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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 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): July 1, 2020

 

UNIFIRST CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Massachusetts

001-08504

04-2103460

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

 

 

68 Jonspin Road, Wilmington, Massachusetts     

01887

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (978) 658-8888

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

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 (see General Instructions A.2. below):

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

Trading symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, $0.10 par value per share

UNF

New York Stock Exchange

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. 

 

 

 

 


 

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On July 1, 2020, UniFirst Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release (“Press Release”) announcing financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2020, which ended on May 30, 2020. A copy of the Press Release is attached as Exhibit 99 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

The information in this Item 2.02, including the exhibit attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for any purpose, including for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit

Number

 

Description

99

 

Press release of the Company dated July 1, 2020

104

 

Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

 

 

 

 

 


 

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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

UNIFIRST CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

Date: July 1, 2020

 

By:

/s/ Steven S. Sintros

 

 

 

Steven S. Sintros

 

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Shane O’Connor

 

 

 

Shane O’Connor

 

 

 

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

unf-ex99_6.htm

 

 

Exhibit 99

 

Investor Relations Contact

Shane O’Connor, Senior Vice President & CFO

UniFirst Corporation

978-658-8888

shane_oconnor@unifirst.com

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

UNIFIRST ANNOUNCES FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE THIRD QUARTER OF FISCAL 2020

Wilmington, MA – July 1, 2020 – UniFirst Corporation (NYSE: UNF) (the “Company”) today reported results for its third quarter ended May 30, 2020 as compared to the corresponding period in the prior fiscal year:

Q3 2020 Financial Highlights

 

Consolidated revenues for the third quarter decreased 1.8% to $445.5 million.

 

Operating income was $27.7 million, a decrease of 54.0%.

 

The effective tax rate for the quarter decreased to 21.8% from 23.5%.

 

Net income in the quarter decreased to $21.3 million from $47.2 million, or 54.9%.

 

Diluted earnings per share decreased to $1.12 from $2.46, or 54.5%.

 

 

 

Steven Sintros, UniFirst President and Chief Executive Officer, said, “It goes without saying that the Company’s focus in its third quarter centered around our pandemic response efforts, including our top priority of ensuring the safety of our Team Partners while continuing to provide our value-added services to the many essential businesses in our communities. I want to sincerely thank our Team Partners for the tremendous effort they put forth and continue to put forth ensuring that they are taking care of each other and our customers during these challenging times.”

 

Segment Reporting Highlights

Core Laundry Operations

 

Revenues for the quarter decreased 2.8% to $388.4 million. This decrease was primarily due to the impact of state-mandated shutdowns of some of our customers’ businesses as a result of COVID-19 and related reductions in workforce by some customers that remained open, partially offset by a $20.1 million direct sale to a large healthcare customer as well as increased safety and protective product equipment sales.

 

Operating margin decreased to 5.1% from 13.4%. This segment’s profitability was affected by many items, including the impact of the decline in rental revenues on our cost structure, higher cost of revenues related to the large $20.1 million direct sale and additional costs the Company incurred responding to COVID-19. In addition, the Company also recorded additional reserves for uncollectible accounts receivables during the quarter. These items were partially offset by lower incentive compensation, healthcare, travel-related and energy costs.

Specialty Garments

 

Revenues for the quarter were $36.2 million, a decrease of 3.1%. This decrease was primarily due to lower direct sales in the U.S. and Canadian nuclear operations partially offset by growth in our cleanroom and European nuclear operations.

 

Operating margin increased to 17.6% from 14.4%. This increase was primarily due to a bad debt recovery from a customer in bankruptcy and lower travel-related costs. These items were partially offset by higher merchandise expense and costs incurred responding to COVID-19.

 

Specialty Garments consists of nuclear decontamination and cleanroom operations, and its results can vary significantly due to seasonality and the timing of reactor outages and projects.

First Aid

 

Revenues for the quarter were $20.9 million, an increase of 26.0%. This increase was primarily due to higher safety and personal protective equipment sales.

 

Operating margin decreased to 7.8% from 8.4%. This decrease was primarily due to higher merchandise costs as a percentage of revenues.

