Dun & Bradstreet Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Financial Results
- Strong Q4 and full-year 2023 financial results reported by Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (DNB).
- Q4 revenue increased by 6.0% to $630.4 million, with GAAP net income at $1.7 million.
- Full year 2023 revenue rose by 4.0% to $2,314.0 million, with adjusted net income of $431.6 million.
- North America segment saw revenue growth of 3.6% for the year, with adjusted EBITDA margin of 45.2%.
- International segment reported a revenue increase of 5.0% for the year, with adjusted EBITDA margin of 32.2%.
- Company expects revenue growth in 2024, with adjusted EBITDA projected to be $930-950 million.
- Adjusted EPS expected in the range of $1.00 to $1.04 for the upcoming period.
- None.
Insights
The financial results of Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. indicate a solid performance with a year-over-year increase in revenue by 6.0% for Q4 2023 and 4.0% for the full year. This growth is particularly noteworthy considering the challenging macroeconomic environment and reflects the company's resilience and the demand for its decisioning data and analytics services. The adjusted EBITDA margin of 41.3% for Q4 and 38.6% for the full year suggests strong operational efficiency and cost management. However, the GAAP net income shows a significant decrease from the previous year, which could be a point of concern for stakeholders interested in the company's profitability.
Looking ahead, the company's guidance for 2024, with expected organic revenue growth between 4.1% to 5.1%, indicates confidence in its business model and market position. The emphasis on deleveraging the balance sheet and focusing on capital allocation strategies to drive shareholder returns is a positive signal for investors. However, the projected adjusted EPS range of $1.00 to $1.04 for 2024, compared to $1.00 in 2023, suggests a cautious outlook on profitability growth.
The reported increase in both North America and International segments for Dun & Bradstreet highlights the company’s global reach and diversified portfolio. The organic revenue growth, particularly in the International segment, suggests successful penetration into foreign markets despite the negative impact of foreign exchange. The consistent growth in the Finance and Risk and Sales and Marketing revenues indicates a stable demand for the company's core services.
It's important to note the adjusted EBITDA margin difference between North America (49.0% for Q4) and International segments (31.8% for Q4), which could point to varying operational efficiencies or market dynamics across geographies. This discrepancy may warrant further analysis to understand the underlying factors contributing to the margin differences and how they might affect future performance.
The financial performance of Dun & Bradstreet amidst a challenging macro environment is commendable. A constant currency basis analysis removes the effects of currency fluctuations and provides a clearer picture of the company's operational performance. The reported organic revenue growth on a constant currency basis is an indicator that the company's underlying business is growing, irrespective of currency volatility.
Furthermore, the company's focus on master data management and third-party and supply chain risk solutions resonates with the current global emphasis on data security and supply chain resilience. The growing demand in these areas may offer significant growth opportunities and could be a strategic focus for the company moving forward. The planned deleveraging of the balance sheet suggests a prudent approach to financial management that could make the company more resilient to future economic downturns.
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Revenue for the fourth quarter of 2023 was
$630.4 million 6.0% and5.1% on a constant currency basis compared to the fourth quarter of 2022. -
GAAP net income for the fourth quarter of 2023 was
$1.7 million $0.01 $22.8 million $0.05 $139.8 million $0.32 $131.0 million $0.30 -
Adjusted EBITDA for the fourth quarter of 2023 was
$260.6 million 4.0% compared to the prior year quarter. Adjusted EBITDA margin for the fourth quarter of 2023 was41.3% .
“We closed 2023 on a high note, delivering organic revenue growth of
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Revenue for the year ended December 31, 2023 was
$2,314.0 million 4.0% and4.2% on a constant currency basis compared to the year ended December 31, 2022. -
Organic revenue increased
4.3% on a constant currency basis compared to the year ended December 31, 2022. -
GAAP net loss for the year ended December 31, 2023 was
$47.0 million $0.11 $2.3 million $0.01 $431.6 million $1.00 $439.6 million $1.02 -
Adjusted EBITDA for the year ended December 31, 2023 was
$892.2 million 3.3% compared to the year ended December 31, 2022. Adjusted EBITDA margin for the year ended December 31, 2023 was38.6% .
Segment Results
For the fourth quarter of 2023,
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Finance and Risk revenue for the fourth quarter of 2023 was
$241.4 million $10.3 million 4.4% compared to the fourth quarter of 2022. -
Sales and Marketing revenue for the fourth quarter of 2023 was
$215.4 million $11.6 million 5.7% compared to the fourth quarter of 2022.
