Everi Holdings Inc. - Quarter Report: 2019 September (Form 10-Q)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)


☒			QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2019


☐			TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission file number: 001-32622

EVERI HOLDINGS INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware						20-0723270
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)						(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

7250 S. TENAYA WAY, SUITE 100
LAS VEGAS
Nevada						89113
(Address of principal executive offices)						(Zip Code)

(800) 833-7110

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.001 par value	EVRI	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes x No ¨

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Smaller reporting company

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As of November 1, 2019, there were 72,297,697 shares of the registrant’s $0.001 par value per share common stock outstanding.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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PART I: FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1:

Financial Statements

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Deficit for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Item 2:

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Item 3:

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Item 4:

Controls and Procedures

PART II: OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1:

Legal Proceedings

Item 1A:

Risk Factors

Item 2:

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Item 3:

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

Item 4:

Mine Safety Disclosures

Item 5:

Other Information

Item 6:

Exhibits

Signatures

PART I: FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.

EVERI HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(In thousands, except earnings per share amounts)


	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
Revenues
Games revenues
Gaming operations	$	48,515	$	43,540	$	138,377	$	126,618
Gaming equipment and systems	19,584		21,068		66,083		63,499
Gaming other	1,174		1,231		1,619		1,887
Games total revenues	69,273		65,839		206,079		192,004
FinTech revenues
Cash access services	43,152		39,406		123,680		117,364
Equipment	10,188		7,155		25,051		16,338
Information services and other	11,956		7,930		33,240		24,307
FinTech total revenues	65,296		54,491		181,971		158,009
Total revenues	134,569		120,330		388,050		350,013
Costs and expenses
Games cost of revenues⁽¹⁾
Gaming operations	4,942		4,607		12,792		13,000
Gaming equipment and systems	11,126		11,907		37,087		34,693
Gaming other	1,117		1,059		1,464		1,618
Games total cost of revenues	17,185		17,573		51,343		49,311
FinTech cost of revenues⁽¹⁾
Cash access services	4,112		2,234		9,777		6,910
Equipment	5,957		3,846		14,884		9,786
Information services and other	1,024		949		2,952		3,146
FinTech total cost of revenues	11,093		7,029		27,613		19,842
Operating expenses	37,631		35,419		111,446		105,176
Research and development	8,196		5,407		22,399		14,313
Depreciation	16,015		17,304		46,062		43,830
Amortization	17,156		16,088		51,143		48,943
Total costs and expenses	107,276		98,820		310,006		281,415
Operating income	27,293		21,510		78,044		68,598
Other expenses
Interest expense, net of interest income	19,297		20,160		60,130		62,589
Loss on extinguishment of debt	—		—		—		166
Total other expenses	19,297		20,160		60,130		62,755
Income before income tax	7,996		1,350		17,914		5,843
Income tax benefit	(1,319)		(719)		(2,747)		(2,310)
Net income	9,315		2,069		20,661		8,153
Foreign currency translation	(658)		(9)		(189)		(744)
Comprehensive income	$	8,657	$	2,060	$	20,472	$	7,409

(1) Exclusive of depreciation and amortization.


	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
Earnings per share
Basic	$	0.13	$	0.03	$	0.29	$	0.12
Diluted	$	0.12	$	0.03	$	0.27	$	0.11
Weighted average common shares outstanding
Basic	72,251		69,750		71,361		69,217
Diluted	79,125		74,594		77,854		73,712

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

EVERI HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except par value amounts)


	At September 30,		At December 31,
	2019		2018
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	275,706	$	297,532
Settlement receivables	56,035		82,359
Trade and other receivables, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $5,712 and $6,425 at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively	75,123		64,387
Inventory	26,449		24,403
Prepaid expenses and other assets	31,027		20,259
Total current assets	464,340		488,940
Non-current assets
Property, equipment and leased assets, net	122,095		116,288
Goodwill	673,582		640,537
Other intangible assets, net	274,092		287,397
Other receivables	13,599		8,847
Other assets	19,864		6,252
Total non-current assets	1,103,232		1,059,321
Total assets	$	1,567,572	$	1,548,261

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
Current liabilities
Settlement liabilities	$	298,490	$	334,198
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	147,376		129,238
Current portion of long-term debt	8,200		8,200
Total current liabilities	454,066		471,636
Non-current liabilities
Deferred tax liability	24,695		27,867
Long-term debt, less current portion	1,131,867		1,155,016
Other accrued expenses and liabilities	28,959		2,637
Total non-current liabilities	1,185,521		1,185,520
Total liabilities	1,639,587		1,657,156
Commitments and contingencies (Note 13)
Stockholders’ deficit
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 500,000 shares authorized and 97,279 and 95,100 shares issued at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively	97		95
Convertible preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 50,000 shares authorized and no shares outstanding at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively	—		—
Additional paid-in capital	316,356		298,929
Accumulated deficit	(208,796)		(229,457)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(2,187)		(1,998)
Treasury stock, at cost, 24,992 and 24,900 shares at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively	(177,485)		(176,464)
Total stockholders’ deficit	(72,015)		(108,895)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit	$	1,567,572	$	1,548,261

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

EVERI HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)


	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2019		2018
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income	$	20,661	$	8,153
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation	46,062		43,830
Amortization	51,143		48,943
Amortization of financing costs and discounts	2,697		3,969
Loss on sale or disposal of assets	1,375		687
Accretion of contract rights	6,539		6,299
Provision for bad debts	10,010		8,342
Deferred income taxes	(3,173)		(2,804)
Write-down of inventory and fixed assets	843		2,575
Reserve for obsolescence	1,830		1,386
Loss on extinguishment of debt	—		166
Stock-based compensation	6,141		6,117
Adjustment to certain purchase accounting liabilities	—		(550)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Settlement receivables	26,774		1,703
Trade and other receivables	(23,820)		(23,856)
Inventory	(3,341)		(4,824)
Other assets	(17,806)		(1,146)
Settlement liabilities	(34,573)		(12,889)
Other liabilities	29,002		6,281
Net cash provided by operating activities	120,364		92,382
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures	(81,642)		(78,545)
Acquisition	(20,000)		—
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets	56		83
Placement fee agreements	(17,102)		(15,300)
Net cash used in investing activities	(118,688)		(93,762)
Cash flows from financing activities
Repayments of credit facilities	(25,700)		(6,150)
Debt issuance costs and discounts	—		(1,276)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	11,288		9,529
Purchase of treasury stock	(1,021)		(57)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(15,433)		2,046
Effect of exchange rates on cash	(1,314)		(432)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
Net (decrease) increase for the period	(15,071)		234
Balance, beginning of the period	299,181		129,604
Balance, end of the period	$	284,110	$	129,838

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.


	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2019		2018
Supplemental cash disclosures
Cash paid for interest	$	52,077	$	54,930
Cash paid for income tax	545		350
Cash refunded for income tax	614		4
Supplemental non-cash disclosures
Accrued and unpaid capital expenditures	$	3,989	$	2,591
Accrued and unpaid placement fees added during the year	585		—
Transfer of leased gaming equipment to inventory	9,118		7,284
Operating lease right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations	14,595		—
Acquisition-related items
Fair value of assets acquired	50,240		—
Cash paid	20,000		—
Accrued and unpaid liability for loyalty acquisition	27,556		—
Liabilities assumed	2,684		—

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

EVERI HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

(In thousands)


	Common Stock— Series A					Additional		Retained Earnings		Accumulated Other
	Number of Shares	Amount		Paid-in Capital		(Accumulated Deficit)		Comprehensive Income (Loss)		Treasury Stock		Total Deficit

Balance, January 1, 2018	93,120	$	93	$	282,070	$	(246,202)	$	(253)	$	(176,341)	$	(140,633)
Net income	—	—		—		4,609		—		—		4,609
Cumulative adjustment related to adoption of ASC 606	—	—		—		4,389		—		—		4,389
Foreign currency translation	—	—		—		—		324		—		324
Stock-based compensation expense	—	—		2,350		—		—		—		2,350
Exercise of options	707	1		4,298		—		—		—		4,299
Restricted share vesting and withholding	5	—		—		—		—		(38)		(38)
Balance, March 31, 2018	93,832	$	94	$	288,718	$	(237,204)	$	71	$	(176,379)	$	(124,700)
Net income	—	—		—		1,475		—		—		1,475
Foreign currency translation	—	—		—		—		(1,059)		—		(1,059)
Stock-based compensation expense	—	—		1,955		—		—		—		1,955
Exercise of options	575	—		2,076		—		—		—		2,076
Restricted share vesting and withholding	1	—		—		—		—		(10)		(10)
Balance, June 30, 2018	94,408	$	94	$	292,749	$	(235,729)	$	(988)	$	(176,389)	$	(120,263)
Net income	—	—		—		2,069		—		—		2,069
Foreign currency translation	—	—		—		—		(9)		—		(9)
Stock-based compensation expense	—	—		1,812		—		—		—		1,812
Exercise of options	674	1		3,184		—		—		—		3,185
Restricted share vesting and withholding	1	—		—		—		—		(9)		(9)
Balance, September 30, 2018	95,083	$	95	$	297,745	$	(233,660)	$	(997)	$	(176,398)	$	(113,215)


	Common Stock— Series A					Additional		Retained Earnings		Accumulated Other
	Number of Shares	Amount		Paid-in Capital		(Accumulated Deficit)		Comprehensive Income (Loss)		Treasury Stock		Total Deficit

Balance, January 1, 2019	95,100	$	95	$	298,929	$	(229,457)	$	(1,998)	$	(176,464)	$	(108,895)
Net income	—	—		—		5,860		—		—		5,860
Foreign currency translation	—	—		—		—		504		—		504
Stock-based compensation expense	—	—		1,773		—		—		—		1,773
Exercise of options	864	1		4,970		—		—		—		4,971
Restricted share vesting and withholding	2	—		—		—		—		(15)		(15)
Balance, March 31, 2019	95,966	$	96	$	305,672	$	(223,597)	$	(1,494)	$	(176,479)	$	(95,802)
Net income	—	—		—		5,486		—		—		5,486
Foreign currency translation	—	—		—		—		(35)		—		(35)
Stock-based compensation expense	—	—		2,387		—		—		—		2,387
Exercise of options	764	1		4,491		—		—		—		4,492
Restricted share vesting and withholding	275	—		—		—		—		(965)		(965)
Balance, June 30, 2019	97,005	$	97	$	312,550	$	(218,111)	$	(1,529)	$	(177,444)	$	(84,437)
Net income	—	—		—		9,315		—		—		9,315
Foreign currency translation	—	—		—		—		(658)		—		(658)
Stock-based compensation expense	—	—		1,981		—		—		—		1,981
Exercise of options	263	—		1,825		—		—		—		1,825
Restricted share vesting and withholding	11	—		—		—		—		(41)		(41)
Balance, September 30, 2019	97,279	$	97	$	316,356	$	(208,796)	$	(2,187)	$	(177,485)	$	(72,015)

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

EVERI HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. BUSINESS

Everi Holdings Inc. (“Everi Holdings,” “Holdings,” or “Everi”) is a holding company, the assets of which are the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each of Everi Games Holding Inc. (“Everi Games Holding”), which owns all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of Everi Games Inc. (“Everi Games” or “Games”), and Everi Payments Inc. (“Everi Payments,” “Everi FinTech,” or “FinTech”). Unless otherwise indicated, the terms the “Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to Everi Holdings together with its consolidated subsidiaries.

Everi is a leading supplier of entertainment and technology solutions for the casino, interactive, and gaming industry. With a focus on both customers and players, Everi develops games and gaming machines, gaming systems and services, and is the provider of core financial products and services, player loyalty tools and applications, and intelligence and regulatory compliance solutions. Everi’s mission is to provide casino operators with games that facilitate memorable player experiences, offer secure financial transactions for casinos and their patrons, and deliver software tools and applications to improve casino operations efficiencies and fulfill regulatory compliance requirements.

Everi Holdings reports its results of operations based on two operating segments: Games and FinTech.

Everi Games provides gaming operators products and services, including: (a) gaming machines primarily comprised of Class II and Class III slot machines placed under participation or fixed fee lease arrangements or sold to casino customers, including TournEvent® terminals that allow operators to switch from in-revenue gaming to out-of-revenue tournaments; (b) system software, licenses, and ancillary equipment; and (c) business-to-consumer (“B2C”) and business-to-business (“B2B”) interactive activities. In addition, Everi Games develops and manages the central determinant system for the video lottery terminals (“VLTs”) installed in the State of New York, and it also provides similar technology in certain tribal jurisdictions.

Everi FinTech provides gaming operators cash access and related products and services, including: (a) access to cash at gaming facilities via Automated Teller Machine (“ATM”) cash withdrawals, credit card cash access transactions, point of sale (“POS”) debit card cash access transactions, and check verification and warranty services; (b) equipment that provides cash access and efficiency-related services; (c) self-service enrollment, player loyalty and marketing equipment; (d) products and services that improve credit decision making, automate cashier operations, and enhance patron marketing activities for gaming establishments; (e) compliance, audit, and data solutions; and (f) online payment processing solutions for gaming operators in states that offer intrastate, Internet-based gaming and lottery activities.

2. BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation

Our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared by us pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Some of the information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations, although we believe the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (which include normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair statement of results for the interim periods have been made. The results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the full fiscal year. The Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018.

Other than the adoption of the Financial Accounting Standard Board’s (the “FASB”) Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-02 (“Leases”) and all subsequent amendments (collectively, “Accounting Standards Codification 842,” or “ASC 842”), there have been no changes to our basis of presentation and significant accounting policies since the most recent filing of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018.

We evaluate the composition of our revenues to ensure compliance with SEC Regulation S-X Section 210.5-3, which requires us to separately present certain categories of revenues that exceed the quantitative threshold on our Statements of Income.

Revenue Recognition

Overview

We evaluate the recognition of revenue based on the criteria set forth in ASC 606 (“Revenue from Contracts with Customers”) and ASC 842, as appropriate. We recognize revenue upon transferring control of goods or services to our customers in an amount that reflects the consideration we expect to receive in exchange for those goods or services. We enter into contracts with customers that include various performance obligations consisting of goods, services, or combinations of goods and services. Timing of the transfer of control varies based on the nature of the contract. We recognize revenue net of any sales and other taxes collected from customers, which are subsequently remitted to governmental authorities and are not included in revenues or operating expenses. We measure revenue based on the consideration specified in a contract with a customer and adjusted, as necessary.

