Form 10-Q
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 10-Q
     
þ   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2010
OR
     
o   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission File Number 000-28430
SS&C TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
     
Delaware   06-1169696
(State or other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)    
80 Lamberton Road
Windsor, CT 06095
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
860-298-4500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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 o No þ
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 Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes o 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. (Check one):
             
Large accelerated filer o   Accelerated filer o   Non-accelerated filer þ   Smaller reporting company o
        (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No þ
There were 1,000 shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding as of November 9, 2010.
 
 

 

 


 

SS&C TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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 Exhibit 31.1
 Exhibit 31.2
 Exhibit 32
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. For this purpose, any statements contained herein that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Without limiting the foregoing, the words “believes”, “anticipates”, “plans”, “expects”, “should”, and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. The important factors discussed under the caption “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by forward-looking statements made herein and presented elsewhere by management from time to time. The Company does not undertake an obligation to update its forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances.

 

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Part I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
SS&C TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
                 
    September 30,     December 31,  
    2010     2009  
ASSETS
               
Current assets:
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 86,975     $ 19,055  
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,981 and $1,425, respectively
    44,834       41,600  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    5,950       6,164  
Prepaid income taxes
    6,282       669  
Deferred income taxes
    1,467       1,780  
 
           
Total current assets
    145,508       69,268  
 
           
Property and equipment:
               
Leasehold improvements
    5,363       5,358  
Equipment, furniture, and fixtures
    28,754       25,915  
 
           
 
    34,117       31,273  
Less accumulated depreciation
    (20,953 )     (17,237 )
 
           
Net property and equipment
    13,164       14,036  
 
           
 
               
Deferred income taxes
    649       499  
Goodwill (Note 9)
    895,182       885,517  
Intangible and other assets, net of accumulated amortization of $143,291 and $116,670, respectively
    191,136       216,321  
 
           
 
               
Total assets
  $ 1,245,639     $ 1,185,641  
 
           
 
               
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY
               
Current liabilities:
               
Current portion of long-term debt (Note 5)
  $ 1,719     $ 4,270  
Accounts payable
    2,666       4,804  
Income taxes payable
          703  
Accrued employee compensation and benefits
    12,654       14,693  
Other accrued expenses
    10,530       16,938  
Interest payable
    5,219       2,070  
Deferred maintenance and other revenue
    41,656       40,400  
 
           
Total current liabilities
    74,444       83,878  
 
               
Long-term debt, net of current portion (Note 5)
    288,685       392,989  
Other long-term liabilities
    13,570       12,779  
Deferred income taxes
    40,451       50,008  
 
           
Total liabilities
    417,150       539,654  
 
           
 
               
Commitments and contingencies (Note 7)
               
 
               
Stockholder’s equity (Notes 3 and 4):
               
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 1 share authorized; 1 share issued and outstanding
           
Additional paid-in capital
    735,209       583,251  
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    23,743       16,436  
Retained earnings
    69,537       46,300  
 
           
Total stockholder’s equity
    828,489       645,987  
 
           
Total liabilities and stockholder’s equity
  $ 1,245,639     $ 1,185,641  
 
           
See accompanying notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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SS&C TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,  
    2010     2009     2010     2009  
Revenues:
                               
Software licenses
  $ 5,966     $ 5,829     $ 17,629     $ 15,632  
Maintenance
    18,294       16,959       54,130       48,565  
Professional services
    4,896       4,283       15,384       14,872  
Software-enabled services
    53,847       41,826       155,652       120,801  
 
                       
Total revenues
    83,003       68,897       242,795       199,870  
 
                       
 
                               
Cost of revenues:
                               
Software licenses
    1,918       2,133       5,754       6,304  
Maintenance
    8,224       7,025       24,305       20,352  
Professional services
    3,625       3,170       10,243       10,659  
Software-enabled services
    28,570       22,473       82,137       65,079  
 
                       
Total cost of revenues
    42,337       34,801       122,439       102,394  
 
                       
 
                               
Gross profit
    40,666       34,096       120,356       97,476  
 
                       
 
                               
Operating expenses:
                               
Selling and marketing
    6,275       4,962       18,910       15,229  
Research and development
    7,867       6,969       23,486       19,593  
General and administrative
    6,939       4,502       19,165       14,683  
 
                       
Total operating expenses
    21,081       16,433       61,561       49,505  
 
                       
 
                               
Operating income
    19,585       17,663       58,795       47,971  
 
                               
Interest expense, net
    (6,743 )     (9,147 )     (23,818 )     (27,791 )
Other income (expense), net
    653       (334 )     653       (1,256 )
Loss on extinguishment of debt
                (5,480 )      
 
                       
 
                               
Income before income taxes
    13,495       8,182       30,150       18,924  
Provision for income taxes
    3,641       2,575       6,913       5,928  
 
                       
 
                               
Net income
  $ 9,854     $ 5,607     $ 23,237     $ 12,996  
 
                       
See accompanying notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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SS&C TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
                 
    Nine months ended September 30,  
    2010     2009  
Cash flow from operating activities:
               
Net income
  $ 23,237     $ 12,996  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Depreciation and amortization
    30,356       26,707  
Amortization of loan origination costs
    2,896       1,724  
(Gain) loss on sale or disposition of property and equipment
    (1 )     13  
Deferred income taxes
    (12,467 )     (8,727 )
Stock-based compensation expense
    9,181       4,363  
Provision for doubtful accounts
    580       300  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, excluding effects from acquisitions:
               
Accounts receivable
    (2,009 )     2,594  
Prepaid expenses and other assets
    80       132  
Accounts payable
    (2,151 )     (184 )
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
    90       3,491  
Income taxes prepaid and payable
    (2,392 )     (2,224 )
Deferred maintenance and other revenues
    229       3,815  
 
           
Net cash provided by operating activities
    47,629       45,000  
 
           
 
               
Cash flow from investing activities:
               
Additions to property and equipment
    (3,265 )     (1,192 )
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment
    51       3  
Cash paid for business acquisitions, net of cash acquired
    (11,372 )     (10,327 )
Additions to capitalized software and other intangibles
    (171 )     (46 )
 
           
Net cash used in investing activities
    (14,757 )     (11,562 )
 
           
 
               
Cash flow from financing activities:
               
Repayment of debt
    (107,670 )     (11,735 )
Transactions involving SS&C Holdings common stock
          (225 )
Proceeds from common stock issuance, net of issuance costs
    134,613        
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options
    5,880        
Purchase of common stock for treasury
    (1,169 )      
Income tax benefit related to exercise of stock options
    3,453        
 
           
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
    35,107       (11,960 )
 
           
 
               
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
    (59 )     1,684  
 
           
 
               
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
    67,920       23,162  
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
    19,055       29,299  
 
           
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
  $ 86,975     $ 52,461  
 
           
See accompanying notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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SS&C TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)
SS&C Technologies, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, is referred to herein as “SS&C”, the “Company,” “we,” “our,” and “us.” SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc., our ultimate parent company, is referred to herein as “Holdings.”
1. Basis of Presentation
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). These accounting principles were applied on a basis consistent with those of the audited consolidated financial statements contained in SS&C’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 26, 2010 (the “2009 10-K”). In the opinion of the Company, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring adjustments, except as noted elsewhere in the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements) necessary for a fair statement of its financial position as of September 30, 2010, the results of its operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 and its cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009. These statements do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for annual financial statements. The financial statements contained herein should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and footnotes as of and for the year ended December 31, 2009, which were included in the 2009 10-K. The December 31, 2009 consolidated balance sheet data were derived from audited financial statements but do not include all disclosures required by GAAP for annual financial statements. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 are not necessarily indicative of the expected results for the full year. The results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 include an adjustment of $0.3 million to reduce income tax expense related to tax attributes of prior periods.
Reclassifications
Certain amounts in the prior year consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to be comparable with the current year presentation. These reclassifications have had no effect on net income, working capital or net equity.
2. The Transaction
SS&C was acquired on November 23, 2005 through a merger transaction with Holdings, a Delaware corporation formed by investment funds associated with The Carlyle Group and formerly known as Sunshine Acquisition Corporation. The acquisition was accomplished through the merger of Sunshine Merger Corporation into the Company, with the Company surviving the merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdings (the “Transaction”).
3. Equity and Stock-based Compensation
In April 2010, the Board of Directors of Holdings authorized 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock with a $0.01 par value per share.
In April 2010, Holdings completed the initial public offering (“IPO”) of its common stock at an offering price of $15.00 per share. The IPO included 8,225,000 newly issued shares of common stock sold by Holdings and 2,500,000 existing shares of Holdings’ common stock sold by selling stockholders. On April 13, 2010, the underwriters of the IPO purchased an additional 1,608,750 shares of Holdings’ common stock to cover over-allotments. The Company received total net proceeds from the offering, including the sale of shares to cover over-allotments, of approximately $134.6 million, none of which relates to proceeds from the sale of shares by the selling stockholders or the aggregate exercise price of stock options exercised by selling stockholders.
In March 2010, the Board of Directors of Holdings approved an 8.5-for-1 stock split of the common stock of Holdings to be effected in the form of a stock dividend, effective as of March 10, 2010, and an increase in authorized shares to 100,000,000 shares of Holdings’ common stock and 5,000,000 shares of Holdings’ Class A non-voting common stock. All share data as it relates to this Form 10-Q for prior periods has been retroactively revised to reflect the stock split and increase in authorized shares.

