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Amdocs Limited Reports Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2019 Results

November 12, 2019 4:01 PM

Record Quarterly Revenue of $1.03 BillionExpects Fiscal 2020 Revenue Growth of 2.0%-6.0% YoY in Constant CurrencySigns Strategic Multi-Year Managed Services Agreement with AT&TQuarterly Cash Dividend to be Raised From $0.285 to $0.3275 Per Share

Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2019 Highlights

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 12, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Amdocs Limited (NASDAQ: DOX) today reported operating results for the three months ended September 30, 2019.

“We are pleased to report a strong finish to our fiscal year 2019. Q4 revenue was in line with the midpoint of our guidance on a constant currency basis and was driven by stable trends in North America, solid year-over-year growth in Rest of World and our best quarter in more than a decade in Europe. Profitability was stable and cash collections were healthy as we met key milestones relating to our customer project activity. As such, we exceeded our fiscal 2019 target for normalized free cash flow of $600 million and delivered full year non-GAAP earnings per share growth of 6.9%, which is consistent with the high end of the original guidance range of 3% to 7% that we provided last November,” said Shuky Sheffer, president and chief executive officer of Amdocs Management Limited.

Sheffer continued, “Today, we are excited to announce a multi-year agreement that extends our collaboration with AT&T to modernize and upgrade AT&T’s digital business support systems, as 5G and the cloud will lead to new business and consumer applications. In addition to customer experience and digital enablement programs, our alliance with AT&T will be expanded to include activities in strategic areas such as data analytics and security. We are very proud of our deep relationship spanning many decades with AT&T and we look forward to strengthening this relationship as the communications and media industry continues to innovate at an unprecedented pace.”

Sheffer concluded, “We begin fiscal 2020 with record 12-month backlog, which is up roughly 4% from a year ago, and we have further improved our strong visibility in the first quarter with the signing of a large IT transformation project at Vodafone Germany. Overall, we expect to deliver full year non-GAAP diluted earnings per share growth of 3.0% to 7.0% in fiscal 2020. Moreover, we plan to further enhance the total return we provide to shareholders by raising our quarterly dividend for the seventh consecutive year, subject to shareholders approval at the annual meeting in January 2020”.

Revenue

Revenue for the fourth fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2019 was $1,030 million, up $5 million sequentially from the third fiscal quarter of 2019 and up 2.8% as reported and 3.6% in constant currency as compared to last year’s fourth fiscal quarter. Revenue for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2019 includes a negative impact from foreign currency movements of approximately $3 million relative to the third quarter of fiscal 2019. Revenue was at the midpoint of Amdocs’ guidance, adjusting for the negative impact of approximately $5 million of foreign currency movements relative to guidance.

Revenue for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019, was $4.1 billion, up 2.8% from the last fiscal year and within Amdocs’ guidance range for growth of 2.4% to 3.4% year-over-year as reported. Adjusting for the negative impact of foreign currency movements, revenue was up 4.1% from the last fiscal year and within Amdocs’ guidance range for growth of 3.6% to 4.6% year-over-year.

Net Income and Earnings Per Share

The Company's GAAP net income for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019 was $122.0 million, or $0.90 per diluted share, compared to GAAP net income of $44.3 million, or $0.31 per diluted share, in the prior fiscal year’s fourth quarter. Net income on a non-GAAP basis was $147.1 million, or $1.08 per diluted share, compared to non-GAAP net income of $140.2 million, or $0.99 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018. Non-GAAP net income excludes amortization of purchased intangible assets and other acquisition-related costs, changes in certain acquisitions related liabilities measured at fair value, equity-based compensation expenses, and other, net of related tax effects, in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019, and amortization of purchased intangible assets and other acquisition-related costs, changes in certain acquisitions related liabilities measured at fair value, equity-based compensation expenses, and non-recurring charges, net of related tax effects, in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018.

The Company's GAAP net income in fiscal 2019 was $479.4 million, or $3.47 per diluted share, compared to GAAP net income of $354.4 million, or $2.47 per diluted share, in fiscal 2018. Fiscal 2019 net income on a non-GAAP basis was $595.1 million, or $4.31 per diluted share, compared to non-GAAP net income of $579.6 million, or $4.03 per diluted share, in fiscal 2018.

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

Returning Cash to Shareholders

Twelve-month BacklogTwelve-month backlog, which includes anticipated revenue related to contracts, estimated revenue from managed services contracts, letters of intent, maintenance and estimated on-going support activities, was $3.49 billion at the end of the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019, up $90 million from the end of the prior quarter.

