Fiserv Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Results

febrero 7, 2023 Staff

GAAP revenue growth of 9% both in the quarter and for the full year; GAAP EPS increased 146% in the quarter and 96% for the full year; Organic revenue growth of 12% in the quarter and 11% for the full year; Adjusted EPS increased 22% in the quarter and 16% for the full year; Company expects 2023 organic revenue growth of 7% to 9% and adjusted EPS of $7.25 to $7.40, or growth of 12% to 14%

BROOKFIELD, Wis.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading global provider of payments and financial services technology solutions, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2022.

Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 GAAP Results

GAAP revenue for the company increased 9% to $4.63 billion in the fourth quarter of 2022 compared to the prior year period, with 9% growth in the Acceptance segment, 7% growth in the Fintech segment and 8% growth in the Payments segment. GAAP revenue for the company increased 9% to $17.74 billion for the full year 2022 compared to the prior year, with 13% growth in the Acceptance segment, 5% growth in the Fintech segment and 7% growth in the Payments segment. GAAP revenue for the fourth quarter and full year 2022 was unfavorably impacted by foreign currency fluctuations.

GAAP earnings per share was $1.23 in the fourth quarter and $3.91 for the full year 2022, an increase of 146% and 96%, respectively, compared to the prior year periods. The fourth quarter and full year 2022 included lower merger and integration costs compared to the prior year periods. GAAP operating margin was 25.5% and 21.1% in the fourth quarter and full year 2022, respectively, compared to 12.5% and 14.1% in the fourth quarter and full year 2021, respectively. Net cash provided by operating activities was $4.62 billion for the full year 2022 compared to $4.03 billion in the prior year.

“Fiserv posted a second consecutive year of double-digit organic revenue growth, outpacing expectations and demonstrating market leadership in a challenging environment,” said Frank Bisignano, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Fiserv. “Our ability to drive strong growth and margin improvement in a shifting economy is a testament to our commitment to clients, cost discipline and dedicated workforce.”

Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Non-GAAP Results and Additional Information

Adjusted revenue increased 8% to $4.36 billion in the fourth quarter and 9% to $16.77 billion for the full year 2022 compared to the prior year periods.
Organic revenue growth was 12% in the fourth quarter of 2022, led by 16% growth in the Acceptance segment, 8% growth in the Fintech segment and 10% growth in the Payments segment.
Organic revenue growth was 11% for the full year 2022, led by 17% growth in the Acceptance segment, 5% growth in the Fintech segment and 9% growth in the Payments segment.
Adjusted earnings per share increased 22% to $1.91 in the fourth quarter and 16% to $6.49 for the full year 2022 compared to the prior year periods.
Adjusted operating margin increased 360 basis points to 39.2% in the fourth quarter and 120 basis points to 35.1% for the full year 2022 compared to the prior year periods.
Free cash flow was $3.52 billion for the full year 2022 compared to $3.53 billion in the prior year.
The company repurchased 7.6 million shares of common stock for $750 million in the fourth quarter and 25.4 million shares of common stock for $2.5 billion in the full year 2022.
In December 2022, the company acquired Merchant One, Inc., an independent sales organization focused on acquiring merchants in the restaurant, retail and e-commerce industries using an innovative mix of direct and digital marketing strategies.
In February 2023, Fiserv was named one of Fortune^® World’s Most Admired Companies^™, a recognition received by the company for 12 of the past 15 years.

Outlook for 2023

Fiserv expects organic revenue growth of 7% to 9% and adjusted earnings per share of $7.25 to $7.40, representing growth of 12% to 14%, for 2023.

“Heading into an uncertain 2023, we remain confident in our role as a strategic provider and partner in the banking and payments ecosystem. We look forward to continuing to deliver market-leading products and services with quality, reliability and value,” said Bisignano. “Recent client wins, high recurring revenue and our focus on productivity position us well for our 38^thconsecutive year of double-digit adjusted earnings per share growth.”

Earnings Conference Call

The company will discuss its fourth quarter and full year 2022 results in a live webcast at 7 a.m. CT on Tuesday, February 7, 2023. The webcast, along with supplemental financial information, can be accessed on the investor relations section of the Fiserv website at investors.fiserv.com. A replay will be available approximately one hour after the conclusion of the live webcast.

