Business Description And Basis Of Presentation

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Business Description And Basis Of Presentation [Abstract]

Business Description And Basis Of Presentation

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, OEMs, agents and aftermarket providers.  We believe our solution set for dealers is the industry's most comprehensive. DealerTrack operates the largest online credit application network in the United States, connecting over 17,000 dealers with more than 1,100 lenders.  Our dealer management system (DMS) provides dealers with easy-to-use tools and real-time data access to enhance their efficiency.  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.  Our compliance offering helps dealers meet legal and regulatory requirements, and protect their assets.  We also offer additional solutions for the automotive industry, including electronic motor vehicle registration and titling applications, paper title storage, and digital document services.  Our family of companies also includes data and consulting services providers ALG, Inc. and Chrome Systems, Inc.

On October 1, 2011, we sold our wholly owned subsidiary, ALG, to TrueCar, Inc. For further information, please refer to Note 18.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 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 reflect all adjustments, which are normal and recurring, necessary for a fair statement of the 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 nine months ended September 30, 2011 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the 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.

Certain previously reported amounts have been revised on the consolidated statement of operations. This includes certain salary and benefits costs, which have been reclassed from selling, general and administrative expenses to cost of revenue.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, we have reclassed approximately $1.2 million of salary and benefit costs and $0.2 million of other income. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, we have reclassed approximately $1.2 million and $3.3 million of salary and benefit costs, respectively.  In addition, $0.2 million of income tax credits received have been reclassed from other income to benefit from income taxes. Additionally, the classification of $1.8 million of debt issuance costs paid during the six months ended June 30, 2011 was reclassed, from cash used in operating activities (as part of the changes in prepaid and other current assets and other assets - long-term) to cash used in financing activities, in the consolidated statement of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. These revisions in classification did not have a material impact on our previously issued consolidated financial statements.