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Amdocs Limited Reports Third Quarter Fiscal 2022 Results

August 3, 2022 4:11 PM

Record Quarterly Revenue of $1.16 Billion, up 8.8% YoY as Reported and up 10.8% YoY in Constant Currency(3)

Strong Sales Momentum & Record 12-Month Backlog of $3.95 Billion, up 10% YoY

Fiscal 2022 Revenue Growth Outlook Consistent with Midpoint of 6.2%-7.2% YoY Guidance Range, as Reported

On-Track for Fiscal 2022 Revenue Growth of Roughly 10% YoY in Constant Currency(2)(3)

Third Quarter Fiscal 2022 Highlights

(All comparisons are against the prior year)

JERSEY CITY, N.J., Aug. 03, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Amdocs Limited (NASDAQ: DOX), a leading provider of software and services to communications and media companies, today reported operating results for the three months ended June 30, 2022.

“Our solid third quarter operating performance reflects strong demand for Amdocs’ products and services across our core strategic growth pillars of 5G monetization, cloud adoption, digital modernization, and network automation. Record revenue of $1.16 billion was up 8.8%, or 10.8% from a year ago after adjusting for foreign currency(3) headwinds. In addition to strong execution, our sales momentum was again robust this quarter. Among the notable wins, we secured a multi-year deal to accelerate Vodafone Germany’s digital transformation, and we ended Q3 with record 12-month backlog of $3.95 billion, up 10% from a year ago. To expand our SaaS-based cloud network and service assurance offering, we also announced the planned acquisition of MYCOM OSI, a strategic growth move that builds on our other recent successful acquisitions in the network and cloud space,” said Shuky Sheffer, president and chief executive officer of Amdocs Management Limited.

“We have delivered consistent profitability as we balanced accelerated R&D investments, foreign currency headwinds and a competitive labor market with disciplined project deployment and continued focus on operational excellence. Additionally, we delivered another record quarter in managed services, for which customer renewal rates have historically averaged nearly 100% over time. A prime example is a recent five-year managed services extension with AT&T’s Cricket Wireless, where we have expanded our relationship to leverage our latest cloud-native technologies, including incident management and next-generation digital catalog”, said Tamar Rapaport-Dagim, chief financial officer & chief operating officer of Amdocs Management Limited.

Sheffer concluded, “While we are closely monitoring the uncertain global macroeconomic environment, we are confident in our unique business model that includes mission critical products and services, highly recurring revenue streams and long-term customer engagements. More than ever, we believe Amdocs is positioned as a highly relevant and trusted partner to our customers, who require market-leading innovation to enable revenue growth, cost reduction and efficiency improvement in the 5G and cloud era. We remain on-track to deliver accelerated revenue growth of roughly 10% on a pro forma(2), constant currency(3) basis for the full year fiscal 2022, our visibility to which is supported by our record 12-month backlog and the rich pipeline of opportunity ahead.”

Revenue

(All comparisons are against the prior year period)

In Millions

Three months ended

June 30, 2022

Actual

PreviousGuidance

Revenue

$

1,160

$1,140-$1,180

Revenue growth, as reported

8.8

%

Revenue growth, constant currency(3)

10.8

%

Net Income and Earnings Per Share

In thousands, except per share data

Three months ended

June 30,

2022

2021

GAAP Measures

Net income

$

128,466

$

146,150

Diluted earnings per share

$

1.04

$

1.14

Non-GAAP Measures

Net income

$

156,520

173,283

Diluted earnings per share

$

1.27

$

1.35

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

Capital Allocation: Returning Cash to Shareholders

Twelve-month BacklogTwelve-month backlog was a record $3.95 billion at the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2022, up approximately 10% as compared to last year’s third fiscal quarter. Twelve-month backlog includes anticipated revenue related to contracts, estimated revenue from managed services contracts, letters of intent, maintenance and estimated on-going support activities.

Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2022 Outlook

In millions, except per share data

Q4 2022

Revenue

$1,145-$1,185

GAAP diluted EPS

$0.98-$1.06

Non-GAAP diluted EPS

$1.26-$1.32

Full Year Fiscal 2022 Outlook

FY 2022, year-over-year growth

Current Guidance

Previous Guidance

Revenue growth, as reported

6.2%-7.2%

5.2%-7.2%

Pro forma(2) revenue growth, constant currency(3)

9.6%-10.6%

8.0%-10.0%

GAAP diluted EPS growth

(18.0) %-(16.5)%

(20.5) %-(17.0)%

Adjusted GAAP diluted EPS growth(4)

11.0%-13.5%

7.5%-12.5%

Non-GAAP diluted EPS growth

9.6%-10.9%

7.3%-10.3%

Pro forma(2) non-GAAP diluted EPS growth

11.2%-12.5%

9.0%-12.0%

FY 2022, in millions

Current Guidance

Previous Guidance

Free cash flow(1)

~$520

~$500

Normalized free cash flow(1)

~$650

~$650

Three Year Fiscal 2022-2024 Outlook

Our fourth fiscal quarter 2022 and full year fiscal 2022, 2023 and 2024 forward looking projections take into consideration the Company’s current expectations regarding macro and industry specific risks and various uncertainties and certain assumptions that we will discuss on our earnings conference call. However, we note that market dynamics continue to shift rapidly and we cannot predict all possible outcomes, including those resulting from the prevailing level of macroeconomic, business and operational uncertainty and the COVID-19 pandemic, which have created, and continues to create, a significant amount of uncertainty, or from current and potential customer consolidation or their other strategic corporate activities.

Conference Call and Earnings Webcast Presentation Details Amdocs will host a conference call and earnings webcast presentation on August 3, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss the Company's third quarter of fiscal 2022 results.

To participate in the call, please register here to receive the dial-in numbers and unique access PIN. The conference call and webcast will also be carried live on the Internet and may be accessed via the Amdocs website at https://investors.amdocs.com. Presentation slides will be available shortly before the webcast.Non-GAAP Financial Measures This release includes non-GAAP diluted earnings per share and other non-GAAP financial measures, including free cash flow and normalized free cash flow, revenue on a constant currency(3) basis, 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 other non-GAAP measures exclude the following items:

Free cash flow equals cash generated by operating activities less net capital expenditures and other. Normalized free cash flow, a measure of our operating performance, is further adjusted to exclude net capital expenditures related to the new campus development, payments for non-recurring and unusual charges (such as capital gains tax in relation to the divestiture of OpenMarket), 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 or benefits, 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 helps those who build the future to make it amazing. With our market-leading portfolio of software products and services, we unlock our customers’ innovative potential, empowering them to provide next-generation communication and media experiences for both the individual end user and large enterprise customers. Our 31,000 employees around the globe are here to accelerate service providers’ migration to the cloud, enable them to differentiate in the 5G era, and digitalize and automate their operations. Listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, Amdocs had revenue of $4.3 billion in fiscal 2021.

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 and years. 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, the duration and severity of the COVID-19 pandemic, and its impact on the global economy, 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, 2021 filed on December 9, 2021 and our Form 6-K furnished for the first quarter of fiscal 2022 on February 14, 2022 and for the second quarter of fiscal 2022 on May 24, 2022.