About Fiserv

Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV) aspires to move money and information in a way that moves the world. As a global leader in payments and financial technology, the company helps clients achieve best-in-class results through a commitment to innovation and excellence in areas including account processing and digital banking solutions; card issuer processing and network services; payments; e-commerce; merchant acquiring and processing; and the Clover^® cloud-based point-of-sale and business management platform. Fiserv is a member of the S&P 500^® Index and one of Fortune^® World’s Most Admired Companies^™. Visit fiserv.com and follow on social media for more information and the latest company news.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In this news release, the company supplements its reporting of information determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), such as revenue, operating income, operating margin, net income attributable to Fiserv, earnings per share and net cash provided by operating activities, with “adjusted revenue,” “adjusted revenue growth,” “organic revenue,” “organic revenue growth,” “adjusted operating income,” “adjusted operating margin,” “adjusted net income,” “adjusted earnings per share,” “adjusted earnings per share growth,” and “free cash flow.” Management believes that adjustments for certain non-cash or other items and the exclusion of certain pass-through revenue and expenses should enhance shareholders’ ability to evaluate the company’s performance, as such measures provide additional insights into the factors and trends affecting its business. Therefore, the company excludes these items from its GAAP financial measures to calculate these unaudited non-GAAP measures. The corresponding reconciliations of these unaudited non-GAAP financial measures to the most comparable GAAP measures are included in this news release, except for forward-looking measures where a reconciliation to the corresponding GAAP measures is not available due to the variability, complexity and limited visibility of the non-cash and other items described below that are excluded from the non-GAAP outlook measures. See page 15 for additional information regarding the company’s forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures.

Examples of non-cash or other items may include, but are not limited to, non-cash intangible asset amortization expense associated with acquisitions; non-cash impairment charges; restructuring costs; severance costs; net charges associated with debt financing activities; merger and integration costs; gains or losses from the sale of businesses, certain assets or investments; certain discrete tax benefits and expenses; and non-cash deferred revenue adjustments arising from acquisitions. The company excludes these items to more clearly focus on the factors management believes are pertinent to the company’s operations, and management uses this information to make operating decisions, including the allocation of resources to the company’s various businesses.

The company adjusts its non-GAAP results to exclude amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets as such amounts are inconsistent in amount and frequency and are significantly impacted by the timing and/or size of acquisitions. Management believes that the adjustment of acquisition-related intangible asset amortization supplements GAAP information with a measure that can be used to assess the comparability of operating performance. Although the company excludes amortization from acquisition-related intangible assets from its non-GAAP expenses, management believes that it is important for investors to understand that such intangible assets were recorded as part of purchase accounting and contribute to revenue generation.

Management believes organic revenue growth is useful because it presents adjusted revenue growth excluding the impact of foreign currency fluctuations, acquisitions, dispositions and the company’s Output Solutions postage reimbursements and including deferred revenue purchase accounting adjustments. Management believes free cash flow is useful to measure the funds generated in a given period that are available for debt service requirements and strategic capital decisions. Management believes this supplemental information enhances shareholders’ ability to evaluate and understand the company’s core business performance.

These unaudited non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies and should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for, revenue, operating income, operating margin, net income attributable to Fiserv, earnings per share and net cash provided by operating activities or any other amount determined in accordance with GAAP.

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding anticipated organic revenue growth, adjusted earnings per share, adjusted earnings per share growth and other statements regarding our future financial performance. Statements can generally be identified as forward-looking because they include words such as “believes,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “could,” “should,” or words of similar meaning. Statements that describe the company’s future plans, objectives or goals are also forward-looking statements.

