Pitney Bowes Announces Third Quarter 2023 Financial Results

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Pitney Bowes announced its Q3 2023 financial results, reporting a decrease in revenue of 6% on a reported basis and 1% on a comparable basis. The SendTech and Presort segments showed profit growth and margin expansion, while the Global Ecommerce segment did not meet financial expectations. The company is increasing its 2024 annualized cost savings by an additional $40 million, bringing the total to approximately $115 million. Cash and short-term investments were $579 million at quarter-end. Pitney Bowes is ahead of schedule on its restructuring plan and is targeting $75 to $85 million in annual savings by the end of 2024.

Positive

• SendTech and Presort segments delivered profit growth and margin expansion
• Additional $40 million in cost savings identified, bringing total savings to $115 million
• Cash and short-term investments were $579 million at quarter-end
• Ahead of target on restructuring plan, targeting $75 to $85 million in annual savings by end of 2024

Negative

• Global Ecommerce segment did not meet financial expectations
• Revenue decreased by 6% on a reported basis and 1% on a comparable basis
• Adjusted EPS was $0.00, flat compared to prior year
• Adjusted Segment EBITDA for Global Ecommerce was a loss of $25 million

STAMFORD, Conn--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Pitney Bowes (NYSE: PBI) (“Pitney Bowes” or the “Company”), a global shipping and mailing company that provides technology, logistics, and financial services, today announced its financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2023.

Jason Dies, Interim Chief Executive Officer, commented:

“Our SendTech and Presort segments both delivered profit growth and margin expansion during the quarter, reflecting success in our growth strategies and productivity initiatives, as well as resilience in challenging economic conditions. We are ahead of schedule on delivering the savings associated with our previously announced restructuring plan. Building on this momentum, we have identified additional actions and are increasing our 2024 annualized cost savings under this program by an additional $40 million. This brings the total to approximately $115 million inclusive of restructuring and other productivity actions. Global Ecommerce did not meet financial expectations, and we are taking meaningful actions to enable this valuable segment to realize its potential. As we look ahead to next quarter and beyond, our teams will leave no stone unturned while working to identify near-term initiatives and long-term steps that can drive enhanced value for our stockholders and other stakeholders.”

Third Quarter Financial Highlights

• Revenue in the quarter was $784 million, a decrease of 6 percent on a reported basis and 1 percent on a comparable basis versus prior year ⁽¹⁾
• GAAP EPS was a loss of $0.07 in the quarter versus GAAP EPS of $0.03 in third quarter 2022; Adjusted EPS was $0.00 and flat versus prior year
• GAAP cash from operating activities was $25 million in the quarter and Free Cash Flow was $15 million; both improved in the quarter compared to the prior year period
• Cash and short-term investments were $579 million at quarter-end
• Ahead of target on previously announced restructuring plan, adding incremental $40 million and now targeting $75 to $85 million in annual savings by end of 2024, bringing the total savings to $115 million when other productivity actions are included
• Used the net proceeds from $275 million private placement offering in July 2023, to redeem the remaining balance of 2024 notes and $30 million of the Term Loan A

⁽¹⁾ Comparable basis is defined in the “Use of Non-GAAP Measures” section

Earnings per share results are summarized in the table below:

				Third Quarter
				2023				2022
GAAP EPS				($0.07)				$0.03
Restructuring Charges and Asset Impairments				$0.07				$0.02
Gain on Sale of Businesses				-				($0.05)
Adjusted EPS (2)				$0.00				$0.00

(2) The sum of the earnings per share may not equal the totals due to rounding.

Business Segment Reporting

SendTech Solutions

SendTech Solutions offers physical and digital mailing and shipping technology solutions, financing, services, supplies and other applications for small and medium businesses, retail, enterprise, and government clients around the world to help simplify and save on the sending, tracking and receiving of letters, parcels and flats.

				Third Quarter
($ millions)				2023				2022				% Change Reported				% Change Comparable Basis
Revenue				$318				$332				(4%)				(3%)
Adjusted Segment EBITDA				$105				$102				3%
Adjusted Segment EBIT				$98				$95				3%

We are in a stage of our product lifecycle where we will have fewer new lease opportunities, which we expect to be generally offset by an increase in fixed term lease extensions. From a financial perspective, this shift results in lower equipment sales partially offset by higher margin financing revenue spread over the lease term. Support service revenue declined in line with the mail market and as a result of exiting certain unprofitable contracts to service equipment of third parties. Shipping-related revenue grew 6 percent year over year, partially offsetting the decline in mail related revenue, and now accounts for 12 percent of segment revenue.