For the year ended December 31, 2023,
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Finance and Risk revenue for the year ended December 31, 2023 was
$888.1 million $21.2 million 2.4% and2.5% on a constant currency basis compared to the year ended December 31, 2022. This included a$7.5 million -
Sales and Marketing revenue for the year ended December 31, 2023 was
$756.4 million $36.2 million 5.0% and5.1% on a constant currency basis compared to the year ended December 31, 2022.
International
International revenue for the fourth quarter of 2023 was
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Finance and Risk revenue for the fourth quarter of 2023 was
$116.4 million $10.4 million 9.8% and6.7% on a constant currency basis compared to the fourth quarter of 2022. -
Sales and Marketing revenue for the fourth quarter of 2023 was
$57.2 million $3.1 million 5.8% and2.6% on a constant currency basis compared to the fourth quarter of 2022.
International adjusted EBITDA for the fourth quarter of 2023 was
International revenue for the year ended December 31, 2023 was
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Finance and Risk revenue for the year ended December 31, 2023 was
$448.6 million $29.5 million 7.0% and7.2% on a constant currency basis compared to the year ended December 31, 2022. -
Sales and Marketing revenue for the year ended December 31, 2023 was
$220.9 million $2.5 million 1.1% and2.1% on a constant currency basis compared to the year ended December 31, 2022. Excluding the negative impact of the divestiture in 2022, Sales and Marketing organic revenue increased3.0% .
International adjusted EBITDA for the year ended December 31, 2023 was
Balance Sheet
As of December 31, 2023, we had cash and cash equivalents of
Business Outlook
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Revenues after the impact of foreign exchange are expected to be in the range of
$2,400 million $2,440 million 3.7% to5.4% . -
Organic revenue growth is expected to be in the range of
4.1% to5.1% . -
Adjusted EBITDA is expected to be in the range of
$930 million $950 million -
Adjusted EPS is expected to be in the range of
$1.00 $1.04
The foregoing forward-looking statements reflect Dun & Bradstreet’s expectations as of today's date and Revenue assumes constant foreign currency rates. Dun & Bradstreet does not present a qualitative reconciliation of its forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measure due to the inherent difficulty, without unreasonable efforts, in forecasting and quantifying with reasonable accuracy significant items required for this reconciliation. Given the number of risk factors, uncertainties and assumptions discussed below, actual results may differ materially. Dun & Bradstreet does not intend to update its forward-looking statements until its next quarterly results announcement, other than in publicly available statements.
Earnings Conference Call and Audio Webcast
Dun & Bradstreet will host a conference call to discuss the fourth quarter and full year 2023 financial results on February 15, 2024 at 8:30am ET. The conference call can be accessed live over the phone by dialing 1-877-407-9716 (
The call will also be webcast live from Dun & Bradstreet’s investor relations website at https://investor.dnb.com. Following the completion of the call, a recorded replay of the webcast will be available on the website.
About Dun & Bradstreet
Dun & Bradstreet, a leading global provider of business decisioning data and analytics, enables companies around the world to improve their business performance. Dun & Bradstreet’s Data Cloud fuels solutions and delivers insights that empower customers to accelerate revenue, lower cost, mitigate risk, and transform their businesses. Since 1841, companies of every size have relied on Dun & Bradstreet to help them manage risk and reveal opportunity. For more information on Dun & Bradstreet, please visit www.dnb.com.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to reporting GAAP results, we evaluate performance and report our results on the non-GAAP financial measures discussed below. We believe that the presentation of these non-GAAP measures provides useful information to investors and rating agencies regarding our results, operating trends and performance between periods. These non-GAAP financial measures include organic revenue, adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (‘‘adjusted EBITDA’’), adjusted EBITDA margin, adjusted net income and adjusted net earnings per diluted share. Adjusted results are non-GAAP measures that adjust for the impact due to certain acquisition and divestiture related revenue and expenses, such as costs for banker fees, legal fees, due diligence, retention payments and contingent consideration adjustments, restructuring charges, equity-based compensation, and other non-core gains and charges that are not in the normal course of our business, such as costs associated with early debt redemptions, gains and losses on sales of businesses, impairment charges, the effect of significant changes in tax laws and material tax and legal settlements. We exclude amortization of recognized intangible assets resulting from the application of purchase accounting because it is non-cash and not indicative of our ongoing and underlying operating performance. Intangible assets are recognized as a result of historical merger and acquisition transactions. We believe that recognized intangible assets by their nature are fundamentally different from other depreciating assets that are replaced on a predictable operating cycle. Unlike other depreciating assets, such as developed and purchased software licenses or property and equipment, there is no replacement cost once these recognized intangible assets expire and the assets are not replaced. Additionally, our costs to operate, maintain and extend the life of acquired intangible assets and purchased intellectual property are reflected in our operating costs as personnel, data fees, facilities, overhead and similar items. Management believes it is important for investors to understand that such