NCR Corp. (NCR) Tops Q2 EPS by 2c, Cuts FY Guidance

NCR Corp. (NYSE: NCR) reported Q2 EPS of $0.65, $0.02 better than the analyst estimate of $0.63. Revenue for the quarter came in at $1.54 billion versus the consensus estimate of $1.59 billion.

GUIDANCE:

NCR Corp. sees FY2018 EPS of $2.55-$2.75, versus the consensus of $3.31.

We are reducing our full year 2018 guidance. The execution challenges surrounding product introductions, including supply chain constraints, is negatively impacting our revenue and costs versus our previous expectations. We are focused on improving execution in the current year to benefit 2019. Foreign currency has negatively impacted our revenue guidance by approximately $90 million and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share by approximately $0.08 from the previous quarter guidance. We now expect revenue growth to be (1)% to (3)%, (previous guidance of 0% to 3%). In addition to foreign currency, we have experienced softness in our Hardware revenue and to a lesser extent in our Software business, primarily due to execution challenges. Our view of ATM revenue growth is unchanged at roughly flat for the year and is supported by strong backlog.

GAAP diluted earnings per share is now expected to be $0.07 to $0.65 (previous guidance of $2.08 to $2.48), and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share to be $2.55 to $2.75 (previous guidance of $3.30 to $3.45). The decreases in diluted earnings per share is due to lower revenue, decreased gross margin rates in our Hardware business and continued investment to improve our execution. GAAP diluted earnings per share has also been impacted by the asset impairment charges described above. Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share guidance assumes an effective tax rate of 23% for 2018 compared to 25% in 2017. The decrease is due to the expected impact of U.S. Tax Reform. Free cash flow is now expected to be $300 million to $350 million or approximately 80% - 90% of non-GAAP net income.

We expect approximately two-thirds of the full year decrease in non-GAAP diluted earnings per share guidance to impact the third quarter of 2018. We expect costs and expenses to be higher in the third quarter as we address our execution and supply cha

Share Repurchase Program

NCR has repurchased shares of its common stock for approximately $45 million in the second quarter and $210 million in the first half of 2018 of the previously authorized $300 million share repurchase program.

Additionally, on July 25, 2018, the Company’s board of directors authorized an incremental $200 million of share repurchases. The timing and amount of any repurchases under the program will depend upon market conditions and will be made at the Company’s discretion. Repurchases under the program may be made from time to time in the open market, private transactions, accelerated stock repurchase programs, issuer self-tenders or otherwise, and may be discontinued at any time.

Restructuring and Transformation Initiatives

Our previously announced restructuring and transformation initiatives continue to progress on track. In Services, our Mission One performance and profit improvement program continues to deliver revenue growth and margin expansion. In Hardware, we are moving to a more variable cost structure by reducing the number of manufacturing plants and increasing the use of contract manufacturers. We will continue to manage our costs and seek to capture operational efficiencies, as part of the normal course of business.

As part of these initiatives, in the second quarter of 2018 we incurred a $66 million pre-tax charge and $22 million of cash payments. In the six months ended June 30, 2018, we incurred a $82 million pre-tax charge and $36 million of cash payments. Our outlook remains unchanged and we still expect to incur a pre-tax charge over the next two years in the range of approximately $200 million to $250 million, with $100 million to $150 million in 2018, which will be included in income from operations. The cash impact is still expected to be approximately $150 million to $200 million over the next two years, with $100 million in 2018. We plan to achieve run-rate savings of approximately $150 million per year by 2020. The estimate of the pre-tax charges and cash impact has been included in our 2018 GAAP diluted earnings per share and free cash flow guidance.

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