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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 10-Q/A
AMENDMENT NO. 1
(MARK ONE)
[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FOR THREE MONTH PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1999
OR
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
COMMISSION FILE NUMBER: 0-22555
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COINSTAR, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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DELAWARE 94-3156448
(State or other jurisdiction of (IRS Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
1800 114TH AVENUE SE, BELLEVUE, WASHINGTON 98004
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
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(425) 943-8000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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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 [ ]
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Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's
classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
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CLASS OUTSTANDING AT OCTOBER 31, 1999
Common Stock, $0.001 par value 20,114,026
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COINSTAR, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
FORM 10-Q
INDEX
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Consolidated Financial Statements:
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 1999
(unaudited) and December 31, 1998........................... 3
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the nine and three
month periods ended September 30, 1999 (unaudited) and 1998
(unaudited)................................................. 4
Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) for
the nine month period ended September 30, 1999
(unaudited)................................................. 5
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine month
periods ended September 30, 1999 (unaudited) and 1998
(unaudited)................................................. 6
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the nine
month periods ended September 30, 1999 (unaudited) and 1998
(unaudited)................................................. 7
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations................................... 11
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market
Risk........................................................ 30
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings........................................... 32
Item 2. Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds................... 32
Item 5. Other Information........................................... 33
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K............................ 33
SIGNATURES................................................................ 36
EXHIBIT INDEX
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
COINSTAR, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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SEPTEMBER 30, DECEMBER 31,
1999 1998
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(UNAUDITED)
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ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents................................. $104,071,268 $ 37,688,205
Short-term investments available for sale................. 8,182,866 4,182,315
Prepaid expenses and other current assets................. 3,114,478 1,043,010
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Total current assets...................................... 115,368,612 42,913,530
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT:
Coinstar units............................................ 95,752,612 73,191,704
Computers................................................. 3,989,609 3,060,899
Office furniture and equipment............................ 1,227,738 1,191,221
Leased vehicles........................................... 2,434,723 1,637,647
Leasehold improvements.................................... 437,593 437,593
Coinstar components....................................... 82,069 94,865
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103,924,344 79,613,929
Accumulated depreciation.................................. (38,490,320) (26,263,528)
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65,434,024 53,350,401
OTHER ASSETS................................................ 5,490,549 2,569,187
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TOTAL....................................................... $186,293,186 $ 98,833,118
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable.......................................... $ 6,939,819 $ 3,828,459
Accrued liabilities....................................... 31,684,768 26,987,334
Current portion of long-term debt and capital lease
obligations............................................ 1,127,122 2,020,696
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Total current liabilities................................. 39,751,708 32,836,489
LONG-TERM DEBT AND CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATIONS................ 83,316,680 86,035,758
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Total liabilities......................................... 123,068,389 118,872,247
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Notes 3 and 4)
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT):
Common stock.............................................. 157,648,226 61,858,154
Contributed capital for warrants.......................... 1,316,128 513,584
Accumulated other comprehensive income.................... 4,737 3,171
Accumulated deficit....................................... (95,744,293) (82,414,038)
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Total stockholders' equity (deficit)...................... 63,224,798 (20,039,129)
TOTAL....................................................... $186,293,186 $ 98,833,118
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See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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COINSTAR, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
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NINE MONTH PERIODS THREE MONTH PERIODS
ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
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1999 1998 1999 1998
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REVENUE............................. $ 55,773,099 $ 32,871,162 $21,723,964 $13,576,423
EXPENSES:
Direct operating.................. 27,897,511 19,106,961 10,783,332 7,141,117
Regional sales and marketing...... 3,625,044 2,701,062 1,293,999 930,366
Product research and
development.................... 4,130,106 3,606,286 2,035,468 867,436
Selling, general, and
administrative................. 10,886,127 10,533,289 3,877,211 3,531,109
Depreciation and amortization..... 14,380,298 9,567,959 5,697,964 3,634,837
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Loss from operations.............. (5,145,986) (12,644,395) (1,964,011) (2,528,442)
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
Interest income................... 1,430,897 1,160,877 1,150,730 273,469
Interest expense.................. (8,933,319) (7,989,521) (3,089,338) (2,757,830)
Other income...................... 61,659 161,671 58,787
Loss before extraordinary item.... (12,586,749) (19,311,308) (3,902,619) (4,954,016)
EXTRAORDINARY ITEM:
Loss related to early retirement
of debt........................ (743,506) (743,506)
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NET LOSS............................ $(13,330,255) $(19,311,308) $(4,646,125) $(4,954,016)
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LOSS PER SHARE:
Loss per share before
extraordinary item, basic and
diluted........................ $ (0.74) $ (1.28) $ (0.19) $ (0.33)
Extraordinary item per share,
basic and diluted.............. (0.04) (0.04)
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Net loss per share, basic and
diluted........................ $ (0.78) $ (1.28) $ (0.23) $ (0.33)
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Weighted average shares
outstanding, basic and
diluted........................ 17,092,702 15,128,279 20,016,453 15,187,244
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See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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COINSTAR, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)
FOR THE NINE MONTH PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1999
(UNAUDITED)
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ACCUMULATED
COMMON STOCK CONTRIBUTED OTHER
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SHARES AMOUNT WARRANTS INCOME DEFICIT TOTAL
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BALANCE, January 1, 1999...... 15,217,504 $ 61,858,154 $ 513,584 $ 3,171 $(82,414,038) $(20,039,129)
Issuance of shares under
employee stock purchase
plan........................ 77,793 672,510 672,510
Exercise of stock options..... 197,111 718,782 718,782
Exercise of stock warrants.... 100,057 89,824 (89,834) (10)
Issuance of common stock, net
of issuance costs of
$6,284,869.................. 4,466,400 93,650,831 93,650,831
Issuance of common stock for
acquisition of assets....... 25,000 386,250 386,250
Issuance of warrants under
revolving credit facility... 723,211 723,211
Issuance of common stock for
asset purchase option....... 30,000 271,875 271,875
Issuance of warrants for
acquisition of assets....... 169,167 169,167
Comprehensive income (loss):
Unrealized gain on
short-term investments
available for sale........ 2,879
Unrealized loss on foreign
currency translation...... (1,313)
Other comprehensive
income.................... 1,566
Net loss...................... (13,330,255) (13,330,255)
Comprehensive loss............ (13,328,689)
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BALANCE, September 30, 1999... 20,113,865 $157,648,226 $1,316,128 $ 4,737 $(95,744,293) $ 63,224,798
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See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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COINSTAR, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
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FOR THE NINE MONTH
PERIODS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
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OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net loss.................................................... $(13,330,255) $(19,311,308)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used by
operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization............................. 14,380,296 9,397,861
Debt discount amortization................................ 8,663,981 7,615,632
Accrued investment income................................. (81,304) 428,949
Non-cash stock-based compensation......................... -- 36,625
Unrealized gain on short term investments available for
sale.................................................... 2,879 5,572
Unrealized loss on foreign currency translation........... (1,313) (134)
CASH PROVIDED (USED) BY CHANGES IN OPERATING ASSETS AND
LIABILITIES:
Prepaid expenses and other current assets................. (2,080,085) (243,390)
Other assets.............................................. (420,563) 2,592
Accounts payable.......................................... 2,711,231 327,530
Accrued liabilities....................................... 4,060,414 5,601,777
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Net cash provided by operating activities................. 13,905,281 3,861,706
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchase of short-term investments........................ (16,522,298) (24,258,982)
Sale of short-term investments............................ 12,603,019 47,776,019
Purchase of fixed assets.................................. (25,159,385) (18,582,947)
Asset purchase option..................................... (600,000) --
Net proceeds from the sale of equipment................... 33,803 2,247
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Net cash (used)/provided by investing activities.......... (29,644,861) 4,936,337
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:....................................... --
Principal payments on long-term debt...................... (12,820,598) (1,281,178)
Proceeds from long term bank debt......................... 500,000 --
Financing costs associated with long term credit
facility................................................ (598,882) --
Proceeds from sale of common stock, net of issuance
costs................................................... 93,650,831 --
Proceeds from exercise of stock options and employee stock
purchase plan........................................... 1,391,292 779,518
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Net cash provided/(used) by financing activities.......... 82,122,643 (501,660)
INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS....................... 66,383,063 8,296,383
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS:
Beginning of period....................................... 37,688,205 20,199,914
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End of period............................................... $104,071,268 $ 28,496,297
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SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Cash paid during the period for interest.................. $ 215,397 $ 384,814
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NONCASH INVESTING AND FINANCING
ACTIVITIES:
Purchase of vehicles financed by capital lease
obligation.............................................. $ 458,058 $ 435,176
Cashless exercise of warrants............................. 165,220 --
Issuance of common stock for asset purchase option........ 271,875 --
Purchase of assets with warrants.......................... 169,167 --
Issuance of warrants under revolving credit facility...... 723,211 --
Purchase of assets with common stock...................... 386,250 --
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See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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COINSTAR, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NINE MONTH PERIODS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1999 AND 1998
NOTE 1: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
BASIS OF PRESENTATION: The unaudited consolidated financial statements of
Coinstar, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (collectively, the "Company",
"we" and "us") included herein reflect all adjustments, consisting only of
normal recurring adjustments which, in the opinion of management, are necessary
to present fairly the Company's consolidated financial position, results of
operations and cash flows for the periods presented.
These financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial
information. Certain information and footnote disclosures, normally included in
annual financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles, have been omitted pursuant to such SEC rules and
regulations. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with our
audited financial statements and the accompanying notes for the year ended
December 31, 1998 included in our Form S-3 (registration no. 333-79073)
incorporated by reference in Item 5 of this Form 10-Q. The results of operations
for the nine and three month periods ended September 30, 1999 are not
necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any subsequent quarter
or for the entire fiscal year.
PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION: The financial statements include the accounts
of Coinstar, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries Coinstar International,
Inc., which was formed for the purpose of exploring the expansion of the
Coinstar network internationally and Myshoppinglist.com, Inc., which was formed
for the purpose of exploring the development and deployment of electronic
commerce technology.
NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In June 1998, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities." This pronouncement requires an entity to
recognize all derivatives as either assets or liabilities in the statement of
financial position and measure those instruments at fair value. While management
is continuing to evaluate the potential impacts of the standard, as amended, we
believe the impact of adoption will not be material to the financial statements,
taken as a whole. SFAS No. 133, as amended by SFAS No. 137, is effective for
fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2000.
NOTE 2: LETTERS OF CREDIT
As of September 30, 1999 we had available secured irrevocable letters of
credit with two banks which totaled $5.6 million. These letters of credit, which
expire through March 31, 2000, are available to collateralize certain
obligations to third parties. As of September 30, 1999, no amounts were
outstanding under these letters of credit agreements.
NOTE 3: LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
We recently settled litigation with Cash Technologies Inc., the parent
company of CoinBank Automated Systems Inc., involving patent infringement claims
and counter-claims. The settlement provides for the dismissal with prejudice of
each party's respective claims in the litigation. As part of the settlement,
CoinBank granted us a worldwide, perpetual, non-exclusive license to certain
CoinBank technology and a right of first refusal to purchase CoinBank Automated
Systems Inc. In consideration for the right of first refusal, CoinBank received
$600,000 and was provided 30,000 shares of our common stock. If the companies
consummate a purchase agreement for CoinBank, the cash and stock payment,
recorded as an asset as of September 30, 1999, would be credited toward the
purchase price. We have verbally agreed with Cash Technologies Inc. to extend
the right of refusal through December 10, 1999 and may agree to extend the right
of refusal further in the future. The ultimate accounting treatment will be
determined subsequent to the expiration of the right of first refusal. See Note
9. The settlement effectively ends the dispute over the patents-in-suit and
includes a release and covenant not to sue.
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COINSTAR, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
NOTE 4: TERMINATION OF SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIP
Our sole source of coin counter components has been Scan Coin, pursuant to
an agreement originally entered into in 1993 and subsequently amended. Scan Coin
claims that this agreement requires that only Scan Coin coin counters may be
used in Coinstar units. Additionally, Scan Coin claims that the agreement gives
ownership to Scan Coin of any improvements or developments to the coin counter.
