First Advantage Delivers Record Fourth Quarter and Full Year Financial Results

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Reports Sixth Consecutive Quarter of Double-Digit Revenue Growth

Fourth Quarter 2021 Financial Highlights
(All results compared to prior year period)

  • Revenues were $212.5 million, an increase of 35.8%, compared to $156.5 million in the prior year period

  • Net income was $15.4 million, compared to a net loss of $(5.9) million in the prior year period

  • Adjusted EBITDA1 was $69.4 million, compared to $44.6 million in the prior year period

  • Adjusted Net Income1 was $46.5 million, compared to $24.7 million in the prior year period

Full Year 2021 Financial Highlights
(All results compared to prior year periods; Successor period is defined as the period from February 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020; Predecessor period is defined as the period from January 1, 2020 through January 31, 2020)

  • Revenues were $712.3 million, compared to $472.4 million and $36.8 million for the Successor and Predecessor periods, respectively

  • Net income was $16.1 million, compared to a net loss of $(47.5) million and $(36.5) million for the Successor and Predecessor periods, respectively

  • Adjusted EBITDA1 was $226.3 million, compared to $139.8 million and $7.0 million for the Successor and Predecessor periods, respectively

  • Adjusted Net Income1 was $142.4 million, compared to $63.9 million and $1.4 million for the Successor and Predecessor periods, respectively

2022 Full Year Guidance

  • Introducing full year 2022 guidance ranges for revenues of $813 to $828 million, Adjusted EBITDA of $250 to $257 million, and Adjusted Net Income of $156 to $161 million2

ATLANTA, March 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Advantage Corporation (NASDAQ: FA), a leading global provider of technology solutions for screening, verifications, safety, and compliance related to human capital, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2021.

Key Financials
(Amounts in millions, except per share data and percentages)

Three months ended December 31,

2021

2020

Change

Revenues

$

212.5

$

156.5

35.8

%

Income from operations

$

25.3

$

3.4

654.9

%

Net income (loss)

$

15.4

$

(5.9

)

NM

Net income (loss) margin

7.2

%

(3.7

)%

Diluted earnings (loss) per share

$

0.10

$

(0.05

)

NM

Adjusted EBITDA1

$

69.4

$

44.6

55.5

%

Adjusted EBITDA Margin1

32.7

%

28.5

%

Adjusted Net Income1

$

46.5

$

24.7

88.0

%

Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share1

$

0.31

$

0.19

63.2

%

1 Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Adjusted Net Income, and Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share are non-GAAP measures. Please see the schedules accompanying this earnings release for a reconciliation of these measures to their most directly comparable respective GAAP measures.
Note: "NM" indicates not meaningful information.

“We are very pleased with our impressive fourth quarter financial performance, with revenues increasing 36% year-over-year, including broad-based strength across all of our key verticals and geographies. We delivered these results through a combination of existing customer base growth, upsell and cross-sell wins, new customer additions, and robust international growth. Additionally, macroeconomic and jobs market trends continued to provide tailwinds for hiring and screening globally,” said Scott Staples, Chief Executive Officer. “We also continued to advance our automation initiatives, proprietary databases, and operating efficiencies, resulting in a 56% increase in Adjusted EBITDA and a 415-basis-point increase in Adjusted EBITDA Margin for the quarter.”

Mr. Staples continued, “During the fourth quarter, we completed the previously announced acquisitions of Corporate Screening and MultiLatin, and, in early 2022, we acquired Form I-9 Compliance, which adds new Form I-9 and E-Verify compliance solutions to our product suite. Looking towards 2022, we remain focused on executing our vertical strategy and product innovation roadmap globally, which we expect will drive strong new customer, existing customer, and upsell and cross-sell performance. We expect to deliver continued impressive growth throughout 2022, fueled by the increasing power of our technology, robust automation, and exceptional customer experience, which helps our customers compete for talent and manage their human capital related risk in this dynamic jobs market.”

Balance Sheet and Cash Flow

During the fourth quarter of 2021, the Company generated $64.8 million of cash flow from operating activities and spent $6.1 million in purchases of property and equipment and capitalized software development costs. First Advantage ended the fourth quarter of 2021 with cash and cash equivalents of $292.6 million and total debt of $564.7 million, resulting in net debt of $272.1 million.

