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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

Form 10-Q

 

 

(Mark One)

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2010

OR

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from              to             

Commission File Number 001-33461

 

 

Solera Holdings, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   26-1103816

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

15030 Avenue of Science

San Diego, California 92128

  (858) 724-1600
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)   (Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report.

 

 

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  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  ¨    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer   x    Accelerated filer   ¨
Non-accelerated filer   ¨  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    Smaller reporting company   ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x

The number of shares outstanding of the issuer’s common stock as of April 30, 2010 was 69,990,227.

 

 

 


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

              Page

PART I

   FINANCIAL INFORMATION   3
   Item 1.    Financial Statements (Unaudited)   3
      Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2010 and June 30, 2009   3
     

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and nine month periods ended March 31, 2010 and 2009

  4
     

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine month periods ended March 31, 2010 and 2009

  5
      Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements   6
   Item 2.    Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations   22
   Item 3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk   34
   Item 4.    Controls and Procedures   35

PART II

   OTHER INFORMATION   36
   Item 1.    Legal Proceedings   36
   Item 1A.    Risk Factors   36
   Item 2.    Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds   45
   Item 3.    Defaults Upon Senior Securities   45
   Item 4.    (Removed and Reserved)   45
   Item 5.    Other Information   45
   Item 6.    Exhibits   45
      Signatures   46

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

SOLERA HOLDINGS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

     March 31,
2010
    June 30,
2009
 
ASSETS     

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 231,152      $ 223,420   

Short-term investments

     —          11,941   

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,274 and $2,344 at March 31, 2010 and June 30, 2009, respectively

     111,955        98,565   

Other receivables

     14,832        12,177   

Other current assets

     23,598        19,550   

Deferred income tax assets

     4,091        4,392   
                

Total current assets

     385,628        370,045   

Property and equipment, net

     57,111        50,784   

Goodwill

     696,753        651,099   

Intangible assets, net

     293,927        322,843   

Other noncurrent assets

     14,176        13,660   

Noncurrent deferred income tax assets

     8,804        10,178   
                

Total assets

   $ 1,456,399      $ 1,418,609   
                
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY     

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable

   $ 31,318      $ 30,447   

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

     112,564        104,414   

Income taxes payable

     10,737        17,462   

Deferred income tax liabilities

     158        1,037   

Current portion of long-term debt

     5,772        5,880   
                

Total current liabilities

     160,549        159,240   

Long-term debt

     571,023        592,200   

Other noncurrent liabilities

     31,678        36,935   

Noncurrent deferred income tax liabilities

     54,313        53,965   
                

Total liabilities

     817,563        842,340   

Redeemable noncontrolling interests

     92,675        92,012   

Stockholders’ equity:

    

Solera Holdings, Inc. stockholders’ equity:

    

Common shares, $0.01 par value: 150,000 shares authorized; 69,952 and 69,531 issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2010 and June 30, 2009, respectively

     553,722        526,547   

Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)

     366        (52,332

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

     (15,088     3,113   
                

Total Solera Holdings, Inc. stockholders’ equity

     539,000        477,328   

Noncontrolling interests

     7,161        6,929   
                

Total stockholders’ equity

     546,161        484,257   
                

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 1,456,399      $ 1,418,609   
                

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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SOLERA HOLDINGS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
    Nine Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2010    2009     2010    2009  

Revenues

   $ 162,542    $ 139,263      $ 476,629    $ 413,556   
                              

Cost of revenues:

          

Operating expenses

     32,340      32,002        99,028      95,211   

Systems development and programming costs

     16,651      14,471        52,150      44,475   
                              

Total cost of revenues (excluding depreciation and amortization)

     48,991      46,473        151,178      139,686   

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     46,306      39,404        128,113      116,277   

Depreciation and amortization

     22,396      22,227        66,716      63,413   

Restructuring charges, asset impairments, and other costs associated with exit or disposal activities

     1,561      658        5,021      1,412   

Acquisition-related costs

     820      2,479        2,958      3,043   

Interest expense

     7,876      9,518        25,250      29,612   

Other (income) expense, net

     58      (909     613      (15,143
                              
     128,008      119,850        379,849      338,300   
                              

Income before provision for income taxes

     34,534      19,413        96,780      75,256   

Income tax provision

     9,150      5,394        23,590      23,167   
                              

Net income

     25,384      14,019        73,190      52,089   

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

     2,799      2,032        7,344      6,105   
                              

Net income attributable to Solera Holdings, Inc.

   $ 22,585    $ 11,987      $ 65,846    $ 45,984   
                              

Net income attributable to Solera Holdings, Inc. per common share:

          

Basic

   $ 0.32    $ 0.17      $ 0.94    $ 0.68   
                              

Diluted

   $ 0.32    $ 0.17      $ 0.94    $ 0.68   
                              

Dividends paid per share

   $ 0.06    $ —        $ 0.19    $ —     
                              

Weighted-average shares used in the calculation of net income attributable to Solera Holdings, Inc. per common share:

          

Basic

     69,722      69,053        69,493      66,637   
                              

Diluted

     69,916      69,085        69,654      66,683   
                              

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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SOLERA HOLDINGS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     Nine Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2010     2009  

Cash flows from operating activities:

    

Net income

   $ 73,190      $ 52,089   

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

    

Depreciation and amortization

     66,716        63,413   

Provision for doubtful accounts

     982        1,222   

Stock-based compensation

     6,964        4,848   

Deferred income taxes

     (1,832     (3,642

Change in fair value of financial instruments

     —          (10,599

Other

     (242     61   

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisition of businesses:

    

Increase in accounts receivable

     (12,594     (4,139

Increase in other assets

     (5,770     (4,431

Increase (decrease) in accounts payable

     745        (3,468

Decrease in accrued expenses and other liabilities

     (2,026     (8,742
                

Net cash provided by operating activities

     126,133        86,612   
                

Cash flows from investing activities:

    

Capital expenditures

     (21,172     (16,090

Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired

     (87,442     (99,399

Proceeds from maturities of short-term investments

     12,094        —     

Increase in restricted cash

     (2,491     (1,182

Proceeds from sale of foreign exchange option

     —          12,400   
                

Net cash used in investing activities

     (99,011     (104,271
                

Cash flows from financing activities:

    

Proceeds from sale of common shares, net of offering costs

     —          86,016   

Principal payments on financed asset acquisitions

     (2,636     (2,976

Repayments of long-term debt

     (4,481     (4,342

Cash dividends paid on common shares and participating securities

     (13,148     —     

Cash dividends paid to noncontrolling interests

     (3,722     —     

Proceeds from stock purchase plan and exercise of stock options

     6,269        1,441   
                

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     (17,718     80,139   
                

Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     (1,672     (23,749
                

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

     7,732        38,731   

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

     223,420        149,311   
                

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

   $ 231,152      $ 188,042   
                

Supplemental cash flow information:

    

Cash paid for interest

   $ 25,020      $ 29,264   

Cash paid for income taxes

   $ 33,698      $ 23,058   

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:

    

Capital assets financed

   $ 3,622      $ 1,586   

Accrued contingent purchase consideration

   $ 3,274      $ —     

Note payable issued in acquisition of business

   $ —        $ 17,330   

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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SOLERA HOLDINGS, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

1. Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies

Description of Business

Solera Holdings, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”, “Solera”, “we”, “us” or “our”) is a leading global provider of software and services to the automobile insurance claims processing industry. Its software and services help its customers: estimate the costs to repair damaged vehicles; determine pre-collision fair market values for vehicles damaged beyond repair; automate steps of the claims process; outsource steps of the claims process that insurance companies have historically performed internally; and monitor and manage their businesses through data reporting and analysis. We are active in over 50 countries and derive most of our revenues from our estimating and workflow software. Through our acquisitions of HPI, Ltd. (“HPI”) in December 2008 and AUTOonline GmbH In-formationssysteme (“AUTOonline”) in October 2009, we also provide used vehicle validation services in the United Kingdom and operate an eSalvage vehicle exchange platform in several European countries and Mexico.

Financial Statement Preparation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the applicable rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), and therefore, certain information and disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States have been condensed or omitted. In the opinion of management, the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements for the periods presented reflect all adjustments necessary to fairly state our financial position, results of operations and cash flows. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on August 31, 2009. Our operating results for the three and nine month periods ended March 31, 2010 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any future periods.

Principles of Consolidation

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned and majority-owned subsidiaries. Our consolidated, majority-owned subsidiaries include our subsidiaries located in Belgium, France, Portugal, Spain and Mexico, as well as AUTOonline. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make judgments, assumptions and estimates that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. We base our estimates and judgments on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances. However, future events are subject to change and estimates and judgments routinely require adjustment. The reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses are affected by estimates and assumptions which are used for, but not limited to, the accounting for sales allowances, allowance for doubtful accounts, fair value of derivatives, valuation of goodwill and intangible assets, amortization of intangibles, restructurings, liabilities under defined benefit plans, stock-based compensation, redeemable noncontrolling interests and income taxes. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

Acquisition-Related Costs

Acquisition-related costs include legal and other professional fees and other transaction costs associated with completed and contemplated business combinations and asset acquisitions, costs associated with integrating acquired businesses, including costs incurred to eliminate workforce redundancies and for product rebranding, and other charges incurred as a direct result of our acquisition efforts, including changes to the fair value of contingent purchase consideration subsequent to the acquisition date and gains and losses resulting from the settlement of a pre-existing contractual relationship with an acquiree through a business combination or asset acquisition.

As a result of our adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 141 (revised), Business Combinations (“SFAS No. 141(R)”), which was primarily codified into ASC Topic No. 805-10, Business Combinations, in fiscal year 2010, acquisition-related costs incurred during the nine months ended March 31, 2010 included legal and professional fees and other transaction costs associated with completed acquisitions, whereas in periods prior to our adoption of SFAS No. 141(R) /ASC Topic No. 805-10, legal and professional fees and other transaction costs associated with completed acquisitions were included in the determination of the purchase price and accordingly were not charged against earnings.

 

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Reclassifications

Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of income. Specifically, certain expenses previously reported in operating expenses, systems development and programming costs and selling, general and administrative expenses have been reclassified and are now reported in acquisition-related costs. These reclassifications had no impact on the previously reported income before provision for income taxes or net income.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2008, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Staff Position (“FSP”) No. EITF 03-6-1, Determining Whether Instruments Granted in Share-Based Payment Transactions Are Participating Securities, which was primarily codified into FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic No. 260-10-45, Earnings Per Share. FSP No. EITF 03-6-1/ASC Topic No. 260-10-45, which we adopted in the first quarter of fiscal year 2010, requires participating securities, such as unvested restricted stock units containing nonforfeitable rights to receive dividends, whether paid or unpaid, to be included in the computation of earnings per share pursuant to the two-class method prescribed under SFAS No. 128, Earnings Per Share. All earnings per share data for periods prior to our adoption of FSP No. EITF 03-6-1/ASC Topic No. 260-10-45 is required to be adjusted retrospectively to conform with the provisions of FSP No. EITF 03-6-1/ASC Topic No. 260-10-45. The impact of our adoption of FSP No. EITF 03-6-1/ASC Topic No. 260-10-45 is described in Note 2.

In April 2008, the FASB issued FSP No. FAS 142-3, Determination of the Useful Life of Intangible Assets, which was primarily codified into ASC Topic No. 350-20, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other. FSP No. FAS 142-3/ASC Topic No. 350-20, which we adopted in the first quarter of fiscal year 2010, amends the factors that should be considered in developing renewal or extension assumptions used to determine the useful life of a recognized intangible asset under SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. The intent of FSP No. FAS 142-3 is to improve the consistency between the useful life of a recognized intangible asset and the period of expected cash flows used to measure the fair value of the asset. Our adoption of FSP No. FAS 142-3/ASC Topic No. 350-20 did not have a significant impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements, an amendment of ARB 51, which was primarily codified into ASC Topic No. 810-10, Consolidations. SFAS No. 160/ASC Topic No. 810-10 establishes accounting and reporting standards for ownership interests in subsidiaries held by parties other than the parent, the amount of consolidated net income attributable to the parent and to the noncontrolling interest, changes in a parent’s ownership interest, and the valuation of retained noncontrolling equity investments when a subsidiary is deconsolidated. SFAS No. 160/ASC Topic No. 810-10 also establishes disclosure requirements that clearly identify and distinguish between the interests of the parent and the interests of the noncontrolling owners. We adopted SFAS No. 160/ASC Topic No. 810-10 in the first quarter of fiscal year 2010. As a result, the carrying amounts of the ownership interests in consolidated subsidiaries held by noncontrolling owners, to the extent that such ownership interests are not redeemable outside of our control, are now presented as a component of total stockholders’ equity in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets as compared to the presentation prior to our adoption of SFAS No. 160/ASC Topic No. 810-10 where these amounts were presented outside of permanent equity. Additionally, net income presented in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of income now includes net income attributable to noncontrolling interests as compared to the presentation prior to our adoption of SFAS No. 160/ASC Topic No. 810-10 where net income attributable to the noncontrolling interests was excluded from the determination of net income. Finally, we now present the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of cash flows using net income as calculated pursuant to SFAS No. 160/ASC Topic No. 810-10.

At the March 12, 2008 Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) meeting, the SEC Observer announced revisions to Topic No. D-98, Classification and Measurement of Redeemable Securities, which was also primarily codified into ASC Topic No. 810-10, which provides SEC registrants with guidance on the financial statement classification and measurement of equity securities that are subject to mandatory redemption requirements or whose redemption is outside the control of the issuer. The revised Topic No. D-98/ASC Topic No. 810-10 requires noncontrolling interests that are redeemable at the option of the holder to be recorded outside of permanent equity at fair value, and the redeemable noncontrolling interests to be adjusted to their fair value at each balance sheet date. Adjustments to the carrying amount of a noncontrolling interest from the application of Topic No. D-98/ASC Topic No. 810-10 are recorded to retained earnings (or additional paid-in-capital in the absence of retained earnings). As a result of our adoption of the revised provisions of Topic No. D-98/ASC Topic No. 810-10 in the first quarter of fiscal year 2010, the carrying amounts of the ownership interests in consolidated subsidiaries held by noncontrolling owners which are redeemable outside of our control have been reported at fair value and presented as a mezzanine item in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets for all periods presented. We recorded to common shares the adjustment of the carrying value of the noncontrolling interests to fair value in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.

 

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The impact of our adoption of ASC Topic No. 810-10 on the previously reported consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2009 and 2008 was as follows (in thousands):

 

     Redeemable
Noncontrolling
Interests
   Common
Shares
    Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
    Noncontrolling
Interests
 

Balances at June 30, 2009:

         

Previously reported

   $ —      $ 604,952      $ 6,319      $ 17,330   

As adjusted

     92,012      526,547        3,113        6,929   

Effect of change

     92,012      (78,405     (3,206     (10,401
     Redeemable
Noncontrolling
Interests
   Common
Shares
    Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
    Noncontrolling
Interests
 

Balances at June 30, 2008:

         

Previously reported

   $ —      $ 510,900      $ 65,565      $ 15,429   

As adjusted

     95,000      437,911        52,930        6,054   

Effect of change

     95,000      (72,989     (12,635     (9,375

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141(R)/ASC Topic No. 805-10 which requires an acquirer to recognize the assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree at the acquisition date to be measured at their fair value as of that date. An acquirer is required to recognize assets or liabilities arising from all other contingencies as of the acquisition date, measured at their acquisition-date fair values, only if it is more likely than not that they meet the definition of an asset or a liability. Any acquisition-related costs are to be expensed instead of capitalized. Additionally, restructuring expenses generally must be expensed subsequent to the acquisition date in the period in which the expenses are incurred and changes in accounting for deferred tax asset valuation allowances and acquired income tax uncertainties after the measurement period impact income tax expense in the period in which the changes occur. SFAS No. 141(R)/ASC Topic No. 805-10 applies prospectively to business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after July 1, 2009, including our acquisition of an 85% ownership interest in AUTOonline (Note 3).

New Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

In September 2009, the FASB reached a consensus on two new pronouncements: Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2009-13, Revenue Recognition (Topic 605) – Multiple-Deliverable Revenue Arrangements, and ASU No. 2009-14, Software (Topic 985) – Certain Revenue Arrangements That Include Software Elements. ASU No. 2009-13 eliminates the requirement that all undelivered elements must have either (i) vendor specific objective evidence (“VSOE”) or (ii) third-party evidence (“TPE”) of stand-alone selling price before an entity can recognize the portion of the consideration that is attributable to items that already have been delivered. In the absence of VSOE or TPE of the standalone selling price for one or more delivered or undelivered elements in a multiple-element arrangement, entities will be required to estimate the selling prices of those elements. Overall arrangement consideration will be allocated to each element (both delivered and undelivered items) based on their relative selling prices, regardless of whether those selling prices are evidenced by VSOE or TPE or are based on the entity’s estimated selling price. The residual method of allocating arrangement consideration has been eliminated. ASU No. 2009-14 modifies the software revenue recognition guidance to exclude from its scope tangible products that contain both software and non-software components that function together to deliver a product’s essential functionality. These new pronouncements are effective for revenue arrangements entered into or materially modified in fiscal years beginning on or after June 15, 2010. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of these pronouncements will have on our consolidated financial statements.

In December 2008, the FASB issued FSP No. FAS 132R-1, Employers’ Disclosures about Postretirement Benefit Plan Assets, which was primarily codified into ASC Topic No. 715-20-55, Compensation – Retirement Benefits. FSP No. FAS 132R-1/ASC Topic No. 715-20-55 requires additional annual disclosures for defined benefit pension plans. FSP No. FAS 132R-1/ASC Topic No. 715-20-55 is effective for our annual consolidated financial statements for fiscal year 2010.

