10-Q
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-Q
(Mark One)
     
þ   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2009
OR
     
o   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from                      to                     
Commission File Number: 001-33864
 
CARDTRONICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
Delaware   76-0681190
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     
3250 Briarpark Drive, Suite 400    
Houston, TX   77042
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (832) 308-4000
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 þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit 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.
             
Large accelerated filer o   Accelerated filer þ   Non-accelerated filer o   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
Common Stock, par value: $0.0001 per share. Shares outstanding on October 26, 2009: 40,741,613
 
 

 

 


 

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 Exhibit 31.1
 Exhibit 31.2
 Exhibit 32.1
When we refer to “us,” “we,” “our,” “ours” or “the Company,” we are describing Cardtronics, Inc. and/or our subsidiaries.

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.   Financial Statements
CARDTRONICS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, excluding share and per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
                 
    September 30, 2009     December 31, 2008  
 
ASSETS  
Current assets:
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 6,141     $ 3,424  
Accounts and notes receivable, net of allowance of $587 and $504 as of September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively
    25,191       25,317  
Inventory
    3,206       3,011  
Restricted cash, short-term
    3,128       2,423  
Prepaid expenses, deferred costs, and other current assets
    8,753       17,273  
 
           
Total current assets
    46,419       51,448  
Property and equipment, net
    146,526       153,430  
Intangible assets, net
    94,755       108,327  
Goodwill
    165,069       163,784  
Prepaid expenses, deferred costs, and other assets
    4,426       3,839  
 
           
Total assets
  $ 457,195     $ 480,828  
 
           
 
               
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
               
Current liabilities:
               
Current portion of long-term debt and notes payable
  $ 1,771     $ 1,373  
Current portion of capital lease obligations
    413       757  
Current portion of other long-term liabilities
    26,059       24,302  
Accounts payable
    13,174       17,212  
Accrued liabilities
    46,749       55,174  
 
           
Total current liabilities
    88,166       98,818  
Long-term liabilities:
               
Long-term debt, net of related discounts
    319,174       344,816  
Capital lease obligations
          235  
Deferred tax liability, net
    14,509       11,673  
Asset retirement obligations
    23,359       21,069  
Other long-term liabilities
    20,278       23,967  
 
           
Total liabilities
    465,486       500,578  
 
           
 
               
Commitments and contingencies
               
 
               
Stockholders’ deficit:
               
Common stock, $0.0001 par value; 125,000,000 shares authorized; 45,993,881 and 45,642,282 shares issued as of September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively; 40,673,204 and 40,636,533 shares outstanding as of September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively
    4       4  
Subscriptions receivable (at face value)
          (34 )
Additional paid-in capital
    198,696       194,101  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net
    (60,761 )     (64,025 )
Accumulated deficit
    (98,381 )     (102,199 )
Treasury stock; 5,320,677 and 5,005,749 shares at cost as of September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively
    (48,660 )     (48,221 )
 
           
Total parent stockholders’ deficit
    (9,102 )     (20,374 )
Noncontrolling interests
    811       624  
 
           
Total stockholders’ deficit
    (8,291 )     (19,750 )
 
           
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit
  $ 457,195     $ 480,828  
 
           
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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CARDTRONICS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, excluding share and per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
                                 
    Three Months Ended September 30,     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
    2009     2008     2009     2008  
Revenues:
                               
ATM operating revenues
  $ 126,194     $ 122,608     $ 361,136     $ 361,773  
ATM product sales and other revenues
    2,409       4,651       7,460       13,036  
 
                       
Total revenues
    128,603       127,259       368,596       374,809  
Cost of revenues:
                               
Cost of ATM operating revenues (excludes depreciation, accretion, and amortization shown separately below. See Note 1)
    85,083       93,078       251,287       276,414  
Cost of ATM product sales and other revenues
    2,678       4,064       7,645       11,890  
 
                       
Total cost of revenues
    87,761       97,142       258,932       288,304  
Gross profit
    40,842       30,117       109,664       86,505  
Operating expenses:
                               
Selling, general, and administrative expenses
    9,210       10,387       30,649       28,738  
Depreciation and accretion expense
    9,986       9,978       29,560       28,988  
Amortization expense
    4,405       4,657       13,436       13,661  
Loss on disposal of assets
    1,047       1,458       4,831       3,893  
 
                       
Total operating expenses
    24,648       26,480       78,476       75,280  
Income from operations
    16,194       3,637       31,188       11,225  
Other expense (income):
                               
Interest expense, net
    7,473       7,913       22,828       23,267  
Amortization of deferred financing costs and bond discounts
    606       531       1,777       1,569  
Other expense (income)
    339       42       (788 )     (73 )
 
                       
Total other expense
    8,418       8,486       23,817       24,763  
Income (loss) before income taxes
    7,776       (4,849 )     7,371       (13,538 )
Income tax expense
    1,251       383       3,284       202  
 
                       
Net income (loss)
    6,525       (5,232 )     4,087       (13,740 )
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests
    127       (814 )     269       (814 )
 
                       
Net income (loss) attributable to controlling interests and available to common stockholders
  $ 6,398     $ (4,418 )   $ 3,818     $ (12,926 )
 
                       
 
                               
Net income (loss) per common share — basic
  $ 0.16     $ (0.11 )   $ 0.09     $ (0.33 )
 
                       
Net income (loss) per common share — diluted
  $ 0.15     $ (0.11 )   $ 0.09     $ (0.33 )
 
                       
 
                               
Weighted average shares outstanding — basic
    39,356,013       38,920,887       39,123,738       38,749,233  
 
                       
Weighted average shares outstanding — diluted
    40,117,598       38,920,887       39,768,708       38,749,233  
 
                       
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CARDTRONICS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
                 
    Nine Months Ended September 30,  
    2009     2008  
Cash flows from operating activities:
               
Net income (loss)
  $ 4,087     $ (13,740 )
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Depreciation, accretion, and amortization expense
    42,996       42,649  
Amortization of deferred financing costs and bond discounts
    1,777       1,569  
Stock-based compensation expense
    3,376       2,167  
Deferred income taxes
    2,836       96  
Loss on disposal of assets
    4,831       3,893  
Other reserves and non-cash items
    (3,241 )     (5,581 )
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
               
Decrease (increase) in accounts and notes receivable, net
    83       (3,378 )
Decrease (increase) in prepaid, deferred costs, and other current assets
    4,286       (4,096 )
(Increase) decrease in inventory
    (109 )     362  
Decrease in other assets
    1,406       674  
Decrease in accounts payable and accrued liabilities
    (10,869 )     (10,927 )
Decrease in other liabilities
    (2,468 )     (2,724 )
 
           
Net cash provided by operating activities
    48,991       10,964  
 
           
 
               
Cash flows from investing activities:
               
Additions to property and equipment
    (20,044 )     (52,776 )
Payments for exclusive license agreements and site acquisition costs
    (121 )     (895 )
Principal payments received under direct financing leases
          17  
Acquisition, net of cash acquired
          (350 )
 
           
Net cash used in investing activities
    (20,165 )     (54,004 )
 
           
 
               
Cash flows from financing activities:
               
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
    47,312       103,336  
Repayments of long-term debt and capital leases
    (74,092 )     (69,753 )
Repayments of borrowings under bank overdraft facility, net
    (142 )     (2,961 )
Payments received on subscriptions receivable
    34       101  
Proceeds from exercises of stock options
    1,219       362  
Noncontrolling interest stockholder capital contribution
          1,662  
Equity offering costs
          (1,489 )
Debt issuance and modification costs
    (458 )     (195 )
Repurchase of common stock
    (439 )      
 
           
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
    (26,566 )     31,063  
 
           
 
               
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
    457       (257 )
 
           
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    2,717       (12,234 )
 
               
Cash and cash equivalents as of beginning of period
    3,424       13,439  
 
           
Cash and cash equivalents as of end of period
  $ 6,141     $ 1,205  
 
           
 
               
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
               
Cash paid for interest, including interest on capital leases
  $ 30,073     $ 31,025  
Cash paid for income taxes
  $ 285     $ 220  
Fixed assets financed by direct debt
  $ 443     $  
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CARDTRONICS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
(1) General and Basis of Presentation
General
Cardtronics, Inc., along with its wholly- and majority-owned subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) owns or operates approximately 33,000 automated teller machines (“ATMs”) across its portfolio, with ATMs located in all 50 states of the United States (“U.S.”) and in Puerto Rico, over 2,600 ATMs throughout the United Kingdom (“U.K.”), and over 2,100 ATMs throughout Mexico. The Company provides ATM management and equipment-related services (typically under multi-year contracts) to large, nationally-known retail merchants as well as smaller retailers and operators of facilities such as shopping malls and airports. Additionally, the Company operates the largest surcharge-free network of ATMs within the United States (based on the number of participating ATMs) and works with financial institutions to place their logos on the Company’s ATM machines, thus providing convenient surcharge-free access to the financial institutions’ customers. The Company’s surcharge-free network, which operates under the Allpoint brand name, has more than 37,000 participating ATMs, including a majority of the Company’s ATMs in the United States and all of the Company’s ATMs in the United Kingdom. Finally, the Company provides electronic funds transfer (“EFT”) transaction processing services to its network of ATMs as well as over 1,500 ATMs owned and operated by a third party.
Basis of Presentation
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Form 10-Q”) has been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) applicable to interim financial information. Because this is an interim period filing presented using a condensed format, it does not include all of the disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”), although the Company believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information not misleading. You should read this Form 10-Q along with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 (“2008 Form 10-K”), which includes a summary of the Company’s significant accounting policies and other disclosures.
The financial statements as of September 30, 2009 and for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 are unaudited. The Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2008 was derived from the audited balance sheet filed in the Company’s 2008 Form 10-K. In management’s opinion, all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s interim and prior period results have been made, including those described in Note 2, Revision of Prior Period Financial Statements. The results of operations for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for any other interim period or for the full fiscal year. Additionally, the financial statements for prior periods include reclassifications that were made to conform to the current period presentation. Those reclassifications did not impact the Company’s total reported net loss or stockholders’ deficit.
The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Cardtronics, Inc. and its wholly- and majority-owned subsidiaries. All material intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Because the Company owns a majority (51.0%) interest in and realizes a majority of the earnings and/or losses of Cardtronics Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (“Cardtronics Mexico”), this entity is reflected as a consolidated subsidiary in the accompanying consolidated financial statements, with the remaining ownership interest not held by the Company being reflected as a noncontrolling interest effective January 1, 2009 (previously shown as minority interest).
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates, and these differences could be material to the financial statements.
The Company has evaluated subsequent events through October 28, 2009, which represents the date these financial statements were issued.

 

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Cost of ATM Operating Revenues and Gross Profit Presentation
The Company presents “Cost of ATM operating revenues” and “Gross profit” within its Consolidated Statements of Operations exclusive of depreciation, accretion, and amortization expense related to ATMs and ATM-related assets. The following table sets forth the amounts excluded from Cost of ATM operating revenues and Gross profit for the three and nine month periods ended September 30:
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,  
    2009     2008     2009     2008  
    (In thousands)  
Depreciation and accretion expenses related to ATMs and ATM-related assets
  $ 8,289     $ 8,649     $ 24,562     $ 25,233  
Amortization expense
    4,405       4,657       13,436       13,661  
 
                       
Total depreciation, accretion, and amortization expenses excluded from Cost of ATM operating revenues and Gross profit
  $ 12,694     $ 13,306     $ 37,998     $ 38,894  
 
                       
(2) Revision of Prior Period Financial Statements
During the second quarter of 2009, the Company identified an error related to certain capitalized costs associated with its United Kingdom operations. Upon analysis of the Company’s fixed asset records, management identified certain assets primarily related to previously cancelled ATM sites that should have been expensed in prior periods. The impact of such error was an overstatement of fixed assets and depreciation expense, and an understatement of cost of sales and loss on disposal of assets for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2008, including the related quarterly periods contained therein. The cumulative impact of such error on the statement of operations for the years affected would have been a total additional expense of approximately $1.7 million. Management determined that the effects of the misstatement were not material to any previously reported quarterly or annual period; therefore, the related corrections will be made to the applicable prior periods as such financial information is included in future filings with the SEC. The Company’s prior period financial statements included in this filing have been revised to reflect these adjustments, the effects of which have been summarized below.
Consolidated Statements of Operations:
                                                 
    Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
    September 30, 2008     September 30, 2008  
    As Reported     Adjustments     As Adjusted     As Reported     Adjustments     As Adjusted  
    (In thousands, excluding per share amounts)  
 
Cost of ATM operating revenues
  $ 92,903     $ 175     $ 93,078     $ 275,605     $ 809     $ 276,414  
Total cost of revenues
    96,967       175       97,142       287,495       809       288,304  
Gross profit
    30,292       (175 )     30,117       87,314       (809 )     86,505  
Depreciation and accretion expense
    10,048       (70 )     9,978       29,169       (181 )     28,988  
Loss on disposal of assets(1)
          1,458       1,458             3,893       3,893  
Total operating expenses(1)
    25,092       1,388       26,480       71,568       3,712       75,280  
Income from operations(1)
    5,200       (1,563 )     3,637       15,746       (4,521 )     11,225  
Minority interest in subsidiary(2)
    (814 )     814             (814 )     814        
Other expense(1)
    1,274       (1,232 )     42       3,377       (3,450 )     (73 )
Total other expense(1)
    8,904       (418 )     8,486       27,399       (2,636 )     24,763  
Loss before income taxes
    (3,704 )     (1,145 )     (4,849 )     (11,653 )     (1,885 )     (13,538 )
Income tax (benefit) expense
    469       (86 )     383       494       (292 )     202  
Net loss
    (4,173 )     (1,059 )     (5,232 )     (12,147 )     (1,593 )     (13,740 )
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
          (814 )     (814 )           (814 )     (814 )
Net loss attributable to controlling interests and available to common stockholders
    (4,173 )     (245 )     (4,418 )     (12,147 )     (779 )     (12,926 )
Net loss per common share — basic and diluted
    (0.11 )           (0.11 )     (0.31 )     (0.02 )     (0.33 )
     
(1)   Of the Adjustments presented above, $1,232,000 and $3,450,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, respectively, relates to the reclassification of “Loss on disposal of assets” from a component of “Other expense”.
 
(2)   Of the Adjustments presented above, $814,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 relates to the reclassification of “Minority interest in subsidiary” to “Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests” due to the Company’s adoption of new authoritative accounting guidance in 2009 (see Note 16, New Accounting Pronouncements).

 

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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows:
                         
    Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008  
    As Reported     Adjustments     As Adjusted  
    (In thousands)  
 
Cash flows from operating activities:
                       
Net loss
  $ (12,147 )   $ (1,593 )   $ (13,740 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
                       
Depreciation, accretion, and amortization expense
    42,830       (181 )     42,649  
Deferred income taxes
    388       (292 )     96  
Minority interest
    (814 )     814        
Loss on disposal of assets(1)
    3,350       543       3,893  
Other reserves and non-cash items(1)
    (5,481 )     (100 )     (5,581 )
Net cash provided by operating activities
    11,773       (809 )     10,964  
Cash flows from investing activities:
                       
Additions to property and equipment
    (53,585 )     809       (52,776 )
Net cash provided by investing activities
    (54,813 )     809       (54,004 )
     
(1)   Of the Adjustments presented above, $100,000 relates to the reclassification of certain non-cash items previously included in “Loss on disposal of assets” to “Other reserves and non-cash items”.
     
