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MANHATTAN ASSOCIATES INC - Quarter Report: 2015 September (Form 10-Q)

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

 

FORM 10‑Q

 

[Mark One]

x

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

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2015

OR

o

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:  0-23999

 

MANHATTAN ASSOCIATES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Georgia

 

58-2373424

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

2300 Windy Ridge Parkway, Tenth Floor

 

 

Atlanta, Georgia

 

30339

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code:  (770) 955-7070

 

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  o

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulations S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).   Yes  T   No  o

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer

x

 

Accelerated filer

o

Non-accelerated filer

o

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Smaller reporting company

o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).   Yes  o   No  T

The number of shares of the Registrant’s class of capital stock outstanding as of October 20, 2015, the latest practicable date, is as follows: 73,064,283 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share.

 

 

 

 


MANHATTAN ASSOCIATES, INC.

FORM 10-Q

Quarter Ended September 30, 2015

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I

 

 

Financial Information

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2015 (unaudited) and December 31, 2014

3

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 (unaudited)

4

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 (unaudited)

5

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 (unaudited)

6

 

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

7

 

 

Item 2.

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

13

 

 

 

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

24

 

 

 

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures.

25

 

 

 

 

PART II

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings.

25

 

 

 

Item 1A.

Risk Factors.

25

 

 

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

26

 

 

 

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

26

 

 

 

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures.

26

 

 

 

Item 5.

Other Information.

26

 

 

 

Item 6.

Exhibits.

27

 

 

 

Signatures.

28

 

 

 

 

2


PART I

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.

Financial Statements

MANHATTAN ASSOCIATES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

 

 

September 30, 2015

 

 

December 31, 2014

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

109,029

 

 

$

115,708

 

Short-term investments

 

 

10,117

 

 

 

8,730

 

Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $6,863 and $4,164, respectively

 

 

92,045

 

 

 

86,828

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

9,352

 

 

 

9,900

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

11,092

 

 

 

8,695

 

Total current assets

 

 

231,635

 

 

 

229,861

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property and equipment, net

 

 

21,351

 

 

 

17,265

 

Goodwill, net

 

 

62,237

 

 

 

62,250

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

260

 

 

 

270

 

Other assets

 

 

7,264

 

 

 

8,524

 

Total assets

 

$

322,747

 

 

$

318,170

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

10,095

 

 

$

12,483

 

Accrued compensation and benefits

 

 

24,914

 

 

 

30,889

 

Accrued and other liabilities

 

 

12,258

 

 

 

12,501

 

Deferred revenue

 

 

65,180

 

 

 

58,968

 

Income taxes payable

 

 

7,204

 

 

 

7,974

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

119,651

 

 

 

122,815

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other non-current liabilities

 

 

12,733

 

 

 

13,332

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders' equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, no par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued or outstanding in 2015 and 2014

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Common stock, $0.01 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized; 73,064,213 and 74,104,064 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively

 

 

731

 

 

 

741

 

Retained earnings

 

 

201,673

 

 

 

191,305

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 

(12,041

)

 

 

(10,023

)

Total shareholders' equity

 

 

190,363

 

 

 

182,023

 

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

 

$

322,747

 

 

$

318,170

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

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Item 1.

Financial Statements (continued)

MANHATTAN ASSOCIATES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

(unaudited)

 

Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Software license

 

$

19,130

 

 

$

16,945

 

 

$

58,202

 

 

$

52,041

 

Services

 

 

112,549

 

 

 

98,518

 

 

 

321,096

 

 

 

278,950

 

Hardware and other

 

 

10,625

 

 

 

10,145

 

 

 

35,638

 

 

 

30,710

 

Total revenue

 

 

142,304

 

 

 

125,608

 

 

 

414,936

 

 

 

361,701

 

Costs and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of license

 

 

2,305

 

 

 

1,679

 

 

 

7,348

 

 

 

5,140

 

Cost of services

 

 

46,682

 

 

 

43,689

 

 

 

137,930

 

 

 

123,606

 

Cost of hardware and other

 

 

9,109

 

 

 

8,496

 

 

 

29,819

 

 

 

25,240

 

Research and development

 

 

13,589

 

 

 

12,236

 

 

 

40,402

 

 

 

35,906

 

Sales and marketing

 

 

10,904

 

 

 

11,476

 

 

 

34,640

 

 

 

36,344

 

General and administrative

 

 

14,058

 

 

 

10,856

 

 

 

37,223

 

 

 

32,761

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

1,977

 

 

 

1,675

 

 

 

5,656

 

 

 

4,652

 

Total costs and expenses

 

 

98,624

 

 

 

90,107

 

 

 

293,018

 

 

 

263,649

 

Operating income

 

 

43,680

 

 

 

35,501

 

 

 

121,918

 

 

 

98,052

 

Other income (loss), net

 

 

604

 

 

 

(55

)

 

 

1,225

 

 

 

24

 

Income before income taxes

 

 

44,284

 

 

 

35,446

 

 

 

123,143

 

 

 

98,076

 

Income tax provision

 

 

16,387

 

 

 

13,106

 

 

 

46,038

 

 

 

36,430

 

Net income

 

$

27,897

 

 

$

22,340

 

 

$

77,105

 

 

$

61,646

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share

 

$

0.38

 

 

$

0.30

 

 

$

1.05

 

 

$

0.82

 

Diluted earnings per share

 

$

0.38

 

 

$

0.30

 

 

$

1.04

 

 

$

0.81

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of shares:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

73,259

 

 

 

74,687

 

 

 

73,616

 

 

 

75,255

 

Diluted

 

 

73,761

 

 

 

75,466

 

 

 

74,162

 

 

 

76,104

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

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Item 1.

Financial Statements (continued)

MANHATTAN ASSOCIATES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

(in thousands)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

(unaudited)

 

Net income

 

$

27,897

 

 

$

22,340

 

 

$

77,105

 

 

$

61,646

 

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

 

(1,891

)

 

 

(1,697

)

 

 

(2,018

)

 

 

(420

)

Comprehensive income

 

$

26,006

 

 

$

20,643

 

 

$

75,087

 

 

$

61,226

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

5


 

Item 1.

Financial Statements (continued) 

MANHATTAN ASSOCIATES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands)

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

(unaudited)

 

Operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

77,105

 

 

$

61,646

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

5,656

 

 

 

4,652

 

Equity-based compensation

 

 

11,087

 

 

 

6,967

 

Gain on disposal of equipment

 

 

(38

)

 

 

(23

)

Tax benefit of stock awards exercised/vested

 

 

8,435

 

 

 

7,395

 

Excess tax benefits from equity-based compensation

 

 

(8,413

)

 

 

(7,359

)

Deferred income taxes

 

 

712

 

 

 

122

 

Unrealized foreign currency loss (gain)

 

 

86

 

 

 

(36

)

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

 

(6,609

)

 

 

(17,147

)

Other assets

 

 

(1,592

)

 

 

(6,408

)

Accounts payable, accrued and other liabilities

 

 

(8,444

)

 

 

1,564

 

Income taxes

 

 

(602

)

 

 

(2,442

)

Deferred revenue

 

 

6,651

 

 

 

4,786

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

84,034

 

 

 

53,717

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of property and equipment

 

 

(9,619

)

 

 

(6,676

)

Net purchases of investments

 

 

(1,825

)

 

 

(1,849

)

Payment in connection with acquisition

 

 

-

 

 

 

(2,773

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(11,444

)

 

 

(11,298

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of common stock

 

 

(86,839

)

 

 

(73,706

)

Proceeds from issuance of common stock from options exercised

 

 

568

 

 

 

1,014

 

Excess tax benefits from equity-based compensation

 

 

8,413

 

 

 

7,359

 

Net cash used in financing activities

 

 

(77,858

)

 

 

(65,333

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency impact on cash

 

 

(1,411

)

 

 

(345

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

(6,679

)

 

 

(23,259

)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

 

115,708

 

 

 

124,375

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

$

109,029

 

 

$

101,116

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

1.

Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Manhattan Associates, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial information, with the instructions to Form 10-Q and with Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, these condensed consolidated financial statements contain all normal recurring adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s financial position at September 30, 2015, the results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, and cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014. The results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. These statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and management’s discussion and analysis included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.

Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the Company’s accounts and the accounts of its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

 

2.

Revenue Recognition

The Company’s revenue consists of fees from the licensing and hosting of software (collectively included in “Software license” revenue in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income), fees from implementation and training services (collectively, “professional services”) and customer support services and software enhancements (collectively with professional services revenue included in “Services” revenue in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income), and sales of hardware and other revenue, which consists of reimbursements of out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with our professional services (collectively included in “Hardware and other” revenue in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income).  All revenue is recognized net of any related sales taxes.

