UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 10-Q
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[X] Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2000
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 1-7725
I.R.S. Employer Identification number 36-2687938
COMDISCO, INC.
(a Delaware Corporation)
6111 North River Road
Rosemont, Illinois 60018
Telephone: (847) 698-3000
Name of each Number of shares
Title of exchange on outstanding as of
each class which registered June 30, 2000
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Comdisco Stock, New York Stock Exchange 152,178,205
$.10 par value Chicago Stock Exchange
Comdisco Ventures Stock, N/A -
$.10 par value
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days. Yes XX No .
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Comdisco, Inc. and Subsidiaries
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Item 1. Financial Statements
Comdisco, Inc.
The consolidated financial statements of Comdisco Inc. include the accounts and
operating results of the corresponding Comdisco Group and Comdisco Ventures
financial statements. Holders of Comdisco Stock and holders of Comdisco Ventures
Stock are stockholders of Comdisco, Inc. and are subject to all risks associated
with an investment in Comdisco, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Earnings and Retained Earnings (Unaudited) --
Three and Nine Months Ended June 30, 2000 and 1999............................................5
Consolidated Balance Sheets --
June 30, 2000 (Unaudited) and September 30, 1999..............................................6
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) --
Nine Months Ended June 30, 2000 and 1999......................................................7
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited).........................................9
Comdisco Group
The combined financial statements of Comdisco Group comprise the combined
financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the businesses that
comprise Comdisco Inc.'s technology services, global leasing, and Prism
Communication Services, as well as its retained interest in Comdisco Ventures,
Comdisco Inc.'s venture financing business. Accordingly, the Comdisco Group
financials are supplemental financial statements and should be read in
conjunction with the Comdisco, Inc. consolidated financial statements and the
Comdisco Ventures financial statements.
Combined Statements of Earnings (Unaudited) --
Three and Nine Months Ended June 30, 2000 and 1999...........................................18
Combined Balance Sheets --
June 30, 2000 (Unaudited) and September 30, 1999.............................................19
Combined Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) --
Nine Months Ended June 30, 2000 and 1999.....................................................20
Notes to Combined Financial Statements (Unaudited)............................................22
Comdisco Ventures
The financial statements of Comdisco Ventures comprise the combined financial
position, results of operations and cash flows of Comdisco Inc.'s venture
financing business. Accordingly, the Comdisco Ventures financials are
supplemental financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the
Comdisco, Inc. consolidated financial statements and the Comdisco Group combined
financial statements.
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Comdisco, Inc. and Subsidiaries
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Statements of Earnings and Division Net Worth (Unaudited) --
Three and Nine Months Ended June 30, 2000 and 1999...........................................30
Balance Sheets --
June 30, 2000 (Unaudited) and September 30, 1999.............................................31
Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) --
Nine Months Ended June 30, 2000 and 1999.....................................................32
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited).....................................................34
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Comdisco, Inc. ...............................................................................38
Comdisco Group................................................................................47
Comdisco Ventures.............................................................................55
Risk Factors..................................................................................59
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.....................................64
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 2. Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds......................................................64
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K...............................................................65
SIGNATURES.............................................................................................69
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Note on Forward Looking Statements
The Company believes that certain statements herein constitute "forward-looking
statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the company intends that
such forward-looking statements be subject to the safe harbors created thereby.
The words and phrases "looking ahead," "we are confident," "should be," "will
be," "predicted," "believe," "expect" and "anticipate" and similar expressions
identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements reflect
the company's current views with respect to future events and financial
performance, but are subject to many uncertainties and factors relating to the
company's operations and business environment which may cause the actual results
of the company to be materially different from any future results expressed or
implied by such forward-looking statements. Examples of such uncertainties
include, but are not limited to, those risk factors set forth generally
throughout the sections entitled "Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and specifically under "Risk
Factors" and should be read in conjunction with the company's Annual Report on
Form 10-K, as amended by Form 10-K/A, for the year ended September 30, 1999,
under Business-Forward-Looking Information.
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Comdisco, Inc. and Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS AND RETAINED EARNINGS (UNAUDITED)
(in millions except per share data)
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June 30, June 30,
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Revenue
Leasing
Operating .............................................$ 414 $ 443 $ 1,288 $ 1,481
Direct financing ...................................... 44 40 130 120
Sales-type ............................................ 75 91 281 442
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Total leasing ...................................... 533 574 1,699 2,043
Sales ...................................................... 142 565 308 690
Technology services ........................................ 173 133 476 376
Other ...................................................... 105 30 360 66
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Total revenue ...................................... 953 1,302 2,843 3,175
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Costs and expenses
Leasing
Operating ............................................. 332 358 1,039 1,195
Sales-type ............................................ 50 53 211 337
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Total leasing ...................................... 382 411 1,250 1,532
Sales ...................................................... 115 553 243 662
Technology services ........................................ 161 112 424 317
Selling, general and administrative ........................ 116 77 375 219
Interest ................................................... 88 82 259 253
Prism Communication Services ............................... 65 11 135 14
Other ...................................................... 150
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Total costs and expenses .............................. 927 1,246 2,686 3,147
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Earnings before income taxes ............................... 26 56 157 28
Income taxes ............................................... 9 20 56 10
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Net earnings ...............................................$ 17 $ 36 $ 101 $ 18
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Retained earnings at beginning of period ................... 1,210 1,075 1,134 1,101
Net earnings ............................................... 17 36 101 18
Cash dividends paid on common stock ........................ (4) (4) (12) (12)
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Retained earnings at end of period .........................$ 1,223 $ 1,107 $ 1,223 $ 1,107
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Net earnings per common share:
Earnings per common share--basic ....................$ 0.11 $ 0.23 $ 0.66 $ 0.12
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Earnings per common share--diluted ..................$ 0.10 $ 0.22 $ 0.62 $ 0.11
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Common shares outstanding
Average common shares outstanding--basic ............ 151 152 152 152
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Average common shares outstanding--diluted........... 161 164 162 162
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Comdisco, Inc. and Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in millions except number of shares)
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June 30, September 30,
2000 1999
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(unaudited) (audited)
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ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents ...................... $ 259 $ 361
Cash - legally restricted ...................... 40 46
Receivables, net ............................... 1,052 722
Inventory of equipment ......................... 130 115
Leased assets:
Direct financing and sales-type .............. 2,174 2,107
Operating (net of accumulated depreciation) .. 3,329 3,516
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Net leased assets ........................... 5,503 5,623
Property, plant and equipment, net .............. 463 229
Equity securities ............................... 606 252
Other assets .................................... 498 459
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$ 8,551 $ 7,807
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Notes payable.................................... $ 1,502 $ 820
Term notes payable .............................. 641 550
Senior notes .................................... 3,384 3,686
Accounts payable ................................ 155 263
Income taxes .................................... 448 382
Other liabilities ............................... 651 531
Discounted lease rentals ........................ 526 515
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7,307 6,747
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Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock $.10 par value
Authorized 100,000,000 shares - -
Comdisco stock $.10 par value
Authorized 750,000,000 shares;
issued 224,906,304 shares 22 22
(223,464,344 of Common Stock,
$.10 par value at September 30, 1999)
Additional paid-in capital .................... 375 302
Accumulated other comprehensive income ........ 162 58
Retained earnings ............................. 1,223 1,134
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1,782 1,516
Common stock held in treasury, at cost ........ (538) (456)
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Total stockholders' equity ................ 1,244 1,060
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See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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Comdisco, Inc. and Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
(in millions)
For the Nine Months Ended June 30, 2000 and 1999
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Cash flows from operating activities:
Operating lease and other leasing receipts ............... $ 1,436 $ 1,527
Direct financing and sales-type leasing receipts ......... 820 722
Leasing costs, primarily rentals paid .................... (9) (14)
Sales .................................................... 408 447
Sales costs .............................................. (106) (110)
Technology services receipts ............................. 445 357
Technology services costs ................................ (353) (271)
Note receivable receipts ................................. 194 35
Other revenue ............................................ 304 20
Selling, general and administrative expenses ............. (299) (220)
Loss on Prism Communication Services ..................... (100) (27)
Interest ................................................. (231) (254)
Income taxes ............................................. (33) (1)
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Net cash provided by operating activities .............. 2,476 2,211
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Cash flows from investing activities:
Equipment purchased for leasing .......................... (1,949) (2,127)
Investment in continuity and network service facilities .. (197) (103)
Notes receivable ......................................... (459) (225)
Acquisition and investment in Prism Communication Services (221) (65)
Other investing activities ............................... (166) (20)
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Net cash used in investing activities .................. (2,992) (2,540)
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Cash flows from financing activities:
Discounted lease proceeds ................................ 257 274
Net increase (decrease) in notes payable ................. 682 (114)
Issuance of term notes and senior notes .................. 344 1,145
Maturities of term notes and senior notes ............... (555) (644)
Principal payments on secured debt ....................... (246) (258)
Common stock purchased and placed in treasury ............ (91) (58)
Dividends paid on common stock ........................... (11) (11)
Issuance of Prism Communication Services common stock .... 11 --
Decrease (increase) in legally restricted cash ........... 6 (57)
Other, net ............................................... 17 28
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Net cash provided by financing activities .............. 414 305
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Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents ................... (102) (24)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period ............ 361 63
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period .................. $ 259 $ 39
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Comdisco, Inc. and Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) -- CONTINUED
(in millions)
For the Nine Months Ended June 30, 2000 and 1999
2000 1999
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Reconciliation of net earnings to net cash
provided by operating activities:
Net earnings ...................................... $ 101 $ 18
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to
net cash provided by operating activities:
Leasing costs, primarily
depreciation and amortization ............... 1,241 1,517
Leasing revenue, primarily principal portion of
direct financing and sales-type lease rentals 690 195
Cost of sales ................................. 137 584
Sales revenue ................................. -- (306)
Technology services costs, primarily
depreciation and amortization .............. 90 46
Prism depreciation ............................ 22 2
Interest ...................................... 27 --
Income taxes .................................. 23 9
Other expenses ................................ -- 150
Other - net ................................... 145 (4)
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Net cash provided by operating activities .. $ 2,476 $ 2,211
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See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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Comdisco, Inc. and Subsidiaries
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
June 30, 2000 and 1999
1. Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared
in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim
financial statements and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of
Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and
disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles for annual
financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting
of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation
have been included. See Note 8 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for
a description of the charge recorded in the quarter ended March 31, 1999
associated with the company's shift in corporate strategy. For further
information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto
included in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended by Form 10-K/A,
for the year ended September 30, 1999. The balance sheet at September 30, 1999
has been derived from the audited financial statements included in the company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended by Form 10-K/A, for the year ended
September 30, 1999.
On May 4, 2000, the company filed its amended and restated charter to implement
a tracking stock structure that was approved by the company's stockholders on
April 20, 2000. As a result, two new series of stock were created: "Comdisco
Stock" and "Comdisco Ventures Stock." Comdisco Venture Stock is intended to
separately track the performance of the company's venture financing business,
which the company refers to as "Comdisco Ventures" and Comdisco Stock separately
tracks the performance of the remaining business of the company, which the
company refers to as "Comdisco Group," and a retained interest in Comdisco
Ventures.
Certain reclassifications have been made in the 1999 financial statements to
conform to the 2000 presentation.
Legally restricted cash represents cash and cash equivalents that are restricted
solely for use as collateral in secured borrowings and are not available to
other creditors.
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2. Receivables
Receivables include the following as of June 30, 2000 and September 30, 1999 (in
millions):
June September
30, 30,
2000 1999
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Notes................................ $ 645 $ 354
Accounts............................. 376 297
Unsettled equity transactions........ 62 26
Income taxes......................... 6 6
Other................................ 60 82
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Total receivables.................... 1,149 765
Allowance for credit losses.......... (97) (43)
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Notes consist of loans, primarily to privately held companies in networking,
communications, software, Internet-based and other industries. The company's
loans are generally structured as loans secured by equipment or subordinated
loans. Interest income on loans is recorded in the Statements of Earnings as
other revenue.
At June 30, 2000 and September 30, 1999, Comdisco Ventures had venture debt of
approximately $631 million and $343 million, respectively. As part of a venture
debt transaction, the company usually receives warrants to purchase an equity
interest in the borrower at a negotiated exercise price, based generally on the
borrower's most recent venture capital transaction. The amount of the warrants
received and the exercise price varies based upon borrower-specific valuation
factors. Loans provide current income from interest and fees.
Changes in the allowance for credit losses (combined notes and accounts
receivable) for the nine months ended June, 2000 and 1999 were as follows (in
millions):
June June
30, 30,
2000 1999
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Balance at beginning of period....... $ 43 $ 24
Provision for credit losses.......... 87 12
Net credit losses.................... (33) (6)
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Balance at end of period............. $ 97 $ 30
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3. Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment are recorded at cost. Depreciation of property,
plant and equipment is calculated on the straight-line method over the estimated
useful lives of the assets. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the
shorter of the lease term or the estimated useful life of the asset.
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The company capitalizes costs associated with the design and implementation of
the Prism Communication Services ("Prism") network, including internally and
externally developed software. Capitalized external software costs include the
actual costs to purchase existing software from vendors. Capitalized internal
software costs generally include personnel costs incurred in the enhancement and
implementation of purchased software packages.
Customer premise equipment consists of communications equipment that will be
installed at customer premises for the duration of their service agreement with
the company.
Property, plant and equipment consist of the following assets (in millions):
June September
30, 30,
2000 1999
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Technology services property, plant and equipment
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Land ................................................ $ 9 $ 8
Buildings ........................................... 65 62
Leasehold improvements .............................. 125 110
Computers and telecom equipment ..................... 58 58
Furniture, fixtures and office equipment ............ 32 32
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Total .................................. 289 270
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization ..... (173) (162)
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Technology services property, plant and
equipment, net......................... 116 108
Prism property, plant and equipment
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Network, communication and customer premise
equipment .............................. 167 27
Uninstalled customer premise equipment .............. 6 3
Computers and software .............................. 37 10
Leasehold improvements .............................. 66 24
Furniture, fixtures and office equipment ............ 7 1
Construction work-in-progress ....................... 3 1
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Total .................................. 286 66
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization ..... (18) (3)
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Prism property, plant and equipment, net 268 63
Other property, plant and equipment, net ............ 79 58
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Total property, plant and equipment, net $463 $229
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4. Equity Securities
The company provides financing to privately held companies, in networking,
communications, software, Internet-based and other industries through the
purchase of equity securities. Substantially all of these investments are made
by Comdisco Ventures. For equity investments, which are non-quoted investments,
the company's policy is to regularly review the assumptions underlying the
operating performance and cash flow forecasts in assessing the carrying values.
The company identifies and records impairment losses on equity securities when
events and circumstances indicate that such assets might be impaired. During
fiscal year 2000, certain of these investments in privately held companies
became available-for-sale securities when the issuers completed initial public
offerings.
Equity securities include the following as of June 30, 2000 and September 30,
1999 (in millions):
June September
30, 30,
2000 1999
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Available-for-sale-securities:
Cost .............................. $ 43 $ 49
Unrealized gain ................... 367 152
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Market value ........................ 410 201
Equity investments (at cost less
valuation adjustments) ........... 196 51
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Carrying value .................... $606 $252
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Realized gains or losses are recorded upon disposition of equity securities
based upon the difference between the proceeds and the cost basis determined
using the specific identification method. Changes in the valuation of
available-for-sale securities are included as changes in the unrealized holding
gains in accumulated comprehensive income. Net realized gains from the sales of
equity securities were $146 million during the first nine months of fiscal 2000.
During the nine months ended June 30, 1999, the company did not realize any
gains from the sale of equity securities. Net realized gains are included in
other revenue.