Simplification and cost reduction actions more than offset the revenue decline and resulted in Adjusted Segment EBIT improvement.

Presort Services

Presort Services provides sortation services that enable clients to qualify for USPS workshare discounts in First Class Mail, Marketing Mail, Marketing Mail Flats and Bound Printed Matter.

				Third Quarter
($ millions)				2023				2022				% Change Reported
Revenue				$152				$145				5%
Adjusted Segment EBITDA				$37				$28				35%
Adjusted Segment EBIT				$29				$21				42%

New sales and higher revenue per piece more than offset organic mail decline, driving segment revenue growth. Growth in higher yielding mail classes contributed to increased revenue per piece.

Adjusted Segment EBIT growth was driven by higher revenue, improved labor productivity from increased automation and process improvements, and lower unit transportation costs from select route insourcing.

Global Ecommerce

Global Ecommerce provides business to consumer logistics services for domestic and cross-border delivery, returns and fulfillment.

				Third Quarter
($ millions)				2023				2022				% Change Reported				% Change Comparable Basis
Revenue				$313				$354				(12%)				(1%)
Adjusted Segment EBITDA				($25)				($17)				(47%)
Adjusted Segment EBIT				($42)				($35)				(20%)

Global Ecommerce processed 51 million domestic parcels in the quarter, which is up 38 percent from third quarter 2022. Domestic parcel revenue growth of 29 percent versus prior year, was more than offset by a loss in revenue from cross-border as that offering resets from the previously announced change in two client relationships. Cross-border revenue stabilized in the quarter versus second quarter 2023.

The decline in Adjusted Segment EBIT was primarily a result of lower cross-border revenue, market pressures on domestic parcel revenue per piece, and incremental costs related to network consolidation efforts. Lower operating expenses partially offset the decline.

Full Year 2023 Guidance

Given our Global Ecommerce segment’s year-to-date performance and continued market headwinds, we now expect the Company’s full-year revenue to decline between 3% and 4% on a comparable basis and full-year adjusted EBIT margins to remain relatively flat versus the prior year.

Conference Call and Webcast

Management of Pitney Bowes will discuss the Company’s results in a broadcast over the Internet today at 8:00 a.m. ET. Instructions for listening to the earnings results via the Web are available on the Investor Relations page of the Company’s web site at www.pitneybowes.com.

About Pitney Bowes

Pitney Bowes (NYSE:PBI) is a global shipping and mailing company that provides technology, logistics, and financial services to more than 90 percent of the Fortune 500. Small business, retail, enterprise, and government clients around the world rely on Pitney Bowes to remove the complexity of sending mail and parcels. For additional information, visit: www.pitneybowes.com

Use of Non-GAAP Measures

Our financial results are reported in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). We also disclose certain non-GAAP measures, such as adjusted earnings before interest and taxes (Adjusted EBIT), adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (Adjusted EBITDA), adjusted earnings per share (Adjusted EPS), revenue growth on a comparable basis and free cash flow.

Adjusted EBIT, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EPS exclude the impact of restructuring charges, goodwill impairment, gains, losses and costs related to the sale of assets, acquisitions and dispositions, losses on debt redemptions and refinancings and other unusual items. Management believes that these non-GAAP measures provide investors greater insight into the underlying operating trends of the business.

We disclose revenue growth on a comparable basis, which excludes three items. First, the comparison excludes the impacts of foreign currency. Second, we are excluding the impact of the divestiture of the Borderfree business effective July 1, 2022. Third, we are excluding the impact of a change in the presentation of revenue beginning in the fourth quarter of 2022, from a gross basis to net basis due to an adjustment in terms of one of our contracts with the United States Postal Service. The change in revenue presentation impacts both our Global Ecommerce and SendTech Solutions segments. The change in revenue presentation does not impact gross profit. Management believes that excluding these items provides investors with a better understanding of the underlying revenue performance.

Free cash flow adjusts cash flow from operations calculated in accordance with GAAP for capital expenditures, restructuring payments and other special items. Management believes free cash flow provides investors better insight into the amount of cash available for other discretionary uses.

Adjusted Segment EBIT is the primary measure of profitability and operational performance at the segment level and is determined by deducting from segment revenue the related costs and expenses attributable to the segment. Adjusted Segment EBIT excludes interest, taxes, unallocated corporate expenses, restructuring charges, goodwill impairment, and other items not allocated to a business segment. The Company also reports Adjusted Segment EBITDA as an additional useful measure of segment profitability and operational performance.