We believe that Scan Coin has no claim on any of our intellectual property. On
September 8, 1998 Scan Coin informed us that we were in violation of the
original agreement and we had 30 days to correct the violation. Scan Coin also
restated its claim to our intellectual property. We responded on September 16,
1998 indicating that we rejected all claims made by Scan Coin in its letter. On
May 5, 1999 Scan Coin informed us that it was terminating the agreement. Scan
Coin also reiterated its claims to our intellectual property and stated that it
will seek full compensation for all damages suffered. On May 28, 1999 we
received a letter indicating that Scan Coin intended to commence arbitration
proceedings without delay. Scan Coin stated that it would seek compensation for
its financial losses and seek a declaratory judgment regarding ownership of
certain intellectual property. On June 3, 1999, we responded to Scan Coin's
letter in an effort to settle this dispute amicably. Discussions to attempt to
settle this dispute with Scan Coin are ongoing. However, even if it is
determined that our use of the new coin-counting technology violates the
agreement, we believe that the amount of damages to which Scan Coin would be
entitled would not be material to our business. Our evaluation of the amount of
damages to which Scan Coin could be entitled is subject to significant
uncertainty, and it is possible that we could be found to be liable for damages
that would be material to our business. We cannot be certain that we will
resolve the dispute with Scan Coin, nor can we assure you that if litigation
commences, we will prevail. Our failure to prevail in litigation may result in a
payment of monetary damages, the forfeiture of certain intellectual property
rights, or both. The occurrence of either event could seriously harm our
business, financial condition and results of operations and ability to achieve
sufficient cash flow to service our indebtedness. No amounts for estimated
damages have been accrued in the accompanying financial statements.
NOTE 5: REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY
On February 19, 1999 we entered into a Credit Agreement with Imperial Bank,
for itself and as agent of Bank Austria Creditanstalt Corporate Finance, Inc.
("Bank Austria" and, together with Imperial Bank, the "Lenders"). The Credit
Agreement provides us with a credit facility of up to $25 million, consisting of
revolving loans of $5 million from each of the Lenders, and term loans of $5
million from each of the Lenders. The Credit Agreement requires us to maintain
certain financial covenants during the term of the agreement, which, among other
things, prohibit us from paying dividends without the Lenders' consent. In
addition, amounts available under the term loans will increase to $7.5 million
per Lender after we have satisfied certain debt ratios.
In connection with the Credit Agreement, we issued to each of the Lenders a
warrant to purchase 51,326 shares of our common stock. The exercise price for
the warrants, which will expire on February 19, 2009, is $12.177 per share. The
values of the warrants issued in connection with the Credit Agreement are
recorded as contributed capital and represent discounts which are being
amortized ratably over the term of the related debt. We have agreed, pursuant to
certain Registration Rights Agreements dated February 19, 1999 with the Lenders,
to file a registration statement on Form S-3 to register the shares issuable
upon exercise of the warrants within 60 days following the date on which we have
satisfied all of our obligations in full under
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COINSTAR, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
NOTE 5: REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY (CONTINUED)
the Credit Agreement and the Lenders have no further commitment to make loans or
extend credit under the Credit Agreement (the "Loan Termination Date"). We must
use reasonable efforts to cause the registration statement to be declared
effective no later than 120 days following the Loan Termination Date and must
keep the registration open for at least 45 days following the date the
registration statement is declared effective. The Registration Rights Agreements
also obligates us under certain circumstances to include the common stock
issuable upon exercise of the warrants in certain registration statements we may
file.
On June 7, 1999 we amended the Credit Agreement with the Lenders to allow
the Company, or its domestic subsidiaries, to develop electronic commerce or
internet related businesses subject to certain aggregate limits. On June 14,
1999 the Lenders issued a Limited Waiver of certain mandatory prepayments and
reduction of the revolving commitment of the Credit Agreement upon the issuance
of equity by the Company. The Limited Waiver requires the Company to maintain
minimum deposits with Imperial Bank for the term of the Credit Agreement.
On September 21, 1999 we amended the Credit Agreement with the Lenders to
allow us or our domestic and foreign subsidiaries to increase our aggregate
investment limit to $8.0 million, to allow us to issue up to $10.0 million in
letters of credit and to repurchase up to $50.0 million of our 13% Senior
Subordinated Discount Notes due 2006 (the "Notes").
NOTE 6: ISSUANCE OF COMMON STOCK
In June 1999, we completed a public offering of 4,000,000 shares of common
stock at a purchase price of $22.375 per share for net proceeds of approximately
of $84.0 million (after deducting applicable issuance costs and expenses). The
net proceeds received by the Company will be used to expand the network in the
United States, to support planned expansion internationally, to develop and
market new products and product enhancements, for working capital and general
corporate purposes.
In July 1999, the underwriters exercised their option to purchase an
additional 466,400 shares of common stock at a purchase price of $22.375 per
share for net proceeds of approximately of $9.7 million (after deducting
applicable issuance costs and expenses).
NOTE 7: NONCASH ASSET ACQUISITION
On March 3, 1999 we acquired from Compucook, Inc. assets consisting of
Internet domain names, software, fixed assets, contracts, and web site content.
In consideration of the purchase, we issued 25,000 common stock warrants at an
exercise price of $15.63 per warrant, which expire on March 2, 2004. On April
15, 1999 we acquired from Nu World Marketing Limit, Inc. assets consisting of
Internet domain names, fixed assets, contracts, and web site content. As
consideration for this purchase, we issued 25,000 shares of common stock.
NOTE 8: EARLY RETIREMENT OF DEBT
During the quarter we repurchased $11.5 million of our Notes. We paid $12.1
million in cash and incurred a one time extraordinary write off of $744,000.
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COINSTAR, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
NOTE 9: SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
EARLY RETIREMENT OF DEBT
Since September 30, 1999 we repurchased $22.5 million of the Notes. We paid
$24.1 million in cash, net of accrued interest, and incurred a one time
extraordinary write off of $2.5 million.
ASSET PURCHASE OPTION
In connection with a litigation settlement discussed in Note 3 above, we
have verbally agreed with Cash Technologies Inc. to extend the right of first
refusal through December 10, 1999 and may agree to extend the right of refusal
further in the future.
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS.
The discussion in this Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements
regarding us, our business, prospects and results of operations that involve
risks and uncertainties. Our actual business, prospects and results of
operations could differ materially from those discussed herein. Factors that
could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to,
those discussed herein as well as those discussed under the caption "Risk
Factors" herein and in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998, the
Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the three month ended March 31, 1999 and six
month ended June 30, 1999 and the registration statement on Form S-3 filed with
the SEC on May 21, 1999 (registration no. 333-79073). You are cautioned not to
place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect
management's analysis only as of the date hereof. We undertake no obligation to
publicly release the results of any revision to these forward-looking statements
which may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to
reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. You are urged to carefully
review and consider the various disclosures made by us in this report and in our
other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission that attempt to
advise interested parties of the risks and factors and may affect our business,
prospects and results of operations.
OVERVIEW
We currently derive substantially all our revenue from coin processing
services generated by our installed base of over 6,700 Coinstar units located in
supermarket chains in 39 states across the United States. We generate revenue
based on a processing fee of 8.9% at most locations charged on the total dollar
amount of coins processed in a transaction. Coin processing fee revenue is
recognized at the time the customers' coins are counted by the Coinstar unit.
Overall revenue growth is dependent on both the rate of new installations and
the growth in coin processing volumes of our installed base. Our experience to
date is that coin processing volumes per unit have generally increased with the
length of time the unit is in operation as trial levels of the service increase,
driving initial trial and repeat usage for the service. We believe that coin
processing volumes per unit may also be affected by other factors such as public
relations, advertising and other activities that promote trials of the units, as
well as the amount of consumer traffic in the stores in which the units are
located and seasonality. Given our limited operating history, there can be no
assurance, however, that unit volumes will continue to increase as a function of
the time the unit is in operation, or that unit volumes will be affected by such
other factors. We expect that as we continue to aggressively expand
installations relative to the size of our installed base, the average revenue
per unit may decrease even as the per unit dollar volume of more mature units
increases.
We established a wholly-owned subsidiary, Coinstar International, Inc., in
March 1998 to explore expanding our operations internationally. At the present
time, we have Coinstar units in 19 stores in Canada. We are also piloting nine
Coinstar units in the United Kingdom to determine the viability of the United
Kingdom market for our services. In addition, Coinstar International is
investigating the viability of our services in certain European countries. We
have also established a wholly-owed subsidiary, MyShoppinglist.com, Inc., in
December 1998 to explore the development and deployment of electronic commerce
technology, including Coinstar ShopperTM, our multifunction Internet portal.
Direct operating expenses are comprised of the regional expenses associated
with Coinstar unit operations and support and consist primarily of coin pickup
and processing, field operations support and related expenses, retail operations
support and the amount of our processing fee that we share with our retail
partners. Coin pickup and processing costs, which represent a major portion of
direct operating expenses, vary based on the level of total coin processing
volume and the density of the units within a region. We believe that while coin
pickup and processing costs are variable based on units in service and coin
volume generated, economies related to these direct expense components can be
achieved through increasing the density of units in operation in regional
markets. Field service operations and related expenses vary depending on the
number of geographic regions in which Coinstar units are located and the density
of the units within a region. Regional sales and marketing expenses are
comprised of ongoing marketing, advertising and public relations efforts in
existing market regions and startup marketing expenses incurred to launch our
services in new regional markets. Product research and development expense
consists of the development costs of the Coinstar unit
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software, network applications, Coinstar unit improvements and new product
development. Selling, general and administrative expenses are comprised of
management compensation, administrative support for field operations, the
customer service center, sales and marketing support, systems and engineering
support, computer network operations, accounting, human resources and occupancy
expenses. Depreciation and amortization consists primarily of depreciation
charges on Coinstar units and, to a lesser extent, depreciation on furniture and
fixtures, automobiles, computer equipment and amortization of intangibles. Other
income consists of rental income from a sublease of unused office space.
Since 1995, we have devoted significant resources to building a sales and
marketing organization, adding administrative personnel and developing the
network systems and infrastructure to support the rapid growth of our installed
base of Coinstar units. The cost of this expansion and the significant
depreciation expense of our installed network have resulted in significant
operating losses to date and an accumulated stockholders' deficit of $95.7
million as of September 30, 1999. We expect to continue to evaluate new
marketing and promotional programs to increase the breadth and rate of customer
utilization of our service and to engage in systems and product research and
development. We expect these expenses will negatively impact our operating
results. We believe that our future revenue growth, operating margin gains and
profitability will be dependent upon the penetration of our installed base with
retail partners in existing markets, expansion and penetration of installations
in new market regions and successful ongoing marketing and promotional
activities to sustain the growth in unit coin volume over time. Given our
limited operating history, unpredictability of the timing of installations with
retail partners and the resulting revenues, and the continued market acceptance
of our service by consumers and retail partners, our operating results for any
quarter are subject to significant variation, and we believe that
period-to-period comparisons of our results of operations are not necessarily
meaningful and should not be relied upon as indications of future performance.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following table shows revenue and expenses as a percent of revenue for
the periods ended:
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PERIODS ENDED PERIODS ENDED
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1999 1998 1999 1998
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Revenue..................................... 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Expenses:
Direct operating............................ 50.0 58.1 49.6 52.6
Regional sales and marketing................ 6.5 8.2 6.0 6.9
Product research and development............ 7.4 11.0 9.4 6.4
Selling, general, and administrative........ 19.5 32.0 17.8 26.0
Depreciation and amortization............... 25.8 29.1 26.2 26.8
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Loss from operations........................ (9.2)% (38.5)% (9.0)% (18.6)%
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THREE MONTH PERIODS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1999 AND 1998
REVENUE
Revenue increased by $8.1 million to $21.7 million for the quarter ended
September 30, 1999 from $13.6 million in the comparable 1998 period. The
installed base of Coinstar units increased units to 6,457 as of September 30,
1999 from 4,437 units in the comparable 1998 period. The dollar value of coins
processed increased $63.5 million to $244.1 million for the quarter ended
September 30, 1999 from $180.6 million in the comparable 1998 period. The
increase in revenue was due primarily to (1) the increase in the number of
Coinstar units in service during the 1999 period, (2) the increase in the volume
of coins processed by the units in service during this period, and (3) the
increase in the processing fee from 7.5% to 8.9% in December 1998. Coin volume
growth slowed somewhat during the quarter primarily as a result of (1) the
increase in our processing fee, (2) a temporary shortage of coins in the banking
system that created competition for consumers' coins from retailers and
financial institutions, (3) increased consumer hoarding related to the
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issuance of the new state quarters and (4) less effective radio advertising
compared to television advertising run in the prior year. Although we believe
this volume trend is temporary, advertising and marketing resources will be
increased to drive additional consumer trial usage of our service in the future.
