KYNDRYL REPORTS SECOND QUARTER FISCAL 2025 RESULTS
-
Revenues for the quarter ended
September 30, 2024 total$3.8 billion , pretax loss is$5 million , and net loss is$43 million -
Adjusted EBITDA is
$557 million , adjusted pretax income is$45 million , and adjusted net income is$3 million -
Kyndryl Consult again delivers double-digit revenue growth in the quarter and over the last twelve months - Reaffirms outlook for fiscal year 2025, including constant-currency revenue growth in the fourth quarter, supported by a record level of post-spin signings in the most recent quarter and for the trailing twelve months
"We continue to build momentum, delivering another quarter of signings growth and remaining well-positioned to deliver top-line growth in the fourth quarter of this fiscal year. Our strong performance was led by Kyndryl Consult, our alliances with hyperscalers and our expanding mission-critical capabilities in modernization, cloud, cyber-resiliency and AI readiness," said
Total signings in the quarter were a record
"
Results for the Fiscal Second Quarter Ended
For the second quarter,
Adjusted pretax income was
In the quarter, adjusted EBITDA was
"In the quarter, we continued to execute on our three-A initiatives to increase our earnings. Over the last twelve months, we've consistently grown our signings to incorporate a broader scope of services, while we continually enhance relationships to generate higher margins," said
Recent Developments
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Alliances initiative – In the second quarter,
Kyndryl recognized$260 million in revenue tied to cloud hyperscaler alliances, demonstrating continued progress toward the Company's hyperscaler revenue target of nearly$1 billion in fiscal year 2025. -
Advanced Delivery initiative –
The AI-enabled Kyndryl Bridge operating platform is further enhancing the world-class technology services the Company provides and creating additional revenue opportunities. It has also helpedKyndryl free up more than 11,500 delivery professionals. This has generated annualized savings of approximately$700 million as of quarter-end, tracking toward the Company's$750 million fiscal 2025 year-end goal. -
Accounts initiative
–
Kyndryl continued to address elements of contracts with substandard margins, bringing the total impact from this initiative to$775 million of annualized benefits, on track to achieve the Company's$850 million fiscal 2025 year-end objective. - Strong projected margin on recent signings – In the quarter, projected pretax income margins associated with total signings were in the high-single-digit range, in line with recent quarters, reflecting the Company's focus on margin expansion.
- Double-digit growth in Kyndryl Consult – In the second quarter, Kyndryl Consult revenues grew 23% year-over-year. Kyndryl Consult signings grew 81% year-over-year in the second quarter, and have grown 41% year-over-year over the last twelve months.
-
Securities Industry Services (SIS) divestiture – The Company completed its previously announced sale of its Securities Industry Services platform in
Canada earlier this month.
Reaffirming Fiscal Year 2025 Outlook
- Adjusted EBITDA margin of at least 16.3%, representing a year-over-year increase of at least 160 basis points.
- Adjusted pretax income of at least
$460 million , representing a year-over-year increase of at least$295 million . - Constant-currency revenue growth of (2%) to (4%), which now implies fiscal 2025 revenue of
$15.2 to$15.5 billion based on recent exchange rates. The Company continues to expect to deliver year-over-year constant-currency revenue growth in the fourth quarter of the fiscal year. - Adjusted free cash flow of approximately
$300 million .
Forecasted amounts are based on currency exchange rates as of
Earnings Webcast
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Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this press release, including statements concerning the Company's plans, objectives, goals, beliefs, business strategies, future events, business condition, results of operations, financial position, business outlook and business trends and other non-historical statements, including without limitation the information presented in the "Outlook" section of this press release (which does not assume any future acquisitions or divestitures), are forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements often contain words such as "aim," "anticipate," "believe," "contemplate," "could," "estimate," "expect," "forecast," "intend," "may," "opportunity," "plan," "position," "predict," "project," "should," "seek," "target," "will," "would" and other similar words or expressions or the negative thereof or other variations thereon. Forward-looking statements are based on the Company's current assumptions and beliefs regarding future business and financial performance.
