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Cannae Reports Second Quarter 2020 Results

August 7, 2020 6:25 AM

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Cannae Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNNE) ("Cannae" or the "Company") today reported operating results for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2020.

Cannae successfully identified and completed new investments during the second quarter of 2020 while monetizing legacy investments, nurturing its core portfolio companies and adding to the Company’s liquidity for future opportunistic investments.

Highlights

Ceridian

Dun and Bradstreet

“The second quarter concluded with the launch of D&B’s initial public offering, which closed subsequent to quarter end. The D&B team continues to execute on its strategic initiatives in spite of a challenging macro-economic environment. Despite prior known headwinds in the quarter, along with the broader impact from COVID-19, we are pleased with the solid performance. As part of the continued transformation, the team executed an additional $14 million in cost savings making significant progress against the increased $250 million target expected to be achieved throughout the remainder of 2020,” commented Chairman William P. Foley, II.

Restaurant Group

Liquidity

“The Cannae team remained active during the second quarter focusing on further opportunities to enhance the Company’s growth profile while in active pursuit of attractive investments,” Mr. Foley concluded. “Our balance sheet remains exceptionally well capitalized to support future Company growth with approximately $1.0 billion in cash and no holding company debt. Opportunities for capital deployment continue to present themselves and we look forward to maximizing value for our shareholders.”

Conference Call

As previously announced, Cannae will host a conference call August 7, 2020, to discuss its second quarter 2020 results at 11:00 am (Eastern Time). The conference call can be accessed by dialing 1-877-300-8521 (domestic) or 1-412-317-6026 (international) and asking for the Cannae Holdings second Quarter 2020 Earnings Call. A telephonic replay will be available approximately two hours after the call and can be accessed by dialing 1-844-512-2921, or for international callers 1-412-317-6671, and providing the access code 10145744. The telephonic replay will be available until 11:59 pm (Eastern Time) on August 14, 2020.

Interested investors and other parties may also listen to a simultaneous webcast of the conference call by logging onto the investor relations section of the Company’s website at http://investor.cannaeholdings.com/. The online replay will remain available for a limited time beginning immediately following the call.

About Cannae Holdings, Inc.

Cannae Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNNE) is a holding company engaged in actively managing and operating a group of companies and investments, as well as making additional majority and minority equity portfolio investments in businesses, in order to achieve superior financial performance and maximize the value of these assets. Cannae was founded and is led by investor William P. Foley, II. Foley is responsible for the creation and growth of over $100 Billion in publicly traded companies including Fidelity National Information Services (“FIS”), Fidelity National Financial (“FNF”) and Black Knight, Inc. (“BKI”). Cannae’s current principal holdings include Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (“DNB”), which recently completed a successful business transformation and IPO. Cannae holds an approximately 18% interest in Dun & Bradstreet or ~76 million shares. Cannae’s second principal holding is Ceridian (“CDAY”), which Foley transformed from a legacy payroll bureau into a leading cloud based provider of human capital management software. Cannae owns 11% of Ceridian representing approximately 16.1 million shares. Cannae’s third largest holding is approximately 6 million shares and equivalents in CoreLogic (“CLGX”).

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) is the term used to refer to the standard framework of guidelines for financial accounting. GAAP includes the standards, conventions, and rules accountants follow in recording and summarizing transactions and in the preparation of financial statements. In addition to reporting financial results in accordance with GAAP, the Company has provided non-GAAP financial measures for D&B and Restaurant Group which we believe provides useful information to investors and ratings agencies regarding our affiliates’ results, operating trends and performance between periods.

D&B’s non-GAAP measures include adjusted earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation and amortization (adjusted EBITDA), and adjusted EBITDA as a percent of revenue (adjusted EBITDA margin). Adjusted results are non-GAAP measures that eliminate the impact due to purchase accounting application and divestitures, restructuring charges, equity-based compensation, acquisition and divestiture-related costs (such as costs for bankers, legal fees, due diligence, retention payments and contingent consideration adjustments) and other non-core gains and charges that are not in the normal course of D&B’s business (such as gains and losses on sales of businesses, impairment charges, effect of significant changes in tax laws and material tax and legal settlements).

We present D&B’s adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin because D&B believes that these supplemental non-GAAP financial measures provide management and other users with additional meaningful financial information that should be considered when assessing D&B’s ongoing performance. D&B’s management regularly uses its supplemental non-GAAP financial measures internally to understand, manage and evaluate the business and make operating decisions. These non-GAAP measures are among the factors D&B management uses in planning for and forecasting future periods.

