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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
[X ] Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the quarterly period
ended August 31, 1999 or
[ ] Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the transition period
from _________ to ________
Commission file number 000-22551
Carey International, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 52-1171965
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(State or other jurisdiction of (IRS Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)
4530 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20016
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(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(202) 895-1200
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to
such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No ____
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There were 9,665,106 shares of the registrant's common stock, par value
$0.01 per share, outstanding at October 13, 1999.
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CAREY INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
INDEX
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PART I: FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1: Financial Statements (unaudited):
Consolidated balance sheets as of November 30, 1998 and
August 31, 1999
Consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine
month periods ended August 31, 1998 and 1999
Consolidated statements of cash flows for the nine
months ended August 31, 1998 and 1999
Notes to consolidated financial statements
Item 2: Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations
PART II: OTHER INFORMATION
Item 6: Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
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CAREY INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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<CAPTION>
November 30, August 31,
1998 1999
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(Unaudited)
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ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents $ 14,456,241 $ 14,496,459
Accounts receivable, net 17,864,127 27,003,621
Notes receivable from contracts, current portion 1,249,117 1,674,499
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 1,291,508 2,205,315
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Total current assets 34,860,993 45,379,894
Fixed assets, net 12,912,287 24,898,260
Notes receivable from contracts, excluding current portion 9,538,856 9,522,043
Franchise rights, net 10,863,968 10,872,703
Trade name, trademark and contract rights, net 6,305,359 6,158,667
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net 53,273,552 73,897,068
Deposits and other assets 1,456,871 3,105,702
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Total assets $ 129,211,886 $ 173,834,337
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current portion of notes payable $ 2,652,754 $ 5,183,195
Current portion of capital leases 384,511 161,024
Accounts payable and accrued expenses 18,086,507 29,173,824
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Total current liabilities 21,123,772 34,518,043
Notes payable, excluding current portion 1,665,194 22,846,012
Capital leases, excluding current portion 792,143 278,708
Deferred taxes and other long-term liabilities 406,835 1,228,304
Deferred revenue 15,085,118 15,417,509
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, $.01 par value; 20,000,000 authorized
shares, and 9,463,614 and 9,664,231 issued and
outstanding shares in 1998 and 1999, respectively 94,636 96,642
Additional paid-in capital 78,668,859 80,811,318
Retained earnings 11,375,329 18,637,801
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Total stockholders' equity 90,138,824 99,545,761
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Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 129,211,886 $ 173,834,337
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements
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CAREY INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
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<CAPTION>
Three months ended August 31, Nine months ended August 31,
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1998 1999 1998 1999
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(Unaudited) (Unaudited)
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Revenue, net $ 30,346,811 $ 48,776,341 $ 84,797,598 $ 130,430,826
Cost of revenue 20,300,634 33,096,875 57,160,077 87,317,186
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Gross profit 10,046,177 15,679,466 27,637,521 43,113,640
Selling, general and administrative expense 6,859,956 10,786,809 19,628,479 30,322,829
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Operating income 3,186,221 4,892,657 8,009,042 12,790,811
Other income (expense):
Interest expense (84,502) (378,947) (328,257) (693,376)
Interest income 452,356 102,778 631,358 306,179
Gain (loss) on sales of fixed assets 141,993 39,676 220,763 68,108
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Income before provision for income taxes 3,696,068 4,656,164 8,532,906 12,471,722
Provision for income taxes 1,509,684 1,955,588 3,541,156 5,238,123
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Net income $ 2,186,384 $ 2,700,576 $ 4,991,750 $ 7,233,599
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Net income per common share - basic $ 0.23 $ 0.28 $ 0.60 $ 0.76
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Net income per common share - diluted $ 0.22 $ 0.27 $ 0.56 $ 0.72
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Weighted average common shares used in
computing net income per common share -
basic 9,373,230 9,625,566 8,362,096 9,564,688
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Weighted average common shares used in
computing net income per common share -
diluted 9,948,910 10,144,800 8,894,827 10,035,225
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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<CAPTION>