Balance Sheet and Capital Allocation

 

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments totaled $421.3 million as of May 30, 2020.

 

The Company had no long-term debt outstanding as of May 30, 2020.


 

 

 

Under its previously announced stock repurchase program, the Company repurchased 46,667 shares of common stock for a total of $7.5 million during its third fiscal quarter of 2020. The Company has not repurchased any additional shares since early in its fiscal quarter due to the uncertainty related to the COVID-19 pandemic. As of May 30, 2020, the Company had repurchased a total of 314,917 shares of common stock for a total of $52.3 million under the program.

 

Weighted average shares outstanding – Diluted for the third quarter of fiscal 2020 and fiscal 2019 was 19.0 million and 19.2 million shares, respectively.

 

Financial Outlook

 

Mr. Sintros continued, “As a result of the phased reopening of businesses in many states, our revenues have partially recovered from the lower levels experienced during the quarter. However, due to the evolving nature of the pandemic and its impact on our communities, we continue to believe that our ability to assess the financial impact on our business remains limited. As a result, we are not providing guidance for the remainder of our fiscal 2020. We believe that our strong balance sheet positions us well to weather this disruption and maintain focus on the care of our Team Partners, our customers and our communities.”

 

Conference Call Information

UniFirst will hold a conference call today at 9:00 a.m. (ET) to discuss its quarterly financial results, business highlights and outlook. A simultaneous live webcast of the call will be available over the Internet and can be accessed at www.unifirst.com.

About UniFirst Corporation

Headquartered in Wilmington, Mass., UniFirst Corporation (NYSE: UNF) is a North American leader in the supply and servicing of uniform and workwear programs, as well as the delivery of facility service programs. Together with its subsidiaries, the company also provides first aid and safety products, and manages specialized garment programs for the cleanroom and nuclear industries. UniFirst manufactures its own branded workwear, protective clothing, and floorcare products; and with 260 service locations, over 300,000 customer locations, and 14,000-plus employee Team Partners, the company outfits nearly 2 million workers each business day. For more information, contact UniFirst at 800.455.7654 or visit UniFirst.com.

Forward-Looking Statements Disclosure

This public announcement contains forward-looking statements that reflect the Company’s current views with respect to future events and financial performance, including projected revenues and earnings per share. Forward-looking statements contained in this public announcement are subject to the safe harbor created by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and may be identified by words such as “estimates,” “anticipates,” “projects,” “plans,” “expects,” “intends,” “believes,” “seeks,” “could,” “should,” “may,” “will,” “strategy,” “objective,” “positions,” “assume,” “strive,” or the negative versions thereof, and similar expressions and by the context in which they are used. Such forward-looking statements are based upon our current expectations and speak only as of the date made. Such statements are highly dependent upon a variety of risks, uncertainties and other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to, uncertainties caused by adverse economic conditions, including, without limitation, as a result of extraordinary events or circumstances such as the COVID-19 pandemic, and their impact on our customers’ businesses and workforce levels, disruptions of our business and operations, including limitations on, or closures of, our facilities, or the business and operations of our customers or suppliers in connection with extraordinary events or circumstances such as the COVID-19 pandemic, uncertainties regarding our ability to consummate and successfully integrate acquired businesses, uncertainties regarding any existing or newly-discovered expenses and liabilities related to environmental compliance and remediation, any adverse outcome of pending or future contingencies or claims, our ability to compete successfully without any significant degradation in our margin rates, seasonal and quarterly fluctuations in business levels, our ability to preserve positive labor relationships and avoid becoming the target of corporate labor unionization campaigns that could disrupt our business, the effect of currency fluctuations on our results of operations and financial condition, our dependence on third parties to supply us with raw materials, which such supply could be severely disrupted as a result of extraordinary events or circumstances such as the COVID-19 pandemic, any loss of key management or other personnel, increased costs as a result of any changes in federal or state laws, rules and regulations or governmental interpretation of such laws, rules and regulations, uncertainties regarding the price levels of natural gas, electricity, fuel and labor, the negative effect on our business from sharply depressed oil and natural gas prices, including, without limitation, as a result of extraordinary events or circumstances such as the COVID-19 pandemic, the continuing increase in domestic healthcare costs, increased workers’ compensation claim costs, increased healthcare claim costs, including as a result of extraordinary events or circumstances such as the COVID-19 pandemic, our ability to retain and grow our customer base, demand and prices for our products and services, fluctuations in our Specialty Garments business, instability, supply chain disruption or infection among our employees in Mexico and Nicaragua where our principal garment manufacturing plants are located, including, without limitation, as a result of extraordinary events or circumstances such as the COVID-19 pandemic, our ability to properly and efficiently design, construct, implement and operate a new customer relationship management (“CRM”) computer system, interruptions or failures of our information technology systems, including as a result of cyber-attacks, additional professional and internal costs necessary for compliance with any changes in Securities and Exchange Commission, New York Stock Exchange and accounting rules, strikes and unemployment levels, our efforts to evaluate and potentially reduce internal costs, economic and other


