Xerox Releases Second-Quarter Results

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Xerox Holdings Corporation (NYSE: XRX) reported its second-quarter 2021 results, showcasing a revenue increase of 22.4% year-over-year, reaching $1,793 million. Strong demand for products and services, driven by higher equipment sales and print volumes, reflects a gradual return to office settings. The company reaffirmed its revenue and cash flow guidance for the year, despite global supply chain disruptions. Key financial highlights include a pre-tax income of $99 million and a GAAP earnings per share of $0.46, representing a 318.2% increase from the previous year.

Positive

• Revenue increased by 22.4% year-over-year to $1,793 million.
• Pre-tax income rose to $99 million, a 182.9% increase.
• GAAP earnings per share increased to $0.46, up 318.2% from Q2 2020.
• Operating income adjusted rose to $126 million, a 103.2% increase.

Negative

• Gross margin decreased by 290 bps to 35.6%.
• Selling, administrative, and general expenses as a percentage increased by 490 bps to 24.2%.

Xerox Holdings Corporation (NYSE: XRX) today announced 2021 second-quarter results.

“We saw growing demand for our products and services in the second quarter. Increased equipment sales and print volumes in many regions are consistent with a continuing, gradual return to the office and give us confidence to reaffirm our revenue and cash flow guidance for the year,” said Xerox Vice Chairman and CEO John Visentin. “Over the past 18 months, our team has successfully managed through an unprecedented level of uncertainty to continue delivering value to our clients. This focus will continue in the second half of the year as we manage through global supply chain disruption while investing for sustainable, long-term growth.”

Second-Quarter Key Financial Results:

(in millions, except per share data)	Q2 2021	Q2 2020	B/(W) YOY	% Change YOY
Revenue	$1,793	$1,465	$328	22.4% AC 18.1% CC1
Gross Margin	35.6%	38.5%	(290) bps
RD&E %	4.4%	5.2%	80 bps
SAG %	24.2%	29.1%	490 bps
Pre-Tax Income	$99	$35	$64	182.9%
Pre-Tax Income Margin	5.5%	2.4%	310 bps
Operating Income - Adjusted1	$126	$62	$64	103.2%
Operating Margin - Adjusted1	7.0%	4.2%	280 bps
GAAP Earnings per Share	$0.46	$0.11	$0.35	318.2%
Earnings Per Share - Adjusted1	$0.47	$0.15	$0.32

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(1) Refer to the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” section of this release for a discussion of these non-GAAP measures and their reconciliation to the reported GAAP measures.

Non-GAAP Measures

This release refers to the following non-GAAP financial measures:

• Adjusted EPS, which excludes Restructuring and related costs, net, Amortization of intangible assets, non-service retirement-related costs, Transaction and related costs, net and other discrete adjustments from GAAP-EPS, as applicable.
• Adjusted operating margin and income, which exclude the EPS adjustments noted above as well as the remainder of Other expenses, net from pre-tax income and margin.
• Constant currency (CC) revenue change, which excludes the effects of currency translation.
• Free cash flow, which is operating cash flow less capital expenditures.

Refer to the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” section of this release for a discussion of these non-GAAP measures and their reconciliation to the reported GAAP measures.

