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MoneyGram International Reports Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results

Fri. October 30, 2009; Posted: 08:00 AM
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MINNEAPOLIS, Oct 30, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- MGI | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- MoneyGram International, Inc. (NYSE:MGI), a leading global payment services company, today reported financial results for the third quarter of 2009.

-- Money transfer transaction volume excluding bill payment increased 6 percent, and money transfer fee and other revenue increased 3 percent versus prior year. On a constant currency basis, money transfer fee and other revenue excluding bill payment increased 5 percent versus prior year.

-- Global agent locations reached 186,000, an increase of 15 percent over prior year.

-- Adjusted EBITDA in the quarter was $66.6 million versus $75.7 million in the prior year, primarily driven by a $15.8 million decrease in net investment income in the third quarter of 2009.

-- Net loss for the quarter was $18.3 million and EBITDA was $29.3 million. Both EBITDA and net loss were impacted by $37.4 million of significant items in the quarter. These items include a $16.5 million legal accrual for a patent lawsuit; a $6.0 million legal accrual for settlement with the FTC; $9.2 million of stock-based compensation and executive severance; $8.4 million in impairment charges and $2.7 million of net securities gains.

-- Total revenue in the third quarter was $304.5 million, roughly unchanged from $305.0 million in the same period last year. Third quarter 2008 total revenue included net securities losses of $13.3 million and investment revenue that was $25.4 million more favorable compared with 2009.

-- Year-to-date total revenue in 2009 was $875.5 million, up from $608.1 million in the first three quarters of 2008. Year-to-date total revenue in 2008 included net securities losses of $350.8 million and investment revenue that was $101.3 million more favorable compared with 2009.

"In the third quarter we made great progress on our expansion initiatives and on our efforts to actively manage our debt," said Pamela H. Patsley, MoneyGram International chairman and chief executive officer. "While our third quarter results were affected by several items, we do not believe that these are reflective of the underlying strength of the business. During the quarter, we saw improved growth in our money transfer business, signed and renewed several key agents around the globe and implemented initiatives focused on reducing costs, streamlining processes and improving efficiencies. I am confident that as a company we are re-energized and collectively taking the right steps to position MoneyGram for long-term profitable growth."

Liquidity

The Company ended the third quarter with assets in excess of payment service obligations of $410.5 million, and earlier in this month paid down the remaining $45.0 million balance on its revolving credit facility. Over the last six months, the Company has paid down $145.0 million of its outstanding debt.

Market Development

In the third quarter of 2009, the Company continued its focus on expanding its agent network. For example, MoneyGram recently:

-- Expanded its agreement with Carrefour, the world's second largest retailer, to add money transfer services to 22 Carrefour hypermarkets throughout Romania.

-- Renewed a multi-year agreement with Itau Unibanco, Brazil's largest private-sector bank, and added 1,000 MoneyGram agent locations to the bank's existing MoneyGram network of nearly 5,000 branches.

-- Signed CUNA Strategic Services in the U.S., to provide 7,900 credit unions with turnkey access to MoneyGram's global money transfer and bill payment services.

-- Added 2,600 Union Bank of India locations through the Company's largest super agent, UAE Exchange Financial Services.

-- Added Citi Personal Loans and Citi Mortgage to the Company's growing list of clients offering customers the convenience of walk-in bill payment services.

-- Expanded MoneyGram's successful prepaid business with the addition of First Data, Metavante and TxVia, providing consumers with more convenient options to add funds to their re-loadable prepaid cards in MoneyGram's agent locations in the U.S.

"As we move into 2010, we will continue to expand our network and further enhance our product and service offerings thus increasing value and brand loyalty for our customers," added Patsley. "The adoption of new services, such as mobile text message 'receive' notifications and multi-currency payout, coupled with our MoneyGram Rewards global loyalty program, create a formidable platform for growth."

Global Funds Transfer Results

Total revenue for the Global Funds Transfer segment rose to $285.0 million in the third quarter of 2009 from $279.5 million in the same period last year. Segment results were impacted by a 6 percent increase in money transfer transaction volume excluding bill payment, partially offset by currency valuation changes and a decline in average money transfer fees. The segment reported operating income of $13.7 million, and an operating margin of 4.8 percent in the third quarter. Both operating income and margin were impacted by $27.1 million of the significant items discussed above. Adjusted margin was 14.3 percent.

