UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) April 27, 2017
Domino’s Pizza, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Delaware | 001-32242 | 38-2511577 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 30 Frank Lloyd Wright Drive Ann Arbor, Michigan |
48105 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (734) 930-3030
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On April 27, 2017, the Company issued a press release announcing financial results for the first quarter, ended March 26, 2017. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The information in this Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached hereto are being furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K and therefore shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Domino’s Pizza, Inc. 2017 first quarter financial results press release, dated April 27, 2017. | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| DOMINO’S PIZZA, INC. | ||||
| (Registrant) | ||||
| Date: April 27, 2017 | /s/ Jeffrey D. Lawrence | |||
| Jeffrey D. Lawrence | ||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||
Exhibit 99.1
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For Immediate Release | Contact: Tim McIntyre, Executive Vice President, Communication, Investor Relations and Legislative Affairs (734) 930-3563 |
Domino’s Pizza® Announces First Quarter 2017 Financial Results
Domestic same store sales growth of 10.2%
International same store sales growth of 4.3%
Global net store growth of 189
Global retail sales growth of 13.2%
Diluted EPS of $1.26, an increase of 41.6% over the prior year quarter
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 27, 2017: Domino’s Pizza, Inc. (NYSE: DPZ), the recognized world leader in pizza delivery, today announced results for the first quarter of 2017, comprised of strong growth in same store sales, global store counts and earnings per share. Domestic same store sales grew 10.2% during the quarter versus the year-ago period, which represents the 24th consecutive quarter of positive sales momentum in the Company’s domestic business. The international division also posted strong results, with same store sales growth of 4.3% during the quarter, marking the 93rd consecutive quarter of positive international same store sales growth. The Company had global net store growth of 189 stores in the quarter, comprised of 28 net new domestic stores and 161 net new stores internationally. The Company has added 1,308 net new stores over the trailing four quarters.
Diluted EPS was $1.26 for the first quarter, which was up 41.6% over the Company’s diluted EPS in the prior year quarter. This increase resulted from outstanding operational results as well as the adoption of a new accounting standard.
During the quarter, the Company repurchased 80,360 shares of its common stock for approximately $12.7 million. The Company’s Board of Directors also declared a 46-cent per share quarterly dividend for shareholders of record as of June 15, 2017, to be paid on June 30, 2017.
“It was a great start to 2017, as momentum continued with solid growth in our international business, and our third consecutive quarter of double-digit same store sales growth in the U.S.,” said J. Patrick Doyle, Domino’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “The ultimate measure of customer satisfaction is more customers choosing to do business with you. The growth we are experiencing – both in store counts and customer visits – is a reflection of great commitment and execution by our franchisees and team members.”
First Quarter Highlights:
| (dollars in millions, except per share data) | First Quarter of 2017 |
First Quarter of 2016 |
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| Net income |
$ | 62.5 | $ | 45.5 | ||||
| Weighted average diluted shares |
49,706,023 | 51,230,604 | ||||||
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| Diluted earnings per share* |
$ | 1.26 | $ | 0.89 | ||||
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*In the first quarter of 2017, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-09, Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting, (ASU 2016-09), which required the Company to record excess tax benefits from equity-based compensation as a reduction of the provision for income taxes in the income statement, whereas they were previously recognized in equity. See the “Adoption of New Accounting Guidance” section below for additional information.
| • | Revenues were up 15.8% for the first quarter versus the prior year period, due primarily to higher supply chain revenues from increased volumes and store growth. Increased domestic franchise and Company-owned store revenues and higher international revenues resulting from both same store sales and store count growth also contributed to this increase. |
| • | Net Income increased 37.4% for the first quarter versus the prior year period, primarily driven by an increase in same store sales growth and store count as well as higher supply chain volumes and lower food costs. The adoption of the new equity-based compensation accounting standard also positively impacted net income. These increases were partially offset by higher general and administrative expenses from investments in technological initiatives as well as the negative impact of foreign currency exchange rates. |
| • | Diluted EPS was $1.26 for the first quarter versus 89 cents in the prior year quarter. This represents a 37-cent or 41.6% increase over the prior year quarter. This increase was driven by the increase in net income, as well as lower diluted share count, primarily as a result of the share repurchases made during the trailing four quarters. |
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Domino’s Pizza: Q1 2017 Earnings Release, Page Two
The table below outlines certain statistical measures utilized by the Company to analyze its performance. Refer to the Comments on Regulation G section on page three for additional details.