Forward-Looking Statements

This release, and other written or oral statements made from time to time by management contain “forward-looking statements” as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”, “expect”, “intend”, “will”, “should”, "targeting", "projecting", "driving" and similar expressions, as they relate to us, our performance and/or our technology, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements reflect management’s current beliefs, assumptions and expectations and are subject to a number of factors that may cause actual results to differ materially. Such factors include but are not limited to: the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on our and our customers' businesses and the duration and extent to which this will impact our future results of operations and overall financial performance; our ability to address our business challenges in order to reverse revenue declines, reduce costs and increase productivity so that we can invest in and grow our business; our ability to attract and retain key personnel; changes in economic and political conditions, trade protection measures, licensing requirements and tax laws in the United States and in the foreign countries in which we do business; the imposition of new or incremental trade protection measures such as tariffs and import or export restrictions; changes in foreign currency exchange rates; our ability to successfully develop new products, technologies and service offerings and to protect our intellectual property rights; the risk that multi-year contracts with governmental entities could be terminated prior to the end of the contract term and that civil or criminal penalties and administrative sanctions could be imposed on us if we fail to comply with the terms of such contracts and applicable law; the risk that partners, subcontractors and software vendors will not perform in a timely, quality manner; actions of competitors and our ability to promptly and effectively react to changing technologies and customer expectations; our ability to obtain adequate pricing for our products and services and to maintain and improve cost efficiency of operations, including savings from restructuring actions; the risk that confidential and/or individually identifiable information of ours, our customers, clients and employees could be inadvertently disclosed or disclosed as a result of a breach of our security systems due to cyber attacks or other intentional acts; reliance on third parties, including subcontractors, for manufacturing of products and provision of services; the exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union; our ability to manage changes in the printing environment and expand equipment placements; interest rates, cost of borrowing and access to credit markets; funding requirements associated with our employee pension and retiree health benefit plans; the risk that our operations and products may not comply with applicable worldwide regulatory requirements, particularly environmental regulations and directives and anti-corruption laws; the outcome of litigation and regulatory proceedings to which we may be a party; any impacts resulting from the restructuring of our relationship with Fujifilm Holdings Corporation; and the shared services arrangements entered into by us as part of Project Own It. Additional risks that may affect Xerox’s operations and other factors that are set forth in the “Risk Factors” section, the “Legal Proceedings” section, the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” section and other sections of Xerox Holdings Corporation’s and Xerox Corporation's combined 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K, as well as in Xerox Holdings Corporation's and Xerox Corporation's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC.

These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release or as of the date to which they refer, and Xerox assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of new information or future events or developments, except as required by law.

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XEROX HOLDINGS CORPORATION CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)
		Three Months Ended June 30,								Six Months Ended June 30,
(in millions, except per-share data)		2021				2020				2021				2020
Revenues
Sales		$	670			$	460			$	1,272			$	1,025
Services, maintenance and rentals		1,067				949				2,120				2,185
Financing		56				56				111				115
Total Revenues		1,793				1,465				3,503				3,325
Costs and Expenses
Cost of sales		468				338				888				725
Cost of services, maintenance and rentals		658				533				1,309				1,264
Cost of financing		28				30				56				60
Research, development and engineering expenses		79				76				153				160
Selling, administrative and general expenses		434				426				882				967
Restructuring and related costs, net		12				3				29				44
Amortization of intangible assets		14				10				29				21
Transaction and related costs, net		—				7				—				24
Other expenses, net		1				7				5				30
Total Costs and Expenses		1,694				1,430				3,351				3,295
Income before Income Taxes & Equity Income(1)		99				35				152				30
Income tax expense		9				8				23				7
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates		1				—				1				2
Net Income		91				27				130				25
Less: Income attributable to noncontrolling interests		—				—				—				—
Net Income Attributable to Xerox Holdings		$	91			$	27			$	130			$	25
Basic Earnings per Share		$	0.47			$	0.11			$	0.64			$	0.08
Diluted Earnings per Share		$	0.46			$	0.11			$	0.64			$	0.08

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(1) Referred to as “Pre-Tax Income” throughout the remainder of this document.

