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Amdocs Limited Reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2022 Results

May 11, 2022 4:01 PM

Record Quarterly Revenue of $1.15 Billion, up 9.2% YoY as Reported and up 10.1% YoY in Constant Currency(3)
Strong Sales Momentum & Record 12-Month Backlog of $3.89 Billion, up 9.9% YoY
Tracking in Line with the High End of Fiscal 2022 Revenue Growth Outlook

Second Quarter Fiscal 2022 Highlights

(All comparisons are against the prior year)

JERSEY CITY, N.J., May 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Amdocs Limited (NASDAQ: DOX), a leading provider of software and services to communications and media companies, today reported operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2022.

“I am excited to report another very strong quarter for Amdocs as we continued to enable our customer’s strategy to provide a superior mobile and broadband experience by supporting their long-term investments in 5G monetization, cloud adoption, digital modernization, and network automation. Record revenue of $1.15 billion was up 10.1% in constant currency(3) from a year ago, reflecting strong business activity building next-generation platforms for large customers like AT&T, T-Mobile, and Vodafone Germany under multi-year programs. Sales momentum was also strong in Q2 and included a digital transformation project award with VodafoneZiggo in Netherlands, and a new 5G policy deal which expands our footprint at a leading Tier 1 European operator. Overall, we ended the fiscal second quarter with record-high 12-month backlog of $3.89 billion, which was up nearly 10% from a year ago,” said Shuky Sheffer, president and chief executive officer of Amdocs Management Limited.

“Demonstrating great execution in Q2, we set another company record for the number of quarterly milestones deployed. Our accomplishments included the go-live of a major digital transformation project for Three UK in just 15 months, highlighting our unrivalled reputation for project delivery. This was also a record quarter in managed services, driven by continued growth with new and existing customers. At Bell Canada, we signed a five-year managed services extension that expands our long-term strategic relationship in support of Bell’s continued cloud transformation. Additionally, we strengthened our partnership with PLDT in the Philippines, where this leading operator awarded Amdocs a three-year extension of our existing managed services agreement through 2028, in addition to future projects to support PLDT’s cloud journey,” said Tamar Rapaport-Dagim, chief financial officer & chief operating officer of Amdocs Management Limited.

Sheffer concluded, “Our growth strategy is highly aligned with the needs of the market, and we see an expanding pipeline of opportunities ahead of us which we are well positioned to monetize with our market-leading products, best-in-class execution and highly talented people. Moreover, we are tracking in line with the high end of our fiscal 2022 revenue growth outlook of 8.0% to 10.0% on a pro forma(2), constant currency(3) basis, our confidence in which is supported by the business momentum reflected in our record 12-month backlog at the halfway point in the year.”

Revenue
(All comparisons are against the prior year period)

In Millions
Three months ended
March 31, 2022
ActualPrevious
Guidance
Revenue$1,145$1,110- $1,150
Revenue growth, as reported9.2%
Revenue growth, constant currency(3)10.1%

Net Income and Earnings Per Share

In thousands, except per share data
Three months ended
March 31,
2022
2021
GAAP Measures
Net income $158,497 $119,067
Diluted earnings per share $1.28 $0.91
Non-GAAP Measures
Net income $190,944 $148,095
Diluted earnings per share $1.54 $1.13

For further details of the reconciliation of selected financial metrics from GAAP to Non-GAAP, please refer to the tables below.

Capital Allocation: Returning Cash to Shareholders

Twelve-month Backlog
Twelve-month backlog was a record $3.89 billion at the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2022, up approximately 9.9% as compared to last year’s second fiscal quarter. Twelve-month backlog includes anticipated revenue related to contracts, estimated revenue from managed services contracts, letters of intent, maintenance and estimated on-going support activities.

Third Quarter Fiscal 2022 Outlook

In millions, except per share data
Q3 2022
Revenue$1,140-$1,180
GAAP diluted EPS$0.97-$1.05
Non-GAAP diluted EPS$1.23-$1.29

Full Year Fiscal 2022 Outlook

FY 2022, year-over-year growth
Current GuidancePrevious Guidance
Revenue growth, as reported5.2%-7.2%3.4%-7.4%
Pro forma(2) revenue growth, constant currency(3)8.0%-10.0%6.0%-10.0%
GAAP diluted EPS growth(20.5) % -(17.0)%(23.0) % -(17.5)%
Adjusted GAAP diluted EPS growth(4)7.5%-12.5%6.0%-13.0%
Non-GAAP diluted EPS growth7.3%-10.3%6.3%-10.3%
Pro forma(2) non-GAAP diluted EPS growth9.0%-12.0%8.0%-12.0%
FY 2022, in millions
Current GuidancePrevious Guidance
Free cash flow(1)~$500~$500
Normalized free cash flow(1)~$650~$650

