TSYS Reports Third Quarter Earnings

Increases 2017 Outlook for Revenue and Earnings per Share

COLUMBUS, Ga.--()--TSYS (NYSE: TSS) today reported results for the third quarter of 2017.

“We delivered another outstanding quarter driven by the growth in our consolidated and segment operating income margins over 2016 that exceeded our expectations. Our strong organic revenue growth reflects the exceptional execution of our strategic goals as we remain focused on delivering outstanding performance across our company,” said M. Troy Woods, chairman, president and chief executive officer of TSYS.

Highlights for the third quarter of 2017 vs. 2016:

  • Total revenues were $1.2 billion, an increase of 8.8%.
  • Net revenue (non-GAAP), which excludes reimbursable items, interchange and assessment expenses, was $852.8 million, an increase of 8.0%.
  • Net income attributable to TSYS common shareholders was $123.1 million, an increase of 44.2%. Diluted EPS were $0.66, an increase of 43.3%.
  • Adjusted earnings (non-GAAP) were $162.7 million, an increase of 24.5%. Adjusted diluted EPS (non-GAAP) were $0.88, an increase of 23.7%.
  • Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) was $309.5 million, an increase of 15.0%.
  • Debt was reduced an additional $175 million bringing the year-to-date reduction to $400 million and bringing the total over the past six quarters to $800 million.

“During the quarter, we also completed our deleveraging commitments and resumed our share buyback activity with the purchase of 400,000 shares of our stock for $27.6 million. Our third quarter outperformance and fourth quarter outlook allow us to increase our revenue and earnings per share guidance for 2017,” said Woods.

2017 Revised Outlook

The 2017 revised guidance is below.

       

2017 Revised
Financial Outlook
Range

   

 

Percent

Change

(in millions, except per share amounts)        
Revenue:
Total revenues (GAAP) $4,839 to $4,889 16% to 17%
Net revenue (non-GAAP) $3,345 to $3,395 10% to 12%
 
Earnings per share:
Diluted EPS (GAAP) $2.37 to $2.43 37% to 40%
Adjusted diluted EPS attributable to TSYS common shareholders (non-GAAP)

$3.29

to

$3.35

18%

to

20%

Weighted average diluted shares outstanding 186
 

Conference Call

TSYS will host its quarterly conference call at 5:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday, October 24. The conference call can be accessed via simultaneous Internet broadcast on the “Investor Relations” section of TSYS’ website at investors.tsys.com where an accompanying slide presentation will also be available. The replay will be archived for 12 months and will be available approximately 30 minutes after the completion of the call.

Non-GAAP Measures

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

Additional information about non-GAAP financial measures, including, but not limited to, net revenue, adjusted earnings, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted diluted EPS, and a reconciliation of those measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures is included on pages 11 to 14 in the financial schedules of this release.

About TSYS

TSYS® (NYSE: TSS) is a leading global payments provider, offering seamless, secure and innovative solutions across the payments spectrum — from issuer processing and merchant acquiring to prepaid program management . We succeed because we put people, and their needs, at the heart of every decision. It’s an approach we call ‘People-Centered Payments®’.