XEROX HOLDINGS CORPORATION CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (UNAUDITED)
		Three Months Ended June 30,								Six Months Ended June 30,
(in millions)		2021				2020				2021				2020
Net Income		$	91			$	27			$	130			$	25
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		—				—				—				—
Net Income Attributable to Xerox Holdings		91				27				130				25
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net
Translation adjustments, net		54				25				3				(172		)
Unrealized (losses) gains, net		—				(2		)		(7		)		3
Changes in defined benefit plans, net		16				80				71				134
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net Attributable to Xerox Holdings		70				103				67				(35		)
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net Attributable to Xerox Holdings		$	161			$	130			$	197			$	(10	)

XEROX HOLDINGS CORPORATION CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
(in millions, except share data in thousands)		June 30, 2021				December 31, 2020
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents		$	2,124			$	2,625
Accounts receivable (net of allowance of $68 and $69, respectively)		846				883
Billed portion of finance receivables (net of allowance of $3 and $4, respectively)		89				99
Finance receivables, net		1,057				1,082
Inventories		815				843
Other current assets		244				251
Total current assets		5,175				5,783
Finance receivables due after one year (net of allowance of $130 and $129, respectively)		1,971				1,984
Equipment on operating leases, net		271				296
Land, buildings and equipment, net		372				407
Intangible assets, net		230				237
Goodwill		4,104				4,071
Deferred tax assets		491				508
Other long-term assets		1,496				1,455
Total Assets		$	14,110			$	14,741
Liabilities and Equity
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt		$	642			$	394
Accounts payable		935				983
Accrued compensation and benefits costs		263				261
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		851				840
Total current liabilities		2,691				2,478
Long-term debt		3,597				4,050
Pension and other benefit liabilities		1,436				1,566
Post-retirement medical benefits		340				340
Other long-term liabilities		537				497
Total Liabilities		8,601				8,931
Convertible Preferred Stock		214				214
Common stock		189				198
Additional paid-in capital		2,214				2,445
Treasury stock, at cost		(159		)		—
Retained earnings		6,308				6,281
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(3,265		)		(3,332		)
Xerox Holdings shareholders’ equity		5,287				5,592
Noncontrolling interests		8				4
Total Equity		5,295				5,596
Total Liabilities and Equity		$	14,110			$	14,741
Shares of common stock issued		188,817				198,386
Treasury stock		(6,641		)		—
Shares of Common Stock Outstanding		182,176				198,386

XEROX HOLDINGS CORPORATION CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
		Three Months Ended June 30,								Six Months Ended June 30,
(in millions)		2021				2020				2021				2020
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Net income		$	91			$	27			$	130			$	25
Adjustments required to reconcile Net income to Cash flows from operating activities
Depreciation and amortization		84				88				170				182
Provisions		14				21				34				101
Net gain on sales of businesses and assets		(1		)		—				(1		)		(1		)
Stock-based compensation		14				13				30				24
Restructuring and asset impairment charges		4				(2		)		25				27
Payments for restructurings		(22		)		(17		)		(49		)		(52		)
Defined benefit pension cost		(2		)		13				(2		)		37
Contributions to defined benefit pension plans		(34		)		(31		)		(69		)		(64		)
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable and billed portion of finance receivables		(55		)		262				37				428
Decrease (increase) in inventories		22				(99		)		4				(225		)
Increase in equipment on operating leases		(35		)		(23		)		(63		)		(55		)
(Increase) decrease in finance receivables		(25		)		97				12				190
Decrease (increase) in other current and long-term assets		48				1				66				(15		)
Decrease in accounts payable		(2		)		(210		)		(33		)		(159		)
Increase (decrease) in accrued compensation		1				(21		)		(35		)		(129		)
Increase (decrease) in other current and long-term liabilities		127				(92		)		92				(130		)
Net change in income tax assets and liabilities		(4		)		13				2				3
Net change in derivative assets and liabilities		(5		)		(10		)		(2		)		(2		)
Other operating, net		(6		)		4				(17		)		22
Net cash provided by operating activities		214				34				331				207
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Cost of additions to land, buildings, equipment and software		(16		)		(19		)		(33		)		(42		)
Proceeds from sales of businesses and assets		1				—				1				2
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired		(37		)		—				(37		)		(193		)
Other investing, net		(3		)		1				(3		)		1
Net cash used in investing activities		(55		)		(18		)		(72		)		(232		)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Net payments on debt		(114		)		(310		)		(209		)		(308		)
Dividends		(54		)		(57		)		(108		)		(115		)
Payments to acquire treasury stock, including fees		(251		)		—				(413		)		—
Other financing, net		(10		)		(5		)		(17		)		(9		)
Net cash used in financing activities		(429		)		(372		)		(747		)		(432		)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		12				5				—				(24		)
Decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		(258		)		(351		)		(488		)		(481		)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period		2,461				2,665				2,691				2,795
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash at End of Period		$	2,203			$	2,314			$	2,203			$	2,314

