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FICO Announces Earnings of $2.90 per Share for First Quarter Fiscal 2021

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FICO (NYSE:FICO) reported strong first quarter fiscal 2021 results, with a net income of $86.5 million ($2.90 per share), up from $54.9 million ($1.82 per share) in the same period last year. Total revenue increased to $312.4 million, driven by a significant 26% growth in Scores revenues, while Applications revenues saw an 11% decline. Non-GAAP net income was $81.6 million ($2.74 per share). The company experienced $77.9 million in net cash from operating activities and $74.9 million in free cash flow, signaling a solid start to the fiscal year.

Positive
  • Net income increased to $86.5 million, representing a 57% year-over-year growth.
  • Total revenue rose to $312.4 million, up from $298.5 million in the prior year.
  • Non-GAAP EPS improved to $2.74 compared to $1.80 in the previous year.
  • Scores revenues grew by 26%, driven by higher mortgage origination volumes.
Negative
  • Applications revenues decreased by 11%, attributed to lower license revenues in Falcon Fraud products.

SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- FICO (NYSE:FICO), a leading predictive analytics and decision management software company, today announced results for its first fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2020.

First Quarter Fiscal 2021 GAAP Results
Net income for the quarter totaled $86.5 million, or $2.90 per share, versus $54.9 million, or $1.82 per share, in the prior year period.

Net cash provided by operating activities for the quarter was $77.9 million versus $60.4 million in the prior year period.

First Quarter Fiscal 2021 Non-GAAP Results
Non-GAAP Net Income for the quarter was $81.6 million versus $54.2 million in the prior year period. Non-GAAP EPS for the quarter was $2.74 versus $1.80 in the prior year period. Free cash flow for the quarter was $74.9 million versus $53.9 million in the prior year period. The Non-GAAP financial measures are described in the financial table captioned "Non-GAAP Results" and are reconciled to the corresponding GAAP results in the financial tables at the end of this release.

First Quarter Fiscal 2021 GAAP Revenue
The company reported revenues of $312.4 million for the quarter as compared to $298.5 million reported in the prior year period. 

"We are off to a good start in the new year," said Will Lansing, chief executive officer. "We are delivering strong earnings growth as we continue the strategic transition to our SaaS platform."

Revenues for the first quarter of fiscal 2021 across each of the company's three operating segments were as follows:

  • Applications revenues, which include the company's preconfigured decision management applications and associated professional services, were $135.4 million in the first quarter, compared to $152.2 million in the prior year period, a decrease of 11%, due primarily to decreased license revenues in our Falcon Fraud products.
  • Scores revenues, which include the company's business-to-business (B2B) scoring solutions and associated professional services, and business-to-consumer (B2C) service, were $144.7 million in the first quarter, compared to $115.1 million in the prior year period, an increase of 26%. B2B revenue increased 20%, driven largely by higher mortgage origination volumes and unit price increases. B2C revenue increased 40% from the prior year period due to higher volumes at myFICO.com, as well as through our partners.
  • Decision Management Software revenues, which include Blaze Advisor®, Xpress Optimization, Decision Management Platform and related professional services, were $32.4 million in the first quarter compared to $31.2 million in the prior year period, an increase of 4%, due primarily to an increases in SaaS subscription revenue, partially offset by a decline in up-front license revenues.

Company to Host Conference Call
The company will host a webcast today at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (2:00 p.m. Pacific Time) to report its first quarter fiscal 2021 results and provide various strategic and operational updates. The call can be accessed at FICO's web site at www.fico.com/investors. A replay of the webcast will be available at our Past Events page through January 28, 2022.

About FICO
FICO (NYSE: FICO) powers decisions that help people and businesses around the world prosper. Founded in 1956 and based in Silicon Valley, the company is a pioneer in the use of predictive analytics and data science to improve operational decisions. FICO holds more than 165 US and foreign patents on technologies that increase profitability, customer satisfaction and growth for businesses in financial services, telecommunications, health care, retail and many other industries. Using FICO solutions, businesses in more than 100 countries do everything from protecting 2.6 billion payment cards from fraud, to helping people get credit, to ensuring that millions of airplanes and rental cars are in the right place at the right time.

