Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the related notes and other financial information appearing elsewhere in this report, as well as Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 and this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2024.
Business Summary
ARC Document Solutions Inc. is a digital printing company. We provide digital printing and document-related services to customers in a growing variety of industries. Our primary services and product offering are:
•digital printing of general and specialized business documents such as those found in marketing and advertising, engineering and construction and other industries, as well as producing highly-customized display graphics of all types and sizes;
•acquiring, placing and managing ARC-certified office printing equipment with proprietary device tracking and print management software at our customers’ offices and job sites;
•scanning documents, indexing them and adding digital search features for use in digital document management, document archives and facilities management, as well as providing other digital imaging services; and
•reselling digital printing equipment and supplies.
Each of these services frequently include additional logistics services in the form of distributing and delivering finished documents, installing display graphics, or the digital storage of graphic files.
We have categorized our service and product offerings to report distinct sales recognized from:
Digital Printing: We print documents of any size in color and black and white on a variety of materials including plain paper, vinyl, fabric, metal, wood and other three-dimensional substrates. While we can and do print high-page count work such as manuals or catalogs, the documents we typically produce are usually characterized by their high-quality production, low-volume and quick turnaround, and are produced using highly-sophisticated digital printing equipment.
Managed Print Services: We acquire and manage digital printing equipment and place it in our customers' facilities for their use, based on a service level agreement. We lease or own the equipment ourselves, while our customers pay for what they use. Per-use minimum charges are often part of our service agreements. We operate approximately 10,400 managed print services, or MPS locations, ranging in size from one or two pieces of equipment in a single office, to hundreds of pieces of equipment in offices around the world. We also provide proprietary software to our customers to control their print expenses and connect their remote employees with their offices and ARC print centers nationwide. This software is developed and integrated by ARC.
Scanning and Digital Imaging: We scan hard-copy small format or large format documents in color or black and white, typically providing them to our customers as searchable PDF files. We also use our patented optical character recognition technology to make documents searchable, and we host them on proprietary applications for use as part of our ARC Facilities solutions. The types of documents that we scan include office files, construction plans and other small or large documents. We also process, distribute and print-on-demand images we capture for our customers. Our large, centralized Scanning and Digital Imaging centers are compliant with the Health Insurability Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, or HIPAA, so we can convert documents that include protected health information. Our unique software creates efficient search tags on scanned data for easy search and retrieval. We offer Cloud-based document management software and other digital hosting services to our customers or make files available for our customers to host themselves.
Equipment and Supplies Sales: We sell equipment and supplies to a small segment of our customer base. We also provide ancillary services such as equipment service and maintenance, often as a way to generate recurring revenue in addition to a one-time sale. In addition, we offer certified used equipment available for sale or for use in our MPS offering.
The majority of our products and services are available from each of our service centers. Our primary operational objective is to optimize our business performance by driving as much customer work through our service center network as is practical, and leveraging our production infrastructure, workforce, and production-grade equipment. All our production centers are digitally connected and we operate standard software and systems to support seamless movement of customers digital data and print anywhere within the ARC system.
In addition, we can provide many of our services in our customers’ offices. Our geographic presence is concentrated in the U.S., with additional service centers in Canada, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), China, India, and the United Kingdom. Our origin as a company was in California, and the initial expansion of our business was concentrated there. We derived approximately 29% of our total revenue from the products and services delivered in California during the six months ended June 30, 2024.
All of our production facilities are connected via a Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN). Our cloud offerings are hosted by Amazon Web Services. We employ a combination of proprietary and industry-leading technologies to provide redundancy, backup and security of all data in our systems. All of our technology operations are designed to meet ISO 29001 standards for data security, and several of our service centers are HIPAA-compliant allowing us to manage document conversions and other scanning tasks involving protected health information, or PHI.
Costs and Expenses
Our cost of sales consists primarily of materials (paper, toner and other consumables), labor, and “indirect costs.” Indirect costs consist primarily of equipment expenses related to our MPS locations (typically our customers’ offices and job sites) and our service centers. Facilities and equipment expenses include maintenance, repairs, rents, insurance, and depreciation. Paper is the largest component of our material cost; however, the impact of paper pricing on our operating margins is mitigated, and in some cases eliminated, as we attempt to pass it on to our customers. We closely monitor material cost as a percentage of net sales to measure volume and waste, and we maintain low levels of inventory. We also track labor utilization, or net sales per employee, to measure productivity and determine staffing levels.
The effects of the 2022 global supply chain disruptions on our business eased in 2023 and 2024. The supply chain disruptions, for us were primarily confined to price increases. As noted above, price increases are often passed on to our customers. Our labor costs have increased moderately as we sought to retain valuable employees and competed for new hires in 2023 and in the first half of 2024. Labor costs have also increased moderately due to the change in our business mix, primarily driven by our need for more employees to support our growing digital color print and scanning business. While these increases had an effect on our results of operations, we believe our cost optimization initiatives allowed us to mitigate their impact and will allow us to continue to manage them in future periods.
Historically, our capital expenditure requirements have varied based on our need for printing equipment in our MPS locations and service centers. Over the past several years, the pandemic has reduced the number of employees in our customers' locations, which has, in turn, reduced the need for equipment. We believe this equipment trend has become permanent and, as a result, we think the past three years of capital expenditures are more indicative of our future capital needs than our longer-term history suggests.
Because our relationships with credit providers allows us to obtain attractive lease rates, we have historically chosen to lease rather than purchase most of our equipment. With the rising cost of capital, we have adjusted our historical procurement strategy and use more of our available cash to acquire equipment in order to reduce the impact of interest expense on our operating results.
Research and development costs consist mainly of the salaries, leased building space, and computer equipment related to our data storage and development centers in San Ramon, California and Kolkata, India. Such costs are primarily recorded to cost of sales.
