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EX-99.1 2 exhibit_99-1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1


Exhibit 99.1


NICE Reports Accelerated Total Revenue Growth of 16% and Cloud Revenue
Growth of 32% for the Second Quarter of 2021
 
Company Raises Full-Year Total Revenue and EPS Guidance

Hoboken, New Jersey, August 5, 2021 - NICE (NASDAQ: NICE) today announced results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2021.

Second Quarter 2021 Financial Highlights

GAAP
Non-GAAP
Revenue of $456 million, growth of 16% year-over-year
Revenue of $459 million, growth of 16% year-over-year
Cloud revenue of $243 million, growth of 32% year-over-year
Cloud revenue of $246 million, growth of 32% year-over-year
Gross margin of 67.0% compared to 65.5% last year
Gross margin of 72.2% compared to 71.0% last year
Operating income of $64 million compared to $56 million last year, growth of 14% year-over-year
Operating income of $129.6 million compared to $111.4 million last year, growth of 16%
Operating margin of 14.0% compared to 14.3% last year
Operating margin of 28.2%, compared to 28.2% last year
Diluted EPS of $0.67 versus $0.68 last year, decrease of 1%
Diluted EPS of $1.57 versus $1.37 last year, growth of 15%
Operating cash flow increased 37% year-over-year to $81.4 million
 

“We are very pleased with the accelerated top line growth of 16% in the second quarter, which is a result of the combination of robust cloud growth and cloud revenue increasing to more than 50% of our total revenue,” said Barak Eilam, CEO of NICE.  “The strong second quarter financial results in all key metrics are being driven by solid execution in cloud, digital and AI, continued success with CXone in large enterprises and rapid growth in international markets.”

Mr. Eilam continued, “While the cloudification of our market continues to speed up, the expansion to full digital CX represents an additional significant opportunity for NICE. With the investments we made in digital CX both organically and through acquisitions over the past 18 months, we have evolved CXone into a complete digital CX platform with a unique set of solutions that can now cover the entire customer journey across all customer touchpoints, including more than 35 digital channels. Digital transformation is still in the very early stages, and as the clear market leader, we believe we will achieve the same outstanding success in digital as we have in cloud.”



GAAP Financial Highlights for the Second Quarter Ended June 30:
 
Revenues: Second quarter 2021 total revenues increased 16.0% to $456.0 million compared to $393.2 million for the second quarter of 2020.

Gross Profit: Second quarter 2021 gross profit and gross margin increased to $305.5 million and 67.0%, respectively, compared to $257.4 million and 65.5%, respectively, for the second quarter of 2020.

Operating Income: Second quarter 2021 operating income increased 14.0% to $64.0 million compared to $56.1 million, for the second quarter of 2020. Second quarter operating margin decreased to 14.0% compared to 14.3%, for the second quarter of 2020.

Net Income: Second quarter 2021 net income totaled $44.4 million compared to $44.6 for the second quarter of 2020. Net income margin decreased to 9.7% compared to 11.3% for the second quarter of 2020.

Fully Diluted Earnings Per Share: Fully diluted earnings per share for the Second quarter of 2021 decreased to $0.67, compared to $0.68 in the second quarter of 2020.

Operating Cash Flow and Cash Balance: Second quarter 2021 operating cash flow was $81.4 million. In the second quarter, $340 thousand was used for share repurchases. As of June 30, 2021, total cash and cash equivalents, short and long term investments were $1,407.7 million, and total debt was $613.1 million.
 
Non-GAAP Financial Highlights for the Second Quarter Ended June 30:
 
Revenues: Second quarter 2021 Non-GAAP total revenues increased 16.0% to $458.9 million compared to $395.1 million for the second quarter of 2020.

Gross Profit: Second quarter 2021 Non-GAAP gross profit and gross margin increased to $331.5 million and 72.2%, respectively, compared to $280.5 million and 71.0%, respectively, for the second quarter of 2020.

Operating Income: Second quarter 2021 Non-GAAP operating income increased 16.4% to $129.6 million compared to $111.4 million for the second quarter of 2020. Non-GAAP operating margin was 28.2%, compared to 28.2% last year.