First Quarter Fiscal 2020 Outlook

Full Year Fiscal 2020 Outlook

Our first fiscal quarter 2020 and full year fiscal 2020 outlook takes into consideration the Company’s expectations regarding macro and industry specific risks and various uncertainties and certain assumptions that we will discuss on our earnings conference call. However, Amdocs notes market dynamics continue to shift rapidly and that it cannot predict all possible outcomes, including those resulting from T-Mobile’s proposed merger with Sprint, or from other current and potential customer consolidation activity.

Conference Call DetailsAmdocs will host a conference call on November 12, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss the Company's fourth quarter of fiscal 2019 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 7084814. The call will also be carried live on the Internet via the Amdocs website, www.amdocs.com.

Non-GAAP Financial MeasuresThis release includes non-GAAP diluted earnings per share and other non-GAAP 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. These non-GAAP measures exclude the following items:

Free cash flow equals cash generated by operating activities less net capital expenditures and other, and normalized free cash flow is adjusted to exclude net capital expenditures related to the new campus development, payments for previously expensed restructuring charges, payments for legal dispute settlement, 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, 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.

Supporting Resources

About AmdocsAmdocs is a leading software and services provider to communications and media companies of all sizes, accelerating the industry’s dynamic and continuous digital transformation. With a rich set of innovative solutions, long-term business relationships with 350 communications and media providers, and technology and distribution ties to 600 content creators, Amdocs delivers business improvements to drive growth. Amdocs and its 25,000 employees serve customers in over 85 countries. Listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, Amdocs had revenue of $4.1 billion in fiscal 2019.

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. 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, 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, 2018 filed on December 10, 2018 and our Form 6-K furnished for the first quarter of fiscal 2019 on February 19, 2019 and for the second quarter of fiscal 2019 on May 28, 2019 and for the third quarter of fiscal 2019 on August 19, 2019.

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

AMDOCS LIMITED

Consolidated Statements of Income(in thousands, except per share data)

Three months ended Fiscal year ended
September 30, September 30,
2019 2018 2019 2018
Revenue $ 1,030,253 $ 1,002,588 $ 4,086,669 $ 3,974,837
Operating expenses:
Cost of revenue 667,129 654,923 2,653,172 2,595,276
Research and development 70,109 70,783 273,936 276,615
Selling, general and administrative 125,046 125,830 492,457 481,093
Amortization of purchased intangible assets and other 23,815 27,233 97,358 108,489
Non-recurring charges - 55,000 - 85,057
886,099 933,769 3,516,923 3,546,530
Operating income 144,154 68,819 569,746 428,307
Interest and other income (expense), net 2,444 (3,436) (1,859) (6,766)
Income before income taxes 146,598 65,383 567,887 421,541
Income taxes 24,571 21,117 88,441 67,145
Net income $ 122,027 $ 44,266 $ 479,446 $ 354,396
Basic earnings per share $ 0.90 $ 0.31 $ 3.49 $ 2.49
Diluted earnings per share $ 0.90 $ 0.31 $ 3.47 $ 2.47
Basic weighted average number of shares outstanding 135,317 140,760 137,418 142,422
Diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding 136,151 141,872 138,108 143,703
Cash dividends declared per share $ 0.285 $ 0.250 $ 1.105 $ 0.970

AMDOCS LIMITEDSelected Financial Metrics(In thousands, except per share data)

Three months ended Fiscal year ended
September 30, September 30,
2019 2018 2019 2018
Revenue $ 1,030,253 $ 1,002,588 $ 4,086,669 $ 3,974,837
Non-GAAP operating income 177,989 172,606 707,889 687,020
Non-GAAP net income 147,137 140,230 595,089 579,593
Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share $ 1.08 $ 0.99 $ 4.31 $ 4.03
Diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding 136,151 141,872 138,108 143,703

Free Cash Flows and Normalized Free Cash Flow(In thousands)

Three months ended Fiscal year ended
September 30, September 30,
2019 2018 2019 2018
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities $ 213,625 $ 115,349 $ 656,377 $ 557,249
Purchases of property and equipment, net (*) (34,325) (33,893) (128,086) (231,146)
Other - (135) - (458)
Free Cash Flow 179,300 81,321 528,291 325,645
Payments for legal dispute settlement - - 55,000 -
Payments for previously expensed restructuring charges 1,233 6,500 15,627 6,500
Net capital expenditures related to the new campus development (*) 9,101 1,218 6,895 96,229
Payments of acquisition related liabilities - - 7,667 -
Normalized Free Cash Flow $ 189,634 $ 89,039 $ 613,480 $ 428,374

(*) The amounts under "Purchase of property and equipment, net”, and the amounts under “Net capital expenditures related to the new campus development” include proceeds of $9,676 relating to the refund of betterment levy for fiscal year ended 30 September 2019 and proceeds from sale of property and equipment of $77 and $151, $346 and $459, for the three months and fiscal year ended 30 September 2019 and 2018, respectively.

