Unassociated Document


UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
Form 10-Q
þ
 
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
     
   
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2011
 
OR
 
o
 
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
Commission File Number 000-51653
 
DealerTrack Holdings, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or
organization)
 
52-2336218
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
     
1111 Marcus Ave., Suite M04
Lake Success, NY, 11042
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(516) 734-3600
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).   Yes þ No o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
 
Large accelerated filer þ
 
Accelerated filer o
 
Non-accelerated filer o
 
Smaller reporting company o
       
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
   
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No þ
 
As of July 31, 2011, 41,411,298 shares of the registrant’s common stock were outstanding.



 
 

 
 
DEALERTRACK HOLDINGS, INC.
FORM 10-Q
FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2011
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
   
Page
 
       
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
  3  
       
Item 1. Financial Statements
  3  
Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited)
  3  
Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited)
  4  
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)
  5  
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
  6  
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
  18  
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
  33  
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
  33  
 
     
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
  34  
 
     
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
  34  
Item 1A. Risk Factors
  34  
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
  34  
Item 6. Exhibits
  34  
 
     
Signature
  35  
 
     
EX-31.1: CERTIFICATION
     
EX-31.2: CERTIFICATION
     
EX-32.1: CERTIFICATION
     
 
 
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
Item 1. Financial Statements
 
DEALERTRACK HOLDINGS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(unaudited)
 
   
June 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
   
(In thousands, except share
 
   
and per share amounts)
 
ASSETS
               
Current assets
               
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
70,061
   
$
192,563
 
Investments
   
655
     
490
 
Customer funds
   
2,960
     
 
Customer funds receivable
   
13,593
     
 
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $4,356 and $3,258 as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively
   
37,127
     
24,273
 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
   
27,693
     
17,929
 
                 
Total current assets
   
152,089
     
235,255
 
                 
Investments — long-term
   
     
2,254
 
Property and equipment, net
   
21,532
     
18,875
 
Software and website developments costs, net
   
34,505
     
29,875
 
Intangible assets, net
   
95,026
     
23,163
 
Goodwill
   
211,937
     
136,408
 
Deferred tax assets — long-term
   
26,357
     
1,015
 
Other assets — long-term
   
12,409
     
12,118
 
                 
Total assets
 
$
553,855
   
$
458,963
 
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
                 
Current liabilities
               
Accounts payable
 
$
4,721
   
$
5,241
 
Accrued compensation and benefits
   
13,985
     
10,823
 
Accrued liabilities — other
   
13,727
     
12,511
 
Customer funds payable
   
16,553
     
 
Deferred revenue
   
7,810
     
5,010
 
Deferred tax liabilities
   
     
411
 
Capital leases payable
   
359
     
317
 
                 
Total current liabilities
   
57,155
     
34,313
 
                 
Capital leases payable — long-term
   
173
     
165
 
Deferred tax liabilities — long-term
   
38,691
     
9,488
 
Deferred revenue — long-term
   
5,387
     
3,254
 
Other liabilities — long-term
   
3,166
     
2,826
 
                 
Total liabilities
   
104,572
     
50,046
 
 Commitments and contingencies (Note 14)
           
                 
Stockholders’ equity
               
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value: 10,000,000 shares authorized and no shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010
   
     
 
Common stock, $0.01 par value: 175,000,000 shares authorized; 44,450,128 shares issued and 41,352,913 shares outstanding as of June 30, 2011; and 175,000,000 shares authorized; 43,748,237 shares issued and 40,673,042 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2010
   
445
     
437
 
Treasury stock, at cost, 3,097,215 shares and 3,075,195 shares as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively
   
(51,525
)
   
(51,083
)
Additional paid-in capital
   
475,952
     
463,614
 
Accumulated other comprehensive income
   
9,426
     
7,858
 
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)
   
14,985
     
(11,909
)
                 
Total stockholders’ equity
   
449,283
     
408,917
 
                 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
 
$
553,855
   
$
458,963
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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DEALERTRACK HOLDINGS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)

 
Three Months Ended June 30,
   
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
  2011    
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
 
(In thousands, except share and
   
(In thousands, except share and
 
   
per share amounts)
   
per share amounts)
 
Revenue:
                       
Net revenue
  $ 89,051     $ 61,907     $ 166,242     $ 118,692  
                                 
                                 
Operating expenses:
                               
Cost of revenue (1)
    49,040       31,265       91,906       61,982  
Product development (1)
    3,500       3,339       7,242       6,937  
Selling, general and administrative (1)
    30,633       27,260       62,234       54,668  
                                 
                                 
Total operating expenses
    83,173       61,864       161,382       123,587  
                                 
 Income (loss) from operations
    5,878       43       4,860       (4,895 )
Interest income
    84       123       188       249  
Interest expense
    (212 )     (60 )     (244 )     (119 )
Other income
    92       276       266       900  
Realized gain on securities
    409             409       582  
                                 
Income (loss) before (provision for) benefit from income taxes
    6,251       382       5,479       (3,283 )
(Provision for) benefit from income taxes, net
    (4,085 )     (499 )     21,415       715  
                                 
Net income (loss)
  $ 2,166     $ (117 )   $ 26,894     $ (2,568 )
                                 
Basic net income (loss) per share
  $ 0.05     $ (0.00 )   $ 0.66     $ (0.06 )
Diluted net income (loss) per share
  $ 0.05     $ (0.00 )   $ 0.64     $ (0.06 )
Weighted average common stock outstanding (basic)
    41,202,939       40,271,983       41,035,681       40,182,567  
Weighted average common stock outstanding (diluted)
    42,550,398       40,271,983       42,279,986       40,182,567  
 

(1)   Stock-based compensation expense recorded for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 was classified as follows (in thousands):
 
   
Three Months Ended June 30,
   
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
Cost of revenue
  $ 425     $ 438     $ 852     $ 841  
Product development
    187       156       372       307  
Selling, general and administrative
    2,414       2,493       4,744       4,681  
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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DEALERTRACK HOLDINGS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
 
   
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
   
(In thousands)
 
Operating Activities:
               
Net income (loss)
 
$
26,894
   
$
(2,568
)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
               
Depreciation and amortization
   
24,739
     
18,304
 
Deferred tax benefit
   
(23,707
)
   
(3,942
)
Stock-based compensation expense
   
5,968
     
5,829
 
Provision for doubtful accounts and sales credits
   
3,331
     
2,807
 
Amortization of deferred interest
   
     
68
 
Deferred compensation
   
100
     
 
Stock-based compensation windfall tax benefit
   
(1,890
)
   
(894
)
Realized gain on securities
   
(409
)
   
(582
)
Amortization of debt issuance costs
   
91
     
 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions:
               
Accounts receivable
   
(11,583
)
   
(8,316
)
Customer funds and customer funds receivable
   
(6,060
)
   
 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
   
(4,777
)
   
(3,783
)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
   
(8,237
)
   
(8,232
)
Customer funds payable
   
6,060
     
 
Deferred revenue
   
1,427
     
(9
Other liabilities — long-term
   
147
     
290
 
Deferred rent
   
67
     
(24
)
Other assets — long-term
   
144
     
(12,307
)
                 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
   
12,305
     
(13,359
)
             
Investing Activities:
               
Capital expenditures
   
(5,571
)
   
(9,852
)
Sale of investments
   
2,485
     
1,419
 
Capitalized software and website development costs
   
(9,657
)
   
(6,435
)
Payment for acquisition of businesses, net of acquired cash
   
(128,311
)
   
(3,028
)
                 
Net cash used in investing activities
   
(141,054
)
   
(17,896
)
                 
Financing Activities:
               
Principal payments on capital lease obligations
   
(299
)
   
(260
)
Proceeds from the exercise of employee stock options
   
4,386
     
396
 
Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan
   
340
     
413
 
Purchase of treasury stock
   
(441
)
   
(595
)
Stock-based compensation windfall tax benefit
   
1,890
     
894
 
                 
Net cash provided by financing activities
   
5,876
     
848
 
             
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
   
(122,873
)
   
(30,407
)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
   
371
     
(141
)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
   
192,563
     
197,509
 
                 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
 
$
70,061
   
$
166,961
 
                 
Supplemental Disclosure:
               
Cash paid for:
               
Income taxes
 
$
4,465
   
$
3,954
 
Interest
   
32
     
33
 
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
               
Accrued capitalized hardware, software and fixed assets
   
1,004
     
2,977
 
Assets acquired under capital leases
   
34
     
289
 
Capitalized stock-based compensation
   
67
     
34
 
Deferred compensation reversal to equity
   
100
     
 
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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DEALERTRACK HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)
 
1. Business Description and Basis of Presentation
 
Business Description     
 
DealerTrack’s intuitive and high-value software solutions and services enhance efficiency and profitability for all major segments of the retail automotive industry, including dealers, lenders, OEM’s, agents and aftermarket providers. We believe our solution set for dealers is the industry’s most comprehensive. DealerTrack operates the industry’s largest online credit application network in the United States, connecting over 17,000 dealers with more than 1,000 lenders. Our dealer management system (DMS) provides dealers with easy-to-use tools and real-time data access to enhance their efficiency, while our inventory offerings provide vehicle inventory management and merchandising solutions to help dealers drive higher in-store and online traffic with state-of-the-art, real-time listings — leading to accelerated used-vehicle turn rates and higher dealer profits. Our sales and F&I (finance & insurance) solutions allow dealers to streamline the entire sales process as they structure deals from a single integrated platform. DealerTrack’s compliance solution helps dealers meet legal and regulatory requirements and protect their assets. DealerTrack also offers additional solutions for the automotive industry including electronic motor vehicle registration and titling applications, paper title storage, and digital document services. DealerTrack’s family of companies also includes data and consulting services providers, ALG and Chrome Systems.
 
    Basis of Presentation
 
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X and, therefore, do not necessarily include all information and footnotes necessary for a fair statement of its consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP). The December 31, 2010 consolidated balance sheet information has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP.
 
In the opinion of management, the unaudited financial information for the interim periods presented reflects all adjustments, which are normal and recurring, necessary for a fair statement of a statement of results of operations, financial position and cash flows.  These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on February 18, 2011. Operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year ending December 31, 2011.
 
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and the disclosures of contingent amounts in our financial statements and the accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
2. Significant Accounting Policies
 
Our significant accounting policies are those that we believe are both important to the portrayal of our financial condition and results of operations. Management believes there have been no material changes to the significant accounting policies discussed in Note 2 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, filed with the SEC on February 18, 2011, except as set forth below as it relates to the acquisition of triVIN Holdings, Inc., now known as DealerTrack Processing Solutions, Inc. (DealerTrack Processing Solutions):
 
Revenue Recognition
 
Collateral Management Services Transaction Revenue
 
Our collateral management solution provides paper and electronic-based title services. Customer contracts are principally comprised of two elements: (1) title perfection and (2) title administration. 
 
Collateral management services are delivered either manually (for paper-based) or electronically. Paper-based title management services require us to physically hold, store and manually release the title.  Electronic title management services require an electronic title and data storage; the release of the title can be accomplished by the lien holder and does not require manual action by us.
 
Deliverables for paper and electronic title management arrangements are separated into more than one unit of accounting when (i) the delivered element(s) have value to the customer on a stand-alone basis, (ii) delivery of the undelivered element(s) is probable and substantially in our control, and (iii) evidence of fair value is available. 
 
Based on the above criteria, both paper and electronic-based collateral management service revenue is separated into two units of accounting.  We recognize a portion of the paper-based transaction fee upon completion of the lien documentation and for electronic-based transactions upon receipt of the title record. For customers in which we bill the entire transaction fee in advance, a portion of both the paper and electronic-based transaction fee is deferred and recognized over the title administration period, which we estimate to be at 39 months.  Amounts allocated to each unit of accounting are based upon the price charged when each element is sold separately.
 
 
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Collateral management services revenue also includes revenue earned from converting a new lender’s title portfolio to our collateral management solution and other ancillary services.  Amounts earned from converting a new lender’s portfolio are recognized over the lender’s estimated portfolio loan life which varies depending on the lender. Amounts earned from other ancillary services are recognized on a per transaction basis after services have been rendered.
 
Registration and Titling Services Transaction Revenue
 
Our registration and titling services solution provides various web-based and service-bureau automotive vehicle registration services to customers.  Registration and titling services revenue is recognized on a per transaction basis after services have been rendered.
 
Customer Funds
 
Under contractual arrangements, our registration and titling services solution collects funds from its customers and remits such amounts to the various state departments of motor vehicle registries (registries). Customer funds receivable primarily represents transactions processed by our customers for which we have not collected our fees or the fees payable to the various registries. In addition, payments made to the various registries in advance of receipt from the customer, are recorded as customer funds receivable. Customer funds payable primarily includes transactions processed by our customers for which we have not remitted the fees to the various registries.   Customer funds are maintained in separate bank accounts and are segregated from our operating cash.
 
