UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
[x] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2000
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OR
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from to
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Commission file number 1-10254
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Total System Services, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Georgia 58-1493818
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(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
1600 First Avenue, Post Office Box 1755, Columbus, Georgia 31902
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(706) 649-2310
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last
report)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [ X ] No [ ]
APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY
PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PRECEDING FIVE YEARS:
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and
reports required to be filed by Sections 12, 13, or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan
confirmed by a court. Yes [ ] No [ ]
APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes
of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Class OUTSTANDING AS OF November 13, 2000
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Common Stock, $.10 par value 194,781,170
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TOTAL SYSTEM SERVICES, INC.
INDEX
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Number
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Part I. Financial Information
Item 1. Financial Statements
Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited) - September 30, 2000
and December 31, 1999 ............................................ 3
Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited) - Three
months and Nine months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999 .......... 4
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) - Nine
months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999 .......................... 6
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) .............. 7
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations .................. 14
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk .... 25
Part II. Other Information
Item 6. (a) Exhibits ................................................ 26
(b) Reports on Form 8-K .................................... 26
Signatures ............................................................. 27
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TOTAL SYSTEM SERVICES, INC.
Part I - Financial Information
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)
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September 30, December 31,
2000 1999
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Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents (includes $83.5 million and $54.3 million
on deposit with a related party at 2000 and 1999, respectively) . $ 91,819,710 54,903,107
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of
$2.7 million and $1.3 million at 2000 and 1999, respectively .... 96,529,702 99,601,498
Prepaid expenses and other current assets ......................... 24,603,217 25,171,328
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Total current assets .......................................... 212,952,629 179,675,933
Property and equipment, less accumulated depreciation and
amortization of $90.8 million and $82.9 million at 2000 and
1999, respectively ................................................ 95,891,673 96,254,657
Computer software, less accumulated amortization of
$91.1 million and $72.3 million at 2000 and 1999, respectively .... 110,009,048 98,824,792
Deferred income tax assets .......................................... 10,915,647 9,422,203
Other assets ........................................................ 115,559,454 82,594,156
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Total assets .................................................. $ 545,328,451 466,771,741
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Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable .................................................. $ 12,966,885 15,267,979
Accrued salaries and employee benefits ............................ 42,597,627 36,421,238
Current portion of long-term debt and obligations under
capital leases .................................................. -- 44,520
Other current liabilities (includes $2.1 and $1.9 million payable
to related parties at 2000 and 1999, respectively) ............. 63,451,187 51,528,099
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Total current liabilities ..................................... 119,015,699 103,261,836
Long-term debt and obligations under capital leases,
excluding current portion ....................................... -- 159,766
Deferred income tax liabilities ..................................... 33,746,805 29,058,083
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Total liabilities ............................................. 152,762,504 132,479,685
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Minority interest in consolidated subsidiary ........................ 2,566,569 --
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Shareholders' equity:
Common stock - $.10 par value. Authorized 300,000,000
shares; 195,079,087 issued at 2000 and 1999,
respectively; 194,781,170 and 194,861,620 outstanding ......... 19,507,909 19,507,909
Additional paid-in capital ........................................ 6,457,600 6,442,300
Accumulated other comprehensive loss .............................. (1,612,255) (1,453,708)
Treasury stock .................................................... (2,915,345) (1,529,176)
Retained earnings ................................................. 368,561,469 311,324,731
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Total shareholders' equity .................................... 389,999,378 334,292,056
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Total liabilities and shareholders' equity .................... $ 545,328,451 466,771,741
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See accompanying Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.
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TOTAL SYSTEM SERVICES, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Income
(Unaudited)
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Three months ended
September 30,
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2000 1999
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Revenues:
Bankcard data processing services (includes $11.6 million and $10.6 million
from related parties for 2000 and 1999, respectively) ................... $ 126,251,382 118,682,592
Other services (includes $1.8 million and $1.3 million from related
parties for 2000 and 1999, respectively) ................................ 22,707,215 19,144,629
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Total revenues ........................................................ 148,958,597 137,827,221
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Expenses:
Salaries and other personnel expense ...................................... 63,288,206 53,277,547
Net occupancy and equipment expense ....................................... 38,910,480 40,237,543
Other operating expenses (includes $2.4 million and $3.6 million to related
parties for 2000 and 1999, respectively) ................................. 21,383,610 23,768,982
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Total expenses ........................................................ 123,582,296 117,284,072
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Equity in income of joint ventures .......................................... 3,290,956 3,337,868
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Operating income ........................................................... 28,667,257 23,881,017
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Nonoperating income (expense):
Gain (loss) on disposal of equipment, net ................................. (610,452) 1,071,433
Interest income, net (includes $1.4 million and $483,000 from a related
party for 2000 and 1999, respectively) .................................. 1,493,358 566,524
Minority interest in consolidated subsidiary's net income ................. (42,319) --
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Total nonoperating income ............................................. 840,587 1,637,957
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Income before income taxes ............................................ 29,507,844 25,518,974
Income taxes ................................................................ 10,441,259 8,585,253
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Net income ............................................................ $ 19,066,585 16,933,721
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Basic earnings per share .............................................. $ .10 .09
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Diluted earnings per share ............................................ $ .10 .09
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Weighted average common shares outstanding .................................. 194,781,635 194,935,906
Increase due to assumed issuance of shares
related to stock options outstanding .................................... 484,536 406,304
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Weighted average common and common
equivalent shares outstanding ........................................... 195,266,171 195,342,210
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Cash dividends per common share ............................................. $ .0125 .0100
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See accompanying Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.