DIRECT OPERATING EXPENSES
Direct operating expenses increased $3.6 million to $10.8 million for the
quarter ended September 30, 1999 from $7.1 million in the comparable 1998
period. The increase in direct operating expenses was primarily attributable to
(1) an increase in revenue sharing resulting from the increase in December 1998
of the amount of processing fee that we share with our retail partners, and (2)
the increase in field service personnel and direct support expenses associated
with our growth and expansion into eight new regional markets. Direct operating
expenses as a percentage of revenue decreased to 49.6% in the quarter ended
September 30, 1999 from 52.6% in the comparable 1998 period. The decrease in
direct operating expenses as a percentage of revenue was the result primarily of
(1) the realization of coin pickup and processing cost economies from increased
regional densities and utilization of cheaper, more efficient coin pick-up
methods, and (2) the decline in field service expenses per unit as a percentage
of revenue brought about by our increased density in our existing markets.
REGIONAL SALES AND MARKETING
Regional sales and marketing expenses increased $364,000 to $1.3 million
for the quarter ended September 30, 1999 from $930,000 in the comparable 1998
period. The increase in regional marketing expense was the result of a
nationwide free standing newspaper insert distributed to generate trial usage
that was not distributed in the third quarter of 1998. Regional sales and
marketing as a percentage of revenue decreased to 6.0% in the quarter ended
September 30, 1999 from 6.9% in the comparable 1998 period. The decrease in
regional sales and marketing as a percentage of revenue was the result primarily
of (1) increasing volumes processed by the network, and (2) lower advertising
costs per unit as we increase the density of units within a region. We expect to
increase advertising expense in the future in an attempt to increase coin
volumes processed.
PRODUCT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Product research and development expenses increased $1.2 million to $2.0
million for the quarter ended September 30, 1999 from $867,000 in the comparable
1998 period. The increase in product research and development costs reflects the
increase in expenditures associated with the development in e-services. Product
research and development as a percentage of revenue increased to 9.4% in the
quarter ended September 30, 1999 from 6.4% in the comparable 1998 period. While
we currently expense all product research and development costs, a portion,
related to internally developed software, may be capitalized in the future.
SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE
Selling, general and administrative expense increased $346,000 to $3.9
million for the quarter ended September 30, 1999 from $3.5 million in the
comparable 1998 period. Selling, general and administrative as a percentage of
revenue decreased to 17.8% in the quarter ended September 30, 1999 from 26.0% in
the comparable 1998 period. The decrease in selling, general, and administrative
as a percentage of revenue was the result primarily of (1) increasing volumes
processed by the network combined with (2) the realization of improved operating
efficiencies.
DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION
Depreciation and amortization expense increased $2.1 million to $5.7
million for the quarter ended September 30, 1999 from $3.6 million in the
comparable 1998 period. The increase was primarily due to the increase in the
installed base of Coinstar units during these periods. Depreciation and
amortization as a percentage of revenue decreased to 26.2% in the quarter ended
September 30, 1999 from 26.8% in the comparable 1998 period. During the quarter,
we wrote off certain obsolete equipment resulting in a one time
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charge of $394,000 during the period. The decrease in depreciation and
amortization as a percentage of revenue was the result of increasing volumes
processed through the network. We expect depreciation and amortization expense
to increase significantly over the next several years as a result of expected
increases in the installation of Coinstar units.
OTHER INCOME, EXPENSE, AND EXTRAORDINARY ITEM
We generated no other income for the quarter ended September 30, 1999. We
leased some excess office space effective November 1999. The leasing of this
space will not have a material impact on our results of operations.
Interest income increased to $1.2 million for the quarter ended September
30, 1999 from $273,000 in the comparable 1998 period. The increase in interest
income is attributed to an increase in invested cash balances resulting from the
issuance of common stock in June and July of 1999 resulting in net proceeds to
us of approximately $93.7 million.
Interest expense increased to $3.1 million for the quarter ended September
30, 1999 from $2.8 million in the comparable 1998 period. The increase was
primarily due to the accretion of the Note. No cash interest payments are due on
the Notes until April 2000.
During the quarter we repurchased $11.5 million of our Notes. We paid $12.1
million in cash and incurred a one time extraordinary write off of $744,000.
NET LOSS
Net loss decreased $308,000 to $4.6 million for the quarter ended September
30, 1999 from $4.9 million in the comparable 1998 period. The decrease in the
net loss was primarily due to an increase in our direct contribution (i.e.,
revenue minus direct operating expenses) combined with a reduction in the rate
of growth of expenses. As a result, the reduction in net loss reflects the
operating leverage of the Coinstar network resulting from the relatively fixed
nature of a number of our costs. In the longer term, we expect that we will not
be required to add as much infrastructure as we have in the past to support our
installed base and as a result expect to achieve profitability as our revenue
from our larger base of installed units grows proportionately faster than our
expenses. There can be no assurance, however, that we will install a sufficient
number of units or obtain sufficient market acceptance to allow us to achieve or
sustain profitability.
NINE MONTH PERIODS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1999 AND 1998
REVENUE
Revenue increased by $22.9 million to $55.8 million for the nine months
ended September 30, 1999 from $32.9 million in the comparable 1998 period. The
installed base of Coinstar units increased 2,020 units to 6,457 as of September
30, 1999 from 4,437 units in the comparable 1998 period. The dollar value of
coins processed increased $189.6 million to $626.7 million during the 1999
period from $437.1 million in the comparable 1998 period. The increase was
primarily due to (1) the increase in the number of Coinstar units in service
during the 1999 period, (2) the increase in the volume of coins processed by the
units in service during this period, and (3) the increase in the processing fee
from 7.5% to 8.9% in December 1998.
DIRECT OPERATING EXPENSES
Direct operating expenses increased $8.8 million to $27.9 million for the
nine months ended September 30, 1999 from $19.1 million in the comparable 1998
period. The increase in direct operating expenses was primarily attributable to
(1) an increase in revenue sharing resulting from the increase in December 1998
of the amount of processing fee that we share with our retail partners, and (2)
the increase in field service personnel and direct support expenses associated
with our growth and expansion into 24 new regional markets. Direct operating
expenses as a percentage of revenue decreased to 50.0% in the nine months ended
September 30, 1999 from 58.1% in the comparable 1998 period. The decrease in
direct operating expenses as a percentage of revenue was the result primarily of
(1) the realization of coin pickup and processing cost
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economies from increased regional densities and utilization of cheaper, more
efficient coin pick-up methods, and (2) the decline in field service expenses
per unit as a percentage of revenue brought about by our increased density in
our existing markets.
REGIONAL SALES AND MARKETING
Regional sales and marketing expenses increased $924,000 to $3.6 million
for the nine months ended September 30, 1999 from $2.7 million in the comparable
1998 period. The increase in regional marketing expense was the result of an
increased level of television and radio in selected markets and the use of a
nationwide newspaper insert. Regional sales and marketing as a percentage of
revenue decreased to 6.5% in the nine months ended September 30, 1999 from 8.2%
in the comparable 1998 period. The decrease in regional sales and marketing as a
percentage of revenue was the result primarily of (1) increasing volumes
processed by the network, and (2) lower advertising costs per unit as we
increase the density of units within a region.
PRODUCT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Product research and development expenses increased $524,000 to $4.1
million for the nine months ended September 30, 1999 from $3.6 million in the
comparable 1998 period. The increase in product research and development costs
reflects the decrease in expenditures associated with the completion of the
development of the new coin counting technology and the completion of our new
operating system offset by an increase in expenditures associated with the
development in e-services. Product research and development as a percentage of
revenue decreased to 7.4% in the nine months period ended September 30, 1999
from 11.0% in the comparable 1998 period. While we currently expense all product
research and development costs, a portion, related to internally developed
software, may be capitalized in the future.
SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE
Selling, general and administrative increased $352,000 to $10.9 million for
the nine months ended September 30, 1999 from $10.5 million in the comparable
1998 period. Selling, general and administrative as a percentage of revenue
decreased to 19.5% in the nine months ended September 30, 1999 from 32.0% in the
comparable 1998 period. The decrease in selling, general, and administrative as
a percentage of revenue was the result primarily of (1) increasing volumes
processed by the network combined with (2) the realization of improved operating
efficiencies.
DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION
Depreciation and amortization expense increased $4.8 million to $14.4
million for the nine months ended September 30, 1999 from $9.6 million in the
comparable 1998 period. The increase was primarily due to the increase in the
installed base of Coinstar units during these periods. Depreciation and
amortization as a percentage of revenue decreased to 25.8% in the nine months
period ended September 30, 1999 from 29.1% in the comparable 1998 period. During
the nine month period, we wrote off certain obsolete equipment resulting in a
one time charge of $476,000. The decrease in depreciation and amortization as a
percentage of revenue was the result of increasing volumes processed through the
network. We expect depreciation and amortization expense to increase
significantly over the next several years as a result of expected increases in
the installation of Coinstar units.
OTHER INCOME, EXPENSE, AND EXTRAORDINARY ITEM
We generated other income of $62,000 for the nine months ended September
30, 1999 due to the subleasing of excess office space. On March 12, 1999 this
third party lessor announced that it was suspending its operations and vacated
the space as of March 31, 1999. We have re-leased the excess space effective
November 1999. The re-leasing of the excess space will not have a material
impact on our results of operations.
Interest income increased to $1.4 million for the nine months ended
September 30, 1999 from $1.2 million in the comparable 1998 period. The increase
in interest income is attributed to an increase in
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invested cash balances resulting from the issuance of common stock in June and
July of 1999 resulting in net proceeds to us of approximately $93.7 million.
Interest expense increased to $8.9 million for the nine months ended
September 30, 1999 from $7.9 million in the comparable 1998 period. The increase
was primarily due to the accretion of the Notes. No cash interest payments are
due on the Notes until April 2000.
During the quarter we repurchased $11.5 million of our Notes. We paid $12.1
million in cash and incurred a one time extraordinary write off of $744,000.
NET LOSS
Net loss decreased $6.0 million to $13.3 million for the nine months ended
September 30, 1999 from $19.3 million in the comparable 1998 period. The
decrease in the net loss was primarily due to an increase in our direct
contribution (i.e., revenue minus direct operating expenses) combined with a
reduction in the rate of growth of expenses. As a result, the reduction in net
loss reflects the operating leverage of the Coinstar network resulting from the
relatively fixed nature of a number of our costs. In the longer term, we expect
that we will not be required to add as much infrastructure as we have in the
past to support our installed base and as a result expect to achieve
profitability as our revenue from our larger base of installed units grows
proportionately faster than our expenses. There can be no assurance, however,
that we will install a sufficient number of units or obtain sufficient market
acceptance to allow us to achieve or sustain profitability.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
As of September 30, 1999 we had cash and cash equivalents of $104.1
million, short-term investments of $8.2 million and working capital of $75.5
million. Cash and cash equivalents include $26.4 million of funds in transit,
which represent amounts being processed by armored car carriers or residing in
Coinstar units. Net cash provided by operating activities was $13.9 million for
the nine months ended September 30, 1999 compared to net cash provided by
operating activities of $3.9 million for the comparable period in 1998.
Improvement in cash provided by operating activities was principally the result
of a $6.0 million improvement in our net loss.
Net cash used by investing activities for the nine months ended September
30, 1999 was $29.6 million compared to $4.9 million provided in the comparable
period in 1998. Capital expenditures during the nine months ended September 30,
1999 were $25.2 million and in the comparable 1998 period were $18.6 million.
The majority of capital expenditures consist of the purchase of Coinstar units.
Net cash provided by financing activities for the nine months ended
September 30, 1999 was $82.1 million which principally was the result of the
issuance of (1) issuance of 4.5 million additional shares of common stock with
net proceeds of $93.7 million, and (2) proceeds from the exercise of stock
options and employee stock purchases, offset by (3) repayment of long term debt
and the payment of fees associated with the closing of the long term Credit
Agreement. Net cash used by financing activities for the comparable 1998 period
was $502,000 which was the result of the proceeds of the exercise of employee
stock options and stock purchases, offset by the repayment of long term debt.
