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FICO Announces Earnings for Third Quarter Fiscal 2017

July 31, 2017 4:15 PM

SAN JOSE, Calif., July 31, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- FICO (NYSE: FICO), a leading predictive analytics and decision management software company, today announced results for its third fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2017.

Third Quarter Fiscal 2017 GAAP ResultsNet income for the quarter totaled $25.2 million, or $0.78 per share, versus $35.0 million, or $1.08 per share, reported in the prior year period. The current quarter earnings include a reduction to income tax expense of $2.7 million, or $0.08 per share, associated with the adoption of FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-09 ("ASU 2016-09"). The current quarter also includes a pre-tax restructuring charge of $4.5 million, or $0.09 per share after tax.

Net cash provided by operating activities for the quarter was $72.0 million versus $85.4 million in the prior year period.

Third Quarter Fiscal 2017 Non-GAAP ResultsNon-GAAP Net Income for the quarter was $37.4 million vs. $46.8 million in the prior year period. Non-GAAP EPS for the quarter was $1.16 vs. $1.45 in the prior year period. Free cash flow for the quarter was $66.8 million vs. $80.0 million in the prior year period. Free cash flow for both periods reflects the impact of ASU 2016-09. These non-GAAP financial measures are described in the financial table captioned "Non-GAAP Results" and are reconciled to the corresponding GAAP measures in the financial tables at the end of this release.

Third Quarter Fiscal 2017 GAAP RevenueThe company reported revenues of $231.0 million for the quarter as compared to $238.8 million reported in the prior year period.

"We had a very strong quarter in our Scores business, where our efforts to expand our revenue sources continue to pay off," said Will Lansing, chief executive officer. "We also had a strong bookings quarter, posting more than $90 million for the third consecutive quarter, and continuing to build a backlog of recurring revenue."

Revenues for the third quarter of fiscal 2017 across each of the company's three operating segments were as follows:

  • Applications revenues, which include the company's preconfigured decision management applications and associated professional services, were $133.8 million in the third quarter, compared with $141.6 million in the prior year quarter, a decrease of 5%. This was primarily due to decreased license sales in Fraud Management Solutions.
  • Scores revenues, which include the company's business-to-business (B2B) scoring solutions and associated professional services, and business-to-consumer (B2C) service, were $69.5 million in the third quarter, compared to $61.1 million in the prior year quarter, an increase of 14%. B2B revenue increased 13% and B2C revenue increased 16% from the prior year quarter.
  • Decision Management Software revenues, which include FICO® Blaze Advisor®, FICO® Xpress Optimization and related professional services, were $27.7 million in the third quarter compared to $36.1 million in the prior year quarter, a decrease of 23%, due primarily to decreased license revenues of Blaze Advisor.

Outlook The company is updating its previously provided guidance for fiscal 2017 as a result of the impact of ASU 2016-09 on the current quarter to approximately:

PreviousFiscal 2017Guidance

Quarter 3,2017 Impact ofASU 2016-09

New Fiscal2017Guidance

Revenue

$925 million

-

$925 million

GAAP Net Income

$130 million

$3 million

$133 million

GAAP Earnings Per Share

$4.03

$0.08

$4.11

Non-GAAP Net Income

$158 million

-

$158 million

Non-GAAP Earnings Per Share

$4.92

-

$4.92

The non-GAAP financial measures are described in the financial table captioned "Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Guidance."

Company to Host Conference CallThe company will host a webcast today at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (2:00 p.m. Pacific Time) to report its third quarter fiscal 2017 results and provide various strategic and operational updates. The call can be accessed at FICO's Web site at www.FICO.com/investors. A replay of the webcast will be available through July 31, 2018.

The webcast will also be distributed through the Thomson StreetEvents Network to both institutional and individual investors. The webcast can be accessed via Thomson's password-protected event management site, StreetEvents (www.streetevents.com).

About FICOFICO (NYSE: FICO) powers decisions that help people and businesses around the world prosper. Founded in 1956 and based in Silicon Valley, the company is a pioneer in the use of predictive analytics and data science to improve operational decisions. FICO holds more than 170 US and foreign patents on technologies that increase profitability, customer satisfaction and growth for businesses in financial services, telecommunications, health care, retail and many other industries. Using FICO solutions, businesses in more than 100 countries do everything from protecting 2.6 billion payment cards from fraud, to helping people get credit, to ensuring that millions of airplanes and rental cars are in the right place at the right time.

Learn more at http://www.fico.com

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FICO and Blaze Advisor are registered trademarks of Fair Isaac Corporation in the U.S. and other countries.

Statement Concerning Forward-Looking InformationExcept for historical information contained herein, the statements contained in this news release that relate to FICO or its business are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially, including the success of the Company's Decision Management strategy and reengineering initiative, the maintenance of its existing relationships and ability to create new relationships with customers and key alliance partners, its ability to continue to develop new and enhanced products and services, its ability to recruit and retain key technical and managerial personnel, competition, regulatory changes applicable to the use of consumer credit and other data, the failure to realize the anticipated benefits of any acquisitions, continuing material adverse developments in global economic conditions or in the markets we serve, and other risks described from time to time in FICO's SEC reports, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2016 and Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2017. If any of these risks or uncertainties materializes, FICO's results could differ materially from its expectations. FICO disclaims any intent or obligation to update these forward-looking statements.