| First Quarter of 2017 |
First Quarter of 2016 |
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| Same store sales growth: (versus prior year period) |
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| Domestic Company-owned stores |
+14.1 | % | +4.0 | % | ||||
| Domestic franchise stores |
+9.8 | % | +6.6 | % | ||||
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| Domestic stores |
+10.2 | % | +6.4 | % | ||||
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| International stores (excluding foreign currency impact) |
+4.3 | % | +7.9 | % | ||||
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| Global retail sales growth: (versus prior year period) |
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| Domestic stores |
+13.4 | % | +7.9 | % | ||||
| International stores |
+13.0 | % | +6.7 | % | ||||
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+13.2 | % | +7.3 | % | ||||
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| Global retail sales growth: (versus prior year period, excluding foreign currency impact) |
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| Domestic stores |
+13.4 | % | +7.9 | % | ||||
| International stores |
+17.0 | % | +15.4 | % | ||||
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| Total |
+15.2 | % | +11.7 | % | ||||
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| Store counts: |
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| Store count at January 1, 2017 |
392 | 4,979 | 5,371 | 8,440 | 13,811 | |||||||||||||||
| Openings |
2 | 27 | 29 | 175 | 204 | |||||||||||||||
| Closings |
— | (1 | ) | (1 | ) | (14 | ) | (15 | ) | |||||||||||
| Transfers |
1 | (1 | ) | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
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| Store count at March 26, 2017 |
395 | 5,004 | 5,399 | 8,601 | 14,000 | |||||||||||||||
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| First quarter 2017 net change |
3 | 25 | 28 | 161 | 189 | |||||||||||||||
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| Trailing four quarters net change |
10 | 173 | 183 | 1,125 | 1,308 | |||||||||||||||
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Adoption of New Accounting Guidance
The Company adopted ASU 2016-09 in the first quarter of 2017. This standard addresses the accounting for income taxes and forfeitures and the cash flow presentation of share-based compensation. The adoption resulted in a $6.5 million decrease in our first quarter 2017 provision for income taxes, or a 7.2 percentage point decrease in our first quarter 2017 effective tax rate, due to the recognition of excess tax benefits for options exercised and the vesting of equity awards in the first quarter of 2017. This item positively impacted our diluted EPS by approximately 13 cents in the first quarter of 2017. Refer to the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 26, 2017 for additional detailed information regarding the impact of the adoption of ASU 2016-09.
Conference Call Information
The Company will file its quarterly report on Form 10-Q this morning. As previously announced, Domino’s Pizza, Inc. will hold a conference call today at 10 a.m. (Eastern) to review its first quarter 2017 financial results. The call can be accessed by dialing (888) 400-9978 (U.S./Canada) or (706) 634-4947 (International). Ask for the Domino’s Pizza conference call. The call will also be webcast at biz.dominos.com. The webcast will also be archived for one year on biz.dominos.com.
Share Repurchases
During the first quarter of 2017, the Company repurchased and retired 80,360 shares of its common stock under its open market share repurchase program for approximately $12.7 million, or an average price of $158.30 per share. As of March 26, 2017, the end of the first quarter, the Company had a total remaining authorized amount for share repurchases of $136.4 million.
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Domino’s Pizza: Q1 2017 Earnings Release, Page Three
Liquidity
As of March 26, 2017, the Company had approximately:
| • | $52.1 million of unrestricted cash and cash equivalents; |
| • | $2.18 billion in total debt; and |
| • | $80.7 million of available borrowings under its $125.0 million variable funding notes, net of letters of credit issued of $44.3 million. The Company has collateralized $44.0 million of these letters of credit with restricted cash, and has the ability to access this cash with minimal notice. |
The Company invested $12.4 million in capital expenditures during the first quarter of 2017, versus $10.5 million in the first quarter of 2016. Free cash flow, as reconciled below to cash flows from operations as determined under generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), was approximately $73.2 million in the first quarter of 2017.
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| Net cash provided by operating activities |
$ | 85,693 | ||
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(12,444 | ) | ||
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| Free cash flow |
$ | 73,249 | ||
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Comments on Regulation G
In addition to the GAAP financial measures set forth in this press release, the Company has included non-GAAP financial measures within the meaning of Regulation G. The Company has also included metrics such as global retail sales growth and same store sales growth, which are commonly used statistical measures in the quick-service restaurant industry that are important to understanding Company performance.
The Company uses “Global retail sales” to refer to total worldwide retail sales at Company-owned and franchise stores. The Company believes global retail sales information is useful in analyzing revenues because franchisees pay royalties that are based on a percentage of franchise retail sales. The Company reviews comparable industry global retail sales information to assess business trends and to track the growth of the Domino’s Pizza® brand. In addition, supply chain revenues are directly impacted by changes in franchise retail sales. Retail sales for franchise stores are reported to the Company by its franchisees and are not included in Company revenues.
