ADBE Adobe Inc

Strong Q2 FY2015 Profit Growth Driven by Cloud Momentum; Creative ARR Tops $2 Billion

Adobe (Nasdaq:ADBE) today reported financial results for its second quarter fiscal year 2015 ended May 29, 2015.

Quarterly Financial Highlights

• Adobe achieved record quarterly revenue of $1.16 billion.
• Digital Media Annualized Recurring Revenue (“ARR”) grew to $2.35 billion exiting the quarter, driven by an increase in Creative ARR of $230 million to $2.02 billion.
• Adobe Marketing Cloud achieved revenue of $327 million.
• Diluted earnings per share were $0.29 on a GAAP-basis, and $0.48 on a non-GAAP basis.
• Year-over-year, operating income grew 43 percent and net income grew 67 percent on a GAAP-basis; operating income grew 28 percent and net income grew 30 percent on a non-GAAP basis.
• Cash flow from operations was $471 million, and deferred revenue grew to an all-time high of $1.23 billion.
• The company repurchased approximately 2.6 million shares during the quarter, returning $200 million of cash to stockholders.

A reconciliation between GAAP and non-GAAP results is provided at the end of this press release and on Adobe’s website.

Executive Quotes

"Strong execution against our Creative Cloud, Document Cloud and Marketing Cloud businesses drove record revenue," said Shantanu Narayen, Adobe president and chief executive officer. "We are accelerating the pace of innovation in our Cloud offerings and are thrilled to be launching our best Creative Cloud release to date, which includes Adobe Stock – our new stock content service."

“With our business model transition largely behind us, the positive financial benefits are now reflected in our P&L,” said Mark Garrett, Adobe executive vice president and chief financial officer. “We are driving more profit, earnings per share, cash flow and deferred revenue and unbilled backlog.”

Adobe to Webcast Earnings Conference Call

Adobe will webcast its second quarter fiscal year 2015 earnings conference call today at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time from its investor relations website: www.adobe.com/ADBE. Earnings documents, including Adobe management’s prepared conference call remarks with slides, financial targets and an investor datasheet are posted to Adobe’s investor relations website in advance of the conference call for reference. A reconciliation between GAAP and non-GAAP earnings results and financial targets is also provided on the website.

Forward-Looking Statements Disclosure

This press release contains forward-looking statements, including those related to business momentum, product innovation, the success of our new stock image service, Adobe Stock, and capabilities and the strength of our cloud business and growth of our revenue, earnings, cash flow, deferred revenue and unbilled backlog, all of which involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. Factors that might cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to: failure to develop, market and distribute products and services that meet customer requirements, introduction of new products and business models by competitors, failure to successfully manage transitions to new business models and markets, fluctuations in subscription renewal rates, risks associated with cyber-attacks and information security, potential interruptions or delays in hosted services provided by us or third parties, uncertainty in economic conditions and the financial markets, and failure to realize the anticipated benefits of past or future acquisitions.

For a discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties, please refer to Adobe’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for our fiscal year 2014 ended Nov. 28, 2014, and Adobe's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q issued in fiscal year 2015.

The financial information set forth in this press release reflects estimates based on information available at this time. These amounts could differ from actual reported amounts stated in Adobe’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for our quarter ended May 29, 2015, which Adobe expects to file in June 2015.

Adobe assumes no obligation to, and does not currently intend to, update these forward-looking statements.

About Adobe Systems Incorporated

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

(In thousands, except per share data; unaudited)

  Three Months Ended Six Months Ended May 29, 2015   May 30, 2014 May 29, 2015   May 30, 2014 Revenue: Subscription $ 773,963 $ 476,694 $ 1,487,405 $ 900,257 Products 274,538 479,247 565,312 950,701 Services and support 113,657   112,267   218,622   217,370   Total revenue 1,162,158   1,068,208   2,271,339   2,068,328     Cost of revenue: Subscription 103,694 84,147 199,221 160,879 Products 21,467 24,499 41,170 51,997 Services and support 60,012   46,258   111,580   90,537   Total cost of revenue 185,173   154,904   351,971   303,413     Gross profit 976,985 913,304 1,919,368 1,764,915   Operating expenses: Research and development 208,047 209,092 423,556 418,617 Sales and marketing 426,998 426,830 819,739 836,971 General and administrative 130,208 129,138 275,289 268,122 Restructuring and other charges 34 (366 ) 1,789 297 Amortization of purchased intangibles 18,081   13,352   32,353   26,904   Total operating expenses 783,368   778,046   1,552,726   1,550,911     Operating income 193,617 135,258 366,642 214,004   Non-operating income (expense): Interest and other income (expense), net 3,739 2,563 7,077 5,708 Interest expense (16,605 ) (17,103 ) (31,150 ) (33,693 ) Investment gains (losses), net 223   553   1,653   144   Total non-operating income (expense), net (12,643 ) (13,987 ) (22,420 ) (27,841 ) Income before income taxes 180,974 121,271 344,222 186,163 Provision for income taxes 33,481   32,744   111,841   50,590   Net income $ 147,493   $ 88,527   $ 232,381   $ 135,573   Basic net income per share $ 0.30   $ 0.18   $ 0.47   $ 0.27   Shares used to compute basic net income per share 499,290   497,931   499,022   497,439   Diluted net income per share $ 0.29   $ 0.17   $ 0.46   $ 0.27   Shares used to compute diluted net income per share 505,582   506,687   507,061   508,227    

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except par value; unaudited)

   

    May 29, 2015    

November 28, 2014 ASSETS   Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 956,147 $ 1,117,400 Short-term investments 2,457,101 2,622,091 Trade receivables, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $7,226 and $7,867, respectively 502,617 591,800 Deferred income taxes 71,218 95,279 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 191,314   175,758   Total current assets 4,178,397 4,602,328   Property and equipment, net 785,199 785,123 Goodwill 5,388,971 4,721,962 Purchased and other intangibles, net 583,198 469,662 Investment in lease receivable 80,439 80,439 Other assets 149,179   126,315   Total assets $ 11,165,383   $ 10,785,829     LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY   Current liabilities: Trade payables $ 56,539 $ 68,377 Accrued expenses 647,784 683,866 Debt and capital lease obligations — 603,229 Accrued restructuring 1,695 17,120 Income taxes payable 55,473 23,920 Deferred revenue 1,175,542   1,097,923   Total current liabilities 1,937,033 2,494,435   Long-term liabilities: Debt 1,904,376 911,086 Deferred revenue 52,613 57,401 Accrued restructuring 4,347 5,194 Income taxes payable 244,799 125,746 Deferred income taxes 326,922 342,315 Other liabilities 85,190   73,747   Total liabilities 4,555,280 4,009,924   Stockholders' equity: Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 2,000 shares authorized — — Common stock, $0.0001 par value 61 61 Additional paid-in-capital 3,994,652 3,778,495 Retained earnings 6,879,444 6,924,294 Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (129,473 ) (8,094 ) Treasury stock, at cost (102,558 and 103,350 shares, respectively), net of reissuances (4,134,581 ) (3,918,851 ) Total stockholders' equity 6,610,103   6,775,905   Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 11,165,383   $ 10,785,829    

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In thousands; unaudited)

  Three Months Ended May 29, 2015   May 30, 2014 Cash flows from operating activities: Net income $ 147,493 $ 88,527 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: Depreciation, amortization and accretion 85,929 77,653 Stock-based compensation expense 84,649 83,005 Unrealized investment gains, net (276 ) (352 ) Changes in deferred revenue 44,772 47,517 Changes in other operating assets and liabilities 108,917   71,186   Net cash provided by operating activities 471,484   367,536     Cash flows from investing activities: Purchases, sales and maturities of short-term investments, net 3,541 (117,967 ) Purchases of property and equipment (35,730 ) (27,198 ) Purchases and sales of long-term investments, intangibles and other assets, net (1,083 ) (2,767 ) Acquisitions, net of cash (5,637 ) —   Net cash used for investing activities (38,909 ) (147,932 )   Cash flows from financing activities: Purchases of treasury stock (200,000 ) (150,000 ) Proceeds of reissuance of treasury stock, net 2,911 12,824 Repayment of capital lease obligations — (3,626 ) Debt issuance costs (153 ) — Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation 11,140   4,875   Net cash used for financing activities (186,102 ) (135,927 ) Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (3,210 ) (573 ) Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 243,263 83,104 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 712,884   733,916   Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 956,147   $ 817,020    

Non-GAAP Results

(In thousands, except per share data)

The following tables show Adobe's GAAP results reconciled to non-GAAP results included in this release.

  Three Months Ended May 29, 2015   May 30, 2014   February 27, 2015 Operating income:   GAAP operating income $ 193,617 $ 135,258 $ 173,025 Stock-based and deferred compensation expense 85,374 83,600 86,597 Restructuring and other charges 34 (366 ) 1,755 Amortization of purchased intangibles 40,080   31,835   33,791   Non-GAAP operating income $ 319,105   $ 250,327   $ 295,168     Net income:   GAAP net income $ 147,493 $ 88,527 $ 84,888 Stock-based and deferred compensation expense 85,374 83,600 86,597 Restructuring and other charges 34 (366 ) 1,755 Amortization of purchased intangibles 40,080 31,835 33,791 Investment (gains) losses (223 ) (553 ) (1,430 ) Income tax adjustments (30,829 ) (16,771 ) 18,728   Non-GAAP net income $ 241,929   $ 186,272   $ 224,329     Diluted net income per share:   GAAP diluted net income per share $ 0.29 $ 0.17 $ 0.17 Stock-based and deferred compensation expense 0.17 0.16 0.17 Amortization of purchased intangibles 0.08 0.06 0.07 Income tax adjustments (0.06 ) (0.02 ) 0.03   Non-GAAP diluted net income per share $ 0.48   $ 0.37   $ 0.44     Shares used in computing diluted net income per share 505,582 506,687 507,526  

Non-GAAP Results

  Three Months

Ended

May 29, 2015 Effective income tax rate:   GAAP effective income tax rate 18.5 % Resolution of income tax examinations 6.0 Amortization of purchased intangibles, stock-based and deferred compensation expense (2.5 ) Income tax adjustments (1.0 ) Non-GAAP effective income tax rate 21.0 %  

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information

Adobe continues to provide all information required in accordance with GAAP, but believes evaluating its ongoing operating results may not be as useful if an investor is limited to reviewing only GAAP financial measures. Adobe uses non-GAAP financial information to evaluate its ongoing operations and for internal planning and forecasting purposes. Adobe's management does not itself, nor does it suggest that investors should, consider such non-GAAP financial measures in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. Adobe presents such non-GAAP financial measures in reporting its financial results to provide investors with an additional tool to evaluate Adobe's operating results. Adobe believes these non-GAAP financial measures are useful because they allow for greater transparency with respect to key metrics used by management in its financial and operational decision-making. This allows institutional investors, the analyst community and others to better understand and evaluate our operating results and future prospects in the same manner as management.

Adobe's management believes it is useful for itself and investors to review, as applicable, both GAAP information that may include items such as stock-based and deferred compensation expenses, restructuring and other charges, amortization of purchased intangibles and certain activity in connection with technology license arrangements, investment gains and losses, loss contingencies and the related tax impact of all of these items, income tax adjustments, the income tax effect of the non-GAAP pre-tax adjustments from the provision for income taxes, and the non-GAAP measures that exclude such information in order to assess the performance of Adobe's business and for planning and forecasting in subsequent periods. Whenever Adobe uses such a non-GAAP financial measure, it provides a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measure to the most closely applicable GAAP financial measure. Investors are encouraged to review the related GAAP financial measures and the reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measure as detailed above.

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