The company records the proceeds received from the sale or disposition of
warrants received in conjunction with its lease or other financings as income
when sold. These proceeds were $154 million during the first nine months of
fiscal 2000 compared to $32 million in the year earlier period. These amounts
are included in other revenue.
5. Interest-Bearing Liabilities
At June 30, 2000, the company had $1.7 billion of available domestic and
international borrowing capacity under various lines of credit from commercial
banks and commercial paper facilities.
The average daily borrowings outstanding during the nine months ended June 30,
2000 were approximately $5.4 billion, with a related weighted average interest
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rate of 6.38%. This compares to average daily borrowings during the first nine
months of fiscal 1999 of approximately $5.4 billion, with a related weighted
average interest rate of 6.24%.
6. Senior Notes
On October 9, 1998, the company filed a registration statement on Form S-3 with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") for a shelf offering of up to
$1.5 billion of senior debt securities on terms to be set at the time of each
sale (the "1998 Shelf"). On January 19, 1999, the company designated $600
million (later reduced to $500 million as described below) in Senior Debt
Securities as "Senior Medium-Term Notes, Series H" to be issued under the 1998
Shelf, of which $37 million remained available for issuance as of June 30, 2000.
Pursuant to the 1998 Shelf, the company, on January 26, 1999, issued $350
million of 6.0% Senior Notes due January 30, 2002, and, on April 21, 1999, $350
million of 5.95% Notes due April 30, 2002. On August 26, 1999, the company
redesignated $100 million of the "Series H Medium-Term Notes", which together
with the remaining $200 million in securities previously unallocated under the
shelf registration, were issued by the company as $300 million of 7.25% Notes
due September 1, 2002.
On September 24, 1999, the company filed a registration statement on Form S-3
with the SEC for a shelf offering of up to $1.5 billion senior debt securities
on terms to be set at the time of each sale (the "1999 Shelf"). On February 29,
2000, the company designated $500 million in Senior Debt Securities as "Senior
Medium-Term Notes, Series I" under the 1999 Shelf, of which $425 million
remained available for issuance as of June 30, 2000.
Pursuant to the 1999 Shelf, the company on August 8, 2000, issued $500 million
of 9.5% Senior Notes due August 15, 2003, leaving $500 million of securities
currently undesignated under the 1999 Shelf.
7. Stockholders' Equity
In June 1997, FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 130-
Reporting Comprehensive Income, which requires presentation of comprehensive
earnings (net earnings plus all changes in net assets from non-owner sources)
and its components in the financial statements.
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Other comprehensive earnings (loss) consists of the following (in millions):
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Foreign currency translation adjustments........ $ (7) $ (10) $ (39) $ (35)
Unrealized gains on securities:
Unrealized holding gains arising
during the period............................ 45 50 515 86
Reclassification adjustment for gains
included in earnings before
income taxes (benefit)....................... (83) (15) (300) (32)
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Net unrealized gains (losses), before
income taxes (benefit)....................... (38) 35 215 54
Income taxes (benefit).......................... (18) 13 72 19
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Net unrealized gains (losses)................... (20) 22 143 35
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Other comprehensive income (loss)............... (27) 12 104 -
Net earnings.................................... 17 36 101 18
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Total comprehensive income (loss)............... $ (10) $ 48 $ 205 $ 18
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Accumulated other comprehensive income presented below and in the accompanying
balance sheets consists of the accumulated net unrealized loss on foreign
currency translation adjustments and the accumulated net unrealized gain on
available-for-sale securities (in millions):
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Balance at beginning of period........ $ (34) $ 92 $ 58
Current-period change ................ (39) 143 104
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Balance at end of period ............. $ (73) $ 235 $ 162
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On July 25, 2000, the Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of
$.025 per common share to be paid on September 11, 2000 to holders of record on
August 11, 2000.
During the quarter ended June 30, 2000, the company purchased 1,283,600 shares
of its common stock at an aggregate cost of approximately $30 million. During
the nine months ended June 30, 2000, the company purchased 4,446,500 shares of
its common stock at an aggregate cost of approximately $91 million.
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8. Acquisition and Sales of Assets
On February 28, 1999, the company completed the acquisition of Prism for a cash
purchase price of approximately $53 million, of which approximately $45 million
was paid in fiscal 1999. Prism is a provider of dedicated high-speed
connectivity and other services to small businesses, telecommuters and other
power users.
The Prism acquisition has been accounted for by the purchase method of
accounting and, accordingly, the results of operations of Prism from the period
February 28, 1999 are included in the accompanying consolidated financial
statements. Assets acquired and liabilities assumed were recorded at their fair
values.
The excess of cost over the estimated fair value of net assets acquired was
approximately $61 million and has been recorded as goodwill, which is being
amortized on a straight-line basis over 10 years.
As Prism builds its network within existing and into new regions, it will
require significant capital expenditures as well as sales and marketing
expenditures. Accordingly, the company expects to incur substantial and
increasing operating expenses and net losses from Prism operations for at least
the next few years.
On March 24, 1999, the company announced a major shift in corporate strategy,
including focusing on high-margin service businesses and shedding low-margin
businesses, including its mainframe leasing and vendor lease portfolios and its
medical refurbishing business. In conjunction with this repositioning, the
company recorded a pre-tax charge of $150 million in the quarter ended March 31,
1999. The components of the pre-tax charge included $100 million associated with
the company's plan to exit the mainframe residual leasing business, $20 million
to exit the medical refurbishing business and $30 million associated with the
realignment of the company's services businesses. The sale of the mainframe
portfolio and the sale of the medical refurbishing business were both concluded
in the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 1999. The sale of a majority of the vendor
lease portfolio was completed in the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 1999.
9. Industry Segment and Operations by Geographic Areas
During fiscal 1999, the company adopted SFAS No.131, "Disclosures about Segments
of an Enterprise and Related Information." The company evaluates the performance
of its operating segments based on earnings before income taxes. Intersegment
sales are not significant. Summarized financial information concerning the
company's reportable segments for the three- and nine-months ended June 30, 2000
and 1999 is shown in the following tables (in millions):
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Revenues........................ $ 629 $ 173 $ 1 $ 150 $ 953
Segment profit (loss)........... 24 12 (64) 54 26
Capital expenditures............ 448 22 54 269 793
Depreciation and amortization... 350 56 13 40 459
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Three months ended
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Revenues........................ $ 1,109 $ 133 $ - $ 60 $ 1,302
Segment profit (loss)........... 24 21 (11) 22 56
Capital expenditures............ 555 61 20 156 792
Depreciation and amortization... 382 26 2 23 433
Nine months ended
June 30, 2000 Leasing Services Prism Ventures Total
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Revenues......................... $ 1,913 $ 476 $ 3 $ 451 $ 2,843
Segment profit (loss)............ 60 52 (133) 178 157
Capital expenditures............. 1,725 197 221 849 2,992
Depreciation and amortization.... 1,139 90 22 102 1,353
Nine months ended
June 30, 1999 Leasing Services Prism Ventures Total
------------------ ---------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ----------
Revenues......................... $ 2,661 $ 376 $ - $ 138 $ 3,175
Segment profit (loss)............ (33) 29 (14) 46 28
Capital expenditures............. 1,980 103 65 392 2,540
Depreciation and amortization.... 1,455 46 2 62 1,565
</TABLE>
The following table presents total assets for each of the company's reportable
segments (in millions):
June September
30, 30,
2000 1999
----- -----
Leasing.............. $ 5,857 $ 6,332
Services............. 644 479
Prism................ 359 124
Ventures............. 1,691 872
----- -----
Total................ $ 8,551 $ 7,807
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The following tables present revenue by geographic location based on the
location of the company's local office (in millions):
Three months ended Nine months ended
June 30, June 30,
2000 1999 2000 1999
---------- ----------- ----------- ----------
North America.......... $ 743 $ 1,134 $ 2,242 $ 2,443
Europe................. 169 144 494 479
Pacific Rim............ 41 24 107 253
---------- ----------- ----------- ----------
Total.................. $ 953 $ 1,302 $ 2,843 $ 3,175
========== =========== =========== ==========
The following table presents total assets by geographic location based on the
location of the asset (in millions):
June September
30, 30,
2000 1999
----- -----
North America.......... $ 6,975 $ 6,272
Europe................. 1,006 1,029
Pacific Rim............ 570 506
----- -----
Total.................. $ 8,551 $ 7,807
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COMDISCO GROUP
COMBINED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS (UNAUDITED)
(in millions)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
June 30, June 30,
--------- --------- --------- ---------
2000 1999 2000 1999
--------- --------- --------- ---------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Revenue
Leasing
Operating .............................................$ 363 $ 412 $ 1,154 $ 1,397
Direct financing ...................................... 44 40 130 120
Sales-type ............................................ 75 91 279 442
------- ------- ------- -------
Total leasing ...................................... 482 543 1,563 1,959
Sales ...................................................... 139 563 300 686
Technology services ........................................ 173 133 476 376
Other ...................................................... 9 3 53 16
------- ------- ------- -------
Total revenue ...................................... 803 1,242 2,392 3,037
------- ------- ------- -------
Costs and expenses
Leasing
Operating ............................................. 293 335 937 1,133
Sales-type ............................................ 50 53 210 337
------- ------- ------- -------
Total leasing ...................................... 343 388 1,147 1,470
Sales ...................................................... 113 552 239 660
Technology services ........................................ 161 112 424 317
Selling, general and administrative ........................ 78 70 250 206
Interest ................................................... 71 75 218 238
Prism Communication Services ............................... 65 11 135 14
Other ...................................................... -- -- -- 150
------- ------- ------- -------
Total costs and expenses .............................. 831 1,208 2,413 3,055
------- ------- ------- -------
Earnings (loss) before income (taxes) benefit
and retained interest in Comdisco Ventures ............... (28) 34 (21) (18)
Income (taxes) benefit ..................................... 13 (11) 15 8
------- ------- ------- -------
Earnings (loss) before retained
interest in Comdisco Ventures ............................. (15) 23 (6) (10)
Net earnings of Comdisco Ventures .......................... 32 13 107 28
------- ------- ------- -------
Net earnings ...............................................$ 17 $ 36 $ 101 $ 18
======= ======= ======= =======
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to combined financial statements.
Explanatory Note: Earnings per share is not presented because Comdisco Group is
not a "stand-alone entity" and, as a result, the presentation of earnings per
share is not applicable. If Comdisco issues a separate series of common stock,
it will present in its financial statements the earnings per share for all
outstanding series of its common stock.
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Comdisco Group
COMBINED BALANCE SHEETS
(in millions)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
June September
30, 30,
2000 1999
--------- ---------
unaudited) (audited)
<S> <C> <C>
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents ...................... $ 225 $ 361
Cash - legally restricted ...................... 40 46
Receivables, net ............................... 410 355
Inter-group receivables ........................ 1,033 559
Inventory of equipment ......................... 127 113
Leased assets:
Direct financing and sales-type .............. 2,169 2,102
Operating (net of accumulated depreciation) .. 2,871 3,233
------- -------
Net leased assets ........................... 5,040 5,335
Property, plant and equipment, net .............. 462 228
Retained interest in Comdisco Ventures........... 439 200
Other assets .................................... 556 497
------- -------
$ 8,332 $ 7,694
======= =======
LIABILITIES AND DIVISION NET WORTH
Notes payable.................................... $ 1,502 $ 820
Term notes payable .............................. 641 550
Senior notes .................................... 3,384 3,686
Accounts payable ................................ 153 262
Income taxes .................................... 288 310
Other liabilities ............................... 594 491
Discounted lease rentals ........................ 526 515
------- -------
7,088 6,634
------- -------
Division net worth:
Accumulated other comprehensive income ......... 162 58
Division equity................................. 1,082 1,002
------- -------
Division net worth............................. 1,244 1,060
------- -------
$ 8,332 $ 7,694
======= =======
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to combined financial statements.
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Comdisco Group
COMBINED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
(in millions)
For the Nine Months Ended June 30, 2000 and 1999
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
2000 1999
------- -------
<S> <C> <C>
Cash flows from operating activities:
Operating lease and other leasing receipts ............... $ 1,296 $ 1,450
Direct financing and sales-type leasing receipts ......... 818 722
Leasing costs, primarily rentals paid .................... (9) (14)
Sales .................................................... 401 442
Sales costs .............................................. (106) (110)
Technology services receipts ............................. 445 357
Technology services costs ................................ (353) (271)
Note receivable receipts ................................. 3 --
Other revenue (expense) .................................. 41 (16)
Selling, general and administrative expenses ............. (257) (214)
Loss on Prism Communication Services ..................... (100) (27)
Interest ................................................. (231) (254)
Income taxes ............................................. (33) (1)
------- -------
Net cash provided by operating activities .............. 1,915 2,064
------- -------
Cash flows from investing activities:
Equipment purchased for leasing .......................... (1,667) (1,980)
Investment in continuity and network service facilities .. (197) (103)
Notes receivable ......................................... (5) --
Acquisition and investment in Prism Communication Services (221) (65)
Other investing activities ............................... (53) --
------- -------
Net cash used in investing activities .................. (2,143) (2,148)
------- -------
Cash flows from financing activities:
Discounted lease proceeds ................................ 257 274
Net increase (decrease) in notes payable ................. 682 (114)
Issuance of term notes and senior notes .................. 344 1,145
Maturities of term notes and senior notes ................ (555) (644)
Principal payments on secured debt ....................... (246) (258)
Increase in inter-group receivable ....................... (322) (245)
Common stock purchased and placed in treasury ............ (91) (58)
Dividends paid on common stock ........................... (11) (11)
Issuance of Prism Communication Services common stock .... 11 --
Decrease (increase) in legally restricted cash ........... 6 (57)
Other, net ............................................... 17 28
------- -------
Net cash provided by financing activities .............. 92 60
------- -------
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents ................... (136) (24)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period ............ 361 63
------- -------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period .................. $ 225 $ 39
======= =======
</TABLE>
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Comdisco Group
COMBINED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) -- CONTINUED
(in millions)
For the Nine Months Ended June 30, 2000 and 1999
2000 1999
------- -------
Reconciliation of net earnings to net cash
provided by operating activities:
Net earnings ...................................... $ 101 $ 18
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to
net cash provided by operating activities:
Leasing costs, primarily
depreciation and amortization ............... 1,139 1,455
Leasing revenue, primarily principal portion of
direct financing and sales-type lease rentals 688 195
Cost of sales ................................. 133 581
Sales revenue ................................. -- (306)
Technology services costs, primarily
depreciation and amortization .............. 90 46
Prism depreciation ............................ 22 2
Earnings from retained interest in Comdisco
Ventures .................................... (107) (28)
Interest ...................................... (14) (15)
Income tax benefit............................. (48) (10)
Other expenses ................................ -- 150
Other - net ................................... (89) (24)
------- -------
Net cash provided by operating activities .. $ 1,915 $ 2,064
======= =======
See accompanying notes to combined financial statements.
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Comdisco Group
NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
June 30, 2000 and 1999
1. Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited combined financial statements have been prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial
statements and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation
S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and disclosures
required by generally accepted accounting principles for annual financial
statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal
recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been
included. See Note 7 of Notes to Combined Financial Statements for a description
of the charge recorded in the quarter ended March 31, 1999 associated with the
company's shift in corporate strategy.
On May 4, 2000, the company filed its amended and restated charter to implement
a tracking stock structure that was approved by the company's stockholders on
April 20, 2000. As a result, two new series of stock were created: "Comdisco
Stock" and "Comdisco Ventures Stock." Comdisco Venture Stock is intended to
separately track the performance of the company's venture financing business,
which the company refers to as "Comdisco Ventures" and Comdisco Stock separately
tracks the performance of the remaining business of the company, which the
company refers to as "Comdisco Group," and a retained interest in Comdisco
Ventures.