Net Income: Second quarter 2021 Non-GAAP net income increased 16% to $104.3 million from $89.9 million for the second quarter of 2020. Non-GAAP net income margin was 22.7%, compared to 22.7% last year.

Fully Diluted Earnings Per Share: Second quarter 2021 Non-GAAP fully diluted earnings per share increased 14.6% to $1.57, compared to $1.37 for the second quarter of 2020.
 
Third Quarter and Full Year 2021 Guidance:
 
Third Quarter 2021:
Third quarter 2021 Non-GAAP total revenues are expected to be in a range of $460 million to $470 million.
Third quarter 2021 Non-GAAP fully diluted earnings per share are expected to be in a range of $1.51 to $1.61.

Raising Full Year 2021 Guidance:
Fulll year 2021 Non-GAAP total revenues are expected to be in a range of $1,835 million to $1,855 million (higher than the previous guidance range of $1,800 million to $1,820 million).
Full year 2021 Non-GAAP fully diluted earnings per share are expected to be in a range of $6.26 to $6.46 (higher than the previous guidance range of $6.19 to $6.39).
 


 
Quarterly Results Conference Call

NICE management will host its earnings conference call today August 5th, 2021 at 8:30 AM ET, 13:30 GMT,
15:30 Israel, to discuss the results and the company's outlook. To participate in the call, please dial into the following numbers: United States 1-877-300-8521 or +1-412-317-6026, United Kingdom 0-800-279-9489, Israel 1-809-213-284.
The call will be webcast live on the Company’s website at https://www.nice.com/investor-relations/upcoming-event.

Non-GAAP financial measures are included in this press release. Non-GAAP financial measures consist of GAAP financial measures adjusted to exclude share-based compensation, amortization of acquired intangible assets, acquisition related expenses, amortization of discount on debt and loss from extinguishment of debt and the tax effect of the Non-GAAP adjustments. Business combination accounting rules require the recognition of a legal performance obligation related to a revenue arrangement of an acquired entity as a liability. The amount assigned to such liability should be based on its fair value at the date of acquisition. The Non-GAAP adjustment for a revenue arrangement is intended to reflect the full amount of such revenue. The Company believes that these Non-GAAP financial measures, used in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP measures, provide investors with useful supplemental information about the financial performance of our business. We believe Non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors as a measure of the ongoing performance of our business. Our management regularly uses our supplemental Non-GAAP financial measures internally to understand, manage and evaluate our business and to make financial, strategic and operating decisions. These Non-GAAP measures are among the primary factors management uses in planning for and forecasting future periods. Our Non-GAAP financial measures are not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for comparable GAAP measures and should be read only in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. These Non-GAAP financial measures may differ materially from the Non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. Reconciliation between results on a GAAP and Non-GAAP basis is provided in a table immediately following the Consolidated Statements of Income. The Company provides guidance only on a Non-GAAP basis. A reconciliation of guidance from a GAAP to Non-GAAP basis is not available due to the unpredictability and uncertainty associated with future events that would be reported in GAAP results and would require adjustments between GAAP and Non-GAAP financial measures, including the impact of future possible business acquisitions. Accordingly, a reconciliation of the guidance based on Non-GAAP financial measures to corresponding GAAP financial measures for future periods is not available without unreasonable effort.

About NICE
NICE (Nasdaq: NICE) is the worldwide leading provider of both cloud and on-premises enterprise software solutions that empower organizations to make smarter decisions based on advanced analytics of structured and unstructured data. NICE helps organizations of all sizes deliver better customer service, ensure compliance, combat fraud and safeguard citizens. Over 25,000 organizations in more than 150 countries, including over 85 of the Fortune 100 companies, are using NICE solutions. www.nice.com.

Investors
Marty Cohen, +1 551 256 5354, ir@nice.com, ET
Omri Arens, +972 3 763-0127, ir@nice.com, CET

Media Contact
Chris Irwin-Dudek, +1 (551) 256-5140, Chris.Irwin-Dudek@nice.com          

Trademark Note: NICE and the NICE logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of NICE. All other marks are trademarks of their respective owners. For a full list of NICE' marks, please see: http://www.nice.com/nice-trademarks.



Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In some cases, forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as “believe,” “expect,” “seek,” “may,” “will,” “intend,” “should,” “project,” “anticipate,” “plan,” and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are based on the current beliefs, expectations and assumptions of the Company’s management regarding the future of the Company’s business, future plans and strategies, projections, anticipated events and trends, the economy and other future conditions. Examples of forward-looking statements include guidance regarding the Company’s revenue and earnings and the growth of our cloud, analytics and artificial intelligence business.
 
Forward looking statements are inherently subject to significant economic, competitive and other uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the control of management. The Company cautions that these statements are not guarantees of future performance, and investors should not place undue reliance on them. There are or will be important known and unknown factors and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements.  These factors, include, but are not limited to, risks associated with changes in economic and business conditions, competition, successful execution of the Company’s growth strategy, success and growth of the Company’s cloud Software-as-a-Service business, difficulties in making additional acquisitions or effectively integrating acquired operations, products, technologies and personnel, the Company’s dependency on third-party cloud computing platform providers, hosting facilities and service partners, rapidly changing technology, cyber security attacks or other security breaches against the Company, privacy concerns and legislation impacting the Company’s business, changes in currency exchange rates and interest rates, the effects of additional tax liabilities resulting from our global operations, uncertainty related to COVID-19 and various other factors and uncertainties discussed in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).
 
You are encouraged to carefully review the section entitled “Risk Factors” in our latest Annual Report on Form 20-F and our other filings with the SEC for additional information regarding these and other factors and uncertainties that could affect our future performance. The forward-looking statements contained in this presentation speak only as of the date hereof, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise them, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as required by law.
 
 


NICE LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
U.S. dollars in thousands

   
June 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2021
   
2020
 
   
Unaudited
   
Audited
 
             
ASSETS
           
             
CURRENT ASSETS:
           
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
343,452
   
$
442,267
 
Short-term investments
   
1,064,290
     
1,021,613
 
Trade receivables
   
331,493
     
303,100
 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
   
169,642
     
175,340
 
                 
Total current assets
   
1,908,877
     
1,942,320
 
                 
LONG-TERM ASSETS:
               
Property and equipment, net
   
143,014
     
137,785
 
Deferred tax assets
   
35,133
     
32,735
 
Other intangible assets, net
   
349,924
     
366,003
 
Operating lease right-of-use assets
   
91,647
     
97,162
 
Goodwill
   
1,595,613
     
1,503,252
 
Other long-term assets
   
180,125
     
153,660
 
                 
Total long-term assets
   
2,395,456
     
2,290,597
 
                 
TOTAL ASSETS
 
$
4,304,333
   
$
4,232,917
 
                 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
               
                 
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
               
Trade payables
 
$
40,850
   
$
33,132
 
Deferred revenues and advances from customers
   
327,955
     
311,851
 
Current maturities of operating leases
   
21,372
     
22,412
 
Debt
   
187,866
     
259,881
 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
   
409,992
     
417,174
 
                 
Total current liabilities
   
988,035
     
1,044,450
 
                 
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES:
               
Deferred revenues and advances from customers
   
73,197
     
36,295
 
Operating leases
   
86,389
     
92,262
 
Deferred tax liabilities
   
18,396
     
32,109
 
Debt
   
425,284
     
421,337
 
Other long-term liabilities
   
17,514
     
17,980
 
                 
Total long-term liabilities
   
620,780
     
599,983
 
                 
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
               
Nice Ltd's equity
   
2,672,128
     
2,563,910
 
Non-controlling interests
   
23,390
     
24,574
 
                 
Total shareholders' equity
   
2,695,518
     
2,588,484
 
                 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
 
$
4,304,333
   
$
4,232,917
 


NICE LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
U.S. dollars in thousands (except per share amounts)

   
Quarter ended
   
Year to date
 
   
June 30,
   
June 30,
 
   
2021
   
2020
   
2021
   
2020
 
   
Unaudited
   
Unaudited
   
Unaudited
   
Unaudited
 
Revenue:
                       
   Cloud
 
$
242,724
   
$
183,944
   
$
470,805
   
$
356,572
 
   Services
   
167,133
     
170,979
     
328,924
     
344,171
 
   Product
   
46,174
     
38,257
     
111,323
     
102,865
 
Total revenue
   
456,031
     
393,180
     
911,052
     
803,608
 
                                 
Cost of revenue:
                               