Nine months ended
August 31,1999
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1998 1999
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(Unaudited)
<S> <C> <C>
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income $ 4,991,750 $ 7,233,599
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from
operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization of fixed assets 1,875,082 2,723,146
Amortization of intangible assets 1,301,428 2,243,923
Gain on sales of fixed assets (220,763) (68,108)
Provision for deferred taxes 21,166 917,259
Change in deferred revenue 1,227,160 332,328
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable 306,998 (5,798,520)
Notes receivable from contracts (1,428,927) (578,527)
Deposits and other assets (275,321) (1,346,314)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses (1,665,273) 6,424,175
Deferred taxes and other long-term liabilities (1,028,603) (95,727)
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Net cash provided by operating activities 5,104,697 11,987,234
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Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from sales of fixed assets 1,334,816 1,239,213
Purchases of fixed assets (2,375,917) (9,416,502)
Acquisitions of chauffeured vehicle service companies (5,151,646) (19,554,997)
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Net cash used in investing activities (6,192,747) (27,732,286)
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Cash flows from financing activities:
Principal payments under capital lease obligations (529,157) (783,125)
Payments of notes payable (2,299,768) (4,679,245)
Proceeds from notes payable - 20,212,090
Issuance of common stock 30,081,507 1,035,550
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Net cash provided by financing activities 27,252,582 15,785,270
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Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 26,164,532 40,218
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 5,333,402 14,456,241
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 31,497,934 $ 14,496,459
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
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CAREY INTERNATIONAL, INC.
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. Background and organization
General
Carey International, Inc. (the "Company") provides chauffeured vehicle
and related services through a worldwide network of owned and operated
companies, licensees and affiliates serving 480 cities in 75 countries. The
Company owns and operates service providers in the form of wholly-owned
subsidiaries in the following cities: Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Hartford,
Indianapolis, Jacksonville, London, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Paris,
Philadelphia, San Francisco, Stamford, Washington, D.C., and West Palm Beach. In
addition, the Company licenses the "Carey" name, and provides central
reservations, billing, and sales and marketing services to its licensees. The
Company's worldwide network includes affiliates in locations in which the
Company has neither owned and operated locations nor licensees. The Company
provides central reservations and billing services to such affiliates.
Acquisitions
The Company is engaged in a program of acquiring chauffeured vehicle
service and related businesses. The chauffeured vehicle service and related
businesses that the Company seeks to acquire may be in cities in which the
Company has owned and operated service providers, licensees operating under
the Carey name and trademark, and affiliates of the Company. In the first
nine months of 1999, the Company acquired eight chauffeured vehicle service
or other companies in Chicago, Detroit, Hartford, Jacksonville, London,
Miami, Paris and Stamford. (See Note 3)
2. Basis of presentation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements and these notes do
not include all of the disclosures included in the Company's audited
consolidated financial statements for the years ended November 30, 1996,
1997 and 1998, and should be read in conjunction with those financial
statements. For further information, such as the significant accounting
policies followed by the Company, refer to the notes to the Company's
audited consolidated financial statements.
The consolidated financial statements included herein have not been
audited. However, in the opinion of management, the consolidated financial
statements reflect all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring
adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the
periods reflected. The results for these periods are not necessarily
indicative of the results for the full fiscal year.
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CAREY INTERNATIONAL, INC.
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued)
3. Acquisitions
In the periods ended August 31, 1998 and 1999, the following acquisition
activity was recorded by the Company:
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<CAPTION>
Nine months ended August 31,
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1998 1999
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Net assets purchased:
Receivables and other assets $ 551,281 $ 4,086,241
Fixed assets 948,400 6,495,861
Franchise rights 5,772,562 344,804
Goodwill and other intangibles assets 4,888,895 22,657,753
Accounts payable and accrued expenses (1,600,839) (4,692,016)
Capital leases (613,410) (50,317)
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$ 9,946,889 $ 28,842,326
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Consideration:
Cash payments $ 5,151,646 $ 19,554,997
Notes assumed related to vehicle acquisitions 1,301,447 8,178,414
Issuance of stock (170,271 and 65,216 shares of
common stock in 1998 and 1999, respectively) 3,493,796 1,108,915
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$ 9,946,889 $ 28,842,326
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CAREY INTERNATIONAL, INC.
