Revenue Performance - Revenue for Q3 2024 was 711million,down12809 million in Q3 2023[200] - Total revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, was 2,144million,adecreaseof102,382 million in 2023[216] - Total revenue decreased by 12% to 711millionforthethreemonthsendedSeptember30,2024,comparedto809 million for the same period in 2023[230] - Total revenue decreased by 10% to 2,144millionfortheninemonthsendedSeptember30,2024,comparedto2,382 million for the same period in 2023[232] Revenue Breakdown - Product revenue decreased by 22% to 684millionin2024from875 million in 2023, while service revenue decreased by 3% to 1,460millionfrom1,507 million[216] - Product revenue decreased by 26% to 219millionforthethreemonthsendedSeptember30,2024,primarilyduetodeclinesinSCOandPOShardwarerevenues[231]−Servicerevenuedecreasedby4492 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, attributed to a decrease in payment processing services revenue[231] - Software and services revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, was 1,534million,adecreaseof31,585 million in 2023, representing 71.5% of total revenue[221] - Hardware revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, was 610million,down23797 million in 2023, accounting for 28.5% of total revenue[221] Expenses and Profitability - Adjusted EBITDA for Q3 2024 was 93million,down10233 million, a decrease of 14% from 272millionin2023,representing10.9430 million, down 23% from 558millionin2023,withagrossmarginpercentageof20.1113 million in Q3 2024[214] - Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased by 20% to 340millionin2024from427 million in 2023, representing 15.9% of total revenue[216] - Research and development expenses increased by 31% to 38millioninQ32024comparedto29 million in Q3 2023[214] - Research and development expenses increased by 32% to 129millionin2024from98 million in 2023, representing 6.0% of total revenue[216] Discontinued Operations and Gains - The company recognized income from discontinued operations of 1,162millionfortheninemonthsendedSeptember30,2024,comparedto353 million for the same period in 2023[250] - The company completed the sale of its Digital Banking segment for 2.45billionincashonSeptember30,2024[193]−Thecompanyrecordedagainof8 million on extinguishment of debt for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024[241] Cash Flow and Capital Expenditures - Cash provided by operating activities decreased to 38millionfortheninemonthsendedSeptember30,2024,downfrom727 million in the same period of 2023, primarily due to discontinued operations and changes in net working capital[269] - Capital expenditures were approximately 178millionfortheninemonthsendedSeptember30,2024,comparedto306 million in the same period of 2023, indicating a reduction in investment[270] - Adjusted free cash flow-unrestricted for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was (123)million,reflectingsignificantcashoutflowsrelatedtocapitalexpendituresandotheractivities[275]DebtandFinancialPosition−AsofSeptember30,2024,thecompanyhadcashandcashequivalentsof795 million and total debt of 1.1billion,withaborrowingcapacityof478 million under senior secured credit facilities[266] - The redemption value of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock was approximately 276millionasofSeptember30,2024,withacumulativedividendrateof5.5403 million in senior unsecured notes due in 2029 and 650millionduein2028[277]−Thecompanyhadaborrowingcapacityofapproximately478 million under its revolving credit facility as of September 30, 2024[283] Foreign Currency and Risk Management - The company is exposed to approximately 30 functional currencies, impacting sales, profits, and assets due to foreign currency exchange risk[292] - A 10% appreciation of the U.S. Dollar against foreign currencies would decrease the fair value of the hedge portfolio by 4million,whilea103 million as of September 30, 2024[294] - The company manages credit risk through credit approvals, limits, and selecting major international financial institutions as counterparties, with no significant concentration of credit risk as of September 30, 2024[299] - The company employs derivatives, including foreign currency contracts and interest rate swaps, to manage market risks without using them for trading or speculative purposes[291] - The company hedges main transactional exposures to mitigate the impact of currency fluctuations on foreign subsidiaries[292] Interest Expense and Financial Management - Interest expense decreased by 52% to 40millionforthethreemonthsendedSeptember30,2024,comparedto83 million in 2023, due to a reduction in total debt outstanding[243] - Interest expense decreased by 53% to 120millionfortheninemonthsendedSeptember30,2024,comparedto257 million for the same period in 2023, primarily due to a reduction in total debt outstanding[244] - A hypothetical 100 basis point increase in variable interest rates would result in an increase of approximately $3 million in pre-tax interest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2024[298] - The increase in interest expense due to variable-rate debt has historically been managed through interest rate swap contracts and interest rate cap agreements[297]