Impact of COVID-19 on Our Business Operations

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we continue to prioritize the health and safety of our employees, customers and partners and support their needs so they can perform their work flawlessly, whether in the office or a remote location.

During the second quarter 2021, our business continued to be impacted by the pandemic. However, we saw a continued gradual recovery of our revenues in the quarter as businesses gained confidence in the control of the pandemic and as a result invested in new printing technology and services. We continued to see a positive correlation between the roll-out of vaccinations, the return of employees to the office, and the gradual recovery of our page-volume driven post sale revenues. We expect that measures to control the pandemic and expand economic activity will result in a moderate economic improvement in 2021. However, in the near term, the recovery may be uneven and affected by the emergence of new variants of the COVID-19 virus which could result in a resurgence of cases in various countries and regions.

We have a strong balance sheet and sufficient liquidity, including approximately $2.1 billion of cash and cash equivalents and access to our undrawn $1.8 billion revolver. With our Project Own It transformation and cost savings, we have built a leaner and more flexible cost structure. We also continue to focus our efforts on incremental actions to prioritize and preserve cash as we manage through the pandemic. These actions include the continued reduction of discretionary spend such as near-term targeted marketing programs and the suspension of 401(k) matching contributions. In addition, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, various governments continue to employ temporary measures to provide aid and economic stimulus directly to companies through cash grants and credits or indirectly through payments to temporarily furloughed employees. During second quarter 2021, we recognized savings of approximately $10 million from the use of such measures in the U.S., Canada and Europe. We continue to monitor government programs and actions being implemented or expected to be implemented to counter the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The savings from government assistance of approximately $10 million and $60 million during the second quarter 2021 and 2020, respectively, were recorded as follows in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income:

		Three Months Ended June 30,
(in millions)		2021				2020
Cost of services, maintenance and rentals		$	6			$	40
Research, development and engineering expenses			—				1
Selling, administrative and general expenses			4				19
Total Estimated Savings		$	10			$	60

Financial Review

Revenues

		Three Months Ended June 30,														% of Total Revenue
(in millions)		2021				2020				% Change			CC % Change			2021			2020
Equipment sales		$	429			$	310			38.4	%		34.0	%		24	%		21	%
Post sale revenue		1,364				1,155				18.1	%		13.8	%		76	%		79	%
Total Revenue		$	1,793			$	1,465			22.4	%		18.1	%		100	%		100	%
Reconciliation to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income:
Sales		$	670			$	460			45.7	%		40.7	%
Less: Supplies, paper and other sales		(241		)		(150		)		60.7	%		54.4	%
Equipment Sales		$	429			$	310			38.4	%		34.0	%
Services, maintenance and rentals		$	1,067			$	949			12.4	%		8.3	%
Add: Supplies, paper and other sales		241				150				60.7	%		54.4	%
Add: Financing		56				56				—	%		(3.4	)%
Post Sale Revenue		$	1,364			$	1,155			18.1	%		13.8	%
Americas		$	1,133			$	990			14.4	%		12.7	%		63	%		68	%
EMEA		617				428				44.2	%		33.2	%		35	%		29	%
Other		43				47				(8.5	)%		(8.5	)%		2	%		3	%
Total Revenue(1)		$	1,793			$	1,465			22.4	%		18.1	%		100	%		100	%

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CC - Constant currency (refer to "Constant Currency" in the Non-GAAP Financial Measures section).