The company has allocated, for financial reporting purposes, all of its
consolidated assets, liabilities, revenue, expenses and cash flow between
Comdisco Group and Comdisco Ventures. Notwithstanding these financial reporting
allocations, holders of Comdisco Ventures Stock and holders of Comdisco Stock
are stockholders of the company and are subject to all of the risks associated
with an investment in the company and all of its businesses, assets and
liabilities. These allocations do not affect title to the assets or
responsibility for the liabilities of the company or any of its subsidiaries.
The results of operations or financial condition of one group could affect the
results of operations or financial condition of the other group. Accordingly,
the financial statements of each group should be read in conjunction with the
company's consolidated financial statements included herein and with the notes
to the consolidated and group financial statements included herein and in
conjunction with the company's consolidated financial statements and notes
thereto included in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended by Form
10-K/A, for the year ended September 30, 1999.
Certain reclassifications have been made in the 1999 financial statements to
conform to the 2000 presentation.
Legally restricted cash represents cash and cash equivalents that are restricted
solely for use as collateral in secured borrowings and are not available to
other creditors.
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2. Receivables
Receivables include the following as of June 30, 2000 and September 30, 1999 (in
millions):
June September
30, 30,
2000 1999
----- -----
Notes........................... $ 14 $ 11
Accounts........................ 369 289
Income taxes.................... 6 6
Other........................... 48 76
----- -----
Total receivables............... 437 382
Allowance for credit losses..... (27) (27)
----- -----
Balance at end of period........ $ 410 $ 355
===== =====
Changes in the allowance for credit losses for the nine months ended June 30,
2000 and 1999 were as follows (in millions):
June June
30, 30,
2000 1999
----- -----
Balance at beginning of period $ 27 $ 17
Provision for credit losses 25 10
Net credit losses (25) (5)
----- -----
Balance at end of period $ 27 $ 22
===== =====
3. Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment are recorded at cost. Depreciation of property,
plant and equipment is calculated on the straight-line method over the estimated
useful lives of the assets. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the
shorter of the lease term or the estimated useful life of the asset.
The company capitalizes costs associated with the design and implementation of
the Prism Communication Services ("Prism") network, including internally and
externally developed software. Capitalized external software costs include the
actual costs to purchase existing software from vendors. Capitalized internal
software costs generally include personnel costs incurred in the enhancement and
implementation of purchased software packages.
Customer premise equipment consists of communications equipment that will be
installed at customer premises for the duration of their service agreement with
the company.
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Property, plant and equipment consist of the following assets at June 30, 2000
and September 30, 1999 (in millions):
June September
30, 30,
2000 1999
----- -----
Technology services property, plant and equipment
-------------------------------------------------
Land ................................................ $ 9 $ 8
Buildings ........................................... 65 62
Leasehold improvements .............................. 125 110
Computers and telecom equipment ..................... 58 58
Furniture, fixtures and office equipment ............ 32 32
---- ----
Total .................................. 289 270
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization ..... (173) (162)
---- ----
Technology services property, plant and
equipment, net.......................... 116 108
Prism property, plant and equipment
------------------------------------
Network, communication and customer premise
equipment .............................. 167 27
Uninstalled customer premise equipment .............. 6 3
Computers and software .............................. 37 10
Leasehold improvements .............................. 66 24
Furniture, fixtures and office equipment ............ 7 1
Construction work-in-progress ....................... 3 1
---- ----
Total .................................. 286 66
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization ..... (18) (3)
---- ----
Prism property, plant and equipment, net 268 63
Other property, plant and equipment, net ............ 78 57
---- ----
Total property, plant and equipment, net $462 $228
==== ====
4. Interest-Bearing Liabilities
At June 30, 2000, the company had $1.7 billion of available domestic and
international borrowing capacity under various lines of credit from commercial
banks and commercial paper facilities.
The average daily borrowings outstanding during the six months ended June 30,
2000 were approximately $4.7 billion, with a related weighted average interest
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rate of 6.20%. This compares to average daily borrowings during the first nine
months of fiscal 1999 of approximately $5.2 billion, with a related weighted
average interest rate of 6.19%.
5. Senior Notes
On October 9, 1998 the company filed a registration statement on Form S-3 with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") for a shelf offering of up to
$1.5 billion of senior debt securities on terms to be set at the time of each
sale (the "1998 Shelf"). On January 19, 1999, the company designated $600
million (later reduced to $500 million as described below) in Senior Debt
Securities as "Senior Medium-Term Notes, Series H" to be issued under the 1998
Shelf, of which $37 million remained available for issuance as of June 30, 2000.
Pursuant to the 1998 Shelf, the company, on January 26, 1999, issued $350
million of 6.0% Senior Notes due January 30, 2002, and, on April 21, 1999, $350
million of 5.95% Notes due April 30, 2002. On August 26, 1999, the company
redesignated $100 million of the "Series H Medium-Term Notes", which together
with the remaining $200 million in securities previously unallocated under the
shelf registration, were issued by the company as $300 million of 7.25% Notes
due September 1, 2002.
On September 24, 1999 the company filed a registration statement on Form S-3
with the SEC for a shelf offering of up to $1.5 billion senior debt securities
on terms to be set at the time of each sale ("1999 Shelf"). On February 29, 2000
the company designated $500 million in Senior Debt Securities as "Senior
Medium-Term Notes, Series I" under the 1999 Shelf, of which $425 million
remained available for issuance as of June 30,2000.
Pursuant to the 1999 Shelf, the company on August 8, 2000, issued $500 million
of 9.5% Senior Notes due August 15, 2003, leaving $500 million of securities
currently undesignated under the 1999 Shelf.
6. Comprehensive Income
In June 1997, FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 130-
Reporting Comprehensive Income, which requires presentation of comprehensive
earnings (net earnings plus all changes in net assets from non-owner sources)
and its components in the financial statements.
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Other comprehensive earnings (loss) consists of the following:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Three months ended Nine months ended
June 30, June 30,
2000 1999 2000 1999
---------- ---------- -------- ---------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Foreign currency translation adjustments........ $ (7) $ (10) $ (39) $ (35)
Unrealized gains (losses) on securities:
Unrealized holding gains (losses) arising
during the period............................ 9 13 27 (24)
Reclassification adjustment for (gains)losses
included in earnings before
income taxes (benefit)....................... (3) 5 (32) 5
---------- ---------- -------- ---------
Net unrealized gains (losses), before
income taxes (benefit)....................... 6 18 (5) (19)
Income taxes (benefit).......................... -- 6 15 (10)
---------- ---------- -------- ---------
Net unrealized gains (losses)................... 6 12 10 (9)
---------- ---------- -------- ---------
Other comprehensive income (loss)............... (1) 2 (29) (44)
Appreciation (depreciation) in equity of
retained interest in Comdisco Ventures ...... (26) 10 133 44
Net earnings.................................... 17 36 101 18
---------- ---------- -------- ---------
Total comprehensive income (loss)............... $ (10) $ 48 $ 205 $ 18
========== ========== ======== =========
</TABLE>
Accumulated other comprehensive income presented below and in the accompanying
balance sheets consists of the accumulated net unrealized loss on foreign
currency translation adjustments, the accumulated net unrealized gain on
available-for-sale securities and the appreciation in equity of retained
interest in Comdisco Ventures (in millions):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Appreciation
Unrealized in equity
Foreign gain on of retained Accumulated
currency available- interest in other
translation for-sale Comdisco comprehensive
adjustment securities Ventures income
------------ ----------- ----------- -------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Balance at beginning of period............... $ (34) $ 6 $ 86 $ 58
Current-period change........................ (39) 10 133 104
----------- ----------- ----------- -------------
Balance at end of period..................... $ (73) $ 16 $ 219 $ 162
=========== =========== =========== =============
</TABLE>
7. Acquisition and Sale of Assets
On February 28, 1999, the company completed the acquisition of Prism for a cash
purchase price of approximately $53 million, of which approximately $45 million
was paid in fiscal 1999. Prism is a provider of dedicated high-speed
connectivity and other services to small businesses, telecommuters and other
power users.
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The Prism acquisition has been accounted for by the purchase method of
accounting and, accordingly, the results of operations of Prism from the period
February 28, 1999 are included in the accompanying consolidated financial
statements. Assets acquired and liabilities assumed have been recorded at their
estimated fair values, and are subject to adjustment when additional information
concerning asset and liability valuations is finalized.
The excess of cost over the estimated fair value of net assets acquired was
approximately $61 million and has been recorded as goodwill, which is being
amortized on a straight-line basis over 10 years.
As Prism builds its network within existing and into new regions, it will
require significant capital expenditures as well as sales and marketing
expenditures. Accordingly, the company expects to incur substantial and
increasing operating expenses and net losses from Prism operations for at least
the next few years.
On March 24, 1999, the company announced a major shift in corporate strategy,
including focusing on high-margin service businesses and shedding low-margin
businesses, including its mainframe leasing and vendor lease portfolios and its
medical refurbishing business. In conjunction with this repositioning, the
company recorded a pre-tax charge of $150 million in the quarter ended March 31,
1999. The components of the pre-tax charge included $100 million associated with
the company's plan to exit the mainframe residual leasing business, $20 million
to exit the medical refurbishing business and $30 million associated with the
realignment of the company's services businesses. The sale of the mainframe
portfolio and the sale of the medical refurbishing business were both concluded
in the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 1999. The sale of a majority of the vendor
lease portfolio was completed in the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 1999.
8. Industry Segment and Operations by Geographic Areas
During fiscal 1999, the company adopted SFAS No.131, "Disclosures about Segments
of an Enterprise and Related Information." The company evaluates the performance
of its operating segments based on earnings before income taxes. Intersegment
sales are not significant. Summarized financial information concerning the
company's reportable segments for the three- and nine-months ended June 30, 2000
and 1999 is shown in the following tables (in millions):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Three months ended
June 30, 2000 Leasing Services Prism Total
------------------ ---------- ----------- ---------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Revenues........................ $ 629 $ 173 $ 1 $ 803
Segment profit (loss)........... 24 12 (64) (28)
Capital expenditures............ 448 22 54 524
Depreciation and amortization... 350 56 13 419
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Three months ended
June 30,1999 Leasing Services Prism Total
------------------ ---------- ----------- ---------- -----------
Revenues........................ $ 1,109 $ 133 $ - $ 1,242
Segment profit (loss)........... 24 21 (11) 34
Capital expenditures............ 555 61 20 636
Depreciation and amortization... 382 26 2 410
Nine months ended
June 30, 2000 Leasing Services Prism Total
------------------ ---------- ----------- ---------- -----------
Revenues......................... $ 1,913 $ 476 $ 3 $ 2,392
Segment profit (loss)............ 60 52 (133) (21)
Capital expenditures............. 1,725 197 221 2,143
Depreciation and amortization.... 1,139 90 22 1,251
Nine months ended
June 30, 1999 Leasing Services Prism Total
------------------ ---------- ----------- ---------- -----------
Revenues......................... $ 2,661 $ 376 $ -- $ 3,037
Segment profit (loss)............ (33) 29 (14) (18)
Capital expenditures............. 1,980 103 65 2,148
Depreciation and amortization.... 1,455 46 2 1,503
</TABLE>
The following table presents total assets for each of the company's reportable
segments (in millions):
June September
30, 30,
2000 1999
----------- ------------
Leasing .................................... $6,890 $6,891
Services ................................... 644 479
Prism ...................................... 359 124
Retained interest in
Comdisco Ventures ....................... 439 200
------ ------
Total ...................................... $8,332 $7,694
====== ======
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The following tables present revenue by geographic location based on the
location of the company's local office (in millions):
Three months ended Nine months ended
June 30, June 30,
2000 1999 2000 1999
------ ------ ------ ------
North America .............. $ 593 $1,074 $1,791 $2,305
Europe ..................... 169 144 494 479
Pacific Rim ................ 41 24 107 253
------ ------ ------ ------
Total ...................... $ 803 $1,242 $2,392 $3,037
====== ====== ====== ======
The following table presents total assets by geographic location based on the
location of the asset. The retained interest in Comdisco Ventures is included in
the North America amounts (in millions).
June September
30, 30,
2000 1999
------ ------
North America ............................ $6,756 $6,159
Europe ................................... 1,006 1,029
Pacific Rim .............................. 570 506
------ ------
Total .................................... $8,332 $7,694
====== ======
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Comdisco Ventures
STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS AND DIVISION NET WORTH
(in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
June 30, June 30,
---------------------- ---------------------
2000 1999 2000 1999
--------- --------- --------- ---------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Revenue
Leasing
Operating .............................. $ 50,687 $ 30,917 $ 133,524 $ 82,886
Direct financing ....................... 123 180 355 772
Sales-type ............................. -- -- 1,858 --
--------- --------- --------- ---------
Total leasing ...................... 50,810 31,097 135,737 83,658
Sales ....................................... 2,812 1,958 7,676 3,843
Interest income on notes .................... 14,745 6,330 38,456 12,754
Warrant sale proceeds and capital gains ..... 80,341 20,000 267,565 37,000
Other ....................................... 923 178 1,820 507
--------- --------- --------- ---------
Total revenue ....................... 149,631 59,563 451,254 137,762
--------- --------- --------- ---------
Costs and expenses
Leasing
Operating .............................. 39,267 23,143 101,641 62,271
Sales-type ............................. -- -- 1,134 --
--------- --------- --------- ---------
Total leasing ...................... 39,267 23,143 102,775 62,271
Sales ....................................... 1,613 1,319 4,385 2,693
Selling, general and administrative ......... 21,465 5,718 63,388 8,806
Interest .................................... 17,385 6,601 41,304 15,165
Bad debt expense ............................ 16,000 800 61,801 2,400
--------- --------- --------- ---------
Total costs and expenses ............. 95,730 37,581 273,653 91,335
--------- --------- --------- ---------
Earnings before income taxes ................ 53,901 21,982 177,601 46,427
Income taxes ................................ 21,493 8,765 70,818 18,512
--------- --------- --------- ---------
Net earnings ................................ $ 32,408 $ 13,217 $ 106,783 $ 27,915
========= ========= ========= =========
Division net worth at beginning of period ... $ 433,179 $ 119,608 $ 199,649 $ 71,080
Net earnings ................................ 32,408 13,217 106,783 27,915
Other comprehensive income - Unrealized gains
(losses), net of tax ..................... (26,497) 10,376 132,658 44,206
--------- --------- --------- ---------
Total comprehensive income ............. 5,911 23,593 239,441 72,121
--------- --------- --------- ---------
Division net worth at end of period ......... $ 439,090 $ 143,201 $ 439,090 $ 143,201
========= ========= ========= =========
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
</TABLE>
Explanatory Note: Earnings per share is not presented because Comdisco Ventures
is a division of Comdisco and not a "stand-alone entity" and, as a result, the
presentation of earnings per share is not applicable. If Comdisco issues a
separate series of common stock, it will present in its financial statements the
earnings per share for all outstanding series of its common stock.
