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Globe Newswire 20-Dec-2022 7:00 AM
NORWALK, Conn., Dec. 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FactSet ("FactSet" or the "Company") (NYSE:FDS) (NASDAQ:FDS), a global provider of integrated financial information, analytical applications, and industry-leading service, today announced results for its first quarter as of November 30, 2022.
First Quarter Fiscal 2023 Highlights
"Our first-quarter results reflect the strength of our top line," said Phil Snow, CEO, FactSet. "Our content and technology investments are clearly enhancing our competitive position. While macro uncertainties persist, FactSet has historically grown through market cycles, and I'm confident in our business and pipeline heading into the second quarter."
Key Financial Measures*
| (Condensed and Unaudited) | Three Months Ended | ||||||||
| November 30, | |||||||||
| (In thousands, except per share data) | 2022 | 2021 | Change | ||||||
| Revenues | $ | 504,815 | $ | 424,725 | 18.9 | % | |||
| Organic revenues | $ | 459,860 | $ | 424,811 | 8.3 | % | |||
| Operating income | $ | 171,895 | $ | 122,661 | 40.1 | % | |||
| Adjusted operating income | $ | 193,402 | $ | 142,710 | 35.5 | % | |||
| Operating margin | 34.1 | % | 28.9 | % | |||||
| Adjusted operating margin | 38.3 | % | 33.6 | % | |||||
| Net income | $ | 136,798 | $ | 107,647 | 27.1 | % | |||
| Adjusted net income | $ | 155,171 | $ | 125,341 | 23.8 | % | |||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 200,419 | $ | 145,029 | 38.2 | % | |||
| Diluted EPS | $ | 3.52 | $ | 2.79 | 26.2 | % | |||
| Adjusted diluted EPS | $ | 3.99 | $ | 3.25 | 22.8 | % | |||
* See reconciliation of US GAAP to adjusted key financial measures in the back of this press release.
"We remain committed to achieving our medium-term targets through enhanced expense management and improved productivity," said Linda Huber, CFO, FactSet. "We are on track to deliver higher margins in fiscal 2023 while continuing to invest in our products and people to drive top-line growth."
Annual Subscription Value (ASV) + Professional Services
ASV at any given point in time represents the forward-looking revenues for the next twelve months from all subscription services currently supplied to clients. Professional services are revenues derived from project-based consulting and implementation.
ASV plus professional services was $2,016 million at November 30, 2022 compared with $1,706 million at November 30, 2021. Organic ASV plus professional services was $1,846 million at November 30, 2022, up $149.5 million from the prior year at a growth rate of 8.8%. Organic ASV, which excludes the effects of acquisitions and dispositions completed within the last 12 months and foreign currency movements, plus professional services, increased $9.3 million over the last three months.
Buy-side and sell-side organic ASV growth rates for the first quarter of fiscal 2023 were 8.0% and 14.4%, respectively. Buy-side clients, including asset managers, wealth managers, asset owners, hedge funds, channel partners, and corporates, accounted for approximately 83% of organic ASV. The remaining organic ASV came from sell-side firms, including broker-dealers, banking and advisory, private equity and venture capital firms. Supplementary tables covering organic buy-side and sell-side ASV growth rates may be found on the last page of this press release.
Segment Revenues and ASV
ASV from the Americas region was $1,271.0 million compared with ASV in the prior year period of $1,054.9 million. Organic ASV increased 8.5% to $1,146.6 million. Americas revenues for the quarter increased to $323.4 million compared with $266.9 million in the first quarter of last year. Excluding the effects of acquisitions and dispositions completed in the last 12 months, the Americas region's organic revenues growth rate was 7.6%.
ASV from the EMEA region was $521.1 million compared with ASV in the prior year period of $452.0 million. Organic ASV increased 8.8% to $487.0 million. EMEA revenues were $130.7 million compared with $115.0 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2022. Excluding the effects of acquisitions and dispositions completed in the last 12 months and foreign currency impacts, the EMEA region's organic revenues growth rate was 7.2%.
