NASDAQ$CNDT

Conduent Inc · Q1 2023 earnings

Q1 2023 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Conduent's Q1 2023 financial results were announced, revealing revenue and EBITDA that aligned with expectations, alongside lower year-over-year sales due to deal timing.

Conduent reported Q1 2023 results with revenue of $922 million and an adjusted EBITDA margin of 9.8%. While revenue and EBITDA met expectations, sales were lower year-over-year due to the timing of large deals. The company is optimistic about full-year 2023 sales, with a strong pipeline across all segments.

  • Revenue and Adjusted Revenue: $922M
  • Pre-tax Income (Loss): $(8)M
  • Adj. EBITDA Margin: 9.8%
  • New business signings ACV: $125M

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$922M

Previous: $967M-4.7%
EPS (adj)

-$0.03

Previous: $0.10-127.5%
Adjusted EBITDA Margin

9.8%

No prior period
New Business Signings ACV

$125M

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$11M

Previous: -$34M+67.6%
Free Cash Flow

-$17M

Previous: $102M-116.7%
Net Income

-$6M

Previous: $136M-104.4%
Operating Income

$115M

Previous: -$64M+279.7%
Gross Profit

$202M

Previous: $212M-4.7%
Cash & Equivalents

$526M

Previous: $588M-10.5%
Total Assets

$3.5B

Previous: $3.98B-12.0%
Stock-Based Comp

$2M

Previous: $2M+0.0%

Revenue & EPS history

Conduent · Revenue · Quarterly

$922M

Q1 2023-4.7%vs Q1 2022
Beat estimate in 7 of 15 quarters(47%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

Conduent provided its FY 2023 outlook, expecting adjusted revenue between $3.7 billion and $3.8 billion and an adjusted EBITDA margin between 10.0% and 10.8%. They also anticipate adjusted free cash flow as a percentage of adjusted EBITDA to be between 15% and 20%.

Tailwinds

  • Adjusted Revenue: $3,700M - $3,800M
  • Adj. EBITDA Margin: 10.0% - 10.8%
  • Adj. Free Cash Flow as % of Adj. EBITDA: 15% - 20%
  • Strong liquidity position with long dated debt maturities
  • Focus on growth, quality, and efficiency

Headwinds

  • Unable to predict with reasonable certainty the totality or ultimate outcome or occurrence of adjustments for the forward-looking period
  • Adjusted revenue outlook provided only on a non-GAAP basis using foreign currency translation rates at current period end due to the inability to accurately predict foreign currency impact on revenues.
  • Adjusted Free Cash Flow outlook is only available on a non-GAAP basis
  • Unable to provide a GAAP expected adjusted tax rate
  • Lower year-over-year sales in Q1 due to deal timing

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2023

Historical avgQ1 2023

-1.0%

Avg return

Earnings day

-1.9%

Avg return

5 days after

-0.7%

Avg return

30 days after

53%

21 / 40 earnings

Positive

+84.8%

Q2 2020

Best reaction

-40.0%

Q1 2019

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+0.6%-21.0%-23.9%
Q4 2025+0.4%+3.0%-3.7%
Q3 2025-20.1%-14.0%-12.2%
Q1 2025-3.0%+12.2%+29.8%
Q4 2024-6.2%-4.3%-28.7%
Q3 2024+10.0%+15.6%+8.6%
Q2 2024-14.0%-15.1%+1.1%
Q1 2024+16.8%+22.5%+11.1%
Q4 2023+8.8%+7.4%-3.5%
Q3 2023-18.2%-22.6%-0.6%
Q2 2023+5.0%-3.2%-7.6%
Q1 2023-17.2%-13.3%-1.8%
Q4 2022-3.7%-3.2%-23.3%
Q3 2022-7.0%-9.0%+1.0%
Q2 2022-10.3%-6.9%-13.7%
Q1 2022-15.5%-16.9%-2.2%
Q4 2021+0.0%+2.1%+0.9%
Q3 2021-12.7%-14.8%-26.6%
Q2 2021+10.5%+9.5%+18.4%
Q1 2021+2.8%+2.7%+8.4%
Q4 2020-10.1%-10.6%+25.3%
Q3 2020+7.8%+8.0%+21.1%
Q2 2020+84.8%+80.8%+65.3%
Q1 2020+2.3%-11.6%+32.7%
Q4 2019-16.8%-26.9%-58.0%
Q3 2019+10.6%-1.3%-1.8%
Q2 2019-23.5%-20.9%-21.9%
Q1 2019-40.0%-33.2%-29.5%
Q4 2018+5.6%+3.9%-6.3%
Q3 2018-31.2%-27.9%-37.8%
Q2 2018+6.5%+6.1%+21.9%
Q1 2018-2.1%-1.1%+4.1%
Q4 2017+14.3%+19.0%+19.3%
Q3 2017+1.3%+1.7%-3.8%
Q2 2017+8.4%+7.9%+1.3%
Q1 2016+1.2%-1.5%-1.7%
Q1 2017-3.8%-2.6%-5.4%
Q4 2014+1.7%+2.8%+4.9%
Q2 2016+1.7%+2.8%+4.9%
Q4 2016+14.3%-0.2%+4.1%
Q4 2015
Q3 2016
Q3 2015
Q2 2015
Q1 2015

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