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7-Aug-2012
Quarterly Report
within 60 days of the transaction, but recognition of the deferred revenue is
recognized over the estimated life of the product or service. During the last
quarter of 2011, we transferred the servicing and liability obligations for the
majority of our extended warranty contracts originated in 2010 to a third party,
eliminating any additional services or liability exposure as the primary obligor
for those contracts. During the first quarter of 2012, we transferred the
servicing and liability obligations for the majority of our extended warranty
contracts originated in 2011 to the third party and, beginning in 2012, all
servicing and liability obligations associated with new contracts sold are
transferred to the third party upon purchase by the consumer. As such, for the
majority of extended warranty contracts originated after 2011, we recognize
revenue upon delivery as opposed to deferring the revenue and recognizing it
over the life of the contract.
Our revenue in Canada is derived primarily from the service contracts related to
the sale and installation of Boomerang Espion, Boomerang Espion Alert,
Boomerang, Boomerang2 and BoomerangXpress Units. Customers who purchased a
Boomerang Unit (prior to the transition from Boomerang Units to LoJack Units
during 2011) were required to enter into a service contract. The terms of the
service contracts offered ranged from 12 to 60 months and were generally payable
in full upon the activation of the related unit or renewal of a previous service
contract. Customers were also offered a month-to-month option. Beginning in
2011, we introduced the LoJack technology in Canada in the province of Quebec
and the business model and product offerings are now similar to those of the
United States. In January of 2012, the LoJack technology was introduced in
Ontario. Purchasers of LoJack Units in Canada are not required to enter into a
service contract, however the tracking and recovery of LoJack Units in Canada is
still performed internally and thus we continue to recognize service revenue for
a portion of each sale.
Many insurance companies based in Quebec offer rebates to customers who install
a LoJack Unit in their vehicles, and in some instances, insurance companies
require installation of a LoJack Unit in such vehicles.
International Segment
Internationally, our stolen vehicle recovery technology is operational in
approximately 30 countries and territories around the world. We have existing
licensees in South America, Mexico, the Caribbean, Africa and Europe. Revenue
from this segment consists of product and infrastructure sales to our licensees,
royalties and license fees.
We record additions to deferred revenue for international license fees and
recognize the revenue over the term of the license (generally ten years).
Royalty revenue is recognized when earned.
Italy is the only country outside of North America where we own and operate a
stolen vehicle recovery network. Consumers who purchase LoJack Units in Italy
are also required to enter into a service contract with LoJack Italia. The terms
of service contracts offered range from 12 to 84 months and are payable in full
either upon activation of the related unit or renewal of the stolen vehicle
recovery service or on a monthly basis. Service revenue from these contracts is
deferred and recognized over the term of the service contract.
All Other Segment
Our All Other segment revenue is derived from our SCI and LoJack SafetyNet
operations. SCI revenue is derived from the sale of cargo and business
information tracking devices as well as subscription fees for monitoring service
alerts and activity reporting.
LoJack SafetyNet revenue is primarily comprised of the sale of Personal Locator
Units, or PLUs, replacement parts and related service contracts.
Key Economic Factors and Trends and our Business
During 2011, global economic growth slowed to an estimated 3%, as the worsening
debt crisis in Europe, natural disasters in Japan and Thailand, and moderating
economic growth in several key newly-developed and emerging markets all
contributed to slow growth. During 2012, global economic growth is expected to
be in the 3% range, with some downward pressure in recent months. The European
debt crisis represents a key risk to economic growth. The current economic
performance in many European countries, particularly Greece, Ireland, Italy,
Portugal and Spain, is being impacted by excessive government debt levels and
the resulting budget austerity measures that are contributing to weak economic
growth. Growth rates in China, Brazil and India have also slowed. In a recent
statement, the International Monetary Fund indicated that it will reduce its
estimate for global growth this year based on weakness in investment, jobs and
manufacturing in Europe, the U.S., Brazil, India and China. This global slowdown
has also increased trade tensions in Latin America, resulting in restricted
access levels to these markets.
North America Segment
The U.S. automotive industry continued to demonstrate strong growth in the
second quarter of 2012 in spite of challenges in the domestic and international
markets. Second quarter retail sales increased 15% as compared to the same
period in 2011 and outpaced the performance of the first quarter of 2012.