(3)   Stock-Based Compensation
The Company calculates the fair value of stock-based instruments awarded to employees on the date of grant and recognizes the calculated fair value, net of estimated forfeitures, as compensation expense over the requisite service periods of the related awards. The following table reflects the total stock-based compensation expense amounts included in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine month periods ended September 30:
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,  
    2009     2008     2009     2008  
    (In thousands)  
Cost of ATM operating revenues
  $ 207     $ 227     $ 590     $ 424  
Selling, general, and administrative expenses
    1,050       1,129       2,786       1,743  
 
                       
Total stock-based compensation expense
  $ 1,257     $ 1,356     $ 3,376     $ 2,167  
 
                       
The increase in stock-based compensation expense during the nine months ended September 30, 2009 was due to the issuance of 1,592,750 shares of restricted stock, net of forfeitures, and 386,000 stock options to certain of the Company’s employees during 2008 and 2009. Both the restricted shares and the stock options were granted under the Company’s 2007 Stock Incentive Plan.
Options. A summary of the Company’s outstanding stock options as of September 30, 2009 and changes during the nine months ended September 30, 2009 are presented below:
                 
            Weighted  
    Number     Average  
    of Shares     Exercise Price  
Options outstanding as of January 1, 2009
    4,288,942     $ 7.96  
Granted
    133,000     $ 5.38  
Exercised
    (246,599 )   $ 4.94  
Forfeited
    (44,807 )   $ 10.02  
Expired
    (94,420 )   $ 10.46  
 
             
Options outstanding as of September 30, 2009
    4,036,116     $ 7.98  
 
             
 
               
Options vested and exercisable as of September 30, 2009
    3,246,232     $ 7.50  
The options granted in 2009 had a total grant-date fair value of approximately $381,710, or $2.87 per share.

 

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Restricted Stock. A summary of the Company’s outstanding restricted shares as of September 30, 2009, and changes during the nine months ended September 30, 2009, are presented below:
         
    Number  
    of Shares  
Restricted shares outstanding as of January 1, 2009
    1,679,250  
Granted
    105,000  
Forfeited
    (195,000 )
Vested
    (382,938 )
 
     
Restricted shares outstanding as of September 30, 2009
    1,206,312  
 
     
During the third quarter of 2009, the Company granted 5,000 restricted shares to an employee with a total grant-date fair value of $33,950, or $6.79 per share. As of September 30, 2009, the compensation expense associated with restricted share grants to be recognized in future periods was approximately $8.3 million.
(4) Earnings per Share
The Company reports its earnings per share under the two-class method. Potentially dilutive securities are excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share (as well as their related income statement impacts) when their impact on net income (loss) available to common stockholders is anti-dilutive. For the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2008, the Company incurred net losses and, accordingly, excluded all potentially dilutive securities from the calculation of diluted earnings per share as their impact on the net loss available to common stockholders was anti-dilutive. Such securities included all outstanding stock options and all shares of restricted stock. However, dilutive securities were included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2009 since the Company reported net income for these periods.
Additionally, the shares of restricted stock issued by the Company have a non-forfeitable right to cash dividends, if and when declared by the Company. Accordingly, such restricted shares are considered to be participating securities and as such, the Company has allocated the undistributed earnings for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 among the Company’s outstanding common shares and issued but unvested restricted shares, as follows:
Earnings per Share (in thousands, excluding share and per share amounts):
                                                 
    Three Months Ended September 30, 2009     Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009  
            Weighted                     Weighted        
            Average Shares     Earnings             Average Shares     Earnings  
    Income     Outstanding     Per Share     Income     Outstanding     Per Share  
Basic:
                                               
Net income attributable to controlling interests and available to common stockholders
  $ 6,398                     $ 3,818                  
Less: undistributed earnings allocated to unvested restricted shares
    (191 )                     (133 )                
 
                                           
Net income available to common stockholders
  $ 6,207       39,356,013     $ 0.16     $ 3,685       39,123,738     $ 0.09  
 
                                   
 
                                               
Diluted:
                                               
Effect of dilutive securities:
                                               
Add: Undistributed earnings allocated to restricted shares
    191                       133                  
Stock options added to the denominator under the treasury stock method
            761,585                       644,970          
Less: Undistributed earnings reallocated to restricted shares
    (187 )                     (131 )                
 
                                   
Net income available to common stockholders and assumed conversions
  $ 6,211       40,117,598     $ 0.15     $ 3,687       39,768,708     $ 0.09  
 
                                   

 

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The computation of diluted earnings per share for each of the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2009 excluded 83,416 and 15,339 shares, respectively, of potentially dilutive common shares related to restricted stock because the effect would have been anti-dilutive.
(5) Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Total comprehensive income (loss) consisted of the following:
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,  
    2009     2008     2009     2008  
    (In thousands)  
Net income (loss)
  $ 6,525     $ (5,232 )   $ 4,087     $ (13,740 )
Unrealized (losses) gains on interest rate hedges
    (5,287 )     (4,314 )     (3,751 )     642  
Foreign currency translation adjustments
    (1,682 )     (13,553 )     7,015       (14,802 )
 
                       
Total comprehensive income (loss)
    (444 )     (23,099 )     7,351       (27,900 )
Less: comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests
    104       (841 )     275       (860 )
 
                       
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to controlling interests
  $ (548 )   $ (22,258 )   $ 7,076     $ (27,040 )
 
                       
Accumulated other comprehensive loss is displayed as a separate component of stockholders’ deficit in the Consolidated Balance Sheets and consisted of the following:
                 
    September 30, 2009     December 31, 2008  
    (In thousands)  
Unrealized losses on interest rate hedges
  $ (35,903 )   $ (32,152 )
Foreign currency translation adjustments
    (24,858 )     (31,873 )
 
           
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss
  $ (60,761 )   $ (64,025 )
 
           
The Company currently believes that a majority of the unremitted earnings of its foreign subsidiaries will be reinvested in the foreign countries in which those subsidiaries operate for an indefinite period of time. Accordingly, no deferred taxes have been provided for the differences between the Company’s book basis and underlying tax basis in those subsidiaries or the foreign currency translation adjustment amounts reflected in the tables above. Additionally, as a result of the Company’s overall net loss position for tax purposes, the Company has not recorded deferred tax benefits on the loss amounts related to its interest rate swaps, as management does not currently believe the Company will be able to realize the benefits associated with its net deferred tax asset positions.
(6) Intangible Assets
Intangible Assets with Indefinite Lives
The following table presents the net carrying amount of the Company’s intangible assets with indefinite lives as of September 30, 2009, as well as the changes in the net carrying amounts for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, by segment:
                                                 
    Goodwill     Trade Name  
    U.S.     U.K.     Mexico     U.S.     U.K.     Total  
    (In thousands)  
Balance as of January 1, 2009
  $ 150,461     $ 12,603     $ 720     $ 200     $ 2,922     $ 166,906  
Foreign currency translation adjustments
          1,287       (2 )           299       1,584  
 
                                   
Balance as of September 30, 2009
  $ 150,461     $ 13,890     $ 718     $ 200     $ 3,221     $ 168,490  
 
                                   

 

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Intangible Assets with Definite Lives
The following is a summary of the Company’s intangible assets that are subject to amortization as of September 30, 2009:
                         
    Gross              
    Carrying     Accumulated     Net Carrying  
    Amount     Amortization     Amount  
    (In thousands)  
Customer and branding contracts/relationships
  $ 158,163     $ (76,897 )   $ 81,266  
Deferred financing costs
    14,535       (7,148 )     7,387  
Exclusive license agreements
    5,475       (3,074 )     2,401  
Non-compete agreements
    429       (149 )     280  
 
                 
Total
  $ 178,602     $ (87,268 )   $ 91,334  
 
                 
(7) Accrued Liabilities
Accrued liabilities consisted of the following:
                 
    September 30, 2009     December 31, 2008  
    (In thousands)  
Accrued merchant fees
  $ 11,475     $ 10,291  
Accrued compensation
    6,552       3,396  
Accrued armored fees
    4,772       5,372  
Accrued maintenance fees
    4,060       4,273  
Accrued interest expense
    3,480       10,643  
Accrued merchant settlement amounts
    3,098       3,111  
Accrued cash rental and management fees
    2,978       3,693  
Accrued processing costs
    1,916       1,804  
Accrued interest rate swap payments
    1,876       1,836  
Accrued ATM telecommunications costs
    1,376       1,916  
Accrued purchases
    959       1,085  
Other accrued expenses
    4,207       7,754  
 
           
Total
  $ 46,749     $ 55,174  
 
           
(8) Long-Term Debt
The Company’s long-term debt consisted of the following:
                 
    September 30, 2009     December 31, 2008  
    (In thousands)  
Revolving credit facility
  $ 17,000     $ 43,500  
Senior subordinated notes due August 2013 (net of unamortized discounts of $2.9 million and $3.4 million as of September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008)
    297,085       296,637  
Other
    6,860       6,052  
 
           
Total
    320,945       346,189  
Less: current portion
    1,771       1,373  
 
           
Total long-term debt, excluding current portion
  $ 319,174     $ 344,816  
 
           
Revolving Credit Facility
In February 2009, the Company amended its $175.0 million revolving credit facility to (i) authorize the repurchase of common stock up to an aggregate of $10.0 million; (ii) increase the amount of aggregate “Investments” (as such term is defined in the revolving credit facility) that the Company may make in non-wholly-owned subsidiaries from $10.0 million to $20.0 million and correspondingly increase the aggregate amount of Investments that may be made in subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties (as such term is defined in the revolving credit facility) from $25.0 million to $35.0 million; (iii) increase the maximum amount of letters of credit that may be issued under the revolving credit facility from $10.0 million to $15.0 million; and (iv) modify the amount of capital expenditures that may be incurred on a rolling 12-month basis, as measured on a quarterly basis.

 

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As of September 30, 2009, $17.0 million of borrowings were outstanding under the revolving credit facility. Additionally, the Company had posted $1.5 million in letters of credit under the facility in favor of the lessors under the Company’s ATM equipment leases and $4.3 million in letters of credit to secure the Company’s borrowing under its United Kingdom subsidiary’s overdraft facility (as further discussed below). These letters of credit, which the applicable third parties may draw upon in the event the Company defaults on the related obligations, further reduce the Company’s borrowing capacity under its revolving credit facility. As of September 30, 2009, the Company’s available borrowing capacity under the facility, as determined under the earnings before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and accretion expense, and amortization expense (“EBITDA”) and interest expense covenants contained in the agreement, totaled approximately $152.2 million. As of September 30, 2009, the Company was in compliance with all applicable covenants and ratios under the facility.
Other Facilities
Cardtronics Mexico equipment financing agreements. As of September 30, 2009, other long-term debt consisted of eight separate equipment financing agreements entered into by Cardtronics Mexico. These agreements, which are denominated in Mexican pesos and bear interest at an average fixed rate of 10.95%, were utilized for the purchase of additional ATMs to support the Company’s Mexico operations. Pursuant to the terms of the equipment financing agreements, the Company has issued a guaranty for 51.0% of the obligations under these agreements (consistent with its ownership percentage in Cardtronics Mexico.) As of September 30, 2009, the total amount of the guaranty was $47.4 million pesos (approximately $3.5 million U.S.).
Bank Machine overdraft facility. In addition to Cardtronics, Inc.’s $175.0 million revolving credit facility, Bank Machine, Ltd., the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary operating in the United Kingdom, has a £1.0 million overdraft facility. This facility, which bears interest at 1.75% over the bank’s base rate (0.5% as of September 30, 2009) and is secured by a letter of credit posted under the Company’s corporate revolving credit facility, is utilized for general corporate purposes for the Company’s United Kingdom operations. As of September 30, 2009, no amounts were outstanding under this facility.
(9) Asset Retirement Obligations
Asset retirement obligations consist primarily of costs to deinstall the Company’s ATMs and costs to restore the ATM sites to their original condition. In most cases, the Company is legally required to perform this deinstallation and restoration work. For each group of ATMs, the Company has recognized the fair value of a liability for an asset retirement obligation and capitalized that cost as part of the cost basis of the related asset. The related assets are being depreciated on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the underlying ATMs, and the related liabilities are being accreted to their full value over the same period of time.
The following table is a summary of the changes in Company’s asset retirement obligation liability for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 (in thousands):
         
Asset retirement obligation as of January 1, 2009
  $ 21,069  
Additional obligations
    2,351  
Accretion expense
    1,486  
Payments
    (2,274 )
Foreign currency translation adjustments
    727  
 
     
Asset retirement obligation as of September 30, 2009
  $ 23,359  
 
     
See Note 12, Fair Value Measurements for additional disclosures on the Company’s asset retirement obligations in respect to its fair value measurements.

 

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(10) Other Liabilities
Other liabilities consisted of the following:
                 
    September 30, 2009     December 31, 2008  
    (In thousands)  
Current Portion of Other Long-Term Liabilities:
               
Interest rate swaps
  $ 22,115     $ 13,788  
Obligations associated with acquired unfavorable contracts
    1,662       8,203  
Deferred revenue
    2,146       1,879  
Other
    136       432  
 
           
Total
  $ 26,059     $ 24,302  
 
           
 
               
Other Long-Term Liabilities:
               
Interest rate swaps
  $ 13,788     $ 18,364  
Deferred revenue
    2,818       3,604  
Other
    3,672       1,999  
 
           
Total
  $ 20,278     $ 23,967  
 
           
The decline in the non-current portion of other long-term liabilities was primarily the result of the reclassification of unrealized losses on the Company’s interest rate swap transactions from long-term to current.
(11) Derivative Financial Instruments
Accounting Policy
The Company recognizes all of its derivative instruments as either assets or liabilities in the balance sheet at fair value. The accounting for changes in the fair value (e.g., gains or losses) of those derivative instruments depends on (i) whether such instruments have been designated (and qualify) as part of a hedging relationship and (ii) on the type of hedging relationship actually designated. For derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as hedging instruments, the Company designates the hedging instrument, based upon the exposure being hedged, as a cash flow hedge, a fair value hedge, or a hedge of a net investment in a foreign operation.
The Company is exposed to certain risks relating to its ongoing business operations, including interest rate risk associated with the Company’s vault cash rental obligations and, to a lesser extent, outstanding borrowings under the Company’s revolving credit facility. The Company is also exposed to foreign currency rate risk with respect to its investments in its foreign subsidiaries, most notably its investment in Bank Machine, Ltd. in the United Kingdom. While the Company does not currently utilize derivative instruments to hedge its foreign currency rate risk, it does utilize interest rate swap contracts to manage the interest rate risk associated with its vault cash rental obligations in the United States and the United Kingdom. The Company does not currently utilize any derivative instruments to manage the interest rate risk associated with its vault cash rental obligations in Mexico, nor does it utilize derivative instruments to manage the interest rate risk associated with the borrowings outstanding under its revolving credit facility.
The notional amounts, weighted-average fixed rates, and terms associated with the Company’s interest rate swap contracts that are currently in place are as follows:
                                 
                  Weighted      
Notional Amounts     Notional Amounts     Notional Amounts     Average      
United States     United Kingdom     Consolidated(1)     Fixed Rate     Term
        (In thousands)                  
$ 550,000     £     $ 550,000       4.30 %  
October 1, 2009 – December 31, 2009
$ 600,000     £ 75,000     $ 720,777       3.90 %  
January 1, 2010 – December 31, 2010
$ 550,000     £ 75,000     $ 670,777       3.65 %  
January 1, 2011 – December 31, 2011
$ 350,000     £ 50,000     $ 430,518       3.79 %  
January 1, 2012 – December 31, 2012
$ 100,000     £ 25,000     $ 140,259       3.97 %  
January 1, 2013 – December 31, 2013
     
(1)   United Kingdom pound sterling amounts have been converted into United States dollars at $1.610360 to £1.00, which was the exchange rate in effect as of September 30, 2009.

