PC CONNECTION INC - Quarter Report: 2019 March (Form 10-Q)

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

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

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2019

OR

☐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 0-23827

PC CONNECTION, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

 

Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report: N/A

 

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  ☑    NO  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).

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

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

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

 

The number of shares outstanding of the issuer’s common stock as of April 29, 2019 was 26,359,259.

 

 

 

PC CONNECTION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

FORM 10-Q

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

 

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

PC CONNECTION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS  

(Unaudited)

(amounts in thousands)

 

 

PC CONNECTION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME  

(Unaudited)

(amounts in thousands, except per share data)

 

 

 

 

PC CONNECTION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY 

(Unaudited)

(amounts in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

PC CONNECTION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS  

(Unaudited)

(amounts in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

PC CONNECTION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

PART I―FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1―Financial Statements

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  

(amounts in thousands, except per share data)

Note 1–Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of PC Connection, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding interim financial reporting and in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Such principles were applied on a basis consistent with the accounting policies described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), other than the adoption of Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-02, Leases (“ASC 842”) using a modified retrospective approach as of January 1, 2018, as discussed below. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of the results of operations for the interim periods reported and of the Company’s financial condition as of the date of the interim balance sheet. The Company considers events or transactions that occur after the balance sheet date but before the financial statements are issued to provide additional evidence relative to certain estimates or to identify matters that require additional disclosure. Subsequent events have been evaluated through the date of issuance of these financial statements. The operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2019 may not be indicative of the results expected for any succeeding quarter or the entire year ending December 31, 2019.

 

Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions. These estimates and assumptions affect the amounts reported in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Comprehensive Income

 

We had no items of comprehensive income, other than our net income for each of the periods presented.

 

Restructuring and other charges

 

 

The restructuring and other charges recorded in the first quarter of 2019 were related to a reduction in workforce in our Headquarters/Other group and included cash severance payments and other related benefits. These costs will be paid within a year of termination and are included in accrued expenses at March 31, 2019. Also included were exit costs incurred associated with the closing of one of our office facilities. There were no restructuring and other charges recorded in the first quarter of 2018.

 

All planned restructuring and other charges were incurred as of March 31, 2019 and we have no ongoing restructuring plans.

Adoption of Recently Issued Accounting Standards

 

In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or the FASB, issued ASC 842 - Leases, which amended the accounting standards for leases. The core principle of the guidance is that an entity should establish a right-of-use (ROU) model that requires a lessee to record a ROU asset and a lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with terms longer than twelve months.

 

The Company adopted ASC 842 effective January 1, 2019 using a modified retrospective transition approach to each lease that existed as of the adoption date and any leases entered into after that date. We elected the package of practical expedients which permits us to not reassess (1) whether any expired or existing contracts are or contain leases, (2) the lease classification of any expired or existing leases, and (3) any initial direct costs for any existing leases as of the effective date. The Company also elected the hindsight practical expedient, which allows it to use hindsight in determining the lease term. The adoption did not result in a cumulative adjustment to opening equity. The comparative information has not been restated and continues to be reported under the accounting standards in effect for those periods.

 

In assessing the impact of the adoption, the Company elected to apply the short-team lease exception to any leases with contractual obligations of one year or less. These leases will continue to be treated as operating leases in accordance with the new accounting standard. Consequently, the adoption resulted in the capitalization of a number of the Company’s office leases, for which it recognized a lease liability of $18,835, which was based on the present value of the future payments for these leases. The Company recorded a corresponding right-of-use asset of $18,723, which was adjusted for $114 of remaining unamortized lease incentives as of December 31, 2018. Only those components that were considered integral to the right to use an underlying asset were considered lease components when determining the amounts to capitalize. In accordance with ASC 842, the discount rates used in the present value calculations for each lease should be the rates implicit in the lease, if readily available. Since none of the lease agreements contain explicit discount rates, the Company utilized estimated rates that it would have incurred to borrow, over a similar term, the funds necessary to purchase the respective leased asset with cash. The remaining contractual term for these leases as of January 1, 2019 ranged from 20 to 197 months. Options to renew were considered in determining the present value of the future lease payments in the event the Company believed it was reasonably certain it will assert its respective options to renew.