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TOTAL SYSTEM SERVICES, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Income
(Unaudited)
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Nine months ended,
September 30,
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2000 1999
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Revenues:
Bankcard data processing services (includes $32.3 million and
$27.2 million from related parties for 2000 and 1999, respectively) ..... $ 375,350,392 334,841,503
Other services (includes $5.0 million and $4.0 million from related
parties for 2000 and 1999, respectively) ................................ 69,957,237 55,288,729
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Total revenues ........................................................ 445,307,629 390,130,232
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Expenses:
Salaries and other personnel expense ...................................... 176,981,570 154,241,282
Net occupancy and equipment expense ....................................... 118,739,781 109,669,927
Other operating expenses (includes $7.4 million and $10.1 million
to related parties for 2000 and 1999, respectively) ..................... 65,137,548 63,906,199
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Total expenses ........................................................ 360,858,899 327,817,408
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Equity in income of joint ventures .......................................... 11,019,602 8,446,189
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Operating income ........................................................... 95,468,332 70,759,013
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Nonoperating income (expense):
Gain (loss) on disposal of equipment, net ................................. (591,871) 746,319
Interest income, net (includes $3.3 million and $1.0 million from a related
party for 2000 and 1999, respectively) .................................. 3,556,438 1,340,423
Minority interest in consolidated subsidiary's net income ................. (42,319) --
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Total nonoperating income ............................................. 2,922,248 2,086,742
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Income before income taxes ............................................ 98,390,580 72,845,755
Income taxes ................................................................ 34,336,172 24,527,605
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Net income ............................................................ $ 64,054,408 48,318,150
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Basic earnings per share .............................................. $ .33 .25
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Diluted earnings per share ............................................ $ .33 .25
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Weighted average common shares outstanding .................................. 194,794,598 194,913,533
Increase due to assumed issuance of shares
related to stock options outstanding .................................... 490,900 600,131
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Weighted average common and common
equivalent shares outstanding ........................................... 195,285,498 195,513,664
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Cash dividends per common share ............................................. $ .0350 .0300
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See accompanying Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.
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TOTAL SYSTEM SERVICES, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
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Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income .................................................. $ 64,054,408 48,318,150
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
provided by operating activities:
Minority interest in consolidated subsidiary's net income 42,319 --
Equity in income of joint ventures ...................... (11,019,602) (8,446,189)
Depreciation and amortization ........................... 37,391,774 36,989,900
Provision for doubtful accounts ......................... 1,240,629 643,500
Deferred income tax expense (benefit) ................... 3,195,328 4,894,704
(Gain) loss on disposal of equipment, net ............... 591,871 (746,319)
(Increase) decrease in:
Accounts receivable ..................................... 2,996,754 (27,503,232)
Prepaid expenses and other assets ....................... (1,225,211) (1,381,668)
Increase (decrease) in:
Accounts payable ........................................ (2,771,770) 8,324,412
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities .......... 15,775,980 20,814,359
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Net cash provided by operating activities ........... 110,272,480 81,907,617
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Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of property and equipment .......................... (11,846,500) (12,986,403)
Additions to computer software .............................. (29,773,766) (42,520,304)
Proceeds from disposal of equipment ......................... 27,898 4,390,451
Cash acquired in acquisition of subsidiary .................. 623,364 --
Dividends received from joint ventures ...................... 5,369,192 4,664,307
Refund of contract acquisition costs ........................ 10,000,000 --
Increase in contract acquisition costs ...................... (39,845,833) (3,812,318)
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Net cash used in investing activities ............... (65,445,645) (50,264,267)
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Cash flows from financing activities:
Purchase of common stock .................................... (1,397,963) --
Principal payments on long-term debt and
capital lease obligations ................................. (204,286) (29,861)
Dividends paid on common stock .............................. (6,332,071) (5,838,620)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options ..................... 24,088 93,100
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Net cash used in financing activities ............... (7,910,232) (5,775,381)
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Net increase in cash and cash equivalents ........... 36,916,603 25,867,969
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year ................ 54,903,107 9,555,760
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of year ...................... $ 91,819,710 35,423,729
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Cash paid for interest (net of capitalized amounts) ........... $ 37,837 1,316
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Cash paid for income taxes (net of refunds received) .......... $ 33,841,211 19,357,501
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Significant noncash transaction: The Company acquired Partnership Card Services
through the issuance of 854,042 shares of common stock with a market value
of $20,070,000 in January 1999.
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TOTAL SYSTEM SERVICES, INC.
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 1 - Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements represent the
accounts of Total System Services, Inc.(R) (TSYS(R)); its wholly owned
subsidiaries, Columbus Depot Equipment Company(SM) (CDEC(SM)), TSYS Total
Solutions(R), Inc. (TSI), Columbus Productions, Inc.SM (CPI), TSYS Canada,
Inc.SM (TCI) and DotsConnect, Inc. (DotsConnect); and its majority owned foreign
subsidiary, GP Network Corporation (GP Net). These financial statements have
been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and do not
include all information and footnotes necessary for a fair presentation of
financial position, results of operations and cash flows in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles. All adjustments, consisting of normal
recurring accruals, which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a
fair statement of financial position and results of operations for the periods
covered by this report, have been included. The accompanying unaudited
consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the
Company's consolidated financial statements and related notes appearing in the
Company's 1999 annual report previously filed on Form 10-K.
Certain reclassifications have been made to the 1999 financial statements
to conform to the presentation adopted in 2000.
Note 2 - Supplementary Balance Sheet Information
Significant components of prepaid expenses and other current assets are
summarized as follows:
September 30, 2000 December 31, 1999
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Contract acquisition costs, net $ 6,630,988 $ 7,861,069
Prepaid expenses 10,871,251 9,709,740
Other 7,100,978 7,600,519
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Total $ 24,603,217 $ 25,171,328
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Significant components of other assets are summarized as follows:
September 30, 2000 December 31, 1999
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Contract acquisition costs, net $ 68,171,004 $ 43,001,304
Equity investments, net 41,191,813 35,951,632
Other 6,196,637 3,641,220
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Total $ 115,559,454 $ 82,594,156
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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
Significant components of other current liabilities are summarized as
follows:
September 30, 2000 December 31, 1999
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Customer postage deposits $ 16,718,213 $ 14,913,211
Transaction processing provisions 7,892,456 5,445,862
Other 38,840,518 31,169,026
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Total $ 63,451,187 $ 51,528,099
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Note 3 - Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Comprehensive income (loss) for TSYS consists of net income and foreign
currency translation adjustments recorded as a component of shareholders'
equity. Total comprehensive income for the three months ended September 30 is as
follows:
2000 1999
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Net income $ 19,066,585 $ 16,933,721
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation
adjustments, net of tax 8,004 (44,340)
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Comprehensive income $ 19,074,589 $ 16,889,381
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Total comprehensive income for the nine months ended September 30 is as
follows:
2000 1999
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Net income $ 64,054,408 $ 48,318,150
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation
adjustments, net of tax (158,547) (215,982)
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Comprehensive income $ 63,895,861 $ 48,102,168
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The income tax effects allocated to and the cumulative balance of each
component of other comprehensive loss are as follows:
Balance at December Pretax Balance at
31, 1999 amount Tax benefit September 30, 2000
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Currency
translation
adjustments ($ 1,453,708) (222,863) 64,316 ($1,612,255)
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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
Note 4 - Segment Reporting and Major Customers
The Company reports selected information about operating segments in
accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 131 (SFAS 131).
