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Exhibit 99.1

 

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Bally Technologies, Inc.

Las Vegas, Nevada

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Bally Technologies, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of June 30, 2014 and 2013, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended June 30, 2014. Our audits also included the financial statement Schedule II—Valuation and Qualifying Accounts for each of the three years in the period ended June 30, 2014. These financial statements and financial statement schedule are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial statements and financial statement schedule based on our audits.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, such consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Bally Technologies, Inc. and subsidiaries as of June 30, 2014 and 2013, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended June 30, 2014, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also, in our opinion, such financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole, present fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein.

 

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

 

Las Vegas, Nevada

August 29, 2014

(April 10, 2015 as to Note 18)

 



 

BALLY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

AS OF JUNE 30, 2014 AND 2013

 

 

 

June 30,
2014

 

June 30,
2013

 

 

 

(in 000s, except
par value amount)

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

77,439

 

$

63,220

 

Restricted cash

 

17,179

 

12,939

 

Accounts and notes receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $14,806 and $14,813

 

314,119

 

248,497

 

Inventories

 

82,289

 

68,407

 

Prepaid and refundable income tax

 

21,938

 

21,845

 

Deferred income tax assets

 

36,934

 

38,305

 

Deferred cost of revenue

 

15,723

 

22,417

 

Prepaid assets

 

21,800

 

14,527

 

Other current assets

 

6,013

 

2,920

 

Total current assets

 

593,434

 

493,077

 

Restricted long-term cash and investments

 

93,977

 

14,786

 

Long-term accounts and notes receivables, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $929 and $1,764

 

50,329

 

65,456

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

70,218

 

35,097

 

Leased gaming equipment, net

 

131,504

 

113,751

 

Goodwill

 

1,003,377

 

172,162

 

Intangible assets, net

 

508,245

 

25,076

 

Deferred income tax assets

 

3,892

 

17,944

 

Income tax receivable

 

457

 

1,837

 

Deferred cost of revenue

 

6,989

 

12,105

 

Other assets, net

 

56,389

 

27,974

 

Total assets

 

$

2,518,811

 

$

979,265

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

37,651

 

$

25,863

 

Accrued and other liabilities

 

115,010

 

91,127

 

Jackpot liabilities

 

11,726

 

11,731

 

Deferred revenue

 

43,161

 

62,254

 

Income tax payable

 

5,554

 

11,345

 

Current maturities of long-term debt

 

38,465

 

24,615

 

Total current liabilities

 

251,567

 

226,935

 

Long-term debt, net of current maturities

 

1,886,953

 

580,000

 

Deferred revenue

 

20,209

 

23,696

 

Other income tax liability

 

10,355

 

12,658

 

Deferred income tax liabilities

 

110,899

 

171

 

Other liabilities

 

32,907

 

16,633

 

Total liabilities

 

2,312,890

 

860,093

 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 13)

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $.10 par value; 100,000 shares authorized; 66,047 and 65,318 shares issued and 38,694 and 38,855 outstanding

 

6,595

 

6,523

 

Treasury stock at cost, 27,353 and 26,463 shares

 

(1,134,407

)

(1,058,381

)

Additional paid-in capital

 

593,427

 

535,759

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(5,423

)

(10,692

)

Retained earnings

 

744,939

 

646,339

 

Total Bally Technologies, Inc. stockholders’ equity

 

205,131

 

119,548

 

Noncontrolling interests

 

790

 

(376

)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

205,921

 

119,172

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

2,518,811

 

$

979,265

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 



 

BALLY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

FOR THE THREE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2014

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

 

 

(in 000s, except per share amounts)

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gaming equipment and systems

 

$

743,571

 

$

592,061

 

$

522,342

 

Product lease, operation and royalty

 

471,521

 

404,978

 

357,417

 

 

 

1,215,092

 

997,039

 

879,759

 

Costs and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of gaming equipment and systems(1)

 

298,297

 

228,805

 

226,636

 

Cost of product lease, operation and royalty(1)

 

152,979

 

122,188

 

99,680

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

343,152

 

276,685

 

255,043

 

Research and development costs

 

135,862

 

111,118

 

96,182

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

57,568

 

22,733

 

22,775

 

 

 

987,858

 

761,529

 

700,316

 

Operating income

 

227,234

 

235,510

 

179,443

 

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

8,911

 

5,328

 

5,221

 

Interest expense

 

(56,760

)

(18,120

)

(17,378

)

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

(7,346

)

 

 

Other, net

 

(6,199

)

(6,443

)

(2,827

)

Income from operations before income taxes

 

165,840

 

216,275

 

164,459

 

Income tax expense

 

(66,074

)

(76,574

)

(63,549

)

Net income

 

99,766

 

139,701

 

100,910

 

Less net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

1,166

 

(1,743

)

(238

)

Net income attributable to Bally Technologies, Inc.

 

$

98,600

 

$

141,444

 

$

101,148

 

Basic and diluted earnings per share attributable to Bally Technologies, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share

 

$

2.56

 

$

3.53

 

$

2.35

 

Diluted earnings per share

 

$

2.52

 

$

3.45

 

$

2.28

 

Weighted average shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

38,489

 

40,120

 

42,985

 

Diluted

 

39,138

 

40,992

 

44,420

 

 


(1)                              Cost of gaming equipment and systems and product lease, operation and royalty exclude amortization related to intangible assets which are included in depreciation and amortization.

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 



 

BALLY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

 

FOR THE THREE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2014

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

 

 

(in 000s)

 

Net income

 

$

99,766

 

$

139,701

 

$

100,910

 

Other comprehensive income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation adjustment before income taxes

 

10,459

 

45

 

(3,959

)

Income tax expense

 

(473

)

 

 

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

9,986

 

45

 

(3,959

)

Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative financial instruments before income taxes

 

(7,257

)

4,216

 

(9,930

)

Income tax (expense) benefit

 

2,540

 

(1,476

)

3,476

 

Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative financial instruments

 

(4,717

)

2,740

 

(6,454

)

Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxes

 

5,269

 

2,785

 

(10,413

)

Comprehensive income

 

105,035

 

142,486

 

90,497

 

Less: comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

1,166

 

(1,743

)

(238

)

Comprehensive income attributable to Bally Technologies, Inc.

 

$

103,869

 

$

144,229

 

$

90,735

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 



 

BALLY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

FOR THE THREE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series E

 

 

 

Additional

 

Comprehensive

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

Special

 

Treasury

 

Paid-In

 

Income (Loss)

 

Retained

 

Noncontrolling

 

Stockholders’

 

 

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Stock

 

Stock

 

Capital

 

(“OCI”)

 

Earnings

 

Interests

 

Equity

 

 

 

(in 000s)

 

Balances at June 30, 2011

 

61,541

 

$

6,149

 

$

12

 

$

(634,268

)

$

442,713

 

$

(3,064

)

$

401,363

 

$

1,687

 

$

214,592

 

Net income (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

101,148

 

(238

)

100,910

 

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3,959

)

 

 

(3,959

)

Unrealized loss on derivative financial instruments, net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

(6,454

)

 

 

(6,454

)

Total comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

90,497

 

Distributions to noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(82

)

(82

)

Cumulative effect of adoption of ASU 2010-16 for change in jackpot accounting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,384

 

 

2,384

 

Issuance and receipt of restricted stock, ESPP shares, stock options and related tax and tax benefit

 

1,609

 

160

 

 

(1,720

)

32,117

 

 

 

 

30,557

 

Purchase of common stock for treasury

 

 

 

 

(154,645

)

 

 

 

 

(154,645

)

Share-based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

14,172

 

 

 

 

14,172

 

Balances at June 30, 2012

 

63,150

 

$

6,309

 

$

12

 

$

(790,633

)

$

489,002

 

$

(13,477

)

$

504,895

 

$

1,367

 

$

197,475

 

Net income (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

141,444

 

(1,743

)

139,701

 

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

 

45

 

 

 

45

 

Unrealized loss on derivative financial instruments, net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,740

 

 

 

2,740

 

Total comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

142,486

 

Purchase of Series E special stock

 

 

 

(12

)

 

 

 

 

 

(12

)

Issuance and receipt of restricted stock, ESPP shares, stock options and related tax and tax benefit

 

2,168

 

214

 

 

(10,099

)

55,877

 

 

 

 

45,992

 

Accelerated share repurchase forward contract

 

 

 

 

22,500

 

(22,500

)

 

 

 

 

Purchase of common stock for treasury

 

 

 

 

(280,149

)

 

 

 

 

(280,149

)

Share-based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

13,380

 

 

 

 

13,380

 

Balances at June 30, 2013

 

65,318

 

$

6,523

 

$

 

$

(1,058,381

)

$

535,759

 

$

(10,692

)

$

646,339

 

$

(376

)

$

119,172

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

98,600

 

1,166

 

99,766

 

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,986

 

 

 

9,986

 

Unrealized gain on derivative financial instruments, net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4,717

)

 

 

(4,717

)

Total comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

105,035

 

Issuance and receipt of restricted stock, ESPP shares, stock options and related tax and tax benefit

 

729

 

72

 

 

(6,300

)

21,155

 

 

 

 

14,927

 

Settlement of accelerated share repurchase forward contract

 

 

 

 

(22,500

)

22,500

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of common stock for treasury

 

 

 

 

(47,226

)

 

 

 

 

(47,226

)

Share-based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

14,013

 

 

 

 

14,013

 

Balances at June 30, 2014

 

66,047

 

$

6,595

 

$

 

$

(1,134,407

)

$

593,427

 

$

(5,423

)

$

744,939

 

$

790

 

$

205,921

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 



 

BALLY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

FOR THE THREE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2014

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

 

 

(in 000s)

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

99,766

 

$

139,701

 

$

100,910

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

7,346

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

133,690

 

88,272

 

81,453

 

Amortization of deferred debt issuance costs

 

5,053

 

1,810

 

1,807

 

Share-based compensation

 

14,013

 

13,380

 

14,172

 

Provision for doubtful accounts

 

3,819

 

11,173

 

9,863

 

Inventory write-downs

 

12,158

 

6,130

 

5,902

 

Income tax (benefit) expense

 

(16,099

)

(6,723

)

(5,986

)

Excess tax benefit of stock option exercises

 

(5,106

)

(18,899

)

(5,523

)

Other

 

3,065

 

2,333

 

3,949

 

Change in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts and notes receivable

 

7,249

 

1,084

 

(35,934

)

Inventories

 

(41,694

)

(54,832

)

(98,432

)

Prepaid and refundable income tax and income tax payable

 

10,578

 

19,240

 

40,802

 

Other current assets and other assets

 

(4,116

)

(83

)

(7,111

)

Accounts payable

 

7,036

 

(15,484

)

(2,693

)

Accrued liabilities and jackpot liabilities

 

(174

)

5,374

 

15,376

 

Deferred revenue and deferred cost of revenue

 

(14,709

)

12,896

 

12,428

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

221,875

 

205,372

 

130,983

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired

 

(1,344,295

)

 

(10,490

)

Capital expenditures

 

(24,119

)

(16,802

)

(11,464

)

Restricted cash and investments

 

(88,957

)

(1,909

)

(4,913

)

Financing provided to customer

 

 

(1,228

)

 

Payments received from development financing

 

3,000

 

223

 

 

Additions to other long-term assets

 

(10,817

)

(1,932

)

(8,331

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(1,465,188

)

(21,648

)

(35,198

)

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from revolving credit facility

 

660,000

 

100,000

 

41,000

 

Payments on revolving credit facility

 

(130,000

)

(90,000

)

(30,000

)

Proceeds from long-term debt

 

1,100,000

 

100,000

 

 

Payments on long-term debt and capital leases

 

(302,041

)

(16,964

)

(15,040

)

Capitalized debt issuance costs

 

(36,229

)

(4,909

)

 

Acquisition-related contingent consideration

 

(1,394

)

(1,351

)

 

Distributions to noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

(82

)

Purchase of treasury stock and forward contract

 

(53,526

)

(292,378

)

(154,235

)

Purchase of series E special stock

 

 

(12

)

 

Excess tax benefit of stock option exercises

 

5,106

 

18,899

 

5,523

 

Proceeds from exercise of stock options and employee stock purchases

 

15,561

 

35,642

 

25,888

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

1,257,477

 

(151,073

)

(126,946

)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

 

55

 

(2,104

)

(2,591

)

Cash and cash equivalents:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) for year

 

14,219

 

30,547

 

(33,752

)

Balance, beginning of year

 

63,220

 

32,673

 

66,425

 

Balance, end of year

 

$

77,439

 

$

63,220

 

$

32,673

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 



 

The following supplemental information is related to the consolidated statements of cash flows:

 

 

 

Year Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

 

 

(in 000s)

 

Cash paid for interest

 

$

52,162

 

$

16,124

 

$

17,119

 

Cash paid for income taxes

 

71,136

 

63,693

 

29,297

 

Non-cash investing and financing transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transfer of inventory to leased gaming equipment(1)

 

65,171

 

74,840

 

104,512

 

Reclassify property, plant and equipment to inventory(1)

 

11,877

 

17,112

 

16,685

 

Liabilities assumed in acquisitions

 

 

 

5,395

 

 


(1)                                 As a result of the inability to separately identify the cash flows associated with the construction of leased gaming equipment, the Company has included all additions to leased gaming equipment as an increase in inventory under cash used in operating activities in the consolidated statement of cash flows. In addition, cash generated from the sale of used gaming equipment classified as leased gaming equipment is also included in cash provided by operating activities in the consolidated statement of cash flows. The Company has one process to procure raw materials for the assembly of both inventory and leased gaming equipment. The materials requisition planning process considers the number of devices the Company expects to build for sale and for use in its gaming operations during a particular period, but it does not separately earmark purchases for leased gaming equipment. Without such an earmarking process, the Company is unable to determine whether the parts used to construct leased gaming equipment during a particular period came from inventory on hand at the beginning of the period or was constructed from inventory procured during the period of deployment, thus requiring the expenditure of cash.

 



 

BALLY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

1.                                      DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

References to “we,” “our,” “us,” “Bally” or the “Company” refer to Bally Technologies, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.

 

Bally, a Nevada corporation, is a diversified global gaming supplier that designs, manufactures, operates and distributes electronic gaming machines (“EGMs”), networked and casino-management systems and interactive applications, and table game products that drive revenue and provide operating efficiencies for gaming operators. The Company supplies innovative hardware and games, including spinning-reel and video gaming devices, specialty gaming devices, automatic card shufflers, proprietary table game content and wide- area progressive systems. The Company’s casino-management technology solutions allow its customers to more effectively manage their operations using our wide range of marketing, data management and analysis, accounting, player tracking, security and other software applications and tools. Under its business- to-business model, the Company supports customers that include traditional land-based, riverboat, and Native American casinos, interactive, video lottery and central determination markets.

 

Principles of presentation and consolidation

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Bally Technologies, Inc., and its subsidiaries, and have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), include all adjustments necessary to fairly present the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows for each period presented. All adjustments are of a normal, recurring nature. References to specific U.S. GAAP within this report cite topics within the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”).

 

All material intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

Use of estimates

 

The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Future events and their effects cannot be predicted with certainty; accordingly, accounting estimates require the exercise of judgment. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Business Combinations

 

The Company applies the provisions of ASC 805, Business Combinations, in the accounting for acquisitions. It requires the Company to recognize separately from goodwill the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed, at their acquisition date fair values. Goodwill as of the acquisition date is measured as the excess of consideration transferred over the net of the acquisition date fair values of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed. Significant estimates and assumptions are required to value assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date as well as contingent consideration, where applicable. These estimates are inherently uncertain and subject to refinement and typically include the calculation of an appropriate discount rate and projection of the cash flows associated with each acquired asset. As a result, during the measurement period, which may be up to one year from the acquisition date, the Company may record adjustments to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed with the corresponding offset to goodwill. In addition, deferred tax assets, deferred tax liabilities, uncertain tax positions and tax related valuation allowances assumed in connection with a business combination are initially estimated as of the acquisition date. The Company reevaluates these items quarterly based upon facts and circumstances that existed as of the acquisition date and any adjustments to its preliminary estimates are recorded to goodwill if identified within the measurement period. Upon the conclusion of the measurement period or final determination of the values of assets acquired or liabilities assumed, whichever comes first, any subsequent adjustments are recorded to the consolidated statements of operations.

