UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 10-K
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(Mark One)
ý | Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015
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¨ | 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: 000-26926
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ScanSource, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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South Carolina (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 57-0965380 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
6 Logue Court Greenville, South Carolina (Address of principal executive offices) | 29615 (Zip Code) |
(864) 288-2432
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class | Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered | |
Common Stock, no par value | NASDAQ Global Select Market | |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None.
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Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. ý Yes ¨ No
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. ¨ Yes ý No
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. ý Yes ¨ No
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). ý Yes ¨ No
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. ý
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 | ý | Accelerated filer | ¨ |
Non-accelerated filer (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) | ¨ | Smaller reporting company | ¨ |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). ¨ Yes ý No
The aggregate market value of the voting common stock of the Registrant held by non-affiliates of the Registrant at December 31, 2014 was $1,143,899,207, as computed by reference to the closing price of such stock on such date.
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Class | Outstanding at August 24, 2015 | |
Common Stock, no par value per share | 27,615,189 shares | |
The registrant has incorporated by reference into Part III of this report certain portions of its proxy statement for its 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which is expected to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A within 120 days after the end of the registrant’s fiscal year ended June 30, 2015.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
The forward-looking statements included in the "Business," "Risk Factors," "Legal Proceedings," "Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," and "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk" sections and elsewhere herein, which reflect our best judgment based on factors currently known, involve risks and uncertainties. Words such as "expects," "anticipates," "believes," "intends," "plans," "hopes," "forecasts," "seeks," "estimates," "goals," "projects," "strategy," "future," "likely," "may," "should," and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statement made by us in this Form 10-K is based only on information currently available to us and speaks only as of the date on which it is made. Except as may be required by law, we expressly disclaim any obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors including, but not limited to, the factors discussed in such sections and, in particular, those set forth in the cautionary statements contained in "Risk Factors." The forward-looking information we have provided in this Annual Report on Form 10-K pursuant to the safe harbor established under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 should be evaluated in the context of these factors.
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PART I
ITEM 1. Business.
ScanSource, Inc. was incorporated in South Carolina in 1992 and is a leading international wholesale distributor of specialty technology products. ScanSource, Inc. and its subsidiaries ("the Company") provide value-added distribution services for technology manufacturers and sell to resellers in the following specialty technology markets: POS and Barcode, Physical Security, 3D Printing and Communications.
The Company operates in the United States, Canada, Latin America, and Europe. The Company distributes to the United States and Canada from its Southaven, Mississippi distribution center; to Latin America, principally from distribution centers located in Miami, Florida, Mexico, Brazil and Colombia; and to Europe, principally from its distribution centers in Belgium, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom.
Business Segments
Worldwide Barcode & Security Segment
The Barcode & Security distribution segment focuses on automatic identification and data capture ("AIDC"), point-of-sale ("POS"), electronic physical security, and 3D printing technologies. We have business units within this segment for sales and merchandising functions, including ScanSource POS and Barcode business units in North America, Latin America, and Europe and the ScanSource Security business unit in North America. AIDC and POS products interface with computer systems used to automate the collection, processing and communication of information for commercial and industrial applications, including retail sales, distribution, shipping, inventory control, materials handling, warehouse management and health care applications. Electronic physical security products include identification, access control, video surveillance, intrusion-related and wireless and networking infrastructure products. 3D printing solutions replace and complement traditional printing methods and reduce the time and cost of designing new products by printing real parts directly from digital input.
Worldwide Communications & Services Segment
The Communications & Services distribution segment focuses on communications technologies and services. We have business units within this segment for sales and merchandising functions, and these business units offer voice, video conferencing, wireless, data networking and converged communications solutions in North America, Latin America, and Europe. As these solutions come together on IP networks, new opportunities are created for value-added resellers to move into adjacent solutions for all vertical markets, including education, healthcare, and government. ScanSource Services Group delivers value-added support programs and services, including education and training, network assessments, custom configuration, implementation and marketing to help resellers develop a new technology practice, or to extend their capability and reach.
Products and Markets
The Company currently markets over 100,000 products from over 300 hardware and software vendors to approximately 35,000 reseller customers from distribution centers in Mississippi, Florida, Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, Belgium, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom.
The Barcode & Security distribution segment focuses on AIDC, POS, physical security and 3D printing technologies.
• | AIDC technology incorporates the capabilities for electronic identification and data processing without the need for manual input and consists of a wide range of products that include portable data collection terminals, wireless products, bar code label printers and scanners. As AIDC technology has become more pervasive, applications have evolved from traditional uses such as inventory control, materials handling, distribution, shipping and warehouse management to more advanced applications, such as health care. |
• | POS products include those computer-based systems that have replaced electronic cash registers in grocery, retail and hospitality environments. POS product lines include computer-based terminals, monitors, receipt printers, pole displays, cash drawers, keyboards, peripheral equipment and fully integrated processing units. In addition, ScanSource POS and |
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Barcode business units sell products that attach to the POS network in the store, including kiosks, network access points, routers and digital signage displays.
• | Electronic physical security products include identification, access control, video surveillance and intrusion-related products, and networking. Physical security products are used every day across every vertical market to protect lives, property and information; there is a heavy penetration into schools, municipalities, correctional institutions and retail environments. Physical security products are deployed across both wired and wireless infrastructures and often serve as the backbone of the solution. These technology products require specialized knowledge to deploy effective solutions, and ScanSource Security offers in-depth training and education to its partners to enable them to maintain the appropriate skill levels. |
• | 3D printing solutions replace and complement traditional printing methods and reduce the time and cost of designing new products by printing real parts directly from digital input. 3D printing is targeted at the manufacturing, healthcare, aerospace, and automotive markets, providing professionals and consumers the ability to bring their ideas to life in material choices including plastics, metals, ceramics and edibles. These solutions are used to rapidly design, create, communicate, plan, guide, prototype or produce functional parts, devices and assemblies. |
The Communications & Services distribution segment focuses on communications technologies and services.
• | In Communications, voice and data products include private branch exchanges ("PBXs"), key systems, telephone handsets and components used in voice, fax, data, voice recognition, call center management and IP communication applications. Converged communication products combine voice, data, fax and speech technologies to deliver communications solutions that combine computers, telecommunications and the Internet. Converged communications products include telephone and IP network interfaces, Voice over Internet Protocol ("VoIP") systems, PBX integration products and carrier-class board systems-level products. Video products include video and voice conferencing and network systems; and data networking products include switches, servers and routers. |
• | Through our ScanSource Services Group business unit, we deliver value-added support programs and services, including education and training, customer configuration, marketing services, network assessments, WiFi services, and partnership programs, including our SUMO partner directory. ScanSource Services Group focuses on reducing complexity, building efficiency, and helping our resellers grow their businesses. |
See Item 7, "Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" below for a discussion of the amount of the Company’s net sales contributed by business segment.
Industry Overview
The distribution channels for specialty technology products generally consist of manufacturers (also referred to as vendors), wholesale distributors such as ScanSource, resellers and end users. The "sales channel" for specialty technology products typically evolves through a three-stage process: (i) direct sales by manufacturers to end-users; (ii) single-tier distribution in which manufacturers sell to resellers who, in turn, sell directly to end users; and (iii) two-tier, or wholesale distribution, in which manufacturers sell to wholesale distributors, including ScanSource, who sell only to resellers who, in turn, sell directly to end users. Currently, the wholesale distribution channel for technology products is served by both broad line and specialty distributors. The broad line distributors are engaged primarily in conventional order fulfillment and typically offer their reseller customers less support and fewer value-added services than do specialty distributors. The specialty distributors that compete with ScanSource are generally smaller, both in terms of size and geographic area covered.
Competition among an expanding number of manufacturers typically causes product prices to decrease and product applications to expand, which has resulted in an increasing number of resellers entering the market in order to support a broader base of potential end users. As the number of resellers and end-users has grown, competition among manufacturers and within the reseller channel has intensified. Because many specialty technology manufacturers develop products that represent only one part of a total solution, most products eventually are developed to provide interoperability among products from multiple manufacturers. As a result of interoperability, a variety of manufacturers' products are typically configured together to create a system solution. Therefore, both manufacturers and resellers have become more dependent upon value-added wholesale distributors, such as ScanSource, for the aggregation of products and reseller support services, as well as the organization and maintenance of an efficient market structure.
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In addition, manufacturers that face declining product prices and rising costs of direct sales increasingly rely upon value-added wholesale distributors by outsourcing certain support functions, such as product assortment, delivery, inventory management, technical assistance and marketing. At the same time, shortened product life cycles and the introduction of new products and applications have caused resellers to increasingly rely on wholesale distributors for various inventory management, financing, technical support and related functions. The Company believes that, as the reseller market grows and becomes more fragmented, and as specialty technology products continue to transition to open systems, the wholesale distribution channel in which the Company operates will become increasingly more important.
Vendors
The Company's key vendors in barcode technologies include Bematech, Cisco, Datalogic, Elo, Epson, Honeywell, Ingenico, NCR, Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions, Verifone and Zebra Technologies. The Company's key vendors for security technologies include Arecont, Axis, Bosch, Cisco, Datacard, Exacq Technologies, HID, March Networks, Panasonic, Ruckus Wireless, Samsung, Sony and Zebra Card. The Company's key vendors in communications technologies include Aruba, AudioCodes, Avaya, Cisco, Dialogic, Jabra, Mitel, Plantronics, Polycom, Shoretel, and Spectralink.
The Company's products are typically purchased directly from the manufacturer on a non-exclusive basis. The Company's agreements with its vendors generally do not restrict the Company from selling similar or comparable products manufactured by competitors. The Company has the flexibility to terminate or curtail sales of one product line in favor of another due to technological change, pricing considerations, product availability, customer demand or vendor distribution policies.
The Company has over 300 hardware and software vendors that currently supply its products. Two vendors, Zebra and Avaya, each constituted more than 10% of the Company's net sales. These vendors represent key vendors for the Company, and further, represent a vendor concentration for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015.
The Company has two non-exclusive distribution agreements with Motorola/Zebra. One agreement covers sales of Motorola/Zebra hardware and software products in North and South America, and another agreement covers sales of Motorola/Zebra hardware and software products in Europe, the Middle East and Africa ("EMEA"). The Motorola/Zebra agreements each have a one year term that automatically renews for additional one year terms, and either party may terminate the agreement upon 30 days notice to the other party.
The Company also has two non-exclusive distribution agreements with Avaya. One agreement covers the distribution of Avaya products in the United States and Latin America, and the other agreement covers distribution of Avaya products in the United Kingdom and certain portions of continental Europe. The Company's Avaya agreements each have a one year term that automatically renews for additional one year terms. These agreements may be terminated upon providing notice to the other party of 180 days for the U.S. and Latin America agreement and 90 days for the European agreement.
In addition to the Motorola/Zebra and Avaya agreements mentioned above, the Company has written distribution agreements with almost all of its vendors. These agreements were entered into in the ordinary course of business and are in the form that the Company believes are customarily used by manufacturers and distributors. The Company's agreements generally provide it with non-exclusive distribution rights and often include territorial restrictions that limit the countries in which the Company can distribute its products. These agreements, including those with Motorola and Avaya typically provide the Company with stock rotation and price protection provisions. Stock rotation rights give the Company the ability, subject to certain limitations, to return for credit or exchange a portion of those inventory items purchased from the vendor. Price protection situations occur when a vendor credits the Company for declines in inventory value resulting from the vendor's price reductions. Along with the Company's inventory management policies and practices, these provisions are designed to reduce the Company's risk of loss due to slow-moving inventory, vendor price reductions, product updates or obsolescence.
Some of the Company's distribution agreements contain minimum purchase requirements that the Company must meet in order to receive preferential prices. The Company participates in various rebate, cash discount and cooperative marketing programs offered by its vendors to support expenses associated with distributing and marketing the vendor's products. These rebates and purchase discounts are generally influenced by sales volumes and are subject to change.
The Company's distribution agreements are generally short term, subject to periodic renewal, and provide for termination by either party without cause upon 30 to 120 days' notice. The Company's vendors generally warrant the products the Company distributes and allow returns of defective products, including those returned to the Company by its customers. The Company generally does
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not independently warrant the products it distributes; however, local laws may in some cases impose warranty obligations on the Company.
The Company’s merchandising departments recruit vendors and manage important aspects of its vendor relationships, such as purchasing arrangements, cooperative marketing initiatives, vendor sales force relationships, product training, monitoring of rebate programs, and various contract terms and conditions.
Customers
The Company’s reseller customers currently include approximately 35,000 active value-added reseller ("VAR") accounts located in the United States, Canada, Latin America and Europe. No single customer accounted for more than 5% of the Company’s total net sales for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015. The Company generally targets resellers, including specialty technology VARs and Information Technology ("IT") system integrators and service providers.
Specialty Technology VARs
These resellers focus on selling specialty technology products as tailored software or integrated hardware solutions for their end-users’ existing applications. They also incorporate specialty technology products into customized technology solutions for their end-users. Primary industries served by these resellers include manufacturing, distribution, health care, pharmaceutical, hospitality, government, convenience, grocery, financial and other retail markets.
IT System Integrators
These resellers develop computer and networking solutions for their end-users’ IT needs. They typically have well-established relationships with end-user decision makers and are seeking additional revenue and profit opportunities in technology markets, such as AIDC, POS, physical security or communications.
Service Providers
These providers focus on providing advanced services that offer customized solutions that bundle data, collaboration, cloud, network and digital telecommunication services for their end-users' needs. They specialize in multi-vendor and multi-discipline services within various geographies.
Sales and Electronic Commerce
The Company’s sales department consists primarily of inside sales representatives located in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Belgium, France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. In order to build strong customer relationships, most active resellers are assigned to a sales representative. Each sales representative negotiates pricing directly with their assigned customers. The Company also employs business development representatives who are responsible for developing technical expertise within broad product markets, recruiting customers, creating demand, and reviewing overall product and service requirements of resellers. Each sales representative and business development representative receives comprehensive training with respect to the technical characteristics of each vendor’s products. This training is supplemented by frequent product seminars conducted by vendors’ representatives and bi-weekly meetings among product, marketing and sales managers.
Increasingly, customers rely upon the Company’s electronic ordering and information systems, in addition to its product catalogs and frequent mailings, as sources for product information, including availability and price. Through the Company’s websites, most customers can gain remote access to the Company’s information systems to check real-time product availability, see their customized pricing and place orders. Customers can also follow the status of their orders and obtain United Parcel Service ("UPS") and Federal Express ("FedEx") package tracking numbers from this site.
Marketing
The Company provides a range of marketing services, including cooperative advertising with vendors through trade publications and direct mail, product catalogs for each of the North American, European and Latin American markets, periodic newsletters, management of sales leads, trade shows with hardware and software companies and vendors and sales promotions. In addition, the Company organizes and operates its own web seminars and works closely with top vendors to recruit prospective resellers and
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introduce new applications for the specialty technology products it distributes. The Company frequently customizes its marketing services for vendors and, through its ScanSource Services Group, for resellers.
Value-Added Services
We differentiate ourselves by providing our resellers and our vendors an array of pre-sale business tools and value-added services, including logistics, financial services, product configuration tools, sales expertise, and technical support. These services allow our customers to gain knowledge on marketing, to gain expertise in selling and negotiation, to grow their business profitably, and to be more cost effective in their business. These services allow our vendors to recognize cost savings in their business, to improve their market presence, and to reduce variation in their business. Our business is based upon our abilities and our willingness to provide the extra service that keeps both our vendors and our customers coming back. In addition, our ScanSource Services Group ("SSG") assists resellers in providing more complete solutions and improving customer service. The mission of SSG is to provide our partners with the best and most cost-effective tools that will help accelerate business growth. Through our professional services, integration, custom configuration, marketing, education and training programs and partnership services, SSG improves efficiency, productivity, quality control, and profitability of our business partners. Since partners can leverage our expertise to complement or expand their reach, SSG is positioned to create opportunities, extend resources and increase profit for our partners.
Operations
Information Systems
The Company is in the process of continuing to roll-out a new, global information system designed to replace the current existing systems. This new system is currently operating in Europe and in North America. The current information systems (including the new SAP system) are scalable and capable of supporting numerous operational functions including purchasing, receiving, order processing, shipping, inventory management and accounting. Sales representatives rely on the information systems for on-line, real-time information on product pricing, inventory availability and reservation, and order status. The Company’s warehouse operations use bar code technology for receiving and shipping, and automated UPS and FedEx systems for freight processing and shipment tracking, each of which is integrated with the Company’s multiple information systems. The customer service and technical support departments employ the systems for documentation and faster processing of customer product returns. To ensure that adequate inventory levels are maintained, the Company’s buyers depend on the system’s purchasing and receiving functions to track inventory on a continual basis.
Warehouse and Shipping Strategy
We operate a 600,000 square foot distribution center in Southaven, Mississippi, which is located near the FedEx hub facility in Memphis, Tennessee and serves all of North America. Our European operations utilize a limited number of distribution centers located in Belgium, France, Germany and the United Kingdom that serves all of Europe. Warehouses for our Latin American operations are located in Miami, Florida, Mexico, Colombia and Brazil. Our distribution model creates several advantages, including: (i) a reduced amount of "safety stock" inventory which, in turn, reduces the Company’s working capital requirements; (ii) an increased turnover rate through tighter controls over inventory; (iii) maintenance of a consistent order-fill rate; (iv) improved personnel productivity; (v) improved delivery time; (vi) simplified purchasing and tracking; (vii) decreased demand for management personnel; and (viii) flexibility to meet customer needs for systems integration. Our objective is to ship all orders on the same day, using bar code technology to expedite shipments and minimize shipping errors. The Company offers reduced freight rates and flexible delivery options to minimize a reseller’s need for inventory.
