Tyler Technologies 10-Q 2024-06-30

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

☒QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2024

OR

☐TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

Commission File Number 1-10485

TYLER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware75-2303920
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)(I.R.S. employer identification no.)
5101 TENNYSON PARKWAYPLANOTexas75024
(Address of principal executive offices)(City)(State)(Zip code)

(972) 713-3700

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Title of each classTrading symbolName of each exchange on which registered
COMMON STOCK, $0.01 PAR VALUETYLNew York Stock Exchange

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 ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data file required to be submitted 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 such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

The number of shares of common stock of registrant outstanding on July 29, 2024 was 42,672,664.

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

TYLER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
2024202320242023
Revenues:
Subscriptions$333,682$297,789$646,925$578,254
Maintenance115,309116,539232,527231,670
Professional services71,92866,420136,734127,349
Software licenses and royalties5,3299,77914,06319,909
Hardware and other14,72813,75223,08618,951
Total revenues540,976504,2791,053,335976,133
Cost of revenues:
Subscriptions, maintenance, and professional services277,145255,789546,015508,204
Software licenses and royalties1,5602,4323,1254,745
Amortization of software development4,4842,8968,8475,485
Amortization of acquired software9,2408,92418,47917,844
Hardware and other10,73111,06115,38716,841
Total cost of revenues303,160281,102591,853553,119
Gross profit237,816223,177461,482423,014
Sales and marketing expense41,56537,10377,99274,206
General and administrative expense75,42077,681148,130150,041
Research and development expense28,95128,15358,38455,139
Amortization of other intangibles13,84518,36631,96336,774
Operating income78,03561,874145,013106,854
Interest expense(1,253)(6,387)(3,437)(14,071)
Other income, net1,8836433,7281,889
Income before income taxes78,66556,130145,30494,672
Income tax provision10,9277,00023,39614,667
Net income$67,738$49,130$121,908$80,005
Earnings per common share:
Basic$1.59$1.17$2.87$1.91
Diluted$1.57$1.15$2.82$1.87

See accompanying notes.

TYLER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
2024202320242023
Net income$67,738$49,130$121,908$80,005
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Securities available-for-sale and transferred securities:
Change in net unrealized holding gain (loss) on available for sale securities during the period55(36)10858
Reclassification adjustment for net loss on sale of available for sale securities, included in net income—1—1
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax55(35)10859
Comprehensive income$67,793$49,095$122,016$80,064

See accompanying notes.

TYLER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except par value and share amounts)

June 30, 2024 (unaudited)December 31, 2023
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$250,722$165,493
Accounts receivable (less allowance for losses and sales adjustments of $21,075 in 2024 and $22,829 in 2023)700,825619,704
Short-term investments7,28810,385
Prepaid expenses76,72654,700
Other current assets6,77110,303
Total current assets1,042,332860,585
Accounts receivable, long-term7,9288,988
Operating lease right-of-use assets36,64739,039
Property and equipment, net167,635169,720
Other assets:
Software development costs, net74,06967,124
Goodwill2,531,8992,532,109
Other intangibles, net878,272928,870
Non-current investments3,8797,046
Other non-current

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

CAUTIONARY NOTE CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This document contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are not historical in nature and typically address future or anticipated events, trends, expectations or beliefs with respect to our financial condition, results of operations or business. Forward-looking statements often contain words such as “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “foresees,” “forecasts,” “estimates,” “plans,” “intends,” “continues,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “projects,” “might,” “could” or other similar words or phrases. Similarly, statements that describe our business strategy, outlook, objectives, plans, intentions or goals also are forward-looking statements. We believe there is a reasonable basis for our forward-looking statements, but they are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties and actual results could differ materially from the expectations and beliefs reflected in the forward-looking statements. We presently consider the following to be among the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations and beliefs: (1) changes in the budgets or regulatory environments of our clients, primarily local and state governments, that could negatively impact information technology spending; (2) disruption to our business and harm to our competitive position resulting from cyber-attacks, security vulnerabilities and software updates; (3) our ability to protect client information from security breaches and provide uninterrupted operations of data centers; (4) our ability to achieve growth or operational synergies through the integration of acquired businesses, while avoiding unanticipated costs and disruptions to existing operations; (5) material portions of our business require the Internet infrastructure to be adequately maintained; (6) our ability to achieve our financial forecasts due to various factors, including project delays by our clients, reductions in transaction size, fewer transactions, delays in delivery of new products or releases or a decline in our renewal rates for service agreements; (7) general economic, political and market conditions, including continued inflation and rising interest rates; (8) technological and market risks associated with the development of new products or services or of new versions of existing or acquired products or services; (9) competition in the industry in which we conduct business and the impact of competition on pricing, client retention and pressure for new products or services; (10) the ability to attract and retain qualified personnel and dealing with rising labor costs, the loss or retirement of key members of management or other key personnel; and (11) costs of compliance and any failure to comply with government and stock exchange regulations. These factors and other risks that affect our business are described in Item 1A, “Risk Factors”. We expressly disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise our forward-looking statements.

