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Hughes Communications Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2010 Results

Record New Consumer Activations

Record Adjusted EBITDA


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Hughes Communications, Inc.

Mar 03, 2011, 08:00 ET

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GERMANTOWN, Md., March 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Hughes Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: HUGH) ("Hughes"), the global leader in broadband satellite network solutions and services, today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2010. Hughes' consolidated operations are classified into five reportable segments: North America Broadband, International Broadband, Telecom Systems, HTS Satellite, and Corporate and Other. The North America Broadband, International Broadband, Telecom Systems, and HTS Satellite segments represent all the operations of Hughes Network Systems, LLC ("HNS"), Hughes' principal operating subsidiary.

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Fourth Quarter 2010 Financial Highlights:

  • Consolidated revenues of $281 million for growth of 7% over the fourth quarter of 2009.
  • Strong Consumer business growth:
    • Record subscriber gross adds of 59,000 and net adds of 20,000 for growth of 29% and 40% respectively over the fourth quarter of 2009.
    • Revenue increased by 13% and services revenue by 17% over the fourth quarter of 2009.
    • Consumer ARPU increased to $75 from $72 in the fourth quarter of 2009.
    • Churn of 2.27%.
  • Record Adjusted EBITDA of $71 million, an increase of 25% over the fourth quarter of 2009.
  • Operating income of $32 million for a 61% growth over the fourth quarter of 2009; Net Income attributable to stockholders of $16.9 million, compared to $2.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2009; earnings per share of $0.74 in the fourth quarter of 2010 compared to $0.11 in the fourth quarter of 2009, both on a fully diluted basis.
  • New orders of $307 million for a 13% growth over the fourth quarter of 2009, with major orders from CVS, Carter's, GTECH, Row 44, Footlocker, T.J.Maxx, Shell, Denny's, and Barrett Xplore in our North America broadband business; ADB, Avanti, BP, Camelot, Telespazio, Global Crossing, Telemar, Tecban, Central Bank of India, BEL India, and State Bank of India in our International broadband business; and Boeing and THURAYA in our Mobile Satellite business.

Full Year Ended December 31, 2010 Financial Highlights:

  • Consolidated total revenues of $1,043 million for a 3% growth over the full year ended December 31, 2009, or 6% growth excluding revenues from the discontinued contract with Telematics.
  • Consolidated services revenues of $791 million for a growth of 11% over the full year ended December 31, 2009, or 14% excluding revenue from the discontinued contract with Telematics.
  • Continued strong growth in consumer business over the full year ended December 31, 2009:
    • Revenue of $477 million, up 14%; service revenue up 19%.
    • Subscriber gross adds of 213,000 and net adds of 74,000.
    • Total subscriber base of 578,000 as of December 31, 2010, for a growth of 15% over the subscriber base as of December 31, 2009.
    • Churn of 2.1%.
  • Record Adjusted EBITDA of $227 million for a growth of 30% over the full year ended December 31, 2009.
  • Net Income attributable to stockholders of $22.8 million and earnings per share (fully diluted) of $1.00 compared to a net loss of $52.7 million and a loss of $2.46 per share in the full year ended December 31, 2009.
  • Strong liquidity with cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities of $183 million as of December 31, 2010.
  • New orders of $1,297 million for a growth of 27% over the full year ended December 31, 2009, resulting in a record non-consumer backlog of $1,064 million, a 27% growth over the backlog at December 31, 2009.

Set forth below are tables highlighting certain of Hughes' and HNS' results for the three and twelvemonths ended December 31, 2010 and 2009.


Hughes Communications, Inc.