3. Recent Accounting Pronouncements
 
In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued guidance resulting in common fair value measurement disclosure requirements between U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards. Consequently, the amendments change the wording used to describe many of the requirements in U.S. GAAP for measuring fair value and disclosing information about fair value measurements. Some of the requirements clarify the FASB’s intent about the application of existing fair value measurement requirements while other amendments change a particular principle or requirement for measuring fair value or for disclosing information about fair value measurements. The amendments in this guidance are effective prospectively for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011, with no early adoption permitted. This standard will be effective for us beginning with the quarter ended March 31, 2012. We do not expect the adoption to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
 
In June 2011, the FASB issued guidance that improves the comparability, consistency, and transparency of financial reporting and increases the prominence of items reported in other comprehensive income by eliminating the option to present components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of changes in stockholders’ equity. The amendments in this guidance require that all nonowner changes in stockholders’ equity be presented either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. Under either method, adjustments must be displayed for items that are reclassified from other comprehensive income to net income, in both net income and other comprehensive income. The standard does not change the current option for presenting components of other comprehensive income gross or net of the effect of income taxes, provided that such tax effects are presented in the statement in which OCI is presented or disclosed in the notes to the financial statements. Additionally, the standard does not affect the calculation or reporting of earnings per share. For public entities, the amendments are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011 and are to be applied retrospectively, with early adoption permitted. This standard will be effective for us beginning with the quarter ended March 31, 2012. We do not expect the adoption to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
 
4. Fair Value Measurements
 
Fair value is defined as the exit price, or the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.  Inputs used to measure fair value are prioritized into a three-level fair value hierarchy. This hierarchy requires entities to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The three levels of inputs used to measure fair value are as follows:

 
 
Level 1 – Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for assets or liabilities. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to Level 1 inputs.
   
 
 
Level 2 – Observable prices that are based on inputs not quoted on active markets, but corroborated by market data.
   
 
 
Level 3 – Unobservable inputs are used when little or no market data is available. The fair value hierarchy gives the lowest priority to Level 3 inputs.
 
We have segregated all financial assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis into the most appropriate level within the fair value hierarchy based on the inputs used to determine the fair value at the measurement date in the table below.
 
 
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     Financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis include the following as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 (in thousands):
 
 As of June 30, 2011
 
Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)
   
Significant Other Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
   
Significant Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
   
June 30, 2011
 
Cash equivalents (1)
 
$
5,119
   
$
   
$
   
$
5,119
 
Short-term investments (2) (3)
   
205
     
     
450
     
655
 
                         
Total
 
$
5,324
   
$
   
$
450
   
$
5,774
 
 
 As of December 31, 2010
 
Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)
   
Significant Other Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
   
Significant Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
   
December 31, 2010
 
Cash equivalents (1)
 
$
139,010
   
$
   
$
   
$
139,010
 
Short-term investments (2) (3)
   
40
     
     
450
     
490
 
Long-term investments (4)
   
     
     
2,254
     
2,254
 
                         
                                 
Total
 
$
139,050
   
$
   
$
2,704
   
$
141,754
 
 
(1)
 
Cash equivalents consist of money market funds with original maturity dates of three months or less, for which we determine fair value through quoted market prices.
   
(2)
 
As of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, Level 1 short-term investments include investments in tax-advantaged preferred securities, for which we determined fair value based on the quoted market prices of underlying securities.
   
(3)
 
Level 3 short-term investments include an auction rate security invested in a tax-exempt state government obligation that was valued at par with a value of $0.4 million, or 0.1% of our total assets, as of both June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010. Our intent is not to hold the auction rate security invested in a tax-exempt state government obligation to maturity, but rather to use the interest reset feature to provide liquidity. However, should the marketplace auctions continue to fail we may hold the security to maturity, which is September 2011. In October 2010, $1.1 million of this security was redeemed by the issuer at par.
   
(4)
 
Level 3 long-term investments as of December 31, 2010 included a tax-advantaged preferred stock of a financial institution with a fair value of $2.3 million, or 0.5% of total assets. As of December 31, 2010, it was uncertain whether we would be able to liquidate these securities within the next twelve months; as such we classified them as long-term on our consolidated balance sheet. Due to the lack of observable market quotes we utilized valuation models that relied exclusively on Level 3 inputs including those that are based on expected cash flow streams, including assessments of counterparty credit quality, default risk underlying the security, discount rates and overall capital market liquidity. In June 2011, we sold this security for approximately $2.5 million and recorded a gain of approximately $0.4 million in our consolidated statement of operations.
 
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances for Level 3 investments as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, is as follows (in thousands):
 
Balance as of January 1, 2010
 
$
3,971
 
Unrealized loss on securities recorded in other comprehensive income
   
(167
)
Partial redemption of auction rate security (3)
   
(1,100
)
Balance as of December 31, 2010
   
2,704
 
Sale of tax-advantaged preferred stock (4)
   
(2,485
)
Realized gain on securities included in the statement of operations (4)
   
409
 
Reversal of unrealized gain on securities sold recorded in other comprehensive income
   
(178
)
         
Balance as of June 30, 2011
 
$
450
 
 
 
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5. Net Income (Loss) Per Share
 
We compute net income (loss) per share in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 260, “Earnings Per Share” (“ASC Topic 260”).  Under ASC Topic 260, basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period.  Diluted earnings per share is calculated by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding, assuming dilution, during the period. The diluted earnings per share calculation assumes (i) all stock options which are in the money are exercised at the beginning of the period and (ii) if applicable, unvested awards that are considered to be contingently issuable shares because they contain either a performance or market condition will be included in diluted earnings per share if dilutive and if their conditions have (a) been satisfied at the reporting date or (b) would have been satisfied if the reporting date was the end of the contingency period.
 
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net income (loss) per share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 (in thousands, except share and per share amounts):
 
  
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
   
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
                                 
Numerator:
                               
Net income (loss)
 
$
2,166
   
$
(117
)
 
$
26,894
   
$
(2,568
)
                                 
Denominator:
                               
Weighted average common stock outstanding (basic)
   
41,202,939
     
40,271,983
     
41,035,681
     
40,182,567
 
Common equivalent shares from options to purchase common stock and restricted common stock units
   
1,347,459
     
     
1,244,305
     
 
                             
                                 
Weighted average common stock outstanding (diluted)
   
42,550,398
     
40,271,983
     
42,279,986
     
40,182,567
 
                             
                                 
Basic net income (loss) per share
 
$
0.05
   
$
(0.00
)
 
$
0.66
   
$
(0.06
)
                             
Diluted net income (loss) per share
 
$
0.05
   
$
(0.00
)
 
$
0.64
   
$
(0.06
)
 
The following is a summary of the weighted shares outstanding during the respective periods that have been excluded from the diluted net  income (loss) per share calculation because the effect would have been antidilutive:
 
   
Three Months Ended June 30,
   
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
                             
Stock options
   
1,163,365
     
5,051,340
     
1,240,235
     
4,829,268
 
Restricted stock units
   
42,640
     
829,041
     
249,118
     
747,810
 
Performance stock units
   
     
80,513
     
71,988
     
50,710
 
                                 
Total antidilutive awards
   
1,206,005
     
5,960,894
     
1,561,341
     
5,627,788
 
 
 
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6. Comprehensive Income (Loss)
 
The components of comprehensive income (loss) were as follows (in thousands):

   
Three Months Ended June 30,
   
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
Net income (loss)
 
$
2,166
   
$
(117
)
 
$
26,894
   
$
(2,568
)
Foreign currency translation adjustments
   
400
     
(2,069
)
   
1,581
     
(659
)
Unrealized gain (loss) on securities
   
77
     
(12
)
   
165
     
3
 
Reversal of unrealized gain on securities sold
   
(314
)
   
     
(178
)
   
(589
)
                                 
Total comprehensive income (loss) 
 
$
2,329
   
$
(2,198
)
 
$
28,462
   
$
(3,813
)
 
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, the foreign currency translation adjustment primarily represents the effect on translating the intangibles and goodwill related to previous acquisitions in Canada.
 
7. Stock-Based Compensation Expense
 
Stock-based compensation is measured at the grant date based on the fair value of the award, and recognized as an expense over the requisite service period, net of an estimated forfeiture rate. We have four types of stock-based compensation programs: stock options, restricted common stock, restricted stock units, and performance stock units. For further information see Notes 2 and 11 included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 filed with the SEC on February 18, 2011.
 
The following summarizes stock-based compensation expense recognized for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 (in thousands):
 
   
Three Months Ended June 30,
   
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
Stock options
 
$
1,207
   
$
1,552
   
$
2,500
   
$
3,025
 
Restricted common stock
   
70
     
548
     
288
     
1,114
 
Restricted stock units
   
1,427
     
808
     
2,654
     
1,473
 
Performance stock units
   
322
     
179
     
526
     
217
 
                                 
Total stock-based compensation expense
 
$
3,026
   
$
3,087
   
$
5,968
   
$
5,829
 
 
8. Business Combinations
 
triVIN Holdings, Inc. Acquisition
 
On January 31, 2011, we acquired all of the outstanding shares of triVIN Holdings, Inc., now known as DealerTrack Processing Solutions, Inc., for a purchase price of $125.5 million, net of acquired cash, and reflecting the final working capital adjustment. DealerTrack Processing Solutions is a leading provider of automobile title management services to lenders and vehicle registration services to automobile dealers. We expect this acquisition will significantly expand our transaction business and further strengthen our relationship with lenders and automobile dealers. We expensed approximately $0.5 million of professional fees associated with the acquisition in the fourth quarter of 2010 and $0.1 million and $0.3 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, respectively.
 
This business combination was accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting, resulting in the total purchase price being allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed according to their estimated fair values at the date of acquisition as follows (in thousands):
 
Current assets
 
$
33,442
 
Property and equipment
   
825
 
Non-current assets
   
6,526
 
Intangible assets
   
83,760
 
Goodwill
   
74,217
 
         
Total assets acquired
   
198,770
 
Total liabilities assumed
   
(58,406
))))
         
Net assets acquired
 
$
140,364
 
 
 
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Included in current assets is approximately $14.9 million of cash acquired. The liabilities assumed includes a $33.5 million deferred tax liability that relates to the future amortization of certain acquired intangibles.
 
Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair values of the acquired net tangible and intangible assets. In accordance with the provisions of ASC 350, goodwill is not amortized but will be tested for impairment at least annually. The allocated value of goodwill of $74.2 million primarily relates to the anticipated synergies resulting from combining DealerTrack Processing Solutions with our current products and the acquired workforce. The allocated value of goodwill was reduced by $0.3 million from March 31, 2011 due to an adjustment made to the liabilities assumed. Neither the acquired goodwill nor intangible assets are deductible for tax purposes.
 
The amounts allocated to acquired intangible assets, and their associated weighted-average useful lives which were determined based on the period which the assets are expected to contribute directly or indirectly to our future cash flows, consist of the following:
 
       
Weighted-
 
       
Average
 
 
Amount
   
Useful Life
 
 
(In thousands)
   
(Years)
 
           
Customer relationships
  $ 43,900       6.4  
Technology
    27,500       5.0  
State DMV contractual relationships
    6,190       6.0  
Non-compete agreements
    5,180       3.0  
Trade names
    990       3.0  
                 
Total acquired identifiable intangible assets
  $ 83,760       5.7  
 
The results of DealerTrack Processing Solutions were included in our consolidated statement of operations from the date of acquisition. DealerTrack Processing Solutions revenue from the date of acquisition through June 30, 2011, was $25.8 million. We are unable to provide DealerTrack Processing Solutions earnings since the date of acquisition as we do not have stand alone earnings reporting for that business.
 
Unaudited Pro Forma Summary of Operations
 
The accompanying unaudited pro forma summary represents our consolidated results of operations as if the acquisition of DealerTrack Processing Solutions had been completed as of January 1, 2010. The unaudited pro forma financial information includes the accounting effects of the business combination, including adjustments to the amortization of intangible assets, professional fees associated with the acquisition, and interest expense on short-term and long-term debt which was not acquired by DealerTrack. The unaudited pro forma information does not necessarily reflect the actual results that would have been achieved, nor is it necessarily indicative of our future consolidated results.
 