GENERAL

We provide integrated information management solutions and services for the public sector. We develop and market a broad line of software products and services to address the IT needs of public sector entities. We provide subscription-based services such as software as a service (“SaaS”) and transaction-based services primarily related to digital government services and payment processing. In addition, we provide professional IT services to our clients, including software and hardware installation, data conversion, training, and for certain clients, product modifications, along with continuing maintenance and support for clients using our systems. Additionally, we provide property appraisal services for taxing jurisdictions.

We report our results in two reportable segments. Business units that have met the aggregation criteria have been combined into our two reportable segments. The Enterprise Software (“ES”) reportable segment provides public sector entities with software systems and services to meet their information technology and automation needs for mission-critical “back-office” functions such as: public administration solutions; courts and public safety solutions; education solutions; and property and recording solutions. The Platform Technologies (“PT”) reportable segment provides public sector entities with platform and transformative solutions including digital solutions, payment processing, streamlined data processing, and improved operations and workflows.

We evaluate performance based on several factors. The primary financial measure is business segment operating income. We define segment operating income for our business units as income before non-cash amortization of intangible assets associated with their acquisitions, interest expense, and income taxes. Segment operating income includes intercompany transactions. The majority of our intercompany transactions relate to contracts involving more than one business unit and are valued based on the contractual arrangement. Corporate segment operating loss primarily consists of compensation costs for the executive management team, certain shared services staff, and share-based compensation expense for the entire company. Corporate segment operating loss also includes revenues and expenses related to a Company-wide user conference.

See Note 3, “Segment and Related Information,” in the notes to the financial statements for additional information.

Recent Acquisitions

2024

We did not complete any acquisitions during the six months ended June 30, 2024.

2023

On October 31, 2023, we acquired Resource Exploration, Inc. (“ResourceX”), a leading provider of budgeting software to the public sector. Also on October 31, 2023, we acquired ARInspect, Inc. (“ARInspect”), a leading provider of AI-powered machine learning solutions for public sector field operations. On August 8, 2023, we acquired Computing System Innovations, LLC (“CSI”), a leading provider of artificial intelligence automation, redaction, and indexing solution for courts, recorders, attorneys, and others. The actual operating results of CSI and ResourceX are included in the operating results of the ES segment from their respective dates of acquisition. The operating results of ARInspect are included in the operating results of the PT segment since the date of acquisition.

Operating Result**s

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, total revenues increased 7% and 8%, respectively, compared to the prior period primarily due to an increase in subscription revenue. Revenues from recent acquisitions contributed $3.8 million, or 1%, and $6.8 million, or 1%, to the total revenue increase for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively, compared to the prior period.

Subscriptions revenue grew 12% for both the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively, compared to the prior period, primarily due to an ongoing shift toward SaaS arrangements for both new and existing clients, along with growth in certain transaction-based revenues. Subscription revenues from recent acquisitions contributed $1.4 million, or 0.5%, and $2.5 million, or 0.4%, to the increase for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively.

Our backlog as of June 30, 2024, was $2.09 billion, a 10% increase compared to June 30, 2023.

Our total employee count increased to 7,360 as of June 30, 2024, including 68 employees who joined us through acquisitions completed since June 30, 2023, from 7,247 as of June 30, 2023.

