Amdocs Ltd 6-K, filed Feb 18, 2025
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Amdocs Ltd filed this 6-K on February 18, 2025.
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Quarter Ended December 31, 2024
Commission File Number 1-14840
AMDOCS LIMITED
Hirzel House, Smith Street,
St. Peter Port, Island of Guernsey, GY1 2NG
Amdocs, Inc.
625 Maryville Centre Drive, Suite 200 Saint Louis, Missouri 63141
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:
FORM 20-F ☑ FORM 40-F ☐
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ☐
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:
YES ☐ NO ☑
If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- _______
AMDOCS LIMITED
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
FOR THE QUARTER ENDED DECEMBER 31,
2024
INDEX
3 |
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3 |
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Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements |
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3 |
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4 |
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5 |
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6 |
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7 |
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8 |
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20 |
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27 |
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Item 1. Changes in Securities, Use of Proceeds and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities |
27 |
27 |
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28 |
This report on Form 6-K shall be incorporated by reference into any Registration Statement filed by the Registrant that by its terms automatically incorporates the Registrant's filings and submissions with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
2
PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
AMDOCS LIMITED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(dollar and share amounts in thousands, except per share data)
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As of |
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December 31, |
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September 30, |
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(Unaudited) |
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ASSETS |
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Current assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
213,833 |
|
|
$ |
346,085 |
|
Short-term interest-bearing investments |
|
|
135,175 |
|
|
|
168,242 |
|
Accounts receivable, net |
|
|
990,859 |
|
|
|
1,028,357 |
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
|
|
266,861 |
|
|
|
228,498 |
|
Total current assets |
|
|
1,606,728 |
|
|
|
1,771,182 |
|
Property and equipment, net |
|
|
734,400 |
|
|
|
755,601 |
|
Lease assets |
|
|
155,485 |
|
|
|
149,254 |
|
Goodwill |
|
|
2,879,758 |
|
|
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2,844,908 |
|
Intangible assets, net |
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|
187,153 |
|
|
|
160,729 |
|
Other noncurrent assets |
|
|
730,217 |
|
|
|
704,468 |
|
Total assets |
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$ |
6,293,741 |
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|
$ |
6,386,142 |
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LIABILITIES AND EQUITY |
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Current liabilities: |
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Accounts payable |
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$ |
320,786 |
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$ |
305,928 |
|
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
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|
674,887 |
|
|
|
778,939 |
|
Accrued personnel costs |
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|
234,420 |
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|
|
230,812 |
|
Lease liabilities |
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38,625 |
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|
39,983 |
|
Deferred revenue |
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|
116,114 |
|
|
|
115,247 |
|
Total current liabilities |
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|
1,384,832 |
|
|
|
1,470,909 |
|
Deferred income taxes and taxes payable |
|
|
206,816 |
|
|
|
197,923 |
|
Lease liabilities |
|
|
108,722 |
|
|
|
103,462 |
|
Long-term debt, net of unamortized debt issuance costs |
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|
646,444 |
|
|
|
646,291 |
|
Other noncurrent liabilities |
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|
441,067 |
|
|
|
468,380 |
|
Total liabilities |
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2,787,881 |
|
|
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2,886,965 |
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Equity: |
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Amdocs Limited Shareholders' equity: |
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Preferred Shares — Authorized 25,000 shares; £0.01 par value; 0 shares issued |
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— |
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— |
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Ordinary Shares — Authorized 700,000 shares; £0.01 par value; 289,418 and 288,485 issued and 112,163 and 112,891 outstanding, respectively |
|
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4,610 |
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4,598 |
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Additional paid-in capital |
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4,464,706 |
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4,413,503 |
|
Treasury stock, at cost 177,255 and 175,594 ordinary shares, respectively |
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(7,928,917 |
) |
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|
(7,784,434 |
) |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
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(1,259 |
) |
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|
(4,410 |
) |
Retained earnings |
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|
6,925,123 |
|
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|
6,827,719 |
|
Total Amdocs Limited Shareholders' equity |
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3,464,263 |
|
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3,456,976 |
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Noncontrolling interests |
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41,597 |
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|
42,201 |
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Total equity |
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3,505,860 |
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3,499,177 |
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Total liabilities and equity |
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$ |
6,293,741 |
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$ |
6,386,142 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
3
AMDOCS LIMITED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)
(dollar and share amounts in thousands, except per share data)
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Three months ended |
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2024(1) |
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2023 |
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Revenue |
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$ |
1,110,055 |
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$ |
1,245,199 |
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Operating expenses: |
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Cost of revenue |
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682,259 |
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|
812,744 |
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Research and development |
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84,333 |
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89,207 |
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Selling, general and administrative |
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122,087 |
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142,504 |
|
Amortization of purchased intangible assets and other |
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15,759 |
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16,410 |
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Restructuring charges |
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6,783 |
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|
|
— |
|
|
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911,221 |
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|
1,060,865 |
|
Operating income |
|
|
198,834 |
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|
184,334 |
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Interest and other expense, net |
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(6,409 |
) |
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(9,778 |
) |
Income before income taxes |
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192,425 |
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|
174,556 |
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Income taxes |
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|
40,573 |
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|
25,834 |
|
Net income |
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$ |
151,852 |
|
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$ |
148,722 |
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Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests |
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|
719 |
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|
757 |
|
Net income attributable to Amdocs Limited |
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$ |
151,133 |
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$ |
147,965 |
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Basic earnings per share attributable to Amdocs Limited |
|
$ |
1.34 |
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$ |
1.27 |
|
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Amdocs Limited |
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$ |
1.33 |
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$ |
1.26 |
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Cash dividends declared per ordinary share |
|
$ |
0.479 |
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$ |
0.435 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
4
AMDOCS LIMITED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED)
(dollar amounts in thousands)
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Three months ended |
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2024 |
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2023 |
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Net income |
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$ |
151,852 |
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$ |
148,722 |
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Other comprehensive income, net of tax: |
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Net change in fair value of cash flow hedges(1) |
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2,194 |
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|
42,146 |
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Net change in fair value of available-for-sale securities(2) |
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|
957 |
|
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|
4,674 |
|
Other comprehensive income, net of tax |
|
|
3,151 |
|
|
|
46,820 |
|
Comprehensive income |
|
$ |
155,003 |
|
|
$ |
195,542 |
|
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests |
|
|
719 |
|
|
|
757 |
|
Comprehensive income attributable to Amdocs Limited |
|
$ |
154,284 |
|
|
$ |
194,785 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
5
AMDOCS LIMITED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (UNAUDITED)
(dollar and share amounts in thousands, except per share data)
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Ordinary Shares |
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Shares |
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Amount |
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Additional |
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Treasury |
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Accumulated |
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Retained |
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Total |
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Non- |
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Total |
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Balance as of September 30, 2024 |
|
|
112,891 |
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|
$ |
4,598 |
|
|
$ |
4,413,503 |
|
|
$ |
(7,784,434 |
) |
|
$ |
(4,410 |
) |
|
$ |
6,827,719 |
|
|
$ |
3,456,976 |
|
|
$ |
42,201 |
|
|
$ |
3,499,177 |
|
Comprehensive income: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
|||||||||
Net income |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
151,133 |
|
|
|
151,133 |
|
|
|
719 |
|
|
|
151,852 |
|
Other comprehensive income |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
3,151 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
3,151 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
3,151 |
|
Comprehensive income |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
154,284 |
|
|
|
719 |
|
|
|
155,003 |
|
|||||
Employee stock options exercised |
|
|
133 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
8,167 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
8,169 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
8,169 |
|
Repurchase of shares |
|
|