The Company recognizes license revenue when the following criteria are met: (1) a signed contract is obtained covering all elements of the arrangement, (2) delivery of the product has occurred, (3) the license fee is fixed or determinable, and (4) collection is probable.  Revenue recognition for software with multiple-element arrangements requires recognition of revenue using the “residual method” when (a) there is vendor-specific objective evidence (VSOE) of the fair values of all undelivered elements in a multiple-element arrangement that is not accounted for using long-term contract accounting, (b) VSOE of fair value does not exist for one or more of the delivered elements in the arrangement, and (c) all other applicable revenue-recognition criteria for software revenue recognition are satisfied. For those contracts that contain significant customization or modifications, license revenue is recognized using contract accounting.

The Company allocates revenue to customer support services and software enhancements and any other undelivered elements of the arrangement based on VSOE of fair value of each element, and such amounts are deferred until the applicable delivery criteria and other revenue recognition criteria have been met.  The balance of the revenue, net of any discounts inherent in the arrangement, is recognized at the outset of the arrangement using the residual method as the product licenses are delivered.  If the Company cannot objectively determine the fair value of each undelivered element based on the VSOE of fair value, the Company defers revenue recognition until all elements are delivered, all services have been performed, or until fair value can be objectively determined.  The Company must apply judgment in determining all elements of the arrangement and in determining the VSOE of fair value for each element, considering the price charged for each product on a stand-alone basis or applicable renewal rates.  For arrangements that include future software functionality deliverables, the Company accounts for these deliverables as a separate element of the arrangement.  Because the Company does not sell these deliverables on a standalone basis, the Company is not able to establish VSOE of fair value of these deliverables.  As a result, the Company defers all revenue under the arrangement until the future functionality has been delivered to the customer.

Payment terms for the Company’s software licenses vary.  Each contract is evaluated individually to determine whether the fees in the contract are fixed or determinable and whether collectability is probable.  Judgment is required in assessing the probability of collection, which is generally based on evaluation of customer-specific information, historical collection experience, and economic market conditions.  If market conditions decline, or if the financial conditions of customers deteriorate, the Company may be unable to determine that collectability is probable, and the Company could be required to defer the recognition of revenue until the Company receives customer payments.  The Company has an established history of collecting under the terms of its software license contracts without providing refunds or concessions to its customers.  Therefore, the Company has determined that the presence of payment

 

7


Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

terms that extend beyond contract execution in a particular contract do not preclude the conclusion that the fees in the contract are fixed or determinable.  Although infrequent, when payment terms in a contract extend beyond twelve months, the Company has determined that such fees are not fixed or determinable and recognizes revenue as payments become due provided that all other conditions for revenue recognition have been met.

The Company’s services revenue consists of fees generated from professional services and customer support and software enhancements related to the Company’s software products.  Professional services include system planning, design, configuration, testing, and other software implementation support, and are not typically essential to the functionality of the software.  Fees from professional services performed by the Company are separately priced and are generally billed on an hourly basis, and revenue is recognized as the services are performed.  In certain situations, professional services are rendered under agreements in which billings are limited to contractual maximums or based upon a fixed fee for portions of or all of the engagement.  Revenue related to fixed-fee-based contracts is recognized on a proportional performance basis based on the hours incurred on discrete projects within an overall services arrangement.  The Company has determined that output measures, or services delivered, approximate the input measures associated with fixed-fee services arrangements.  Project losses are provided for in their entirety in the period in which they become known.  Revenue related to customer support services and software enhancements is generally paid in advance and recognized ratably over the term of the agreement, typically twelve months.

Hardware and other revenue is generated from the resale of a variety of hardware products, developed and manufactured by third parties, that are integrated with and complementary to the Company’s software solutions. As part of a complete solution, the Company’s customers periodically purchase hardware from the Company for use with the software licenses purchased from the Company. These products include computer hardware, radio frequency terminal networks, radio frequency identification (RFID) chip readers, bar code printers and scanners, and other peripherals. Hardware revenue is recognized upon shipment to the customer when title passes. The Company generally purchases hardware from the Company’s vendors only after receiving an order from a customer. As a result, the Company generally does not maintain hardware inventory.

In accordance with the other presentation matters within the Revenue Recognition Topic of the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC), the Company recognizes amounts associated with reimbursements from customers for out-of-pocket expenses as revenue. Such amounts have been included in “Hardware and other” revenue in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. The total amount of expense reimbursement recorded to revenue was $5.2 million and $5.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $15.4 million and $13.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

 

 

3.

Fair Value Measurement

The Company measures its investments based on a fair value hierarchy disclosure framework that prioritizes and ranks the level of market price observability used in measuring assets and liabilities at fair value.  Market price observability is affected by a number of factors, including the type of asset or liability and its characteristics.  This hierarchy prioritizes the inputs into three broad levels as follows:

 

·

Level 1–Quoted prices in active markets for identical instruments.

 

·

Level 2–Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets.

 

·

Level 3–Valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable.

The Company’s investments are categorized as available-for-sale securities and recorded at fair market value.  Investments with maturities of 90 days or less from the date of purchase are classified as cash equivalents; investments with maturities of greater than 90 days from the date of purchase but less than one year are generally classified as short-term investments; and investments with maturities of one year or greater from the date of purchase are generally classified as long-term investments.  Unrealized holding gains and losses are reflected as a net amount in a separate component of shareholders’ equity until realized.  For the purposes of computing realized gains and losses, cost is determined on a specific identification basis.

At September 30, 2015, the Company’s cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments balances were $70.1 million, $38.9 million, and $10.1 million, respectively. The Company currently has no long-term investments. Cash equivalents consist of highly liquid money market funds and certificates of deposit. Short-term investments consist of certificates of deposit. The Company uses

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

quoted prices from active markets that are classified at Level 1 as a highest level observable input in the disclosure hierarchy framework for all available-for-sale securities. At both September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company had $30.4 million in money market funds, which are classified as Level 1 and are included in cash and cash equivalents on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company has no investments classified as Level 2 or Level 3.

 

 

4.

Equity-Based Compensation

 

The Company granted 222,601 and 34,143 restricted stock and restricted stock units (collectively “restricted stock awards”) during the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and 576,882 and 390,070 restricted stock awards during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The Company recorded equity-based compensation expense related to restricted stock awards of $5.3 million and $2.3 million during the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $11.1 million and $7.0 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

A summary of changes in unvested shares/units for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 is as follows:

 

 

 

Number of shares/units

 

Outstanding at December 31, 2014

 

 

1,346,062

 

Granted

 

 

576,882

 

Vested

 

 

(637,310

)

Forfeited

 

 

(69,154

)

Outstanding at September 30, 2015

 

 

1,216,480

 

 

No amounts were recorded for equity-based compensation expense related to stock options during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 as all stock options vested prior to 2014.  The Company does not currently grant stock options.

A summary of changes in outstanding options for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 is as follows:

 

 

 

Number of Options

 

Outstanding at December 31, 2014

 

 

153,764

 

Exercised

 

 

(113,352

)

Forfeited and expired

 

 

-

 

Outstanding at September 30, 2015

 

 

40,412

 

 

 

5.

Income Taxes

 

The Company’s effective tax rate was 37.0% for both the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, and 37.4% and 37.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.  The increase in the effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 was primarily due to increases in state tax rates.

The Company applies the provisions for income taxes related to, among other things, accounting for uncertain tax positions and disclosure requirements in accordance with the Income Taxes Topic of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (ASC 740). For the three months ended September 30, 2015, there was an increase of $0.2 million to the Company’s uncertain tax positions primarily due to increased reserves for certain state tax positions. There has been no change to the Company’s policy that recognizes potential interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions within its global operations in income tax expense.

 

The Company currently plans to permanently reinvest all of its remaining undistributed foreign earnings.  Accordingly, no provision for U.S. federal and state income taxes has been provided thereon. Upon repatriation of those earnings, in the form of dividends or otherwise, the Company would be subject to both U.S. income taxes (subject to adjustment for foreign tax credits) and withholding taxes payable to various foreign countries. It is impractical to calculate the tax impact until such repatriation occurs.

 

 

9


Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

The Company conducts business globally and, as a result, files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various state and foreign jurisdictions. In the normal course of business, the Company is subject to examination by taxing authorities throughout the world. The Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal income tax examinations, substantially all state and local income tax examinations and substantially all non-U.S. income tax examinations for years before 2011.

 

 

6.