 

The Company leases certain facilities from a related party, which is a company affiliated with us through common ownership. Included in the right-of-use asset as of March 31, 2019 was $5,998 and a corresponding lease liability of $5,675 associated with related party leases.

 

As of March 31, 2019, the Company had no leases that were classified as financing leases and there were no additional operating or financing leases that have not yet commenced. Refer to the following table for quantitative information related to the Company’s leases:

 

 

As of March 31, 2019, future lease payments over the remaining term of capitalized operating leases were as follows:

 

 

Future aggregate minimum annual lease payments as of December 31, 2018 reported in our 2018 Form 10-K under the previous lease accounting standard were as follows:

 

 

As of March 31, 2019, the ROU asset had a net balance of $16,750. The long-term lease liability was $13,215 and the short-term lease liability, which is included in accrued expenses and other liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets, was $4,536.

 

 

Recently Issued Financial Accounting Standards

 

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment, which simplifies the accounting for goodwill impairments by eliminating step two from the goodwill impairment test. Instead, if the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss shall be recognized in an amount equal to that excess, limited to the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. ASU 2017-04 also clarifies the requirements for excluding and allocating foreign currency translation adjustments to reporting units related to an entity's testing of reporting units for goodwill impairment and clarifies that an entity should consider income tax effects from any tax-deductible goodwill on the carrying amount of the reporting unit when measuring the goodwill impairment loss, if applicable. The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning January 1, 2020 for both interim and annual reporting periods. The Company expects to adopt this new standard in 2019 when it performs its annual goodwill impairment test in the fourth quarter. The Company does not expect the adoption of this ASU to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

 

Note 2–Revenue

 

We disaggregate revenue from our arrangements with customers by type of products and services, as we believe this method best depicts how the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows are affected by economic factors.

 

The following tables represent a disaggregation of revenue from arrangements with customers for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, along with the reportable segment for each category.

 

 

 

Contract Balances

 

The following table provides information about contract liability from arrangements with customers as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

 

 

Changes in the contract liability balances during the three months ended March 31, 2019 are as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

Note 3–Earnings Per Share

 

Basic earnings per common share is computed using the weighted average number of shares outstanding. Diluted earnings per share is computed using the weighted average number of shares outstanding adjusted for the incremental shares attributable to non-vested stock units and stock options outstanding, if dilutive.

 

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share:

 

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, we had no outstanding non-vested stock units that were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share because including them would have had an anti-dilutive effect.

 

 

 

 

 

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Note 4–Segment and Related Disclosures

 

The internal reporting structure used by our chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) to assess performance and allocate resources determines the basis for our reportable operating segments. Our CODM is our Chief Executive Officer, and he evaluates operations and allocates resources based on a measure of operating income.

 

Our operations are organized under three reportable segments—the Business Solutions segment, which serves primarily small- and medium-sized businesses; the Enterprise Solutions segment, which serves primarily medium-to-large corporations; and the Public Sector Solutions segment, which serves primarily federal, state, and local governmental and educational institutions. In addition, the Headquarters/Other group provides services in areas such as finance, human resources, information technology, marketing, and product management. Most of the operating costs associated with the Headquarters/Other group functions are charged to the operating segments based on their estimated usage of the underlying functions. We report these charges to the operating segments as “Allocations.” Certain headquarters costs relating to executive oversight and other fiduciary functions that are not allocated to the operating segments are included under the heading of Headquarters/Other in the tables below. 