intangible assets were recorded as part of purchase accounting and contribute to revenue generation. Amortization of recognized intangible assets will recur in future periods until such assets have been fully amortized. In addition, we isolate the effects of changes in foreign exchange rates on our revenue growth because we believe it is useful for investors to be able to compare revenue from one period to another, both after and before the effects of foreign exchange rate changes. The change in revenue performance attributable to foreign currency rates is determined by converting both our prior and current periods’ foreign currency revenue by a constant rate. As a result, we monitor our revenue growth both after and before the effects of foreign exchange rate changes. We believe that these supplemental non-GAAP financial measures provide management and other users with additional meaningful financial information that should be considered when assessing our ongoing performance and comparability of our operating results from period to period. Our management regularly uses our supplemental non-GAAP financial measures internally to understand, manage and evaluate our business and make operating decisions. These non-GAAP measures are among the factors management uses in planning for and forecasting future periods. Non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed in addition to, and not as an alternative to our reported results prepared in accordance with GAAP.
Our non-GAAP or adjusted financial measures reflect adjustments based on the following items, as well as the related income tax.
Organic Revenue
We define organic revenue as reported revenue before the effect of foreign exchange excluding revenue from acquired businesses, if applicable, for the first twelve months. In addition, organic revenue excludes current and prior year revenue associated with divested businesses, if applicable. We believe the organic measure provides investors and analysts with useful supplemental information regarding the Company’s underlying revenue trends by excluding the impact of acquisitions and divestitures. Revenue from divested businesses is related to the business-to-consumer business in
Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin
We define adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) attributable to Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. excluding the following items:
- depreciation and amortization;
- interest expense and income;
- income tax benefit or provision;
- other non-operating expenses or income;
- equity in net income of affiliates;
- net income attributable to non-controlling interests;
- equity-based compensation;
- restructuring charges;
- merger, acquisition and divestiture-related operating costs;
- transition costs primarily consisting of non-recurring expenses associated with transformational and integration activities, as well as incentive expenses associated with our synergy program; and
- other adjustments primarily related to non-cash charges and gains, including impairment charges and adjustments as the result of the application of purchase accounting mainly in 2022 related to the deferred commission cost amortization. In addition, other adjustments also include non-recurring charges such as legal expense associated with significant legal and regulatory matters.
We calculate adjusted EBITDA margin by dividing adjusted EBITDA by revenue.
Adjusted Net Income
We define adjusted net income as net income (loss) attributable to Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. adjusted for the following items:
- incremental amortization resulting from the application of purchase accounting. We exclude amortization of recognized intangible assets resulting from the application of purchase accounting because it is non-cash and is not indicative of our ongoing and underlying operating performance. The Company believes that recognized intangible assets by their nature are fundamentally different from other depreciating assets that are replaced on a predictable operating cycle. Unlike other depreciating assets, such as developed and purchased software licenses or property and equipment, there is no replacement cost once these recognized intangible assets expire and the assets are not replaced. Additionally, the Company’s costs to operate, maintain and extend the life of acquired intangible assets and purchased intellectual property are reflected in the Company’s operating costs as personnel, data fees, facilities, overhead and similar items;
- equity-based compensation;
- restructuring charges;
- merger, acquisition and divestiture-related operating costs;
- transition costs primarily consisting of non-recurring expenses associated with transformational and integration activities, as well as incentive expenses associated with our synergy program;
- merger, acquisition and divestiture-related non-operating costs;
- debt refinancing and extinguishment costs;
- non-operating pension-related income (expenses) includes certain costs and income associated with our pension and postretirement plans, consisting of interest cost, expected return on plan assets and amortized actuarial gains or losses, prior service credits and if applicable, plan settlement charges. These adjustments are non-cash and market-driven, primarily due to the changes in the value of pension plan assets and liabilities which are tied to financial market performance and conditions;
- non-cash gain and loss resulting from the modification of our interest rate swaps;
- other adjustments primarily related to non-cash charges and gains, including impairment charges and adjustments as the result of the application of purchase accounting, mainly in 2022 related to the deferred commission cost amortization. In addition, other adjustments also include non-recurring charges such as legal expense associated with significant legal and regulatory matters;
- tax effect of the non-GAAP adjustments; and
- other tax effect adjustments related to the tax impact of statutory tax rate changes on deferred taxes and other discrete items.