 

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In February 2010, the Board of Directors of Holdings amended the 2006 equity incentive plan to provide for the conversion of the outstanding superior options granted under the plan into performance-based options that vest based on EBITDA performance in 2010 and 2011. For purposes of Note 3, references to EBITDA mean the Company’s Consolidated EBITDA, as further adjusted to exclude acquired EBITDA and cost savings. This amendment affected 1,680,868 outstanding options. Options to purchase the common stock of Holdings are granted to employees of the Company and result in stock-based compensation expense being recorded by the Company in accordance with relevant accounting literature.
In February 2010, the Board of Directors of Holdings established the Company’s annual EBITDA target range for 2010. As of that date, the Company estimated the weighted-average fair value of the performance-based options that vest upon the attainment of the 2010 EBITDA target range to be $6.90 per share. In estimating the common stock value, the Company valued the Company using the income approach and the guideline company method. The Company used the following weighted-average assumptions to estimate the option value: expected term to exercise of 2.5 years; expected volatility of 43.0%; risk-free interest rate of 1.2%; and no dividend yield. Expected volatility is based on the historical volatility of selected companies from the Company’s peer group. Expected term to exercise is based on the Company’s historical stock option exercise experience, adjusted for the Transaction.
During the three months ended September 30, 2010, the Company recorded total stock-based compensation expense of $3.9 million, of which $3.1 million related to the performance-based options based upon management’s assessment of the probability that the Company’s EBITDA for 2010 will meet or exceed the high end of the targeted range. During the nine months ended September 30, 2010, the Company recorded total stock-based compensation expense of $9.2 million, of which $7.2 million related to the performance-based options based upon management’s assessment of the probability that the Company’s EBITDA for 2010 will meet or exceed the high end of the targeted range. The annual EBITDA target for 2011 will be determined by the Board of Directors of Holdings at the beginning of 2011. Time-based options represented the remaining $0.8 million and $2.0 million of compensation expense recorded during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively.
During the three months ended September 30, 2009, the Company recorded total stock-based compensation expense of $1.6 million, of which $0.8 million related to the performance-based options based upon management’s assessment of the probability that the Company’s EBITDA for 2009 would fall within the targeted range. During the nine months ended September 30, 2009, the Company recorded total stock-based compensation expense of $4.4 million, of which $1.7 million related to the performance-based options based upon management’s assessment of the probability that the Company’s EBITDA for 2009 would fall within the targeted range and $0.1 million related to the performance-based options that were immediately vested by the Board of Directors of Holdings in February. Time-based options represented the remaining $0.8 million and $2.6 million of compensation expense recorded during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, respectively.
The amount of stock-based compensation expense recognized in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 was as follows (in thousands):
                                 
    Three Months Ended September 30,     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
    2010     2009     2010     2009  
Statements of operations classification
                               
Cost of maintenance
  $ 106     $ 33     $ 231     $ 89  
Cost of professional services
    146       59       332       163  
Cost of software-enabled services
    834       315       1,924       875  
 
                       
Total cost of revenues
    1,086       407       2,487       1,127  
 
                               
Selling and marketing
    594       259       1,359       754  
Research and development
    409       169       924       467  
General and administrative
    1,860       734       4,411       2,015  
 
                       
Total operating expenses
    2,863       1,162       6,694       3,236  
 
                       
 
                               
Total stock-based compensation expense
  $ 3,949     $ 1,569     $ 9,181     $ 4,363  
 
                       

 

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A summary of stock option activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 is as follows:
         
    Shares of  
    Underlying  
    Options  
Outstanding at January 1, 2010
    12,737,559  
Granted
    2,154,135  
Cancelled/forfeited
    (182,330 )
Exercised
    (1,770,035 )
 
     
Outstanding at September 30, 2010
    12,939,329  
 
     
4. Comprehensive Income
Items defined as comprehensive income, such as foreign currency translation adjustments and unrealized gains on interest rate swaps qualifying as hedges, are separately classified in the financial statements. The accumulated balance of other comprehensive income is reported separately from retained earnings and additional paid-in capital in the equity section of the balance sheet. Total comprehensive income consists of net income and other accumulated comprehensive income disclosed in the equity section of the balance sheet.
The following table sets forth the components of comprehensive income (in thousands):
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,  
    2010     2009     2010     2009  
Net income
  $ 9,854     $ 5,607     $ 23,237     $ 12,996  
Foreign currency translation gains
    8,726       17,869       5,536       29,410  
Unrealized gains on interest rate swaps, net of tax
    585       238       1,771       1,021  
 
                       
Total comprehensive income
  $ 19,165     $ 23,714     $ 30,544     $ 43,427  
 
                       
5. Debt
At September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, debt consisted of the following (in thousands):
                 
    September 30,     December 31,  
    2010     2009  
Senior credit facility, revolving portion
  $     $ 2,000  
Senior credit facility, term loan portion, weighted-average interest rate of 2.52% and 2.39%, respectively
    157,072       190,032  
113/4% senior subordinated notes due 2013
    133,250       205,000  
Capital leases
    82       227  
 
           
 
    290,404       397,259  
Short-term borrowings and current portion of long-term debt
    (1,719 )     (4,270 )
 
           
Long-term debt
  $ 288,685     $ 392,989  
 
           
Capitalized financing costs of $0.5 million and $0.6 million were amortized to interest expense during the three-month periods ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Capitalized financing costs of $1.6 million and $1.7 million were amortized to interest expense during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
The estimated fair value of the Company’s senior subordinated notes due 2013 was $138.9 million and $217.3 million at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively. The carrying value of the Company’s senior credit facility approximates its fair value given the variable rate nature of the debt.
In April 2010, the Company issued a notice of redemption for $71.75 million in principal amount of its outstanding 113/4% senior subordinated notes due 2013 at a redemption price of 105.875% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest on such amount to, but excluding, May 24, 2010, the day such redemption was completed. The Company recorded a loss on extinguishment of debt of $5.5 million in connection with the redemption, which includes the redemption premium of $4.2 million and $1.3 million of capitalized financing costs.

 

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6. Derivatives and Hedging Activities
The Company uses interest rate swap agreements to manage a portion of its floating rate debt and follows the provisions of the accounting standards for derivative instruments and hedging activities, which requires that all derivative instruments be recorded on the balance sheet at fair value.
Quarterly variable interest payments were recognized as an increase in interest expense as follows (in thousands):
                                 
    Three Months Ended September 30,     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
    2010     2009     2010     2009  
Interest rate swap
  $ 1,085     $ 1,070     $ 3,352     $ 2,815  
Changes in the fair value of the interest rate swaps are not included in earnings but are reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”). For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, the change in the fair value of the interest rate swaps was as follows (in thousands):
                                 
    Three Months Ended September 30,     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
    2010     2009     2010     2009  
Amount of gain recognized in AOCI, net of tax
  $ 585     $ 238     $ 1,771     $ 1,021  
The market value of the swaps recorded in AOCI may be recognized in the statement of operations if certain terms of the senior credit facility change, if the loan is extinguished or if the swap agreements are terminated prior to maturity. As of September 30, 2010, the Company held one receive-variable/pay-fixed interest rate swap with a notional value of $100.0 million, which expires on December 31, 2010.
The Company follows the provisions of the accounting standard for fair value measurements with respect to the valuation of its interest rate swap agreements. The fair value measurement standard clarifies how companies are required to use a fair value measure for recognition and disclosure by establishing a common definition of fair value, a framework for measuring fair value, and expanding disclosures about fair value measurements.
The accounting standard for fair value measurements and disclosure establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. These tiers include: Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets; Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable; and Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions.
The Company determines the fair value of its interest rate swaps based on the amount at which each could be settled, which is referred to as the exit price. This price is based upon observable market assumptions and appropriate valuation adjustments for credit risk. The Company has categorized its interest rate swaps as Level 2. The fair value of the Company’s remaining interest rate swap was a liability of $1.1 million and $4.2 million at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively, which are included in other accrued expenses in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements.
As of December 31, 2009, the Company’s contingent consideration liability associated with TheNextRound, Inc. (“TNR”) of $1.0 million was measured at fair value using estimated future cash flows based on the potential payments of the liability based on the unobservable input of the estimated post-acquisition financial results of TNR through May 2011. During the three months ended September 30, 2010, the Company reduced this liability to its current fair value of $0.2 million. The adjustment of $0.8 million was recorded to other income.
7. Commitments and Contingencies
From time to time, the Company is subject to legal proceedings and claims that arise in the normal course of its business. In the opinion of management, the Company is not involved in any litigation or proceedings by third parties that management believes could have a material adverse effect on the Company or its business.