Financial Services
Our sales terms are competitive within our specific geographic areas for qualified resellers and facilitate various third-party financing options which include leasing, flooring and other secured financing. We believe this policy reduces the customer’s need to establish multiple credit relationships with a large number of manufacturers.
Competition
The markets in which we operate are highly competitive. Competition is based primarily on factors such as price, product availability, speed and accuracy of delivery, effectiveness of sales and marketing programs, credit availability, ability to tailor
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specific solutions to customer needs, quality and breadth of product lines and services, and availability of technical and product information.
Our competitors include regional and national wholesale distributors, as well as hardware manufacturers (including most of the Company’s vendors) that sell directly to resellers and to end users. In addition, our competitors include master resellers that sell to franchisees, third party dealers and end users. Certain current and potential competitors have greater financial, technical, marketing and other resources than the Company has and may be able to respond more quickly to new or emerging technologies and changes in customer requirements. Certain smaller, regional competitors, who are specialty two tier or mixed model master resellers, may also be able to respond more quickly to new or emerging technologies and changes in customer requirements. Competition has increased for our sales units over the last several years as broad line and other value added distributors have entered into the specialty technology markets. Such competition could also result in price reductions, reduced margins and/or loss of market share.
In our Barcode/Security segment, we compete with broad-line distributors, such as Avnet, Ingram Micro, Synnex, and Tech Data in all geographic areas, and more specialized security distributors, such as ADI and Anixter. Additionally, the Company also competes against other smaller, more specialized AIDC and POS distributors, such as Azerty, BlueStar, BP Solutions, Jarltech, Prime Interway Do Brasil and Nimax. In our Communications/Services segment, the Company competes against broad-line distributors, such as Avnet, Ingram Micro, Synnex and Tech Data, and more specialized distributors, such as Jenne, NETXUSA and Westcon. As the Company seeks to expand its business into other areas closely related to the Company’s offerings, the Company may encounter increased competition from current competitors and/or from new competitors, some of which may be the Company’s current customers.
Employees
As of June 30, 2015, we had approximately 2,000 employees located in the United States, Canada, Latin America and Europe. The Company has no organized labor or trade unions in the United States. The Company considers its employee relations to be good.
Service Marks
The Company conducts its business under the trade names and service marks "ScanSource POS and Barcode," "ScanSource Catalyst," "ScanSource Communications," "ScanSource Services," "ScanSource Security," "ScanSource Europe," "ScanSource Europe Communications," "ScanSource Latin America," "ScanSource Mexico," "ScanSource Brasil," "Imago ScanSource," and "Network1, a ScanSource company."
The Company has been issued registrations for the service marks "ScanSource," "Catalyst Telecom," and "NetPoint" in countries in its principal markets. Additionally, we have registered "ScanSource Catalyst" as a trademark in the United States. These trade names and service marks do not have value assigned to them and have a designated indefinite life. The Company does not believe that its operations are dependent upon any of its trade names or service marks. The Company also sells products and provides services under various trade names and service marks to which reference is made in this report that are the property of owners other than the Company.
Additional Information
The Company’s principal internet address is www.scansource.com. The information contained on, or that can be accessed through, the Company’s website is not incorporated by reference into this annual report. The Company has included its website address as a factual reference and does not intend it as an active link to its website. The Company provides its annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K, and all amendments to those reports, free of charge on www.scansource.com, as soon as reasonably practicable after they are electronically filed with, or furnished to, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC").
ITEM 1A. | Risk Factors. |
The following are certain risk factors that could affect our business, financial position and results of operations. These risks should be considered in connection with evaluating the forward looking statements contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K because these factors could cause the actual results and conditions to differ materially from those projected in the forward looking statements
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or from our historical performance. Additionally, there are other risks that we may not describe, because we currently do not perceive them to be material or because they are presently unknown, which could impact us. If any of these risks develops into actual events, our business, financial condition or results of operations could be negatively affected, the market price of our common stock could decline and you may lose all or part of your investment in our common stock. We expressly disclaim any obligation to update or revise any risk factors, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
IT Systems and the transition to a new Enterprise Resource Planning System - Our ability to manage our business and monitor results is highly dependent upon information and communication systems. A failure of these systems or a new ERP system could disrupt our business.
We are highly dependent upon a variety of internal computer and telecommunication systems to operate our business, including our enterprise resource planning ("ERP") systems. In order to continue support of our growth, we are making significant technological upgrades to our information systems. We have been in the process of developing and implementing a company-wide, single ERP software system and related processes to perform various functions and improve on the efficiency of our global business. This is a lengthy and expensive process that has and will continue to result in a diversion of resources from other operations.
Any disruptions, delays or deficiencies in the design and/or implementation of the new ERP system, or in the performance of our legacy systems, particularly any disruptions, delays or deficiencies that impact our operations, could adversely affect our ability to effectively run and manage our business and potentially our customers' ability to access our price and product availability information or place orders. Further, as we are dependent upon our ability to gather and promptly transmit accurate information to key decision makers, our business, results of operations and financial condition may be adversely affected if our information systems do not allow us to transmit accurate information, even for a short period of time. Failure to properly or adequately address these issues could impact our ability to perform necessary business operations, which could adversely affect our reputation, competitive position, business, results of operations and financial condition.
In addition, the information systems of companies we acquire may not be sufficient to meet our standards or we may not be able to successfully convert them to provide acceptable information on a timely and cost-effective basis. Furthermore, we must attract and retain qualified people to operate our systems, expand and improve them, integrate new programs effectively with our existing programs, and convert to new systems efficiently when required. Any disruption to our business due to such issues, or an increase in our costs to cover these issues that is greater than what we have anticipated, could have an adverse effect on our financial results and operations.
Our customers rely increasingly on our electronic ordering and information systems as a source for product information, including availability and pricing. There can be no assurance that our systems will not fail or experience disruptions, and any significant failure or disruption of these systems could prevent us from making sales, ordering and delivering products and otherwise conducting our business. Many of our customers use our website to check real-time product availability, see their customized pricing and place orders. The Internet and individual websites have experienced a number of disruptions and slowdowns. In addition, some websites have experienced security breakdowns. While our website has not experienced any material disruptions or security breakdowns, any disruptions or breaches in security or a breach that compromises sensitive information could harm our relationship with our vendors, customers and other business partners. Any material disruption of our website or the Internet in general could impair our order processing or prevent our vendors and customers from accessing information and cause us to lose business.
Acquisitions - Our growth strategy includes potential acquisitions of companies that complement or expand our existing business. Acquisitions involve a number of risks and uncertainties.
We have and expect to continue to acquire companies that complement or expand our business in the United States or internationally. This expansion increases the complexity of our business and places a significant strain on our management, operations, technical performance, financial resources and internal financial control and reporting functions, and there are no assurances that we will be able to manage it effectively. Our personnel, systems, procedures, and controls may not be adequate to effectively manage our future operations, especially as we employ personnel in multiple domestic and international locations. We may not be able to hire, train, retain and manage the personnel required to address our growth. Failure to effectively manage our growth opportunities could damage our reputation, limit our future growth, negatively affect our operating results, and harm our business.
Acquisitions may involve significant risks and uncertainties, including the following: distraction of management's attention away from normal business operations; insufficient revenue generation to offset liabilities assumed and expenses associated with the acquisition; difficulty in the integration of acquired businesses, including new employees, business systems and technology; inability to adapt to challenges of new markets, including geographies, products and services, or to attract new sources of profitable
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business from expansion of products or services; exposure to new regulations; and issues not discovered in our due diligence process, such as unknown liabilities, fraud, cultural or business environment issues or that may not have adequate internal controls as required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Also, we may be unable to retain or replace key employees of our acquired companies. Our operations may be adversely impacted by an acquisition that is not suited for us, is improperly executed, or substantially increases our debt. In addition, adverse movements in foreign currency exchange rates could increase the purchase price paid, including earnout payments. Any of these factors could adversely affect our operating results or financial condition. Moreover, future acquisitions could result in dilutive issuances of equity securities, the incurrence of debt, contingent liabilities, amortization of intangible assets, or impairment of goodwill. Acquisitions could also result in a dilutive impact to our earnings. No assurances can be given that we will be able to dispose of business units on favorable terms or without significant costs, nor can there be any assurance future acquisitions will not result in future impairment charges.
International operations - Our international operations expose us to risks that are different from, or possibly greater than, the risks we are exposed to domestically.
We currently have facilities in twelve countries outside the United States and sell products in a number of others. A significant portion of our revenue is derived from our international operations. These operations are subject to a variety of risks that are in addition to the risks that we face domestically or are similar risks but with potentially greater exposure. These risks include:
• | Fluctuations of foreign currency, exchange controls and currency devaluations; |
• | Difficulties in collecting accounts receivable and longer collection periods; |
• | Changes in, or expiration of, various foreign incentives that provide economic benefits to us; |
• | Changes in labor laws and regulations affecting our ability to hire and retain employees; |
• | Difficulties in staffing and managing operations in foreign countries; |
• | Changes in international trade laws, such as the North American Free Trade Agreement, affecting our import and export activities, including export license requirements, restrictions on the export of certain technology, and tariff changes; |
• | Changes in the interpretation and enforcement of laws (in particular related to items such as duty and taxation); |
• | Potential political and economic instability and changes in governments; |
• | Compliance with foreign and domestic import and export regulations and anti-corruption laws, including the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012, U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, or similar laws of other jurisdictions for our business activities outside the United States, the violation of which could result in severe penalties including monetary fines, criminal proceedings and suspension of export privileges; |
• | Terrorist or military actions that result in destruction or seizure of our assets or suspension or disruption of our operations or those of our customers; |
• | Natural disasters, power shortages, telecommunication failures, water shortages, fires, medical epidemics or pandemics, and other manmade or natural disasters or business interruptions in a region or specific country; |
• | Potential regulatory changes, including foreign environmental restrictions; and |
• | Different general economic conditions. |
Our company conducts business in the United States, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Europe and Latin American countries, which exposes our business to fluctuations in currency exchange rates. Significant volatility and fluctuations in the rates of exchange for the U.S. dollar against currencies such as the Brazilian real, euro, British pound, Canadian dollar, Mexican peso, Colombian peso, Chilean peso and other currencies may also negatively impact our customer pricing, operating results and acquisition purchase prices, including earnout payments. While we manage our short-term exposure to fluctuations in the value of currencies using various derivatives or other financial instruments, such attempts to mitigate these risks are costly and not always successful. Our ability to engage in such mitigation may decrease or become even more costly as a result of more volatile market conditions.
Exchange rate fluctuations may cause our international results to fluctuate significantly when translated into U.S. dollars. Developing economies, such as Brazil, could have sudden and drastic changes in foreign exchange rates compared to others. The uncertainty of certain European countries to continue to service their sovereign debt obligations and the related European financial restructuring efforts may cause the value of the euro and other European currencies to fluctuate. Currency variations also contribute to variations in sales of products in impacted jurisdictions, and our vendors may change product pricing due to currency changes. Thus, the volatility in exchange rates can have tremendous impact on our customers' ability to purchase our products.
The value of our equity investment in foreign subsidiaries may fluctuate based on changes in foreign currency exchange rates. These fluctuations may result in losses in the event a foreign subsidiary is sold or closed at a time when the foreign currency is weaker than when we initially invested. We are unable to predict the impact of future exchange rate fluctuations on our business, financial position or operating results.
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The potential criminal penalties for violations of export regulations and anti-corruption laws, particularly the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, data privacy laws and environmental laws and regulations in many jurisdictions, create heightened risks for our international operations. In the event that a governing regulatory body determined that we have violated applicable export regulations or anti-corruption laws, we could be fined significant sums, incur sizable legal defense costs and/or our export capabilities could be restricted, which could have a material and adverse effect on our business and reputation.
In addition, in foreign markets we are more dependent upon third party providers of key services, such as third party freight forwarders and third party warehouses in Europe and Latin America. We also rely on third party legal advisors to provide guidance on trade compliance issues and information systems providers to provide services related to denied party screening. Adverse changes in any of these third party services could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. As we expand our international operations, we expect these risks to increase.
Brazilian and Latin America operations - We face special political, economic and regulatory risks by doing business in Brazil and other Latin American countries, which could materially and adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.
As a result of our April 2011 acquisition of all of the shares of CDC Brasil Distribuidora de Tecnologias Especiais LTDA ("CDC' or "ScanSource Brasil") and our January 2015 acquisition of all of the shares of Intersmart Comércio Importação Exportação de Equipamentos Eletrônicos, S.A., and its related entities (collectively “Network1”), we have substantial operations in Brazil and other Latin American countries and face risks related to these country's complex tax, labor, trade compliance and consumer protection laws and regulations. We may now have exposure to the complex tax structure in Brazil, where we have noted that several other companies have had issues with Brazilian tax authorities that have impacted earnings. Additionally, developing markets such as Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru have greater political volatility, greater vulnerability to infrastructure and labor disruptions, are more likely than developed economies to experience market, currency and interest rate fluctuations and may have higher inflation. In addition, doing business in these countries poses additional challenges such as finding qualified employees, underdeveloped infrastructure, and identifying and retaining qualified suppliers and service providers among other risks. Any of these factors could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations. Furthermore, in developing markets it may be common for others to engage in business practices prohibited by laws and regulations applicable to us, such as the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act or similar local anti-bribery laws. These laws generally prohibit companies and their employees, contractors or agents from making improper payments to government officials for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business. Failure to comply with these laws could subject us to civil and criminal penalties that could materially and adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.
In addition, competition in developing markets is increasing as our competitors grow their global operations. Our success in integrating our Brazilian and additional Latin American operations is critical to our growth strategy. If we cannot successfully increase our business in these countries, our product sales, financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.
While our operations expose us to general economic risks related to Latin America, we cannot assure you that favorable economic, political, and other business conditions will exist in the future. A general economic recession in the region or any volatility or uncertainty related to the conditions to do business in the region could materially and adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.
Growth strategies - If we fail to effectively manage and implement our organic growth strategies, we will experience a negative effect on our business and financial results.
A significant component of our growth strategy has been to add new vendors and products, and we expect to be able to enter new product markets in the future. Expansion of our existing product markets and entry into new product markets divert the use of our resources and systems, require additional resources that might not be available (or available on acceptable terms), result in new or more intense competition, may require longer implementation times or greater start-up expenditures than anticipated, and may otherwise fail to achieve the desired results in a timely fashion, if at all. In addition, while we have been very successful in adding new vendors in the past, we already represent most of the significant vendors in our primary areas of focus, and there is regular consolidation among our vendors. As a result, there may be fewer expansion opportunities of this nature in the future. If we are unable to increase our sales and earnings by expanding our product offerings in a cost effective manner, then our revenues may not grow.
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Our ability to successfully manage our growth will require continued enhancement of our operational, managerial and financial resources and controls. Our failure to effectively manage our growth would have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. Additionally, our growth may increase our working capital requirements and as a result, we may require additional equity or debt financing. Such financing may not be available on terms that are favorable to us, if at all.
Vendor relationships - Terminations of a distribution or services agreement or a significant change in supplier terms, authorizations, or lack of product availability, or conditions of sale could negatively affect our operating margins, revenues or the level of capital required to fund our operations.
A significant percentage of our net sales relates to products sold to us by relatively few vendors. As a result of such concentration risk, terminations of supply or services agreements or a change in terms or conditions of sale from one or more of our vendors could negatively affect our operating margins, revenues or the level of capital required to fund our operations. Our vendors have the ability to make adverse changes in their sales terms and conditions, such as reducing the level of purchase discounts and rebates they make available to us. We have no guaranteed price or delivery agreements with our vendors. In certain product categories, limited price protection or return rights offered by our vendors may have a bearing on the amount of product we may be willing to stock. Our inability to pass through to our reseller customers the impact of these changes, as well as our failure to develop systems to manage ongoing vendor programs, could cause us to record inventory write-downs or other losses and could have significant negative impact on our gross margins.
We receive purchase discounts and rebates from some vendors based on various factors, including goals for quantitative and qualitative sales or purchase volume and customer related metrics. Certain purchase discounts and rebates may affect gross margins. Many purchase discounts from vendors are based on percentage increases in sales of products. Our operating results could be negatively impacted if these rebates or discounts are reduced or eliminated or if our vendors significantly increase the complexity of their refund procedures and thus costs for us to receive such rebates.
Our ability to obtain particular products or product lines in the required quantities and our ability to fulfill customer orders on a timely basis is critical to our success. Our manufacturers have experienced product supply shortages from time to time due to the inability of certain suppliers to supply certain products on a timely basis. As a result, we have experienced, and may in the future continue to experience, short-term shortages of specific products. We cannot provide any assurances that vendors will be able to maintain an adequate supply of products to fulfill all of our customer orders on a timely basis.
