KYNDRYL REPORTS SECOND QUARTER FISCAL 2024 RESULTS AND RAISES ITS FULL-YEAR OUTLOOK
- Kyndryl reports a year-over-year decline of 3% in revenues for Q2 2023, but adjusted EBITDA increases by 34% compared to the prior-year period, driven by three-A initiatives.
- Kyndryl's Alliances, Advanced Delivery, and Accounts initiatives are progressing well, with Advanced Delivery generating annualized savings of approximately $425 million and raising its fiscal 2024 year-end objective for annualized savings from $450 million to $550 million.
- The Company is raising its fiscal 2024 adjusted pretax income outlook to at least $140 million, compared to its prior outlook of at least $100 million, and raising its fiscal 2024 adjusted EBITDA margin outlook to approximately 14.5%.
- Kyndryl Consult revenues grew 19% year-over-year and 17% in constant currency, reaching 14% of total revenue in the quarter.
- None.
Strong execution on 'three-A's' strategy drives margin expansion
- Revenues for the quarter ended September 30, 2023 total
$4.1 billion $109 million $142 million - Adjusted EBITDA is
$574 million $25 million $12 million - Raises full-year adjusted earnings outlook
"We're strengthening and transforming our business at an accelerated pace, which is driving faster-than-anticipated margin expansion and creating future growth opportunities for Kyndryl. We're again increasing our adjusted earnings outlook for the year, and we remain on track to return to revenue growth in calendar 2025," said Kyndryl Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Martin Schroeter. "Our customers are increasingly relying on us to provide the mission-critical expertise and technology necessary to harness today's secular IT trends."
Results for the Fiscal Second Quarter Ended September 30, 2023
For the second quarter, Kyndryl reported revenues of
Adjusted pretax income was
Adjusted EBITDA of
"In our fiscal second quarter, we delivered outstanding growth in adjusted EBITDA and adjusted pretax income, driven by continued progress on our three-A initiatives and transforming how we operate. At the same time, we're positioning Kyndryl for future success by signing new contracts and renewals with meaningfully higher margins than our pre-spin, legacy contracts," said Kyndryl Chief Financial Officer David Wyshner.
Recent Developments
- Alliances initiative – In the first half of its fiscal year, Kyndryl recognized
$180 million $300 million - Advanced Delivery initiative – To date, Kyndryl has redeployed more than 7,500 delivery professionals to serve new revenue streams and backfill attrition. This has generated annualized savings of approximately
$425 million $450 million $550 million - Accounts initiative – Kyndryl continued to address elements of contracts with substandard margins, bringing the total impact from this initiative to
$400 million $400 million $500 million - Strong projected margin on recent signings – In the quarter, projected pretax margins associated with total signings were again in the high-single-digit range, which aligns with levels achieved throughout fiscal 2023 and reflects the Company's focus on margin expansion.
- Double-digit growth in Kyndryl Consult – In the quarter, Kyndryl Consult revenues grew
19% year-over-year and17% in constant currency and were14% of total revenue. - Separation-related costs – Kyndryl's reported results for the fiscal second quarter reflect
$48 million
Raising Fiscal Year 2024 Outlook
Kyndryl is raising its fiscal 2024 adjusted pretax income outlook, which it now expects to be at least
The Company is raising its fiscal 2024 targets primarily because of the benefits from its three-A initiatives, as discussed above, and noted that it continues to expect its fiscal 2024 adjusted free cash flow will be positive. Kyndryl is narrowing its outlook for constant-currency revenue growth to (
Earnings Webcast
Kyndryl's earnings call for the second fiscal quarter is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. ET on November 8, 2023. The live webcast can be accessed by visiting investors.kyndryl.com on Kyndryl's investor relations website. A slide presentation will be made available on Kyndryl's investor relations website before the call on November 8, 2023. Following the event, a replay will be available via webcast for twelve months at investors.kyndryl.com.
About Kyndryl
Kyndryl (NYSE: KD) is the world's largest IT infrastructure services provider, serving thousands of enterprise customers in more than 60 countries. The Company designs, builds, manages and modernizes the complex, mission-critical information systems that the world depends on every day. For more information, visit www.kyndryl.com.
Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this press release, including statements concerning the Company's plans, objectives, goals, beliefs, business strategies, future events, business condition, results of operations, financial position, business outlook and business trends and other non-historical statements, including without limitation the information presented in the "Outlook" section of this press release, are forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements often contain words such as "will," "anticipate," "predict," "project," "plan," "forecast," "future," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "target," "may," "should," "would," "could," "outlook," "goal," "objective," "seek," "aim," "believe" and other similar words or expressions or the negative thereof or other variations thereon. Forward-looking statements are based on the Company's current assumptions and beliefs regarding future business and financial performance.
The Company's actual business, financial condition or results of operations may differ materially from those suggested by forward-looking statements as a result of risks and uncertainties which include, among others: risks related to the Company's spin-off from IBM; failure to attract new customers, retain existing customers or sell additional services to customers; technological developments and the Company's response to such developments; failure to meet growth and productivity objectives; competition; impacts of relationships with critical suppliers and partners; inability to attract, retain and/or manage key personnel and other skilled employees; the impact of local legal, economic, political, health and other conditions; a downturn in economic environment and customer spending budgets; damage to the Company's reputation; inability to accurately estimate the cost of services and the timeline for completion of contracts; its implementation of a new enterprise resource planning system and other systems and processes; service delivery issues; the Company's ability to successfully manage acquisitions, alliances and dispositions, including integration challenges, failure to achieve objectives, the assumption of liabilities, and higher debt levels; the impact of our business with government customers; failure of the Company's intellectual property rights to prevent competitive offerings and the failure of the Company to obtain necessary licenses; the impairment of our goodwill or long-lived assets; risks relating to cybersecurity and data privacy; risks relating to non-compliance with legal and regulatory requirements; adverse effects from tax matters and environmental matters; legal proceedings and investigatory risks; the impact of changes in market liquidity conditions and customer credit risk on receivables; the Company's pension plans; the impact of currency fluctuations; and risks related to the Company's common stock and the securities market.
Additional risks and uncertainties include, among others, those risks and uncertainties described in the "Risk Factors" section of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, and may be further updated from time to time in the Company's subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Any forward-looking statement in this press release speaks only as of the date on which it is made. Except as required by law, the Company assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
In this release, certain amounts may not add due to the use of rounded numbers; percentages presented are calculated based on the underlying amounts.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In an effort to provide investors with additional information regarding its results, the Company has provided certain metrics that are not calculated based on generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), such as constant-currency results, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted pretax income, adjusted net income, adjusted EPS, adjusted EBITDA margin, adjusted pretax margin, adjusted net margin and adjusted free cash flow. Such non-GAAP metrics are intended to supplement GAAP metrics, but not to replace them. The Company's non-GAAP metrics may not be comparable to similarly titled metrics used by other companies. Definitions of non-GAAP metrics and reconciliations of non-GAAP metrics for historical periods to GAAP metrics are included in the tables in this release.
A reconciliation of forward-looking non-GAAP financial information is not included in this release because the individual components of such reconciliation are not currently available without unreasonable effort. For the same reason, we are unable to address the probable significance of the unavailable information, which could be material to future results.