 

 

developments associated with the war on terrorism and its impact on the economy, the impact of foreign trade policies and tariffs or other impositions on imported goods on our business, results of operations and financial condition, general economic conditions, our ability to successfully implement our business strategies and processes, including our capital allocation strategies and the other factors described under “Item 1A. Risk Factors” and elsewhere in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended August 31, 2019, “Item 1.A. Risk Factors” and elsewhere in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances arising after the date on which they are made.



 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Income

(Unaudited)

 

(In thousands, except per share data)

 

Thirteen weeks ended May 30, 2020

 

 

Thirteen weeks ended May 25, 2019

 

 

Thirty-nine weeks ended May 30, 2020

 

 

Thirty-nine weeks ended May 25, 2019

 

Revenues

 

$

445,518

 

 

$

453,720

 

 

$

1,375,516

 

 

$

1,329,755

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenues (1)

 

 

303,223

 

 

 

279,900

 

 

 

893,961

 

 

 

838,621

 

Selling and administrative expenses (1)

 

 

88,405

 

 

 

88,207

 

 

 

272,013

 

 

 

242,487

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

26,182

 

 

 

25,401

 

 

 

77,612

 

 

 

75,563

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

417,810

 

 

 

393,508

 

 

 

1,243,586

 

 

 

1,156,671

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income

 

 

27,708

 

 

 

60,212

 

 

 

131,930

 

 

 

173,084

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other (income) expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income, net

 

 

(1,054

)

 

 

(2,293

)

 

 

(5,590

)

 

 

(6,007

)

Other expense, net

 

 

1,556

 

 

 

805

 

 

 

2,623

 

 

 

2,037

 

Total other income, net

 

 

502

 

 

 

(1,488

)

 

 

(2,967

)

 

 

(3,970

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

 

 

27,206

 

 

 

61,700

 

 

 

134,897

 

 

 

177,054

 

Provision for income taxes

 

 

5,921

 

 

 

14,480

 

 

 

30,690

 

 

 

43,908

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

21,285

 

 

$

47,220

 

 

$

104,207

 

 

$

133,146

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income per share – Basic:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

$

1.17

 

 

$

2.58

 

 

$

5.73

 

 

$

7.25

 

Class B Common Stock

 

$

0.94

 

 

$

2.06

 

 

$

4.58

 

 

$

5.80

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income per share – Diluted:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

$

1.12

 

 

$

2.46

 

 

$

5.46

 

 

$

6.93

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income allocated to – Basic:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

$

17,871

 

 

$

39,563

 

 

$

87,519

 

 

$

111,626

 

Class B Common Stock

 

$

3,414

 

 

$

7,657

 

 

$

16,688

 

 

$

21,520

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income allocated to – Diluted:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

$

21,285

 

 

$

47,220

 

 

$

104,207

 

 

$

133,146

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding – Basic:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

 

15,255

 

 

 

15,341

 

 

 

15,285

 

 

 

15,400

 

Class B Common Stock

 

 

3,643

 

 

 

3,710

 

 

 

3,643

 

 

 

3,710

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding – Diluted:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

 

18,995

 

 

 

19,168

 

 

 

19,074

 

 

 

19,220

 

 

 

(1)

Exclusive of depreciation on the Company’s property, plant and equipment and amortization on its intangible assets.