Annualized Recurring Revenues

Subscriptions and maintenance are considered recurring revenue sources. Annualized recurring revenues (ARR) are calculated by annualizing the current quarter’s recurring revenues from maintenance and subscriptions as reported in our statement of income. Management believes ARR is an indicator of the annual run rate of our recurring revenues, as well as a measure of the effectiveness of the strategies we deploy to drive revenue growth over time. ARR is a metric we believe is widely used by companies in the technology sector and by investors, which we believe offers insight to the stability of our maintenance and subscription revenues to be recognized within the year, which are considered recurring in nature, with some seasonality.

Subscriptions revenue primarily consists of revenues derived from our SaaS arrangements and transaction-based fees. These revenues are considered recurring because revenues from these sources are expected to re-occur in similar annual amounts for the term of our relationship with the client. Transaction-based fees are generally the result of multi-year contracts with our clients that result in fees generated by payment transactions and digital government services, and are collected on a recurring basis during the contract term. Transaction-based revenues are historically highest in the second quarter, which coincides with peak outdoor recreation seasons and statutory filing deadlines in many jurisdictions, and lowest in the fourth quarter due to fewer business days and lower transaction volumes around holidays. Because ARR is an annualized revenue amount, the metric can fluctuate from quarter to quarter due to this seasonality.

ARR was $1.80 billion and $1.66 billion as of June 30, 2024, and 2023, respectively. ARR increased 8% compared to the prior period primarily due to an increase in subscriptions revenue resulting from an ongoing shift toward SaaS arrangements for both new and existing clients.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES

Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based upon our condensed consolidated financial statements. These condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared following the requirements of GAAP for the interim period and require us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to revenue recognition, potential impairment of intangible assets and goodwill, and share-based compensation expense. As these are condensed financial statements, one should also read expanded information about our critical accounting policies and estimates provided in Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”, included in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023. There have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates from the information provided in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.

ANALYSIS OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Percent of Total Revenues
Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
2024202320242023
Revenues:
Subscriptions61.7%59.1%61.4%59.2%
Maintenance21.323.122.123.7
Professional services13.313.213.013.0
Software licenses and royalties1.01.91.32.0
Hardware and other2.72.72.22.1
Total revenues100.0100.0100.0100.0
Cost of revenues:
Subscriptions, maintenance, and professional services51.250.751.852.1
Software licenses, royalties, and amortization of acquired software2.02.32.12.3
Amortization of software development0.80.60.80.6
Hardware and other2.02.21.51.7
Sales and marketing expense7.77.47.47.6
General and administrative expense13.915.414.115.4
Research and development expense5.45.65.55.6
Amortization of other intangibles2.63.63.03.8
Operating income14.412.213.810.9
Interest expense(0.2)(1.3)(0.3)(1.4)
Other income, net0.30.10.40.2
Income before income taxes14.511.013.99.7
Income tax provision2.01.42.21.5
Net income12.5%9.6%11.7%8.2%

Revenues

Subscriptions

The following table sets forth a comparison of our subscriptions revenue for the three and six months ended June 30 ($ in thousands):

Three Months EndedChangeSix Months EndedChange
20242023$%20242023$%
ES$191,746$154,554$37,19224%$371,772$302,968$68,80423%
PT141,936143,235(1,299)(1)275,153275,286(133)—
Total subscriptions revenue$333,682$297,789$35,89312%$646,925$578,254$68,67112%

Subscriptions revenue consists of revenue derived from our SaaS arrangements and transaction-based fees primarily related to digital government services and payment processing. We also provide electronic document filing ("e-filing") solutions for which revenue is derived from transaction fees and fixed-fee arrangements.

Subscriptions revenue grew 12% for both the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively, compared to the prior period, primarily due to an ongoing shift toward SaaS arrangements, along with growth in certain transaction-based revenues. Subscription revenues from recent acquisitions contributed $1.4 million, or 0.5%, and $2.5 million, or 0.4%, to the increase for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively.

Total subscriptions revenue derived from SaaS arrangements fees was $156.0 million and $304.8 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively, compared to $126.6 million and $248.5 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively. For both the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, SaaS fees grew 23%, or $29.4 million and $56.2 million, respectively, compared to prior period. New SaaS clients as well as existing on-premises clients who converted to our SaaS model provided the majority of the subscriptions revenue increase. In the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, we added 203 and 403 new SaaS clients, respectively, and 111 and 201 existing on-premises clients, respectively, elected to convert to our SaaS model. Since June 30, 2023, we have added 720 new SaaS clients, while 372 existing on-premises clients have converted to our SaaS offerings. Our new software contract mix for the six months ended June 30, 2024, was approximately 10% perpetual software license arrangements and approximately 90% subscription-based arrangements, compared to approximately 17% perpetual software license arrangements and approximately 83% subscription-based arrangements for the six month ended June 30, 2023.