ASV from the Asia Pacific region was $200.9 million compared with ASV in the prior year period of $175.4 million. Organic ASV increased 11.1% to $189.9 million. Asia Pacific revenues were $50.7 million compared with $42.8 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2022. Excluding the effects of acquisitions and dispositions completed in the last 12 months and foreign currency impacts, the Asia Pacific region's organic revenues growth rate was 14.9%.
Segment ASV does not include professional services, which totaled $23.0 million at November 30, 2022.
Operational Highlights – First Quarter Fiscal 2023
Share Repurchase Program
FactSet did not repurchase any of its common stock during the first quarter under the Company's existing share repurchase program. FactSet has suspended share repurchases, except for potential minor repurchases to offset dilution from grants of stock options, until at least the second half of fiscal 2023 to prioritize debt repayment. As of November 30, 2022, $181.3 million is available for share repurchases under the Company's existing share repurchase program.
Annual Business Outlook
FactSet is reaffirming its outlook for fiscal 2023, originally provided on September 22, 2022. The following forward-looking statements reflect FactSet's expectations as of today's date. Given the risk factors, uncertainties, and assumptions discussed below, actual results may differ materially. FactSet does not intend to update its forward-looking statements prior to its next quarterly results announcement.
Fiscal 2023 Expectations
Both GAAP operating margin and GAAP diluted EPS guidance do not include certain effects of any non-recurring benefits or charges that may arise in fiscal 2023. Please see the back of this press release for a reconciliation of GAAP to adjusted metrics.
Conference Call
| First Quarter 2023 Conference Call Details | |
| Date: | Tuesday, December 20, 2022 |
| Time: | 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time |
| Participant Registration: | FactSet Q1 2023 Earnings Call Registration |
Please register for the conference call using the above link before the call start time. The conference call platform will register your name and organization and provide dial-in numbers and a unique access pin. The conference call will have a live Q&A session.
A replay will be available on the Company's investor relations website after 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time on December 20, 2022, through December 20, 2023. The earnings call transcript will be available via FactSet CallStreet.
Forward-looking Statements
This news release contains forward-looking statements based on management's current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about industries in which FactSet operates and the beliefs and assumptions of management. All statements that address expectations, guidance, outlook or projections about the future, including statements about the Company's strategy for growth, product development, revenues, future financial results, anticipated growth, market position, subscriptions, expected expenditures, trends in FactSet's business and financial results, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements may be identified by words like "expects," "believes," "anticipates," "plans," "intends," "estimates," "projects," "should," "indicates," "continues," "may" and similar expressions. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Many factors, including those discussed more fully elsewhere in this release and in FactSet's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, particularly its latest annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, as well as others, could cause results to differ materially from those stated. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and FactSet assumes no duty to and does not undertake to update forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in forward-looking statements, and future results could differ materially from historical performance.
About Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Financial measures in accordance with US GAAP, including revenues, operating income and margin, net income, diluted earnings per share, and cash provided by operating activities, have been adjusted.
FactSet uses these adjusted financial measures both in presenting its results to stockholders and the investment community and in its internal evaluation and management of the business. The Company believes that these adjusted financial measures and the information they provide are useful to investors because they permit investors to view the Company's performance using the same tools that management uses to gauge progress in achieving its goals. Investors may benefit from referring to these adjusted financial measures in assessing the Company's performance and when planning, forecasting, and analyzing future periods and may also facilitate comparisons to its historical performance. The presentation of this financial information is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP.
Adjusted revenues exclude the impact of the fair value of deferred revenues acquired in a business combination. Organic revenues further exclude the effects of acquisitions and dispositions completed in the last 12 months and foreign currency movements in all periods presented. Adjusted operating income and margin, adjusted net income, and adjusted diluted earnings per share exclude intangible asset amortization, the impact of the fair valuing of deferred revenues acquired in a business combination, and non-recurring items. EBITDA excludes interest expense, provision for income taxes, and depreciation and amortization expense, while Adjusted EBITDA further excludes non-recurring non-cash expenses. The Company believes that these adjusted financial measures better reflect the underlying economic performance of FactSet.