2. Net Income Attributable to Solera Holdings, Inc. Per Common Share

Our restricted common shares subject to repurchase and restricted stock units settled in shares of common stock upon vesting have the nonforfeitable right to receive dividends on an equal basis with common stock and therefore are considered participating securities that must be included in the calculation of net income per share using the two-class method. Under the two-class method, basic and diluted net income per share is determined by calculating net income per share for common stock and participating securities based on the cash dividends paid and participation rights in undistributed earnings. Diluted net income per share also considers the dilutive effect of in-the-money stock options, calculated using the treasury stock method. Under the treasury stock method, the amount of assumed proceeds from unexercised stock options includes the amount of compensation cost attributable to future services not yet recognized, proceeds from the exercise of the options, and the incremental income tax benefit or liability as if the options were exercised during the period.

 

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The computation of basic and diluted net income attributable to Solera Holdings, Inc. per common share using the two-class method is as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):

 

     Three months Ended
March 31,
    Nine months Ended
March 31,
 
     2010     2009     2010     2009  

Basic net income attributable to Solera Holdings, Inc. per common share

        

Net income attributable to Solera Holdings, Inc.

   $ 22,585      $ 11,987      $ 65,846      $ 45,984   

Less: Dividends paid and undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities

     (157     (130     (547     (544
                                

Net income attributable to common shares – basic

   $ 22,428      $ 11,857      $ 65,299      $ 45,440   
                                

Weighted-average number of common shares

     69,894        69,458        69,720        67,094   

Less: Weighted-average common shares subject to repurchase

     (172     (405     (227     (457
                                

Weighted-average number of common shares used to compute basic net income attributable to Solera Holdings, Inc. per common share

     69,722        69,053        69,493        66,637   
                                

Basic net income attributable to Solera Holdings, Inc. per common share

   $ 0.32      $ 0.17      $ 0.94      $ 0.68   
                                

Diluted net income attributable to Solera Holdings, Inc. per common share

        

Net income attributable to Solera Holdings, Inc.

   $ 22,585      $ 11,987      $ 65,846      $ 45,984   

Less: Dividends paid and undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities

     (157     (130     (547     (544
                                

Net income attributable to common shares – diluted

   $ 22,428      $ 11,857      $ 65,299      $ 45,440   
                                

Weighted-average number of common shares used to compute basic net income attributable to Solera Holdings, Inc. per common share

     69,722        69,053        69,493        66,637   

Diluted effect of options to purchase common stock

     194        32        161        46   
                                

Weighted-average number of common shares used to compute diluted net income attributable to Solera Holdings, Inc. per common share

     69,916        69,085        69,654        66,683   
                                

Diluted net income attributable to Solera Holdings, Inc. per common share

   $ 0.32      $ 0.17      $ 0.94      $ 0.68   
                                

The following securities that could potentially dilute earnings per share in the future are not included in the determination of diluted net income attributable to Solera Holdings, Inc. per common share (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended
March  31,
   Nine Months Ended
March  31,
     2010    2009    2010    2009

Antidilutive options to purchase common stock and restricted stock units

   33    349    49    240

 

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As described in Note 1 above, in accordance with FSP No. EITF 03-6-1/ASC Topic No. 260-10-45, our basic and diluted net income attributable to Solera Holdings, Inc. per common share amounts have been recast from amounts previously reported as follows:

 

     As Previously
Reported
   As Recast
     Basic    Diluted    Basic    Diluted

Fiscal Year 2009:

           

Three months ended September 30, 2008

   $ 0.22    $ 0.22    $ 0.22    $ 0.22

Three months ended December 31, 2008

     0.30      0.29      0.29      0.29

Six months ended December 31, 2008

     0.52      0.52      0.51      0.51

Three months ended March 31, 2009

     0.17      0.17      0.17      0.17

Nine months ended March 31, 2009

     0.69      0.68      0.68      0.68

Three months ended June 30, 2009

     0.17      0.17      0.17      0.17

Fiscal year ended June 30, 2009

     0.86      0.85      0.85      0.85

Fiscal Year 2008:

           

Fiscal year ended June 30, 2008

     0.01      0.01      0.01      0.01

3. Business Combinations and Contingent Consideration

Acquisition of AUTOonline

On October 1, 2009, we acquired an 85% ownership interest in AUTOonline, a German limited liability company and provider of an eSalvage vehicle exchange platform in several European countries and Mexico, for an initial cash payment of €35.7 million ($52.2 million) and contingent cash consideration of up to €23.8 million, of which €22.1 million ($32.3 million) was paid on the acquisition date and the remaining €1.7 million ($2.3 million at March 31, 2010) will be paid during fiscal year 2010. The acquisition of AUTOonline allows us to extend our core offering to now include the disposition of salvage vehicles. AUTOonline has been included in our EMEA segment. The results of operations of AUTOonline are included in our consolidated results of operations from the acquisition date. Revenues recognized by AUTOonline were $7.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and $15.9 million for the period from the acquisition date through March 31, 2010. Net income earned by AUTOonline was $1.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and $3.4 million for the period from the acquisition date through March 31, 2010.

The remaining 15% ownership interest in AUTOonline held by the sellers is subject to a put-call option that may be exercised by any party beginning in fiscal year 2013, or earlier under certain circumstances. The redemption value of the option is equal to ten times AUTOonline’s consolidated earnings before interest expense, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) for the fiscal year ended prior to the exercise date, subject to adjustment under certain circumstances. On the acquisition date, we valued the 15% noncontrolling interest in AUTOonline at €10.5 million ($15.4 million) based on our purchase price for the 85% ownership interest. Because the AUTOonline noncontrolling interest is redeemable at other than fair value but is not currently redeemable, we are accreting the carrying value to the redemption value at each reporting period through the earliest redemption date based on the guidance provided by revised Topic No. D-98/ASC Topic No. 810-10. Accordingly, the carrying value of the AUTOonline noncontrolling interest represents the initial carrying amount, adjusted to reflect the noncontrolling interests’ share of net income or loss and dividends, plus periodic accretion. Additionally, if the fair value of the AUTOonline noncontrolling interest were to exceed the redemption value, the excess would be treated as an adjustment to the numerator in our calculation of net income per common share attributable to Solera Holdings, Inc. which would result in a decrease in our net income per share. At March 31, 2010, the fair value of the AUTOonline noncontrolling interest approximates its redemption value.

We have accounted for the acquisition of AUTOonline under the purchase method of accounting and, accordingly, the total purchase price has been allocated to the tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values on the acquisition date. The excess of the purchase price over the aggregate fair values was recorded as goodwill, which is not expected to be deductible for foreign income tax purposes. Because a portion of the purchase price for 85% of AUTOonline is contingent and was subsequently earned in December 2009, we have included the full cash value of the contingent payments in the determination of the acquisition date purchase price. Of the purchase price for AUTOonline, we have preliminarily allocated €54.4 million ($80.6 million) to goodwill and €16.8 million ($24.9 million) to identifiable intangible assets. The goodwill recorded in the acquisition is the result of the unique niche nature of AUTOonline’s business and the well-established network of buyers and sellers.

 

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Our preliminary allocation of identifiable intangible assets acquired from AUTOonline consist of the following:

 

     Value (in
thousands)
   Weighted Average
Amortizable Life  (in years)

Trademark

   $ 17,513    Indefinite

Technology

     3,110    5.0

Customer relationships

     1,740    10.0

Non-compete agreements

     2,546    3.5
         

Total

   $ 24,909    5.7

We are amortizing the acquired identifiable intangible assets on an accelerated basis to reflect the pattern in which the economic benefits of the intangible assets are consumed.

The purchased trademark and purchased technology assets were valued under the income approach using the relief from royalty method, which assumes value to the extent that the acquired company is relieved of the obligation to pay royalties for the benefits received from them. The purchased customer relationships asset was valued under the income approach using the excess earnings methodology based upon estimated future discounted cash flows attributable to revenues projected to be generated from those customers. The non-compete agreements were valued under the income approach based on the estimated probability-adjusted lost cash flows if the non-compete agreements had not been executed.

Contingent Purchase Consideration

In connection with the acquisition of HPI in December 2008, we are required to make contingent future cash payments up to a maximum aggregate amount of £4.8 million ($7.2 million at March 31, 2010) if HPI achieves certain annual financial performance targets through December 31, 2011. Additionally, in connection with our other acquisitions, excluding AUTOonline, we are required to make contingent future cash payments of up to a maximum aggregate amount of approximately $9.2 million, of which approximately $0.8 million relates to an acquisition completed in fiscal year 2010 and the remainder relates to an acquisition completed prior to fiscal year 2010. The contingent purchase consideration becomes payable based on the acquired business’s achievement of certain financial performance and product-related targets.

As a result of our adoption of SFAS No. 141(R) /ASC Topic No. 805-10, contingent future cash payments related to acquisitions completed in fiscal year 2010 are recorded at fair value as of the acquisition date and included in the determination of the acquisition date purchase price. We will recognize any subsequent changes in the fair value of the contingent future cash payments in earnings in the period that the change occurs. None of the contingent future cash payments related to the acquisition completed in fiscal year 2010 has been paid through March 31, 2010.

The contingent future cash payments related to acquisitions completed prior to fiscal year 2010 will be recognized as additional goodwill once the contingency is resolved and the amounts are due and payable. Approximately $2.3 million of the contingent future cash payments related to acquisitions completed prior to fiscal year 2010, including HPI, have been earned and paid through March 31, 2010, and were recognized as additional goodwill.

Intangible Assets

Intangible assets consist of the following (in thousands):

 

     March 31, 2010    June 30, 2009
     Gross
Carrying
Amount
   Accumulated
Amortization
   Gross
Carrying
Amount
   Accumulated
Amortization

Amortized intangible assets:

           

Internally developed software

   $ 16,813    $ 1,511    $ 32,678    $ 16,794

Non-compete agreements

     3,103      26      —        —  

Purchased customer relationships

     205,401      100,867      206,375      85,755

Purchased tradenames and trademarks

     16,438      15,496      16,144      12,650

Purchased software and database technology

     315,924      177,889      312,884      147,715
                           
   $ 557,679    $ 295,789    $ 568,081    $ 262,914
                           

Intangible assets not subject to amortization:

           

Purchased tradenames and trademarks with indefinite lives

     32,037         17,676   
                   
   $ 589,716       $ 585,757   
                   

 

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Goodwill

The following table summarizes the activity in goodwill for the nine months ended March 31, 2010 (in thousands):

 

     Balance at
Beginning
of Period
   Current
Year
Acquisitions
   Other(1)    Foreign
Currency
Translation
Effect
    Balance at
End of
Period

EMEA

   $ 560,490    $ 86,451    $ 1,853    $ (43,304   $ 605,490

Americas

     90,609      —        10      644        91,263
                                   

Total

   $ 651,099    $ 86,451    $ 1,863    $ (42,660   $ 696,753
                                   

 

(1) Primarily represents the payment of the initial £1.2 million ($1.9 million) contingent cash payment earned by the sellers in December 2009 in relation to the HPI acquisition.

4. Restructuring Charges

The objectives of our restructuring initiatives have been to eliminate waste and improve operational efficiencies. The restructuring reserves are included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities and in other liabilities in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. All amounts incurred in connection with our restructuring activities are recorded in restructuring charges, asset impairments and other costs associated with exit or disposal activities in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of income.

The following table summarizes the activity in the restructuring reserves for the nine months ended March 31, 2010 (in thousands):

 

     Employee
Termination
Benefits
    Lease-Related
Charges
    Other
Charges
    Total  

Balance at June 30, 2009

   $ 8,888      $ 2,078      $ —        $ 10,966   

Restructuring charges (1)

     (473     2,111        1,909        3,547   

Cash payments

     (5,722     (1,045     (235     (7,002

Other (2)

     —          1,599        26        1,625   

Effect of foreign exchange

     63        —          —          63   
                                

Balance at March 31, 2010

   $ 2,756      $ 4,743      $ 1,700      $ 9,199   
                                

 

(1) Also included in restructuring charges for the nine months ended March 31, 2010 is depreciation expense associated with property and equipment to be abandoned in connection with restructuring activities of $1.1 million.
(2) Primarily represents the reclassification of an existing unfavorable lease liability.

In April 2009, we initiated a restructuring plan in our Americas segment (the “Americas 2009 Restructuring Plan”). The primary objective of the Americas 2009 Restructuring Plan is the relocation of certain general and administrative functions to our corporate headquarters in San Diego, California, the relocation of certain business delivery functions to San Diego and Mexico, and the closure of our facility in San Ramon, California. Under the Americas 2009 Restructuring Plan, we anticipate terminating approximately 120 employees and incurring expenses related to termination benefits of approximately $3.2 million, of which $0.4 million remains unpaid at March 31, 2010. The remaining unpaid termination benefits under the Americas 2009 Restructuring Plan are expected to be paid through fiscal year 2011. Additionally, in December 2009, we vacated our leased facility in San Ramon and, as a result, incurred net charges of $2.1 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2010 representing the remaining lease obligations, net of estimated future sublease income. At March 31, 2010, the remaining lease-related restructuring liability under the Americas 2009 Restructuring Plan was $3.1 million, which we will pay through July 2013. We also incurred charges of $1.9 million during the nine months ended March 31, 2010 related to a vendor contract that, as a result of the implementation of the Americas 2009 Restructuring Plan, we do not expect to provide a future economic benefit. At March 31, 2010, the remaining liability under the vendor contract was $1.7 million, which we will pay through fiscal year 2014.

In June 2008, we initiated a restructuring plan in our EMEA segment (the “EMEA 2008 Restructuring Plan”), which was designed to create a more efficient and flexible employee workforce. Under the EMEA 2008 Restructuring Plan, we terminated approximately 64 employees and incurred termination benefits of approximately $8.3 million, of which $2.0 million remains unpaid at March 31, 2010. The remaining unpaid termination benefits under the EMEA 2008 Restructuring Plan are expected to be paid through fiscal year 2011. Of the termination benefits incurred under the EMEA 2008 Restructuring Plan, approximately $0.8 million resulted from the termination of 14 employees in connection with an acquisition and, accordingly, was recorded as a component of goodwill as of the acquisition date. During the nine months ended March 31, 2010, we reversed approximately $2.2 million of previously accrued restructuring charges related to the EMEA 2008 Restructuring Plan as a result of the completion of restructuring actions under the plan.

 

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In February 2008, we initiated a restructuring plan in our Americas segment (the “Americas 2008 Restructuring Plan”), which was designed to create a more efficient and flexible employee workforce. Under the Americas 2008 Restructuring Plan, we terminated approximately 168 employees and incurred employee termination benefits of approximately $3.6 million, all of which have been fully paid.

In 2007, we initiated a restructuring plan in our Americas segment (the “Americas 2007 Restructuring Plan”), which was designed to create appropriate resource levels and efficiencies for various functional groups. Under the Americas 2007 Restructuring Plan, we terminated approximately 112 employees and incurred employee termination benefits of approximately $2.3 million, which amounts were paid in full in fiscal year 2008. Additionally, in connection with the Americas 2007 Restructuring Plan, we incurred a lease-related liability of $3.6 million, representing the remaining lease obligations related to the vacated portion of a leased facility, net of estimated future sublease income. At March 31, 2010, the remaining lease-related restructuring liability under the Americas 2007 Restructuring Plan was $1.7 million, which we will pay through July 2013.

In 2007, we initiated a restructuring plan in our EMEA segment (the “EMEA 2007 Restructuring Plan”), which was designed to create a more efficient and flexible employee workforce. Under the EMEA 2007 Restructuring Plan, we terminated approximately 45 employees and incurred employee termination benefits of approximately $5.0 million, of which $0.4 million remains unpaid at March 31, 2010. We expect to pay the remaining unpaid termination benefits under the EMEA 2007 Restructuring Plan through fiscal year 2011.

