ITEM 1. BUSINESS
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. was founded in 1976 as a provider of core information processing solutions for community banks. Today, the Company’s extensive array of products and services includes processing transactions, automating business processes, and managing information for nearly 11,300 financial institutions and diverse corporate entities.
JHA provides its products and services through three business brands:
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Jack Henry Banking is a leading provider of integrated data processing systems to more than 1,200 banks ranging from community institutions to mid-tier banks with assets of up to $30 billion. Our banking solutions support both in-house and outsourced operating environments with three functionally distinct core processing platforms and more than 100 integrated complementary solutions.
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Symitar is a leading provider of core data processing solutions for credit unions of all sizes, with over 780 credit union customers. Symitar markets two functionally distinct core processing platforms and more than 50 integrated complementary solutions that support both in-house and outsourced operating environments.
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ProfitStars is a leading provider of highly specialized products and services to financial institutions that are primarily not core customers of the Company. ProfitStars offers highly specialized financial performance, imaging and payments processing, information security and risk management, retail delivery, and online and mobile solutions. ProfitStars’ products and services enhance the performance of financial services organizations of all asset sizes and charters, and diverse corporate entities with approximately 10,800 domestic and international customers.
Our products and services enable our customers to implement technology solutions that can be tailored to support their unique growth, service, operational, and performance goals. Our solutions also enable financial institutions to offer the high-demand products and services required to compete more successfully, and to capitalize on evolving trends shaping the financial services industry.
We are committed to exceeding our customers’ service-related expectations. We measure and monitor customer satisfaction using formal annual surveys and online surveys initiated each day by routine support requests. The results of this extensive survey process confirm that our service consistently exceeds our customers’ expectations and generates excellent customer retention rates.
We also focus on establishing long-term customer relationships, continually expanding and strengthening those relationships with cross sales of additional products and services, earning new traditional and nontraditional clients, and ensuring each product offering is highly competitive.
The majority of our revenue is derived from recurring transaction processing fees, outsourcing fees that generally have contract terms of five years or greater, and support and service fees. Less predictable software license fees, paid by customers implementing our software solutions in-house, and hardware sales, including all non-software products that we re-market in order to support our software systems, complement our primary revenue sources.
JHA ended fiscal 2014 with $1,210.1 million gross revenue. This has increased from $745.6 million at the end of fiscal 2009, representing a compound annual growth rate during this challenging five-year period of 10 percent. Net income
from continuing operations has grown from $103.1 million to $201.1 million during this same five-year period, representing a compound annual growth rate of 14 percent. Information regarding the classification of our business into separate segments serving the banking and credit union industries is set forth in Note 13 to the Consolidated Financial Statements (see Item 8).
JHA’s progress and performance have been guided by the focused work ethic and fundamental ideals fostered by the Company’s founders over three decades ago:
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Do the right thing,
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Do whatever it takes, and
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Have fun.
We recognize that our associates and their collective contribution are ultimately responsible for JHA’s past, present, and future success. Recruiting and retaining high-quality employees is essential to our ongoing growth and financial performance, and we have established a corporate culture that sustains high levels of employee satisfaction.
Industry Background
Jack Henry Banking primarily serves commercial banks and savings institutions with up to $30.0 billion in assets. According to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”), there were more than 6,800 commercial banks and savings institutions in this asset range as of December 31, 2013. Jack Henry Banking currently supports more than 1,200 of these banks with its core information processing platforms and complementary products and services.
Symitar serves credit unions of all asset sizes. According to the Credit Union National Association (“CUNA”), there were approximately 6,800 domestic credit unions as of December 31, 2013. Symitar currently supports over 780 of these credit unions with core information processing platforms and complementary products and services.
ProfitStars serves financial services organizations of all asset sizes and charters and other diverse corporate entities. ProfitStars currently supports approximately 10,800 institutions with specialized solutions for generating additional revenue and growth, increasing security, mitigating operational risks, and controlling operating costs.
The FDIC reports the number of commercial banks and savings institutions declined 18 percent from the beginning of calendar year 2009 to the end of calendar year 2013. Although the number of banks declined at a 4 percent compound annual rate during this period, aggregate assets increased at a compound annual rate of 2 percent and totaled $13.7 trillion as of December 31, 2013. There were two new bank charters issued in calendar year 2013, compared to none in calendar 2012. Comparing calendar years 2013 to 2012, mergers increased 12 percent.
CUNA reports the number of credit unions also declined 16 percent from the beginning of calendar year 2009 to the end of calendar year 2013. Although the number of credit unions declined at a 3 percent compound annual rate during this period, aggregate assets increased at a compound annual rate of 5 percent and totaled $1.1 trillion as of December 31, 2013.
Community and mid-tier banks and credit unions are important in the communities and to the consumers they serve. Bank customers and credit union members rely on these institutions to provide personalized, relationship-based service and competitive financial products and services available through the customer’s delivery channel of choice. Institutions are recognizing that attracting and retaining customers/members in today’s highly competitive financial industry and realizing near and long term performance goals are often technology-dependent. Financial institutions must implement technological solutions that enable them to:
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Maximize performance with accessible, accurate, and timely business intelligence information;
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Offer the high-demand products and services needed to successfully compete with traditional competitors and non-traditional competitors created by convergence within the financial services industry;
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Enhance the customer/member experience at varied points of contact;
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Expand existing customer/member relationships and strengthen exit barriers by cross selling additional products and services;
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Capitalize on new revenue and deposit growth opportunities;
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Increase operating efficiencies and reduce operating costs;
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Implement e-commerce strategies that provide the convenience-driven services required in today’s financial services industry;
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Protect mission-critical information assets and operational infrastructure;
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Protect customers/members from fraud and related financial losses;
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Maximize the day-to-day use of technology and return on technology investments; and
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Ensure full regulatory compliance.
JHA’s extensive product and service offering enables diverse financial institutions to capitalize on these business opportunities and respond to these business challenges. We strive to establish a long-term, value-added technology partnership with each customer, and to continually expand our offering with the specific solutions our customers need to prosper in the evolving financial services industry.
Mission Statement
JHA’s mission is to protect and increase the value of its stockholders' investment by providing quality products and services to our customers. We perform this mission by:
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Concentrating our activities on what we know best - information systems and services for financial institutions;
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Providing outstanding commitment and service to our customers so that the perceived value of our products and services is consistent with the real value; and
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Maintaining a work environment that is personally, professionally, and financially rewarding to our employees.
Business Strategy
Our fundamental business strategy is to generate organic revenue and earnings growth supplemented by strategic acquisitions. We execute this strategy by:
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Providing commercial banks and credit unions with core software systems that provide excellent functionality, and support in-house and outsourced operating environments with identical functionality.
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Expanding each core customer relationship by cross-selling complementary products and services that enhance the functionality provided by our core information processing systems.
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Maintaining a company-wide commitment to customer service that consistently exceeds our customers’ expectations and generates high levels of customer retention.
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Capitalizing on our focused diversification acquisition strategy.
Acquisition Strategy
We have a disciplined approach to acquisitions and have been successful in supplementing our organic growth with strategic acquisitions, including 28 material acquisitions since the end of fiscal 1999. We continue to explore acquisitions that have the potential to:
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Expand our base of core system customers;
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Expand our suite of complementary products and services;
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Provide products and services that can be sold to existing core customers and outside our base; and /or
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Provide selective opportunities to sell outside our traditional markets in the financial services industry.
We have only completed one acquisition since fiscal year 2010. After 38 years in business we have very few gaps in our product line, so it is increasingly difficult to find proven products or services that would enable our clients and prospects to better optimize their business opportunities or solve specific operational issues. In addition, we see few acquisition opportunities that would expand our market or enable our entry into adjacent markets within the financial services industry that are fairly priced or that we could assimilate into our company without material distractions.
We have a solid track record of executing acquisitions from both a financial and operational standpoint and we will continue to pursue acquisition opportunities that support our strategic direction, complement and accelerate our organic growth, and generate long-term profitable growth for our shareholders. Until we identify appropriate acquisition opportunities, we will continue to find alternative ways to leverage our cash position to the benefit of our shareholders, such as repurchases of JKHY stock and payment of dividends.
Our four most recent acquisitions were:
Fiscal Year
Company or Product Name
Products and Services
Banno
Mobile banking, web development and data-enriched marketing technology
iPay Technologies
Internet and telephone bill payment services
PEMCO Technology Services
Payment processing solutions for credit unions
Goldleaf Financial Solutions
Integrated technology and payment processing solutions
Solutions
Our proprietary solutions are marketed through three business brands:
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Jack Henry Banking supports commercial banks with information and transaction processing platforms that provide enterprise-wide automation. We have three functionally distinct core bank processing systems and more than 100 complementary solutions, including business intelligence and bank management, retail and business banking, internet banking and electronic funds transfer (“EFT”), risk management and protection, and item and document imaging solutions. Our banking solutions have state-of-the-art functional capabilities, and we can provide the hardware required by each software system. Our banking solutions can be delivered in-house or through outsourced implementation, and are backed by a company-wide commitment to provide exceptional personal service. Jack Henry Banking is a recognized market leader, currently supporting more than 1,200 banks with its technology platforms.
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Symitar supports credit unions of all sizes with information and transaction processing platforms that provide enterprise-wide automation. Its solutions include two functionally distinct core processing systems and more than 50 complementary solutions, including business intelligence and credit union management, member and member business services, Internet banking and EFT, risk management and protection, and item and document imaging solutions. Our credit union solutions also have state-of-the-art functional capabilities, and we can provide the hardware required by each software system. Our credit union solutions can be delivered in-house or through outsourced implementation, and are also backed by our company-wide commitment to provide exceptional personal service. Symitar currently supports over 780 credit union customers.
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ProfitStars is a leading provider of specialized products and services assembled through our focused diversification acquisition strategy. These solutions are compatible with a wide variety of information technology platforms and operating environments, and include proven solutions for generating additional revenue and growth, increasing security and mitigating operational risks, and/or controlling operating costs. ProfitStars’ products and services enhance the performance of financial services organizations of all asset sizes and charters, and diverse corporate entities with approximately 10,800 domestic and international customers. These distinct products and services can be implemented individually or as solution suites to address specific business problems and enable effective responses to dynamic industry trends.
We will continue to develop and maintain functionally robust, integrated solutions that are supported with high service levels; regularly enhanced using an interactive customer enhancement process; compliant with relevant regulations; updated with proven advances in technology; and consistent with JHA’s reputation as a premium product and service provider.
Core Software Systems
Core software systems primarily consist of the integrated applications required to process deposit, loan, and general ledger transactions, and to maintain centralized customer/member information.
Jack Henry Banking markets three core software systems to banks and Symitar markets two core software systems to credit unions. These core systems are available for in-house installation at customer sites, or financial institutions can outsource ongoing information processing to JHA.
Jack Henry Banking’s three core banking platforms are:
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SilverLake® is a robust IBM® System i™-based system primarily designed for commercial-focused banks with assets ranging from $500 million to $30 billion. However, some progressive smaller banks and recently chartered start-up banks also select SilverLake. This system has been implemented by over 420 banks, and now automates approximately 6 percent of the domestic banks with assets less than $30 billion.
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CIF 20/20® is a parameter-driven, easy-to-use system that now supports over 610 banks ranging from de novo institutions to those with assets exceeding $2 billion. CIF 20/20 is the most widely used IBM System i-based core processing system in the community bank market.
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Core Director® is a Windows®-based, client/server system that now supports over 210 banks ranging from de novo institutions to those with assets exceeding $1 billion. Core Director is a cost-efficient operating platform and provides intuitive point-and-click operation.
Symitar’s two functionally distinct core credit union platforms are:
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Episys® is a robust IBM System p™-based system primarily designed for credit unions with more than $50 million in assets. It has been implemented by over 610 credit unions and is ranked as the system implemented by more credit unions with assets exceeding $25 million than any other alternative.
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Cruise® is a Windows-based, client/server system designed primarily for credit unions with less than $50 million in assets. It has been implemented by more than 170 credit unions, is cost-efficient, and provides intuitive point-and-click, drag-and-drop operation.
Customers electing to install our solutions in-house license the proprietary software systems based on initial license fees. The large majority of these customers pay ongoing annual software maintenance fees. We also re-market the hardware and peripheral equipment that is required by our software solutions; and we contract to perform software implementation, data conversion, training, ongoing support, and other related services. In-house customers generally license our core software systems under a standard license agreement that provides a fully paid, nonexclusive, nontransferable right to use the software on a single computer at a single location.
Customers can eliminate the significant up-front capital expenditures required by in-house installations and the responsibility for operating information and transaction processing infrastructures by outsourcing these functions to JHA. Our core outsourcing services are provided through a national network of four data centers located in three physical locations. We also provide image item processing services from two host/archive sites and several key entry and balancing locations throughout the country. We print and mail customer statements for financial institutions from two regional printing and rendering centers. Customers electing to outsource their core processing typically sign contracts for five or more years that include transaction-based processing fees and minimum guaranteed payments during the contract period.