The Company uses “Same store sales growth,” which is calculated by including only sales from stores that also had sales in the comparable period of the prior year. International same store sales growth is calculated similarly to domestic same store sales growth. Changes in international same store sales are reported excluding foreign currency impacts, which reflect changes in international local currency sales.
The Company uses “Free cash flow,” which is calculated as cash flows from operations less capital expenditures, both as reported under GAAP. The Company believes that the free cash flow measure is important to investors and other interested persons, and that such persons benefit from having a measure which communicates how much cash flow is available for working capital needs or to be used for repurchasing debt, making acquisitions, repurchasing common stock, paying dividends or other similar uses of cash.
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Domino’s Pizza: Q1 2017 Earnings Release, Page Four
About Domino’s Pizza®
Founded in 1960, Domino’s Pizza is the recognized world leader in pizza delivery, with a significant business in carryout pizza. It ranks among the world’s top public restaurant brands with a global enterprise of 14,000 stores in over 85 international markets. Domino’s had global retail sales of nearly $10.9 billion in 2016, with more than $5.3 billion in the U.S. and more than $5.5 billion internationally. In the first quarter of 2017, Domino’s had global retail sales of nearly $2.7 billion, with over $1.3 billion in the U.S. and nearly $1.4 billion internationally. Its system is comprised of independent franchise owners who accounted for over 97% of Domino’s stores as of the first quarter of 2017. Emphasis on technology innovation helped Domino’s reach an estimated $5.6 billion in global digital sales in 2016, and has produced several innovative ordering platforms, including Google Home, Facebook Messenger, Apple Watch, Amazon Echo, Twitter and text message using a pizza emoji. In late 2015, Domino’s announced the design and launch of the DXP®, a purpose-built pizza delivery vehicle, as well as Piece of the Pie Rewards™, its first digital customer loyalty program.
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SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT UNDER THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995:
This press release contains forward-looking statements. You can identify forward-looking statements because they contain words such as “believes,” “expects,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “seeks,” “approximately,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates,” or “anticipates” or similar expressions that concern our strategy, plans or intentions. These forward-looking statements relating to our anticipated profitability, estimates in same store sales growth, the growth of our international business, ability to service our indebtedness, our future cash flows, our operating performance, trends in our business and other descriptions of future events reflect the Company’s expectations based upon currently available information and data. However, actual results are subject to future risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially include: the level of our long-term and other indebtedness; uncertainties relating to litigation; consumer preferences, spending patterns and demographic trends; the effectiveness of our advertising, operations and promotional initiatives; the strength of our brand in the markets in which we compete; our ability to retain key personnel; new product, digital ordering and concept developments by us, and other food-industry competitors; the ongoing level of profitability of our franchisees; our ability and that of our franchisees to open new restaurants and keep existing restaurants in operation; changes in operating expenses resulting from changes in prices of food (particularly cheese), labor, utilities, insurance, employee benefits and other operating costs; the impact that widespread illness or general health concerns may have on our business and the economy of the countries where we operate; severe weather conditions and natural disasters; changes in our effective tax rate; changes in foreign currency exchange rates; changes in government legislation and regulations; adequacy of our insurance coverage; costs related to future financings; our ability and that of our franchisees to successfully operate in the current credit environment; changes in the level of consumer spending given the general economic conditions including interest rates, energy prices and consumer confidence; availability of borrowings under our variable funding notes and our letters of credit; and changes in accounting policies. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations are more fully described in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including under the section headed “Risk Factors” in our annual report on Form 10-K. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release, and you should not rely on such statements as representing the views of the Company as of any subsequent date. Except as required by applicable securities laws, we do not undertake to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
TABLES TO FOLLOW
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Domino’s Pizza: Q1 2017 Earnings Release, Page Five
Domino’s Pizza, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
(Unaudited)
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| March 26, 2017 |
% of Total Revenues |
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% of Total Revenues |
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| Revenues: |
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| Domestic Company-owned stores |
$ | 113,545 | $ | 96,443 | ||||||||||||
| Domestic franchise |
79,901 | 68,151 | ||||||||||||||
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388,553 | 335,695 | ||||||||||||||