The following table summarizes the restructuring charges incurred for each restructuring plan for the periods presented (in thousands):

 

     EMEA 2007    EMEA 2008     Americas 2007    Americas 2008     Americas 2009    Total  

Three Months Ended March 31, 2010:

               

Employee termination benefits

   $ —      $ (47   $ —      $ —        $ 157    $ 110   

Lease-related charges

     —        —          —        —          521      521   

Other charges

     —        —          —        —          930      930   
                                             

Total restructuring charges

   $ —      $ (47   $ —      $ —        $ 1,608    $ 1,561   
                                             

Three Months Ended March 31, 2009:

               

Employee termination benefits

   $ —      $ —        $ —      $ 658      $ —      $ 658   
                                             

Total restructuring charges

   $ —      $ —        $ —      $ 658      $ —      $ 658   
                                             

Nine Months Ended March 31, 2010:

               

Employee termination benefits

   $ —      $ (2,152   $ —      $ (2   $ 1,681    $ (473

Lease-related charges

     —        —          —        —          2,111      2,111   

Other charges

     —        —          —        —          3,058      3,058   
                                             

Total restructuring charges

   $ —      $ (2,152   $ —      $ (2   $ 6,850    $ 4,696   
                                             

Nine Months Ended March 31, 2009:

               

Employee termination benefits

   $ —      $ —        $ 2    $ 1,410      $ —      $ 1,412   
                                             

Total restructuring charges

   $ —      $ —        $ 2    $ 1,410      $ —      $ 1,412   
                                             

 

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5. Stockholders’ Equity and Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests

The following table sets forth a reconciliation of stockholders’ equity and redeemable noncontrolling interests for the nine months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 (in thousands):

 

     Stockholders’ Equity Attributable to Solera Holdings, Inc.                    
                 Accumulated     Retained     Total Solera                    
     Common Shares     Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
    Earnings
(Accumulated

Deficit)
    Holdings,  Inc.
Stockholders’
Equity
    Noncontrolling
Interests
    Total
Stockholders’
Equity
    Redeemable
Noncontrolling
Interests
 
     Shares     Amount              

Balance at June 30, 2009

   69,531       $ 526,547        $ 3,113      $ (52,332   $ 477,328      $ 6,929      $ 484,257      $ 92,012   

Components of comprehensive income:

                

Net income attributable to Solera Holdings, Inc. and noncontrolling interests

   —          —          —          65,846        65,846        2,252        68,098        5,092   

Foreign currency translation adjustments

   —          —          (24,314     —          (24,314     53        (24,261     (4,187

Unrealized gain on derivative instruments, net of tax

   —          —          6,113        —          6,113        —          6,113        —     
                                        

Total comprehensive income

             47,645        2,305        49,950        905   
                                        

Stock-based compensation

   —          6,964        —          —          6,964        —          6,964        —     

Issuance of common shares under employee stock purchase plan

   19        448        —          —          448        —          448        —     

Issuance of common shares under stock award plans, net

   402        5,821        —          —          5,821        —          5,821        —     

Dividends paid on common stock and participating securities

   —          —          —          (13,148     (13,148     —          (13,148     —     

Dividends paid to noncontrolling owners

   —          —          —          —          —          (2,073     (2,073     (1,649

Revaluation of and additions to redeemable noncontrolling interests

   —          13,942        —          —          13,942        —          13,942        1,407   
                                                              

Balance at March 31, 2010

   69,952      $ 553,722      $ (15,088   $ 366      $ 539,000      $ 7,161      $ 546,161      $ 92,675   
                                                              

 

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    Stockholders’ Equity Attributable to Solera Holdings, Inc.                    
                Accumulated           Total Solera                    
    Common Shares     Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
    Accumulated
Deficit
    Holdings,  Inc.
Stockholders’
Equity
    Noncontrolling
Interests
    Total
Stockholders’
Equity
    Redeemable
Noncontrolling
Interests
 
    Shares     Amount              

Balance at June 30, 2008

  64,816       $ 437,911       $ 52,930      $ (110,157   $ 380,684      $ 6,054      $ 386,738      $ 95,000   

Components of comprehensive income (loss):

               

Net income attributable to Solera Holdings, Inc. and noncontrolling interests

  —          —          —          45,984        45,984        2,192        48,176        3,913   

Foreign currency translation adjustments

  —          —          (80,293     —          (80,293     (1,562     (81,855     (15,731

Unrealized loss on derivative instruments, net of tax

  —          —          (18,804     —          (18,804     —          (18,804  
                                       

Total comprehensive income (loss)

            (53,113     630        (52,483     (11,818
                                       

Stock-based compensation

  —          4,848        —          —          4,848        —          4,848        —     

Issuance of common shares in secondary public offering, net of issuance costs

  4,500        86,016        —          —          86,016        —          86,016        —     

Issuance of common shares under employee stock purchase plan

  10        517        —          —          517        —          517        —     

Issuance of common shares under stock award plans, net

  165        535        —          —          535        —          535        —     

Dividends paid to noncontrolling owners

  —          —          —          —          —          (866     (866     (3,305

Revaluation of redeemable noncontrolling interests

  —          (358     —          —          (358     —          (358     358   
                                                             

Balance at March 31, 2009

  69,491      $ 529,469      $ (46,167   $ (64,173   $ 419,129      $ 5,818      $ 424,947      $ 80,235   
                                                             

6. Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Comprehensive income (loss) consists of the following (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
    Nine Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2010     2009     2010     2009  

Net income

   $ 25,384      $ 14,019      $ 73,190      $ 52,089   

Other comprehensive income (loss) :

        

Foreign currency translation adjustments

     (37,551     (29,179     (28,448     (97,586

Unrealized net gain (loss) on derivative instruments

     1,805        (212     6,113        (18,804
                                

Total comprehensive income (loss)

   $ (10,362   $ (15,372   $ 50,855      $ (64,301

Less: Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests

     (3,338     (4,016     3,210        (11,188
                                

Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Solera Holdings, Inc.

   $ (7,024   $ (11,356   $ 47,645      $ (53,113
                                

 

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The majority of our assets and liabilities, including goodwill, intangible assets and long-term debt, are carried in functional currencies other than the U.S. dollar, primarily the Euro. We translate our local currency assets and liabilities in U.S. dollars based on the exchange rate at the end of the reporting period. These translations resulted in a foreign currency translation loss of $24.3 million during the nine months ended March 31, 2010, which was caused by a strengthening in the value of the U.S. dollar versus certain foreign currencies, including the Euro. Generally, the strengthening of the U.S. dollar during the nine months ended March 31, 2010 resulted in decreases to the U.S. dollar value of certain of our assets and liabilities from June 30, 2009 to March 31, 2010, as presented in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets, although the corresponding local currency balances may have increased or remain unchanged.

7. Fair Value Measurements

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The following table summarizes our assets and liabilities that require fair value measurements on a recurring basis and their respective input levels based on the fair value hierarchy (in thousands):

 

          Fair Value Measurements at March 31, 2010 Using:
     Fair Value at
March  31,
2010
   Quoted Market
Prices for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
   Significant Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
   Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 231,152    $ 231,152    $ —      $ —  

Restricted cash (1)

     6,240      6,240      —        —  

Derivative financial instruments (2)

     16,196      —        16,196      —  

Redeemable noncontrolling interests (3)

     77,586      —        —        77,586

 

(1) Included in other current assets and other noncurrent assets in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet. The restricted cash primarily relates to funds held in escrow for the benefit of customers, facility lease deposits and payments for business combinations that are held in escrow.
(2) Included in other noncurrent liabilities in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet.
(3) Does not include the redeemable noncontrolling interest of AUTOonline, which is not measured at fair value on a recurring basis.

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash. Our cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash primarily consist of bank deposits, money market funds and bank certificates of deposit. The fair value of our cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash are determined using quoted market prices for identical assets (Level 1 inputs).

Derivative financial instruments. Our derivative financial instruments at March 31, 2010 consisted entirely of interest rate swaps. We estimate the fair value of our interest rate swaps using industry standard valuation techniques to extrapolate future reset rates from period-end yield curves and standard valuation models based on a discounted cash flow model. Market-based observable inputs including spot and forward rates, volatilities and interest rate curves at observable intervals are used as inputs to the models (Level 2 inputs).

Redeemable noncontrolling interests. We estimate the fair value of our noncontrolling interests through an income approach, utilizing a discounted cash flow model, and a market approach, which considers comparable companies and transactions (Level 3 inputs).

Under the income approach, the discounted cash flow model determines fair value based on the present value of projected cash flows over a specific projection period and a residual value related to future cash flows beyond the projection period. Both values are discounted to reflect the degree of risk inherent in an investment in the reporting unit and achieving the projected cash flows. A weighted average cost of capital of a market participant is used as the discount rate. The residual value is generally determined by applying a constant terminal growth rate to the estimated net cash flows at the end of the projection period. Alternatively, the present value of the residual value may be determined by applying a market multiple at the end of the projection period.

Under the market approach, fair value is determined based on multiples of revenues and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization for each reporting unit. The multiples were determined based on a selection of comparable companies and acquisition transactions, discounted for each reporting unit to reflect the relative size, diversification and risk of the reporting unit in comparison to the indexed companies and transactions.

 

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The following table summarizes the activity in assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3):

 

(In thousands)

   Redeemable
Noncontrolling
Interests
 

Balance at June 30, 2009

   $ 92,012   

Net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests

     4,488   

Change in fair value

     (13,111

Dividends paid to noncontrolling owners

     (1,649

Effect of foreign exchange

     (4,154
        

Balance at March 31, 2010

   $ 77,586   
        

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis

No assets or liabilities were required to be measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis during the nine months ended March 31, 2010.

Fair Value of Other Financial Instruments

The carrying amounts of certain of our financial instruments, including accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses, approximate fair value due to their short-term nature. The carrying amounts of our senior secured credit facility approximate fair value at March 31, 2010 and June 30, 2009, respectively, due to the facility’s variable interest rate. The estimated fair value of the note issued to the seller in connection with our acquisition of HPI was approximately $20.1 million at March 31, 2010 and June 30, 2009. We determined the fair value of the note payable using a discounted cash flow model with a discount rate of 5.0%, which represents the weighted average interest rate on the senior secured credit facility.

8. Derivative Financial Instruments

In the normal course of business, we are exposed to interest rate changes and foreign currency fluctuations. We strive to limit these risks through the use of derivative instruments, such as interest rate swaps. Derivatives are not used for speculative purposes.

The following table summarizes the fair value of our derivative financial instruments, which are included in other noncurrent liabilities in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets (in thousands):

 

     March 31,
2010
   June 30,
2009

U.S. dollar interest rate swaps

   $ 9,777    $ 13,271

Euro interest rate swaps

     6,419      9,623
             

Total

   $ 16,196    $ 22,894
             

These interest rate swaps were designated and documented at their inception as cash flow hedges for floating rate debt and are evaluated for effectiveness quarterly. The effective portion of the gain or loss on these hedges is reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income in stockholders’ equity and reclassified into earnings when the hedged transaction affects earnings. The ineffective portion of these cash flow hedges is recognized in interest expense. We determined the estimated fair values of our derivatives using industry standard valuation techniques and standard valuation models and such estimated fair values may not be representative of actual values that could have been realized or that will be realized in the future.

The following table summarizes our interest rate swaps as of March 31, 2010 (in thousands):

 

Type

   Fixed
Rate
    Start Date of
Swap
   End Date of
Swap
   Notional Amount
Outstanding

U.S. dollar interest rate swap

   5.4450   6/29/2007    6/30/2011    $ 50,000

U.S. dollar interest rate swap

   5.4180   6/29/2007    6/30/2011    $ 51,265

U.S. dollar interest rate swap

   5.4450   6/29/2007    6/30/2011    $ 75,000

Euro interest rate swap

   4.6030   6/29/2007    9/30/2010    9,293

Euro interest rate swap

   4.6790   6/29/2007    6/30/2011    50,000

Euro interest rate swap

   4.6850   6/29/2007    6/30/2011    60,000

 

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The following table summarizes the effect of the interest rate swaps on the condensed consolidated statement of income and accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 (in thousands):

 

Derivative Financial Instruments

   Loss
Recognized in
AOCI on
Derivatives (1)
    Location of Loss
Reclassified

from AOCI
into Income (1)
   Loss
Reclassified
from AOCI
into Income (1)
    Location of Loss
Recognized

in Income on
Derivatives (2)
   Gain (Loss)
Recognized in
Income  on
Derivatives (2)
 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2010:

            

U.S. dollar interest rate swaps

   $ (1,159   Interest Expense    $ (2,308   Interest Expense    $ (9

Euro interest rate swaps

     (614   Interest Expense      (1,694   Interest Expense      (5
                              

Total

   $ (1,773      $ (4,002      $ (14
                              

Three Months Ended March 31, 2009:

            

U.S. dollar interest rate swaps

   $ (486   Interest Expense    $ (1,737   Interest Expense    $ (249

Euro interest rate swaps

     (1,793   Interest Expense      (816   Interest Expense      (115
                              

Total

   $ (2,279      $ (2,553      $ (364
                              

Nine Months Ended March 31, 2010:

            

U.S. dollar interest rate swaps

   $ (3,620   Interest Expense    $ (7,035   Interest Expense    $ 18   

Euro interest rate swaps

     (2,231   Interest Expense      (5,377   Interest Expense      2   
                              

Total

   $ (5,851      $ (12,412      $ 20   
                              

Nine Months Ended March 31, 2009:

            

U.S. dollar interest rate swaps

   $ (10,626   Interest Expense    $ (3,932   Interest Expense    $ (250

Euro interest rate swaps

     (13,411   Interest Expense      (617   Interest Expense      108   
                              

Total

   $ (24,037      $ (4,549      $ (142
                              

 

(1) Effective portion.
(2) Ineffective portion and amount excluded from effectiveness testing.

9. Share-Based Compensation

Share-Based Award Activity

The following table summarizes restricted stock and restricted stock unit activity during the nine months ended March 31, 2010:

 

     Number  of
Shares
(in thousands)
    Weighted Average
per Share
Grant Date
Fair Value

Nonvested at June 30, 2009

   657      $ 13.60

Granted

   173      $ 30.53

Vested

   (319   $ 14.38

Forfeited

   (19   $ 11.93
        

Nonvested at March 31, 2010

   492      $ 18.96
        

The following table summarizes stock option activity during the nine months ended March 31, 2010:

 

     Number
of  Shares
(in thousands)
    Weighted Average
Exercise Price
per Share
   Weighted  Average
Remaining
Contractual Term
(in years)
   Aggregate
Intrinsic  Value
(in thousands)

Outstanding at June 30, 2009

   1,463      $ 23.06      

Granted

   705      $ 30.18      

Exercised

   (281   $ 22.30      

Canceled

   (94   $ 21.79      
              

Outstanding at March 31, 2010

   1,793      $ 26.01    7.2    $ 21,925
              

Exercisable at March 31, 2010

   363      $ 22.82    7.7    $ 5,594
              

 

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Of the stock options outstanding at March 31, 2010, approximately 1.7 million are expected to vest.

Cash received from the exercise of stock options was $6.3 million during the nine months ended March 31, 2010. The intrinsic value of stock options exercised during the nine months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 totaled $3.5 million and $0.7 million, respectively.

Valuation of Share-Based Awards

We utilized the Black-Scholes option pricing model for estimating the grant date fair value of stock options granted during the nine months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 with the following assumptions:

 

     Risk-Free
Interest Rate
    Expected Term
(in years)
   Weighted Average
Expected Stock
Price Volatility
    Expected
Dividend Yield
    Weighted Average
Per Share Grant
Date Fair Value

Nine Months Ended March 31, 2010

   2.2   4.7    30   0.9   $ 7.93

Nine Months Ended March 31, 2009

   3.2   6.1    27   —        $ 7.90

We based the risk-free interest rates on the implied yield available on U.S. Treasury constant maturities in effect at the time of the grant with remaining terms equivalent to the respective expected terms of the options. Because we have a limited history of stock option exercises, we determined the expected award life using the “simplified method” described in SAB No. 110, Share-Based Payments. We determined the expected volatility based on a combination of implied market volatilities, our historical stock price volatility and other factors. The dividend yield is based on our quarterly dividend of $0.0625 per share declared and paid during the nine months ended March 31, 2010.

We based the fair value of restricted stock and restricted stock units on the market price of our common stock on the date of grant which approximates the intrinsic value.

Share-Based Compensation Expense

Share-based compensation expense, which is included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of income, was $3.5 million and $7.0 million for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2010, respectively, and $1.7 million and $4.8 million for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2009, respectively. At March 31, 2010, the estimated total remaining unamortized compensation expense, net of forfeitures, associated with share-based awards was approximately $18.8 million which we expect to recognize over a weighted-average period of 2.7 years.

10. Defined Benefit Pension Plans

Our foreign subsidiaries sponsor various defined benefit plans and individual defined benefit arrangements covering certain eligible employees. We base the benefits under these pension plans on years of service and compensation levels. Funding is limited to statutory requirements.

The components of net pension expense were as follows (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended
March  31,
    Nine Months Ended
March  31,
 
     2010     2009     2010     2009  

Service cost, benefits earned during the period

   $ 660      $ 665      $ 2,015      $ 2,062   

Interest cost on projected benefits

     932        812        2,892        2,528   

Expected return on plan assets

     (688     (713     (2,138     (2,218

Amortization of gain

     (67     (26     (209     (80
                                

Net pension expense

   $ 837      $ 738      $ 2,560      $ 2,292   
                                

 

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11. Provision For Income Taxes

We recorded an income tax provision of $9.1 million and $23.6 million for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2010, respectively, and $5.4 million and $23.2 million for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2009, respectively. The expected tax provision derived from applying the federal statutory rate to our income before income tax provision for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2010 differed from our recorded income tax provision primarily due to lower foreign income tax rates in certain jurisdictions whose earnings are considered indefinitely reinvested. These benefits are offset by a valuation allowance recorded on certain deferred tax assets that do not meet the more-likely-than not standard of realizability and foreign withholding tax liabilities. In addition, the gross domestic deferred tax assets continue to be carried with a full valuation allowance such that any current period income tax provision impact is primarily offset with by a valuation allowance release.

ASC Topic No. 740-10, Income Taxes, prescribes that a tax position is required to meet a minimum recognition threshold before being recognized in the financial statements. Gross unrecognized tax benefits as of March 31, 2010 and June 30, 2009 are $7.9 million and $7.8 million, respectively. No significant interest and penalties have been accrued during fiscal year 2010. Pursuant to the terms of the acquisition agreements, the sellers in our business combinations have indemnified us for all tax liabilities related to the pre-acquisition periods. We are liable for any tax assessments for the post-acquisition periods for our U.S. and foreign jurisdictions. We do not anticipate that the amount of existing unrecognized tax benefits will significantly increase or decrease within the next twelve months.

12. Segment and Geographic Information

We manage our business operations through two strategic business units. Based upon the information reported to the chief operating decision maker, who is the Chief Executive Officer, we have the following two reportable segments: EMEA and Americas. The EMEA business unit encompasses our operations in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Australia. The Americas business unit encompasses our operations in North America, and Central and South America. We evaluate the performance of our reportable segments based on revenues and adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure that represents GAAP net income excluding interest expense, provision for income taxes, depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation expense, restructuring charges, asset impairments and other costs associated with exit or disposal activities, other (income) expense, and acquisition-related costs. We do not allocate certain costs, including costs related to our financing activities, business development and oversight, and tax, audit and other professional fees, to our reportable segments. Instead, we manage these costs at the Corporate level.