Three Months


Twelve Months





Ended December 31,


Ended December 31,



(Dollars in thousands)


2010


2009


2010


2009














Revenue











    North America Broadband


$          191,187


$     175,306


$          733,750


$          690,279



    International Broadband


62,520


60,961


205,607


203,886



    Telecom Systems


22,528


25,069


95,069


112,500



    HTS Satellite


3,317


-


3,317


-



    Corporate and Other


1,932


904


5,584


3,034



    Total


$          281,484


$     262,240


$       1,043,327


$       1,009,699














Operating income (loss)











    North America Broadband


$            24,347


$       16,400


$            67,884


$             (7,991)



    International Broadband


6,520


5,168


10,571


15,120



    Telecom Systems


2,149


3,485


14,183


14,227



    HTS Satellite


(573)


(37)


(3,350)


(37)



    Corporate and Other


(937)


(5,427)


(3,664)


(9,007)



    Total


$            31,506


$       19,589


$            85,624


$            12,312














Net income (loss) attributable to HCI stockholders


$            16,880


$         2,367


$            22,787


$           (52,693)














Adjusted EBITDA*


$            70,778


$       56,482


$          226,771


$          173,929














New Orders


$          307,462


$     271,470


$       1,296,604


$       1,022,922















Hughes Network Systems, LLC




Three Months


Twelve Months





Ended December 31,


Ended December 31,



(Dollars in thousands)


2010


2009


2010


2009














Revenue











    North America Broadband

$          191,187


$     175,306


$          733,750


$          690,279



    International Broadband


62,520


60,961


205,607


203,886



    Telecom Systems


22,528


25,069


95,069


112,500



    HTS Satellite


3,317


-


3,317


-



    Total


$          279,552


$     261,336


$       1,037,743


$       1,006,665














Operating income (loss)











    North America Broadband

$            24,347


$       16,400


$            67,884


$             (7,991)



    International Broadband


6,520


5,168


10,571


15,120



    Telecom Systems


2,149


3,485


14,183


14,227



    HTS Satellite


(573)


(37)


(3,350)


(37)



    Total


$            32,443


$       25,016


$            89,288


$            21,319














Net income (loss) attributable to HNS


$            17,361


$         7,229


$            25,393


$           (44,905)














Adjusted EBITDA*


$            71,095


$       55,922


$          228,645


$          174,647














New Orders


$          304,916


$     270,742


$       1,290,331


$       1,020,324













* For the definition of Adjusted EBITDA, see "Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures to GAAP Financial Measures" below.

Recent Highlights:

  • EchoStar Corporation (Nasdaq: SATS) and Hughes announced an agreement pursuant to which EchoStar will acquire all of the outstanding equity of Hughes and its subsidiaries including its principal operating subsidiary, HNS, valued at approximately $2 billion, including debt.
  • HNS was awarded a contract valued at over US $27 million from Star Satellite Communications Company PJSC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Al Yah Satellite Communications Company PrJSC (Yahsat) based in the United Arab Emirates for the sale of satellite system equipment. 
  • HNS was selected by Boeing to provide the Ground Communications Network (GCN) for the MEXSAT Satellite Based Network (SBN) system. HNS will supply system design and development engineering, fabrication and development of gateways, factory integration, and test of all subsystems, as well as site installation and final delivery into service.
  • Leading children's apparel brand, Carter's, Inc., has agreed to a major network upgrade to deliver stronger security, better performance, and in-store wireless connectivity to be provided by HNS.  This major upgrade to all of the nearly 500 retail sites provides significant new functionality.
  • HNS announced its managed Voice-over-IP (VoIP) solution for the government market. Using the new Hughes ActiveQoS™ technology, Hughes can provide superior voice quality over affordable broadband, eliminating the need for agencies to invest in expensive, leased line Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) networks.
  • HNS shipped more than 327,000 broadband satellite terminals in 2010, the most ever in one year, bringing its cumulative number shipped worldwide to more than 2.5 million.
  • HNS announced the launch of its new M2M (machine-to-machine) broadband service that enables the utility, energy, and other industries with remote unmanned equipment to extend faster network intelligence to their entire infrastructure, regardless of hard-to-reach locations or environmental conditions.
  • HNS placed fourth among the Global Top Twenty operators worldwide on the World Teleport Association's annual Top Teleport Operator Rankings for 2010.
  • HNS' HN9400 dual band satellite router received a 2010 Satellite Spotlight Product of the Year Award from Technology Marketing Corp. Spearheading the industry's move to high capacity Ka-band satellite systems, the Hughes HN9400 is the newest member of its market-leading family of routers, designed to deliver the maximum performance on today's Ku- or Ka-band platforms, while being future-proof for next generation, high-throughput systems.