Through an online accounting and bankcard data processing system, Total System
Services, Inc. provides card processing and electronic commerce services to
card-issuing institutions in the United States, Mexico, Canada, Honduras and the
Caribbean. TSYS' subsidiaries provide support services including correspondence
processing, commercial printing and equipment leasing. Segments are identified
based on the services provided. Transaction processing services account for
approximately 85% or more of financial activity in all the quantitative
thresholds required to be measured under SFAS 131 for the three and nine months
ended September 30, 2000 and 1999. Three subsidiaries were aggregated into
transaction processing services. One of these subsidiaries' sole business
activity is to provide programming support services to the parent company. The
other subsidiary provides electronic commerce activities previously performed by
TSYS for its clients. The other transaction processing subsidiary serves as a
payment gateway for more than 100,000 merchants in Japan. The remaining segments
were aggregated into support services.
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Transaction Support
Operating Segments processing services services Consolidated
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At September 30, 2000
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Identifiable assets $ 532,349,547 55,027,413 $ 587,376,960
Intersegment eliminations (42,047,538) (971) (42,048,509)
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Total assets $ 490,302,009 55,026,442 $ 545,328,451
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At December 31, 1999
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Identifiable assets $ 454,926,573 47,704,132 $ 502,630,705
Intersegment eliminations (35,704,897) (154,067) (35,858,964)
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Total assets $ 419,221,676 47,550,065 $ 466,771,741
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Three Months Ended September 30, 2000
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Total revenue $ 128,878,631 21,005,240 $ 149,883,871
Intersegment revenue (464,801) (460,473) (925,274)
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Revenue from external customers $ 128,413,830 20,544,767 $ 148,958,597
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Equity in income of joint ventures $ 3,290,956 - $ 3,290,956
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Segment operating income $ 26,048,780 2,618,477 $ 28,667,257
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Income taxes $ 9,421,906 1,019,353 $ 10,441,259
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Net income $ 17,379,106 1,687,479 $ 19,066,585
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Three Months Ended September 30, 1999
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Total revenue $ 121,054,134 17,560,228 $ 138,614,362
Intersegment revenue (137,325) (649,816) (787,141)
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Revenue from external customers $ 120,916,809 16,910,412 $ 137,827,221
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Equity in income of joint ventures $ 3,337,868 - $ 3,337,868
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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
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Transaction Support
Operating Segments processing services services Consolidated
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At September 30, 2000
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Segment operating income $ 21,127,444 2,753,573 $ 23,881,017
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Income taxes $ 7,547,475 1,037,778 $ 8,585,253
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Net income $ 15,209,702 1,724,019 $ 16,933,721
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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2000
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Total revenue $ 382,872,204 64,726,541 $ 447,598,745
Intersegment revenue (724,122) (1,566,994) (2,291,116)
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Revenue from external customers $ 382,148,082 63,159,547 $ 445,307,629
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Equity in income of joint ventures $ 11,019,602 - $ 11,019,602
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Segment operating income $ 85,350,197 10,118,135 $ 95,468,332
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Income taxes $ 30,420,735 3,915,437 $ 34,336,172
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Net income $ 57,624,066 6,430,342 $ 64,054,408
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Nine Months Ended September 30, 1999
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Total revenue $ 340,700,367 51,300,791 $ 392,001,158
Intersegment revenue (366,543) (1,504,383) (1,870,926)
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Revenue from external customers $ 340,333,824 49,796,408 $ 390,130,232
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Equity in income of joint ventures $ 8,446,189 - $ 8,446,189
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Segment operating income $ 61,680,726 9,078,287 $ 70,759,013
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Income taxes $ 21,096,214 3,431,391 $ 24,527,605
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Net income $ 42,672,031 5,646,119 $ 48,318,150
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The following geographic area data represent revenues for the three and
nine months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999, respectively, based on the
geographic locations of customers. Substantially all property and equipment is
located in the United States.
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Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
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2000 1999 2000 1999
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United States $ 135,537,510 125,280,017 407,266,597 362,217,328
Canada* 8,401,414 8,178,254 24,499,879 15,167,391
Mexico 4,101,594 4,138,596 11,904,490 12,101,167
Other 918,079 230,354 1,636,663 644,346
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Totals $ 148,958,597 137,827,221 445,307,629 390,130,232
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*These revenues include those generated from the Caribbean accounts owned by the
Bank of Nova Scotia.
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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
Major Customers
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Three Months Ended September 30,
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Revenue 2000 1999
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(Dollars in millions) % of Total % of Total
Dollars Revenues Dollars Revenues
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One $ 23.0 15.5% $ 21.3 15.5%
Two 17.1 11.5 na na
Three 15.4 10.4 14.4 10.5
Four na na 17.9 13.0
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Totals $ 55.5 37.4% $ 53.6 39.0%
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Nine Months Ended September 30,
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Revenue 2000 1999
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(Dollars in millions) % of Total % of Total
Dollars Revenues Dollars Revenues
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One $ 68.9 15.5% $ 64.5 16.5%
Two 47.8 10.7 na na
Three 46.0 10.3 na na
Four na na 51.4 13.1
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Totals $ 162.7 36.5% $ 115.9 29.6%
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na = not applicable. Client represented less than 10% of total revenues.
For the three months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999, the Company had
three major customers. The three major customers for the quarter and nine months
ended September 30, 2000 accounted for approximately 37.4% and 36.5% of total
revenues, respectively. For the three months ended September 30, 1999, TSYS also
had three major customers that accounted for 39.0%, or $53.6 million, of total
revenues. For the nine months ended September 30, 1999, the Company had two
major customers that accounted for 29.6% of total revenues, or $115.9 million.
Revenues from major customers for the periods reported are attributable to both
reporting segments.
Note 5 - Legal Proceedings
On November 10, 1998, a class action complaint was filed against
NationsBank of Delaware, N.A., in the United States District Court for the
Southern District of Mississippi. On March 23, 1999, the named plaintiff amended
the complaint and named the Company and certain credit bureaus as defendants in
the case. The named plaintiff alleges, among other things, that the defendants
failed to report properly the credit standing of each member of the putative
class. The named plaintiff has defined the class as all persons and entities
within the United States who obtained credit cards from NationsBank and whose
accounts were purchased by or transferred to
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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
U.S. BankCard and whose accounts were reported to credit bureaus or credit
agencies incorrectly in August 1998. The amended complaint alleges negligence,
violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, breach of the duty of good faith and
fair dealing, and seeks declaratory relief, injunctive relief and the imposition
of punitive damages. The parties have reached a settlement of this litigation in
principle which is subject to, among other things, confirmatory due diligence to
be conducted by the plaintiff's counsel, negotiation, finalization and execution
of the necessary settlement documents, and court approval under Rule 23(e) of
the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Payments by TSYS to settle the litigation
are not expected to be material to TSYS' financial condition or results of
operations, and management expects the settlement to be substantially covered by
insurance.
