EURONET WORLDWIDE, INC. - Quarter Report: 2021 March (Form 10-Q)
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the transition period from
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to
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74-2806888
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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11400 Tomahawk Creek Parkway, Suite 300
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Leawood,
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66211
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Title of each class
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Trading Symbol(s)
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Name of each exchange on which registered
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Common Stock
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EEFT
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1.375% Senior Notes due 2026
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EEFT26
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Accelerated filer
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Non-accelerated filer
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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. o
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As of
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March 31,
2021 |
December 31,
2020 |
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(unaudited)
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ASSETS
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Current assets:
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Cash and cash equivalents
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$
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1,145,406
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$
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1,420,255
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ATM cash
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339,883
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411,054
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Restricted cash
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2,897
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3,334
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Settlement assets
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960,313
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1,140,875
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Trade accounts receivable, net of credit losses of $4,717 and $5,926
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111,384
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117,517
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets
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253,308
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272,900
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Total current assets
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2,813,191
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3,365,935
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Operating right of use lease assets
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171,852
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162,074
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Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $485,467 and $490,429
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357,272
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378,441
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Goodwill
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653,128
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665,821
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Acquired intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $178,219 and $175,210
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114,768
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121,883
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Other assets, net of accumulated amortization of $57,118 and $55,710
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240,623
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232,557
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Total assets
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$
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4,350,834
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$
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4,926,711
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LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
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Current liabilities:
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Settlement obligations
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$
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960,313
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$
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1,140,875
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Trade accounts payable
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125,007
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147,593
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Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
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361,139
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404,021
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Current portion of operating lease liabilities
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51,461
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52,436
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Short-term debt obligations and current maturities of long-term debt obligations
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743
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797
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Income taxes payable
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29,323
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36,359
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Deferred revenue
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74,737
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73,360
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Total current liabilities
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1,602,723
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1,855,441
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Debt obligations, net of current portion
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1,143,026
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1,437,589
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Operating lease obligations, net of current portion
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120,260
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106,502
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Deferred income taxes
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39,708
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37,875
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Other long-term liabilities
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39,390
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43,401
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Total liabilities
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2,945,107
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3,480,808
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Equity:
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Euronet Worldwide, Inc. stockholders’ equity:
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Preferred Stock, $0.02 par value. 10,000,000 shares authorized; none issued
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—
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Common Stock, $0.02 par value. 90,000,000 shares authorized; shares issued 63,429,190 and 63,366,010
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1,268
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1,267
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Additional paid-in-capital
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1,240,273
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1,228,446
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Treasury stock, at cost, shares issued 10,632,705 and 10,631,961
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(703,514
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(703,032
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Retained earnings
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1,004,490
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1,013,155
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Accumulated other comprehensive loss
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(137,059
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(94,214
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Total Euronet Worldwide, Inc. stockholders’ equity
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1,405,458
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1,445,622
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Noncontrolling interests
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269
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281
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Total equity
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1,405,727
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1,445,903
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Total liabilities and equity
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$
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4,350,834
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$
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4,926,711
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Three Months Ended
March 31, |
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2021
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2020
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Revenues
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$
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652,670
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$
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583,907
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Operating expenses:
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Direct operating costs
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434,516
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359,456
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Salaries and benefits
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115,668
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101,240
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Selling, general and administrative
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58,776
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60,793
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Depreciation and amortization
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33,261
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30,816
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Total operating expenses
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642,221
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552,305
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Operating income
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10,449
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31,602
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Other income (expense):
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Interest income
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182
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567
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Interest expense
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(9,189
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(9,233
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Foreign currency exchange loss, net
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(4,032
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(18,806
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Other gains, net
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31
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31
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Other expense, net
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(13,008
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(27,441
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(Loss) income before income taxes
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(2,559
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4,161
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Income tax expense
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(6,062
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(2,441
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Net (loss) income
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(8,621
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1,720
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Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
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(44
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201
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Net (loss) income attributable to Euronet Worldwide, Inc.
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$
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(8,665
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$
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1,921
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(Loss) earnings per share attributable to Euronet Worldwide, Inc. stockholders:
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Basic
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$
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(0.16
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$
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0.04
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Diluted
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$
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(0.16
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$
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0.04
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Weighted average shares outstanding:
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Basic
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52,762,845
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53,607,104
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Diluted
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52,762,845
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54,779,321
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Three Months Ended
March 31, |
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2021
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2020
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Net (loss) income
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$
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(8,621
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$
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1,720
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Translation adjustment
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(42,901
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(59,818
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Comprehensive loss
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(51,522
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(58,098
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Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
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12
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242
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Comprehensive loss attributable to Euronet Worldwide, Inc.
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$
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(51,510
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$
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(57,856
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Number of
Shares Outstanding
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Common
Stock
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Additional
Paid-in Capital
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Treasury
Stock
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Balance as of December 31, 2019
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54,220,854
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$
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1,256
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$
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1,190,058
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$
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(463,704
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Net income (loss)
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Other comprehensive loss
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Stock issued under employee stock plans
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80,519
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1
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1,701
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(249
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Share-based compensation
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6,338
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Repurchase of shares
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(2,095,683
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Balance as of March 31, 2020
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52,205,690
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1,257
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1,198,097
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(703,716
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Number of
Shares Outstanding
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Common
Stock
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Additional
Paid-in Capital
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Treasury
Stock
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Balance as of December 31, 2020
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52,734,049
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$
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1,267
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$
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1,228,446
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$
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(703,032
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Net (loss) income
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Other comprehensive loss
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Stock issued under employee stock plans
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62,436
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1
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3,335
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(482
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Share-based compensation
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8,492
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Balance as of March 31, 2021
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52,796,485
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1,268
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1,240,273
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(703,514
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Retained Earnings
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Accumulated Other
Comprehensive Loss
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Noncontrolling
Interests
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Total
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Balance as of December 31, 2019
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$
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1,016,554
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$
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(164,890
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)
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$
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68
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$
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1,579,342
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Net income (loss)
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1,921
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(201
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1,720
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Other comprehensive loss
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(59,777
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)
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(41
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(59,818
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)
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Stock issued under employee stock plans
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1,453
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Share-based compensation
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6,338
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Repurchase of shares
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(239,763
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Balance as of March 31, 2020
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1,018,475
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(224,667
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)
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(174
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1,289,272
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Retained Earnings
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Accumulated Other
Comprehensive Loss
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Noncontrolling
Interests
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Total
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Balance as of December 31, 2020
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$
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1,013,155
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$
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(94,214
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$
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281
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$
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1,445,903
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Net (loss) income
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(8,665
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44
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(8,621
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Other comprehensive loss
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(42,845
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(56
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(42,901
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Stock issued under employee stock plans
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2,854
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Share-based compensation
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8,492
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Balance as of March 31, 2021
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1,004,490
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(137,059
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269
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1,405,727
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Three Months Ended
March 31, |
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2021
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2020
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Net (loss) income
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$
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(8,621
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$
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1,720
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Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by operating activities:
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Depreciation and amortization
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33,261
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30,816
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Share-based compensation
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8,492
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6,338
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Unrealized foreign exchange loss, net
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4,032
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18,806
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Deferred income taxes
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2,374
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(2,043
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Accretion of convertible debt discount and amortization of debt issuance costs
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4,979
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4,616
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Changes in working capital, net of amounts acquired:
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Income taxes payable, net
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(5,534
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(10,454
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Trade accounts receivable
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148,697
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300,063
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets
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29,551
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(119,648
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Trade accounts payable
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(220,439
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(126,242
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)
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Deferred revenue
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3,738
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4,119
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Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
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11,234
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14,811
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Changes in noncurrent assets and liabilities
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(14,409)
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(17,018
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Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities
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(2,645
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105,884
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Cash flows from investing activities:
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Acquisitions, net of cash acquired
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—
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475
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Purchases of property and equipment
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(16,393
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(30,392
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)
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Purchases of other long-term assets
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(2,212
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(2,046
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)
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Other, net
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380
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357
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Net cash used in investing activities
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(18,225
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(31,606
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)
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Cash flows from financing activities:
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Proceeds from issuance of shares
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3,670
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1,700
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Repurchase of shares
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(808
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(240,530
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)
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Borrowings from revolving credit agreements
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707,100
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805,500
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Repayments of revolving credit agreements
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(977,500
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(805,500
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)
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Net repayments from short-term debt obligations
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(32
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(2,163
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Other, net
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(1,641
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(1,651
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)
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Net cash used in financing activities
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(269,211
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(242,644
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Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash
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(53,188
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(59,260
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Decrease in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash
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(343,269
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(227,626
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Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period
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2,099,508
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1,817,379
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Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period
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$
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1,756,239
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$
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1,589,753
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Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
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Interest paid during the period
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$
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2,703
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$
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3,678
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Income taxes paid during the period
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$
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11,160
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$
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16,064
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Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (the “Company” or “Euronet”) was established as a Delaware corporation on December 13, 1997 and succeeded Euronet Holding N.V. as the group holding company, which was founded and established in 1994. Euronet is a leading electronic payments provider. Euronet offers payment and transaction processing and distribution solutions to financial institutions, retailers, service providers and individual consumers. Euronet's primary product offerings include comprehensive automated teller machine (“ATM”), point-of-sale (“POS”), card outsourcing, card issuing and merchant acquiring services, electronic distribution of prepaid mobile airtime and other electronic payment products, and global money transfer services.
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared from the records of the Company, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (“U.S. GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). In the opinion of management, such unaudited consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) necessary to fairly present the consolidated financial position and the results of operations, comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows for the interim periods. The unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2020, including the notes thereto, set forth in the Company’s 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant items subject to such estimates and assumptions include computing income taxes, estimating the useful lives and potential impairment of long-lived assets and goodwill, as well as allocating the purchase price to assets acquired and liabilities assumed in acquisitions and revenue recognition. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year ending December 31, 2021.
Seasonality
Euronet’s Electronic Funds Transfer ("EFT") Processing Segment normally experiences its heaviest demand for dynamic currency conversion ("DCC") services during the third quarter of the fiscal year, normally coinciding with the tourism season. Additionally, the EFT Processing and epay Segments are normally impacted by seasonality during the fourth quarter and first quarter of each year due to higher transaction levels during the holiday season and lower levels following the holiday season. Seasonality in the Money Transfer Segment varies by region of the world. In most markets, Euronet usually experiences increased demand for money transfer services from the month of May through the fourth quarter of each year, coinciding with the increase in worker migration patterns and various holidays, and its lowest transaction levels during the first quarter of the year.