To summarize, Pradman Kaul, president and CEO, said, "The highlight in the fourth quarter was the stand-out performance by our consumer business. We activated nearly 59,000 new subscribers in Q4, an all-time quarterly record, while also increasing ARPU. We added a net of 74,000 subscribers in 2010 and we recorded over $1 billion of new orders in 2010, as a result of which our non-consumer backlog was a healthy $1.1 billion at year end 2010. The construction of our Jupiter™ satellite is proceeding well and is on-time and on-budget; we are on track to launch Jupiter in the first half of 2012."

Commenting on Hughes' financial performance, Grant Barber, executive vice president and CFO, said, "The momentum from the third quarter of 2010 in delivering strong profitability continued in the fourth quarter of 2010. In FY 2010, Hughes' Adjusted EBITDA was an all-time high of $227 million, Net Income attributable to stockholders was $22.8 million, and we delivered EPS of $1.00 in 2010, a significant turnaround from the loss of $2.46 in 2009. This profitability expansion coupled with effective working capital management resulted once again in delivering an impressive $149 million of cash from operating activities in 2010 and we ended the year with strong consolidated cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities of $183 million."

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures to GAAP Financial Measures

The following table reconciles the differences between Hughes' Net Income (Loss), as determined under United States of America Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP),and Adjusted EBITDA.


Hughes Communications, Inc.




Three Months


Twelve Months





Ended December 31,


Ended December 31,



(Dollars in thousands)


2010


2009


2010


2009














Net income (loss) attributable to HCI stockholders

$             16,880


$               2,367


$             22,787


$            (52,693)



Add:











   Equity incentive plan compensation


1,835


1,898


7,514


7,371



   Interest expense


13,216


16,994


59,345


64,119



   Income tax expense


1,380


1,656


5,716


2,446



   Depreciation and amortization


35,974


29,522


131,586


102,731



   Long-term incentive/retention cash plan


-


-


-


1,538



   Sea Launch impairment


-


-


-


44,400



   Data Synapse impairment


-


-


-


1,000



   HTI investment impairment


-


5,239


-


5,239



   Class action settlement


1,866


-


1,866


-



Less:











   Interest income


(373)


(1,194)


(2,043)


(2,222)



Adjusted EBITDA*


$             70,778


$             56,482


$           226,771


$           173,929



The following table reconciles the differences between HNS' Net Income (Loss),as determined under GAAP, and Adjusted EBITDA.


Hughes Network Systems, LLC




Three Months


Twelve Months





Ended December 31,


Ended December 31,



(Dollars in thousands)


2010


2009


2010


2009














Net income (loss) attributable to HNS


$             17,361


$              7,229


$             25,393


$           (44,905)



Add:











   Equity incentive plan compensation


1,754


1,816


7,187


6,933



   Interest expense


13,211


16,988


59,324


64,094



   Income tax expense


1,360


1,661


5,691


2,436



   Depreciation and amortization


35,827


29,351


130,954


102,139



   Long-term incentive/retention cash plan


-


-


-


1,538



   Sea Launch impairment


-


-


-


44,400



   Class action settlement


1,866


-


1,866


-



Less:











   Interest income


(284)


(1,123)


(1,770)


(1,988)



Adjusted EBITDA*


$             71,095


$            55,922


$          228,645


$          174,647



The condensed consolidated financial statements of Hughes and HNS for the periods ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 are attached to this press release.