 

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)

 

(In thousands)

 

May 30, 2020

 

 

August 31, 2019

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments

 

$

421,253

 

 

$

385,341

 

Receivables, net

 

 

200,110

 

 

 

203,457

 

Inventories

 

 

104,503

 

 

 

100,916

 

Rental merchandise in service

 

 

161,732

 

 

 

184,318

 

Prepaid taxes

 

 

1,713

 

 

 

4,060

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

36,201

 

 

 

35,699

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total current assets

 

 

925,512

 

 

 

913,791

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

 

584,299

 

 

 

574,509

 

Goodwill

 

 

424,588

 

 

 

401,178

 

Customer contracts and other intangible assets, net

 

 

86,929

 

 

 

72,720

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

458

 

 

 

448

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets, net

 

 

44,670

 

 

 

 

Other assets

 

 

86,817

 

 

 

84,674

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,153,273

 

 

$

2,047,320

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

57,701

 

 

$

77,918

 

Accrued liabilities

 

 

126,342

 

 

 

111,721

 

Accrued taxes

 

 

 

 

 

205

 

Operating lease liabilities, current

 

 

12,191

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

196,234

 

 

 

189,844

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accrued liabilities

 

 

119,608

 

 

 

117,074

 

Accrued and deferred income taxes

 

 

98,192

 

 

 

99,172

 

Operating lease liabilities

 

 

31,139

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

 

445,173

 

 

 

406,090

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

 

1,525

 

 

 

1,533

 

Class B Common Stock

 

 

364

 

 

 

364

 

Capital surplus

 

 

85,572

 

 

 

84,946

 

Retained earnings

 

 

1,657,543

 

 

 

1,588,075

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 

(36,904

)

 

 

(33,688

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total shareholders’ equity

 

 

1,708,100

 

 

 

1,641,230

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,153,273

 

 

$

2,047,320

 

 


 

 

Detail of Operating Results

(Unaudited)

 

Revenues

(In thousands, except percentages)

 

Thirteen weeks ended May 30, 2020

 

 

Thirteen weeks ended May 25, 2019

 

 

Dollar

Change

 

 

Percent

Change

 

Core Laundry Operations

 

$

388,411

 

 

$

399,781

 

 

$

(11,370

)

 

 

(2.8

)%

Specialty Garments

 

 

36,163

 

 

 

37,313

 

 

 

(1,150

)

 

 

(3.1

)%

First Aid

 

 

20,944

 

 

 

16,626

 

 

 

4,318

 

 

 

26.0

%

Consolidated total

 

$

445,518

 

 

$

453,720

 

 

$

(8,202

)

 

 

(1.8

)%

 

 

(In thousands, except percentages)

 

Thirty-nine weeks ended May 30, 2020

 

 

Thirty-nine weeks ended May 25, 2019

 

 

Dollar

Change

 

 

Percent

Change

 

Core Laundry Operations

 

$

1,216,901

 

 

$

1,184,666

 

 

$

32,235

 

 

 

2.7

%

Specialty Garments

 

 

105,545

 

 

 

101,506

 

 

 

4,039

 

 

 

4.0

%

First Aid

 

 

53,070

 

 

 

43,583

 

 

 

9,487

 

 

 

21.8

%

Consolidated total

 

$

1,375,516

 

 

$

1,329,755

 

 

$

45,761

 

 

 

3.4

%

 

Operating Income

(In thousands, except percentages)

 

Thirteen weeks ended May 30, 2020

 

 

Thirteen weeks ended May 25, 2019

 

 

Dollar

Change

 

 

Percent

Change

 

Core Laundry Operations

 

$

19,691

 

 

$

53,443

 

 

$

(33,752

)

 

 

(63.2

)%

Specialty Garments

 

 

6,380

 

 

 

5,368

 

