Factset Research Systems (NYSE: FDS) reported Q2 EPS of $1.81, $0.01 better than the analyst estimate of $1.80. Revenue for the quarter came in at $294.4 million versus the consensus estimate of $296.04 million.

On March 27, 2017, the Board of Directors of FactSet approved a $300 million expansion to the existing share repurchase program. Including this expansion, $336.5 million is currently available for future share repurchases.

• Revenues increased 4.5% or $12.6 million to $294.4 million compared with $281.8 million for the same period in 2016. The second quarter of 2016 includes revenues from the Market Metrics business, which was sold in FactSet’s fourth quarter of 2016. Organic revenues grew 7.0% to $291.5 million during the second quarter of 2017 from the prior year period.
• Operating income increased 7.5% or $6.4 million to $91.7 million compared with $85.3 million in the prior year period. Adjusted operating income for the second quarter increased 4.5% or $4.2 million to $97.4 million compared with the prior year period.
• Operating margin increased to 31.2% compared to 30.3% in the prior year period. Adjusted operating margin remained consistent year over year at 33.1%.
• Net income decreased 1.6% or $1.1 million to $66.7 million compared with $67.8 million for the second quarter of 2016. Adjusted net income increased 8.7% or $5.8 million to $71.8 million for the second quarter compared with the prior year period.
• Diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) increased 3.1% to $1.68 compared with $1.63 for the same period in 2016. Adjusted diluted EPS for the second quarter rose 13.8% to $1.81 compared with the second quarter of 2016.
• Annual Subscription Value (“ASV”) increased to $1.19 billion at February 28, 2017 compared with prior year ASV of $1.14 billion. Organic ASV, which excludes the effects of acquisitions, dispositions and foreign currency increased 6.5%.
• The Company’s effective tax rate for the second quarter was 25.5%, a decrease from 28.8% a year ago, primarily due to FactSet’s global operational realignment effective September 1, 2016.
• FactSet announced two transactions recently. FactSet completed the acquisition of BISAM Technologies S.A. (“BISAM”) for cash consideration of $205.2 million on March 17, 2017. The transaction is expected be accretive by $0.02 to adjusted diluted EPS and dilutive by $0.06 to GAAP diluted EPS for the remainder of fiscal 2017. Additionally, FactSet agreed to acquire Interactive Data Managed Solutions (“IDMS”) on January 26, and the acquisition is expected to close in the Company’s third quarter of fiscal 2017. The acquisition of IDMS is expected to have an immaterial impact to GAAP diluted EPS and adjusted diluted EPS for FactSet’s fiscal 2017.
• FactSet entered into a new credit agreement on March 17, 2017 with PNC Bank National Association (“PNC”) and borrowed $575 million to fund the BISAM transaction and retire its existing outstanding debt.

“FactSet continues to be a leading technology partner for the investment community delivering another quarter of growth in a market that remains challenging for the financial industry. Through product innovation and acquisition, we believe we are well positioned to offer a broad suite of solutions across the enterprise for our clients critical workflows,” said Phil Snow, FactSet CEO.

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