Forward-looking statements are subject to assumptions, risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements. The factors that could cause the company’s actual results to differ materially include, among others, the following: the company’s ability to compete effectively against new and existing competitors and to continue to introduce competitive new products and services on a timely, cost-effective basis; changes in customer demand for the company’s products and services; the ability of the company’s technology to keep pace with a rapidly evolving marketplace; the success of the company’s merchant alliances, some of which are not controlled by the company; the continuing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the company’s employees, clients, vendors, supply chain, operations and sales; the impact of a security breach or operational failure on the company’s business, including disruptions caused by other participants in the global financial system; losses due to chargebacks, refunds or returns as a result of fraud or the failure of the company’s vendors and merchants to satisfy their obligations; changes in local, regional, national and international economic or political conditions, including those resulting from heightened inflation, rising interest rates, a recession, or intensified international hostilities, and the impact they may have on the company and its customers; the effect of proposed and enacted legislative and regulatory actions affecting the company or the financial services industry as a whole; the company’s ability to comply with government regulations and applicable card association and network rules; the protection and validity of intellectual property rights; the outcome of pending and future litigation and governmental proceedings; the company’s ability to successfully identify, complete and integrate acquisitions, and to realize the anticipated benefits associated with the same; the impact of the company’s strategic initiatives; the company’s ability to attract and retain key personnel; volatility and disruptions in financial markets that may impact the company’s ability to access preferred sources of financing and the terms on which the company is able to obtain financing or increase its costs of borrowing; adverse impacts from currency exchange rates or currency controls; changes in corporate tax and interest rates; and other factors included in “Risk Factors” in the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, and in other documents that the company files with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available at http://www.sec.gov. You should consider these factors carefully in evaluating forward-looking statements and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such statements. The company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this news release.

Fiserv, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
(In millions, except per share amounts, unaudited)

	Three Months Ended December 31,						Year Ended December 31,
		2022			2021			2022			2021
Revenue
Processing and services	$	3,722		$	3,485		$	14,460		$	13,307
Product		909			772			3,277			2,919
Total revenue		4,631			4,257			17,737			16,226

Expenses
Cost of processing and services		1,390			1,659			5,771			6,084
Cost of product		590			544			2,221			2,044
Selling, general and administrative		1,499			1,521			6,059			5,810
Net gain on sale of businesses and other assets		(27	)		—			(54	)		—
Total expenses		3,452			3,724			13,997			13,938

Operating income		1,179			533			3,740			2,288
Interest expense, net		(199	)		(170	)		(733	)		(693	)
Other (expense) income		(11	)		35			(94	)		71

Income before income taxes and income (loss) from investments in unconsolidated affiliates		969			398			2,913			1,666
Income tax provision		(169	)		(63	)		(551	)		(363	)
Income (loss) from investments in unconsolidated affiliates		(2	)		20			220			100

Net income		798			355			2,582			1,403
Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		16			22			52			69

Net income attributable to Fiserv	$	782		$	333		$	2,530		$	1,334

GAAP earnings per share attributable to Fiserv – diluted	$	1.23		$	0.50		$	3.91		$	1.99

Diluted shares used in computing earnings per share attributable to Fiserv		638.6			663.9			647.9			671.6

Earnings per share is calculated using actual, unrounded amounts.

Fiserv, Inc.
Reconciliation of GAAP to
Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Earnings Per Share
(In millions, except per share amounts, unaudited)

	Three Months Ended December 31,						Year Ended December 31,
		2022			2021			2022			2021

GAAP net income attributable to Fiserv	$	782		$	333		$	2,530		$	1,334
Adjustments:
Merger and integration costs ¹		58			382			173			865
Severance costs		75			43			209			81
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets ²		426			473			1,814			1,982
Non wholly-owned entity activities ³		28			11			9			51
Net gain on sale of businesses and other assets ⁴		(27	)		—			(54	)		—
Tax impact of adjustments ⁵		(123	)		(209	)		(476	)		(685	)
Discrete tax items ⁶		—			8			—			118
Adjusted net income	$	1,219		$	1,041		$	4,205		$	3,746

GAAP earnings per share attributable to Fiserv	$	1.23		$	0.50		$	3.91		$	1.99
Adjustments – net of income taxes:
Merger and integration costs ¹		0.07			0.44			0.21			0.99
Severance costs		0.09			0.05			0.25			0.09
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets ²		0.53			0.55			2.21			2.27
Non wholly-owned entity activities ³		0.03			0.01			(0.02	)		0.06
Net gain on sale of businesses and other assets ⁴		(0.03	)		—			(0.06	)		—
Discrete tax items ⁶		—			0.01			—			0.18
Adjusted earnings per share	$	1.91		$	1.57		$	6.49		$	5.58

GAAP earnings per share attributable to Fiserv growth		146	%					96	%
Adjusted earnings per share growth		22	%					16	%

See pages 3-4 for disclosures related to the use of non-GAAP financial measures.
Earnings per share is calculated using actual, unrounded amounts.

