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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 10-Q
[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (D) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2000
[_] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (D) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Transition Period from ________________ to ________________
Commission File Number 001 - 12231
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CB RICHARD ELLIS SERVICES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware 52-1616016
(State or other jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization) Identification Number)
200 North Sepulveda Boulevard
El Segundo, California 90245-4380
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(310) 563 - 8600 Not Applicable
(Registrant's telephone (Former name, former address and formal
number, including area code) fiscal year if changed since last report)
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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 .
Number of shares of common stock outstanding at April 28, 2000 was
20,409,838.
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CB RICHARD ELLIS SERVICES, INC.
FORM 10-Q
March 31, 2000
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION PAGE
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Item 1. Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements
Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2000 (Unaudited) and December 31, 1999............... 3
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended
March 31, 2000 and 1999....................................................................... 4
Unaudited Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows for the three months
ended March 31, 2000 and 1999................................................................. 5
Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.......................................... 6
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations......... 12
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.................................... 19
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.............................................................. 20
Signatures.................................................................................................. 21
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CB RICHARD ELLIS SERVICES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
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March 31, December 31,
2000 1999
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A S S E T S
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Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents........................................................ $ 24,791 $ 27,844
Receivables, less allowance of $11,966 and $15,560 for doubtful accounts
at March 31, 2000 and December 31, 1999....................................... 141,280 164,970
Deferred taxes, net.............................................................. 11,874 11,758
Prepaid expenses................................................................. 9,546 8,370
Other current assets............................................................. 7,505 18,807
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Total current assets.......................................................... 194,996 231,749
Property and equipment, net............................................................ 69,993 70,149
Goodwill, net of accumulated amortization of $44,849 and $41,008 at
March 31, 2000 and December 31, 1999............................................. 439,236 445,010
Other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $281,480 and $279,156
at March 31, 2000 and December 31, 1999.......................................... 51,671 57,524
Prepaid pension costs.................................................................. 25,930 26,323
Deferred taxes, net.................................................................... 27,946 28,190
Investment in and advances to unconsolidated subsidiaries.............................. 38,912 36,545
Other assets........................................................................... 49,072 37,783
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Total assets.................................................................. $ 897,756 $ 933,273
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Current Liabilities:
Compensation and employee benefits............................................... $ 61,084 $ 113,518
Accounts payable and accrued expenses............................................ 89,706 103,287
Reserve for bonus and profit sharing............................................. 16,418 52,233
Current maturities of long-term debt............................................. 4,617 5,268
Current portion of capital lease obligations..................................... 1,551 1,497
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Total current liabilities..................................................... 173,376 275,803
Long-term debt:
Revolving credit facility........................................................ 221,000 160,000
Senior term notes................................................................ 16,502 16,502
Senior subordinated notes, less unamortized discount of $1,837 and $1,892 at
March 31, 2000 and December 31, 1999.......................................... 173,163 173,108
Other long-term debt............................................................. 5,866 6,205
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Total long-term debt.......................................................... 416,531 355,815
Other liabilities...................................................................... 97,858 88,046
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Total liabilities............................................................. 687,765 719,664
Minority interest...................................................................... 3,280 3,872
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 8,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued
or outstanding................................................................
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 20,408,692
and 20,435,692 shares outstanding at March 31, 2000 and December 31,
1999.......................................................................... 213 213
Additional paid-in capital....................................................... 355,537 355,893
Notes receivable from sale of stock.............................................. (7,537) (8,087)
Accumulated deficit.............................................................. (122,465) (122,485)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss............................................. (5,154) (1,928)
Treasury stock at cost, 886,350 shares and 885,100 shares at March 31, 2000
and December 31, 1999......................................................... (13,883) (13,869)
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Total stockholders' equity.................................................... 206,711 209,737
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Total liabilities and stockholders' equity.................................... $ 897,756 $ 933,273
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
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CB RICHARD ELLIS SERVICES, INC.
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
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Three Months Ended
March 31
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Revenue............................................................................... $ 260,919 $ 233,201
Costs and Expenses:
Commissions, fees and other incentives.......................................... 113,398 102,180
Operating, administrative and other............................................. 127,713 115,951
Depreciation and amortization................................................... 10,569 9,994
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Operating income...................................................................... 9,239 5,076
Interest income....................................................................... 489 534
Interest expense...................................................................... 9,685 9,173
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Income (loss) before provision (benefit) for income tax............................... 43 (3,563)
Provision (benefit) for income tax.................................................... 23 (1,810)
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Net income (loss)..................................................................... $ 20 $ (1,753)
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Basic earnings (loss) per share....................................................... $ - $ (0.08)
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Weighted average shares outstanding for basic earnings (loss) per share............... 20,819,268 20,640,438
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Diluted earnings (loss) per share..................................................... $ - $ (0.08)
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Weighted average shares outstanding for diluted earnings (loss) per share............. 20,851,184 20,640,438
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
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CB RICHARD ELLIS SERVICES, INC.