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Comdisco Ventures
BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands)
June 30, September 30,
2000 1999
------------ ----------
(unaudited) (audited)
ASSETS
Cash ................................................ $ 34,049 $ --
Equity securities ................................... 523,094 197,335
Receivables, net .................................... 642,231 367,339
Inventory ........................................... 3,137 1,762
Leased assets:
Direct financing and sales-type ................... 4,658 5,106
Operating (net of accumulated depreciation) ....... 458,635 283,241
---------- ----------
Net leased assets ............................... 463,293 288,347
Other assets ........................................ 25,569 17,069
---------- ----------
$ 1,691,373 $ 871,852
========== ==========
LIABILITIES AND DIVISION NET WORTH
Inter-group payable ................................. $ 1,033,040 $ 559,575
Accounts payable .................................... 1,587 329
Income taxes ........................................ 160,244 72,265
Other liabilities ................................... 57,412 40,034
---------- ----------
1,252,283 672,203
---------- ----------
Accumulated other comprehensive income .............. 218,403 85,745
Division equity ..................................... 220,687 113,904
---------- ----------
Total division net worth ........................... 439,090 199,649
---------- ----------
$ 1,691,373 $ 871,852
========== ==========
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Comdisco Ventures
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
(in thousands)
For the Nine Months Ended June 30, 2000 and 1999
2000 1999
--------- ---------
Cash flows from operating activities:
Operating lease and other leasing receipts .. $ 142,239 $ 76,541
Leasing costs, primarily rentals paid ....... (405) (137)
Sales ....................................... 7,482 4,455
Warrant proceeds ............................ 261,666 36,454
Promissory note receipts .................... 190,980 35,117
Selling, general and administrative expenses (42,192) (5,466)
Other ....................................... 1,820 --
--------- ---------
Net cash provided by operating activities . 561,590 146,964
--------- ---------
Cash flows from investing activities:
Equipment purchased for leasing ............. (282,488) (146,355)
Purchase of property and equipment .......... -- (115)
Equity investments .......................... (112,776) (20,326)
Issuance of promissory notes ................ (454,144) (225,026)
--------- ---------
Net cash used in investing activities ..... (849,408) (391,822)
--------- ---------
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net change in inter-group payable ........... 321,867 244,858
--------- ---------
Net cash provided by financing activities . 321,867 244,858
--------- ---------
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents ...... 34,049 --
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period -- --
--------- ---------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period ..... $ 34,049 $ --
========= =========
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Comdisco Ventures
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) - Continued
(in thousands)
For the Nine Months Ended June 30, 2000 and 1999
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
2000 1999
--------- ---------
<S> <C> <C>
Reconciliation of net earnings to net cash
provided by operating activities:
Net earnings .............................................. $ 106,783 $ 27,915
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings
to net cash provided by operating
activities:
Leasing costs, primarily
depreciation and amortization ....................... 102,370 62,134
Cost of sales ......................................... 4,385 2,693
Principal portion of promissory notes ................. 152,524 22,363
Selling, general, and administrative expenses ......... 82,997 5,740
Interest .............................................. 41,304 15,165
Income taxes .......................................... 70,818 18,512
Other - net ........................................... 409 (7,558)
--------- ---------
Net cash provided by operating activities $ 561,590 $ 146,964
========= =========
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
</TABLE>
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Comdisco Ventures
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
June 30, 2000 and 1999
1. Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited combined financial statements have been prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial
statements and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation
S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and disclosures
required by generally accepted accounting principles for annual financial
statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal
recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been
included.
On May 4, 2000, the company filed its amended and restated charter to implement
a tracking stock structure that was approved by the company's stockholders on
April 20, 2000. As a result, two new series of stock were created: "Comdisco
Stock" and "Comdisco Ventures Stock." Comdisco Venture Stock is intended to
separately track the performance of the company's venture financing business,
which the company refers to as "Comdisco Ventures" and Comdisco Stock separately
tracks the performance of the remaining business of the company, which the
company refers to as "Comdisco Group," and a retained interest in Comdisco
Ventures.
The company has allocated, for financial reporting purposes, all of its
consolidated assets, liabilities, revenue, expenses and cash flow between
Comdisco Group and Comdisco Ventures. Notwithstanding these financial reporting
allocations, holders of Comdisco Ventures Stock and holders of Comdisco Stock
are stockholders of the company and are subject to all of the risks associated
with an investment in the company and all of its businesses, assets and
liabilities. These allocations do not affect title to the assets or
responsibility for the liabilities of the company or any of its subsidiaries.
The results of operations or financial condition of one group could affect the
results of operations or financial condition of the other group. Accordingly,
the financial statements of each group should be read in conjunction with
company's consolidated financial statements included herein and with the notes
to the consolidated and group financial statements included herein and in
conjunction with the company's consolidated financial statements and notes
thereto included in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended by Form
10-K/A, for the year ended September 30, 1999.
Certain reclassifications have been made in the 1999 financial statements to
conform to the 2000 presentation.
2. Equity Securities
Comdisco Ventures provides financing to privately held companies, in networking,
communications, software, Internet-based and other industries by purchasing
equity securities. For equity investments, which are non-quoted investments,
Comdisco Ventures' policy is to regularly review the assumptions underlying the
operating performance and cash flow forecasts in assessing the carrying values.
Comdisco Ventures identifies and records impairment losses on equity securities
when events and circumstances indicate that such assets might be impaired.
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During fiscal year 2000, certain of these investments in privately held
companies became available-for-sale securities when the issuers completed
initial public offerings.
Equity securities include the following as of June 30, 2000 and September 30,
1999 (in thousands):
June September
30, 30,
2000 1999
-------- --------
Available-for-sale-securities:
Cost ......................... $ 27,048 $ 7,735
Unrealized gain .............. 363,248 142,612
-------- --------
Market value ................... 390,296 150,347
Equity investments (at cost less
valuation adjustments) ...... 132,798 46,988
-------- --------
Carrying value ............... $523,094 $197,335
======== ========
Realized gains or losses ("capital gains") are recorded upon disposition of
equity securities based upon the difference between the proceeds and the cost
basis determined using the specific identification method. Changes in the
valuation of available-for-sale securities are included as changes in the
unrealized holding gains in accumulated comprehensive income. Comdisco Ventures
records the proceeds received from the sale or disposition of warrants ("warrant
sale proceeds") received in conjunction with its lease or other financings as
income when sold. Revenue from the sale of equity investments (warrant sale
proceeds and capital gains) for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2000
and 1999 were as follows (in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
June 30, June 30,
2000 1999 2000 1999
--------- --------- --------- ---------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Proceeds from the sale of equity securities $ 25,709 $ 7,561 $ 139,251 $ 7,561
Less: cost of equity securities ........... (5,126) (2,938) (14,060) (2,938)
--------- --------- --------- ---------
Capital gains ............................. 20,583 4,623 125,191 4,623
Warrant sale proceeds ..................... 59,758 15,377 142,374 32,377
--------- --------- --------- ---------
Total ..................................... $ 80,341 $ 20,000 $ 267,565 $ 37,000
========= ========= ========= =========
</TABLE>
See "Risk Factors" for a discussion of the factors that may affect proceeds from
the sale of warrants and capital gains.
Comdisco formed Hybrid Venture Partners, LP ("Hybrid Fund"), in October 1999 to
originate venture debt and direct equity financing products for the benefit of
Comdisco Ventures. Comdisco committed $250 million as the sole limited partner
to Hybrid Fund, all of which has been invested in, or committed to, Comdisco
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Ventures customers. The Hybrid Fund has been closed and it will not seek
additional capital commitments.
3. Receivables
Receivables include the following as of June 30, 2000 and September 30, 1999 (in
thousands):
June September
30, 30,
2000 1999
--------- ---------
Notes receivable ............ $ 631,397 $ 343,105
Accounts .................... 6,526 7,148
Unsettled equity transactions 54,707 26,278
Other ....................... 19,390 7,321
--------- ---------
Total receivables ........... 712,020 383,852
Allowance for credit losses . (69,789) (16,513)
--------- ---------
Balance at end of period .... $ 642,231 $ 367,339
========= =========
Notes receivable ("venture debt") consist of loans to privately held companies
in networking, communications, software, Internet-based and other industries.
Comdisco Ventures' venture debt is generally structured as loans secured by
equipment and other assets or subordinated loans.
At June 30, 2000 and September 30, 1999, Comdisco Ventures had venture debt of
approximately $631.4 million and $343.1 million, respectively. As part of a
venture debt transaction, Comdisco Ventures receives warrants to purchase an
equity interest in the borrower at a negotiated exercise price, generally based
on the borrower's most recent venture capital transaction. The amount of the
warrants received and the exercise price varies based upon borrower-specific
valuation factors. Loans provide current income from interest and fees.
Changes in the allowance for credit losses (combined notes and accounts
receivable) for the nine months ended June 30, 2000 and 1999 were as follows (in
thousands):
June June
30, 30,
2000 1999
-------- --------
Balance at beginning of period $ 16,513 $ 6,000
Provision for credit losses .. 61,801 2,400
Net credit losses ............ (8,525) (950)
-------- --------
Balance at end of period ..... $ 69,789 $ 7,450
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4. Comprehensive Income
In June 1997, FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 130-
Reporting Comprehensive Income, which requires presentation of comprehensive
earnings (net earnings plus all changes in net assets from non-owner sources)
and its components in the financial statements.
Other comprehensive earnings (loss) consists of the following (in thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Three months ended Nine months ended
June 30, June 30,
2000 1999 2000 1999
--------- --------- --------- ---------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Unrealized gains on securities:
Unrealized holding gains arising
during the period .................. $ 36,270 $ 37,257 $ 488,201 $ 110,523
Reclassification adjustment for gains
included in earnings before income
taxes (benefit) .................... (80,341) (20,000) (267,565) (37,000)
--------- --------- --------- ---------
Net unrealized gains (losses), before
income taxes (benefit) ............. (44,071) 17,257 220,636 73,523
Income taxes (benefit) ................ (17,574) 6,881 87,978 29,317
--------- --------- --------- ---------
Net unrealized gains (losses) ......... (26,497) 10,376 132,658 44,206
--------- --------- --------- ---------
Other comprehensive income (loss) ..... (26,497) 10,376 132,658 44,206
Net earnings .......................... 32,408 13,217 106,783 27,915
--------- --------- --------- ---------
Total comprehensive income ............ $ 5,911 $ 23,593 $ 239,441 $ 72,121
========= ========= ========= =========
</TABLE>
Accumulated other comprehensive income for the nine months ended June 30, 2000,
presented below and in the accompanying balance sheets, consists of the
accumulated net unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities (in thousands):
Accumulated
other
comprehensive
income
--------
Balance at beginning of period ........................... $ 85,745
Change in unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities 132,658
--------
Balance at end of period ................................. $218,403
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Comdisco, Inc. and Subsidiaries
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Overview
--------
The industry in which the company operates has become service oriented, with the
business driven by service capabilities. Accordingly, Comdisco has aligned into
four primary business lines: (1) technology services; (2) global leasing
(referred to as "Leasing") in areas such as electronics, communications,
medical, laboratory and scientific equipment and other high technology equipment
(including information technology equipment); (3) Prism Communication Services,
Inc. (referred to as "Prism"), the company's subsidiary which provides
high-speed data connectivity, local and long-distance voice, video, Internet and
secure business applications such as automatic data storage and recovery along
with other teleworking and business-critical solutions , (services, Leasing and
Prism are collectively referred to as "Comdisco Group"); and (4) Comdisco
Ventures, our venture financing business.
On March 24, 1999, the company announced a major shift in corporate strategy,
including focusing on high-margin service businesses and shedding low-margin
businesses, including its mainframe leasing portfolio and medical refurbishing
business. In conjunction with this repositioning, the company recorded a pretax
charge of $150 million in the quarter ended March 31, 1999. The components of
the pre-tax charge included $100 million associated with the company's plan to
exit the mainframe residual leasing business, $20 million to exit the medical
refurbishing business and $30 million associated with the realignment of the
company's services businesses. The sale of the mainframe portfolio (the "Sale")
and the sale of the medical refurbishing business were both concluded in the
fiscal quarter ended June 30, 1999. In addition to these sales, the company
completed the sale of substantially its entire vendor lease portfolio in
September 1999.
On May 4, 2000, the company filed its amended and restated charter to implement
a tracking stock structure that was approved by the company's stockholders on
April 20, 2000. As a result, two new series of stock were created: "Comdisco
Stock" and "Comdisco Ventures Stock." Comdisco Venture Stock is intended to
separately track the performance of the company's venture financing business,
which the company refers to as "Comdisco Ventures" and Comdisco Stock separately
tracks the performance of the remaining business of the company, which the
company refers to as "Comdisco Group," and a retained interest in Comdisco
Ventures.
Net Earnings
------------
Net earnings for the three months ended June 30, 2000 were $17 million, or $.10
per diluted common share, as compared to net earnings of $36 million, or $.22
per share, for the three months ended June 30, 1999. Net earnings for the nine
months ended June 30, 2000 were $101 million, or $.62 per diluted share, as
compared to net earnings of $18 million, or $.11 per share, in the year earlier
period. Net earnings for the nine months ended June 30, 1999 were reduced by
$150 million of pre-tax charges recorded in March, 1999, related to the
divestiture of low-margin businesses and in the realignment of the company's
service businesses (see "Business" for a discussion of this pre-tax charge).
Excluding the Prism losses, the company had net earnings of $58 million, or $.36
per share, compared to $43 million, or $.26 per share, for the three months
ended June 30, 2000 and 1999, respectively. Excluding the charges in fiscal 1999
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and the Prism losses in both fiscal 2000 and 1999, the company had net earnings
of $186 million, or $1.14 per share, compared to $123 million, or $.76 per
share, for the nine months ended June 30, 2000 and 1999, respectively. The
increase for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2000 compared to the year
earlier periods is primarily due to increased earnings by Comdisco Ventures,
offset by lower earnings contributions from Comdisco Group, primarily from
leasing activities.
Business
--------
Comdisco Group:
Services: The company's technology services business attained record revenues
for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2000; however, higher costs,
primarily associated with higher personnel costs and continued investment in new
service development, negatively impacted margins on the company's technology
services business. Technology services had pretax earnings of $12 million in the
quarter ended June 30, 2000, compared to $21 million in the quarter ended June
30, 1999 and $18 million in the quarter ended March 31, 2000. The third quarter
of fiscal 2000 was the third consecutive quarter of declining earnings
contributions from services. Network services had pretax losses for the three
and nine months ended June 30, 2000 of $9 million and $14 million, respectively.
The company expects network services to incur losses in the fourth quarter of
fiscal 2000. Web services, a new service offered by the company, incurred losses
of $3 million in the quarter ended June 30, 2000. Revenue from continuity
contracts, which is recognized monthly during the noncancelable continuity
contract and is therefore typically recurring and predictable, was approximately
$89 million, $82 million and $92 million during the three months ended June 30,
2000 and 1999, and March 31, 2000, respectively, representing approximately 52%,
62% and 59% of technology services revenue. Included in the $150 million pre-tax
charge (as discussed below), is $30 million associated with the relocation of
some of its continuity services facilities worldwide. See "Risk Factors" for a
discussion of the factors that may affect earnings contributions from services.
Leasing: Leasing had pretax earnings of $24 million and $60 million in the three
and nine months ended June 30, 2000, compared to $24 million and $87 million in
the three and nine months ended June 30, 1999, respectively. The pretax earnings
recorded in the nine months ended June 30, 1999, $87 million, excludes $120
million in pre-tax charges recorded in the second quarter of fiscal 1999 related
to the company's divestiture of low-margin businesses. The decrease in pretax
earnings contribution from leasing is due a number of factors, including, but
not limited to, the Sale, a change in the mix of leases written, with a higher
percentage of new leases written as direct financing leases and higher costs,
primarily personnel costs, associated with the company's operations. Cost of
equipment placed on lease was $556 million during the quarter ended June 30,
2000. This compares to cost of equipment placed on lease of $657 million and
$528 million during the quarters ended June 30, 1999 and March 31, 2000,
respectively. During the nine months ended June 30, 2000 and 1999, cost of
equipment placed on lease totaled $1.9 billion and $2.1 billion, respectively.
The residual leasing business of the company in the areas of electronics,
communications, medical, laboratory and scientific had worldwide cost of
equipment placed on lease of $333 million and $946 million in the three and nine
months ended June 30, 2000, respectively, compared to $148 million and $545
million in the prior year periods. See below for a discussion of remarketing and
"Risk Factors" for a discussion of leasing.
In addition to originating new equipment lease financing, the company remarkets
used equipment from its lease portfolio. Remarketing is the sale or re-lease of
equipment either at original lease termination or during the original lease.
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These transactions may be with existing lessees or, when equipment is returned,
with new customers. Remarketing activities are comprised of earnings from
follow-on leases and gross profit on equipment sales. Remarketing activity, an
important factor in quarterly earnings, increased in the current quarter as
compared to both the second quarter of fiscal 2000 and the third quarter of
fiscal 1999. Remarketing activity should continue to be an important contributor
to quarterly earnings in the near and long term because of the size of the
company's lease portfolio. In addition, remarketing activity will be critical in
the residual leasing business.
Prism: Prism revenues from subscribers were approximately $1 million and $3
million in the three months and nine months ended June 30, 2000, respectively.
Prism had pretax losses of $64 million and $133 million in the three and nine
months ended June 30, 2000, respectively. During the three months ended June 30,
1999, Prism had a pretax loss of $11 million. From February 28, 1999 (date of
acquisition) to June 30, 1999, Prism had a pretax loss of $14 million.
Prism has incurred losses in every month since its inception. Prism expects to
continue to incur substantial operating losses, net losses and net operating
cash outflows for the next several years as it attempts to grow its customer
base in its markets.
Prism recently announced that it has signed a $130 million agreement with the
network unit of Williams Communications Group, Inc. to provide Prism long-term
capacity and fiber on Williams' award-winning fiber-optic network. The majority
of the value in the transaction is in long-term network capacity on the Williams
Multi-Service Broadband NetworkTM. Williams Communications will also provide
collocation and fiber maintenance services over the 20-year agreement. Funding
of the $130 million transaction consists of $120 million in cash paid over the
life of the contract as well as Prism's issuance of $10 million of common stock
to Williams Communications for these services representing a 1% fully diluted
ownership of Prism.
Nortel Networks, a global leader in telephony, data, wireless and wireline
solutions for the high-performance Internet, also recently acquired a 1% fully
diluted common stock ownership position in Prism for US $10 million. The
relationship between the two companies began in early 1998 when Prism awarded
Nortel Networks an initial contract for constructing its data network enhanced
by Nortel Networks' digital modem high-speed Internet access. Since that time,
Prism has continued to expand upon this original agreement and has agreed to
purchase up to $460 million of switches, integrated line cards, customer
premises equipment and ancillary technology.
On July 26, 2000, the company announced its intention to review strategic
alternatives for its investment in Prism. Prism intends to focus its network
expansion efforts in ten markets for the near term.
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Comdisco Ventures:
The third quarter of fiscal 2000 was a third record quarter for Comdisco
Ventures, with record revenues from leasing and interest income on venture debt.
For the three months ended June 30, 2000 and 1999, Comdisco Ventures recorded
revenue of $ 150 million and $60 million, which represented increases of 151%
and 83%, respectively, over the prior year periods. For the nine months ended
June 30, 2000 and 1999, Comdisco Ventures recorded revenue of $451 million and
$138 million, which represented increases of 228% and 54%, respectively, over
the prior year periods. Revenue from the sale of equity investments (warrant
sale proceeds and capital gains) for the three and nine months ended June 30,
2000 and 1999 were as follows (in millions):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
June 30, June 30,
2000 1999 2000 1999
----- ----- ----- -----
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Proceeds from the sale of equity securities ................. $ 26 $ 8 $ 139 $ 8
Less: cost of equity securities ............................. (5) (3) (14) (3)
----- ----- ----- -----
Capital gain ................................................ 21 5 125 5
Warrant sale proceeds ....................................... 60 15 143 32
----- ----- ----- -----
Total ....................................................... $ 81 $ 20 $ 268 $ 37
===== ===== ===== =====
</TABLE>
See "Risk Factors" for a discussion of the factors that may affect proceeds from
the sale of warrants and capital gains. The company's general policy has been to
sell its equity positions in an orderly manner as soon as reasonably possible
after a liquidity event. This general policy allows Comdisco Ventures to
generate cash for reinvestment in new transactions; Comdisco Ventures believes
it is preferable to make new advances to start-ups rather than hold the
securities of public companies. In addition, Comdisco Ventures has benefited
from a strong IPO market for venture capital-backed companies. There can be no
assurance that the strong IPO market for venture capital-backed companies will
continue in the near or long term.
Comdisco formed Hybrid Venture Partners, LP ("Hybrid Fund"), in October 1999 to
originate venture debt and direct equity financing products for the benefit of
Comdisco Ventures. Comdisco committed $250 million as the sole limited partner
to Hybrid Fund, all of which has been invested in, or committed to, Comdisco
Ventures customers. The Hybrid Fund has been closed and will not seek additional
capital commitments.
Three months ended June 30, 2000
Total revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2000 was $953 million compared
to $1.3 billion in the prior year quarter and $1.01 billion in the quarter ended
March 31, 2000. The decrease in total revenue is primarily due to the Sale,
which increased sales revenue by $485 million in the three months ended June 30,
1999. Total leasing revenue of $533 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2000
represented a decrease of 7% compared to the year earlier period. Total leasing
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revenue was $611 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2000. The decrease in
operating lease revenue is due to a change in the mix of leases written, with a
higher percentage of new leases classified as direct financing leases rather
than operating leases. Sales-type lease revenue decreased 18% in the current
year quarter compared to the year earlier quarter, primarily as a result of a
higher percentage of remarketing transactions done as sales rather than as
leases.
Operating lease revenue minus operating lease cost was $82 million, or 19.8% of
operating lease revenue (collectively, the "Operating Lease Margin"), and $85
million, or 19.2% of operating lease revenue, in the three months ended June 30,
2000 and 1999, respectively. The Operating Lease Margin was $84 million, or
19.1% in the quarter ended March 31, 2000. The company expects the Operating
Lease Margin to be at or below current levels throughout the remainder of fiscal
2000, depending on the equipment leased and the volume of operating leases. The
decrease in operating lease revenue minus operating lease cost in the current
year quarter compared to the year earlier quarter is due the change in the mix
of leases written. The company expects the growth of the operating lease
portfolio is expected to slow as the mix of leases results in more direct
financing leases rather than operating leases. See "Risk Factors" for a
discussion of factors that could affect the Operating Lease Margin.
Revenue from sales, which includes remarketing by selling and buy/sell
activities, for the three months ended June 30, 2000 and 1999 were as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
2000 1999
----------------------------- ------------------------------
Revenue Expense Margin Revenue Expense Margin
------- ------- ------ ------- ------- ------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Sales ........................ $ 142 $ 115 19% $ 62 $ 50 19%
Sale of mainframe
portfolio .................. - - - 485 485 -
Sale of medical
refurbishment business...... - - - 18 18 -
--- --- --- --- --- ---
Total .................. $ 142 $ 115 19% $ 565 $ 553 2%
=== === === === === ===
</TABLE>
Revenue from technology services for the three months ended June 30, 2000 and
1999 was $173 million and $133 million, respectively, a 30% increase. Cost of
technology services for the three months ended June 30, 2000 and 1999 was $161
million and $112 million, respectively, a 44% increase. The increase in cost of
technology services is attributed to the development and implementation of the
company's network services infrastructure.
Other revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2000 and 1999 was $105 million
and $30 million, respectively. Revenue from the sale of equity positions by
Comdisco Ventures was $80 million and $20 million in the three months ended June
30, 2000 and 1999, respectively. Prism revenue from subscribers was
approximately $1 million in the quarter ended June 30, 2000.
Total costs and expenses for the quarter ended June 30, 2000 were $927 million
compared to $1.25 billion in the prior year period. The decrease in total costs
and expenses is primarily due to the $150 million pre-tax charge included in the
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prior year and the Sale, offset by higher expenses incurred by Prism in the
current year quarter.
Selling, general and administrative expenses totaled $116 million in the quarter
ended June 30, 2000 compared to $77 million in the quarter ended June 30, 1999
and $143 million in the quarter ended March 31, 2000. The increase in the
current year quarter compared to the year earlier period is primarily due to an
increase in bad debt expense and an increase in Comdisco Ventures incentive
compensation costs as a result of gains realized on the sale of equity
positions. The following table summarizes selling, general and administrative
expenses (in millions):
2000 1999
---- ----
Incentive compensation .................. $ 34 $ 18
Other compensation and benefits ......... 34 31
Outside services ........................ 15 9
Bad debt expense Comdisco Ventures....... 16 1
Bad debt expense Comdisco Group ......... 4 2
Other expenses .......................... 13 16
--- ---
$ 116 $ 77
=== ===
The company expects selling, general and administrative expenses to increase
throughout fiscal 2000 primarily because of higher revenue from Comdisco
Ventures, which will increase incentive compensation costs, and higher personnel
costs.
Interest expense for the three months ended June 30, 2000 and 1999 totaled $88
and $82 million, respectively. Increases in interest costs resulted from higher
interest rates in the current period compared to the prior year period.
Prism expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2000 totaled $65 million,
compared to $11 million in the year earlier quarter and $42 million in the
second quarter of fiscal 2000. Network and product costs were $25 million for
the three months ended June 30, 2000 compared to $17 million in the second
quarter of fiscal 2000. These costs are attributable to the expansion of Prism's
networks and increased orders resulting from their sales and marketing efforts.
Sales, marketing, general and administrative expenses were $19 million and $14
million for the three months ended June 30, 2000 and March 31, 2000,
respectively. These costs are attributable to growth in headcount in all areas
of Prism, continued expansion of Prism's sales and marketing efforts, deployment
of Prism's networks and building of Prism's operating infrastructure.
Depreciation and amortization was approximately $13 million for the current
quarter compared to $6 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2000.
Nine months ended June 30, 2000
Total revenue was $2.8 billion and $3.18 billion for the nine months ended June
30, 2000 and 1999, respectively. The decrease in total revenue in the current
year period is due to the Sale in the prior year period. Total leasing revenue
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was $1.7 billion and $2.04 billion for the nine months ended June 30, 2000 and
1999, respectively. The decrease in total leasing revenue compared to the prior
year period was primarily due to the reduced revenue from sales-type
transactions, and a reduction in operating lease revenue. Remarketing activity
was strong in the third quarter of fiscal 2000 and, although sales-type revenue
decreased, sales, which also represents remarketing activity, increased in the
current year period.
Operating lease revenue minus operating lease cost was $249 million, or 19.3% of
operating lease revenue, and $286 million, or 19.3% of operating lease revenue,
in the nine months ended June 30, 2000 and 1999, respectively. The decrease in
operating lease revenue minus operating lease cost in the current year period
compared to the year earlier period was due to a change in the mix of leases
written, with a higher percentage of leases written as direct financing leases
rather than operating leases. The company expects the growth of the operating
lease portfolio to slow as the mix of leases written results in more direct
financing leases rather than operating leases. See "Risk Factors" for a
discussion of factors that could affect the Operating Lease Margin.
Revenue from sales, which includes remarketing by selling and buy/sell
activities, for the nine months ended June 30, 2000 and 1999 were as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
2000 1999
----------------------------- ------------------------------
Revenue Expense Margin Revenue Expense Margin
------- ------- ------ ------- ------- ------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Sales ........................ $ 308 $ 243 21% $ 187 $ 159 15%
Sale of mainframe
portfolio .................. - - - 485 485 -
Sale of medical
refurbishment business...... - - - 18 18 -
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Total .................. $ 308 $ 243 21% $ 690 $ 662 4%
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</TABLE>
The increase in sale margins during the nine months ended June 30, 2000 is
primarily due to remarketing of communications equipment, which had above
average margins on their remarketing transactions.
Revenue from technology services for the nine months ended June 30, 2000 and
1999 was $476 million and $376 million, respectively, a 27% increase. Cost of
technology services for the nine months ended June 30, 2000 and 1999 was $424
million and $317 million, respectively, a 34% increase. The increase in revenue
is due to higher revenue from network and desktop management services. The
decrease in technology services margins is due to increasing infrastructure
costs associated with the development of the network services business and costs
associated with the development of the company's web hosting and availability
services.
Other revenue for the nine months ended June 30, 2000 and 1999 was $360 million
and $66 million, respectively. Revenue from the sale of available-for-sale
securities by Comdisco Ventures was $268 million and $37 million in the nine
months ended June 30, 2000 and 1999, respectively. During the nine months ended
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June 30, 2000, approximately eighty-four companies in the equity securities
portfolio were acquired/merged or completed an initial public offering, compared
to forty-three companies in the prior year period. During the current period the
company realized an additional $32 million of revenues from the sale other
available-for-sale securities. Prism revenue from subscribers was approximately
$3 million in the nine months ended June 30, 2000.
Total costs and expenses for the nine months ended June 30, 2000 were $2.7
billion compared to $3.2 billion in the prior year period. The decrease is due
to the Sale and the Charge in the prior year period.
Selling, general and administrative expenses totaled $375 million in nine months
ended June 30, 2000 compared to $219 million in the prior year period. The
principal reasons for the increase in the current year period compared to the
year earlier period are an increase in bad debt expense for Comdisco Ventures
and an increase in incentive compensation costs as a result of gains realized on
the sale of equity positions held in the Comdisco Ventures portfolio. The
following table summarizes selling, general and administrative expenses (in
millions):
2000 1999
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Incentive compensation .................. $ 101 $ 41
Other compensation and benefits ......... 102 91
Outside services ........................ 46 29
Bad debt expense Comdisco Ventures....... 62 2
Bad debt expense Comdisco Group ......... 25 9
Other expenses .......................... 39 47
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$ 375 $ 219
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Interest expense for the nine months ended June 30, 2000 and 1999 totaled $259
and $253 million, respectively. Increases in interest costs resulted from higher
interest rates in the current period compared to the prior year period.
Prism expenses for the nine months ended June 30, 2000 totaled $135 million,
compared to $14 million in the year earlier period. Network and product costs
were $51 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2000. Sales, marketing,
general and administrative expenses were $46 million for the nine months ended
June 30, 2000. Depreciation and amortization was approximately $22 million for
the current period.
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Financial Condition
The company's current financial resources and estimated cash flows from
operations are considered adequate to fund anticipated future growth and
operating requirements. The company utilizes a variety of financial instruments
to fund its short and long-term needs.
The company plans to continue to be active in issuing senior debt during the
remainder of fiscal 2000, primarily to support the anticipated growth of the
company's four primary business lines: technology services, global leasing,
Prism, Comdisco Ventures, and, where appropriate, to refinance maturities of
interest-bearing liabilities.
Capital expenditures for equipment are generally financed by cash provided by
operating activities, recourse debt, or by assigning the noncancelable lease
rentals to various financial institutions at fixed interest rates on a
nonrecourse basis. Cash provided by operating activities for the nine months
ended June 30, 2000 and 1999 was $2.5 billion and $2.2 billion, respectively.
Cash provided by operations has been used to finance equipment purchases and,
accordingly, had a positive impact on the level of borrowing required to support
the company's investment in its lease portfolio. The company expects this trend
to continue, with cash flow from leasing and remarketing reinvested in the
equipment portfolio.
Risk Factors That May Affect Future Results
See "Risk Factors" included in this Report.
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Comdisco Group
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
This discussion should be read along with the Comdisco, Inc. consolidated
financial statements, Comdisco Ventures financial statements and Risk Factors
included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Comdisco Group financial
statements should be read in conjunction with Comdisco's audited consolidated
financial information contained in Comdisco's 1999 Annual Report on form 10-K,
as amended by Form 10K/A.
Historical results and percentage relationships may not necessary be indicative
of operating results for any future periods. The financial statements of
Comdisco Group include the balance sheets, statements of earnings, cash flow and
division net worth of the following businesses of Comdisco:
o Comdisco's technology services businesses, including: continuity services,
managed network services, desktop management services and web hosting and
availability;
o Comdisco's global leasing and remarketing businesses in areas such as
electronics, communications and laboratory and scientific equipment as well as
the leasing of information technology equipment and industrial automation
equipment; and
o Prism Communication Services, Inc.
The Comdisco Group financial statements also include its retained interest in
Comdisco Ventures, currently 100 percent.
The Comdisco Group financial statements and Comdisco Ventures financial
statements comprise all of the accounts included in the consolidated financial
statements of Comdisco. The separate business financial statements give effect
to all allocation and related party transaction policies as adopted by the board
of directors of Comdisco. The Comdisco Group financial statements have been
prepared in a manner which management believes is reasonable and appropriate.
Comdisco Group's retained interest in 100% of the division net worth of Comdisco
Ventures is reflected as "Retained interest in Comdisco Ventures" in Comdisco
Groups balance sheets. Similarly, Comdisco Group's retained interest in 100% of
the division net earnings of Comdisco Ventures is reflected as "Net earnings
related to retained interest in Comdisco Ventures" in its combined statements of
earnings.
Overview
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On March 24, 1999, the company announced a major shift in corporate strategy,
including focusing on high-margin service businesses and shedding low-margin
businesses, including its mainframe leasing portfolio and medical refurbishing
business. In conjunction with this repositioning, the company recorded a pretax
charge of $150 million in the quarter ended March 31, 1999. The components of
the pre-tax charge included $100 million associated with the company's plan to
exit the mainframe residual leasing business, $20 million to exit the medical
refurbishing business and $30 million associated with the realignment of the
company's services businesses. The sale of the mainframe portfolio (the "Sale")
and the sale of the medical refurbishing business were both concluded in the
fiscal quarter ended June 30, 1999. In addition to these sales, the company
completed the sale of substantially its entire vendor lease portfolio in
September 1999.
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On May 4, 2000, the company filed its amended and restated charter to implement
a tracking stock structure that was approved by the company's stockholders on
April 20, 2000. As a result, two new series of stock were created: "Comdisco
Stock" and "Comdisco Ventures Stock." Comdisco Venture Stock is intended to
separately track the performance of the company's venture financing business,
which the company refers to as "Comdisco Ventures" and Comdisco Stock separately
tracks the performance of the remaining business of the company, which the
company refers to as "Comdisco Group," and a retained interest in Comdisco
Ventures.
Business
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Services: The company's technology services business attained record revenues
for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2000, however, higher costs,
primarily associated with higher personnel costs and continued investment in new
service development, negatively impacted margins on the company's technology
services business. Technology services had pretax earnings of $12 million in the
quarter ended June 30, 2000, compared to $21 million in the quarter ended June
30, 1999 and $18 million in the quarter ended March 31, 2000. The third quarter
of fiscal 2000 was the third consecutive quarter of declining earnings
contributions from services. Network services had pretax losses for the three
and nine months ended June 30, 2000 of $9 million and $14 million, respectively.
The company expects network services to incur losses in the fourth quarter of
fiscal 2000. Web services, a new service offered by the company, incurred losses
of $3 million in the quarter ended June 30, 2000. Revenue from continuity
contracts, which is recognized monthly during the noncancelable continuity
contract and is therefore typically recurring and predictable, was approximately
$89 million, $82 million and $92 million during the three months ended June 30,
2000 and 1999, and March 31, 1999, respectively, representing approximately 52%,
62% and 59% of technology services revenue. Included in the $150 million pre-tax
charge (as discussed below), is $30 million associated with the relocation of
some of its continuity services facilities worldwide. See "Risk Factors" for a
discussion of the factors that may affect earnings contributions from services.
Leasing: Leasing had pretax earnings of $24 million and $60 million in the three
and nine months ended June 30, 2000, compared to $24 million and $87 million in
the three and nine months ended June 30, 1999, respectively. The decrease in
pretax earnings contribution from leasing is due a number of factors, including,
but not limited to, the Sale, a change in the mix of leases written, with a
higher percentage of new leases written as direct financing leases and higher
costs, primarily personnel costs, associated with the company's operations. Cost
of equipment placed on lease was $441 million during the quarter ended June 30,
2000. This compares to cost of equipment placed on lease of $599 million and
$431 million during the quarters ended June 30, 1999 and March 31, 2000,
respectively. During the nine months ended June 30, 2000 and 1999, cost of
equipment placed on lease totaled $1.6 billion and $2.0 billion, respectively.
The residual leasing business of the company in the areas of electronics,
communications, medical, laboratory and scientific had worldwide cost of
equipment placed on lease of $204 million and $607 million in the three and nine
months ended June 30, 2000, respectively, compared to $75 million and $363
million in the year earlier periods. See below for a discussion of remarketing
and "Risk Factors" for a discussion of leasing.
In addition to originating new equipment lease financing, the company remarkets
used equipment from its lease portfolio. Remarketing is the sale or re-lease of
equipment either at original lease termination or during the original lease.
These transactions may be with existing lessees or, when equipment is returned,
with new customers. Remarketing activities are comprised of earnings from
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follow-on leases and gross profit on equipment sales. Remarketing activity, an
important factor in quarterly earnings, increased in the current quarter as
compared to both the second quarter of fiscal 2000 and the third quarter of
fiscal 1999. Remarketing activity should continue to be an important contributor
to quarterly earnings in the near and long term because of the size of the
company's lease portfolio. In addition, remarketing activity will be critical in
the residual leasing business.
Prism: Prism revenues from subscribers were approximately $1 million and $3
million in the three months and nine months ended June 30, 2000, respectively.
Prism had pretax losses of $64 million and $133 million in the three and nine
months ended June 30, 2000, respectively. During the three months ended June 30,
1999, Prism had a pretax loss of $11 million. From February 28, 1999 (date of
acquisition) to June 30, 1999, Prism had a pretax loss of $14 million.
Prism has incurred losses in every month since its inception. Prism expects to
continue to incur substantial operating losses, net losses and net operating
cash outflows for the next several years as it attempts to grow its customer
base in its markets.
Prism recently announced that it has signed a $130 million agreement with the
network unit of Williams Communications Group, Inc. to provide Prism long-term
capacity and fiber on Williams' award-winning fiber-optic network. The majority
of the value in the transaction is in long-term network capacity on the Williams
Multi-Service Broadband NetworkTM. Williams Communications will also provide
collocation and fiber maintenance services over the 20-year agreement. Funding
of the $130 million transaction consists of $120 million in cash paid over the
life of the contract as well as Prism's issuance of $10 million of common stock
to Williams Communications for these services representing a 1% fully diluted
ownership of Prism.
Nortel Networks, a global leader in telephony, data, wireless and wireline
solutions for the high-performance Internet, also recently acquired a 1% fully
diluted common stock ownership position in Prism for US $10 million. The
relationship between the two companies began in early 1998 when Prism awarded
Nortel Networks an initial contract for constructing its data network enhanced
by Nortel Networks' digital modem high-speed Internet access. Since that time,
Prism has continued to expand upon this original agreement and has agreed to
purchase up to $460 million of switches, integrated line cards, customer
premises equipment and ancillary technology.
On July 26, 2000, the company announced its intention to review strategic
alternatives for its investment in Prism. Prism intends to focus its network
expansion efforts in ten markets for the near term.
Three months ended June 30, 2000
Total revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2000 was $803 million compared
to $1.2 billion in the prior year quarter and $853 million in the quarter ended
March 31, 2000. The decrease in total revenue is primarily due to the Sale,
which increased sales revenue by $485 million in the three months ended June 30,
1999. Total leasing revenue of $482 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2000
represented a decrease of 11% compared to the year earlier period. Total leasing
revenue was $564 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2000. The decrease in
operating lease revenue in the current quarter compared to the year earlier
quarter is due to a change in the mix of leases written, with a higher
percentage of new leases classified as direct financing leases rather than
operating leases. Sales-type lease revenue decreased 18% in the current year
quarter compared to the year earlier quarter, primarily as a result of a higher
percentage of remarketing transactions done as sales rather than as leases.
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Operating lease revenue minus operating lease cost was $70 million, or 19.3% of
operating lease revenue (collectively, the "Operating Lease Margin"), and $77
million, or 18.7% of operating lease revenue, in the three months ended June 30,
2000 and 1999, respectively. The Operating Lease Margin was $73 million, or
18.5% in the quarter ended March 31, 2000. The company expects the Operating
Lease Margin to be at or below current levels throughout the remainder of fiscal
2000, depending on the equipment leased and the volume of operating leases. The
decrease in operating lease revenue minus operating lease cost in the current
quarter compared to the year earlier period was the change in the mix of leases
written. The growth of the operating lease portfolio is expected to slow as the
mix of leases written results in more direct financing leases rather than
operating leases. See "Risk Factors that May Affect Future Results" for a
discussion of factors that could affect the Operating Lease Margin.
Revenue from sales, which includes remarketing by selling and buy/sell
activities, for the three months ended June 30, 2000 and 1999 were as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
2000 1999
----------------------------- ------------------------------
Revenue Expense Margin Revenue Expense Margin
------- ------- ------ ------- ------- ------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Sales ........................ $ 139 $ 113 19% $ 60 $ 49 18%
Sale of mainframe
portfolio .................. - - - 485 485 -
Sale of medical
refurbishment business...... - - - 18 18 -
--- --- --- --- --- ---
Total .................. $ 139 $ 113 19% $ 563 $ 552 2%
=== === === === === ===
</TABLE>
Revenue from technology services for the three months ended June 30, 2000 and
1999 was $173 million and $133 million, respectively, a 30% increase. Cost of
technology services for the three months ended June 30, 2000 and 1999 was $161
million and $112 million, respectively, a 44% increase. The increase in cost of
technology services is attributed to the development and implementation of the
company's network services infrastructure and web services offering.
Other revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2000 and 1999 was $9 million
and $3 million, respectively. Other revenue for the second quarter of fiscal
2000 was $38 million. Prism revenue from subscribers was approximately $1
million in the quarter ended June 30, 2000.
Total costs and expenses for the quarter ended June 30, 2000 were $831 million
compared to $1.21 billion in the prior year period. The decrease in total costs
and expenses is primarily due to the Sale offset by higher expenses incurred by
Prism in the current quarter.
Selling, general and administrative expenses totaled $78 million in the quarter
ended June 30, 2000 compared to $70 million in the quarter ended June 30, 1999
and $95 million in the quarter ended March 31, 2000. The principal reason for
the increase in the current year quarter compared to the year earlier period is
higher personnel costs. Comdisco Group expects selling, general and
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administrative expenses to increase throughout the remainder of the fiscal year.
Although, Comdisco Group is taking steps to control its selling, general and
administrative expenses, Comdisco Group continues to invest in its
infrastructure to increase revenue and support the business volume.
Interest expense for the three months ended June 30, 2000 and 1999 totaled $71
million and $75 million, respectively. The decrease in the current quarter
compared to the prior year period is due to lower average daily borrowings by
Comdisco Group.
Prism expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2000 totaled $65 million,
compared to $11 million in the year earlier quarter and $42 million in the
second quarter of fiscal 2000. Network and product costs were $25 million for
the three months ended June 30, 2000 compared to $17 million in the second
quarter of fiscal 2000. These costs are attributable to the expansion of Prism's
networks and increased orders resulting from Prism's sales and marketing
efforts. Sales, marketing, general and administrative expenses were $19 million
and $14 million for the three months ended June 30, 2000 and March 31, 2000,
respectively. These costs are attributable to growth in headcount in all areas
of Prism, continued expansion of Prism's sales and marketing efforts, deployment
of Prism's networks and building of Prism's operating infrastructure.
Depreciation and amortization was approximately $13 million for the current
quarter compared to $6 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2000.
Nine months ended June 30, 2000
Total revenue was $2.4 billion and $3.0 billion for the nine months ended June
30, 2000 and 1999, respectively. The decrease in total revenue in the current
year period compared to the prior year period was primarily due to the Sale.
Total leasing revenue was $1.6 billion and $2.0 billion for the nine months
ended June 30, 2000 and 1999, respectively. The decrease in operating lease
revenue in the current period compared to the year earlier period is due to a
change in the mix of leases written, with a higher percentage of new leases
classified as direct financing leases rather than operating leases. Sales-type
lease revenue decreased 36% in the current year quarter compared to the year
earlier quarter, primarily as a result of a higher percentage of remarketing
transactions done as sales rather than as leases.
Operating lease revenue minus operating lease cost was $217 million, or 18.8% of
operating lease revenue (collectively, the "Operating Lease Margin"), and $264
million, or 18.9% of operating lease revenue, in the nine months ended June 30,
2000 and 1999, respectively. The decrease in operating lease revenue minus
operating lease cost in the current year period compared to the year earlier
period is due a change in the mix of leases written. The company expects the
growth of the operating lease portfolio to slow as the mix of leases written
results in more direct financing leases rather than operating leases. See "Risk
Factors" for a discussion of factors that could affect the Operating Lease
Margin.
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Revenue from sales, which includes remarketing by selling and buy/sell
activities, for the three months ended June 30, 2000 and 1999 were as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
2000 1999
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Revenue Expense Margin Revenue Expense Margin
------- ------- ------ ------- ------- ------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Sales ........................ $ 300 $ 239 20% $ 183 $ 157 14%
Sale of mainframe
portfolio .................. - - - 485 485 -
Sale of medical
refurbishment business...... - - - 18 18 -
--- --- --- --- --- ---
Total .................. $ 300 $ 239 20% $ 686 $ 660 4%
=== === === === === ===
</TABLE>
The increase in sale margins during the nine months ended June 30, 2000 is
primarily due to remarketing of communications equipment, which have above
average margins on their remarketing transactions.
Revenue from technology services for the nine months ended June 30, 2000 and
1999 was $476 million and $376 million, respectively, a 27% increase. Cost of
technology services for the nine months ended June 30, 2000 and 1999 was $424
million and $317 million, respectively, a 33% increase. The increase in revenue
is due to higher revenue from network and desktop management services. The
decrease in technology services margins is due to increasing infrastructure
costs associated with the development of the network services business and costs
associated with the development of the company's web hosting and availability
services.
Other revenue for the nine months ended June 30, 2000 and 1999 was $53 million
and $16 million, respectively. During the nine months ended June 30, 2000, the
company realized $32 million of revenues from the sale of available-for-sale
securities. Prism revenue from subscribers was approximately $3 million in the
nine months ended June 30, 2000.
Total costs and expenses for the nine months ended June 30, 2000 and 1999 were
$2.40 billion compared to $3.06 billion in the prior year period. The decrease
in the current year period compared to the year earlier period is due to the
Sale.
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Selling, general and administrative expenses totaled $250 million in the nine
months ended June 30, 2000 compared to $206 million in the prior year period.
The increase in the current year period is primarily due to higher personnel
costs and an increase in the allowance for bad debts. The following table
summarizes selling, general and administrative expenses (in millions):
2000 1999
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Incentive compensation .................. $ 49 $ 36
Other compensation and benefits ......... 98 89
Outside services ........................ 43 29
Bad debt expense ........................ 25 9
Other expenses .......................... 35 43
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$ 250 $ 206
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Interest expense for the nine months ended June 30, 2000 and 1999 totaled $218
million compared to $238 million in the prior year period. The decrease in
interest expense is due to lower average daily borrowings as a result of the
Sale.
Prism expenses for the nine months ended June 30, 2000 totaled $135 million,
compared to $14 million in the year earlier period. Sales, marketing, general
and administrative expenses were $46 million for the nine months ended June 30,
2000. Depreciation and amortization was approximately $22 million for the
current period.
Financial Condition
Comdisco Group's current financial resources and estimated cash flows from
operations are considered adequate to fund anticipated future growth and
operating requirements. Comdisco Group utilizes a variety of financial
instruments to fund its short and long-term needs.
The company plans to continue to be active in issuing senior debt during the
remainder of fiscal 2000, primarily to support the anticipated growth of the
company's four primary business lines: technology services, global leasing,
Prism, Comdisco Ventures, and, where appropriate, to refinance maturities of
interest-bearing liabilities.
Capital expenditures for equipment are generally financed by cash provided by
operating activities, recourse debt, or by assigning the noncancelable lease
rentals to various financial institutions at fixed interest rates on a
nonrecourse basis. Cash provided by operating activities for the nine months
ended June 30, 2000 and 1999 was $1.9 billion and $2.1 billion, respectively.
Cash provided by operations has been used to finance equipment purchases and,
accordingly, had a positive impact on the level of borrowing required to support
the Comdisco Group's investment in its lease portfolio. Comdisco Group expects
this trend to continue, with cash flow from leasing and remarketing reinvested
in the equipment portfolio.
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Risk Factors That May Affect Future Results
See "Risk Factors" included in this Report.
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Comdisco Ventures
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
This discussion should be read along with the Comdisco, Inc. consolidated
financial statements, Comdisco Group financial statements and Risk Factors
included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Comdisco Ventures financial
statements should be read in conjunction with Comdisco's audited consolidated
financial information contained in Comdisco's 1999 Annual Report on form 10-K,
as amended by Form 10K/A.
Historical results and percentage relationships may not necessarily be
indicative of operating results for any future periods. The financial statements
of Comdisco Ventures include the balance sheets, statements of earnings, cash
flow and division net worth of Comdisco's venture financing businesses.
The Comdisco Ventures financial statements and Comdisco Group financial
statements comprise all of the accounts included in the consolidated financial
statements of Comdisco. The separate business financial statements give effect
to all allocation and related party transaction policies as adopted by the board
of directors of Comdisco. The Comdisco Ventures financial statements have been
prepared in a manner which management believes is reasonable and appropriate.
Overview
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Comdisco Ventures provides venture leases, venture debt and direct equity
financing to venture capital-backed companies. Comdisco Ventures' relationships
with established venture capital firms help it identify what it believes are the
best-positioned companies in the most attractive high growth industries.
Comdisco Ventures offers a broad range of innovative equity-linked financing
products, which complement equity from venture capital firms and debt from
venture-oriented banks and asset-based lenders. Comdisco Ventures is a division
of Comdisco.
Net Earnings
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Net earnings for the three months ended June 30, 2000 were $32.4 million, as
compared to $13.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 1999. Net earnings
for the nine months ended June 30, 2000 were $106.8 million, as compared to
$27.9 million in the year earlier period. The principal reasons for the increase
in net earnings during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2000 compared to
the year earlier periods are the significant increases in warrant sale proceeds
and capital gains, increased interest income on notes, and increased earnings
contributions from leasing.
Three Months Ended June 30, 2000
The third quarter of fiscal 2000 was a record third quarter for Comdisco
Ventures, with record revenues from leasing and interest income on venture debt.
Total revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2000 was $149.6 million
compared to $59.6 million in the prior year quarter and $160.4 million in the
quarter ended March 31, 2000.
Total leasing revenue of $50.8 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2000
represented an increase of 63% over $31.1 million recorded for the quarter ended
June 30, 1999. Total leasing revenue was $46.9 million in the second quarter of
fiscal 2000. Cost of equipment placed on lease was $115.2 million during the
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quarter ended June 30, 2000, compared to $59.1 million and $96.5 million during
the quarters ended June 30, 1999 and March 31, 2000, respectively. These
increases are the result of increases in both number of customers and average
lease size.
Operating lease revenue minus operating lease cost was $11.4 million, or 22.5%
(collectively, the "Operating Lease Margin"), and $7.8 million, or 25.1% of
operating lease revenue, in the three months ended June 30, 2000 and 1999,
respectively. The Operating Lease Margin was $10.9 million, or 24.2% in the
quarter ended March 31, 2000. The decrease in the Operating Lease Margin in the
current year period compared to the second quarter of fiscal 2000 is due to an
increase in the quarterly lease volume. Generally, new leases written have lower
margins in their initial quarter compared to future quarters.
Interest income on venture debt was $14.7 million in the quarter ended June 30,
2000 compared to $6.3 million and $12.0 million during the quarters ended June
30, 1999 and March 31, 2000, respectively. During the quarter ended June 30,
2000, Comdisco Ventures funded loans totaling $167.7 million, compared to $85.0
million and $157.8 million in the quarters ended June 30, 1999 and March 31,
2000, respectively.
Revenue from the sale of equity holdings (warrant sale proceeds and capital
gains) for the quarter ended June 30, 2000 and 1999 were $80.3 million and $20.0
million, respectively. Revenue from the sale of equity holdings was $98.5
million in the quarter ended March 31, 2000. The increase in revenue from the
sale of equity holdings in the current quarter compared to the prior year period
is due to an increase in the number of companies in which Comdisco Ventures has
equity holdings that have experienced liquidity events, which impacts the number
of securities available-for-sale. Market valuations from an initial public
offering can also significantly affect the revenue from the sale of equity
investments. See Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements for information on
equity securities and revenue from the sale of equity securities. The company's
general policy has been to sell its equity positions in an orderly manner as
soon as reasonably possible after a liquidity event. This general policy allows
Comdisco Ventures to generate cash for reinvestment in new transactions;
Comdisco Ventures believes it is preferable to make new advances to start-ups
rather than hold the securities of public companies. In addition, Comdisco
Ventures has benefited from a strong IPO market for venture capital-backed
companies. There can be no assurance that the strong IPO market for venture
capital-backed companies will continue in the near or long term.
During the quarter ended June 30, 2000, Comdisco Ventures funded equity
financings totaling $40.1 million, compared to $12.0 million and $81.6 million
in the quarters ended June 30, 1999 and March 31, 2000, respectively.
Total costs and expenses for the quarter ended June 30, 2000 were $95.7 million
compared to $37.6 million in the prior year period. Total costs and expenses
were $97.6 million in the quarter ended March 31, 2000. The increase in total
costs and expenses in the current quarter compared to the prior year's quarter
and the second quarter of fiscal 2000 is due to the increase in venture lease
and venture debt activities, and higher selling, general and administrative
expenses related to increased personnel costs and higher incentive compensation
expenses.
Selling, general and administrative expenses totaled $21.5 million in the
quarter ended June 30, 2000 compared to $5.7 million in the quarter ended June
30, 1999 and $23.5 million in the quarter ended March 31, 2000. The principal
reason for the increase in the current year quarter compared to the year earlier
period is an increase in incentive compensation expenses as a result of higher
revenue from the sale of equity holdings.
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Interest expense for the three months ended June 30, 2000 was $17.4 million
compared to $6.6 million in the prior year period and $13.1 million in the
quarter ended March 31, 2000. The increase in the current quarter compared to
the prior year period and prior quarter is due to higher average daily
inter-group borrowings resulting from the growth in Comdisco Ventures' business.
Bad debt expense for the three months ended June 30, 2000 totaled $16.0 million
compared to $0.8 million in the quarter ended June 30, 1999 and $24.0 million in
the quarter ended March 31, 2000. The increase in the current quarter compared
to the prior year period reflects the increase in the reserve related to
increased growth in venture lease, venture debt and direct equity financing
volumes.
The effective income tax rate was 40% in the quarter ended June 30, 2000
compared to 40% and 41% in the quarters ended June 30, 1999 and March 31, 2000,
respectively. The effective income tax rate approximates the statutory rate.
Nine Months Ended June 30, 2000
Total revenue was $451.3 million and $137.8 million for the nine months ended
June 30, 2000 and 1999, respectively. Total leasing revenue of $135.7 million
for the nine months ended June 30, 2000 represented an increase of 62% over
$83.7 million recorded in the year earlier period. Cost of equipment placed on
lease for the nine months ended June 30, 2000 and 1999 was $291 million and $147
million, respectively.
Operating lease revenue minus operating lease cost was $31.9 million, or 23.9%
and $20.6 million, or 24.9% of operating lease revenue, in the nine months ended
June 30, 2000 and 1999, respectively.
Interest income on venture debt was $38.5 million for the nine months ended June
30, 2000 as compared to $12.8 million for the year earlier period. During the
nine months ended June 30, 2000 and 1999, Comdisco Ventures funded loans
totaling $454.1 million and $225.0 million, respectively.
Revenue from the sale of equity holdings (warrant sale proceeds and capital
gains) for the nine months June 30, 2000 and 1999 were $267.6 million and $37.0
million, respectively. During the nine months ended June 30, 2000, approximately
eighty-four companies were acquired/merged or completed an initial public
offering, compared to forty-three companies in the year earlier period. The
company's general policy has been to sell its equity positions in an orderly
manner as soon as reasonably possible after a liquidity event. This general
policy allows Comdisco Ventures to generate cash for reinvestment in new
transactions; Comdisco Ventures believes it is preferable to make new advances
to start-ups rather than hold the securities of public companies. In addition,
Comdisco Ventures has benefited from a strong IPO market for venture
capital-backed companies. There can be no assurance that the strong IPO market
for venture capital-backed companies will continue in the near or long term.
During the nine months ended June 30, 2000 and 1999, Comdisco Ventures funded
equity financings totaling $112.8 million and $20.3 million, respectively.
Total costs and expenses for the nine months ended June 30, 2000 were $273.7
million compared to $91.3 million in the prior year period. The increase in
total costs and expenses reflects the growth in business activities.
Selling, general and administrative expenses totaled $63.4 million during the
first nine months of fiscal 2000 compared to $8.8 million in the prior year
period. The increase is due to higher incentive compensation costs, which
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totaled $52.1 million in the nine months ended June 30, 2000 compared to $4.8
million in the year earlier period.
Interest expense for the nine months ended June 30, 2000 was $41.3 million
compared to $15.2 million in the prior year period. The increase is primarily
due to higher inter-group borrowings.
Bad debt expense for the nine months ended June 30, 2000 totaled $61.8 million
compared to $2.4 million for the prior year period. The increase reflects the
growth in business volume.
The effective income tax rate was 40% during the nine months ended June 30, 2000
and 1999. The effective income tax rate approximates the statutory rate.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Since inception, Comdisco Ventures' operating activities, including capital
expenditures for equipment and venture debt originations, have been funded
primarily by cash flow from operations and by inter-group loans from Comdisco.
Total net cash provided by Comdisco was $321.9 million during the nine months
ended June 30, 2000, compared to $244.9 million during the prior year period.
The increase in fiscal 2000 is primarily due to increased business opportunities
in venture leases, venture debt and direct equity financings.
Comdisco Ventures' capital requirements may vary based upon the timing and the
success of implementation of its business plan and as a result of competitive
developments or if:
o demand for Comdisco Ventures' financings or its cash flow from operations is
less than or more that expected;
o development plans or projections change or prove inaccurate;
o Comdisco Ventures makes any acquisitions or commitments in excess of the
current plan; or o Comdisco Ventures accelerates or otherwise alters the
schedule or targets of its business plan implementation.
While Comdisco has been the primary source of funds for Comdisco Ventures,
Comdisco has made no formal commitments about its ability or willingness to
continue to provide funds beyond fiscal year 2000. If Comdisco Ventures were
otherwise unable to obtain funding, from Comdisco or otherwise, on acceptable
terms, Comdisco Ventures' ability to fund its expansion or respond to
competitive pressures would be significantly impaired.
Other Matters
Following the approval of the tracking stock proposal, the company granted
options under the Comdisco Ventures Management Incentive Plan to senior
management of Comdisco Ventures. The exercise price per share is less than the
fair market value of Comdisco Ventures on the grant dates, as determined by an
independent appraisal. As a result of these grants, there will be significant
stock-based compensation expense in future periods. Stock based compensation
expense, which is included in commission expense for the three and nine months
ended June 30, 2000, totaled $2.0 million.
Risk Factors That May Affect Future Results
See "Risk Factors" included in this Report.
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RISK FACTORS
This Report contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and
uncertainties. These forward-looking statements reflect the company's current
views with respect to future events and financial performance, but are subject
to many uncertainties and factors relating to the company's operations and
business environment which may affect the accuracy of forward-looking statements
and cause the actual results of the company to be materially different from any
future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.
The company's actual revenues and results of operations could differ materially
from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of
certain factors, including those set forth below. As a result of these and other
factors, in some future quarter the company's operating results may fall below
the expectations of securities analysts and investors. In such an event, the
trading price of the company's common stock would likely be materially and
adversely affected. Many of the factors that will determine results of
operations are beyond the company's ability to control or predict.
OPERATING RESULTS ARE SUBJECT TO QUARTERLY FLUCTUATIONS
The company's operating results are subject to quarterly fluctuations resulting
from a variety of factors, including earnings contributions from Comdisco
Ventures, remarketing activities and services, product announcements by
manufacturers, economic conditions and variations in the financial mix of leases
written, and continued losses from Prism. The financial mix of leases written is
a result of a combination of factors, including, but not limited to, changes in
customer demands and/or requirements, new product announcements, price changes,
changes in delivery dates, changes in maintenance policies and the pricing
policies of equipment manufacturers, and price competition from other lessors
and finance companies. Comdisco Ventures earnings contributions are impacted by
volatility in the public markets.
THE COMPANY'S GROWTH STRATEGY DEPENDS ON PRODUCT AND MARKET DEVELOPMENT
The markets for the company's principal products are characterized by rapidly
changing technology, evolving industry standards, and declining prices. The
company's operating results will depend to a significant extent on its ability
to continue to introduce new services and to control and/or reduce costs on
existing services. The success of these and other new offerings is dependent on
several factors, including proper identification of customer needs, cost, timely
completion and introduction, differentiation from offerings of the company's
competitors and market acceptance.
THE COMPANY'S SUCCESS DEPENDS IN PART ON ANTICIPATING AND ADAPTING TO NEW
TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS AND CHANGING MARKET CONDITIONS
Although the company has sold its mainframe residual leasing business, which may
have a positive impact on leasing margins in future quarters, the market for
leasing and services is characterized by rapid technological developments,
evolving customer demands and frequent new product announcements and
enhancements. Failure to anticipate or adapt to new technological developments
or to recognize changing market conditions could adversely affect the company's
business, including its lease volume, leasing revenue and earnings contributions
from leasing.
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REMARKETING IS AN IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTOR TO ANNUAL AND QUARTERLY EARNINGS
Notwithstanding the sale of the mainframe lease portfolio, remarketing has been
and will continue to be an important factor in determining quarterly earnings.
To meet earnings goals for fiscal 2000, remarketing contributions, primarily for
the company's global equipment leasing businesses, must be at the level achieved
in fiscal 1999. Quarterly operating results depend substantially upon the
remarketing transactions within the quarter, which are difficult to forecast
accurately. While the company is devoting resources to its remarketing
activities, there can be no assurance that the company will achieve the
appropriate level of activity necessary to meet or match the company's prior and
desired operating results.
THE COMPANY'S GROWTH STRATEGY DEPENDS IN PART ON THE COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY. IF
THAT INDUSTRY DOES POORLY, THE COMPANY'S BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL RESULTS MAY
SUFFER
The emergence of the communications market--facilities-based broadband
communications companies, Internet Service Providers and other
telecommunications carriers--and the growth of broadband networks, provides the
company with an industry in which leasing is an attractive alternative to
ownership. The company's communications equipment customers are generally
companies with accumulated net deficits and extensive liquidity requirements. To
the extent that these companies are unable to meet their business plans, or
unable to obtain funding or funding at reasonable rates to complete their
business plans, there could be an increase in the company's credit losses above
historical levels.
THE COMPANY'S SUCCESS IS HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON DEVELOPING AND EXPANDING ITS
SERVICES' BUSINESS. THE SERVICES BUSINESS MAY BE LESS PREDICTABLE AND THE
REVENUE LESS RECURRING THAN CONTRACTUAL LEASE AND CONTINUITY SERVICES REVENUE.
COMPETITION IN SERVICES MAY NEGATIVELY IMPACT THE COMPANY'S BUSINESS STRATEGY.
REVENUE RECOGNITION CAN BE NEGATIVELY AFFECTED BY LONGER SALES CYCLES
As a result of the evolving nature of its services business, particularly the
emerging desktop management and managed network services, the company has
limited meaningful historical data in which to base its planned operating
expenses. Accordingly, a significant portion of the company's expense levels
(investment in continuity facilities and hardware, consultants, experts and back
office personnel) are based in part on its expectations as to future services
revenues, and are, to a large extent, fixed. Conversely, the company's revenue
base has become more diverse with the growth of other technology services
revenue. To attain its services earnings contribution goals for fiscal 2000, the
company must: meet its obligations under the agreements underlying transactions
in process at September 30, 1999 (also referred to by the company as its "sales
backlog"); expand its contract subscription base (through new contract signings
and contract renewals); increase its revenues from other technology services,
develop, promote and sell additional service products, such as IT CAP Solutions,
advanced recovery services, availability options, remote computing services and
web hosting; and contain costs. The company must also successfully compete with
organizations offering similar services. The company's ability to obtain new
business and realize revenue on its sales backlog depends on its ability to
anticipate technological changes, develop services to meet customer requirements
and achieve delivery of services that meet customer requirements. In addition,
there can be no assurance that the company will be able to maintain and/or
increase its margins on technology services in fiscal 2000.
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One impact of the company's changing business model is the lengthening of the
sales cycle--the length of time between initial sales contact and final delivery
of contracts--as compared to its traditional leasing business. This increase in
sales cycle results in an increase in negotiations in progress which ultimately
impacts the timing of revenue, earnings and volume recognition.
COMDISCO VENTURES CUSTOMERS ARE IN AN EARLY STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT AND MAY BE
UNABLE TO COMPLETE THEIR BUSINESS PLANS. EQUITY INSTRUMENTS HELD BY COMDISCO
VENTURES ARE RISKY INVESTMENTS AND THE PUBLIC MARKET FOR THESE COMPANIES IS
EXTREMELY VOLATILE. TO THE EXTENT THESE COMPANIES DO NOT MEET THEIR PLANS OR THE
COMPANY IS UNABLE TO DISPOSE OF ITS EQUITY SECURITIES, THE COMPANY'S BUSINESS
AND FINANCIAL RESULTS MAY SUFFER.
The company has made loans to and equity investments in various privately held
companies. These companies typically are in an early stage of development with
limited operating histories, and limited or no revenues and may be expected to
incur substantial losses. Accordingly, investments in these companies may not
result in any return and the company may lose its entire investment and/or
principal balance.
Equity instruments held by the company are subject to lockup agreements
restricting its ability to sell until several months after an initial public
offering. The public market for high technology and other emerging growth
companies is extremely volatile. Such volatility may adversely affect the
ability of the company to dispose of the equity securities and the value of
those securities on the date of sale.
The company has established working relationships with successful venture
capital organizations. There can be no assurance that these relationships can be
maintained or sustained. To the extent that the company is unable to maintain
these relationships, its ability to identify potential customers may be
substantially impaired.
The current economic environment has been sustained over a number of years and
is currently the longest continuous period of economic growth in the last thirty
years. This environment has encouraged entrepreneurs to conceive, develop and
bring to market new products and services. The company targets these early-stage
companies for its services and products. A slow down in economic growth could
materially affect the market in which the company operates. Furthermore, a slow
down would impact potential investors in any limited partnerships the company
may form, and this in turn, would have a material impact on Comdisco Ventures
liquidity and access to funds.
Many of the companies to which the company provides financing are dependent on
third parties for liquidity. Any significant change in the availability of funds
would have a material impact on the company's customer base, and, potentially,
its loan collectability, as well as, the fair market value of its equity
instruments.
If companies with which Comdisco Ventures has effected transactions are not
successful or the markets become unfavorable, Comdisco Ventures' customers may
not be able to complete securities offering and Comdisco Ventures may not be
able to generate gains or receive proceeds from the sale of securities.
Fluctuations in future periods may be greater that those experienced in past
periods as a result of Ventures' focus on companies related to the Internet and
telecommunications. Furthermore, for those customers whose securities are not
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publicly traded, the realizable value of Comdisco Ventures' interests may
ultimately prove to be lower than the carrying value currently reflected in the
consolidated and the separate Comdisco Ventures' financial statements.
In the past Comdisco Ventures financed its operations with cash flow from
operations and inter-group loans from Comdisco. Comdisco Ventures may need to
obtain funding from outside sources and may not be able to obtain funding from
outside sources. Furthermore, even if funding is available, such financing may
not be on terms as favorable as those obtained from Comdisco.
Comdisco Ventures depends on certain important employees and the loss of those
employees could harm and disrupt Ventures' business.
THE COMPANY'S PRISM SUBSIDIARY HAS AN AGGRESSIVE BUSINESS PLAN IN A NEW AND
UNPROVEN INDUSTRY.
Prism has incurred operating losses since inception and the company expects that
Prism's operating losses will continue to increase as it introduces and builds
its network and adds service to other areas. In addition, Prism will require
substantial additional capital to support its data network, to expand its
services, to increase its sales and marketing efforts and to support the its
growth. To the extent that revenues do not grow at anticipated rates or that
increases in such operating expenses precede or are not subsequently followed by
commensurate increases in revenues, or that the company is unable to adjust
operating expense levels and/or capital expenditures of Prism accordingly, the
company's business, results of operations and financial condition could be
significantly affected. There can be no assurance that in the future Prism will
be profitable on a quarterly or annual basis.
Prism operates in a highly regulated environment. Changes in regulatory policies
may adversely impact its ability to provide services and increase the costs of
providing those services.
Prism's business strategy is largely unproven. A number of factors may affect
Prism's ability to attain its business plan, including the following:
o its ability to successfully market its existing and planned services to
current and new customers;
o its ability to generate customer demand for its services in target markets;
o the development of its target market and market opportunities;
o market pricing for its services and for competing services;
o the extent of increasing competition;
o ability to acquire funds to expand its network;
o the ability of its equipment and service suppliers to meet its needs;
o trends in regulatory, legislative and judicial developments;
o its ability to manage growth of its operations;
o its ability to access regions and enter into suitable interconnection
agreements with traditional telephone companies;
o its ability to improve its existing services and to introduce new service
offerings without interruption or interference with its operations, in a timely
and cost effective manner;
o its ability to improve its technology infrastructure to respond to
technological change and new industry standards;
o its reliance on third parties, including some of its competitors and potential
competitors to develop and provide Prism with access to communications and
networking technology;
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o its ability to rapidly expand the geographic coverage of its services; o its
ability to attract, retain and motivate qualified persons;
o its ability to rapidly install high-speed access lines; o its ability to
effectively manage growth of operations; and
o its ability to deliver additional value-added services to its customers.
Furthermore, Prism's operating results are likely to fluctuate significantly in
the future as a result of numerous factors, many of which are outside of its
control. These factors include, but are not limited to:
o the timing andwillingness of traditional telephone companies to provide it
with central office space and the prices, terms and conditions on which they
make available the space to Prism;
o the amount and timing of capital expenditures and other costs relating to the
expansion of its networks and the marketing of its services;
o delays in the commencement of operations in new regions and the generation of
revenue because certain network elements have lead times that are controlled by
traditional telephone companies and other third parties;
o the ability to develop and commercialize new services by Prism or its
competitors; o the ability to deploy on a timely basis its services to
adequately satisfy end-user demand; o the ability to successfully operate its
networks; o the rate at which customers subscribe to its services; o decreases
in the prices for its services due to competition, volume-based pricing and
other factors; o the mix of line orders between consumer end-users, and business
end-users(which typically have higher margins);
o the success of its relationship with Williams, Nortel and other potential
strategic partners; o the development and operation of Prism's billing and
collection systems and other operational systems and processes;
o the rendering of accurate and verifiable bills by Prism's traditional
telephone suppliers and resolution of billing disputes;
o the incorporation of enhancements, upgrades and new software and hardware
products into its network and operation processes that may cause unanticipated
disruptions; and
o the interpretation and enforcement of regulatory developments and court
rulings concerning the 1996 Telecommunications Act, interconnection agreements
and the anti-trust laws.
Recently, Prism determined to focus its network expansion efforts in ten markets
for the near term. Also, Comdisco has announced its intention to review
strategic alternatives for its investment in Prism. The implementation of these
decisions could significantly affect Prism's business, results of operations and
financial condition and could also have an impact on Comdisco's results of
operations and financial condition.
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS AND OTHER FACTORS MAY NEGATIVELY IMPACT THE COMPANY'S
OPERATIONS
With respect to economic conditions, a recession can cause customers to put off
new investments and increase the company's bad debt experience.
Other uncertainties include continued business conditions, trend of movement to
client/server environment, competition, including competition from other
technology service providers, reductions in technology budgets and related
spending plans and price competition from other technology service providers.
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Due to all of the foregoing factors, in some future quarter the company's
operating results may fall below the expectations of securities analysts and
investors. In such an event, the trading price of the company's common stock
would likely be materially and adversely affected.
The company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any
forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, further
events or otherwise.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
There have been no material changes in the company's market risk during the
three months ended June 30, 2000. For additional information, refer to page 33
of the company's Annual Report to Stockholders for the fiscal year ended
September 30, 1999.
Part II Other Information
Item 2. Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds.
On May 4, 2000, the company filed its amended and restated charter to implement
a tracking stock structure that was approved by the company's stockholders on
April 20, 2000. As a result, two new series of stock were created: "Comdisco
Stock" and "Comdisco Ventures Stock." Comdisco Venture Stock is intended to
separately track the performance of the company's venture financing business,
which the company refers to as "Comdisco Ventures" and Comdisco Stock separately
tracks the performance of the remaining business of the company, which the
company refers to as "Comdisco Group," and a retained interest in Comdisco
Ventures. A description of the rights of the holders of Comdisco Stock and
Comdisco Ventures Stock is included at pages 12 through 20 and pages 46 through
62 of the Company's Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, dated March 20, 2000, as
filed with the Commission on March 20, 2000, and is incorporated herein by
reference.
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Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
(a) Exhibits
Exhibit No. Description of Exhibit
3.01 Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of
Registrant filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware
on May 4, 2000
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 filed
with the Company's Form 10-Q for the Quarterly
Period ended March 31, 2000, as filed with the
Commission May 14, 2000, File No. 1-7725.
3.02 By-Laws of Registrant dated November 4, 1997
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 filed
with the company's Current Report on Form 8-K
dated November 12, 1997, as filed with the
Commission November 14, 1997 File No. 1-7725.
4.01 Indenture Agreement between Registrant and Citibank,
N.A., as Trustee dated as of June 15, 1992
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 filed
with the company's Current Report on Form 8-K
dated September 1, 1992, as filed with the
Commission on September 2, 1992, File No. 1-7725,
the copy of Indenture, dated as of June 15, 1992,
between Registrant and Citibank, N.A., as Trustee
(said Indenture defines certain rights of
security holders).
4.02 Indenture Agreement between Registrant and Chemical
Bank, N.A., as Trustee, dated as of April 1, 1988
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 filed
with the company's Form 8 dated February 21,
1991, File No. 1-7725, the copy of Indenture
dated as of April 1, 1988, between Registrant and
Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company (said
Indenture defines certain rights of security
holders).
4.03 First Supplemental Indenture between Registrant and
Chemical Bank, N.A., as Trustee, dated as of
January 1, 1990
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.8 filed
with the company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended December 31, 1990, File No.
1-7725, the copy of the First Supplemental
Indenture dated as of January 1, 1990, between
Registrant and Manufacturers Hanover Trust
Company, as Trustee (said Indenture defines
certain rights of security holders).
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Exhibit No. Description of Exhibit
4.04 Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, dated as of
May 4,2000, between the Registrant and ChaseMellon
Shareholder Services, L.L.C., as Rights Agent, which
includes Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series C
Junior Participating Preferred Stock and Series D
Junior Participating Preferred Stock and the Form of
Rights Certificates
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 filed
with the company's Current Report on Form 8-K
dated May 4, 2000, as filed with the
Commission June 14, 2000 File No. 1-7725.
4.05 Indenture Agreement between Registrant and The Fuji
Bank and Trust Company, as Trustee, dated as of
February 1, 1995
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 filed
with the company's Current Report on Form 8-K
dated May 15, 1995, as filed with the Commission
on May 15, 1995, File No. 1-7725, the copy of the
Indenture dated as of February 1, 1995 between
the Registrant and The Fuji Bank and Trust
Company, as Trustee (said Indenture defines
certain rights of security holders).
4.06 Indenture Agreement between Registrant and Yasuda
Bank and Trust Company (U.S.A.), as Trustee, dated
as of December 1, 1995
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 filed
with the company's Current Report on Form 8-K
dated January 12, 1996, as filed with the
Commission on January 17, 1996, File No. 1-7725,
the copy of the Indenture dated as of December 1,
1995 between the Registrant and Yasuda Bank and
Trust Company (U.S.A), as Trustee (said Indenture
defines certain rights of security holders).
4.07 Indenture Agreement between Registrant and The Fuji
Bank and Trust Company, as Trustee, dated as of
December 15, 1998
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 filed
with the company's Current Report on Form 8-K
dated January 19, 1999, as filed with the
Commission on January 20, 1999, File No. 1-7725,
the copy of the Indenture dated as of December
15, 1998 between the Registrant and The Fuji Bank
and Trust Company, as Trustee (said Indenture
defines certain rights of security holders).
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4.08 Indenture Agreement between Registrant and SunTrust Bank,
as Trustee, dated as of September 15, 1999
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1
filed with the company's Form 8-K dated
February 29, 2000, the copy of the Indenture
dated as of September 15, 1999 between the
Registrant and SunTrust Bank, as Trustee
(said Indenture defines certain rights of
security holders).
4.09 Description of the Rights of Holders of Comdisco Stock
and Comdisco Ventures Stock.
Incorporated by reference to pages 12 through 20
and pages 46 through 62 of the Company's Proxy
Statement on Schedule 14A, dated March 20, 2000,
as filed with the Commission March 20, 2000,
File No. 1-7725.
11.00 Computation of Earnings Per Share
12.00 Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
27.00 Financial Data Schedule
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b) Reports on Form 8-K:
On June 13, 2000, the company filed a current report on Form
8-K, dated May 4, 2000 reporting Item 5. Other Events and Item
7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and
Exhibits. The filing contained exhibits relating to the
company's amended and restated rights agreement.
On July 27, 2000, the company filed a current report on Form
8-K, dated July 26, 2000 reporting Item 5. Other Events. The
filing contained exhibits relating to the company's earnings
for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2000 and 1999.
On August 10, 2000, the company filed a current report on Form
8-K, dated August 3, 2000, reporting Item 7. Financial
Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits. The
filing contained exhibits relating to the company's 9.5% Senior
Notes Due August 15, 2003.
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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.
COMDISCO, INC.
Registrant
Date: August 14, 2000 /s/ John J. Vosicky
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John J. Vosicky
Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
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