ADDING and REPLACING Global Cash Access, Inc. Announces Third Quarter Financial Results.LAS VEGAS Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. -- Adding financial tables to the original release. The corrected release reads: GLOBAL CASH ACCESS, INC inc - /ink/ increment, i.e. increase by one. Especially used by assembly programmers, as many assembly languages have an "inc" mnemonic. Antonym: dec. . ANNOUNCES THIRD QUARTER FINANCIAL RESULTS Global Cash Access, Inc. ("GCA GCA, ground-controlled approach: see instrument-landing system. " or the "Company"), a leading supplier of cash access systems and related marketing services to the gaming industry, today announced financial results for both the third quarter and the nine-month period ended September September: see month. 30, 2004. For the quarter, total revenues were $106.5 million, the highest amount for any quarter since the Company was formed in 1998. Revenues in the third quarter increased 15.1% from $92.5 million recorded in the third quarter of fiscal 2003. Operating income Operating Income The profit realized from a business' own operations. Notes: This would not include income from things such as investments in other firms. Also referred to as operating profit or recurring profit. was $21.6 million in the third quarter of 2004, an increase of 21.5% over the same period in 2003. Net income in the third quarter of 2004 was $6.7 million as compared to $16.2 million in the comparable 2003 period. Earnings before interest income, interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, and minority ownership loss ("EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization) A metric used to show a company's profitability, but not its cash flow. EBITDA became popular in the 1980s to show the potential profitability of leveraged buyouts, but has become ") was $25.1 million in the third quarter of 2004 as compared to $21.4 million in the comparable 2003 period, an increase of 17.2%. EBITDA for the third quarter of 2004 was the highest for any quarter since the Company was founded. For the nine months ended September 30, 2004, total revenues were $302.1 million, an increase of 13.0% from $267.3 million realized in the first nine months of 2003. Operating income increased 19.8%, from $45.6 million for the first nine months of 2003 to $54.7 million for the first nine months of 2004. Net income for the first nine months of 2004 was $235.3 million as compared to $41.8 million in the comparable 2003 period. EBITDA for the first nine months of 2004 was $64.9 million, an increase of 15.4% from $56.2 million in the first nine months of 2003. EBITDA for the first nine months of 2004 was reduced by approximately $6.1 million of expenses that the Company considers one-time one-time adj. 1. or one·time a. Occurring or undertaken only once: a one-time winner in 1995. b. in nature. These expenses, which were incurred in the first and second quarters of 2004, relate primarily to the settlement of a lawsuit lawsuit: see procedure; tort. ($2.3 million in the second quarter), the accrual accrual, n continually recurring short-term liabilities. Examples are accrued wages, taxes, and interest. of Canadian Canadian (kənā`dēən), river, 906 mi (1,458 km) long, rising in NE New Mexico. and flowing E across N Texas and central Oklahoma into the Arkansas River in E Oklahoma. Goods and Services Taxes The Goods and Services Tax is a Value-added tax that exists in a number of countries. Please see:
n. 1. The act of incurring, bringing on, or subjecting one's self to (something troublesome or burdensome); as, the incurrence of guilt, debt, responsibility, etc. s> Noun 1. of legal and other expenses in connection with the Company's second quarter 2004 equity restructuring restructuring - The transformation from one representation form to another at the same relative abstraction level, while preserving the subject system's external behaviour (functionality and semantics). ($1.8 million). EBITDA as adjusted to exclude such expenses ("Adjusted EBITDA") for the first nine months of 2004 was $70.9 million, an increase of 26.2% over EBITDA of $56.2 million in the first nine months of 2003. "We are pleased with our financial performance in the third quarter," commented Kirk Sanford Sanford. 1 City (1990 pop. 32,387), seat of Seminole co., central Fla., on Lake Monroe and the St. Johns River; inc. 1877. It is an agricultural center where citrus fruit and vegetables are processed. , president and chief executive officer of GCA. "Without the effect of one-time expenses, we were able to show the growth and profitability that the business is capable of achieving. We also made significant progress during the quarter on developing new products such as our TODD Todd , Sir Alexander Robertus 1907-1997. British chemist. He won a 1957 Nobel Prize for his study of nucleic acids and nucleotide structures. and EDITH EDITH Exit Drills In The Home (Fire Prevention) EDITH European Development on Indexing Techniques for Databases with Multidimensional Hierarchies debit A monetary amount that is subtracted from an account balance. A debit from one account is a credit to another. See credit. devices and the integration of our cash access solutions into the increasingly popular redemption kiosks. Finally, we made a significant addition to our management team by hiring Harry Hagerty Hagerty refers to:
EVP EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) Valve Position Sensor EVP Electronic Voice Phenomenon EVP Europäische Volkspartei (Germany) EVP Employee Value Proposition and CFO See Chief Financial Officer. of Caesars Entertainment Caesars Entertainment, Inc. is a Las Vegas, Nevada based business that was the largest owner, operator and developer of hotels and casinos throughout the world. Now a wholly owned subsidiary of Harrah's Entertainment it was part of the Hilton Hotels chain and was spun off from , Inc., as our new CFO. Harry's experience in both finance and gaming will be immensely valuable to us going forward." Third Quarter Results of Operations Total revenues in the quarter increased 15.1% from $92.5 million in the third quarter of 2003 to $106.5 million in the third quarter of 2004. Every component of revenue was up in the third quarter 2004 as compared to the comparable period in 2003. Cash advance revenues were up 16.7% from $47.8 million to $55.8 million. Revenues from credit card advances increased 12.8% while revenues from debit card debit card, card that allows the cost of goods or services that are purchased to be deducted directly from the purchaser's checking account. They can also be used at automated teller machines for withdrawing cash from the user's checking account. advances increased 63.4%. ATM revenues increased 15.7%, from $35.6 million in the third quarter of 2003 to $41.2 million in the third quarter of 2004. The increase in revenue in cash advance and ATM was driven by increases in both the number of transactions and the average transaction amount. Check cashing revenues in the third quarter of 2004 were up 2.0% to $6.5 million as compared to $6.4 million in the comparable period of 2003. Revenues in the third quarter of 2004 benefited from favorable fa·vor·a·ble adj. 1. Advantageous; helpful: favorable winds. 2. Encouraging; propitious: a favorable diagnosis. 3. timing of billings. Normalizing for those billings, check cashing revenues would have been $6.1 million in the third quarter of 2004, a decrease of 3.2% from the same period in 2003. In order to address the decline in revenue in the check cashing and warranty business, GCA has announced its own proprietary check warranty product, called Central Credit Check Guarantee. This product utilizes GCA's Central Credit database as well as selected third party databases and credit scoring Credit scoring A statistical technique that combines several financial characteristics to form a single score to represent a customer's creditworthiness. algorithms The following is a list of the algorithms described in Wikipedia. See also the list of data structures, list of algorithm general topics and list of terms relating to algorithms and data structures. to make check authorization The right or permission to use a system resource; the process of granting access. See access control. decisions that are more tailored to the gaming environment Central Credit and other revenues increased 7.2% in the third quarter of 2004 to $3.0 million from $2.8 million. A 2.3% increase in Central Credit revenues was augmented by an 87.7% increase in QuikPlay revenues, a 32.4% increase in QuikMarketing revenues and a 10.6% increase in QuikCredit revenues. Total cost of revenues increased 16.4% to $71.8 million in the third quarter of 2004. Commissions, the largest category in cost of revenues, increased 14.9%. Interchange An interchange is a location where two things meet, usually perform some kind of exchange, and possibly go on their ways again. It is most commonly used in four contexts:
Operating expenses Operating expenses The amount paid for asset maintenance or the cost of doing business, excluding depreciation. Earnings are distributed after operating expenses are deducted. (including other operating expenses) increased 1.4% from $9.4 million in the third quarter of 2003 to $9.6 million in the current quarter. The Company expects operating expenses to increase modestly from the levels realized in the third quarter as it makes certain staff additions necessitated by becoming a stand-alone company stand-alone company An independent operating firm. For example, a large diversified firm may consider spinning off a subsidiary because, as a stand-alone company, the subsidiary would command a higher price-earnings ratio than the parent. in March 2004. Depreciation and amortization expense declined 4.4% from $3.6 million in the third quarter of 2003 to $3.4 million in the current quarter. A slight increase in depreciation was offset by a decline in amortization expense as certain internally developed software became fully amortized. Interest income increased 20.4% from $0.3 million to $0.4 million. Higher average cash balances and higher deposit rates in 2004 accounted for the increase. Interest expense in the third quarter of 2004 was $9.6 million as compared to $1.8 million in the third quarter of 2003. Interest expense related to ATM funding declined $0.5 million as a result of more favorable borrowing rates under the new ATM funding agreement Funding Agreement Illiquid insurance contracts that provide guaranteed principal repayment and interest payments for a predetermined period of time. Notes: Funding agreements are marketed to mutual fund companies and municipal reinvestments. that the Company entered into in the second quarter of 2004. Interest on the Company's senior secured credit facilities credit facilities npl → facilidades fpl de crédito credit facilities npl → facilités fpl de paiement credit facilities and senior subordinated notes was $8.3 million in the third quarter of 2004 as compared to $0.0 in the corresponding 2003 period. The increase reflects the incurrence of indebtedness INDEBTEDNESS. The state, of being in debt, without regard to the ability or inability of the party to pay the same. See 1 Story, Eq. 343; 2 Hill. Ab. 421. 2. in connection with the restructuring of ownership completed in March 2004. Income tax expense in the third quarter of 2004 was $5.8 million as compared to $0.1 million in the 2003 period. The 2003 period reflected only foreign income taxes, as GCA was a limited liability company for US income tax purposes during that period. The Company became a subchapter C corporation in June June: see month. 2004, and therefore became liable for US corporate income taxes starting on that date. The tax expense of $5.8 million in the third quarter of 2004 reflects a provision for income taxes in the period of $4.5 million plus a one-time adjustment to the starting deferred tax asset balance of $1.3 million. This one-time adjustment was necessary because of revised information provided by the Company's previous majority owner. The Company realized a deferred tax asset of approximately $226.1 million upon its reorganization and subsequent conversion from a limited liability company to a subchapter C corporation in the second quarter. The Company expects that this deferred tax asset will be amortized over 15 years. As a result of this amortization, the Company expects that cash taxes paid will be approximately $15.1 million lower than reported tax expense in each of the 15 years following the creation of the deferred tax asset. Balance Sheet At September 30, 2004, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $31.9 million. Settlement receivables Receivables An asset designation applicable to all debts, unsettled transactions or other monetary obligations owed to a company by its debtors or customers. Receivables are recorded by a company's accountants and reported on the balance sheet, and they and include all debts owed were $9.6 million and settlement liabilities were $9.5 million. Total borrowings at September 30, 2004, were $488.5 million, consisting of $253.5 million of outstandings under the Company's senior secured credit facilities and $235 million face amount of 8 3/4% senior subordinated notes. During the third quarter, the Company repaid $3.25 million of the term loan component of the Credit Facilities. During the third quarter, the Company made capital expenditures of $0.2 million. For the nine months ended September 30, 2004, capital expenditures totaled $3.0 million. Non-GAAP Financial Information Neither EBITDA nor Adjusted EBITDA is a measure of financial performance under United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. generally accepted accounting principles The standard accounting rules, regulations, and procedures used by companies in maintaining their financial records. Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) provide companies and accountants with a consistent set of guidelines that cover both broad accounting (GAAP GAAP See: Generally Accepted Accounting Principles GAAP See generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). ). Accordingly, neither should be considered a substitute for net income, operating income or other income or cash flow data prepared in accordance Accordance is Bible Study Software for Macintosh developed by OakTree Software, Inc.[] As well as a standalone program, it is the base software packaged by Zondervan in their Bible Study suites for Macintosh. with GAAP. The Company believes that EBITDA is a widely-referenced financial measure in the financial markets and in the credit markets in particular. The Company believes that referencing EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA will be helpful to investors in its debt securities. A reconciliation between EBITDA and net income is presented elsewhere in this press release. Adjusted EBITDA for the first nine months of 2004 excludes $2.3 million of lawsuit settlement expenses, $1.8 million of legal and other expenses related to the equity ownership restructuring completed in the second quarter of 2004, $1.5 million of Canadian Goods and Services tax accrual and $0.5 million of other non-recurring expenses. Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. This press release contains forward-looking statements within the "safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. " provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. All statements included in this press release, other than statements that are purely historical, are forward-looking statements. Words such as "going forward," "believes," "intends," "expects," "forecasts," "anticipate," "plan," "seek," "estimate" and similar expressions also identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this press release include, without limitation: --our belief that our new CFO's experience will be valuable to us going forward; --our belief that our new Central Credit Check Guarantee product will address the decline in revenue in our check cashing business; --our expectation that operating expenses will increase modestly from the current quarter's levels as a result of staff additions; and --our expectations that our deferred tax asset will be amortized over 15 years and that cash taxes paid will accordingly be lower than reported tax expense. Our beliefs, expectations, forecasts, objectives, anticipations, intentions and strategies regarding the future, including without limitation those concerning expected operating results, revenues and earnings are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from results contemplated by the forward-looking statements, including but not limited to: --the uncertainty of the continued employment of our new CFO and the extent to which his prior experience applies to our current or future operations; --the risk of market acceptance and financial performance of our Central Credit Check Guarantee product; --our failure to attract or retain the necessary personnel to expand our staff at levels of compensation that do not result in material increases to operating expenses; and --challenges by tax authorities to our position with respect to our deferred tax asset, legislative changes to applicable tax laws, changes to accounting rules, or changes to our overall tax position that in each case limit our ability to take advantage of our deferred tax asset. The forward-looking statements in this press release are subject to additional risks and uncertainties set forth under the heading "Risk Factors" in our registration statement on Form S-4 (No. 333-117218) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and are based on information available to us on the date hereof here·of adv. Of this. hereof Adverb Formal or law of or concerning this Adv. 1. hereof - of or concerning this; "the twigs hereof are physic" . We assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. About Global Cash Access, Inc. Las Vegas-based Global Cash Access, Inc. (GCA) is a leading provider of cash access systems and related marketing services to the gaming industry. For more information, please visit the Company's Web site at www.globalcashaccess.com.
GLOBAL CASH ACCESS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(FORMERLY GLOBAL CASH ACCESS, L.L.C.)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(amounts in thousands)
(unaudited)
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Three months ended Nine months ended
September 30, September 30,
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2004 2003 2004 2003
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REVENUES:
Cash advance $55,798 $47,797 $156,605 $140,173
ATM 41,218 35,612 118,600 98,272
Check cashing 6,478 6,351 17,997 20,562
Central Credit and other
revenues 2,962 2,762 8,890 8,256
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Total revenues 106,456 92,522 302,092 267,263
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COST OF REVENUES:
Commissions 47,539 41,375 135,972 115,695
Interchange and processing 21,152 17,500 58,373 51,646
Check cashing warranties 3,042 2,715 8,171 7,617
Central Credit and other
costs of revenues 105 125 260 338
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Total cost of
revenues 71,838 61,715 202,776 175,296
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GROSS PROFIT 34,618 30,807 99,316 91,967
Operating expenses (9,565) (9,317) (34,437) (35,082)
Amortization (1,427) (1,672) (4,276) (4,951)
Depreciation (1,981) (1,894) (5,945) (5,614)
Other operating expenses - (114) - (679)
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OPERATING INCOME 21,645 17,810 54,658 45,641
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OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
Interest income 384 319 973 1,039
Interest expense (9,608) (1,775) (22,849) (4,936)
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Total other expense (9,224) (1,456) (21,876) (3,897)
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INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX
(PROVISION)
BENEFIT AND MINORITY
OWNERSHIP LOSS 12,421 16,354 32,782 41,744
INCOME TAX (PROVISION) BENEFIT (5,763) (122) 202,319 (355)
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INCOME BEFORE MINORITY
OWNERSHIP LOSS 6,658 16,232 235,101 41,389
MINORITY OWNERSHIP LOSS 36 - 158 400
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NET INCOME $6,694 $16,232 $235,259 $41,789
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GLOBAL CASH ACCESS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
FORMERLY GLOBAL CASH ACCESS, L.L.C. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Reconciliation of EBITDA to Net Income
(amounts in thousands)
(unaudited)
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QUARTER TO DATE QUARTER TO DATE
SEPTEMBER 30, 2004 SEPTEMBER 30, 2003
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EBITDA $25,053 $21,376
Minus:
Depreciation (1,981) (1,894)
Amortization (1,427) (1,672)
Interest expense (9,608) (1,775)
Income tax (provision)
benefit (5,763) (122)
Plus:
Interest income 384 319
Minority ownership loss 36 -
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Net Income $6,694 $16,232
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YEAR TO DATE YEAR TO DATE
SEPTEMBER 30, 2004 SEPTEMBER 30, 2003
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EBITDA $64,879 $56,206
Minus:
Depreciation (5,945) (5,614)
Amortization (4,276) (4,951)
Interest expense (22,849) (4,936)
Income tax (provision)
benefit 202,319 (355)
Plus:
Interest income 973 1,039
Minority ownership loss 158 400
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Net Income $235,259 $41,789
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