Significant Judgments

We apply judgments or estimates to determine the performance obligations and the Stand-Alone Selling Price (“SSP”) of each identified performance obligation. The establishment of SSP requires judgment as to whether there is a sufficient quantity of items sold or renewed on a stand-alone basis and those prices demonstrate an appropriate level of concentration to conclude that an SSP exists. The SSP of our goods and services is generally determined based on observable prices, an adjusted market assessment approach, or an expected cost plus margin approach. We utilize a residual approach only when the SSP for performance obligations with observable prices has been established and the remaining performance obligation in the contract with a customer does not have an observable price as it is uncertain or highly variable and, therefore, is not discernible.

Collectability

To assess collectability, we determine whether it is probable that we will collect substantially all of the consideration to which we are entitled in exchange for the goods and services transferred to the customer in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contract. In connection with these procedures, we evaluate the customer using internal and external information available, including, but not limited to, research and analysis of our credit history with the customer. Based on the nature of our transactions and historical trends, we determine whether our customers have the ability and intention to pay the amounts of consideration when they become due to identify potentially significant credit risk exposure.

Contract Combinations — Multiple Promised Goods and Services

Our contracts may include various performance obligations for promises to transfer multiple goods and services to a customer, especially since our Games and FinTech businesses may enter into multiple agreements with the same customer that meet the criteria to be combined for accounting purposes under ASC 606. When this occurs, an SSP will be determined for each performance obligation in the combined arrangement, and the consideration will be allocated between the respective performance obligations. We use our judgment to analyze the nature of the promises made and determine whether each is distinct or should be combined with other promises in the contract based on the level of integration and interdependency between the individual deliverables.

Disaggregation of Revenues

We disaggregate revenues based on the nature and timing of the cash flows generated by such revenues as presented in “Note 18 — Segment Information.”

Outbound Freight Costs, Installation and Training

Upon transferring control of goods to a customer, the shipping and handling costs in connection with sale transactions are generally accounted for as fulfillment costs and included in cost of revenues.

Our performance of installation and training services relating to the sales of gaming equipment and systems and FinTech equipment does not modify the software or hardware in those equipment and systems. Such installation and training services are generally immaterial in the context of the contract; and therefore, such items do not represent a separate performance obligation.

Costs to Acquire a Contract with a Customer

We typically incur incremental costs to acquire customer contracts in the form of sales commissions. We evaluate such costs for groups of contracts with similar characteristics based on the nature of the transactions. If recognized, the asset related to the incremental costs to acquire customer contracts would be amortized within one year or less and, as a result, we elected to utilize the practical expedient set forth in ASC 340 (“Contract Costs - Incremental Costs of Obtaining a Contract”) to expense these amounts as incurred.

Contract Balances

Since our contracts may include multiple performance obligations, there is often a timing difference between cash collections and the satisfaction of such performance obligations and revenue recognition. Such arrangements are evaluated to determine whether contract assets and liabilities exist. We generally record contract assets when the timing of cash collections differs from when revenue is recognized due to contracts containing specific performance obligations that are required to be met prior to a customer being invoiced. We generally record contract liabilities when cash is collected in advance of us satisfying performance obligations, including those that are satisfied over a period of time.

The following table summarizes our contract assets and contract liabilities arising from contracts with customers:


	Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2019

Contract assets⁽¹⁾
Balance at January 1	$	11,310
Balance at September 30	12,086
Increase	$	776

Contract liabilities⁽²⁾
Balance at January 1	$	15,470
Balance at September 30⁽³⁾	29,625
Increase	$	14,155

(1) The current portion of contract assets is included within trade and other receivables, net, and the non-current portion is included within other receivables in our Balance Sheets.

(2) The current portion of contract liabilities is included within accounts payable and accrued expenses, and the non-current portion is included within other accrued expenses and liabilities in our Balance Sheets.

(3) Primarily relates to sales generated by our FinTech segment.

We recognized revenue of approximately $10.7 million that was included in the beginning contract liability balance during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.

Games Revenues

Our Games products and services include commercial products, such as Native American Class II products and other bingo products, Class III products, video lottery terminals, accounting and central determinant systems, B2C and B2B interactive activities, and other back office systems. We conduct our Games segment business based on results generated from the following major revenue streams: (a) Gaming Operations; (b) Gaming Equipment and Systems; and (c) Gaming Other.

Gaming Operations

Games revenues are primarily generated by our gaming operations under placement, participation, and development arrangements in which we provide our customers with player terminals, including TournEvent® terminals that allow operators to switch from in-revenue gaming to out-of-revenue tournaments, player terminal-content licenses, local-area progressive machines, and back-office equipment, collectively referred to herein as leased gaming equipment. We evaluate the recognition of lease revenues based on criteria set forth in ASC 842. Generally, under these arrangements, we retain ownership of the machines installed at customer facilities. We receive recurring revenue generally based on a percentage of the net win per day generated by the leased gaming equipment or a fixed daily fee. Such revenues are generated daily and are limited to the lesser

of the net win per day generated by the leased gaming equipment or the fixed daily fee and the lease payments that have been collected from the lessee. Gaming operations revenues generated by leased gaming equipment deployed at sites under development or placement fee agreements give rise to contract rights, which are amounts recorded to intangible assets for dedicated floor space resulting from such agreements. The gaming operations revenues generated by these arrangements are reduced by the accretion of contract rights, which represents the related amortization of the contract rights recorded in connection with such agreements. Gaming operations lease revenues accounted for under ASC 842 are generally short-term in nature with payment terms ranging from 30 to 90 days. We recognized lease revenues of approximately $36.6 million and $104.3 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, and approximately $35.2 million and $103.9 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively.

Gaming operations revenues include amounts generated by Wide Area Progressive (“WAP”) systems, which are recognized under ASC 606. WAP consists of linked slot machines located in multiple casino properties that are connected to a central system. WAP-based gaming machines have a progressive jackpot administered by us that increases with every wager until a player wins the top award combination. Casino operators pay us a percentage of the coin-in (the total amount wagered), a percentage of net win, or a combination of both for services related to the design, assembly, installation, operation, maintenance, administration, and marketing of the WAP offering. The gaming operations revenues with respect to WAP machines represent a separate performance obligation. Such revenues are recognized over time as earned and the customer simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits as the performance obligations occur. These arrangements are generally short-term in nature with a majority of invoices payable within 30 to 90 days. Such revenues are presented in the Statements of Income, net of the jackpot expense, which are composed of incremental amounts funded by a portion of coin-in from the players. At the time a jackpot is won by a player, an additional jackpot expense is recorded in connection with the base seed amount required to fund the minimum level as set forth in the WAP arrangements with the casino operators.

Gaming operations revenues include amounts received in connection with our relationship with the New York State Gaming Commission (the “NYSGC”) to provide an accounting and central determinant system for the VLTs in operation at licensed State of New York gaming facilities. Pursuant to our agreement with the NYSGC, we receive a portion of the network-wide net win (generally, cash-in less prizes paid) per day in exchange for the provision and maintenance of the central determinant system and recognize revenue over time in accordance with ASC 606 as the customer simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits as the performance obligations occur. We also provide the central determinant system technology to Native American tribes in other licensed jurisdictions, for which we receive a portion of the revenue generated from the VLTs connected to the system. These arrangements are generally short-term in nature with payments due monthly.

Gaming operations revenues include amounts generated by our Interactive offering comprised of B2C and B2B activities. Our B2C operations relate to games offered directly to consumers for play with virtual currency, which can be purchased through our web and mobile applications. Control transfers, and we recognize revenues over time in accordance with ASC 606 from player purchases of virtual currency, as it is consumed for game play, which is based on a historical data analysis. Our B2B operations relate to games offered to our business partners, including social and regulated real money casinos that offer the games to consumers. Our B2B arrangements primarily provide access to our game content, and revenue is recognized over time in accordance with ASC 606 as the control transfers upon our business partners’ daily access to such content based on either a flat fee or revenue share arrangements with the social and regulated real money casinos. The customer simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits as the performance obligations occur.

Gaming Equipment and Systems

Gaming equipment and systems revenues are derived from the sale of some combination of: (a) gaming equipment and player terminals, including TournEvent® terminals; (b) game content; (c) license fees; and (d) ancillary equipment. Such arrangements are predominately short-term in nature with payment terms ranging from 30 to 180 days, and with certain agreements providing for extended payment terms, ranging from 12 to 24 months. Each contract containing extended payment terms over a period of 12 months is evaluated for the presence of a financing component. For those arrangements in which the financing component is determined to be significant to the contract, the transaction price is adjusted for the time value of money. Generally, our contracts with customers do not contain a financing component that has been determined to be significant to the contract. Performance obligations for gaming equipment and systems arrangements include gaming equipment, player terminals, content, system software, license fees, ancillary equipment, or various combinations thereof. Gaming equipment and systems revenues are recognized at a point in time when control of the promised goods and services transfers to the customer, which is generally upon shipment or delivery pursuant to the terms of the contract. The performance obligations are generally satisfied at the same time or within a short period of time.

Gaming Other

Gaming other revenues consist of amounts generated by our TournEvent of Champions® national tournament that allows winners of local and regional tournaments throughout the year to participate in a national tournament that results in the determination of a final champion. As the customer simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits of our performance as it occurs, revenues are recognized as earned over a period of time using an output method depicting the transfer of control to the customer. These arrangements are generally short-term in nature with payment terms ranging from 30 to 90 days.

FinTech Revenues

Cash Access Services

Cash access services revenues are generally comprised of the following distinct performance obligations: cash advance, ATM, and check services. We do not control the cash advance and ATM services provided to a customer and, therefore, we are acting as an agent whose performance obligation is to arrange for the provision of these services. Our cash access services involve the movement of funds between the various parties associated with cash access transactions and give rise to settlement receivables and settlement liabilities, both of which are settled in days following the transaction.

Cash advance revenues are primarily comprised of transaction fees assessed to gaming patrons in connection with credit card cash access and POS debit card cash access transactions. Such fees are primarily based on a combination of a fixed amount plus a percentage of the face amount of the credit card cash access or POS debit card cash access transaction amount. In connection with these types of transactions, we report certain direct costs incurred as reductions to revenues on a net basis, which generally include: (a) commission expenses payable to casino operators; (b) interchange fees payable to the network associations; and (c) processing and related costs payable to other third-party partners.

ATM revenues are primarily comprised of transaction fees in the form of cardholder surcharges assessed to gaming patrons in connection with ATM cash withdrawals at the time the transactions are authorized and reverse interchange fees paid to us by the patrons’ issuing banks. The cardholder surcharges assessed to gaming patrons in connection with ATM cash withdrawals are currently a fixed dollar amount and not a percentage of the transaction amount. In connection with these types of transactions, we report certain direct costs incurred as reductions to revenues on a net basis, which generally include: (a) commission expenses payable to casino operators; (b) interchange fees payable to the network associations; and (c) processing and related costs payable to other third-party partners.

Check services revenues are principally comprised of check warranty revenues and are generally based upon a percentage of the face amount of checks warranted. These fees are paid to us by gaming establishments.

For cash access services arrangements, since the customer simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits as the performance obligations occur, we recognize revenues as earned over a period of time using an output method depicting the transfer of control to the customer based on variable consideration, such as volume of transactions processed with variability generally resolved in the reporting period.

Equipment

Equipment revenues are derived from the sale of our cash access kiosks and related equipment and are accounted for under ASC 606, unless such transactions meet definition of a sales type or direct financing lease which are accounted for under ASC 842. Revenues are recognized at a point in time when control of the promised goods and services transfers to the customer generally upon shipment or delivery pursuant to the terms of the contract. The sales contracts are generally short-term in nature with payment terms ranging from 30 to 90 days, while certain agreements provide for extended payment terms of up to 60 months. Each contract containing extended payment terms over a period of 12 months is evaluated for the presence of a financing component. For those arrangements in which the financing component is determined to be significant to the contract, the transaction price is adjusted for the time value of money. Generally, our contracts with customers do not contain a financing component that has been determined to be significant to the contract. The cash access kiosk and related equipment sales contracts accounted for under ASC 842 were approximately $0.1 million and $2.7 million in aggregate revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively. We did not have any cash access kiosk and related equipment sales transactions that qualified for sales type lease accounting treatment in 2018.

In addition, equipment revenues are derived from the sale of our loyalty kiosks and related equipment. Revenues are recognized at a point in time when control of the promised goods and services transfers to the customer generally upon installation and customer acceptance based on connectivity to a casino management system pursuant to the terms of the contract. These sales contracts are generally short-term in nature with payment terms ranging from 30 to 90 days.

Information Services and Other

Information services and other revenues include amounts derived from our cash access, loyalty kiosk, compliance, and loyalty related revenue streams from the sale of: (a) software licenses, software subscriptions, professional services, and certain other ancillary fees; (b) service-related fees associated with the sale, installation, training, and maintenance of equipment directly to our customers under contracts, which are generally short-term in nature with payment terms ranging from 30 to 90 days, secured by the related equipment; (c) credit worthiness-related software subscription services that are based upon either a flat monthly unlimited usage fee or a variable fee structure driven by the volume of patron credit histories generated; and (d) ancillary marketing, database, and Internet-based gaming-related activities.

Our software represents a functional right-to-use license, and the revenues are recognized as earned at a point in time. Subscription services are recognized over a period of time using an input method based on time elapsed as we transfer the control ratably by providing a stand-ready service. Professional services, training, and other revenues are recognized over a period of time using an input method based on time elapsed as services are provided, thereby reflecting the transfer of control to the customer.

Restricted Cash

Our restricted cash primarily consists of: (a) funds held in connection with certain customer agreements; (b) deposits held in connection with a sponsorship agreement; (c) WAP-related restricted funds; and (d) Internet-related cash access activities. The current portion of restricted cash, which is included in prepaid expenses and other assets, was approximately $8.3 million and $1.5 million as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. The non-current portion of restricted cash, which is included in other assets, was approximately $0.1 million as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018. The current portion of restricted cash was approximately $1.0 million and $0.9 million as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, and the non-current portion of restricted cash was approximately $0.1 million as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017.

Fair Values of Financial Instruments

The fair value of a financial instrument represents the amount at which the instrument could be exchanged in a current transaction between willing parties, other than in a forced or liquidation sale. Fair value estimates are made at a specific point in time, based upon relevant market information about the financial instrument.

