FleetCor Reports Second Quarter 2015 Financial Results

NORCROSS, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

FleetCor Technologies, Inc. FLT, a leading global provider of fuel cards and workforce payment products to businesses, today reported financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2015.

"We reported solid second quarter results, despite the continuation of a pretty unfavorable macro-environment. Importantly, our fundamentals were strong, organic adjusted revenue growth was approximately 8% in the quarter, on a constant fuel price, currency, and spread basis," said Ron Clarke, chairman and chief executive officer, FleetCor Technologies, Inc. "We are raising our full year 2015 guidance by approximately $0.12 to reflect our second quarter beat in adjusted net income per diluted share and the inclusion of SVS for the remainder of 2015."

Financial Results for Second Quarter 2015:

GAAP Results

• Total revenues increased 48% to $404.6 million compared to $273.5 million in the second quarter of 2014.
• GAAP net income ¹ increased to $98.7 million or $1.05 per diluted share in the second quarter of 2015 compared to GAAP net income of $88.5 million or $1.03 per diluted share in the second quarter of 2014.

Non-GAAP Results

• Adjusted revenues¹ (revenues, net less merchant commissions) increased 51% to $382.9 million compared to $253.2 million in the second quarter of 2014.
• Adjusted net income¹ increased 28% to $138.9 million compared to $108.9 million in the second quarter of 2014.
• Adjusted net income per diluted share¹ increased 16% to $1.48 compared to $1.27 in the second quarter of 2014.

Fiscal Year 2015 Outlook:

"The second quarter of 2015 was another good quarter for FleetCor despite the significant macro- economic headwinds around foreign exchange rates and declining fuel prices. In the aggregate, these macro-economic headwinds impacted our business in the second quarter by approximately $0.28 in adjusted net income per diluted share compared to the second quarter of last year," said Eric Dey, chief financial officer, FleetCor Technologies, Inc.

For fiscal year 2015 FleetCor Technologies, Inc. is raising its financial guidance for 2015 as follows:

• Total revenues between $1,690 million and $1,730 million, up from the previous guidance range of between $1,600 million and $1,650 million;
• Adjusted net income between $580 million and $590 million, up from the previous guidance range of between $565 million and $585 million;
• Adjusted net income per diluted share between $6.17 and $6.27, up from the previous guidance range of between $6.00 and $6.20.

FleetCor's fiscal-year guidance assumptions for 2015 are as follows:

• Weighted average fuel prices of $2.80 for the balance of the year in the U.S. compared to $3.62 per gallon average in the U.S. in the second half of 2014, down approximately 23%.
• Market spreads lower in the third and fourth quarters of 2015 compared to the third and fourth quarters of 2014.
• Foreign exchange rates equal to the seven day average ending July 13, 2015, a negative impact to revenue of approximately $12 million and approximately $0.05 to $0.06 in adjusted net income per diluted share compared to previous guidance.
• SVS business is retained for the remainder of the year.
• Fully diluted shares outstanding of 94.3 million shares.
• No impact related to acquisitions or material new partnership agreements not already disclosed.

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¹ Reconciliations of GAAP results to non GAAP results are provided in Exhibit 1 attached. Additional supplemental data is provided in Exhibit 2 and segment information is provided in Exhibit 3.

