Attached files

file filename
EX-32.1 - SECTION 906 CEO CERTIFICATION - Stream Global Services, Inc.dex321.htm
EX-31.2 - SECTION 302 CFO CERTIFICATION - Stream Global Services, Inc.dex312.htm
EX-32.2 - SECTION 906 CFO CERTIFICATION - Stream Global Services, Inc.dex322.htm
EX-31.1 - SECTION 302 CEO CERTIFICATION - Stream Global Services, Inc.dex311.htm
Table of Contents

 

 

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 September 30, 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: 001-33739

 

 

STREAM GLOBAL SERVICES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   26-0420454

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

20 William Street, Suite 310

Wellesley, Massachusetts

  02481
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

(781) 304-1800

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

N/A

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

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

There were 80,493,024 shares of the Registrant’s common stock, $0.001 par value per share, issued and outstanding as of November 1, 2010 (including shares of common stock that are part of the Registrant’s outstanding, publicly traded units and unvested restricted stock).

 

 

 


Table of Contents

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

          Page  

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

     1   
Item 1.   

Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

     1   
  

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009

     1   
  

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and September 30, 2009 and the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and September 30, 2009

     2   
  

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders Equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2010

     3   
  

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and September 30, 2009

     4   
  

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

     5   
Item 2.   

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

     21   
Item 3.   

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

     28   
Item 4.   

Controls and Procedures

     29   

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

     30   
Item 1A.   

Risk Factors

     30   
Item 2.   

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

     30   
Item 6.   

Exhibits

     30   

SIGNATURES

     31   

Stream is a trademark of Stream Global Services, Inc.


Table of Contents

 

PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1— UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

STREAM GLOBAL SERVICES, INC.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

 

     September 30,
2010
(unaudited)
    December 31,
2009
 

Assets

    

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 21,444      $ 14,928   

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for bad debts of $726 and $532 at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively

     171,437        175,557   

Income taxes receivable

     937        2,988   

Deferred income taxes

     14,991        15,870   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     21,201        18,043   
                

Total current assets

     230,010        227,386   

Equipment and fixtures, net

     80,503        96,816   

Deferred income taxes

     4,307        5,306   

Goodwill

     226,749        226,027   

Intangible assets, net

     89,235        104,834   

Other assets

     19,128        20,454   
                

Total assets

   $ 649,932      $ 680,823   
                

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

    

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable

   $ 8,773      $ 13,532   

Accrued employee compensation and benefits

     55,466        57,475   

Other accrued expenses

     35,070        28,499   

Income taxes payable

     2,130        2,199   

Current portion of long-term debt

     96        90   

Current portion of capital lease obligations

     7,830        5,529   

Other liabilities

     7,932        8,013   
                

Total current liabilities

     117,297        115,337   

Long-term debt, net of current portion

     214,977        206,880   

Capital lease obligations, net of current portion

     10,496        11,279   

Deferred income taxes

     19,768        21,050   

Other long-term liabilities

     21,724        22,866   
                

Total liabilities

     384,262        377,412   

Stockholders’ equity:

    

Common stock, par value $0.001 per share, shares authorized—200,000 shares authorized at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 issued and outstanding shares—80,061 and 79,616 shares at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively

     81        80   

Additional paid-in-capital

     343,141        337,035   

Retained deficit

     (74,532     (29,972

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (3,020     (3,732
                

Total stockholders’ equity

     265,670        303,411   
                

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 649,932      $ 680,823   
                

See accompanying notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.

 

1


Table of Contents

 

STREAM GLOBAL SERVICES, INC.

Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2010     2009     2010     2009  

Revenue

   $ 197,146      $ 121,875      $ 577,625      $ 383,159   

Direct cost of revenue

     113,946        72,568        337,783        224,587   
                                

Gross profit

     83,200        49,307        239,842        158,572   
                                

Operating expenses:

        

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     66,001        41,913        198,522        126,903   

Transaction related, restructuring and severance expenses (Note 8)

     3,746        3,189        8,716        3,917   

Depreciation and amortization

     16,356        7,264        49,321        20,841   
                                

Total operating expenses

     86,103        52,366        256,559        151,661   
                                

Income (loss) from operations

     (2,903     (3,059     (16,717     6,911   
                                

Other (income) expense, net:

        

Foreign currency transaction loss (gain)

     (1,165     93        (1,703     555   

Other (income) expense, net

     0        25        (2     33   

Interest expense, net

     7,751        2,613        22,883        7,652   
                                

Total other (income) expense, net

     6,586        2,731        21,178        8,240   
                                

Loss before income taxes

     (9,489     (5,790     (37,895     (1,329

Provision for income taxes

     3,091        986        6,665        6,314   
                                

Net loss

     (12,580     (6,776     (44,560     (7,643
                                

Cumulative convertible preferred stock dividends

     —          1,884        —          5,060   

Preferred Stock accretion

     —          698        —          1,201   
                                

Net loss attributable to common shareholders

   $ (12,580   $ (9,358   $ (44,560   $ (13,904
                                

Net loss attributable to common shareholders per share:

        

Basic and diluted

   $ (0.16   $ (0.99   $ (0.56   $ (1.47
                                

Shares used in computing per share amounts:

        

Basic and diluted

     80,070        9,446        79,861        9,450   
                                

See accompanying notes to consolidated condensed financial statements

 

2


Table of Contents

 

STREAM GLOBAL SERVICES, INC.

Consolidated Condensed Statements of Stockholders’ Equity

For the nine months ended September 30, 2010

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

 

     Common Stock      Additional
Paid in
Capital
    Retained
Earnings
(Deficit)
    Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
    Total  
     Shares      Par
Value
          

Balances at December 31, 2009

     79,616       $ 80       $ 337,035      $ (29,972   $ (3,732   $ 303,411   

Net loss

     —           —           —          (44,560     —          (44,560

Currency translation adjustment

     —           —           —          —          (1,912     (1,912

Unrealized loss on derivatives, net of tax of $0

     —           —           —          —          2,624        2,624   
                    

Comprehensive loss

     —           —           —          —          —          (43,848

Common stock issued for pre-emptive rights

     25         —           80        —          —          80   

Warrant exercises

     383         1         2,306        —          —          2,307   

Stock option exercises and vesting of restricted stock

     37         —           192        —          —          192   

Stock-based compensation expense

     —           —           5,281        —          —          5,281   

Taxes withheld on restricted stock

     —              (145     —          —          (145

Repurchase of warrants

     —              (1,608     —          —          (1,608
                                                  

Balances at September 30, 2010

     80,061       $ 81       $ 343,141      $ (74,532   $ (3,020   $ 265,670   
                                                  

See accompanying notes to consolidated condensed financial statements

 

3


Table of Contents

 

STREAM GLOBAL SERVICES, INC.

Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

 

     Nine Months
Ended  September 30, 2010
    Nine Months
Ended  September 30, 2009
 

Operating activities:

    

Net loss

   $ (44,560   $ (7,643

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

    

Depreciation and amortization

     49,321        20,481   

Amortization and write-off of debt issuance costs

     2,642        1,718   

Deferred taxes

     1,447        26   

Loss on disposal of assets

     244        45   

Noncash stock compensation

     5,281        532   

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of the effect of acquisitions:

    

Accounts receivable

     1,215        2,277   

Income taxes receivable

     893        (471

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     (688     717   

Other assets

     790        (4,683

Accounts payable

     (4,578     (1,498

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     2,766        (9,426
                

Net cash provided by operating activities

     14,773        2,075   
                

Investing activities:

    

Additions to equipment and fixtures, net

     (13,070     (13,360
                

Net cash used in investing activities

     (13,070     (13,360
                

Financing activities:

    

Net borrowings (repayments) on line of credit

     7,133        (5,302

Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt

     —          23,238   

Payments on long-term debt

     (67     (1,354

Proceeds on capital leases

     1,669        1,518   

Payment of capital lease obligations

     (5,227     (2,146

Proceeds from exercise of warrants

     2,307        —     

Proceeds from issuance of common stock related to pre-emptive rights and stock options

     268        —     

Tax payments on withholding of restricted stock

     (145     —     

Repurchase of warrants

     (1,608     (2,146
                

Net cash provided by financing activities

     4,330        13,808   
                

Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents

     483        3,199   
                

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

     6,516        6,082   

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

     14,928        10,660   
                

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

   $ 21,444      $ 16,742   
                

Supplemental cash flow information:

    

Cash paid for interest

   $ 13,515      $ 4,457   

Cash paid for income taxes

   $ 7,382      $ 6,048   

Noncash financing activities:

    

Gain on foreign exchange forward contracts

   $ (2,624   $ 1,241   

Capital lease financing

   $ 4,616      $ 6,571   

See accompanying notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.

 

4


Table of Contents

 

STREAM GLOBAL SERVICES, INC.

Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements September 30, 2010

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share and per warrant amounts)

Note 1—Our History and Summary of Various Transactions

Stream Global Services, Inc. (“we”, “us”, “Stream” or “SGS”) is a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware. We were incorporated on June 26, 2007 as a blank check company for the purpose of acquiring, through a merger, capital stock exchange, asset or stock acquisition, exchangeable share transaction or other similar business combination, one or more domestic or international operating businesses. We consummated our initial public offering in October 2007, receiving total gross proceeds of $250 million, and in July 2008, we acquired Stream Holdings Corporation for $128 million (which reflected the $200 million purchase price less assumed indebtedness, transaction fees, employee transaction related bonuses, professional fees, stock option payments and payments for working capital).

In August 2009, Stream, EGS Corp. (“EGS”), the parent company of eTelecare Global Solutions, Inc. (“eTelecare”), and other parties thereto, entered into a definitive agreement to combine in a stock-for-stock exchange (the “Combination”). On October 1, 2009, the Combination closed, with the pre-Combination Stream and EGS stockholders owning approximately 57.5% and 42.5%, respectively, of the combined entity.

Immediately prior to the closing of the Combination, pursuant to a letter agreement, dated as of August 14, 2009, between us and Ares Corporate Opportunities Fund II, L.P. (“Ares”), all of the issued and outstanding shares of our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, $.001 par value per share (“Series A Preferred Stock”), and Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share (“Series B Preferred Stock” and together with the Series A Preferred Stock, the “Preferred Stock”), all of which were held by Ares, were converted into approximately 35,000 shares of our common stock. In addition, we purchased from Ares a ten-year term private warrant to purchase 7,500 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $6.00 per share in partial consideration for the issuance of 1,000 shares of our common stock.

In conjunction with the closing of the Combination, we issued $200 million of senior secured notes and entered into a $100 million credit facility (See Note 12).

We have evaluated subsequent events through the date of filing the financial statements. During this period, we did not have any material recognizable or unrecognizable subsequent events that would require disclosure in the financial statements.

Note 2—Our Business

We are a leading global business process outsourcing (“BPO”) service provider specializing in customer relationship management (“CRM”), including sales, customer care and technical support for Fortune 1000 companies. Our clients include leading technology, computing, telecommunications, retail, entertainment/media, and financial services companies. Our service programs are delivered through a set of standardized best practices and sophisticated technologies by a highly skilled multilingual workforce capable of supporting over 35 languages across 50 locations in 22 countries. We continue to expand our global presence and service offerings to increase our clients’ revenue, improve their operational efficiency and drive brand loyalty from our clients’ customers.

Note 3—Basis of Presentation

Our consolidated financial statements as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, include our accounts and those of our wholly owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. In the opinion of management, all normal recurring adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included.