 

(in thousands)

   EMEA     Americas     Corporate     Total  

Three Months Ended March 31, 2010:

        

Revenues

   $ 108,859      $ 53,683      $ —        $ 162,542   

Income (loss) before provision for income taxes

     34,531        17,635        (17,632     34,534   

Significant items included in income (loss) before provision for income taxes:

        

Depreciation and amortization

     15,138        7,258        —          22,396   

Interest expense

     368        31        7,477        7,876   

Other (income) expense, net

     285        (75     (152     58   

Capital expenditures

     3,269        2,888        —          6,157   

Three Months Ended March 31, 2009:

        

Revenues

   $ 87,913      $ 51,350      $ —        $ 139,263   

Income (loss) before provision for income taxes

     25,974        12,626        (19,187     19,413   

Significant items included in income (loss) before provision for income taxes:

        

Depreciation and amortization

     14,449        7,777        1        22,227   

Interest expense

     341        70        9,107        9,518   

Other (income) expense, net

     (696     (353     140        (909

Capital expenditures

     3,300        2,138        —          5,438   

Nine Months Ended March 31, 2010:

        

Revenues

   $ 319,088      $ 157,541      $ —        $ 476,629   

Income (loss) before provision for income taxes

     103,077        43,017        (49,314     96,780   

Significant items included in income (loss) before provision for income taxes:

        

Depreciation and amortization

     45,288        21,428        —          66,716   

Interest expense

     1,132        226        23,892        25,250   

Other (income) expense, net

     1,041        (486     58        613   

Capital expenditures

     12,606        8,566        —          21,172   

Nine Months Ended March 31, 2009:

        

Revenues

   $ 258,825      $ 154,731      $ —        $ 413,556   

Income (loss) before provision for income taxes

     79,137        35,881        (39,762     75,256   

Significant items included in income (loss) before provision for income taxes:

        

Depreciation and amortization

     39,413        23,992        8        63,413   

Interest expense

     421        207        28,984        29,612   

Other (income) expense, net

     (1,127     (286     (13,730     (15,143

Capital expenditures

     6,913        9,177        —          16,090   

 

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(in thousands)

   EMEA    Americas    Corporate    Total

Total assets at March 31, 2010

   1,170,421    274,178    11,800    1,456,399

Total assets at March 31, 2009

   1,027,620    277,088    5,082    1,309,790

Geographic revenue information is based on the location of the customer. For the three and nine months ended March 31, 2010, no single country other than the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany accounted for 10% or more of our consolidated revenue and/or consolidated property and equipment.

 

(in thousands)

   Europe *    United
States
   United
Kingdom
   Germany    All
Other
   Total

Revenues:

                 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2010

   $ 61,320    $ 35,325    $ 25,149    $ 19,533    $ 21,215    $ 162,542

Three Months Ended March 31, 2009

     49,215      37,276      21,219      12,684      18,869      139,263

Nine Months Ended March 31, 2010

     182,278      105,189      72,885      55,507      60,770      476,629

Nine Months Ended March 31, 2009

     155,089      110,699      48,131      41,517      58,120      413,556

Property and equipment, net at March 31, 2010

     8,363      18,954      18,943      7,421      3,430      57,111

Property and equipment, net at March 31, 2009

     2,905      21,550      11,689      7,441      4,483      48,068

 

* Excludes the United Kingdom and Germany.

13. Subsequent Events

On May 6, 2010, the Company announced that the audit committee of its board of directors approved the payment of a quarterly cash dividend of $0.0625 per outstanding share of common stock and per outstanding restricted stock unit payable on June 21, 2010 to stockholders and restricted stock unit holders of record at the close of business on May 26, 2010.

 

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT FOR PURPOSES OF THE SAFE HARBOR PROVISIONS OF THE PRIVATE

SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995

This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements are identified by the use of terms and phrases such as “anticipate”, “believe”, “could”, “estimate”, “expect”, “intend” “may”, “plan”, “predict”, “project” and similar terms and phrases, including references to assumptions. However, these words are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements. These statements relate to analyses and other information that are based on forecasts of future results and estimates of amounts not yet determinable. These statements also relate to our future prospects, developments and business strategies and include, but are not limited to, statements about: changes in the amount of our existing unrecognized tax benefits; our revenue mix; factors that may effect our future operating results, including our business volume; the impact of currency exchange rate fluctuations on our financial results; our expectations regarding equity-related expenses; our income taxes; changes in unrecognized tax benefits; contributions to our financial results from businesses we have acquired; expected increases in acquisition-related expenses in future periods; restructuring plans, potential restructuring charges and their impact on our revenues; our operating expense growth and operating expenses as a percentage of our revenues; stability of our development and programming costs; growth of our selling, general and administrative expenses; decrease of total depreciation and amortization expense; decrease in interest expense and possible impact of acquisitions or future foreign currency fluctuations; our use of cash and liquidity position going forward; cash needs to service our debt; and the possible affects of the global economic downturn on our business and operations.

Actual results could differ materially from those projected, implied or anticipated by our forward-looking statements. Some of the factors that could cause actual results to differ include: those set forth in the sections titled “Risk Factors”, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”, and elsewhere as described in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. These factors include, but are not limited to: our reliance on a limited number of customers for a substantial portion of our revenues; effects of competition on our software and service pricing and our business; unpredictability and volatility of our operating results, which include the volatility associated with foreign currency exchange risks, our sales cycle, seasonality, changes in the amount of our income tax provision (benefit) or other factors; effects of the global economic downturn on demand for or utilization of our products and services; risks associated with and possible negative consequences of acquisitions, joint ventures, divestitures and similar transactions, including risks related to our ability to successfully integrate our acquired businesses; our ability to increase market share, successfully introduce new software and services and expand our operations to new geographic locations; time and expenses associated with customers switching from competitive software and services to our software and services; rapid technology changes in our industry; effects of changes in or violations by us or our customers of government regulations; costs and possible future losses or impairments relating to our acquisitions; use of cash to service our debt; country-specific risks associated with operating in multiple countries; and other factors that are described from time to time in our periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement, and we undertake no obligation to revise or update this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof.

 

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2009 filed with the SEC on August 31, 2009. You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

All percentage amounts and ratios were calculated using the underlying data in whole dollars and may reflect rounding adjustments. Operating results for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2010 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any future period. We describe the effects on our results that are attributed to the change in foreign currency exchange rates by measuring the incremental difference between translating the current and prior period results at the monthly average rates for the same period from the prior year.

 

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Overview of the Business

We are the leading global provider of software and services to the automobile insurance claims processing industry. We also provide products and services that complement our insurance claims processing software and services, including used vehicle validation, fraud detection software and services and disposition of salvaged vehicles. Our automobile insurance claims processing customers include insurance companies, collision repair facilities, independent assessors and automotive recyclers. We help our customers:

 

   

estimate the costs to repair damaged vehicles and determine pre-collision fair market values for vehicles damaged beyond repair;

 

   

automate and outsource steps of the claims process that insurance companies have historically performed internally; and

 

   

improve their ability to monitor and manage their businesses through data reporting and analysis.

We serve over 72,000 customers and are active in more than 50 countries with approximately 2,200 employees. Our customers include more than 1,500 automobile insurance companies, 36,000 collision repair facilities, 7,000 independent assessors and 29,000 automotive recyclers and auto dealers. We derive revenues from many of the world’s largest automobile insurance companies, including each of the ten largest automobile insurance companies in Europe and at least nine of the ten largest automobile insurance companies in North America.

Segments

We operate our business using two reportable segments: EMEA and Americas. Our EMEA segment consists of our operations in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Australia. Our Americas segment consists of our operations in North, Central and South America. We evaluate the performance of our reportable segments based on revenues and adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure that represents GAAP net income excluding interest expense, provision for income taxes, depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation expense, restructuring charges, asset impairments and other costs associated with exit or disposal activities, other (income) expense, and acquisition-related costs. We do not allocate certain costs to reportable segments, including costs related to our financing activities, business development and oversight, and tax, audit and other professional fees, to our reportable segments. Instead, we manage these costs at the Corporate level

The table below sets forth our revenues by reportable segment and as a percentage of our total revenues for the periods indicated (dollars in millions):

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,     Nine Months Ended March 31,  
     2010     2009     2010     2009  

EMEA

   $ 108.8    67.0   $ 87.9    63.1   $ 319.1    66.9   $ 258.8    62.6

Americas

     53.7    33.0        51.4    36.9        157.5    33.1        154.8    37.4   
                                                    

Total

   $ 162.5    100.0   $ 139.3    100.0   $ 476.6    100.0   $ 413.6    100.0
                                                    

Set forth below is our revenues from each of our principal customer categories and as a percentage of revenues for the periods indicated (dollars in millions):

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,     Nine Months Ended March 31,  
     2010     2009     2010     2009  

Insurance companies

   $ 64.6    39.8   $ 56.8    40.8   $ 186.5    39.2   $ 173.3    41.9

Collision repair facilities

     58.4    35.9        48.7    34.9        169.5    35.6        149.5    36.2   

Independent assessors

     17.2    10.6        13.0    9.4        47.9    10.0        40.5    9.8   

Automotive recyclers and other

     22.3    13.7        20.8    14.9        72.7    15.2        50.3    12.1   
                                                    

Total

   $ 162.5    100.0   $ 139.3    100.0   $ 476.6    100.0   $ 413.6    100.0
                                                    

During the three and nine months ended March 31, 2010, the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany were the only countries that individually represented more than 10% of total revenues.

The accounting policies for each of our segments are the same. We evaluate the operating performance of our segments based primarily upon their respective revenues and adjusted EBITDA.

 

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Components of Revenues and Expenses

Revenues

We generate revenues from the sale of software and services to our customers pursuant to negotiated contracts or pricing agreements. Pricing for our software and services is set forth in these agreements and negotiated with each customer. We generally bill our customers monthly under one or more of the following bases:

 

   

price per transaction

 

   

fixed monthly amount for a prescribed number of transactions

 

   

fixed monthly subscription rate

 

   

price per set of services rendered

 

   

price per system delivered

Our software and services are often sold as packages, without individual pricing for each component. Our revenues are reflected net of customer sales allowances, which we estimate based on both our examination of a subset of customer accounts and historical experience.

Our core offering is our estimating and workflow software, which is used by our insurance company, collision repair facility and independent assessor customers and which represents the majority of our revenues. Our salvage and recycling software, business intelligence and consulting services, data validation, salvage disposition and other offerings represent in the aggregate a smaller portion of our revenues. We believe that our estimating and workflow software will continue to represent a majority of our revenue for the foreseeable future.

Cost of revenues (excluding depreciation and amortization)

Our costs and expenses applicable to revenues represent the total of operating expenses and systems development and programming costs, which are discussed below.

Operating expenses

Our operating expenses include: compensation and benefit costs for our operations, database development and customer service personnel; other costs related to operations, database development and customer support functions; third-party data and royalty costs; and costs related to computer software and hardware used in the delivery of our software and services.

Systems development and programming costs

Systems development and programming costs include compensation and benefit costs for our product development and product management personnel; other costs related to our product development and product management functions; and costs related to external software consultants involved in systems development and programming activities.

Selling, general and administrative expenses

Our selling, general and administrative expenses include: compensation and benefit costs for our sales, marketing, administration and corporate personnel; costs related to our facilities; and professional and legal fees.

Depreciation and amortization

Depreciation includes depreciation attributable to buildings, leasehold improvements, data processing and computer equipment, furniture and fixtures. Amortization includes amortization attributable to software purchases and software developed or obtained for internal use and our acquired intangible assets, the majority of which resulted from our acquisitions, particularly our acquisition of Claim Services Group (“CSG”), a business unit of Automatic Data Processing, Inc., in April 2006.

Restructuring charges, asset impairments and other costs associated with exit or disposal activities

Restructuring charges, asset impairments and other costs associated with exit or disposal activities primarily represent costs incurred in relation to our restructuring initiatives.

Acquisition-related costs

Acquisition-related costs include legal and other professional fees and other transaction costs associated with completed and contemplated business combinations and asset acquisitions, costs associated with integrating acquired businesses, including costs incurred to eliminate workforce redundancies and for product rebranding, and other charges incurred as a direct result of our acquisition efforts, including changes to the fair value of contingent purchase consideration subsequent to the acquisition date and gains and losses resulting from the settlement of a pre-existing contractual relationship with an acquiree through a business combination or asset acquisition.

 

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As a result of our adoption of SFAS No. 141(R) /ASC Topic No. 805-10 in fiscal year 2010, acquisition-related costs incurred during the nine months ended March 31, 2010 include legal and professional fees and other transaction costs associated with completed acquisitions, whereas in periods prior to our adoption of SFAS No. 141(R) /ASC Topic No. 805-10, legal and professional fees and other transaction costs associated with completed acquisitions were included in the determination of the purchase price and accordingly were not charged against earnings.

Interest expense

Interest expense consists primarily of payments of interest on our credit facilities and amortization of related debt issuance costs.

Other (income) expense, net

Other (income) expense, net consists of foreign exchange gains and losses on notes receivable and notes payable to affiliates, interest income and other miscellaneous income and expense.

Income tax provision

Income taxes have been provided for all items included in the statements of income included herein, regardless of when such items were reported for tax purposes or when the taxes were actually paid or refunded.

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

Several of our customers and other entities own noncontrolling interests in six of our local operating subsidiaries. Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests reflect such owners’ proportionate interest in the earnings of such operating subsidiaries.

Factors Affecting Our Operating Results

Below is a summary description of several external factors that have or may have an effect on our operating results.

Foreign currency. During each of the three and nine months ended March 31, 2010, we generated approximately 78% of our revenues and incurred a majority of our costs in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, primarily the Euro. We currently do not hedge our exposure to foreign currency risks. In our historical financial statements, we translate our local currency financial results in U.S. dollars based on average exchange rates prevailing during a reporting period or the exchange rate at the end of that period. These translations resulted in net foreign currency translation adjustments of $(31.5) million and $(24.3) during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2010, respectively, which are recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in stockholders’ equity. Foreign currency transaction losses recognized in our condensed consolidated statements of income during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2010 were $0.4 million and $1.7 million, respectively.

Exchange rates between most of the major foreign currencies we use to transact our business and the U.S. dollar have fluctuated significantly over the last few years and we expect that they will continue to fluctuate during the remainder of fiscal year 2010. The majority of our revenues and costs are denominated in Euros, Pound Sterling, Swiss francs, Canadian dollars and other international currencies. The following table provides the average quarterly exchange rates for the Euro and Pound Sterling since the beginning of fiscal year 2009:

 

Period

   Average Euro-to-
U.S. Dollar
Exchange Rate
   Average Pound
Sterling-to-U.S.
Dollar  Exchange
Rate

Quarter ended September 30, 2008

   $ 1.51    $ 1.90

Quarter ended December 31, 2008

     1.32      1.58

Quarter ended March 31, 2009

     1.31      1.44

Quarter ended June 30, 2009

     1.36      1.55

Quarter ended September 30, 2009

     1.43      1.64

Quarter ended December 31, 2009

     1.48      1.63

Quarter ended March 31, 2010

     1.39      1.56

During the three months ended March 31, 2010 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2009, the U.S. dollar weakened against most major foreign currencies we use to transact our business. For example, the average U.S dollar weakened against the Euro by 6.0%, and the average U.S. dollar weakened against the Pound Sterling by 8.6%. This weakening of the U.S. dollar had a positive comparable impact on our revenues, but a negative comparable impact on our expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2010 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2009. A hypothetical 5% increase or decrease in the U.S. dollar versus other currencies in which we transact our business would have resulted in changes to our revenues of $6.4 million and $18.6 million during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2010, respectively.

 

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Factors that affect business volume. The following external factors have or may have an effect on the number of claims that are submitted and/or our volume of transactions, any of which can affect our revenues:

 

   

Automobile usage—number of miles driven. Fewer miles driven can result in fewer automobile accidents, which can reduce the transaction-based fees that we generate. In fiscal year 2009, the number of miles driven in the United States and several of our large western European markets declined due to higher gasoline prices and difficult economic conditions.

 

   

Number of insurance claims made. In fiscal year 2009, the number of insurance claims for vehicle damage submitted by owners to their insurance carriers declined slightly in several of our markets, including some of our large western European markets. While we do not know whether the decline in the number of claims made is a result of fewer accidents, other factors, such as vehicle owners’ reluctance to pay the insurance policy deductible for vehicle repair, or a combination of factors, fewer claims made can reduce the transaction-based fees that we generate.

 

   

Sales of new and used vehicles. Fewer new vehicle sales can result in fewer insured vehicles on the road and fewer automobile accidents, which can reduce the transaction-based fees that we generate. In fiscal year 2009, the number of new vehicles sold in the United States and most of our large western European markets declined due to higher gasoline prices and difficult economic conditions.

 

   

Used vehicle retail and wholesale values. Declines in retail and wholesale used vehicle values can impact vehicle owner and insurance carrier decisions about which damaged vehicles should be repaired and which should be declared a total loss. The lower the retail and wholesale used vehicle values, the more likely it is that a greater percentage of automobiles are declared a total loss versus a partial loss. The fewer number of vehicles that owners and insurance carriers decide to repair can reduce the transaction-based fees that we generate for partial-loss estimates, but may have a beneficial impact on the transaction-based fees that we generate for total-loss estimates.

 

   

Damaged vehicle repair costs. The cost to repair damaged vehicles, also known as severity, includes labor, parts and other related costs. Severity has steadily risen for a number of years. According to the Insurance Resource Council, the average severity per damaged vehicle in the United States rose by 18% from 2002 to 2006. More recently, the U.S. Department of Labor reported that the cost of motor vehicle body work for January 2009 rose by 4.1% compared to January 2008. Insurance companies purchase our products and services to help standardize the cost of repair. Should the cost of labor, parts and other related items continue to increase over time, insurance companies may seek to purchase and utilize an increasing number of our products and services to help improve the standardization of the cost of repair.

 

   

Penetration Rate of Vehicle Insurance. An increasing rate of procuring vehicle insurance will result in an increase in the number of insurance claims made for damaged vehicles. An increasing number of insurance claims submitted can increase the transaction-based fees that we generate for partial-loss and total-loss estimates. The rate of vehicle insurance is increasing in many of our less mature international markets. This is due in part to both increased regulation and increased use of financing in the purchase of new and used vehicles. We expect that the rate of vehicle insurance in our less mature international markets will continue to increase during the next twelve months.

