Black Knight Reports Second Quarter 2022 Financial Results

Rhea-AI Summary

Black Knight (NYSE: BKI) reported Q2 2022 revenues of $394.5 million, a 9% increase from the previous year. Organic revenue growth was 7%. Operating income rose to $77.0 million, an 11% increase. Notably, diluted EPS improved to $0.26. Adjusted EBITDA grew by 7% to $190.7 million. Software solutions generated $339.4 million in revenue, a 11% increase. However, data and analytics revenue decreased by 1%. As of June 30, 2022, cash and cash equivalents stood at $38.0 million with total debt of $2.77 billion.

Positive

• Revenue grew by 9% to $394.5 million.
• Organic revenue increased by 7%.
• Adjusted EPS rose 14% to $0.65.
• Adjusted EBITDA grew by 7% to $190.7 million.

Negative

• Data and analytics revenue declined by 1%.
• Operating margin decreased in data and analytics segment from 30.6% to 24.9%.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Black Knight, Inc. (NYSE: BKI), a leading provider of software, data and analytics solutions to the mortgage and consumer loan, real estate and capital markets verticals, today announced unaudited financial results for the second quarter of 2022, as compared to the prior year quarter.

Second Quarter 2022 Highlights:

• Revenues of $394.5 million, an increase of 9%; Organic revenue growth of 7%
• Operating income of $77.0 million, an increase of 11%; Operating margin of 19.5% compared to 19.3%
• Earnings before equity in (losses) earnings of unconsolidated affiliates, net of tax of $40.4 million, an increase of 9%
• Net earnings attributable to Black Knight of $40.3 million compared to $39.7 million; Diluted EPS of $0.26 compared to $0.25; Net earnings margin of 10.2% compared to 8.9%; the effect of our investment in Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. ("DNB") was a decrease in Net earnings attributable to Black Knight of $0.1 million, compared to $5.0 million
• Adjusted EBITDA of $190.7 million, an increase of 7%; Adjusted EBITDA margin was 48.3% compared to 49.1%
• Adjusted operating income of $151.0 million, an increase of 7%; Adjusted operating margin of 38.3% compared to 39.0%
• Adjusted net earnings of $100.5 million, an increase of 13%; Adjusted EPS of $0.65, an increase of 14%

Second Quarter 2022 Segment Highlights:

Software Solutions

• Revenues of $339.4 million, an increase of 11%; Organic revenue growth of 9%
• EBITDA of $190.7 million, an increase of 9%; EBITDA margin of 56.2% compared to 57.2%
• Operating income of $154.8 million, an increase of 9%; Operating margin of 45.6% compared to 46.4%

Data and Analytics

• Revenues of $55.1 million, a decrease of 1%; Organic revenue decrease of 2%
• EBITDA of $17.7 million, a decrease of 15%; EBITDA margin of 32.1% compared to 37.2%
• Operating income of $13.7 million, a decrease of 20%; Operating margin of 24.9% compared to 30.6%

 Commentary:

Black Knight Executive Chairman Anthony Jabbour said, "Our core performance in the second quarter was consistent with our expectations and highlights the ongoing strength and resilience of our business as we continued to expand and extend our relationships with existing clients through cross-sell and contract renewals, win new clients and deliver innovative new solutions. Our performance further demonstrates our ability to deliver results despite an uncertain economic environment."

Black Knight Chief Executive Officer Joe Nackashi added, "During the second quarter, we achieved Revenue growth of 9%, Organic revenue growth of 7%, Adjusted EBITDA growth of 7% and Adjusted EPS growth of 14%. We are proud to deliver another solid quarter of operating results, as our team continued to execute against our long-term strategic initiatives and we are well-positioned to deliver solid results for full year 2022."

Other Highlights:

• As of June 30, 2022, we owned 18.5 million shares of DNB common stock.
• As of June 30, 2022, we had cash and cash equivalents of $38.0 million, debt of $2,770.3 million and available capacity of $353.3 million on our revolving credit facility.