 

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8. Acquisitions
On February 3, 2010, the Company purchased substantially all of the assets and related business associated with the Geller Investment Partnership Services (“GIPS”) division of Geller & Company LLC for approximately $12.2 million in cash, plus the assumption of certain liabilities. GIPS provides accounting and reporting, performance, tax, administrative and investor services for private equity funds, funds of hedge funds and limited partners that invest in alternative asset classes.
The net assets and results of operations of GIPS have been included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements from February 4, 2010. The purchase price was allocated to tangible and intangible assets based on their fair value at the date of acquisition. The fair value of the intangible assets, consisting of customer relationships and contracts, was determined using the income approach. Specifically, the discounted cash flows method was utilized for the contractual relationships. The intangible assets are amortized each year based on the ratio that the projected cash flows for the intangible asset bear to the total of current and expected future cash flows for the intangible asset. The contractual relationships are amortized over approximately six years, the estimated life of the asset. A portion of the purchase price was attributed to the settlement of a $1.0 million liability associated with the Company’s acquisition of TNR. The remainder of the purchase price was allocated to goodwill.
The following summarizes the preliminary allocation of the purchase price, net of the $1.0 million described above, for the acquisition of GIPS (in thousands):
         
Accounts receivable
  $ 1,680  
Tangible assets acquired, net of cash received
    32  
Acquired customer relationships and contracts
    2,500  
Goodwill
    8,404  
Deferred revenue
    (1,126 )
Other liabilities assumed
    (118 )
 
     
Consideration paid, net of cash received
  $ 11,372  
 
     
The Company reported revenues of $4.9 million from GIPS from the acquisition date through September 30, 2010. The following unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated results of operations are provided for illustrative purposes only and assume that the acquisitions of Evare, LLC (“Evare”), Unisys Corporation’s MAXIMIS software (“MAXIMIS”), TNR, Tradeware Global Corp (“Tradeware”), and GIPS occurred on January 1, 2009. This unaudited pro forma information (in thousands) should not be relied upon as being indicative of the historical results that would have been obtained if the acquisition had actually occurred on that date, or of the results that may be obtained in the future.
                                 
    Three Months Ended September 30,     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
    2010     2009     2010     2009  
Revenues
  $ 83,003     $ 77,022     $ 243,451     $ 229,581  
Net income
  $ 9,854     $ 6,042     $ 23,313     $ 15,067  
9. Goodwill
The change in carrying value of goodwill for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 was as follows (in thousands):
         
Balance at December 31, 2009
  $ 885,517  
2010 acquisition
    8,404  
Adjustments to previous acquisitions
    (352 )
Income tax benefit on rollover options exercised
    (3,873 )
Effect of foreign currency translation
    5,486  
 
     
Balance at September 30, 2010
  $ 895,182  
 
     

 

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10. Product and Geographic Sales Information
The Company operates in one reportable segment. The Company attributes net sales to an individual country based upon location of the customer. The Company manages its business primarily on a geographic basis. The Company’s geographic regions consist of the United States, Canada, Americas excluding the United States and Canada, Europe, Asia Pacific and Japan. The European region includes European countries as well as the Middle East and Africa.
Revenues by geography were as follows (in thousands):
                                 
    Three Months Ended September 30,     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
    2010     2009     2010     2009  
United States
  $ 58,079     $ 43,078     $ 164,791     $ 127,213  
Canada
    12,338       10,774       36,697       30,437  
Americas excluding United States and Canada
    1,684       2,674       4,962       5,924  
Europe
    9,028       10,898       30,597       30,723  
Asia Pacific and Japan
    1,874       1,473       5,748       5,573  
 
                       
 
  $ 83,003     $ 68,897     $ 242,795     $ 199,870  
 
                       
Revenues by product group were as follows (in thousands):
                                 
    Three Months Ended September 30,     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
    2010     2009     2010     2009  
Portfolio management/accounting
  $ 66,837     $ 57,224     $ 194,388     $ 163,716  
Trading/treasury operations
    9,650       5,379       29,810       17,455  
Financial modeling
    2,309       2,296       6,905       6,592  
Loan management/accounting
    1,232       981       3,263       3,271  
Property management
    1,233       1,328       3,451       3,818  
Money market processing
    1,117       993       3,100       2,894  
Training
    625       696       1,878       2,124  
 
                       
 
  $ 83,003     $ 68,897     $ 242,795     $ 199,870  
 
                       
11. Supplemental Guarantor Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements
On November 23, 2005, in connection with the Transaction, the Company issued $205.0 million aggregate principal amount of 113/4% senior subordinated notes due 2013. The senior subordinated notes are jointly and severally and fully and unconditionally guaranteed on an unsecured senior subordinated basis, in each case, subject to certain exceptions, by substantially all wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries of the Company (collectively “Guarantors”). All of the Guarantors are 100% owned by the Company. None of the other subsidiaries of the Company, either direct or indirect, guarantee the senior subordinated notes (“Non-Guarantors”). The Guarantors also unconditionally guarantee the senior secured credit facilities. There are no significant restrictions on the ability of the Company or any of the subsidiaries that are Guarantors to obtain funds from its subsidiaries by dividend or loan. For the purposes of the Guarantor financial information, the investments in subsidiaries are accounted for under the equity method.

 

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Condensed consolidating financial information as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 and the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 are presented. The condensed consolidating financial information of the Company and its subsidiaries are as follows:
                                         
    At September 30, 2010  
            Total     Total Non-     Consolidating        
    SS&C     Guarantors     Guarantors     Adjustments     Total  
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 76,149     $ 1,491     $ 9,335     $     $ 86,975  
Accounts receivable, net
    24,281       7,841       12,712             44,834  
Prepaid income taxes
    6,282                         6,282  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    2,412       658       2,880             5,950  
Deferred income taxes
    1,022       140       305             1,467  
Property and equipment, net
    7,684       1,147       4,333             13,164  
Investment in subsidiaries
    213,991                   (213,991 )      
Intercompany balances
    101,525       1,197       (102,722 )            
Deferred taxes, long-term
    (109 )     208       550             649  
Goodwill, intangible and other assets, net
    741,300       57,733       287,285             1,086,318  
 
                             
Total assets
  $ 1,174,537     $ 70,415     $ 214,678     $ (213,991 )   $ 1,245,639  
 
                             
 
                                       
Current portion of long-term debt
  $ 1,436     $     $ 283     $     $ 1,719  
Accounts payable
    1,275       149       1,242             2,666  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
    19,911       2,831       5,661             28,403  
Income taxes payable
    (4,506 )     3,640       866              
Deferred maintenance and other revenue
    30,034       3,466       8,156             41,656  
Long-term debt, net of current portion
    261,876             26,809             288,685  
Other long-term liabilities
    6,426       228       6,916             13,570  
Deferred income taxes, long-term
    29,596       2,529       8,326             40,451  
 
                             
Total liabilities
    346,048       12,843       58,259             417,150  
 
                             
Stockholder’s equity
    828,489       57,572       156,419       (213,991 )     828,489  
 
                             
Total liabilities and stockholder’s equity
  $ 1,174,537     $ 70,415     $ 214,678     $ (213,991 )   $ 1,245,639  
 
                             
                                         
    At December 31, 2009  
            Total     Total Non-     Consolidating        
    SS&C     Guarantors     Guarantors     Adjustments     Total  
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 6,226     $ 1,087     $ 11,742     $     $ 19,055  
Accounts receivable, net
    24,958       5,898       10,744             41,600  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    3,440       575       2,149             6,164  
Prepaid income taxes
    669                         669  
Deferred income taxes
    1,321       220       239             1,780  
Property and equipment, net
    7,998       1,620       4,418             14,036  
Investment in subsidiaries
    193,769                   (193,769 )      
Intercompany balances
    104,903       (6,353 )     (98,550 )            
Deferred income taxes, long-term
                499             499  
Goodwill, intangible and other assets, net
    754,745       60,997       286,096             1,101,838  
 
                             
Total assets
  $ 1,098,029     $ 64,044     $ 217,337     $ (193,769 )   $ 1,185,641  
 
                             
 
