IQVIA Reports Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2022 Results; Issues Full-Year 2023 Guidance
IQVIA reported strong financial results for Q4 2022 and the full year, with revenue of $3,739 million for Q4 and $14,410 million for the year. GAAP Net Income was $227 million for Q4 and $1,091 million for the year. Adjusted EBITDA was $920 million for Q4, a 11.1% increase year-over-year. The company recorded a book-to-bill ratio of 1.51x for Q4 and 1.36x for 2022. Looking ahead, IQVIA forecasts 2023 revenue between $15,150 million and $15,400 million, anticipating growth of 5.1% to 6.9%.
- Q4 revenue increased by 2.8% year-over-year.
- Adjusted EBITDA of $920 million reflects 11.1% growth year-over-year.
- R&D Solutions contracted backlog grew 9.6% year-over-year, totaling $27.2 billion.
- Full year 2022 revenue up by 3.9% on a reported basis.
- Share repurchases totaled $1,168 million for the full year.
- GAAP Net Income for Q4 decreased by 28.6% year-over-year.
- GAAP Diluted Earnings per Share fell by 26.4% year-over-year for Q4.
- CSMS revenue down 7.1% year-over-year for Q4.
-
Revenue of
for the fourth quarter,$3,739 million for the full year$14,410 million -
GAAP Net Income of
for the fourth quarter,$227 million for the full year$1,091 million -
Adjusted EBITDA of
for the fourth quarter,$920 million for the full year$3,346 million -
GAAP Diluted Earnings per Share of
for the fourth quarter,$1.20 for the full year$5.72 -
Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share of
for the fourth quarter,$2.78 for the full year$10.16 -
R&D Solutions quarterly bookings of over
, representing book-to-bill ratio of 1.51x$3.1 billion -
R&D Solutions contracted backlog of
grew 9.6 percent year-over-year and 11.6 percent excluding the impact of foreign exchange$27.2 billion
Fourth-Quarter 2022 Operating Results
Revenue for the fourth quarter of
As of
"We closed the year with strong results and record bookings and backlog," said
Fourth-quarter GAAP Net Income was
Full-Year 2022 Operating Results
Revenue of
For the full year of 2022, GAAP Net Income was
Financial Position
As of
During the fourth quarter, the company retired
Share Repurchase
During the fourth quarter of 2022, the company repurchased
Full-Year 2023 Guidance
For the full year of 2023, the company expects revenue to be between
The company expects Adjusted EBITDA to be between
Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share is expected to be between
All financial guidance assumes foreign currency exchange rates as of
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About IQVIA
IQVIA (NYSE:IQV) is a leading global provider of advanced analytics, technology solutions, and clinical research services to the life sciences industry. IQVIA creates intelligent connections across all aspects of healthcare through its analytics, transformative technology, big data resources and extensive domain expertise. IQVIA Connected Intelligence™ delivers powerful insights with speed and agility — enabling customers to accelerate the clinical development and commercialization of innovative medical treatments that improve healthcare outcomes for patients. With approximately 86,000 employees, IQVIA conducts operations in more than 100 countries.
IQVIA is a global leader in protecting individual patient privacy. The company uses a wide variety of privacy-enhancing technologies and safeguards to protect individual privacy while generating and analyzing information on a scale that helps healthcare stakeholders identify disease patterns and correlate with the precise treatment path and therapy needed for better outcomes. IQVIA’s insights and execution capabilities help biotech, medical device and pharmaceutical companies, medical researchers, government agencies, payers and other healthcare stakeholders tap into a deeper understanding of diseases, human behaviors and scientific advances, in an effort to advance their path toward cures. To learn more, visit www.iqvia.com.
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The non-GAAP financial measures are not presented in accordance with GAAP. Please refer to the schedules attached to this release for reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures contained herein to the most directly comparable GAAP measures. Our full-year 2023 guidance measures (other than revenue) are provided on a non-GAAP basis without a reconciliation to the most directly comparable GAAP measure because the company is unable to predict with a reasonable degree of certainty certain items contained in the GAAP measures without unreasonable efforts. Such items include, but are not limited to, acquisition related expenses, restructuring and related expenses, stock-based compensation and other items not reflective of the company's ongoing operations.
