10-Q
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

 

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2018

OR

 

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                      to                     

Commission File Number 001-33612

 

 

MONOTYPE IMAGING HOLDINGS INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   20-3289482
(State of incorporation)  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

600 Unicorn Park Drive

Woburn, Massachusetts

  01801
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (781) 970-6000

(Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 

 

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

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

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

 

Large accelerated filer      Accelerated filer  
Non-accelerated filer      Smaller reporting company  
Emerging growth company       

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act)  Yes  ☐    No  ☒

The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock as of October 26, 2018 was 41,542,490.

 

 

 


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MONOTYPE IMAGING HOLDINGS INC.

INDEX

 

     Page  

Part I. Financial Information

     2  

Item 1.

  Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)      2  
 

   Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017      2  
 

   Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017      3  
 

   Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017      4  
 

   Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the nine and three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017      5  
 

   Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017      7  
 

   Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements      8  

Item 2.

  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations      25  

Item 3.

  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk      40  

Item 4.

  Controls and Procedures      42  

Part II. Other Information

     42  

Item 1.

  Legal Proceedings      42  

Item 1A.

  Risk Factors      42  

Item 2.

  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds      43  

Item 3.

  Defaults Upon Senior Securities      44  

Item 4.

  Mine Safety Disclosures      44  

Item 5.

  Other Information      44  

Item 6.

  Exhibits      44  

Exhibit Index

     44  

Signatures

     45  

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

MONOTYPE IMAGING HOLDINGS INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited and in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

     September 30,
2018
    December 31,
2017
 
Assets     

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 70,120     $ 82,822  

Restricted cash

     6,000       11,987  

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $520 at September 30, 2018 and $634 at December 31, 2017

     38,571       34,461  

Income tax refunds receivable

     2,107       1,204  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     7,062       5,714  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     123,860       136,188  

Property and equipment, net

     14,830       16,763  

Goodwill

     276,798       279,131  

Intangible assets, net

     76,539       84,856  

Restricted cash

     —         6,000  

Other assets

     7,374       3,112  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 499,401     $ 526,050  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity     

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable

   $ 2,830     $ 1,467  

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

     32,408       43,096  

Accrued income taxes payable

     304       522  

Deferred revenue

     11,766       15,102  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     47,308       60,187  

Revolving line of credit

     80,000       93,000  

Other long-term liabilities

     3,014       6,428  

Deferred income taxes

     29,958       28,004  

Reserve for income taxes

     2,344       2,783  

Accrued pension benefits

     6,201       6,280  

Commitments and contingencies (Note 14)

    

Stockholders’ equity:

    

Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, Authorized shares: 10,000,000; Issued and outstanding: none

     —         —    

Common stock, $0.001 par value, Authorized shares: 250,000,000; Shares issued: 45,773,708 at September 30, 2018 and 44,934,364 at December 31, 2017

     44       44  

Additional paid-in capital

     313,354       298,113  

Treasury stock, at cost, 3,914,493 shares at September 30, 2018 and 3,215,644 shares at December 31, 2017

     (72,611     (64,083

Retained earnings

     94,940       97,815  

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (5,151     (2,521
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

     330,576       329,368  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 499,401     $ 526,050  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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MONOTYPE IMAGING HOLDINGS INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited and in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2018     2017     2018     2017  

License revenue

   $ 45,831     $ 49,913     $ 139,791     $ 141,083  

Service revenue

     12,138       10,594       35,548       29,690  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenue

     57,969       60,507       175,339       170,773  

Cost of revenue—license

     6,947       6,782       23,841       20,745  

Cost of revenue—service

     2,448       2,937       7,946       7,893  

Cost of revenue—amortization of acquired technology

     859       885       2,583       2,644  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total cost of revenue

     10,254       10,604       34,370       31,282  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     47,715       49,903       140,969       139,491  

Operating expenses:

        

Marketing and selling

     18,212       22,453       58,382       66,417  

Research and development

     7,680       8,997       25,432       27,778  

General and administrative

     10,786       11,291       38,262       34,032  

Restructuring

     244       —         6,814       —    

Amortization of other intangible assets

     851       1,021       2,840       3,051  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     37,773       43,762       131,730       131,278  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from operations

     9,942       6,141       9,239       8,213  

Other (income) expense:

        

Interest expense

     959       815       2,756       2,365  

Interest income

     (133     (116     (403     (309)  

Loss (gain) on foreign exchange

     408       1,357       (30     4,544  

(Gain) loss on derivatives

     (47     119       (138     290  

Other (income) expense, net

     —         (32     (6     24  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other expense

     1,187       2,143       2,179       6,914  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before provision for income taxes

     8,755       3,998       7,060       1,299  

Provision for income taxes

     5,434       2,737       4,243       1,609  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ 3,321     $ 1,261     $ 2,817     $ (310)  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) available to common stockholders—basic

   $ 3,143     $ 1,196     $ 2,226     $ (310)  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) available to common stockholders—diluted

   $ 3,143     $ 1,195     $ 2,226     $ (310)  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per common share- basic and diluted

        

Basic

   $ 0.08     $ 0.03     $ 0.06     $ (0.01)  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

   $ 0.08     $ 0.03     $ 0.06     $ (0.01)  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted-average number of shares outstanding:

        

Basic

     40,512,837       39,594,130       40,314,169       39,576,312  

Diluted

     40,609,643       39,798,779       40,454,518       39,576,312  

Dividends declared per common share

   $ 0.116     $ 0.113     $ 0.348     $ 0.339  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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MONOTYPE IMAGING HOLDINGS INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Unaudited and in thousands)

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2018     2017      2018     2017  

Net income (loss)

   $  3,321     $  1,261      $ 2,817     $  (310)  

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:

         

Unrecognized actuarial gain, net of tax of $7, $8, $20 and $23, respectively

     23       16        64       45  

Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax of $(106), $1,058, $(1,296) and $3,469, respectively

     (512     2,191        (2,694     6,820  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive income

   $ 2,832     $ 3,468      $ 187     $ 6,555  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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MONOTYPE IMAGING HOLDINGS INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

For the nine and three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

    Common Stock     Treasury Stock    

Additional

Paid-In

    Retained    

Accumulated

Other

Comprehensive

    Total
Stock-
holders’
 
    Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Capital     Earnings     Income (Loss)     Equity  

Balance, December 31, 2017

    44,934,364     $ 44       3,215,644     $ (64,083)     $ 298,113     $ 97,815     $ (2,521)     $ 329,368  

Net income

              2,817         2,817  

Issuance of capital shares

               

—restricted share grants

    496,025       —             —             —    

—exercised options

    248,276       —             3,455           3,455  

—restricted units converted

    95,043       —             —             —    

Repurchase of unvested shares of restricted common stock

      —         291,676       —               —    

Purchase of treasury stock

      —         326,808       (6,678           (6,678

Shares withheld

        80,365       (1,850           (1,850

Stock based compensation

            11,786           11,786  

Dividends declared ($0.348 per share)

              (14,642       (14,642

Cumulative adjustment, ASC 606 adoption

              8,950         8,950  

Unrecognized actuarial loss, net of tax

                64       64  

Cumulative translation adjustment, net of tax

                (2,694     (2,694
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, September 30, 2018

    45,773,708     $ 44       3,914,493     $ (72,611   $ 313,354     $ 94,940       (5,151   $ 330,576  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, June 30, 2018

    45,738,183     $ 44       3,586,782     $ (66,581   $ 308,952     $ 96,477     $ (4,662   $ 334,230  

Net income

              3,321         3,321  

Issuance of capital shares

               

—restricted share grants

    19,150       —             —             —    

—exercised options

    6,197       —             73           73  

—restricted units converted

    10,178       —             —             —    

Repurchase of unvested shares of restricted common stock

      —         29,167       —               —    

Purchase of treasury stock

      —         282,208       (5,697           (5,697

Shares withheld

        16,336       (333           (333

Stock based compensation

            4,329           4,329  

Dividends declared ($0.116 per share)

              (4,858       (4,858

Unrecognized actuarial loss, net of tax

                23       23  

Cumulative translation adjustment, net of tax

                (512     (512
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, September 30, 2018

    45,773,708     $ 44       3,914,493     $ (72,611   $ 313,354     $ 94,940     $ (5,151   $ 330,576  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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MONOTYPE IMAGING HOLDINGS INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

For the nine and three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

    Common Stock     Treasury Stock    

Additional

Paid-In

    Retained    

Accumulated

Other

Comprehensive

    Total
Stock-
holders’
 
    Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Capital     Earnings     Income (Loss)     Equity  

Balance, December 31, 2016

    43,771,600     $ 43       2,493,174     $ (56,232   $ 274,946     $  105,718     $  (10,497)     $  313,978  

Net income (loss)

              (310       (310

Issuance of capital shares

               

—restricted share grants

    905,151       1           —          

—exercised options

    107,343       —           1,062           1,062  

—restricted units converted

    38,245       —             —             —    

Repurchase of unvested shares of restricted common stock

      —         167,054       —               —    

Purchase of treasury stock

      —         340,989       (6,351           (6,351

Shares withheld

        39,552       (776           (776

Stock based compensation

            15,392           15,392  

Dividends declared ($0.339 per share)

              (14,180       (14,180

Cumulative adjustment, ASC 606 adoption

            872       (571       301  

Unrecognized actuarial loss, net of tax

                45       45  

Cumulative translation adjustment, net of tax

                6,820       6,820  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, September 30, 2017

    44,822,339     $ 44       3,040,769     $ (63,359   $ 292,272     $ 90,657     $ (3,632   $ 315,982  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, June 30, 2017

    44,666,826     $ 44       2,763,378     $ (58,992   $ 286,607     $ 94,117     $ (5,839   $ 315,937  

Net income

              1,261         1,261  

Issuance of capital shares

               

—restricted share grants

    84,055       —             —             —    

—exercised options

    46,481       —             350           350  

—restricted units converted

    24,977       —             —             —    

Repurchase of unvested shares of restricted common stock

      —         37,486       —               —    

Purchase of treasury stock

      —         232,989       (4,233           (4,233

Shares withheld

        6,916       (134           (134

Stock based compensation

            5,315           5,315  

Dividends declared ($0.113 per share)

              (4,721       (4,721

Unrecognized actuarial loss, net of tax

                16       16  

Cumulative translation adjustment, net of tax

                2,191       2,191  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, September 30, 2017

    44,822,339     $  44       3,040,769     $ (63,359   $  292,272     $ 90,657     $ (3,632   $ 315,982  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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MONOTYPE IMAGING HOLDINGS INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited and in thousands)

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2018     2017  

Cash flows from operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ 2,817     $ (310

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

    

Depreciation and amortization

     9,548       9,271  

Loss on retirement of fixed assets

     11       90  

Loss on abandonment of product line

     3,223        

Amortization of deferred financing costs and accreted interest

     165       165  

Stock based compensation

     11,761       15,294  

Provision for doubtful accounts

     555       734  

Deferred income taxes

     (790     (2,982

Unrealized currency loss on foreign denominated intercompany transactions

     203       3,870  

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

    

Accounts receivable

     2,198       (3,978

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     (4,820     (1,560

Accounts payable

     1,395       (16

Accrued income taxes payable

     (1,672     (349

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     (12,219     162  

Deferred revenue

     (964     1,122  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     11,411       21,513  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities

    

Purchases of property and equipment

     (2,676     (5,272

Purchases of intangible assets

     (160     (54
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (2,836     (5,326
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities

    

Payments on revolving line of credit

     (13,000     (9,000

Common stock dividends paid

     (14,494     (14,030

Purchase of treasury stock

     (6,651     (6,446

Payments for employee taxes on shares withheld

     (1,850     (776

Proceeds from exercises of common stock options

     3,455       1,062  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

     (32,540     (29,190

Effect of exchange rates on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

     (724     1,107  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

     (24,689     (11,896

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period

     100,809       109,426  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period

   $ 76,120     $ 97,530  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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MONOTYPE IMAGING HOLDINGS INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2018

1. Nature of the Business

Monotype Imaging Holdings Inc. (the “Company” or “we”) is a leading provider of branded and design assets, technology and expertise for creative professionals and consumer device manufacturers. We provide high-quality, branded or personalized content across multiple devices and mediums. Our solutions, which include type, branded mobile content, visual content marketing solutions, custom design services, and tools and technologies that enable the creative process are licensed through our direct sales channel, e-commerce platforms and partner platforms. We also provide consumer device manufacturers and independent software vendors, or ISVs, with the right solutions for delivering consistent, compelling user experiences. Our solutions power the visual expression of the leading makers of a wide range of devices, including laser printers, digital copiers and mobile devices, among others, as well as provide a high-quality text experience in numerous software applications and operating systems. We license our design assets and technology to creative professionals, consumer device manufacturers and independent software vendors.

We are headquartered in Woburn, Massachusetts and we operate in one business segment: the development, marketing and licensing of design assets and technology. We also maintain various offices worldwide for selling and marketing, research and development and administration. As of September 30, 2018, we conduct our operations through four domestic operating subsidiaries, Monotype Imaging Inc., Monotype ITC Inc. (“ITC”), MyFonts Inc. (“MyFonts”), and Olapic, Inc., and six foreign operating subsidiaries, Olapic Argentina S.A., Monotype Ltd. (“Monotype UK”), Monotype GmbH (“Monotype Germany”), Monotype Solutions India Pvt. Ltd. (“Monotype India”), Monotype Hong Kong Ltd. (“Monotype Hong Kong”) and Monotype KK (“Monotype Japan”).

2. Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements as of September 30, 2018 and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries and have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim financial reporting and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, such financial statements do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. GAAP requires the Company’s management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the year or for any future periods. In management’s opinion, these unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements contain all adjustments of a normal recurring nature necessary for a fair presentation of the financial statements for the interim periods presented. We have elected to early adopt the provisions in Regulation S-X, Rule 8-03(a)(5) and 10-01(a)(7) requiring an analysis of changes in stockholders’ equity be presented quarterly, in either a statement or on in the notes to the financial statements, for the current and comparative year to date interim periods and state the amount of dividends per share in the aggregate for each class of shares. We have elected to present the requirements in statement form.

These unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2017, as reported in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K. The Company’s significant accounting policies and practices are as described in the Annual Report, except for the adoption of the accounting standards described in Note 3 below.