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. We have reclassified $197 and $925 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 from “selling, general and administrative expenses” in our statement of operations to “transaction related, restructuring and severance expenses”. These amounts relate to previously reported severance amounts. We believe the reclassifications are not material to the consolidated financial statements.

From time to time, we have been involved in claims and lawsuits, both as plaintiff and defendant, which arise in the ordinary course of business. Accruals for claims or lawsuits have been provided for to the extent that losses are deemed both probable and estimable.

On October 1, 2009, we acquired EGS in a stock-for-stock exchange. The accompanying consolidated statements of operations and cash flows of SGS for the periods succeeding the Combination on October 1, 2009 include the results of EGS.

Note 4—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Unaudited Interim Financial Information

The accompanying consolidated condensed financial statements as of September 30, 2010 and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 are unaudited. The unaudited interim financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the annual financial statements and, in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly our financial position and results of operations and cash flows. The results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ended December 31, 2010, or for any other interim period or future year.

 

5


Table of Contents

STREAM GLOBAL SERVICES, INC.

Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements September 30, 2010—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share and per warrant amounts)

 

 

Use of Estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States requires the appropriate application of accounting policies, many of which require management to make estimates and assumptions about future events and their impact on amounts reported in our consolidated financial statements and related notes. Since future events and their impact cannot be determined with certainty, the actual results could differ from estimates. Such differences may be material to the consolidated financial statements.

Foreign Currency Translation and Derivative Instruments

We generally utilize forward contracts with terms of one to 18 months to reduce our foreign currency exposure due to exchange rate fluctuations on forecasted cash flows denominated in non-functional foreign currencies. Upon proper designation, certain of these contracts are accounted for as cash-flow hedges, as defined by the authoritative guidance. These contracts are entered into to protect against the risk that the eventual cash flows resulting from such transactions will be adversely affected by changes in exchange rates. In using derivative financial instruments to hedge exposures to changes in exchange rates, we expose ourselves to counterparty credit risk. We believe that our derivative financial instruments do not expose us to a concentration of credit risk because the counterparties are well established institutions and we monitor counterparty credit risk information on an ongoing basis.

All derivatives, including foreign currency forward contracts, are recognized in other current assets or liabilities on the balance sheet at fair value. Fair values for our derivative financial instruments are based on quoted market prices of comparable instruments or, if none are available, on pricing models or formulas using current market and model assumptions. On the date the foreign exchange contract is entered into, we determine whether that derivative contract should be designated as a cash flow hedge. Changes in the fair value of derivatives that are highly effective and designated as cash flow hedges are recorded in “Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)” until the forecasted underlying transactions occur. To date we have not experienced any hedge ineffectiveness of our cash flow hedges (except certain cash flow hedges previously determined to be effective, as of October 1, 2009, the date of the Combination, which have since been designated to be ineffective at that date). For effective cash flow hedges, the realized gain or loss is recognized in the same period the hedged forecasted cash flows affect the statement of operations. Any realized gains or losses resulting from the cash flow hedges are recorded within “Other Income (expense)”. Cash flows from the derivative contracts are classified within “Cash flows from operating activities” in the accompanying Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.

We may also enter into derivative contracts that are intended to economically hedge certain risks, even though we elect not to apply hedge accounting as defined by the authoritative guidance. For instance, we also enter into foreign exchange forward contracts to hedge against translation gains and losses on certain receivables and payables that are not selected for hedge accounting and, accordingly, the changes in these contracts, as well as the offsetting gain or loss on the hedged asset or liability are recognized in the statement of operations.

Changes in fair value of derivatives not designated as hedges are reported in income. Upon settlement of the derivatives qualifying as hedges, a gain or loss is reported in income.

The assets and liabilities of our foreign subsidiaries, most of whose functional currency is their local currency, are translated at the exchange rate in effect on the reporting date, and income and expenses are translated at the average exchange rate during the period. The net effect of translation gains and losses is not included in determining net income (loss), but is reflected in “accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)” as a separate component of stockholders’ equity until the sale or until the liquidation of the net investment in the foreign subsidiary. Foreign currency transaction gains and losses are included in determining net income (loss), and are categorized as “Other income (expense)”.

We formally document all relationships between hedging instruments and hedged items, as well as our risk management objective and strategy for undertaking various hedging activities. This process includes linking all derivatives that are designated as cash flow hedges to forecasted transactions. We also formally assess, both at the hedge’s inception and on an ongoing basis (as required), whether the derivatives that are used in hedging transactions are highly effective in offsetting changes in the value of cash flows of hedged items on a prospective and retrospective basis. When it is determined that a derivative is not highly effective as a hedge or that it has ceased to be a highly effective hedge or if a forecasted hedge is no longer probable of occurring, we discontinue hedge accounting prospectively. Hedge accounting is also discontinued prospectively when (1) the derivative is no longer effective in offsetting changes in cash flow of a hedged item; (2) the derivative expires or is sold, terminated, or exercised; (3) it is no longer probable that the forecasted transaction will occur; (4) a hedged firm commitment no longer meets the definition of a firm commitment; (5) the derivative as a hedging instrument is no longer effective; or (6) it is discontinued with purchase accounting.

As of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, we had approximately $192,234 and $111,994, respectively, of foreign exchange risk hedged using forward exchange contracts. As of September 30, 2010, these forward exchange contracts were comprised of $18,165 of contracts previously designated as effective cash flow hedges, but as of October 1, 2009, determined to be ineffective, $116,145 of contracts determined to be effective cash flow hedges and $57,924 of contracts for

 

6


Table of Contents

STREAM GLOBAL SERVICES, INC.

Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements September 30, 2010—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share and per warrant amounts)

 

which we elected not to apply hedge accounting. As of December 31, 2009, the $111,994 of forward exchange contracts we held were comprised of $80,470 of contracts previously determined to be effective cash flow hedges but, as of October 1, 2009, determined to be ineffective, $7,733 of contracts determined to be effective cash flow hedges and $23,791 of contracts for which we elected not to apply hedge accounting.

As of September 30, 2010 and September 30, 2009, the change in the fair market value of the derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges was $2,624 and $(87), respectively, which is reflected in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). As of September 30, 2010, the fair market value of derivatives previously determined to be effective cash flow hedges but, as of October 1, 2009, determined to be ineffective was an asset position of $1,674 of which $1,120 was recognized in Other Income/Expense in the Statement of Operations. As of September 30, 2010, the fair market value of derivatives for which we elected not to apply hedge accounting was an asset position of $282, which is recognized in Other Income/Expense in the Statement of Operations.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Effective January 1, 2008, we implemented authoritative guidance, for our financial assets and liabilities that are re-measured and reported at fair value at each reporting period, and non-financial assets and liabilities that are re-measured and reported at fair value at least annually.

The following table presents information about our assets and liabilities and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques we utilized to determine such fair value. In general, fair values determined by Level 1 inputs utilize quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Fair values determined by Level 2 inputs utilize data points that are observable such as quoted prices, interest rates and yield curves. Fair values determined by Level 3 inputs are unobservable data points for the asset or liability, and includes situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability:

 

     September 30,
2010
     Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
(Level 1)
     Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
(Level 3)
 

Description

           

Long-term debt

   $ 196,000       $ 196,000       $ —         $ —     

Forward exchange contracts

     5,771         —           5,771         —     
                                   

Total

   $ 201,771       $ 196,000       $ 5,771       $ —     

The fair value of our long term debt is determined from market quotations. The fair value of our forward exchange contracts are determined through market quotations, and other observable and corroborated sources.

The carrying amounts reflected in the consolidated balance sheets for other current assets, accounts payable, and accrued expenses approximate fair value due to their short-term maturities. To the extent we have any outstanding borrowings under our revolving credit facility, the fair value would approximate its reported value because the interest rate is variable and reflects current market rates.

Net Income (Loss) Per Share

In 2009, we calculated net income (loss) per share in accordance with authoritative guidance which clarified the use of the “two-class” method of calculating earnings per share. We determined that our Preferred Stock represented a participating security for purposes of computing earnings per share and allocated earnings per share to a participating security using the two-class method for computing basic earnings per share.

Under the two-class method, basic net income (loss) per share is computed by dividing the net income (loss) applicable to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted net income (loss) per share is computed using the more dilutive of (a) the two-class method or (b) the if-converted method. We allocated net income first to the preferred stockholders based on dividend rights under our certificate of incorporation and then to common and preferred stockholders collectively based on ownership interests. Net losses are not allocated to preferred stockholders. Diluted net income (loss) per share gives effect to all potentially dilutive securities.

The two-class method is not applicable to the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2010 due to the conversion of our preferred stock to common stock on October 1, 2009.

 

7


Table of Contents

STREAM GLOBAL SERVICES, INC.

Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements September 30, 2010—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share and per warrant amounts)

 

 

The following common stock equivalents were excluded from computing diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders because they had an anti-dilutive impact:

 

     As of
September 30,
2010
     As of
September 30,
2009
 

Options to purchase common stock and restricted stock awards

     6,777         3,049   

Pre-emptive rights at $6.00 per share

     17,852         —     

Preferred stock convertible to common stock at $6.00 per share

     —           26,155   

Ares warrants to purchase common stock at $6.00 per share

     —           7,500   

Publicly held warrants at $6.00 per share

     7,327         20,522   

Shares of restricted stock

     526         —     
                 

Total options, pre-emptive rights, preferred stock, warrants exercisable into common stock and restricted stock

     32,482         57,226   

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In January 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued guidance to amend the disclosure requirements related to recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements. The guidance requires new disclosures on the transfers of assets and liabilities between Level 1 (quoted prices in active market for identical assets or liabilities) and Level 2 (significant other observable inputs) of the fair value measurement hierarchy, including the reasons and the timing of the transfers. Additionally, the guidance requires a roll forward of activities on purchases, sales, issuance, and settlements of the assets and liabilities measured using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3 fair value measurements). The guidance became effective for us with the reporting period beginning January 1, 2010, except for the requirement to separately disclose purchases, sales, issuances and settlements of recurring Level 3 fair value measurements which is effective January 1, 2011. Other than requiring additional disclosures, adoption of this new guidance did not have a material impact on our financial statements.

In October 2009, the FASB issued guidance on revenue recognition that will become effective for us beginning January 1, 2011, with earlier adoption permitted. Under the new guidance, when vendor specific objective evidence or third party evidence for multi-element deliverables in an arrangement cannot be determined, a best estimate of the selling price is required to separate deliverables and allocate arrangement consideration using the relative selling price method. The new guidance includes new disclosure requirements on how the application of the relative selling price method affects the timing and amount of revenue recognition. We believe adoption of this new guidance will not have a material impact on our financial statements.

Note 5—Acquisitions

EGS Acquisition:

We acquired EGS to expand our CRM and BPO service capabilities on a global basis. With 50 locations in 22 countries and over 30,000 employees worldwide, we offer our clients customized global capabilities that can deliver integrated services in almost any geographic region across the world. EGS provided us with the ability to broaden our service offerings to include a full portfolio of sales and revenue generation, warranty management, customer loyalty and brand management, customer care, technical support, and customer life cycle management services.

 

8


Table of Contents

STREAM GLOBAL SERVICES, INC.

Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements September 30, 2010—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share and per warrant amounts)

 

 

Stream and EGS entered into a share exchange agreement pursuant to which Stream issued 33,652 shares of its common stock for all the outstanding shares of EGS. The purchase price calculation was as follows:

 

Purchase price in common shares

   $ 181,718   

Value of pre-emptive rights

     1,384   
        

Total allocable purchase price

   $ 183,102   

The acquisition was accounted for in accordance with the authoritative guidance. The transaction was valued for accounting purposes at $183,102.

The exercise of our publicly traded warrants trigger certain pre-emptive rights held by: Ares, EGS Dutchco B.V. and NewBridge International Investment Ltd. (collectively, the “Participating Shareholders”). Pursuant to their pre-emptive rights, the Participating Shareholders have the right to purchase, for $6.00 per share, an aggregate number of shares of our common stock equal to 2.4364 multiplied by the number of shares issued upon the exercise of the publicly traded warrants. The Participating Shareholders received these pre-emptive rights in association with the acquisition of EGS and, accordingly, we have treated the value of these rights as additional purchase consideration. These pre-emptive rights expire when the publicly traded warrants expire on October 17, 2011, and the number of shares that the Participating Shareholders may acquire upon exercise of their pre-emptive rights is reduced pro rata as the number or publicly traded warrants outstanding is reduced.

Under the purchase method of accounting, the assets and liabilities of EGS were recorded as of the acquisition date at their respective fair values. The excess purchase price over those values was recorded as goodwill. The following table summarizes the preliminary estimated fair value of assets acquired and the liabilities assumed and related deferred income taxes at October 1, 2009, the date of the acquisition.

 

     Preliminary Amounts
As Reported
December 31, 2009
    Adjustments
Recorded
    Final Purchase Price
Allocation
 

Current assets

   $ 99,631        $ 99,631   

Property and equipment

     46,952          46,952   

Goodwill

     177,478        722        178,200   

Trade names

     100          100   

Customer relationships

     30,300          30,300   

Customer contracts

     1,701          1,701   

Other non-current assets

     4,898          4,898   
                        

Total assets acquired

     361,060          361,782   

Current liabilities

     (81,866     (1,600     (83,466

Related party debt

     (85,254       (85,254

Other liabilities

     (10,838     878        (9,960
                        

Total liabilities assumed

     (177,958       (178,680
                        

Allocated purchase price

   $ 183,102        $ 183,102   

As described, a preliminary estimate of the allocation of the total allocable purchase price of $183,102 to the net assets of EGS was made as of the date of the acquisition. Pursuant to authoritative guidance, we had up to one year from the acquisition date to finalize the allocation of the purchase price. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, we adjusted the preliminary values assigned to certain assets and liabilities in order to reflect additional information obtained subsequent to the acquisition date. The opening balance sheet has been adjusted to reflect these changes, the most significant of which were an increase to current liabilities of $1.6 million following a court ruling made in September 2010 relating to a contingent liability that existed prior to our acquisition of EGS and a decrease to net deferred tax liabilities of $0.6 million. As of September 30, 2010, we have finalized our allocation of the total allocable purchase price.

The following is a roll-forward of goodwill from December 31, 2009:

 

Balance at December 31, 2009

   $ 226,027   

Record liability for litigation

     1,600   

Adjustments to deferred tax liabilities

     (878
        

Balance at September 31, 2010

     226,749   

 

9


Table of Contents

STREAM GLOBAL SERVICES, INC.

Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements September 30, 2010—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share and per warrant amounts)

 

 

We recognized $12,245 of transaction related costs that were expensed in the year ended December 31, 2009. These costs are included in the consolidated income statement in the line titled “transaction related, restructuring and severance expenses”. We recorded adjustments of $0 and $405 to our transaction related accruals for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively. These costs are included in the consolidated income statement in the line titled “transaction related, restructuring and severance expenses “.The following unaudited pro forma financial information presents the consolidated results of operations of SGS and EGS as if the acquisition of EGS had occurred as of the beginning of the periods presented below. The historical financial information has been adjusted to give effect to events that are directly attributable to the Combination (including amortization of purchased intangible assets and debt costs associated with the acquisition, debt costs associated with our high yield debt offering and conversion of preferred stock to common stock), and upon the pro forma statements of operations, have a recurring impact. The unaudited pro forma financial information is not intended, and should not be taken as representative of our future consolidated results of operations or financial condition or the results that would have occurred had the acquisition occurred as of the beginning of the earliest period.

 

     Years ended  
     2009     2008  

Revenue

   $ 797,005      $ 823,239   

Net loss attributable to common shareholders

     (40,698     (44,026

Basic and diluted net loss per share

   $ (0.51   $ (0.56

Amortization expense of intangible assets acquired with our business combinations is as follows:

 

     Three months ended
September 30,

2010
     nine months ended
September 30,
2010
 

Amortization expense

   $ 5,131       $ 15,631   

Note 6—Preferred Stock

On October 1, 2009, upon the closing of the Combination, all outstanding shares of our Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock, all of which were held by Ares, were converted into approximately 35,000 shares of our common stock and all authorized shares of Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock were cancelled. In addition, a warrant to purchase 7,500 shares of our common stock owned by Ares, with an exercise price of $6.00 per share and exercisable until 2018, was surrendered to us for cancellation upon the closing of the Combination in partial consideration for 1,000 shares of our common stock.

Note 7—Publicly Traded Warrants

In our initial public offering, we sold 31,250 units, each consisting of one share of our common stock and one warrant entitling the holder to purchase one share of our common stock at an exercise price of $6.00 per share.

The warrants became exercisable on October 17, 2008 and will expire on October 17, 2011, unless redeemed earlier. As of October 17, 2008, we may redeem the warrants at a price of $0.01 per warrant upon a minimum of 30 days prior written notice of redemption if, and only if, the closing price of our common stock equals or exceeds $11.50 per share for any 20 trading days within a 30 trading day period ending three business days before we send the notice of redemption.

During the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2010, holders of our publicly traded warrants exercised 2 warrants and 383 warrants, respectively for proceeds to us of $12 and $2,307, respectively. As of September 30, 2010 there were 7,327 warrants outstanding, including 30 warrants embedded in our outstanding units. During the nine months ended September 30, 2010, we repurchased 2,271 warrants at $0.70 per warrant resulting in cash outflows of $1,608.

The exercise of our publicly traded warrants triggers certain pre-emptive rights held by the Participating Shareholders. Pursuant to their pre-emptive rights, upon the exercise of a publicly traded warrant, the Participating Shareholders have the right to purchase, for $6.00 per share, an aggregate number of shares of our common stock equal to 2.4364 multiplied by the number of shares issued upon exercise of the publicly traded warrants. These pre-emptive rights expire when the publicly traded warrants expire on October 17, 2011 and the number of shares that the Participating Shareholders may acquire upon exercise of their pre-emptive rights is reduced pro rata as the number of publicly traded warrants outstanding is reduced. During the nine months ended September 30, 2010, the Participating Shareholders purchased 25 shares of our common stock pursuant to their pre-emptive rights for proceeds to us of $80. As of September 30, 2010, Stream had 7,327 publicly traded warrants outstanding, each to acquire a share of common stock at a cash exercise price of $6.00 per share that expire on October 17, 2011. In addition, as of September 30, 2010, pursuant to their pre-emptive rights, the Participating Shareholders may acquire up to an aggregate 17,852 shares.

Note 8— Transaction Related, Restructuring and Severance Expenses

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, we recognized certain expenses for non-agent severance and for vacated facilities in our foreign locations of $3,746 and $8,716, respectively. During the three months ended September 30, 2010, transaction related, restructuring and severance expenses of $3,746 primarily related to severance recorded for executives and included $1,586 of stock compensation expense related to the accelerated vesting of our former Chief Executive Officer’s stock option grants (see Note 14). During the nine months ended September 30, 2010, transaction related, restructuring and severance expenses of $8,716 included approximately $3,489 related to severance recorded, $1,586 of stock compensation expense related to the accelerated vesting of our former Chief Executive Officer’s stock option grants, and $3,641 related to lease exit costs.

During the three months ended September 30, 2009, transaction related, restructuring and severance expenses of $3,189 included transaction related expenses of $2,992 and severance recorded for $197. During the nine months ended September 30, 2009, transaction related, restructuring and severance expenses of $3,917 included transaction related expenses of $2,992 and severance recorded of $925. These amounts are reported within the caption “transaction related, restructuring and severance expenses” in our statement of operations.

 

10


Table of Contents

STREAM GLOBAL SERVICES, INC.

Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements September 30, 2010—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share and per warrant amounts)

 

 

Note 9—Equipment and Fixtures, Net

Equipment and fixtures, net, consists of the following:

 

     September 30,
2010
    December 31,
2009
 

Furniture and fixtures

   $ 11,261      $ 10,948   

Building improvements

     36,074        32,044   

Computer equipment

     36,571        31,142   

Software

     19,113        14,586   

Telecom and other equipment

     41,885        38,157   

Fixed assets held for sale

     75        228   

Equipment and fixtures not yet placed in service

     232        1,415   
                
     145,211        128,520   

Less: accumulated depreciation

     (64,708     (31,704
                
   $ 80,503      $ 96,816   

Depreciation expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 was as follows:

 

     Three months ended
September 20, 2010
     Three months  ended
September 30, 2009
     Nine months  ended
September 30, 2010
     Nine months ended
September 30, 2009
 

Depreciation expense

   $ 11,225       $ 5,214       $ 33,690       $ 13,979   

Note 10—Accrued Employee Compensation and Benefits

Accrued employee compensation and benefits consists of the following:

 

     September 30,
2010
     December 31,
2009
 

Compensation related amounts

   $ 26,836       $ 29,213   

Vacation liabilities

     13,275         13,492   

Medical and dental liabilities

     2,410         2,972   

Employer taxes

     2,952         1,531   

Employee withholdings

     7,004         7,806   

Other benefit related liabilities

     2,989         2,461   
                 
   $ 55,466       $ 57,475   

Note 11—Other Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities

Other accrued expenses consist of the following:

 

     September 30,
2010
     December 31,
2009
 

Professional fees

   $ 7,581       $ 5,447   

Accrued interest

     11,534         6,041   

Occupancy expense

     2,708         3,678   

Technology expense

     3,202         4,050   

Other accrued expenses

     10,045         9,283   
                 
   $ 35,070       $ 28,499   

 

11


Table of Contents

STREAM GLOBAL SERVICES, INC.

Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements September 30, 2010—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share and per warrant amounts)

 

 

Other liabilities consist of the following:

 

     September 30
2010
     December 31,
2009
 

Lease exit liability

   $ 2,313       $ 924   

Deferred revenue

     0         635   

Market lease reserves

     4,484         5,548   

Other

     1,135         906   
                 

Total current liabilities

   $ 7,932       $ 8,013   

Deferred rent

   $ 1,443       $ 955   

Accrued income taxes

     12,507         11,976   

Market lease reserves

     3,426         7,418   

Asset retirement obligations

     2,022         2,162   

Other

     2,326         355   
                 

Total long-term

   $ 21,724       $ 22,866   

Note 12—Long-Term Debt and Revolving Credit Facility

In October 2009, pursuant to an indenture dated as of October 1, 2009 (the “Indenture”), among Stream, certain of our subsidiaries and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee, we issued $200 million aggregate principal amount of 11.25% Senior Secured Notes due 2014 (the “Notes”) at an initial offering price of 95.454% of the principal amount, the proceeds of which were used to pay off the debt from our Fifth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit, Term Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of January 8, 2009, as amended (the “PNC Agreement”), with PNC Bank, National Association (“PNC”) and other signatories thereto along with debt acquired from EGS. In addition, we and certain of our subsidiaries (collectively, the “Borrowers”) entered into a credit agreement, dated as of October 1, 2009 (the “Credit Agreement”), with Wells Fargo Foothill, LLC, as agent and co-arranger, and Goldman Sachs Lending Partners LLC, as co-arranger, and each of the lenders party thereto, as lenders, providing for revolving credit financing (the “ABL Facility”) of up to $100 million, including a $20 million sub-limit for letters of credit. The ABL Facility has a term of four years at an interest rate of Wells Fargo’s base rate plus 300 basis points or LIBOR plus 400 basis points, at our discretion. We capitalized fees of $7,552 and $3,631 associated with the Notes and the Credit Agreement, respectively, at the inception of these agreements that are being amortized over their respective lives. We amortized into expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, $556 and $1,602, respectively, of such capitalized fees.

