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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Form 10-Q

(Mark One)

 

Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934

 

For the Quarterly Period Ended June 30, 2016.

 

or

 

Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the Transition Period from                            to

 

Commission File Number 001-37584

 

CPI Card Group Inc.

(Exact name of the registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

 

Delaware

 

26-0344657

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. employer identification no.)

 

 

 

10368 West Centennial Road

 

 

Littleton, CO

 

80127

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

(303) 973-9311

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.     Yes     No

 

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

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

Large accelerated filer

Accelerated filer

 

 

 

 

Non-accelerated filer

Smaller reporting company

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

 

 

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes     No

 

Number of shares of Common Stock, $0.001 par value, outstanding as of August 1, 2016: 55,238,251

 

 

 


 

Table of Contents

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

Page

 

Part I — Financial Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1 — Financial Statements (Unaudited) 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

Item 2 — Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 

 

19

 

 

 

 

 

Item 3 — Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 

 

31

 

 

 

 

 

Item 4 — Controls and Procedures 

 

31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Part II — Other Information 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1 — Legal Proceedings 

 

33

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1A — Risk Factors 

 

34

 

 

 

 

 

Item 2 — Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 

 

34

 

 

 

 

 

Item 6 — Exhibits 

 

35

 

 

 

 

 

Signatures 

 

36

 

 

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Item 1. Financial Statements

 

CPI Card Group Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Dollars in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Amounts)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30, 

 

December 31, 

 

 

 

2016

 

2015

    

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

31,495

 

$

13,606

 

Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $185 and $212, respectively

 

 

36,047

 

 

52,538

 

Inventories

 

 

23,407

 

 

25,640

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

4,801

 

 

4,260

 

Income taxes receivable

 

 

3,926

 

 

4,975

 

Total current assets

 

 

99,676

 

 

101,019

 

Plant, equipment and leasehold improvements, net

 

 

53,267

 

 

52,113

 

Intangible assets, net

 

 

51,542

 

 

53,988

 

Goodwill

 

 

72,567

 

 

73,123

 

Other assets

 

 

82

 

 

110

 

Total assets

 

$

277,134

 

$

280,353

 

Liabilities and stockholders’ deficit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

14,419

 

$

17,832

 

Accrued expenses

 

 

15,707

 

 

11,315

 

Deferred revenue and customer deposits

 

 

3,662

 

 

3,874

 

Current maturities of long-term debt

 

 

9,000

 

 

9,000

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

42,788

 

 

42,021

 

Long-term debt, net of current maturities

 

 

300,957

 

 

300,000

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

23,609

 

 

24,073

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

 

776

 

 

869

 

Total liabilities

 

 

368,130

 

 

366,963

 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 12)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series A Preferred Stock; $0.001 par value—100,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

Stockholders’ deficit:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock; $0.001 par value—100,000,000 shares authorized; 55,227,360 and 56,542,116 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively

 

 

55

 

 

56

 

Capital deficiency

 

 

(116,803)

 

 

(119,028)

 

Accumulated earnings

 

 

31,000

 

 

36,661

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 

(5,248)

 

 

(4,299)

 

Total stockholders’ deficit

 

 

(90,996)

 

 

(86,610)

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit

 

$

277,134

 

$

280,353

 

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

 

 

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CPI Card Group Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income

(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 

 

 

 

2016

    

2015

    

2016

    

2015

 

Net sales:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Products

 

$

40,095

 

$

67,757

 

$

95,053

 

$

112,771

 

Services

 

 

33,630

 

 

27,779

 

 

65,065

 

 

60,075

 

Total net sales

 

 

73,725

 

 

95,536

 

 

160,118

 

 

172,846

 

Cost of sales:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Products (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown below)

 

 

27,312

 

 

40,746

 

 

63,665

 

 

71,148

 

Services (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown below)

 

 

21,063

 

 

16,610

 

 

38,827

 

 

35,583

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

2,643

 

 

2,345

 

 

5,227

 

 

4,772

 

Total cost of sales

 

 

51,018

 

 

59,701

 

 

107,719

 

 

111,503

 

Gross profit

 

 

22,707

 

 

35,835

 

 

52,399

 

 

61,343

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling, general and administrative (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown below)

 

 

16,633

 

 

14,514

 

 

31,131

 

 

26,691

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

1,544

 

 

1,634

 

 

3,073

 

 

3,268

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

18,177

 

 

16,148

 

 

34,204

 

 

29,959

 

Income from operations

 

 

4,530

 

 

19,687

 

 

18,195

 

 

31,384

 

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest, net

 

 

(5,068)

 

 

(1,616)

 

 

(10,101)

 

 

(3,505)

 

Foreign currency gain (loss)

 

 

34

 

 

27

 

 

(68)

 

 

149

 

Other income, net

 

 

15

 

 

73

 

 

13

 

 

61

 

Total other expense, net

 

 

(5,019)

 

 

(1,516)

 

 

(10,156)

 

 

(3,295)

 

(Loss) income before income taxes

 

 

(489)

 

 

18,171

 

 

8,039

 

 

28,089

 

Income tax benefit (expense)

 

 

161

 

 

(6,016)

 

 

(2,653)

 

 

(9,974)

 

Net (loss) income from continuing operations

 

 

(328)

 

 

12,155

 

 

5,386

 

 

18,115

 

Discontinued operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss from a discontinued operation, net of taxes (Note 2)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(606)

 

Gain on sale of a discontinued operation, net of taxes (Note 2)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

887

 

Net (loss) income

 

$

(328)

 

$

12,155

 

$

5,386

 

$

18,396

 

Preferred stock dividends

 

 

 —

 

 

(12,747)

 

 

 —

 

 

(25,359)

 

(Loss) income attributable to common stockholders

 

$

(328)

 

$

(592)

 

$

5,386

 

$

(6,963)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted (loss) earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continuing operations

 

$

(0.01)

 

$

(0.02)

 

$

0.10

 

$

(0.18)

 

Discontinued operation

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

0.01

 

 

 

$

(0.01)

 

$

(0.02)

 

$

0.10

 

$

(0.17)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends declared per common share

 

$

0.045

 

$

 —

 

$

0.09

 

$

 —

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) income

 

 

(328)

 

 

12,155

 

 

5,386

 

 

18,396

 

Currency translation adjustment

 

 

(1,032)

 

 

434

 

 

(949)

 

 

(346)

 

Total comprehensive (loss) income

 

$

(1,360)

 

$

12,589

 

$

4,437

 

$

18,050

 

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

 

 

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CPI Card Group Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Dollars in Thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 

 

 

    

2016

    

2015

 

Operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

5,386

 

$

18,396

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

 

8,300

 

 

8,040

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

 

1,851

 

 

1,503

 

Amortization of debt issuance costs and debt discount

 

 

957

 

 

324

 

Loss on sale of a discontinued operation

 

 

 —

 

 

1,039

 

Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation

 

 

(416)

 

 

 —

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

(28)

 

 

11,151

 

Other, net

 

 

68

 

 

401

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

15,863

 

 

(7,680)

 

Inventories

 

 

2,049

 

 

(6,826)

 

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

 

(543)

 

 

673

 

Income taxes

 

 

1,711

 

 

(10,494)

 

Accounts payable

 

 

(3,622)

 

 

4,659

 

Accrued expenses

 

 

1,819

 

 

(2,304)

 

Deferred revenue and customer deposits

 

 

(148)

 

 

(184)

 

Other liabilities

 

 

(80)

 

 

211

 

Cash provided by operating activities

 

 

33,167

 

 

18,909

 

Investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisitions of plant, equipment and leasehold improvements

 

 

(7,009)

 

 

(10,526)

 

Proceeds from sale of a discontinued operation

 

 

 —

 

 

5,000

 

Cash used in investing activities

 

 

(7,009)

 

 

(5,526)

 

Financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payments on Senior Term Loan

 

 

 —

 

 

(12,268)

 

Common stock repurchased

 

 

(6,008)

 

 

 —

 

Dividends paid on common stock

 

 

(2,544)

 

 

 —

 

Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation

 

 

416

 

 

 —

 

Payment of deferred stock issuance costs

 

 

 —

 

 

(589)

 

Redemption of preferred and common stock

 

 

 —

 

 

(417)

 

Cash used in financing activities

 

 

(8,136)

 

 

(13,274)

 

Effect of exchange rates on cash

 

 

(133)

 

 

(43)

 

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents:

 

 

17,889

 

 

66

 

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

 

 

13,606

 

 

12,941

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 

$

31,495

 

$

13,007

 

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid during the period for:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

$

6,256

 

$

3,173

 

Income taxes paid, net of refunds

 

$

958

 

$

7,277

 

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

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CPI Card Group Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Dollars in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Amounts or as Otherwise Indicated)

(Unaudited)

 

1. Business Overview and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Business Overview

 

CPI Card Group Inc. (which, together with its subsidiaries, is referred to herein as “CPI” or the “Company”) is a leading provider of comprehensive Financial Payment Card solutions in North America. The Company defines Financial Payment Cards as credit, debit and prepaid debit cards issued on the networks of the Payment Card Brands (Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover) and Interac (in Canada). The Company serves its customers through a network of ten production and card services facilities, including eight high-security facilities in North America that are each certified by one or more of the Payment Card Brands and Interac (in Canada) and, where required by the Company’s customers, certified to be in compliance with the standards of the Payment Card Industry (“PCI”) Security Standards Council. In addition to its eight North American facilities, the Company has two facilities in the United Kingdom that produce retail cards, such as gift and loyalty cards that are not issued on the networks of the Payment Card Brands, and personalization services.

 

Basis of Presentation

 

Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. In the opinion of management, these financial statements reflect all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for the fair statement of the results of the interim periods presented. The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2015 is derived from the audited financial statements as of that date.  The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015.

 

The Company sold its non-secure operation located in Nevada on January 12, 2015 (the “Nevada Sale”) pursuant to an asset purchase agreement for $5,000 in cash. The Nevada operations primarily produced retail gift cards that are not issued on the networks of the Payment Card Brands.  See Note 2, “Discontinued Operation and Disposition.”

 

Use of Estimates

 

Management uses estimates and assumptions relating to the reporting of assets and liabilities in its preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements. Significant items subject to such estimates and assumptions include the carrying amount of property and equipment, goodwill and intangible assets; valuation allowances for inventories and deferred tax assets; debt; and stock-based compensation expense. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

 

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, in May 2014, as amended by ASU 2016-12 Narrow-scope Improvements and Practical Expedients, in May 2016. ASU 2014-09, as amended, requires an entity to recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. An entity should also disclose sufficient quantitative and qualitative information to enable users of financial statements to understand the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. In July 2015, the FASB deferred the effective date to annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim reporting periods within those periods. The Company plans to implement the provisions of ASU 2014-09, as amended, as of January 1, 2018. Upon adoption, the Company must elect to adopt either retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented or using the cumulative effect transition method with the cumulative effect of initial adoption recognized at the date of initial application.  The Company has not determined what transition method it will use.  The Company is currently assessing the impact that the future adoption of ASU 2014-09, as amended, may have on its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements by

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analyzing its current portfolio of customer contracts, including a review of historical accounting policies and practices to identify potential differences in applying the new guidance. 