Investor Contact:
Lori Chaitman
lori.chaitman@kyndryl.com
Media Contact:
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Table 1 | ||||||||||||
KYNDRYL HOLDINGS, INC. | ||||||||||||
Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||||
September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||
Revenues | $ | 4,073 | $ | 4,179 | $ | 8,266 | $ | 8,467 | ||||
Cost of services | $ | 3,422 | $ | 3,613 | $ | 6,871 | $ | 7,290 | ||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 634 | 706 | 1,353 | 1,400 | ||||||||
Workforce rebalancing charges | 39 | 3 | 97 | 6 | ||||||||
Transaction-related costs | 48 | 68 | 89 | 171 | ||||||||
Interest expense | 31 | 19 | 61 | 38 | ||||||||
Other expense (income) | 8 | (10) | 13 | (13) | ||||||||
Total costs and expenses | $ | 4,182 | $ | 4,399 | $ | 8,484 | $ | 8,892 | ||||
Income (loss) before income taxes | $ | (109) | $ | (219) | $ | (218) | $ | (425) | ||||
Provision for income taxes | 33 | 61 | 65 | 107 | ||||||||
Net income (loss) | $ | (142) | $ | (281) | $ | (283) | $ | (531) | ||||
Earnings per share data | ||||||||||||
Basic earnings (loss) per share | $ | (0.62) | $ | (1.24) | $ | (1.24) | $ | (2.35) | ||||
Diluted earnings (loss) per share | (0.62) | (1.24) | (1.24) | (2.35) | ||||||||
Weighted-average basic shares outstanding | 229.1 | 226.8 | 228.5 | 226.0 | ||||||||
Weighted-average diluted shares outstanding | 229.1 | 226.8 | 228.5 | 226.0 | ||||||||
Table 2 | ||||||||||
SEGMENT RESULTS | ||||||||||
Three Months Ended September 30, | Year-over-Year Growth | |||||||||
As | Constant | |||||||||
Segment Results | 2023 | 2022 | Reported | Currency | ||||||
Revenue | ||||||||||
$ | 1,108 | $ | 1,149 | (4 %) | (4 %) | |||||
569 | 614 | (7 %) | (3 %) | |||||||
Principal Markets1 | 1,465 | 1,472 | (0 %) | (5 %) | ||||||
Strategic Markets1 | 930 | 944 | (1 %) | (7 %) | ||||||
Total revenue | $ | 4,073 | $ | 4,179 | (3 %) | (5 %) | ||||
Adjusted EBITDA2 | ||||||||||
$ | 176 | $ | 167 | |||||||
84 | 113 | |||||||||
Principal Markets | 185 | 57 | ||||||||
Strategic Markets | 150 | 111 | ||||||||
Corporate and other3 | (21) | (20) | ||||||||
Total adjusted EBITDA | $ | 574 | $ | 428 | ||||||
Six Months Ended September 30, | Year-over-Year Growth | |||||||||
As | Constant | |||||||||
Segment Results | 2023 | 2022 | Reported | Currency | ||||||
Revenue | ||||||||||
$ | 2,272 | $ | 2,317 | (2 %) | (2 %) | |||||
1,180 | 1,249 | (6 %) | (1 %) | |||||||
Principal Markets1 | 2,949 | 2,988 | (1 %) | (3 %) | ||||||
Strategic Markets1 | 1,865 | 1,914 | (3 %) | (6 %) | ||||||
Total revenue | $ | 8,266 | $ | 8,467 | (2 %) | (3 %) | ||||
Adjusted EBITDA2 | ||||||||||
$ | 412 | $ | 367 | |||||||
184 | 228 | |||||||||
Principal Markets | 352 | 157 | ||||||||
Strategic Markets | 283 | 207 | ||||||||
Corporate and other3 | (45) | (40) | ||||||||
Total adjusted EBITDA | $ | 1,186 | $ | 919 | ||||||
September 30, | March 31, | |||||||||
Balance Sheet Data | 2023 | 2023 | ||||||||
Cash and equivalents | $ | 1,408 | $ | 1,847 | ||||||
Debt (short-term and long-term) | 3,243 | 3,221 | ||||||||
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1 | Principal Markets is comprised of Kyndryl's operations in |
2 | In the three months ended September 30, 2023, the Principal Markets and |
3 | Represents net amounts not allocated to segments. |
Table 3 | ||||||
KYNDRYL HOLDINGS, INC. | ||||||
Six Months Ended September 30, | ||||||
2023 | 2022 | |||||
Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||
Net income (loss) | $ | (283) | $ | (531) | ||
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to cash provided by operating activities: | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization | ||||||
Depreciation of property, equipment and capitalized software | 431 | 449 | ||||
Depreciation of right-of-use assets | 173 | 191 | ||||
Amortization of transition costs and prepaid software | 631 | 584 | ||||
Amortization of capitalized contract costs | 281 | 222 | ||||
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets | 15 | 25 | ||||
Stock-based compensation | 48 | 54 | ||||
Deferred taxes | 51 | 41 | ||||
Net (gain) loss on asset sales and other | 22 | 21 | ||||
Change in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||
Deferred costs (excluding amortization) | (699) | (738) | ||||
Right-of-use assets and liabilities (excluding depreciation) | (195) | (193) | ||||
Workforce rebalancing liabilities | (18) | (1) | ||||
Receivables | (110) | 471 | ||||
Accounts payable | (494) | 181 | ||||
Taxes | (55) | 33 | ||||
Other assets and other liabilities | 75 | (316) | ||||
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | $ | (127) | $ | 491 | ||
Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||
Capital expenditures | $ | (275) | $ | (466) | ||
Proceeds from disposition of property and equipment | 119 | 10 | ||||
Other investing activities, net | (53) | (60) | ||||
Net cash used in investing activities | $ | (208) | $ | (516) | ||
Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||
Debt repayments | $ | (67) | $ | (56) | ||
Common stock repurchases for tax withholdings | (12) | (13) | ||||