   
Three Months Ended June 30,
   
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
   
(In thousands, except per share data)
 
Net revenue
  $ 89,051     $ 76,544     $ 171,021     $ 146,271  
Net income (loss)
    2,563       (706 )     (152 )     (4,804 )
Basic net income (loss) per share
    0.06       (0.02 )     (0.00 )     (0.12 )
Diluted net income (loss) per share
    0.06       (0.02 )     (0.00 )     (0.12 )
 
 
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9. Property and Equipment
 
Property and equipment are recorded at cost and consist of the following (dollars in thousands):
 
   
Estimated
             
   
Useful Life
   
June 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
(Years)
   
2011
   
2010
 
Computer equipment
   
3 – 5
   
$
38,558
   
$
32,525
 
Office equipment
   
5
     
4,317
     
3,784
 
Furniture and fixtures
   
5
     
3,502
     
3,378
 
Leasehold improvements
   
3 – 13
     
3,569
     
3,361
 
                         
Total property and equipment, gross
           
49,946
     
43,048
 
Less: Accumulated depreciation
           
(28,414
)
   
(24,173
)
                         
Total property and equipment, net
         
$
21,532
   
$
18,875
 
 
Depreciation expense related to property and equipment for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 is as follows (in thousands):
 
   
Three Months Ended June 30,
   
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
Depreciation expense
 
$
2,246
   
$
1,979
   
$
4,162
   
$
3,915
 
 
10. Intangible Assets
 
Intangible assets are recorded at estimated fair value and are amortized over their estimated useful lives. The gross book value, accumulated amortization and amortization periods of the intangible assets were as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
   
June 30, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
       
   
Gross
           
Gross
           
Estimated
 
   
Book
   
Accumulated
   
Book
   
Accumulated
   
Useful Life
 
   
Value
   
Amortization
   
Value
   
Amortization
   
(Years)
 
Customer relationships
 
$
83,212
   
$
(37,168
)
 
$
37,028
   
$
(30,283
)
   
4-7
 
Database
   
492
     
(410
)
   
13,292
     
(12,421
)
   
3-6
 
Trade names
   
11,594
     
(6,806
)
   
10,601
     
(6,135
)
   
2-10
 
Technology
   
55,540
     
(22,024
)
   
27,543
     
(16,991
)
   
1-5
 
Non-compete agreements
   
6,569
     
(1,733
)
   
1,389
     
(860
)
   
4-5
 
State DMV relationships
   
6,190
     
(430
)
   
     
     
6
 
                                         
Total
 
$
163,597
   
$
(68,571
)
 
$
89,853
   
$
(66,690
)
       
 
Amortization expense related to intangibles for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 is as follows (in thousands):
 
   
Three Months Ended June 30,
   
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
Intangible amortization expense
 
$
7,708
   
$
4,929
   
$
14,568
   
$
10,163
 
 
 
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Amortization expense that will be incurred for the remaining period of 2011 and for each of the subsequent five years and thereafter is estimated, based on the June 30, 2011 book value, as follows (in thousands):
 
         
Remainder of 2011
 
$
13,676
 
2012
   
23,317
 
2013
   
20,071
 
2014
   
16,146
 
2015
   
13,271
 
2016
   
6,232
 
Thereafter
   
2,313
 
         
Total
 
$
95,026
 
 
11. Goodwill
 
The change in carrying amount of goodwill for the six months ended June 30, 2011 is as follows (in thousands):
 
Goodwill, gross, as of January 1, 2011
 
$
136,408
 
Accumulated impairment losses as of January 1, 2011
   
 
Goodwill, net, as of January 1, 2011
 
$
136,408
 
         
Acquisition of DealerTrack Processing Solutions
   
74,217
 
Acquisition of Automotive Information Center
   
490
 
Impact of change in Canadian dollar exchange rate
   
822
 
Goodwill, gross, as of June 30, 2011
 
$
211,937
 
         
Accumulated impairment losses as of June 30, 2011
   
 
Goodwill, net, as of June 30, 2011
 
$
211,937
 
 
12. Accrued Liabilities Other
 
A summary of the components of accrued liabilities – other as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 is as follows (in thousands):
 
   
June 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
Customer deposits
 
$
2,397
   
$
2,398
 
Professional fees
   
2,109
     
2,178
 
Revenue share
   
1,336
     
1,043
 
Sales taxes
   
1,223
     
1,102
 
Software licenses
   
378
     
1,262
 
Computer equipment
   
317
     
1,693
 
Other
   
5,967
     
2,835
 
                 
Total accrued liabilities – other
 
$
13,727
   
$
12,511
 
 
13. Income Taxes
 
We file a consolidated U.S. income tax return and tax returns in various state and local jurisdictions. Certain of our subsidiaries also file income tax returns in Canada. The Internal Revenue Service has initiated a review of our consolidated federal income tax return for the period ended December 31, 2009. All of our other significant taxing jurisdictions are closed for years prior to 2006. Our amended return filings in California and New York are under review by each of the respective states. We have filed a formal request for redetermination with the State of Texas as a result of the state’s denial of our amended returns refund requests for report years 2005, 2006 and 2007. In addition, we are appealing Pennsylvania’s assessment to our 2007 and 2008 tax return filings.
 
The total liability for uncertain tax positions recorded in our consolidated balance sheet in accrued other liabilities as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, was $1.2 million and $1.0 million, respectively.
 
Interest and penalties, if any, related to tax positions taken in our tax returns are recorded in interest expense and general and administrative expenses, respectively, in our consolidated statement of operations.  As of both June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, accrued interest and penalties related to tax positions taken on our tax returns are approximately $0.1 million.
 
 
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As of December 31, 2010, management determined that the ultimate realization of deferred tax assets for U.S. federal and state income tax purposes was not considered more likely than not, primarily due to limited taxable income in the federal carry back period, anticipated insufficient future taxable income and cumulative U.S. book losses incurred in recent years. As a result of cumulative U.S. book losses incurred in recent years and uncertainty as to the extent and timing of profitability in future periods, we recorded a full valuation allowance of $28.4 million against our net U.S. deferred tax assets, excluding deferred tax liabilities related to indefinite-lived assets, for the year ended December 31, 2010. As a result of the acquisition of DealerTrack Processing Solutions, on January 31, 2011, we evaluated the combined enterprises past and expected future results, including the impact of the future reversal of the acquired deferred tax liabilities, and determined that the future reversal of the acquired deferred tax liabilities would provide sufficient taxable income to support realization of certain of our deferred tax assets, and thereby we reduced the valuation allowance by approximately $24.5 million during the three months ended March 31, 2011.
 
14. Commitments and Contingencies
 
Service Credit
 
Under the terms of the purchase agreement with JM Solutions for the AAX business, the parent company of the seller was granted the right to service credits of $2.5 million, which may be applied against fees that are charged in connection with their purchase of certain future products or services of DealerTrack. These service credits expire on December 31, 2016. The service credits are being recorded as a reduction in revenue as they are utilized.For the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, we recorded contra revenue related to the service credits of $0.3 million and $0.4 million, respectively. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, approximately $39,000 and $0.1 million, respectively, of the service credits were utilized. As of June 30, 2011, approximately $1.9 million of the service credit remains.
 
Contingencies
 
We are a party to a variety of agreements pursuant to which we may be obligated to indemnify the other party with respect to breach of contract, infringement and other matters. Typically, these obligations arise in the context of agreements entered into by us, under which we customarily agree to hold the other party harmless against losses arising from breaches of representations, warranties and/or covenants. In these circumstances, payment by us is generally conditioned on the other party making a claim pursuant to the procedures specified in the particular agreement, which procedures typically allow us to challenge the other party’s claims. Further, our obligations under these agreements may be limited to indemnification of third-party claims only and limited in terms of time and/or amount. In some instances, we may have recourse against third parties for certain payments made by us.
 
It is not possible to predict the maximum potential amount of future payments under these or similar agreements due to the conditional nature of our obligations and the unique facts and circumstances involved in each particular agreement. To date, we have not been required to make any material payments. We believe that if we were to incur a loss in any of these matters, it is not probable that such loss would have a material effect on our business or financial condition.
 
   Retail Sales Tax

The Ontario Ministry of Revenue conducted a retail sales tax field audit on the financial records of our Canadian subsidiary, DealerTrack Canada, Inc. (formerly known as DealerAccess Canada, Inc.), for the period from March 1, 2001 through May 31, 2003 (the “Audit Period”). We received a formal assessment from the ministry indicating unpaid Ontario retail sales tax totaling approximately $0.2 million, plus interest. Although we disputed the ministry’s findings, the assessment, including interest, was paid in order to avoid potential future interest and penalties.
 
As part of the purchase agreement dated December 31, 2003 between us and Bank of Montreal for the purchase of all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of DealerAccess, Inc., Bank of Montreal agreed to indemnify us specifically for this potential liability for all sales tax periods prior to January 1, 2004. The potential sales tax liability for the period covered by this indemnification is now closed due to the statutory expiration of the periods open for audit by the ministry. All amounts paid to the ministry by us for this assessment were reimbursed by the Bank of Montreal under this indemnity.
 
We undertook a comprehensive review of the audit findings of the ministry using external tax experts. Our position was that these lender revenue transactions were not subject to Ontario retail sales tax.
 
A Notice of Appeal was timely filed on our behalf with the Superior Court of Justice on March 18, 2008 to challenge the assessment because we did not believe these services were subject to sales tax. In October 2010, the parties agreed to a settlement of this matter. The Minutes of Settlement provided that the ministry reimburse us $0.1 million, plus interest, for a total payment of $0.2 million, which was received on October 29, 2010.  Under the terms of the indemnity agreement with The Bank of Montreal, we forwarded the settlement payment to the bank.
 
The ministry conducted a retail sales tax field audit on the financial records of DealerTrack Canada, Inc. for the period from March 1, 2007 through June 30, 2010. We received a proposed settlement from the ministry indicating unpaid Ontario retail sales tax totaling approximately $63,000, plus interest. The assessment included items for which the ministry concluded that DealerTrack should have self-assessed but did not. DealerTrack did not dispute the ministry’s finding and paid the amount assessed in April 2011. The Ministry did not review or assess on the issue of taxability of our lender revenue transactions.
 
 
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While we believe that the ministry is barred from further inquiry or assessment through June 30, 2010, in the event the ministry later determined that we are obligated to charge sales tax for this type of transaction, we believe this Canadian subsidiary’s contractual arrangements with its lender customers obligate these customers to pay all sales taxes that are levied or imposed by any taxing authority by reason of the transactions contemplated under the particular contractual arrangement. In the event of any failure to pay such amounts by our customers, we would be required to pay the obligation, which could range from $4.4 million (CAD) to $4.9 million (CAD), including penalties and interest.
 
Employment Agreements
 
Pursuant to employment or severance agreements with certain employees, we had a commitment to pay severance of approximately $5.0 million as of June 30, 2011, in the event of termination without cause, as defined in the agreements, as well as certain potential gross-up payments to the extent any such severance payment would constitute an excess parachute payment under the Internal Revenue Code. Additionally, if there is a change in control, we will also have a commitment to pay additional severance of $2.1 million as of June 30, 2011.
 
Legal Proceedings

From time to time, we are a party to litigation matters arising in connection with the normal course of our business, none of which is expected to have a material adverse effect on us. In addition to the litigation matters arising in connection with the normal course of our business, we are party to the litigation described below.
 
DealerTrack, Inc. v. Finance Express et al., CV-06-2335; DealerTrack Inc. v. RouteOne and Finance Express et al., CV-06-6864; and DealerTrack Inc. v. RouteOne and Finance Express et al., CV-07-215
 
On April 18, 2006, we filed a Complaint and Demand for Jury Trial against David Huber, Finance Express LLC (Finance Express), and three of their unnamed dealer customers in the United States District Court for the Central District of California, Civil Action No. CV-06-2335 AG (FMOx). The complaint sought declaratory and injunctive relief, as well as damages, against the defendants for infringement of the U.S. Patent No. 5,878,403 (the ’403 Patent) Patent and the 6,587,841 (the ’841 Patent). Finance Express denied infringement and challenged the validity and enforceability of the patents-in-suit.

On October 27, 2006, we filed a Complaint and Demand for Jury Trial against RouteOne, David Huber and Finance Express in the United States District Court for the Central District of California, Civil Action No. CV-06-6864 (SJF). The complaint sought declaratory and injunctive relief as well as damages against the defendants for infringement of the ’403 Patent and the ’841 Patent. On November 28, 2006 and December 4, 2006, respectively, defendants RouteOne, David Huber and Finance Express filed their answers. The defendants denied infringement and challenged the validity and enforceability of the patents-in-suit.
 
On February 20, 2007, we filed a Complaint and Demand for Jury Trial against RouteOne LLC (RouteOne), David Huber and Finance Express in the United States District Court for the Central District of California, Civil Action No. CV-07-215 (CWx). The complaint sought declaratory and injunctive relief as well as damages against the defendants for infringement of U.S. Patent No. 7,181,427 (the ’427 Patent). On April 13, 2007 and April 17, 2007, respectively, defendants RouteOne, David Huber and Finance Express filed their answers. The defendants denied infringement and challenged the validity and enforceability of the ’427 Patent.
 
The DealerTrack, Inc. v. Finance Express et al., CV-06-2335 action, the DealerTrack Inc. v. RouteOne and Finance Express et al., CV-06-6864 action and the DealerTrack v. RouteOne and Finance Express et al., CV-07-215 action, described above, were consolidated by the court. A hearing on claims construction, referred to as a “Markman” hearing, was held on September 25, 2007. Fact and expert discovery and motions for summary judgment have substantially been completed.
 
On July 21, 2008 and September 30, 2008, the court issued summary judgment orders disposing of certain issues and preserving other issues for trial.
 
On July 8, 2009, the court  held Claims 1-4 of DealerTrack’s patent 7,181,427 were invalid for failure to comply with a standard required by the recently decided case in the Court of Appeals of the Federal Circuit of In re Bilski. On August 11, 2009, the court entered into a judgment granting summary judgment.  On September 8, 2009, DealerTrack filed a notice of appeal in the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in regards to the finding of non-infringement of patent 6,587,841, the invalidity of patent 7,181,427, and the claim construction order to the extent that it was relied upon to find the judgments of non-infringement and invalidity. In October 2010, the United States Court of Appeals set a briefing schedule. DealerTrack filed its appellant’s brief in the case on October 29, 2010 and reply briefs were filed by both RouteOne and Finance Express in early December 2010. DealerTrack filed its reply brief on January 18, 2011 and oral argument was held on May 5, 2011.
 
We believe that the potential liability from all current litigations will not have a material effect on our financial position or results of operations when resolved in a future period.
 