(1) Refer to Appendix II for our Geographic Sales Channels and Products and Offerings Definitions.

Equipment sales revenue

		Three Months Ended June 30,														% of Equipment Sales
(in millions)		2021				2020				% Change			CC % Change			2021			2020
Entry		$	69			$	44			56.8	%		54.0	%		16	%		14	%
Mid-range		276				195				41.5	%		37.0	%		64	%		63	%
High-end		80				67				19.4	%		14.4	%		19	%		22	%
Other		4				4				—	%		—	%		1	%		1	%
Equipment Sales		$	429			$	310			38.4	%		34.0	%		100	%		100	%

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CC - Constant Currency (refer to "Constant Currency" in the Non-GAAP Financial Measures section).

Costs, Expenses and Other Income

Summary of Key Financial Ratios

The following is a summary of key financial ratios used to assess our performance:

		Three Months Ended June 30,
(in millions)		2021				2020				B/(W)
Gross Profit		$	639			$	564			$	75
RD&E		79				76				(3)
SAG		434				426				(8)
Equipment Gross Margin		28.1		%		28.8		%		(0.7)			pts.
Post sale Gross Margin		38.1		%		41.1		%		(3.0)			pts.
Total Gross Margin		35.6		%		38.5		%		(2.9)			pts.
RD&E as a % of Revenue		4.4		%		5.2		%		0.8			pts.
SAG as a % of Revenue		24.2		%		29.1		%		4.9			pts.
Pre-tax Income		$	99			$	35			$	64
Pre-tax Income Margin		5.5		%		2.4		%		3.1			pts.
Adjusted(1) Operating Profit		$	126			$	62			$	64
Adjusted(1) Operating Margin		7.0		%		4.2		%		2.8			pts.

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(1) Refer to the Non-GAAP Financial Measures section for an explanation of the non-GAAP financial measure.

Other Expenses, Net

		Three Months Ended June 30,
(in millions)		2021				2020
Non-financing interest expense		$	24			$	18
Interest income		(1		)		(3		)
Non-service retirement-related costs		(22		)		(8		)
Gains on sales of businesses and assets		(1		)		—
Currency losses, net		1				2
All other expenses, net		—				(2		)
Other expenses, net		$	1			$	7

Forward-Looking Statements

This release, and other written or oral statements made from time to time by management contain “forward-looking statements” as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”, “expect”, “intend”, “will”, “should”, "targeting", "projecting", "driving" and similar expressions, as they relate to us, our performance and/or our technology, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements reflect management’s current beliefs, assumptions and expectations and are subject to a number of factors that may cause actual results to differ materially. Such factors include but are not limited to: the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on our and our customers' businesses and the duration and extent to which this will impact our future results of operations and overall financial performance; our ability to address our business challenges in order to reverse revenue declines, reduce costs and increase productivity so that we can invest in and grow our business; our ability to attract and retain key personnel; changes in economic and political conditions, trade protection measures, licensing requirements and tax laws in the United States and in the foreign countries in which we do business; the imposition of new or incremental trade protection measures such as tariffs and import or export restrictions; changes in foreign currency exchange rates; our ability to successfully develop new products, technologies and service offerings and to protect our intellectual property rights; the risk that multi-year contracts with governmental entities could be terminated prior to the end of the contract term and that civil or criminal penalties and administrative sanctions could be imposed on us if we fail to comply with the terms of such contracts and applicable law; the risk that partners, subcontractors and software vendors will not perform in a timely, quality manner; actions of competitors and our ability to promptly and effectively react to changing technologies and customer expectations; our ability to obtain adequate pricing for our products and services and to maintain and improve cost efficiency of operations, including savings from restructuring actions; the risk that confidential and/or individually identifiable information of ours, our customers, clients and employees could be inadvertently disclosed or disclosed as a result of a breach of our security systems due to cyber attacks or other intentional acts; reliance on third parties, including subcontractors, for manufacturing of products and provision of services; the exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union; our ability to manage changes in the printing environment and expand equipment placements; interest rates, cost of borrowing and access to credit markets; funding requirements associated with our employee pension and retiree health benefit plans; the risk that our operations and products may not comply with applicable worldwide regulatory requirements, particularly environmental regulations and directives and anti-corruption laws; the outcome of litigation and regulatory proceedings to which we may be a party; any impacts resulting from the restructuring of our relationship with Fujifilm Holdings Corporation; and the shared services arrangements entered into by us as part of Project Own It. Additional risks that may affect Xerox’s operations and other factors that are set forth in the “Risk Factors” section, the “Legal Proceedings” section, the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” section and other sections of Xerox Holdings Corporation’s and Xerox Corporation's combined 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K, as well as in Xerox Holdings Corporation's and Xerox Corporation's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC.