Note 6 - Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In June 1998, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 133 (SFAS 133), "Accounting for Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities." SFAS 133 standardizes the accounting for
derivative instruments, including certain derivative instruments embedded in
other contracts. Under the standard, entities are required to carry all
derivative instruments in the balance sheet at fair value. The accounting for
changes in the fair value (i.e., gains or losses) of a derivative instrument
depends on whether it has been designated and qualifies as part of a hedging
relationship and, if so, the reason for holding it. If certain conditions are
met, entities may elect to designate a derivative instrument as a hedge of
exposures to changes in fair values, cash flows or foreign currencies. If the
hedged exposure is a fair value exposure, the gain or loss on the derivative
instrument is recognized in earnings in the period of change together with the
offsetting loss or gain on the hedged item attributable to the risk being
hedged. If the hedged exposure is a cash flow exposure, the effective portion of
the gain or loss on the derivative instrument is reported initially as a
component of other comprehensive income (outside earnings) and subsequently
reclassified into earnings when the forecasted transaction affects earnings. Any
amounts excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness as well as the
ineffective portion of the gain or loss is reported in earnings immediately. If
the derivative instrument is not designated as a hedge, the gain or loss is
recognized in earnings in the period of change.
For TSYS, SFAS 133, as amended by SFAS 137 and SFAS 138, is effective
January 1, 2001. On adoption, the provisions of SFAS 133 must be applied
prospectively. TSYS is in the process of assessing the impact SFAS 133 will have
on its financial statements.
Note 7 - Commitments and Contingencies
In the fourth quarter of 1999, the Company made a payment representing a
contract acquisition cost of $10.0 million to a prospective client. Under the
terms of the arrangement, the prospective client agreed to repay the $10.0
million in the event a processing agreement was not executed by July 1, 2000.
Subsequently, the prospective client announced its intention to exit the credit
card business through a sale of its accounts in 2000. The parent of the
prospective client
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repaid the $10.0 million advance in June 2000 by obtaining a five-year loan.
TSYS has agreed to guarantee the loan from a related party.
Note 8 - Acquisition
During August 2000, TSYS announced that it had purchased an equity position
in an established electronic payments company in Japan. The Company paid $4.7
million to acquire 51% of GP Net. The Company recorded $2.0 million as goodwill.
Because it acquired controlling interest, the Company is consolidating GP Net's
financial statements. TSYS began consolidating GP Net's financial results as of
September 1, 2000.
The foreign currency financial statements of GP Net are translated into
U.S. dollars at current exchange rates, except for revenues, costs and expenses,
and net income which are translated at the average exchange rate for each
reporting period. Net exchange gains or losses resulting from the translation of
assets and liabilities of GP Net, net of tax, are accumulated in a separate
section of shareholders' equity titled accumulated other comprehensive income.
Note 9- Computer Software
During 2000, the Company ceased development of two software projects. The
projects were evaluated to determine their utilization in a new design plan that
included expanded international functionality. Based on its review, the Company
expensed $6.1 million of costs originally capitalized on those projects.
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TOTAL SYSTEM SERVICES, INC.
Item 2 - Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations
Results of Operations
The following table sets forth certain revenue and expense items as a
percentage of total revenues and the percentage increases or decreases in those
items for the three months ended September 30:
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Percentage of Percentage Change
Total Revenues in Dollar Amounts
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2000 1999 2000 vs. 1999
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Revenues:
Bankcard data processing services ....................... 84.8 % 86.1 % 6.4 %
Other services .......................................... 15.2 13.9 18.6
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Total revenues ....................................... 100.0 100.0 8.1
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Expenses:
Salaries and other personnel expense .................... 42.5 38.7 18.8
Net occupancy and equipment expense ..................... 26.1 29.2 (3.3)
Other operating expenses ................................ 14.4 17.2 (10.0)
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Total expenses ...................................... 83.0 85.1 5.4
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Equity in income of joint ventures ........................ 2.2 2.4 (1.4)
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Operating income .................................... 19.2 17.3 20.0
Nonoperating income ....................................... 0.6 1.2 (48.7)
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Income before income taxes .......................... 19.8 18.5 15.6
Income taxes .............................................. 7.0 6.2 21.6
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Net income ................................................ 12.8 % 12.3 % 12.6 %
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Results of Operations (continued)
The following table sets forth certain revenue and expense items as a
percentage of total revenues and the percentage increases or decreases in those
items for the nine months ended September 30:
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Percentage of Percentage Change
Total Revenues in Dollar Amounts
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2000 1999 2000 vs. 1999
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Revenues:
Bankcard data processing services ....................... 84.3 % 85.8 % 12.1 %
Other services .......................................... 15.7 14.2 26.5
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Total revenues ....................................... 100.0 100.0 14.1
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Expenses:
Salaries and other personnel expense .................... 39.7 39.5 14.7
Net occupancy and equipment expense ..................... 26.7 28.1 8.3
Other operating expenses ................................ 14.6 16.4 1.9
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Total expenses ...................................... 81.0 84.0 10.1
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Equity in income of joint ventures ........................ 2.4 2.2 30.5
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Operating income ..................................... 21.4 18.2 34.9
Nonoperating income ........................................ 0.7 0.5 40.0
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Income before income taxes ........................... 22.1 18.7 35.1
Income taxes ............................................... 7.7 6.3 40.0
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Net income ................................................. 14.4 % 12.4 % 32.6 %
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Total revenues increased $11.1 million, or 8.1%, and $55.2 million, or
14.1%, during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2000,
respectively, compared to the same periods in 1999.
Revenues from bankcard data processing services increased $7.6 million, or
6.4%, in the three months ended September 30, 2000, compared to the same period
in 1999. During the nine months ended September 30, 2000, revenues from bankcard
data processing services increased $40.5 million, or 12.1%, compared to the same
period in 1999. Increased revenues from bankcard data processing services are
attributable to the growth in the card portfolios of existing customers, as well
as cardholder accounts of new customers converted to THE TOTAL SYSTEM.