Note on Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Hughes provides non-GAAP financial data in addition to providing financial results in accordance with GAAP. This press release includes Adjusted EBITDA as a supplemental non-GAAP financial measure. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as earnings (loss) before interest, income taxes, depreciation, amortization, equity incentive plan compensation, long-term incentive/retention cash plan, and other adjustments permitted by the debt instruments of HNS. We believe this non-GAAP financial measure provides useful information to both management and investors by excluding specific expenses that we believe are not indicative of our core operating results. Internally, we use this non-GAAP measure in our review of the performance of management and in the performance of our business and operations. Management also uses Adjusted EBITDA of HNS for purposes of determining the payments to be made in connection with the long-term cash incentive retention program. Externally, we believe that investors may find this non-GAAP financial information useful in their assessment of our operating performance. In addition, we believe that this non-GAAP financial measure provides information that is useful to investors in understanding period-over-period operating results separate and apart from items that may, or could, have a disproportionately positive or negative impact on results in any particular period. Adjusted EBITDA of HNS is also used in calculating covenant compliance under HNS' credit agreements and the indenture governing HNS' 9½% Senior Notes due 2014, issued in 2006 and 2009.

Adjusted EBITDA is not a recognized term under GAAP. This non-GAAP measure does not represent net income or cash flows from operations, as these terms are defined under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to net income as an indicator of operating performance or to cash flows as a measure of liquidity. Additionally, this non-GAAP measure is not intended to be a measure of cash flow available to management for discretionary use, as such measure does not consider certain cash requirements, such as capital expenditures (including expenditures on VSAT operating lease hardware and capitalized software development costs), tax payments, debt service requirements(including VSAT operating lease hardware), and payments under the long-term cash incentive retention program. Adjusted EBITDA, as presented herein, is not necessarily comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. Any analysis of non-GAAP financial measures should be used only in conjunction with results presented in accordance with GAAP.

About Hughes Communications, Inc.

Hughes Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: HUGH) is the 100 percent owner of Hughes Network Systems, LLC. Hughes is the world's leading provider of satellite broadband for home and office, delivering innovative network technologies, managed services, and solutions for enterprises and governments globally. HughesNet® is the #1 high-speed satellite Internet service in the marketplace, with offerings to suit every budget. To date, Hughes has shipped more than 2.5 million systems to customers in over 100 countries, representing over 50 percent market share. Its products employ global standards approved by the TIA, ETSI, and ITU organizations, including IPoS/DVB-S2, RSM-A, and GMR-1.

Headquartered outside Washington, DC, in Germantown, Maryland, USA, Hughes maintains sales and support offices worldwide. For more information, please visit www.hughes.com.

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HUGHES COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Dollars in thousands, except per-share amounts)

(Unaudited)



December 31,



2010


2009

ASSETS





Current assets:





Cash and cash equivalents


$                   138,131


$                   261,038

Marketable securities


44,532


47,188

Receivables, net


186,692


163,816

Inventories


57,819


60,244

Prepaid expenses and other


26,127


22,476

Total current assets


453,301


554,762

Property, net


774,052


602,403

Capitalized software costs, net


46,092


49,776

Intangible assets, net


11,440


14,524

Goodwill


5,093


5,093

Other assets


73,197


75,836

Total assets


$                1,363,175


$                1,302,394

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY





Current liabilities:





Accounts payable


$                   120,202


$                   119,461

Short-term debt


6,285


6,750

Accrued liabilities and other


128,790


131,774

Total current liabilities


255,277


257,985

Long-term debt


740,576


714,957

Other long-term liabilities


27,308


16,356

Total liabilities


1,023,161


989,298

Commitments and contingencies





Equity:





Hughes Communications, Inc. ("HCI") stockholders' equity:





Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized and no





shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2010 and 2009


-


-

Common stock, $0.001 par value; 64,000,000 shares authorized;




21,834,787 shares and 21,633,539 shares issued and outstanding




as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively


22


22

Additional paid in capital


735,233


730,809

Accumulated deficit


(387,756)


(410,543)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss


(18,449)


(16,247)