 

   

Seasonality. Our business is subject to seasonal and other fluctuations. In particular, we have historically experienced higher revenues during the second quarter and third quarter versus the first quarter and fourth quarter during each fiscal year. This seasonality is caused primarily by more days of inclement weather during the second quarter and third quarter in most of our markets, which contributes to a greater number of vehicle accidents and damage during these periods. In addition, our business is subject to fluctuations caused by other factors, including the occurrence of extraordinary weather events and the timing of certain public holidays. For example, the Easter holiday occurs during the third quarter in certain fiscal years and occurs during the fourth quarter in other fiscal years, resulting in a change in the number of business days during the quarter in which the holiday occurs.

Non-cash charges. We incurred pre-tax, non-cash share-based compensation charges of $3.5 million and $7.0 million during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2010, respectively, and $1.7 million and $4.8 million for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2009, respectively. We expect to recognize additional pre-tax, non-cash share-based compensation charges related to share-based awards outstanding at March 31, 2010 of approximately $18.8 million ratably over the remaining weighted-average vesting period of 2.7 years.

Other factors. Other factors that have or may have an effect on our operating results include:

 

   

gain and loss of customers;

 

   

pricing pressures;

 

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acquisitions, joint ventures or similar transactions;

 

   

expenses to develop new software or services; and

 

   

expenses and restrictions related to indebtedness.

We do not believe inflation has had a material effect on our financial condition or results of operations in recent years.

Results of Operations

Our results of operations include the results of operations of acquired companies from the date of the respective acquisitions.

The table below sets forth our results of operations data expressed as a percentage of revenues for the periods indicated:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
    Nine Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2010     2009     2010     2009  

Revenues

   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0
                        

Cost of revenues:

        

Operating expenses

   19.9      23.0      20.8      23.0   

Systems development and programming costs

   10.2      10.4      10.9      10.8   
                        

Total cost of revenues (excluding depreciation and amortization)

   30.1      33.4      31.7      33.8   

Selling, general & administrative expenses

   28.5      28.3      26.9      28.1   

Depreciation and amortization

   13.8      16.0      14.0      15.3   

Restructuring charges, asset impairments and other costs associated with exit or disposal activities

   1.0      0.5      1.1      0.3   

Acquisition-related costs

   0.5      1.8      0.6      0.7   

Interest expense

   4.8      6.8      5.3      7.2   

Other (income) expense, net

   0.0      (0.7   0.1      (3.7
                        
   78.8      86.1      79.7      81.8   

Income before provision for income taxes

   21.2      13.9      20.3      18.2   

Income tax provision

   5.6      3.9      4.9      5.6   
                        

Net income

   15.6      10.1      15.4      12.6   

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

   1.7      1.5      1.5      1.5   
                        

Net income attributable to Solera Holdings, Inc.

   13.9   8.6   13.8   11.1
                        

 

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The table below sets forth statement of income data, including the amount and percentage changes for the periods indicated (dollars in millions):

 

     Three Months Ended
March  31,
    Nine Months Ended
March  31,
 
     2010    2009     Change     2010    2009     Change  
     $    $     $     %     $    $     $     %  

Revenues

   162.5    139.3      23.2      16.7      476.6    413.6      63.0      15.3   
                                              

Cost of revenues:

                  

Operating expenses

   32.3    32.0      0.3      1.1      99.0    95.2      3.8      4.0   

Systems development and programming costs

   16.7    14.5      2.2      15.1      52.1    44.5      7.7      17.3   
                                              

Total cost of revenues (excluding depreciation and amortization)

   49.0    46.5      2.5      5.4      151.2    139.7      11.5      8.2   

Selling, general & administrative expenses

   46.3    39.4      6.9      17.5      128.1    116.3      11.8      10.2   

Depreciation and amortization

   22.4    22.2      0.2      0.8      66.7    63.4      3.3      5.2   

Restructuring charges, asset impairments and other costs associated with exit or disposal activities

   1.6    0.7      0.9      137.1      5.0    1.4      3.6      255.5   

Acquisition-related costs

   0.8    2.5      (1.7   (66.9   3.0    3.0      (0.1   (2.8

Interest expense

   7.9    9.5      (1.6   (17.3   25.2    29.6      (4.4   (14.7

Other (income) expense, net

   0.1    (0.9   1.0      (106.3   0.6    (15.1   15.8      (104.0
                                              
   128.0    119.8      8.2      6.8      379.8    338.3      41.5      12.3   

Income before provision for income taxes

   34.5    19.4      15.1      77.9      96.8    75.3      21.5      28.6   

Income tax provision

   9.1    5.4      3.8      69.6      23.6    23.2      0.4      1.8   
                                              

Net income

   25.4    14.0      11.4      81.1      73.2    52.1      21.1      40.5   

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

   2.8    2.0      0.8      37.8      7.3    6.1      1.2      20.3   
                                              

Net income attributable to Solera Holdings, Inc.

   22.6    12.0      10.6      88.4      65.8    46.0      19.9      43.2   
                                              

Revenues

Three Months Ended March 31, 2010 vs. Three Months Ended March 31, 2009. During the three months ended March 31, 2010, revenues increased $23.2 million, or 16.7%. After adjusting for changes in foreign currency exchange rates, revenues increased $12.2 million, or 8.8%, during the three months ended March 31, 2010 primarily relating to revenue contribution from AUTOonline, acquired in October 2009, of $7.1 million, as well as growth in transaction and subscription revenues in several countries from sales to new customers and increased revenues resulting from sales of new software and services to existing customers, as well as increased claims volumes from existing customers in certain of our markets.

Our EMEA revenues increased $20.9 million, or 23.8%, to $108.8 million. After adjusting for changes in foreign currency exchange rates, EMEA revenues increased $13.0 million, or 14.9%, during the three months ended March 31, 2010 primarily relating to revenue contributions from AUTOonline of $7.1 million, as well as growth in transaction and subscription revenues in several countries from sales to new customers and increased revenues from the sales of new software and services to existing customers.

Our Americas revenues increased $2.3 million, or 4.5%, to $53.7 million. After adjusting for changes in foreign currency exchange rates, Americas revenues decreased $0.8 million, or 1.6%, during the three months ended March 31, 2010 primarily resulting from the loss of a major U.S. insurance company customer in the three months ended June 30, 2009, offset by growth in transaction and subscription revenues from sales to new customers and increased revenues from and sales of new software and services to existing customers, as well as increased claims volumes from existing customers in certain of our markets.

Nine Months Ended March 31, 2010 vs. Nine Months Ended March 31, 2009. During the nine months ended March 31, 2010, revenues increased $63.0 million, or 15.3%, including an increase in revenues from HPI, acquired in December 2008, of $23.4 million. After adjusting for changes in foreign currency exchange rates and excluding revenues from HPI, revenues increased $27.1 million, or 6.7%, during the nine months ended March 31, 2010 primarily relating to revenue contributions from AUTOonline of $14.5 million, as well as growth in transaction and subscription revenues in several countries from sales to new customers and increased revenues from and sales of new software and services to existing customers.

 

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Our EMEA revenues increased $60.3 million, or 23.3%, to $319.1 million, including an increase in revenues from HPI of $23.4 million. After adjusting for changes in foreign currency exchange rates and excluding revenues from HPI, EMEA revenues increased $28.0 million, or 11.3%, during the nine months ended March 31, 2010 primarily relating to revenue contributions from AUTOonline of $14.5 million, as well as growth in transaction and subscription revenues in several countries from sales to new customers and increased revenues from the sales of new software and services to existing customers.

Our Americas revenues increased $2.7 million, or 1.8%, to $157.5 million. After adjusting for changes in foreign currency exchange rates, Americas revenues decreased $0.9 million, or 0.6%, during the nine months ended March 31, 2010 resulting from the loss of a major U.S. insurance company customer, offset by growth in transaction and subscription revenues from sales to new customers and increased revenues from and sales of new software and services to existing customers.

Revenue growth for each of our customer categories was as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
March  31, 2010
    Nine Months Ended
March  31, 2010
 

(dollars in millions)

   Revenue
Growth
   Percentage
Change
    Revenue
Growth
   Percentage
Change
 

Insurance companies

   $ 7.8    13.7   $ 13.2    7.6

Collision repair facilities

     9.7    19.9        20.0    13.4   

Independent assessors

     4.2    32.3        7.4    18.3   

Automotive recyclers and other

     1.5    7.2        22.4    44.5   
                  

Total

   $ 23.2    16.7   $ 63.0    15.3
                  

Revenue growth for each of our customer categories after adjusting for changes in foreign currency exchange rates was as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
March  31, 2010
    Nine Months Ended
March  31, 2010
 

(dollars in millions)

   Revenue
Growth
   Percentage
Change
    Revenue
Growth
   Percentage
Change
 

Insurance companies

   $ 3.2    5.5   $ 8.0    4.6

Collision repair facilities

     5.7    11.8        16.1    10.8   

Independent assessors

     3.0    22.9        5.6    13.8   

Automotive recyclers and other

     0.3    1.4        21.4    42.5   
                  

Total

   $ 12.2    8.8   $ 51.1    12.4
                  

Operating expenses

Three Months Ended March 31, 2010 vs. Three Months Ended March 31, 2009. During the three months ended March 31, 2010, operating expenses increased $0.3 million, or 1.1%. After adjusting for changes in foreign currency exchange rates, operating expenses decreased $1.5 million, or 4.6%, during the three months ended March 31, 2010 due primarily to reductions in operating expenses in our Americas segment, offset by increased operating expenses in our EMEA segment.

Our EMEA operating expenses increased $2.0 million, or 10.7%. After adjusting for changes in foreign currency exchange rates, EMEA operating expenses increased $0.6 million, or 2.9%, during the three months ended March 31, 2010 primarily reflecting expenses from AUTOonline.

Our Americas operating expenses decreased $1.7 million, or 12.7%. After adjusting for changes in foreign currency exchange rates, Americas operating expenses decreased $2.1 million, or 15.9%, during the three months ended March 31, 2010 due principally to a $2.0 million decrease in personnel expenses and consulting and other professional fees as a result of headcount reductions and other cost savings measures pursuant to the Americas 2009 Restructuring Plan that we implemented in April 2009.

Nine Months Ended March 31, 2010 vs. Nine Months Ended March 31, 2009. During the nine months ended March 31, 2010, operating expenses increased $3.8 million, or 4.0%, including an increase in operating expenses from HPI of $4.9 million. After adjusting for changes in foreign currency exchange rates and excluding the operating expenses of HPI, operating expenses decreased $3.6 million, or 3.9%, during the nine months ended March 31, 2010 due primarily to reductions in operating expenses in our Americas segment, offset by increased operating expenses in our EMEA segment.

Our EMEA operating expenses increased $8.5 million, or 15.5%, including an increase in operating expenses from HPI of $4.9 million. After adjusting for changes in foreign currency exchange rates and excluding the operating expenses of HPI, EMEA operating expenses increased $1.5 million, or 3.0%, during the nine months ended March 31, 2010 primarily reflecting expenses from AUTOonline.

 

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Our Americas operating expenses decreased $4.7 million, or 11.8%. After adjusting for changes in foreign currency exchange rates, Americas operating expenses decreased $5.1 million, or 12.5%, during the nine months ended March 31, 2010 due principally to a $5.0 million decrease in personnel expenses and consulting and other professional fees as a result of headcount reductions and other cost saving measures pursuant to the Americas 2009 Restructuring Plan that we implemented in April 2009.

Systems development and programming costs

Three Months Ended March 31, 2010 vs. Three Months Ended March 31, 2009. During the three months ended March 31, 2010, systems development and programming costs (“SD&P”) increased $2.2 million, or 15.1%. After adjusting for changes in foreign currency exchange rates, SD&P increased $1.3 million, or 9.2%, during the three months ended March 31, 2010 primarily due to expenses from AUTOonline and an increase in personnel expenses in our EMEA segment.

Our EMEA SD&P increased $2.0 million, or 22.0%. After adjusting for changes in foreign currency exchange rates, EMEA SD&P increased $1.2 million, or 14.0%, during the three months ended March 31, 2010 principally due to a $0.5 million increase in personnel expenses, expenses from AUTOonline of $0.5 million, and a $0.2 million increase in external development costs and professional fees.

Our Americas SD&P increased $0.2 million, or 3.1%. After adjusting for changes in foreign currency exchange rates, Americas SD&P increased $0.1 million, or 1.0%, during the three months ended March 31, 2010 resulting principally from a $0.8 million increase in consulting and other professional fees associated with the development of software updates and new software releases, offset by a $0.7 million decrease in personnel expenses as a result of headcount reductions pursuant to the Americas 2009 Restructuring Plan.

Nine Months Ended March 31, 2010 vs. Nine Months Ended March 31, 2009. During the nine months ended March 31, 2010, SD&P increased $7.7 million, or 17.3%, including an increase in SD&P from HPI of $1.2 million. After adjusting for changes in foreign currency exchange rates and excluding the SD&P of HPI, SD&P increased $4.9 million, or 11.3%, during the nine months ended March 31, 2010 primarily due to increases in consulting and other professional fees in our Americas segment and personnel expenses in our EMEA segment.

Our EMEA SD&P increased $5.7 million, or 20.7%, including an increase in SD&P from HPI of $1.2 million. After adjusting for changes in foreign currency exchange rates and excluding the SD&P from HPI, EMEA SD&P increased $3.1 million, or 11.4%, during the nine months ended March 31, 2010 principally due to a $2.1 million increase in personnel expenses and $1.0 million in expenses from AUTOonline.

Our Americas SD&P increased $2.0 million, or 11.6%. After adjusting for changes in foreign currency exchange rates, Americas SD&P increased $1.8 million, or 10.8%, during the nine months ended March 31, 2010 resulting principally from a $2.5 million increase in consulting and other professional fees associated with the development of software updates and new software releases, offset by a decrease of $0.7 million in personnel expenses as a result of headcount reductions pursuant to the Americas 2009 Restructuring Plan.

Selling, general and administrative expenses

Three Months Ended March 31, 2010 vs. Three Months Ended March 31, 2009. During the three months ended March 31, 2010, selling, general and administrative expenses (“SG&A”) increased $6.9 million, or 17.5%. After adjusting for changes in foreign currency exchange rates, SG&A increased $4.7 million, or 12.0%, for the three months ended March 31, 2010 due to an increase in SG&A in our EMEA segment of $3.7 million, consisting of expenses from AUTOonline of $2.5 million and a $1.2 million increase in personnel expenses and professional fees, a $1.4 million increase in stock-based compensation and a $1.4 million increase in Corporate professional fees due to the timing of the services being provided, offset by a decrease in SG&A in our Americas segment of $1.8 million due to decreases in personnel expenses and professional fees as a result of headcount reductions and other cost savings measures pursuant to the Americas 2009 Restructuring Plan.

Nine Months Ended March 31, 2010 vs. Nine Months Ended March 31, 2009. During the nine months ended March 31, 2010, SG&A increased $11.8 million, or 10.2%, including an increase in SG&A from HPI of $4.3 million. After adjusting for changes in foreign currency exchange rates and excluding the SG&A of HPI, SG&A increased $4.7 million, or 4.1%, for the nine months ended March 31, 2010 primarily due to an increase in SG&A in our EMEA segment of $7.0 million, consisting of expenses from AUTOonline of $5.4 million and a $2.0 million increase in personnel expenses, offset by a $0.4 million decrease in advertising costs, and an increase in stock-based compensation of $1.4 million, offset by a decrease in our Americas segment of $3.7 million due to decreases in personnel expenses and professional fees as a result of headcount reductions and other cost savings measures pursuant to the Americas 2009 Restructuring Plan.

 

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Notwithstanding the impact of fluctuations in the value of the U.S. dollar versus certain foreign currencies in which we transact business, we expect SG&A to continue to increase in the future in absolute dollars as we continue to expand our business into new markets, incur costs related to acquisitions, and continue to incur costs associated with being a public company.

Depreciation and amortization

Three Months Ended March 31, 2010 vs. Three Months Ended March 31, 2009. During the three months ended March 31, 2010, depreciation and amortization increased by $0.2 million, or 0.8%. After adjusting for changes in foreign currency exchange rates, depreciation and amortization decreased $1.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010 primarily due to lower amortization expense related to the intangible assets acquired in the acquisition of CSG since these intangible assets are being amortized on an accelerated basis, partially offset by the depreciation and amortization from assets acquired in the acquisition of AUTOonline of $0.5 million.

Nine Months Ended March 31, 2010 vs. Nine Months Ended March 31, 2009. During the nine months ended March 31, 2010, depreciation and amortization increased by $3.3 million, or 5.2%, including an increase in the depreciation and amortization from HPI of $5.5 million. After adjusting for changes in foreign currency exchange rates and excluding the depreciation and amortization of HPI, depreciation and amortization decreased $4.4 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2010 primarily due to lower amortization expense related to the intangible assets acquired in the acquisition of CSG since these intangible assets are being amortized on an accelerated basis, partially offset by the depreciation and amortization from assets acquired in the acquisition of AUTOonline of $1.1 million.

We generally amortize intangible assets on an accelerated basis to reflect the pattern in which the economic benefits of the intangible assets are realized. Although we expect to experience significant depreciation and amortization in the future as we amortize intangible assets acquired in the acquisition of CSG and in our subsequently completed acquisitions, we anticipate that the amount of total depreciation and amortization expense will continue to decline over the next several years, subject to the effect of any future acquisitions and notwithstanding the impact of fluctuations in the value of the U.S. dollar versus certain foreign currencies in which we transact business.