Increases in the volumes of authorizations and transactions associated with the
additional cardholder accounts also contributed to the increased revenues.
Processing contracts with large customers,
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representing a significant portion of the Company's total revenues, generally
provide for discounts on certain services based on the size and activity of
customers' portfolios. As a result, bankcard data processing revenues and the
related margins are influenced by the customer mix relative to the size of
customer bankcard portfolios, as well as the number and activity of individual
cardholder accounts processed for each customer.
The Company's revenues are also impacted by the use of value added products
and services of TSYS' processing systems by clients. Value added products and
services are optional features each client can choose to subscribe to in order
to increase the financial performance of their portfolio. For the three months
ended September 30, 2000 and 1999, value added products and services represented
12.5% and 11.2% of total revenues, respectively. Revenues from value added
products and services were up 19.9%, or $3.1 million, for the three months ended
September 30, 2000, compared to the same period in 1999. For the nine months
ended September 30, 2000 and 1999, value added products and services represented
12.2% and 11.0% of total revenues, respectively. Revenues from value added
products and services were up 26.4%, or $11.3 million, for the nine months ended
September 30, 2000, compared to the same period in 1999.
Average cardholder accounts on file for the three months ended September
30, 2000, were 184.6 million, a decrease of approximately 6.2% over the average
of 196.9 million for the same period in 1999. For the first nine months of 2000,
average cardholder accounts were 195.1 million, a 13.0% increase over the 172.6
million average cardholder accounts on file for the same period last year.
Cardholder accounts on file at September 30, 2000, were 186.6 million, a 6.4%
decrease compared to the 199.3 million accounts on file at September 30, 1999.
The change in the number of cardholder accounts on file from September 1999 to
September 2000 included a decrease of 36.4 million accounts related to the
deconversion of and/or purging of inactive accounts by certain customers, offset
by internal growth of existing customers of 22.1 million accounts and
approximately 1.6 million accounts of new customers.
The Company provides services to its clients including processing debit,
commercial, retail, stored value and consumer cards. Commercial cards include
purchasing cards, corporate cards and fleet cards for employees. Retail cards
include private label and gift cards. Consumer cards include Visa and MasterCard
bank and debit cards. The following table summarizes TSYS' accounts on file by
portfolio type:
Accounts on File Types Sept 30, Sept 30,
(in millions) 2000 1999 % Change
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Consumer 85.6 103.4 (17.2)
Retail 87.5 85.9 1.8
Commercial 13.5 10.0 35.2
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Total 186.6 199.3 (6.4)
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Results of Operations (continued)
TSYS provides processing services to its clients worldwide. TSYS plans to
continue to expand its service offerings to other countries in the future. The
following table summarizes TSYS accounts on file by region:
Accounts on File by Region Sept 30, Sept 30,
(in millions) 2000 1999 % Change
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Domestic 169.6 184.0 (7.8)
Foreign 17.0 15.3 11.2
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Total 186.6 199.3 (6.4)
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A significant amount of the Company's revenues is derived from long-term
contracts with large customers, including certain major customers. For the three
months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999, the Company had three major customers.
The three major customers for the quarter and nine months ended September 30,
2000, accounted for approximately 37.4% and 36.5% of total revenues,
respectively. For the three months ended September 30, 1999, TSYS also had three
major customers that accounted for 39.0%, or $53.6 million, of total revenues.
For the nine months ended September 30, 1999, the Company had two major
customers that accounted for 29.6% of total revenues, or $115.9 million. The
loss of one of the Company's major customers, or other significant customers,
could have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial condition and
results of operations.
On February 26, 1999, CITIBANK notified TSYS of its decision to terminate
UCS' processing agreement with TSYS for consumer credit card accounts at the end
of its original term on August 1, 2000. The deconversion of the consumer credit
accounts occurred during May 2000; however, the Company continued to receive
contractually obligated minimum processing fees from UCS until August 1, 2000.
TSYS' management believes that CITIBANK will not be a major customer for the
year 2000. TSYS' management further believes that the loss of revenues from UCS
for the months of August through December 2000, combined with decreased expenses
from the reduction in hardware and software and the redeployment of personnel,
should not have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial condition
or results of operations for the year ending December 31, 2000.
In March 2000, the Company announced its intention to launch a new, wholly
owned subsidiary, DotsConnect, Inc. (DotsConnect), to focus exclusively on the
electronic payments (e-payments) market. DotsConnect will deliver premier
e-payments software that allows buyers and sellers to conduct commerce
electronically. The business of DotsConnect will focus on four areas:
business-to-consumer financial services applications, Web hosting,
business-to-business financial services applications, and electronic bill
presentment and payment. DotsConnect is headquartered in Columbus, Georgia, with
an office in Atlanta, Georgia. DotsConnect commenced operations on May 1, 2000,
with approximately 30 team members comprising the initial DotsConnect team.
In August 2000, the Company announced that it had entered the Asian card
market by purchasing a controlling equity interest in GP Network Corporation (GP
Net), an established
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electronics payment company for more than 100,000 merchants in Japan. TSYS also
announced the opening of a Japanese office to facilitate its marketing of
processing services for card-issuing financial institutions and retailers. GP
Net's revenues are included in bankcard processing revenues.
Revenues from other services consist primarily of revenues generated by
TSYS' wholly owned subsidiaries. Revenues from other services increased $3.6
million, or 18.6%, in the third quarter of 2000, compared to the third quarter
of 1999. Revenues from other services for the first nine months of 1999
increased $14.7 million, or 26.5%, compared to the same period last year. The
majority of the revenues from other services are generated by TSYS Total
Solutions, Inc. (TSI). Revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2000,
for TSI have increased 38.2% compared to the same period last year. Revenues for
the nine months ended September 30, 2000, for TSI have increased 36.9% compared
to the same period last year.
Total expenses increased 5.4% and 10.1% for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2000, respectively, compared to the same periods in 1999. The
increases in operating expenses are attributable to increases in a majority of
expense categories as described below.
Employment expenses increased $10.0 million, or 18.8% for the three months
ended September 30, 2000, compared to the same period in 1999. For the first
nine months of 2000, employment expenses increased $22.7 million, or 14.7%,
compared to the same period in 1999. The change in employment expenses consists
of increases of $13.0 million and $29.6 million for the three and nine months
ended September 30, 2000, respectively, associated with the growth in the number
of employees, normal salary increases and related benefits. This change was
offset by $3.0 million and $6.9 million invested in software development costs
and contract acquisition costs for the three and nine months ending September
30, 2000, respectively. The majority of the software development costs related
to the development of a commercial card system for TS2 which began in May 1998
and is expected to be substantially completed in 2001. The average number of
employees in the third quarter of 2000 increased to 4,512, a 10.6% increase over
the 4,081 in the same period of 1999. For the first nine months of 2000, the
average number of employees was 4,490, a 14.0% increase over the first nine
months of 1999. At October 31, 2000, TSYS had 4,459 full-time and 222 part-time
employees.