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(3) PENDING ACQUISITION
In March 2021, the Company entered into an agreement to purchase the Piraeus Bank Merchant Acquiring business of Piraeus Bank for €300 million, or approximately $360 million. The proposed arrangement will include separate commercial agreements for a long-term strategic partnership with Piraeus Bank for collaborative product distribution, processing and customer referrals. The acquisition will expand the Company’s omnichannel payments strategy and position the Company in Greece’s growing market for merchant acquiring services. The closing is targeted for late 2021 and is subject to regulatory approvals, finalization of the commercial agreements, and customary closing conditions. The Company expects to finance the purchase price using cash on hand.
As of
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(in thousands)
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March 31,
2021
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December 31,
2020
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Settlement assets:
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Settlement cash and cash equivalents
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$
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209,853
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$
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188,191
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Settlement restricted cash
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58,200
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76,674
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|
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Accounts receivable, net of credit allowance of $33,980 and $35,800
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478,209
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641,955
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|
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets
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214,051
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234,055
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|
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Total settlement assets
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$
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960,313
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$
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1,140,875
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Settlement obligations:
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||||||||
Trade account payables
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$
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356,612
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$
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571,175
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|
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Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
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603,701
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|
569,700
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|
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Total settlement obligations
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$
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960,313
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$
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1,140,875
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As of
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(in thousands)
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March 31,
2021
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December 31,
2020
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March 31,
2020
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December 31,
2019
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Cash and cash equivalents
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$
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1,145,406
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$
|
1,420,255
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$
|
709,521
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$
|
786,081
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|
|||||
Restricted cash
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2,897
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|
3,334
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|
28,953
|
|
34,301
|
|
||||||||
ATM cash
|
339,883
|
|
411,054
|
|
558,580
|
|
665,641
|
|
||||||||
Settlement cash and cash equivalents
|
209,853
|
|
188,191
|
|
256,456
|
|
282,188
|
|
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Settlement restricted cash
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58,200
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|
76,674
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|
36,243
|
|
49,168
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|
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Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period
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$
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1,756,239
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$
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2,099,508
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$
|
1,589,753
|
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$
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1,817,379
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|
(Loss) Earnings Per Share
Basic (loss) earnings per share has been computed by dividing (loss) earnings available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the respective period. Diluted (loss) earnings per share has been computed by dividing (loss) earnings available to common stockholders by the weighted average shares outstanding during the respective period, after adjusting for the potential dilution of options to purchase the Company's common stock, assumed vesting of restricted stock and the assumed conversion of the Company's convertible debt, if such conversion would be dilutive.
|
Three Months Ended March 31, |
||||
|
2021
|
|
|
2020
|
|
Computation of diluted weighted average shares outstanding:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic weighted average shares outstanding
|
52,762,845
|
|
|
53,607,104
|
|
Incremental shares from assumed exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock
|
—
|
|
|
1,172,217
|
|
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding
|
52,762,845
|
|
|
54,779,321
|
|
The Company issued Convertible Senior Notes ("Convertible Notes") due March 2049 on March 18, 2019. The Company's Convertible Notes currently have a settlement feature requiring the Company upon conversion to settle the principal amount of the debt and any conversion value in excess of the principal value ("conversion premium"), for cash or shares of the Company's common stock or a combination thereof, at the Company's option. The Company has stated its intent to settle any conversion of these notes by paying cash for the principal value and issuing common stock for any conversion premium. Accordingly, the Convertible Notes were included in the calculation of diluted (loss) earnings per share if their inclusion was dilutive. The dilutive effect increases the more the market price exceeds the conversion price. The Convertible Notes would only have a dilutive effect if the market price per share of common stock exceeds the conversion price of $188.73 per share. The market price per share of common stock was $138.30 on March 31, 2021 and $85.72 on March 31, 2020, therefore, according to ASC Topic 260, Earnings per Share (“ASC 260”), there was no dilutive effect of the assumed conversion of the debentures for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020. See Note 9, Debt Obligations, to the consolidated financial statements for more information about the Convertible Notes.
9 |
On March 11, 2019, in connection with the issuance of the Convertible Notes, the Board of Directors authorized a repurchase program of $120 million in value of the Company's common stock through March 11, 2021. On February 26, 2020, the Company put a repurchase program in place to repurchase up to $250 million in value, but not more than 5.0 million shares of common stock through February 28, 2022. For the three months ended March 31, 2021, there were no repurchases of stock under the repurchase programs. Repurchases under the current program may take place in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions, including derivative transactions, and may be made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Accumulated other comprehensive loss consists entirely of foreign currency translation adjustments. The Company recorded foreign currency translation losses of $42.9 million and $59.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. There were no reclassifications of foreign currency translation into the consolidated statements of income for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020.
(in thousands)
|
Acquired
Intangible
Assets
|
Goodwill
|
Total
Intangible
Assets
|
|||||||||
Balance as of December 31, 2020
|
$
|
121,883
|
|
$
|
665,821
|
|
$
|
787,704
|
|
|||
Decreases:
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Acquisition
|
—
|
|
—
|
—
|
|
|||||||
Amortization
|
(5,789
|
) |
—
|
|
(5,789
|
) | ||||||
Foreign currency exchange rate changes
|
(1,326
|
) |
(12,693
|
) |
(14,019
|
) | ||||||
Balance as of March 31, 2021
|
$
|
114,768
|
|
$
|
653,128
|
|
$
|
767,896
|
|
Of the total goodwill balance of $653.1 million as of March 31, 2021, $398.0 million relates to the Money Transfer Segment, $132.3 million relates to the epay Segment and the remaining $122.8 million relates to the EFT Processing Segment. Estimated amortization expense on acquired intangible assets with finite lives as of March 31, 2021, is expected to total $17.0 million for the remainder of 2021, $21.5 million for 2022, $16.6 million for 2023, $9.8 million for 2024, $6.4 million for 2025 and $6.2 million for 2026.
As of
|
||||||||
(in thousands)
|
March 31, 2021
|
December 31, 2020
|
||||||
Accrued expenses
|
$
|
314,103
|
|
$
|
331,713
|
|
||
Derivative liabilities
|
41,219
|
|
65,905
|
|
||||
Current portion of finance lease obligations
|
5,817
|
|
6,403
|
|
||||
Total
|
$
|
361,139
|
|
$
|
404,021
|
|
10 |
As of
|
||||||||
(in thousands)
|
March 31, 2021
|
December 31, 2020
|
||||||
Credit Facility:
|
||||||||
Revolving credit agreement
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
270,400
|
|
||
Convertible Debt:
|
||||||||
0.75% convertible notes, unsecured, due 2049
|
456,159
|
|
452,228
|
|
||||
1.375% Senior Notes, due 2026
|
703,680
|
|
732,840
|
|
||||
Other obligations
|
813
|
|
850
|
|
||||
Total debt obligations
|
1,160,652
|
|
1,456,318
|
|
||||
Unamortized debt issuance costs
|
(16,883
|
) |
(17,932
|
)
|
||||
Carrying value of debt
|
1,143,769
|
|
1,438,386
|
|
||||
Short-term debt obligations and current maturities of long-term debt obligations
|
(743
|
) |
(797
|
)
|
||||
Long-term debt obligations
|
$
|
1,143,026
|
|
$
|
1,437,589
|
|
Convertible Debt
On March 18, 2019, the Company completed the sale of $525.0 million of Convertible Senior Notes ("Convertible Notes"). The Convertible Notes mature in March 2049 unless redeemed or converted prior to such date, and are convertible into shares of Euronet common stock at a conversion price of approximately $188.73 per share if certain conditions are met (relating to the closing price of Euronet common stock exceeding certain thresholds for specified periods). Holders of the Convertible Notes have the option to require the Company to purchase their notes on each of March 15, 2025, March 15, 2029, March 15, 2034, March 15, 2039 and March 15, 2044 at a repurchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Convertible Notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the relevant repurchase date.
Contractual interest expense for the Convertible Notes was $1.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020. Accretion expense for the Convertible Notes was $3.9 million and $3.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The effective interest rate was 4.4% for the three months ended March 31, 2021. As of March 31, 2021, the unamortized discount was $68.8 million and will be amortized through March 2025.
1.375% Senior Notes due 2026
On May 22, 2019, the Company completed the sale of €600 million ($669.9 million) aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes that expire in May 2026 (the “Senior Notes”). The Senior Notes accrue interest at a rate of 1.375% per year, payable annually in arrears commencing May 22, 2020, until maturity or earlier redemption. As of March 31, 2021, the Company has outstanding €600 million ($703.7 million) principal amount of the Senior Notes. In addition, the Company may redeem some or all of these notes on or after February 22, 2026 at their principal amount plus any accrued and unpaid interest.
Other obligations
Certain of the Company's subsidiaries have available lines of credit and overdraft credit facilities that generally provide for short-term borrowings that are used from time to time for working capital purposes. As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, borrowings under these arrangements were $0.8 million and $0.9 million, respectively.
Foreign currency exchange contracts - Ria Operations and Corporate
In the United States, the Company uses short-duration foreign currency forward contracts, generally with maturities up to 14 days, to offset the fluctuation in foreign currency exchange rates on the collection of money transfer funds between initiation of a transaction and its settlement. Due to the short duration of these contracts and the Company’s credit profile, the Company is generally not required to post collateral with respect to these foreign currency forward contracts. Most derivative contracts executed with counterparties in the U.S. are governed by an International Swaps and Derivatives Association agreement that includes standard netting arrangements; therefore, asset and liability positions from forward contracts and all other foreign exchange transactions with the same counterparty are net settled upon maturity. The Company had foreign currency forward contracts outstanding in the U.S. with a notional value of $120 million and $246 million as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. The foreign currency forward contracts consist primarily in Australian dollars, Canadian dollars, British pounds sterling, euro and Mexican pesos.
12 |
Foreign currency exchange contracts - xe Operations
The fair value of xe's total portfolio of positions can change significantly from period to period based on, among other factors, market movements and changes in customer contract positions. xe manages counterparty credit risk (the risk that counterparties will default and not make payments according to the terms of the agreements) on an individual counterparty basis. It mitigates this risk by entering into contracts with collateral posting requirements and/or by performing financial assessments prior to contract execution, conducting periodic evaluations of counterparty performance and maintaining a diverse portfolio of qualified counterparties. xe does not expect any significant losses from counterparty defaults.
The aggregate equivalent U.S. dollar notional amount of foreign currency derivative customer contracts held by the Company in its xe operations as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 was approximately $1.4 billion and $1.3 billion, respectively. The significant majority of customer contracts are written in major currencies such as the euro, U.S. dollar, British pounds sterling, Australian dollar and New Zealand dollar.