 
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15. Segment Information
 
The segment information provided in the table below is being reported consistent with our method of internal reporting. Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise for which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. The chief operating decision maker reviews information at a consolidated level, as such we have one reportable segment. For enterprise-wide disclosure, we are organized primarily on the basis of service lines. Revenue earned outside of the United States for both the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 is approximately 10% of our revenue. Revenue earned outside of the United States for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 is approximately 14% and 13% of our revenue, respectively.
 
Supplemental disclosure of revenue by service type for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 is as follows (in thousands):

   
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
2011
 
2010
 
Transaction services revenue
  $ 48,505     $ 26,851     $ 86,940     $ 49,721  
Subscription services revenue
    34,716       30,341       68,581       60,069  
Other
    5,830       4,715       10,721       8,902  
                                 
Total net revenue
  $ 89,051     $ 61,907     $ 166,242     $ 118,692  
 
16. Strategic Agreement with Ally

On February 10, 2010, DealerTrack entered into a strategic relationship with Ally Financial (Ally). Under the terms of the agreement, Ally became a financing option on the DealerTrack credit application processing network and DealerTrack agreed to make a one-time payment to Ally of $15.0 million, which was paid in May 2010. Ally has continued to accept credit applications through a competitive system, which it owns a portion of.

The one-time $15.0 million payment is being recorded as a reduction in revenue over the period of expected benefit of approximately five years. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, we recorded contra revenue related to revenue from the Ally strategic relationship of $0.8 million and $1.6 million, respectively. For both the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, we recorded contra revenue related to revenue from the Ally strategic relationship of $0.2 million. As of June 30, 2011, we have $11.8 million of the payment remaining to be amortized to contra revenue, of which, we have classified $3.2 million in prepaid expenses and other current assets and $8.6 million in other long-term assets. As of December 30, 2010, $13.4 million of the payment was remaining to be amortized to contra revenue, of which, $3.2 million was classified in prepaid expenses and other current assets and $10.2 million was classified in other long-term assets.

17. Credit Facility

On April 20, 2011, we entered into a $125.0 million revolving credit facility (including a $25.0 million Canadian sublimit), which is available for general corporate purchases (including capital expenditures and investments), subject to certain conditions, and which matures on April 20, 2015. The agreement for this revolving credit facility also permits us, under certain conditions, to obtain up to an additional $100.0 million of incremental term loans or incremental revolving commitments from existing or new lenders. The interest rate on this revolving credit facility is determined quarterly and is equal to LIBOR or Prime, as applicable, plus a margin of (a) between 225 basis points and 275 basis points in the case of Eurodollar/CDOR loans and (b) between 125 basis points and 175 basis points in the case of ABR loans. The rate, in each case, is based on a consolidated leverage ratio for us and our subsidiaries (the ratio of consolidated total debt of us and our subsidiaries to consolidated EBITDA) not to exceed 2.75 to 1.00 and an interest coverage ratio (EBITDA to cash interest expense) not to be less than 3.0 to 1.0. Additionally, under the credit facility we are required to make quarterly commitment fees payments on any available revolving amounts at a rate between 40 basis points and 50 basis points based on our consolidated leverage ratio. Interest expense related to the credit facility for both the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 was $0.1 million. We capitalized approximately $1.9 million of debt issuance costs associated with the credit facility, of which, $1.8 million was remaining at June 30, 2011. As of June 30, 2011, we had no amounts outstanding under this revolving credit facility.
 
 
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Our revolving credit facility contains restrictive covenants that limit our ability and our existing or future subsidiaries’ abilities, among other things, to:

 
 
incur additional indebtedness;
   
 
 
pay dividends or make distributions in respect of our, or our existing or future subsidiaries’, capital stock or to make certain other restricted payments or investments;
   
 
 
make certain investments, loans, advances, guarantees or acquisitions;
   
 
 
enter into sale and leaseback transactions;
       
 
 
agree to payment restrictions;
       
 
 
incur additional liens;
       
 
 
consolidate, merge, sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of our or the applicable subsidiary’s assets;
       
 
 
enter into transactions with our or the applicable subsidiary’s affiliates;
       
 
 
sell assets;
       
 
 
make capital expenditures;
       
 
 
make optional payments in respect of and amendments to certain other types of debt;
       
 
 
enter into swap agreements;
       
 
 
change certain fiscal periods; and
       
 
 
enter into new lines of business.

In addition, our revolving credit facility requires us and our subsidiaries to maintain compliance with specified financial ratios on a consolidated basis. Our and our subsidiaries’ ability to comply with these ratios may be affected by events beyond our control.

As of June 30, 2011, we were in compliance with all restrictive covenants and financial ratios.

Our revolving credit facility contains the following affirmative covenants, among others: delivery of financial statements, reports, accountants’ letters, budgets, officers’ certificates and other information requested by the lenders; payment of other obligations; maintenance of existence and rights and privileges; maintenance of property and insurance; right of the lenders to inspect property and books and records; compliance with environmental laws; and covenants regarding additional collateral.

18. Subsequent Events

On July 1, 2011, DealerTrack AAX acquired substantially all of the assets of eCarlist, LLC (eCarlist) for an initial purchase price of $35.3 million, subject to working capital and other customary adjustments, consisting of a cash payment of $23.5 million (which constitutes initial cash consideration of $23.7 million minus an initial working capital estimate adjustment) and an $11.6 million unsecured subordinated note. The note was issued by DealerTrack Holdings, Inc. and has a term of either two years or six years, based on certain factors related to the retention of key individuals, which we expect will result in compensation expense of approximately $1.5 million to be recorded in our consolidated statement of operations over two years from the date of acquisition. The sellers may earn additional consideration of up to $10.0 million, consisting of up to $5.0 million payable in each of 2012 and 2013 based upon the achievement of certain revenue targets in 2011 and 2012, respectively. Additionally, we expect to make payments to certain former employees of eCarlist related to continued employment that will result in compensation expense of approximately $2.2 million to be recorded in our consolidated statement of operations over two years from the date of acquisition.

eCarlist provides a suite of inventory management and online marketing tools for the retail automotive industry, enabling dealers to appraise, price, and merchandise vehicle inventory online in real-time. eCarlist’s solutions and services will be a part of the DealerTrack inventory management solutions group, which now includes inventory management, inventory distribution, vehicle appraisal and pricing tools, mobile software, dealership health reporting, CRM, custom web design, and digital marketing solutions via an integrated Software as a Service (SaaS) platform. We expect this acquisition will significantly expand our subscription business and further strengthen our relationship with automobile dealers.

We expensed approximately $0.6 million of professional fees associated with the acquisition in the three and six months ended June 30, 2011. We expect to expense an additional approximately $0.6 million of professional fees in the third quarter of 2011. We are in the process of finalizing the fair value assessment for the acquired assets and liabilities, which is expected to be completed during the third quarter of 2011.
 
 
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
 
You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements. Certain statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). These statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Factors that could materially affect such forward-looking statements can be found in the sections entitled “Risk Factors” in Part II, Item 1A. in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2011, as well as Part I, Item 1A. in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 filed with the SEC on February 18, 2011 . Investors are urged to consider these factors carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements made herein are only made as of the date hereof and we will undertake no obligation to publicly update such forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances except as required by law.
 
Overview
 
DealerTrack’s intuitive and high-value software solutions and services enhance efficiency and profitability for all major segments of the retail automotive industry, including dealers, lenders, OEM’s, agents and aftermarket providers. We believe our solution set for dealers is the industry’s most comprehensive. DealerTrack operates the industry’s largest online credit application network in the United States, connecting over 17,000 dealers with more than 1,000 lenders. Our dealer management system (DMS) provides dealers with easy-to-use tools and real-time data access to enhance their efficiency, while our inventory offerings provide vehicle inventory management and merchandising solutions to help dealers drive higher in-store and online traffic with state-of-the-art, real-time listings — leading to accelerated used-vehicle turn rates and higher dealer profits. Our sales and F&I (finance & insurance) solutions allow dealers to streamline the entire sales process as they structure deals from a single integrated platform. DealerTrack’s compliance solution helps dealers meet legal and regulatory requirements and protect their assets. DealerTrack also offers additional solutions for the automotive industry including electronic motor vehicle registration and titling applications, paper title storage, and digital document services. DealerTrack’s family of companies also includes data and consulting services providers, ALG and Chrome Systems.
 
We are a Delaware corporation formed in August 2001. We are organized as a holding company and conduct a substantial amount of our business through our subsidiaries, including ALG, Inc., Chrome Systems, Inc., DealerTrack AAX, Inc., DealerTrack Aftermarket Services, Inc., DealerTrack Canada, Inc., DealerTrack Digital Services, Inc., DealerTrack, Inc., DealerTrack Processing Solutions, Inc., General Systems Solutions, Inc., FDI Computer Consulting, Inc., and DealerTrack Systems, Inc.
 
We monitor our performance as a business using a number of measures that are not found in our consolidated financial statements. These measures include the number of active dealers, lenders and active lender to dealership relationships in the DealerTrack network, the number of subscribing dealers in the DealerTrack network, the number of transactions processed, the average transaction price and the average monthly subscription revenue per subscribing dealership. We believe that improvements in these metrics will result in improvements in our financial performance over time. We also view the acquisition and successful integration of acquired companies as important milestones in the growth of our business as these acquired companies bring new products to our customers and expand our technological capabilities. We believe that successful acquisitions will also lead to improvements in our financial performance over time. In the near term, however, the purchase accounting treatment of acquisitions can have a negative impact on our consolidated statement of operations as the depreciation and amortization expenses associated with acquired assets, as well as particular intangibles (which tend to have a relatively short useful life), can be substantial in the first several years following an acquisition. As a result, we monitor our non-GAAP financial measures and other business statistics as a measure of operating performance in addition to net income (loss) and the other measures included in our consolidated financial statements. 
 
 
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The following is a table consisting of non-GAAP financial measures and certain other business statistics that management is continually monitoring (amounts in thousands are adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income, capital expenditures and transactions processed):

   
Three Months Ended June 30,
   
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Other Business Statistics:
                       
Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP) (1)
  $ 21,270     $ 9,800     $ 34,171     $ 14,742  
Adjusted net income (Non-GAAP) (1)
  $ 10,835     $ 5,252     $ 18,325     $ 7,303  
Capital expenditures, software and website development costs
  $ 6,117     $ 12,668     $ 16,333     $ 19,588  
Active dealers in our network as of end of the period (2)
    17,660       17,120       17,660       17,120  
Active lenders in our network as of end of the period (3)
    1,062       891       1,062       891  
Active lender to dealer relationships as of the end of the period (4)
    149,398       137,919       149,398       137,919  
Subscribing dealers in our network as of end of the period (5)
    14,488       13,468       14,488       13,468  
Transactions processed (6)
    19,135       12,239       35,909       24,080  
Average transaction price (7)
  $ 2.58     $ 2.21     $ 2.47     $ 2.07  
Average monthly subscription revenue per subscribing dealership (8)
  $ 807     $ 749     $ 802     $ 734  

(1)
Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure that represents GAAP net income (loss) excluding interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization expenses, and contra-revenue and may exclude certain items such as: impairment charges, restructuring charges, acquisition-related compensation expense and professional service fees, realized gains or (losses) on securities and certain other non-recurring items. Adjusted net income is a non-GAAP financial measure that represents GAAP net income (loss) excluding stock-based compensation expense, the amortization of acquired identifiable intangibles, and contra-revenue and may also exclude certain items such as: impairment charges, restructuring charges, acquisition-related compensation expense and professional service fees, realized gains or (losses) on securities, adjustments to deferred tax asset valuation allowances and certain other non-recurring items. These adjustments to net income, which are shown before taxes, are adjusted for their tax impact. Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted net income are presented because management believes they provide additional information with respect to the performance of our fundamental business activities and are also frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of comparable companies. We rely on adjusted EBITDA and adjusted net income as primary measures to review and assess the operating performance of our company and management team in connection with our executive compensation plan incentive payments.
   
 
Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted net income have limitations as an analytical tool and you should not consider them in isolation from, or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Some of these limitations are:

 
 
Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted net income do not reflect our cash expenditures or future requirements for capital expenditures or contractual commitments;
   
 
 
Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted net income do not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs;
   
 
 
Although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized will often have to be replaced in the future, and adjusted EBITDA and adjusted net income do not reflect any cash requirements for such replacements;
       
 
 
Non-cash compensation is and will remain a key element of our overall long-term incentive compensation package, although we exclude it from adjusted net income when evaluating our ongoing performance for a particular period;
       
 
 
Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted net income do not reflect the impact of certain charges or gains resulting from matters we consider not to be indicative of our ongoing operations; and
       
 
 
Other companies may calculate adjusted EBITDA and adjusted net income differently than we do, limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure.
 
 
Because of these limitations, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted net income should not be considered as measures of discretionary cash available to us to invest in the growth of our business. We compensate for these limitations by relying primarily on our GAAP results and using adjusted EBITDA, and adjusted net income only as supplements to our GAAP results. Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted net income are measures of our performance that are not required by, or presented in accordance with, GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted net income are not measurements of our financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as alternatives to net income, operating income or any other performance measures derived in accordance with GAAP or as alternatives to cash flow from operating activities as a measure of our liquidity.
 