The ABL facility has a fixed charge coverage ratio financial covenant that is operative when our availability under the facility is less than $20 million. As of September 30, 2010, we had $66,141 available under the ABL Facility. We are in compliance with the financial covenants in the Credit Agreement as of September 30, 2010. Substantially all of the assets of Stream excluding intangible assets secure the Notes and the ABL Facility. See Note 16 for Guarantor Financial Information.

Long-term borrowings consist of the following:

 

     September 30,
2010
    December 31,
2009
 

Revolving line of credit

   $ 22,632      $ 15,501   

11.25% Senior Secured Notes

     200,000        200,000   

Other

     170        237   
                
     222,802        215,738   

Less: current portion

     (96     (90

Less: discount on notes payable

     (7,729     (8,768
                

Long-term debt

   $ 214,977      $ 206,880   
                

 

12


Table of Contents

STREAM GLOBAL SERVICES, INC.

Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements September 30, 2010—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share and per warrant amounts)

 

 

Minimum principal payments on long-term debt subsequent to September 30, 2010 are as follows:

 

     Total  

2010

   $ 23   

2011

     96   

2012

     51   

2013

     22,632   

2014

     200,000   
        

Total

   $ 222,802   
        

We had $0 and $6,600 letter of credit guarantees outstanding at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively.

We had $7,295 and $1,988 letters of credit under the ABL Facility outstanding at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively.

We had $210 and $359 of restricted cash as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively.

Note 13—Income Taxes

We file income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various state and foreign tax jurisdictions. Currently, we are under audit for the 2007 tax year for EGS in the US federal jurisdiction as well as various state sales and property tax audits. We operate in a number of international tax jurisdictions and are subject to audits of income tax returns by tax authorities in those jurisdictions. We have open audit periods after 2002 in India, the Philippines, Canada and Europe, including France, Italy, Ireland, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.

As of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the liability for unrecognized tax benefits (including interest and penalties) was $14,168 and $13,319, respectively, of which $12,507 and $11,976, respectively, was recorded within other long term liabilities in our consolidated financial statements. Included in these amounts is approximately $1,599 of un-benefitted tax losses which would be realized if the related uncertain tax positions were settled. As of December 31, 2009, we had reserved $2,472 for accrued interest and penalties, which increased to $2,830 as of September 30, 2010. We recognize accrued interest and penalties associated with uncertain tax positions as part of the tax provision. The total amount of net unrealized tax benefits that would affect the income tax expense, if ever recognized in our consolidated financial statements, is $13,304. This amount includes interest and penalties of $2,830. We estimate that within the next 12 months, our unrecognized tax benefits, and interest and penalties, could decrease as a result of settlements with taxing authorities or the expiration of the statute of limitations by $1,407 and $1,081, respectively.

Note 14—Stock Options

Our 2008 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) provides for the grant of incentive and nonqualified stock options, among other types of equity awards. The Plan allows us to grant equity awards for up to 10,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price not less than 100% of the fair value of the common stock at the date of grant. The Plan provides that equity awards shall be exercisable for a period not to exceed ten years from the grant date. During the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, we granted options to purchase 2,688 shares and 718 shares, respectively, of our common stock to our employees with an exercise price at the greater of $6.00 per share or the fair value of the underlying common stock at the date of grant. Generally, options vest over a five-year period. During the three months ended September 30, 2010, under the terms of his employment and option agreements, 400 options to purchase our common stock previously granted to our former Chief Executive Officer, R. Scott Murray, were subject to accelerated vesting in connection with his resignation. Collectively with 200 options that were previously vested, as of September 30, 2010, options to purchase 600 shares of our common stock out of the total 2,000 options held by Mr. Murray were vested but not exercisable. Mr. Murray’s options become exercisable when our common stock closing price is at or above $10.60 for 60 consecutive trading days and our public float, excluding affiliates, equals or exceeds $300,000 or certain affiliated stockholders have in the aggregate sold 25% or more of their aggregate ownership as measured against their ownership as of November 10, 2009. The 600 vested options expire on August 21, 2012 and the remaining 1,400 unvested options held by Mr. Murray were cancelled on August 19, 2010.

Except for options to purchase 2,000 shares of our common stock held by our former Chief Executive Officer, the per share fair value of options granted was determined using the Black-Scholes-Merton model.

The following assumptions were used for the option grants in the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009:

 

     Nine months  ended
September 30, 2010
    Nine months  ended
September 30, 2009
 

Option term (years)

     6.375        6.375   

Volatility

     64% - 68     43

Risk-free interest rate

     1.73% - 3.06     1.91 - 2.83

 

13


Table of Contents

STREAM GLOBAL SERVICES, INC.

Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements September 30, 2010—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share and per warrant amounts)

 

 

     Nine months  ended
September 30, 2010
    Nine months ended
September 30, 2009
 

Dividend yield

     0     0

Weighted-average grant date fair value per option granted

   $ 3.48      $ 1.23   

The option term assumption was calculated under the simplified method for all option grants as we do not have a long history of granting options. We base the expected volatility assumption upon the weighted average of the historical volatilities for Stream and its peer group. The risk-free interest rate assumption was based upon the implied yields from the U.S. Treasury zero-coupon yield curve with a remaining term equal to the expected term of the options. The expected term of employee stock options granted was based on our estimated life of the options at the grant date.

A summary of the activity of our stock options under the Plan during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 was as follows:

 

     Number
of options
    Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
     Weighted
Average
Fair
Value
     Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term
(Years)
 

Outstanding at December 31, 2009

     6,978      $ 6.15            9.39   

Granted

     2,688        6.14       $ 3.48      

Exercised

     (35     6.00         

Forfeited or canceled

     (2,854     6.18         
                            

Outstanding at September 30, 2010

     6,777      $ 6.13            8.07   

As of September 30, 2010, stock options to purchase 1,279 shares were exercisable and such options had a weighted-average exercise price of $6.11. The weighted average remaining contractual term of options currently exercisable is 5.67 years at September 30, 2010. The total fair value of options vested during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 was $4,886. As of September 30, 2010 there were 5,131 options outstanding, vested, and expected to vest (including forfeiture adjusted unvested shares) with a weighted average exercise price of $6.13 and a weighted average remaining contractual term of 7.76 years.

For the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, we recognized net stock compensation expense of $2,402 and $168, respectively, for the stock options in the table above. For the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, we recognized net stock compensation expense of $4,670 and $416, respectively, for the stock options in the table above.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 we recorded $1,586 of stock compensation expense to “transaction related, restructuring and severance expenses” in our condensed consolidated statement of operations related to the accelerated vesting of our former Chief Executive Officer’s stock option grants.

As of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the aggregate intrinsic value (i.e., the difference in the estimated fair value of our common stock and the exercise price to be paid by the option holder) of stock options outstanding, excluding the effects of expected forfeitures, was zero. The aggregate intrinsic value of exercisable shares at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 was zero. The intrinsic value of options exercised for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and September 30, 2009, was $19 and zero, respectively.

As of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, there was $8,361 and $10,325, respectively, of unrecognized compensation cost related to the unvested portion of time-based arrangements granted under the Plan. That cost is expected to be recorded over a weighted-average period of 4.0 years from issue date.

 

14


Table of Contents

STREAM GLOBAL SERVICES, INC.

Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements September 30, 2010—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share and per warrant amounts)

 

 

Restricted stock award activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 was as follows:

 

     Number of
Shares
    Weighted
average
Grant-Date Fair Value
 

Outstanding at December 31, 2009

     632      $ 6.28   

Granted

     200        6.23   

Vested

     (83     6.46   

Forfeited

     (223     6.35   
                

Outstanding at September 30, 2010

     526      $ 6.20   

For the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, we recognized net compensation expense of $180 and $41, respectively, for the restricted stock awards. Restricted stock awards vest either quarterly over four years for grants awarded in 2008 or semi-annually over five years for grants awarded thereafter.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, we recognized net compensation expense of $683 and $130, respectively, for the restricted stock awards. Restricted stock awards vest either quarterly over four years for grants awarded in 2008 or semi-annually over five years for grants awarded thereafter.

Note 15—Geographic Operations and Concentrations

We operate in one operating segment, providing business process outsourcing services to our customers under our delivery model on a global basis. As additional information about our global business, we show results for two regions in the table below: “Americas”, which includes United States, Canada, the Philippines, India, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic, and El Salvador; and “EMEA”, which includes Europe, Middle East, and Africa.

The following table presents geographic information regarding our operations:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2010      2009      2010      2009  

Revenues

           

Americas

   $ 146,262       $ 72,146       $ 425,430       $ 227,668   

EMEA

     50,884         49,729         152,195         155,491   
                                   
   $ 197,146       $ 121,875       $ 577,625       $ 383,159   
                                   

 

     September 30,
2010
     December 31,
2009
 

Total Assets

     

Americas

   $ 567,980       $ 594,116   

EMEA

     81,952         86,707   
                 
   $ 649,932       $ 680,823   
                 

We derive significant revenues from three clients. At September 30, 2010, our three largest clients were as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2010     2009     2010     2009  

Dell

     16     20     18     19

Hewlett Packard

     11     21     13     18

Sirius/XM

     7     11     8     11

Related accounts receivable from these three clients were 23%, 10% and 6%, respectively, of our total accounts receivable at September 30, 2010.

 

15


Table of Contents

STREAM GLOBAL SERVICES, INC.

Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements September 30, 2010—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share and per warrant amounts)

 

 

Note 16—Guarantor Financial Information

Our Notes are guaranteed by Stream, which is the parent company, along with certain of our wholly owned subsidiaries. Such guarantees are full, unconditional and joint and several. Condensed consolidating financial information related to us, our guarantor subsidiaries and our non-guarantor subsidiaries as of September 30, 2010 are reflected below:

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet

As of September 30, 2010

(unaudited)

 

     Parent     Guarantor
subsidiaries
    Non-Guarantor
subsidiaries
     Elimination     Total  

Assets

           

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 6      $ 4,145      $ 17,293       $ —        $ 21,444   

Accounts receivable, net

     —          134,115        37,322         —          171,437   

Other current assets

     2,330        22,331        12,468         —          37,129   
                                         

Total current assets

     2,336        160,591        67,083         —          230,010   

Equipment and fixtures, net and other assets

     7,273        43,108        53,557         —          103,938   

Investment in Subsidiary

     497,476        70,504        17         (567,997     —     

Goodwill and Intangible assets, net

     —          194,057        121,927         —          315,984   
                                         

Total assets

   $ 507,085      $ 468,260      $ 242,584       $ (567,997   $ 649,932   
                                         

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

           

Current liabilities

     (23,781     (2,543     143,621         —          117,297   

Long-term liabilities

     214,904        37,904        14,157         —          266,965   

Total shareholders’ equity (deficit)

     315,962        432,899        84,806         (567,997     265,670   
                                         

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 507,085      $ 468,260      $ 242,584       $ (567,997   $ 649,932   
                                         

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet

As of December 31, 2009

(unaudited)

 

     Parent     Guarantor
subsidiaries
     Non-Guarantor
subsidiaries
     Elimination     Total  

Assets

            

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 126      $ 3,195       $ 11,607       $ —        $ 14,928   

Accounts receivable, net

     —          139,025         36,532         —          175,557   

Other current assets

     2,083        23,440         11,378         —          36,901   
                                          

Total current assets

     2,209        165,660         59,517         —          227,386   

Equipment and fixtures, net and other assets

     8,662        49,466         64,448         —          122,576   

Investment in Subsidiary

     390,971        160,798         27         (551,796     —     

Goodwill and Intangible assets, net

     —          204,941         125,920         —          330,861   
                                          

Total assets

   $ 401,842      $ 580,865       $ 249,912       $ (551,796   $ 680,823   
                                          

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

            

Current liabilities

     (132,032     96,484         150,885         —          115,337   

Long-term liabilities

     206,733        40,662         14,680         —          262,075   

Total shareholders’ equity (deficit)

     327,141        443,719         84,347         (551,796     303,411   
                                          

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 401,842      $ 580,865       $ 249,912       $ (551,796   $ 680,823   
                                          

 

16


Table of Contents

STREAM GLOBAL SERVICES, INC.

Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements September 30, 2010—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share and per warrant amounts)

 

 

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations

For the three months ended September 30, 2010

(unaudited)

 

     Parent     Guarantor
subsidiaries
    Non-Guarantor
subsidiaries
     Elimination     Total  

Net revenue:

           

Customers

   $ —        $ 155,309      $ 41,837       $ —        $ 197,146   

Intercompany

     —          22,591        67,994         (90,585     —     
                                         
     —          177,900        109,831         (90,585     197,146   

Direct cost of revenue

           

Customers

     —          56,261        57,685         —          113,946   

Intercompany

     —          80,808        9,777         (90,585     —     
                                         
     —          137,069        67,462         (90,585     113,946   

Gross Profit

     —          40,831        42,369         —          83,200   

Operating expenses

     2,640        45,546        37,917         —          86,103   

Other (income) expenses, net

     6,460        (2,189     2,315         —          6,586   

Equity in Earnings of Subsidiaries

     5,712        —          —           (5,712     —     
                                         

Income (loss) before income taxes

     (14,812     (2,526     2,137         5,712        (9,489
                                         

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

     (2,232     3,863        1,460         —          3,091   
                                         

Net income (loss)

   $ (12,580   $ (6,389   $ 677       $ 5,712      $ (12,580
                                         

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations

For the three months ended September 30, 2009

(unaudited)

 

     Parent     Guarantor
subsidiaries
    Non-Guarantor
subsidiaries
     Elimination     Total  

Net revenue:

           

Customers

   $ —        $ 116,743      $ 5,132       $ —        $ 121,875   

Intercompany

     —          22,181        62,432         (84,613     —     
                                         
     —          138,924        67,564         (84,613     121,875   

Direct cost of revenue

           

Customers

     —          35,310        37,258         —          72,568   

Intercompany

     —          78,089        6,524         (84,613     —     
                                         
     —          113,399        43,782         (84,613     72,568   

Gross Profit

     —          25,525        23,782         —          49,307   

Operating expenses

     691        32,404        19,271         —          52,366   

Other (income) expenses, net

     (280     2,759        252         —          2,731   

Equity in Earnings of Subsidiaries

     6,365        —          —           (6,365     —     
                                         

Income (loss) before income taxes

     (6,776     (9,638     4,259         6,365        (5,790
                                         

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

     —          935        51         —          986   
                                         

Net income (loss)

     (6,776     (10,573     4,208         6,365        (6,776
                                         

Cumulative convertible Preferred Stock dividends

     1,884        —          —           —          1,884   

Preferred Stock accretion

     698        —          —           —          698   
                                         

Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders

   $ (9,358   $ (10,573   $ 4,208       $ 65      $ (9,358
                                         

 

17


Table of Contents

STREAM GLOBAL SERVICES, INC.

Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements September 30, 2010—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share and per warrant amounts)

 

 

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations

For the nine months ended September 30, 2010

(unaudited)

 

     Parent     Guarantor
subsidiaries
    Non-Guarantor
subsidiaries
    Elimination     Total  

Net revenue:

          

Customers

   $ —        $ 449,675      $ 127,950      $ —        $ 577,625   

Intercompany

     —          71,055        205,589        (276,644     —     
                                        
       520,730        333,539        (276,644     577,625   

Direct cost of revenue

          

Customers

     —          160,898        176,885        —          337,783   

Intercompany

     —          245,522        31,122        (276,644     —     
                                        
       406,420        208,007        (276,644     337,783   

Gross Profit

     —          114,310        125,532        —          239,842   

Operating expenses

     5,575        136,050        114,934        —          256,559   

Other (income) expenses, net

     19,312        (6,588     8,454        —          21,178   

Equity in Earnings of Subsidiaries

     27,277        —          —          (27,277     —     
                                        

Income (loss) before income taxes

     (52,164     (15,152     2,144        27,277        (37,895
                                        

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

     (7,604     10,904        3,365        —          6,665   
                                        

Net income (loss)

   $ (44,560   $ (26,056   $ (1,221   $ 27,277      $ (44,560
                                        

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations

For the nine months ended September 30, 2009

(unaudited)

 

     Parent     Guarantor
subsidiaries
    Non-Guarantor
subsidiaries
     Elimination     Total  

Net revenue:

           

Customers

   $ —        $ 366,677      $ 16,482       $ —        $ 383,159   

Intercompany

     —          50,901        177,876         (228,786     —     
                                         
     —          417,587        194,358         (228,786     383,159   

Direct cost of revenue

           

Customers

     —          115,646        108,941         —          224,587   

Intercompany

     —          209,563        19,223         (228,786     —     
                                         
     —          325,209        128,164         (228,786     224,587   

Gross Profit

     —          92,378        66,194         —          158,572   
                                         

Operating expenses

     1,262        95,550        54,849         —          151,661   

Other (income) expenses, net

     (1,195     8,255        1,180         —          8,240   

Equity in Earnings of Subsidiaries

     7,577        —          —           (7,577     —     
                                         

Income (loss) before income taxes

     (7,644     (11,427     10,165         7,577        (1,329
                                         

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

     —          4,608        1,706         —          6,314   
                                         

Net income (loss)

     (7,644     (16,035     8,459         7,577        (7,643
                                         

Cumulative convertible Preferred Stock dividends

     5,060        —          —           —          5,060   

Preferred Stock accretion

     1,201        —          —           —          1,201   
                                         

Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders

   $ (13,905   $ (16,035   $ 8,459       $ 7,577      $ (13,904
                                         

 

18


Table of Contents

STREAM GLOBAL SERVICES, INC.

Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements September 30, 2010—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share and per warrant amounts)

 

 

Condensed Statements of Cash Flows

For the nine months ended September 30, 2010

(unaudited)

 

     Parent     Guarantor
subsidiaries
    Non-Guarantor
subsidiaries
    Elimination      Total  

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

   $ (10,773   $ 1,890      $ 23,656      $         $ 14,773   

Cash Flows from investing activities:

           

Investment in Subsidiary

     (106,505     105,475        1,030           —     

Additions to equipment and fixtures, net

     —          (7,840     (5,230     —           (13,070
                                         

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

     (106,505     97,635        (4,200     —           (13,070
                                         

Cash Flows from financing activities:

           

Net borrowings (repayments) on line of credit

     7,131        —          —          —           7,131   

Net borrowings (repayments) on long term debt

     —          (67     —          —           (67

Net borrowings (repayments) on capital leases

     —          (1,711     (1,847     —           (3,558

Net Intercompany

     109,203        (98,429     (10,774     —           —     

Proceeds from issuance of common stock related to pre-emptive rights and stock options

     268        —          —          —           268   

Tax withholding on Restricted Stock

     (143     —          —          —           (143

Proceeds from exercise of warrants

     2,307        —          —          —           2,307   

Re-purchase of warrants

     (1,608     —          —          —           (1,608
                                         

Net cash provided by financing activities

     117,158        (100,207     (12,621     —           4,330   

Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents

     —          1,632        (1,149     —           483   
                                         

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     (120     950        5,686        —           6,516   
                                         

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

     126        3,195        11,607        —           14,928   
                                         

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

   $ 6      $ 4,145      $ 17,293      $ —         $ 21,444   
                                         

 

19


Table of Contents

STREAM GLOBAL SERVICES, INC.

Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements September 30, 2010—(Continued)

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share and per warrant amounts)

 

 

Condensed Statements of Cash Flows

For the nine months ended September 30, 2009

(unaudited)

 

     Parent     Guarantor
subsidiaries
    Non-Guarantor
subsidiaries
    Elimination      Total  

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

   $ (1,508   $ (12,377   $ 16,320      $ —         $ 2,435   

Cash Flows from investing activities:

           

Investment in Subsidiary

     1,658        (1,668     10        —           —     

Additions to equipment and fixtures, net

     —          (5,332     (8,028     —           (13,360
                                         

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

     1,658        (7,000     (8,018     —           (13,360
                                         

Cash Flows from financing activities:

           

Net borrowings (repayments) on line of credit

     —          (5,302     —          —           (5,302

Net borrowings (repayments) on long term debt

     —          21,884        —          —           21,884   

Net borrowings (repayments) on capital leases

     —          (334     (294     —           (628

Net Intercompany

     (133     5,589        (5,456     —           —     

Proceeds from exercise of warrants

     —          —          —          —           —     

Re-purchase of warrants

     (2,146     —          —          —           (2,146
                                         

Net cash provided by financing activities

     (2,279     21,837        (5,750     —           13,808   

Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents

     —          2,144        1,055        —           3,199   
                                         

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     (2,129     4,604        3,607        —           6,082   
                                         

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

     3,090        2,677        4,893        —           10,660   
                                         

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

   $ 961      $ 7,281      $ 8,500      $ —         $ 16,742   
                                         

 

20


Table of Contents

 

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

The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations should be read in conjunction with the accompanying consolidated financial statements for the periods specified and associated notes. This Report includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, made pursuant to the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that relate to future events or our future financial performance. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections about future events. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions about us that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “continue,” or the negative of such terms or other similar expressions. Factors that might cause or contribute to such a discrepancy include, but are not limited to, risks relating to our operation in, as well as entry into, new markets; changes in general economic and business conditions; fluctuations in foreign currency rates; fluctuations in sales volume and timing, and lengthy sales cycles; our ability to make payments required under our outstanding indebtedness; delays in obtaining new clients or sales from existing clients; delays or interruptions of service as a result of power loss, fire, natural disasters, labor unrest, security breaches and other similar events; intense competition in the marketplace from competitors with greater financial resources; our ability to obtain necessary financing in the future; future acquisitions, joint ventures or other strategic investments; litigation; plus other risks detailed in our filings with the SEC, including those discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 and our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2010 and June 30, 2010.