Balance Sheet Presentation
The following table summarizes the fair value of the derivative instruments as recorded in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of the dates below:
Asset Derivatives
|
Liability Derivatives
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Fair Value
|
Fair Value
|
|||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands)
|
Balance Sheet Location
|
March 31, 2021
|
December 31, 2020
|
Balance Sheet Location
|
March 31, 2021
|
December 31, 2020
|
||||||||||||||
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency exchange contracts
|
Other current assets
|
$
|
49,390
|
|
$
|
80,879
|
|
Other current liabilities |
$
|
(41,219
|
) |
$
|
(65,905
|
)
|
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheet
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
As of March 31, 2021
|
Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets
|
Gross Amounts Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheet
|
Net Amounts Presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheet
|
Financial Instruments
|
Cash Collateral Received
|
Net Amounts
|
||||||||||||||||||
Derivatives subject to a master netting arrangement or similar agreement
|
$
|
49,390
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
49,390
|
|
$
|
(26,069
|
) |
$
|
(4,243
|
) |
$
|
19,078
|
|
||||||
As of December 31, 2020
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivatives subject to a master netting arrangement or similar agreement
|
$
|
80,879
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
80,879
|
|
$
|
(44,893
|
)
|
$
|
(2,778
|
)
|
$
|
33,208
|
|
13 |
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheet
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
As of March 31, 2021
|
Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities
|
Gross Amounts Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheet
|
Net Amounts Presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheet
|
Financial Instruments
|
Cash Collateral Paid
|
Net Amounts
|
||||||||||||||||||
Derivatives subject to a master netting arrangement or similar agreement
|
$
|
(41,219
|
) |
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
(41,219
|
) |
$
|
26,069
|
|
$
|
2,307
|
|
$
|
(12,843
|
) | ||||||
As of December 31, 2020
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivatives subject to a master netting arrangement or similar agreement
|
$
|
(65,905
|
)
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
(65,905
|
)
|
$
|
44,893
|
|
$
|
12,272
|
|
$
|
(8,740
|
)
|
See Note 11, Fair Value Measurements, for the determination of the fair values of derivatives.
Amount of (Loss) Gain Recognized in Income on Derivative Contracts (a)
|
||||||||||
Location of (Loss) Gain Recognized in Income on Derivative Contracts
|
Three Months Ended
March 31, |
|||||||||
(in thousands)
|
2021
|
2020
|
||||||||
Foreign currency exchange contracts - Ria Operations
|
Foreign currency exchange (loss) gain, net
|
$
|
(2,468
|
) |
$
|
1,019
|
|
14 |
|
As of March 31, 2021
|
|||||||||||||||||
(in thousands)
|
Balance Sheet Classification
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||
Assets
|
||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency exchange contracts
|
Other current assets
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
49,390
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
49,390
|
|
|||||
Liabilities
|
||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency exchange contracts
|
Other current liabilities
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
(41,219
|
) |
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
(41,219
|
) |
|
As of December 31, 2020
|
|||||||||||||||||
(in thousands)
|
Balance Sheet Classification
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||
Assets
|
||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency exchange contracts
|
Other current assets
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
80,879
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
80,879
|
|
|||||
Liabilities
|
||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency exchange contracts
|
Other current liabilities
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
(65,905
|
)
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
(65,905
|
)
|
Other Fair Value Disclosures
The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, trade accounts receivable, trade accounts payable and short-term debt obligations approximate fair values due to their short maturities. The carrying values of the Company’s revolving credit agreements approximate fair values because interest is based on LIBOR that resets at various intervals of less than one year. The Company estimates the fair value of the Convertible Notes and Senior Notes using quoted prices in inactive markets for identical liabilities (Level 2). As of March 31, 2021, the fair values of the Convertible Notes and Senior Notes were $631.4 million and $712.0 million, respectively, with carrying values of $456.2 million and $703.7 million, respectively.
- Through the EFT Processing Segment, the Company processes transactions for a network of ATMs and POS terminals across Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific, the United States and Africa. The Company provides comprehensive electronic payment solutions consisting of ATM cash withdrawal services, ATM network participation, outsourced ATM and POS management solutions, credit and debit card outsourcing, dynamic currency conversion, domestic and international surcharges and other value added services. Through this segment, the Company also offers a suite of integrated electronic financial transaction software solutions for electronic payment and transaction delivery systems.
- Through the epay Segment, the Company provides distribution, processing and collection services for prepaid mobile airtime and other electronic payment products in Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific, the U.S. and South America.
- Through the Money Transfer Segment, the Company provides global money transfer services under the brand names Ria, AFEX, IME, and xe. Ria, AFEX and IME provide global consumer-to-consumer money transfer services through a network of sending agents, Company-owned stores and Company-owned websites, disbursing money transfers through a worldwide correspondent network. xe offers account-to-account international payment services to high-income individuals and small-to-medium sized businesses. xe is also a provider of foreign currency exchange information. The Company also offers customers bill payment services, payment alternatives such as money orders and prepaid debit cards, comprehensive check cashing services, foreign currency exchange services and mobile top-up. Furthermore, xe provides cash management solutions and foreign currency risk management services to small-to-medium sized businesses.
15 |
|
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
|
|||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands)
|
EFT
Processing
|
epay
|
Money
Transfer
|
Corporate Services,
Eliminations
and Other
|
Consolidated
|
|||||||||||||||
Total revenues
|
$
|
87,076
|
|
$
|
242,303
|
|
$
|
324,900
|
|
$
|
(1,609
|
) |
$
|
652,670
|
|
|||||
Operating expenses:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Direct operating costs
|
69,612
|
|
182,633
|
|
183,878
|
|
(1,607
|
) |
434,516
|
|
||||||||||
Salaries and benefits
|
23,571
|
|
19,369
|
|
60,540
|
|
12,188
|
|
115,668
|
|
||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative
|
11,962
|
|
9,020
|
|
36,116
|
|
1,678
|
|
58,776
|
|
||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization
|
22,027
|
|
2,124
|
|
8,963
|
|
147
|
|
33,261
|
|
||||||||||
Total operating expenses
|
127,172
|
|
213,146
|
|
289,497
|
|
12,406
|
|
642,221
|
|
||||||||||
Operating (loss) income
|
$
|
(40,096
|
) |
$
|
29,157
|
|
$
|
35,403
|
|
$
|
(14,015
|
) |
$
|
10,449
|
|
|
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
|
|||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands)
|
EFT
Processing
|
epay
|
Money
Transfer
|
Corporate Services,
Eliminations
and Other
|
Consolidated
|
|||||||||||||||
Total revenues
|
$
|
145,825
|
|
$
|
172,911
|
|
$
|
266,234
|
|
$
|
(1,063
|
)
|
$
|
583,907
|
|
|||||
Operating expenses:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Direct operating costs
|
87,536
|
|
130,074
|
|
142,909
|
|
(1,063
|
)
|
359,456
|
|
||||||||||
Salaries and benefits
|
22,091
|
|
15,697
|
|
53,864
|
|
9,588
|
|
101,240
|
|
||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative
|
10,941
|
|
8,838
|
|
38,582
|
|
2,432
|
|
60,793
|
|
||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization
|
20,322
|
|
1,844
|
|
8,571
|
|
79
|
|
30,816
|
|
||||||||||
Total operating expenses
|
140,890
|
|
156,453
|
|
243,926
|
|
11,036
|
|
552,305
|
|
||||||||||
Operating income (expense)
|
$
|
4,935
|
|
$
|
16,458
|
|
$
|
22,308
|
|
$
|
(12,099
|
)
|
$
|
31,602
|
|
16 |
Total Assets as of
|
|||||||
(in thousands)
|
March 31, 2021
|
December 31, 2020
|
|||||
EFT Processing
|
$
|
1,400,396
|
|
$
|
1,541,610
|
|
|
epay
|
915,875
|
|
1,135,204
|
|
|||
Money Transfer
|
1,764,127
|
|
1,755,651
|
|
|||
Corporate Services, Eliminations and Other
|
270,436
|
|
494,246
|
|
|||
Total
|
$
|
4,350,834
|
|
$
|
4,926,711
|
|
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
|
|
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands)
|
EFT
Processing
|
epay
|
Money
Transfer
|
Total
|
|
|
EFT
Processing
|
|
|
|
epay
|
|
|
|
Money
Transfer
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
||||||||||||
Europe
|
$
|
46,862
|
|
$
|
164,908
|
|
$
|
132,839
|
|
$
|
344,609
|
|
|
$
|
99,474
|
|
|
$
|
115,277
|
|
|
$
|
91,058
|
|
|
$
|
305,809
|
|
||||
North America
|
14,466
|
|
33,841
|
|
152,302
|
|
200,609
|
|
|
|
15,019
|
|
|
|
33,852
|
|
|
|
137,895
|
|
|
|
186,766
|
|
||||||||
Asia Pacific
|
25,694
|
|
34,318
|
|
28,469
|
|
88,481
|
|
|
|
31,328
|
|
|
|
19,274
|
|
|
|
30,848
|
|
|
|
81,450
|
|
||||||||
Other
|
54
|
|
9,236
|
|
11,290
|
|
20,580
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
4,508
|
|
|
|
6,433
|
|
|
|
10,945
|
|
||||||||
Eliminations
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
(1,609
|
) |
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
(1,063)
|
|
||||||||
Total
|
$
|
87,076
|
|
$
|
242,303
|
|
$
|
324,900
|
|
$
|
652,670
|
|
|
$
|
145,825
|
|
|
$
|
172,911
|
|
|
$
|
266,234
|
|
|
$
|
583,907
|
|
(14) COMMITMENTS
|
The Company enters into operating leases for ATM sites, office spaces, retail stores and equipment. The Company's finance leases are immaterial. Right of use assets and lease liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date based on the present value of the lease payments over the lease terms.
The present value of lease payments is determined using the incremental borrowing rate based on information available at the lease commencement date. The Company recognizes lease expense for these leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
Most leases include an option to renew, with renewal terms that can extend the lease terms. The exercise of lease renewal options is at the Company’s sole discretion. The depreciable life of assets and leasehold improvements are limited by the expected lease terms. The Company also has a unilateral termination right for most of the ATM site leases. Since the Company is not reasonably certain not to exercise termination options, payments for ATM site leases with termination options subject to the short-term lease exemption are expensed in the period incurred and corresponding leases are excluded from the right of use lease asset and lease liability balances. Certain of the Company's lease agreements include variable rental payments based on revenues generated from the use of the leased location and certain leases include rental payments adjusted periodically for inflation. Variable lease payments are recognized when the event, activity or circumstance in the lease agreement on which those payments are assessed occurs and are excluded from the right of use assets and lease liabilities balances. The lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants.