The carrying amount of cash and cash equivalents, settlement receivables, short-term trade and other receivables, settlement liabilities, accounts payable, and accrued expenses approximate fair value due to the short-term maturities of these instruments. The fair value of the long-term trade and loans receivable is estimated by discounting expected future cash flows using current interest rates at which similar loans would be made to borrowers with similar credit ratings and remaining maturities. As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the fair value of notes receivable, net approximated the carrying value due to contractual terms of trade and loans receivable generally being under 24 months. The fair value of our borrowings is estimated based on various inputs to determine a market price, such as: market demand and supply, size of tranche, maturity, and similar instruments trading in more active markets. The estimated fair value and outstanding balances of our borrowings are as follows (in thousands):


	Level of Hierarchy	Fair Value		Outstanding Balance
September 30, 2019
Term loan	2	$	783,916	$	782,000
Senior unsecured notes	2	$	394,688	$	375,000
December 31, 2018
Term loan	2	$	784,479	$	807,700
Senior unsecured notes	2	$	354,863	$	375,000

The term loan and senior unsecured notes were reported at fair value using Level 2 inputs based on quoted market prices for these securities.

Recent Accounting Guidance

Recently Adopted Accounting Guidance

In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-07, which expands the scope of Topic 718, Compensation — Stock Compensation (which currently only includes share-based payments to employees) to include share-based payments issued to non-employees for goods or services. Consequently, the accounting for share-based payments to non-employees and employees will be substantially aligned. The new standard became effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. We adopted this guidance in the quarter ended March 31, 2019. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on our Financial Statements.

In February 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-02, which provides financial statement preparers with an option to reclassify stranded tax effects within accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings in each period in which the effect of the change in the U.S. federal corporate income tax rate in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (or portion thereof) is recorded. The new standard became effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. We adopted this guidance in the quarter ended March 31, 2019. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on our Financial Statements.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing transactions. The guidance establishes a right-of-use (“ROU”) model that requires a lessee to record a lease ROU asset and a lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with terms longer than 12 months. We made an accounting policy election where leases that are 12 months or less and do not include an option to purchase the underlying asset are treated similarly to the operating lease accounting under ASC 840 and are not recorded on the balance sheet. For lessees, leases are classified as either financing or operating, with classification affecting the pattern of expense recognition in the income statement. For lessors, leases are classified as operating, sales-type, or direct financing with classification affecting the pattern of revenue and profit recognition in the income statement. In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-10 — Codification Improvements to Topic 842, Leases and ASU No. 2018-11 — Leases (Topic 842): Targeted Improvements. ASU No. 2018-10 affected narrow aspects of the guidance previously issued, and ASU No. 2018-11 provided a practical expedient for lessors on separating components of a contract and also included an additional optional transition relief methodology for adopting the new standard. In December 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-20 — Leases (Topic 842): Narrow-Scope Improvements for Lessors, which addressed the following issues facing lessors when applying the standard: sales taxes and other similar taxes collected from lessees, certain lessor costs paid directly by lessees, and recognition of variable payments for contracts with lease and non-lease components. The guidance requires an entity to adopt the new standard, as amended, under a modified retrospective application to each prior reporting period presented in the financial statements with the cumulative effect recognized at the beginning of the earliest comparative period. With the optional transition relief methodology available, entities had an opportunity to adopt the new lease standard retrospectively at the beginning of the period of adoption through a cumulative-effect adjustment, with certain practical expedients available. Based on the guidance, we adopted the new standard effective January 1, 2019 and applied certain practical expedients offered in the aforementioned guidance, such as those that stated that the Company need not reassess: (a) whether expired or existing contracts contain leases, (b) the lease classification of expired or existing leases, or (c) initial direct costs for any existing leases. We have provided additional information with respect to the new guidance in “Note 3 — Leases.”

Recent Accounting Guidance Not Yet Adopted

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-15, which aligns the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract with the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred to develop or obtain internal-use software (and hosting arrangements that include an internal use software license). The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in any interim period. We are currently evaluating the impact of adopting this guidance on our Financial Statements; however, we do not expect the impact to be material.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, which provides updated guidance on how an entity should measure credit losses on financial instruments. Subsequently, in November 2018 the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-19, which clarified that receivables arising from operating leases are not within the scope of Subtopic 326-20, but should rather be accounted for in accordance with ASC 842. In May 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-05 providing targeted transition relief to all reporting entities within the scope of Topic 326. The new standard and related amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. This guidance is expected to be applied using a modified retrospective approach for the cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the first reporting period in which the guidance is effective and using a prospective approach for debt securities for which any other-

than-temporary impairment had been recognized before the effective date. This guidance replaces the current incurred loss measurement methodology with a current expected credit loss (“CECL”) measurement methodology over the lifetime of the receivables. This guidance primarily impacts our trade and other receivables, including those related to revenues from contracts with customers that may contain contract assets with respect to performance obligations that are satisfied for which the customers have not yet been invoiced. From a segment management perspective, our operations are not expected to be significantly impacted: (a) Our FinTech business acts as a merchant of record for settlement transactions for our cash access related customers wherein cash is held by the Company; therefore, we generally have the ability to withhold the necessary funds from customers to satisfy the outstanding receivables associated with equipment, information and other products and services; and (b) Our Games business sells EGMs to gaming establishments on a relatively short-term basis and collections are reasonably certain based on historical experience. Overall, we are currently continuing to evaluate the impact of adopting this guidance on our Financial Statements, including accounting policies and processes, controls and systems; however, we do not expect this guidance to have a material impact on our results of operations or financial position.

As of September 30, 2019, other than what has been described above, we do not anticipate recently issued accounting guidance to have a significant impact on our consolidated financial statements.

3. LEASES

We determine if a contract is, or contains, a lease at the inception, or modification, of a contract based on whether the contract conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration. Control over the use of an asset is predicated upon the notion that a lessee has both the right to (a) obtain substantially all of the economic benefit from the use of the asset; and (b) direct the use of the asset.

Operating lease ROU assets and liabilities are recognized based on the present value of minimum lease payments over the expected lease term at commencement date. Lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the expected lease term. Our lease arrangements have both lease and non-lease components. For leases in which the Company is the lessee, it accounts for the lease and non-lease elements as a single lease component for the various classes of underlying assets, primarily real estate that consists of buildings for office space and warehouses for manufacturing purposes. For leases in which the Company is the lessor, it accounts for the lease and non-lease elements as a single lease component, primarily electronic gaming machines (“EGMs”).

Certain of our lease arrangements contain options to renew with terms that generally have the ability to extend the lease term to a range of approximately 1 to 15 years. The exercise of lease renewal options is generally at our sole discretion. The expected lease terms include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that we will exercise such option. The depreciable life of leased assets and leasehold improvements are limited by the expected term of such assets, unless there is a transfer of title or purchase option reasonably certain to be exercised.

Lessee

We enter into operating lease agreements for real estate purposes that generally consist of buildings for office space and warehouses for manufacturing purposes. Certain of our lease agreements consist of rental payments that are periodically adjusted for inflation. Our lease agreements do not contain material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants. Our lease agreements do not generally provide explicit rates of interest; therefore, we use our incremental collateralized borrowing rate based on the information available at the commencement date to determine the present value of lease payments. Leases with an expected term of 12 months or less are not accounted for on our Balance Sheets.

Supplemental balance sheet information related to our operating leases is as follows (in thousands):

Classification on our Balance Sheets

At September 30, 2019

Assets

Operating lease ROU assets

Other assets, non-current

11,452

Liabilities

Current operating lease liabilities

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

5,362

Non-current operating lease liabilities

Other accrued expenses and liabilities

9,490

Supplemental cash flow information related to leases is as follows (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2019		September 30, 2019
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities	$	1,438	$	4,396
Operating lease ROU assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations⁽¹⁾	$	—	$	14,595

(1) The amount includes approximately $13.7 million of operating lease ROU assets obtained in exchange for existing lease obligations and approximately $0.9 million of operating lease ROU assets obtained in exchange for new lease obligations entered into during the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The amounts are presented net of current year terminations and exclude amortization for the period. There were no new operating lease ROU assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations during the three months ended September 30, 2019.

Other information related to lease terms and discount rates is as follows:


	At September 30, 2019
Weighted average remaining lease term (in years)	2.89
Weighted average discount rate	5.25	%

Components of lease expense are as follows (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2019		September 30, 2019
Lease Cost:
Operating lease cost	$	1,354	$	3,629
Variable lease cost	$	401	$	1,240

Maturities of lease liabilities are summarized as follows as of September 30, 2019 (in thousands):


Year ending December 31,	Amount
2019 (excluding the nine months ended September 30, 2019)	$	1,477
2020	6,044
2021	4,866
2022	2,622
2023	980
Thereafter	—
Total future minimum lease payments	$	15,989
Amount representing interest	1,137
Present value of future minimum lease payments	$	14,852
Current operating lease obligations	5,362
Long-term lease obligations	$	9,490

As previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 and under the previous lease accounting, maturities of lease liabilities were as follows as of December 31, 2018 (in thousands):


Year ending December 31,	Amount
2019	$	5,570
2020	5,680
2021	4,598
2022	2,799
2023	1,074
Thereafter	—
Total future minimum lease payments	$	19,721

Lessor

We generate lease revenues primarily from our gaming operations activities, and the majority of our leases are month-to-month leases. Under these arrangements, we retain ownership of the EGMs installed at customer facilities. We receive recurring revenues based on a percentage of the net win per day generated by the leased gaming equipment or a fixed daily fee. Such revenues are generated daily and are limited to the lesser of the net win per day generated by the leased gaming equipment or the fixed daily fee and the lease payments that have been collected from the lessee. Certain of our leases have terms and conditions with options for a lessee to purchase the underlying assets. Refer to “Note 2 — Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” for further discussion of lease revenue. The cost of property and equipment the Company is leasing to third-parties as of September 30, 2019 is approximately $188.7 million, which includes accumulated depreciation of approximately $102.5 million.

In addition, we generated lease revenue from sales-type leases in the FinTech segment in the amount of approximately $0.1 million and $2.7 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019. Our interest income recognized in connection with sales-type leases is immaterial.

Supplemental balance sheet information related to our sales-type leases is as follows (in thousands):

Classification on our Balance Sheets

At September 30, 2019

Assets

Net investment in sales-type leases - current

Trade and other receivables, net

886

Net investment in sales-type leases - non-current

Other receivables

1,527

4. BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

We account for business combinations in accordance with ASC 805, which requires that the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed be recorded at their estimated fair values on the acquisition date separately from goodwill, which is the excess of the fair value of the purchase price over the fair values of these identifiable assets and liabilities. We include the results of operations of an acquired business as of the acquisition date.

Atrient, Inc.

On March 8, 2019, we acquired certain assets of Atrient, Inc. (“Atrient”), a privately held company that develops and distributes hardware and software applications to gaming operators to enhance gaming patron loyalty, in an asset purchase agreement. This acquisition includes existing contracts with gaming operators, technology, and intellectual property that allow us to provide gaming operators a self-service enrollment, player loyalty and marketing equipment, a mobile application to offer a gaming operator’s patrons additional flexibility in accessing casino promotions, and a marketing platform that manages and delivers a gaming operator’s marketing programs through these patron interfaces. This acquisition expands our financial technology solutions offerings within our FinTech segment. Under the terms of the asset purchase agreement, we paid the Seller $20 million at the closing of the transaction and will pay an additional $10 million one year following the closing and another $10 million two years following the date of closing. In addition, we expect that an additional $10 million in contingent consideration will be earned by the Seller based upon the achievement of certain revenue targets over the first two years post-closing. We expect the total consideration for this acquisition, inclusive of the contingent consideration, to be approximately $50 million. The acquisition did not have a significant impact on our results of operations or financial condition.

The total purchase consideration for certain assets of Atrient was as follows (in thousands):


	Amount
Purchase consideration
Cash consideration paid at closing	$	20,000
Cash consideration to be paid in subsequent periods (at fair value)	18,528
Total cash consideration	38,528
Contingent consideration (at fair value)	9,028
Total purchase consideration	$	47,556

Cash consideration is comprised of a short-term component that is recorded in accounts payable and accrued expenses and a long-term component payable within two years recorded in other accrued expenses and liabilities of our Balance Sheets. The contingent consideration is comprised of a long-term component recorded in other accrued expenses and liabilities of our Balance Sheets.

The transaction was recorded using the acquisition method of accounting, which requires, among other things, the assets acquired and liabilities assumed be recognized at their respective fair values as of the closing date of the transaction. The excess of the fair value of the purchase consideration over those fair value amounts was recorded as goodwill, which will be amortized over a period of 15 years for tax purposes. The goodwill recognized is primarily attributable to the income potential from the expansion of our footprint in the gaming space by enhancing our existing financial technology solution portfolio to add new touch-points for gaming patrons at customer locations and a new player loyalty and marketing-focused business line, assembled workforce, among other strategic benefits.

The estimates and assumptions incorporated included the projected timing and amount of future cash flows and discount rates reflecting risk inherent in the future cash flows. The estimated fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed and resulting goodwill are subject to adjustment as the Company finalizes its purchase price accounting. The significant items for which a final fair value has not been determined include, but are not limited to: the valuation and estimated useful lives of intangible assets, contract liabilities, including deferred and unearned revenues, and deferred income taxes. We do not expect our fair value determinations to materially change; however, there may be differences between the amounts recorded at the closing date of the transaction and the final fair value analysis, which we expect to complete no later than the first quarter of 2020.

The information below reflects the preliminary amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the closing date of the transaction (in thousands):


	Amount
Current assets	$	2,896
Property, equipment and leased assets, net	8
Operating lease ROU assets	239
Goodwill	32,897
Other intangible assets, net	14,200
Total assets	50,240
Contract liabilities	(2,445)
Current operating lease liabilities	(105)
Non-current operating lease liabilities	(134)
Total liabilities	(2,684)
Net assets acquired	$	47,556

Receivables acquired of approximately $1.8 million were short-term in nature and considered to be collectible, and therefore, the carrying amounts of these assets were determined to represent their fair values. Inventory acquired of approximately $1.0 million consisted of raw materials and finished goods and was fair valued based on the estimated net realizable value of these assets. Property, equipment, and leased assets acquired were not material in size or scope, and the carrying amounts of these assets represented their fair values. The operating lease ROU assets of approximately $0.2 million were recorded at their fair values based on the present value of future lease payments discounted in accordance with the policy disclosed in “Note 3 — Leases.”

Other intangible assets acquired of approximately $14.2 million were comprised of customer contracts and developed technology. The fair value of customer contracts of approximately $9.2 million was determined by applying the income approach utilizing the excess earnings methodology with a discount rate utilized of 17%. The fair value of developed technology of approximately $5.0 million was determined by applying the income approach utilizing the relief from royalty methodology with a royalty rate of 15% and a discount rate utilized of 18%.