(1,661 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(144,483 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(144,483 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(144,483 |
) |
Cash dividends declared ($0.479 per ordinary share) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(53,729 |
) |
|
|
(53,729 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(53,729 |
) |
Issuance of restricted stock, net of forfeitures |
|
|
549 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
7 |
|
Employee share purchase plan |
|
|
251 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
16,516 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
16,519 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
16,519 |
|
Equity-based compensation expense related to employees |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
26,520 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
26,520 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
26,520 |
|
Distribution to noncontrolling interests (2) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(1,323 |
) |
|
|
(1,323 |
) |
Balance as of December 31, 2024 |
|
|
112,163 |
|
|
$ |
4,610 |
|
|
$ |
4,464,706 |
|
|
$ |
(7,928,917 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,259 |
) |
|
$ |
6,925,123 |
|
|
$ |
3,464,263 |
|
|
$ |
41,597 |
|
|
$ |
3,505,860 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
|
|
Ordinary Shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
|
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Shares |
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|
Amount |
|
|
Additional |
|
|
Treasury |
|
|
Accumulated |
|
|
Retained |
|
|
Total |
|
|
Non- |
|
|
Total |
|
|||||||||
Balance as of September 30, 2023 |
|
|
117,348 |
|
|
$ |
4,571 |
|
|
$ |
4,244,256 |
|
|
$ |
(7,221,313 |
) |
|
$ |
(53,272 |
) |
|
$ |
6,549,517 |
|
|
$ |
3,523,759 |
|
|
$ |
43,173 |
|
|
$ |
3,566,932 |
|
Comprehensive income: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Net income |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
147,965 |
|
|
|
147,965 |
|
|
|
757 |
|
|
|
148,722 |
|
Other comprehensive income |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
46,820 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
46,820 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
46,820 |
|
Comprehensive income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
194,785 |
|
|
|
757 |
|
|
|
195,542 |
|
||||||
Employee stock options exercised |
|
|
74 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
4,349 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
4,350 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
4,350 |
|
Repurchase of shares |
|
|
(1,895 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(158,525 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(158,525 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(158,525 |
) |
Cash dividends declared ($0.435 per ordinary share) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(50,683 |
) |
|
|
(50,683 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(50,683 |
) |
Issuance of restricted stock, net of forfeitures |
|
|
700 |
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
9 |
|
Employee share purchase plan |
|
|
275 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
19,967 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
19,970 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
19,970 |
|
Equity-based compensation expense related to employees |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
26,080 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
26,080 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
26,080 |
|
Distribution to noncontrolling interests (2) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(1,322 |
) |
|
|
(1,322 |
) |
Balance as of December 31, 2023 |
|
$ |
116,502 |
|
|
$ |
4,584 |
|
|
$ |
4,294,652 |
|
|
$ |
(7,379,838 |
) |
|
$ |
(6,452 |
) |
|
$ |
6,646,799 |
|
|
$ |
3,559,745 |
|
|
$ |
42,608 |
|
|
$ |
3,602,353 |
|
____________
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
6
AMDOCS LIMITED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
(dollar amounts in thousands)
|
|
Three months ended |
|
|||||
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
||
Cash Flow from Operating Activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Net income |
|
$ |
151,852 |
|
|
$ |
148,722 |
|
Reconciliation of net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Depreciation, amortization and impairment |
|
|
46,415 |
|
|
|
45,861 |
|
Amortization of debt issuance cost |
|
|
151 |
|
|
|
149 |
|
Equity-based compensation expense |
|
|
26,520 |
|
|
|
26,080 |
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
|
1,651 |
|
|
|
(6,683 |
) |
Loss from short-term interest-bearing investments |
|
|
662 |
|
|
|
548 |
|
Net changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of amounts acquired: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Accounts receivable, net |
|
|
2,417 |
|
|
|
(66,657 |
) |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
|
|
(14,787 |
) |
|
|
4,452 |
|
Other noncurrent assets |
|
|
(7,925 |
) |
|
|
(10,538 |
) |
Lease assets and liabilities, net |
|
|
(2,329 |
) |
|
|
(5,340 |
) |
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and accrued personnel |
|
|
(50,837 |
) |
|
|
95,787 |
|
Deferred revenue |
|
|
867 |
|
|
|
(25,930 |
) |
Income taxes payable, net |
|
|
(5,129 |
) |
|
|
(18,066 |
) |
Other noncurrent liabilities |
|
|
(43,973 |
) |
|
|
(5,998 |
) |
Net cash provided by operating activities |
|
$ |
105,555 |
|
|
$ |
182,387 |
|
Cash Flow from Investing Activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Purchase of property and equipment, net (a) |
|
|
(27,355 |
) |
|
|
(43,743 |
) |
Proceeds from sale of short-term interest-bearing investments |
|
|
33,362 |
|
|
|
8,534 |
|
Net cash paid for business acquisitions |
|
|
(57,083 |
) |
|
|
(77,329 |
) |
Net Cash from equity investments and other |
|
|
16,347 |
|
|
|
928 |
|
Net cash used in investing activities |
|
$ |
(34,729 |
) |
|
$ |
(111,610 |
) |
Cash Flow from Financing Activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Repurchase of shares |
|
|
(144,483 |
) |
|
|
(158,525 |
) |
Proceeds from employee stock option exercises |
|
|
4,408 |
|
|
|
4,428 |
|
Payments of dividends |
|
|
(54,081 |
) |
|
|
(51,053 |
) |
Distribution to noncontrolling interests |
|
|
(1,323 |
) |
|
|
(1,322 |
) |
Payment of contingent consideration and deferred payment of business acquisitions |
|
|
(7,599 |
) |
|
|
(1,500 |
) |
Net cash used in financing activities |
|
$ |
(203,078 |
) |
|
$ |
(207,972 |
) |
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
(132,252 |
) |
|
|
(137,195 |
) |
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
|
|
346,085 |
|
|
|
520,080 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
|
$ |
213,833 |
|
|
$ |
382,885 |
|
Supplementary Cash Flow Information |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Cash paid for: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Income taxes, net of refunds (b) |
|
$ |
49,547 |
|
|
$ |
51,255 |
|
Interest |
|
|
12,784 |
|
|
|
12,055 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
7
AMDOCS LIMITED
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(dollar and share amounts in thousands, except per share data or as otherwise disclosed)
Amdocs Limited (the “Company”) is a leading provider of software and services to communications, entertainment and media service providers of all sizes throughout the world. The Company and its consolidated subsidiaries operate in one segment and design, develop, market, support, implement and operate its open and modular cloud portfolio.
The Company is a Guernsey limited company, which directly or indirectly holds numerous subsidiaries around the world, the vast majority of which are wholly-owned. The majority of the Company’s customers are in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Latin America region. The Company’s main development facilities are located in Brazil, Canada, Cyprus, India, Ireland, Israel, Mexico, the Philippines, the United Kingdom and the United States.
The unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP and are denominated in U.S. dollars.
In the opinion of the Company’s management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation of the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been included herein and are of a normal recurring nature. The preparation of financial statements during interim periods requires management to make numerous estimates and assumptions that impact the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses. Estimates and assumptions are reviewed periodically and the effect of revisions is reflected in the results of operations for the interim periods in which changes are determined to be necessary.
The results of operations for the interim periods presented herein are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full fiscal year. These statements do not include all information and footnotes necessary for a complete presentation of financial position, results of operations and cash flows in conformity with GAAP. These statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2024, set forth in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F filed on December 17, 2024 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC. There have been no material changes to the Company’s significant accounting policies from its Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2024.
Reclassification
From time to time, certain immaterial amounts in prior year financial statements may be reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.
In November 2024, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2024-03, "Income Statement-Reporting Comprehensive Income-Expense Disaggregation Disclosures", to disclose in the notes of the financial statements additional information about specific expense categories. This ASU will be effective for the Company's annual report for fiscal year 2028 and for interim period reporting beginning in fiscal year 2029, with early adoption permitted and should be applied either prospectively or retroactively. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption on its consolidated financial statements.
In December, 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09, “Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures”, which requires disclosure of disaggregated income taxes paid, prescribes standard categories for the components of the effective tax rate reconciliation, and modifies other income tax-related disclosures. This ASU will be effective for the Company's annual report for fiscal year 2026 and allows adoption on a prospective basis, with a retrospective option. This ASU will only have an impact on the Company's income tax disclosures. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption on its consolidated financial statements.
In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280), “Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures,” which enhances the disclosures required for operating segments in the annual and interim consolidated financial statements. This ASU will be effective for the Company's annual report for fiscal year 2025 and for interim period reporting beginning in fiscal year 2026 on a retrospective basis with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption on its consolidated financial statements.
8
AMDOCS LIMITED
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(dollar and share amounts in thousands, except per share data or as otherwise disclosed)
3. Acquisitions
During the three months ended December 31, 2024, the Company completed three business acquisitions for an aggregate net consideration of approximately $59,000 in cash, and a potential for additional consideration which may be paid later based on achievement of certain performance metrics. The majority of this amount was paid for the acquisition of Profinit, a data science and engineering company. These acquisitions, individually and in the aggregate, were not material in the period presented. In allocating the total consideration based on the preliminary estimated fair values for Profinit, the Company recorded $24,559 of goodwill, and $18,439 of customer relationships to be amortized over approximately five years.
During the three months ended December 31, 2023, the Company completed the acquisition of Astadia, which specializes in mainframe-to-cloud migration and modernization, for an aggregate net consideration of approximately $75,000 in cash, and a potential for additional consideration which may be paid later based on achievement of certain performance metrics. This acquisition was not material in the period presented. In allocating the total consideration based on the preliminary estimated fair values for Astadia, the Company recorded $88,845 of goodwill, $27,677 of customer relationships to be amortized over approximately six years, $8,001 of core technology to be amortized over approximately four years, and $1,784 of trademark to be amortized over approximately three years.
4. Revenue
Contract Balances
The following table provides information about accounts receivable, both billed and unbilled and deferred revenue:
|
|
As of |
|
|||||
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
||
Accounts receivable - billed net of allowance for credit losses of $42,367 and $32,638 as of December 31, 2024 and September 30, 2024, respectively) |
|
$ |
628,970 |
|
|
$ |
665,740 |
|
Accounts receivable – unbilled (current) |
|
|
361,889 |
|
|
|
362,617 |
|
Accounts receivable – unbilled (non-current) |
|
|
110,131 |
|
|
|
75,050 |
|
Total Accounts receivable - unbilled |
|
|
472,020 |
|
|
|
437,667 |
|
Deferred revenue (current) |
|
|
(116,114 |
) |
|
|
(115,247 |
) |
Deferred revenue (non-current) |
|
|
(836 |
) |
|
|
(836 |
) |
Total Deferred revenue |
|
$ |
(116,950 |
) |
|
$ |
(116,083 |
) |
Revenue recognized during the three months ended December 31, 2024, which was included in deferred revenue (current) as of September 30, 2024 was $69,044. Revenue recognized during the three months ended December 31, 2023, which was included in deferred revenue (current) as of September 30, 2023 was $116,112.