With respect to financing activities, we completed a public offering of
4,000,000 shares of common stock in June 1999 at a purchase price of $22.375 per
share for net proceeds of approximately of $84.0 million (after deducting
applicable issuance costs and expenses.) The net proceeds received by the
Company will be used to expand the network in the United States, to support
planned expansion internationally, to develop and market new products and
product enhancements, for working capital and general corporate purposes. In
July 1999 the underwriters exercised their option to purchase an additional
466,400 shares of common stock at a purchase price of $22.375 per share for net
proceeds of approximately of $9.7 million (after deducting applicable issuance
costs and expenses.)
As of September 30, 1999 we had available secured irrevocable letters of
credit with two banks which totaled $5.6 million. These letters of credit, which
expire through March 31, 2000, are available to collateralize
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certain obligations to third parties. As of September 30, 1999 no amounts were
outstanding under these letters of credit agreements.
On February 19, 1999 we entered into a Credit Agreement with Imperial Bank,
for itself and as agent of Bank Austria Creditanstalt Corporate Finance, Inc.
("Bank Austria" and, together with Imperial Bank, the "Lenders"). The Credit
Agreement provides us with a credit facility of up to $25 million, consisting of
revolving loans of $5 million from each of the Lenders, and term loans of $5
million from each of the Lenders. The Credit Agreement requires us to maintain
certain financial covenants during the term of the agreement, which, among other
things, prohibit us from paying dividends without the Lenders' consent. In
addition, amounts available under the term loans will increase to $7.5 million
per Lender after we have satisfied certain debt ratios.
In connection with the Credit Agreement, we issued to each of the Lenders a
warrant to purchase 51,326 shares of our common stock. The exercise price for
the warrants, which will expire on February 19, 2009, is $12.177 per share. The
values of the warrants issued in connection with the Credit Agreement are
recorded as contributed capital and represent discounts which are being
amortized ratably over the term of the related debt. We have agreed, pursuant to
certain Registration Rights Agreements dated February 19, 1999 with the Lenders,
to file a registration statement on Form S-3 to register the shares issuable
upon exercise of the warrants within 60 days following the date on which we have
satisfied all of our obligations in full under the Credit Agreement and the
Lenders have no further commitment to make loans or extend credit under the
Credit Agreement (the "Loan Termination Date"). We must use reasonable efforts
to cause the registration statement to be declared effective no later than 120
days following the Loan Termination Date and must keep the registration open for
at least 45 days following the date the registration statement is declared
effective. The Registration Rights Agreements also obligates us under certain
circumstances to include the common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants
in certain registration statements we may file.
On June 7, 1999 we amended the Credit Agreement with the Lenders to allow
the Company, or its domestic subsidiaries, to develop electronic commerce or
internet related businesses subject to certain aggregate limits. On June 14,
1999 the Lenders issued a Limited Waiver of certain mandatory prepayments and
reduction of the revolving commitment of the Credit Agreement upon the issuance
of equity by the Company. The Limited Waiver requires the Company to maintain
minimum deposits with Imperial Bank for the term of the Credit Agreement.
On September 21, 1999 we amended the Credit Agreement with the Lenders to
allow us or our domestic and foreign subsidiaries to increase our aggregate
investment limit to $8.0 million, to allow us to issue up to $10.0 million in
letters of credit and to repurchase up to $50.0 million of our Notes.
On March 3, 1999 we acquired from Compucook, Inc. assets consisting of
Internet domain names, software, fixed assets, contracts, and web site content.
In consideration of the purchase, we issued 25,000 common stock warrants at an
exercise price of $15.63 per warrant, which expire on March 2, 2004. On April
15, 1999 we acquired from Nu World Marketing Limit, Inc. assets consisting of
Internet domain names, fixed assets, contracts, and web site content. As
consideration for this purchase, we issued 25,000 shares of common stock.
In connection with a litigation settlement, on October 1, 1999 we issued
30,000 shares of our common stock to Cash Technologies Inc., parent company of
CoinBank Automated Systems Inc., and paid $600,000 in cash as consideration for
a 45 day right of first refusal to purchase CoinBank. If the companies
consummate a purchase agreement for CoinBank, the cash and stock payment would
be credited toward the purchase price. On November 15, 1999 we agreed with Cash
Technologies Inc. to extend the 45 day right of first refusal up to an
additional 10 days.
As of November 1, 1999 we had outstanding $61.0 million of our Notes. We
have repurchased a total of $34.0 million of the Notes. We must begin paying
cash interest on the Notes in April 2000. Beginning at that time, we will have
debt service obligations of over $7.9 million per year until October 2006 when
the principal amount of $61.0 million plus accrued interest will be due. The
Indenture governing the Notes contains covenants that, among other restrictions,
limit our ability to pay dividends or make other restricted payments,
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engage in transactions with affiliates, incur additional indebtedness, effect
asset dispositions, or merge or sell substantially all our assets.
We believe existing cash equivalents, short-term investments, and our
Credit Agreement will be sufficient to fund our cash requirements and capital
expenditure needs for the continued expansion of the domestic Coinstar network
at the recent installation rate; to fund the pilot deployment of Coinstar units
internationally for at least the next twelve months; and to fund the development
and marketing of new products and enhancements. The extent of additional
financing needed will depend on the success of our business. If we significantly
increase installations beyond planned levels or if unit coin processing volumes
generated are lower than historical levels, our cash needs will be increased.
Our future capital requirements will depend on a number of factors, including
the timing and number of installations, the type and scope of service
enhancements, the level of market acceptance of our service, the feasibility of
international expansion, and potential new product and service offerings and
product and service enhancements. See "Risk Factors -- Our future operating
results remain uncertain", "-- Our quarterly operating results may fluctuate due
to different usage rates of individual Coinstar units, seasonality of use and
other factors", and "-- We have substantial indebtedness."
QUARTERLY FINANCIAL RESULTS
The following table sets forth selected unaudited quarterly financial
information and operating data for the last eight quarters. This information has
been prepared on the same basis as our unaudited consolidated financial
statements and includes, in the opinion of management, all normal and recurring
adjustments that management considers necessary for a fair statement of the
quarterly results for the periods. The operating results and data for any
quarter are not necessarily indicative of the results for future periods.
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SEP. 30, JUNE 30, MAR. 31, DEC. 31, SEP. 30, JUNE 30, MAR. 31, DEC. 31,
1999 1999 1999 1998 1998 1998 1998 1997
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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS DATA:
Revenue............................... $ 21,723 $ 18,258 $ 15,791 $ 14,802 $ 13,576 $ 10,472 $ 8,823 $ 7,957
Expenses:
Direct operating...................... 10,783 9,176 7,939 7,458 7,141 6,142 5,823 5,208
Regional sales and marketing.......... 1,294 1,012 1,318 1,077 930 854 917 689
Product research and development...... 2,035 1,155 940 1,138 867 1,329 1,410 1,644
Selling, general and administrative... 3,877 3,628 3,381 3,579 3,531 3,726 3,276 3,252
Depreciation and amortization......... 5,698 4,580 4,103 3,669 3,635 3,120 2,813 2,539
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Loss from operations.................. $ (1,964) $ (1,293) $ (1,890) $ (2,119) $ (2,528) $ (4,699) $ (5,416) $ (5,375)
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OTHER DATA:
Number of new Coinstar units installed
during the period................... 669 547 428 376 405 501 327 469
Installed base of Coinstar units at
end of period....................... 6,457 5,788 5,241 4,813 4,437 4,032 3,531 3,204
Average age of network for the period
(months)............................ 20.4 20.0 19.2 17.5 15.8 14.8 13.4 11.7
Number of regional markets............ 82 74 64 58 57 49 42 40
Dollar value of coins processed....... $244,089 $205,143 $177,248 $186,166 $180,600 $139,227 $117,298 $105,692
Direct contribution(1)................ 10,941 9,082 7,852 7,344 6,435 4,330 3,000 2,749
Direct Contribution Margin............ 50.4% 49.7% 49.7% 49.6% 47.4% 41.3% 34.0% 34.5%
EBITDA as defined(5).................. $ 3,734 $ 3,287 $ 2,213 $ 1,550 $ 1,107 $ (1,579) $ (2,603) $ (2,836)
Annualized revenue per average
installed unit(2)................... 14,162 13,343 12,721 12,937 12,703 11,048 10,597 10,907
Annualized direct contribution per
average installed unit(1)(2)........ 7,132 6,637 6,331 6,405 6,021 4,568 3,601 3,768
International development costs(3).... 218 406 275 369 116 241 28 --
Internet development costs(4)......... 1,200 313 64 -- -- -- -- --
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(1) Direct contribution (loss) is defined as revenue less direct operating
expenses. We use direct contribution (loss) as a measure of operating
performance to assist in understanding our operating results. Direct
contribution (loss) is not a measure of financial performance under GAAP and
should not be considered in isolation or an alternative to gross margin,
income (loss) from operations, net income (loss), or any other measure of
performance under GAAP.
(2) Based on actual quarterly results annualized divided by the monthly averages
of units in operation over the applicable period.
(3) International development costs represent the costs incurred by Coinstar
International related to the exploration of international expansion. All
costs related to international development (such as market research and
travel) are expensed as incurred in accordance with the American Institute
of Certified Public Accountants Statement of Position 98-5, "Reporting on
the Costs of Start-Up Activities" ("SOP 98-5").
(4) Internet development costs represent the costs incurred by Coinstar Inc
related to the exploration of e-services product. All costs related to the
internet development (such as market research and travel) are expensed as
incurred in accordance with the SOP 98-5. Costs to develop software will be
accounted for in accordance with SOP 98-1, "Accounting for the Costs of
Computer Software Developed or Obtained for Internal Use."
(5) EBITDA, as defined, represents earnings before interest expense, income
taxes, depreciation, amortization and other income/expense. EBITDA, as
defined, does not represent and should not be considered as an alternative
to net income or cash flow from operations as determined by GAAP. We,
however, believe that EBITDA, as defined, provides useful information
regarding a company's ability to service and/or incur indebtedness.
Based on our limited operating history, we believe that coin processing
volumes have been affected by seasonality. In particular, coin processing
volumes have been lower in the months of January, February, September and
October. There can be no assurance, however, that such seasonal trends will
continue. Any projections of future seasonality are inherently uncertain due to
our limited operating history and the lack of comparable companies engaged in
the coin processing business.
In addition to fluctuations in revenue resulting from factors affecting
customer usage, timing of unit installations will result in significant
fluctuations in quarterly results. The rate of installations does not follow a
regular pattern, as it depends principally on installation schedules determined
by agreements between us and our retail distribution partners, variable length
of partner trial periods and the planned coordination of multiple partner
installations in a given geographic region.
Quarterly losses from operations during the periods presented were the
result of higher direct operating expenses associated with the significant
increase in our installed base, higher depreciation and amortization expense
from the expansion of the installed base and the significantly higher level of
systems infrastructure and management personnel to support our accelerated
growth. We expect to continue to incur substantial operating losses from
operations as we continue to increase our installed base of Coinstar units.
NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In June 1998, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities." This pronouncement requires an entity to
recognize all derivatives as either assets or liabilities in the statement of
financial position and measure those instruments at fair value. While management
is continuing to evaluate the potential impacts of the standard, as amended, we
believe the impact of adoption will not be material to the financial statements,
taken as a whole. SFAS No. 133, as amended by SFAS No. 137, is effective for
fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2000.
EFFECTS OF YEAR 2000 ON THE COMPUTER PROGRAMS AND SYSTEMS
Many currently installed computer systems and software programs were
designed to use only a two-digit year field. These year fields will need to
accept four digit year entries to distinguish 21st century dates from 20th
century dates. Until the date fields are updated, the systems and programs could
fail or give erroneous results when referencing dates following December 31,
1999. Such failure or errors could occur prior to the actual change in century.
We rely on computer applications for our coin processing machines and to manage
and monitor our accounting and administrative functions. Such failure or
malfunction could cause disruption of operations, including among other things a
temporary inability to process transactions or engage in normal business
activities. In addition, our retail partners, suppliers and service providers,
including financial institutions, rely upon computer applications, some of which
may contain software that may fail or give erroneous results as a result of the
upcoming change in century, with respect to functions that materially affect
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their interactions with us. Failure or malfunction of our software or that of
our retail partners, suppliers or service providers could seriously harm our
business, financial condition and results of operations and on our ability to
achieve sufficient cash flow service to our indebtedness.
During the second and third quarters of 1998, we undertook a program to
identify, test, and evaluate our internal operating systems to determine the
impact of the year 2000 on these systems. Additionally, we retested our systems
during the third quarter of 1999. These tests involved simulating transactional
activity before, during and after the various impacted dates and assessing the
results to ensure the proper handling of the information by the internal
operating system. As a result of these tests performed on the internal operating
systems, we do not believe our computer systems or applications currently in use
will be harmed by the upcoming change in century.