In addition, vendors who currently distribute their products through us, may decide to shift to or substantially increase their existing distribution with other distributors, their own dealer networks, or directly to resellers or end-users. Suppliers have, from time to time, made efforts to reduce the number of distributors with which they do business. This could result in more intense competition as distributors strive to secure distribution rights with these vendors, which could have an adverse impact on our operating results. Our reputation, sales and profitability may suffer if vendors are not able to provide us with an adequate supply of products to fulfill our customer orders on a timely basis or if we cannot otherwise obtain particular products or a product lines.
Vendor consolidation may also lead to changes in the nature and terms of relationships with our vendors. The loss or deterioration of a major vendor relationship would adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.
Customer relationships - We operate in a highly competitive environment and good customer relations are critical to our success. There can be no assurance that we will be able to retain and expand our customer relationships or acquire new customers.
Meeting our customers' needs quickly and fairly is critical to our business success. Our transactions with our customers are generally performed on a purchase order basis rather than under long term supply agreements. Our customers generally do not have an obligation to purchase from us. Therefore, our customers can readily choose to purchase from other distributors. From time to time, we experience shortages in availability of some products from vendors, and this impacts our customers' decisions regarding whether to make purchases from us. Anything that negatively impacts our customer relations also can negatively impact our operating results. Accordingly, our sales can vary as a result of fluctuations in pricing, product availability, purchasing patterns of end-users and general competitive and economic conditions.
Vendor consolidation - Vendor consolidation that could lead to changes in the nature and terms of relationships with our major vendors could adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.
A significant amount of our inventory purchases are made from a limited number of vendors. Our reliance on these vendors leaves us vulnerable to having an inadequate supply of required products, price increases, late deliveries, and poor product quality. Like other distributors in our industry, we occasionally experience supplier shortages and are unable to purchase our desired volume
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of products. Increasingly, our vendors are combining and merging together and thus our vendors are becoming more consolidated. As a result, if we are unable to maintain an adequate supply of products, or if vendors do not regularly invest in, introduce to us, and/or make new products available to us for distribution, our revenue and gross profit could suffer considerably. Finally, we cannot provide any assurance that particular products, or product lines, will be available to us, or available in quantities sufficient to meet customer demand. Any limits to product access could materially and adversely affect our business and results of operations.
People - The departure, transition or replacement of key personnel could significantly impact results of our operations. If we cannot continue to hire and retain high quality employees, our business and financial results may be negatively affected.
Our operating results could be adversely affected by increased competition for employees, higher employee turnover, or increased salary and benefit costs. Like most businesses, our employees are important to our success and we are dependent in part on our ability to retain the services of our key management, sales, IT, operational, finance and administrative personnel. We have built our business on a set of core values, and we attempt to hire employees who are committed to these values. We want to hire and retain employees who will fit our culture of providing exceptional service to our vendors and customers. In order to compete and to continue to grow, we must attract, retain and motivate employees, including those in executive, senior management, sales, marketing, logistics, technical support and other operating positions. Our worldwide management structure provides improved management of our operations and improved succession planning within our organization.
Many of our employees work in small teams to provide specific services to vendors and customers. They are trained to develop their knowledge of vendor products, programs and practices and customer business needs, as well as to enhance the skills required to provide exceptional service and to manage our business. As they gain experience and develop their knowledge and skills, our employees become highly desired by other businesses. Therefore, to retain our employees, we have to provide a satisfying work environment and competitive compensation and benefits. If our costs to retain our skilled employees increase, then our business and financial results may be negatively affected.
Our continued growth is also dependent, in part, on the skills, experience and efforts of our senior management, including but not limited to, Michael Baur, our Chief Executive Officer. We may not be successful in retaining the members of our senior management team or our other key employees. While we have entered into employment agreements with key executives and have obtained a key person life insurance policy on our CEO's life, the loss of the services of Mr. Baur or any member of our senior management team could also have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. The process of identifying management successors creates uncertainty and could become a distraction to our senior management and the Board. We may not be successful in attracting qualified candidates to replace key positions when necessary. As a result, the transition process and the identification and recruitment of candidates to fill senior management positions may be disruptive to our business or operations.
Competition - We experience intense competition in all of our markets. Such competition could result in reduced margins and loss of our market share.
The markets that we operate in are highly competitive. We compete on the basis of price, product availability, speed and accuracy of delivery, effectiveness of sales and marketing programs, credit availability, ability to tailor solutions to the needs of our customers, quality and breadth of product line and services and availability of technical and product information. Our competitors include local, regional, national and international distributors as well as hardware manufacturers (including most of our vendors) that sell directly to resellers and to end-users. In addition, we compete with master resellers that sell to franchisees, third party dealers and end-users. Certain of our current and potential competitors have greater financial, technical, marketing and other resources than we have and may be able to respond more quickly to new or emerging technologies and changes in customer requirements. Certain smaller, regional competitors, who are specialty two-tier or mixed model master resellers, may also be able to respond more quickly to new or emerging technologies and changes in customer requirements. Competition has increased for our sales units as broad line and other value-added distributors have entered into the specialty technology markets. Such competition could result in price reductions, reduced margins and loss of our market share.
As a result of intense price competition in our industry, our gross margins and our operating profit margins have historically been narrow, and we expect them to be narrow in the future. To remain competitive, we may be forced to offer more credit or extended payment terms to our customers. This could result in an increase in our need for capital, increase our financing costs, increase our bad debt expenses and have a negative impact on our financial results. We do not offer any assurance that we will not lose market share, or that we will not be forced in the future to reduce our prices in response to the action of our competitors and thereby experience a reduction in our gross margins. We expect continued intense competition as current competitors expand their operations and new competitors enter the market. Our inability to compete successfully against current and future competitors could cause our revenue and earnings to decline.
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Laws and regulations - Changes in tax laws and other laws and regulations may adversely impact us.
We are subject to a wide range of local, state and federal laws and regulations both in the United States and in the other countries in which we operate. While we plan our operations based upon existing and anticipated laws and regulations, we cannot anticipate every change and can have only little, if any, impact on others. When new legislation is enacted with minimal advance notice, or when new interpretations or applications of existing laws are made, we may need to implement changes in our policies or structure. We are particularly susceptible to changes in income and other tax laws, laws regulating international trade, and accounting and securities disclosure laws and regulations. To a lesser degree, changes in environmental regulation, including electronic waste recovery legislation, may impact us. In each case, a change in the laws or regulations that we are required to comply with could have an adverse impact on our business operations or financial results.
Violation of any laws, rules, or regulations applicable to our business could result in fines or other actions by regulatory agencies, increased cost of doing business, reduced profits, or restrictions on our ability to conduct business such as our ability to export products or bans on our ability to offer certain services. Additionally, any significant changes, developments, or new interpretations of laws, rules, or regulations applicable to our business will increase our costs of compliance and may further restrict our overseas client base, may require significant management and other resources to respond appropriately, and may harm our operating results.
Global economic instability - Current world-wide economic conditions and market disruptions may adversely affect our business, pricing strategy and results of operations.
The results of our business are subject to the effects of global economic conditions. The slow recovery from the past economic downturn and the continued uncertainty regarding the future health of the global economy may adversely affect revenues, margins, earnings and growth rates. High levels of unemployment and reduced consumer confidence in various markets we have operations in can affect both our company directly and indirectly by affecting other companies that we do business with.
Financial markets throughout the world could experience extreme disruption, including, among other things, severely diminished liquidity and credit availability, rating downgrades of certain investments and declining valuations and pricing volatility of others, volatile energy costs, geopolitical issues and failure and potential failures of major financial institutions. These developments and/or a related general economic downturn may adversely impact our business and financial condition in a number of ways. Economic slowdowns can lead to reduced information technology spending by end users, which can adversely affect our sales. Economic instability has increased competitive pressure throughout the channels we serve, resulting in pricing pressures that have decreased our margins. This effect may continue in the future.
Global economic downturn and instability may also result in changes in vendor terms and conditions, such as rebates, cash discounts and cooperative marketing efforts, which may result in downward pressure on our gross margins. Tightening of credit in financial markets and general economic downturn may adversely affect the ability of our reseller customers, vendors and service providers to obtain financing for significant purchases and operations and to perform their obligations under our agreements with them. Instability in financial and currency markets or changes in intergovernmental relations can also lead to limited access to U.S. dollars or other currencies by our customers. This can result in a decrease in or cancellation of orders for our products and services, negatively impact our ability to collect our accounts receivable on a timely basis, result in additional reserves for uncollectible accounts receivable being required and lead to elevated levels of obsolete inventory.
We continue to be unable to predict any duration of any economic downturn and disruption in financial markets or their effects on our business, financial position or results of operations.
Credit exposure - We have credit exposure to our reseller customers. Any adverse trends in their businesses could cause us to suffer credit losses.
We have credit exposure to our reseller customers and negative trends in their businesses could increase our credit risk. As is customary in our industry, we extend credit to our reseller customers, and most of our sales are on open accounts. We may be unable to collect on receivables if our reseller customers experience decreases in demand for their products and services, do not manage their businesses adequately, or otherwise become less able to pay due to adverse economic conditions or refinancing events. As we grow and compete for business, our typical payment terms tend to be longer, and therefore may increase our credit risk.
While we evaluate our resellers' qualifications for credit and monitor our extensions of credit, these efforts cannot prevent all credit losses, and credit losses in excess of historical levels would negatively impact our performance. In addition, for financial reporting purposes, we estimate future credit losses and establish an appropriate reserve. To the extent that our credit losses exceed those
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reserves, our financial performance will be negatively impacted. There is no guarantee that our operating expenses will not increase as a result of the recognition of bad debt expense from our reseller customers. If there is a substantial deterioration in the collectability of our receivables or if we are unable to collect under existing credit insurance policies, or we fail to take other actions to adequately mitigate such credit risk, our earnings, cash flows and our ability to utilize receivable-based financing could deteriorate.
In addition, extending credit to international customers creates additional risks. It is often more difficult to evaluate credit of a customer or obtain credit protections in our international operations. Also, credit cycles and collection periods are typically longer in our international operations. As a result of these factors and other challenges in extending credit to international customers, we generally face greater credit risk from sales internationally compared to domestic sales.
Centralized functions - We have centralized a number of functions to provide efficient support to our business. As a result, a loss or reduction of use of one of our locations would have an adverse effect on our business operations and financial results.
In order to be as efficient as possible, we centralize a number of critical functions. For instance, we currently distribute products in North America from a single warehouse near Memphis, Tennessee. Similarly, for the primary business operations, we utilize a single information system based in the United States for our North American and European operations, while our Latin American operations have separate systems. While we have backup systems and business continuity plans, any significant or lengthy interruption of our ability to provide these centralized functions would significantly impair our ability to continue normal business operations. In addition, the centralization of these functions increases our exposure to local risks, such as the availability of qualified employees and the lessening of competition for critical services, such as freight and communications.
Although we have business interruption insurance, not all losses are covered, and an uninsured loss from electrical or telephone failure, fire or other casualty, water damage, theft, or other disruption would have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. In addition, there are limits on all of our insurance coverage, and it is possible that losses might exceed that coverage.
Inventory - The value of our inventory may be adversely affected by market and other factors.
Our business, like that of other distributors, is subject to the risk that the value of our inventory will be adversely affected by price reductions by manufacturers or by technological changes affecting the usefulness or desirability of our products or by foreign currency fluctuations. The electronic components and computer products industries are subject to rapid technological change, new and enhanced products, changes in customer needs and changes in industry standards, which can contribute to a decline in value or obsolescence of inventory. Under the terms of most of our vendor agreements and the policy of most manufacturers of specialty technology products, we have some price protection and stock rotation opportunities with respect to slow-moving or obsolete inventory items. However, these protections are limited in scope and do not protect against all declines in inventory value, excess inventory, or product obsolescence, and in some instances we may not be able to fulfill all necessary conditions or successfully manage such price protection or stock rotation opportunities. In addition, these industry practices are sometimes not reflected in vendor agreements and their application in a particular situation is dependent upon negotiations between our vendors and us. As a result, from time-to-time we are required to write down the value of excess and obsolete inventory, and should any of these write-downs occur at a significant level, they could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. Also, we may have to write-down our inventory due to water damage, theft or other factors that may decrease our number of merchantable products.
Should there be an economic downturn, it is possible that prices may decline due to an oversupply of product, and therefore, there may be a greater risk of declines in inventory value. In addition, our vendors may become insolvent and unable to fulfill their product obligations to us. Significant declines in inventory value in excess of established inventory reserves or dramatic changes in prevailing technologies could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
Narrow gross profit margins - Our narrow gross profit margins significantly impact our operating results.
Our industry is highly competitive and characterized by narrow gross profit margins and operating profit margins. Because of our narrow margins, fluctuations in sales can have a magnified impact on our overall operating results. We may not be able to reduce our operating expenses as a percentage of revenues to mitigate any further reductions in profit margins in the future. If we cannot proportionately decrease our cost structure in response to competitive price pressures, our business and operating results could suffer.
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Internal control over financial reporting - The internal control structure we have in place over our financial reporting may not be effective in detecting fraud or errors in a timely manner, which could result in a material adverse effect on our business or the market price of our securities.
Pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, is required to evaluate the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of the end of each year, and to include a management report assessing the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting in each Annual Report on Form 10-K. Moreover, an independent registered public accounting firm must attest to the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. If our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer or independent registered public accounting firm determines that our internal control over financial reporting is not effective as defined under Section 404, investor perceptions and our reputation may be adversely affected and the market price of our stock could decline.
A weakness in our internal control over financial reporting may be identified in the future. Any failure to maintain or implement required new or improved controls, or any difficulties we encounter in their implementation, could result in additional material weaknesses, cause us to fail to meet our periodic reporting obligations, or result in material misstatements of our financial statements. Any such failure could also adversely affect the results of periodic management evaluations and annual auditor attestation reports regarding the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. The existence of a material weakness could result in errors in our financial statements resulting in a restatement of financial statements, which could cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations and cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial information, leading to a decline in our share price. Even effective internal controls cannot provide absolute assurance with respect to the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements. We do not expect our internal control over financial reporting to detect all errors or fraudulent conduct.
Cyber security risk - Our reputation and business may be harmed from cyber security risk and we may be subject to legal claims if there is loss, disclosure or misappropriation of or access to our customers' or our business partners' or our own information or other breaches of our information security.
We make extensive use of online services and centralized data processing, including through third party service providers. The secure maintenance and transmission of customer information is a critical element of our operations. Our information technology and other systems that maintain and transmit customer or employee information or those of service providers or business partners may be compromised by a malicious third party penetration of our network security, or that of a third party service provider or business partner, or impacted by advertent or inadvertent actions or inactions by our employees, or those of a third party service provider or business partner. Experienced computer programmers and hackers may be able to penetrate our network security, or that of our third party service provider, and misappropriate or compromise our confidential information, create system disruptions, or cause shutdowns. As a result, our customers' information may be lost, disclosed, accessed or taken without our customers' consent.
In addition, our third party service providers and other business partners process and maintain proprietary business information and data related to our business-to-business customers, suppliers and other business partners. Our information technology and other systems that maintain and transmit this information, or those of service providers or business partners, may also be compromised by a malicious third party penetration of our network security or that of a third party service provider or business partner, or impacted by advertent or inadvertent actions or inactions by our employees or those of a third party service provider or business partner. As a result, our business information, customer, supplier, and other business partner data may be lost, disclosed, accessed or taken without their consent.
We are subject to regulations relating to customer privacy and the protection of personal information. Any such loss, disclosure or misappropriation of, or access to, customers' or business partners' information or other breach of our information security can result in legal claims or legal proceedings, including regulatory investigations and actions, may have a serious impact on our reputation and may adversely affect our businesses, operating results and financial condition. Furthermore, the loss, disclosure or misappropriation of our business information may adversely affect our businesses, operating results and financial condition.
Third party logistics and warehousing providers - We use third party logistics and warehousing providers in certain parts of the world that may expose us to risks or liabilities based on their execution that may adversely affect our business operations or financial results.
In Europe, Brazil and other Latin American countries, we use third parties to provide warehousing and logistics services in order to provide cost effective operations and scale in certain regions. The failure or inability of one or more of these third parties to deliver products from suppliers to us or products from us to our customers for any reason could disrupt our business and harm our reputation and operating results. We work closely with our third party logistics and warehousing providers to anticipate issues,
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and also review public information regarding their financial health. However, issues may not be identified timely, which may lead to lack of or poor execution, loss or litigation. Additionally, deterioration of the financial condition of our logistical and warehousing providers could have an adverse impact on our logistical processes. Poor financial condition of these providers could result in delayed responsiveness or delivery failure, which would ultimately affect our responsiveness to our customers and thus may adversely affect our business, operations and financial performance.
Reliance on third parties - We are dependent on third parties for services including the delivery of a majority of our products. Changes in shipping terms or the failure or inability of our third party shippers to perform could have an adverse impact on our business and results of operations.
We rely on arrangements with third parties to perform certain services our business depends on and services for our customers, which, if not performed by these third parties in accordance with the terms of the arrangement could result in significant disruptions or costs to our organization, including monetary damages and an adverse effect on our customer relationships.