Restructuring charges, asset impairments and other costs associated with exit or disposal activities

Three Months Ended March 31, 2010 vs. Three Months Ended March 31, 2009 and Nine Months Ended March 31, 2010 vs. Nine Months Ended March 31, 2009. During the three and nine months ended March 31, 2010, we incurred restructuring charges, asset impairments and other costs associated with exit or disposal activities of $1.6 million and $5.0 million, respectively, as compared to $0.7 million and $1.4 million during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2009, respectively. The restructuring charges, asset impairments and other costs associated with exit or disposal activities incurred in fiscal year 2010 primarily relate to our Americas 2009 Restructuring Plan, under which we incurred employee termination benefits, charges resulting from vacating our office facility in San Ramon, California, and certain other charges directly related to the implementation of the restructuring initiative, offset by the reversal of previously accrued restructuring charges in our EMEA segment as a result of completing the planned restructuring actions.

We expect to incur additional restructuring charges, relating primarily to employee termination benefits and lease-related liabilities, for the remainder of fiscal year 2010 and future years as we continue to implement the Americas 2009 Restructuring Plan and undertake additional efforts to improve efficiencies in our business.

Acquisition-related costs

Three Months Ended March 31, 2010 vs. Three Months Ended March 31, 2009 and Nine Months Endesd March 31, 2010 vs. Nine Months Ended March 31, 2009. During the three and nine months ended March 31, 2010, we incurred acquisition-related costs of $0.8 million and $3.0 million, respectively, as compared to $2.5 million and $3.0 million during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2009, respectively. Acquisition-related costs incurred in fiscal year 2010 primarily consist of legal and professional fees incurred in connection with business combinations completed in fiscal year 2010, including our acquisition of AUTOonline, and costs incurred to eliminate workforce redundancies identified as acquired businesses are integrated. Acquisition costs incurred in fiscal year 2009 primarily consist of legal and professional fees incurred in connection with a failed business combination.

As a result of our adoption of SFAS No. 141(R)/ASC Topic No. 805-10 in fiscal year 2010, acquisition-related costs incurred during the nine months ended March 31, 2010 include legal and professional fees and other transaction costs associated with completed acquisitions, whereas in periods prior to our adoption of SFAS No. 141(R) /ASC Topic No. 805-10, legal and professional fees and other transaction costs associated with completed acquisitions were included in the determination of the purchase price and accordingly were not charged against earnings.

 

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We expect to incur additional acquisition-related costs for the remainder of fiscal year 2010 and future years as we continue to pursue potential business combinations and asset acquisitions as part of our plan to grow our business.

Interest expense

Three Months Ended March 31, 2010 vs. Three Months Ended March 31, 2009 and Nine Months Ended March 31, 2010 vs. Nine Months Ended March 31, 2009. During the three and nine months ended March 31, 2010, interest expense decreased $1.6 million and $4.4 million, respectively, due primarily to declines in the variable interest rates on our outstanding indebtedness and declines in the notional amounts of our interest rate swaps.

Notwithstanding the impact of fluctuations in the value of the U.S. dollar versus the Euro, we expect that our annual interest expense will continue to decrease as we repay outstanding indebtedness and as the notional amounts of our interest rate swaps continue to decline, assuming no additional borrowings, including borrowings to finance any future acquisitions.

Other (income) expense, net

Three Months Ended March 31, 2010 vs. Three Months Ended March 31, 2009 and Nine Months Ended March 31, 2010 vs. Nine Months Ended March 31, 2009. During the three months ended March 31, 2010, other (income) expense, net increased $1.0 million primarily due to declines in foreign currency exchange gains and interest income. During the nine months ended March 31, 2010, other (income) expense, net increased $15.8 million primarily due to the $10.6 million gain that we recognized during the nine months ended March 31, 2009 related to our foreign currency option and declines in foreign currency exchange gains and interest income.

Income tax provision

Three Months Ended March 31, 2010 vs. Three Months Ended March 31, 2009 and Nine Months Ended March 31, 2010 vs. Nine Months Ended March 31, 2009. During the three and nine months ended March 31, 2010, we recorded an income tax provision of $9.1 million and $23.6 million, respectively, which resulted in an effective tax rate of 26.5% and 24.4%, respectively. During the three and nine months ended March 31, 2009, we recorded an income tax provision of $5.4 million and $23.2 million, respectively, which resulted in an effective tax rate of 27.8% and 30.8%, respectively. The decrease in the effective tax rate during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2010 was primarily attributable to a shift in the jurisdictional mix of taxable income. The Company’s effective tax rate for the three and nine month period ended March 31, 2010 is not necessarily indicative of the effective tax rate that may be expected for fiscal year 2010.

Factors that impact our income tax provision include, but are not limited to, the mix of jurisdictional earnings, establishment of valuation allowances in certain jurisdictions, and varying jurisdictional income tax rates. Changes in tax laws or tax rulings may have a significantly adverse impact on our effective tax rate. There have been proposed changes to the U.S. international tax laws, including changes that would limit U.S. tax deductions for expenses related to un-repatriated foreign-source income and modify the U.S. foreign tax credit that, if enacted, could have a significant adverse impact on our effective tax rate.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our principal sources of cash have included cash generated from operations, proceeds from our May 2007 initial public offering and our November 2008 secondary public stock offering, and borrowings under our senior secured credit facilities. Our principal uses of cash have included business combinations, debt service, capital expenditures and working capital. We expect that these will remain our principal uses of cash in the future.

In May 2007, we entered into an amended and restated senior secured credit facility, which provides us with the following borrowing commitments: a $50.0 million revolving credit facility, a $230.0 million U.S. term loan and a €280.0 million European term loan. As of March 31, 2010, we had $214.8 million and $345.0 million (€256.4 million) in outstanding loans under the U.S. term loan and European term loan, respectively, with interest rates of 2.1% and 2.4%, respectively. No borrowings were outstanding under the revolving credit facility at March 31, 2010.

In order to mitigate the interest rate risk associated with our term loans, in June 2007, we entered into three U.S. dollar-based interest rate swaps with notional amounts of $50.0 million, $81.0 million ($51.3 million as of March 31, 2010 per the planned reduction in the notional amount over the life of the swap contract), and $75.0 million, each with maturities on June 30, 2011, which require us to pay fixed rates of 5.445%, 5.418%, and 5.445%, respectively. We also entered into three Euro-based interest rate swaps with notional amounts of €69.8 million (€9.3 million as of March 31, 2010 per the planned reduction in the notional amount over the life of the swap contract), €50.0 million, and €60.0 million, each with maturities as late as June 30, 2011, which require us to pay fixed rates of 4.603%, 4.679%, and 4.685%, respectively.

 

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The amended and restated senior secured credit facility contains a leverage ratio, which is applicable only if specified minimum borrowings are outstanding during a quarter. In addition, the amended and restated senior secured credit facility contains covenants restricting us from undertaking specified corporate actions, including asset dispositions, acquisitions, payment of dividends and other specified payments, changes of control, incurrence of indebtedness, creation of liens, making loans and investments and transactions with affiliates.

Pursuant to agreements entered into prior to our acquisition of CSG, the noncontrolling stockholders of certain of our majority-owned subsidiaries have the right to require us to redeem their shares at the then fair market value. The estimated fair market value of these redeemable noncontrolling interests was $77.6 million at March 31, 2010. We do not have any indication that the exercise of these redemption rights is probable within the next twelve months. Further, we do not believe the occurrence of conditions precedent to the exercise of certain of these redemption rights is probable within the next twelve months. If the redemption rights were exercised, we believe that we have sufficient liquidity to fund such redemptions but such redemptions may require a waiver under our senior secured credit facility. Obtaining such a waiver would be subject to conditions prevalent in the capital markets at that time, and could involve changes to the terms of our senior secured credit facility, including changes that could result in us incurring additional interest expense. If we were not able to obtain such a waiver, we could be in breach of our senior secured credit facility or in breach of our agreements with the noncontrolling stockholders.

As of March 31, 2010 and June 30, 2009, we had unrestricted cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments of $231.2 million and $235.4 million, respectively. The decrease in cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments is primarily due to the cash paid to acquire AUTOonline, partially offset by cash generated from operations.

We believe that our existing unrestricted cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments, cash flow from operating activities and borrowings under our amended and restated senior credit facility will be sufficient to fund currently anticipated working capital, planned capital spending and debt service requirements for at least the next twelve months. We regularly review acquisition and other strategic opportunities, which may require additional debt or equity financing. We currently do not have any material pending agreements with respect to any acquisition or strategic opportunity. If we raise additional funds by issuing equity securities, further dilution to our then-existing stockholders may result. Additional debt financing may include covenants limiting or restricting our ability to take specific actions, such as incurring additional debt, making capital expenditures or declaring dividends. Any equity or debt financing may contain terms, such as liquidation and other preferences that are not favorable to us or our stockholders.

During fiscal year 2010 to date, we have paid a quarterly cash dividend of $0.0625 per outstanding share of common stock and per outstanding restricted stock unit to stockholders and restricted stock unit holders of record. The aggregate dividend payments were approximately $13.1 million. On May 6, 2010, we announced that the audit committee of our board of directors approved the payment of a quarterly cash dividend of $0.0625 per share of outstanding of common stock and per outstanding restricted stock unit payable on June 21, 2010 to stockholders and restricted stock unit holders of record at the close of business on May 26, 2010. Any determination to pay dividends in future periods will be at the discretion of our board of directors.

The following summarizes our primary sources and uses of cash in the periods presented (in millions):

 

     Nine Months Ended March 31,        
     2010     2009     Change  

Operating activities

   $ 126.1      $ 86.6      $ 39.5   

Investing activities

     (99.0     (104.3     5.3   

Financing activities

     (17.7     80.1        (97.9

Operating activities. The $39.5 million increase in cash provided by operating activities was principally attributable to an increase in net income, after adjusting for non-cash items.

Investing activities. The $5.3 million decrease in cash used in investing activities was principally attributable to a decline in the cash used in the acquisition of businesses.

Financing activities. The $97.9 million increase in cash used in financing activities was primarily attributable to the $86.0 million in cash proceeds raised during the nine months ended March 31, 2009 from a secondary public offering of our common stock.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Related Party Transactions

As of March 31, 2010, we did not have any relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, such as entities often referred to as structured finance or special purpose entities, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or other contractually narrow or limited purposes.

 

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Certain noncontrolling stockholders of our international subsidiaries are also commercial purchasers and users of our software and services. Revenue transactions with all of the individual noncontrolling stockholders in the aggregate were less than 10% of our consolidated revenue for the nine months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, and aggregate accounts receivable from the noncontrolling stockholders represent less than 10% of consolidated accounts receivable at March 31, 2010.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the amounts reported in our consolidated financial statements. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate estimates. We base our estimates on historical experiences and assumptions which we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. These estimates form the basis for our judgments that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements. Actual results could differ from our estimates under different assumptions or conditions. Our significant accounting policies, which may be affected by our estimates and assumptions, are more fully described in Note 2 to our audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2009 and our critical accounting policies are more fully described in Part II, Item 7 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” each of which were included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2009 filed with the SEC on August 31, 2009. There were no significant changes in our critical accounting policies and estimates during the nine months ended March 31, 2010 other than as follows:

We adopted the revised provisions of EITF Topic No. D-98, which was primarily codified into ASC Topic No. 810-10, in the first quarter of fiscal year 2010. As a result, the carrying amounts of the ownership interests in consolidated subsidiaries held by noncontrolling owners which are redeemable outside of our control have been reported at fair value and presented as a mezzanine item in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets for all periods presented. The adjustment of the carrying value of the noncontrolling interests to fair value was recorded to common shares in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.

 

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

Foreign Currency Risk

We conduct operations in many countries around the world. Our results of operations are subject to both currency transaction risk and currency translation risk. We incur currency transaction risk when we enter into either a purchase or sale transaction using a currency other than our functional currency, which is the U.S. dollar. With respect to currency translation risk, our financial condition and results of operations are translated and recorded in the relevant domestic currency and then translated into U.S. dollars for inclusion in our consolidated financial statements. Exchange rates between these currencies and U.S. dollars have fluctuated significantly over the last few years and we expect that they will continue to fluctuate in the future. A substantial portion of our revenues and costs are denominated in or effectively indexed to U.S. dollars, but the majority of our revenues and costs are denominated in Euros, Pound Sterling, Swiss francs, Canadian dollars and other international currencies.

The following table provides the average quarterly exchange rates for the Euro and Pound Sterling since the beginning of fiscal year 2009:

 

Period

   Average Euro-to-
U.S. Dollar
Exchange Rate
   Average Pound
Sterling-to-U.S.
Dollar  Exchange
Rate

Quarter ended September 30, 2008

   $ 1.51    $ 1.90

Quarter ended December 31, 2008

     1.32      1.58

Quarter ended March 31, 2009

     1.31      1.44

Quarter ended June 30, 2009

     1.36      1.55

Quarter ended September 30, 2009

     1.43      1.64

Quarter ended December 31, 2009

     1.48      1.63

Quarter ended March 31, 2010

     1.39      1.56

During the three months ended March 31, 2010 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2009, the U.S. dollar weakened against most major foreign currencies we use to transact our business. For example, the average U.S dollar weakened against the Euro by 6.0%, and the average U.S. dollar weakened against the Pound Sterling by 8.6%. This weakening of the U.S. dollar had a positive comparable impact on our revenues, but a negative comparable impact on our expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2010 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2009. A hypothetical 5% increase or decrease in the U.S. dollar versus other currencies in which we transact our business would have resulted in changes to our revenues of $6.4 million and $18.6 million during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2010, respectively.

 

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In February 2006, we entered into a foreign exchange option that gave us the right to call $200.0 million in U.S. dollars at a strike price of €1.1646 per U.S. dollar at any time up to February 8, 2011. We paid approximately $7.9 million for this option and in November 2008, we sold it for $12.4 million. Historically, other than the foreign exchange option described above, we have not undertaken hedging strategies to minimize the effect of currency fluctuations on our results of operations and financial condition; however, we may decide to do so in the future.

Interest Rate Risk

We are exposed to interest rate risks primarily through variable interest rate borrowings under our term loans. Weighted-average borrowings outstanding under our term loans during the nine months ended March 31, 2010 were $566.0 million.

In order to mitigate the interest rate risk associated with our term loans, in June 2007, we entered into three U.S. dollar-based interest rate swaps with notional amounts of $50.0 million, $81.0 million ($51.3 million as of March 31, 2010 per the planned reduction in the notional amount over the life of the swap contract), and $75.0 million, each with maturities on June 30, 2011, which require us to pay fixed rates of 5.445%, 5.418%, and 5.445%, respectively. We also entered into three Euro-based interest rate swaps with notional amounts of €69.8 million (€9.3 million as of March 31, 2010 per the planned reduction in the notional amount over the life of the swap contract), €50.0 million, and €60.0 million, each with maturities as late as June 30, 2011, which require us to pay fixed rates of 4.603%, 4.679%, and 4.685%, respectively. These interest rate swaps are designated and documented at their inception as cash flow hedges and are evaluated for effectiveness quarterly. The effective portion of the gain or loss on these hedges is reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income in stockholders’ equity and reclassified into earnings when the hedged transaction affects earnings. The ineffective portion of these cash flow hedges is recognized in interest expense in the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of operations.

The estimated fair values of the U.S. dollar-based swaps were liabilities of $9.8 million and $13.3 million at March 31, 2010 and June 30, 2009, respectively, which were included in other noncurrent liabilities in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. The estimated fair values of the Euro-based swaps were liabilities of €4.8 million ($6.4 million) and €6.9 million ($9.6 million) at March 31, 2010 and June 30, 2009, respectively, which were included in other noncurrent liabilities in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. The change in the fair value of the swaps, net of tax, reflects the effective portion of loss on these hedges and is reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income in stockholders’ equity.

After giving effect to the interest rate swaps, the weighted average interest rate on our term loans during the nine months ended March 31, 2010 was 5.4%. A hypothetical 1% increase or decrease in interest rates would have resulted in an approximately $1.5 million change to our interest expense for the nine months ended March 31, 2010.

 

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

Conclusion Regarding the Effectiveness of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), that are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required financial disclosures. Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures and, based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2010.

Our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures will prevent all error or all fraud. A control system can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within Solera have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people or by management override of the control. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.

Changes in Internal Controls

We did not identify any changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the third quarter of fiscal year 2010, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

In the normal course of business, various claims, charges and litigation are asserted or commenced against us, including:

 

   

We have been the subject of allegations that our repair estimating and total loss software and services produced results that favored our insurance company customers, one of which is the subject of pending litigation.

 

   

We are subject to assertions by our customers and strategic partners that we have not complied with the terms of our agreements with them or our agreements with them are not enforceable, some of which are the subject of pending litigation.

We have and will continue to vigorously defend ourselves against these claims. We believe that final judgments, if any, which may be rendered against us in current litigation, are adequately reserved for, covered by insurance or would not have a material adverse effect on our financial position.

 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

In addition to the cautionary statement regarding forward-looking statements included above in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we also provide the following cautionary discussion of risks and uncertainties relevant to our business. These risks and uncertainties, as well as other factors that we may not be aware of, could cause our actual results to differ materially from expected and historical results and could cause assumptions that underlie our business plans, expectations and statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to be inaccurate.

We depend on a limited number of customers for a substantial portion of our revenues, and the loss of, or a significant reduction in volume from, any of these customers would harm our financial results.

We derive a substantial portion of our revenues from sales to large insurance companies. During the nine months ended March 31, 2010, we derived 15.2% of our revenues from our ten largest insurance company customers. The largest three of these customers accounted for 2.5%, 2.2%, and 2.0%, respectively, of our revenues during the nine months ended March 31, 2010. A loss of one or more of these customers would result in a significant decrease in our revenues, including the business generated by collision repair facilities associated with those customers. In the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2009, one of our U.S. insurance company customers completed its transition to another provider. This contract accounted for approximately 1.2% of revenues during fiscal year 2009. Furthermore, many of our arrangements with European customers are terminable by them on short notice or at any time. In addition, disputes with customers may lead to delays in payments to us, terminations of agreements or litigation. Additional terminations or non-renewals of customer contracts or reductions in business from our large customers would harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our industry is highly competitive, and our failure to compete effectively could result in a loss of customers and market share, which could harm our revenues and operating results.