As of March 31, 2021
|
|||
Maturity of Lease Liabilities (in thousands)
|
Operating Leases (1)
|
||
Remainder of 2021
|
$
|
35,443
|
|
2022
|
40,777
|
|
|
2023
|
30,483
|
|
|
2024
|
21,829
|
|
|
2025
|
15,220
|
|
|
Thereafter
|
33,594
|
|
|
Total lease payments
|
$
|
177,346
|
|
Less: imputed interest
|
(5,625
|
) | |
Present value of lease liabilities
|
$
|
171,721
|
|
(1) Operating lease payments reflect the Company's current fixed obligations under the operating lease agreements. Certain ATM site leases contain termination options that grant the Company the option to terminate the lease prior to the stated term of the agreement. The Company includes the future minimum lease payments for these ATM site leases only to the extent that the termination option is not reasonably certain to be exercised.
Lease Expense
(in thousands)
|
Income Statement Classification
|
|
|||||
Operating lease expense
|
Selling, general and administrative and Direct operating costs
|
|
|||||
Short-term and variable lease expense
|
Selling, general and administrative and Direct operating costs
|
|
|||||
Total lease expense
|
Lease Term and Discount Rate of Operating Leases
|
As of March 31, 2021
|
||
Weighted- average remaining lease term (years)
|
5.3
|
|
|
Weighted- average discount rate
|
2.2
|
%
|
Other Information (in thousands)
|
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2021
|
|
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2020
|
||||
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities (a)
|
$
|
13,669
|
|
|
$
|
32,792
|
|
Supplemental non-cash information on lease liabilities arising from obtaining ROU assets:
|
|||||||
ROU assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities
|
$
|
28,188
|
|
|
$
|
50,525
|
- our business plans and financing plans and requirements;
- trends affecting our business plans and financing plans and requirements;
- trends affecting our business;
- the adequacy of capital to meet our capital requirements and expansion plans;
- the assumptions underlying our business plans;
- our ability to repay indebtedness;
- our estimated capital expenditures;
- the potential outcome of loss contingencies;
- our expectations regarding the closing of any pending acquisitions;
- business strategy;
- government regulatory action;
- the expected effects of changes in laws or accounting standards;
- the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our results of operations and financial position;
- technological advances; and
- projected costs and revenues.
Although we believe that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, we can give no assurance that these expectations will prove to be correct.
Investors are cautioned that any forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may materially differ from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including, but not limited to, conditions in world financial markets and general economic conditions, including impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic; the speed and effectiveness of rollouts for vaccines and treatments for COVID-19; the effects in Europe of the U.K.'s departure from the E.U. and economic conditions in specific countries and regions; technological developments affecting the market for our products and services; our ability to successfully introduce new products and services; foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations; the effects of any breach of our computer systems or those of our customers or vendors, including our financial processing networks or those of other third parties; interruptions in any of our systems or those of our vendors or other third parties; our ability to renew existing contracts at profitable rates; changes in fees payable for transactions performed for cards bearing international logos or over switching networks such as card transactions on ATMs; our ability to comply with increasingly stringent regulatory requirements, including anti-money laundering, anti-terrorism, anti-bribery, sanctions, consumer and data protection and the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation and Second Revised Payment Service Directive requirements; changes in laws and regulations affecting our business, including tax and immigration laws and any laws regulating payments, including DCC transactions, changes in our relationships with, or in fees charged by, our business partners; competition; the outcome of claims and other loss contingencies affecting Euronet; the cost of borrowing, availability of credit and terms of and compliance with debt covenants; and renewal of sources of funding as they expire and the availability of replacement funding and those factors referred to above and as set forth and more fully described in Part I, Item 1A — Risk Factors of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020. Our Annual Report on Form 10-K is available on the SEC's EDGAR website at www.sec.gov, and copies may also be obtained by contacting the Company. Any forward-looking statements made in this Form 10-Q speak only as of the date of this report. Except as required by law, we do not intend, and do not undertake any obligation, to update any forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances after the date of such statements.
Euronet is a leading electronic payments provider. We offer payment and transaction processing and distribution solutions to financial institutions, retailers, service providers and individual consumers. Our primary product offerings include comprehensive Automated Teller Machine ("ATM"), point-of-sale ("POS"), card outsourcing, card issuing and merchant acquiring services, software solutions, electronic distribution of prepaid mobile airtime and other electronic payment products, foreign currency exchange services and global money transfer services. We operate in the following three segments:
- The EFT Processing Segment, which processes transactions for a network of 36,777 active ATMs and approximately 349,000 POS terminals across Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific, the United States and Africa. We provide comprehensive electronic payment solutions consisting of ATM cash withdrawal and deposit services, ATM network participation, outsourced ATM and POS management solutions, credit and debit card outsourcing, dynamic currency conversion ("DCC"), and other value added services. Through this segment, we also offer a suite of integrated electronic financial transaction software solutions for electronic payment and transaction delivery systems.
- The epay Segment, which provides distribution, processing and collection services for prepaid mobile airtime and other electronic content. We operate a network of approximately 736,000 POS terminals providing electronic processing of prepaid mobile airtime top-up services and other electronic content in Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific, the United States and South America. We also provide vouchers and physical gift fulfillment services in Europe.
- The Money Transfer Segment, which provides global consumer-to-consumer money transfer services, primarily under the brand names Ria, AFEX, IME and xe and global account-to-account money transfer services under the brand name xe. We offer services under the brand names Ria, AFEX and IME through a network of sending agents, Company-owned stores (primarily in North America, Europe and Malaysia) and our websites (riamoneytransfer.com and online.imeremit.com), disbursing money transfers through a worldwide correspondent network that includes approximately 475,000 locations. xe is a provider of foreign currency exchange information and offers money transfer services on its currency data websites (xe.com and x-rates.com). In addition to money transfers, we also offer customers bill payment services (primarily in the U.S.), payment alternatives such as money orders and prepaid debit cards, comprehensive check cashing services for a wide variety of issued checks, along with competitive foreign currency exchange services and prepaid mobile top-up. Through our xe brand, we offer cash management solutions and foreign currency risk management services to small-to-medium sized businesses.
We have six processing centers in Europe, five in Asia Pacific and two in North America. We have 36 principal offices in Europe, 14 in Asia Pacific, 10 in North America, three in the Middle East, two in South America and one in Africa. Our executive offices are located in Leawood, Kansas, USA. With approximately 72% of our revenues denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, any significant changes in foreign currency exchange rates will likely have a significant impact on our results of operations (for a further discussion, see Item 1A - Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020).
Euronet earns revenues and income primarily from ATM management fees, transaction fees, commissions and foreign currency exchange margin. Each operating segment’s sources of revenues are described below.
EFT Processing Segment — Revenues in the EFT Processing Segment, which represented approximately 13% of total consolidated revenues for the first quarter of 2021, are derived from fees charged for transactions made by cardholders on our proprietary network of ATMs, fixed management fees and transaction fees we charge to customers for operating ATMs and processing debit and credit cards under outsourcing and cross-border acquiring agreements, foreign currency exchange margin on DCC transactions, domestic and international surcharge, foreign currency dispensing and other value added services such as advertising, prepaid telecommunication recharges, bill payment, and money transfers provided over ATMs. Revenues in this segment are also derived from cardless payment, banknote recycling, tax refund services, license fees, professional services and maintenance fees for proprietary application software and sales of related hardware.
epay Segment — Revenues in the epay Segment, which represented approximately 37% of total consolidated revenues for the first quarter of 2021, are primarily derived from commissions or processing fees received from mobile phone operators for the processing and distribution of prepaid mobile airtime and commissions earned from the distribution of other electronic content, vouchers, and physical gifts. The proportion of epay Segment revenues earned from the distribution of prepaid mobile phone time compared with other electronic products has decreased over time, and digital media content now produces approximately 69% of epay Segment revenues. Other electronic content offered by this segment includes digital content such as music, games and software, as well as other products, including mobile wallets, prepaid long distance calling card plans, prepaid Internet plans, prepaid debit cards, gift cards, vouchers, transport payments, lottery payments, bill payment and money transfer.
Money Transfer Segment — Revenues in the Money Transfer Segment, which represented approximately 50% of total consolidated revenues for the first quarter of 2021, are primarily derived from transaction fees, as well as the margin earned from purchasing foreign currency at wholesale exchange rates and selling the foreign currency to customers at retail exchange rates. We have a sending agent network in place comprised of agents, customer service representatives, Company-owned stores, primarily in North America, Europe and Malaysia, and Ria, IME and xe branded websites, along with a worldwide network of correspondent agents, consisting primarily of financial institutions in the transfer destination countries. Sending and correspondent agents each earn fees for cash collection and distribution services, which are recognized as direct operating costs at the time of sale.
Corporate Services, Eliminations and Other — In addition to operating in our principal operating segments described above, our “Corporate Services, Eliminations and Other” category includes non-operating activity, certain inter-segment eliminations and the cost of providing corporate and other administrative services to the operating segments, including most share-based compensation expense. These services are not directly identifiable with our reportable operating segments.
Opportunities and Challenges
Our expansion plans and opportunities are focused on eight primary areas:
- increasing the number of ATMs and cash deposit terminals in our independent ATM networks;
- increasing transactions processed on our network of owned and operated ATMs and POS devices;
- signing new outsourced ATM and POS terminal management contracts;
- expanding value added services and other products offered by our EFT Processing Segment, including the sale of DCC, acquiring and other prepaid card services to banks and retailers;
- expanding our epay processing network and portfolio of digital content;
- expanding our money transfer services, cross-currency payments products and bill payment network;
- expanding our cash management solutions and foreign currency risk management services; and
- developing our credit and debit card outsourcing business.