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IQVIAFIN
Table 1
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (preliminary and unaudited) |
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|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
Twelve Months Ended
|
||||||||||||
(in millions, except per share data) |
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
||||||||
Revenues |
|
$ |
3,739 |
|
|
$ |
3,636 |
|
|
$ |
14,410 |
|
|
$ |
13,874 |
|
Cost of revenues, exclusive of depreciation and amortization |
|
|
2,407 |
|
|
|
2,364 |
|
|
|
9,382 |
|
|
|
9,233 |
|
Selling, general and administrative expenses |
|
|
583 |
|
|
|
542 |
|
|
|
2,071 |
|
|
|
1,964 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
357 |
|
|
|
262 |
|
|
|
1,130 |
|
|
|
1,264 |
|
Restructuring costs |
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
28 |
|
|
|
20 |
|
Income from operations |
|
|
379 |
|
|
|
463 |
|
|
|
1,799 |
|
|
|
1,393 |
|
Interest income |
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
(13 |
) |
|
|
(6 |
) |
Interest expense |
|
|
128 |
|
|
|
90 |
|
|
|
416 |
|
|
|
375 |
|
Loss on extinguishment of debt |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
26 |
|
Other (income) expense, net |
|
|
(18 |
) |
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
33 |
|
|
|
(130 |
) |
Income before income taxes and equity in (losses) earnings of unconsolidated affiliates |
|
|
275 |
|
|
|
376 |
|
|
|
1,363 |
|
|
|
1,128 |
|
Income tax expense |
|
|
48 |
|
|
|
59 |
|
|
|
260 |
|
|
|
163 |
|
Income before equity in (losses) earnings of unconsolidated affiliates |
|
|
227 |
|
|
|
317 |
|
|
|
1,103 |
|
|
|
965 |
|
Equity in (losses) earnings of unconsolidated affiliates |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
(12 |
) |
|
|
6 |
|
Net income |
|
|
227 |
|
|
|
318 |
|
|
|
1,091 |
|
|
|
971 |
|
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(5 |
) |
Net income attributable to |
|
$ |
227 |
|
|
$ |
318 |
|
|
$ |
1,091 |
|
|
$ |
966 |
|
Earnings per share attributable to common stockholders: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Basic |
|
$ |
1.22 |
|
|
$ |
1.67 |
|
|
$ |
5.82 |
|
|
$ |
5.05 |
|
Diluted |
|
$ |
1.20 |
|
|
$ |
1.63 |
|
|
$ |
5.72 |
|
|
$ |
4.95 |
|
Weighted average common shares outstanding: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Basic |
|
|
185.7 |
|
|
|
190.8 |
|
|
|
187.6 |
|
|
|
191.4 |
|
Diluted |
|
|
188.6 |
|
|
|
194.8 |
|
|
|
190.6 |
|
|
|
195.0 |
|
Table 2
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (preliminary and unaudited) |
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|
|
|
||||||
(in millions, except per share data) |
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
||||
ASSETS |
|
|
|
|
||||
Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
1,216 |
|
|
$ |
1,366 |
|
Trade accounts receivable and unbilled services, net |
|
|
2,917 |
|
|
|
2,551 |
|
Prepaid expenses |
|
|
151 |
|
|
|
156 |
|
Income taxes receivable |
|
|
43 |
|
|
|
58 |
|
Investments in debt, equity and other securities |
|
|
93 |
|
|
|
111 |
|
Other current assets and receivables |
|
|
561 |
|
|
|
521 |
|
Total current assets |
|
|
4,981 |
|
|
|
4,763 |
|
Property and equipment, net |
|
|
532 |
|
|
|
497 |
|
Operating lease right-of-use assets |
|
|
331 |
|
|
|
406 |
|
Investments in debt, equity and other securities |
|
|
68 |
|
|
|
76 |
|
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates |
|
|
94 |
|
|
|
88 |
|
|
|
|
13,921 |
|
|
|
13,301 |
|
Other identifiable intangibles, net |
|
|
4,820 |
|
|
|
4,943 |
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
|
118 |
|
|
|
124 |
|
Deposits and other assets, net |
|
|
472 |
|
|
|
491 |
|
Total assets |
|
$ |
25,337 |
|
|
$ |
24,689 |
|
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
|
|
|
|
||||
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
|
$ |
3,316 |
|
|
$ |
2,981 |
|
Unearned income |
|
|
1,797 |
|
|
|
1,825 |
|
Income taxes payable |
|
|
161 |
|
|
|
137 |
|
Current portion of long-term debt |
|
|
152 |
|
|
|
91 |
|
Other current liabilities |
|
|
152 |
|
|
|
207 |
|
Total current liabilities |
|
|
5,578 |
|
|
|
5,241 |
|
Long-term debt, less current portion |
|
|
12,595 |
|
|
|
12,034 |
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
|
464 |
|
|
|
410 |
|
Operating lease liabilities |
|
|
264 |
|
|
|
313 |
|
Other liabilities |
|
|
671 |
|
|
|
649 |
|
Total liabilities |
|
|
19,572 |
|
|
|
18,647 |
|
Stockholders’ equity: |
|
|
|
|
||||
Common stock and additional paid-in capital, 400.0 shares authorized as of |
|
|
10,898 |
|
|
|
10,777 |
|
Retained earnings |