Net Earnings Per Share

Basic net earnings per share is computed using net income divided by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding (“Weighted Shares”) for each period presented. Diluted net earnings per share is computed using net income divided by the sum of Weighted Shares and common equivalent shares (“CESs”) outstanding for each period presented using the treasury stock method.

The following is a reconciliation of the net income and share amounts used in the computation of basic and diluted net earnings per common share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 (in thousands, except per share data):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

 

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

 

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

27,897

 

 

$

22,340

 

 

$

77,105

 

 

$

61,646

 

Earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.38

 

 

$

0.30

 

 

$

1.05

 

 

$

0.82

 

Effect of CESs

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(0.01

)

 

 

(0.01

)

Diluted

 

$

0.38

 

 

$

0.30

 

 

$

1.04

 

 

$

0.81

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of shares:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

73,259

 

 

 

74,687

 

 

 

73,616

 

 

 

75,255

 

Effect of CESs

 

 

502

 

 

 

779

 

 

 

546

 

 

 

849

 

Diluted

 

 

73,761

 

 

 

75,466

 

 

 

74,162

 

 

 

76,104

 

 

There were no anti-dilutive CESs during 2015 and 2014.

 

 

7.

Contingencies

From time to time, the Company may be involved in litigation relating to claims arising out of its ordinary course of business, and occasionally legal proceedings not in the ordinary course. Many of the Company’s installations involve products that are critical to the operations of its clients’ businesses. Any failure in a Company product could result in a claim for substantial damages against the Company, regardless of the Company’s responsibility for such failure. Although the Company attempts to limit contractually its liability for damages arising from product failures or negligent acts or omissions, there can be no assurance that the limitations of liability set forth in its contracts will be enforceable in all instances. The Company is not currently a party to any legal proceedings the result of which it believes is likely to have a material adverse impact upon its business, financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. The Company expenses legal costs associated with loss contingencies as such legal costs are incurred.

 

 

8.

Operating Segments

The Company manages the business by geographic segment. The Company has three geographic reportable segments: North America and Latin America (the “Americas”); Europe, Middle East and Africa (“EMEA”); and Asia Pacific (“APAC”). All segments derive revenue from the sale and implementation of the Company’s supply chain execution and planning solutions.  The individual products sold by the segments are similar in nature and are all designed to help companies manage the effectiveness and efficiency of their supply chain. The Company uses the same accounting policies for each reportable segment. The chief executive officer and chief financial officer evaluate performance based on revenue and operating results for each reportable segment.

The Americas segment charges royalty fees to the other segments based on software licenses sold by those reportable segments. The royalties, which totaled approximately $0.5 million and $0.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and approximately $2.1 million and $2.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively,

 

10


Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

are included in cost of revenue for each segment with a corresponding reduction in America’s cost of revenue. The revenues represented below are from external customers only. The geographical-based costs consist of costs of professional services personnel, direct sales and marketing expenses, cost of infrastructure to support the employees and customer base, billing and financial systems, management and general and administrative support.  There are certain corporate expenses included in the Americas segment that are not charged to the other segments, including research and development, certain marketing and general and administrative costs that support the global organization, and the amortization of acquired developed technology. Included in the Americas’ costs are all research and development costs including the costs associated with the Company’s India operations.

The following table presents the revenues, expenses and operating income by reportable segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

 

Americas

 

 

EMEA

 

 

APAC

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

Americas

 

 

EMEA

 

 

APAC

 

 

Consolidated

 

Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

License

 

$

16,977

 

 

$

1,347

 

 

$

806

 

 

$

19,130

 

 

$

15,650

 

 

$

589

 

 

$

706

 

 

$

16,945

 

Services

 

 

93,513

 

 

 

14,700

 

 

 

4,336

 

 

 

112,549

 

 

 

78,452

 

 

 

13,139

 

 

 

6,927

 

 

 

98,518

 

Hardware and other

 

 

9,628

 

 

 

782

 

 

 

215

 

 

 

10,625

 

 

 

9,317

 

 

 

525

 

 

 

303

 

 

 

10,145

 

Total revenue

 

 

120,118

 

 

 

16,829

 

 

 

5,357

 

 

 

142,304

 

 

 

103,419

 

 

 

14,253

 

 

 

7,936

 

 

 

125,608

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Costs and Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenue

 

 

47,305

 

 

 

7,891

 

 

 

2,900

 

 

 

58,096

 

 

 

42,970

 

 

 

7,312

 

 

 

3,582

 

 

 

53,864

 

Operating expenses

 

 

34,630

 

 

 

2,893

 

 

 

1,028

 

 

 

38,551

 

 

 

30,168

 

 

 

3,242

 

 

 

1,158

 

 

 

34,568

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

1,776

 

 

 

136

 

 

 

65

 

 

 

1,977

 

 

 

1,531

 

 

 

82

 

 

 

62

 

 

 

1,675

 

Total costs and expenses

 

 

83,711

 

 

 

10,920

 

 

 

3,993

 

 

 

98,624

 

 

 

74,669

 

 

 

10,636

 

 

 

4,802

 

 

 

90,107

 

Operating income

 

$

36,407

 

 

$

5,909

 

 

$

1,364

 

 

$

43,680

 

 

$

28,750

 

 

$

3,617

 

 

$

3,134

 

 

$

35,501

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

 

Americas

 

 

EMEA

 

 

APAC

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

Americas

 

 

EMEA

 

 

APAC

 

 

Consolidated

 

Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Software license

 

$

49,754

 

 

$

6,995

 

 

$

1,453

 

 

$

58,202

 

 

$

41,606

 

 

$

6,660

 

 

$

3,775

 

 

$

52,041

 

Services

 

 

264,288

 

 

 

43,404

 

 

 

13,404

 

 

 

321,096

 

 

 

223,240

 

 

 

37,854

 

 

 

17,856

 

 

 

278,950

 

Hardware and other

 

 

33,189

 

 

 

1,910

 

 

 

539

 

 

 

35,638

 

 

 

28,561

 

 

 

1,329

 

 

 

820

 

 

 

30,710

 

    Total revenue

 

 

347,231

 

 

 

52,309

 

 

 

15,396

 

 

 

414,936

 

 

 

293,407

 

 

 

45,843

 

 

 

22,451

 

 

 

361,701

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Costs and Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenue

 

 

140,957

 

 

 

25,437

 

 

 

8,703

 

 

 

175,097

 

 

 

121,004

 

 

 

22,339

 

 

 

10,643

 

 

 

153,986

 

Operating expenses

 

 

98,424

 

 

 

10,564

 

 

 

3,277

 

 

 

112,265

 

 

 

90,154

 

 

 

11,361

 

 

 

3,496

 

 

 

105,011

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

5,047

 

 

 

361

 

 

 

248

 

 

 

5,656

 

 

 

4,239

 

 

 

229

 

 

 

184

 

 

 

4,652

 

    Total costs and expenses

 

 

244,428

 

 

 

36,362

 

 

 

12,228

 

 

 

293,018

 

 

 

215,397

 

 

 

33,929

 

 

 

14,323

 

 

 

263,649

 

Operating income

 

$

102,803

 

 

$

15,947

 

 

$

3,168

 

 

$

121,918

 

 

$

78,010

 

 

$

11,914

 

 

$

8,128

 

 

$

98,052

 

 

 

License revenues related to the Company’s warehouse and non-warehouse product groups for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Warehouse

 

$

13,140

 

 

$

8,876

 

 

$

35,060

 

 

$

28,917

 

Non-Warehouse

 

 

5,990

 

 

 

8,069

 

 

 

23,142

 

 

 

23,124

 

Total software license revenue

 

$

19,130

 

 

$

16,945

 

 

$

58,202

 

 

$

52,041

 

 

 

11


Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

The Company’s services revenues, which consist of fees generated from professional services and customer support and software enhancements related to its software products, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Professional services

 

$

80,994

 

 

$

69,398

 

 

$

230,201

 

 

$

194,522

 

Customer support and software enhancements

 

 

31,555

 

 

 

29,120

 

 

 

90,895

 

 

 

84,428

 

Total services revenue

 

$

112,549

 

 

$

98,518

 

 

$

321,096

 

 

$

278,950

 

 

 

9.

New Accounting Pronouncement

In May 2014, the FASB issued guidance codified in ASC 606, Revenue Recognition – Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which will replace substantially all current revenue recognition guidance once it becomes effective. The new standard provides accounting guidance for all revenue arising from contracts with customers and affects all entities that enter into contracts to provide goods or services to their customers unless the contracts are in the scope of other standards. The new standard is less prescriptive and may require software entities to use more judgment and estimates in the revenue recognition process than are required under existing revenue guidance. This guidance is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2016, using either of the following transition methods: (i) a full retrospective approach reflecting the application of the standard in each prior reporting period with the option to elect certain practical expedients, or (ii) a modified retrospective approach with the cumulative effect of initially adopting the standard recognized at the date of adoption (which includes additional footnote disclosures).