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Dollars in thousands)
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Three Months Ended
March 31
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Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)............................................................. $ 20 $ (1,753)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in operating
activities:
Depreciation and amortization excluding deferred financing costs............ 10,569 9,994
(Gain) loss on disposition of property and business......................... (4,735) 57
Deferred compensation....................................................... 8,513 2,654
Deferred taxes.............................................................. 166 795
Decrease in receivables....................................................... 20,928 6,158
Decrease in compensation and employee benefits payable........................ (87,165) (55,318)
Decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses............................. (12,246) (19,846)
Net change in other operating assets and liabilities.......................... (3,572) 2,912
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Net cash used in operating activities................................... (67,522) (54,347)
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Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment........................................... (4,538) (5,901)
Proceeds from sale of inventoried property.................................... - 7,355
Proceeds from collections on notes receivable................................. 1,000 50
Proceeds from sale of property and business................................... 11,304 -
Increase in intangible assets and goodwill.................................... (383) (964)
Acquisition of businesses including net assets acquired, intangibles
and goodwill................................................................ - (1,224)
Other investing activities, net............................................... (1,069) 2,524
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Net cash provided by investing activities............................... 6,314 1,840
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Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from revolving credit facility....................................... 88,000 78,000
Repayment of revolving credit facility........................................ (27,000) (19,000)
Repayment of inventoried property loan........................................ - (7,093)
Repayment of other loans...................................................... (1,168) (873)
Repayment of capital leases................................................... (402) (268)
Other financing activities, net............................................... (636) (726)
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Net cash provided by financing activities............................... 58,794 50,040
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Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents........................................ (2,414) (2,467)
Cash and cash equivalents, at beginning of period................................ 27,844 19,551
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash.......................................... (639) 341
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Cash and cash equivalents, at end of period...................................... $ 24,791 $ 17,425
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Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest (none capitalized)................................................. $ 6,074 $ 5,390
Income taxes, net........................................................... $ 5,376 $ 1,861
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
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CB RICHARD ELLIS SERVICES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
1. Organization
Organization. CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc. (the Company) is a holding
company that conducts its operations primarily through approximately 75 direct
and indirect operating subsidiaries. In the United States (US) the Company
operates through CB Richard Ellis, Inc., L.J. Melody & Company (L.J. Melody) and
CB Richard Ellis Investors, L.L.C. (CBRE Investors); in the United Kingdom (UK)
through CB Hillier Parker Limited (HP) and in Canada through CB Richard Ellis
Limited. The Company operates through smaller subsidiaries in approximately 25
other countries and pursuant to cooperation agreements in several additional
countries. Approximately 76 percent of the Company's revenues are from the US
and 24 percent from the rest of the world.
Nature of Operations. The Company provides a full range of real estate
services to commercial real estate tenants, owners and investors through
approximately 250 offices worldwide including but not limited to the US,
Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, Denmark,
France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand,
People's Republic of China, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Taiwan, Turkey and the UK. In July 1999, the Company undertook a reorganization
to streamline its US operations which resulted in a change in its segment
reporting from four to three segments. The Company's services under this new
segmentation include (i) brokerage services whereby the Company facilitates the
sale and lease of properties, transaction management and advisory services, and
investment property transactions, including acquisitions and sales on behalf of
investors (Transaction Management); (ii) capital market activities, including
mortgage banking, brokerage and servicing, investment management and advisory
services, real estate market research and valuation and appraisal services
(Financial Services); and (iii) facilities management services to corporate real
estate users, and property management and related services to owners (Management
Services). The Company's diverse client base includes local, national and
multinational corporations, financial institutions, pension funds and other tax
exempt entities, local, state and national government entities, and individuals.
While the Company provides Transaction Management and Management Services in
most of its 250 offices, Financial Services are primarily provided in the US and
the UK (except appraisal which is offered by most offices).
A significant portion of the Company's revenue is seasonal. Historically,
this seasonality has caused the Company's revenue, operating income and net
income to be lower in the first two calendar quarters and higher in the third
and fourth calendar quarters of each year. In addition, the Company's operations
are directly affected by actual and perceived trends in various national and
economic conditions, including interest rates, the availability of credit to
finance commercial real estate transactions and the impact of tax laws. To date,
the Company does not believe that general inflation has had a material impact on
its operations. Revenues, commissions and other variable costs related to
revenues are primarily affected by real estate market supply and demand rather
than general inflation.
2. Basis of Preparation
The unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Company have been
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for
interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article
10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information
and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements.
In the opinion of management, all adjustments and eliminations, consisting
of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the
financial statements for the interim periods have been made. Interim results of
operations are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the
full year. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial
statements and accompanying notes included in the Company's annual report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999.
3. Dispositions
In February 2000, the Company sold all of the assets of CBRE
Telecommunications Services, L.L.C. (Telecommunications) for cash proceeds of
$8.4 million, resulting in a pre-tax gain of $4.7 million.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(Unaudited)
4. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
Net goodwill at March 31, 2000 consisted of $420.4 million related to the
1995 through 1999 acquisitions which is being amortized over an estimated useful
life of 30 years and $18.8 million related to the Company's original acquisition
in 1989 which is being amortized over an estimated useful life of 40 years.
Net other intangible assets at March 31, 2000 included approximately $7.5
million of deferred financing costs and $44.2 million of intangibles stemming
from the 1995 through 1999 acquisitions. These are amortized on a straight line
basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets, ranging from 3 to 15 years.
The Company periodically evaluates the recoverability of the carrying
amount of goodwill and other intangible assets. In this assessment, the Company
considers macro market conditions and trends in the Company's relative market
position, its capital structure, lender relationships and the estimated
undiscounted future cash flows associated with these assets. If any of the
significant assumptions inherent in this assessment materially change due to
market, economic and/or other factors, the recoverability is assessed based on
the revised assumptions and resultant undiscounted cash flows. If such analysis
indicates impairment, it would be recorded in the period such changes occur
based on the fair value of the goodwill and other intangible assets.
5. Other Assets
Other assets at March 31, 2000 include $6.3 million in receivables from the
1999 sales of five non-strategic offices. Also included in other assets are
$31.2 million invested in cash surrender value of insurance products which
function like mutual funds as an investment alternative for the Deferred
Compensation Plan (DCP) (see Note 6), and $4.9 million of notes receivable from
stock options exercised.
6. Employee Benefit Plans
In 1994, the Company implemented the DCP. Under the DCP, a select group of
management and highly compensated employees can defer the payment of all or a
portion of their compensation (including any bonus). The DCP permits
participating employees to make an irrevocable election at the beginning of each
year to receive amounts deferred at a future date either in cash, which is an
unsecured long-term liability of the Company, or in newly issued shares of
common stock of the Company which elections are recorded as additions to
stockholders' equity. In 1999, the Company revised the DCP to add insurance
products which function like mutual funds as an investment alternative and to
fund the Company's obligation for deferrals invested in such insurance products.
For the three months ended March 31, 2000, approximately $11.7 million was
deferred and mainly allocated to other investments. There is also a liability to
issue to participants 0.4 million shares of common stock worth $9.3 million at
March 31, 2000. The accumulated non-stock liability at March 31, 2000 was
approximately $58.4 million and the assets (in the form of insurance proceeds)
set aside to cover the liability was $31.2 million. The total liability of $70.1
million was charged to expense in the period of deferral and classified as other
liabilities except for stock which is included in stockholders' equity.