   Cloud
   
99,172
     
80,523
     
192,754
     
160,991
 
   Services
   
46,882
     
50,037
     
95,816
     
103,550
 
   Product
   
4,453
     
5,173
     
9,799
     
11,277
 
Total cost of revenue
   
150,507
     
135,733
     
298,369
     
275,818
 
                                 
Gross profit
   
305,524
     
257,447
     
612,683
     
527,790
 
                                 
Operating expenses:
                               
   Research and development, net
   
62,218
     
53,756
     
121,373
     
106,537
 
   Selling and marketing
   
126,195
     
107,155
     
254,754
     
216,776
 
   General and administrative
   
53,133
     
40,398
     
106,105
     
89,511
 
Total operating expenses
   
241,546
     
201,309
     
482,232
     
412,824
 
                                 
Operating income
   
63,978
     
56,138
     
130,451
     
114,966
 
                                 
Financial and other expense/(income), net
   
9,062
     
(423
)
   
12,456
     
1,227
 
                                 
Income before tax
   
54,916
     
56,561
     
117,995
     
113,739
 
Taxes on income
   
10,515
     
11,956
     
21,383
     
23,020
 
Net income
 
$
44,401
   
$
44,605
   
$
96,612
   
$
90,719
 
                                 
Less: net loss attributable to non-controlling interests
   
380
     
182
     
383
     
266
 
                                 
Net income attributable to NICE Ltd.'s shareholders
 
$
44,781
   
$
44,787
   
$
96,995
   
$
90,985
 
                                 
Earnings per share:
                               
   Basic
 
$
0.70
   
$
0.71
   
$
1.53
   
$
1.45
 
   Diluted
 
$
0.67
   
$
0.68
   
$
1.45
   
$
1.39
 
                                 
Weighted average shares outstanding:
                               
   Basic
   
63,108
     
62,638
     
63,096
     
62,557
 
   Diluted
   
66,512
     
65,633
     
66,618
     
65,484
 


NICE LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP RESULTS
U.S. dollars in thousands (except per share amounts)


   
Quarter ended
   
Year to date
 
   
June 30,
   
June 30,
 
   
2021
   
2020
   
2021
   
2020
 
GAAP revenues
 
$
456,031
   
$
393,180
   
$
911,052
   
$
803,608
 
Valuation adjustment on acquired deferred cloud revenue
   
2,773
     
1,950
     
4,596
     
2,729
 
Valuation adjustment on acquired deferred services revenue
   
60
     
-
     
166
     
-
 
Valuation adjustment on acquired deferred product revenue
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Non-GAAP revenues
 
$
458,864
   
$
395,130
   
$
915,814
   
$
806,337
 
                                 
GAAP cost of revenue
 
$
150,507
   
$
135,733
   
$
298,369
   
$
275,818
 
Amortization of acquired intangible assets on cost of cloud
   
(18,211
)
   
(16,064
)
   
(35,727
)
   
(31,622
)
Amortization of acquired intangible assets on cost of services
   
(1,226
)
   
(1,497
)
   
(2,451
)
   
(3,019
)
Amortization of acquired intangible assets on cost of product
   
(287
)
   
(1,125
)
   
(570
)
   
(2,259
)
Valuation adjustment on acquired deferred cost of cloud
   
26
     
244
     
51
     
537
 
Cost of cloud revenue adjustment (1)
   
(1,676
)
   
(948
)
   
(3,170
)
   
(1,792
)
Cost of services revenue adjustment (1)
   
(1,646
)
   
(1,680
)
   
(4,081
)
   
(3,280
)
Cost of product revenue adjustment (1)
   
(126
)
   
(68
)
   
(251
)
   
(136
)
Non-GAAP cost of revenue
 
$
127,361
   
$
114,595
   
$
252,170
   
$
234,247
 
                                 
GAAP gross profit
 
$
305,524
   
$
257,447
   
$
612,683
   
$
527,790
 
Gross profit adjustments
   
25,979
     
23,088
     
50,961
     
44,300
 
Non-GAAP gross profit
 
$
331,503
   
$
280,535
   
$
663,644
   
$
572,090
 
                                 
GAAP operating expenses
 
$
241,546
   
$
201,309
   
$
482,232
   
$
412,824
 
Research and development (1,2)
   