- the impact of competition by banks and other ATM operators and service providers in our current target markets;
- the demand for our ATM outsourcing services in our current target markets;
- our ability to develop products or services, including value added services, to drive increases in transactions and revenues;
- the expansion of our various business lines in markets where we operate and in new markets;
- our entry into additional card acceptance and ATM management agreements with financial institutions;
- our ability to obtain required licenses in markets we intend to enter or expand services;
- our ability to enter into sponsorship agreements where our licenses are not applicable;
- our ability to enter into and renew ATM network cash supply agreements with financial institutions;
- the availability of financing for expansion;
- our ability to efficiently install ATMs contracted under newly awarded outsourcing agreements;
- our ability to renew existing contracts at profitable rates;
- our ability to maintain pricing at current levels or mitigate price reductions in certain markets;
- the impact of changes in rules imposed by international card organizations such as Visa® and Mastercard® on card transactions on ATMs, including reductions in ATM interchange fees, restrictions on the ability to apply direct access fees, the ability to offer DCC transactions on ATMs, and increases in fees charged on DCC transactions;
- the impact of changes in laws and regulations affecting the profitability of our services, including regulation of DCC transactions by the E.U.;
- the impact of overall market trends on ATM transactions in our current target markets;
- our ability to expand and sign additional customers for the cross-border merchant processing and acquiring business;
- the continued development and implementation of our software products and their ability to interact with other leading products; and
- the impact of government imposed restrictions on travel into countries where we operate ATMs.
Software products are an integral part of our product lines, and our investment in research, development, delivery and customer support reflects our ongoing commitment to an expanded customer base.
- our ability to maintain and renew existing agreements, and to negotiate new agreements in additional markets with mobile operators, digital content providers, agent financial institutions and retailers;
- our ability to use existing expertise and relationships with mobile operators, digital content providers and retailers to our advantage;
- the continued use of third-party providers such as ourselves to supply electronic processing solutions for existing and additional digital content;
- the overall pace of growth in the prepaid mobile phone and digital content market, including consumer shifts between prepaid and postpaid services;
- our market share of the retail distribution capacity;
- the development of new technologies that may compete with POS distribution of prepaid mobile airtime and other products;
- the level of commission that is paid to the various intermediaries in the electronic payment distribution chain;
- our ability to fully recover monies collected by retailers;
- our ability to add new and differentiated products in addition to those offered by mobile operators;
- our ability to develop and effectively market additional value added services;
- our ability to take advantage of cross-selling opportunities with our EFT Processing and Money Transfer Segments, including providing money transfer services through our distribution network;
- the availability of financing for further expansion; and
- the impact of government imposed restrictions on retailers with whom we partner.
In all of the markets in which we operate, we are experiencing significant competition which will impact the rate at which we may be able to grow organically. Competition among prepaid mobile airtime and electronic content distributors results in the increase of commissions paid to retailers and increases in retailer attrition rates. To grow, we must capture market share from other prepaid mobile airtime and electronic content distributors, offer a superior product offering and demonstrate the value of a global network. In certain markets in which we operate, many of the factors that may contribute to rapid growth (growth in electronic content, expansion of our network of retailers and access to products of mobile operators and other content providers) remain present.
- the continued growth in worker migration and employment opportunities;
- the mitigation of economic and political factors that have had an adverse impact on money transfer volumes, such as changes in the economic sectors in which immigrants work and the developments in immigration policies in the countries in which we operate;
- the continuation of the trend of increased use of electronic money transfer and bill payment services among high-income individuals, immigrant workers and the unbanked population in our markets;
- our ability to maintain our agent and correspondent networks;
- our ability to offer our products and services or develop new products and services at competitive prices to drive increases in transactions;
- the development of new technologies that may compete with our money transfer network, and our ability to acquire, develop and implement new technologies;
- the expansion of our services in markets where we operate and in new markets;
- our ability to strengthen our brands;
- our ability to fund working capital requirements;
- our ability to recover from agents funds collected from customers and our ability to recover advances made to correspondents;
- our ability to maintain compliance with the regulatory requirements of the jurisdictions in which we operate or plan to operate;
- our ability to take advantage of cross-selling opportunities with our epay Segment, including providing prepaid services through our stores and agents worldwide;
- our ability to leverage our banking and merchant/retailer relationships to expand money transfer corridors to Europe, Asia and Africa, including high growth corridors to Central and Eastern European countries;
- the availability of financing for further expansion;
- the ability to maintain banking relationships necessary for us to service our customers;
- our ability to successfully expand our agent network in Europe using our payment institution licenses under the Second Payment Services Directive ("PSD2") and using our various licenses in the United States;
- our ability to provide additional value-added products under the xe brand; and
- the impact of government imposed restrictions on our network of agents and correspondents.
COVID-19
The outbreak of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic has resulted in varying degrees of border and business closures, travel restrictions and other social distancing orders in most of the countries where we operate during the first quarter of 2021. These types of orders were first put into effect in late February 2020 or early March 2020. As the number and rate of new cases has fluctuated in various locations around the global, the closures, restrictions and other social distancing orders have been modified, rescinded and/or re-imposed. Some version of these orders remains in almost every location in which we operate. Although vaccines for COVID-19 are becoming widely available in the U.S. and parts of Europe, their availability is still limited in many parts of the world where we operate. In addition, the rate of acceptance and long term effectiveness of the vaccines, especially against new variants, are still unknown. The EFT Segment has experienced declines in certain transaction volumes due to these restrictions, especially high-margin cross-border transactions. The epay Segment has experienced the impacts of consumer movement restrictions in certain markets, while other markets have been positively impacted where we have a higher mix of digital distribution or a higher concentration of retailers that are deemed essential and have remained open during the pandemic. The Money Transfer Segment continues to be impacted by the pandemic related restrictions in certain markets hat limit customers' ability to access our network of company owned stores and agents.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic driven impacts, we implemented several key measures to offset the impact across the business, including renegotiating certain third party contracts, reducing travel, decreasing capital expenditures, and expanding ATM seasonal deactivations (placing them in dormancy status, terminating, or re-negotiating) in more sites and more markets.
Revenues and operating income by segment for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 are summarized in the tables below:
|
Revenues for the Three Months Ended March 31,
|
Year-over-Year Change
|
|||||||||||||
(dollar amounts in thousands)
|
2021
|
2020
|
Increase
(Decrease) Amount
|
Increase
(Decrease)
Percent
|
|||||||||||
EFT Processing
|
$
|
87,076
|
|
$
|
145,825
|
|
$
|
(58,749
|
) |
(40)
|
%
|
||||
epay
|
242,303
|
|
172,911
|
|
69,392
|
40
|
% | ||||||||
Money Transfer
|
324,900
|
|
266,234
|
|
58,666
|
|
22
|
%
|
|||||||
Total
|
654,279
|
|
584,970
|
|
69,309
|
|
12
|
%
|
|||||||
Corporate services, eliminations and other
|
(1,609
|
) |
(1,063
|
) |
(546
|
) |
51
|
%
|
|||||||
Total
|
$
|
652,670
|
|
$
|
583,907
|
|
$
|
68,763
|
|
12
|
%
|
|
Operating Income (Loss) for the Three Months Ended March 31,
|
Year-over-Year Change
|
|||||||||||||
(dollar amounts in thousands)
|
2021
|
2020
|
Increase
(Decrease) Amount
|
Increase
(Decrease)
Percent
|
|||||||||||
EFT Processing
|
$
|
(40,096
|
) |
$
|
4,935
|
|
$
|
(45,031
|
) |
(912)
|
%
|
||||
epay
|
29,157
|
|
16,458
|
|
12,699
|
77
|
% | ||||||||
Money Transfer
|
35,403
|
|
22,308
|
|
13,095
|
|
59
|
%
|
|||||||
Total
|
24,464
|
|
43,701
|
|
(19,237
|
) |
(44)
|
%
|
|||||||
Corporate services, eliminations and other
|
(14,015
|
) |
(12,099
|
) |
(1,916
|
) |
16
|
%
|
|||||||
Total
|
$
|
10,449
|
|
$
|
31,602
|
|
$
|
(21,153
|
) |
(67)
|
%
|
Impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates
Our revenues and local expenses are recorded in the functional currencies of our operating entities, and then are translated into U.S. dollars for reporting purposes; therefore, amounts we earn outside the U.S. are negatively impacted by a stronger U.S. dollar and positively impacted by a weaker U.S. dollar. If significant, in our discussion we will refer to the impact of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates in our comparison of operating segment results.
To provide further perspective on the impact of foreign currency exchange rates, the following table shows the changes in values relative to the U.S. dollar of the currencies of the countries in which we have our most significant operations:
Average Translation Rate
Three Months Ended March 31,
|
|
|
|||||||||
Currency (dollars per foreign currency)
|
2021
|
2020
|
Increase
Percent
|
||||||||
Australian dollar
|
$
|
0.7725
|
|
$
|
0.6144
|
|
26
|
% | |||
British pounds sterling
|
$
|
1.3790
|
|
$
|
1.2405
|
|
11
|
% | |||
euro
|
$
|
1.2052
|
|
$
|
1.1026
|
|
9
|
% | |||
Hungarian forint
|
$
|
0.0033
|
|
$
|
0.0031
|
|
6
|
% | |||
Indian rupee
|
$
|
0.0137
|
|
$
|
0.0133
|
|
3
|
% | |||
Malaysian ringgit
|
$
|
0.2461
|
|
$
|
0.2319
|
|
6
|
% | |||
New Zealand dollar
|
$
|
0.7188
|
|
$
|
0.5966
|
|
20
|
% | |||
Polish zloty
|
$
|
0.2655
|
|
$
|
0.2418
|
|
10
|
% |
The following table summarizes the results of operations for our EFT Processing Segment for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020:
|
Three Months Ended
March 31, |
Year-over-Year Change
|
|||||||||||||
(dollar amounts in thousands)
|
2021
|
2020
|
Increase (Decrease) Amount
|
Increase
(Decrease) Percent
|
|||||||||||
Total revenues
|
$
|
87,076
|
|
$
|
145,825
|
|
$
|
(58,749
|
) |
(40)
|
%
|
||||
Operating expenses:
|
|
|
|||||||||||||
Direct operating costs
|
69,612
|
|
87,536
|
|
(17,924
|
) |
(20)
|
%
|
|||||||
Salaries and benefits
|
23,571
|
|
22,091
|
|
1,480
|
|
7
|
%
|
|||||||
Selling, general and administrative
|
11,962
|
|
10,941
|
|
1,021
|
|
9
|
%
|
|||||||
Depreciation and amortization
|
22,027
|
|
20,322
|
|
1,705
|
|
8
|
%
|
|||||||
Total operating expenses
|
127,172
|
|
140,890
|
|
(13,718
|
) |
(10)
|
%
|
|||||||
Operating (loss) income
|
$
|
(40,096
|
) |
$
|
4,935
|
|
$
|
(45,031
|
) |
(912)
|
% | ||||
Transactions processed (millions)
|
925
|
|
785
|
|
140
|
|
18
|
%
|
|||||||
ATMs as of March 31,
|
36,777
|
|
42,176
|
|
(5,399
|
) |
(13)
|
%
|
|||||||
Average Active ATMs
|
36,624
|
|
44,813
|
|
(8,189
|
) |
(18)
|
%
|
EFT Processing Segment total revenues were $87.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, a decrease of $58.7 million or 40% compared to the same period in 2020. The decrease in revenues was primarily due to the impact of fewer active ATMs and fewer high-margin cross-border transactions (DCC), related to COVID-19 pandemic-driven government imposed border and business closures, travel restrictions and lockdowns. The government imposed border and business closures, travel restrictions and lockdowns were in effect to varying degrees for all of the first quarter of 2021 compared to similar restrictions that were primarily limited to the month of March in 2020. These closures, restrictions and other orders resulted in a significant decline in tourism throughout Europe which led to a decrease in DCC and surcharge revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to the same period in 2020. Foreign currency movements increased revenues by approximately $3.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to the same period in 2020.