The Company, through the HP acquisition, maintains a contributory defined
benefit pension plan (DBP) to provide retirement benefits to former HP employees
participating in the plan. It is the Company's policy to fund the minimum annual
contributions required by applicable regulations. At March 31, 2000, DBP plan
assets exceeded DBP plan liabilities by approximately $25.9 million and the net
prepaid pension asset is reflected in the accompanying balance sheet.
7. Debt
In October 1999, the Company executed an amendment to the revolving credit
facility, reducing the facility to $350.0 million, eliminating the mandatory
reduction of the facility on December 31, 1999, and revising some of the
restrictive covenants. The new amendment is also subject to mandatory reductions
of the facility by $80.0 million and
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(Unaudited)
$70.0 million on December 31, 2000 and 2001, respectively. The amount
outstanding under this facility was $221.0 million at March 31, 2000. Interest
rate alternatives include Bank of America's reference rate plus 1.00% and LIBOR
plus 2.50%. The weighted average rate on amounts outstanding at March 31, 2000
was 8.81%.
The revolving credit facility contains numerous restrictive covenants that,
among other things, limit the Company's ability to incur or repay other
indebtedness, make advances or loans to subsidiaries and other entities, make
capital expenditures, incur liens, enter into mergers or effect other
fundamental corporate transactions, sell its assets, or declare dividends. In
addition, the Company is required to meet certain ratios relating to its
adjusted net worth, level of indebtedness, fixed charges and interest coverage.
The Company has Senior Subordinated Notes (Subordinated Notes) due on June
1, 2006. The Subordinated Notes are redeemable in whole or in part after June 1,
2002 at 104.438% of par on that date and at declining prices thereafter. On or
before June 1, 2001, up to 35.0% of the issued amount may be redeemed at
108.875% of par plus accrued interest solely with the proceeds from an equity
offering. The amount included in the accompanying balance sheet for the
Subordinated Notes less unamortized discount was $173.2 million at March 31,
2000.
The Company has a credit agreement with Chase Bank of Texas, National
Association. The credit agreement provides for a revolving line of credit, which
bears interest at 1.0% in excess of the yield equivalent (expressed as a
percentage rate per annum) of the bank's cost of funds. The Company may borrow
$20.0 million under the line of credit until May 28, 2000, when the revolving
line of credit expires. At March 31, 2000, the Company had no revolving line of
credit principal outstanding.
The Company has a credit agreement with Bank One Texas, National
Association. The credit agreement provides for an investment line of credit,
which bears interest at a varying rate per annum equal to the lesser of (a) the
maximum nonusurious interest rate or (b) 0.35% for the equivalent amount for the
monthly period. The Company may borrow $30.0 million under the investment line
of credit until July 31, 2000, when the investment line of credit expires. At
March 31, 2000, the Company had no investment line of credit principal
outstanding.
In September 1999, with the acquisition of Eberhardt Company, the Company
entered into a credit agreement with U.S. Bank, National Association. The credit
agreement provides for a revolving line of credit, which bears interest at 2.0%
(fixed rate) per annum and a working capital facility in which interest will be
paid at a rate equal to the floating LIBOR plus 2.125% per annum. The Company
may borrow $8.5 million under the revolving line of credit and $0.3 million
under the working capital facility until June 30, 2000, when the revolving line
of credit and working capital facilities expire. At March 31, 2000, the Company
had no revolving line of credit or working capital facility principal
outstanding.
The Company has a credit agreement with Residential Funding Corporation
(RFC). The credit agreement provides for a revolving line of credit, which bears
interest at 1.25% per annum over LIBOR. The Company may borrow $50.0 million
under the revolving line of credit until August 31, 2000, when the revolving
line of credit expires. At March 31, 2000, the Company had $0.3 million
revolving line of credit principal outstanding.
8. Income Taxes
The provisions (benefits) for income taxes for the three month periods
ended March 31, 2000 and 1999 were computed in accordance with Interpretation
No. 18 of Accounting Principals Board (APB) opinion No. 28 on reporting taxes
for interim periods and were based on projections of total year pre-tax income.
In accordance with APB opinion No. 23, no US taxes have been provided on
earnings of foreign subsidiaries because it is the intent of the Company to
permanently re-invest the unremitted earnings of foreign subsidiaries.
9. Commitments and Contingencies
In December 1996, GMH Associates, Inc. (GMH) filed a lawsuit against
Prudential Realty Group (Prudential)
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(Unaudited)
and the Company in the Superior Court of Pennsylvania, Franklin County, alleging
various contractual and tort claims against Prudential, the seller of a large
office complex, and the Company, its agent in the sale, contending that
Prudential breached its agreement to sell the property to GMH, breached its duty
to negotiate in good faith, conspired with the Company to conceal from GMH that
Prudential was negotiating to sell the property to another purchaser and that
Prudential and the Company misrepresented that there were no other negotiations
for the sale of the property. Following a non-jury trial, the court rendered a
decision in favor of GMH and against Prudential and the Company, awarding GMH
$20.3 million in compensatory damages, against Prudential and the Company
jointly and severally, and $10.0 million in punitive damages, allocating the
punitive damage award $7.0 million as against Prudential and $3.0 million as
against the Company. Following the denial of motions by Prudential and the
Company for a new trial, a judgment was entered on December 3, 1998. Prudential
and the Company filed an appeal of the judgment. On March 3, 2000, the appellate
court in Pennsylvania reversed all of the trial courts' decisions finding that
liability was not supported on any theory claimed by GMH and directed that a
judgement be entered in favor of the defendants including the Company. The
plaintiff has filed an appeal with the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
In August 1993, a former commissioned sales person of the Company filed a
lawsuit against the Company in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Bergen County,
alleging gender discrimination and wrongful termination by the Company. On
November 20, 1996, a jury returned a verdict against the Company, awarding $1.5
million in general damages and $5.0 million in punitive damages to the
plaintiff. Subsequently, the trial court awarded the plaintiff $638,000 in
attorneys' fees and costs. Following denial by the trial court of the Company's
motions for new trial, reversal of the verdict and reduction of damages, the
Company filed an appeal of the verdict and requested a reduction of damages. On
March 9, 1999, the appellate court ruled in the Company's favor, reversed the
trial court decision and ordered a new trial. On February 16, 2000, the Supreme
Court of New Jersey reversed the decision of the appellate court, concluded that
the general damage award in the trial court should be sustained and returned the
case to the appellate court for a determination as to whether a new trial should
be ordered on the issue of punitive damages. In April 2000, the Company settled
the compensatory damages claim (including interest) and all claims to date with
respect to attorneys fees by paying to the plaintiff the sum of $2.75 million
leaving only the punitive damage claim for resolution (the plaintiff also
agreed, with very limited exceptions, that no matter what the outcome of the
punitive damage claim the Company would not be responsible for more than 50% of
the plaintiff's future attorney fees). Based on available reserves, cash and
anticipated cash flows, the Company believes that the ultimate outcome of this
case will not have an impact on the Company's ability to carry on its
operations.