Complete reconciliations of non-GAAP measures to comparable GAAP measures can be found in the attached financial schedules and at the Company's web site at www.pb.com/investorrelations.

This document contains “forward-looking statements” about the Company’s expected or potential future business and financial performance. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about future revenue and earnings guidance and future events or conditions. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Factors which could cause future financial performance to differ materially from expectations include, without limitation, declining physical mail volumes; changes in postal regulations or the operations and financial health of posts in the U.S. or other major markets or changes to the broader postal or shipping markets; our ability to continue to grow and manage unexpected fluctuations in volumes, gain additional economies of scale and improve profitability within our Global Ecommerce segment; the loss of some of our larger clients in our Global Ecommerce and Presort Services segments; the loss of, or significant changes to, United States Postal Service (USPS) commercial programs, or our contractual relationships with the USPS or their performance under those contracts; the impacts on our cost of debt due to recent increases in interest rates and the potential for future interest rate hikes; and other factors as more fully outlined in the Company's 2022 Form 10-K Annual Report and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission during 2023. Pitney Bowes assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this document as a result of new information, events or developments.

Note: Consolidated statements of income; revenue, adjusted segment EBIT and adjusted segment EBITDA by business segment; and reconciliations of GAAP to non-GAAP measures for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, and consolidated balance sheets at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are attached.

Pitney Bowes Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited; in thousands, except per share amounts)
	Three months ended September 30,								Nine months ended September 30,
		2023				2022				2023				2022
Revenue:
Business services	$	483,987			$	518,405			$	1,480,975			$	1,667,267
Support services		101,855				107,642				310,454				325,619
Financing		68,572				67,757				202,323				207,084
Equipment sales		76,705				83,528				238,766				262,810
Supplies		35,695				37,455				111,035				116,761
Rentals		16,937				16,127				51,217				49,810
Total revenue		783,751				830,914				2,394,770				2,629,351
Costs and expenses:
Cost of business services		419,859				452,715				1,276,814				1,433,474
Cost of support services		35,589				36,618				107,447				111,463
Financing interest expense		16,813				13,692				46,112				37,827
Cost of equipment sales		52,952				60,595				166,303				188,181
Cost of supplies		10,498				10,529				32,607				33,074
Cost of rentals		4,289				6,270				14,859				19,052
Selling, general and administrative		209,416				209,576				674,085				678,999
Research and development		10,362				9,812				31,129				32,400
Restructuring charges and asset impairments		16,578				4,264				42,620				12,672
Goodwill impairment		-				-				118,599				-
Interest expense, net		26,782				23,685				72,044				66,816
Other components of net pension and postretirement (income) cost		(2,683	)			1,427				(6,144	)			3,229
Other income, net		-				(8,398	)			(3,064	)			(20,299	)
Total costs and expenses		800,455				820,785				2,573,411				2,596,888
(Loss) income before taxes		(16,704	)			10,129				(178,641	)			32,463
(Benefit) provision for income taxes		(4,185	)			4,642				(16,850	)			1,819
Net (loss) income	$	(12,519	)		$	5,487			$	(161,791	)		$	30,644
(Loss) earnings per share:
Basic	$	(0.07	)		$	0.03			$	(0.92	)		$	0.18
Diluted	$	(0.07	)		$	0.03			$	(0.92	)		$	0.17
Weighted-average shares used in diluted earnings per share		176,099				176,966				175,428				177,418

Pitney Bowes Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited; in thousands)
Assets	September 30, 2023				December 31, 2022
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	557,696			$	669,981
Short-term investments		21,732				11,172
Accounts and other receivables, net		288,592				343,557
Short-term finance receivables, net		550,152				564,972
Inventories		83,781				83,720
Current income taxes		6,392				8,790
Other current assets and prepayments		109,189				115,824
Total current assets		1,617,534				1,798,016
Property, plant and equipment, net		391,649				420,672
Rental property and equipment, net		24,652				27,487
Long-term finance receivables, net		641,251				627,124
Goodwill		945,418				1,066,951
Intangible assets, net		66,111				77,944
Operating lease assets		309,995				296,129
Noncurrent income taxes		55,378				46,613
Other assets		370,716				380,419
Total assets	$	4,422,704			$	4,741,355
Liabilities and stockholders' (deficit) equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	793,609			$	907,083
Customer deposits at Pitney Bowes Bank		642,556				628,072
Current operating lease liabilities		58,270				52,576
Current portion of long-term debt		56,533				32,764
Advance billings		87,739				105,207
Current income taxes		1,819				2,101
Total current liabilities		1,640,526				1,727,803
Long-term debt		2,101,595				2,172,502
Deferred taxes on income		238,391				263,131
Tax uncertainties and other income tax liabilities		21,386				23,841
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities		279,920				265,696
Other noncurrent liabilities		265,995				227,729
Total liabilities		4,547,813				4,680,702
Stockholders' (deficit) equity:
Common stock		323,338				323,338
Retained earnings		4,872,439				5,125,677
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(838,071	)			(835,564	)
Treasury stock, at cost		(4,482,815	)			(4,552,798	)
Total stockholders' (deficit) equity		(125,109	)			60,653
Total liabilities and stockholders' (deficit) equity	$	4,422,704			$	4,741,355

