Second quarter revenue up 3.9% sequentially and 16.5% year-over-year;
Revises guidance for 2014 revenue to at least 14% year-over-year growth;
Re-affirms full-year non-GAAP EPS
Expands stock repurchase program from $1.5 to $2.0 billion
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (NASDAQ: CTSH), a leading provider of information technology, consulting, and business process outsourcing services, today announced its second quarter 2014 financial results.
Highlights – Second Quarter 2014
- Second quarter revenue of $2.52 billion was up 16.5% from the year-ago period and up 3.9% sequentially.
- GAAP diluted EPS was $0.61, up from $0.49 in the year-ago period.
- Non-GAAP diluted EPS was $0.66, up from $0.58 in the year-ago period.
- Net headcount addition for the quarter was approximately 8,800.
Revenue for the second quarter of 2014 rose to $2.52 billion, up 16.5% from $2.16 billion in the second quarter of 2013. GAAP net income was $371.9 million, or $0.61 per diluted share, compared to $300.4 million, or $0.49 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2013. Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share was $0.66 compared to $0.58 in the second quarter of 2013. GAAP operating margin for the quarter was 19.4%. Non-GAAP operating margin was 21.0%, higher than the Company's target range of 19-20%. Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP operating results and diluted EPS are included at the end of this release.
"Due to weakness at certain clients and longer than anticipated sales cycles for certain large integrated deals, we are adopting a more conservative stance for the remainder of the year and revising our 2014 revenue guidance to growth of at least 14% over the prior year, while maintaining our full year non-GAAP EPS guidance of $2.54," said Francisco D'Souza, Chief Executive Officer of Cognizant. "We continue to believe that we have the right strategy and portfolio of services to deliver long-term industry leading growth and also meet the ever changing demands of the market."
"We are pleased to announce three transformational engagements for our clients totaling $3.5 billion in contract value, including a letter of intent with Health Net, Inc., a leading California-based managed care organization. The Health Net engagement is a seven year deal, and following contract finalization and applicable regulatory approval, is expected to represent approximately $2.7 billion in total contract value, the largest in our history," said Gordon Coburn, President. "We expect these three clients to generate at least $200 million in incremental revenue in 2015. These engagements are illustrative of the success of our strategy of re-investing in our business to meet our clients' dual mandate of 'running better' to drive operational efficiency and 'running different' to drive growth and innovation."
2014 Outlook – Third Quarter and Full Year
The Company is providing the following guidance:
Third quarter 2014 revenue expected to be between $2.55 billion and $2.58 billion.
Third quarter 2014 non-GAAP diluted EPS expected to be at least $0.63.
Fiscal 2014 revenue expected to be up at least 14% compared to 2013.
Fiscal 2014 non-GAAP diluted EPS expected to be at least $2.54.
"We continued to generate healthy profitability during the first half of 2014, as our non-GAAP operating margins came in higher than our targeted range of 19 to 20%. We believe this positions us well to absorb our annual wage increases in the third quarter of 2014," said Karen McLoughlin, Chief Financial Officer. "During the second quarter, we repurchased over $100 million of shares under our stock repurchase program and have expanded the program to $2.0 billion, reflecting our ability to generate strong cash flows, confidence in our business, and our commitment to driving shareholder value."
Expansion of Stock Repurchase Program
Our Board of Directors approved an increase of the Company's stock repurchase program by $500 million, from $1.5 billion to $2.0 billion, and extended the term of the program to December 31, 2015. Since inception of the program, the Company has repurchased over $1.1 billion of its shares under this program.
The Company is authorized to repurchase shares under the program through open market purchases, including under a trading plan adopted pursuant to Rule 10b5-1, or through privately negotiated transactions, in accordance with applicable federal securities laws. The timing of repurchases and the exact number of shares to be purchased will be determined by the Company's management, in its discretion, or pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and will depend upon market conditions and other factors. The repurchases are expected to be funded using the Company's cash on hand and cash generated from operations. The program may be extended, suspended or discontinued at any time.
Conference Call
Cognizant will host a conference call on August 6, 2014 at 8:00 a.m. (Eastern) to discuss the Company's Second Quarter 2014 results. To listen to the conference call, please dial (877) 810-9510 (domestic) and (201) 493-6778 (international) and provide the following conference passcode: Cognizant Call.
The conference call will also be available live via the Internet by accessing the Cognizant website at
www.cognizant.com. Please go to the website at least 15 minutes prior to the call to register and to download and install any necessary audio software.