Net occupancy and equipment expense decreased $1.3 million, or 3.3%, for
the three months ended September 30, 2000, over the same period in 1999. For the
nine months ended September 30, 2000, net occupancy and equipment expense
increased $9.1 million, or 8.3%, over the same period last year. Computer
equipment and software rentals, which represent the largest component of net
occupancy and equipment expense, decreased 15.2% to $18.1 million in the third
quarter of 2000, compared to $21.4 million in the same period of 1999. During
the first nine months of 2000, equipment and software rentals increased 1.6% to
$58.8 million, compared to $57.8 million in the same period in 1999, as a result
of significant cost controls and improved productivity. Due to rapidly changing
technology in computer equipment, TSYS' equipment needs are achieved to a large
extent through operating leases.
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Results of Operations (continued)
During the third quarter of 1999, TSYS officially opened the first phase of
its Riverfront Campus and completed moving its downtown employees to the
facility. TSYS did not renew several leases at the end of September 1999 and
sold two of its vacated buildings. The Campus has allowed TSYS to consolidate
several locations into one facility to improve efficiencies.
Other operating expenses decreased 10.0% and increased 1.9% for the three
and nine months ended September 30, 2000, respectively, compared to the same
periods in 1999. The decrease in expenses for the quarter is the result of
expense control and a decrease in management fees paid to Synovus Service Corp.
for human resource functions which TSYS assumed in 2000. The growth in other
operating expenses for 2000 is primarily due to increased business development
costs associated with exploring new business opportunities, both domestically
and internationally; the establishment of international offices and a data
processing center in the UK; increased transaction processing expenses
associated with the increase in the volume of accounts processed; and an
increase in the amortization of contract acquisition costs. The conversions of
Sears, Royal Bank and Canadian Tire Acceptance Limited, begun in March 1999 and
completed early in the second quarter of 1999, contributed to the increase in
amortization of contract acquisition costs.
TSYS' share of income from its equity in joint ventures was $3.3 million
for each of the third quarters of 2000 and 1999. For the nine months ended
September 30, 2000 and 1999, the Company's equity in income of its joint
ventures was $11.0 million and $8.4 million, respectively. The increase is the
result of Vital Processing Services L.L.C.'s (Vital) infrastructure costs
impacting its operating results in 1999 and an increase in operating results
from Total System Services de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (TSYS de Mexico). There
remains uncertainty in the Mexican economy which management continues to
monitor.
Interest income, net, includes interest income of $1,493,358 and no
interest expense for the third quarter of 2000. During the third quarter of
1999, interest income, net, included interest income of $572,200 and interest
expense of $5,700. For the nine months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999,
respectively, interest expense was $34,100 and $19,700, and interest income was
$3,590,500 and $1,360,100. The increase in interest income for the nine months
ending September 30, 2000, as compared to the same period in 1999, was primarily
the result of improved levels of cash available for investment as a result of
increased revenues as well as decreased outlays related to the purchase of
equipment and software additions and higher interest rates earned on short-term
investments.
Operating income increased 20.0% and 34.9% for the three and nine months
ended September 30, 2000, respectively, over the same periods in 1999. The
increase in operating income was enhanced by the achievement of the Company's
commitment to contain the growth in operating expenses below the growth rate in
revenues.
TSYS' effective income tax rate for the third quarter of 2000 was 35.4%,
compared to 33.6% for the same period in 1999. For the nine months ended
September 30, 2000, the effective
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tax rate was 34.9%, compared to 33.7% for the same period in 1999. The increase
in the Company's effective tax rate is primarily a result of federal and state
tax credits being relatively fixed in amount, year over year, while pretax
income is growing.
Net income for the three months ended September 30, 2000, increased 12.6%
to $19.1 million, or basic and diluted earnings per share of $.10, compared to
$16.9 million, or basic and diluted earnings per share of $.09, for the same
period in 1999. Net income for the first nine months of 2000 increased 32.6% to
$64.1 million, up from $48.3 million for the same period last year. Basic and
diluted earnings per share for the first nine months of 2000 increased to $.33,
up from $.25 for the same period of 1999. The Company expects its 2000 net
income to exceed 1999 net income by approximately 25 percent. TSYS announced
that it expects its 2001 net income to exceed its estimated 2000 net income by
approximately 20 percent. This anticipated increase in net income is based in
part upon the following assumptions: a 10-12% internal growth rate for existing
Visa and MasterCard consumer card clients; an approximately 50% increase in
international revenues on an annualized basis; an aggressive focus on expense
control and productivity improvement; the successful implementation and market
acceptance of new product offerings, including stored value and e-commerce; and
increasing the total cardholder base to approximately 222 million accounts. The
Company also expects to grow its net income by 20-25% each year for the years
2002 and 2003.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows detail the Company's cash flows
from operating, investing and financing activities. TSYS' primary method of
funding its operations and growth has been cash generated from current
operations and the occasional use of borrowed funds to supplement financing of
capital expenditures. TSYS' net cash provided by operating activities in the
first nine months of 2000 was $110.3 million, compared to $81.9 million in the
same period of 1999. The major uses of cash generated from operations have been
the internal development and purchase of computer software, the addition of
property and equipment, investment in contract acquisition costs, and the
payment of cash dividends.
During the third quarter of 2000, TSYS purchased property and equipment of
$6.4 million, bringing the total purchases for the first nine months of 2000 to
$11.8 million. Additions to computer software during the third quarter were $9.0
million, bringing the total additions for 2000 to $29.8 million. Of the $9.0
million computer software additions made during the third quarter, $6.5 million
was for purchased software and $2.5 million was for internally developed
software, bringing the totals for the first nine months of 2000 to $23.6 million
for purchased software and $6.2 million for internally developed software.
In the first nine months of 2000, the Company made investments in contract
acquisition costs of $39.8 million compared to $3.8 million in the first nine
months of 1999. In the fourth quarter of 1999, the Company made a payment
representing a contract acquisition cost of $10.0 million to a prospective
client. Under the terms of the arrangement, the prospective client agreed
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to repay the $10.0 million in the event a processing agreement was not executed
by July 1, 2000. Subsequently, the prospective client announced its intention to
exit the credit card business through a sale of its accounts in 2000. In June
2000, the parent of the prospective client repaid the $10.0 million advance by
obtaining a five-year loan. TSYS has agreed to guarantee the loan from a related
party.