As of December 31, 2024, the aggregate amount of the transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations that are unsatisfied or partially unsatisfied was approximately $5.8 billion. Remaining performance obligations include the remaining non-cancelable, committed and fixed portion of these contracts for their entire duration and therefore it is not comparable to what the Company considers to be next 12 months backlog. Given the profile of contract terms, the majority of this amount is expected to be recognized as revenue over the next three years.
Disaggregation of Revenue
The Company considers information that is regularly reviewed by its chief operating decision makers in evaluating financial performance to disaggregate revenue.
9
AMDOCS LIMITED
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(dollar and share amounts in thousands, except per share data or as otherwise disclosed)
The following tables provide details of revenue by nature of activities and by geography:
Revenue by nature of activities
|
|
Three months ended |
|
|||||
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
||
Managed services arrangements |
|
$ |
728,855 |
|
|
$ |
722,459 |
|
Others |
|
|
381,200 |
|
|
|
522,740 |
|
Total |
|
$ |
1,110,055 |
|
|
$ |
1,245,199 |
|
Geographic Information
|
|
Three months ended |
|
|||||
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
||
North America (mainly United States) |
|
$ |
737,396 |
|
|
$ |
838,135 |
|
Europe |
|
|
155,232 |
|
|
|
181,420 |
|
Rest of the world |
|
|
217,427 |
|
|
|
225,644 |
|
Total |
|
$ |
1,110,055 |
|
|
$ |
1,245,199 |
|
5. Fair Value Measurement
The Company accounts for certain assets and liabilities at fair value. Fair value is the price that would be received from selling an asset or that would be paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. When determining the fair value measurements for assets and liabilities required or permitted to be recorded at fair value, the Company considers the principal or most advantageous market in which it would transact and it considers assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability.
The hierarchy below lists three levels of fair value based on the extent to which inputs used in measuring fair value are observable in the market. The Company categorizes each of its fair value measurements in one of these three levels based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.
The three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value are as follows:
Level 1: Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;
Level 2: Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets with insufficient volume or infrequent transactions (less active markets), or other inputs that are observable (model-derived valuations in which significant inputs are observable) or can be derived principally from, or corroborated by, observable market data; and
Level 3: Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity that is significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.
10
AMDOCS LIMITED
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(dollar and share amounts in thousands, except per share data or as otherwise disclosed)
The following tables present the Company's assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2024 and September 30, 2024:
|
|
As of December 31,2024 |
|
|||||||||||||
|
|
Level 1 |
|
|
Level 2 |
|
|
Level 3 |
|
|
Total |
|
||||
Available-for-sale securities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Money market funds |
|
$ |
68,779 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
68,779 |
|
Corporate bonds |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
77,361 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
77,361 |
|
U.S. government treasuries |
|
|
35,718 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
35,718 |
|
Supranational and sovereign debt |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
16,644 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
16,644 |
|
Municipal bonds |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
3,531 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
3,531 |
|
Asset backed obligations |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,921 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,921 |
|
Total available-for-sale securities |
|
|
104,497 |
|
|
|
99,457 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
203,954 |
|
Equity Investments |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
32,718 |
|
|
|
32,718 |
|
Derivative financial instruments, net |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
14,388 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
14,388 |
|
Acquisition-related liabilities |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(48,358 |
) |
|
|
(48,358 |
) |
Total |
|
$ |
104,497 |
|
|
$ |
113,845 |
|
|
$ |
(15,640 |
) |
|
$ |
202,702 |
|
|
|
As of September 30, 2024 |
|
|||||||||||||
|
|
Level 1 |
|
|
Level 2 |
|
|
Level 3 |
|
|
Total |
|
||||
Available-for-sale securities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Money market funds |
|
$ |
142,920 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
142,920 |
|
Corporate bonds |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
108,420 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
108,420 |
|
U.S. government treasuries |
|
|
35,533 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
35,533 |
|
Supranational and sovereign debt |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
16,660 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
16,660 |
|
Municipal bonds |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
4,191 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
4,191 |
|
Asset backed obligations |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
3,438 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
3,438 |
|
Total available-for-sale securities |
|
|
178,453 |
|
|
|
132,709 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
311,162 |
|
Equity Investments |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
42,190 |
|
|
|
42,190 |
|
Derivative financial instruments, net |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(6,380 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(6,380 |
) |
Acquisition-related liabilities |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(52,139 |
) |
|
|
(52,139 |
) |
Total |
|
$ |
178,453 |
|
|
$ |
126,329 |
|
|
$ |
(9,949 |
) |
|
$ |
294,833 |
|
Available-for-sale securities that are classified as Level 2 assets are priced using observable data that may include quoted market prices for similar instruments, market dealer quotes, market spreads, non-binding market prices that are corroborated by observable market data and other observable market information. The Company’s derivative instruments are classified as Level 2 as they represent foreign currency forward and option contracts valued primarily based on observable inputs including forward rates and yield curves. The Company did not have any transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements during the three months ended December 31, 2024. Level 3 liabilities relate to certain acquisition-related liabilities, which were generally valued using a Monte-Carlo simulation model and based on estimates of potential pay-out scenarios, valued every quarter. These liabilities were included in both accrued expenses and other current liabilities and other noncurrent liabilities as of December 31, 2024 and September 30, 2024. The decrease in Level 3 liabilities was primarily attributable to changes in the fair value recorded in the consolidated statement of income during the three months ended December 31, 2024, payments of certain acquisition-related liabilities, which were partially offset by new acquisition-related liabilities recorded against goodwill in connection with recent acquisitions. The decrease in Level 3 assets is primarily due to the sale of an equity investment and, to a lesser extent, changes in fair value recorded in the consolidated statement of income for the three months ended December 31, 2024.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities, accrued personnel costs approximate their fair value because of the relatively short maturity of these items, for the fair value of the Senior Notes, see Note 13.
11
AMDOCS LIMITED
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(dollar and share amounts in thousands, except per share data or as otherwise disclosed)
6. Available-For-Sale Securities
Available-for-sale securities consist of the following interest-bearing investments:
|
|
As of December 31,2024 |
|
|||||||||||||
|
|
Amortized |
|
|
Gross |
|
|
Gross |
|
|
Fair Value |
|
||||
Money market funds |
|
$ |
68,779 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
68,779 |
|
Corporate bonds |
|
|
79,524 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
2,163 |
|
|
|
77,361 |
|
U.S. government treasuries |
|
|
36,943 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,225 |
|
|
|
35,718 |
|
Supranational and sovereign debt |
|
|
17,436 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
792 |
|
|
|
16,644 |
|
Municipal bonds |
|
|
3,623 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
92 |
|
|
|
3,531 |
|
Asset backed obligations |
|
|
1,930 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
1,921 |
|
Total(1) |
|
$ |
208,235 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
4,281 |
|
|
$ |
203,954 |
|
|
|
As of September 30, 2024 |
|
|||||||||||||
|
|
Amortized |
|
|
Gross |
|
|
Gross |
|
|
Fair Value |
|
||||
Money market funds |
|
$ |
142,920 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
142,920 |
|
Corporate bonds |
|
|
111,351 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
2,931 |
|
|
|
108,420 |
|
U.S. government treasuries |
|
|
36,904 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,371 |
|
|
|
35,533 |
|
Supranational and sovereign debt |
|
|
17,438 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
778 |
|
|
|
16,660 |
|
Municipal bonds |
|
|
4,317 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
126 |
|
|
|
4,191 |
|
Asset backed obligations |
|
|
3,470 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
32 |
|
|
|
3,438 |
|
Total(1) |
|
$ |
316,400 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
5,238 |
|
|
$ |
311,162 |
|
As of December 31, 2024, the immaterial unrealized losses attributable to the Company’s available-for-sale securities were primarily due to credit spreads and interest rate movements. The securities that have unrealized losses as of December 31, 2024 also had unrealized losses as of December 31, 2023. The Company assessed whether such unrealized losses for the investments in its portfolio were caused by expected credit losses. Based on this assessment, the Company did not recognize any credit losses in the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023. Realized gains and losses on short-term interest-bearing investments are included in earnings and are determined based on specific identification method. The Company does not intend to sell these investments. In addition, it is more likely than not that the Company will not be required to sell them before recovery of the amortized cost basis, which may be at maturity.
As of December 31, 2024, the Company’s available-for-sale securities had the following maturity dates:
|
|
Market Value |
|
|
Due within one year |
|
$ |
149,759 |
|
1 to 2 years |
|
|
54,195 |
|
|
|
$ |
203,954 |
|
12
AMDOCS LIMITED
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(dollar and share amounts in thousands, except per share data or as otherwise disclosed)
7. Derivative Financial Instruments
The Company’s risk management strategy includes the use of derivative financial instruments to reduce the volatility of earnings and cash flows associated with changes in foreign currency exchange rates. The Company does not enter into derivative transactions for trading purposes.
The Company’s derivatives expose it to credit risks from possible non-performance by counterparties. The Company utilizes standard counterparty master netting agreements that net certain foreign currency transactions in the event of the insolvency of one of the parties to the transaction. These master netting arrangements permit the Company to net amounts due from the Company to a counterparty with amounts due to the Company from the same counterparty. Although all of the Company’s recognized derivative assets and liabilities are subject to enforceable master netting arrangements, the Company has elected to present these assets and liabilities on a gross basis. Taking into account the Company’s right to net certain gains with losses, the maximum amount of loss due to credit risk that the Company would incur if all counterparties to the derivative financial instruments failed completely to perform, according to the terms of the contracts, based on the gross fair value of the Company’s derivative contracts that are favorable to the Company, was approximately $17,741 as of December 31, 2024. The Company has limited its credit risk by entering into derivative transactions exclusively with investment-grade rated financial institutions and monitors the creditworthiness of these financial institutions on an ongoing basis.
