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FICO Announces Earnings of $1.25 per Share for Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2017

November 1, 2017 4:15 PM

SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 1, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- FICO (NYSE: FICO), a leading predictive analytics and decision management software company, today announced results for its fourth fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2017.

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Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2017 GAAP ResultsNet income for the quarter totaled $40.0 million, or $1.25 per share, versus $32.1 million, or $1.00 per share, reported in the prior year period. The current quarter earnings include a reduction to income tax expense of $1.2 million, or $0.04 per share, associated with the adoption of FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-09 ("ASU 2016-09").

Net cash provided by operating activities for the quarter was $54.2 million versus $32.5 million in the prior year period.

Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2017 Non-GAAP ResultsNon-GAAP Net Income for the quarter was $52.7 million vs. $41.4 million in the prior year period. Non-GAAP EPS for the quarter was $1.65 vs. $1.28 in the prior year period. Free cash flow for the quarter was $49.2 million vs. $22.5 million in the prior year period. The Non-GAAP financial measures are described in the financial table captioned "Non-GAAP Results" and are reconciled to the corresponding GAAP results in the financial tables at the end of this release.

Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2017 GAAP Revenues The company reported revenues of $253.2 million for the quarter as compared to $235.8 million reported in the prior year period.

"We had an outstanding finish to our fiscal 2017," said Will Lansing, chief executive officer. "We had record revenues, record bookings, and have strong momentum entering 2018."

Revenues for the fourth 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 $150.3 million in the fourth quarter, up 1% from the prior year.
  • Scores revenues, which include the company's business-to-business (B2B) scoring solutions and associated professional services, and business-to-consumer (B2C) service, were $72.0 million in the fourth quarter, compared to $62.8 million in the prior year quarter, an increase of 15%. B2B revenue increased 13% and B2C revenue increased 17% from the prior year quarter.
  • Decision Management Software revenues, which include Blaze AdvisorĀ®, Xpress Optimization and related professional services, were $30.9 million in the fourth quarter compared to $24.0 million in the prior year quarter, an increase of 29%, due primarily to increased license sales and services of Xpress Optimization.

Outlook The company is providing guidance for fiscal 2018 of approximately:

Fiscal 2018 withoutExcess Tax Benefit

Estimated Impact ofExcess Tax Benefit *

Fiscal 2018Guidance

Revenue

$990 million

$990 million

GAAP Net Income

$119 million

$20 million

$139 million

GAAP EPS

$3.71

$0.62

$4.33

Non GAAP Net Income

$171 million

$171 million

Non GAAP EPS

$5.32

$5.32

*The impact of Excess Tax Benefit (ASU 2016-09) on fiscal 2017 results increased GAAP Net Income by $25 million and GAAP EPS by $0.77 per share.

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 fourth 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 November 1, 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 165 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 is a registered trademark of Fair Isaac Corporation in the US 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 protect such data, the failure to realize the anticipated benefits of any acquisitions, 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)

September 30,

September 30,

2017

2016

ASSETS:

Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$ 105,618

$ 75,926

Accounts receivable, net

168,586

167,786

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

36,727

23,926

Total current assets

310,931

267,638

Marketable securities and investments

25,515

21,936

Property and equipment, net

40,703

45,122

Goodwill and intangible assets, net

825,599

832,034

Other assets

52,872

53,946

$ 1,255,620

$ 1,220,676

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:

Current liabilities:

Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities

$ 51,614

$ 50,732

Accrued compensation and employee benefits

77,610

71,216

Deferred revenue

55,431

47,129

Current maturities on debt

142,000

77,000

Total current liabilities

326,655

246,077

Long-term debt

462,801

493,624

Other liabilities

39,627

34,147

Total liabilities

829,083

773,848

Stockholders' equity

426,537

446,828

$ 1,255,620

$ 1,220,676

FAIR ISAAC CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

Quarter Ended

Year Ended

September 30,

September 30,

2017

2016

2017

2016

Revenues:

Transactional and maintenance

$ 171,056

$ 154,218

$ 652,660

$ 605,919

Professional services

50,871

51,940

179,569

169,738

License

31,278

29,666

99,940

105,699

Total revenues

253,205

235,824

932,169

881,356

Operating expenses:

Cost of revenues

75,202

74,298

287,123

265,173

Research & development

30,226

27,773

110,870

103,669

Selling, general and administrative

84,262

85,429

339,796

328,940

Amortization of intangible assets

2,712

3,409

12,709

13,982

Restructuring and acquisition-related

-

-

4,471

-

Total operating expenses

192,402

190,909

754,969

711,764

Operating income

60,803

44,915

177,200

169,592

Other expense, net

(6,601)

(6,556)

(25,876)

(25,023)

Income before income taxes

54,202

38,359

151,324

144,569

Provision for income taxes

14,158

6,255

23,068

35,121

Net income

$ 40,044

$ 32,104

$ 128,256

$ 109,448

Basic earnings per share:

$ 1.31

$ 1.04

$ 4.16

$ 3.52

Diluted earnings per share:

$ 1.25

$ 1.00

$ 3.98

$ 3.39

Shares used in computing earnings per share:

Basic

30,534

30,916

30,862

31,129

Diluted

31,963

32,221

32,245

32,308

FAIR ISAAC CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

Year Ended

September 30,

2017

2016

Cash flows from operating activities:

Net income

$ 128,256

$ 109,448

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

Depreciation and amortization

36,214

31,633

Share-based compensation

61,222

55,509

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

4,347

13,484

Other, net

(4,395)

194

Net cash provided by operating activities (1)

225,644

210,268

Cash flows from investing activities:

Purchases of property and equipment

(19,828)

(21,969)

Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired

-

(5,683)

Other, net

(777)

37

Net cash used in investing activities

(20,605)

(27,615)

Cash flows from financing activities:

Proceeds from revolving line of credit

190,000

122,000

Payments on revolving line of credit

(84,000)

(99,000)

Payment on Senior Notes

(72,000)

(60,000)

Proceeds from issuances of common stock

14,474

17,828

Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards

(40,232)

(29,955)

Repurchases of common stock

(187,629)

(138,399)

Other, net

(1,238)

(2,489)

Net cash used in financing activities (1)

(180,625)

(190,015)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

5,278

(2,832)

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

29,692

(10,194)

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year

75,926

86,120

Cash and cash equivalents, end of year

$ 105,618

$ 75,926

(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 year ended September 30, 2016 was $25.0 million.

FAIR ISAAC CORPORATION

REVENUE BY SEGMENT

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

Quarter Ended

Year Ended

September 30,

September 30,

2017

2016

2017

2016

Applications revenues:

Transactional and maintenance

$ 90,524

$ 83,813

$ 348,861

$ 328,472

Professional services

38,886

43,370

141,857

138,775

License

20,873

21,836

62,449

65,395

Total Applications revenues

$ 150,283

$ 149,019

$ 553,167

$ 532,642

Scores revenues:

Transactional and maintenance

$ 69,524

$ 59,392

$ 259,780

$ 233,655

Professional services

847

1,503

2,849

4,185

License

1,654

1,916

3,725

3,219

Total Scores revenues

$ 72,025

$ 62,811

$ 266,354

$ 241,059

Decision Management Software revenues:

Transactional and maintenance

$ 11,008

$ 11,013

$ 44,019

$ 43,792

Professional services

11,138

7,067

34,863

26,778

License

8,751

5,914

33,766

37,085

Total Decision Management Software revenues

$ 30,897

$ 23,994

$ 112,648

$ 107,655

Total revenues:

Transactional and maintenance

$ 171,056

$ 154,218

$ 652,660

$ 605,919

Professional services

50,871

51,940

179,569

169,738

License

31,278

29,666

99,940

105,699

Total revenues

$ 253,205

$ 235,824

$ 932,169

$ 881,356

FAIR ISAAC CORPORATION

NON-GAAP RESULTS

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

Quarter Ended

Year Ended

September 30,

September 30,

2017

2016

2017

2016

GAAP net income

$ 40,044

$ 32,104

$ 128,256

$ 109,448

Amortization of intangible assets

2,712

3,409

12,709

13,982

Restructuring and acquisition-related

-

-

4,471

-

Stock-based compensation expense

17,676

13,804

61,222

55,508

Income tax adjustments

(6,515)

(4,676)

(24,316)

(20,235)

Excess tax benefit

(1,198)

-

(24,746)

-

Adjustment to foreign tax credit and tax reserves

-

(3,287)

-

(3,287)

Non-GAAP net income

$ 52,719

$ 41,355

$ 157,596

$ 155,417

GAAP diluted earnings per share

$ 1.25

$ 1.00

$ 3.98

$ 3.39

Amortization of intangible assets

0.08

0.11

0.39

0.43

Restructuring and acquisition-related

-

-

0.14

-

Stock-based compensation expense

0.55

0.43

1.90

1.72

Income tax adjustments

(0.20)

(0.15)

(0.75)

(0.63)

Excess tax benefit

(0.04)

-

(0.77)

-

Adjustment to foreign tax credit and tax reserves

-

(0.10)

-

(0.10)

Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share

$ 1.65

$ 1.28

$ 4.89

$ 4.81

Free cash flow

Net cash provided by operating activities

$ 54,221

$ 32,542

$ 225,644

$ 210,266

Capital expenditures

(5,036)

(9,428)

(19,828)

(21,969)

Dividends paid

-

(619)

(1,238)

(2,488)

Free cash flow

$ 49,185

$ 22,495

$ 204,578

$ 185,809

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)

Fiscal 2018 Guidancebefore Excess TaxBenefit

Estimated ExcessTax Benefit

Fiscal 2018 Guidance

GAAP net income

$ 119

$ 20

$ 139

Amortization of intangible assets

7

-

7

Stock-based compensation expense

67

-

67

Income tax adjustments

(22)

-

(22)

Excess tax benefit

-

(20)

(20)

Non-GAAP net income

$ 171

$ -

$ 171

GAAP diluted earnings per share

$ 3.71

$ 0.62

$ 4.33

Amortization of intangible assets

0.22

-

0.22

Stock-based compensation expense

2.09

-

2.09

Income tax adjustments

(0.69)

-

(0.69)

Excess tax benefit

-

(0.62)

(0.62)

Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share

$ 5.32

$ -

$ 5.32

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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