Total subscriptions revenue derived from transaction-based fees was $177.7 million and $342.2 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively, compared to $171.2 million and $329.7 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, transaction-based fees for both periods grew 4% or $6.5 million and $12.4 million, respectively, compared to prior period. Contributing to the growth in transaction-based fees for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, are the new transaction customers and volume increases from online payments and e-filing services, as well as the impact of transaction-based fees from recent acquisitions of $1.4 million and $2.5 million, respectively, compared to prior period. These increases compared to prior period are partially offset by the change from the gross model to the net model for payments revenue under one of our state enterprise agreements.

Maintenance

The following table sets forth a comparison of our maintenance revenue for the three and six months ended June 30 ($ in thousands):

Three Months EndedChangeSix Months EndedChange
20242023$%20242023$%
ES$109,196$109,953$(757)(1)%$220,378$220,035$343—%
PT6,1136,586(473)(7)12,14911,6355144
Total maintenance revenue$115,309$116,539$(1,230)(1)%$232,527$231,670$857—%

We provide maintenance and support services for our software products and certain third-party software. Maintenance revenue decreased 1% for the three months ended June 30, 2024, and was flat for the six months ended June 30, 2024, compared to the prior period. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, maintenance revenue declined primarily due to the impact of clients converting from on-premises license arrangements to SaaS, partially offset by maintenance price increases.

Professional services

The following table sets forth a comparison of our professional services revenue for the three and six months ended June 30 ($ in thousands):

Three Months EndedChangeSix Months EndedChange
20242023$%20242023$%
ES$58,731$55,256$3,4756%$113,624$106,755$6,8696%
PT13,19711,1642,0331823,11020,5942,51612
Total professional services revenue$71,928$66,420$5,5088%$136,734$127,349$9,3857%

Professional services revenue primarily consists of professional services billed in connection with implementing our software, converting client data, training client personnel, custom development activities, consulting, and property appraisal services. New clients who implement our software generally contract with us to provide the related professional services. Existing clients also periodically purchase additional training, consulting and minor programming services.

Professional services revenue increased 8% and 7% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively, compared to the prior period. The increase is primarily attributable to higher new contract volume along with increased billing rates.

Software licenses and royalties

The following table sets forth a comparison of our software licenses and royalties revenue for the three and six months ended June 30 ($ in thousands):

Three Months EndedChangeSix Months EndedChange
20242023$%20242023$%
ES$5,319$9,479$(4,160)(44)%$13,890$17,547$(3,657)(21)%
PT10300(290)(97)1732,362(2,189)(93)
Total software licenses and royalties revenue$5,329$9,779$(4,450)(46)%$14,063$19,909$(5,846)(29)%

Software licenses and royalties revenue decreased 46% and 29% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively, compared to the prior period. The decrease is primarily attributed to the shift in the mix of new software contracts toward more SaaS.

Although the mix of new contracts between subscription-based and perpetual license arrangements may vary from quarter to quarter and year to year, we expect that software license revenues will continue to decline as we shift our model away from perpetual licenses to SaaS. Subscription-based arrangements result in lower software license revenue in the initial year as compared to perpetual software license arrangements, but generate higher overall revenue over the term of the contract.

Cost of revenues and overall gross margin

The following table sets forth a comparison of the key components of our cost of revenues for the three and six months ended June 30 ($ in thousands):

Three Months EndedChangeSix Months EndedChange
20242023$%20242023$%
Subscriptions, maintenance, and professional services$277,145$255,789$21,3568%$546,015$508,204$37,8117%
Software licenses and royalties1,5602,432(872)(36)3,1254,745(1,620)(34)
Amortization of software development4,4842,8961,588558,8475,4853,36261
Amortization of acquired software9,2408,924316418,47917,8446354
Hardware and other10,73111,061(330)(3)15,38716,841(1,454)(9)
Total cost of revenues$303,160$281,102$22,0588%$591,853$553,119$38,7347%

Subscriptions, maintenance, and professional services. Cost of subscriptions, maintenance and professional services primarily consist of personnel costs related to installation of our software, conversion of client data, training client personnel and support activities, including enhancing existing solutions, and various other services such as custom development, ongoing operation of SaaS, property appraisal outsourcing activities, digital government services, and other transaction-based services such as e-filing. Other costs included are interchange fees required to process credit/debit card transactions and bank fees to process automated clearinghouse transactions related to our payments business.