|
|
3,334 |
|
|
|
2,243 |
|
|
|
|
(7,740 |
) |
|
|
(6,572 |
) |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
|
|
(727 |
) |
|
|
(406 |
) |
Total stockholders’ equity |
|
|
5,765 |
|
|
|
6,042 |
|
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity |
|
$ |
25,337 |
|
|
$ |
24,689 |
|
Table 3
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (preliminary and unaudited) |
||||||||
|
|
Year Ended |
||||||
(in millions) |
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
||||
Operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
||||
Net income |
|
$ |
1,091 |
|
|
$ |
971 |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
||||
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
1,130 |
|
|
|
1,264 |
|
Amortization of debt issuance costs and discount |
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
17 |
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
|
194 |
|
|
|
170 |
|
Gain on disposals of property and equipment, net |
|
|
(10 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Losses (earnings) from unconsolidated affiliates |
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
(6 |
) |
Loss (gain) on investments, net |
|
|
27 |
|
|
|
(16 |
) |
Benefit from deferred income taxes |
|
|
(115 |
) |
|
|
(138 |
) |
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
||||
Accounts receivable and unbilled services |
|
|
(421 |
) |
|
|
(138 |
) |
Prepaid expenses and other assets |
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
(15 |
) |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
|
|
427 |
|
|
|
244 |
|
Unearned income |
|
|
31 |
|
|
|
591 |
|
Income taxes payable and other liabilities |
|
|
(128 |
) |
|
|
(2 |
) |
Net cash provided by operating activities |
|
|
2,260 |
|
|
|
2,942 |
|
Investing activities: |
|
|
|
|
||||
Acquisition of property, equipment and software |
|
|
(674 |
) |
|
|
(640 |
) |
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired |
|
|
(1,315 |
) |
|
|
(1,458 |
) |
Purchases of marketable securities, net |
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
|
(10 |
) |
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates, net of payments received |
|
|
(20 |
) |
|
|
(5 |
) |
Proceeds from sale of (investments in) equity securities |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
5 |
|
Other |
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
Net cash used in investing activities |
|
|
(2,006 |
) |
|
|
(2,103 |
) |
Financing activities: |
|
|
|
|
||||
Proceeds from issuance of debt |
|
|
1,250 |
|
|
|
1,951 |
|
Payment of debt issuance costs |
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
|
(40 |
) |
Repayment of debt and principal payments on finance leases |
|
|
(634 |
) |
|
|
(2,091 |
) |
Proceeds from revolving credit facility |
|
|
2,350 |
|
|
|
810 |
|
Repayment of revolving credit facility |
|
|
(2,025 |
) |
|
|
(600 |
) |
Payments related to employee stock option plans |
|
|
(71 |
) |
|
|
(59 |
) |
Repurchase of common stock |
|
|
(1,168 |
) |
|
|
(406 |
) |
Acquisition of Quest's non-controlling interest |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(758 |
) |
Contingent consideration and deferred purchase price payments |
|
|
(26 |
) |
|
|
(42 |
) |
Net cash used in financing activities |
|
|
(329 |
) |
|
|
(1,235 |
) |
Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash |
|
|
(75 |
) |
|
|
(52 |
) |
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
(150 |
) |
|
|
(448 |
) |
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
|
|
1,366 |
|
|
|
1,814 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
|
$ |
1,216 |
|
|
$ |
1,366 |
|
Table 4
NET INCOME TO ADJUSTED EBITDA RECONCILIATION (preliminary and unaudited) |
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|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Twelve Months Ended |
||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
(in millions) |
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
||||||
Net Income Attributable to |
|
$ |
227 |
|
$ |
318 |
|
|
$ |
1,091 |
|
$ |
966 |
|
Provision for income taxes |
|
|
48 |
|
|
59 |
|
|
|
260 |
|
|
163 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
357 |
|
|
262 |
|
|
|
1,130 |
|
|
1,264 |
|
Interest expense, net |
|
|
122 |
|
|
88 |
|
|
|
403 |
|
|
369 |
|
(Income) loss in unconsolidated affiliates |
|
|
— |
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
12 |
|
|
(6 |
) |
Income from non-controlling interests |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
5 |
|
Deferred revenue purchase accounting adjustments |
|
|
— |
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