We support the dynamic business requirements of our core bank and credit union clients with ongoing enhancements to each core system, the regular introduction of new integrated complementary products, the ongoing integration of practical new technologies, and regulatory compliance initiatives. JHA also serves each core customer as a single point of contact, support, and accountability.
Complementary Products and Services
We provide more than 100 complementary products and services that are sold to our core bank and credit union customers, and selectively sold by our ProfitStars division to financial services organizations that use other core processing systems.
These complementary solutions enable core bank and credit union clients to respond to evolving customer/member demands, expedite speed-to-market with competitive offerings, increase operating efficiency, address specific operational issues, and generate new revenue streams. The highly specialized solutions sold by ProfitStars enable diverse financial services organizations and corporate entities to generate additional revenue and growth opportunities, increase security and mitigate operational risks, and control operating costs.
JHA regularly introduces new products and services based on demand for integrated complementary solutions from our existing core clients, and based on the growing demand among financial services organizations and corporate entities for specialized solutions capable of increasing revenue and growth opportunities, mitigating and controlling operational risks, and containing costs. The Company’s Industry Research department solicits customer guidance on the business solutions they need, evaluates available solutions and competitive offerings, and manages the introduction of new product offerings. JHA’s new complementary products and services are developed internally, acquired, or provided through strategic alliances.
Hardware Systems
Our software systems operate on a variety of hardware platforms. We have established remarketing agreements with IBM Corporation, Avnet, Inc., and other hardware providers that allow JHA to purchase hardware at a discount and resell it directly to our customers. We currently sell the IBM Power Systems and System x servers; Lenovo workstations; Dell servers and workstations; Burroughs, RDM, Panini, Digital Check, Canon check scanners; and other devices that complement our software solutions.
Implementation and Training
The majority of our core bank and credit union customers contract with us for implementation and training services in connection with their in-house systems.
A complete core system implementation typically includes detailed planning, project management, data conversion, and testing. Our experienced implementation teams travel to customer facilities to help manage the process and ensure that all data is transferred from the legacy system to the JHA system being implemented. Our implementation fees are fixed or hourly based on the core system being installed.
Implementation and training services also are provided in connection with new customers outsourcing their information processing to JHA.
We also provide extensive initial and ongoing education to our customers. Know-It-All Education is a comprehensive training program that supports new customers with basic training and longtime customers with continuing education. The curricula provide the ongoing training financial institutions need to maximize the use of JHA’s core and complementary products, to optimize ongoing system enhancements, and to fully understand dynamic year-end legislative and regulatory requirements. Each basic, intermediate, and advanced course is delivered by system experts, supported by professional materials and training tools, and incorporates different educational media in a blended learning approach. Know-It-All Education supports distinct learning preferences with a variety of delivery channels, including classroom-based courses offered in JHA’s regional training centers, Internet-based live instruction, eLearning courses, on-site training, and train-the-trainer programs.
Support and Services
We serve our customers as a single point of contact and support for the complex solutions we provide. The Company’s comprehensive support infrastructure incorporates:
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Exacting service standards;
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Trained support staffs available 24 hours-a-day, 365 days-a-year;
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Assigned account managers;
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Sophisticated support tools, resources, and technology;
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Broad experience converting diverse banks and credit unions to our core platforms from every competitive platform;
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Highly effective change management and control processes; and
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A best practices methodology developed and refined through the company-wide, day-to-day experience supporting nearly 11,300 diverse clients.
Most in-house customers contract for annual software support services, and this represents a significant source of recurring revenue for JHA. These support services are typically priced at approximately 18 to 20 percent of the respective product’s software license fee. These fees generally increase as customer assets increase and as additional complementary products are purchased. Annual software support fees are typically billed during June and are paid in advance for the entire fiscal year, with pro-ration for new product implementations that occur during the year. Hardware support fees also are usually paid in advance for entire contract periods which typically range from one to five years. Most support contracts automatically renew unless the customer or JHA gives notice of termination at least 30 days prior to contract expiration.
High levels of support are provided to our outsourced customers by the same support infrastructure utilized for in-house customers. However, these support fees are included as part of monthly outsourcing fees.
JHA regularly measures customer satisfaction using formal annual surveys and more frequent online surveys initiated by routine support requests. This process shows that we consistently exceed our customers’ service-related expectations.
Backlog
Backlog consists of contracted in-house products and services that have not been delivered. Backlog also includes the minimum monthly payments for the remaining portion of multi-year outsourcing contracts, and typically includes the minimum payments guaranteed for the remainder of the contract period.
Backlog as of June 30, 2014 totaled $513.2 million, consisting of $118.7 million for in-house products and services, and $394.5 million for outsourcing services. Approximately $300.0 million of the outsourcing services backlog as of June 30, 2014 is not expected to be realized during fiscal 2015 due to the long-term nature of many outsourcing contracts. Backlog as of June 30, 2013 totaled $498.8 million, consisting of $105.8 million for in-house products and services, and $393.0 million for outsourcing services.
Our in-house backlog is subject to seasonal variations and can fluctuate quarterly. Our outsourcing backlog continues to experience growth based on new contracting activities and renewals of multi-year contracts, and although the appropriate portion of this revenue will be recognized during fiscal 2014, the backlog is expected to trend up gradually for the foreseeable future due to renewals of existing relationships and new contracting activities.
Research and Development
We invest significant resources in ongoing research and development to develop new software solutions and services, and enhance existing solutions with additional functionality and features required to ensure regulatory compliance. Our core and complementary systems are typically enhanced once each year. Product-specific enhancements are largely customer-driven with recommended enhancements formally gathered through focus groups, change control boards, strategic initiatives meetings, annual user group meetings, and ongoing customer contact. We also continually
evaluate and implement process improvements that expedite the delivery of new products and enhancements to our customers, and reduce related costs.
Research and development expenses for fiscal years 2014, 2013, and 2012 were $66.7 million, $63.2 million, and $60.9 million, respectively. Capitalized software for fiscal years 2014, 2013, and 2012 was $62.2 million, $51.3 million, and $37.9 million, respectively.
Sales and Marketing
JHA serves established, well defined markets that provide ongoing sales and cross-sales opportunities.
Jack Henry Banking sells core processing systems and integrated complementary solutions to domestic commercial banks with assets up to $30.0 billion. Symitar sells core processing systems and integrated complementary solutions to domestic credit unions of all asset sizes. The marketing and sales initiatives within these business lines are primarily focused on identifying banks and credit unions evaluating alternative core information and transaction processing solutions. ProfitStars sells specialized niche solutions that complement existing technology platforms to domestic financial services organizations of all asset sizes and charters.
Dedicated sales forces support each of JHA’s three business brands. Sales executives are responsible for the activities required to earn new customers in assigned territories, and regional account executives are responsible for nurturing customer relationships and cross selling additional products and services. Our sales professionals receive base salaries and performance-based commission compensation. Brand-specific sales support staff provide a variety of services, including product and service demonstrations, responses to prospect-issued requests-for-proposals, and proposal and contract generation. A centralized marketing department supports all three business lines with lead generation and brand-building activities, including participation in state-specific, regional, and national trade shows; print and online advertising; telemarketing; customer newsletters; ongoing promotional campaigns; and media relations. JHA also hosts annual national user group meetings which provide opportunities to network with existing clients and demonstrate new products and services.
jhaDirect sells specific complementary solutions, and business forms and supplies that are compatible with JHA’s software solutions. jhaDirect’s offering consists of more than 4,000 items, including tax and custom forms, ATM and teller supplies, check imaging and reader/sorter supplies, magnetic media, laser printers and supplies, loan coupon books, and much more. New items are regularly added in response to dynamic regulatory requirements and to support JHA’s ever-expanding product and service suite.
JHA sells select products and services in the Caribbean and, as a result of recent acquisitions, Europe and South America. International sales account for less than 1 percent of JHA’s total revenue in each of the three years ended June 30, 2014, 2013, and 2012.
Competition
The market for companies providing technology solutions to financial services organizations is competitive, and we expect that competition from both existing competitors and companies entering our existing or future markets will remain strong. Some of JHA’s current competitors have longer operating histories, larger customer bases, and greater financial resources. The principal competitive factors affecting the market for technology solutions include product/service functionality, price, operating flexibility and ease-of-use, customer support, and existing customer references. For more than a decade there has been significant consolidation among providers of products and services designed for financial institutions, and this consolidation is expected to continue in the future.
Jack Henry Banking and Symitar compete with large vendors that provide information and transaction processing solutions to banks and credit unions, including Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.; Fiserv, Inc.; and DH Corporation. ProfitStars competes with an array of disparate vendors that provide niche solutions to financial services organizations and corporate entities.
Intellectual Property, Patents, and Trademarks
Although we believe our success depends upon our technical expertise more than our proprietary rights, our future success and ability to compete depend in part upon our proprietary technology. We have registered or filed applications for our primary trademarks. Most of our technology is not patented. Instead, we rely on a combination of contractual rights, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets to establish and protect our proprietary technology. We generally enter into confidentiality agreements with our employees, consultants, resellers, customers, and potential customers. Access to and distribution of our Company’s source code is restricted, and the disclosure and use of other proprietary information is further limited. Despite our efforts to protect our proprietary rights, unauthorized parties can attempt to copy or otherwise obtain, or use our products or technology. We cannot be certain that the steps taken in this regard will be adequate to prevent misappropriation of our technology or that our competitors will not independently develop technologies that are substantially equivalent or superior to our technology.
Regulatory Compliance
JHA maintains a strict corporate commitment to address compliance issues and implement requirements imposed by the federal regulators prior to the effective date of such requirements when adequate prior notice is given. JHA’s comprehensive compliance program is provided by a team of compliance analysts and auditors that possess extensive regulatory agency and financial institution experience, and a thorough working knowledge of JHA and our solutions. These compliance professionals leverage multiple channels to remain informed about potential and recently enacted regulatory requirements, including regular discussions on emerging topics with the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (“FFIEC”) examination team and training sessions sponsored by various professional associations.
JHA has a proven process to inform internal departments of new and revised regulatory requirements. Upcoming regulatory changes also are presented to the Company’s product-specific change control boards and the necessary product changes are included in the ongoing product development cycle. A representative of JHA’s compliance organization serves on every change control board to ensure that the regulatory perspective is addressed in proposed product/service changes. We publish newsletters to keep our customers informed of regulatory changes that could impact their operations. Periodically, customer advisory groups are assembled to discuss significant regulatory changes, such as recent changes mortgage servicing rules promulgated by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Internal audits of our systems, networks, operations, business recovery plans, and applications are conducted and specialized outside firms are periodically engaged to perform testing and validation of our systems, processes, plans and security. Ensuring that confidential information remains private is a high priority, and JHA’s initiatives to protect confidential information include regular third-party application reviews intended to better secure information access. Additional third-party reviews are performed throughout the organization, such as vulnerability tests, intrusion tests, and SSAE 16 reviews. The FFIEC conducts annual reviews throughout the Company and issues reports that are reviewed by the JHA Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.
Government Regulation
The financial services industry is subject to extensive and complex federal and state regulation. All financial institutions are subject to substantial regulatory oversight and supervision, with increased attention to consumer regulations with the addition of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Our products and services must comply with the extensive and evolving regulatory requirements applicable to our customers, including but not limited to those mandated by federal truth-in-lending and truth-in-savings rules, the Privacy of Consumer Financial Information regulations, usury laws, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, the Fair Housing Act, the Electronic Funds Transfer Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Bank Secrecy Act, the USA Patriot Act, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, the Community Reinvestment Act and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The compliance of JHA’s products and services with these requirements depends on a variety of factors, including the particular functionality, the interactive design, the classification of customers, and the manner in which the customer utilizes the products and services. Our customers are contractually responsible for assessing and determining what is required of them under these regulations and then we assist them in meeting their regulatory needs through our products and services. The impact of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is still evolving as the regulations are written to implement the various provisions of the law. We cannot predict the impact these regulations, any future amendments to these regulations or any newly implemented regulations will have on our business in the future.
JHA is not chartered by the Office of the Comptroller of Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the National Credit Union Administration or other federal or state agencies that regulate or supervise depository institutions. However, operating as a service provider to financial institutions, JHA’s operations are governed by the same regulatory requirements as those imposed on financial institutions, and subject to periodic reviews by FFIEC regulators who have broad supervisory authority to remedy any shortcomings identified in such reviews.
JHA provides outsourced data and item processing through OutLink™ Data Centers, electronic transaction processing through our PassPort and Enterprise Payments Solutions™, Internet banking through NetTeller, ProfitStar’s Teleweb, and MemberConnect™ online solutions, bill payment through iPay, network security monitoring through our Gladiator unit, Enterprise Payment Solutions and business recovery services through Centurion Disaster Recovery.