Money transfer transaction volume excluding bill payment increased 6 percent and revenue increased 3 percent to $235.2 million in the third quarter of 2009 from $228.0 million in the third quarter of 2008. On a constant currency basis, money transfer revenue excluding bill payment improved 5 percent.

Money transfer transaction volume including bill payment was up 4 percent and revenue improved by 2 percent to $266.5 million in the third quarter of 2009 from $260.0 million in the third quarter of 2008. On a constant currency basis, money transfer revenue including bill payment improved 4 percent.

In the third quarter, money transfer transactions excluding bill payment originating in the United States and Canada increased 9 percent. Including bill payment, transactions increased 4 percent in the quarter from the prior year. Transactions originating outside of North America increased 8 percent from the prior year. Spain's economic downturn continues to impact the Company's international transaction growth. Excluding Spain, transactions originating outside of North America increased 17 percent from the prior year.

MoneyGram's transaction volume to Mexico decreased 10 percent in the quarter. However, the Company continued to see positive growth in its domestic U.S. business, and throughout much of Latin America and Canada.

Payment Systems Results

Payment Systems total revenue declined to $18.5 million in the third quarter of 2009 from $25.5 million in the third quarter of 2008. Net revenue in 2009 reflects investment revenue of $5.1 million and a net securities gain of $2.1 million, while 2008 net revenue reflects $26.8 million of investment revenue and $11.2 million in net securities losses and $10.6 million in commission expense. The segment reported operating income of $7.0 million in the third quarter of 2009, up from $1.9 million in the third quarter of 2008. Operating margin improved to 38.0 percent in the third quarter of 2009 from 7.6 percent in the comparable period last year.

Legal Accruals

In the third quarter, the Company recorded an accrual of $6.0 million related to a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regarding customer complaints that third parties have inappropriately used MoneyGram's money transfer services in conjunction with consumer fraud activities. This $6.0 million accrual is in addition to a $12.0 million accrual taken by the Company during the second quarter of 2009 toward the potential settlement. In combination, these accruals fully satisfy the monetary terms of the Company's settlement with the FTC.

Also during the quarter, the Company recorded an accrual for $16.5 million related to a verdict returned in a suit brought by Western Union involving certain Western Union patents. Post-trial motions are pending, including the Company's motions for judgment in its favor and for a new trial. The Company continues to evaluate next steps, including a possible appeal if its post-trial motions are not successful.

Non-GAAP Measures

In addition to results presented in accordance with GAAP, this press release and related tables include certain non-GAAP financial measures, including a presentation of EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, including agent signing bonus amortization) and Adjusted EBITDA (EBITDA adjusted for significant items). The following tables include a full reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to the related GAAP financial measures.

We believe that EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA provide useful information to investors because they are an indicator of the strength and performance of ongoing business operations, including our ability to service debt and fund capital expenditures, acquisitions and operations. These calculations are commonly used as a basis for investors, analysts and credit rating agencies to evaluate and compare the operating performance and value of companies within our industry. In addition, the Company's debt agreements require compliance with financial measures based on EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA. Finally, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are financial measures used by management in reviewing results of operations, forecasting, assessing cash flow and capital, allocating resources and establishing employee incentive programs.

Although MoneyGram believes the above non-GAAP financial measures enhance investors' understanding of its business and performance, these non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered an exclusive alternative to accompanying GAAP financial measures.

Description of Tables

Table One - Consolidated Statements of Loss
Table Two - Consolidated Statements of (Loss) Income (as Adjusted)
Table Three - Global Funds Transfer Segment Results (as Adjusted)
Table Four - Payment Systems Segment Results (as Adjusted)
Table Five - EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA
Table Six - Consolidated Balance Sheets
Table Seven - Assets in Excess of Payment Service Obligations

Conference Call

MoneyGram International will have a conference call today at 9:00 a.m. ET, 8:00 a.m. CT to discuss its third quarter 2009 results. Pamela H. Patsley, chairman and chief executive officer, and Jeff Woods, executive vice president and chief financial officer, will host the call. The conference call can be accessed by calling 1-877-548-7911 in the U.S. The participant confirmation number is 8914415. A replay of the conference call will be available one hour after the call concludes through 5:00 p.m. ET on Nov. 6, 2009. The replay of the call is available at 1-888-203-1112 for U.S. callers or 1-719-457-0820 for international callers. The confirmation code is 8914415.