 

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The Company has designated its interest rate swap contracts as cash flow hedges of the Company’s forecasted vault cash rental obligations. Accordingly, changes in the fair values of the related interest rate swap contracts have been reported in accumulated other comprehensive loss in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. As a result of the Company’s overall net loss position for tax purposes, the Company has not recorded deferred tax benefits on the loss amounts related to these interest rate swap contracts as management does not currently believe that it is more likely than not that the Company will be able to realize the benefits associated with its net deferred tax asset positions.
Cash Flow Hedging Strategy
For a derivative instrument that is designated and qualifies as a cash flow hedge (i.e., hedging the exposure to variability in expected future cash flows attributable to a particular risk), the effective portion of the gain or loss on the derivative instrument is reported as a component of other comprehensive income/loss (“OCI”) and reclassified into earnings in the same line item associated with the forecasted transaction and in the same period or periods during which the hedge transaction affects earnings. Gains and losses on the derivative instrument representing either hedge ineffectiveness or hedge components that are excluded from the assessment of effectiveness are recognized in earnings. However, because the Company currently only utilizes fixed-for-floating interest rate swaps in which the underlying pricing terms agree, in all material respects, with the pricing terms of the Company’s vault cash rental obligations, the amount of ineffectiveness associated with such interest rate swap contracts has historically been immaterial. Accordingly, no ineffectiveness amounts have been recorded in the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
The interest rate swap contracts entered into with respect to the Company’s vault cash rental obligations effectively modify the Company’s exposure to interest rate risk by converting a portion of the Company’s monthly floating-rate vault cash rental obligations to a fixed rate. Such contracts are in place through December 31, 2013 for both the Company’s United States and United Kingdom vault cash rental obligations. By converting such amounts to a fixed rate, the impact of future interest rate changes (both favorable and unfavorable) on the Company’s monthly vault cash rental expense amounts has been reduced. The interest rate swap contracts involve the receipt of floating rate amounts from the Company’s counterparties that match, in all material respects, the floating rate amounts required to be paid by the Company to its vault cash providers for the portions of the Company’s outstanding vault cash obligations that have been hedged. In return, the Company pays the interest rate swap counterparties a fixed rate amount per month based on the same notional amounts outstanding. At no point is there an exchange of the underlying principal or notional amounts associated with the interest rate swaps. Additionally, none of the Company’s existing interest rate swap contracts contain credit-risk-related contingent features.
Tabular Disclosures
The following tables depict the effects of the use of the Company’s derivative contracts on its Consolidated Balance Sheets and Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Balance Sheet Data
                                 
    Liability Derivative Instruments  
    September 30, 2009     December 31, 2008  
Derivatives Designated as Hedging   Balance Sheet           Balance Sheet      
Instruments   Location   Fair Value     Location   Fair Value  
    (In thousands)  
Interest rate swap contracts
  Current portion of other long-term liabilities   $ 22,115     Current portion of other long-term liabilities   $ 13,788  
Interest rate swap contracts
  Other long-term liabilities     13,788     Other long-term liabilities     18,364  
 
                           
Total
          $ 35,903             $ 32,152  
 
                           
The Company does not currently have any derivative instruments that are not designated as hedging instruments. Additionally, all of the Company’s derivative instruments that were designated as hedging instruments were in a liability position as of September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008. Accordingly, no asset derivative instrument positions have been reflected in the table above.

 

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Statements of Operations Data
                                         
    Three Months Ended September 30,  
    Amount of Gain (Loss)     Location of Gain      
    Recognized in OCI on     (Loss) Reclassified   Amount of Loss Reclassified from  
    Derivative Instruments     from Accumulated   Accumulated OCI into Income  
Derivatives in Cash Flow   (Effective Portion)     OCI into Income   (Effective Portion)  
Hedging Relationships   2009     2008     (Effective Portion)   2009     2008  
    (In thousands)         (In thousands)  
Interest rate swap contracts
  $ 445     $ (1,067 )   Cost of ATM operating revenues   $ (5,732 )   $ (3,247 )
 
    Nine Months Ended September 30,  
    Amount of Gain Recognized in     Location of Gain      
    OCI on Derivative     (Loss) Reclassified   Amount of Loss Reclassified from  
    Instruments (Effective     from Accumulated   Accumulated OCI into Income  
Derivatives in Cash Flow   Portion)     OCI into Income   (Effective Portion)  
Hedging Relationships   2009     2008     (Effective Portion)   2009     2008  
    (In thousands)         (In thousands)  
Interest rate swap contracts
  $ 13,019     $ 8,906     Cost of ATM operating revenues   $ (16,770 )   $ (8,264 )
The Company does not currently have any derivative instruments that have been designated as fair value or net investment hedges. Additionally, the Company does not recognize any gains or losses related to the ineffective portion of its interest rate swaps as such amounts have historically been, and, based on the Company’s analysis as of September 30, 2009, are expected to continue to be, immaterial. Furthermore, the Company has not historically, and does not currently anticipate, discontinuing its existing derivative instruments prior to their expiration date. However, if the Company concludes that it is no longer probable that the anticipated future vault cash rental obligations that have been hedged will occur, or if changes are made to the underlying terms and conditions of the Company’s vault cash rental agreements, thus creating some amount of ineffectiveness associated with the Company’s current interest rate swap contracts, any resulting gains or losses will be recognized within the Other expense (income) line item of the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations.
As of September 30, 2009, the Company expects to reclassify $22.1 million of net derivative-related losses contained within accumulated OCI to earnings during the next twelve months concurrent with the recording of the related vault cash rental expense amounts.
See Note 12, Fair Value Measurements for additional disclosures on the Company’s interest rate swap contracts in respect to its fair value measurements.
(12) Fair Value Measurements
The following table provides the liabilities carried at fair value measured on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2009 using the fair value hierarchy prescribed by U.S. GAAP. The fair value hierarchy has three levels based on the reliability of the inputs used to determine fair value. Level 1 refers to fair values determined based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets. Level 2 refers to fair values estimated using significant other observable inputs, and Level 3 includes fair values estimated using significant non-observable inputs.
                                 
    Fair Value Measurements  
    Total     Level 1     Level 2     Level 3  
    (In thousands)  
Liabilities associated with interest rate swaps
  $ 35,903     $     $ 35,903     $  

 

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The following table provides the liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis at September 30, 2009. These items are included in the “asset retirement obligations” line in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet:
                                 
    Fair Value Measurements  
    Total     Level 1     Level 2     Level 3  
    (In thousands)  
Asset retirement obligations — liabilities added during the nine months ended September 30, 2009
  $ 2,351     $     $     $ 2,351  
The following is a description of the Company’s valuation methodology for assets and liabilities measured at fair value:
Cash and cash equivalents, accounts and notes receivable, net of the allowance for doubtful accounts, other current assets, accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other current liabilities. These financial instruments are not carried at fair value, but are carried at amounts that approximate fair value due to their short-term nature and generally negligible credit risk.
Interest rate swaps. These financial instruments are carried at fair value, calculated as the present value of amounts estimated to be received or paid to a marketplace participant in a selling transaction. These derivatives are valued using pricing models based on significant other observable inputs (Level 2 inputs), while taking into account the creditworthiness of the party that is in the liability position with respect to each trade.
Additions to asset retirement obligation liability. The Company estimates the fair value of additions to its asset retirement obligation liability using expected future cash outflows discounted at the Company’s credit-adjusted risk-free interest rate.
The methods described above may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. Furthermore, while the Company believes its valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different estimate of fair value at the reporting date.
The carrying amount of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents and other current assets and liabilities approximates fair value due to the relatively short maturities of these instruments. The fair value of the Company’s interest rate swaps was a liability of $35.9 million as of September 30, 2009. Please refer to Note 11, Derivative Financial Instruments for information on how the fair value of these swaps was calculated. The carrying amount of the long-term debt balance related to borrowings under the Company’s revolving credit facility approximates fair value due to the fact that such borrowings are subject to short-term floating market interest rates. As of September 30, 2009, the fair value of the Company’s $300.0 million senior subordinated notes (see Note 8, Long-Term Debt) totaled $302.3 million, based on the quoted market price for such notes as of September 30, 2009.
(13) Commitments and Contingencies
Legal and Other Regulatory Matters
In June 2004, the Company acquired from E*Trade Access, Inc. (“E*Trade”) a portfolio of several thousand ATMs. In connection with that acquisition, the Company assumed E*Trade’s position in a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (the “Court”) wherein the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (the “Commonwealth”) and the National Federation of the Blind (the “NFB”) had sued E*Trade alleging that E*Trade had the obligation to make its ATMs accessible to blind patrons via voice guidance. In June 2007, the Company, the Commonwealth, and the NFB entered into a class action settlement agreement (the “Settlement Agreement”) regarding this matter. The Court approved the Settlement Agreement in December 2007. Earlier this year, the Company requested a modification to the Settlement Agreement so as to permit it to complete the upgrading or replacement of approximately 2,200 non-voice guided ATMs by June 30, 2010, with respect to that portion of these non-voice guided ATMs located in the Commonwealth, and by December 31, 2010, with respect to that portion

 

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of these non-voice guided ATMs located in other states. The Commonwealth and the NFB have conditionally agreed to the Company’s proposal with regard to the upgrading or replacement of these 2,200 non-voice guided ATMs, subject to the Company curing its alleged violations of various aspects of the Settlement Agreement, including, but not limited to the following items: affixing of Braille text on all ATMs, keeping our Internet-based ATM Locator updated as to the location of our voice guided ATMs, ensuring all voice guide ATMs have tactilely discernable controls, a headphone jack, and a NFB approved voice script by December 31, 2010. The parties are continuing their efforts to amicably resolve all outstanding issues within the framework of the Settlement Agreement. If the Company fails to reach agreement with the Commonwealth and the NFB regarding a mutually satisfactory modification of the Settlement Agreement addressing all of the above issues, the Commonwealth and the NFB have indicated that they will seek relief from the Court. If this matter is submitted to the Court, the Company may be required to expend additional time and resources on this matter in 2010, but would not expect such to have a material affect upon the Company’s results in 2010.
In early October, the Central Bank of Mexico (“Central Bank”) adopted new rules regarding how ATM operators disclose fees to consumers. The objective of such rules is to provide more transparency to the consumer regarding the cost of a specific ATM transaction, rather than to limit the amount of fees charged to the consumer. The effect of such rules will require ATM operators to elect between receiving interchange fees from card issuers or surcharge fees from consumers. Cardtronics Mexico must submit its election as to which fee it will assess no later than December 15, 2009, and this “one-fee” rule becomes effective April 30, 2010. At this time, it is our expectation that Cardtronics Mexico will elect to assess the surcharge fee to the consumer rather than the interchange fee. It is our further expectation that Cardtronics Mexico will increase the amount of the surcharge fee charged to the consumer to offset the loss of interchange fees. Since these new rules only require an ATM operator to disclose the total fees charge to a consumer, rather than limit the amount of fees that can be charged to a consumer, we do not anticipate that these new rules will have a material effect on Cardtronics Mexico’s operations.
In addition to the above item, the Company is subject to various legal proceedings and claims arising in the ordinary course of its business. The Company has provided reserves where necessary for all claims and the Company’s management does not expect the outcome in any of these legal proceedings, individually or collectively, to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.
Other Commitments
Asset Retirement Obligations. The Company’s asset retirement obligations consist primarily of deinstallation costs of the ATM and costs to restore the ATM site to its original condition. In most cases, the Company is legally required to perform this deinstallation and restoration work. The Company had $23.4 million accrued for these liabilities as of September 30, 2009. For additional information, see Note 9, Asset Retirement Obligations.
(14) Income Taxes
Income tax expense based on the Company’s income (loss) before income taxes was as follows for the three and nine month periods ended September 30:
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,  
    2009     2008     2009     2008  
    (In thousands)     (In thousands)  
Income tax expense
  $ 1,251     $ 383     $ 3,284     $ 202  
Effective tax rate
    16.1 %     (7.9 )%     44.6 %     (1.5 )%
The Company has established valuation allowances for its net deferred tax asset positions in all of its jurisdictions as it believes it is more likely than not that such benefits will not be realized. In addition, during the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2009, the Company increased its domestic valuation allowance by approximately $0.9 million and $2.8 million, respectively. The negative effective tax rates in 2008 were due to the recognition of certain deferred tax benefits in the Company’s United Kingdom jurisdiction as the Company did not begin establishing valuation allowances in that jurisdiction until the fourth quarter of 2008.

 

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(15) Segment Information
As of September 30, 2009, the Company’s operations consisted of its United States, United Kingdom, and Mexico segments. Our operations in Puerto Rico are included in our United States segment. While each of these reporting segments provides similar kiosk-based and/or ATM-related services, each segment is currently managed separately as they require different marketing and business strategies.
Management uses EBITDA to assess the operating results and effectiveness of its segments. Management believes EBITDA is useful because it allows them to more effectively evaluate the Company’s operating performance and compare the results of its operations from period to period without regard to its financing methods or capital structure. Additionally, the Company excludes depreciation, accretion, and amortization expense as these amounts can vary substantially from company to company within its industry depending upon accounting methods and book values of assets, capital structures and the method by which the assets were acquired. EBITDA, as defined by the Company, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures employed by other companies and is not a measure of performance calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Therefore, EBITDA should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for operating income, net income, cash flows from operating, investing, and financing activities or other income or cash flow statement data prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
Below is a reconciliation of EBITDA to net income (loss) attributable to controlling interests for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2009 and 2008:
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,  
    2009     2008     2009     2008  
    (In thousands)     (In thousands)  
EBITDA
  $ 30,119     $ 19,044     $ 74,703     $ 54,761  
Depreciation and accretion expense
    9,986       9,978       29,560       28,988  
Amortization expense
    4,405       4,657       13,436       13,661  
Interest expense, net, including amortization of deferred financing costs and bond discounts
    8,079       8,444       24,605       24,836  
Income tax expense (benefit)
    1,251       383       3,284       202  
 
                       
Net income (loss) attributable to controlling interests
  $ 6,398     $ (4,418 )   $ 3,818     $ (12,926 )
 
                       
The following tables reflect certain financial information for each of the Company’s reporting segments for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2009 and 2008. All intercompany transactions between the Company’s reporting segments have been eliminated.
                                         
    For the Three Month Period Ended September 30, 2009  
    United     United                    
    States     Kingdom     Mexico     Eliminations     Total  
    (In thousands)  
Revenue from external customers
  $ 104,019     $ 19,987     $ 4,597     $     $ 128,603  
Intersegment revenues
    593                   (593 )      
Cost of revenues
    71,907       13,171       3,276       (593 )     87,761  
Selling, general, and administrative expenses
    7,646       1,279       285             9,210  
Loss on disposal of assets
    494       410       143             1,047  
 
                                       
EBITDA
    24,268       5,099       889       (137 )     30,119  
 
                                       
Depreciation and accretion expense
    6,680       2,865       446       (5 )     9,986  
Amortization expense
    3,940       454       11             4,405  
Interest expense, net
    6,601       1,306       172             8,079  
 
                                       
Capital expenditures, excluding acquisitions (1)
  $ 5,367     $ 2,582     $ 1,860     $     $ 9,809  

 

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    For the Three Month Period Ended September 30, 2008  
    United     United                    
    States     Kingdom     Mexico     Eliminations     Total  
    (In thousands)  
Revenue from external customers
  $ 102,484     $ 20,132     $ 4,643     $     $ 127,259  
Intersegment revenues
    386                   (386 )      
Cost of revenues
    77,132       16,572       3,824       (386 )     97,142  
Selling, general, and administrative expenses
    8,913       1,204       270             10,387  
Loss on disposal of assets
    402       1,056                   1,458  
 