The markets for our automobile insurance claims processing software and services are highly competitive. In the U.S., our principal competitors are CCC Information Services Group Inc. and Mitchell International Inc. In Europe, our principal competitors are EurotaxGlass’s Group, DAT, GmbH and GT Motive Einsa Group. We also encounter regional or country-specific competition in the markets for automobile insurance claims processing software and services and our complementary products and services. For example Experian® is our principal competitor in the United Kingdom in the vehicle validation market, and car.tv is our principal competitor in Germany in the online salvage vehicle disposition market. If one or more of our competitors develop software or services that are superior to ours or are more effective in marketing their software or services, our market share could decrease, thereby reducing our revenues. In addition, if one or more of our competitors retain existing or attract new customers for which we have developed new software or services, we may not realize expected revenues from these new offerings, thereby reducing our profitability.

         Some of our current or future competitors may have or develop closer customer relationships, develop stronger brands, have greater access to capital, lower cost structures and/or more attractive system design and operational capabilities than we have. Consolidation within our industry could result in the formation of competitors with substantially greater financial, management or marketing resources than we have, and such competitors could utilize their substantially greater resources and economies of scale in a manner that affects our ability to compete in the relevant market or markets. As a result of consolidation, our competitors may be able to adapt more quickly to new technologies and customer needs, devote greater resources to promoting or selling their products and services, initiate and withstand substantial price competition, expand into new markets, hire away our key employees, change or limit access to key information and systems, take advantage of acquisition or other strategic opportunities more readily and develop and expand their product and service offerings more quickly than we can. In addition, our competitors may form strategic or exclusive relationships with each other and with other companies in attempts to compete more successfully against us. These relationships may increase our competitors’ ability, relative to ours, to address customer needs with their software and service offerings, which may enable them to rapidly increase their market share.

 

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Moreover, many insurance companies have historically entered into agreements with automobile insurance claims processing service providers like us and our competitors whereby the insurance company agrees to use that provider on an exclusive or preferred basis for particular products and services and agrees to require collision repair facilities, independent assessors and other vendors to use that provider. If our competitors are more successful than we are at negotiating these exclusive or preferential arrangements, we may lose market share even in markets where we retain other competitive advantages.

In addition, our insurance company customers have varying degrees of in-house development capabilities, and one or more of them have expanded and may seek to further expand their capabilities in the areas in which we operate. Many of our customers are larger and have greater financial and other resources than we do and could commit significant resources to product development. Our software and services have been, and may in the future be, replicated by our insurance company customers in-house, which could result in our loss of those customers and their associated repair facilities, independent assessors and other vendors, resulting in decreased revenues and net income.

The time and expense associated with switching from our competitors’ software and services to ours may limit our growth.

The costs for an insurance company to switch providers of claims processing software and services can be significant and the process can sometimes take 12 to 18 months to complete. As a result, potential customers may decide that it is not worth the time and expense to begin using our software and services, even if we offer competitive and economic advantages. If we are unable to convince these customers to switch to our software and services, our ability to increase market share will be limited, which could harm our revenues and operating results.

Our operating results may be subject to volatility as a result of exposure to foreign currency exchange risks.

We derive most of our revenues, and incur most of our costs, including a portion of our debt service costs, in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, mainly the Euro. We currently do not hedge our exposure to foreign currency risks. In our historical financial statements, we translate our local currency financial results into U.S. dollars based on average exchange rates prevailing during a reporting period or the exchange rate at the end of that period. These translations resulted in a net foreign currency translation loss of $24.3 million during the nine months ended March 31, 2010. Recent global economic conditions have impacted currency exchange rates.

Exchange rates between most of the major foreign currencies we use to transact our business and the U.S. dollar have fluctuated significantly over the last few years and we expect that they will continue to fluctuate during the remainder of fiscal year 2010. The majority of our revenues and costs are denominated in Euros, Pound Sterling, Swiss francs, Canadian dollars and other international currencies. The following table provides the average quarterly exchange rates for the Euro and Pound Sterling since the beginning of fiscal year 2009:

 

Period

   Average Euro-to-
U.S. Dollar
Exchange Rate
   Average  Pound
Sterling-to-U.S.
Dollar  Exchange
Rate

Quarter ended September 30, 2008

   $ 1.51    $1.90

Quarter ended December 31, 2008

     1.32    1.58

Quarter ended March 31, 2009

     1.31    1.44

Quarter ended June 30, 2009

     1.36    1.55

Quarter ended September 30, 2009

     1.43    1.64

Quarter ended December 31, 2009

     1.48    1.63

Quarter ended March 31, 2010

     1.39    1.56

During the three months ended March 31, 2010 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2009, the U.S. dollar weakened against most major foreign currencies we use to transact our business. For example, the average U.S dollar weakened against the Euro by 6.0%, and the average U.S. dollar weakened against the Pound Sterling by 8.6%. This weakening of the U.S. dollar had a positive comparable impact on our revenues, but a negative comparable impact on our expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2010 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2009. A hypothetical 5% increase or decrease in the U.S. dollar versus other currencies in which we transact our business would have resulted in changes to our revenues of $6.4 million and $18.6 million during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2010, respectively.

Further fluctuations in exchange rates against the U.S. dollar could decrease our revenues and associated profits and, therefore, harm our future operating results.

 

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Current uncertainty in global economic conditions makes it particularly difficult to predict product demand, utilization and other related matters and makes it more likely that our actual results could differ materially from expectations.

Our operations and performance depend on worldwide economic conditions, which have deteriorated significantly in many countries where our products and services are sold, and may remain depressed for the foreseeable future. These conditions make it difficult for our customers and potential customers to accurately forecast and plan future business activities, and could cause our customers and potential customers to slow, reduce or refrain from spending on our products. In addition, external factors that affect our business have been and may continue to be impacted by the global economic slowdown. Examples include:

 

   

Automobile Usage—Number of Miles Driven: In fiscal year 2009, the number of miles driven in the United States and several of our large western European markets declined due to higher gasoline prices and difficult economic conditions. Fewer miles driven can result in fewer automobile accidents, which can reduce the transaction-based fees that we generate.

 

   

Number of Insurance Claims Made: In fiscal year 2009, the number of insurance claims for vehicle damage submitted by owners to their insurance carriers has declined slightly in several of our markets, including some of our large western European markets. While we do not know whether the decline in the number of claims made is a result of fewer accidents, other factors, such as vehicle owners’ reluctance to pay the insurance policy deductible for vehicle repair, or a combination of factors, fewer claims made can reduce the transaction-based fees that we generate.

 

   

Sales of New and Used Vehicles: In fiscal year 2009, the number of new vehicles sold in the United States and most of our large western European markets declined due to higher gasoline prices and difficult economic conditions. Fewer new light vehicle sales can result in fewer insured vehicles on the road and fewer automobile accidents, which can reduce the transaction-based fees that we generate.

 

   

Used Vehicle Retail and Wholesale Values: Declines in retail and wholesale used vehicle values can impact vehicle owner and insurance carrier decisions about which damaged vehicles should be repaired and which should be declared a total loss. The lower the retail and wholesale used vehicle values, the more likely it is that a greater percentage of automobiles are declared a total loss versus a partial loss. The fewer number of vehicles that owners and insurance carriers decide to repair can reduce the transaction-based fees that we generate for partial-loss estimates, but may have a beneficial impact on the transaction-based fees that we generate for total-loss estimates.

While we believe that results from operating in certain of our markets during the three months ended March 31, 2010 show early signs of economic improvement, we cannot predict the timing, strength or duration of any economic slowdown or subsequent economic recovery, worldwide or in particular economic markets. These and other economic factors could have a material adverse effect on demand for or utilization of our products and on our financial condition and operating results.

We may engage in acquisitions, joint ventures, dispositions or similar transactions that could disrupt our operations, cause us to incur substantial expenses, result in dilution to our stockholders and harm our business or results of operations.

Our growth is dependent upon market growth and our ability to enhance our existing products and introduce new products on a timely basis. We have addressed and are likely to continue to address the need to introduce new products both through internal development and through acquisitions of other companies and technologies that would complement our business or enhance our technological capability. In fiscal year 2009, we acquired three businesses, including HPI. In fiscal year 2010 to date, we have acquired three businesses, including our acquisition of an 85% ownership interest in AUTOonline. Acquisitions involve numerous risks, including the following:

 

   

adverse effects on existing customer or supplier relationships, such as cancellation of orders or the loss of key customers or suppliers;

 

   

difficulties in integrating or retaining key employees of the acquired company;

 

   

difficulties in integrating the operations of the acquired company, such as information technology resources, and financial and operational data;

 

   

entering geographic or product markets in which we have no or limited prior experience;

 

   

difficulties in assimilating product lines or integrating technologies of the acquired company into our products;

 

   

disruptions to our operations;

 

   

diversion of our management’s attention;

 

   

potential incompatibility of business cultures;

 

   

potential dilution to existing stockholders if we issue shares of common stock or other securities as consideration in an acquisition or if we issue any such securities to finance acquisitions;

 

   

limitations on the use of net operating losses;

 

   

negative market perception, which could negatively affect our stock price;

 

   

the assumption of debt and other liabilities, both known and unknown; and

 

   

additional expenses associated with the amortization of intangible assets or impairment charges related to purchased intangibles and goodwill, or write-offs, if any, recorded as a result of the acquisition.

 

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We participate in joint ventures in some countries, and we may participate in future joint ventures. Our partners in these ventures may have interests and goals that are inconsistent with or different from ours, which could result in the joint venture taking actions that negatively impact our growth in the local market and consequently harm our business or financial condition. If we are unable to find suitable partners or if suitable partners are unwilling to enter into joint ventures with us, our growth into new geographic markets may slow, which would harm our results of operations.

Additionally, we may finance future acquisitions and/or joint ventures with cash from operations, additional indebtedness and/or the issuance of additional securities, any of which may impair the operation of our business or present additional risks, such as reduced liquidity or increased interest expense. We may also seek to restructure our business in the future by disposing of certain of our assets, which may harm our future operating results, divert significant managerial attention from our operations and/or require us to accept non-cash consideration, the market value of which may fluctuate.

Our operating results may vary widely from period to period due to the sales cycle, seasonal fluctuations and other factors.

Our contracts with insurance companies generally require time-consuming authorization procedures by the customer, which can result in additional delays between when we incur development costs and when we begin generating revenues from those software or service offerings. In addition, we incur significant operating expenses while we are researching and designing new software and related services, and we typically do not receive corresponding payments in those same periods. As a result, the number of new software and service offerings that we are able to implement, successfully or otherwise, can cause significant variations in our cash flow from operations, and we may experience a decrease in our net income as we incur the expenses necessary to develop and design new software and services. Accordingly, our quarterly and annual revenues and operating results may fluctuate significantly period to period.

Our business is subject to seasonal and other fluctuations. In particular, we have historically experienced higher revenues during the second quarter and third quarter versus the first quarter and fourth quarter during each fiscal year. This seasonality is caused primarily by more days of inclement weather during the second quarter and third quarter in most of our markets, which contributes to a greater number of vehicle accidents and damage during these periods. In addition, our business is subject to fluctuations caused by other factors, including the occurrence of extraordinary weather events and the timing of certain public holidays. For example, the Easter holiday occurs during the third quarter in certain fiscal years and occurs during the fourth quarter in other fiscal years, resulting in a change in the number of business days during the quarter in which the holiday occurs.

We anticipate that our revenues will continue to be subject to seasonality and therefore our financial results will vary from period to period. However, actual results from operations may or may not follow these normal seasonal patterns in a given year leading to performance that is not in alignment with expectations.

We also may experience variations in our earnings due to other factors beyond our control, such as the introduction of new software or services by our competitors, customer acceptance of new software or services, the volume of usage of our offerings by existing customers, variations of vehicle accident rates due to factors such as changes in fuel prices, number of miles driven or new vehicle purchases and their impact on vehicle usage, and competitive conditions, or changes in competitive conditions, in our industry generally. We may also incur significant or unanticipated expenses when contracts expire, are terminated or are not renewed. Any of these events could harm our financial condition and results of operations and cause our stock price to decline.

Our industry is subject to rapid technological changes, and if we fail to keep pace with these changes, our market share and revenues will decline.

Our industry is characterized by rapidly changing technology, evolving industry standards and frequent introductions of, and enhancements to, existing software and services, all with an underlying pressure to reduce cost. Industry changes could render our offerings less attractive or obsolete, and we may be unable to make the necessary adjustments to our offerings at a competitive cost, or at all. We also incur substantial expenses in researching, developing, designing, purchasing, licensing and marketing new software and services. The development or adaptation of these new technologies may result in unanticipated expenditures and capital costs that would not be recovered in the event that our new software or services are unsuccessful. The research, development, production and marketing of new software and services are also subject to changing market requirements, as well as the satisfaction of applicable regulatory requirements and customers’ approval procedures and other factors, each of which could prevent us from successfully marketing any new software and services or responding to competing technologies. The success of new software in our industry also often depends on the ability to be first to market, and our failure to be first to market with any particular software project could limit our ability to recover the development expenses associated with that project. If we cannot develop or acquire new technologies, software and services or any of our existing software or services are rendered obsolete, our revenues and income could decline and we may lose market share to our competitors, which would impact our future operations and financial results.

 

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Changes in or violations by us or our customers of applicable government regulations could reduce demand for or limit our ability to provide our software and services in those jurisdictions.

Our insurance company customers are subject to extensive government regulations, mainly at the state level in the U.S. and at the country level in our non-U.S. markets. Some of these regulations relate directly to our software and services, including regulations governing the use of total loss and estimating software. If our insurance company customers fail to comply with new or existing insurance regulations, including those applicable to our software and services, they could lose their certifications to provide insurance and/or reduce their usage of our software and services, either of which would reduce our revenues. Also, we are subject to direct regulation in some markets, and our failure to comply with these regulations could significantly reduce our revenues or subject us to government sanctions. In addition, future regulations could force us to implement costly changes to our software and/or databases or have the effect of prohibiting or rendering less valuable one or more of our offerings. Moreover, some states in the U.S. have changed their regulations to permit insurance companies to use book valuations for total loss calculations, making our total loss software potentially less valuable to insurance companies in those states. Some states have adopted total loss regulations, that, among other things, require insurers use a methodology deemed acceptable to the respective government agency.

We submit our methodology to such agencies, and if they do not approve our methodology, we will not be able to perform total loss valuations in their respective states. Other states are considering legislation that would limit the data that our software can provide to our insurance company customers. In the event that demand for or our ability to provide our software and services decreases in particular jurisdictions due to regulatory changes, our revenues and margins may decrease.

There is momentum to create a U.S. federal government oversight mechanism for the insurance industry. There is also legislation under consideration by the U.S. legislature relating to the vehicle repair industry. Federal regulatory oversight of or legislation relating to the insurance industry in the U.S. could result in a broader impact on our business versus similar oversight or legislation at the U.S. state level.

We are active in over 50 countries, where we are subject to country-specific risks that could adversely impact our business and results of operations.

During the three and nine months ended March 31, 2010, we generated approximately 78% of our revenues outside the U.S. and we expect revenues from non-U.S. markets to continue to represent a majority of our total revenues. Business and operations in individual countries are subject to changes in local government regulations and policies, including those related to tariffs and trade barriers, investments, taxation, currency exchange controls and repatriation of earnings. Our results are also subject to the difficulties of coordinating our activities across more than 50 different countries. Furthermore, our business strategy includes expansion of our operations into new and developing markets, which will require even greater international coordination, expose us to additional local government regulations and involve markets in which we do not have experience or established operations. In addition, our operations in each country are vulnerable to changes in socio-economic conditions and monetary and fiscal policies, intellectual property protection disputes, the settlement of legal disputes through foreign legal systems, the collection of receivables through foreign legal systems, exposure to possible expropriation or other governmental actions, unsettled political conditions, possible terrorist attacks and pandemic disease. These and other factors may harm our operations in those countries and therefore our business and results of operations.

We have a large amount of goodwill and other intangible assets as a result of the CSG Acquisition and our other acquisitions. Our earnings will be harmed if we suffer an impairment of our goodwill or other intangible assets.

We have a large amount of goodwill and other intangible assets and are required to perform an annual, or in certain situations a more frequent, assessment for possible impairment for accounting purposes. At March 31, 2010, we had goodwill and other intangible assets of $1.0 billion. If we do not achieve our planned operating results or other factors impair these assets, we may be required to incur a non-cash impairment charge. Any impairment charges in the future will adversely affect our results of operations.

We may incur significant restructuring and severance charges in future periods, which would harm our operating results and cash position or increase debt.

We incurred restructuring charges of $5.0 million in fiscal year 2009 and an additional $5.0 million during the nine months ended March 31, 2010. These charges consist primarily of termination benefits paid or to be paid to employees and lease-related charges. As of March 31, 2010, our remaining obligation associated with these restructuring charges and others from prior periods is $9.2 million. In addition, we anticipate that we will incur further restructuring charges in fiscal year 2010 resulting from our continued implementation of the restructuring plan we initiated in our Americas segment in April 2009.

We regularly evaluate our existing operations and capacity, and we expect to incur additional restructuring charges as a result of future personnel reductions, related restructuring, and productivity and technology enhancements, which could exceed the levels of our historical charges. In addition, we may incur certain unforeseen costs as existing or future restructuring activities are implemented. Any of these potential charges could harm our operating results and significantly reduce our cash position.

 

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We require a significant amount of cash to service our indebtedness, which reduces the cash available to finance our organic growth, make strategic acquisitions and enter into alliances and joint ventures; our amended and restated senior credit facility contains restrictive covenants that limit our ability to engage in certain activities.