We completed our review of the year 2000 impact on our retail partners,
suppliers, and service providers in the first quarter of 1999. Our partners have
made, and continue to make, significant progress towards completing their year
2000 projects. We have not incurred any significant costs in reviewing our
systems or those of our retail distribution partners, suppliers or service
providers for year 2000 compliance. We do not foresee any significant harm from
our partners' year 2000 issues. We will continue to monitor the status of our
partners' year 2000 activities. While we do not believe our computer systems or
applications currently in use will be harmed by the upcoming change in century
and we have not encountered any material year 2000 problems with any systems
provided by third parties, we have not received assurances from all of our
retail partners, suppliers or service providers that their systems will be year
2000 compliant.
We have assessed our critical operations to address situations that may
result if we are unable to achieve year 2000 readiness. Based on our assessment
to date and our readiness activities, we do not anticipate a material impact to
our critical operations from year 2000 problems and accordingly we do not
anticipate needing to develop a formal contingency plan beyond our disaster
recovery and critical systems backup procedures already in place.
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RISK FACTORS
You should carefully consider the risks described below before making an
investment decision. The risks and uncertainties described below are not the
only ones facing our company. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently
known to us or that we currently deem immaterial also may impair our business
operations. If any of the following risks actually occur, our business could be
harmed. In such case, the trading price of our common stock could decline and
you may lose all or part of your investment.
WE HAVE A HISTORY OF SUSTAINED OPERATING LOSSES AND WE EXPECT SUCH LOSSES TO
CONTINUE
We have incurred substantial losses since inception in 1991. Our net loss
was $16.0 million for 1996, $29.6 million for 1997 and $24.0 million for 1998.
As of September 30, 1999 we had an accumulated deficit of $95.7 million. Our
operating losses to date have resulted primarily from expenses incurred in the
development, marketing and operation of the Coinstar units, expansion and
maintenance of the network, administrative and occupancy expenses at our
headquarters and depreciation and amortization. We expect to continue to incur
operating losses as we continue to increase our installed base of Coinstar units
and seek to develop and market new products, services and enhancements,
including the development and deployment of our electronic commerce technology,
including Coinstar Shopper(TM).
WE HAVE A LIMITED OPERATING HISTORY AND FACE UNCERTAINTY IN OUR ABILITY TO
BECOME A PROFITABLE COMPANY
After several years of development, we commenced commercial deployment of
Coinstar units in 1994 and placed approximately 96% of our current installed
base in 1996, 1997, 1998 and the first nine months of 1999. Therefore, you have
limited historical financial information on which to base an evaluation of our
performance. You should consider our prospects in light of the risks, expenses
and difficulties frequently encountered by companies in an early stage of
development and operation, particularly companies in new or rapidly evolving
markets. We cannot be certain that we will install a sufficient number of our
Coinstar units or obtain sufficient market acceptance to allow us to achieve or
sustain profitability, or generate sufficient cash flow to meet our capital and
operating expenses and debt service obligations.
OUR COIN PROCESSING SERVICE IS OUR SOLE SOURCE OF REVENUE AND OUR CURRENT MARKET
IS LIMITED
We have derived until now, and expect for the foreseeable future to derive,
substantially all of our revenue from the operation of Coinstar units.
Accordingly, market acceptance of our coin processing service is critical to our
future success. Since there is only a limited current market for our coin
processing service, we cannot assure you that an acceptable level of demand will
be achieved or sustained. If sufficient demand for our coin processing service
does not develop due to lack of market acceptance, technological change,
competition or other factors, our business, financial condition and results of
operations and ability to achieve sufficient cash flow to service our
indebtedness could be seriously harmed. To date, we have not derived any
significant revenue from our Coinstar Shopper Internet portal.
OUR FUTURE OPERATING RESULTS REMAIN UNCERTAIN
You should not consider prior growth rates in our revenue to be indicative
of our future operating results. The timing and amount of future revenues will
depend almost entirely on our ability to obtain new agreements with potential
retail partners for the installation of Coinstar units, the successful
deployment and operation of our coin processing network and on customer
utilization of our service. Our future operating results will depend upon many
other factors, including:
- the level of product and price competition,
- the processing fee we charge consumers to use our service, which we
changed to 8.9% in December 1998 and may change in the future,
- the amount of our processing fee that we share with our retail partners,
- our success in expanding our network and managing our growth,
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- our ability to develop and market product enhancements and new products,
such as our Coinstar Shopper,
- our ability to enter into and penetrate new international markets, such
as the United Kingdom, Canada, the European Union and other selected
foreign markets,
- the timing of product enhancements, activities of and acquisitions by
competitors,
- the ability to hire additional employees, and
- the timing of such hiring and the ability to control costs.
OUR STOCK PRICE HAS BEEN AND MAY CONTINUE TO BE VOLATILE
Our common stock price has fluctuated substantially since our initial
public offering in July 1997. The market price of our common stock could decline
from current levels or continue to fluctuate. The market price of our common
stock may be significantly affected by the following factors, including:
- operating results below market expectations,
- trends and fluctuations in use of Coinstar units,
- changes in, or our failure to meet, financial estimates by securities
analysts,
- period-to-period fluctuations in our financial results,
- announcements of technological innovations or new products or services by
us or our competitors,
- the termination of one or more retail distribution contracts,
- timing of installations relative to financial reporting periods,
- release of reports,
- industry developments,
- market acceptance of the Coinstar service by retail partners and
consumers, and
- economic and other external factors.
In addition, the securities markets have from time to time experienced
significant price and volume fluctuations that are unrelated to the operating
performance of particular companies. These market fluctuations may seriously
harm the market price of our common stock.
OUR BUSINESS IS DEPENDENT ON CONTINUED MARKET ACCEPTANCE BY CONSUMERS
We are substantially dependent on continued market acceptance of our coin
processing service by consumers. The self-service coin processing market is
relatively new and evolving and we cannot predict the future growth rate and
size of this market. While consumers to date have been somewhat receptive to our
existing installed base of Coinstar units, we cannot be certain that the
operating results of the installed units will continue to be favorable or that
past results will be indicative of future market acceptance of our service.
We believe that market acceptance of the Coinstar unit is dependent on the
consumer's perception that the units are convenient, easy to use and reliable.
Even if we are successful in promoting awareness of the Coinstar unit among
consumers, consumers may not utilize the Coinstar units in sufficient numbers
and frequency to make us profitable. In addition, the increasing use of
alternatives to coin and currency transactions such as credit and debit cards,
checks, wire transfers, smart cards and other forms of electronic payment may
adversely affect market acceptance and ongoing use of the Coinstar service. If
our coin-processing service does not achieve general market acceptance among
consumers or does so less rapidly than expected, our business, financial
condition and results of operations and ability to achieve sufficient cash flow
to service our indebtedness could be seriously harmed.
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OUR BUSINESS IS DEPENDENT ON OUR RETAIL PARTNERS, WHICH ARE PRIMARILY
SUPERMARKET CHAINS
Market acceptance of the Coinstar unit depends on the willingness of
potential retail partners to agree to installation and retention of Coinstar
units in their stores, primarily supermarkets. We believe that market acceptance
by potential retail partners will depend on our ability to demonstrate the
utility of the Coinstar unit as a customer service and as a means to provide
other tangible benefits to potential and existing retail partners, including
increased customer traffic and customer spending in the form of voucher dollars
in the store. If our service does not achieve market acceptance, especially
among supermarket chains, or does so less rapidly than expected, our business,
financial condition and results of operations and ability to achieve sufficient
cash flow to service our indebtedness could be seriously harmed.
We generally have separate agreements with each of our retail partners,
providing for our exclusive right to provide coin processing services in retail
locations. These contracts generally have terms ranging from two to three years
and are generally terminable by either party with advance notice of at least 90
days. Coinstar units in service in two supermarket chains, Fred Meyer Inc. and
The Kroger Co., accounted for approximately 18.7% and 18.9%, respectively, of
our revenue in 1998. In May 1999, Kroger and Fred Meyer merged. In the nine
months ended September 30, 1999, these chains accounted for approximately 33.4%
of our revenue. The termination of any one or more of our contracts with our
retail partners could seriously harm our business, financial condition, results
of operations and ability to achieve sufficient cash flow to service our
indebtedness.
OUR QUARTERLY OPERATING RESULTS MAY FLUCTUATE DUE TO DIFFERENT USAGE RATES OF
INDIVIDUAL COINSTAR UNITS, SEASONALITY OF USE AND OTHER FACTORS
Customer utilization of our coin processing service varies substantially
from unit to unit, making our revenue difficult to forecast. Customer
utilization is affected by the timing and success of promotions by us and our
retail partners, age of the installed unit, adverse weather conditions and other
factors, many of which are not in our control. Based on our limited operating
history, we believe that coin processing volumes are affected by seasonality; in
particular we believe that on a relative basis, coin processing volumes have
been lower in the months of January, February, September and October. We cannot
be certain, however, that such seasonal trends will continue. Any projections of
future trends in use are inherently uncertain due to a variety of factors,
including:
- success in the timely deployment of a substantial number of additional
Coinstar units,
- consumer awareness and demand for our coin processing services,
- our limited operating history, and
- the lack of comparable companies engaged in the coin processing business.
Our quarterly operating results are affected by the timing and number of
Coinstar units installed during the quarter. The timing of Coinstar unit
installations during a particular quarter is largely dependent on installation
schedules determined by agreements with our retail partners, the variable length
of trial periods of our retail partners and the planned coordination of multiple
installations in a given geographic region.
As a result of these and other factors, revenue for any quarter is subject
to significant variation, and we believe that period-to-period comparisons of
our results of operations are not necessarily meaningful and should not be
relied upon as indications of future performance. Because our operating expenses
are based on anticipated revenue trends and because a large percentage of our
expenses are relatively fixed, revenue variability could cause significant and
disproportionate variations in operating results from quarter to quarter and
could result in significant losses. To the extent such expenses precede, or are
not followed by, increased revenue, our operating results would be seriously
harmed.
WE HAVE SUBSTANTIAL INDEBTEDNESS
As of November 1, 1999 we had outstanding indebtedness of $62.8 million,
which included $61.0 million of our Notes and our capital lease obligations. We
must begin paying cash interest on the Notes in April 2000.
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Beginning at that time, we will have debt service obligations of approximately
$7.9 million per year until October 2006, when the principal amount of $61.0
million plus accrued interest will be due. Our ability to meet our debt service
requirements will depend upon achieving significant and sustained growth in our
expected cash flow, which will be affected by our success in implementing our
business strategy, prevailing economic conditions and financial, business and
other factors, some of which are beyond our control. Accordingly, we cannot be
certain as to whether or when we will have sufficient resources to meet our debt
service obligations. If we are unable to generate sufficient cash flow to
service our indebtedness, we will have to reduce or delay planned capital
expenditures, sell assets, restructure or refinance our indebtedness or seek
additional equity capital. We cannot assure you that any of these strategies can
be effected on satisfactory terms, if at all, particularly in light of our high
levels of indebtedness. In addition, the extent to which we continue to have
substantial indebtedness could have significant consequences, including:
- our ability to obtain additional financing in the future for working
capital, capital expenditures, product research and development,
acquisitions and other general corporate purposes may be materially
limited or impaired,
- a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations may need to be
dedicated to the payment of principal and interest on our indebtedness
and therefore not available to finance our business, and
- our high degree of indebtedness may make us more vulnerable to economic
downturns, limit our ability to withstand competitive pressures or reduce
our flexibility in responding to changing business and economic
conditions.
OUR MARKET IS INCREASINGLY COMPETITIVE
We are the first company to provide a national network of self-service coin
processing machines that provide a convenient, reliable means for consumers to
convert loose coins into cash. We compete regionally with several direct
competitors that operate self-service coin processing machines. We cannot be
certain that these competitors have not or will not substantially increase their
installed units and expand their service nationwide. We compete indirectly with
manufacturers of machines and devices that enable consumers to count or sort
coins themselves, and we also compete or may compete directly or indirectly with
banks and similar depository institutions for coin conversion customers.
Currently, we believe banks are the primary alternative available to consumers
for converting coins into cash, and they generally do not charge a fee for
accepting rolled coins. As the market for coin processing develops, banks and
other businesses may decide to offer additional coin processing services, either
as a customer service or on a self-service basis, and compete directly with us.