Full Year 2022 Guidance

The following table summarizes our full year 2022 guidance:

As of March 23, 2022

Revenues

$813 million – $828 million

Adjusted EBITDA2

$250 million – $257 million

Adjusted Net Income2

$156 million – $161 million

Capital expenditures (consisting of purchases of property and equipment and capitalized software development costs)

$28 million – $30 million

2 A reconciliation of the foregoing guidance for the non-GAAP metrics of Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income to GAAP net income (loss) cannot be provided without unreasonable effort because of the inherent difficulty of accurately forecasting the occurrence and financial impact of the various adjusting items necessary for such reconciliation that have not yet occurred, are out of our control, or cannot be reasonably predicted. For the same reasons, the Company is unable to assess the probable significance of the unavailable information, which could have a material impact on its future GAAP financial results.

Actual results may differ materially from First Advantage’s full year 2022 guidance as a result of, among other things, the factors described under “Forward-Looking Statements” below.

Conference Call and Webcast Information

First Advantage will host a conference call to review its results today, March 23, 2022, at 8:30 a.m. ET. To participate in the conference call, please dial (877) 313-2269 (domestic) or (470) 495-9550 (international) approximately ten minutes before the start. Please mention to the operator that you are dialing in for the First Advantage fourth quarter 2021 earnings call or provide conference code 2278043. The call also will be webcast live on the Company’s investor relations website at https://investors.fadv.com under the “News & Events” and then “Events & Presentations” section, where related presentation materials will be posted prior to the conference call.

Following the conference call, a replay of the webcast will be available on the Company’s investor relations website at https://investors.fadv.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements reflect our current views with respect to, among other things, our operations and financial performance. Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical facts. These forward-looking statements relate to matters such as our industry, business strategy, goals, and expectations concerning our market position, future operations, margins, profitability, capital expenditures, liquidity and capital resources, and other financial and operating information. In some cases, you can identify these forward-looking statements by the use of words such as “anticipate,” “assume,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “future,” “will,” “seek,” “foreseeable,” "target," “guidance,” the negative version of these words, or similar terms and phrases.

These forward-looking statements are subject to various risks, uncertainties, assumptions, or changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict or quantify. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • the impact of COVID-19 and related risks on our results of operations, financial position, and/or liquidity;

  • our operations in a highly regulated industry and the fact that we are subject to numerous and evolving laws and regulations, including with respect to personal data and data security;

  • our reliance on third-party data providers;

  • negative changes in external events beyond our control, including our customers’ onboarding volumes, economic drivers which are sensitive to macroeconomic cycles, and the COVID-19 pandemic;

  • potential harm to our business, brand, and reputation as a result of security breaches, cyber-attacks, or the mishandling of personal data;

  • the continued integration of our platforms and solutions with human resource providers such as applicant tracking systems and human capital management systems as well as our relationships with such human resource providers;

  • disruptions, outages, or other errors with our technology and network infrastructure, including our data centers, servers, and third-party cloud and internet providers and our migration to the cloud;

  • our ability to obtain, maintain, protect and enforce our intellectual property and other proprietary information;

  • our indebtedness could adversely affect our ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, limit our ability to react to changes in the economy or our industry, and prevent us from meeting our obligations; and

  • our Sponsor (Silver Lake Group, L.L.C., together with its affiliates, successors, and assignees) controls us and may have interests that conflict with ours or those of our stockholders.

For additional information on these and other factors that could cause First Advantage’s actual results to differ materially from expected results, please see our prospectus, dated November 10, 2021, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) pursuant to Rule 424(b)(4) of the Securities Act of 1933, as such factors may be updated from time to time in our filings with the SEC, which are accessible on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The forward-looking statements included in this press release are made only as of the date of this press release, and we undertake no obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments, or otherwise, except as required by law.

Non-GAAP Financial Information

This press release contains “non-GAAP financial measures” that are financial measures that either exclude or include amounts that are not excluded or included in the most directly comparable measures calculated and presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). Specifically, we make use of the non-GAAP financial measures “Adjusted EBITDA,” “Adjusted EBITDA Margin,” “Adjusted Net Income,” and “Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share.”

Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Adjusted Net Income, and Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share have been presented in this press release as supplemental measures of financial performance that are not required by or presented in accordance with GAAP because we believe they assist investors and analysts in comparing our operating performance across reporting periods on a consistent basis by excluding items that we do not believe are indicative of our core operating performance. Management believes these non-GAAP measures are useful to investors in highlighting trends in our operating performance, while other measures can differ significantly depending on long-term strategic decisions regarding capital structure, the tax jurisdictions in which we operate, and capital investments. Management uses Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Adjusted Net Income, and Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share to supplement GAAP measures of performance in the evaluation of the effectiveness of our business strategies, to make budgeting decisions, to establish discretionary annual incentive compensation, and to compare our performance against that of other peer companies using similar measures. Management supplements GAAP results with non-GAAP financial measures to provide a more complete understanding of the factors and trends affecting the business than GAAP results alone.

Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Adjusted Net Income, and Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share are not recognized terms under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to net income (loss) as a measure of financial performance or cash provided by (used in) operating activities as a measure of liquidity, or any other performance measure derived in accordance with GAAP. The presentations of these measures have limitations as analytical tools and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Because not all companies use identical calculations, the presentations of these measures may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies and can differ significantly from company to company.

We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization, and as further adjusted for loss on extinguishment of debt, share-based compensation, transaction and acquisition-related charges, integration and restructuring charges, and other non-cash charges. We define Adjusted EBITDA Margin as Adjusted EBITDA divided by total revenues. We define Adjusted Net Income for a particular period as net income before taxes adjusted for debt-related costs, acquisition-related depreciation and amortization, share-based compensation, transaction and acquisition-related charges, integration and restructuring charges, and other non-cash charges, to which we then apply the related effective tax rate. We define Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share as Adjusted Net Income divided by adjusted weighted average number of shares outstanding—diluted. For reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures, see the reconciliations included at the end of this press release. Numerical figures included in the reconciliations have been subject to rounding adjustments. Accordingly, numerical figures shown as totals in various tables may not be arithmetic aggregations of the figures that precede them.

About First Advantage

First Advantage (NASDAQ: FA) is a leading global provider of technology solutions for screening, verifications, safety, and compliance related to human capital. The Company delivers innovative solutions and insights that help customers manage risk and hire the best talent. Enabled by its proprietary technology, First Advantage’s products and solutions help companies protect their brands and provide safer environments for their customers and their most important resources: employees, contractors, contingent workers, tenants, and drivers. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, First Advantage performs screens in over 200 countries and territories on behalf of its more than 33,000 customers. For more information about First Advantage, visit the Company’s website at https://fadv.com/.

Contacts

Investors:
Stephanie D. Gorman
Vice President, Investor Relations
Stephanie.Gorman@fadv.com
(888) 314-9761



Consolidated Financial Statements

First Advantage Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)

Successor

Successor

December 31,

December 31,

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

2021

2020

ASSETS

CURRENT ASSETS

Cash and cash equivalents

$

292,642

$

152,818

Restricted cash

148

152

Short-term investments

941

1,267

Accounts receivable (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,258 and $967 at December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively)

155,772

111,363

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

14,365

8,699

Income tax receivable

2,292

3,479

Total current assets

466,160

277,778

Property and equipment, net

154,309

190,282

Goodwill

793,892

770,089

Trade name, net

79,585

87,702

Customer lists, net

384,766

435,661

Deferred tax asset, net

1,413

807

Other assets

6,456

1,372

TOTAL ASSETS

$

1,886,581

$

1,763,691

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

CURRENT LIABILITIES

Accounts payable

$

53,977

$

44,117

Accrued compensation

30,054

18,939

Accrued liabilities

21,829

25,200

Current portion of long-term debt

6,700

Income tax payable

2,573

2,451

Deferred revenue

873

431

Total current liabilities

109,306

97,838

Long-term debt (net of deferred financing costs of $9,879 and $26,345 at December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively)

554,845

778,605

Deferred tax liability, net

84,653

86,770

Other liabilities

5,539

6,208

Total liabilities

754,343

969,421

EQUITY

Common stock - $0.001 par value; 1,000,000,000 shares authorized, 152,901,040 and 130,000,000 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively

153

130

Additional paid-in-capital

1,165,163

839,148

Accumulated deficit

(31,441

)

(47,492

)

Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income

(1,637

)

2,484

Total equity

1,132,238

794,270

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

$

1,886,581

$

1,763,691



First Advantage Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income
(Unaudited)

Interim Periods

Annual Periods

Successor

Successor

Predecessor

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

Three Months
Ended
December 31, 2021

Three Months
Ended
December 31, 2020

Year Ended
December 31, 2021

Period from
February 1, 2020
through
December 31, 2020

Period from
January 1, 2020
through
January 31, 2020

REVENUES

$

212,532

$

156,544

$

712,295

$

472,369

$

36,785

OPERATING EXPENSES:

Cost of services (exclusive of depreciation and amortization below)

107,206

83,584

352,170

240,287

20,265

Product and technology expense

11,961

11,706

45,507

32,201

3,189

Selling, general, and administrative expense

31,724

20,658

107,980

66,864

11,235

Depreciation and amortization

36,322

37,242

142,815

135,057

2,105

Total operating expenses

187,213

153,190

648,472

474,409

36,794

INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS

25,319

3,354

63,823

(2,040

)

(9

)

OTHER EXPENSE (INCOME):

Interest expense

3,107

9,509

25,122

47,914

4,514

Interest income

(10

)

(248

)

(150

)

(530

)

(25

)

Loss on extinguishment of debt

13,938

10,533

Transaction expenses, change in control

9,423

22,370

Total other expense

3,097

9,261

38,910

56,807

37,392

INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES

22,222

(5,907

)

24,913

(58,847

)

(37,401

)

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

6,837

(47

)

8,862

(11,355

)

(871

)

NET INCOME (LOSS)

$

15,385

$

(5,860

)

$

16,051

$

(47,492

)

$

(36,530

)

Foreign currency translation (loss) income

(2,527

)

3,648

(4,121

)

2,484

(31

)

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

$

12,858

$

(2,212

)

$

11,930

$

(45,008

)

$

(36,561

)

NET INCOME (LOSS)

$

15,385

$

(5,860

)

$

16,051

$

(47,492

)

$

(36,530

)

Basic net income (loss) per share

$

0.10

$

(0.05

)

$

0.11

$

(0.37

)

n/a

Diluted net income (loss) per share

$

0.10

$

(0.05

)

$

0.11

$

(0.37

)

n/a

Weighted average number of shares outstanding - basic

150,119,568

130,000,000

140,480,590

130,000,000

n/a

Weighted average number of shares outstanding - diluted

152,284,628

130,000,000

141,687,384

130,000,000

n/a

Basic net (loss) income per unit

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

$

(0.24

)

Diluted net (loss) income per unit

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

$

(0.24

)

Weighted average units outstanding - basic

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

149,686,460

Weighted average units outstanding - diluted

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

149,686,460



First Advantage Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)

Successor

Predecessor

(in thousands)

Year Ended
December 31, 2021

Period from
February 1, 2020
through
December 31, 2020

Period from
January 1, 2020
through
January 31, 2020

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

Net income (loss)

$

16,051

$

(47,492

)

$

(36,530

)

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

Depreciation and amortization

142,815

135,057

2,105

Loss on extinguishment of debt

13,938

10,533

Amortization of deferred financing costs

5,936

3,242

569

Bad debt (recovery) expense

(17

)

350

102

Deferred taxes

(2,924

)

(16,747

)

(997

)

Share-based compensation

9,530

1,876

3,976

(Gain) on foreign currency exchange rates

(575

)

(31

)

(82

)

Loss on disposal of fixed assets

76

19

8

Change in fair value of interest rate swaps

(2,284

)

3,616

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

Accounts receivable

(40,842

)

(28,541

)

9,384

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

(5,430

)

3,561

(4,604

)

Other assets

(5,072

)

55

(62

)

Accounts payable

7,516

16,530

(8,871

)

Accrued compensation and accrued liabilities

8,541

880

4,102

Deferred revenue

196

(271

)

11

Other liabilities

(87

)

826

767

Income taxes receivable and payable, net

1,309

(79

)

373

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

148,677

72,851

(19,216

)

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

Changes in short-term investments

305

257

(163

)

Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired

(48,934

)

Purchases of property and equipment

(7,313

)

(5,304

)

(951

)

Capitalized software development costs

(16,485

)

(10,522

)

(929

)

Net cash used in investing activities

(72,427

)

(15,569

)

(2,043

)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

Proceeds from issuance of common stock in initial public offering, net of underwriting discounts and commissions

320,559

Payments of initial public offering issuance costs

(4,034

)

Shareholder distribution

(313

)

Capital contributions

241

59,423

41,143

Distributions to Predecessor Members and Optionholders

(5,834

)

(17,991

)

Borrowings from Successor First Lien Credit Facility

261,413

Repayments of Successor First Lien Credit Facility

(363,875

)

(3,350

)

Repayment of Successor Second Lien Credit Facility

(146,584

)

Borrowings on Successor Revolver

25,000

Repayments on Successor Revolver

(25,000

)

Repayment of Predecessor First Lien Credit Facility

(34,000

)

Payments of debt issuance costs

(1,257

)

(1,397

)

Payments on capital lease obligations

(1,652

)

(2,438

)

(274

)

Payments on deferred purchase agreements

(705

)

Proceeds from stock option exercises

387

Net settlement of stock option exercises

(332

)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

63,848

46,404

(11,122

)

Effect of exchange rate on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

(278

)

1,021

(102

)

Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

139,820

104,707

(32,483

)

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period

152,970

48,263

80,746

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period

$

292,790

$

152,970

$

48,263

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:

Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds received

$

10,361

$

4,786

$

279

Cash paid for interest

$

23,029

$

41,145

$

224

NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

Non-cash property and equipment additions

$

3,643

$

88

$

289

Distributions declared to Optionholders but not paid

$

$

$

781



Reconciliation of Consolidated Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Interim Periods

Annual Periods

Successor

Successor

Predecessor

(in thousands)

Three Months
Ended
December 31, 2021

Three Months
Ended
December 31, 2020

Year Ended
December 31, 2021

Period from
February 1, 2020
through
December 31, 2020

Period from
January 1, 2020
through
January 31, 2020

Net income (loss)

$

15,385

$

(5,860

)

$

16,051

$

(47,492

)

$

(36,530

)

Interest expense, net

3,097

9,261

24,972

47,384

4,489

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

6,837

(47

)

8,862

(11,355

)

(871

)

Depreciation and amortization

36,322

37,242

142,815

135,057

2,105

Loss on extinguishment of debt

13,938

10,533

Share-based compensation

4,961

545

9,530

1,876

3,976

Transaction and acquisition-related charges(a)

2,804

568

9,314

10,146

22,840

Integration and restructuring charges(b)

3,125

584

3,413

327

Other(c)

32

(189

)

228

747

153

Adjusted EBITDA

$

69,438

$

44,645

$

226,294

$

139,776

$

7,022

Revenues

212,532

156,544

712,295

472,369

36,785

Adjusted EBITDA Margin

32.7

%

28.5

%

31.8

%

29.6

%

19.1

%

a) Represents charges incurred related to acquisitions and similar transactions, primarily consisting of change in control-related costs, professional service fees, and other third-party costs. Additionally, the three months and year ended December 31, 2021 (Successor) include incremental professional service fees incurred related to the initial public offering, the registered common stock offering by certain selling stockholders in November 2021, and a transaction bonus program related to one of the Company’s 2021 acquisitions.
b) Represents charges from organizational restructuring and integration activities outside of the ordinary course of business.
c) Represents non-cash and other charges primarily related to legal exposures inherited from legacy acquisitions, foreign currency (gains) losses, and (gains) losses on the sale of assets.