In particular, we are dependent upon major shipping companies, including FedEx and UPS, for the shipment of our products to and from our centralized warehouses. Changes in shipping terms, or the inability of these third party shippers to perform effectively (whether as a result of mechanical failure, casualty loss, labor stoppage, or any other reason), could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. From time to time, we have experienced significant increases in shipping costs due to increases in fuel costs. Additionally, deterioration of the financial condition of our carriers could have an adverse impact on our logistical processes and shipping costs. Poor financial condition of our freight carriers could result in delayed responsiveness in their service lead times, which would ultimately affect our responsiveness to our customers. Additionally, if our carriers were to increase our shipping costs, it may adversely affect our financial results if we are unable to pass on these higher costs to our customers.
Fair value measurement of contingent consideration, goodwill and other intangible assets - Changes in the fair value of the assets and liabilities measured at fair value could have a significant effect on our reported earnings.
We have structured acquisitions with an upfront payment and additional earnout payments. The acquisition of CDC was structured having an upfront payment with five annual cash installments based upon the financial performance of CDC for the twelve month periods ended on June 30, 2011 through June 30, 2015. The acquisition of Imago Group plc ("Imago ScanSource") was structured having an upfront payment with two additional annual cash installments based upon the financial performance of Imago ScanSource for the twelve month periods ended September 30, 2015 through September 30, 2016. The acquisition of Network1 was structured having an upfront payment with four additional annual cash installments based upon the financial performance of Network1 for the twelve month periods ended June 30, 2015 through June 30, 2018.
In accordance with ASC 805, Business Combinations, a liability for the contingent consideration driven by an earn-out must be recorded at the onset of the purchase and must be revalued at every reporting period. Changes in the fair value of the liability are recorded as an adjustment to operating income. These changes can occur due to changes in estimated future financial results, the probabilities of achieving these results, the discount rate reflective of our creditworthiness, and the market risk premium associated with the Brazilian market. Both gains and losses can occur due to changes in these fair value estimates, thus increasing volatility of our earnings. We expect to continue to use this structure for future acquisitions.
On at least an annual basis, we are required to assess our goodwill and other intangible assets, including but not limited to customer relationships and trade names, for impairment. This includes continuously monitoring events and circumstances that could trigger an impairment test outside of our annual impairment testing date in the fourth quarter of each year. Testing goodwill and other intangibles for impairment requires the use of significant estimates and other inputs outside of our control. If the carrying value of goodwill in any of our goodwill reporting units or other intangible assets is determined to exceed their respective fair values, we may be required to record significant impairment charges that would adversely affect our operating results. A global economic downturn could impact our prior judgments and assumptions about the fair value of our business, and we may be required to record impairment charges of goodwill or other identifiable intangible assets in the future.
Goodwill impairments - Goodwill impairments and impairments of long-lived assets could have a material non-cash adverse effect on our results of operations.
We test our goodwill for impairment in the fourth quarter of each year for all reporting units, or more frequently if events occur or circumstances change that would warrant such a review. We performed our annual impairment test for fiscal years 2015 and 2014 and determined that no goodwill impairment charge was necessary. In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013 we recorded a non-cash charge for goodwill impairment in our European Communications and Brazilian POS & Barcode reporting units.
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In the future, should the recent economic uncertainty continue in Latin America, Europe, or other global economies, the fair value of one or more of our reporting units may decrease below its carrying amount and future goodwill impairments that may be material could be recognized. Any declines resulting in a goodwill impairment or long-lived asset impairment may result in material non-cash charges to our earnings. Impairment charges would also reduce our consolidated shareholders' equity and increase our debt-to-total-capitalization ratio, which could negatively impact our credit rating and access to the public debt and equity markets.
Accounting rules - Changes in accounting rules or standards could have a significant adverse effect on our reported earnings.
Our financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. These principles are subject to interpretations by various governing bodies including the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the SEC and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. These governing bodies create and interpret appropriate accounting standards. Future periodic assessments required by current or new accounting standards may result in additional non-cash charges and/or changes in presentation or disclosure. A change from current accounting standards could have a significant adverse effect on our financial position or results of operations.
In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued a comprehensive new revenue recognition standard for contracts with customers that will supersede most current revenue recognition guidance, including industry-specific guidance. The standard permits the use of either the retrospective or cumulative effect transition method. This guidance will be applicable to the Company at the beginning of its first quarter of fiscal year 2019. This change in accounting standard could have a significant adverse effect on our financial position or results of operations.
Terrorist or military operations - Future terrorist or military operations could result in a disruption of our operation or loss of assets in certain markets.
Future terrorist or military actions, in the United States or abroad, could result in destruction or seizure of assets or suspension or disruption of our operations. Additionally, such actions could affect the operations of our suppliers or customers, resulting in loss of access to products, potential losses on supplier programs, loss of business, higher losses on receivables or inventory, and/or other disruptions in our business, which could negatively affect our operating results. We do not carry broad insurance covering such terrorist or military actions, and even if we were to seek such coverage, the cost would likely be prohibitive.
Natural disasters and other crises - Exposure to adverse weather conditions or other emergency situations could result in a disruption of our operation or loss of assets in certain markets.
Extreme weather conditions such as floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, or other natural disasters, electrical failures, medical pandemics or epidemics, telecommunication failures, or other similar events may disrupt our ability to distribute products. Any of these events could significantly and adversely affect our operational results. Particularly, these events could materially impact us because our business has centralized business operations and thus any major damage done to one of our facilities could greatly impact our operations. While we may mitigate some of this risk through insurance, we cannot guarantee that our losses will not exceed the value of our policies. Any disruption in business may adversely affect our operations or damage relationships with customers.
Failure to comply with environmental regulations - We are subject to various environmental regulations, and failing to comply with any requirements may adversely affect our business operations or financial results.
We are subject to various federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations addressing environmental and other impacts from product disposal, use of hazardous materials in products, recycling of products at the end of their useful life and other related matters. Compliance with these environmental laws may have a material adverse effect on our business. These laws include the Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive, ("RoHS"), RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU ("RoHS 2") and the European Union Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive ("WEEE") as enacted by individual European Union countries and other similar legislation adopted in North America. These directives can make companies involved in the production or distribution of electrical goods, including computers and printers, responsible for collection, recycling, treatment and disposal of recovered products. In addition, these directives and similar legislation can have an impact on the types and design of products we are able to sell in jurisdictions that have adopted such restrictions. While we strive to ensure we are in compliance with all applicable regulations, certain of these regulations impose strict liability. Additionally, we may be held responsible for the prior activities of entities that we have acquired or will acquire in the future. Failure to comply with these regulations could result in substantial costs, fines and civil or criminal sanctions, as well as third party claims for property damage or personal injury. Further,
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environmental laws may become more stringent over time, imposing greater compliance costs and increasing risks and penalties associated with violation, which could adversely affect our business, financial position or results of operations.
Liquidity and capital resources - Market factors may increase the cost and availability of capital. Additional capital may not be available to us on acceptable terms to fund our working capital needs and growth.
Our business requires significant levels of capital to finance accounts receivable and product inventory that is not financed by trade creditors. We have an increased demand for capital when our business is expanding, including through acquisitions. Changes in payment terms with either suppliers or customers could increase our capital requirements. We have historically relied upon cash generated from operations, borrowings under our revolving credit facility, secured and unsecured borrowings, and, to a lesser extent, borrowings under a subsidiary's line of credit to satisfy our capital needs and to finance growth. While we believe that our existing sources of liquidity will provide sufficient resources to meet our current working capital and cash requirements, if we require an increase in capital to meet our future business needs, such capital may not be available to us on terms acceptable to us, or at all. Changes in how lenders rate our credit worthiness, as well as macroeconomic factors such as an economic downturn and global economic instability may restrict our ability to raise capital in adequate amounts or on terms acceptable to us, and the failure to do so could harm our ability to operate our business.
In addition, our cash and cash equivalents are deposited with various financial institutions located in the various countries in which we operate. We endeavor to monitor these financial institutions regularly for credit quality; however, we are exposed to risk of loss on such funds or we may experience significant disruptions in our liquidity needs if one or more of these financial institutions were to suffer bankruptcy or similar restructuring.
Volatility of Stock Price- The trading price of our common stock
The stock market as a whole and the trading prices of companies in the wholesale electronics industry have been volatile. Companies in our industry experience significant quarter-to-quarter fluctuations. This broad market and industry volatility could significantly reduce the price of our common stock at any time, without regard to our own operating performance. This volatility may affect the price at which you could sell your common stock. Our stock price is likely to continue to be volatile and subject to price and volume fluctuations in response to market and other factors; variations in our quarterly operating results from our expectations or those of securities analysts or investors; downward revisions in securities analysts’ estimates; and announcement by us or our competitors of significant acquisitions, transactions, partnerships, joint ventures, or capital commitments.
A material decline in the price of our common stock may result in the assertion of certain claims against us, and/or the commencement of inquiries and/or investigations against us. A prolonged decline in the price of our common stock could result in a reduction in the liquidity of our common stock and a reduction in our ability to raise capital, if needed, and the inability for you to obtain a favorable price at which you could sell your shares.
Quarterly fluctuations - Our net sales and operating results are dependent on a number of factors. Our net sales may fluctuate from quarter to quarter, and these fluctuations may cause volatility in our stock price.
Our net sales and operating results may fluctuate quarterly as a result of changes in demand for our products and services, the introduction of new technology, actions by our competitors, changes in vendors' prices or price protection policies, changes in vendors' business practices or strategies, changes in freight rates, the timing or the addition of operating expenses to support our growth, the timing of major marketing or other service projects, product supply shortages, changes in product mix, the impact of possible disruption caused by integration and reorganization of technology systems, currency fluctuations in countries we have operations, the loss of a major supplier or customer, occurrence of unexpected events, impairments and the general economic factors referenced above. In addition, a substantial portion of our net sales in each quarter results from orders booked in that quarter, which are difficult to accurately forecast in advance. As a result, our performance in one period may vary significantly from our performance in the preceding quarter, and may differ significantly from our forecast of performance from quarter to quarter. The impact of these variances may cause volatility in our stock price. Additionally, any past financial performance should not be considered an indicator of future performance, and investors should not use historical trends to anticipate results or trends in the future as our operating results may fluctuate significantly quarter to quarter. Our narrow operating margins may magnify the impact of the foregoing factors on our operating results. The results of any quarterly period are not indicative of results to be expected for a full fiscal year.
Litigation - We routinely are involved in litigation that can be costly and lead to adverse results.
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In the ordinary course of our business, we are involved in a wide range of disputes, some of which result in litigation. In addition, as a public company with a large shareholder base, we are susceptible to class-action and other litigation resulting from disclosures that we make and our other activities. Litigation is expensive to bring and defend, and the outcome of litigation can be adverse and significant. Not all adverse outcomes can be anticipated, and applicable accounting rules do not always require or permit the establishment of a reserve until a final result has occurred or becomes probable and estimable. In some instances we are insured for the potential losses; in other instances we are not. An uninsured or underinsured adverse outcome in significant litigation could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. We can make no assurances that we will ultimately be successful in our defense of any of these disputes. See Item 3. "Legal Proceedings" for further discussion of our material legal matters.
ITEM 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments.
Not applicable.
ITEM 2. | Properties. |
The Company owns a 70,000 square foot building in Greenville, South Carolina, which is the site of its principal executive and sales offices, and a 103,000 square foot building on adjacent property, of which approximately 40,000 square feet is subleased to an unrelated third party.
North American Distribution Facilities
The Company's North American distribution operations are located in Southaven, Mississippi. The Southaven facility accommodates approximately 600,000 square feet with an optional 147,000 square feet of available expansion space. In 2007, a subsidiary of the Company entered into a ten-year lease associated with this facility, with options to extend the lease for two consecutive five-year periods.
The Company or its subsidiaries also have offices, each of approximately 13,000 square feet or less, in leased facilities in Norcross, Georgia; Cheektowaga, New York;Tempe, Arizona; Lenexa, Kansas; and Mississauga, Canada.
International Distribution Facilities
The Company or its subsidiaries lease 29,000 square feet of office and distribution center space in Miami, Florida, 25,000 square feet of office and distribution center space in Mexico City, Mexico, 17,000 square feet of office space in Cologne, Germany and 30,000 square feet of office space in Brussels, Belgium. The Company utilizes the logistical services of a third party warehouse in Liège, Belgium. The Company leases 16,000 square feet of office space and distribution center in Mainz, Germany. The Company leases approximately 24,000 square feet of office and distribution center space in São José dos Pinhais, Brazil, leases 10,000 square feet of office and distribution center space in Barueri, Brazil, and utilizes the logistical services of a third party warehouse in Jaboatão dos Guararapes, Brazil. The Company leases 164,000 square feet of office and distribution center space in Itajai, Brazil and additional office and distribution center space in Serra, Espírito Santo, Brazil.
The Company or its subsidiaries have additional sales offices and warehouse spaces, each of approximately 10,000 square feet or less, in leased facilities in Bad Homburg, Germany; Hull, England; Crawley, England; Egham, England; Thatcham, England; Bury, England; Plaisir, France; Olivet, France; Eindhoven, Netherlands; Curitiba, Brazil; Blumenau, Brazil; Fortaleza, Brazil; Goias, Brazil; São Paulo, Brazil; Santiago, Chile; Bogota, Colombia; Cota, Colombia; Mexico City, Mexico; Lima, Peru; and Miami, Florida.
Management believes the Company’s office and warehouse facilities are adequate to support its operations at their current levels and for the foreseeable future.
ITEM 3. | Legal Proceedings. |
The Company and its subsidiaries are, from time to time, parties to lawsuits arising out of operations. Although there can be no assurance, based upon information known to the Company, the Company believes that any liability resulting from an adverse determination of such lawsuits would not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.
ITEM 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not applicable.
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PART II
ITEM 5. | Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities. |
The Company’s common stock is quoted on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "SCSC." The Company has never declared or paid a cash dividend since inception. Under the terms of the Company’s revolving credit facility, the payment of cash dividends is restricted. As of August 27, 2015, there were approximately 509 holders of record of our common stock. The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the high and low sales prices of the Company’s common stock on the NASDAQ Global Select Market.
High | Low | ||||||
Fiscal Year 2015 | |||||||
First quarter | $ | 39.98 | $ | 34.49 | |||
Second quarter | 42.52 | 31.32 | |||||
Third quarter | 41.10 | 32.99 | |||||
Fourth quarter | 41.95 | 37.52 | |||||
Fiscal Year 2014 | |||||||
First quarter | $ | 36.74 | $ | 30.60 | |||
Second quarter | 43.65 | 33.75 | |||||
Third quarter | 42.64 | 35.56 | |||||
Fourth quarter | 42.99 | 36.10 | |||||
Stock Performance Chart
The following stock performance graph compares cumulative total shareholder return on the Company’s common stock over a five-year period with the Nasdaq Market Index and with the Standard Industrial Classification ("SIC") Code Index (SIC Code 5045 – Wholesale Computers and Peripheral Equipment and Software) for the same period. Total shareholder return represents stock price changes and assumes the reinvestment of dividends. The graph assumes the investment of $100 on June 30, 2010.
2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||
ScanSource, Inc. | $ | 100 | $ | 150 | $ | 123 | $ | 128 | $ | 153 | $ | 153 | |||||||||||
NASDAQ Composite | $ | 100 | $ | 132 | $ | 143 | $ | 170 | $ | 223 | $ | 253 | |||||||||||
SIC Code 5045 – Computers & Peripheral Equipment | $ | 100 | $ | 126 | $ | 123 | $ | 137 | $ | 197 | $ | 181 | |||||||||||
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Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
On August 21, 2014, the Company announced a Board of Directors authorization to repurchase shares up to $120 million of the Company's common stock for up to three years. During the quarter ended June 30, 2015, the Company repurchased shares of its common stock as follows:
Period | Total number of shares purchased | Average price paid per share | Total number of shares purchased as part of the publicly announced plan or program | Approximate dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased under the plan or program | ||||||
April 1, 2015 through April 30, 2015 | 20,856 | $ | 39.95 | 20,856 | $ | 116,472,692 | ||||
May 1, 2015 through May 31, 2015 | 178,267 | $ | 39.25 | 178,267 | $ | 109,476,030 | ||||
June 1, 2015 through June 30, 2015 | 210,737 | $ | 39.12 | 210,737 | $ | 101,232,695 | ||||
Total | 409,860 | $ | 39.22 | 409,860 | $ | 101,232,695 | ||||
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ITEM 6. Selected Financial Data.
The selected financial data below should be read in conjunction with "Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and the Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes thereto included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The following statement of income data and balance sheet data were derived from the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.
