SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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 September 30, 1998
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 0-25378
HCIA Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland 52-1407998
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(State or other jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) Identification Number)
300 East Lombard Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (410) 895-7470
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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 report(s)), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes X No
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Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's classes of
common stock, at November 1, 1998:
Class: Common Stock Number of Shares: 11,851,125
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HCIA INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
SEPTEMBER 30, 1998 AND DECEMBER 31, 1997
(in thousands)
Part 1
Item 1. Financial Statements
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1998 1997
(Unaudited)
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ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents............................................. $ 6,889 $ 5,580
Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts
of $2,793 in 1998 and $2,100 in 1997................................ 29,570 34,354
Prepaid expenses and other current assets............................. 3,767 3,669
Deferred compensation funds held in trust............................. - 3,583
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Total current assets................................................ 40,226 47,186
Furniture and equipment, net............................................ 11,142 13,671
Computer software costs, net............................................ 9,598 26,727
Other intangible assets, net............................................ 38,376 71,298
Net deferred tax asset.................................................. 35,312 23,238
Other................................................................... 160 120
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Total assets......................................................... $ 134,814 $182,240
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable....................................................... $ 2,394 $ 2,227
Accrued salaries, benefits and other liabilities....................... 7,230 7,461
Deferred revenue....................................................... 1,095 2,255
Acquired deferred compensation liability............................... - 3,583
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Total current liabilities............................................ 10,719 15,526
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Stockholders' equity:
Common stock-$.01 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized; issued and
outstanding 11,851,125 as of September 30, 1998 and 11,850,094 as of
December 31, 1997.................................................... 118 118
Additional paid-in capital.............................................. 250,904 250,892
Accumulated deficit..................................................... (126,801) (84,179)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss.................................... (126) (117)
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Total stockholders' equity.......................................... 124,095 166,714
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Total liabilities and stockholders' equity.............................. $ 134,814 $182,240
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See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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HCIA INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Three months ended September 30, 1998 and 1997
(in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
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1998 1997
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Revenue.............................................................. $18,550 $ 18,809
Salaries, wages and benefits......................................... 10,168 9,707
Other operating expenses............................................. 6,727 6,207
Depreciation......................................................... 1,054 1,105
Amortization......................................................... 1,598 4,171
Impairment loss on intangible assets and restructuring charges....... - 41,129
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Operating loss.................................................... (997) (43,510)
Interest income...................................................... 97 88
Interest expense .................................................... 86 122
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Loss before income taxes.......................................... (986) (43,544)
Benefit for income taxes............................................. (346) (7,322)
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Net loss.......................................................... $ (640) $(36,222)
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Basic net loss per share............................................. $ (0.05) $ (3.06)
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Basic shares used in per share calculation........................... 11,851 11,849
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Diluted net loss per share........................................... $ (0.05) $ (3.06)
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Diluted shares used in per share calculation......................... 11,851 11,849
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See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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HCIA INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Nine months ended September 30, 1998 and 1997
(in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
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1998 1997
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Revenue.......................................................... $ 54,906 $ 63,772
Salaries, wages and benefits..................................... 29,987 31,118
Other operating expenses......................................... 18,912 18,628
Depreciation..................................................... 3,203 3,049
Amortization..................................................... 6,652 11,906
Impairment loss on intangible assets and restructuring charges... 50,821 41,129
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Operating loss............................................. (54,669) (42,058)
Interest income.................................................. 299 374
Interest expense ................................................ 211 321
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Loss before income taxes.................................. (54,581) (42,005)
Benefit for income taxes......................................... (11,959) (6,137)