The services provided by our OutLink Data Centers are subject to examination by the Federal Financial Institution Examination Council regulators under the Bank Service Company Act. These examinations cover a wide variety of subjects, including system development, functionality, reliability, and security, as well as disaster preparedness and business recovery planning. Our outsourcing services are also subject to examination by state banking authorities on occasion.
Employees
As of June 30, 2014 and 2013, JHA had 5,499 and 5,139 full-time employees, respectively. Of our full-time employees, approximately 950 are employed in the credit union segment of our business, with the remainder employed in the bank segment or in general and administrative functions that serve both segments. Our employees are not covered by a collective bargaining agreement and there have been no labor-related work stoppages.
Available Information
JHA’s Website is easily accessible to the public at www.jackhenry.com. The “For Investors" portion of the Website provides key corporate governance documents, the code of conduct, an archive of press releases, and other relevant Company information. Our annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and other filings and amendments thereto that are made with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) also are available free of charge on our Website as soon as reasonably practical after these reports have been filed with or furnished to the SEC.
ITEM 1A.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
The Company's business and the results of its operations are affected by numerous factors and uncertainties, some of which are beyond our control. The following is a description of some of the important risks and uncertainties that may cause the actual results of the Company's operations in future periods to differ from those expected or desired.
Operational failure in our outsourcing facilities could expose us to damage claims, increase regulatory scrutiny and cause us to lose customers. Damage or destruction that interrupts our outsourcing operations could cause delays and failures in customer processing which could hurt our relationship with customers, expose us to damage claims, and cause us to incur substantial additional expense to relocate operations and repair or replace damaged equipment. Our back-up systems and procedures may not prevent disruption, such as a prolonged interruption of our transaction processing services. In the event that an interruption extends for more than several hours, we may experience data loss or a reduction in revenues by reason of such interruption. In 2012, we experienced a disruption to our operations at our Lyndhurst, NJ processing center as a result of Super Storm Sandy. Any significant interruption of service could reduce revenue, have a negative impact on our reputation, result in damage claims, lead our present and potential customers to choose other service providers, and lead to increased regulatory scrutiny of the critical services we provide to financial institutions, with resulting increases in compliance burdens and costs.
Failures associated with payment transactions could result in financial loss. The volume and dollar amount of payment transactions that we process is very large and continues to grow. We settle funds on behalf of financial institutions, other businesses and consumers and receive funds from clients, card issuers, payment networks and consumers on a daily basis for a variety of transaction types. Transactions facilitated by us include debit card, credit card, electronic bill payment transactions, Automated Clearing House (“ACH”) payments and check clearing that supports consumers, financial institutions and other businesses. If the continuity of operations, integrity of processing, or ability to detect or prevent fraudulent payments were compromised in connection with payments transactions, this could result in financial as well as reputational loss to us. In addition, we rely on various financial institutions to provide ACH services in support of funds settlement for certain of our products. If we are unable to obtain such ACH services in the future, that could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position and results of operations. In addition, we may issue credit to consumers, financial institutions or other businesses as part of the funds settlement. A default on this credit by a counterparty could result in a financial loss to us.
Security problems could damage our reputation and business. We rely on industry-standard encryption, network and Internet security systems, most of which we license from third parties, to provide the security and authentication necessary to effect secure transmission of data. Our services and infrastructure are increasingly reliant on the Internet. Computer networks and the Internet are vulnerable to unauthorized access, computer viruses and other disruptive problems such as denial of service attacks and other forms of cyber-terrorism. Individual personal computers can be stolen, and customer data media can be lost in shipment. Under state and proposed federal laws requiring consumer notification of security breaches, the costs to remediate security breaches can be substantial. Advances in computer capabilities, new discoveries in the field of cryptography or other events or developments may render our security measures inadequate. Security risks may result in liability to our customers, damage to our reputation, and may deter financial institutions from purchasing our products. We will continue to expend significant capital and other resources protecting against the threat of security breaches, and we may need to expend resources alleviating problems caused by breaches. Eliminating computer viruses and addressing other security problems may result in interruptions, delays or cessation of service to users, any of which could harm our business.
Our business may be adversely impacted by U.S. and global market and economic conditions. We derive most of our revenue from products and services we provide to the financial services industry. If the economic environment
worsens, we could face a reduction in demand from current and potential clients for our products and services, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. In addition, a growing portion of our revenue is derived from transaction processing fees, which depend heavily on levels of consumer and business spending. Deterioration in general economic conditions could reduce transaction volumes and the Company's related revenues.
Changes in the banking and credit union industry could reduce demand for our products. Cyclical fluctuations in economic conditions affect profitability and revenue growth at commercial banks and credit unions. Unfavorable economic conditions negatively affect the spending of banks and credit unions, including spending on computer software and hardware. Such conditions could reduce both our sales to new customers and upgrade/complementary product sales to existing customers. The Company could also experience the loss of customers due to their acquisition or financial failure.
Competition or general economic conditions may result in decreased demand or require price reductions or other concessions to customers which could result in lower margins and reduce income. We vigorously compete with a variety of software vendors and service providers in all of our major product lines. We compete on the basis of product quality, reliability, performance, ease of use, quality of support and services, integration with other products and pricing. Some of our competitors may have advantages over us due to their size, product lines, greater marketing resources, or exclusive intellectual property rights. If competitors offer more favorable pricing, payment or other contractual terms, warranties, or functionality, or if general economic conditions decline such that customers are less willing or able to pay the cost of our products and services, we may need to lower prices or offer favorable terms in order to successfully compete.
The loss of key employees could adversely affect our business. We depend on the contributions and abilities of our senior management and other key employees. Our Company has grown significantly in recent years and our management remains concentrated in a small number of highly qualified individuals. If we lose one or more of our key employees, we could suffer a loss of sales and delays in new product development, and management resources would have to be diverted from other activities to compensate for this loss. We do not have employment agreements with any of our executive officers.
The services we provide to our customers are subject to government regulation that could hinder the development of our business, increase costs, or impose constraints on the way we conduct our operations. The financial services industry is subject to extensive and complex federal and state regulation. As a supplier of services to financial institutions, portions of our operations are examined by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the National Credit Union Association, among other regulatory agencies. These agencies regulate services we provide and the manner in which we operate, and we are required to comply with a broad range of applicable laws and regulations.
In December 2013 we entered into an agreement with The Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, which together regulate the Company's operations as the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council ("FFIEC"). In 2012, operations at the Company's Lyndhurst, NJ processing center were temporarily but significantly disrupted by Super Storm Sandy, impacting the financial institutions served by that facility until the Company was able to return to normal operations. The agreement commits the Company to a process of assessing, improving and monitoring its disaster recovery and business continuity plans and the management of related risks across the Company. The agreement also commits the Company to a process of reporting on corrective actions and to monitoring of its compliance with applicable regulations and guidance from the Regulators and the FFIEC. Regular reports of progress have been made to clients and to the regulators. The Company has met all of the deadlines stipulated in the agreement and continues to mature the identified processes with the objective of achieving full compliance. We are unable to predict what effect, if any, this agreement will have on our business. Failure to comply with the agreement could have a material adverse effect on our business.
In addition, existing laws, regulations, and policies could be amended or interpreted differently by regulators in a manner that imposes additional costs and has a negative impact on our existing operations or that limits our future growth or expansion. The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, signed into law in 2010, significantly changed the regulation of the financial services industry, producing new regulatory agencies and voluminous new regulations, many of which are still being written. These new regulations may require additional programming or other costly changes in our processes or personnel. Our customers are also regulated entities, and actions by regulatory authorities could determine both the decisions they make concerning the purchase of data processing and other services and the timing and implementation of these decisions. Concerns are growing with respect to the use, confidentiality, and security of private customer information. Regulatory agencies, Congress and state legislatures are considering numerous regulatory and statutory proposals to protect the interests of consumers and to require compliance with standards and policies that have not been defined.
The software we provide to our customers is also affected by government regulation. We are generally obligated to our customers to provide software solutions that comply with applicable federal and state regulations. In particular, numerous new regulations have been proposed and are still being written to implement the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. Substantial software research and development and other corporate resources have been and will continue to be applied to adapt our software products to this evolving, complex and often unpredictable regulatory environment. Our failure to provide compliant solutions could result in significant fines or consumer liability on our customers, for which we may bear ultimate liability.
Our failure to comply with regulations or to meet regulatory expectations could adversely affect our business and results of operations. While much of our operations are not directly subject to regulations applicable to financial institutions, as a provider of processing services to such institutions, we are examined on a regular basis by various regulatory authorities. If we fail to comply with applicable regulations or guidelines, we could be subject to regulatory actions or rating changes and suffer harm to our customer relationships and reputation. Such failures could require significant expenditures to correct and could negatively affect our ability to retain customers and obtain new customers.
If we fail to adapt our products and services to changes in technology and the markets we serve, we could lose existing customers and be unable to attract new business. The markets for our software and hardware products and services are characterized by changing customer and regulatory requirements and rapid technological changes. These factors and new product introductions by our existing competitors or by new market entrants could reduce the demand for our existing products and services and we may be required to develop or acquire new products and services. Our future success is dependent on our ability to enhance our existing products and services in a timely manner and to develop or acquire new products and services. If we are unable to develop or acquire new products and services as planned, or if we fail to sell our new or enhanced products and services, we may incur unanticipated expenses or fail to achieve anticipated revenues.
Our growth may be affected if we are unable to find or complete suitable acquisitions. We have augmented the growth of our business with a number of acquisitions and we plan to continue to acquire appropriate businesses, products and services. This strategy depends on our ability to identify, negotiate and finance suitable acquisitions. Substantial recent merger and acquisition activity in our industry has affected the availability and pricing of such acquisitions. If we are unable to acquire suitable acquisition candidates, we may experience slower growth.
If others claim that we have infringed their intellectual property rights, we could be liable for significant damages or could be required to change our processes. We have agreed to indemnify many of our customers against claims that our products and services infringe on the proprietary rights of others. Infringement claims have been and will in the future be asserted with regard to our software solutions and services. Such claims, whether with or without merit, are time-consuming, may result in costly litigation and may not be resolved on terms favorable to us. If our defense of such claims is not successful, we could be forced to pay damages or could be subject to injunctions that would cause us to cease making or selling certain applications or force us to redesign applications.
Consolidation and failures of financial institutions will continue to reduce the number of our customers and potential customers. Our primary market consists of approximately 6,800 commercial and savings banks and 6,800 credit unions. The number of commercial banks and credit unions has decreased because of failures over the last few years and mergers and acquisitions over the last several decades and is expected to continue to decrease as more consolidation occurs.
Acquisitions may be costly and difficult to integrate. We have acquired a number of businesses in the last decade and will continue to explore acquisitions in the future. We may not be able to successfully integrate acquired companies. We may encounter problems with the integration of new businesses including: financial control and computer system compatibility; unanticipated costs; unanticipated quality or customer problems with acquired products or services; differing regulatory and industry standards; diversion of management's attention; adverse effects on existing business relationships with suppliers and customers; loss of key employees; and significant amortization expenses related to acquired assets. To finance future acquisitions, we may have to increase our borrowing or sell equity or debt securities to the public. If we fail to integrate our acquisitions, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected. Failed acquisitions could also produce material and unpredictable impairment charges as we periodically review our acquired assets.
We may not be able to manage growth. We have grown both internally and through acquisitions. Our expansion has and will continue to place significant demands on our administrative, operational, financial and management personnel and systems. We may not be able to enhance and expand our product lines, manage costs, adapt our infrastructure and modify our systems to accommodate future growth.
Expansion of services to non-traditional customers could expose us to new risks. Some of our recent acquisitions include business lines that are marketed outside our traditional, regulated, and litigation-averse base of financial
institution customers. These non-regulated customers may entail greater operational, credit and litigation risks than we have faced before and could result in increases in bad debts and litigation costs.
Failure to achieve favorable renewals of service contracts could negatively affect our outsourcing business. Our contracts with our customers for outsourced data processing services generally run for a period of five or more years. Because of the rapid growth of our outsourcing business over the last five years, we will experience greater numbers of these contracts coming up for renewal over the next few years. Renewal time presents our customers with the opportunity to consider other providers or to renegotiate their contracts with us. If we are not successful in achieving high renewal rates upon favorable terms, our outsourcing revenues and profit margins will suffer.
ITEM 1B.
ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
None.
ITEM 2.