Dividends on common stock of $2.4 million were paid in the third quarter of
2000, bringing the total amount of dividends paid year to date to $6.3 million.
On April 13, 2000, the Company announced a 25% increase in its quarterly cash
dividend from $0.01 to $0.0125 per share. The cash dividend was paid on July 1,
2000, to shareholders of record on June 22, 2000.
In October 1999, the Company announced a plan to repurchase up to 1.5
million shares of its common stock from time to time and at various prices over
the next 24 months. Shares repurchased could be utilized to fund TSYS' various
stock option and other compensation arrangements or used for other purposes,
including potential acquisitions. The maximum of 1.5 million shares represents
approximately five percent of the shares of TSYS common stock held by
shareholders other than TSYS' affiliates, including Synovus Financial Corp. The
Company will use internally generated cash to fund the purchases. During the
first nine months of 2000, the Company purchased 88,100 shares for $1.4 million.
Since the plan was announced, the Company has purchased 165,200 shares for $2.7
million.
The Company entered into an operating lease agreement relating to the new
corporate campus. Under the agreement, the lessor purchased the land, paid for
construction and development costs and leased the property to the Company. The
lease provides for a substantial residual value guarantee, up to $81.3 million,
and includes purchase options at the original cost of the property. Real estate
taxes, insurance, maintenance and operating expenses applicable to the leased
property are obligations of the Company.
During the third quarter of 1999, TSYS officially opened the first phase of
its Riverfront Campus and essentially completed moving its downtown employees to
the facility. TSYS did not renew several leases at the end of September 1999 and
sold two of its vacated buildings.
In July 2000, TSYS broke ground on a 32,000 square foot childcare facility
which will be located on the northeast corner of the campus. The facility is
expected to cost approximately $5.0 million and is scheduled to open during the
third quarter of 2001.
In September 1999, Synovus Financial Corp. (Synovus) completed the
acquisition of the debt collection and bankruptcy management business offered by
Wallace & de Mayo. The services provided by Wallace & de Mayo include recovery
collections work, bankruptcy process management, legal account management and
skip tracing. These services are being marketed under the name TSYS Total Debt
Management, Inc. through the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, TSI, for
which Synovus paid TSYS a management fee of $1.3 million for the nine months
ended September 30, 2000.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources (continued)
In June 2000, Synovus announced the completion of the acquisition of
ProCard, Inc., a leading provider of software and Internet tools designed to
assist organizations with the management of purchasing, travel and fleet card
programs. Synovus' acquisition of ProCard offers TSYS the opportunity to further
expand its services to ProCard's clients. ProCard's software solutions will be
integrated into TSYS' processing solutions. The Company will assist in managing
ProCard, for which the Company will be paid a management fee by Synovus.
In the third quarter of 2000, TSYS signed a ten-year contract with The
Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (Royal Bank). In conjunction with the
requirements of its contract, TSYS paid $37.8 million in contract acquisition
costs to Royal Bank. In anticipation of the signing of a contract, TSYS entered
into a forward exchange contract in June 2000 which provided for $20 million to
be converted into British Pounds Sterling at a rate of 1.5187 any time between
July 3, 2000 and September 29, 2000. In July 2000, TSYS exercised the forward
exchange contract. TSYS accounted for the forward exchange contract as a hedge
under Financial Accounting Standards No. 52, "Foreign Currency Translation."
Due to the complexity of the differences between the English language and
Asian languages, computer systems require two bytes to store an Asian character
compared to one byte in the English language. With its entrance into the Asian
card processing market, TSYS will begin modifying its current TS2 system to be
able to accommodate language and currency differences with Asia, commonly
referred to as the "double byte project." TSYS is in the planning stages of the
double byte project. Management expects to spend $10-15 million on the project.
Although the impact of inflation on its operations cannot be precisely
determined, the Company believes that by controlling its operating expenses and
by taking advantage of more efficient computer hardware and software, it can
minimize the impact of inflation.
TSYS may seek additional external sources of capital in the future. The
form of any such financing will vary depending upon prevailing market and other
conditions and may include short-term or long-term borrowings from financial
institutions or the issuance of additional equity and/or debt securities such as
industrial revenue bonds. However, there can be no assurance that funds will be
available on terms acceptable to TSYS. Management expects that TSYS will
continue to be able to fund a significant portion of its capital expenditure
needs through internally generated cash in the future, as evidenced by TSYS'
current ratio of 1.8:1. At September 30, 2000, TSYS had working capital of $93.9
million compared to $76.4 million at December 31, 1999.
Year 2000 Readiness Disclosure
Many computer programs were written with a two-digit date field. If these
programs were not made Year 2000 compliant, they would not be able to correctly
process date information for the year 2000 and beyond. Remediation efforts went
beyond the Company's internal computer systems and required coordination with
customers, vendors, government entities and other third parties to assure that
their systems and related interfaces were compliant. Failure to achieve timely
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Year 2000 Readiness Disclosure (continued)
remediation of the Company's critical programs and computer systems for Year
2000 would have had a material adverse effect on the Company's financial
condition and results of operations.
TSYS experienced a smooth transition in passing the century date
changeover. TSYS did not experience any significant internal or external issues
concerning Y2K, and all TSYS companies, systems, facilities and clients
processed have continued to process, without incident, since the date
changeover. TSYS will continue to monitor Y2K issues by overseeing critical
tasks during the year 2000. The TSYS Year 2000 Command Center and Command Posts
remained staffed during the first quarter of 2000 but have since been disbanded.
Heightened coverage of year-end 2000 processing is planned, and TSYS intends to
maintain its reporting methods to evaluate any problems.
TSYS' total cost for the Year 2000 Project amounted to approximately $17
million of direct costs. This amount consists primarily of the costs associated
with personnel dedicated to the Year 2000 Project and hardware/software costs
related to testing. During the first quarter of 2000, TSYS incurred $1.0 million
of direct costs associated with the Year 2000 Project.
Euro Conversion Readiness Disclosure
The Company has announced the signing of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group,
plc as a processing client for 2001. The United Kingdom is not a "participating
country" with respect to January 1, 1999, "Euro" currency conversion and it
currently is not known when or if the United Kingdom will elect to convert to
the Euro. Nonetheless as of October 2000, TSYS' TS2 processing system is capable
of processing Euro-denominated transactions and is now in the client acceptance
testing mode. TSYS' costs in connection with the Euro conversion were not
material.
