EPIQ Systems Inc. Reports Operating Results (10-Q)

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Jul 28, 2010
EPIQ Systems Inc. (EPIQ, Financial) filed Quarterly Report for the period ended 2010-06-30.

Epiq Systems Inc. has a market cap of $457.4 million; its shares were traded at around $12.49 with a P/E ratio of 25 and P/S ratio of 1.9. The dividend yield of Epiq Systems Inc. stocks is 0.3%. Epiq Systems Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 16.9% over the past 10 years.EPIQ is in the portfolios of Paul Tudor Jones of The Tudor Group, Jim Simons of Renaissance Technologies LLC, Steven Cohen of SAC Capital Advisors.

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The direct cost of services, exclusive of depreciation and amortization, was $16.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010, a decrease of $3.3 million, or 17%, as compared to $19.7 million in the prior year. Contributing to this decrease was a $1.6 million decrease in the expense related to outside services, primarily related to temporary help and mailing, a $1.2 million decrease in legal noticing costs; and a $0.5 million decrease in production supplies. Changes by segment are discussed below.

General and administrative costs increased $0.1 million, or less than 1%, to $23.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010. Travel expense increased $0.4 million and expense related to leases increased $0.8 million. These increases were partially offset by a $0.6 million decrease in share-based compensation expense, and a $0.5 million decrease in outside services. Changes by segment are discussed below.

Bankruptcy direct and administrative costs, including reimbursed direct costs, decreased $1.0 million, or 6%, to $13.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010, compared to $14.8 million in the prior year. The decrease in these costs were the result of a $0.6 million decrease in outside services, a $0.2 million decrease in legal notification costs, a $0.6 million decrease in reimbursed direct costs, partially offset by a $0.4 million increase in compensation expense.

The direct cost of services, exclusive of depreciation and amortization, was $31.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010, a decrease of $7.6 million, or 19%, as compared to $39.4 million in the prior year. Contributing to this decrease was a $5.1 million decrease in the expense related to outside services, primarily related to temporary help and mailing, a $2.1 million decrease in production supplies, and a $1.3 million decrease in legal notification costs. These decreases were partially offset by a $0.5 million increase in compensation related expense, due primarily to increases in the bankruptcy segment resulting from the growth in corporate restructuring engagements; and a $0.4 million increase in building and equipment expense. Changes by segment are discussed below.

General and administrative costs increased $2.0 million, or 5%, to $44.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010. A litigation provision for a shareholder derivative action of $1.6 million was recorded for the six months ended June 30, 2010, travel expense increased $1.0 million, and lease expense increased $0.8 million. These increases were partially offset by a $1.2 million decrease in outside services and professional fees. Changes by segment are discussed below.

Bankruptcy direct and administrative costs, including reimbursed direct costs, increased $1.9 million, or 8%, to $27.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010, compared to $25.2 million in the prior year. The increases in these costs were primarily related to an increase of $1.6 million in compensation related expense and $0.4 million in technology costs related to the business growth and a $0.3 million increase in reimbursed direct costs, which directly corresponded to the increase in operating revenue from reimbursed direct costs.

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