ADBE 8-K
Adobe Inc. (ADBE)
8-K
2023-06-15
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
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Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): June 15, 2023 (June 15, 2023 )
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On June 15, 2023, Adobe Inc. (“Adobe”) issued a press release announcing financial results for its second quarter fiscal year 2023 ended June 2, 2023. A copy of this press release is furnished and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information in this report and the exhibit attached hereto are being furnished and shall not be deemed filed for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly stated by specific reference in such filing.
The attached press release includes non-GAAP adjusted or constant currency revenue growth rates, non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP diluted net income per share (earnings per share) and non-GAAP tax rate.
These non-GAAP measures are not in accordance with, or an alternative for, generally accepted accounting principles and may be different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies. In addition, these non-GAAP measures are not based on any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles. We believe that non-GAAP measures have limitations in that they do not reflect all of the amounts associated with our results of operations as determined in accordance with GAAP and that these measures should only be used to evaluate our results of operations in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP measures.
We use these non-GAAP financial measures in making operating decisions because we believe the measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding our operational performance and give us a better understanding of how we should invest in research and development and fund infrastructure and go-to-market strategies. We use these measures to help us make budgeting decisions, for example, as between product development expenses and research and development, sales and marketing and general and administrative expenses and to facilitate our internal comparisons to our historical operating results. In addition, we believe these non-GAAP financial measures are useful because they allow for greater transparency with respect to key metrics used by management in its financial and operational decision making. This allows institutional investors, the analyst community and others to better understand and evaluate our operating results and future prospects in the same manner as management and to compare operating results across accounting periods and to those of our peer companies.
We include adjusted or constant currency revenue growth rates to provide a framework for assessing how our underlying businesses have performed or are expected to perform on a year-over-year basis, excluding the effects of foreign currency rate fluctuations and the impact of our 52/53-week fiscal year, if applicable. Adjusted or constant currency revenue growth rates are calculated in constant currency by converting non-United States Dollar revenue using comparative period exchange rates and determining the change from prior period reported revenue, adjusted for any hedging effects.
In addition, we use non-GAAP financial measures which exclude:
A. Stock-based and deferred compensation expenses. Stock-based compensation expense consists of charges for employee restricted stock units, performance shares and employee stock purchases in accordance with current GAAP including stock-based compensation expense associated with any unvested options and restricted stock units assumed in connection with our acquisitions. We believe that it is useful to investors to understand the impact of the application of accounting standards pertaining to stock-based compensation to our operational performance, liquidity and our ability to invest in research and development and fund acquisitions and capital expenditures. Deferred compensation expense consists of charges associated with movements in our deferred compensation plan liability. Although stock-based compensation and deferred compensation expenses constitute ongoing and recurring expenses, such expenses are excluded from non-GAAP results because they are not expenses that typically require current cash settlement by us and because such expenses are not used by us to assess the core profitability of our business operations. We further believe these measures are useful to investors in that they allow for greater transparency to certain line items in our financial statements. In addition, excluding these items from various non-GAAP measures facilitates comparisons to our competitors’ operating results.
B. Amortization of intangibles. We recognize amortization expense of intangibles in connection with our acquisitions. Intangibles include (i) purchased technology, (ii) trademarks, (iii) customer contracts and relationships and (iv) other intangible assets. In accordance with GAAP, we amortize the fair value of the intangibles based on the pattern in which we expect the economic benefits of the intangibles will be consumed as revenue is generated. Although the intangibles generate revenue for us, we exclude this item because the expense is non-cash in nature and because we believe the non-GAAP financial measures excluding this item provide meaningful supplemental information regarding our operational performance, liquidity and our ability to invest in research and development, fund acquisitions and capital expenditures. In addition, excluding this item from various non-GAAP measures facilitates our internal comparisons to our historical operating results and comparisons to our competitors’ operating results.
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C. Acquisition-related expenses. We exclude certain acquisition-related expenses, including deal costs and certain professional fees, associated with the proposed Figma acquisition due to its significant base purchase price and expected costs to complete the transaction. Acquisition-related expenses are inconsistent in amount and are significantly impacted by the timing and nature of acquisitions. Therefore, although we may incur these types of expenses in connection with future acquisitions, such expenses are excluded from our non-GAAP financial measures because these expenses are not used by us to assess the core profitability of our business operations. Consequently, we believe the non-GAAP financial measures excluding these expenses facilitate more meaningful evaluation of the core profitability of our business operations and comparisons to our historical operating results, and allow for greater transparency to certain line items in our financial statements.