For those who cannot access the live broadcast, a replay will be available by dialing (877) 660-6853 for domestic callers or (201) 612-7415 for international callers and entering 13586469 from two hours after the end of the call until 11:59 p.m. (Eastern) on Wednesday, August 20, 2014. The replay will also be available at Cognizant's website
www.cognizant.com for 60 days following the call.
Over Cognizant
Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) is een vooraanstaande dienstverlener in informatietechnologie, consultancy en business process outsourcing-services. Cognizant werkt in nauw partnerschap met ’s werelds grootste organisaties om hun concurrentiepositie te versterken. Het hoofdkantoor is gevestigd in Teaneck, New Jersey (Verenigde Staten). Cognizant combineert een passie voor klanttevredenheid, technologische innovatie en diepgaande industrie- en bedrijfsproceskennis met een wereldwijd samenwerkend personeelsbestand. Cognizant heeft wereldwijd meer dan 75 delivery centers en ongeveer 187.400 werknemers (per 30 juni, 2014). Cognizant heeft een NASDAQ-100 en S&P 500-notering en is verder genoteerd in de Forbes Global 2000 en Fortune 500. De organisatie behoort hiermee tot de best presterende en snelstgroeiende bedrijven in de wereld. Bezoek onze website
www.cognizant.com of volg ons via Twitter: @Cognizant.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes statements which may constitute forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, the accuracy of which are necessarily subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions as to future events that may not prove to be accurate. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied include general economic conditions and the factors discussed in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Cognizant undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities law.
About Non-GAAP Financial Measures
To supplement our financial results presented in accordance with GAAP, this press release includes the following measures defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission as non-GAAP financial measures: non-GAAP operating margin and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share ("non-GAAP diluted EPS"). These non-GAAP measures are not based on any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles and should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP, and may be different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies. In addition, these non-GAAP measures should be read in conjunction with our financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. The reconciliations of Cognizant's GAAP financial measures to the corresponding non-GAAP measures should be carefully evaluated. With respect to our expectations in the "2014 Outlook – Third Quarter and Full Year" section above, reconciliation of non-GAAP diluted EPS guidance to GAAP diluted EPS cannot be provided without unreasonable efforts on a forward-looking basis due to the high variability and low visibility with respect to net non-operating foreign currency exchange gains or losses which are excluded from the non-GAAP diluted EPS.
We seek to manage the company to a targeted operating margin, excluding stock-based compensation costs and acquisition-related charges, of 19% to 20% of revenues. Acquisition-related charges include, when applicable, amortization of purchased intangible assets included in the depreciation and amortization expense line on our condensed consolidated statements of operations, external deal costs, acquisition-related retention bonuses, integration costs, changes in the fair value of contingent consideration liabilities, charges for impairment of acquired intangible assets and other acquisition-related costs. In addition to excluding stock-based compensation costs and acquisition-related charges, our non-GAAP diluted earnings per share also exclude net non-operating foreign currency exchange gains or losses, inclusive of gains and losses on related foreign exchange forward contracts not designated as hedging instruments for accounting purposes. Management believes providing investors with an operating view consistent with how it manages the company provides enhanced transparency into the operating results of the company. For our internal management reporting and budgeting purposes, we use non-GAAP financial measures for financial and operational decision making, to evaluate period-to-period comparisons and for making comparisons of our operating results to those of our competitors. Therefore, it is our belief that the use of non-GAAP financial measures provides a meaningful measure for investors to evaluate our financial performance. Accordingly, we believe that the presentation of non-GAAP operating margin and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share, when read in conjunction with our reported GAAP results, can provide useful supplemental information to our management and investors regarding financial and business trends relating to our financial condition and results of operations.
A limitation of using non-GAAP measures versus financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP is that non-GAAP measures do not reflect all of the amounts associated with our operating results as determined in accordance with GAAP and exclude costs that are recurring, namely stock-based compensation, acquisition-related charges, including amortization of purchased intangibles, and net non-operating foreign currency exchange gains or losses. In addition, other companies may calculate non-GAAP financial measures differently than us, thereby limiting the usefulness of these non-GAAP financial measures as a comparative tool. We compensate for this limitation by providing specific information regarding the GAAP amounts excluded from non-GAAP operating margin and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share to allow investors to evaluate such non-GAAP financial measures with financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP.
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