In August 2015, the FASB issued an Accounting Standards Update (ASU) deferring the effective date of the new revenue recognition standard by one year to December 15, 2017 for annual reporting periods beginning after that date.  The FASB also permitted early adoption of the standard, but not before the original effective date of December 15, 2016.  We are currently evaluating the impact, if any, the adoption of this standard will have on our Consolidated Financial Statements.

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-05, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other – Internal Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Customer’s Accounting for Fees Paid in a Cloud Computing Arrangement.  ASU 2015-05 provides guidance to customers about whether a cloud computing arrangement includes a software license. If a cloud computing arrangement includes a software license, then the customer should account for the software license element of the arrangement consistent with the acquisition of other software licenses. If a cloud computing arrangement does not include a software license, the customer should account for the arrangement as a service contract. The guidance will not change GAAP for a customer’s accounting for service contracts. This guidance is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2015. We are currently evaluating the impact, if any, the adoption of this standard will have on our Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

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Item 2.

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

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements contained in this filing are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including but not limited to statements related to expectations about global macroeconomic trends and industry developments, plans for future business development activities, anticipated costs of revenues, product mix and service revenues, research and development and selling, general and administrative activities, and liquidity and capital needs and resources. When used in this report, the words “may,” “expect,” “forecast,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “could,” “seek,” “project,” “estimate,” and similar expressions are generally intended to identify forward-looking statements. Undue reliance should not be placed on these forward-looking statements, which reflect opinions only as of the date of this quarterly report. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. For further information about these and other factors that could affect our future results, please see “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014. Investors are cautioned that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and that actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the condensed consolidated financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, including the notes to those statements, included elsewhere in this quarterly report. We also recommend the following discussion be read in conjunction with management’s discussion and analysis and consolidated financial statements included in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.

References in this filing to the “Company,” “Manhattan,” “Manhattan Associates,” “we,” “our,” and “us” refer to Manhattan Associates, Inc., our predecessors, and our wholly-owned and consolidated subsidiaries.

Business Overview

We develop, sell, deploy, service and maintain software solutions designed to manage supply chains, inventory and omni-channel operations for retailers including retail store operations and point of sale, wholesalers, manufacturers, logistics providers and other organizations. Our customers include many of the world’s most premier and profitable brands.

Specifically, Manhattan Associates solutions help our customers in three distinct areas:

 

·

Supply Chain - Manhattan solutions provide companies across industries the tools needed to manage distribution and optimize transportation costs throughout the entire network.  Manhattan provides shippers the most comprehensive transportation management solutions in the market.  This includes moving freight via the most cost-effective means possible while also meeting service level expectations.  Likewise, Manhattan’s Warehouse Management solutions are widely regarded as industry leading systems designed to optimize productivity and throughput in distribution centers and warehouses around the world.

 

·

Omni-Channel - Meeting ever-evolving consumer expectations of service, inventory availability and delivery convenience is a challenge every retailer must meet head on.  Manhattan’s Omni-Channel solutions provide both ‘central’ or corporate solutions that manage inventory availability across all channels and locations as well as ‘local’ solutions deployed in retail stores, including point of sale, to empower store associates to satisfy the demands of the walk-in shopper and the online customer.

 

·

Inventory - Manhattan solutions provide distributors of any finished goods (apparel, food, auto parts, pharmaceuticals, etc.) the ability to forecast demand, determine when, where and how much inventory is needed and translate this into a profitable inventory buying plan.  Through the use of advanced science and sophisticated analytics, customer service level is maximized with the minimum necessary inventory investment.  Industry changes driven by omni-channel retail, pharmaceutical regulations and other trends make this an area of particular need for many retailers and wholesale distributors.

Our business model is singularly focused on the development and implementation of complex commerce enablement software solutions that are designed to optimize supply chains, and retail store operations including point of sale effectiveness and efficiency for our customers. We have three principal sources of revenue:

 

·

licenses of our software;

 

·

professional services, including solutions planning and implementation, related consulting, customer training, and customer support services and software enhancements (collectively, “services”); and

 

·

hardware sales and other revenue.

 

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In the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, we generated $142.3 million and $414.9 million in total revenue, respectively, with a revenue mix of: license revenue 13%; services revenue 79%; and hardware and other revenue 8% for the three months ended September 30, 2015, and license revenue 14%; services revenue 77%; and hardware and other revenue 9% for the nine months ended September 30, 2015.

The Company has three geographic reportable segments: the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), and Asia-Pacific (APAC).  Geographic revenue is based on the location of the sale. Our international revenue was approximately $37.5 million and $99.8 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, respectively, which represents approximately 26% and 24% of our total revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, respectively. International revenue includes all revenue derived from sales to customers outside the United States. At September 30, 2015, we employed approximately 2,900 employees worldwide, of which 1,400 employees are based in the Americas, 200 in EMEA, and 1,300 in APAC (including India). We have offices in Australia, China, France, India, Japan, the Netherlands, Singapore, and the United Kingdom, as well as representatives in Mexico and reseller partnerships in Latin America, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, South Africa, and Asia.

Global Economic Trends and Industry Factors

Global macro-economic trends, technology spending, and supply chain management market growth are important barometers for our business. In the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, approximately 74% and 76%, respectively, of our total revenue was generated in the United States, 12% and 13%, respectively, in EMEA, and the remaining balance in APAC, Canada, and Latin America. In addition, Gartner Inc., an information technology research and advisory company, estimates that nearly 76% of every supply chain software solutions dollar invested is spent in the United States (53%) and Western Europe (23%); consequently, the health of the U.S. and Western European economies has a meaningful impact on our financial results.

We sell technology-based solutions with total pricing, including software and services, in many cases exceeding $1.0 million. Our software often is a part of our customers’ and prospects’ much larger capital commitment associated with facilities expansion and business improvement. We believe that, given the lingering uncertainty in the global macro environment, the current sales cycles for large license deals of $1.0 million or greater in our target markets have been extended. The current business climate within the United States and geographic regions in which we operate continues to affect customers’ and prospects’ decisions regarding timing of strategic capital expenditures. Delays with respect to such decisions can have a material adverse impact on our business, and may further intensify competition in our already highly competitive markets.

In October 2015, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) provided a World Economic Outlook (WEO) update lowering its previous 2015 world economic growth forecast to about 3.1 percent. The WEO update noted that:

prospects across the main countries and regions remain uneven. Relative to last year, growth in advanced economies is expected to pick up slightly, while it is projected to decline in emerging market and developing economies. With declining commodity prices, depreciating emerging market currencies, and increasing financial market volatility, downside risks to the outlook have risen, particularly for emerging market and developing economies. Global activity is projected to gather some pace in 2016. In advanced economies, the modest recovery that started in 2014 is projected to strengthen further. In emerging market and developing economies, the outlook is projected to improve: in particular, growth in countries in economic distress in 2015 (including Brazil, Russia, and some countries in Latin America and in the Middle East), while remaining weak or negative, is projected to be higher next year, more than offsetting the expected gradual slowdown in China.

The WEO update projected that advanced economies, which represent our primary revenue markets, would grow at about 2.0 percent in 2015 and 2.2 percent in 2016, while the emerging and developing economies would grow at about 4.0 percent in 2015 and 4.5 percent in 2016.

During 2014 and continuing into 2015, the overall trend has been steady for our large license deals, with recognized license revenue of $1.0 million or greater on fifteen new contracts during 2014 as well as fifteen new contracts in the nine months ended September 30, 2015.  While we are encouraged by our results, we, along with many of our customers, still remain cautious regarding the pace of global economic recovery. With global GDP growth continuing to be well below pre-2008 levels, we believe global economic volatility likely will continue to shape customers’ and prospects’ enterprise software buying decisions, making it difficult to forecast sales cycles for our products and the timing of large enterprise software license deals.

Revenue

License revenue.  License revenue, a leading indicator of our business, is primarily derived from software license fees customers pay for supply chain solutions. License revenue totaled $19.1 million, or 13% of total revenue, with gross margins of 88.0% for the three months ended September 30, 2015, and $58.2 million, or 14% of total revenue, with gross margin of 87.4% for the nine months ended September 30, 2015. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, the percentage mix of new to existing customers was approximately 40/60.

 

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License revenue growth is influenced by the strength of general economic and business conditions and the competitive position of our software products. Our license revenue generally has long sales cycles and the timing of the closing of a few large license transactions can have a material impact on our quarterly license revenues, operating profit, operating margins, and earnings per share. For example, $1.0 million of license revenue in the third quarter of 2015 equates to approximately one cent of diluted earnings per share impact.

