TSS Total System Services

TSYS (NYSE: TSS) today reported results for the first quarter of 2019.

“Our first quarter results provide a great start to the year. We delivered strong performance across all three of our segments, which helped to solidify our expectations for the remainder of 2019,” said M. Troy Woods, chairman, president and chief executive officer of TSYS.

Highlights for the first quarter of 2019 vs. 2018:

• Total revenues were $1.03 billion, an increase of 4.8%. On a constant currency basis (non-GAAP), total revenues increased 5.6%.
• Net revenue (non-GAAP), which excludes reimbursable items, was $980.3 million, an increase of 4.8%. On a constant currency basis (non-GAAP), net revenue increased 5.6%.
• Net income attributable to TSYS common shareholders was $161.6 million, an increase of 13.9%. Diluted EPS was $0.90, an increase of 16.1%.
• Adjusted earnings (non-GAAP) were $215.4 million, an increase of 3.8%. Adjusted diluted EPS (non-GAAP) was $1.20, an increase of 5.8%.
• Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) was $357.3 million, an increase of 8.0%.

Conference Call

TSYS will host its quarterly conference call at 5:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday, April 23. The conference call can be accessed via live webcast on the “Investor Relations” section of TSYS’ website at investors.tsys.com where an accompanying slide presentation will also be available. The replay will be archived for 12 months and will be available approximately 30 minutes after the completion of the call.

Non-GAAP Measures

This press release contains information prepared in conformity with GAAP as well as non-GAAP information. It is management’s intent to provide non-GAAP financial information to enhance understanding of its consolidated financial information as prepared in accordance with GAAP. This non-GAAP information should be considered by the reader in addition to, but not instead of, the financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. Each non-GAAP financial measure and the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure are presented so as not to imply that more emphasis should be placed on the non-GAAP measure. The non-GAAP financial information presented may be determined or calculated differently by other companies.

Additional information about non-GAAP financial measures, including, but not limited to, net revenue, revenues measured on a constant currency basis, adjusted earnings, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted diluted EPS, and a reconciliation of those measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures is included on pages 10 to 14 in the financial schedules of this release.

About TSYS

TSYS® (NYSE: TSS) is a leading global payments provider, offering seamless, secure and innovative solutions across the payments spectrum — for issuers, merchants and consumers. We succeed because we put people and their needs at the heart of every decision to help them unlock payment opportunities. It’s an approach we call People-Centered Payments®.

Our headquarters are located in Columbus, Ga., U.S.A., with approximately 13,000 team members and local offices across 13 countries. TSYS generated revenue of $4.0 billion in 2018, while processing more than 32.3 billion transactions. We are a member of The Civic 50 and were named one of the 2018 World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere magazine. TSYS is a member of the S&P 500 and routinely posts all important information on its website. For more, visit tsys.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” – that is, statements related to future, not past, events. Forward-looking statements often address our expected future business and financial performance and often contain words such as “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “believe,” “should,” “plan,” “potential,” “will,” “could,” and similar expressions. These forward-looking statements include, among others, statements regarding TSYS’ performance for the first quarter helped to solidify its expectations for its financial performance for the remainder of 2019, and the assumptions underlying such statements. These statements are based on the current beliefs and expectations of TSYS’ management, are based on management’s assumptions and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements. A number of important factors could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those contemplated by our forward-looking statements in this press release. Many of these factors are beyond TSYS’ ability to control or predict. These factors include, but are not limited to, the material breach of security of any of TSYS’ systems; TSYS’ ability to integrate acquisitions and achieve the anticipated growth opportunities and other benefits of the acquisitions, particularly the recently completed Cayan acquisition; the effect of current domestic and worldwide economic conditions; risks associated with foreign operations, including adverse developments with respect to foreign currency exchange rates, and in particular with respect to the current environment, adverse developments with respect to foreign currency exchange rates as a result of the United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union (Brexit) and the uncertainty over the terms and timing of the expected departure; expenses incurred associated with the signing of a significant client; conversions and deconversions of clients’ portfolios do not occur as scheduled; the deconversion of a significant client; changes occur in laws, rules, regulations, credit card association rules, prepaid industry rules or other industry standards affecting TSYS and our clients that may result in costly new compliance burdens on TSYS and our clients and lead to a decrease in the volume and/or number of transactions processed or limit the types and amounts of fees that can be charged to customers, and in particular the CFPB’s new rule regarding prepaid financial products; the potential for our systems and software to contain undetected errors, viruses or defects; the costs and effects of litigation, investigations or similar matters or adverse facts and developments relating thereto; adverse developments with respect to the payment card industry in general, including a decline in the use of cards as a payment mechanism; one or more of the assumptions upon which earnings guidance for 2019 is based is inaccurate; and growth rates of TSYS’ existing clients are lower than anticipated or attrition rates of existing clients are higher than anticipated. Additional risks and other factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those contemplated in this release can be found in TSYS’ filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K. We believe these forward-looking statements are reasonable; however, undue reliance should not be placed on any forward-looking statements, which are based on current expectations. TSYS disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise except as required by law.