 
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The following table sets forth the reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure, from net income (loss), our most directly comparable financial measure in accordance with GAAP (in thousands):

   
Three Months Ended June 30,
   
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
GAAP net income (loss)
 
$
2,166
   
$
(117
)
 
$
26,894
   
$
(2,568
)
Interest income
   
(84
)
   
(123
)
   
(188
)
   
(249
)
Interest expense
   
212
     
60
     
244
     
119
 
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes
   
4,085
     
499
     
(21,415
)
   
(715
)
Depreciation of property and equipment and amortization of capitalized software and website costs
   
5,286
     
4,135
     
10,171
     
8,141
 
Amortization of acquired identifiable intangibles
   
7,708
     
4,929
     
14,568
     
10,163
 
                                 
EBITDA (Non-GAAP)
   
19,373
     
9,383
     
30,274
     
14,891
 
Adjustments:
                               
   Contra-revenue (9)
   
1,114
     
196
     
2,057
     
196
 
   Integration and other related costs (including amounts related to stock-based compensation)
   
306
     
     
 
958
     
 
   Acquisition related and other professional fees
   
886
     
221
     
1,216
     
237
 
   Acquisition related compensation expense
   
     
     
75
     
 
   Realized gain on securities
   
(409
)
   
     
(409
)
   
(582
)
                                 
Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP)
 
$
21,270
   
$
9,800
   
$
34,171
   
$
14,742
 
 
The following table sets forth the reconciliation of adjusted net income, a non-GAAP financial measure, to net income (loss), our most directly comparable financial measure in accordance with GAAP (in thousands):
 
   
Three Months Ended June 30,
   
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
GAAP net income (loss)
 
$
2,166
   
$
(117
)
 
$
26,894
   
$
(2,568
 )
Adjustments:
                               
   Deferred tax asset valuation allowance (non-taxable) (10)
   
1,001
     
     
(23,547
)
   
 
   Amortization of acquired identifiable intangibles
   
7,708
     
4,929
     
14,568
     
10,163
 
   Stock-based compensation (excluding amounts included in integration and other related costs)
   
3,035
     
3,087
     
5,850
     
5,829
 
   Contra-revenue (9)
   
1,114
     
196
     
2,057
     
196
 
   Integration and other related costs (including amounts related to stock based compensation)
   
306
     
     
958
     
 
   Acquisition related and other professional fees
   
886
     
221
     
1,216
     
237
 
   Acquisition related compensation expense (11)
   
     
     
75
     
 
   Amended state tax returns impact (non-taxable)
   
     
     
32
     
 
   Realized gain on securities (non-taxable)
   
(409
)
   
     
(409
)
   
(582
)
   Tax impact of adjustments (12)
   
(4,972
)
   
(3,064
)
   
(9,369
)
   
(5,972
)
                                 
Adjusted net income (Non-GAAP)
 
$
10,835
   
$
5,252
   
$
18,325
   
$
7,303
 

(2)
 
We consider a dealer to be active in our network as of a date if the dealer completed at least one revenue-generating credit application processing transaction using the U.S. DealerTrack network during the most recently ended calendar month. The number of active U.S. dealers is based on the number of dealer accounts as communicated by lenders on the U.S. DealerTrack network.
     
(3)
 
We consider a lender to be active in our network as of a date if it is accepting credit application data electronically from U.S. dealers in the U.S. DealerTrack network.
     
(4)
 
Each lender to dealer relationship represents a pair between an active U.S. lender and an active U.S. dealer at the end of a given period.
     
(5)
 
Represents the number of dealerships with one or more active subscriptions on the DealerTrack or DealerTrack Canada networks at the end of a given period.
 
 
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(6)
 
Represents revenue-generating transactions processed in the DealerTrack, DealerTrack Aftermarket Services, DealerTrack Processing Solutions and DealerTrack Canada networks at the end of a given period.
     
(7)
 
Represents the average revenue earned per transaction processed in the DealerTrack, DealerTrack Aftermarket Services, DealerTrack Processing Solutions and DealerTrack Canada networks during a given period. Revenue used in the calculation adds back transaction related contra-revenue. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, the average transaction price was updated from the amounts originally reported of $2.19 and $2.09, respectively.
     
(8)
 
Represents subscription services revenue divided by average subscribing dealers for a given period in the DealerTrack and DealerTrack Canada networks. Revenue used in the calculation adds back subscription related contra-revenue.
     
(9)
 
For further information please refer to Note 14 and Note 16 in the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
     
(10)
 
At December 31, 2010, management determined that the ultimate realization of deferred tax assets for U.S. federal and state income tax purposes was not considered more likely than not, primarily due to limited taxable income in the federal carry back period, anticipated insufficient future taxable income and cumulative U.S. book losses incurred in recent years. As a result of cumulative U.S. book losses incurred in recent years and uncertainty as to the extent and timing of profitability in future periods, we recorded a full valuation allowance of $28.4 million against our net U.S. deferred tax assets, excluding deferred tax liabilities related to indefinite-lived assets, for the year ended December 31, 2010.  As a result of the acquisition of DealerTrack Processing Solutions, on January 31, 2011, the company evaluated the combined enterprises past and expected future results, including the impact of the future reversal of the acquired deferred tax liabilities, and determined that the future reversal of the acquired deferred tax liabilities would provide sufficient taxable income to support realization of certain of DealerTrack’s deferred tax assets and thereby we reduced the valuation allowance by approximately $24.5 million during the three months ended March 31, 2011. For further information please refer to Note 13 in the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-Q.
     
(11)
 
Approximately $45,000 of the acquisition related compensation expense is non-taxable.
     
(12)
 
The tax impact of adjustments for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 are based on a U.S. statutory tax rate of 38.3% applied to taxable adjustments other than amortization of acquired identifiable intangibles and stock-based compensation expense, which are based on a blended tax rate of 38.2% and 37.9%, respectively, for the three months ended June 30, 2011, and 37.9% and 37.9%, respectively, for the six months ended June 30, 2011. The tax impact of adjustments for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 are based on a U.S. effective tax rate of 36.7% applied to taxable adjustments other than amortization of acquired identifiable intangibles and stock based compensation expense, which are based on a blended tax rate of 36.2% and 36.6%, respectively.
 
Revenue
 
Transaction Services Revenue. Transaction services revenue consists of revenue earned from our lender customers for (1) each electronic receipt of credit application or contract data that dealers submit to them through the DealerTrack credit application network; (2) for each financing contract executed via our electronic contracting and digital contract processing solution; (3) for each title record perfected or administered; and (4) for any transactional data services performed. We also earn transaction services revenue from dealers or other service and information providers, such as aftermarket, accessory and credit report providers, for each fee bearing product accessed by dealers.
 
Subscription Services Revenue. Subscription services revenue consists of revenue earned from our customers (typically on a monthly basis) for use of our subscription or license-based products and services. Our subscription services enable dealer customers to manage their dealership data and operations, compare various financing and leasing options and programs, sell insurance and other aftermarket products, analyze inventory and execute financing contracts electronically.
 
Other Revenue. Other revenue consists of revenue primarily earned through forms programming, data conversion, training and hardware and equipment sales from our DMS solution, shipping commissions earned from our digital contract business, consulting and analytical revenue earned from ALG, and training fees earned from our inventory management solution.
 
Operating Expenses
 
Cost of Revenue. Cost of revenue primarily consists of expenses related to running our network infrastructure (including Internet connectivity, hosting expenses and data storage), amortization expense on acquired intangible assets, capitalized software and website development costs, compensation and related benefits for network and technology development personnel, amounts paid to third parties pursuant to contracts under which (i) a portion of certain revenue is owed to those third parties (revenue share) or, (ii) fees are due based on the number of transactions processed, direct costs for data licenses and direct costs (printing, binding and delivery) associated with our residual value guides. Cost of revenue also includes hardware costs associated with our DMS product offering, and compensation, related benefits and travel expenses associated with DMS installation personnel, compensation and related benefits associated with strategic inventory consulting personnel, and compensation, related benefits and temporary labor associated with personnel who process transactions for our digital contract, collateral management, and registration and titling solutions.
 
 
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Product Development Expenses. Product development expenses consist primarily of compensation and related benefits, consulting fees and other operating expenses associated with our product development departments. The product development departments perform research and development, as well as enhance and maintain existing products.
 
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses consist primarily of compensation and related benefits, facility costs and professional services fees for our sales, marketing, customer service and administrative functions.
 
We allocate overhead such as occupancy and telecommunications charges, and depreciation expense based on headcount, as we believe this to be the most accurate measure. As a result, a portion of general overhead expenses is reflected in cost of revenue and each other operating expense category.
 
Acquisitions
 
On January 31, 2011, we acquired all of the outstanding shares of DealerTrack Processing Solutions for a purchase price of approximately $125.5 million in cash, net of acquired cash, and reflecting the final working capital adjustment. DealerTrack Processing Solutions is a leading provider of automobile title management services to lenders and vehicle registration services to automobile dealers. We expect this acquisition will significantly expand our transaction business, and further strengthen our relationship with lenders and automobile dealers. For further information please refer to Note 8 in the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.    

On July 1, 2011, DealerTrack AAX acquired substantially all of the assets of eCarlist for an initial purchase price of $35.3 million, subject to working capital and other customary adjustments, consisting of a cash payment of $23.5 million (which constitutes initial cash consideration of $23.7 million minus an initial working capital estimate adjustment) and an $11.6 million unsecured subordinated note. The note was issued by  DealerTrack Holdings, Inc. and has a term of either two years or six years, based on certain factors related to the retention of key individuals, which we expect will result in compensation expense of approximately $1.5 million to be recorded in our consolidated statement of operations over two years from the date of acquisition. The sellers may earn additional consideration of up to $10.0 million, consisting of up to $5.0 million payable in each of 2012 and 2013 based upon the achievement of certain revenue targets in 2011 and 2012, respectively. Additionally, we expect to make payments to certain former employees of eCarlist relating to continued employment that will result in compensation expense of approximately $2.2 million to be recorded in our consolidated statement of operations over two years from the date of acquisition.

eCarlist provides a suite of inventory management and online marketing tools for the retail automotive industry, enabling dealers to appraise, price, and merchandise vehicle inventory online in real-time. eCarlist’s solutions and services will be a part of the DealerTrack Inventory Solutions Group, which now includes inventory management, inventory distribution, vehicle appraisal and pricing tools, mobile software, dealership health reporting, CRM, custom web design, and digital marketing solutions via an integrated Software as a Service (SaaS) platform. We expect this acquisition will significantly expand our subscription business and further strengthen our relationship with automobile dealers. For further information please refer to Note 18 in the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
 
Fair Value Measurements
 
      Fair value is defined as the exit price, or the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.  Inputs used to measure fair value are prioritized into a three-level fair value hierarchy. This hierarchy requires entities to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The three levels of inputs used to measure fair value are as follows:

 
 
Level 1 – Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for assets or liabilities. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to Level 1 inputs.
   
 
 
Level 2 – Observable prices that are based on inputs not quoted on active markets, but corroborated by market data.
   
 
 
Level 3 – Unobservable inputs are used when little or no market data is available. The fair value hierarchy gives the lowest priority to Level 3 inputs.
 
We have segregated all financial assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis into the most appropriate level within the fair value hierarchy based on the inputs used to determine the fair value at the measurement date in the table below.
 
 
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Financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis include the following as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 (in thousands):
 
As of June 30, 2011
 
Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)
   
Significant Other Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
   
Significant Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
   
June 30, 2011
 
Cash equivalents (1)
 
$
5,119
   
$
   
$
   
$
5,119
 
Short-term investments (2) (3)
   
205
     
     
450
     
655
 
                         
Total
 
$
5,324
   
$
   
$
450
   
$
5,774
 

 As of December 31, 2010
 
Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)
   
Significant Other Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
   
Significant Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
   
December 31, 2010
 
Cash equivalents (1)
 
$
139,010
   
$
   
$
   
$
139,010
 
Short-term investments (2) (3)
   
40
     
     
450
     
490
 
Long-term investments (4)
   
     
     
2,254
     
2,254
 
                         
Total
 
$
139,050
   
$
   
$
2,704
   
$
141,754
 

(1)
 
Cash equivalents consist of money market funds with original maturity dates of three months or less, for which we determine fair value through quoted market prices.
     
(2)
 
As of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, Level 1 short-term investments include investments in tax-advantaged preferred securities, for which we determined fair value based on the quoted market prices of the underlying securities.
   
(3)
 
Level 3 short-term investments include an auction rate security invested in a tax-exempt state government obligation that was valued at par with a value of $0.4 million, or 0.1% of our total assets, as of both June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010. Our intent is not to hold the auction rate security invested in a tax-exempt state government obligation to maturity, but rather to use the interest reset feature to provide liquidity. However, should the marketplace auctions continue to fail we may hold the security to maturity, which is September 2011. In October 2010, $1.1 million of this security was redeemed by the issuer at par.
   
(4)
 
Level 3 long-term investments as of December 31, 2010 included a tax-advantaged preferred stock of a financial institution with a fair value of $2.3 million, or 0.5% of total assets. As of December 31, 2010, it was uncertain whether we would be able to liquidate these securities within the next twelve months; as such we classified them as long-term on our consolidated balance sheet. Due to the lack of observable market quotes we utilized valuation models that relied exclusively on Level 3 inputs including those that are based on expected cash flow streams, including assessments of counterparty credit quality, default risk underlying the security, discount rates and overall capital market liquidity.  In June 2011, we sold this security for approximately $2.5 million and recorded a gain of approximately $0.4 million in our consolidated statement of operations.
 
