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8-K - FORM 8-K SLH 06.30.2015 EARNINGS RELEASE - SOLERA HOLDINGS, INCslh6302015form8-k.htm


Exhibit 99.1
Solera Holdings, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2015 Results
Fiscal Year Revenue of $1,140.8 Million, up 15.6% on a Reported Basis and up 22.6% on a Constant Currency Basis; Fourth Quarter Revenue of $297.1 Million, up 10.9% on a Reported Basis and up 22.5% on a Constant Currency Basis; Fiscal Year Adjusted EBITDA up 10.3% on a Reported Basis and up 19.4% on a Constant Currency Basis:
Company Announces Quarterly Dividend
WESTLAKE, Texas, August 25, 2015/PRNewswire/ – Solera Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SLH), a leading provider of risk and asset management software and services to the automotive and property marketplace, including the global P&C insurance industry, today reported results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year.
Results for the Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2015:
GAAP Results
Revenue for fiscal year 2015 was $1,140.8 million, a 15.6% increase over the prior fiscal year revenue of $987.3 million. On a constant currency basis, revenue for fiscal year 2015 increased by approximately 22.6% over the prior fiscal year revenue;
Revenue for the fourth quarter was $297.1 million, a 10.9% increase over the prior year fourth quarter revenue of $267.9 million. On a constant currency basis, revenue for the fourth quarter increased by approximately 22.5% over the prior year fourth quarter revenue;
For fiscal year 2015, we reported a net loss attributable to Solera Holdings, Inc. of $100.8 million, as compared to the prior fiscal year net loss attributable to Solera Holdings, Inc. of $8.7 million. The net loss reported for fiscal years 2015 and 2014 is due to certain non-recurring charges as described below;
Net loss attributable to Solera Holdings, Inc. for the fourth quarter was $146.8 million, as compared to the prior year fourth quarter net income attributable to Solera Holdings, Inc. of $8.8 million. The net loss reported for the fourth quarter is due to certain non-recurring charges incurred as described below;
For fiscal year 2015, we reported a diluted net loss attributable to Solera Holdings, Inc. per common share of $1.50, as compared to the prior fiscal year diluted net loss attributable to Solera Holdings, Inc. per common share of $0.13. The diluted net loss per common share reported for fiscal years 2015 and 2014 is due to the net losses reported for the same periods.
Diluted net loss attributable to Solera Holdings, Inc. per common share for the fourth quarter was $2.19, as compared to the prior year fourth quarter diluted net income attributable to Solera Holdings, Inc. per common share of $0.13. The diluted net loss per common share reported for the fourth quarter is due to the net loss reported for the same period.

"We were pleased with our fourth quarter revenue of $297 million, which was up 7.5% on an organic constant currency basis and in-line with our expectations," said Tony Aquila, Solera's founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

Non-GAAP Results
Adjusted EBITDA for fiscal year 2015 was $458.0 million, a 10.3% increase over the prior fiscal year Adjusted EBITDA of $415.4 million. On a constant currency basis, Adjusted EBITDA for fiscal year 2015 increased by 19.4% over the prior fiscal year Adjusted EBITDA;
Adjusted EBITDA for the fourth quarter was $116.0 million, a 5.0% increase over the prior year fourth quarter Adjusted EBITDA of $110.5 million. On a constant currency basis, Adjusted EBITDA for the fourth quarter increased by 19.9% over the prior year fourth quarter Adjusted EBITDA;
Adjusted EBITDA margin for fiscal year 2015 was 40.1%, a 192 basis point decrease over the prior fiscal year Adjusted EBITDA margin of 42.1%. On a constant currency basis, Adjusted EBITDA margin for fiscal year 2015 was 41.0%, a 112 basis point decrease over the prior fiscal year Adjusted EBITDA margin;
Adjusted EBITDA margin for the fourth quarter was 39.1%, a 221 basis point decrease over the prior year fourth quarter Adjusted EBITDA margin of 41.3%. On a constant currency basis, Adjusted EBITDA margin for the fourth quarter was 40.4%, an 87 basis point decrease over the prior year fourth quarter Adjusted EBITDA margin;
Adjusted Net Income for fiscal year 2015 was $210.5 million, a 10.0% increase over the prior fiscal year Adjusted Net Income of $191.3 million;
Adjusted Net Income for the fourth quarter was $54.5 million, a 12.1% increase over the prior year fourth quarter Adjusted Net Income of $48.6 million;