1		Represents acquisition and related integration costs incurred in connection with various acquisitions, including those in 2021 related to the First Data acquisition. Merger and integration costs in the fourth quarter and full year 2022 primarily include share-based compensation and third-party professional service fees attributable to various acquisitions. First Data integration costs in the fourth quarter and full year 2021 primarily include $160 million and $370 million, respectively, of third-party professional service fees associated with integration activities; $3 million and $44 million, respectively, of incremental share-based compensation, including the fair value of stock awards assumed by Fiserv; and $124 million and $277 million, respectively, of other integration-related compensation costs. The company completed the integration activities associated with the achievement of cost synergies related to the First Data acquisition as of December 31, 2021.

2		Represents amortization of intangible assets acquired through various acquisitions, including customer relationships, software/technology and trade names. This adjustment does not exclude the amortization of other intangible assets such as contract costs (sales commissions and deferred conversion costs), capitalized and purchased software, financing costs and debt discounts. See additional information on page 14 for an analysis of the company’s amortization expense.

3		Represents the company’s share of amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets and, in 2022, expenses associated with debt refinancing activities at its unconsolidated affiliates, as well as the minority interest share of amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets at its subsidiaries in which the company holds a controlling financial interest. This adjustment for the full year 2022 also includes gains totaling $201 million related to certain equity investment transactions and other net expense of $43 million associated with joint venture debt guarantees. This adjustment for the fourth quarter and full year 2021 includes net gains totaling $23 million and $98 million, respectively, related to the fair value remeasurement and sale of certain equity investments.

4		Represents an aggregate net gain on the sale of Fiserv Costa Rica, S.A. and the company’s Systems Integration Services operations during the fourth quarter of 2022, and on the sale of the company’s Korea operations and certain merchant contracts in conjunction with the mutual termination of one of the company’s merchant alliance joint ventures during 2022.

5		The tax impact of adjustments is calculated using a tax rate of 21% and 23% for the full year 2022 and 2021, respectively, which approximates the company’s annual effective tax rates, exclusive of the $16 million actual tax impacts associated with the net gain on sale of businesses, other assets and certain equity investment transactions during 2022.

6		Represents certain discrete tax items, such as foreign derived intangible income tax benefits from a subsidiary restructuring and the revaluation of deferred taxes due to a change in the respective statutory tax rates in the United Kingdom and Argentina.

Fiserv, Inc.
Financial Results by Segment
(In millions, unaudited)

	Three Months Ended December 31,						Year Ended December 31,
		2022			2021			2022			2021
Total Company
Revenue	$	4,631		$	4,257		$	17,737		$	16,226
Adjustments:
Output Solutions postage reimbursements		(277	)		(244	)		(989	)		(860	)
Deferred revenue purchase accounting adjustments		6			6			25			27
Adjusted revenue	$	4,360		$	4,019		$	16,773		$	15,393

Operating income	$	1,179		$	533		$	3,740		$	2,288
Adjustments:
Merger and integration costs ¹		58			382			173			861
Severance costs		75			43			209			81
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets		426			473			1,814			1,982
Net gain on sale of businesses and other assets		(27	)		—			(54	)		—
Adjusted operating income	$	1,711		$	1,431		$	5,882		$	5,212

Operating margin		25.5	%		12.5	%		21.1	%		14.1	%
Adjusted operating margin		39.2	%		35.6	%		35.1	%		33.9	%