                                       
Current portion of long-term debt
  $ 3,725     $     $ 545     $     $ 4,270  
Accounts payable
    1,935       1,043       1,826             4,804  
Accrued expenses
    23,733       3,813       6,155             33,701  
Income taxes payable
    739       (63 )     27             703  
Deferred maintenance and other revenue
    29,308       2,888       8,204             40,400  
Long-term debt, net of current portion
    351,624             41,365             392,989  
Other long-term liabilities
    3,482       384       6,898             10,764  
Deferred income taxes, long-term
    37,496       3,265       11,262             52,023  
 
                             
Total liabilities
    452,042       11,330       76,282             539,654  
 
                             
Stockholder’s equity
    645,987       52,714       141,055       (193,769 )     645,987  
 
                             
Total liabilities and stockholder’s equity
  $ 1,098,029     $ 64,044     $ 217,337     $ (193,769 )   $ 1,185,641  
 
                             

 

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    For the three months ended September 30, 2010  
            Total     Total Non-     Consolidating        
    SS&C     Guarantors     Guarantors     Adjustments     Total  
Revenue
  $ 37,997     $ 24,582     $ 20,895     $ (471 )   $ 83,003  
Cost of revenue
    21,181       14,128       7,499       (471 )     42,337  
 
                             
Gross profit
    16,816       10,454       13,396             40,666  
Operating expenses:
                                       
Selling & marketing
    3,723       1,022       1,530             6,275  
Research & development
    4,167       1,716       1,984             7,867  
General & administrative
    5,313       507       1,119             6,939  
 
                             
Total operating expenses
    13,203       3,245       4,633             21,081  
 
                             
Operating income
    3,613       7,209       8,763             19,585  
Interest expense, net
    (4,076 )           (2,667 )           (6,743 )
Other income (expense), net
    914       (148 )     (113 )           653  
Loss on extinguishment of debt
                             
 
                             
(Loss) income before income taxes
    451       7,061       5,983             13,495  
(Benefit) provision for income taxes
    297       1,307       2,037             3,641  
Equity in net income of subsidiaries
    9,700                   (9,700 )      
 
                             
Net income
  $ 9,854     $ 5,754     $ 3,946     $ (9,700 )   $ 9,854  
 
                             
                                         
    For the three months ended September 30, 2009  
            Total     Total Non-     Consolidating        
    SS&C     Guarantors     Guarantors     Adjustments     Total  
Revenue
  $ 32,074     $ 17,062     $ 20,119     $ (358 )   $ 68,897  
Cost of revenue
    16,691       10,572       7,896       (358 )     34,801  
 
                             
Gross profit
    15,383       6,490       12,223             34,096  
Operating expenses:
                                       
Selling & marketing
    3,039       599       1,324             4,962  
Research & development
    4,079       897       1,993             6,969  
General & administrative
    3,322       311       869             4,502  
 
                             
Total operating expenses
    10,440       1,807       4,186             16,433  
 
                             
Operating income
    4,943       4,683       8,037             17,663  
Interest expense, net
    (6,153 )           (2,994 )           (9,147 )
Other income (expense), net
    384       (147 )     (571 )           (334 )
 
                             
(Loss) income before income taxes
    (826 )     4,536       4,472             8,182  
(Benefit) provision for income taxes
    560       973       1,042             2,575  
Equity in net income of subsidiaries
    6,993                   (6,993 )      
 
                             
Net income
  $ 5,607     $ 3,563     $ 3,430     $ (6,993 )   $ 5,607  
 
                             
                                         
    For the nine months ended September 30, 2010  
            Total     Total Non-     Consolidating        
    SS&C     Guarantors     Guarantors     Adjustments     Total  
Revenue
  $ 109,343     $ 70,542     $ 64,097     $ (1,187 )   $ 242,795  
Cost of revenue
    59,826       40,275       23,525       (1,187 )     122,439  
 
                             
Gross profit
    49,517       30,267       40,572             120,356  
Operating expenses:
                                       
Selling & marketing
    11,067       3,143       4,700             18,910  
Research & development
    12,373       5,116       5,997             23,486  
General & administrative
    13,811       1,932       3,422             19,165  
 
                             
Total operating expenses
    37,251       10,191       14,119             61,561  
 
                             
Operating income
    12,266       20,076       26,453             58,795  
Interest expense, net
    (15,806 )           (8,012 )           (23,818 )
Other income (expense), net
    1,624       (298 )     (673 )           653  
Loss from extinguishment of debt
    (5,480 )                       (5,480 )
 
                             
(Loss) income before income taxes
    (7,396 )     19,778       17,768             30,150  
(Benefit) provision for income taxes
    (1,741 )     3,809       4,845             6,913  
Equity in net income of subsidiaries
    28,892                   (28,892 )      
 
                             
Net income
  $ 23,237     $ 15,969     $ 12,923     $ (28,892 )   $ 23,237  
 
                             

 

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    For the nine months ended September 30, 2009  
            Total     Total Non-     Consolidating        
    SS&C     Guarantors     Guarantors     Adjustments     Total  
Revenue
  $ 87,097     $ 54,046     $ 59,958     $ (1,231 )   $ 199,870  
Cost of revenue
    47,326       33,430       22,869       (1,231 )     102,394  
 
                             
Gross profit
    39,771       20,616       37,089             97,476  
Operating expenses:
                                       
Selling & marketing
    9,056       2,179       3,994             15,229  
Research & development
    11,376       2,584       5,633             19,593  
General & administrative
    11,034       792       2,857             14,683  
 
                             
Total operating expenses
    31,466       5,555       12,484             49,505  
 
                             
Operating income
    8,305       15,061       24,605             47,971  
Interest expense, net
    (18,967 )           (8,824 )           (27,791 )
Other income (expense), net
    1,013       (480 )     (1,789 )           (1,256 )
 
                             
(Loss) income before income taxes
    (9,649 )     14,581       13,992             18,924  
(Benefit) provision for income taxes
    (1,595 )     2,863       4,660             5,928  
Equity in net income of subsidiaries
    21,050                   (21,050 )      
 
                             
Net income
  $ 12,996     $ 11,718     $ 9,332     $ (21,050 )   $ 12,996  
 
                             
                                         
    For the nine months ended September 30, 2010  
            Total     Total Non-     Consolidating        
    SS&C     Guarantors     Guarantors     Adjustments     Total  
Cash Flow from Operating Activities:
                                       
Net income
  $ 23,237     $ 15,969     $ 12,923     $ (28,892 )   $ 23,237  
Non-cash adjustments
    (6,798 )     3,858       4,593       28,892       30,545  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
    (3,181 )     27       (2,999 )           (6,153 )
 
                             
Net cash provided by operating activities
    13,258       19,854       14,517             47,629  
 
                             
Cash Flow from Investment Activities:
                                       
Intercompany transactions
    19,410       (19,202 )     (208 )            
Cash paid for business acquisitions, net
    (11,372 )                       (11,372 )
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment
    52       79       (80 )           51  
Additions to capitalized software and other intangibles
    (171 )                       (171 )
Additions to property and equipment
    (1,994 )     (327 )     (944 )           (3,265 )
 
                             
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
    5,925       (19,450 )     (1,232 )           (14,757 )
 
                             
Cash Flow from Financing Activities:
                                       
Net repayments of debt
    (92,037 )           (15,633 )           (107,670 )
Proceeds from common stock issuance, net of issuance costs
    134,613                         134,613  
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options
    5,880                         5,880  
Purchase of common stock for treasury
    (1,169 )                       (1,169 )
Income tax benefit related to exercise of stock options
    3,453                         3,453  
 
                             
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
    50,740             (15,633 )           35,107  
 
                             
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
                (59 )           (59 )
 
                             
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    69,923       404       (2,407 )           67,920  
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
    6,226       1,087       11,742             19,055  
 
                             
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
  $ 76,149     $ 1,491     $ 9,335     $     $ 86,975  
 
                             

 

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    For the nine months ended September 30, 2009  
            Total     Total Non-     Consolidating        
    SS&C     Guarantors     Guarantors     Adjustments     Total  
Cash Flow from Operating Activities:
                                       
Net income
  $ 12,996     $ 11,718     $ 9,332     $ (21,050 )   $ 12,996  
Non-cash adjustments
    (4,275 )     2,600       5,005       21,050       24,380  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
    8,883       3,344       (4,603 )           7,624  
 
                             
Net cash provided by operating activities
    17,604       17,662       9,734             45,000  
 
                             
Cash Flow from Investment Activities:
                                       
Intercompany transactions
    28,685       (19,963 )     (8,722 )            
Additions to property and equipment
    (936 )     (52 )     (250 )           (1,238 )
Cash paid for business acquisitions, net of cash acquired
    (10,456 )     129                   (10,327 )
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment
                3             3  
 
                             
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
    17,293       (19,886 )     (8,969 )           (11,562 )
 
                             
Cash Flow from Financing Activities:
                                       
Net repayments of debt
    (11,437 )           (298 )           (11,735 )
Transactions involving SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. common stock
    (225 )                       (225 )
 