The COVID-19 pandemic adversely impacted our financial performance from 2020 to 2022, but we expect that its acute impact is behind us. We believe, however, that the reduced in office presence of employees brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic are permanent. As a result, our MPS business has been and remains under pressure as most employers have left work-from-home policies in place and less equipment is needed to support them in typical office spaces. By contrast, we believe work-from-home and hybrid work practices benefit our scanning business because employees need access to documents, regardless of where they are working, and document scanning is the first step in making them accessible in the cloud.
Non-Binding Proposal
As previously disclosed, we received a non-binding proposal on April 8, 2024 from our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Kumarakulasingam Suriyakumar, outlining Mr. Suriyakumar’s intent to explore and evaluate a potential acquisition of all of the outstanding shares of our common stock, $0.001 per share (“common stock”), not already owned by Mr. Suriyakumar in a going-private transaction at a purchase price of $3.25 per share in cash (the “Proposed Transaction”). On June 27, 2024, Mr. Suriyakumar, Dilantha Wijesuriya, our President and Chief Operating Officer, Jorge Avalos, our Chief Financial Officer, Rahul
Roy, our Chief Technology Officer, Sujeewa Sean Pathiratne, a private investor, and certain entities affiliated with such persons (collectively, the “Acquisition Group”) agreed in principle that they will work with each other to negotiate and consummate the Proposed Transaction. The Acquisition Group currently beneficially owns approximately 19.6% of our outstanding shares of common stock.
In response to the proposal, on April 8, 2024, a special committee of our board of directors consisting entirely of independent, disinterested directors (the “Special Committee”) was formed to review and evaluate the Proposed Transaction. The Special Committee continues to carefully consider the Proposed Transaction with the assistance of its independent financial and legal advisors. No assurances can be given regarding the terms and details of any transaction, that any proposal made by the Acquisition Group regarding a transaction will be accepted by the Special Committee, that definitive documentation relating to any such transaction will be executed, or that a transaction will be consummated in accordance with that documentation, if at all.
Results of Operations
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| Three Months Ended June 30, | | Increase (decrease) | | Six Months Ended June 30, | | Increase (decrease) |
(In millions, except percentages) | 2024(1) | | 2023(1) | | $ | | % | | 20241) | | 2023(1) | | $ | | % |
Digital Printing | $ | 46.8 | | | $ | 44.2 | | | $ | 2.5 | | | 5.8 | % | | $ | 89.5 | | | $ | 85.6 | | | $ | 3.9 | | | 4.5 | % |
MPS | 18.7 | | | 19.0 | | | (0.2) | | | (1.2) | % | | 37.3 | | | 38.0 | | | (0.7) | | | (1.7) | % |
Scanning and Digital Imaging | 5.7 | | | 5.3 | | | 0.4 | | | 7.4 | % | | 11.3 | | | 9.9 | | | 1.5 | | | 14.9 | % |
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Equipment and Supplies sales | 4.0 | | | 3.9 | | | 0.1 | | | 1.4 | % | | 7.8 | | | 7.8 | | | (0.1) | | | (0.8) | % |
Total net sales | $ | 75.1 | | | $ | 72.4 | | | $ | 2.8 | | | 3.8 | % | | $ | 145.9 | | | $ | 141.3 | | | $ | 4.6 | | | 3.3 | % |
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Gross profit | $ | 26.4 | | | $ | 25.2 | | | $ | 1.2 | | | 4.8 | % | | $ | 49.2 | | | $ | 48.1 | | | $ | 1.1 | | | 2.3 | % |
Selling, general and administrative expenses | $ | 21.3 | | | $ | 19.0 | | | $ | 2.3 | | | 12.2 | % | | $ | 40.4 | | | $ | 38.5 | | | $ | 1.9 | | | 5.0 | % |
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Interest expense, net | $ | 0.3 | | | $ | 0.4 | | | $ | (0.1) | | | (26.0) | % | | $ | 0.6 | | | $ | 0.9 | | | $ | (0.3) | | | (29.0) | % |
Income tax provision | $ | 1.6 | | | $ | 1.7 | | | $ | (0.1) | | | (7.4) | % | | $ | 2.7 | | | $ | 2.9 | | | $ | (0.2) | | | (6.9) | % |
Net income attributable to ARC | $ | 3.2 | | | $ | 4.0 | | | $ | (0.9) | | | (21.4) | % | | $ | 5.6 | | | $ | 6.0 | | | $ | (0.3) | | | (5.8) | % |
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Adjusted net income attributable to ARC (2) | $ | 3.3 | | | $ | 4.1 | | | $ | (0.7) | | | (17.8) | % | | $ | 5.9 | | | $ | 6.2 | | | $ | (0.3) | | | (5.4) | % |
EBITDA (2) | $ | 9.1 | | | $ | 10.6 | | | $ | (1.5) | | | (14.3) | % | | $ | 17.0 | | | $ | 18.8 | | | $ | (1.8) | | | (9.7) | % |
Adjusted EBITDA (2) | $ | 9.8 | | | $ | 11.1 | | | $ | (1.4) | | | (12.2) | % | | $ | 18.3 | | | $ | 19.8 | | | $ | (1.5) | | | (7.6) | % |
1.Column does not foot due to rounding.
2.See "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" following "Results of Operations" for definitions, reconciliations and more information related to our Non-GAAP disclosures.
The following table provides information on the percentages of certain items of selected financial data as a percentage of net sales for the periods indicated:
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Net sales | 100.0 | % | | 100.0 | % | | | 100.0 | % | | 100.0 | % |
Cost of sales | 64.9 | | | 65.2 | | | | 66.3 | | | 66.0 | |
Gross profit | 35.1 | | | 34.8 | | | | 33.7 | | | 34.0 | |
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 28.4 | | | 26.3 | | | | 27.7 | | | 27.2 | |
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Income from operations | 6.7 | | | 8.5 | | | | 6.0 | | | 6.8 | |
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Interest expense, net | 0.4 | | | 0.6 | | | | 0.4 | | | 0.6 | |
Income before income tax provision | 6.3 | | | 7.9 | | | | 5.6 | | | 6.2 | |
Income tax provision | 2.1 | | | 2.4 | | | | 1.8 | | | 2.0 | |
Net income | 4.2 | | | 5.5 | | | | 3.8 | | | 4.1 | |
Loss attributable to the noncontrolling interest | — | | | — | | | | 0.1 | | | 0.1 | |
Net income attributable to ARC | 4.2 | % | | 5.6 | % | | | 3.8 | % | | 4.2 | % |
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EBITDA (2) | 12.1 | % | | 14.6 | % | | | 11.6 | % | | 13.3 | % |
Adjusted EBITDA (2) | 13.0 | % | | 15.3 | % | | | 12.5 | % | | 14.0 | % |
(1)Column does not foot due to rounding.