Cash EPS for fiscal year 2015 was $3.09, a 12.0% increase over the prior fiscal year Cash EPS per diluted common share of $2.76.
Cash EPS for the fourth quarter was $0.81, a 15.7% increase over the prior year fourth quarter Cash EPS of $0.70.
Business Statistics
EMEA revenues were $136.4 million and $538.1 million for the fourth quarter and the full fiscal year, respectively, representing a 0.7% and 3.9% increase over the respective prior year periods. On a constant currency basis, EMEA revenues for the fourth quarter and the full fiscal year increased 20.1% and 15.3% over the respective prior year periods. After excluding the revenue of CAP Automotive ("CAP"), EMEA revenues decreased 1.3% over the prior fiscal year and, on a constant currency basis, increased 9.6% over the prior fiscal year. After excluding the revenue of CAP, EMEA revenues decreased 7.8% over the prior fourth quarter and, on a constant currency basis, increased 10.7% over the prior year fourth quarter;
Americas revenues were $160.7 million and $602.7 million for the fourth quarter and the full fiscal year, respectively, representing a 21.3% and 28.4% increase over the respective prior year periods. On a constant currency basis, Americas revenues for the fourth quarter and the full fiscal year increased 24.9% and 30.7% over the respective prior year periods. After excluding the revenues of the Insurance and Services Division of Pittsburgh Glass Works, LLC ("I&S") and Service Repair Solutions, Inc. ("SRS"), Americas revenues increased 5.3% over the prior fiscal year and, on a constant currency basis, increased 8.1% over the prior fiscal year. After excluding I&S, Americas revenues increased 8.4% over the prior year fourth quarter and, on a constant currency basis, increased 12.1% over the prior year fourth quarter;
Revenues from insurance company customers were $111.8 million and $441.2 million for the fourth quarter and the full fiscal year, respectively, representing a 13.9% and 14.4% increase over the respective prior year periods. On a constant currency basis, revenues from insurance company customers for the fourth quarter and the full fiscal year increased 25.3% and increased 21.3% over the respective prior year periods;
Revenues from collision repair facility customers were $69.8 million and $286.7 million for the fourth quarter and the full fiscal year, respectively, representing a 9.3% and 2.0% decrease over the respective prior year periods. On a constant currency basis, revenues from collision repair facility customers for the fourth quarter and the full fiscal year increased 5.5% and 6.7% over the respective prior year periods;
Revenues from independent assessors were $15.9 million and $69.5 million for the fourth quarter and the full fiscal year, respectively, representing a 17.9% and 11.4% decrease over the respective prior year periods. On a constant currency basis, revenues from independent assessors for the fourth quarter and the full fiscal year increased 2.3% and 0.6% over the respective prior year periods;
Revenues from service, repair and maintenance facilities customers, were $39.2 million and $135.2 million for the fourth quarter and the full fiscal year, respectively, representing an increase of 31.1% and 82.7% over the respective prior year periods;
Revenues from automotive recyclers, salvage, dealerships and other customers were $60.4 million and $208.2 million for the fourth quarter and the full fiscal year, respectively, representing a 38.8% and 33.0% increase over the respective prior year periods. On a constant currency basis, revenues from automotive recyclers, salvage, dealerships and other customers for the fourth quarter and the full fiscal year increased 49.2% and 38.3% over the respective prior year periods. The increase in revenues from automotive recyclers, salvage, dealerships and other customers is primarily due to incremental revenue contributions from recently-acquired businesses.