The FASB issued ASU 2015-11, Inventory—Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory, in July 2015.  ASU 2015-11 requires that inventory be measured at the lower of cost or net realizable value.  Net realizable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business, less reasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal, and transportation.  The new standard is effective for public entities’ annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016.  The Company plans to implement the provisions of ASU 2015-11 as of January 1, 2017. The Company is in the process of assessing the impact of ASU 2015-11 on its results of operations, financial position and consolidated financial statements.

 

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases, which provides guidance for accounting for leases. The new guidance requires companies to recognize the assets and liabilities for the rights and obligations created by leased assets.  ASU 2016-02 is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2018 (the Company’s fiscal year 2019) with early adoption permitted. The new standard is required to be adopted using a modified retrospective approach. The Company is in the process of assessing the impact of ASU 2016-02 on its results of operations, financial position and consolidated financial statements.

 

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, Compensation–Stock Compensation: Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting, which simplifies several aspects of the accounting for employee share based payment transactions, including the accounting for forfeitures, statutory withholding requirements, and classification in the statement of cash flows.  In addition, excess tax benefits recorded to equity under existing accounting guidance will be recognized in income tax expense under the new standard. ASU 2016-09 is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2016 (the Company’s fiscal year 2017), with early adoption permitted. The Company is in the process of assessing the impact of ASU 2016-09 on its results of operations, financial position and consolidated financial statements.

 

 

2. Discontinued Operation and Disposition

 

On January 12, 2015, the Company sold its Nevada non-secure operations pursuant to an asset purchase agreement for $5,000 in cash. The net carrying values of the assets sold as part of the discontinued operation included inventory and plant, equipment and leasehold improvements of $3,129 and $2,910, respectively. During the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Company recognized a gain on the sale of a discontinued operation of $887, which is included in the gain from a discontinued operation, net of an income tax benefit of $1,926 in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations.

 

The Nevada operations recognized a loss of $0 and $606 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, respectively, net of an income tax benefit of $0 and $404, respectively.

 

After the Nevada sale, CPI retained no significant continuing involvement in the Nevada operations other than a 180 day transition of services agreement, which expired on July 11, 2015. The Nevada operations had $32,128 of tax deductible goodwill and intangible assets, of which $4,190 of the tax deductible goodwill resulted in the recognition of an income tax benefit of $0 and $1,510 during the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, respectively.

 

3. Inventories

 

Inventories are summarized below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

June 30, 2016

    

December 31, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

Raw materials

 

$

9,383

 

$

10,549

 

Work-in-process

 

 

10,581

 

 

11,460

 

Finished goods

 

 

3,443

 

 

3,631

 

 

 

$

23,407

 

$

25,640

 

 

 

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4. Plant, Equipment and Leasehold Improvements

 

Plant, equipment and leasehold improvements consist of the following:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

June 30, 2016

    

December 31, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

Buildings

 

$

2,281

 

$

2,565

 

Machinery and equipment

 

 

59,122

 

 

57,482

 

Furniture, fixtures and computer equipment

 

 

6,712

 

 

4,440

 

Leasehold improvements

 

 

16,863

 

 

15,856

 

Construction in progress

 

 

3,267

 

 

2,373

 

 

 

 

88,245

 

 

82,716

 

Less accumulated depreciation and amortization

 

 

(34,978)

 

 

(30,603)

 

 

 

$

53,267

 

$

52,113

 

 

For the Company’s continuing operations, amounts recorded for the depreciation of plant, equipment and leasehold improvements was $3,053 and $2,834 for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and $6,026 and $5,751 for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

 

5. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

 

Goodwill relates to the Company’s U.S. Debit and Credit, U.K. Limited and Canada reporting segments. The change in goodwill from December 31, 2015 to June 30, 2016 was a result of currency translation adjustments.

 

Intangible assets consist of customer relationships, technology and software, non-compete agreements, favorable leases and trademarks. Total intangible assets are being amortized over a weighted-average useful life of 16 years. The changes in the cost basis of the intangibles from December 31, 2015 to June 30, 2016 are related to foreign currency translations. Intangible amortization expense was $1,134 and $1,145 for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.  Intangible amortization expense was $2,274 and $2,289 for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively

 

As of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, intangible assets, excluding goodwill, were comprised of the following:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2016

 

December 31, 2015

 

 

 

Average Life

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

Net Book

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

Net Book

 

 

 

(Years)

 

Cost

 

Amortization

 

Value

 

Cost

 

Amortization

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Customer relationships

    

12

to

20

    

$

59,280

    

 

(19,363)

    

$

39,917

    

$

59,612

    

$

(17,747)

    

$

41,865

 

Technology and software

 

 7

to

10

 

 

7,101

 

 

(1,702)

 

 

5,399

 

 

7,101

 

 

(1,238)

 

 

5,863

 

Non-compete agreements

 

 5

to

 8

 

 

491

 

 

(300)

 

 

191

 

 

491

 

 

(270)

 

 

221

 

Favorable leases

 

 

9.5

 

 

 

111

 

 

(105)

 

 

6

 

 

111

 

 

(101)

 

 

10

 

Intangible assets subject to amortization

 

 

 

 

 

 

66,983

 

 

(21,470)

 

 

45,513

 

 

67,315

 

 

(19,356)

 

 

47,959

 

Trademarks (indefinite-lived)

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,029

 

 

 

 

6,029

 

 

6,029

 

 

 

 

6,029

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

73,012

 

$

(21,470)

 

$

51,542

 

$

73,344

 

$

(19,356)

 

$

53,988

 

 

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The estimated future aggregate amortization expense for the identified amortizable intangibles noted above as of June 30, 2016 is as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

2016 (remaining 6 months)

 

$

2,270

2017

    

 

4,528

2018

 

 

4,528

2019

 

 

4,508

2020

 

 

4,468

Thereafter

 

 

25,211

 

 

$

45,513

 

 

 

6. Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (exit price). In determining fair value, the Company utilizes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels. The following is a brief description of those three levels:

 

·

Level 1—Valuations based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities accessible to the reporting entity at the measurement date.

 

·

Level 2— Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices in active markets for similar assets and liabilities; quoted prices 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 for the assets or liabilities.

 

·

Level 3— Valuations based on unobservable inputs for the asset or liability used to measure fair value to the extent that observable inputs are not available, thereby allowing for situations in which there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability at measurement date.

 

The Company’s financial assets and liabilities subject to fair value measurements and the necessary disclosures are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value as of 

 

Fair Value Measurement at June 30, 2016

 

 

 

June 30, 

 

 (Using Fair Value Hierarchy)

 

 

 

2016

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

    

 

    

    

 

    

    

 

    

    

 

    

 

First Lien Term Loan

 

$

307,813

 

$

 

$

307,813

 

$

 

Sellers Note

 

$

9,000

 

$

 

$

 

$

9,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value as of

 

Fair Value Measurement at December 31, 2015

 

 

 

December 31, 

 

 (Using Fair Value Hierarchy)

 

 

 

2015

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

    

 

    

    

 

    

    

 

    

    

 

    

 

First Lien Term Loan

 

$

309,375

 

$

 

$

309,375

 

$

 

Sellers Note

 

$

9,000

 

$

 

$

 

$

9,000

 

 

 

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7. Long-Term Debt and Credit Facility

 

As of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, long-term debt and credit facilities consist of the following:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

Interest

    

June 30, 

    

December 31, 

 

 

 

Rate (1)

 

2016

 

2015

 

First lien term loan facility

 

5.5

%  

$

312,500

 

$

312,500

 

Sellers note

 

5.0

%  

 

9,000

 

 

9,000

 

Unamortized discount

 

 

 

 

(4,103)

 

 

(4,459)

 

Unamortized deferred financing costs

 

 

 

 

(7,440)

 

 

(8,041)

 

Total long-term debt

 

 

 

 

309,957

 

 

309,000

 

Less current maturities of long-term debt

 

 

 

 

(9,000)

 

 

(9,000)

 

Long-term debt, excluding current maturities

 

 

 

$

300,957

 

$

300,000

 


(1)

Interest rate at June 30, 2016

 

First Lien Credit Facility

 

On August 17, 2015, the Company entered into a first lien credit agreement (the “First Lien Credit Facility”) with a syndicate of lenders providing for a $435,000 first lien term loan facility (the “First Lien Term Loan”) and a $40,000 revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”). The First Lien Term Loan and the Revolving Credit Facility have maturity dates of August 17, 2022 and August 17, 2020, respectively.

 

The First Lien Credit Facility is secured by a first-priority security interest in substantially all of the Company’s assets constituting equipment, inventory, receivables, cash and other tangible and intangible property.

 

Interest rates under the First Lien Credit Facility are based, at the Company’s election, on a Eurodollar rate, subject to an interest rate floor of 1.0%, plus a margin of 4.50%, or a base rate plus a margin of 3.50%. Letters of credit are subject to a 0.125% fronting fee payable to the issuing bank and a fee payable to the revolving lenders equal to the margin applicable to Eurodollar revolving loans. In addition, the Company is required to pay an unused commitment fee ranging from 0.375% per annum to 0.50% per annum of the average unused portion of the revolving commitments. The unused commitment fee is determined on the basis of a grid that results in a lower unused commitment fee as the Company’s total net leverage ratio declines.

 

The First Lien Credit Facility contains customary nonfinancial covenants, including among other things, restrictions on indebtedness, issuance of liens, investments, dividends, redemptions and other distributions to equity holders, asset sales, certain mergers or consolidations, sales, transfers, leases or dispositions of substantially all of the Company’s assets and affiliate transactions.  As of June 30, 2016, the Company was in compliance with all covenants under the First Lien Credit Facility.

 

The First Lien Credit Facility also requires prepayment in advance of the maturity date upon the occurrence of certain customary events, including based on an excess cash flow calculation, pursuant to the terms of the agreement, beginning as of the year ended December 31, 2016.   

 

The First Lien Credit Facility also contains a requirement that, as of the last day of any fiscal quarter, if the amount the Company has drawn under the Revolving Credit Facility is greater than 50% of the aggregate principal amount of all commitments of the lenders thereunder, the Company maintain a first lien net leverage ratio not in excess of 7.0 times EBITDA.

 

As of June 30, 2016, the Company did not have any outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility. The Company has two outstanding letters of credit for the security deposits on two real property lease agreements. These letters of credit total $100, reducing availability under the Revolving Credit Facility to $39,900. The Company pays a fee on the outstanding letters of credit at the applicable margin, which was 4.50% as of June 30, 2016, in addition to a fronting fee of 0.125% per annum.

 

 

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Sellers Note

 

The Company entered into a subordinated, unsecured promissory note for $9,000 (“Sellers Note”) with certain sellers of EFT Source, Inc. (“EFT Source”) in connection with its acquisition of EFT Source on September 2, 2014. Interest on the Sellers Note accrues at 5.0% per annum and is paid quarterly. All principal and unpaid interest under the Sellers Note is due to the sellers at the earlier of September 2, 2016 or with the occurrence of certain specific events as outlined in the Sellers Note.

 

Deferred Financing Costs

 

Certain costs incurred with borrowings or the establishment or modification of credit facilities are reflected as a reduction to the long-term debt balance.  These costs are amortized as an adjustment to interest expense over the life of the borrowing using the effective-interest rate method.