Adjusted Net Earnings Per Diluted Share
We calculate adjusted net earnings per diluted share by dividing adjusted net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period plus the dilutive effect of common shares potentially issuable in connection with awards outstanding under our stock incentive plan.
Forward-Looking Statements
The statements contained in this release that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements, including statements regarding expectations, hopes, intentions or strategies regarding the future. Forward-looking statements are based on Dun & Bradstreet’s management’s beliefs, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, them. Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “seeks,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects” and similar references to future periods, or by the inclusion of forecasts or projections. Examples of forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements we make regarding the outlook for our future business and financial performance. 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. It is not possible to predict or identify all risk factors. Consequently, the risks and uncertainties listed below should not be considered a complete discussion of all of our potential trends, risks and uncertainties. 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 that forward-looking statements are subject to include, but are not limited to: (i) our ability to implement and execute our strategic plans to transform the business; (ii) our ability to develop or sell solutions in a timely manner or maintain client relationships; (iii) competition for our solutions; (iv) harm to our brand and reputation; (v) unfavorable global economic conditions including, but not limited to, volatility in interest rates, foreign currency markets, inflation, and supply chain disruptions; (vi) risks associated with operating and expanding internationally; (vii) failure to prevent cybersecurity incidents or the perception that confidential information is not secure; (viii) failure in the integrity of our data or systems; (ix) system failures and personnel disruptions, which could delay the delivery of our solutions to our clients; (x) loss of access to data sources or ability to transfer data across the data sources in markets where we operate; (xi) failure of our software vendors and network and cloud providers to perform as expected or if our relationship is terminated; (xii) loss or diminution of one or more of our key clients, business partners or government contracts; (xiii) dependence on strategic alliances, joint ventures and acquisitions to grow our business; (xiv) our ability to protect our intellectual property adequately or cost-effectively; (xv) claims for intellectual property infringement; (xvi) interruptions, delays or outages to subscription or payment processing platforms; (xvii) risks related to acquiring and integrating businesses and divestitures of existing businesses; (xviii) our ability to retain members of the senior leadership team and attract and retain skilled employees; (xix) compliance with governmental laws and regulations; (xx) risks related to registration and other rights held by certain of our largest shareholders; (xxi) an outbreak of disease, global or localized health pandemic or epidemic, or the fear of such an event, including the global economic uncertainty and measures taken in response; (xxii) increased economic uncertainty related to the ongoing conflict between
Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. Consolidated Statements of Operations (In millions, except per share data) |
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Three months ended December 31, |
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Year ended December 31, |
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2023 |
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2022 |
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2023 |
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2022 |
