Fair Isaac (FICO) Q1 Earnings Lag Estimates, Revenues Up Y/Y
Fair Isaac FICO reported first-quarter fiscal 2024 earnings of $4.81 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 0.41% but rising 13% year over year.
Revenues of $382.1 million increased 10.8% on a year-over-year basis but lagged the consensus mark by 1.16%. Americas, EMEA and Asia Pacific contributed 85%, 9% and 6% to total revenues, respectively.
Mortgage originations revenues increased 188%. Auto originations revenues declined 3% year over year. Credit card and personal loan revenues declined 5%.
The company’s shares have outperformed the Zacks Computer & Technology sector year to date. While FICO’s shares have gained 47%, the Computer & Technology sector has increased 38.4%.
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Top-Line Details
Software revenues, which include Fair Isaac’s analytics and digital decisioning technology, as well as associated professional services, increased 13.8% year over year to $189.9 million.
Software Annual Recurring Revenues (ARR) increased 18% year over year, consisting of 43% platform ARR growth and 11% non-platform growth. Software Dollar-Based Net Retention Rate was 114% in the fiscal first quarter, with platform software at 136% and non-platform software at 108%.
Annual contract value bookings decreased 15% year over year to $18.3 million.
On-premises and SaaS Software (44.1% of revenues) increased 16.7% year over year to $168.7 million. Professional services (5.6% of revenues) were $21.3 million, down 4.7% year over year.
Scores (50.3% of revenues) increased 7.9% year over year to $192.1 million. Scores include FICO’s business-to-business (B2B) scoring solutions and business-to-consumer (B2C) scoring solutions.
B2B revenues increased 12% year over year, driven primarily by unit price increases, partially offset by declines in mortgage origination volumes. B2C revenues dropped 3% year over year due to lower volumes on myFICO.com business.
Operating Details
Research & development expenses, as a percentage of revenues, increased 50 basis points (bps) on a year-over-year basis to 11.2%.
Selling, general and administrative expenses, as a percentage of revenues, increased 30 bps year over year to 27.3%.
Operating margin was 39.6% in the reported quarter, which contracted 110 bps year over year.
Balance Sheet & Cash Flow
As of Dec 31, 2023, FICO had $160.4 million in cash and cash equivalents and total debt was $1.87 billion. In comparison, as of Sep 30, 2023, FICO had $136 million in cash and cash equivalents and total debt of $1.87 billion.
Cash flow from operations was $122.1 million in the fiscal first quarter compared with $164 million in the previous quarter. Free cash flow was $120.8 million compared with $163 million reported in the previous quarter.
Guidance
For fiscal 2024, FICO anticipates revenues to be $1.675 billion.
Non-GAAP earnings are still projected to be $22.45 per share.
Zacks Rank & Other Stocks to Consider
Currently, FICO carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).
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