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Item 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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DELUXE CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(unaudited)
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(in thousands, except share par value)
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September 30,
2021
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December 31,
2020
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ASSETS
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Current assets:
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Cash and cash equivalents
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$
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121,064
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$
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123,122
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Trade accounts receivable, net of allowances for uncollectible accounts
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174,546
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161,959
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Inventories and supplies
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35,355
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40,130
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Funds held for customers, including securities carried at fair value of $13,302 and $28,462, respectively
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142,482
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119,749
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Revenue in excess of billings
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41,189
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17,617
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Other current assets
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52,890
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44,054
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Total current assets
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567,526
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506,631
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Deferred income taxes
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2,290
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6,642
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Long-term investments
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46,832
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45,919
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Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $346,364 and $360,907, respectively
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129,712
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88,680
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Operating lease assets
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58,442
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35,906
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Intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of $675,417 and $587,273, respectively
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515,936
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246,760
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Goodwill
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1,435,483
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702,958
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Other non-current assets
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249,972
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208,679
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Total assets
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$
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3,006,193
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$
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1,842,175
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
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Current liabilities:
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Accounts payable
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$
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138,339
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$
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116,990
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Funds held for customers
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141,597
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117,647
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Accrued liabilities
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203,784
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177,183
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Current portion of long-term debt
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57,167
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—
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Total current liabilities
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540,887
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411,820
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Long-term debt
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1,719,000
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840,000
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Operating lease liabilities
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49,827
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28,344
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Deferred income taxes
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66,637
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5,401
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Other non-current liabilities
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71,976
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43,218
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Commitments and contingencies (Notes 14 and 17)
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Shareholders' equity:
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Common shares $1 par value (authorized: 500,000 shares; outstanding: September 30, 2021 – 42,601; December 31, 2020 – 41,973)
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42,601
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41,973
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Additional paid-in capital
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50,156
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17,558
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Retained earnings
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505,100
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495,153
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Accumulated other comprehensive loss
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(40,231)
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(41,433)
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Non-controlling interest
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240
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141
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Total shareholders’ equity
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557,866
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513,392
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Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
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$
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3,006,193
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$
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1,842,175
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See Condensed Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
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DELUXE CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(unaudited)
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Quarter Ended
September 30,
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Nine Months Ended
September 30,
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(in thousands, except per share amounts)
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2021
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2020
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2021
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2020
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Product revenue
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$
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302,369
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$
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298,751
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$
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907,646
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$
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908,146
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Service revenue
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229,772
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140,710
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543,976
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428,142
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Total revenue
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532,141
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439,461
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1,451,622
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1,336,288
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Cost of products
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(111,008)
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(108,369)
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(330,896)
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(332,818)
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Cost of services
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(133,143)
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(66,092)
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(298,341)
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(205,974)
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Total cost of revenue
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(244,151)
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(174,461)
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(629,237)
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(538,792)
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Gross profit
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287,990
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265,000
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822,385
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797,496
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Selling, general and administrative expense
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(239,251)
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(198,871)
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(685,593)
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(634,645)
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Restructuring and integration expense
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(12,335)
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(18,949)
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(38,012)
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(56,957)
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Asset impairment charges
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—
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(2,760)
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—
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(101,749)
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Operating income
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36,404
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44,420
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98,780
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4,145
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Interest expense
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(21,494)
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(5,083)
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(35,548)
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(18,254)
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Other income
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2,282
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2,201
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6,443
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8,482
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Income (loss) before income taxes
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17,192
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41,538
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69,675
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(5,627)
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Income tax provision
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(4,691)
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(12,094)
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(20,720)
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(13,746)
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Net income (loss)
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12,501
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29,444
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48,955
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(19,373)
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Net income attributable to non-controlling interest
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(37)
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(27)
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(99)
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(46)
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Net income (loss) attributable to Deluxe
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$
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12,464
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$
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29,417
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$
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48,856
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$
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(19,419)
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Total comprehensive income (loss)
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$
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10,099
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$
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32,319
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$
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50,157
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$
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(24,330)
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Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Deluxe
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10,062
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32,292
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50,058
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(24,376)
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Basic earnings (loss) per share
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0.29
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0.70
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1.15
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(0.46)
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Diluted earnings (loss) per share
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0.28
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0.70
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1.13
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(0.48)
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See Condensed Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
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DELUXE CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
(unaudited)
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(in thousands)
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Common shares
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Common shares
par value
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Additional paid-in capital
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Retained earnings
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Accumulated other comprehensive loss
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Non-controlling interest
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Total
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Balance, June 30, 2021
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42,537
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$
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42,537
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$
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41,607
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$
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505,753
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$
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(37,829)
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$
|
203
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$
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552,271
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Net income
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—
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—
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—
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12,464
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—
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37
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12,501
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Cash dividends ($0.30 per share)
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—
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—
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—
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(13,117)
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—
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—
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(13,117)
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Common shares issued
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75
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75
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1,104
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—
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—
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—
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1,179
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Common shares retired
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(11)
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(11)
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(452)
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—
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—
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—
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(463)
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Employee share-based compensation
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—
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—
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7,897
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—
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—
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—
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7,897
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Other comprehensive loss
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—
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—
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—
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—
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(2,402)
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—
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(2,402)
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Balance, September 30, 2021
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42,601
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$
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42,601
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$
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50,156
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$
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505,100
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$
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(40,231)
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$
|
240
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$
|
557,866
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(in thousands)
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Common shares
|
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Common shares
par value
|
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Additional paid-in capital
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Retained earnings
|
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Accumulated other comprehensive loss
|
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Non-controlling interest
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Total
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Balance, December 31, 2020
|
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41,973
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$
|
41,973
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$
|
17,558
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$
|
495,153
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|
|
$
|
(41,433)
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|
|
$
|
141
|
|
|
$
|
513,392
|
|
Net income
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
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|
48,856
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|
|
—
|
|
|
99
|
|
|
48,955
|
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Cash dividends ($0.90 per share)
|
|
—
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|
|
—
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|
|
—
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|
(38,909)
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—
|
|
|
—
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|
|
(38,909)
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Common shares issued
|
|
744
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|
|
744
|
|
|
15,655
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|
|
—
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|
—
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|
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—
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|
|
16,399
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|
Common shares retired
|
|
(116)
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|
|
(116)
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|
|
(4,518)
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|
—
|
|
|
—
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|
|
—
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|
|
(4,634)
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Employee share-based compensation
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
21,461
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|
|
—
|
|
|
—
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|
|
—
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|
|
21,461
|
|
Other comprehensive income
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,202
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,202
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|
Balance, September 30, 2021
|
|
42,601
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|
|
$
|
42,601
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|
|
$
|
50,156
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|
|
$
|
505,100
|
|
|
$
|
(40,231)
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|
|
$
|
240
|
|
|
$
|
557,866
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See Condensed Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
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DELUXE CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (continued)
(unaudited)
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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(in thousands)
|
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Common shares
|
|
Common shares
par value
|
|
Additional paid-in capital
|
|
Retained earnings
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
|
|
Non-controlling interest
|
|
Total
|
Balance, June 30, 2020
|
|
41,855
|
|
|
$
|
41,855
|
|
|
$
|
4,950
|
|
|
$
|
466,797
|
|
|
$
|
(55,779)
|
|
|
$
|
69
|
|
|
$
|
457,892
|
|
Net income
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
29,417
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
27
|
|
|
29,444
|
|
Cash dividends ($0.30 per share)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(12,855)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(12,855)
|
|
Common shares issued
|
|
44
|
|
|
44
|
|
|
593
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
637
|
|
Common shares retired
|
|
(6)
|
|
|
(6)
|
|
|
(128)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(134)
|
|
Employee share-based compensation
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
6,139
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
6,139
|
|
Other comprehensive income
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2,875
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2,875
|
|
Balance, September 30, 2020
|
|
41,893
|
|
|
$
|
41,893
|
|
|
$
|
11,554
|
|
|
$
|
483,359
|
|
|
$
|
(52,904)
|
|
|
$
|
96
|
|
|
$
|
483,998
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(in thousands)
|
|
Common shares
|
|
Common shares
par value
|
|
Additional paid-in capital
|
|
Retained earnings
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
|
|
Non-controlling interest
|
|
Total
|
Balance, December 31, 2019
|
|
42,126
|
|
|
$
|
42,126
|
|
|
$
|
4,086
|
|
|
$
|
548,714
|
|
|
$
|
(47,947)
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
546,979
|
|
Net loss
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(19,419)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
46
|
|
|
(19,373)
|
|
Cash dividends ($0.90 per share)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(38,562)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(38,562)
|
|
Common shares issued
|
|
334
|
|
|
334
|
|
|
2,860
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
3,194
|
|
Common shares repurchased
|
|
(499)
|
|
|
(499)
|
|
|
(9,767)
|
|
|
(3,734)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(14,000)
|
|
Other common shares retired
|
|
(68)
|
|
|
(68)
|
|
|
(1,994)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(2,062)
|
|
Employee share-based compensation
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
16,369
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
16,369
|
|
Adoption of Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-13
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
(3,640)
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
(3,640)
|
|
Other comprehensive loss
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(4,957)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(4,957)
|
|
Non-controlling interest, net
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
50
|
|
|
50
|
|
Balance, September 30, 2020
|
|
41,893
|
|
|
$
|
41,893
|
|
|
$
|
11,554
|
|
|
$
|
483,359
|
|
|
$
|
(52,904)
|
|
|
$
|
96
|
|
|
$
|
483,998
|
|
See Condensed Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
|
|
|
DELUXE CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
(in thousands)
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
Cash flows from operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
$
|
48,955
|
|
|
$
|
(19,373)
|
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation
|
|
14,536
|
|
|
15,510
|
|
Amortization of intangibles
|
|
88,393
|
|
|
67,555
|
|
Operating lease expense
|
|
12,897
|
|
|
15,044
|
|
Asset impairment charges
|
|
—
|
|
|
101,749
|
|
Amortization of prepaid product discounts
|
|
23,425
|
|
|
21,725
|
|
Deferred income taxes
|
|
13,733
|
|
|
(9,607)
|
|
Employee share-based compensation expense
|
|
21,801
|
|
|
15,335
|
|
Other non-cash items, net
|
|
10,459
|
|
|
15,231
|
|
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisition:
|
|
|
|
|
Trade accounts receivable
|
|
15,164
|
|
|
21,376
|
|
Inventories and supplies
|
|
3,787
|
|
|
(11,938)
|
|
Other current assets
|
|
(27,495)
|
|
|
2,158
|
|
Non-current assets
|
|
(35,821)
|
|
|
(13,335)
|
|
Accounts payable
|
|
8,538
|
|
|
(9,830)
|
|
Prepaid product discount payments
|
|
(27,049)
|
|
|
(24,947)
|
|
Other accrued and non-current liabilities
|
|
(22,094)
|
|
|
(19,842)
|
|
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
|
149,229
|
|
|
166,811
|
|
Cash flows from investing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
Payment for acquisition, net of cash, cash equivalents,restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents acquired
|
|
(956,717)
|
|
|
—
|
|
Purchases of capital assets
|
|
(81,081)
|
|
|
(42,707)
|
|
Proceeds from sales of facilities
|
|
2,648
|
|
|
9,713
|
|
Purchases of customer funds marketable securities
|
|
(73)
|
|
|
(3,742)
|
|
Proceeds from customer funds marketable securities
|
|
73
|
|
|
3,742
|
|
Other
|
|
(1,211)
|
|
|
1,326
|
|
Net cash used by investing activities
|
|
(1,036,361)
|
|
|
(31,668)
|
|
Cash flows from financing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from issuing long-term debt, net of discount
|
|
1,852,850
|
|
|
309,000
|
|
Payments on long-term debt
|
|
(903,438)
|
|
|
(152,500)
|
|
Payments for debt issuance costs
|
|
(18,153)
|
|
|
—
|
|
Net change in customer funds obligations
|
|
14,913
|
|
|
(9,375)
|
|
Proceeds from issuing shares
|
|
16,031
|
|
|
3,048
|
|
Employee taxes paid for shares withheld
|
|
(4,634)
|
|
|
(2,023)
|
|
Payments for common shares repurchased
|
|
—
|
|
|
(14,000)
|
|
Cash dividends paid to shareholders
|
|
(38,695)
|
|
|
(38,057)
|
|
Other
|
|
(7,254)
|
|
|
(2,734)
|
|
Net cash provided by financing activities
|
|
911,620
|
|
|
93,359
|
|
Effect of exchange rate change on cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents
|
|
(793)
|
|
|
(3,297)
|
|
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents
|
|
23,695
|
|
|
225,205
|
|
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents, beginning of year
|
|
229,409
|
|
|
174,811
|
|
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents, end of period (Note 3)
|
|
$
|
253,104
|
|
|
$
|
400,016
|
|
See Condensed Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
|
|
|
DELUXE CORPORATION
CONDENSED NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
|
|
|
|
NOTE 1: CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
|
The consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2021, the consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss) for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, the consolidated statements of shareholders’ equity for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 and the consolidated statements of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 are unaudited. The consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2020 was derived from audited consolidated financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the consolidated financial statements are included. Adjustments consist only of normal recurring items, except for any items discussed in the notes below. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year. The consolidated financial statements and notes are presented in accordance with instructions for Form 10-Q and do not contain certain information included in our annual consolidated financial statements and notes. The consolidated financial statements and notes appearing in this report should be read in conjunction with the consolidated audited financial statements and related notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 (the 2020 Form 10-K).