 Cash Flows:

On February 15, 2022, we acquired the remaining 40% interest in Optimal Blue Holdco, LLC ("Optimal Blue") for an aggregate purchase consideration of $1.156 billion paid in a combination of 36.4 million shares of DNB common stock valued at $722.5 million and cash of $433.5 million funded with borrowings under our revolving credit facility. In the quarter ended March 31, 2022, we recognized a gain of $305.4 million, net of tax, related to this transaction. Additionally, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 amended Internal Revenue Code Section 174 ("Section 174") to eliminate current-year deductibility of research and experimentation expenditures and software development costs beginning in 2022, and now requires these costs to be capitalized and amortized over a period of time. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the change in net cash provided by operations compared to the same period in 2021 is primarily related to higher income tax payments resulting from the DNB gain recognized as part of the Optimal Blue transaction and the effect of the change in timing of deducting certain costs under Section 174.

 Business Outlook

As a result of the proposed transaction with Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. ("ICE") that was announced on May 4, 2022 (the "ICE Transaction"), Black Knight has suspended the practice of providing forward-looking guidance. In addition, Black Knight will not be hosting a conference call related to its second quarter 2022 earnings release.

Definitions of non-GAAP financial measures and the reconciliations to the most directly comparable GAAP measures are provided in subsequent sections of the press release narrative and supplemental schedules.

 About Black Knight

Black Knight, Inc. (NYSE:BKI) is an award-winning software, data and analytics company that drives innovation in the mortgage lending and servicing and real estate industries, as well as the capital and secondary markets. Businesses leverage our robust, integrated solutions across the entire homeownership life cycle to help retain existing customers, gain new customers, mitigate risk and operate more effectively.

Our clients rely on our proven, comprehensive, scalable products and our unwavering commitment to delivering superior client support to achieve their strategic goals and better serve their customers. For more information on Black Knight, please visit www.blackknightinc.com.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This earnings release contains non-GAAP financial measures, including Organic revenue growth, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin, Adjusted operating income, Adjusted operating margin, Adjusted net earnings and Adjusted EPS. These are important financial measures for us but are not financial measures as defined by generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). The presentation of this financial information is not intended to be considered in isolation of or as a substitute for, or superior to, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP.

We use these non-GAAP financial measures for financial and operational decision making and as a means to evaluate period-to-period comparisons. We believe these measures provide useful information about operating results, enhance the overall understanding of past financial performance and future prospects and allow for greater transparency with respect to key metrics used by management in its financial and operational decision making, including determining a portion of executive compensation. We also present these non-GAAP financial measures because we believe investors, analysts and rating agencies consider them useful in measuring our ability to meet our debt service obligations. By disclosing these non-GAAP financial measures, we believe we offer investors a greater understanding of, and an enhanced level of transparency into, the means by which our management operates the company.

These non-GAAP financial measures are not measures presented in accordance with GAAP, and our use of these terms may vary from that of others in our industry. These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered as an alternative to revenues, operating income, operating margin, net earnings, net earnings per share, net earnings margin or any other measures derived in accordance with GAAP as measures of operating performance or liquidity. Reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are presented in the attached schedules.

Revenues, EBITDA, EBITDA margin, Operating income and Operating margin for the Software Solutions and Data and Analytics segments are presented in conformity with Accounting Standards Codification Topic 280, Segment Reporting. These measures are reported to the chief operating decision maker for purposes of making decisions about allocating resources to the segments and assessing their performance. For these reasons, these measures are excluded from the definition of non-GAAP financial measures under the Securities and Exchange Commission's ("SEC") Regulation G and Item 10(e) of Regulation S-K.

Organic revenue growth - We define Organic revenue growth as Revenues for the current period compared to an adjusted revenue base for the prior period, which is adjusted to add pre-acquisition revenues of acquired businesses for the portion of the prior year matching the portion of the current year that we owned the acquired businesses.