D&B's adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income or loss excluding the following items: (i) dividends allocated to preferred stockholders; (ii) interest expense and income; (iii) other expenses or income; (iv) income tax benefit or provision; (v) equity in net income of affiliates; (vi) net income attributable to noncontrolling interests; (vii) depreciation and amortization; (viii) revenue and expense adjustments to include results for the period from January 8 to February 7, 2019, for the Predecessor related to the purchase accounting lag adjustment; (ix) deferred revenue purchase accounting adjustment; (x) revenue related to the divested and shut-down businesses (if any); (xi) other incremental or reduced expenses from the application of purchase accounting (e.g. commission asset amortization); (xii) equity-based compensation; (xiii) restructuring charges; (xiv) merger and acquisition related operating costs; (xv) operating costs related to the divested and shut-down businesses (if any); (xvi) transition costs primarily consisting of non-recurring incentive expenses associated with our synergy program; (xvii) legal reserve and costs associated with significant legal and regulatory matters; and (xviii) asset impairment.

D&B's adjusted EBITDA margin is defined as its Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of revenue.

We define our Restaurant Group and Corporate and Other’s Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization, as adjusted to exclude non-cash gains and impairment charges.

Any non-GAAP measures have important limitations as analytical tools and should be considered in context with the GAAP financial presentation and should be viewed in addition to and not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of results reported in accordance with GAAP. Further, our non-GAAP measures may be calculated differently from similarly titled measures of other companies in their respective industries. Reconciliations of these non-GAAP measures to related GAAP measures are provided below.

Forward-Looking Statements and Risk Factors

This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements regarding our expectations, hopes, intentions or strategies regarding the future are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on management's beliefs, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, management. Because such statements are based on expectations as to future financial and operating results and are not statements of fact, actual results may differ materially from those projected. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The risks and uncertainties which forward-looking statements are subject to include, but are not limited to: changes in general economic, business and political conditions, changes in the financial markets and changes in the conditions resulting from the outbreak of a pandemic such as the novel COVID-19 (“COVID-19”); the overall impact of the outbreak of COVID-19 and measures to curb its spread, including the effect of governmental or voluntary mitigation measures such as business shutdowns, social distancing, and stay-at-home orders; our potential inability to find suitable acquisition candidates, acquisitions in lines of business that will not necessarily be limited to our traditional areas of focus, or difficulties in integrating acquisitions; significant competition that our operating subsidiaries face; compliance with extensive government regulation of our operating subsidiaries; risks associated with our split-off from Fidelity National Financial, Inc., including limitations on our strategic and operating flexibility related to the tax-free nature of the split-off and the Investment Company Act of 1940; risks and uncertainties related to the success of our externalization; the ultimate outcome of any possible transaction between us and CoreLogic; uncertainties as to whether CoreLogic will cooperate with us regarding a proposed acquisition; the ultimate result should we determine to commence a proxy contest for election of directors to CoreLogic’s board of directors; and our ability to consummate a proposed acquisition of CoreLogic.

This press release should be read in conjunction with the risks detailed in the “Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information,” “Risk Factors” and other sections of the Company’s Form 10-Q,10-K and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

CANNAE HOLDINGS, INC.

SECOND QUARTER SEGMENT INFORMATION

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

Consolidated

Restaurant
Group

Corporate
and Other

Three Months Ended

June 30, 2020

Restaurant revenue

$

99.4

$

99.4

$

Other operating revenue

3.2

3.2

Total operating revenue

102.6

99.4

3.2

Cost of restaurant revenue

100.8

100.8

Personnel costs

23.3

7.2

16.1

Depreciation and amortization

7.3

6.6

0.7

Other operating expenses

16.9

7.6

9.3

Total operating expenses

148.3

122.2

26.1

Operating loss

$

(45.7

)

$

(22.8

)

$

(22.9

)

Interest, investment and other income

8.3

8.3

Interest expense

(1.0

)

(1.1

)

0.1

Realized gains and losses, net

578.1

(0.1

)

578.2

Total other income (expense)

585.4

(1.2

)

586.6

Earnings (loss) before tax

$

539.7

$

(24.0

)

$

563.7

Income tax expense

131.1

131.1

Earnings (losses) from equity investees

57.5

(9.7

)

67.2

Non-controlling interests

(9.2

)

(9.0

)

(0.2

)

Net earnings (loss) attributable to Cannae common shareholders

$

475.3

$

(24.7

)

$

500.0

Per share amounts:

EPS attributable to Cannae common shareholders - basic

$

5.88

EPS attributable to Cannae common shareholders - diluted

$

5.87

Cannae weighted average shares - basic

80.8

Cannae weighted average shares - diluted

81.0

EBITDA reconciliation:

Earnings (loss) before tax

$

539.7

$

(24.0

)

$

563.7

Interest expense

$

(1.0

)

$

(1.1

)

$

0.1

Depreciation and amortization

7.3

6.6

0.7

EBITDA

$

548.0

$

(16.3

)

$

564.3

Adjusted EBITDA reconciliation:

EBITDA

$

548.0

$

(16.3

)

$

564.3

Non-cash (gains) and asset impairment charges, net

(525.3

)

0.6

(525.9

)

Adjusted EBITDA

$

22.7

$

(15.7

)

$

38.4

CANNAE HOLDINGS, INC.

SECOND QUARTER SEGMENT INFORMATION

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

Consolidated

Restaurant
Group

Corporate
and Other

Three Months Ended

June 30, 2019

Restaurant revenue

$

266.5

$

266.5

$

Other operating revenue

5.7

5.7

Total operating revenue

272.2

266.5

5.7

Cost of restaurant revenue

231.6

231.6

Personnel costs

23.1

14.5

8.6

Depreciation and amortization

9.9

9.4

0.5

Other operating expenses

29.0

23.9

5.1

Total operating expenses

293.6

279.4

14.2

Operating loss

$

(21.4

)

$

(12.9

)

$

(8.5

)

Interest, investment and other income

1.4

1.4

Interest expense

(5.5

)

(1.5

)

(4.0

)

Realized gains and losses

75.1

2.8

72.3

Total other income (expense)

71.0

1.3

69.7

Earnings (loss) before tax

$

49.6

$

(11.6

)

$

61.2

Income tax expense

7.1

7.1

Losses from equity investees

(21.1

)

(21.1

)

Losses from discontinued operations, net of tax

(2.5

)

(2.5

)

Non-controlling interests

(4.5

)

(4.4

)

(0.1

)

Net earnings (loss) attributable to Cannae common shareholders

$

23.4

$

(7.2

)

$

30.6

Per share amounts:

EPS from continuing operations - basic

$

0.36

EPS from discontinued operations - basic

$

(0.03

)

EPS attributable to Cannae common shareholders - basic

$

0.33

EPS from continuing operations - diluted

$

0.36

EPS from discontinued operations - diluted

$

(0.03

)

EPS attributable to Cannae common shareholders - diluted

$

0.33

Cannae weighted average shares - basic

71.6

Cannae weighted average shares - diluted

71.9

EBITDA reconciliation:

Earnings (loss) before tax

$

49.6

$

(11.6

)

$

61.2

Interest expense

(5.5

)

(1.5

)

(4.0

)

Depreciation and amortization

9.9

9.4

0.5

EBITDA

$

65.0

$

(0.7

)

$

65.7

Adjusted EBITDA reconciliation:

EBITDA

$

65.0

$

(0.7

)

$

65.7

Non-cash asset impairment charges

7.2

7.2

Adjusted EBITDA

$

72.2

$

6.5

$

65.7

CANNAE HOLDINGS, INC.

YTD SEGMENT INFORMATION

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

Consolidated

Restaurant
Group

Corporate
and Other

Six Months Ended

June 30, 2020

Restaurant revenue

$

269.3

$

269.3

$

Other operating revenue

6.3

6.3

Total operating revenue

275.6

269.3

6.3

Cost of restaurant revenue

253.9

253.9

Personnel costs

52.5

15.7

36.8

Depreciation and amortization

15.7

14.3

1.4

Other operating expenses

44.8

26.1

18.7

Goodwill impairment

7.7

7.7

Total operating expenses

374.6

317.7

56.9

Operating loss

$

(99.0

)

$

(48.4

)

$

(50.6

)

Interest, investment and other income

10.5

10.5

Interest expense

(4.8

)

(4.2

)

(0.6

)

Realized gains and losses

1,493.2

7.7

1,485.5

Total other income

1,498.9

3.5

1,495.4

Earnings (loss) before tax

$

1,399.9

$

(44.9

)

$

1,444.8

Income tax expense

300.5

300.5

Earnings (loss) from equity investees

4.8

(14.9

)

19.7

Non-controlling interests

(18.8

)

(18.4

)

(0.4

)

Net earnings (loss) attributable to Cannae common shareholders

$

1,123.0

$

(41.4

)

$

1,164.4

Per share amounts:

EPS attributable to Cannae common shareholders - basic

$

14.06

EPS attributable to Cannae common shareholders - diluted

$

14.00

Cannae weighted average shares - basic

79.9

Cannae weighted average shares - diluted

80.2

EBITDA reconciliation:

Earnings (loss) before tax

$

1,399.9

$

(44.9

)

$

1,444.8

Interest expense

(4.8

)

(4.2

)

(0.6

)

Depreciation and amortization

15.7

14.3

1.4

EBITDA

$

1,420.4

$

(26.4

)

$

1,446.8

Adjusted EBITDA reconciliation:

EBITDA

$

1,420.4

$

(26.4

)

$

1,446.8

Non-cash (gains) and asset impairment charges

(1,075.8

)

7.2

(1,083.0

)

Adjusted EBITDA

$

344.6

$

(19.2

)

$

363.8

CANNAE HOLDINGS, INC.

YTD SEGMENT INFORMATION

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

Consolidated

Restaurant
Group

Corporate
and Other

Six Months Ended

June 30, 2019

Restaurant revenue

$

524.3

$

524.3

$

Other operating revenue

10.2

10.2

Total operating revenue

534.5

524.3

10.2

Cost of restaurant revenue

458.6

458.6

Personnel costs

39.2

27.3

11.9

Depreciation and amortization

20.3

19.1

1.2

Other operating expenses

48.9

40.0

8.9

Goodwill impairment

Total operating expenses

567.0

545.0

22.0

Operating loss

$

(32.5

)

$

(20.7

)

$

(11.8

)

Interest, investment and other income

12.4

12.4

Interest expense

(9.2

)

(2.5

)

(6.7

)

Realized gains and losses

76.7

3.5

73.2

Total other income (expense)

79.9

1.0

78.9

Earnings (loss) before tax

$

47.4

$

(19.7

)

$

67.1

Income tax (benefit) expense

1.1

(0.1

)

1.2

(Loss) earnings from equity investees

(42.5

)

(42.5

)

Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax

(4.8

)

(4.8

)

Non-controlling interests

(7.6

)

(7.3

)

(0.3

)

Net earnings (loss) attributable to Cannae common shareholders

$

6.6

$

(12.3

)

$

18.9

Per share amounts:

EPS from continuing operations - basic

$

0.15

EPS from discontinued operations - basic

$

(0.06

)

EPS attributable to Cannae common shareholders - basic

$

0.09

EPS from continuing operations - diluted

$

0.15

EPS from discontinued operations - diluted

$

(0.06

)

EPS attributable to Cannae common shareholders - diluted

$

0.09

Cannae weighted average shares - basic

71.6

Cannae weighted average shares - diluted

71.8

EBITDA reconciliation:

Earnings (loss) before tax

$

47.4

$

(19.7

)

$

67.1

Interest expense

(9.2

)

(2.5

)

(6.7

)

Depreciation and amortization

20.3

19.1

1.2

EBITDA

$

76.9

$

1.9

$

75.0

Adjusted EBITDA reconciliation:

EBITDA

$

76.9

$

1.9

$

75.0

Non-cash asset impairment charges

7.2

7.2

Adjusted EBITDA

$

84.1

$

9.1

$

75.0

CANNAE HOLDINGS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS AND ADJUSTED BOOK VALUE SUMMARY

(In millions)

June 30, 2020

December 31,
2019

in millions

(Unaudited)

(Unaudited)

Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$

922.7

$

533.7

Other current assets

160.7

97.2

Total current assets

$

1,083.4

$

630.9

Equity securities, at fair value

1,446.5

Ceridian equity investment, at book value

309.5

D&B equity method investment

344.0

385.9

Other equity method investments

455.7

141.1

Lease assets

139.4

192.9

Property and equipment, net

132.5

162.6

Software & intangible assets

37.9

63.1

Goodwill

53.5

66.1

Other non-current assets

95.7

140.1

Total assets

$

3,788.6

$

2,092.2

Current liabilities:

A/P & other current liabilities

$

182.8

$

191.7

Notes payable, current

6.0

7.0

Total current liabilities

$

188.8

$

198.7

Notes payable, non-current

64.4

120.1

Other non-current liabilities

401.6

243.6

Total liabilities

$

654.8

$

562.4

Additional paid in capital

1,868.4

1,396.7

Retained earnings

1,266.6

143.6

Treasury stock

(20.3

)

(5.9

)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

3.2

(45.9

)

Non-controlling interests

15.9

41.3

Cannae shareholder's equity

$

3,133.8

$

1,529.8

Total liabilities and equity

$

3,788.6

$

2,092.2

Book Value Summary

June 30,
2020

December 31,
2019

(Unaudited)