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances for Level 3 investments as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, is as follows (in thousands):
 
Balance as of January 1, 2010
 
$
3,971
 
Unrealized loss on securities recorded in other comprehensive income
   
(167
)
Partial redemption of auction rate security (3)
   
(1,100
)
Balance as of December 31, 2010
   
2,704
 
Sale of tax-advantaged preferred stock (4)
   
(2,485
)
Realized gain on securities included in the statement of operations (4)
   
409
 
Reversal of unrealized gain on securities sold recorded in other comprehensive income
   
(178
)
         
Balance as of June 30, 2011
 
$
450
 
 
 
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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
 
Our management’s discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based on our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of these consolidated financial statements requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the amounts reported for assets, liabilities, revenue, expenses and the disclosure of contingent liabilities.
 
Our critical accounting policies are those that we believe are both important to the portrayal of our financial condition and results of operations and that involve difficult, subjective or complex judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain. The estimates are based on historical experience and on various assumptions about the ultimate outcome of future events. Our actual results may differ from these estimates if unforeseen events occur or should the assumptions used in the estimation process differ from actual results. Management believes there have been no material changes to the critical accounting policies discussed in the section entitled “Management Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, filed with the SEC on February 18, 2011, except as set forth below, which relate to revenue recognition practices arising from the acquisition of DealerTrack Processing Solutions.
 
Revenue Recognition
 
Collateral Management Services Transaction Revenue
 
Our collateral management solution provides paper and electronic-based title services. Customer contracts are principally comprised of two elements: (1) title perfection and (2) title administration. 
 
Collateral management services are delivered either manually (for paper-based) or electronically. Paper-based title management services require us to physically hold, store and manually release the title.  Electronic title management services require an electronic title and data storage; the release of the title can be accomplished by the lien holder and does not require manual action by us.
 
Deliverables for paper and electronic title management arrangements are separated into more than one unit of accounting when (i) the delivered element(s) have value to the customer on a stand-alone basis, (ii) delivery of the undelivered element(s) is probable and substantially in our control, and (iii) evidence of fair value is available. 
 
Based on the above criteria, both paper and electronic-based collateral management service revenue is separated into two units of accounting.  We recognize a portion of the paper-based transaction fee upon completion of the lien documentation and for electronic-based transactions upon receipt of the title record. For customers in which we bill the entire transaction fee in advance, a portion of both the paper and electronic-based transaction fee is deferred and recognized over the title administration period, which we estimate to be at 39 months.  Amounts allocated to each unit of accounting are based upon the price charged when each element is sold separately.
 
Collateral management services revenue also includes revenue earned from converting a new lender’s title portfolio to our collateral management solution and other ancillary services.  Amounts earned from converting a new lender’s portfolio are recognized over the lender’s estimated portfolio loan life which varies depending on the lender. Amounts earned from other ancillary services are recognized on a per transaction basis after services have been rendered.
 
Registration and Titling Services Transaction Revenue
 
Our registration and titling services solution provides various web-based and service-bureau automotive vehicle registration services to customers.  Registration and titling services revenue is recognized on a per transaction basis after services have been rendered.
 
 
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Results of Operations
 
The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the consolidated statements of operations:

   
Three Months June 30,
   
Six Months June 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
   
$ Amount
   
% of Net Revenue
   
$ Amount
   
% of Net Revenue
   
$ Amount
   
% of Net Revenue
   
$ Amount
   
% of Net Revenue
 
   
(In thousands, except percentages)
   
(In thousands, except percentages)
 
Consolidated Statements of Operations Data:
                                                               
Net revenue
 
$
89,051
     
100.0
%
 
$
61,907
     
100.0
%
 
$
166,242
     
100.0
%
 
$
118,692
     
100.0
%
                                                                 
Operating expenses:
                                                               
Cost of revenue
   
49,040
     
55.1
     
31,265
     
50.5
     
91,906
     
55.3
     
61,982
     
52.2
 
Product development
   
3,500
     
3.9
     
3,339
     
5.4
     
7,242
     
4.4
     
6,937
     
5.8
 
Selling, general and administrative
   
30,633
     
34.5
     
27,260
     
44.0
     
62,234
     
37.4
     
54,668
     
46.1
 
                                                                 
Total operating expenses
   
83,173
     
93.5
     
61,864
     
99.9
     
161,382
     
97.1
     
123,587
     
104.1
 
                                                                 
 Income (loss) from operations
   
5,878
     
6.5
     
43
     
0.1
     
4,860
     
2.9
     
(4,895
)
   
(4.1
)
Interest income
   
84
     
0.1
     
123
     
0.2
     
188
     
0.1
     
249
     
0.2
 
Interest expense
   
(212
)
   
(0.2
   
(60
)
   
(0.1
 )
   
(244
)
   
(0.1
)
   
(119
)
   
(0.1
)
Other income
   
92
     
0.1
     
276
     
0.4
     
266
     
0.2
     
900
     
0.7
 
Realized gain on securities
   
409
     
0.5
     
     
     
409
     
0.2
     
582
     
0.5
 
Income (loss) before (provision for) benefit from income taxes
   
6,251
     
7.0
     
382
     
0.6
     
5,479
     
3.3
     
(3,283
 
)
   
(2.8
 
)
(Provision for) benefit from income taxes, net
   
(4,085
)
   
(4.6
)
   
(499
)
   
(0.8
)
   
21,415
     
12.9
     
715
     
0.6
 
                                                                 
Net income (loss)
 
$
2,166
     
2.4
%
 
$
(117
)
   
(0.2
)%
 
$
26,894
     
16.2
%
 
$
(2,568
)
   
(2.2
)%
 
Three Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010
 
Revenue
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Variance
 
 
2011
 
2010
 
$ Amount
   
Percent
 
 
(In thousands, except percentages)
 
Transaction services revenue
  $ 48,505     $ 26,851     $ 21,654       81 %
Subscription services revenue
    34,716       30,341       4,375       14 %
Other
    5,830       4,715       1,115       24 %
                           
Total net revenue
  $ 89,051     $ 61,907     $ 27,144       44 %
 
Total net revenue increased $27.1 million, or 44%, to $89.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011 from $61.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010.
 
 
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Transaction Services Revenue.   Transaction services revenue increased $21.6 million, or 81%, to $48.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011 from $26.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010. The increase in transaction revenue is primarily due to the acquisition of DealerTrack Processing Solutions on January 31, 2011, which contributed $15.4 million, or 71%, to the increase in transaction revenue. In addition, improving credit markets, an increase in automobile sales and the addition of Ally as a lender to our U.S. credit application processing network contributed to the increase in transaction services revenue. As seen in the table below, these industry trends had a positive impact on our key business metrics for the three months ended June 30, 2011, as compared to the same period in 2010.

   
Three Months Ended June 30,
   
Variance
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
Amount
   
Percent
 
Average transaction price (excludes impact of contra-revenue)
  $ 2.58     $ 2.21     $ 0.37       17 %
Active lenders in our network as of end of period
    1,062       891       171       19 %
Active lender to dealer relationships
    149,398       137,919       11,479       8 %
Transactions processed (in thousands, except percentages)
    19,135       12,239       6,896       56 %

Our average transaction price and the total number of transactions processed increased 17% and 56%, respectively, which resulted in an increase in revenue of $7.1 million and $15.2 million, respectively. These increases were partially offset by an increase in contra-revenue of $0.7 million primarily related to transaction revenue earned from our strategic relationship with Ally and through the use of service credits related to the AAX acquisition. Contributing factors to the increase in average transaction price and the total number of transactions processed were the acquisition of DealerTrack Processing Solutions, whose transactions are generally at a higher average price than our other transactions and which added additional volume; a 19% increase in lender customers active in our U.S. DealerTrack network who are generally lower transaction volume customers with higher prices per transaction; and an 8% increase in our number of lender to dealer relationships. The increase in our number of lender to dealer relationships was attributable to more active dealers and more lenders on our U.S. credit application processing network, an increase in the average number of lenders that dealers use and was also impacted, in part, by our strategic relationship with Ally.

Subscription Services Revenue.   Subscription services revenue increased $4.4 million, or 14%, to $34.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011 from $30.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010. The increase in subscription revenue is due to the following improvements in our key business metrics for the three months ended June 30, 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010.
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Variance
 
 
2011
 
2010
 
Amount
   
Percent
 
Average monthly spend per subscribing dealer (excludes impact of contra-revenue
  $ 807     $ 749     $ 58       8 %
Subscribing dealers in our network as of end of the period
    14,488       13,468       1,020       8 %

The 8% increase in average monthly spend per subscribing dealer contributed $2.5 million to subscription services revenue and the 8% increase in average number of subscribing dealers in our network contributed $2.1 million to subscription services revenue; these increases were partially offset by $0.2 million in contra-revenue resulting from the use of service credits related to the AAX acquisition. The increase in average monthly spend per subscribing dealer is primarily due to the continued success of selling DMS, inventory management and compliance solutions, including our ability to cross sell those solutions to existing customers.
 
Other Revenue.   Other revenue increased $1.1 million, or 24%, to $5.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011 from $4.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010. The $1.1 million increase was primarily due to an increase in training and hardware revenue from our DMS business.
 
Operating Expenses
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
   
Variance
 
 
2011
 
2010
   
$ Amount
   
Percent
 
 
(In thousands, except percentages)
 
Cost of revenue
  $ 49,040     $ 31,265     $ 17,775       57 %
Product development
    3,500       3,339       161       5 %
Selling, general and administrative
    30,633       27,260       3,373       12 %
                                 
Total operating expenses
  $ 83,173     $ 61,864     $ 21,309       34 %

Cost of Revenue. Cost of revenue increased $17.7 million, or 57%, to $49.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011 from $31.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010. The $17.7 million increase was primarily the result of increases of $ 4.5 million in intangible amortization related to DealerTrack Processing Solutions acquired intangibles, $2.9 million in costs related to DealerTrack Processing Solutions, which primarily includes transaction fees that are paid to third parties and temporary labor associated with processing transactions, $1.3 million in software amortization and depreciation charges, $1.0 million primarily related to temporary labor as a result of growing the volume of eDocs transactions, $0.9 million in occupancy and telecommunications costs, and $0.8 million in increased technology expense, which includes hosting expenses, technology support and other consulting expenses. Additionally, there were increases of $6.7 million in salary compensation and related benefit costs primarily due to the acquisition of DealerTrack Processing Solutions, headcount additions, and an increase in payroll and other taxes, and $0.7 million in bonus compensation. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in intangible amortization expense of $1.7 million primarily due to intangible assets which became fully amortized during the three months ended June 30, 2011.
 
 
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Product Development Expenses. Product development expenses increased $0.2, or 5%, to $3.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011 from $3.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010. The $0.2 million increase was primarily the result of increased salary and related benefit costs and bonus compensation primarily due to the acquisition of DealerTrack Processing Solutions, and an increase in payroll and other taxes.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $3.3 million, or 12%, to $30.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011 from $27.3 million for three months ended June 30, 2010. The $3.3 million increase in selling, general and administrative expenses was primarily the result of an increase of $0.8 million in bonus compensation and an increase of $0.6 million in salary compensation and related benefit costs primarily due to the acquisition of DealerTrack Processing Solutions offset by decreases in headcount, commission, severance and payroll and other taxes. Additionally, there were increases of $0.6 million in deal related costs due to the acquisition of DealerTrack Processing Solutions and eCarlist, $0.3 million in training expenses, $0.2 million in increased occupancy and telecommunications costs, $0.2 million in postage and mailing expenses, and $0.2 million in office and computer related supplies and materials resulting from headcount additions.
 
Other Income
 
   
Three Months Ended June 30,
   
Variance
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
$ Amount
 
Percent
 
   
(In thousands, except percentages)
 
Other income
  $ 92     $ 276     $ (184 )     (67 )%

Other income decreased $0.2 million, or 67%, to $0.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011 from $0.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010. The $0.2 million decrease is primarily due to income earned during the three months ended June 30, 2010 from our sales solution resulting from non-recurring activities outside of our ordinary operations.
 
Realized Gain on Securities
 
   
Three Months Ended June 30,
   
Variance
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
$ Amount
 
Percent
 
   
(In thousands, except percentages)
 
Realized gain on securities
  $ 409     $     $ 409       100 %
 
During the three months ended June 30, 2011, we sold a portion of our investments in tax-advantaged preferred securities for approximately $2.5 million and recorded a gain in the statement of operations of approximately $0.4 million. For further information please refer to Note 4 in the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Provision for Income Taxes, Net

   
Three Months Ended June 30,
   
Variance
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
$ Amount
   
Percent
 
   
(In thousands, except percentages)
 
Provision for income taxes, net
  $ (4,085 )   $ (499 )   $ (3,586 )     719 %

The net provision for income taxes for the three months ended June 30, 2011 of $4.1 million consisted primarily of $2.3 million of federal income tax expense, $0.8 million of state income tax expense and $1.0 million of tax expense for our Canadian subsidiary. The net provision for income taxes for the three months ended June 30, 2010 of $0.5 million consisted primarily of $2.3 million of federal income tax benefit, offset by $1.6 million of state income tax expense and $1.2 million of tax expense for our Canadian subsidiary. Included in tax expense for our Canadian subsidiary for the three months ended June 30, 2010 is $0.3 million for a permanent item relating to intangible amortization. This amount had an 81% impact on the effective tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2010. For the three months ended June 30, 2011, the permanent item relating to intangible amortization for our Canadian subsidiary did not have a significant impact on tax expense. Our effective tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2011 is 65.3% compared with 130.7% for the three months ended June 30, 2010.
 
