 million in the second quarter of 2012. Operating income was 21.6% of revenue compared to 19.8% in the prior year driven primarily by higher revenue per order, continued cost reductions and lower performance-based compensation, partly offset by product mix and increased delivery rates and material costs.
Reported diluted EPS increased $0.12 from the prior year due primarily to the Company's improved operating performance partially offset by a higher effective income tax rate in 2013. The 2012 tax rate benefited from favorable state tax related discrete items.
Segment Highlights
Small Business Services
Revenue was $251.8 million versus $233.1 million in 2012. Revenue was 8.0% higher in the quarter driven by growth in marketing solutions and other services revenue, including the impact of acquisitions, accessories and other product revenue and in checks. The Safeguard® distributor, on-line, major accounts, and dealer channels each reported strong growth in the quarter. Revenue growth includes a benefit from price increases.
Operating income in 2013 increased to $46.2 million from $38.2 million in 2012.
Financial Services
Revenue was $83.1 million compared to $85.7 million in 2012. The impact of check usage declines offset the benefits of price increases and growth in non-check revenue.
Operating income in 2013 increased to $21.6 million from $20.0 million in 2012.
Direct Checks
Revenue was $46.5 million compared to $52.2 million in 2012, primarily driven by lower order volume resulting from the continued decline in check usage, partially off-set by higher revenue per order.
Operating income in 2013 decreased to $14.7 million from $15.4 million in 2012.
Other Highlights
Cash provided by operating activities for the first half of 2013 was $102.1 million, an increase of $2.2 million compared to 2012. Higher payments for performance-based compensation related to our 2012 performance were more than offset by lower contributions to fund future medical benefits, as well as lower contract acquisition and interest payments.
During June 2013, the Company acquired VerticalResponse, Inc., a provider of self-service marketing solutions for small businesses, including email marketing, social media, online event marketing, postcard marketing and on-line surveys, in a net $27 million cash transaction. The company employs approximately 110 people and will continue to be based in San Francisco, California. The acquisition is expected to generate approximately $12 million in revenue during the remainder of 2013 and be approximately six cents dilutive to EPS in 2013 after absorbing acquisition-related amortization expense.
During the second quarter, the Company repurchased $19 million of shares to further off-set dilution, including from employee equity compensation plans.
Outlook | |||||||||||
Third Quarter 2013: | |||||||||||
Current outlook (7/25/2013) | |||||||||||
Revenue | $392 to $400 million | ||||||||||
Diluted EPS - GAAP | $0.87 to $0.92 | ||||||||||
Adjusted Diluted EPS - Non-GAAP | $0.88 to $0.93 | ||||||||||
Full Year 2013: | |||||||||||
Prior outlook (4/24/2013) | Current outlook (7/25/2013) | ||||||||||
Revenue | $1.545 to $1.575 billion | $1.570 to $1.590 billion | |||||||||
Marketing solutions & other services revenue | $330 to $340 million | $345 to $355 million | |||||||||
Diluted EPS - GAAP | $3.61 to $3.76 | $3.66 to $3.76 | |||||||||
Adjusted Diluted EPS - Non-GAAP | $3.65 to $3.80 | $3.72 to $3.82 | |||||||||
Operating cash flow | $240 to $255 million | $250 to $260 million | |||||||||
Capital expenditures | $35 million | $35 million | |||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | $62 million | $65 million | |||||||||
Effective tax rate | approximately 34% | approximately 34% | |||||||||
Editor's Note
Deluxe will hold an open-access teleconference call today at 11:00 a.m. ET (10:00 a.m. CT) to review the financial results. All interested persons may listen to the call by dialing 1-866-700-0133 (access code 20138353).
The presentation also will be available via a simultaneous webcast on our investor relations website at www.deluxe.com/investor.
An audio replay of the call will be available through midnight on August 9 by calling 1-888-286-8010 (access code 37879348). The presentation will be archived on Deluxe's web site.