Adjusted EBITDA - We define Adjusted EBITDA as Net earnings attributable to Black Knight, with adjustments to reflect the addition or elimination of certain statement of earnings items including, but not limited to:

• Depreciation and amortization;
• Impairment charges;
• Interest expense, net;
• Income tax expense;
• Other expense, net;
• Equity in losses (earnings) of unconsolidated affiliates, net of tax;
• (Gains) losses related to investments in unconsolidated affiliate, net of tax;
• Net earnings (losses) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests;
• equity-based compensation, including certain related payroll taxes;
• acquisition-related costs, including costs pursuant to purchase agreements;
• costs related to the ICE Transaction; and
• costs associated with expense reduction initiatives.

These adjustments are reflected in Corporate and Other.

Adjusted EBITDA margin - Adjusted EBITDA margin is calculated by dividing Adjusted EBITDA by Revenues.

Adjusted operating income – We define Adjusted operating income as Operating income, with adjustments to reflect the addition or elimination of certain statement of earnings items including, but not limited to:

• equity-based compensation, including certain related payroll taxes;
• acquisition-related costs, including costs pursuant to purchase agreements;
• costs related to the ICE Transaction;
• costs associated with expense reduction initiatives; and
• the net incremental depreciation and amortization adjustments associated with the application of purchase accounting.

These adjustments are reflected in Corporate and Other.

Adjusted operating margin - Adjusted operating margin is calculated by dividing Adjusted operating income by Revenues.

Adjusted net earnings - We define Adjusted net earnings as Net earnings attributable to Black Knight with adjustments to reflect the addition or elimination of certain statement of earnings items including, but not limited to:

• equity in losses (earnings) of unconsolidated affiliates, net of tax;
• (gains) losses related to investments in unconsolidated affiliate, net of tax;
• the net incremental depreciation and amortization adjustments associated with the application of purchase accounting;
• equity-based compensation, including certain related payroll taxes;
• costs associated with debt and/or equity offerings;
• acquisition-related costs, including costs pursuant to purchase agreements;
• costs related to the ICE Transaction;
• costs associated with expense reduction initiatives;
• costs and settlement (gains) losses associated with significant legal matters;
• adjustment for income tax expense primarily related to the tax effect of the non-GAAP adjustments and a discrete income tax benefit related to the establishment of a deferred tax asset as a result of our reorganization of certain wholly-owned subsidiaries; and
• adjustment for redeemable noncontrolling interests primarily related to the effect of the non-GAAP adjustments.

Adjusted EPS - Adjusted EPS is calculated by dividing Adjusted net earnings by the diluted weighted average shares of common stock outstanding.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements regarding expectations, hopes, intentions or strategies regarding the future are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on Black Knight management's beliefs, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, them. 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. Black Knight undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

The risks and uncertainties that forward-looking statements are subject to include, but are not limited to:

• the occurrence of any event, change, or other circumstance that could give rise to a right in favor of ICE or us to terminate the definitive merger agreement governing the terms and conditions of the proposed transaction;
• the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against us or ICE;
• the possibility that the proposed transaction does not close when expected or at all because required regulatory, stockholder, or other approvals and other conditions to closing are not received or satisfied on a timely basis or at all (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect ICE or us or the expected benefits of the proposed transaction);
• the diversion of management's attention and time from ongoing business operations and opportunities on merger-related matters;
• security breaches against our information systems or breaches involving our third-party vendors;
• our ability to maintain and grow our relationships with our clients;
• our ability to comply with or changes to the laws, rules and regulations that affect our and our clients' businesses;
• our ability to adapt our solutions to technological changes or evolving industry standards or to achieve our growth strategies;
• our ability to protect our proprietary software and information rights;
• the effect of any potential defects, development delays, installation difficulties or system failures on our business and reputation;
• changes in general economic, business, regulatory and political conditions;
• impacts to our business operations caused by the occurrence of a catastrophe or global crisis;
• the effects of our existing leverage on our ability to make acquisitions and invest in our business;
• risks associated with the recruitment and retention of our skilled workforce;
• risks associated with the availability of data;
• our ability to successfully consummate, integrate and achieve the intended benefits of acquisitions;
• risks associated with our investment in DNB; and
• other risks and uncertainties detailed in the "Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information", "Risk Factors" and other sections of our Annual Report on Form 10‑K for the year ended December 31, 2021 and other filings with the SEC.