D. Investment gains and losses. We recognize investment gains and losses principally from realized gains or losses from the sale and exchange of marketable equity investments, other-than-temporary declines in the value of marketable and non-marketable equity securities, unrealized holding gains and losses associated with our deferred compensation plan assets, gains and losses on the sale of equity securities held indirectly through investment partnerships and gains and losses associated with the recording of equity or cost method investments to fair value upon obtaining control through a business combination, as required by GAAP. We do not actively trade publicly held securities nor do we rely on these securities positions for funding our ongoing operations. We exclude investment gains and losses on these equity securities because these items are unrelated to our ongoing business and operating results.
E. Income tax adjustments. We apply a fixed long-term projected non-GAAP tax rate to determine our non-GAAP provision for income taxes, which can differ significantly from our income tax provision based on our GAAP taxable income and actual tax rates in effect. In arriving at our long-term projected non-GAAP tax rate, we evaluated three-year projections that exclude certain significant, non-recurring and period-specific income tax effects, such as tax charges in connection with acquisitions, resolution of certain income tax examinations and impacts from tax legislation or from changes to our trading structure, which helps us assess the core profitability of our business operations and compare to our historical operating results. This projected long-term non-GAAP tax rate could be subject to change for several reasons, including significant changes in our geographic earnings mix or fundamental tax law changes in major jurisdictions in which we operate. As such, we periodically re-evaluate the appropriateness of the long-term non-GAAP tax rate and may adjust for significant changes. Based on currently available information, we have applied a fixed long-term non-GAAP tax rate of 18.5% to our non-GAAP financial results for fiscal 2023.
F. Income tax effect of the non-GAAP pre-tax adjustments from the provision for income taxes. Excluding the income tax effect of the non-GAAP pre-tax adjustments from the provision for income taxes assists investors in understanding the tax provision associated with those adjustments and the effective tax rate related to our ongoing operations.
We believe that non-GAAP measures have limitations in that they do not reflect all of the amounts associated with our financial results as determined in accordance with GAAP and that these measures should only be used to evaluate our financial results in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP measures; therefore we qualify the use of non-GAAP financial information in a statement when non-GAAP information is presented.
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Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit Number | Exhibit Description | |||||||
| 99.1 | ||||||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |||||||
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| ADOBE INC. | ||||||||
| By: | /s/ DANIEL DURN | |||||||
| Daniel Durn | ||||||||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
Date: June 15, 2023
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Exhibit 99.1
Investor Relations Contact
Jonathan Vaas
Adobe
Public Relations Contact
Ashley Levine
Adobe
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Adobe Reports Record Revenue in Q2 Fiscal 2023
Company raises annual targets for revenue, EPS and Digital Media net new ARR
SAN JOSE, Calif. – June 15, 2023 – Adobe (Nasdaq:ADBE) today reported financial results for its second quarter fiscal year 2023 ended June 2, 2023.
“Adobe achieved record Q2 revenue demonstrating strong demand across Creative Cloud, Document Cloud and Experience Cloud,” said Shantanu Narayen, chair and CEO, Adobe. “Adobe’s ground-breaking innovation positions us to lead the new era of generative AI given our rich datasets, foundation models and ubiquitous product interfaces.”
“Adobe delivered outstanding net new ARR and profitability in Q2, positioning us to raise our annual targets,” said Dan Durn, executive vice president and CFO, Adobe. “Our unique ability to deliver top- and bottom-line growth while investing in groundbreaking innovation sets us up to capitalize on our massive $200+ billion market opportunity.”
Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2023 Financial Highlights
•Adobe achieved revenue of $4.82 billion in its second quarter of fiscal year 2023, which represents 10 percent year-over-year growth or 13 percent in constant currency. Diluted earnings per share was $2.82 on a GAAP basis and $3.91 on a non-GAAP basis.
•GAAP operating income in the second quarter was $1.62 billion and non-GAAP operating income was $2.18 billion. GAAP net income was $1.30 billion and non-GAAP net income was $1.79 billion.
•Cash flows from operations were $2.14 billion.
•Remaining Performance Obligations (“RPO”) exiting the quarter were $15.22 billion.
•Adobe repurchased approximately 2.7 million shares during the quarter.
Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2023 Business Segment Highlights
•Digital Media segment revenue was $3.51 billion, which represents 10 percent year-over-year growth or 14 percent in constant currency. Creative revenue grew to $2.85 billion, representing 9 percent year-over-year growth or 14 percent in constant currency. Document Cloud revenue was $659 million, representing 11 percent year-over-year growth or 14 percent in constant currency.
•Net new Digital Media Annualized Recurring Revenue (“ARR”) was $470 million, exiting the quarter with Digital Media ARR of $14.14 billion. Creative ARR grew to $11.64 billion and Document Cloud ARR grew to $2.50 billion.
•Digital Experience segment revenue was $1.22 billion, representing 12 percent year-over-year growth or 14 percent in constant currency. Digital Experience subscription revenue was $1.07 billion, representing 11 percent year-over-year growth or 14 percent in constant currency.
Financial Targets
Adobe is providing third quarter targets and updated fiscal year 2023 targets. These targets factor in current expectations for the macroeconomic environment and summer seasonality.
The following table summarizes Adobe’s third quarter fiscal year 2023 targets:
| Total revenue | $4.83 billion to $4.87 billion | |||||||
| Digital Media net new ARR | ~$410 million | |||||||
| Digital Media segment revenue | $3.55 billion to $3.57 billion | |||||||
| Digital Experience segment revenue | $1.21 billion to $1.23 billion | |||||||
| Digital Experience subscription revenue | $1.08 billion to $1.10 billion | |||||||
| Tax rate | GAAP: ~21.5% | Non-GAAP: ~18.5% | ||||||
Earnings per share1 | GAAP: $2.82 to $2.88 | Non-GAAP: $3.95 to $4.00 | ||||||
The following table summarizes Adobe’s updated fiscal year 2023 targets:
| Total revenue | $19.25 billion to $19.35 billion | |||||||
| Digital Media net new ARR | ~$1.75 billion | |||||||
| Digital Media segment revenue | $14.10 billion to $14.15 billion | |||||||
| Digital Experience segment revenue | $4.85 billion to $4.90 billion | |||||||
| Digital Experience subscription revenue | $4.30 billion to $4.35 billion | |||||||
| Tax rate | GAAP: ~21.5% | Non-GAAP: ~18.5% | ||||||
Earnings per share1 | GAAP: $11.15 to $11.25 | Non-GAAP: $15.65 to $15.75 | ||||||
1Targets assume share count of ~458 million for third quarter and fiscal year 2023.
Adobe to Host Conference Call
Adobe will webcast its second quarter fiscal year 2023 earnings conference call today at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time from its investor relations website: www.adobe.com/ADBE. Earnings documents, including Adobe management’s prepared conference call remarks with slides and an investor datasheet are posted to Adobe’s investor relations website in advance of the conference call for reference.
Forward-Looking Statements, Non-GAAP and Other Disclosures
This press release contains forward-looking statements, including those related to business momentum, our market opportunity, market trends, current macroeconomic conditions, fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, strategic investments, customer success, revenue, operating margin, seasonality, annualized recurring revenue, tax rate on a GAAP and non-GAAP basis, earnings per share on a GAAP and non-GAAP basis, and share count, all of which involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. Factors that might cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to: failure to compete effectively; failure to develop, acquire, market and offer products and services that meet customer requirements; introduction of new technology; failure to realize the anticipated benefits of past or future acquisitions; information security and privacy; potential interruptions or delays in hosted services provided by us or third parties; risks associated with cyber-attacks; complex sales cycles; failure to effectively manage critical strategic third-party business relationships; changes in accounting principles and tax regulations; fluctuations in subscription renewal rates; risks related to the timing of revenue recognition from our subscription offerings; uncertainty in the financial markets and economic conditions in the countries where we operate; geopolitical and macroeconomic conditions, including the Russia-Ukraine war; and other various risks associated with being a multinational corporation. For a discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties, please refer to Adobe’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for our fiscal year 2022 ended Dec. 2, 2022, and Adobe's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q issued in fiscal year 2023.
The financial information set forth in this press release reflects estimates based on information available at this time. These amounts could differ from actual reported amounts stated in Adobe’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for our fiscal quarter ended June 2, 2023, which Adobe expects to file in late June 2023. Adobe assumes no obligation to, and does not currently intend to, update these forward-looking statements.
A reconciliation between GAAP and non-GAAP earnings results and financial targets is provided at the end of this press release and on Adobe’s investor relations website.