 



 

Restructuring and acquisition-related costs

 

The Company recognizes a liability for restructuring and acquisition-related costs when the liability is incurred. Restructuring accruals are based upon management estimates at the time they are recorded. These estimates can change depending upon changes in facts and circumstances subsequent to the date the original liability was recorded. The components of restructuring charges are related primarily to executive transition costs, inventory and fixed assets write-offs and non-cancelable lease costs related to excess facilities of $8.4 million for fiscal year 2014 (none for fiscal years 2013 and 2012). Restructuring liabilities were immaterial as of June 30, 2014. Severance- related charges are accrued when it is determined that a liability has been incurred, which is generally when individuals have been notified of their termination dates and expected severance payments. Acquisition-related costs include financial advisory, legal and debt fees; accounting, consulting, and professional fees associated with due diligence, valuation and integration; severance; and adjustments related to step-up in inventory basis and amortization of purchased intangible assets.

 

Fair value of financial instruments

 

The fair value of a financial instrument is the amount at which the instrument could be exchanged in a current transaction between willing parties, other than in a forced sale or liquidation.

 

All financial assets and liabilities are recognized or disclosed at fair value using a fair value hierarchy that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. A financial instrument’s categorization within the fair value hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. There are three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

 

·                  Level 1: quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

 

·                  Level 2: inputs other than Level 1 that are observable, either directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities; or

 

·                  Level 3: unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

 

The carrying amounts reflected in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets for cash equivalents, accounts and notes receivable, investment securities to fund jackpot liabilities, accounts payable, jackpot liabilities and long-term debt approximate their respective fair values. Cash equivalents and investment securities to fund jackpot liabilities have Level 1 inputs with values based on quoted market prices. Accounts and notes receivable and jackpot liabilities have Level 3 inputs and were valued using Discounted Cash Flows (“DCF”) incorporating expected future payment timing and current borrowing rates. Long-term debt has Level 2 inputs and was valued using DCF incorporating expected future payment timing and current borrowing rates.

 

The Company transacts business in various foreign currencies and has international sales and expenses denominated in foreign currencies, subjecting the Company to foreign currency risk. The Company enters into foreign currency forward contracts, generally with maturities of twelve months or less, to hedge recognized foreign currency assets and liabilities to reduce the risk that earnings and cash flows will be adversely affected by changes in foreign currency exchange rates. The gains or losses resulting from changes in the fair value of these forward contracts, which are not designated as accounting hedges, are reported in other income (expense) in the consolidated statements of operations, and generally offset the gains and losses associated with the underlying foreign-currency-denominated balances, which are also reported in other income (expense).

 

As of June 30, 2014 and 2013:

 

·                  euro forward contracts for a total of $60.0 million and $33.0 million, respectively, or the notional equivalent of €44.0 million and €25.3 million, respectively, were outstanding;

 

·                  pound sterling forward contracts for a total of $9.4 million and $2.3 million, respectively, or the equivalent of £5.5 million and £1.5 million, respectively, were outstanding;

 



 

·                  Canadian dollar forward contracts for a total of $12.6 million and $-0- million, respectively, or the equivalent of C$13.5 million and C$-0- million, respectively, were outstanding; and

 

·                  Australian dollar forward contracts for a total of $44.8 million and $-0- million, respectively, or the equivalent of A$49.0 million and A$-0- million, respectively, were outstanding.

 

The Company may use interest rate derivatives to manage the interest expense generated by variable rate debt and foreign currency derivatives to manage foreign exchange risk. The interest rate derivatives are accounted for as cash flow hedges. The Company’s derivative financial instruments are measured at fair value on a recurring basis, and the balances were as follows:

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements
Using Input Type

 

 

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

 

 

(in 000s)

 

As of June 30, 2014:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency derivative financial instrument

 

$

 

$

111

 

$

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accrued and other liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency derivative financial instrument

 

$

 

$

498

 

$

 

Interest rate derivative financial instruments

 

$

 

$

4,334

 

$

 

Other liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate derivative financial instrument

 

$

 

$

12,540

 

$

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements
Using Input Type

 

 

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

 

 

(in 000s)

 

As of June 30, 2013:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency derivative financial instrument

 

$

 

$

397

 

$

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accrued and other liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency derivative financial instrument

 

$

 

$

22

 

$

 

Interest rate derivative financial instruments

 

$

 

$

4,689

 

$

 

Other liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate derivative financial instrument

 

$

 

$

4,927

 

$

 

 

The valuation techniques used to measure the fair value of the derivative financial instruments above in which the counterparties have high credit ratings, were derived from pricing models, such as discounted cash flow techniques, with all significant inputs derived from or corroborated by observable market data. The Company’s discounted cash flow techniques use observable market inputs, such as LIBOR-based yield curves and foreign currency forward rates. See Note 8 to the consolidated financial statements, Long-Term Debt.

 

Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activity

 

The Company assesses, both at the inception of each designated hedge and on an on-going basis, whether the derivatives that are used in hedging transactions are highly effective in offsetting changes in cash flows of the hedged items. The interest rate derivative instruments meet these requirements and are accounted for as cash flow hedges.

 



 

The impact of the cash flow hedge and non-designated foreign currency derivatives on the consolidated financial statements is depicted below:

 

 

 

Amount of Loss
Recognized in OCI on
Derivative (Effective
Portion)

 

 

 

Amount of Loss
Reclassified From
Accumulated OCI
into Income
(Effective Portion)

 

Cash Flow Hedging Derivative

 

Year
Ended
June 30,
2014

 

Year
Ended
June 30,
2013

 

Year
Ended
June 30,
2012

 

Location of Loss

 

Year
Ended
June 30,
2014

 

Year
Ended
June 30,
2013

 

Year
Ended
June 30,
2012

 

 

 

(in 000s)

 

 

 

(in 000s)

 

Interest rate swap agreement

 

$

(12,240

)

$

(921

)

$

(14,969

)

Interest expense

 

$

(4,982

)

$

(5,137

)

$

(5,039

)

 

 

 

Amount of Loss Recognized in Income
on Derivative (Ineffective Portion)

 

Location of Loss

 

Year
Ended
June 30,
2014

 

Year
Ended
June 30,
2013

 

Year
Ended
June 30,
2012

 

 

 

(in 000s)

 

Interest expense

 

$

 

$

(9

)

$

 

 

 

 

Amount of Income (Loss) Recognized
in Other Income (Expense)

 

Non-Designated Derivative

 

Year
Ended
June 30,
2014

 

Year
Ended
June 30,
2013

 

Year
Ended
June 30,
2012

 

 

 

(in 000s)

 

Foreign Currency Forward Contract

 

$

(2,530

)

$

(1,151

)

$

4,246

 

 

The pre-tax changes in other comprehensive income are as follows:

 

Interest Rate Derivative Financial Instrument
OCI Rollforward:

 

Year
Ended
June 30,
2014

 

Year
Ended
June 30,
2013

 

 

 

(in 000s)

 

Beginning balance

 

$

(9,616

)

$

(13,832

)

Amount recognized in OCI on derivative

 

(12,240

)

(921

)

Amount reclassified from OCI into income

 

4,982

 

5,137

 

Unrealized loss on derivative financial instruments

 

$

(16,874

)

$

(9,616

)

 

The following tables reconcile the net fair values of assets and liabilities, subject to offsetting arrangements that are recorded in the consolidated balance sheet:

 

 

 

Offsetting of Derivative Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross Amounts Not Offset
in the Consolidated Balance Sheet

 

Description

 

Gross
Amounts
of Recognized
Assets

 

Gross
Amounts
Offset in the
Consolidated
Balance
Sheet

 

Net Amounts of
Assets Presented
in the
Consolidated
Balance Sheet

 

Financial
Instruments

 

Cash
Collateral
Pledged

 

Net
Amount

 

 

 

(in 000s)

 

As of June 30, 2014:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency derivative financial instrument

 

$

111

 

$

 

$

111

 

$

(111

)

$

 

$

 

As of June 30, 2013:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency derivative financial instrument

 

$

397

 

$

 

$

397

 

$

(22

)

$

 

$

375

 

 



 

 

 

Offsetting of Derivative Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross Amounts Not Offset in the
Consolidated Balance Sheet

 

Description

 

Gross
Amounts
of Recognized
Liabilities

 

Gross
Amounts
Offset in the
Consolidated
Balance
Sheet

 

Net Amounts of
Liabilities
Presented in the
Consolidated
Balance Sheet

 

Financial
Instruments

 

Cash
Collateral
Pledged

 

Net
Amount

 

 

 

(in 000s)

 

As of June 30, 2014:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency derivative financial instruments

 

$

(498

)

$

 

$

(498

)

$

111

 

$

 

$

(387

)

Interest rate derivative financial instrument

 

$

(16,874

)

$

 

$

(16,874

)

$

 

$

 

$

(16,874

)

As of June 30, 2013:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency derivative financial instruments

 

$

(22

)

$

 

$

(22

)

$

22

 

$

 

$

 

Interest rate derivative financial instrument

 

$

(9,616

)

$

 

$

(9,616

)

$

 

$

 

$

(9,616

)

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

Cash and cash equivalents consist of highly liquid debt instruments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less at the date of purchase and are carried at cost, which approximates fair value.

 

Restricted cash

 

The Company maintains jackpot funds totaling approximately $17.2 million and $12.9 million at June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, to ensure availability of funds to pay wide-area progressive jackpot awards.

 

Accounts and notes receivable and allowances for doubtful accounts

 

Accounts and notes receivable are stated at face value less an allowance for doubtful accounts. The Company generally grants customers credit terms for periods of 30 to 120 days, but may also grant extended payment terms to some customers for periods generally up to three years, with interest generally at market rates.

 

The Company evaluates the credit quality of its accounts and notes receivable and establishes an allowance for doubtful accounts based on a combination of factors including, but not limited to, customer collection experience, economic conditions, and the customer’s financial condition. In addition to specific account identification, which includes the review of any modifications of accounts and notes receivable, if applicable, the Company utilizes historic collection experience to establish an allowance for doubtful accounts. Receivables are written off only after the Company has exhausted all reasonable collection efforts.

 

Inventories

 

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost, determined on a first in, first out basis, or market. Cost elements included in work-in-process and finished goods include raw materials, direct labor and manufacturing overhead. Inventories consist of the following:

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

 

 

(in 000s)

 

Raw materials

 

$

56,940

 

$

42,464

 

Work-in-process

 

232

 

1,508

 

Finished goods

 

25,117

 

24,435

 

Total

 

$

82,289

 

$

68,407

 

 



 

The Company regularly reviews inventory quantities and updates estimates for the net realizable value of inventories to estimate potential excess or obsolete inventory. Our process includes examining the carrying values of new and used gaming devices, parts and ancillary equipment in comparison to the current fair market values for such equipment (less costs to sell or dispose). The determination of obsolete or excess inventory requires us to estimate the future demand for our products within specific time horizons, generally one year or less. Additional factors involved in this analysis include the overall levels of our inventories, the costs required to sell the products, including refurbishment costs, importation costs for international shipments, and the overall projected demand for products once the next generation of products are scheduled for release. Demand for parts inventory is also subject to technical obsolescence.

 

The Company recorded inventory write-downs totaling $12.2 million, $6.1 million and $5.9 million during the years ended June 30, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

 

Deferred revenue and deferred cost of revenue

 

Deferred revenue arises from the timing differences between the shipment or installation of gaming equipment and systems products and the satisfaction of all revenue recognition criteria consistent with the Company’s revenue recognition policy. Deferred cost of revenue consists of the direct costs associated with the manufacture of gaming equipment and systems products for which revenue has been deferred. Deferred revenue and deferred cost of revenue that are expected to be realized within one year are classified as current liabilities and current assets, respectively.

 

Restricted long-term cash and investments

 

The Company purchases U.S. Treasury Strip Securities for the benefit of jackpot winners who elect to receive annual or weekly installment payments. These securities are held to maturity and recorded at cost plus interest accretion to date. Such securities are included in restricted long-term investments in the consolidated balance sheets, and totaled $16.8 million and $14.8 million as of June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

 

As of June 30, 2014, the Company had $77.2 million in cash which was restricted and held in escrow to fund the acquisition of Dragonplay Ltd. (“DragonPlay”) on July 1, 2014. See Note 17 to the consolidated financial statements, Subsequent Events.

 

Property, plant and equipment and leased gaming equipment

 

Property, plant and equipment is stated at cost and depreciated over the estimated useful lives or lease term, if less, using the straight line method as follows: buildings and improvements, five to forty years; furniture, fixtures and equipment, three to seven years; and leasehold improvements, the shorter of lease term or ten years. Leased gaming equipment is stated at cost and depreciated over the estimated useful lives ranging from one to five years. Depreciation and asset charges related to leased gaming equipment are recorded to cost of product lease, operation and royalty in the consolidated statements of operations.

 

Significant replacements and improvements are capitalized while other maintenance and repairs are expensed. The cost and accumulated depreciation of assets retired or otherwise disposed of are eliminated from the accounts and any resulting gain or loss is credited or charged to income.

 

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

For the years ended June 30, 2014, 2013 and 2012, depreciation and amortization expense totaled $133.7 million, $88.3 million and $81.5 million, respectively. Of these amounts, $76.1 million, $65.6 million and $58.7 million of depreciation and amortization expense were included in cost of gaming equipment and systems and cost of product lease, operation and royalty in the consolidated statements of operations. Depreciation and amortization expense related to the Acquisition was $46.0 million in fiscal year 2014, of which $10.4 million was included in cost of product lease, operation and royalty in the consolidated statements of operations.

 

Impairment of long-lived assets and goodwill

 

The Company does not renew or extend the term of its intangible assets. The Company reviews long-lived assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Such events or circumstances include, but are not limited to, a significant decrease in the fair value of the underlying business or market price of the long-lived asset, a significant adverse change in legal factors or business climate that could affect the value of a long-lived asset, or a current period operating or cash flow loss combined with a history of operating or cash flow losses. The

 



 

Company groups long-lived assets for impairment analysis at the lowest level for which identifiable cash flows are largely independent of the cash flows of other assets and liabilities. Recoverability of long-lived assets is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to future, net cash flows expected to be generated by the asset, undiscounted and without interest. If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured as the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the fair value of the assets.

 

The Company reviews goodwill for impairment annually at the beginning of its fourth fiscal quarter, or whenever events or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying value. The goodwill impairment analysis may start with an assessment of qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying value. If, after assessing the qualitative factors, the Company determines that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying value, or if it does not perform a qualitative assessment, it will perform a quantitative impairment analysis. The Company performs the quantitative impairment analysis of goodwill at a reporting unit level by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying value, including goodwill. If the fair value is less than the carrying value, the impairment to be recognized is measured as the amount by which the carrying amount of the goodwill exceeds the fair value of the reporting unit goodwill.

 

During the years ended June 30, 2014, 2013 and 2012, no impairment charges related to long-lived assets or goodwill were recorded.

 

Jackpot liabilities

 

The Company recognizes jackpot expense, included in cost of product lease, operation and royalty, in the consolidated statements of operations, and a liability for jackpots incurred but not yet won in each jurisdiction based on the discounted net present value of the progressive meter liability. Jackpots are payable either in weekly or annual installments, or immediately in the case of instant win progressive jackpots. Winners may elect to receive a single payment for the present value of a jackpot discounted at applicable interest rates in lieu of annual installments. Interest rates used in the single payment calculation vary by jurisdiction and are impacted by market forces and other economic conditions. The long-term portion of jackpot liabilities was $12.6 million and $9.0 million in fiscal years 2014 and 2013, respectively, and are classified as other liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets.