The Company is a party to a number of pending or threatened lawsuits
arising out of, or incident to, its ordinary course of business. Based on
available cash and anticipated cash flows, the Company believes that the
ultimate outcome will not have an impact on the Company's ability to carry on
its operations. Management believes that any liability to the Company that may
result from disposition of these lawsuits will not have a material effect on the
consolidated financial position or results of operations of the Company.
In 1999, the Company entered into an agreement with Fannie Mae in which the
Company agreed to fund the purchase of a $103.6 million loan portfolio from
proceeds from its RFC line of credit, which was temporarily increased to $135.0
million. A 100% participation in this loan portfolio was subsequently sold to
Fannie Mae with the Company retaining the credit risk on the first 2% of loss
incurred on the underlying portfolio of commercial mortgage loans. The Company
has collateralized a portion of its obligation to cover the first 2% of losses
by pledging a letter of credit in the amount of $1.0 million to Fannie Mae.
The Company has a participation agreement with RFC whereby RFC agrees to
purchase a 99% participation interest in any eligible multifamily mortgage loans
owned by the Company and outstanding at quarter-end. The participation agreement
expires August 31, 2000.
10. Stockholders' Equity
The translation of foreign currencies into U.S. dollars is performed for
balance sheet accounts using current exchange rates in effect at the balance
sheet date and for revenue and expense accounts using an average exchange rate
for the period. The cumulative gains or losses resulting from translations are
included in stockholders' equity.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(Unaudited)
The Company completed the 1999 stock repurchase on January 5, 2000. A total
of 397,450 shares of common stock were purchased for a total of approximately
$5.0 million.
11. Comprehensive Loss
Comprehensive loss consists of net income (loss) and other comprehensive
loss. Accumulated other comprehensive loss consists of foreign currency
translation adjustments. For the three months ended March 31, 2000, total
comprehensive loss was $3.2 million which primarily consists of foreign currency
translation loss. For the three months ended March 31, 1999, total comprehensive
loss was $5.9 million which includes foreign currency translation loss of $4.1
million.
12. Per Share Information
Basic earnings (loss) per share was computed by dividing net income (loss)
by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during each period.
The computation of diluted earnings (loss) per share further assumes the
dilutive effect of stock options and stock warrants. When the Company is in a
net loss position for a particular reporting period, the stock options and
warrants outstanding are excluded as they are anti-dilutive.
The following is a calculation of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per
share (in thousands, except share and per share data):
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Three Months Ended March 31
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2000 1999
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Per-Share Per-Share
Income Shares Amount Loss Shares Amount
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Basic earnings (loss) per share
Net income (loss).................................. $20 20,819,268 $ - $(1,753) 20,640,438 $(0.08)
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Diluted earnings (loss) per share
Net income (loss).................................. $20 20,819,268 $(1,753) 20,640,438
Diluted effect of exercise of options outstanding.. 31,916 -
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Net income (loss).................................. $20 20,851,184 $ - $(1,753) 20,640,438 $(0.08)
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The following items were not included in the computation of diluted
earnings (loss) per share because their effect was anti-dilutive:
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Three Months Ended March 31
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2000 1999
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Stock options
Outstanding............................................. 2,524,144 2,342,562
Price ranges............................................ $11.81-$36.75 $0.30-$37.31
Expiration ranges....................................... 6/8/04-9/30/09 4/18/99-7/22/08
Stock warrants
Outstanding............................................. 599,967 599,967
Price................................................... $30.00 $30.00
Expiration.............................................. 8/28/04 8/28/04
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13. Reclassification
Certain reclassifications, which do not have any effect on net income, have
been made to certain prior period financial statements to conform to the March
2000 presentation.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(Unaudited)
14. Industry Segments
In July 1999, the Company announced that it changed its segment reporting
from four segments to three segments. Prior periods were restated to conform to
the new segmentation. The three segments are Transaction Management, Financial
Services and Management Services. The factors for determining the reportable
segments were based on the type of service and client and on the way the chief
operating decision makers organize segments within the Company for making
operating decisions and assessing performance. Each business segment requires
and is responsible for executing a unique marketing and business strategy.
Transaction Management consists of commercial property sales and leasing
services, transaction management and advisory services and investment property
services (acquisitions and sales on behalf of investors). Financial Services
consists of mortgage loan origination and servicing through L.J. Melody,
investment management and advisory services through CBRE Investors, capital
markets activities, valuation and appraisal services and real estate market
research. Management Services consists of facilities and property management and
related services. The current quarter results of Management Services include a
nonrecurring gain of $4.7 million from the sale of Telecommunications. The
following unaudited table summarizes the revenue, cost and expenses, and
operating income by operating segment for the three months ended March 31, 2000
and 1999:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Three Months Ended March 31
-----------------------------
2000 1999
-------- --------
(Dollars in thousands)
<S> <C> <C>
Revenue
Transaction Management............................................ $178,459 $159,135
Financial Services................................................ 41,397 37,945
Management Services............................................... 41,063 36,121
-------- --------
$260,919 $233,201
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Operating income (loss)
Transaction Management............................................ $ 4,631 $ 4,060
Financial Services................................................ 805 1,126
Management Services............................................... 3,803 (110)
-------- --------
9,239 5,076
Interest income........................................................ 489 534
Interest expense....................................................... 9,685 9,173
-------- --------
Income (loss) before provision (benefit) for income tax................ $ 43 $ (3,563)
======== ========
Geographic Information
Revenue
United States..................................................... $198,500 $180,400
All other countries............................................... 62,419 52,801
-------- --------
$260,919 $233,201
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</TABLE>
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Introduction -
The Company provides real estate services through approximately 250 offices
worldwide including but not limited to the United States (US), Argentina,
Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, Denmark, France,
Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand,
People's Republic of China, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Taiwan, Turkey and the United Kingdom. Over the course of the last five years,
the Company, in recognition of a rapidly changing structural and economic
environment, has changed from being almost exclusively a traditional US real
estate broker to being a diversified global real estate services firm. The
Company's Transaction Management is one of the largest such businesses in the
US.