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42,218 | 38,886 | ||||||||||||||
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| Total revenues |
624,217 | 100.0 | % | 539,175 | 100.0 | % | ||||||||||
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87,184 | 72,755 | ||||||||||||||
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343,217 | 299,204 | ||||||||||||||
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| Total cost of sales |
430,401 | 69.0 | % | 371,959 | 69.0 | % | ||||||||||
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| Operating margin |
193,816 | 31.0 | % | 167,216 | 31.0 | % | ||||||||||
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77,782 | 12.4 | % | 68,504 | 12.7 | % | ||||||||||
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| Income from operations |
116,034 | 18.6 | % | 98,712 | 18.3 | % | ||||||||||
| Interest expense, net |
(25,520 | ) | (4.1 | )% | (25,870 | ) | (4.8 | )% | ||||||||
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| Income before provision for income taxes |
90,514 | 14.5 | % | 72,842 | 13.5 | % | ||||||||||
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28,045 | 4.5 | % | 27,391 | 5.1 | % | ||||||||||
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| Net income |
$ | 62,469 | 10.0 | % | $ | 45,451 | 8.4 | % | ||||||||
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$ | 1.26 | $ | 0.89 | ||||||||||||
| Dividends declared per share |
$ | 0.46 | $ | 0.38 | ||||||||||||
Domino’s Pizza: Q1 2017 Earnings Release, Page Six
Domino’s Pizza, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)
| March 26, 2017 |
January 1, 2017 |
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| Current assets: |
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| Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 52,094 | $ | 42,815 | ||||
| Restricted cash and cash equivalents |
165,666 | 126,496 | ||||||
| Accounts receivable |
150,931 | 150,369 | ||||||
| Inventories |
38,326 | 40,181 | ||||||
| Advertising fund assets, restricted |
105,078 | 118,377 | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other |
16,541 | 17,635 | ||||||
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| Total current assets |
528,636 | 495,873 | ||||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net |
137,824 | 138,534 | ||||||
| Other assets |
76,002 | 81,888 | ||||||
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| Total assets |
$ | 742,462 | $ | 716,295 | ||||
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| Current liabilities: |
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| Current portion of long-term debt |
$ | 300 | $ | 38,887 | ||||
| Accounts payable |
110,245 | 111,510 | ||||||
| Dividends payable |
22,485 | 619 | ||||||
| Advertising fund liabilities |
105,078 | 118,377 | ||||||
| Other accrued liabilities |
131,332 | 134,305 | ||||||
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| Total current liabilities |
369,440 | 403,698 | ||||||
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2,179,258 | 2,148,990 | ||||||
| Other accrued liabilities |
47,455 | 46,750 | ||||||
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| Total stockholders’ deficit |
(1,853,691 | ) | (1,883,143 | ) | ||||
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| Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit |
$ | 742,462 | $ | 716,295 | ||||
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Domino’s Pizza, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
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| Cash flows from operating activities: |
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| Net income |
$ | 62,469 | $ | 45,451 | ||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |
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| Depreciation and amortization |
9,498 | 8,221 | ||||||
| Losses on sale/disposal of assets |
182 | 86 | ||||||
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1,400 | 1,660 | ||||||
| Provision for deferred income taxes |
6,232 | 4,397 | ||||||
| Non-cash compensation expense |
5,220 | 4,898 | ||||||
| Other |
(52 | ) | 135 | |||||
| Excess tax benefits from equity-based compensation |
(6,498 | ) | (31,896 | ) | ||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities |
7,242 | (15,804 | ) | |||||
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| Net cash provided by operating activities |
85,693 | 17,148 | ||||||
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(12,444 | ) | (10,486 | ) | ||||
| Proceeds from sale of assets |
779 | 1,742 | ||||||
| Changes in restricted cash |
(39,170 | ) | 26,817 | |||||
| Other |
544 | (587 | ) | |||||
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| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities |
(50,291 | ) | 17,486 | |||||
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| Repayments of long-term debt and capital lease obligations |
(9,718 | ) | (27,459 | ) | ||||
| Proceeds from exercise of stock options |
1,433 | 9,182 | ||||||
| Excess tax benefits from equity-based compensation |
— | 31,896 | ||||||
| Purchases of common stock |
(12,721 | ) | — | |||||
| Tax payments for restricted stock upon vesting |
(4,896 | ) | (3,036 | ) | ||||
| Payments of common stock dividends and equivalents |
(253 | ) | (164 | ) | ||||
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| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities |
(26,155 | ) | 10,419 | |||||
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| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents |
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| Change in cash and cash equivalents |
9,279 | 44,803 | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents, at beginning of period |
42,815 | 133,449 | ||||||
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| Cash and cash equivalents, at end of period |
$ | 52,094 | $ | 178,252 | ||||
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