The preparation of our consolidated financial statements requires us to make certain estimates and assumptions affecting the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and related notes. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other factors and assumptions that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances, including the estimated impact of extraordinary events, such as the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of our assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and the related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results may differ significantly from our estimates and assumptions, including our estimates of the severity and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic. Further information can be found in Note 17.
Revision – During the second quarter of 2021, we identified errors in the calculations of the goodwill impairment charges recorded during the third quarter of 2019 and the first quarter of 2020, resulting in an understatement of the goodwill impairment charges and net losses and an overstatement of goodwill. The errors in our calculations resulted from the erroneous application of the simultaneous equation method, which effectively grosses up the goodwill impairment charge to account for the related income tax benefit, so that the resulting carrying value does not exceed the calculated fair value.
We assessed the materiality of the errors on prior period financial statements in accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 99, Materiality, codified in Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 250, Presentation of Financial Statements. We concluded that the errors were not material to our prior period consolidated financial statements and therefore, amendments of previously filed consolidated financial statements are not required. In accordance with ASC 250, we have corrected the errors by revising the consolidated financial statements presented herein. Prior periods not presented herein will be revised, as applicable, in future filings.
The adjustments for the third quarter of 2019 resulted in an increase of $30,110 in the pretax asset impairment charges. Net of the related tax benefit of $6,228, this resulted in an increase in net loss of $23,882 for the third quarter of 2019 and the year ended December 31, 2019. Revised basic and diluted loss per share for the year ended December 31, 2019 increased from $4.65, as previously reported, to $5.20. The adjustments for the first quarter of 2020 resulted in an increase of $3,776 in the pretax asset impairment charges. Net of the related tax benefit of $212, this resulted in an increase in net loss of $3,564 for the first quarter of 2020 and a decrease in net income of $3,564 for the year ended December 31, 2020. Revised basic earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2020 decreased from $0.21, as previously reported, to $0.12. Revised diluted earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2020 decreased from $0.19, as previously reported, to $0.11. The impacts of the revisions on the periods presented herein are provided in the following tables.
|
|
|
DELUXE CORPORATION
CONDENSED NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
|
The impact of the revision on the consolidated statement of comprehensive loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
|
|
As previously reported
|
|
Adjustments
|
|
As revised
|
Asset impairment charges
|
|
$
|
(97,973)
|
|
|
$
|
(3,776)
|
|
|
$
|
(101,749)
|
|
Operating income
|
|
7,921
|
|
|
(3,776)
|
|
|
4,145
|
|
Loss before income taxes
|
|
(1,851)
|
|
|
(3,776)
|
|
|
(5,627)
|
|
Income tax provision
|
|
(13,958)
|
|
|
212
|
|
|
(13,746)
|
|
Net loss
|
|
(15,809)
|
|
|
(3,564)
|
|
|
(19,373)
|
|
Net loss attributable to Deluxe
|
|
(15,855)
|
|
|
(3,564)
|
|
|
(19,419)
|
|
Total comprehensive loss
|
|
(20,766)
|
|
|
(3,564)
|
|
|
(24,330)
|
|
Comprehensive loss attributable to Deluxe
|
|
(20,812)
|
|
|
(3,564)
|
|
|
(24,376)
|
|
Basic loss per share
|
|
(0.38)
|
|
|
(0.08)
|
|
|
(0.46)
|
|
Diluted loss per share
|
|
(0.40)
|
|
|
(0.08)
|
|
|
(0.48)
|
|
The impact of the revision on the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2020 was as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(in thousands)
|
|
As previously reported
|
|
Adjustments
|
|
As revised
|
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes
|
|
$
|
5,444
|
|
|
$
|
1,198
|
|
|
$
|
6,642
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
736,844
|
|
|
(33,886)
|
|
|
702,958
|
|
Total assets
|
|
1,874,863
|
|
|
(32,688)
|
|
|
1,842,175
|
|
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes
|
|
$
|
10,643
|
|
|
$
|
(5,242)
|
|
|
$
|
5,401
|
|
Retained earnings
|
|
522,599
|
|
|
(27,446)
|
|
|
495,153
|
|
Total shareholders' equity
|
|
540,838
|
|
|
(27,446)
|
|
|
513,392
|
|
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
|
|
1,874,863
|
|
|
(32,688)
|
|
|
1,842,175
|
|
The impact of the revision on the consolidated statement of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(in thousands)
|
|
As previously reported
|
|
Adjustments
|
|
As revised
|
Cash flows from operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
$
|
(15,809)
|
|
|
$
|
(3,564)
|
|
|
$
|
(19,373)
|
|
Asset impairment charges
|
|
97,973
|
|
|
3,776
|
|
|
101,749
|
|
Deferred income taxes
|
|
(9,395)
|
|
|
(212)
|
|
|
(9,607)
|
|
|
|
|
NOTE 2: NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
|
In December 2019, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2019-12, Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes. This standard addressed several specific areas of accounting for income taxes. We adopted this standard on January 1, 2021. Portions of the standard were adopted prospectively and certain aspects were required to be adopted using the modified retrospective approach. Adoption of this standard did not require an adjustment to retained earnings and did not have a significant impact on our results of operations or financial position.
In October 2021, the FASB issued ASU No. 2021-08, Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers. This standard requires an acquirer to recognize and measure contract assets and contract liabilities acquired in a business combination in accordance with ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. Previously,
|
|
|
DELUXE CORPORATION
CONDENSED NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
|
contract assets and contract liabilities were recognized at fair value in a business combination. The standard is effective for us on January 1, 2023 and must be applied prospectively to business combinations with an acquisition date on or after the effective date. We are currently evaluating the impact of this standard on our consolidated financial statements and whether we will early adopt this standard.
|
|
|
NOTE 3: SUPPLEMENTAL BALANCE SHEET AND CASH FLOW INFORMATION
|
Trade accounts receivable – Changes in the allowances for uncollectible accounts included within trade accounts receivable were as follows for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
|
(in thousands)
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
Balance, beginning of year
|
|
$
|
6,428
|
|
|
$
|
4,985
|
|
Bad debt (benefit) expense
|
|
(412)
|
|
|
4,174
|
|
Write-offs and other
|
|
(2,555)
|
|
|
(2,671)
|
|
Balance, end of period
|
|
$
|
3,461
|
|
|
$
|
6,488
|
|
Inventories and supplies – Inventories and supplies were comprised of the following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(in thousands)
|
|
September 30,
2021
|
|
December 31,
2020
|
Raw materials
|
|
$
|
5,327
|
|
|
$
|
5,412
|
|
Semi-finished goods
|
|
7,156
|
|
|
7,943
|
|
Finished goods
|
|
22,788
|
|
|
33,513
|
|
Supplies
|
|
5,580
|
|
|
5,010
|
|
Reserve for excess and obsolete items
|
|
(5,496)
|
|
|
(11,748)
|
|
Inventories and supplies
|
|
$
|
35,355
|
|
|
$
|
40,130
|
|
Changes in the reserve for excess and obsolete items were as follows for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
|
(in thousands)
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
Balance, beginning of year
|
|
$
|
11,748
|
|
|
$
|
6,600
|
|
Amounts charged to expense
|
|
2,884
|
|
|
1,270
|
|
Write-offs and sales
|
|
(9,136)
|
|
|
(1,188)
|
|
Balance, end of period
|
|
$
|
5,496
|
|
|
$
|
6,682
|
|
Available-for-sale debt securities – Available-for-sale debt securities included within funds held for customers were comprised of the following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2021
|
(in thousands)
|
|
Cost
|
|
Gross unrealized gains
|
|
Gross unrealized losses
|
|
Fair value
|
Funds held for customers:(1)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Canadian and provincial government securities
|
|
$
|
9,674
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
(315)
|
|
|
$
|
9,359
|
|
Canadian guaranteed investment certificate
|
|
3,943
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
3,943
|
|
Available-for-sale debt securities
|
|
$
|
13,617
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
(315)
|
|
|
$
|
13,302
|
|
(1) Funds held for customers, as reported on the consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2021, also included cash of $129,180.
|
|
|
DELUXE CORPORATION
CONDENSED NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2020
|
(in thousands)
|
|
Cost
|
|
Gross unrealized gains
|
|
Gross unrealized losses
|
|
Fair value
|
Funds held for customers:(1)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Domestic money market fund
|
|
$
|
15,000
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
15,000
|
|
Canadian and provincial government securities
|
|
9,566
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(33)
|
|
|
9,533
|
|
Canadian guaranteed investment certificate
|
|
3,929
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
3,929
|
|
Available-for-sale debt securities
|
|
$
|
28,495
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
(33)
|
|
|
$
|
28,462
|
|
(1) Funds held for customers, as reported on the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2020, also included cash of $91,287.
Expected maturities of available-for-sale debt securities as of September 30, 2021 were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(in thousands)
|
|
Fair value
|
Due in one year or less
|
|
$
|
7,041
|
|
Due in two to five years
|
|
3,453
|
|
Due in six to ten years
|
|
2,808
|
|
Available-for-sale debt securities
|
|
$
|
13,302
|
|
Further information regarding the fair value of available-for-sale debt securities can be found in Note 8.
Revenue in excess of billings – Revenue in excess of billings was comprised of the following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(in thousands)
|
|
September 30,
2021
|
|
December 31,
2020
|
Conditional right to receive consideration
|
|
$
|
28,157
|
|
|
$
|
13,950
|
|
Unconditional right to receive consideration(1)
|
|
13,032
|
|
|
3,667
|
|
Revenue in excess of billings
|
|
$
|
41,189
|
|
|
$
|
17,617
|
|
(1) Represents revenues that are earned but not currently billable under the related contract terms. Trade accounts receivable on the consolidated balance sheets included unbilled receivables of $29,993 as of September 30, 2021 and $21,319 as of December 31, 2020.
Intangibles – Intangibles were comprised of the following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2021
|
|
December 31, 2020
|
(in thousands)
|
|
Gross carrying amount
|
|
Accumulated amortization
|
|
Net carrying amount
|
|
Gross carrying amount
|
|
Accumulated amortization
|
|
Net carrying amount
|
Amortizable intangibles:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Customer lists/relationships
|
|
$
|
495,416
|
|
|
$
|
(243,817)
|
|
|
$
|
251,599
|
|
|
$
|
352,895
|
|
|
$
|
(202,428)
|
|
|
$
|
150,467
|
|
Internal-use software
|
|
439,785
|
|
|
(337,242)
|
|
|
102,543
|
|
|
380,144
|
|
|
(303,422)
|
|
|
76,722
|
|
Technology-based intangibles
|
|
99,813
|
|
|
(35,013)
|
|
|
64,800
|
|
|
33,813
|
|
|
(27,613)
|
|
|
6,200
|
|
Partner relationships
|
|
67,406
|
|
|
(1,525)
|
|
|
65,881
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Trade names
|
|
52,033
|
|
|
(30,766)
|
|
|
21,267
|
|
|
30,281
|
|
|
(29,926)
|
|
|
355
|
|
Software to be sold
|
|
36,900
|
|
|
(27,054)
|
|
|
9,846
|
|
|
36,900
|
|
|
(23,884)
|
|
|
13,016
|
|
Intangibles
|
|
$
|
1,191,353
|
|
|
$
|
(675,417)
|
|
|
$
|
515,936
|
|
|
$
|
834,033
|
|
|
$
|
(587,273)
|
|
|
$
|
246,760
|
|
|
|
|
DELUXE CORPORATION
CONDENSED NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
|
During the second quarter of 2021, we acquired amortizable intangible assets in conjunction with the acquisition of First American Payment Systems, L.P. (First American). Further information can be found in Note 6.