Reconciliation of Consolidated Non-GAAP Financial Measures (continued)

Interim Periods

Annual Periods

Successor

Successor

Predecessor

(in thousands)

Three Months
Ended
December 31, 2021

Three Months
Ended
December 31, 2020

Year Ended
December 31, 2021

Period from
February 1, 2020
through
December 31, 2020

Period from
January 1, 2020
through
January 31, 2020

Net income (loss)

$

15,385

$

(5,860

)

$

16,051

$

(47,492

)

$

(36,530

)

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

6,837

(47

)

8,862

(11,355

)

(871

)

Income (loss) before provision for income taxes

22,222

(5,907

)

24,913

(58,847

)

(37,401

)

Debt-related costs(a)

440

898

20,143

3,242

11,102

Acquisition-related depreciation and amortization(b)

31,818

34,270

126,865

125,419

848

Share-based compensation

4,961

545

9,530

1,876

3,976

Transaction and acquisition-related charges(c)

2,804

568

9,314

10,146

22,840

Integration and restructuring charges(d)

3,125

584

3,413

327

Other(e)

32

(189

)

228

747

153

Adjusted Net Income before income tax effect

62,277

33,310

191,577

85,996

1,845

Less: Income tax effect(f)

15,747

8,561

49,178

22,101

474

Adjusted Net Income

$

46,530

$

24,749

$

142,399

$

63,895

$

1,371


Interim Periods

Annual Periods

Successor

Successor

Predecessor

Three Months
Ended
December 31, 2021

Three Months
Ended
December 31, 2020

Year Ended
December 31, 2021

Period from
February 1,
2020 through
December 31, 2020

Period from
January 1,
2020 through
January 31, 2020

Diluted net income (loss) per share (GAAP)

$

0.10

$

(0.05

)

$

0.11

$

(0.37

)

$

(0.24

)

Adjusted Net Income adjustments per share

Income taxes

0.04

(0.00

)

0.06

(0.09

)

(0.01

)

Debt-related costs(a)

0.00

0.01

0.14

0.02

0.07

Acquisition-related depreciation and amortization(b)

0.21

0.26

0.90

0.96

0.01

Share-based compensation

0.03

0.00

0.07

0.01

0.03

Transaction and acquisition-related charges(c)

0.02

0.00

0.07

0.08

0.15

Integration and restructuring charges(d)

0.02

0.00

0.03

0.00

Other(e)

0.00

(0.00

)

0.00

0.01

0.00

Adjusted income tax effect(f)

(0.10

)

(0.07

)

(0.35

)

(0.17

)

(0.00

)

Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share (Non-GAAP)

$

0.31

$

0.19

$

1.01

$

0.49

$

0.01

Weighted average number of shares outstanding used in computation of Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share:

Weighted average number of shares outstanding—diluted (GAAP)

152,284,628

130,000,000

141,687,384

130,000,000

149,686,460

Options and restricted stock not included in weighted average number of shares outstanding—diluted (GAAP) (using treasury stock method)

Adjusted weighted average number of shares outstanding—diluted (Non-GAAP)

152,284,628

130,000,000

141,687,384

130,000,000

149,686,460

a) Represents the loss on extinguishment of debt and non-cash interest expense related to the amortization of debt issuance costs for the financing for the "Silver Lake Transaction" (On January 31, 2020, a fund managed by Silver Lake acquired substantially all of the Company's equity interests from the Predecessor equity owners, primarily funds managed by Symphony Technology Group).
b) Represents the depreciation and amortization expense related to intangible assets and developed technology assets recorded due to the application of ASC 805, Business Combinations.
c) Represents charges incurred related to acquisitions and similar transactions, primarily consisting of change in control-related costs, professional service fees, and other third-party costs. Additionally, the three months and year ended December 31, 2021 (Successor) include incremental professional service fees incurred related to the initial public offering, the registered common stock offering by certain selling stockholders in November 2021, and a transaction bonus program related to one of the Company’s 2021 acquisitions.
d) Represents charges from organizational restructuring and integration activities outside of the ordinary course of business.
e) Represents non-cash and other charges primarily related to legal exposures inherited from legacy acquisitions, foreign currency (gains) losses, and (gains) losses on the sale of assets.
f) Effective tax rates of approximately 25.7%, 25.3%, and 25.7% have been used to compute Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share for the 2020 periods, three months ended December 31, 2021, and year ended December 31, 2021, respectively. As of December 31, 2021, we had net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $120.1 million, $147.5 million, and $25.1 million for federal, state, and foreign income tax purposes, respectively, available to reduce future income subject to income taxes. As a result, the amount of actual cash taxes we pay for federal, state and foreign income taxes differs significantly from the effective income tax rate computed in accordance with GAAP, and from the normalized rates shown above.


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