(4,111
)
   
(2,373
)
   
(8,168
)
   
(4,988
)
Sales and marketing (1,2)
   
(6,911
)
   
(8,797
)
   
(17,819
)
   
(14,062
)
General and administrative (1,2)
   
(18,688
)
   
(11,340
)
   
(31,375
)
   
(24,174
)
Amortization of acquired intangible assets
   
(9,952
)
   
(9,650
)
   
(19,660
)
   
(19,455
)
Valuation adjustment on acquired deferred commission
   
55
     
36
     
108
     
71
 
Non-GAAP operating expenses
 
$
201,939
   
$
169,185
   
$
405,318
   
$
350,216
 



NICE LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP RESULTS
(continued)
U.S. dollars in thousands (except per share amounts)

   
Quarter ended
   
Year to date
 
   
June 30,
   
June 30,
 
   
2021
   
2020
   
2021
   
2020
 
GAAP financial and other expense, net
 
$
9,062
   
$
(423
)
 
$
12,456
   
$
1,227
 
Amortization of discount on debt and loss from extinguishment of debt
   
(10,811
)
   
(2,532
)
   
(14,937
)
   
(4,874
)
Non-GAAP financial and other income, net
 
$
(1,749
)
 
$
(2,955
)
 
$
(2,481
)
 
$
(3,647
)
                                 
GAAP taxes on income
 
$
10,515
   
$
11,956
   
$
21,383
   
$
23,020
 
Tax adjustments re non-GAAP adjustments
   
16,529
     
12,499
     
32,343
     
24,790
 
Non-GAAP taxes on income
 
$
27,044
   
$
24,455
   
$
53,726
   
$
47,810
 
                                 
GAAP net income
 
$
44,401
   
$
44,605
   
$
96,612
   
$
90,719
 
Valuation adjustment on acquired deferred revenue
   
2,833
     
1,950
     
4,762
     
2,729
 
Valuation adjustment on acquired deferred cost of cloud revenue
   
(26
)
   
(244
)
   
(51
)
   
(537
)
Amortization of acquired intangible assets
   
29,676
     
28,336
     
58,408
     
56,355
 
Valuation adjustment on acquired deferred commission
   
(55
)
   
(36
)
   
(108
)
   
(71
)
Share-based compensation (1)
   
31,251
     
25,206
     
62,957
     
46,851
 
Acquisition related expenses (2)
   
1,907
     
-
     
1,907
     
1,581
 
Amortization of discount on debt and loss from extinguishment of debt
   
10,812
     
2,532
     
14,937
     
4,874
 
Tax adjustments re non-GAAP adjustments
   
(16,529
)
   
(12,499
)
   
(32,343
)
   
(24,790
)
Non-GAAP net income
 
$
104,270
   
$
89,850
   
$
207,081
   
$
177,711
 
                                 
GAAP diluted earnings per share
 
$
0.67
   
$
0.68
   
$
1.45
   
$
1.39
 
                                 
Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share
 
$
1.57
   
$
1.37
   
$
3.11
   
$
2.71
 
                                 
Shares used in computing GAAP diluted earnings per share
   
66,512
     
65,633
     
66,618
     
65,484
 
                                 
Shares used in computing non-GAAP diluted earnings per share
   
66,512
     
65,633
     
66,618
     
65,484
 



NICE LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP RESULTS  (continued)
U.S. dollars in thousands

(1)
Share-based Compensation
                       
      
Quarter ended
   
Year to date
 
     
June 30,
   
June 30,
 
       
2021
     
2020
     
2021
     
2020
 
                                   
 
Cost of cloud revenue
 
$
1,676
   
$
948
   
$
3,170
   
$
1,792
 
 
Cost of services revenue
   
1,646
     
1,680
     
4,081
     
3,280
 
 
Cost of product revenue
   
126
     
68
     
251
     
136
 
 
Research and development
   
4,111
     
2,373
     
8,168
     
4,988
 
 
Sales and marketing
   
6,911
     
8,797
     
17,819
     
13,974
 
 
General and administrative
   
16,781
     
11,340
     
29,468
     
22,681
 
      
$
31,251
   
$
25,206
   
$
62,957
   
$
46,851
 
                                   
(2)
Acquisition related expenses
                               
      
Quarter ended
   
Year to date
 
     
June 30,
   
June 30,
 
       
2021
     
2020
     
2021
     
2020
 
                                   
 
