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DirectCash Payments Inc. Announces Results of Operations for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015

CALGARY, AB--(Marketwired - November 12, 2015) - DirectCash Payments Inc. (DCI.TO)("DCPayments" or the "Company") today announced consolidated financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015.

Financial and Operational Highlights:

  • Improved EBITDA for the three months ended September 30, 2015 to $18.6 million, an increase of 9% and 3% from Q2 2015 and Q3 2014 respectively

  • Improved Funds from Operations payout ratio to 48.5% for the three months ended September 30, 2015, compared to 56.3% and 52.2% for Q2 2015 and Q3 2014 respectively

  • Reduced Net Debt by 5% to $186.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the prior year periods

  • Growth in transaction volumes in all business segments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the prior year periods

  • Highest number of ATMs in DCPayments' history, with 21,824 active as at September 30, 2015, a growth of 8% from the prior year

  • During the quarter, reached an agreement to settle all class action lawsuits filed against the Company

  • Completed transition of the Morrison's ATM fleet, adding approximately 220 ATMs in total to the United Kingdom fleet

  • Acquired A$1.9 million of ATM assets, including processing contracts for approximately 250 ATM locations in Australia

  • During the quarter, re-purchased and cancelled 33,700 common shares under the Company's current Normal Course Issuer Bid

  • Successfully completed refinancing and amendments to increase the Australian dollar sublimit on the Company's credit facility, improving cash flow management and creating a natural hedge between the Australian and Canadian currencies

  • Executed a long-term renewal of the Company's service and marketing agreements with DirectCash Bank

  • Extended agreement to acquire DirectCash Bank to August 15, 2016 to accommodate ongoing Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions review

  • Increased the Canadian vault cash rental agreement limit from $100 million to $150 million, reflecting business growth and improving operational flexibility

Management's Commentary

"We are very pleased with another quarter of strong performance coupled with growth in our business, continued execution of our business plan worldwide and to have negotiated a settlement agreement for all class action lawsuits related to Cash Store. We are focused on growth and expansion of product offerings in our payments business." said Jeffrey Smith, DCPayments' President and Chief Executive Officer

Summary financial and operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 are set forth below and complete copies of the Company's consolidated Financial Statements and Management's Discussion & Analysis ("MD&A") are available on SEDAR at (www.sedar.com).