Total HCI stockholders' equity


329,050


304,041

Noncontrolling interests


10,964


9,055

Total equity


340,014


313,096

Total liabilities and equity


$                1,363,175


$                1,302,394







HUGHES COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Dollars in thousands, except per-share amounts)

(Unaudited)



Year Ended December 31,



2010


2009

Revenues:





Services revenues


$               791,324


$           712,592

Hardware revenues


252,003


297,107

Total revenues


1,043,327


1,009,699

Operating costs and expenses:





Cost of services


493,023


448,804

Cost of hardware


234,805


289,516

Selling, general and administrative


206,512


180,675

Loss on impairments


-


50,639

Research and development


20,279


22,296

Amortization of intangible assets


3,084


5,457

Total operating costs and expenses


957,703


997,387

Operating income


85,624


12,312

Other income (expense):





Interest expense


(59,345)


(64,119)

Interest income


2,043


2,222

Other income, net


374


214

Income (loss) before income tax expense and





equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated affiliates


28,696


(49,371)

Income tax expense


(5,716)


(2,446)

Equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated affiliates


-


170

Net income (loss)


22,980


(51,647)

Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interests


(193)


(1,046)

Net income (loss) attributable to HCI stockholders


$                 22,787


$            (52,693)

Income (loss) per share:





Basic


$                     1.05


$                (2.46)

Diluted


$                     1.00


$                (2.46)

Shares used in computation of per share data:





Basic


21,606,162


21,393,151

Diluted


22,738,207


21,393,151


HUGHES COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)



Year Ended December 31,



2010


2009

Cash flows from operating activities:




Net income (loss)


$             22,980


$            (51,647)

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash flows





from operating  activities:





Depreciation and amortization


131,586


102,731

Amortization of debt issuance costs


2,818


2,025

Share-based compensation expense


7,514


7,371

Equity in (earnings) losses from unconsolidated affiliates


-


(170)

Loss on impairments


-


50,639

Other


(56)


535

Change in other operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisition:





Receivables, net


(22,371)


41,584

Inventories


1,697


6,438

Prepaid expenses and other


1,721


5,369

Accounts payable


20,098


13,954

Accrued liabilities and other


(17,266)


(27,447)

Net cash provided by operating activities  


148,721


151,382

Cash flows from investing activities:





Change in restricted cash


1,211


223

Purchases of marketable securities


(105,692)


(62,118)

Proceeds from sales of marketable securities


108,289


15,000

Expenditures for property


(282,819)


(150,764)

Expenditures for capitalized software


(13,073)


(12,772)

Proceeds from sale of property


205


397

Cash acquired, consolidation of Hughes Systique Corporation


-


828

Long-term loan receivable


-


(10,000)

Other, net


1,847


(830)

Net cash used in investing activities


(290,032)


(220,036)

Cash flows from financing activities:





Short-term revolver borrowings


4,761


6,791

Repayments of revolver borrowings


(5,347)


(7,861)

Proceeds from exercise of stock options


134


-

Long-term debt borrowings


31,602


147,849

Repayment of long-term debt


(6,252)


(12,377)

Debt issuance costs


(7,140)


(4,612)

Net cash provided by financing activities


17,758


129,790

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents


646


(3,914)

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents  


(122,907)


57,222

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period


261,038


203,816

Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period


$           138,131


$           261,038






Supplemental cash flow information:





Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized


$             53,205


$             60,410

Cash paid for income taxes


$               7,521


$               5,659

Supplemental non-cash disclosures related to:





Capitalized software and property acquired, not paid


$             26,954


$             26,946

COFACE Guaranteed Facility


$             22,871



Investment in Hughes Telematics, Inc.