The following table summarizes acquired intangible assets (dollars in thousands):


	Useful Life (Years)	Estimated Fair Value
Other Intangible Assets
Developed technology	3	$	5,000
Customer contracts	5	9,200
Total other intangible assets		$	14,200

The financial results included in our Statements of Income since the acquisition date reflected revenues of approximately $4.6 million and $10.0 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively. Net income was approximately $0.7 million and $2.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively. We incurred acquisition-related costs of approximately $0.2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.

The unaudited pro forma financial data with respect to the revenue and earnings on a consolidated basis as if the acquisition of certain assets of Atrient occurred on January 1, 2018 included revenues of approximately $134.6 million and $391.0 million and net income of approximately $9.3 million and $21.0 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively; revenues of approximately $124.2 million and $359.7 million; and net income of approximately $2.7 million and $9.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively.

5. FUNDING AGREEMENTS

Commercial Cash Arrangements

We have commercial arrangements with third-party vendors to provide cash for certain of our ATMs. For the use of these funds, we pay a cash usage fee on either the average daily balance of funds utilized multiplied by a contractually defined cash usage rate or the amounts supplied multiplied by a contractually defined cash usage rate. These cash usage fees, reflected as interest expense within the Statements of Income, were approximately $1.8 million and $5.5 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, and approximately $1.6 million and $5.3 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively. We are exposed to interest rate risk to the extent that the applicable rates increase.

Under these agreements, the currency supplied by third-party vendors remains their sole property until the funds are dispensed. As these funds are not our assets, supplied cash is not reflected in our Balance Sheets. The outstanding balances of ATM cash utilized by us from the third-parties were approximately $189.6 million and $224.7 million as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.

Our primary commercial arrangement, the Contract Cash Solutions Agreement, as amended, is with Wells Fargo, N.A. (“Wells Fargo”). Wells Fargo provides us with cash in the maximum amount of $300 million with the ability to increase the amount by $75 million over a 5-day period for holidays, such as the period around New Year’s Day. The term of the agreement expires on June 30, 2022 and will automatically renew for additional one-year periods unless either party provides a 90-day written notice of its intent not to renew.

We are responsible for any losses of cash in the ATMs under this agreement, and we self-insure for this risk. We incurred no material losses related to this self-insurance for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018.

Site-Funded ATMs

We operate ATMs at certain customers’ gaming establishments where the gaming establishment provides the cash required for the ATMs’ operational needs. We are required to reimburse the customer for the amount of cash dispensed from these site-funded ATMs. The site-funded ATM liability included within settlement liabilities in the accompanying Balance Sheets was approximately $227.7 million and $249.6 million as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.

Everi-Funded ATMs

We enter into agreements with international customers for certain of our ATMs whereby we provide the cash required to operate the ATMs. We had supplied approximately $3.8 million and $4.8 million of our cash for these ATMs as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively, which represents an outstanding balance under such agreements at the end of the period. Such amounts are reported within the settlement receivables line of our Balance Sheets.

Prefunded Cash Access Agreements

Due to regulatory requirements in certain jurisdictions, some international gaming establishments require prefunding of cash to cover the outstanding settlement amounts in order for us to provide cash access services to their properties. We enter into agreements with these gaming operators for which we supply our cash access services to their properties. Under these agreements, we maintain sole discretion to either continue or cease operations as well as discretion over the amounts prefunded to the properties and may request amounts to be refunded to us, with appropriate notice to the operator, at any time. The initial prefunded amounts and subsequent amounts from the settlement of transactions are deposited into a bank account that is to be used exclusively for cash access services, and we maintain the right to monitor the transaction activity in that account. The total amount of prefunded cash outstanding was approximately $5.9 million and $6.1 million at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively, and is included in the prepaid expenses and other assets line on our Balance Sheets.

6. TRADE AND OTHER RECEIVABLES

Trade and other receivables represent short-term credit granted to customers and long-term loans receivable in connection with our Games and FinTech equipment and compliance products. Trade and loans receivables generally do not require collateral. The balance of trade and loans receivables consists of outstanding balances owed to us by gaming establishments. Other receivables include income tax receivables and other miscellaneous receivables.

The balance of trade and other receivables consisted of the following (in thousands):


	At September 30,		At December 31,
	2019		2018
Trade and other receivables, net
Games trade and loans receivables	$	51,082	$	53,011
FinTech trade and loans receivables	33,208		18,890
Other receivables	2,019		1,333
Net investment in sales-type leases⁽¹⁾	2,413		—
Total trade and other receivables, net	88,722		73,234
Non-current portion of receivables
Games trade and loans receivables	(1,742)		(2,922)
FinTech trade and loans receivables	(10,330)		(5,925)
Net investment in sales-type leases⁽¹⁾	(1,527)		—
Total non-current portion of receivables	(13,599)		(8,847)
Total trade and other receivables, current portion	$	75,123	$	64,387

(1) Refer to “Note 3 — Leases” for discussion on net investment in sales-type leases recorded on the Balance Sheets as a result of the implementation of ASC 842.

At least quarterly, we evaluate the collectability of outstanding balances and establish a reserve for the amount of the expected losses on our receivables. The allowance for doubtful accounts for trade receivables was approximately $5.7 million and $6.4 million as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively, and included approximately $4.7 million and $3.2 million of check warranty reserves, respectively. The provision for doubtful accounts receivable is generally included within operating expenses in the Statements of Income.

7. INVENTORY

Our inventory primarily consists of component parts as well as work-in-progress and finished goods. The cost of inventory includes cost of materials, labor, overhead, and freight. The inventory is stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value and accounted for using the first in, first out method.

Inventory consisted of the following (in thousands):


	At September 30,		At December 31,
	2019		2018
Inventory
Component parts, net of reserves of $1,839 and $1,468 at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively	$	21,451	$	23,197
Work-in-progress	2,691		280
Finished goods	2,307		926
Total inventory	$	26,449	$	24,403

8. PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER ASSETS

Prepaid expenses and other assets include the balance of prepaid expenses, deposits, debt issuance costs on our Revolving Credit Facility (defined herein), restricted cash, operating lease ROU assets, and other assets. The current portion of these assets is included in prepaid expenses and other assets and the non-current portion is included in other assets, both of which are contained within the Balance Sheets.

The balance of the current portion of prepaid expenses and other assets consisted of the following (in thousands):


	At September 30,		At December 31,
	2019		2018
Prepaid expenses and other assets
Prepaid expenses	$	12,271	$	8,351
Deposits	8,488		8,241
Restricted Cash	8,303		$	1,548
Other	1,965		2,119
Total prepaid expenses and other assets	$	31,027	$	20,259

The balance of the non-current portion of other assets consisted of the following (in thousands):


	At September 30,		At December 31,
	2019		2018
Other assets
Operating lease ROU assets⁽¹⁾	$	11,452	$	—
Prepaid expenses and deposits	7,627		5,289
Debt issuance costs of revolving credit facility	508		654
Other	277		309
Total other assets	$	19,864	$	6,252

(1) Refer to “Note 3 — Leases” for discussion on operating lease ROU assets recorded on the Balance Sheets as a result of the implementation of ASC 842.

9. PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT AND LEASED ASSETS

Property, equipment and leased assets consist of the following (dollars in thousands):


		At September 30, 2019										At December 31, 2018
	Useful Life (Years)	Cost		Accumulated Depreciation		Net Book Value		Cost		Accumulated Depreciation		Net Book Value
Property, equipment, and leased assets
Rental pool - deployed	2-4	$	188,661	$	102,532	$	86,129	$	183,309	$	105,038	$	78,271
Rental pool - undeployed	2-4	27,673		19,593		8,080		23,825		14,680		9,145
FinTech equipment	3-5	27,252		21,463		5,789		27,285		21,000		6,285
Leasehold and building improvements	Lease Term	11,966		7,867		4,099		11,857		6,938		4,919
Machinery, office, and other equipment	2-5	46,576		28,578		17,998		46,322		28,654		17,668
Total		$	302,128	$	180,033	$	122,095	$	292,598	$	176,310	$	116,288

Depreciation expense related to property, equipment, and leased assets totaled approximately $16.0 million and $46.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, and approximately $17.3 million and $43.8 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively.

10. GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Goodwill

Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the identifiable tangible and intangible assets acquired plus liabilities assumed arising from business combinations. The balance of goodwill was approximately $673.6 million and $640.5 million at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. Change in the amount of goodwill since December 31, 2018 is primarily attributable to the goodwill recorded as a result of the acquisition of our player loyalty business during the first quarter of 2019 of approximately $33.1 million.

In accordance with ASC 350 (“Intangibles-Goodwill and Other”), we test goodwill at the reporting unit level, which is identified as an operating segment or one level below, for impairment on an annual basis and between annual tests if events and circumstances indicate it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount.

We test for impairment annually on a reporting unit basis at the beginning of our fourth fiscal quarter, or more often under certain circumstances. The annual impairment test is completed using either: a qualitative Step 0 assessment based on reviewing relevant events and circumstances; or a quantitative Step 1 assessment, which determines the fair value of the reporting unit using an income approach that discounts future cash flows based on the estimated future results of our reporting units and a market approach that compares market multiples of comparable companies to determine whether or not any impairment exists. If the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, we will use the Step 1 assessment to determine the impairment.

There was no impairment identified for our goodwill for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018.

Other Intangible Assets

Other intangible assets consist of the following (dollars in thousands):


		At September 30, 2019										At December 31, 2018
	Weighted Average Remaining Life (Years)	Cost		Accumulated Amortization		Net Book Value		Cost		Accumulated Amortization		Net Book Value
Other intangible assets
Contract rights under placement fee agreements	5	$	58,941	$	18,717	$	40,224	$	57,440	$	12,178	$	45,262
Customer contracts	4	60,375		48,570		11,805		51,175		46,162		5,013
Customer relationships	7	231,100		100,343		130,757		231,100		84,619		146,481
Developed technology and software	1	302,725		214,658		88,067		277,243		190,886		86,357
Patents, trademarks, and other	3	29,082		25,843		3,239		29,168		24,884		4,284
Total		$	682,223	$	408,131	$	274,092	$	646,126	$	358,729	$	287,397

Amortization expense related to other intangible assets was approximately $17.2 million and $51.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, and approximately $16.1 million and $48.9 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively.

We evaluate our other intangible assets for potential impairment in connection with our quarterly review process.

We enter into placement fee agreements to secure a long-term revenue share percentage and a fixed number of player terminal placements in a gaming facility, for which the funding under placement fee agreements is not reimbursed. In return for the fees under these agreements, each facility dedicates a percentage of its floor space, or an agreed upon unit count, for the placement of our EGMs over the term of the agreement, generally 12 to 83 months, and we receive a fixed percentage or flat fee of those machines’ hold per day. Certain of the agreements contain EGM performance standards that could allow the respective facility to reduce a portion of our guaranteed floor space.

Placement fees and amounts advanced in excess of those to be reimbursed by the customer for real property and land improvements are allocated to intangible assets and are generally amortized over the term of the contract, which is recorded as a reduction of revenue generated from the facility. In the past we have, and in the future, we may, by mutual agreement, amend these agreements to reduce our floor space at the facilities. Any proceeds received for the reduction of floor space are first applied against the intangible asset for that particular placement fee agreement, if any, and the remaining net book value of the intangible asset is prospectively amortized on a straight-line method over the remaining estimated useful life.

We paid approximately $5.6 million and $17.7 million in placement fees, including $0.1 million and $0.6 million of imputed interest, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, and approximately $5.6 million and $17.1 million in placement fees, including $0.4 million and $1.8 million of imputed interest, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively.

11. ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES

The following table presents our accounts payable and accrued expenses (in thousands):


	At September 30,		At December 31,
	2019		2018
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
Trade accounts payable	$	84,695	$	70,796
Contract liabilities	28,890		12,887
Payroll and related expenses	9,400		15,055
Accrued interest	8,391		1,374
Cash access processing and related expenses	5,787		4,160
Operating lease liabilities⁽¹⁾	5,362		—
Accrued taxes	2,156		1,917
Other	2,110		6,303
Placement fees	585		16,746
Total accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	147,376	$	129,238

(1) Refer to “Note 3 — Leases” for discussion on operating lease liabilities recorded on the Balance Sheets as a result of the implementation of ASC 842.

12. LONG-TERM DEBT

The following table summarizes our outstanding indebtedness (in thousands):


	At September 30,		At December 31,
	2019		2018
Long-term debt
Senior secured term loan	$	782,000	$	807,700
Senior unsecured notes	375,000		375,000
Total debt	1,157,000		1,182,700
Debt issuance costs and discount	(16,933)		(19,484)
Total debt after debt issuance costs and discount	1,140,067		1,163,216
Current portion of long-term debt	(8,200)		(8,200)
Long-term debt, less current portion	$	1,131,867	$	1,155,016

Refinancing

On May 9, 2017 (the “Closing Date”), Everi Payments, as borrower, and Holdings entered into a credit agreement with the lenders party thereto and Jefferies Finance LLC, as administrative agent, collateral agent, swing line lender, letter of credit issuer, sole lead arranger and sole book manager (amended as described below, the “Credit Agreement”). The Credit Agreement provides for: (a) a $35.0 million, five year senior secured revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”); and (b) an $820.0 million, seven year senior secured term loan facility (the “Term Loan Facility,” and together with the Revolving Credit Facility, the “Credit Facilities”). The fees associated with the Credit Facilities included discounts of approximately $4.1 million and debt issuance costs of approximately $15.5 million. All borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility are subject to the satisfaction of customary conditions, including the absence of defaults and the accuracy of representations and warranties.

The proceeds from the Term Loan Facility incurred on the Closing Date were used to: (a) refinance: (i) Everi Payments’ existing credit facility with an outstanding balance of approximately $462.3 million with Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, collateral agent, swing line lender and letter of credit issuer, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as syndication agent, and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as joint lead arrangers and joint book managers (the “Prior Credit Facility”); and (ii) Everi Payments’ 7.25% Senior Secured Notes due 2021 in the aggregate original principal amount of $335.0 million (the “Refinanced Secured Notes”); and (b) pay related transaction fees and expenses.

In connection with the refinancing, we recorded a non-cash charge of approximately $14.6 million during the second quarter of 2017 related to the unamortized deferred financing fees and discounts related to the extinguished term loan under the Prior Credit Facility and the redeemed Refinanced Secured Notes. No prepayment penalties were incurred.

On November 13, 2017 (the “Repricing Closing Date”), we entered into an amendment to the Credit Agreement (the “First Amendment”) which, among other things, reduced the interest rate on the approximately $818.0 million then outstanding balance of the Term Loan Facility, but did not change the maturity dates for the Term Loan Facility or the Revolving Credit Facility or the financial covenants or other debt repayments terms set forth in the Credit Agreement. We incurred approximately $3.0 million of debt issuance costs and fees associated with the repricing of the Term Loan Facility.

