OLATHE, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NIC Inc. (Nasdaq: EGOV), the dominant provider of digital government services, today announced net income of $15.5 million and earnings per share of 23 cents on total revenues of $86.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018. In the first quarter of 2017, the Company reported net income of $14.0 million and earnings per share of 21 cents on total revenues of $83.2 million.
Quarterly portal revenues were $80.8 million, a 5 percent increase over the first quarter of 2017. On a same-state basis, portal revenues increased 7 percent over the prior year quarter. Same-state, transaction-based revenues from Interactive Government Services (IGS) rose 10 percent over the first quarter of 2017, due primarily to higher volumes from a variety of services including income tax filings, driver’s license renewals, and business filings, among others. Same-state, transaction-based revenues from Driver History Records (DHR) were up 1 percent due mainly to higher transaction volumes in several states. Same-state portal software development revenues increased 27 percent, driven primarily by new time & materials projects deployed by the Company’s Indiana portal.
Software & services revenues were $5.9 million in the current quarter, down 1 percent from the prior year quarter, driven by the previously announced loss of the City of Portland, Oregon, parking meter payment service beginning in the second quarter of 2017.
Quarterly operating income decreased 2 percent to $20.6 million, and the Company’s operating income margin was 24 percent for the current quarter, down from 25 percent in the prior year quarter. This reflects ongoing investments in the Company’s citizen-centric Gov2Go® national platform, and the enterprise licensing and permitting platform, in addition to the loss of revenue and profit contribution from the legacy Tennessee portal contract. As previously announced, the Company’s contract with the state of Tennessee expired March 31, 2017. First quarter 2017 revenues from the legacy Tennessee portal contract totaled $1.8 million.
The Company’s effective tax rate in the current quarter was 25 percent, down from 34 percent in the prior year quarter. The lower rate was attributable to favorable benefits related to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, which was signed into law on December 22, 2017. Results in the current quarter also include a tax deficit related to lower tax deductions from the vesting of restricted stock awards. This discrete tax item increased the Company’s effective tax rate by approximately 1 percent, decreasing earnings per share for the current quarter by approximately 1 cent. Results in the prior year quarter reflect excess tax benefits from the vesting of restricted stock awards. This discrete tax item decreased the Company’s effective tax rate by approximately 2 percent, increasing earnings per share for the prior year quarter by approximately 1 cent.
“We kicked off the year with solid financial performance,” said Harry Herington, NIC Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board. “We launched several new services, and I would like to thank all of our government partners for working with us to advance digital government innovation.”
Operational Highlights
During the quarter, several NIC subsidiaries received contract extensions. The Company’s subsidiary, Kansas Information Consortium, LLC extended the base term of its contract with the state of Kansas through December 2022. The extension also includes two, two-year renewal options the state of Kansas may exercise to take the agreement through April 2026. In addition, Kentucky Interactive, LLC received a two-year contract extension from the Commonwealth of Kentucky taking its contract through August 2020. And, the Company’s subsidiary, Oklahoma Interactive, LLC received a one-year contract renewal from the state of Oklahoma extending its contract through March 2019.
First Quarter Earnings Call and Webcast Details
On the April 30, 2018 call, the Company will discuss its 2018 first quarter financial and operational results, and answer questions from the investment community. The call may also include discussion of Company developments, and forward-looking and other material information about business and financial matters.
Dial-In Information
Monday, April 30, 2018
4:30 p.m. (EDT)
| Call bridge: | 888-204-4610 (U.S. callers) or 719-325-2402 (international callers) | ||
| Conference ID: | 7713983 | ||
| Call leaders: | Harry Herington, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board | ||
| Steve Kovzan, Chief Financial Officer | |||
| Robert Knapp, Chief Operating Officer |
Webcast Information
To sign in and listen: The Webcast system is available at https://www.egov.com/investor-relations.
A replay of the Webcast will be available by visiting https://www.egov.com/investor-relations.