As part of its strategic emphasis in developing a worldwide business, the
Company has, since the beginning of 1995, completed multiple acquisitions, an
$87.0 million public offering of common stock and a $175.0 million offering of
senior subordinated notes. The Company is continually assessing acquisition
opportunities as part of its growth strategy. Because of the substantial
non-cash goodwill and intangible amortization charges incurred by the Company in
connection with acquisitions subject to purchase accounting and because of
interest expense associated with cash acquisition financing, management
anticipates that past acquisitions have and future acquisitions may adversely
affect net income, especially in the first several years following the
acquisition. This problem is compounded when, as in the case of the 1997
acquisition of Koll Real Estate Services (Koll), the amortization of goodwill
must be deducted for financial reporting purposes but is not deductible for tax
purposes with the result that the provision for taxes for financial reporting
purposes will for some period of time be 50-55% when the actual cash tax rate
is 40-45%. In addition, during the first six months following an acquisition,
the Company believes there are generally significant one-time costs relating to
integrating information technology, accounting and management services and
rationalizing personnel levels of the combined operation (costs which the
Company intends to take as a single charge at the time of the acquisition to the
maximum extent permissible). Management does not intend to pursue acquisitions
unless they are accretive to income before interest expense and provision for
amortization of goodwill and intangibles and to operating cash flows (excluding
the costs of integration).
Revenue from Transaction Management, which constitutes a substantial
majority of the Company's revenue, is subject to economic cycles. However, the
Company's significant size, geographic coverage, number of transactions and
large continuing client base tend to minimize the impact of economic cycles on
annual revenue and create what the Company believes is equivalent to a recurring
stream of revenue. Approximately 53% of the costs and expenses associated with
Transaction Management are directly correlated to revenue while approximately
22% of the costs and expenses of Management Services and Financial Services, are
directly correlated to revenue.
A significant portion of the Company's revenue is seasonal. Historically,
this seasonality has caused the Company's revenue, operating income and net
income to be lower in the first two calendar quarters and higher in the third
and fourth calendar quarters of each year. In addition, the Company's operations
are directly affected by actual and perceived trends in various national and
economic conditions, including interest rates, the availability of credit to
finance commercial real estate transactions and the impact of tax laws. To date,
the Company does not believe that general inflation has had a material impact
upon its operations. Revenues, commissions and other variable costs related to
revenues are primarily affected by real estate market supply and demand rather
than general inflation.
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Results of Operations
The following unaudited table sets forth items derived from the Company's
consolidated statements of operations for each of the periods presented in
dollars and as a percentage of revenue:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Three Months Ended March 31
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2000 1999
---------------- ---------------
(Dollars in thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Revenue............................................................ $260,919 100.0% $233,201 100.0%
Costs and expenses:
Commissions, fees and other incentives......................... 113,398 43.5 102,180 43.8
Operating, administrative and other............................ 127,713 48.9 115,951 49.7
Depreciation and amortization.................................. 10,569 4.1 9,994 4.3
-------- ----- -------- -----
Operating income................................................... 9,239 3.5 5,076 2.2
Interest income.................................................... 489 0.2 534 0.2
Interest expense................................................... 9,685 3.7 9,173 3.9
-------- ----- -------- -----
Income (loss) before provision (benefit) for income tax............ 43 - (3,563) (1.5)
Provision (benefit) for income tax................................. 23 - (1,810) (0.8)
-------- ----- -------- -----
Net income (loss).................................................. $ 20 -% $ (1,753) (0.7)%
======== ===== ======== =====
EBITDA............................................................. $ 19,808 7.6% $ 15,070 6.5%
======== ===== ======== =====
</TABLE>
The Company's results have benefitted from its ability to take advantage of
a growing US commercial real estate market and the generally rising occupancy
and rental levels and property values, as well as from significant expansion
into international markets.
Three Months Ended March 31, 2000 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 1999
The Company reported a consolidated net income of $0.0 million for the
three months ended March 31, 2000 on revenues of $260.9 million compared to a
consolidated net loss of $1.8 million, or $0.08 diluted loss per share, on
revenues of $233.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 1999. The
current quarter results include a $4.7 million nonrecurring gain from the sale
of the assets of CBRE Telecommunications Services, L.L.C. (Telecommunications).
Revenues on a consolidated basis increased by $27.7 million or 11.9% for
the three months ended March 31, 2000 compared to prior year. This increase
reflected the continued improvement of the real estate market as shown in an
increased number of lease transactions, as well as higher mortgage banking
activity.
Commissions, fees and other incentives on a consolidated basis were $113.4
million, an increase of $11.2 million or 11.0% for the three months ended March
31, 2000, compared to the three months ended March 31, 1999, due to the higher
overall revenue.
Operating, administrative and other on a consolidated basis increased $11.8
million or 10.1% to $127.7 million, compared to the three months ended March 31,
1999. The increase in amount is mainly attributable to the increase in revenue,
additional personnel requirements in the international operations and lower
earnings from unconsolidated subsidiaries during the current quarter.
Consolidated interest income totaled $0.5 million for both the three months
ended March 31, 2000 and 1999.
Consolidated interest expense was $9.7 million, an increase of $0.5 million
or 5.6% for the three months ended March 31, 2000, as compared to the three
months ended March 31, 1999. The increase primarily resulted from the renewal of
the revolving credit facility at a higher borrowing rate offset slightly by
lower average borrowing levels for the current quarter.
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Provision for income tax on a consolidated basis was $0.0 million for the
three months ended March 31, 2000, as compared to the benefit for income tax of
$1.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 1999. The increase in income
tax provision was primarily the result of the increase in pre-tax book income.