Moreover, we may face direct competition from Scan Coin AB of Malmo, Sweden, our
prior supplier of coin-counting devices, or other third parties to whom Scan
Coin may sell its coin-counting device. See "Risk Factors -- Our business could
be harmed by a dispute with our supplier" for discussion of our dispute with
Scan Coin.
In addition, we may face new competition as we seek to expand into
international markets and develop new products, services and enhancements. Our
ability to expand internationally may subject us to competition with banks that
offer services competitive with ours and with manufacturers and other companies
that have established or are seeking to establish coin-counting networks
competitive with ours. Many of the competitors have greater experience than we
do in operating in these international markets. Moreover, new products that we
intend to develop, such as those involving the Internet, may subject us to
competition from companies with significantly greater technological resources
and experience.
Many of our potential competitors have longer operating histories, greater
name recognition, larger customer bases and significantly greater financial,
technical, marketing and public relations resources than we have. These
competitors may be able to undertake more extensive marketing campaigns, adopt
more aggressive pricing policies and make more attractive offers to consumers
and businesses. Our competitors might succeed in developing technologies,
products or services that are more effective, less costly or more widely used
than those that have been or are being developed by us or that would render our
technologies or products obsolete or noncompetitive. We cannot be certain that
we will be able to compete effectively with
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current or future competitors. Competitive pressures could seriously harm our
business, financial condition and results of operations and our ability to
achieve sufficient cash flow to service our indebtedness.
THE SUCCESS OF OUR POTENTIAL NEW SERVICES AND PRODUCTS IS UNCERTAIN
We have committed, and expect to continue to commit, significant resources
and capital to develop and market existing product and service enhancements and
new products and services such as through value-added services and promotions.
One example is Coinstar Shopper, which is a multifunction Internet portal. These
products and services are relatively untested, and we cannot assure you that we
will achieve market acceptance for these products and services, or other new
products and services. Moreover, these and other new products and services may
be subject to significant competition with offerings by potential competitors in
addition to companies that compete in our coin processing business. Many of
these potential competitors have significantly greater technological expertise
and financial and other resources than we do. In addition, new products,
services and enhancements may pose a variety of technical challenges and require
us to enhance the capabilities of our network and attract additional qualified
employees. The failure to develop and market new products, services or
enhancements successfully could seriously harm our business, financial condition
and results of operations and ability to achieve sufficient cash flow to service
our indebtedness.
OUR FAILURE TO MANAGE GROWTH COULD HARM OUR BUSINESS
We have experienced rapid growth and intend to continue to expand our
operations aggressively. The growth in the size and scale of our business has
placed, and we expect it will continue to place, significant demands on our
operational, administrative and financial personnel and operating systems. Our
additional planned expansion may further strain management and other resources.
Our ability to manage growth effectively will depend on our ability to improve
our operating systems, to expand, train and manage our employee base, to
identify additional manufacturing capacity and to develop additional service
capacity. In particular, we will be required to rapidly expand our operating
systems and processes in order to support the projected installations of
Coinstar units and the potential addition of value-added services. In addition,
we will be required to establish relationships with additional third-party
service providers. We may be unable to effectively manage the expansion of our
operations, to implement and develop our systems, procedures or controls, to
adequately support our operations or to achieve and manage the currently
projected installations. If we are unable to manage growth effectively, our
business, financial condition and results of operations and our ability to
achieve sufficient cash flow to service our indebtedness could be seriously
harmed.
OUR BUSINESS COULD BE HARMED BY A DISPUTE WITH OUR SUPPLIER
Our sole source of coin counter components has been Scan Coin, pursuant to
an agreement originally entered into in 1993 and subsequently amended. Scan Coin
claims that this agreement requires that only Scan Coin coin counters may be
used in Coinstar units. Additionally, Scan Coin claims that the agreement gives
ownership to Scan Coin of any improvements or developments to the coin counter.
We believe that Scan Coin has no claim on any of our intellectual property. On
September 8, 1998 Scan Coin informed us that we were in violation of the
original agreement and we had 30 days to correct the violation. Scan Coin also
restated its claim to our intellectual property. We responded on September 16,
1998 indicating that we rejected all claims made by Scan Coin in its letter. On
May 5, 1999 Scan Coin informed us that it was terminating the agreement. Scan
Coin also reiterated its claims to our intellectual property and stated that it
will seek full compensation for all damages suffered. On May 28, 1999, we
received a letter indicating that Scan Coin intended to commence arbitration
proceedings without delay. Scan Coin stated that it would seek compensation for
its financial losses and seek a declaratory judgment regarding ownership of
certain intellectual property. On June 3, 1999, we responded to Scan Coin's
letter in an effort to settle this dispute amicably. Discussions to attempt to
settle this dispute with Scan Coin are ongoing. However, even if it is
determined that our use of the new coin-counting technology violates the
agreement, we believe that the amount of damages to which Scan Coin would be
entitled would not be material to our business. Our evaluation of the amount of
damages to which Scan Coin could be entitled is subject to significant
uncertainty, and it is possible that we could be found to be liable for damages
that would be material to our business. We cannot be certain
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that we will resolve the dispute with Scan Coin, nor can we assure you that if
litigation commences, we will prevail. Our failure to prevail in litigation may
result in a payment of monetary damages, the forfeiture of certain intellectual
property rights, or both. The occurrence of either event could seriously harm
our business, financial condition and results of operations and ability to
achieve sufficient cash flow to service our indebtedness.
Currently, coin counter devices supplied by Scan Coin are installed in most
commercially deployed Coinstar units. To date, replacement parts for the coin
counter devices installed in these units have been supplied by Scan Coin. We
believe that we have enough parts to meet our estimated demand for replacement
parts through the end of 2001. We believe we can satisfy future replacement
parts needs from third party suppliers. However, we may not be able to source,
on a timely basis, if at all, all necessary parts from outside suppliers for the
parts previously supplied Scan Coin. Our failure to secure necessary replacement
parts on a timely basis may result in a slowdown of installation or in machine
downtime, either of which could seriously harm our business, financial condition
and results of operations and ability to achieve sufficient cash flow to service
our indebtedness.
WE DEPEND UPON THIRD-PARTY MANUFACTURERS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS
We do not conduct manufacturing operations and depend, and will continue to
depend, on outside parties for the manufacture of the Coinstar unit and its key
components. We intend to significantly expand our installed base, and such
expansion may be limited by the manufacturing capacity of our third-party
manufacturers and suppliers. Although we expect that our current contract
manufacturer, SeaMed Corporation, will be able to produce sufficient units to
meet projected demand, SeaMed or other manufacturers may not be able to meet our
manufacturing needs in a satisfactory and timely manner. If there is an
unanticipated increase in demand for Coinstar unit installations, we may be
unable to meet such demand due to manufacturing constraints. Although we have a
contract with SeaMed, SeaMed does not have a long-term obligation to continue
the manufacture of the Coinstar unit or its components. Further, SeaMed is
principally engaged in the manufacture of electronic medical instruments for
medical technology companies. We believe that we are SeaMed's only material
non-medical customer. As such, we face an increased risk that SeaMed may choose
to focus exclusively on manufacturing medical products and cease making our
products. Should SeaMed cease manufacturing Coinstar units, we would be required
to locate and qualify additional suppliers. We may be unable to locate alternate
manufacturers on a timely basis.
In July 1999, SeaMed merged with Plexus Corp. of Neenah, Wisconsin.
SeaMed's management has assured us that the combined entity will continue to
meet our manufacturing needs. However, we cannot be certain that Plexus will
continue to operate in Redmond, Washington or continue to meet our manufacturing
needs.
In addition, we obtain some key hardware components used in the Coinstar
units from sole source suppliers. We cannot be certain that we will be able to
continue to obtain an adequate supply of these components in a timely manner or,
if necessary, from alternative sources. If we are unable to obtain sufficient
quantities of components or to locate alternative sources of supply on a timely
basis, we may experience delays in installing or maintaining Coinstar units,
either of which could seriously harm our business, financial condition and
results of operations and ability to achieve sufficient cash flow to service our
indebtedness.
We rely on third-party service providers for substantial support and
service efforts that we currently do not provide directly. In particular, we
contract with armored carriers and other third party providers to arrange for
pick-up, processing and deposit of coins. We generally contract with one
transportation provider and coin processor to service a particular region. Many
of these service providers do not have long-standing relationships with us and
our contracts with them generally can be terminated by either party with advance
notice ranging from 30 to 90 days. We do not currently have nor do we expect to
have in the foreseeable future the internal capability to provide back up
service in the event of sudden disruption in service from an armored carrier
company. Any failure by us to maintain our existing relationships or to
establish new relationships on a timely basis or on acceptable terms would harm
our business, financial condition and results of operations and our ability to
achieve sufficient cash flow to service our indebtedness. Moreover, as with any
business that
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handles large volumes of cash, we are susceptible to theft, counterfeit and
other forms of fraud, including security breaches of our computing system that
performs important accounting functions. We cannot be certain that we will be
successful in developing product enhancements and new services to thwart such
attempts.
WE MAY BE UNABLE TO ADEQUATELY PROTECT OR ENFORCE OUR PATENTS AND PROPRIETARY
RIGHTS
Our future success depends, in part, on our ability to protect our
intellectual property and maintain the proprietary nature of our technology
through a combination of patents, licenses and other intellectual property
arrangements, without infringing the proprietary rights of third parties. We
have five issued patents relating to the removal of debris from coins processed
in a self-service environment and other aspects of self-service coin processing.
We cannot assure you that any of our patents will be held valid if
challenged, that any pending patent applications will issue, or that other
parties will not claim rights in or ownership of our patents and other
proprietary rights. Moreover, patents issued to us may be circumvented or fail
to provide adequate protection. Our competitors might independently develop or
patent technologies that are substantially equivalent or superior to our
technologies.
We recently settled litigation with Cash Technologies Inc., the parent
company of CoinBank Automated Systems Inc., involving patent infringement claims
and counter-claims. The settlement provides for the dismissal with prejudice of
each party's respective claims in the litigation. As part of the settlement,
CoinBank granted us a worldwide, perpetual, non-exclusive license to certain
CoinBank technology and a right of first refusal to purchase CoinBank Automated
Systems Inc. In consideration for the right of first refusal, CoinBank received
$600,000 and was provided 30,000 shares of our common stock. If the companies
consummate a purchase agreement for CoinBank, the cash and stock payment would
be credited toward the purchase price. We have verbally agreed with Cash
Technologies Inc. to extend the right of refusal through December 10, 1999 and
may agree to extend the right of refusal further in the future. The settlement
effectively ends the dispute over the patents-in-suit and includes a release and
covenant not to sue. Future lawsuits of this type, whether meritorious or not,
could be costly for us, divert management attention, result in increased costs
of doing business, require us to enter into royalty or licensing agreements, or
could otherwise seriously harm our business.
Since patent applications in the United States are not publicly disclosed
until the patent is issued, applications may have been filed by others which, if
issued as patents, could cover our products. We cannot be certain that others
will not assert patent infringement claims or claims of misappropriation against
us based on current or pending U.S. and/or foreign patents, copyrights or trade
secrets or that such claims will not be successful. In addition, defending our
company and our retail partners against these types of claims, regardless of
their merits, could require us to incur substantial costs and divert the
attention of key personnel. Parties making these types of claims may be able to
obtain injunctive or other equitable relief which could effectively block our
ability to provide our coin processing service and use our processing equipment
in the United States and abroad, and could result in an award of substantial
damages. In the event of a successful claim of infringement, we may need or be
required to obtain one or more licenses from, as well as grant one or more
licenses to, others. We cannot assure you that we could obtain necessary
licenses from others at a reasonable cost or at all.
We also rely on trade secrets to develop and maintain our competitive
position. Although we protect our proprietary technology in part by
confidentiality agreements with our employees, consultants and corporate
partners, we cannot assure you that these agreements will not be breached, that
we will have adequate remedies for any breach or that our trade secrets will not
otherwise become known or be discovered independently by our competitors. The
failure to protect our intellectual property rights effectively or to avoid
infringing the intellectual property rights of others could seriously harm our
business, financial condition and results of operations and ability to achieve
sufficient cash flow to service our indebtedness.
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THERE ARE MANY RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH DOING BUSINESS IN INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
We intend to increase our deployment of Coinstar units in select
international markets. We have only recently begun to expand our business
internationally in the United Kingdom and Canada and, accordingly, have limited
experience in operating in international markets. We anticipate that our
international operations will become increasingly significant to our business.