Industry experts expect this trend to continue throughout the year and are
projecting growth of approximately 12% for both retail and total light vehicle
sales for 2012. There are many factors which create a favorable outlook for the
consumer demand for new vehicles, including an average vehicle age of almost 11
years, a scrappage
rate of close to 14 million, historically low interest rates, increasing credit
availability, and adequate inventories of new vehicles and new vehicle models
being added to manufacturers' product lines. These factors, in addition to
limited used vehicle inventories and higher used car prices, combine to make new
car purchases attractive to consumers and profitable for those in the value
chain.
Gas prices declined significantly during the second quarter of 2012, reflecting
the reduction in global demand. While sudden changes in prices may influence
model mix, the recent decrease is not expected to influence overall demand for
new vehicles, as is reflected in industry analysts maintaining their forecasts
for 2012.
While there continues to be variability in growth rates amongst vehicle brands,
the amount of variability and unfavorable brand rotation that impacted our
performance during 2011, has abated. This trend can have positive effects on our
business as our more highly penetrated brands return to growth and regain market
share and we are successful in continuing to broaden our brand portfolio to
leverage above average growth amongst our brands with lower penetration.
The favorable market conditions and the increase in inventory levels amongst
Japanese vehicle manufacturers following the supply interruption caused by last
year's tsunami have resulted in increased dealer receptivity to our bulk
installation programs and increased volumes within existing standard and bulk
installation accounts. Additionally, dealers and manufacturers are increasingly
confident with the first two quarters of 2012 having performed above initial
expectations. However, sluggish U.S. employment growth and lackluster GDP growth
continue to be obstacles to sustaining this industry optimism.
Demand for our heavy equipment, or commercial, product continued to be strong
during the second quarter of 2012 and there has been a high level of interest in
our recently announced ruggedized self-powered product. The majority of the
growth in the commercial industry is derived from rentals, where industry growth
of close to 7% is expected for 2012. While some of the expected rental growth in
2012 will come from increased demand as the construction industry recovers, the
economic benefits of renting have more customers adopting the rental model to
meet their project needs. The commercial LoJack Unit offers an appealing option
to rental companies and small business owners looking for effective asset
management solutions.
In our Canadian business, we have built out and launched the LoJack technology
while increasing emphasis in both the commercial and dealer channels as well as
on our expansion into the Ontario market. Increased competition and fewer
insurance mandates have challenged our growth within the insurance market in the
province of Quebec. Demand for our commercial product in the Canadian market has
been strong, particularly in the province of Ontario. In addition, our
re-entrance into the automotive dealership channel in Ontario with LoJack
technology has been met with favorable responses from dealers.
International Segment
Our international business declined from 2011 as a result of reduced shipments
to a number of our licensees. In the past, we have experienced quarterly
fluctuations in purchases in the International segment, with sales in many of
our international markets tending to be higher in the fourth quarter of the year
as licensees seek to achieve lower pricing with higher annual unit purchases. We
also are experiencing downward pricing pressure and reductions in unit volumes
in a number of our markets due to a variety of factors that vary from country to
country. Those factors include the relative maturity of the stolen vehicle
recovery market in certain highly developed territories, re-use of our products
in certain territories, declining theft rates in certain territories and
increasing competitive pressures by both Radio Frequency, or RF, and GPS based
tracking systems. We also are faced with uncertainty regarding developing
governmental regulations in Argentina and Brazil that may affect sales to our
licensees in those countries.
In Argentina, recently implemented controls and restrictions on the importation
of goods and the exchange of Argentine Pesos for U.S. Dollars have made the
exportation of goods from any country to Argentina more difficult.
Certain of our European territories are experiencing an economic downturn
deepened by government wage and pension reductions, rising unemployment and
tight consumer credit availability. These conditions have led to declines in
consumer spending and are adversely affecting the sale of new vehicles. Certain
European automobile industry trade associations have stated that they expect car
sales in Europe to decline by 7% for the 2012 fiscal year. The effect of lower
car sales has been mitigated in part by a positive market response to our new
self-powered product.
