BURLINGTON, Mass., June 21, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN), today announced it has accelerated the exit of its non-core Subscription Revenue Services (SRS) business, which provides services to mobile consumers in emerging markets, primarily Brazil and India. The Company has completed the sale of its Brazil SRS operations and has signed a definitive agreement for the sale of its India SRS operations. The latter is expected to close in July of 2019. The terms of both deals were not disclosed.
“In our ongoing effort to drive transformation and simplification, we continue to execute on our strategic initiatives announced at the beginning of our fiscal year,” said Mark Benjamin, Chief Executive Officer of Nuance. “These transactions are a great outcome for everyone as they enable us to exit this non-core business faster than a wind-down, while ensuring continuous support and services for our customers. We remain sharply focused on cloud-based, intelligence-driven solutions, capable of sustainable long-term revenue and earnings growth.”
Although the transactions do not have a significant impact on our business, Nuance has updated its Q3 and full-year 2019 revenue and EPS guidance in the tables below. All other guidance metrics remain unchanged from previous guidance.
Q3 2019 Guidance Key Metrics (ASC605)
| PRIOR | IMPACT OF SALE | REVISED | ||||||||||||
| ($ in millions except earnings per share) | Q3 2019 Guidance (ASC 605) | Q3 2019 Guidance (ASC 605) | Q3 2019 Guidance (ASC 605) | |||||||||||
| GAAP Revenue | $451.0 | to | $465.0 | ($4.0) | $447.0 | to | $461.0 | |||||||
| Non-GAAP Revenue | $453.0 | to | $467.0 | ($4.0) | $449.0 | to | $463.0 | |||||||
| GAAP Diluted EPS | $0.01 | to | $0.05 | ($0.01) | $0.00 | to | $0.04 | |||||||
| Non-GAAP Diluted EPS | $0.27 | to | $0.30 | ($0.01) | $0.26 | to | $0.29 | |||||||
2019 Guidance Key Metrics (ASC605)
| PRIOR | IMPACT OF SALE | REVISED | ||||||||||||
| ($ in millions except earnings per share) | FY19 ASC 605 Guidance | FY19 ASC 605 Guidance | FY19 ASC 605 Guidance | |||||||||||
| GAAP Revenue | $1,845.0 | to | $1,877.0 | ($8.0) | $1,837.0 | to | $1,869.0 | |||||||
| Non-GAAP Revenue | $1,852.0 | to | $1,884.0 | ($8.0) | $1,844.0 | to | $1,876.0 | |||||||
| GAAP Diluted EPS | $0.05 | to | $0.14 | ($0.01) | $0.04 | to | $0.13 | |||||||
| Non-GAAP Diluted EPS | $1.13 | to | $1.21 | ($0.01) | $1.12 | to | $1.20 | |||||||
2019 Guidance Key Metrics (ASC606)
| PRIOR | IMPACT OF SALE | REVISED | ||||||||||||
| ($ in millions except earnings per share) | FY19 ASC 606 Guidance | FY19 ASC 606 Guidance | FY19 ASC 606 Guidance | |||||||||||
| GAAP Revenue | $1,792.0 | to | $1,844.0 | ($8.0) | $1,784.0 | to | $1,836.0 | |||||||
| Non-GAAP Revenue | $1,797.0 | to | $1,849.0 | ($8.0) | $1,789.0 | to | $1,841.0 | |||||||
| GAAP Diluted EPS | ($0.13) | to | $0.06 | ($0.01) | ($0.14) | to | $0.05 | |||||||
| Non-GAAP Diluted EPS | $0.99 | to | $1.14 | ($0.01) | $0.98 | to | $1.13 | |||||||
2019 Segment Revenue Guidance (ASC605)
| PRIOR | IMPACT OF SALE | REVISED | |||||||||
| Current 2019 Segment Revenue Guidance (in $ millions) | Low | High | Low | High | |||||||
| Healthcare | $981.0 | $995.0 | - | $981.0 | $995.0 | ||||||
| Enterprise | $503.0 | $511.0 | - | $503.0 | $511.0 | ||||||
| Automotive | $306.0 | $312.0 | - | $306.0 | $312.0 | ||||||
| Strategic | $1,790.0 | $1,818.0 | - | $1,790.0 | $1,818.0 | ||||||
| Organic Growth | 2% | 4% | - | 2% | 4% | ||||||
| Other * | $62.0 | $66.0 | ($8.0) | $54.0 | $58.0 | ||||||
| Current Total Nuance Guidance | $1,852.0 | $1,884.0 | -$8.0 | $1,844.0 | $1,876.0 | ||||||
| Organic Growth | -1% | 1% | - | -1% | 1% | ||||||
Note: *SRS is included in Other, along with Voicemail-to-Text and Devices.
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| Reconciliation of Supplemental Financial Information | |||||||
| GAAP and non-GAAP Revenue and Net Income per Share Guidance | |||||||
| (in thousands, except per share amounts) | |||||||
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| Three months ended | |||||||
| June 30, 2019 | |||||||
| Low | High | ||||||
| GAAP revenue | $ | 447,000 | $ | 461,000 | |||
| Acquisition-related adjustment - revenue | 2,000 | 2,000 | |||||
| Non-GAAP revenue | $ | 449,000 | $ | 463,000 | |||
| GAAP net income per share | $ | 0.00 | $ | 0.04 | |||
| Acquisition-related adjustment - revenue | 0.01 | 0.01 | |||||
| Acquisition-related costs, net | 0.01 | 0.01 | |||||
| Cost of revenue from amortization of intangible assets | 0.03 | 0.03 | |||||
| Amortization of intangible assets | 0.06 | 0.06 | |||||
| Non-cash stock-based compensation | 0.13 | 0.13 | |||||
| Non-cash interest expense | 0.04 | 0.04 | |||||
| Adjustment to income tax expense | (0.08 | ) | (0.09 | ) | |||
| Restructuring and other charges, net | 0.06 | 0.06 | |||||
| Other | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||||
| Non-GAAP net income per share | $ | 0.26 | $ | 0.29 | |||
| Shares used in computing GAAP and non-GAAP net income per share: | |||||||
| Weighted average common shares: basic | 287,000 | 287,000 | |||||
| Weighted average common shares: diluted | 290,000 | 290,000 | |||||
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| GAAP and non-GAAP Revenue and Net Income per Share Guidance | ||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands, except per share amounts) | ||||||||||||||||
| Unaudited | ||||||||||||||||
| ASC 605 | ASC 606 | |||||||||||||||
| Twelve months ended | Twelve months ended | |||||||||||||||
| September 30, 2019 | September 30, 2019 | |||||||||||||||
| Low | High | Low | High | |||||||||||||
| GAAP revenue | $ | 1,837,000 | $ | 1,869,000 | $ | 1,784,000 | $ | 1,836,000 | ||||||||
| Acquisition-related adjustment - revenue | 7,000 | 7,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | ||||||||||||
| Non-GAAP revenue | $ | 1,844,000 | $ | 1,876,000 | $ | 1,789,000 | $ | 1,841,000 | ||||||||
| GAAP net income per share | $ | 0.04 | $ | 0.13 | $ | (0.14 | ) | $ | 0.05 | |||||||
| Acquisition-related adjustment - revenue | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | ||||||||||||
| Acquisition-related costs, net | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | ||||||||||||
| Cost of revenue from amortization of intangible assets | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.13 | ||||||||||||
| Amortization of intangible assets | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 | ||||||||||||
| Non-cash stock-based compensation | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.49 | ||||||||||||
| Non-cash interest expense | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | ||||||||||||
| Adjustment to income tax expense | (0.29 | ) | (0.30 | ) | (0.25 | ) | (0.29 | ) | ||||||||
| Restructuring and other charges, net | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.27 | ||||||||||||
| Other | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | ||||||||||||
| Non-GAAP net income per share | $ | 1.12 | $ | 1.20 | $ | 0.98 | $ | 1.13 | ||||||||
| Shares used in computing GAAP and non-GAAP net income per share: | ||||||||||||||||
| Weighted average common shares: basic | 287,000 | 287,000 | 287,000 | 287,000 | ||||||||||||
| Weighted average common shares: diluted | 291,000 | 291,000 | 291,000 | 291,000 | ||||||||||||
About Nuance Communications, Inc.
Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) is the pioneer and leader in conversational AI innovations that bring intelligence to everyday work and life. The company delivers solutions that understand, analyze and respond to human language to increase productivity and amplify human intelligence. With decades of domain and artificial intelligence expertise, Nuance works with thousands of organizations – in global industries that include healthcare, telecommunications, automotive, financial services, and retail – to create stronger relationships and better experiences for their customers and workforce. For more information, please visit www.nuance.com.
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