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Revenue |
$ |
630.4 |
|
$ |
595.0 |
|
$ |
2,314.0 |
|
$ |
2,224.6 |
Cost of services (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) |
|
223.6 |
|
|
188.1 |
|
|
831.0 |
|
|
721.4 |
Selling and administrative expenses |
|
190.5 |
|
|
196.7 |
|
|
742.7 |
|
|
745.6 |
Depreciation and amortization |
|
149.7 |
|
|
145.7 |
|
|
586.8 |
|
|
587.2 |
Restructuring charges |
|
2.8 |
|
|
6.2 |
|
|
13.2 |
|
|
20.5 |
Operating costs |
|
566.6 |
|
|
536.7 |
|
|
2,173.7 |
|
|
2,074.7 |
Operating income (loss) |
|
63.8 |
|
|
58.3 |
|
|
140.3 |
|
|
149.9 |
Interest income |
|
1.6 |
|
|
1.1 |
|
|
5.8 |
|
|
2.2 |
Interest expense |
|
(53.5) |
|
|
(55.0) |
|
|
(221.9) |
|
|
(193.2) |
Other income (expense) - net |
|
(4.1) |
|
|
3.2 |
|
|
(5.3) |
|
|
13.9 |
Non-operating income (expense) - net |
|
(56.0) |
|
|
(50.7) |
|
|
(221.4) |
|
|
(177.1) |
Income (loss) before provision (benefit) for income taxes and equity in net income of affiliates |
|
7.8 |
|
|
7.6 |
|
|
(81.1) |
|
|
(27.2) |
Less: provision (benefit) for income taxes |
|
6.3 |
|
|
(15.2) |
|
|
(34.2) |
|
|
(28.8) |
Equity in net income of affiliates |
|
1.1 |
|
|
0.7 |
|
|
3.2 |
|
|
2.5 |
Net income (loss) |
|
2.6 |
|
|
23.5 |
|
|
(43.7) |
|
|
4.1 |
Less: net (income) loss attributable to the non-controlling interest |
|
(0.9) |
|
|
(0.7) |
|
|
(3.3) |
|
|
(6.4) |
Net income (loss) attributable to Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. |
$ |
1.7 |
|
$ |
22.8 |
|
$ |
(47.0) |
|
$ |
(2.3) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Basic earnings (loss) per share of common stock attributable to Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. |
$ |
0.00 |
|
$ |
0.05 |
|
$ |
(0.11) |
|
$ |
(0.01) |
Diluted earnings (loss) per share of common stock attributable to Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. |
$ |
0.00 |
|
$ |
0.05 |
|
$ |
(0.11) |
|
$ |
(0.01) |
Weighted average number of shares outstanding-basic |
|
431.1 |
|
|
429.3 |
|
|
430.5 |
|
|
429.1 |
Weighted average number of shares outstanding-diluted |
|
434.2 |
|
|
432.5 |
|
|
430.5 |
|
|
429.1 |
Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. Consolidated Balance Sheets (In millions, except share data and per share data) |
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December 31,
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December 31,
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Assets |
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Current assets |
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|
|
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
188.1 |
|
$ |
208.4 |
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of |
|
258.0 |
|
|
271.6 |
Prepaid taxes |
|
51.8 |
|
|
57.7 |
Other prepaids |
|
100.1 |
|
|
77.2 |
Other current assets |
|
58.3 |
|
|
89.0 |
Total current assets |
|
656.3 |
|
|
703.9 |
Non-current assets |
|
|
|
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Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of |
|
102.1 |
|
|
96.9 |
Computer software, net of accumulated amortization of |
|
666.3 |
|
|
631.8 |
Goodwill |
|
3,445.8 |
|
|
3,431.3 |
Other intangibles |
|
3,915.9 |
|
|
4,320.1 |
Deferred costs |
|
161.7 |
|
|
143.7 |
Other non-current assets |
|
187.8 |
|
|
144.2 |
Total non-current assets |
|
8,479.6 |
|
|
8,768.0 |
Total assets |
$ |
9,135.9 |
|
$ |
9,471.9 |
Liabilities |
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|
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Current liabilities |
|
|
|
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Accounts payable |
$ |
111.7 |
|
$ |
80.5 |
Accrued payroll |
|
111.9 |
|
|
109.5 |
Short-term debt |
|
32.7 |
|
|
32.7 |
Deferred revenue |
|
590.0 |
|
|
563.1 |
Other accrued and current liabilities |
|
196.1 |
|
|
316.8 |
Total current liabilities |
|
1,042.4 |
|
|
1,102.6 |
Long-term pension and postretirement benefits |
|
143.9 |
|
|
158.2 |
Long-term debt |
|
3,512.5 |
|
|
3,552.2 |
Deferred income tax |
|
887.3 |
|
|
1,023.7 |
