PTC (NASDAQ: PTC) reported Q2 EPS of $0.59, $0.15 better than the analyst estimate of $0.44. Revenue for the quarter came in at $360 million versus the consensus estimate of $340.14 million.

Second quarter 2020 highlights1

Key operating and financial highlights are set forth below. For additional details, please refer to the prepared remarks and financial data tables that have been posted to the Investor Relations section of our website at investor.ptc.com.

• ARR was $1.18 billion. Growth of 10%, or 11% in constant currency, compared to Q2’19 reflects solid performance in our Core and Growth businesses, and in our global channel.
• Revenue was $360 million in Q2’20. Growth of 24% compared to Q2’19 was driven by strength across our Core and Growth businesses.
• Cash from operations was $88 million in Q2’20, compared to $141 million in Q2’19. Free cash flow was $82 million, compared to $120 million in Q2’19. Cash flow from operations and free cash flow included $18 million in restructuring payments and $2 million of acquisition-related payments.
• Operating margin was 14% in Q2’20 on a GAAP basis compared to (8)% in Q2’19; non-GAAP operating margin was 29%, compared to 15% in Q2’19.
• Total cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities as of the end of Q2’20 was $884 million; total debt, net of deferred issuance costs, was $1.6 billion. We will redeem all $500 million of our 6% Senior Notes due 2024 on May 15, 2020.

“Our performance in the second quarter was solid, with ARR growing 11% on a constant currency basis despite the increasingly challenging macro environment towards the end of the quarter. Revenue, operating margin and EPS results exceeded our expectations, reflecting the strength of our recurring revenue model. Given the durable nature of our business, we remain committed to delivering solid results for the remainder of FY’20 while navigating the current backdrop of macroeconomic uncertainty,” said James Heppelmann, President and CEO, PTC.

“We continue to work closely with our customers to address the ever-changing demands this crisis is having on their businesses. We are providing white-glove support to our many medical device and health-tech customers to ramp up production of critical medical equipment, and we announced free use of our Vuforia Chalk augmented reality remote support and collaboration technology during the crisis,” continued Heppelmann.

“The disruptive nature of the crisis is reinforcing the mission-critical nature of our broad technology portfolio – from the data access and collaboration capabilities of Windchill PLM, to the remote management enabled by our ThingWorx IoT solutions, to the remote collaboration and training of front-line workers enabled by our Vuforia AR suite, to our pure SaaS Onshape platform that enables engineers to work from anywhere and on any device. We will continue to drive innovation to further enhance our already robust product portfolio and we believe we will emerge even better positioned following this crisis,” concluded Heppelmann.

GUIDANCE:

PTC sees FY2020 EPS of $2.20-$2.35, versus the consensus of $2.21. PTC sees FY2020 revenue of $1.4-1.43 billion, versus the consensus of $1.43 billion.

Revised Fiscal 2020 Guidance

Our revised fiscal 2020 financial outlook includes the following assumptions:

• Impact of weakening of macroeconomic conditions related to the COVID-19 crisis.
• A severe disruption in new bookings growth, down 30% YoY at the midpoint for the second half of the year.
  • The low end of the range assumes ~50% decline in new bookings for Q3’20 and Q4’20.
  • The high end of the range assumes a ~30% decline in new bookings for Q3’20 and a ~20% decline in Q4.
• Churn deteriorates approximately 100 bps to 8%, rather than a modest improvement over FY’19.
• Operating expense growth of roughly 2% YoY compared to our previous projection of 9% YoY due primarily to restructuring activity conducted in H1’20 as well as increased cost discipline related to headcount additions, variable compensation expense, travel and marketing expense.
• GAAP tax rate is expected to be 20%, Non-GAAP tax rate is expected to be 19%.

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