 
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While we have been forecasting sufficient U.S. book taxable income in future periods, we are currently in a three-year cumulative pretax book loss position in the United States. As a result of cumulative U.S. book losses incurred in recent years and uncertainty as to the extent and timing of profitability in future periods, we recorded a full valuation allowance of $28.4 million against our net U.S. deferred tax assets, excluding deferred tax liabilities related to indefinite-lived assets for the year ended December 31, 2010.

As a result of establishing a full valuation allowance against our net U.S. deferred tax assets, we did not recognize any deferred tax benefits related to U.S. net losses incurred during the year ended December 31, 2010. As a result of the acquisition of DealerTrack Processing Solutions, on January 31, 2011, we evaluated the combined enterprises past and expected future results, including the impact of the future reversal of the acquired deferred tax liabilities, and determined that the future reversal of the acquired deferred tax liabilities would provide sufficient taxable income to support realization of certain of DealerTrack’s deferred tax assets, and thereby we reduced the valuation allowance by approximately $24.5 million during the three months ended March 31, 2011. We will maintain a full valuation allowance on our net U.S. deferred tax assets until sufficient positive evidence exists to support reversal of the valuation allowance.
 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010
 
Revenue

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
Variance
 
 
2011
 
2010
 
$ Amount
   
Percent
 
 
(In thousands, except percentages)
 
Transaction services revenue
  $ 86,940     $ 49,721     $ 37,219       75 %
Subscription services revenue
    68,581       60,069       8,512       14 %
Other
    10,721       8,902       1,819       20 %
                                 
Total net revenue
  $ 166,242     $ 118,692     $ 47,550       40 %
 
Total net revenue increased $47.5 million, or 40%, to $166.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 from $118.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010.

Transaction Services Revenue.   Transaction services revenue increased $37.2 million, or 75%, to $86.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 from $49.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010. The increase in transaction revenue is due to the acquisition of DealerTrack Processing Solutions on January 31, 2011, which contributed $25.3 million, or 68%, to the increase in transaction revenue. In addition, improving credit markets, an increase in automobile sales and the addition of Ally as a lender to our U.S. credit application processing network contributed to the increase in transaction services revenue. As seen in the table below, these industry trends had a positive impact on our key business metrics for the six months ended June 30, 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010.
 
   
Six Months Ended June 30,
   
Variance
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
Amount
   
Percent
 
Average transaction price (excludes impact of contra-revenue)
  $ 2.47     $ 2.07     $ 0.40       19 %
Active lenders in our network as of end of period
    1,062       891       171       19 %
Active lender to dealer relationships
    149,398       137,919       11,479       8 %
Transactions processed
    35,909       24,080       11,829       49 %

Our average transaction price and total number of transactions processed increased 19% and 49%, respectively, which resulted in an increase in revenue of $14.4 million and $24.5 million, respectively; these increases were partially offset by an increase in contra-revenue of $1.7 million primarily related to transaction revenue earned from our strategic relationship with Ally and through the use of service credits related to the AAX acquisition. Contributing factors to the increase in average transaction price and the total number of transactions processed were the acquisition of DealerTrack Processing Solutions, whose transactions are generally at a higher average price than our other transactions and which added additional volume; a 19% increase in lender customers active in our U.S. DealerTrack network who are generally lower transaction volume customers with higher prices per transaction; and an 8% increase in our number of lender to dealer relationships. The increase in our number of lender to dealer relationships was attributable to more active dealers and more lenders on our U.S. credit application processing network, and an increase in the average number of lenders that dealers use, and was also impacted, in part, by our strategic relationship with Ally.

 
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Subscription Services Revenue.  Subscription services revenue increased $8.5 million, or 14%, to $68.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 from $60.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010. The increase in subscription revenue is due to the following improvements in our key business metrics for the six months ended June 30, 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010.
 
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
Variance
 
 
2011
 
2010
 
Amount
 
Percent
 
Average monthly spend per subscribing dealer (excludes impact of contra-revenue)
$ 802   $ 734   $ 68     9 %
Subscribing dealers in our network as of end of the period
  14,488     13,468     1,020     8 %

The 9% increase in average monthly spend per subscribing dealer contributed $5.8 million to subscription services revenue and the 8% increase in average number of subscribing dealers in our network contributed $2.9 million to subscription services revenue; these increases were partially offset by $0.2 million in contra-revenue resulting from the use of service credits associated with the AAX acquisition. The increase in average monthly spend per subscribing dealer is primarily due to the continued success of selling DMS, inventory management and compliance solutions, including our ability to cross sell those solutions to existing customers.

Other Revenue.   Other revenue increased $1.8 million, or 20%, to $10.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 from $8.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010.  The $1.8 million increase was primarily due to an increase in installation, training and hardware revenue from our DMS business.
 
 Operating Expenses
 
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
Variance
 
 
2011
 
2010
 
$ Amount
   
Percent
 
 
(In thousands, except percentages)
 
Cost of revenue
  $ 91,906     $ 61,982     $ 29,924       48 %
Product development
    7,242       6,937       305       4 %
Selling, general and administrative
    62,234       54,668       7,566       14 %
                                 
Total operating expenses
  $ 161,382     $ 123,587     $ 37,795       31 %
 
Cost of Revenue. Cost of revenue increased $29.9 million, or 48%, to $91.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 from $62.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010. The $29.9 million increase was primarily the result of increases of $7.6 million in intangible amortization related to DealerTrack Processing Solutions acquired intangibles, $5.0 million in costs related to DealerTrack Processing Solutions, which primarily includes transaction fees that are paid to third parties and temporary labor associated with processing transactions, $2.3 million in software amortization and depreciation charges, $2.2 million primarily related to temporary labor as a result of growing the volume of eDocs transactions, $1.6 million in technology expense, which includes hosting expenses, technology support and other consulting expenses, and $1.5 million in occupancy and telecommunications costs. Additionally, there were increases of $10.7 million in salary compensation and related benefit costs primarily due to the acquisition of DealerTrack Processing Solutions, headcount additions, and an increase in payroll and other taxes, and $1.3 million in bonus compensation. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in intangible amortization expense of $3.2 million primarily due to intangible assets becoming fully amortized during the six months ended June 30, 2011.
 
Product Development Expenses. Product development expenses increased $0.3 million, or 4%, to $7.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 from $6.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010. The $0.3 million increase was primarily the result of increased salary and related benefit costs and bonus compensation primarily due to the acquisition of DealerTrack Processing Solutions, and an increase in payroll and other taxes.
 
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $7.5 million, or 14%, to $62.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 from $54.7 million for six months ended June 30, 2010. The $7.5 million increase in selling, general and administrative expenses was primarily the result of an increase of $1.6 million in bonus compensation and an increase of $3.2 million in salary compensation and related benefit costs primarily due to the acquisition of DealerTrack Processing Solutions, offset by decreases in headcount, commissions, severance and payroll and other taxes. Additionally, there were increases of $0.7 million in deal related costs due to the acquisition of DealerTrack Processing Solutions and eCarlist, $0.4 million in occupancy and telecommunications costs, $0.4 million in training expenses, $0.3 million in postage and mailing expenses, $0.2 million in office and computer related supplies and materials resulting from headcount additions, and $0.2 million in bad debt expense. These increases were partially offset by a decrease of $0.2 million in depreciation charges.
 
 
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Other Income
 
   
Six Months Ended June 30,
   
Variance
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
$ Amount
 
Percent
 
   
(In thousands, except percentages)
 
Other income
  $ 266     $ 900     $ (634 )     (70 )%

Other income decreased $0.6 million to $0.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 from $0.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010. The $0.6 million decrease is primarily due to $0.5 million of income earned during the six months ended June 30, 2010 from our sales solution resulting from non-recurring activities outside our ordinary operations and a settlement of $0.4 million received during the first quarter of 2010 related to the cancellation of a services agreement for our eDocs business.
 
Realized Gain on Securities
 
   
Six Months Ended June 30,
   
Variance
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
$ Amount
 
Percent
 
   
(In thousands, except percentages)
 
Realized gain on securities
  $ 409     $ 582     $ (173 )     (30 )%
 
During the six months ended June 30, 2011, we sold a portion of our investments in tax-advantaged preferred securities for approximately $2.5 million and recorded a gain in the statement of operations of approximately $0.4 million. During the six months ended June 30, 2010, we sold a portion of our investments in tax-advantaged preferred securities for approximately $1.4 million and recorded a gain in the statement of operations of approximately $0.6 million. For further information please refer to Note 4 in the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Benefit from income taxes, net
 
   
Six Months Ended June 30,
   
Variance
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
$ Amount
 
Percent
 
   
(In thousands, except percentages)
 
Benefit from income taxes, net
  $ 21,415     $ 715     $ 20,700       2895 %

The benefit for income taxes for the six months ended June 30, 2011 of $21.4 million consisted primarily of $23.1 million of federal income tax benefit, offset by $0.6 million of state income tax expense and $1.1 million of tax expense for our Canadian subsidiary. The benefit for income taxes for the six months ended June 30, 2010 of $0.7 million consisted primarily of $2.5 million of federal income tax benefit offset by $1.8 million of tax expense for our Canadian subsidiary. Included in tax expense for our Canadian subsidiary for the six months ended 2010 is $0.6 million for a permanent item relating to intangible amortization. This amount had a 20% impact on the effective tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2010. For the six months ended June 30, 2011, the permanent item relating to intangible amortization for our Canadian subsidiary did not have a significant impact on tax expense. Our effective tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2011 is 390.9% compared with 21.8% for the six months ended June 30, 2010.

While we have been forecasting sufficient U.S. book taxable income in future periods, we are currently in a three-year cumulative pretax book loss position in the United States. As a result of cumulative U.S. book losses incurred in recent years and uncertainty as to the extent and timing of profitability in future periods, we recorded a full valuation allowance of $28.4 million against our net U.S. deferred tax assets, excluding deferred tax liabilities related to indefinite-lived assets for the year ended December 31, 2010.
 
As a result of establishing a full valuation allowance against our net U.S. deferred tax assets, we did not recognize any deferred tax benefits related to U.S. net losses incurred during the year ended December 31, 2010. As a result of the acquisition of DealerTrack Processing Solutions, on January 31, 2011, we evaluated the combined enterprises past and expected future results, including the impact of the future reversal of the acquired deferred tax liabilities, and determined that the future reversal of the acquired deferred tax liabilities would provide sufficient taxable income to support realization of certain of DealerTrack’s deferred tax assets, and thereby we reduced the valuation allowance by approximately $24.5 million during the three months ended March 31, 2011. We will maintain a full valuation allowance on our net U.S. deferred tax assets until sufficient positive evidence exists to support reversal of the valuation allowance.
 
 
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
We expect that our liquidity requirements will continue to be primarily for working capital, acquisitions, capital expenditures and general corporate purposes. Our capital expenditures, software and website development costs for the six months ended June 30, 2011 were $16.3 million, of which $15.2 million was paid in cash.
 
As of June 30, 2011, we had $70.1 million of cash and cash equivalents, $0.6 in short-term investments and $94.9 million in working capital, as compared to $192.6 million of cash and cash equivalents, $0.5 million in short-term investments, $2.3 million in long-term investments and $200.9 million in working capital as of December 31, 2010.
 
During 2010, we began a project to implement an ERP system. In connection with the ERP project, in April 2010, we entered into an agreement with an ERP provider to purchase certain software licenses and implementation consulting services.  For the six months ended June 30, 2011, external capital expenditures related to the ERP project were approximately $1.9 million and we expect to spend an additional estimated $1.0 million in the remainder of 2011. 
 
On January 31, 2011, we acquired all of the outstanding shares of DealerTrack Processing Solutions for a purchase price of approximately $125.5 million in cash, net of acquired cash, and reflecting the final working capital adjustment. DealerTrack Processing Solutions is a leading provider of automobile title management services to lenders and vehicle registration services to automobile dealers. We expect this acquisition will significantly expand our transaction business, and further strengthen our relationship with lenders and automobile dealers. We expensed approximately $0.5 million of professional fees associated with the acquisition in the fourth quarter of 2010 and $0.1 million and $0.3 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, respectively. For further information please refer to Note 8 in the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.    
 