The Company classifies cash flows from its derivative transactions as cash flows from operating activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows.
The table below presents the total volume or notional amounts of the Company’s derivative instruments as of December 31, 2024. Notional values are in U.S. dollars and are translated and calculated based on forward rates as of December 31, 2024 for forward contracts.
|
|
Notional Value* |
|
|
Foreign exchange contracts |
|
$ |
1,517,633 |
|
* Gross notional amounts do not quantify risk or represent assets or liabilities of the Company but are used in the calculation of settlements under the contracts.
The Company records all derivative instruments on the consolidated balance sheets at fair value. For further information, please see Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements. The fair value of the open foreign exchange contracts recorded as an asset or a liability by the Company on its consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2024 and September 30, 2024, is as follows:
|
|
As of |
|
|||||
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
||
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
|
$ |
6,235 |
|
|
$ |
3,264 |
|
Other noncurrent assets |
|
|
2,435 |
|
|
|
2,987 |
|
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
|
|
(2,386 |
) |
|
|
(4,093 |
) |
Other noncurrent liabilities |
|
|
(1,637 |
) |
|
|
(236 |
) |
|
|
|
4,647 |
|
|
|
1,922 |
|
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
|
|
13,297 |
|
|
|
2,674 |
|
Other noncurrent assets |
|
|
1,345 |
|
|
|
1,236 |
|
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
|
|
(4,791 |
) |
|
|
(12,212 |
) |
Other noncurrent liabilities |
|
|
(110 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
9,741 |
|
|
|
(8,302 |
) |
Net fair value |
|
$ |
14,388 |
|
|
$ |
(6,380 |
) |
Cash Flow Hedges
In order to reduce the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on its results, the Company enters into foreign currency exchange forward and option contracts to purchase and sell foreign currencies to hedge a significant portion of its foreign currency net exposure resulting from revenue and expense transactions denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. The Company designates these contracts for accounting purposes as cash flow hedges. The Company currently hedges its exposure to the variability in future cash flows for a maximum period of approximately three years. A significant portion of the forward contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2024 is scheduled to mature within the next 12 months.
13
AMDOCS LIMITED
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(dollar and share amounts in thousands, except per share data or as otherwise disclosed)
The effective portion of the gain or loss on the derivative instruments is initially recorded as a component of other comprehensive income, net, a separate component of equity, and subsequently reclassified into earnings in the same line item as the related forecasted transaction and in the same period or periods during which the hedged exposure affects earnings. The cash flow hedges are evaluated for effectiveness quarterly. As the critical terms of the forward contract or option and the hedged transaction are matched at inception, the hedge effectiveness is assessed generally based on changes in the fair value for cash flow hedges, as compared to the changes in the fair value of the cash flows associated with the underlying hedged transactions. Hedge ineffectiveness, if any, is recognized immediately in interest and other expense, net.
The effect of the Company's cash flow hedging instruments in the consolidated statements of income for the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, which partially offsets the foreign currency impact from the underlying exposures, is summarized as follows:
|
|
(Losses) gains Reclassified from |
|
|||||
|
|
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Effective Portion) |
|
|||||
|
|
Three months ended December 31, |
|
|||||
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
||
Line item in consolidated statements of income: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Revenue |
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
355 |
|
Cost of revenue |
|
|
(830 |
) |
|
|
(6,130 |
) |
Research and development |
|
|
(137 |
) |
|
|
(2,040 |
) |
Selling, general and administrative |
|
|
(64 |
) |
|
|
(2,096 |
) |
Total |
|
$ |
(1,031 |
) |
|
$ |
(9,911 |
) |
The activity related to the changes in net unrealized gain on cash flow hedges recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax, is as follows:
|
|
Three months ended December 31, |
|
|||||
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Net unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges, net of tax, beginning of period |
|
$ |
3,037 |
|
|
$ |
(34,677 |
) |
Changes in fair value of cash flow hedges, net of tax |
|
|
1,163 |
|
|
|
32,854 |
|
Reclassification of net losses into earnings, net of tax |
|
|
1,031 |
|
|
|
9,292 |
|
Net unrealized gains on cash flow hedges, net of tax, end of period |
|
$ |
5,231 |
|
|
$ |
7,469 |
|
Net gains from cash flow hedges recognized in other comprehensive income were $1,682 and $35,060, or $1,163 and $32,854 net of taxes, during the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Of the net unrealized gain related to derivatives designated as cash flow hedges and recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss as of December 31, 2024, a net gain of $3,457 will be reclassified into earnings within the next 12 months and will partially offset the foreign currency impact from the underlying exposures. The amount ultimately realized in earnings will likely differ due to future changes in foreign exchange rates.
The ineffective portion of the change in fair value of a cash flow hedge, including the time value portion excluded from effectiveness testing for the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, was not material.
Other Risk Management Derivatives
The Company also enters into foreign currency exchange forward and option contracts that are not designated as hedging instruments under hedge accounting and are used to reduce the impact of foreign currency on certain balance sheet exposures and certain revenue and expense transactions.
These instruments are generally short-term in nature, with typical maturities of less than 12 months, and are subject to fluctuations in foreign exchange rates.
14
AMDOCS LIMITED
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(dollar and share amounts in thousands, except per share data or as otherwise disclosed)
The effect of the Company's derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments in the consolidated statements of income for the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, which partially offsets the foreign currency impact from the underlying exposure, is summarized as follows:
|
|
Gains (Losses) Recognized in Income |
|
|||||
|
|
Three months ended December 31, |
|
|||||
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
||
Line item in consolidated statements of income: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Cost of revenue |
|
$ |
(1,422 |
) |
|
$ |
2,935 |
|
Research and development |
|
|
(34 |
) |
|
|
850 |
|
Selling, general and administrative |
|
|
(261 |
) |
|
|
944 |
|
Interest and other expense, net |
|
|
15,301 |
|
|
|
(6,134 |
) |
Income taxes |
|
|
857 |
|
|
|
(617 |
) |
Total |
|
$ |
14,441 |
|
|
$ |
(2,022 |
) |
8. Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consist of the following:
|
|
As of |
|
|||||
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
||
Ongoing accrued expenses |
|
$ |
368,797 |
|
|
$ |
445,253 |
|
Project-related provisions |
|
|
44,586 |
|
|
|
42,719 |
|
Dividends payable |
|
|
53,729 |
|
|
|
54,081 |
|
Taxes payable (1) |
|
|
40,712 |
|
|
|
47,697 |
|
Derivative instruments |
|
|
7,177 |
|
|
|
16,305 |
|
Other |
|
|
159,886 |
|
|
|
172,884 |
|
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
|
$ |
674,887 |
|
|
$ |
778,939 |
|
(1) For further details, please see Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements.
9. Restructuring charges
During fiscal year 2023, the Company conducted certain restructuring actions (the “2023 Restructuring Plan”), primarily associated with alignment of the Company’s workforce around its global site strategy, the optimization of the Company’s hybrid work model, as well as appropriate measures to optimize expenditures and resource allocation, as a result of which, the Company incurred restructuring charges of $70,901. The majority of the remaining liability under the 2023 Restructuring Plan, as of December 31, 2024, is expected to be paid during the fiscal year 2025.
The restructuring activities for the 2023 Restructuring Plan, as of December 31, 2024 were as follows:
|
|
Workforce |
|
|
Premises and other |
|
|
Total |
|
|||
Liability as of October 1, 2024 |
|
$ |
2,010 |
|
|
$ |
445 |
|
|
$ |
2,455 |
|
Restructuring Charges |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Payments |
|
|
(86 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(86 |
) |
Non-Cash items |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(12 |
) |
|
|
(12 |
) |
Liability as of December 31, 2024 |
|
$ |
1,924 |
|
|
$ |
433 |
|
|
$ |
2,357 |
|
During the second quarter of fiscal year 2024, the Company initiated a new restructuring plan (the “2024 Restructuring Plan”), which was mainly comprised of employee severance expenses and benefits arrangements. The majority of the remaining liability under the 2024 Restructuring Plan, as of December 31, 2024, is expected to be paid during the coming several quarters. The Company expects to execute the remainder of the 2024 Restructuring plan over the next several quarters.
15
AMDOCS LIMITED
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(dollar and share amounts in thousands, except per share data or as otherwise disclosed)
The restructuring activities for the 2024 Restructuring Plan as of December 31, 2024 were as follows:
|
|
Workforce |
|
|
Premises and other |
|
|
Total |
|
|||
Liability as of October 1, 2024 |
|
$ |
73,309 |
|
|
$ |
2,220 |
|
|
$ |
75,529 |
|
Restructuring charges |
|
|
5,639 |
|
|
|
1,144 |
|
|
|
6,783 |
|
Payments |
|
|
(20,571 |
) |
|
|
(242 |
) |
|
|
(20,813 |
) |
Non-Cash items |
|
|
(697 |
) |
|
|
292 |
|
|
|
(405 |
) |
Liability as of December 31, 2024 |
|
$ |
57,680 |
|
|
$ |
3,414 |
|
|
$ |
61,094 |
|
(*) The tables above do not include amounts related to employees' benefit incurred in prior periods.