Amortization of intangibles was $36,570 for the quarter ended September 30, 2021, $22,515 for the quarter ended September 30, 2020, $88,393 for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and $67,555 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. Based on the intangibles in service as of September 30, 2021, estimated future amortization expense is as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(in thousands)
|
|
Estimated
amortization
expense
|
Remainder of 2021
|
|
$
|
41,235
|
|
2022
|
|
130,462
|
|
2023
|
|
101,863
|
|
2024
|
|
62,576
|
|
2025
|
|
46,791
|
|
The following intangibles were acquired during the nine months ended September 30, 2021, including assets acquired in conjunction with the acquisition of First American (Note 6):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(in thousands)
|
|
Amount
|
|
Weighted-average amortization period
(in years)
|
Customer lists/relationships(1)
|
|
$
|
142,514
|
|
|
8
|
Partner relationships
|
|
67,406
|
|
|
15
|
Technology-based intangibles
|
|
66,000
|
|
|
8
|
Internal-use software
|
|
59,429
|
|
|
3
|
Trade names
|
|
22,000
|
|
|
10
|
Acquired intangibles
|
|
$
|
357,349
|
|
|
9
|
(1) Included $118,000 acquired via the First American acquisition (Note 6) with a weighted-average useful life of 8 years.
Goodwill – Changes in goodwill by reportable segment and in total for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(in thousands)
|
|
Payments
|
|
Cloud Solutions
|
|
Promotional Solutions
|
|
Checks
|
|
Total
|
Balance, December 31, 2020:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Goodwill, gross
|
|
$
|
168,165
|
|
|
$
|
432,984
|
|
|
$
|
252,864
|
|
|
$
|
434,812
|
|
|
$
|
1,288,825
|
|
Accumulated impairment charges
|
|
—
|
|
|
(392,168)
|
|
|
(193,699)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(585,867)
|
|
Goodwill, net of accumulated impairment charges
|
|
168,165
|
|
|
40,816
|
|
|
59,165
|
|
|
434,812
|
|
|
702,958
|
|
Goodwill resulting from acquisition (Note 6)
|
|
732,520
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
732,520
|
|
Currency translation adjustment
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
5
|
|
Balance, September 30, 2021
|
|
$
|
900,685
|
|
|
$
|
40,816
|
|
|
$
|
59,170
|
|
|
$
|
434,812
|
|
|
$
|
1,435,483
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, September 30, 2021:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Goodwill, gross
|
|
$
|
900,685
|
|
|
$
|
432,984
|
|
|
$
|
252,869
|
|
|
$
|
434,812
|
|
|
$
|
2,021,350
|
|
Accumulated impairment charges
|
|
—
|
|
|
(392,168)
|
|
|
(193,699)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(585,867)
|
|
Goodwill, net of accumulated impairment charges
|
|
$
|
900,685
|
|
|
$
|
40,816
|
|
|
$
|
59,170
|
|
|
$
|
434,812
|
|
|
$
|
1,435,483
|
|
|
|
|
DELUXE CORPORATION
CONDENSED NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
|
Other non-current assets – Other non-current assets were comprised of the following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(in thousands)
|
|
September 30,
2021
|
|
December 31,
2020
|
Postretirement benefit plan asset
|
|
$
|
76,435
|
|
|
$
|
71,208
|
|
Cloud computing arrangements
|
|
52,900
|
|
|
29,242
|
|
Prepaid product discounts
|
|
51,270
|
|
|
50,602
|
|
Loans and notes receivable from distributors, net of allowances for uncollectible accounts(1)
|
|
20,424
|
|
|
35,068
|
|
Deferred contract acquisition costs(2)
|
|
17,480
|
|
|
9,199
|
|
Other
|
|
31,463
|
|
|
13,360
|
|
Other non-current assets
|
|
$
|
249,972
|
|
|
$
|
208,679
|
|
(1) Amount Includes the non-current portion of loans and notes receivable. The current portion of these receivables is included in other current assets on the consolidated balance sheets and was $1,305 as of September 30, 2021 and $2,008 as of December 31, 2020.
(2) Amortization of deferred contract acquisition costs was $3,366 for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and $2,756 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020.
Changes in the allowances for uncollectible accounts related to loans and notes receivable from distributors were as follows for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
|
(in thousands)
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
Balance, beginning of year
|
|
$
|
3,995
|
|
|
$
|
284
|
|
Adoption of ASU No. 2016-13
|
|
—
|
|
|
4,749
|
|
Bad debt (benefit) expense
|
|
(1,158)
|
|
|
5,647
|
|
Exchange for customer lists
|
|
—
|
|
|
(6,402)
|
|
Balance, end of period
|
|
$
|
2,837
|
|
|
$
|
4,278
|
|
Bad debt expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 included loan-specific allowances primarily related to Promotional Solutions distributors that were underperforming. In calculating these reserves, we utilized various valuation techniques to determine the value of the underlying collateral. Past due receivables and those on non-accrual status were not significant as of September 30, 2021 or December 31, 2020.
We categorize loans and notes receivable into risk categories based on information about the ability of borrowers to service their debt, including current financial information, historical payment experience, current economic trends and other factors. The highest quality receivables are assigned a 1-2 internal grade. Those that have a potential weakness requiring management's attention are assigned a 3-4 internal grade.
|
|
|
DELUXE CORPORATION
CONDENSED NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
|
The following table presents loans and notes receivable from distributors, including the current portion, by credit quality indicator and by year of origination, as of September 30, 2021. There were no write-offs or recoveries recorded during the nine months ended September 30, 2021.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loans and notes receivable from distributors amortized cost basis by origination year
|
|
|
(in thousands)
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
|
2018
|
|
2017
|
|
Prior
|
|
Total
|
Risk rating:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1-2 internal grade
|
|
$
|
1,256
|
|
|
$
|
497
|
|
|
$
|
7,187
|
|
|
$
|
11,705
|
|
|
$
|
1,322
|
|
|
$
|
21,967
|
|
3-4 internal grade
|
|
—
|
|
|
2,599
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2,599
|
|
Loans and notes receivable
|
|
$
|
1,256
|
|
|
$
|
3,096
|
|
|
$
|
7,187
|
|
|
$
|
11,705
|
|
|
$
|
1,322
|
|
|
$
|
24,566
|
|
Changes in prepaid product discounts during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
|
(in thousands)
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
Balance, beginning of year
|
|
$
|
50,602
|
|
|
$
|
51,145
|
|
Additions(1)
|
|
24,284
|
|
|
13,259
|
|
Amortization
|
|
(23,425)
|
|
|
(21,725)
|
|
Other
|
|
(191)
|
|
|
(1,430)
|
|
Balance, end of period
|
|
$
|
51,270
|
|
|
$
|
41,249
|
|
(1) Prepaid product discounts are generally accrued upon contract execution. Cash payments for prepaid product discounts were $27,049 for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and $24,947 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020.
Accrued liabilities – Accrued liabilities were comprised of the following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(in thousands)
|
|
September 30,
2021
|
|
December 31,
2020
|
Deferred revenue(1)
|
|
$
|
43,081
|
|
|
$
|
42,104
|
|
Employee cash bonuses, including sales incentives
|
|
35,341
|
|
|
21,090
|
|
Operating lease liabilities (Note 13)
|
|
12,884
|
|
|
11,589
|
|
Prepaid product discounts due within one year
|
|
11,805
|
|
|
14,365
|
|
Customer rebates
|
|
8,715
|
|
|
8,179
|
|
Other
|
|
91,958
|
|
|
79,856
|
|
Accrued liabilities
|
|
$
|
203,784
|
|
|
$
|
177,183
|
|
(1) $33,088 of the December 31, 2020 amount was recognized as revenue during the nine months ended September 30, 2021.
Supplemental cash flow information – The reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents to the consolidated balance sheets was as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(in thousands)
|
|
September 30,
2021
|
|
September 30,
2020
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
$
|
121,064
|
|
|
$
|
310,430
|
|
Restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents included in funds held for customers
|
|
129,180
|
|
|
89,586
|
|
Non-current restricted cash included in other non-current assets
|
|
2,860
|
|
|
—
|
|
Total cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents
|
|
$
|
253,104
|
|
|
$
|
400,016
|
|
|
|
|
DELUXE CORPORATION
CONDENSED NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
|
|
|
|
NOTE 4: EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The following table reflects the calculation of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share. During each period, certain stock options, as noted below, were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings (loss) per share because their effect would have been antidilutive.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quarter Ended
September 30,
|
|
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
|
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
Earnings (loss) per share – basic:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
$
|
12,501
|
|
|
$
|
29,444
|
|
|
$
|
48,955
|
|
|
$
|
(19,373)
|
|
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest
|
|
(37)
|
|
|
(27)
|
|
|
(99)
|
|
|
(46)
|
|
Net income (loss) attributable to Deluxe
|
|
12,464
|
|
|
29,417
|
|
|
48,856
|
|
|
(19,419)
|
|
Income allocated to participating securities
|
|
(9)
|
|
|
(24)
|
|
|
(36)
|
|
|
(42)
|
|
Income (loss) attributable to Deluxe available to common shareholders
|
|
$
|
12,455
|
|
|
$
|
29,393
|
|
|
$
|
48,820
|
|
|
$
|
(19,461)
|
|
Weighted-average shares outstanding
|
|
42,574
|
|
|
41,872
|
|
|
42,294
|
|
|
41,927
|
|
Earnings (loss) per share – basic
|
|
$
|
0.29
|
|
|
$
|
0.70
|
|
|
$
|
1.15
|
|
|
$
|
(0.46)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings (loss) per share – diluted:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
$
|
12,501
|
|
|
$
|
29,444
|
|
|
$
|
48,955
|
|
|
$
|
(19,373)
|
|
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest
|
|
(37)
|
|
|
(27)
|
|
|
(99)
|
|
|
(46)
|
|
Net income (loss) attributable to Deluxe
|
|
12,464
|
|
|
29,417
|
|
|
48,856
|
|
|
(19,419)
|
|
Income allocated to participating securities
|
|
(9)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(27)
|
|
|
(42)
|
|
Re-measurement of share-based awards classified as liabilities
|
|
(329)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(329)
|
|
|
(794)
|
|
Income (loss) attributable to Deluxe available to common shareholders
|
|
$
|
12,126
|
|
|
$
|
29,417
|
|
|
$
|
48,500
|
|
|
$
|
(20,255)
|
|
Weighted-average shares outstanding
|
|
42,574
|
|
|
41,872
|
|
|
42,294
|
|
|
41,927
|
|
Dilutive impact of potential common shares
|
|
457
|
|
|
119
|
|
|
453
|
|
|
40
|
|
Weighted-average shares and potential common shares outstanding
|
|
43,031
|
|
|
41,991
|
|
|
42,747
|
|
|
41,967
|
|
Earnings (loss) per share – diluted
|
|
$
|
0.28
|
|
|
$
|
0.70
|
|
|
$
|
1.13
|
|
|
$
|
(0.48)
|
|
Antidilutive options excluded from calculation
|
|
2,314
|
|
|
2,086
|
|
|
2,314
|
|
|
2,160
|
|
|
|
|
DELUXE CORPORATION
CONDENSED NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
|
|
|
|
NOTE 5: OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
|
Reclassification adjustments – Information regarding amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss to net income (loss) was as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss components
|
|
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss
|
|
Affected line item in consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss)
|
|
|
Quarter Ended
September 30,
|
|
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
|
|
|
(in thousands)
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
|
|
Realized loss on interest rate swap
|
|
$
|
(371)
|
|
|
$
|
(326)
|
|
|
$
|
(1,035)
|
|
|
$
|
(514)
|
|
|
Interest expense
|
Tax benefit
|
|
97
|
|
|
85
|
|
|
271
|
|
|
134
|
|
|
Income tax provision
|
Realized loss on interest rate swap, net of tax
|
|
(274)
|
|
|
(241)
|
|
|
(764)
|
|
|
(380)
|
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
Amortization of postretirement benefit plan items:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prior service credit
|
|
355
|
|
|
355
|
|
|
1,066
|
|
|
1,066
|
|
|
Other income
|
Net actuarial loss
|
|
(407)
|
|
|
(575)
|
|
|
(1,221)
|
|
|
(1,725)
|
|
|
Other income
|
Total amortization
|
|
(52)
|
|
|
(220)
|
|
|
(155)
|
|
|
(659)
|
|
|
Other income
|
Tax (expense) benefit
|
|
(30)
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
(93)
|
|
|
35
|
|
|
Income tax provision
|
Amortization of postretirement benefit plan items, net of tax
|
|
(82)
|
|
|
(208)
|
|
|
(248)
|
|
|
(624)
|
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
Total reclassifications, net of tax
|
|
$
|
(356)
|
|
|
$
|
(449)
|
|
|
$
|
(1,012)
|
|
|
$
|
(1,004)
|
|
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss – Changes in the components of accumulated other comprehensive loss during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(in thousands)
|
|
Postretirement benefit plans
|
|
Net unrealized loss on available-for-sale debt securities(1)
|
|
Net unrealized loss on cash flow hedge(2)
|
|
Currency translation adjustment
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
|
Balance, December 31, 2020
|
|
$
|
(21,956)
|
|
|
$
|
(90)
|
|
|
$
|
(5,351)
|
|
|
$
|
(14,036)
|
|
|
$
|
(41,433)
|
|
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications
|
|
—
|
|
|
(208)
|
|
|
1,077
|
|
|
(679)
|
|
|
190
|
|
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss
|
|
248
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
764
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,012
|
|
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss)
|
|
248
|
|
|
(208)
|
|
|
1,841
|
|
|
(679)
|
|
|
1,202
|
|
Balance, September 30, 2021
|
|
$
|
(21,708)
|
|
|
$
|
(298)
|
|
|
$
|
(3,510)
|
|
|
$
|
(14,715)
|
|
|
$
|
(40,231)
|
|
(1) Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications is net of an income tax benefit of $72.
(2) Other comprehensive income before reclassifications is net of income tax expense of $382.
|
|
|
DELUXE CORPORATION
CONDENSED NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
|
On June 1, 2021, we acquired all of the equity of First American in a cash transaction for $956,717, net of cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents acquired, subject to customary adjustments under the terms of the acquisition agreement. First American is a large-scale payments technology company that provides partners and merchants with comprehensive in-store, online and mobile payment solutions. The preliminary allocation of the purchase price to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed resulted in non-tax deductible goodwill of $732,520. The transaction resulted in goodwill as First American provides an end-to-end payments technology platform, which we believe will provide significant leverage to accelerate organic growth.
The acquisition was funded with cash on hand and proceeds from new debt. Information regarding our debt can be found in Note 12. The goodwill and results of operations of First American from the date of acquisition are included in the Payments segment.
The acquisition was accounted for as a business combination and the preliminary allocation of the purchase price to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed was based upon preliminary valuations performed to determine the fair values of the acquired items as of the acquisition date. The valuations, particularly as they relate to intangible assets, are preliminary. They may be adjusted for up to one year after the closing date to reflect final valuations, as we continue to evaluate the various inputs utilized in the valuations. During the quarter ended September 30, 2021, we recorded measurement-period adjustments that included a $3,788 decrease in goodwill and a $3,694 increase in internal-use software. The following illustrates the preliminary allocation of the purchase price, as of September 30, 2021, to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(in thousands)
|
|
Purchase price allocation
|
Accounts receivable
|
|
$
|
27,296
|
|
Other current assets
|
|
8,533
|
|
Property, plant and equipment
|
|
9,873
|
|
Operating lease assets
|
|
24,396
|
|
Intangible assets:
|
|
|
Customer relationships
|
|
118,000
|
|
Partner relationships
|
|
67,000
|
|
Technology-based intangibles
|
|
66,000
|
|
Trade names
|
|
22,000
|
|
Internal-use software
|
|
6,111
|
|
Total intangible assets
|
|
279,111
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
732,520
|
|
Other non-current assets
|
|
350
|
|
Accounts payable
|
|
(18,475)
|
|
Funds held for customers
|
|
(9,428)
|
|
Accrued liabilities
|
|
(20,551)
|
|
Operating lease liabilities, non-current
|
|
(21,316)
|
|
Deferred income taxes
|
|
(51,216)
|
|
Other non-current liabilities
|
|
(4,376)
|
|
Payment for acquisition, net of cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents acquired of $15,841
|
|
$
|
956,717
|
|
Information regarding the useful lives of the acquired intangibles can be found in Note 3. Information regarding the calculation of the estimated fair values of the acquired intangibles can be found in Note 8.
|
|
|
DELUXE CORPORATION
CONDENSED NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
|
Our results of operations for the quarter ended September 30, 2021 included revenue of $82,485 and net income of $890 from the operations of First American. Our results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 included revenue of $109,828 and net income of $824 from the operations of First American. In addition, we incurred acquisition transaction costs of $208 for the quarter ended September 30, 2021 and $18,816 for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, which were included in SG&A expense in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income.
The following unaudited pro forma financial information summarizes our consolidated results of operations as though the acquisition occurred on January 1, 2020:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pro Forma Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)
|
|
|
|
Quarter Ended
September 30,
|
|
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
|
(in thousands)
|
|
|
|
2020
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
Revenue
|
|
|
|
$
|
628,356
|
|
|
$
|
1,613,333
|
|
|
$
|
1,664,644
|
|
Net income (loss) attributable to Deluxe
|
|
|
|
21,694
|
|
|
50,176
|
|
|
(58,565)
|
|
The unaudited pro forma financial information was prepared in accordance with our accounting policies, which can be found under the caption "Note 1: Significant Accounting Policies" in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements appearing in the 2020 Form 10-K. The pro forma information includes adjustments to reflect the additional amortization that would have been charged assuming the fair value adjustments to intangible assets had been applied from January 1, 2020, with the consequential tax effects. The pro forma information also includes adjustments to reflect the additional interest expense on the debt we issued to fund the acquisition (Note 12). The acquisition transaction costs we incurred are reflected in the pro forma results for the nine months ended September 30, 2020.
This pro forma financial information is for informational purposes only. It does not reflect the integration of the businesses or any synergies that may result from the acquisition. As such, it is not indicative of the results of operations that would have been achieved had the acquisition been consummated on January 1, 2020. In addition, the pro forma amounts are not indicative of future operating results.
|
|
|
NOTE 7: DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
|
As part of our interest rate risk management strategy, we entered into an interest rate swap in July 2019, which we designated as a cash flow hedge, to mitigate variability in interest payments on a portion of our variable-rate debt (Note 12). The interest rate swap, which terminates in March 2023, effectively converts $200,000 of variable rate debt to a fixed rate of 1.798%. Changes in the fair value of the interest rate swap are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss on the consolidated balance sheets and are subsequently reclassified to interest expense as interest payments are made on the variable-rate debt. The fair value of the interest rate swap was $4,716 as of September 30, 2021 and $7,210 as of December 31, 2020 and was included in other non-current liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets. The fair value of this derivative is calculated based on the prevailing LIBOR rate curve on the date of measurement. The cash flow hedge was fully effective as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 and its impact on consolidated net income (loss) and our consolidated statements of cash flows was not significant. We also do not expect the amount to be reclassified to interest expense over the next 12 months to be significant.
|
|
|
NOTE 8: FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
|
Our policies on impairment of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets and impairment of long-lived assets and amortizable intangibles explain our methodology for assessing impairment of these assets and can be found under the caption "Note 1: Significant Accounting Policies" in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements appearing in the 2020 Form 10-K.
Second quarter 2021 goodwill impairment analyses – As a result of changes in our financial management reporting process during the second quarter of 2021, we concluded that a realignment of our reporting units was required. We analyzed goodwill for impairment immediately prior to this realignment by performing a qualitative analysis for the reporting units with goodwill. The qualitative analyses evaluated factors, including, but not limited to, economic, market and industry conditions, cost factors and the overall financial performance of the reporting units. We also considered the last quantitative analyses we completed. In completing these assessments, we noted no changes in events or circumstances that indicated that it was more likely than not that the fair value of any reporting unit was less than its carrying amount.
|
|
|
DELUXE CORPORATION
CONDENSED NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
|
The realignment of our reporting units, effective April 1, 2021, did not change the reporting units within our Cloud Solutions or Checks segments. Within our Payments segment, the number of reporting units increased from 1 to 4, and within our Promotional Solutions segment, the number of reporting units increased from 1 to 2. Upon completing the realignment, we reallocated the carrying value of goodwill to our new reporting units based on their relative fair values. Immediately subsequent to the realignment, we completed qualitative analyses for the reporting units that changed and to which goodwill was assigned. We determined that it was appropriate to perform qualitative assessments, given that our analysis indicated that the change in reporting units did not mask or prevent an impairment that existed at the time of the change. In completing the qualitative assessments, we noted no changes in events or circumstances that indicated that it was more likely than not that the fair value of any reporting unit was less than its carrying amount. As such, no goodwill impairment charges were recorded during the quarter ended June 30, 2021.
2021 annual goodwill impairment analyses – In completing the 2021 annual impairment analysis of goodwill as of July 31, 2021, we elected to perform qualitative analyses for all of our reporting units. These qualitative analyses evaluated factors, including, but not limited to, economic, market and industry conditions, cost factors and the overall financial performance of the reporting units. We also considered the most recent quantitative analyses completed in prior periods. In completing these assessments, we noted no changes in events or circumstances that indicated that it was more likely than not that the fair values of our reporting units were less than their carrying amounts.
2020 asset impairment charges – During the quarter ended March 31, 2020, we concluded that a triggering event had occurred for 2 of our reporting units as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. As such, we completed goodwill impairment analyses for these reporting units as of March 31, 2020. Our analyses indicated that the goodwill of our Promotional Solutions reporting unit was partially impaired and the goodwill of our Cloud Solutions Web Hosting reporting unit was fully impaired. As such, we recorded goodwill impairment charges of $67,132 and $4,317, respectively. The impairment charges were measured as the amount by which the reporting units' carrying values exceeded their estimated fair values, limited to the carrying amount of goodwill. After the impairment charges, $59,009 of goodwill remained in the Promotional Solutions reporting unit as of the measurement date.
Also as a result of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, we assessed for impairment certain long-lived assets of our Cloud Solutions Web Hosting reporting unit as of March 31, 2020. As a result of these assessments, we recorded asset impairment charges of $17,678, primarily related to customer list, software and trade name intangible assets. With the exception of certain internal-use software assets, we determined that the assets were fully impaired. We utilized the discounted value of estimated future cash flows to estimate the fair value of the asset group. In our analysis, we assumed a revenue decline of 31% and a gross margin decline of 5.2 points in 2020, as well as a discount rate of 9%.
During the first quarter of 2020, we assessed for impairment the carrying value of an asset group related to a small business distributor that we previously purchased. Our assessment was the result of customer attrition during the quarter that impacted our projections of future cash flows. Based on our estimate of discounted future cash flows, we determined that the asset group was partially impaired as of February 29, 2020, and we recorded an asset impairment charge of $2,752, reducing the carrying value of the related customer list intangible asset. During the third quarter of 2020, as customer attrition continued, we again assessed this asset group for impairment and recorded an additional asset impairment charge of $2,356, bringing the total impairment charge to $5,108 in 2020. In calculating the estimated fair value of the asset group as of September 30, 2020, we assumed no revenue growth, a 1.0 point improvement in gross margin and a discount rate of 11%.
Also during the nine months ended September 30, 2020, we recorded asset impairment charges of $7,514, primarily related to the rationalization of our real estate footprint, as well as internal-use software and a small business customer list. These assets were written down to their estimated fair values less costs to sell and the sale of the related real estate was completed during the quarter ended September 30, 2020.
|
|
|
DELUXE CORPORATION
CONDENSED NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
|
Information regarding the asset impairment analyses completed during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair value measurements using
|
|
|
|
|
Fair value as of measurement date
|
|
Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets
|
|
Significant other observable inputs
|
|
Significant unobservable inputs
|
|
Impairment charge
|
(in thousands)
|
|
|
(Level 1)
|
|
(Level 2)
|
|
(Level 3)
|
|
Intangible assets (Cloud Solutions Web Hosting reporting unit)(1)
|
|
$
|
2,172
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
2,172
|
|
|
$
|
17,678
|
|
Small business distributor
|
|
4,479
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
4,479
|
|
|
5,108
|
|
Other assets
|
|
11,210
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
11,210
|
|
|
7,514
|
|
Goodwill(2)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
71,449
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
101,749
|
|
(1) The impairment charge consisted of $8,397 related to customer lists, $6,932 related to internal-use software and $2,349 related to other intangible assets.