Other Information
All percentage amounts and ratios were calculated using the underlying data in whole dollars. We measure constant currency, or the effects on our results that are attributable to foreign currency changes, by measuring the incremental difference between translating the prior period and the current results at the monthly average rates for the same period from the prior year.

Foreign Currency:

Exchange rates between most of the major foreign currencies we use to transact our business and the U.S. dollar have fluctuated significantly over the last few years and we expect that they will continue to fluctuate. The majority of our revenues and costs are denominated in Euros, Pound Sterling, Swiss francs, Canadian dollars and other international currencies. The following table provides the average quarterly exchange rates for the Euro and Pound Sterling since the beginning of fiscal year 2015:
 





Period
Average Euro-to-U.S. Dollar Exchange Rate
 
Average Pound Sterling-to-U.S. Dollar Exchange Rate
Quarter Ended September 30, 2013
1.32

 
1.55

Quarter Ended December 31, 2013
1.36

 
1.62

Quarter Ended March 31, 2014
1.37

 
1.65

Quarter Ended June 30, 2014
1.37

 
1.68

Quarter Ended September 30, 2014
1.33

 
1.67

Quarter Ended December 31, 2014
1.25

 
1.58

Quarter Ended March 31, 2015
1.13

 
1.52

Quarter Ended June 30, 2015
1.11

 
1.53


During fiscal year 2015, as compared to fiscal year 2014, the U.S. dollar strengthened against many of the foreign currencies we use to transact our business. The average U.S. dollar strengthened versus the Euro by 11.4% and the Pound Sterling by 3.2%, which decreased our associated revenues and expenses during fiscal year 2015. A hypothetical 5% increase or decrease in the U.S. dollar versus other currencies in which we transact our business would have resulted in an increase or decrease, as the case may be, to our revenues of $8.0 million and $31.7 million during the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended June 30, 2015.

Net Loss Attributable to Solera Holdings, Inc.:
The net loss attributable to Solera Holdings, Inc. reported for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2015 was primarily attributable to $150 million of income tax expense recognized in the fourth quarter resulting from the withdrawal of the permanent reinvestment assertion with respect to $350 million of our foreign subsidiaries' undistributed earnings generated through fiscal 2015. The income tax expense recognized in the fourth quarter does not impact our cash income tax rate for fiscal year 2015.

The net loss attributable to Solera Holdings, Inc. reported in fiscal year 2014 was primarily attributable to a (i) one-time charge associated with the November 2013 redemption of our senior unsecured notes due 2018 of $39.1 million, which is net of the related income tax benefit of $21.1 million, and (ii) establishing a valuation allowance on our U.S. deferred tax assets of $24.8 million.

Absent the non-recurring charges described above, we would have reported fiscal year 2015 net income attributable to Solera Holdings, Inc. of approximately $48.6 million, an 11.9% decrease over fiscal year 2014 net income attributable to Solera Holdings, Inc. of $55.2 million. In addition, absent the non-recurring charges described above, we would have reported fourth quarter net income attributable to Solera Holdings, Inc. of approximately $2.7 million, a 69.7% decrease over the prior year fourth quarter net income attributable to Solera Holdings, Inc. of $8.8 million.


Quarterly Dividend:
Our Board of Directors approved the payment of a quarterly cash dividend of $0.225 per share of outstanding common stock and per outstanding restricted stock unit. The dividends are payable on September 22, 2015 to stockholders and restricted stock unit holders of record at the close of business on September 8, 2015.
Earnings Conference Call:
Solera will release its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended June 30, 2015 on Tuesday, August 25, 2015, after the market close. A conference call will be hosted by Tony Aquila, Solera's founder, Chairman and CEO, and Renato Giger, Solera's CFO, at 5:00 pm EDT that evening. The conference call will be webcast live in listen-only mode and can be accessed by visiting the Investor Center section of the Solera website at www.solerainc.com. A live audio-cast will also be accessible to the public by calling (855) 542-4213 or (412) 455-6065 from outside the U.S. and providing the access code 84363442. Callers should dial in approximately ten minutes before the call begins. For those unable to participate in the live audio-cast, a replay will be available until 11:59 p.m. EDT on September 8, 2015. To access the replay, dial (855) 859-2056 or (404) 537-3406 from outside the U.S. and provide the access code 84363442.



