About MoneyGram International, Inc.

MoneyGram International, Inc. is a leading global payment services company. The Company's major products and services include global money transfers, money orders and payment processing solutions for financial institutions and retail customers. MoneyGram is a New York Stock Exchange listed company with approximately 186,000 global money transfer agent locations in 190 countries and territories. For more information, visit the Company's website at www.moneygram.com.

Forward Looking Statements

The statements contained in this press release regarding MoneyGram International, Inc. that are not historical and factual information contained herein, particularly those statements pertaining to MoneyGram's expectations, guidance or future operating results, are forward-looking statements and are made under the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are only as of the date they are made, and unless legally required, MoneyGram undertakes no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statement. Words such as "estimates," "expects," "projects," "plans" and other similar expressions or future or conditional verbs such as "will," "should," "could," and "would" are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on management's current expectations and are subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances due to a number of factors, including, but not limited to the following: (a) our substantial dividend and debt service obligations and our covenant requirements which could impact our ability to obtain additional financing and to operate and grow our business; (b) sustained illiquidity of global financial markets which may adversely affect our liquidity and our agents' liquidity, our access to credit and capital and our agents' access to credit and capital and our earnings on our investment portfolio; (c) weak economic conditions generally and in geographic areas or industries that are important to our business which may cause a decline in our money transfer growth rate and transaction volume and/or revenue; (d) a material slow down or complete disruption of international migration patterns which could adversely affect our money transfer volume and growth rate; (e) a loss of material retail agent relationships or a reduction in transaction volume from them; (f) our ability to develop and implement successful pricing strategies for our services; (g) stockholder lawsuits and other litigation or government investigations of the Company or its agents which could result in material costs, settlements, fines or penalties; (h) our ability to maintain sufficient banking relationships; (i) our ability to attract and retain key employees; (j) our ability to maintain capital sufficient to pursue our growth strategy, fund key strategic initiatives and meet evolving regulatory requirements; (k) our ability to successfully and timely implement new or enhanced technology and infrastructure, delivery methods and product and service offerings and to invest in products, services and infrastructure; (l) our ability to adequately protect our brand and our other intellectual property rights and to avoid infringing on third-party intellectual property rights; (m) competition from large competitors, niche competitors or new competitors that may enter the markets in which we operate; (n) the impact of laws, regulatory requirements, and other industry practices in the U.S. and abroad, including changes in laws, regulations or other industry practices and standards that may increase our costs of doing business or reduce the market for or value of our services; (o) our offering of money transfer services through agents in regions that are politically volatile or, in a limited number of cases, are subject to certain Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") restrictions which could result in contravention of U.S. law or regulations by us or our agents which could subject us to fines and penalties and cause us reputational harm; (p) a breakdown, catastrophic event, security breach, privacy breach, improper operation or other event impacting our systems or processes or our vendors', agents' or financial institution customers' systems or processes, which could result in financial loss, loss of customers, regulatory sanctions and damage to our brand and reputation; (q) our ability to scale our technology to match our business and transactional growth; (r) our ability to manage our credit exposure to retail agents and financial institution customers; (s) our ability to mitigate fraud risks from consumers, agents and other third parties; (t) our ability to successfully manage risks associated with running Company-owned retail locations and acquiring new businesses; (u) our ability to successfully manage risks associated with our international sales and operations including the potential for political, economic or other instability in countries that are important to our business; (v) our compliance with the internal control provisions of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002; (w) the outcome of positions we take with respect to federal, state, local and international taxation; (x) additional risk factors described in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time.