                                       
EBITDA
    16,656       1,177       397       814       19,044  
 
                                       
Depreciation and accretion expense
    6,521       2,992       471       (6 )     9,978  
Amortization expense
    4,112       532       13             4,657  
Interest expense, net
    6,786       1,448       210             8,444  
 
                                       
Capital expenditures, excluding acquisitions (1)
  $ 3,237     $ 5,896     $ 1,585     $     $ 10,718  
                                         
    For the Nine Month Period Ended September 30, 2009  
    United     United                    
    States     Kingdom     Mexico     Eliminations     Total  
    (In thousands)  
Revenue from external customers
  $ 303,056     $ 52,795     $ 12,745     $     $ 368,596  
Intersegment revenues
    1,479                   (1,479 )      
Cost of revenues
    213,937       36,963       9,511       (1,479 )     258,932  
Selling, general, and administrative expenses (2)
    26,332       3,564       753             30,649  
Loss on disposal of assets
    1,884       2,804       143             4,831  
 
                                       
EBITDA (2)
    63,169       9,447       2,356       (269 )     74,703  
 
                                       
Depreciation and accretion expense
    20,253       8,028       1,294       (15 )     29,560  
Amortization expense
    12,110       1,296       30             13,436  
Interest expense, net
    20,340       3,782       483             24,605  
 
                                       
Capital expenditures, excluding acquisitions (1)
  $ 11,679     $ 6,455     $ 2,474     $     $ 20,608  
                                         
    For the Nine Month Period Ended September 30, 2008  
    United     United                    
    States     Kingdom     Mexico     Eliminations     Total  
    (In thousands)  
Revenue from external customers
  $ 306,888     $ 57,473     $ 10,448     $     $ 374,809  
Intersegment revenues
    751                   (751 )      
Cost of revenues (3)
    231,161       49,138       8,756       (751 )     288,304  
Selling, general, and administrative expenses
    24,223       3,670       845             28,738  
Loss on disposal of assets
    1,930       1,963                   3,893  
 
                                       
EBITDA (3)
    50,966       2,408       573       814       54,761  
 
                                       
Depreciation and accretion expense
    19,217       8,618       1,186       (33 )     28,988  
Amortization expense
    12,017       1,606       38             13,661  
Interest expense, net
    19,896       4,336       604             24,836  
 
                                       
Capital expenditures, excluding acquisitions (1)
  $ 25,195     $ 24,128     $ 4,348     $     $ 53,671  
 
     
(1)   Capital expenditure amounts include payments made for exclusive license agreements, site acquisition costs, and capital expenditures financed by direct debt. Additionally, capital expenditure amounts for Mexico are reflected gross of any noncontrolling interest amounts.
 
(2)   Selling, general, and administrative expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 includes $1.2 million in severance costs associated with the departure of the Company’s former Chief Executive Officer in March 2009, which negatively impacted the Company’s EBITDA during the period.
 
(3)   During the second quarter of 2008, the Company experienced a significant increase in transactions conducted on its ATMs in the United Kingdom with counterfeit credit cards. Due to a delay in the completion of its Europay MasterCard Visa (“EMV”) security standard certification with the network whose brand was on those cards, the Company was liable under the network’s rules for the resulting claims, which totaled approximately $1.3 million. As a result, cost of revenues and EBITDA were negatively impacted by the $1.3 million charge during the nine month period ended September 30, 2008.

 

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Identifiable Assets:
                 
    September 30, 2009     December 31, 2008  
    (In thousands)  
United States
  $ 445,728     $ 458,245  
United Kingdom
    78,195       74,876  
Mexico
    12,508       11,736  
Eliminations
    (79,236 )     (64,029 )
 
           
Total
  $ 457,195     $ 480,828  
 
           
     
(16)   New Accounting Pronouncements
Adopted
FASB Accounting Standards Codification™. Effective July 1, 2009, the Company adopted the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 105-10, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles — Overall. ASC 105-10 establishes the FASB Accounting Standards Codification™ (the “Codification”) as the single source of authoritative non-governmental U.S. GAAP, except for SEC rules and interpretive releases. The Codification superseded all existing non-SEC accounting and reporting standards, deeming all other non-SEC accounting and reporting standards that were not codified or grandfathered as non-authoritative. Accordingly, the Company has updated the references to authoritative GAAP sources for the Company’s accounting policies and disclosures.
Noncontrolling Interests. In December 2007, FASB issued updated guidance related to accounting and reporting of noncontrolling interests in financial statements, which is included in ASC 810-10, Consolidation — Overall. The updated guidance provides guidance on the presentation of minority interests in the financial statements and the accounting for and reporting of transactions between the reporting entity and the holders of noncontrolling interests. This standard requires that minority interests be presented as a separate component of stockholders’ equity rather than as a “mezzanine” item between liabilities and stockholders’ equity and requires that minority interests be presented as a separate caption in the income statement. In addition, this standard requires all transactions with minority interest holders, including the issuance and repurchase of minority interests, be accounted for as equity transactions unless a change in control of the subsidiary occurs. The provisions of this guidance are to be applied prospectively with the exception of reclassifying noncontrolling interests to equity and recasting consolidated net income (loss) to include net income (loss) attributable to both the controlling and noncontrolling interests, which are required to be adopted retrospectively. The Company adopted the provisions of ASC 810-10 on January 1, 2009. As a result of the adoption, the Company has reported noncontrolling interests as a component of equity in the Consolidated Balance Sheets and the net income attributable to noncontrolling interests has been separately identified in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The prior period presentation has been modified to conform to the current classification required by ASC 810-10.
Business Combinations. ASC 805, Business Combinations, provides revised guidance on the accounting for acquisitions of businesses. This revised guidance on business combinations requires that all acquired assets, liabilities, minority interest, and certain contingencies, including contingent consideration, be measured at fair value, and certain other acquisition-related costs, including costs of a plan to exit an activity or terminate and relocate employees, be expensed rather than capitalized. The revised provisions of ASC 805 applies to acquisitions effective after December 31, 2008. The Company will apply the requirements of the statement to future business combinations, and the impact of the Company’s adoption will depend upon the nature and terms of business combinations, if any, that the Company consummates in the future.
Useful Life of Intangible Assets. ASC 350-30, General Intangibles Other Than Goodwill, includes revised factors that should be considered in developing renewal or extension assumptions used to determine the useful life of a recognized intangible asset. The intent of the revised guidance is to improve the consistency between the useful life of a recognized intangible asset and the period of expected cash flows used to measure the fair value of the asset under ASC 805 and other applicable accounting guidance. The Company will (1) apply the useful life estimation provisions of ASC 350-30 to all intangible assets associated with new or renewed contracts on a prospective basis and (2) apply the disclosure provisions to all intangible assets.

 

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Unvested Participating Securities. ASC 260, Earnings per Share, states that unvested share-based payment awards that contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents (whether paid or unpaid) are participating securities and shall be included in the computation of earnings per share pursuant to the two-class method. See Note 4, Earnings per Share.
Interim Disclosures about Fair Value. ASC 825, Financial Instruments, requires publicly-traded companies to provide disclosures on the fair value of financial instruments in interim financial statements. The new interim disclosures required under ASC 825 are included in Note 12, Fair Value Measurements.
Subsequent Events. ASC 855-10, Subsequent Events, establishes general standards of accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued or are available to be issued. ASC 855-10 defines the subsequent events period and the circumstances under which an entity should recognize events or transactions in its financial statements, as well as requires additional disclosures regarding subsequent events. The additional disclosure required by this guidance is included in Note 1, General and Basis of Presentation.
Issued but Not Yet Adopted
Multiple-Deliverable Revenue Arrangements. In October 2009, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2009-13, which amends to ASC 605, Revenue Recognition. This update removes the criterion that entities must use objective and reliable evidence of fair value in separately accounting for deliverables. Instead, ASU 2009-13 requires entities to allocate revenue in an arrangement using estimated selling prices of the delivered goods and services based on a selling price hierarchy. ASU 2009-13 is effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2011 and may be applied on either prospective or retrospective basis, with early adoption permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2009-13 to have a material impact on its consolidated financial position or results of operations.
(17) Supplemental Guarantor Financial Information
The Company’s $300.0 million of senior subordinated notes are guaranteed on a full and unconditional basis by all of the Company’s domestic subsidiaries. The following information sets forth the condensed consolidating statements of operations and cash flows for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 and the condensed consolidating balance sheets as of September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 of (1) Cardtronics, Inc., the parent company and issuer of the senior subordinated notes (“Parent”); (2) the Company’s domestic subsidiaries on a combined basis (collectively, the “Guarantors”); and (3) the Company’s international subsidiaries on a combined basis (collectively, the “Non-Guarantors”):
Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations
                                         
    Three Months Ended September 30, 2009  
                    Non-              
    Parent     Guarantors     Guarantors     Eliminations     Total  
    (In thousands)  
Revenues
  $     $ 104,612     $ 24,584     $ (593 )   $ 128,603  
Operating costs and expenses
    1,325       89,342       22,340       (598 )     112,409  
 
                             
Operating income (loss)
    (1,325 )     15,270       2,244       5       16,194  
Interest expense, net, including amortization of deferred financing costs and bond discounts
    1,084       5,517       1,478             8,079  
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries
    (10,416 )                 10,416        
Other expense, net
    308             31             339  
 
                             
Income before income taxes
    7,699       9,753       735       (10,411 )     7,776  
Income tax expense
    1,179       72                   1,251  
 
                             
Net income
    6,520       9,681       735       (10,411 )     6,525  
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
                      127       127  
 
                             
Net income attributable to controlling interests and available to common stockholders
  $ 6,520     $ 9,681     $ 735     $ (10,538 )   $ 6,398  
 
                             

 

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    Three Months Ended September 30, 2008  
                    Non-              
    Parent     Guarantors     Guarantors     Eliminations     Total  
    (In thousands)  
Revenues
  $     $ 102,870     $ 24,775     $ (386 )   $ 127,259  
Operating costs and expenses
    1,451       95,629       26,934       (392 )     123,622  
 
                             
Operating income (loss)
    (1,451 )     7,241       (2,159 )     6       3,637  
Interest expense, net, including amortization of deferred financing costs and bond discounts
    236       6,550       1,658             8,444  
Equity in losses of subsidiaries
    2,659                   (2,659 )      
Other (income) expense, net
    (116 )     (118 )     276             42  
 
                             
Income (loss) before income taxes
    (4,230 )     809       (4,093 )     2,665       (4,849 )
Income tax expense (benefit)
    1,008       (30 )     (595 )           383  
 
                             
Net income (loss)
    (5,238 )     839       (3,498 )     2,665       (5,232 )
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
                      (814 )     (814 )
 
                             
Net income (loss) attributable to controlling interests and available to common stockholders
  $ (5,238 )   $ 839     $ (3,498 )   $ 3,479     $ (4,418 )
 
                             

 

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Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations — continued
                                         
    Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009  
                    Non-              
    Parent     Guarantors     Guarantors     Eliminations     Total  
    (In thousands)  
Revenues
  $     $ 304,535     $ 65,540     $ (1,479 )   $ 368,596  
Operating costs and expenses
    3,614       270,902       64,386       (1,494 )     337,408  
 
                             
Operating income (loss)
    (3,614 )     33,633       1,154       15       31,188  
Interest expense, net, including amortization of deferred financing costs and bond discounts
    2,392       17,948       4,265             24,605  
Equity in losses of subsidiaries
    (13,265 )                 13,265        
Other (income) expense, net
    117       (904 )     (1 )           (788 )
 
                             
Income (loss) before income taxes
    7,142       16,589       (3,110 )     (13,250 )     7,371  
Income tax expense
    3,070       214                   3,284  
 
                             
Net income (loss)
    4,072       16,375       (3,110 )     (13,250 )     4,087  
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
                      269       269  
 
                             
Net income (loss) attributable to controlling interests and available to common stockholders
  $ 4,072     $ 16,375     $ (3,110 )   $ (13,519 )   $ 3,818  
 
                             
                                         
    Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008  
                    Non-              
    Parent     Guarantors     Guarantors     Eliminations     Total  
    (In thousands)  
Revenues
  $     $ 307,639     $ 67,921     $ (751 )   $ 374,809  
Operating costs and expenses
    2,141       286,407       75,820       (784 )     363,584  
 
                             
Operating income (loss)
    (2,141 )     21,232       (7,899 )     33       11,225  
Interest expense, net, including amortization of deferred financing costs and bond discounts
    319       19,577       4,940             24,836  
Equity in losses of subsidiaries
    8,577                   (8,577 )      
Other (income) expense, net
    (288 )     (354 )     569             (73 )
 
                             
Income (loss) before income taxes
    (10,749 )     2,009       (13,408 )     8,610       (13,538 )
Income tax expense (benefit)
    3,024       106       (2,928 )           202  
 
                             
Net income (loss)
    (13,773 )     1,903       (10,480 )     8,610       (13,740 )
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
                      (814 )     (814 )
 
                             
Net income (loss) attributable to controlling interests and available to common stockholders
  $ (13,773 )   $ 1,903     $ (10,480 )   $ 9,424     $ (12,926 )
 
                             

 

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Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets
                                         
    As of September 30, 2009  
                    Non-              
    Parent     Guarantors     Guarantors     Eliminations     Total  
    (In thousands)  
Assets:
                                       
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 40     $ 2,824     $ 3,277     $     $ 6,141  
Accounts and notes receivable, net
    31,436       21,824       3,895       (31,964 )     25,191  
Other current assets
    124       7,043       7,926       (6 )     15,087  
 
                             
Total current assets
    31,600       31,691       15,098       (31,970 )     46,419  
Property and equipment, net
          89,537       57,148       (159 )     146,526  
Intangible assets, net
    6,881       78,454       9,420             94,755  
Goodwill
          150,461       14,608             165,069  
Investments in and advances to subsidiaries
    (40,034 )                 40,034        
Intercompany receivable (payable)
    324,627       9,902       (6,518 )     (328,011 )      
Prepaid expenses, deferred costs, and other assets
          3,479       947             4,426  
 
                             
Total assets
  $ 323,074     $ 363,524     $ 90,703     $ (320,106 )   $ 457,195  
 
                             
Liabilities and Stockholders’ (Deficit) Equity:
                                       
Current portion of long-term debt and notes payable
  $     $     $ 1,771     $     $ 1,771  
Current portion of capital lease obligations
          413                   413  
Current portion of other long-term liabilities
          24,671       1,388             26,059  
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
    3,739       63,914       24,234       (31,964 )     59,923  
 
                             
Total current liabilities
    3,739       88,998       27,393       (31,964 )     88,166  
Long-term debt, net of related discounts
    314,085             5,089             319,174  
Intercompany payable
          221,216       106,447       (327,663 )      
Capital lease obligations
                             
Deferred tax liability, net
    13,541       968                   14,509  
Asset retirement obligations
          14,114       9,245             23,359  
Other long-term liabilities
          20,178       100             20,278  
 
                             
Total liabilities
    331,365       345,474       148,274       (359,627 )     465,486  
Stockholders’ (deficit) equity
    (8,291 )     18,050       (57,571 )     39,521       (8,291 )
 
                             
Total liabilities and stockholders’ (deficit) equity
  $ 323,074     $ 363,524     $ 90,703     $ (320,106 )   $ 457,195  
 
                             
                                         
    As of December 31, 2008  
                    Non-              
    Parent     Guarantors     Guarantors     Eliminations     Total  
    (In thousands)  
Assets:
                                       
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 20     $ 3,165     $ 239     $     $ 3,424  
Accounts and notes receivable, net
    4,815       22,872       2,965       (5,335 )     25,317  
Other current assets
    61       12,245       10,406       (5 )     22,707  
 