Conference Call

The company will host a conference call to discuss second quarter 2015 financial results today at 5:00pm ET. Hosting the call will be Ron Clarke, chief executive officer, and Eric Dey, chief financial officer. The conference call can be accessed live over the phone by dialing (855) 327-6837, or for international callers (631) 982-4565. A replay will be available one hour after the call and can be accessed by dialing (877) 870-5176 or (858) 384-5517 for international callers; the conference ID is 908050. The replay will be available until August 12, 2015. The call will be webcast live from the company's investor relations website at investor.fleetcor.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about FleetCor's beliefs, expectations and future performance, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as "anticipate," "intend," "believe," "estimate," "plan," "seek," "project," "expect," "may," "will," "would," "could" or "should," the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. Examples of forward-looking statements in this press release include statements relating to revenue and earnings guidance and assumptions underlying financial guidance. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, such as delays or failures associated with implementation; fuel price and spread volatility; changes in credit risk of customers and associated losses; the actions of regulators relating to payment cards or resulting from investigations; failure to maintain or renew key business relationships; failure to maintain competitive offerings; failure to maintain or renew sources of financing; failure to complete, or delays in completing, anticipated new partnership arrangements or acquisitions and the failure to successfully integrate or otherwise achieve anticipated benefits from such partnerships or acquired businesses; failure to successfully expand business internationally; the impact of foreign exchange rates on operations, revenue and income; the effects of general economic conditions on fueling patterns and the commercial activity of fleets, as well as the other risks and uncertainties identified under the caption "Risk Factors" in FleetCor's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 2, 2015. FleetCor believes these forward-looking statements are reasonable; however, forward-looking statements are not a guarantee of performance, and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. The forward-looking statements included in this press release are made only as of the date hereof, and FleetCor does not undertake, and specifically disclaims, any obligation to update any such statements or to publicly announce the results of any revisions to any of such statements to reflect future events or developments.

About Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Adjusted revenue is calculated as revenues, net less merchant commissions. Adjusted net income is calculated as net income, adjusted to eliminate (a) non-cash stock-based compensation expense related to share-based compensation awards, (b) amortization of deferred financing costs and intangible assets, (c) amortization of the premium recognized on the purchase of receivables, (d) loss on the early extinguishment of debt, (e) our proportionate share of amortization of intangible assets at our equity method investment, and (f) other non-cash adjustments. The company uses adjusted revenues as a basis to evaluate the company's revenues, net of the commissions that are paid to merchants to participate in our card programs. The commissions paid to merchants can vary when market spreads fluctuate in much the same way as revenues are impacted when market spreads fluctuate. The company believes this is a more effective way to evaluate the company's revenue performance. We prepare adjusted net income to eliminate the effect of items that we do not consider indicative of our core operating performance. Adjusted revenues and adjusted net income are supplemental measures of operating performance that do not represent and should not be considered as an alternative to revenues, net, net income or cash flow from operations, as determined by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or U.S. GAAP, and our calculation thereof may not be comparable to that reported by other companies. We believe it is useful to exclude non-cash stock-based compensation expense from adjusted net income because non-cash equity grants made at a certain price and point in time do not necessarily reflect how our business is performing at any particular time and stock-based compensation expense is not a key measure of our core operating performance. We also believe that amortization expense can vary substantially from company to company and from period to period depending upon their financing and accounting methods, the fair value and average expected life of their acquired intangible assets, their capital structures and the method by which their assets were acquired; therefore, we have excluded amortization expense from our adjusted net income. We also exclude loss on the early extinguishment of debt from adjusted net income, as this expense is non-cash and is one-time in nature and does not reflect the ongoing operations of the business.

Management uses adjusted revenues and adjusted net income:

• as measurements of operating performance because they assist us in comparing our operating performance on a consistent basis;
• for planning purposes, including the preparation of our internal annual operating budget;
• to allocate resources to enhance the financial performance of our business; and
• to evaluate the performance and effectiveness of our operational strategies.

We believe adjusted revenues and adjusted net income are key measures used by the company and investors as supplemental measures to evaluate the overall operating performance of companies in our industry. By providing these non-GAAP financial measures, together with reconciliations, we believe we are enhancing investors' understanding of our business and our results of operations, as well as assisting investors in evaluating how well we are executing strategic initiatives.

About FleetCor

FleetCor is a leading global provider of fuel cards and workforce payment products to businesses. FleetCor's payment programs enable businesses to better control employee spending and provide card-accepting merchants with a commercial customer base that can increase their sales and customer loyalty. FleetCor serves commercial accounts in North America, Latin America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. For more information, please visit www.fleetcor.com.