International transactions pose a number of risks, including:
- failure of customer acceptance,
- risks of regulatory delays or disapprovals with respect to our products
and services,
- competition from potential and current coin-counting businesses,
- exposure to exchange rate risks,
- restrictions on the repatriation of funds,
- political instability,
- adverse changes in tax, tariff and trade regulations,
- difficulties with foreign distributors,
- difficulties in managing an organization spread over several countries,
and
- weaker legal protection for intellectual property rights.
These risks could seriously harm our business, financial condition, results
of operations and ability to achieve sufficient cash flow to service our
indebtedness.
Our expansion into Europe will present challenges different from those
faced in the United States. We expect to face greater competition than currently
is the case in the United States because banks in Europe typically offer
coin-counting services to their customers and most of the world's self-service
coin-counting machine manufacturers are located in Europe. Some of these
manufacturers have been involved in attempts to set up networks similar to ours.
In addition, local laws and market conditions may require us to change our fee
structure. We also will face a number of technical challenges as we attempt to
expand into Europe. In several areas, close national borders may require that
our units be able to handle as many as six different national coin sets, as well
as the new Euro coin. Supermarkets in Europe tend to be smaller than those in
the United States. Because of this, floor space is more of an issue than in the
typical supermarket in the United States. As a result, it may be necessary for
us to reduce the size of our unit to succeed in Europe. Reducing our unit size
could present technical challenges, and the smaller capacity that might result
from a smaller unit could increase operating costs in servicing the units. Many
local laws do not permit stores to be operated on a 24-hour, seven day per week
basis. This could reduce volumes and present challenges in our servicing of the
units. We also expect to face higher telecommunications costs in Europe than in
the United States, and a European network may need to make extensive use of
cellular communications.
WE DEPEND UPON KEY PERSONNEL AND NEED TO HIRE ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL
Our performance is substantially dependent on the continued services of our
executive officers and key employees, all of whom we employ on an at-will basis.
Our long-term success will depend on our ability to recruit, retain and motivate
highly skilled personnel. Competition for such personnel is intense. We have at
times experienced difficulties in recruiting qualified personnel, and we may
experience difficulties in the future. On November 30, 1999 we announced that
Kirk A. Collamer, our Chief Financial Officer has chosen to resign. A search is
underway to fill the CFO position and Mr. Collamer will continue in his
current responsibilities through a transition period and will assist in hiring
hiring his replacement. The inability to attract and retain
necessary technical and managerial personnel could seriously harm our business,
financial condition and results of operations and our ability to achieve
sufficient cash flow to service our indebtedness. Currently, we maintain a "key
man" life insurance policy on our chairman and chief executive officer, Jens
Molbak, in the amount of $2.0 million.
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DEFECTS IN OR FAILURES OF OUR OPERATING SYSTEM COULD HARM OUR BUSINESS
We collect financial and operating data, and monitor performance of
Coinstar units, through a wide-area communications network connecting each of
the Coinstar units with a central computing system at our headquarters. This
information is used to track the flow of coins, verify coin counts and schedule
the dispatch unit service and coin pickup. The operation of Coinstar units
depends on sophisticated software, computing systems and communication services
that may contain undetected errors or may be subject to failures. These errors
may arise particularly when new services or service enhancements are added or
when the volume of services provided increases. Although each Coinstar unit is
designed to store all data collected, thereby helping to ensure that critical
data is not lost due to an operating systems failure, our inability to collect
the data from our Coinstar units could lead to a delay in processing coins and
crediting the accounts of our retail partners for vouchers already redeemed. The
design of the operating systems to prevent loss of data may not operate as
intended. Any loss or delay in collecting coin processing data would seriously
harm our operations.
We have in the past experienced limited delays and disruptions resulting
from upgrading or improving our operating systems. Although such disruptions
have not had a material effect on our operations, future upgrades or
improvements could result in delays or disruptions that would seriously harm our
operations. In particular, we are currently planning some significant
improvements in our operating platform in order to support our projected
expansion of the installed base of Coinstar units and the potential addition of
value-added services. While we are taking steps to ensure that the potential
adverse impact of such improvements on our operations is minimized, we cannot be
certain that the platform will be able to handle the increased volume of
services expected from the continued expansion of our network and the potential
addition of value-added services or that the improvements will occur on a timely
basis so as not to disrupt such continued expansion and potential addition of
value-added services.
The communications network on which we rely is not owned by us and is
subject to service disruptions. Further, while we have taken significant steps
to protect the security of our network, any breach of security whether
intentional or from a computer virus could seriously harm us. Any service
disruptions, either due to errors or delays in our software or computing systems
or interruptions or breaches in the communications network, or security breaches
of the system, could seriously harm our business, financial condition and
results of operations and ability to achieve sufficient cash flow to service our
indebtedness.
WE MUST KEEP PACE WITH RAPID TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGES TO REMAIN COMPETITIVE
The self-service coin processing market is relatively new and evolving. We
anticipate that, as the market matures, it will be subject to technological
change, new services and product enhancements, particularly as we expand our
service offerings. Accordingly, our success may depend in part upon our ability
to keep pace with continuing changes in technology and consumer preferences
while remaining price competitive. Our failure to develop technological
improvements or to adapt our products and services to technological change on a
timely basis could, over time, seriously harm our business, financial condition
and results of operations and our ability to achieve sufficient cash flow to
service our indebtedness.
OUR BUSINESS COULD BE HARMED BY YEAR 2000 COMPLIANCE ISSUES
Many currently installed computer systems and software programs were
designed to use only a two-digit year field. These year fields will need to
accept four digit year entries to distinguish 21st century dates from 20th
century dates. Until the date fields are updated, the systems and programs could
fail or give erroneous results when referencing dates following December 31,
1999. Such failure or errors could occur prior to the actual change in century.
We rely on computer applications for our coin processing machines and to manage
and monitor our accounting and administrative functions. Such failure or
malfunction could cause disruption of operations, including among other things a
temporary inability to process transactions or engage in normal business
activities. In addition, our retail partners, suppliers and service providers,
including financial institutions, rely upon computer applications, some of which
may contain software that may fail or give erroneous results as a result of the
upcoming change in century, with respect to functions that materially affect
their interactions with us. Failure or malfunction of our software or that of
our retail partners, suppliers or
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service providers could seriously harm our business, financial condition and
results of operations and on our ability to achieve sufficient cash flow service
to our indebtedness.
During the second and third quarters of 1998, we undertook a program to
identify, test, and evaluate our internal operating systems to determine the
impact of the year 2000 on these systems. Additionally, we retested our systems
during the third quarter of 1999. These tests involved simulating transactional
activity before, during and after the various impacted dates and assessing the
results to ensure the proper handling of the information by the internal
operating system. As a result of these tests performed on the internal operating
systems, we do not believe our computer systems or applications currently in use
will be harmed by the upcoming change in century.
We completed our review of the year 2000 impact on our retail partners,
suppliers, and service providers in the first quarter of 1999. Our partners have
made, and continue to make, significant progress towards completing their year
2000 projects. We have not incurred any significant costs in reviewing our
systems or those of our retail distribution partners, suppliers or service
providers for year 2000 compliance. We do not foresee any significant harm from
our partners' year 2000 issues. We will continue to monitor the status of our
partners' year 2000 activities. While we do not believe our computer systems or
applications currently in use will be harmed by the upcoming change in century
and we have not encountered any material year 2000 problems with any systems
provided by third parties, we have not received assurances from all of our
retail partners, suppliers or service providers that their systems will be year
2000 compliant.
We have assessed our critical operations to address situations that may
result if we are unable to achieve year 2000 readiness. Based on our assessment
to date and our readiness activities, we do not anticipate a material impact to
our critical operations from year 2000 problems and accordingly we do not
anticipate needing to develop a formal contingency plan beyond our disaster
recovery and critical systems backup procedures already in place.
WE DO NOT INTEND TO PAY DIVIDENDS IN THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE
We have never declared or paid any cash dividends on our common stock. We
currently intend to retain any future earnings for funding growth and,
therefore, do not expect to pay any dividends in the foreseeable future.
SOME ANTI-TAKEOVER PROVISIONS MAY AFFECT THE PRICE OF OUR COMMON STOCK
Provisions of our certificate of incorporation, bylaws and rights plan and
of Delaware law could make it more difficult for a third party to acquire us,
even if doing so would be beneficial to our stockholder.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.
The Company is subject to the risk of fluctuating interest rates in the
normal course of business. The Company's major market risk relates to its
short-term investments, which have a floating rate of interest. These
investments are financed through fixed rate debt. The relationship between fixed
and floating rate debt varies depending on market conditions. The Company does
not enter into speculative derivative transactions or leveraged swap agreements.
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The table below presents principal (or notional) amounts and related
weighted average interest rates by year of maturity. All items described in the
table are non-trading and are stated in U.S. dollars.
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SEPTEMBER 30, YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
$ IN THOUSANDS ------------- ------------------------------------------------------------
INTEREST RATE RISK 1999 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 THEREAFTER
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ASSETS
Short-term investments.......... $ 7,919
Average interest rate......... 5.04%
LIABILITIES
Capital Lease obligations....... $ 1,733 $ 977 $ 458 $ 105
Average interest rate......... 11.05% 10.09% 10.02% 9.74%
Long-term senior debt........... $ 500 $ 500
Average interest rate......... 10.25% 10.25%
Long-term debt-fixed............ $83,840 $60,980 $60,980 $60,980 $60,980 $60,980 $60,980
Average interest rate......... 13.0% 13.0% 13.0% 13.0% 13.0% 13.0% 13.0%
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
We recently settled litigation with Cash Technologies Inc., the parent
company of CoinBank Automated Systems Inc., involving patent infringement claims
and counter-claims. The settlement provides for the dismissal with prejudice of
each party's respective claims in the litigation. As part of the settlement,
CoinBank granted us a worldwide, perpetual, non-exclusive license to certain
CoinBank technology and a 45 day right of first refusal to purchase CoinBank
Automated Systems Inc., which expires November 15, 1999. In consideration for
the right of first refusal, CoinBank received $600,000 and was provided 30,000
shares of our common stock which are being registered under this Registration
Statement. If the companies consummate a purchase agreement for CoinBank, the
cash and stock payment would be credited toward the purchase price. The
settlement effectively ends the dispute over the patents-in-suit and includes a
release and covenant not to sue. See "Risk Factors -- We may be unable to
adequately protect or enforce our patents and proprietary rights".
ITEM 2. CHANGES IN SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.
The effective date of the Company's first registration statement, filed on
Form S-1 under the Securities Act of 1993, as amended (Registration No.
333-26843), was July 2, 1997 (the "Registration Statement"). The class of
securities registered was Common Stock. The offering commenced on July 2, 1997
and all securities were sold in the offering. The managing underwriters were
Smith Barney Inc. and Hambrecht & Quist.
Pursuant to the Registration Statement, we sold 3,000,000 shares of common
stock for our own account, for an aggregate offering price of $31,500,000. We
incurred expenses of approximately $2,837,544, of which $1,957,125 represented
underwriting discounts and commissions and $880,419 represented estimated other
expenses, of which $50,149 represented direct or indirect payments to an
affiliate of the Company. The net offering proceeds to us after total expenses
was $28,662,456.
During the second quarter of 1998, we began to disburse proceeds from the
initial public offering. To date, offering proceeds disbursed were $28,662,456
million for capital expenditures and working capital in connection with the
continued expansion of the Coinstar network, product research and development to
enhance the Coinstar unit and the coin processing network, and for general
corporate purposes. As of September 30, 1999 all of the net proceeds received
under the Registration Statement have been disbursed.
The effective date of our second registration statement, filed on Form S-3
under the Securities Act of 1993, as amended (Registration No. 333-79073), was
June 23, 1999 (the "Secondary Registration Statement"). The class of securities
registered was common stock. The offering commenced on June 23, 1999 and all
securities were sold in the offering. The managing underwriters were Goldman,
Sachs & Co, Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, and Hambrecht & Quist.
