NYSE$EFX

Equifax Inc · Q1 2022 earnings

Q1 2022 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Equifax delivered a strong first quarter with double-digit revenue growth, driven by Workforce Solutions.

Equifax reported record first quarter revenue of $1.36 billion, a 12% increase year-over-year. Workforce Solutions was a key driver, with 33% revenue growth. The company is revising its full-year guidance to reflect the expected decline in the U.S. mortgage market.

  • Record first quarter 2022 revenue of $1.36 billion, up over 12%; ninth consecutive quarter of double-digit growth
  • Workforce Solutions revenue growth of 33%; twelve consecutive quarters of double-digit revenue growth
  • Strong new product innovation leveraging EFX Cloud
  • Completed acquisitions of Efficient Hire and Data-Crédito

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$1.36B

Previous: $1.21B+12.4%
EPS (adj)

$2.22

Previous: $1.97+12.7%
Free Cash Flow

$222M

Previous: $202M+10.0%
Net Income

$222M

Previous: $202M+10.0%
Operating Income

$332M

Previous: $307M+8.4%
Gross Profit

-$553M

Previous: -$483M-14.5%
Cash & Equivalents

$201M

Previous: $766M-73.8%
Total Assets

$11.4B

Previous: $9.67B+17.8%
Stock-Based Comp

$22.3M

Previous: $20.7M+7.7%

Revenue & EPS history

Equifax · Revenue · Quarterly

$1.36B

Q1 2022+12.4%vs Q1 2021
Beat estimate in 14 of 16 quarters(88%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Equifax · $2.18B total across 7 segments · Q4 2021

  • Workforce Solutions
    $532M+30.8%
  • U.S. Information Solutions
    $434M+12.0%
  • Verification Services
    $427M
  • Online Information Solutions
    $314M
  • International
    $288M+16.2%
  • Employer Services
    $105M
  • Financial Marketing Services
    $79.4M

Forward guidance

Equifax is adjusting its full-year 2022 guidance to reflect the impact of the large and rapid increase in U.S. mortgage rates.

Tailwinds

  • Expecting higher non-mortgage revenue growth to offset just under half of the impact from decline in U.S. mortgage market.
  • Midpoint in our guidance for 2022 revenue of $5.2 billion.
  • Midpoint in our 2022 Adjusted EPS guidance of $8.15 per share.

Headwinds

  • U.S. mortgage market is expected to decline by 37.5% over the remainder of 2022 and exit the year at a run-rate down 40%.
  • Full year decline in U.S. mortgage market credit inquiries of 33.5%.
  • Decline in the U.S. mortgage market would negatively impact our guidance for 2022 revenue growth by over 350 basis points, or $175 million.
  • Net impact is a $100 million reduction in our guidance for 2022 revenue growth.
  • Elimination of income from our non-controlling interest in a Russian joint venture, results in a reduction in our guidance for 2022 Adjusted EPS of $0.50 per share.

Historical earnings impact

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

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2022

Historical avgQ1 2022

-0.6%

Avg return

Earnings day

-0.6%

Avg return

5 days after

+1.4%

Avg return

30 days after

43%

30 / 70 earnings

Positive

+15.2%

Q1 2021

Best reaction

-17.4%

Q3 2018

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-4.2%-13.1%-19.4%
Q4 2025-3.8%+14.0%+18.7%
Q3 2025-0.6%+1.2%-10.6%
Q2 2025-2.1%-1.3%+1.2%
Q1 2025+13.8%+19.1%+22.4%
Q4 2024-8.4%-6.4%-5.8%
Q3 2024-3.4%-4.9%-14.4%
Q2 2024-0.2%+1.9%+10.5%
Q1 2024-8.8%-8.2%+4.3%
Q4 2023+3.6%+5.1%+11.0%
Q3 2023-1.0%-1.0%+13.5%
Q2 2023-9.0%-13.1%-19.2%
Q1 2023+3.8%+3.1%+7.9%
Q4 2022-7.3%-4.1%-13.4%
Q3 2022-9.5%-5.4%+20.6%
Q2 2022-0.2%-1.4%+3.8%
Q1 2022-7.1%-2.3%-10.9%
Q4 2021-2.1%-6.4%-5.2%
Q3 2021-6.5%+0.6%+5.7%
Q2 2021-2.7%-0.6%+0.8%
Q1 2021+15.2%+17.3%+23.4%
Q4 2020-3.4%-1.2%-4.8%
Q3 2020-2.4%-5.5%+7.5%
Q2 2020+6.2%-0.6%-4.2%
Q1 2020+1.6%+2.7%+16.8%
Q4 2019+5.8%+6.3%-8.2%
Q3 2019-1.2%-1.9%-0.9%
Q2 2019-2.1%+1.6%+0.9%
Q1 2019-2.2%-0.3%+9.3%
Q4 2018+1.1%+1.0%+3.3%
Q3 2018-17.4%-18.8%-15.1%
Q2 2018-3.1%-1.3%+4.2%
Q1 2018-2.7%-5.9%-3.3%
Q4 2017+3.7%+7.4%+4.3%
Q3 2017+1.4%+2.0%+9.5%
Q2 2017-1.5%+0.4%-2.8%
Q1 2017-2.4%-3.2%-2.2%
Q4 2016+5.8%+7.4%+10.0%
Q3 2016-5.6%-5.0%-8.0%
Q2 2016-1.9%-3.0%-3.4%
Q1 2016+2.7%
Q4 2015+0.2%
Q3 2015-4.1%
Q2 2015+2.1%
Q1 2015+4.1%
Q4 2014+8.5%
Q3 2014-2.6%
Q2 2014+2.7%
Q1 2014+0.9%
Q4 2013-2.2%
Q3 2013+3.4%
Q2 2013+0.6%
Q1 2013+2.8%
Q4 2012-6.2%
Q3 2012-0.1%
Q2 2012-2.7%
Q1 2012+6.0%
Q4 2011+0.1%
Q3 2011+5.0%
Q2 2011+3.7%
Q1 2011+3.1%
Q4 2008-2.2%
Q4 2010-2.2%
Q3 2010+2.2%
Q3 2009+2.2%
Q2 2009+3.6%
Q2 2010+3.6%
Q1 2010-4.7%
Q1 2009-4.7%
Q4 2009-4.7%

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