Other financing activities, net | (1) | — | ||||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | $ | (80) | $ | (69) | ||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | $ | (33) | $ | (160) | ||
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | $ | (448) | $ | (253) | ||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period | $ | 1,860 | $ | 2,154 | ||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period | $ | 1,412 | $ | 1,901 | ||
Supplemental data | ||||||
Income taxes paid, net of refunds received | $ | 88 | $ | 37 | ||
Interest paid on debt | $ | 59 | $ | 34 | ||
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Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities was | ||||||
Table 4
NON-GAAP METRIC DEFINITIONS AND RECONCILIATIONS
(dollars in millions, except signings)
We report our financial results in accordance with GAAP. We also present certain non-GAAP financial measures to provide useful supplemental information to investors. We provide these non-GAAP financial measures as we believe it enhances investors' visibility to management decisions and their impacts on operational performance; enables better comparison to peer companies; and allows us to provide a long-term strategic view of the business going forward.
Constant-currency information compares results between periods as if exchange rates had remained constant period over period. We define constant-currency revenues as total revenues excluding the impact of foreign exchange rate movements and use it to determine the constant-currency revenue growth on a year-over-year basis. Constant-currency revenues are calculated by translating current period revenues using corresponding prior-period exchange rates.
Adjusted pretax income is defined as pretax income excluding transaction-related costs, charges related to ceasing to use leased / fixed assets, charges related to lease terminations, pension expenses other than pension servicing costs and multi-employer plan costs, stock-based compensation expense, amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets, workforce rebalancing charges, impairment expense, significant litigation costs and currency impacts of highly inflationary countries. Adjusted pretax margin is calculated by dividing adjusted pretax income by revenue.
Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income (loss) excluding net interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization (excluding depreciation of right-of-use assets and amortization of capitalized contract costs), charges related to ceasing to use leased / fixed assets, charges related to lease terminations, transaction-related costs, pension costs other than pension servicing costs and multi-employer plan costs, stock-based compensation expense, workforce rebalancing charges, impairment expense, significant litigation costs, and foreign currency impacts of highly inflationary countries. Adjusted EBITDA margin is calculated by dividing adjusted EBITDA by revenue.
Adjusted net income is defined as adjusted pretax income less the reported provision for income taxes, minus or plus the tax effect of the non-GAAP adjustments made to calculate adjusted pretax income, and excluding exceptional items impacting the reported provision for income taxes. Adjusted net margin is calculated by dividing adjusted net income by revenue.
Adjusted earnings per share (EPS) is defined as adjusted net income divided by diluted weighted average shares outstanding to reflect shares that are dilutive or anti-dilutive based on the amount of adjusted net income.
Adjusted free cash flow is defined as cash flows from operating activities (GAAP) after adding back transaction-related payments, charges related to lease terminations, workforce rebalancing payments and significant litigation payments, less net capital expenditures. Management uses adjusted free cash flow as a measure to evaluate its operating results, plan strategic investments and assess our ability and need to incur and service debt. We believe adjusted free cash flow is a useful supplemental financial measure to aid investors in assessing our ability to pursue business opportunities and investments and to service our debt. Adjusted free cash flow is a financial measure that is not recognized under
Signings are defined by Kyndryl as an initial estimate of the value of a customer's commitment under a contract. We calculate this based on various considerations including the type and duration of the agreement as well as the presence of termination charges or wind-down costs. Contract extensions and increases in scope are treated as signings only to the extent of the incremental new value. Signings can vary over time due to a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the timing of signing a small number of larger outsourcing contracts. The conversion of signings into revenue may vary based on the types of services and solutions, customer decisions and other factors, which may include, but are not limited to, macroeconomic environment or external events. Management uses signings as a tool to monitor the performance of the business including the business' ability to attract new customers and sell additional scope into our existing customer base.