                             
Total current assets
    4,896       38,282       13,610       (5,340 )     51,448  
Property and equipment, net
          96,965       56,640       (175 )     153,430  
Intangible assets, net
    7,612       90,844       9,871             108,327  
Goodwill
          150,462       13,322             163,784  
Investments in and advances to subsidiaries
    (48,700 )                 48,700        
Intercompany receivable (payable)
    378,319       12,342       (7,771 )     (382,890 )      
Prepaid expenses, deferred costs, and other assets
          2,899       940             3,839  
 
                             
Total assets
  $ 342,127     $ 391,794     $ 86,612     $ (339,705 )   $ 480,828  
 
                             
Liabilities and Stockholders’ (Deficit) Equity:
                                       
Current portion of long-term debt and notes payable
  $     $     $ 1,373     $     $ 1,373  
Current portion of capital lease obligations
          757                   757  
Current portion of other long-term liabilities
          24,302                   24,302  
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
    11,035       51,016       15,669       (5,334 )     72,386  
 
                             
Total current liabilities
    11,035       76,075       17,042       (5,334 )     98,818  
Long-term debt, net of related discounts
    340,137             4,679             344,816  
Intercompany payable
          273,346       109,544       (382,890 )      
Capital lease obligations
          235                   235  
Deferred tax liability, net
    10,705       968                   11,673  
Asset retirement obligations
          13,247       7,822             21,069  
Other long-term liabilities
          23,944       23             23,967  
 
                             
Total liabilities
    361,877       387,815       139,110       (388,224 )     500,578  
Stockholders’ (deficit) equity
    (19,750 )     3,979       (52,498 )     48,519       (19,750 )
 
                             
Total liabilities and stockholders’ (deficit) equity
  $ 342,127     $ 391,794     $ 86,612     $ (339,705 )   $ 480,828  
 
                             

 

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Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows
                                         
    Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009  
                    Non-              
    Parent     Guarantors     Guarantors     Eliminations     Total  
    (In thousands)  
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
  $ (24,966 )   $ 64,048     $ 9,909     $     $ 48,991  
 
                             
Additions to property and equipment
          (11,624 )     (8,420 )           (20,044 )
Payments for exclusive license agreements and site acquisition costs
          (56 )     (65 )           (121 )
 
                             
Net cash used in investing activities
          (11,680 )     (8,485 )           (20,165 )
 
                             
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
    46,000       22,000       2,312       (23,000 )     47,312  
Repayments of long-term debt and capital leases
    (72,500 )     (74,709 )     (1,013 )     74,130       (74,092 )
Issuance of long-term notes receivable
    (23,000 )                 23,000        
Payments received on long-term notes receivable
    74,130                   (74,130 )      
Repayments of borrowings under bank overdraft facility, net
                (142 )           (142 )
Payments received on subscriptions receivable
    34                         34  
Proceeds from exercises of stock options
    1,219                         1,219  
Debt issuance and modification costs
    (458 )                       (458 )
Repurchase of common stock
    (439 )                       (439 )
 
                             
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
    24,986       (52,709 )     1,157             (26,566 )
 
                             
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
                457             457  
 
                             
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    20       (341 )     3,038             2,717  
Cash and cash equivalents as of beginning of period
    20       3,165       239             3,424  
 
                             
Cash and cash equivalents as of end of period
  $ 40     $ 2,824     $ 3,277     $     $ 6,141  
 
                             
                                         
    Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008  
                    Non-              
    Parent     Guarantors     Guarantors     Eliminations     Total  
    (In thousands)  
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities
  $ (10,354 )   $ 13,571     $ 7,747     $     $ 10,964  
 
                             
Additions to property and equipment, net of proceeds from sale of property and equipment
          (25,144 )     (27,632 )           (52,776 )
Payments for exclusive license agreements and site acquisition costs
          (50 )     (845 )           (895 )
Investment in subsidiary
    (1,837 )                 1,837        
Principal payments received under direct financing leases
                17             17  
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired
          (350 )                 (350 )
 
                             
Net cash used in investing activities
    (1,837 )     (25,544 )     (28,460 )     1,837       (54,004 )
 
                             
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
    103,500       53,899       19,853       (73,916 )     103,336  
Repayments of long-term debt
    (68,400 )     (53,077 )     (453 )     52,177       (69,753 )
Issuance of long-term notes receivable
    (73,916 )                 73,916        
Payments received on long-term notes receivable
    52,177                   (52,177 )      
Repayments of borrowings under bank overdraft facility, net
                (2,961 )           (2,961 )
Payments received on subscriptions receivable
    101                         101  
Proceeds from exercises of stock options
    362                         362  
Issuance of common stock
                1,837       (1,837 )      
Noncontrolling interest stockholder capital contribution
                1,662             1,662  
Equity offering costs
    (1,489 )                       (1,489 )
Debt issuance and modification costs
    (195 )                       (195 )
 
                             
Net cash provided by financing activities
    12,140       822       19,938       (1,837 )     31,063  
 
                             
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
                (257 )           (257 )
 
                             
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
    (51 )     (11,151 )     (1,032 )           (12,234 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    76       11,576       1,787             13,439  
 
                             
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 25     $ 425     $ 755     $     $ 1,205  
 
                             

 

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Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements and information in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Form 10-Q”) may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “intend,” “foresee,” “should,” “would,” “could” or other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, which are generally not historical in nature. These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effect on us. While management believes that these forward-looking statements are reasonable as and when made, there can be no assurance that future developments affecting us will be those that we currently anticipate. All comments concerning our expectations for future revenues and operating results are based on our forecasts for our existing operations and do not include the potential impact of any future acquisitions. Our forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties (some of which are beyond our control) and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from our historical experience and our present expectations or projections. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those summarized below:
    our financial outlook and the financial outlook of the ATM industry;
    our ability to expand our bank branding and surcharge-free service offerings;
    our ability to provide new ATM solutions to financial institutions;
    our ATM vault cash rental needs, including potential liquidity issues with our vault cash providers;
    the implementation of our corporate strategy;
    our ability to compete successfully with our competitors;
    our financial performance;
    our ability to strengthen existing customer relationships and reach new customers;
    our ability to meet the service levels required by our service level agreements with our customers;
    our ability to pursue and successfully integrate acquisitions;
    our ability to expand internationally;
    our ability to prevent security breaches;
    changes in interest rates, foreign currency rates and regulatory requirements; and
    the additional risks we are exposed to in our armored courier operations.
Other factors that could cause our actual results to differ from our projected results are described in (1) our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 (“2008 Form 10-K”) and modifications in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2009, (2) our reports and registration statements filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and (3) other announcements we make from time to time.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements after the date they are made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

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Item 2.   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Overview
Cardtronics, Inc. operates the world’s largest non-bank network of automated teller machines (“ATM”). As of September 30, 2009, our network included over 33,000 ATMs throughout the United States and Puerto Rico, the United Kingdom, and Mexico, primarily at national and regional merchant locations. We provide ATM management and equipment-related services and electronic funds transfer (“EFT”) transaction processing services to our network of ATMs as well as ATMs owned and operated by a third party. For a more detailed discussion of our operations and the manners in which we derive revenues, please refer to our 2008 Form 10-K.
Economic and Strategic Update
Over the past several years, we have made significant capital investments, including (1) our acquisition of our United Kingdom operations in 2005, (2) our expansion into Mexico in 2006, (3) our acquisition of the ATM and advanced-functionality kiosk business of 7-Eleven, Inc. (“7-Eleven”) in 2007, (4) the launch of our in-house EFT transaction processing platform, and (5) the launch of our in-house armored courier operations. Additionally, during this same period of time, we continued to deploy ATMs in high-traffic locations under our contracts with large, well-known retailers, which has led to the development of relationships with large financial institutions through bank branding opportunities and enhanced the value of our wholly-owned surcharge-free network, Allpoint. As a result of these past strategic actions and the relatively conservative use of capital during this time, the negative impact of the recent economic downturn on our business has been, and we expect will continue to be, mitigated by the following:
Stable and recurring nature of our business. Our financial results for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 demonstrate that the significant capital investments we have made over the past several years have provided us with an operating platform that we believe should continue to generate relatively stable earnings and consistent cash flows. Based on our recent results, we believe transactions conducted on our ATMs have not been negatively affected by the economic downturn and expect that this trend will continue. For example, average monthly cash withdrawal transactions per ATM increased to 616 during the nine months ended September 30, 2009 from 582 during the same period last year. Furthermore, while we have seen some modest declines in surcharge-related withdrawal transactions in the United States and the United Kingdom, we have continued to see increases in overall withdrawal transaction levels (especially surcharge-free withdrawal transactions.)
Strong liquidity position. We continue to believe we have a sufficient amount of liquidity to meet our anticipated operating needs for the foreseeable future. Our $175.0 million credit facility, which is in place until May 2012, had $22.8 million outstanding at September 30, 2009, including letters of credit, leaving us with $152.2 million in available, committed funding. The outstanding balance under our facility decreased by $29.9 million from $52.7 million (including letters of credit) at December 31, 2008, due primarily to repayments made during the second and third quarters of 2009. Furthermore, we continue to be in compliance with all covenants under the facility.
Product diversification. Over the past few years, we have consciously worked to diversify our product and service offerings beyond the traditional ATM surcharging model, which we believe will provide future growth opportunities that do not require significant amounts of new capital. Examples of these growth opportunities include (1) adding more third parties to our ATM transaction processing platform, similar to the arrangement we currently have in place to process transactions for over 1,500 ATMs owned and operated by a third-party convenience store chain in the United States; (2) continued expansion and improvement in the types of services that we currently offer on our advanced-functionality ATMs located in 7-Eleven convenience stores across the United States; and (3) continued growth in our branding and surcharge-free offerings. The expansion of our branding relationship with an existing bank branding partner to cover an additional 1,300 ATM locations in the United States during the second quarter of 2009 is an example of one of these growth opportunities.
Although we believe that the characteristics described above should benefit us given current market conditions, the recent trends that have negatively impacted the economy and many of the nation’s largest banks could have an adverse impact on our ongoing operations. For example, the continued loan delinquencies and defaults could have a negative impact on those financial institutions with whom we conduct business. Additionally, even though we recently executed a new bank branding agreement with one of our existing branding partners, the negotiation process for new bank branding arrangements continues to remain relatively slow compared to what we have historically experienced.

 

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Recent Events
Foreign Currency Exchange Rates. The strengthening of the United States dollar relative to the British pound and Mexican peso has negatively impacted our results during the first nine months of 2009 in terms of translating those foreign earnings into United States dollars. Despite the negative impact on our revenues and gross profits, this trend did not have a negative impact on our cash flows as we do not currently rely on cash generated by our international operations to fund our domestic operating needs, and each operation conducts substantially all of its business in its local currency. Additionally, we continue to explore potential growth opportunities in the two international markets in which we currently operate, and the strengthening of the United States dollar could enhance our ability to invest in those markets at favorable exchange rates.
Stock Repurchase Program. In February 2009, our Board of Directors approved a common stock repurchase program up to an aggregate of $10.0 million. The shares will be repurchased from time to time in open market transactions or privately negotiated transactions at our discretion. The timing and extent of any purchases will depend on a variety of factors, such as market price, overall market and economic conditions, the level of cash generated from operations, alternative investment opportunities, regulatory considerations or other commitments. We plan to fund repurchases made under this program from available cash balances and cash generated from operations. The share repurchase program will expire on March 31, 2010, unless extended or terminated earlier by our Board of Directors. To date, we have purchased approximately 35,000 shares of our common stock at a total cost of $0.1 million and at an average price per share of $3.37.
Expansion into Puerto Rico. We entered into the Puerto Rican ATM market during the third quarter of 2009. We will initially install ATMs in 11 To Go Stores, a San Juan, Puerto Rico-based chain of convenience stores and gas stations in 2009, and expect to install ATMs in the remaining 15 To Go Stores in 2010. We continue to explore other growth opportunities on the island, as well as entrance into other Latin and Central American ATM markets.

 

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Results of Operations
The following table sets forth our Consolidated Statements of Operations information as a percentage of total revenues for the periods indicated. Percentages may not add due to rounding.
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,  
    2009     2008     2009     2008  
Revenues:
                               
ATM operating revenues
    98.1 %     96.3 %     98.0 %     96.5 %
ATM product sales and other revenues
    1.9       3.7       2.0       3.5  
 
                       
Total revenues
    100.0       100.0       100.0       100.0  
Cost of revenues:
                               
Cost of ATM operating revenues (exclusive of depreciation, accretion, and amortization, shown separately below) (1)
    66.2       73.1       68.2       73.7  
Cost of ATM product sales and other revenues
    2.1       3.2       2.1       3.2  
 
                       
Total cost of revenues
    68.2       76.3       70.2       76.9  
 
                       
Gross profit
    31.8       23.7       29.8       23.1  
Operating expenses:
                               
Selling, general, and administrative expenses (2)
    7.2       8.2       8.3       7.7  
Depreciation and accretion expense
    7.8       7.8       8.0       7.7  
Amortization expense
    3.4       3.7       3.6       3.6  
Loss on disposal of assets
    0.8       1.1       1.3       1.0  
 
                       
Total operating expenses
    19.2       20.8       21.3       20.1  
 
                       
Income from operations
    12.6       2.9       8.5       3.0  
Other expense (income):
                               
Interest expense, net
    5.8       6.2       6.2       6.2  
Amortization of deferred financing costs and bond discounts
    0.5       0.4       0.5       0.4  
Other expense (income)
    0.3       0.0       (0.2 )     0.0  
 
                       
Total other expense
    6.5       6.7       6.5       6.6  
 
                       
Income (loss) before income taxes
    6.0       (3.8 )     2.0       (3.6 )
Income tax expense
    1.0       0.3       0.9       0.1  
 
                       
Net income (loss)
    5.1       (4.1 )     1.1       (3.7 )
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests
    0.1       (0.6 )     0.1       (0.2 )
 
                       
Net income (loss) attributable to controlling interests and available to common stockholders
    5.0 %     (3.5 )%     1.0 %     (3.4 )%
 
                       
 
     
(1)   Excludes effects of depreciation, accretion, and amortization expense of $12.7 million and $13.3 million for the three month periods ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively, and $38.0 million and $38.9 million for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The inclusion of this depreciation, accretion, and amortization expense in Cost of ATM operating revenues would have increased our Cost of ATM operating revenues as a percentage of total revenues by 9.8% and 10.5% for the three month periods ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively, and by 10.3% and 10.4% for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
 
(2)   Nine months ended September 30, 2009 includes effects of $1.2 million in severance costs associated with the departure of our former CEO during March 2009.

 

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Key Operating Metrics
We rely on certain key measures to gauge our operating performance, including total transactions, total cash withdrawal transactions, ATM operating revenues per ATM per month, and ATM operating gross profit margins. The following table sets forth information regarding certain of these key measures for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2009 and 2008:
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,  
    2009     2008     2009     2008  
Average number of transacting ATMs:
                               
United States: Company-owned
    18,156       18,042       18,201       17,983  
United States: Merchant-owned
    10,054       10,641       10,110       10,781  
United Kingdom
    2,630       2,518       2,581       2,389  
Mexico
    2,155       1,905       2,125       1,645  
 
                       
Total average number of transacting ATMs
    32,995       33,106       33,017       32,798  
 
                       
 
                               
Total transactions (in thousands)
    99,794       91,853       285,647       264,678  
Total cash withdrawal transactions (in thousands)
    63,558       59,095       183,169       171,694  
Average monthly cash withdrawal transactions per average transacting ATM
    642       595       616       582  
 
                               
Per ATM per month:
                               
ATM operating revenues (1)
  $ 1,275     $ 1,234     $ 1,215     $ 1,226  
Cost of ATM operating revenues (exclusive of depreciation, accretion, and amortization) (2)
    860       937       846       936  
 
                       
ATM operating gross profit (2)(3)
  $ 415     $ 297     $ 369     $ 290  
 
                       
 
                               
ATM operating gross profit margin (exclusive of depreciation, accretion, and amortization)
    32.6 %     24.1 %     30.4 %     23.6 %
ATM operating gross profit margin (inclusive of depreciation, accretion, and amortization)
    22.5 %     13.2 %     19.9 %     12.8 %
 
     
(1)   ATM operating revenues per ATM per month were negatively affected by the foreign currency exchange rate movements between the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2009 and 2008. Excluding the impact of foreign currency exchange movement, the ATM operating revenues for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2009 would have been $1,320 and $1,274, respectively.
 