 

 

8. Income Taxes

 

During the three months ended June 30, 2016, the Company recognized an income tax benefit of $161 on pre-tax loss of $489, representing an effective income tax rate of 32.9%, compared to an income tax expense from continuing operations of $6,016 on pre-tax income of $18,171, representing an effective tax rate of 33.1% during the three months ended June 30, 2015.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2016, the Company recognized an income tax expense of $2,653 on pre-tax income of $8,039, representing an effective income tax rate of 33.0%, compared to an income tax expense from continuing operations of $9,974 on pre-tax income of $28,089, representing an effective tax rate of 35.5% during the six months ended June 30, 2015.  The decrease in the effective tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2016 as compared to the same period in the prior year is due to the impact of foreign and state taxes.

 

The effective tax rates for all periods presented also differ from the federal U.S. statutory rate primarily due to a benefit from permanent deductions related to credits for domestic production activities and the impact of state and foreign income taxes.

 

9. Series A Preferred Stock

 

There were no outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock as of June 30, 2016 or December 31, 2015.  The Company redeemed 93 shares of Series A Preferred Stock for $370, at prices ranging from $3,950.33 to $4,017.43 per share, and accrued dividends of $12,747 and $25,359 during the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, respectively.

 

10. Stockholders’ Equity

 

Common Stock

 

On May 11, 2016, the Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase program that authorizes repurchases of up to $20,000 of the Company’s common stock, limited to a maximum of 2,827,105 common shares prior to May 11, 2017.  Repurchases may be executed using open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions, accelerated share repurchase programs or other transactions.  During the three months ended June 30, 2016, there were 1,439,422 common shares repurchased for $6,008, at an average cost of $4.17 per share.  The repurchase has been accounted for as a share retirement. At June 30, 2016, $13,992 remained available under the share repurchase authorization, up to a maximum of 1,387,683 shares.   

 

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, there were 124,666 shares of common stock issued in connection with stock option exercises (Note 13, “Stock-Based Compensation”).  During the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Company issued no common stock and redeemed 86,768 shares of common stock at values of $0.32 and $0.91 per share.  During the three months ended June 30, 2015, there was no common stock issued or redeemed.  The redeemed common stock share values were calculated in accordance with the terms of the applicable award agreements.

 

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During the second quarter of 2016, the Company paid a dividend of $0.045 per share, or $2,544.  Additionally, on May 11, 2016, the Board of Directors approved a dividend of $0.045 per share, payable on July 7, 2016 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on June 16, 2016. The accrued dividend of $2,486 is reflected in “Accrued expenses” in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of June 30, 2016.  For the six months ended June 30, 2016, the Company has declared dividends of $0.09 per share.

 

On September 3, 2015, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a 22-for-1 stock split of its common stock. Upon the effective date of the stock split, each outstanding share of common stock and restricted common stock was divided into 22 shares of common stock or restricted common stock, as applicable. Shares of common stock available for issuance under the 2007 Stock Option Plan were increased accordingly. All of the share numbers, share prices and exercise prices have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the stock split in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements and these notes.

 

 

11. Earnings per Share

 

Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share (“EPS”) is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period.

 

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted EPS attributable to continuing and discontinued operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

June 30, 

 

June 30, 

 

 

 

2016

 

2015

 

2016

 

2015

    

Numerator:

 

 

    

    

 

    

    

 

    

    

 

    

 

Net (loss) income from continuing operations

 

$

(328)

 

$

12,155

 

$

5,386

 

$

18,115

 

Preferred stock dividends

 

 

 —

 

 

(12,747)

 

 

 —

 

 

(25,359)

 

(Loss) earnings from continuing operations attributable to common stockholders

 

 

(328)

 

 

(592)

 

 

5,386

 

 

(7,244)

 

Income from a discontinued operation, net of taxes

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

281

 

Net (loss) earnings attributable to common stockholders

 

$

(328)

 

$

(592)

 

$

5,386

 

$

(6,963)

 

Denominator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic EPS—weighted average common shares outstanding

 

 

56,201,811

 

 

41,284,452

 

 

56,371,964

 

 

41,312,854

 

Diluted EPS—weighted average common shares outstanding

 

 

56,201,811

 

 

41,284,452

 

 

56,583,978

 

 

41,312,854

 

Basic EPS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Loss) earnings from continuing operations

 

$

(0.01)

 

$

(0.02)

 

$

0.10

 

$

(0.18)

 

Earnings from a discontinued operation, net of taxes

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

0.01

 

(Loss) earnings per share

 

$

(0.01)

 

$

(0.02)

 

$

0.10

 

$

(0.17)

 

Diluted EPS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Loss) earnings from continuing operations

 

$

(0.01)

 

$

(0.02)

 

$

0.10

 

$

(0.18)

 

Earnings from a discontinued operation, net of taxes

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

0.01

 

(Loss) earnings per share

 

$

(0.01)

 

$

(0.02)

 

$

0.10

 

$

(0.17)

 

 

The Company reported a net loss for the three months ended June 30, 2016.  Accordingly, the potentially dilutive effect of 1,742,474 stock options and 267,022 restricted stock units have been excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share as their inclusion would be anti-dilutive. The Company reported a net loss from continuing operations available to common stockholders for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015.  Accordingly, the potentially dilutive effect of 627,000 outstanding stock options as of June 30, 2015 has been excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share, as their inclusion would be anti-dilutive.

 

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12. Commitments and Contingencies

 

Commitments

 

The Company incurred rent expense under non-cancellable operating leases of $819 and $886 for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and $1,634 and $1,819 for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

 

Contingencies 

 

  On July 11, 2016, the United States District Court for the District of Colorado granted the Company’s motion to stay the litigation in the matter captioned Gemalto S.A. v. CPI Card Group Inc. pending the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s consideration of the Company’s challenge to the patentability of asserted claims that was filed on May 31, 2016 which are the subject of the litigation. 

 

The suit was initially filed by Gemalto S.A. (“Gemalto”) against the Company in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas in October 2015. The now-stayed complaint alleges that the Company infringes a Gemalto patent by incorporating into the Company’s products microchips that allegedly practice the EMV standard. Gemalto’s patent will expire in 2017. The Company successfully moved to transfer the lawsuit to the United States District Court for the District of Colorado where it is currently stayed.  On January 28, 2016, the Company answered the complaint and filed counterclaims that the asserted patent is invalid and unenforceable, and that Gemalto’s lawsuit is a “sham” intended to interfere with the Company’s initial public offering (“IPO”) and business relationships. Gemalto answered the Company’s counterclaims on February 5, 2016. On March 8, 2016, Gemalto provided specific infringement contentions, which—contrary to the complaint’s claim that all EMV-compliant products infringed upon Gemalto’s patent—only named CPI products that incorporate microchips supplied by two specific vendors. 

On May 3, 2016, Gemalto filed a second patent infringement action against CPI in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado.  On May 25, 2016, CPI moved to dismiss Gemalto's case because the patent's claims are not patentable under 35 U.S.C. 101.  A motion to stay that litigation has also been filed but not yet decided.

The Company believes Gemalto’s claims are without merit and that the Company has strong legal and equitable defenses, plus meritorious counterclaims and indemnity rights. The Company intends to defend these suits vigorously. While a risk of loss is reasonably possible, given the current stage of the matter, as well as the aforementioned defenses, counterclaims and indemnity rights, the range of potential loss is not estimable and no accrual has been recognized as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

 

 

13. Stock-Based Compensation

 

CPI Card Group Inc. Omnibus Plan

 In conjunction with the completion of the Company’s IPO, the Company adopted the CPI Card Group Inc. Omnibus Plan (the “Omnibus Plan”) pursuant to which cash and equity based incentives may be granted to participating employees, advisors and directors. The Company has reserved 4,000,000 shares of common stock for issuance under the Omnibus Plan.  Shares available for grant under the Omnibus Plan were 2,327,838 as of June 30, 2016.

During the three months ended June 30, 2016, the Company granted awards of non-qualified stock options under the Omnibus Plan for 252,690 shares of common stock.  The stock option awards have an exercise price of $4.20 per share, a 10 year term, and vest 33.4% on June 1, 2018, 33.3% on June 1, 2019 and 33.3% on June 1, 2020.  The fair value of the stock option awards was determined using a Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following assumptions: volatility of 35.3%, risk-free interest rate of 1.5%, dividend yield of 4.3% and an expected term of 6 years.

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Outstanding and exercisable stock options under the Omnibus Plan are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

    

 

    

Weighted-

  

 

 

 

 

Weighted-

 

Average

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

Remaining

 

 

 

 

 

Exercise

 

Contractual Term

 

 

 

Options

 

Price

 

(in Years)

 

Outstanding as of December 31, 2015

 

795,450

 

$

10.00

 

9.80

 

Granted

 

652,690

 

 

7.75

 

9.77

 

Forfeited

 

(43,000)

 

 

10.00

 

9.28

 

Outstanding as of June 30, 2016

 

1,405,140

 

$

8.96

 

9.51

 

 

 

Unvested options as of June 30, 2016 will vest as follows:

 

 

 

 

2016

    

 —

 

2017

 

384,918

 

2018

 

467,996

 

2019

 

467,996

 

2020

 

84,230

 

Total unvested options as of June 30, 2016

 

1,405,140

 

 

 

During the three months ended June 30, 2016, the Company granted awards of restricted stock units for 37,898 shares of common stock. The restricted stock unit awards contain conditions associated with continued employment or service.  On the vesting date, which is one year from the date of grant, shares of common stock will be issued to the award recipients.     

 

The following table summarizes the changes in the number of outstanding restricted stock units for the six month period ended June 30, 2016:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

    

  Weighted-

  

 

 

 

 

Average

 

 

 

 

 

Grant Date

 

 

 

Shares 

 

Fair Value

 

Outstanding as of December 31, 2015

 

 

$

 

Granted

 

270,815

 

 

7.41

 

Vested

 

 

 

 

Forfeited

 

(3,793)

 

 

7.91

 

Outstanding as of June 30, 2016

 

267,022

 

$

7.41

 

 

Compensation expense for the Omnibus Plan for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 was $783 and $1,205, respectively.  As of June 30, 2016, the total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested options and restricted stock units under the Omnibus Plan was $4,009, which the Company expects to recognize over an estimated weighted average period of 2.0 years.

 

CPI Holdings I, Inc. Amended and Restated 2007 Stock Option Plan

 

In 2007, the Company’s Board of Directors adopted the CPI Holdings I, Inc. Amended and Restated 2007 Stock Option Plan (the “Option Plan”). Under the provisions of the Option Plan, stock options may be granted to employees, directors, and consultants at an exercise price greater than or equal to (and not less than) the fair market value of a share on the date the option is granted.

 

As a result of the Company’s adoption of its Omnibus Plan in conjunction with the IPO, as further described above, no further awards will be made under the Option Plan.  The outstanding stock options have a 10-year life and vest as noted in each respective grant letter.  All stock options are non-qualified.  No stock options were granted during the three and six month period ended June 30, 2015.