FleetCor Technologies, Inc. and subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Income
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
								Three Months Ended June 30,									Six Months Ended June 30,
								2015					2014				2015				2014
								(Unaudited)				(Unaudited)					(Unaudited)				(Unaudited)
Revenues, net								$	404,605			$	273,502				$	820,771			$	527,410
Expenses:
Merchant commissions									21,725				20,327					49,051				37,950
Processing									74,564				38,845					155,920				75,701
Selling									27,297				17,521					53,628				34,935
General and administrative									63,041				37,896					132,338				81,357
Depreciation and amortization									48,827				24,429					96,909				48,847
Operating income									169,151				134,484					332,925				248,620
Equity method investment loss									5,118				1,489					7,818				1,489
Other expense (income), net									653				(268	)				2,513				276
Interest expense, net									18,089				5,308					37,655				10,769
Total other expense									23,860				6,529					47,986				12,534
Income before income taxes									145,291				127,955					284,939				236,086
Provision for income taxes									46,613				39,406					92,108				72,428
Net income								$	98,678			$	88,549				$	192,831			$	163,658
Basic earnings per share								$	1.07			$	1.07				$	2.10			$	1.97
Diluted earnings per share								$	1.05			$	1.03				$	2.05			$	1.91
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic shares									91,904				82,996					91,828				82,867
Diluted shares									94,050				85,817					93,992				85,757

FleetCor Technologies, Inc. and subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands, except share and par value amounts)
							June 30, 2015					December 31, 2014
							(Unaudited)
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents							$	384,175				$	477,069
Restricted cash								129,354					135,144
Accounts receivable (less allowance for doubtful accounts of $22,400 and $23,842, respectively)								811,477					673,797
Securitized accounts receivable - restricted for securitization investors								764,000					675,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets								57,857					74,889
Deferred income taxes								54,143					101,451
Total current assets								2,201,006					2,137,350
Property and equipment								146,978					135,062
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization								(73,816	)				(61,499	)
Net property and equipment								73,162					73,563
Goodwill								3,767,071					3,811,862
Other intangibles, net								2,338,148					2,437,367
Equity method investment								121,807					141,933
Other assets								73,477					72,431
Total assets							$	8,574,671				$	8,674,506
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable							$	815,544				$	716,676
Accrued expenses								160,983					178,375
Customer deposits								456,693					492,257
Securitization facility								764,000					675,000
Current portion of notes payable and other obligations								482,342					749,764
Other current liabilities								42,038					84,546
Total current liabilities								2,721,600					2,896,618
Notes payable and other obligations, less current portion								2,112,245					2,168,953
Deferred income taxes								794,135					815,169
Other noncurrent liabilities								39,687					40,629
Total noncurrent liabilities								2,946,067					3,024,751
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 475,000,000 shares authorized, 120,056,359 shares issued and 91,947,247 shares outstanding at June 30, 2015; and 475,000,000 shares authorized, 119,771,155 shares issued and 91,662,043 shares outstanding at December 31, 2014								120					120
Additional paid-in capital								1,899,688					1,852,442
Retained earnings								1,596,736					1,403,905
Accumulated other comprehensive loss								(243,143	)				(156,933	)
Less treasury stock, 28,109,112 shares at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014								(346,397	)				(346,397	)
Total stockholders' equity								2,907,004					2,753,137
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity							$	8,574,671				$	8,674,506