 

Revenue recognition

 

The Company’s revenue recognition policy is to record revenue when all of the following criteria have been satisfied:

 

·                  Persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists;

 

·                  The price or fee to the customer is fixed or determinable;

 

·                  Collectability is reasonably assured; and

 

·                  Delivery has occurred.

 

Revenues are reported net of incentive rebates, discounts, sales taxes and all other items of a similar nature. For products sold under arrangements with extended payment terms the probability of collection is evaluated based on a review of the customer’s credit worthiness and a review of historic collection experience on contracts with extended payment terms. As a result of such review, the Company recognizes revenue on extended payment term arrangements when the Company has determined that collectability is reasonably assured and the fee is considered fixed and determinable.

 

Products placed with customers on a trial basis are recorded as revenue once the trial period has ended, the customer has accepted the games, and all other revenue recognition criteria have been satisfied. The Company’s standard sales contracts do not contain right of return provisions and the Company has not experienced significant sales returns. Therefore, the Company has not recorded an allowance for sales returns. Amounts billed to customers prior to completing the earnings process are deferred until the revenue recognition criteria are satisfied.

 

Product Lease, Operation and Royalty Revenue.  Product lease, operation and royalty revenue is earned from the renting or leasing of tangible products and the licensing of intangible products. Product lease and operation revenue is derived from gaming operations, including the operation of linked progressive systems, the rental of EGMs, game content and the related systems placed with customers, and the lease of table game products, including automatic card shufflers, deck checkers and roulette chip sorters. Product royalty revenue is derived from gaming operations and table game products, including the licensing of proprietary table game content. Product lease and operation revenue is earned and recognized based on a share of money wagered, a share of the net winnings, or on a fixed daily or monthly rate. The fee entitles the customer to full use of

 



 

the gaming equipment and includes maintenance, licensing of the game content software and connection to a linked progressive system, where applicable. In certain markets, the Company also charges a daily system connection fee for the customer to connect to a central determination system and/or back-office system. The Company does not consider these arrangements to have multiple revenue-generating activities as the services offered are a comprehensive solution in exchange for a fee and all of the products and services are delivered simultaneously. Product royalty revenue from table game products, including the licensing of proprietary table game content, is earned based on a fixed monthly rate. Product lease, operation and royalty revenue is recognized under general revenue recognition guidance as the deliverables provide the customer with rights to use tangible gaming devices and software that is essential to the functionality of the gaming devices.

 

Gaming Equipment and Systems Revenue

 

Gaming Equipment Revenue.  Gaming Equipment revenue is generated from the sale of EGMs, including up-front licensing rights to game content, table game products, including the sale of lifetime licenses to the Company’s proprietary table games, and parts and other ancillary equipment. Arrangements may also include sales of game content conversion kits that enable customers to replace game content without purchasing a new EGM. The recognition of revenue from product sales occurs as title and risk of loss have passed to the customer and all other revenue recognition criteria have been satisfied. Revenue is recorded for the sale of lifetime licenses, under which the Company has no continuing obligation, on the effective date of the license.

 

As the combination of game content software and the tangible EGMs and table game products function together to deliver the product’s essential functionality, revenue from the sale of EGMs and table game products is recognized under general revenue recognition guidance. Game content conversion kits are considered software deliverables and are recognized in accordance with software revenue recognition guidance.

 

Casino-Management Systems Revenue.  Systems revenue arrangements generally include a combination of casino-management systems software licenses, systems-based hardware products, maintenance and product support fees and professional services. The primary function of casino-management systems software licensed by the Company is aiding customers in more effectively running their businesses with marketing, data management and analysis, accounting, player tracking and security features.

 

Revenue for casino-management systems software and maintenance and product support fees is recognized under software revenue recognition guidance. Although the casino-management systems software and certain systems-based hardware products function together, the functionality of casino-management systems software is primarily derived from the software. The casino-management systems software is not essential to the functionality of the systems-based hardware products.

 

The Company licenses casino-management systems software on a perpetual basis or under time-based licenses. Revenue from perpetual license software is recognized at the inception of the license term provided all revenue recognition criteria have been satisfied. Revenue from maintenance and product support fees sold with perpetual licenses is recognized over the term of the support period. The Company’s time-based licenses are generally for twelve month terms and are bundled with software maintenance and product support fees. All revenue from such arrangements is recognized over the term of the license.

 

Systems-based hardware products include embedded software that is essential to the functionality of the hardware. Accordingly, revenue related to all systems-based hardware sales and related maintenance and product support fees are recognized under general revenue recognition guidance. Revenue from the sale of systems-based hardware is generally recognized upon delivery when title and risk of loss have passed to the customer and all other revenue recognition criteria are satisfied. However, in the case of arrangements involving a systems installation, revenue on the systems-based hardware is generally not recognized until the system has been installed and the customer has accepted the system. Hardware maintenance and product support fees are recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the support period which is generally twelve months.

 

Software maintenance and product support provides customers with rights to unspecified software product upgrades, maintenance and patches released during the term of the support period. The Company’s software maintenance and product support arrangements are generally for twelve month periods. Software maintenance and product support is recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the support period.

 

Multiple Element Arrangements.  The Company enters into revenue arrangements that may consist of multiple deliverables of its products and services. For example, customers may enter into arrangements with the Company for the implementation of casino-management systems, which will generally include a combination of casino-management systems software licenses, systems- based hardware products, maintenance and product support fees, and professional services. Certain gaming equipment arrangements may also include the sale of gaming devices and game content conversion kits.

 



 

Revenue arrangements with multiple deliverables are allocated to separate units of accounting if the deliverables meet both of the following criteria:

 

·                  The delivered items have value to the customer on a stand-alone basis. The items have value on a stand-alone basis if they are sold separately by any vendor or the customer could resell the delivered items on a stand-alone basis; and

 

·                  If the arrangement includes a general right of return relative to the delivered items, delivery or performance of the undelivered items is considered probable and substantially in the control of the Company.

 

At the inception of a multiple element arrangement, fees under the arrangement are allocated to the non-software deliverables and to the software deliverables as a group based on their relative selling price. Software deliverables are further subject to separation and allocation based on software revenue recognition guidance as described in the following paragraph. When applying the relative selling price method, a hierarchy is used for estimating the selling price based first on vendor-specific objective evidence (“VSOE”), then third-party evidence (“TPE”) and finally management’s estimate of the selling price (“ESP”). Revenue for each unit of accounting is recognized when the relevant recognition criteria for each respective element has been met.

 

In allocating arrangement fees under the relative selling price hierarchy, the Company uses VSOE for all products that have been sold on a stand-alone basis. As TPE is generally not available, the Company uses ESP for products that are not sold on a stand-alone basis and for recently introduced products that are sold on a stand-alone basis but for which a history of stand-alone sales has not yet been developed. Following these guidelines, the Company uses either VSOE or ESP for EGMs, table game products, systems-based hardware products, maintenance and product support fees associated with perpetual licenses and professional services; and ESP for perpetual and time-based software licenses and maintenance and product support fees associated with time-based licenses.

 

The Company uses the residual method to recognize revenue allocated to software deliverables. Under the residual method, the fair value of the undelivered elements is deferred and the remaining portion of the arrangement fee is allocated to the delivered element and is recognized as revenue. In arrangements in which the Company does not have VSOE of fair value of all undelivered software elements, revenue is deferred until delivery occurs or VSOE of fair value has been established for any remaining undelivered software elements. In the event the only undelivered software element is maintenance and product support for which VSOE of fair value does not exist, the revenue is recognized ratably over the maintenance and product support period.

 

The establishment of VSOE requires judgment as to whether there is a sufficient quantity of items sold on a stand-alone basis or substantive PCS contract renewals and whether the prices or PCS renewal rates demonstrate an appropriate level of concentration to conclude that VSOE exists. In determining ESP, management considers a variety of information including historic pricing and discounting practices, competitive market activity, internal costs, and the pricing and discounting practices of products sold in similar arrangements.

 

Advertising costs

 

The Company expenses advertising costs as incurred, which totaled $11.3 million, $10.0 million and $9.3 million for the years ended June 30, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

 

Warranty and product indemnifications

 

Gaming devices are typically sold with a parts, labor, and performance warranty/guarantee for new gaming devices and Utility products for a period ranging from 90 days to 12 months depending on the product and market in which it is sold, and certain sales agreements include third-party indemnifications for intellectual property infringement. Warranty expense is calculated using historical experience, and totaled $7.0 million, $3.6 million and $4.1 million for the years ended June 30, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and no costs have been incurred or accrued related to indemnities.

 

Research and development

 

Research and development expenses related to product development are expensed until technological feasibility has been established. Employee related costs associated with product development are included in R&D costs. The Company has determined that technological feasibility is not established for its products until completion of the regulatory approval process. As this process is completed shortly before the products are made available to customers, any development costs incurred after the establishment of technological feasibility are typically not significant and expensed as incurred.

 



 

Income taxes

 

The Company conducts business globally and is subject to income taxes in U.S. federal, state, local, and foreign jurisdictions. Determination of the appropriate amount and classification of income taxes depends on several factors, including estimates of the timing and probability of realization of deferred income taxes, reserves for uncertain income tax positions and income tax payment timing.

 

The Company accounts for income taxes under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in the period that includes the enactment date. Taxes on income of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries are provided at the tax rates applicable to the tax jurisdictions in which they are located.

 

The Company recognizes tax benefits from an uncertain position only if it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities based on the technical merits of the issue. The amount recognized is the largest benefit that the Company believes has greater than a 50% likelihood of being realized upon settlement. The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions as tax expense.

 

The Company records a valuation allowance to reduce net deferred tax assets to the amount more likely than not to be realizable. In doing so, the Company considers all available positive and negative evidence, including the existence of sufficient taxable income within the carryback or carryforward period available under the tax law including the future reversal of existing temporary differences and tax planning strategies that would, if necessary, be implemented.

 

Share-based compensation

 

The Company accounts for share-based compensation based on the calculated fair value of the award measured on the grant date, which is recognized, net of estimated forfeitures, as an expense over the employee’s requisite service period. The Company classifies share-based compensation expense in the same financial statement line as cash compensation, including cost of gaming equipment and systems, cost of product lease, operation and royalty, research and development costs, and selling, general and administrative expenses.

 

The excess tax benefit from stock option exercises and tax deductions in excess of compensation cost recognized are classified as a financing activity in the statement of cash flows.

 

Foreign currency translation

 

The functional currency of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries is typically their local currency. Assets and liabilities of foreign operations are translated into U.S. dollars at the rate of exchange at the end of the period, and the income and expense accounts are translated at the average rate of exchange for the period. Translation adjustments are reflected as accumulated other comprehensive income within stockholders’ equity. Intercompany trade balances, which the Company anticipates settling in the foreseeable future, result in foreign currency gains and losses which are included in other expenses in the consolidated statements of operations. Gains and losses on foreign currency transactions are included in the consolidated statements of operations.

 

Recently adopted accounting pronouncements

 

On July 1, 2013, the Company adopted new accounting guidance for disclosures about offsetting assets and liabilities which requires an entity to disclose both gross and net information about derivatives, repurchase and reverse repurchase agreements, securities borrowings and lending transactions eligible for offset in the statement of financial position. This information is intended to enable users of the financial statements to understand the effect of these arrangements on the Company’s financial position. The adoption of this guidance did not have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

 

On July 1, 2013, the Company adopted new accounting guidance to improve the reporting of reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”). Under the guidance, an entity is required to provide information about the amounts reclassified out of AOCI by component. In addition, an entity is required to present, either on the face of the financial statements or in the notes, significant amounts reclassified out of AOCI by the respective line items of net income, but only if the amount reclassified is required to be reclassified in its entirety in the same reporting period. For amounts that

 



 

are not required to be reclassified in their entirety to net income, an entity is required to cross-reference to other disclosures that provide additional details about those amounts. The guidance did not change the requirements for reporting net income or other comprehensive income in the financial statements. The adoption of this guidance did not have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

 

Recently issued accounting pronouncements not yet adopted

 

In February 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued new accounting guidance for the recognition, measurement, and disclosure of obligations resulting from joint and several liability arrangements for which the total amount of the obligation is fixed at the reporting date, including debt arrangements, other contractual obligations, and settled litigation and judicial rulings. The new guidance will be effective prospectively for the Company in its fiscal year 2015 first quarter and is not expected to have a significant impact on its consolidated results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

 

In March 2013, the FASB issued new accounting guidance requiring the release of cumulative translation adjustment into net income when an entity either sells a part or all of its investment in or no longer holds a controlling financial interest in a foreign entity. The new guidance will be effective prospectively for the Company in its fiscal year 2015 first quarter and is not expected to have a significant impact on its consolidated results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

 

In April 2014, the FASB issued new accounting guidance that changes the threshold for reporting discontinued operations and adds new disclosures. The new guidance defines a discontinued operation as a disposal of a component or group of components that is disposed of or is classified as held for sale and represents a strategic shift that has, or will have, a major effect on an entity’s operations and financial results. The guidance applies prospectively to new disposals and new classifications of disposal groups as held for sale and will be effective for the Company in its fiscal year 2015 first quarter. The guidance may impact the Company’s reporting and disclosures if it disposes of a component after the effective date.

 

In May 2014, the FASB issued a comprehensive new revenue recognition standard that will supersede virtually all existing revenue guidance. Under the new standard, revenue will be recognized when control of the promised goods or services is transferred to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods and services. The standard creates a five-step model that will generally require companies to use more judgment and make more estimates than under current guidance when considering the terms of contracts along with all relevant facts and circumstances. These include the identification of customer contracts and separating performance obligations, the determination of transaction price that potentially includes an estimate of variable consideration, allocating the transaction price to each separate performance obligation, and recognizing revenue in line with the pattern of transfer. The standard also requires extensive additional disclosures to provide greater insight into revenues recognized and deferred, including quantitative and qualitative information about significant judgments and changes in those judgments made to determine the timing and amount of revenues recognized.

 

The standard will be effective for the Company in its fiscal year 2018 first quarter. The standard allows for adoption under either “full retrospective” in which prior periods presented are recast under the new guidance or “modified retrospective” in which it would be applied only to the most current period presented along with a cumulative-effect adjustment at the date of adoption. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that this standard will have on our financial statements.

 

The Company believes there is no additional new accounting guidance adopted but not yet effective that is relevant to the readers of our financial statements. However, there are numerous new proposals under development which, if and when enacted, may have a significant impact on its financial reporting.

 

2.                                      BUSINESS COMBINATION

 

On November 25, 2013, the Company completed the acquisition of 100% of the outstanding common stock of SHFL entertainment, Inc. (“SHFL”) for total purchase consideration of $1.38 billion (the “Acquisition”). The Acquisition was funded primarily from proceeds of a new Term Loan B and borrowings from its existing Revolving Credit Facility (see Note 8 to the consolidated financial statements, Long-Term Debt). The Acquisition has provided the Company with a more diversified suite of products and is anticipated to increase its product development talent. Additionally, the Acquisition is expected to achieve synergies, including, but not limited to, cost savings from economies of scale, more efficient supply chain and distribution channels and the acceleration of revenue through greater access to international markets.

 



 

The total purchase consideration for SHFL was as follows:

 

 

 

(in 000s)

 

Total purchase price for SHFL common stock (56,626 shares at $23.25 per share)

 

$

1,316,554

 

Payments in respect of SHFL stock options, restricted shares, restricted share units and restricted share performance units

 

46,099

 

Repayments of SHFL debt and other obligations

 

19,752

 

Total purchase consideration

 

$

1,382,405

 

 

The Acquisition was accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting, which requires, among other things, the assets acquired and liabilities assumed be recognized at their respective fair values as of the acquisition date. The excess of the purchase price over those fair values was recorded as goodwill, none of which is deductible for tax purposes. The goodwill recognized is attributable primarily to expected synergies and the assembled workforce of SHFL.