IMPORTANT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND WHERE TO FIND IT

In connection with the ICE Transaction, on June 17, 2022, ICE filed with the SEC a Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-265709), as amended on July 22, 2022, to register the shares of ICE common stock to be issued in connection with the ICE Transaction. The Registration Statement includes a preliminary proxy statement of ours that also constitutes a preliminary prospectus of ICE. Once the Registration Statement becomes effective and the proxy statement/prospectus is in definitive form, the definitive proxy statement/prospectus will be mailed to our stockholders seeking their approval of the ICE Transaction and other related matters.

INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-4 AND THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS INCLUDED WITHIN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-4, AS WELL AS ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED OR THAT WILL BE FILED WITH THE SEC IN CONNECTION WITH THE ICE TRANSACTION OR INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS, BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN OR WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING US, ICE, THE ICE TRANSACTION AND RELATED MATTERS.

Investors and security holders may obtain free copies of these documents and other documents filed with the SEC by us or ICE through the website maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov or from us at our website, www.blackknightinc.com, or from ICE at its website, www.theice.com. Documents filed with the SEC by us will be available free of charge by accessing our website at www.blackknightinc.com under the tab "Investors" and then under the heading "Financials – SEC Filings" or, alternatively, by directing a request by mail or telephone to Black Knight, Inc., 601 Riverside Avenue, Jacksonville, Florida 32204, Attention: Investor Relations, (904) 854-5100, and documents filed with the SEC by ICE will be available free of charge by accessing ICE's website at www.theice.com and following the link for "Investor Relations" or, alternatively, by directing a request by mail or telephone to Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., 5660 New Northside Drive, Third Floor, Atlanta, Georgia 30328, Attention: Investor Relations, (770) 857-4700, or by email to investors@ice.com.

PARTICIPANTS IN THE SOLICITATION

We, ICE, and certain of our and their respective directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from our stockholders in connection with the ICE Transaction under the rules of the SEC. Information about the interests of our and ICE's directors and executive officers and other persons who may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of our stockholders in connection with the ICE Transaction and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, are contained in the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus that has been filed with the SEC and will be contained in the definitive proxy statement/prospectus related to the ICE Transaction, which will be filed with the SEC. Additional information about us, our directors and executive officers and their ownership of our common stock is also set forth in the definitive proxy statement for our 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, as filed with the SEC on Schedule 14A on April 28, 2022, and other documents subsequently filed by us with the SEC. Additional information about ICE, the directors and executive officers of ICE and their ownership of ICE common stock can also be found in ICE's definitive proxy statement in connection with its 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, as filed with the SEC on March 25, 2022, and other documents subsequently filed by ICE with the SEC. Free copies of these documents may be obtained as described above.

NO OFFER OR SOLICITATION

This communication is not intended to and shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any vote of approval, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offer of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. 

BLACK KNIGHT, INC.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
		June 30, 2022			December 31, 2021
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	38.0		$	77.1
Trade receivables, net			203.2			191.8
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			97.7			83.0
Receivables from related parties			6.1			0.2
Total current assets			345.0			352.1
Property and equipment, net			146.6			154.5
Software, net			469.6			497.0
Other intangible assets, net			539.6			613.2
Goodwill			3,817.1			3,817.3
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates			171.4			490.5
Deferred contract costs, net			198.0			196.0
Other non-current assets			241.2			230.3
Total assets		$	5,928.5		$	6,350.9
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Trade accounts payable and other accrued liabilities		$	59.8		$	64.5
Income taxes payable			46.8			11.8
Accrued compensation and benefits			75.4			91.4
Current portion of debt			33.6			32.5
Deferred revenues			68.8			64.6
Total current liabilities			284.4			264.8
Deferred revenues			62.0			81.5
Deferred income taxes			241.3			284.1
Long-term debt, net of current portion			2,736.7			2,362.6
Other non-current liabilities			56.6			78.7
Total liabilities			3,381.0			3,071.7
Redeemable noncontrolling interests			47.4			1,188.8
Equity:
Additional paid-in capital			1,367.8			1,410.9
Retained earnings			1,368.2			968.2
Accumulated other comprehensive loss			(5.5)			(17.5)
Treasury stock, at cost			(230.4)			(271.2)
Total shareholders' equity			2,500.1			2,090.4
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests and shareholders' equity		$	5,928.5		$	6,350.9