SOLERA HOLDINGS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (LOSS)
FOR THE THREE MONTHS AND FISCAL YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2015 AND 2014
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30
 
Fiscal Years Ended June 30,
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Revenues
 
$
297,071

 
$
267,899

 
$
1,140,846

 
$
987,259

Cost of revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating expenses
 
75,119

 
60,229

 
285,643

 
222,262

Systems development and programming costs
 
27,650

 
24,434

 
105,476

 
90,735

Total cost of revenues (excluding depreciation and amortization)
 
102,769

 
84,663

 
391,119

 
312,997

Selling, general and administrative expenses
 
90,265

 
82,421

 
336,709

 
297,301

Depreciation and amortization
 
43,133

 
33,626

 
162,160

 
122,283

Restructuring charges, asset impairments, and other costs associated with exit and disposal activities
 
1,564

 
2,070

 
6,280

 
6,527

Acquisition and related costs
 
3,302

 
13,205

 
35,162

 
41,512

Interest expense
 
34,079

 
26,329

 
124,748

 
107,422

Other (income) expense, net
 
(5,071
)
 
1,930

 
(34,525
)
 
63,991

 
 
270,041

 
244,244

 
1,021,653

 
952,033

Income before provision for income taxes
 
27,030

 
23,655

 
119,193

 
35,226

Income tax provision
 
169,063

 
7,640

 
200,320

 
30,058

Net income (loss)
 
(142,033
)
 
16,015

 
(81,127
)
 
5,168

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
 
4,757

 
7,256

 
19,706

 
13,878

Net income (loss) attributable to Solera Holdings, Inc.
 
$
(146,790
)
 
$
8,759

 
$
(100,833
)
 
$
(8,710
)
Net income (loss) attributable to Solera Holdings, Inc. per common share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
$
(2.19
)
 
$
0.13

 
$
(1.50
)
 
$
(0.13
)
Diluted
 
$
(2.19
)
 
$
0.13

 
$
(1.50
)
 
$
(0.13
)
Dividends paid per share
 
$
0.195

 
$
0.170

 
$
0.78

 
$
0.68

Weighted-average shares used in the calculation of net income (loss) attributable to Solera Holdings, Inc. per common share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
67,059

 
68,737

 
67,692

 
68,817

Diluted
 
67,059

 
69,268

 
67,692

 
68,817







SOLERA HOLDINGS, INC.
RECONCILIATION TO ADJUSTED EBITDA
FOR THE THREE MONTHS AND FISCAL YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2015 AND 2014
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30
 
Fiscal Years Ended June 30,
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Net income (loss)
 
$
(142,033
)
 
$
16,015

 
$
(81,127
)
 
$
5,168

Add: Income tax provision
 
169,063

 
7,640

 
200,320

 
30,058

Net income before income tax provision
 
27,030

 
23,655

 
119,193

 
35,226

Add: Depreciation and amortization
 
43,133

 
33,626

 
162,160

 
122,283

Add: Restructuring charges, asset impairments, and other costs associated with exit and disposal activities
 
1,564

 
2,070

 
6,280

 
6,527

Add: Acquisition and related costs
 
3,302

 
13,205

 
35,162

 
41,512

Add: Litigation related expenses
 
1,992

 
303

 
8,122

 
889

Add: Interest expense
 
34,079

 
26,329

 
124,748

 
107,422

Add: Other expense, net
 
(5,071
)
 
1,930

 
(34,525
)
 
63,991

Add: Stock-based compensation expense
 
9,995

 
9,420

 
36,897

 
37,515

Adjusted EBITDA
 
116,024

 
110,538

 
458,037

 
415,365








SOLERA HOLDINGS, INC.
RECONCILIATION TO ADJUSTED NET INCOME
FOR THE THREE MONTHS AND FISCAL YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2015 AND 2014
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30
 
Fiscal Years Ended June 30,
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Net income (loss) attributable to Solera Holdings, Inc.
 