Contact: Matthew SmithHead of Investor RelationsAmdocs314-212-8328E-mail: [email protected]

AMDOCS LIMITEDConsolidated Statements of Income(In thousands, except per share data)

Three months ended

Nine months ended

June 30,

June 30,

2022

2021

2022

2021(a)

Revenue

$

1,160,290

$

1,066,254

$

3,410,193

$

3,201,331

Operating expenses:

Cost of revenue

748,214

689,370

2,206,189

2,103,601

Research and development

89,479

80,794

258,488

231,617

Selling, general and administrative

136,110

122,401

399,168

361,240

Amortization of purchased intangible assets and other

17,173

18,770

53,237

60,510

990,976

911,335

2,917,082

2,756,968

Operating income

169,314

154,919

493,111

444,363

Interest and other (expense) income, net

(7,811

)

334

(18,992

)

(9,698

)

Gain from sale of a business

-

-

10,000

226,410

Income before income taxes

161,503

155,253

484,119

661,075

Income taxes

33,037

9,103

63,554

96,226

Net income

$

128,466

$

146,150

$

420,565

$

564,849

Basic earnings per share

$

1.05

$

1.15

$

3.41

$

4.37

Diluted earnings per share

$

1.04

$

1.14

$

3.39

$

4.34

Basic weighted average number of shares outstanding

122,319

127,172

123,271

129,362

Diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding

123,153

128,050

124,098

130,115

Cash dividends declared per share

$

0.395

$

0.36

$

1.15

$

1.0475

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

Three months ended

Nine months ended

June 30,

June 30,

2022

2021

2022

2021(a)

Revenue

$

1,160,290

$

1,066,254

$

3,410,193

$

3,201,331

Non-GAAP operating income

204,325

187,606

599,557

560,470

Non-GAAP net income

156,520

173,283

497,599

474,350

Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share

$

1.27

$

1.35

$

4.01

$

3.65

Diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding

123,153

128,050

124,098

130,115

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

Three months ended

Nine months ended

June 30,

June 30,

2022

2021

2022

2021(a)

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

$

166,826

$

189,873

$

539,800

$

726,094

Purchases of property and equipment, net (c)

(40,904)

(50,255)

(145,400)

(149,565)

Free Cash Flow

125,922

139,618

394,400

576,529

Tax payment on sale of business(b)

-

13,597

3,193

38,787

Payments of acquisition related liabilities

-

-

14,350

13,234

Net capital expenditures related to the new campus development

18,260

25,324

77,676

67,879

Normalized Free Cash Flow

$

144,182

$

178,539

$

489,619

$

696,429

(a) Since January 1, 2021, OpenMarket results are not included in the Consolidated Statements of Income given its divestiture. (b) Tax payment related to capital gain from divestiture of OpenMarket, which was completed on December 31, 2020.(c) The amounts under "Purchase of property and equipment, net" include proceeds from sale of property and equipment of $521 and $233 for the nine months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

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

Three months ended June 30, 2022

Reconciliation items

GAAP

Amortization of purchased intangible assets and other

Equity based compensation expense

Changes in certain acquisitions related liabilities measured at fair value

Other

Tax effect

Non-GAAP

Operating expenses:

Cost of revenue

$

748,214

$

-

$

(8,523

)

$

284

$

-

$

-

$

739,975

Research and development

89,479

(1,495

)

87,984

Selling, general and administrative

136,110

(8,104

)

128,006

Amortization of purchased intangible assets and other

17,173

(17,173

)

-

Total operating expenses

990,976

(17,173

)

(18,122

)

284

-

955,965

Operating income

169,314

17,173

18,122

(284

)

204,325

Interest and other expense, net

(7,811

)

500

(7,311

)

Income taxes

33,037

7,457

40,494

Net income

$

128,466

$

17,173

$

18,122

$

(284

)

$

500

$

(7,457

)

$

156,520

Three months ended June 30, 2021

Reconciliation items

GAAP

Amortization of purchased intangible assets and other

Equity based compensation expense

Changes in certain acquisitions related liabilities measured at fair value

Other

Tax effect

Non-GAAP

Operating expenses:

Cost of revenue

$

689,370

$

-

$

(6,020

)

$

74

$

-

$

-

$

683,424

Research and development

80,794

-

(1,032

)

-

-

-

79,762

Selling, general and administrative

122,401

-

(6,939

)