 

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The following table summarizes the changes in the number of outstanding stock options for the six month period ended June 30, 2016:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

    

 

 

    

Weighted-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Average 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remaining

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted- Average

 

 Contractual Term

 

 

 

Options

 

 Exercise Price

 

 (in Years)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding as of December 31, 2015

 

462,000

 

$

0.0003

 

5.57

 

Granted

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

(124,666)

 

 

0.0004

 

5.17

 

Forfeited

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

Outstanding as of June 30, 2016

 

337,334

 

$

0.0004

 

5.34

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercisable as of June 30, 2016

 

330,001

 

$

0.0004

 

5.30

 

 

Unvested options as of June 30, 2016 will vest as follows:

 

 

 

 

2016

    

7,333

Total unvested options as of June 30, 2016

 

7,333

 

Compensation expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and unrecorded compensation expense at June 30, 2016, related to options previously granted under the Option Plan, were de minimis.  The aggregate intrinsic value of stock option awards outstanding and exercisable under the Option Plan as of June 30, 2016 was $1,690 and $1,653, respectively.

 

Other Stock-Based Compensation Awards

 

During June 2015, the Company issued 191,664 restricted shares of common stock to executives of the Company with a weighted-average grant date fair value of $9.48 per share.  The awards contain conditions associated with continued employment or service.  The terms of the unvested restricted shares of common stock provide voting and regular dividend rights to the holders, and accordingly are included in weighted-average shares outstanding in the Company’s basic earnings per share calculation.  See Note 11 “Earnings per Share”.  As of June 30, 2016, 94,864 restricted shares of common stock were outstanding, which vest over a three year period from the grant date.

 

Total compensation expense related to these unvested restricted shares of common stock awards was $323 and $646 for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2016, respectively.  Compensation expense for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2015 was immaterial.  As of June 30, 2016, there was $525 of total remaining unrecognized compensation expense related to these unvested restricted shares of common stock that will be recognized over a weighted average period of 0.74 years.

 

Phantom Stock Plan

 

The Company recognized $897 and $1,503 of compensation expense during the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2015, respectively, related to the phantom stock plan. The phantom stock plan was terminated, and all outstanding obligations thereunder were settled, during October 2015 in conjunction with the Company’s IPO. 

 

14. Segment Reporting

 

The Company has identified reportable segments as those consolidated subsidiaries that represent 10% or more of its revenue, EBITDA (as defined below), or total assets, or when the Company believes information about the segment would be useful to the readers of the financial statements. The Company’s chief operating decision maker is its Chief Executive Officer who is charged with management of the Company and is responsible for the evaluation of operating performance and decision making about the allocation of resources to operating segments based on measures such as revenue and EBITDA.

 

EBITDA is the primary measure used by the Company’s chief operating decision maker to evaluate segment operating performance. As the Company uses the term, EBITDA is defined as income from continuing operations before

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interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization. The Company’s chief operating decision maker believes EBITDA is a meaningful measure and is superior to available GAAP measures as it represents a transparent view of the Company’s operating performance that is unaffected by fluctuations in property, equipment and leasehold improvement additions. The Company’s chief operating decision maker uses EBITDA to perform periodic reviews and comparison of operating trends and identify strategies to improve the allocation of resources amongst segments.

 

As of June 30, 2016, the Company’s reportable segments are as follows:

 

·

U.S. Debit and Credit;

·

U.S. Prepaid Debit; and

·

U.K. Limited.

 

 

The “Other” category includes the Company’s corporate headquarters and less significant operating segments that derive their revenue from the production of Financial Payment Cards and retail gift cards in Canada (CPI—Canada) and the U.K. (CPI—Petersfield). In August 2015, the Company completed the shut down and closure of the Petersfield, U.K. facility.

 

Performance Measures of Reportable Segments

 

Revenue and EBITDA of the Company’s reportable segments for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 

 

 

 

2016

 

2015

 

2016

 

2015

 

U.S. Debit and Credit

    

$

50,808

    

$

73,354

    

$

115,899

    

$

123,405

 

U.S. Prepaid Debit

 

 

11,991

 

 

12,392

 

 

24,332

 

 

29,823

 

U.K. Limited

 

 

7,989

 

 

7,679

 

 

14,221

 

 

13,918

 

Other

 

 

3,678

 

 

5,819

 

 

6,820

 

 

9,922

 

Intersegment eliminations

 

 

(741)

 

 

(3,708)

 

 

(1,154)

 

 

(4,222)

 

Total:

 

$

73,725

 

$

95,536

 

$

160,118

 

$

172,846

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EBITDA

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 

 

 

 

2016

 

2015

 

2016

 

2015

 

U.S. Debit and Credit

    

$

11,403

    

$

24,012

    

$

30,325

    

$

36,593

 

U.S. Prepaid Debit

 

 

3,557

 

 

3,776

 

 

6,824

 

 

9,760

 

U.K. Limited

 

 

680

 

 

658

 

 

899

 

 

841

 

Other

 

 

(6,874)

 

 

(4,680)

 

 

(11,608)

 

 

(7,560)

 

Total:

 

$

8,766

 

$

23,766

 

$

26,440

 

$

39,634

 

 

The following table provides a reconciliation of total segment EBITDA to net income from continuing operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

June 30, 

 

June 30, 

 

 

    

2016

    

2015

    

2016

    

2015

 

Total segment EBITDA from continuing operations

 

$

8,766

 

$

23,766

 

$

26,440

 

$

39,634

 

Interest, net

 

 

(5,068)

 

 

(1,616)

 

 

(10,101)

 

 

(3,505)

 

Income tax benefit (expense)

 

 

161

 

 

(6,016)

 

 

(2,653)

 

 

(9,974)

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

(4,187)

 

 

(3,979)

 

 

(8,300)

 

 

(8,040)

 

Net income from continuing operations

 

$

(328)

 

$

12,155

 

$

5,386

 

$

18,115

 

 

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Balance Sheet Data of Reportable Segments

 

Total assets of the Company’s reportable segments as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

June 30, 2016

    

December 31, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Debit and Credit

 

$

217,926

 

$

221,274

 

U.S. Prepaid Debit

 

 

23,968

 

 

20,960

 

U.K. Limited

 

 

22,966

 

 

25,897

 

Other

 

 

12,274

 

 

12,222

 

Total assets:

 

$

277,134

 

$

280,353

 

 

Plant, Equipment and Leasehold Improvement Additions of Geographic Locations

 

Plant, equipment and leasehold improvement additions of the Company’s geographical locations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

June 30, 

 

June 30, 

 

 

    

2016

    

2015

    

2016

    

2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S.

 

$

4,421

 

$

5,799

 

$

6,823

 

$

9,973

 

Canada

 

 

47

 

 

97

 

 

161

 

 

281

 

Total North America

 

 

4,468

 

 

5,896

 

 

6,984

 

 

10,254

 

U.K.

 

 

167

 

 

43

 

 

791

 

 

136

 

Total plant, equipment and leasehold improvement additions

 

$

4,635

 

$

5,939

 

$

7,775

 

$

10,390

 

 

Net Sales of Geographic Locations

 

Net sales of the Company’s geographic locations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

June 30, 

 

June 30, 

 

 

    

2016

    

2015

    

2016

    

2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S.

 

$

61,018

 

$

82,676

 

$

135,454

 

$

150,511

 

Canada

 

 

3,430

 

 

2,972

 

 

7,429

 

 

4,125

 

Total North America

 

 

64,448

 

 

85,648

 

 

142,883

 

 

154,636

 

U.K.

 

 

8,182

 

 

7,648

 

 

14,787

 

 

13,853

 

Other (a)

 

 

1,095

 

 

2,240

 

 

2,448

 

 

4,357

 

Total net sales

 

$

73,725

 

$

95,536

 

$

160,118

 

$

172,846

 


(a)

Amounts in Other include sales to various countries that individually are not material.

 

Long-Lived Assets of Geographic Segments

 

Long-lived assets of the Company’s geographic segments as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

June 30, 2016

    

December 31, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S.

 

$

162,595

 

$

164,377

 

Canada

 

 

3,056

 

 

2,254

 

Total North America:

 

 

165,651

 

 

166,631

 

U.K.

 

 

11,725

 

 

12,593

 

Total long-lived assets

 

$

177,376

 

$

179,224

 

 

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Net Sales by Product and Services

 

Net sales from products and services sold by the Company for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

June 30, 

 

June 30, 

 

 

    

2016

    

2015

    

2016

    

2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Product net sales (a)

 

$

40,095

 

$

67,757

 

$

95,053

 

$

112,771

 

Services net sales (b)

 

 

33,630

 

 

27,779

 

 

65,065

 

 

60,075

 

Total net sales:

 

$

73,725

 

$

95,536

 

$

160,118

 

$

172,846

 


(a)

Product net sales include the design and production of Financial Payment Cards in contact-EMV, Dual-Interface EMV, contactless and magnetic stripe card formats.  The Company also generates product revenue from the sale of Card@Once® instant issuance systems, private label credit cards and retail gift cards.

 

(b)

Services net sales include revenue from the personalization and fulfillment of Financial Payment Cards, the provision of tamper-evident security packaging, providing fulfillment services to Prepaid Debit Card program managers and software as a service personalization of instant issuance debit cards.  The Company also generates service revenue from personalizing retail gift cards (primarily in Canada and the United Kingdom) and from click-fees generated from the Company’s patented card design software, known as MYCA, which provides customers and cardholders the ability to design cards on the internet and customize cards with individualized digital images.

 

15.  Subsequent Events

On August 10, 2016, the Board of Directors approved a dividend of $0.045 per share. This dividend is payable on October 7, 2016, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on September 16, 2016.

 

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

References to the “Company,” “our,” “us” or “we” refer to CPI Card Group Inc. and its subsidiaries. For an understanding of the significant factors that influenced our results, the following discussion should be read in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes appearing elsewhere in this report. This management’s discussion and analysis should also be read in conjunction with the management’s discussion and analysis and consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

 

Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q including, without limitation, statements under this “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” regarding the Company’s financial position, business strategy and the plans, objectives, expectations, or assumptions of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. When used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “intend,” “continue” and other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in such statements. These risks and uncertainties include, among others: material breaches in the security of our systems; market acceptance of developing technologies that make Financial Payment Cards less relevant; a slower or less widespread adoption of EMV and Dual-Interface EMV technology than we anticipate; difficulties in our production processes; defects in our software; our failure to operate our business in accordance with the PCI security standards or other industry standards such as Payment Card Brand certification standards; extension of card expiration cycles; a decline in U.S. and global market and economic conditions; failure to identify, attract and retain new customers or a failure to maintain our relationships with our major customers; our substantial indebtedness; infringement on our intellectual property rights, or claims that our technology is infringing on third-party intellectual property; failure to meet our customers’ demands in a timely manner; competition and/or price erosion in the payment card industry; costs relating to product defects and product liability and warranty claims; our dependence on licensing arrangements; inability to renew leases for our facilities; interruptions in our IT systems or production capabilities; the restrictive terms of our credit facility and covenants of future agreements governing indebtedness; non-compliance with, and changes in, laws in foreign jurisdictions in which we operate and sell our products; challenges related to our acquisition strategy; our dependence on specialized equipment from third party suppliers; and other risk factors or uncertainties identified from time to time in our filings with the SEC. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to have been correct. Reference is made to a more complete discussion of forward-looking statements and applicable risks contained under the captions “Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 filed with the SEC on March 24, 2016. CPI Card Group Inc. undertakes no obligation to update or revise any of its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

Overview

 

We are a leading provider of comprehensive Financial Payment Card solutions in North America. We define Financial Payment Cards as credit, debit and prepaid debit cards issued on the networks of the Payment Card Brands (Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover) and Interac (in Canada). Our customers are primarily leading national and regional banks, independent community banks, credit unions, managers of prepaid debit card programs, group service providers (organizations that assist small issuers with managing their credit and debit card programs) and card processors. We serve a diverse set of direct and indirect customers, including many of the largest North American issuers of debit and credit cards, the largest global managers of prepaid debit and credit card programs, as well as thousands of independent community banks, credit unions, Group Service Providers and card processors.