Reconciliation of net income (loss) to | ||||||||||||
adjusted pretax income (loss), | ||||||||||||
adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net | Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | ||||||||||
income (loss) and adjusted EPS | September 30, | September 30, | ||||||||||
(in millions, except per share amounts) | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||
Net income (loss) (GAAP) | $ | (142) | $ | (281) | $ | (283) | $ | (531) | ||||
Provision for income taxes | 33 | 61 | 65 | 107 | ||||||||
Pretax income (loss) (GAAP) | $ | (109) | $ | (219) | $ | (218) | $ | (425) | ||||
Workforce rebalancing charges | 39 | 3 | 97 | 6 | ||||||||
Charges related to ceasing to use leased/fixed | — | — | 10 | — | ||||||||
Transaction-related costs | 48 | 68 | 89 | 171 | ||||||||
Stock-based compensation expense | 25 | 28 | 48 | 54 | ||||||||
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible | 7 | 11 | 15 | 25 | ||||||||
Other adjustments1 | 15 | 9 | 31 | 18 | ||||||||
Adjusted pretax income (loss) (non-GAAP) | $ | 25 | $ | (102) | $ | 72 | $ | (152) | ||||
Interest expense | 31 | 19 | 61 | 38 | ||||||||
Depreciation of property, equipment and | 212 | 221 | 422 | 449 | ||||||||
Amortization of transition costs and prepaid | 306 | 291 | 631 | 584 | ||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) | $ | 574 | $ | 428 | $ | 1,186 | $ | 919 | ||||
Operating margin3 | (1.7) % | (5.0) % | (1.7) % | (4.7) % | ||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA margin | 14.1 % | 10.2 % | 14.4 % | 10.9 % | ||||||||
Adjusted pretax income (loss) (non-GAAP) | $ | 25 | $ | (102) | $ | 72 | $ | (152) | ||||
Provision for income taxes (GAAP) | (33) | (61) | (65) | (107) | ||||||||
Tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments | (4) | (5) | (19) | (11) | ||||||||
Adjusted net income (loss) (non-GAAP) | $ | (12) | $ | (168) | $ | (12) | $ | (270) | ||||
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding | 229.1 | 226.8 | 228.5 | 226.0 | ||||||||
Diluted earnings (loss) per share (GAAP) | $ | (0.62) | $ | (1.24) | $ | (1.24) | $ | (2.35) | ||||
Adjusted diluted earnings (loss) per share (non- | (0.05) | (0.74) | (0.05) | (1.19) | ||||||||
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1 | Other adjustments represent pension expenses other than pension servicing costs and multi-employer plan costs, significant litigation costs, and currency impacts of highly inflationary countries. |
2 | Current-year amounts exclude |
3 | Operating margin is calculated by dividing net income (loss) less income taxes, interest expense and other expense (income), by revenue. |
Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||||
Reconciliation of cash flow from operations | September 30, | September 30, | ||||||||||
to adjusted free cash flow (in millions) | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||
Cash flows from operating activities (GAAP) | $ | 46 | $ | 387 | $ | (127) | $ | 491 | ||||
Plus: Transaction-related payments | 42 | 70 | 84 | 135 | ||||||||
Plus: Workforce rebalancing payments | 34 | 9 | 113 | 14 | ||||||||
Plus: Significant litigation payments | 10 | — | 44 | — | ||||||||
Plus: Payments related to lease terminations | (2) | — | 5 | — | ||||||||
Less: Net capital expenditures | (61) | (250) | (155) | (456) | ||||||||
Adjusted free cash flow (non-GAAP) | $ | 69 | $ | 216 | $ | (37) | $ | 184 | ||||
Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||
September 30, | September 30, | Fiscal Year-to-date | ||||||||||||||||
Signings (in billions) | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||
Signings1 | $ | 2.4 | $ | 2.5 | $ | 5.2 | $ | 5.4 | $ | 6.0 | $ | 6.0 | ||||||
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1 | Signings for the three months ended September 30, 2023 decreased by |
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