Average monthly revenues per ATM decreased to $793 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to $1,085 for the same period in 2020. Revenues per transaction decreased to $0.09 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to $0.19 for the same period in 2020. The decreases in average monthly revenues per ATM and revenues per transaction were attributable to a shift in the mix in our transaction volume as COVID-19 restrictions significantly reduced the volume of higher revenue transactions (DCC and surcharge) throughout Europe while we experienced a significant increase in the volume of lower revenue transactions (processing bank wallet transactions and payments for e-commerce sites) primarily in our Asia Pacific region.
Direct operating costs
EFT Processing Segment direct operating costs were $69.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, a decrease of $17.9 million or 20% compared to the same period in 2020. Direct operating costs primarily consist of site rental fees, cash delivery costs, cash supply costs, maintenance, insurance, telecommunications, payment scheme processing fees, data center operations-related personnel, as well as the processing centers’ facility-related costs and other processing center-related expenses and commissions paid to retail merchants, banks and card processors involved with POS DCC transactions.
Gross profit
Gross profit, which is calculated as revenues less direct operating costs, was $17.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, a decrease of $40.8 million or 70% compared to $58.3 million for the same period in 2020. Gross profit as a percentage of revenues (“gross margin”) decreased to 20.1% for the three months ended March 31, 2021, compared to 40.0% for the same period in 2020. The decrease in gross profit and gross margin was attributable to the decrease in DCC transactions and domestic and international surcharges.
Salaries and benefits
Salaries and benefits expenses were $23.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, an increase of $1.5 million or 7% compared to the same period in 2020. Foreign currency movements in the countries we employ our workforce increased these expenses by $1.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to the same period in 2020. As a percentage of revenues, these expenses increased to 27.1% for the three months ended March 31, 2021, compared to 15.1% for the same period in 2020. We made a decision to retain our employees during the pandemic.
Selling, general and administrative
Selling, general and administrative expenses were $12.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, an increase of $1.0 million or 9% compared to the same period in 2020. Foreign currency movements increased these expenses by $1.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to the same period in 2020, which were partially offset by decreases in travel related expenses and bad debt expense. As a percentage of revenues, these expenses increased to 13.7% for the three months ended March 31, 2021, compared to 7.5% for the same period in 2020.
Depreciation and amortization
Depreciation and amortization expenses were $22.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, an increase of $1.7 million or 8% compared to the same period in 2020. Foreign currency movements increased these expenses by $1.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to the same period in 2020, with the remainder of the increase driven by the acquisition of additional ATMs and software assets. As a percentage of revenues, these expenses increased to 25.3% for three months ended March 31, 2021, compared to 13.9% for the same period in 2020.
Operating (loss) income
EFT Processing Segment had an operating loss of ($40.1 million) for the three months ended March 31, 2021, a decrease of $45.0 million or (912%) compared to the operating income for the same period in 2020. Operating (loss) income as a percentage of revenues (“operating margin”) decreased to (46.0%) for the three months ended March 31, 2021, compared to 3.4% for the same period in 2020. Operating (loss) income per transaction was ($0.04) for the three months ended March 31, 2021, compared to $0.01 for the same period in 2020. The decreases in operating income, operating margin and operating income per transaction were primarily driven by the decrease in travel throughout Europe that led to the significant decrease in DCC and surcharge revenues compared to the same period in 2020.
|
Three Months Ended
March 31, |
Year-over-Year Change
|
|||||||||||||
(dollar amounts in thousands)
|
2021
|
2020
|
Increase (Decrease) Amount
|
Increase
(Decrease) Percent
|
|||||||||||
Total revenues
|
$
|
242,303
|
|
$
|
172,911
|
|
$
|
69,392
|
|
40
|
%
|
||||
Operating expenses:
|
|
|
|||||||||||||
Direct operating costs
|
182,633
|
|
130,074
|
|
52,559
|
|
40
|
%
|
|||||||
Salaries and benefits
|
19,369
|
|
15,697
|
|
3,672
|
|
23
|
%
|
|||||||
Selling, general and administrative
|
9,020
|
|
8,838
|
|
182
|
|
2
|
%
|
|||||||
Depreciation and amortization
|
2,124
|
|
1,844
|
|
280
|
|
15
|
%
|
|||||||
Total operating expenses
|
213,146
|
|
156,453
|
|
56,693
|
|
36
|
%
|
|||||||
Operating income
|
$
|
29,157
|
|
$
|
16,458
|
|
$
|
12,699
|
77
|
% | |||||
Transactions processed (millions)
|
667
|
|
447
|
|
220
|
|
49
|
%
|
Revenues
epay Segment total revenues were $242.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, an increase of $69.4 million or 40% compared to the same period in 2020. The increase in revenues was primarily due to an increase in the number of transactions processed driven by continued digital media growth and the U.S. dollar weakening against key foreign currencies during the first quarter of 2021. Foreign currency movements increased revenues by approximately $12.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to the same period in 2020. The epay segment was impacted by COVID-19 pandemic-driven government imposed lockdowns and business closures, primarily at retail outlets, which were offset by increases in digital media offerings in Asia and revenues derived from businesses that were classified as essential and remained open during the pandemic.
Revenues per transaction decreased to $0.36 for the three months ended March 31, 2021, compared to $0.39 for the same period in 2020. The decrease in revenues per transaction was primarily driven by the increase in the number of mobile transactions processed in a region where we generally earn lower revenues per transaction.
Direct operating costs
epay Segment direct operating costs were $182.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, an increase of $52.6 million or 40% compared to the same period in 2020. Direct operating costs primarily consist of the commissions paid to retail merchants for the distribution and sale of prepaid mobile airtime and other prepaid products, expenses incurred to operate POS terminals and the cost of vouchers sold and physical gifts fulfilled. The increase in direct operating costs was primarily due to the increase in transaction volumes of low-value mobile top-up transactions and by the U.S. dollar weakening against key foreign currencies in the first quarter of 2021. Foreign currency movements increased direct operating costs by approximately $9.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to the same period in 2020.
Gross profit
Gross profit was $59.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, an increase of $16.9 million or 39% compared to $42.8 million for the same period in 2020. Gross margin decreased to 24.6% for the three months ended March 31, 2021, compared to 24.8% for the same period in 2020. The increase in gross profit and decrease in gross margin is driven by the increase in transaction volumes processed in regions where we generally earn lower revenues per transaction.
Salaries and benefits expenses were $19.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, an increase of $3.7 million or 23% compared to the same period in 2020. The increase in salaries and benefits was driven by an increase in headcount to support the growth of the business as well as a $1.2 million increase from foreign currency movements for the three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to the same period in 2020. As a percentage of revenues, these expenses decreased to 8.0% for the three months ended March 31, 2021, compared to 9.1% for the same period in 2020.
Selling, general and administrative
Selling, general and administrative expenses were $9.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, an increase of $0.2 million or 2% compared to the same period in 2020. As a percentage of revenues, these expenses decreased to 3.7% for the three months ended March 31, 2021, compared to 5.1% for the same period in 2020.
Depreciation and amortization
Depreciation and amortization expenses were $2.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, an increase of $0.3 million or 15% compared to the same period in 2020. Depreciation and amortization expense primarily represents depreciation of POS terminals we install in retail stores and amortization of acquired intangible assets. As a percentage of revenues, these expenses decreased to 0.9% for the three months ended March 31, 2021, compared to 1.1% for same period in 2020.
Operating income
epay Segment operating income was $29.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, an increase of $12.7 million or 77% compared to the same period in 2020. Operating margin increased to 12.0% for the three months ended March 31, 2021, compared to 9.5% for the same period in 2020. Operating income per transaction was $0.04 for both the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020. The increases in operating income and operating margin for the three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to the same period in 2020 were primarily due to an increase in the number of higher-margin digital media transactions.
|
Three Months Ended
March 31, |
Year-over-Year Change
|
|||||||||||||
(dollar amounts in thousands)
|
2021
|
2020
|
Increase (Decrease) Amount
|
Increase
(Decrease) Percent
|
|||||||||||
Total revenues
|
$
|
324,900
|
|
$
|
266,234
|
|
$
|
58,666
|
|
22
|
%
|
||||
Operating expenses:
|
|
|
|||||||||||||
Direct operating costs
|
183,878
|
|
142,909
|
|
40,969
|
|
29
|
%
|
|||||||
Salaries and benefits
|
60,540
|
|
53,864
|
|
6,676
|
|
12
|
%
|
|||||||
Selling, general and administrative
|
36,116
|
|
38,582
|
|
(2,466
|
) |
(6)
|
%
|
|||||||
Depreciation and amortization
|
8,963
|
|
8,571
|
|
392
|
|
5 |
%
|
|||||||
Total operating expenses
|
289,497
|
|
243,926
|
|
45,571
|
|
19
|
%
|
|||||||
Operating income
|
$
|
35,403
|
|
$
|
22,308
|
|
$
|
13,095
|
59
|
% | |||||
Transactions processed (millions)
|
31.2
|
|
27.4
|
|
3.8
|
|
14
|
%
|
Money Transfer Segment total revenues were $324.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, an increase of $58.7 million or 22% compared to the same period in 2020. The increase in revenues was primarily due to increases in U.S. outbound and international-originated money transfers, partially offset by decreases in the U.S. domestic business. Revenues per transaction increased to $10.41 for the three months ended March 31, 2021, compared to $9.72 for the same period in 2020. Foreign currency movements increased revenues by approximately $14.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to the same period in 2020.