Statement of Operations

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, we have changed our presentation of revenue to disclose service revenue and cost of service revenue separately from license revenue and cost of license revenue, as service revenue now exceeds the materiality threshold for an individual line item. Prior year amounts were historically reported on a combined basis and have been restated to conform to current presentation.

We classify cloud-based subscriptions and other services, such as font related services, custom font design and post contract support as service revenue on our condensed consolidated statements of operations. All other revenue is classified as license revenue.

 

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Highly Inflationary Economy

At September 30, 2018, our wholly-owned Olapic Argentina S.A. subsidiary employs approximately 99 people whose functions mainly include development, sales support and administration. The monthly operations average between $0.4 million and $0.5 million. The Argentinian economy was recently determined to be highly inflationary. A highly inflationary economy is one where the cumulative inflation rate for the three years preceding the beginning of the reporting period, including interim reporting periods, is in excess of 100 percent. Argentina’s inflation rate reached this threshold with the quarterly period ended June 30, 2018. For interim periods ended prior to July 1, 2018, the functional currency for our subsidiary is the Argentinian peso, the foreign entity’s local currency.

For a highly inflationary economy, we followed the guidance in ASC Topic 830, Foreign Currency Matters, (Subtopic ASC 830-10-45) and accounted for the change in functional currency from the Argentinian peso to the U.S. dollar effective July 1, 2018. Under this guidance, translation adjustments are not removed from equity, and the translated amounts for nonmonetary assets and liabilities at the end of the prior period become the accounting basis for those assets both in the period of the change and in subsequent periods. A change in functional currency due to an economy’s designation as highly inflationary results from changes in economic factors (i.e., inflation); therefore, such a change is not considered a change in accounting policy or accounting principle. The change in functional currency did not have a material impact on financial position, operating results or cash flow.

3. Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

Adopted

Revenue Recognition

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, and the International Accounting Standards Board jointly issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) (“ASC 606”), which outlines a comprehensive five-step revenue recognition model based on a principle that replaces virtually all existing revenue recognition rules under U.S. GAAP and which requires revenue to be recognized in a manner to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to a customer at an amount that reflects the consideration expected to be received in exchange for those goods or services. ASU 2014-09 also provided the guidance in ASC Topic 340, Other Assets and Deferred CostsContracts with Customers (Subtopic 340-40), which includes criteria for the capitalization and amortization of certain contract acquisition and fulfillment costs. The standard requires retrospective application; however, it allows entities to choose either full retrospective adoption, in which the standard is applied to all of the periods presented, or modified retrospective adoption, in which the cumulative catch-up adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings is recognized at the date of application, with additional disclosures required to describe these effects.

We adopted the standard on January 1, 2018, and applied the modified retrospective method of adoption and have elected to apply the new standard only to contracts not completed at January 1, 2018, which represents contracts for which all (or substantially all) of the revenues have not been recognized under existing guidance as of the date of adoption.

 

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The cumulative effect of the adoption on our condensed consolidated balance sheet, by applying the modified retrospective method as of January 1, 2018, is as follows (in thousands):

 

     As Reported      Cumulative
Adjustments
    As Adjusted  
   December 31,
2017
    January 1,
2018
 

Assets:

       

Accounts receivable, net(1)

   $  34,461      $ 7,052     $ 41,513  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets(2)

     5,714        427       6,141  

Other assets(3)

     3,112        650       3,762  

Liabilities:

       

Deferred revenue

     15,102        (2,923     12,179  

Other long-term liabilities(4)

     6,428        (825     5,603  

Deferred income taxes

     28,004        2,927       30,931  

Stockholders’ equity:

       

Retained earnings

     97,815        8,950       106,765  

 

(1)

Contract assets, short term are included in the accounts receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts in our condensed consolidated balance sheet.

(2)

Capitalized contract costs, short term are included in the prepaid expenses and other current assets in our condensed consolidated balance sheet.

(3)

Capitalized contract costs, long term are included in other assets in our condensed consolidated balance sheet.

(4)

Deferred revenue, long term is included in other long-term liabilities in our condensed consolidated balance sheet.

In addition, we recognized additional royalty expenses totaling approximately $2.2 million, or $0.05 per share, upon the adoption of ASC 606, as an indirect effect of a change in accounting principle. These amounts are included in cost of revenue – license in the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2018.

The following reflects the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet and condensed consolidated statement of operations on an as reported basis and as if we had continued to recognize revenue under the guidance of ASC 985-605, Software Revenue Recognition, which is also referred to herein as “legacy GAAP” (in thousands):

 

     September 30, 2018  
     As Reported      Balances without
adoption of ASC 606
     Increase
(Decrease)
 

Assets:

        

Accounts receivable, net

   $ 38,571      $ 25,334      $ (13,237

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     7,062        6,448        (614

Other assets

     7,374        2,648        (4,726

Liabilities:

        

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

     32,408        30,139        (2,269

Deferred revenue

     11,766        18,827        7,061  

Other long-term liabilities

     3,014        4,042        1,028  

Deferred income taxes

     29,958        24,130        (5,828

Stockholders’ equity:

        

Retained earnings

     94,940        76,371        (18,569

 

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     For the three months ended September 30, 2018  
     As Reported      Balances without
adoption of ASC 606
     Increase
(Decrease)
 

License revenue

   $ 45,831      $ 38,954      $ (6,877

Cost of revenue—license

     6,947        6,877        (70

Marketing and selling

     18,212        18,712        500  

Provision for income taxes

     5,434        3,801        (1,633

Net income (loss)

     3,321        (2,353      (5,674

Net income (loss)—basic and diluted

   $ 0.08      $ (0.06    $ (0.14
     For the nine months ended September 30, 2018  
     As Reported      Balances without
adoption of ASC 606
     Increase
(Decrease)
 

License revenue

   $ 139,791      $ 126,666      $ (13,125

Service revenue

     35,548        35,350        (198

Cost of revenue—license

     23,841        21,572        (2,269

Marketing and selling

     58,382        59,848        1,466  

Provision for income taxes

     4,243        1,342        (2,901

Net income (loss)

     2,817        (6,802      (9,619

Net income (loss)—basic and diluted

   $ 0.06      $ (0.18)      $ (0.24)  

The following summarizes the significant changes under ASC 606 as compared to legacy GAAP:

 

   

Under legacy GAAP, revenue related to our term licenses that were bundled with service-related performance obligations when vendor-specific objective evidence (“VSOE”) did not exist was required to be recognized ratably over the term of the agreement. Under ASC 606, the Company allocates revenue to each performance obligation in the contract and each performance obligation is accounted for separately; the license revenue is recognized at the time of delivery and the service revenue is recognized over time based on their relative standalone selling prices. The application of this provision is particularly impactful to our new Mosaic product offering which was launched in the first quarter of 2018. This new offering bundles our traditional font licenses with a SaaS based portal, which under legacy GAAP would have been recognized ratably. This provision also has resulted in some revenue from contracts signed prior to 2018 being accelerated and recorded to retained earnings instead of in our operating results in 2018 and beyond.

 

   

We have a limited number of contracts in which we offered extended payment terms for term licenses to our customers, including cases in which the license is delivered in full at the beginning of the contract. Under legacy GAAP, revenue was recognized when the payments became due, based upon the requirement that the fee be fixed or determinable. However, under the new guidance, revenue related to such arrangements is accelerated, with revenue related to the license recognized at the time of delivery, less a financing component (interest income) to be recognized over time based on the payment terms. The application of this provision has resulted in revenue from certain contracts signed prior to 2018 being accelerated and recorded to retained earnings instead of in our operating results in 2018 and beyond. This also impacts new contracts that we sign in 2018.

 

   

Under legacy GAAP, we recognized royalty revenue when the licensee reported it to us, typically one quarter after royalty-bearing units were shipped, at which time the fee is fixed or determinable. Under ASC 606, we now estimate royalty revenue from our royalty-based licenses in the period that the royalty-bearing event occurs. Thus, revenue from royalties reported to us in the first quarter of 2018 were recorded to retained earnings upon adoption of ASC 606, rather than being recognized as revenue as it would have been under legacy GAAP. This was partially offset by the recognition of revenue in the first quarter of 2018 for estimated royalties that were reported to us in the second quarter of 2018.

 

   

ASC 606 requires certain incremental costs related to contract acquisition, such as sales commissions, and contract fulfillment costs to be capitalized and amortized over the expected period of benefit whereas the Company had previously recognized such expenses as incurred.

Please see Note 4 for the Company’s policies related to revenue recognition and accounting for costs to obtain and fulfill a customer contract.

 

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Statement of Cash Flows

In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash, which requires companies to include amounts generally described as restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents in cash and cash equivalents when reconciling beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts shown on the statement of cash flows. This guidance is effective for annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted. We adopted ASU 2016-18 on January 1, 2018 and reflected restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents in the beginning-of-period and end-of-period amounts on the cash flows, on a retrospective basis. As of result of this adoption, the beginning-of-period amount on the statement of cash flows increased $18.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, to include restricted cash and restricted cash equivalent balances. The end-of-period amount on the statement of cash flows increased $6.0 million and $18.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, to include restricted cash and restricted cash equivalent balances.

Stock Compensation

In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Scope of Modification Accounting. This guidance clarifies when companies would apply modification accounting to changes to the terms or conditions of a stock based payment award. The guidance narrows the definition of a modification. This guidance is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017. We adopted ASU 2016-09 on January 1, 2018 and there was no material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Pension Benefits

In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-07, Compensation-Retirement Benefits (Topic 715)-Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost. This guidance revises the presentation of the net periodic benefit cost in the income statement. The new standard is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017. We adopted ASU 2017-07 on January 1, 2018 and there was no material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Pending

Internal Use Software

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-15, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other – Internal-Use Software (Topic 350-40): Customer’s Accounting for Implementation of Cost Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement that is Considered a Service Contact. This update clarifies the accounting for implementation costs related to a cloud computing arrangement that is a service contract previously defined in ASU 2015-05. This guidance is effective for annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of ASU 2018-15; however, we do not expect the adoption of this standard to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Defined Benefit Pension Plan

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-14, Compensation—Retirement Benefits—Defined Benefit Plans—General: Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Defined Benefit Plans. This guidance eliminates requirements for certain disclosures and requires certain additional disclosures concerning the company’s defined benefit pension plans and other postretirement plans. This guidance is effective for annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2020, with early adoption permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of ASU 2018-14; however, we do not expect the adoption of this standard to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Derivatives

In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-12, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities. This guidance simplifies the application of the hedge accounting guidance in current GAAP and improves the financial reporting of hedging relationships by allowing entities to better align their risk management activities and financial reporting for hedging relationships through changes to both designation and measurement for qualifying hedging relationships and the presentation of hedge results. Further, the new guidance allows more flexibility in the requirements to qualify and maintain hedge accounting. The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018 and interim periods. We are currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of ASU 2017-12; however, we do not expect the adoption of this standard to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

 

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Goodwill

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment, which eliminated step 2 from the goodwill impairment test. This guidance is effective for annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted for testing dates after January 1, 2017. We are currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of ASU 2017-04; however, we do not expect the adoption of this standard to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Leases

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842): Amendments to the FASB Accounting Standards Codification, which replaces the existing guidance for leases. ASU 2016-02 requires the identification of arrangements that should be accounted for as leases by lessees. In general, for lease arrangements exceeding a twelve-month term, these arrangements must now be recognized as assets and liabilities on the balance sheet of the lessee. Under ASU 2016-02, a right-of-use asset and lease obligation will be recorded for all leases, whether operating or financing, while the income statement will reflect lease expense for operating leases and amortization/interest expense for financing leases. The balance sheet amount recorded for existing leases at the date of adoption of ASU 2016-02 must be calculated using the applicable incremental borrowing rate at the date of adoption. This guidance is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2018.

The Company will adopt this ASU on January 1, 2019 and has begun planning for adoption by implementing new lease accounting software, and by working to establish additional changes to our processes and internal controls to ensure all requirements are met upon adoption. The standard allows for a modified retrospective approach or a modified retrospective approach with comparatives under 840 option, where entities would recognize a cumulative effect to retained earnings at the date of adoption without restating prior periods’ balances or disclosures. The Company plans to use the modified retrospective approach with comparatives under 840 option that will not require revising comparative period information or disclosure. We will elect the package of practical expedients permitted under the transition guidance within the new standard, which among other things, allows us to carryforward the historical lease classification. In addition, we are electing the hindsight practical expedient to determine the lease term for existing leases. We will also elect the practical expedient that allows an accounting policy election to exclude right of use assets and lease obligations from the balance sheet for all leases with an initial term of 12 months or less.

Management is continuing to assess the impact of this standard on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet, condensed consolidated statement of operations, condensed consolidated statements of cash flows or disclosures in the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

4. Revenue Recognition

We recognize revenue when a customer obtains control of a promised good or service. The amount of revenue recognized reflects consideration that we expect to be entitled to receive in exchange for these services, and excludes any sales incentives and taxes collected from customers that are subsequently remitted to governmental authorities.

We adopted ASC 606 on January 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective method for all contracts not completed as of the date of adoption. The reported results for 2018 reflect the application of ASC 606 guidance while the reported results for 2017 were prepared under legacy GAAP. The adoption of ASC 606 represents a change in accounting principle that will more closely align revenue recognition with the delivery of our products and services and will provide financial statement readers with enhanced disclosures.

Nature of Licenses and Services & Timing of Revenue Recognition

Creative Professional Revenue

Our Creative Professional revenue is primarily derived from rights to use font licenses, custom font design services and hosted software as a service, or SaaS, offerings. We license fonts directly to end-users through our direct sales organization, e-commerce websites and indirectly through third-party resellers. Web font and digital ad related services refer to our web font services and web design tools. Our customers include graphic designers, advertising agencies, media organizations and corporations.

Revenue from font licenses is recognized upfront when the font software is delivered or made available to the customer. Custom font design services are generally not a separate distinct performance obligation and are sold with a license for the custom font, in which case revenue is recognized upon completion of the services and when the font is delivered and

 

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accepted by the customer. In limited cases, the Company has an enforceable right to payment prior to final delivery and acceptance of custom font design work. In these cases, the Company has determined that the proper treatment is a single over-time performance obligation using input methods (incurred hours towards completion) to measure progress towards completion to determine the pattern of satisfaction of the performance obligation.