Overview

Stream Global Services, Inc. (“we”, “us”, “Stream”, or “SGS”) is a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware. We were incorporated on June 26, 2007 as a blank check company for the purpose of acquiring, through a merger, capital stock exchange, asset or stock acquisition, exchangeable share transaction or other similar business combination, one or more domestic or international operating businesses. We consummated our initial public offering in October 2007, receiving total gross proceeds of $250 million, and in July 2008, we acquired Stream Holdings Corporation for $128 million (which reflected the $200 million purchase price less assumed indebtedness, transaction fees, employee transaction related bonuses, professional fees, stock option payments and payments for working capital).

In October 2009, pursuant to a Share Exchange Agreement, dated as of August 14, 2009 (“the Exchange Agreement”), among us, EGS Corp., a Philippine corporation (“EGS”), the parent company of eTelecare Global Solutions, Inc., a Philippine company (“eTelecare”), EGS Dutchco B.V., a corporation organized under the laws of the Netherlands (“Dutchco”), and NewBridge International Investment Ltd., a British Virgin Islands company (“NewBridge” and, together with Dutchco, the “EGS Stockholders”), we acquired EGS in a stock-for-stock exchange (the “Combination”). At the closing of the Combination (the “Closing”), we acquired all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of EGS (the “EGS Shares”) from the EGS Stockholders, and NewBridge and/or its affiliate contributed, and we accepted, the rights of such transferor with respect to approximately $35,841,000 in principal under a bridge loan of EGS (the “Bridge Loan”) in consideration for the issuance and delivery of an aggregate of 23,851,561 shares of our common stock and 9,800,000 shares of our non-voting common stock, and the payment of $9,990 in cash. Subsequent to the Closing, all of the 9,800,000 shares of non-voting common stock held by the EGS Stockholders were converted into shares of our voting common stock on a one-for-one basis. As of the Closing, the pre-Combination Stream stockholders and the EGS Stockholders owned approximately 57.5% and 42.5%, respectively, of the combined entity.

Immediately prior to the Closing, pursuant to a letter agreement, dated as of August 14, 2009, between us and Ares Corporate Opportunities Fund II, L.P. (“Ares”), all of the issued and outstanding shares of our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, $.001 par value per share (“Series A Preferred Stock”), and Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, $.001 par value per share (“Series B Preferred Stock” and together with the Series A Preferred Stock, the “Preferred Stock”), all of which were held by Ares, were converted into 35,085,134 shares of our common stock. The Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock was subsequently cancelled. In addition, we purchased from Ares a warrant to purchase 7,500,000 shares of our common stock in partial consideration for the issuance to Ares of 1,000,000 shares of our common stock.

Also in October 2009, pursuant to an indenture, dated as of October 1, 2009 (the “Indenture”), among Stream, certain of our subsidiaries (the “Note Guarantors”) and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo”), as trustee, we issued $200 million aggregate principal amount of 11.25% Senior Secured Notes due 2014 (the “Notes”) at an initial offering price of 95.454% of the principal amount. In addition, we and certain of our subsidiaries entered into a credit agreement, dated as of October 1, 2009 (the “Credit Agreement”), with Wells Fargo Foothill, LLC, as agent and co-arranger, and Goldman Sachs Lending Partners LLC, as co-arranger, and each of the lenders party thereto, as lenders, providing for revolving credit financing (the “ABL Facility”) of up to $100 million, including a $20 million sub-limit for letters of credit. The ABL Facility has a term of four years at an interest rate of Wells Fargo’s base rate plus 300 basis points or LIBOR plus 400 basis points, at our discretion.

 

21


Table of Contents

 

We used the proceeds from the offering of the Notes, together with approximately $26.0 million of cash on hand, to repay all outstanding indebtedness under the Fifth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit, Term Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of January 8, 2009, as amended (the “PNC Agreement”), with PNC Bank, National Association and other parties thereto, the Bridge Loan, and to pay fees and expenses incurred in connection with the Combination, the Note offering and the ABL Facility.

We are a leading global business process outsourcing (“BPO”) service provider specializing in customer relationship management (“CRM”) including sales, customer care and technical support for Fortune 1000 companies. Our clients include leading technology, computing, telecommunications, retail, entertainment/media, and financial services companies. Our service programs are delivered through a set of standardized best practices and sophisticated technologies by a highly skilled multilingual workforce capable of supporting over 35 languages across 50 locations in 22 countries. We continue to expand our global presence and service offerings to increase our clients’ revenue, improve operational efficiencies and drive brand loyalty for our clients’ customers. As of September 30, 2010, we had over 30,000 employees worldwide.

We are subject to quarterly fluctuations in our revenues and earnings, based on the timing of new and expiring client programs and seasonality in certain client programs. From time to time clients seek to shift their CRM programs to lower cost locations, which may interrupt or decrease our results of operations as we seek to shift personnel to the lower cost off-shore locations resulting in less revenue but a higher gross margin percentage.

We bill monthly for our services in a variety of manners, including per minute, per contact, per hour and per full-time employee equivalent. Revenues also include reimbursement of certain expenses including telecom, training and miscellaneous costs for certain customers. A substantial amount of our operating costs is incurred in foreign currencies. In many cases, we bill our clients in U.S. Dollar, Canadian Dollar, Euro and U.K. pound sterling denominated amounts and incur costs in the host country in local currency.

A substantial portion of our costs are incurred and paid in Philippine pesos. Therefore, we are exposed to the risk of an increase in the value of the Philippine peso relative to the U.S. Dollar, which would increase the value of our expenses when measured in U.S. Dollars. We use derivatives to mitigate risk relating to the Canadian Dollar, the Indian rupee and the Philippine peso against the U.S. Dollar. For our EMEA region, we operate principally using the Euro and, accordingly, we are exposed to foreign currency translation impacts of the Euro to the U.S. Dollar.

Critical Accounting Policies

Use of Estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States requires the appropriate application of accounting policies, many of which require management to make estimates and assumptions about future events and their impact on amounts reported in our consolidated financial statements and related notes. Since future events and their impact cannot be determined with certainty, the actual results may differ from estimates. Such differences may be material to the consolidated financial statements.

Equipment and Fixtures

Equipment and fixtures are recorded at cost and depreciated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. Furniture and fixtures are depreciated over a five-year life, software over a three- to five-year life and equipment generally over a three- to five-year life. Leasehold improvements are depreciated over the shorter of their estimated useful life or the remaining term of the associated lease. Assets held under capital leases are recorded at the lower of the net present value of the minimum lease payments or the fair value of the leased asset at the inception of the lease. Amortization expense is computed using the straight-line method over the shorter of the estimated useful lives of the assets or the period of the related lease and is recorded in depreciation and amortization expense. Repair and maintenance costs are expensed as incurred. We record all estimated asset retirement obligations at fair value that are associated with the retirement of tangible long-lived assets such as property and equipment when the long-lived asset is acquired, constructed, developed or through normal operations.

The carrying value of equipment and fixtures to be held and used is evaluated for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable in accordance with authoritative guidance. An asset is considered to be impaired when the sum of the undiscounted future net cash flows expected to result from the use of the asset and its eventual disposition proceeds do not exceed its carrying amount. The amount of the impairment loss, if any, is measured as the amount by which the carrying value of the asset exceeds its estimated fair value, which is generally determined based on appraisals or sales prices of comparable assets.

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

In accordance with authoritative guidance, goodwill is reviewed for impairment annually in December and on an interim basis if events or changes in circumstances between annual tests indicate that an asset might be impaired. Impairment

 

22


Table of Contents

occurs when the carrying amount of goodwill exceeds its estimated fair value. The impairment, if any, is measured based on the estimated fair value of the reporting unit. We operate in one reporting unit, which is the basis for our impairment testing and the allocation of acquired goodwill.

Intangible assets with a finite life are recorded at cost and amortized based upon their projected cash flows over their estimated useful life. Client lists and relationships are amortized over periods up to ten years, market value of the lease adjustments related to facility leases acquired in business combinations are amortized over the term of the respective leases and developed software is amortized over five years. Brands and trademarks are not amortized as their life is indefinite. In accordance with authoritative guidance, indefinite lived intangible assets are reviewed for impairment annually and on an interim basis if events or changes in circumstances between annual tests indicate that an asset might be impaired.

The carrying value of intangibles is evaluated for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable in accordance with authoritative guidance. An asset is considered to be impaired when the sum of the undiscounted future net cash flows expected to result from the use of the asset and its eventual disposition does not exceed its carrying amount. The amount of the impairment loss, if any, is measured as the amount by which the carrying value of the asset exceeds its estimated fair value, which is generally determined based on appraisals, discounted cash flow analyses, or sales prices of comparable assets.

Stock-Based Compensation

For share-based payments, the fair value of each grant, including both time-based grants and performance-based grants, is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes-Merton option valuation model, with the exception of two grants to our former Chief Executive Officer that were valued using a Monte Carlo simulation. Stock compensation expense is generally recognized on a straight-line basis over the vesting term, net of an estimated future forfeiture rate. The forfeiture rate assumption (19.5% as of September 30, 2010 and 2009) is based on historical experience.

Income Taxes

We recognize income taxes in accordance with the authoritative guidance, which requires recognition of deferred assets and liabilities for the future income tax consequence of transactions that have been included in the consolidated financial statements or tax returns. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes, and the amounts used for income tax, using the enacted tax rates for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. We provide valuation allowances against deferred tax assets whenever we believe it is more likely than not, based on available evidence, that deferred tax assets will not be realized. Further, we record liabilities for uncertainty in income tax positions if a tax position is evaluated by us to be more likely than not of being sustained on audit.

Contingencies

We consider the likelihood of loss contingencies, including non-income tax and legal contingencies arising in the ordinary course of business, and our ability to reasonably estimate the amount of loss in determining loss contingencies. An estimated loss contingency is accrued in accordance with the authoritative guidance, when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. We regularly evaluate current information available to determine whether such accruals should be adjusted.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In January 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued guidance to amend the disclosure requirements related to recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements. The guidance requires new disclosures on the transfers of assets and liabilities between Level 1 (quoted prices in active market for identical assets or liabilities) and Level 2 (significant other observable inputs) of the fair value measurement hierarchy, including the reasons and the timing of the transfers. Additionally, the guidance requires a roll forward of activities on purchases, sales, issuance, and settlements of the assets and liabilities measured using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3 fair value measurements). The guidance became effective for us with the reporting period beginning January 1, 2010. Other than requiring additional disclosures, adoption of this new guidance did not have a material impact on our financial statements.

In October 2009, the FASB issued guidance on revenue recognition that will become effective for us beginning January 1, 2011, with earlier adoption permitted. Under the new guidance, when vendor specific objective evidence or third party evidence for multi-element deliverables in an arrangement cannot be determined, a best estimate of the selling price is

 

23


Table of Contents

required to separate deliverables and allocate arrangement consideration using the relative selling price method. The new guidance includes new disclosure requirements on how the application of the relative selling price method affects the timing and amount of revenue recognition. We believe adoption of this new guidance will not have a material impact on our financial statements.