Pursuant to the Secondary Registration Statement, we sold 4,466,400 shares
of our common stock for our own account, for an aggregate offering price of
$99,935,700. We incurred expenses of approximately $6,284,869, of which
$5,716,992 represented underwriting discounts and commissions and $567,877
represented estimated other expenses. The net offering proceeds to us after
total expenses were $93,650,831. The net proceeds received by the Company will
be used to expand the network in the United States, to support planned expansion
internationally, to develop and market new products and product enhancements,
for working capital and general corporate purposes. None of the net offering
proceeds were paid directly or indirectly to directors, officers, or general
partners of the Company or their associates, persons owning 10% or more of any
class of the Company's securities, or affiliates of the Company. The Company has
not used any of the net offering proceeds for construction of plant, building or
facilities, purchases of real estate, acquisition of other businesses, or
repayment of indebtedness. The net proceeds have been invested in cash
equivalents and short-term securities. The use of the proceeds from the offering
does not represent a material change in the use of proceeds described in the
prospectus included as part of the Registration Statement.
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During the third quarter of 1999, we began disbursing proceeds received
under the Secondary Registration Statement. To date, we have disbursed
approximately $4.3 million for expansion of our network, support of our planned
expansion internationally, development and marketing of new products and product
enhancements, working capital expenditures, strategic investments, repurchase of
the Notes and general corporate purposes. The remaining net proceeds have been
invested in cash equivalents and short term securities. The use of the proceeds
from the offering does not represent a material change in the use of proceeds
described in the prospectus included as part of the Registration Statement.
The remaining net proceeds have been invested in cash equivalents and short
term securities. The use of the proceeds from the offering does not represent a
material change in the use of proceeds described in the prospectus included as
part of the Registration Statement.
On March 3, 1999 we acquired from Compucook, Inc. assets consisting of
Internet domain names, software, fixed assets, contracts, and web site content.
In consideration of the purchase, we issued 25,000 common stock warrants at an
exercise price of $15.63 per warrant, which expire on March 2, 2004. On April
15, 1999 we acquired from Nu World Marketing Limit Inc. assets consisting of
Internet domain names, fixed assets, contracts, and web site content. As
consideration for this purchase, we issued 25,000 shares of common stock.
In connection with a litigation settlement, on October 1, 1999 we issued
30,000 shares of our common stock to Cash Technologies Inc., parent company of
CoinBank Automated Systems Inc., and paid $600,000 in cash as consideration for
a 45 day right of first refusal to purchase CoinBank. If the companies
consummate a purchase agreement for CoinBank, the cash and stock payment would
be credited toward the purchase price. On November 15, 1999 we verbally agreed
with Cash Technologies Inc. to extend the 45 day right of first refusal up to an
additional 10 days.
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION.
The Company hereby incorporates by reference the updated financial
statements contained in the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-3
initially filed with the SEC on May 21, 1999 (registration no. 333-79073),
including but not limited to the Independent Auditors' Report for the year ended
December 31, 1998 contained therein.
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K.
(a) Exhibits:
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EXHIBIT
NUMBER DESCRIPTION OF DOCUMENT
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<C> <S>
3.1(1) Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the
Registrant.
3.2(1) Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant.
4.1 Reference is made to Exhibits 3.1 through 3.2.
4.2(1) Specimen Stock Certificate.
4.3(1) Second Amended and Restated Investor Rights Agreement, dated
August 27, 1996, between the Registrant and certain
investors, as amended October 22, 1996.
4.4(1) Indenture between Registrant and The Bank of New York dated
October 1, 1996.
4.5(1) Warrant Agreement between Registrant and The Bank of New
York dated October 22, 1996.
4.6(1) Notes Registration Rights Agreement between Registrant and
Smith Barney Inc. dated October 22, 1996.
4.7(1) Warrant Registration Rights Agreement between Registrant and
Smith Barney Inc. dated October 22, 1996.
4.8(1) Specimen 13% Senior Discount Note Due 2006.
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
EXHIBIT
NUMBER DESCRIPTION OF DOCUMENT
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<C> <S>
4.9(3) Rights Agreement dated as of November 12, 1998 between
Registrant and American Securities Transfer and Trust, Inc.
4.10(3) Registrant's Certificate of Designation of Series A
Preferred Stock. Reference is made to Exhibit A of Exhibit
4.9.
4.11(3) Form of Rights Certificate. Reference is made to Exhibit B
of Exhibit 4.9.
4.12(4) Credit Agreement, dated February 19, 1999, between Coinstar,
Inc. and Imperial Bank, for itself and as agent for Bank
Austria Creditanstalt Corporate Finance, Inc.
4.13(4) Form of Warrant, dated February 19, 1999, issued to Imperial
Bank.
4.14(4) Form of Warrant, dated February 19, 1999, issued to Bank
Austria Creditanstalt Corporate Finance, Inc.
4.15(4) Registration Rights Agreement, dated February 19, 1999,
between Coinstar, Inc. and Imperial Bank.
4.16(4) Registration Rights Agreement, dated February 19, 1999,
between Coinstar, Inc. and Bank Austria Creditanstalt
Corporate Finance, Inc.
4.17(5) June 7, 1999 amendment to Credit Agreement, dated February
19, 1999.
4.18(5) June 14, 1999 limited waiver to Credit Agreement dated
February 19, 1999.
4.19(6) Second Amendment to Credit Agreement, Consent and Limited
Waiver dated September 21, 1999.
10.1(7) Registrant's amended and restated 1997 Equity Incentive
Plan.
10.2(7) Registrant's amended and restated 1997 Employee Stock
Purchase Plan.
10.3(7) Registrant's amended and restated 1997 Non-Employee
Directors' Stock Option Plan.
10.4(1) Form of Indemnity Agreement between the Registrant and its
executive officers and directors.
10.5(1) Series E Preferred Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement
between Registrant and Acorn Ventures, Inc., dated August
27, 1996.
10.6(1) Office Building Lease between Registrant and Factoria
Heights dated June 1, 1994, as amended on January 24, 1997.
10.7(1) Sublease between Registrant and Maruyama U.S., Inc. dated
January 15, 1997.
10.8(1) Lease agreement between Registrant and Spieker Properties,
L.P. dated January 29, 1997.
10.9(1) Lease agreement between Registrant and Spieker Properties,
L.P. dated January 29, 1997.
10.10(2) Manufacturing Agreement between Registrant and SeaMed
Corporation dated May 14, 1998.
10.11+(1) Letter of Intent between Registrant and Scan Coin AB dated
March 5, 1997.
10.12+(1) Agreement between Registrant and Scan Coin AB dated April
30, 1993, as amended.
10.13(1) Purchase Agreement between Registrant and Smith Barney Inc.
dated October 22, 1996.
23.1 Independent Auditors' Consent.
27.1(6) Financial Data Schedule.
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(1) Filed as an Exhibit to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-4
(No. 333-33233).
(2) Filed as an Exhibit to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
the Quarter Ended June 30, 1998.
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(3) Filed as an Exhibit to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
the Quarter Ended September 30, 1998.
(4) Filed as Exhibit to the Registrant's Report on Form 8-K on March 3, 1999.
(5) Filed as Exhibit to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10Q for the
Quarter Ended June 30, 1999.
(6) Filed as Exhibit to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
Quarter Ended September 30, 1999.
(7) Filed as Exhibit to the Registrant's Form S-8 Registration Statement
(registration no. 333-89975).
+ Certain confidential portions deleted pursuant to Order Granting Application
Under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Rule 406 thereunder respecting
Confidential Treatment.
(b) Reports on Form 8-K:
The Company filed a current report on Form 8-K on October 12, 1999 relating to
the Company's settlement with Cash Technologies Inc.
Items 3 and 4 are not applicable and have been omitted.
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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.
COINSTAR, INC.
Date: December 3, 1999
By: /s/ KIRK A. COLLAMER
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Kirk A. Collamer
Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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EXHIBIT
NUMBER DESCRIPTION OF DOCUMENT
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3.1(1) Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the
Registrant.
3.2(1) Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant.
4.1 Reference is made to Exhibits 3.1 through 3.2.
4.2(1) Specimen Stock Certificate.
4.3(1) Second Amended and Restated Investor Rights Agreement, dated
August 27, 1996, between the Registrant and certain
investors, as amended October 22, 1996.
4.4(1) Indenture between Registrant and The Bank of New York dated
October 1, 1996.
4.5(1) Warrant Agreement between Registrant and The Bank of New
York dated October 22, 1996.
4.6(1) Notes Registration Rights Agreement between Registrant and
Smith Barney Inc. dated October 22, 1996.
4.7(1) Warrant Registration Rights Agreement between Registrant and
Smith Barney Inc. dated October 22, 1996.
4.8(1) Specimen 13% Senior Discount Note Due 2006.
4.9(3) Rights Agreement dated as of November 12, 1998 between
Registrant and American Securities Transfer and Trust, Inc.
4.10(3) Registrant's Certificate of Designation of Series A
Preferred Stock. Reference is made to Exhibit A of Exhibit
4.9.
4.11(3) Form of Rights Certificate. Reference is made to Exhibit B
of Exhibit 4.9.
4.12(4) Credit Agreement, dated February 19, 1999, between Coinstar,
Inc. and Imperial Bank, for itself and as agent for Bank
Austria Creditanstalt Corporate Finance, Inc.
4.13(4) Form of Warrant, dated February 19, 1999, issued to Imperial
Bank.
4.14(4) Form of Warrant, dated February 19, 1999, issued to Bank
Austria Creditanstalt Corporate Finance, Inc.
4.15(4) Registration Rights Agreement, dated February 19, 1999,
between Coinstar, Inc. and Imperial Bank.
4.16(4) Registration Rights Agreement, dated February 19, 1999,
between Coinstar, Inc. and Bank Austria Creditanstalt
Corporate Finance, Inc.
4.17(5) June 7, 1999 amendment to Credit Agreement, dated February
19, 1999.
4.18(5) June 14, 1999 limited waiver to Credit Agreement dated
February 19, 1999.
4.19(6) Second Amendment to Credit Agreement, Consent and Limited
Waiver dated September 21, 1999.
10.1(7) Registrant's amended and restated 1997 Equity Incentive
Plan.
10.2(7) Registrant's amended and restated 1997 Employee Stock
Purchase Plan.
10.3(7) Registrant's amended and restated 1997 Non-Employee
Directors' Stock Option Plan.
10.4(1) Form of Indemnity Agreement between the Registrant and its
executive officers and directors.
10.5(1) Series E Preferred Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement
between Registrant and Acorn Ventures, Inc., dated August
27, 1996.
10.6(1) Office Building Lease between Registrant and Factoria
Heights dated June 1, 1994, as amended on January 24, 1997.
10.7(1) Sublease between Registrant and Maruyama U.S., Inc. dated
January 15, 1997.
10.8(1) Lease agreement between Registrant and Spieker Properties,
L.P. dated January 29, 1997.
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EXHIBIT
NUMBER DESCRIPTION OF DOCUMENT
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10.9(1) Lease agreement between Registrant and Spieker Properties,
L.P. dated January 29, 1997.
10.10(2) Manufacturing Agreement between Registrant and SeaMed
Corporation dated May 14, 1998.
10.11+(1) Letter of Intent between Registrant and Scan Coin AB dated
March 5, 1997.
10.12+(1) Agreement between Registrant and Scan Coin AB dated April
30, 1993, as amended.
10.13(1) Purchase Agreement between Registrant and Smith Barney Inc.
dated October 22, 1996.
23.1 Independent Auditors' Consent.
27.1(6) Financial Data Schedule.
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(1) Filed as an Exhibit to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-4
(No. 333-33233).
(2) Filed as an Exhibit to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
the Quarter Ended June 30, 1998.
(3) Filed as an Exhibit to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
the Quarter Ended September 30, 1998.
(4) Filed as Exhibit to the Registrant's Report on Form 8-K on March 3, 1999.
(5) Filed as Exhibit to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10Q for the
Quarter Ended June 30, 1999.
(6) Filed as Exhibit to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
Quarter Ended September 30, 1999.
(7) Filed as Exhibit to the Registrant's Form Ss-8 Registration Statement
(registration no. 333-89975).
+ Certain confidential portions deleted pursuant to Order Granting Application
Under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Rule 406 thereunder
respecting Confidential Treatment.
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EXHIBIT 23.1
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statements No.
333-30985 and No. 333-89975 of Coinstar, Inc. on Form S-8 and Registration
Statement No. 333-90959 on Form S3 of our report dated February 5, 1999, (May
15, 1999, as to Notes 4, 12 and 15), (which report expresses an unqualified
opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph for a change in accounting for
loss per share), incorporated by reference in Item 5 included in this Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q/A of Coinstar, Inc. for the quarter ended September 30,
1999.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Seattle, Washington
December 2, 1999