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
We own 154 acres located in Monett, Missouri on which we maintain nine office buildings, plus shipping & receiving and maintenance buildings. We also own buildings in Houston, Texas; Allen, Texas; Albuquerque, New Mexico; Birmingham, Alabama; Lenexa, Kansas; Angola, Indiana; Shawnee Mission, Kansas; Rogers, Arkansas; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Elizabethtown, Kentucky; Springfield, Missouri and San Diego, California. Our owned facilities represent approximately 1,000,000 square feet of office space in ten states. We have 40 leased office facilities in 21 states, which total approximately 465,000 square feet. All of our owned and leased office facilities are for normal business purposes.
Of our facilities, the credit union segment uses office space totaling approximately 177,000 square feet in eleven facilities. The majority of our San Diego, California offices are used in the credit union segment, as are portions of ten other office facilities. The remainder of our leased and owned facilities, approximately 1,288,000 square feet of office space, is primarily devoted to serving our bank segment or supports our whole business.
We own four aircraft. Many of our customers are located in communities that do not have an easily accessible commercial airline service. We primarily use our airplanes in connection with implementation, sales of systems and internal requirements for day-to-day operations. Transportation costs for implementation and other customer services are billed to our customers. We lease property, including real estate and related facilities, at the Monett, Missouri municipal airport.
ITEM 3.
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Information with respect to our legal proceedings may be found at "Litigation" in Note 6 to the Financial Statements in Item 8, which is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 4.
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
None.
PART II
ITEM 5.
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
The Company's common stock is quoted on the NASDAQ Global Select Market (“NASDAQ”), formerly known as the NASDAQ National Market, under the symbol “JKHY”. The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the high and low sales price per share of the common stock as reported by NASDAQ.
The Company established a practice of paying quarterly dividends at the end of fiscal 1990 and has paid dividends with respect to every quarter since that time. Quarterly dividends per share paid on the common stock for the two most recent fiscal years ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 are as follows:
The declaration and payment of any future dividends will continue to be at the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend upon, among other factors, our earnings, capital requirements, contractual restrictions, and operating and financial condition. The Company does not currently foresee any changes in its dividend practices.
Information regarding the Company's equity compensation plans is set forth under the caption "Equity Compensation Plan Information" in the Company's definitive Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.
On August 15, 2014, there were approximately 55,000 holders of the Company’s common stock. On that same date the last sale price of the common shares as reported on NASDAQ was $56.44 per share.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
The following shares of the Company were repurchased during the quarter ended June 30, 2014:
(1) 1,941,006 shares were purchased through a publicly announced repurchase plan. There were no shares surrendered to the Company to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with employee restricted stock awards.
(2) Stock repurchase authorizations approved by the Company's Board of Directors as of May 3, 2013 was 25.0 million shares. These authorizations have no specific dollar or share price targets and no expiration dates.
Performance Graph
The following chart presents a comparison for the five-year period ended June 30, 2014, of the market performance of the Company’s common stock with the S & P 500 Index and an index of peer companies selected by the Company:
COMPARISON OF 5 YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN
Among Jack Henry & Associates, Inc., the S&P 500 Index, and a Peer Group
The following information depicts a line graph with the following values:
This comparison assumes $100 was invested on June 30, 2009, and assumes reinvestments of dividends. Total returns are calculated according to market capitalization of peer group members at the beginning of each period. Peer companies selected are in the business of providing specialized computer software, hardware and related services to financial institutions and other businesses. In fiscal 2014, we changed our peer group of companies used for this analysis to maintain alignment with peer companies selected by our Compensation Committee for use in determining compensation for executive management.
Companies in the New Peer Group are ACI Worldwide, Inc., Bottomline Technology, Inc., Broadridge Financial Solutions, Cardtronics, Inc., Convergys Corp., Corelogic, Inc., DST Systems, Inc., Euronet Worldwide, Inc., Fair Isaac Corp., Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., Fiserv, Inc., Global Payments, Inc., Heartland Payment Systems, Inc., Micros Systems, Inc., Moneygram International, Inc., SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc., Total Systems Services, Inc., Tyler Technologies, Inc., Verifone Systems, Inc., and WEX, Inc..
Companies in the Old Peer Group are ACI Worldwide, Inc., Bottomline Technology, Inc., Cerner Corp., DST Systems, Inc., Euronet Worldwide, Inc., Fair Isaac Corp., Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., Fiserv, Inc., SEI Investments Company, Telecommunications Systems, Inc., and Tyler Technologies Corp.
ITEM 6.
ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
(1) Revenue includes license sales, support and service revenues, and hardware sales, less returns and allowances.
ITEM 7.
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following section provides management's view of the financial condition and results of operations and should be read in conjunction with the Selected Financial Data, the audited Consolidated Financial Statements, and related notes included elsewhere in this report.
OVERVIEW
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (JHA) is headquartered in Monett, Missouri, employs approximately 5,600 associates nationwide, and is a leading provider of technology solutions and payment processing services primarily for financial services organizations. Its solutions serve nearly 11,300 customers and are marketed and supported through three primary brands. Jack Henry Banking® supports banks ranging from community to mid-tier, multi-billion dollar institutions with information and transaction processing solutions. Symitar® is a leading provider of information and transaction processing solutions for credit unions of all sizes. ProfitStars® provides specialized products and services that enable financial institutions of every asset size and charter, and diverse corporate entities outside the financial services industry, to mitigate and control risks, optimize revenue and growth opportunities, and contain costs. JHA's integrated solutions are available for in-house installation and outsourced and hosted delivery.
Each of our brands share the fundamental commitment to provide high quality business solutions, service levels that consistently exceed customer expectations, integration of solutions and practical new technologies. The quality of our solutions, our high service standards, and the fundamental way we do business typically foster long-term customer relationships, attract prospective customers, and have enabled us to capture substantial market share.
Through internal product development, disciplined acquisitions, and alliances with companies offering niche solutions that complement our proprietary solutions, we regularly introduce new products and services and generate new cross-sales opportunities across our three business brands. We provide compatible computer hardware for our in-house installations and secure processing environments for our outsourced and hosted solutions. We perform data conversions, software implementations, initial and ongoing customer training, and ongoing customer support services.
Our primary competitive advantage is customer service. Our support infrastructure and strict standards provide service levels we believe to be the highest in the markets we serve and generate high levels of customer satisfaction and retention. We consistently measure customer satisfaction using comprehensive annual surveys and random surveys we receive in our everyday business. Dedicated surveys are also used to grade specific aspects of our customer experience, including product implementation, education, and consulting services.
The majority of our revenue is derived from recurring outsourcing fees and transaction processing fees that predominantly have contract terms of five years or greater at inception. Support and service fees also include in-house maintenance fees on primarily annual contract terms. Less predictable software license fees and hardware
sales complement our primary revenue sources. We continually seek opportunities to increase revenue while at the same time containing costs to expand margins.
During the last five fiscal years, our revenues have grown from $836,586 in fiscal 2010 to $1,210,053 in fiscal 2014. Income from continuing operations has grown from $117,870 in fiscal 2010 to $201,136 in fiscal 2014. This growth has resulted primarily from internal expansion.
We have two reportable segments: bank systems and services and credit union systems and services. The respective segments include all related license, support and service, and hardware sales along with the related cost of sales.
We continue to focus on our objective of providing the best integrated solutions, products and customer service to our clients. We are cautiously optimistic regarding ongoing economic improvement and expect our clients to continue investing in our products and services to improve their operating efficiencies and performance. We anticipate that consolidation within the financial services industry will continue. Regulatory conditions and legislation such as the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act will continue to impact the financial services industry and could motivate some financial institutions to postpone discretionary spending.
A detailed discussion of the major components of the results of operations follows. All dollar amounts are in thousands and discussions compare fiscal 2014 to fiscal 2013 and compare fiscal 2013 to fiscal 2012.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
FISCAL 2014 COMPARED TO FISCAL 2013
In fiscal 2014, revenues increased 7% or $80,667 compared to the prior year due primarily to strong growth in all components of support and service revenues, particularly our electronic payment services and our outsourcing services. The growth in revenue and the Company's continued focus on cost management continued to drive up gross margins, which has resulted in a 9% increase in gross profit.
Operating expenses decreased 2% for the year mainly due to $12,436 of expenses in the prior year related to the impact of Hurricane Sandy flooding on our Lyndhurst, New Jersey item processing center. Provision for income taxes increased over the prior year. The prior year provision for income tax was low due to the tax impact of the Lyndhurst, New Jersey expenses and the release of previously unrecognized tax benefits. Increased revenue and gross margin, coupled with the above changes, resulted in a combined 14% increase in net income for fiscal 2014.
We move into fiscal 2015 following record revenue achieved in fiscal 2014. Significant portions of our business continue to come from recurring revenue and our healthy sales pipeline is also encouraging. Our customers continue to face regulatory and operational challenges which our products and services address, and in these times they have an even greater need for our solutions that directly address institutional profitability and efficiency. Our strong balance sheet, access to extensive lines of credit, the strength of our existing product line and an unwavering commitment to superior customer service position us well to address current and future opportunities.
REVENUE
License revenue represents the sale and delivery of application software systems contracted with us by the customer. We license our proprietary software products under standard license agreements that typically provide the customer with a non-exclusive, non-transferable right to use the software on a single computer and for a single financial institution.
License revenue decreased slightly due mainly to a decrease in license revenue from complementary products, particularly our remote deposit capture suite of products.
While license fees will fluctuate, recent trends indicate that our customers are increasingly electing to contract for our products via outsourced delivery rather than a traditional license as our outsourced delivery does not require an up-front capital investment in license fees. We expect this trend to continue in the long term.
Support and service revenues are generated from annual support to assist the customer in operating their systems and to enhance and update the software, electronic payment services, outsourced data processing services and implementation services (including conversion, installation, configuration and training). There was growth in all support and service revenue components in fiscal 2014.
In-house support and other services revenue increased due to annual maintenance fee increases for both core and complementary products as our customers’ assets grow and due to maintenance fees associated with new software implemented.
Electronic payment services continue to experience the largest dollar growth. The revenue increases are attributable to strong performance across debit/credit card transaction processing services, online bill payment services and ACH processing.
Outsourcing services for banks and credit unions continue to drive revenue growth as customers continue to show a preference for outsourced delivery of our solutions. We expect the trend towards outsourced product delivery to benefit outsourcing services revenue for the foreseeable future. Revenues from outsourcing services are typically earned under multi-year service contracts and therefore provide a long-term stream of recurring revenues.
Implementation services revenue increased due mainly to increased implementations of our credit union core products.
The Company has entered into remarketing agreements with several hardware manufacturers under which we sell computer hardware, hardware maintenance and related services to our customers. Revenue related to hardware sales is recognized when the hardware is shipped to our customers.
Hardware revenue decreased slightly. Although there will be continuing quarterly fluctuations, we expect there to be an overall decreasing trend in hardware sales due to the change in sales mix towards outsourcing contracts, which typically do not include hardware, and the general deflationary trend of computer prices.
COST OF SALES AND GROSS PROFIT
Cost of license represented the cost of software from third party vendors through remarketing agreements associated with license fee revenue. These costs were recognized when license revenue was recognized. Cost of support and service represented costs associated with conversion and implementation efforts, ongoing support for our in-house customers, operation of our data and item centers providing services for our outsourced customers, electronic payment services and direct operating costs. These costs were recognized as they were incurred. Cost of hardware consisted of the direct and indirect costs of purchasing the equipment from the manufacturers and delivery to our customers. These costs were recognized at the same time as the related hardware revenue was recognized. Ongoing operating costs to provide support to our customers were recognized as they were incurred.
Cost of license consists of the direct costs of third party software. Sales of third party software products decreased slightly compared to last year, causing a slight increase in gross profit margins.
Gross profit margins in support and service remained consistent with the prior year.
In general, changes in cost of hardware trend consistently with hardware revenue. For the fiscal year, margins are slightly lower due to decreased sales of higher margin hardware upgrade products.
OPERATING EXPENSES
Dedicated sales forces, inside sales teams, technical sales support teams and channel partners conduct our sales efforts for our two reportable segments, and are overseen by regional sales managers. Our sales executives are responsible for pursuing lead generation activities for new core customers. Our account executives nurture long-term relationships with our client base and cross sell our many complementary products and services.
Selling and marketing expenses for the year increased mainly due to higher commission expenses and a general increase in sales headcount and related salaries. This is in line with increased sales volume of long term service contracts on which commissions are paid as a percentage of total revenue.
We devote significant effort and expense to develop new software, service products and continually upgrade and enhance our existing offerings. Typically, we upgrade our various core and complementary software applications once per year. We believe our research and development efforts are highly efficient because of the extensive experience of our research and development staff and because our product development is highly customer-driven.
Research and development expenses increased primarily due to increased headcount and related salaries.
General and administrative costs include all expenses related to finance, legal, human resources, plus all administrative costs.
General and administrative expenses in the current year includes $2,900 of insurance recoveries of costs related to the impact of Hurricane Sandy flooding on our Lyndhurst, New Jersey item processing center, whereas the prior year includes $12,436 of expenses related to the same event. General and administrative expenses, excluding the Lyndhurst expenses and subsequent insurance recoveries, increased slightly year-over-year due to additional headcount and related salaries.