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Net loss.................................................. $(42,622) $(35,868)
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Basic net loss per share......................................... $ (3.60) $ (3.03)
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Basic shares used in per share calculation....................... 11,851 11,829
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Diluted net loss per share....................................... $ (3.60) $ (3.03)
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Diluted shares used in per share calculation..................... 11,851 11,829
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See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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HCIA INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
Year ended December 31, 1997 and the nine months ended September 30, 1998
(in thousands)
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Accumulated
Additional Other Total
Common Paid-in Accumulated Comprehensive Comprehensive Stockholders'
Stock Capital Deficit Loss Loss Equity
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BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 1996 $ 118 $ 249,591 $ (47,220) $ (82) $ - $ 202,407
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Exercise of stock options - 613 - - - 613
Tax benefits related to exercise of
stock options 688 - - - 688
Comprehensive loss
Net loss - - (36,959) (36,959) (36,959)
Other comprehensive loss
Foreign currency translation (31) (31)
Unrealized depreciation of short-
term investments (4) (4)
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Other comprehensive loss (35) (35)
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Comprehensive loss $ (36,994)
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BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 1997 $ 118 $ 250,892 $ (84,179) $ (117) $ 166,714
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Exercise of stock options - 12 -
- 12
Comprehensive loss
Net loss - - (42,622) - (42,622) (42,622)
Other comprehensive loss
Foreign currency translation - - - - (9) (9)
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Other comprehensive loss (9) (9)
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Comprehensive loss $ (42,631)
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BALANCE AT SEPTEMBER 30,
1998 Unaudited) $ 118 $ 250,904 $ (126,801) $ (126) $ 124,095
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See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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HCIA INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Nine months ended September 30, 1998 and 1997
(in thousands)
(Unaudited)
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1998 1997
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Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss................................................................. $(42,622) $(35,868)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash
provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization........................................ 9,855 14,955
Impairment loss on intangible assets and restructuring charges....... 50,821 41,129
Deferred tax provision............................................... (12,074) (6,080)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable................................................. 4,784 (4,258)
Income taxes receivable............................................. - (473)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets........................... (98) (50)
Accounts payable.................................................... 167 1,500
Accrued salaries, benefits and other liabilities.................... (1,029) (1,154)
Deferred revenue.................................................... (1,160) (565)
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Net cash provided by operating activities......................... 8,644 9,136
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Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of furniture and equipment...................................... (674) (5,491)
Cost of acquisitions, net of cash acquired................................ - (104)
Computer software purchased or capitalized................................ (5,765) (10,785)
Other intangible assets purchased or capitalized.......................... (859) (1,298)
Proceeds from disposals of short-term investments......................... - 506
Other..................................................................... (40) (23)
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Net cash used in investing activities............................. (7,338) (17,195)
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Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from exercise of stock options................................... 12 596
Income tax benefit related to stock options............................... - 688
Repayments of notes payable............................................... - (1,289)
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Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities............... 12 (5)
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Impact of currency fluctuations on cash and cash equivalents................. (9) (9)
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Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents ............................ 1,309 (8,073)
Cash & cash equivalents - beginning of period................................ 5,580 13,302
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Cash & cash equivalents - end of period...................................... $ 6,889 $ 5,229
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Supplemental cash flow information - cash paid during period for interest $ 111 $ 275
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- cash paid during period for income taxes 80 410
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See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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HCIA INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 1998
(Unaudited)
(1) Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited interim financial statements of the Company have been
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. In the
opinion of management, these statements reflect all adjustments, consisting only
of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the
Company's financial condition, results of operations, changes in stockholders'
equity and comprehensive loss and cash flows for the periods presented. The
results of operations for the period ended September 30, 1998 may not be
indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year ending December
31, 1998. These financial statements and notes should be read in conjunction
with the financial statements and notes included in the audited consolidated
financial statements of the Company for the year ended December 31, 1997 as
contained in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1997 (1934 Act File No. 0-25378).