Research and development
 
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
 
 
Sales and marketing
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
88
 
 
General and administrative
   
1,907
     
-
     
1,907
     
1,493
 
      
$
1,907
   
$
-
   
$
1,907
   
$
1,581
 


NICE LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENTS
U.S. dollars in thousands

   
Quarter ended
   
Year to date
 
   
June 30,
   
June 30,
 
   
2021
   
2020
   
2021
   
2020
 
   
Unaudited
   
Unaudited
   
Unaudited
   
Unaudited
 
                         
Operating Activities
                       
                         
Net income
 
$
44,402
   
$
44,605
   
$
96,613
   
$
90,719
 
Depreciation and amortization
   
45,911
     
45,601
     
90,835
     
89,651
 
Stock based compensation
   
30,979
     
25,064
     
62,434
     
46,632
 
Amortization of premium and discount and accrued interest on marketable securities
   
2,066
     
(3,618
)
   
5,997
     
(2,870
)
Deferred taxes, net
   
(16,207
)
   
(678
)
   
(17,065
)
   
(9,870
)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                               
Trade Receivables
   
(2,783
)
   
14,134
     
(22,467
)
   
14,793
 
Prepaid expenses and other assets
   
(14,103
)
   
(20,677
)
   
(24,963
)
   
(34,768
)
Trade payables
   
(4,912
)
   
(13,283
)
   
4,792
     
(805
)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
   
(11,064
)
   
(33,357
)
   
(12,429
)
   
(21,460
)
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net
   
4,442
     
4,363
     
8,923
     
8,512
 
Deferred revenue
   
(3,843
)
   
(415
)
   
48,060
     
38,098
 
Operating lease liabilities
   
(4,778
)
   
(4,132
)
   
(10,475
)
   
(9,689
)
Amortization of discount on debt
   
3,513
     
2,532
     
7,612
     
4,875
 
Loss from extinguishment of debt
   
7,298
     
-
     
7,298
     
-
 
Other
   
519
     
(558
)
   
515
     
585
 
  Net cash provided by operating activities
   
81,440
     
59,581
     
245,680
     
214,403
 
                                 
Investing Activities
                               
                                 
Purchase of property and equipment
   
(10,631
)
   
(7,823
)
   
(12,960
)
   
(17,456
)
Purchase of Investments
   
(70,442
)
   
(69,061
)
   
(223,748
)
   
(154,488
)
Proceeds from Investments
   
112,527
     
78,980
     
167,104
     
164,865
 
Capitalization of software development costs
   
(11,159
)
   
(9,912
)
   
(21,275
)
   
(19,199
)
Proceeds from business and asset acquisitions adjustments
   
-
     
-
     
444
     
-
 
Payments for business and asset acquisitions, net of cash acquired
   
(129,306
)
   
-
     
(129,306
)
   
(50,836
)
  Net cash used in investing activities
   
(109,011
)
   
(7,816
)
   
(219,741
)
   
(77,114
)
                                 
Financing Activities
                               
                                 
Proceeds from issuance of shares upon exercise of share options
   
2,083
     
5,865
     
2,375
     
7,349
 
Purchase of treasury shares
   
(340
)
   
(3,531
)
   
(44,562
)
   
(27,601
)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest
   
(801
)
   
-
     
(801
)
   
-
 
Capital Lease payments
   
-
     
(15
)
   
-
     
(177
)
Repayment of debt
   
(82,814
)
   
-
     
(82,814
)
   
-
 
 Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities
   
(81,872
)
   
2,319
     
(125,802
)
   
(20,429
)
                                 
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents
   
1,767
     
902
     
1,048
     
(1,085
)
                                 
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
   
(107,676
)
   
54,986
     
(98,815
)
   
115,775
 
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
 
$
451,128
   
$
289,112
   
$
442,267
   
$
228,323
 
                                 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
 
$
343,452
   
$
344,098
   
$
343,452
   
$
344,098