10. Income Taxes
The provision for income taxes for the following periods consisted of:
|
|
Three months ended December 31, |
|
|||||
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
||
Current |
|
$ |
38,922 |
|
|
$ |
32,517 |
|
Deferred |
|
|
1,651 |
|
|
|
(6,683 |
) |
Income taxes |
|
$ |
40,573 |
|
|
$ |
25,834 |
|
The Company's effective income tax rate varied from the statutory Guernsey tax rate as follows for the following periods:
|
|
Three months ended |
|
|||||
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
||
Statutory Guernsey tax rate |
|
|
0 |
% |
|
|
0 |
% |
Foreign taxes (1) |
|
|
21.1 |
|
|
|
14.8 |
|
Effective income tax rate |
|
|
21.1 |
% |
|
|
14.8 |
% |
As a Guernsey company subject to a corporate tax rate of zero percent, the Company's overall effective tax rate is attributable to foreign taxes. The change in rate is primarily driven by discrete items in the respective period presented as outlined below.
Foreign taxes in the three months ended December 31, 2024 included a benefit of $4,487 relating primarily to release of gross unrecognized tax benefits due to expiration of the periods set forth in statutes of limitations in certain jurisdictions, and settlements of tax audits.
Foreign taxes in the three months ended December 31, 2023 included a benefit of $54,667 relating primarily to release of gross unrecognized tax benefits due to settlements of tax audits, and expiration of the periods set forth in statutes of limitations in certain jurisdictions. The majority of the release was offset by an increase in taxes payable and tax payments, and, as a result, a net benefit of $20,880 was included within income tax expense for the period.
As of December 31, 2024, deferred tax assets of $59,105, derived primarily from tax credits, net capital and operating loss carry forwards related to some of the Company's subsidiaries, were offset by valuation allowances due to the uncertainty of realizing tax benefit for such credits and losses.
The total amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits as of December 31, 2024, was $156,145, all of which would affect the effective tax rate if realized. This amount includes an accrual of $31,534 in income taxes payable for interest and penalties relating to unrecognized tax benefits.
16
AMDOCS LIMITED
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(dollar and share amounts in thousands, except per share data or as otherwise disclosed)
The Company is currently under tax audit in several jurisdictions for the tax years 2007 and onwards. Timing of the resolution of audits is highly uncertain and therefore, as of December 31, 2024, the Company cannot estimate the change in unrecognized tax benefits resulting from these audits within the next 12 months.
11. Earnings Per Share
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share:
|
|
Three months ended |
|
|||||
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
||
Numerator: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Net income attributable to Amdocs Limited |
|
$ |
151,133 |
|
|
$ |
147,965 |
|
Net income and dividends attributable to participating restricted stock |
|
|
(2,785 |
) |
|
|
(2,679 |
) |
Numerator for basic earnings per common share |
|
$ |
148,348 |
|
|
$ |
145,286 |
|
Undistributed income allocated to participating restricted stock |
|
|
1,790 |
|
|
|
1,759 |
|
Undistributed income reallocated to participating restricted stock |
|
|
(1,779 |
) |
|
|
(1,748 |
) |
Numerator for diluted earnings per common share |
|
$ |
148,359 |
|
|
$ |
145,297 |
|
Denominator: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Weighted average number of shares outstanding - basic |
|
|
112,745 |
|
|
|
116,841 |
|
Weighted average number of participating restricted stock |
|
|
(2,078 |
) |
|
|
(2,115 |
) |
Weighted average number of common shares - basic |
|
$ |
110,667 |
|
|
|
114,726 |
|
Effect of dilutive equity-based compensation awards |
|
|
694 |
|
|
|
695 |
|
Weighted average number of common shares - diluted |
|
|
111,361 |
|
|
|
115,421 |
|
Basic earnings per common share attributable to Amdocs Limited |
|
$ |
1.34 |
|
|
$ |
1.27 |
|
Diluted earnings per common share attributable to Amdocs Limited |
|
$ |
1.33 |
|
|
$ |
1.26 |
|
For the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 , 60 and 21 shares, respectively, on a weighted average basis, were attributable to antidilutive outstanding equity-based compensation awards. Shares attributable to antidilutive outstanding stock equity-based compensation awards were not included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share.
12. Repurchase of Shares
From time to time, the Company’s Board of Directors can adopt share repurchase plans authorizing the repurchase of the Company’s outstanding ordinary shares. On August 2, 2023, the Company’s Board of Directors adopted a share repurchase plan for the repurchase of up to an additional $1.1 billion of the Company’s outstanding ordinary shares with no expiration date. The August 2023 plan permits the Company to purchase our ordinary shares in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions at times and prices that the Company considers appropriate. In the three months ended December 31, 2024, the Company repurchased 1,661 ordinary shares at an average price of $86.96 per share (excluding broker and transaction fees). As of December 31, 2024, the Company had remaining authority to repurchase up to $393,186 of its outstanding ordinary shares under the August 2023 plan.
13. Financing Arrangements
In December 2011, the Company entered into an unsecured $500,000 five-year revolving credit facility with a syndicate of banks (the “Revolving Credit Facility”). In December 2014, December 2017, March 2021 and July 2024, the Revolving Credit Facility was amended and restated to, among other things, extend the maturity date of the facility to December 2019, December 2022 March 2026 and July 2029, respectively. As of December 31, 2024, the Company was in compliance with the financial covenants and had no outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility.
In June 2020, the Company issued an aggregate principal amount of $650,000 in Senior Notes that will mature in June 2030 and bear interest at a fixed rate of 2.538 percent per annum (the “Senior Notes”). The interest is payable semi-annually in June and December of each year, commencing in December 2020. The Company incurred issuance costs of $6,121 in relation with the Senior Notes, which are being amortized to interest expenses over the term of the Senior Notes using the effective interest rate. The Senior Notes are senior unsecured obligations of the Company and rank equally in right of payment with all existing and future senior indebtedness of the Company, including any indebtedness the Company may incur from time to time under the Revolving Credit Facility.
The total interest expense recognized in connection with the Senior Notes for the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 were $4,317 and $4,313, respectively. The accrued interest on the Senior Notes is included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities and was immaterial as of December 31, 2024. As of December 31, 2024, the noncurrent outstanding principal portion was $650,000.
17
AMDOCS LIMITED
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(dollar and share amounts in thousands, except per share data or as otherwise disclosed)
The total estimated fair value of the Senior Notes as of December 31, 2024 was $564,506. The fair value was determined based on observable data, such as quoted prices for similar liabilities in active markets of Senior Notes as of December 31, 2024 and is deemed a Level 2 liability within the fair value measurement framework.
As of December 31, 2024, the Company had additional uncommitted lines of credit available for general corporate and other specific purposes. The Company had outstanding letters of credit and bank guarantees from various banks totaling $90,232 as of December 31, 2024.
14. Equity-based Compensation
Equity Incentive Plan
In January 1998, the Company adopted the 1998 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (the "Equity Incentive Plan"), which provides for the grant of restricted stock awards, restricted stock units and stock options and other equity-based awards to employees, officers, directors, and consultants. Since its adoption, the Equity Incentive Plan has been amended on several occasions to, among other things, increase the number of ordinary shares issuable under the Equity Incentive Plan. In February 2024, the maximum number of ordinary shares authorized to be granted under the Equity Incentive Plan was increased from 70,550 to 73,550. The amendment to the Equity Incentive Plan and became effective upon the filing of a Form S-8 Registration Statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in February 2024. Awards granted under the Equity Incentive Plan generally vest over a period of three to four years and are generally subject to service based conditions or a combination of service and performance-based conditions and stock options have a term of primarily ten years. Also, in accordance with the Equity Incentive Plan, options were issued at or above the market price at the time of the grant.
During the three months ended December 31, 2024, the Company granted 655 restricted stock, 36 restricted stock units and stock options to purchase 82 ordinary shares. The weighted average fair values associated with these grants were $79.01 per restricted stock, $81.59 per restricted stock unit and $12.04 per stock option.
Employee Share Purchase Plan
On November 8, 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors adopted, subject to shareholder approval, the Amdocs Limited 2023 Employee Share Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”). The ESPP was subsequently approved by our shareholders at the annual general meeting of shareholders in January 2023. The approved number of shares that may be issued under the ESPP will not exceed in the aggregate 2,400 ordinary shares. Under its terms, the ESPP became effective upon the filing of a Form S-8 Registration Statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. On February 13, 2023, the Company filed a registration statement on Form S-8 registering the offer and sale of 2,400 ordinary shares issuable under the ESPP. As of December 31, 2024, 799 ordinary shares have been issued since the commencement of the ESPP.
Under the ESPP, eligible employees have the right to purchase ordinary shares at the end of each purchase period based on their accumulated payroll deductions during the purchase period of a specified percentage of eligible compensation up to 10% (subject to a limitation to accrue the right to purchase ordinary shares up to twenty-five thousand dollars in any calendar year). Each purchase period lasts six months in duration, with purchases occurring in December and June. The purchase price per ordinary share will equal the lesser of 85% of the fair market value of our ordinary shares at either the beginning of the purchase period or the end of the purchase period.
During the three months ended December 31, 2024, the Company issued 251 ordinary shares to employees under the ESPP at a weighted average price of $65.81 per share.
Equity-based Compensation Expense
Equity-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units and ESPP are recognized in the statements of income based on their fair values.