Three Year Fiscal 2022-2024 Outlook

Our third fiscal quarter 2022 and full year fiscal 2022, 2023 and 2024 forward looking projections take into consideration the Company’s current expectations regarding macro and industry specific risks and various uncertainties and certain assumptions that we will discuss on our earnings conference call. However, we note that market dynamics continue to shift rapidly and we cannot predict all possible outcomes, including those resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, including its novel strains, which has created, and continues to create, a significant amount of uncertainty, or from current and potential customer consolidation or their other strategic corporate activities.

Conference Call and Earnings Webcast Presentation Details
Amdocs will host a conference call and earnings webcast presentation on May 11, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss the Company's second quarter of fiscal 2022 results. To participate, please dial +1 (844) 513-7152, or +1 (508) 637-5600 outside the United States, approximately 15 minutes before the call and enter passcode 4136629. The conference call and webcast will also be carried live on the Internet and may be accessed via the Amdocs website at https://investors.amdocs.com. Presentation slides will be available shortly before the webcast.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This release includes non-GAAP diluted earnings per share and other non-GAAP financial measures, including free cash flow and normalized free cash flow, revenue on a constant currency(3) basis, non-GAAP cost of revenue, non-GAAP research and development, non-GAAP selling, general and administrative, non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP interest and other expenses, net, non-GAAP income taxes, non-GAAP effective tax rate, non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share growth. These other non-GAAP measures exclude the following items:

Free cash flow equals cash generated by operating activities less net capital expenditures and other. Normalized free cash flow, a measure of our operating performance, is further adjusted to exclude net capital expenditures related to the new campus development, payments for non-recurring and unusual charges (such as capital gains tax in relation to the divestiture of OpenMarket), and payments of acquisition related liabilities. These non-GAAP financial measures are not in accordance with, or an alternative for, generally accepted accounting principles and may be different from non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. In addition, these non-GAAP financial measures are not based on any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles. Amdocs believes that non-GAAP financial measures have limitations in that they do not reflect all of the amounts associated with Amdocs’ results of operations as determined in accordance with GAAP and that these measures should only be used to evaluate Amdocs’ results of operations in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP measures.

Amdocs believes that the presentation of non-GAAP diluted earnings per share and other financial measures, including free cash flow and normalized free cash flow, non-GAAP cost of revenue, non-GAAP research and development, non-GAAP selling, general and administrative, non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP interest and other expenses, net, non-GAAP income taxes, non-GAAP effective tax rate, non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share growth when shown in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP measures, provides useful information to investors and management regarding financial and business trends relating to its financial condition and results of operations, as well as the net amount of cash generated by its business operations after taking into account capital spending required to maintain or expand the business.

For its internal budgeting process and in monitoring the results of the business, Amdocs’ management uses financial statements that do not include amortization of purchased intangible assets and other acquisition-related costs, changes in certain acquisition-related liabilities measured at fair value, non-recurring and unusual charges or benefits, equity-based compensation expense, other and related tax effects. Amdocs’ management also uses the foregoing non-GAAP financial measures, in addition to the corresponding GAAP measures, in reviewing the financial results of Amdocs. In addition, Amdocs believes that significant groups of investors exclude these items in reviewing its results and those of its competitors, because the amounts of the items between companies can vary greatly depending on the assumptions used by an individual company in determining the amounts of the items.

Amdocs further believes that, where the adjustments used in calculating non-GAAP diluted earnings per share are based on specific, identified amounts that impact different line items in the Consolidated Statements of Income (including cost of revenue, research and development, selling, general and administrative, operating income, interest and other expenses, net, income taxes and net income), it is useful to investors to understand how these specific line items in the Consolidated Statements of Income are affected by these adjustments. Please refer to the Reconciliation of Selected Financial Metrics from GAAP to Non-GAAP tables below.

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About Amdocs
Amdocs helps those who build the future to make it amazing. With our market-leading portfolio of software products and services, we unlock our customers’ innovative potential, empowering them to provide next-generation communication and media experiences for both the individual end user and large enterprise customers. Our 30,000 employees around the globe are here to accelerate service providers’ migration to the cloud, enable them to differentiate in the 5G era, and digitalize and automate their operations. Listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, Amdocs had revenue of $4.3 billion in fiscal 2021.