Learn more at http://www.fico.com

Join the conversation at https://twitter.com/fico & http://www.fico.com/en/blogs/

FICO is a registered trademark of Fair Isaac Corporation in the US and other countries.

Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Information
Except for historical information contained herein, the statements contained in this news release that relate to FICO or its business are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially, including the impact of COVID-19 on macroeconomic conditions and FICO's business, operations and personnel, the success of the Company's Decision Management strategy and reengineering initiative, the maintenance of its existing relationships and ability to create new relationships with customers and key alliance partners, its ability to continue to develop new and enhanced products and services, its ability to recruit and retain key technical and managerial personnel, competition, regulatory changes applicable to the use of consumer credit and other data, the failure to protect such data, the failure to realize the anticipated benefits of any acquisitions, or divestitures, and material adverse developments in global economic conditions or in the markets we serve. Additional information on these risks and uncertainties and other factors that could affect FICO's future results are described from time to time in FICO's SEC reports, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2020 and its subsequent filings with the SEC. If any of these risks or uncertainties materializes, FICO's results could differ materially from its expectations. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. FICO disclaims any intent or obligation to update these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

FAIR ISAAC CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)














December 31,


September 30,


2020


2020

ASSETS:




Current assets:




     Cash and cash equivalents

$               144,662


$               157,394

     Accounts receivable, net

310,626


334,180

     Prepaid expenses and other current assets

53,153


42,504

          Total current assets

508,441


534,078





Marketable securities and investments

29,782


26,573

Property and equipment, net

39,011


46,419

Operating lease right-of-use-assets

56,030


57,656

Goodwill and intangible assets, net

826,144


821,600

Other assets

117,455


119,914


$            1,576,863


$            1,606,240





LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:




Current liabilities:




     Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities

$                 71,003


$                 86,400

     Accrued compensation and employee benefits

73,231


117,952

     Deferred revenue

115,808


115,159

     Current maturities on debt

131,000


95,000

          Total current liabilities

391,042


414,511





Long-term debt

739,831


739,435

Operating lease liabilities

69,815


73,207

Other liabilities

52,054


48,005

          Total liabilities

1,252,742


1,275,158





Stockholders' equity

324,121


331,082


$            1,576,863


$            1,606,240

 

FAIR ISAAC CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME 

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)










Quarter Ended 


December 31,


2020


2019

Revenues:




     Transactional and maintenance

$           252,150


$           220,374

     Professional services

41,425


44,025

     License

18,839


34,105

        Total revenues

312,414


298,504





Operating expenses:




     Cost of revenues

89,528


90,758

     Research & development

40,651


38,943

     Selling, general and administrative

93,911


112,021

     Amortization of intangible assets

937


1,796

     Restructuring and impairment charges

-


3,104

     Gain on sale of product line assets

(7,334)


-

        Total operating expenses

217,693


246,622

Operating income

94,721


51,882

Other expense, net

(6,761)


(9,987)

Income before income taxes

87,960


41,895

Income taxe provision (benefit)

1,468


(13,026)

Net income

$             86,492


$             54,921













Basic earnings per share:

$                 2.97


$                 1.89

Diluted earnings per share:

$                 2.90


$                 1.82





Shares used in computing earnings per share:




     Basic

29,127


29,025

     Diluted

29,789


30,169

 

FAIR ISAAC CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)










 Quarter Ended 


 December 31, 


2020


2019

Cash flows from operating activities:




 Net income 

$                 86,492


$                 54,921

 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by  




   operating activities: 




       Depreciation and amortization 

7,026


7,856

       Share-based compensation 

25,132


23,145

       Changes in operating assets and liabilities 

(35,584)


(28,419)

       Other, net 

(5,119)


2,862

          Net cash provided by operating activities 

77,947


60,365





 Cash flows from investing activities: 




 Purchases of property and equipment 

(3,045)


(6,500)

 Net activity from marketable securities 

(1,174)


(2,566)

 Proceeds from sale of product line assets 

8,291


-

 Other, net 

(210)


55

          Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities 

3,862


(9,011)





 Cash flows from financing activities: 




 Proceeds from revolving line of credit 

116,000


117,000

 Payments on revolving line of credit 

(80,000)


(367,000)