Pitney Bowes Inc.
Business Segment Revenue
(Unaudited; in thousands)
					Three months ended September 30,										Nine months ended September 30,
						2023				2022			% Change			2023			2022			% Change
Global Ecommerce
	Revenue, as reported				$	313,161			$	354,326			(12%)		$	974,306		$	1,166,623			(16%)
	Impact of change in revenue presentation									(39,795	)								(115,171	)
	Impact of Borderfree divestiture									-									(22,550	)
	Comparable revenue before currency					313,161				314,531			(0%)			974,306			1,028,902			(5%)
	Impact of currency on revenue					(1,023	)									2,255
	Comparable revenue				$	312,138			$	314,531			(1%)		$	976,561		$	1,028,902			(5%)
Presort Services
	Revenue, as reported				$	152,451			$	144,824			5%		$	454,460		$	444,302			2%
Sending Technology Solutions
	Revenue, as reported				$	318,139			$	331,764			(4%)		$	966,004		$	1,018,426			(5%)
	Impact of change in revenue presentation									(4,373	)								(12,916	)
	Comparable revenue before currency					318,139				327,391			(3%)			966,004			1,005,510			(4%)
	Impact of currency on revenue					(2,106	)									3,463
	Comparable revenue				$	316,033			$	327,391			(3%)		$	969,467		$	1,005,510			(4%)
Consolidated
	Revenue, as reported				$	783,751			$	830,914			(6%)		$	2,394,770		$	2,629,351			(9%)
	Impact of change in revenue presentation									(44,168	)								(128,087	)
	Impact of Borderfree divestiture									-									(22,550	)
	Comparable revenue before currency					783,751				786,746			(0%)			2,394,770			2,478,714			(3%)
	Impact of currency on revenue					(3,129	)									5,718
	Comparable revenue				$	780,622			$	786,746			(1%)		$	2,400,488		$	2,478,714			(3%)

Pitney Bowes Inc.
Adjusted Segment EBIT & EBITDA
(Unaudited; in thousands)
			Three months ended September 30,
			2023									2022									% change
			Adjusted Segment EBIT (1)			D&A		Adjusted Segment EBITDA				Adjusted Segment EBIT (1)			D&A		Adjusted Segment EBITDA				Adjusted Segment EBIT	Adjusted Segment EBITDA
Global Ecommerce			$	(41,712	)	$	16,872	$	(24,840	)		$	(34,881	)	$	17,982	$	(16,899	)		(20%)	(47%)
Presort Services				29,124			8,313		37,437				20,561			7,182		27,743			42%	35%
Sending Technology Solutions				97,761			7,494		105,255				95,234			7,248		102,482			3%	3%
Segment total			$	85,173		$	32,679		117,852			$	80,914		$	32,412		113,326			5%	4%
Reconciliation of Segment Adjusted EBITDA to Net (Loss) Income:
Segment depreciation and amortization									(32,679	)								(32,412	)
Unallocated corporate expenses									(41,704	)								(42,908	)
Restructuring charges and asset impairments									(16,578	)								(4,264	)
Gain on sale of businesses, including transaction costs									-									13,764
Interest expense, net									(43,595	)								(37,377	)
Benefit (provision) for income taxes									4,185									(4,642	)
Net (loss) income								$	(12,519	)							$	5,487
			Nine months ended September 30,
			2023									2022									% change
			EBIT (1)			D&A		EBITDA				EBIT (1)			D&A		EBITDA				EBIT	EBITDA
Global Ecommerce			$	(114,033	)	$	49,906	$	(64,127	)		$	(77,402	)	$	60,906	$	(16,496	)		(47%)	>(100%)
Presort Services				76,458			25,172		101,630				53,044			20,601		73,645			44%	38%
Sending Technology Solutions				291,912			22,344		314,256				295,374			22,159		317,533			(1%)	(1%)
Segment total			$	254,337		$	97,422		351,759			$	271,016		$	103,666		374,682			(6%)	(6%)
Reconciliation of Segment EBITDA to Net (Loss) Income:
Segment depreciation and amortization									(97,422	)								(103,666	)
Unallocated corporate expenses									(145,762	)								(141,537	)
Restructuring charges and asset impairments									(42,620	)								(12,672	)
Goodwill impairment									(118,599	)								-
Gain (loss) on debt redemption									3,064									(4,993	)
Proxy solicitation fees									(10,905	)								-
Gain on sale of assets									-									14,372
Gain on sale of businesses, including transaction costs									-									10,920
Interest expense, net									(118,156	)								(104,643	)
Benefit (provision) for income taxes									16,850									(1,819	)
Net (loss) income								$	(161,791	)							$	30,644