For more information, visit Amdocs at www.amdocs.com.

This press release includes information that constitutes forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements about Amdocs’ growth and business results in future quarters and years. Although we believe the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, we can give no assurance that our expectations will be obtained or that any deviations will not be material. Such statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause future results to differ from those anticipated. These risks include, but are not limited to, the effects of general economic conditions, the duration and severity of the COVID-19 pandemic, and its impact on the global economy, Amdocs’ ability to grow in the business markets that it serves, Amdocs’ ability to successfully integrate acquired businesses, adverse effects of market competition, rapid technological shifts that may render the Company's products and services obsolete, potential loss of a major customer, our ability to develop long-term relationships with our customers, and risks associated with operating businesses in the international market. Amdocs may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future; however, Amdocs specifically disclaims any obligation to do so. These and other risks are discussed at greater length in Amdocs’ filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021 filed on December 9, 2021 and our Form 6-K furnished for the first quarter of fiscal 2022 on February 14, 2022.

Contact:
Matthew Smith
Head of Investor Relations
Amdocs
314-212-8328
E-mail: [email protected]

(1) Please refer to the Selected Financial Metrics tables below (figures may not sum because of rounding).
(2) Pro forma growth rate excludes the financial impact of OpenMarket (which was divested on December 31, 2020) from fiscal year 2021
(3) Revenue on a constant currency basis assumes exchange rates in the current period were unchanged from the prior period
(4) Adjusted GAAP excludes the gain from the sale of OpenMarket, which was divested on December 31, 2020, from the current and comparable fiscal years; fiscal 2022 GAAP diluted EPS growth outlook is expected to be (20.5)%-(17.0)% on a non-adjusted basis
(5) Effective tax rate on a GAAP and non-GAAP basis in the second quarter fiscal 2022 was lower than anticipated in quarterly guidance primarily due to the release of tax reserves connected with funding decisions for the construction of the new Israel campus. This tax benefit was among the scenarios contemplated in non-GAAP effective tax rate guidance for the full fiscal year 2022, which is still anticipated to be within a range of 13.0% to 17.0%.

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Consolidated Statements of Income
(In thousands, except per share data)
Three months ended Six months ended
March 31, March 31,
2022
2021
2022
2021(a)
Revenue $1,145,271 $1,048,734 $2,249,903 $2,135,077
Operating expenses:
Cost of revenue 741,257 685,515 1,457,975 1,414,231
Research and development 87,064 75,154 169,009 150,823
Selling, general and administrative 134,982 116,951 263,058 238,839
Amortization of purchased intangible assets and other 18,317 21,870 36,064 41,740
981,620 899,490 1,926,106 1,845,633
Operating income 163,651 149,244 323,797 289,444
Interest and other expense, net (8,619) (3,542) (11,181) (10,032)
Gain from sale of a business - - 10,000 226,410
Income before income taxes 155,032 145,702 322,616 505,822
Income tax (benefit) expense (3,465) 26,635 30,517 87,123
Net income $158,497 $119,067 $292,099 $418,699
Basic earnings per share $1.29 $0.92 $2.36 $3.21
Diluted earnings per share $1.28 $0.91 $2.34 $3.19
Basic weighted average number of shares outstanding 122,977 129,774 123,748 130,457
Diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding 123,821 130,696 124,571 131,147
Cash dividends declared per share $0.395 $0.36 $0.755 $0.6875


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Selected Financial Metrics
(In thousands, except per share data)
Three months ended Six months ended
March 31, March 31,
2022
2021
2022
2021(a)
Revenue $1,145,271 $1,048,734 $2,249,903 $2,135,077
Non-GAAP operating income 201,625 184,883 395,232 372,864
Non-GAAP net income 190,944 148,095 341,079 301,067
Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share $1.54 $1.13 $2.74 $2.30
Diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding 123,821 130,696 124,571 131,147


