Segment Information

The Company operates in four business segments: Payment Services - Puerto Rico & Caribbean, Payment Services - Latin America (collectively "Payment Services segments"), Merchant Acquiring, and Business Solutions.

The Payment Services - Puerto Rico & Caribbean segment revenues are comprised of revenues related to providing access to the ATH debit network and other card networks to financial institutions, including related services such as authorization, processing, management and recording of ATM and POS transactions, and ATM management and monitoring. The segment revenues also include revenues from card processing services (such as credit and debit card processing, authorization and settlement and fraud monitoring and control to debit or credit issuers), payment processing services (such as payment and billing products for merchants, businesses and financial institutions) and EBT (which principally consist of services to the government of Puerto Rico for the delivery of benefits to participants). For ATH debit network and processing services, revenues are primarily driven by the number of transactions processed. Revenues are derived primarily from network fees, transaction switching and processing fees, and the leasing POS devices. For card issuer processing, revenues are primarily dependent upon the number of cardholder accounts on file, transactions and authorizations processed, the number of cards embossed and other processing services. For EBT services, revenues are primarily derived from the number of beneficiaries on file.

The Payment Services - Latin America segment revenues consist of revenues related to providing access to the ATH network and other card networks to financial institutions, including related services such as authorization, processing, management and recording of ATM and POS transactions, and ATM management and monitoring. The segment revenues also include revenues from card processing services (such as credit and debit card processing, authorization and settlement and fraud monitoring and control to debit or credit issuers), payment processing services (such as payment and billing products for merchants, businesses and financial institutions), as well as, licensed software solutions for risk and fraud management and card payment processing. For ATH debit network and processing services, revenues are primarily driven by the number of transactions processed. Revenues are derived primarily from network fees, transaction switching and processing fees, and the leasing POS devices. For card issuer processing, revenues are primarily dependent upon the number of cardholder accounts on file, transactions and authorizations processed, the number of cards embossed and other processing services.

The Merchant Acquiring segment consists of revenues from services that allow merchants to accept electronic methods of payment. In the Merchant Acquiring segment, revenues include a discount fee and membership fees charged to merchants, debit network fees and rental fees from POS devices and other equipment, net of credit card interchange and assessment fees charged by credit cards associations (such as VISA or MasterCard) or payment networks. The discount fee is generally a percentage of the transaction value. EVERTEC also charges merchants for other services that are unrelated to the number of transactions or the transaction value.

The Business Solutions segment consists of revenues from a full suite of business process management solutions in various product areas such as core bank processing, network hosting and management, IT professional services, business process outsourcing, item processing, cash processing, and fulfillment. Core bank processing and network services revenues are derived in part from a recurrent fixed fee and from fees based on the number of accounts on file (i.e. savings or checking accounts, loans, etc.) or computer resources utilized. Revenues from other processing services within the Business Solutions segment are generally volume-based and depend on factors such as the number of accounts processed. In addition, EVERTEC is a reseller of hardware and software products and these resale transactions are generally non-recurring.

In addition to the four operating segments described above, Management identified certain functional cost areas that operate independently and do not constitute businesses in themselves. These units could neither be concluded as operating segments nor could they be combined with any other operating segments. Therefore, these units are aggregated and presented as “Corporate and Other” category in the financial statements alongside the operating segments. The Corporate and other category consists of corporate overhead expenses, intersegment eliminations, certain leveraged activities and other non-operating and miscellaneous expenses that are not included in the operating segments. The overhead and leveraged costs relate to activities such as:


•	marketing,


•	corporate finance and accounting,


•	human resources,


•	legal,


•	risk management functions,


•	internal audit,


•	corporate debt related costs,


•	non-operating depreciation and amortization expenses generated as a result of the Merger,


•	intersegment revenues and expenses, and


•	other non-recurring fees and expenses that are not considered when management evaluates financial performance at a segment level