We have a significant amount of indebtedness. As of March 31, 2010, our indebtedness, including current maturities, was $576.8 million, and we have the ability to borrow an additional $50.0 million under our amended and restated senior credit facility. During the nine months ended March 31, 2010, our aggregate interest expense was $25.2 million and cash paid for interest was $25.0 million.

Our indebtedness could:

 

   

make us more vulnerable to unfavorable economic conditions and reduce our revenues;

 

   

make it more difficult to obtain additional financing in the future for working capital, capital expenditures or other general corporate purposes;

 

   

require us to dedicate or reserve a large portion of our cash flow from operations for making payments on our indebtedness which would prevent us from using it for other purposes including software development;

 

   

make us susceptible to fluctuations in market interest rates that affect the cost of our borrowings to the extent that our variable rate debt is not covered by interest rate derivative agreements; and

 

   

make it more difficult to pursue strategic acquisitions, joint ventures, alliances and collaborations.

Our ability to service our indebtedness will depend on our future performance, which will be affected by prevailing economic conditions and financial, business, regulatory and other factors. Some of these factors are beyond our control. If we cannot generate sufficient cash flow from operations to service our indebtedness and to meet our other obligations and commitments, we may be required to refinance our debt or to dispose of assets to obtain funds for such purpose. We cannot assure you that debt refinancings or asset dispositions could be completed on a timely basis or on satisfactory terms, if at all, or would be permitted by the terms of our debt instruments.

Our amended and restated senior credit facility contains covenants that restrict our and our subsidiaries’ ability to make certain distributions with respect to our capital stock, prepay other debt, encumber our assets, incur additional indebtedness, make capital expenditures above specified levels, engage in business combinations, redeem shares in our operating subsidiaries held by noncontrolling owners or undertake various other corporate activities. These covenants may also require us also to maintain certain specified financial ratios, including those relating to total leverage and interest coverage.

Our failure to comply with any of these covenants could result in the acceleration of our outstanding indebtedness under the amended and restated senior credit facility. If acceleration occurs, we would not be able to repay our debt and it is unlikely that we would be able to borrow sufficient additional funds to refinance our debt. Even if new financing is made available to us, it may not be available on acceptable or reasonable terms. An acceleration of our indebtedness would impair our ability to operate as a going concern.

Our software and services rely on information generated by third parties and any interruption of our access to such information could materially harm our operating results.

We believe that our success depends significantly on our ability to provide our customers access to data from many different sources. For example, a substantial portion of the data used in our repair estimating software is derived from parts and repair data provided by, among others, original equipment manufacturers, or OEMs, aftermarket parts suppliers, data aggregators, automobile dealerships, government organizations and vehicle repair facilities. We obtain much of our data about vehicle parts and components and collision repair labor and costs through license agreements with OEMs, automobile dealers, and other providers. EurotaxGlass’s Group, one of our primary competitors in Europe, provides us with valuation and paint data for use in our European markets pursuant to a similar arrangement, and Mitchell International, one of our primary competitors in the U.S., provides us with vehicle glass data for use in our U.S. markets pursuant to a similar arrangement. In some cases, the data included in our products and services is licensed from sole-source suppliers. Many of the license agreements through which we obtain data are for terms of one year and may be terminated without cost to the provider on short notice.

If one or more of our licenses are terminated or if we are unable to renew one or more of these licenses on favorable terms or at all, we may be unable to access the information (in the case of information licensed from sole-service suppliers) or unable to access alternative data sources that would provide comparable information without incurring substantial additional costs. Some OEM sources have indicated to us that they intend to materially increase the licensing costs for their data. While we do not believe that our access to most individual sources of data is material to our operations, prolonged industry-wide price increases or reductions in data availability could make receiving certain data more difficult and could result in significant cost increases, which would materially harm our operating results.

 

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System failures, delays and other problems could harm our reputation and business, cause us to lose customers and expose us to customer liability.

Our success depends on our ability to provide accurate, consistent and reliable services and information to our customers on a timely basis. Our operations could be interrupted by any damage to or failure of:

 

   

our computer software or hardware or our customers’ or third-party service providers’ computer software or hardware;

 

   

our networks, our customers’ networks or our third-party service providers’ networks; and

 

   

our connections to and outsourced service arrangements with third parties, such as Acxiom, which hosts data and applications for us and our customers.

Our systems and operations are also vulnerable to damage or interruption from:

 

   

power loss or other telecommunications failures;

 

   

earthquakes, fires, floods, hurricanes and other natural disasters;

 

   

computer viruses or software defects;

 

   

physical or electronic break-ins, sabotage, intentional acts of vandalism and similar events; and

 

   

errors by our employees or third-party service providers.

As part of our ongoing process improvements efforts, we have and will continue to migrate product and system platforms to next generation platforms, and the risks noted above will be exacerbated by our migration efforts. Because many of our services play a mission-critical role for our customers, any damage to or failure of the infrastructure we rely on, including those of our customers and vendors, could disrupt our ability to deliver information to and provide services for our customers in a timely manner, which could result in the loss of current and/or potential customers. In addition, we generally indemnify our customers to a limited extent for damages they sustain related to the unavailability of, or errors in, the software and services we provide; therefore, a significant interruption of, or errors in, our software and services could expose us to significant customer liability.

Security failures or breaches could result in lost revenues, litigation claims and/or harm to our reputation.

Our databases contain confidential data and information protected by law or regulation (including the European Union Privacy Directive and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) relating to our customers, policyholders, other industry participants and employees. Security failures or breaches, including those involving connectivity to the Internet, and the trend toward broad consumer and general public notification of unauthorized access to confidential data or protected information, could significantly harm our business, financial condition or results of operations. Our databases could be vulnerable to physical system or network break-ins or other inappropriate access, which could result in claims against us and/or harm our reputation. In addition, potential competitors may obtain our data illegally and use it to provide services that are competitive to ours.

Privacy concerns could require us to exclude data from our software and services, which may reduce the value of our offerings to our customers, damage our reputation and deter current and potential users from using our software and services.

In the European Union and other jurisdictions, there are significant restrictions on the use of personal data. Our violations of these laws could harm our business. In addition, concerns about our collection, use or sharing of automobile insurance claims information or other privacy-related matters, even if unfounded, could damage our reputation and operating results.

We are subject to periodic changes in the amount of our income tax provision (benefit) and these changes could adversely affect our operating results.

Our effective tax rate could be adversely affected by our mix of earnings in countries with high versus low tax rates; by changes in the valuation of our deferred tax assets and liabilities; upon the distribution of earnings from our foreign subsidiaries in the form of dividends or otherwise; by the outcomes of examinations, audits or disputes by or with relevant tax authorities, or by changes in tax laws and regulations. There are proposed changes to U.S. international tax laws which, if enacted, could have a significant adverse impact on our effective tax rate. It is unclear whether, or in what form these proposals may be enacted. Significant judgment is required to determine the recognition and measurement attributes prescribed in ASC Topic No. 740-10. In addition, ASC Topic No. 740-10 applies to all income tax positions, including the potential recovery of previously paid taxes, which if settled unfavorably could adversely impact our provision for income taxes or additional paid-in capital.

We have a history of net losses and may not maintain profitability in the future.

As of March 31, 2010, we had retained earnings of $0.4 million following an accumulated deficit of $52.3 million as of June 30, 2009. Fiscal year 2009 was our second year since the acquisition of CSG for which we did not report a significant loss. We will need to maintain or increase revenues and maintain or reduce expenses, which include the amortization of the remaining $261.9 million of amortizable intangible assets that we had as of March 31, 2010 and interest expense associated with our indebtedness, to sustain or improve our profitability. We cannot assure you that we will achieve a significant level of profitability. Future decreases in profitability could reduce our stock price, and future net losses would reduce our stock price.

 

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We may require additional capital in the future, which may not be available on favorable terms, or at all.

Our future capital requirements depend on many factors, including our ability to develop and market new software and services and to generate revenues at levels sufficient to cover ongoing expenses or possible acquisition or similar transactions. If we need to raise additional capital, equity or debt financing may not be available at all or may be available only on terms that are not favorable to us. In the case of equity financings, dilution to our stockholders could result, and in any case such securities may have rights, preferences and privileges that are senior to our outstanding common stock. In the case of debt financings, we may have to grant additional security interests in our assets to lenders and agree to restrictive business and operating covenants. If we cannot obtain adequate capital on favorable terms or at all, we may be unable to support future growth or operating requirements and, accordingly, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be harmed.

Our business depends on our brands, and if we are not able to maintain and enhance our brands, our business and operating results could be harmed.

We believe that the brand identity that we have developed and acquired has significantly contributed to the success of our business. We also believe that maintaining and enhancing our brands, such as Audatex, ABZ, Hollander, Informex, Sidexa, HPI, AUTOonline and IMS, are critical to the expansion of our software and services to new customers in both existing and new markets. Maintaining and enhancing our brands may require us to make substantial investments and these investments may not be successful. If we fail to promote and maintain our brands or if we incur excessive expenses in this effort, our business, operating results and financial condition will be harmed. We anticipate that, as our markets become increasingly competitive, maintaining and enhancing our brands may become increasingly difficult and expensive. Maintaining and enhancing our brands will depend largely on our ability to be a technology innovator, to continue to provide high quality software and services and protect and defend our brand names and trademarks, which we may not do successfully. To date, we have not engaged in extensive direct brand promotion activities, and we may not successfully implement brand enhancement efforts in the future.

Third parties may claim that we are infringing upon their intellectual property rights, and we could be prevented from selling our software or suffer significant litigation expense even if these claims have no merit.

Our competitive position is driven in part by our intellectual property and other proprietary rights. Third parties, however, may claim that software, products or technology, including claims data or other data, which we obtain from other parties are infringing upon the intellectual property rights of others, and we may be unaware of intellectual property rights of others that may cover some of our assets, technology, software or services. Any litigation initiated against us regarding patents, trademarks, copyrights or other intellectual property rights, even litigation relating to claims without merit, could be costly and time-consuming and could divert our management and key personnel from operating our business. In addition, if any third party has a meritorious or successful claim that we are infringing upon its intellectual property rights, we may be forced to change our software or enter into licensing arrangements with third parties, which may be costly or impractical. These claims may also require us to stop selling our software and/or services as currently designed, which could harm our competitive position. We also may be subject to significant damages or injunctions that prevent the further development and sale of certain of our software or services and may result in a material loss in revenue.

We may be unable to protect our intellectual property and property rights, either without incurring significant costs or at all, which would harm our business.

We rely on a combination of trade secrets, copyrights, know-how, trademarks, patents, license agreements and contractual provisions, as well as internal procedures, to establish and protect our intellectual property rights. The steps we have taken and will take to protect our intellectual property rights may not deter infringement, duplication, misappropriation or violation of our intellectual property by third parties. In addition, any of the intellectual property we own or license from third parties may be challenged, invalidated, circumvented or rendered unenforceable. Furthermore, the laws of some of the countries in which products similar to ours may be developed may not protect our software and intellectual property to the same extent as U.S. laws or at all. We may be unable to protect our rights in trade secrets and unpatented proprietary technology in these countries. We may also be unable to prevent the unauthorized disclosure or use of our technical knowledge or trade secrets by consultants, vendors, former employees or current employees, despite the existence of nondisclosure and confidentiality agreements and other contractual restrictions. If our trade secrets become known or we fail to otherwise protect our intellectual property, we may not receive any return on the resources expended to create the intellectual property or generate any competitive advantage based on it.

Pursuing infringers of our intellectual property could result in significant litigation costs and diversion of management resources, and any failure to pursue or successfully litigate claims against infringers could result in competitors using our technology and offering similar products and services, potentially resulting in loss of competitive advantage and decreased revenues.

 

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Currently, we believe that one or more of our customers in our EMEA segment may be infringing our intellectual property by making and distributing unauthorized copies of our software. We have also filed a trademark revocation application with the European Union trademark authority seeking revocation of a registered trademark held by a company in the United Kingdom that is similar to one of the trademarks we use. Enforcement of these intellectual property rights may be difficult and may require considerable resources.

We depend on a limited number of key personnel who would be difficult to replace. If we lose the services of these individuals, or are unable to attract new talent, our business will be adversely affected.

We depend upon the ability and experience of our key personnel, who have substantial experience with our operations, the rapidly changing automobile insurance claims processing industry and the markets in which we offer our software and services. The loss of the services of one or more of our senior executives or key employees, particularly our Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President, Tony Aquila, could harm our business and operations.

Our success depends on our ability to continue to attract, manage and retain other qualified management, sales and technical personnel as we grow. We may not be able to continue to attract or retain such personnel in the future.

Current or future litigation could have a material adverse impact on us.

We have been and continue to be involved in legal proceedings, claims and other litigation that arise in the ordinary course of business. For example, we have been involved in disputes with collision repair facilities, acting individually and as a group in some situations that claim that we have colluded with our insurance company customers to depress the repair time estimates generated by our repair estimating software. In addition, we are currently one of the defendants in a putative class action lawsuit alleging that we have colluded with our insurance company customers to cause the estimates of vehicle fair market value generated by our total loss estimation software to be unfairly low. Furthermore, we are also subject to assertions by our customers and strategic partners that we have not complied with the terms of our agreements with them or that the agreements are not enforceable against them, some of which are the subject of pending litigation and any of which could in the future lead to arbitration or litigation. While we do not expect the outcome of any such pending or threatened litigation to have a material adverse effect on our financial position, litigation is unpredictable and excessive verdicts, both in the form of monetary damages and injunction, could occur. In the future, we could incur judgments or enter into settlements of claims that could harm our financial position and results of operations.

Requirements associated with being a public company increase our costs significantly, as well as divert significant company resources and management attention.

Prior to our initial public offering in May 2007, we were not subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, or the other rules and regulations of the SEC or any securities exchange relating to public companies. We continue to work with our legal, independent accounting and financial advisors to identify those areas in which changes should be made to our financial and management control systems to manage our growth and our obligations as a public company. These areas include corporate governance, corporate control, internal audit, disclosure controls and procedures and financial reporting and accounting systems. We have made, and will continue to make, changes in these and other areas. In addition, we are taking steps to address new U.S. federal legislation relating to corporate governance matters and we are monitoring proposed U.S. federal and state legislation relating to corporate governance and other regulatory matters and how the legislation could affect our obligations as a public company.

The expenses that are required as a result of being a public company are and will likely continue to be material. Compliance with the various reporting and other requirements applicable to public companies also require considerable time and attention of management. In addition, any changes we make may not be sufficient to allow us to satisfy our obligations as a public company on a timely basis.

In addition, being a public company could make it more difficult or more costly for us to obtain certain types of insurance, including directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, and we may be forced to accept reduced policy limits and coverage or incur substantially higher costs to obtain the same or similar coverage. The impact of these events could also make it more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified persons to serve on our board of directors, our board committees or as executive officers.

 

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Our certificate of incorporation and by-laws contain provisions that could discourage another company from acquiring us and may prevent attempts by our stockholders to replace or remove our current management.

Some provisions of our certificate of incorporation and by-laws may have the effect of delaying, discouraging or preventing a merger or acquisition that our stockholders may consider favorable, including transactions in which stockholders may receive a premium for their shares. In addition, these provisions may frustrate or prevent any attempts by our stockholders to replace or remove our current management by making it more difficult for stockholders to replace or remove our board of directors. These provisions include:

 

   

authorization of the issuance of “blank check” preferred stock without the need for action by stockholders;

 

   

the removal of directors only by the affirmative vote of the holders of two-thirds of the shares of our capital stock entitled to vote;

 

   

any vacancy on the board of directors, however occurring, including a vacancy resulting from an enlargement of the board, may only be filled by vote of the directors then in office;

 

   

inability of stockholders to call special meetings of stockholders and limited ability of stockholders to take action by written consent; and

 

   

advance notice requirements for board nominations and proposing matters to be acted on by stockholders at stockholder meetings.

We are monitoring proposed U.S. federal and state legislation relating to stockholder rights and related regulatory matters and how the legislation could affect, among other things, the nomination and election of directors and our charter documents.

We recently paid our first quarterly dividend and we may not be able to pay dividends on our common stock and restricted stock units in the future; as a result, your only opportunity to achieve a return on your investment may be if the price of our common stock appreciates.

We started paying a quarterly cash dividend of $0.0625 per share outstanding of common stock and per outstanding restricted stock unit to stockholders and restricted stock unit holders of record in our fiscal first quarter ended September 30, 2009. On May 6, 2010, we announced that the audit committee of our board of directors approved the payment of a quarterly cash dividend of $0.0625 per outstanding share of common stock and per outstanding restricted stock unit payable on June 21, 2010 to stockholders and restricted stock unit holders of record at the close of business on May 26, 2010. Any determination to pay dividends in future periods will be at the discretion of our board of directors. Our ability to pay dividends to holders of our common stock and restricted stock units in future periods may be limited by restrictive covenants under our amended and restated senior credit facility. As a result, your only opportunity to achieve a return on your investment in us could be if the market price of our common stock appreciates and you sell your shares at a profit. We cannot assure you that the market price for our common stock will ever exceed the price that you pay.

 

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.

None.

 

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.

None.

 

ITEM 4. (REMOVED AND RESERVED).

None.

 

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION.

None.

 

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS.

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

10.1    Employment Offer Letter between the Registrant and John J. Giamatteo, dated January 13, 2010.
31.1    Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 for Tony Aquila, Chief Executive Officer.
31.2    Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 for Dudley Mendenhall, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.
32.1    Certifications Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 for Tony Aquila and Dudley Mendenhall.

 

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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.

 

SOLERA HOLDINGS, INC.

/s/    TONY AQUILA        

Tony Aquila
Chief Executive Officer and President
(Principal Executive Officer)

/s/    DUDLEY MENDENHALL        

Dudley Mendenhall
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

May 7, 2010

 

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