TABLE ONE
MONEYGRAM INTERNATIONAL, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF LOSS
(Unaudited)
                                                      Three Months Ended                           Nine Months Ended
                                                      September 30,                 2009 vs        September 30,                  2009 vs
(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)         2009           2008           2008           2009           2008            2008
REVENUE
Fee and other revenue                                 $  294,863     $  286,021     $  8,842       $  841,500     $  830,699      $  10,801
Investment revenue                                       6,849          32,231         (25,382 )      26,995         128,294         (101,299 )
Net securities gains (losses)                            2,738          (13,253 )      15,991         7,027          (350,844 )      357,871
Total revenue                                            304,450        304,999        (549    )      875,522        608,149         267,373
Fee commissions expense                                  128,352        131,397        (3,045  )      368,660        377,727         (9,067   )
Investment commissions expense                           375            9,968          (9,593  )      1,128          101,472         (100,344 )
Total commissions expense                                128,727        141,365        (12,638 )      369,788        479,199         (109,411 )
Net revenue                                              175,723        163,634        12,089         505,734        128,950         376,784
EXPENSES
Compensation and benefits                                58,963         53,541         5,422          158,234        173,976         (15,742  )
Transaction and operations support                       82,573         48,530         34,043         198,223        151,894         46,329
Occupancy, equipment and supplies                        12,254         11,069         1,185          35,517         34,682          835
Interest expense                                         26,127         27,834         (1,707  )      79,816         66,631          13,185
Depreciation and amortization                            14,510         13,891         619            43,834         42,397          1,437
Valuation loss on embedded derivative                    -              47,233         (47,233 )      -              16,030          (16,030  )
Debt extinguishment loss                                 -              -              -              -              1,499           (1,499   )
Total expenses                                           194,427        202,098        (7,671  )      515,624        487,109         28,515
Loss before income taxes                                 (18,704 )      (38,464 )      19,760         (9,890  )      (358,159 )      348,269
Income tax (benefit) expense                             (400    )      88             (488    )      (110    )      26,087          (26,197  )
NET LOSS                                              $  (18,304 )   $  (38,552 )   $  20,248      $  (9,780  )   $  (384,246 )   $  374,466
Basic and diluted loss per common share               $  (0.60   )   $  (0.80   )   $  0.20        $  (1.19   )   $  (5.34    )   $  4.15
Net loss as reported                                  $  (18,304 )   $  (38,552 )   $  20,248      $  (9,780  )   $  (384,246 )   $  374,466
Preferred stock dividends                                (28,277 )      (24,995 )      (3,282  )      (81,111 )      (50,810  )      (30,301  )
Accretion recognized on preferred stock                  (2,580  )      (2,533  )      (47     )      (7,621  )      (5,192   )      (2,429   )
Net loss available to common stockholders             $  (49,161 )   $  (66,080 )   $  16,919      $  (98,512 )   $  (440,248 )   $  341,736
Weighted-average outstanding common shares (1)           82,505         82,464         41             82,497         82,452          45
(1) The following potential common shares are excluded as
their effect is anti-dilutive in periods of net loss available to
common stockholders:
Shares related to stock options and restricted stock     22,560         3,485                         15,781         3,918
Shares related to preferred stock                        370,082        327,324                       370,082        327,324
TABLE TWO
MONEYGRAM INTERNATIONAL, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF (LOSS) INCOME (AS ADJUSTED)
(Unaudited)
                                       Three Months Ended September 30, 2009           Three Months Ended September 30, 2008
(Amounts in thousands)                 As Reported      Adjustments (1)  Adjusted      As Reported       Adjustments (1)     Adjusted
REVENUE
Fee and other revenue                  $   294,863      $     -          $    294,863  $   286,021       $     -             $    286,021
Investment revenue                         6,849              -               6,849        32,231              -                  32,231
Net securities gains (losses)              2,738              (2,738  )       -            (13,253  )          13,253             -
Total revenue                              304,450            (2,738  )       301,712      304,999             13,253             318,252
Fee commissions expense                    128,352            -               128,352      131,397             -                  131,397
Investment commissions expense             375                -               375          9,968               -                  9,968
Total commissions expense                  128,727            -               128,727      141,365             -                  141,365
Net revenue                                175,723            (2,738  )       172,985      163,634             13,253             176,887
EXPENSES
Compensation and benefits                  58,963             (8,933  )       50,030       53,541              (1,199  )          52,342
Transaction and operations support         82,573             (31,175 )       51,398       48,530              (24     )          48,506