AMDOCS LIMITED

Reconciliation of Selected Financial Metrics from GAAP to Non-GAAP (In thousands)

Three months endedSeptember 30, 2019
Reconciliation items
GAAPAmortization ofpurchasedintangible assetsand otherEquity-basedcompensationexpenseChanges in certainacquisition relatedliabilities measuredat fair valueOtherTaxeffect Non-GAAP
Operating expenses:
Cost of revenue$ 667,129$ - $ (4,618)$ (2,036)$ - $ - $ 660,475
Research and development 70,109 - (757) - - - 69,352
Selling, general and administrative 125,046 - (2,609) - - - 122,437
Amortization of purchased intangible assets and other 23,815 (23,815) - - - - -
Total operating expenses 886,099 (23,815) (7,984) (2,036) - - 852,264
Operating income 144,154 23,815 7,984 2,036 - - 177,989
Interest and other income (expense), net 2,444 - - - (4,964) - (2,520)
Income taxes 24,571 - - - - 3,761 28,332
Net income$ 122,027$ 23,815 $ 7,984 $ 2,036 $ (4,964)$ (3,761)$ 147,137
Three months endedSeptember 30, 2018
Reconciliation items
GAAPAmortization ofpurchasedintangible assetsand otherEquity-basedcompensationexpenseChanges in certainacquisitions relatedliabilities measuredat fair valueNon-recurringchargesTaxeffect Non-GAAP
Operating expenses:
Cost of revenue$ 654,923$ - $ (3,752)$ (8,658)$ - $ - $ 642,513
Research and development 70,783 - (813) - - - 69,970
Selling, general and administrative 125,830 - (8,331) - - - 117,499
Amortization of purchased intangible assets and other 27,233 (27,233) - - - - -
Non-recurring charges 55,000 - - - (55,000) - -
Total operating expenses 933,769 (27,233) (12,896) (8,658) (55,000) - 829,982
Operating income 68,819 27,233 12,896 8,658 55,000 - 172,606
Income taxes 21,117 - - - - 7,822 28,940
Net income$ 44,266$ 27,233 $ 12,896 $ 8,658 $ 55,000 $ (7,822)$ 140,230

AMDOCS LIMITED

Reconciliation of Selected Financial Metrics from GAAP to Non-GAAP (In thousands)

Fiscal year endedSeptember 30, 2019
Reconciliation items
GAAPAmortization ofpurchasedintangible assetsand otherEquity-basedcompensationexpenseChanges in certainacquisitions relatedliabilities measuredat fair valueOther Taxeffect Non-GAAP
Operating expenses:
Cost of revenue$2,653,172 $ - $ (19,879)$ (2,235)$ - $ - $2,631,058
Research and development 273,936 - (2,714) - - - 271,222
Selling, general and administrative 492,457 - (15,957) - - - 476,500
Amortization of purchased intangible assets and other 97,358 (97,358) - - - - -
Total operating expenses 3,516,923 (97,358) (38,550) (2,235) - - 3,378,780
Operating income 569,746 97,358 38,550 2,235 - - 707,889
Interest and other income (expense), net (1,859) - - - (2,939) - (4,798)
Income taxes 88,441 - - - - 19,561 108,002
Net income$ 479,446 $ 97,358 $ 38,550 $ 2,235 $ (2,939)$ (19,561)$ 595,089
Fiscal year endedSeptember 30, 2018
Reconciliation items
GAAPAmortization ofpurchasedintangible assetsand otherEquity-basedcompensationexpenseChanges in certainacquisitions relatedliabilities measuredat fair valueNon-recurringcharges Taxeffect Non-GAAP
Operating expenses:
Cost of revenue$2,595,276 $ - $ (18,253)$ (17,692)$ - $ - $2,559,331
Research and development 276,615 - (3,477) - - - 273,138
Selling, general and administrative 481,093 - (25,746) - - - 455,347
Amortization of purchased intangible assets and other 108,489 (108,489) - - - - -
Non-recurring charges 85,057 - - - (85,057) - -
Total operating expenses 3,546,530 (108,489) (47,476) (17,692) (85,057) - 3,287,816
Operating income 428,307 108,489 47,476 17,692 85,057 - 687,020
Income taxes 67,145 - - - - 33,517 100,662
Net income$ 354,396 $ 108,489 $ 47,476 $ 17,692 $ 85,057 $(33,517)$579,593