These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release or as of the date to which they refer, and Xerox assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of new information or future events or developments, except as required by law.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We have reported our financial results in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). In addition, we have discussed our financial results using the non-GAAP measures described below. We believe these non-GAAP measures allow investors to better understand the trends in our business and to better understand and compare our results. Accordingly, we believe it is necessary to adjust several reported amounts, determined in accordance with GAAP, to exclude the effects of certain items as well as their related income tax effects.

A reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP are set forth below as well as in the second quarter 2021 presentation slides available at www.xerox.com/investor.

These non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed in addition to, and not as a substitute for, the Company’s reported results prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Adjusted Earnings Measures

• Net Income and Earnings per share (EPS)
• Effective Tax Rate

The above measures were adjusted for the following items:

• Restructuring and related costs, net: Restructuring and related costs, net include restructuring and asset impairment charges as well as costs associated with our transformation programs beyond those normally included in restructuring and asset impairment charges. Restructuring consists of costs primarily related to severance and benefits paid to employees pursuant to formal restructuring and workforce reduction plans. Asset impairment includes costs incurred for those assets sold, abandoned or made obsolete as a result of our restructuring actions, exiting from a business or other strategic business changes. Additional costs for our transformation programs are primarily related to the implementation of strategic actions and initiatives and include third-party professional service costs as well as one-time incremental costs. All of these costs can vary significantly in terms of amount and frequency based on the nature of the actions as well as the changing needs of the business. Accordingly, due to that significant variability, we will exclude these charges since we do not believe they provide meaningful insight into our current or past operating performance nor do we believe they are reflective of our expected future operating expenses as such charges are expected to yield future benefits and savings with respect to our operational performance.
• Amortization of intangible assets: The amortization of intangible assets is driven by our acquisition activity which can vary in size, nature and timing as compared to other companies within our industry and from period to period. The use of intangible assets contributed to our revenues earned during the periods presented and will contribute to our future period revenues as well. Amortization of intangible assets will recur in future periods.
• Transaction and related costs, net: Transaction and related costs, net are costs and expenses primarily associated with certain strategic M&A projects. These costs are primarily for third-party legal, accounting, consulting and other similar type professional services as well as potential legal settlements that may arise in connection with those M&A transactions. These costs are considered incremental to our normal operating charges and were incurred or are expected to be incurred solely as a result of the planned transactions. Accordingly, we are excluding these expenses from our Adjusted Earnings Measures in order to evaluate our performance on a comparable basis.
• Non-service retirement-related costs: Our defined benefit pension and retiree health costs include several elements impacted by changes in plan assets and obligations that are primarily driven by changes in the debt and equity markets as well as those that are predominantly legacy in nature and related to employees who are no longer providing current service to the Company (e.g. retirees and ex-employees). These elements include (i) interest cost, (ii) expected return on plan assets, (iii) amortization of prior plan amendments, (iv) amortized actuarial gains/losses and (v) the impacts of any plan settlements/curtailments. Accordingly, we consider these elements of our periodic retirement plan costs to be outside the operational performance of the business or legacy costs and not necessarily indicative of current or future cash flow requirements. This approach is consistent with the classification of these costs as non-operating in Other expenses, net. Adjusted earnings will continue to include the service cost elements of our retirement costs, which is related to current employee service as well as the cost of our defined contribution plans.
• Other discrete, unusual or infrequent items: We exclude these items, when applicable, given their discrete, unusual or infrequent nature and their impact on our results for the period.