Cash flows provided by operating activities has been reduced by capital expenditures to report non-GAAP free cash flow. FactSet uses this financial measure both in presenting its results to stockholders and the investment community and in the Company's internal evaluation and management of the business. Management believes that this financial measure is useful to investors because it permits investors to view the Company's performance using the same metric that management uses to gauge progress in achieving its goals and is an indication of cash flow that may be available to fund further investments in future growth initiatives.
About FactSet
FactSet (NYSE:FDS, NASDAQ:FDS) delivers superior content, analytics, and flexible technology to help approximately 181,000 users see and seize opportunities sooner. We give investment professionals the edge to outperform with informed insights, workflow solutions across the portfolio lifecycle, and industry-leading support from dedicated specialists. We're proud to have been recognized with multiple awards for our analytical and data-driven solutions, with the distinction of having been recently added to the S&P 500, and repeatedly scored 100 by the Human Rights Campaign® Corporate Equality Index for our LGBTQ+ inclusive policies and practices. Subscribe to our thought leadership blog to get fresh insights delivered daily at insight.factset.com. Learn more at https://www.factset.com/and follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/factset.
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Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) | ||||||||
| Three Months Ended | ||||||||
| November 30, | ||||||||
| (In thousands, except per share data) | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||
| Revenues | $ | 504,815 | $ | 424,725 | ||||
| Operating expenses | ||||||||
| Cost of services | 227,042 | 207,131 | ||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 105,596 | 91,238 | ||||||
| Asset impairments | 282 | 3,695 | ||||||
| Total operating expenses | 332,920 | 302,064 | ||||||
| Operating income | 171,895 | 122,661 | ||||||
| Other income (expense), net | ||||||||
| Interest expense, net | (14,332 | ) | (1,494 | ) | ||||
| Other income (expense), net | 322 | (1,237 | ) | |||||
| Income before income taxes | 157,885 | 119,930 | ||||||
| Provision for income taxes | 21,087 | 12,283 | ||||||
| Net income | $ | 136,798 | $ | 107,647 | ||||
| Diluted earnings per common share | $ | 3.52 | $ | 2.79 | ||||
| Diluted weighted average common shares | 38,914 | 38,641 | ||||||
Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) | ||||
| (In thousands) | November 30, 2022 | August 31, 2022 | ||
| ASSETS | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 437,142 | $ | 503,273 |
| Investments | 32,572 | 33,219 | ||
| Accounts receivable, net of reserves of $3,532 at November 30, 2022 and $2,776 at August 31, 2022 | 227,489 | 204,102 | ||
| Prepaid taxes | 32,178 | 38,539 | ||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 99,826 | 91,214 | ||
| Total current assets | 829,207 | 870,347 | ||
| Property, equipment, and leasehold improvements, net | 79,296 | 80,843 | ||
| Goodwill | 974,846 | 965,848 | ||
| Intangible assets, net | 1,882,983 | 1,895,909 | ||
| Deferred taxes | 3,653 | 3,153 | ||
| Lease right-of-use assets, net | 154,125 | 159,458 | ||
| Other assets | 53,430 | 38,747 | ||
| TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 3,977,540 | $ | 4,014,305 |
| LIABILITIES | ||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | 122,710 | $ | 108,395 |
| Current lease liabilities | 28,970 | 29,185 | ||
| Accrued compensation | 48,067 | 114,808 | ||
| Deferred revenues | 150,264 | 152,039 | ||
| Dividends payable | 34,010 | 33,860 | ||
| Total current liabilities | 384,021 | 438,287 | ||
| Long-term debt | 1,859,096 | 1,982,424 | ||
| Deferred taxes | 10,991 | 8,800 | ||
| Deferred revenues, non-current | 8,697 | 7,212 | ||
| Taxes payable | 35,334 | 34,211 | ||
| Long-term lease liabilities | 201,964 | 208,622 | ||