FAIR ISAAC CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

June 30,

September 30,

2017

2016

ASSETS:

Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$ 130,667

$ 75,926

Accounts receivable, net

140,265

167,786

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

51,033

23,926

Total current assets

321,965

267,638

Marketable securities and investments

24,746

21,936

Property and equipment, net

42,143

45,122

Goodwill and intangible assets, net

823,373

832,034

Other assets

46,127

53,946

$ 1,258,354

$ 1,220,676

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:

Current liabilities:

Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities

$ 47,381

$ 50,732

Accrued compensation and employee benefits

62,616

71,216

Deferred revenue

65,028

47,129

Current maturities on debt

224,000

77,000

Total current liabilities

399,025

246,077

Long-term debt

387,767

493,624

Other liabilities

38,807

34,147

Total liabilities

825,599

773,848

Stockholders' equity

432,755

446,828

$ 1,258,354

$ 1,220,676

FAIR ISAAC CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

Quarter Ended

Nine Months Ended

June 30,

June 30,

2017

2016

2017

2016

Revenues:

Transactional and maintenance

$ 166,695

$ 153,886

$ 481,604

$ 451,701

Professional services

43,871

44,304

128,698

117,798

License

20,420

40,588

68,662

76,033

Total revenues

230,986

238,778

678,964

645,532

Operating expenses:

Cost of revenues

69,793

66,384

211,921

190,875

Research & development

27,839

26,417

80,644

75,896

Selling, general and administrative

84,089

87,172

255,534

243,511

Amortization of intangible assets

3,365

3,486

9,997

10,573

Restructuring and acquisition-related

4,471

-

4,471

-

Total operating expenses

189,557

183,459

562,567

520,855

Operating income

41,429

55,319

116,397

124,677

Other expense, net

(6,098)

(5,029)

(19,275)

(18,467)

Income before income taxes

35,331

50,290

97,122

106,210

Provision for income taxes

10,104

15,303

8,910

28,866

Net income

$ 25,227

$ 34,987

$ 88,212

$ 77,344

Basic earnings per share:

$ 0.82

$ 1.12

$ 2.85

$ 2.48

Diluted earnings per share:

$ 0.78

$ 1.08

$ 2.73

$ 2.39

Shares used in computing earnings per share:

Basic

30,914

31,149

30,973

31,201

Diluted

32,224

32,313

32,340

32,337

FAIR ISAAC CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

Nine Months Ended

June 30,

2017

2016

Cash flows from operating activities:

Net income

$ 88,212

$ 77,344

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

Depreciation and amortization

27,427

23,127

Share-based compensation

43,546

41,704

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

10,826

18,996

Other, net

1,412

16,554

Net cash provided by operating activities (1)

171,423

177,725

Cash flows from investing activities:

Purchases of property and equipment

(14,792)

(12,541)

Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired

-

(5,683)

Other, net

(777)

37

Net cash used in investing activities

(15,569)

(18,187)

Cash flows from financing activities:

Proceeds from revolving line of credit

98,000

49,000

Payments on revolving line of credit

(57,000)

(56,000)

Proceeds from issuances of common stock

13,112

8,356

Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards

(39,324)

(28,544)

Repurchases of common stock

(116,341)

(96,121)

Other, net

(1,238)

(1,869)

Net cash used in financing activities (1)

(102,791)

(125,178)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

1,678

(2,325)

Increase in cash and cash equivalents

54,741

32,035

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

75,926

86,120

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

$ 130,667

$ 118,155

(1)

During the quarter ended December 31, 2016, we adopted Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-09 which addresses, among other items, updates to the presentation of excess tax benefits related to stock based compensation. Excess tax benefits are no longer classified as a reduction of operating cash flows. We have adopted changes to our condensed consolidated statements of cash flows on a retrospective basis. The impact to net cash provided by operating activities and net cash used in financing activities for the nine months ended June 30, 2016 was $16.1 million.

FAIR ISAAC CORPORATION

REVENUE BY SEGMENT

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

Quarter Ended

Nine Months Ended

June 30,

June 30,

2017

2016

2017

2016

Applications revenues:

Transactional and maintenance

$ 87,443

$ 82,925

$ 258,337

$ 244,659

Professional services

35,990

36,560

102,971

95,405

License

10,349

22,080

41,576

43,559

Total Applications revenues

$ 133,782

$ 141,565

$ 402,884

$ 383,623

Scores revenues:

Transactional and maintenance

$ 68,376

$ 59,781

$ 190,256

$ 174,263

Professional services

487

822

2,002

2,682

License

651

527

2,071

1,303

Total Scores revenues

$ 69,514

$ 61,130

$ 194,329

$ 178,248

Decision Management Software revenues:

Transactional and maintenance

$ 10,876

$ 11,180

$ 33,011

$ 32,779

Professional services

7,394

6,922

23,725

19,711

License

9,420

17,981

25,015

31,171

Total Decision Management Software revenues

$ 27,690

$ 36,083

$ 81,751

$ 83,661

Total revenues:

Transactional and maintenance

$ 166,695

$ 153,886

$ 481,604

$ 451,701

Professional services

43,871

44,304

128,698

117,798

License

20,420

40,588

68,662

76,033

Total revenues

$ 230,986

$ 238,778

$ 678,964

$ 645,532

FAIR ISAAC CORPORATION

NON-GAAP RESULTS

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

Quarter Ended

Nine Months Ended

June 30,

June 30,

2017

2016

2017

2016

GAAP net income

$ 25,227

$ 34,987

$ 88,212

$ 77,344

Amortization of intangible assets

3,365

3,486

9,997

10,573

Restructuring and acquisition-related

4,471

-

4,471

-

Stock-based compensation expense

14,315

13,404

43,546

41,704

Income tax adjustments

(7,272)

(5,051)

(17,801)

(15,559)

Excess tax benefit

(2,685)

-

(23,548)

-

Non-GAAP net income

$ 37,421

$ 46,826

$ 104,877

$ 114,062

GAAP diluted earnings per share

$ 0.78

$ 1.08

$ 2.73

$ 2.39

Amortization of intangible assets

0.10

0.11

0.31

0.33

Restructuring and acquisition-related

0.14

-

0.14

-

Stock-based compensation expense

0.44

0.41

1.35

1.29

Income tax adjustments

(0.23)

(0.16)

(0.55)

(0.48)

Excess tax benefit

(0.08)

-

(0.73)

-

Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share

$ 1.16

$ 1.45

$ 3.24

$ 3.53

Free cash flow

Net cash provided by operating activities

$ 72,027

$ 85,390

$ 171,423

$ 177,724

Capital expenditures

(5,189)

(4,734)

(14,792)

(12,541)

Dividends paid

-

(624)

(1,238)

(1,869)

Free cash flow

$ 66,838

$ 80,032

$ 155,393

$ 163,314

Note: The numbers may not sum to total due to rounding.

About Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement the consolidated GAAP financial statements, the company uses the following non-GAAP financial measures: non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP EPS, and free cash flow. Non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP EPS exclude the impact of amortization expense, share-based compensation expense, restructuring and acquisition-related, and adjustment to tax valuation allowance items. Free cash flow excludes capital expenditures and dividends paid. The presentation of these financial measures is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, or superior to, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP.

Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures for financial and operational decision-making and as a means to evaluate period-to-period comparisons. Our management believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding our performance and liquidity by excluding certain items that may not be indicative of recurring business results including significant non-cash expenses. We believe management and investors benefit from referring to these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing our performance when planning, forecasting and analyzing future periods. These non-GAAP financial measures also facilitate management's internal comparisons to historical performance and liquidity as well as comparisons to our competitors' operating results. We believe these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors because they allow for greater transparency with respect to key measures used by management in its financial and operating decision-making.

FAIR ISAAC CORPORATION

RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP GUIDANCE

(In millions, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

Previous Fiscal 2017Guidance

Quarter 3, 2017Impact of ASU 2016-09

New Fiscal 2017Guidance

GAAP net income

$ 130

$ 3

$ 133

Amortization of intangible assets

14

-

14

Stock-based compensation expense

56

-

56

Income tax adjustments

(21)

-

(21)

Excess tax benefit

(21)

(3)

(24)

Non-GAAP net income

$ 158

$ -

$ 158

GAAP diluted earnings per share

$ 4.03

$ 0.08

$ 4.11

Amortization of intangible assets

0.43

-

0.43

Stock-based compensation expense

1.75

-

1.75

Income tax adjustments

(0.65)

-

(0.65)

Excess tax benefit

(0.64)

(0.08)

(0.72)

Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share

$ 4.92

$ 0.08

$ 4.92

Note: The numbers may not sum to total due to rounding.

About Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement the consolidated GAAP financial statements, the company uses the following non-GAAP financial measures: non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP EPS, and free cash flow. Non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP EPS exclude the impact of amortization expense, share-based compensation expense, restructuring and acquisition-related, excess tax benefit, and adjustment to tax valuation allowance items. Free cash flow excludes capital expenditures and dividends paid. The presentation of these financial measures is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, or superior to, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP.

Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures for financial and operational decision-making and as a means to evaluate period-to-period comparisons. Our management believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding our performance and liquidity by excluding certain items that may not be indicative of recurring business results including significant non-cash expenses. We believe management and investors benefit from referring to these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing our performance when planning, forecasting and analyzing future periods. These non-GAAP financial measures also facilitate management's internal comparisons to historical performance and liquidity as well as comparisons to our competitors' operating results. We believe these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors because they allow for greater transparency with respect to key measures used by management in its financial and operating decision-making.

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