                             
Net cash used in financing activities
    (11,662 )           (298 )           (11,960 )
 
                             
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
                1,684             1,684  
 
                             
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    23,235       (2,224 )     2,151             23,162  
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
    10,329       5,180       13,790             29,299  
 
                             
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
  $ 33,564     $ 2,956     $ 15,941     $     $ 52,461  
 
                             
12. Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In October 2009, the FASB issued authoritative guidance related to multiple-deliverable revenue arrangements. This updated literature establishes the accounting and reporting guidance for arrangements including multiple revenue-generating activities. The standard provides amendments to the criteria for separating deliverables, measuring and allocating arrangement consideration to one or more units of accounting. The amendments in this standard also establish a selling price hierarchy for determining the selling price of a deliverable. Significantly enhanced disclosures are also required to provide information about a vendor’s multiple-deliverable revenue arrangements, including information about the nature and terms, significant deliverables, and its performance within arrangements. The amendments also require disclosure regarding the significant judgments made and changes to those judgments and regarding the effect of the application of the relative selling-price method on the timing or amount of revenue recognition. The Company adopted the new requirements upon the effective date of the guidance and such adoption did not affect the Company’s results of operations, cash flows or financial position.
13. Subsequent Events
On October 1, 2010, the Company purchased all of the outstanding stock of thinkorswim Technologies, Inc. (“MC Marketlink”) from TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation for approximately $5.2 million in cash, plus the costs of effecting the transaction and the assumption of certain liabilities. MC Marketlink is an Internet-deployed trade order management system, execution system, and liquidity engine that provides connectivity to algorithmic trading systems. The net assets and results of operations of MC Marketlink will be included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements from October 1, 2010. The relevant business combination disclosures will be included in our financial statements once the preliminary accounting has been finalized.

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Certain of our accounting policies require the application of significant judgment by our management, and such judgments are reflected in the amounts reported in our consolidated financial statements. In applying these policies, our management uses its judgment to determine the appropriate assumptions to be used in the determination of estimates. Those estimates are based on our historical experience, terms of existing contracts, management’s observation of trends in the industry, information provided by our clients and information available from other outside sources, as appropriate. Actual results may differ significantly from the estimates contained in our consolidated financial statements. There have been no material changes to our critical accounting estimates and assumptions or the judgments affecting the application of those estimates and assumptions since the filing of the 2009 10-K. Our critical accounting policies are described in the 2009 10-K and include:
 
Revenue Recognition
 
 
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
 
 
Long-Lived Assets, Intangible Assets and Goodwill
 
 
Acquisition Accounting
 
 
Income Taxes
 
 
Stock-Based Compensation
Results of Operations for the Three Months and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010 and 2009
The following table sets forth revenues (in thousands) and changes in revenues for the periods indicated:
                                                 
    Three months ended             Nine months ended        
    September 30,     %     September 30,     %  
    2010     2009     Change     2010     2009     Change  
Revenues:
                                               
Software licenses
  $ 5,966     $ 5,829       2 %   $ 17,629     $ 15,632       13 %
Maintenance
    18,294       16,959       8 %     54,130       48,565       11 %
Professional services
    4,896       4,283       14 %     15,384       14,872       3 %
Software-enabled services
    53,847       41,826       29 %     155,652       120,801       29 %
 
                                       
Total revenues
    83,003       68,897       20 %     242,795       199,870       21 %
 
                                       
The following table sets forth the percentage of our revenues represented by each of the following sources of revenues for the periods indicated:
                                 
    Three months ended     Nine months ended  
    September 30,     September 30,  
    2010     2009     2010     2009  
Revenues:
                               
Software licenses
    7 %     8 %     7 %     8 %
Maintenance
    22 %     25 %     22 %     24 %
Professional services
    6 %     6 %     7 %     8 %
Software-enabled services
    65 %     61 %     64 %     60 %
 
                       
Total revenues
    100 %     100 %     100 %     100 %
 
                       

 

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Revenues
Our revenues consist primarily of software-enabled services and maintenance revenues, and, to a lesser degree, software license and professional services revenues. As a general matter, our software license and professional services revenues fluctuate based on the number of new licensing clients, while fluctuations in our software-enabled services revenues are attributable to the number of new software-enabled services clients as well as the number of transactions provided to our existing clients and total assets under management in our clients’ portfolios. Maintenance revenues vary based on the rate by which we add or lose maintenance clients over time and, to a lesser extent, on the annual increases in maintenance fees, which are generally tied to the consumer price index.
Revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2010 were $83.0 million compared to $68.9 million for the same period in 2009. The revenue increase of $14.1 million, or 20%, was primarily a result of revenues from products and services that we acquired through our acquisitions of TNR in November 2009, Tradeware in December 2009, and GIPS in February 2010, which added $7.6 million in revenues in the aggregate, and a $6.0 million increase in revenues for businesses and products that we have owned for at least 12 months, or organic revenues. Additionally, the favorable impact from foreign currency translation accounted for $0.5 million of the total increase, resulting from the weakness of the U.S. dollar relative to currencies such as the Canadian dollar and the Australian dollar. Revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 were $242.8 million, increasing 21% from $199.9 million for the same period in 2009. The increase was primarily a result of revenues from products and services that we acquired through our acquisitions of Evare in March 2009, MAXIMIS in May 2009, TNR, Tradeware, and GIPS, which added $26.9 million in revenues in the aggregate. Organic revenues increased $11.5 million, and the favorable impact from foreign currency translation accounted for $4.5 million of the total increase, resulting from the weakness of the U.S. dollar relative to currencies such as the Canadian dollar and the Australian dollar.
Software Licenses. Software license revenues were $6.0 million and $5.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The increase in software license revenues of $0.2 million was primarily due to an increase of revenues from acquisitions, which contributed $0.3 million, partially offset by a decrease of $0.1 million in organic software license revenues. Software license revenues were $17.6 million and $15.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The increase in software license revenues of $2.0 million was primarily due to revenues from acquisitions, which contributed $1.0 million, an increase of $0.9 million in organic software license revenues and an increase of $0.1 million related to foreign currency translation. Software license revenues will vary depending on the timing, size and nature of our license transactions. For example, the average size of our software license transactions and the number of large transactions may fluctuate on a period-to-period basis. For the three months ended September 30, 2010, the number of perpetual license transactions increased from those for the comparable period in 2009, while the average size of perpetual license transactions and revenues from term licenses decreased from the prior year period. For the nine months ended September 30, 2010, the average size and number of perpetual license transactions increased from those for the comparable period in 2009, while the revenues from term licenses decreased from the prior year period. Additionally, software license revenues will vary among the various products that we offer, due to differences such as the timing of new releases and variances in economic conditions affecting opportunities in the vertical markets served by such products.
Maintenance. Maintenance revenues were $18.3 million and $17.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The increase in maintenance revenues of $1.3 million, or 8%, was primarily due to revenues from acquisitions, which contributed $0.9 million in the aggregate, and an increase in organic maintenance revenues of $0.4 million. Maintenance revenues were $54.1 million and $48.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The increase in maintenance revenues of $5.5 million, or 11%, was primarily due to revenues from acquisitions, which contributed $5.5 million in the aggregate, and the favorable impact from foreign currency translation of $0.3 million. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in organic maintenance revenues of $0.3 million. We typically provide maintenance services under one-year renewable contracts that provide for an annual increase in fees, which are generally tied to the percentage change in the consumer price index. Future maintenance revenue growth is dependent on our ability to retain existing clients, add new license clients, and increase average maintenance fees.
Professional Services. Professional services revenues were $4.9 million and $4.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The increase of $0.6 million was primarily due to an increase of $0.2 million in organic professional services revenues and revenues from acquisitions, which contributed $0.4 million in the aggregate. Professional services revenues were $15.4 million and $14.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The increase of $0.5 million was primarily due to revenues from acquisitions, which contributed $1.6 million in the aggregate, and the favorable impact from foreign currency translation of $0.3 million, partially offset by a decrease of $1.4 million in organic professional services revenues. The decrease in organic revenues for the nine month period was primarily due to a one-time significant project fee recognized in the second quarter of 2009. Our overall software license revenue levels and market demand for professional services will continue to have an effect on our professional services revenues.