Other non-current liabilities |
|
118.2 |
|
|
126.8 |
Total liabilities |
|
5,704.3 |
|
|
5,963.5 |
Commitments and contingencies |
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Equity |
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|
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Common Stock, |
|
— |
|
|
— |
Capital surplus |
|
4,429.2 |
|
|
4,443.7 |
Accumulated deficit |
|
(811.1) |
|
|
(764.1) |
Treasury Stock, 886,920 shares at both December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 |
|
(0.3) |
|
|
(0.3) |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
|
(198.7) |
|
|
(180.0) |
Total stockholders' equity |
|
3,419.1 |
|
|
3,499.3 |
Non-controlling interest |
|
12.5 |
|
|
9.1 |
Total equity |
|
3,431.6 |
|
|
3,508.4 |
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity |
$ |
9,135.9 |
|
$ |
9,471.9 |
Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (In millions) |
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Year ended December 31, |
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2023 |
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2022 |
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Cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities: |
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|
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Net income (loss) |
$ |
(43.7) |
|
$ |
4.1 |
Reconciliation of net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: |
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|
|
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Depreciation and amortization |
|
586.8 |
|
|
587.2 |
Amortization of unrecognized pension loss (gain) |
|
(2.8) |
|
|
(0.4) |
Debt early redemption premium expense |
|
— |
|
|
16.3 |
Deferred debt issuance costs amortization and write-off |
|
18.3 |
|
|
23.8 |
Pension settlement charge |
|
— |
|
|
2.1 |
Equity-based compensation expense |
|
83.4 |
|
|
66.0 |
Restructuring charge |
|
13.2 |
|
|
20.5 |
Restructuring payments |
|
(15.2) |
|
|
(16.9) |
Changes in deferred income taxes |
|
(131.9) |
|
|
(151.0) |
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
|
|
|
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(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable |
|
13.7 |
|
|
113.3 |
(Increase) decrease in prepaid taxes, other prepaids and other current assets |
|
(13.2) |
|
|
(23.2) |
Increase (decrease) in deferred revenue |
|
25.8 |
|
|
8.8 |
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable |
|
30.2 |
|
|
(5.2) |
Increase (decrease) in accrued payroll |
|
5.1 |
|
|
3.6 |
Increase (decrease) in other accrued and current liabilities |
|
(35.9) |
|
|
(18.1) |
(Increase) decrease in other long-term assets |
|
(41.6) |
|
|
(53.2) |
Increase (decrease) in long-term liabilities |
|
(38.1) |
|
|
(41.2) |
Net, other non-cash adjustments |
|
(1.9) |
|
|
0.6 |
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities |
|
452.2 |
|
|
537.1 |
Cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities: |
|
|
|
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Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired |
|
— |
|
|
(0.5) |
Cash settlements of foreign currency contracts and net investment hedge |
|
5.0 |
|
|
6.0 |
Capital expenditures |
|
(4.7) |
|
|
(12.6) |
Additions to computer software and other intangibles |
|
(194.7) |
|
|
(205.3) |
Other investing activities, net |
|
2.6 |
|
|
1.9 |
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities |
|
(191.8) |
|
|
(210.5) |
Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities: |
|
|
|
||
Payment for debt early redemption premiums |
|
— |
|
|
(16.3) |
Payments of dividends |
|
(86.1) |
|
|
(42.9) |
Payment of long term debt |
|
— |
|
|
(420.0) |
Proceeds from borrowings on Credit Facility |
|
515.1 |
|
|
315.1 |
Proceeds from borrowings on Term Loan Facility |
|
— |
|
|
460.0 |
Payments of borrowings on Credit Facility |
|
(540.4) |
|
|
(424.8) |
Payments of borrowing on Term Loan Facility |
|
(32.7) |
|
|
(106.6) |
Payment of debt issuance costs |