We believe the exclusion of these items allows investors to better understand and analyze the results for the period as compared to prior periods and expected future trends in our business.

Adjusted Operating Income and Margin

We calculate and utilize adjusted operating income and margin measures by adjusting our reported pre-tax income and margin amounts. In addition to the costs and expenses noted as adjustments for our adjusted earnings measures, adjusted operating income and margin also exclude the remaining amounts included in Other expenses, net, which are primarily non-financing interest expense and certain other non-operating costs and expenses. We exclude these amounts in order to evaluate our current and past operating performance and to better understand the expected future trends in our business.

Constant Currency

To better understand trends in our business, we believe that it is helpful to adjust revenue to exclude the impact of changes in the translation of foreign currencies into U.S. dollars. We refer to this adjusted revenue as “constant currency.” This impact is calculated by translating current period activity in local currency using the comparable prior year period's currency translation rate. This impact is calculated for all countries where the functional currency is not the U.S. dollar. Management believes the constant currency measure provides investors an additional perspective on revenue trends. Currency impact can be determined as the difference between actual growth rates and constant currency growth rates.

Free Cash Flow

To better understand trends in our business, we believe that it is helpful to adjust operating cash flows by subtracting amounts related to capital expenditures. Management believes this measure gives investors an additional perspective on cash flow from operating activities in excess of amounts required for reinvestment. It provides a measure of our ability to fund acquisitions, dividends and share repurchase.

Summary

Management believes that all of these non-GAAP financial measures provide an additional means of analyzing the current period’s results against the corresponding prior period’s results. However, these non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed in addition to, and not as a substitute for, the Company’s reported results prepared in accordance with GAAP. Our non-GAAP financial measures are not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for comparable GAAP measures and should be read only in conjunction with our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. 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 primary factors management uses in planning for and forecasting future periods. Compensation of our executives is based in part on the performance of our business based on these non-GAAP measures.

A reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures and the most directly comparable measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP are set forth on the following tables:

Net Income and EPS reconciliation:

		Three Months Ended June 30, 2021								Three Months Ended June 30, 2020
(in millions, except per share amounts)		Net Income				EPS				Net Income				EPS
Reported(1)		$	91			$	0.46			$	27			$	0.11
Adjustments:
Restructuring and related costs, net		12								3
Amortization of intangible assets		14								10
Transaction and related costs, net		—								7
Non-service retirement-related costs		(22		)						(8		)
Income tax on adjustments(2)		(1		)						(3		)
Adjusted		$	94			$	0.47			$	36			$	0.15
Dividends on preferred stock used in adjusted EPS calculation(3)						$	3							$	3
Weighted average shares for adjusted EPS(3)						189								216
Fully diluted shares at end of period(4)						184

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(1)	Net income and EPS attributable to Xerox Holdings.
(2)	Refer to Effective Tax Rate reconciliation.
(3)	Average shares for the calculation of adjusted diluted EPS for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, excludes 7 million shares associated with our Series A convertible preferred stock and therefore earnings includes the preferred stock dividend.
(4)	Represents common shares outstanding at June 30, 2021 plus potential dilutive common shares used for the calculation of adjusted diluted EPS for the second quarter 2021. The amount excludes shares associated with our Series A convertible preferred stock as they were anti-dilutive for the second quarter 2021.