 

BLACK KNIGHT, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Earnings
(In millions, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
		Three months ended June 30,						Six months ended June 30,
		2022			2021			2022			2021
Revenues		$	394.5		$	361.3		$	781.7		$	711.0
Expenses:
Operating expenses			216.8			197.0			424.7			383.2
Depreciation and amortization			92.5			90.4			184.0			178.2
Transition and integration costs			8.2			4.3			15.8			12.2
Total expenses			317.5			291.7			624.5			573.6
Operating income			77.0			69.6			157.2			137.4
Other income and expense:
Interest expense, net			(22.6)			(20.9)			(43.7)			(41.2)
Other expense, net			(2.4)			(1.0)			(3.6)			(4.2)
Total other expense, net			(25.0)			(21.9)			(47.3)			(45.4)
Earnings before income taxes and equity in (losses) earnings of unconsolidated affiliates			52.0			47.7			109.9			92.0
Income tax expense			11.6			10.5			10.5			15.7
Earnings before equity in (losses) earnings of unconsolidated affiliates			40.4			37.2			99.4			76.3
Equity in (losses) earnings of unconsolidated affiliates, net of tax			(0.1)			(5.0)			303.0			1.4
Net earnings			40.3			32.2			402.4			77.7
Net losses attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests			—			7.5			2.5			16.1
Net earnings attributable to Black Knight		$	40.3		$	39.7		$	404.9		$	93.8
Net earnings per share attributable to Black Knight shareholders:
Basic		$	0.26		$	0.26		$	2.62		$	0.60
Diluted		$	0.26		$	0.25		$	2.60		$	0.60
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding:
Basic			154.5			155.4			154.4			155.5
Diluted			155.6			155.7			155.5			155.8

 

BLACK KNIGHT, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
		Six months ended June 30,
		2022			2021
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings		$	402.4		$	77.7
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization			184.0			178.2
Amortization of debt issuance costs and original issue discount			1.9			2.0
Loss on extinguishment of debt			—			2.5
Deferred income taxes, net			(144.9)			(3.9)
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates, net of tax			(303.0)			(1.4)
Equity-based compensation			23.6			22.5
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquired assets and liabilities:
Trade receivables, including receivables from related parties			(17.4)			(10.7)
Prepaid expenses and other assets			(28.1)			(36.8)
Deferred contract costs			(21.7)			(24.1)
Deferred revenues			(15.3)			6.4
Trade accounts payable and other liabilities			8.3			(13.2)
Net cash provided by operating activities			89.8			199.2
Cash flows from investing activities:
Additions to property and equipment			(11.8)			(11.5)
Additions to software			(43.7)			(45.4)
Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired			—			(48.3)
Asset acquisitions			—			(10.0)
Other investing activities			(4.0)			(1.2)
Net cash used in investing activities			(59.5)			(116.4)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Revolver borrowings			585.8			260.3
Revolver payments			(195.1)			(210.0)
Term loan borrowings			—			1.6
Term loan payments			(14.4)			—
Payments made for redeemable noncontrolling interests			(433.5)			—
Purchases of treasury stock			—			(46.7)
Tax withholding payments for restricted share vesting			(11.0)			(24.4)
Finance lease payments			(0.8)			(2.0)
Debt issuance costs paid			—			(7.6)
Other financing activities			(0.4)			—
Net cash used in financing activities			(69.4)			(28.8)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents			(39.1)			54.0
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period			77.1			34.7
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period		$	38.0		$	88.7
Supplemental cash flow information:
Interest paid, net		$	(41.9)		$	(40.0)
Income taxes paid, net		$	(124.3)		$	(42.7)