Employee equity-based compensation pre-tax expense for the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 was as follows:
|
|
Three months ended |
|
|||||
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
||
Cost of revenue |
|
$ |
13,250 |
|
|
$ |
13,527 |
|
Research and development |
|
|
2,271 |
|
|
|
1,867 |
|
Selling, general and administrative |
|
|
10,999 |
|
|
|
10,686 |
|
Total |
|
$ |
26,520 |
|
|
$ |
26,080 |
|
18
AMDOCS LIMITED
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(dollar and share amounts in thousands, except per share data or as otherwise disclosed)
The Company recognizes compensation costs for its equity incentive grants using the graded vesting attribution method. As of December 31, 2024, there was $104,335 of unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested stock options, unvested restricted stock and unvested restricted stock units which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately one to two years, based on the vesting periods of the grants.
As of December 31, 2024, there was $3,399 of unrecognized compensation expense related to the ESPP which is expected to be recognized over the remaining purchase period.
15. Dividends
The Company’s Board of Directors declared the following dividends during the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023:
|
|
Dividends Per Ordinary Share |
|
|
Record Date |
|
Total Amount |
|
|
Payment Date |
||
November 12, 2024 |
|
$ |
0.479 |
|
|
December 31, 2024 |
|
$ |
53,729 |
|
|
January 31, 2025 |
November 7, 2023 |
|
$ |
0.435 |
|
|
December 29, 2023 |
|
$ |
50,683 |
|
|
January 26, 2024 |
The amounts payable as a result of the November 12, 2024 and November 7, 2023 declarations were included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
On February 4, 2025 the Company’s Board of Directors approved the next quarterly dividend payment and set March 31, 2025 as the record date for determining the shareholders entitled to receive the dividend, which is payable on April 25, 2025. On January 31, 2025, at the annual general meeting of shareholders, the Company’s shareholders approved an increase of approximately 10% in the rate of the quarterly cash dividend from $0.479 per share to $0.527 per share. As a result, the April 25, 2025 cash dividend will be paid at the increased rate of $0.527 per share.
16. Contingencies
Legal Proceedings
The Company is involved in various legal claims and proceedings arising in the normal course of its business. The Company accrues for a loss contingency when it determines that it is probable, after consultation with counsel, that a liability has been incurred and the amount of such loss can be reasonably estimated. At this time, the Company believes that the results of any such contingencies, either individually or in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
19
Item 2. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects
Forward Looking Statements
This section contains forward-looking statements (within the meaning of the United States federal securities laws) that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. You can identify these forward-looking statements by words such as “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “seek,” “estimate,” “project,” “forecast,” “continue,” “potential,” “should,” “would,” “could,” “intend” and “may,” and other words that convey uncertainty of future events or outcome. Statements that we make in this document that are not statements of historical fact also may be forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that may cause our actual results to differ materially from the expectations that we describe in our forward-looking statements. There may be events in the future that we are not accurately able to predict, or over which we have no control. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Although we may elect to update forward-looking statements in the future, we disclaim any obligation to do so, even if our assumptions and projections change, except where applicable law may otherwise require us to do so. Readers should not rely on those forward-looking statements as representing our views as of any date subsequent to the date of this report.
Important factors that may affect these projections or expectations include, but are not limited to: the effects of macro-economic conditions, prevailing level of macro-economic, business, and operational uncertainty, including as a result of geopolitical events or other global or regional events or pandemics, as well as the current inflationary environment, and the effects of these conditions on the Company’s customers’ businesses and levels of business activity; including the effect of the current economic uncertainty and industry pressure on the spending decisions of our customers; our ability to grow in the business markets that we serve; our ability to successfully integrate acquired businesses; adverse effects of market competition; rapid technological shifts that may render our products and services obsolete; security incidents, including breaches and cyberattacks to our systems and networks and those of our partners or customers; potential loss of a major customer; our ability to develop long-term relationships with our customers; our ability to successfully and effectively implement artificial intelligence and Generative AI in our offerings and operations; and risks associated with operating businesses in the international market. For a discussion of these and other important factors and other risks, please read the information set forth under the caption “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for fiscal year 2024, filed on December 17, 2024 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Overview of Business and Trend Information
Amdocs is a leading provider of software and services for approximately 400 communications, entertainment and media industry and other service providers in developed countries and emerging markets. Our software and services, which we develop, implement and manage in a unique accountability model, are designed to meet the business imperatives of our customers, create value for society and make our increasingly connected world more empowering by unlocking our customers’ innovative potential and enabling them to transform their boldest ideas into reality and make customer experiences which are truly amazing. Our offerings enable service providers to cost-effectively engage their customers, introduce new products and services, automate service and network operations, monetize connectivity and content, support new business models and generally enhance their understanding of their customers.
We believe the demand for our solutions is driven by our customers’ continued migration to the cloud, deployment of 5G standalone, fixed wireless access (FWA), and fiber networks and their transformation into digital service providers to provide connectivity services, content and applications (apps) on any device through digital and non-digital channels. Regardless of whether service providers are bringing their first offerings to market, scaling for growth, consolidating systems or transforming the way they do business, we believe that they seek to differentiate themselves by delivering an amazing customer experience that is simple, personal, contextual and valuable at every point of engagement and across all channels.
Our offerings, grouped by technology capabilities such as commerce and care, monetization, service and network automation, are designed to meet the challenges facing our customers as they roll out 5G networks, migrate to the cloud, introduce generative AI (GenAI) solutions and transform into digital service providers within the framework of a hybrid IT environment, which requires them to rapidly introduce new cloud-native applications while still operating legacy systems. Our software is designed to enable modular expansion as a service provider evolves, and its microservices-based architecture enables the rapid deployment of complex applications as suites of independently deployable services that can be frequently upgraded via DevSecOps. Our comprehensive line of services is designed to address every stage of a service provider’s lifecycle. They include consulting, experience design, data, cloud, network services, to delivery, quality engineering (testing), operations, systems integration, and content services. Our managed services provide multi-year, flexible and tailored support, managing IT business processes and applications services. They include application development, modernization and maintenance, IT and infrastructure services, testing and professional services that are designed to assist customers in the selection, implementation, operation, management and maintenance of their IT systems.
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We conduct our business globally, and as a result we are subject to the effects of global economic conditions and, in particular, market conditions in the communications and media industry. In the three months ended December 31, 2024, customers in North America accounted for 66.4% of our revenue, while customers in Europe and the rest of the world accounted for 14.0% and 19.6%, respectively. We maintain and support development facilities in Brazil, Canada, Cyprus, India, Ireland, Israel, Mexico, the Philippines, the UK and the United States.
We derive our revenue principally from:
Our results of operations are affected by general economic conditions, including macro-economic conditions, and the level of economic activity in the industries and markets that we serve. In addition, the prevailing level of macro-economic, business, and operational uncertainty, as well as the current inflationary environment and foreign exchange rates fluctuation, may continue to present challenges in future periods and may affect the spending decisions of our customers. Although we try to mitigate the foreign currency exchange rates impact on our results through our hedging policy, we cannot assure that we will be able to effectively limit all of our exposure.
Revenue Recognition, we recognize revenue under the five-step methodology required under ASC 606, which requires us to identify the contract with the customer, identify the performance obligations in the contract, determine the transaction price, allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations identified, and recognize revenue when (or as) each performance obligation is satisfied.
As a significant portion of our revenue is satisfied over time as work progresses, the annual and quarterly operating results may be affected by the size and timing of the initiation of customer projects as well as our progress in completing such projects.
For our primary revenue categories, related performance obligations, and associated recognition patterns please see Note 3 to our consolidated financial statements.
Revenue generated in connection with managed services arrangements is a significant part of our business, generating substantial, long-term recurring revenue streams and cash flow. Managed services arrangements include management of data center operations and IT infrastructure, application management and ongoing support, management of end-to-end business processes, and managed transformation that includes both a transformation project as well as taking over managed services responsibility. Revenue from managed services arrangements accounted for approximately $728.9 million and $722.5 million in the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Managed services engagements can be less profitable in their early stages; however, margins tend to improve over time, and this improvement is seen more rapidly in the initial period of an engagement, as we derive benefit from the operational efficiencies and from changes in the geographical mix of our resources.
Recent Accounting Standards
Please see Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements.
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Results of Operations
The following table sets forth our results of operations for the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023. Certain items in our consolidated statements of income are reflected as a percentage of revenue (figures may not sum because of rounding):
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Three months ended December 31, |
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2024 |
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2023 |
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Revenue |
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100 |
% |
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100 |
% |
Operating expenses: |
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Cost of revenue |
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61.5 |
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65.3 |
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Research and development |
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7.6 |
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7.2 |
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Selling, general and administrative |
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11.0 |
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|
11.4 |
|
Amortization of purchased intangible assets and other |
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1.4 |
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1.3 |
|
Restructuring charges |
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0.6 |
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— |
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|
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82.1 |
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85.2 |
|
Operating income |
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17.9 |
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14.8 |
|
Interest and other expense, net |
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(0.6 |
) |
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(0.8 |
) |
Income before income taxes |
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17.3 |
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14.0 |
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Income taxes |
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3.7 |
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2.1 |
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Net income |
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13.7 |
% |
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11.9 |
% |
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests |
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0.06 |
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0.06 |
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Net income attributable to Amdocs Limited |
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13.6 |
% |
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11.9 |
% |
Three Months Ended December 31, 2024 and 2023
The following is a tabular presentation of our results of operations for the three months ended December 31, 2024 compared to the three months ended December 31, 2023. Following the table is a discussion and analysis of our business and results of operations for such periods.
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Three months ended |
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Increase (Decrease) |
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2024(1) |
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2023 |
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Amount |
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% |
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(in thousands) |
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Revenue (*) |
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$ |
1,110,055 |
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$ |
1,245,199 |
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$ |
(135,144 |
) |
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(10.9 |
)% |
Operating expenses: |
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Cost of revenue |
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682,259 |
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812,744 |
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(130,485 |
) |
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(16.1 |
) |
Research and development |
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84,333 |
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89,207 |
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(4,874 |
) |
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(5.5 |
) |
Selling, general and administrative |
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122,087 |
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142,504 |
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(20,417 |
) |
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(14.3 |
) |
Amortization of purchased intangible assets and other |
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15,759 |
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16,410 |
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(651 |
) |
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(4.0 |
) |
Restructuring charges |
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6,783 |
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— |
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6,783 |
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100.0 |
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911,221 |
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1,060,865 |
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(149,644 |
) |
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(14.1 |
) |
Operating income |
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198,834 |
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|
184,334 |
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14,500 |
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7.9 |
|
Interest and other expense, net |
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(6,409 |
) |
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(9,778 |
) |
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3,369 |
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|
34.5 |
|
Income before income taxes |
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|
192,425 |
|
|
|
174,556 |
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|
|
17,869 |
|
|
|
10.2 |
|
Income taxes |
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|
40,573 |
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|
25,834 |
|
|
|
14,739 |
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57.1 |
|
Net income |
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$ |
151,852 |
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|
$ |
148,722 |
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|
$ |
3,130 |
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|
2.1 |
% |
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests |
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|
719 |
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|
757 |
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(38 |
) |
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(5.0 |
)% |
Net income attributable to Amdocs Limited |
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$ |
151,133 |
|
|
$ |
147,965 |
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|
$ |
3,168 |
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2.1 |
% |
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(*) Geographic Information: |
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Three months ended |
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Increase (Decrease) |
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2024 |
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2023 |
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Amount |
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% |
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(In thousands) |
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North America (mainly United States) |
|
$ |
737,396 |
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$ |
838,135 |
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|
$ |
(100,739 |
) |
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(12.0 |
)% |
Europe |
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155,232 |
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|
181,420 |
|
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|
(26,188 |
) |
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(14.4 |
) |
Rest of the world |
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217,427 |
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|
225,644 |
|
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|
(8,217 |
) |
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|
(3.6 |
) |
Total |
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$ |
1,110,055 |
|
|
$ |
1,245,199 |
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|
$ |
(135,144 |
) |
|
|
(10.9 |
)% |
Revenue. Revenue decreased by $135.1 million, or 10.9%, to $1,110.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024, from $1,245.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2023. During the three months ended December 31, 2024, we phased out several low-margin, non-core business activities, which were included in the months ended December 31, 2023. Excluding the effects of phasing out several low-margin, non-core business activities(1) and the immaterial impact of negative foreign currency fluctuations, revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2024, increased by 1.7%, compared to the three months ended December 31, 2023.
In the three months ended December 31, 2024, revenue from customers in North America, Europe and the rest of the world accounted for 66.4%, 14.0% and 19.6%, respectively, of total revenue, compared to 67.3%, 14.6% and 18.1%, respectively, in the three months ended December 31, 2023.
Revenue from customers in North America decreased during the three months ended December 31, 2024, primarily as a result of the phase out of several low-margin, non-core business activities(1), which was partially offset by higher revenue from managed services activities.
Revenue from customers in Europe decreased during the three months ended December 31, 2024, primarily as a result of the phase out of several low-margin, non-core business activities(1) and due to timing differences between the natural roll-off of completed projects, and the gradual ramp-up of new deal awards.
Revenue from customers in the rest of the world decreased in the three months ended December 31, 2024, primarily in the Asia-Pacific region, as a result of the phase out of several low-margin, non-core business activities(1). Excluding the effects of the phase out activities, revenue from customers in the rest of the world increased as project and managed services activities continued to ramp up with various customers, primarily in Asia-Pacific region.
Cost of Revenue. Cost of revenue consists primarily of costs associated with providing services to customers, including compensation expense and costs of third-party products, as well as fee and royalty payments to software suppliers. Cost of revenue decreased by $130.5 million, or 16.1%, to $682.3 million in the three months ended December 31, 2024, from $812.7 million in the three months ended December 31, 2023. The Cost of revenue as a percentage of revenue decreased to 61.5% in the three months ended December 31, 2024, from 65.3% in the three months ended December 31, 2023, the majority of which is a result of the phasing out of non-core, low-margin business activities and the continued focus on operational excellence and the efficiency improvements. Our cost of revenue was also positively affected by foreign exchange impacts.
Research and Development. Research and development expense is primarily comprised of compensation expense. Research and development expense decreased by $4.9 million, or 5.5%, to $84.3 million in the three months ended December 31, 2024, from $89.2 million in the three months ended December 31, 2023, while total revenue decreased at a higher rate as a result of the phasing out of non-core, low-margin business(1) activities, which resulted in an increase of research and development expense as a percentage of total revenue from 7.2% in the three months ended December 31, 2023, to 7.6% in the three months ended December 31, 2024. We continue to invest in our cloud offerings, 5G and network related innovation, AI and GenAI capabilities and further developing our digital offerings. Our research and development efforts are a key element of our strategy and are essential to our success, and we intend to maintain our commitment to research and development. However, increase or decrease in our revenue would not necessarily result in a proportional increase or decrease in the levels of our research and development expenditures, which could affect our operating margin.
Selling, General and Administrative. Selling, general and administrative expense, which is primarily comprised of compensation expense, decreased by $20.4 million, or 14.3% to $122.1 million in the three months ended December 31, 2024, from $142.5 million in the three months ended December 31, 2023. Selling, general and administrative expense slightly decreased as a percentage of revenue from 11.4% to 11.0% in the three months ended December 31, 2024. The decrease in costs was primarily attributable to operational excellence and efficiency improvements, and changes of certain acquisition-related liabilities measured at fair value, partially offset by an increase in account receivable allowances. Selling, general and administrative expense may fluctuate from time to time, depending upon such factors as changes in our workforce and sales efforts and the results of any operational efficiency programs that we may undertake.
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Amortization of Purchased Intangible Assets and Other. Amortization of purchased intangible assets and other in the three months ended December 31, 2024, decreased by $0.7 million, or 4.0% to $15.8 million from $16.4 million in the three months ended December 31, 2023. The decrease in amortization of purchased intangible assets and other was primarily attributable to a decrease in the completion of amortization of previously purchased intangible assets, partially offset by an increase in amortization of intangible assets due to recent completed acquisitions.
Restructuring Charges. Restructuring charges for the three months ended December 31, 2024 were $6.8 million, while there were no restructuring charges in the three months ended December 31, 2023. The increase was due to actions taken under a new restructuring plan in fiscal year 2024, mainly comprised of employee's severance expense and benefits arrangements. The Company expects to execute the remainder of the 2024 restructuring plan over the next several quarters, please see Note 9 to our consolidated financial statements.
Operating Income. Operating income increased by $14.5 million, or 7.9%, in the three months ended December 31, 2024, to $198.8 million, or 17.9% of revenue, from $184.3 million, or 14.8% of revenue, in the three months ended December 31, 2023. The increase in operating income was primarily attributable to the phasing out of non-core, low-margin business activities, and the continued focus on operational excellence through disciplined resource management, automation, and tools leveraging AI as well as GenAI, to drive additional cost savings and efficiency improvements. Our operating income was positively affected by foreign exchange impacts.
Interest and Other Expense, Net. Interest and other expense, net, decreased from a net expense of $9.8 million in the three months ended December 31, 2023 to a net expense of $6.4 million in interest and other expense, net. The decrease in interest and other expense, net, was primarily attributable to: (i) a realized gain from an equity investment, partially offset by fair value changes of certain other equity investments resulting in a net increase of $7.5 million compared to the three months ended December 31, 2023, and, to a lesser extent, (ii) a decrease in foreign exchange fluctuation charges, partially offset by; (iii) a decrease in interest income net of interest expenses, as a result of lower level of cash balances, recorded in the three months ended December 31, 2024 compared to the three months ended December 31, 2023.
Income Taxes. Income taxes for the three months ended December 31, 2024 were $40.6 million on pre-tax income of $192.4 million, resulting in an effective tax rate of 21.1%, compared to effective tax rate of 14.8% in the three months ended December 31, 2023. Our effective tax rate may fluctuate between periods as a result of discrete items that may affect a particular period, please see Note 10 to our consolidated financial statements.
Net income attributable to Amdocs Limited. Net income increased by $3.2 million, or 2.1%, to $151.1 million in the three months ended December 31, 2024, from $148.0 million in the three months ended December 31, 2023. The increase in net income is primarily attributable to an increase in operating income, and a realized gain from an equity investment, which were partially offset by an increase in income tax expense.
Diluted Earnings Per Share. Diluted earnings per share increased by $0.07, or 5.6%, to $1.33 in the three months ended December 31, 2024, from $1.26 in the three months ended December 31, 2023. The increase in diluted earnings per share was primarily attributable to an increase in operating income in the three months ended December 31, 2024, to a decrease in the diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding which resulted from share repurchases, partially offset by an increase in income tax expense. Please see also Note 11 to our consolidated financial statements.