AMDOCS LIMITEDCondensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (In thousands)

As of
September 30,2019 September 30,2018
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash, cash equivalents and short-term interest-bearing investments $ 471,632 $ 519,216
Accounts receivable, net, including unbilled of $227,061 and $263,997, respectively 987,858 971,502
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 216,084 229,999
Total current assets 1,675,574 1,720,717
Property and equipment, net 525,314 496,585
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net 2,667,997 2,710,144
Other noncurrent assets 423,941 420,369
Total assets $ 5,292,826 $ 5,347,815
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities
Accounts payable, accruals and other $ 1,089,748 $ 1,162,543
Deferred revenue 118,182 132,414
Total current liabilities 1,207,930 1,294,957
Other noncurrent liabilities 542,430 560,816
Total Amdocs Limited Shareholders’ equity 3,499,957 3,448,879
Noncontrolling interests 42,509 43,163
Total equity 3,542,466 3,492,042
Total liabilities and equity $ 5,292,826 $ 5,347,815

AMDOCS LIMITEDConsolidated Statements of Cash Flows(In thousands)

Fiscal year ended September 30,
2019 2018
Cash Flow from Operating Activities:
Net income $ 479,446 $ 354,396
Reconciliation of net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 205,772 211,224
Equity-based compensation expense 38,550 47,476
Deferred income taxes (13,950) 25,098
Loss from short-term interest-bearing investments 737 1,324
Net changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of amounts acquired:
Accounts receivable, net 6,589 (66,451)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 25,907 (18,736)
Other noncurrent assets (1,635) 9,674
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and accrued personnel (60,042) 25,348
Deferred revenue (37,855) 7,650
Income taxes payable, net 6,025 (31,036)
Other noncurrent liabilities 6,833 (8,718)
Net cash provided by operating activities 656,377 557,249
Cash Flow from Investing Activities:
Purchases of property and equipment, net (*) (128,086) (231,146)
Proceeds from sale of short-term interest-bearing investments 101,287 303,090
Purchase of short-term interest-bearing investments - (76,037)
Net cash paid for acquisitions (60,572) (355,142)
Other 615 (3,157)
Net cash used in investing activities (86,756) (362,392)
Cash Flow from Financing Activities:
Borrowings under financing arrangements - 120,000
Payments under financing arrangements - (120,000)
Repurchase of shares (398,057) (419,228)
Proceeds from employee stock options exercised 41,483 81,280
Payments of dividends (147,616) (134,292)
Investment by noncontrolling interests, net (4,776) 47,013
Payment of contingent consideration from a business acquisition (7,470) -
Other (336) (458)
Net cash used in financing activities (516,772) (425,685)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 52,849 (230,828)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 418,783 649,611
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 471,632 $ 418,873

(*) The amounts under "Purchase of property and equipment, net”, include proceeds of $9,676 relating to the refund of betterment levy for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019 and proceeds from sale of property and equipment of $151 and $459, for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

AMDOCS LIMITEDSupplementary Information (In millions)

Three months ended
September 30,2019 June 30,2019 March 31,2019 December 31,2018 September 30,2018
North America $ 644.2 $ 643.9 $ 634.2 $ 660.5 $ 638.2
Europe 156.1 145.5 151.0 146.1 150.6
Rest of the World 230.0 235.3 234.5 205.5 213.8
Total Revenue $ 1,030.3 $ 1,024.7 $ 1,019.7 $ 1,012.1 $ 1,002.6

Three months ended
September 30,2019 June 30,2019 March 31,2019 December 31,2018 September 30,2018
Managed Services Revenue $ 583.3 $ 578.1 $ 559.5 $ 525.5 $ 508.9

As of
September 30,2019 June 30,2019 March 31,2019 December 31,2018 September 30,2018
12-Month Backlog $ 3,490 $ 3,400 $ 3,390 $ 3,370 $ 3,360

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Source: Amdocs Management LTD

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