 

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Software-Enabled Services. Software-enabled services revenues were $53.8 million and $41.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The increase in software-enabled services revenues of $12.0 million, or 29%, was primarily due to revenues from acquisitions, which contributed $6.0 million, an increase of $5.5 million in organic software-enabled services revenues and the favorable impact from foreign currency translation of $0.5 million. Software-enabled services revenues were $155.7 million and $120.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The increase in software-enabled services revenues of $34.9 million, or 29%, was primarily due to revenues from acquisitions, which contributed $18.8 million, an increase of $12.3 million in organic software-enabled services revenues and the favorable impact from foreign currency translation of $3.8 million. Future software-enabled services revenue growth is dependent on our ability to retain existing clients, add new clients and increase the level of services provided or average fees.
Cost of Revenues
The total cost of revenues was $42.3 million and $34.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The gross margin was 49% for each of the three-month periods ended September 30, 2010 and 2009. Our costs of revenues increased by $7.5 million primarily as a result of acquisitions, which added costs of revenues of $3.8 million, an increase of $2.0 million in costs to support organic revenue growth, an increase of $0.8 million in amortization expense, an increase in stock-based compensation of $0.7 million and an increase in costs of $0.2 million related to foreign currency translation. The total cost of revenues was $122.4 million and $102.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The gross margin was 50% for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to 49% for the comparable period in 2009. Our costs of revenues increased by $20.0 million primarily as a result of acquisitions, which added costs of revenues of $11.8 million, an increase of $3.1 million in amortization expense, an increase in costs of $2.1 million related to foreign currency translation, an increase of $1.6 million in costs to support organic revenue growth and an increase in stock-based compensation of $1.4 million. The increase in amortization expense for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2010 is primarily related to recent acquisitions.
Cost of Software Licenses. Cost of software license revenues consists primarily of amortization expense of completed technology, royalties, third-party software, and the costs of product media, packaging and documentation. The cost of software license revenues was $1.9 million and $2.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The decrease in cost of software licenses was primarily due to a reduction of $0.2 million in amortization expense. The cost of software license revenues was $5.8 million and $6.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The decrease in cost of software licenses was primarily due to a reduction of $0.5 million in amortization expense.
Cost of Maintenance. Cost of maintenance revenues consists primarily of technical client support, costs associated with the distribution of products and regulatory updates and amortization of intangible assets. The cost of maintenance revenues was $8.2 million and $7.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The increase in cost of maintenance revenues of $1.2 million, or 17%, was primarily due to acquisitions, which added $0.5 million in costs, an increase of $0.4 million in amortization expense, an increase of $0.2 million in costs to support organic revenue growth, and an increase in stock-based compensation of $0.1 million. Cost of maintenance revenues as a percentage of these revenues was 45% for the three months ended September 30, 2010 compared to 41% for the three months ended September 30, 2009. The cost of maintenance revenues was $24.3 million and $20.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The increase in cost of maintenance revenues of $4.0 million, or 19%, was primarily due to acquisitions, which added $2.0 million in costs, an increase of $1.6 million in amortization expense, an increase in costs of $0.4 million related to foreign currency translation and an increase in stock-based compensation of $0.3 million, partially offset by a decrease in costs to support organic maintenance revenues of $0.3 million. Cost of maintenance revenues as a percentage of these revenues was 45% for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to 42% for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. The increase in costs as a percentage of revenues for both periods is primarily related to our recent acquisitions. The increase in amortization expense for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2010 is primarily related to recent acquisitions.
Cost of Professional Services. Cost of professional services revenues consists primarily of the cost related to personnel utilized to provide implementation, conversion and training services to our software licensees, as well as system integration, custom programming and actuarial consulting services. The cost of professional services revenues was $3.6 million and $3.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The increase in costs of professional services revenues of $0.4 million, or 14%, was primarily due to acquisitions, which added $0.3 million in costs, and an increase in stock-based compensation of $0.1 million. Cost of professional services revenues as a percentage of these revenues was 74% for each of the three-month periods ended September 30, 2010 and 2009. The cost of professional services revenues was $10.2 million and $10.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The decrease in costs of professional services revenues of $0.5 million, or 4%, was primarily related to a reduction of $2.0 million in costs to support organic professional services revenues, primarily as a result of one significant implementation project that occurred during 2009, partially offset by our acquisitions, which added $1.2 million in costs, an increase in costs of $0.2 million related to foreign currency translation and an increase in stock-based compensation of $0.1 million. Cost of professional services revenues as a percentage of these revenues was 67% for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to 72% for the nine months ended September 30, 2009.

 

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Cost of Software-Enabled Services. Cost of software-enabled services revenues consists primarily of the cost related to personnel utilized in servicing our software-enabled services clients and amortization of customer relationship intangible assets. The cost of software-enabled services revenues was $28.6 million and $22.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The increase in costs of software-enabled services revenues of $6.1 million, or 27%, was primarily related to our acquisitions, which added $3.0 million in costs, an increase of $1.8 million in costs to support the growth of organic software-enabled services revenues, an increase of $0.6 million in amortization expense, an increase in stock-based compensation of $0.5 million, and an increase in costs of $0.2 million related to foreign currency translation. Cost of software-enabled services revenues as a percentage of these revenues was 53% for the three months ended September 30, 2010 compared to 54% for the three months ended September 30, 2009. The cost of software-enabled services revenues was $82.1 million and $65.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The increase in costs of software-enabled services revenues of $17.0 million, or 26%, was primarily related to our acquisitions, which added $8.6 million in costs, an increase of $3.9 million in costs to support the growth of organic software-enabled services revenues, an increase of $2.0 million in amortization expense, an increase in costs of $1.5 million related to foreign currency translation and an increase in stock-based compensation of $1.0 million. Cost of software-enabled services revenues as a percentage of these revenues was 53% for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to 54% for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. The increase in amortization expense for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2010 is primarily related to recent acquisitions.
Operating Expenses
Total operating expenses were $21.1 million and $16.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The increase in total operating expenses of $4.7 million, or 28%, was primarily due to our acquisitions, which added $1.7 million in costs, an increase in stock-based compensation of $1.7 million, an increase of $1.2 million in costs to support organic revenue growth and an increase in costs of $0.1 million related to foreign currency translation. Total operating expenses as a percentage of total revenues were 25% for the three-month period ended September 30, 2010 compared to 24% for the three-month period ended September 30, 2009. Total operating expenses were $61.6 million and $49.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The increase in total operating expenses of $12.1 million, or 24%, was primarily due to our acquisitions, which added $7.0 million in costs, an increase in stock-based compensation of $3.5 million, an increase in costs of $1.0 million related to foreign currency translation and an increase of $0.7 million in costs to support organic revenues. These increases were partially offset by a decrease of $0.1 million in amortization expense related to intangible assets acquired in prior years. Total operating expenses as a percentage of total revenues were 25% for each of the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2010 and 2009.
Selling and Marketing. Selling and marketing expenses consist primarily of the personnel costs associated with the selling and marketing of our products, including salaries, commissions and travel and entertainment. Such expenses also include amortization of trade name intangible assets, the cost of branch sales offices, trade shows and marketing and promotional materials. Selling and marketing expenses were $6.3 million and $5.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, representing 8% and 7%, of total revenues in each of those periods, respectively. The increase in selling and marketing expenses of $1.3 million, or 26%, was primarily related to our acquisitions, which added $0.8 million in costs, an increase in stock-based compensation of $0.3 million and an increase of $0.2 million in costs to support organic revenue growth. Selling and marketing expenses were $18.9 million and $15.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, representing 8% of total revenues in each of those periods. The increase in selling and marketing expenses of $3.7 million, or 24%, was primarily related to our acquisitions, which added $2.6 million in costs, an increase in stock-based compensation of $0.6 million, an increase of $0.4 million in costs to support organic revenues and an increase in costs of $0.2 million related to foreign currency translation. These increases were partially offset by a decrease of $0.1 million in amortization expense related to intangible assets acquired in prior years.

 