|
— |
|
|
(7.4) |
Payment for purchase of non-controlling interests |
|
(95.7) |
|
|
(23.6) |
Other financing activities, net |
|
(42.6) |
|
|
(14.6) |
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities |
|
(282.4) |
|
|
(281.1) |
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents |
|
1.7 |
|
|
(14.2) |
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
|
(20.3) |
|
|
31.3 |
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of Period |
|
208.4 |
|
|
177.1 |
Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Period |
$ |
188.1 |
|
$ |
208.4 |
|
|
|
|
||
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information: |
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
||
Cash Paid for: |
|
|
|
||
Income taxes payment (refund), net |
$ |
100.2 |
|
$ |
139.8 |
Interest |
$ |
213.3 |
|
$ |
178.5 |
Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to Adjusted EBITDA (In millions) |
|||||||||||
|
Three months ended December 31, |
|
Year ended December 31, |
||||||||
|
2023 |
|
2022 |
|
2023 |
|
2022 |
||||
Net income (loss) attributable to Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. |
$ |
1.7 |
|
$ |
22.8 |
|
$ |
(47.0) |
|
$ |
(2.3) |
Depreciation and amortization |
|
149.7 |
|
|
145.7 |
|
|
586.8 |
|
|
587.2 |
Interest expense - net |
|
51.9 |
|
|
53.9 |
|
|
216.1 |
|
|
191.0 |
(Benefit) provision for income tax - net |
|
6.3 |
|
|
(15.2) |
|
|
(34.2) |
|
|
(28.8) |
EBITDA |
|
209.6 |
|
|
207.2 |
|
|
721.7 |
|
|
747.1 |
Other income (expense) - net |
|
4.1 |
|
|
(3.2) |
|
|
5.3 |
|
|
(13.9) |
Equity in net income of affiliates |
|
(1.1) |
|
|
(0.7) |
|
|
(3.2) |
|
|
(2.5) |
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest |
|
0.9 |
|
|
0.7 |
|
|
3.3 |
|
|
6.4 |
Equity-based compensation |
|
17.3 |
|
|
22.1 |
|
|
83.4 |
|
|
66.0 |
Restructuring charges |
|
2.8 |
|
|
6.2 |
|
|
13.2 |
|
|
20.5 |
Merger, acquisition and divestiture-related operating costs |
|
1.7 |
|
|
6.1 |
|
|
7.1 |
|
|
23.4 |
Transition costs |
|
21.8 |
|
|
10.7 |
|
|
52.9 |
|
|
24.4 |
Other adjustments (1) |
|
3.5 |
|
|
1.3 |
|
|
8.5 |
|
|
(7.9) |
Adjusted EBITDA |
$ |
260.6 |
|
$ |
250.4 |
|
$ |
892.2 |
|
$ |
863.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
$ |
223.7 |
|
$ |
214.9 |
|
$ |
743.3 |
|
$ |
718.0 |
International |
|
55.2 |
|
|
49.0 |
|
|
215.4 |
|
|
202.2 |
Corporate and other |
|
(18.3) |
|
|
(13.5) |
|
|
(66.5) |
|
|
(56.7) |
Adjusted EBITDA |
$ |
260.6 |
|
$ |
250.4 |
|
$ |
892.2 |
|
$ |
863.5 |
Adjusted EBITDA Margin |
|
41.3 % |
|
|
42.1 % |
|
|
38.6 % |
|
|
38.8 % |
(1) |
Adjustments for 2023 were primarily related to legal fees associated with ongoing legal matters and impairment charges. Adjustments for 2022 were primarily related to non-cash purchase accounting adjustments for deferred commission cost amortization. |
| Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc.
Segment Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA (Unaudited) (In millions) |
|||||||||||
|
Three months ended December 31, 2023 |
||||||||||
|
|
|
International |
|
Corporate and
|
|
Total |
||||
Revenue |
$ |
456.8 |
|
$ |
173.6 |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
630.4 |
Total operating costs |
|
258.9 |
|
|
125.0 |
|
|
19.9 |
|
|
403.8 |
Operating income (loss) |
|
197.9 |
|
|
48.6 |
|
|
(19.9) |
|
|
226.6 |
Depreciation and amortization |
|
25.8 |
|
|
6.6 |
|
|
1.6 |
|
|
34.0 |
Adjusted EBITDA |
$ |
223.7 |
|
$ |
55.2 |
|
$ |
(18.3) |
|
$ |
260.6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Adjusted EBITDA margin |
|
49.0 % |
|
|
31.8 % |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
41.3 % |
|
Year ended December 31, 2023 |
||||||||||
|
|
|
International |
|
Corporate and
|
|
Total |
||||
Revenue |
$ |
1,644.5 |
|
$ |
669.5 |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
2,314.0 |
Total operating costs |
|
993.8 |
|
|
476.0 |
|
|
73.0 |
|
|
1,542.8 |
Operating income (loss) |
|
650.7 |
|
|
193.5 |
|
|
(73.0) |
|
|
771.2 |
Depreciation and amortization |
|
92.6 |
|
|
21.9 |
|
|
6.5 |
|
|
121.0 |
Adjusted EBITDA |
$ |