 

We serve our customers through a network of ten production and card services facilities, including eight high-security facilities in North America that are each certified by one or more of the Payment Card Brands and Interac (in Canada) and, where required by our customers, certified to be in compliance with the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council. We have the largest such network of high-security production facilities in North America, allowing us to optimize our solutions offerings to serve the needs of our diverse and long-term customer base.

 

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Summary

 

During the three months ended June 30, 2016, net sales decreased 22.8% from the same period in 2015, to $73.7 million, and gross profit decreased 36.6% to $22.7 million. The gross profit margin for the three months ended June 30, 2016 was 30.8%, compared to 37.5% in the second quarter of 2015.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2016, net sales decreased 7.4% from the same period in 2015, to $160.1 million, and gross profit decreased 14.6% to $52.4 million. The gross profit margin for the three months ended June 30, 2016 was 32.7%, compared to 35.5% in the first six months of 2015.

 

Results of Operations

 

The following table presents the components of our condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income for each of the periods presented:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

 

June 30, 

 

June 30, 

 

 

 

    

2016

    

2015

    

2016

    

 

2015

 

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

Net sales:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Products

    

$

40,095

    

$

67,757

    

$

95,053

 

$

112,771

 

 

    

Services

 

 

33,630

 

 

27,779

 

 

65,065

 

 

60,075

 

 

 

Total net sales

 

 

73,725

 

 

95,536

 

 

160,118

 

 

172,846

 

 

 

Cost of sales

 

 

51,018

 

 

59,701

 

 

107,719

 

 

111,503

 

 

 

Gross profit

 

 

22,707

 

 

35,835

 

 

52,399

 

 

61,343

 

 

 

Operating expenses

 

 

18,177

 

 

16,148

 

 

34,204

 

 

29,959

 

 

 

Income from operations

 

 

4,530

 

 

19,687

 

 

18,195

 

 

31,384

 

 

 

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest, net

 

 

(5,068)

 

 

(1,616)

 

 

(10,101)

 

 

(3,505)

 

 

 

Foreign exchange gain (loss)

 

 

34

 

 

27

 

 

(68)

 

 

149

 

 

 

Other expense, net

 

 

15

 

 

73

 

 

13

 

 

61

 

 

 

Income before taxes

 

 

(489)

 

 

18,171

 

 

8,039

 

 

28,089

 

 

 

Income tax benefit (expense)

 

 

161

 

 

(6,016)

 

 

(2,653)

 

 

(9,974)

 

 

 

Net (loss) income from continuing operations

 

 

(328)

 

 

12,155

 

 

5,386

 

 

18,115

 

 

 

Income from a discontinued operation

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

281

 

 

 

Net (loss) income

 

$

(328)

 

$

12,155

 

$

5,386

 

$

18,396

 

 

 

 

Segment Discussion

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2016 Compared With Three Months Ended June 30, 2015

 

Net Sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended  June 30, 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2016

    

2015

    

$ Change

    

 

% Change

 

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

Net sales by segment:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

U.S. Debit and Credit

 

$

50,808

 

$

73,354

 

$

(22,546)

 

 

(30.7)

%

 

U.S. Prepaid Debit

 

 

11,991

 

 

12,392

 

 

(401)

 

 

(3.2)

%

 

U.K. Limited

 

 

7,989

 

 

7,679

 

 

310

 

 

4.0

%

 

Other

 

 

3,678

 

 

5,819

 

 

(2,141)

 

 

(36.8)

%

 

Eliminations

 

 

(741)

 

 

(3,708)

 

 

2,967

 

 

*

%

 

Total

 

$

73,725

 

$

95,536

 

$

(21,811)

 

 

(22.8)

%

 

 

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Net sales for the three months ended June 30, 2016 decreased $21.8 million, or 22.8%, to $73.7 million compared to $95.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015. The decrease in net sales was due to a 30.7% decline in U.S. Debit and Credit, a 3.2% decline in U.S. Prepaid Debit and a 36.8% decline in Other, offset by growth of 4.0% in U.K. Limited.

 

U.S. Debit and Credit:

 

Net sales for U.S. Debit and Credit for the three months ended June 30, 2016 decreased $22.5 million, or 30.7%, to $50.8 million compared to $73.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015. The decrease in net sales was primarily due to a $26.7 million decrease in EMV related revenue and a $1.5 million decrease in magnetic stripe card and other sales, partially offset by an increase of $5.7 million from growth in card personalization and fulfillment. 

 

The decrease in EMV revenue is due to a reduction of EMV card purchases from the large issuers and processors, reflecting the carryover impact of overstocked EMV card inventories purchased in 2015.  For the three months ended June 30, 2016, we sold 22.5 million EMV cards at an Average Selling Price (“ASP”) of $0.94 compared to 49.8 million EMV cards at an ASP of $0.96 for the three months ended June 30, 2015.  The decrease in ASP during the three months ended June 30, 2016 compared to June 30, 2015 is primarily due to lower prices experienced with large issuer customers from increased competition, partially offset by a smaller percentage of our EMV card shipments going to large issuer customers and a larger percentage going to small issuer customers.

 

U.S. Prepaid Debit:

 

Net sales for U.S. Prepaid Debit for the three months ended June 30, 2016 decreased $0.4 million, or 3.2%, to $12.0 million compared to $12.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015. The decrease was driven primarily by isolated reductions in volumes with certain customers, offsetting growth with other prepaid customers.   

 

U.K. Limited:  

 

Net sales for U.K. Limited for the three months ended June 30, 2016 increased $0.3 million, or 4.0%, to $8.0 million compared to $7.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015.  Net of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, the growth is attributed to an increase in retail gift and loyalty card personalization services of $1.1 million, offset by a decrease in card manufacturing sales of $0.8 million from lower average prices.  Fluctuations in the exchange rate between the United States dollar and the British Pound resulted in a $0.6 million reduction of net sales in the three months ended June 30, 2016 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2015.

 

Other:

 

Net sales in Other decreased $2.1 million, or 36.8%, to $3.7 million during the three months ended June 30, 2016 compared to $5.8 million in the three months ended June 30, 2015 primarily due to the shut down of the Petersfield, U.K. operation in August 2015. The Petersfield, U.K. operation contributed $2.1 million of sales during the three months ended June 30, 2015. See Note 14, “Segment Reporting” to our condensed consolidated financial statements appearing elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for further discussion of the Petersfield, U.K. shut down.  Increased net sales in Canada were offset by a $0.2 million reduction relating to fluctuations in the exchange rate between the United States dollar and the Canadian dollar, resulting in an immaterial change quarter over quarter.

 

 

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Cost of Sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended  June 30, 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2016

    

2015

    

$ Change

    

% Change

 

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

Cost of sales by segment:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Debit and Credit

 

$

35,097

    

$

44,842

    

$

(9,745)

 

(21.7)

%

    

U.S. Prepaid Debit

 

 

7,834

 

 

7,784

 

 

50

 

0.6

%

 

U.K. Limited

 

 

5,950

 

 

5,638

 

 

312

 

5.5

%

 

Other

 

 

2,785

 

 

4,476

 

 

(1,691)

 

(37.8)

%

 

Eliminations

 

 

(648)

 

 

(3,039)

 

 

2,391

 

*

%

 

Total

 

$

51,018

 

$

59,701

 

$

(8,683)

 

(14.5)

%

 

 

Cost of sales for the three months ended June 30, 2016 decreased $8.7 million, or 14.5%, to $51.0 million compared to $59.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015. The decrease in cost of sales was driven primarily by a 21.7% decrease in U.S. Debit and Credit, and a 37.8% decrease in Other, partially offset by a 5.5% increase to U.K. Limited cost of sales.  

 

U.S. Debit and Credit:

 

Cost of sales for U.S. Debit and Credit for the three months ended June 30, 2016 decreased $9.7 million, or 21.7%, to $35.1 million compared to $44.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015.  The decrease was driven by lower EMV chip card sales volumes resulting in lower corresponding EMV manufacturing costs.  The decrease was partially offset by increased cost of sales from growth in card personalization, fulfillment and other services.

 

U.S. Prepaid Debit:

 

Cost of sales for U.S. Prepaid Debit was $7.8 million for both the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015.  Decreased materials costs of $0.2 million driven by decreased net sales during the second quarter, were offset by a corresponding increase in labor and overhead costs. 

 

U.K. Limited:

 

Cost of sales for U.K. Limited for the three months ended June 30, 2016 increased $0.3 million, or 5.5%, to $6.0 million compared to $5.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015, net of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. Increased cost of sales related to increased net sales activity in card personalization and fulfillment services and increased packaging material costs used in the services business. Foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations between the United States dollar and the British Pound resulted in a $0.4 million reduction of cost of sales in the three months ended June 30, 2016 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2015.

 

Other:

 

Cost of sales in Other decreased $1.7 million, or 37.8%, to $2.8 million during the three months ended June 30, 2016 compared to $4.5 million in the three months ended June 30, 2015.  Our Petersfield, U.K. operation, which was shut down in August 2015, contributed $1.9 million of costs during the three months ended June 30, 2015. Offsetting the decrease from the shut down of the Petersfield, U.K. operation was a $0.1 million increase in cost of sales in Canada, net of the impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations.

 

 

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Gross Profit and Gross Profit Margin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended  June 30, 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

% of

 

 

 

 

% of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2016

 

net sales

    

2015

    

net sales

    

$ Change

    

% Change

 

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

Gross profit by segment:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

U.S. Debit and Credit

 

$

15,711

 

30.9

%  

$

28,512

 

38.9

%  

$

(12,801)

 

(44.9)

%  

 

U.S. Prepaid Debit

 

 

4,157

 

34.7

%  

 

4,608

 

37.2

%  

 

(451)

 

(9.8)

%  

 

U.K. Limited

 

 

2,039

 

25.5

%  

 

2,041

 

26.6

%  

 

(2)

 

(0.1)

%  

 

Other

 

 

800

 

21.8

%  

 

674

 

11.6

%  

 

126

 

18.7

%  

 

Total

 

$

22,707

 

30.8

%  

$

35,835

 

37.5

%  

$

(13,128)

 

(36.6)

%  

 

 

Gross profit for the three months ended June 30, 2016 decreased $13.1 million, or 36.6%, to $22.7 million compared to $35.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015. Gross profit margin for the three months ended June 30, 2016 decreased to 30.8% compared to 37.5% for the three months ended June 30, 2015.