Interest income fluctuated due to changes in invested balances and yields on invested balances. Interest expense decreased due to full repayment of our term loan in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013.
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES
The provision for income taxes was $110,135 or 35.4% of income before income taxes in fiscal 2014 compared with $83,205 or 32.0% of income before income taxes in fiscal 2013. The increase in the effective tax rate was primarily due to the recognition of previously unrecognized tax benefits during the prior year quarter following the close of an Internal Revenue Service audit of fiscal years 2010 and 2011, as well as the retroactive extension of the research and experimentation credit during the prior year quarter.
NET INCOME
Net income increased from $176,645, or $2.04 per diluted share, in fiscal 2013 to $201,136, or $2.36 per diluted share, in fiscal 2014.
FISCAL 2013 COMPARED TO FISCAL 2012
In fiscal 2013, revenues increased 10% or $102,277 compared to the prior year due primarily to strong growth in all components of support and service revenues, particularly our electronic payment services and our outsourcing services. The growth in revenue and the Company's continued focus on cost management continued to drive up gross margins, which resulted in a 13% increase in gross profit.
Operating expenses increased 13% for the year mainly due to expenses related to the impact of widespread flooding caused by Hurricane Sandy on our Lyndhurst, New Jersey item processing center. Expenses related to this event totaled $12,475 for fiscal 2013, net of $2,390 insurance recoveries received in the year.
Increased revenue and gross margins, partially offset by increased operating expenses, resulted in a combined 14% increase in net income for fiscal 2013.
REVENUE
License revenue represents the sale and delivery of application software systems contracted with us by the customer. We license our proprietary software products under standard license agreements that typically provide the customer with a non-exclusive, non-transferable right to use the software on a single computer and for a single financial institution.
License revenue remained consistent with the prior year due to strong results from our core and complementary Credit Union products being offset by reduced revenue from our Alogent® products (our suite of deposit and image capture products targeted at large financial institutions) which reduced from a particularly strong prior year.
While license fees will fluctuate, recent trends indicate that our customers are increasingly electing to contract for our products via outsourced delivery rather than a traditional license as our outsourced delivery does not require an up-front capital investment in license fees. We expect this trend to continue in the long term.
Support and service revenues are generated from annual support to assist the customer in operating their systems and to enhance and update the software, electronic payment services, outsourced data processing services and implementation services (including conversion, installation, configuration and training). There was growth in all components of support and service revenue in fiscal 2013.
In-house support and other services revenue increased due to annual maintenance fee increases as our customers’ assets grew. Revenue from our complementary products also grew as the total number of supported in-house products grew.
Electronic payment services continued to experience the largest growth. The revenue increases were attributable to strong performance across debit/credit card processing services, online bill payment services and ACH processing.
Outsourcing services for banks and credit unions continued to drive revenue growth as customers continue to show a preference for outsourced delivery of our solutions. Revenues from outsourcing services are typically earned under multi-year service contracts and therefore provide a long-term stream of recurring revenues.
Implementation services revenue increased due mainly to increased implementations of our core Banking and Credit Union platform products and related complementary products, coupled with higher merger conversion revenues from our core banking platform and outsourcing products.
The Company has entered into remarketing agreements with several hardware manufacturers under which we sell computer hardware, hardware maintenance and related services to our customers. Revenue related to hardware sales is recognized when the hardware is shipped to our customers.
Hardware revenue decreased due to a decrease in the number of third party hardware systems and components delivered.
COST OF SALES AND GROSS PROFIT
Cost of license represented the cost of software from third party vendors through remarketing agreements associated with license fee revenue. These costs were recognized when license revenue was recognized. Cost of support and service represented costs associated with conversion and implementation efforts, ongoing support for our in-house customers, operation of our data and item centers providing services for our outsourced customers, electronic payment services and direct operating costs. These costs were recognized as they were incurred. Cost of hardware consisted of the direct and indirect costs of purchasing the equipment from the manufacturers and delivery to our customers. These costs were recognized at the same time as the related hardware revenue was recognized. Ongoing operating costs to provide support to our customers were recognized as they were incurred.
Cost of license consisted of the direct costs of third party software. Sales of third party software products decreased compared to the prior year, leading to lower related costs and slightly increased gross profit margins.
Gross profit margins in support and service increased due to economies of scale realized from increased revenues, particularly in electronic payment services.
In general, changes in cost of hardware trended consistently with hardware revenue. For the fiscal year, margins decreased slightly, impacted by reduced sales of higher margin products related to hardware upgrades.
OPERATING EXPENSES
Dedicated sales forces, inside sales teams, technical sales support teams and channel partners conducted our sales efforts for our two reportable segments, and were overseen by regional sales managers. Our sales executives were responsible for pursuing lead generation activities for new core customers. Our account executives nurtured long-term relationships with our client base and cross sold our many complementary products and services.
Selling and marketing expenses for the year increased mainly due to higher commission expenses. This is in line with increased sales volume of long term service contracts on which commissions were paid as a percentage of total revenue.
We devote significant effort and expense to develop new software, service products and continually upgrade and enhance our existing offerings. Typically, we upgrade our various core and complementary software applications once
per year. We believe our research and development efforts are highly efficient because of the extensive experience of our research and development staff and because our product development is highly customer-driven.
Research and development expenses increased primarily due to increased salary costs.
General and administrative costs included all expenses related to finance, legal, human resources, plus all administrative costs. General and administrative expenses increased compared to the prior year due mainly to $12,475 of expenses, net of $2,390 insurance recoveries received, related to the impact of widespread flooding caused by Hurricane Sandy on our Lyndhurst, New Jersey item processing center.
Interest income was unusually high in the prior year, mainly from contractual interest income on previously uncollected deconversion revenues. Interest expense increased from the prior year due to costs related to the early payment of the term loan during fiscal 2013.
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES
The provision for income taxes was $83,205 or 32.0% of income before income taxes in fiscal 2013 compared with $76,684 or 33.1% of income before income taxes in fiscal 2012. The decrease in the effective tax rate was primarily due to the completion of the Internal Revenue Service audit of the tax returns for the fiscal years June 30, 2010 and 2011 which resulted in the recognition of previously-unrecognized tax benefits, and the retroactive extension of the Research and Experimentation Tax Credit through December 31, 2013.
NET INCOME
Net income increased from $154,984, or $1.78 per diluted share in fiscal 2012 to $176,645, or $2.04 per diluted share in fiscal 2013.
REPORTABLE SEGMENT DISCUSSION
The Company is a provider of integrated computer systems that perform data processing (available for in-house installations or outsourced services) for banks and credit unions. The Company’s operations are classified into two reportable segments: bank systems and services (“Bank”) and credit union systems and services (“Credit Union”). The Company evaluates the performance of its segments and allocates resources to them based on various factors, including prospects for growth, return on investment, and return on revenue.
In fiscal 2014, revenue increased 8% overall in the Bank systems and services reportable segment compared to the prior year. The increase was due mainly to increased support and service revenue. Within support and service revenue, the increase was driven by 12% year-over-year growth in electronic payment services revenues from transaction processing and a 10% increase in outsourcing services revenue. Gross profit margins remain consistent year-over-year.
In fiscal 2013, revenue increased 9% overall in the Bank systems and services reportable segment compared to the prior year. The increase was due mainly to 17% growth in electronic transaction processing services and an 11%
increase in outsourcing services. The slight increase in margin was driven mainly by increased support and service margins due to economies of scale realized from increased revenues, particularly in electronic payment services.
In fiscal 2014, revenue in the Credit Union segment increased 6% over the prior year, driven by all components of support & service revenue. In particular, electronic payment services increased due to the continuing growth of our transaction processing and debit/credit card processing services and in-house maintenance revenues also increased. Gross profit margins for the Credit Union segment increased mainly due to economies of scale realized from growing transaction volume in our payment processing services.
In fiscal 2013, revenue in the Credit Union systems and services reportable segment increased in all three of our revenue areas (license, support & service and hardware). Support & service revenues grew 13% through increases in all components, particularly electronic payment services due to the continuing growth of our transaction processing and debit/credit card processing services and outsourcing services. Gross profit margins for the Credit Union segment increased mainly due to increased license revenue from licenses with no related costs and increased support and service margins due to economies of scale realized.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
We have historically generated positive cash flow from operations and have generally used funds generated from operations and short-term borrowings on our revolving credit facility to meet capital requirements. We expect this trend to continue in the future.
The Company's cash and cash equivalents decreased to $70,377 at June 30, 2014 from $127,905 at June 30, 2013. The decrease from June 30, 2013 is primarily due to the Banno acquisition and ongoing purchases of treasury stock.
The following table summarizes net cash from operating activities in the statement of cash flows:
Cash provided by operating activities increased 11% compared to last year. Cash from operations is primarily used to repay debt, pay dividends, repurchase stock and other capital expenditures.
Cash used in investing activities for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014 totaled $131,780 and included capital expenditures on facilities and equipment of $33,185, which mainly included the purchase of aircraft and computer equipment. Other uses of cash included $27,894 of payments for the acquisition of Banno, $62,194 for the development of software and $16,288 for the purchase and development of internal use software. These expenditures have been partially offset by $7,781 proceeds received primarily from sale of aircraft. Cash used in investing activities for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2013 totaled $97,244 and included capital expenditures on facilities and equipment totaled $46,256, which included spending on our online bill payment data center migration and an aircraft purchase. Other uses of cash included $51,332 for the development of software and $186 for the acquisition of customer contracts. These expenditures were partially offset by $530 proceeds from sale of assets.
Financing activities used cash of $267,407 during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014. Cash used was mainly dividends paid to stockholders of $71,251, $175,699 for the purchase of treasury shares, and repayments of capital leases of $22,158. Cash used was partially offset by $1,701 net proceeds from the issuance of stock and tax related to stock-based compensation. During the fourth quarter, the Company also borrowed $25,000 against its revolving line of credit
and the full amount of the borrowing was repaid in the same period. Financing activities used cash of $241,338 during fiscal 2013. There were cash outflows to repay long and short term borrowings on our credit facilities of $145,180, dividends paid to stockholders of $48,202 and repurchases of treasury shares of $58,126. Cash used was partially offset by $10,170 net proceeds from the issuance of stock and tax related to stock-based compensation.
At June 30, 2014, the Company had negative working capital of $44,435; however, the largest component of current liabilities was deferred revenue of $312,002, which primarily relates to our annual in-house maintenance agreements. The cash outlay necessary to provide the services related to these deferred revenues is significantly less than this recorded balance. In addition, we continue to have access to unused lines of credit in excess of $150,000 and continue to generate substantial cash inflows from operations. Therefore, we do not anticipate any liquidity problems arising from this condition.
The Company generally uses existing resources and funds generated from operations to meet its capital requirements. Capital expenditures in the fiscal year were made primarily for additional equipment and the improvement of existing facilities. These additions were funded from cash generated by operations. At June 30, 2014, the Company had $24,223 of purchase commitments related to property and equipment. We anticipate that these commitments will be funded by cash generated by operations.
The Board of Directors has authorized the Company to repurchase shares of its common stock. Under this authorization, the Company may finance its share repurchases with available cash reserves or short-term borrowings on its existing credit facilities. The share repurchase program does not include specific price targets or timetables and may be suspended at any time. At June 30, 2014, there were 19,795 shares in treasury stock and the Company had the remaining authority to repurchase up to 5,196 additional shares. The total cost of treasury shares at June 30, 2014 is $577,781. During fiscal 2014, the Company repurchased 3,041 treasury shares for $175,699. At June 30, 2013, there were 16,754 shares in treasury stock and the Company had authority to repurchase up to 8,237 additional shares.
On August 22, 2014, the Company's Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.22 per share on its common stock, payable on September 26, 2014 to shareholders of record on September 5, 2014. Current funds from operations are adequate for this purpose. The Board has indicated that it plans to continue paying dividends as long as the Company's financial picture continues to be favorable.
Capital leases
The Company has entered into various capital lease obligations for the use of certain computer equipment. Long term capital lease obligations were entered into of which $7,757 remains outstanding at June 30, 2014 of which $4,028 will be maturing within the next twelve months. The Company also has short term capital lease obligations totaling $1,379 at June 30, 2014.
Other lines of credit
The long term revolving credit facility allows for borrowings of up to $150,000, which may be increased by the Company at any time until maturity to $250,000. The credit facility bears interest at a variable rate equal to (a) a rate based on LIBOR or (b) an alternate base rate (the greater of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.5%, (b) the Prime Rate or (c) LIBOR plus 1.0%), plus an applicable percentage in each case determined by the Company's leverage ratio. The credit facility is secured by pledges of capital stock of certain subsidiaries of the Company and also guaranteed by certain subsidiaries of the Company. The credit facility is subject to various financial covenants that require the Company to maintain certain financial ratios as defined in the agreement. As of June 30, 2014, the Company was in compliance with all such covenants. The revolving loan terminates June 4, 2015 and at June 30, 2014, there was no outstanding revolving loan balance.