3 |
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
|
58 |
|
|
42 |
|
|
|
194 |
|
|
170 |
|
Other expense (income), net (1) |
|
|
53 |
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
104 |
|
|
(81 |
) |
Loss on extinguishment of debt |
|
|
— |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
26 |
|
Restructuring and related expenses (2) |
|
|
26 |
|
|
24 |
|
|
|
73 |
|
|
68 |
|
Acquisition related expenses |
|
|
29 |
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
78 |
|
|
75 |
|
Adjusted EBITDA |
|
$ |
920 |
|
$ |
828 |
|
|
$ |
3,346 |
|
$ |
3,022 |
|
(1) |
Reflects certain non-operating income items, revaluations of contingent consideration and certain non-recurring expenses. |
|
(2) |
Reflects restructuring costs as well as accelerated expenses related to lease exits. |
Table 5
NET INCOME TO ADJUSTED NET INCOME RECONCILIATION (preliminary and unaudited) |
||||||||||||||||
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Twelve Months Ended |
||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
(in millions, except per share data) |
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
||||||||
Net Income Attributable to |
|
$ |
227 |
|
|
$ |
318 |
|
|
$ |
1,091 |
|
|
$ |
966 |
|
Provision for income taxes |
|
|
48 |
|
|
|
59 |
|
|
|
260 |
|
|
|
163 |
|
Purchase accounting amortization (1) |
|
|
149 |
|
|
|
138 |
|
|
|
563 |
|
|
|
833 |
|
(Income) loss in unconsolidated affiliates |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
(6 |
) |
Income from non-controlling interests |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
5 |
|
Deferred revenue purchase accounting adjustments |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
|
58 |
|
|
|
42 |
|
|
|
194 |
|
|
|
170 |
|
Other expense (income), net (2) |
|
|
53 |
|
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
104 |
|
|
|
(81 |
) |
Loss on extinguishment of debt |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
26 |
|
Restructuring and related expenses (3) |
|
|
88 |
|
|
|
24 |
|
|
|
135 |
|
|
|
68 |
|
Acquisition related expenses |
|
|
29 |
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
78 |
|
|
|
75 |
|
Adjusted Pre Tax Income |
|
$ |
652 |
|
|
$ |
616 |
|
|
$ |
2,438 |
|
|
$ |
2,222 |
|
Adjusted tax expense |
|
|
(128 |
) |
|
|
(120 |
) |
|
|
(501 |
) |
|
|
(453 |
) |
Income from non-controlling interests |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(5 |
) |
Minority interest effect in non-GAAP adjustments (4) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(4 |
) |
Adjusted Net Income |
|
$ |
524 |
|
|
$ |
496 |
|
|
$ |
1,937 |
|
|
$ |
1,760 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Adjusted earnings per share attributable to common stockholders: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Basic |
|
$ |
2.82 |
|
|
$ |
2.60 |
|
|
$ |
10.33 |
|
|
$ |
9.20 |
|
Diluted |
|
$ |
2.78 |
|
|
$ |
2.55 |
|
|
$ |
10.16 |
|
|
$ |
9.03 |
|
Weighted average common shares outstanding: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Basic |
|
|
185.7 |
|
|
|
190.8 |
|
|
|
187.6 |
|
|
|
191.4 |
|
Diluted |
|
|
188.6 |
|
|
|
194.8 |
|
|
|
190.6 |
|
|
|
195.0 |
|
(1) |
Reflects all the amortization of acquired intangible assets. |
|
(2) |
Reflects certain non-operating income items, revaluations of contingent consideration and certain non-recurring expenses. |
|
(3) |
Reflects restructuring costs as well as accelerated expenses related to lease exits and asset abandonments. |
|
(4) |
Reflects the portion of Q2 Solutions' after-tax non-GAAP adjustments attributable to the minority interest partner. |
Table 6
NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES TO FREE CASH FLOW RECONCILIATION (preliminary and unaudited) |
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|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
Twelve Months Ended
|
||||
(in millions) |
|
2022 |
|
2022 |
||||
|
|
$ |
560 |
|
|
$ |
2,260 |
|
Acquisition of property, equipment and software |
|
|
(171 |
) |
|
|
(674 |
) |
Free Cash Flow |
|
$ |
389 |
|
|
$ |
1,586 |
|
Table 7
CALCULATION OF GROSS AND NET LEVERAGE RATIOS
AS OF (preliminary and unaudited) |
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(in millions) |
|
|
|
Gross Debt, net of Unamortized Discount and Debt Issuance Costs, as of |
|
$ |
12,747 |
Net Debt as of |
|
$ |
11,531 |
Adjusted EBITDA for the twelve months ended |
|
$ |
3,346 |
Gross Leverage Ratio (Gross Debt/LTM Adjusted EBITDA) |
|
3.81x |
|
Net Leverage Ratio (Net Debt/LTM Adjusted EBITDA) |
|
3.45x |
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