-

-

-

115,462

Amortization of purchased intangible assets and other

18,770

(18,770

)

-

-

-

-

-

Total operating expenses

911,335

(18,770

)

(13,991

)

74

-

-

878,648

Operating income

154,919

18,770

13,991

(74

)

-

-

187,606

Interest and other income (expense), net

334

-

-

-

(1,510

)

-

(1,176

)

Income taxes

9,103

-

-

-

-

4,044

13,147

Net income

$

146,150

$

18,770

$

13,991

$

(74

)

$

(1,510

)

$

(4,044

)

$

173,283

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

Nine months endedJune 30, 2022

Reconciliation items

GAAP

Amortizationof purchased intangible assets and other

Equity based compensation expense

Changes in certain acquisitions related liabilities measured at fair value

Gain from sale of a business

Other

Tax effect

Non-GAAP

Operating expenses:

Cost of revenue

$

2,206,189

$

-

$

(23,740

)

$

(509

)

$

-

$

-

$

-

$

2,181,940

Research and development

258,488

(4,093

)

254,395

Selling, general and administrative

399,168

(24,867

)

374,301

Amortization of purchased intangible assets and other

53,237

(53,237

)

-

Total operating expenses

2,917,082

(53,237

)

(52,700

)

(509

)

-

-

2,810,636

Operating income

493,111

53,237

52,700

509

-

599,557

Interest and other expense, net

(18,992

)

(2,005

)

(20,997

)

Gain from sale of a business

10,000

(10,000

)

-

Income taxes

63,554

17,407

80,961

Net income

$

420,565

$

53,237

$

52,700

$

509

$

(10,000

)

$

(2,005

)

$

(17,407

)

$

497,599

Nine months ended

June 30, 2021(a)

Reconciliation items

GAAP

Amortization of purchased intangible assets and other

Equity based compensation expense

Changes in certain acquisitions related liabilities measured at fair value

Gain from sale of a business

Other

Tax effect

Non-GAAP

Operating expenses:

Cost of revenue

$

2,103,601

$

-

$

(16,543

)

$

(15,654

)

$

-

$

-

$

-

$

2,071,404

Research and development

231,617

-

(2,876

)

-

-

-

-

228,741

Selling, general and administrative

361,240

-

(20,524

)

-

-

-

-

340,716

Amortization of purchased intangible assets and other

60,510

(60,510

)

-

-

-

-

-

-

Total operating expenses

2,756,968

(60,510

)

(39,943

)

(15,654

)

-

-

-

2,640,861

Operating income

444,363

60,510

39,943

15,654

-

-

-

560,470

Interest and other income (expense), net

(9,698

)

-

-

-

-

(686

)

-

(10,384

)

Gain from sale of a business

226,410

-

-

-

(226,410

)

-

-

-

Income taxes

96,226

-

-

-

-

-

(20,490

)

75,736

Net income

$

564,849

$

60,510

$

39,943

$

15,654

$

(226,410

)

$

(686

)

$

20,490

$

474,350

AMDOCS LIMITEDCondensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (In thousands)

As of

June 30, 2022

September 30, 2021

ASSETS

Current assets

Cash and cash equivalents

$

597,761

$

709,064

Short-term interest-bearing investments

252,512

256,527

Accounts receivable, net, including unbilled of $137,411 and $162,278, respectively

1,039,983

866,819

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

226,027

235,089

Total current assets

2,116,283

2,067,499

Property and equipment, net

747,782

698,768

Lease assets

207,885

233,162

Goodwill and other intangible assets, net

2,866,914

2,881,676

Other noncurrent assets

563,188

630,669

Total assets

$

6,502,052

$

6,511,774

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Current liabilities

Accounts payable, accruals and other

$

990,255

$

1,007,777

Lease liabilities

49,255

58,714

Deferred revenue

294,809

237,374

Total current liabilities

1,334,319

1,303,865

Lease liabilities

165,669

177,906

Long-term debt, net of unamortized debt issuance costs

644,974

644,553

Other noncurrent liabilities

783,877

750,266

Total Amdocs Limited Shareholders’ equity

3,530,704

3,592,675

Noncontrolling interests

42,509

42,509

Total equity

3,573,213

3,635,184

Total liabilities and equity

$

6,502,052

$

6,511,774

AMDOCS LIMITEDConsolidated Statements of Cash Flows(In thousands)