Our business in Italy is continuing to gain traction and delivered growth in
terms of both revenue and subscribers during the first six months of 2012. We
entered 2012 with approximately 20,200 subscribers in Italy, and continued
growing the number of subscribers, adding approximately 1,900 net new
subscribers in Italy during the second quarter for a total of 24,300 subscribers
as of June 30, 2012. While we continue to grow our business in Italy, our
overall performance is slower than planned in part due to the overall weakness
in the Italian economy, tightened access to credit by both our channel partners
and consumers and the continuing decline in new vehicle registrations. During
the first six months of 2012, new vehicle registrations are reported to have
declined by 19% as compared to the same period in 2011.
All Other Segment
During the quarter, the incidents of cargo theft continued to trend upward along
with commodity product line value increases. When coupled with increased
regulatory emphasis on shipping condition integrity, brand owners and
manufacturers continue to
seek the type of visibility and risk reduction that SCI provides, both in the
U.S. and for the international segments of its clients' supply chains. Supply
chain extension into global markets is a trend that continues to build and we
believe that SCI is positioned to capitalize on this trend.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
We prepare our condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with
U.S. GAAP. As such, management is required to make certain estimates, judgments
and assumptions that it believes are reasonable based on the information
available. These estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets
and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts
of revenues and expenses for the periods presented. The significant accounting
policies and estimates which management believes are the most critical to aid in
fully understanding and evaluating our reported financial results include
revenue recognition and deferred revenue, accounts receivable, valuation of
investments, and income taxes. See the section entitled "Critical Accounting
Policies and Estimates" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2011 for further discussion of our critical accounting policies and
estimates.
Recently Adopted Accounting Guidance
See Note 1 to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements for
accounting standards adopted in 2012.
Accounting Guidance Issued But Not Yet Adopted
See Note 1 to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements for
accounting standards issued in 2012 but not yet adopted.
Results of Operations for the three months ended June 30, 2012 versus the three
months ended June 30, 2011
Revenue
Revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2012 decreased by $1,858,000 as
compared to the same period in 2011. The following table presents revenue by our
segments (in thousands):
June 30, Percentage Change
2012 2011 2012 vs. 2011
North America $ 24,416 $ 23,733 3 %
International 6,362 9,084 (30 )%
All Other 885 704 26 %
Total revenue $ 31,663 $ 33,521 (6 )%
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Revenue related to our North America segment increased by $683,000 for the three
months ended June 30, 2012, as compared to the same period in 2011.
Revenue in the North America segment from our dealer channel in the United
States increased 7% when compared to the same period in 2011. Revenue in the
North America segment from our heavy equipment, or commercial, channel in the
United States increased 22% over the same period in 2011. Our motorcycle and
direct distribution channels in the United States market saw revenue declines of
22% and increases of 13%, respectively, as compared to the same period in 2011.
Revenue in the North America segment from our Canadian business saw a decrease
of 16% as compared to the same period in 2011.
The activity that resulted in a 3% increase in our North America segment revenue
for the three months ended June 30, 2012 as compared to the same period in 2011
was primarily attributable to:
An increase of $491,000, or 3%, in revenue from LoJack units, primarily
due to a 10% increase in the number of units sold, partially offset by a
6% decrease in the average revenue per unit;
An increase of $541,000, or 24%, in revenue from our Early Warning products;
An increase of $447,000, or 21%, in revenue from our Warranty products; partially offset by
A decrease of $475,000, or 16%, in Canadian unit and service revenue, primarily due to a decrease of $656,000, or 26%, in service revenue driven by a 28% decline in the average number of subscribers to 41,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2012, partially offset by a $181,000 increase in product revenue as the number of base units sold during the quarter increased from 1,758 in 2011 to 2,754 in 2012;
A decrease in revenue from our motorcycle products of $125,000, or 22%; and
A decrease of $185,000, or 49%, in other revenue.