About NIC
NIC Inc. (NASDAQ: EGOV) is the nation’s premier provider of innovative digital government solutions and secure payment processing, which help make government interactions more accessible for everyone through technology. The family of NIC companies has developed a library of more than 13,000 digital government services for more than 5,500 federal, state, and local government agencies. Among these solutions is the ground-breaking personal assistant for government, Gov2Go, delivering citizens personalized reminders and a single access point for government interactions. More information is available at www.egov.com.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information
Any statements made in this release that do not relate to historical or current facts constitute forward-looking statements. These statements include statements regarding the Company’s potential financial performance for the 2018 fiscal year, estimates, projections, the expected length of contract terms, statements relating to the Company’s business plans, objectives and expected operating results, statements relating to potential new contracts or renewals, statements relating to the Company’s expected effective tax rate and the potential effect of tax law changes, statements relating to possible future dividends and share repurchases, and other possible future events, including potential acquisitions, and the assumptions upon which those statements are based. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties which may cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements, including regional or national business, political, economic, competitive, social and market conditions, including various termination rights of the Company and its partners, the ability of the Company to renew existing contracts –in whole or in part, and to sign contracts with new federal, state, and local government agencies, the Company’s ability to identify and acquire suitable acquisition candidates and to successfully integrate any acquired businesses, as well as possible data security incidents. Any statements regarding our expected effective tax rate for 2018 reflect provisional amounts subject to adjustment during the one-year measurement period permitted under applicable law. You should not rely on any forward-looking statement as a prediction or guarantee about the future. A detailed discussion of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and events to differ materially from such forward-looking statements is included in the sections titled “Risk Factors” and “Cautions About Forward-Looking Statements” of the Company’s most recent Forms 10-K and 10-Q filed with the SEC. These filings are available at the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov. Any forward-looking statements included in this release speak only as of the date of this call. Except as may be required by applicable law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
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| CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY | ||||||||||
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Three months ended March 31, |
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| Revenues: | 2018 | 2017 | ||||||||
| Portal revenues | $ | 80,791 | $ | 77,198 | ||||||
| Software & services revenues | 5,934 | 5,979 | ||||||||
| Total revenues | 86,725 | 83,177 | ||||||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||||
| Cost of portal revenues, exclusive of depreciation & amortization | 48,642 | 47,032 | ||||||||
| Cost of software & services revenues, exclusive of depreciation & amortization | 2,228 | 1,763 | ||||||||
| Selling & administrative | 13,150 | 11,660 | ||||||||
| Depreciation & amortization | 2,065 | 1,613 | ||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 66,085 | 62,068 | ||||||||
| Operating income before income taxes | 20,640 | 21,109 | ||||||||
| Income tax provision | 5,132 | 7,124 | ||||||||
| Net income | $ | 15,508 | $ | 13,985 | ||||||
| Basic net income per share | $ | 0.23 | $ | 0.21 | ||||||
| Diluted net income per share | $ | 0.23 | $ | 0.21 | ||||||
| Weighted average shares outstanding: | ||||||||||
| Basic | 66,323 | 66,046 | ||||||||
| Diluted | 66,323 | 66,046 | ||||||||
| Key Financial Metrics: | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth - outsourced portals | 5 | % | 5 | % | ||||||
| Same state revenue growth - outsourced portals | 7 | % | 5 | % | ||||||
| Recurring portal revenue as a % of total portal revenues | 97 | % | 98 | % | ||||||
| Gross profit % - outsourced portals | 40 | % | 39 | % | ||||||
| Revenue growth - software & services | (1 | )% | 15 | % | ||||||
| Gross profit % - software & services | 62 | % | 71 | % | ||||||
| Selling & administrative expenses as a % of total revenues | 15 | % | 14 | % | ||||||
| Operating income as a % of total revenue | 24 | % | 25 | % | ||||||
| Portal Revenue Analysis: | ||||||||||
| IGS | $ | 50,267 | $ | 45,925 | ||||||
| DHR | 27,239 | 28,169 | ||||||||
| Portal software development | 2,047 | 1,829 | ||||||||
| Portal management | 1,238 | 1,275 | ||||||||
| Total portal revenues | $ | 80,791 | $ | 77,198 | ||||||
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| CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS | ||||||||||
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March 31, 2018 |
December 31, 2017 | |||||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||||||
| Cash | $ | 162,362 | $ | 160,777 | ||||||
| Trade accounts receivable, net | 87,241 | 103,938 | ||||||||