FleetCor Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In Thousands)
			Six Months Ended June 30,
				2015					2014
			(Unaudited)					(Unaudited)
Operating activities
Net income			$	192,831				$	163,658
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation				15,096					9,673
Stock-based compensation				30,500					18,299
Provision for losses on accounts receivable				13,022					12,283
Amortization of deferred financing costs and discounts				3,517					1,062
Amortization of intangible assets				80,186					36,482
Amortization of premium on receivables				1,627					1,630
Deferred income taxes				(40,894	)				2,032
Equity method investment loss				7,818					1,489
Other non-cash operating expenses				(772	)				-
Changes in operating assets and liabilities (net of acquisitions):
Restricted cash				5,790					2,092
Accounts receivable				(233,528	)				(197,667	)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets				24					(8,285	)
Other assets				(2,961	)				(389	)
Excess tax benefits related to stock-based compensation				(9,639	)				(18,634	)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and customer deposits				135,795					133,996
Net cash provided by operating activities				198,412					157,721
Investing activities
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired				(7,954	)				(189,850	)
Purchases of property and equipment				(16,234	)				(11,552	)
Net cash used in investing activities				(24,188	)				(201,402	)
Financing activities
Excess tax benefits related to stock-based compensation				9,639					18,634
Proceeds from issuance of common stock				7,105					8,277
Borrowings on securitization facility, net				89,000					75,400
Deferred financing costs paid				-					(546	)
Principal payments on notes payable				(51,750	)				(13,750	)
Payments on revolver- A Facility				(276,818	)				(262,377	)
Borrowings from revolver- A Facility				-					142,330
Payments on foreign revolver- B Facility				-					(7,337	)
Borrowings on swing line of credit, net				9,441					41,522
Payment of contingent consideration				(39,808	)				-
Other				(145	)				(371	)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities				(253,336	)				1,782
Effect of foreign currency exchange rates on cash				(13,782	)				1,436
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents				(92,894	)				(40,463	)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period				477,069					338,105
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period			$	384,175				$	297,642
Supplemental cash flow information
Cash paid for interest			$	38,883				$	12,797
Cash paid for income taxes			$	30,234				$	52,697

Exhibit 1
RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES AND PRO FORMA INFORMATION
(In thousands, except shares and per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
The following table reconciles revenues, net to adjusted revenues:
			Three Months Ended June 30,										Six Months Ended June 30,
				2015					2014					2015					2014
Revenues, net			$	404,605				$	273,502				$	820,771				$	527,410
Merchant commissions				21,725					20,327					49,051					37,950
Total adjusted revenues			$	382,880				$	253,175				$	771,720				$	489,460
The following table reconciles net income to adjusted net income and adjusted net income per diluted share:
			Three Months Ended June 30,										Six Months Ended June 30,
				2015					2014					2015					2014
Net income			$	98,678				$	88,549				$	192,831				$	163,658
Stock based compensation				13,549					7,687					30,500					18,299
Amortization of intangible assets				40,415					18,210					80,186					36,482
Amortization of premium on receivables				814					816					1,627					1,630
Amortization of deferred financing costs and discounts				1,773					531					3,517					1,062
Amortization of intangibles at equity method investment				2,667					2,149					5,372					2,149
Total pre-tax adjustments				59,218					29,393					121,202					59,622
Income tax impact of pre-tax adjustments at the effective tax rate				(18,999	)				(9,052	)				(39,179	)				(18,291	)
Adjusted net income			$	138,898				$	108,890				$	274,854				$	204,989
Adjusted net income per diluted share			$	1.48				$	1.27				$	2.92				$	2.39
Diluted shares				94,050					85,817					93,992					85,757