In early 1998, the Company repurchased its outstanding preferred stock which
triggered a limitation on the annual amount of net operating loss (NOL) it can
use to offset future U.S. taxable income. This limitation does not affect the
way taxes are reported for financial reporting purposes, but it will affect the
timing of the actual amount of taxes paid on an annual basis.
EBITDA was $19.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2000, as
compared to $15.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 1999. EBITDA
effectively removes the impact of certain non-cash and nonrecurring charges on
income such as depreciation and the amortization of intangible assets relating
to acquisitions, merger-related and other nonrecurring charges, extraordinary
items, and income taxes. Management believes that the presentation of EBITDA
will enhance a reader's understanding of the Company's operating performance and
ability to service debt as it provides a measure of cash (subject to the payment
of interest and income taxes) generated that can be used by the Company to
service its debt and for other required or discretionary purposes. Net cash that
will be available to the Company for discretionary purposes represents remaining
cash after debt service and other cash requirements, such as capital
expenditures, are deducted from EBITDA. EBITDA should not be considered as an
alternative to (i) operating income determined in accordance with GAAP or (ii)
operating cash flow determined in accordance with GAAP.
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Segment Operations
In July 1999, the Company announced that it changed its segment reporting
from four segments to three segments. Prior periods were restated to conform to
the new segmentation. The three segments are Transaction Management, Financial
Services and Management Services. The factors for determining the reportable
segments were based on the type of service and client and on the way the chief
operating decision makers organize segments within the Company for making
operating decisions and assessing performance. Each business segment requires
and is responsible for executing a unique marketing and business strategy.
Transaction Management consists of commercial property sales and leasing
services, transaction management and advisory services and investment property
services (acquisitions and sales on behalf of investors). Financial Services
consists of mortgage loan origination and servicing through L.J. Melody &
Company, investment management and advisory services through CB Richard Ellis
Investors, L.L.C., capital markets activities, valuation and appraisal services
and real estate market research. Management Services consists of facilities and
property management and related services. The current quarter results of
Management Services include a nonrecurring gain of $4.7 million from the sale of
Telecommunications. The following unaudited table summarizes the revenue, cost
and expenses, and operating income by operating segment for the three months
ended March 31, 2000 and 1999:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Three Months Ended March 31
----------------------------------
2000 1999
--------------- ----------------
(Dollars in thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Transaction Management
Revenue:
Leases........................................................... $ 93,003 52.1% $ 76,897 48.3%
Sales............................................................ 73,048 40.9 70,467 44.3
Other consulting and referral fees............................... 12,408 7.0 11,771 7.4
-------- ----- -------- -----
Total revenue.................................................. 178,459 100.0 159,135 100.0
Costs and expenses:
Commissions, fees and other incentives........................... 94,912 53.2 85,592 53.8
Operating, administrative and other.............................. 73,965 41.4 65,221 41.0
Depreciation and amortization.................................... 4,951 2.8 4,262 2.7
-------- ----- -------- -----
Operating income.................................................... $ 4,631 2.6% $ 4,060 2.5%
======== ===== ======== =====
EBITDA.............................................................. $ 9,582 5.4% $ 8,322 5.2%
======== ===== ======== =====
Financial Services
Revenue:
Appraisal fees................................................... $ 15,941 38.5% $ 16,212 42.7%
Loan origination and servicing fees.............................. 9,230 22.3 7,948 20.9
Investment management fees....................................... 6,717 16.2 5,532 14.6
Other............................................................ 9,509 23.0 8,253 21.8
-------- ----- -------- -----
Total revenue.................................................. 41,397 100.0 37,945 100.0
Costs and expenses:
Commissions, fees and other incentives........................... 12,207 29.5 11,250 29.6
Operating, administrative and other.............................. 25,405 61.4 22,261 58.7
Depreciation and amortization.................................... 2,980 7.2 3,308 8.7
-------- ----- -------- -----
Operating income.................................................... $ 805 1.9% $ 1,126 3.0%
======== ===== ======== =====
EBITDA.............................................................. $ 3,785 9.1% $ 4,434 11.7%
======== ===== ======== =====
Management Services
Revenue:
Property management fees......................................... $ 21,400 52.1% $ 22,556 62.5%
Facilities management fees....................................... 3,125 7.6 3,261 9.0
Leases........................................................... 5,227 12.7 4,450 12.3
Sales............................................................ 1,437 3.5 873 2.4
Other............................................................ 9,874 24.1 4,981 13.8
-------- ----- -------- -----
Total revenue.................................................. 41,063 100.0 36,121 100.0
Costs and expenses:
Commissions, fees and other incentives........................... 6,279 15.3 5,338 14.8
Operating, administrative and other.............................. 28,343 69.0 28,469 78.8
Depreciation and amortization.................................... 2,638 6.4 2,424 6.7
-------- ----- -------- -----
Operating income (loss)............................................. $ 3,803 9.3% $ (110) (0.3)%
======== ===== ======== =====
EBITDA.............................................................. $ 6,441 15.7% $ 2,314 6.4%
======== ===== ======== =====
Total operating income.................................................. $ 9,239 $ 5,076
======== ========
Total EBITDA............................................................ $ 19,808 $ 15,070
======== ========
</TABLE>
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CB RICHARD ELLIS SERVICES, INC. (continued)
Three Months Ended March 31, 2000 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31,
1999
Transaction Management
Revenue increased by $19.3 million or 12.1% for the three months ended
March 31, 2000, compared to the three months ended March 31, 1999, due to a
higher number of brokerage leasing transactions. Commissions, fees and other
incentives increased by $9.3 million or 10.9% for the three months ended March
31, 2000, compared to the three months ended March 31, 1999, primarily due to
the increase in revenues. As a percentage of revenue these expenses remained
flat compared to prior year. Operating, administrative, and other increased by
$8.7 million or 13.4% for the three months ended March 31, 2000, compared to the
three months ended March 31, 1999. The increase in amount is mainly due to the
revenue increase and additional personnel requirements in the international
operations. However, as a percentage of revenue, these expenses are comparable
to prior year.