 

U.S. Debit and Credit:

 

Gross profit for U.S. Debit and Credit for the three months ended June 30, 2016 decreased $12.8 million, or 44.9%, to $15.7 million compared to $28.5 million during the three months ended June 30, 2015. The decrease in gross profit for U.S. Debit and Credit was primarily driven by the reduction in net sales discussed above. Gross profit margin for U.S. Debit and Credit for the three months ended June 30, 2016 decreased to 30.9% compared to 38.9% for the same period in the prior year due to lower overhead cost absorption attributed to reduced production volumes. 

 

U.S. Prepaid Debit:

 

Gross profit for U.S. Prepaid Debit during the three months ended June 30, 2016 decreased 9.8% to $4.2 million compared to $4.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015. The decrease in gross profit was driven by the decrease in net sales and increase in labor and overhead costs. Gross profit margin for U.S. Prepaid Debit for the three months ended June 30, 2016 decreased to 34.7% compared to 37.2% for the three months ended June 30, 2015.

 

U.K. Limited:

 

Gross profit for U.K. Limited was $2.0 million for both the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015.  Gross profit margin for U.K. Limited for the three months ended June 30, 2016 decreased to 25.5% compared to 26.6% for the three months ended June 30, 2015.  The decrease in gross profit margin was a result of the higher material costs noted above. 

 

Other:

 

Other gross profit during the three months ended June 30, 2016 was $0.8 million compared to $0.7 million during the same period in 2015. 

 

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Operating Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended  June 30, 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2016

    

2015

    

$ Change

    

% Change

 

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

Operating expenses by segment:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

U.S. Debit and Credit

 

$

6,537

 

$

6,372

 

$

165

 

2.6

%

 

U.S. Prepaid Debit

 

 

1,177

 

 

1,396

 

 

(219)

 

(15.7)

%

 

U.K. Limited

 

 

1,474

 

 

1,555

 

 

(81)

 

(5.2)

%

 

Other

 

 

8,989

 

 

6,825

 

 

2,164

 

31.7

%

 

Total

 

$

18,177

 

$

16,148

 

$

2,029

 

12.6

%

 

 

Operating expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2016 increased $2.0 million, or 12.6%, to $18.2 million compared to $16.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015. The increase in operating expenses was driven primarily by a $2.2 million increase in Other expenses and a $0.2 million increase in U.S. Debit and Credit expenses, partially offset by a $0.2 million decrease in U.S. Prepaid Debit, and a $0.1 million decrease in U.K. Limited.

 

The $0.2 million increase in U.S. Debit and Credit was primarily driven by increased salaries and benefits to support growth in the card personalization business.

 

The $0.2 million decrease in U.S. Prepaid Debit was primarily driven by cost reductions in sales and administrative salaries.

 

The $2.2 million increase in Other was primarily driven by $1.9 million in patent litigation and related charges and $1.5 million in public company costs, partially offset by a $1.0 million reduction relating to the prior year shut down of the Petersfield U.K. operation.  Public Company costs included $0.4 million of legal and insurance costs, $0.4 million of accounting, reporting and public filing expenses, $0.5 million in salaries and benefits, board fees, contract labor and hiring expenses,  and $0.2 million in stock-based compensation expense. 

 

Income from Operations and Operating Margin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended  June 30, 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

% of

 

 

 

 

% of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2016

 

net sales

    

2015

    

net sales

    

$ Change

    

% Change

 

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

Income from operations by segment:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

U.S. Debit and Credit

 

$

9,174

 

18.1

%

$

22,140

 

30.2

%

$

(12,966)

 

(58.6)

%

 

U.S. Prepaid Debit

 

 

2,980

 

24.9

%

 

3,212

 

25.9

%

 

(232)

 

(7.2)

%

 

U.K. Limited

 

 

565

 

7.1

%

 

486

 

6.3

%

 

79

 

16.3

%

 

Other

 

 

(8,189)

 

*

%

 

(6,151)

 

*

%

 

(2,038)

 

*

%

 

Total

 

$

4,530

 

6.1

%

$

19,687

 

20.6

%

$

(15,157)

 

(77.0)

%

 

 

Income from operations for the three months ended June 30, 2016 decreased $15.2 million, or 77.0%, to $4.5 million compared to $19.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015. Operating margins for the three months ended June 30, 2016 decreased to 6.1% compared to 20.6% for the three months ended June 30, 2015.

 

U.S. Debit and Credit:

 

Income from operations for U.S. Debit and Credit for the three months ended June 30, 2016 decreased $13.0 million, or 58.6%, to $9.2 million compared to $22.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015. Operating margins for the three months ended June 30, 2016 decreased to 18.1% compared to 30.2% for the three months ended June 30, 2015 due primarily to the lower sales volumes, the lower overhead cost absorption from the decline in EMV production volumes, and the increase in operating expenses, discussed above.

 

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U.S. Prepaid Debit:

 

Income from operations for U.S. Prepaid Debit for the three months ended June 30, 2016 decreased $0.2 million, or 7.2%, to $3.0 million compared to $3.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015. Operating margins for the three months ended June 30, 2016 decreased to 24.9% compared to 25.9% for the three months ended June 30, 2015 due to decreased sales activity, partially offset by the lower operating expenses discussed above.

 

U.K. Limited:

 

Income from operations for U.K. Limited for the three months ended June 30, 2016 increased to $0.6 million from $0.5 million due to the increased net sales noted above.

 

Other:

 

The loss from operations in Other was $8.2 million in the three months ended June 30, 2016 compared to $6.2 million in the three months ended June 30, 2015.  The increased loss was primarily attributable to the higher corporate expenses partially offset by the reduction in operating losses related to the prior year shut down of the Petersfield, U.K. operation, discussed above.

 

Interest, net:  

 

Interest expense for the three months ended June 30, 2016 increased to $5.1 million compared to $1.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015. The increase in interest expense was driven by the $435.0 million First Lien Term Loan that the Company put in place in August 2015 in conjunction with the partial redemption of the Series A Preferred Stock.

 

Income tax benefit (expense): 

 

During the three months ended June 30, 2016, there was an income tax benefit of $0.2 million compared to an income tax expense of $6.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015. The effective tax rate was 32.9% and 33.1% for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The change in income taxes was driven by the reduction in income before income taxes during the quarter compared to the prior year quarter.

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 Compared With Six Months Ended June 30, 2015

 

Net Sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

2016

    

2015

    

$ Change

    

 

% Change

 

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

Net sales by segment:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

U.S. Debit and Credit

 

$

115,899

 

$

123,405

 

$

(7,506)

 

 

(6.1)

%

 

U.S. Prepaid Debit

 

 

24,332

 

 

29,823

 

 

(5,491)

 

 

(18.4)

%

 

U.K. Limited

 

 

14,221

 

 

13,918

 

 

303

 

 

2.2

%

 

Other

 

 

6,820

 

 

9,922

 

 

(3,102)

 

 

(31.3)

%

 

Eliminations

 

 

(1,154)

 

 

(4,222)

 

 

3,068

 

 

*

%

 

Total

 

$

160,118

 

$

172,846

 

$

(12,728)

 

 

(7.4)

%

 

 

Net sales for the six months ended June 30, 2016 decreased $12.7 million, or 7.4%, to $160.1 million compared to $172.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015. The decrease in net sales was due to a 6.1% decline in U.S. Debit and Credit, a 18.4% decline in U.S. Prepaid Debit and a 31.3% decline in Other, partially offset by a 2.2% increase in net sales in U.K. Limited compared to the same period in the prior year.

 

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U.S. Debit and Credit:

 

Net sales for U.S. Debit and Credit for the six months ended June 30, 2016 decreased $7.5 million, or 6.1%, to $115.9 million compared to $123.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015. The decrease in net sales was primarily driven by a $13.1 million decrease in EMV related revenue, a $3.5 million decrease in net sales from non-EMV cards, including magnetic stripe cards, partially offset by a net sales increase from growth in card personalization, fulfillment and other services of $9.1 million.

 

The decrease in EMV revenue is the result of a reduced amount of EMV card purchases from the large issuers and processors, reflecting the carryover impact of overstocked EMV card inventories purchased in 2015.  For the six months ended June 30, 2016, we sold 63.9 million EMV cards at an ASP of $0.94 compared to 74.7 million EMV cards at an ASP of $0.98 for the six months ended June 30, 2015.  The decrease in ASP during the six months ended June 30, 2016 compared to 2015 is primarily due to lower prices experienced in the large issuer market from increased competition, partially offset by a smaller percentage of our EMV card shipments going to large issuer customers and a larger percentage going to small issuer customers.

 

U.S. Prepaid Debit:

 

Net sales for U.S. Prepaid Debit for the six months ended June 30, 2016 decreased $5.5 million, or 18.4%, to $24.3 million compared to $29.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015. The decrease was driven primarily by our largest customer for this segment refreshing its packaging designs in the six months ended June 30, 2015, which resulted in unusually large sales in 2015 that did not recur at the same levels in the six months ended June 30, 2016.

 

U.K. Limited:

 

Net sales for U.K. Limited for the six months ended June 30, 2016 increased $0.3 million, or 2.2%, to $14.2 million compared to $13.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015.  The growth is attributable to an increase in retail gift and loyalty card personalization services of $1.3 million, partially offset by a $1.0 million decrease in card manufacturing sales from lower average prices, both net of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations.  Fluctuations in the exchange rate between the United States dollar and the British Pound resulted in a $0.9 million reduction of net sales in the six months ended June 30, 2016 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2015.

 

Other:

 

Net sales for Other decreased $3.1 million, or 31.3%, to $6.8 million during the six months ended June 30, 2016 compared to $9.9 million in the six months ended June 30, 2015 relating primarily to the shut down of the Petersfield, U.K. operation in August 2015.  The Petersfield, U.K. operation contributed $3.9 million in net sales during the six months ended June 30, 2015. See Note 14, “Segment Reporting” to our condensed consolidated financial statements appearing elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for further discussion of the Petersfield, U.K. shut down.  Offsetting the decrease related to the Petersfield, U.K. operation was a $0.8 million increase to net sales in Canada, net of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. Fluctuations in the exchange rate between the United States dollar and the Canadian dollar resulted in a $0.5 million reduction of net sales during the six months ended June 30, 2016, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2015.

 

Cost of Sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended  June 30, 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2016

    

2015

    

$ Change

    

% Change

 

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

Cost of sales by segment:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

U.S. Debit and Credit

 

$

77,028

    

$

78,098

    

$

(1,070)

 

(1.4)

%

 

U.S. Prepaid Debit

 

 

16,099

 

 

18,526

 

 

(2,427)

 

(13.1)

%

 

U.K. Limited

 

 

10,573

 

 

10,550

 

 

23

 

0.2

%

 

Other

 

 

5,102

 

 

7,955

 

 

(2,853)

 

(35.9)

%

 

Eliminations

 

 

(1,083)

 

 

(3,626)

 

 

2,543

 

*

%

 

Total

 

$

107,719

 

$

111,503

 

$

(3,784)

 

(3.4)

%

 

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Cost of sales for the six months ended June 30, 2016 decreased $3.8 million, or 3.4%, to $107.7 million compared to $111.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015. The decrease in cost of sales was driven primarily by a 1.4% decrease in U.S. Debit and Credit, a 13.1% decrease in U.S. Prepaid Debit, and a 35.9% decrease in Other.  