$
(146,790
)
 
$
8,759

 
$
(100,833
)
 
$
(8,710
)
Add: Income tax provision
 
169,063

 
7,640

 
200,320

 
30,058

Net income attributable to Solera Holdings, Inc. before income tax provision
 
22,273

 
16,399

 
99,487

 
21,348

Add: Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles
 
31,433

 
22,511

 
118,275

 
86,303

Add: Restructuring charges, asset impairments, and other costs associated with exit and disposal activities
 
1,564

 
2,070

 
6,280

 
6,527

Add: Acquisition and related costs
 
3,302

 
13,205

 
35,162

 
41,512

Add: Litigation related expenses
 
1,992

 
303

 
8,122

 
889

Add: Other (income) expense, net excluding interest income and realized gains (losses) on derivative financial instruments
 
3,127

 
1,802

 
(19,828
)
 
64,387

Add: Stock-based compensation expense
 
9,995

 
9,420

 
36,897

 
37,515

Adjusted Net Income before income tax provision
 
73,686

 
65,710

 
284,395

 
258,481

Less: Assumed provision for income taxes at 26%
 
(19,158
)
 
(17,085
)
 
(73,943
)
 
(67,205
)
Adjusted Net Income
 
$
54,528

 
$
48,625

 
$
210,452

 
$
191,276

Cash EPS:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
$
0.81

 
$
0.71

 
$
3.11

 
$
2.78

Diluted
 
$
0.81

 
$
0.70

 
$
3.09

 
$
2.76

Weighted-average shares used in the calculation of Cash EPS:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
67,059

 
68,737

 
67,692

 
68,817

Diluted
 
67,332

 
69,268

 
68,066

 
69,313






SOLERA HOLDINGS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
AS OF JUNE 30, 2015 AND 2014
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
 
 
June 30, 2015
 
June 30, 2014
ASSETS
 
 
 
Current assets:
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
479,592

 
$
837,751

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $6,114 and $5,098 at June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively
156,955

 
153,150

Other receivables
21,234

 
23,002

Other current assets
53,597

 
35,594

Deferred income tax assets
12,878

 
8,184

Total current assets
724,256

 
1,057,681

Property and equipment, net
93,391

 
76,977

Goodwill
1,950,408

 
1,574,937

Intangible assets, net
898,500

 
584,756

Other noncurrent assets
70,330

 
13,012

Noncurrent deferred income tax assets
15,745

 
92,723

Total assets
$
3,752,630

 
$
3,400,086

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
 
 
Current liabilities:
 
 
 
Accounts payable
$
44,239

 
$
37,413

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
266,861

 
216,828

Income taxes payable
16,263

 
15,179

Deferred income tax liabilities
9,077

 
13,332

Total current liabilities
336,440

 
282,752

Long-term debt
2,481,828

 
1,867,808

Other noncurrent liabilities
73,799

 
63,433

Noncurrent deferred income tax liabilities
176,316

 
106,295

Total liabilities
3,068,383

 
2,320,288

Redeemable noncontrolling interests
445,552

 
382,298

Stockholders’ equity:
 
 
 
Solera Holdings, Inc. stockholders’ equity:
 
 
 
Common shares, $0.01 par value: 150,000 shares authorized; 66,985 and 68,552 issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively
579,602

 
629,247

Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)
(173,305
)
 
71,417

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
(178,474
)
 