Our software solutions are singularly focused on core supply chain operations (Warehouse Management, Transportation Management, Labor Management), Inventory optimization and Omni-channel operations (e-commerce, retail store operations and point of sale), which are intensely competitive markets characterized by rapid technological change. We are a market leader in the supply chain management software solutions market as defined by industry analysts such as ARC Advisory Group and Gartner. Our goal is to extend our position as a leading global supply chain solutions provider by growing our license revenues faster than our competitors through investment in innovation. We expect to continue to face increased competition from Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Supply Chain Management applications vendors and business application software vendors that may broaden their solution offerings by internally developing, or by acquiring or partnering with independent developers of supply chain planning and execution software. Increased competition could result in price reductions, fewer customer orders, reduced gross margins, and loss of market share.

Services revenue.  Our services business consists of professional services (consulting and customer training) and customer support services and software enhancements (CSSE). Services revenue totaled $112.5 million, or 79% of total revenue, with gross margins of 58.5% for the three months ended September 30, 2015, and $321.1 million, or 77% of total revenue, with gross margins of 57.0% for the nine months ended September 30, 2015. Professional services accounted for approximately 72% of total services revenue in both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015. Our consolidated operating margin profile may be lower than those of various other technology companies due to our large services revenue mix as a percentage of total revenue.  While we believe our services margins are very strong, they do lower our overall operating margin profile as services margins are inherently lower than license revenue margins.

At September 30, 2015, our professional services organization totaled approximately 1,900 employees, accounting for 66% of our total employees worldwide.  Our professional services organization provides our customers with expertise and assistance in planning and implementing our solutions.  To ensure a successful product implementation, consultants assist customers with the initial installation of a system, the conversion and transfer of the customer’s historical data onto our system, and ongoing training, education, and system upgrades.  We believe our professional services enable customers to implement our software rapidly, ensure the customer’s success with our solution, strengthen our customer relationships, and add to our industry-specific knowledge base for use in future implementations and product innovations.

Although our professional services are optional, the majority of our customers use at least some portion of these services for their planning, implementation, or related needs.  Professional services are typically rendered under time and materials-based contracts with services typically billed on an hourly basis.  Professional services are sometimes rendered under fixed-fee based contracts with payments due on specific dates or milestones.

Services revenue growth is contingent upon license revenue and customer upgrade cycles, which are influenced by the strength of general economic and business conditions and the competitive position of our software products.  In addition, our professional services business has competitive exposure to offshore providers and other consulting companies.  All of these factors potentially create the risk of pricing pressure, fewer customer orders, reduced gross margins, and loss of market share.

For CSSE, we offer a comprehensive 24 hours per day, 365 days per year program that provides our customers with software upgrades, when and if available, which include additional or improved functionality and technological advances incorporating emerging supply chain and industry initiatives.  Our CSSE revenues totaled $31.6 million and $90.9 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, respectively, representing approximately 28% of services revenue and approximately 22% of total revenue for both periods. The growth of CSSE revenues is influenced by: (1) new license revenue growth; (2) annual renewal of support contracts; (3) increase in customers; and (4) fluctuations in currency rates.  Substantially all of our customers renew their annual support contracts. Over the last three years, our annual revenue renewal rate of customers subscribing to comprehensive support and enhancements has been greater than 90%.  CSSE revenue is generally paid in advance and recognized ratably over the term of the agreement, typically twelve months.  CSSE renewal revenue is not recognized unless payment is received from the customer.

Hardware and other revenue. Our hardware and other revenue totaled $10.6 million, representing 8% of total revenue with gross margins of 14.3% for the three months ended September 30, 2015, and $35.6 million, representing 9% of total revenue with gross margin of 16.3% for the nine months ended September 30, 2015. In conjunction with the licensing of our software, and as a convenience for our customers, we resell a variety of hardware products developed and manufactured by third parties.  These products

 

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include computer hardware, radio frequency terminal networks, RFID chip readers, bar code printers and scanners, and other peripherals.  We resell all third-party hardware products and related maintenance pursuant to agreements with manufacturers or through distributor-authorized reseller agreements pursuant to which we are entitled to purchase hardware products and services at discounted prices.  We generally purchase hardware from our vendors only after receiving an order from a customer.  As a result, we generally do not maintain hardware inventory.

Other revenue represents amounts associated with reimbursements from customers for out-of-pocket expenses. The total amount of expense reimbursement recorded to hardware and other revenue was $5.2 million and $15.4 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, respectively.

Product Development

We continue to invest significantly in research and development (R&D) to provide leading solutions that help global manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, retailers, and logistics providers successfully manage accelerating and fluctuating demands as well as the increasing complexity and volatility of their local and global supply chains, retail store operations and point of sale. Our research and development expenses were $13.6 million and $40.4 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, respectively. At September 30, 2015, our R&D organization totaled approximately 670 employees, located in the U.S. and India.

We expect to continue to focus our R&D resources on the development and enhancement of our core supply chain, inventory optimization, omni-channel and point of sale software solutions.  We offer what we believe to be the broadest solution portfolio in the supply chain solutions marketplace, to address all aspects of inventory optimization, transportation management, distribution management, planning, and omni-channel operations including order management, store inventory & fulfillment, call center and point of sale.

We also plan to continue to enhance our existing solutions and to introduce new solutions to address evolving industry standards and market needs.  We identify opportunities to further enhance our solutions and to develop and provide new solutions through our customer support organization, as well as through ongoing customer consulting engagements and implementations, interactions with our user groups, association with leading industry analysts and market research firms, and participation on industry standards and research committees.  Our solutions address the needs of customers in various vertical markets, including retail, consumer goods, food and grocery logistics service providers, industrial and wholesale, high technology and electronics, life sciences, and government.

Cash Flow and Financial Condition

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, we generated cash flow from operating activities of $41.3 million and $84.0 million, respectively. Our cash, cash equivalents, and investments at September 30, 2015 totaled $119.1 million, with no debt on our balance sheet. We currently have no credit facilities. Our primary uses of cash continue to be funding investment in R&D and operations to drive earnings growth and repurchases of our common stock.

We repurchased 1,381,375 shares of Manhattan Associates’ outstanding common stock under our repurchase program during the nine months ended September 30, 2015. In October 2015, our Board of Directors approved raising the Company's remaining share repurchase authority to $50.0 million of Manhattan Associates’ outstanding common stock.

For the remainder of 2015, we anticipate that our priorities for the use of cash will be in hiring and developing sales and services resources and continued investment in product development to extend our market leadership. We expect to continue to evaluate acquisition opportunities that are complementary to our product footprint and technology direction. We also expect to continue to weigh our share repurchase options against cash for acquisitions and investing in the business. We do not anticipate any borrowing requirements in the remainder of 2015 for general corporate purposes.

 

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Results of Operations

The following table summarizes our consolidated results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014.

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

 

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

$

142,304

 

 

$

125,608

 

 

$

414,936

 

 

$

361,701

 

Costs and expenses

 

 

98,624

 

 

 

90,107

 

 

 

293,018

 

 

 

263,649

 

Operating income

 

 

43,680

 

 

 

35,501

 

 

 

121,918

 

 

 

98,052

 

Other income (loss), net

 

 

604

 

 

 

(55

)

 

 

1,225

 

 

 

24

 

Income before income taxes

 

 

44,284

 

 

 

35,446

 

 

 

123,143

 

 

 

98,076

 

Net income

 

$

27,897

 

 

$

22,340

 

 

$

77,105

 

 

$

61,646

 

Diluted earnings per share

 

$

0.38

 

 

$

0.30

 

 

$

1.04

 

 

$

0.81

 

Diluted weighted average number of shares

 

 

73,761

 

 

 

75,466

 

 

 

74,162

 

 

 

76,104

 

 

 

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The Company has three geographic reportable segments: the Americas, EMEA, and APAC. Geographic revenue information is based on the location of sale. The revenues represented below are from external customers only.  The geographical-based expenses include costs of personnel, direct sales, and marketing expenses, and general and administrative costs to support the business.  There are certain corporate expenses included in the Americas segment that are not charged to the other segments, including research and development, certain marketing and general and administrative costs that support the global organization, and the amortization of acquired developed technology.  Included in the Americas costs are all research and development costs, including the costs associated with the Company’s India operations. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, we derived the majority of our revenues from sales to customers within our Americas segment. The following table summarizes revenue and operating profit by segment:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

% Change vs.

Prior Year

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

% Change vs.