 

 

1,012

 

 

 

18.9

%

First Aid

 

 

1,637

 

 

 

1,401

 

 

 

236

 

 

 

16.8

%

Consolidated total

 

$

27,708

 

 

$

60,212

 

 

$

(32,504

)

 

 

(54.0

)%

 

 

(In thousands, except percentages)

 

Thirty-nine weeks ended May 30, 2020

 

 

Thirty-nine weeks ended May 25, 2019

 

 

Dollar

Change

 

 

Percent

Change

 

Core Laundry Operations

 

$

111,856

 

 

$

157,338

 

 

$

(45,482

)

 

 

(28.9

)%

Specialty Garments

 

 

15,886

 

 

 

12,073

 

 

 

3,813

 

 

 

31.6

%

First Aid

 

 

4,188

 

 

 

3,673

 

 

 

515

 

 

 

14.0

%

Consolidated total

 

$

131,930

 

 

$

173,084

 

 

$

(41,154

)

 

 

(23.8

)%

 

 

Operating Margin

 

 

 

Thirteen weeks ended May 30, 2020

 

 

Thirteen weeks ended May 25, 2019

 

Core Laundry Operations

 

 

5.1

%

 

 

13.4

%

Specialty Garments

 

 

17.6

%

 

 

14.4

%

First Aid

 

 

7.8

%

 

 

8.4

%

Consolidated total

 

 

6.2

%

 

 

13.3

%

 

 

 

Thirty-nine weeks ended May 30, 2020

 

 

Thirty-nine weeks ended May 25, 2019

 

Core Laundry Operations

 

 

9.2

%

 

 

13.3

%

Specialty Garments

 

 

15.1

%

 

 

11.9

%

First Aid

 

 

7.9

%

 

 

8.4

%

Consolidated total

 

 

9.6

%

 

 

13.0

%

 


 

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

 

(In thousands)

 

Thirty-nine weeks ended May 30, 2020

 

 

Thirty-nine weeks ended May 25, 2019

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

104,207

 

 

$

133,146

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

77,612

 

 

 

75,563

 

Amortization of deferred financing costs

 

 

84

 

 

 

84

 

Forgiveness of a liability

 

 

 

 

 

(7,346

)

Share-based compensation

 

 

4,617

 

 

 

4,281

 

Accretion on environmental contingencies

 

 

403

 

 

 

566

 

Accretion on asset retirement obligations

 

 

694

 

 

 

647

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

81

 

 

 

733

 

Other

 

 

36

 

 

 

(954

)

Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receivables, less reserves

 

 

4,517

 

 

 

(3,117

)

Inventories

 

 

(3,570

)

 

 

(4,821

)

Rental merchandise in service

 

 

23,900

 

 

 

(7,606

)

Prepaid expenses and other current assets and Other assets

 

 

3,669

 

 

 

(2,346

)

Accounts payable

 

 

(17,846

)

 

 

(5,725

)

Accrued liabilities

 

 

5,246

 

 

 

(9,931

)

Prepaid and accrued income taxes

 

 

1,782

 

 

 

26,265

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

205,432

 

 

 

199,439

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired

 

 

(41,098

)

 

 

(2,379

)

Capital expenditures, including capitalization of software costs

 

 

(91,155

)

 

 

(88,198

)

Proceeds from sale of assets

 

 

261

 

 

 

238

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(131,992

)

 

 

(90,339

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from exercise of share-based awards

 

 

75

 

 

 

49

 

Taxes withheld and paid related to net share settlement of equity awards

 

 

(3,423

)

 

 

(1,678

)

Repurchase of Common Stock

 

 

(21,745

)

 

 

(20,953

)

Payment of cash dividends

 

 

(11,159

)

 

 

(6,204

)

Net cash used in financing activities

 

 

(36,252

)

 

 

(28,786

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes

 

 

(1,276

)

 

 

(1,416

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments

 

 

35,912

 

 

 

78,898

 

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments at beginning of period

 

 

385,341

 

 

 

270,512

 

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments at end of period

 

$

421,253

 

 

$

349,410