The Company's actual business, financial condition or results of operations may differ materially from those suggested by forward-looking statements as a result of risks and uncertainties which include, among others: failure to attract new customers, retain existing customers or sell additional services to customers; failure to meet growth and productivity objectives; competition; impacts of relationships with critical suppliers and partners; failure to address and adapt to technological developments and trends; inability to attract and retain key personnel and other skilled employees; impact of economic, political, public health and other conditions; damage to the Company's reputation; inability to accurately estimate the cost of services and the timeline for completion of contracts; service delivery issues; the Company's ability to successfully manage acquisitions and dispositions, including integration challenges, failure to achieve objectives, the assumption of liabilities and higher debt levels; the impact of our business with government customers; failure of the Company's intellectual property rights to prevent competitive offerings and the failure of the Company to obtain, retain and extend necessary licenses; the impairment of our goodwill or long-lived assets; risks relating to cybersecurity, data governance and privacy; risks relating to non-compliance with legal and regulatory requirements; adverse effects from tax matters and environmental matters; legal proceedings and investigatory risks; the impact of changes in market liquidity conditions and customer credit risk on receivables; the Company's pension plans; the impact of currency fluctuations; risks related to the Company's spin-off; and risks related to the Company's common stock and the securities market.
Additional risks and uncertainties include, among others, those risks and uncertainties described in the "Risk Factors" section of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
In this release, certain amounts may not add due to the use of rounded numbers; percentages presented are calculated based on the underlying amounts.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In an effort to provide investors with additional information regarding its results, the Company has provided certain metrics that are not calculated based on generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), such as constant-currency results, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted pretax income, adjusted net income, adjusted EPS, adjusted EBITDA margin, adjusted pretax margin, adjusted net margin and adjusted free cash flow. Such non-GAAP metrics are intended to supplement GAAP metrics, but not to replace them. The Company's non-GAAP metrics may not be comparable to similarly titled metrics used by other companies. Definitions of non-GAAP metrics and reconciliations of non-GAAP metrics for historical periods to GAAP metrics are included in the tables in this release.
A reconciliation of forward-looking non-GAAP financial information is not included in this release because the Company is unable to predict with reasonable certainty some individual components of such reconciliation without unreasonable effort. These items are uncertain, depend on various factors and could have a material impact on future results computed in accordance with GAAP.
Investor Contact:
lori.chaitman@kyndryl.com
Media Contact:
edward.barbini@kyndryl.com
Table 1 CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT (in millions, except per share amounts) |
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|
|
|
|
|
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Three Months Ended |
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Six Months Ended |
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|
|
|
|
||||||||
|
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
||||
Revenues |
|
$ |
3,774 |
|
$ |
4,073 |
|
$ |
7,513 |
|
$ |
8,266 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of services |
|
$ |
3,024 |
|
$ |
3,422 |
|
$ |
5,958 |
|
$ |
6,871 |
Selling, general and administrative expenses |
|
|
647 |
|
|
634 |
|
|
1,304 |
|
|
1,353 |
Workforce rebalancing charges |
|
|
39 |
|
|
39 |
|
|
74 |
|
|
97 |
Transaction-related costs |
|
|
— |
|
|
48 |
|
|
21 |
|
|
89 |
Interest expense |
|
|
25 |
|
|
31 |
|
|
52 |
|
|
61 |
Other expense |
|
|
44 |
|
|
8 |
|
|
44 |
|
|
13 |
Total costs and expenses |
|
$ |
3,779 |
|
$ |
4,182 |
|
$ |
7,454 |
|
$ |
8,484 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) before income taxes |
|
$ |
(5) |
|
$ |
(109) |
|
$ |
59 |
|
$ |
(218) |
Provision for income taxes |
|
|
38 |
|
|
33 |
|
|
91 |
|
|
65 |
Net income (loss) |
|
$ |
(43) |
|
$ |
(142) |
|
$ |
(32) |
|
$ |
(283) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
Earnings per share data |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic earnings (loss) per share |
|
$ |
(0.19) |
|
$ |
(0.62) |
|
$ |
(0.14) |
|
$ |
(1.24) |
Diluted earnings (loss) per share |
|
|
(0.19) |
|
|
(0.62) |
|
|
(0.14) |
|
|
(1.24) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted-average basic shares outstanding |
|
|
231.6 |
|
|
229.1 |
|
|
231.1 |
|
|
228.5 |
Weighted-average diluted shares outstanding |
|
|
231.6 |
|
|
229.1 |
|
|
231.1 |
|
|
228.5 |
Table 2 SEGMENT RESULTS AND SELECTED BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION (dollars in millions) |
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|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Year-over-Year Growth |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As |
|
Constant |
Segment Results |
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
|
Reported |
|
Currency |
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Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
960 |
|
$ |
1,108 |
|
(13 %) |
|
(13 %) |
|
|
|
604 |
|
|
569 |
|
6 % |
|
9 % |
Principal Markets1 |
|
|
1,318 |
|
|
1,376 |
|
(4 %) |
|
(5 %) |
Strategic Markets1 |
|
|
892 |
|
|
1,019 |
|
(12 %) |
|
(11 %) |
Total revenue |
|
$ |
3,774 |
|
$ |
4,073 |
|
(7 %) |
|
(7 %) |
Adjusted EBITDA2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
159 |
|
$ |
176 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
94 |
|
|
84 |
|
|
|
|
Principal Markets |
|
|
187 |
|
|
169 |
|
|
|
|
Strategic Markets |
|
|
138 |
|
|
166 |
|
|
|
|
Corporate and other3 |
|
|
(22) |
|
|
(21) |
|
|
|
|
Total adjusted EBITDA |
|
$ |
557 |
|
$ |
574 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended |
|
Year-over-Year Growth |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
As |
|
Constant |
||
Segment Results |
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
|
Reported |
|
Currency |
||
Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
1,946 |
|
$ |
2,272 |
|
(14 %) |
|
(14 %) |
|
|
|
1,174 |
|
|
1,180 |
|
(0 %) |
|
7 % |
Principal Markets1 |
|
|
2,633 |
|
|
2,768 |
|
(5 %) |
|
(5 %) |
Strategic Markets1 |
|
|
1,761 |
|
|
2,046 |
|
(14 %) |
|
(13 %) |
Total revenue |
|
$ |
7,513 |
|
$ |
8,266 |
|
(9 %) |
|
(8 %) |
Adjusted EBITDA2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
292 |
|
$ |
412 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
177 |
|
|
184 |
|
|
|
|
Principal Markets |
|
|
428 |
|
|
320 |
|
|
|
|
Strategic Markets |
|
|
258 |
|
|
315 |
|
|
|
|
Corporate and other3 |
|
|
(42) |
|
|
(45) |
|
|
|
|
Total adjusted EBITDA |
|
$ |
1,113 |
|
$ |
1,186 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
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Balance Sheet Data |
|
2024 |
|
2024 |
|
|
|
|
||
Cash and equivalents |
|
$ |
1,325 |
|
$ |
1,553 |
|
|
|
|
Debt (short-term and long-term) |
|
|
3,241 |
|
|
3,238 |
|
|
|
|
___________________________ |
|
1 |
Principal Markets is comprised of |
2 |
In the three months ended |
3 |
Represents net amounts not allocated to segments. |
Table 3 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (dollars in millions) |
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Six Months Ended |
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|
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
||
Cash flows from operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) |
|
$ |
(32) |
|
$ |
(283) |
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to cash provided by operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation of property, equipment and capitalized software |
|
|
276 |
|
|
431 |
Depreciation of right-of-use assets |
|
|
154 |
|
|
173 |
Amortization of transition costs and prepaid software |
|
|
647 |
|
|
631 |
Amortization of capitalized contract costs |
|
|
205 |
|
|
281 |
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets |
|
|
17 |
|
|
15 |
Stock-based compensation |
|
|
49 |
|
|
48 |
Deferred taxes |
|
|
17 |
|
|
51 |
Net (gain) loss on asset sales and other |
|
|
(14) |
|
|
22 |
Change in operating assets and liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred costs (excluding amortization) |
|
|
(852) |
|
|
(699) |
Right-of-use assets and liabilities (excluding depreciation) |
|
|
(145) |
|
|
(195) |
Workforce rebalancing liabilities |
|
|
(13) |
|
|
(18) |
Receivables |
|
|
193 |
|
|
(110) |
Accounts payable |
|
|
(237) |
|
|
(494) |
Taxes |
|
|
(31) |
|
|
(55) |
Other assets and other liabilities |
|
|
(133) |
|
|
75 |
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities |
|
$ |
101 |
|
$ |
(127) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from investing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital expenditures |
|
$ |
(256) |
|
$ |
(275) |
Proceeds from disposition of property and equipment |
|
|
54 |
|
|
119 |
Acquisitions and divestitures, net of cash acquired |
|
|
(46) |
|
|
— |
Other investing activities, net |
|
|
7 |
|
|
(53) |
Net cash used in investing activities |
|
$ |
(241) |
|
$ |
(208) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from financing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Debt repayments |
|
$ |
(73) |
|
$ |
(67) |
Common stock repurchases for tax withholdings |
|
|
(24) |
|
|
(12) |
Other financing activities, net |
|
|
(5) |
|
|
(1) |
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities |
|
$ |
(101) |
|
$ |
(80) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |
|
$ |
17 |
|
$ |
(33) |
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |
|
$ |
(224) |
|
$ |
(448) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period |
|
$ |
1,554 |
|
$ |
1,860 |
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period |
|
$ |
1,330 |
|
$ |
1,412 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental data |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income taxes paid, net of refunds received |
|
$ |
89 |
|
$ |
88 |
Interest paid on debt |
|
$ |
60 |
|
$ |
59 |
___________________________ |
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities was |
Table 4
NON-GAAP METRIC DEFINITIONS AND RECONCILIATIONS
(dollars in millions, except signings)
We report our financial results in accordance with GAAP. We also present certain non-GAAP financial measures to provide useful supplemental information to investors. We provide these non-GAAP financial measures as we believe it enhances investors' visibility to management decisions and their impacts on operational performance; enables better comparison to peer companies; and allows us to provide a long-term strategic view of the business going forward.
Constant-currency information compares results between periods as if exchange rates had remained constant period over period. We define constant-currency revenues as total revenues excluding the impact of foreign exchange rate movements and use it to determine the constant-currency revenue growth on a year-over-year basis. Constant-currency revenues are calculated by translating current period revenues using corresponding prior-period exchange rates.
Adjusted pretax income (loss) is defined as pretax income (loss) excluding transaction-related costs and benefits, charges related to ceasing to use leased / fixed assets, charges related to lease terminations, pension costs other than pension servicing costs and multi-employer plan costs, stock-based compensation expense, amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets, workforce rebalancing charges incurred prior to
Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income (loss) excluding net interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization (excluding depreciation of right-of-use assets and amortization of capitalized contract costs), charges related to ceasing to use leased / fixed assets, charges related to lease terminations, transaction-related costs and benefits, pension costs other than pension servicing costs and multi-employer plan costs, stock-based compensation expense, workforce rebalancing charges incurred prior to
Adjusted net income is defined as adjusted pretax income less the reported provision for income taxes, minus or plus the tax effect of the non-GAAP adjustments made to calculate adjusted pretax income, and excluding exceptional items impacting the reported provision for income taxes. Adjusted net margin is calculated by dividing adjusted net income by revenue.
Adjusted earnings per share (EPS) is defined as adjusted net income divided by diluted weighted average shares outstanding to reflect shares that are dilutive or anti-dilutive based on the amount of adjusted net income. The weighted average common shares outstanding used to calculate adjusted earnings (loss) per share will differ from such shares used to calculate diluted earnings (loss) per share (GAAP) when the inclusion of dilutive shares has an anti-dilutive effect for one calculation but not for the other.
Adjusted free cash flow is defined as cash flows from operating activities (GAAP) after adding back transaction-related payments, charges related to lease terminations, payments related to workforce rebalancing charges incurred prior to
Signings are defined by
Reconciliation of net income (loss) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
to adjusted pretax income, |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net |
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Six Months Ended |
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income (loss) and adjusted EPS |
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|
|
|
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(in millions, except per share amounts) |
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
||||
Net income (loss) (GAAP) |
|
$ |
(43) |
|
$ |
(142) |
|
$ |
(32) |
|
$ |
(283) |
Provision for income taxes |
|
|
38 |
|
|
33 |
|
|
91 |
|
|
65 |
Pretax income (loss) (GAAP) |
|
$ |
(5) |
|
$ |
(109) |
|
$ |
59 |
|
$ |
(218) |
Workforce rebalancing charges incurred prior to |
|
|
— |
|
|
39 |
|
|
— |
|
|
97 |
Charges related to ceasing to use leased/fixed assets and lease terminations |
|
|
10 |
|
|
— |
|
|
20 |
|
|
10 |
Transaction-related costs |
|
|
— |
|
|
48 |
|
|
21 |
|
|
89 |
Stock-based compensation expense |
|
|
25 |
|
|
25 |
|
|
49 |
|
|
48 |
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets |
|
|
10 |
|
|
7 |
|
|
17 |
|
|
15 |
Other adjustments1 |
|
|
5 |
|
|
15 |
|
|
(27) |
|
|
31 |
Adjusted pretax income (non-GAAP) |
|
$ |
45 |
|
$ |
25 |
|
$ |
138 |
|
$ |
72 |
Interest expense |
|
|
25 |
|
|
31 |
|
|
52 |
|
|
61 |
Depreciation of property, equipment and capitalized software2 |
|
|
150 |
|
|
212 |
|
|
276 |
|
|
422 |
Amortization of transition costs and prepaid software |
|
|
337 |
|
|
306 |
|
|
647 |
|
|
631 |
Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) |
|
$ |
557 |
|
$ |
574 |
|
$ |
1,113 |
|
$ |
1,186 |
Net income (loss) margin |
|
|
(1.1) % |
|
|
(3.5) % |
|
|
(0.4) % |
|
|
(3.4) % |
Adjusted EBITDA margin |
|
|
14.8 % |
|
|
14.1 % |
|
|
14.8 % |
|
|
14.4 % |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted pretax income (non-GAAP) |
|
$ |
45 |
|
$ |
25 |
|
$ |
138 |
|
$ |
72 |
Provision for income taxes (GAAP) |
|
|
(38) |
|
|
(33) |
|
|
(91) |
|
|
(65) |
Tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments |
|
|
(4) |
|
|
(4) |
|
|
(12) |
|
|
(19) |
Adjusted net income (loss) (non-GAAP) |
|
$ |
3 |
|
$ |
(12) |
|
$ |
35 |
|
$ |
(12) |
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding for calculating Adjusted EPS3 |
|
|
238.2 |
|
|
229.1 |
|
|
237.0 |
|
|
228.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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Diluted earnings (loss) per share (GAAP) |
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$ |
(0.19) |
|
$ |
(0.62) |
|
$ |
(0.14) |
|
$ |
(1.24) |
Adjusted earnings (loss) per share (non-GAAP) |
|
$ |
0.01 |
|
$ |
(0.05) |
|
$ |
0.15 |
|
$ |
(0.05) |
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1 |
Other adjustments represent pension costs other than pension servicing costs and multi-employer plan costs, significant litigation costs and benefits, and currency impacts of highly inflationary countries. |
2 |
Amounts for the three and six months ended |
3 |
For the three and six months ended |
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Three Months Ended |
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Six Months Ended |
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Reconciliation of cash flow from operations |
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|
|
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to adjusted free cash flow (in millions) |
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
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Cash flows from operating activities (GAAP) |
|
$ |
149 |
|
$ |
46 |
|
$ |
101 |
|
$ |
(127) |
Plus: Transaction-related payments (benefits) |
|
|
— |
|
|
42 |
|
|
5 |
|
|
84 |
Plus: Workforce rebalancing payments related to charges incurred prior to |
|
|
4 |
|
|
34 |
|
|
25 |
|
|
113 |
Plus: Significant litigation payments |
|
|
6 |
|
|
10 |
|
|
10 |
|
|
44 |
Plus: Payments related to lease terminations |
|
|
— |
|
|
(2) |
|
|
— |
|
|
5 |
Less: Net capital expenditures |
|
|
(104) |
|
|
(61) |
|
|
(202) |
|
|
(155) |
Adjusted free cash flow (non-GAAP) |
|
$ |
56 |
|
$ |
69 |
|
$ |
(60) |
|
$ |
(37) |
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|
|
|
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Three Months Ended |
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Six Months Ended |
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Signings (in billions) |
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2024 |
|
2023 |
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
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Signings1 |
|
$ |
5.6 |
|
$ |
2.4 |
|
$ |
8.7 |
|
$ |
5.2 |
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|
1 |
Signings for the three months ended |
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