(Unaudited)

Ceridian

$

1,053.2

$

306.1

Dun & Bradstreet

382.2

415.3

Equity Fund

242.4

91.7

CoreLogic

154.6

AmeriLife

117.9

99 Restaurants

68.4

65.3

Coding Solutions

65.8

66.7

Holding company cash and short-term investments

963.2

465.2

Other investments and holding company liabilities, net

70.2

153.2

Holding company debt

(75.0

)

Cannae Book Value

$

3,117.9

$

1,488.5

Outstanding Cannae shares

91.7

79.5

Cannae Book Value per Share

$

34.00

$

18.72

The following is the cost of invested capital for the Company's current portfolio used in determining management fees payable to our external manager, Trasimene Capital Management, LLC (in millions).

June 30,
2020

(Unaudited)

The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation

$

526.1

Equity Fund

179.5

CoreLogic

112.5

AmeriLife Group, LLC

121.3

99 Restaurants Holdings, LLC

100.0

Coding Solutions Topco, Inc.

60.2

Other

126.4

Total cost of invested capital

1,226.0

Cannae accounts for its investment in D&B using the equity method of accounting; therefore, its results do not consolidate into the Company’s. As prescribed by relevant accounting standards, the Company recognizes its proportionate share of D&B's net earnings or loss in earnings (loss) from equity investees in our consolidated results of operations.

See the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for further information on the Company’s accounting for its investments in D&B.

Our results for the six months ended June 30, 2019 include our ratable share of the results of Dun & Bradstreet's ultimate parent, Star Parent, L.P. ("Star"), for the period from February 8, 2019, the date we acquired our interest in Star, through June 30, 2019. D&B's results for the six months ended June 30, 2019 below represent those of Star and D&B's predecessor combined for the full quarter and are presented below for comparative purposes.

D&B Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation - (Unaudited)

Three Months
Ended June 30,
2020

Three Months
Ended June 30, 2019

(Dollars in millions)

Net loss attributable to D&B

$

(207.1

)

$

(94.0

)

Interest expense, net

77.8

85.4

Income tax benefit

(27.5

)

(23.1

)

Depreciation and amortization

132.6

136.8

EBITDA

(24.2

)

105.1

Dividends allocated to preferred stockholders

32.1

32.0

Other (income) expense, net

122.7

(8.1

)

Equity in net income of affiliates

(0.6

)

(2.8

)

Net income attributable to non-controlling interest

1.2

1.5

Equity-based compensation

25.1

3.7

Merger and acquisition costs

2.0

1.2

Restructuring and transition costs

22.5

19.9

Nonrecurring charges including asset impairments and legal contingencies

0.2

2.4

Other reduced expenses due to purchase accounting

(4.9

)

(6.4

)

Adjusted EBITDA

$

176.1

$

148.5

Revenue

$

420.6

$

398.9

Adjusted EBITDA margin

41.9

%

37.2

%

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2020

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2019

Period from
February 8, 2019 to
June 30, 2019

(Dollars in millions)

Net loss attributable to D&B

$

(165.6

)

$

(269.3

)

$

(193.7

)

Interest expense, net

160.5

138.6

133.4

Income tax benefit

(101.8

)

(81.0

)

(53.5

)

Depreciation and amortization

266.9

228.4

217.3

EBITDA

160.0

16.7

103.5

Dividends allocated to preferred stockholders

64.1

49.9

49.9

Other (income) expense, net

32.7

73.7

(12.3

)

Equity in net income of affiliates

(1.2

)

(3.4

)

(2.9

)

Net income attributable to non-controlling interest

1.6

2.7

1.9

International operations lag adjustment

2.7

Equity-based compensation

28.9

15.9

4.2

Merger and acquisition costs

4.4

65.8

13.8

Restructuring and transition costs

28.6

39.8

39.4

Nonrecurring charges including asset impairments and legal contingencies

0.3

2.1

2.1

Other reduced expenses due to purchase accounting

(9.9

)

(10.5

)

(10.5

)

Adjusted EBITDA

$

309.5

$

255.4

$

189.1

Revenue

$

815.9

$

777.6

$

573.0

Adjusted EBITDA margin

37.9

%

32.8

%

33.0

%

Jamie Lillis, Managing Director, Solebury Trout, 203-428-3223, [email protected]

Shannon Devine, VP, Solebury Trout, 203-428-3228, [email protected]

Source: Cannae Holdings, Inc.

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