| Other liabilities | 3,309 | 3,341 | ||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES | $ | 2,503,412 | $ | 2,682,897 |
| STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||||
| TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | $ | 1,474,128 | $ | 1,331,408 |
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | $ | 3,977,540 | $ | 4,014,305 |
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) | ||||||
| Three Months Ended | ||||||
| November 30, | ||||||
| (In thousands) | 2022 | 2021 | ||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES | ||||||
| Net income | $ | 136,798 | $ | 107,647 | ||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities | ||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 25,997 | 17,208 | ||||
| Amortization of lease right-of-use assets | 9,697 | 11,117 | ||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | 12,175 | 10,401 | ||||
| Deferred income taxes | (745 | ) | 1,507 | |||
| Impairment charge | 282 | 3,695 | ||||
| Accounts receivable, net of reserves | (23,647 | ) | (5,268 | ) | ||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | 18,744 | 20,702 | ||||
| Accrued compensation | (66,796 | ) | (53,457 | ) | ||
| Deferred revenues | (290 | ) | (10,248 | ) | ||
| Taxes payable, net of prepaid taxes | 6,995 | (9,524 | ) | |||
| Lease liabilities, net | (11,237 | ) | (11,992 | ) | ||
| Other, net | (1,337 | ) | (8,870 | ) | ||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 106,636 | 72,918 | ||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES | ||||||
| Purchases of property, equipment, leasehold improvements, and internal-use software | (17,960 | ) | (8,583 | ) | ||
| Acquisition of businesses, net of cash and cash equivalents acquired | — | (50,018 | ) | |||
| Purchases of investments | (9,892 | ) | (250 | ) | ||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (27,852 | ) | (58,851 | ) | ||
| CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES | ||||||
| Repayment of debt | (125,000 | ) | — | |||
| Dividend payments | (33,665 | ) | (30,656 | ) | ||
| Proceeds from employee stock plans | 23,423 | 35,763 | ||||
| Repurchases of common stock | — | (18,639 | ) | |||
| Other financing activities | (10,990 | ) | (2,950 | ) | ||
| Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities | (146,232 | ) | (16,482 | ) | ||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | 1,317 | (5,550 | ) | |||
| Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents | (66,131 | ) | (7,965 | ) | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 503,273 | 681,865 | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 437,142 | $ | 673,900 | ||
Reconciliation of US GAAP Results to Adjusted Financial Measures
Financial measures in accordance with US GAAP, including revenues, operating income and margin, net income, diluted EPS, and cash provided by operating activities, have been adjusted below. FactSet uses these adjusted financial measures both in presenting its results to stockholders and the investment community and in its internal evaluation and management of the business. The Company believes that these adjusted financial measures and the information they provide are useful to investors because they permit investors to view the Company's performance using the same tools that management uses to gauge progress in achieving its goals. Adjusted measures may also facilitate comparisons to FactSet's historical performance.
Revenues
The table below provides a reconciliation of revenues to adjusted revenues and organic revenues.
| (Unaudited) | Three Months Ended | |||||||
| November 30, | ||||||||
| (In thousands) | 2022 | 2021 | Change | |||||
| Revenues | $ | 504,815 | $ | 424,725 | 18.9 | % | ||
| Deferred revenues fair value adjustment (a) | — | 86 | ||||||
| Adjusted revenues | 504,815 | 424,811 | 18.8 | % | ||||
| Acquired revenues (b) | (48,455 | ) | — | |||||
| Currency impact (c) | 3,500 | — | ||||||
| Organic revenues | $ | 459,860 | $ | 424,811 | 8.3 | % | ||
(a) The amortization effect of purchase accounting adjustment on the fair value of acquired deferred revenue.