The Company renewed an unsecured bank credit line on March 3, 2014 which provides for funding of up to $5,000 and bears interest at the prime rate less 1%. The credit line was renewed through April 30, 2017. At June 30, 2014, no amount was outstanding.
OFF BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS AND CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS
At June 30, 2014, the Company’s total off balance sheet contractual obligations were $55,370. This balance consists of $31,147 of long-term operating leases for various facilities and equipment which expire from 2015 to 2021 and $24,223 of purchase commitments related to property and equipment. The contractual obligations table below excludes $8,620 of liabilities for uncertain tax positions as we are unable to reasonably estimate the ultimate amount or timing of settlement.
RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
The Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers in May 2014. The new standard will supersede much of the existing authoritative literature for revenue recognition. The standard and related amendments will be effective for the Company for its annual reporting period beginning July 1, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period. Early application is not permitted. Entities are allowed to transition to the new standard by either recasting prior periods or recognizing the cumulative effect. The Company is currently evaluating the newly issued guidance, including which transition approach will be applied and the estimated impact it will have on our consolidated financial statements.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
We prepare our consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”). The significant accounting policies are discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements. The preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses, as well as disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. We base our estimates and judgments upon historical experience and other factors believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Changes in estimates or assumptions could result in a material adjustment to the consolidated financial statements.
We have identified several critical accounting estimates. An accounting estimate is considered critical if both: (a) the nature of the estimates or assumptions is material due to the levels of subjectivity and judgment involved, and (b) the impact of changes in the estimates and assumptions would have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements.
Revenue Recognition
We recognize revenue in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and with guidance provided within Staff Accounting Bulletins issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The application of these pronouncements requires judgment, including whether a software arrangement includes multiple elements, whether any elements are essential to the functionality of any other elements, and whether vendor-specific objective evidence (“VSOE”) of fair value exists for those elements. Customers receive certain elements of our products over time. Changes to the elements in a software arrangement or in our ability to identify VSOE for those elements could materially impact the amount of earned and unearned revenue reflected in the financial statements.
License Fee Revenue. For software license agreements that do not require significant modification or customization of the software, the Company recognizes software license revenue when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery of the product has occurred, the license fee is fixed and determinable and collection is probable. The Company’s software license agreements generally include multiple products and services or “elements.” None of these elements alone are deemed to be essential to the functionality of the other elements. Generally accepted accounting principles require revenue earned on software arrangements involving multiple elements to be allocated to each element based on VSOE of fair value. Fair value is determined for license fees based upon the price charged when sold separately. When we determine that VSOE does not exist for one or more of the delivered elements of a software arrangement, but does exist for all of the undelivered elements, revenue is recognized following the residual method allowed by current accounting pronouncements. Under the residual method, a residual amount of the total arrangement fee is recognized as revenue for the delivered elements after the established fair value of all undelivered elements has been deducted.
Support and Service Fee Revenue. Implementation services are generally for installation, implementation, and configuration of our systems and for training of our customer’s employees. These services are not considered essential to the functionality of the related software. VSOE of fair value is established by pricing used when these services are sold separately. Generally, revenue is recognized when services are completed. On certain larger implementations,
revenue is recognized based on milestones during the implementation. Milestones are triggered by tasks completed or based on direct labor hours.
Maintenance support revenue is recognized pro-rata over the contract period, typically one year. VSOE of fair value is determined based on contract renewal rates.
Outsourced data processing services and electronic payment services revenues are recognized based on the fair value of individual elements in the month the transactions were processed or the services were rendered.
Hardware Revenue: Hardware revenue is recognized upon delivery to the customer, when title and risk of loss are transferred. In most cases, we do not stock in inventory the hardware products we sell, but arrange for third-party suppliers to drop-ship the products to our customers on our behalf. Some of our hardware revenues are derived under “arrangements” as defined within U.S. GAAP. To the extent hardware revenue is part of such an arrangement and is not deemed essential to the functionality of any of the other elements to the arrangement, it is recognized based on VSOE of fair value at the time of delivery. The Company also remarkets maintenance contracts on hardware to our customers. Hardware maintenance revenue is recognized ratably over the agreement period.
Depreciation and Amortization Expense
The calculation of depreciation and amortization expense is based on the estimated economic lives of the underlying property, plant and equipment and intangible assets, which have been examined for their useful life and determined that no impairment exists. We believe it is unlikely that any significant changes to the useful lives of our tangible and intangible assets will occur in the near term, but rapid changes in technology or changes in market conditions could result in revisions to such estimates that could materially affect the carrying value of these assets and the Company’s future consolidated operating results. All long lived assets are tested for valuation and potential impairment on a scheduled annual basis.
Capitalization of software development costs
We capitalize certain costs incurred to develop commercial software products. Significant estimates and assumptions include: determining the appropriate period over which to amortize the capitalized costs based on the estimated useful lives, estimating the marketability of the commercial software products and related future revenues, and assessing the unamortized cost balances for impairment. The appropriate amortization period is based on estimates of future revenues from sales of the products. We consider various factors to project marketability and future revenues, including an assessment of alternative solutions or products, current and historical demand for the product, and anticipated changes in technology that may make the product obsolete. A significant change in an estimate related to one or more software products could result in a material change to our results of operations.
Estimates used to determine current and deferred income taxes
We make certain estimates and judgments in determining income tax expense for financial statement purposes. These estimates and judgments occur in the calculation of certain tax assets and liabilities, which arise from differences in the timing of recognition of revenue and expense for tax and financial statement purposes. We also must determine the likelihood of recoverability of deferred tax assets, and adjust any valuation allowances accordingly. Considerations include the period of expiration of the tax asset, planned use of the tax asset, and historical and projected taxable income as well as tax liabilities for the tax jurisdiction to which the tax asset relates. Valuation allowances are evaluated periodically and will be subject to change in each future reporting period as a result of changes in one or more of these factors. Also, liabilities for uncertain tax positions require significant judgment in determining what constitutes an individual tax position as well as assessing the outcome of each tax position. Changes in judgment as to recognition or measurement of tax positions can materially affect the estimate of the effective tax rate and consequently, affect our financial results.
Assumptions related to purchase accounting and goodwill
We account for our acquisitions using the purchase method of accounting. This method requires estimates to determine the fair values of assets and liabilities acquired, including judgments to determine any acquired intangible assets such as customer-related intangibles, as well as assessments of the fair value of existing assets such as property and equipment. Liabilities acquired can include balances for litigation and other contingency reserves established prior to or at the time of acquisition, and require judgment in ascertaining a reasonable value. Third party valuation firms may be used to assist in the appraisal of certain assets and liabilities, but even those determinations would be based on significant estimates provided by us, such as forecast revenues or profits on contract-related intangibles. Numerous factors are typically considered in the purchase accounting assessments, which are conducted by Company professionals from legal, finance, human resources, information systems, program management and other disciplines. Changes in assumptions and estimates of the acquired assets and liabilities would result in changes to the fair values, resulting in an offsetting change to the goodwill balance associated with the business acquired.
As goodwill is not amortized, goodwill balances are regularly assessed for potential impairment. Such assessments require an analysis of future cash flow projections as well as a determination of an appropriate discount rate to calculate present values. Cash flow projections are based on management-approved estimates, which involve the input of numerous Company professionals from finance, operations and program management. Key factors used in estimating future cash flows include assessments of labor and other direct costs on existing contracts, estimates of overhead costs and other indirect costs, and assessments of new business prospects and projected win rates. The Company's most recent assessment indicates that no reporting units are currently at risk of impairment; however, significant changes in the estimates and assumptions used in purchase accounting and goodwill impairment testing could have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements.
ITEM 7A.
ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Market risk refers to the risk that a change in the level of one or more market prices, interest rates, indices, volatilities, correlations or other market factors such as liquidity, will result in losses for a certain financial instrument or group of financial instruments. We are currently exposed to credit risk on credit extended to customers and interest risk on outstanding debt. We do not currently use any derivative financial instruments. We actively monitor these risks through a variety of controlled procedures involving senior management.
Based on the controls in place and the credit worthiness of the customer base, we believe the credit risk associated with the extension of credit to our customers will not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
We have no outstanding debt with variable interest rates as of June 30, 2014 and are therefore not currently exposed to interest risk.
ITEM 8.
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
Financial Statement Schedules
There are no schedules included because they are not applicable or the required information is shown in the consolidated financial statements or notes thereto.
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.
Monett, Missouri
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of June 30, 2014 and 2013, and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended June 30, 2014. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, such consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. and subsidiaries as of June 30, 2014 and 2013, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended June 30, 2014, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2014, based on the criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (1992) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission, and our report dated August 26, 2014 expressed an unqualified opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Kansas City, Missouri
August 26, 2014
MANAGEMENT’S ANNUAL REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING
The management of Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. The Company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements for external reporting purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The Company’s internal control over financial reporting includes policies and procedures pertaining to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect transactions and dispositions of assets; provide reasonable assurance transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, and receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and the directors of the Company; and provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Company’s assets that could have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. All internal controls, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations. Therefore, even where internal control over financial reporting is determined to be effective, it can provide only reasonable assurance. Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
As of the end of the Company’s 2014 fiscal year, management conducted an assessment of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on the framework established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework (1992) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Based on this assessment, management has determined the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2014 was effective.
The Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2014 has been audited by the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report appearing on the next page.
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.
Monett, Missouri
We have audited the internal control over financial reporting of Jack Henry & Associates Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of June 30, 2014, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (1992) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
A company's internal control over financial reporting is a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the company's principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, and effected by the company's board of directors, management, and other personnel to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company's internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of the inherent limitations of internal control over financial reporting, including the possibility of collusion or improper management override of controls, material misstatements due to error or fraud may not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Also, projections of any evaluation of the effectiveness of the internal control over financial reporting to future periods are subject to the risk that the controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2014, based on the criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (1992) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.
We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended June 30, 2014 of the Company, and our report dated August 26, 2014 expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements.
/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Kansas City, Missouri
August 26, 2014
See notes to consolidated financial statements
See notes to consolidated financial statements
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
See notes to consolidated financial statements
JACK HENRY & ASSOCIATES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(In Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)
NOTE 1. NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPANY
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. and subsidiaries (“JHA” or the “Company”) is a provider of integrated computer systems and services that has developed and acquired a number of banking and credit union software systems. The Company's revenues are predominately earned by marketing those systems to financial institutions nationwide together with computer equipment (hardware), by providing the conversion and software implementation services for financial institutions to utilize JHA software systems, and by providing other related services. JHA also provides continuing support and services to customers using in-house or outsourced systems.
CONSOLIDATION
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of JHA and all of its subsidiaries, which are wholly-owned, and all intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.
PRIOR PERIOD RECLASSIFICATION
Certain amounts included within the consolidated statements of cash flows for the years ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 have been restated to correct an error related to the presentation of excess tax benefits from stock based compensation within cash flows from operating activities. Such correction adjusted the cash flow statement for 2013 and 2012 by presenting excess tax benefits from stock based compensation as a separate line item and increasing the change in income taxes by $3,621 and $3,465 for the respective periods. There was no change in total cash flows from operating, investing or financing activities.
USE OF ESTIMATES
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
REVENUE RECOGNITION
The Company derives revenue from the following sources: license fees, support and service fees and hardware sales. There are no rights of return, condition of acceptance or price protection in the Company’s sales contracts.
License Fee Revenue: For software license agreements that do not require significant modification or customization of the software, the Company recognizes software license revenue when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery of the product has occurred, the license fee is fixed and determinable and collection is probable. The Company’s software license agreements generally include multiple products and services or “elements.” None of these elements are deemed to be essential to the functionality of the other elements. Accounting principles generally accepted in the Unites States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) generally require revenue earned on software arrangements involving multiple elements to be allocated to each element based on vendor-specific objective evidence (“VSOE”) of fair value. Fair value is determined for license fees based upon the price charged when sold separately or, if the product is not yet sold separately, the price determined by management with relevant authority. In the event that we determine that VSOE does not exist for one or more of the delivered elements of a software arrangement, but does exist for all of the undelivered elements, revenue is recognized using the residual method. Under the residual method, a residual amount of the total arrangement fee is recognized as revenue for the delivered elements after the established fair value of all undelivered elements has been deducted.
Arrangements with customers that include significant customization, modification, or production of software are accounted for under contract accounting, with the revenue being recognized using the percentage-of-completion method.