Effective Tax Rate reconciliation:

		Three Months Ended June 30, 2021											Three Months Ended June 30, 2020
(in millions)		Pre-Tax Income				Income Tax Expense				Effective Tax Rate			Pre-Tax Income				Income Tax Expense				Effective Tax Rate
Reported(1)		$	99			$	9			9.1	%		$	35			$	8			22.9	%
Non-GAAP Adjustments(2)		4				1							12				3
Adjusted(3)		$	103			$	10			9.7	%		$	47			$	11			23.4	%

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(1)	Pre-tax income and income tax expense.
(2)	Refer to Net Income and EPS reconciliation for details.
(3)	The tax impact on Adjusted Pre-Tax Income is calculated under the same accounting principles applied to the Reported Pre-Tax Income under ASC 740, which employs an annual effective tax rate method to the results.

Operating Income and Margin reconciliation:

		Three Months Ended June 30, 2021											Three Months Ended June 30, 2020
(in millions)		Profit				Revenue				Margin			Profit				Revenue				Margin
Reported(1)		$	99			$	1,793			5.5	%		$	35			$	1,465			2.4	%
Adjustments:
Restructuring and related costs, net		12											3
Amortization of intangible assets		14											10
Transaction and related costs, net		—											7
Other expenses, net		1											7
Adjusted		$	126			$	1,793			7.0	%		$	62			$	1,465			4.2	%

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(1)	Pre-tax income.

Free Cash Flow reconciliation:

		Three Months Ended June 30,
(in millions)		2021				2020
Reported(1)		$	214			$	34
Less: capital expenditures		(16		)		(19		)
Free Cash Flow		$	198			$	15

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(1)	Net cash provided by operating activities.

Guidance:

Cash Flow

(in millions)		FY 2021
Operating Cash Flow (1)		At least $600
Less: capital expenditures		(100)
Free Cash Flow		At least $500

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(1)	Net cash provided by operating activities.

APPENDIX II

Xerox Holdings Corporation
Geographic Sales Channels and Products and Offerings Definitions

Our business is aligned to a geographic focus and is primarily organized on the basis of go-to-market sales channels, which are structured to serve a range of customers for our products and services. In 2019 we changed our geographic structure to create a more streamlined, flatter and more effective organization, as follows:

• Americas, which includes our sales channels in the U.S. and Canada, as well as Mexico, and Central and South America.
• EMEA, which includes our sales channels in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and India.
• Other, primarily includes sales to and royalties from FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp. (formerly Fuji Xerox) (FX), and our licensing revenue.

Our products and offerings include:

• “Entry”, which includes A4 devices and desktop printers. Prices in this product group can range from approximately $150 to $3,000.
• “Mid-Range”, which includes A3 Office and Light Production devices that generally serve workgroup environments in mid to large enterprises. Prices in this product group can range from approximately $2,000 to $75,000+.
• “High-End”, which includes production printing and publishing systems that generally serve the graphic communications marketplace and large enterprises. Prices for these systems can range from approximately $30,000 to $1,000,000+.

 

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FAQ

What were Xerox's Q2 2021 financial results?

In Q2 2021, Xerox reported a revenue of $1,793 million, up 22.4% year-over-year, and a pre-tax income of $99 million.

How much did Xerox's earnings per share increase in Q2 2021?

Xerox's GAAP earnings per share rose to $0.46 in Q2 2021, marking a 318.2% increase from the previous year.

What challenges is Xerox facing amidst its financial growth?

Despite financial growth, Xerox is managing global supply chain disruptions that could affect future operations.

What is Xerox's revenue guidance for 2021?

Xerox reaffirmed its revenue and cash flow guidance for the year, reflecting confidence in market demand.

What was the pre-tax income margin for Xerox in Q2 2021?

The pre-tax income margin for Xerox in Q2 2021 was 5.5%, improving from 2.4% in Q2 2020.