Our headquarters are located in Columbus, Ga., U.S.A., with approximately 11,500 team members and local offices spread across 13 countries. TSYS generated revenue of $4.2 billion in 2016, while processing more than 25.5 billion transactions. We are a member of The Civic 50 and were named one of the 2017 World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere magazine. TSYS is a member of the S&P 500 and routinely posts all important information on its website. For more, visit tsys.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” – that is, statements related to future, not past, events. Forward-looking statements often address our expected future business and financial performance and often contain words such as “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “believe,” “should,” “plan,” “potential,” “will,” “could,” and similar expressions. These forward-looking statements include, among others, statements regarding TSYS’ earnings guidance for 2017 total revenues, net revenue, diluted EPS and adjusted diluted EPS, and the assumptions underlying such statements. These statements are based on the current beliefs and expectations of TSYS’ management, are based on management’s assumptions and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements. A number of important factors could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those contemplated by our forward-looking statements in this press release. Many of these factors are beyond TSYS’ ability to control or predict. These factors include, but are not limited to, the material breach of security of any of TSYS’ systems; TSYS’ ability to integrate acquisitions and achieve the anticipated growth opportunities and other benefits of the acquisitions, particularly the TransFirst acquisition; the effect of current domestic and worldwide economic conditions; risks associated with foreign operations, including adverse developments with respect to foreign currency exchange rates, and in particular with respect to the current environment, adverse developments with respect to foreign currency exchange rates as a result of the United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union (Brexit); expenses incurred associated with the signing of a significant client; TSYS does not convert clients’ portfolios as scheduled; the deconversion of a significant client; changes occur in laws, rules, regulations, credit card association rules, prepaid industry rules or other industry standards affecting TSYS and our clients that may result in costly new compliance burdens on TSYS and our clients and lead to a decrease in the volume and/or number of transactions processed or limit the types and amounts of fees that can be charged to customers, and in particular the CFPB’s new rule regarding prepaid financial products; the costs and effects of litigation, investigations or similar matters or adverse facts and developments relating thereto; adverse developments with respect to the payment card industry in general, including a decline in the use of cards as a payment mechanism; and growth rates of TSYS’ existing clients are lower than anticipated or attrition rates of existing clients are higher than anticipated. Additional risks and other factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those contemplated in this release can be found in TSYS’ filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K. We believe these forward-looking statements are reasonable; however, undue reliance should not be placed on any forward-looking statements, which are based on current expectations. TSYS disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise except as required by law.

 
TSYS
Financial Highlights
(unaudited)
(in thousands, except per share data)
           
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
Percent Percent
2017 2016 Change 2017 2016 Change
 
Total revenues $ 1,247,576 1,146,888 8.8 % $ 3,654,676 3,037,853 20.3 %
 
Cost of services* 898,471 840,300 6.9 2,638,214 2,166,731 21.8
Selling, general and administrative expenses* 149,413   151,261   (1.2 ) 456,339   428,287   6.5
Total expenses 1,047,884   991,561   5.7 3,094,553   2,595,018   19.2
 
Operating income 199,692 155,327 28.6 560,123 442,835 26.5
 
Nonoperating expenses* (28,835 ) (30,368 ) 5.0 (88,780 ) (82,225 ) (8.0 )

Income before income taxes and equity in income of equity investments

170,857 124,959 36.7 471,343 360,610 30.7
Income taxes 54,628   44,247   23.5 153,917   127,966   20.3
Income before equity in income of equity investments 116,229 80,712 44.0 317,426 232,644 36.4
Equity in income of equity investments, net of tax* 8,497   6,729   26.3 30,919   18,953   63.1
Net income 124,726 87,441 42.6 348,345 251,597 38.5
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (1,631 ) (2,089 ) 21.9 (4,368 ) (5,909 ) 26.1
 
Net income attributable to TSYS common shareholders $ 123,095   85,352   44.2 % $ 343,977   245,688   40.0 %
 
Earnings per share (EPS):
Basic EPS $ 0.67   0.46   43.9 % $ 1.87   1.34   39.6 %
 
Diluted EPS $ 0.66   0.46   43.3 % $ 1.85   1.33   39.2 %
 

Weighted average shares outstanding: (includes participating securities)

Basic 184,272   183,830   184,107   183,601  
Diluted 185,809   184,640   185,472   184,429  
 
Dividends declared per share $ 0.13   0.10   $ 0.33   0.30  
 

Non-GAAP measures:**

Net revenue $ 852,759   789,588   8.0 % $ 2,529,719   2,256,169   12.1 %
 
Adjusted EBITDA $ 309,461   269,142   15.0 % $ 904,396   774,003   16.8 %
 
Adjusted earnings $ 162,667   130,673   24.5 % $ 473,148   386,799   22.3 %
 
Adjusted diluted EPS $ 0.88   0.71   23.7 % $ 2.55   2.10   21.6 %
 
* Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified between nonoperating expenses and equity in income of equity investments, net of tax.
 