(12,688
)
Total Solera Holdings, Inc. stockholders’ equity
227,823

 
687,976

Noncontrolling interests
10,872

 
9,524

Total stockholders’ equity
238,695

 
697,500

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$
3,752,630

 
$
3,400,086






SOLERA HOLDINGS, INC.
SELECTED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS INFORMATION
FOR THE FISCAL YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2015 AND 2014
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
 
 
Fiscal Years Ended June 30,
 
2015
 
2014
Net cash provided by operating activities
$
215,920

 
$
248,526

Net cash used in investing activities
(987,204
)
 
(417,578
)
Net cash provided by financing activities
430,914

 
542,147

Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
(17,789
)
 
417

Net change in cash and cash equivalents
(358,159
)
 
373,512

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
837,751

 
464,239

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
$
479,592

 
$
837,751

 
 
 
 
Supplemental cash flow information:
 
 
 
Cash paid for interest
$
128,816

 
$
117,019

Cash paid for income taxes
$
63,621

 
$
53,635

 
 
 
 
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:
 
 
 
Capital assets financed
$
1,562

 
$
3,331

Accrued contingent purchase consideration
$
23,188

 
$
1,469



















SOLERA HOLDINGS, INC.
SUPPLEMENTAL REVENUE GROWTH INFORMATION
(Unaudited)

The tables below set forth the following supplemental information about revenue growth for our (i) consolidated group, (ii) Americas reporting segment and (iii) EMEA reporting segment:
 
Q4 FY15
 
Q3 FY15
 
Q4 FY14
 
Sequential Change
 
Year/Year Change
As Reported Total Revenue Growth
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue
 
Revenue
 
Revenue
 
Revenue
 
Revenue
Total
10.9%
 
7.1%
 
22.6%
 
3.8%
 
(11.7)%
Americas
21.3%
 
15.4%
 
35.8%
 
5.9%
 
(14.5)%
EMEA
0.7%
 
(1.0)%
 
11.9%
 
1.9%
 
(11.2)%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Q4 FY15
 
Q3 FY15
 
Q2 FY15
 
Q1 FY15
 
Q4 FY14
As Reported Total Revenue Growth
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue
 
Revenue
 
Revenue
 
Revenue
 
Revenue
Total
10.9%
 
7.1%
 
18.3%
 
28.5%
 
22.6%
Americas
21.3%
 
15.4%
 
33.2%
 
50.1%
 
35.8%
EMEA
0.7%
 
(1.0)%
 
5.4%
 
11.4%
 
11.9%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Constant Currency Total Revenue Growth (1)
Q4 FY15
 
Q3 FY15
 
Q4 FY14
 
Sequential Change
 
Year/Year Change
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue
 
Revenue
 
Revenue
 
Revenue
 
Revenue
Total
22.5%
 
17.2%
 
20.6%
 
5.3%
 
1.9%
Americas
24.9%
 
17.9%
 
37.4%
 
7%
 
(12.4)%
EMEA
20.1%
 
16.5%
 
7.0%
 
3.5%
 
13%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Constant Currency Organic Revenue Growth (2)
Q4 FY15
 
Q3 FY15
 
Q4 FY14
 
Sequential Change
 
Year/Year Change
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue
 
Revenue
 
Revenue
 
Revenue
 
Revenue
Total
7.5%
 
5.4%
 
4.7%
 
2.2%
 
2.9%
Americas
7.5%
 
6.1%
 
3.3%
 
1.4%
 
4.3%
EMEA
7.5%
 
4.6%
 
5.7%
 
2.8%
 
1.7%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Q4 FY15
 
Q3 FY15
 
Q2 FY15
 
Q1 FY15
 
Q4 FY14
Constant Currency Total Revenue Growth (1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue
 