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About Adobe
Adobe is changing the world through digital experiences. For more information, visit www.adobe.com.
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©2023 Adobe. All rights reserved. Adobe, Creative Cloud, Document Cloud and the Adobe logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe (or one of its subsidiaries) in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
(In millions, except per share data; unaudited)
| Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| June 2, 2023 | June 3, 2022 | June 2, 2023 | June 3, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subscription | $ | 4,517 | $ | 4,070 | $ | 8,890 | $ | 8,028 | |||||||||||||||
| Product | 130 | 146 | 250 | 291 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Services and other | 169 | 170 | 331 | 329 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total revenue | 4,816 | 4,386 | 9,471 | 8,648 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenue: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subscription | 436 | 410 | 870 | 803 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Product | 8 | 9 | 16 | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Services and other | 128 | 120 | 254 | 229 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total cost of revenue | 572 | 539 | 1,140 | 1,051 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | 4,244 | 3,847 | 8,331 | 7,597 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Research and development | 876 | 738 | 1,703 | 1,439 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sales and marketing | 1,345 | 1,247 | 2,646 | 2,405 | |||||||||||||||||||
| General and administrative | 357 | 291 | 688 | 560 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of intangibles | 42 | 42 | 84 | 84 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 2,620 | 2,318 | 5,121 | 4,488 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income | 1,624 | 1,529 | 3,210 | 3,109 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Non-operating income (expense): | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | (26) | (28) | (58) | (56) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Investment gains (losses), net | 5 | (8) | 6 | (17) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other income (expense), net | 47 | (1) | 90 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total non-operating income (expense), net | 26 | (37) | 38 | (74) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Income before income taxes | 1,650 | 1,492 | 3,248 | 3,035 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | 355 | 314 | 706 | 591 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 1,295 | $ | 1,178 | $ | 2,542 | $ | 2,444 | |||||||||||||||
| Basic net income per share | $ | 2.83 | $ | 2.50 | $ | 5.55 | $ | 5.17 | |||||||||||||||
| Shares used to compute basic net income per share | 458 | 472 | 458 | 472 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted net income per share | $ | 2.82 | $ | 2.49 | $ | 5.54 | $ | 5.15 | |||||||||||||||
| Shares used to compute diluted net income per share | 459 | 473 | 459 | 474 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In millions; unaudited)
| June 2, 2023 | December 2, 2022 | ||||||||||
| ASSETS | |||||||||||
| Current assets: | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 5,456 | $ | 4,236 | |||||||
| Short-term investments | 1,145 | 1,860 | |||||||||
Trade receivables, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $17 and $23, respectively | 1,685 | 2,065 | |||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 988 | 835 | |||||||||
| Total current assets | 9,274 | 8,996 | |||||||||
| Property and equipment, net | 2,032 | 1,908 | |||||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets, net | 389 | 407 | |||||||||
| Goodwill | 12,796 | 12,787 | |||||||||
| Other intangibles, net | 1,258 | 1,449 | |||||||||
| Deferred income taxes | 964 | 777 | |||||||||
| Other assets | 1,125 | 841 | |||||||||
| Total assets | $ | 27,838 | $ | 27,165 | |||||||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | |||||||||||
| Current liabilities: | |||||||||||
| Trade payables | $ | 346 | $ | 379 | |||||||
| Accrued expenses | 1,786 | 1,790 | |||||||||
| Debt | — | 500 | |||||||||
| Deferred revenue | 5,265 | 5,297 | |||||||||
| Income taxes payable | 548 | 75 | |||||||||
| Operating lease liabilities | 74 | 87 | |||||||||
| Total current liabilities | 8,019 | 8,128 | |||||||||
| Long-term liabilities: | |||||||||||
| Debt | 3,631 | 3,629 | |||||||||
| Deferred revenue | 116 | 117 | |||||||||
| Income taxes payable | 479 | 530 | |||||||||
| Operating lease liabilities | 408 | 417 | |||||||||
| Other liabilities | 347 | 293 | |||||||||
| Total liabilities | 13,000 | 13,114 | |||||||||
| Stockholders’ equity: | |||||||||||
| Preferred stock | — | — | |||||||||
| Common stock | — | — | |||||||||
| Additional paid-in-capital | 10,717 | 9,868 | |||||||||
| Retained earnings | 30,609 | 28,319 | |||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | (297) | (293) | |||||||||