 Proceeds from issuance of senior notes 

-


350,000

 Proceeds from issuances of common stock 

57


5,091

 Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards 

(85,678)


(86,047)

 Repurchases of common stock 

(50,011)


(60,009)

 Other, net 

(176)


(7,230)

          Net cash used in financing activities 

(99,808)


(48,195)





 Effect of exchange rate changes on cash 

5,267


1,631





 Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 

(12,732)


4,790

 Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 

157,394


106,426

 Cash and cash equivalents, end of period 

$               144,662


$               111,216

 

FAIR ISAAC CORPORATION

REVENUE BY SEGMENT

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

















Quarter Ended 





December 31,





2020


2019



Applications revenues:







     Transactional and maintenance


$         97,731


$         98,837



     Professional services


30,605


34,023



     License


7,025


19,318



          Total Applications revenues


$       135,361


$       152,178










Scores revenues:







     Transactional and maintenance


$       138,590


$       107,446



     Professional services


117


264



     License


5,944


7,428



          Total Scores revenues


$       144,651


$       115,138










Decision Management Software revenues:







     Transactional and maintenance


$         15,829


$         14,091



     Professional services


10,703


9,738



     License


5,870


7,359



          Total Decision Management Software revenues


$         32,402


$         31,188










Total revenues:







     Transactional and maintenance


$       252,150


$       220,374



     Professional services


41,425


44,025



     License


18,839


34,105



          Total revenues


$       312,414


$       298,504



 

FAIR ISAAC CORPORATION

NON-GAAP RESULTS

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)










Quarter Ended 


December 31,


2020


2019





GAAP net income

$                    86,492


$                    54,921

Amortization of intangible assets

937


1,796

Restructuring and impairment charges

-


3,104

Gain on sale of product line assets

(7,334)


-

Stock-based compensation expense

25,132


23,145

Income tax adjustments

(4,486)


(6,762)

Excess tax benefit

(19,183)


(22,018)

Non-GAAP net income

$                    81,558


$                    54,186









GAAP diluted earnings per share

$                        2.90


$                        1.82

Amortization of intangible assets

0.03


0.06

Restructuring and impairment charges

-


0.10

Gain on sale of product line assets

(0.25)


-

Stock-based compensation expense

0.84


0.77

Income tax adjustments

(0.15)


(0.22)

Excess tax benefit

(0.64)


(0.73)

Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share

$                        2.74


$                        1.80





Free cash flow




Net cash provided by operating activities

$                    77,947


$                    60,365

Capital expenditures

(3,045)


(6,500)

Free cash flow

$                    74,902


$                    53,865





Note: The numbers may not sum to total due to rounding.









About Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement the consolidated GAAP financial statements, the company uses the following non-GAAP financial measures: non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP EPS, and free cash flow. Non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP EPS exclude the impact of amortization expense, share-based compensation expense, restructuring and acquisition-related, excess tax benefit, and adjustment to tax valuation allowance items. Free cash flow excludes capital expenditures and dividends paid. The presentation of these financial measures is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, or superior to, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP. 

Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures for financial and operational decision-making and as a means to evaluate period-to-period comparisons. Our management believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding our performance and liquidity by excluding certain items that may not be indicative of recurring business results including significant non-cash expenses. We believe management and investors benefit from referring to these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing our performance when planning, forecasting and analyzing future periods. These non-GAAP financial measures also facilitate management's internal comparisons to historical performance and liquidity as well as comparisons to our competitors' operating results. We believe these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors because they allow for greater transparency with respect to key measures used by management in its financial and operating decision-making.

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FAQ

What were FICO's first quarter fiscal 2021 earnings results?

FICO reported a net income of $86.5 million and earnings per share of $2.90 for the first quarter of fiscal 2021.

What is the revenue growth for FICO in the first quarter of fiscal 2021?

FICO's total revenue for the first quarter was $312.4 million, an increase from $298.5 million in the prior year.

How did FICO's Scores revenues perform in the first quarter of fiscal 2021?

FICO's Scores revenues saw a 26% increase, reaching $144.7 million compared to $115.1 million in the previous year.

What is FICO's outlook for the fiscal year after the first quarter results?

The company expressed confidence in its strategic transition to a SaaS platform, indicating a positive outlook.

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