PITNEY BOWES INC /DE/
For the period ended Mar 31, 2025. Filed May 8, 2025.
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Mar 31, 2025 · Filed May 8, 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 2024-11-08.
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Item 2. : Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsCurrent report: 10-Q
Period ended 2025-03-31; filed 2025-05-08.
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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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•accelerated or sudden decline in physical mail volumes
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•inability to compete effectively with our Sending Technology Solutions competitors
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•changes in trade policies, tariffs and regulations
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•inability to successfully execute on our strategic initiatives
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•loss of key employees and accumulated knowledge and ability to attract and retain employees
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•changes in government contracting regulations and inability to comply
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•inability to protect our intellectual property rights and intellectual property infringement claims
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•changes within our senior management and Board of Directors
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•inability to comply with data privacy and protection laws and regulations
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•interruptions or difficulties in the operation of our cloud-based applications and systems or those of our suppliers
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•the risks and uncertainties associated with the Ecommerce Restructuring
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•changes in tax rates, laws or regulations
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•changing expectations and regulations in the areas of Environmental, Social and Governance ("ESG")
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•shareholder activism
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Ecommerce Restructuring
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The U.S. government has recently announced a broad range of tariffs on goods imported into the United States. The amount of tariffs imposed has been volatile and is different for each country of origin. We are continuously assessing the potential impact these tariffs may have on our operations and considering various mitigating actions.
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Revenue decreased $28 million in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the prior year period due to lower products revenue of $21 million, lower services revenue of $4 million and lower financing and other revenue of $3 million.
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Total operating expenses decreased $3 million compared to the prior year period primarily due to:
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•lower selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expense of $21 million primarily due to lower employee-related expenses of $25 million driven by actions taken under the 2024 Plan;
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•lower research and development costs of $3 million primarily due to cost savings initiatives; and
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•lower restructuring charges of $2 million driven by actions taken under the 2023 and 2024 Plans; partially offset by
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•Other expense in the first quarter of 2025 of $24 million, primarily due to a loss on the redemption/refinancing of debt.
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The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2025 includes a benefit of $2 million for the vesting of restricted stock and the effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2024 includes a charge of $1 million for the vesting of restricted stock. See Note 13 for more information.
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As a result of the above, income from continuing operations for the first quarter of 2025 was $35 million compared to $32 million in the prior year period. Net loss for the first quarter of 2024 was $3 million and includes a loss from discontinued operations, net of tax of $35 million. See Note 4 for more information.
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Effective January 1, 2025, we revised our reporting presentation of revenue and cost of revenue in order to better align with our offerings. Additionally, due to a change in how these functions are now managed, we revised our corporate expense allocation methodology to allocate all marketing and innovation expenses to our SendTech Solutions segment. Prior periods have been recast to conform to the current period presentation.
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We allocate a portion our total interest expense to finance interest expense, included in Cost of financing and other in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
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Gross margin declined $13 million compared to the prior year period primarily driven by lower revenue; however, gross margin percentage increased to 68.9% from 66.6% driven by headcount reductions and other cost savings initiatives.
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SG&A expense declined $12 million, primarily driven by lower employee-related expenses and overall cost savings initiatives.
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Corporate expenses for the first quarter of 2025 decreased $10 million compared to the prior year period primarily due to lower salary expense of $12 million driven by actions taken under the 2024 Plan and lower variable compensation expense of $3 million.
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Cash flows from operating activities for the first quarter of 2025 declined $4 million compared to the prior year period driven primarily by the annual payment of incentive awards, partially offset by higher income and lower cash outflows from discontinued operations.
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Debt and Financing Activities
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In the first quarter of 2025, we redeemed the remaining outstanding balance of the Notes due March 2028 and recorded a loss of $17 million in other expense. Additionally, we entered into a new senior secured credit agreement (the "New Credit Agreement"), which provides for $265 million revolving credit facility maturing March 2028, a $160 million term loan maturing March 2028 and a $615 million term loan maturing March 2032. The proceeds were used to repay the outstanding balances of the Term loan due March 2026 and Term loan due March 2028 and for general corporate purposes. We recorded a loss of $8 million in connection with this refinance in other expense. We also purchased an aggregate $23 million of the Notes due March 2027 and Notes due March 2029.
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From April 1, 2025 through May 2, 2025, we purchased an additional aggregate 14 million of the Notes due March 2027 and Notes due March 2029.
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Under the New Credit Agreement, we are required to maintain (with maintenance tested quarterly) (i) a Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio (as defined in the New Credit Agreement) of not less than 2.00 to 1.00, (ii) a Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio (as defined in the New Credit Agreement) of no greater than 3.00 to 1.00 and (iii) a Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio (as defined in the New Credit Agreement) of no greater than (a) 5.25 to 1.00 for the fiscal quarters ending March 31, 2025 and June 30, 2025, (b) 5.00 to 1.00 for the fiscal quarters ending September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2025 and (c) 4.75 to 1.00 for each fiscal quarter ending on or after March 31, 2026. At March 31, 2025, we were in compliance with these financial covenants and there were no outstanding borrowings under the revolving credit facility. Borrowings under our New Credit Agreement are secured by assets of the Company.
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The New Credit Agreement also contains provisions whereby if, on any day between the period commencing on September 14, 2026 and ending on March 15, 2027 the Notes due March 2027 have not been redeemed in full and liquidity is less than an amount equal to the amount to redeem the Notes due March 2027 plus $100 million, the Term loan due March 2028 and any borrowings under the revolving credit facility would become due on such date (the "Pro Rata Springing Maturity Date"), and if on any date during the period beginning on December 14, 2026 and ending on March 15, 2027, the Notes due March 2027 remain outstanding and the Pro Rata Springing Maturity Date has occurred, the Term loan due March 2032 would be become due on such date. We are considering various strategies and fully intend to redeem the Notes due March 2027 before September 2026 either with available cash on hand or refinance through the capital markets.
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•declining physical mail volumes
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•the risks and uncertainties and potential adverse effects of the Ecommerce Restructuring on our operations, including ability to achieve anticipated benefits, management and employees and the risks associated with operating our business during the restructuring process and exit from the Global Ecommerce segment
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•our ability to successfully implement the 2024 Plan and achieve expected cost reductions and improved efficiencies in connection therewith
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•the loss of, or significant changes to, United States Postal Service (USPS) commercial programs or our contractual relationships with the USPS or USPS' performance under those contracts
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•changes in international trade policies, including the imposition or expansion of trade tariffs, and other geopolitical risks, including those related to China
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•competitive factors, including pricing pressures, technological developments and the introduction of new products and services by competitors
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•changes in tax laws, rulings or regulations
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•the continued availability and security of key information technology systems and the cost to comply with information security requirements and privacy laws
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•our success at managing relationships and costs with outsource providers of certain functions and operations
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•increased environmental and climate change requirements or other developments in these areas
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•intellectual property infringement claims
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•the use of the postal system for transmitting harmful biological agents, illegal substances or other terrorist attacks
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Recent Developments
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In connection with the GEC Chapter 11 Cases, we entered into a Restructuring Support Agreement (the “RSA”) with the Ecommerce Debtors to provide for, among other things, an orderly wind-down of the Ecommerce Debtors, shared services between the Company and the Ecommerce Debtors for a period of time, a global settlement between the Company and the Ecommerce Debtors, and a senior secured, super-priority debtor-in-possession term loan (the “DIP Facility”) in an aggregate principal amount of up to $47 million.
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The Company and the Ecommerce Debtors have entered into a master settlement agreement (the “Settlement Agreement”), which attaches the RSA and the DIP Facility and which contemplates the separation of the relationship and transactions among the Company and its subsidiaries and the Ecommerce Debtors, including the settlement and release of claims the Ecommerce Debtors may have against the Company. The Settlement Agreement is subject to the approval of the Bankruptcy Court and there is no assurance that such approval will be granted.
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During the second quarter of 2024, we approved a worldwide cost reduction initiative (the "2024 Plan") to realize cost reductions and improve efficiencies. Through the third quarter of 2024, total charges under this plan were $61 million, of which $7 million is included in discontinued operations. Exclusive of savings anticipated as a result of the Ecommerce Restructuring, we expect these headcount actions to generate significant annualized savings. We anticipate incurring additional charges in future periods related to further workforce reductions contemplated by the 2024 Plan. Actions under the 2024 Plan are expected to be substantially complete by the end of the first half of 2025.
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Revenue decreased $4 million in the third quarter of 2024 compared to the prior year period primarily due to lower support services revenue of $11 million and lower equipment sales of $10 million, partially offset by higher business services revenue of $19 million.
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Total costs and expenses increased $67 million compared to the prior year period primarily due to:
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•Other expense (income) increased $50 million due to $38 million of charges in connection with the Ecommerce Restructuring, a $10 million asset impairment charge and a $2 million loss on debt refinancing.
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•Restructuring charges increased $17 million compared to the prior year period primarily driven by actions taken under the 2024 Plans.
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•Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expense increased $7 million compared to the prior year period primarily driven by non-cash foreign currency revaluation losses on intercompany loans of $19 million and higher variable compensation expense of $14 million, which was partially offset by lower salary expense of $12 million due to savings from the 2023 and 2024 Plans and lower expenses from various cost savings initiatives.
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The benefit for income taxes for the three months ended September 30, 2024 includes a tax benefit of $164 million primarily due to an affiliate reorganization. See Note 13 for more information.
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Net income from continuing operations for the third quarter of 2024 was $123 million compared to $18 million in the prior year period.
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Revenue decreased $42 million in the first nine months of 2024 compared to the prior year period primarily due to lower support services revenue of $29 million, lower equipment sales of $22 million and lower supplies revenue of $3 million, partially offset by higher business services revenue of $13 million.
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Total costs and expenses decreased $19 million compared to the prior year period primarily due to:
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•Costs of revenue (excluding financing interest expense) decreased $67 million primarily due to lower cost of business services of $38 million, lower cost of equipment sales of $14 million and lower cost of support services of $10 million.
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•A $43 million goodwill impairment charge in the prior year related to our former Global Ecommerce reportable segment.
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•SG&A expense decreased $14 million compared to the prior year period primarily driven by lower salary expense of $26 million due to savings from the 2023 and 2024 Plans, lower professional and outsourcing fees of $16 million, lower marketing expenses of $2 million and various other expense savings totaling approximately $25 million from cost savings initiatives, partially offset by higher variable compensation expense of $28 million, incremental CEO and Board transition costs and strategic review costs of $14 million and non-cash foreign currency revaluation losses on intercompany loans of $13 million.
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•Other expense (income) increased $53 million primarily due to $38 million of charges in connection with the Ecommerce Restructuring and a $10 million asset impairment charge.
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•Restructuring charges increased $30 million compared to the prior year period primarily driven by actions taken under the 2023 and 2024 Plans.
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•Interest expense, net, including financing interest expense, increased $15 million compared to the prior year period primarily due to higher interest rates.
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The benefit for income taxes for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 includes a tax benefit of $164 million primarily due to an affiliate reorganization. See Note 13 for more information.
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Net income from continuing operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was $145 million compared to less than $1 million in the prior year period.
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Effective January 1, 2024, we moved the digital delivery services offering from the former Global Ecommerce segment to the SendTech Solutions segment in order to leverage our technology and innovation capabilities to better serve our clients. Prior periods have been recast to conform to the current segment presentation.
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Gross margin declined $9 million and gross margin percentage increased slightly to 66.8% from 66.6% compared to the prior year period. Equipment sales gross margin and gross margin percentage decreased compared to the prior year period, primarily due to the decline in revenue. Support services gross margin declined primarily due to the decrease in revenue. Business services gross margin improved due to growth in enterprise shipping subscriptions and growth in digital delivery services.
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SendTech Solutions revenue decreased $30 million in the first nine months of 2024 compared to the prior year period. Support services revenue declined $29 million primarily due to the declining meter population and continuing shift to cloud-enabled products. Equipment sales declined $22 million primarily due to customers opting to extend leases of their existing advanced-technology equipment rather than purchase new equipment. Supplies revenue declined $3 million primarily driven by a declining meter population. These revenue declines were partially offset by an increase in business services revenue of $25 million primarily driven by growth in our shipping subscriptions, including enterprise subscriptions and growth in digital delivery services of $9 million due to client mix.
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Gross margin declined $9 million; however, gross margin percentage increased to 66.7% from 65.6% compared to the prior year period. The increase in gross margin percentage was primarily driven by improvements in business services gross margin due to growth in enterprise shipping subscriptions and growth in digital delivery services. Gross profit margin for support services, equipment sales and supplies was comparable to the prior year period as we reduced costs in response to lower revenues in the current period.
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SG&A expense declined $24 million, primarily driven by lower employee-related expenses of $14 million due to savings from the 2023 Plan, lower credit loss provision of $2 million and lower expenses driven by overall cost savings initiatives.
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Adjusted segment EBIT was $306 million in the first nine months of 2024 compared to $292 million for the prior year period.
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Revenue increased $14 million in the third quarter of 2024 compared to the prior year period primarily due to a 3% increase in total mail volumes and pricing actions. The processing of First Class Mail contributed the revenue increase of $14 million.
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Although we believe that the expectations reflected in any of our forward-looking statements are reasonable, actual results could differ materially from those projected or assumed in our forward-looking statements. Our results of operations, financial condition and forward-looking statements are subject to change and to inherent risks and uncertainties, such as those disclosed or incorporated by reference in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Other factors which could cause future financial performance to differ materially from expectations, include, without limitation:
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Although we believe the expectations reflected in any of our forward-looking statements are reasonable, our results of operations, financial condition and forward-looking statements are subject to change and to inherent risks and uncertainties disclosed or incorporated by reference in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Other factors which could cause future financial performance to differ materially from expectations, include, without limitation:
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•the impacts of inflation and rising prices, higher interest rates and a slow-down in economic activity, including a global recession, or a U.S. government shutdown, to the company, our clients and retail consumers
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•periods of difficult economic conditions, the impacts of inflation and rising prices, higher interest rates and a slow-down in economic activity, including a global recession, or a U.S. government shutdown, to the company and our clients
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•changes in foreign currency exchange rates, especially the impact a strengthening U.S. dollar could have on our global operations
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•changes in foreign currency exchange rates
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•expenses and potential impacts resulting from a breach of security, including cyber-attacks or other comparable events affecting us, our clients, or our suppliers
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•expenses and potential impacts resulting from cyber-attacks or other cybersecurity incidents affecting us or our suppliers
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•capital market disruptions or credit rating downgrades that adversely impact our ability to access capital markets at reasonable costs
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•changes in credit ratings, capital market disruptions, decline in cash flows, noncompliance with debt covenants or significant withdrawals by depositors at the Pitney Bowes Bank that adversely impact our ability to access capital markets at reasonable costs
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•the impacts of higher interest rates and the potential for future interest rate increases on our cost of debt
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•the potential for future interest rate increases on our cost of debt
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As a result of the Ecommerce Restructuring, certain revenues, expenses, assets and liabilities are now reported as discontinued operations in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. Amounts of the former Global Ecommerce segment that did not qualify for discontinued operations treatment primarily relate to operations that were dissolved or sold, shared services functions that are expected to wind-down by the end of 2024 and a cross-border services contract. Prior periods have been recast to conform to the current period presentation. For segment reporting purposes, the remaining portion of Global Ecommerce in continuing operations is now reported as "Other." See Note 4 for further information
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As a result of the Ecommerce Restructuring, certain revenues and expenses for the period ended March 31, 2024 are reported as discontinued operations in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. Prior periods have been recast to conform to the current period presentation. For segment reporting purposes, the remaining portion of Global Ecommerce in continuing operations is now reported as "Other" and includes the revenue and related expenses of a cross-border services contract and prior operations and shared services. See Note 4 for further information.
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Within SendTech Solutions, mailing-related revenues are expected to decline driven by lower meter populations due to the migration to cloud-based solutions and a higher mix of lease extensions versus new lease sales. We expect this decline to be partially offset by growth in our shipping offerings. The shift to lease extensions versus new lease sales will result in declining equipment sales in the near term; however, the long term impact will be more stable and continued cash flows over the lease term.
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Within SendTech Solutions, mailing-related revenues are expected to decline driven by lower meter populations and a higher mix of lease extensions versus new equipment sales and leases. We expect this decline to be partially offset by growth in our shipping offerings, particularly our SaaS solutions. The shift to lease extensions will result in declining equipment sales in the near term, but more stable and continued cash flows over the lease term.
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Within Presort Services, we expect revenue and margin improvements due to higher revenue-per-piece and lower costs driven by the investments made in automation and technology to drive efficiencies and improve productivity.
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Within Presort Services, we expect revenue and margin improvements from the investments we made in automation and technology to drive increased efficiencies and productivity.
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Financial Results Summary - Three and Nine Months Ended September 30:
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Financial Results Summary - Three Months Ended March 31:
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•Costs of revenue (excluding financing interest expense) decreased $9 million primarily due to lower cost of equipment sales of $4 million, lower cost of support services of $3 million and lower cost of business services of $2 million.
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Costs of revenue decreased $24 million primarily due to lower cost of products of $12 million, lower cost of services of $9 million and lower cost of financing and other of $3 million.
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Management measures segment profitability and performance by deducting from segment revenue the related costs and expenses attributable to the segment. Segment results exclude interest, taxes, corporate expenses, restructuring charges, goodwill impairment and other items not allocated to a business segment.
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Management measures segment profitability and performance as segment revenues less the related costs and expenses attributable to the segment. Segment results exclude interest, including finance interest expense, taxes, corporate expenses, restructuring charges and other items not allocated to the segments.
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SendTech Solutions revenue decreased $14 million in the third quarter of 2024 compared to the prior year period. Support services revenue declined $11 million primarily due to the declining meter population and continuing shift to cloud-enabled products. Equipment sales declined $10 million primarily due to customers opting to extend leases of their existing advanced-technology equipment rather than purchase new equipment. These revenue declines were partially offset by an increase in business services revenue of $8 million primarily driven by growth in our shipping subscriptions, including enterprise subscriptions and growth in digital delivery services of $3 million due to client mix.
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SendTech Solutions revenue decreased $29 million in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the prior year period, which includes an unfavorable adjustment of $4 million related to prior periods. Products revenue declined $21 million primarily due to customers opting to extend leases of their existing advanced-technology equipment rather than purchase new equipment, the impact of the prior year product migration and a significant deal in the prior year. Services revenue declined $6 million primarily due to the declining meter population, which was partially offset by growth in our shipping subscriptions. Financing and other revenue declined $3 million.
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Adjusted segment EBIT was $104 million in the third quarter of 2024 compared to $99 million for the prior year period.
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Adjusted segment EBIT was $95 million in the first quarter of 2025, which includes the $4 million charge from the unfavorable revenue adjustment related to prior periods compared to $94 million for the prior year period.
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Revenue increased $29 million in the first nine months of 2024 compared to the prior year period primarily due to pricing actions. The processing of First Class Mail and Marketing Mail Flats/Bound Printed Matter contributed revenue increases of $22 million and $8 million, respectively, which was partially offset by a revenue decrease from Marketing Mail of $1 million. Revenue was also favorably impacted by a $5 million adjustment related to prior periods. Refer to Note 1 Basis of Presentation for further information.
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Revenue increased $8 million in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the prior year period primarily due to pricing actions despite a 2% decline in total mail volumes. The processing of First Class Mail and Marketing Mail contributed revenue increases of $13 million and $1 million, respectively, which was partially offset by a revenue decrease from Marketing Mail Flats/Bound Printed Matter of $6 million. Prior year revenue includes a $5 million favorable adjustment related to prior periods. See Note 1 for more information.
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Gross margin increased $16 million and gross margin percentage increased from 31.3% in the prior period to 38.3% primarily due to the increase in revenue.
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Gross margin increased $11 million and gross margin percentage increased from 36.8% in the prior period to 41.2% primarily due to the increase in revenue, lower transportation costs of $1 million driven by lane optimization and lower labor costs of $1 million.
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SG&A expense declined $13 million, primarily driven by lower employee-related expenses of $6 million due to savings from the 2023 and 2024 Plans, lower credit loss provision of $2 million and overall cost savings initiatives.
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SG&A expense declined $4 million compared to the prior year period driven primarily by lower credit loss provision of $2 million and lower employee related expenses of $1 million.
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Adjusted segment EBIT was $114 million in the first nine months of 2024, including the $5 million benefit from the revenue adjustment related to prior periods, compared to $76 million in the prior year period.
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Adjusted segment EBIT was $55 million in the first quarter of 2025 compared to $40 million in the prior year period, which includes the $5 million benefit from the favorable revenue adjustment.
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The majority of operating expenses are recorded directly or allocated to our reportable segments. Operating expenses not recorded directly or allocated to our reportable segments are reported as corporate expenses. Corporate expenses primarily represents corporate administrative functions such as finance, marketing, human resources, legal, information technology, and research and development.
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The majority of operating expenses are recorded directly or allocated to our reportable segments. Operating expenses not recorded directly or allocated to our reportable segments are reported as corporate expenses. Corporate expenses primarily represents corporate administrative functions such as finance, human resources, legal and information technology.
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Our ability to maintain adequate liquidity for our operations is dependent upon a number of factors, including our revenue and earnings, our ability to manage costs and improve productivity, our clients' ability to pay their balances on a timely basis and the impacts of changing macroeconomic and geopolitical conditions. At September 30, 2024, we had cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of $576 million, which includes $46 million held at our foreign subsidiaries used to support their liquidity needs. At this time, we believe that existing cash and investments, cash generated from operations and borrowing capacity under our revolving credit facility will be sufficient to fund our cash needs for the next 12 months.
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Our ability to maintain adequate liquidity for our operations is dependent upon a number of factors, including our revenue and earnings, our ability to manage costs and improve productivity, our clients' ability to pay their balances on a timely basis and the impacts of changing macroeconomic and geopolitical conditions. At March 31, 2025, we had cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of $340 million, which includes $43 million held at our foreign subsidiaries used to support their liquidity needs. At this time, we believe that existing cash and investments, cash generated from operations and borrowing capacity under our revolving credit facility will be sufficient to fund our cash needs for the next 12 months.
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Cash flows from investing activities for the first nine months of 2024 improved $29 million compared to the prior year period primarily due to lower cash outflows from discontinued operations of $16 million, lower investments in loans receivable of $18 million, higher cash from investment activity of $16 million and lower cash payments from settlements of derivative contracts of $7 million, partially offset by DIP Facility funding of $28 million.
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Cash flows from investing activities for the first quarter of 2025 declined $34 million compared to the prior year period primarily due to higher investments in loan receivables of $35 million, higher capital expenditures of $3 million and $2 million for a Presort Services acquisition, partially offset by lower cash outflows from discontinued operations of $6 million.
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Cash flows from financing activities for the first nine months of 2024 declined $66 million compared to the prior year period primarily due to lower cash flows from changes in customer account deposits at the Bank of $73 million, partially offset by lower fees paid to refinance debt of $6 million.
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Cash flows from financing activities for the first quarter of 2025 declined $27 million compared to the prior year period primarily due to the fees to redeem and refinance debt of $21 million and repurchases of our common stock of $15 million.
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We paid dividends of $9 million in the quarter and $27 million through September 30, 2024. Each quarter, our Board of Directors considers whether to approve the payment of a dividend. Under the terms of the March 2028 note purchase agreement, the annual amount of permitted dividend payments is capped at the lesser of $36 million or a maximum dividend yield of 6.25%. In addition, share repurchases would further limit this amount. We currently expect to continue paying a quarterly dividend; however, no assurances can be given.
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We paid dividends of $11 million in the quarter. Each quarter, our Board of Directors considers whether to approve the payment of a dividend. We currently expect to continue paying a quarterly dividend; however, no assurances can be given.
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In connection with the GEC Chapter 11 Cases, the Company, through one of its wholly owned subsidiaries, agreed to provide funding to the Ecommerce Debtors through the DIP Facility up to a maximum amount of $47 million. Through September 30, 2024, we provided cash funding of $28 million. It appears unlikely that the DIP Facility will be repaid in full. The DIP Facility bears interest at 10%, and matures on November 29, 2024, unless otherwise extended by the parties.
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In connection with the GEC Chapter 11 Cases, the Company, through one of its wholly owned subsidiaries, agreed to provide funding to the Ecommerce Debtors through a DIP Facility. We provided initial funding of $28 million and to-date, have received repayments of $13 million. The remaining balance on the DIP Facility is fully reserved and any future distributions will be recorded as income in the period received.