  TSYS Financial Highlights (unaudited) (in thousands, except per share data)       Three Months Ended March 31, Percent 2019 2018 Change   Total revenues $ 1,034,531 987,170 4.8 %   Cost of services 632,212 613,365 3.1 Selling, general and administrative expenses 179,049   185,534   (3.5 ) Total expenses 811,261   798,899   1.5   Operating income 223,270 188,271 18.6   Nonoperating expenses (42,991 ) (37,642 ) (14.2 )  

Income before income taxes and equity in income of equity investments

180,279 150,629 19.7 Income tax expense 29,899   18,135   64.9 Income before equity in income of equity investments 150,380 132,494 13.5 Equity in income of equity investments, net of tax 11,227   10,608   5.8 Net income 161,607 143,102 12.9 Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests -   (1,261 ) 100.0   Net income attributable to TSYS common shareholders $ 161,607   141,841   13.9 %   Earnings per share (EPS): Basic EPS $ 0.91   0.78   16.0 %   Diluted EPS $ 0.90   0.77   16.1 %   Weighted average shares outstanding: (includes participating securities) Basic 178,435   181,612   Diluted 179,886   183,298     Dividends declared per share $ 0.13   0.13    

Non-GAAP measures:*

Net revenue $ 980,270   935,497   4.8 %   Adjusted EBITDA $ 357,287   330,922   8.0 %   Adjusted earnings $ 215,446   207,586   3.8 %   Adjusted diluted EPS $ 1.20   1.13   5.8 %   * See reconciliation of non-GAAP measures.     TSYS Segment Breakdown (unaudited) (in thousands)           Three Months Ended March 31, Change   2019   2018   $   % Adjusted segment EBITDA: Issuer Solutions (a) $ 204,934 195,764 9,170 4.7 % Merchant Solutions (b) 128,836 118,940 9,896 8.3 Consumer Solutions (c) 63,693 53,667 10,026 18.7 Corporate admin and other (40,176 )   (37,449 )   (2,727 ) (7.3 ) Total (d) 357,287 330,922 26,365 8.0 Less: Share-based compensation 10,714 6,295 4,419 70.2 Cayan and TransFirst M&A and integration expenses 3,710 14,368 (10,658 ) (74.2 ) Depreciation and amortization 103,710 104,389 (679 ) (0.7 ) Client incentive/contract cost amortization 8,038 6,874 1,164 16.9 Contract cost asset amortization 7,845     10,726     (2,881 ) (26.9 ) Operating income 223,270 188,270 35,000 18.6 Nonoperating expenses (42,991 )   (37,641 )   (5,350 ) (14.2 )

Income before income taxes and equity in income of equity investments

$ 180,279     150,629     29,650   19.7 %   Net revenue by segment: Issuer Solutions (e) $ 433,473 423,574 9,899 2.3 % Merchant Solutions (f) 342,956 317,403 25,553 8.1 Consumer Solutions (g) 219,178     210,489     8,689   4.1 Segment net revenue 995,607 951,466 44,141 4.6 Less: Intersegment revenues 15,337     15,969     (632 ) (4.0 ) Net revenue (h) 980,270 935,497 44,773 4.8 Add: reimbursable items 54,261     51,673     2,588   5.0 Total revenues $ 1,034,531     987,170     47,361   4.8 %     Adjusted segment EBITDA margin on segment net revenue: Issuer Solutions (a)/(e) 47.3 %   46.2 % Merchant Solutions (b)/(f) 37.6 %   37.5 % Consumer Solutions (c)/(g) 29.1 %   25.5 %   Adjusted EBITDA margin on net revenue (d)/(h) 36.4 %   35.4 %     TSYS Segment Breakdown (unaudited) (in thousands)             Three Months Ended March 31, Change     2019   2018   $   % Depreciation and amortization by segment: Issuer Solutions $ 35,167 28,331 6,836 24.1 % Merchant Solutions 7,682 7,825 (143 ) (1.8 ) Consumer Solutions 4,416     4,259     157   3.7 Depreciation and amortization 47,265 40,415 6,850 16.9 Acquisition intangible amortization 54,957 63,023 (8,066 ) (12.8 ) Corporate admin and other 1,488     951     537   56.5 Total depreciation and amortization $ 103,710     104,389     (679 ) (0.7 ) %    