Financial Services
Revenue increased by $3.5 million or 9.1% for the three months ended March
31, 2000, compared to the three months ended March 31, 1999, mainly due to
improvements in the mortgage banking operations. Commissions, fees and other
incentives increased by $1.0 million or 8.5% for the three months ended March
31, 2000, compared to the three months ended March 31, 1999 mainly due to the
increase in revenues. As a percentage of revenue, these expenses remained flat
compared to prior year. Operating, administrative, and other increased by $3.1
million or 14.1% for the three months ended March 31, 2000, compared to the
three months ended March 31, 1999, primarily due to lower earnings from
unconsolidated subsidiaries.
Management Services
Revenue increased by $4.9 million or 13.7% for the three months ended March
31, 2000, compared to the three months ended March 31, 1999, primarily due to a
nonrecurring gain from the sale of Telecommunications. Commissions, fees and
other incentives remained comparable to the prior year. Operating,
administrative, and other decreased slightly as compared to prior year.
Excluding the impact of the sale of Telecommunications, as a percentage of
revenue, these expenses are comparable to prior year.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The Company has historically financed its operations and non-acquisition
related capital expenditures primarily with internally generated funds and
borrowings under a revolving credit facility. The Company had additional net
borrowings of $61.0 million under the revolving credit facility, during the
three months ended March 31, 2000 in order to fund higher first quarter working
capital requirements. The Company's EBITDA was $19.8 million and $15.1 million
for the three months ended March 31, 2000 and 1999, respectively. The increase
in EBITDA reflects the overall period to period revenue increase as discussed in
the Results of Operations.
Net cash used in operating activities was $67.5 million for the three
months ended March 31, 2000, compared to $54.3 million for the three months
ended March 31, 1999. The change is primarily due to higher incentive payments
offset by increased receivable collections.
Net cash provided by investing activities was $6.3 million for the three
months ended March 31, 2000, compared to $1.8 million for the three months ended
March 31, 1999. The change is primarily due to the sale of Telecommunications
and receipt of proceeds from the 1999 sale of a risk management operation as
compared to the sale of inventoried property in prior year.
Net cash provided by financing activities was $58.8 million for the three
months ended March 31, 2000, compared to $50.0 million for the three months
ended March 31, 1999. The increase is primarily due to the prior year repayment
of a loan on inventoried property.
In October 1999, the Company executed an amendment to the revolving credit
facility, reducing the facility to $350.0 million, eliminating the mandatory
reduction of the facility on December 31, 1999, and revising some of the
restrictive covenants. The new amendment is also subject to mandatory reductions
of the facility by $80.0 million and $70.0 million on December 31, 2000 and
2001, respectively. The amount outstanding under this facility was $221.0
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million at March 31, 2000 which is included in the accompanying consolidated
balance sheets. Interest rate alternatives include Bank of America's reference
rate plus 1.00% and LIBOR plus 2.50%. The weighted average rate on amounts
outstanding at March 31, 2000 was 8.81%.
The revolving credit facility contains numerous restrictive covenants that,
among other things, limit the Company's ability to incur or repay other
indebtedness, make advances or loans to subsidiaries and other entities, make
capital expenditures, incur liens, enter into mergers or effect other
fundamental corporate transactions, sell its assets, or declare dividends. In
addition, the Company is required to meet certain ratios relating to its
adjusted net worth, level of indebtedness, fixed charges and interest coverage.
The Company expects to have capital expenditures ranging from $15 million
to $25 million in 2000. The Company expects to use net cash provided by
operating activities for the next several years primarily to fund capital
expenditures for computer related purchases, acquisitions, including earnout
payments, and to make required principal payments under the Company's
outstanding indebtedness. The Company believes that it can satisfy its non-
acquisition obligations as well as working capital requirements from internally
generated cash flow, borrowings under the amended revolving credit facility or
any replacement credit facilities. Material future acquisitions, if any, that
require cash will require new sources of capital such as an expansion of the
amended revolving credit facility and raising money by issuing additional debt
or equity. The Company anticipates that its existing sources of liquidity,
including cash flow from operations, will be sufficient to meet the Company's
anticipated non-acquisition cash requirements for the foreseeable future and in
any event for at least the next twelve months.
The Company completed the 1999 stock repurchase program on January 5, 2000.
A total of 397,450 shares of common stock were purchased for a total of
approximately $5.0 million.
Euro Conversion Disclosure
A majority of the European Union member countries converted to a common
currency, the "Euro," on January 1, 1999. The existing legacy currencies of the
participating countries will continue to be acceptable until January 1, 2002.
The Company does not expect the introduction of the Euro to have a significant
impact on its market or the manner in which it conducts business, and believes
the related impact on the Company's financials is not material. The Company is
currently using both the Euro and legacy currencies to conduct business in these
member countries.
The Company is in the process of replacing or upgrading the various items
of hardware and software to allow for dual-currency reporting during the
transition period, and issues related but not limited to converting amounts and
rounding. The Company anticipates these system upgrades will be fully functional
prior to the end of the transition period.
Litigation
In December 1996, GMH Associates, Inc. (GMH) filed a lawsuit against
Prudential Realty Group (Prudential) and the Company in the Superior Court of
Pennsylvania, Franklin County, alleging various contractual and tort claims
against Prudential, the seller of a large office complex, and the Company, its
agent in the sale, contending that Prudential breached its agreement to sell the
property to GMH, breached its duty to negotiate in good faith, conspired with
the Company to conceal from GMH that Prudential was negotiating to sell the
property to another purchaser and that Prudential and the Company misrepresented
that there were no other negotiations for the sale of the property. Following a
non-jury trial, the court rendered a decision in favor of GMH and against
Prudential and the Company, awarding GMH $20.3 million in compensatory damages,
against Prudential and the Company jointly and severally, and $10.0 million in
punitive damages, allocating the punitive damage award $7.0 million as against
Prudential and $3.0 million as against the Company. Following the denial of
motions by Prudential and the Company for a new trial, a judgment was entered on
December 3, 1998. Prudential and the Company filed an appeal of the judgment. On
March 3, 2000, the appellate court in Pennsylvania reversed all of the trial
courts' decisions finding that liability was not supported on any theory claimed
by GMH and directed that a judgement be entered in favor of the defendants
including the Company. The plaintiff has filed an appeal with the Pennsylvania
Supreme Court.