On May 17, 2018, we entered into a Second Amendment (the “Second Amendment”) to the Credit Agreement, which reduced the interest rate on the $813.9 million outstanding balance of the senior secured term loan under the Credit Agreement by 50 basis points to the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) + 3.00% from LIBOR + 3.50% with the LIBOR floor unchanged at 1.00%. The maturity date for the Credit Agreement remains May 9, 2024, and no changes were made to the financial covenants or other debt repayment terms. We incurred approximately $1.3 million of debt issuance costs and fees associated with the repricing of the Term Loan Facility.

Credit Facilities

The Term Loan Facility matures seven years after the Closing Date and the Revolving Credit Facility matures five years after the Closing Date. The Revolving Credit Facility is available for general corporate purposes, including permitted acquisitions, working capital and the issuance of letters of credit.

The interest rate per annum applicable to loans under the Revolving Credit Facility is, at Everi Payments’ option, the base rate or the Eurodollar Rate (defined to be LIBOR or a comparable or successor rate) (the “Eurodollar Rate”) plus, in each case, an applicable margin. The interest rate per annum applicable to the Term Loan Facility also is, at Everi Payments’ option, the base rate or the Eurodollar Rate plus, in each case, an applicable margin. The Eurodollar Rate is reset at the beginning of each selected interest period based on the Eurodollar Rate then in effect; provided that, if the Eurodollar Rate is below zero, then such rate will be equal to zero plus the applicable margin. The base rate is a fluctuating interest rate equal to the highest of: (a) the prime lending rate announced by the administrative agent; (b) the federal funds effective rate from time to time plus 0.50%; and (c) the Eurodollar Rate (after taking account of any applicable floor) applicable for an interest period of one month plus 1.00%. Prior to the effectiveness of the First Amendment on the Repricing Closing Date, the applicable margins for both the Revolving Credit Facility and the Term Loan Facility were: (a) 4.50% in respect of Eurodollar Rate loans, and (b) 3.50% in respect of base rate loans. The applicable margins for the Term Loan Facility from and after the effectiveness of the First Amendment on the Repricing Closing Date through the effectiveness of the Second Amendment were: (a) 3.50% in respect of Eurodollar Rate loans, and (b) 2.50% in respect of base rate loans. The applicable margins for the Term Loan Facility from and after the effectiveness of the Second Amendment are: (a) 3.00% in respect of Eurodollar Rate loans, and (b) 2.00% in respect of base rate loans.

Voluntary prepayments of the term loan and the revolving loans and voluntary reductions in the unused commitments are permitted in whole or in part, in minimum amounts as set forth in the Credit Agreement governing the Credit Facilities, with prior notice but without premium or penalty.

Subject to certain exceptions, the obligations under the Credit Facilities are secured by substantially all of the present and subsequently acquired assets of each of Everi Payments, Holdings and the subsidiary guarantors party thereto, including: (a) a perfected first priority pledge of all the capital stock of Everi Payments and each domestic direct, wholly owned material restricted subsidiary held by Holdings, Everi Payments or any such subsidiary guarantor; and (b) a perfected first priority security interest in substantially all other tangible and intangible assets of Holdings, Everi Payments, and such subsidiary guarantors (including, but not limited to, accounts receivable, inventory, equipment, general intangibles, investment property, real property, intellectual property and the proceeds of the foregoing). Subject to certain exceptions, the Credit Facilities are unconditionally guaranteed by Holdings and such subsidiary guarantors.

The Credit Agreement governing the Credit Facilities contains certain covenants that, among other things, limit Holdings’ ability, and the ability of certain of its subsidiaries, to incur additional indebtedness, sell assets or consolidate or merge with or into other companies, pay dividends or repurchase or redeem capital stock, make certain investments, issue capital stock of subsidiaries, incur liens, prepay, redeem or repurchase subordinated debt, and enter into certain types of transactions with its affiliates. The Credit Agreement governing the Credit Facilities also requires Holdings, together with its subsidiaries, to comply with a consolidated secured leverage ratio. At September 30, 2019, our consolidated secured leverage ratio was 2.97 to 1.00, with a maximum allowable ratio of 4.75 to 1.00 (which maximum allowable ratio is reduced to 4.50 to 1.00 as of December 31, 2019, 4.25 to 1.00 as of December 31, 2020, and 4.00 to 1.00 as of December 31, 2021 and each December 31 thereafter).

We were in compliance with the covenants and terms of the Credit Facilities as of September 30, 2019.

Events of default under the Credit Agreement governing the Credit Facilities include customary events such as a cross-default provision with respect to other material debt. In addition, an event of default will occur if Holdings undergoes a change of control. This is defined to include the case where Holdings ceases to own 100% of the equity interests of Everi Payments, or where any person or group acquires a percentage of the economic or voting interests of Holdings’ capital stock of 35% or more (determined on a fully diluted basis).

We are required to repay the Term Loan Facility in an amount equal to 0.25% per quarter of the initial aggregate principal, with the final principal repayment installment on the maturity date. Interest is due in arrears on each interest payment date applicable thereto and at such other times as may be specified in the Credit Agreement. As to any loan other than a base rate loan, the interest payment dates shall be the last day of each interest period applicable to such loan and the maturity date (provided, however, that if any interest period for a Eurodollar Rate loan exceeds three months, the respective dates that fall every three months after the beginning of such interest period shall also be interest payment dates). As to any base rate loan, the interest payment dates shall be last business day of each March, June, September and December and the maturity date.

The Term Loan Facility had an applicable weighted average interest rate of 5.25% and 5.41% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively.

At September 30, 2019, we had $782.0 million of borrowings outstanding under the Term Loan Facility and no borrowings outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility. We had $35.0 million of additional borrowing availability under the Revolving Credit Facility as of September 30, 2019.

Refinanced Senior Secured Notes

In connection with entering into the Credit Agreement, on May 9, 2017, Everi Payments redeemed in full all outstanding Refinanced Secured Notes in the aggregate principal amount of $335.0 million face value (plus accrued interest) of the Refinanced Secured Notes. As a result of the redemption, we recorded non-cash charges in the amount of approximately $1.7 million, which consisted of unamortized deferred financing fees of approximately $0.2 million and discounts of approximately $1.5 million. These fees were included in the total $14.6 million non-cash charge referred to above.

Upon the issuance of the Refinanced Secured Notes on April 15, 2015, the Company issued to CPPIB Credit Investments III Inc. (the “Purchaser”) a warrant to acquire 700,000 shares of Holdings’ common stock, with an exercise price equal to $9.88 per share, representing a 30% premium to the volume-weighted average price of Holdings’ common stock for the ten trading days prior to the issuance of the warrant. Upon issuance, the warrant was valued at approximately $2.2 million during the quarter ended June 30, 2015 using a modified Black-Scholes model and was accounted for as a debt discount, of which the unamortized portion was subsequently written off upon redemption of the Refinanced Secured Notes. The warrant was not impacted by the May 9, 2017 redemption of the Refinanced Secured Notes and expires on the sixth anniversary of the date of

issuance. The number of shares issuable pursuant to the warrant and the warrant exercise price are subject to adjustment for stock splits, reverse stock splits, stock dividends, mergers and certain other events.

Senior Unsecured Notes

In December 2014, we issued $350.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 10.0% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2022 (the “2014 Unsecured Notes”) under an indenture (as supplemented, the “2014 Notes Indenture”), dated December 19, 2014, between Everi Payments (as successor issuer) and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee. The fees associated with the 2014 Unsecured Notes included original issue discounts of approximately $3.8 million and debt issuance costs of approximately $14.0 million. In December 2015, we completed an exchange offer in which all of the unregistered 2014 Unsecured Notes were exchanged for a like amount of 2014 Unsecured Notes that had been registered under the Securities Act of 1933.

In December 2017, we issued $375.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 7.50% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2025 (the “2017 Unsecured Notes”) under an indenture (the “2017 Notes Indenture”), dated December 5, 2017, among Everi Payments (as issuer), Holdings and certain of its direct and indirect domestic subsidiaries as guarantors, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee. Interest on the 2017 Unsecured Notes accrues at a rate of 7.50% per annum and is payable semi-annually in arrears on each June 15 and December 15, commencing on June 15, 2018. The 2017 Unsecured Notes will mature on December 15, 2025. We incurred approximately $6.1 million of debt issuance costs and fees associated with the issuance of the 2017 Unsecured Notes.

On December 5, 2017, together with the issuance of the 2017 Unsecured Notes, Everi Payments satisfied and discharged the 2014 Notes Indenture relating to the 2014 Unsecured Notes. To effect the satisfaction and discharge, Everi Payments issued an unconditional notice of redemption to Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee, of the redemption in full on January 15, 2018 (the “Redemption Date”) of all outstanding 2014 Unsecured Notes under the terms of the 2014 Notes Indenture. In addition, using the proceeds from the sale of the 2017 Unsecured Notes and cash on hand, Everi Payments irrevocably deposited with the trustee funds sufficient to pay the redemption price of the 2014 Unsecured Notes of 107.5% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the Redemption Date (the “Redemption Price”), and irrevocably instructed the trustee to apply the deposited money toward payment of the Redemption Price for the 2014 Unsecured Notes on the Redemption Date. Upon the trustee’s receipt of such funds and instructions, along with an officer’s certificate of Everi Payments and an opinion of counsel certifying and opining that all conditions under the 2014 Notes Indenture to the satisfaction and discharge of the 2014 Notes Indenture had been satisfied, the 2014 Notes Indenture was satisfied and discharged, and all of the obligations of Everi Payments and the guarantors under the 2014 Notes Indenture ceased to be of further effect, as of December 5, 2017 (subject to certain exceptions). The 2014 Unsecured Notes were thereafter redeemed on the Redemption Date.

In connection with the issuance of the 2017 Unsecured Notes and the redemption of the 2014 Unsecured Notes, in December 2017 we incurred a loss on extinguishment of debt of approximately $37.2 million consisting of a make-whole premium related to the satisfaction and redemption of the 2014 Unsecured Notes of approximately $26.3 million and approximately $10.9 million for the write-off of related unamortized debt issuance costs and fees.

We were in compliance with the terms of the 2017 Unsecured Notes as of September 30, 2019.

13. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

We are involved in various legal proceedings in the ordinary course of our business. While we believe resolution of the claims brought against us, both individually and in aggregate, will not have a material adverse impact on our financial condition or results of operations, litigation of this nature is inherently unpredictable. Our views on these legal proceedings, including those described below, may change in the future. We intend to vigorously defend against these actions, and ultimately believe we should prevail.

We evaluate matters and record an accrual for legal contingencies when it is both probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount or range of the loss can be reasonably estimated in accordance with ASC 450. We evaluate legal contingencies at least quarterly and, as appropriate, establish new accruals or adjust existing accruals to reflect: (1) the facts and circumstances known to us at the time, including information regarding negotiations, settlements, rulings, and other relevant events and developments; (2) the advice and analyses of counsel; and (3) the assumptions and judgment of management. Legal costs associated with our legal proceedings are expensed as incurred. We currently have no accrued liabilities for outstanding legal matters.

Given there are procedural, factual, and legal issues to be resolved that could significantly affect our assessment as to the probability of liability, we are not able to reasonably estimate the size or range of the possible loss, if any, with respect to these legal proceedings.

FACTA-related matters:

Oneeb Rehman, et. al. v. Everi Payments Inc. and Everi Holdings Inc., is a putative class action matter pending in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Ft. Lauderdale Division filed on October 16, 2018. The original defendant was dismissed and the Company was substituted as defendant on April 22, 2019. Plaintiff, on behalf of himself and others similarly situated, alleges that Everi Payments Inc. (“Everi Payments”) and the Company have violated certain provisions of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA). Plaintiff seeks an award of statutory damages, attorney’s fees, and costs.

Mat Jessop, et. al. v. Penn National Gaming, Inc., is a putative class action matter filed on October 15, 2018, pending in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Orlando Division. Everi Payments was added as a defendant on December 21, 2018. Penn National Gaming, Inc. (“Penn National”) was dismissed by the Court with prejudice on October 28, 2019, leaving only claims against Everi Payments. Plaintiff, on behalf of himself and others similarly situated, alleges that Everi Payments has been unjustly enriched through the charging of service fees for transactions conducted at Penn National facilities. Plaintiff seeks injunctive relief against both parties, and an award of statutory damages, attorney’s fees, and costs.

Geraldine Donahue, et. al. v. Everi Payments Inc., et. al., is a putative class action matter filed on December 12, 2018, in Cook County, Illinois. The original defendant was dismissed and the Company was substituted as defendant on April 22, 2019. Plaintiff, on behalf of himself and others similarly situated, alleges that Everi Payments and the Company have violated certain provisions of FACTA. Plaintiff seeks an award of statutory damages, attorney’s fees, and costs.

NRT matter:

NRT Technology Corp., et. al. v. Everi Holdings Inc., et. al., is a civil action filed on April 30, 2019 against the Company and Everi Payments in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware alleging monopolization of the market for unmanned, integrated kiosks in violation of federal antitrust laws, fraudulent procurement of patents on functionality related to such unmanned, integrated kiosks and sham litigation related to prior litigation brought by Everi Payments (operating as Global Cash Access Inc.) against the plaintiffs. Plaintiffs seek compensatory damages, trebled damages and injunctive and declaratory relief.

14. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Preferred Stock. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, allows our Board of Directors, without further action by stockholders, to issue up to 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock in one or more series and to fix the designations, powers, preferences, privileges and relative participating, optional, or special rights as well as the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of the preferred stock, including dividend rights, conversion rights, voting rights, terms of redemption and liquidation preferences. As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, we had no shares of preferred stock outstanding.

Common Stock. Subject to the preferences that may apply to shares of preferred stock that may be outstanding at the time, the holders of outstanding shares of common stock are entitled to receive dividends out of assets legally available at the time and in the amounts as our Board of Directors may from time to time determine. All dividends are non-cumulative. In the event of the liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of Everi, the holders of common stock are entitled to share ratably in all assets remaining after the payment of liabilities, subject to the prior distribution rights of preferred stock, if any, then outstanding. Each stockholder is entitled to one vote for each share of common stock held on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders. Cumulative voting for the election of directors is not provided for. The common stock is not entitled to preemptive rights and is not subject to conversion or redemption. There are no sinking fund provisions applicable to the common stock. Each outstanding share of common stock is fully paid and non-assessable. As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, we had 97,278,570 and 95,099,532 shares of common stock issued, respectively.