(1) During the three months ended December 31, 2024, we phased out several low-margin, non-core business activities, which were included in the three months ended December 31, 2023. These business activities resulted in an aggregate of approximately $600 million of revenue in fiscal year 2024, or approximately $150 million per fiscal quarter. The geographic proportional impact of revenue attributable to such business activities is consistent with that of the overall company in fiscal year 2024. These activities substantially already ceased in the three months ended December 31, 2024.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Interest-Bearing Investments. Cash, cash equivalents and short-term interest-bearing investments, totaled $349.0 million as of December 31, 2024, compared to $514.3 million as of September 30, 2024. The decrease was mainly attributable to $144.5 million repurchase of our ordinary shares pursuant to our repurchase program, $54.1 million of cash dividend payment, $57.1 million payments for business acquisitions and $27.4 million for capital expenditures, net, partially offset by $105.6 million positive cash flow from operating activities, $16.3 million net proceeds from equity investments and other and $4.4 million of proceeds from stock options. Net cash provided by operating activities amounted to $105.6 million and $182.4 million in the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Our free cash flow for the three months ended December 31, 2024 was $78.2 million and is calculated as net cash provided by operating activities of $105.6 million for the period less $27.4 million for capital expenditures, net, and is after restructuring payments of approximately $23 million.
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Free cash flow is a non-GAAP financial measure and is not prepared in accordance with, and is not an alternative for, generally accepted accounting principles and may be different from non-GAAP financial measures with similar names used by other companies. Non-GAAP measures such as free cash flow should only be reviewed in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP measures. We believe that free cash flow, when used in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP measure, provides useful information to investors and management relating to the amount of cash generated by the Company’s business operations.
We believe that our current cash balances, cash generated from operations, our current lines of credit, loans, Senior Notes and our ability to access capital markets serve as sources of liquidity if needed and will provide sufficient resources to meet our operational needs, loan and debt repayment needs, fund share repurchases and the payment of cash dividends for at least the next twelve months.
We have short-term interest-bearing investments comprised of marketable securities and bank deposits. We classify all of our marketable securities as available-for-sale securities. Such marketable securities consist primarily of money market funds, corporate bonds, U.S. government treasuries and supranational and sovereign debt, which are stated at market value.
We believe we have conservative investment policy guidelines. Our interest-bearing investments are stated at fair value with the unrealized gains or losses reported as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax, unless a security is impaired due to a credit loss, in which case the loss is recorded in the consolidated statements of income. Our interest-bearing investments are priced by pricing vendors and are classified as Level 1 or Level 2 investments, since these vendors either provide a quoted market price in an active market or use other observable inputs to price these securities. During the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, we did not recognize any credit losses. Please see Notes 5 and 6 to the consolidated financial statements.
Revolving Credit Facility, Loans, Senior Notes, Letters of Credit, Guarantees and Contractual Obligations. In December 2011, we entered into the unsecured $500.0 million Revolving Credit Facility. In December 2014, December 2017, March 2021 and July 2024, the Revolving Credit Facility was amended and restated to, among other things, extend the maturity date of the facility to December 2019, December 2022, March 2026 and July 2029, respectively. As of December 31, 2024, we were in compliance with the financial covenants and had no outstanding borrowing under the Revolving Credit Facility.
In June 2020, we issued an aggregate principal amount of $650.0 million in Senior Notes that will mature in June 2030 and bear interest at a fixed rate of 2.538 percent per annum (the “Senior Notes”). The interest is payable semi-annually in June and December of each year, commencing in December 2020. We incurred issuance costs of $6.1 million in relation to the Senior Notes, which are being amortized to interest expenses over the term of the Senior Notes using the effective interest rate. The Senior Notes are senior unsecured obligations and rank equally in right of payment with all of our existing and future senior indebtedness, including any indebtedness we may incur from time to time under the Revolving Credit Facility. As of December 31, 2024, the noncurrent outstanding principal portion was $650.0 million. Please see Note 13 to our consolidated financial statements.
As of December 31, 2024, we had additional uncommitted lines of credit available for general corporate and other specific purposes. We had outstanding letters of credit and bank guarantees totaling $90.2 million as of December 31, 2024.
We have contractual obligations for Long-term debt and accrued interests, operating leases, purchase obligations, pension funding and unrecognized tax benefits, summarized in the disclosure of contractual obligations set forth in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2024, filed on December 17, 2024 with the SEC. Since September 30, 2024, there have been no material changes in our aggregate contractual obligations mentioned above.
Acquisitions. During the three months ended December 31, 2024, we completed three business acquisitions for an aggregate net consideration of approximately $59.0 million in cash, and a potential for additional consideration which may be paid later based on achievement of certain performance metrics. The majority of this amount was paid for the acquisition of Profinit, a data science and engineering company, please see Note 3 to our consolidated financial statements.
Capital Expenditures. Generally, the majority of our capital expenditures consist of purchases of computer equipment, and the remainder is attributable mainly to building and leasehold improvements. Our capital expenditures were approximately $27.4 million in the three months ended December 31, 2024 and were mainly attributable to investments in our operating facilities and our development centers around the world.
Share Repurchases. From time to time, our Board of Directors can adopt share repurchase plans authorizing the repurchase of our outstanding ordinary shares. On August 2, 2023, our Board of Directors adopted a share repurchase plan for the repurchase of up to an additional $1.1 billion of our outstanding ordinary shares with no expiration date. The August 2023 plan permits us to purchase our ordinary shares in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions at times and prices that we consider appropriate. In the three months ended December 31, 2024 we repurchased 1.7 million ordinary shares at an average price of $86.96 per share (excluding broker and transaction fees). As of December 31, 2024, we had remaining authority to repurchase up to $393.2 million of our outstanding ordinary shares under the August 2023 plan.
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Cash Dividends. Our Board of Directors declared the following dividends during the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023:
Declaration Date |
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Dividends Per |
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Record Date |
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Total Amount |
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Payment Date |
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November 12, 2024 |
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$ |
0.479 |
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December 31, 2024 |
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$ |
53.7 |
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January 31, 2025 |
November 7, 2023 |
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$ |
0.435 |
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|
December 29, 2023 |
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$ |
50.7 |
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January 26, 2024 |
On February 4, 2025 our Board of Directors approved the next quarterly dividend payment and set March 31, 2025 as the record date for determining the shareholders entitled to receive the dividend, which is payable on April 25, 2025 . On January 31, 2025, at the annual general meeting of shareholders, our shareholders approved an increase of approximately 10% in the rate of the quarterly cash dividend from $0.479 per share to $0.527 per share. As a result, the April 25, 2025 cash dividend will be paid at the increased rate of $0.527 per share.
Our Board of Directors considers on a quarterly basis whether to declare and pay, if any, a dividend in accordance with the terms of the dividend program, subject to applicable Guernsey law and based on several factors including our financial performance, outlook and liquidity. Guernsey law requires that our Board of Directors considers a dividend’s effects on our solvency before it may be declared or paid. While the Board of Directors will have the authority to reduce the quarterly dividend or discontinue the dividend program should it determine that doing so is in the best interests of our shareholders or is necessary pursuant to Guernsey law, any increase to the per share amount or frequency of the dividend would require shareholder approval.
Currency Fluctuations
We manage our foreign subsidiaries as integral direct components of our operations. The operations of our foreign subsidiaries provide the same type of services with the same type of expenditure throughout the Amdocs group. The U.S. dollar is our functional currency according to the salient economic factors as indicated in the authoritative guidance for foreign currency matters. We periodically assess the applicability of the U.S. dollar as our functional currency by reviewing the salient indicators.
During the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, approximately 70% to 80% of our revenue and approximately 50% to 60% of our operating expenses were in U.S. dollars or linked to the U.S. dollar. If more customers seek contracts in currencies other than the U.S. dollar and as our operational activities outside of the United States may increase, the percentage of our revenue and operating expenses in U.S. dollar or linked to the U.S. dollar may decrease over time, which may increase our exposure to fluctuations in currency exchange rates. In managing our foreign exchange risk, we enter from time to time into various foreign exchange hedging contracts. We do not hedge all of our exposure in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, but rather our policy is to hedge significant net exposures in the major foreign currencies in which we operate, when cost-effective.
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PART II OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Changes in Securities, Use of Proceeds and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.
Ordinary Shares
The following table provides information about purchases by us and our affiliated purchasers during the three months ended December 31, 2024 of equity securities that are registered by us pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act:
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Total Number of |
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|
Average Price |
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|
Total Number of |
|
|
Maximum Number |
|
||||
10/01/24-10/31/24 |
|
|
337,093 |
|
|
$ |
89.00 |
|
|
|
337,093 |
|
|
$ |
507,643,884 |
|
11/01/24-11/30/24 |
|
|
346,611 |
|
|
$ |
86.03 |
|
|
|
346,611 |
|
|
$ |
477,826,015 |
|
12/01/24-12/31/24 |
|
|
977,500 |
|
|
$ |
86.59 |
|
|
|
977,500 |
|
|
$ |
393,185,859 |
|
Total |
|
|
1,661,204 |
|
|
$ |
86.96 |
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1,661,204 |
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$ |
393,185,859 |
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Item 2. Reports on Form 6-K
The Company furnished or filed the following reports on Form 6-K during the three months ended December 31, 2024:
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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AMDOCS LIMITED |
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/s/ Matthew E. Smith |
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Matthew E. Smith |
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Secretary and Authorized Signatory |
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Date: February 18, 2025 |
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