Merchant Acceptance (“Acceptance”) ²
Revenue	$	1,860		$	1,700		$	7,292		$	6,479

Operating income	$	648		$	533		$	2,321		$	1,996

Operating margin		34.8	%		31.3	%		31.8	%		30.8	%

Financial Technology (“Fintech”) ²
Revenue	$	823		$	771		$	3,170		$	3,022

Operating income	$	340		$	287		$	1,157		$	1,081

Operating margin		41.3	%		37.3	%		36.5	%		35.8	%

Payments and Network (“Payments”)
Revenue	$	1,665		$	1,536		$	6,262		$	5,833
Adjustments:
Deferred revenue purchase accounting adjustments		6			6			25			27
Adjusted revenue	$	1,671		$	1,542		$	6,287		$	5,860

Operating income	$	805		$	707		$	2,823		$	2,557
Adjustments:
Deferred revenue purchase accounting adjustments		6			6			25			27
Adjusted operating income	$	811		$	713		$	2,848		$	2,584

Operating margin		48.3	%		45.9	%		45.1	%		43.8	%
Adjusted operating margin		48.5	%		46.2	%		45.3	%		44.1	%



Fiserv, Inc.
Financial Results by Segment (cont.)
(In millions, unaudited)

	Three Months Ended December 31,						Year Ended December 31,
		2022			2021			2022			2021
Corporate and Other
Revenue	$	283		$	250		$	1,013		$	892
Adjustments:
Output Solutions postage reimbursements		(277	)		(244	)		(989	)		(860	)
Adjusted revenue	$	6		$	6		$	24		$	32

Operating loss	$	(614	)	$	(994	)	$	(2,561	)	$	(3,346	)
Adjustments:
Merger and integration costs		52			376			148			834
Severance costs		75			43			209			81
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets		426			473			1,814			1,982
Net gain on sale of businesses and other assets		(27	)		—			(54	)		—
Adjusted operating loss	$	(88	)	$	(102	)	$	(444	)	$	(449	)

See pages 3-4 for disclosures related to the use of non-GAAP financial measures.
Operating margin percentages are calculated using actual, unrounded amounts.

1		Includes the deferred revenue purchase accounting adjustments in the Payments segment.

2		For all periods presented in the Acceptance and Fintech segments, there were no adjustments to GAAP measures presented and thus the adjusted measures are equal to the GAAP measures presented.

Fiserv, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In millions, unaudited)
	Year Ended December 31,
		2022			2021
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income	$	2,582		$	1,403
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and other amortization		1,320			1,158
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets		1,849			2,038
Amortization of financing costs and debt discounts		43			52
Share-based compensation		323			239
Deferred income taxes		(558	)		(262	)
Net gain on sale of businesses and other assets		(54	)		—
Income from investments in unconsolidated affiliates		(220	)		(100	)
Distributions from unconsolidated affiliates		73			34
Non-cash impairment charges		14			15
Other operating activities		(10	)		(48	)
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions and dispositions:
Trade accounts receivable		(770	)		(358	)
Prepaid expenses and other assets		(253	)		(248	)
Contract costs		(290	)		(269	)
Accounts payable and other liabilities		511			303
Contract liabilities		58			77
Net cash provided by operating activities		4,618			4,034

Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures, including capitalized software and other intangibles		(1,479	)		(1,160	)
Net proceeds from sale of businesses and other assets		246			—
Payments for acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired		(988	)		(848	)
Distributions from unconsolidated affiliates		138			115
Purchases of investments		(52	)		(256	)
Proceeds from sale of investments		23			519
Net cash used in investing activities		(2,112	)		(1,630	)

Cash flows from financing activities
Debt proceeds		1,624			6,435
Debt repayments, including debt financing costs		(3,325	)		(7,881	)
Net proceeds from commercial paper and short-term borrowings		1,837			1,741
Proceeds from issuance of treasury stock		149			140
Purchases of treasury stock, including employee shares withheld for tax obligations		(2,677	)		(2,786	)
Settlement activity, net		(78	)		711
Distributions paid to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests		(42	)		(62	)
Payments of acquisition-related contingent consideration		(2	)		(37	)
Other financing activities		36			(2	)
Net cash used in financing activities		(2,478	)		(1,741	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		(41	)		(27	)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents		(13	)		636
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning balance		3,205			2,569
Cash and cash equivalents, ending balance	$	3,192		$	3,205