   

Segment information applicable to our reportable operating segments for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 is shown below:

 

The assets of our three operating segments presented above consist primarily of accounts receivable, net intercompany receivable, goodwill, and other intangibles. Assets reported under the Headquarters/Other group are managed by corporate headquarters, including cash, inventory, property and equipment, right-of-use assets, and intercompany balance, net. As of March 31, 2019 and 2018, total assets for the Headquarters/Other group are presented net of intercompany balance eliminations of $11,201 and $10,431, respectively. Our capital expenditures consist largely of IT hardware and software purchased to maintain or upgrade our management information systems. These information systems serve all of our segments, to varying degrees, and accordingly, our CODM does not evaluate capital expenditures on a segment basis.

 

Note 5–Commitments and Contingencies

 

We are subject to various legal proceedings and claims, including patent infringement claims, which have arisen during the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management, the outcome of such matters is not expected to have a material effect on our financial position, results of operations, and/or cash flows.

 

We are subject to audits by states on sales and income taxes, employment matters, and other assessments.  Additional liabilities for these and other audits could be assessed, and such outcomes could have a material, negative impact on our financial position, results of operations, and/or cash flows.

 

Note 6–Bank Credit Facility

 

We have a $50,000 credit facility collateralized by our account receivables that expires February 10, 2022. This facility can be increased, at our option, to $80,000 for permitted acquisitions or other uses authorized by the lender on substantially the same terms. Amounts outstanding under this facility bear interest at the one-month London Interbank

Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) (2.49% at March 31, 2019) , plus a spread based on our funded debt ratio, or in the absence of LIBOR, the prime rate (5.50% at March 31, 2019). The credit facility includes various customary financial ratios and operating covenants, including minimum net worth and maximum funded debt ratio requirements, and default acceleration provisions. The credit facility does not include restrictions on future dividend payments. Funded debt ratio is the ratio of average outstanding advances under the credit facility to Adjusted EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest Expense, Taxes, Depreciation, Amortization, and Special Charges). The maximum allowable funded debt ratio under the agreement is 2.0 to 1.0. Decreases in our consolidated Adjusted EBITDA could limit our potential borrowing capacity under the credit facility. We had no outstanding bank borrowings at March 31, 2019 or 2018, and accordingly, the entire $50,000 facility was available for borrowings under the credit facility.

 

 

 

 

 

 

PC CONNECTION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

PART I―FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 2 - MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

 

Statements contained or incorporated by reference in this Quarterly Report on Form 10‑Q that are not based on historical fact are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. These forward-looking statements regarding future events and our future results are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts, and projections and the beliefs and assumptions of management including, without limitation, our expectations with regard to the industry’s rapid technological change and exposure to inventory obsolescence, availability and allocations of goods, reliance on vendor support and relationships, competitive risks, pricing risks, and the overall level of economic activity and the level of business investment in information technology products. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “could,” “expect,” “believe,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “continue,” “seek,” “plan,” “intend,” or similar terms, variations of such terms, or the negative of those terms.

 

We cannot assure investors that our assumptions and expectations will prove to have been correct. Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks, and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance, or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. We therefore caution you against undue reliance on any of these forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those indicated or implied by forward-looking statements include those discussed in Item 2. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018. Any forward-looking statement made by us in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q speaks only as of the date on which this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q was first filed. We undertake no intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as may be required by law.

 

OVERVIEW

 

We are a leading solutions provider of a wide range of information technology, or IT, solutions. We help our customers design, enable, manage, and service their IT environments. We provide IT products, including computer systems, software and peripheral equipment, networking communications, and other products and accessories that we purchase from manufacturers, distributors, and other suppliers. We also offer services involving design, configuration, and implementation of IT solutions. These services are performed by our personnel and by first-party service providers. We operate through three sales segments: (a) the Business Solutions segment, which serves small- to medium-sized businesses, through our PC Connection Sales subsidiary, (b) the Enterprise Solutions segment, which serves large enterprise customers, through our MoreDirect subsidiary, and (c) the Public Sector segment, which serves federal, state, and local governmental and educational institutions, through our GovConnection subsidiary.

 

We generate sales through (i) outbound telemarketing and field sales contacts by sales representatives focused on the business, educational, healthcare, and government markets, (ii) our websites, and (iii) direct responses from customers responding to our advertising media. We seek to recruit, retain, and increase the productivity of our sales personnel through training, mentoring, financial incentives based on performance, and updating and streamlining our information systems to make our operations more efficient.

 

As a value-added reseller in the IT supply chain, we do not manufacture IT hardware or software. We are dependent on our suppliers—manufacturers and distributors that historically have sold only to resellers rather than directly to end users. However, certain manufacturers have, on multiple occasions, attempted to sell directly to our customers, and in some cases, have restricted our ability to sell their products directly to certain customers, thereby attempting to eliminate our role. We believe that the success of these direct sales efforts by suppliers will depend on their ability to meet our customers’ ongoing demands and provide objective, unbiased solutions to meet their needs. We believe more of our customers are seeking comprehensive IT solutions, rather than simply the acquisition of specific IT products. Our

advantage is our ability to be product-neutral and provide a broader combination of products, services, and advice tailored to customer needs. By providing customers with customized solutions from a variety of manufacturers, we believe we can mitigate the negative impact of continued direct sales initiatives from individual manufacturers. Through the formation of our Technical Solutions Group, we are able to provide customers complete IT solutions, from identifying their needs, to designing, developing, and managing the integration of products and services to implement their IT projects. Such service offerings carry higher margins than traditional product sales. Additionally, the technical certifications of our service engineers permit us to offer higher-end, more complex products that generally carry higher gross margins. We expect these service offerings and technical certifications to continue to play a role in sales generation and improve gross margins in this competitive environment.

 

The primary challenges we continue to face in effectively managing our business are (1) increasing our revenues while at the same time improving our gross margin in all three segments, (2) recruiting, retaining, and improving the productivity of our sales and technical support personnel, and (3) effectively controlling our selling, general, and administrative, or SG&A, expenses while making major investments in our IT systems and solution selling personnel, especially in relation to changing revenue levels.

 

To support future growth, we are expanding our IT solutions business, which requires the addition of highly-skilled service engineers. Although we expect to realize the ultimate benefit of higher-margin service revenues under this multi-year initiative, we believe that our cost of services will increase as we add service engineers. If our service revenues do not grow enough to offset the cost of these headcount additions, our operating results may decline.

 

Market conditions and technology advances significantly affect the demand for our products and services. Virtual delivery of software products and advanced Internet technology providing customers enhanced functionality have substantially increased customer expectations, requiring us to invest on an ongoing basis in our own IT development to meet these new demands.

 

Our investments in IT infrastructure are designed to enable us to operate more efficiently and provide our customers enhanced functionality. In October 2017, we began a two-year initiative to upgrade our IT infrastructure for which we expect our related capital investments to range from $3.0 to $4.0 million over the next three to six months, when we expect to have completed the initiative. 

 

 

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

The following table sets forth information derived from our statements of income expressed as a percentage of net sales for the periods indicated:

 

 

Net sales of $632.9 million for the first quarter of 2019 reflected an increase of $8.0 million compared to the first quarter of 2018, which was driven primarily by growth in our Enterprise Solutions selling segment. Our investments in advance solution sales led to increased sales of mobility and software products, though we experienced downward pressure on net sales growth because a greater portion of our software sales were recognized on a net basis in the current quarter. Gross profit dollars increased year-over-year by $3.0 million due to higher invoice selling margins realized on advanced solution sales and increased sales of software products. SG&A expenses increased by $0.3 million, but decreased as a percentage of net sales. Operating income in the first quarter of 2019 increased year-over-year both in dollars and as a percentage of net sales by $1.9 million and 30 basis points, respectively, primarily as a result of increased net sales and lower SG&A expenses as a percentage of net sales.