Free Cash Flows and Normalized Free Cash Flow
(In thousands)
Three months ended Six months ended
March 31, March 31,
2022
2021
2022
2021(a)
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities $168,856 $119,736 $372,974 $536,221
Purchases of property and equipment, net(c) (47,271) (49,245) (104,496) (99,310)
Free Cash Flow 121,585 70,491 268,478 436,911
Tax payment on sale of business(b) 3,193 25,190 3,193 25,190
Payments of acquisition related liabilities 4,871 13,234 14,350 13,234
Net capital expenditures related to the new campus development 30,109 24,221 59,416 42,555
Normalized Free Cash Flow $159,758 $133,136 $345,437 $517,890

(a) Since January 1, 2021, OpenMarket results are not included in the Consolidated Statements of Income given its divestiture.
(b) Tax payment related to capital gain from divestiture of OpenMarket, which was completed on December 31, 2020.
(c) The amounts under "Purchase of property and equipment, net” include proceeds from sale of property and equipment of $555 and $136 for the six months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

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Reconciliation of Selected Financial Metrics from GAAP to Non-GAAP
(In thousands)
Three months ended
March 31, 2022
Reconciliation items
GAAP
Amortization
of purchased
intangible
assets and
other

Equity based
compensation
expense


Changes in
certain
acquisitions
related liabilities
measured at fair
value

Other


Tax
effect


Non-GAAP
Operating expenses:
Cost of revenue$741,257 $- $(8,070)$(1,820)$- $- $731,367
Research and
development 87,064 - (1,375) - - - 85,689
Selling, general and
administrative 134,982 - (8,392) - - - 126,590
Amortization of
purchased intangible
assets and other 18,317 (18,317) - - - - -
Total operating
expenses 981,620 (18,317) (17,837) (1,820) - - 943,646
Operating income 163,651 18,317 17,837 1,820 - - 201,625
Interest and other expense, net (8,619) - - - 1,100 - (7,519)
Income tax (benefit) expense (3,465) - - - - 6,627 3,162
Net income$158,497 $18,317 $17,837 $1,820 $1,100 $(6,627)$190,944
Three months ended
March 31, 2021
Reconciliation items
GAAP
Amortization
of purchased
intangible
assets and
other

Equity based
compensation
expense


Changes in
certain
acquisitions
related liabilities
measured at fair
value

Other

Tax
effect


Non-GAAP
Operating expenses:
Cost of revenue$685,515 $- $(5,582)$(394)$- $- $679,539
Research and
development 75,154 - (1,012) - - - 74,142
Selling, general and
administrative 116,951 - (6,781) - - - 110,170
Amortization of
purchased intangible
assets and other 21,870 (21,870) - - - - -
Total operating
expenses 899,490 (21,870) (13,375) (394) - - 863,851
Operating income 149,244 21,870 13,375 394 - - 184,883
Interest and other expense, net (3,542) - - - (375) - (3,917)
Income tax (benefit) expense 26,635 - - - - 6,236 32,871
Net income$119,067 $21,870 $13,375 $394 $(375)$(6,236)$148,095


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Reconciliation of Selected Financial Metrics from GAAP to Non-GAAP
(In thousands)
Six months ended
March 31, 2022
Reconciliation items
GAAP
Amortization
of
purchased
intangible
assets and
other

Equity based
compensation
expense

Changes in certain
acquisitions related
liabilities measured
at fair value

Gain from
sale of a
business

Other
Tax
effect

Non-GAAP
Operating expenses:
Cost of revenue$1,457,975 $- $(15,217)$(793)$- $- $- $1,441,965
Research and
development 169,009 - (2,598) - - - - 166,411
Selling, general and
administrative 263,058 - (16,763) - - - - 246,295
Amortization of
purchased intangible assets and other 36,064 (36,064) - - - - - -
Total operating
expenses 1,926,106 (36,064) (34,578) (793) - - - 1,854,671
Operating income 323,797 36,064 34,578 793 - - - 395,232
Interest and other expense, net (11,181) - - - - (2,505) - (13,686)
Gain from sale of a business 10,000 - - - (10,000) - - -
Income tax (benefit) expense 30,517 - - - - - 9,950 40,467
Net income$292,099 $36,064 $34,578 $793 $(10,000)$(2,505)$(9,950)$341,079
Six months ended
March 31, 2021(a)
Reconciliation items
GAAP
Amortization
of
purchased
intangible
assets and
other