FIVE YEAR FINANCIAL SUMMARY
Fiscal Year Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||||||
2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | |||||||||||||||
(in thousands, except per share data) | |||||||||||||||||||
Statement of income data: | |||||||||||||||||||
Net sales | $ | 3,218,626 | $ | 2,913,634 | $ | 2,876,964 | $ | 3,015,296 | $ | 2,666,531 | |||||||||
Cost of goods sold | 2,891,536 | 2,612,535 | 2,584,090 | 2,713,272 | 2,392,224 | ||||||||||||||
Gross profit | 327,090 | 301,099 | 292,874 | 302,024 | 274,307 | ||||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 222,982 | 192,492 | 191,216 | 188,388 | 161,326 | ||||||||||||||
Impairment charges (legal recovery) | — | (15,490 | ) | 48,772 | — | — | |||||||||||||
Change in fair value of contingent consideration | 2,667 | 2,311 | 1,843 | 120 | (128 | ) | |||||||||||||
Operating income | 101,441 | 121,786 | 51,043 | 113,516 | 113,109 | ||||||||||||||
Interest (income) expense, net | (841 | ) | (1,633 | ) | (1,463 | ) | (1,247 | ) | 511 | ||||||||||
Other (income) expense, net | 2,376 | 312 | (520 | ) | 3,552 | 712 | |||||||||||||
Income before income taxes | 99,906 | 123,107 | 53,026 | 111,211 | 111,886 | ||||||||||||||
Provision for income taxes | 34,487 | 41,318 | 18,364 | 36,923 | 38,363 | ||||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 65,419 | $ | 81,789 | $ | 34,662 | $ | 74,288 | $ | 73,523 | |||||||||
Net income per common share, basic | $ | 2.29 | $ | 2.89 | $ | 1.25 | $ | 2.72 | $ | 2.74 | |||||||||
Weighted-average shares outstanding, basic | 28,558 | 28,337 | 27,774 | 27,362 | 26,872 | ||||||||||||||
Net income per common share, diluted | $ | 2.27 | $ | 2.86 | $ | 1.24 | $ | 2.68 | $ | 2.70 | |||||||||
Weighted-average shares outstanding, diluted | 28,799 | 28,602 | 27,994 | 27,751 | 27,246 | ||||||||||||||
As of June 30, | |||||||||||||||||||
2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | |||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance sheet data: | |||||||||||||||||||
Working capital | $ | 665,954 | $ | 715,850 | $ | 614,378 | $ | 533,529 | $ | 532,167 | |||||||||
Total assets | 1,476,941 | 1,335,124 | 1,164,183 | 1,201,806 | 1,182,188 | ||||||||||||||
Total long-term debt (including current debt) | 8,826 | 5,429 | 5,429 | 9,697 | 60,106 | ||||||||||||||
Total shareholders’ equity | $ | 808,985 | $ | 802,643 | $ | 695,956 | $ | 652,311 | $ | 587,394 | |||||||||
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ITEM 7. | Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. |
Certain statements within this Annual Report on Form 10-K, including this Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations ("MD&A"), are not historical facts and contain "forward-looking statements" as described in the "safe harbor" provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties and actual results could differ materially from those projected. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include the following: our dependence upon information systems and the utilization and further implementation of a new ERP system without business disruption and in a timely and cost efficient manner; our ability to integrate acquisitions, and effectively manage and implement our growth strategies; our ability to manage the potential adverse effects of operating in foreign jurisdictions, including, adverse changes in economic, political and market conditions in Europe, Latin America, and in Brazil; our ability to hedge or mitigate the effects of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates; our dependence on vendors, product supply, and availability; our ability to decrease our cost structure in response to competitive price pressures and changes in demand for our products; our ability to compete in new and existing markets that are highly competitive; our ability to retain and expand our existing and new customer relationships; our ability to retain key employees, particularly senior management; our ability to anticipate adverse changes in tax laws, accounting rules, and other laws and regulations; our ability to manage our business when general economic conditions are poor; our ability to manage and limit our credit exposure due to the deterioration in the financial condition of our customers; our ability to centralize certain functions to provide efficient support to our business; our ability to manage and negotiate successful pricing and stock rotation opportunities associated with inventory value decreases; our ability to remain profitable in the face of narrow margins; our ability to manage loss, disclosure or misappropriation of, or access to, information or other breaches of our information security; our dependence on third-party freight carriers; our ability to manage the distribution channels; our exposure to the volatility of earnings due to changes in fair value of assets and liabilities, including changes in the fair value of our earn-out obligation to the sellers of CDC, Imago ScanSource, and Network1, changes in accounting principles, and our ability to make estimates and the assumptions underlying the estimates, which could have an effect on earnings; our ability to avoid goodwill and long-lived asset impairments resulting in material non-cash charges to earnings; our ability to manage disruptions or loss of certain assets from terrorist or military operations or from natural disasters; our ability to comply with environmental regulations; our ability to obtain required capital at acceptable terms to fund our working capital and growth strategies; volatility of our earnings and stock price; and our ability to resolve or settle potentially adverse litigation matters. Additional discussion of these and other factors affecting our business and prospects is contained in our periodic filings with the SEC, copies of which can be obtained under the "Investors Relations" tab on our website at www.scansource.com. Please refer to the cautionary statements and important factors discussed in Item 1A. "Risk Factors" in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for further information. This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with Item 6. "Selected Financial Data" and the Consolidated Financial Statements and the Notes thereto included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. We caution readers not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to update publicly or otherwise revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or other factors that affect the subject of these statements, except where we are expressly required to do so by law.
Overview
ScanSource, Inc. is a leading international wholesale distributor of specialty technology products. ScanSource, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the "Company") provide value-added distribution services for over 300 technology manufacturers and sells to approximately 35,000 resellers in the following specialty technology markets: POS and Barcode, Security, 3D Printing and Communications.
We operate our business under a management structure that enhances our worldwide technology markets focus and growth strategy. As a part of this structure, ScanSource has two technology segments, each with its own president. The two segments are Worldwide Barcode & Security, which includes ScanSource POS and Barcode and ScanSource Security business units, and Worldwide Communications & Services, which encompasses ScanSource Catalyst, ScanSource Communications and ScanSource Services Group business units. The reporting segments of Worldwide Barcode & Security and Worldwide Communications & Services give the Company the ability to leverage its size and experience to deliver more value to our vendor and reseller partners in its existing markets.
The Company operates in the United States, Canada, Latin America, and Europe. The Company distributes to the United States and Canada from its Southaven, Mississippi distribution center; to Latin America principally from distribution centers located in Miami, Florida, Mexico, Brazil and Colombia; and to Europe from distribution centers located in Belgium, France, Germany, and United Kingdom.
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The Company distributes products for many of its key vendors in all of its geographic markets; however certain vendors only allow distribution to specific geographies. The Company's key vendors in barcode technologies include Bematech, Cisco, Datalogic, Elo, Epson, Honeywell, Ingenico, NCR, Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions, Verifone and Zebra Technologies. The Company's key vendors for security technologies include Arecont, Axis, Bosch, Cisco, Datacard, Exacq Technologies, HID, March Networks, Panasonic, Ruckus Wireless, Samsung, Sony and Zebra Card. The Company's key vendors in communications technologies include Aruba, AudioCodes, Avaya, Cisco, Dialogic, Jabra, Mitel, Plantronics, Polycom, ShoreTel and Spectralink.
The Company has successfully implemented a new Enterprise Resource Planning ("ERP") system on time and on budget. In December 2013, the Company retained Systems Applications Products ("SAP") for software platform and implementation consulting services for a new Enterprise Resource Planning ("ERP") system. The Company's European operations, excluding Imago ScanSource, began utilizing the new ERP system in February 2015, which is in the third quarter of the current fiscal year. The Company's North America operations began utilizing the new ERP system in July 2015, which is in the first quarter of fiscal year 2016.
On September 19, 2014, the Company acquired 100% of the shares of Imago Group plc, a European value-added distributor of video and voice communications equipment and services, through a newly-formed special purchase entity. Subsequent to the acquisition, the Company changed Imago's name to ScanSource Video Communications Ltd. (dba Imago ScanSource). Imago ScanSource is an addition to the Company’s Worldwide Communications and Services operating segment. This acquisition supports the Company’s strategy to be the leading value-added distributor of video, voice, and data solutions for resellers in Europe.
On January 13, 2015, the Company acquired 100% of the shares of Intersmart Comércio Importação Exportação de Equipamentos Eletrônicos, S.A., a corporation organized under the laws of the Federative Republic of Brazil, and its related entities (collectively “Network1”) from the Network1 shareholders. Network1 joins the Company’s Worldwide Communications and Services operating segment. ScanSource is committed to becoming the leading value-added distributor of communications solutions for resellers in Latin America, and this acquisition represents an important step in this strategy.
On August 18, 2015, the Company announced the execution of a letter of intent to purchase the assets of KBZ, a leading Cisco video conferencing distributor in the United States. The KBZ acquisition is subject to certain closing conditions, including the entrance into a definitive purchase agreement and satisfactory completion of due diligence.
During fiscal year 2014, the Barcode & Security distribution segment added 3D printing solutions as a product offering targeting the manufacturing, healthcare, aerospace, and automotive markets. 3D printing solutions replace and complement traditional methods and reduce the time and cost of designing new products by printing real parts directly from digital input.
In the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2013, the Company decided not to proceed with the development of the Enterprise Resource Planning ("ERP") project using the Microsoft Dynamics AX software, and we wrote off substantially all of the total capitalized expenses related to the original project. The non-cash charge recorded of $28.2 million before the effect of income taxes ($18.0 million net of the tax impact) included software development costs, hardware, software interfaces and other related costs. The remaining $0.6 million of the total $28.8 million capitalized balance was placed into service in July 2013. The software that was placed into service is not the ERP system itself, but an auxiliary database system designed to assist in the management of the product offerings. Prior to the write off, the capitalized software was included in property and equipment at cost on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
We restructured our European Communications sales unit in the third quarter of fiscal year 2013 in order to support a strategy for profitable growth. The new organizational structure provided focused business unit leadership, as well as dedicated merchandising, sales and technical support teams, at the appropriate scale. In addition, the Company moved certain European support functions to centralized global teams in the United States to gain efficiencies. The annualized cost savings in connection with the restructuring, principally associated with the elimination of positions, was estimated at approximately $3.1 million. The Company incurred approximately $1.2 million in associated costs, including related severance expenses. These restructuring costs, which were accrued in the third quarter of fiscal year 2013, are included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying Consolidated Income Statements. For further discussion on our restructuring, refer to Note 15 -Restructuring Costs.
In January 2013, through the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary Partner Services, Inc. ("PSI"), the Company filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in Atlanta, Georgia against our former ERP software systems integration partner, Avanade, Inc. ("Avanade"). In June 2014, the parties reached a Settlement Agreement where both parties agreed to mutually dismiss all claims and counterclaims against the other in exchange for Avanade's payment to the Company of $15.0 million. The Company also reversed $2.0 million
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in accrued liabilities for unpaid invoices received from Avanade and paid a contingency fee of $1.5 million to the law firm who represented the Company in the lawsuit. The settlement, net of attorney fees and reversal of accrued liabilities is included in the impairment charges (legal recovery) line item on the Consolidated Income Statements.
After we performed our annual goodwill impairment test in 2013, we determined that a goodwill impairment charge was necessary for our Brazilian POS & Barcode and European Communications reporting units. Prior to the test, no interim impairment indicators were identified. The Company's impairment testing included the determination of the reporting unit's fair value using market multiples and discounted cash flows modeling. The impairment charges were a result of reduced earnings and cash flow forecasts primarily due to the general macroeconomic environment and lower expectations of future results. Furthermore, earnout payments made to CDC shareholders have been lower than those forecasted and assumed in the calculation of goodwill, at the time of acquisition. During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013, the Company recorded a non-cash charge for goodwill impairment of $5.4 million and $15.1 million in Europe and Brazil, respectively. During fiscal years 2015 and 2014, no impairment charges related to goodwill were recorded.
Our objective is to continue to grow profitable sales in the technologies we distribute and to focus on growth in security and communication technologies. We continue to evaluate strategic acquisitions to enhance our technological and geographic portfolios. In doing so, we face numerous challenges that require attention and resources. Certain business units and geographies are experiencing increased competition for the products we distribute. This competition may come in the form of pricing, credit terms, service levels and product availability. As this competition could affect both our market share and pricing of our products, we may change our strategy in order to effectively compete in the marketplace.
Cost Control/Profitability
Our operating income growth is driven not only by gross profits but by a disciplined control of operating expenses. Our operations feature scalable information systems, streamlined management, and centralized distribution, enabling us to achieve the economies of scale necessary for cost-effective order fulfillment. From inception, we have managed our general and administrative expenses by maintaining strong cost controls. However, in order to continue to grow in our markets, we have continued to invest in new technologies, specifically, security, communications and 3D technology; increased marketing efforts to recruit resellers; and enhanced employee benefit plans to retain employees.
Evaluating Financial Condition and Operating Performance
In addition to disclosing results that are determined in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP"), we also disclose certain non-GAAP financial measures. These measures include non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP EPS, return on invested capital ("ROIC") and "constant currency," a measure that excludes the translation exchange impact from changes in foreign currency exchange rates between reporting periods. We use non-GAAP financial measures to better understand and evaluate performance, including comparisons from period to period.
These non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools, and the non-GAAP financial measures that we report may not be comparable to similarly titled amounts reported by other companies. Analysis of results and outlook on a non-GAAP basis should be considered in addition to, and not in substitution for or as superior to, measurements of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP.
Non-GAAP Operating Income, Non-GAAP Net Income and Non-GAAP EPS
To evaluate current period performance on a clearer and more consistent basis with prior periods, we disclose non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share. We completed acquisitions on September 19, 2014 and January 13, 2015, both of which were structured with earnout payments. Given the size of the acquisitions and potential variability of fair value adjustments on operating results, non-GAAP results exclude amortization of intangible assets related to acquisitions, change in fair value of contingent consideration, and acquisition costs. Results for the year ended June 30, 2014 also exclude a legal recovery, net of attorney fees. Non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP pre-tax income, non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP diluted EPS are useful in better assessing and understanding the Company's operating performance, especially when comparing results with previous periods or forecasting performance for future periods.
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Below, we are providing a non-GAAP reconciliation of net income and earnings per share adjusted for the costs and charges mentioned above:
Year Ended June 30, 2015 | Year ended June 30, 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating Income | Pre-Tax Income | Net Income | Diluted EPS | Operating Income | Pre-Tax Income | Net Income | Diluted EPS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
GAAP Measures | $ | 101,441 | $ | 99,906 | $ | 65,419 | $ | 2.27 | $ | 121,786 | $ | 123,107 | $ | 81,789 | $ | 2.86 | |||||||||||||||
Adjustments: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amortization of intangible assets | 6,641 | 6,641 | 4,599 | 0.16 | 3,880 | 3,880 | 2,550 | 0.09 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Change in fair value of contingent considerations | 2,667 | 2,667 | 1,842 | 0.06 | 2,311 | 2,311 | 1,525 | 0.05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Acquisition costs | 3,254 | 3,254 | 3,254 | 0.12 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Legal recovery, net of attorney fees | — | — | — | — | (15,490 | ) | (15,490 | ) | (9,756 | ) | (0.34 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Non-GAAP measures | $ | 114,003 | $ | 112,468 | $ | 75,114 | $ | 2.61 | $ | 112,487 | $ | 113,808 | $ | 76,108 | $ | 2.66 | |||||||||||||||
Return on Invested Capital
Management uses ROIC as a performance measurement to assess efficiency at allocating capital under the Company's control to generate returns. Management believes this metric balances the Company's operating results with asset and liability management, is not impacted by capitalization decisions and is considered to have a strong correlation with shareholder value creation. In addition, it is easily computed, communicated and understood. ROIC also provides management a measure of the Company's profitability on a basis more comparable to historical or future periods.
ROIC assists us in comparing our performance over various reporting periods on a consistent basis because it removes from our operating results the impact of items that do not reflect our core operating performance. We believe the calculation of ROIC provides useful information to investors and is an additional relevant comparison of our performance during the year. In addition, the Company's Board of Directors uses ROIC in evaluating business and management performance. Certain management incentive compensation targets are set and measured relative to ROIC.
We calculate ROIC as earnings before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, plus change in fair value of contingent consideration and other non-GAAP adjustments ("adjusted EBITDA") divided by invested capital. Invested capital is defined as average equity plus average daily funded interest-bearing debt for the period. The following table summarizes annualized return on invested capital ratio for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2015, 2014, and 2013, respectively.
2015 | 2014 | 2013 | ||||||
Return on invested capital ratio | 14.6 | % | 15.7 | % | 16.3 | % | ||
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The components of our ROIC calculation and reconciliation to the Company's financial statements are shown, as follows:
Reconciliation of EBITDA to Net Income | Fiscal Year Ended June 30, | ||||||||||
2015 | 2014 | 2013 | |||||||||
(in thousands) | |||||||||||
Net income (GAAP) | $ | 65,419 | $ | 81,789 | $ | 34,662 | |||||
Plus: income taxes | 34,487 | 41,318 | 18,364 | ||||||||
Plus: interest expense | 1,797 | 731 | 775 | ||||||||
Plus: depreciation & amortization | 11,997 | 7,375 | 8,457 | ||||||||
EBITDA | 113,700 | 131,213 | 62,258 | ||||||||
Change in fair value of contingent consideration | 2,667 | 2,311 | 1,843 | ||||||||
Adjustments(a) | 3,254 | (15,490 | ) | 50,893 | |||||||
Adjusted EBITDA (numerator for ROIC) (non-GAAP) | $ | 119,621 | $ | 118,034 | $ | 114,994 | |||||
Invested capital calculations | Fiscal Year Ended June 30, | ||||||||||
2015 | 2014 | 2013 | |||||||||
(in thousands) | |||||||||||
Equity – beginning of the year | $ | 802,643 | $ | 695,956 | $ | 652,311 | |||||
Equity – end of the year | 808,985 | 802,643 | 695,956 | ||||||||
Change in fair value of contingent consideration | 1,842 | 1,525 | 1,217 | ||||||||
Adjustments, net of tax(a) | 3,254 | (9,756 | ) | 34,616 | |||||||
Average equity, adjusted | 808,362 | 745,184 | 692,050 | ||||||||
Average funded debt(b) | 13,421 | 5,429 | 15,405 | ||||||||
Invested capital (denominator) | $ | 821,783 | $ | 750,613 | $ | 707,455 | |||||
Return on invested capital | 14.6 | % | 15.7 | % | 16.3 | % | |||||
(a) Includes acquisition costs for the year ended June 30, 2015, a legal recovery, net of attorney fees for the year ended June 30, 2014 and non-cash impairment charges, and expenses associated with Belgian tax compliance and personnel replacement costs, including related professional fees for year ended June 30, 2013.