(b) Revenues from acquisitions completed within the last 12 months.
(c) The impact from foreign currency movements over the past 12 months.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The table below provides a reconciliation of operating income, operating margin, net income and diluted EPS to adjusted operating income, adjusted operating margin, adjusted net income, EBITDA and adjusted diluted EPS.
| (Unaudited) | Three Months Ended | |||||||
| November 30, | ||||||||
| (In thousands, except per share data) | 2022 | 2021 | Change | |||||
| Operating income | $ | 171,895 | $ | 122,661 | 40.1 | % | ||
| Deferred revenues fair value adjustment | — | 86 | ||||||
| Intangible asset amortization | 18,008 | 6,052 | ||||||
| Business acquisition / integration costs (a) | 3,499 | — | ||||||
| Restructuring / severance | — | 9,028 | ||||||
| Real estate charges (b) | — | 3,695 | ||||||
| Transformation costs (c) | — | 1,188 | ||||||
| Adjusted operating income | $ | 193,402 | $ | 142,710 | 35.5 | % | ||
| Operating margin | 34.1 | % | 28.9 | % | ||||
| Adjusted operating margin (d) | 38.3 | % | 33.6 | % | ||||
| Net income | $ | 136,798 | $ | 107,647 | 27.1 | % | ||
| Deferred revenues fair value adjustment | — | 77 | ||||||
| Intangible asset amortization | 15,577 | 5,419 | ||||||
| Business acquisition / integration costs (a) | 3,026 | — | ||||||
| Restructuring / severance | — | 8,084 | ||||||
| Real estate charges (b) | — | 3,309 | ||||||
| Transformation costs (c) | — | 1,064 | ||||||
| Income tax items | (230 | ) | (259 | ) | ||||
| Adjusted net income (e) | $ | 155,171 | $ | 125,341 | 23.8 | % | ||
| Net income | $ | 136,798 | $ | 107,647 | ||||
| Interest expense | 16,537 | 1,972 | ||||||
| Income taxes | 21,087 | 12,283 | ||||||
| Depreciation and amortization expense | 25,997 | 19,432 | ||||||
| EBITDA | $ | 200,419 | $ | 141,334 | ||||
| Real estate charges | — | 3,695 | ||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 200,419 | $ | 145,029 | 38.2 | % | ||
| Diluted earnings per common share | $ | 3.52 | $ | 2.79 | 26.2 | % | ||
| Deferred revenues fair value adjustment | — | 0.00 | ||||||
| Intangible asset amortization | 0.40 | 0.14 | ||||||
| Business acquisition / integration costs (a) | 0.08 | — | ||||||
| Restructuring / severance | — | 0.21 | ||||||
| Real estate charges (b) | — | 0.09 | ||||||
| Transformation costs (c) | — | 0.03 | ||||||
| Income tax items | (0.01 | ) | (0.01 | ) | ||||
| Adjusted diluted earnings per common share (e) | $ | 3.99 | $ | 3.25 | 22.8 | % | ||
| Weighted average common shares (Diluted) | 38,914 | 38,641 | ||||||
(a) Related to integration costs of our CGS acquisition.
(b) Related to impairment charges of our lease right-of-use assets and property, equipment, and leasehold improvements associated with vacating certain leased office space.
(c) Primarily related to professional fees associated with the ongoing multi-year investment plan.
(d) Adjusted operating margin is calculated as adjusted operating income divided by adjusted revenues, as shown in the revenues table above.
(e) For purposes of calculating adjusted net income and adjusted diluted earnings per share, all adjustments were taxed at the quarterly effective tax rates of 13.5% for fiscal 2023 and 10.5% for fiscal 2022.