| Treasury stock, at cost | (26,191) | (23,843) | |||||||||
| Total stockholders’ equity | 14,838 | 14,051 | |||||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 27,838 | $ | 27,165 | |||||||
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In millions; unaudited)
| Three Months Ended | |||||||||||
| June 2, 2023 | June 3, 2022 | ||||||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | |||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 1,295 | $ | 1,178 | |||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | |||||||||||
| Depreciation, amortization and accretion | 220 | 212 | |||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | 433 | 352 | |||||||||
| Unrealized investment (gains) losses, net | (5) | 10 | |||||||||
| Other non-cash adjustments | (102) | 88 | |||||||||
| Changes in deferred revenue | (96) | (143) | |||||||||
| Changes in other operating assets and liabilities | 394 | 343 | |||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 2,139 | 2,040 | |||||||||
| Cash flows from investing activities: | |||||||||||
| Purchases, sales and maturities of short-term investments, net | 446 | 10 | |||||||||
| Purchases of property and equipment | (121) | (126) | |||||||||
| Purchases and sales of long-term investments, intangibles and other assets, net | (3) | (2) | |||||||||
| Acquisitions, net of cash acquired | — | (20) | |||||||||
| Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities | 322 | (138) | |||||||||
| Cash flows from financing activities: | |||||||||||
| Repurchases of common stock | (1,000) | (1,200) | |||||||||
| Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards, net of proceeds from treasury stock re-issuances | (102) | (101) | |||||||||
| Other financing activities, net | 22 | 51 | |||||||||
| Net cash used for financing activities | (1,080) | (1,250) | |||||||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | 3 | (26) | |||||||||
| Net change in cash and cash equivalents | 1,384 | 626 | |||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 4,072 | 2,739 | |||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 5,456 | $ | 3,365 | |||||||
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Non-GAAP Results
The following table shows Adobe’s GAAP results reconciled to non-GAAP results included in this release.
| (In millions, except per share data) | Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||
| June 2, 2023 | June 3, 2022 | March 3, 2023 | |||||||||||||||
| Operating income: | |||||||||||||||||
| GAAP operating income | $ | 1,624 | $ | 1,529 | $ | 1,586 | |||||||||||
| Stock-based and deferred compensation expense | 439 | 345 | 417 | ||||||||||||||
| Amortization of intangibles | 95 | 100 | 95 | ||||||||||||||
Acquisition-related expenses (*) | 22 | — | 33 | ||||||||||||||
| Non-GAAP operating income | $ | 2,180 | $ | 1,974 | $ | 2,131 | |||||||||||
| Net income: | |||||||||||||||||
| GAAP net income | $ | 1,295 | $ | 1,178 | $ | 1,247 | |||||||||||
| Stock-based and deferred compensation expense | 439 | 345 | 417 | ||||||||||||||
| Amortization of intangibles | 95 | 100 | 95 | ||||||||||||||
Acquisition-related expenses (*) | 22 | — | 33 | ||||||||||||||
| Investment (gains) losses, net | (5) | 8 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| Income tax adjustments | (52) | (46) | (45) | ||||||||||||||
| Non-GAAP net income | $ | 1,794 | $ | 1,585 | $ | 1,746 | |||||||||||
| Diluted net income per share: | |||||||||||||||||
| GAAP diluted net income per share | $ | 2.82 | $ | 2.49 | $ | 2.71 | |||||||||||
| Stock-based and deferred compensation expense | 0.96 | 0.73 | 0.91 | ||||||||||||||
| Amortization of intangibles | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.21 | ||||||||||||||
Acquisition-related expenses (*) | 0.05 | — | 0.07 | ||||||||||||||
| Investment (gains) losses, net | (0.01) | 0.02 | — | ||||||||||||||
| Income tax adjustments | (0.12) | (0.10) | (0.10) | ||||||||||||||
| Non-GAAP diluted net income per share | $ | 3.91 | $ | 3.35 | $ | 3.80 | |||||||||||
Shares used in computing diluted net income per share | 459 | 473 | 460 | ||||||||||||||
The following table shows Adobe’s second quarter fiscal year 2023 GAAP tax rate reconciled to the non-GAAP tax rate included in this release.
| Second Quarter Fiscal 2023 | |||||||||||
| Effective income tax rate: | |||||||||||
| GAAP effective income tax rate | 21.5 | % | |||||||||
| Stock-based and deferred compensation expense | (2.4) | ||||||||||
| Amortization of intangibles | (0.5) | ||||||||||
Acquisition-related expenses (*) | (0.1) | ||||||||||
Non-GAAP effective income tax rate (**) | 18.5 | % | |||||||||
(*) Includes deal costs and certain professional fees associated with the planned acquisition of Figma
(**) Represents Adobe’s fixed long-term non-GAAP tax rate based on three-year projections and currently available information
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Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Targets
The following tables show Adobe's third quarter fiscal year 2023 financial targets reconciled to non-GAAP financial targets included in this release.