(b) Average funded debt is calculated as the daily average amounts outstanding on our short-term and long-term interest-bearing debt.
The decrease in our return on invested capital from the prior year is largely due to higher average equity from retained earnings and increased average funded debt.
Results of Operations
The following table sets forth for the periods indicated certain income and expense items as a percentage of net sales:
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Fiscal Year Ended June 30, | ||||||||
2015 | 2014 | 2013 | ||||||
Statement of income data: | ||||||||
Net sales | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | ||
Cost of goods sold | 89.8 | 89.7 | 89.8 | |||||
Gross profit | 10.2 | 10.3 | 10.2 | |||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 6.9 | 6.6 | 6.6 | |||||
Impairment charges (legal recovery) | 0.0 | (0.5 | ) | 1.7 | ||||
Change in fair value of contingent consideration | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |||||
Operating income | 3.2 | 4.2 | 1.8 | |||||
Interest expense (income), net | 0.0 | (0.1 | ) | 0.0 | ||||
Other expense (income), net | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||
Income before income taxes and minority interest | 3.1 | 4.2 | 1.8 | |||||
Provision for income taxes | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.6 | |||||
Net income | 2.0 | % | 2.8 | % | 1.2 | % | ||
Comparison of Fiscal Years Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014
Currency
In this Management Discussion and Analysis, we make references to "constant currency," a non-GAAP performance measure, that excludes the foreign exchange rate impact from fluctuations in the weighted average foreign exchange rates between reporting periods. Certain financial results are adjusted by translating current period results from currencies other than the U.S. dollar using the comparable weighted average foreign exchange rates from the prior year period. This information is provided to view financial results without the impact of fluctuations in foreign currency rates, thereby enhancing comparability between reporting periods.
Net Sales
The Company has two reportable segments, which are based on product sales. The following table summarizes the Company’s net sales results by business segment and by geographic location for the comparable fiscal years ending June 30:
Segments
2015 | 2014 | $ Change | % Change | |||||||||||
(in thousands) | ||||||||||||||
Worldwide Barcode & Security | $ | 1,912,352 | $ | 1,873,177 | $ | 39,175 | 2.1 | % | ||||||
Worldwide Communications & Services | 1,306,274 | 1,040,457 | 265,817 | 25.5 | % | |||||||||
Total net sales | $ | 3,218,626 | $ | 2,913,634 | $ | 304,992 | 10.5 | % | ||||||
Geographic Sales
2015 | 2014 | $ Change | % Change | |||||||||||
(in thousands) | ||||||||||||||
North American | $ | 2,346,764 | $ | 2,179,890 | $ | 166,874 | 7.7 | % | ||||||
International | 871,862 | 733,744 | 138,118 | 18.8 | % | |||||||||
Total net sales | $ | 3,218,626 | $ | 2,913,634 | $ | 304,992 | 10.5 | % | ||||||
Worldwide Barcode & Security
The Barcode & Security distribution segment consists of sales to technology resellers in our ScanSource POS & Barcode business units in North America, Europe, Brazil and Latin America and our ScanSource Security business unit in North America. During
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fiscal year 2015 net sales for this segment increased $39.2 million or 2.1% compared to the prior fiscal year. On a constant currency basis, net sales for fiscal 2015 increased $113.9 million or 6.1% compared to prior year. The increase in sales is primarily due to increased big deals for our North America and Europe POS & Barcode and Security businesses, partially offset by the unfavorable exchange rate variances.
Worldwide Communications & Services
The Communications & Services distribution segment consists of sales to technology resellers in our ScanSource Communications business units in North America, Europe and Brazil, Imago ScanSource in Europe, ScanSource Catalyst in North America, and ScanSource Services Group. During fiscal year 2015, net sales for this segment increased $265.8 million or 25.5% compared to the prior fiscal year. On a constant currency basis, net sales for fiscal 2015 increased $273.2 million or 26.3% compared to prior year. The increase in sales is primarily due to the inclusion of Imago ScanSource and Network1 sales, which we acquired in September 2014 and January 2015, respectively. In addition, we had year-over-year growth in our North America Communications and Catalyst businesses.
Gross Profit
The following table summarizes the Company’s gross profit for the fiscal years ended June 30:
% of Sales June 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | 2014 | $ Change | % Change | 2015 | 2014 | |||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Worldwide Barcode & Security | $ | 168,051 | $ | 168,233 | $ | (182 | ) | (0.1 | )% | 8.8 | % | 9.0 | % | |||||||
Worldwide Communications & Services | 159,039 | 132,866 | 26,173 | 19.7 | % | 12.2 | % | 12.8 | % | |||||||||||
Total gross profit | $ | 327,090 | $ | 301,099 | $ | 25,991 | 8.6 | % | 10.2 | % | 10.3 | % | ||||||||
Worldwide Barcode & Security
Gross profit dollars for the Barcode & Security distribution segment remained relatively flat for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015 as compared to prior year primarily due to the foreign currency translation effect of our European and Brazilian operations. As a percentage of sales, gross profit margin decreased slightly to 8.8% for fiscal year 2015 as compared to 9.0% for fiscal year 2014. The reduction in gross profit margin is largely the result of a less favorable sales mix, driven by an increase in big deals with lower gross margins.
Worldwide Communications & Services
Gross profit dollars for the Communications & Services distribution segment increased for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015 as compared to prior year primarily due to the inclusion of Imago ScanSource and Network1 results. As a percentage of sales, gross profit margin decreased to 12.2% for fiscal year 2015 compared to 12.8% for fiscal year 2014, primarily due to a less favorable sales mix and lower vendor program recognition as a percentage of sales.
Operating Expenses
The following table summarizes the Company’s operating expenses for the periods ended June 30:
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% of Sales June 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | 2014 | $ Change | % Change | 2015 | 2014 | |||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses | $ | 222,982 | $ | 192,492 | $ | 30,490 | 15.8 | % | 6.9 | % | 6.6 | % | ||||||||
Legal recovery | — | (15,490 | ) | 15,490 | (100.0 | )% | — | % | (0.5 | )% | ||||||||||
Change in fair value of contingent consideration | 2,667 | 2,311 | 356 | 15.4 | % | 0.1 | % | 0.1 | % | |||||||||||
Operating expenses | $ | 225,649 | $ | 179,313 | $ | 46,336 | 25.8 | % | 7.0 | % | 6.2 | % | ||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses ("SG&A") increased $30.5 million for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015. The increase in SG&A expenses is primarily due to increased employee-related expenses and additional SG&A for the newly acquired Imago ScanSource and Network1, partially offset by lower bad debt expense.
In the fourth quarter of 2014, we recorded a $15.5 million legal recovery, net of attorney fees, related to our previously disclosed ERP litigation.
We have elected to present changes in fair value of the contingent consideration owed to former shareholders of CDC, Imago ScanSource, and Network1 separately from other selling, general and administrative expenses. In the current year, we have recorded a $2.7 million loss, driven by recurring amortization of the unrecognized fair value discount, and the achievement of better than expected actual results for CDC and Imago ScanSource, partially offset by less than expected actual results for Network1.
Operating Income
The following table summarizes the Company’s operating income for the fiscal years ended June 30:
% of Sales June 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | 2014 | $ Change | % Change | 2015 | 2014 | |||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Worldwide Barcode & Security | $ | 48,612 | $ | 51,523 | $ | (2,911 | ) | (5.6 | )% | 2.5 | % | 2.8 | % | |||||||
Worldwide Communications & Services | 56,083 | 54,773 | 1,310 | 2.4 | % | 4.3 | % | 5.3 | % | |||||||||||
Corporate | (3,254 | ) | 15,490 | (18,744 | ) | (121.0 | )% | nm* | nm* | |||||||||||
Total operating income | $ | 101,441 | $ | 121,786 | $ | (20,345 | ) | (16.7 | )% | 3.2 | % | 4.2 | % | |||||||
*nm - percentages are not meaningful
Worldwide Barcode & Security
For the Barcode & Security distribution segment, operating income decreased $2.9 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015 as compared to prior year. The decrease in operating income is largely due to increased employee related costs, partially offset by a reduction in bad debt expense. Operating income was also negatively impacted by foreign currency translation of our European and Brazilian operations.
Worldwide Communications & Services
For the Communications & Services distribution segment, operating income increased $1.3 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015 as compared to prior year. The increase is primarily attributable to increased sales volume due to the inclusion of Imago ScanSource and Network1 results, both acquired during the year.
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Corporate incurred $3.2 million in acquisition costs for the year ended June 30, 2015. For the year ended June 30, 2014, Corporate received a legal recovery, net of attorney fees, of $15.5 million, related to our previously disclosed ERP litigation.
Total Other (Income) Expense
The following table summarizes the Company’s total other (income) expense for the fiscal years ended June 30:
% of Sales June 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | 2014 | $ Change | % Change | 2015 | 2014 | |||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense | $ | 1,797 | $ | 731 | $ | 1,066 | 145.8 | % | 0.1 | % | — | % | ||||||||
Interest income | (2,638 | ) | (2,364 | ) | (274 | ) | 11.6 | % | (0.1 | )% | (0.1 | )% | ||||||||
Net foreign exchange losses (gains) | 3,044 | 616 | 2,428 | 394.2 | % | 0.1 | % | — | % | |||||||||||
Other, net | (669 | ) | (304 | ) | (365 | ) | 120.1 | % | — | % | — | % | ||||||||
Total other (income) expense | $ | 1,534 | $ | (1,321 | ) | $ | 2,855 | (216.1 | )% | — | % | — | % | |||||||
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Interest expense reflects interest incurred on borrowings and cross currency swap agreements, non-utilization fees from the Company's revolving credit facility and amortization of debt issuance costs. The interest expense increased principally from the addition of Network1 borrowings held during the year after the business was acquired in January 2015.
Interest income for the year ended June 30, 2015 was generated on interest-bearing customer receivables and interest earned on cash and cash equivalents.
Net foreign exchange gains and losses consist of foreign currency transactional and functional currency re-measurements, offset by net foreign currency exchange contract gains and losses. Foreign exchange gains and losses are generated as the result of fluctuations in the value of the U.S. dollar versus the Brazilian real, the U.S. dollar versus the euro, the British pound versus the euro, the Canadian dollar versus the U.S. dollar and other currencies versus U.S. dollar. While we utilize foreign exchange contracts and debt in non-functional currencies to hedge foreign currency exposure, our foreign exchange policy prohibits the use of derivative financial instruments for speculative transactions. The Company's experienced higher foreign exchange losses as compared to prior year primarily from significant changes in foreign currency exchange rates, partially offset by the use of foreign exchange forward contracts to hedge against currency exposures. In addition, the increase includes the higher costs of foreign exchange hedging for Network1, primarily related to the hedging of the U.S. dollar-denominated accounts payable.
Provision for Income Taxes
Income tax expense was $34.5 million and $41.3 million for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, reflecting an effective tax rate of 34.5% and 33.6%, respectively. The increase in the effective tax rate is primarily due to the impact of non-deductible acquisition costs incurred in the current year. The Company expects the fiscal year 2016 effective tax rate to range between 34% to 35%.
Comparison of Fiscal Years Ended June 30, 2014 and 2013
Net Sales
The Company has two reportable segments, which are based on product sales. The following table summarizes the Company’s net sales results by business segment and by geographic location for the comparable fiscal years ending June 30th:
Segments
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2014 | 2013 | $ Change | % Change | |||||||||||
(in thousands) | ||||||||||||||
Worldwide Barcode & Security | $ | 1,873,177 | $ | 1,828,219 | $ | 44,958 | 2.5 | % | ||||||
Worldwide Communications & Services | 1,040,457 | 1,048,745 | (8,288 | ) | (0.8 | )% | ||||||||
Total net sales | $ | 2,913,634 | $ | 2,876,964 | $ | 36,670 | 1.3 | % | ||||||
Geographic Sales
2014 | 2013 | $ Change | % Change | |||||||||||
(in thousands) | ||||||||||||||
North American distribution sales units | $ | 2,179,890 | $ | 2,139,723 | $ | 40,167 | 1.9 | % | ||||||
International distribution sales units | 733,744 | 737,241 | (3,497 | ) | (0.5 | )% | ||||||||
Total net sales | $ | 2,913,634 | $ | 2,876,964 | $ | 36,670 | 1.3 | % | ||||||
Worldwide Barcode & Security
The Barcode & Security distribution segment consists of sales to technology resellers in our ScanSource POS & Barcode business units in North America, Europe and Latin America and our ScanSource Security business unit in North America. During fiscal year 2014 net sales for this segment increased $45.0 million or 2.5% compared to the prior fiscal year. On a constant currency basis, net sales for fiscal 2014 increased $46.4 million or 2.5% compared to prior year. The increase is primarily due to growth in all business units within Worldwide Barcode & Security, with the exception of the Miami export business.
Worldwide Communications & Services
The Communications & Services distribution segment consists of sales to technology resellers in our ScanSource Communications business units in North America and Europe, ScanSource Catalyst in North America, and ScanSource Services Group. During fiscal year 2014, net sales for this segment decreased $8.3 million or 0.8% compared to the prior fiscal year. On a constant currency basis, net sales for fiscal 2014 decreased $11.1 million or 1.1%. compared to prior year. Sales growth in the North America Communications business unit was offset by weaker sales results for the Catalyst and Europe Communications business units.
Gross Profit
The following table summarizes the Company’s gross profit for the fiscal years ended June 30:
% of Sales June 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||
2014 | 2013 | $ Change | % Change | 2014 | 2013 | |||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Worldwide Barcode & Security | $ | 168,233 | $ | 168,123 | $ | 110 | 0.1 | % | 9.0 | % | 9.2 | % | ||||||||
Worldwide Communications & Services | 132,866 | 124,751 | 8,115 | 6.5 | % | 12.8 | % | 11.9 | % | |||||||||||
Total gross profit | $ | 301,099 | $ | 292,874 | $ | 8,225 | 2.8 | % | 10.3 | % | 10.2 | % | ||||||||
Worldwide Barcode & Security
Gross profit dollars for the Barcode & Security distribution segment remained relatively flat for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014 as compared to prior year. As a percentage of sales, gross profit margin decreased slightly to 9.0% for fiscal year 2014 as compared to 9.2% for fiscal year 2013. This reduction is largely the result sales mix, principally higher sales volume of lower margin products.
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Gross profit dollars and gross profit margin for the Communications & Services distribution segment increased for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014. As a percentage of sales, gross profit margin increased to 12.8% for fiscal year 2014 compared to 11.9% for fiscal year 2013, primarily due to higher service fee income and improved vendor program attainment.
Operating Expenses
The following table summarizes the Company’s operating expenses for the periods ended June 30:
% of Sales June 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||
2014 | 2013 | $ Change | % Change | 2014 | 2013 | |||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expense | $ | 192,492 | $ | 191,216 | $ | 1,276 | 0.7 | % | 6.6 | % | 6.6 | % | ||||||||
Impairment charges (legal recovery) | (15,490 | ) | 48,772 | (64,262 | ) | (131.8 | )% | (0.5 | )% | 1.7 | % | |||||||||
Change in fair value of contingent consideration | 2,311 | 1,843 | 468 | 25.4 | % | 0.1 | % | 0.1 | % | |||||||||||
Operating expenses | $ | 179,313 | $ | 241,831 | $ | (62,518 | ) | (25.9 | )% | 6.2 | % | 8.4 | % | |||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses ("SG&A") increased $1.3 million for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014. The increase in SG&A expenses is primarily due to increased personnel headcount and higher healthcare costs, partially offset by lower bad debt expense.
In the fourth quarter of 2014, we recorded a $15.5 million legal recovery, net of attorney fees, related to our previously disclosed ERP litigation. In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013, we recorded impairment charges from our ERP project and goodwill in our ScanSource Communications Europe and ScanSource Brasil sales units as mentioned above. Discussion on these impairments can be found in the overview section of this Management's Discussion and Analysis, as well as, Note 6 - Goodwill and Other Identifiable Intangible Assets in the notes to the consolidated financial statements.
We have elected to present changes in fair value of the contingent consideration owed to former shareholders of CDC separately from other selling, general and administrative expenses. In 2014, we recorded a $2.3 million loss, driven by recurring amortization of the unrecognized fair value discount and a decline in the discount rate used, partially offset by a reduction in forecasted results.