Revenue
 
Revenue
 
Revenue
 
Revenue
Total
22.5%
 
17.2%
 
23.8%
 
28.1%
 
20.6%
Americas
24.9%
 
17.9%
 
35.1%
 
50.8%
 
37.4%
EMEA
20.1%
 
16.5%
 
14.0%
 
10.2%
 
7.0%





 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Q4 FY15
 
Q3 FY15
 
Q2 FY15
 
Q1 FY15
 
Q4 FY14
Constant Currency Organic Revenue Growth (2)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue
 
Revenue
 
Revenue
 
Revenue
 
Revenue
Total
7.5%
 
5.4%
 
7.9%
 
4.7%
 
4.7%
Americas
7.5%
 
6.1%
 
10.6%
 
3.1%
 
3.3%
EMEA
7.5%
 
4.6%
 
5.6%
 
6.0%
 
5.7%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


(1) Constant Currency Total Revenue Growth represents As Reported Total Revenue Growth for each period converted into U.S. dollars at the average exchange rates in effect for the same period from the prior year.
(2) Constant Currency Organic Revenue Growth represents Constant Currency Total Revenue Growth excluding the incremental revenue growth from businesses acquired since the same period from the prior year.









About Solera:
Solera is a leading provider of risk and asset management software and services to the automotive and property marketplace, including the global P&C insurance industry. Solera is active in over 75 countries across six continents. The Solera companies include: Audatex in the United States, Canada, and in more than 60 additional countries; HPI, CarweB and CAP Automotive in the United Kingdom; Informex in Belgium and Greece; Sidexa in France; ABZ and Market Scan in the Netherlands; Hollander serving the North American recycling market; AUTOonline providing salvage disposition in a number of European and Latin American countries; IMS providing medical review services; Explore providing data and analytics to United States property and casualty insurers; Identifix, providing solutions for the service, maintenance and repair ("SMR") market; AutoPoint and DMEautomotive, providing data-driven tools to enhance SMR experiences and facilitate customer retention and marketing solutions for the retail automotive industry; and I&S, a provider of software and business management tools, third-party claims administration, first notice of loss and network management services to the U.S. auto and property repair industries, specializing in glass claims. For more information, please refer to the Solera's website at www.solera.com.

Cautions about Forward-Looking Statements:
This press release contains forward-looking statements, including statements about: our dividend increase and the expected payment date; our expectations and beliefs regarding changes in foreign currency exchange rates; and historical results or performance that may suggest trends for our business. These statements are based on our current expectations, estimates and assumptions and are subject to many risks, uncertainties and unknown future events that could cause actual results to differ materially. Actual results may differ materially from those set forth in this press release due to the risks and uncertainties inherent in our business, including, without limitation: unpredictability and volatility of our operating results, which include the volatility associated with foreign currency exchange risks, our sales cycle, seasonality, global economic conditions, acquisitions and other factors; risks associated with and possible negative consequences of acquisitions, joint ventures, divestitures and similar transactions, including regulatory matters and our ability to successfully integrate our acquired businesses; risks associated with a diversified business; successful integration of acquired businesses that operate in industries outside of our core market; rapid technology changes in our industries, which could affect customer decisions regarding the purchase of our software and services; effects of competition on our software and service pricing and our business; time and expenses associated with customers switching from competitive software and services to our software and services; risks associated with operating in multiple countries; effects of changes in or violations by us or our customers of government regulations; our ability to obtain additional financing as necessary to support our operations, including Mission 2020 ($2 billion in revenue and $840 million in Adjusted EBITDA by June 30, 2020); use of cash to service our debt and effects on our business of restrictive covenants in our bond indentures; our reliance on third-party information for our software and services; our dependence on a limited number of key personnel; costs and possible future losses or impairments relating to our acquisitions; the financial impact of future significant restructuring and severance charges; the impact of changes in our tax provision (benefit) or effective tax rate; our ability to pay dividends or repurchase shares in future periods; our reliance on a limited number of customers for a substantial portion of our revenues; effects of system failures or security breaches on our business and reputation; and any material adverse impact of current or future litigation on our results or business. For a discussion of these and other factors that could impact our operations or financial results and cause our results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements, please refer to our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, particularly our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2015. Solera is under no obligation to (and specifically disclaims any such obligation to) update or alter our forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Explanation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures:
To supplement our financial results on a GAAP basis, we use a number of non-GAAP financial measures that management believes provide additional information with respect to the performance of our fundamental business activities and are also frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties to facilitate the evaluation of our business on a comparable basis to other companies. Our non-GAAP financial measures are not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for comparable GAAP measures and should be read only in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP.
The three primary non-GAAP financial measures that we use are Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income, and Cash EPS. We believe that Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income and Cash EPS are useful to investors in providing information regarding