(2) Impairment Loss on Intangible Assets and Restructuring Charges
During the three months ended March 31, 1998, the Company recorded an impairment
loss on intangible assets and restructuring charges of approximately $50.8
million. Approximately $50.0 million of the charges represented the write-down
of certain intangible assets. This write-down arose primarily due to the failure
of the Company's Integrated Solutions Unit to execute agreements with customers
for large-scale custom solutions and the Company's determination that the Unit's
revenue, which could be anticipated from future agreements of this type, was
significantly less than had been previously anticipated. As the products
marketed by the Integrated Solutions Unit were intended to integrate the
products and technologies of the Company's other business units, this
determination resulted in a reduced expectation of future cash flows from the
Company's intangible assets across most of its business units and, accordingly,
an impairment in value of these intangible assets. The remainder of the charges,
totaling approximately $800,000, related primarily to accruals for the cost of
employee severance and facilities reductions. As of September 30, 1998,
approximately $705,000 of the accruals had been used. The remainder of the
accrual primarily relates to reserves for facility reductions. The following
table summarizes the impairment loss on intangible assets and computer software
costs:
Post-Charge
Pre-Charge Net Book
Net Book Value
Asset Value Write Down as of 3/31/98
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Databases $ 2,871,000 $ 1,649,000 $ 1,222,000
CPHA License 9,113,000 ---- 9,113,000
Goodwill 46,326,000 20,644,000 25,682,000
Customer Bases 2,987,000 2,028,000 959,000
Methodologies 3,549,000 2,355,000 1,194,000
Assembled Workforce 3,266,000 1,751,000 1,515,000
Tradename 1,029,000 1,029,000 ----
Software 28,106,000 20,567,000 7,539,000
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$ 97,247,000 $ 50,023,000 $ 47,224,000
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(3) Income Taxes
During the quarters ended March 31, 1998 and September 30, 1998, the Company
recorded valuation allowances of $5.0 million and $1.4 million, respectively, to
reduce the carrying value of its deferred tax asset to an amount management
believes is realizable through future taxable income.
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(4) New Accounting Pronouncements
SFAS No. 130
The Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 130,
"Reporting Comprehensive Income," (SFAS No. 130) as of January 1, 1998. SFAS
No. 130 establishes standards for reporting and display of comprehensive income
and its components in a full set of general purpose financial statements.
Adoption of SFAS No. 130 did not have any material effect on current or prior
period financial displays presented by the Company. The Company has selected
the presentation option of including comprehensive income (loss) in its
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity and Comprehensive
Loss.
SOP 97-2
The Company adopted provisions of Statement of Position 97-2, "Software Revenue
Recognition" (SOP 97-2) issued by The American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants Accounting Standards Executive Committee as of January 1, 1998. SOP
97-2 provides revised and new guidance on when and in what amounts revenue
should be recognized for licensing, selling, leasing or otherwise marketing
computer software. Adoption of SOP 97-2 did not have any material effect on the
Company's revenue recognition policies.
(5) Earnings Per Share
The Company adopted SFAS No. 128 during the fourth quarter of the year ended
December 31, 1997. SFAS No. 128 establishes revised standards for computing and
presenting earnings per share (EPS) data. It requires dual presentation of
"basic" and "diluted" EPS on the face of the statements of operations and a
reconciliation of the numerators and denominators used in the basic and diluted
EPS calculations. As required by SFAS No. 128, EPS data for prior periods
presented have been restated to conform to the new standard.
Basic EPS is calculated by dividing net earnings (loss) by the weighted average
number of common shares outstanding for the applicable period. Diluted EPS is
calculated after adjusting the numerator and the denominator of the basic EPS
calculation for the effect of all potential dilutive common shares outstanding
during the period. Information related to the calculation of net earnings per
share of common stock is summarized as follows (in thousands, except per share
data):
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For the three months ended For the three months ended
September 30, 1998 September 30, 1997
Income Shares Per Share Income Shares Per Share
(Numerator) (Denominator) Amount (Numerator) (Denominator) Amount
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Basic EPS $(640) 11,851 $(0.05) $(36,222) 11,849 $(3.06)
Incremental
shares from
assumed exercise
of dilutive
options and
warrants - - - - - -
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Diluted EPS $(640) 11,851 $(0.05) $(36,222) 11,849 $(3.06)
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For the three months ended September 30, 1998 and 1997, no exercise of options
is assumed since their effect is antidilutive.
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For the nine months ended For the nine months ended
September 30, 1998 September 30, 1997
Income Shares Per Share Income Shares Per Share
(Numerator) (Denominator) Amount (Numerator) (Denominator) Amount
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Basic EPS $(42,622) 11,851 $(3.60) $(35,868) 11,829 $(3.03)
Incremental
shares from
assumed exercise
of dilutive
options and
warrants - - - - - -
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Diluted EPS $(42,622) 11,851 $(3.60) $(35,868) 11,829 $(3.03)
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For the nine months ended September 30, 1998 and 1997, no exercise of options is
assumed since their effect is antidilutive.
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Item 2
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Three months ended September 30, 1998 compared to three months ended September
30, 1997
Revenue. Revenue for the three months ended September 30, 1998 was $18.5
million, a decrease of $260,000 or 1% less than the three months ended September
30, 1997. The decrease was primarily the result of reduced revenue from the
Company's Implementation Unit. This decrease was partially offset by an increase
in revenue from the Company's Managed Care Unit.