(2)   Excludes effects of depreciation, accretion, and amortization expense of $12.7 million and $13.3 million for the three month periods ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively, and $38.0 million and $38.9 million for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The inclusion of this depreciation, accretion, and amortization expense in Cost of ATM operating revenues would have increased our Cost of ATM operating revenues per ATM per month and decreased our ATM operating gross profit per ATM per month by $128 and $134 for the three month periods ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively, and by $128 and $132 for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The decline in Cost of ATM operating revenues per ATM per month was due to foreign currency exchange rate movements between the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, as well as lower vault cash interest costs and other operating cost reductions.
 
(3)   ATM operating gross profit is a measure of profitability that uses only the revenue and expenses that related to operating the ATMs in our portfolio. Revenues and expenses from ATM equipment sales and other ATM-related services are not included.

 

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Revenues
                                                 
    Three Months Ended September 30,     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
    2009     2008     % Change     2009     2008     % Change  
    (In thousands)             (In thousands)          
ATM operating revenues
  $ 126,194     $ 122,608       2.9 %   $ 361,136     $ 361,773       (0.2 )%
ATM product sales and other revenues
    2,409       4,651       (48.2 )%     7,460       13,036       (42.8 )%
 
                                       
Total revenues
  $ 128,603     $ 127,259       1.1 %   $ 368,596     $ 374,809       (1.7 )%
 
                                       
Three Months Ended September 30, 2009 Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2008
ATM operating revenues. ATM operating revenues generated during the three months ended September 30, 2009 increased $3.6 million from the three months ended September 30, 2008. Below is the detail, by segment, of changes in the various components of ATM operating revenues:
                                 
    Variance: Three Months Ended September 30, 2009 to  
    Three Months Ended September 30, 2008  
    U.S.     U.K.     Mexico     Total  
    Increase (decrease)  
    (In thousands)  
Surcharge revenue
  $ (2,850 )   $ (1,062 )   $ 879     $ (3,033 )
Interchange revenue
    1,732       981       (176 )     2,537  
Bank branding and surcharge-free network revenues
    3,619             (1 )     3,618  
Other revenues
    (100 )     1       563       464  
 
                       
Total increase (decrease) in ATM operating revenues
  $ 2,401     $ (80 )   $ 1,265     $ 3,586  
 
                       
United States. During the three months ended September 30, 2009, our United States operations experienced a $2.4 million, or 2%, increase in ATM operating revenues compared to the three months ended September 30, 2008. This increase was primarily due to the continued growth of participating banks and other financial institutions in our bank branding and surcharge-free network programs, which resulted in a $3.6 million or 26% increase in bank branding and surcharge-free network revenues. Additionally, increased participation in these programs and growth in the use of stored-value cards contributed to the 4% increase in the number of withdrawal transactions conducted on our ATMs, which resulted in a 6% increase in interchange revenues in the United States. Offsetting the increase in bank branding and surcharge-free network revenue and interchange revenue during the period was a 13% decline in surcharge transactions, which resulted in a $2.9 million decline in surcharge revenue. Since our surcharge-free programs allow participants’ cardholders to make cash withdrawals on a surcharge-free basis at our ATMs, the decline in the number of surcharge transactions was expected, which in turn contributed to the $2.9 million decline in surcharge revenue. Also contributing to the decrease in surcharge transactions was a 6% decline in our merchant-owned account base, which contributed $1.3 million to the $2.9 million year-over-year surcharge revenue decline, but had a minimal impact on our overall gross profit as much of the surcharge revenues generated by those accounts are paid to the underlying merchants. Accordingly, as surcharge revenues declined, so did the related merchant payments.
United Kingdom. Our United Kingdom operations generated ATM operating revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2009 that were relatively consistent with those generated during the third quarter of 2008, due to the unfavorable foreign currency exchange rate movements between the two periods. Excluding the impact of foreign currency movements, total surcharge and interchange revenues increased by $0.9 million (by 6%) and $2.1 million (by 33%), respectively. These increases were primarily driven by a 22% increase in withdrawal transactions that resulted from a 4% increase in the average number of transacting ATMs, based on ATM deployments made throughout 2008 and the first nine months of 2009, and higher withdrawal transactions on our surcharge-free (also referred to as “free-to-use”) ATMs.
Mexico. The increase in revenues generated by our Mexico operations during the three months ended September 30, 2009 was the result of a 13% increase in the average number of transacting ATMs associated with these operations as well as higher surcharge and overall withdrawal transactions per machine as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2008. The impact of the increased machine count and transaction levels was partially offset, or entirely in the case of interchange revenue, by unfavorable foreign currency exchange rate movements.
ATM product sales and other revenues. ATM product sales and other revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2009 were lower than those generated during the same period in 2008 primarily due to lower equipment sales in Mexico and lower value-added reseller (“VAR”) program sales. Under our VAR program, we primarily sell ATMs to Associate VARs who in turn resell the ATMs to various financial institutions throughout the United States in territories authorized by the equipment manufacturer. In light of the current economic climate, financial institutions and others have reduced their ATM purchases and we have, therefore, seen a decline in these sales during 2009.

 

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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009 Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008
ATM operating revenues. ATM operating revenues generated during the nine months ended September 30, 2009 decreased $0.6 million from the nine months ended September 30, 2008. Below is the detail, by segment, of changes in the various components of ATM operating revenues:
                                 
    Variance: Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009 to  
    Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008  
    U.S.     U.K.     Mexico     Total  
    Increase (decrease)  
    (In thousands)  
Surcharge revenue
  $ (9,062 )   $ (5,133 )   $ 2,792     $ (11,403 )
Interchange revenue
    2,998       563       191       3,752  
Bank branding and surcharge-free network revenues
    7,009             (5 )     7,004  
Other revenues
    (553 )           563       10  
 
                       
Total increase (decrease) in ATM operating revenues
  $ 392     $ (4,570 )   $ 3,541     $ (637 )
 
                       
United States. During the nine months ended September 30, 2009, our United States operations experienced a $0.4 million increase in ATM operating revenues compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2008. This increase was primarily due to a 16% increase in bank branding and surcharge-free network revenues that resulted from the continued growth of participating banks in our bank branding and surcharge-free network programs. Additionally, as was the case with our quarterly results, increased participation in these programs and growth in the use of stored-value cards contributed to a 3% increase in the number of withdrawal transactions conducted on our ATMs, which resulted in a 4% increase in interchange revenues in the United States. Offsetting the increase in bank branding and surcharge-free network revenue and interchange revenue during the period was a $9.1 million decline in surcharge revenues. Due to the surcharge-free nature of our bank branding and surcharge-free network programs (as discussed above), the level of surcharge transactions declined during the period, which contributed to the $9.1 million decline in surcharge revenue. Also contributing to the decline in surcharge revenue was the decline in our merchant-owned account base, which contributed $4.0 million of the $9.1 million year-over-year surcharge revenue decline, but had a minimal impact on our overall gross profit as much of the surcharge revenues generated by those accounts are paid to the underlying merchants. Accordingly, as surcharge revenues declined, so did the related merchant payments.
During the second quarter of 2009, we agreed to settle a standing lawsuit filed against us by one of our merchant customers in June 2006. As part of that settlement, we agreed to terminate our ATM placement agreement with that merchant (covering approximately 270 ATMs in and around the New York City metropolitan area) no later than October 31, 2009, along with the related bank branding agreement. During the same period, we expanded our bank branding contractual relationship with the same financial institution in roughly 1,300 retail locations across 10 states within the United States. As a result of these transactions, we expect that our ATM operating revenues may be negatively impacted during the fourth quarter of 2009 and beyond when compared to prior periods, as the lost surcharge and interchange revenues may only be partially offset by the anticipated increase in our branding revenues. However, we expect that these transactions will positively impact our gross profits beginning in 2010, as margins earned on our branding revenues are typically higher than those earned on surcharge and interchange revenues generated by our ATM placement programs.
United Kingdom. During the nine months ended September 30, 2009, ATM operating revenues from our United Kingdom operations decreased over 8% from the first nine months of 2008. However, as was the case with the quarterly period, this decrease was the result of unfavorable foreign currency exchange rate movements between the two periods. Excluding the impact of foreign currency movements, total surcharge and interchange revenues generated by our United Kingdom operations increased by $4.1 million and $5.2 million, respectively. These increases were primarily driven by a 21% increase in withdrawal transactions that resulted from an 8% increase in the average number of transacting ATMs, based on ATM deployments made throughout 2008 and the first nine months of 2009, and higher withdrawal transactions on our free-to-use ATMs.
Mexico. Higher revenues generated by our Mexico operations partially offset the decrease in ATM operating revenues from the United Kingdom operations. The increase in revenues generated by our Mexico operations during 2009 was the result of a 29% increase in the average number of transacting ATMs associated with these operations as well as higher surcharge and overall withdrawal transactions per machine during the nine months ended September 30, 2009. As noted above for the quarterly period, the impact of the increased machine count and transaction levels was partially offset by unfavorable foreign currency exchange rate movements.

 

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ATM product sales and other revenues. ATM product sales and other revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 were lower than those generated during the same period in 2008 primarily due to lower equipment and VAR program sales. As noted above for the quarterly period, financial institutions and others have reduced their ATM purchases and we have, therefore, seen a decline in these sales during 2009. Also contributing to the year-to-date decline was the completion of our Triple Data Encryption Standard upgrades in 2008, which generated a higher amount of product sales and service-related revenues during 2008.
Cost of Revenues
                                                 
    Three Months Ended September 30,     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
    2009     2008     % Change     2009     2008     % Change  
    (In thousands)             (In thousands)      
Cost of ATM operating revenues (exclusive of depreciation, accretion, and amortization)
  $ 85,083     $ 93,078       (8.6 )%   $ 251,287     $ 276,414       (9.1 )%
Cost of ATM product sales and other revenues
    2,678       4,064       (34.1 )%     7,645       11,890       (35.7 )%
 
                                       
Total cost of revenues (exclusive of depreciation, accretion, and amortization)
  $ 87,761     $ 97,142       (9.7 )%   $ 258,932     $ 288,304       (10.2 )%
 
                                       
Three Months Ended September 30, 2009 Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2008
Cost of ATM operating revenues (exclusive of depreciation, accretion, and amortization). The cost of ATM operating revenues (exclusive of depreciation, accretion, and amortization) incurred during the three months ended September 30, 2009 decreased $8.0 million from the same period in 2008. Below is the detail, by segment, of changes in the various components of the cost of ATM operating revenues:
                                 
    Variance: Three Months Ended September 30, 2009 to  
    Three Months Ended September 30, 2008  
    U.S.     U.K.     Mexico     Total  
    Increase (decrease)  
    (In thousands)  
Merchant commissions
  $ (1,940 )   $ (585 )   $ 290     $ (2,235 )
Vault cash rental expense
    (1,292 )     (2,133 )     (101 )     (3,526 )
Other cost of cash
    (1,229 )     (226 )     (17 )     (1,472 )
Repairs and maintenance
    (295 )     (155 )     64       (386 )
Communications
    (197 )     (264 )     33       (428 )
Transaction processing
    (173 )     142       (59 )     (90 )
Stock-based compensation
    (21 )                 (21 )
Other expenses
    351       (184 )     (4 )     163  
 
                       
Total increase (decrease) in cost of ATM operating revenues
  $ (4,796 )   $ (3,405 )   $ 206     $ (7,995 )
 
                       
United States. During the three months ended September 30, 2009, the cost of ATM operating revenues (exclusive of depreciation, accretion, and amortization) incurred by our United States operations decreased $4.8 million when compared to the cost incurred during the same period in 2008. This decrease was primarily due to lower merchant fees, which resulted from the 6% year-over-year decline in the number of our merchant-owned accounts, which caused an overall decline in surcharge transactions and the related surcharge revenues, as noted above. Also contributing to the decline in the cost of ATM operating revenues was lower vault cash rental expense, primarily due to reduced market interest rates on the unhedged portion of our vault cash rental obligations. The decrease in other cost of cash was attributable to lower armored costs resulting from fewer cash fills and the effect of better pricing terms under the renegotiated contract with one of our primary armored service providers. Similarly, our primary domestic maintenance service agreement was renewed on favorable terms earlier in the year; however, the benefits from the improved pricing terms during the most recent quarter were mostly offset by additional costs incurred to load updated voice-guidance audio files on a number of our ATMs in the third quarter.
With respect to our domestic vault cash rental obligations, we recently negotiated new pricing terms and conditions with one of our vault cash providers, which became effective in August 2009. The revised pricing terms and conditions are less favorable to us than those that were in effect under the prior agreement. As a result, our vault cash rental costs are expected to increase slightly in future periods, thus negatively impacting our domestic ATM operating gross profit margin. Please refer to the Gross Profit Margin section below for a discussion of our expectations regarding gross margin levels for the remainder of 2009.