our operating results. We rely on Adjusted EBITDA as a primary measure to review and assess the operating performance of our company and our management team in connection with our executive compensation and bonus plans. Adjusted EBITDA also allows us to compare our current operating results with corresponding prior periods as well as to the operating results of other companies in our industry. We present Adjusted Net Income and Cash EPS because we believe both of these measures provide useful information regarding our operating results in addition to our GAAP measures. We believe that Adjusted Net Income and Cash EPS provide investors with valuable insight into our profitability exclusive of unusual adjustments, and provide further insight into the cash impact resulting from the different treatments of goodwill for financial reporting and tax purposes.
Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income and Cash EPS have limitations as analytical tools, and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net income, net income per share and other consolidated income statement data prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. Because of these limitations, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income, and Cash EPS should not be considered as a replacement for GAAP net income. We compensate for these limitations by relying primarily on our GAAP results and using Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income, and Cash EPS as supplemental information.
 
 
 
Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure that represents GAAP net income (loss) excluding (i) interest expense, (ii) provision for income taxes, (iii) depreciation and amortization, (iv) stock-based compensation expense, (v) restructuring charges, asset impairments, and other costs associated with exit and disposal activities, (vi) other (income) expense, net, (vii) litigation related expenses, and (viii) acquisition and related costs. Acquisition and related costs include legal and professional fees and other transaction costs associated with completed and contemplated business combinations and asset acquisitions, costs associated with integrating acquired businesses, including costs incurred to eliminate workforce redundancies and for product rebranding, and other charges incurred as a direct result of our acquisition efforts. These other charges include changes to the fair value of contingent purchase consideration, acquired assets and assumed liabilities subsequent to the completion of the purchase price allocation, purchase price that is deemed to be compensatory in nature and incentive compensation arrangements with continuing employees of acquired companies.
 
 
 
Adjusted Net Income is a non-GAAP financial measure that represents GAAP net income (loss) attributable to Solera Holdings, Inc. excluding (i) provision for income taxes, (ii) amortization of acquired intangible assets, (iii) stock-based compensation expense, (iv) restructuring charges, asset impairments, and other costs associated with exit and disposal activities, (v) other (income) expense, net excluding interest income and realized gains (losses) on derivative financial instruments, (vi) litigation related expenses, and (vii) acquisition and related costs. From this amount, we subtract an assumed provision for income taxes to arrive at Adjusted Net Income. During fiscal years 2015 and 2014, we assumed a 26% income tax rate, respectively, as an approximation of our long-term effective corporate income tax rate, which is a non-GAAP financial measure that includes certain benefits from net operating loss carryforwards, tax credits, tax deductible goodwill and amortization, and certain holding companies in low tax-rate jurisdictions.
 
 
 
Cash EPS is a non-GAAP financial measure that represents Adjusted Net Income (as defined above) divided by the number of diluted shares outstanding for the period used in the calculation of GAAP net income (loss) attributable to Solera Holdings, Inc. per diluted common share. If we report a net loss attributable to Solera Holdings, Inc. for GAAP purposes, the diluted shares outstanding used in the calculation of Cash EPS includes the dilutive effective of common stock equivalents.






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