Legal Proceedings
On November 10, 1998, a class action complaint was filed against
NationsBank of Delaware, N.A., in the United States District Court for the
Southern District of Mississippi. On March 23, 1999, the named plaintiff amended
the complaint and named the Company and certain credit bureaus as defendants in
the case. The named plaintiff alleges, among other things, that the defendants
failed to report properly the credit standing of each member of the putative
class. The named plaintiff has defined the class as all persons and entities
within the United States who obtained credit cards from NationsBank and whose
accounts were purchased by or transferred to U.S. BankCard and whose accounts
were reported to credit bureaus or credit agencies incorrectly in August 1998.
The amended complaint alleges negligence, violation of the Fair Credit Reporting
Act, breach of the duty of good faith and fair dealing, and seeks declaratory
relief, injunctive relief and the imposition of punitive damages. The parties
have reached a settlement of this litigation in principle which is subject to,
among other things, confirmatory due diligence to be conducted by the
plaintiff's counsel, negotiation, finalization and execution of the necessary
settlement documents, and court approval under Rule 23(e) of the Federal Rules
of Civil Procedure. Payments by TSYS to settle the litigation are not expected
to be material to
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TSYS' financial condition or results of operations and management expects the
settlement to be substantially covered by insurance.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained in this filing which are not statements of
historical fact constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act (the Act). In addition, certain
statements in future filings by TSYS with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, in press releases, and in oral and written statements made by or
with the approval of TSYS which are not statements of historical fact constitute
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Act. Examples of
forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: (i) projections of
revenue, income or loss, earnings or loss per share, the payment or nonpayment
of dividends, capital structure and other financial items; (ii) statements of
plans and objectives of TSYS or its management or Board of Directors, including
those relating to products or services; (iii) statements of future economic
performance; and (iv) statements of assumptions underlying such statements.
Words such as "believes," "anticipates," "expects," "intends," "targeted," and
similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements but are
not the exclusive means of identifying such statements.
Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties which may cause
actual results to differ materially from those in such statements. Factors that
could cause actual results to differ from those discussed in the forward-looking
statements include, but are not limited to: (i) the strength of the U.S. economy
in general and relevant foreign economies; (ii) the Company's performance under
- and retention of - current and future processing agreements with customers;
(iii) inflation, interest rate and foreign exchange rate fluctuations; (iv)
timely and successful implementation of processing systems to provide new
products, improved functionality and increased efficiencies; (v) changes in
consumer spending, borrowing and saving habits, including a shift from credit to
debit cards; (vi) technological changes, particularly with respect to
e-commerce; (vii) acquisitions; (viii) the ability to increase market share and
control expenses; (ix) changes in laws, regulations, credit card association
rules or other industry standards affecting TSYS' business which require
significant product redevelopment efforts; (x) the effect of changes in
accounting policies and practices as may be adopted by the Financial Accounting
Standards Board or the Securities and Exchange Commission; (xi) changes in TSYS'
organization, compensation and benefit plans; (xii) the costs and effects of
litigation and of unexpected or adverse outcomes in such litigation; (xiii);
lower than anticipated internal growth rates for existing customers; and (xiv)
the success of TSYS at managing the risks involved in the foregoing.
Such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which
statements are made, and TSYS undertakes no obligation to update any
forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on
which such statement is made to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
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Item 3 - Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Foreign Currency Exchange Risk
The foreign currency financial statements of TSYS' Mexican joint venture
and TSYS' wholly owned subsidiary with an operation in Canada are translated
into U.S. dollars at current exchange rates, except for revenues, costs and
expenses, and net income which are translated at the average exchange rate for
each reporting period. Net exchange gains or losses resulting from the
translation of assets and liabilities of TSYS' Mexican joint venture and the
Canadian operation, net of tax, are accumulated in a separate section of
shareholders' equity titled accumulated other comprehensive income. Currently,
TSYS does not use financial instruments to hedge its exposure to exchange rate
changes in Mexico or Canada because TSYS believes that the use of such
instruments would not be cost effective. TSYS' carrying value of its investment
in its Mexican joint venture was approximately $8.0 million (U.S.) at September
30, 2000, and the carrying value of the assets of its Canadian operation was
approximately $387,000 (U.S.) at September 30, 2000.
In 1999, TSYS opened an office in the United Kingdom, which will serve as
the headquarters for TSYS' European operations. During the second quarter of
2000, TSYS announced its intention to open a European data center in the UK.
TSYS has signed an agreement with VData Limited for data center services in
Europe. The data center is expected to be operational by year-end 2000.
In conjunction with its contract with The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc,
TSYS entered into a forward exchange contract in June 2000. The contract
provided for $20 million to be converted into British Pounds Sterling at a rate
of 1.5187 any time between July 3, 2000 and September 29, 2000. TSYS has not
used any other instruments to hedge its foreign exposure in the United Kingdom.
In July 2000, the Company exercised the forward exchange contract.
In August 2000, TSYS opened an office in Japan, which will serve as a base
to expand its card-issuing services to financial institutions and retailers in
Asia. During August 2000, the Company announced that it had purchased a
controlling equity interest in GP Network Corporation (GP Net), an established
electronics payment company for more than 100,000 merchants in Japan. To date,
TSYS' activities in Japan have not been material.
The foreign currency financial statements of GP Net are translated into
U.S. dollars at current exchange rates, except for revenues, costs and expenses,
and net income which are translated at the average exchange rate for each
reporting period. Net exchange gains or losses resulting from the translation of
assets and liabilities of GP Net, net of tax, are accumulated in a separate
section of shareholders' equity titled accumulated other comprehensive income.
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Part II - Other Information
Item 6 - Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
a) Exhibits
(27) - Financial Data Schedule (for SEC use only)
b) Forms 8-K filed since the second quarter 2000 10-Q.
1. The report dated October 18, 2000, included the following
important event:
On October 18, 2000, Total System Services, Inc.
("Registrant") issued a press release with respect to its
third quarter 2000 earnings.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
TOTAL SYSTEM SERVICES, INC.
Date: November 13, 2000 by: /s/ Richard W. Ussery
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Richard W. Ussery
Chairman of the Board
and Chief Executive
Officer
Date: November 13, 2000 by: /s/ James B. Lipham
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James B. Lipham
Chief Financial Officer
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