The cost of subscriptions, maintenance, and professional services for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, increased $21.4 million, or 8%, and $37.8 million, or 7%, respectively, compared to the prior period. The impact from recent acquisitions was $2.2 million and $3.7 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively. The remaining subscriptions, maintenance and professional services expenses increased 7% for both the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively, due to increased hosting costs as we expand our SaaS client base and transition from our proprietary data centers to the public cloud, together with higher personnel costs. Our professional services staff grew by 74 employees since June 30, 2023, as we increased hiring to ensure that we are well-positioned to deliver our current backlog and anticipated new business. The increases were partially off set by the change from the gross model to the net model for payments revenue under one of our state enterprise agreements.

Software licenses and royalties. Costs of software licenses and royalties primarily consist of direct third-party software costs. We do not have any direct costs associated with royalties.

The cost of software licenses and royalties for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, decreased $0.9 million, or 36%, and $1.6 million, or 34%, respectively, compared to the prior period due to lower third-party software costs.

Amortization of software development. Software development costs included in cost of revenues primarily consist of personnel costs. We begin to amortize capitalized costs when a product is available for general release to customers. Amortization expense is determined on a product-by-product basis at a rate not less than straight-line basis over the software’s remaining estimated economic life of, generally, three to five years.

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, amortization of software development costs increased $1.6 million, or 55%, and $3.4 million, or 61.3%, respectively, compared to the prior period, and is attributable to new capitalized software development projects going into service in the past year.

Amortization of acquired software. Amortization expense related to acquired software attributed to business combinations is included with cost of revenues. The estimated useful lives of other intangibles range from five to 10 years.

For both the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, amortization of acquired software increased 4%, or $0.3 million, and $0.6 million, respectively, compared to the prior period, due to amortization of newly acquired software from recent acquisitions completed in fiscal year 2023, partially offset by assets becoming fully amortized in the fourth quarter 2023.

The following table sets forth a comparison of overall gross margin for the periods presented as of June 30:

Three Months EndedSix Months Ended
20242023Change20242023Change
Overall gross margin44.0%44.3%(0.3)%43.8%43.3%0.5%

Overall Gross Margin. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, our overall gross margin decreased 0.3% and increased 0.5%, respectively, compared to the prior period. For the three months ended June 30, 2024, the decline in the overall gross margin compared to prior period is attributed to lower revenue from software licenses and maintenance, higher software development amortization expense, higher personnel costs. For the six months ended June 30, 2024, the increase in overall gross margin compared to the prior period is attributed to a higher revenue mix for subscription revenues compared to the prior period, resulting in an increase in incremental margin related to software services, maintenance and subscriptions.

Sales and marketing expense

Sales and marketing (“S&M”) expense consists primarily of salaries, employee benefits, travel, share-based compensation expense, commissions and related overhead costs for sales and marketing employees, as well as professional fees, trade show activities, advertising costs and other marketing costs. The following table sets forth a comparison of our S&M expense for the three and six months ended June 30 ($ in thousands):

Three Months EndedChangeSix Months EndedChange
20242023$%20242023$%
Sales and marketing expense$41,565$37,103$4,46212%$77,992$74,206$3,7865%

S&M expense as a percentage of revenues was 7.7% and 7.4%, respectively, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, compared to 7.4% and 7.6%, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, S&M expense increased approximately 12% and 5%, compared to the prior period. The increase in S&M expense is primarily attributed to higher bonus and commission expenses.