 

U.S. Debit and Credit:

 

Cost of sales for U.S. Debit and Credit for the six months ended June 30, 2016 decreased $1.1 million, or 1.4%, to $77.0 million compared to $78.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015.  The decrease was driven by lower EMV chip card sales volumes resulting in lower corresponding EMV manufacturing costs.  The decrease was partially offset by increased cost of sales from growth in card personalization, fulfillment and other services.

 

U.S. Prepaid Debit:

 

Cost of sales for U.S. Prepaid Debit for the six months ended June 30, 2016 decreased $2.4 million, or 13.1%, to $16.1 million compared to $18.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015. The decrease in cost of sales was primarily driven by a decrease in materials and labor costs, which correspond with the decrease in net sales described above.

 

U.K. Limited:

 

Cost of sales for U.K. Limited was $10.6 million for both the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015. Increases in cost of sales related to increased net sales activity were offset by foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations between the United States dollar and the British Pound of $0.7 million.

 

Other:

 

Cost of sales in Other decreased $2.9 million, or 35.9%, to $5.1 million during the six months ended June 30, 2016 compared to $8.0 million in the six months ended June 30, 2015.  Our Petersfield, U.K. operation, which was shut down in August 2015, contributed $3.7 million of cost of sales during the six months ended June 30, 2015. Offsetting the decrease from the shut down of the Petersfield, U.K. operation was a $0.6 million increase in cost of sales in Canada related to the increased net sales noted above, net of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations.

 

 

Gross Profit and Gross Profit Margin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended  June 30, 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

% of

 

 

 

 

% of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2016

 

net sales

    

2015

    

net sales

    

$ Change

    

% Change

 

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

Gross profit by segment:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

U.S. Debit and Credit

 

$

38,871

 

33.5

%  

$

45,307

 

36.7

%  

$

(6,436)

 

(14.2)

%  

 

U.S. Prepaid Debit

 

 

8,233

 

33.8

%  

 

11,297

 

37.9

%  

 

(3,064)

 

(27.1)

%  

 

U.K. Limited

 

 

3,648

 

25.7

%  

 

3,368

 

24.2

%  

 

280

 

8.3

%  

 

Other

 

 

1,647

 

24.1

%  

 

1,371

 

13.8

%  

 

276

 

20.1

%  

 

Total

 

$

52,399

 

32.7

%  

$

61,343

 

35.5

%  

$

(8,944)

 

(14.6)

%  

 

 

Gross profit for the six months ended June 30, 2016 decreased $8.9 million, or 14.6%, to $52.4 million compared to $61.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015. Gross profit margin for the six months ended June 30, 2016 decreased to 32.7% compared to 35.5% for the six months ended June 30, 2015.

 

U.S. Debit and Credit:

 

Gross profit for U.S. Debit and Credit for the six months ended June 30, 2016 decreased $6.4 million, or 14.2%, to $38.9 million compared to $45.3 million during the six months ended June 30, 2015. The decrease in gross profit for U.S. Debit and Credit was primarily a result of decreased EMV revenues offset by growth in our card personalization and fulfillment services. Gross profit margin for the U.S. Debit and Credit segment for the six months ended June 30, 2016 decreased to 33.5% compared to 36.7% for the six months ended June 30, 2015 due to lower overhead cost absorption attributed to reduced production volumes. 

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U.S. Prepaid Debit:

 

Gross profit for U.S. Prepaid Debit during the six months ended June 30, 2016 decreased 27.1% to $8.2 million compared to $11.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015. The decrease in gross profit was primarily driven by the decrease in net sales. Gross profit margin for U.S. Prepaid Debit for the six months ended June 30, 2016 decreased to 33.8% compared to 37.9% for the six months ended June 30, 2015 due to lower overhead cost absorption, and higher labor costs as a percent of sales.

 

U.K. Limited:

 

Gross profit for U.K. Limited for the six months ended June 30, 2016 increased 8.3% to $3.6 million compared to $3.4 million during the six months ended June 30, 2015. The increase in gross profit was driven primarily by an increase in net sales related to our card personalization and fulfillment services, partially offset by increased labor costs and foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. Gross profit margin for U.K. Limited for the six months ended June 30, 2016 increased to 25.7% compared to 24.2% for the six months ended June 30, 2015.

 

Other:

 

Other gross profit during the six months ended June 30, 2016 increased 20.1% to $1.6 million compared to $1.4 million during the same period in 2015.  The increase was primarily due to gross profit increases in Canada due to increased net sales, partially offset by foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations.

 

 

Operating Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended  June 30, 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2016

    

2015

    

$ Change

    

% Change

 

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

Operating expenses by segment:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

U.S. Debit and Credit

 

$

12,633

 

$

12,191

 

$

442

 

3.6

%

 

U.S. Prepaid Debit

 

 

2,565

 

 

2,773

 

 

(208)

 

(7.5)

%

 

U.K. Limited

 

 

2,993

 

 

2,932

 

 

61

 

2.1

%

 

Other

 

 

16,013

 

 

12,063

 

 

3,950

 

32.7

%

 

Total

 

$

34,204

 

$

29,959

 

$

4,245

 

14.2

%

 

 

Operating expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2016 increased $4.2 million, or 14.2%, to $34.2 million compared to $30.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015. The increase in operating expenses was driven primarily by a $4.0 million increase in Other expenses and a $0.4 million increase in U.S. Debit and Credit expenses, partially offset by a $0.2 million decrease in U.S. Prepaid Debit.

 

The $0.4 million increase in U.S. Debit and Credit was primarily driven by increased salaries and benefits to support growth in the card personalization business.

 

The $0.2 million decrease in U.S. Prepaid Debit was primarily driven by cost reductions in sales and administrative salaries.

 

The $4.0 million increase in Other was driven by public company costs of $2.9 million, litigation and related charges of $1.9 million, and an increase in other corporate expenses of $0.8 million (primarily related to increases in consulting and contract labor costs, and information technology expenses).  These increases were partially offset by a $1.7 million reduction of expenses relating to the prior year shut down of the Petersfield, U.K. operation. Public company costs included $0.7 million of legal and insurance costs, $0.8 million of accounting, reporting and public filing costs, $1.1 million in salaries and benefits, board fees, contract labor and hiring expenses, and $0.3 million in stock-based compensation expense. 

 

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Income from Operations and Operating Margin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended  June 30, 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

% of

 

 

 

 

% of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2016

 

net sales

    

2015

    

net sales

    

$ Change

    

% Change

 

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

Income from operations by segment:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

U.S. Debit and Credit

 

$

26,238

 

22.6

%

$

33,116

 

26.8

%

$

(6,878)

 

(20.8)

%

 

U.S. Prepaid Debit

 

 

5,668

 

23.3

%

 

8,524

 

28.6

%

 

(2,856)

 

(33.5)

%

 

U.K. Limited

 

 

655

 

4.6

%

 

436

 

3.1

%

 

219

 

50.2

%

 

Other

 

 

(14,366)

 

*

%

 

(10,692)

 

*

%

 

(3,674)

 

*

%

 

Total

 

$

18,195

 

11.4

%

$

31,384

 

18.2

%

$

(13,189)

 

(42.0)

%

 

 

Income from operations for the six months ended June 30, 2016 decreased $13.2 million, or 42.0%, to $18.2 million compared to $31.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015. Operating margins for the six months ended June 30, 2016 decreased to 11.4% compared to 18.2% for the six months ended June 30, 2015.

 

U.S. Debit and Credit:

 

Income from operations for U.S. Debit and Credit for the six months ended June 30, 2016 decreased $6.9 million, or 20.8%, to $26.2 million compared to $33.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015. Operating margins for the six months ended June 30, 2016 decreased to 22.6% compared to 26.8% for the six months ended June 30, 2015 due primarily to the lower sales volumes, the lower overhead cost absorption attributed to the reduced production volumes, and the increased operating expenses, discussed above.

 

U.S. Prepaid Debit:

 

Income from operations for U.S. Prepaid Debit for the six months ended June 30, 2016 decreased $2.9 million, or 33.5%, to $5.7 million compared to $8.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015. Operating margins for the six months ended June 30, 2016 decreased to 23.3% compared to 28.6% for the six months ended June 30, 2015 for the reasons discussed above.

 

U.K. Limited:

 

Income from operations for U.K. Limited for the six months ended June 30, 2016 increased to $0.7 million, or 50.2%, from $0.4 million, for the reasons discussed above.

 

Other:

 

The $14.4 million loss from operations in Other in the six months ended June 30, 2016 compared to $10.7 million in the six months ended June 30, 2015.  The increased loss was primarily attributable to the higher corporate expenses, partially offset by reduced operating losses related to the shut down of the Petersfield, U.K. operation, discussed above.

 

Interest, net:  

 

Interest expense for the six months ended June 30, 2016 increased to $10.1 million compared to $3.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015. The increase in interest expense was driven by the $435.0 million First Lien Term Loan that the Company put in place in August 2015 in conjunction with the partial redemption of the Series A Preferred Stock.

 

 

 

 

Income tax benefit (expense): 

 

Income tax expense for the six months ended June 30, 2016 decreased $7.3 million to $2.7 million compared to $10.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015, driven by the decrease in income before taxes and by a reduced

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effective tax rate. The effective tax rate was 33.0% and 35.5% for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Our effective tax rate was higher in the prior year period primarily due to the impact of foreign and state income taxes. 

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

As of June 30, 2016, we had $31.5 million of cash and cash equivalents. Of this amount, $4.2 million was held in accounts outside of the United States.

 

On August 17, 2015, we entered into a new First Lien Credit Facility with a syndicate of lenders, consisting of the $435.0 million First Lien Term Loan and the $40.0 million Revolving Credit Facility. The First Lien Term Loan and Revolving Credit Facility mature on August 17, 2022 and August 17, 2020, respectively.

   

At the Company's election, interest rates under the First Lien Credit Facility are based on either a Eurodollar rate, subject to an interest rate floor of 1.0%, plus a margin of 4.50% or a base rate plus a margin of 3.50%. Letters of credit are subject to a 0.125% fronting fee payable to the issuing bank and a fee payable to the revolving lenders equal to the margin applicable to Eurodollar revolving loans. In addition, we are required to pay an unused commitment fee ranging from 0.50% per annum to 0.375% per annum of the average unused portion of the revolving commitments. The unused commitment fee is determined on the basis of a grid that results in a lower unused commitment fee as our total net leverage ratio declines.

   

The First Lien Credit Facility contains customary covenants, including among other things, certain restrictions or limitations on indebtedness, issuance of liens, investments, dividends, redemptions and other distributions to equity holders, asset sales, certain mergers or consolidations, sales, transfers, leases or dispositions of substantially all of our assets, and affiliate transactions. We may also be required to make repayments on the First Lien Term Loans in advance of the maturity date based on a calculation of excess cash flows, as defined in the agreement, beginning with the year ended December 31, 2016, with any payments due after the issuance of our annual financial statements in 2017.

 

As of June 30, 2016, the Company was in compliance with all covenants under the First Lien Credit Facility. At June 30, 2016, there were $312.5 million of outstanding borrowings under the First Lien Term Loan, and we have $39.9 million of availability under the Revolving Credit Facility.  The Company has a promissory note for $9.0 million with certain sellers of EFT Source whereby principal and unpaid interest is due to the sellers in September 2016. 

 

During the second quarter of 2016, the Board of Directors approved a $20.0 million stock repurchase plan up to a maximum of 2,827,105 shares over a twelve month period.  During the three months ended June 30, 2016, there were there were 1,439,422 common shares repurchased for $6.0 million, at an average cost of $4.17 per share, including commissions. At June 30, 2016, $14.0 million remained available under the share repurchase authorization, up to a maximum of 1,387,683 shares.

 

On May 11, 2016, our Board of Directors approved a dividend of $0.045 per share.  This dividend was paid on July 7, 2016 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on June 17, 2016. The accrued dividend of $2.5 million is reflected in “Accrued expenses” in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of June 30, 2016.  Our current quarterly cash dividend rate is $0.045 per share, or $0.18 per share on an annualized basis.

 

We believe that our cash flows from operations, combined with our current cash levels and available borrowing capacity, will be adequate to fund debt service requirements and provide cash, as required, to support our ongoing operations, capital expenditures, lease obligations, and working capital for at least the next 12 months.

 

Operating Activities

 

Cash provided by operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2016 was $33.2 million compared to $18.9 million during the six months ended June 30, 2015.  The increase in cash provided by operating activities was driven by a net increase in cash flows from working capital, particularly from a decrease in accounts receivable, which was partially offset by a decrease in net income of $13.0 million.  

 

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Investing Activities

 

Cash used in investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2016 was $7.0 million, which related to capital expenditures.  During the six months ended June 30, 2015, cash used in investing activities was $5.5 million, consisting of $10.5 million of capital expenditures, partially offset by $5.0 million of cash provided from the sale of our Nevada operation.  Capital expenditures were higher in the six months ended June 30, 2015 compared to 2016 because of elevated capital spending to prepare for the U.S. EMV conversion.

 

Financing Activities

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2016, cash used in financing activities was $8.1 million, and related primarily to share repurchases and dividend payments of $6.0 million and $2.5 million, respectively.  These items were partially offset by excess tax benefits associated with stock option exercises.  Cash used in financing activities was $13.3 million during the six months ended June 30, 2015, which consisted of $12.3 million in payments made on senior term loans, $0.6 million of payments of deferred stock issuance costs, and $0.4 million of payments made to redeem preferred and common stock.

 

Contractual Obligations

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2016, there were no material changes in our contractual obligations from those reported in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

We had no material off-balance sheet arrangements at June 30, 2016.

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Our Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed for the year ended December 31, 2015, for which there were no material changes as of June 30, 2016, included:

 

·

Revenue Recognition;

·

Multiple-Element Arrangements;

·

Impairment Assessments of Goodwill and Long-Lived Assets;

·

Inventory Valuation;

·

Stock-Based Compensation; and

·

Income Taxes.

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

   As of June 30, 2016, there have been no material changes in market risk for key input prices, labor and benefits costs, interest rate risk, foreign currency exchange rates, or pricing from those included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), that are designed to assure that information required to be disclosed in our

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Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. As required by Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(b), as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report, under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were ineffective as of June 30, 2016 due to the unremediated material weakness in our internal controls over financial reporting described below. Notwithstanding the identified material weakness, management believes the condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q fairly represent in all material respects our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows at and for the periods presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. 

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

As previously reported in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, we have identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting related to a current lack of finance expertise that could result in a failure to properly account for non-routine and complex transactions in accordance with GAAP. With the oversight of senior management, we have taken steps to remediate the underlying causes of these material weaknesses, primarily through the development and implementation of formal policies, improved processes, as well as the hiring of additional finance personnel, including the appointment of our current Chief Financial Officer in June 2015 and Chief Accounting Officer in March 2016, both of whom are certified public accountants, and are familiar with the rules and regulations applicable to public companies, including the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, from their previous experience in substantive financial roles with other public companies. We will continue to monitor the effectiveness of these remediation efforts as we consider in future reporting periods whether such control deficiencies have been fully remediated.

 

Except for the continued remediation efforts described herein, there has been no change in our internal controls over financial reporting during the quarter ended June 30, 2016 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls and Procedures

 

Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, do not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures will prevent all errors and fraud. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake.  Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management’s override of the control.  The design of any system of controls also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected. 

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Part II — Other Information

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

Gemalto S.A. v. CPI Card Group Inc.

On July 11, 2016, the United States District Court for the District of Colorado granted the Company’s motion to stay the litigation in the matter captioned Gemalto S.A. v. CPI Card Group Inc. pending the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s consideration of the Company’s challenge to the patentability of asserted claims that was filed on May 31, 2016 which are the subject of the litigation.

The suit was initially filed by Gemalto S.A. (“Gemalto”) against the Company in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas in October 2015. The now-stayed complaint alleges that the Company infringes a Gemalto patent by incorporating into the Company’s products microchips that allegedly practice the EMV standard. Gemalto’s patent will expire in 2017. The Company successfully moved to transfer the lawsuit to the United States District Court for the District of Colorado where it is currently stayed.  On January 28, 2016, the Company answered the complaint and filed counterclaims that the asserted patent is invalid and unenforceable, and that Gemalto’s lawsuit is a “sham” intended to interfere with the Company’s IPO and business relationships. Gemalto answered the Company’s counterclaims on February 5, 2016. On March 8, 2016, Gemalto provided specific infringement contentions, which—contrary to the complaint’s claim that all EMV-compliant products infringed upon Gemalto’s patent—only named CPI products that incorporate microchips supplied by two specific vendors. 

On May 3, 2016, Gemalto filed a second patent infringement action against CPI in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado.  On May 25, 2016, CPI moved to dismiss Gemalto's case because the patent's claims are not patentable under 35 U.S.C. 101.  A motion to stay that litigation has also been filed but not yet decided.

            Management believes Gemalto’s claims are without merit and that the Company has strong legal and equitable defenses, plus meritorious counterclaims and indemnity rights. The Company intends to defend these suits vigorously. However, the Company may incur material legal expenses, and no assurance can be given that these matters will be resolved in our favor, and if determined adversely, whether indemnification will be received. Accordingly, it is not yet possible to reliably determine any potential liability that could result from these matters in the event of an adverse determination.

Vance, et al. v. CPI Card Group Inc., et al. and Chipman, et al. v. CPI Card Group Inc.

On June 15, 2016, two purported CPI shareholders filed putative class action lawsuits captioned Vance, et al. v. CPI Card Group Inc., et al. and Chipman, et al. v. CPI Card Group Inc., in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against CPI and certain of its officers and directors, along with the sponsors of and the financial institutions who served as underwriters for CPI’s October 2015 IPO. The complaints, purportedly brought on behalf of all purchasers of CPI common stock pursuant to the October 8, 2015 Registration Statement issued in connection with the IPO, assert claims under §§11 and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) and seek, among other things, damages and costs. In particular, the complaints allege that the Registration Statement contained false or misleading statements or omissions regarding CPI’s customers’ (i) purchases of Europay, MasterCard, and VISA chip cards (collectively, “EMV cards”) during the first half of fiscal year 2015 and resulting EMV card inventory levels, and (ii)  capacity to purchase additional EMV cards in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2015, the remainder of the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015, and the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016. The complaints allege that these actions artificially inflated the price of CPI common stock issued pursuant to the IPO. 

 

On July 13, 2016, the parties submitted a stipulation and proposed order to the Court that, subject to the Court’s approval, will consolidate the Vance and Chipman actions and provide for a schedule for the consolidated case following the appointment of lead plaintiff and lead counsel pursuant the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. The Court has scheduled a preliminary conference for September 15, 2016. 

 

CPI believes these claims are without merit and intends to defend these suits vigorously.

 

In addition to the matters described above, we are subject to routine legal proceedings in the ordinary course of business. We believe that the ultimate resolution of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

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Item 1A. Risk Factors

 

The risk factors disclosed in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 set forth information relating to various risks and uncertainties that could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and operating results. Such risk factors continue to be relevant to an understanding of our business, financial condition and operating results. As of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, there have been no material changes with respect to such risk factors other than described below.

 

Economic conditions and regulatory changes leading up to and following the United Kingdom’s likely exit from the European Union could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.

 

On June 23, 2016, the United Kingdom (the “U.K.”) held a referendum in which voters approved an exit from the European Union (the “E.U.”), commonly referred to as “Brexit”. As a result of the referendum, it is expected that the British government will begin negotiating the terms of the U.K.’s withdrawal from the E.U. Brexit could adversely affect European or worldwide economic or market conditions and could contribute to instability in global financial markets. In addition, Brexit could lead to legal uncertainty and potentially divergent national laws and regulations as the U.K. determines which E.U. laws to replace or replicate. Any of the foregoing could adversely impact our U.K. operations, which accounted for 9.2% and 8.9% of our net sales for the year ended December 31, 2015 and the six months ended June 30, 2016, respectively.

The announcement of Brexit caused significant volatility in global stock markets and currency exchange rate fluctuations that resulted in the strengthening of the U.S. dollar against foreign currencies in which we conduct business, including the British Pound. The strengthening of the U.S. dollar relative to other currencies may adversely affect our operating results.

 

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

 

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

 

None. 

 

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

 

During the three months ended June 30, 2016, we purchased 1,439,422 shares of common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $6.0 million under our share repurchase program.  A summary of our common stock repurchases during the three months ended June 30, 2016 under our share repurchase program is set forth in the following table:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Approximate Dollar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total number of

 

Value of Shares that

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares Purchased

 

may yet be Purchased

 

 

 

Total Number of

 

Weighted Average

 

As Part of Publicly

 

under the Program (1)

 

 

    

Shares Purchased (1)

    

Price Paid Per Share (2)

    

Announced Program

    

(in thousands)

 

April 1, 2016 through April 30, 2016

 

 —

 

$

n/a

 

 —

 

$

20,000

 

May 1, 2016 through May 31, 2016

 

531,083

 

 

3.70

 

531,083

 

 

18,037

 

June 1, 2016 through June 30, 2016

 

908,339

 

 

4.45

 

908,339

 

 

13,992

 

 

(1)

In the second quarter of fiscal year 2016, the Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase program that authorizes repurchases of $20.0 million of the Company’s common stock, up to a maximum of 2,827,105 common shares of the Company over the next twelve months.  The Company’s repurchases may be executed using open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions, accelerated share repurchase programs or other transactions.

(2)

Weighted-average price paid per share includes commissions.

 

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Item 6. Exhibits

 

 

 

 

Exhibit
Number

    

Description

31.1

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.2

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

101.INS    

 

XBRL Instance Document.

101.SCH

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.

101.CAL

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.

101.LAB

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.

101.PRE

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.

101.DEF

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.

 

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

 

CPI CARD GROUP INC.

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ David Brush

 

David Brush

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

August 11, 2016

 

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

 

 

 

Exhibit
Number

    

Description

31.1

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.2

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

101.INS

 

XBRL Instance Document.

101.SCH

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.

101.CAL

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.

101.LAB

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.

101.PRE

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.

101.DEF

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.

 

 

 

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