Results of Operations

The following are unaudited results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 as a percentage of revenue:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2010     2009     2010     2009  

Revenue

     100     100     100     100

Direct cost of revenue

     57.8        59.5        58.5        58.6   
                                

Gross profit

     42.2        40.5        41.5        41.4   
                                

Operating expenses:

        

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     33.0        34.2        33.8        33.0   

Stock-based compensation

     0.5        0.2        0.6        0.1   

Transaction related, restructuring and severance expenses

     1.9        2.7        1.4        1.0  

Depreciation and amortization

     8.3        6.0        8.6        5.5   
                                

Total operating expenses

     43.7        43.1        44.4        39.6   
                                

Income (loss) from operations

     (1.5     (2.6     (2.9     1.8   
                                

Other (income) expenses, net:

        

Foreign currency transaction loss (gain)

     (0.6     0.1        (0.3     0.1   

Other (income) expense, net

     —          —          —          —     

Interest expense, net

     3.9        2.1        4.0        2.0   
                                

Total other (income) expenses, net

     3.3        2.2        3.7        2.2   
                                

Income (loss) before income taxes

     (4.8     (4.8     (6.6     (0.4

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

     1.6        0.8        1.1        1.6   
                                

Net income (loss)

     (6.4 )%      (5.6 )%      (7.7 )%      (2.0 )% 
                                

Revenues

We derive the majority of our revenues by providing CRM services such as technical support, sales and revenue generation services and customer care services. We bill monthly for our services in a variety of manners, including per minute, per contact, per hour and per full-time employee equivalent. Certain customer contracts contain provisions under which we can earn bonuses or are required to pay penalties on a monthly basis based upon performance.

Direct Cost of Revenue

We record the costs specifically associated with client billable programs associated with a statement of work as direct cost of revenues. These costs include direct labor wages and benefits of service agents in our call centers as well as reimbursable expenses such as telecommunication charges. The most significant portion of our direct cost of revenue is attributable to employee compensation, benefits and payroll taxes. These costs are expensed as they are incurred. Direct costs are affected by prevailing wage rates in the countries in which they are incurred and are subject to the effects of foreign currency fluctuations.

Selling, general and administrative expenses

Our selling, general and administrative expenses consist of all expenses of operations other than direct costs of revenue, such as information technology, telecommunications, sales and marketing costs, finance, human resource management and other functions and service center operational expenses such as facilities, operations and training.

 

24


Table of Contents

 

Transaction related, restructuring and severance expenses

Our transaction related and restructuring expenses include expenses related to acquisitions, non-agent severance events and expenses related to exiting leased facilities.

Other Income and Expenses

Other income and expenses consists of the foreign currency transaction gains or losses, other income, interest income and interest expense. Interest expense includes interest expense and amortization of debt issuance costs associated with our indebtedness under our credit lines, term loans, and capitalized lease obligations.

We generate revenue and incur expenses in several different currencies. We do not operate in any countries subject to hyper-inflationary accounting treatment. Our most common transaction currencies are the U.S. Dollar, the Euro, the Canadian Dollar, the British Pound, Philippine Peso and the Indian Rupee. Our customers are most commonly billed in the U.S. Dollar or the Euro. We translate our results from functional currencies to U.S. Dollars using the average exchange rates in effect during the accounting period.

Results of Operations

Three months ended September 30, 2010 compared with three months ended September 30, 2009

Revenues. Revenues increased $75.2 million, or 62%, to $197.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010, compared to $121.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009. The increase is primarily attributable to the acquisition of EGS on October 1, 2009 and the inclusion of the EGS business (“Legacy EGS”) in our results of operations subsequent to the acquisition. Partially offsetting the increased revenue was a decrease to revenue of $4.1 million resulting from the changes in foreign currencies, principally the Euro and Canadian Dollar, and a decline in customer volumes for a few of our key clients.

Revenues for services performed in our United States and Canadian service centers increased $37.2 million, or 84.0%, for the three months ended September 30, 2010, compared to the three months ended September 30, 2009, as a result of the acquisition of EGS on October 1, 2009 and the inclusion of the Legacy EGS business in our results of operations subsequent to the acquisition. Revenues for services performed in European service centers decreased $6.9 million, or 16.4%, for the three months ended September 30, 2010, compared to the three months ended September 30, 2009. This decrease is attributable to the shift of revenue to Tunisia and Egypt at lower price points. Revenues for services performed in offshore service centers in the Philippines, India, El Salvador, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Tunisia and Egypt increased $45.0 million, or 127.8%, for the three months ended September 30, 2010, compared to the three months ended September 30, 2009 due to the acquisition of EGS on October 1, 2009 and the inclusion of the Legacy EGS business in our results of operations subsequent to the acquisition. Revenues in our offshore service centers represented 40.7% of consolidated revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2010, compared to 28.9% in the same period in 2009.

Direct Cost of Revenue. Direct cost of revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) increased $41.3 million, or 56.9%, to $113.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010, compared to $72.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009. The increase is primarily attributable to the acquisition of EGS on October 1, 2009 and the inclusion of the Legacy EGS business in our results of operations subsequent to the acquisition. In the three months ended September 30, 2009 Legacy EGS direct cost of revenue was $38.2 million.

Gross Profit. Gross profit increased $33.9 million, or 68.8%, to $83.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 from $49.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009. The increase is primarily attributable to the acquisition of EGS on October 1, 2009 and the inclusion of the Legacy EGS business in our results of operations subsequent to the acquisition. Gross profit as a percentage of revenue increased from 40.5% to 42.2% for the three months ended September 30, 2010, compared to the three months ended September 30, 2009. Gross profit percentage increased primarily due to the shift in revenue to off-shore, higher margin geographies.

Operating Expenses. Operating expenses increased $33.7 million, or 64.3%, to $86.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010, compared to $52.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009. The increase is primarily attributable to the acquisition of EGS on October 1, 2009 and the inclusion of the Legacy EGS results in 2010. Selling, general and administrative expense grew from $41.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009 to $66.0 million, or 57.5%, for the three months ended September 30, 2010. Transaction related and restructuring expenses of $3.7 in the three months ended September 30, 2010 relate to non-agent severance during the quarter. Depreciation and amortization increased $9.1 million as a result of the inclusion of the Legacy EGS business in our results of operations subsequent to the acquisition and increased amortization associated with the intangibles acquired in the EGS acquisition. Operating expenses as a percentage of revenues increased to 43.7% for the three months ended September 30, 2010 compared to 43.0% for the three months ended September 30, 2009 primarily as a result of increased amortization of intangible assets related to the acquisition of EGS.

Other (Income) Expenses, Net. Other (income) expenses, net increased $3.9 million, or 144.4%, to $6.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010, compared to $2.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009. This increase is primarily due to increased interest expense of $5.1 million from our issuance of $200 million of Senior Secured Notes during October 2009.

 

25


Table of Contents

 

Provision for Income Taxes. Income taxes increased $2.1 million, or 210.0%, to $3.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010, compared to $1.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009. Foreign tax expense comprised $1.8 million and $1.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. In the U.S., where we operated at a loss for tax purposes, we recorded $1.3 million income tax expense for the three months ended September 30, 2010 primarily related to the finalization of purchase accounting. For the three months ended September 30, 2009 we recorded no U.S. income tax expense. We operate in a number of countries outside the U.S. that are generally taxed at lower statutory rates than the U.S. and also benefit from tax holidays. The addition of the EGS Philippines entities, for which we benefit from tax holidays, contributed to the reduction in the foreign tax rate compared to the same period in 2009.

Nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared with nine months ended September 30, 2009

Revenues. Revenues increased $194.4 million, or 50.7%, to $577.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, compared to $383.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. The increase is primarily attributable to the acquisition of EGS on October 1, 2009 and the inclusion of Legacy EGS in our results of operations subsequent to the acquisition. For the nine months ended September 30, 2010 revenue was negatively affected by $1.1 million as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2009 due to the translation of local currencies to U.S. Dollar.

Revenues for services performed in our United States and Canadian service centers increased $76.9 million, or 50.7%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2009, as a result of the acquisition of EGS on October 1, 2009 and the inclusion of the Legacy EGS business in our results of operations subsequent to the acquisition. Revenues for services performed in European service centers decreased $30.0 million, or 21.9%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2009. This decrease is attributable to decreased volumes from existing clients and the shift of revenue to Tunisia and Egypt. Revenues for services performed in offshore service centers in the Philippines, India, El Salvador, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Tunisia and Egypt increased $137.2 million, or 145.6%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2009 due to the acquisition of EGS on October 1, 2009 and the inclusion of the Legacy EGS results in 2010. Revenues in our offshore service centers represented 41.9% of consolidated revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, compared to 24.6% in the same period in 2009.

Direct Cost of Revenue. Direct cost of revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) increased $113.2 million, or 50.4%, to $337.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, compared to $224.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. The increase is primarily attributable to the acquisition of EGS on October 1, 2009 and the inclusion of the Legacy EGS results in 2010. For the nine months ended September 30, 2009, Legacy EGS direct cost of revenue was $113.2 million.

Gross Profit. Gross profit increased $81.2 million, or 51.2%, to $239.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 from $158.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. The increase is primarily attributable to the acquisition of EGS on October 1, 2009 and the inclusion of the Legacy EGS results in 2010. Gross profit as a percentage of revenue was 41.4% for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 41.5% for the nine months ended September 30, 2010.

Operating Expenses. Operating expenses increased $104.9 million, or 69.1%, to $256.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, compared to $151.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. The increase is primarily attributable to the acquisition of EGS on October 1, 2009 and the inclusion of the Legacy EGS results in 2010. Selling, general and administrative expense grew from $126.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 to $198.5 million, or increased by 56.4%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2010. Transaction related and restructuring expenses of $8.7 in the nine months ended September 30, 2010 primarily include (1) non-agent severance expense and (2) expenses incurred during the first half of 2010 to exit leased facilities. Depreciation and amortization increased $28.5 million as a result of the inclusion of the Legacy EGS results in 2010, and increased amortization associated with the intangibles acquired in the EGS acquisition. Operating expenses as a percentage of revenues increased to 44.4% for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to 39.6% for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 primarily as a result of increased amortization of intangible assets related to the acquisition of EGS.

Other (Income) Expenses, Net. Other (income) expenses, net increased $13.0 million, or 158.5%, to $21.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, compared to $8.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. This increase is primarily due to increased interest expense of $15.2 million from our issuance of $200 million of Senior Secured Notes during October 2009.

 

26


Table of Contents

 

Provision for Income Taxes. Income taxes increased $0.4 million, or 6.3%, to $6.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, compared to $6.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. Foreign tax expense comprised $5.4 million and $5.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. In the U.S., where we operated at a loss for tax purposes, we recorded $1.3 million income tax expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 primarily related to the finalization of purchase accounting. For the nine months ended September 30, 2009 we recorded no U.S. income tax expense. We operate in a number of countries outside the U.S. that are generally taxed at lower statutory rates than the U.S. and also benefit from tax holidays. The addition of the EGS Philippines entities, for which we benefit from tax holidays, contributed to the reduction in the foreign tax rate compared to the same period in 2009.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our primary liquidity needs are for financing working capital associated with the expenses we incur in performing services under our client contracts and capital expenditures for the opening of new service centers, including the purchase of computers and related equipment. We have in place a credit facility that consists of a revolving line of credit that allows us to better manage our cash flows. Our ability to make payments on the credit facility, to repay our-long term indebtedness, and to fund working capital and planned capital expenditures will depend on our ability to generate cash in the future. We have secured our working capital facility through our accounts receivable and therefore, our ability to continue servicing debt is dependent upon the amount of and the timely collection of accounts receivables. We believe that our cash generated from operations, existing cash and cash equivalents, and available credit will be sufficient to meet expected operating and capital expenditure requirements for the next 12 months.