Direct operating costs
Money Transfer Segment direct operating costs were $183.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, an increase of $41.0 million or 29% compared to the same period in 2020. Direct operating costs primarily consist of commissions paid to agents who originate money transfers on our behalf and correspondent agents who disburse funds to the customers’ destination beneficiaries, together with less significant costs, such as bank depository fees. The increase in direct operating costs was primarily due to the increase in the number of U.S. outbound and international-originated money transfer transactions and the impact of the U.S. dollar weakening against key foreign currencies. Foreign currency movements increased direct operating costs by approximately $7.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to the same period in 2020.
Gross profit
Gross profit was $141.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, an increase of $17.7 million or 14% compared to $123.3 million for the same period in 2020. The increase in gross profit was primarily due to increases in U.S. outbound and international-originated money transfers. Gross margin decreased to 43.4% for the three months ended March 31, 2021, compared to 46.3% for the same period in 2020. The decrease in gross margin is primarily attributable to the increase in direct operating costs driven by increased agent commissions in the first quarter of 2021 compared to the same period in 2020.
Salaries and benefits expenses were $60.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, an increase of $6.7 million or 12% compared to the same period in 2020. The increase in salaries and benefits was primarily driven by an increase in headcount to support the growth of the business, an increase in bonus expense and an increase of $2.6 million from foreign currency movements for the three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to the same period in 2020. As a percentage of revenues, these expenses decreased to 18.6% for the three months ended March 31, 2021, compared to 20.2% for the same period in 2020.
Selling, general and administrative
Selling, general and administrative expenses were $36.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, a decrease of $2.5 million or 6% compared to the same period in 2020. The decrease was primarily due to a $3.7 million decrease in bad debt expense and a $1.6 million decrease in travel related expenses, partially offset by a $2.6 million increase from foreign currency movements for the three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to the same period in 2020. As a percentage of revenues, these expenses decreased to 11.1% for the three months ended March 31, 2021, compared to 14.5% for the same period in 2020.
Depreciation and amortization
Depreciation and amortization expenses were $9.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, an increase of $0.4 million or 5% compared to the same period in 2020. Depreciation and amortization primarily represents amortization of acquired intangible assets and depreciation of money transfer terminals, computers and software, leasehold improvements and office equipment. As a percentage of revenues, these expenses decreased to 2.8% for the three months ended March 31, 2021, compared to 3.2% for the same period in 2020.
Operating income
|
Three Months Ended
March 31, |
Year-over-Year Change
|
|||||||||||||
(dollar amounts in thousands)
|
2021
|
2020
|
Increase (Decrease) Amount
|
Increase
(Decrease) Percent
|
|||||||||||
Salaries and benefits
|
$
|
12,188
|
|
$
|
9,588
|
|
$
|
2,600
|
|
27
|
%
|
||||
Selling, general and administrative
|
|
1,680
|
|
|
2,432
|
|
|
(752
|
) |
(31)
|
%
|
||||
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
147
|
|
|
79
|
|
|
68
|
|
86
|
%
|
||||
Total operating expenses
|
$
|
14,015
|
|
$
|
12,099
|
|
$
|
1,916
|
|
16
|
%
|
Total Corporate operating expenses were $14.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, an increase of $1.9 million or 16% compared to the same period in 2020. The increase is primarily due to a $2.2 million increase in share based compensation.
|
Three Months Ended
March 31, |
Year-over-Year Change
|
|||||||||||||
(dollar amounts in thousands)
|
2021
|
2020
|
Increase (Decrease) Amount
|
Increase
(Decrease) Percent
|
|||||||||||
Interest income
|
$
|
182
|
|
$
|
567
|
|
$
|
(385
|
) |
(68)
|
%
|
||||
Interest expense
|
(9,189
|
) |
(9,233
|
) |
44
|
|
(0)
|
%
|
|||||||
Foreign currency exchange loss, net
|
(4,032
|
) |
(18,806
|
) |
14,774
|
|
(79)
|
%
|
|||||||
Other gains, net
|
31
|
|
31
|
|
—
|
|
0
|
%
|
|||||||
Other expense, net
|
$
|
(13,008
|
) |
$
|
(27,441
|
) |
$
|
14,433
|
(53)
|
% |
Foreign currency exchange loss, net
Foreign currency exchange activity includes gains and losses on certain foreign currency exchange derivative contracts and the impact of remeasurement of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies. Assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the local currency of each of our subsidiaries give rise to foreign currency exchange gains and losses. Foreign currency exchange gains and losses that result from remeasurement of these assets and liabilities are recorded in net income. The majority of our foreign currency exchange gains or losses are due to the remeasurement of intercompany loans which are not considered a long-term investment in nature and are in a currency other than the functional currency of one of the parties to the loan. For example, we make intercompany loans based in euros from our corporate division, which is composed of U.S. dollar functional currency entities, to certain European entities that use the euro as the functional currency. As the U.S. dollar strengthens against the euro, foreign currency exchange losses are recognized by our corporate entities because the number of euros to be received in settlement of the loans decreases in U.S. dollar terms. Conversely, in this example, in periods where the U.S. dollar weakens, our corporate entities will record foreign currency exchange gains.
We recorded net foreign currency exchange losses of $4.0 million and $18.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. These realized and unrealized foreign currency exchange losses reflect the fluctuation in the value of the U.S. dollar against the currencies of the countries in which we operated during the respective periods.
Our effective income tax rate was (236.9%) and 58.7% for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Our effective income tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2021 was lower than the applicable statutory income tax rate of 21% as a result of the non-recognition of tax benefits from losses in certain foreign countries where we have a limited history of profitable earnings, certain foreign earnings being subject to higher local statutory tax rates, and our U.S. deferred tax activity on foreign exchange positions. Our effective income tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2020 was higher than the applicable statutory income tax rate of 21% primarily as a result of certain foreign earnings being subject to higher local statutory income tax rates.
Subsidiary
|
Percent Owned
|
Segment - Country
|
||
Movilcarga
|
95%
|
epay - Spain
|
||
Euronet China
|
85%
|
EFT - China
|
||
Euronet Pakistan
|
70%
|
EFT - Pakistan
|
||
Euronet Infinitium Solutions
|
65%
|
EFT - India
|
Net loss attributable to Euronet was ($8.7 million) for the three months ended March 31, 2021, a decrease of $10.6 million or 551% compared to the net income in the same period in 2020. The decrease in net income was primarily attributable to the $6.3 million decrease in gross profit that was largely driven by the decrease in revenues in the EFT Segment, a $14.4 million increase in salaries and benefits expense and a $3.6 million increase in income tax expense, partially offset by a decrease in net foreign currency exchange losses of $14.8 million.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Working capital
As of March 31, 2021, we had working capital of $1,210.5 million, which is calculated as the difference between total current assets and total current liabilities, compared to working capital of $1,510.5 million as of December 31, 2020. The decrease in working capital was primarily due to the $270.4 million repayment of the outstanding balance on the Credit Facility during the first quarter of 2021. Our ratio of current assets to current liabilities was 1.76 and 1.81 at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.
We require substantial working capital to finance operations. The Money Transfer Segment funds the payout of the majority of our consumer-to-consumer money transfer services before receiving the benefit of amounts collected from customers by agents. Working capital needs increase due to weekends and banking holidays. As a result, we may report more or less working capital for the Money Transfer Segment based solely upon the day on which the reporting period ends. The epay Segment produces positive working capital, some of which is restricted in connection with the administration of its customer collection and vendor remittance activities. In our EFT Processing Segment, we obtain a significant portion of the cash required to operate our ATMs through various cash supply arrangements, the amount of which is not recorded on Euronet's Consolidated Balance Sheets. However, in certain countries, we fund the cash required to operate our ATM network from borrowings under the revolving credit facilities and cash flows from operations. As of March 31, 2021, we had $339.9 million of our own cash in use or designated for use in our ATM network, which is recorded in ATM cash on Euronet's Consolidated Balance Sheet. ATM cash decreased $71.2 million from $411.1 million as of December 31, 2020 to $339.9 million as of March 31, 2021 as a result of the reduction in number of active ATMs as of March 31, 2021 compared to December 31, 2020.
The Company has $1,145.4 million of unrestricted cash as of March 31, 2021 compared to $1,420.3 million as of December 31, 2020. The decrease in unrestricted cash was primarily due to the $270.4 million repayment of the outstanding balance on the Credit Facility during the first quarter of 2021. Including the $339.9 million of cash in ATMs at March 31, 2021, the Company has access to $1,485.3 million in available cash, and $941.1 million available under the Credit Facility with no significant long-term debt principal payments until March 2025.
Three Months Ended
March 31, |
|||||||
Liquidity
|
2021
|
2020
|
|||||
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash provided by (used in):
|
|||||||
Operating activities
|
$
|
(2,645
|
) |
$
|
105,884
|
|
|
Investing activities
|
(18,225
|
) |
(31,606
|
)
|
|||
Financing activities
|
(269,211
|
) |
(242,644
|
) | |||
Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash
|
(53,188
|
) |
(59,260
|
) | |||
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash
|
$
|
(343,269
|
) |
$
|
(227,626
|
) |
Cash flows (used in) provided by operating activities were ($2.6 million) for the three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to $105.9 million for the same period in 2020. The decrease in operating cash flows was primarily due to fluctuations in working capital mainly associated with the timing of the settlement processes with content providers in the epay Segment, with correspondents in the Money Transfer Segment, and with card organizations and banks in the EFT Processing Segment, and the decrease in net income.
Investing activity cash flow
Cash flows used in investing activities were $18.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to $31.6 million for the same period in 2020. We used $16.4 million for purchases of property and equipment for the three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to $30.4 million for the same period in 2020. The decrease in purchases of property and equipment is primarily driven by the COVID-19 related impacts to the EFT segment. Cash used for software development and other investing activities totaled $1.8 million and $1.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
Financing activity cash flow
Cash flows used in financing activities were $269.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to $242.6 million for the same period in 2020. Our borrowing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2021 consisted of cash outflows of $270.4 million compared to no net borrowings for the same period in 2020. The decrease in net borrowings for the three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to the same period in 2020 was the result of the repayment of the outstanding balance on the Credit Facility. We repurchased $0.8 million of common stock during the first quarter of 2021 compared to repurchases of $240.5 million during the first quarter of 2020. We received proceeds of $3.7 million and $1.7 million during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, for the issuance of stock in connection with our Stock Incentive Plan.