Salaries, Wages and Benefits. Salaries, wages and benefits were $10.2 million or
55% of revenue for the three months ended September 30, 1998 as compared to $9.7
million or 52% of revenue for three months ended September 30, 1997. This
increase was the result of the Company capitalizing a smaller portion of its
labor costs relating to development projects, in accordance with its accounting
policies. This increase was partially offset by a reduction in the Company's
overall level of employment during 1998.
Other Operating Expenses. Other operating expenses, which include occupancy,
data acquisition, recruiting fees, travel and consulting expenses, were $6.7
million or 36% of revenue for the three months ended September 30, 1998 as
compared to $6.2 million or 33% of revenue for the three months ended September
30, 1997. The increase in other operating expenses was the result of an increase
in the cost of data acquisition for a specific project and recruiting fees,
partially offset by a reduction in facilities costs.
Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization was $2.6 million or
14% of revenue for the three months ended September 30, 1998, as compared to
$5.3 million or 28% of revenue for the three months ended September 30, 1997.
This decrease was a result of the effect of the write-off of certain intangible
assets in 1997 and 1998.
Impairment Loss on Intangible Assets and Restructuring Charges. During the three
months ended September 30, 1997, the Company recorded an impairment loss on
intangible assets and restructuring charges of approximately $41.1 million.
Approximately $37.6 million of the charges represented the write-down of certain
intangibles, which arose from the Company's acquisition of LBA in August 1996,
to their estimated realizable value. The charge resulted from the assessment
that the Company's Implementation Unit, formed upon the acquisition of LBA,
would not generate the profits anticipated at the time of the LBA acquisition.
The remainder of the charges, totaling $3.5 million, represented reserves for
the cost of employee severance, facilities reduction, and customer allowances
which were to incurred primarily in connection with restructuring the ongoing
operations of the Implementation Unit.
Interest Income and Expense. Net interest income was $11,000 for the three
months ended September 30, 1998 compared with net interest expense of $34,000
for the three months ended September 30, 1997. This increase was the result of
lower bank fees in 1998 partially offset by an increase in interest income.
Income Taxes. During the quarter ended September 30, 1998, the Company recorded
a valuation allowance of $1.4 million to reduce the carrying value of its
deferred tax asset to an amount management believes is realizable through future
taxable income. Exclusive of this valuation allowance, the Company's effective
tax rate was 174% for the three months ended September 30, 1998, compared with
16.8% for the three months ended September 30, 1997. This higher rate is due
primarily to the effect of the write-off of the intangible assets associated
with the impairment loss recorded during the quarter ended March 31, 1998 and
the effects of interperiod tax allocations on the Company's 1998 tax provision.
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Nine months ended September 30, 1998 compared to nine months ended September 30,
1997
Revenue. Revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 1998 was $54.9 million,
a decrease of $8.9 million or 14% less than the nine months ended September 30,
1997. The decrease was primarily the result of revenue from large-scale custom
solutions during the nine months ended September 30, 1997 which did not recur
during the nine months ended September 30, 1998 and reduced revenue from the
Company's Implementation Unit. This decrease was partially offset by an increase
in revenue from the Company's European and Managed Care Units.
Salaries, Wages and Benefits. Salaries, wages and benefits were $30.0 million
for the nine months ended September 30, 1998 as compared to $31.1 million for
nine months ended September 30, 1997, but increased as a percentage of revenue
to 55% for the nine month period as compared to 49% for the same period in 1997.
The decrease in these expenses was primarily the result of the Company reducing
its overall level of employment during 1997 and 1998, but with overall
employment still at a level in anticipation of higher revenue than was actually
achieved. This decrease was partially offset by the Company capitalizing a
smaller portion of its labor costs related to development projects, in
accordance with its accounting policies.
Other Operating Expenses. Other operating expenses, which include occupancy,
data acquisition, recruiting fees, travel and consulting expenses, were $18.9
million or 34% of revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 1998 as
compared to $18.6 million or 29% of revenue for the nine months ended September
30, 1997. The increase in other operating expenses was the result of an increase
in the cost of data acquisition for a specific project, partially offset by a
reduction in facilities costs and travel related expenses.
Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization was $9.9 million or
18% of revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 1998, as compared to
$15.0 million or 23% of revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 1997.
This decrease was a result of the effect of the write-off of certain intangible
assets during 1997 and 1998.
Impairment Loss on Intangible Assets and Restructuring Charges. During the nine
months ended September 30, 1998, the Company recorded an impairment loss on its
intangible assets and restructuring charges of $50.8 million. These charges
arose primarily due to the failure of the Company's Integrated Solutions Unit to
execute agreements with customers for large scale custom solutions and the
Company's determination that the Unit's revenue which could be anticipated from
future agreements of this type was significantly less than had been previously
anticipated. As the products marketed by the Integrated Solutions Unit were
intended to integrate the products and technologies of the Company's other
business units, this determination resulted in a reduced expectation of future
cash flows from the Company's intangible assets across most of its business
units and, accordingly, an impairment in value of these intangible assets. The
remainder of the charges, totaling approximately $800,000, related primarily to
accruals for the cost of employee severance and facilities reductions. As of
September 30, 1998, approximately $705,000 of the accruals had been used. The
remainder of the accrual primarily relates to reserves for facility reductions.
During the nine months ended September 30, 1997, the Company recorded an
impairment loss on intangible assets and restructuring charges of approximately
$41.1 million. Approximately $37.6 million of the charges represented the
write-down of certain intangibles, which arose from the Company's acquisition of
LBA in August 1996, to their estimated realizable value. The charge resulted
from the assessment that the Company's Implementation Unit, formed upon the
acquisition of LBA, would not generate the profits anticipated at the time of
the LBA acquisition. The remainder of the charges, totaling $3.5 million,
represented reserves for the cost of employee severance, facilities reduction,
and customer allowances which were to incurred primarily in connection with
restructuring the ongoing operations of the Implementation Unit.
Interest Income and Expense. Net interest income was $88,000 for the nine months
ended September 30, 1998 compared with net interest income of $53,000 for the
nine months ended September 30, 1997. This increase was the result of lower bank
fees in 1998.
Income Taxes. During the nine months ended September 30, 1998, the Company
recorded a valuation allowance of $6.4 million to reduce the carrying value of
its deferred tax asset to an amount management believes is realizable through
future taxable income. Exclusive of this valuation allowance, the Company's
effective tax rate was 34% for the nine months ended September 30, 1998,
compared with 15% for the nine months ended September 30, 1997. This higher rate
is due primarily to the effect of the write-off of the intangible assets
associated with the impairment loss as discussed above.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
The Company maintains a $25 million revolving line of credit (subject to certain
borrowing limitations) with First Union National Bank ("First Union") for
general corporate purposes including working capital requirements and
acquisitions. Borrowings under this line are collateralized by substantially all
of the Company's assets and bear interest at varying rates based on an index
tied to First Union's prime rate or LIBOR. The Company is required to pay a
commitment fee on the average daily unused portion of the facility at a rate
from 0.25% to 0.375% per annum, depending on the Company's debt/cash flow ratio.
The credit facility also contains financial covenants applicable to the Company,
including debt/cash flow ratios and ratios of debt to capital. As of September
30, 1998, the Company was in compliance with all such financial covenants and
had a maximum borrowing capacity of approximately $8.0 million, and there were
no borrowings outstanding under the facility. The credit facility expires on
July 31, 2001.
Year 2000 Computer Software
The Company has created a Year 2000 Program Office to review its exposure to
Year 2000 computer software issues, to coordinate its efforts to identify those
computer software systems which require revisions in anticipation of the Year
2000 and to coordinate such revisions on a corporate-wide basis. This has
entailed the development of a Company-wide assessment, remediation and
certification process, which is monitored by the Program Office and members of
the Company's senior management. In addition, senior management reports to the
Audit Committee of the Board of Directors on a regular basis regarding the
Company's progress in its Year 2000 remediation efforts. While the Company does
not currently intend to engage any outside parties to certify the completion of
its Year 2000 remediation efforts, it does intend to utilize an internal
certification process, whereby remediation efforts will be reviewed and
certified by Company personnel not directly involved in the remediation.