** See reconciliation of non-GAAP measures.
 
     
TSYS
Segment Breakdown
(unaudited)
(in thousands)
               
Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
Change Change
2017   2016   $   % 2017   2016   $   %
Adjusted operating income by segment:
Issuer Solutions (a) $ 147,758 128,949 18,809 14.6 % $ 428,909 392,519 36,390 9.3 %
Merchant Solutions (b) 103,275 90,784 12,491 13.8 296,551 219,056 77,495 35.4
Netspend (c) 48,560 40,856 7,704 18.9 143,251 125,538 17,713 14.1
Corporate admin and other (39,560 )   (37,022 )   (2,538 ) (6.9 ) (111,170 )   (99,830 )   (11,340 ) (11.4 )
Adjusted segment operating income (d) 260,033 223,567 36,466 16.3 757,541 637,283 120,258 18.9
Less:
Share-based compensation 8,407 13,069 (4,662 ) (35.7 ) 28,462 33,792 (5,330 ) (15.8 )
TransFirst M&A and integration expenses 1,052 1,830 (778 ) (42.5 ) 10,086 25,908 (15,822 ) (61.1 )
Litigation, claims, judgments or settlements 26 - 26 na 1,904 - 1,904 na
Acquisition intangible amortization 50,856     53,341     (2,485 ) (4.7 ) 156,966     134,748     22,218   16.5
Operating income 199,692 155,327 44,365 28.6 560,123 442,835 117,288 26.5
Nonoperating expenses, net (28,835 )   (30,368 )   1,533   5.0 (88,780 )   (82,225 )   (6,555 ) (8.0 )

 

Income before income taxes and equity in income of equity investments

$ 170,857     124,959     45,898   36.7 % $ 471,343     360,610     110,733   30.7 %
 
Net revenue by segment:
Issuer Solutions (e) $ 401,074 379,145 21,929 5.8 % $ 1,181,090 1,135,016 46,074 4.1 %
Merchant Solutions (f) 281,819 262,494 19,325 7.4 820,968 644,573 176,395 27.4
Netspend (g) 179,918     155,349     24,569   15.8 560,448     502,961     57,487   11.4
Segment net revenue 862,811 796,988 65,823 8.3 2,562,506 2,282,550 279,956 12.3
Less: Intersegment revenues 10,052     7,400     2,652   35.8 32,787     26,381     6,406   24.3
Net revenue (h) 852,759 789,588 63,171 8.0 2,529,719 2,256,169 273,550 12.1
Add: reimbursable items, interchange and assessments expenses 394,817     357,300     37,517   10.5 1,124,957     781,684     343,273   43.9
Total revenues $ 1,247,576     1,146,888     100,688   8.8 % $ 3,654,676     3,037,853     616,823   20.3 %
 
 
Adjusted segment operating margin on segment net revenue:
Issuer Solutions (a)/(e) 36.8 %   34.0 % 36.3 %   34.6 %
Merchant Solutions (b)/(f) 36.6 %   34.6 % 36.1 %   34.0 %
Netspend (c)/(g) 27.0 %   26.3 % 25.6 %   25.0 %
 
Adjusted segment operating margin on net revenue: (d)/(h) 30.5 %   28.3 % 29.9 %   28.2 %
 
na = not applicable
 
 
TSYS
Segment Breakdown
(unaudited)
(in thousands)
               
Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
Change Change
2017   2016   $   % 2017   2016   $   %
Depreciation and amortization by segment:
Issuer Solutions $ 36,699 34,590 2,109 6.1 % $ 109,287 105,858 3,429 3.2 %
Merchant Solutions 7,588 6,846 742 10.8 21,990 18,702 3,288 17.6
Netspend 3,785   3,241   544   16.8 12,057     9,466     2,591 27.4
Depreciation and amortization 48,072 44,677 3,395 7.6 143,334 134,026 9,308 6.9
Acquisition intangible amortization 50,856 53,341 (2,485 ) (4.7 ) 156,966 134,748 22,218 16.5
Corporate admin and other 1,356   898   458   51.0 3,521     2,694     827 30.7
Total depreciation and amortization $ 100,284   98,916   1,368   1.4 % $ 303,821     271,468     32,353 11.9 %
 
 
 

Segment statistical data:

 

Issuer Solutions

Total transactions (in millions) 5,494.9 5,060.3 434.6 8.6 % 15,712.1 14,633.4 1,078.7 7.4 %
Total Accounts on file (AOF) (in millions) 797.3 738.8 58.5 7.9 %
Total Traditional AOF (in millions) 562.1 511.2 50.9 10.0 %
 

Merchant Solutions

Point-of-sale transactions (in millions) 1,260.9 1,177.1 83.8 7.1 % 3,622.2 3,427.6 194.6 5.7 %
Dollar sales volume (in millions) $ 31,478.2 28,680.7 2,797.5 9.8 % $ 91,726.1 69,024.9 22,701.2 32.9 %
Segment net revenue per transaction $ 0.223 0.223 0.001 0.2 % $ 0.227 0.188 0.039 20.5 %
 

Netspend

Gross dollar volume (in millions) $ 7,242.3 6,367.0 875.3 13.7 % $ 24,455.1 22,143.3 2,311.8 10.4 %
Direct deposit 90-day active cards (in thousands) 2,315.3 2,079.8 235.5 11.3 %
90-day active cards (in thousands) 4,697.2 4,162.7 534.5 12.8 %
% of 90-day active cards with direct deposit 49.3 % 50.0 %
 
 
TSYS
Condensed Balance Sheet
(unaudited)
(in thousands)
       
September 30, 2017 December 31, 2016
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 413,622 425,354
Accounts receivable, net 409,167 432,847
Other current assets 176,049 164,488
Total current assets 998,838 1,022,689
Goodwill 3,272,792 3,270,952
Software and other intangible assets, net 1,166,098 1,329,864
Property and equipment, net 282,490 282,345
Other long term assets 498,672 460,327
Total assets $ 6,218,890 6,366,177
 
Liabilities
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $ 53,460 38,712

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

565,660 50,727
Other current liabilities 352,560 330,914
Total current liabilities 971,680 420,353

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

2,394,283 3,313,276
Deferred income tax liabilities 374,778 419,552
Other long-term liabilities 107,987 88,983
Total liabilities 3,848,728 4,242,164
Redeemable noncontrolling interest 13,402 24,093
Equity 2,356,760 2,099,920
Total liabilities and equity $ 6,218,890 6,366,177
 
 
TSYS
Selected Cash Flow Highlights
(unaudited)
(in thousands)
       
Nine Months Ended September 30,
2017 2016
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income $ 348,345 251,597

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

Equity in income of equity investments, net of tax (30,919 ) (18,953 )
Dividends received from equity investments 20,589 15,246
Depreciation and amortization 303,821 271,468
Amortization of debt issuance costs 3,247 12,499
Share-based compensation 28,462 33,792
Deferred income tax (benefit) expense (46,435 ) 4,110
Other noncash adjustments 55,764 35,689
Changes in operating assets and liabilities (30,849 ) (54,368 )
Net cash provided by operating activities 652,025   551,080  
 
Purchases of property and equipment (42,572 ) (32,134 )
Additions to licensed computer software from vendors (23,114 ) (11,112 )
Additions to internally developed computer software (22,011 ) (25,705 )
Additions to contract acquisition costs (21,662 ) (38,384 )
Cash used in acquisitions, net of cash acquired - (2,345,493 )
Other investing activities (1,436 ) (4,430 )
Net cash used in investing activities (110,795 ) (2,457,258 )
 