On April 20, 2011, we entered into a $125.0 million revolving credit facility (including a $25.0 million Canadian sublimit), which is available for general corporate purchases (including capital expenditures and investments), subject to certain conditions, and which matures on April 20, 2015. As of June 30, 2011, we had no amounts outstanding under this revolving credit facility. For further information please refer to Note 17 in the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

On July 1, 2011, DealerTrack AAX acquired substantially all of the assets of eCarlist for an initial purchase price of $35.3 million, subject to working capital and other customary adjustments, consisting of a cash payment of $23.5 million (which constitutes initial cash consideration of $23.7 million minus an initial working capital estimate adjustment) and an $11.6 million unsecured subordinated note. The note was issued by DealerTrack Holdings, Inc. and has a term of either two years or six years, based on certain factors related to the retention of key individuals, which we expect will result in compensation expense of approximately $1.5 million to be recorded in our consolidated statement of operations over two years from the date of acquisition. The sellers may earn additional consideration of up to $10.0 million, consisting of up to $5.0 million payable in each of 2012 and 2013 based upon the achievement of certain revenue targets in 2011 and 2012, respectively. Additionally, we expect to make payments to certain former employees of eCarlist relating to continued employment that will result in compensation expense of approximately $2.2 million to be recorded in our consolidated statement of operations over two years from the date of acquisition.

eCarlist provides a suite of inventory management and online marketing tools for the retail automotive industry, enabling dealers to appraise, price, and merchandise vehicle inventory online in real-time. eCarlist’s solutions and services will be a part of the DealerTrack Inventory Solutions group, which now includes inventory management, inventory distribution, vehicle appraisal and pricing tools, mobile software, dealership health reporting, CRM, custom web design, and digital marketing solutions via an integrated Software as a Service (SaaS) platform. We expect this acquisition will significantly expand our subscription business and further strengthen our relationship with automobile dealers. For further information please refer to Note 18 in the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
 
Although we used significant cash and cash equivalents to complete the DealerTrack Processing Solutions and eCarlist acquisitions, we expect to have sufficient liquidity to meet our short-term liquidity requirements (including capital expenditures and acquisitions) through working capital and net cash flows from operations, cash on hand and our revolving credit facility. 
 
The following table sets forth the cash flow components for the following periods (in thousands):
 
   
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
  $ 12,305     $ (13,359 )
Net cash used in investing activities
  $ (141,054 )   $ (17,896 )
Net cash provided by financing activities
  $ 5,876     $ 848  
 
Operating Activities
 
Net cash provided by operating activities of $12.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 was primarily attributable to net income of $26.9 million, which includes depreciation and amortization of $24.7 million, stock-based compensation expense of $6.0 million, a provision for doubtful accounts and sales credits of $3.3 million, an increase in customer funds payable of $6.1 million due to the acquisition of DealerTrack Processing Solutions, and an increase in deferred revenue of $1.4 million, partially offset by a deferred tax benefit of $23.7 million primarily due to a reduction in our tax valuation allowance recorded during 2011, an increase in accounts receivable of $11.6 million due to an increase in both transaction and subscription revenue and the acquisition of DealerTrack Processing Solutions, a decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses of $8.2 million, a gain of $0.4 million realized on the sale of securities, a stock-based compensation windfall tax benefit of $1.9 million, an increase in prepaid expenses and other assets of $4.8 million primarily due to prepaid taxes of $2.3 million, and an increase in customer funds and customer funds receivable of $6.1 million due to the acquisition of DealerTrack Processing Solutions. Net cash used in operating activities of $13.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010 was primarily attributable to a net loss of $2.6 million, which includes depreciation and amortization of $18.3 million, stock-based compensation expense of $5.8 million, and an increase to the provision for doubtful accounts and sales credits of $2.8 million, partially offset by a deferred tax benefit of $3.9 million, a decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses of $8.2 million, an increase in accounts receivable of $8.3 million due to an increase in transaction and subscription revenues, a gain of $0.6 million realized on the sale of securities, a stock-based compensation windfall tax benefit of $0.9 million, and an increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets of $3.8 and an increase in other assets of $12.3 million, both primarily due to the $15.0 million payment to Ally in May 2010.
 
 
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Investing Activities
 
Net cash used in investing activities of $141.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 was primarily attributable to the payment for the acquisition of DealerTrack Processing Solutions and Automotive Information Center of $125.5 million and $2.8 million, respectively, capital expenditures of $5.6 million and capitalized software and website development costs of $9.7 million, partially offset by the sale of short-term investments of $2.5 million. Net cash used in investing activities of $17.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010 was primarily attributable to the payment for the acquisition of intangible assets of $3.0 million, capital expenditures of $9.9 million and capitalized software and website development costs of $6.4 million, partially offset by the net sale of short-term investments of $1.4 million.
 
Financing Activities
 
Net cash provided by financing activities of $5.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 was primarily attributable to net proceeds received from the exercise of employee stock options of $4.4 million, employee stock purchases under our employee stock purchase plan of $0.3 million and a stock-based compensation windfall tax benefit of $1.9 million, partially offset by payment for shares surrendered for taxes of $0.4 million related to restricted common stock and restricted stock units vesting, and principal payments on capital lease obligations of $0.3 million. Net cash provided by financing activities of $0.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010 was primarily attributable to net proceeds received from the exercise of employee stock options of $0.4 million, employee stock purchases under our employee stock purchase plan of $0.4 million, and a stock-based compensation windfall tax benefit of $0.9 million, partially offset by payment for shares surrendered for taxes of $0.6 million related to restricted common stock and restricted stock units vesting, and principal payments on capital lease obligations of $0.3 million.
 
Contractual Obligations
 
As of June 30, 2011, the changes described below were the only changes in our contractual obligations from those disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 filed with the SEC on February 18, 2011.
 
In connection with the acquisition of DealerTrack Processing Solutions on January 31, 2011, we assumed approximately 27,000 square feet of office space in Groton, Connecticut, and 85,000 square feet of office space in Sacramento, California. Under the terms of the lease agreements for Connecticut and California we are required to pay annual rent expense of approximately $0.6 million and $1.4 million, through the expiration of the leases on December 31, 2013 and July 23, 2013, respectively.

On April 20, 2011, we entered into a $125.0 million revolving credit facility (including a $25.0 million Canadian sublimit), which is available for general corporate purchases (including capital expenditures and investments), subject to certain conditions, and which matures on April 20, 2015. As of June 30, 2011, we had no amounts outstanding under this revolving credit facility. For further information please refer to Note 17 in the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
 
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
 
We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements or relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, such as entities often referred to as structured finance or special purpose entities, which are typically established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or for other contractually narrow or limited purposes.
 
Industry Trends

We are impacted by trends in both the automotive industry and the credit finance markets. Our financial results are impacted by trends in the number of dealers serviced and the level of indirect financing and leasing by our participating lender customers, special promotions by automobile manufacturers and the level of indirect financing and leasing by captive finance companies not available in our network. There are signs that the United States and global economies are beginning to recover and the financing environment, automobile industry and stock markets are improving. However, there are expected headwinds associated with the impact from the March 2011 earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan. Due to supply disruptions of both parts and Japanese imports, there was a notable slowdown in the seasonably adjusted annual rate in May and June. We believe this slowdown is temporary, and should recover by the end of the year. The number of lending relationships between the various lenders and dealers available through our network continues to increase as the number of dealers has stabilized and lenders are deploying more capital to auto finance. Purchases of new automobiles are typically discretionary for consumers and have been, and may continue to be, affected by negative trends in the economy, including the cost of energy and gasoline, the availability and cost of credit, the declining residential and commercial real estate markets, reductions in business and consumer confidence, stock market volatility and increased unemployment. 2008 and 2009 were the worst years for selling vehicles since 1982 and while automobile sales increased in 2010 over 2009, overall they remain low as compared to historical levels. As a result of reduced car sales and the general economic environment, two major automobile manufacturers, Chrysler and General Motors (GM) filed and then emerged from bankruptcy. This has had a significant impact on their franchised dealers both in terms of dealer closings and the financial viability of their remaining dealers. Toyota suffered significant recalls that limited its ability to sell new vehicles for a period of time. Together, these factors have meaningfully impacted our transaction volume and subscription cancellations compared to historical levels.
 
 
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Due to the economic downturn, there was automotive dealer consolidation and the number of franchised automotive dealers declined significantly in 2009 and 2010. Based on data from the National Automobile Dealers Association, the number of franchised dealers declined, by approximately 2,300, or 11%, in 2009 and 2010. A reduction in the number of automotive dealers reduces the number of opportunities we have to sell our subscription products. Additionally, dealers who close their businesses may not pay any amounts owed to us, resulting in a potential increase in our bad debt expense.

Volatility in our stock price, declines in our market capitalization and material declines in revenue and profitability could result in impairments to the carrying value of our goodwill, deferred tax assets and other long-lived assets.  Due to cumulative U.S. book losses incurred in recent years, and uncertainty as to the extent and timing of profitability in future periods, we have recorded a valuation allowance on our U.S. deferred tax assets. Additionally, we may be required to impair some of our goodwill or long-lived assets if these conditions worsen for a period of time.
 
Effects of Inflation
 
Our monetary assets, consisting primarily of cash and cash equivalents, receivables and long-term investments and our non-monetary assets, consisting primarily of intangible assets and goodwill, are not affected significantly by inflation. We believe that replacement costs of equipment, furniture and leasehold improvements will not materially affect our operations. However, the rate of inflation does affect our expenses, which may not be readily recoverable in the prices of products and services we offer.
 
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
 
Foreign Currency Exposure
 
We only have operations located in, and provide services to, customers in the United States and Canada. Our earnings are affected by fluctuations in the value of the U.S. dollar as compared with the Canadian dollar. Our exposure is mitigated, in part, by the fact that we incur certain operating costs in the same foreign currency in which revenue is denominated. The foreign currency exposure that does exist is limited by the fact that the majority of transactions are paid according to standard payment terms, which are generally short-term in nature.
 
Interest Rate Exposure
 
As of June 30, 2011, we had cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of $70.7 million invested in money market instruments, tax-exempt state government obligations and tax advantaged preferred securities. Such investments are subject to interest rate and credit risk. Our general policy of investing in securities with original maturities of three months or less minimizes our interest and credit risk. On January 31, 2011, we used approximately $125.5 million in cash for the acquisition of DealerTrack Processing Solutions and on July 1, 2011 we used approximately $23.5 million of cash for the acquisition of eCarlist, LLC. The decrease in our cash balances as a result of these acquisitions will significantly reduce our future interest income.
 
Reductions in interest rates and changes in investments could materially impact our interest income and may impact future reported operating results. An interest rate fluctuation of 1% would have an effect of approximately $0.1 million, or $0.00 per share, on future reported operating results.
 
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
 
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
 
We carried out an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act. In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures, we and our management recognize that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and our management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating and implementing possible controls and procedures. Based upon that evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer have concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at this reasonable assurance level to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms; and (ii) accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
 
 
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Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
 
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended June 30, 2011, which were identified in connection with management’s evaluation required by paragraph (d) of Rule 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Exchange Act, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
 
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
 
Item 1. Legal Proceedings

From time to time, we are a party to litigation matters arising in connection with the normal course of our business, none of which is expected to have a material adverse effect on us. In addition to the litigation matters arising in connection with the normal course of our business, we are party to the litigation described under Note 14 in the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q under the heading “Legal Proceedings” and incorporated by reference herein.
 

Item 1A. Risk Factors
 
In addition to the other information set forth in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A. of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, which was filed with the SEC on February 18, 2011, and in Part II, Item 1A. of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 filed with the SEC on May 10, 2011, that could materially affect our business, financial condition or results of operations. There has been no material changes  in our risk factors from those disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 filed with the SEC on February 18, 2011 and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 filed with the SEC on May 10, 2011.
 
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
 
Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer
 
From time to time, in connection with the vesting of restricted common stock under our incentive award plans, we may receive shares of our common stock from certain restricted common stockholders in consideration of the tax withholdings due upon the vesting of restricted common stock.
 
The following table sets forth the repurchases for the three months ended June 30, 2011:
 
               
Total
   
Maximum
 
               
Number of
   
Number
 
               
Shares
   
of Shares
 
               
Purchased
   
That
 
   
Total
   
Average
   
as Part of
   
May Yet be
 
   
Number
   
Price
   
Publicly
   
Purchased
 
   
of Shares
   
Paid per
   
Announced
   
Under the
 
Period
 
Purchased
   
Share
   
Program
   
Program
 
April 2011
    103     $ 19.97       n/a       n/a  
May 2011
    94     $ 25.10       n/a       n/a  
June 2011
        $       n/a       n/a  
                                 
Total
    197                          
 
Item 6. Exhibits
 
See the Exhibit Index following the signature page to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the information required by this item.
 
 
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SIGNATURE
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
DealerTrack Holdings, Inc.
(Registrant)
 
 
 
Date: August 9, 2011
/s/ Eric D. Jacobs
 
 
Eric D. Jacobs 
 
 
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer
(Duly Authorized Officer and Principal Financial Officer) 
 
 
 
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
   
Number
 
Description of Document
     
2.1
 
Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 24, 2011, among DealerTrack AAX, Inc., eCarList, LLC, the members of eCarList, LLC signatory thereto, and Chris Camillo, as the Representative (incorporated by reference to DealerTrack's current report on Form 8-K filed on May 25, 2011).
     
10.1
 
Credit Agreement, dated as of April 20, 2011, among DealerTrack Holdings, Inc., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as Administrative Agent, the several lenders from time to time party thereto and Keybank National Association as Syndication Agent (incorporated by reference to DealerTrack's current report on Form 8-K filed on April 26, 2011).
     
31.1
 
Certification of Mark F. O’Neil, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
     
31.2
 
Certification of Eric D. Jacobs, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
     
32.1
 
Certifications of Mark F. O’Neil, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Eric D. Jacobs, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
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