Exhibit 2
Transaction Volume, Revenues and Adjusted Revenue, Per Transaction and by Segment
(In thousands except revenues, net per transaction and adjusted revenues per transaction)
(Unaudited)
			Three Months Ended June 30,																			Six Months Ended June 30,
				2015					2014				Change					% Change					2015					2014				Change					% Change
NORTH AMERICA
- Transactions2				389,410					42,717					346,693				811.6	%				774,194					83,142					691,052				831.2	%
- Revenues, net per transaction			$	0.73				$	3.25				$	(2.52	)			-77.5	%			$	0.75				$	3.19				$	(2.44	)			-76.4	%
- Revenues, net			$	284,576				$	138,861				$	145,715				104.9	%			$	583,389				$	265,236				$	318,153				120.0	%
INTERNATIONAL
- Transactions				45,674					47,524					(1,850	)			-3.9	%				92,453					94,282					(1,829	)			-1.9	%
- Revenues, net per transaction			$	2.63				$	2.83				$	(0.21	)			-7.2	%			$	2.57				$	2.78				$	(0.21	)			-7.7	%
- Revenues, net			$	120,029				$	134,641				$	(14,612	)			-10.9	%			$	237,382				$	262,174				$	(24,792	)			-9.5	%
FLEETCOR CONSOLIDATED REVENUES
- Transactions2				435,084					90,241					344,843				382.1	%				866,647					177,424					689,223				388.5	%
- Revenues, net per transaction			$	0.93				$	3.03				$	(2.10	)			-69.3	%			$	0.95				$	2.97				$	(2.03	)			-68.1	%
- Revenues, net			$	404,605				$	273,502				$	131,103				47.9	%			$	820,771				$	527,410				$	293,361				55.6	%
FLEETCOR CONSOLIDATED ADJUSTED REVENUES1
- Transactions2				435,084					90,241					344,843				382.1	%				866,647					177,424					689,223				388.5	%
- Adjusted Revenues per transaction			$	0.88				$	2.81				$	(1.93	)			-68.6	%			$	0.89				$	2.76				$	(1.87	)			-67.7	%
- Adjusted Revenues			$	382,880				$	253,175				$	129,705				51.2	%			$	771,720				$	489,460				$	282,260				57.7	%
1Adjusted revenues is a non-GAAP financial measure defined as revenues, net less merchant commissions. The Company believes this measure is a more effective way to evaluate the Company's revenue performance. Refer to Exhibit 1 for a reconciliation of revenues, net to adjusted revenues.
2Includes approximately 296 million and 597 million transactions for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, respectively, related to our SVS business acquired with Comdata in the fourth quarter of 2014.
Sources of Revenue3			Three Months Ended June 30,																			Six Months Ended June 30,
				2015					2014				Change					% Change					2015					2014				Change					% Change
Revenue from customers and partners				65.8	%				55.1	%				10.7	%			19.4	%				64.6	%				55.6	%				9.0	%			16.2	%
Revenue from merchants and networks				34.2	%				44.9	%				-10.7	%			-23.8	%				35.4	%				44.4	%				-9.0	%			-20.3	%
Revenue tied to fuel-price spreads				10.3	%				14.5	%				-4.2	%			-29.0	%				12.0	%				14.2	%				-2.2	%			-15.5	%
Revenue influenced by absolute price of fuel				16.1	%				18.7	%				-2.6	%			-13.9	%				15.3	%				18.4	%				-3.1	%			-16.8	%
Revenue from program fees, late fees, interest and other				73.6	%				66.8	%				6.8	%			10.2	%				72.7	%				67.4	%				5.3	%			7.9	%
3Expressed as a percentage of consolidated revenue.

Exhibit 3
Segment Results
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
			Three Months Ended June 30,								Six Months Ended June 30,
			2015				2014				2015				2014
Revenues, net:
North America			$	284,576			$	138,861			$	583,389			$	265,236
International				120,029				134,641				237,382				262,174
			$	404,605			$	273,502			$	820,771			$	527,410
Operating income:
North America			$	109,584			$	68,317			$	219,350			$	124,514
International				59,567				66,167				113,575				124,106
			$	169,151			$	134,484			$	332,925			$	248,620
Depreciation and amortization:
North America			$	32,021			$	6,376			$	63,943			$	13,012
International				16,806				18,053				32,966				35,835
			$	48,827			$	24,429			$	96,909			$	48,847
Capital expenditures:
North America			$	3,793			$	1,840			$	8,017			$	3,836
International				4,336				4,128				8,217				7,716
			$	8,129			$	5,968			$	16,234			$	11,552

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