| Prepaid expenses & other current assets | 14,478 | 12,843 | ||||||||
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Total current assets |
264,081 | 277,558 | ||||||||
| Property and equipment, net | 9,731 | 10,306 | ||||||||
| Intangible assets, net | 6,237 | 5,214 | ||||||||
| Deferred income taxes, net | — | 667 | ||||||||
| Other assets | 1,884 | 1,986 | ||||||||
| Total assets | $ | 281,933 | $ | 295,731 | ||||||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 68,789 | $ |
88,920 |
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| Accrued expenses | 20,141 | 26,501 | ||||||||
| Other current liabilities | 3,916 | 3,673 | ||||||||
| Total current liabilities | 92,846 | 119,094 | ||||||||
| Other long-term liabilities | 8,738 | 8,395 | ||||||||
| Total liabilities | 101,584 | 127,489 | ||||||||
| Commitments and contingencies | — | — | ||||||||
| Stockholders' equity: | ||||||||||
| Common stock, $0.0001 par, 200,000 shares authorized, 66,514 and 66,271 shares issued and outstanding | 7 | 7 | ||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 112,930 | 111,275 | ||||||||
| Retained earnings | 67,412 | 56,960 | ||||||||
| Total stockholders' equity | 180,349 | 168,242 | ||||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ | 281,933 | $ | 295,731 | ||||||
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| CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| (Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Stock |
Additional |
Retained |
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| Shares | Amount | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, January 1, 2018 | 66,271 |
$ |
7 |
$ |
111,275 |
$ |
56,960 |
$ |
168,242 |
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Net cumulative effect of adoption of accounting standard |
— | — | — | 208 | 208 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | — | — | 15,508 | 15,508 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Restricted stock vestings | 202 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| Dividends declared | — | — | — | (5,370 | ) | (5,370 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
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Dividend equivalents on unvested performance-based restricted stock awards |
— | — | 34 | (34 | ) | — | ||||||||||||||||||
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Dividend equivalents cancelled upon forfeiture of performance-based restricted stock awards |
— | — | (140 | ) | 140 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
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Shares surrendered and cancelled upon vesting of restricted stock to satisfy tax withholdings |
(81 | ) | — | (1,132 | ) | — | (1,132 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | — | — | 1,511 | — | 1,511 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan |
122 | — | 1,382 | — | 1,382 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, March 31, 2018 | 66,514 |
$ |
7 |
$ |
112,930 |
$ |
67,412 |
$ |
180,349 |
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| CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS | ||||||||||
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| (Unaudited) | ||||||||||
| Three months ended March 31, | ||||||||||
| 2018 | 2017 | |||||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 15,508 | $ | 13,985 | ||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | ||||||||||
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Provision for (recoveries) losses on accounts receivable |
(116 | ) | 425 | |||||||
| Depreciation & amortization | 2,065 | 1,613 | ||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | 1,511 | 1,474 | ||||||||
| Deferred income taxes | 685 | 912 | ||||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||||
| Decrease (increase) in trade accounts receivable, net | 16,813 | (1,545 | ) | |||||||
| (Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses & other current assets | (1,635 | ) | 2,461 | |||||||
| Decrease (increase) in other assets | 258 | (1,493 | ) | |||||||
| (Decrease) in accounts payable | (20,131 | ) | (9,789 | ) | ||||||
| (Decrease) in accrued expenses | (6,360 | ) | (3,838 | ) | ||||||
| Increase in other current liabilities | 295 | 148 | ||||||||
| Increase in other long-term liabilities | 325 | 583 | ||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 9,218 | 4,936 | ||||||||
| Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||||||
| Purchases of property and equipment | (873 | ) | (929 | ) | ||||||
| Proceeds from sale of property and equipment | — | 6 | ||||||||
| Capitalized software development costs | (1,640 | ) | (875 | ) | ||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (2,513 | ) | (1,798 | ) | ||||||
| Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||||||
| Cash dividends on common stock | (5,370 | ) | (5,342 | ) | ||||||
| Proceeds from employee common stock purchases | 1,382 | 1,330 | ||||||||
| Tax withholdings related to stock-based compensation awards | (1,132 | ) | (2,574 | ) | ||||||
| Net cash used in financing activities | (5,120 | ) | (6,586 | ) | ||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in cash | 1,585 | (3,448 | ) | |||||||
| Cash, beginning of period | 160,777 | 127,009 | ||||||||
| Cash, end of period | $ | 162,362 | $ | 123,561 | ||||||
| Other cash flow information: | ||||||||||
| Non-cash investing activities: | ||||||||||
| Capital expenditures accrued but not yet paid | $ | — | $ | 176 | ||||||
| Cash payments: | ||||||||||
| Income taxes paid, net | $ | 4,418 | $ | 3,151 | ||||||