 

BLACK KNIGHT, INC.
Segment Information
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
		Three months ended June 30, 2022
		Software			Data and			Corporate and
		Solutions			Analytics			Other			Total
Revenues		$	339.4		$	55.1		$	—		$	394.5
Expenses:
Operating expenses			148.7			37.4			30.7	(1)		216.8
Transition and integration costs			—			—			8.2	(2)		8.2
EBITDA			190.7			17.7			(38.9)			169.5
Depreciation and amortization			35.9			4.0			52.6	(3)		92.5
Operating income (loss)			154.8			13.7			(91.5)			77.0
Interest expense, net												(22.6)
Other expense, net												(2.4)
Earnings before income taxes and equity in losses of unconsolidated affiliates												52.0
Income tax expense												11.6
Earnings before equity in losses of unconsolidated affiliates												40.4
Equity in losses of unconsolidated affiliates, net of tax												(0.1)
Net earnings											$	40.3

 

		Three months ended June 30, 2021
		Software			Data and			Corporate and
		Solutions			Analytics			Other			Total
Revenues		$	305.4		$	55.9		$	—		$	361.3
Expenses:
Operating expenses			130.6			35.1			31.3	(1)		197.0
Transition and integration costs			—			—			4.3	(2)		4.3
EBITDA			174.8			20.8			(35.6)			160.0
Depreciation and amortization			33.2			3.7			53.5	(3)		90.4
Operating income (loss)			141.6			17.1			(89.1)			69.6
Interest expense, net												(20.9)
Other expense, net												(1.0)
Earnings before income taxes and equity in losses of unconsolidated affiliates												47.7
Income tax expense												10.5
Earnings before equity in losses of unconsolidated affiliates												37.2
Equity in losses of unconsolidated affiliates, net of tax												(5.0)
Net earnings												32.2
Net losses attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests												7.5
Net earnings attributable to Black Knight											$	39.7

 

BLACK KNIGHT, INC.
Segment Information (Continued)
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
		Six months ended June 30, 2022
		Software			Data and			Corporate and
		Solutions			Analytics			Other			Total
Revenues		$	670.1		$	111.6		$	—		$	781.7
Expenses:
Operating expenses			291.2			74.9			58.6	(1)		424.7
Transition and integration costs			—			—			15.8	(2)		15.8
EBITDA			378.9			36.7			(74.4)			341.2
Depreciation and amortization			71.0			7.8			105.2	(3)		184.0
Operating income (loss)			307.9			28.9			(179.6)			157.2
Interest expense, net												(43.7)
Other expense, net												(3.6)
Earnings before income taxes and equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates												109.9
Income tax expense												10.5
Earnings before equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates												99.4
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates, net of tax												303.0
Net earnings												402.4
Net losses attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests												2.5
Net earnings attributable to Black Knight											$	404.9

 

		Six months ended June 30, 2021
		Software			Data and			Corporate and
		Solutions			Analytics			Other			Total
Revenues		$	601.2		$	109.8		$	—		$	711.0
Expenses:
Operating expenses			255.5			69.3			58.4	(1)		383.2
Transition and integration costs			—			—			12.2	(2)		12.2
EBITDA			345.7			40.5			(70.6)			315.6
Depreciation and amortization			64.4			7.5			106.3	(3)		178.2
Operating income (loss)			281.3			33.0			(176.9)			137.4
Interest expense, net												(41.2)
Other expense, net												(4.2)
Earnings before income taxes and equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates												92.0
Income tax expense												15.7
Earnings before equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates												76.3
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates, net of tax												1.4
Net earnings												77.7
Net losses attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests												16.1
Net earnings attributable to Black Knight											$	93.8

(1)	Operating expenses for Corporate and Other includes equity-based compensation, including certain related payroll taxes, of $13.0 million and $13.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and $24.2 million and $23.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
(2)	Transition and integration costs primarily consists of costs associated with acquisitions and costs related to the ICE Transaction.
(3)	Depreciation and amortization for Corporate and Other primarily represents net incremental depreciation and amortization adjustments associated with the application of purchase accounting recorded in accordance with GAAP.