The Company believes that its primary exposure to the issue is in the ability of
its data processing systems to recognize four digit references versus two digit
references (i.e., 1998 versus 98) and to accept and process such information
from its customers in the process of building databases. In addition, the
Company faces exposure in connection with (i) certain of its software products
which are used to deliver data to clients, (ii) third-party software products,
particularly for its management information systems and (iii) non-information
technology systems used in its business, particularly those operated by third
parties, such as the owners or operators of buildings where the Company's
offices are located.
The Company has substantially completed the evaluation of its own data
processing systems and software products, and has begun remediation of a number
of these systems and products. The Company has also substantially completed its
evaluation of third-party software products used by the Company. The Company
believes that as of September 30, 1998, it has completed the remediation of
approximately 18% of its data processing systems, software products and
third-party software, and that it will complete remediation of approximately 64%
of these systems, products and software by December 31, 1998. It is the
Company's goal, and the Company's Year 2000 work plans have been scheduled, to
finish Year 2000 remediation certification of all of its data processing,
software products and third-party software by no later than June 30, 1999.
The Company has not undertaken a substantial effort to certify the Year 2000
compliance on non-information technology systems, but intends to focus on these
systems during 1999.
Through September 30, 1998, the Company has expended approximately $177,000 on
Year 2000 remediation efforts, primarily as the result of allocation of
personnel to evaluation, remediation and certification efforts, that it would
not have otherwise expended but for the Year 2000 remediation process. The
Company believes that it will expend an additional $940,000 on such Year 2000
remediation efforts through 1999.
The Company has not, to any material extent, scheduled the acceleration of the
replacement of any systems or products as a result of the Year 2000 effort, but
has instead been able to schedule such replacement or remediation as part of the
planned updates and revisions to its systems and products.
In the event the Company does not properly remediate its data processing
systems, it might be unable to accept data from its clients and others for
processing. This would materially and adversely affect its ability to deliver
its information products and provide its data management services. The failure
of the Company to remediate its software products would also materially and
adversely affect its ability to deliver its information products and data
management services. In either case, this could place the Company in default of
many of its agreements, and also threaten the Company's right to payment from
many of its clients. The Company believes that the risks from the failure of
third-party software and non-information technology systems to be Year 2000
compliant is less significant for the Company's ability to meet its client
obligations, but could have an adverse impact on its ability to carry out
functions such as financial reporting and accounts receivable and payable
management.
While the Company, in the process of making its data processing systems Year
2000 compliant, intends to design algorithms to test data received from its
customers and covert it to a usable format, there can be no assurances that the
Company's customers will not experience difficulties in actually providing data
produced by their systems to the Company as a result of Year 2000-related
difficulties. It is not currently possible to estimate the effect on the
Company's results of operations from any such difficulties.
The Company has not yet developed any contingency plans for systems or products
that will not be Year 2000 compliant. It should be noted that because most of
the Company's data processing and information product releases involve data
which trails the calendar period by one to three months, the full effect of any
failure of the Company's systems or products to be Year 2000 compliant would
most likely not be experienced until the first quarter of 2000. The Company
plans to review the status of its remediation efforts as of December 31, 1998,
and to develop contingency plans for any systems or products which have not been
certified as Year 2000 compliant as of that date.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations and other sections of this Form 10-Q contain forward-looking
statements, including statements regarding the intent, belief or current
expectations of the Company and its management. These statements are not
guarantees of future performance and involve a number of risks and uncertainties
that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results could
differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements. The
Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Among the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those indicated by such forward-looking statements are (i) variations in
quarterly results, (ii) the assimilation of acquisitions, (iii) the management
of the Company's growth and expansion, (iv) dependence on key personnel, (v)
development by competitors of new or superior products or entry into the market
of new competitors, (vi) dependence on major customers, (vii) dependence on
intellectual property rights, (viii) integrity, availability and reliability of
the Company's data, (ix) volatility of the Company's stock price, (x) changes in
the health care industry from both a regulatory and financial perspective, (xi)
implementation of required changes to computer systems and software for the year
2000, and (xii) other risks identified from time to time in the Company's
reports and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk
Not applicable
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PART II Other Information
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
(b) Reports on Form 8-K
None.
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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.
HCIA Inc.
(Registrant)
Date: November 13, 1998
By: ________________________________
Barry C. Offutt
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
(principal financial officer)
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