Equity based
compensation
expense

Changes in certain
acquisitions related
liabilities measured
at fair value

Gain from
sale of a
business

Other
Tax
effect

Non-GAAP
Operating expenses:
Cost of revenue$1,414,231 $- $(10,523)$(15,728)$- $- $- $1,387,980
Research and
development 150,823 - (1,844) - - - - 148,979
Selling, general and
administrative 238,839 - (13,585) - - - - 225,254
Amortization of
purchased intangible assets and other 41,740 (41,740) - - - - - -
Total operating
expenses 1,845,633 (41,740) (25,952) (15,728) - - - 1,762,213
Operating income 289,444 41,740 25,952 15,728 - - - 372,864
Interest and other expense, net (10,032) - - - - 824 - (9,208)
Gain from sale of a business 226,410 - - - (226,410) - - -
Income tax (benefit) expense 87,123 - - - - - (24,534) 62,589
Net income$418,699 $41,740 $25,952 $15,728 $(226,410)$824 $24,534 $301,067


AMDOCS LIMITED
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands)
As of
March 31, September 30,
2022
2021
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents $593,056 $709,064
Short-term interest-bearing investments 263,372 256,527
Accounts receivable, net, including unbilled of $128,406 and $162,278, respectively 1,022,642 866,819
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 223,108 235,089
Total current assets 2,102,178 2,067,499
Property and equipment, net 727,509 698,768
Lease assets 232,447 233,162
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net 2,907,134 2,881,676
Other noncurrent assets 589,835 630,669
Total assets $6,559,103 $6,511,774
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities
Accounts payable, accruals and other $985,675 $1,007,777
Lease liabilities 56,676 58,714
Deferred revenue 360,192 237,374
Total current liabilities 1,402,543 1,303,865
Lease liabilities 179,139 177,906
Long-term debt, net of unamortized debt issuance costs 644,832 644,553
Other noncurrent liabilities 728,398 750,266
Total Amdocs Limited Shareholders’ equity 3,561,682 3,592,675
Noncontrolling interests 42,509 42,509
Total equity 3,604,191 3,635,184
Total liabilities and equity $6,559,103 $6,511,774


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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands)
Six months ended
March 31,
2022
2021(a)
Cash Flow from Operating Activities:
Net income $292,099 $418,699
Reconciliation of net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 101,071 101,298
Amortization of debt issuance costs 279 272
Equity-based compensation expense 34,578 25,952
Gain from sale of a business (10,000) (226,410)
Deferred income taxes (35,879) (27,778)
Loss from short-term interest-bearing investments 1,333 221
Net changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of amounts acquired:
Accounts receivable, net (140,863) (108,799)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 3,848 (11,906)
Other noncurrent assets 3,042 (10,763)
Lease assets and liabilities, net (67) 7,522
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and accrued personnel (22,006) 76,427
Deferred revenue 102,997 226,904
Income taxes payable, net 27,378 41,629
Other noncurrent liabilities 15,164 22,953
Net cash provided by operating activities 372,974 536,221
Cash Flow from Investing Activities:
Purchase of property and equipment, net(c) (104,496) (99,310)
Proceeds from sale of short-term interest-bearing investments 13,142 4,258
Purchase of short-term interest-bearing investments (34,275) (200,088)
Net cash paid for business and intangible assets acquisitions (24,497) (87,600)
Net cash received from sale of a business 10,000 290,789
Other (2,958) 562
Net cash used in investing activities (143,084) (91,389)
Cash Flow from Financing Activities:
Repurchase of shares (300,929) (450,074)
Proceeds from employee stock options exercises 50,550 78,438
Payments of dividends (89,366) (85,934)
Payment of contingent consideration from a business acquisition (6,153) (1,462)
Net cash used in financing activities (345,898) (459,032)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents (116,008) (14,200)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 709,064 983,188
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $593,056 $968,988


AMDOCS LIMITED
Supplementary Information
(In millions)
Three months ended
March 31,
December 31, September 30,
June 30,
March 31,
2022
2021 2021
2021
2021
North America $772.2 $745.5 $722.8 $686.1 $679.1
Europe 147.2 142.5 146.8 155.7 148.8
Rest of the World 225.9 216.6 217.7 224.5 220.8
Total Revenue $1,145.3 $1,104.6 $1,087.3 $1,066.3 $1,048.7
Three months ended
March 31,
December 31, September 30,
June 30,
March 31,
2022
2021 2021
2021
2021
Managed Services Revenue $663.4 $659.7 $637.5 $650.5 $634.6
As of
March 31,
December 31, September 30,
June 30,
March 31,
2022
2021 2021
2021
2021
12-Month Backlog $3,890 $3,830 $3,690 $3,590 $3,540



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