Segment statistical data:

 

Issuer Solutions

Total transactions (in millions) 5,948.9 5,547.9 401.0 7.2 % Total Accounts on File (AOF) (in millions) 756.0 811.3 (55.3 ) (6.8 ) % Total Traditional AOF (in millions) 628.2 578.6 49.6 8.6 %  

Merchant Solutions

Point-of-sale transactions (in millions) 1,524.3 1,339.6 184.7 13.8 % Dollar sales volume (in millions) $ 40,241.6 37,266.7 2,974.9 8.0 % Segment net revenue per transaction $ 0.225 0.237 (0.012 ) (5.1 ) %  

Consumer Solutions

Gross dollar volume (in millions) $ 10,053.5 9,690.0 363.5 3.8 % Direct deposit 90-day active cards (in thousands) 2,681.5 2,669.9 11.6 0.4 % 90-day active cards (in thousands) 5,226.9 5,225.5 1.4 0.0 % % of 90-day active cards with direct deposit 51.3 % 51.1 %     TSYS Condensed Balance Sheet (unaudited) (in thousands)     March 31, 2019 December 31, 2018 Assets Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 494,646 471,156 Accounts receivable, net 490,045 450,322 Contract assets 44,473 30,950 Other current assets 200,229 188,355 Total current assets 1,229,393 1,140,783 Goodwill 4,115,380 4,114,838 Software and other intangible assets, net 1,288,454 1,331,238 Property and equipment, net 385,400 383,074 Operating lease right-of-use assets, net 206,239 - Contract assets - long-term 53,865 47,839 Contract cost assets - long-term 147,342 145,598 Other long term assets 348,059 305,339 Total assets $ 7,774,132 7,468,709   Liabilities Current liabilities: Accounts payable $ 73,061 97,956

Current portion of long-term borrowings, finance leases and license agreements

38,710 29,125

Current portion of operating lease liabilities

49,469 - Contract liabilities 54,581 47,227 Other current liabilities 349,556 341,293 Total current liabilities 565,377 515,601

Long-term borrowings, finance leases and license agreements, excluding current portion

4,180,733 3,889,541 Long-term operating lease liabilities, excluding current portion 168,505 - Deferred income tax liabilities 409,706 380,278 Contract liabilities - long-term 23,805 21,489 Other long-term liabilities 73,246 75,894 Total liabilities 5,421,372 4,882,803 Equity 2,352,760 2,585,906 Total liabilities and equity $ 7,774,132 7,468,709     TSYS Selected Cash Flow Highlights (unaudited) (in thousands)     Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 2018 Cash flows from operating activities: Net income $ 161,607 143,102

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

Equity in income of equity investments, net of tax (11,227 ) (10,608 ) Depreciation and amortization 103,710 104,389 Amortization of debt issuance costs 1,322 1,035 Amortization of operating lease right-of-use assets 12,654 - Share-based compensation 10,714 6,295 Deferred income tax expense 27,745 15,180 Other noncash adjustments 17,158 19,775 Changes in operating assets and liabilities (96,094 ) (67,275 ) Net cash provided by operating activities 227,589   211,893     Purchases of property and equipment (19,396 ) (22,069 ) Additions to licensed computer software from vendors (48,628 ) (13,827 ) Additions to internally developed computer software (12,405 ) (10,340 ) Cash used in acquisitions, net of cash acquired - (1,036,853 ) Other investing activities (2,350 ) (1,550 ) Net cash used in investing activities (82,779 ) (1,084,639 )  

Principal payments on long-term borrowings, finance lease obligations and license agreements