General and administrative expense

General and administrative (“G&A”) expense consists primarily of personnel salaries and share-based compensation expense for general corporate functions, including senior management, finance, accounting, legal, human resources and corporate development, as well as third-party professional fees, travel-related expenses, insurance, allocation of depreciation, facilities and IT support costs, amortization of software development for internal use, acquisition-related expenses and other administrative expenses. The following table sets forth a comparison of our G&A expense for the three and six months ended June 30 ($ in thousands):

Three Months EndedChangeSix Months EndedChange
20242023$%20242023$%
General and administrative expense$75,420$77,681$(2,261)(3)%$148,130$150,041$(1,911)(1)%

G&A expense as a percentage of revenue was 13.9% and 14.1%, respectively, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, compared to 15.4% for both the three and six months ended June 30, 2023. G&A expense decreased 3% and 1% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively, compared to the prior period. For the three months ended June 30, 2024, the decrease in G&A expense, compared to prior period, is primarily attributed to lower facilities costs from lease restructuring along with lower depreciation expense. For the six months ended June 30, 2024, the decline in G&A expense is primarily attributed to lower facilities costs from lease restructuring, offset by an increase in software and other IT support costs.

Research and development expense

Research and development expense consists primarily of salaries, employee benefits and related overhead costs associated with new product development. Research and development expense consists mainly of costs associated with development of new products and technologies.

The following table sets forth a comparison of our research and development expense for the three and six months ended June 30 ($ in thousands):

Three Months EndedChangeSix Months EndedChange
20242023$%20242023$%
Research and development expense$28,951$28,153$7983%$58,384$55,139$3,2456%

Research and development expense increased 3% and 6%, respectively, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, compared to the prior period, mainly due to a number of product development initiatives shifting from capitalized development projects to projects that are expensed to research and development.

Amortization of other intangibles

Other intangibles represents the portion of purchase price allocated to the identified intangible assets for customer-related intangibles, trade names and leases acquired. The remaining excess purchase price is allocated to goodwill that is not subject to amortization. Amortization expense related to acquired software is included with cost of revenues, while amortization expense of customer related intangibles, trade name, and leases acquired is recorded as operating expense. The estimated useful lives of other intangibles range from one to 25 years. The following table sets forth a comparison of amortization of other intangibles for the three and six months ended June 30 ($ in thousands):

Three Months EndedChangeSix Months EndedChange
20242023$%20242023$%
Amortization of other intangibles$13,845$18,366$(4,521)(25)%$31,963$36,774$(4,811)(13)%

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, amortization of other intangibles decreased compared to the prior period due to the impact of certain trade name intangible assets becoming fully amortized as a result of accelerated amortization expense in the fourth quarter of 2023 and partially in 2024.

Interest expense

The following table sets forth a comparison of our interest expense for the three and six months ended June 30 ($ in thousands):

Three Months EndedChangeSix Months EndedChange
20242023$%20242023$%
Interest expense$(1,253)$(6,387)$5,134(80)%$(3,437)$(14,071)$10,634(76)%

Interest expense is comprised of interest expense and non-usage and other fees associated with our borrowings. The change in interest expense in the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, compared to the prior period is primarily attributable to lower interest incurred as a result of our repayment of the Term Loans.

Other income, net

The following table sets forth a comparison of our other income, net, for the three and six months ended June 30 ($ in thousands):

Three Months EndedChangeSix Months EndedChange
20242023$%20242023$%
Other income, net$1,883$643$1,240193%$3,728$1,889$1,83997%

Other income, net, is primarily comprised of interest income from invested cash. The change in other income, net, in the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, compared to the prior period is due to increased interest income generated from higher invested cash balances and higher interest rates in 2024 compared to 2023.

Income tax provision

The following table sets forth a comparison of our income tax provision for the three and six months ended June 30 ($ in thousands):

Three Months EndedChangeSix Months EndedChange
20242023$%20242023$%
Income tax provision$10,927$7,000$3,92756%$23,396$14,667$8,72960%
Effective income tax rate13.9%12.5%16.1%15.5%

The increase in the effective tax rate for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, as compared to the prior period, is due to a decrease in research tax credits offset by a decrease in liabilities for uncertain tax positions and non-deductible business expenses and an increase in excess tax benefits related to stock incentive awards in the current year.

The effective income tax rates for the periods presented are different from the statutory United States federal income tax rate of 21% primarily due to research tax credits and excess tax benefits related to stock incentive awards, offset by state income taxes, liabilities for uncertain tax positions, and non-deductible business expenses.