Occupancy, equipment and supplies          12,254             -               12,254       11,069              -                  11,069
Interest expense                           26,127             -               26,127       27,834              -                  27,834
Depreciation and amortization              14,510             -               14,510       13,891              -                  13,891
Valuation loss on embedded derivative      -                  -               -            47,233              (47,233 )          -
Total expenses                             194,427            (40,108 )       154,319      202,098             (48,456 )          153,642
(Loss) income before income taxes      $   (18,704 )    $     37,370     $    18,666   $   (38,464  )    $     61,709        $    23,245
                                       Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009            Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008
(Amounts in thousands)                 As Reported      Adjustments (1)  Adjusted      As Reported       Adjustments (1)     Adjusted
REVENUE
Fee and other revenue                  $   841,500      $     -          $    841,500  $   830,699       $     -             $    830,699
Investment revenue                         26,995             -               26,995       128,294             -                  128,294
Net securities gains (losses)              7,027              (7,027  )       -            (350,844 )          350,844            -
Total revenue                              875,522            (7,027  )       868,495      608,149             350,844            958,993
Fee commissions expense                    368,660            -               368,660      377,727             -                  377,727
Investment commissions expense             1,128              -               1,128        101,472             (27,735 )          73,737
Total commissions expense                  369,788            -               369,788      479,199             (27,735 )          451,464
Net revenue                                505,734            (7,027  )       498,707      128,950             378,579            507,529
EXPENSES
Compensation and benefits                  158,234            (11,674 )       146,560      173,976             (19,017 )          154,959
Transaction and operations support         198,223            (47,150 )       151,073      151,894             (8,963  )          142,931
Occupancy, equipment and supplies          35,517             -               35,517       34,682              -                  34,682
Interest expense                           79,816             -               79,816       66,631              (1,982  ) (2)      64,649
Depreciation and amortization              43,834             -               43,834       42,397              -                  42,397
Valuation loss on embedded derivative      -                  -               -            16,030              (16,030 )          -
Debt extinguishment loss                   -                  -               -            1,499               (1,499  )          -
Total expenses                             515,624            (58,824 )       456,800      487,109             (47,491 )          439,618
(Loss) income before income taxes      $   (9,890  )    $     51,797     $    41,907   $   (358,159 )    $     426,070       $    67,911
(1) See Table 5 - EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA for
a detailed listing of the adjustments.
(2) Loss upon termination of interest rate swaps
related to our debt.
TABLE THREE
MONEYGRAM INTERNATIONAL, INC.
GLOBAL FUNDS TRANSFER SEGMENT RESULTS (AS ADJUSTED)
(Unaudited)
                                     Three Months Ended September 30, 2009             Three Months Ended September 30, 2008
(Amounts in thousands)               As Reported      Adjustments (1) Adjusted         As Reported      Adjustments (1)  Adjusted
Money transfer revenue
Fee and other revenue                $   266,466      $     -         $   266,466      $   259,952      $       -        $   259,952
Investment revenue                       66                 -             66               373                  -            373
Net securities losses                    -                  -             -                (159    )            159          -
Retail money order and other
Fee and other revenue                    17,043             -             17,043           16,203               -            16,203
Investment revenue                       1,081              -             1,081            5,049                -            5,049
Net securities gains (losses)            367                (367   )      -                (1,891  )            1,891        -
Total Global Funds Transfer revenue      285,023            (367   )      284,656          279,527              2,050        281,577
Commissions expense                      127,832            -             127,832          130,731              -            130,731
Net revenue                          $   157,191      $     (367   )  $   156,824      $   148,796      $       2,050    $   150,846
Operating income                     $   13,721       $     27,099    $   40,820       $   39,514       $       3,005    $   42,519
Operating margin                         4.8     %                        14.3    %        14.1    %                         15.1    %
                                     Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009              Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008
(Amounts in thousands)               As Reported      Adjustments (1) Adjusted         As Reported      Adjustments (1)  Adjusted
Money transfer revenue
Fee and other revenue                $   758,313      $     -         $   758,313      $   751,552      $       -        $   751,552
Investment revenue                       172                -             172              1,454                -            1,454
Net securities losses                    -                  -             -                (4,240  )            4,240        -
Retail money order and other