 

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United Kingdom. Our United Kingdom operations also contributed to the decrease in the cost of ATM operating revenues (exclusive of depreciation, accretion, and amortization) during the most recent quarter. The overall $3.4 million decrease was primarily due to foreign currency exchange rate movements between periods. Excluding the impact of exchange rate movements, our United Kingdom operations’ cost of ATM operating revenues would have decreased by $1.4 million, despite an increase in the average number of transacting ATMs in 2009 when compared to 2008. The decrease in costs (excluding exchange rate movements) was primarily due to lower vault cash rental expense as a result of reduced market interest rates on our vault cash rental obligations in 2009 when compared to 2008. Additionally, we maintained higher cash balances in our ATMs within the United Kingdom during the third quarter of 2008 in an effort to minimize the amount of downtime caused by service-related issues with a third-party armored service provider, which further contributed to the year-over-year decline in vault cash rental expense.
With respect to our United Kingdom vault cash rental obligations, we are in the process of renegotiating new pricing terms and conditions with our existing vault cash provider in that market. As has been the case with our renegotiated domestic vault agreement, the revised pricing terms and conditions are expected to be less favorable to us than those that have been in effect under the current agreement. As a result, our vault cash rental costs are expected to increase in future periods, thus negatively impacting our ATM operating gross profit margin in the United Kingdom. Please refer to the Gross Profit Margin section below for a discussion of our expectations regarding gross margin levels for the remainder of 2009. Furthermore, we recently entered into certain interest rate swap transactions to fix the interest rate utilized in calculating the monthly vault cash rental fees under our vault cash rental agreement in the United Kingdom. Such fixed rates, which will become effective in January 2010, are higher than current market interest rates as the fixed rates under the swap contracts extend through the end of 2013. Accordingly, the amount we pay for our vault cash rental fees in the United Kingdom is expected to increase from current levels beginning in 2010, regardless of any changes that may occur with respect to market interest rates.
Mexico. Partially offsetting the decrease in the cost of ATM operating revenues (exclusive of depreciation, accretion, and amortization) of our United States and United Kingdom operations were increased costs incurred by our Mexico operations during the three months ended September 30, 2009. The higher costs were attributable to a 13% increase in the average number of transacting ATMs and a 15% increase in the total number of transactions conducted on these machines during the third quarter of 2009 when compared to the third quarter of 2008.
Cost of ATM product sales and other revenues. Consistent with the decrease in ATM product sales and other revenues discussed above, the cost of ATM product sales and other revenues decreased during the three months ended September 30, 2009 compared to the same period in 2008 primarily due to lower equipment and VAR program sales during the period.
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009 Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008
Cost of ATM operating revenues (exclusive of depreciation, accretion, and amortization). The cost of ATM operating revenues (exclusive of depreciation, accretion, and amortization) incurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2009 decreased $25.1 million from the same period in 2008. Below is the detail, by segment, of changes in the various components of the cost of ATM operating revenues:
                                 
    Variance: Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009 to  
    Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008  
    U.S.     U.K.     Mexico     Total  
    Increase (decrease)  
    (In thousands)  
Merchant commissions
  $ (6,586 )   $ (1,921 )   $ 791     $ (7,716 )
Vault cash rental expense
    (4,632 )     (6,793 )     183       (11,242 )
Other cost of cash
    (1,403 )     (530 )     95       (1,838 )
Repairs and maintenance
    259       88       379       726  
Communications
    (790 )     (1,153 )     118       (1,825 )
Transaction processing
    (1,135 )     (273 )     59       (1,349 )
Stock-based compensation
    166                   166  
Other expenses
    (480 )     (1,586 )     17       (2,049 )
 
                       
Total increase (decrease) in cost of ATM operating revenues
  $ (14,601 )   $ (12,168 )   $ 1,642     $ (25,127 )
 
                       

 

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United States. During the nine months ended September 30, 2009, the cost of ATM operating revenues (exclusive of depreciation, accretion, and amortization) incurred by our United States operations decreased $14.6 million when compared to the cost incurred during the same period in 2008. This decrease was primarily the result of lower merchant fees, which resulted from a 6% year-over-year decline in the number of our merchant-owned accounts. This decline also contributed to the overall decline in surcharge transactions by 11% and related surcharge revenues by 6%, as discussed above. Also contributing to the decline in the cost of ATM operating revenues were lower vault cash rental expense and other cost of cash, as discussed above with respect to the quarterly period, as well as lower transaction processing costs due to the continued conversion of the ATMs in our portfolio over to our EFT processing platform.
United Kingdom. Our United Kingdom operations also contributed to the decrease in the cost of ATM operating revenues (exclusive of depreciation, accretion, and amortization) during the nine months ended September 30, 2009. The overall $12.2 million decrease was primarily due to foreign currency exchange rate movements between periods. Excluding the impact of exchange rate movements, our United Kingdom operations’ cost of ATM operating revenues decreased by approximately $2.5 million. Such decrease was attributable to the same factors as described above with respect to the quarterly period.
Mexico. Partially offsetting the decrease in the cost of ATM operating revenues (exclusive of depreciation, accretion, and amortization) of our United States and United Kingdom operations were the costs incurred by our Mexico operations. As was the case for the quarterly period, the increase in the number of average transacting ATMs and related transactions resulted in a $1.6 million increase in cost of ATM operating revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, when compared to the same period last year. The foreign currency exchange rate movements between periods have been advantageous to the costs associated with our Mexico operations. Excluding the impact of exchange rate movements, the increase in our cost of ATM operating revenues for Mexico for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 would have been $4.3 million higher than the same period last year.
Cost of ATM product sales and other revenues. Consistent with the decrease in ATM product sales and other revenues discussed above, the cost of ATM product sales and other revenues decreased during the nine months ended September 30, 2009 compared to the same period in 2008 primarily due to lower equipment and VAR program sales during the period.
Gross Profit Margin
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,  
    2009     2008     2009     2008  
ATM operating gross profit margin:
                               
Exclusive of depreciation, accretion, and amortization
    32.6 %     24.1 %     30.4 %     23.6 %
Inclusive of depreciation, accretion, and amortization
    22.5 %     13.2 %     19.9 %     12.8 %
ATM product sales and other revenues gross profit margin
    (11.2 )%     12.6 %     (2.5 )%     8.8 %
Total gross profit margin:
                               
Exclusive of depreciation, accretion, and amortization
    31.8 %     23.7 %     29.8 %     23.1 %
Inclusive of depreciation, accretion, and amortization
    21.9 %     13.2 %     19.4 %     12.7 %
ATM operating gross profit margin. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, our ATM operating gross profit margin, exclusive of depreciation, accretion, and amortization, increased by 8.5 percentage points and 6.8 percentage points, respectively, when compared to the same periods in 2008. Our ATM operating gross profit margin, inclusive of depreciation, accretion, and amortization, increased 9.3 percentage points and 7.1 percentage points, respectively, during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, when compared to the same periods in 2008. Such increases were due to higher margins earned in all three of our operating segments during 2009. However, our United States and United Kingdom operations contributed to the majority of the increases due to favorable withdrawal transaction and related revenue trends, the effect of lower market interest rates on our vault cash rental costs, and lower armored and maintenance costs during 2009. Additionally in the United States, the year-over-year decline in our merchant-owned account base contributed to the increased margins in 2009, as the revenues related to those merchant-owned accounts were replaced with higher-margin company-owned accounts and related services in all three of our operating segments.
Looking ahead, we continue to anticipate changes in certain operating cost line items, including increased vault cash rental costs in the United States and the United Kingdom and lower maintenance and armored costs in the United States. Additionally, we expect to continue to see a shift in our revenue mix to higher margin company-owned ATMs and branding and surcharge-free arrangements. As a result, we expect that our total gross profit margin for the full year of 2009 will be relatively consistent with the higher margin levels achieved in the first nine months of 2009.

 

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ATM product sales and other revenues gross profit margin. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, our ATM product sales and other revenues gross profit margin decreased by 23.8 percentage points and 11.3 percentage points, respectively, when compared to the same periods in 2008. These decreases were primarily a result of lower margins achieved on VAR, equipment, and other service sales during the second and third quarters of 2009, as we were required to lower our sales prices in light of the reduced market demand for ATM product sales.
Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses
                                                 
    Three Months Ended September 30,     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
    2009     2008     % Change     2009     2008     % Change  
    (In thousands)             (In thousands)          
Selling, general, and administrative expenses
  $ 8,160     $ 9,258       (11.9 )%   $ 27,863     $ 26,995       3.2 %
Stock-based compensation
    1,050       1,129       (7.0 )%     2,786       1,743       59.8 %
 
                                       
Total selling, general, and administrative expenses
  $ 9,210     $ 10,387       (11.3 )%   $ 30,649     $ 28,738       6.6 %
 
                                       
 
                                               
Percentage of total revenues:
                                               
Selling, general, and administrative expenses
    6.3 %     7.3 %             7.6 %     7.2 %        
Stock-based compensation
    0.8 %     0.9 %             0.8 %     0.5 %        
Total selling, general, and administrative expenses
    7.2 %     8.2 %             8.3 %     7.7 %        
Selling, general, and administrative expenses (“SG&A expenses”), excluding stock-based compensation. SG&A expenses, excluding stock-based compensation, decreased $1.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009, but increased $0.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, when compared to the same periods in 2008. The decrease for the three-month period was primarily attributable to costs in 2008 that were not repeated in 2009, including $0.5 million of incremental accounting and professional services expenses related to our Sarbanes-Oxley compliance efforts and $0.4 million of acquisition costs that were written off as a result of our decision not to pursue selected international acquisitions. The increase for the nine-month period was primarily attributable to the recognition of $1.2 million in severance costs associated with the departure of our former CEO in March 2009.
Stock-based compensation. The increase in stock-based compensation during the nine months ended September 30, 2009 was due to the issuance of additional shares of restricted stock and stock options during 2008 and 2009. For additional details on these stock and option grants, see Item 1, Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 3, Stock-Based Compensation.
Depreciation and Accretion Expense
                                                 
    Three Months Ended September 30,     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
    2009     2008     % Change     2009     2008     % Change  
    (In thousands)             (In thousands)          
Depreciation expense
  $ 9,473     $ 9,571       (1.0 )%   $ 28,074     $ 27,755       1.1 %
Accretion expense
    513       407       26.0 %     1,486       1,233       20.5 %
 
                                       
Depreciation and accretion expense
  $ 9,986     $ 9,978       0.1 %   $ 29,560     $ 28,988       2.0 %
 
                                       
 
                                               
Percentage of total revenues:
                                               
Depreciation expense
    7.4 %     7.5 %             7.6 %     7.4 %        
Accretion expense
    0.4 %     0.3 %             0.4 %     0.3 %        
Total depreciation and accretion expense
    7.8 %     7.8 %             8.0 %     7.7 %        
Depreciation expense. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, depreciation expense remained fairly constant when compared to the same periods in 2008. However, excluding the impact of foreign currency exchange rate movements, depreciation expense increased by 4.5% and 9.6% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, respectively, which was primarily due to the higher number of machines deployed under Company-owned arrangements in 2009 when compared to 2008.
Accretion expense. We estimate the fair value of future retirement obligations associated with our ATMs, including the anticipated costs to deinstall, and in some cases refurbish, certain merchant locations. Accretion expense represents the increase of this liability from the original discounted net present value to the amount we ultimately expect to incur. The increase in accretion expense during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 was primarily attributable to the higher number of ATMs deployed under Company-owned arrangements during 2009 when compared to the same period in 2008.

 

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Amortization Expense
                                                 
    Three Months Ended September 30,     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
    2009     2008     % Change     2009     2008     % Change  
    (In thousands)             (In thousands)          
Amortization expense
  $ 4,405     $ 4,657       (5.4 )%   $ 13,436     $ 13,661       (1.6 )%
 
Percentage of total revenues
    3.4 %     3.7 %             3.6 %     3.6 %        
Amortization expense recognized during the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2009 was lower than the same periods in 2008 due to certain contract intangible assets for our domestic operations that were fully amortized during the quarter. Also contributing to the decreases was lower amortization expense from our international operations due to favorable foreign currency exchange rate movements.
Loss on Disposal of Assets
                                                 
    Three Months Ended September 30,     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
    2009     2008     % Change     2009     2008     % Change  
    (In thousands)             (In thousands)          
Loss on disposal of assets
  $ 1,047     $ 1,458       (28.2 )%   $ 4,831     $ 3,893       24.1 %
 
Percentage of total revenues
    0.8 %     1.1 %             1.3 %     1.0 %        
The decrease in loss on disposal of assets during the three month period ended September 30, 2009 was primarily due to the write-off in the same period in 2008 of previously capitalized costs associated with our United Kingdom operations. Such decreases were offset in the nine month periods ended September 30, 2009 by additional expenses related to certain optimization efforts undertaken by us associated with our United Kingdom operations, primarily in the second quarter of 2009. These optimization efforts resulted in the identification and deinstallation of several hundred underperforming ATMs that we expect to redeploy under separate ATM operating agreements. As a result of the deinstallation of these machines, we wrote off the associated installation costs and any remaining asset retirement obligations related to the deinstalled machines.
Interest Expense, Net
                                                 
    Three Months Ended September 30,     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
    2009     2008     % Change     2009     2008     % Change  
    (In thousands)             (In thousands)          
Interest expense, net
  $ 7,473     $ 7,913       (5.6 )%   $ 22,828     $ 23,267       (1.9 )%
Amortization of deferred financing costs and bond discounts
    606       531       14.1 %     1,777       1,569       13.3 %
 
                                       
Total interest expense, net
  $ 8,079     $ 8,444       (4.3 )%   $ 24,605     $ 24,836       (0.9 )%
 
                                       
 
                                               
Percentage of total revenues
    6.3 %     6.6 %             6.7 %     6.6 %        
Interest expense, net. Interest expense, net, decreased during the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2009, when compared to the same periods in 2008, due to lower market interest rates and a reduction in amounts outstanding under our revolving credit facility.
Amortization of deferred financing costs and bond discounts. The increase in the amortization of deferred financing costs and bond discounts during 2009 was a result of the additional financing costs incurred in connection with the amendment of our revolving credit facility in February 2009. The amendment, among other things, (i) authorizes our repurchase of common stock up to an aggregate of $10.0 million; (ii) increases the amount of aggregate “Investments” (as such term is defined in our revolving credit facility) that we may make in non wholly-owned subsidiaries from $10.0 million to $20.0 million and correspondingly increases the aggregate amount of Investments that we may make in subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties (as such term is defined in our revolving credit facility) from $25.0 million to $35.0 million; (iii) increases the maximum amount of letters of credit that may be issued under our revolving credit facility from $10.0 million to $15.0 million; and (iv) modifies the amount of capital expenditures that may be incurred on a rolling 12-month basis, as measured on a quarterly basis. Also contributing to the increased expense amount were our senior subordinated notes, as the deferred financing costs and discounts associated with these notes are amortized over the contractual term of the underlying borrowings utilizing the effective interest method.

 

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Income Tax Expense
                                                 
    Three Months Ended September 30,     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
    2009     2008     % Change     2009     2008     % Change  
    (In thousands)             (In thousands)          
Income tax expense
  $ 1,251     $ 383       165.5 %   $ 3,284     $ 202       1409.9 %
 
Effective tax rate
    16.1 %     (7.9 )%             44.6 %     (1.5 )%        
Our income tax expense increased during both the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2009 when compared to the same periods in 2008. This increase was primarily the result of certain deferred tax benefits recorded in 2008 related to our United Kingdom operations that were not recorded during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009. Effective December 31, 2008, we determined that a valuation allowance should be established for the net deferred tax asset balance in our United Kingdom jurisdiction, consistent with the policies in place with respect to our United States and Mexico jurisdictions. Accordingly, we do not expect to record any income tax benefits in our financial statements for any of our operating segments until it is more likely than not that such benefits will be utilized. Furthermore, due to the exclusion of certain deferred tax liability amounts from our ongoing analysis of our domestic net deferred tax asset position, we will likely continue to record additional valuation allowances for our domestic operations during 2009 and beyond.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Overview
As of September 30, 2009, we had $6.1 million in cash and cash equivalents on hand and $321.4 million in outstanding long-term debt and capital lease obligations.
We have historically funded our operations primarily through cash flows from operations, borrowings under our revolving credit facilities, the issuance of equity securities, and the sale of bonds. Furthermore, we have historically used cash to invest in additional ATMs, either through the acquisition of ATM networks or through organically generated growth. We have also used cash to fund increases in working capital and to pay interest and principal amounts outstanding under our borrowings. Because we collect a sizable portion of our cash from sales on a daily basis but generally pay our vendors on 30-day terms and are not required to pay certain of our merchants until 20 days after the end of each calendar month, we are able to utilize the excess upfront cash flow to pay down borrowings made under our revolving credit facility and to fund our ongoing capital expenditure program. Accordingly, we will typically reflect a working capital deficit position and carry a small cash balance on our books.
We believe that our cash on hand and our current bank credit facilities will be sufficient to meet our working capital requirements and contractual commitments for the next 12 months. We expect to fund our working capital needs with cash flows generated from our operations and, to the extent needed, borrowings under our revolving credit facility. See additional discussion under Financing Facilities below.
Operating Activities
Net cash provided by operating activities totaled $49.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 compared to net cash provided by operating activities of $11.0 million during the same period in 2008. The year-over-year increase was primarily attributable to improved operating margins and favorable working capital movements in 2009 when compared to 2008.
Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities totaled $20.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 compared to $54.0 million during the same period in 2008. The year-over-year decrease was the result of a decline in the amount of capital expenditures incurred, as a result of our decision to reduce capital spending in 2009.