(2) Amount presented here has been revised from what was previously reported to correct the error described in Note 1.
Business combination – On June 1, 2021, we acquired all of the equity of First American (Note 6). For all acquisitions, we are required to measure the fair value of the net identifiable tangible and intangible assets and liabilities acquired. The identifiable net assets acquired were comprised primarily of intangible assets, accounts receivable and operating lease assets and liabilities. The fair values of the customer relationship and partner relationship intangibles were estimated using the multi-period excess earnings method. This valuation model estimates revenues and cash flows derived from the asset and then deducts portions of the cash flow that can be attributed to supporting assets, such as a trade name or technology, that contributed to the generation of the cash flows. The resulting cash flow, which is attributable solely to the customer relationship or partner relationship asset, is then discounted at a rate of return commensurate with the risk of the asset to calculate a present value. Key assumptions used in the calculations included same-customer revenue and partner growth rates, estimated earnings, estimated customer and partner retention rates based on First American's historical information and the discount rate.
The estimated fair values of the acquired trade names and technology-based intangibles were estimated using the relief from royalty method, which calculates the cost savings associated with owning rather than licensing the assets. Assumed royalty rates were applied to projected revenue for the estimated remaining useful lives of the assets to estimate the royalty savings. Royalty rates are selected based on the attributes of the asset, including its recognition and reputation in the industry, and in the case of trade names, with consideration of the specific profitability of the products sold under a trade name and supporting assets.
The fair value of acquired accounts receivable approximates the gross contractual amounts receivable and we expect to collect all acquired receivables. The fair value of the acquired operating lease liabilities was estimated as if the leases were new. As such, we reassessed the lease term, the discount rate and the lease payments. The fair value of the related operating lease assets was measured at the same amount as the lease liability, adjusted to reflect favorable or unfavorable terms of the lease as compared to market terms.
Recurring fair value measurements – Funds held for customers included available-for-sale debt securities (Note 3). These securities included a mutual fund investment that invests in Canadian and provincial government securities and an investment in a Canadian guaranteed investment certificate (GIC) with a maturity of 2 years. As of December 31, 2020, our debt securities also included a money market fund that was traded in an active market. The mutual fund investment is not traded in an active market and its fair value is determined by obtaining quoted prices in active markets for the underlying securities held by the fund. The cost of the GIC approximates its fair value, based on estimates using current market rates offered for deposits with similar remaining maturities. The cost of the money market fund approximated its fair value because of the short-term nature of the investment. Unrealized gains and losses, net of tax, are included in accumulated other comprehensive loss on the consolidated balance sheets. The cost of securities sold is determined using the average cost method. Realized gains and losses are included in revenue on the consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss) and were not significant during the quarters or nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020.
|
|
|
DELUXE CORPORATION
CONDENSED NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
|
Information regarding the fair values of our financial instruments was as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair value measurements using
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2021
|
|
Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets
(Level 1)
|
|
Significant other observable inputs
(Level 2)
|
|
Significant unobservable inputs
(Level 3)
|
(in thousands)
|
|
Balance sheet location
|
|
Carrying value
|
|
Fair value
|
|
|
|
Measured at fair value through comprehensive income (loss):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Available-for-sale debt securities
|
|
Funds held for customers
|
|
13,302
|
|
|
13,302
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
13,302
|
|
|
—
|
|
Derivative liability (Note 7)
|
|
Other non-current liabilities
|
|
(4,716)
|
|
|
(4,716)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(4,716)
|
|
|
—
|
|
Amortized cost:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
121,064
|
|
|
121,064
|
|
|
121,064
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Cash
|
|
Funds held for customers
|
|
129,180
|
|
|
129,180
|
|
|
129,180
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Loans and notes receivable from distributors
|
|
Other current and non-current assets
|
|
21,729
|
|
|
21,683
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
21,683
|
|
Long-term debt
|
|
Current portion of long-term debt and long-term debt
|
|
1,776,167
|
|
|
1,821,713
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,821,713
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair value measurements using
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2020
|
|
Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets
(Level 1)
|
|
Significant other observable inputs
(Level 2)
|
|
Significant unobservable inputs
(Level 3)
|
(in thousands)
|
|
Balance sheet location
|
|
Carrying value
|
|
Fair value
|
|
|
|
Measured at fair value through comprehensive income (loss):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash equivalents
|
|
Funds held for customers
|
|
$
|
15,000
|
|
|
$
|
15,000
|
|
|
$
|
15,000
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
Available-for-sale debt securities
|
|
Funds held for customers
|
|
13,462
|
|
|
13,462
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
13,462
|
|
|
—
|
|
Derivative liability (Note 7)
|
|
Other non-current liabilities
|
|
(7,210)
|
|
|
(7,210)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(7,210)
|
|
|
—
|
|
Amortized cost:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
123,122
|
|
|
123,122
|
|
|
123,122
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Cash
|
|
Funds held for customers
|
|
91,287
|
|
|
91,287
|
|
|
91,287
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Loans and notes receivable from distributors
|
|
Other current and non-current assets
|
|
37,076
|
|
|
36,950
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
36,950
|
|
Long-term debt
|
|
Long-term debt
|
|
840,000
|
|
|
840,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
840,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
DELUXE CORPORATION
CONDENSED NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
|
|
|
|
NOTE 9: RESTRUCTURING AND INTEGRATION EXPENSE
|
Restructuring and integration expense consists of costs related to the consolidation and migration of certain applications and processes, including our financial and sales management systems. It also includes costs related to the integration of acquired businesses into our systems and processes. These costs consist primarily of information technology consulting, project management services and internal labor, as well as other costs associated with our initiatives, such as training, travel and relocation and costs associated with facility closures. In addition, we recorded employee severance costs related to these initiatives, as well as our ongoing cost reduction initiatives across functional areas. We are currently pursuing several initiatives designed to support our growth strategy and to increase our efficiency. Restructuring and integration expense is not allocated to our reportable business segments.
Restructuring and integration expense is reflected on the consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss) as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quarter Ended
September 30,
|
|
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
|
(in thousands)
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
Total cost of revenue
|
|
$
|
1,559
|
|
|
$
|
(26)
|
|
|
$
|
3,073
|
|
|
$
|
831
|
|
Operating expenses
|
|
12,335
|
|
|
18,949
|
|
|
38,012
|
|
|
56,957
|
|
Restructuring and integration expense
|
|
$
|
13,894
|
|
|
$
|
18,923
|
|
|
$
|
41,085
|
|
|
$
|
57,788
|
|
Restructuring and integration expense for each period was comprised of the following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quarter Ended
September 30,
|
|
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
|
(in thousands)
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
External consulting fees
|
|
$
|
6,432
|
|
|
$
|
14,898
|
|
|
$
|
19,355
|
|
|
$
|
37,136
|
|
Internal labor
|
|
1,756
|
|
|
2,218
|
|
|
6,276
|
|
|
5,200
|
|
Employee severance benefits
|
|
1,293
|
|
|
752
|
|
|
3,167
|
|
|
10,870
|
|
Other
|
|
4,413
|
|
|
1,055
|
|
|
12,287
|
|
|
4,582
|
|
Restructuring and integration expense
|
|
$
|
13,894
|
|
|
$
|
18,923
|
|
|
$
|
41,085
|
|
|
$
|
57,788
|
|
Our restructuring and integration accruals are included in accrued liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets and represent expected cash payments required to satisfy the remaining severance obligations to those employees already terminated and those expected to be terminated under our various initiatives. The majority of the employee reductions are expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2021, and we expect most of the related severance payments to be paid by early 2022, utilizing cash from operations.
Changes in our restructuring and integration accruals were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(in thousands)
|
|
Employee severance benefits
|
Balance, December 31, 2020
|
|
$
|
6,798
|
|
Charges
|
|
4,690
|
|
Reversals
|
|
(1,523)
|
|
Payments
|
|
(8,632)
|
|
Balance, September 30, 2021
|
|
$
|
1,333
|
|
The charges and reversals presented in the rollforward of our restructuring and integration accruals do not include items charged directly to expense as incurred, as those items are not reflected in accrued liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets.
|
|
|
DELUXE CORPORATION
CONDENSED NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
|
|
|
|
NOTE 10: INCOME TAX PROVISION
|
The effective tax rate on pretax income (loss) reconciles to the U.S. federal statutory tax rate as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
|
|
Year Ended December 31, 2020(1)
|
Income tax at federal statutory rate
|
|
21.0
|
%
|
|
21.0
|
%
|
Goodwill impairment charges (Note 8)
|
|
—
|
|
|
46.8
|
%
|
State income tax expense, net of federal income tax benefit
|
|
3.1
|
%
|
|
2.1
|
%
|
Non-deductible acquisition costs
|
|
2.8
|
%
|
|
—
|
|
Non-deductible executive compensation
|
|
1.7
|
%
|
|
2.2
|
%
|
Foreign tax rate differences
|
|
1.2
|
%
|
|
4.3
|
%
|
Tax impact of share-based compensation
|
|
0.8
|
%
|
|
8.5
|
%
|
Change in unrecognized tax benefits, including interest and penalties
|
|
0.4
|
%
|
|
(3.3
|
%)
|
Research and development tax credit
|
|
(0.8
|
%)
|
|
(3.7
|
%)
|
Payables and receivables for prior year tax returns
|
|
(0.3
|
%)
|
|
3.2
|
%
|
Non-taxable income from employee life insurance policies
|
|
(0.3
|
%)
|
|
(1.1
|
%)
|
Return to provision adjustments
|
|
(0.1
|
%)
|
|
(2.6
|
%)
|
Change in valuation allowances
|
|
—
|
|
|
0.9
|
%
|
Other
|
|
0.2
|
%
|
|
1.8
|
%
|
Effective tax rate
|
|
29.7
|
%
|
|
80.1
|
%
|
(1) Amounts presented here have been revised from what was previously reported in the 2020 Form 10-K to correct the error described in Note 1.
|
|
|
NOTE 11: POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS
|
We have historically provided certain health care benefits for a large number of retired U.S. employees. In addition to our retiree health care plan, we also have a U.S. supplemental executive retirement plan. Further information regarding our postretirement benefit plans can be found under the caption “Note 14: Postretirement Benefits” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements appearing in the 2020 Form 10-K.
Postretirement benefit income is included in other income on the consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss) and consisted of the following components:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quarter Ended
September 30,
|
|
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
|
(in thousands)
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
Interest cost
|
|
$
|
242
|
|
|
$
|
478
|
|
|
$
|
726
|
|
|
$
|
1,434
|
|
Expected return on plan assets
|
|
(1,875)
|
|
|
(1,905)
|
|
|
(5,623)
|
|
|
(5,714)
|
|
Amortization of prior service credit
|
|
(355)
|
|
|
(355)
|
|
|
(1,066)
|
|
|
(1,066)
|
|
Amortization of net actuarial losses
|
|
407
|
|
|
575
|
|
|
1,221
|
|
|
1,725
|
|
Net periodic benefit income
|
|
$
|
(1,581)
|
|
|
$
|
(1,207)
|
|
|
$
|
(4,742)
|
|
|
$
|
(3,621)
|
|
|
|
|
DELUXE CORPORATION
CONDENSED NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
|
Debt outstanding was comprised of the following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(in thousands)
|
|
September 30,
2021
|
|
December 31, 2020
|
Senior, secured term loan facility
|
|
$
|
1,116,563
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
Senior, unsecured notes
|
|
500,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
Amounts drawn on senior, secured revolving credit facility
|
|
180,000
|
|
|
840,000
|
|
Total principal amount
|
|
1,796,563
|
|
|
840,000
|
|
Less: unamortized discount and debt issuance costs
|
|
(20,396)
|
|
|
—
|
|
Total debt, net of discount and debt issuance costs
|
|
1,776,167
|
|
|
840,000
|
|
Less: current portion of long-term debt, net of debt issuance costs
|
|
(57,167)
|
|
|
—
|
|
Long-term debt
|
|
$
|
1,719,000
|
|
|
$
|
840,000
|
|
Maturities of long-term debt were as follows as of September 30, 2021:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(in thousands)
|
|
Debt obligations
|
Remainder of 2021
|
|
$
|
14,438
|
|
2022
|
|
57,750
|
|
2023
|
|
72,188
|
|
2024
|
|
86,625
|
|
2025
|
|
101,062
|
|
Thereafter
|
|
1,464,500
|
|
Total principal amount
|
|
$
|
1,796,563
|
|
Credit facility – Debt outstanding as of December 31, 2020 consisted of amounts drawn on our previous revolving credit facility. In June 2021, we executed a new credit agreement that provides for a 5-year revolving credit facility with commitments of $500,000 and a term loan facility in the amount of $1,155,000. The revolving credit facility includes a $40,000 swingline sub-facility and a $25,000 letter of credit sub-facility. Our previous credit facility agreement was terminated contemporaneously with our entry into the new credit agreement and was repaid utilizing proceeds from the new credit facility. We also utilized the proceeds from the new credit facility to complete the acquisition of First American in June 2021 (Note 6) and to pay related debt issuance costs.