(2)See "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" following "Results of Operations" for definitions, reconciliations and more information related to our Non-GAAP disclosures.
Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2024 Compared to Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2023
Net Sales
Net sales for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, increased 3.8% and 3.3%, respectively, compared to the same period in 2023. The increase in net sales for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 compared to the same period in 2023 was primarily driven by the year-over-year growth of sales in Digital Printing and Scanning and Digital Imaging services. Growth for the period was partially offset by a small decline in MPS sales.
Digital Printing. Year-over-year sales of Digital Printing services increased $2.5 million, or 5.8%, for the three months ended June 30, 2024. Year-over-year sales of Digital Printing services increased $3.9 million, or 4.5%, for the six months ended June 30, 2024. Year-over-year sales saw continuing healthy increases in digital color graphic printing from new and existing customers. This growth was offset by a decrease in digital plan printing sales which we continue to attribute to less construction activity and subsequent lower spending due to high interest rates. Digital Printing services represented 62% and 61%, respectively, of total net sales for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, and 61% for both the three and six months ended June 30, 2023.
MPS. Year-over-year sales of MPS services for the three months ended June 30, 2024, decreased $0.2 million, or 1.2%. Year-over-year sales of MPS services for the six months ended June 30, 2024 also decreased $0.7 million, or 1.7%.
MPS sales represented approximately 25% and 26%, respectively, of total net sales for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, compared to 26% and 27%, respectively, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively.
MPS sales have remained in a narrow band between $18 million to $19 million per quarter for more than two years, strongly implying fewer employees in the workplace will continue to constrain onsite print volumes relative to historical averages.
The number of MPS locations we serve declined slightly to approximately 10,400 as of June 30, 2024, representing a net decrease of approximately 150 locations compared to June 30, 2023.
Scanning and Digital Imaging. Year-over-year sales of Scanning and Digital Imaging services increased $0.4 million, or 7.4% and $1.5 million, or 14.9% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively. The increase in sales of our Scanning and Digital Imaging services continues to be driven by growing demand for paper-to-digital document conversions and digital archives to replace long-term warehoused paper document storage. Targeting building owners and facility managers who require on-demand access to their legacy documents to operate their assets efficiently continues to be a key audience and plays to our strengths in the broader construction industry. We believe that demand for our Scanning and Digital Imaging services will continue to grow in the future.
Equipment and Supplies Sales. Year-over-year sales of Equipment and Supplies increased $0.1 million, or 1.4%, for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and decreased $0.1 million, or 0.8%, for the six months ended June 30, 2024. Equipment and Supplies sales remained relatively flat year-over-year, as buying habits have stabilized now that customers have adjusted to a higher interest rate environment.
Gross Profit
During the three months ended June 30, 2024, gross profit was $26.4 million, or 35.1%, compared to $25.2 million, or 34.8% during the three months ended June 30, 2023.
The 30 basis point increase in gross margin for the three month period ended June 30, 2024 was due to the increase in sales, and our ability to leverage our work force and overhead costs.
During the six months ended June 30, 2024, gross profit was $49.2 million, or 33.7%, compared to $48.1 million, or 34.0% during the six months ended June 30, 2023.
The 30 basis points decrease in gross margin for the six months ended June 30, 2024 was driven primarily by increased labor and material costs due to inflation pressures and increased hiring as we increased and adjusted the capacity of our digital color graphic printing services and Scanning and Digital Imaging Services. The increase in labor cost was partially offset by decreased depreciation of $1.1 million.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses were $21.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024, an increase of $2.3 million, or 12.2%, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2023. Selling, general and administrative expenses were $40.4
million for the six months ended June 30, 2024, an increase of $1.9 million, or 5.0%, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2023. The increase was primarily due to greater commissions based on a higher level of sales, as well as continued investments in sales staff and marketing initiatives. Of note, selling, general and administrative expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2024 also include $0.9 million of costs related to the previously disclosed take-private proposal described in the "Non-Binding Proposal" section above under "Part I - Item 2.”
Amortization of Intangibles
Amortization of intangibles decreased to less than $0.1 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, due to the completion of amortization for certain customer relationship intangibles related to historical acquisitions.
Interest Expense, Net
Net interest expense of $0.3 million and $0.6 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively, declined $0.1 million and $0.3 million, respectively, compared to the same period in 2023 due to the continued pay-down of our debt, partially offset by the increase in interest rates under certain finance leases. Our 2021 Credit Agreement (as defined below) features a flexible payment schedule which allows us to pay down or draw on it at any time. As such, we intend to use available cash throughout the year to reduce the revolving loan and manage our interest expense.
Income Taxes
We recorded an income tax provision of $1.6 million in relation to pretax income of $4.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024. We recorded an income tax provision of $2.7 million in relation to pretax income of $8.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024. This resulted in an effective income tax rate for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, of 33.9% and 32.9%, respectively.
Our effective income tax rate for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, was primarily affected by state taxes, non-deductible compensation, certain stock-based compensation, certain non-deductible proposed transaction costs and other non-deductible expenses and U.S. taxes on foreign income. Excluding the impact of certain stock-based compensation, an increase in certain valuation allowances, other discrete items and U.S. taxes on foreign income, our effective income tax rate for the consolidated company would have been 30.2% and 29.2% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively, and our effective income tax rate attributable to ARC Document Solutions, Inc. would have been 30.1% and 29.1% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively.
By comparison, we recorded an income tax provision of $1.7 million in relation to pretax income of $5.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023. We recorded an income tax provision of $2.9 million in relation to pretax income of $8.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023. This resulted in an effective income tax rate for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, of 30.3% and 33.2%, respectively.
Our effective income tax rate for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, was primarily impacted by state taxes, non-deductible compensation, certain stock-based compensation and other non-deductible expenses. Excluding the impact of certain stock-based compensation, an increase in certain valuation allowances, and other discrete items, our effective income tax rate for the consolidated company would have been 29.7% and 29.9%, respectively, and our effective income tax rate attributable to ARC Document Solutions, Inc. would have been 29.6% and 29.7%, respectively, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023.
We have a $1.2 million valuation allowance against certain deferred tax assets as of June 30, 2024.
Noncontrolling Interest
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest represents 35% of the income or loss of UDS and its subsidiaries, which together comprise our Chinese joint venture operations.
Net Income Attributable to ARC
Net income attributable to ARC was $3.2 million during the three months ended June 30, 2024, as compared to $4.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023. The decrease was driven primarily by higher selling, general and administrative expenses, as described above.
Net income attributable to ARC was $5.6 million during the six months ended June 30, 2024, as compared to $6.0 million during the six months ended June 30, 2023. The decrease in net income attributable to ARC was primarily driven by the increase in selling, general and administrative expense during the six months ended June 30, 2024, as noted above.
EBITDA
EBITDA margin and Adjusted EBITDA margin is not a recognized measure under GAAP. When analyzing our operating performance, investors should use EBITDA margin and Adjusted EBITDA in addition to, and not as an alternative for, operating income or any other performance measure presented in accordance with GAAP. It is a measure we use to measure our performance and liquidity. We believe EBITDA margin and Adjusted EBITDA reflect an additional way of viewing aspects of our operations that, when viewed with our GAAP results, provides a more complete understanding of factors and trends affecting our business. We believe the measure is used by investors and is a useful indicator to measure our performance. Because not all companies use identical calculations, our presentation of EBITDA margin and Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. See Non-GAAP Financial Measures below for additional discussion.
EBITDA margin was 12.1% for the three months ended June 30, 2024, compared to 14.6% for the same period in 2023. Excluding the effect of stock-based compensation, Adjusted EBITDA margin was 13.0% during the three months ended June 30, 2024, as compared to 15.3% for the same period in 2023. EBITDA margin decreased for the three months ended June 30, 2024, due to the increase in selling, general and administrative expenses, as described above.
EBITDA margin was 11.6% for the six months ended June 30, 2024, down from 13.3% for the same period in 2023. Excluding the effect of stock-based compensation, Adjusted EBITDA margin was 12.5% during the six months ended June 30, 2024, as compared to 14.0% for the same period in 2023. EBITDA margin decreased for the six months ended June 30, 2024, due to the increase in selling, general and administrative expenses, as described above.
Impact of Inflation
Rising costs for raw materials, such as paper, inks and toners and increase in labor are partly being passed on to customers via price increases during the ordinary course of business, moderating the impact of inflation on our financial results. As these inflationary pressures continue, however, the increased cost of labor, materials and other indirect costs require close and active management to avoid material impacts to our cost structure.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
EBITDA, EBITDA margin, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin, adjusted net income and adjusted earnings per share presented in this report are supplemental measures of our performance that are not required by or presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). These measures are not measurements of our financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as alternatives to net income, income from operations, net income margin, diluted earnings per share or any other performance measures derived in accordance with GAAP or as an alternative to cash flows from operating, investing or financing activities as a measure of our liquidity. We have presented these measures because we consider them important supplemental measures of our performance and liquidity. We believe investors may also find these measures meaningful, given how our management makes use of them. The following is a discussion of our use of these measures.
EBITDA represents net income before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. We calculate EBITDA margin by dividing EBITDA by net sales.
We use EBITDA and EBITDA margin to measure and compare the performance of our operating divisions. Our operating divisions’ financial performance includes all of the operating activities except debt and taxation which are managed at the corporate level for U.S. operating divisions. We use EBITDA and EBITDA margin to compare the performance of our operating divisions and to measure performance for determining consolidated-level compensation. In addition, we use EBITDA and EBITDA margin to evaluate potential acquisitions and potential capital expenditures.
EBITDA and EBITDA margin have limitations as analytical tools, and should not be considered in isolation, or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Some of these limitations are as follows:
•They do not reflect our cash expenditures, or future requirements for capital expenditures and contractual commitments;
•They do not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs;
•They do not reflect the significant interest expense, or the cash requirements necessary, to service interest or principal payments on our debt;
•Although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized will often have to be replaced in the future, and EBITDA does not reflect any cash requirements for such replacements; and
•Other companies, including companies in our industry, may calculate these measures differently than we do, limiting their usefulness as comparative measures.
Because of these limitations, EBITDA and related ratios should not be considered as measures of discretionary cash available to us to invest in business growth or to reduce our indebtedness. We compensate for these limitations by relying primarily on our GAAP results and using EBITDA and EBITDA margin only as supplements.
Our presentation of adjusted net income and Adjusted EBITDA over certain periods is an attempt to provide meaningful comparisons to our historical performance for our existing and future investors. The unprecedented changes in our end markets over the past several years have required us to take measures that are unique in our history and specific to individual circumstances. Comparisons inclusive of these actions make normal financial and other performance patterns difficult to discern under a strict GAAP presentation. Each non-GAAP presentation, however, is explained in detail in the reconciliation tables below.
Specifically, we have presented adjusted net income attributable to ARC and adjusted earnings per share attributable to ARC stockholders for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 to reflect the exclusion of changes in the valuation allowances related to certain deferred tax assets and other discrete tax items.
We believe this presentation helps facilitate our investors understanding of our results of operations and allows them to make meaningful comparisons of our operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 against the corresponding periods in 2023. We believe these changes were the result of items which are not indicative of our actual operating performance.
We have presented Adjusted EBITDA for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 to exclude stock-based compensation expense. We calculate Adjusted EBITDA margin by dividing Adjusted EBITDA by net sales. The adjustment to exclude stock-based compensation expense from EBITDA is consistent with the definition of Adjusted EBITDA in our 2021 Credit Agreement; therefore, we believe this information is useful to investors in assessing our financial performance and ability to access our 2021 Credit Facility.
The following is a reconciliation of cash flows provided by operating activities to EBITDA:
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Cash flows provided by operating activities | $ | 6,392 | | | $ | 10,329 | | | $ | 10,093 | | | $ | 14,153 | |
Changes in operating assets and liabilities | 2,444 | | | 214 | | | 6,767 | | | 4,418 | |
Non-cash expenses, including depreciation and amortization | (5,701) | | | (6,556) | | | (11,361) | | | (12,757) | |
Income tax provision | 1,605 | | | 1,734 | | | 2,693 | | | 2,894 | |
Interest expense, net | 331 | | | 447 | | | 641 | | | 903 | |
Loss attributable to the noncontrolling interest | 24 | | | 31 | | | 113 | | | 144 | |
Depreciation and amortization | 3,964 | | | 4,373 | | | 8,014 | | | 9,036 | |
EBITDA | $ | 9,059 | | | $ | 10,572 | | | $ | 16,960 | | | $ | 18,791 | |
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The following is a reconciliation of net income attributable to ARC Document Solutions, Inc. to EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA:
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| Three Months Ended June 30, | | Six Months Ended June 30, |
(In thousands) | 2024 | | 2023 | | 2024 | | 2023 |
Net income attributable to ARC Document Solutions, Inc. | $ | 3,159 | | | $ | 4,018 | | | $ | 5,612 | | | $ | 5,958 | |
Interest expense, net | 331 | | | 447 | | | 641 | | | 903 | |
Income tax provision | 1,605 | | | 1,734 | | | 2,693 | | | 2,894 | |
Depreciation and amortization | 3,964 | | | 4,373 | | | 8,014 | | | 9,036 | |
EBITDA | 9,059 | | | 10,572 | | | 16,960 | | | 18,791 | |
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Stock-based compensation | 691 | | | 529 | | | 1,342 | | | 1,023 | |
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 9,750 | | | $ | 11,101 | | | $ | 18,302 | | | $ | 19,814 | |
The following is a reconciliation of net income margin attributable to ARC Document Solutions, Inc. to EBITDA margin and adjusted EBITDA margin:
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| Three Months Ended June 30, | | Six Months Ended June 30, |
| 2024 (1) | | 2023 | | 2024(1) | | 2023 (1) |
Net income margin attributable to ARC Document Solutions, Inc. | 4.2 | % | | 5.6 | % | | 3.8 | % | | 4.2 | % |
Interest expense, net | 0.4 | | | 0.6 | | | 0.4 | | | 0.6 | |
Income tax provision | 2.1 | | | 2.4 | | | 1.8 | | | 2.0 | |
Depreciation and amortization | 5.3 | | | 6.0 | | | 5.5 | | | 6.4 | |
EBITDA margin | 12.1 | | | 14.6 | | | 11.6 | | | 13.3 | |
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Stock-based compensation | 0.9 | | | 0.7 | | | 0.9 | | | 0.7 | |
Adjusted EBITDA margin | 13.0 | % | | 15.3 | % | | 12.5 | % | | 14.0 | % |
(1)Column does not foot due to rounding.
The following is a reconciliation of net income attributable to ARC Document Solutions, Inc. to adjusted net income and adjusted earnings per share attributable to ARC Document Solutions, Inc.:
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| Three Months Ended June 30, | | | Six Months Ended June 30, |
(In thousands, except per share amounts) | 2024 | | 2023 | | | 2024 | | 2023 |
Net income attributable to ARC Document Solutions, Inc. | $ | 3,159 | | | $ | 4,018 | | | | $ | 5,612 | | | $ | 5,958 | |
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Deferred tax valuation allowance and other discrete tax items | 170 | | | 33 | | | | 277 | | | 267 | |
Adjusted net income attributable to ARC Document Solutions, Inc. | $ | 3,329 | | | $ | 4,051 | | | | $ | 5,889 | | | $ | 6,225 | |
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Earnings per share attributable to ARC Document Solutions, Inc. stockholders: | | | | | | | | |
Basic | $ | 0.07 | | | $ | 0.09 | | | | $ | 0.13 | | | $ | 0.14 | |
Diluted | $ | 0.07 | | | $ | 0.09 | | | | $ | 0.13 | | | $ | 0.14 | |
Weighted average common shares outstanding: | | | | | | | | |
Basic | 42,342 | | | 42,801 | | | | 42,267 | | | 42,673 | |
Diluted | 43,067 | | | 43,614 | | | | 43,061 | | | 43,679 | |
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Earnings per share attributable to ARC Document Solutions, Inc. stockholders: | | | | | | | | |
Basic | $ | 0.08 | | | $ | 0.09 | | | | $ | 0.14 | | | $ | 0.15 | |
Diluted | $ | 0.08 | | | $ | 0.09 | | | | $ | 0.14 | | | $ | 0.14 | |
Weighted average common shares outstanding: | | | | | | | | |
Basic | 42,342 | | | 42,801 | | | | 42,267 | | | 42,673 | |
Diluted | 43,067 | | | 43,614 | | | | 43,061 | | | 43,679 | |
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our principal sources of cash have been cash flows from operations and borrowings under our debt and lease agreements. Our recent historical uses of cash have been for ongoing operations, payment of principal and interest on outstanding debt obligations, capital expenditures, dividends, and stock repurchases.
Total cash and cash equivalents as of June 30, 2024 was $49.9 million. Of this amount, $5.2 million was held in foreign countries, with $2.2 million held in China. Repatriation of some of our cash and cash equivalents in foreign countries could be subject to delay for local country approvals and could have potential adverse tax consequences. As a result, our ability to access our cash and cash equivalents held outside of the U.S. may be limited and our financial flexibility may be reduced.
Supplemental information pertaining to our historical sources and uses of cash is presented as follows and should be read in conjunction with our interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and notes thereto included elsewhere in this report.
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Net cash provided by operating activities | | | | | | $ | 10,093 | | | $ | 14,153 | |
Net cash used in investing activities | | | | | | $ | (6,701) | | | $ | (4,305) | |
Net cash used in financing activities | | | | | | $ | (9,384) | | | $ | (11,151) | |
Operating Activities
Cash flows from operations are primarily driven by sales and net profit generated from these sales, excluding non-cash charges.
The decrease in cash flows from operations during the six months ended June 30, 2024, compared to the same period in 2023, was primarily due to timing of receivable collections as a result of an increase in sales in the latter part of the second quarter. Closely managing our cash collections resulted in days sales outstanding, or DSO, of 50 days as of June 30, 2024, comparable to June 30, 2023 which was 48 days.
DSO is calculated by taking the respective years June 30, accounts receivable balance divided by the net sales for the quarter multiplied by the number of total days in a quarter. Other companies, including companies in our industry, may calculate DSO differently than we do, limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure.
We have presented DSO because we consider it to be an important indicator of the efficiency of our business and the quality of our cash flows. We believe investors may also find this metric meaningful given the importance of cash flows from operations and management's ability to efficiently manage our working capital.
We use DSO to measure and compare the cash management performance of our operating divisions.
Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities was primarily related to capital expenditures. We incurred capital expenditures totaling $6.9 million and $4.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024, and 2023, respectively. The year-over-year increase in capital expenditures is driven primarily by our decision to enter into fewer leases and acquire more equipment outright in 2024 due to increasing interest rates. The overall equipment acquired, capital expenditure and new leases incurred, increased in 2024 as compared to the prior year as we continue to invest in equipment to grow our color printing and scanning service lines.
Financing Activities
Net cash of $9.4 million used in financing activities during the six months ended June 30, 2024, primarily relates to payments on our finance leases and dividends.
Our cash position, working capital, and debt obligations as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 are shown below and should be read in conjunction with our interim Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and related notes contained elsewhere in this report.
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(In thousands) | June 30, 2024 | | December 31, 2023 |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 49,911 | | | $ | 56,093 | |
Working capital | $ | 38,668 | | | $ | 37,495 | |
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Borrowings from revolving credit facility | $ | 40,000 | | | $ | 40,000 | |
Other debt obligations | 19,888 | | | 22,236 | |
Total debt obligations | $ | 59,888 | | | $ | 62,236 | |
The increase of $1.2 million in working capital was primarily driven by the increase in accounts receivable of $5.7 million and a decrease in the current portion of our finance lease liability, partially offset by the decrease in cash. To manage our working
capital, we chiefly focus on our DSO and monitor the aging of our accounts receivable, as receivables are the most significant element of our working capital.
We believe that our current cash and cash equivalents balance of $49.9 million, the availability under our 2021 Credit Agreement, the availability under our equipment lease lines, and cash flows provided by operations should be adequate to cover the next twelve months and beyond of working capital needs, debt requirements consisting of scheduled principal and interest payments, and planned capital expenditures, to the extent such items are known or are reasonably determinable based on current business and market conditions. See “Debt Obligations” section for further information related to our 2021 Credit Agreement.
A significant portion of our revenue across all of our products and services is generated from customers in the AEC/O industry. As a result, our operating results and financial condition can be significantly affected by economic factors that influence the AEC/O industry, including pandemics and other global health crises like the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, a general economic downturn may adversely affect the ability of our customers and suppliers to obtain financing for significant operations and purchases, and to perform their obligations under their agreements with us. We believe that credit constraints in the financial markets could result in a decrease in, or cancellation of, existing business, could limit new business, and could negatively affect our ability to collect our accounts receivable on a timely basis. The financial constraints as they relate to the recent rising interest rates have had an impact on digital plan printing and Equipment and Supplies sales as noted above, however cash collections have remained consistent to prior periods.
We have not been actively seeking growth through acquisition since 2009, but will consider acquisitions that we feel add value to the overall company.
Debt Obligations
Credit Agreement
On June 15, 2023, we entered into an amendment (the "Amendment") to its Credit Agreement dated as of April 22, 2021 (the "2021 Credit Agreement") with U.S. Bank National Association, as administrative agent and the lenders part thereto. The Amendment, among other things, modifies certain terms of the 2021 Credit Agreement to replace the relevant benchmark provisions from the London Interbank Offered Rate to the forward-looking term rate based on the Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR"). The Amendment also modifies certain terms of the 2021 Credit Agreement relating to the payment of dividends and stock repurchases made by us and the related component calculations included in the fixed charge coverage ratio that we are required to maintain. After giving effect to the Amendment, we are permitted to repurchase up to $10 million of its stock in any twelve-month period and all such permitted stock repurchases will be excluded from the calculation of the fixed charge coverage ratio. In addition, we are permitted to make other restricted payments that are not stock repurchases, such as the payment of dividends, of up to $12 million during any twelve-month period which will be excluded from the calculation of the fixed charge coverage ratio. The making of stock repurchases and the payment of dividends and other restricted payments is subject, in each case, to pro forma compliance with the financial covenants and other customary conditions set forth in the 2021 Credit Agreement.
The 2021 Credit Agreement provides for the extension of revolving loans in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $70 million and replaces the Credit Agreement dated as of November 20, 2014, as amended (the "2014 Credit Agreement"). The obligation under the 2021 Credit Agreement matures on April 22, 2026.
As of June 30, 2024, our borrowing availability under the revolving loan commitment was $27.8 million, after deducting outstanding letters of credit of $2.2 million and outstanding revolving loans of $40.0 million.
Loans borrowed under the 2021 Credit Agreement bear interest, in the case of Term SOFR loans (as defined in the 2021 Credit Agreement), at a per annum rate equal to the applicable Term SOFR (which rate shall not be less than zero), plus a margin ranging from 1.25% to 1.75%, based on our Total Leverage Ratio (as defined in the 2021 Credit Agreement). Loans borrowed under the 2021 Credit Agreement that are not Term SOFR loans bear interest at a per annum rate equal to the Alternate Base Rate (as such terms is defined in the 2021 Credit Agreement) plus a margin ranging from 0.25% to 0.75%, based on our Total Leverage Ratio. As of June 30, 2024, one month Term SOFR loans borrowed under the 2021 Credit Agreement accrued interest at 6.8%. We pay certain recurring fees with respect to the 2021 Credit Agreement, including administration fees to the administrative agent.
Subject to certain exceptions, including, in certain circumstances, reinvestment rights, the loans extended under the 2021 Credit Agreement are subject to customary mandatory prepayment provisions with respect to: the net proceeds from certain asset sales; the net proceeds from certain issuances or incurrences of debt (other than debt permitted to be incurred under the terms of the 2021 Credit Agreement); the net proceeds from certain issuances of equity securities; and net proceeds of certain insurance recoveries and condemnation events.
The 2021 Credit Agreement contains customary representations and warranties, subject to limitations and exceptions, and customary covenants restricting the ability (subject to various exceptions) we and our subsidiaries: incur additional indebtedness (including guarantee obligations); incur liens; sell certain property or assets; engage in mergers or other fundamental changes; consummate acquisitions; make investments; make certain distributions or repurchase our equity securities or those of our subsidiaries; change the nature of their business; prepay or amend certain indebtedness; engage in certain transactions with affiliates; amend their organizational documents; or enter into certain restrictive agreements. In addition, the 2021 Credit Agreement contains financial covenants which requires we maintain (i) at all times, a Total Leverage Ratio in an amount not to exceed 2.75 to 1.00; and (ii) a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (as defined in the 2021 Credit Agreement), as of the last day of each fiscal quarter, an amount not less than 1.15 to 1.00. We were in compliance with our covenants under the 2021 Credit Agreement as of June 30, 2024.
The 2021 Credit Agreement contains customary events of default, including with respect to: nonpayment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts; failure to perform or observe covenants; material inaccuracy of a representation or warranty when made; cross-default to other material indebtedness; bankruptcy, insolvency and dissolution events; inability to pay debts; monetary judgment defaults; actual or asserted invalidity or impairment of any definitive loan documentation, repudiation of guaranties or subordination terms; certain ERISA related events; or a change of control.
The obligations of our subsidiary that is the borrower under the 2021 Credit Agreement are guaranteed by us and each of our other United States domestic subsidiaries. The 2021 Credit Agreement and any interest rate protection and other hedging arrangements provided by any lender party to the credit facility or any affiliate of such a lender are secured on a first priority basis by a perfected security interest in substantially all of our and each guarantor’s assets (subject to certain exceptions).
Finance Leases
As of June 30, 2024, we had $19.9 million of finance lease obligations outstanding, with a weighted average interest rate of 5.8% and maturities between 2024 and 2029. Refer to Note 7, Leasing, as previously disclosed on our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended for December 31, 2023, for the schedule on maturities of finance lease liabilities, as there have been no material changes to report as of June 30, 2024.
Contractual Obligations and Other Commitments
Operating Leases. We have entered into various non-cancelable operating leases primarily related to facilities, equipment and vehicles used in the ordinary course of business. Refer to Note 7, Leasing, as previously disclosed on our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended for December 31, 2023, for the schedule on maturities of operating lease liabilities as there were no material changes as of June 30, 2024.
Legal Proceedings. We are involved, and will continue to be involved, in legal proceedings arising out of the conduct of our business, including commercial and employment-related lawsuits. Some of these lawsuits purport or may be determined to be class actions and seek substantial damages, and some may remain unresolved for several years. We establish accruals for specific legal proceedings when it is considered probable that a loss has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. We evaluate whether a loss is reasonably probable based on our assessment and consultation with legal counsel regarding the ultimate outcome of the matter. As of June 30, 2024, we have accrued for the potential impact of loss contingencies that are probable and reasonably estimable. We do not currently believe that the ultimate resolution of any of these matters will have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition, or cash flows. However, the results of these matters cannot be predicted with certainty, and an unfavorable resolution of one or more of these matters could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition, or cash flows.
Site Remediation Obligation. As part of a business acquisition in the 1990s, we purchased a site located in California where a commercial gas station had operated from 1939 until approximately 1986. Prior to our acquisition, the gas station was demolished and its underground storage tanks were removed.
Environmental monitoring of the property was conducted from 1987 through 2017 under the oversight of the local County's Department of Environmental Health ("CDEH") and it eventually revealed petroleum products in the soil, groundwater, and the air in between soil particles. As a result, a Corrective Action Implementation Plan ("CAIP") detailing remedial clean-up methods at the site was required to be submitted in 2020. Accordingly, we recorded a liability on an undiscounted basis of $0.6 million in 2020, the estimated cost, to remediate the site.
The 2020 CAIP was approved by the CDEH, but based on additional site data, the department requested a submission of addenda to the CAIP to address other site conditions. The additional review conducted in the fourth quarter of 2023 identified certain potential risks arising out of a structure on a neighboring property. As a result, in December of 2023, the CDEH requested that an alternative remedial plan be developed and submitted, to address the structural aspects of the site. The
additional concerns identified in 2023 required that the new plan be designed in a way that is significantly more expensive than the original plan, is more complicated, and will result in a longer duration to remediate the site. We are in the process of finalizing an alternative plan with the guidance and expertise of an environmental consulting firm engaged expressly for this purpose, which will need to be approved by the CDEH.