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Research and Development. Research and development expenses consist primarily of personnel costs attributable to the enhancement of existing products and the development of new software products. Research and development expenses were $7.9 million and $7.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, representing 9% and 10% of total revenues in those periods, respectively. The increase in research and development expenses of $0.9 million, or 13%, was primarily related to our acquisitions, which added $0.7 million in costs and an increase in stock-based compensation of $0.2 million. Research and development expenses were $23.5 million and $19.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, representing 10% of total revenues in each of those periods. The increase in research and development expenses of $3.9 million, or 20%, was primarily related to our acquisitions, which added $2.8 million in costs, an increase in costs of $0.5 million related to foreign currency translation, an increase in stock-based compensation of $0.5 million and an increase of $0.1 million in costs to support organic revenue growth.
General and Administrative. General and administrative expenses consist primarily of personnel costs related to management, accounting and finance, information management, human resources and administration and associated overhead costs, as well as fees for professional services. General and administrative expenses were $6.9 million and $4.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, representing 8% and 7%, of total revenues in each of those periods, respectively. The increase in general and administrative expenses of $2.4 million, or 54%, was primarily related to an increase in stock-based compensation of $1.1 million, an increase of $1.1 million in costs to support organic revenues and our acquisitions, which added $0.2 million in costs. The increase in costs to support organic revenues includes approximately $0.3 million related to one-time items in either the current or prior year period. The remaining increase of approximately $0.8 million was related to normal business activity, primarily capital-based taxes and insurance. General and administrative expenses were $19.2 million and $14.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, representing 8% and 7%, of total revenues in each of those periods, respectively. The increase in general and administrative expenses of $4.5 million, or 31%, was primarily related to an increase in stock-based compensation of $2.4 million, our acquisitions, which added $1.6 million in costs, an increase in costs of $0.3 million related to foreign currency translation and an increase in costs of $0.2 million to support organic revenues.
Interest Expense, Net. Net interest expense for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 was $6.7 million and $9.2 million, respectively. Net interest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 was $23.8 million and $27.8 million, respectively. Net interest expense is primarily related to interest expense on debt outstanding under our senior credit facility and 113/4% senior subordinated notes due 2013. The decrease in interest expense for both periods was primarily due to a decrease in outstanding debt and lower average interest rates. During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2010, we used proceeds from Holdings’ IPO to redeem $71.75 million in principal amount of our 113/4% senior subordinated notes due 2013 (see Liquidity and Capital Resources).
Other Income (Expense), Net. Other income, net for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2010 consisted primarily of the $0.8 million reduction of our contingent consideration liability associated with our acquisition of TNR, partially offset by foreign currency transaction losses. Other expense, net for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2009 consisted primarily of foreign currency transaction losses.
Loss on Extinguishment of Debt. Loss from extinguishment of debt for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 consisted of $4.2 million in note redemption premiums and $1.3 million from the write-offs of deferred financing costs associated with the redemption of $71.75 million our notes, which is discussed further in Liquidity and Capital Resources.
Provision for Income Taxes. We had effective tax rates of 27.0% and 31.5% for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. We had effective tax rates of 22.9% and 31.3% for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The expected effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2010 is forecasted to be between 25% and 27%. The difference between the September 30, 2010 effective tax rate and the forecasted tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2010 is attributable to a release of uncertain income tax positions, refunds and enacted rate changes in the first quarter of 2010.

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our principal cash requirements are to finance the costs of our operations pending the billing and collection of client receivables, to fund payments with respect to our indebtedness, to invest in research and development and to acquire complementary businesses or assets. We expect our cash on hand, cash flows from operations and availability under the revolving credit portion of our senior credit facilities to provide sufficient liquidity to fund our current obligations, projected working capital requirements and capital spending for at least the next twelve months.
Our cash and cash equivalents at September 30, 2010 were $87.0 million, an increase of $67.9 million from $19.1 million at December 31, 2009. The increase in cash is due primarily to proceeds from the Holdings’ IPO of $134.6 million and cash provided by operations, which was partially offset by repayments of debt, cash used for an acquisition and capital expenditures.
Net cash provided by operating activities was $47.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010. Cash provided by operating activities was primarily due to net income of $23.2 million adjusted for non-cash items of $30.5 million, partially offset by changes in our working capital accounts (excluding the effect of acquisitions) totaling $6.1 million. The changes in our working capital accounts were driven by decreases in accounts payable and by increases in prepaid income taxes and accounts receivable, partially offset by increases in deferred revenues and accrued expenses and other liabilities and decreases in prepaid expenses and other assets. The increase in accounts receivable was primarily due to the increase in revenue, partially offset by an improvement in days’ sales outstanding. The increase in prepaid income taxes was primarily related to a prepayment of income taxes.
Investing activities used net cash of $14.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, primarily related to $11.4 million cash paid for our acquisition of GIPS and $3.4 million net cash paid for capital expenditures.
Financing activities provided net cash of $35.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, representing $134.6 million in net proceeds received from Holdings’ IPO in April 2010, $5.9 million received from the exercise of stock options and related income tax benefits of $3.5 million, partially offset by $107.7 million in net repayments of debt and $1.2 million in purchases of common stock for treasury. The repayment of debt during the period is due to our use of proceeds from Holdings’ IPO to redeem $71.75 million in principal amount of our outstanding 113/4% senior subordinated notes due 2013 at a redemption price of 105.875% of the principal amount and approximately $35.9 million of repayments on our senior credit facility.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have no off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is or would be material to investors.
Senior Credit Facilities
Our borrowings under the senior credit facilities bear interest at either a floating base rate or a Eurocurrency rate plus, in each case, an applicable margin. In addition, we pay a commitment fee in respect of unused revolving commitments at a rate that is adjusted based on our leverage ratio. We are obligated to make quarterly principal payments on the term loan totaling $1.6 million per year. Subject to certain exceptions, thresholds and other limitations, we are required to prepay outstanding loans under the senior credit facilities with the net proceeds of certain asset dispositions and certain debt issuances and 50% of our excess cash flow (as defined in the agreements governing our senior credit facilities), which percentage will be reduced based on our reaching certain leverage ratio thresholds.
The obligations under our senior credit facilities are guaranteed by Holdings and all of our existing and future material wholly-owned U.S. subsidiaries, with certain exceptions as set forth in our credit agreement. The obligations of the Canadian borrower are guaranteed by Holdings, us and each of our U.S. and Canadian subsidiaries, with certain exceptions as set forth in the credit agreement. The obligations under the senior credit facilities are secured by a perfected first priority security interest in all of our capital stock and all of the capital stock or other equity interests held by Holdings, us and each of our existing and future U.S. subsidiary guarantors (subject to certain limitations for equity interests of foreign subsidiaries and other exceptions as set forth in our credit agreement) and all of Holdings’ and our tangible and intangible assets and the tangible and intangible assets of each of our existing and future U.S. subsidiary guarantors, with certain exceptions as set forth in the credit agreement. The Canadian borrower’s borrowings under the senior credit facilities and all guarantees thereof are secured by a perfected first priority security interest in all of our capital stock and all of the capital stock or other equity interests held by Holdings, us and each of our existing and future U.S. and Canadian subsidiary guarantors, with certain exceptions as set forth in the credit agreement, and all of Holdings’ and our tangible and intangible assets and the tangible and intangible assets of each of our existing and future U.S. and Canadian subsidiary guarantors, with certain exceptions as set forth in the credit agreement.

 

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The senior credit facilities contain a number of covenants that, among other things, restrict, subject to certain exceptions, our (and our restricted subsidiaries’) ability to incur additional indebtedness, pay dividends and distributions on capital stock, create liens on assets, enter into sale and lease-back transactions, repay subordinated indebtedness, make capital expenditures, engage in certain transactions with affiliates, dispose of assets and engage in mergers or acquisitions. In addition, under the senior credit facilities, we are required to satisfy and maintain a maximum total leverage ratio and a minimum interest coverage ratio. We were in compliance with all covenants at September 30, 2010.
113/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2013
The 113/4% senior subordinated notes due 2013 are unsecured senior subordinated obligations that are subordinated in right of payment to all existing and future senior debt, including the senior credit facilities. The senior subordinated notes will be pari passu in right of payment to all future senior subordinated debt.
The senior subordinated notes are redeemable in whole or in part, at our option, at any time at varying redemption prices that generally include premiums, which are defined in the indenture. In addition, upon a change of control, we are required to make an offer to redeem all of the senior subordinated notes at a redemption price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest. In April 2010, we issued a notice of redemption for $71.75 million in principal amount of our outstanding 113/4% senior subordinated notes due 2013 at a redemption price of 105.875% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest on May 24, 2010, the date of redemption.
The indenture governing the senior subordinated notes contains a number of covenants that restrict, subject to certain exceptions, our ability and the ability of our restricted subsidiaries to incur additional indebtedness, pay dividends, make certain investments, create liens, dispose of certain assets and engage in mergers or acquisitions.
Covenant Compliance
Under the senior credit facilities, we are required to satisfy and maintain specified financial ratios and other financial condition tests. As of September 30, 2010, we were in compliance with the financial and non-financial covenants. Our continued ability to meet these financial ratios and tests can be affected by events beyond our control, and we provide no assurance that we will continue to meet these ratios and tests in the future. A breach of any of these covenants could result in a default under the senior credit facilities. Upon the occurrence of any event of default under the senior credit facilities, the lenders could elect to declare all amounts outstanding under the senior credit facilities to be immediately due and payable and terminate all commitments to extend further credit. Any such acceleration would also result in a default under the indenture.
Consolidated EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure used in key financial covenants contained in our senior credit facilities, which are material facilities supporting our capital structure and providing liquidity to our business. Consolidated EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA), further adjusted to exclude unusual items and other adjustments permitted in calculating covenant compliance under our senior credit facilities. We believe that the inclusion of supplementary adjustments to EBITDA applied in presenting Consolidated EBITDA is appropriate to provide additional information to investors to demonstrate compliance with the specified financial ratios and other financial condition tests contained in our senior credit facilities.
Management uses Consolidated EBITDA to gauge the costs of our capital structure on a day-to-day basis when full financial statements are unavailable. Management believes that providing this information allows our investors greater transparency and a better understanding of our ability to meet our debt service obligations and make capital expenditures.
The breach of covenants in our senior credit facilities that are tied to ratios based on Consolidated EBITDA could result in a default under that agreement, in which case the lenders could elect to declare all amounts borrowed due and payable and to terminate any commitments they have to provide further borrowings. Any such acceleration would also result in a default under our indenture. Any default and subsequent acceleration of payments under our debt agreements would have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial position and cash flows. Additionally, under our debt agreements, our ability to engage in activities such as incurring additional indebtedness, making investments and paying dividends is also tied to ratios based on Consolidated EBITDA.