 

BLACK KNIGHT, INC.
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
Reconciliation of Revenues to Organic Revenue Growth
		Three months ended June 30,
		2022			2021									Organic
								Pre-acquisition			Adjusted			revenue
		As reported			As reported			revenues(1)			base			growth
Servicing Software		$	221.7		$	207.8		$	—		$	207.8		7 %
Origination Software			117.7	(2)		97.6			5.7			103.3		14 %
Software Solutions			339.4			305.4			5.7			311.1		9 %
Data and Analytics			55.1	(3)		55.9			0.6			56.5		(2) %
Revenues		$	394.5		$	361.3		$	6.3		$	367.6		7 %

Note: Amounts may not recalculate due to rounding.
(1)	Includes pre-acquisition revenues of TOMN Holdings, Inc. ("Top of Mind") and eMBS, Inc. ("eMBS") for the three months ended June 30, 2021.
(2)	Includes revenues of $6.4 million from the acquisition of Top of Mind.
(3)	Includes revenues of $0.7 million from the acquisition of eMBS (4/1/22 - 5/16/22).

 

		Six months ended June 30,
		2022			2021									Organic
								Pre-acquisition			Adjusted			revenue
		As reported			As reported			revenues(1)			base			growth
Servicing Software		$	444.3		$	410.5		$	—		$	410.5		8 %
Origination Software			225.8	(2)		190.7			11.1			201.8		12 %
Software Solutions			670.1			601.2			11.1			612.3		9 %
Data and Analytics			111.6	(3)		109.8			1.8			111.6		— %
Revenues		$	781.7		$	711.0		$	12.9		$	723.9		8 %

Note: Amounts may not recalculate due to rounding.
(1)	Includes pre-acquisition revenues of Top of Mind, eMBS and NexSpring Financial, LLC ("NexSpring") for the six months ended June 30, 2021.
(2)	Includes revenues of $13.2 million from the acquisitions of Top of Mind and NexSpring (1/1/22 - 3/15/22).
(3)	Includes revenues of $2.0 million from the acquisition of eMBS (1/1/22 - 5/16/22).

 

BLACK KNIGHT, INC.
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Continued)
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
Reconciliation of Net Earnings to Adjusted EBITDA
		Three months ended June 30,						Six months ended June 30,
		2022			2021			2022			2021
Net earnings attributable to Black Knight		$	40.3		$	39.7		$	404.9		$	93.8
Depreciation and amortization			92.5			90.4			184.0			178.2
Interest expense, net			22.6			20.9			43.7			41.2
Income tax expense			11.6			10.5			10.5			15.7
Other expense, net			2.4			1.0			3.6			4.2
Equity in losses of unconsolidated affiliates, net of tax			0.1			5.0			2.4			8.5
Gain related to investment in unconsolidated affiliate, net of tax			—			—			(305.4)			(9.9)
Net losses attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests			—			(7.5)			(2.5)			(16.1)
EBITDA			169.5			160.0			341.2			315.6
Equity-based compensation			13.0			13.2			24.2			23.7
Acquisition-related costs			1.1			4.0			8.7			11.3
ICE Transaction-related costs			6.4			—			6.4			—
Expense reduction initiatives			0.7			0.3			0.7			0.9
Adjusted EBITDA		$	190.7		$	177.5		$	381.2		$	351.5
Net earnings margin			10.2 %			8.9 %			51.5 %			10.9 %
Adjusted EBITDA margin			48.3 %			49.1 %			48.8 %			49.4 %