Support and Service Fee Revenue: Implementation services are generally for installation, training, implementation, and configuration. These services are not considered essential to the functionality of the related software. VSOE of fair value is established by pricing used when these services are sold separately or, if the services are not yet sold separately, the price determined by management with relevant authority. Generally revenue is recognized when services are completed. On certain larger implementations, revenue is recognized based on milestones during the implementation. Milestones are triggered by tasks completed or based on direct labor hours.
Maintenance support revenue is recognized pro-rata over the contract period, typically one year. VSOE of fair value is determined based on contract renewal rates.
Outsourced data processing and ATM, debit card, and other transaction processing services revenue is recognized in the month the transactions are processed or the services are rendered.
Hardware Revenue: Hardware revenue is recognized upon delivery to the customer, when title and risk of loss are transferred. In most cases, we do not stock in inventory the hardware products we sell, but arrange for third-party suppliers to drop-ship the products to our customers on our behalf. To the extent hardware revenue is part of such an arrangement and is not deemed essential to the functionality of any of the other elements to the arrangement, it is recognized based on fair value at the time of delivery. The Company also remarkets maintenance contracts on hardware to our customers. Hardware maintenance revenue is recognized ratably over the agreement period.
Revenue-based taxes collected from customers and remitted to governmental authorities are presented on a net basis (i.e. excluded from revenues).
PREPAID COST OF PRODUCT
Costs for remarketed hardware and software maintenance contracts, which are prepaid, are recognized ratably over the life of the contract, generally one to five years, with the related revenue amortized from deferred revenues.
DEFERRED REVENUES
Deferred revenues consist primarily of prepaid annual software support fees and prepaid hardware maintenance fees. Hardware maintenance contracts are multi-year; therefore, the deferred revenue and maintenance are classified in accordance with the terms of the contract. Software and hardware deposits received are also reflected as deferred revenues.
COMPUTER SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
The Company capitalizes new product development costs incurred from the point at which technological feasibility has been established through the point at which the product is ready for general availability. Software development costs that are capitalized are evaluated on a product-by-product basis annually and are assigned an estimated economic life based on the type of product, market characteristics, and maturity of the market for that particular product. These costs are amortized based on current and estimated future revenue from the product or on a straight-line basis, whichever yields greater amortization expense. All of this amortization expense is included within Cost of support and service.
CASH EQUIVALENTS
The Company considers all highly liquid investments with maturities of three months or less at the time of acquisition to be cash equivalents.
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Property and equipment is stated at cost and depreciated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets.
Intangible assets consist of goodwill, customer relationships, computer software, and trade names acquired in business acquisitions in addition to internally developed computer software. The amounts are amortized, with the exception of those with an indefinite life (such as goodwill), over an estimated economic benefit period, generally five to twenty years.
The Company reviews its long-lived assets and identifiable intangible assets with finite lives for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances have indicated that the carrying amount of its assets might not be recoverable. The Company evaluates goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment of value on an annual basis as of January 1 and between annual tests if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the asset might be impaired.
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Comprehensive income for each of the years ended June 30, 2014, 2013, and 2012 equals the Company’s net income.
REPORTABLE SEGMENT INFORMATION
In accordance with U.S. GAAP, the Company's operations are classified as two reportable segments: bank systems and services and credit union systems and services (see Note 13). Revenue by type of product and service is presented on the face of the consolidated statements of income. Substantially all the Company’s revenues are derived from operations and assets located within the United States of America.
COMMON STOCK
The Board of Directors has authorized the Company to repurchase shares of its common stock. Under this authorization, the Company may finance its share repurchases with available cash reserves or short-term borrowings on its existing credit facilities. The share repurchase program does not include specific price targets or timetables and may be suspended at any time. At June 30, 2014, there were 19,795 shares in treasury stock and the Company had the remaining authority to repurchase up to 5,196 additional shares. The total cost of treasury shares at June 30, 2014 is $577,781. During fiscal 2014, the Company repurchased 3,041 treasury shares for $175,699. At June 30, 2013, there were 16,754 shares in treasury stock and the Company had authority to repurchase up to 8,237 additional shares.
Dividends declared per share were $0.84, $0.56, and $0.44 for the years ended June 30, 2014, 2013, and 2012, respectively.
EARNINGS PER SHARE
Per share information is based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the year. Stock options have been included in the calculation of income per diluted share to the extent they are dilutive. The difference between basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding is the dilutive effect of outstanding stock options (see Note 10).
INCOME TAXES
Deferred tax liabilities and assets are recognized for the tax effects of differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities. A valuation allowance would be established to reduce deferred tax assets if it is more likely than not that a deferred tax asset will not be realized.
The Company recognizes the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based upon the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such a position is measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement. Also, interest and penalties expense are recognized on the full amount of deferred benefits for uncertain tax positions. Our policy is to include interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense.
RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
The Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers in May 2014. The new standard will supersede much of the existing authoritative literature for revenue recognition. The standard and related amendments will be effective for the Company for its annual reporting period beginning July 1, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period. Early application is not permitted. Entities are allowed to transition to the new standard by either recasting prior periods or recognizing the cumulative effect. The Company is currently evaluating the newly issued guidance, including which transition approach will be applied and the estimated impact it will have on our consolidated financial statements.
NOTE 2. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
For cash equivalents, amounts receivable or payable and short-term borrowings, fair values approximate carrying value, based on the short-term nature of the assets and liabilities. The fair value of long term debt also approximates carrying value as estimated using discounted cash flows based on the Company’s current incremental borrowing rates or quoted prices in active markets.
The Company's estimates of the fair value for financial assets and financial liabilities are based on the framework established in the fair value accounting guidance. The framework is based on the inputs used in valuation, gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets, and requires that observable inputs be used in the valuations when available. The three levels of the hierarchy are as follows:
Level 1: inputs to the valuation are quoted prices in an active market for identical assets
Level 2: inputs to the valuation include quoted prices for similar assets in active markets that are observable either directly or indirectly
Level 3: valuation is based on significant inputs that are unobservable in the market and the Company's own estimates of assumptions that we believe market participants would use in pricing the asset
Fair value of financial assets, included in cash and cash equivalents, is as follows:
NOTE 3. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
The classification of property and equipment, together with their estimated useful lives is as follows:
(1) Lesser of lease term or estimated useful life
Property and equipment included $523 and $2,179 that was in accrued liabilities at June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Also, the Company acquired $16,119 and $29,131 of computer equipment through capital leases for the years ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. These amounts were excluded from capital expenditures on the statement of cash flows.
NOTE 4. OTHER ASSETS
Goodwill
The carrying amount of goodwill for the years ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, by reportable segments, is as follows:
Other Intangible Assets
Information regarding other identifiable intangible assets is as follows:
Customer relationships have lives ranging from 5 to 20 years. Our other intangible assets have useful lives ranging from 3 to 20 years.
Computer software includes the unamortized cost of commercial software products developed or acquired by the Company, which are capitalized and amortized over useful lives ranging from 5 to 10 years. Amortization expense for computer software totaled $37,720, $33,145, and $32,807 for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2014, 2013, and 2012, respectively. There were no material impairments in any of the fiscal years presented.
Amortization expense for all intangible assets was $54,836, $48,374, and $49,297 for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2014, 2013, and 2012, respectively. The estimated aggregate future amortization expense for each of the next five years for all intangible assets remaining as of June 30, 2014, is as follows:
NOTE 5. DEBT
The Company’s outstanding long and short term debt is as follows:
The following table summarizes the annual principal payments required as of June 30, 2014:
Capital leases
The Company has entered into various capital lease obligations for the use of certain computer equipment. Long term capital lease obligations were entered into of which $7,757 remains outstanding at June 30, 2014 and $4,028 will be maturing within the next twelve months. The Company also has short term capital lease obligations totaling $1,379 at June 30, 2014. Included in property and equipment are assets under capital leases totaling $37,316, which have accumulated depreciation totaling $7,994.
Other lines of credit
The long term revolving credit facility allows for borrowings of up to $150,000, which may be increased by the Company at any time until maturity to $250,000. The credit facility bears interest at a variable rate equal to (a) a rate based on LIBOR or (b) an alternate base rate (the greater of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.5%, (b) the Prime Rate or (c) LIBOR plus 1.0%), plus an applicable percentage in each case determined by the Company's leverage ratio. The credit facility is secured by pledges of capital stock of certain subsidiaries of the Company and also guaranteed by certain subsidiaries of the Company. The credit facility is subject to various financial covenants that require the Company to maintain certain financial ratios as defined in the agreement. As of June 30, 2014, the Company was in compliance with all such covenants. The revolving loan terminates June 4, 2015 and at June 30, 2014, there was no outstanding revolving loan balance.
The Company renewed an unsecured bank credit line on March 3, 2014 which provides for funding of up to $5,000 and bears interest at the prime rate less 1%. The credit line was renewed through April 30, 2017. At June 30, 2014, no amount was outstanding.
Interest
The Company paid interest of $620, $3,549, and $3,899 in 2014, 2013, and 2012 respectively.
NOTE 6. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Litigation
We are subject to various routine legal proceedings and claims, including the following:
In May 2013 a patent infringement lawsuit entitled DataTreasury Corporation v. Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. et. al. was filed against the Company, several subsidiaries and a number of customer financial institutions in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. The complaint seeks damages, interest, injunctive relief, and attorneys' fees for the alleged infringement of two patents, as well as trebling of damage awards for alleged willful infringement. We believe we have strong defenses and intend to defend the lawsuit vigorously. At this stage, we cannot make a reasonable estimate of possible loss or range of loss, if any, arising from this lawsuit.
Property and Equipment
The Company had $14,293 of material commitments at June 30, 2014 to purchase property and equipment related mainly to the purchase of aircraft. There were $18,779 material commitments at June 30, 2013.
Leases
The Company leases certain property under operating leases which expire over the next 7 years, but certain of the leases contain options to extend the lease term. All lease payments are based on the lapse of time but include, in some cases, payments for operating expenses and property taxes. There are no purchase options on real estate leases at this time. Certain leases on real estate are subject to annual escalations for increases in operating expenses and property taxes.
As of June 30, 2014, net future minimum lease payments are as follows:
Rent expense was $8,609, $8,124, and $8,410 in 2014, 2013, and 2012 respectively.
NOTE 7. INCOME TAXES
The provision for income taxes from continuing operations consists of the following:
The tax effects of temporary differences related to deferred taxes shown on the balance sheets were:
The deferred taxes are classified on the balance sheets as follows:
The following analysis reconciles the statutory federal income tax rate to the effective income tax rates reflected above:
As of June 30, 2014, we have $8,761 of net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforwards pertaining to the acquisition of Goldleaf Financial Solutions, Inc., which are expected to be utilized after the application of IRC Section 382. Separately, as of June 30, 2014, we had state NOL carryforwards of $1,705. The federal and state losses have varying expiration dates, ranging from 2014 to 2034. Based on state tax rules which restrict our utilization of these losses, we believe it is more likely than not that $700 of these losses will expire unutilized. Accordingly, a valuation allowance of $700 and $700 has been recorded against these assets as of June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
The Company paid income taxes of $83,014, $54,815, and $44,962 in 2014, 2013, and 2012 respectively.
At June 30, 2013, the Company had $4,890 of unrecognized tax benefits. At June 30, 2014, the Company had $7,834 of gross unrecognized tax benefits, $5,366 of which, if recognized, would affect our effective tax rate. We had accrued interest and penalties of $1,315 and $597 related to uncertain tax positions at June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
A reconciliation of the unrecognized tax benefits for the years ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 follows:
The U.S. federal and state income tax returns for June 30, 2011 and all subsequent years remain subject to examination as of June 30, 2014 under statute of limitations rules. We anticipate potential changes could reduce the unrecognized tax benefits balance by $1,700 - $2,300 within twelve months of June 30, 2014.
NOTE 8. INDUSTRY AND SUPPLIER CONCENTRATIONS
The Company sells its products to banks, credit unions, and financial institutions throughout the United States and generally does not require collateral. All billings to customers are due 30 days from date of billing. Reserves (which are insignificant at June 30, 2014, 2013, and 2012) are maintained for potential credit losses.
In addition, the Company purchases most of its computer hardware and related maintenance for resale in relation to installation of JHA software systems from two suppliers. There are a limited number of hardware suppliers for these required items. If these relationships were terminated, it could have a negative impact on the operations of the Company.
NOTE 9. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
Our pre-tax operating income for the years ended June 30, 2014, 2013 and 2012 includes $10,091, $8,615 and $6,950 of equity-based compensation costs, respectively, of which $9,335, $7,962 and $6,364 relates to the restricted stock plan, respectively.
2005 NSOP and 1996 SOP
The Company previously issued options to employees under the 1996 Stock Option Plan (“1996 SOP”) and to outside directors under the 2005 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan (“2005 NSOP”).