FINANCIAL CONDITION AND LIQUIDITY

As of June 30, 2024, we had cash and cash equivalents of $250.7 million, compared to $165.5 million as of December 31, 2023. We also had $11.2 million invested in investment grade corporate bonds, municipal bonds and asset-backed securities as of June 30, 2024. These investments have varying maturity dates through 2027 and are held as available-for-sale. We believe our cash on hand, cash from operating activities, availability under our revolving line of credit, and access to the capital markets provide us with sufficient flexibility to meet our long-term financial needs.

The following table sets forth a summary of cash flows for the six months ended June 30:

20242023
Cash flows provided (used) by:
Operating activities$136,143$55,525
Investing activities(25,273)(492)
Financing activities(25,641)(110,126)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents$85,229$(55,093)

Net cash provided by operating activities continues to be our primary source of funds to finance operating needs and capital expenditures. Other potential capital resources include cash on hand, public and private issuances of debt or equity securities, and bank borrowings. It is possible that our ability to access the capital and credit markets in the future may be limited by economic conditions or other factors. We believe that our cash on hand, cash provided by operating activities, and available credit are sufficient to fund our working capital requirements and capital expenditures for at least the next twelve months.

For the six months ended June 30, 2024, operating activities provided cash of $136.1 million. Operating activities that provided cash were primarily comprised of net income of $121.9 million, non-cash depreciation and amortization charges of $74.2 million, non-cash share-based compensation expense of $57.3 million, and non-cash amortization of operating lease right-of-use assets of $4.9 million. Changes in working capital, excluding cash, decreased cash provided by operating activities by approximately $122.3 million, mainly due to higher accounts receivable. We have higher accounts receivable because our annual maintenance billing cycle peaks in the second quarter, in addition to timing of payments to and receipts from our government partners, timing of prepaid expenses, and deferred taxes associated with stock option activity during the period. These decreases were offset by an increase in deferred revenue during the period and an increase of income tax payable due to the timing of payments. In general, changes in deferred revenue are cyclical and primarily driven by the timing of our maintenance and subscription renewal billings. Our renewal dates occur throughout the year, but our largest maintenance billing cycles occur in the second and fourth quarters. Subscription renewals are billed throughout the year.

Investing activities used cash of approximately $25.3 million in the six months ended June 30, 2024. We received $6.4 million in proceeds from investment grade corporate bonds, municipal bonds and asset-backed securities. Approximately $16.5 million of software development costs were capitalized. Approximately $13.9 million was invested in property and equipment, including $7.0 million related to real estate. The remaining additions were for computer equipment and furniture and fixtures in support of growth. We also paid $1.3 million for working capital holdbacks related to acquisitions completed in 2023.

Financing activities used cash of $25.6 million in the six months ended June 30, 2024, which is attributable to repayment of $50.0 million of term debt, partially offset by $15.9 million in payments received from stock option exercises, net of withheld shares for taxes upon equity awards settlement and $8.5 million in contributions from employee stock purchase plan activity.

In February 2019, our board of directors authorized the repurchase of 1.5 million shares of our common stock. The repurchase program, which was approved by our board of directors, was originally announced in October 2002 and was amended at various times from 2003 through 2019. As of July 31, 2024, we have authorization from our board of directors to repurchase up to 2.2 million additional shares of our common stock. Our share repurchase program allows us to repurchase shares at our discretion. Market conditions influence the timing of the buybacks and the number of shares repurchased, as well as the volume of employee stock option exercises. Share repurchases are generally funded using our existing cash balances and borrowings under our credit facility, and may occur through open market purchases and transactions structured through investment banking institutions, privately negotiated transactions and/or other mechanisms. There is no expiration date specified for the authorization.

As of June 30, 2024, we had $600.0 million in outstanding principal for the Convertible Senior Notes due 2026.

We repaid all amounts due under the Term Loans and have no outstanding borrowings under the 2021 Revolving Credit Facility, with an available borrowing capacity of $500.0 million as of June 30, 2024.

In the six months ended June 30, 2024, and 2023, we paid interest of $1.9 million and $12.3 million, respectively. See Note 8, “Debt,” to the condensed consolidated financial statements for discussions of the Convertible Senior Notes and the Amended 2021 Credit Agreement.