In August 1993, a former commissioned sales person of the Company filed a
lawsuit against the Company in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Bergen County,
alleging gender discrimination and wrongful termination by the Company. On
November 20, 1996, a jury returned a verdict against the Company, awarding $1.5
million in general damages and
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5.0 million in punitive damages to the plaintiff. Subsequently, the trial court
awarded the plaintiff $638,000 in attorneys' fees and costs. Following denial by
the trial court of the Company's motions for new trial, reversal of the verdict
and reduction of damages, the Company filed an appeal of the verdict and
requested a reduction of damages. On March 9, 1999, the appellate court ruled in
the Company's favor, reversed the trial court decision and ordered a new trial.
On February 16, 2000, the Supreme Court of New Jersey reversed the decision of
the appellate court, concluded that the general damage award in the trial court
should be sustained and returned the case to the appellate court for a
determination as to whether a new trial should be ordered on the issue of
punitive damages. In April 2000, the Company settled the compensatory damages
claim (including interest) and all claims to date with respect to attorneys fees
by paying to the plaintiff the sum of $2.75 million leaving only the punitive
damage claim for resolution (the plaintiff also agreed, with very limited
exceptions, that no matter what the outcome of the punitive damage claim the
Company would not be responsible for more than 50% of the plaintiff's future
attorney fees). Based on available reserves, cash and anticipated cash flows,
the Company believes that the ultimate outcome of this case will not have an
impact on the Company's ability to carry on its operations.
The Company is a party to a number of pending or threatened lawsuits
arising out of, or incident to, its ordinary course of business. Based on
available cash and anticipated cash flows, the Company believes that the
ultimate outcome will not have an impact on the Company's ability to carry on
its operations. Management believes that any liability to the Company that may
result from disposition of these lawsuits will not have a material effect on the
consolidated financial position or results of operations of the Company.
Net Operating Losses
The Company had US federal income tax NOLs of approximately $57.4 million
at December 31, 1999, corresponding to $20.1 million of the Company's $60.3
million in net deferred tax assets before valuation allowances, which expire in
the years 2004 to 2008.
The ability of the Company to utilize NOLs was limited in 1999 and will be
in subsequent years as a result of the Company's 1996 public offering, the 1997
Koll acquisition and the 1998 repurchase of preferred stock which cumulatively
caused a more than 50.0% change of ownership within a three year period. As a
result of the limitation, the Company will be able to use approximately $26
million of its NOL in 2000 and in each subsequent year. The amount of NOLs is,
in any event, subject to some uncertainty until the statute of limitation
lapses.
New Accounting Pronouncements
In June 1999, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 137, Accounting for
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities - Deferral of the Effective Date
of FASB Statement No. 133, which deferred the effective date of SFAS No. 133 for
one year. SFAS No. 137 is effective for all fiscal quarters of all fiscal years
beginning after June 15, 2000. The Company has not yet quantified the impacts of
adopting SFAS No. 133 on its financial statements and has not determined the
timing of or method of its adoption of SFAS No. 133. SFAS No. 133 is not
anticipated to have any impact on earnings or other components of comprehensive
income as the Company had no derivatives outstanding at March 31, 2000.
In June 1998, the FASB issued SFAS No. 133, Accounting for Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities. SFAS No. 133 establishes accounting and
reporting standards requiring that every derivative instrument (including
certain derivative instruments embedded in other contracts) be recorded in the
balance sheet as either an asset or liability measured at its fair value. SFAS
No. 133 requires that changes in the derivative's fair value be recognized
currently in earnings unless specific hedge accounting criteria are met. Special
accounting for qualifying hedges allows a derivative's gains and losses to
offset related results on the hedged item in the income statement, and requires
that a company must formally document, designate, and assess the effectiveness
of transactions that receive hedge accounting.
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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
The Company's exposure to market risk consists of foreign currency exchange
rate fluctuations related to international operations and changes in interest
rates on debt obligations.
Approximately 24% of the Company's business is transacted in local
currencies of foreign countries. The Company attempts to manage its exposure
primarily by balancing monetary assets and liabilities, and maintaining cash
positions only at levels necessary for operating purposes. While the Company's
international results of operations as measured in dollars are subject to
foreign exchange rate fluctuations, the related risk is not considered material.
The Company routinely monitors its transaction exposure to currency rate
changes, and enters into currency forward and option contracts to limit such
exposure, as appropriate. Such contracts are usually short term in nature
ranging from ten days to two months. Gains and losses on contracts are deferred
until the transaction being hedged is finalized. At March 31, 2000, the Company
had no outstanding contracts. The Company does not engage in any speculative
activities.
The Company manages its interest expense by using a combination of fixed
and variable rate debt. The Company utilizes sensitivity analyses to assess the
potential effect of its variable rate debt. If interest rates were to increase
by 90 basis points (approximately 10.0% of the Company's weighted-average
variable rate at March 31, 2000) the net impact would not result in a material
change in the Company's interest expense or the fair value of the Company's debt
obligation.
REGARDING OUTLOOK AND OTHER FORWARD-LOOKING DATA
Portions of the Quarterly Report, including Management's Discussion and
Analysis, contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe
harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties
and other factors that may cause the Company's actual results and performance in
future periods to be materially different from any future results or performance
suggested in forward-looking statements in this release. Such forward-looking
statements speak only as of the date of this report and the Company expressly
disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements
found herein to reflect any changes in Company expectations or results or any
change in events. Factors that could cause results to differ materially include,
but are not limited to: commercial real estate vacancy levels; employment
conditions and their effect on vacancy rates; property values; rental rates; any
general economic recession domestically or internationally; and general
conditions of financial liquidity for real estate transactions.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
(a) Exhibit
27 Financial Data Schedule (filed only with the SEC)
(b) Reports on Form 8-K
No reports on Form 8-K were filed for the first quarter ended March
31, 2000.
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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.
CB RICHARD ELLIS SERVICES, INC.
Date: May 12, 2000 /s/ Ronald J. Platisha
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Ronald J. Platisha
Executive Vice President,
Financial Operations
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number Description of Exhibit
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27 Financial Data Schedule (filed only with the SEC)
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