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued)
4. Revolving credit facility
In January 1999, the Company entered into a new three-year Revolving
Credit Facility consisting of an unsecured revolving line of credit of
$75.0 million (the "Credit Facility"). Loans made under the Credit Facility
bear interest at the Company's option at either the bank's prime rate or at
a varying rate above the LIBOR rate, depending on the ratio of the
Company's debt to equity. Commitment fees equal to 0.375% per annum are
payable on the unused portion of the Credit Facility. The terms of the
Credit Facility (i) prohibit the payment of dividends by the Company, (ii)
with certain exceptions, prevent the Company from incurring or assuming
other indebtedness that is not subordinate to the borrowings under the
Credit Facility and (iii) require the Company to comply with certain
financial covenants. As of August 31, 1999, the Company had borrowed $19.2
million under the Credit Facility.
5. Commitments and contingencies
The Company is from time to time a party to litigation arising in the
ordinary course of business. Management believes that no pending legal
proceeding will have a material adverse effect on the business, financial
condition, results of operations or cash flows of the Company.
6. Comprehensive income
In 1999, the Company adopted SFAS No. 130, Comprehensive Income.
Comprehensive income for the Company is calculated by adjusting "Net
income" for the change in the unrealized gains or losses from foreign
currency translations. For 1998 and 1999, comprehensive income did not
materially differ from net income.
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Three Months Ended August 31, 1999 (the "1999 Period") Compared to Three Months
Ended August 31, 1998 (the "1998 Period")
Revenue, Net. Revenue, net increased $18.4 million or 60.7% from $30.3
million in the 1998 Period to $48.8 million in the 1999 Period. Of the increase,
$4.7 million resulted from expanded use of the Carey network, including an
increase in business from corporate travel customers and business travel
arrangers. A further $13.7 million of the increase was due to revenues from
companies acquired by the Company subsequent to August 31, 1998.
Cost of Revenue. Cost of revenue increased $12.8 million or 63.0% from
$20.3 million in the 1998 Period to $33.1 million in the 1999 Period. The
increase was primarily attributable to higher costs due to increased business
levels and to increased costs associated with businesses acquired by Carey
subsequent to the 1998 Period. Cost of revenue increased as a percentage of
revenue, net from 66.9% in the 1998 Period to 67.9% in the 1999 Period,
primarily reflecting additional costs for businesses acquired that are not
fully integrated into the Company's operations.
Selling, General and Administrative Expense. Selling, general and
administrative expense increased $3.9 million or 57.2% from $6.9 million in the
1998 Period to $10.8 million in the 1999 Period. The increase largely was due to
the costs associated with higher business levels and costs of acquired
businesses including personnel costs, administrative expenses and marketing
expenses, and an increase in amortization of intangibles related to acquired
businesses. Selling, general and administrative expense decreased as a
percentage of revenue, net from 22.6% in the 1998 Period to 22.1% in the 1999
Period reflecting the Company's strategy of increasing revenues, net without a
corresponding increase in infrastructure costs.
Provision for Income Taxes. The provision for income taxes increased
approximately $446,000 from $1.5 million in the 1998 Period to $2.0 million in
the 1999 Period. The increase primarily was a result of the increase in pre-tax
income of the Company from $3.7 million in the 1998 Period to $4.7 million in
the 1999 Period. The Company's effective tax rate was 40.8% in the 1998 Period
and 42.0% in the 1999 Period.
Net Income. As a result of the foregoing, the Company's net income
increased approximately $514,000 or 23.5% from $2.2 million in the 1998 Period
to $2.7 million in the 1999 Period.
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS - (Continued)
Nine Months Ended August 31, 1999 (the "1999 Nine-Month Period") Compared to
Nine Months Ended August 31, 1998 (the "1998 Nine-Month Period")
Revenue, Net. Revenue, net increased $45.6 million or 53.8% from $84.8
million in the 1998 Nine-Month Period to $130.4 million in the 1999 Nine-Month
Period. Of the increase, $11.0 million was related to expanded use of the Carey
network, including an increase in business from corporate travel customers and
business travel arrangers, and $34.6 million was due to revenues from companies
acquired by the Company subsequent to August 31, 1998.
Cost of Revenue. Cost of revenue increased $30.2 million or 52.8% from
$57.2 million in the 1998 Nine-Month Period to $87.3 million in the 1999 Nine-
Month Period. The increase was primarily attributable to higher costs due to
increased business levels and to costs of revenue of acquired corporations which
were not included in the 1998 Nine-Month Period. Cost of revenue decreased as a
percentage of revenue, net from 67.4% in the 1998 Nine-Month Period to 66.9% in
the 1999 Nine-Month Period, primarily reflecting less reliance on
subcontractors, or "farm-outs," to service higher levels of business during peak
periods as well as a reduction of costs for businesses acquired that were not
previously integrated into the Company's operations.
Selling, General and Administrative Expense. Selling, general and
administrative expense increased $10.7 million or 54.5% from $19.6 million in
the 1998 Nine-Month Period to $30.3 million in the 1999 Nine-Month Period. The
increase was largely due to the costs of additional personnel, increased
marketing expenses and increased administrative expense in support of higher
business levels and investment in infrastructure personnel and systems in the
area of sales and marketing, technology, customer service and employee education
and training. Selling, general and administrative expense increased as a
percentage of revenue, net from 23.1% in the 1998 Nine-Month Period to 23.2% in
the 1999 Nine-Month Period.
Provision for Income Taxes. The provision for income taxes increased $1.7
million from $3.5 million in the 1998 Nine-Month Period to $5.2 million in the
1999 Nine-Month Period. The increase primarily related to the increase in pre-
tax income of the Company from $8.5 million in the 1998 Nine-Month Period to
$12.5 million in the 1999 Nine-Month Period. The Company's effective tax rate
was 41.5% in the 1998 Nine-Month Period and 42.0% in the 1999 Nine-Month Period.
Net Income. As a result of the foregoing, the Company's net income
increased $2.2 million or 44.9% from $5.0 million in the 1998 Nine-Month Period
to $7.2 million in the 1999 Nine-Month Period.
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS --(Continued)
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Cash and cash equivalents increased approximately $40,000 during the 1999
Nine-Month Period from $14.5 million at November 30, 1998 to $14.5 million at
August 31, 1999. Operating activities provided net cash of approximately $12.0
million during the 1999 Nine-Month Period compared to $5.1 million in the 1998
Nine-Month Period. The overall net increase in cash and cash equivalents at
August 31, 1999 from November 30, 1998 primarily related to the cash from
borrowings under the Credit Facility and net cash provided by chauffeured
vehicle service operations offset by the use of such cash to acquire chauffeured
vehicle service companies, purchase fixed assets and retire debt.
Cash used in investing activities during the 1999 Nine-Month Period
increased by $21.5 million over the 1998 Nine-Month Period. Cash of $6.2 million
was used in the 1998 Nine-Month Period to acquire chauffeured vehicle service
companies and purchase fixed assets, net of cash from sale of fixed assets,
whereas $27.7 million of cash was used in the 1999 Nine-Month Period to acquire
chauffeured vehicle service companies and purchase fixed assets, net of cash
from sale of fixed assets.
Cash provided by financing activities during the 1999 Nine-Month Period
decreased by $11.5 million over the 1998 Nine-Month Period, primarily as a
result of the issuance of common stock by the Company during the 1998 Nine-Month
Period for net proceeds of $30.1 million compared to proceeds from notes payable
of $20.2 million during the 1999 Nine-Month Period.
At August 31, 1999, the Company had notes payable outstanding of $28.0
million, of which approximately $5.2 is to be repaid over the next 12 months.
In January 1999, the Company entered into a new three-year Revolving Credit
Facility consisting of an unsecured revolving line of credit of $75.0 million
(the "Credit Facility"). The Credit Facility will be used for acquisitions and
working capital. Loans made under the Credit Facility will bear interest at the
Company's option at either the banks' prime lending rate or at a varying rate
above the LIBOR rate, depending upon the ratio of the Company's debt to equity.
Commitment fees equal to 0.325% per annum are payable on the unused portion of
the Credit Facility. The terms of the Credit Facility (i) prohibit the payment
of dividends by the Company, (ii) with certain exceptions, prevent the Company
from incurring or assuming other indebtedness that is not subordinated to the
borrowings under the Credit Facility and (iii) require the Company to comply
with certain financial covenants. As of August 31, 1999, the Company had
borrowed $19.2 million under the Credit Facility.
While there can be no assurance, and depending on the methods of financing
and size of potential acquisitions, management believes that cash flow from
operations, cash and cash equivalents and funds from the Credit Facility will be
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS --(Continued)
adequate to meet the Company's capital requirements for the next 12 months.
While the Company has financed many acquisitions primarily with cash over the
past twelve months, it may seek to finance future acquisitions by using common
stock for a portion or all of the consideration to be paid.
The Company is in the process of upgrading its central and subsidiary
reservation systems as well as its financial and certain other computer software
and hardware systems. The upgrades are expected to provide significant
enhancements to the Company's customer service and management information
capabilities along with increased opportunities for more efficient processing
and distribution of information. The Company's program of enhancements and
upgrades overlaps with its plans to address the Year 2000 Problem, as described
in the following three paragraphs, and replaces the need for on-going
investments in its current systems that would otherwise occur in the absence of
the program of enhancements and upgrades. The Company is currently committed to
or anticipates spending approximately $5 to $7 million over the next 12 to 18
months on designing, developing and deploying software and replacing or
upgrading computer-related hardware as part of its program of enhancements and
upgrades.
The Year 2000 Problem, which is common to most corporations, concerns the
inability of certain information systems, primarily computer software programs,
to properly recognize and process date sensitive information related to the year
2000 and beyond. While the Company anticipates that the upgrades referred to in
the preceding paragraph will result in systems that are Year 2000 compliant, the
Company has also developed and is implementing plans to address the possible
exposures of its existing systems to the Year 2000 Problem. Key financial,
management information and operational systems, including equipment with
embedded microprocessors, have been inventoried and assessed, and plans are in
place for necessary systems modifications or replacements. Progress against
these plans is monitored and reported to senior management on a regular basis.
Implementation of necessary changes to critical systems is expected to be
completed during fiscal 1999.
Costs to remedy the Year 2000 Problem for certain key financial and
operational systems are expected to total approximately $350,000, of which
approximately 90% has been spent to date, and are charged to expense as
incurred. The Company intends to remedy its Year 2000 Problem in its computer-
related hardware and other commercially available software as part of its
overall systems upgrade discussed above. The Company is also assessing the
potential impact on operations if key third parties are not successful in making
their systems Year 2000 compliant in a timely manner. The effect, if any, on the
Company's results of operations if the Company's customers or its suppliers are
not fully Year 2000 compliant is not reasonably estimable.
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS --(Continued)
The Company's emergency backup and recovery procedures to be followed in
the event of a failure of a business-critical system will be expanded to include
specific procedures for potential Year 2000 issues. Contingency plans in the
event of a "worst case scenario" to protect the business from Year 2000-related
interruptions are being developed and are expected to be complete by October
1999. The costs of such contingency plans have not yet been determined.
Factors To Be Considered
The information set forth above contains forward-looking statements, which
involve risks and uncertainties. The Company's actual results could differ
materially from the results anticipated in these forward-looking statements.
Readers should refer to discussion under "Risk Factors" contained in the
Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-59599) filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, which is incorporated herein by reference,
concerning certain factors which could cause the Company's actual results to
differ materially from the results anticipated in the forward-looking statements
contained herein.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
(a) Exhibit:
27 Financial Data Schedule (for the nine months ended August
31, 1999)
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
Carey International, Inc.
Date: October 15, 1999 By: /s/ Vincent A. Wolfington
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Vincent A. Wolfington
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer
Date: October 15, 1999 By: /s/ David H. Haedicke
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David H. Haedicke
Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
NUMBER DESCRIPTION
27 Financial Data Schedule (for the nine months ended
August 31, 1998 and 1999)
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