We made income tax payments, net of refunds, of $39.1 million and $92.9 million in the six months ended June 30, 2024, and 2023, respectively. In the six months ended June 30, 2024, stock option exercise activity generated net tax benefits of $9.8 million and reduced tax payments accordingly, as compared to $5.2 million in the same period in 2023.

We anticipate that 2024 capital spending will be between $50.0 million and $52.0 million, including approximately $33.0 million of software development. We expect the majority of the other capital spending will consist of computer equipment and software for infrastructure replacements and expansion. Capital spending and cash tax payments are expected to be funded from existing cash balances and cash flows from operations.

We lease office facilities, transportation, and other equipment for use in our operations. Most of our leases are non-cancelable operating lease agreements with remaining terms of one to 10 years. Some of these leases include options to extend for up to six years.

Other than the accelerated repayment of $50.0 million of the Term Loans under the amended 2021 Credit Agreement, there were no material changes to our future minimum contractual obligations since December 31, 2023, as previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 21, 2024. Our estimated future obligations consist of debt, uncertain tax positions, leases, and purchase commitments as of June 30, 2024. Refer to Note 8, “Debt,” Note 12, “Income Tax,” Note 15, “Leases,” and Note 17, “Commitment and Contingencies,” to the condensed consolidated financial statements for related discussions.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Market risk represents the risk of loss that may affect us due to adverse changes in financial market prices and interest rates.

During the six months ended June 30, 2024, the effective interest rate for our borrowings was 8.66%. In accordance with our amended 2021 Credit Agreement, the borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility bear interest, at the Company’s option, at a per annum rate of either (1) the Administrative Agent’s prime commercial lending rate plus a margin of 0.125% to 0.75% or (2) the one-, three-, six-, or, subject to approval by all lenders, twelve-month SOFR rate plus a margin of 1.125% to 1.75%.

As of June 30, 2024, we had no outstanding borrowings under the amended 2021 Credit Agreement and therefore are not subject to any interest risk.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act) designed to provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. These include controls and procedures designed to ensure that this information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. Management, with the participation of the chief executive officer and chief financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of June 30, 2024. Based on this evaluation, the chief executive officer and chief financial officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of June 30, 2024.

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the three months ended June 30, 2024, 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

During the first quarter of 2022, we received a notice of termination for convenience under a contractual arrangement with a state government client. Upon receipt of the termination notice, we ceased performing services under the contractual arrangement and sought payment of contractually owed fees of approximately $15 million in connection with the termination for convenience.

The client was unresponsive to our outreach for several months, and on August 23, 2022, we filed a lawsuit to enforce our rights and remedies under the applicable contractual arrangement. The client subsequently asked us to negotiate directly with the client to attempt to resolve the dispute. The negotiations were not successful, and on March 20, 2024, we reinitiated our lawsuit. Although we believe our products and services were delivered in accordance with the terms of our contract and that we are entitled to payment in connection with the termination for convenience, at this time the matter remains unresolved. We can provide no assurances that we will not incur additional costs as we pursue our rights and remedies under the contract.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

In addition to the other information set forth in this report, one should carefully consider the discussion of various risks and uncertainties contained in Part I, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our 2023 Annual Report on Form 10-K. We believe those risk factors are the most relevant to our business and could cause our results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements made by us. Please note, however, that those are not the only risk factors facing us. Additional risks that we do not consider material, or of which we are not currently aware, may also have an adverse impact on us. Our business, financial condition and results of operations could be seriously harmed if any of these risks or uncertainties actually occurs or materializes. In that event, the market price for our common stock could decline, and our shareholders may lose all or part of their investment. During the six months ended June 30, 2024, there were no material changes in the information regarding risk factors contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.

ITEM 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

None

ITEM 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None

ITEM 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

None

Item 5. Other Information

(c) Trading Plans

None

Item 6. Exhibits

Exhibit 31.1Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Exhibit 31.2Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Exhibit 32.1Certifications Pursuant Certifications Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Exhibit 10.1Employee Stock Purchase Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to our registration statement 333-279458 dated May 16, 2024 and incorporated by reference herein).
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*File herewith

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

TYLER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By:/s/ Brian K. Miller
Brian K. Miller
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(principal financial officer and an authorized signatory)

Date: July 31, 2024