Operating Income
The following table summarizes the Company’s operating income for the fiscal years ended June 30:
% of Sales June 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||
2014 | 2013 | $ Change | % Change | 2014 | 2013 | |||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Worldwide Barcode & Security | $ | 51,523 | $ | 34,665 | $ | 16,858 | 48.6 | % | 2.8 | % | 1.9 | % | ||||||||
Worldwide Communications & Services | 54,773 | 44,588 | 10,185 | 22.8 | % | 5.3 | % | 4.3 | % | |||||||||||
Corporate | 15,490 | (28,210 | ) | 43,700 | (154.9 | )% | nm* | nm* | ||||||||||||
Total operating income | $ | 121,786 | $ | 51,043 | $ | 70,743 | 138.6 | % | 4.2 | % | 1.8 | % | ||||||||
*nm - percentages are not meaningful
Worldwide Barcode & Security
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For the Barcode & Security distribution segment, operating income increased $16.9 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014. The increase is largely the result of a $15.1 million impairment expense related to ScanSource Brasil, included in prior year results, as well as, a decrease in the provision for doubtful accounts.
Worldwide Communications & Services
For the Communications & Services distribution segment, operating income increased $10.2 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014. The increase is primarily attributable to increased gross profit margin and $5.4 million of goodwill impairment charges related to Europe Communications included in prior year results.
Corporate
For the year ended June 30, 2014, Corporate received a legal recovery, net of attorney fees, of $15.5 million, related to our previously disclosed ERP litigation for the year ended June 30, 2014. We incurred a $28.2 million ERP impairment charge for the year ended June 30, 2013.
Total Other (Income) Expense
The following table summarizes the Company’s total other (income) expense for the fiscal years ended June 30:
% of Sales June 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||
2014 | 2013 | $ Change | % Change | 2014 | 2013 | |||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense | $ | 731 | $ | 775 | $ | (44 | ) | (5.7 | )% | — | % | — | % | |||||||
Interest income | (2,364 | ) | (2,238 | ) | (126 | ) | 5.6 | % | (0.1 | )% | (0.1 | )% | ||||||||
Net foreign exchange (gains) losses | 616 | (32 | ) | 648 | nm* | — | % | — | % | |||||||||||
Other, net | (304 | ) | (488 | ) | 184 | (37.7 | )% | — | % | — | % | |||||||||
Total other (income) expense | $ | (1,321 | ) | $ | (1,983 | ) | $ | 662 | (33.4 | )% | — | % | (0.1 | )% | ||||||
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Interest expense reflects interest incurred on the Company’s long-term debt, non-utilization fees from the Company’s revolving credit facility and the amortization of debt issuance costs.
Interest income for the year ended June 30, 2014 was generated on interest-bearing customer receivables and interest earned on cash and cash equivalents.
Net foreign exchange gains and losses consist of foreign currency transactional and functional currency re-measurements, offset by net foreign currency exchange contract gains and losses. Foreign exchange gains and losses are generated as the result of fluctuations in the value of the U.S. dollar versus the Brazilian real, the U.S. dollar versus the euro, the British pound versus the euro, the Canadian dollar versus the U.S. dollar and other currencies versus U.S. dollar. While we utilize foreign exchange contracts and debt in non-functional currencies to hedge foreign currency exposure, our foreign exchange policy prohibits the use of derivative financial instruments for speculative transactions.
Provision for Income Taxes
Income tax expense was $41.3 million and $18.4 million for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, reflecting an effective tax rate of 33.6% and 34.6%, respectively. The decrease in the effective tax rate is primarily due to the non-recurring impairment of goodwill in the United Kingdom for our European Communications reporting unit, which was not deductible for fiscal year 2013.
Goodwill Impairment Charge
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We completed our annual impairment test as of June 30, 2013 and determined that the book value of the European Communications and the Brazilian POS & Barcode sales units were in excess of fair value and a goodwill impairment was required. Prior to this test, no interim indicators of impairment were identified. Reduced earnings and cash flow forecast primarily due to the general macroeconomic environment and lower expectations of future results contributed to our determination. Furthermore, earnout payments made to CDC shareholders have been lower than those forecasted and assumed in the calculation of goodwill, at the time of acquisition. Accordingly, we recorded a non-cash pretax goodwill impairment charge of $20.6 million, or $15.2 million after tax at the local tax rate, relating to our reporting units. These goodwill charges are included in a separate operating expense line item, "Impairment charges including ERP & goodwill" in our Consolidated Income Statements. Income and market approaches were used to determine the fair value of each of our seven reporting units. The application of goodwill impairment tests requires management's judgment for many of the inputs. Key assumptions in the impairment test included our forecasted revenue growth rate, discount rate assumptions, and working capital requirements. Changes in these estimates could result in additional impairment of goodwill in a future period. The impairment charge reflects our view of anticipated risks based on our expectations of market and general economic conditions. For additional information regarding goodwill, see Note 6 - Goodwill and Other Identifiable Intangible Assets.
Quarterly Results
The following tables set forth certain unaudited quarterly financial data. The information has been derived from unaudited financial statements that, in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments.
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Jun. 30 2015 | Mar. 31 2015 | Dec. 31 2014 | Sept. 30 2014 | Jun. 30 2014 | Mar. 31 2014 | Dec. 31 2013 | Sept. 30 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands, except per share data) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net sales | $ | 856,685 | $ | 763,203 | $ | 807,019 | $ | 791,720 | $ | 758,113 | $ | 682,998 | $ | 740,618 | $ | 731,904 | |||||||||||||||
Cost of goods sold | 765,367 | 683,187 | 728,908 | 714,075 | 684,120 | 609,647 | 663,362 | 655,405 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Gross profit | $ | 91,318 | $ | 80,016 | $ | 78,111 | $ | 77,645 | $ | 73,993 | $ | 73,351 | $ | 77,256 | $ | 76,499 | |||||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 16,447 | $ | 12,943 | $ | 16,821 | $ | 19,208 | $ | 27,105 | $ | 16,949 | $ | 18,298 | $ | 19,437 | |||||||||||||||
Weighted-average shares outstanding, basic | 28,461 | 28,646 | 28,579 | 28,544 | 28,525 | 28,502 | 28,293 | 28,034 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weighted-average shares outstanding, diluted | 28,722 | 28,855 | 28,831 | 28,794 | 28,763 | 28,730 | 28,597 | 28,257 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) per common share, basic | $ | 0.58 | $ | 0.45 | $ | 0.59 | $ | 0.67 | $ | 0.95 | $ | 0.59 | $ | 0.65 | $ | 0.69 | |||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) per common share, diluted | $ | 0.57 | $ | 0.45 | $ | 0.58 | $ | 0.67 | $ | 0.94 | $ | 0.59 | $ | 0.64 | $ | 0.69 | |||||||||||||||
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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations are based on our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP" or "GAAP"). The preparation of financial statements 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 period. On an ongoing basis management evaluates its estimates, including those related to the allowance for uncollectible accounts receivable, inventory reserves to reduce inventories to the lower of cost or market, and vendor incentives. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that management believes to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form a basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily available from other sources. Actual results may differ materially from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions, however, management believes that its estimates, including those for the above-described items, are reasonable and that the actual results will not vary significantly from the estimated amounts. For further discussion of our significant accounting policies, refer to Note 1 - Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.
Revenue Recognition
Revenue is recognized once four criteria are met: (1) the Company must have persuasive evidence that an arrangement exists; (2) delivery must occur (this includes the transfer of both title and risk of loss, provided that no significant obligations remain); (3) the price must be fixed and determinable; and (4) collectability must be reasonably assured. The Company allows its customers to return product for exchange or credit subject to certain limitations.
The Company distributes third-party service contracts, typically for product maintenance and support. These service contracts are sold separately from the products, and the Company often serves as the agent for the contract on behalf of the original equipment manufacturer. Since the Company acts as an agent on behalf of most of these service contracts sold, revenue is recognized net of cost at the time of sale. However, the Company distributes some self-branded warranty programs and engages a third party (generally the original equipment manufacturer) to cover the fulfillment of any obligations arising from these contracts. These revenues and associated third-party costs are amortized over the life of the contract and presented in net sales and cost of goods sold, respectively.
Service revenue associated with third-party service contracts and warranty programs, as mentioned above, along with configuration and marketing services is recognized when the work is complete, and the four criteria discussed above have been substantially met. Service revenue associated with service contracts, warranty programs, configuration, marketing and other services approximates 3.0% of consolidated net sales for fiscal year 2015 and 2% of consolidated net sales for fiscal years 2014 and 2013.
During the fiscal years ended June 30, 2015, 2014 and 2013, the Company has not engaged in any sales transactions involving multiple element arrangements. Had any arrangements with multiple deliverables occurred, we would follow the guidance set forth in the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 605 - Revenue Recognition.
Allowances for Trade and Notes Receivable
The Company maintains an allowance for uncollectible accounts receivable for estimated losses resulting from customers’ failure to make payments on accounts receivable due to the Company. Management determines the estimate of the allowance for uncollectible accounts receivable by considering a number of factors, including: (1) historical experience, (2) aging of the accounts receivable, and (3) specific information obtained by the Company on the financial condition and the current creditworthiness of its customers. If the financial condition of the Company’s customers were to deteriorate and reduce the ability of the Company’s customers to make payments on their accounts, the Company may be required to increase its allowance by recording additional bad debt expense. Likewise, should the financial condition of the Company’s customers improve and result in payments or settlements of previously reserved amounts, the Company may be required to record a reduction in bad debt expense to reverse the recorded allowance.
Inventory Reserves
Management determines the inventory reserves required to reduce inventories to the lower of cost or market based principally on the effects of technological changes, quantities of goods and length of time on hand, and other factors. An estimate is made of the market value, less cost to dispose, of products whose value is determined to be impaired. If these products are ultimately sold at less than estimated amounts, additional reserves may be required. The estimates used to calculate these reserves are applied consistently. The adjustments are recorded in the period in which the loss of utility of the inventory occurs, which establishes a new cost basis for the inventory. This new cost basis is maintained until such time that the reserved inventory is disposed of,
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returned to the vendor or sold. To the extent that specifically reserved inventory is sold, cost of goods sold is expensed for the new cost basis of the inventory sold.
Vendor Programs
The Company receives incentives from vendors related to volume rebates, cooperative advertising allowances and other incentive agreements. These incentives are generally under quarterly, semi-annual or annual agreements with the vendors. Some of these incentives are negotiated on an ad hoc basis to support specific programs mutually developed between the Company and the vendor. Vendors generally require that we use their cooperative advertising allowances exclusively for advertising or other marketing programs. Incentives received from vendors for specifically identified incremental cooperative advertising programs are recorded as adjustments to selling, general and administrative expenses. FASB's ASC 605 – Revenue Recognition, addresses accounting by a customer (including a reseller) for certain consideration received from a vendor. This guidance requires that the portion of these vendor funds in excess of our costs be reflected as a reduction of inventory. Such funds are recognized as a reduction of the cost of products sold when the related inventory is sold.
The Company records unrestricted volume rebates received as a reduction of inventory and as a reduction of the cost of goods sold when the related inventory is sold. Amounts received or receivables from vendors that are not yet earned are deferred in the consolidated balance sheets. In addition, the Company may receive early payment discounts from certain vendors. The Company records early payment discounts received as a reduction of inventory and recognizes the discount as a reduction of cost of goods sold when the related inventory is sold. ASC 605 requires management to make certain estimates of the amounts of vendor incentives that will be received. Actual recognition of the vendor consideration may vary from management estimates based on actual results.
Share-Based Payments
The Company accounts for share-based compensation using the provisions of ASC 718, Accounting for Stock Compensation, which requires the recognition of the fair value of share-based compensation. Share-based compensation is estimated at the grant date based on the fair value of the awards, in accordance with the provisions of ASC 718. Since this compensation cost is based on awards ultimately expected to vest, it has been reduced for estimated forfeitures. ASC 718 requires forfeitures to be estimated at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates. The Company has elected to expense grants of awards with graded vesting on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period for each separately vesting portion of the award.
Income Taxes
Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred income taxes reflect tax consequences on future years of differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their financial reporting amounts. Valuation allowances are provided against deferred tax assets in accordance with ASC 740, Accounting for Income Taxes. During fiscal 2013, the Company reviewed and modified its policy toward permanently reinvested foreign earnings. The Company has provided for U.S. income taxes for the current earnings of its Canadian subsidiary. Earnings from all other geographies will continue to be considered retained indefinitely for reinvestment. The tax effect of this accounting policy change is immaterial to the financial statements. See Note 12 - Income Taxes, for further discussion.
Additionally, the Company maintains reserves for uncertain tax provisions in accordance with ASC 740. See Note 12 - Income Taxes, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for more information.
Business Combinations
The Company accounts for business combinations in accordance with ASC Topic 805, Business Combinations. ASC 805 establishes principles and requirements for recognizing the total consideration transferred to and the assets acquired, liabilities assumed and any non-controlling interest in the acquired target in a business combination. ASC 805 also provides guidance for recognizing and measuring goodwill acquired in a business combination and requires the acquirer to disclose information that users may need to evaluate and understand the financial impact of the business combination. See Note 5 - Acquisitions, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion.
Goodwill
The carrying value of goodwill is reviewed at a reporting unit level at least annually for impairment, or more frequently if impairment indicators exist. Our goodwill reporting units align directly with our Worldwide Barcode & Security and Worldwide Communications & Services operating segments for a total of two reporting units. The goodwill testing utilizes a two-step impairment analysis, whereby the Company compares the carrying value of each identified reporting unit to its fair value. The fair values of the reporting units are estimated using the net present value of discounted cash flows generated by each reporting
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unit. Considerable judgment is necessary in estimating future cash flows, discount rates and other factors affecting the estimated fair value of the reporting units, including the operating and macroeconomic factors. Historical financial information, internal plans and projections, and industry information are used in making such estimates.
In the two-step impairment analysis, goodwill is first tested for impairment by comparing the fair value of the reporting unit with the reporting unit's carrying amount to identify any potential impairment. If fair value is determined to be less than carrying value, a second step is used whereby the implied fair value of the reporting unit's goodwill, determined through a hypothetical purchase price allocation, is compared with the carrying amount of the reporting units' goodwill. If the implied fair value of the reporting unit's goodwill is less than its carrying amount, an impairment charge is recorded in current earnings for the difference. We also assess the recoverability of goodwill if facts and circumstances indicate goodwill may be impaired. In our most recent annual test, we estimated the fair value of our reporting units primarily based on the discounted cash flow method. We also utilized fair value estimates derived from the market approach utilizing the public company market multiple method to validate the results of the discounted cash flow method, which required us to make assumptions about the applicability of those multiples to our reporting units. The discounted cash flow method required us to estimate future cash flows and discount those amounts to a present value.
The assumptions utilized in determining fair value included:
• | Industry weighted-average cost of capital ("WACC"): We utilized a WACC relative to each reporting unit's respective geography and industry as the discount rate for estimated future cash flows. The WACC is intended to represent a rate of return that would be expected by a market place participant in each respective geography. |
• | Operating income: We utilized historical and expected revenue growth rates, gross margins and operating expense percentages, which varied based on the projections of each reporting unit being evaluated. |
• | Cash flows from working capital changes: We utilized a projected cash flow impact pertaining to expected changes in working capital as each of our goodwill reporting units grow. |
While we believe our assumptions are appropriate, they are subject to uncertainty and by nature include judgments and estimates regarding future events, including projected growth rates, margin percentages and operating efficiencies. During fiscal year 2015, the Company completed its annual impairment test as of April 30 and determined that no goodwill impairment charge was necessary. In accordance with ASC 350, the Company performed its annual goodwill impairment test on both the historical reporting units based on geography and the new reporting units based on operating segments for fiscal year 2015. Under the historical reporting units, the estimated fair value of the Company's Latin American goodwill reporting unit exceeded its carrying values by a smaller margin than the Company's other goodwill reporting units, excluding reporting units acquired during fiscal year 2015. The estimated fair value of the Latin America goodwill reporting unit exceeded the carrying value by 26.5% and 10.2% for fiscal years 2015 and 2014, respectively. The increase in sensitivity to this goodwill reporting unit is driven largely by the general macroeconomic environment and lower expectations for future results in the units. Key assumptions used in determining fair value include projected growth and operating margin, working capital requirements and discount rates.
During fiscal 2013, the Company recorded a non-cash impairment charge of $5.4 million and $15.1 million for our European Communications and ScanSource Brasil reporting units. The carrying value of the European POS & Barcode and ScanSource Latin America goodwill as of June 30, 2013 was $4.5 million and $4.0 million, respectively. The increase in sensitivity to these goodwill reporting units are driven largely by the general macroeconomic environment and lower expectations for future results in the units. Key assumptions used in determining fair value include projected growth and operating margin, working capital requirements and discount rates.
See Note 6 - Goodwill and Other Identifiable Intangible Assets in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion on our goodwill impairment testing and results.