743.3 |
|
$ |
215.4 |
|
$ |
(66.5) |
|
$ |
892.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Adjusted EBITDA margin |
|
45.2 % |
|
|
32.2 % |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
38.6 % |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
Three months ended December 31, 2022 |
||||||||||
|
|
|
International |
|
Corporate and
|
|
Total |
||||
Revenue |
$ |
434.9 |
|
$ |
160.1 |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
595.0 |
Total operating costs |
|
237.8 |
|
|
115.2 |
|
|
15.2 |
|
|
368.2 |
Operating income (loss) |
|
197.1 |
|
|
44.9 |
|
|
(15.2) |
|
|
226.8 |
Depreciation and amortization |
|
17.8 |
|
|
4.1 |
|
|
1.7 |
|
|
23.6 |
Adjusted EBITDA |
$ |
214.9 |
|
$ |
49.0 |
|
$ |
(13.5) |
|
$ |
250.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Adjusted EBITDA margin |
|
49.4 % |
|
|
30.6 % |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
42.1 % |
|
Year ended December 31, 2022 |
||||||||||
|
|
|
International |
|
Corporate and
|
|
Total |
||||
Revenue |
$ |
1,587.1 |
|
$ |
637.5 |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
2,224.6 |
Total operating costs |
|
940.5 |
|
|
450.3 |
|
|
63.4 |
|
|
1,454.2 |
Operating income (loss) |
|
646.6 |
|
|
187.2 |
|
|
(63.4) |
|
|
770.4 |
Depreciation and amortization |
|
71.4 |
|
|
15.0 |
|
|
6.7 |
|
|
93.1 |
Adjusted EBITDA |
$ |
718.0 |
|
$ |
202.2 |
|
$ |
(56.7) |
|
$ |
863.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Adjusted EBITDA margin |
|
45.2 % |
|
|
31.7 % |
|
|
N/A |
|
|
38.8 % |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to Adjusted Net Income (Loss) (In millions, except per share data) |
|||||||||||
|
Three months ended December 31, |
|
Year ended December 31, |
||||||||
|
2023 |
|
2022 |
|
2023 |
|
2022 |
||||
Net income (loss) attributable to Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. |
$ |
1.7 |
|
$ |
22.8 |
|
$ |
(47.0) |
|
$ |
(2.3) |
Incremental amortization of intangible assets resulting from the application of purchase accounting |
|
115.7 |
|
|
122.0 |
|
|
465.8 |
|
|
494.0 |
Equity-based compensation |
|
17.3 |
|
|
22.1 |
|
|
83.4 |
|
|
66.0 |
Restructuring charges |
|
2.8 |
|
|
6.2 |
|
|
13.2 |
|
|
20.5 |
Merger, acquisition and divestiture-related operating costs |
|
1.7 |
|
|
6.1 |
|
|
7.1 |
|
|
23.4 |
Transition costs |
|
21.8 |
|
|
10.7 |
|
|
52.9 |
|
|
24.4 |
Merger, acquisition and divestiture-related non-operating costs |
|
1.8 |
|
|
1.7 |
|
|
1.8 |
|
|
3.7 |
Debt refinancing and extinguishment costs |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
2.5 |
|
|
24.3 |
Non-operating pension-related income |
|
(4.5) |
|
|
(8.9) |
|
|
(18.3) |
|
|
(42.2) |
Non-cash gain from interest rate swap amendment (1) |
|
(8.0) |
|
|
— |
|
|
(10.6) |
|
|
— |
Other adjustments (2) |
|
3.6 |
|
|
1.3 |
|
|
9.7 |
|
|
(7.9) |
Tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments |
|
(26.1) |
|
|
(37.7) |
|
|
(142.6) |
|
|
(144.6) |
Other tax effect adjustments |
|
12.0 |
|
|
(15.3) |
|
|
13.7 |
|
|
(19.7) |
Adjusted net income (loss) attributable to Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (3) |
$ |
139.8 |
|
$ |
131.0 |
|
$ |
431.6 |
|
$ |
439.6 |
Adjusted diluted earnings (loss) per share of common stock |
$ |
0.32 |
|
$ |
0.30 |
|
$ |
1.00 |
|
$ |
1.02 |
Weighted average number of shares outstanding - diluted |
|
434.2 |
|
|
432.5 |
|
|
432.8 |
|
|
430.0 |
(1) |
Amount represents non-cash amortization gain resulted from the amendment of our interest rate swap derivatives. The amount is reported within "Interest expense-net" for the year ended December 31, 2023. |
|
(2) |
Adjustments for 2023 were primarily related to legal fees associated with ongoing legal matters. Adjustments for 2022 were primarily related to non-cash purchase accounting adjustments for deferred commission cost amortization. | |
(3) |
Starting in the first quarter of 2023, we exclude non-operating pension-related income from Adjusted net income (loss) and all prior periods have been adjusted accordingly. |
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