Adobe Reports Record Revenue

Adobe (Nasdaq:ADBE) today reported financial results for its third quarter fiscal year 2019 ended Aug. 30, 2019.

Q3 FY2019 Financial Highlights

  • Adobe achieved record quarterly revenue of $2.83 billion in its third quarter of fiscal year 2019, which represents 24 percent year-over-year growth. Diluted earnings per share was $1.61 on a GAAP-basis, and $2.05 on a non-GAAP basis.
  • Digital Media segment revenue was $1.96 billion, which represents 22 percent year-over-year growth. Creative revenue grew to $1.65 billion and Document Cloud achieved revenue of $307 million. Digital Media Annualized Recurring Revenue (“ARR”) grew to $7.86 billion exiting the quarter, a quarter-over-quarter increase of $386 million. Creative ARR grew to $6.87 billion, and Document Cloud ARR grew to $993 million.
  • Digital Experience segment revenue was $821 million, representing 34 percent year-over-year growth.
  • GAAP operating income in the third quarter was $854 million, and non-GAAP operating income was $1.15 billion. GAAP net income was $793 million, and non-GAAP net income was $1.01 billion.
  • Cash flow from operations was $922 million.
  • Remaining Performance Obligation was $8.77 billion.
  • Adobe repurchased approximately 2.6 million shares during the quarter.

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

Executive Quotes

"Customers across every industry continue to rely on Adobe to run their businesses, transform how they work, and bring their creative ideas to life as reflected in our record Q3 results," said Shantanu Narayen, president and CEO, Adobe. "We're excited for the opportunities in front of us and confident in our ability to drive strong top-line and bottom-line growth."

"Adobe delivered another quarter of record revenue in Q3," said John Murphy, executive vice president and CFO, Adobe. "Highlights include 24 percent year-over-year total revenue growth, strong subscription revenue performance and operating margin expansion."

Adobe Provides Fourth Quarter Fiscal Year 2019 Financial Targets

The following table summarizes Adobe’s fourth quarter fiscal year 2019 targets.

Adobe total Q4 fiscal year 2019 revenue

~$2.97 billion

Digital Media segment revenue

~20% year/year growth

Digital Experience segment revenue

~23% year/year growth

Net new Digital Media annualized recurring revenue (“ARR”)

~$450 million

Tax rate

GAAP: ~11%

Non-GAAP: ~11%

Share count

~490 million shares

Earnings per share

GAAP: ~$1.68

Non-GAAP: ~$2.25

A reconciliation between GAAP and non-GAAP targets is provided at the end of this press release.

Adobe to Webcast Earnings Conference Call

Adobe will webcast its third quarter fiscal year 2019 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 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, customer success, revenue, operating margin, annualized recurring revenue, non-operating other expense, tax rate on a GAAP and non-GAAP basis, earnings per share on a GAAP and non-GAAP basis, and share count, 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 compete effectively, failure to develop, acquire, market and offer products and services that meet customer requirements, introduction of new technology, information security and privacy, potential interruptions or delays in hosted services provided by us or third parties, risks associated with cyber-attacks, complex sales cycles, risks related to the timing of revenue recognition from our subscription offerings, fluctuations in subscription renewal rates, failure to realize the anticipated benefits of past or future acquisitions, failure to effectively manage critical strategic third-party business relationships, changes in accounting principles and tax regulations, uncertainty in the financial markets and economic conditions in the countries where we operate, and other various risks associated with being a multinational corporation. 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 2018 ended Nov. 30, 2018, and Adobe's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q issued in fiscal year 2019.

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 Aug. 30, 2019, which Adobe expects to file in Sept. 2019. Adobe assumes no obligation to, and does not currently intend to, update these forward-looking statements.

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

(In thousands, except per share data; unaudited)

Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended

August 30,
2019 (*)

August 31,
2018

August 30,
2019 (*)

August 31,
2018

Revenue:

Subscription

$

2,546,571

$

2,021,505

$

7,307,635

$

5,737,994

Product

157,321

149,127

480,691

471,728

Services and support

130,234

120,444

391,026

355,661

Total revenue

2,834,126

2,291,076

8,179,352

6,565,383

Cost of revenue:

Subscription

303,885

199,157

888,392

550,197

Product

9,146

11,454

30,596

35,110

Services and support

102,932

84,881

301,749

250,431

Total cost of revenue

415,963

295,492

1,220,737

835,738

Gross profit

2,418,163

1,995,584

6,958,615

5,729,645

Operating expenses:

Research and development

489,827

398,957

1,430,422

1,121,854

Sales and marketing

812,314

670,084

2,442,759

1,897,256

General and administrative

219,256

184,063

654,699

532,543

Amortization of purchased intangibles

42,954

23,874

132,546

58,169

Total operating expenses

1,564,351

1,276,978

4,660,426

3,609,822

Operating income

853,812

718,606

2,298,189

2,119,823

Non-operating income (expense):

Interest and other income (expense), net

16,552

1,608

23,376

29,879

Interest expense

(39,529

)

(21,107

)

(120,699

)

(61,369

)

Investment gains (losses), net

3,653

2,251

46,728

6,326

Total non-operating income (expense), net

(19,324

)

(17,248

)

(50,595

)

(25,164

)

Income before income taxes

834,488

701,358

2,247,594

2,094,659

Provision for income taxes

41,725

35,067

147,997

182,125

Net income

$

792,763

$

666,291

$

2,099,597

$

1,912,534

Basic net income per share

$

1.63

$

1.36

$

4.31

$

3.89

Shares used to compute basic net income per share

485,848

490,025

487,145

491,336

Diluted net income per share

$

1.61

$

1.34

$

4.26

$

3.84

Shares used to compute diluted net income per share

491,042

496,866

492,480

498,587

_________________________________________

*

Adobe adopted ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, using the modified retrospective method during the first quarter of fiscal 2019. Prior period results have not been restated to reflect this change in accounting standards. Refer to our Form 10-Q for the third quarter of fiscal year 2019 for additional information.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except par value; unaudited)

August 30,
2019 (*)

November 30,
2018

ASSETS

Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$

2,209,047

$

1,642,775

Short-term investments

1,441,741

1,586,187

Trade receivables, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $11,778 and $14,981, respectively

1,371,697

1,315,578

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

727,611

312,499

Total current assets

5,750,096

4,857,039

Property and equipment, net

1,244,011

1,075,072

Goodwill

10,688,068

10,581,048

Purchased and other intangibles, net

1,815,625

2,069,001

Other assets

557,080

186,522

Total assets

$

20,054,880

$

18,768,682

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Current liabilities:

Trade payables

$

186,999

$

186,258

Accrued expenses

1,302,753

1,163,185

Debt

3,148,587

Deferred revenue

3,120,186

2,915,974

Income taxes payable

44,441

35,709

Total current liabilities

7,802,966

4,301,126

Long-term liabilities:

Debt

988,429

4,124,800

Deferred revenue

135,750

137,630

Income taxes payable

585,774

644,101

Deferred income taxes

129,401

46,702

Other liabilities

169,787

152,209

Total liabilities

9,812,107

9,406,568

Stockholders’ equity:

Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 2,000 shares authorized

Common stock, $0.0001 par value

61

61

Additional paid-in-capital

6,334,612

5,685,337

Retained earnings

13,976,701

11,815,597

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

(193,949

)

(148,130

)

Treasury stock, at cost (115,931 and 113,171, respectively), net of reissuances

(9,874,652

)

(7,990,751

)

Total stockholders’ equity

10,242,773

9,362,114

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$

20,054,880

$

18,768,682

_________________________________________

*

Adobe adopted ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, using the modified retrospective method during the first quarter of fiscal 2019. Prior period results have not been restated to reflect this change in accounting standards. Refer to our Form 10-Q for the third quarter of fiscal year 2019 for additional information.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In thousands; unaudited)

Three Months Ended

August 30,
2019

August 31,
2018

Cash flows from operating activities:

Net income

$

792,763

$

666,291

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

Depreciation, amortization and accretion

150,549

86,890

Stock-based compensation

195,513

159,039

Unrealized investment (gains) losses, net

(3,478

)

(1,613

)

Changes in deferred revenue

121,862

33,525

Changes in other operating assets and liabilities

(335,069

)

11,172

Net cash provided by operating activities

922,140

955,304

Cash flows from investing activities:

Purchases, sales and maturities of short-term investments, net

(39,510

)

163,229

Purchases of property and equipment

(89,125

)

(63,558

)

Purchases and sales of long-term investments, intangibles and other assets, net

(36,196

)

(1,578

)

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired

(1,618,427

)

Net cash used for investing activities

(164,831

)

(1,520,334

)

Cash flows from financing activities:

Purchases of treasury stock

(750,000

)

(750,000

)

Proceeds from (cost of) Treasury Stock reissuances, net of taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards

123,036

78,656

Other financing activities, net

2,593

(317

)

Net cash used for financing activities

(624,371

)

(671,661

)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

(6,801

)

(4,151

)

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

126,137

(1,240,842

)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

2,082,910

2,987,986

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

$

2,209,047

$

1,747,144

Non-GAAP Results

(In thousands, except per share data)

 

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

 

Three Months Ended

August 30,
2019 (*)

August 31,
2018

May 31,
2019 (*)

Operating income:

GAAP operating income

$

853,812

$

718,606

$

749,547

Stock-based and deferred compensation expense

199,321

161,094

203,673

Amortization of purchased intangibles

100,139

44,815

96,714

Non-GAAP operating income

$

1,153,272

$

924,515

$

1,049,934

Net income:

GAAP net income

$

792,763

$

666,291

$

632,593

Stock-based and deferred compensation expense

199,321

161,094

203,673

Amortization of purchased intangibles

100,139

44,815

96,714

Investment (gains) losses, net

(3,653

)

(2,251

)

756

Income tax adjustments

(82,607

)

(10,185

)

(33,132

)

Non-GAAP net income

$

1,005,963

$

859,764

$

900,604

Diluted net income per share:

GAAP diluted net income per share

$

1.61

$

1.34

$

1.29

Stock-based and deferred compensation expense

0.41

0.32

0.41

Amortization of purchased intangibles

0.20

0.09

0.20

Investment (gains) losses, net

(0.01

)

Income tax adjustments

(0.16

)

(0.02

)

(0.07

)

Non-GAAP diluted net income per share

$

2.05

$

1.73

$

1.83

Shares used in computing diluted net income per share

491,042

496,866

492,212

_________________________________________

*

Adobe adopted ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, using the modified retrospective method during the first quarter of fiscal 2019. Prior period results have not been restated to reflect this change in accounting standards. Refer to our Form 10-Q for the third quarter of fiscal year 2019 for additional information.

Third Quarter
Fiscal 2019

Effective income tax rate:

GAAP effective income tax rate

5.0

%

Income tax adjustments

6.0

Resolution of income tax examination

2.0

Stock-based and deferred compensation expense

(1.3

)

Amortization of purchased intangibles

(0.7

)

Non-GAAP effective income tax rate

11.0

%

Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Targets

The following table shows Adobe's fourth quarter fiscal year 2019 GAAP earnings per share target reconciled to the non-GAAP financial target included in this release.

 

Fourth Quarter
Fiscal 2019

Diluted net income per share:

GAAP diluted net income per share

$

1.68

Stock-based and deferred compensation expense

0.44

Amortization of purchased intangibles

0.20

Income tax adjustments

(0.07

)

Non-GAAP diluted net income per share

$

2.25

Shares used to compute diluted net income per share

490.0

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 as well as non-GAAP measures, which may exclude 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, the related tax impact of all of these items, income tax adjustments, and the income tax effect of the non-GAAP pre-tax adjustments from the provision for income taxes. Adobe uses these non-GAAP measures in order to assess the performance of Adobe's business and for planning and forecasting in subsequent periods. Whenever such a non-GAAP measure is used, Adobe 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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