Treasury Stock. Employees may direct us to withhold vested shares of restricted stock to satisfy the minimum statutory withholding requirements applicable to their restricted stock vesting. We repurchased or withheld from restricted stock awards 3,698 and 92,065 shares of common stock for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, at an aggregate purchase price of $41,433 and $1,021,082, respectively, and 1,215 and 7,431 shares of common stock for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, at an aggregate purchase price of $9,424 and $56,702, respectively, to satisfy the minimum applicable tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of such restricted stock awards.

15. WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES

The weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding used in the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share is as follows (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended September 30,			Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2019	2018	2019	2018
Weighted average shares
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - basic	72,251	69,750	71,361	69,217
Potential dilution from equity awards⁽¹⁾	6,874	4,844	6,493	4,495
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - diluted⁽¹⁾	79,125	74,594	77,854	73,712

(1) The potential dilution excludes the weighted average effect of equity awards to purchase approximately 0.2 million and 1.7 million shares of common stock for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, and approximately 3.7 million and 7.4 million shares of common stock for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, as the application of the treasury stock method, as required, makes them anti-dilutive.

16. SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

Equity Incentive Awards

Our 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (as amended and restated effective May 22, 2018, the “Amended and Restated 2014 Plan”) and our 2012 Equity Incentive Plan (as amended, the “2012 Plan”) are used to attract and retain the best available personnel, to provide additional incentives to employees, directors, and consultants, and to promote the success of our business. Our equity incentive plans are administered by the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors, which has the authority to select individuals who are to receive equity incentive awards and to specify the terms and conditions of grants of such awards, including, but not limited to the vesting provisions and exercise prices.

Generally, we grant the following types of awards: (a) time-based options; (b) market-based options; (c) time-based restricted stock; and (d) restricted stock units (“RSUs”) with either time- or performance-based criteria. We estimate forfeiture amounts based on historical patterns.

A summary of award activity is as follows (in thousands):


	Stock Options	Restricted Stock Awards	Restricted Stock Units
Outstanding, December 31, 2018	15,674	8	1,797
Granted	—	—	1,976
Exercised options or vested shares	(1,891)	(8)	(288)
Canceled or forfeited	(1,101)	—	(79)
Outstanding, September 30, 2019	12,682	—	3,406

There are approximately 2.8 million awards of our common stock available for future equity grants under our existing equity incentive plans.

Stock Options

Our time-based stock options granted under our equity plans generally vest at a rate of 25% per year on each of the first four anniversaries of the option grant dates, and the options expire after a ten year period.

Our market-based options granted in 2017 and 2016 under our 2014 Plan and 2012 Plan vest at a rate of 25% per year on each of the first four anniversaries of the grant date, provided that as of the vesting date for each vesting tranche, the closing price of our shares on the New York Stock Exchange is at least a specified price hurdle, defined as a 25% and 50% premium for 2017 and 2016, respectively, to the closing stock price on the grant date. If the price hurdle is not met as of the vesting date for a vesting tranche, then the vested tranche shall vest and become vested shares on the last day of a period of 30 consecutive trading days during which the closing price is at least the price hurdle. These options expire after a ten year period.

The following table presents the options activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2019:


	Number of Options (in thousands)	Weighted Average Exercise Price (per Share)		Weighted Average Life Remaining (Years)	Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in thousands)
Outstanding, December 31, 2018	15,674	$	5.39	6.0	$	17,733
Granted	—
Exercised	(1,891)	$	5.82
Canceled or forfeited	(1,101)	$	7.43
Outstanding, September 30, 2019	12,682	$	5.15	5.6	$	42,917
Vested and expected to vest, September 30, 2019	12,434	$	5.19	5.6	$	41,587
Exercisable, September 30, 2019	9,995	$	5.70	5.2	$	28,494

There were no time-based or market-based option awards granted during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 20,000 time-based option awards granted during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018. The total intrinsic value of options exercised was approximately $1.3 million and $8.8 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, and approximately $2.7 million and $6.5 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively.

There was approximately $1.8 million in unrecognized compensation expense related to options expected to vest as of September 30, 2019. This cost is expected to be recognized on a straight-line basis over a weighted average period of 1.3 years. We recorded approximately $2.1 million in non-cash compensation expense related to options granted that were expected to vest as of September 30, 2019. We received approximately $1.8 million and $11.3 million in cash from the exercise of options for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively.

There was approximately $4.3 million in unrecognized compensation expense related to options expected to vest as of September 30, 2018. This cost was expected to be recognized on a straight-line basis over a weighted average period of 3.0 years. We recorded approximately $4.7 million in non-cash compensation expense related to options granted that were expected to vest as of September 30, 2018. We received approximately $3.2 million and $9.5 million in cash from the exercise of options for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively.

Restricted Stock Awards

The following table presents our time-based restricted stock activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2019:


	Shares Outstanding (in thousands)	Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (per share)
Outstanding, December 31, 2018	8	$	6.66
Granted	—	$	—
Vested	(8)	$	6.66
Forfeited	—	$	—
Outstanding, September 30, 2019	—	$	—

There were no shares of restricted stock granted for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018. The total fair value of restricted stock vested was $55,478 for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and $33,307 and $185,359 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively.

There was no remaining unrecognized compensation expense related to shares of restricted stock expected to vest as of September 30, 2019. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, there were 8,330 shares of restricted stock that vested, and we recorded $48,203 in non-cash compensation expense related to restricted stock expected to vest.

There was approximately $0.1 million in unrecognized compensation expense related to shares of restricted stock expected to vest as of September 30, 2018. This cost was expected to be recognized on a straight-line basis over a weighted average period of 0.3 years. During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, there were 27,003 shares of restricted stock that vested, and we recorded $0.4 million in non-cash compensation expense related to the restricted stock expected to vest.

Restricted Stock Units

The fair value of each RSU grant is based on the market value of our common stock at the time of grant.

The time-based RSUs vest at a rate of 25% per year on each of the first four anniversaries of the grant dates.

The performance-based RSUs granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 will be evaluated by the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors after a performance period, beginning on the date of grant through December 31, 2021, based on certain revenue and free cash flow growth rate metrics, with achievement of each measure to be determined independently of one another. If the performance criteria of the metrics are approved, the eligible awards will become vested on the third anniversary of the grant dates.

The time-based RSUs granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 to independent members of our Board of Directors vest in equal installments on each of the first three anniversary dates of the grant date and settle on the earliest of the following events: (a) May 1, 2029; (b) death; (c) the occurrence of a Change in Control (as defined in the Amended and Restated 2014 Plan), subject to qualifying conditions; or (d) the date that is six months following the separation from service, subject to qualifying conditions.

The performance-based RSUs granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 will be evaluated by the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors after a performance period, beginning on the date of grant through December 31, 2020, based on certain revenue and Adjusted EBITDA growth rate metrics, with achievement of each measure to be determined independently of one another. If the performance criteria of the metrics are approved, the eligible awards will become vested on the third anniversary of the grant dates.

The time-based RSUs granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 to independent members of our Board of Directors vest in equal installments on each of the first three anniversary dates of the grant date and settle on the earliest of the following events: (a) March 7, 2028; (b) death; (c) the occurrence of a Change in Control (as defined in the Amended and Restated 2014 Plan), subject to qualifying conditions; or (d) the date that is six months following the separation from service, subject to qualifying conditions.

The following table presents our RSU awards activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2019:


	Shares Outstanding (in thousands)	Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (per share)		Weighted Average Life Remaining (years)	Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in thousands)
Outstanding, December 31, 2018	1,797	$	7.49	2.0	$	9,254
Granted	1,976	$	10.17
Vested	(288)	$	7.44
Forfeited	(79)	$	8.54
Outstanding, September 30, 2019	3,406	$	9.02	1.9	$	28,812
Vested and expected to vest, September 30, 2019	2,334	$	8.97	1.8	$	19,743

There were approximately 2.0 million and 1.9 million shares of the RSU awards granted for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. There were approximately 0.3 million RSU awards that vested during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and no shares that vested during the nine months ended September 30, 2018.

There was approximately $15.3 million and $7.3 million in unrecognized compensation expense related to RSU awards expected to vest as of September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. This cost is expected to be recognized on a straight-line basis over a weighted average period of 2.7 years and 3.2 years as of September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. We recorded approximately $4.0 million and $1.0 million in non-cash compensation expense related to the RSU awards during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

17. INCOME TAXES

The income tax benefit reflected an effective income tax rate of negative 16.5% and negative 15.3% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, which was less than the statutory federal rate of 21.0%, primarily due to a decrease in our valuation allowance for deferred tax assets and the benefit from a research credit. The decrease in our valuation allowance is primarily due to the book income during the year and certain indefinite lived deferred tax assets which can be offset against our indefinite lived deferred tax liabilities. The income tax benefit reflected an effective income tax rate of negative 53.3% and negative 39.5% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, which was less than the statutory federal rate of 21.0%, primarily due to a decrease in our valuation allowance for deferred tax assets, and the benefit from a research credit.

We have analyzed filing positions in all of the federal, state and foreign jurisdictions where we are required to file income tax returns, as well as all open tax years in these jurisdictions. As of September 30, 2019, we recorded approximately $1.1 million of unrecognized tax benefits, all of which would impact our effective tax rate, if recognized. We do not anticipate that our unrecognized tax benefits will materially change within the next 12 months. We have not accrued any penalties and interest for our unrecognized tax benefits. Other than the unrecognized tax benefit recorded, we believe that our income tax filing positions and deductions will be sustained upon audit, and we do not anticipate any other adjustments that will result in a material change to our financial position. We may, from time to time, be assessed interest or penalties by tax jurisdictions, although any such assessments historically have been minimal and immaterial to our financial results. Our policy for recording interest and penalties associated with audits and unrecognized tax benefits is to record such items as a component of income tax in our Statements of Income.

18. SEGMENT INFORMATION

Operating segments are components of an enterprise about which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision-making group (the “CODM”). Our CODM consists of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer. Our CODM allocates resources and measures profitability based on our operating segments, which are managed and reviewed separately, as each represents products and services that can be sold separately to our customers. Our segments are monitored by management for performance against our internal forecasts.

We have reported our financial performance based on our segments in both the current and prior periods. Our CODM determined that our operating segments for conducting business are: (a) Games, and (b) FinTech:

•The Games segment provides solutions directly to gaming establishments to offer their patrons gaming entertainment- related experiences including: leased gaming equipment; sales of gaming equipment; gaming systems; interactive solutions; and ancillary products and services.

•The FinTech segment provides solutions directly to gaming establishments to offer their patrons cash access-related services and products, including: access to cash at gaming facilities via ATM cash withdrawals; credit card cash access transactions and POS debit card cash access transactions; check-related services; kiosks for cash access and other services; self-service enrollment, player loyalty and marketing equipment; maintenance services; compliance, audit, and data software; casino credit data and reporting services, and other ancillary offerings.

Corporate overhead expenses have been allocated to the segments either through specific identification or based on a reasonable methodology. In addition, we record depreciation and amortization expenses to the business segments.

Our business is predominantly domestic with no specific regional concentrations and no significant assets in foreign locations.

The following tables present segment information (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
Games
Revenues
Gaming operations	$	48,515	$	43,540	$	138,377	$	126,618
Gaming equipment and systems	19,584		21,068		66,083		63,499
Gaming other	1,174		1,231		1,619		1,887
Total revenues	69,273		65,839		206,079		192,004
Costs and expenses
Cost of revenues⁽¹⁾
Gaming operations	4,942		4,607		12,792		13,000
Gaming equipment and systems	11,126		11,907		37,087		34,693
Gaming other	1,117		1,059		1,464		1,618
Cost of revenues	17,185		17,573		51,343		49,311

Operating expenses	13,968		13,969		44,599		42,186
Research and development	6,369		5,407		17,481		14,313
Depreciation	14,420		15,847		41,283		39,099
Amortization	14,258		13,789		42,644		41,181
Total costs and expenses	66,200		66,585		197,350		186,090
Operating income (loss)	$	3,073	$	(746)	$	8,729	$	5,914

(1) Exclusive of depreciation and amortization.


	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
FinTech
Revenues
Cash access services	$	43,152	$	39,406	$	123,680	$	117,364
Equipment	10,188		7,155		25,051		16,338
Information services and other	11,956		7,930		33,240		24,307
Total revenues	65,296		54,491		181,971		158,009
Costs and expenses
Cost of revenues⁽¹⁾
Cash access services	4,112		2,234		9,777		6,910
Equipment	5,957		3,846		14,884		9,786
Information services and other	1,024		949		2,952		3,146
Cost of revenues	11,093		7,029		27,613		19,842

Operating expenses	23,663		21,450		66,847		62,990
Research and development	1,827		—		4,918		—
Depreciation	1,595		1,457		4,779		4,731
Amortization	2,898		2,299		8,499		7,762
Total costs and expenses	41,076		32,235		112,656		95,325
Operating income	$	24,220	$	22,256	$	69,315	$	62,684

(1) Exclusive of depreciation and amortization.


	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
Total Games and FinTech
Revenues	$	134,569	$	120,330	$	388,050	$	350,013
Costs and expenses
Cost of revenues⁽¹⁾	28,278		24,602		78,956		69,153
Operating expenses	37,631		35,419		111,446		105,176
Research and development	8,196		5,407		22,399		14,313
Depreciation	16,015		17,304		46,062		43,830
Amortization	17,156		16,088		51,143		48,943
Total costs and expenses	107,276		98,820		310,006		281,415
Operating income	$	27,293	$	21,510	$	78,044	$	68,598

(1) Exclusive of depreciation and amortization.


	At September 30,		At December 31,
	2019		2018
Total assets
Games	$	901,082	$	912,849
FinTech	666,490		635,412
Total assets	$	1,567,572	$	1,548,261

Major Customers. No single customer accounted for more than 10% of our revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018. Our five largest customers accounted for approximately 15% of our revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 18% of our revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018.

19. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

As of the filing date, we had not identified, and were not aware of, any subsequent event for the period.

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

In this filing, we refer to: (a) our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto as our “Financial Statements,” (b) our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income as our “Statements of Income,” (c) our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as our “Balance Sheets,” and (d) our Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations as our “Results of Operations.” Unless otherwise indicated, the terms the “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Everi Holdings Inc. (“Everi Holdings,” “Holdings,” or “Everi”) together with its consolidated subsidiaries, including Everi Games Holding Inc. (“Everi Games Holding”), Everi Games Inc. (“Everi Games” or “Games”) and Everi Payments Inc. (“Everi FinTech” or “FinTech”).