Loans under the revolving credit facility may be borrowed, repaid and re-borrowed until June 1, 2026, at which time all amounts borrowed must be repaid. The term loan facility will be repaid in equal quarterly installments of $14,438 from September 30, 2021 through June 30, 2023, $21,656 from September 30, 2023 through June 30, 2025, and $28,875 from September 30, 2025 through March 31, 2026. The remaining balance is due on June 1, 2026. The term loan facility also includes mandatory prepayment requirements related to asset sales, new debt (other than permitted debt) and excess cash flow, subject to certain limitations. No premium or penalty is payable in connection with any mandatory or voluntary prepayment of the term loan facility.
Interest is payable on the senior, secured credit facility at a fluctuating rate of interest determined by reference to the eurodollar rate plus an applicable margin ranging from 1.5% to 2.5%, depending on our consolidated total leverage ratio, as defined in the credit agreement. A commitment fee is payable on the unused portion of the revolving credit facility at a rate ranging from 0.25% to 0.35%, depending on our consolidated total leverage ratio. Amounts outstanding under our credit facilities had a weighted-average interest rate of 2.63% as of September 30, 2021 and 2.01% as of December 31, 2020, including the impact of an interest rate swap that effectively converts $200,000 of our variable-rate debt to fixed rate debt. Further information regarding the interest rate swap can be found in Note 7.
Borrowings under the credit facility are collateralized by substantially all of the present and future tangible and intangible personal property held by us and our subsidiaries that have guaranteed our obligations under the credit facility, subject to certain exceptions. The credit agreement contains customary covenants regarding limits on levels of indebtedness, liens, mergers, certain asset dispositions, changes in business, advances, investments, loans and restricted payments. The covenants are subject to a number of limitations and exceptions set forth in the credit agreement. The credit agreement also includes
|
|
|
DELUXE CORPORATION
CONDENSED NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
|
requirements regarding our consolidated total leverage ratio and our consolidated secured leverage ratio, as defined in the credit agreement. These ratios may not equal or exceed the following amounts during the periods indicated:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fiscal Quarter Ending
|
|
Consolidated total leverage ratio
|
|
Consolidated secured leverage ratio
|
September 30, 2021 through March 31, 2022
|
|
5.00 to 1:00
|
|
4.00 to 1:00
|
June 30, 2022 through March 31, 2023
|
|
4.75 to 1:00
|
|
3.75 to 1:00
|
June 30, 2023 through March 31, 2024
|
|
4.50 to 1:00
|
|
3.50 to 1:00
|
June 30, 2024 and each fiscal quarter thereafter
|
|
4.25 to 1:00
|
|
3.50 to 1:00
|
In addition, we must maintain a minimum interest coverage ratio of at least 2.75 to 1.00 through March 31, 2022 and 3.00 to 1.00 thereafter. The credit agreement contains customary representations and warranties and, as a condition to borrowing, requires that all such representations and warranties be true and correct in all material respects on the date of each borrowing, including representations as to no material adverse change in our business, assets, operations or financial condition. If our consolidated total leverage ratio exceeds 2.75 to 1.00, the aggregate annual amount of permitted dividends and share repurchases is limited to $60,000.
Daily average amounts outstanding under our current and previous credit agreements were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(in thousands)
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
|
|
Year Ended
December 31, 2020
|
Daily average amount outstanding
|
|
$
|
1,062,925
|
|
|
$
|
1,016,896
|
|
Weighted-average interest rate
|
|
2.35
|
%
|
|
2.12
|
%
|
As of September 30, 2021, amounts were available for borrowing under our revolving credit facility as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(in thousands)
|
|
Total available
|
Revolving credit facility commitment
|
|
$
|
500,000
|
|
Amounts drawn on revolving credit facility
|
|
(180,000)
|
|
Outstanding letters of credit(1)
|
|
(7,475)
|
|
Net available for borrowing as of September 30, 2021
|
|
$
|
312,525
|
|
(1) We use standby letters of credit primarily to collateralize certain obligations related to our self-insured workers' compensation claims, as well as claims for environmental matters, as required by certain states.These letters of credit reduce the amount available for borrowing under our revolving credit facility.
Senior unsecured notes – In June 2021, we issued $500,000 of 8.0% senior, unsecured notes that mature in June 2029. The notes were issued via a private placement under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Proceeds from the offering, net of discount and offering costs, were $490,741, resulting in an effective interest rate of 8.3%. The net proceeds from the notes were used to fund the acquisition of First American in June 2021 (Note 6). Interest payments are due each June and December. The indenture governing the notes contains covenants that limit our ability and the ability of our restricted subsidiaries to, among other things, incur additional indebtedness and liens, issue redeemable stock and preferred stock, pay dividends and distributions, make loans and investments and consolidate or merge or sell all or substantially all of our assets.
|
|
|
DELUXE CORPORATION
CONDENSED NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
|
Leases were reflected on the consolidated balance sheets as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(in thousands)
|
|
September 30,
2021
|
|
December 31,
2020
|
Operating leases:
|
|
|
|
|
Operating lease assets
|
|
$
|
58,442
|
|
|
$
|
35,906
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accrued liabilities
|
|
$
|
12,884
|
|
|
$
|
11,589
|
|
Operating lease liabilities
|
|
49,827
|
|
|
28,344
|
|
Total operating lease liabilities
|
|
$
|
62,711
|
|
|
$
|
39,933
|
|
Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years)
|
|
5.5
|
|
4.7
|
Weighted-average discount rate
|
|
4.5
|
%
|
|
3.1
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
Finance leases:
|
|
|
|
|
Property, plant and equipment, gross
|
|
$
|
35,575
|
|
|
$
|
6,970
|
|
Accumulated depreciation
|
|
(7,136)
|
|
|
(6,324)
|
|
Property, plant and equipment, net
|
|
$
|
28,439
|
|
|
$
|
646
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accrued liabilities
|
|
$
|
347
|
|
|
$
|
459
|
|
Other non-current liabilities
|
|
27,202
|
|
|
140
|
|
Total finance lease liabilities
|
|
$
|
27,549
|
|
|
$
|
599
|
|
Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years)
|
|
15.8
|
|
1.5
|
Weighted-average discount rate
|
|
6.0
|
%
|
|
2.0
|
%
|
The components of lease expense were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quarter Ended
September 30,
|
|
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
|
(in thousands)
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
Operating lease expense
|
|
$
|
4,497
|
|
|
$
|
5,006
|
|
|
$
|
12,897
|
|
|
$
|
15,044
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Finance lease expense:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization of right-of-use asset
|
|
$
|
547
|
|
|
$
|
187
|
|
|
$
|
816
|
|
|
$
|
561
|
|
Interest on lease liabilities
|
|
432
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
437
|
|
|
17
|
|
Total finance lease expense
|
|
$
|
979
|
|
|
$
|
192
|
|
|
$
|
1,253
|
|
|
$
|
578
|
|
|
|
|
DELUXE CORPORATION
CONDENSED NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
|
Supplemental cash flow information related to leases was as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quarter Ended
September 30,
|
|
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
|
(in thousands)
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
Lease assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating leases(1)
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
33,948
|
|
|
$
|
10,105
|
|
Finance leases(2)
|
|
26,889
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
26,889
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash paid for amounts included in lease obligations:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating cash flows from operating leases
|
|
$
|
3,653
|
|
|
$
|
5,225
|
|
|
$
|
12,649
|
|
|
$
|
13,993
|
|
Operating cash flows from finance leases
|
|
2
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
17
|
|
Financing cash flows from finance leases
|
|
104
|
|
|
181
|
|
|
369
|
|
|
575
|
|
(1) Includes operating lease assets and related liabilities of $24,396 recorded in conjunction with the acquisition of First American in June 2021 (Note 6).
(2) Consists of a lease on a facility located in Minnesota that commenced in July 2021.
Maturities of lease liabilities were as follows as of September 30, 2021:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(in thousands)
|
|
Operating lease obligations
|
|
Finance lease obligations
|
Remainder of 2021
|
|
$
|
4,032
|
|
|
$
|
79
|
|
2022
|
|
18,545
|
|
|
1,313
|
|
2023
|
|
13,827
|
|
|
2,709
|
|
2024
|
|
12,668
|
|
|
2,743
|
|
2025
|
|
10,691
|
|
|
2,777
|
|
Thereafter
|
|
23,854
|
|
|
34,691
|
|
Total lease payments
|
|
83,617
|
|
|
44,312
|
|
Less lease incentives receivable
|
|
(10,250)
|
|
|
—
|
|
Less imputed interest
|
|
(10,656)
|
|
|
(16,763)
|
|
Present value of lease payments
|
|
$
|
62,711
|
|
|
$
|
27,549
|
|
|
|
|
NOTE 14: OTHER COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
|
Indemnifications – In the normal course of business, we periodically enter into agreements that incorporate general indemnification language. These indemnification provisions generally encompass third-party claims arising from our products and services, including, without limitation, service failures, breach of security, intellectual property rights, governmental regulations and/or employment-related matters. Performance under these indemnities would generally be triggered by our breach of the terms of the contract. In disposing of assets or businesses, we often provide representations, warranties and/or indemnities to cover various risks, including, for example, unknown damage to the assets, environmental risks involved in the sale of real estate, liability to investigate and remediate environmental contamination at waste disposal sites and manufacturing facilities, and unidentified tax liabilities and legal matters related to periods prior to disposition. We do not have the ability to estimate the potential liability from such indemnities because they relate to unknown conditions. However, we do not believe that any liability under these indemnities would have a material adverse effect on our financial position, annual results of operations or annual cash flows. We have recorded liabilities for known indemnifications related to environmental matters. These liabilities were not significant as of September 30, 2021 or December 31, 2020.
First American indemnification – Pursuant to the First American acquisition agreement, we are entitled to limited indemnification for certain expenses and losses, if any, that may be incurred after the consummation of the transaction that arise out of certain matters, including a Federal Trade Commission investigation initiated in December 2019 seeking information to determine whether certain subsidiaries of First American may have engaged in conduct prohibited by the Federal Trade
|
|
|
DELUXE CORPORATION
CONDENSED NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
|
Commission Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act or the Duties of Furnishers of Information. As fully set forth in the merger agreement, our rights to indemnification for any such expenses and losses are limited to the amount of an indemnity holdback, which will be our sole recourse for any such losses. Neither a liability for any fines nor any asset for the related holdback have been recorded in our consolidated financial statements as of September 30, 2021, as the amount cannot be reasonably estimated.
Self-insurance – We are self-insured for certain costs, primarily workers' compensation claims and medical and dental benefits for active employees and those employees on long-term disability. The liabilities associated with these items represent our best estimate of the ultimate obligations for reported claims plus those incurred, but not reported, and totaled $8,738 as of September 30, 2021 and $9,046 as of December 31, 2020. These accruals are included in accrued liabilities and other non-current liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets. Our workers' compensation liability is recorded at present value. The difference between the discounted and undiscounted liability was not significant as of September 30, 2021 or December 31, 2020.