We made capital expenditures of $17.7 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2010 as compared to $19.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. We continue to make capital expenditures to build new service centers, renovate existing centers and maintain and upgrade our technology. We expect to continue to expand into new and renovate existing facilities in the future.

On October 1, 2009, we issued $200 million aggregate principal amount of 11.25% Senior Secured Notes due 2014. The Notes were issued pursuant to the Indenture, among us, the Note Guarantors, and Wells Fargo, as trustee. The Notes were issued by us at an initial offering price of 95.454% of the principal amount. The Indenture contains restrictions on our ability to incur additional secured indebtedness under certain circumstances.

The Notes mature on October 1, 2014. The Notes bear interest at a rate of 11.25% per annum. Interest on the Notes is computed on the basis of a 360-day year composed of twelve 30-day months and is payable semi-annually on April 1 and October 1 of each year, beginning on April 1, 2010.

The obligations under the Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, by the Note Guarantors and will be so guaranteed by any future domestic subsidiaries of ours, subject to certain exceptions.

The Notes and the Note Guarantors’ guarantees of the Notes are secured by senior liens on our and the Guarantors’ Primary Notes Collateral and by junior liens on our and the Guarantors’ Primary ABL Collateral (each as defined in the Indenture).

On October 1, 2009, we, Stream Holdings Corporation, Stream International, Inc., Stream New York, Inc., Stream Global Solutions-US, Inc., Stream Global Solutions-AZ, Inc. and Stream International Europe B.V. (collectively, the “U.S. Borrowers”), and SGS Netherland Investment Corporation B.V., Stream International Service Europe B.V., and Stream International Canada Inc., (collectively, the “Foreign Borrowers” and together with the U.S. Borrowers, the “Borrowers”), entered into the Credit Agreement, with Wells Fargo Foothill, LLC, as agent and co-arranger, Goldman Sachs Lending Partners LLC, as co-arranger, and each of the lenders party thereto, as lenders, providing for the ABL Facility of up to $100.0 million, including a $20.0 million sub-limit for letters of credit, in each case, with certain further sub-limits for certain Foreign Borrowers. The ABL Facility has a term of four years at an interest rate of Wells Fargo’s base rate plus 300 basis points or LIBOR plus 400 basis points at our discretion. The ABL Facility has a fixed charge coverage ratio financial covenant that is operative when our availability under the facility is less than $20 million. At September 30, 2010, we had $66,164 available under the ABL Facility. We are in compliance with the financial covenants in the Credit Agreement as of September 30, 2010.

In the nine months ended September 30, 2010 we received $2.3 million from the exercise of our publicly held warrants and $0.1 million from proceeds from issuance of common stock related to the exercise of pre-emptive rights and stock options. In the nine months ended September 30, 2010 we repurchased 2.3 million warrants at a price of $0.70 per warrant for total cash outflows of $1.6 million.

Letters of Credit. We have certain standby letters of credit for the benefit of landlords of certain sites in the United States and Canada. As of September 30, 2010, we had approximately $7.3 million of these letters of credit in place under our ABL Facility.

We had $0 and $6,600 letter of credit guarantees outstanding at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively.

 

27


Table of Contents

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.

 

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

We are exposed to a variety of market risks, including the effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates. Market risk is the potential loss arising from adverse changes in market rates and prices. Our risk management strategy includes the use of derivative instruments to reduce the effects on our operating results and cash flows from fluctuations caused by volatility in currency exchange and interest rates. In using derivative financial instruments to hedge exposures to changes in exchange rates, we have exposure to counterparty credit risk.

Interest Rate Risk

We are exposed to interest rate risk primarily through our debt facilities since some of those instruments, including capital leases, bear interest at variable rates. At September 30, 2010, we had outstanding borrowings under variable debt agreements that totaled approximately $22.6 million. A hypothetical 1% increase in the interest rate would have increased interest expense by approximately $0.2 million and would have decreased annual cash flow by a comparable amount. The carrying amount of our borrowings reflects fair value due to their short-term and variable interest rate features.

There were no outstanding interest rate swaps covering interest rate exposure at September 30, 2010.

Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk

We serve many of our U.S.-based clients using our service centers in Canada, India, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Egypt, the Philippines, Nicaragua and Costa Rica. Although the contracts with these clients are typically priced in U.S. Dollars, a substantial portion of the costs incurred to render services under these contracts are denominated in the local currency of the country in which the contracts are serviced which creates foreign exchange exposure. We serve most of our EMEA based clients using our service centers in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Italy, Ireland, Spain, Sweden, France, Germany, Poland, Denmark, Bulgaria, Egypt, Tunisia and South Africa. We typically bill our EMEA based clients in Euro or British Pound Sterling. While a substantial portion of the costs incurred to render services under these contracts are denominated in Euro, a part is also denominated in the local currency in which the contracts are serviced which creates foreign exchange exposure.

The expenses from these foreign operations create exposure to changes in exchange rates between the local currencies and the contractual currencies. As a result, we may experience foreign currency gains and losses, which may positively or negatively affect our results of operations attributed to these subsidiaries. The majority of this exposure is related to work performed from call centers in Canada, India and the Philippines. In addition, our reported results reflect the foreign currency translation of results of our subsidiaries in foreign locales to the U.S. Dollar. Our material exposure is the conversion of cash flows from the U.S. Dollar to the Philippine Peso. For the first nine months of 2009 and 2010, the Philippine Peso averaged 48.00 and 45.74 respectively, and accordingly, the U.S. Dollar value of our Philippine Peso denominated expenses was negatively impacted by the underlying currency movement.

In order to manage the risk of these foreign currencies from strengthening against the currency used for billing, which thereby decreases the economic benefit of performing work in these countries, we may hedge a portion, though not 100%, of these foreign currency exposures. While our hedging strategy may protect us from adverse changes in foreign currency rates in the short term, an overall strengthening of the foreign currencies would adversely impact margins over the long term.

The following summarizes the relative (weakening)/strengthening of the U.S. Dollar against the local currency during the periods presented:

 

     Nine months  ended
September 30, 2010
    Nine months  ended
September 30, 2009
 

U.S. Dollar vs. Canadian Dollar

     (2.1 )%      (10.9 )% 

U.S. Dollar vs. Euro

     5.3     (3.9 )% 

U.S. Dollar vs. Indian Rupee

     (4.3 )%      (3.1 )% 

U.S. Dollar vs. Philippine Peso

     (5.9 )%      (0.5 )% 

U.S. Dollar vs. S. African Rand

     (5.8 )%      (20.8 )% 

U.S. Dollar vs. U.K. Pound Sterling

     2.0     (9.8 )% 

Cash Flow Hedging Program

Substantially all of our subsidiaries use the local currency as their functional currency as a result of paying labor and operating costs in those local currencies. Certain of our subsidiaries in the Philippines use the U.S. Dollar as their functional currency while paying their labor and operating cost in local currency. Conversely, revenue for most of these foreign

 

28


Table of Contents

subsidiaries is derived principally from client contracts that are invoiced and collected in U.S. Dollars and other foreign currencies. To mitigate against the risk of principally a weaker U.S. Dollar we purchase forward exchange contracts to acquire the local currency of the foreign subsidiary at a fixed exchange rate at specific dates in the future. We have designated and account for certain of these derivative instruments as cash flow hedges as defined by the authoritative guidance.

Given the significance of our foreign operations and the potential volatility of the certain of these currencies versus the U.S. Dollar, we use forward purchases of Philippine peso, Canadian Dollars, Euros and Indian rupees to minimize the impact of currency fluctuations. As of September 30, 2010, we had entered into forward contracts with three financial institutions to acquire the following currencies:

 

Currency

   Notional Value      USD Equivalent      Highest Rate      Lowest Rate  

Philippine Peso

     5,148,500         100,233         50.49         44.12   

Canadian Dollar

     80,700         77,450         1.06         1.01   

Indian Rupee

     299,250         2,276         47.27         44.60   

Euro

     9,000         12,275         1.35         1.35   

While we have implemented certain strategies to mitigate risks related to the impact of fluctuations in currency exchange rates, we cannot ensure that we will not recognize gains or losses from international transactions, as this is part of transacting business in an international environment. Not every exposure is or can be hedged and, where hedges are put in place based on expected foreign exchange exposure, they are based on forecasts for which actual results may differ from the original estimate. Failure to successfully hedge or anticipate currency risks properly could affect our consolidated operating results.

 

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

Our management, with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2010. The term “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act means controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Based on the evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2010, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that, as of such date, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.

No change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) occurred during the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2010 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

29


Table of Contents

 

PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS.

We operate in a rapidly changing environment that involves a number of risks, some of which are beyond our control. In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 and our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2010 which could have a material effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and/or liquidity and that could cause operating results to vary significantly from period to period. As of September 30, 2010, there have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 and our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2010, although we may disclose changes to such factors or disclose additional factors from time to time in our future filings with the SEC. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or operating results.

 

ITEM 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

During the second quarter of 2010, our Compensation Committee approved the payment of applicable tax withholding on the vesting of shares of restricted stock held by certain members of our senior management team through the surrender by such shareholders and the repurchase by us of that number of the vested shares equal to the total tax withholding obligations divided by the fair market value of our common stock on the trading day preceding the vesting date. Such repurchases by us were not made pursuant to a publicly announced repurchase program. The aggregate number of shares repurchased by us during the quarter ended September 30, 2010 from such executives is set forth in the table below.

 

Period

   (a)
Total Number  of
Shares
Purchased
     (b)
Average Price
Paid per Share
     (c)
Total Number  of

Shares
Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Announced Plans
or Programs
     (d)
Maximum
Number of
Shares that
may yet be
Purchased under
the Plan or
Program
 

July 2010

           

(July 1, 2010 – July 31, 2010)

     3,175       $ 4.05         —           —     

August 2010

           

(August 1, 2010 – August 31, 2010)

     —         $ 6.28         —           —     

September 2010

           

(September 1, 2010 – September 30, 2010)

     —         $ —           —           —     
                                   

Total

     3,175            —           —     
                 

 

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS.

We are filing as part of this Report the Exhibits listed in the Exhibit Index following the signature page to this Report.

 

30


Table of Contents

 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.

 

  STREAM GLOBAL SERVICES, INC.
November 3, 2010   By:  

/S/    KATHRYN V. MARINELLO        

   

Kathryn V. Marinello

Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President

(principal executive officer)

November 3, 2010   By:  

/S/    DENNIS LACEY        

   

Dennis Lacey

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

(principal financial and accounting officer)

 

31


Table of Contents

 

Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

10.1   Separation Agreement, dated as of August 19, 2010, by and between R. Scott Murray and Stream Global Services, Inc. (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 20, 2010 (File No. 001-33739) and incorporated herein by reference).
10.2   Employment Agreement, dated as of August 19, 2010, by and between Kathryn V. Marinello and Stream Global Services, Inc. (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 20, 2010 (File No. 001-33739) and incorporated herein by reference).
31.1*   Principal Executive Officer Certification required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2*   Principal Financial Officer Certification required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1**   Principal Executive Officer Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2**   Principal Financial and Accounting Officer Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

* Filed herewith.
** Furnished herewith.

 

32