Fee and other revenue                    50,957             -             50,957           49,862               -            49,862
Investment revenue                       4,058              -             4,058            18,919               -            18,919
Net securities gains (losses)            958                (958   )      -                (46,769 )            46,769       -
Total Global Funds Transfer revenue      814,458            (958   )      813,500          770,778              51,009       821,787
Commissions expense                      367,053            -             367,053          375,845              -            375,845
Net revenue                          $   447,405      $     (958   )  $   446,447      $   394,933      $       51,009   $   445,942
Operating income                     $   61,352       $     43,583    $   104,935      $   66,462       $       53,059   $   119,521
Operating margin                         7.5     %                        12.9    %        8.6     %                         14.5    %
(1) Represents the allocation to Global Funds Transfer
of the adjustments detailed in Table 5 - EBITDA and Adjusted
EBITDA.
TABLE FOUR
MONEYGRAM INTERNATIONAL, INC.
PAYMENT SYSTEMS SEGMENT RESULTS (AS ADJUSTED)
(Unaudited)
                                        Three Months Ended September 30, 2009           Three Months Ended September 30, 2008
(Amounts in thousands)                  As Reported     Adjustments (1) Adjusted        As Reported       Adjustments (1)  Adjusted
Fee and other revenue                   $   11,354      $     -         $   11,354      $   9,869         $     -          $   9,869
Investment revenue                          5,055             -             5,055           26,809              -              26,809
Net securities gains (losses)               2,095             (2,095 )      -               (11,203  )          11,203         -
Total Payment Systems revenue               18,504            (2,095 )      16,409          25,475              11,203         36,678
Commissions expense                         896               -             896             10,635              -              10,635
Net revenue                             $   17,608      $     (2,095 )  $   15,513      $   14,840        $     11,203     $   26,043
Operating income                        $   7,023       $     (214   )  $   6,809       $   1,927         $     11,471     $   13,398
Operating margin                            38.0   %                        41.5   %        7.6      %                         36.5    %
                                        Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009            Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008
(Amounts in thousands)                  As Reported     Adjustments (1) Adjusted        As Reported       Adjustments (1)  Adjusted
Fee and other revenue                   $   32,205      $     -         $   32,205      $   28,989        $     -          $   28,989
Investment revenue                          20,131            -             20,131          107,989             -              107,989
Net securities gains (losses)               5,386             (5,386 )      -               (299,835 )          299,835        -
Total Payment Systems revenue (losses)      57,722            (5,386 )      52,336          (162,857 )          299,835        136,978
Commissions expense                         2,735             -             2,735           103,354             (27,735 )      75,619
Net revenue (losses)                    $   54,987      $     (5,386 )  $   49,601      $   (266,211 )    $     327,570    $   61,359
Operating income (loss)                 $   23,718      $     (2,701 )  $   21,017      $   (309,022 )    $     328,113    $   19,091
Operating margin                            41.1   %                        40.2   %        NM                                 13.9    %
(1) Represents the allocation to Payment Systems of the
adjustments detailed in Table 5 - EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA.
TABLE FIVE
MONEYGRAM INTERNATIONAL, INC.
EBITDA AND ADJUSTED EBITDA
(Unaudited)
                                                   Three Months Ended                Nine Months Ended
                                                   September 30,                     September 30,
(Amounts in thousands)                             2009             2008             2009             2008
Loss before income taxes                           $   (18,704 )    $   (38,464 )    $   (9,890  )    $   (358,159 )
Interest expense                                       26,127           27,834           79,816           66,631
Depreciation and amortization                          14,510           13,891           43,834           42,397
Amortization of agent signing bonuses                  7,331            10,711           24,413           27,809
EBITDA                                                 29,264           13,972           138,173          (221,322 )
Significant items impacting EBITDA:
Net securities (gains) losses                          (2,738  )        13,253           (7,027  )        350,844
Severance and related costs (1)                        3,752            -                5,010            17,653
Impairment charges (2)                                 8,409            -                12,267           -
Legal accruals (3)                                     22,500           -                34,500           -
Stock-based compensation expense (4)                   5,447            1,223            7,047            2,594
Valuation loss on embedded derivatives (5)             -                47,233           -                16,030
Transaction costs related to the recapitalization      -                -                -                7,733
Debt extinguishment loss (6)                           -                -                -                1,499
Valuation loss on interest rate swaps (7)              -                -                -                27,735
Adjusted EBITDA                                    $   66,634       $   75,681       $   189,970      $   202,766
(1) Severance and related costs from executive