 

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Anticipated Future Capital Expenditures. We currently anticipate that the majority of our capital expenditures for the foreseeable future will be driven by organic growth projects, including the purchasing of ATMs for existing as well as new ATM management agreements as opposed to acquisitions. We expect that our capital expenditures for the remaining three months of 2009 will total approximately $5.0 million, net of noncontrolling interests, the majority of which will be utilized to purchase additional ATMs for our Company-owned accounts. We expect such expenditures to be funded with cash generated from our operations. However, we will also continue to evaluate selected acquisition opportunities that complement our existing ATM network, some of which could be material. We believe that expansion opportunities continue to exist in all of our current markets, as well as in other international markets, and we will continue to pursue those opportunities as they arise. Such acquisition opportunities, either individually or in the aggregate, could be material.
Financing Activities
Net cash used in financing activities totaled $26.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 compared to $31.1 million provided by financing activities for the same period in 2008. In 2008, we incurred incremental borrowings under our revolving credit facility to fund the higher level of capital expenditures during the period, as discussed in the Investing Activities section above. However, in 2009, we generated sufficient cash flows after capital expenditures that allowed us to repay a significant portion of the outstanding borrowings under our revolving credit facility. Although the amount outstanding under our revolving credit facility may fluctuate during the fourth quarter, we expect that the overall level of our senior debt, absent any acquisitions or unanticipated changes in our working capital and capital expenditure levels, will continue to trend downward as we expect to generate higher net cash flows that allow us to continue repaying the outstanding borrowings.
Financing Facilities
As of September 30, 2009, we had $321.4 million in outstanding long-term debt and capital lease obligations, which was comprised of (1) $297.1 million (net of discount of $2.9 million) of our senior subordinated notes, (2) $17.0 million in borrowings under our revolving credit facility, (3) $6.9 million in notes payable outstanding under equipment financing lines of our Mexico subsidiary, and (4) $0.4 million in capital lease obligations.
Revolving credit facility. Borrowings under our $175.0 million revolving credit facility bear interest at a variable rate based upon the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or prime rate at our option. Additionally, we pay a commitment fee of 0.25% per annum on the unused portion of the revolving credit facility. Substantially all of our assets, including the stock of our wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries and 66% of the stock of our foreign subsidiaries, are pledged to secure borrowings made under the revolving credit facility. Furthermore, each of our domestic subsidiaries has guaranteed our obligations under such facility. There are currently no restrictions on the ability of our wholly-owned subsidiaries to declare and pay dividends directly to us. The primary restrictive covenants within the facility include (i) limitations on the amount of senior debt that we can have outstanding at any given point in time, (ii) the maintenance of a set ratio of earnings to fixed charges, as computed on a rolling 12-month basis, (iii) limitations on the amounts of restricted payments that can be made in any given year, and (iv) limitations on the amount of capital expenditures that we can incur on a rolling 12-month basis. Additionally, we are currently prohibited from making any cash dividends pursuant to the terms of the facility.
At September 30, 2009, the weighted average interest rate on our outstanding facility borrowings was approximately 2.8%. Additionally, as of September 30, 2009, we were in compliance with all covenants contained within the facility and had the ability to borrow an additional $152.2 million under the facility based on such covenants.
Bank Machine overdraft facility. In addition to the above revolving credit facility, Bank Machine, Ltd., our wholly-owned subsidiary operating in the United Kingdom, has a £1.0 million overdraft facility. Such facility, which bears interest at 1.75% over the bank’s base rate (0.5% as of September 30, 2009) and is secured by a letter of credit posted under our corporate revolving credit facility, is utilized for general corporate purposes for our United Kingdom operations. As of September 30, 2009, no amounts were outstanding under this facility. The letter of credit we have posted that is associated with this overdraft facility reduces the available borrowing capacity under our corporate revolving credit facility.

 

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Cardtronics Mexico equipment financing agreements. Between 2006 and 2009, Cardtronics Mexico entered into eight separate five-year equipment financing agreements with a single lender. These agreements, which are denominated in Mexican pesos and bear interest at an average fixed rate of 10.95%, were utilized for the purchase of additional ATMs to support our Mexico operations. As of September 30, 2009, $93.0 million pesos ($6.9 million U.S.) were outstanding under the agreements, with any future borrowings to be individually negotiated between the lender and Cardtronics Mexico. Pursuant to the terms of the equipment financing agreements, we have issued a guaranty for 51.0% of the obligations under these agreements (consistent with our ownership percentage in Cardtronics Mexico.) As of September 30, 2009, the total amount of the guaranty was $47.4 million pesos ($3.5 million U.S.).
Capital lease agreements. In connection with a prior acquisition, we assumed certain capital and operating lease obligations for approximately 2,000 ATMs. We currently have $1.5 million in letters of credit under our revolving credit facility in favor of the lessors under these assumed equipment leases. These letters of credit reduce the available borrowing capacity under our revolving credit facility. As of September 30, 2009, the principal balance of our capital lease obligations totaled $0.4 million.
New Accounting Standards
For a description of the accounting standards that we adopted during 2009, as well as details of the accounting standards that will apply to us in the future, see Item 1, Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 16, New Accounting Pronouncements.

 

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
Interest Rate Risk
Vault cash rental expense. Because our ATM cash rental expense is based on market rates of interest, it is sensitive to changes in the general level of interest rates in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Mexico. In the United States, we pay a monthly fee on the average amount of vault cash outstanding under a formula based either on LIBOR or the federal funds effective rate, depending on the vault cash provider. In the United Kingdom and Mexico, we pay a monthly fee to our vault cash providers under a formula based on LIBOR and the Mexican Interbank Rate, respectively.
As a result of the significant sensitivity surrounding the vault cash interest expense for our United States and United Kingdom operations, we have entered into a number of interest rate swaps to fix the rate of interest utilized to determine the amounts we pay on a portion of our current and anticipated outstanding vault cash balances. The following swaps currently in place serve to fix the interest rate utilized for our vault cash rental agreements in the United States and the United Kingdom for the following notional amounts and periods:
                                 
                    Weighted      
Notional Amounts     Notional Amounts     Notional Amounts     Average      
United States     United Kingdom     Consolidated(1)     Fixed Rate     Term
      (In thousands)                  
$ 550,000     £     $ 550,000       4.30 %  
October 1, 2009 – December 31, 2009
$ 600,000     £ 75,000     $ 720,777       3.90 %  
January 1, 2010 – December 31, 2010
$ 550,000     £ 75,000     $ 670,777       3.65 %  
January 1, 2011 – December 31, 2011
$ 350,000     £ 50,000     $ 430,518       3.79 %  
January 1, 2012 – December 31, 2012
$ 100,000     £ 25,000     $ 140,259       3.97 %  
January 1, 2013 – December 31, 2013
     
(1)   United Kingdom pound sterling amounts have been converted into United States dollars at $1.610360 to £1.00, which was the exchange rate in effect as of September 30, 2009.
The following table presents a hypothetical sensitivity analysis of our annual vault cash interest expense based on our outstanding vault cash balances as of September 30, 2009 and assuming a 100 basis point increase in interest rates:
                                                 
                    Additional Interest     Additional Interest Incurred  
                    Incurred on 100 Basis     on 100 Basis Point Increase  
                    Point Increase     (Including Impact of All  
    Vault Cash Balance as of     (Excluding Impact of     Interest Rate Swaps Currently  
    September 30, 2009     Interest Rate Swaps)     under Contract)  
    (Functional             (Functional             (Functional        
    currency)     (U.S. dollars)     currency)     (U.S. dollars)     currency)     (U.S. dollars)  
    (In millions)     (In millions)     (In millions)  
United States
  $ 887.0     $ 887.0     $ 8.9     $ 8.9     $ 2.9     $ 2.9  
United Kingdom (1)
  £ 99.2       159.7     £ 1.0       1.6     £ 0.2       0.4  
Mexico
  p $ 327.1       24.1     p $ 3.3       0.2     p $ 3.3       0.2  
 
                                         
Total
          $ 1,070.8             $ 10.7             $ 3.5  
 
                                         
     
(1)   The interest rate swaps in the United Kingdom, although in place as of September 30, 2009, are not effective until January 1, 2010.
As of September 30, 2009, we had a net liability of $35.9 million recorded on our Consolidated Balance Sheet related to our interest rate swaps, which represented the estimated fair value of the instruments as of such date. For additional information on our accounting treatment of these swaps and the calculation of their fair value, see Item 1, Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 11, Derivative Financial Instruments and Note 12, Fair Value Measurements.
As of September 30, 2009, we had not entered into any derivative financial instruments to hedge our variable interest rate exposure in Mexico.
Interest expense. Our interest expense is also sensitive to changes in the general level of interest rates in the United States, as our borrowings under our domestic revolving credit facility accrue interest at floating rates. Based on the $17.0 million outstanding under the facility as of September 30, 2009, an increase of 100 basis points in the underlying interest rate would have impacted our interest expense by less than $0.2 million; however, there is no guarantee that we will not borrow additional amounts under the facility, and, in the event we borrow additional amounts and interest rates significantly increased, we could be required to pay additional interest and such interest could be material.

 

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Outlook. The significant reductions in interest rates seen recently should reduce the interest expense we incur under our bank credit facility in the United States, as well as the amounts we pay under the unhedged portions of our vault cash rental programs. Because of the historically low interest rates currently in effect, we recently entered into additional interest rate swap transactions to hedge an additional portion of our vault cash interest rate risk in the United States and the United Kingdom, and may continue to do so in the future. We may be unsuccessful in those efforts or may be required to pay fixed rates under the new interest rate swaps that are significantly higher than current market rates. If we are unsuccessful in those efforts and interest rates increase significantly in the future, such increase could have an adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations by increasing our operating costs and expenses. However, the impact on our financial statements would be somewhat mitigated by the interest rate swaps that are currently in place.
Foreign Currency Exchange Risk
Due to our operations in the United Kingdom and Mexico, we are exposed to market risk from changes in foreign currency exchange rates, specifically with changes in the United States dollar relative to the British pound and Mexican peso. Our United Kingdom and Mexico subsidiaries are consolidated into our financial results and are subject to risks typical of international businesses including, but not limited to, differing economic conditions, changes in political climate, differing tax structures, other regulations and restrictions, and foreign exchange rate volatility. Furthermore, we are required to translate the financial condition and results of operations of Bank Machine, Ltd. and Cardtronics Mexico into United States dollars, with any corresponding translation gains or losses being recorded in other comprehensive loss in our consolidated financial statements. As of September 30, 2009, such translation loss totaled approximately $24.9 million compared to approximately $31.9 million as of December 31, 2008.
Our results during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 were negatively impacted by decreases in the value of the British pound relative to the United States dollar compared to the same period in 2008. (See Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Results of Operations for additional details on the impact of changes in the foreign exchange rate between the United States dollar and the British pound.) Additionally, as our Mexico operations expand, our future results could be materially impacted by changes in the value of the Mexican peso relative to the United States dollar. A sensitivity analysis indicates that if the United States dollar uniformly strengthened or weakened 10% against the British pound during the three months ended September 30, 2009, the effect upon Bank Machine’s operating income would have been $0.7 million. Similarly, a sensitivity analysis indicates that if the United States dollar uniformly strengthened or weakened 10% against the Mexican peso during the three months ended September 30, 2009, the effect upon Cardtronics Mexico’s operating income would have been $0.1 million. At this time, we have not deemed it to be cost effective to engage in a program of hedging the effect of foreign currency fluctuations on our operating results using derivative financial instruments.
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Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Management’s Quarterly Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As required by Rule 13a-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) we have evaluated, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report. Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC. Based upon that evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2009 at the reasonable assurance level.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There have been no changes in our system of internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the quarter ended September 30, 2009 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 1. Legal Proceedings
For information on our material legal proceedings, see Part I., Item I., Financial Information, Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 13, Commitments and Contingencies.
Item 1a. Risk Factors
In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in Part I, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our 2008 Form 10-K and its modifications in Part II, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2009, which could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results. The risks described in this report and in our previous filings with the SEC are not the only risks facing our company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or future results.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers. The following table provides information about purchases of equity securities that are registered by us pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act during the quarter ended September 30, 2009:
                                 
                    Total Number of     Approximate Dollar  
    Total Number     Average     Shares Purchased as     Value that May Yet  
    of Shares     Price Paid     Part of a Publicly     be Purchased Under  
Period   Purchased     Per Share     Announced Program     the Program (1) (2)  
July 1 – 31, 2009
    7,865 (3)   $ 3.42 (4)     7,865     $ 9,882,410  
August 1 – 31, 2009
    1,000 (5)   $ 7.52 (6)         $ 9,882,410  
September 1 – 30, 2009
    1,789 (5)   $ 7.75 (6)         $ 9,882,410  
 
                         
Total
    10,654     $ 4.53       7,865          
 
                         
 
     
(1)   In February 2009, our Board of Directors approved a common stock repurchase program up to an aggregate of $10.0 million. The shares will be repurchased from time to time in open market transactions or privately negotiated transactions at our discretion. The share repurchase program will expire on March 31, 2010, unless extended or terminated earlier by our Board of Directors.
 
(2)   In connection with the lapsing of the forfeiture restrictions on restricted shares granted by us under our 2007 Stock Incentive Plan, which was adopted in December 2007 and expires in December 2017, we permitted employees to sell a portion of their shares to us in order to satisfy their tax liabilities that arose as a consequence of the lapsing of the forfeiture restrictions. In future periods, we may not permit our employees to sell their shares to us in order to satisfy such tax liabilities. Furthermore, since the number of restricted shares that will become unrestricted each year is dependent upon the continued employment of the award recipients, we cannot forecast either the total amount of such securities or the approximate dollar value of those securities that we might purchase in future years as the forfeiture restrictions on such shares lapse.
 
(3)   Represents shares repurchased by us pursuant to our common stock repurchase program.
 
(4)   The price paid per share was based on the average high and low trading prices of the Company’s common stock on the dates on which we repurchased shares under our common stock repurchase program.
 
(5)   Represents shares surrendered to us by participants in our 2007 Stock Incentive Plan to settle the participants’ personal tax liabilities that resulted from the lapsing of restrictions on shares awarded to the participants under the plan.
 
(6)   The price paid per share was based on the weighted average of the high and low trading price of our common stock on August 13, 2009 and September 5, 2009, which represent the dates the restrictions lapsed on such shares.
Item 6. Exhibits
The exhibits required to be filed pursuant to the requirements of Item 601 of Regulation S-K are set forth in the Index to Exhibits accompanying this report and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
         
  CARDTRONICS, INC.
 
 
October 28, 2009  /s/ J. Chris Brewster    
  J. Chris Brewster   
  (Duly Authorized Officer and Principal Financial Officer)   
         
October 28, 2009  /s/ Tres Thompson    
  Tres Thompson   
  Chief Accounting Officer (Duly Authorized Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)   

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX
Each exhibit identified below is part of this Form 10-Q. Exhibits filed (or furnished in the case of Exhibit 32.1) with this Form 10-Q are designated by an “*”. All exhibits not so designated are incorporated herein by reference to a prior filing as indicated.
         
Exhibit    
Number   Description
       
 
  3.1    
Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Cardtronics, Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Cardtronics, Inc. on December 14, 2007, File No. 001-33864).
       
 
  3.2    
Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of Cardtronics, Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Cardtronics, Inc. on December 14, 2007, File No. 001-33864).
       
 
  10.1    
Cardtronics, Inc. 2009 Annual Executive Cash Incentive Plan effective August 11, 2009 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Cardtonics, Inc. on August 14, 2009, File No. 001-33864).
       
 
  * 31.1    
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of Cardtronics, Inc. pursuant to Section 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
       
 
  * 31.2    
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of Cardtronics, Inc. pursuant to Section 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
       
 
  * 32.1    
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Cardtronics, Inc. pursuant to Section 13a-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.

 

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