 

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Consolidated EBITDA does not represent net income or cash flow from operations as those terms are defined by GAAP and does not necessarily indicate whether cash flows will be sufficient to fund cash needs. Further, our senior credit facilities require that Consolidated EBITDA be calculated for the most recent four fiscal quarters. As a result, the measure can be disproportionately affected by a particularly strong or weak quarter. Further, it may not be comparable to the measure for any subsequent four-quarter period or any complete fiscal year.
Consolidated EBITDA is not a recognized measurement under GAAP, and investors should not consider Consolidated EBITDA as a substitute for measures of our financial performance and liquidity as determined in accordance with GAAP, such as net income, operating income or net cash provided by operating activities. Because other companies may calculate Consolidated EBITDA differently than we do, Consolidated EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. Consolidated EBITDA has other limitations as an analytical tool, when compared to the use of net income (loss), which is the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, including:
   
Consolidated EBITDA does not reflect the provision of income tax expense in our various jurisdictions;
   
Consolidated EBITDA does not reflect the significant interest expense we incur as a result of our debt leverage;
   
Consolidated EBITDA does not reflect any attribution of costs to our operations related to our investments and capital expenditures through depreciation and amortization charges;
   
Consolidated EBITDA does not reflect the cost of compensation we provide to our employees in the form of stock option awards; and
   
Consolidated EBITDA excludes expenses that we believe are unusual or non-recurring, but which others may believe are normal expenses for the operation of a business.
The following is a reconciliation of net income to Consolidated EBITDA as defined in our senior credit facilities.
                                         
    Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended     Twelve Months Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,     September 30,  
    2010     2009     2010     2009     2010  
Net income
  $ 9,854     $ 5,607     $ 23,237     $ 12,996     $ 29,259  
Interest expense (1)
    6,743       9,147       29,298       27,791       38,370  
Income taxes
    3,641       2,575       6,913       5,928       10,789  
Depreciation and amortization
    10,059       9,109       30,356       26,707       39,677  
 
                             
EBITDA
    30,297       26,438       89,804       73,422       118,095  
Purchase accounting adjustments (2)
    (87 )     (58 )     (124 )     (163 )     (54 )
Unusual or non-recurring charges (3)
    (533 )     400       (449 )     1,683       (142 )
Acquired EBITDA and cost savings (4)
                192       2,025       2,121  
Stock-based compensation
    3,949       1,569       9,181       4,363       10,425  
Capital-based taxes
    407       (4 )     861       672       984  
Other (5)
    (47 )     337       114       977       338  
 
                             
Consolidated EBITDA
  $ 33,986     $ 28,682     $ 99,579     $ 82,979     $ 131,767  
 
                             
     
(1)  
Interest expense includes loss from extinguishment of debt shown as a separate line item on our Statement of Operations.
 
(2)  
Purchase accounting adjustments include (a) an adjustment to increase revenues by the amount that would have been recognized if deferred revenue were not adjusted to fair value at the date of acquisitions and (b) an adjustment to increase rent expense by the amount that would have been recognized if lease obligations were not adjusted to fair value at the date of the Transaction.
 
(3)  
Unusual or non-recurring charges include foreign currency gains and losses, the adjustment to the TNR contingent consideration liability, proceeds from legal and other settlements and other one-time expenses.
 
(4)  
Acquired EBITDA and cost savings reflects the EBITDA impact of significant businesses that were acquired during the period as if the acquisition occurred at the beginning of the period and cost savings to be realized from such acquisitions.
 
(5)  
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Our covenant restricting capital expenditures for year ending December 31, 2010 limits expenditures to $25.5 million. Actual capital expenditures through September 30, 2010 were $3.3 million. Our covenant requirements for total leverage ratio and minimum interest coverage ratio and the actual ratios for the twelve months ended September 30, 2010 are as follows:
                 
    Covenant     Actual  
    Requirements     Ratios  
 
               
Maximum consolidated total leverage to Consolidated EBITDA ratio (1)
    5.50 x     1.98 x
Minimum Consolidated EBITDA to consolidated net interest coverage ratio
    2.25 x     4.30 x
     
(1)  
Calculated as the ratio of funded debt, less cash on hand up to a maximum of $30.0 million, to Consolidated EBITDA, as defined by our senior credit facility, for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ended on the measurement date. Funded debt is comprised of indebtedness for borrowed money, notes, bonds or similar instruments, and capital lease obligations. This covenant is applied at the end of each quarter.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In October 2009, the FASB issued authoritative guidance related to multiple-deliverable revenue arrangements. This updated literature establishes the accounting and reporting guidance for arrangements including multiple revenue-generating activities. The standard provides amendments to the criteria for separating deliverables, measuring and allocating arrangement consideration to one or more units of accounting. The amendments in this standard also establish a selling price hierarchy for determining the selling price of a deliverable. Significantly enhanced disclosures are also required to provide information about a vendor’s multiple-deliverable revenue arrangements, including information about the nature and terms, significant deliverables, and its performance within arrangements. The amendments also require disclosure regarding the significant judgments made and changes to those judgments and regarding the effect of the application of the relative selling-price method on the timing or amount of revenue recognition. We adopted the new requirements upon the effective date of the guidance and such adoption did not affect our results of operations, cash flows or financial position.

 

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
We do not use derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes. We have invested our available cash in short-term, highly liquid financial instruments, having initial maturities of three months or less. When necessary, we have borrowed to fund acquisitions.
At September 30, 2010, excluding capital leases, we had total debt of $290.3 million, including $157.0 million of variable interest rate debt. We have an interest rate swap agreement with a notional value of $100.0 million that effectively fixes our interest rate at 6.78% and expires in December 2010. During the period when this swap agreement is effective, a 1% change in interest rates would result in a change in interest expense of approximately $0.6 million per year. Upon the expiration of the interest rate swap agreement in December 2010, a 1% change in interest rates would result in a change in interest expense of approximately $1.6 million per year.
At September 30, 2010, $27.1 million of our debt was denominated in Canadian dollars. We expect that our foreign denominated debt will be serviced through our Canadian operations.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2010, approximately 32% of our revenues were from clients located outside the United States. A portion of the revenues from clients located outside the United States is denominated in foreign currencies, the majority being the Canadian dollar. While revenues and expenses of our foreign operations are primarily denominated in their respective local currencies, some subsidiaries do enter into certain transactions in currencies that are different from their functional currency. These transactions consist primarily of cross-currency intercompany balances and trade receivables and payables. As a result of these transactions, we have exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates that result in foreign currency transaction gains or losses, which we report in other income (expense). These outstanding amounts were reduced during 2009 and we do not believe that our foreign currency transaction gains or losses will be material during the remainder of 2010. The amount of these balances can fluctuate in the future as we bill customers and buy products or services in currencies other than our functional currency, which could increase our exposure to foreign currency exchange rates in the future. We continue to monitor our exposure to foreign currency exchange rates as a result of our foreign currency denominated debt, our acquisitions and changes in our operations. We do not enter into any market risk sensitive instruments for trading purposes.
The foregoing risk management discussion and the effect thereof are forward-looking statements. Actual results in the future may differ materially from these projected results due to actual developments in global financial markets. The analytical methods used by us to assess and minimize risk discussed above should not be considered projections of future events or losses.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Our management, with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2010. The term “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”), means controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives, and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Based on the evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2010, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that, as of such date, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2010, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1A. Risk Factors
We operate in a rapidly changing environment that involves a number of risks that could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results, some of which are beyond our control. In addition to the other information set forth in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the risks and uncertainties that could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results, which we believe are most important for you to consider, are discussed in Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2009 as filed with the SEC on February 26, 2010. There are no material changes to the Risk Factors described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009.
Item 6. Exhibits
The exhibits listed in the Exhibit Index immediately preceding such exhibits are filed as part of this Report.

 

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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 thereunto duly authorized.
         
  SS&C TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
 
 
Date: November 10, 2010  By:   /s/ Patrick J. Pedonti    
    Patrick J. Pedonti   
    Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) 
 

 

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Exhibit Index
         
Exhibit    
Number   Description
  31.1    
Certification of the Registrant’s Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
  31.2    
Certification of the Registrant’s Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
  32    
Certification of the Registrant’s 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

 

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