(Shares in millions) | Third Quarter Fiscal 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Low | High | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted net income per share: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| GAAP diluted net income per share | $ | 2.82 | $ | 2.88 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based and deferred compensation expense | 1.00 | 0.99 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of intangibles | 0.20 | 0.20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Acquisition-related expenses (*) | 0.05 | 0.05 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Income tax adjustments | (0.12) | (0.12) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-GAAP diluted net income per share | $ | 3.95 | $ | 4.00 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Shares used to compute diluted net income per share | 458 | 458 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Third Quarter Fiscal 2023 | |||||||||||
| Effective income tax rate: | |||||||||||
| GAAP effective income tax rate | 21.5 | % | |||||||||
| Stock-based and deferred compensation expense | (2.4) | ||||||||||
| Amortization of intangibles | (0.5) | ||||||||||
Acquisition-related expenses (*) | (0.1) | ||||||||||
Non-GAAP effective income tax rate (**) | 18.5 | % | |||||||||
(*) Includes deal costs and certain professional fees associated with the planned acquisition of Figma
(**) Represents Adobe’s fixed long-term projected non-GAAP tax rate based on three-year projections and currently available information
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Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Targets (continued)
The following tables show Adobe's updated annual fiscal year 2023 financial targets reconciled to non-GAAP financial targets included in this release.
(Shares in millions) | Fiscal Year 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Low | High | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted net income per share: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| GAAP diluted net income per share | $ | 11.15 | $ | 11.25 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based and deferred compensation expense | 3.84 | 3.83 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of intangibles | 0.81 | 0.81 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Acquisition-related expenses (*) | 0.33 | 0.33 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Income tax adjustments | (0.48) | (0.47) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-GAAP diluted net income per share | $ | 15.65 | $ | 15.75 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Shares used to compute diluted net income per share | 458 | 458 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fiscal Year 2023 | |||||||||||
| Effective income tax rate: | |||||||||||
| GAAP effective income tax rate | 21.5 | % | |||||||||
| Stock-based and deferred compensation expense | (2.3) | ||||||||||
| Amortization of intangibles | (0.5) | ||||||||||
Acquisition-related expenses (*) | (0.2) | ||||||||||
Non-GAAP effective income tax rate (**) | 18.5 | % | |||||||||
(*) Includes deal costs and certain professional fees associated with the planned acquisition of Figma
(**) Represents Adobe’s fixed long-term projected non-GAAP tax rate based on three-year projections and currently available information
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information
Adobe continues to provide all information required in accordance with GAAP, but believes evaluating its ongoing operating results may not be as useful if an investor is limited to reviewing only GAAP financial measures. Adobe uses non-GAAP financial information to evaluate its ongoing operations and for internal planning and forecasting purposes. Adobe's management does not itself, nor does it suggest that investors should, consider such non-GAAP financial measures in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. Adobe presents such non-GAAP financial measures in reporting its financial results to provide investors with an additional tool to evaluate Adobe's operating results. Adobe believes these non-GAAP financial measures are useful because they allow for greater transparency with respect to key metrics used by management in its financial and operational decision-making. This allows institutional investors, the analyst community and others to better understand and evaluate our operating results and future prospects in the same manner as management.
Adobe's management believes it is useful for itself and investors to review, as applicable, both GAAP information as well as non-GAAP measures, which may exclude items such as stock-based and deferred compensation expenses, amortization of intangibles, investment gains and losses, the related tax impact of all of these items, income tax adjustments, and the income tax effect of the non-GAAP pre-tax adjustments from the provision for income taxes. Adobe uses these non-GAAP measures in order to assess the performance of Adobe's business and for planning and forecasting in subsequent periods. Whenever such a non-GAAP measure is used, Adobe provides a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measure to the most closely applicable GAAP financial measure. Investors are encouraged to review the related GAAP financial measures and the reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measure as detailed above.
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