(157,324 ) (129,010 ) Proceeds from long-term borrowings 450,000 1,040,000 Dividends paid on common stock (23,456 ) (23,496 ) Proceeds from exercise of stock options 6,466 26,461 Repurchase of common stock (400,013 ) (24 ) Other financing activities -   (1 ) Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities (124,327 ) 913,930     Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash: Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 2,049   1,684   Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 22,532 42,868 Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period 474,279   451,370   Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period $ 496,811   494,238     Supplemental Capital expenditures $ 80,429   46,236   Free cash flow (non-GAAP)* $ 147,160   165,657     * See reconciliation of non-GAAP measures.     TSYS Supplemental Information (unaudited)             Other

Accounts on File (AOF):

Total Accounts on File (in millions)

AtMarch 2019

 

AtMarch 2018

  Percent

Change

Consumer 523.0 486.5 7.5 % Commercial 60.2 55.2 8.9 Other 45.0     36.9   22.2 Traditional AOF 628.2 578.6 8.6 Prepaid*/Stored Value 11.5 38.7 (70.3 ) Commercial Card Single Use 116.3 97.5 19.3 Government Services -     96.5   (100.0 ) Total AOF 756.0     811.3   (6.8 ) % * Prepaid does not include Consumer Solutions accounts.  

Growth in AOF:

(in millions) March 2018 to

March 2019

  March 2017 to

March 2018

Beginning balance 811.3 762.0 Change in accounts on file due to: Internal growth of existing clients 57.2 53.5 New clients 29.2 31.8 Purges/Sales (24.0 ) (34.9 ) Deconversions (117.7 )   (1.1 ) Ending balance 756.0     811.3       Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures Non-GAAP Measures   The schedules below provide a reconciliation of revenues and operating results on a constant currency basis to reported revenues and operating income. This non-GAAP measure presents first quarter 2019 financial results using the previous year’s foreign currency exchange rates. On a constant currency basis, TSYS’ total revenues for the first quarter of 2019 were higher 5.6% as compared to a reported GAAP increase of 4.8%.   The schedules below also provide a reconciliation of total revenues to net revenue.   The schedules below also provide a reconciliation of diluted EPS to adjusted diluted EPS.   The schedules below also provide a reconciliation of net income to adjusted EBITDA.   The schedules below also provide a reconciliation of cash flows from operating activities and capital expenditures to free cash flow.   The schedules below also provide a reconciliation of 2019 guidance of total revenues to net revenue and diluted EPS to adjusted diluted EPS.   The tax rate used in the calculation of adjusted diluted EPS for the quarter is equal to an estimate of our annual effective tax rate on GAAP income. This effective rate is estimated annually and may be adjusted during the year to take into account events or trends that materially impact the effective tax rate including, but not limited to, significant changes resulting from tax legislation, material changes in the mix of revenues and expenses by entity and other significant events.   TSYS believes that non-GAAP financial measures are important to enable investors to understand and evaluate its ongoing operating results. Accordingly, TSYS includes non-GAAP financial measures when reporting its financial results to shareholders and potential investors in order to provide them with an additional tool to evaluate TSYS’ ongoing business operations. TSYS believes that the non-GAAP financial measures are representative of comparative financial performance that reflects the economic substance of TSYS’ current and ongoing business operations.   Although non-GAAP financial measures are often used to measure TSYS’ operating results and assess its financial performance, they are not necessarily comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies due to potential inconsistencies in the method of calculation.   TSYS believes that its provision of non-GAAP financial measures provides investors with important key financial performance indicators that are utilized by management to assess TSYS’ operating results, evaluate the business and make operational decisions on a prospective, going-forward basis. Hence, management provides disclosure of non-GAAP financial measures to give shareholders and potential investors an opportunity to see TSYS as viewed by management, to assess TSYS with some of the same tools that management utilizes internally and to be able to compare such information with prior periods. TSYS believes that inclusion of non-GAAP financial measures provides investors with additional information to help them better understand its financial statements just as management utilizes these non-GAAP financial measures to better understand the business, manage budgets and allocate resources.     Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP   Constant Currency Comparison (unaudited) (in thousands)       Three Months Ended March 31, Percent 2019   2018   Change

Consolidated

Total revenues (GAAP) $ 1,034,531 987,170 4.8 % Foreign currency impact (1) 8,270   - Constant currency (2) (non-GAAP) $ 1,042,801   987,170 5.6 %   Net revenue (non-GAAP) $ 980,270 935,497 4.8 % Foreign currency impact (1) 7,706   - Constant currency (2) (non-GAAP) $ 987,976   935,497 5.6 %   Operating income (GAAP) $ 223,270 188,271 18.6 % Foreign currency impact (1) 1,897   - Constant currency (2) (non-GAAP) $ 225,167   188,271 19.6 %  