Prior Year

 

Revenue:

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

Software license

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Americas

 

$

16,977

 

 

$

15,650

 

 

 

8

%

 

$

49,754

 

 

$

41,606

 

 

 

20

%

EMEA

 

 

1,347

 

 

 

589

 

 

 

129

%

 

 

6,995

 

 

 

6,660

 

 

 

5

%

APAC

 

 

806

 

 

 

706

 

 

 

14

%

 

 

1,453

 

 

 

3,775

 

 

 

-62

%

Total software license

 

 

19,130

 

 

 

16,945

 

 

 

13

%

 

 

58,202

 

 

 

52,041

 

 

 

12

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Americas

 

 

93,513

 

 

 

78,452

 

 

 

19

%

 

 

264,288

 

 

 

223,240

 

 

 

18

%

EMEA

 

 

14,700

 

 

 

13,139

 

 

 

12

%

 

 

43,404

 

 

 

37,854

 

 

 

15

%

APAC

 

 

4,336

 

 

 

6,927

 

 

 

-37

%

 

 

13,404

 

 

 

17,856

 

 

 

-25

%

Total services

 

 

112,549

 

 

 

98,518

 

 

 

14

%

 

 

321,096

 

 

 

278,950

 

 

 

15

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hardware and Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Americas

 

 

9,628

 

 

 

9,317

 

 

 

3

%

 

 

33,189

 

 

 

28,561

 

 

 

16

%

EMEA

 

 

782

 

 

 

525

 

 

 

49

%

 

 

1,910

 

 

 

1,329

 

 

 

44

%

APAC

 

 

215

 

 

 

303

 

 

 

-29

%

 

 

539

 

 

 

820

 

 

 

-34

%

Total hardware and other

 

 

10,625

 

 

 

10,145

 

 

 

5

%

 

 

35,638

 

 

 

30,710

 

 

 

16

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Americas

 

 

120,118

 

 

 

103,419

 

 

 

16

%

 

 

347,231

 

 

 

293,407

 

 

 

18

%

EMEA

 

 

16,829

 

 

 

14,253

 

 

 

18

%

 

 

52,309

 

 

 

45,843

 

 

 

14

%

APAC

 

 

5,357

 

 

 

7,936

 

 

 

-32

%

 

 

15,396

 

 

 

22,451

 

 

 

-31

%

Total revenue

 

$

142,304

 

 

$

125,608

 

 

 

13

%

 

$

414,936

 

 

$

361,701

 

 

 

15

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Americas

 

$

36,407

 

 

$

28,750

 

 

 

27

%

 

$

102,803

 

 

$

78,010

 

 

 

32

%

EMEA

 

 

5,909

 

 

 

3,617

 

 

 

63

%

 

 

15,947

 

 

 

11,914

 

 

 

34

%

APAC

 

 

1,364

 

 

 

3,134

 

 

 

-56

%

 

 

3,168

 

 

 

8,128

 

 

 

-61

%

Total operating income

 

$

43,680

 

 

$

35,501

 

 

 

23

%

 

$

121,918

 

 

$

98,052

 

 

 

24

%

 

Summary of the Third Quarter 2015 Condensed Consolidated Financial Results

·

Diluted earnings per share was $0.38 in the third quarter of 2015, compared to $0.30 in the third quarter of 2014.

·

Consolidated total revenue was $142.3 million in the third quarter of 2015, compared to $125.6 million in the third quarter of 2014. License revenue was $19.1 million in the third quarter of 2015, compared to $16.9 million in the third quarter of 2014.

·

Operating income was $43.7 million in the third quarter of 2015, compared to $35.5 million in the third quarter of 2014.

·

Cash flow from operations was $41.3 million in the third quarter of 2015, compared to $32.7 million in the third quarter of 2014. Days Sales Outstanding was 60 days at September 30, 2015, compared to 54 days at June 30, 2015.

·

Cash and investments on-hand was $119.1 million at September 30, 2015, compared to $108.4 million at June 30, 2015.

 

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·

During the three months ended September 30, 2015, we repurchased 399,315 shares of Manhattan Associates common stock under the share repurchase program authorized by our Board of Directors, for a total investment of $25.0 million. In October 2015, our Board of Directors approved raising our share repurchase authority to an aggregate of $50.0 million of our outstanding common stock. 

 

The consolidated results of our operations for the third quarters of 2015 and 2014 are discussed below.

Revenue

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

 

 

% Change vs.

 

 

% of Total Revenue

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

Prior Year

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Software license

 

$

19,130

 

 

$

16,945

 

 

 

13

%

 

 

13

%

 

 

14

%

Services

 

 

112,549

 

 

 

98,518

 

 

 

14

%

 

 

79

%

 

 

78

%

Hardware and other

 

 

10,625

 

 

 

10,145

 

 

 

5

%

 

 

8

%

 

 

8

%

Total revenue

 

$

142,304

 

 

$

125,608

 

 

 

13

%

 

 

100

%

 

 

100

%

 

Our revenue consists of fees generated from the licensing and hosting of software; fees from professional services, customer support services and software enhancements; hardware sales of complementary equipment; and other revenue representing amounts associated with reimbursements from customers for out-of-pocket expenses.

License revenue.  License revenue increased $2.2 million, or 13%, in the third quarter of 2015 compared to the same quarter in the prior year. We recognized license revenue of $1.0 million or greater on four new separate contracts in the third quarter of 2015. The license sales percentage mix across our product suite in the third quarter ended September 30, 2015 was approximately 70/30 of warehouse management solutions to non-warehouse management solutions.

Services revenue.  Services revenue increased $14.0 million, or 14%, in the third quarter of 2015 compared to the same quarter in the prior year due to a $11.6 million increase in professional services revenue and a $2.4 million increase in customer support and software enhancements. The increase in services revenue was due to customer-specific initiatives in conjunction with customer upgrade activity and large license deals signed. Services revenue for the Americas and EMEA segments increased $15.1 million and $1.5 million, respectively, but services revenue for the APAC decreased $2.6 million in the third quarter of 2015 compared to the same quarter of 2014.

Hardware and other.  Hardware sales increased by $0.8 million to $5.5 million in the third quarter of 2015 compared to $4.7 million for the third quarter of 2014. The majority of hardware sales are derived from our Americas segment.  Sales of hardware are largely dependent upon customer-specific desires, which fluctuate.  Other revenue represents reimbursements for professional service travel expenses that are required to be classified as revenue and are included in hardware and other revenue. Reimbursements by customers for out-of-pocket expenses were approximately $5.2 million and $5.4 million for the quarters ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Cost of Revenue

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

% Change vs.

Prior Year

 

Cost of  license

 

$

2,305

 

 

$

1,679

 

 

 

37

%

Cost of services

 

 

46,682

 

 

 

43,689

 

 

 

7

%

Cost of hardware and other

 

 

9,109

 

 

 

8,496

 

 

 

7

%

Total cost of revenue

 

$

58,096

 

 

$

53,864

 

 

 

8

%

 

Cost of license.  Cost of license consists of the costs associated with software reproduction; hosting services; media, packaging and delivery, documentation, and other related costs; and royalties on third-party software sold with or as part of our products. Cost of license increased by $0.6 million in the third quarter of 2015 compared to the same quarter of 2014 primarily due to increased sales of third-party software.

 

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Cost of services.  Cost of services consists primarily of salaries and other personnel-related expenses of employees dedicated to professional and technical services and customer support services.  The $3.0 million, or 7%, increase in cost of services in the quarter ended September 30, 2015 compared to the same quarter in the prior year was principally due to increased headcount to support business growth resulting in a $2.6 million increase in compensation and other personnel-related expenses.

Cost of hardware and other.  Cost of hardware and other increased by $0.6 million to $9.1 million in the third quarter of 2015 compared to $8.5 million in the same quarter of 2014. Cost of hardware and other includes professional services billed travel expenses ewreimbursed by customers of approximately $5.1 million and $5.4 million for the quarters ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Operating Expenses

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

% Change vs.

Prior Year

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development

 

$

13,589

 

 

$

12,236

 

 

 

11

%

Sales and marketing

 

 

10,904

 

 

 

11,476

 

 

 

-5

%

General and administrative

 

 

14,058

 

 

 

10,856

 

 

 

29

%

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

1,977

 

 

 

1,675

 

 

 

18

%

Operating expenses

 

$

40,528

 

 

$

36,243

 

 

 

12

%

 

Research and development.  Research and development expenses primarily consist of salaries and other personnel-related costs for personnel involved in our research and development activities. Research and development expenses for the quarter ended September 30, 2015 increased by $1.4 million, or 11%, as compared to the same quarter of 2014. This increase was primarily driven by $0.9 million in additional compensation and other personnel-related expenses and performance-based bonus expense.