The Chief Operating Decision Maker ("CODM") reviews the operating segments separate financial information to assess performance and to allocate resources. Management evaluates the operating results of each of its operating segments based upon revenues and Adjusted Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization ("Adjusted EBITDA"). Adjusted EBITDA is defined as EBITDA further adjusted to exclude unusual items and other adjustments. Adjusted EBITDA, as it relates to operating segments, is presented in conformity with Accounting Standards Codification Topic 280, "Segment Reporting" given that it is reported to the CODM for purposes of allocating resources. Segment asset disclosure is not used by the CODM as a measure of segment performance since the segment evaluation is driven by revenues and adjusted EBITDA performance. As such, segment assets are not disclosed in the notes to the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

The following tables set forth information about the Company’s operations by its four business segments for the periods indicated:



	Three months ended September 30, 2018
(In thousands)	Payment Services - Puerto Rico & Caribbean		Payment Services - Latin America		Merchant Acquiring, net			Business Solutions		Corporate and Other ⁽¹⁾			Total

Revenues	$	28,951	$	18,907	$	24,486		$	48,831	$	(9,158	)	$	112,017
Operating costs and expenses	13,021		18,890		14,160			30,983		2,602			79,656
Depreciation and amortization	2,505		2,337		427			3,398		7,121			15,788
Non-operating income (expenses)	602		3,834		—			12		(3,080		)	1,368
EBITDA	19,037		6,188		10,753			21,258		(7,719		)	49,517
Compensation and benefits ⁽²⁾	207		363		196			485		1,117			2,368
Transaction, refinancing and other fees ⁽³⁾	—		—		(1		)	1		215			215
Adjusted EBITDA	$	19,244	$	6,551	$	10,948		$	21,744	$	(6,387	)	$	52,100

(1)

Corporate and Other consists of corporate overhead, certain leveraged activities, other non-operating expenses and intersegment eliminations. Intersegment eliminations predominantly reflect the $9.2 million processing fee from Payments Services - Puerto Rico and Caribbean to Merchant Acquiring and cost transfer fees from Corporate and Other to Payment Services Latin America for leveraged services and management fees.


(2)	Primarily represents share-based compensation, other compensation expense and severance payments.


(3)	Primarily represents fees and expenses associated with corporate transactions as defined in the Credit Agreement and the elimination of non-cash equity earnings from our 19.99% equity investment in Consorcio de Tarjetas Dominicanas S.A., net of cash dividends received.



	Three months ended September 30, 2017
(In thousands)	Payment Services - Puerto Rico & Caribbean		Payment Services - Latin America		Merchant Acquiring, net		Business Solutions		Corporate and Other ⁽¹⁾			Total

Revenues	$	25,225	$	17,432	$	21,555	$	46,275	$	(7,762	)	$	102,725
Operating costs and expenses	16,219		21,396		19,444		31,620		5,238			93,917
Depreciation and amortization	2,259		2,608		618		4,024		7,097			16,606
Non-operating income (expenses)	567		1,732		—		—		(1,952		)	347
EBITDA	11,832		376		2,729		18,679		(7,855		)	25,761
Compensation and benefits ⁽²⁾	205		139		216		781		1,007			2,348
Transaction, refinancing and other fees ⁽³⁾	3,160		3,221		6,464		—		757			13,602
Adjusted EBITDA	$	15,197	$	3,736	$	9,409	$	19,460	$	(6,091	)	$	41,711

(1)

Corporate and Other consists of corporate overhead, certain leveraged activities, other non-operating expenses and intersegment eliminations. Intersegment eliminations predominantly reflect the $7.8 million processing fee from Payments Services - Puerto Rico and Caribbean to Merchant Acquiring and cost transfer fees from Corporate and Other to Payment Services Latin America for leveraged services and management fees.


(2)	Primarily represents share-based compensation, other compensation expense and severance payments.