Our self-insurance liabilities are estimated, in part, by considering historical claims experience, demographic factors and other actuarial assumptions. The estimated accruals for these liabilities could be significantly affected if future events and claims differ from these assumptions and historical trends.
Litigation – Recorded liabilities for legal matters, as well as related charges recorded in each period, were not material to our financial position, results of operations or liquidity during the periods presented, and we do not believe that any of the currently identified claims or litigation will materially affect our financial position, results of operations or liquidity, upon resolution. However, litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties, and unfavorable rulings could occur. If an unfavorable ruling were to occur, it may cause a material adverse impact on our financial position, results of operations or liquidity in the period in which the ruling occurs or in future periods.
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NOTE 15: SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
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In October 2018, our board of directors authorized the repurchase of up to $500,000 of our common stock. This authorization has no expiration date. No shares were repurchased during the first nine months of 2021 and $287,452 remained available for repurchase under the authorization as of September 30, 2021. During the quarter ended June 30, 2021, we issued 294 thousand shares to employees of First American in conjunction with the acquisition (Note 6), resulting in cash proceeds of $13,000 during the quarter.
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NOTE 16: BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION
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We operate 4 reportable segments, generally organized by product type, as follows:
•Payments – This segment includes our treasury management solutions, including remittance and lockbox processing, remote deposit capture, receivables management, payment processing and paperless treasury management; merchant in-store, online and mobile payment solutions; payroll and disbursement services, including Deluxe Payment Exchange; and fraud and security services.
•Cloud Solutions – This segment includes web hosting and design services, data-driven marketing solutions and hosted solutions, including digital engagement, logo design, financial institution profitability reporting and business incorporation services.
•Promotional Solutions – This segment includes business forms, accessories, advertising specialties, promotional apparel, retail packaging and strategic sourcing services.
•Checks – This segment includes printed personal and business checks.
The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in the 2020 Form 10-K. We allocate corporate costs for our shared services functions to our business segments when the costs are directly attributable to a segment. This includes certain sales and marketing, human resources, supply chain, real estate, finance, information technology and legal costs. Costs that are not directly attributable to a business segment are reported as Corporate operations and consist primarily of marketing, accounting, information technology, facilities, executive management and legal, tax and treasury costs that support the corporate function. Corporate operations also includes other income. All of our segments operate primarily in the U.S., with some operations in Canada. In addition, Cloud Solutions has operations in Australia and portions of Europe, as well as partners in Central and South America.
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DELUXE CORPORATION
CONDENSED NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
|
Our chief operating decision maker (i.e., our Chief Executive Officer) reviews earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) on an adjusted basis for each segment when deciding how to allocate resources and to assess segment operating performance. Adjusted EBITDA for each segment excludes depreciation and amortization expense, interest expense, income tax expense and certain other amounts, which may include, from time to time: asset impairment charges; restructuring, integration and other costs; CEO transition costs; share-based compensation expense; acquisition transaction costs; certain legal-related expense; and gains or losses on sales of businesses and customer lists. Our Chief Executive Officer does not review segment asset information when making investment or operating decisions regarding our reportable business segments.
Segment information for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 was as follows:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quarter Ended September 30,
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
(in thousands)
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
Payments:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
|
|
$
|
160,268
|
|
|
$
|
74,675
|
|
|
$
|
343,045
|
|
|
$
|
223,886
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA
|
|
31,598
|
|
|
16,746
|
|
|
71,125
|
|
|
50,352
|
|
Cloud Solutions:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
|
|
69,497
|
|
|
63,758
|
|
|
199,784
|
|
|
193,600
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA
|
|
19,036
|
|
|
16,425
|
|
|
55,047
|
|
|
45,494
|
|
Promotional Solutions:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
|
|
130,330
|
|
|
124,929
|
|
|
389,825
|
|
|
385,667
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA
|
|
17,673
|
|
|
21,478
|
|
|
56,804
|
|
|
46,529
|
|
Checks:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
|
|
172,046
|
|
|
176,099
|
|
|
518,968
|
|
|
533,135
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA
|
|
77,254
|
|
|
84,954
|
|
|
240,979
|
|
|
258,392
|
|
Total segment:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
|
|
$
|
532,141
|
|
|
$
|
439,461
|
|
|
$
|
1,451,622
|
|
|
$
|
1,336,288
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA
|
|
145,561
|
|
|
139,603
|
|
|
423,955
|
|
|
400,767
|
|
The following table presents a reconciliation of total segment adjusted EBITDA to consolidated income (loss) before income taxes:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quarter Ended September 30,
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
(in thousands)
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
Total segment adjusted EBITDA
|
|
$
|
145,561
|
|
|
$
|
139,603
|
|
|
$
|
423,955
|
|
|
$
|
400,767
|
|
Corporate operations
|
|
(42,832)
|
|
|
(37,090)
|
|
|
(133,259)
|
|
|
(131,101)
|
|
Depreciation and amortization expense
|
|
(41,906)
|
|
|
(27,972)
|
|
|
(102,929)
|
|
|
(83,065)
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
(21,494)
|
|
|
(5,083)
|
|
|
(35,548)
|
|
|
(18,254)
|
|
Pretax income attributable to non-controlling interest
|
|
37
|
|
|
21
|
|
|
99
|
|
|
46
|
|
Asset impairment charges
|
|
—
|
|
|
(2,760)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(101,749)
|
|
Restructuring, integration and other costs
|
|
(13,894)
|
|
|
(18,941)
|
|
|
(41,085)
|
|
|
(59,064)
|
|
CEO transition costs
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(10)
|
|
Share-based compensation expense
|
|
(7,434)
|
|
|
(6,240)
|
|
|
(21,801)
|
|
|
(15,335)
|
|
Acquisition transaction costs
|
|
(208)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(18,816)
|
|
|
(9)
|
|
Certain legal-related (expense) benefit
|
|
(638)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(941)
|
|
|
2,165
|
|
Loss on sales of customer lists
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(18)
|
|
Income (loss) before income taxes
|
|
$
|
17,192
|
|
|
$
|
41,538
|
|
|
$
|
69,675
|
|
|
$
|
(5,627)
|
|
|
|
|
DELUXE CORPORATION
CONDENSED NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
|
The following tables present revenue disaggregated by our product and service offerings:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quarter Ended September 30, 2021
|
(in thousands)
|
|
Payments
|
|
Cloud Solutions
|
|
Promotional Solutions
|
|
Checks
|
|
Consolidated
|
Checks
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
172,046
|
|
|
$
|
172,046
|
|
Merchant services and other payments solutions
|
|
103,014
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
103,014
|
|
Forms and other products
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
68,646
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
68,646
|
|
Marketing and promotional solutions
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
61,684
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
61,684
|
|
Treasury management solutions
|
|
57,254
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
57,254
|
|
Data-driven marketing solutions
|
|
—
|
|
|
41,956
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
41,956
|
|
Web and hosted solutions
|
|
—
|
|
|
27,541
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
27,541
|
|
Total revenue
|
|
$
|
160,268
|
|
|
$
|
69,497
|
|
|
$
|
130,330
|
|
|
$
|
172,046
|
|
|
$
|
532,141
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quarter Ended September 30, 2020
|
(in thousands)
|
|
Payments
|
|
Cloud Solutions
|
|
Promotional Solutions
|
|
Checks
|
|
Consolidated
|
Checks
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
176,099
|
|
|
$
|
176,099
|
|
Merchant services and other payments solutions
|
|
19,257
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
19,257
|
|
Forms and other products
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
77,492
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
77,492
|
|
Marketing and promotional solutions
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
47,437
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
47,437
|
|
Treasury management solutions
|
|
55,418
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
55,418
|
|
Data-driven marketing solutions
|
|
—
|
|
|
30,508
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
30,508
|
|
Web and hosted solutions
|
|
—
|
|
|
33,250
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
33,250
|
|
Total revenue
|
|
$
|
74,675
|
|
|
$
|
63,758
|
|
|
$
|
124,929
|
|
|
$
|
176,099
|
|
|
$
|
439,461
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
|
(in thousands)
|
|
Payments
|
|
Cloud Solutions
|
|
Promotional Solutions
|
|
Checks
|
|
Consolidated
|
Checks
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
518,968
|
|
|
$
|
518,968
|
|
Merchant services and other payments solutions
|
|
170,431
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
170,431
|
|
Forms and other products
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
218,622
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
218,622
|
|
Marketing and promotional solutions
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
171,203
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
171,203
|
|
Treasury management solutions
|
|
172,614
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
172,614
|
|
Data-driven marketing solutions
|
|
—
|
|
|
115,120
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
115,120
|
|
Web and hosted solutions
|
|
—
|
|
|
84,664
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
84,664
|
|
Total revenue
|
|
$
|
343,045
|
|
|
$
|
199,784
|
|
|
$
|
389,825
|
|
|
$
|
518,968
|
|
|
$
|
1,451,622
|
|
|
|
|
DELUXE CORPORATION
CONDENSED NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
|
(in thousands)
|
|
Payments
|
|
Cloud Solutions
|
|
Promotional Solutions
|
|
Checks
|
|
Consolidated
|
Checks
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
533,135
|
|
|
$
|
533,135
|
|
Merchant services and other payments solutions
|
|
56,808
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
56,808
|
|
Forms and other products
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
234,735
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
234,735
|
|
Marketing and promotional solutions
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
150,932
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
150,932
|
|
Treasury management solutions
|
|
167,078
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
167,078
|
|
Data-driven marketing solutions
|
|
—
|
|
|
88,927
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
88,927
|
|
Web and hosted solutions
|
|
—
|
|
|
104,673
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
104,673
|
|
Total revenue
|
|
$
|
223,886
|
|
|
$
|
193,600
|
|
|
$
|
385,667
|
|
|
$
|
533,135
|
|
|
$
|
1,336,288
|
|
The following tables present revenue disaggregated by geography, based on where items are shipped from or where services are performed:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quarter Ended September 30, 2021
|
(in thousands)
|
|
Payments
|
|
Cloud Solutions
|
|
Promotional Solutions
|
|
Checks
|
|
Consolidated
|
United States
|
|
$
|
150,594
|
|
|
$
|
60,778
|
|
|
$
|
124,571
|
|
|
$
|
166,339
|
|
|
$
|
502,282
|
|
Foreign, primarily Canada and Australia
|
|
9,674
|
|
|
8,719
|
|
|
5,759
|
|
|
5,707
|
|
|
29,859
|
|
Total revenue
|
|
$
|
160,268
|
|
|
$
|
69,497
|
|
|
$
|
130,330
|
|
|
$
|
172,046
|
|
|
$
|
532,141
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quarter Ended September 30, 2020
|
(in thousands)
|
|
Payments
|
|
Cloud Solutions
|
|
Promotional Solutions
|
|
Checks
|
|
Consolidated
|
United States
|
|
$
|
66,377
|
|
|
$
|
55,755
|
|
|
$
|
118,454
|
|
|
$
|
170,865
|
|
|
$
|
411,451
|
|
Foreign, primarily Canada and Australia
|
|
8,298
|
|
|
8,003
|
|
|
6,475
|
|
|
5,234
|
|
|
28,010
|
|
Total revenue
|
|
$
|
74,675
|
|
|
$
|
63,758
|
|
|
$
|
124,929
|
|
|
$
|
176,099
|
|
|
$
|
439,461
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
|
(in thousands)
|
|
Payments
|
|
Cloud Solutions
|
|
Promotional Solutions
|
|
Checks
|
|
Consolidated
|
United States
|
|
$
|
312,874
|
|
|
$
|
173,555
|
|
|
$
|
373,042
|
|
|
$
|
501,152
|
|
|
$
|
1,360,623
|
|
Foreign, primarily Canada and Australia
|
|
30,171
|
|
|
26,229
|
|
|
16,783
|
|
|
17,816
|
|
|
90,999
|
|
Total revenue
|
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$
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343,045
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$
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199,784
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$
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389,825
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$
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518,968
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$
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1,451,622
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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
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(in thousands)
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Payments
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Cloud Solutions
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Promotional Solutions
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Checks
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Consolidated
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United States
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$
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198,965
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$
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169,917
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$
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369,023
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$
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516,961
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$
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1,254,866
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Foreign, primarily Canada and Australia
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24,921
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23,683
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16,644
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16,174
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81,422
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Total revenue
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$
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223,886
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$
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193,600
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$
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385,667
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$
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533,135
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$
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1,336,288
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DELUXE CORPORATION
CONDENSED NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
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NOTE 17: RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
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The impact on our business of the continuing COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve. As such, we are uncertain of the impact on our future financial condition, liquidity and/or results of operations. This uncertainty affected several of the assumptions made and estimates used in the preparation of these consolidated financial statements. As discussed in Note 8, the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a goodwill impairment triggering event during the first quarter of 2020, as the adverse economic effects of the pandemic materially decreased demand for the products and services we provide to our customers. The extent to which the pandemic will continue to impact our business depends on future developments, including the severity and duration of the pandemic, the impact of variants of the virus, the distribution and effectiveness of vaccines, business and workforce disruptions and the ultimate number of businesses that fail. Our evaluation of asset impairment required us to make assumptions about these future events over the life of the assets being evaluated. This required significant judgment and actual results may differ significantly from our estimates. As a result of the continuing impact of COVID-19, we may be required to record additional goodwill or other asset impairment charges in the future.
We held loans and notes receivable from our Promotional Solutions distributors of $21,729 as of September 30, 2021. These distributors sell our products and services primarily to small businesses, which have been significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. As of September 30, 2021, our allowance for expected credit losses on these receivables was $2,837. We utilized all information known to us in determining this allowance, as well as allowances related to our trade accounts receivable and unbilled receivables. If our assumptions prove to be incorrect, we may be required to record additional bad debt expense in the future. Additionally, uncertainty surrounding the impact of COVID-19 could affect estimates we made regarding inventory obsolescence and workers' compensation liabilities and thus, could result in additional expense in the future.
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
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Our Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (MD&A) includes the following sections:
•Executive Overview that discusses what we do, our operating results at a high level and our financial outlook for the upcoming year;
•Consolidated Results of Operations; Restructuring, Integration and Other Costs; and Segment Results that includes a more detailed discussion of our revenue and expenses;
•Cash Flows and Liquidity, Capital Resources and Other Financial Position Information that discusses key aspects of our cash flows, capital structure and financial position;
•Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements, Guarantees and Contractual Obligations that discusses our financial commitments; and
•Critical Accounting Policies that discusses the policies we believe are most important to understanding the assumptions and judgments underlying our financial statements.
Please note that this MD&A discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 (the 2020 Form 10-K) outlines known material risks and important information to consider when evaluating our forward-looking statements and is incorporated into this Item 2 of this report on Form 10-Q as if fully stated herein. Updates to the risk factors discussed in the 2020 Form 10-K are included in Part II, Item IA of this report on Form 10-Q. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the Reform Act) provides a “safe harbor” for forward-looking statements to encourage companies to provide prospective information. When we use the words or phrases “should result,” “believe,” “intend,” “plan,” “are expected to,” “targeted,” “will continue,” “will approximate,” “is anticipated,” “estimate,” “project,” “outlook,” "forecast" or similar expressions in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, in future filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, in our press releases, investor presentations and in oral statements made by our representatives, they indicate forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Reform Act.
This MD&A includes financial information prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (GAAP). In addition, we discuss free cash flow, net debt, liquidity, adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) and consolidated adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (adjusted EBITDA), all of which are non-GAAP financial measures. We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures, when reviewed in conjunction with GAAP financial measures, can provide useful information to assist investors in analyzing our current period operating performance and in assessing our future operating performance. For this reason, our internal management reporting also includes these financial measures, which should be considered in addition to, and not as superior to or as a substitute for, GAAP financial measures. We strongly encourage investors and shareholders to review our financial statements and publicly-filed reports in their entirety and not to rely on any single financial measure. Our non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies and therefore, may not result in useful comparisons. The reconciliation of our non-GAAP
financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures can be found in Consolidated Results of Operations.
Revision – During the second quarter of 2021, we identified errors in the calculations of the goodwill impairment charges recorded during the third quarter of 2019 and the first quarter of 2020, resulting in an understatement of the goodwill impairment charges and net losses and an overstatement of goodwill. The errors in our calculations resulted from the erroneous application of the simultaneous equation method, which effectively grosses up the goodwill impairment charge to account for the related income tax benefit, so that the resulting carrying value does not exceed the calculated fair value. We have corrected the errors by revising the consolidated financial statements presented herein. Prior periods not presented herein will be revised, as applicable, in future filings. Further information regarding the errors can be found under the caption "Note 1: Consolidated Financial Statements" of the Condensed Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements appearing in Part I, Item 1 of this report.
Acquisition – On June 1, 2021, we acquired all of the equity of First American Payment Systems, L.P. (First American) in a cash transaction for $956.7 million, net of cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents acquired, subject to customary adjustments under the terms of the acquisition agreement. First American is a large-scale payments technology company that provides partners and merchants with comprehensive in-store, online and mobile payment solutions. The results of First American are included in our Payments segment and included revenue of $82.5 million and a contribution of $16.3 million to Payments adjusted EBITDA for the third quarter of 2021 and revenue of $109.8 million and a contribution to Payments adjusted EBITDA of $21.5 million for the first nine months of 2021. The acquisition was funded with cash on hand and proceeds from new debt. Further information regarding the acquisition can be found under the caption "Note 6: Acquisition" and further information regarding our debt can be found under the caption "Note 12: Debt," both of which appear in the Condensed Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements appearing in Part I, Item 1 of this report.
COVID-19 impact – The COVID-19 pandemic began to impact our operations late in the first quarter of 2020. Information regarding the impact in 2020, as well as actions we took in response to the pandemic, can be found under the caption "Executive Overview" in Part II, Item 7 of the 2020 Form 10-K.
The impact of the pandemic continued in the first quarter of 2021 and was the main driver of the 9.3% decrease in revenue, as compared to the first quarter of 2020. During the second and third quarters of 2021, we saw some recovery in revenue volumes as the impacts of the pandemic lessened. Our customers resumed some of their marketing and promotional activities as government restrictions were lifted and vaccines became more widely available. Also contributing to the increase in data-driven marketing revenue was the continuation of low interest rates and an improving credit risk environment, which drove increased marketing efforts by our banking and mortgage lending customers. Business check volumes also continued to recover and within Payments, we continued with new customer implementations, some of which had been delayed, in part, due to impacts of the pandemic. Future impacts of the pandemic on our results of operations remain uncertain, as increases in infection rates and/or new variants of the virus could impact our customers' activities and our revenue volumes.
Despite the continuing challenges of the pandemic, net income improved for the first nine months of 2021, as compared to the first nine months of 2020, and adjusted EBITDA margin remained strong at 20.0% for the first nine months of 2021. Cash provided by operating activities decreased $17.6 million for the first nine months of 2021, as compared to the first nine months of 2020, driven by investments in our business, including transaction costs related to the acquisition of First American and investments in software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions we are utilizing, including a new enterprise resource planning system. Additionally, the prior year benefited from the deferral of federal payroll tax payments under the CARES Act and temporary salary and other cost reductions implemented in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Free cash flow decreased $56.0 million for the first nine months of 2021, as compared to the first nine months of 2020, including a $38.4 million increase in purchases of capital assets, as we continue investments to support our long-term growth. Total debt as of September 30, 2021 was $1.78 billion, reflecting the additional debt we incurred in the second quarter of 2021 to complete the First American acquisition. Net debt as of September 30, 2021 was $1.66 billion. We held cash and cash equivalents of $121.1 million as of September 30, 2021, and liquidity was $433.6 million. Our capital allocation priorities are to responsibly invest in growth, pay our dividend, reduce debt and return value to our shareholders. We will evaluate future share repurchases on an opportunistic basis.
2021 results vs. 2020 – Numerous factors drove the increase in net income for the first nine months of 2021, as compared to the first nine months of 2020. The primary factor was a decrease in asset impairment charges of $101.7 million, as compared to 2020. Other factors that increased net income included:
•revenue growth resulting from some recovery from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as new business in all of our segments resulting from the success of our One Deluxe strategy;
•actions taken to reduce costs as we continually evaluate our cost structure;
•an $18.0 million decrease in restructuring, integration and other costs; and
•an $11.4 million decrease in bad debt expense, primarily driven by allowances recorded in 2020 related to notes receivable from our Promotional Solutions distributors, as well as trade accounts receivable.
Partially offsetting these increases in net income were the following factors:
•the continuing secular decline in checks and business forms and the 2020 decision to exit certain product lines within Cloud Solutions;
•acquisition transaction costs of $18.8 million in 2021 related to the First American acquisition;
•a $17.3 million increase in interest expense resulting from debt issued to complete the First American acquisition;
•increased investments in our growth, primarily costs related to sales and financial management tools;
•the benefit in the prior year of approximately $10.0 million from temporary actions taken in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including savings from a temporary salary reduction, furloughs and other actions, net of incremental costs we incurred in 2020 related to our response to the pandemic;
•inflationary pressures on hourly wages, materials and delivery;
•the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our revenue volume in the first quarter of 2021, as compared to the first quarter of 2020; and
•a $6.5 million increase in share-based compensation expense.
Diluted EPS of $1.13 for the first nine months of 2021, as compared to diluted loss per share of $0.48 for the first nine months of 2020, reflects the increase in net income as described in the preceding paragraphs, partially offset by higher average shares outstanding in 2021. Adjusted diluted EPS for the first nine months of 2021 was $3.62, compared to $3.70 for the first nine months of 2020, and excludes the impact of non-cash items or items that we believe are not indicative of our current period operating performance. The decrease in adjusted diluted EPS was driven primarily by the continuing secular decline in checks and business forms, various investments in our growth, the benefit in the prior year of temporary actions taken in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, inflationary pressures on hourly wages, materials and delivery, and the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our first quarter year-over-year revenue volumes. These decreases in adjusted EPS were partially offset by the impact of new client wins in all of our segments, continuing recovery of reduced revenue volumes from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, various cost savings actions across functional areas and lower bad debt expense. A reconciliation of diluted earnings (loss) per share to adjusted diluted EPS can be found in Consolidated Results of Operations.
Asset impairment charges – Net loss for the first nine months of 2020 included pretax asset impairment charges of $101.7 million, or $1.53 per share. The impairment charges related primarily to the goodwill of our Promotional Solutions and Cloud Solutions Web Hosting reporting units, as well as amortizable intangibles of our Cloud Solutions Web Hosting reporting unit, resulting from the estimated impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the operating results of these businesses. Further information regarding these impairment charges can be found under the caption "Note 8: Fair Value Measurements" of the Condensed Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements appearing in Part I, Item 1 of this report and under the caption "Critical Accounting Policies" in Part II, Item 7 of the 2020 Form 10-K.
"One Deluxe" Strategy
A detailed discussion of our strategy can be found in Part I, Item 1 of the 2020 Form 10-K. We continue to be encouraged by the success of our One Deluxe strategy. We have made significant progress in the integration of our various technology platforms, developed an enterprise-class sales organization, assembled a talented management team, and built an organization focused on developing new and improved products. As a result, we are seeing the positive impact of new client wins in all of our segments and we determined that we were positioned to augment our business through meaningful acquisitions. As such, we completed the acquisition of First American on June 1, 2021. We believe that First American's end-to-end payments technology platform is providing significant leverage that will continue to accelerate organic revenue growth.
Outlook for 2021
We expect our revenue to increase 10% to 12% for the full year, as compared to 2020. We expect that our adjusted EBITDA margin for the full year will be between 20.0% and 21.0%, and we anticipate that our adjusted annual effective tax rate for 2021 will be approximately 25.0%. These estimates assume a continued economic recovery and are subject to, among other things, the macroeconomic unknowns associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, including supply chain constraints, labor supply issues and inflation.
As of September 30, 2021, we held cash and cash equivalents of $121.1 million and $312.5 million was available for borrowing under our revolving credit facility. We anticipate that capital expenditures will be between $95.0 million and $105.0 million for the full year, as we continue with important transformation work, innovation investments and building scale across our product categories. We also expect that we will continue to pay our regular quarterly dividend. However, dividends are approved by our board of directors each quarter and thus, are subject to change. We anticipate that net cash generated by operations, along with cash and cash equivalents on hand and availability under our credit facility, will be sufficient to support our operations and debt service requirements for the next 12 months. We were in compliance with our debt covenants as of September 30, 2021, and we anticipate that we will remain in compliance with our debt covenants throughout the next 12 months.