terminations, none of which is allocated to the segments. Related
costs are included in the "Transaction and operations support"
line in our Consolidated Statements of Loss.
(2) Impairment of the corporate airplane, goodwill and
capitalized software in connection with exit plans, of which $3.2
million is allocated to Global Funds Transfer for the nine months
ended September 30, 2009 and $1.4 million and $2.1 million is
allocated to Payment Systems for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2009, respectively.
(3) Legal accruals for Global Funds Transfer related to
a patent lawsuit and a settlement agreement with the Federal Trade
Commission.
(4) Substantially all stock-based compensation is
included in the "Compensation and benefits" line in our
Consolidated Statements of Loss.
(5) Change in the fair value of embedded derivatives in
our preferred stock, none of which is allocated to the segments.
(6) Relates to the amendment of the Senior Credit
Facility during the recapitalization, none of which is allocated to
the segments.
(7) Loss upon the termination of interest rate swaps
related to the official check business in Payment Systems.
TABLE SIX
MONEYGRAM INTERNATIONAL, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
                                                                  September 30,        December 31,
(Amounts in thousands, except share data)                         2009                 2008
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents                                         $    -               $    -
Cash and cash equivalents (substantially restricted)                   3,876,105            4,077,381
Receivables, net (substantially restricted)                            958,937              1,264,885
Trading investments and related put options (substantially             25,804               47,990
restricted)
Available-for-sale investments (substantially restricted)              324,942              438,774
Property and equipment                                                 128,110              156,263
Intangible assets                                                      11,949               14,548
Goodwill                                                               428,117              434,337
Other assets                                                           153,175              208,118
Total assets                                                      $    5,907,139       $    6,642,296
LIABILITIES
Payment service obligations                                       $    4,775,290       $    5,437,999
Debt                                                                   879,171              978,881
Pension and other postretirement benefits                              131,964              130,900
Accounts payable and other liabilities                                 140,183              121,586
Deferred tax liabilities                                               13,476               12,454
Total liabilities                                                      5,940,084            6,681,820
MEZZANINE EQUITY
Participating Convertible Preferred Stock-Series B, $0.01 par          517,090              458,408
value, 800,000 shares authorized, 495,000 shares issued and
outstanding
Participating Convertible Preferred Stock-Series B-1, $0.01 par        313,854              283,804
value, 500,000 shares authorized, 272,500 shares issued and
outstanding
Total mezzanine equity                                                 830,944              742,212
STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
Preferred shares - undesignated, $0.01 par value, 5,000,000            -                    -
authorized, none issued
Preferred shares - junior participating, $0.01 par value,              -                    -
2,000,000 authorized, none issued
Common shares, $0.01 par value, 1,300,000,000 shares authorized,       886                  886
88,556,077 shares issued
Additional paid-in capital                                             -                    62,324
Retained loss                                                          (678,241  )          (649,254  )
Unearned employee benefits                                             (46       )          (424      )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss                                   (33,325   )          (42,707   )
Treasury stock: 6,035,848 and 5,999,175 shares at September 30,        (153,163  )          (152,561  )
2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively
Total stockholders' deficit                                            (863,889  )          (781,736  )
Total liabilities, mezzanine equity and stockholders' deficit     $    5,907,139       $    6,642,296
TABLE SEVEN
MONEYGRAM INTERNATIONAL, INC.
ASSETS IN EXCESS OF PAYMENT SERVICE OBLIGATIONS
(Unaudited)
                                                 September 30,         June 30,          March 31,           December 31,
(Amounts in thousands)                           2009                  2009              2009                2008
Cash and cash equivalents                        $    3,876,105        $  3,973,685      $   3,904,783       $    4,077,381
Receivables, net                                      958,937             1,098,388          1,117,184            1,264,885
Trading investments and related put options           25,804              37,309             50,127               47,990
Available-for-sale investments                        324,942             357,432            415,827              438,774
                                                      5,185,788           5,466,814          5,487,921            5,829,030
Payment service obligations                           (4,775,290 )        (5,079,941 )       (5,067,167 )         (5,437,999 )
Assets in excess of payment service obligations  $    410,498          $  386,873        $   420,754         $    391,031

SOURCE: MoneyGram International, Inc.

MoneyGram International, Inc. 
Lynda Michielutti, 952-591-3846 (Media) 
lmichielutti@moneygram.com 
Alex Holmes, 720-568-8703 (Investors) 
aholmes@moneygram.com
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