UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 27, 2012

 

KAR Auction Services, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

13085 Hamilton Crossing Boulevard

Carmel, Indiana 46032

(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)

 

(800) 923-3725

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

o    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

Item 2.02              Results of Operations and Financial Condition

 

On February 27, 2012, KAR Auction Services, Inc. issued a press release announcing its financial results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2011.  KAR Auction Services, Inc. will host an earnings conference call and webcast, Tuesday, February 28, at 11:00 a.m., Eastern Standard Time.  The conference call may be accessed by calling 1-888-329-8877 and entering participant passcode 2922148 and the live webcast may be accessed at the investor relations section of www.karauctionservices.com.  The call will be hosted by KAR Auction Services, Inc. Chief Executive Officer, Jim Hallett, and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Eric Loughmiller.  The call will feature a review of operating highlights and financial results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2011.  The press release dated February 27, 2012 is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

 

On February 27, 2012, KAR Auction Services, Inc. also posted supplemental financial information for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2011, at the investor relations section of www.karauctionservices.com under the financial postings page.  The supplemental financial information posted on February 27, 2012 is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

 

Within the Company’s fourth quarter 2011 press release, related attachments thereto and the supplemental financial information, the Company makes reference to certain non-GAAP financial measures.  The non-GAAP financial measures include the following: EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Net Income Per Share.  The Company has presented reconciling information along with the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States (“GAAP”) for each of the above non-GAAP financial measures in the press release and supplemental financial information.  In addition, the Company’s reasons for presenting these non-GAAP financial measures are discussed below.

 

The Company believes that these measures represent important internal measures of performance.  Accordingly, where these non-GAAP measures are provided, it is done so that investors have the same financial data that management uses with the belief that it will assist the investment community in properly assessing the underlying performance of the Company on a year-over-year and quarter-sequential basis.  Investors should consider these non-GAAP measures in addition to, not as a substitute for or superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP.  The specific reasons, in addition to the reasons described above, why the Company’s management believes that the presentation of the non-GAAP financial measures provides useful information to investors regarding the Company’s results of operations are as follows:

 

EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA — The Company’s management believes that EBITDA is a useful supplement and meaningful indicator of earnings performance to be used by its investors, financial analysts and others to analyze the Company’s financial performance and results of operations over time.  Management believes that the inclusion of supplementary adjustments to EBITDA applied in presenting Adjusted EBITDA is appropriate to provide additional information to investors about one of the principal measures of performance used by its creditors. In addition, management uses Adjusted EBITDA to evaluate the performance of the

 

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Company and to evaluate results relative to incentive compensation targets.  The most directly comparable financial performance measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP is net income (loss).  A reconciliation of net income (loss) to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 is contained in the attachments to the press release.  In addition, a reconciliation of net income (loss) to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, as well as each of the last four quarters and the twelve months ended December 31, 2011 is contained in the supplemental financial information.

 

Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Net Income Per Share — The Company’s management believes that adjusted net income and adjusted net income per share are useful supplements and meaningful indicators of earnings performance to be used by its investors, financial analysts and others to analyze the Company’s financial performance and results of operations over time.  The revaluation of certain assets of the company, and resultant increase in depreciation and amortization expense which resulted from the 2007 merger, as well as stock-based compensation expense incurred in connection with service and exit options tied to the 2007 merger, have had a continuing effect on our reported results.  Non-GAAP measures of adjusted net income and adjusted net income per share, in the opinion of the company, provide comparability to other companies that may have not incurred these types of non-cash expenses.  In addition, net income and net income per share for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 have been adjusted to exclude the effect of the losses on extinguishments of debt and a second quarter 2011 charge to interest expense resulting from the settlement and termination of the Company’s swap agreement.  Furthermore, in 2011, the Company reversed and recorded contingent consideration related to certain prior year acquisitions.  A reconciliation of net income (loss) and net income (loss) per share to adjusted net income and adjusted net income per share for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 is contained in the attachments to the press release.

 

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Item 9.01              Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibits

 

EXHIBIT NO.		DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT
99.1		Press release dated February 27, 2012 — “KAR Auction Services, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2011 Results”
99.2		KAR Auction Services, Inc. Q4 and YTD 2011 Supplemental Financial Information — February 27, 2012

 

SIGNATURE

 

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, hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

Dated: February 27, 2012	KAR Auction Services, Inc.
	/s/ Eric M. Loughmiller
	Eric M. Loughmiller
	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

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