Cautionary Information Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contains “forward-looking statements” as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In this context, forward-looking statements often address our expected future business and financial performance, and often contain words such as “goal,” “target,” “future,” “estimate,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “seek,” “project,” “may,” “should,” or “will” and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to additional risks and uncertainties, including those set forth under the heading “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including, without limitation, our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, and are based on information available to us on the date hereof. Such risks and uncertainties could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or assumed, including, but not limited to, the following: our ability to generate profits in the future and to create incremental value for shareholders; our ability to execute on mergers, acquisitions and/or strategic alliances, including our ability to integrate and operate such acquisitions consistent with our forecasts in order to achieve future growth; our ability to execute on key initiatives and deliver ongoing improvements; expectations regarding driving growth for the Company’s installed base and daily win per unit; expectations regarding placement fee arrangements; inaccuracies in underlying operating assumptions; expectations regarding customers’ preferences and demands for future product and service offerings; the overall growth of the gaming industry, if any; our ability to replace revenue associated with terminated contracts; margin degradation from contract renewals; our ability to comply with the Europay, MasterCard, and Visa global standard for cards equipped with security chip technology; our ability to successfully introduce new products and services, including third-party licensed content; gaming establishment and patron preferences; failure to control product development costs and create successful new products; anticipated sales performance; our ability to prevent, mitigate, or timely recover from cybersecurity breaches, attacks, and compromises; national and international economic and industry conditions; changes in gaming regulatory, card association, and statutory requirements; regulatory and licensing difficulties; competitive pressures and changes in the competitive environment; operational limitations; gaming market contraction; changes to tax laws; uncertainty of litigation outcomes; interest rate fluctuations; business prospects; unanticipated expenses or capital needs; technological obsolescence and our ability to adapt to evolving technologies; our ability to comply with our debt covenants and service outstanding debt; employee turnover, and other statements that are not historical facts. If any of these assumptions prove to be incorrect, the results contemplated by the forward-looking statements regarding our future results of operations are unlikely to be realized.

These cautionary statements qualify our forward-looking statements, and you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statement contained herein speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and we do not intend, and assume no obligation, to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 and the information included in our other press releases, reports, and other filings with the SEC. Understanding the information contained in these filings is important in order to fully understand our reported financial results and our business outlook for future periods.

Overview

Everi Holdings reports its results of operations based on two operating segments: Games and FinTech.

Everi Games provides gaming operators products and services, including: (a) gaming machines primarily comprised of Class II and Class III slot machines placed under participation or fixed fee lease arrangements or sold to casino customers, including TournEvent® terminals that allow operators to switch from in-revenue gaming to out-of-revenue tournaments; (b) system software, licenses, and ancillary equipment; and (c) business-to-consumer and business-to-business interactive activities. In addition, Everi Games develops and manages the central determinant system for the video lottery terminals (“VLTs”) installed in the State of New York, and it also provides similar technology in certain tribal jurisdictions.

Trends and Developments Impacting our Business

The key trends, developments, and challenges facing us were disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018. Except as discussed herein, during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, there have been no significant changes in these trends, other than the acquisition of certain assets of Atrient as described in “Note 4 — Business Combinations” in Part I, Item 1: Financial Statements. For further information, refer to Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Trends and Developments Impacting our Business” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for our fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Impact of ASC Topic 842 on the Comparability of Our Results of Operations

For a detailed discussion of the impact of adopting Accounting Standards Codification Topic 842 Leases (“ASC 842”), refer to “Note 2 — Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” and “Note 3 — Leases” in Part I, Item 1: Financial Statements, which assesses the impact on our Financial Statements of ASC 842, which applies to us as of January 1, 2019. We determined that the adoption of ASC 842 had a material impact on our Balance Sheets with the recognition of right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and lease liabilities of operating leases; however, the standard did not have a material impact on our Statements of Income.

Operating Segments

We report our financial performance based on two operating segments: (a) Games; and (b) FinTech. For additional information on our segments, see “Note 2 — Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” and “Note 18 — Segment Information” included in Part I, Item 1: Financial Statements of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Results of Operations

Three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to three months ended September 30, 2018

The following table presents our Results of Operations as reported for the three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2018 (amounts in thousands)*:


	Three Months Ended
	September 30, 2019						September 30, 2018						2019 vs 2018
	$		%		$		%		$		%
Revenues
Games revenues
Gaming operations	$	48,515	36	%	$	43,540	36	%	$	4,975	11	%
Gaming equipment and systems	19,584		14	%	21,068		18	%	(1,484)		(7)	%
Gaming other	1,174		1	%	1,231		1	%	(57)		(5)	%
Games total revenues	69,273		51	%	65,839		55	%	3,434		5	%
FinTech revenues
Cash access services	43,152		32	%	39,406		32	%	3,746		10	%
Equipment	10,188		8	%	7,155		6	%	3,033		42	%
Information services and other	11,956		9	%	7,930		7	%	4,026		51	%
FinTech total revenues	65,296		49	%	54,491		45	%	10,805		20	%
Total revenues	134,569		100	%	120,330		100	%	14,239		12	%
Costs and expenses
Games cost of revenues⁽¹⁾
Gaming operations	4,942		4	%	4,607		4	%	335		7	%
Gaming equipment and systems	11,126		8	%	11,907		10	%	(781)		(7)	%
Gaming other	1,117		1	%	1,059		1	%	58		5	%
Games total cost of revenues	17,185		13	%	17,573		15	%	(388)		(2)	%
FinTech cost of revenues⁽¹⁾
Cash access services	4,112		3	%	2,234		2	%	1,878		84	%
Equipment	5,957		4	%	3,846		3	%	2,111		55	%
Information services and other	1,024		1	%	949		1	%	75		8	%
FinTech total cost of revenues	11,093		8	%	7,029		6	%	4,064		58	%
Operating expenses	37,631		28	%	35,419		29	%	2,212		6	%
Research and development	8,196		6	%	5,407		4	%	2,789		52	%
Depreciation	16,015		12	%	17,304		14	%	(1,289)		(7)	%
Amortization	17,156		13	%	16,088		14	%	1,068		7	%
Total costs and expenses	107,276		80	%	98,820		82	%	8,456		9	%
Operating income	27,293		20	%	21,510		18	%	5,783		27	%
Other expenses
Interest expense, net of interest income	19,297		14	%	20,160		17	%	(863)		(4)	%
Total other expenses	19,297		14	%	20,160		17	%	(863)		(4)	%
Income before income tax	7,996		6	%	1,350		1	%	6,646		492	%

(1) Exclusive of depreciation and amortization.

* Rounding may cause variances.


	Three Months Ended
	September 30, 2019						September 30, 2018						2019 vs 2018
	$		%		$		%		$		%
Income tax benefit	(1,319)		(1)	%	(719)		(1)	%	(600)		83	%
Net income	$	9,315	7	%	$	2,069	2	%	$	7,246	350	%

* Rounding may cause variances.

Revenues

Total revenues increased by approximately $14.2 million, or 12%, to approximately $134.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the same period in the prior year. This was primarily due to the higher Games and FinTech revenues described below.

Games revenues increased by approximately $3.4 million, or 5%, to approximately $69.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the same period in the prior year. This was primarily due to an increase in the average daily win per unit on the installed base of leased gaming machines and an increase in our interactive revenues, partially offset by a decline in revenue from the sale of gaming machines.

FinTech revenues increased by approximately $10.8 million, or 20%, to approximately $65.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the same period in the prior year. This was primarily due to increased equipment revenues and information services and other revenues, which included revenues from our player loyalty operations of approximately $4.6 million, which were acquired in March of this year, as well as higher dollar and transaction volumes from cash access services.

Costs and Expenses

Total costs and expenses increased by approximately $8.5 million, or 9%, to approximately $107.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the same period in the prior year. This was primarily due to the changes in Games and FinTech costs and expenses described below.

Games cost of revenues decreased by approximately $0.4 million, or 2%, to approximately $17.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the same period in the prior year. This was primarily due to the lower sales of gaming equipment during the period, partially offset by variable cost increases related to the higher gaming operations revenue.

FinTech cost of revenues increased by approximately $4.1 million, or 58%, to approximately $11.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the same period in the prior year. This was primarily due to the costs associated with the increase in equipment sales and an increase in check warranty expense related to check warranty cash access services.

Operating expenses increased by approximately $2.2 million, or 6%, to approximately $37.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the same period in the prior year. This was primarily driven by the operating expenses associated with the player loyalty operations and a reduction to the prior period’s operating expenses due to the Resort Advantage acquisition earn out liability adjustment related to our FinTech segment.

Research and development costs increased by approximately $2.8 million, or 52%, to approximately $8.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the same period in the prior year. This was primarily due to research and development costs incurred by our FinTech segment and a reduction in capitalized research and development costs within our Games segment.

Depreciation decreased by approximately $1.3 million, or 7%, to approximately $16.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the same period in the prior year. This was primarily associated with certain of the fixed assets related to our Games segment becoming fully depreciated.

Amortization increased by approximately $1.1 million, or 7%, to approximately $17.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the same period in the prior year. The increase was primarily due to the amortization of the intangible assets in connection with the player loyalty business for our FinTech segment and release of new game themes for our Games segment.

Primarily as a result of the factors described above, operating income increased by approximately $5.8 million, or 27%, to approximately $27.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the same period in the prior year.

The operating margin was 20% for the three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to 18% for the same period in the prior year.

Interest expense, net of interest income, decreased by approximately $0.9 million, or 4%, to approximately $19.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the same period in the prior year. This was primarily due to higher interest income during the period, partially offset by an increase in our cash usage fees in connection with our commercial cash arrangements.

Income tax benefit increased by approximately $0.6 million, or 83%, to approximately $1.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the same period in the prior year. The income tax benefit reflected an effective income tax rate of negative 16.5% for the three months ended September 30, 2019, which was less than the statutory federal rate of 21.0%, primarily due to a decrease in our valuation allowance for deferred tax assets and the benefit from a research credit. The decrease in our valuation allowance is primarily due to the current quarter book income and certain indefinite lived deferred tax assets, which can be offset against our indefinite lived deferred tax liabilities. The income tax benefit reflected an effective income tax rate of negative 53.3% for the same period in the prior year, which was less than the statutory federal rate of 21.0%, primarily due to a decrease in our valuation allowance for deferred tax assets and the benefit from a research credit.

Primarily as a result of the foregoing, net income increased by approximately $7.2 million, or 350%, to approximately $9.3 million and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) increased by $0.09, or 300%, to $0.12 for the three months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the same period in the prior year.

Nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to nine months ended September 30, 2018

The following table presents our Results of Operations as reported for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2018 (amounts in thousands)*:


	Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2019						September 30, 2018						2019 vs 2018
	$		%		$		%		$		%
Revenues
Games revenues
Gaming operations	$	138,377	36	%	$	126,618	36	%	$	11,759	9	%
Gaming equipment and systems	66,083		17	%	63,499		18	%	2,584		4	%
Gaming other	1,619		—	%	1,887		1	%	(268)		(14)	%
Games total revenues	206,079		53	%	192,004		55	%	14,075		7	%
FinTech revenues
Cash access services	123,680		32	%	117,364		34	%	6,316		5	%
Equipment	25,051		6	%	16,338		5	%	8,713		53	%
Information services and other	33,240		9	%	24,307		6	%	8,933		37	%
FinTech total revenues	181,971		47	%	158,009		45	%	23,962		15	%
Total revenues	388,050		100	%	350,013		100	%	38,037		11	%
Costs and expenses
Games cost of revenues⁽¹⁾
Gaming operations	12,792		3	%	13,000		4	%	(208)		(2)	%
Gaming equipment and systems	37,087		10	%	34,693		10	%	2,394		7	%
Gaming other	1,464		—	%	1,618		—	%	(154)		(10)	%
Games total cost of revenues	51,343		13	%	49,311		14	%	2,032		4	%
FinTech cost of revenues⁽¹⁾
Cash access services	9,777		3	%	6,910		2	%	2,867		41	%
Equipment	14,884		3	%	9,786		3	%	5,098		52	%
Information services and other	2,952		1	%	3,146		1	%	(194)		(6)	%
FinTech total cost of revenues	27,613		7	%	19,842		6	%	7,771		39	%
Operating expenses	111,446		29	%	105,176		30	%	6,270		6	%
Research and development	22,399		6	%	14,313		3	%	8,086		56	%
Depreciation	46,062		12	%	43,830		13	%	2,232		5	%
Amortization	51,143		13	%	48,943		14	%	2,200		4	%
Total costs and expenses	310,006		80	%	281,415		80	%	28,591		10	%
Operating income	78,044		20	%	68,598		20	%	9,446		14	%
Other expenses
Interest expense, net of interest income	60,130		15	%	62,589		18	%	(2,459)		(4)	%
Loss on extinguishment of debt	—		—	%	166		—	%	(166)		(100)	%
Total other expenses	60,130		15	%	62,755		18	%	(2,625)		(4)	%
Income before income tax	17,914		5	%	5,843		2	%	12,071		207	%

* Rounding may cause variances.

(1) Exclusive of depreciation and amortization.


	Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2019						September 30, 2018						2019 vs 2018
	$		%		$		%		$		%
Income tax benefit	(2,747)		(1)	%	(2,310)		(1)	%	(437)		19	%
Net income	$	20,661	5	%	$	8,153	2	%	$	12,508	153	%

* Rounding may cause variances.

Revenues

Total revenues increased by approximately $38.0 million, or 11%, to approximately $388.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the same period in the prior year. This was primarily due to higher Games and FinTech revenues, described below.

Games revenues increased by approximately $14.1 million, or 7%, to approximately $206.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the same period in the prior year. This was primarily due to an increase in the average daily win per unit on the installed base of leased gaming machines, an increase in gaming machine unit sales, and an increase in our interactive revenues.

FinTech revenues increased by approximately $24.0 million, or 15%, to approximately $182.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the same period in the prior year. This was primarily due to increased equipment revenues and information services and other revenues, which included revenues from our player loyalty operations of approximately $10.0 million, which were acquired in March of this year, as well as by higher dollar and transaction volumes from cash access services.

Costs and Expenses

Total costs and expenses increased by approximately $28.6 million, or 10%, to approximately $310.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the same period in the prior year. This was primarily due to higher Games and FinTech costs and expenses, described below.

Games cost of revenues increased by approximately $2.0 million, or 4%, to approximately $51.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the same period in the prior year. This was primarily due to the variable costs related to the higher gaming machine unit sales.