Our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets include a liability on an undiscounted basis for the site remediation of $4.3 million and $4.5 million as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively of which $2.0 million and $2.2 million, respectively is classified as a current liability. As of June 30, 2024, the liability represents our estimate of the probable cleanup, investigation, and remediation costs based on available information. We anticipate that most of this liability will be paid out over seven years, but some costs maybe be paid out over a longer period.
The estimate of our final remediation expenses may change over time because of the varying costs of currently available cleanup techniques, unpredictable contaminant reduction rates associated with available cleanup techniques, and the difficulty of determining in advance the nature and full extent of contamination. However, evolving statutory and regulatory standards, their interpretation, more vigorous enforcement policies of regulatory agencies, or stricter or different interpretations of existing statutory and regulatory standards, may require additional expenditures, which may be material. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that we will not incur significant additional environmental compliance costs in the future.
Critical Accounting Policies and Significant Judgements and Estimates
Our management prepares financial statements in conformity with GAAP. When we prepare these consolidated financial statements, we are required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. On an on-going basis, we evaluate our estimates and judgments, including those related to accounts receivable, inventories, deferred tax assets, goodwill and intangible assets, long-lived assets and leases. We base our estimates and judgments on historical experience and on various other factors that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for our judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. To the extent that there are material differences between these estimates and actual results, our future financial statement presentation, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows will be affected. Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 includes a description of certain critical accounting policies, including those with respect to goodwill, revenue recognition, and income taxes, which we believe are critical to understanding our historical and future performance, as these policies relate to the more significant areas involving management's judgments and estimates. There have been no material changes to the critical accounting policies, significant judgements and estimates described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.
Goodwill Impairment
In accordance with ASC 350, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other, we assess goodwill for impairment annually as of September 30, and more frequently if events and circumstances indicate that goodwill might be impaired. At September 30, 2023, the Company performed its assessment and determined that goodwill was not impaired.
Goodwill impairment testing is performed at the reporting unit level. Goodwill is assigned to reporting units at the date the goodwill is initially recorded. Once goodwill has been assigned to reporting units, it no longer retains its association with a particular acquisition, and all of the activities within a reporting unit, whether acquired or internally generated, are available to support the value of the goodwill.
We determine the fair value of our reporting units using an income approach. Under the income approach, we determined fair value based on estimated discounted future cash flows of each reporting unit. Determining the fair value of a reporting unit is judgmental in nature and requires the use of significant estimates and assumptions, including revenue growth rates and EBITDA margins, discount rates and future market conditions, among others. The level of judgment and estimation is inherently higher in these uncertain economic times.
The results of the annual goodwill impairment test, as of September 30, 2023, were as follows:
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No goodwill balance | 6 | | | $ | — | |
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Fair value of reporting units exceeds their carrying values by more than 15% | 1 | | | 121,051 | |
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Based upon a sensitivity analysis, a reduction of approximately 50-basis points of projected EBITDA margin in 2023 and
beyond, assuming all other assumptions remain constant, would result in no impairment of goodwill.
Based upon a separate sensitivity analysis, a 50-basis point increase to the weighted average cost of capital would result in no further impairment of goodwill.
Given the uncertain economic times and the changing document and printing needs of our customers and the uncertainties regarding the effect on our business, there can be no assurance that the estimates and assumptions made for purposes of our goodwill impairment testing in 2023 will prove to be accurate predictions of the future. If our assumptions, including forecasted EBITDA of certain reporting units, are not achieved, then we may be required to record goodwill impairment charges in future periods, whether in connection with our next annual impairment testing in the third quarter of 2024, or on an interim basis, if any such change constitutes a triggering event (as defined under ASC 350, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other) outside of the quarter when we regularly perform our annual goodwill impairment test. It is not possible at this time to determine if any such future impairment charge would result or, if it does, whether such charge would be material.
Income Taxes
Deferred tax assets and liabilities reflect temporary differences between the amount of assets and liabilities for financial and tax reporting purposes. Such amounts are adjusted, as appropriate, to reflect changes in tax rates expected to be in effect when the temporary differences reverse. A valuation allowance is recorded to reduce our deferred tax assets to the amount that is more likely than not to be realized. Changes in tax laws or accounting standards and methods may affect recorded deferred taxes in future periods.
When establishing a valuation allowance, we consider future sources of taxable income such as future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences, future taxable income exclusive of reversing temporary differences and carryforwards and tax planning strategies. A tax planning strategy is an action that: is prudent and feasible; an enterprise ordinarily might not take but would take to prevent an operating loss or tax credit carryforward from expiring unused; and would result in realization of deferred tax assets. In the event we determine that our deferred tax assets, more likely than not, will not be realized in the future, the valuation adjustment to the deferred tax assets will be charged to earnings in the period in which we make such a determination. We have a $1.2 million valuation allowance against certain deferred tax assets as of June 30, 2024.
In future quarters we will continue to evaluate our historical results for the preceding twelve quarters and our future projections to determine whether we will generate sufficient taxable income to utilize our deferred tax assets, and whether a valuation allowance is required.
We calculate our current and deferred tax provision based on estimates and assumptions that could differ from the actual results reflected in income tax returns filed in subsequent years. Adjustments based on filed returns are recorded when identified.
Income taxes have not been provided on certain undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries because such earnings are considered to be permanently reinvested.
The amount of taxable income or loss we report to the various tax jurisdictions is subject to ongoing audits by federal, state and foreign tax authorities. We estimate the potential outcome of any uncertain tax issue, which is subject to management’s assessment of relevant risks, facts, and circumstances existing at that time. We use a more-likely-than-not threshold for financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. We record a liability for the difference between the benefit recognized and measured and tax position taken or expected to be taken on its tax return. To the extent that our assessment of such tax positions changes, the change in estimate is recorded in the period in which the determination is made. We report tax-related interest and penalties as a component of income tax expense.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
See Note 1, “Description of Business and Basis of Presentation” to our interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for disclosure on recent accounting pronouncements adopted and those not yet adopted.