Nine months ended June 30,

2022

2021(a)

Cash Flow from Operating Activities:

Net income

$

420,565

$

564,849

Reconciliation of net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

Depreciation, amortization and impairment

174,712

157,024

Amortization of debt issuance costs

421

409

Equity-based compensation expense

52,700

39,943

Gain from sale of a business

(10,000

)

(226,410

)

Deferred income taxes

(20,442

)

(64,882

)

Loss from short-term interest-bearing investments

2,028

1,006

Net changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of amounts acquired:

Accounts receivable, net

(157,557

)

(121,653

)

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

3,534

(434

)

Other noncurrent assets

27,918

(19,387

)

Lease assets and liabilities, net

3,603

6,724

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and accrued personnel

(63,804

)

110,982

Deferred revenue

28,465

205,915

Income taxes payable, net

19,903

44,711

Other noncurrent liabilities

57,754

27,297

Net cash provided by operating activities

539,800

726,094

Cash Flow from Investing Activities:

Purchase of property and equipment, net (c)

(145,400

)

(149,565

)

Proceeds from sale of short-term interest-bearing investments

20,043

14,333

Purchase of short-term interest-bearing investments

(34,275

)

(208,626

)

Net cash paid for business and intangible assets acquisitions

(24,430

)

(111,932

)

Net cash received from sale of a business

10,000

288,990

Other

(5,030

)

(332

)

Net cash used in investing activities

(179,092

)

(167,132

)

Cash Flow from Financing Activities:

Payments under financing arrangements

-

(100,000

)

Repurchase of shares

(400,922

)

(539,969

)

Proceeds from employee stock options exercises

72,957

84,474

Payments of dividends

(137,893

)

(131,892

)

Payment of contingent consideration from a business acquisition

(6,153

)

(1,462

)

Net cash used in financing activities

(472,011

)

(688,849

)

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

(111,303

)

(129,887

)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

709,064

983,188

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

$

597,761

$

853,301

AMDOCS LIMITEDSupplementary Information (In millions)

Three months ended
June 30, March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30,
2022 20222021 2021 2021
North America $ 788.0 $ 772.2 $ 745.5 $ 722.8 $ 686.1
Europe 146.1 147.2 142.5 146.8 155.7
Rest of the World 226.2 225.9 216.6 217.7 224.5
Total Revenue $ 1,160.3 $ 1,145.3 $ 1,104.6 $ 1,087.3 $ 1,066.3
Three months ended
June 30, March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30,
2022 20222021 2021 2021
Managed Services Revenue $ 717.9 $ 663.4 $ 659.7 $ 637.5 $ 650.5
As of
June 30, March 31, December 31, September 30, June 30,
2022 20222021 2021 2021
12-Month Backlog $ 3,950 $ 3,890 $ 3,830 $ 3,690 $ 3,590

(1) Please refer to the Selected Financial Metrics tables below (figures may not sum because of rounding).

(2) Pro forma growth rate excludes the financial impact of OpenMarket (which was divested on December 31, 2020) from fiscal year 2021

(3) Revenue on a constant currency basis assumes exchange rates in the current period were unchanged from the prior period

(4) Adjusted GAAP excludes the gain from the sale of OpenMarket, which was divested on December 31, 2020, from the current and comparable fiscal years; fiscal 2022 GAAP diluted EPS growth outlook is (18.0)%-(16.5)% on a non-adjusted basis

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