FinTech cost of revenues increased by approximately $7.8 million, or 39%, to approximately $27.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the same period in the prior year. This was primarily due to the costs associated with the increase in equipment sales and an increase in check warranty expense related to check warranty cash access services.

Operating expenses increased by approximately $6.3 million, or 6%, to approximately $111.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the same period in the prior year. The increase was primarily due to operating expenses associated with the player loyalty operations and reduction of the prior period’s operating expenses due to the Resort Advantage acquisition earn out liability adjustment related to our FinTech segment, as well as an increase in advertising costs related to our interactive operations in the Games segment.

Research and development costs increased by approximately $8.1 million, or 56%, to approximately $22.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the same period in the prior year. This was primarily due to research and development costs incurred by our FinTech segment, including costs associated with the player loyalty operations and a reduction in capitalized research and development costs within our Games segment.

Depreciation increased by approximately $2.2 million, or 5%, to approximately $46.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the same period in the prior year. This was primarily driven by the changes in the estimated useful lives of certain fixed assets in our installed base and an overall increase in the value of our installed base of leased gaming equipment in our Games segment.

Amortization increased by approximately $2.2 million, or 4%, to approximately $51.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the same period in the prior year. The increase was primarily driven by the amortization of the intangible assets acquired in connection with the player loyalty business for our FinTech segment.

Primarily as a result of the factors described above, operating income increased by approximately $9.4 million, or 14%, to approximately $78.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the same period in the prior year. Operating margin for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 remained consistent with the same period in the prior year at 20%.

Interest expense, net of interest income, decreased by approximately $2.5 million, or 4%, to approximately $60.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the same period in the prior year. This was primarily due to debt issuance costs of approximately $1.3 million paid in the prior year period in connection with the debt repricing of our Term Loan Facility in 2018 and higher interest income earned during the period.

Income tax benefit increased by approximately $0.4 million, or 19%, to approximately $2.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the same period in the prior year. The income tax benefit reflected an effective income tax rate of negative 15.3% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, which was less than the statutory federal rate of 21.0%, primarily due to a decrease in our valuation allowance for deferred tax assets and the benefit from a research credit. The decrease in our valuation allowance is primarily due to the current quarter book income and certain indefinite lived deferred tax assets, which can be offset against our indefinite lived deferred tax liabilities. The income tax benefit reflected an effective income tax rate of negative 39.5% for the same period in the prior year, which was less than the statutory federal rate of 21.0%, primarily due to a decrease in our valuation allowance for deferred tax assets and the benefit from a research credit.

Primarily as a result of the foregoing, net income increased by approximately $12.5 million, or 153%, to approximately $20.7 million and diluted EPS increased by $0.16, or 145%, to $0.27 for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the same period in the prior year.

Critical Accounting Policies

The preparation of our financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect our reported amounts of assets and liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities in our Financial Statements. The SEC has defined critical accounting policies as the ones that are most important to the portrayal of the financial condition and results of operations, and which require management to make its most difficult and subjective judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates about matters that are inherently uncertain.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, there were no significant changes to the critical accounting policies and estimates discussed in our audited Financial Statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018. Refer to Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Critical Accounting Policies” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for our fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Recent Accounting Guidance

For a description of our recently adopted accounting guidance and recent accounting guidance not yet adopted, see “Note 2 — Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies — Recent Accounting Guidance” included in Part I, Item 1: Financial Statements of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Overview

The following table presents selected balance sheet information and an unaudited reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents per GAAP to net cash position and net cash available (in thousands):


	At September 30,		At December 31,
	2019		2018
Balance sheet data
Total assets	$	1,567,572	$	1,548,261
Total borrowings	1,140,067		1,163,216
Total stockholders’ deficit	(72,015)		(108,895)
Cash available
Cash and cash equivalents	$	275,706	$	297,532
Settlement receivables	56,035		82,359
Settlement liabilities	(298,490)		(334,198)
Net cash position⁽¹⁾	33,251		45,693
Undrawn revolving credit facility	35,000		35,000
Net cash available⁽¹⁾	$	68,251	$	80,693

(1) Non-GAAP measure. In order to enhance investor understanding of our cash balance, we are providing in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q net cash position and net cash available, which are not measures of our financial performance or position under GAAP. Accordingly, these measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, and should be read in conjunction with, our cash and cash equivalents prepared in accordance with GAAP. We define (a) net cash position as cash and cash equivalents plus settlement receivables less settlement liabilities, and (b) net cash available as net cash position plus undrawn amounts available under our Revolving Credit Facility (defined herein). We present net cash position because our cash position, as measured by cash and cash equivalents, depends upon changes in settlement receivables and the timing of payments related to settlement liabilities. As such, our cash and cash equivalents can change substantially based upon the timing of our receipt of payments for settlement receivables and payments we make to customers for our settlement liabilities. We present net cash available as management monitors this amount in connection with its forecasting of cash flows and future cash requirements, both on a short-term and long-term basis.

Cash Resources

As of September 30, 2019, our cash balance, cash flows, and line of credit are expected to be sufficient to meet our recurring operating commitments and to fund our planned capital expenditures for the foreseeable future. Cash and cash equivalents at September 30, 2019 included cash in non-U.S. jurisdictions of approximately $21.6 million. Generally, these funds are available for operating and investment purposes within the jurisdiction in which they reside, and we can repatriate these foreign funds to the United States, subject to potential withholding tax.

We expect that cash provided by operating activities will be sufficient for our operating and debt servicing needs during the foreseeable future. If not, we have sufficient borrowings available under our senior secured revolving credit facility to meet additional funding requirements. We monitor the financial strength of our lenders on an ongoing basis using publicly available information. Based upon that information, we believe there is not a likelihood that any of our lenders might not be able to honor their commitments under the Credit Agreement.

We provide cash settlement services to gaming establishments related to our cash access services, which involve the movement of funds between various parties involved in these types of transactions. We receive reimbursement from the patron’s credit or debit card issuing financial institution for the amount owed to the gaming establishment plus the fee charged to the patron. These activities result in amounts due to us at the end of each business day that we generally recover over the next few business days, which are classified as settlement receivables on our Balance Sheets. As of September 30, 2019, we had approximately $56.0 million in settlement receivables. In addition, cash settlement services result in amounts due to gaming establishments for the cash disbursed to patrons through the issuance of a negotiable instrument or through electronic settlement for the face amount provided to patrons that we generally remit over the next few business days, which are classified as settlement liabilities on our Balance Sheets. As of September 30, 2019, we had approximately $298.5 million in settlement liabilities. As the timing of cash received from cash settlement services may differ, the total amount of cash held by us will fluctuate throughout the year.

Sources and Uses of Cash

The following table presents a summary of our cash flow activity (in thousands):


	Nine Months Ended September 30,						2019 vs 2018
	2019		2018		Change
Cash flow activities
Operating activities	$	120,364	$	92,382	$	27,982
Investing activities	(118,688)		(93,762)		(24,926)
Financing activities	(15,433)		2,046		(17,479)
Effect of exchange rates on cash	(1,314)		(432)		(882)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
Net decrease for the period	(15,071)		234		(15,305)
Balance, beginning of the period	299,181		129,604		169,577
Balance, end of the period	$	284,110	$	129,838	$	154,272

Cash flows provided by operating activities increased approximately $28.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the same period in the prior year. This was primarily attributable to changes in operating assets and liabilities associated with cash settlement receivables and liabilities for our FinTech segment and an increase in net income.

Cash flows used in investing activities increased by approximately $24.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the same period in the prior year. This was primarily attributable to the acquisition of certain player loyalty related assets for our FinTech segment and an increase in capital expenditures.

Cash flows used in financing activities increased by approximately $17.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the same period in the prior year. This was primarily due to an increase in repayments of borrowings under our Term Loan Facility, partially offset by higher proceeds from the exercise of stock options.

Long-Term Debt

For additional information regarding our credit agreement and other debt as well as interest rate risk refer to Part I, Item 3: Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk and “Note 12 — Long-Term Debt” in Part I, Item 1: Financial Statements.

Contractual Obligations

There were no material changes in our commitments under contractual obligations as compared to those disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, aside from the cash and contingent consideration payable in connection with the acquisition of certain assets of Atrient as discussed in “Note 4 — Business Combinations” in Part I, Item 1: Financial Statements, and certain purchase obligations of approximately $29.5 million over the term of one to five years entered into during the nine months ended September 30, 2019. We expect that cash provided by operating activities will be sufficient to meet such purchase obligations during the foreseeable future.

We are involved in various legal proceedings in the ordinary course of our business. While we believe resolution of the claims brought against us, both individually and in aggregate, will not have a material adverse impact on our financial condition or results of operations, litigation of this nature is inherently unpredictable. Our views on these legal proceedings, including those described in “Note 13 — Commitments and Contingencies” in Part I, Item 1: Financial Statements, may change in the future. We intend to vigorously defend against these actions, and ultimately believe we should prevail.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We have commercial arrangements with third-party vendors to provide cash for certain of our ATMs. For the use of these funds, we pay a cash usage fee on either the average daily balance of funds utilized multiplied by a contractually-defined cash usage rate or the amounts supplied multiplied by a contractually-defined cash usage rate. These cash usage fees, reflected as interest expense within the Statements of Income, were approximately $1.8 million and $5.5 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, and approximately $1.6 million and $5.3 million for the three and nine ended September 30, 2018, respectively. We are exposed to interest rate risk to the extent that the target federal funds rate increases.

utilized by us from the third-party vendors were approximately $189.6 million and $224.7 million as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.

Our primary commercial arrangement, the Contract Cash Solutions Agreement, as amended, with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. provides us with cash in the maximum amount of $300 million with the ability to increase the amount by $75 million over a 5-day period for special occasions, such as the period around New Year’s Day. The agreement currently expires on June 30, 2022 and will automatically renew for additional one-year periods unless either party provides a 90-day written notice of its intent not to renew.

Effects of Inflation

Our monetary assets that primarily consist of cash, receivables, inventory, as well as our non-monetary assets that are mostly comprised of goodwill and other intangible assets, are not significantly affected by inflation. We believe that replacement costs of equipment, furniture, and leasehold improvements will not materially affect our operations. However, the rate of inflation affects our operating expenses, such as those for salaries and benefits, armored carrier expenses, telecommunications expenses, and equipment repair and maintenance services, which may not be readily recoverable in the financial terms under which we provide our Games and FinTech products and services to gaming establishments.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

In the normal course of business, we are exposed to foreign currency exchange risk. We operate and conduct business in foreign countries and, as a result, are exposed to movements in foreign currency exchange rates. Our exposure to foreign currency exchange risk related to our foreign operations is not material to our results of operations, cash flows, or financial condition. At present, we do not hedge this risk; however, we continue to evaluate such foreign currency translation exposure.

In the normal course of business, we have commercial arrangements with third-party vendors to provide cash for certain of our ATMs. Under the terms of these agreements, we pay a monthly cash usage fee based upon the target federal funds rate. We are, therefore, exposed to interest rate risk to the extent that the target federal funds rate increases. The outstanding balance of ATM cash utilized by us from third-party vendors was approximately $189.6 million as of September 30, 2019; therefore, each 100 basis points increase in the target federal funds rate would have approximately a $1.9 million impact on income before tax over a 12-month period.

The Credit Facilities bear interest at rates that can vary over time. We have the option of having interest on the outstanding amounts under the Credit Facilities paid using a base rate or LIBOR. We have historically elected to pay interest based on LIBOR, and we expect to continue to do so for various maturities. The weighted average interest rate on the Credit Facilities was 5.25% and 5.41% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively. Based upon the outstanding balance on the Credit Facilities of $782.0 million as of September 30, 2019, each 100 basis points increase in the applicable LIBOR would have an $7.8 million impact on interest expense over a 12-month period. The interest rate for the 7.50% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2025 is fixed; therefore, an increase in the LIBOR rate does not impact the related interest expense. At present, we do not hedge the risk related to the changes in the interest rate; however, we continue to evaluate such interest rate exposure.

We continue to evaluate the potential impact of the eventual replacement of the LIBOR benchmark interest rate, which is set to phase out by the end of 2021. Although we are not able to predict what will become a widely accepted benchmark in place of LIBOR, or what the exact impact of such a possible transition to such benchmark may be on our business, financial condition, and results of operations, our current expectation is this transition will not have a material impact on our business or results of operations.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on such evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective such that material information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is (a) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the SEC’s rules and forms, and (b) accumulated and communicated to management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting during the Quarter Ended September 30, 2019

In connection with the adoption of ASC 842, we assessed the impact and applied changes to our internal control over financial reporting to update additional control procedures with respect to the preparation of our financial information.

Except as noted above, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

FACTA-related matters:

NRT matter:

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

We refer you to documents filed by us with the SEC; specifically, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, which identify important risk factors that could materially affect our business, financial condition and future results. We also refer you to the factors and cautionary language set forth in the section entitled “Cautionary Information Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in “Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions and Results of Operations” of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including the accompanying Financial Statements, should be read in conjunction with such risks and other factors for a full understanding of our operations and financial condition. The risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 and herein are not the only risks facing us. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or operating results. The risk factors included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 have not materially changed.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

Issuer Purchases and Withholding of Equity Securities


	Total Number of Shares Purchased ⁽¹⁾ (in thousands)	Average Price Paid per Share ⁽²⁾
Tax Withholdings
7/1/19 - 7/31/19	0.8	$	11.86
8/1/19 - 8/31/19	2.1	$	11.84
9/1/19 - 9/30/19	0.8	$	8.94
Total	3.7	$	11.20

(1) Represents withholding of vested shares of restricted stock to satisfy the minimum statutory withholding requirements applicable to the restricted stock vesting.

(2) Represents the average price per share of common stock withheld from restricted stock awards on the date of withholding.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information.

None.

Item 6. Exhibits


Exhibit Number						Description


*31.1						Certification of Michael D. Rumbolz, President and Chief Executive Officer of Holdings in accordance with Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

*31.2						Certification of Randy L. Taylor, Chief Financial Officer of Holdings in accordance with Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

**32.1						Certification of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Holdings in accordance with 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 202.

*101.INS						XBRL Instance Document.

*101.SCH						XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.

*101.CAL						XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.

*101.DEF						XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.

*101.LAB						XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.

*101.PRE						XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.


*			Filed herewith.
**			Furnished herewith.
†			Management contracts or compensatory plans or arrangements.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


November 5, 2019		EVERI HOLDINGS INC.
(Date)		(Registrant)

	By:	/s/ Todd A. Valli
		Todd A. Valli
		Senior Vice President, Corporate Finance and Chief Accounting Officer
		(For the Registrant and as Principal Accounting Officer)