Issuer Solutions

Segment net revenue (GAAP) $ 433,473 423,574 2.3 % Foreign currency impact (1) 7,847   - Constant currency (2) (non-GAAP) $ 441,320   423,574 4.2 %   (1) Reflects the impact of calculated changes in foreign currency rates from the comparable period. (2) Reflects current period results on a non-GAAP basis as if foreign currency rates did not change from the comparable prior year period.   Net Revenue (unaudited) (in thousands)   Three Months Ended March 31, Percent 2019   2018   Change Total revenues $ 1,034,531 987,170 4.8 % Less: reimbursable items 54,261   51,673 5.0 Net revenue $ 980,270   935,497 4.8 %     Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP   Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share (unaudited) (in thousands, except per share data)       Three Months Ended March 31, Percent 2019   2018   Change

Net income attributable to TSYS common shareholders (GAAP)

$ 161,607 141,841 13.9 % Adjust for amounts attributable to TSYS common shareholders: Add: Acquisition intangible amortization 54,957 62,988 (12.8 ) Add: Share-based compensation 10,714 6,294 70.2 Add: Cayan and TransFirst M&A and integration expenses* 3,710 14,368 (74.2 ) Less: Tax impact of adjustments** (15,542 )   (17,905 ) 13.2 Adjusted earnings (non-GAAP) $ 215,446     207,586   3.8 %  

Diluted EPS - Net income attributable to TSYS common shareholders

As reported (GAAP) $ 0.90     0.77   16.1 %   Adjusted diluted EPS (non-GAAP) $ 1.20     1.13   5.8 %   Weighted average diluted shares outstanding 179,886     183,298    

* Costs associated with the Cayan and TransFirst acquisitions and integrations are included in selling, general and administrative expenses and nonoperating expenses.

** Certain of these merger and acquisition costs are nondeductible for income tax purposes.     Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP     Adjusted EBITDA (unaudited) (in thousands)     Three Months Ended March 31, Percent 2019   2018   Change Net income (GAAP) (a) $ 161,607 143,102 12.9 % Adjust for: Less: Equity in income of equity investments (11,227 ) (10,608 ) (5.8 ) Add: Income tax expense 29,899 18,135 64.9 Add: Interest expense, net 42,769 36,652 16.7 Add: Depreciation and amortization 103,710 104,389 (0.7 ) Add: Client incentive/contract asset amortization 8,038 6,874 16.9 Add: Contract cost asset amortization 7,845 10,726 (26.9 ) Add: Loss on foreign currency translations 1,138 427 nm Less/Add: Other nonoperating (income)/expenses (916 ) 562 nm Add: Share-based compensation 10,714 6,295 70.2 Add: Cayan and TransFirst M&A and integration expenses* 3,710     14,368   (74.2 ) Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) (b) $ 357,287     330,922   8.0 %   Total revenues (c) $ 1,034,531     987,170   4.8 % Net income margin on total revenues (GAAP) (a)/(c) 15.6 %   14.5 %   Net revenue (d) $ 980,270     935,497   4.8 % Adjusted EBITDA margin on net revenue (non-GAAP) (b)/(d) 36.4 %   35.4 %  

* Costs associated with the Cayan and TransFirst acquisitions and integrations are included in selling, general and administrative expenses.

  nm = not meaningful     Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP     Free Cash Flow (unaudited) (in thousands)     Three Months Ended       Free cash flow: March 31, 2019         2018     Net cash provided by operating activities (GAAP) $ 227,589 211,893 Capital expenditures (80,429 ) (46,236 ) Free cash flow (non-GAAP) $ 147,160   165,657         Guidance Summary (unaudited) (in millions, except per share data)     Revenue: 2019 % Change   Total revenues (GAAP) $ 4,190 to $ 4,290 4 % to 6 % Less: reimbursable items 200   to   200   Net revenue (non-GAAP) $ 3,990 to $ 4,090 5 % to 7 %     Earnings per share (EPS):   Diluted EPS (GAAP) $ 3.48 to $ 3.63 11 % to 16 %

Acquisition intangible amortization, share-based compensation, litigation, claims, judgments or settlements and Cayan and TransFirst M&A and integration expenses, less the tax impact of adjustments

1.27   to 1.27  

Adjusted diluted EPS attributable to TSYS common shareholders* (non-GAAP)

$ 4.75 to $ 4.90 6 % to 10 %

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