About Deluxe Corporation
Deluxe is a growth engine for small businesses and financial institutions. Over four million small business customers access Deluxe's wide range of products and services including customized checks and forms, as well as web-site development and hosting, search engine marketing, search engine optimization, and logo design. For financial institutions, Deluxe offers industry-leading programs in checks, customer acquisition, fraud prevention and profitability. Deluxe is also a leading printer of checks and accessories sold directly to consumers. For more information, visit us at www.deluxe.com, www.facebook.com/deluxecorp or www.twitter.com/deluxecorp.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements made in this release concerning the Company's or management's intentions, expectations, outlook or predictions about future results or events are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements reflect management's current expectations or beliefs, and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or events to vary from stated expectations, which variations could be material and adverse. Factors that could produce such a variation include, but are not limited to, the following: the impact that a further deterioration or prolonged softness in the economy may have on demand for the Company's products and services; the inherent unreliability of earnings, revenue and cash flow predictions due to numerous factors, many of which are beyond the Company's control; declining demand for the Company's check and check-related products and services due to increasing use of alternative payment methods; intense competition in the check printing business; continued consolidation of financial institutions and/or additional bank failures, thereby reducing the number of potential customers and referral sources and increasing downward pressure on the Company's revenue and gross margin; risks that the Small Business Services segment strategies to increase its pace of new customer acquisition and average annual sales to existing customers, while at the same time maintaining its operating margins, are delayed or unsuccessful; risks that the Company's recent acquisitions do not produce the anticipated results or revenue synergies; risks that the Company's cost reduction initiatives will be delayed or unsuccessful; performance shortfalls by the Company's major suppliers, licensors or service providers; unanticipated delays, costs and expenses in the development and marketing of new products and services, including web design, hosting, email marketing and other services, logo design, search engine marketing, search engine optimization, digital printing services, fraud protection services, profitability, and risk management services, and the failure of such newer products and services to deliver the expected revenues and other financial targets; and the impact of governmental laws and regulations. Our forward-looking statements speak only as of the time made, and we assume no obligation to publicly update any such statements. Additional information concerning these and other factors that could cause actual results and events to differ materially from the Company's current expectations are contained in the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.
Diluted EPS Reconciliation
The table below is provided to assist in understanding the comparability of the Company's results of operations for the quarters ended June 30, 2013 and 2012. The Company's management believes that adjusted earnings per share (EPS) is a useful financial measure because certain items during 2013 and 2012 (restructuring and transaction-related costs) impact the comparability of reported net income. The presentation below is not intended as an alternative to results reported in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) in the United States of America. Instead, the Company believes that this information is a useful financial measure to be considered in addition to GAAP performance measures.
Adjusted EPS reconciles to reported EPS as follows:
Actual | ||||||
Q2 2013 | Q2 2012 | |||||
Adjusted Diluted EPS | $0.96 | $0.85 | ||||
Restructuring and related costs | (0.01) | (0.02) | ||||
Transaction-related costs | (0.01) | (0.01) | ||||
Reported Diluted EPS | $0.94 | $0.82 | ||||
Outlook | ||||||
Q3 2013 | Total Year | |||||
Adjusted Diluted EPS | $0.88 to $0.93 | $3.72 to $3.82 | ||||
Restructuring and related costs | (0.01) | (0.05) | ||||
Transaction-related costs | - | (0.01) | ||||
Reported Diluted EPS | $0.87 to $0.92 | $3.66 to $3.76 | ||||
DELUXE CORPORATION | ||||||||
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME | ||||||||
(Dollars and shares in millions, except per share amounts) | ||||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||
Quarter Ended June 30, | ||||||||
2013 | 2012 | |||||||
Product revenue | $332.8 | $332.5 | ||||||
Service revenue | 48.6 | 38.5 | ||||||
Total revenue | 381.4 | 371.0 | ||||||