(1)		Adjusted segment EBIT excludes interest, taxes, general corporate expenses, restructuring charges, goodwill impairment, and other items that are not allocated to a particular business segment.

Pitney Bowes Inc.
Reconciliation of Reported Consolidated Results to Adjusted Results
(Unaudited; in thousands, except per share amounts)
		Three months ended September 30,								Nine months ended September 30,
			2023				2022				2023				2022
Reconciliation of reported net (loss) income to adjusted EBIT and adjusted EBITDA
Net (loss) income		$	(12,519	)		$	5,487			$	(161,791	)		$	30,644
(Benefit) provision for income taxes			(4,185	)			4,642				(16,850	)			1,819
(Loss) income before taxes			(16,704	)			10,129				(178,641	)			32,463
Restructuring charges and asset impairments			16,578				4,264				42,620				12,672
Goodwill impairment			-				-				118,599				-
(Gain) loss on debt redemption			-				-				(3,064	)			4,993
Proxy solicitation fees			-				-				10,905				-
Gain on sale of assets			-				-				-				(14,372	)
Gain on sale of businesses, including transaction costs			-				(13,764	)			-				(10,920	)
Adjusted net (loss) income before tax			(126	)			629				(9,581	)			24,836
Interest, net			43,595				37,377				118,156				104,643
Adjusted EBIT			43,469				38,006				108,575				129,479
Depreciation and amortization			40,262				39,280				120,032				124,752
Adjusted EBITDA		$	83,731			$	77,286			$	228,607			$	254,231
Reconciliation of reported diluted (loss) earnings per share to adjusted diluted (loss) earnings per share
Diluted (loss) earnings per share		$	(0.07	)		$	0.03			$	(0.92	)		$	0.17
Restructuring charges and asset impairments			0.07				0.02				0.18				0.05
Goodwill impairment			-				-				0.67				-
(Gain) loss on debt redemption			-				-				(0.01	)			0.02
Proxy solicitation fees			-				-				0.05				-
Gain on sale of assets			-				-				-				(0.06	)
Gain on sale of businesses, including transaction costs			-				(0.05	)			-				(0.09	)
Adjusted diluted (loss) earnings per share (1)		$	0.00			$	(0.00	)		$	(0.04	)		$	0.10
(1) The sum of the earnings per share amounts may not equal the totals due to rounding.
Reconciliation of reported net cash from operating activities to free cash flow
Net cash from operating activities		$	25,305			$	(36,465	)		$	(14,453	)		$	9,229
Capital expenditures			(22,952	)			(33,359	)			(77,598	)			(97,533	)
Restructuring payments			12,269				3,506				25,152				11,761
Proxy solicitation fees paid			623				-				10,905				-
Transaction costs paid			-				3,268				-				5,400
Free cash flow		$	15,245			$	(63,050	)		$	(55,994	)		$	(71,143	)

 

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FAQ

What were Pitney Bowes' Q3 2023 financial results?

Pitney Bowes reported a decrease in revenue of 6% on a reported basis and 1% on a comparable basis.

Which segments showed profit growth and margin expansion?

The SendTech and Presort segments showed profit growth and margin expansion.

What is Pitney Bowes' total annual cost savings target for 2024?

Pitney Bowes is targeting $75 to $85 million in annual savings by the end of 2024.

What was the Adjusted EPS for Q3 2023?

The Adjusted EPS was $0.00, flat compared to the prior year.

What was the Adjusted Segment EBITDA for the Global Ecommerce segment?

The Adjusted Segment EBITDA for the Global Ecommerce segment was a loss of $25 million.