Liability for Contingent Consideration
In addition to the initial cash consideration paid to former shareholders of CDC, Imago, and Network1, the Company is obligated to make additional earnout payments based on future results through a specified date based on a multiple of the subsidiary’s pro forma earnings as defined in the respective share purchase agreements. Future payments are to be paid in the functional currency of the acquired entity, which is the Brazilian real for CDC and Network and the British pound for Imago. CDC has one remaining earnout payment to be paid during fiscal year 2016, Imago has two remaining earnout payments to be paid in annual installments during fiscal years 2016 and 2017, and Network1 has four remaining earnout payments to be paid in annual installments during fiscal years 2016 through 2019. In accordance with ASC Topic 805, the Company determines the fair value of this liability for contingent consideration at each reporting date throughout the term of the earnout using a form of a probability weighted discounted cash flow model. Each period the Company will reflect the contingent consideration liability at fair value with changes recorded
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in the change in fair value of contingent consideration line item on the Consolidated Income Statement. Current and noncurrent portions of the liability are presented in the current portion of contingent consideration and long-term portion of contingent consideration line items on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Contractual Obligations
The Company has no off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future affect or change on the company’s financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that are material to investors. The term “off-balance sheet arrangement” generally means any transaction, agreement or other contractual arrangement to which an entity unconsolidated with the company is a party, under which the company has (i) any obligation arising under a guarantee contract, derivative instrument or variable interest; or (ii) a retained or contingent interest in assets transferred to such entity or similar arrangement that serves as credit, liquidity or market risk support for such assets.
Accounting Standards Recently Issued
See Note 1 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the discussion on recent accounting pronouncements.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our primary sources of liquidity are cash flows from operations and borrowings under the $300 million revolving credit facility. As a distribution company, our business requires significant investment in working capital, particularly accounts receivable and inventory, partially financed through our accounts payable to vendors, cash on hand and revolving lines of credit. In general, as our sales volumes increase, our net investment in working capital typically increases, which typically results in decreased cash flow from operating activities. Conversely, when sales volumes decrease, our net investment in working capital typically decreases, which typically results in increased cash flow from operating activities.
Cash and cash equivalents totaled $121.6 million at June 30, 2015, compared to $194.9 million at June 30, 2014, of which $43.4 million and $39.7 million was held outside of the United States as of June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Checks released but not yet cleared from these accounts in the amounts of $62.9 million and $84.1 million are classified as accounts payable as of June 30, 2015 and June 30, 2014, respectively.
We conduct business in many locations throughout the world where we generate and use cash. The Company provides for U.S. income taxes for the earnings of its Canadian subsidiary. Earnings from all other geographies will continue to be considered retained indefinitely for reinvestment. If these funds were needed in the operations of the United States, we would be required to record and pay significant income taxes upon repatriation of these funds. See Note 12 - Income Taxes in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion.
Our net investment in working capital decreased $49.9 million to $666.0 million at June 30, 2015 from $715.9 million at June 30, 2014, principally from lower cash and higher accounts payable, partially offset by higher accounts receivable and inventory balances. Our net investment in working capital is affected by several factors such as fluctuations in sales volume, net income, timing of collections from customers, increases and decreases to inventory levels, payments to vendors, as well as cash generated or used by other financing and investing activities.
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Cash provided by (used in): | June 30, 2015 | June 30, 2014 | |||||
Operating activities | $ | 75,522 | $ | 47,722 | |||
Investing activities | (80,541 | ) | (11,228 | ) | |||
Financing activities | (56,893 | ) | 9,285 | ||||
Effect of exchange rate change on cash and cash equivalents | (11,293 | ) | 908 | ||||
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | $ | (73,205 | ) | $ | 46,687 | ||
Net cash provided by operating activities was $75.5 million for year ended June 30, 2015, compared to $47.7 million in the prior year. Operating cash flows for the year ended June 30, 2015 is primarily attributable to net income and increases in accounts payable, partially offset by increases in accounts receivable and inventory.
The number of days sales outstanding ("DSO") was 55 at June 30, 2015 and June 30, 2014, which is within our typically expected range.
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Inventory turnover increased to 5.9 times during the fourth quarter of the current fiscal year, compared to 5.6 times in the prior year quarter. Throughout fiscal year 2015 inventory turnover ranged from 5.4 to 5.9 times.
Cash used in investing activities for the year ended June 30, 2015 was $80.5 million, compared to $11.2 million used in the prior year. The increase in cash used in investing activities is due to the acquisition of the Imago ScanSource and Network1 businesses and capital expenditures on the Company's new Enterprise Resource Planning ("ERP") system.
In December 2013, the Company retained SAP for software platform and implementation consulting services for a new ERP system. The Company's European operations, excluding Imago ScanSource, began utilizing the new ERP system in February 2015, which is in the third quarter of the current fiscal year. The Company's North America operations began utilizing the new ERP system in July 2015, which is in the first quarter of fiscal year 2016.
Cash used in financing activities for the year ended June 30, 2015 totaled to $56.9 million, compared to $9.3 million cash provided by financing activities in the prior year. The change in cash flow is primarily attributable to repayments on borrowings of Network1 and Imago ScanSource, repurchases of common stock, and a contingent consideration payment to former shareholders of CDC.
The Company assumed net debt from Network1 of $35.2 million as part of the initial purchase consideration as of January 13, 2015. The remaining outstanding borrowings of Network1 as of June 30, 2015 totaled $3.4 million, of which $2.9 million is classified as current.
In August 2014, our Board of Directors authorized a three-year $120 million share repurchase program. The Company repurchased 0.5 million shares totaling approximately $18.8 million during the year ended June 30, 2015. Subsequent to June 30, 2015, through the date of this report, the Company has repurchased an additional 0.6 million shares arriving at a total of approximately $41.1 million paid for repurchases since the program began.
The Company has a $300 million multi-currency senior secured revolving credit facility that was scheduled to mature on October 11, 2016. On November 6, 2013, the Company entered into an amendment of this credit facility ("Amended Credit Agreement") with JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A, as administrative agent, and a syndicate of banks to extend its maturity to November 6, 2018. The Amended Credit Agreement allows for the issuance of up to $50 million for letters of credit and has a $150 million accordion feature that allows the Company to increase the availability to $450 million, subject to obtaining additional credit commitments for the lenders participating in the increase.
At our option, loans denominated in U.S. dollars under the Amended Credit Agreement, other than swingline loans, bear interest at a rate equal to a spread over the London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") or alternate base rate depending upon the Company's ratio of total debt (excluding accounts payable and accrued liabilities) to EBITDA, measured as of the end of the most recent year or quarter, as applicable, for which financial statements have been delivered to the Lenders (the "Leverage Ratio"). The Leverage Ratio calculation excludes the Company's subsidiary in Brazil. This spread ranges from 1.00% to 2.25% for LIBOR-based loans and 0.00% to 1.25% for alternate base rate loans. Additionally, the Company is assessed commitment fees ranging from 0.175% to 0.40% depending on the Leverage Ratio, on non-utilized borrowings availability, excluding swingline loans. Borrowings under the Amended Credit Agreement are guaranteed by substantially all of the domestic assets of the Company and a pledge of up to 65% of capital stock or other equity interest in certain foreign subsidiaries determined to be either material or a subsidiary borrower as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement. We were in compliance with all covenants under the credit facility as of June 30, 2015.
There were no outstanding borrowings on the Company's $300 million revolving credit facility as of June 30, 2015 and 2014.
On a gross basis, we borrowed $93.6 million and repaid $93.6 million on the $300.0 million revolving credit facility in fiscal 2015. In the prior year, we made zero borrowings and repayments. The average daily balance on the revolving credit facility was $1.6 million and $0.0 million for the years ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. There were no standby letters of credits issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2015, leaving $300 million available for borrowings under the revolving credit facility.
Imago ScanSource, a new subsidiary of the Company, has multi-currency invoice discounting credit facilities secured by the subsidiary’s accounts receivable for its operations based in the United Kingdom and France. The invoice discounting facilities allow for the issuance of funds up to 85% of the amount of each invoice processed, subject to limits by currency of £4.1 million, €4.1 million, and $0.7 million. Borrowings under the invoice discounting facilities bear interest at a base rate determined by currency, plus a spread of 1.85%. The base rate is the United Kingdom base rate published by the Bank of England for GBP-based borrowings, 30-day EUROLIBOR for Euro-based borrowings, and the Lloyds Bank daily USD published rate for the USD-
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based borrowings. Additionally, the Company is assessed an annual commitment fee of less than £0.1 million. There were no outstanding balances at June 30, 2015.
On April 15, 2011, the Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, ScanSource do Brasil Participações LTDA completed its acquisition of all of the shares of CDC, pursuant to a Share Purchase and Sale Agreement dated April 7, 2011. The purchase price was paid with an initial payment of $36.2 million, net of cash acquired, assumption of working capital payables and debt, and variable annual payments through October 2015 based on CDC's annual financial results. The Company has made four payments to the former shareholders totaling $16.0 million. As of June 30, 2015, we have $5.1 million recorded for the earnout obligation, all of which is classified as current and due October 15, 2015. The last remaining earnout payments will be funded by cash on hand and our existing revolving credit facility.
On September 19, 2014, the Company, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, completed its acquisition of 100% of the shares of Imago ScanSource, pursuant to the Share Purchase Agreement. The purchase price was structured with an initial payment of $37.4 million, plus two additional annual cash installments for the twelve months ending September 30, 2015 and 2016, based on the financial performance of Imago ScanSource. The Company acquired $1.9 million of cash during the acquisition, resulting in net $35.5 million cash paid for Imago ScanSource. As of June 30, 2015, we have $5.4 million recorded for the earnout obligation, of which $2.6 million is classified as current. The first earnout payment is due October 29, 2015. Future earnout payments will be funded by cash on hand and our existing revolving credit facility.
On January 13, 2015, the Company, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, acquired 100% of the shares of Intersmart Comércio Importação Exportação de Equipamentos Eletrônicos, S.A., a corporation organized under the laws of the Federative Republic of Brazil, and its related entities (collectively “Network1”), pursuant to the Share Purchase and Sale Agreement. The Company structured the purchase transaction with an initial cash payment of approximately $29.1 million, plus additional annual cash installments based on EBITDA over the next four years, commencing with the period ending June 30, 2015. The Company acquired $4.8 million of cash during the acquisition, resulting in $24.3 million net cash paid for Network1and assumed net debt of $35.2 million as part of the initial consideration. As of June 30, 2015, we have $23.5 million recorded for the earnout obligation, of which $1.7 million is classified as current. The first earnout payment is due August 31, 2015. Future earnout payments will be funded by cash on hand and our existing revolving credit facility.
On August 1, 2007, the Company entered into an agreement with the State of Mississippi in order to provide financing for the acquisition and installation of certain equipment to be utilized at the Company’s Southaven, Mississippi distribution facility, through the issuance of an industrial development revenue bond. The bond matures on September 1, 2032 and accrues interest at the 30-day LIBOR rate plus a spread of 0.85%. The terms of the bond allow for payment of interest only for the first 10 years of the agreement, and then, starting on September 1, 2018 through 2032, principal and interest payments are due until the maturity date or the redemption of the bond. The agreement also provides the bondholder with a put option, exercisable only within 180 days of each fifth anniversary of the agreement, requiring the Company to pay back the bonds at 100% of the principal amount outstanding. The outstanding balance on this facility was $5.4 million as of June 30, 2015 and 2014, and the effective interest rate was 1.03% and 1.00%, respectively. The Company was in compliance with all covenants associated with this agreement as of June 30, 2015.
The Company believes that its existing sources of liquidity, including cash resources and cash provided by operating activities, supplemented as necessary with funds under the Company’s credit agreements, will provide sufficient resources to meet the Company’s present and future working capital and cash requirements for at least the next twelve months.
Commitments
At June 30, 2015, the Company had contractual obligations in the form of non-cancelable operating leases, a capital lease (including interest payments), debt (including interest payments) and the contingent consideration for the earnouts pertaining to the Network1, Imago ScanSource, and CDC acquisitions. See Notes 7, 9 and 13 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements. The following table summarizes our future contractual obligations:
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Non-cancelable operating leases(1) | $ | 15,476 | $ | 5,908 | $ | 7,327 | $ | 1,883 | $ | 358 | |||||||||
Capital lease | 475 | 227 | 248 | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Principal debt payments | 8,826 | 2,860 | 537 | 477 | 4,952 | ||||||||||||||
Contingent consideration(2) | 33,960 | 9,391 | 18,985 | 5,584 | — | ||||||||||||||
Other(3) | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Total obligations | $ | 58,737 | $ | 18,386 | $ | 27,097 | $ | 7,944 | $ | 5,310 | |||||||||
(1) | Amounts to be paid in future periods for real estate taxes, insurance, and other operating expenses applicable to the properties pursuant to the respective operating leases have been excluded from the table above as the amounts payable in future periods are generally not specified in the lease agreements and are dependent upon amounts which are not known at this time. Such amounts were not material in the current fiscal year. |
(2) | Amounts disclosed regarding future CDC, Imago ScanSource, and Network1 earnout payments are presented at their discounted fair value. Estimated future, undiscounted earnout payments could range as high as $5.3 million, $6.1 million, and $32.7 million, respectively, as of June 30, 2015. |
(3) | Amounts totaling $16.0 million of deferred compensation which are included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities and other long-term liabilities in our Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2015 have been excluded from the table above due to the uncertainty of the timing of the payment of these obligations, which are generally at the discretion of the individual employees or upon death of the former employee, respectively. |
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ITEM 7A. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk. |
The Company’s principal exposure to changes in financial market conditions in the normal course of its business is a result of its selective use of bank debt and transacting business in foreign currencies in connection with its foreign operations.
Interest Rate Risk
The Company is exposed to changes in interest rates primarily as a result of its borrowing activities, which include revolving credit facilities with a group of banks used to maintain liquidity and fund the Company’s business operations. The nature and amount of the Company’s debt may vary as a result of future business requirements, market conditions and other factors. A hypothetical 100 basis point increase or decrease in interest rates on borrowings on the Company’s revolving credit facility, variable rate long-term debt and subsidiary line of credit for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015 would have resulted in less than a $0.1 million increase or decrease, respectively, in pre-tax income for the period.
The Company evaluates its interest rate risk and may use interest rate swaps to mitigate the risk of interest rate fluctuations associated with the Company's variable rate long-term debt. At June 30, 2015, the Company had cross currency swaps related to fixed rate debt acquired from Network1. These swaps involve the exchange of principal and fixed interest receipts of U.S. dollar-denominated debt held by Network1 for principal and variable interest payments equal to the Average One-Day Interbank Deposit Rate ("CDI" rate), plus an applicable spread, in Brazilian reais. The Company's use of derivative instruments have the potential to expose the Company to certain market risks including the possibility of (1) the Company’s hedging activities not being as effective as anticipated in reducing the volatility of the Company’s cash flows, (2) the counterparty not performing its obligations under the applicable hedging arrangement, (3) the hedging arrangement being imperfect or ineffective, or (4) the terms of the swap or associated debt may change. The Company seeks to lessen such risks by having established a policy to identify, control, and manage market risks which may arise from changes in interest rates, as well as limiting its counterparties to major financial institutions.
Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk
The Company is exposed to foreign currency risks that arise from its foreign operations in Canada, Latin America, Brazil and Europe. These risks include transactions denominated in non-functional currencies and intercompany loans with foreign subsidiaries. In the normal course of the business, foreign exchange risk is managed by the use of foreign currency forward contracts to hedge these exposures as well as balance sheet netting of exposures. In addition, exchange rate fluctuations may cause our international results to fluctuate significantly when translated into U.S. dollars. These risks may change over time as business practices evolve and could have a material impact on the Company’s financial results in the future.
The Company’s senior management has approved a foreign exchange hedging policy to reduce foreign currency exposure. The Company’s policy is to utilize financial instruments to reduce risks where internal netting cannot be effectively employed and not to enter into foreign currency derivative instruments for speculative or trading purposes. The Company monitors its risk associated with the volatility of certain foreign currencies against its functional currencies and enters into foreign exchange derivative contracts to minimize short-term currency risks on cash flows. These positions are based upon balance sheet exposures and, in certain foreign currencies, our forecasted purchases and sales. The Company continually evaluates foreign exchange risk and may enter into foreign exchange transactions in accordance with its policy. Actual variances from these forecasted transactions can adversely impact foreign exchange results. Foreign currency gains and losses are included in other expense (income).
The Company has elected not to designate its foreign currency contracts as hedging instruments, and therefore, the instruments are marked-to-market with changes in their values recorded in the consolidated income statement each period. The Company's foreign currencies are primarily Brazilian reais, euros, British pounds, Canadian dollars, Mexican pesos, Colombian pesos and Chilean pesos. At June 30, 2015, the fair value of the Company’s currency forward contracts outstanding was a net payable of less than $0.1 million. The Company does not utilize financial instruments for trading or other speculative purposes.
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Index to Financial Statements
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All schedules and exhibits not included are not applicable, not required or would contain information which is shown in the financial statements or notes thereto.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Board of Directors and Shareholders
ScanSource, Inc.
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of ScanSource Inc. (a South Carolina corporation) and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of June 30, 2015 and 2014, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended June 30, 2015. Our audits of the basic consolidated financial statements included the financial statement schedule listed in the index appearing under Item 15(a)(2). These financial statements and financial statement schedule are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial statement schedule based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of ScanSource, Inc. and subsidiaries as of June 30, 2015 and 2014, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended June 30, 2015 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also in our opinion, the related financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2015, based on criteria established in the 2013 Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO), and our report dated August 27, 2015 expressed an unqualified opinion.
/s/ Grant Thornton LLP | ||
Columbia, South Carolina
August 27, 2015
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