Other sources of capital
Credit Facility - On October 17, 2018, the Company entered into a $1.0 billion unsecured credit agreement (the "Credit Facility") that expires on October 17, 2023. The Credit Facility allows for borrowings in Australian dollars, British pounds sterling, Canadian dollars, Czech koruna, Danish krone, euro, Hungarian forints, Japanese yen, New Zealand dollars, Norwegian krone, Polish zlotys, Swedish krona, Swiss francs, and U.S. dollars. The Credit Facility contains a $200 million sublimit for the issuance of letters of credit, a $50 million sublimit for U.S. Dollar swingline loans, and a $90 million sublimit for certain foreign currencies swingline loans.
As of March 31, 2021, fees and interest on borrowings are based upon our corporate credit rating (as defined in the credit agreement) and are based, in the case of letter of credit fees, on a margin, and in the case of interest, on a margin over the London InterBank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") or a margin over the base rate, as selected by us, with the applicable margin ranging from 1.125% to 2.0% (or 0.175% to 1.0% for base rate loans).
As of March 31, 2021, we had no borrowings and $58.9 million of stand-by letters of credit outstanding under the Credit Facility. The remaining $941.1 million under the Credit Facility was available for borrowing.
Senior Notes - On May 22, 2019, we completed the sale of €600 million ($669.9 million) aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes that expire on May 2026 (the “Senior Notes”). The Senior Notes accrue interest at a rate of 1.375% per year, payable annually in arrears on May 22 of each year, until maturity or earlier redemption. As of March 31, 2021, we have outstanding €600 million ($703.7 million) principal amount of the Senior Notes. In addition, we may redeem some or all of these notes on or after February 22, 2026 at their principal amount plus any accrued and unpaid interest.
Other debt obligations — Certain of our subsidiaries have available credit lines and overdraft facilities to generally supplement short-term working capital requirements, when necessary. There were $0.8 million and $0.9 million outstanding under these other obligation arrangements as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.
Other uses of capital
Capital expenditures and needs - Total capital expenditures for the three months ended March 31, 2021 were $16.4 million. These capital expenditures were primarily for the purchase and installation of ATMs in key under-penetrated markets, the purchase of POS terminals for the epay and Money Transfer Segments, and office, data center and company store computer equipment and software. Total capital expenditures for 2021 are currently estimated to range from approximately $105 million to $110 million.
At current and projected cash flow levels, we anticipate that cash generated from operations, together with cash on hand and amounts available under our Credit Facility and other existing and potential future financing will be sufficient to meet our debt, leasing, and capital expenditure obligations. If our capital resources are not sufficient to meet these obligations, we will seek to refinance our debt and/or issue additional equity under terms acceptable to us. However, we can offer no assurances that we will be able to obtain favorable terms for the refinancing of any of our debt or other obligations or for the issuance of additional equity.
Generally, the countries in which we operate have experienced low and stable inflation in recent years. Therefore, the local currency in each of these markets is the functional currency. Currently, we do not believe that inflation will have a significant effect on our results of operations or financial position. We continually review inflation and the functional currency in each of the countries where we operate.
On occasion, we grant guarantees of the obligations of our subsidiaries and we sometimes enter into agreements with unaffiliated third parties that contain indemnification provisions, the terms of which may vary depending on the negotiated terms of each respective agreement. Our liability under such indemnification provisions may be subject to time and materiality limitations, monetary caps and other conditions and defenses. As of March 31, 2021, there were no material changes from the disclosure in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020. To date, we are not aware of any significant claims made by the indemnified parties or parties to whom we have provided guarantees on behalf of our subsidiaries and, accordingly, no liabilities have been recorded as of March 31, 2021. See also Note 14, Commitments, to the unaudited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report.
CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS
As of March 31, 2021, there have been no material changes outside the ordinary course of business in our future contractual obligations from the amounts reported within our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.
Interest rate risk
As of March 31, 2021, our total debt outstanding, excluding unamortized debt issuance costs, was $1,160.7 million. Of this amount, $456.2 million, net of debt discounts, or 39% of our total debt obligations, relates to our contingent Convertible Notes that have a fixed coupon rate. Our $525.0 million outstanding principal amount of Convertible Notes accrue cash interest at a rate of 0.75% of the principal amount per annum. Based on quoted market prices, as of March 31, 2021, the fair value of our fixed rate Convertible Notes was $631.4 million, compared to a carrying value of $456.2 million. Interest expense for the Convertible Notes, including accretion and amortization of deferred debt issuance costs, has a weighted average interest rate of 4.4% annually. Further, as of March 31, 2021 we had no borrowings under our Credit Facility. Additionally, $703.7 million, or 61% of our total debt obligations, relates to Senior Notes having a fixed coupon rate. Our €600 million outstanding principal amount of Senior Notes accrue cash interest at a rate of 1.375% of the principal amount per annum. Based on quoted market prices, as of March 31, 2021, the fair value of our fixed rate Senior Notes was $712.0 million, compared to a carrying value of $703.7 million. The remaining $0.8 million, or 0.1% of our total debt obligations, is related to borrowings by certain subsidiaries to fund, from time to time, working capital requirements. These arrangements generally are due within one year and accrue interest at variable rates.
Our excess cash is invested in instruments with original maturities of three months or less or in certificates of deposit that may be withdrawn at any time without penalty; therefore, as investments mature and are reinvested, the amount we earn will increase or decrease with changes in the underlying short-term interest rates.
Foreign currency exchange rate risk
For the three months ended March 31, 2021, approximately 72% and of our revenues were generated in non-U.S. dollar countries and we expect to continue generating a significant portion of our revenues in countries with currencies other than the U.S. dollar.
We are particularly vulnerable to fluctuations in exchange rates of the U.S. dollar to the currencies of countries in which we have significant operations, primarily the euro, British pound, Australian dollar, Polish zloty, Indian rupee, New Zealand dollar, Malaysian ringgit and Hungarian forint. As of March 31, 2021, we estimate that a 10% fluctuation in these foreign currency exchange rates would have the combined annualized effect on reported net income and working capital of approximately $45 million to $50 million. This effect is estimated by applying a 10% adjustment factor to our non-U.S. dollar results from operations, intercompany loans that generate foreign currency gains or losses and working capital balances that require translation from the respective functional currency to the U.S. dollar reporting currency.
Additionally, we have other non-current, non-U.S. dollar assets and liabilities on our balance sheet that are translated to the U.S. dollar during consolidation. These items primarily represent goodwill and intangible assets recorded in connection with acquisitions in countries other than the U.S. and our Senior Notes. We estimate that a 10% fluctuation in foreign currency exchange rates would have a non-cash impact on total comprehensive income of approximately $152 million to $157 million as a result of the change in value of these items during translation to the U.S. dollar. For the fluctuations described above, a strengthening U.S. dollar produces a financial loss, while a weakening U.S. dollar produces a financial gain.
We believe this quantitative measure has inherent limitations and does not take into account any governmental actions or changes in either customer purchasing patterns or our financing or operating strategies. Because a majority of our revenues and expenses are incurred in the functional currencies of our international operating entities, the profits we earn in foreign currencies are positively impacted by a weakening of the U.S. dollar and negatively impacted by a strengthening of the U.S. dollar. Additionally, a significant portion of our debt obligations are in U.S. dollars; therefore, as foreign currency exchange rates fluctuate, the amount available for repayment of debt will also increase or decrease.
We use derivatives to minimize our exposures related to changes in foreign currency exchange rates and to facilitate foreign currency risk management services by writing derivatives to customers. Derivatives are used to manage the overall market risk associated with foreign currency exchange rates; however, we do not perform the extensive record-keeping required to account for the derivative transactions as hedges. Due to the relatively short duration of the derivative contracts, we use the derivatives primarily as economic hedges. Since we do not designate foreign currency derivatives as hedging instruments pursuant to the accounting standards, we record gains and losses on foreign exchange derivatives in earnings in the period of change.
For derivative instruments our xe operations write to customers, we aggregate the foreign currency exposure arising from customer contracts, and hedge the resulting net currency risks by entering into offsetting contracts with established financial institution counterparties as part of a broader foreign currency portfolio. The changes in fair value related to the total portfolio of positions are recorded in Revenues on the Consolidated Statements of Income. As of March 31, 2021, we held foreign currency derivative contracts outstanding with a notional value of $1.4 billion, primarily in U.S. dollars, euros, British pounds, Australian dollars and New Zealand dollars, that were not designated as hedges and for which the majority mature within the next twelve months.
We use longer-term foreign currency forward contracts to mitigate risks associated with changes in foreign currency exchange rates on certain foreign currency denominated other asset and liability positions. As of March 31, 2021, the Company had foreign currency forward contracts outstanding with a notional value of $593 million, primarily in euros.
See Note 10, Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, to our unaudited consolidated financial statements for additional information.
Our executive management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) under the Exchange Act as of March 31, 2021. Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the design and operation of these disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of such date to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in our reports under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.
Change in Internal Controls
The Company is, from time to time, a party to legal or regulatory proceedings arising in the ordinary course of its business.
The discussion regarding contingencies in Part I, Item 1 — Financial Statements (unaudited), Note 15, Litigation and Contingencies, to the unaudited consolidated financial statements in this report is incorporated herein by reference.
Currently, there are no legal or regulatory proceedings that management believes, either individually or in the aggregate, would have a material adverse effect on the Company's consolidated financial condition or results of operations. In accordance with U.S. GAAP, we record a liability when it is both probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. These liabilities are reviewed at least quarterly and adjusted to reflect the impacts of negotiations, settlements, rulings, advice of legal counsel, and other information and events pertaining to a particular case or proceeding.
Except as otherwise described herein, there were no material changes to the risk factors previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, as filed with the SEC.
The following table provides information with respect to shares of the Company's common stock that were purchased by the Company during the three months ended March 31, 2021.
Period
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Total Number of Shares Purchased
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Average Price Paid per Share
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Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs
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Maximum Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Programs (in thousands) (1)
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January 1 - January 31, 2021
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—
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$
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—
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—
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$
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259,362
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February 1 - February 28, 2021
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—
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—
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—
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259,362
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March 1 - March 31, 2021
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—
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—
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—
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$
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250,000
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Total
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—
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$
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—
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—
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Exhibit
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Description
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31.1*
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31.2*
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32.1**
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32.2**
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101*
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The following materials from Euronet Worldwide, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2021, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2021 (unaudited) and December 31, 2020, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited) for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (unaudited) for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, (iv) Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity (unaudited) for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 (v) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, and (vi) Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.
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104*
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Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)
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By:
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/s/ MICHAEL J. BROWN
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Michael J. Brown
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Chief Executive Officer
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By:
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/s/ RICK L. WELLER
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Rick L. Weller
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Chief Financial Officer
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