$             13,000

Consolidation of Hughes Systique Corporation




$               5,328







HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS, LLC

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except per-share amounts)

(Unaudited)



December 31,



2010


2009

ASSETS





Current assets:





Cash and cash equivalents


$                     80,800


$                   183,733

Marketable securities


6,675


31,126

Receivables, net


184,869


162,806

Inventories


57,819


60,244

Prepaid expenses and other


24,600


20,976

Total current assets


354,763


458,885

Property, net


773,652


601,964

Capitalized software costs, net


46,092


49,776

Intangible assets, net


10,738


13,488

Goodwill


2,661


2,661

Other assets


67,459


68,524

Total assets


$                1,255,365


$                1,195,298

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY





Current liabilities:





Accounts payable


$                   117,763


$                   117,513

Short-term debt


6,196


6,750

Accrued liabilities and other


133,383


133,926

Total current liabilities


257,342


258,189

Long-term debt


740,487


714,957

Other long-term liabilities


27,308


16,191

Total liabilities


1,025,137


989,337

Commitments and contingencies





Equity:





Hughes Network Systems, LLC ("HNS") equity:





Class A membership interests


176,099


177,933

Class B membership interests


-


-

Retained earnings


61,487


36,094

Accumulated other comprehensive loss


(15,682)


(13,987)

Total HNS' equity


221,904


200,040

Noncontrolling interest


8,324


5,921

Total equity


230,228


205,961

Total liabilities and equity


$                1,255,365


$                1,195,298






HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS, LLC

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)



Year Ended December 31,



2010


2009

Revenues:





Services revenues


$                   785,740


$                   709,558

Hardware revenues


252,003


297,107

Total revenues


1,037,743


1,006,665

Operating costs and expenses:





Cost of services


491,465


448,767

Cost of hardware


234,805


289,516

Selling, general and administrative


199,156


175,203

Loss on impairment


-


44,400

Research and development


20,279


22,296

Amortization of intangible assets


2,750


5,164

Total operating costs and expenses


948,455


985,346

Operating income


89,288


21,319

Other income (expense):





Interest expense


(59,324)


(64,094)

Interest income


1,770


1,988

Other income (loss), net


-


(334)

Income (loss) before income tax expense


31,734


(41,121)

Income tax expense


(5,691)


(2,436)

Net income (loss)


26,043


(43,557)

Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest


(650)


(1,348)

Net income (loss) attributable to HNS


$                     25,393


$                   (44,905)












HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS, LLC

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)



Year Ended December 31,



2010


2009

Cash flows from operating activities:





Net income (loss)


$                     26,043


$                   (43,557)

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash flows





from operating activities:





Depreciation and amortization


130,954


102,139

Amortization of debt issuance costs


2,818


2,025

Share-based compensation expense


839


899

Loss on impairment


-


44,400

Other


(67)


546

Change in other operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisition:




Receivables, net


(21,558)


52,538

Inventories


1,697


6,438

Prepaid expenses and other


1,065


4,721

Accounts payable


19,607


15,580

Accrued liabilities and other


(14,241)


(22,858)

Net cash provided by operating activities


147,157


162,871

Cash flows from investing activities:




Change in restricted cash


1,165


(108)

Purchases of marketable securities


(29,280)


(41,080)

Proceeds from sales of marketable securities


53,693


10,000

Expenditures for property


(282,589)


(150,702)

Expenditures for capitalized software


(13,073)


(12,772)

Proceeds from sale of property


206


397

Long-term loan receivable


-


(10,000)

Other, net


1,462


(755)

Net cash used in investing activities


(268,416)


(205,020)

Cash flows from financing activities:




Short-term revolver borrowings


4,761


6,791

Repayments of revolver borrowings


(5,347)


(7,861)

Long-term debt borrowings


31,548


147,849

Repayments of long-term debt


(6,244)


(12,375)

Debt issuance costs


(7,140)


(4,612)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities


17,578


129,792

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents


748


(4,172)

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents


(102,933)


83,471

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period


183,733


100,262

Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period


$                     80,800


$                   183,733

Supplemental cash flow information:




Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized


$                     53,184


$                     60,386

Cash paid for income taxes


$                       7,517


$                       5,619

Supplemental non-cash disclosures related to:





Capitalized software and property acquired, not paid


$                     26,954


$                     26,946

COFACE Guaranteed Facility


$                     22,871








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