Revenue related to our International segment decreased $2,722,000 for the three
months ended June 30, 2012 as compared to the same period in 2011. The decrease
was primarily due to a decline of $3,032,000, or 38%, in product revenue from
our licensees due to a 44,000 decrease in the number of units sold in the three
months ended June 30, 2012 compared to the same period in 2011. The decrease in
units sold was primarily due to increased governmental regulation and adverse
economic factors in several of our international markets. The decrease in
revenue was partially offset by an increase of $174,000, or 54%, in revenue from
the sale of infrastructure components, royalty, license fee, and other revenue
from our licensees for the three months ended June 30, 2012 compared to the same
period in 2011 and a $135,000, or 18%, increase in revenue from our Italy
business as compared to the same period in 2011.
Revenue related to our All Other segment increased $181,000 for the three months
ended June 30, 2012 as compared to the same period in 2011. The increase was
primarily the result of an increase of $167,000, or 25%, in the revenue from SCI
compared to the same period in 2011.
Cost of Goods Sold
The following table presents cost of goods sold by our segments (in thousands):
Three Months Ended
June 30, Percentage Change
2012 2011 2012 vs. 2011
North America $ 11,893 $ 11,906 - %
International 2,961 4,257 (30 )%
All Other 306 249 23 %
Total cost of goods sold $ 15,160 $ 16,412 (8 )%
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As a percentage of total revenue, total cost of goods sold was 48% and 49% for
the three months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
As a percentage of North America revenue, cost of goods sold relating to our
North America segment was 49% and 50% for the three months ended June 30, 2012
and 2011, respectively.
As a percentage of International revenue, cost of goods sold relating to our
International segment was 47% for both the three months ended June 30, 2012 and
2011.
As a percentage of All Other revenue, our cost of goods sold relating to our All
Other segment was 35% for both the three months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011.
Operating Expenses
The following table presents our operating expenses (in thousands):
Three Months Ended
June 30, Percentage Change
2012 2011 2012 vs. 2011
Product development $ 1,308 $ 1,231 6 %
Sales and marketing 7,698 6,616 16 %
General and administrative 7,810 7,539 4 %
Depreciation and amortization 1,217 1,672 (27 )%
Total operating expenses $ 18,033 $ 17,058 6 %
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Product Development
As a percentage of total revenue, product development expenses were 4% for both
the three months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011.
Product development expenses increased $77,000 for the three months ended
June 30, 2012 as compared to the same period in 2011, due to offsetting changes
in various product development expenses.
Sales and Marketing
As a percentage of total revenue, sales and marketing expenses were 24% and 20%
for the three months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
The increase of $1,082,000 of sales and marketing expenses for the three months
ended June 30, 2012 as compared to the same period in 2011 was primarily
attributable to:
An increase in compensation expense of $384,000, primarily due to a
$180,000 increase in salaries expense and a $160,000 increase in
commissions expense;
An increase in consulting expenses of $297,000;
An increase in advertising expenses of $230,000; and
An increase of $139,000 in travel expenses.
General and Administrative
As a percentage of total revenue, general and administrative expenses were 25%
and 22% for the three months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
The increase of general and administrative expenses of $271,000 for the three
months ended June 30, 2012 as compared to the same period in 2011 was primarily
attributable to:
An increase in consulting expenses of $251,000;
An increase in patent counsel expenses of $107,000; and
An increase in employee relocation expenses of $103,000; partially offset by
A $267,000 decrease in legal expenses as compared to the same period in 2011.
Depreciation and Amortization
As a percentage of total revenue, depreciation and amortization expenses were 4%
and 5% for the three months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
Depreciation and amortization expenses decreased by $455,000 for the three
months ended June 30, 2012 as compared to the same period in 2011. The decrease
is primarily related to retirement of assets and certain assets becoming fully
depreciated during 2011 and the six months ended June 30, 2012.
Other Income (Expense)
The following table presents our other income (expense) (in thousands):
Three Months Ended
June 30, Percentage Change
2012 2011 2012 vs. 2011
Interest income $ 43 $ 90 (52 )%
Interest expense (187 ) (164 ) 14 %
Other, net (316 ) 603 (152 )%
Total other income (expense) $ (460 ) $ 529 (187 )%
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Total other income (expense) for the three months ended June 30, 2012 changed by $989,000, from income of $529,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2011 to expense of $460,000 for the same period in 2012. This change is primarily attributable to: . . .
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