(3)

Primarily represents fees and expenses associated with corporate transactions as defined in the Credit Agreement, the elimination of non-cash equity earnings from our 19.99% equity investment in Consorcio de Tarjetas Dominicanas S.A., net of cash dividends received and an impairment charge and contractual fee accrual for a third party software solution that was determined to be commercially unviable.



	Nine months ended September 30, 2018
(In thousands)	Payment Services - Puerto Rico & Caribbean			Payment Services - Latin America		Merchant Acquiring, net		Business Solutions		Corporate and Other ⁽¹⁾			Total

Revenues	$	84,162		$	58,534	$	73,829	$	145,985	$	(26,872	)	$	335,638
Operating costs and expenses	39,084			55,357		41,413		90,349		12,879			239,082
Depreciation and amortization	7,230			7,035		1,268		10,437		21,413			47,383
Non-operating income (expenses)	1,969			7,048		8		378		(6,913		)	2,490
EBITDA	54,277			17,260		33,692		66,451		(25,251		)	146,429
Compensation and benefits ⁽²⁾	885			1,080		746		1,609		6,350			10,670
Transaction, refinancing and other fees ⁽³⁾	(250		)	—		—		1		2,986			2,737
Adjusted EBITDA	$	54,912		$	18,340	$	34,438	$	68,061	$	(15,915	)	$	159,836

(1)

Corporate and Other consists of corporate overhead, certain leveraged activities, other non-operating expenses and intersegment eliminations. Intersegment eliminations predominantly reflect the $26.9 million processing fee from Payments Services - Puerto Rico and Caribbean to Merchant Acquiring and cost transfer fees from Corporate and Other to Payment Services Latin America for leveraged services and management fees.


(2)	Primarily represents share-based compensation, other compensation expense and severance payments.


(3)	Primarily represents fees and expenses associated with corporate transactions as defined in the Credit Agreement and the elimination of non-cash equity earnings from our 19.99% equity investment in Consorcio de Tarjetas Dominicanas S.A., net of cash dividends received.



	Nine months ended September 30, 2017
(In thousands)	Payment Services - Puerto Rico & Caribbean		Payment Services - Latin America		Merchant Acquiring, net		Business Solutions		Corporate and Other ⁽¹⁾			Total

Revenues	$	78,821	$	43,369	$	67,546	$	142,944	$	(25,164	)	$	307,516
Operating costs and expenses	39,703		47,265		46,545		90,985		13,624			238,122
Depreciation and amortization	6,677		6,327		1,813		12,120		21,252			48,189
Non-operating income (expenses)	1,676		7,187		1		3		(5,625		)	3,242
EBITDA	47,471		9,618		22,815		64,082		(23,161		)	120,825
Compensation and benefits ⁽²⁾	429		446		432		1,293		3,951			6,551
Transaction, refinancing and other fees ⁽³⁾	2,500		3,221		6,464		—		1,439			13,624
Adjusted EBITDA	$	50,400	$	13,285	$	29,711	$	65,375	$	(17,771	)	$	141,000

(1)

Corporate and Other consists of corporate overhead, certain leveraged activities, other non-operating expenses and intersegment eliminations. Intersegment eliminations predominantly reflect the $25.2 million processing fee from Payments Services - Puerto Rico and Caribbean to Merchant Acquiring and cost transfer fees from Corporate and Other to Payment Services Latin America for leveraged services and management fees.


(2)	Primarily represents share-based compensation, other compensation expense and severance payments.

(3)

The reconciliation of EBITDA to consolidated net income is as follows:



	Three months ended September 30,					Nine months ended September 30,
(In thousands)	2018		2017			2018		2017
Total EBITDA	$	49,517	$	25,761		$	146,429	$	120,825
Less:
Income tax expense (benefit)	3,302		(4,840		)	10,349		1,248
Interest expense, net	7,352		7,853			22,375		21,894
Depreciation and amortization	15,788		16,606			47,383		48,189
Net Income	$	23,075	$	6,142		$	66,322	$	49,494