 

The information below reflects preliminary allocation of the purchase price based on assumptions and estimates related to fair value that are subject to change as additional information may become available during the respective measurement periods (up to one year from the acquisition date). In particular, the Company is still evaluating the fair value of certain tangible and intangible assets and finalizing the accounting for income taxes. During the quarter ended June 30, 2014, immaterial adjustments were made to the purchase price allocation, which impacted goodwill, current assets, and deferred tax balances as well as the classification of certain elements of property, plant and equipment.

 

 

 

(in 000s)

 

Current assets

 

$

172,217

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

31,409

 

Leased gaming equipment

 

34,647

 

Goodwill

 

824,185

 

Purchased intangible assets

 

510,627

 

Other assets

 

10,662

 

Total assets

 

1,583,747

 

Current liabilities

 

37,977

 

Deferred income tax liabilities

 

160,309

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

3,056

 

Total liabilities

 

201,342

 

Net assets acquired

 

$

1,382,405

 

 

Receivables acquired of $63.9 million (including approximately $16.1 million of trade receivables with contract terms greater than one year and $4.3 million of lease receivables) were valued at their fair value utilizing Level 3 inputs, which fair value approximates the gross contractual amounts receivable.

 

Inventory acquired totaling $41.0 million was valued at fair value utilizing Level 2 inputs based on model-based valuations for which all significant inputs and value drivers are observable.

 

The following table summarizes acquired tangible and intangible assets. These values are preliminary and may change as the purchase price allocation is finalized.

 

 

 

Useful Life
(Years)

 

Estimated
Fair Value

 

 

 

 

 

(in 000s)

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

 

 

 

 

Land

 

Indefinite

 

$

4,673

 

Buildings and leasehold improvements

 

5 - 40

 

17,750

 

Furniture, fixtures and equipment

 

3 - 7

 

8,986

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

 

 

$

31,409

 

Leased gaming equipment

 

 

 

 

 

Leased gaming equipment

 

3 - 5

 

$

34,647

 

 



 

The fair value of property, plant and equipment and leased gaming equipment was determined using market data for similar assets (Level 2).

 

 

 

Useful Life
(Years)

 

Estimated
Fair Value

 

 

 

 

 

(in 000s)

 

Purchased intangible assets

 

 

 

 

 

Computer Software

 

2 - 3

 

$

2,669

 

License Rights

 

12

 

1,958

 

Core technology and content(1)

 

4 - 18

 

456,000

 

Customer relationships

 

7

 

43,000

 

Trademark

 

5

 

7,000

 

Intangible assets

 

 

 

$

510,627

 

 


(1)                                 Includes $46 million of in-process research and development (“IPR&D”) assets that are not yet subject to amortization until they reach commercial feasibility.

 

Included in core technology and content above, EGMs and table game products content and IPR&D assets were valued using the multi-period excess earnings method, a form of the income approach (Level 3). This method calculates the value based on the risk-adjusted present value of the cash flows specific to the content and products, allowing for a reasonable return. The discount rates utilized to estimate the fair value of these intangible assets ranged from 8.5% to 11.0%.

 

Trademark and core technology for the EGM and Electronic Table System (“ETS”) operating systems, and table game products were valued using the relief-from-royalty method, a form of the income approach (Level 3). The relief-from-royalty method estimates the cost savings that accrue to the owner of an intangible asset that would otherwise be payable as royalties or license fees on revenues earned through the use of the asset. The royalty rate is based on an analysis of empirical, market-derived royalty rate for similar assets. The royalty rates and discount rates utilized to estimate the fair value of these intangible assets ranged from 3% to 15%, and 9.5% to 15%, respectively.

 

The customer relationships were valued using a with-or-without method, a form of the income approach (Level 3). In this method, fair value is measured by the lost profits associated with the period of time necessary to reacquire the customers. The method involves a comparison of the cash flows assuming as if the customer relationships were in place versus as if the customer relationships were to be created “from scratch”. Cash flows attributable to the customer relationships were discounted at a rate of 10.5%.

 

The following table includes the financial results for SHFL included in the consolidated statements of operations since the acquisition date of November 25, 2013:

 

 

 

Year Ended
June 30, 2014

 

Revenue

 

$

186,374

 

Net Income(1)

 

$

12,597

 

 


(1)                                 Includes acquisition-related costs of $15.1 million.

 

The following table includes unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information assuming the Acquisition occurred as of July 1, 2012. The pro forma financial information is for information purposes only and does not necessarily represent the results that may occur in the future. The pro forma amounts include the historical operating results of the Company and SHFL prior to the Acquisition, with adjustments directly attributable to the Acquisition. The pro forma results include increases to depreciation and amortization expense based on the purchased intangible assets and the step-up in basis associated with tangible assets acquired, increases to cost of gaming equipment and systems related to the step-up in basis associated with inventory as well as increases to interest expense, related to debt issued to fund the Acquisition.

 

Also reflected in the year ended June 30, 2013 are adjustments for the impact of acquisition-related costs of $49.8 million; $46.8 million of which have been removed from the year ended June 30, 2014. All adjustments utilize an effective tax rate of 35.5%.

 



 

The pro forma amounts exclude $17.4 million of one-time costs primarily related to SHFL’s financial advisory and legal fees and $12.0 million in stock-based compensation associated with the acceleration of vesting of share based awards upon the change in control.

 

 

 

Year Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

Revenues

 

$

1,338,442

 

$

1,279,863

 

Net income attributable to Bally Technologies, Inc.

 

$

117,622

 

$

78,381

 

Basic earnings per share

 

$

3.06

 

$

1.95

 

Diluted earnings per share

 

$

3.01

 

$

1.91

 

 

3.                                      EARNINGS PER SHARE

 

Basic earnings per share are computed by dividing earnings by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share reflect the additional dilution from all potentially dilutive securities. The following computation of basic and diluted earnings per share applicable to the Company’s common stock is as follows:

 

 

 

Year Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

 

 

(in 000s, except per share amounts)

 

Net income attributable to Bally Technologies, Inc.

 

$

98,600

 

$

141,444

 

$

101,148

 

Weighted average shares outstanding

 

38,489

 

40,120

 

42,985

 

Dilutive effect of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock options, Restricted Stock Units (“RSU”) and restricted stock

 

649

 

872

 

1,435

 

Weighted average diluted shares outstanding

 

39,138

 

40,992

 

44,420

 

Basic and diluted earnings per share attributable to Bally Technologies, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share

 

$

2.56

 

$

3.53

 

$

2.35

 

Diluted earnings per share

 

$

2.52

 

$

3.45

 

$

2.28

 

 

Certain securities were excluded from the diluted per share calculation because their inclusion would be anti-dilutive. Such securities consist of the following:

 

 

 

Year Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

 

 

(in 000s)

 

Stock options, RSU and restricted stock

 

 

70

 

574

 

 

4.                                      ACCOUNTS AND NOTES RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCES FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS

 

The Company has one portfolio segment, the gaming industry customer, and four classes of receivables including its trade receivables with a contract term less than one year, trade receivables with a contract term greater than one year, sales-type leasing arrangements, and notes receivable, which are related to development financing loans. Trade receivables with contract terms greater than one year relate to the sale of gaming equipment and systems transactions, and are generally collateralized by the related equipment sold, although the value of such equipment, if repossessed, may be less than the receivable balance outstanding. Sales-type leasing arrangements relate to gaming equipment and include options to purchase the gaming equipment at the end of the lease term at established prices. Customers with sales-type leasing arrangements typically have a long-standing credit history with the Company.

 

On November 25, 2013, the Company completed the Acquisition (see Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, Business Combination). As of June 30, 2014, there were $60.8 million in net current receivables and $7.7 million in net long-term accounts receivable related to SHFL.

 



 

The Company’s accounts and notes receivable were as follows:

 

 

 

Accounts and Notes Receivable
as of June 30, 2014

 

Accounts and Notes Receivable
as of June 30, 2013

 

 

 

Ending
Balance

 

Ending Balance
Individually
Evaluated for
Impairment

 

Ending Balance
Collectively
Evaluated for
Impairment

 

Ending
Balance

 

Ending Balance
Individually
Evaluated for
Impairment

 

Ending Balance
Collectively
Evaluated for
Impairment

 

 

 

(in 000s)

 

Contract term less than one year:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trade and other receivables, current

 

$

224,580

 

$

8,963

 

$

215,617

 

$

170,598

 

$

1,589

 

$

169,009

 

Contract term greater than one year:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trade receivables, current

 

90,663

 

72,685

 

17,978

 

82,600

 

63,193

 

19,407

 

Trade receivables, noncurrent

 

26,688

 

9,469

 

17,219

 

40,178

 

17,961

 

22,217

 

 

 

117,351

 

82,154

 

35,197

 

122,778

 

81,154

 

41,624

 

Lease receivables, current

 

7,965

 

7,965

 

 

6,701

 

6,701

 

 

Lease receivables, noncurrent

 

12,403

 

12,403

 

 

9,928

 

9,928

 

 

 

 

20,368

 

20,368

 

 

16,629

 

16,629

 

 

Notes receivable, current

 

5,717

 

5,717

 

 

3,411

 

3,411

 

 

Notes receivable, noncurrent

 

12,167

 

12,167

 

 

17,114

 

17,114

 

 

 

 

17,884

 

17,884

 

 

20,525

 

20,525

 

 

Total current

 

328,925

 

95,330

 

233,595

 

263,310

 

74,894

 

188,416

 

Total noncurrent

 

51,258

 

34,039

 

17,219

 

67,220

 

45,003

 

22,217

 

Total

 

$

380,183

 

$

129,369

 

$

250,814

 

$

330,530

 

$

119,897

 

$

210,633

 

 

The activity related to the allowance for doubtful accounts for the year ended June 30, 2014 is summarized below:

 

 

 

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

 

 

 

Beginning
Balance
as of
June 30, 2013

 

Charge-
offs

 

Recoveries

 

Provision

 

Ending
Balance
as of
June 30,
2014

 

Ending
Balance
Individually
Evaluated for
Impairment

 

Ending
Balance
Collectively
Evaluated for
Impairment

 

 

 

(in 000s)

 

Contract term less than one year:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trade and other receivables, current

 

$

(4,505

)

$

570

 

$

91

 

$

(1,127

)

$

(4,971

)

$

(2,815

)

$

(2,156

)

Contract term greater than one year:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trade receivables, current

 

(10,308

)

74

 

1,597

 

(1,198

)

(9,835

)

(7,955

)

(1,880

)

Trade receivables, noncurrent

 

(1,764

)

597

 

1,732

 

(1,494

)

(929

)

 

(929

)

 

 

(12,072

)

671

 

3,329

 

(2,692

)

(10,764

)

(7,955

)

(2,809

)

Lease receivables, current

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lease receivables, noncurrent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes receivable, current

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes receivable, noncurrent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total current

 

(14,813

)

644

 

1,688

 

(2,325

)

(14,806

)

(10,770

)

(4,036

)

Total noncurrent

 

(1,764

)

597

 

1,732

 

(1,494

)

(929

)

 

(929

)

Total

 

$

(16,577

)

$

1,241

 

$

3,420

 

$

(3,819

)

$

(15,735

)

$

(10,770

)

$

(4,965

)

 



 

The activity related to the allowance for doubtful accounts for the year ended June 30, 2013 is summarized below:

 

 

 

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

 

 

 

Beginning
Balance
as of
June 30, 2012

 

Charge-
offs

 

Recoveries

 

Provision

 

Ending
Balance
as of
June 30,
2013

 

Ending
Balance
Individually
Evaluated for
Impairment

 

Ending
Balance
Collectively
Evaluated for
Impairment

 

 

 

(in 000s)

 

Contract term less than one year:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trade and other receivables, current

 

$

(6,138

)

$

1,449

 

$

 

$

184

 

$

(4,505

)

$

(1,445

)

$

(3,060

)

Contract term greater than one year:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trade receivables, current

 

(7,935

)

3,973

 

822

 

(7,168

)

(10,308

)

(8,101

)

(2,207

)

Trade receivables, noncurrent

 

(1,279

)

2,598

 

 

(3,083

)

(1,764

)

 

(1,764

)

 

 

(9,214

)

6,571

 

822

 

(10,251

)

(12,072

)

(8,101

)

(3,971

)

Lease receivables, current

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lease receivables, noncurrent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes receivable, current

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes receivable, noncurrent

 

(1,750

)

2,856

 

 

(1,106

)

 

 

 

 

 

(1,750

)

2,856

 

 

(1,106

)

 

 

 

Total current

 

(14,073

)

5,422

 

822

 

(6,984

)

(14,813

)

(9,546

)

(5,267

)

Total noncurrent

 

(3,029

)

5,454

 

 

(4,189

)

(1,764

)

 

(1,764

)

Total

 

$

(17,102

)

$

10,876

 

$

822

 

$

(11,173

)

$

(16,577

)

$

(9,546

)

$

(7,031

)

 

Gaming is a highly regulated industry requiring customers to obtain a gaming operator’s license and verify with the applicable regulatory agency that they have the financial resources to operate a gaming establishment. Many of the Company’s customers, including new casinos that have opened in recent years, are owned by existing multi-property customers that have established a favorable payment history with the Company. Customer accounts typically include a mix of trade receivables balances with terms for periods of 30 to 120 days and financing receivables resulting from extended payment terms.

 

The Company monitors the credit quality of its accounts receivable by reviewing an aging of customer invoices. Invoices are considered past due if a scheduled payment is not received within agreed upon terms. The Company’s notes receivable are reviewed quarterly, at a minimum, for impairment. The Company also reviews a variety of other relevant qualitative information such as collection experience, economic conditions and specific customer financial conditions to evaluate credit risk in recording the allowance for doubtful accounts or as an indicator of an impaired loan.

 

The Company accrues interest, if applicable, on its accounts and notes receivables pursuant to the terms of the agreement. Interest is not accrued on past due accounts and notes receivable, or individual amounts that the Company has determined and specifically identified as not collectible.

 

The following summarizes the aging of past due receivables, excluding trade accounts receivable with a contract term less than one year, as of June 30, 2014:

 

 

 

1 to 90
Days
Past Due

 

91 to 180
Days
Past Due

 

181 + Days
Past Due

 

Total
Past Due

 

Current

 

Total
Receivable

 

Recorded
Investment in
Receivables
on Nonaccrual
Status

 

Recorded
Investment
90 Days and
Accruing

 

 

 

(in 000s)

 

Trade receivables

 

$

7,862

 

$

2,178

 

$

8,102

 

$

18,142

 

$

99,209

 

$

117,351

 

$

18,142

 

$

 

Lease receivables

 

 

 

 

 

20,368

 

20,368

 

 

 

Notes receivable

 

 

 

 

 

17,884

 

17,884

 

 

 

Total

 

$

7,862

 

$

2,178

 

$

8,102

 

$

18,142

 

$

137,461

 

$

155,603

 

$

18,142

 

$

 

 



 

The following summarizes the aging of past due receivables, excluding trade accounts receivable with a contract term less than one year, as of June 30, 2013:

 

 

 

1 to 90
Days
Past Due

 

91 to 180
Days
Past Due

 

181 + Days
Past Due

 

Total
Past Due

 

Current

 

Total
Receivable

 

Recorded
Investment in
Receivables
on Nonaccrual
Status

 

Recorded
Investment
90 Days and
Accruing

 

 

 

(in 000s)

 

Trade receivables

 

$

9,636

 

$

2,851

 

$

6,869

 

$

19,356

 

$

103,422

 

$

122,778

 

$

19,356

 

$

 

Lease receivables

 

 

 

 

 

16,629

 

16,629

 

 

 

Notes receivable

 

 

 

 

 

20,525

 

20,525

 

 

 

Total

 

$

9,636

 

$

2,851

 

$

6,869

 

$

19,356

 

$

140,576

 

$

159,932

 

$

19,356

 

$

 

 

The aging of customer invoices and note balances are based on contractually agreed upon payment terms, which in certain rare circumstances have been modified from the original financing terms. The modification of original financing terms are infrequent and generally do not represent a concession as they result only in a delay of payment that is typically insignificant to total trade, lease and notes receivable balances.

 

The Company has provided development financing to certain customers in the form of notes receivable. There were no significant modifications of notes receivable during the periods presented.

 

Impairment is recognized when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of a note arrangement. There were no recorded investments in impaired loans as of June 30, 2014 and 2013.

 

The fair value of accounts and notes receivable, net, is estimated by discounting expected future cash flows using current interest rates at which similar loans would be made to borrowers, with similar credit ratings and remaining maturities. As of June 30, 2014 and 2013, the fair value of the accounts and notes receivable, net, approximated the carrying value.

 

5.                                      PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT AND LEASED GAMING EQUIPMENT

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

 

 

(in 000s)

 

Land and land improvements

 

$

11,824

 

$

1,975

 

Buildings and leasehold improvements

 

46,270

 

29,582

 

Gaming equipment

 

33,778

 

30,552

 

Furniture, fixtures and equipment

 

52,504

 

33,544

 

Less accumulated depreciation

 

(74,158

)

(60,556

)

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

$

70,218

 

$

35,097

 

Leased gaming equipment

 

$

379,590

 

$

323,431

 

Less accumulated depreciation

 

(248,086

)

(209,680

)

Leased gaming equipment, net

 

$

131,504

 

$

113,751

 

 

6.                                      GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

 

Goodwill

 

On November 25, 2013, the Company completed the Acquisition (see Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, Business Combination). The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, are as follows:

 

 

 

(in 000s)

 

Balance as of June 30, 2012

 

$

171,971

 

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

191

 

Balance as of June 30, 2013

 

172,162

 

Acquisition of SHFL

 

824,185

 

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

7,030

 

Balance as of June 30, 2014

 

$

1,003,377

 

 



 

Intangible assets

 

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2014

 

June 30, 2013

 

 

 

Useful
Life
(Years)

 

Gross
Carrying
Amount

 

Accumulated
Amortization

 

Net
Carrying
Amount

 

Gross
Carrying
Amount

 

Accumulated
Amortization

 

Net
Carrying
Amount

 

 

 

(dollars in 000s)

 

Computer software

 

2 - 5

 

$

51,392

 

$

(39,229

)

$

12,163

 

$

39,484

 

$

(35,796

)

$

3,688

 

License rights

 

3 - 13

 

16,108

 

(10,921

)

5,187

 

12,819

 

(7,215

)

5,604

 

Trademarks

 

5 - 10

 

9,430

 

(3,104

)

6,326

 

2,430

 

(2,239

)

191

 

Core technology and content

 

4 - 18(1)

 

487,473

 

(51,790

)

435,683

 

27,063

 

(21,887

)

5,176

 

Customer relationships

 

7

 

43,572

 

(3,737

)

39,835

 

 

 

 

Contracts

 

2 - 10

 

10,943

 

(10,651

)

292

 

10,943

 

(9,766

)

1,177

 

Other intangibles

 

3 - 5

 

2,187

 

(928

)

1,259

 

2,548

 

(808

)

1,740

 

Total finite-lived intangible assets

 

 

 

$

621,105

 

$

(120,360

)

$

500,745

 

$

95,287

 

$

(77,711

)

$

17,576

 

Trademark

 

indefinite

 

7,500

 

 

7,500

 

7,500

 

 

7,500

 

Total

 

 

 

$

628,605

 

$

(120,360

)

$

508,245

 

$

102,787

 

$

(77,711

)

$

25,076

 

 


(1)                                 Includes $46 million of in-process research and development assets that are not yet subject to amortization until they reach commercial feasibility.

 

At June 30, 2014, there was $482.7 million in net intangible assets related to SHFL.

 

Finite-lived intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line method. Total amortization expense related to finite-lived intangible assets totaled $42.2 million, $10.9 million and $9.8 million for the years ended June 30, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively, which included computer software amortization expense of $3.0 million, $2.1 million and $2.3 million, respectively.

 

During the year ended June 30, 2013, contract rights of approximately $4.6 million associated with HBG Connex S.P.A. (“HBG”) were derecognized in conjunction with the settlement agreement (see Note 13 to consolidated financial statements, Commitments and Contingencies).

 

The weighted average life of the Company’s total finite-lived intangible assets is 9.5 years, which includes average lives of 10.1 years for core technology and content and 6.4 years for customer relationships. The Company’s indefinite-lived intangible asset of approximately $7.5 million was for one-time consideration given for a perpetual, worldwide license for the use of the Bally trademark in connection with the Company’s business.

 

Future amortization of finite-lived intangible assets is scheduled as follows:

 

Year Ended June 30,

 

(in 000s)

 

2015

 

$

64,273

 

2016

 

64,454

 

2017

 

62,342

 

2018

 

60,295

 

2019

 

48,650

 

Thereafter

 

200,731

 

Total

 

$

500,745

 

 

7.                                      ACCRUED AND OTHER LIABILITIES

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

 

 

(in 000s)

 

Payroll and related costs

 

$

55,402

 

$

39,077

 

Legal, professional and consulting costs

 

9,010

 

9,948

 

Customer deposits

 

8,968

 

9,430

 

Royalties

 

5,694

 

4,919

 

Regulatory approval costs

 

2,738

 

2,922

 

 



 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

 

 

(in 000s)

 

Sales, use and gaming taxes

 

6,412

 

3,957

 

Interest rate derivative financial instruments

 

4,334

 

4,689

 

Foreign currency derivative financial instrument

 

498

 

22

 

Other

 

21,954

 

16,163

 

Total accrued and other liabilities

 

$

115,010

 

$

91,127

 

 

8.                                      LONG-TERM DEBT

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

 

 

(in 000s)

 

Revolving credit facility

 

$

770,000

 

$

240,000

 

Term loan A

 

340,000

 

364,375

 

Term loan B, net of discounts of $7,189 and —, respectively

 

815,239

 

 

Other, generally unsecured

 

179

 

240

 

Long-term debt

 

1,925,418

 

604,615

 

Less current maturities

 

(38,465

)

(24,615

)

Long-term debt, net of current maturities

 

$

1,886,953

 

$

580,000

 

 

As of June 30, 2014 and 2013, there was approximately $300 million and $460 million, respectively, of undrawn availability under the Revolving Credit Facility. Availability under the Revolving Credit Facility is reduced to the extent of outstanding letters of credit.

 

On April 19, 2013, the Company amended and restated its existing credit agreement (the “Amended and Restated Credit Agreement”) that provides for a five-year $1.07 billion senior secured credit facility comprised of a $370 million term loan (“Term Loan A”) and a $700 million revolving credit facility, including a $50 million sublimit for the issuance of standby letters of credit, a $10 million sublimit for swingline loans and a $150 million sublimit for multicurrency borrowings approved under the credit facility (the “Secured Credit Facility”).

 

On November 25, 2013, the Company completed the Acquisition and entered into Term Loan B with an aggregate principal amount of $1.1 billion. The Company capitalized debt issuance costs of $22.5 million associated with the Term Loan B, of which $10.5 million were recorded as a discount to long- term debt and $12.0 million were recorded as other assets, net.

 

On May 27, 2014, the Company entered into an incremental joinder agreement and Amendment No. 2 (the “Second Amendment”) to its Amended and Restated Credit Agreement. The Second Amendment increased the borrowing capacity of the Revolving Credit Facility by $370 million, extended the maturity date of Term Loan A and Revolving Credit Facility to May 27, 2019, and revised the leverage-based pricing grid. As a result of the Second Amendment, the Company wrote-off net debt issuance costs of $0.2 million.

 

In May 2014, the Company made a payment on Term Loan B for $270 million. As a result of the payment, the Company wrote-off related net debt issuance costs of $4.7 million and discount to long-term debt of $2.4 million to other expense.

 

Term Loan A requires quarterly principal payments of $7.5 million from June 2014 through March 2016; and $5.0 million from June 2016 until the Term Loan A’s maturity in May 2019, when the remaining outstanding principal balance of $227.5 million is due. Term Loan B requires quarterly principal payments equal to $2.1 million until its maturity in November 2020, when the remaining outstanding principal balance of $770.6 million is due.

 

As of June 30, 2014 and June 30, 2013, the interest rate on the Revolving Credit Facility was 2.15% and 1.45%, respectively, and the interest rate on the Term Loan A was 3.65% and 3.59%, respectively, after giving effect to the floating-to-fixed interest rate swap. As of June 30, 2014, the interest rate on the Term Loan B was 4.25%.

 

The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement is collateralized by substantially all of the Company’s domestic assets and is guaranteed by each of its domestic subsidiaries, excluding any noncontrolling interests, and is secured by a pledge agreement.

 



 

The fair value of long-term debt is estimated by discounting expected cash flows using current interest rates at which similar loans would be made to borrowers with similar credit ratings and remaining maturities. As of June 30, 2014 and 2013, the fair value of long-term debt approximated the carrying value.

 

The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement contains a number of covenants that, among other things, restrict the Company’s ability and certain of its subsidiaries to dispose of assets, incur additional indebtedness or issue preferred stock, pay dividends or make other distributions, enter into certain acquisitions, repurchase equity interests or subordinated indebtedness, issue or sell equity interests of our subsidiaries, engage in mergers or acquisitions or certain transactions with subsidiaries and affiliates, and otherwise restrict corporate activities.

 

The financial covenants under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement consist of a leverage ratio and an interest coverage ratio. The leverage ratio is computed as total debt outstanding at the end of the quarter divided by the trailing twelve months earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”), excluding certain cash and non-cash charges. The interest coverage ratio is computed as EBITDA for the trailing twelve months divided by the trailing twelve months of interest charges.

 

A breach of any of the covenants or the inability to comply with the required financial ratios could result in a default under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement. In the event of any such default, the lenders could elect to declare all borrowings outstanding under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, together with any accrued interest and other fees, to be due and payable. If the Company were unable to repay the indebtedness upon its acceleration, the lenders could proceed against the underlying collateral. The Company was in compliance with the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement covenants as of June 30, 2014 and 2013.

 

Interest Rate Swap Agreements

 

Effective June 2011, the Company entered into a floating-to-fixed rate swap agreement with a maturity date of May 13, 2016 to fix a portion of the floating LIBOR-based debt under the Secured Credit Facility to fixed-rate debt at an interest rate of 2.09% (plus applicable margin). In October 2013, the Company entered into an additional floating-to-fixed rate swap agreement with a maturity of June 30, 2018 to fix an additional portion of the floating LIBOR-based debt of the Secured Credit Facility to fixed-rate debt at an interest rate of 2.04% (plus applicable margin). The interest swaps have accreting and subsequently amortizing notionals in order to hedge the targeted amount of debt over the life of the swaps. In January 2014, the Company entered into an additional floating-to-fixed rate swap agreement with a maturity of June 30, 2020 to fix an additional portion of the floating LIBOR-based debt of the Secured Credit Facility to fixed-rate debt at an interest rate of 3.00% (plus applicable margin) for $450 million of such debt, without any accreting or amortizing features. At June 30, 2014 and 2013, the swap agreements had notional values of $240.0 million and $264.4 million of active swaps and $550.0 million and $-0- million of forward starting swaps, respectively.

 

The Company has documented and designated the interest rate swaps as cash flow hedges. Based on the assessment of effectiveness using statistical regression, the Company determined that the interest rate swaps are effective. Effectiveness testing of the hedge relationships and measurement to quantify ineffectiveness is performed each fiscal quarter using the hypothetical derivative method. As the interest rate swaps qualify as cash flow hedges, the Company adjusts the cash flow hedges on a quarterly basis to their fair values with a corresponding offset to accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (“OCI”) for all effective amounts and interest expense for all ineffective amounts. The interest rate swaps have been and are expected to remain highly effective for the life of the hedges. Effective amounts are reclassified to interest expense as the related hedged expense is incurred. As of June 30, 2014 and 2013, the Company had no ineffectiveness on its cash flow hedges. Amounts related to the swaps expected to be reclassified from OCI to interest expense in the next twelve months total $4.3 million. Additional information on the Company’s interest rate swaps as of June 30, 2014 is as follows:

 

Interest Rate Derivative Financial
Instruments

 

Balance Sheet Location

 

Fair Value
(in 000s)

 

Location of Offsetting Balance

 

Cash flow hedges

 

Accrued and other liabilities

 

$

4,334

 

 

 

 

 

Other liabilities

 

12,540

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

16,874

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income (before income taxes)

 

 



 

Principal Repayments

 

Annual principal maturities of the Company’s long-term debt are as follows:

 

Year Ended June 30,

 

(in 000s)

 

2015

 

$

38,465

 

2016

 

35,786

 

2017

 

28,287

 

2018

 

28,286

 

2019

 

1,020,787

 

Thereafter

 

773,807

 

Total

 

$

1,925,418

 

 

9.                                      LEASES

 

The Company leases certain office space, equipment, autos, and warehouse facilities and other property locations under noncancelable operating leases which are generally included in selling, general and administrative expenses. Operating rental expense is as follows:

 

 

 

Year Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

 

 

(in 000s)

 

Equipment, auto and office space leases

 

$

13,327

 

$

11,220

 

$

9,273

 

Sublease rental income

 

 

 

(317

)

 

 

$

13,327

 

$

11,220

 

$

8,956

 

 

Future minimum rental payments required under noncancelable operating leases are as follows:

 

Year Ended June 30,

 

Operating

 

2015

 

$

10,529

 

2016

 

9,226

 

2017

 

5,886

 

2018

 

2,536

 

2019

 

1,156

 

Thereafter

 

498

 

Total minimum payments

 

$

29,831

 

 

10.                               SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

 

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

 

The 2008 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “2008 ESPP”) provides that eligible employees are able to contribute up to 10% of their eligible earnings towards the quarterly purchase of the Company’s common stock. The employee’s purchase price is equal to 85% of the fair market value. During the years ended June 30, 2014, 2013 and 2012, employees purchased 60,516, 77,094 and 76,526 shares of common stock for approximately $3.5 million, $3.2 million and $2.6 million, respectively.

 

Share-Based Award Plans

 

The Company’s 2010 Long-Term Incentive Plan, which was an amendment and restatement of the Company’s 2001 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended, (the “2010 Plan”) provides for the issuance of up to 17,350,000 shares of common stock, with awards of restricted stock and restricted stock units (“RSUs”) reducing the 2010 Plan by 1.75 shares for every share granted. Generally, options are granted at the fair value of the Company’s common stock at the date of grant and are exercisable for up to ten years.

 

The Company’s 1996 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “1996 Plan”) provided for the issuance of up to 3,428,000 shares of common stock to Company employees, directors and designated paid consultants. Generally, options were granted at the fair value of the Company’s common stock at the date of grant and are exercisable for up to ten years. No shares of common stock remain available under the 1996 Plan for the grant of new awards.

 



 

Restricted stock and RSUs are converted into the right to receive common stock upon vesting. The Company permits the holders to satisfy their tax withholding requirements by net settlement, whereby the Company withholds a portion of the shares to cover the applicable taxes based on the fair market value of the Company’s stock at the vesting date. During fiscal years 2014, 2013 and 2012, tax payments made were $5.5 million, $10.1 million and $1.7 million, respectively.

 

The Company issues new shares for shares delivered under the 1996 Plan, the 2010 Plan and the 2008 ESPP (collectively, the “Plans”). Stock option activity is summarized below:

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted Average

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

Exercise
Price

 

Remaining
Contractual
Term

 

Aggregate
Intrinsic Value

 

 

 

(in 000s)

 

(per share)

 

(years)

 

(in 000s)

 

Balance outstanding as of June 30, 2013

 

1,170

 

$

29.60

 

 

 

$

31,391

 

Granted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

(378

)

31.65

 

 

 

 

 

Forfeited or expired

 

(9

)

38.45

 

 

 

 

 

Balance outstanding as of June 30, 2014

 

783

 

$

28.51

 

2.44

 

$

29,150

 

Exercisable as of June 30, 2014

 

666

 

$

26.86

 

2.16

 

$

25,899

 

 

Restricted stock and RSU activity is summarized below:

 

 

 

Restricted
Stock

 

Weighted
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value

 

RSUs

 

Weighted
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value

 

 

 

(in 000s)

 

(per share)

 

(in 000s)

 

(per share)

 

Balance outstanding as of June 30, 2013

 

571

 

$

43.45

 

82

 

$

45.65

 

Granted

 

291

 

69.45

 

80

 

61.23

 

Released

 

(232

)

43.07

 

(43

)

45.73

 

Forfeited or expired

 

(47

)

50.53

 

 

 

Balance outstanding as of June 30, 2014

 

583

 

$

56.22

 

119

 

$

56.08

 

 

The following is additional information about stock options, restricted stock and RSUs exercised, granted and vested during the periods:

 

 

 

Year Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

 

 

(in 000s, except per share
amounts)

 

Weighted average grant-date fair value per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock options granted

 

$

 

$

18.07

 

$

17.04

 

Stock options vested

 

$

17.82

 

$

15.55

 

$

16.05

 

Restricted stock and RSUs vested

 

$

40.46

 

$

40.86

 

$

39.34

 

Total grant-date fair value of stock options vested

 

$

3,380

 

$

4,481

 

$

6,097

 

Total grant-date fair value of restricted stock and RSUs vested

 

$

11,144

 

$

8,663

 

$

7,289

 

Exercises under all share-based payment arrangements:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total intrinsic value

 

$

14,542

 

$

35,324

 

$

26,973

 

Cash received

 

$

12,098

 

$

32,472

 

$

23,225

 

Tax benefit realized

 

$

5,665

 

$

20,447

 

$

6,390

 

 

Shares Reserved

 

The following shares are reserved for issue under the Plans:

 

 

 

(in 000s)

 

Shares issued and currently outstanding

 

902

 

Shares available for future issuance

 

3,969

 

Total

 

4,871

 

 



 

Share-Based Compensation

 

The following table presents share-based compensation expense and related effect of the income tax benefit included in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations:

 

 

 

Year Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

 

 

(in 000s)

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

$

9,478

 

$

8,841

 

$

9,996

 

Research and development costs

 

4,471

 

4,500

 

3,956

 

Cost of gaming equipment and systems and product lease, operation and royalty

 

64

 

39

 

220

 

Share-based compensation expense before tax

 

$

14,013

 

$

13,380

 

$

14,172

 

Income tax benefit

 

(4,905

)

(4,683

)

(4,960

)

Net share-based compensation expense

 

$

9,108

 

$

8,697

 

$

9,212

 

 

Included in share-based compensation expense in the consolidated statements of operations for the years ended June 30, 2014, 2013 and 2012 is restricted stock amortization of $11.1 million, $9.3 million and $8.9 million, respectively.

 

As of June 30, 2014, there was $1.2 million of total unrecognized compensation expense related to the unvested portion of stock options which will be recognized over the subsequent 1.2 years. In addition, as of June 30, 2014, there was $32.0 million of total unrecognized compensation expense related to the unvested portion of restricted stock and RSUs which will be recognized over the subsequent 2.0 years.

 

The Company estimates the fair value of stock options using the Black-Scholes valuation model. Key input assumptions used to estimate the fair value of stock options include the exercise price of the option, the expected option term, the expected volatility of the Company’s common stock over the option’s expected term, the risk-free interest rate over the option’s expected term and the Company’s expected annual dividend yield. The Company believes that the valuation technique and the approach utilized to develop the underlying assumptions are appropriate in calculating the fair values of the Company’s stock options granted. Estimates of fair value are not intended to predict actual future events, or the value ultimately realized by the recipients of equity awards.

 

The fair value of each option granted during the periods referenced below was estimated on the grant date using the Black-Scholes valuation model with the following assumptions:

 

 

 

Year Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

Weighted Average:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expected option term (in years)

 

 

4.17

 

4.36

 

Expected volatility

 

 

48.30

%

56.90

%

Risk-free interest rate

 

 

0.63

%

0.89

%

Expected annual dividend yield

 

 

0

%

0

%

 

No stock options were granted in fiscal year 2014. The Company uses its historical exercise activity to estimated expected term. Expected volatility is based on historical market factors related to the Company’s common stock. Risk-free interest rate is based on U.S. Treasury rates appropriate for the expected term.

 

The Company has granted restricted stock units which contain performance goals based upon total shareholder return (“TSR”) of the Company’s common stock.

 

During fiscal year 2014, 34,444 performance restricted stock units were granted with the payout of shares ranging from 0% to 200% of target and 3,548 performance restricted stock units were granted with the payout of shares ranging from 0% to 150% of target based on EPS. The fair value of the 34,444 restricted stock units were estimated using the Monte Carlo valuation model based on risk-free interest rates ranging from 0.63% to 0.79% and expected volatility ranging from 25.52% to 30.62%. The fair value of the 3,548 performance restricted stock units were estimated based on the fair value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. The grant date fair value of the restricted stock units totaled $2.5 million, based on a fair value per unit ranging from $59.77 to $70.45.

 



 

During fiscal year 2013, a total of 81,953 performance restricted stock units were granted with the payout of shares ranging from 0% to 150% of target. The fair value of each restricted stock unit was estimated using the Monte Carlo valuation model based on risk-free interest rates ranging from 0.34% to 0.35% and expected volatility ranging from 31.75% to 32.38%. The grant date fair value of the restricted stock units totaled $2.1 million, based on a fair value per unit ranging from $24.73 to $27.62.

 

11.                               STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

Share Repurchase Plan

 

The Company’s Board of Directors have approved a variety of share repurchase plans under which, subject to price and market conditions, purchases of shares can be made from time to time in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions using available cash.

 

On April 24, 2013, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a $300 million share repurchase program which replaced the existing repurchase program at the time of approval.

 

On April 24, 2013, the Company entered into an accelerated share repurchase agreement (“ASR Program”) with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (“JPMorgan”) under which it paid JPMorgan $150 million and received an initial delivery of 2.3 million shares, which shares represented 85% of the ASR Program’s value at a price of $54.27 per share. Shares representing the remaining 15% of the ASR Program’s value were delivered at maturity of the ASR Program, with the final number of shares repurchased based on the volume-weighted average price of the Company’s common stock during the repurchase period, less an agreed upon discount and adjusted for the initial share delivery. The ASR Program settled on September 27, 2013 with the delivery of an additional 27,344 shares. The volume-weighted average price during the repurchase period was $63.11 per share.

 

The ASR Program was originally accounted for as two separate transactions: (a) as shares of common stock acquired in a share repurchase transaction and (b) as a forward contract indexed to the Company’s common stock. The initial delivery of shares resulted in an immediate reduction of the outstanding shares used to calculate the weighted-average common shares outstanding for basic and diluted net earnings per share from the effective date of the ASR Program. The Company determined that the forward contract indexed to its common stock met all of the applicable criteria for equity classification. As such, the Company recorded the $150 million of shares repurchased as a purchase of treasury stock of $127.5 million and a forward contract included in additional-paid-in-capital of $22.5 million as of June 30, 2013. On September 27, 2013, the forward contract was settled.

 

The following purchases have been made under the Company’s share repurchase plans:

 

 

 

Shares
(in 000s)

 

Average
price per
share

 

Amount
(in 000s)

 

Year Ended June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2012

 

3,861

 

$

40.06

 

$

154,645

 

2013

 

5,197

 

$

53.90

 

280,148

 

2014

 

789

 

$

59.89

 

47,226

 

Total

 

9,847

 

$

48.95

 

$

482,019

 

 

As of June 30, 2014, $102.6 million remained available under the plan for repurchase in future periods.

 

Special Stock

 

The Company’s Articles of Incorporation authorize the issuance of up to 10,000,000 shares of special stock (“Special Stock”). The Special Stock may be issued from time to time in one or more series, each having such designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, qualifications, limitations or restrictions as shall be stated and expressed in the resolution providing for the issuance of Special Stock or any series thereof adopted by the Board of Directors. Special Stock consists of non-voting stock where no holder of the Special Stock shall be entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders or otherwise, except as may be specifically provided by law or as approved by the Board of Directors in certain limited circumstances at the time of the stock issuance.

 



 

To date, there have been four series of Special Stock authorized for issuance: the Initial Series, the Series B, the Series E and the Series F. In June 1996, the Company issued shares of Series E Special Stock to certain holders of the Company’s 71/2% Convertible Subordinated Debentures (which were retired in 1996) who elected to receive such stock in lieu of receiving common stock. These shares were purchased and retired as of June 30, 2013. No other shares of Special Stock remain outstanding.

 

12.                               INCOME TAXES

 

Consolidated income before taxes and noncontrolling interest for domestic and foreign operations is as follows:

 

 

 

Year Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

 

 

(in 000s)

 

United States

 

$

163,880

 

$

220,439

 

$

161,043

 

Foreign

 

1,960

 

(4,164

)

3,416

 

Total

 

$

165,840

 

$

216,275

 

$

164,459

 

 

The components of the Company’s income tax expense are as follows:

 

 

 

Year Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

 

 

(in 000s)

 

Current:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

$

58,997

 

$

73,441

 

$

61,115

 

State

 

6,029

 

8,623

 

9,085

 

Foreign

 

13,325

 

4,299

 

2,902

 

 

 

$

78,351

 

$

86,363

 

$

73,102

 

Deferred:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

$

(7,013

)

$

(5,346

)

$

(7,169

)

State

 

648

 

(509

)

(1,383

)

Foreign

 

$

(5,912

)

(3,934

)

(1,001

)

 

 

$

(12,277

)

$

(9,789

)

$

(9,553

)

Income tax expense

 

$

66,074

 

$

76,574

 

$

63,549

 

 

The difference between the U.S. statutory federal income tax rate and the Company’s effective income tax rate is as follows:

 

 

 

Year Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

U.S. federal statutory income tax rate

 

35.0

%

35.0

%

35.0

%

Change in income tax contingencies

 

(2.3

)

1.4

 

2.1

 

State income taxes, net of federal benefit

 

2.8

 

2.6

 

2.8

 

Foreign earnings subject to U.S. tax

 

2.5

 

(0.3

)

(0.3

)

Change in valuation allowance

 

2.9

 

 

(0.6

)

Tax credits

 

(2.1

)

(2.5

)

(1.2

)

Domestic production activities deduction

 

(2.5

)

(2.7

)

(2.7

)

Foreign losses-no future benefit

 

1.3

 

0.9

 

2.0

 

Non-deductible acquisition-related costs

 

1.8

 

 

 

Other, net

 

0.5

 

1.0

 

1.5

 

 

 

39.9

%

35.4

%

38.6

%

 



 

The major components of the deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

 

 

(in 000s)

 

Deferred tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Share-based compensation

 

$

10,542

 

$

11,421

 

Deferred revenue, net of deferred costs

 

13,103

 

15,947

 

Accruals not currently deductible for tax purposes

 

27,521

 

21,764

 

Inventory

 

7,083

 

5,250

 

Net operating loss carryforwards

 

13,951

 

5,949

 

Intangible assets

 

17,111

 

6,438

 

Interest rate swap agreement

 

6,173

 

3,515

 

Other

 

3,247

 

4,279

 

Total gross deferred tax assets

 

98,731

 

74,563

 

Less: Valuation allowance

 

(6,094

)

(62

)

Deferred tax assets

 

$

92,637

 

$

74,501

 

Deferred tax liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Property and equipment

 

$

6,247

 

$

18,322

 

Intangible assets

 

151,016

 

 

Other

 

5,807

 

100

 

Total gross deferred tax liabilities

 

$

163,070

 

$

18,422

 

Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)

 

$

(70,433

)

$

56,079

 

 

Current deferred income tax liabilities of $0.4 million and $-0- of as of June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, are included in accrued and other liabilities in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.

 

The Company has not provided income taxes on approximately $35.2 million and $15.2 million of undistributed earnings as of June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, from certain foreign subsidiaries. The Company plans to permanently invest the earnings in the foreign subsidiaries and therefore has not recorded a deferred tax liability associated with the undistributed earnings. A determination of the potential deferred tax liability which would result from these earnings is not practicable at this time.

 

The Company records a valuation allowance to reduce net deferred tax assets to the amount more likely than not to be realizable. In doing so, the Company considers all available positive and negative evidence, including the existence of sufficient taxable income within the carryback or carryforward period available under the tax law including the future reversal of existing temporary differences and tax planning strategies that would, if necessary, be implemented.

 

At June 30, 2014, the Company had net operating loss carryforwards for U.S. federal income tax purposes of approximately $3.9 million. The entire amount of the net operating loss carryforwards are subject to limitations under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code. Section 382 limits the amount of carryforwards available per year for use against future taxable income. Based on the Company’s recent history of taxable income and projections of taxable income in the future, the Company expects to utilize all of its federal net operating loss carryforwards. The federal net operating loss carryforwards expire in 2022.

 

At June 30, 2014, the Company also has net operating losses in foreign jurisdictions totaling approximately $50.0 million, consisting mainly of $14.0 million in Austria, $11.2 million in Gibraltar, $10.8 million in Argentina and $7.9 million in Australia. The Company has recorded a valuation allowance of $20.0 million before tax, $6.1 million tax-effected, against these foreign net operating losses. The increase in the valuation allowance for fiscal year 2014 mainly related to the valuation allowance for current and prior year net operating losses for Argentina. The foreign net operating losses can be carried forward for periods that vary from five years to indefinitely.

 

The Company recorded $5.7 million, $20.4 million and $6.4 million as an increase to stockholder’s equity for certain tax benefits from employee share-based compensation for the years ended June 30, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

 



 

The Company had $10.1 million, $15.6 million and $12.7 million of liabilities for unrecognized tax benefits as of June 30, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Of these amounts, $9.9 million, $15.5 million and $12.7 million, respectively, if recognized, would impact the Company’s effective tax rate. The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as tax expense. As of June 30, 2014, 2013 and 2012, the Company had accrued interest and penalties of $0.4 million, $2.1 million and $1.7 million, respectively. The Company decreased the accrual of interest and penalties by $1.7 million and increased the accrual of interest and penalties by $0.4 million and $0.4 million during the years ended June 30, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

 

Changes to the balance of unrecognized tax benefits are as follows:

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

 

 

(in 000s)

 

Balance, beginning of year

 

$

15,578

 

$

12,707

 

$

8,364

 

Additions based on tax provisions related to current year

 

4,223

 

2,361

 

3,099

 

Additions for tax positions of prior years

 

933

 

578

 

1,461

 

Reductions for tax positions of prior years

 

(4,138

)

 

(128

)

Settlements

 

(5,311

)

 

 

Lapse of statute of limitations

 

(1,235

)

(75

)

(36

)

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

13

 

7

 

(53

)

Balance, end of year

 

$

10,063

 

$

15,578

 

$

12,707

 

 

The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS’) commenced examination of the Company’s United States federal income tax returns for 2006 through 2009 during fiscal year 2011. The IRS completed its field examination of the open tax years and issued a Revenue Agent’s Report in January 2012. The Company filed a formal protest regarding certain unagreed adjustments in March 2012 and the case was assigned to the IRS Appeals Office in Laguna Niguel, California. In June 2013, the Company agreed to settle all remaining issues with the IRS. Formal closure of the case occurred in July 2013 and the Company has received a refund from the IRS of $7.7 million, including $0.6 million in interest. As a result, the Company recognized a reduction to unrecognized tax benefits and a corresponding reduction of income tax provisions of approximately $3.6 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2014.

 

The IRS has commenced examination of the Company’s United States federal income tax return for 2012 during fiscal 2014. To date, no issues have been raised that would materially affect our financial position or results of operations.

 

Including the 2012 IRS examination described above, it is reasonably possible that the Company’s amount of unrecognized tax benefits may decrease within the next twelve months by up to $5.2 million.

 

The Company files numerous consolidated and separate income tax returns in the United States and various state and foreign jurisdictions. The Company is currently under examination in certain states and foreign jurisdictions. With few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to United States federal, state and local, or foreign income tax examinations for years before fiscal 2009.

 

13.                               COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Commitments

 

The Company is obligated under several agreements to pay certain royalties on the sale or rental of gaming devices. In addition, the Company has obtained the rights to certain game themes and intellectual property that call for payment of royalties based on either fixed amounts or variable amounts based on game performance. Total royalty expense for the Company for the years ended June 30, 2014, 2013 and 2012 was $27.6 million, $21.6 million and $20.8 million, respectively, and is included in the cost of Gaming equipment and systems and cost of Product lease, operation and royalty in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

 



 

Litigation

 

In the ordinary course of business, the Company is involved in various legal proceedings and other matters that are complex in nature and have outcomes that are difficult to predict. The Company records accruals for such contingencies to the extent that the Company concludes that it is probable that a loss will be incurred and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. No estimate of the reasonably possible loss or range of loss in excess of amounts accrued, if any, can be made at this time regarding the matters specifically described below because the inherently unpredictable nature of legal proceedings may be affected by various factors, including: (i) the damages sought in the proceedings are unsubstantiated or indeterminate; (ii) discovery or other material legal proceedings are incomplete; (iii) the proceeding is in its early stages and there is insufficient information available to assess the viability of the stated grounds; (iv) the matters present legal uncertainties; (v) there are significant facts in dispute; or (vi) the trier of fact is granted latitude by applicable law to apply judgment. Our assessment of each matter may change based on future unexpected events. An unexpected adverse judgment in any pending litigation could cause a material impact on our business operations, gaming licenses, intellectual property, results of operations or financial position. Unless otherwise expressly stated, the Company believes costs associated with litigation will not have a material impact on its financial position or liquidity, but may be material to the results of operations in any given period. The Company assumes no obligation to update the status of pending litigation after the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, except as may be required by applicable law, statute or regulation.

 

HBG Connex S.P.A. Litigation.  In February 2012, HBG Connex S.P.A. (“HBG”) filed requests for arbitration in the National and International Chamber of Arbitration of Milan, Italy, against the Company’s Dutch and Italian subsidiaries (“Bally Netherlands” and “Bally Italy”, respectively). HBG alleged breach of contract (i) by Bally Netherlands in connection with a contractual arrangement pursuant to which the Company agreed to supply certain gaming equipment and (ii) by Bally Italy in connection with €15 million in financial assistance provided by Bally Italy for HBG’s acquisition of licenses to operate gaming equipment in certain Italian markets. The Company responded in March 2012 denying the allegations and seeking to dismiss HBG’s claims, asserting counterclaims against HBG for breach of contract, and seeking equitable relief compelling HBG to perform its contractual obligations as well as an undetermined amount of monetary damages. On July 29, 2013, the parties entered into a settlement agreement pursuant to which they agreed to waive all claims, terminate the arbitration and all contractual arrangements, and HBG agreed to repay the Company €15 million in graduated monthly installments over four years from July 2013 to June 2017. The Arbitral Tribunal approved the parties’ joint requests for termination in September 2013.

 

Macau SHFL FUSION Hybrid Table Games Patent Issue.  In June 2009, customs officials from Macau SAR seized a SHFL FUSION Hybrid Table Game unit displayed by SHFL entertainment (Asia) Limited (“SHFL Asia”) at the G2E Asia Gaming Show. This seizure related to a claim by Jay Chun (“Chun”) of alleged patent infringement. In October 2009, the Office of the Public Prosecutor dismissed the investigation after a series of appeals and procedural developments. Chun appealed to the Investigation Judge, which proceedings were dismissed. From this decision, Chun appealed to the Macau Second Instance Court, which remanded the matter to the Investigation Court “Tribunal de Instrução Criminal” for further proceedings. A Trial Hearing of this matter concluded in July 2013, with the acquittal of SHFL Asia and a finding of no patent infringement. On July 29, 2013, Chun appealed the acquittal to the Macau Second Instance Court. The Company believes that it has meritorious defenses and intends to continue to vigorously defend this matter.

 

In May 2012, Chun along with Natural Noble Limited (“Natural Noble”), a company controlled by Paradise Entertainment and ultimately controlled by Chun (collectively, the “Natural Noble Plaintiffs”), obtained an ex parte decision from a Macau court allegedly enjoining one of our subsidiaries. The injunction was requested and ordered against an alleged Australian entity named Shuffle Master Asia Limited, which entity does not exist. The injunction sought to prevent SHFL Asia from displaying any products that infringe the Natural Noble Plaintiffs’ patents during the 2012 G2E Asia Gaming Show, even though the decision did not specify which of SHFL Asia’s products displayed at the G2E Asia Gaming Show would allegedly infringe such patents. After initially agreeing with Macau customs officials’ request to cover the SHFL FUSION Hybrid Table Game unit, SHFL Asia received court approval to post a bond of approximately $0.1 million to enable SHFL Asia to display the SHFL FUSION Hybrid Table Game unit at the G2E Asia Gaming Show. In February 2013, SHFL Asia submitted arguments of appeal contesting the decision to grant the injunction to the Macau Second Instance Court. The Court dismissed the appeal on July 18, 2013 based on the fact that SHFL Asia is not the entity against which the injunction was granted, but rather the injunction was granted against the non-existent Australian entity. Therefore, the Court found that SHFL Asia did not have procedural standing to appeal the decision. Several appeals have been heard since. The Company believes that it has meritorious claims and intends to continue to vigorously pursue the matter.

 



 

In June 2012, the Natural Noble Plaintiffs and LT Game Limited, a company controlled by Paradise Entertainment (collectively, the “LT Game Plaintiffs”), filed a writ of summons with a Macau court seeking monetary damages and other civil relief as a result of the alleged infringement of the Natural Noble Plaintiffs’ patents by SHFL Asia and SHFL at the 2012 G2E Asia Gaming Show. A trial date has not yet been set for this matter. The Company believes that it has meritorious defenses, has submitted its defenses and counterclaims in this matter and intends to continue to vigorously defend this matter.

 

In October 2012, SHFL Asia filed a lawsuit with a Macau court against the LT Game Plaintiffs and Paradise Entertainment, Inc. (collectively “Paradise Defendants”), a company that the Company believes is the ultimate parent company of LT Game Limited and Natural Noble. This lawsuit seeks an injunction against the Paradise Defendants’ assertions of monopolistic rights. The lawsuit alleges, in part, that the Paradise Defendants cannot restrict SHFL Asia from selling or using multi-game terminal betting products in Macau by claiming to hold exclusivity rights on the selling or using of multi-game betting terminal products in Macau. A Trial Hearing began in June 2013 and concluded in November 2013. The injunction request was denied. In November 2013, an appeal of this interim injunction decision was filed by SHFL Asia to the Court of Second Instance. In July 2014, the case was dismissed by the Court of Second Instance, fundamentally on grounds that there is no sufficient evidence that the Paradise Defendants had claimed to have any monopolistic rights on the selling or using of multi-game betting products in Macau. The matter remains under dispute in the principal proceedings filed in connection with the injunction. The Company believes that it has a meritorious case and intends to continue to vigorously pursue this claim.

 

In November 2013, SHFL Asia displayed a SHFL FUSION Hybrid Table Game unit at the Macau Gaming Show. The LT Game Plaintiffs obtained an ex- parte interim injunction prohibiting SHFL Asia from taking any actions that would allegedly infringe a patent owned by Natural Noble during the Macau Gaming Show. As a result of this injunction, during the Macau Gaming Show, Macau customs officials covered the SHFL FUSION Hybrid Table Game unit for a period of time. In December 2013, an appeal of this interim injunction was filed by SHFL Asia to the Court of Second Instance. In July 2014, the Court of Second Instance decided on the merits of the appeal in favor of SHFL Asia, having therefore revoked the previous decision and thereby removing the injunction, fundamentally on grounds that no evidence has been produced on any patent infringement. In August 2014, the LT Game Plaintiffs have filed an appeal to the Court of Final Instance. The Company believes that it has meritorious defenses and intends to vigorously pursue this matter.

 

Acquisition Litigation.  Prior to the consummation of the Acquisition, a number of putative class actions and shareholder derivative actions challenging the Acquisition were filed against the Company, Manhattan Merger Corp., SHFL, and SHFL’s then current directors in various jurisdictions that generally alleged breach of fiduciary duties and that the entity defendants aided and abetted those alleged breaches, and sought, among other relief, declaratory judgment and an injunction against the transaction. In May 2014, the Company and the plaintiffs to the Minnesota action stipulated to a dismissal without prejudice and the Minnesota State Court entered an order dismissing the action without prejudice. In August 2014, the Company and the plaintiffs to the Nevada action stipulated to a dismissal with prejudice and the Nevada State Court entered an order dismissing the action with prejudice. All of the Acquisition Litigation actions have been dismissed.

 

The Company is also a party to various claims and lawsuits relating to routine matters that arise from time to time in the ordinary course of its business. Although management does not currently believe that the outcome of such claims, in the aggregate, will have a material effect on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows, these matters are subject to inherent uncertainties and management’s view of these matters may change in the future.

 

14.                               SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

 

In the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2014, the Company revised its business and operating segments to reflect the reorganization of its business following the Acquisition and the financial information regularly reviewed by its chief executive officer. Based on that review, the Company concluded that it has four reportable segments. This change had no impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements for any periods. Business segment information for fiscal years 2013 and 2012 has been adjusted to reflect this change.

 

The Company operates in legalized casino gaming markets across the globe and provide state-of-the-art, value-add products in four distinct segments: (a) EGMs, which include the sale of gaming devices and related equipment, parts and conversion kits, (b) Gaming Operations, which include the operation of wide-area progressives, video lottery and centrally determined systems and the rental of gaming devices and content, (c) casino- management systems, which include the sale and support of computerized monitoring systems and related recurring hardware and software maintenance revenue, and (d) table game products, which include monthly royalties from proprietary table games as well as sale and lease of table utility products, including automatic card shufflers, deck checkers and roulette chip sorters. Our Chief Executive Officer is our Chief Operating Decision Maker.

 



 

The following is a summary of revenues and gross margin for each segment:

 

 

 

Year Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2014(1)

 

2013

 

2012

 

 

 

(in 000s)

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EGMs

 

$

381,660

 

$

339,842

 

$

310,651

 

Gaming Operations

 

405,433

 

404,978

 

357,417

 

Systems

 

327,821

 

252,219

 

211,691

 

Table Products

 

100,178

 

 

 

Total revenues

 

$

1,215,092

 

$

997,039

 

$

879,759

 

Gross Margin(2):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EGMs

 

$

190,534

 

$

170,629

 

$

139,845

 

Gaming Operations

 

266,651

 

282,790

 

257,737

 

Systems

 

236,054

 

192,627

 

155,861

 

Table Products

 

70,577

 

 

 

Total gross margin

 

$

763,816

 

$

646,046

 

$

553,443

 

 


(1)                                 Results for fiscal year 2014 include the Acquisition beginning on November 25, 2013.

 

(2)                                 Gross Margin excludes amortization related to intangible assets, which are included in depreciation and amortization.

 

Our CODM does not receive a report with a measure of total assets for each reportable segment as this information is not available or necessary for the CODM’s evaluation of segment performance. Therefore, the Company has not provided asset and capital expenditure information by reportable segment.

 

EGMs and systems revenues and costs are included in Gaming equipment and systems revenues. Gaming Operations revenues and costs are included in Product lease, operation and royalty revenues.

 

Table Products revenues include $34.1 million and $66.1 million included in Gaming equipment and systems revenues and Product lease, operation and royalty revenues, respectively, for the year ended June 30, 2014. Table products gross margin includes $18.7 million and $51.9 million included in Gaming equipment and systems gross margin and Product lease, operation and royalty gross margin, respectively, for the year ended June 30, 2014.

 

The Company has operations based primarily in the United States as well as significant sales and distribution offices based in Australia, Macau and Europe. The table below presents information as to the Company’s revenues, operating income and identifiable assets by geographic region which is determined by country of destination:

 

 

 

Year Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2014(1)

 

2013

 

2012

 

 

 

(in 000s)

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States and Canada

 

$

983,322

 

$

826,975

 

$

716,075

 

International

 

231,770

 

170,064

 

163,684

 

Total revenues

 

$

1,215,092

 

$

997,039

 

$

879,759

 

Operating income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States and Canada

 

$

214,145

 

$

214,527

 

$

159,324

 

International

 

13,089

 

20,983

 

20,119

 

Total operating income

 

$

227,234

 

$

235,510

 

$

179,443

 

Identifiable assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States and Canada

 

$

1,535,578

 

$

742,900

 

$

730,758

 

International

 

983,233

 

236,365

 

239,709

 

Total identifiable assets

 

$

2,518,811

 

$

979,265

 

$

970,467

 

 


(1)                                 Results for fiscal year 2014 include the Acquisition beginning on November 25, 2013.

 



 

15.                               401(k) PLAN

 

The Company is the sponsor of the Bally Technologies, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan (the “401(k) Plan”). The 401(k) Plan was adopted for domestic employees of Bally Technologies, Inc. and all its domestic subsidiaries. Employees may enroll in the plan after meeting certain age and length of employment criteria, and plan participants may defer up to 25% of their compensation, up to certain IRS imposed limitations.

 

The Company matches 50% of any participant’s contributions, up to the first 6% of their compensation (as defined in the plan document). Company matching contributions totaled approximately $3.1 million, $2.4 million and $2.2 million for each of the years ended June 30, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

 

For participants hired through December 31, 2000, employee and employer matching contributions are 100% vested immediately. For employees hired on or after January 1, 2001, vesting of the employer match is on a 20%, 5-year vesting schedule. Effective October 1, 2005, vesting of employer match is on a 25%, 4-year vesting schedule.

 

16.                               SELECTED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

Fiscal Year 2014 Quarterly Results

 

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,(1)

 

March 31,(1)

 

June 30,(1)(2)

 

 

 

(in 000s, except per share data)

 

Statement of Operations Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

249,289

 

$

285,193

 

$

338,399

 

$

342,211

 

Cost of revenues

 

85,125

 

105,281

 

126,844

 

134,026

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

72,427

 

90,986

 

88,248

 

91,491

 

Research and development costs

 

29,504

 

32,709

 

36,677

 

36,972

 

Income from operations before income taxes

 

54,122

 

34,030

 

43,769

 

33,919

 

Income tax expense

 

(16,172

)

(12,105

)

(16,200

)

(21,597

)

Income from operations

 

37,950

 

21,925

 

27,569

 

12,322

 

Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

166

 

714

 

125

 

161

 

Net income attributable to Bally Technologies, Inc.

 

$

37,784

 

$

21,211

 

$

27,444

 

$

12,161

 

Basic earnings per share attributable to Bally Technologies, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share

 

$

0.98

 

$

0.55

 

$

0.71

 

$

0.32

 

Diluted earnings per share attributable to Bally Technologies, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per share

 

$

0.97

 

$

0.54

 

$

0.70

 

$

0.31

 

 


(1)                                 Results for fiscal year 2014 include the Acquisition beginning on November 25, 2013. Income from operations before income taxes and net income attributable to Bally Technologies, Inc. in fiscal year 2014 was impacted by restructuring and acquisition-related costs of $60.8 million, and amortization of purchased intangible assets of $33.0 million.

 

(2)                                 In addition to the above items, net income attributable to Bally Technologies, Inc. in fiscal year 2014 was unfavorably impacted by debt issuance costs write-offs of $7.3 million, and favorably impacted by $2.2 million due to the write-off of net operating loss carryforwards which were partially offset by a one-time IRS benefit during the same period.

 

 

 

Fiscal Year 2013 Quarterly Results

 

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

March 31,

 

June 30,

 

 

 

(in 000s, except per share data)

 

Statement of Operations Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

235,151

 

$

238,339

 

$

259,147

 

$

264,402

 

Cost of revenues

 

86,347

 

81,540

 

91,411

 

91,695

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

64,516

 

67,852

 

72,218

 

72,099

 

Research and development costs

 

25,095

 

26,599

 

29,098

 

30,326

 

Income from operations before income taxes

 

49,373

 

52,467

 

55,933

 

58,502

 

Income tax expense

 

(18,429

)

(19,389

)

(17,527

)

(21,229

)

Income from operations

 

30,944

 

33,078

 

38,406

 

37,273

 

Less net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

(1,588

)

(48

)

(43

)

(64

)

 



 

 

 

Fiscal Year 2013 Quarterly Results

 

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

March 31,

 

June 30,

 

 

 

(in 000s, except per share data)

 

Net income attributable to Bally Technologies, Inc.

 

$

32,532

 

$

33,126

 

$

38,449

 

$

37,337

 

Basic earnings per share attributable to Bally Technologies, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share

 

$

0.80

 

$

0.82

 

$

0.95

 

$

0.96

 

Diluted earnings per share attributable to Bally Technologies, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per share

 

$

0.77

 

$

0.80

 

$

0.93

 

$

0.95

 

 

17.                               SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

On July 1, 2014, the Company acquired Dragonplay Ltd. (“Dragonplay”), an online social casino company headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel, with applications for Android, Facebook and Apple iOS. Total initial consideration included approximately $51.3 million in cash, plus approximately $34.9 million for the amount of estimated net working capital. Additional contingent consideration and employee retention payments, not to exceed $48.7 million, may be due over the next 18 months subject to Dragonplay meeting certain financial performance targets. The Company funded the transaction from cash on hand and proceeds from its revolving credit facility. The valuation and related purchase price allocation have not yet been completed.

 

On August 1, 2014, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (“Merger Agreement”) with Scientific Games Corporation (“Scientific Games”) whereby Scientific Games agreed to acquire all of the Company’s outstanding common stock for $83.30 in cash per share. The aggregate transaction value is approximately $5.1 billion, including approximately $1.8 billion of the existing net debt of the Company. The transaction was unanimously approved by the boards of directors of the two companies. The acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions, including receipt of the Company’s shareholder’s approval and antitrust and gaming regulatory approvals, and is currently expected to be completed in early 2015. On August 20, 2014, the Company received notice of early termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (“HSR Act”) with respect to Scientific Games pending acquisition of the Company. The Merger will be financed with debt and cash on hand and Scientific Games has obtained committed debt financing for the transaction, which is not subject to a financing contingency. However, no assurance can be given that the transaction will be completed.

 

The Merger Agreement contains certain termination rights for both the Company and Scientific Games and further provides that, in connection with termination of the Merger Agreement under specified circumstances, (1) Scientific Games may be required to pay the Company a termination fee of $105.0 million if all the conditions to closing have been met and the merger is not consummated because of a breach by the Company’s lenders of their obligations to finance the transaction, (2) Scientific Games may be required to pay the Company a termination fee of $105.0 million if the parties are unable to obtain approval under the HSR Act or to obtain the gaming regulatory approvals that are conditions to closing and (3) the Company may be required to pay Scientific Games a termination fee of $80.0 million under specified circumstances, including, but not limited to, a change in the Bally board’s recommendation of the merger or in connection with Bally’s termination of the Merger Agreement to enter into a written definitive agreement for a “superior proposal” (as defined in the Merger Agreement). See Item 1A, Risk Factors.

 

Litigation Relating to the Merger

 

The following complaints challenging the merger have been filed in the District Court of the Eighth Judicial District, County of Clark, Nevada: (i) Shaev v. Bally Technologies, Inc., et al., No. A-14-705012-B; (ii) Crescente v. Bally Technologies, Inc., et al., No. A-14-705144-C; (iii) Lewandoski v. Bally Technologies, Inc., et al., No. A-14-705153-C; (iv) Rosenfeld v. Bally Technologies, Inc., et al., No. A-14-705162-B; and (v) Stein v. Bally Technologies, et al., No. A-14-705338-B. Each of the actions is a putative class action filed on behalf of the public shareholders of Bally Technologies, Inc. and names as defendants the Company, its directors, Scientific Games, Merger Sub and Financing Sub. The complaints generally allege that the individual defendants breached their fiduciary duties in connection with their consideration and approval of the merger. Four of the five complaints also allege that all of the entity defendants aided and abetted the purported breaches by the individual defendants. The fifth complaint, Shaev v. Bally Technologies, Inc., et al., alleges that Scientific Games, Scientific Games Nevada, Inc. and Scientific Games International, Inc., the subsidiaries of Scientific Games formed to consummate the merger, aided and abetted the individual defendants’ purported breaches but makes no such claim against the Company. The complaints seek, among other relief, to enjoin the merger. On or about August 20, 2014, the parties to all five lawsuits signed a stipulation and proposed order to consolidate the suits under the single caption In re Bally Technologies, Inc. Stockholders Litigation, Case A-14-70512-B. The stipulation further provides that the defendants need not respond to any of the complaints currently filed in the actions and shall confer on a response deadline after plaintiffs file an anticipated amended consolidated complaint.

 



 

18.                               FINANCIAL INFORMATION FOR GUARANTOR SUBSIDIARIES AND NON-GUARANTOR SUBSIDIARIES

 

On April 10, 2015, Scientific Games Corporation (“Scientific Games”) filed a Registration Statement on Form S-4 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) to satisfy certain obligations under the registration rights agreements for the $350,000,000 6.625% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2021 (the “2021 Notes”) and the $2,200,000,000 10.000% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2022 (the “Unsecured Notes”), both issued by Scientific Games International, Inc. (“SGI”).  SGI’s obligations under the 2021 Notes and the Unsecured Notes are fully and unconditionally and jointly and severally guaranteed by Scientific Games and substantially all of its 100%-owned U.S. subsidiaries other than SGI (the “Guarantor Subsidiaries”).  Included within the Guarantor Subsidiaries are the following 100%-owned subsidiaries of Bally Technologies, Inc. (“Bally”): Alliance Holding Company, Arcade Planet, Inc., Bally Gaming International, Inc., Bally Gaming, Inc., Bally Properties East, LLC, Bally Properties West, LLC, Bally Technologies, Inc., Casino Electronics, Inc., Compudigm Services, Inc., SHFL Properties, LLC and Sierra Design Group.

 

Rule 3-10 of Regulation S-X requires that the Company’s audited financial statements incorporated by reference into the Scientific Games Registration Statement include, in a footnote, certain condensed consolidating financial information relating to the Guarantor Subsidiaries of Bally and the subsidiaries of Bally that are not Guarantor Subsidiaries. Rule 3-10(g) of Regulation S-X also requires that when a subsidiary has not been included in the audited consolidated results of the parent company for at least nine months of the most recent fiscal year, audited condensed consolidating financial information must be filed for the subsidiary’s most recent fiscal year preceding the acquisition and unaudited condensed consolidating financial information must be filed for any interim periods after the annual period as well as for any comparative interim periods.

 

Presented below is condensed consolidated financial information for the Guarantor Subsidiaries and our 100%-owned foreign subsidiaries (the “Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries”) as of and for the year ended June 30, 2014. The condensed consolidating financial information has been presented to show the nature of assets held by, and the results of operations and cash flows of the Guarantor Subsidiaries and the Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries assuming the guarantee structures of the existing Scientific Games’ credit agreement and existing long-term debt were in effect at the beginning of the periods presented.

 

The condensed consolidating financial information reflects the investments in the Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries using the equity method of accounting. Net changes in intercompany due from/due to accounts are reported in the accompanying Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows as investing activities if the applicable entities have a net investment (asset) in intercompany accounts, and as a financing activity if the applicable entities have a net intercompany borrowing (liability) balance.

 



 

BALLY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET

 

 

 

As of June 30, 2014

 

 

 

Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Eliminating
Entries

 

Consolidated

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

18,541

 

$

58,898

 

$

 

$

77,439

 

Restricted cash

 

17,097

 

82

 

 

17,179

 

Accounts and notes receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts

 

194,984

 

119,135

 

 

314,119

 

Inventories

 

51,370

 

38,594

 

(7,675

)

82,289

 

Other current assets

 

79,878

 

22,530

 

 

102,408

 

Total current assets

 

361,870

 

239,239

 

(7,675

)

593,434

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

55,557

 

14,661

 

 

70,218

 

Leased gaming equipment, net

 

106,361

 

32,830

 

(7,687

)

131,504

 

Investment in subsidiaries

 

585,297

 

 

(585,297

)

 

Goodwill

 

669,397

 

333,980

 

 

1,003,377

 

Intangible assets, net

 

319,297

 

188,948

 

 

508,245

 

Intercompany balances

 

145,866

 

 

(145,866

)

 

Other assets

 

190,249

 

21,784

 

 

212,033

 

Total assets

 

$

2,433,894

 

$

831,442

 

$

(746,525

)

$

2,518,811

 

Liabilities and stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current maturities of long-term debt

 

$

38,286

 

$

179

 

$

 

$

38,465

 

Other current liabilities

 

157,123

 

55,979

 

 

213,102

 

Total current liabilities

 

195,409

 

56,158

 

 

251,567

 

Long-term debt, net of current maturities

 

1,886,953

 

 

 

1,886,953

 

Other non-current liabilities

 

131,039

 

43,331

 

 

174,370

 

Intercompany balances

 

 

145,866

 

(145,866

)

 

Total Bally Technologies, Inc. stockholders’ equity

 

220,493

 

585,297

 

(600,659

)

205,131

 

Noncontrolling interests

 

 

790

 

 

790

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

2,433,894

 

$

831,442

 

$

(746,525

)

$

2,518,811

 

 



 

BALLY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

 

 

 

Year ended June 30, 2014

 

 

 

Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Eliminating Entries

 

Consolidated

 

Revenue

 

$

1,008,332

 

$

348,877

 

$

(142,117

)

$

1,215,092

 

Cost of gaming equipment and systems and product lease, operation and royalty (1)

 

357,242

 

240,912

 

(146,878

)

451,276

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

241,054

 

63,706

 

38,392

 

343,152

 

Research and development costs

 

126,325

 

9,537

 

 

135,862

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

33,337

 

24,231

 

 

57,568

 

Operating income

 

250,374

 

10,491

 

(33,631

)

227,234

 

Interest expense

 

(60,150

)

(229

)

3,619

 

(56,760

)

Other income (expense), net

 

2,049

 

(3,064

)

(3,619

)

(4,634

)

Income from operations before equity in income of subsidiaries and income taxes

 

192,273

 

7,198

 

(33,631

)

165,840

 

Equity in income of subsidiaries

 

(1,388

)

 

1,388

 

 

Income tax expense

 

(68,853

)

(7,420

)

10,199

 

(66,074

)

Net income

 

122,032

 

(222

)

(22,044

)

99,766

 

Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

1,166

 

 

1,166

 

Net income attributable to Bally Technologies, Inc.

 

$

122,032 

 

$

(1,388

)

$

(22,044

)

$

98,600

 

 


(1)         Cost of gaming equipment and systems and product lease, operation and royalty exclude amortization related to intangible assets which are included in depreciation and amortization.

 



 

BALLY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

 

Year ended June 30, 2014

 

 

 

Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Eliminating
Entries

 

Consolidated

 

Net income

 

$

122,032

 

$

(222

)

$

(22,044

)

$

99,766

 

Comprehensive income

 

(4,717

)

9,986

 

 

5,269

 

Less: comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

1,166

 

 

1,166

 

Comprehensive income attributable to Bally Technologies, Inc

 

$

117,315

 

$

8,598

 

$

(22,044

)

$

103,869

 

 



 

BALLY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

 

 

 

Year ended June 30, 2014

 

 

 

Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Eliminating
Entries

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

122,032

 

$

(222

)

$

(22,044

)

$

99,766

 

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

7,346

 

 

 

7,346

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

94,381

 

39,309

 

 

133,690

 

Amortization of deferred debt issuance costs

 

5,053

 

 

 

5,053

 

Share-based compensation

 

13,899

 

114

 

 

14,013

 

Equity in income of subsidiaries

 

1,388

 

 

(1,388

)

 

Provision for doubtful accounts

 

(1,533

)

5,352

 

 

3,819

 

Inventory write-downs

 

2,926

 

9,232

 

 

12,158

 

Income tax (benefit) expense

 

(4,020

)

(1,880

)

(10,199

)

(16,099

)

Excess tax benefit of stock option exercises

 

(5,106

)

 

 

(5,106

)

Other

 

3,318

 

(253

)

 

3,065

 

Change in operating assets and liabilities

 

(86,875

)

17,414

 

33,631

 

(35,830

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

152,809

 

69,066

 

 

221,875

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired

 

(1,344,295

)

 

 

(1,344,295

)

Capital expenditures

 

(20,260

)

(3,859

)

 

(24,119

)

Restricted cash and investments

 

(83,427

)

(5,530

)

 

(88,957

)

Payments received from development financing

 

3,000

 

 

 

3,000

 

Additions to other long-term assets

 

(10,564

)

(253

)

 

(10,817

)

Intercompany investing activities

 

38,539

 

 

(38,539

)

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

(1,417,007

)

(9,642

)

(38,539

)

(1,465,188

)

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net proceeds/payments on revolving credit facility

 

530,000

 

 

 

530,000

 

Net proceeds/payments on long-term debt and capital leases

 

798,052

 

(93

)

 

797,959

 

Capitalized debt issuance costs

 

(36,229

)

 

 

(36,229

)

Excess tax benefit of stock option exercises

 

5,106

 

 

 

5,106

 

Acquisition-related contingent consideration

 

(1,394

)

 

 

(1,394

)

Purchase of treasury stock and forward contracts

 

(53,526

)

 

 

(53,526

)

Proceeds from exercise of stock options and employee stock purchases

 

15,538

 

23

 

 

15,561

 

Intercompany financing activities

 

 

(38,539

)

38,539

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

1,257,547

 

(38,609

)

38,539

 

1,257,477

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

 

 

55

 

 

55

 

Increase (decrease) for year in cash and cash equivalents

 

(6,651

)

20,870

 

 

14,219

 

Cash and cash equivalents balance, beginning of year

 

25,192

 

38,028

 

 

63,220

 

Cash and cash equivalents balance, end of year

 

$

18,541

 

$

58,898

 

$

 

$

77,439

 

 



 

SCHEDULE II—VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

Years ended June 30, 2014, 2013 and 2012

 

 

 

Balance at
Beginning
of Year

 

Additions

 

Net
Write-offs/
Recoveries

 

Balance at
End of
Year

 

 

 

(in 000s)

 

Allowance for doubtful accounts (current and long-term):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended June 30, 2014

 

$

16,577

 

$

3,819

 

$

4,661

 

$

15,735

 

Year Ended June 30, 2013(1)

 

$

17,102

 

$

11,173

 

$

11,698

 

$

16,577

 

Year Ended June 30, 2012

 

$

11,566

 

$

9,863

 

$

4,327

 

$

17,102

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


(1)           Net Write-offs in fiscal year 2013 include $2.9 million related to development financing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred Tax Asset Valuation Allowance:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended June 30, 2014(2)

 

$

62

 

$

6,094

 

$

62

 

$

6,094

 

Year Ended June 30, 2013

 

$

68

 

$

 

$

6

 

$

62

 

Year Ended June 30, 2012

 

$

1,186

 

$

 

$

1,118

 

$

68

 

 


(2)                                 Additions include $2.0 million acquired as part of the Acquisition.