The 1996 SOP was adopted by the Company on October 29, 1996, for its employees. Terms and vesting periods of the options were determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors when granted and for options outstanding include vesting periods up to four years. Shares of common stock were reserved for issuance under this plan at the time of each grant, which must be at or above fair market value of the stock at the grant date. The options terminate 30 days after termination of employment, 3 months after retirement, one year after death or 10 years after the date of grant. The plan terminated by its terms on October 29, 2006, although options previously granted under the 1996 SOP are still outstanding and vested.
The 2005 NSOP was adopted by the Company on September 23, 2005, for its outside directors. Generally, options are exercisable beginning 6 months after grant at an exercise price equal to the fair market value of the stock at the grant date. For individuals who have served less than 4 continuous years, 25% of all options will vest after one year of service, 50% shall vest after two years, and 75% shall vest after three years of service on the Board. The options terminate upon surrender of the option, upon the expiration of 1 year following notification of a deceased optionee, or 10 years after grant. 700 shares of common stock have been reserved for issuance under this plan with a maximum of 100 for each director.
A summary of option plan activity under the plan is as follows:
There were no options granted during any period presented. As of June 30, 2014, there was no unrecognized compensation costs related to stock options since all options have now vested. The weighted average remaining contractual term on options currently exercisable as of June 30, 2014 was 3.49 years.
The income tax benefits from stock option exercises totaled $3,420, $3,632 and $3,631 for the years ended June 30, 2014, 2013, and 2012, respectively.
The total intrinsic value of options exercised was $704, $8,254 and $9,654 for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2014, 2013, and 2012, respectively.
Restricted Stock Plan
The Restricted Stock Plan was adopted by the Company on November 1, 2005, for its employees. Up to 3,000 shares of common stock are available for issuance under the plan. Upon issuance, shares of restricted stock are subject to forfeiture and to restrictions which limit the sale or transfer of the shares during the restriction period. The restrictions will be lifted over periods ranging from 3 years to 7 years years from grant date. On certain awards, the restrictions may be lifted sooner if certain targets for shareholder return are met.
The following table summarizes non-vested share awards activity:
The non-vested share awards will not participate in dividends during the restriction period. As a result, the weighted-average fair value of the non-vested share awards is based on the fair market value of the Company’s equity shares on the grant date, less the present value of the expected future dividends to be declared during the restriction period.
At June 30, 2014, there was $1,492 of compensation expense that has yet to be recognized related to non-vested restricted stock share awards, which will be recognized over a weighted-average period of 0.92 years.
An amendment to the Restricted Stock Plan was adopted by the Company on August 20, 2010, for its executive officers. Unit awards will be made to employees remaining in continuous employment throughout the performance period and vary based on the Company’s percentile ranking in Total Shareholder Return (“TSR”) over the performance period compared to a peer group of companies. TSR is defined as the change in the stock price through the performance period plus dividends per share paid during the performance period, all divided by the stock price at the beginning of the performance period. It is the intention of the Company to settle the unit awards in shares of the Company’s stock.
The following table summarizes non-vested unit awards as of June 30, 2014, as well as activity for the year then ended:
The weighted average assumptions used in this model to estimate fair value at the measurement date and resulting values are as follows:
At June 30, 2014, there was $8,193 of compensation expense that has yet to be recognized related to non-vested restricted stock unit awards, which will be recognized over a weighted-average period of 0.91 years.
NOTE 10. EARNINGS PER SHARE
The following table reflects the reconciliation between basic and diluted earnings per share, as well as cash dividends paid per share:
Per share information is based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for each of the fiscal years. Stock options and restricted stock have been included in the calculation of earnings per share to the extent they are dilutive. There were 24 anti-dilutive stock options and restricted stock excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share for fiscal 2014, with no shares excluded for fiscal 2013 and no shares excluded for fiscal 2012.
NOTE 11. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
The Company established an employee stock purchase plan in 2006. The plan allows the majority of employees the opportunity to directly purchase shares of the Company at a 15% discount. The plan does not meet the criteria as a non-compensatory plan. As a result, the Company records the total dollar value of the stock discount given to employees under the plan as expense. Total expense recorded by the Company under the plan for the year ended June 30, 2014, 2013 and 2012 was $756, $653 and $586, respectively.
The Company has a defined contribution plan for its employees: the 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (the “Plan”). The Plan is subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1975 (“ERISA”) as amended. Under the Plan, the Company matches 100% of full time employee contributions up to 5% of compensation subject to a maximum of $5 per year. In order to receive matching contributions, employees must be 18 years of age and be employed for at least six months. The Company has the option of making a discretionary contribution; however, none has been made for any of the three most recent fiscal years. The total matching contributions for the Plan were $13,617, $12,426, and $11,376 for fiscal 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
NOTE 12. BUSINESS ACQUISITION
Banno, LLC
Effective March 1, 2014, the Company acquired all of the equity interests of Banno, an Iowa-based company that provides Web and transaction marketing services with a focus on the mobile medium, for $27,910 paid in cash. This acquisition was funded using existing operating cash. The acquisition of Banno expanded the Company’s presence in online and mobile technologies within the industry.
Management has completed a preliminary purchase price allocation of Banno and its assessment of the fair value of acquired assets and liabilities assumed. The recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed, based upon their preliminary fair values as of March 1, 2014 are set forth below:
The amounts shown above may change in the near term as management continues to assess the fair value of acquired assets and liabilities and evaluate the income tax implications of this business combination.
The goodwill of $19,470 arising from this acquisition consists largely of the growth potential, synergies and economies of scale expected from combining the operations of the Company with those of Banno, together with the value of Banno’s assembled workforce. Goodwill from this acquisition has been allocated to our Banking Systems and Services segment. Approximately 95% of the goodwill is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes.
Identifiable intangible assets from this acquisition consists of customer relationships of $3,946, $3,546 of computer software and other intangible assets of $1,763. The weighted average amortization period for acquired customer relationships, acquired computer software, and other intangible assets is 15 years, 8 years, and 20 years, respectively.
Current assets is inclusive of cash acquired of $16. The fair value of current assets acquired included accounts receivable of $476. The gross amount receivable is $501, of which $25 is expected to be uncollectible.
During fiscal year 2014, the Company incurred $30 in costs related to the acquisition of Banno. These costs included fees for legal, valuation and other fees. These costs were included within general and administrative expenses.
The results of Banno’s operations included in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations from the acquisition date to June 30, 2014 included revenue of $848 and after-tax net loss of $1,121.
The accompanying consolidated statements of income for the three and twelve month periods ended June 30, 2014 do not include any revenues and expenses related to this acquisition prior to the acquisition date. The impact of this acquisition was considered immaterial to our both the current and prior periods of our consolidated financial statements and pro forma financial information has not been provided.
NOTE 13. REPORTABLE SEGMENT INFORMATION
The Company is a provider of integrated computer systems that perform data processing (available for in-house installations or outsourced services) for banks and credit unions. The Company’s operations are classified into two reportable segments: bank systems and services (“Bank”) and credit union systems and services (“Credit Union”). The Company evaluates the performance of its segments and allocates resources to them based on various factors, including prospects for growth, return on investment, and return on revenue.
The Company has not disclosed any additional asset information by segment, as the information is not produced internally and its preparation is impracticable.
NOTE 14. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On August 22, 2014, the Company's Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.22 per share on its common stock, payable on September 26, 2014 to shareholders of record on September 5, 2014.
QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION
(unaudited)
ITEM 9.
ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES
None.
ITEM 9A.
ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
As of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K, an evaluation was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Company’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15. Based upon that evaluation, the CEO and CFO concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information we are required to disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms. For this purpose, disclosure controls and procedures include controls and procedures designed to ensure that information that is required to be disclosed under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including the CEO and CFO, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
The Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting required by this Item 9A is in Item 8, “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.” Deloitte & Touche LLP has audited our internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2014; their report is included in Item 8 of this Form 10K.
During the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2014, there has been no change in internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
Attached as Exhibits 31.1 and 31.2 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K are certifications of the CEO and the CFO, which are required in accordance with Rule 13a-14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act). This Controls and Procedures section includes the information concerning the controls evaluation referred to in the certifications and it should be read in conjunction with the certifications.
ITEM 9B.
ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION
None.
PART III
Information required by Items 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 of Part III is omitted from this report and will be filed within 120 days after the Company's June 30, 2014 fiscal year end in the definitive proxy statement for our 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Proxy Statement”).
ITEM 10.
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
See the information under the captions “Election of Directors”, “Corporate Governance”, “Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance”, and “Executive Officers and Significant Employees” in the Proxy Statement, which is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 11.
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
See the information under captions “Corporate Governance”, “Director Compensation”, “Compensation Committee Report”, “Compensation Discussion and Analysis”, "Compensation and Risk", and “Executive Compensation” in the Proxy Statement, which is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 12.
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
See the information under the captions “Stock Ownership of Certain Stockholders” and “Equity Compensation Plan Information” in the Proxy Statement, which is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 13.
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
See the information under the captions “Election of Directors - Director Independence” and “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions” in the Proxy Statement, which is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 14.
ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
See the information under the captions ”Audit Committee Report” and “Ratification of the Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” in the Proxy Statement, which is incorporated herein by reference.
PART IV
ITEM 15.
ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
(a) The following documents are filed as part of this Report:
(1) The following Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company and its subsidiaries and the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm thereon appear under Item 8 of this Report:
- Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
- Consolidated Statements of Income for the years ended June 30, 2014, 2013 and 2012
- Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2014 and 2013
- Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the years ended June 30, 2014, 2013 and 2012
- Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended June 30, 2014, 2013 and 2012
- Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(2) The following Financial Statement Schedules filed as part of this Report appear under Item 8 of this Report:
There are no schedules included because they are not applicable or the required information is shown in the Consolidated Financial Statements or Notes thereto.
(3) See “Index to Exhibits” set forth below.
All exhibits not attached hereto are incorporated by reference to a prior filing as indicated.
Index to Exhibits
Exhibit No. Description
3.1.7
Restated Certificate of Incorporation, attached as Exhibit 3.1.7 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Year ended June 30, 2003.
3.2.3
Restated and Amended Bylaws, attached as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed August 28, 2013.
10.8
Form of Indemnity Agreement which has been entered into as of August 27, 1996, between the Company and each of its Directors and Executive Officers, attached as Exhibit 10.8 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Year Ended June 30, 1996.
10.29
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. 2006 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, attached as Exhibit 10.29 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed November 6, 2006.
10.32
Form of Restricted Stock Agreement (executives), attached as Exhibit 10.32 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed September 10, 2007.
10.33
Form of Restricted Stock Agreement (Vice presidents and certain other managers), attached as Exhibit 10.33 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed September 10, 2007.
10.34
Amendment No. 2 to Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. 2006 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, attached as Exhibit 10.34 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed November 1, 2007.
10.36
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. 1995 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan, as amended May 9, 2008, attached as Exhibit 10.36 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed August 29, 2008.
10.38
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. 2005 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan, as amended and restated May 9, 2008, attached as Exhibit 10.38 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed August 29, 2008.
10.39
Revised Form of Restricted Stock Agreement (executives), attached as Exhibit 10.39 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed November 6, 2009.
10.40
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement among Jack Henry & Associates, Inc., Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, Bank of America, N.A., regions Bank and U.S. Bank National Association, attached as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 9, 2010.
10.42
Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement, attached as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed August 24, 2010.
10.43
Jack Henry & Associates Inc. Restricted Stock Plan, as amended and restated effective November 9, 2010, attached as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed November 12, 2010.
10.44
Form of Performance Shares Agreement Under the Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. Restricted Stock Plan, attached as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed September 12, 2012.
10.45
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. 2012 Annual Incentive Plan, effective September 1, 2012 and approved by the stockholders on November 14, 2012, attached as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed November 16, 2012.
10.46
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. 2005 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan, as amended August 20, 2010, attached as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on form 10-Q filed February 7, 2012.
10.47
Form of Restricted Stock Agreement (independent directors), attached as Exhibit 10.47 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed November 8, 2013.
10.48
Form of Termination Benefits Agreements (executives), attached as Exhibit 10.48 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed February 6, 2014.
21.1
List of the Company’s subsidiaries.
23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
31.1
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer.
31.2
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer.
32.1
Written Statement of the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
32.2
Written Statement of the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
101.INS*
XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH*
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL*
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF*
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB*
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE*
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
* Furnished with this report on Form 10-K are the following documents formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets at June 30, 2014 and June 30, 2013, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Income for the years ended June 30, 2014, 2013 and 2012, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for the years ended June 30, 2014, 2013 and 2012, (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended June 30, 2014, 2013 and 2012, and (v) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized this 26th day of August, 2014.
JACK HENRY & ASSOCIATES, INC., Registrant
By /s/ John F. Prim
Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated: