Stericycle, Inc. reported results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2017.

THIRD-QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS COMPARED TO PRIOR YEAR:

  • Revenues of $882.8 million, a decrease of 0.8%, or an increase of 0.1% when excluding Manufacturing and Industrial
  • Gross profit of $368.0 million, a decrease of 2.1%
  • Earnings per share (“EPS”) of $0.41, a decrease of 43.1%, and Adjusted earnings per share (“Adjusted EPS”) of $1.10, a decrease of 11.3%
  • Company announces a comprehensive Business Transformation focused on driving operational efficiencies and investing in a global ERP system to improve long-term financial performance

THIRD-QUARTER RESULTS

“We saw strong performance across our Secure Information Destruction, hospital regulated waste, and retail and healthcare hazardous waste services in the quarter. The small quantity healthcare and Communication and Related Services results were consistent with our expectations,” said Charles A. Alutto, President and Chief Executive Officer. “Also in the quarter, Manufacturing and Industrial came in lower than anticipated, we experienced cost pressure in Latin America, and we were impacted by several hurricanes.”

Revenues were $882.8 million in the third quarter of 2017, a decrease of 0.8% from $890.1 million in the third quarter of last year. Acquisitions contributed $6.8 million to revenues. Divestitures reduced revenues by $9.9 million. On a constant currency basis, revenues decreased 0.9% compared to the third quarter of last year. Organic revenues decreased 0.6%, or increased 0.2% when adjusted for Manufacturing and Industrial Services. See Tables 1-A and 1-C.

Gross profit was $368.0 million, a decrease of 2.1% from $376.0 million in the third quarter of last year. Adjusted gross profit was $368.0 million, a decrease of 2.6% from $377.7 million in the third quarter of last year. Gross profit and Adjusted gross profit as a percentage of revenues were both 41.7% compared to 42.2% and 42.4%, respectively, in the third quarter of last year. See Table 2.

EPS decreased 43.1% to $0.41 from $0.72 in the third quarter of last year. Adjusted EPS decreased 11.3% to $1.10 from $1.24 in the third quarter of last year. See Tables 3 and 4.

“During the third quarter, we initiated a comprehensive multi-year Business Transformation initiative to improve our long-term operational and financial performance. This Transformation will optimize the organization and modernize our systems and processes,” Alutto said. “The Business Transformation will include the implementation of an enterprise resource planning technology platform, a restructuring of the organization, and multiple other improvement initiatives to reduce costs.”

NINE-MONTH HIGHLIGHTS COMPARED TO PRIOR YEAR:

  • Revenues of $2.69 billion, an increase of 1.4%, or an increase of 2.6% when excluding Manufacturing and Industrial
  • Gross profit of $1.12 billion, a decrease of 0.2%
  • Loss per share of $0.70, a decrease of 136.3%, due primarily to the impact of the previously announced class action settlement (“Settlement”) of $295.0 million, and Adjusted EPS of $3.33, a decrease of 5.7%

NINE-MONTH RESULTS

Revenues were $2.69 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, an increase of 1.4% from $2.66 billion in the same period last year. Acquisitions contributed $25.4 million to revenues. Divestitures reduced revenues by $11.4 million. On a constant currency basis, revenues increased 2.2% compared to the first nine months of last year. Organic revenues increased 1.6%, or 2.6% when adjusted for Manufacturing and Industrial Services. See Tables 1-B and 1-C.

Gross profit and Adjusted gross profit were both $1.12 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016. Gross profit and Adjusted gross profit as a percentage of revenues were both 41.5% for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to 42.2% and 42.3%, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2016. See Table 2.

Loss per share decreased 136.3% to $0.70 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, due primarily to the impact of the Settlement, from an EPS of $1.93 in the same period last year. Adjusted EPS decreased 5.7% to $3.33 from $3.53. See Tables 3 and 4.

Cash flow from operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 was $392.0 million, a decrease of 6.2% from $417.8 million in the same period last year.

CONFERENCE CALL INFORMATION

Conference call to be held November 8, 2017, 4:00 p.m. Central time – Dial 866-516-6872 at least 5 minutes before start time. If you are unable to participate on the call, a replay will be available for 30 days by dialing 855-859-2056 or 404-537-3406, access code 92842471. To hear a live simulcast of the call or access the audio archive, visit the investor relations page on www.stericycle.com.

PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION OF NON-GAAP INFORMATION

The Company reports its financial results in compliance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) and provides certain supplemental Non-GAAP financial measures that management uses to operate the Company’s business. These Non-GAAP measures provide investors and analysts the ability to compare the Company’s performance across reporting periods on a consistent basis by removing the impact of certain items that, in management’s view, do not reflect the Company’s underlying operating performance. These Non-GAAP measures are also used to evaluate senior management and are a factor in determining their performance-based compensation.

Adjusted EPS, Adjusted net income attributable to Stericycle common shareholders, Adjusted gross profit, Adjusted gross profit as a percentage of revenues, Adjusted revenues, and Revenues on a constant currency basis are described in the Reconciliation of Certain Non-GAAP Measures section of this document.

We present our change in revenues separately to show the impact of foreign currency, acquisitions, and divestitures because we believe that exclusion of these items better represents the Company’s underlying business trends, including organic revenue changes. We also present revenues excluding Manufacturing and Industrial Services (“M&I”) which allow for visibility to a revenue stream that has shown greater volatility than our other service lines.

For the purpose of evaluating operating performance, we present our financials to exclude the impact of certain acquisition-related items from our adjusted earnings. These adjustments include acquisition and integration expenses, intangible amortization expense, and the change in fair value of contingent consideration. This allows for comparison of period over period results without the impact of acquisition-related items. Further, we exclude the impact of certain other items from our adjusted earnings to allow for period over period comparison of results without the impact of items that may not occur each year and, if so, are due to different factors. For the periods presented, these adjustments include litigation and professional services expenses, restructuring, plant conversion and other related expenses, and contract exit expenses, and asset impairment charges and loss on disposal of assets held for sale.

For the purpose of calculating the ultimate EPS impact of our mandatory convertible preferred stock, we show the impact by excluding the mandatory convertible preferred stock dividend and using the “if-converted” method of share dilution. This provides the reader insight to how our diluted share count will be affected after these preferred shares are converted to common shares.

These Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for GAAP financial results, but should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income (loss) and other information presented herein. The Non-GAAP financial measures in the press release may differ from similar measures used by other companies. A reconciliation of each Non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable GAAP measure is included in the accompanying tables.

RECONCILIATION OF CERTAIN NON-GAAP MEASURES

 

Table 1 – A: RECONCILIATION OF REVENUES TO ADJUSTED REVENUES – 
THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2017
  Three Months Ended September 30,  
    In millions     Percentage Change (%)  
Global Revenues by Service   2017     2016     Change     Organic   Acquisitions,
Net of
Divestiture
  Foreign
Exchange
  Change  
Regulated Waste and Compliance Services $ 502.4 $ 520.4 $ (18.0 )   (1.9 %)   (1.6 %)   0.0 %   (3.5 %)
Secure Information Destruction Services 204.7 187.1 17.6   6.4 %   2.4 %   0.6 %   9.4 %
Communication and Related Services 89.0 87.5 1.6   (0.1 %)   1.6 %   0.4 %   1.8 %
Manufacturing and Industrial Services 86.6 95.2 (8.5 )   (7.6 %)   (0.8 %)   (0.6 %)   (9.0 %)
Total Revenues, as Reported     882.8       890.1       (7.4 )   (0.6 %)   (0.3 %)   0.1 %   (0.8 %)
Less: Manufacturing and Industrial Services (86.6 ) (95.2 )                              
Total Revenues, as Adjusted   $ 796.1     $ 795.0     $ 1.2     0.2 %   (0.3 %)   0.2 %   0.1 %
                                               
Domestic and Canada revenues $ 708.2   $ 702.4 $ 5.8   (0.2 %)   0.8 %   0.2 %   0.8 %
International revenues   174.6   187.7 (13.1 )   (2.2 %)   (4.6 %)   (0.3 %)   (7.0 %)
Total Revenues   $ 882.8     $ 890.1   $ (7.4 )   (0.6 %)   (0.3 %)   0.1 %   (0.8 %)

 

Table 1 – B: RECONCILIATION OF REVENUES TO ADJUSTED REVENUES – 
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2017
  Nine Months Ended September 30,  
    In millions     Percentage Change (%)  
Global Revenues by Service   2017         2016     Change     Organic   Acquisitions,
Net of
Divestiture
  Foreign
Exchange
  Change  
Regulated Waste and Compliance Services $ 1,525.9 $ 1,550.3 $ (24.4 )   (0.5 %)   (0.3 %)   (0.7 %)   (1.6 %)
Secure Information Destruction Services 621.2 562.3 59.0   8.0 %   3.1 %   (0.7 %)   10.5 %
Communication and Related Services 285.4 258.0 27.4   9.9 %   1.4 %   (0.7 %)   10.6 %
Manufacturing and Industrial Services 260.4 285.4 (25.0 )   (6.6 %)   (0.8 %)   (1.4 %)   (8.8 %)
Total Revenues, as Reported     2,692.9           2,655.9       37.0     1.6 %   0.5 %   (0.8 %)   1.4 %
Less: Manufacturing and Industrial Services (260.4 ) (285.4 )                              
Total Revenues, as Adjusted   $ 2,432.5         $ 2,370.5     $ 62.0     2.6 %   0.7 %   (0.7 %)   2.6 %
                                                   
Domestic and Canada revenues $ 2,156.7   $ 2,085.3 $ 71.3   2.4 %   1.0 %   0.1 %   3.4 %
International revenues   536.2   570.6 (34.4 )   (1.0 %)   (1.1 %)   (3.9 %)   (6.0 %)
Total Revenues   $ 2,692.9         $ 2,655.9   $ 37.0     1.6 %   0.5 %   (0.8 %)   1.4 %

 

Table 1 – C: DISAGGREGATED REVENUES CHANGE
In millions  
  Three Months Ended
September 30, 2017
    Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2017
 
Organic $ (5.4 ) $ 43.7
Acquisitions 6.8 25.4
Divestiture (9.9 ) (11.4 )
Foreign exchange 1.1 (20.7 )
Total Change $ (7.4 ) $ 37.0  

 

Table 2: RECONCILIATION OF GROSS PROFIT TO ADJUSTED GROSS PROFIT
In millions  
  Three Months Ended September 30,   Nine Months Ended September 30,  
  2017     2016   2017     2016  
        % of
Revenues
          % of
Revenues
        % of
Revenues
          % of
Revenues
 
Gross Profit, as Reported $ 368.0     41.7 % $ 376.0 42.2 % $ 1,118.5     41.5 % $ 1,120.2 42.2 %
Plant conversion and other related expenses, and contract exit expense       0.0 % 1.7 0.2 %       0.0 % 2.5 0.1 %
Gross Profit, as Adjusted $ 368.0     41.7 % $ 377.7 42.4 % $ 1,118.5     41.5 % $ 1,122.7 42.3 %

 

Table 3: RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO STERICYCLE COMMON SHAREHOLDERS TO ADJUSTED NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO STERICYCLE COMMON SHAREHOLDERS
In millions, except share and per share data  
Three Months Ended September 30,   Nine Months Ended September 30,  
2017     2016   2017     2016  
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Stericycle Common Shareholders, as Reported $ 35.4     $ 61.5 $ (59.9 )   $ 165.5
Adjustments:                
Intangible amortization expense   29.9     33.1   88.5     102.3
Acquisition and integration expenses   16.4     21.4   60.0     68.9
Litigation and professional services expenses   16.5     1.5   324.5     5.4
Restructuring, plant conversion and other related expenses, and contract exit expenses   4.0     10.6   11.6     24.5
Insurance Proceeds       (3.1 )       (3.1 )
Asset impairment charges and loss on disposal of assets held for sale   14.9       28.1    
Change in fair value of contingent consideration   0.5     0.6   0.9     (2.1 )
Add back convertible preferred stock dividend   9.0     9.7   27.5     29.9
Total Adjustments   91.2     73.8   541.1     225.8
Tax effect of above adjustments (a)   (27.1 )   (22.5 )   (178.6 )   (69.4 )
Net Income Attributable to Stericycle Common Shareholders, as Adjusted $ 99.5     $ 112.8 $ 302.6     $ 321.9
Earnings (Loss) Per Share – Diluted, as Reported $ 0.41     $ 0.72 $ (0.70 )   $ 1.93
Earnings Per Share – Diluted, as Adjusted $ 1.10     $ 1.24 $ 3.33     $ 3.53
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – diluted, as Reported   85,621,184     85,570,529   85,278,783     85,689,525
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – diluted, as Adjusted   85,621,184     85,570,529   85,605,537     85,689,525
Additional dilution under if-converted method   5,048,824     5,495,861   5,152,582     5,590,105
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding under if-converted method – diluted, as Adjusted   90,670,008     91,066,390   90,758,119     91,279,630
(a)  The tax effect of adjusting items in an interim period is calculated based on applying either the statutory tax rate for the jurisdictions in which the adjustment occurred or, by adjusting the tax effect to consider the impact of applying an annual effective tax rate on an interim basis.

 

Table 4: RECONCILIATION OF EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE TO ADJUSTED EPS
Three Months Ended September 30,     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
                  Change                     Change  
  2017     2016     $   %     2017     2016     $   %  
Earnings (Loss) per Share, as Reported $ 0.41   $ 0.72 $ (0.31 ) (43.1 %) $ (0.70 ) $ 1.93 $ (2.63 ) (136.3 %)
Intangible amortization expense   0.23   $ 0.25   0.68   0.77
Acquisition and integration expenses   0.13   $ 0.16   0.45   0.51
Litigation and professional services expenses   0.12   $ 0.01   2.45   0.04
Restructuring, plant conversion and other related expenses, and contract exit expenses   0.04   $ 0.10   0.10   0.21
Insurance Proceeds     $ (0.04 )     (0.03 )
Asset impairment charges and loss on disposal of assets held for sale   0.13   $   0.24  
Change in fair value of contingent consideration   0.01   $ 0.01   0.01   (0.02 )
Add back convertible preferred stock dividend   0.10   $ 0.11   0.32   0.35
Impact of all adjustments under if-converted method   (0.07 ) $ (0.08 )   (0.22 ) (0.23 )
Earnings Per Share – Diluted, as Adjusted $ 1.10   $ 1.24 $ (0.14 ) (11.3 %) $ 3.33   $ 3.53 $ (0.20 ) (5.7 %)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding under if-converted method – diluted   90,670,008   91,066,390   90,758,119   91,279,630

 

Table 5: RECONCILIATION OF CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES TO ADJUSTED CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Three Months Ended September 30,     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
                  Change                     Change  
  2017     2016     $   %     2017     2016     $   %  
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities, as Reported $ 153,123   $ 172,328 $ (19,205 ) (11.1 %) $ 392,043   $ 417,768 $ (25,725 ) (6.2 %)
Acquisition and integration expenses   10,744   13,483   38,444   44,050
Litigation and professional services expenses   10,218   903   15,741   3,328
Restructuring, plant conversion and other related expenses, and contract exit expenses   3,116     7,619   8,502
Insurance Proceeds     (3,079 )     (3,079 )
Customer advance funding for product reimbursement   (1,740 ) 816   7,826   (2,334 )
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities, as Adjusted $ 175,461   $ 184,451 $ (8,990 ) (4.9 %) $ 461,673   $ 468,235 $ (6,562 ) (1.4 %)

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STERICYCLE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES  
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS  
               
In thousands  
September 30, 2017     December 31, 2016  
ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 52,171   $ 44,189
Accounts receivable, net   627,904   634,902
Prepaid expenses   53,783   46,214
Other current assets   35,292   39,179
Assets held for sale   25,556   9,134
Total Current Assets   794,706   773,618
Property, plant and equipment, net   729,571   723,894
Goodwill   3,638,574   3,591,020
Intangible assets, net   1,818,078   1,861,973
Other assets   35,433   29,556
Total Assets $ 7,016,362   $ 6,980,061
     
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY      
Current Liabilities:      
Current portion of long-term debt $ 122,189   $ 72,822
Bank overdrafts   22,582   4,391
Accounts payable   144,600   152,881
Accrued liabilities   593,202   228,526
Deferred revenues   19,071   17,902
Other current liabilities   65,420   63,473
Liabilities held for sale   5,603   2,858
Total Current Liabilities   972,667   542,853
     
Long-term debt, net   2,633,732   2,877,315
Deferred income taxes   501,647   645,371
Other liabilities   89,595   98,136
Equity:      
Preferred stock   7   7
Common stock   854   852
Additional paid-in capital   1,147,082   1,166,457
Retained earnings   1,946,133   2,006,064
Accumulated other comprehensive loss   (286,693 ) (367,643 )
Total Stericycle, Inc.’s Equity   2,807,383   2,805,737
Noncontrolling interests   11,338   10,649
Total Equity   2,818,721   2,816,386
Total Liabilities and Equity $ 7,016,362   $ 6,980,061
STERICYCLE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES  
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (LOSS)  
                                                       
In thousands, except share and per share data  
Three Months Ended September 30,     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
2017   2016     2017   2016  
$   % of Revenues     $   % of Revenues     $   % of Revenues     $   % of Revenues  
Revenues $ 882,774     100.0 % $ 890,144 100.0 % $ 2,692,906     100.0 % $ 2,655,946 100.0 %
Cost of revenues (“COR”) exclusive of depreciation   491,062     55.6 % 489,923 55.0 %   1,505,169     55.9 % 1,462,624 55.1 %
Depreciation   23,673     2.7 % 24,265 2.7 %   69,284     2.6 % 73,145 2.8 %
Total cost of revenues   514,735     58.3 % 514,188 57.8 %   1,574,453     58.5 % 1,535,769 57.8 %
                       
Gross Profit, as Reported   368,039     41.7 % 375,956 42.2 %   1,118,453     41.5 % 1,120,177 42.2 %
Gross Profit, as Adjusted   368,039     41.7 % 377,678 42.4 %   1,118,453     41.5 % 1,122,652 42.3 %
                       
Selling, general and administrative expenses (“SG&A”) exclusive of depreciation   267,720     30.3 % 243,476 27.4 %   1,083,281     40.2 % 734,095 27.6 %
Depreciation   6,716     0.8 % 7,963 0.9 %   19,374     0.7 % 20,934 0.8 %
Total SG&A expense, as Reported   274,436     31.1 % 251,439 28.2 %   1,102,655     40.9 % 755,029 28.4 %
Total SG&A expense, as Adjusted   192,176     21.8 % 185,965 20.9 %   589,120     21.9 % 558,484 21.0 %
                       
Income from Operations, as Reported   93,603     10.6 % 124,517 14.0 %   15,798     0.6 % 365,148 13.7 %
Income from Operations, as Adjusted Exclusive of Items Shown Below   175,863     19.9 % 191,713 21.5 %   529,333     19.7 % 564,168 21.2 %
                       
Adjusted Items:                        
Plant conversion and other related expenses, and contract exit expenses (COR)         1,722 0.2 %         2,475 0.1 %
Intangible amortization expense (SG&A)   29,905     3.4 % 33,128 3.7 %   88,475     3.3 % 102,311 3.9 %
Acquisition and integration expenses (SG&A)   16,435     1.9 % 21,427 2.4 %   59,993     2.2 % 68,870 2.6 %
Litigation and professional services expenses (SG&A)   16,481     1.9 % 1,481 0.2 %   324,531     12.1 % 5,445 0.2 %
Restructuring, plant conversion and other related expenses, and contract exit expenses (SG&A)   4,049     0.5 % 8,875 1.0 %   11,568     0.4 % 22,000 0.8 %
Asset impairment charges and loss on disposal of assets held for sale (SG&A)   14,898     1.7 % 4 0.0 %   28,075     1.0 % 4 0.0 %
Change in fair value of contingent consideration (SG&A)   492     0.1 % 559 0.1 %   893     0.0 % (2,085 ) (0.1 %)
Total Adjustments   82,260     9.3 % 67,196 7.5 %   513,535     19.1 % 199,020 7.5 %
                       
Other Expense:                        
Interest expense, net   (24,482 )   (2.8 %) (24,690 ) (2.8 %)   (71,526 )   (2.7 %) (73,089 ) (2.8 %)
Other (expense) income, net   (2,272 )   (0.3 %) 2,932 0.3 %   (5,423 )   (0.2 %) (437 ) (0.0 %)
Total Other Expense   (26,754 )   (3.0 %) (21,758 ) (2.4 %)   (76,949 )   (2.9 %) (73,526 ) (2.8 %)
                       
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes   66,849     7.6 % 102,759 11.5 %   (61,151 )   (2.3 %) 291,622 11.0 %
                       
Income tax expense (benefit)   27,780     3.1 % 37,586 4.2 %   (14,585 )   (0.5 %) 102,624 3.9 %
                       
Net Income (Loss)   39,069     4.4 % 65,173 7.3 %   (46,566 )   (1.7 %) 188,998 7.1 %
                       
Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interests   31     0.0 % 378 0.0 %   249     0.0 % 1,383 0.1 %
                       
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Stericycle, Inc. $ 39,038     4.4 % $ 64,795 7.3 % $ (46,815 )   (1.7 %) $ 187,615 7.1 %
                       
Mandatory convertible preferred stock dividend   8,957     1.0 % 9,726 1.1 %   27,506     1.0 % 29,853 1.1 %
Gain on repurchase of preferred stock   (5,368 )   (0.6 %) (6,467 ) (0.7 %)   (14,390 )   (0.5 %) (7,747 ) (0.3 %)
                       
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Stericycle, Inc. Common Shareholders $ 35,449     4.0 % $ 61,536 6.9 % $ (59,931 )   (2.2 %) $ 165,509 6.2 %
                       
Earnings (Loss) Per Share – Diluted $ 0.41         $ 0.72 $ (0.70 )       $ 1.93
                       
Weighted Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding – Diluted   85,621,184         85,570,529   85,278,783         85,689,525
STERICYCLE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES  
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS  
               
In thousands  
Nine Months Ended September 30,  
2017     2016  
Operating Activities:
Net (loss) income $ (46,566 ) $ 188,998
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by operating activities:      
Stock-based compensation expense   17,262   16,671
Depreciation   88,658   94,079
Intangible amortization   88,475   102,311
Deferred income taxes   (156,191 ) 20,579
Asset impairment charges and loss on disposal of assets held for sale   28,075   4
Other, net   1,208   977
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisitions and divestitures:      
Accounts receivable   17,112   (26,825 )
Prepaid expenses   (6,691 ) (5,251 )
Accounts payable   (7,900 ) 681
Accrued liabilities   364,082   6,141
Other assets and liabilities   4,519   19,403
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities   392,043   417,768
     
Investing Activities:      
Capital expenditures   (91,730 ) (100,981 )
Payments for acquisitions, net of cash acquired   (23,812 ) (51,197 )
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment   607   1,316
Proceeds from sale of business   1,170  
Proceeds from insurance settlement     2,358
Other   (2 ) 7
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities   (113,767 ) (148,497 )
     
Financing Activities:      
Repayments of long-term debt and other obligations   (46,391 ) (52,462 )
Proceeds from foreign bank debt   2,542   68,711
Repayments of foreign bank debt   (19,013 ) (68,211 )
Repayments of term loan   (100,000 ) (250,000 )
Proceeds from senior credit facility   1,269,329   1,205,270
Repayments of senior credit facility   (1,336,503 ) (1,118,831 )
Proceeds from bank overdrafts, net   18,190  
Payments of capital lease obligations   (2,691 ) (4,644 )
Payments of deferred financing costs   (2,712 ) (605 )
Payments for repurchase of common stock     (40,814 )
Proceeds from issuances of common stock   4,997   35,727
Payments for repurchase of mandatory convertible preferred stock   (30,832 ) (24,263 )
Dividends paid on mandatory convertible preferred stock   (27,506 ) (29,853 )
Payments to noncontrolling interests   (709 ) (6,961 )
Net Cash Used in Financing Activities   (271,299 ) (286,936 )
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents   1,005   2,322
Net change in cash and cash equivalents   7,982   (15,343 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period   44,189   55,634
     
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period $ 52,171   $ 40,291
     
Non-Cash Activities:      
Net issuances of obligations for acquisitions $ 7,849   $ 31,394

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