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FICO Announces Earnings of $4.80 per Share for First Quarter Fiscal 2024

Revenue of $382 million vs. $345 million in prior year

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Investor & Financial Information

BOZEMAN, Montana. – January 25, 2024 - FICO (NYSE:FICO), a leading predictive analytics and decision management software company, today announced results for its first fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2023.

First Quarter Fiscal 2024 GAAP Results

Net income for the quarter totaled $121.1 million, or $4.80 per share, versus $97.6 million, or $3.84 per share, in the prior year period.

Net cash provided by operating activities for the quarter was $122.1 million versus $92.4 million in the prior year period.

First Quarter Fiscal 2024 Non-GAAP Results

Non-GAAP Net Income for the quarter was $121.2 million versus $108.5 million in the prior year period. Non-GAAP EPS for the quarter was $4.81 versus $4.26 in the prior year period. Free cash flow was $120.8 million for the current quarter versus $91.6 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.

First Quarter Fiscal 2024 GAAP Revenue 

The company reported revenues of $382.1 million for the quarter as compared to $344.9 million reported in the prior year period.

“We had a good start to our fiscal year, with another quarter of strong growth,” said Will Lansing, chief executive officer. “We reiterate our fiscal year 2024 guidance, which includes double-digit percentage revenue and EPS growth.”

  • Revenues for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 for the company’s two operating segments were as follows:
    Scores revenues, which include the company’s business-to-business (B2B) scoring solutions, and business-to-consumer (B2C) solutions, were $192.1 million in the first quarter, compared to $178.0 million in the prior year period, an increase of 8%. B2B revenue increased 12%, primarily attributable to a higher unit price. B2C revenue decreased 3% from the prior year period due to lower volumes on myFICO.com business. 
  • Software revenues, which include the company’s analytics and digital decisioning technology, were $190.0 million in the first quarter, compared to $166.9 million in the prior year period, an increase of 14%, due to increased recurring revenue, partially offset by decreases in professional services. Software Annual Recurring Revenue was up 18% year-over-year, consisting of 43% platform ARR growth and 11% non-platform growth. Software Dollar-Based Net Retention Rate was 114% in the first quarter, with platform software at 136% and non-platform software at 108%.

Outlook 

The company is re-iterating its previously provided guidance for fiscal 2024:

  Fiscal 2024 Guidance
Revenues$ 1.675 billion
GAAP Net Income$ 490 million
GAAP EPS $ 19.45
Non-GAAP Net Income$ 566 million
Non-GAAP EPS  $ 22.45


The Non-GAAP financial measures are described in the financial table captioned “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Guidance.”

Company to Host Conference Call

The company will host a webcast on January 25, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (2:00 p.m. Pacific Time) to report its first quarter fiscal 2024 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 January 25, 2025.

About FICO

FICO (NYSE: FICO) powers decisions that help people and businesses around the world prosper. Founded in 1956, the company is a pioneer in the use of predictive analytics and data science to improve operational decisions. FICO holds more than 215 US and foreign patents on technologies that increase profitability, customer satisfaction and growth for businesses in financial services, insurance, 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 improving financial inclusion, to increasing supply chain resiliency. The FICO® Score, used by 90% of top US lenders, is the standard measure of consumer credit risk in the US and has been made available in over 40 other countries, improving risk management, credit access and transparency.

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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 success of the Company’s Software segment’s business strategy, the Company’s ability to continue to develop new and enhanced products and services, the maintenance of its existing relationships and ability to create new relationships with customers and key alliance partners, disruptions and uncertainties with respect to global economic conditions as well as in industries and markets of the Company and its customers, the Company’s ability to keep up with rapidly changing technologies, its ability to recruit and retain qualified 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 the occurrence of certain other world events such as geopolitical tensions, military conflicts, the level and volatility of interest rates, the level of inflation, the continuing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, an actual recession or fears of a recession, trade policies and tariffs, and political and governmental instability. 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, 2023 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.

Contact:     

Investors/Analysts:
Dave Singleton
Fair Isaac Corporation      
(800) 459-7125
investor@fico.com

Q1'24 Earnings Release Financials

Media contacts

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Asia Pacific

Saxon Shirley

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