Our principal research and development (R&D) activities have focused on the expansion and integration of new products and releases, while expanding the product footprint of our software solution suites in Supply Chain, Inventory Optimization and Omni-Channel including point-of-sale and tablet retailing. The Manhattan Platform provides not only a sophisticated service oriented, architecture based framework, but a platform that facilitates the integration with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and other supply chain solutions. For each of the quarters ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, we did not capitalize any R&D costs because the costs incurred following the attainment of technological feasibility for the related software product through the date of general release were insignificant.

Sales and marketing.  Sales and marketing expenses include salaries, commissions, travel and other personnel-related costs, and the costs of our marketing and alliance programs and related activities. The $0.6 million decrease in sales and marketing in the quarter ended September 30, 2015 compared to the same quarter in the prior year was principally due to a decrease in performance-based compensation expense.

General and administrative.  General and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries and other personnel-related costs of executive, financial, human resources, information technology, and administrative personnel, as well as facilities, legal, insurance, accounting, and other administrative expenses. General and administrative expenses increased by $3.2 million, or 29%, in the current year quarter compared to the same quarter in the prior year. The increase was primarily due to a $2.3 million increase in compensation and other personnel-related expenses as well as increases in temporary contracted personnel and professional fees.

Depreciation and amortization.  Depreciation expense for the third quarter of 2015 was $1.9 million compared to $1.6 million for the third quarter of 2014. Amortization expense associated with acquisitions for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 was immaterial.

Operating Income

Operating income for the third quarter of 2015 was $43.7 million compared to $35.5 million for the third quarter of 2014. Operating margins were 30.7% for the third quarter of 2015 versus 28.3% for the same quarter in the prior year. Operating income increased primarily due to strong revenue growth and expense management during the quarter.

 

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Other Income and Income Taxes

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

% Change vs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income (loss), net

 

$

604

 

 

$

(55

)

 

N/M

 

Income tax provision

 

 

16,387

 

 

 

13,106

 

 

 

25

%

N/M – Not meaningful 

 

Other income, net.  Other income, net principally includes interest income, foreign currency gains and losses, and other non-operating expenses. Other income, net increased $0.7 million in the third quarter of 2015 compared to the third quarter of 2014 primarily due to a $0.6 million increase in foreign currency gains related to the fluctuation of the U.S. dollar relative to foreign currencies, principally the Indian Rupee.

Income tax provision.  Our effective income tax rates were both 37.0% for the quarters ended September 30, 2015 and 2014.

 

Summary of the First Nine Month of 2015 Condensed Consolidated Financial Results

·

Diluted earnings per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 was $1.04, compared to $0.81 for the nine months ended September 30, 2014.  

·

Consolidated revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 was $414.9 million, compared to $361.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. License revenue was $58.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, compared to $52.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014.  

·

Operating income was $121.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, compared to $98.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014.

·

Cash flow from operations was $84.0 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2015, compared to $53.7 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2014.

·

Cash and investments on-hand was $119.1 million at September 30, 2015, compared to $124.4 million at December 31, 2014.

·

During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, we repurchased 1,381,375 shares of Manhattan Associates common stock under the share repurchase program authorized by our Board of Directors, for a total investment of $76.5 million.

The results of our consolidated operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 are discussed below.

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

 

 

% Change vs.

 

 

% of Total Revenue

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

Prior Year

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Software license

 

$

58,202

 

 

$

52,041

 

 

 

12

%

 

 

14

%

 

 

14

%

Services

 

 

321,096

 

 

 

278,950

 

 

 

15

%

 

 

77

%

 

 

77

%

Hardware and other

 

 

35,638

 

 

 

30,710

 

 

 

16

%

 

 

9

%

 

 

9

%

Total revenue

 

$

414,936

 

 

$

361,701

 

 

 

15

%

 

 

100

%

 

 

100

%

 

Our revenue consists of fees generated from the licensing and hosting of software; fees from professional services, customer support services and software enhancements; hardware sales of complementary radio frequency and computer equipment; and other revenue representing amounts associated with reimbursements from customers for out-of-pocket expenses.

 

License revenue.  License revenue increased $6.2 million, or 12%, in the nine months ended September 30, 2015 over the same period in the prior year. Our license revenue performance depends heavily on the number and relative value of large deals we close in the period. We recognized fifteen and eleven new separate contracts greater than $1.0 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Due to the sluggish economic recovery in the United States and other geographic regions in which we operate, the sales cycle on these deals remains somewhat less predictable.  

 

 

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The license sales percentage mix across our product suite in the nine months ended September 30, 2015 was approximately 60/40 of warehouse management solutions to non-warehouse management solutions, respectively.

Services revenue.  Services revenue increased $42.1 million, or 15%, in the nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the same period in the prior year due to a $35.7 million increase in professional services revenue and a $6.4 million increase in customer support and software enhancements. The increase in services revenue was due to customer-specific initiatives in conjunction with customer upgrade activity and large license deals signed. In the nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the same period in the prior year, services revenue for the Americas and EMEA segments increased $41.0 million and $5.6 million, respectively but decreased $4.5 million for APAC.

 

Hardware and other.  Hardware sales increased by $3.5 million, or 21%, to $20.3 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared to $16.8 million for the same period in the prior year.  The majority of hardware sales are derived from our Americas segment.  Sales of hardware are largely dependent upon customer-specific desires, which fluctuate.  Other revenue represents reimbursements for professional service travel expenses that are required to be classified as revenue and are included in hardware and other revenue. Reimbursements by customers for out-of-pocket expenses were approximately $15.4 million and $13.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

 

Cost of Revenue

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

% Change vs.

Prior Year

 

Cost of  license

 

$

7,348

 

 

$

5,140

 

 

 

43

%

Cost of services

 

 

137,930

 

 

 

123,606

 

 

 

12

%

Cost of hardware and other

 

 

29,819

 

 

 

25,240

 

 

 

18

%

Total cost of revenue

 

$

175,097

 

 

$

153,986

 

 

 

14

%

Cost of license.  Cost of license consists of the costs associated with software reproduction; hosting services; media, packaging and delivery, documentation, and other related costs; and royalties on third-party software sold with or as part of our products. Cost of license increased by $2.2 million, or 43%, in the nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the same period in the prior year principally due to a $1.3 million increase in expenses related to sales of third-party software, increased cost of royalties, and increased hosting-related expenses.

Cost of services.  Cost of services consists primarily of salaries and other personnel-related expenses of employees dedicated to professional and technical services and customer support services.  The $14.3 million, or 12%, increase in cost of services in the nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the same period in the prior year was principally due to an $11.5 million increase in compensation, other personnel-related and travel expenses, a $2.1 million increase in performance-based compensation expense and a $0.6 million increase in computer costs. These increases mainly resulted from increased headcount in our services organization to support ongoing growth of the business.

 

Cost of hardware and other.  Cost of hardware and other increased by $4.6 million to approximately $29.8 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared to $25.2 million in the same period of 2014. Cost of hardware and other includes out-of-pocket expenses to be reimbursed by customers of approximately $15.3 million and $13.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.


 

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Operating Expenses

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

% Change vs.

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development

 

$

40,402

 

 

$

35,906

 

 

 

13

%

Sales and marketing

 

 

34,640

 

 

 

36,344

 

 

 

-5

%

General and administrative

 

 

37,223

 

 

 

32,761

 

 

 

14

%

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

5,656

 

 

 

4,652

 

 

 

22

%

Operating expenses

 

$

117,921

 

 

$

109,663

 

 

 

8

%

 

Research and development.  Research and development expenses primarily consist of salaries and other personnel-related costs for personnel involved in our research and development activities. Research and development expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 increased by $4.5 million, or 13%, compared to the same period in 2014. This increase was primarily due to an increase of $2.6 million in compensation and other personnel-related expenses, an increase of $1.0 million in performance-based bonus expense and an increase of $0.7 million in temporary contracted personnel. These increases were mainly due to increased investment to develop the assets of Global Bay Mobile Technologies, Inc., which we acquired in August 2014. For each of the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, we did not capitalize any research and development costs.

 

Sales and marketing.  Sales and marketing expenses include salaries, commissions, travel and other personnel-related costs and the costs of our marketing and alliance programs and related activities. Sales and marketing expenses decreased by $1.7 million, or 5%, in the nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the same period of the prior year. This decrease was mainly attributable to a $1.6 million decrease in performance-based compensation expense and a $0.9 million decrease in compensation and other personnel-related expenses, partially offset by a $0.8 million increase in marketing expenses. The decrease in performance-based compensation expense was mainly due to the timing different between the accrual of commission expense and recognition of revenue. The decrease in compensation and other personnel-related expenses was mainly due to decreased headcount.

