CIMPRESS plc
For the period ended Dec 31, 2024. Filed Jan 31, 2025.
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Dec 31, 2024 · Filed Jan 31, 2025
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What changed in Management’s Discussion and Analysis?
Read the current filingPrevious report: 10-Q
Period ended 2024-09-30; filed 2024-10-31.
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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsCurrent report: 10-Q
Period ended 2024-12-31; filed 2025-01-31.
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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsThe baseline is this issuer’s latest earlier reporting period of the same form that was filed before the current report. A previous 10-Q is a different quarter, not a year-over-year comparison. Amendments are excluded.
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Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2025
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•Revenue increased by 2% to $939.2 million.
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•Operating income decreased by $26.7 million to $80.9 million.
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•Diluted net income per share attributable to Cimpress plc increased to $2.36 from $2.14 in the prior year period.
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Year to Date Fiscal Year 2025
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•Revenue increased by 4% to $1,744.1 million.
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•Operating income decreased by $21.5 million to $120.3 million.
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•Adjusted EBITDA (a non-GAAP financial measure) decreased by $35.1 million to $220.0 million.
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•Diluted net income per share attributable to Cimpress plc decreased to $1.86 from $2.31 in the prior year period.
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For the three and six months ended December 31, 2024, the increase in reported revenue was primarily driven by external revenue growth in our Vista, PrintBrothers and The Print Group reportable segments. Revenue growth was led by strong revenue performance in more complex products in our Vista business, which includes product categories like promotional products, apparel, signage, and packaging and labels. Revenue growth was dampened by lower revenue in the U.S. for business cards, as well as lower revenue during the seasonally important second quarter for consumer-focused products, such as holiday cards at Vista and canvas prints in our BuildASign business. In addition, the shortened holiday buying season compared to last year and postal strikes in Canada during the holiday peak that kept customers from buying holiday cards given the uncertainty of deliverability also negatively impacted revenue growth.
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The decrease to operating income during the three and six months ended December 31, 2024 was driven by the non-recurrence of $12 million of items that benefited the prior year periods, as well as the impact of a $2.9 million charge that we recognized in the second quarter of the current fiscal year for a land duty tax in Australia related to our 2019 redomiciliation to Ireland that we are appealing. In addition, the impact of the Canadian postal strikes and shortened holiday buying season as described above also reduced profits as compared to the prior year periods. The strong revenue growth in more complex products was not enough to overcome the shortfall from higher gross margin products, as well as increased advertising spend and operating expenses. These items were offset in part by $4.1 million and $8.8 million, respectively, of lower amortization of acquired intangible assets due to the runoff of fully amortized assets across several of our previously acquired businesses.
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Diluted net income per share attributable to Cimpress plc increased for the three months ended December 31, 2024, due to higher unrealized gains on derivative contracts that are not designated hedges, which was partially offset by the operating income decrease described above. Alternatively, diluted net income per share attributable to Cimpress plc decreased for the six months ended December 31, 2024, due to the operating income decrease described above. The operating income decrease was offset in part by higher unrealized gains on derivative contracts that are not designated hedges.
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General and administrative expenses increased by $8.1 million and $11.7 million, respectively, during the three and six months ended December 31, 2024 as compared to the prior year periods. The increase in general and administrative expenses was driven by higher long-term incentive compensation of $4.8 million and $4.4 million, respectively, due to variability year-over-year in estimated payouts which resulted in a benefit in the prior year periods, as compared to expense in the current year periods, as well as higher cash compensation costs which were impacted by our annual merit cycle. The increase was also impacted by a $2.9 million charge recognized in the current quarter for a land duty tax in Australia related to our 2019 redomiciliation to Ireland that we are appealing.
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Other income (expense), net
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Vista's reported and constant-currency revenue growth for the three and six months ended December 31, 2024 was 3% and 5%, respectively. Revenue growth for the three and six months ended December 31, 2024 was stronger in Europe, as well as globally from product categories like promotional products, apparel, signage and packaging and labels. Revenue growth was dampened by a decline in consumer products in North America during the seasonally important second quarter and a decline in business cards and stationery in the U.S. in both periods presented. For holiday products in the U.S. more intensive discounting from competitors, significantly higher advertising costs in performance channels and fewer buying days during the holiday season combined to reduce revenue versus the prior year periods. Additionally, there was a postal strike in Canada during the second quarter of the current fiscal year that also negatively impacted demand during the holiday peak.
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For the three and six months ended December 31, 2024, segment EBITDA decreased by $15.4 million and $17.2 million, respectively, primarily due to the non-recurrence of items that benefited the prior-year periods of $4.6 million and $6.4 million, respectively, and the impact of product mix shifts largely driven by the declines in North American consumer products that was influenced in part by the Canadian postal strikes, as well as declines in business cards and stationery, each of which have high gross margins. Vista advertising expense increased year-over-year by $6.4 million and $13.6 million, respectively, which drove the revenue growth described above, and was impacted by a higher cost of advertising during the peak consumer weeks in North America, as well as unfavorable shifts in channel mix due to weaker performance in organic search and free channels.
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PrintBrothers' segment EBITDA for the three and six months ended December 31, 2024 decreased $5.5 million year over year for both periods presented. The segment EBITDA decrease for the three and six months ended December 31, 2024 was driven by the non-recurrence of discrete items, including government incentives from one jurisdiction, which benefited the prior year periods by $4.1 million and $2.1 million, respectively. In addition, advertising spend was higher by $1.6 million and $3.0 million, respectively, driven by one of the segment's businesses testing into new digital marketing channels, as well as higher variable long-term incentive compensation expense of $0.3 million and $0.7 million, respectively, due to in part to variability in estimated payouts.
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The decrease in National Pen's segment EBITDA for the three months ended December 31, 2024 was driven by a reduction in gross profit, due to gross margin compression driven by unfavorable product mix shift and increased freight costs versus the prior year periods. Currency exchange fluctuations had a positive year-over-year impact of $0.7 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024.
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•Net income of $49.2 million
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•Net working capital inflow of $45.8 million, primarily due to favorable changes to accounts payable and accrued expenses, driven in large part by timing impacts from our seasonally significant second quarter
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•Proceeds from the settlement of derivatives designated as hedging instruments of $5.4 million
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•Proceeds from the sale of assets of $1.7 million
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•Purchase of noncontrolling interests of $4.1 million
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•Revenue increased by 6% to $805.0 million.
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•Operating income increased by $5.2 million to $39.3 million.
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•Diluted net (loss) income per share attributable to Cimpress plc was a loss of $(0.50) compared to income of $0.17 in the prior year period.
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For the three months ended September 30, 2024, the increase in reported revenue was driven by revenue growth across all of our segments. Revenue growth in our Vista business was driven by customer experience improvements and new product introductions that have supported continued increases in average order value and customer count.
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The increase to operating income during the three months ended September 30, 2024 was driven by a $23.7 million increase to gross profit that benefited from the revenue growth described above. The increase to gross profit was offset in part by higher advertising spend of $6.3 million which was largely driven by higher mid- and upper-funnel advertising spend in our Vista business. In addition, operating expenses increased as compared to the prior year, due in part to higher cash compensation costs driven by the timing of our annual merit cycle, and increases in share-based compensation expense. These operating expense increases were offset in part by $4.7 million of lower amortization of acquired intangible assets due to the runoff of fully amortized assets across several of our previously acquired businesses.
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Diluted net (loss) income per share attributable to Cimpress plc decreased for the three months ended September 30, 2024, primarily due to the net negative currency impacts of $15.2 million year over year, primarily due to unrealized currency losses caused by exchange rate volatility and lower realized gains on our derivative contracts. We also recognized $2.2 million of higher interest expense, net, primarily due to the impact of changes in our estimated redemption amount of mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interests, which has resulted in $2.7 million of higher interest expense, net, year over year. Additionally, we recognized $1.2 million of lower gains on extinguishment of debt driven by the prior year purchase of a portion of our previously outstanding 2026 Notes.
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During thethree months ended September 30, 2024, cash from operations decreased $37.9 million year over year primarily driven by unfavorable changes in working capital due to timing items, as well as higher cash interest of $10.6 million driven by the earlier interest payment associated with the redemption of our previously outstanding 2026 Notes. For additional details regarding the refinancing of our 2026 Notes, refer to Note 8 in our accompanying consolidated financial statements.
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General and administrative expenses increased by $3.6 million during the three months ended September 30, 2024 as compared to the prior year. The increase in general and administrative expenses were driven by higher compensation costs, which included $2.7 million of higher share-based compensation expense, driven by the accelerated expense profile of our performance share units, as well as $0.6 million of higher cash compensation costs which was impacted by our annual merit cycle.
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Other (expense) income, net
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Vista's reported and constant-currency revenue growth for the three months ended September 30, 2024 was 8%. The revenue growth was driven by customer experience improvements and new product introductions that have supported continued increases in average order value and customer count.
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For the three months ended September 30, 2024, segment EBITDA decreased by $1.7 million due to $7.2 million of increased advertising expenses driven in part by the non-recurrence of advertising tests in certain markets, which reduced spend in the prior year. Additionally, operating expenses were higher year over year due to our annual merit cycle. These increased expenses were partially offset by the benefit of revenue growth described above, which resulted in year-over-year gross profit growth of $12.4 million. Gross profit margin for this segment declined year over year as the profit impact of revenue growth was muted by product mix shifts. Segment EBITDA also benefited in the prior period from a $1.8 million item that helped gross profit and did not recur in the current period. Changes in currency exchange rates had a positive impact on segment EBITDA of $1.5 million as compared to the prior-year period.
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PrintBrothers' segment EBITDA for the three months ended September 30, 2024 was flat year over year. The constant-currency revenue growth described above and product mix shifts that supported higher gross margins, both contributed to gross profit growth which benefited segment EBITDA. Additionally, currency exchange fluctuations favorably impacted segment EBITDA by $0.3 million year over year. Gross profit growth and currency favorability were offset by higher advertising spend of $1.4 million driven by one of the segment's businesses testing into new digital marketing channels, as well as higher variable long-term incentive compensation expense of $0.5 million, due to a non-recurring reduction of expense in the prior-year period driven by changes in estimated payouts.
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•Cash tax refunds, net of payments, of $1.8 million were driven by tax refunds received in two jurisdictions. The impact of the cash tax refunds, net of payments, is included as a benefit in the net working capital outflow described below
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•Proceeds from the sale of assets of $1.6 million
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•Net loss of $12.4 million
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•Net working capital outflow of $46.4 million, primarily due to unfavorable changes to accounts payable and purchases of inventory in preparation for our peak season, as well as higher cash interest payments made this quarter as a result of the early redemption of our 2026 Notes. Refer to Note 8 in our accompanying consolidated financial statements for additional details regarding the refinancing
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Adjusted free cash flow is the primary financial metric by which we set quarterly and annual budgets both for individual businesses and Cimpress-wide. During the current fiscal year, we revised our adjusted free cash flow definition to include proceeds from the sale of assets, which we believe provides useful information regarding the net cash deployed for the purchase of capital assets by incorporating any cash that is recovered from the subsequent sale of any assets. We have revised all periods presented to incorporate this change.
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This Report contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. The statements contained in this Report that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including but not limited to our statements about the anticipated growth and development of our businesses and financial results, the impact of interest rate and currency fluctuations, future payment terms with suppliers, legal proceedings, indefinitely reinvested earnings, unrecognized tax benefits, our effective tax rate, and sufficiency of our tax reserves. Without limiting the foregoing, the words “may,” “should,” “could,” “expect,” “plan,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “designed,” “potential,” “continue,” “target,” “seek,” "will" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements included in this Report are based on information available to us up to, and including the date of this document, and we disclaim any obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors, including but not limited to flaws in the assumptions and judgments upon which our forecasts and estimates are based; the development, severity, and duration of supply chain constraints and heightened inflation; our inability to make investments in our business and allocate our capital as planned or the failure of those investments and allocations to achieve the results we expect; costs and disruptions caused by acquisitions and minority investments; the failure of businesses we acquire or invest in to perform as expected; loss of key personnel or our inability to recruit talented personnel; our failure to develop and deploy our mass customization platform or the failure of the mass customization platform to drive the performance, efficiencies and competitive advantage we expect; unanticipated changes in our markets, customers, or businesses; disruptions caused by political instability and war in Ukraine, Israel, the Middle East or elsewhere; changes in the laws and regulations, or in the interpretation of laws and regulations, that affect our businesses; our failure to manage the growth and complexity of our business; our failure to maintain compliance with the covenants in our debt documents or to pay our debts when due; competitive pressures; general economic conditions; and other factors described in Item 1A (Risk Factors) of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the 2024 fiscal year and subsequent documents we periodically file with the SEC.
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This Report contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. The statements contained in this Report that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including but not limited to our statements about the anticipated growth and development of our businesses and financial results, the impact of interest rate and currency fluctuations, sources of liquidity to fund future operations, future payment terms with suppliers, the timing of adoption of certain accounting standards, legal proceedings, our ability to prevail in our appeal of an adverse land duty tax assessment, indefinitely reinvested earnings, unrecognized tax benefits, our effective tax rate, and sufficiency of our tax reserves. Without limiting the foregoing, the words “may,” “should,” “could,” “expect,” “plan,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” "assume," “designed,” “potential,” "possible," “continue,” “target,” “seek,” "likely," "will" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements included in this Report are based on information available to us up to, and including the date of this document, and we disclaim any obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors, including but not limited to flaws in the assumptions and judgments upon which our forecasts and estimates are based; the development, severity, and duration of supply chain constraints and fluctuating inflation; our inability to make investments in our business and allocate our capital as planned or the failure of those investments and allocations to achieve the results we expect; costs and disruptions caused by acquisitions and minority investments; the failure of businesses we acquire or invest in to perform as expected; loss of key personnel or our inability to recruit talented personnel; our failure to develop and deploy our mass customization platform or the failure of the mass customization platform to drive the performance, efficiencies and competitive advantage we expect; unanticipated changes in our markets, customers, or businesses; disruptions caused by geopolitical events or political instability and war in Ukraine, Israel, the Middle East or elsewhere; changes in governmental policies, laws and regulations, or in the enforcement or interpretation of governmental policies, laws and regulations, that affect our businesses, including related to import tariffs; our failure to manage the growth and complexity of our business; our failure to maintain compliance with the covenants in our debt documents or to pay our debts when due; competitive pressures; general economic conditions; and other factors described in Item 1A (Risk Factors) …
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For purposes of measuring and reporting our segment financial performance, we implemented changes to the methodology used for inter-segment transactions during the first quarter of fiscal 2025. These transactions are when one Cimpress business chooses to buy from or sell to another Cimpress business. We have recast the prior period presented for segment revenue and segment EBITDA to ensure comparability with the current fiscal year. These changes in methodology have no impact on our consolidated financial results. Refer to Note 11 in our accompanying consolidated financial statements for additional details.
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For purposes of measuring and reporting our segment financial performance, we implemented changes to the methodology used for inter-segment transactions during the first quarter of fiscal 2025. These transactions are when one Cimpress business chooses to buy from or sell to another Cimpress business. We have recast the prior periods presented for segment revenue and segment EBITDA to ensure comparability with the current fiscal year. These changes in methodology have no impact on our consolidated financial results. Refer to Note 11 in our accompanying consolidated financial statements for additional details.
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The primary financial metric by which we set quarterly and annual budgets both for individual businesses and Cimpress wide is our adjusted free cash flow before net cash interest payments; however, in evaluating the financial condition and operating performance of our business, management considers a number of metrics including revenue growth, organic constant-currency revenue growth, operating income, adjusted EBITDA, cash flow from operations, and adjusted free cash flow. Reconciliations of our non-GAAP financial measures are included within the "Consolidated Results of Operations" and "Additional Non-GAAP Financial Measures" sections of
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The primary financial metric by which we set quarterly and annual budgets both for individual businesses and Cimpress wide is our adjusted free cash flow before net cash interest payments; however, in evaluating the financial condition and operating performance of our business, management considers a number of metrics including revenue growth, constant-currency revenue growth, organic constant-currency revenue growth (which excludes the impact of acquisitions/divestitures), operating income, adjusted EBITDA, cash flow from operations, and adjusted free cash flow. Reconciliations of our non-GAAP financial measures are included within the "Consolidated Results of Operations" and "Additional Non-GAAP Financial Measures" sections of Management's Discussion and Analysis. A summary of these key financial metrics for the three and six months ended December 31, 2024 as compared to the three and six months ended December 31, 2023 follows:
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•Organic constant-currency revenue growth (a non-GAAP financial measure) was 6%.
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•Organic constant-currency revenue growth (a non-GAAP financial measure) was 2%.
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•Adjusted EBITDA (a non-GAAP financial measure) decreased by $1.0 million to $87.8 million.
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•Adjusted EBITDA (a non-GAAP financial measure) decreased by $34.2 million to $132.3 million.
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•Cash provided by operating activities decreased by $37.9 million to $4.4 million.
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•Cash provided by operating activities decreased by $36.3 million to $180.9 million.
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•Adjusted free cash flow (a non-GAAP financial measure) decreased by $36.5 million to a use of cash of $25.6 million.
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•Adjusted free cash flow (a non-GAAP financial measure) decreased by $53.0 million to $107.9 million.
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Adjusted EBITDA decreased year over year by $1.0 million, which included negative year-over-year currency impacts of $0.9 million. Excluding the effect of currency, adjusted EBITDA decreased slightly versus the prior period. Adjusted EBITDA excludes depreciation and amortization, restructuring charges, share-based compensation expense, earn-out related charges, certain impairments and other charges, gains or losses on the purchase or sale of subsidiaries and the disposal of assets, and includes proceeds from insurance not already included in operating income as well as the realized gains or losses on our currency derivatives intended to hedge adjusted EBITDA.
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Adjusted EBITDA decreased during the three and six months ended December 31, 2024, primarily driven by the decrease in operating income described above, as well as negative year-over-year currency impacts of $0.7 million and $2.1 million, respectively, net of realized hedging gains and losses for certain derivatives intended to hedge adjusted EBITDA. Adjusted EBITDA excludes depreciation and amortization, restructuring charges, share-based compensation expense, earn-out related charges, certain impairments and other charges, gains or losses on the purchase or sale of subsidiaries and the disposal of assets, and includes proceeds from insurance not already included in operating income as well as the realized gains or losses on our currency derivatives intended to hedge adjusted EBITDA.
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Adjusted free cash flow decreased by $36.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, due to the operating cash flow decrease described above, as well as $4.1 million of lower proceeds from the sale of assets, primarily driven by the sale of our previously owned manufacturing facility in Japan in the prior period. These decreases were partially offset by lower capitalized expenditures year-over-year of $5.6 million, primarily due to the timing of cash payments on asset purchases.
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During thesix months ended December 31, 2024, cash from operations decreased $36.3 million year over year, primarily driven by the lower operating income as described above, as well as less favorable inflows from changes in net working capital year-over-year. The cash from operations decrease was partially offset by lower cash interest payments of $12.1 million, primarily due to a change in timing of interest payments on our recently refinanced senior notes. Adjusted free cash flow decreased by $53.0 million for the six months ended December 31, 2024, due to the operating cash flow decrease described above, as well as a $9.5 million increase in capitalized expenditures, primarily due to planned investments in new production equipment. Proceeds from sale of assets decreased by $4.3 million, primarily driven by the sale of our previously owned manufacturing facility in Japan in the prior year period.
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Total revenue and revenue growth by reportable segment for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 are shown in the following table:
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Total revenue and revenue growth by reportable segment for the three and six months ended December 31, 2024 are shown in the following table:
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For the three months ended September 30, 2024, cost of revenue increased by $24.0 million year over year, partially driven by higher production and shipping costs due to volume growth as well as increases in third-party fulfillment costs in some of our businesses, primarily due to product mix shifts toward faster growing product categories, some of which leverage our large fulfillment network.
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For the three and six months ended December 31, 2024, cost of revenue increased by $25.8 million and $49.8 million year over year, partially driven by higher production and shipping costs due to volume growth as well as increases in third-party fulfillment costs in some of our businesses, primarily due to product mix shifts toward faster growing complex product categories, some of which leverage our third-party fulfillment network. In addition, cost of revenue was negatively impacted year-over-year by $4.2 million due to the non-recurrence of several items that benefited the prior year periods which included a favorable indirect tax ruling.
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Technology and development expense increased by $7.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 as compared to the prior year. The year-over-year increase was driven in part by $1.8 million of higher third-party technology costs driven partly by our businesses' further adoption of certain products offered through our mass customization platform, as well as increased business volumes, which has collectively increased consumption of those services. There were also $1.8 million of higher cash compensation costs in the current quarter, resulting in part from our annual merit cycle and market adjustments and higher share-based compensation costs of $0.9 million. Amortization of capitalized software also increased $1.2 million as compared to the prior year, due to an increase in the capitalized asset base driven by continued investment in technology capabilities mainly in our Vista business and central technology teams.
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Technology and development expense increased by $2.9 million and $10.4 million for the three and six months ended December 31, 2024, respectively, as compared to the prior year periods. The year-over-year increase was driven in part by $1.9 million and $3.7 million, respectively, of higher third-party technology costs driven partly by our businesses' further adoption of certain products offered through our mass customization platform, as well as increased business volumes, which has collectively increased consumption of those services. Amortization of capitalized software also increased $1.1 million and $2.3 million, respectively, as compared to the prior year periods, due to an increase in the capitalized asset base driven by continued investment in technology capabilities across many of our businesses.
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For the three months ended September 30, 2024, marketing and selling expenses increased by $11.7 million, partly due to higher advertising spend of $6.3 million as compared to the prior year, largely driven by increases in mid- and upper-funnel spend in our Vista business. These increases were driven in part by the non-recurrence of temporarily stopping activity in these channels to test their performance that reduced spend in the prior year. Cash compensation costs increased by $4.4 million driven by our annual merit cycle, as well as hiring in our Vista business.
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For the three and six months ended December 31, 2024, marketing and selling expenses increased by $12.0 million and $23.7 million, respectively, partly due to higher advertising spend of $8.3 million and $14.6 million, respectively, as compared to the prior-year periods, largely driven by increases in mid- and upper-funnel spend in our Vista business, as well as higher cost of performance advertising in the U.S. market during the holiday peak. Cash compensation costs increased by $4.8 million and $9.2 million, respectively, driven by our annual merit cycle, as well as hiring in our Vista business.
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Other (expense) income, net generally consists of gains and losses from currency exchange rate fluctuations on transactions or balances denominated in currencies other than the functional currency of our subsidiaries, as well as the realized and unrealized gains and losses on some of our derivative instruments. In evaluating our currency hedging programs and ability to qualify for hedge accounting in light of our legal entity cash flows, we considered the benefits of hedge accounting relative to the additional economic cost of trade execution and administrative burden. Based on this analysis, we execute certain currency derivative contracts that do not qualify for hedge accounting.
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Other income (expense), net generally consists of gains and losses from currency exchange rate fluctuations on transactions or balances denominated in currencies other than the functional currency of our subsidiaries, as well as the realized and unrealized gains and losses on some of our derivative instruments. In evaluating our currency hedging programs and ability to qualify for hedge accounting in light of our legal entity cash flows, we considered the benefits of hedge accounting relative to the additional economic cost of trade execution and administrative burden. Based on this analysis, we execute certain currency derivative contracts that do not qualify for hedge accounting.
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The following table summarizes the components of other (expense) income, net:
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The following table summarizes the components of other income (expense), net:
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The decrease in other (expense) income, net was primarily due to the currency exchange rate volatility impacting our derivatives that are not designated as hedging instruments, of which our Euro and British Pound contracts are the most significant exposures that we economically hedge. We expect volatility to continue in future periods, as we do not apply hedge accounting for most of our derivative currency contracts.
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The increase in other income (expense), net was primarily due to the currency exchange rate volatility impacting our derivatives that are not designated as hedging instruments, of which our Euro and British Pound contracts are the most significant exposures that we economically hedge. We expect volatility to continue in future periods, as we do not apply hedge accounting for most of our derivative currency contracts.
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Interest expense, net primarily consists of interest paid on outstanding debt balances, amortization of debt issuance costs, debt discounts, interest related to finance lease obligations, accretion adjustments related to our mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interests, and realized gains (losses) on effective interest rate swap contracts and certain cross-currency swap contracts.
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Interest expense, net primarily consists of interest on outstanding debt balances, amortization of debt issuance costs, debt discounts, interest related to finance lease obligations, accretion adjustments related to our mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interests, and realized gains (losses) on effective interest rate swap contracts and certain cross-currency swap contracts.
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Interest expense, net increased $2.2 million during the three months ended September 30, 2024, primarily due to the impact of changes in our estimated redemption amount of mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interests, which has resulted in $2.7 million of higher interest expense, net, year over year. This was partially offset by a year-over-year decrease to our weighted average interest rate (net of interest rate swaps) on our senior secured Term Loan B due in part to our repricing in May 2024 as well as less interest expense associated with our 2026 Notes driven by the prior-year purchase of a portion of those notes.
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Interest expense, net increased $0.8 million during the six months ended December 31, 2024, primarily due to the impact of changes in our estimated redemption amount of mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interests, which has resulted in $2.7 million of higher interest expense, net, year over year. This was partially offset by a year-over-year decrease to our weighted average interest rate (net of interest rate swaps) on our senior secured Term Loan B arising in part from our recent repricing actions as well as less interest expense associated with our 2026 Notes driven by the prior-year purchase of a portion of those notes.
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During the three months ended September 30, 2024, we recognized $0.2 million of gains on the extinguishment of debt primarily due to the net write-off of unamortized debt premium and financing fees associated with the refinancing of our 2026 Notes. Refer to Note 8 in our accompanying consolidated financial statements for additional details. The prior period includes gains of $1.4 million arising from the purchase of a portion of our previously outstanding 2026 Notes.
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During the three and six months ended December 31, 2024, we recognized $0.7 million and $0.5 million of losses on the extinguishment of debt primarily due to the net write-off of unamortized debt discount and financing fees associated with the refinancing of our Term Loan B. Refer to Note 8 in our accompanying consolidated financial statements for additional details. The prior year periods includes gains of $0.3 million and $1.7 million, respectively, arising from the purchase of a portion of our previously outstanding 2026 Notes.
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Income tax expense for the three months ended September 30, 2024 increased versus the prior comparative period due to various immaterial discrete items in both periods and an increased full-year forecasted effective tax rate, excluding loss entities with no tax benefit.
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Income tax expense for the three and six months ended December 31, 2024 increased versus the prior comparative periods due to an increased full-year forecasted effective tax rate, excluding loss entities with no tax benefit.
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For purposes of measuring and reporting our segment financial performance, we implemented changes to the methodology used for inter-segment transactions during the first quarter of fiscal 2025. These transactions are when one Cimpress business chooses to buy from or sell to another Cimpress business. We have recast the prior period presented for segment revenue and segment EBITDA to ensure comparability with the current fiscal year. These changes in methodology have no impact on our consolidated financial results. Refer to Note 11 in our accompanying consolidated financial statements for additional details.
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For purposes of measuring and reporting our segment financial performance, we implemented changes to the methodology used for inter-segment transactions during the first quarter of fiscal 2025. These transactions are when one Cimpress business chooses to buy from or sell to another Cimpress business. We have recast the prior periods presented for segment revenue and segment EBITDA to ensure comparability with the current fiscal year. These changes in methodology have no impact on our consolidated financial results. Refer to Note 11 in our accompanying consolidated financial statements for additional details.
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PrintBrothers' reported revenue growth for the three months ended September 30, 2024 was positively affected by currency impacts of 1% with revenue increasing on an organic constant-currency basis by 4% year over year. Constant-currency growth was driven primarily by continued order volume and customer growth, partially offset by customers purchasing lower quantities in certain product categories.
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PrintBrothers' reported revenue growth for the three months ended December 31, 2024 was negatively affected by currency impact of 1%, while currency exchange fluctuations had a minimal effect on the six months ended December 31, 2024, resulting in constant currency revenue growth of 6% and 5%, respectively. Constant-currency growth was driven primarily by continued order volume growth, partially offset by customers purchasing lower quantities in certain product categories.
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The Print Group's reported revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2024 was positively affected by currency impacts of 2%, which resulted in organic constant-currency revenue growth of 4%. The Print Group revenue has benefited from order growth from external customers as well as increased fulfillment to other Cimpress businesses.
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The Print Group's reported and constant-currency revenue growth for the three and six months ended December 31, 2024 was 7% and 6%, respectively. The Print Group revenue has benefited from increased fulfillment to other Cimpress businesses, as well as pricing optimization.
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The increase in The Print Group's segment EBITDA during the three months ended September 30, 2024 as compared to the prior year was largely driven by revenue growth described above and gross margin expansion due to reductions in key input costs such as raw materials. There was also a year-over-year reduction in variable long-term incentive compensation expense of $2.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 due to changes in estimated payouts, as well as lower advertising spend year over year of $0.4 million. Currency exchange fluctuations positively impacted segment EBITDA year over year by $0.3 million.
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The increase in The Print Group's segment EBITDA during the three and six months ended December 31, 2024 as compared to the prior year periods was largely driven by revenue growth described above and gross margin expansion due to reductions in key input costs such as raw materials. The gross profit growth for the three months ended December 31, 2024 was partially offset by higher variable long-term incentive compensation expense of $1.9 million, while variable long-term incentive compensation was lower for the six months ended December 31, 2024 by $0.9 million due to variability in estimated payouts.
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For the three months ended September 30, 2024, currency positively impacted National Pen's revenue growth by 1%. The segment's constant-currency revenue growth was 7% as compared to the prior year. National Pen continued to deliver strong growth within its e-commerce channel and fulfillment for other Cimpress businesses.
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For the three and six months ended December 31, 2024, currency exchange fluctuations positively impacted National Pen's revenue growth by 0% and 1%, respectively. The segment's constant-currency revenue growth was 1% and 3% as compared to the prior year periods, respectively. National Pen revenue growth was driven by growth in e-commerce, cross-Cimpress fulfillment for other Cimpress businesses, and telesales. These growing channels were offset by revenue declines in mail order where National Pen continued to optimize for efficiency of direct mail advertising.
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The increase in National Pen's segment EBITDA for the three months ended September 30, 2024 was driven by the revenue growth described above, higher gross margins, and $2.4 million of lower advertising spend intended to improve returns and efficiency. Currency exchange fluctuations had a positive year-over-year impact of $1.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024.
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The increase in National Pen's segment EBITDA for the six months ended December 31, 2024 was driven by the revenue growth described above, and $1.6 million of lower advertising spend intended to drive efficiency across channels. Currency exchange fluctuations had a positive year-over-year impact of $1.3 million for the six months ended December 31, 2024.
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All Other Businesses' revenue growth was negatively impacted 2% by currency, resulting in constant-currency revenue growth of 13% during the three months ended September 30, 2024. BuildASign, the largest business in this segment, delivered strong growth from fulfillment for other Cimpress businesses, as well as growth in their signage products, which was partially offset by lower revenue for real estate-related and home decor products. Our smaller Printi business delivered constant-currency revenue growth versus last year.
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All Other Businesses' revenue growth was negatively impacted 2% and 1% by currency, resulting in constant-currency revenue growth of 3% and 7% during the three and six months ended December 31, 2024, respectively. BuildASign, the largest business in this segment, delivered strong growth from fulfillment for other Cimpress businesses, as well as growth in their signage products, which was partially offset by lower revenue for home decor products. Our smaller Printi business delivered constant-currency revenue growth versus the prior year periods.
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For the three months ended September 30, 2024, segment EBITDA increased $0.7 million versus last year, largely driven by increased gross profit that was supported by the revenue growth described above. These increases were offset by higher long-term incentive compensation expense of $1.1 million due to a prior period reversal of expense driven by changes in estimated payouts year over year that was a benefit in the prior period and did not recur during the current period. Our Printi business delivered positive segment EBITDA results as it continues to gain scale and deliver efficiencies.
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For the three and six months ended December 31, 2024, segment EBITDA decreased $3.7 million and $3.0 million versus prior year periods, largely driven by higher long-term incentive compensation expense of $2.8 million and $3.8 million due to a prior year reversal of expense driven by changes in estimated payouts year over year that was a benefit in the prior year periods and did not recur during the current year periods. In addition, gross profits declined year-over-year during the seasonally significant second quarter for our BuildASign business, driven by lower revenue in home decor products, as well as gross margin compression driven in part by temporary production inefficiencies related to new capabilities.
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During the three months ended September 30, 2024, central and corporate costs increased by $5.2 million as compared to the prior year, due in part to higher share-based compensation expense of $2.4 million. Cash compensation also increased by $1.5 million year over year, largely due to the timing of our annual merit cycle. In addition, third party technology costs increased, as a result of continued adoption and usage of mass customization platform products that are developed by our central technology teams.
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During the three and six months ended December 31, 2024, central and corporate costs increased by $1.2 million and $6.4 million, respectively, as compared to the prior year periods, due in part to a $2.9 million charge recognized in the current quarter for a land duty tax in Australia related to our 2019 redomiciliation to Ireland that we are appealing. In addition, third party technology costs increased, as a result of continued adoption and usage of mass customization platform products that are developed by our central technology teams. These increases were partially offset by lower unallocated share-based compensation expense year-over-year of $2.4 million and $4.6 million, respectively, due to lower attainment estimates associated with performance share units granted during the current fiscal year.
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The cash flows during the three months ended September 30, 2024 related primarily to the following items:
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The cash flows during the six months ended December 31, 2024 related primarily to the following items:
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•Adjustments for non-cash items of $63.2 million primarily related to adjustments for depreciation and amortization of $35.5 million, share-based compensation costs of $15.6 million, partially offset by deferred taxes of $3.0 million and unrealized currency-related gains of $8.0 million
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•Adjustments for non-cash items of $85.9 million primarily related to adjustments for depreciation and amortization of $70.8 million, share-based compensation costs of $30.0 million, and deferred taxes of $3.4 million, partially offset by unrealized currency-related gains of $21.8 million
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•Proceeds from the exercise of options for $1.0 million
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•Proceeds from the exercise of options of $1.4 million
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•Purchases of our ordinary shares for $10.6 million
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•Purchases of our ordinary shares for $53.0 million
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•Capital expenditures of $17.0 million, of which the majority related to the purchase of manufacturing and automation equipment for our production facilities
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•Capital expenditures of $43.4 million, of which the majority related to the purchase of manufacturing and automation equipment for our production facilities
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•Internal and external costs of $14.6 million for software and website development that we have capitalized
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•Internal and external costs of $31.2 million for software and website development that we have capitalized
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•Payment of withholding taxes in connection with share awards of $12.9 million, primarily driven by the vesting of restricted share unit and performance share unit grants
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•Payment of withholding taxes in connection with share awards of $16.8 million, primarily driven by the vesting of restricted and performance share unit grants
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•Repayments of other debt, net of proceeds from borrowings, of $4.5 million
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•Repayments of other debt, net of proceeds from borrowings, of $8.0 million
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•Payments for finance lease arrangements of $2.0 million
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•Payments for finance lease arrangements of $4.2 million
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Additional Liquidity and Capital Resources Information. At September 30, 2024, we had $153.0 million of cash and cash equivalents and $1,617.5 million of debt, excluding debt issuance costs and debt premiums and discounts. During the three months ended September 30, 2024, we financed our operations and strategic investments through internally generated cash flows from operations and cash on hand. We expect to finance our future operations through our cash, operating cash flow, and borrowings under our debt arrangements.
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Additional Liquidity and Capital Resources Information. At December 31, 2024, we had $224.4 million of cash and cash equivalents and $1,610.5 million of debt, excluding debt issuance costs and debt premiums and discounts. During the six months ended December 31, 2024, we financed our operations and strategic investments through internally generated cash flows from operations and cash on hand. We expect to finance our future operations through our cash, operating cash flow, and borrowings under our debt arrangements.
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We have historically used excess cash and cash equivalents for organic investments, share repurchases, acquisitions and equity investments, and debt reduction. During the three months ended September 30, 2024, we purchased and retired 123,325 of our ordinary shares for $10.6 million. We evaluate share repurchases, as any other use of capital, relative to our view of the impact on our intrinsic value per share compared against other opportunities.
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We have historically used excess cash and cash equivalents for organic investments, share repurchases, acquisitions and equity investments, and debt reduction. During the six months ended December 31, 2024, we purchased and retired 657,193 of our ordinary shares for $53.0 million. We evaluate share repurchases, as any other use of capital, relative to our view of the impact on our intrinsic value per share compared against other opportunities.
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•Organic constant-currency revenue growth (a non-GAAP financial measure) was 4%.
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Interest expense, net decreased $1.4 million during the three months ended December 31, 2024, primarily due to a year-over-year decrease to our weighted average interest rate (net of interest rate swaps) on our senior secured Term Loan B arising in part from our repricing actions in May 2024 and December 2024 that reduced our credit spread.
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Management's Discussion and Analysis. A summary of these key financial metrics for the three months ended September 30, 2024 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023 follows: