FICO Announces Earnings of $2.33 per Share for Second Quarter Fiscal 2021

SAN JOSE, Calif. – May 5, 2021 -

FICO (NYSE:FICO), a leading predictive analytics and decision management software company, today announced results for its second fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2021.

Second Quarter Fiscal 2021 GAAP Results

Net income for the quarter totaled $68.7 million, or $2.33 per share, versus $58.3 million, or $1.94 per share, in the prior year period.

Net cash provided by operating activities for the quarter was $153.5 million versus $61.5 million in the prior year period.

Second Quarter Fiscal 2021 Non-GAAP Results

Non-GAAP Net Income for the quarter was $90.2 million versus $64.3 million in the prior year period. Non-GAAP EPS for the quarter was $3.06 versus $2.14 in the prior year period. Free cash flow for the quarter was $152.3 million versus $54.8 million in the prior year period. The Non-GAAP financial measures are described in the financial table captioned “Non-GAAP Results” and are reconciled to the corresponding GAAP results in the financial tables at the end of this release.

Second Quarter Fiscal 2021 GAAP Revenue

The company reported revenues of $331.4 million for the quarter as compared to $308.0 million reported in the prior year period. 

“We had another great quarter, delivering strong revenues and record cash flows,” said Will Lansing, chief executive officer. “And we are achieving this as we reduce our reliance on up-front license revenue.”

Revenues for the second quarter of fiscal 2021 across each of the company’s three operating segments were as follows:

• Applications revenues, which include the company’s decision management applications and associated professional services, were $129.5 million in the second quarter, compared to $140.3 million in the prior year period, a decrease of 8%, due primarily to decreased services and up-front license revenues.
• Scores revenues, which include the company’s business-to-business (B2B) scoring solutions and associated professional services, and business-to-consumer (B2C) service, were $168.7 million in the second quarter, compared to $129.1 million in the prior year period, an increase of 31%. B2B revenue increased 25%, driven largely by unit price increases and higher origination volumes.  B2C revenue increased 47% from the prior year period due to higher volumes at myFICO.com, as well as through our partners.
• Decision Management Software revenues, which include Blaze Advisor®, Xpress Optimization, Decision Management Platform and related professional services, were $33.2 million in the second quarter compared to $38.5 million in the prior year period, a decrease of 14%, due primarily to decreased up-front license and services revenues.

Company to Divest Debt Collection and Recovery Business

The company also announced today the signing of a definitive agreement to sell its Debt Collection and Recovery products to Constellation's Jonas Software operating group, a leading provider of enterprise management software solutions. Completion of the acquisition remains subject to mutually agreed closing conditions. FICO Debt Collection and Recovery products represent less than 10 percent of total company revenues. FICO expects the divestiture to have an immaterial impact on future operating profits. FICO intends to include the sale proceeds in a $200 million Accelerated Share Repurchase program following the close of the transaction.

Company to Host Conference Call

The company will host a webcast today at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (2:00 p.m. Pacific Time) to report its second quarter fiscal 2021 results and provide various strategic and operational updates. The call can be accessed at FICO's web site at www.fico.com/investors. A replay of the webcast will be available at our Past Events page through May 5, 2022.

About FICO

FICO (NYSE: FICO) powers decisions that help people and businesses around the world prosper. Founded in 1956 and based in Silicon Valley, the company is a pioneer in the use of predictive analytics and data science to improve operational decisions. FICO holds more than 165 US and foreign patents on technologies that increase profitability, customer satisfaction and growth for businesses in financial services, telecommunications, health care, retail and many other industries. Using FICO solutions, businesses in more than 100 countries do everything from protecting 2.6 billion payment cards from fraud, to helping people get credit, to ensuring that millions of airplanes and rental cars are in the right place at the right time.

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FICO is a registered trademark of Fair Isaac Corporation in the US and other countries.

Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Information

Except for historical information contained herein, the statements contained in this news release that relate to FICO or its business are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially, including the impact of COVID-19 on macroeconomic conditions and FICO’s business, operations and personnel, the success of the Company’s Decision Management strategy and reengineering initiative, the maintenance of its existing relationships and ability to create new relationships with customers and key alliance partners, its ability to continue to develop new and enhanced products and services, its ability to recruit and retain key technical and managerial personnel, competition, regulatory changes applicable to the use of consumer credit and other data, the failure to protect such data, the failure to realize the anticipated benefits of any acquisitions or divestitures, and material adverse developments in global economic conditions or in the markets we serve. Additional information on these risks and uncertainties and other factors that could affect FICO's future results are described from time to time in FICO's SEC reports, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2020 and its subsequent filings with the SEC. If any of these risks or uncertainties materializes, FICO's results could differ materially from its expectations. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. FICO disclaims any intent or obligation to update these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Q2 21 Earnings Release Financials

Investors/Analysts:                                             
Steve Weber                                          
(800) 213-5542                                      
investor@fico.com                                 

Media: 
Greg Jawski  
Porter Novelli                 
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