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

(415,788 ) (618,598 )
Proceeds from long-term borrowings - 2,666,295
Debt issuance costs - (26,563 )
Purchase of noncontrolling interests (70,000 ) (5,878 )
Dividends paid on common stock (55,151 ) (55,000 )
Proceeds from exercise of stock options 15,499 9,980
Other financing activities (33,111 ) (608 )
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities (558,551 ) 1,969,628  
 
Cash and cash equivalents:
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 5,589   (5,895 )
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents (11,732 ) 57,555
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 425,354   389,328  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 413,622   446,883  
 
Supplemental
Capital expenditures $ 109,359   107,335  
Free cash flow (non-GAAP)* $ 542,666   443,745  
 
* See reconciliation of non-GAAP measures.
 
 
TSYS
Supplemental Information
(unaudited)
 
               
 
 
Other
AOF: Total Accounts on File
(in millions)

At
September 2017

   

At
September 2016

   

%
Change

Consumer 474.7 433.5 9.5
Commercial 52.8 48.0 9.9
Other 34.6       29.7   16.5
Traditional AOF 562.1 511.2 10.0
Prepaid*/Stored Value 50.6 58.9 (14.0 )
Government Services 92.1 85.7 7.5
Commercial Card Single Use 92.5       83.0   11.4
Total AOF 797.3       738.8   7.9
* Prepaid does not include Netspend accounts
 

Growth in Accounts on File (in millions):

September 2016 to
September 2017

   

September 2015 to
September 2016

Beginning balance 738.8 760.4
Change in accounts on file due to:
Internal growth of existing clients 53.2 53.8
New clients 29.5 31.6
Purges/Sales (23.6 ) (16.7 )
Deconversions (0.6 )     (90.3 )
Ending balance 797.3       738.8  
 
 
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures
 
Non-GAAP Measures
 
The schedules below provide a reconciliation of revenues and operating results on a constant currency basis to reported revenues and operating income. This non-GAAP measure presents third quarter and year-to-date 2017 financial results using the previous year’s foreign currency exchange rates. On a constant currency basis, TSYS’ total year-to-date revenues for the third quarter of 2017 grew 21.0% as compared to a reported GAAP increase of 20.3%.
 
The schedules below also provide a reconciliation of diluted EPS to adjusted diluted EPS.
 
The schedules below also provide a reconciliation of net income to adjusted EBITDA.
 
The schedules below also provide a reconciliation of cash flows from operating activities and capital expenditures to free cash flow.
 
The schedules below also provide a reconciliation of 2017 guidance of total revenues to net revenue and diluted EPS to adjusted diluted EPS.
 
The tax rate used in the calculation of adjusted diluted EPS for the quarter and year is equal to an estimate of our annual effective tax rate on GAAP income. This effective rate is estimated annually and may be adjusted during the year to take into account events or trends that materially impact the effective tax rate including, but not limited to, significant changes resulting from tax legislation, material changes in the mix of revenues and expenses by entity and other significant events.
 
TSYS believes that non-GAAP financial measures are important to enable investors to understand and evaluate its ongoing operating results. Accordingly, TSYS includes non-GAAP financial measures when reporting its financial results to shareholders and potential investors in order to provide them with an additional tool to evaluate TSYS’ ongoing business operations. TSYS believes that the non-GAAP financial measures are representative of comparative financial performance that reflects the economic substance of TSYS’ current and ongoing business operations.
 
Although non-GAAP financial measures are often used to measure TSYS’ operating results and assess its financial performance, they are not necessarily comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies due to potential inconsistencies in the method of calculation.
 