Cost of products sold | (111.4) | (29.2%) | (109.8) | (29.6%) | ||||
Cost of services | (22.1) | (5.8%) | (17.8) | (4.8%) | ||||
Total cost of revenue | (133.5) | (35.0%) | (127.6) | (34.4%) | ||||
Gross profit | 247.9 | 65.0% | 243.4 | 65.6% | ||||
Selling, general and administrative expense | (164.5) | (43.1%) | (167.8) | (45.2%) | ||||
Net restructuring charges | (0.9) | (0.2%) | (2.0) | (0.5%) | ||||
Operating income | 82.5 | 21.6% | 73.6 | 19.8% | ||||
Interest expense | (9.6) | (2.5%) | (11.4) | (3.1%) | ||||
Other income | 0.1 | - | 0.3 | 0.1% | ||||
Income before income taxes | 73.0 | 19.1% | 62.5 | 16.8% | ||||
Income tax provision | (24.8) | (6.5%) | (20.2) | (5.4%) | ||||
Net income | $48.2 | 12.6% | $42.3 | 11.4% | ||||
Weighted average dilutive shares outstanding | 51.0 | 51.0 | ||||||
Diluted earnings per share | $0.94 | $0.82 | ||||||
Capital expenditures | $8.3 | $8.3 | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization expense | 16.1 | 16.3 | ||||||
Number of employees-end of period | 5,460 | 5,892 | ||||||
Non-GAAP financial measure - EBITDA(1) | $98.7 | $90.2 | ||||||
Non-GAAP financial measure - Adjusted EBITDA(1) | 100.5 | 92.5 | ||||||
(1) | Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA) and Adjusted EBITDA are not measures of financial performance under generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) in the United States of America. We disclose EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA because we believe they are useful in evaluating our operating performance compared to that of other companies in our industry, as the calculation eliminates the effects of long-term financing (i.e., interest expense), income taxes, the accounting effects of capital investments (i.e., depreciation and amortization) and in the case of Adjusted EBITDA, certain items (i.e., restructuring and related costs) which may vary for companies for reasons unrelated to overall operating performance. In our case, depreciation and amortization of intangibles and interest expense in the current year and in previous years have been significantly impacted by acquisitions. Certain transactions in 2013 and 2012 also impacted the comparability of reported net income. We believe that measures of operating performance which exclude these impacts are helpful in analyzing our results. We also believe that an increasing EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA depict increased ability to attract financing and an increase in the value of our business. We do not consider EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to be measures of cash flow, as they do not consider certain cash requirements such as interest, income taxes or debt service payments. We do not consider EBITDA or Adjusted EBITDA to be substitutes for operating income or net income. Instead, we believe that EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are useful performance measures which should be considered in addition to GAAP performance measures. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are derived from net income as follows: |
Quarter Ended June 30, | ||||
2013 | 2012 | |||
Adjusted EBITDA | $100.5 | $92.5 | ||
Restructuring and related costs | (1.1) | (1.9) | ||
Transaction-related costs | (0.7) | (0.4) | ||
EBITDA | 98.7 | 90.2 | ||
Income tax provision | (24.8) | (20.2) | ||
Interest expense | (9.6) | (11.4) | ||
Depreciation and amortization expense | (16.1) | (16.3) | ||
Net income | $48.2 | $42.3 | ||
DELUXE CORPORATION | ||||||||
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME | ||||||||
(Dollars and shares in millions, except per share amounts) | ||||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||
2013 | 2012 | |||||||
Product revenue | $672.7 | $674.0 | ||||||
Service revenue | 96.3 | 75.0 | ||||||
Total revenue | 769.0 | 749.0 | ||||||
Cost of products sold | (223.8) | (29.1%) | (221.4) | (29.6%) | ||||
Cost of services | (43.1) | (5.6%) | (33.7) | (4.5%) | ||||
Total cost of revenue | (266.9) | (34.7%) | (255.1) | (34.1%) | ||||
Gross profit | 502.1 | 65.3% | 493.9 | 65.9% | ||||
Selling, general and administrative expense | (339.6) | (44.2%) | (339.7) | (45.4%) | ||||
Net restructuring charges | (2.3) | (0.3%) | (2.6) | (0.3%) | ||||
Operating income | 160.2 | 20.8% | 151.6 | 20.2% | ||||
Interest expense | (19.1) | (2.5%) | (23.1) | (3.1%) | ||||
Other income | 0.5 | 0.1% | 0.4 | 0.1% | ||||
Income before income taxes | 141.6 | 18.4% | 128.9 | 17.2% | ||||
Income tax provision | (47.6) | (6.2%) | (42.6) | (5.7%) | ||||
Net income | $94.0 | 12.2% | $86.3 | 11.5% | ||||
Weighted average dilutive shares outstanding | 51.1 | 51.1 | ||||||
Diluted earnings per share | $1.83 | $1.68 | ||||||
Capital expenditures | $16.6 | $17.3 | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization expense | 32.0 | 33.4 | ||||||
Number of employees-end of period | 5,460 | 5,892 | ||||||
Non-GAAP financial measure - EBITDA(1) | $192.7 | $185.4 | ||||||
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