 

Reconciliation of Operating Income to Adjusted Operating Income
		Three months ended June 30,								Six months ended June 30,
		2022				2021				2022				2021
Operating income		$	77.0			$	69.6			$	157.2			$	137.4
Equity-based compensation			13.0				13.2				24.2				23.7
Acquisition-related costs			1.1				4.0				8.7				11.3
ICE Transaction-related costs			6.4				—				6.4				—
Expense reduction initiatives			0.7				0.3				0.7				0.9
Depreciation and amortization purchase accounting adjustment			52.8				53.7				105.4				106.6
Adjusted operating income		$	151.0			$	140.8			$	302.6			$	279.9
Operating margin			19.5 %				19.3 %				20.1 %				19.3 %
Adjusted operating margin			38.3 %				39.0 %				38.7 %				39.4 %

 

BLACK KNIGHT, INC.
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Continued)
(In millions, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
Reconciliation of Net Earnings to Adjusted Net Earnings
		Three months ended June 30,						Six months ended June 30,
		2022			2021			2022			2021
Net earnings attributable to Black Knight		$	40.3		$	39.7		$	404.9		$	93.8
Equity in losses of unconsolidated affiliates, net of tax			0.1			5.0			2.4			8.5
Gain related to investment in unconsolidated affiliate, net of tax			—			—			(305.4)			(9.9)
Depreciation and amortization purchase accounting adjustment (1)			52.8			53.7			105.4			106.6
Equity-based compensation (2)			13.0			13.2			24.2			23.7
Debt and/or equity offering expenses			—			0.1			—			2.3
Acquisition-related costs			1.1			4.0			8.7			11.3
ICE Transaction-related costs			6.4			—			6.4			—
Expense reduction initiatives			0.7			0.3			0.7			0.9
Legal matters			2.4			1.0			3.7			1.9
Income tax expense adjustment (3)			(16.3)			(15.9)			(47.4)			(38.0)
Redeemable noncontrolling interests adjustment (4)			—			(12.5)			(5.8)			(25.0)
Adjusted net earnings		$	100.5		$	88.6		$	197.8		$	176.1
Adjusted EPS		$	0.65		$	0.57		$	1.27		$	1.13
Weighted average shares outstanding, diluted			155.6			155.7			155.5			155.8

(1)	Components of the depreciation and amortization purchase accounting adjustment are as follows:

		Three months ended June 30,						Six months ended June 30,
		2022			2021			2022			2021
Other intangible assets		$	36.8		$	39.1		$	73.6		$	77.9
Software			15.8			14.5			31.4			28.4
Property and equipment			0.2			0.2			0.4			0.4
Deferred contract costs			—			(0.1)			—			(0.1)
Depreciation and amortization purchase accounting adjustment		$	52.8		$	53.7		$	105.4		$	106.6

(2)	Includes accelerated recognition of equity-based compensation expense of $2.9 million for the three and six months ended June 20, 2021.
(3)	Includes a discrete income tax benefit of $14.1 million related to the establishment of a deferred tax asset as a result of our reorganization of certain wholly-owned subsidiaries for the six months ended June 30, 2022.
(4)	The redeemable noncontrolling interests adjustment primarily includes the effect of the net incremental depreciation and amortization adjustments associated with the application of purchase accounting.

 

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FAQ

What were Black Knight's Q2 2022 earnings results?

Black Knight reported Q2 2022 revenues of $394.5 million, a 9% increase, with diluted EPS at $0.26.

How did Black Knight perform financially in the second quarter of 2022?

In Q2 2022, Black Knight achieved an operating income of $77.0 million and adjusted EBITDA of $190.7 million.

What is the outlook for Black Knight after the Q2 2022 results?

Black Knight has suspended guidance due to the pending transaction with Intercontinental Exchange announced on May 4, 2022.

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The acquisition of Optimal Blue increased Black Knight's cash flows but also led to a significant debt increase.