NYSE$DNB

Dun & Bradstreet Holdings Inc · Q1 2022 earnings

Q1 2022 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Dun & Bradstreet reported solid first quarter results, driven by organic growth and balanced performance across North America and International segments.

Dun & Bradstreet reported GAAP Revenue of $536.0 million for Q1 2022, a 6.2% increase compared to Q1 2021. The company's organic revenue increased by 4.5%. GAAP Net loss for the quarter was $31.3 million, or a diluted loss per share of $0.07. Adjusted EBITDA was $190.1 million, up 2.4% compared to the first quarter of 2021, with an adjusted EBITDA margin of 35.5%.

  • GAAP Revenue and Adjusted Revenue for the first quarter of 2022 were both $536.0 million.
  • GAAP Revenue increased 6.2% and 7.9% on a constant currency basis compared to the first quarter of 2021.
  • Excluding the impact of acquisitions and divestitures, organic revenue, before the effect of foreign exchange, was $528.8 million, an increase of 4.5% compared to first quarter of 2021.
  • Adjusted EBITDA for the first quarter of 2022 was $190.1 million, up 2.4% compared to the first quarter of 2021, and adjusted EBITDA margin was 35.5%.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$536M

Previous: $505M+6.2%
EPS (adj)

$0.24

Previous: $0.23+4.3%
Adjusted EBITDA Margin

35.5%

Previous: 36.5%-2.7%
Organic Revenue Growth

4.5%

Previous: 5.7%-21.1%
Capital Expenditures

$4.1M

Previous: $1.2M+241.7%
Free Cash Flow

$135M

Previous: $167M-19.3%
Net Income

-$31.3M

Previous: -$25M-25.2%
Operating Income

$16.4M

Previous: $8.3M+97.6%
Gross Profit

$359M

Previous: $8.3M+4228.9%
Cash & Equivalents

$216M

Previous: $173M+24.5%
Total Assets

$9.86B

Previous: $9.92B-0.7%
Stock-Based Comp

$10.7M

Previous: $7.6M+40.8%

Revenue & EPS history

Dun & Bradstreet · Revenue · Quarterly

$536M

Q1 2022+6.2%vs Q1 2021
Beat estimate in 9 of 15 quarters(60%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Dun & Bradstreet · $367M total across 2 segments · Q1 2022

  • Finance & Risk
    $202M+6.1%
  • Sales & Marketing
    $165M+10.9%

Forward guidance

Dun & Bradstreet expects Adjusted Revenues to be in the range of $2,270 million to $2,315 million, Adjusted EBITDA to be in the range of $865 million to $905 million, and Adjusted EPS to be in the range of $1.13 to $1.20.

Historical earnings impact

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

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 6 quarterly earnings reports

Historical avg

-1.5%

Avg return

Earnings day

+1.5%

Avg return

5 days after

+1.3%

Avg return

30 days after

42%

11 / 26 earnings

Positive

+9.9%

Q3 2024

Best reaction

-14.5%

Q4 2022

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q3 2025———
Q2 2025+0.1%+0.1%—
Q1 2025+0.2%-2.1%+0.3%
Q4 2025-10.4%-13.4%-16.8%
Q3 2024+9.9%+11.0%+17.3%
Q2 2024+8.6%+7.8%+10.2%
Q1 2024+5.3%+10.6%+4.0%
Q4 2023-2.7%-3.3%-7.2%
Q3 2023+6.2%——
Q2 2023+4.4%——
Q1 2023+8.3%——
Q4 2022-14.5%——
Q3 2022+4.4%——
Q2 2022-2.3%——
Q1 2022+3.3%——
Q4 2021-9.9%——
Q3 2021+2.1%——
Q2 2021-8.4%——
Q1 2021-5.3%——
Q4 2018-3.7%——
Q4 2020-5.7%——
Q3 2020-7.1%——
Q3 2019-7.1%——
Q4 2019-3.7%——
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