 

General and administrative.  General and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries and other personnel-related costs of executive, financial, human resources, information technology, and administrative personnel, as well as facilities, legal, insurance, accounting, and other administrative expenses. General and administrative expenses increased by $4.5 million, or 14%, during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the same period in the prior year. The increase was primarily due to an increase of $3.4 million in compensation and other personnel-related expenses and an increase of $1.0 million in professional fees.

  

Depreciation and amortization.  Depreciation expense amounted to $5.3 million and $4.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Amortization expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 was immaterial.

 

Operating Income

 

Operating income for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 was $121.9 million compared to $98.1 million for the same period in the prior year. Operating margins were 29.4% for the first nine months of 2015 versus 27.1% for the same period in 2014. Operating income and margin increased primarily due to strong revenue growth and expense management during the nine month period.

 

Other Income and Income Taxes

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

% Change vs.

Prior Year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income, net

 

$

1,225

 

 

$

24

 

 

N/M

 

Income tax provision

 

 

46,038

 

 

 

36,430

 

 

 

26

%

N/M – Not meaningful

 

Other income, net.  Other income, net principally includes interest income, foreign currency gains and losses, and other non-operating expenses. Other income, net increased $1.2 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the same period in 2014 primarily related to the fluctuation of the U.S. dollar relative to foreign currencies, principally the Indian Rupee. We

 

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recorded net foreign gains of $0.1 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2015, whereas we had net foreign currency losses of $0.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014.

 

Income tax provision.  Our effective income tax rate was 37.4% and 37.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The increase in the effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 is principally due to increases in state tax rates.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

In the first nine month of 2015, we funded our business through cash flow generated from operations. Our cash and investments as of September 30, 2015 included $75.4 million held in the U.S. and $43.7 million held by our foreign subsidiaries. We believe that our cash balances in the U.S. are sufficient to fund our U.S. operations.  In the future, if we elect to repatriate the unremitted earnings of our foreign subsidiaries in the form of dividends or otherwise, we would be subject to additional U.S. income taxes which would result in a higher effective tax rate.  However, our current intent is to indefinitely reinvest these funds outside of the U.S. and we do not have a current cash requirement need to repatriate them to the U.S.

Our operating activities generated cash flow of approximately $84.0 million and $53.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. 

Our investing activities used cash of approximately $11.4 million and $11.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The primary uses of cash for investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 were $9.6 million in capital expenditures and $1.8 million in net purchases of short-term investments. The primary use of cash for investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 were $6.7 million in capital expenditures, $2.8 million payment in connection with the asset acquisition of Global Bay Mobile Technologies, Inc. in August 2014 and $1.8 million in net purchases of short-term investments.

Our financing activities used cash of approximately $77.9 million and $65.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The principal use of cash for financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 was to purchase approximately $86.8 million of our common stock, including $10.3 million of shares withheld for taxes due upon vesting of restricted stock and restricted stock units, partially offset by proceeds generated from options exercised of $0.6 million and a $8.4 million excess tax benefit from equity-based compensation. The principal use of cash for financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 was to purchase approximately $73.7 million of our common stock, including $8.0 million of shares withheld for taxes due upon vesting of restricted stock and restricted stock units, partially offset by proceeds generated from options exercised of $1.0 million and a $7.4 million excess tax benefit from equity-based compensation.

Periodically, opportunities may arise to grow our business through the acquisition of complementary and synergistic companies, products, and technologies. Any material acquisition could result in a decrease to our working capital depending on the amount, timing, and nature of the consideration to be paid. We believe that existing balances of cash and investments will be sufficient to meet our working capital and capital expenditure needs at least for the next twelve months, although there can be no assurance that this will be the case. In the remainder of 2015, we expect that our priorities for the use of cash will be continued investment in product development and profitably growing our business to extend our market leadership. We expect to continue to weigh our share repurchase options against using cash for investing in the business and acquisition opportunities that are complementary to our product footprint and technology direction. We do not anticipate any borrowing requirements in the remainder of 2015 for general corporate purposes.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

In the first nine months of 2015, there were no significant changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates from those disclosed in the section “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.

There were no material changes to the Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk previously disclosed in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.

 

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Item 4.

Controls and Procedures. 

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

No system of controls, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide absolute assurance that the objectives of the system of controls are met, and no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that the system of controls has operated effectively in all cases. Our disclosure controls and procedures however are designed to provide reasonable assurance that the objectives of disclosure controls and procedures are met.

As of the end of the period covered by this report, our management evaluated, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on the evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that the objectives of disclosure controls and procedures are met.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

During the three months ended September 30, 2015, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting, including any corrective actions with regard to material weaknesses.

 

 

 

PART II

OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings.

From time to time, we may be a party to legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business, and we could be a party to legal proceedings not in the ordinary course of business. The Company is not currently a party to any legal proceeding the result of which it believes could have a material adverse impact upon its business, financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

Many of our product installations involve software products that are critical to the operations of our customers’ businesses. Any failure in our products could result in a claim for substantial damages against us, regardless of our responsibility for such failure. Although we attempt to contractually limit our liability for damages arising from product failures or negligent acts or omissions, there can be no assurance that the limitations of liability set forth in our contracts will be enforceable in all instances.

Item 1A.

Risk Factors.

In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the risk factors disclosed in Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” of the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.

 

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Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds. 

The following table provides information regarding our common stock repurchases under our publicly-announced repurchase program and shares withheld for taxes due upon vesting of restricted stock for the quarter ended September 30, 2015. All repurchases related to the repurchase program were made on the open market.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maximum Number

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(or Approximate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Number of

 

 

Dollar Value) of

 

 

 

Total

 

 

Average

 

 

Shares Purchased

 

 

Shares that May Yet

 

 

 

Number of

 

 

Price Paid

 

 

as Part of Publicly

 

 

Be Purchased Under

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

per

 

 

Announced Plans

 

 

the Plans or

 

Period

 

Purchased(a)

 

 

Share(b)

 

 

or Programs

 

 

Programs

 

July 1 - July 31, 2015

 

 

40,759

 

 

$

65.77

 

 

 

40,279

 

 

$

47,348,087

 

August 1 - August 31, 2015

 

 

217,750

 

 

 

63.99

 

 

 

217,533

 

 

 

33,428,960

 

September 1 - September 30, 2015

 

 

147,186

 

 

 

59.47

 

 

 

141,503

 

 

 

24,999,911

 

Total

 

 

405,695

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

399,315

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a)

Includes 480, 217 and 5,683 shares withheld for taxes due upon vesting of restricted stock in July, August and September, respectively. These amounts do not include shares withheld for taxes due upon vesting of restricted stock units.

 

(b)

The average price paid per share for shares withheld for taxes due upon vesting of restricted stock was $60.12, $64.65 and $56.97 in July, August and September.

In October 2015, our Board of Directors approved raising our repurchase authority for the Company’s common stock to a total of $50.0 million.

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

No events occurred during the quarter covered by the report that would require a response to this item.

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures.

Not applicable.

Item 5.

Other Information.

No events occurred during the quarter covered by the report that would require a response to this item.

 

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Item 6.

Exhibits. 

 

Exhibit 31.1

Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

Exhibit 31.2

Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

Exhibit 32*

Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

Exhibit 101.INS

XBRL Instance Document

 

 

Exhibit 101.SCH

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

 

 

Exhibit 101.CAL

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

 

 

Exhibit 101.DEF

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

 

 

Exhibit 101.LAB

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

 

 

Exhibit 101.PRE

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

*

In accordance with Item 601(b)(32)(ii) of the SEC’s Regulation S-K, this Exhibit is hereby furnished to the SEC as an accompanying document and is not deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933.

 

 

 

 

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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.

MANHATTAN ASSOCIATES, INC.

 

       Date:

October 23, 2015

/s/ Eddie Capel

 

 

Eddie Capel

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

 

       Date:

October 23, 2015

/s/ Dennis B. Story

 

 

Dennis B. Story

 

 

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

 

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit 31.1

Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

 

Exhibit 31.2

Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

 

Exhibit 32*

Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

 

Exhibit 101.INS

XBRL Instance Document

 

 

Exhibit 101.SCH

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

 

 

Exhibit 101.CAL

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

 

 

Exhibit 101.DEF

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

 

 

Exhibit 101.LAB

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

 

 

Exhibit 101.PRE

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

*

In accordance with Item 601(b)(32)(ii) of the SEC’s Regulation S-K, this Exhibit is hereby furnished to the SEC as an accompanying document and is not deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933.

 

 

 

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