Business Outlook Operating Margin, Net Income and Diluted EPS
| (Unaudited) | ||||||
| Annual Fiscal 2023 Guidance | ||||||
| (In millions, except per share data) | Low end of range | High end of range | ||||
| Revenues | $ | 2,100 | $ | 2,115 | ||
| Operating income | $ | 630 | $ | 656 | ||
| Operating margin | 30.0 | % | 31.0 | % | ||
| Intangible asset amortization (a) | 73 | 73 | ||||
| Business acquisition / integration costs (b) | 11 | 11 | ||||
| Adjusted operating income | $ | 714 | $ | 740 | ||
| Adjusted operating margin (c) | 34.0 | % | 35.0 | % | ||
| Net income | $ | 492 | $ | 508 | ||
| Intangible asset amortization (a) | 64 | 63 | ||||
| Business acquisition / integration costs (b) | 9 | 9 | ||||
| Discrete tax items | (4 | ) | (3 | ) | ||
| Adjusted net income | $ | 561 | $ | 577 | ||
| Diluted earnings per common share | $ | 12.70 | $ | 13.10 | ||
| Intangible asset amortization (a) | 1.64 | 1.62 | ||||
| Business acquisition / integration costs (b) | 0.23 | 0.24 | ||||
| Discrete tax items | (0.07 | ) | (0.06 | ) | ||
| Adjusted diluted earnings per common share | $ | 14.50 | $ | 14.90 | ||
(a) The income tax effect related to intangible asset amortization is $9.5 million for the period presented above.
(b) Related to integration costs of our CGS acquisition.
(c) Adjusted operating margin is calculated as adjusted operating income divided by adjusted revenues as shown in the organic revenues table above.
Free Cash Flow
| (Unaudited) | Three Months Ended | ||||||||
| November 30, | |||||||||
| (In thousands) | 2022 | 2021 | Change | ||||||
| Net Cash Provided for Operating Activities | $ | 106,636 | $ | 72,918 | |||||
| Capital Expenditures | (17,960 | ) | (8,583 | ) | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | $ | 88,676 | $ | 64,335 | 37.8 | % | |||
Supplementary Schedules of Historical ASV by Client Type
The following table presents the percentages and growth rates of organic ASV by client type, excluding the impact of currency movements, and may be useful to facilitate historical comparisons. Organic ASV excludes acquisitions and dispositions completed within the last 12 months and the effects of foreign currency movements. The numbers below do not include professional services.
| Q1'23 | Q4'22 | Q3'22 | Q2'22 | Q1'22 | Q4'21 | Q3'21 | Q2'21 | |||||||||
| % of ASV from buy-side clients | 82.8 | % | 82.9 | % | 83.7 | % | 83.6 | % | 83.1 | % | 83.2 | % | 83.8 | % | 84.0 | % |
| % of ASV from sell-side clients | 17.2 | % | 17.1 | % | 16.3 | % | 16.4 | % | 16.9 | % | 16.8 | % | 16.2 | % | 16.0 | % |
| ASV Growth rate from buy-side clients | 8.0 | % | 8.5 | % | 9.6 | % | 8.9 | % | 8.5 | % | 6.5 | % | 5.6 | % | 5.5 | % |
| ASV Growth rate from sell-side clients | 14.4 | % | 13.8 | % | 12.9 | % | 12.4 | % | 13.2 | % | 12.0 | % | 8.0 | % | 6.3 | % |
The following table presents the calculation of organic ASV plus professional services.
(Details may not sum to total due to rounding)
| (In millions) | Q1'23 | ||
| As reported ASV plus Professional Services (a) | $ | 2,016.0 | |
| Currency impact (b) | (1.6 | ) | |
| Acquisition ASV (c) | (167.9 | ) | |
| Organic ASV plus Professional Services | $ | 1,846.5 | |
| Organic ASV plus Professional Services growth rate | 8.8 | % | |
(a) Includes $23.0 million in professional services as of November 30, 2022.
(b) The impact of foreign currency movements.
(c) Acquired ASV from acquisitions completed within the last 12 months.