For our hosted offerings where we provide our customers the right to access our software without taking possession, revenue is recognized over the contract period on a time-elapsed basis, which is consistent with the transfer of service to the customer. Payment terms and conditions for Creative Professional contracts generally require payment within thirty to sixty days of contract inception. An exception exists for certain contracts for our SaaS offerings or a limited number of multi-year term license agreements which have periodic payment terms, generally quarterly or annually, over the term of the contract. In instances where the timing of revenue recognition differs from the respective payment terms, we have considered whether such contracts include a significant financing component, subject to the applicable practical expedient. The purpose of these payment structures is to align with industry and market standards, not to provide customers with financing. We have determined our contracts generally do not include a significant financing component; however, the Company will continue to assess (1) the length of time between when the goods or services are delivered and expected payment, and (2) prevailing interest rates in the market to re-evaluate this conclusion.

OEM Revenue

Our OEM revenue is derived substantially from printer imaging, printer driver and display imaging products. OEM revenue primarily relates to licenses providing our customers the right to embed our fonts and technology in their products over a certain term. Under our OEM licensing arrangements, we either receive a fixed fee as specified under the license arrangement or a royalty for each product unit incorporating our fonts and technology that is shipped by our OEM customers. Although significantly less than royalties from per-unit shipments and fixed fees from OEM customers, we also receive revenue from software application and operating systems vendors, who include our fonts and technology in their products and for font development. Revenue from per-unit royalty contracts is estimated and recognized in the period that the royalty-bearing event or sale by our OEM customer occurs. Revenue from fixed fee licenses is generally recognized upfront at the point in time when the software embodying the font is shipped or made available to the customer. Certain OEM contracts may include customer support services and unspecified updates for our font technology that is a distinct stand-ready performance obligation and recognized ratably over the service period. Many of our per-unit royalty licenses continue for the duration that our OEM customers ship products that include our technology, unless terminated for breach. Other licenses have terms that typically range from one fiscal quarter to five years, and usually provide for automatic or optional renewals.

Disaggregated Revenue

The following table presents our revenue disaggregated by the timing of revenue recognition as well as by type of product or services offered (See Note 12 for further information regarding revenue by major markets and revenue by geography):

 

     For the Three Months Ended
September 30, 2018
     For the Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2018
 
     Creative
Professional
     OEM      Total      Creative
Professional
     OEM      Total  

License revenue:

                 

License transferred in point in time

   $ 25,068      $ 20,763      $ 45,831      $ 77,817      $ 61,974      $ 139,791  

Service revenue:

                 

Service transferred in point in time

     319        238        557        1,509        1,943        3,452  

Service transferred over time

     10,727        854        11,581        30,203        1,893        32,096  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 36,114      $ 21,855      $ 57,969      $ 109,529      $ 65,810      $ 175,339  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Significant Judgments

Our contracts with customers often include promises to transfer multiple products and services to a customer. Determining whether products and services are considered distinct performance obligations that should be accounted for separately versus together may require significant judgment. Once we determine the performance obligations, the Company determines the transaction price, which includes estimating the amount of variable consideration to be included in the transaction price, if any. We then allocate the transaction price to each performance obligation in the contract based on a relative stand-alone selling price method. The corresponding revenue is recognized as the related performance obligations are satisfied as discussed in the revenue categories above.

 

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Judgment is required to determine the standalone selling price for each distinct performance obligation. We determine standalone selling price based on the price at which the performance obligation is sold separately. If the standalone selling price is not observable through past transactions, we estimate the standalone selling price taking into account available information such as market conditions and internally approved pricing guidelines related to the performance obligations.

With the exception of OEM royalty licenses, our contracts do not generally include a variable component to the transaction price. If royalties are not yet reported to us for the period in which the subsequent sale is expected to occur, we are required to estimate such royalties. When a new contract is signed for the licensing of IP on a per-unit basis, we deliver the licenses and based on ongoing discussions with the customer, will estimate when the distribution will begin and estimate royalties based on distribution forecasts provided by the customer. For ongoing arrangements, we have developed a process to estimate per-unit royalties based on historical data, trends, seasonality, knowledge of changes in contracts/rates, and quarterly discussions with sales personnel to identify significant changes in the customer’s distribution forecast (via seasonality, introduction of new products, discontinuation of products, etc.). Revenue related to the estimation of per-unit royalties was $7.9 million for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018.

As discussed above, certain of our Creative Professional contracts have payment terms that differ from the timing of revenue recognition which requires us to assess whether the transaction price for those contracts include a significant financing component. We have elected the practical expedient that permits an entity to not adjust for the effects of a significant financing component if we expect that at the contract inception, the period between when the entity transfers a promised good or service to a customer and when the customer pays for that good or service will be one year or less. For those contracts in which the period exceeds the one year threshold, this assessment, as well as the quantitative estimate of the financing component and its relative significance, requires judgment. We estimate the significant financing component provided to our customers with extended payment terms by determining the present value of the future payments by applying a discount rate that reflects the customer’s creditworthiness.

Transaction Price Allocated to Future Performance Obligations

The aggregate amount of transaction price that is allocated to performance obligations that have not yet been satisfied or are partially satisfied as of September 30, 2018 is $21.9 million. This amount consists principally of amounts billed for undelivered services that are included in deferred revenue totaling approximately $13.2 million, as well as unbilled backlog, which is the amount of transaction price allocated to unsatisfied or partially unsatisfied performance obligations, for enforceable contracts when there is not a present unconditional right to invoice (a receivable), totaling approximately $8.7 million. Of these amounts, approximately $18.4 million is expected to be recognized as revenue within the next 12 months, with substantially all of the remainder expected to be recognized as revenue within the following 24 month period, as shown in the table below (in thousands):

 

     Current      Long-term      Total  

Deferred revenue

   $ 11,766      $ 1,427      $ 13,193  

Unbilled backlog

     6,688        2,055        8,743  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 18,454      $ 3,482      $ 21,936  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Contract Balances

Timing of revenue recognition may differ from the timing of invoicing to customers. We record an unbilled receivable, or contract asset, when revenue is recognized prior to invoicing when we have an enforceable right to payment. When invoicing occurs prior to revenue recognition, we have unearned revenue, or contract liabilities, presented on our condensed consolidated balance sheet as “deferred revenue” within deferred revenue and other long-term liabilities, as appropriate. When invoicing occurs after revenue recognition, we have earned revenue, or contract assets, presented on our condensed consolidated balance sheet as “unbilled receivables” within accounts receivable and other assets, as appropriate.

Revenue recognized during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 from amounts included in deferred revenue at the beginning of the period were approximately $7.2 million and $21.6 million, respectively. Revenue recognized during both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 from performance obligations satisfied or partially satisfied in previous periods, mainly due to changes in the estimate of royalty revenues, was $7.9 million. During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the change in contract assets reclassified to receivables as a result of the right to the transaction consideration becoming unconditional was not material. The contract modifications entered into during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 did not have a significant impact on the Company’s contract assets or deferred revenue.

 

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Costs to Obtain and Fulfill a Contract

We recognize an asset for the incremental costs of obtaining a contract with a customer if we expect the benefit of those costs to be longer than one year. We have determined that certain commissions paid under our sales incentive programs meet the requirements to be capitalized. The amount capitalized for incremental costs to obtain contracts as of September 30, 2018 was $2.5 million, of which $0.6 million was short-term and has been included in prepaid expenses and other current assets and $1.9 million was long term and has been included in other assets in our condensed consolidated balance sheet. Costs to obtain a contract are amortized as sales and marketing expense over the expected period of benefit in a manner that is consistent with the transfer of the related goods or services to which the asset relates. The judgments made in determining the amount of costs incurred include whether the commissions are in fact incremental and would not have occurred absent the customer contract and the estimate of the amortization period, which ranges between three and ten years depending on the nature of the performance obligations within the contract. These costs are periodically reviewed for impairment. The amount of capitalized costs related to contracts which were terminated on or before September 30, 2018, due to the customer exercising an opt-out clause or the cancellation of an anticipated renewal was not material and was charged to operating expenses in the third quarter of 2018.

We have elected to apply the practical expedient and recognize the incremental costs of obtaining contracts as an expense when incurred if the amortization period of the assets that the Company otherwise would have recognized is one year or less.

We capitalize incremental costs incurred to fulfill our contracts that (i) relate directly to the contract, (ii) are expected to generate resources that will be used to satisfy the Company’s performance obligation under the contract, and (iii) are expected to be recovered through revenue generated under the contract. Contract fulfillment costs primarily relate to font license fees that we pay on certain fonts that are owned by third parties. These fees are related to license revenue that is satisfied at a point in time and payable again upon license renewal, and as a result are incurred immediately upon contract execution. Accordingly, there are no capitalized costs related to costs to fulfill a contract as of September 30, 2018.

5. Fair Value Measurements

The following table presents our financial assets and liabilities that are carried at fair value (in thousands):

 

     Fair Value Measurement at September 30, 2018  
     Total      Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
     Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 

Assets:

           

Cash equivalents—money market funds

   $ 28,788      $ 28,788      $ —        $ —    

Restricted cash equivalents—money market fund

     6,000        6,000        —          —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 34,788      $ 34,788      $ —        $ —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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     Fair Value Measurement at December 31, 2017  
     Total      Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
     Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 

Assets:

           

Cash equivalents—money market funds

   $ 2,014      $ 2,014      $ —        $ —    

Cash equivalents—commercial paper

     16,477        —          16,477        —    

Cash equivalents—corporate bonds

     1,457        —          1,457        —    

Cash equivalents—U.S. government and agency securities

     10,488        10,488        —          —    

Restricted cash equivalents—money market fund

     3,000        3,000        —          —    

Restricted cash equivalents—U.S. government and agency security fund

     8,987        8,987        —          —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current assets

     42,423        24,489        17,934        —    

Restricted cash equivalents—money market fund

     6,000        6,000        —          —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total long term assets

     6,000        6,000        —          —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 48,423      $ 30,489      $ 17,934      $ —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The Company’s recurring fair value measures relate to short-term investments, which are classified as cash equivalents, derivative instruments and from time to time contingent consideration. The fair value of our cash equivalents is based on quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets. The fair value of our derivatives is based on quoted market prices from various banking institutions or an independent third-party provider for similar instruments. In determining the fair value, we consider our non-performance risk and that of our counterparties. At September 30, 2018, we had one 30-day forward contract to sell 2.6 million British pounds sterling and purchase $3.4 million that together, had an immaterial fair value; and at December 31, 2017, we had one 30-day forward contract to sell 2.5 million British pounds sterling and purchase $3.4 million that together, had an immaterial fair value.

The Company’s non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities subject to non-recurring measurements include goodwill and intangible assets.

6. Goodwill and Intangible Assets

During the quarter ended June 30, 2018, the Company decided to cease sales of certain service offerings that were principally acquired as part of the Company’s acquisition of Swyft Media in January 2015. The decision was made in connection with other restructuring actions to re-align the Company’s product and service offerings. See Note 13 for further details regarding the restructuring plan.

The Company has determined that disposal of the Swyft Media component did not qualify for reporting as a discontinued operation under ASC 205-20, Discontinued Operations, as it did not represent a strategic shift in the Company’s operations that had (or will have) a major effect on the Company’s consolidated operations or financial results. As a result of its decision to cease sales of certain service offerings, the Company concluded that the useful life of certain long-lived assets, which represented the intangible assets acquired in the acquisition of Swyft Media, was zero and that there was no ongoing expected future cash flows related to these long-lived assets and no residual value. As a result, such assets were determined to be fully impaired and an impairment charge of approximately $2.6 million, representing the carrying value of these intangible assets, was recorded during the quarter ended June 30, 2018.

The Company evaluated whether the disposal group represented a business under ASU 2017-01, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of a Business, and determined that it did represent a business requiring goodwill to be allocated to the disposal group. The Company determined the fair value of the disposal group utilizing a revenue multiple market approach and allocated the Company’s goodwill to this disposal group on a relative fair value basis based on the fair value of the disposal group to the Company’s consolidated operations as Company only has a single reporting unit. This resulted in the allocation of $0.6 million of goodwill to the disposal group, which was deemed fully impaired as a result of the disposal. The write down is included in the goodwill table shown below.

 

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Goodwill

The changes in the carrying value of goodwill are as follows (in thousands):

 

Balance at December 31, 2017

   $ 279,131  

Foreign currency exchange rate changes

     (1,733

Impairment

     (600
  

 

 

 

Balance at September 30, 2018

   $ 276,798  
  

 

 

 

Intangible Assets

Intangible assets as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 were as follows (dollar amounts in thousands):

 

            September 30, 2018      December 31, 2017  
     Weighted-
Average
Amortization
Period (Years)
     Gross
Carrying
Amount
     Accumulated
Amortization
    Net
Balance
     Gross
Carrying
Amount
     Accumulated
Amortization
    Net
Balance
 

Customer relationships

     10      $ 64,895      $ (54,732   $ 10,163      $ 68,296      $ (54,213   $ 14,083  

Acquired technology

     11        68,921        (51,807     17,114        69,200        (48,945     20,255  

Non-compete agreements

     4        13,654        (13,004     650        14,632        (13,470     1,162  

Indefinite-lived intangible assets:

                  

Trademarks

        44,212        —         44,212        44,956        —         44,956  

Domain names

        4,400        —         4,400        4,400        —         4,400  
     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

      $ 196,082      $ (119,543   $ 76,539      $ 201,484      $ (116,628   $ 84,856  
     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

7. Debt

On September 15, 2015, the Company entered into a new credit agreement (the “New Credit Agreement”) by and among the Company, the Company’s subsidiary, Monotype Imaging Inc., any financial institution that becomes a Lender (as defined therein) and Silicon Valley Bank, as agent which provides for a five-year $150.0 million secured revolving credit facility (the “Credit Facility”). The Credit Facility permits the Company to request that the Lenders, at their election, increase the secured credit facility to a maximum of $200.0 million. The Credit Facility is available to the Company on a revolving basis through September 15, 2020. Repayment of any amounts borrowed are not required until maturity of the Credit Facility. However, the Company may repay any amounts borrowed at any time, without premium or penalty. At September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the Company had $80.0 million and $93.0 million outstanding under the Credit Facility. At September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, available borrowings under the Credit Facility have been reduced by approximately $0.5 million for one standby letter of credit issued in connection with a facility lease agreement, leaving $69.5 million and $56.5 million available for borrowing at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.

Borrowings under the Credit Facility bear a variable rate not less than zero based upon, at the Company’s option, either LIBOR or the higher of (i) the prime rate as published in the Wall Street Journal, and (ii) 0.5% plus the overnight federal funds rate, plus in each case, an applicable margin. The applicable margin for LIBOR loans, based on the applicable leverage ratio, is 1.25%, 1.50% or 1.75% per annum, and the applicable margin for base rate loans, based on the applicable leverage ratio, is either 0.25%, 0.50% or 0.75% per annum. At September 30, 2018, our rate, inclusive of applicable margins, was 3.8% for LIBOR, and at December 31, 2017, our rate, inclusive of applicable margins, was 3.1% for LIBOR.

As of September 30, 2018, the maximum leverage ratio permitted was 3.00:1.00 and our leverage ratio was 1.75:1.00 and the minimum fixed charge coverage ratio was 1.25:1.00 and our fixed charge ratio was 3.62:1.00. Failure to comply with these covenants, or the occurrence of an event of default, could permit the Lenders under the New Credit Agreement to declare all amounts borrowed under the New Credit Agreement, together with accrued interest and fees, to be immediately due and payable. In addition, the Credit Facility is secured by a lien on substantially all of the Company’s and its domestic subsidiaries’ tangible and intangible property by a pledge of all of the equity interests of the Company’s direct and indirect domestic subsidiaries and by a pledge by the Company’s domestic subsidiaries of 65% of the equity of their direct foreign subsidiaries, subject to limited exceptions. In addition to other covenants, the New Credit Agreement places limits on the Company and its subsidiaries’ ability to incur debt or liens and engage in sale-leaseback transactions, make loans and investments, incur additional indebtedness, engage in mergers, acquisitions and asset sales, transact with affiliates and alter its business. The Company was in compliance with the covenants under the Credit Facility as of September 30, 2018.

 

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8. Defined Benefit Pension Plan

Our German subsidiary maintains an unfunded defined benefit pension plan which covers substantially all employees who joined the company prior to the plan’s closure to new participants in 2006. Participants are entitled to benefits in the form of retirement, disability and surviving dependent pensions. Benefits generally depend on years of service and the salary of the employees.

The components of net periodic benefit cost included in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations were as follows (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2018      2017      2018      2017  

Service cost

   $ 27      $ 25      $ 81      $ 71  

Interest cost

     25        29        78        81  

Amortization

     22        24        69        68  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net periodic benefit cost

   $ 74      $ 78      $ 228      $ 220  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

9. Income Taxes

A reconciliation of income taxes computed at federal statutory rates to income tax expense is as follows (dollar amounts in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended September 30,  
     2018     2017  

Provision for income taxes at statutory rate

   $ 1,839        21.0   $ 1,399        35.0

State and local income taxes, net of federal tax benefit

     (4      0.0     (173      (4.3 )% 

Stock based compensation

     89        1.0     141        3.5

Foreign rate differential

     2,662        30.4     (109      (2.7 )% 

Research credits

     (70      (0.8 )%      (381      (9.5 )% 

Permanent non-deductible acquisition-related expense

     1,302        14.9     1,629        40.7

Net shortfall on stock based compensation

     76        0.8     257        6.4

Reversal of reserve for income taxes

     (370      (4.2 )%      (66      (1.6 )% 

Other, net

     (90      (1.0 )%      40        1.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Reported income tax provision

   $ 5,434        62.1   $ 2,737        68.5
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
     2018     2017  

Provision for income taxes at statutory rate

   $ 1,483        21.0   $ 455        35.0

State and local income taxes, net of federal tax benefit

     (55      (0.8 )%      (234      (18.0 )% 

Stock based compensation

     73        1.0     64        5.0

Foreign rate differential

     2,214        31.4     (47      (3.6 )% 

Research credits

     (57      (0.8 )%      (170      (13.1 )% 

Permanent non-deductible acquisition-related expense

     1,061        15.0     727        55.9

Net (windfall) shortfall on stock based compensation

     (80      (1.1 )%      799        61.5

Reversal of reserve for income taxes

     (370      (5.2 )%      (66      (5.1 )% 

Other, net

     (26      (0.4 )%      81        6.3
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Reported income tax provision

   $ 4,243        60.1   $ 1,609        123.9
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

At September 30, 2018, the reserve for uncertain tax positions was approximately $7.0 million. Of this amount, $4.7 million is recorded as a reduction of deferred tax assets and $2.3 million is classified as long-term liabilities. During the quarter, the Company recorded a benefit of $0.4 million related to reserves no longer required due to the lapses of statutes of limitations.

 

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As disclosed in the Company’s 2017 Form 10-K, the Company recorded the tax effects of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“The Act”) in the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2017. The new legislation required the Company to pay tax on the unremitted earnings of its foreign subsidiaries through December 31, 2017. The Company recorded an initial estimate of the tax on unremitted earnings of approximately $0.2 million; however, this amount was offset by available foreign tax credits, and as a result the net estimated amount payable related to the deemed repatriation of foreign earnings was zero. The Company finalized this estimate during the quarter, and there was no change from the initial estimate.

10. Net Income (Loss) Per Share

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, the net income (loss) available to common shareholders is divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period to calculate diluted earnings per share. The assumed exercise of stock options and assumed vesting of restricted stock and restricted stock units were included in the computation of net income per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and for the three months ended September 30, 2017, but were excluded in the computation of net (loss) per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, as their effect would have been anti-dilutive. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and for the three months ended September 30, 2017, the two-class method was used in the computation of diluted net income (loss) per share, as the result was more dilutive.

The following presents a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator used in the calculation of basic net income (loss) per share and, a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator used in the calculation of diluted net income (loss) per share (in thousands, except share and per share data):

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2018      2017      2018      2017  

Numerator:

           

Net income (loss), as reported

   $ 3,321      $ 1,261      $ 2,817      $ (310

Less: net income (loss) attributable to participating securities

     (178      (65      (591      —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income (loss) available to common shareholders—basic

   $ 3,143      $ 1,196      $ 2,226      $ (310
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Denominator:

           

Basic:

           

Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding

     42,040,716        41,750,884        42,026,047        41,700,355  

Less: weighted-average shares of unvested restricted common stock outstanding

     (1,527,879      (2,156,754      (1,711,878      (2,124,043
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Weighted-average number of common shares used in computing basic net income (loss) per common share

     40,512,837        39,594,130        40,314,169        39,576,312  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per share applicable to common shareholders—basic

   $ 0.08      $ 0.03      $ 0.06      $ (0.01
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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     Three Months Ended
September 30,
     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2018      2017      2018      2017  

Numerator:

           

Net income (loss) available to common shareholders—basic

   $ 3,143      $ 1,196      $ 2,226      $ (310

Add-back: undistributed earnings allocated to unvested shareholders

     —          (179      —          —    

Less: undistributed earnings reallocated to unvested shareholders

     —          178        —          —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income (loss) available to common shareholders—diluted

   $ 3,143      $ 1,195      $ 2,226      $ (310
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     Three Months Ended
September 30,
     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2018      2017      2018      2017  

Denominator:

           

Diluted:

           

Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding

     42,040,716        41,750,884        42,026,047        41,700,355  

Less: weighted-average shares of unvested restricted common stock outstanding

     (1,527,879      (2,156,754      (1,711,878      (2,124,043

Weighted-average number of common shares issuable upon exercise of outstanding stock options

     96,806        204,649        140,349        —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Weighted-average number of common shares used in computing diluted net income (loss) per common share

     40,609,643        39,798,779        40,454,518        39,576,312  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per share applicable to common shareholders—diluted

   $ 0.08      $ 0.03      $ 0.06      $ (0.01
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The following common share equivalents have been excluded from the computation of diluted weighted-average shares outstanding, as their effect would have been anti-dilutive:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2018      2017      2018      2017  

Options

     506,003        633,858        488,471        824,536  

Unvested restricted stock

     535,558        566,934        420,908        652,741  

Unvested restricted stock units

     17,248        32,971        26,645        58,674  

11. Stockholders’ Equity

Stock purchases

On May 3, 2018, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a share purchase program permitting repurchases of up to $25.0 million of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock through June 7, 2019. During the quarter ended September 30, 2018, the Company repurchased a total of 282,208 shares of its common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $5.7 million, including brokers’ fees. Intended to offset shareholder dilution, the Company expects to make repurchases periodically, either on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions, subject to availability, as business and market conditions warrant. The share repurchase program does not obligate the Company to acquire any particular amount of common stock, and the program may be suspended or discontinued at the discretion of management and/or the Company’s Board of Directors.

 

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Stock Based Compensation

We account for stock based compensation in accordance with ASC Topic No. 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation, which requires the measurement of compensation costs at fair value on the date of grant and recognition of compensation expense over the service period for awards expected to vest. The following presents the impact of stock based compensation expense on our condensed consolidated statements of operations (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2018      2017      2018      2017  

Marketing and selling

   $ 2,031      $ 2,455      $ 4,515      $ 7,348  

Research and development

     900        1,131        2,781        3,227  

General and administrative

     1,395        1,685        4,465        4,719  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expensed

   $ 4,326      $ 5,271      $ 11,761      $ 15,294  

Property and equipment

     3        44        24        97  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total stock based compensation

   $ 4,329      $ 5,315      $ 11,785      $ 15,391  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

In the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, $3 thousand and $44 thousand, respectively, of stock based compensation was capitalized as part of internal software projects, and this amount is included in property and equipment, net in our condensed consolidated balance sheet. In the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, $24 thousand and $97 thousand, respectively, of stock based compensation was capitalized as part of internal software projects, and this amount is included in property and equipment, net in our condensed consolidated balance sheet. For the nine months ended September 30, 2018, $1.4 million of stock based compensation expense was reversed as a result of forfeitures of awards by employees included in the restructuring plan. This non-recurring amount has been included in restructuring expenses.

As of September 30, 2018, the Company had $29.0 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to employees and directors’ unvested restricted stock awards, restricted stock units and stock option awards that are expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.2 years.

12. Segment Reporting

We view our operations and manage our business as one segment: the development, marketing and licensing of technologies and fonts. Factors used to identify our single segment include the financial information available for evaluation by our chief operating decision maker in making decisions about how to allocate resources and assess performance. While our technologies and services are sold into two principal markets, Creative Professional and OEM, expenses and assets are not formally allocated to these market segments, and operating results are assessed on an aggregate basis to make decisions about the allocation of resources. The following table presents revenue for these two principle markets (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2018      2017      2018      2017  

Creative Professional

   $ 36,114      $ 34,521      $ 109,529      $ 92,234  

OEM

     21,855        25,986        65,810        78,539  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 57,969      $ 60,507      $ 175,339      $ 170,773  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Geographic segment information

We market our products and services principally through offices in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, China, Republic of Korea and Japan. We report revenue based on the geographic location of our customers. For example, licenses may be sold to large international companies, which may be headquartered in the Republic of Korea, such revenues would be included in the revenue defined as Rest of World.

 

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The following table summarizes revenue by customer location (in thousands of dollars, except percentages):

 

     Three Months Ended September 30,  
     2018     2017  
     Sales      % of Total     Sales      % of Total  
     (In thousands, except percentages)  

United States

   $ 26,389        45.5   $ 27,951        46.2

Japan

     12,847        22.2       14,963        24.7  

Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA)

     12,809        22.1       13,952        23.1  

Rest of World

     5,924        10.2       3,641        6.0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 57,969        100.0   $ 60,507        100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
     2018     2017  
     Sales      % of Total     Sales      % of Total  
     (In thousands, except percentages)  

United States

   $ 78,360        44.7   $ 74,631        43.7

Japan

     36,217        20.7       44,278        25.9  

Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA)

     42,873        24.4       37,392        21.9  

Rest of World

     17,889        10.2       14,472        8.5  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 175,339        100.0   $ 170,773        100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Long-lived assets, which include property and equipment, goodwill and intangible assets, but exclude other assets and deferred tax assets, are attributed to geographic areas in which Company assets reside and is shown below (in thousands):

 

     September 30,
2018
     December 31,
2017
 

Long-lived assets:

     

United States

   $ 305,562      $ 314,930  

United Kingdom

     3,628        4,004  

Germany

     55,310        58,319  

Asia (including Japan)

     3,667        3,497  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 368,167      $ 380,750  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

13. Restructuring

On June 6, 2018, the Company implemented a restructuring plan, under which the Company will reduce headcount in certain areas of the Company, made the decision to cease sales and marketing of the Swyft product and service line and to close a regional office, all in an effort to improve operational efficiencies. The plan provided for the elimination of approximately 50 positions worldwide across a variety of functions, with a concentration within engineering, as well as sales and marketing. The Company recorded net charges totaling $0.2 million and $6.8 million in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, related to severance and termination benefits, net of stock based compensation reversal, the write off of goodwill and intangible assets attributable to Swyft, the acceleration of the final deferred compensation payment to the founders of Swyft, and charges associated with the office closure.

 

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The following presents the details of the restructuring expense line item within our consolidated statements of operations (in thousands):

 

     Three
Months Ended
September 30, 2018
     Nine
Months Ended
September 30, 2018
 

Severance and termination benefits

   $ 177      $ 4,403  

Reversal of stock based compensation expense

     —          (1,402

Accelerated deferred compensation

     —          523  

Office closure

     67        67  

Intangible assets impairment

     —          2,623  

Write off of allocated goodwill

     —          600  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total restructuring

   $ 244      $ 6,814  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

We reversed $1.4 million of stock based compensation expense as a result of forfeitures of awards by employees included in the restructuring plan. See Note 6 for further details regarding the intangible asset disposal and write off of goodwill.

The following presents a roll forward of the restructuring reserves and provision activity (in thousands):

 

     Personnel
related
     Facilities
related
     Total  

Restructuring reserve at January 1, 2018

   $ 1,333      $ —        $ 1,333  

Restructuring charges

     194        —          194  

Cash payments

     (985      —          (985
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Restructuring reserve at March 31, 2018

     542        —          542  

Restructuring charges

     4,031        —          4,031  

Cash payments

     (479      —          (479

Foreign currency exchange rate changes

     (5      —          (5
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Restructuring reserve at June 30, 2018

   $ 4,089      $ —        $ 4,089  

Restructuring charges

     177        67        244  

Cash payments

     (1,295      —          (1,295

Foreign currency exchange rate changes

     (24      —          (24
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Restructuring reserve at September 30, 2018

   $ 2,947      $ 67      $ 3,014  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Future cash expenditures related to the restructuring are expected to be approximately $2.3 million, net of tax savings. We expect the restructuring plan to be completed by the end of 2018, other than the payment of deferred termination benefits to certain terminated employees.

14. Commitments and Contingencies

Legal Proceedings

From time to time, we may be a party to various claims, suits and complaints. We do not believe that there are claims or legal proceedings that, if determined adversely to us, would have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.

Licensing Warranty

Under our standard license agreement with our OEM customers, we warrant that the licensed technologies are free of infringement claims of intellectual property rights and will meet the specifications as defined in the licensing agreement for a specified period, typically one year. Under the licensing agreements, liability for such indemnity obligations is limited, generally to the total arrangement fee; however, exceptions have been made on a case-by-case basis, increasing the maximum potential liability to agreed upon amounts at the time the contract is entered into or unlimited liability. We have never incurred costs payable to a customer or business partner to defend lawsuits or settle claims related to these warranties, and as a result, management believes the estimated fair value of these warranties is minimal. Accordingly, there are no liabilities recorded for these warranties as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017.

 

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15. Subsequent Events

Stock Purchase Program

Subsequent to September 30, 2018, the Company purchased 315,000 shares of common stock for $6.3 million, at an average price per share of $19.80 through October 26, 2018. The Company purchased these shares on the open market at prevailing market prices and in accordance with its previously announced share purchase program. At October 26, 2018, $12.0 million remains for future purchase under the Plan.

Dividend Declaration

On October 25, 2018, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a $0.116 per share quarterly cash dividend on our outstanding common stock. The record date is set for January 2, 2019 and the dividend is payable to shareholders of record on January 22, 2019. Dividends are declared at the discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors and depend on actual cash from operations, the Company’s financial condition and capital requirements and any other factors the Company’s Board of Directors may consider relevant. Future dividend declarations, as well as the record and payment dates for such dividends, will be determined by the Company’s Board of Directors on a quarterly basis.

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

Forward Looking Statements and Projections

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements relate to future events or our future financial performance. We generally identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “could,” “intends,” “target,” “projects,” “contemplates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential” or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other similar words. These statements are only predictions. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our business, results of operations and financial condition. The outcome of the events described in these forward looking statements is subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors described in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Accordingly, you should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. We cannot assure you that the events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements will be achieved or occur, and actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements made in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q relate only to events as of the date on which the statements are made. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which the statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

Overview

We are a leading global provider of design assets, technology and expertise that are designed to enable the best user experiences, ensure brand integrity and help companies engage their best customers. We empower expression and engagement for creatives, designers, engineers and marketers at the world’s most revered brands. Monotype is home to some of the world’s most well-known typeface collections. We provide high-quality creative assets and technology solutions to marketers and content creators that empower our customers to achieve global brand fidelity and drive consistent user experiences across a wide variety of devices and online media. Along with our custom type services, our solutions enable consumers and professionals to express their creativity, while our tools and technologies improve creative workflows and maximize efficiency as content is published or distributed. Our solutions provide worldwide language coverage and high-quality text, and our embedded solutions support compelling user interfaces. We offer more than 14,000 typeface designs, and include some of the world’s most widely used designs, such as the Times New Roman®, Helvetica®, Frutiger®, ITC Franklin Gothic™, FF Meta and Droid™ typefaces, and support more than 250 Latin and non-Latin languages. Our e-commerce websites, including myfonts.com, fonts.com, linotype.com, and fontshop.com, which attracted more than 50 million visitors in 2017 from over 200 countries and territories, offer thousands of high-quality font products including our own fonts from the Monotype Libraries, as well as fonts from third parties.

 

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Sources of Revenue

We derive revenue from two principal sources: licensing our design assets and technology to brands and creative professionals, which we refer to as Creative Professional revenue, and licensing our text imaging solutions to consumer device manufacturers and independent software vendors, which we refer to as OEM revenue. We derive Creative Professional revenue primarily from brands, agencies, publishers, corporations, enterprises, small businesses and individuals. We derive OEM revenue primarily from consumer device manufacturers. Creative Professional and OEM revenues are both comprised of license and service revenues. We classify cloud-based subscriptions and other services, such as font related services, custom font design and post contract support as service revenue. All other revenue is classified as license revenue. We operate our business based on two principal markets, Creative Professional and OEM, which is the basis for the following discussion of operating results.

Some of our revenue streams, particularly project-related and custom font design service revenue where spending is largely discretionary in nature, have historically been, and we expect them to continue to be in the future, susceptible to weakening economic conditions.

Geographic revenue, which is based on the geographic location of our customers, is in the table below:

 

     Three Months Ended September 30,  
     2018     2017  
     Sales      % of Total     Sales      % of Total  
     (In thousands, except percentages)  

United States

   $ 26,389        45.5   $ 27,951        46.2

Japan

     12,847        22.2       14,963        24.7  

Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA)

     12,809        22.1       13,952        23.1  

Rest of World

     5,924        10.2       3,641        6.0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 57,969        100.0   $ 60,507        100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
     2018     2017  
     Sales      % of Total     Sales      % of Total  
     (In thousands, except percentages)  

United States

   $ 78,360        44.7   $ 74,631        43.7

Japan

     36,217        20.7       44,278        25.9  

Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA)

     42,873        24.4       37,392        21.9  

Rest of World

     17,889        10.2       14,472        8.5  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 175,339        100.0   $ 170,773        100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, revenue from customers outside the United States comprised 54.5% and 53.8%, respectively, of our total revenue. For the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, revenue from customers outside the United States comprised 55.3% and 56.3%, respectively, of our total revenue. We expect that sales by our international subsidiaries will continue to represent a substantial portion of our revenue for the foreseeable future. Future international revenue will depend on the continued use and expansion of our products worldwide.

We derive a significant portion of our OEM revenue from a limited number of customers, in particular manufacturers of laser printers and consumer electronic devices. For the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, our top ten licensees by revenue, most of which are OEM customers, accounted for approximately 26.9% and 27.5% of our total revenue, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, our top ten licensees by revenue accounted for approximately 23.6% and 28.4% of our total revenue, respectively. Although no one customer accounted for more than 10% of our total revenue for the three months or nine months ended September 30, 2018 or 2017, if we are unable to maintain relationships with major customers or establish relationships with new customers, our licensing revenue will be adversely affected.

 

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Creative Professional Revenue

For a description of our Creative Professional revenue and related accounting policy, see Note 4.

OEM Revenue

For a description of our OEM revenue and related accounting policy, see Note 4.

Cost of Revenue

Our cost of revenue consists of font license fees that we pay on certain fonts that are owned by third parties, personnel and allocated internal engineering expense and overhead costs related to custom font design services and SaaS based offerings and cloud-based web service costs. License fees that we pay to third parties are typically based on a percentage of our Creative Professional and OEM revenue and do not involve minimum fees.

Cost of revenue also includes amortization of acquired technology, which we amortize over 7 to 15 years. For purposes of amortizing acquired technology, we estimate the remaining useful life of the technology based upon various considerations, including our knowledge of the technology and the way our customers use it. We use the straight-line method to amortize acquired technology. There is no reliable evidence to suggest that we should expect any other pattern of amortization than an even pattern, and we believe this best reflects the expected pattern of economic usage.

Gross Profit

Our gross profit percentage is influenced by a number of factors including product mix, pricing and volume at any particular time. However, cost of OEM revenue is typically lower than cost of Creative Professional revenue because we own a higher percentage of the fonts licensed to OEM customers, provide value-added technology and have negotiated lower royalty rates on the fonts we license from third parties because of volume. In addition, within our Creative Professional business, the cost of custom font design and SaaS based service revenue is substantially higher than the cost of other revenue. The relative cost of Creative Professional revenue has decreased in recent periods, as efforts to sell license rights to more fonts that we own have been successful, and because we have recently experienced success in our effort to sell certain license rights that carry lower royalty rates to Creative Professional customers. Creative Professional revenue is growing at a faster rate than OEM revenue. We expect these trends to continue. Our gross profit is subject to variability from period-to-period, depending on the product mix and the level of custom font design and SaaS based service revenue.

Critical Accounting Policies

The preparation of financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with GAAP and our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations requires us to make judgments, assumptions and estimates that affect the amounts reported in our consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

Information about our critical accounting policies may be found in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” under the heading “Critical Accounting Policies,” included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, except for the adoption as of January 1, 2018, of guidance in ASC 606 as more fully described in Note 3 to the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated quarterly statements.

 

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Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2018 Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2017

Revenue and cost of revenue, bifurcated into license and service, is as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
        
     2018      2017      Increase
(Decrease)
 

License revenue

   $ 45,831      $ 49,913      $ (4,082

Service revenue

     12,138        10,594        1,544  

Cost of revenue—license

     6,947        6,782        165  

Cost of revenue—service

     2,448        2,937        (489

License revenue decreased primarily due to certain one-time printer revenue recognized in the third quarter of 2017, as a result of conversion of customers to fixed fee contracts from royalty bearing contracts. There was no corresponding item in the current period. In addition, our royalty based revenue is lower in the three months ended September 30, 2018, as a result of the adoption of ASC 606. We now estimate and accrue royalty-based revenue in the quarter when the royalty-based units are shipped, as opposed to when those shipments were reported to us by the licensee under legacy GAAP.

Service revenue has increased primarily due to the growth of our SaaS-based product offerings, including our Mosaic solution.

Gross profit from license revenue, before amortization of acquired technology, decreased to 84.8% from 86.4%, period over period. Gross profit from service revenue, before amortization of acquired technology, increased to 79.8% and 72.3%. See further discussion below for additional information regarding our period over period revenue and cost of revenue.

While revenue from services has grown to a level of significance requiring separate disclosure, we continue to operate our business based on our two principal markets, Creative Professional and OEM, which is the basis for the following discussion of operating results.

 

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The following table sets forth items in the condensed consolidated quarterly statements of operations as a percentage of sales for the periods indicated:

 

     Three
Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2018     2017  

Revenue:

    

Creative Professional

     62.3     57.1

OEM

     37.7       42.9  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenue

     100.0       100.0  

Cost of revenue

     16.2       16.0  

Cost of revenue—amortization of acquired technology

     1.5       1.5  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total cost of revenue

     17.7       17.5  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     82.3       82.5  

Marketing and selling

     31.4       37.1  

Research and development

     13.2       14.9  

General and administrative

     18.6       18.7  

Restructuring

     0.4       —    

Amortization of other intangible assets

     1.5       1.7  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     65.1       72.4  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from operations

     17.2       10.1  

Interest expense, net

     1.5       1.1  

Loss on foreign exchange

     0.7       2.3  

(Gain) loss on derivatives

     (0.1     0.2  

Other income

     —         (0.1
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other expense

     2.1       3.5  

Income before provision for income taxes

     15.1       6.6  

Provision for income taxes

     9.4       4.5  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

     5.7     2.1
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The following discussion compares the three months ended September 30, 2018 with the three months ended September 30, 2017.

Revenues by Market.

We view our operations and manage our business as one segment: the development, marketing and licensing of technologies and fonts. Factors used to identify our single segment include the financial information available for evaluation by our chief operating decision maker in making decisions about how to allocate resources and assess performance. While our technologies and services are sold to customers in two principal markets, Creative Professional and consumer device manufacturers and independent software vendors, together OEM, expenses and assets are not formally allocated to these markets, and operating results are assessed on an aggregate basis to make decisions about the allocation of resources.

The following table presents revenue for these two principal markets (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
     Increase
(Decrease)
 
     2018      2017  

Creative Professional

   $ 36,114      $ 34,521      $ 1,593  

OEM

     21,855        25,986        (4,131
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total revenue

   $ 57,969      $ 60,507      $ (2,538
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Revenue

Revenue was $58.0 million and $60.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, a decrease of $2.5 million, or 4.2%.

Creative Professional revenue was $36.1 million and $34.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, an increase of $1.6 million, or 4.6%, mainly due to growth in sales to enterprise customers and increased service revenue as SaaS offerings continue to become a larger part of our portfolio.

OEM revenue decreased $4.1 million, or 16.0%, to $21.9 million in the three months ended September 30, 2018, as compared to $26.0 million in the three months ended September 30, 2017. Revenue from our printer imaging OEM customers decreased period over period partially due to lower revenue from customers under fixed fee contracts and partially due to $2.0 million of one-time payments recognized in the third quarter of 2017 from the conversion of customers to fixed fee contracts from royalty bearing contracts. There was no corresponding item in the current period. Display imaging revenue decreased mainly due to a few large deals in the third quarter of 2017 that did not repeat in the third quarter of 2018.

Cost of Revenue and Gross Profit

Cost of revenue, excluding amortization of acquired technology, was $9.4 million and $9.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, a decrease of $0.3 million, or 3.3%, mainly due to lower total revenue.

The portion of cost of revenue consisting of amortization of acquired technology was unchanged at $0.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

Gross profit was 82.3% in the three months ended September 30, 2018, as compared to 82.5% in the three months ended September 30, 2017, a decrease of 0.2 percentage points.

Operating Expenses

Marketing and Selling. Marketing and selling expense decreased $4.3 million, or 18.9%, to $18.2 million in the three months ended September 30, 2018, as compared to $22.5 million in the same period in 2017. Personnel and personnel related expenses decreased $3.2 million, period over period, due to lower headcount mainly from our restructuring actions in the second quarter of 2018. Targeted marketing spending and consulting together decreased $1.1 million in the third quarter of 2018, as compared to the same period in 2017, due to portfolio decisions around discretionary programs. Decreased facilities expense, mainly due to the consolidation of certain regional offices in 2017, was offset by increased software expenses, mainly due to investments in information systems supporting the Creative Professional business, period over period.

Research and Development. Research and development expense was $7.7 million and $9.0 million in the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, a decrease of $1.3 million, or 14.6%, primarily due to lower personnel expenses. Personnel and personnel related expenses decreased $1.2 million, period over period, due to lower headcount mainly from restructuring actions in the second quarter of 2018 and in the fourth quarter of 2017.

General and Administrative. General and administrative expense was $10.8 million and $11.3 million in the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, a decrease of $0.5 million, or 4.5%. Audit and legal expenses together decreased $0.4 million in the third quarter of 2018, as compared to the same period in 2017, mainly due to lower audit fees in the third quarter of 2018 and additional expenses incurred related to shareholder activities in the prior period, which did not recur.

Restructuring. Restructuring expense was $0.2 million in the three months ended September 30, 2018 due to additional severance expense and charges associated with the closure of one of our regional offices. There were no similar charges in the same period in 2017.

Amortization of Other Intangible Assets. Amortization of other intangible assets was $0.9 million and $1.0 million in the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, a decrease of $0.1 million, or 16.8%.

 

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Interest Expense, Net

Interest expense, net of interest income was $0.8 million and $0.7 million in the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, an increase of $0.1 million, or 18.2%, mainly due to increases in interest rates on our outstanding borrowings, partially offset by a reduction in the balance outstanding.

Loss on Foreign Exchange

Losses on foreign exchange were $0.4 million and $1.4 million in the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, a decrease of $1.0 million, primarily the result of currency fluctuations on our foreign denominated receivables and payables. In the three months ended September 30, 2017, the loss was primarily due to the strengthening of the Euro, as compared to the U.S. dollar, on U.S. dollar denominated receivables held by our foreign subsidiaries.

Loss (Gain) on Derivatives

Loss (gain) on derivatives was a gain of $47 thousand and a loss of $0.1 million in the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, a decrease of $0.1 million, due to our 30-day forward currency contracts.

Provision for Income Taxes

For the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, our effective tax rate was 62.1% and 68.5%, respectively. Our effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2018 was lower than our 2017 effective tax rate primarily due to the enactment of The Act in December 2017. Significant changes resulting primarily from The Act included:

 

   

The statutory tax rate in the three months ended September 30, 2018 is 21.0%, as compared to the U.S. statutory tax rate of 35.0% in the same period in 2017.

 

   

Foreign rate differential increased our effective rate 30.4% in the three months ended September 30, 2018, as compared to a decrease of 2.7% in the same period in 2017, due to changes in tax treatment of foreign earnings under The Act. These changes include significant new limitations on the ability to utilize foreign tax credits, and the effects of the new Global Intangible Low Taxed Income (GILTI) provisions. These provisions have resulted in a significantly higher effective tax rate on foreign earnings.

 

   

Non-deductible expenses added 14.9% to the effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2018, as compared to 40.7% in the same period in 2017, primarily due to increased income before taxes.

In addition, the effective rate for the three months ended September 30, 2018 was reduced by 4.2% for a reduction in reserves resulting from the expiration of statutes of limitations. State and local taxes, net of federal benefit, provided a benefit of 4.3% in the three months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to 0.0% for the three months ended September 30, 2018, mainly due to adjustments to our deferred state tax balances, which resulted from changes in our estimated state tax rate.

Results of Operations for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018 Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017

Revenue and cost of revenue, bifurcated into license and service, is as follows:

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2018      2017      Increase
(Decrease)
 

License revenue

   $ 139,791      $ 141,083      $ (1,292

Service revenue

     35,548        29,690        5,858  

Cost of revenue—license

     23,841        20,745        3,096  

Cost of revenue—service

     7,946        7,893        53  

License revenue decreased primarily due to certain one-time printer revenue recognized in the nine months ended September 30, 2017, as a result of conversion of customers to fixed fee contracts from royalty bearing contracts, partially offset by growth in sales to our enterprise customers. There was no corresponding item in the current period. In addition, our royalty based revenue is lower in the nine months ended September 30, 2018, a result of the adoption of ASC 606. We now estimate and accrue our royalty-based revenue in the quarter when the royalty-based units are shipped, as opposed to when those shipments were reported to us by the licensee under legacy GAAP. This change had the effect of shifting traditional holiday seasonality revenue for consumer electronics from the first quarter of 2018 to the fourth quarter of 2017.

 

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Service revenue has increased primarily due to the growth of our SaaS-based product offerings, including our Mosaic solution.

Gross profit from license revenue, before amortization of acquired technology, decreased to 82.9% from 85.3%, primarily due to additional non-recurring royalty expense in the nine months ended September 30, 2018 for which there was no corresponding revenue in the corresponding period in 2017, in accordance with ASC 606. Gross profit from service revenue, before amortization of acquired technology, increased to 77.6% from 73.4%. See further discussion below for additional information regarding our period over period revenue and cost of revenue.

While revenue from services has grown to a level of significance requiring separate disclosure, we continue to operate our business based on our two principal markets, Creative Professional and OEM, which is the basis for the following discussion of operating results.

The following table sets forth items in the condensed consolidated year-to-date statements of operations as a percentage of sales for the periods indicated:

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2018     2017  

Revenue:

    

Creative Professional

     62.5     54.0

OEM

     37.5       46.0  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenue

     100.0       100.0  

Cost of revenue

     18.1       16.8  

Cost of revenue—amortization of acquired technology

     1.5       1.5  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total cost of revenue

     19.6       18.3  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     80.4       81.7  

Marketing and selling

     33.3       38.9  

Research and development

     14.5       16.3  

General and administrative

     21.8       19.9  

Restructuring

     3.9       —    

Amortization of other intangible assets

     1.6       1.8  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     75.1       76.9  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from operations

     5.3       4.8  

Interest expense, net

     1.3       1.2  

Loss on foreign exchange

     —         2.7  

(Gain) loss on derivatives

     (0.1     0.2  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other expense

     1.2       4.1  

Income before provision for income taxes

     4.1       0.7  

Provision for income taxes

     2.5       0.9  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (loss) income

     1.6     (0.2 %) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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The following discussion compares the nine months ended September 30, 2018 with the nine months ended September 30, 2017.

Revenue by Market.

The following table presents revenue for these two principal markets (in thousands):

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
     Increase
(Decrease)
 
     2018      2017  

Creative Professional

   $ 109,529      $ 92,234      $ 17,295  

OEM

     65,810        78,539        (12,729
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total revenue

   $ 175,339      $ 170,773      $ 4,566  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Revenue

Revenue was $175.3 million and $170.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, an increase of $4.5 million, or 2.7%.

Creative Professional revenue increased $17.3 million, or 18.8%, to $109.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to $92.2 million in the same period in 2017, mainly due to growth in sales of revenue from our enterprise customers, including the launch of our Mosaic solution and higher service revenue as SaaS offerings continue to become a larger part of our offering portfolio.

OEM revenue decreased $12.7 million, or 16.3%, to $65.8 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2018, as compared to $78.5 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2017. Revenue from our printer imaging OEM customers decreased period over period partially due to $6.1 million of one-time payments recognized in the nine months ended September 30, 2017 from the conversion of customers to fixed fee contracts from royalty bearing contracts. There was no corresponding item in the current period. Additionally, we recorded lower royalty based revenue as a result of the adoption of ASC 606. We now estimate and accrue royalty-based revenue in the quarter when the royalty-based units are shipped, as opposed to when those shipments were reported to us by the licensee under legacy GAAP. This change had the effect of shifting traditional holiday seasonality revenue for consumer electronics from the first quarter of 2018 to the fourth quarter of 2017.

Cost of Revenue and Gross Profit

Cost of revenue, excluding amortization of acquired technology, was $31.8 million and $28.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, an increase of $3.2 million, or 11.0%, mainly due to $2.2 million of additional non-recurring royalty expense for which there was no corresponding revenue item in the period in accordance with ASC 606 and higher costs associated with the revenue from our enterprise customers. As a percentage of sales, cost of revenue, excluding amortization of acquired technology, was 18.1% and 16.8% of total revenue in the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

Amortization of acquired technology was unchanged at $2.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

Gross profit was 80.4% in the nine months ended September 30, 2018, as compared to 81.7% in the nine months ended September 30, 2017, a decrease of 1.3 percentage points partially due to the additional non-recurring royalty expense as described above, and partially due to the continued shift in product mix between Creative Professional and the higher margin OEM business.

Operating Expenses

Marketing and Selling. Marketing and selling expense was $58.4 million and $66.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, a decrease of $8.0 million, or 12.1%. Personnel and personnel related expenses decreased $6.6 million, period over period, due to lower headcount mainly from our restructuring actions in the second quarter of 2018. Targeted marketing spending and consulting expense together decreased $1.8 million in the nine months

 

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ended September 30, 2018, as compared to the same period in 2017, due to portfolio decisions around discretionary programs. Software expenses increased $1.1 million, period over period, due to investments in information systems supporting the Creative Professional business. Facilities expense decreased $0.7 million due to the consolidation of certain regional offices in 2017.

Research and Development. Research and development expense was $25.4 million and $27.8 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, a decrease of $2.4 million, or 8.5%. Personnel and personnel related expenses decreased $1.4 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2018, as compared to the same period in 2017, due to lower headcount mainly from restructuring actions in the second quarter of 2018 and in the fourth quarter of 2017. Decreased facilities expense contributed $0.4 million to the overall decrease period over period, due to the consolidation of certain regional offices in 2017. Consulting expense decreased $0.4 million, period over period due to the timing of projects.

General and Administrative. General and administrative expense was $38.3 million and $34.0 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, an increase of $4.3 million, or 12.4%. Outside consulting and legal expenses increased $3.1 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2018, as compared to the same period in 2017, primarily due to additional expenses incurred related to shareholder activities. Personnel and personnel related expenses increased $0.4 million, period over period, mainly the result of key hiring. Increased infrastructure expenses, such as facilities, software and depreciation, together contributed $1.4 million to the overall increase in general and administrative expenses, period over period. Audit expenses decreased $0.7 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2018, as compared to the same period in 2017, mainly due to lower audit fees.

Restructuring. Restructuring expense was $6.8 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2018. There was no restructuring expense in the same period in 2017. Included in restructuring costs is a $3.2 million write down of intangible assets and goodwill allocated to the Swyft business, which was discontinued in connection with the restructuring action announced in June 2018. Severance expenses totaled $4.4 million and an acceleration of Swyft deferred compensation payment resulted in an incremental charge of $0.5 million mainly due to the restructuring action in the second quarter of 2018. Facilities charges were $0.1 million due to the closure of one of our regional offices in the third quarter of 2018. These charges were partially offset by a $1.4 million reversal of stock based compensation expense as a result of forfeitures of awards by employees included in the restructuring plan. There were no similar charges in the same period in 2017.

Amortization of Other Intangible Assets. Amortization of other intangible assets was $2.8 million and $3.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, a decrease of $0.2 million, or 7.0%.

Interest Expense, Net

Interest expense, net of interest income was $2.4 million and $2.1 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, an increase of $0.3 million, or 14.4%, as reductions in outstanding borrowings under our revolving line of credit were offset by an increase in interest rates.

(Gain) Loss on Foreign Exchange

(Gain) losses on foreign exchange was a gain of $30 thousand and a loss of $4.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, a decrease of $4.6 million, primarily the result of currency fluctuations on our foreign denominated receivables and payables. In the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the loss was mainly attributed to the strengthening of the Euro, as compared to the U.S. dollar, on U.S. dollar denominated receivables held by our foreign subsidiaries.

Loss (Gain) on Derivatives

Loss (gain) on derivatives were a gain of $0.1 million and a loss of $0.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, a decrease of $0.4 million, due to our 30-day forward currency contracts.

 

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Provision for Income Taxes

For the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, our effective tax rate was 60.1% and 123.9%, respectively. Our effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 is significantly lower than our 2017 effective tax rate primarily due to:

 

   

As a result of the enactment of The Act in December 2017, the statutory tax rate in the nine months ended September 30, 2018 is 21.0%, as compared to the U.S. statutory tax rate of 35.0% in the same period in 2017.

 

   

Foreign rate differential increased our effective rate 31.4% in the nine months ended September 30, 2018, as compared to a decrease of 3.6% in the same period in 2017, due to changes in tax treatment of foreign earnings under The Act. These changes include significant new limitations on the ability to utilize foreign tax credits, and the effects of the new Global Intangible Low Taxed Income (GILTI) provisions. These provisions have resulted in a significantly higher effective tax rate on foreign earnings.

 

   

Non-deductible expenses added 15.0% to the effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, as compared to 55.9% in the same period in 2017, as a result of the increase in income before taxes and changes in deductibility of certain expenses under The Act.

In addition, a net windfall on stock based compensation resulted in a 1.1% reduction in the effective rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, as compared to a shortfall rate in the same period in 2017 that resulted in a 61.5% increase in the effective rate. Further, state and local taxes reduced the effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 by 18.0%, as compared to 0.8% in the current period. For the nine months ended September 30, 2018 the change in state tax resulted mainly from adjustments to our deferred stat tax balances which resulted from changes in our estimated state tax rate.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

Information concerning recently issued accounting pronouncements may be found in Note 3 to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018 and 2017

Since our inception, we have financed our operations primarily through cash from operations, private and public stock sales and long-term debt arrangements, as described below. We believe our existing cash and cash equivalents, our cash flow from operating activities and available bank borrowings will be sufficient to meet our anticipated cash needs for at least one year from the issuance of these financial statements. At September 30, 2018, our principal sources of liquidity were cash and cash equivalents totaling $70.1 million and a $150.0 million revolving credit facility, of which there was $80.0 million of outstanding borrowings. On May 3, 2018, our Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program of up to $25.0 million of our outstanding common stock, which permits purchases through June 7, 2019. In the nine months ended September 30, 2018, we used $6.7 million in cash to purchase shares under the plan. At September 30, 2018, the plan has $18.3 million available for future purchases. Our future working capital requirements will depend on many factors, including the operations of our existing business, our potential strategic expansion and future acquisitions we might undertake.

The following table presents our cash flows from operating activities, investing activities and financing activities for the periods presented (in thousands):

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2018      2017  

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $ 11,411      $ 21,513  

Net cash used in investing activities

     (2,836      (5,326

Net cash used in financing activities

     (32,540      (29,190

Effect of exchange rates on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

     (724      1,107  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

   $ (24,689    $ (11,896
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Operating Activities

We generated $11.4 million in cash from operations during the nine months ended September 30, 2018. Net income, after adjusting for depreciation and amortization, loss on retirement of fixed assets, amortization of deferred financing costs and accretion of interest, stock based compensation, provision for doubtful accounts, deferred income taxes and unrealized currency gain on foreign denominated intercompany transactions generated $24.3 million in cash. The non-cash impairment of Swyft related intangible assets added back $3.2 million.

Accrued expenses and accounts payable used $10.8 million, inclusive of large non-recurring payments of deferred compensation of $10.0 million, additional royalty payments resulting from the adoption of ASC 606 of $2.1 million and payment of investor relations advisor fees of $2.2 million. In addition, we paid 2017 accrued variable compensation, offset by additional restructuring accruals. Decreased accounts receivable, net of decreased deferred revenue generated $1.2 million in cash, primarily a result of customer payments received, net of an increase in unbilled receivables due to the adoption of ASC 606. Prepaid expense and other assets used $4.8 million in cash, mainly due to an increase in long term unbilled receivables and capitalized contract costs related to the adoption of ASC 606. Accrued income taxes used $1.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2018.

Variations in operating cash flows occur from time-to-time because our enterprise customers make upfront payments on subscription revenue. These payments are required under the terms of our license agreements and can cause large fluctuations in accounts receivable and deferred revenue. The timing and extent of such payments may significantly impact our cash balances.

We generated $21.5 million in cash from operations during the nine months ended September 30, 2017. Net income, after adjusting for depreciation and amortization, loss on retirement of fixed assets, loss on debt extinguishment, amortization of deferred financing costs and accretion of interest, stock based compensation, excess tax benefit on stock options, provision for doubtful accounts, deferred income taxes and unrealized currency gain on foreign denominated intercompany transactions generated $26.1 million in cash. Increased prepaid expenses and other assets combined with decreased accounts payable, offset by an increase in accrued expenses and other liabilities, used $1.4 million, which is mainly due to the timing of payments. Accrued income taxes used $0.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2017. Increased accounts receivable, coupled with decreased deferred revenue used $2.9 million net in cash, which is mainly due to the timing of customer payments.

Investing Activities

During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, we used $2.8 million in investing activities mainly for the purchase of property and equipment. During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, we used $5.3 million in investing activities mainly for the purchase of property and equipment.

Financing Activities

Cash used in financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was $32.5 million. We received cash from the exercises of stock options of $3.5 million. We paid cash dividends of $14.5 million and paid $13.0 million on our outstanding revolving line of credit. We also purchased $6.7 million in treasury stock and paid $1.8 million in employee taxes on shares withheld in the nine months ended September 30, 2018. Cash used in financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 was $29.2 million. We received cash from the exercises of stock options of $1.0 million. We paid cash dividends of $14.0 million and paid $9.0 million on our outstanding revolving line of credit. We also purchased $6.4 million in treasury stock and paid $0.8 million in employee taxes on shares withheld in the nine months ended September 30, 2017.

Dividends

On July 25, 2018 our Board of Directors approved a $0.116 per share or $4.9 million, quarterly cash dividend on our outstanding common stock. The record date was October 1, 2018 and the dividend was paid to shareholders of record on October 19, 2018. We anticipate this to be a recurring quarterly dividend with future payments and record dates, subject to board approval. On October 25, 2018, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a $0.116 per share quarterly cash dividend on our outstanding common stock. The record date is set for January 2, 2019 and the dividend is payable to shareholders of record on January 22, 2019.

 

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Credit Facility

On September 15, 2015, the Company entered into a new credit agreement (the “New Credit Agreement”) by and among the Company, the Company’s subsidiary, Monotype Imaging Inc., any financial institution that becomes a Lender (as defined therein) and Silicon Valley Bank, as agent which provides for a five-year $150.0 million secured revolving credit facility (the “Credit Facility”). The Credit Facility permits the Company to request that the Lenders, at their election, increase the secured credit facility to a maximum of $200.0 million. The Credit Facility is available to the Company on a revolving basis through September 15, 2020. Repayment of any amounts borrowed are not required until maturity of the Credit Facility. However, the Company may repay any amounts borrowed at any time, without premium or penalty. Borrowings under the Credit Facility bear a variable rate not less than zero based upon, at the Company’s option, either LIBOR or the higher of (i) the prime rate as published in the Wall Street Journal and (ii) 0.5% plus the overnight federal funds rate, plus in each case, an applicable margin. The applicable margin for LIBOR loans, based on the applicable leverage ratio, is 1.25%, 1.50% or 1.75% per annum, and the applicable margin for base rate loans, based on the applicable leverage ratio, is either 0.25%, 0.50% or 0.75%% per annum. At September 30, 2018, our rate, inclusive of applicable margins, was 3.8% for LIBOR, and at December 31, 2017, our rate, inclusive of applicable margins, was 3.1% for LIBOR. The Company had outstanding borrowings under the Credit Facility of $80.0 million at September 30, 2018, and $93.0 million at December 31, 2017. The Credit Facility has $0.5 million reserved for one stand-by letter of credit in connection with a facility lease agreement, leaving $69.5 million and $56.5 million available for borrowing at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.

As of September 30, 2018, the maximum leverage ratio permitted was 3.00:1.00 and our leverage ratio was 1.75:1.00 and the minimum fixed charge coverage ratio was 1.25:1.00 and our fixed charge ratio was 3.62:1.00. Failure to comply with these covenants, or the occurrence of an event of default, could permit the Lenders under the New Credit Agreement to declare all amounts borrowed under the New Credit Agreement, together with accrued interest and fees, to be immediately due and payable. In addition, the Credit Facility is secured by a lien on substantially all of the Company’s and its domestic subsidiaries’ tangible and intangible property by a pledge of all of the equity interests of the Company’s direct and indirect domestic subsidiaries and by a pledge by the Company’s domestic subsidiaries of 65% of the equity of their direct foreign subsidiaries, subject to limited exceptions. In addition to other covenants, the New Credit Agreement places limits on the Company and its subsidiaries’ ability to incur debt or liens and engage in sale-leaseback transactions, make loans and investments, incur additional indebtedness, engage in mergers, acquisitions and asset sales, transact with affiliates and alter its business. The Company was in compliance with the covenants under the Credit Facility as of September 30, 2018.

The following table presents a reconciliation from net income (loss), which is the most directly comparable GAAP operating performance measure, to EBITDA and from EBITDA to Adjusted EBITDA as defined in our Credit Facility (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2018      2017      2018      2017  

Net income (loss)

   $ 3,321      $ 1,261      $ 2,817      $ (310

Provision for income taxes

     5,434        2,737        4,243        1,609  

Interest expense, net

     826        699        2,353        2,056  

Depreciation and amortization

     3,101        3,098        9,548        9,271  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

EBITDA

   $ 12,682      $ 7,795      $ 18,961      $ 12,626  

Stock based compensation

     4,326        5,271        11,761        15,294  

Non-cash add backs

                           

Restructuring, issuance and cash non-operating costs

     265        202        4,682        198  

Acquisition expenses

                           
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA(1)

   $ 17,273      $ 13,268      $ 35,404      $ 28,118  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1)

Adjusted EBITDA is not a measure of operating performance under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative or substitute for GAAP profitability measures such as income (loss) from operations and net income (loss). Adjusted EBITDA as an operating performance measure has material limitations since it excludes the statement of operations impact of depreciation and amortization expense, interest expense, net, the provision (benefit) for income taxes and stock based compensation and therefore does not represent an accurate measure of profitability, particularly in situations where a company is highly leveraged or has a disadvantageous tax structure. We have significant intangible assets and amortization expense is a meaningful element in our financial statements and therefore its exclusion from Adjusted EBITDA is a material limitation. We have a significant amount of debt and we have had a

 

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  significant amount of debt in the past, and interest expense is a necessary element of our costs and therefore its exclusion from Adjusted EBITDA is a material limitation. We generally incur significant U.S. federal, state and foreign income taxes each year and the provision for income taxes is a necessary element of our costs and therefore its exclusion from Adjusted EBITDA is a material limitation. Stock based compensation and the associated expense has a meaningful impact on our financial statements. Non-cash expenses, restructuring, issuance and cash non-operating expenses have a meaningful impact on our financial statements. Therefore, their exclusion from Adjusted EBITDA is a material limitation. As a result, Adjusted EBITDA should be evaluated in conjunction with net income for complete analysis of our profitability, as net income includes the financial statement impact of these items and is the most directly comparable GAAP operating performance measure to Adjusted EBITDA. As Adjusted EBITDA is not defined by GAAP, our definition of Adjusted EBITDA may differ from and therefore may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies, thereby limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure. Because of the limitations that Adjusted EBITDA has as an analytical tool, investors should not consider it in isolation, or as a substitute for analysis of our operating results as reported under GAAP.

The Credit Facility also contains provisions for an increased interest rate during periods of default. We do not believe that these covenants will affect our ability to operate our business, and we were in compliance with the covenants under our Credit Facility as of September 30, 2018.

Non-GAAP Measures

In our quarterly earnings press releases and conference calls, in addition to Adjusted EBITDA as discussed above, we discuss a key measure that is not calculated according to GAAP. This non-GAAP measure is net adjusted EBITDA, which is defined as net income (loss) before interest expense, net, other (income) expense, net, provision for income taxes, depreciation, amortization of acquired intangible assets and stock based compensation expenses. We use net adjusted EBITDA as a principal indicator of the operating performance of our business. We use net adjusted EBITDA in internal forecasts and models when establishing internal operating budgets, supplementing the financial results and forecasts reported to our board of directors, determining bonus compensation for our employees based on operating performance and evaluating short-term and long-term operating trends in our operations. We believe that net adjusted EBITDA permits a comparative assessment of our operating performance, relative to our performance based on our GAAP results, while isolating the effects of charges that may vary from period-to-period without direct correlation to underlying operating performance. We believe that these non-GAAP financial adjustments are useful to investors because they allow investors to evaluate the effectiveness of the methodology and information used by management in our financial and operational decision-making. We believe that trends in our net adjusted EBITDA may be valuable indicators of our operating performance.

In our quarterly earnings press releases and conference calls, in addition to Adjusted EBITDA and net adjusted EBITDA as discussed above, we discuss another key measure that is not calculated according to GAAP. This non-GAAP measure is non-GAAP earnings per diluted share, which is defined as earnings per diluted share before amortization of acquired intangible assets, stock based compensation expenses and acquisition-related compensation. We use non-GAAP earnings per diluted share as one of our principal indicators of the operating performance of our business. We use non-GAAP earnings per diluted share in internal forecasts, supplementing the financial results and forecasts reported to our board of directors and evaluating short-term and long-term operating trends in our operations. We believe that non-GAAP earnings per diluted share permits a comparative assessment of our operating performance, relative to our performance based on our GAAP results, while isolating the effects of charges that may vary from period-to-period without direct correlation to underlying operating performance. We believe that these non-GAAP financial adjustments are useful to investors because they allow investors to evaluate the effectiveness of the methodology and information used by management in our financial and operational decision-making. We believe that trends in our non-GAAP earnings per diluted share may be valuable indicators of our operating performance.

In March 2018, we revised our definition of non-GAAP net adjusted EBITDA and non-GAAP earnings per share to exclude the impact of one-time non-recurring expenses, such as certain advisor fees, royalty expenses and restructuring expenses. This change more accurately reflects management’s view of the Company’s business and financial performance. The three months and nine months ended September 30, 2017 have been restated for comparison purposes.

 

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The following table presents a reconciliation from net income (loss), which is the most directly comparable GAAP operating financial measure, to net adjusted EBITDA as used by management (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2018      2017      2018      2017  

Net income (loss)

   $ 3,321      $ 1,261      $ 2,817      $ (310

Interest expense, net

     826        699        2,353        2,056  

Other expense (income), net

     361        1,444        (174      4,858  

Provision for income taxes

     5,434        2,737        4,243        1,609  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income from operations

     9,942        6,141        9,239        8,213  

Depreciation and amortization

     3,101        3,098        9,548        9,271  

Stock based compensation(1)

     4,326        5,271        13,163        15,294  

Acquisition-related compensation(2)

     661        1,407        2,934        4,221  

Non-recurring expenses(3)

     244        210        11,734        210  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net adjusted EBITDA(5)

   $ 18,274      $ 16,127      $ 46,618      $ 37,209  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The following table presents a reconciliation from net income (loss) per diluted share, which is the most directly comparable GAAP measure, to non-GAAP earnings per diluted share as used by management:

 

    Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
    2018     2017     2018     2017  

GAAP income (loss) per diluted share

  $ 0.08     $ 0.03     $ 0.06     $ (0.01

Amortization, net of tax of $0.01, $0.03, $0.03 and $0.12, respectively

    0.03       0.01       0.11       0.03  

Stock based compensation, net of tax of $0.02, $0.09, $0.06 and $0.31, respectively(1)

    0.09       0.04       0.27       0.07  

Acquisition-related compensation, net of tax of $0.00, $0.00, $0.00 and $0.00, respectively(2)

    0.02       0.04       0.08       0.11  

Non-recurring expenses, net of tax of $0.00, $0.00, $0.07 and $0.00, respectively(4)

    0.00       0.00       0.22       0.00  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP earnings per diluted share(6)

  $ 0.22     $ 0.12     $ 0.74     $ 0.20  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1)

For the nine months ended September 30, 2018, $1.4 million, or $0.03 per share, of stock based compensation expense was reversed as a result of forfeitures of awards by employees included in the restructuring plan. This non-recurring amount has been included in restructuring expenses.

 

(2)

For the three months ended September 30, 2018, the amount includes $0.7 million, or $0.02 per share, of expense associated with the deferred compensation arrangement resulting from the Olapic acquisition. For the three months ended September 30, 2017, the amount includes $0.9 million, or $0.02 per share, of expense associated with the deferred compensation arrangement resulting from the Olapic acquisition and $0.5 million, or $0.01 per share, of expense associated with the deferred compensation arrangement resulting from the Amendment to the Swyft Merger Agreement. For the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the amount includes $2.4 million, or $0.07 per share, of expense associated with the deferred compensation arrangement resulting from the Olapic acquisition and $0.5 million, or $0.01 per share, of expense associated with the deferred compensation arrangement resulting from the Amendment to the Swyft Merger Agreement. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the amount includes $2.6 million, or $0.07 per share, of expense associated with the deferred compensation arrangement resulting from the Olapic acquisition and $1.6 million, or $0.04 per share, of expense associated with the deferred compensation arrangement resulting from the Amendment to the Swyft Merger Agreement.

 

(3)

For the three months ended September 30, 2018, the amount includes $0.2 million of restructuring expenses. For the three months ended September 30, 2017, the amount includes $0.2 million of certain advisor fees related to shareholder activities. For the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the amount includes $2.7 million of certain advisor fees related to shareholder activities, $2.2 million of royalty expenses, recorded in cost of sales, associated with revenue that was not recognized under ASC 606 and $6.8 million of restructuring expenses. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the amount includes $0.2 million of certain advisor fees related to shareholder activities.

 

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(4)

For the three months ended September 30, 2018, the amount includes $0.2 million, or $0.00 per share, net of tax, of restructuring expenses. For the three months ended September 30, 2017, the amount includes $0.1 million, or $0.00 per share, net of tax, of certain advisor fees related to shareholder activities. For the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the amount includes $2.1 million, or $0.05 per share, net of tax, of certain advisor fees related to shareholder activities, $1.7 million, or $0.04 per share, net of tax, of royalty expenses, recorded in cost of sales, associated with revenue that was not recognized under ASC 606 and $5.2 million, or $0.13 per share, net of tax, of restructuring expenses. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the amount includes $0.1 million, or $0.00 per share, net of tax, of certain advisor fees related to shareholder activities.

 

(5)

Net adjusted EBITDA is not a measure of operating performance under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative or substitute for GAAP profitability measures such as income (loss) from operations and net income (loss). Net adjusted EBITDA as an operating performance measure has material limitations since it excludes the statement of income impact of depreciation and amortization expense and stock based compensation and therefore does not represent an accurate measure of profitability. We have significant intangible assets and amortization expense is a meaningful element in our financial statements and therefore its exclusion from net adjusted EBITDA is a material limitation. Stock based compensation and the associated expense has a meaningful impact on our financial statements and therefore its exclusion from net adjusted EBITDA is a material limitation. Non-recurring expenses, such as certain advisor fees, royalty expenses and restructuring expenses, have a meaningful impact on our financial statements and therefore its exclusion from net adjusted EBITDA is a material limitation. As a result, net adjusted EBITDA should be evaluated in conjunction with net income (loss) for complete analysis of our profitability, as net income (loss) includes the financial statement impact of these items and is the most directly comparable GAAP performance measure to net adjusted EBITDA. As net adjusted EBITDA is not defined by GAAP, our definition of net adjusted EBITDA may differ from and therefore may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies, thereby limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure. Because of the limitations that net adjusted EBITDA has as an analytical tool, investors should not consider it in isolation, or as a substitute for analysis of our operating results as reported under GAAP.

 

(6)

Non-GAAP earnings per diluted share is not a measure of operating performance under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative or substitute for GAAP profitability measures such as earnings per share and earnings per diluted share. Non-GAAP earnings per diluted share as an operating performance measure has material limitations since it excludes the statement of income impact of amortization expense and stock based compensation, and therefore, does not represent an accurate measure of profitability. We have significant intangible assets and amortization expense is a meaningful element in our financial statements and therefore its exclusion from non-GAAP earnings per diluted share is a material limitation. Stock based compensation and the associated expense has a meaningful impact on our financial statements and therefore its exclusion from non-GAAP earnings per diluted share is a material limitation. Acquisition-related compensation and its associated income or (expense) has a meaningful impact on our financial statements therefore its exclusion from non-GAAP earnings per diluted share is a material limitation. Non-recurring expenses, such as certain advisor fees, royalty expenses and restructuring expenses, have a meaningful impact on our financial statements and therefore its exclusion from non-GAAP earnings per diluted share is a material limitation. As a result, non-GAAP earnings per diluted share should be evaluated in conjunction with earnings per diluted share for complete analysis of our profitability, as earnings per diluted share includes the financial statement impact of these items and is the most directly comparable GAAP operating performance measure to non-GAAP earnings per diluted share. As non-GAAP earnings per diluted share is not defined by GAAP, our definition of non-GAAP earnings per diluted share may differ from and therefore may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies, thereby limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure. Because of the limitations that non-GAAP earnings per diluted share has as an analytical tool, investors should not consider it in isolation, or as a substitute for analysis of our operating results as reported under GAAP.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

We are exposed to financial market risk, including interest rate risk and foreign currency exchange risk.

Concentration of Revenue and Credit Risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject us to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash and cash equivalents and trade receivables. Cash equivalents consist primarily of bank deposits. Deposits of cash held outside the United States totaled approximately $29.5 million and $24.3 million at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.

 

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We grant credit to customers in the ordinary course of business. Credit evaluations are performed on an ongoing basis to reduce credit risk, and no collateral is required from our customers. An allowance for uncollectible accounts is provided for those accounts receivable considered to be uncollectible based upon historical experience and credit evaluation. As of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, none of our customers individually accounted for 10% or more of our gross accounts receivable. Due to the nature of our quarterly revenue streams derived from royalty revenue, it is not unusual for our accounts receivable balances to include a few customers with large balances. Historically, we have not recorded material losses due to customers’ nonpayment. Our Creative Professional business consists of a higher volume of lower dollar value transactions. Accordingly, as the percent of Creative Professional revenue increases in relation to total revenue, we expect the average time to collect our accounts receivables, and our overall accounts receivables balances, to increase.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, no customer accounted for more than 10% of our revenue.

Interest Rate Risk

Our exposure to market risk associated with changes in interest rates relates primarily to our long-term debt. At September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the Company had borrowings under our revolving Credit Facility of $80.0 million and $93.0 million, respectively. The interest rate on our Credit Facility fluctuates with either the prime rate or the LIBOR interest rate and at September 30, 2018 our rate was 3.8% for LIBOR. A 10% increase in the rate would increase our annual interest expense by $0.2 million.

Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk

In accordance with ASC Topic No. 830, Foreign Currency Matters, or ASC 830, all assets and liabilities of our foreign subsidiaries whose functional currency is a currency other than U.S. dollars are translated into U.S. dollars at an exchange rate as of the balance sheet date. Revenue and expenses of these subsidiaries are translated at the average monthly exchange rates. The resulting translation adjustments as calculated from the translation of our foreign subsidiaries to U.S. dollars are recorded as a separate component of stockholders’ equity.

As discussed in Note 1, our wholly-owned Olapic Argentina S.A. subsidiary employs approximately 99 people whose functions mainly include development, sales support and administration. The Argentinian economy was recently determined to be highly inflationary. Argentina’s inflation rate reached this threshold with the quarterly period ended June 30, 2018. In accordance with this designation, we were required to apply the guidance in ASC Topic 830, Foreign Currency Matters, (Subtopic ASC 830-10-45-10), and account for a change in functional currency from the Argentinian peso to the U.S. dollar effective July 1, 2018. While we conduct our operation in Argentina Pesos, effective July 1, 2018, the functional currency was changed to the U.S. dollar. The operation is a service center supporting the company’s products and generates no revenue. Thus, the expenses primarily consist of compensation and related costs, totaling approximately $0.4 million to $0.5 million per month. The change in functional currency to U.S. dollars did not have a material impact on our financial position, operating results or cash flows.

For the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, revenue from customers outside the United States, primarily EMEA and Japan, comprised 54.5% and 53.8%, respectively, of our total revenue. An effect of a 10% strengthening of the British pound sterling, the Euro and/or Japanese yen, relative to the U.S. dollar, would have increased our revenues by $2.0 million, increased expenses by $1.8 million and increased operating income by $0.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018. For the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, revenue from customers outside the United States, primarily EMEA and Japan, comprised 55.3% and 56.3%, respectively, of our total revenue. An effect of a 10% strengthening of the British pound sterling, the Euro and/or Japanese yen, relative to the U.S. dollar, would have increased our revenues by $6.0 million, increased expenses by $5.8 million and increased operating income by $0.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. The sensitivity analysis assumes that all currencies move in the same direction at the same time and the ratio of non-U.S. dollar denominated revenue and expenses to U.S. dollar denominated revenue and expenses does not change from current levels.

We incur foreign currency exchange gains and losses related to certain customers that are invoiced in U.S. dollars, but who have the option to make an equivalent payment in their own functional currencies at a specified exchange rate as of a specified date. In the period from that date until payment in the customer’s functional currency is received and converted into U.S. dollars, we can incur realized gains and losses. We also incur foreign currency exchange gains and losses on certain intercompany assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies. We are currently utilizing 30-day forward contracts to mitigate our exposure on these currency fluctuations. Any increase or decrease in the fair value of the forward contracts is offset by the change in the value of the hedged assets of our consolidated foreign affiliate. At September 30, 2018, we had one 30-day forward contract to sell 2.6 million British pounds sterling and to purchase $3.4 million that together, had an immaterial fair value. At December 31, 2017, we had one 30-day forward contract to sell 2.5 million British pounds sterling and to purchase $3.4 million that together, had an immaterial fair value.

 

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Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management, with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2018. The term “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, means controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives, and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide a reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives.

Based on the evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2018, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that, as of such date, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2018 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Part II—OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

From time to time, we may be a party to various claims, suits and complaints. We do not believe that there are claims or legal proceedings that, if determined adversely to us, would have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Except as noted below, there are no material changes in our risk factors from those disclosed in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.

We conduct a substantial portion of our business outside North America and, as a result, we face diverse risks related to engaging in international business.

We have offices in seven foreign countries and we are dedicating a significant portion of our sales efforts in countries outside North America. We are dependent on international sales for a substantial amount of our total revenue. In 2017 and 2016, approximately 56.9% and 58.3%, respectively, of our total revenue was derived from operations outside the U.S. In the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, 54.5% and 55.3%, respectively, of our total revenue was derived from operations outside of the U.S. and we expect that international sales will continue to represent a substantial portion of our revenue for the foreseeable future. This future international revenue will depend on the continued use and expansion of our type and technologies, including the licensing of our solutions worldwide.

We are subject to the risks of conducting business internationally, including:

 

   

our ability to enforce our contractual and intellectual property rights, especially in those foreign countries that do not respect and protect intellectual property rights to the same extent that the United States does, which increases the risk of unauthorized and uncompensated use of our type or technologies;

 

   

United States and foreign government trade or tariff restrictions, including those that may impose restrictions on importation of programming, technology or components to or from the United States;

 

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foreign government taxes, regulations and permit requirements, including foreign taxes that we may not be able to offset against taxes imposed upon us in the United States, and foreign tax and other laws limiting our ability to repatriate funds to the United States;

 

   

risks related to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, in particular fluctuations in the exchange rate of the Japanese yen, the European Union’s euro, and the United Kingdom’s pound sterling, including risks related to hedging activities we may undertake;

 

   

foreign labor laws, regulations and restrictions;

 

   

changes in diplomatic and trade relationships, including the United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union, as well as related events;

 

   

difficulty in staffing and managing foreign operations;

 

   

political instability, natural disasters, war and/or events of terrorism; and

 

   

the strength of international economies, including consideration of high inflation rates.

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

(a) Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

None.

(b) Use of proceeds

Not applicable.

(c) Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers

The following table provides information about purchases by the Company during the quarter ended September 30, 2018 of equity securities that are registered by the Company pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act:

Monotype Imaging Holdings Inc. Purchases of Equity Securities

 

Period

   Total Number of
Shares
Purchased
     Average Price Paid
per Share
     Total Number of Shares
Purchased as Part of
Publicly Announced
Plans or Programs(3)
     Maximum Number (or
Approximate Dollar
Value) of Shares that
May Yet be Purchased
Under the Plans or
Programs
 

July 2, 2018 to July 31, 2018(1)(2)(3)

     77,824      $ 18.76        69,000      $ 22,602,054  

August 1, 2018 to August 31, 2018(1)(3)

     55,877      $ 16.23        44,600      $ 21,692,774  

September 3, 2018 to September 28, 2018(1)(2)(3)

     194,010      $ 18.81        168,608      $ 18,321,846  
  

 

 

       

 

 

    

Total

     327,711      $ 18.40        282,208      $ 18,321,846  
  

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

(1)

The Company repurchased unvested restricted stock in accordance with either the Third Amended and Restated 2007 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (“2007 Award Plan”), or the 2010 Inducement Plan. The price paid by the Company was determined pursuant to the terms of either the 2007 Award Plan or the 2010 Inducement Plan and related restricted stock agreements.

(2)

The Company withheld 2,263 shares and 14,073 shares of vested restricted stock to satisfy the payment of taxes associated with the awards’ vestings in July and September, respectively.

(3)

The Company purchased shares of common stock in accordance with its share repurchase program announced on May 3, 2018. The Company purchased the shares on the open market at prevailing prices.

Subsequent to September 30, 2018, the Company purchased 315,092 shares of common stock for $6.3 million, at an average price per share of $19.80 through October 26, 2018. The Company purchased these shares on the open market at prevailing market prices and in accordance with its previously announced share purchase program. At October 26, 2018, $12.0 million remains for future purchase under the share purchase program.

 

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Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

Not applicable.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosure

None.

Item 5. Other Information

None.

Item 6. Exhibits

The exhibits listed in the Exhibit Index immediately preceding the exhibits are filed as part of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and such Exhibit Index is incorporated herein by reference.

EXHIBIT INDEX

Listed and indexed below are all exhibits filed as part of this report.

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

10.1

   Executive Incentive Bonus Plan *

31.1

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

31.2

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

32.1

   Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, by Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer.**

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

 

*

Filed herewith.

**

Furnished herewith.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements 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.

 

    MONOTYPE IMAGING HOLDINGS INC.
Date: November 2, 2018     By:   /S/ SCOTT E. LANDERS
      Scott E. Landers
     

President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

(Principal Executive Officer)

Date: November 2, 2018     By:   /S/ ANTHONY CALLINI
      Anthony Callini
     

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer,

Treasurer and Assistant Secretary

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

 

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