TSYS believes that its provision of non-GAAP financial measures provides investors with important key financial performance indicators that are utilized by management to assess TSYS’ operating results, evaluate the business and make operational decisions on a prospective, going-forward basis. Hence, management provides disclosure of non-GAAP financial measures to give shareholders and potential investors an opportunity to see TSYS as viewed by management, to assess TSYS with some of the same tools that management utilizes internally and to be able to compare such information with prior periods. TSYS believes that inclusion of non-GAAP financial measures provides investors with additional information to help them better understand its financial statements just as management utilizes these non-GAAP financial measures to better understand the business, manage budgets and allocate resources.
 
 
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP
     
Constant Currency Comparison
(unaudited)
(in thousands)
       
Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
Percent Percent
2017   2016   Change 2017   2016 Change

Consolidated

Constant currency (1) $ 1,247,808 1,146,888 8.8 % $ 3,676,013 3,037,853 21.0 %
Foreign currency impact (2) (232 )   - (21,337 )   -
Total revenues $ 1,247,576     1,146,888 8.8 % $ 3,654,676     3,037,853 20.3 %
 
Constant currency (1) $ 852,975 789,588 8.0 % $ 2,549,574 2,256,169 13.0 %
Foreign currency impact (2) (216 )   - (19,855 )   -
Net revenue $ 852,759     789,588 8.0 % $ 2,529,719     2,256,169 12.1 %
 
Constant currency (1) $ 200,574 155,327 29.1 % $ 570,467 442,835 28.8 %
Foreign currency impact (2) (882 )   - (10,344 )   -
Operating income $ 199,692     155,327 28.6 % $ 560,123     442,835 26.5 %
 

Issuer Solutions

Constant currency (1) $ 453,665 429,078 5.7 % $ 1,354,497 1,288,656 5.1 %
Foreign currency impact (2) (202 )   - (21,281 )   -
Total revenues $ 453,463     429,078 5.7 % $ 1,333,216     1,288,656 3.5 %
 
Constant currency (1) $ 401,261 379,145 5.8 % $ 1,200,889 1,135,016 5.8 %
Foreign currency impact (2) (187 )   - (19,799 )   -
Segment net revenue $ 401,074     379,145 5.8 % $ 1,181,090     1,135,016 4.1 %
 
(1) Reflects current period results on a non-GAAP basis as if foreign currency rates did not change from the comparable prior year period.
(2) Reflects the impact of calculated changes in foreign currency rates from the comparable period.
 
Net Revenue
(unaudited)
(in thousands)
 
Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
Percent Percent
2017   2016   Change 2017   2016 Change
Total revenues $ 1,247,576 1,146,888 8.8 % $ 3,654,676 3,037,853 20.3 %
Less: reimbursable items, interchange and assessments expenses 394,817     357,300 10.5 1,124,957     781,684 43.9
Net revenue $ 852,759     789,588 8.0 % $ 2,529,719     2,256,169 12.1 %
 
   
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP
       
Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share
(unaudited)
(in thousands, except per share data)
         
Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
Percent Percent
2017   2016   Change 2017   2016   Change

Net income attributable to TSYS common shareholders

$ 123,095 85,352 44.2 % $ 343,977 245,688 40.0 %
Adjust for amounts attributable to TSYS common shareholders:
Add: Acquisition intangible amortization $ 50,704 53,065 (4.4 ) $ 156,489 133,920 16.9
Add: Share-based compensation 8,404 13,059 (35.6 ) 28,455 33,766 (15.7 )
Add: TransFirst M&A expenses* 1,052 1,830 (42.5 ) 10,025 35,689 (71.9 )
Add: Litigation, claims, judgments or settlements** 26 - na 1,904 - na
Less: Tax impact of adjustments*** (20,614 )   (22,633 ) 8.9 (67,702 )   (62,264 ) (8.7 )
Adjusted earnings $ 162,667     130,673   24.5 % $ 473,148     386,799   22.3 %
 

Diluted EPS - Net income attributable to TSYS common shareholders

As reported (GAAP) $ 0.66     0.46   43.3 % $ 1.85     1.33   39.2 %
 
Adjusted diluted EPS $ 0.88     0.71   23.7 % $ 2.55     2.10   21.6 %
 
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding 185,809     184,640   185,472     184,429  
 
* Costs associated with the TransFirst acquisition and integration that are included in selling, general and administrative expenses and nonoperating expenses.
** Litigation settlement or settlement discussions and related legal expenses.
*** Certain of these merger and acquisition costs are nondeductible for income tax purposes. Income tax impact includes a discrete item as a result of the acquisition.
 
 
Adjusted EBITDA
(unaudited)
(in thousands)
 
Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
Percent Percent
2017   2016   Change 2017   2016   Change
Net income $ 124,726 87,441 42.6 % $ 348,345 251,597 38.5 %
Adjust for:
Less: Equity in income of equity investments (8,497 ) (6,729 ) (26.3 ) (30,919 ) (18,953 ) (63.1 )
Add: Income taxes 54,628 44,247 23.5 153,917 127,966 20.3
Add: Interest expense, net 28,501 30,634 (7.0 ) 87,811 83,700 4.9
Add: Depreciation and amortization 100,284 98,916 1.4 303,821 271,468 11.9
Less: (Gain)/loss on foreign currency translations 427 (194 ) nm 1,250 (1,664 ) nm
Less: Other nonoperating (income)/expenses (93 ) (72 ) (29.2 ) (281 ) 189 nm
Add: Share-based compensation 8,407 13,069 (35.7 ) 28,462 33,792 (15.8 )
Add: TransFirst M&A expenses* 1,052 1,830 (42.5 ) 10,086 25,908 (61.1 )
Add: Litigation, claims, judgments or settlements 26     -   na 1,904     -   na
Adjusted EBITDA $ 309,461     269,142   15.0 % $ 904,396     774,003   16.8 %
 
* Costs associated with the TransFirst acquisition and integration that are included in selling, general and administrative expenses.
 
nm = not meaningful
na = not applicable
 
 
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP
 
Free Cash Flow
(unaudited)
(in thousands)
  Nine Months Ended      
Free cash flow: September 30,
2017         2016
   
Net cash provided by operating activities (GAAP) $ 652,025 551,080
Capital expenditures (109,359 ) (107,335 )
Free cash flow (non-GAAP) $ 542,666   443,745  
 
 
Revised Guidance Summary
(unaudited)
(in millions, except per share data)
 
 
Revenue: 2017 % Change
 
Total revenues (GAAP) $ 4,839 to $ 4,889 16 % to 17 %

Less: reimbursable items, interchange and assessments expenses

1,494     to     1,494  
Net revenue (non-GAAP) $ 3,345 to $ 3,395 10 % to 12 %
 
 
Earnings per share (EPS):
 
Diluted EPS (GAAP) $ 2.37 to $ 2.43 37 % to 40 %
Acquisition intangible amortization, share-based
compensation, litigation, claims, judgments or
settlements and TransFirst M&A expenses, less

the tax impact of adjustments

0.92     to     0.92  
Adjusted diluted EPS attributable to TSYS common
shareholders* (non-GAAP) $ 3.29 to $ 3.35 18 % to 20 %
 
* Weighted average diluted shares outstanding 186
 

Contacts

TSYS Media Relations
Cyle Mims, +1-706-644-3110
cylemims@tsys.com
or
TSYS Investor Relations
Shawn Roberts, +1-706-644-6081
shawnroberts@tsys.com

Release Summary

TSYS (NYSE: TSS) today reported results for the third quarter of 2017.

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Contacts

TSYS Media Relations
Cyle Mims, +1-706-644-3110
cylemims@tsys.com
or
TSYS Investor Relations
Shawn Roberts, +1-706-644-6081
shawnroberts@tsys.com