FICO Q3 2024 Revenue Up 12%

FICO (NYSE:FICO), a leading predictive analytics and decision management software company, has announced results for its third fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2024.

Third Quarter Fiscal 2024 GAAP Results

Net income for the quarter totaled $126.3 million, or $5.05 per share, versus $128.8 million, or $5.08 per share, in the prior year period. The third quarter in Fiscal 2023 included a large one-time favorable expense adjustment.

Net cash provided by operating activities for the quarter was $213.3 million versus $122.6 million in the prior year period.

Third Quarter Fiscal 2024 Non-GAAP Results

Non-GAAP Net Income for the quarter was $156.4 million versus $143.4 million in the prior year period. Non-GAAP EPS for the quarter was $6.25 versus $5.66 in the prior year period. Free cash flow was $205.7 million for the current quarter versus $121.8 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.

Third Quarter Fiscal 2024 GAAP Revenue

The company reported revenues of $447.8 million for the quarter as compared to $398.7 million reported in the prior year period.

“We delivered significant growth throughout the business, with strong adoption of FICO 10 T and FICO Platform,” said Will Lansing, chief executive officer. “We are pleased to announce that we are raising our full year guidance.”

Revenues for the third 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 $241.4 million in the third quarter, compared to $201.8 million in the prior year period, an increase of 20%. B2B revenue increased 27%, driven largely by higher unit prices, which were partially offset by a decrease in mortgage origination volumes. B2C revenue decreased 2% 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 $206.4 million in the third quarter, compared to $196.9 million in the prior year period, an increase of 5%, mainly due to increased recurring revenue, partially offset by a decrease in professional services. Software Annual Recurring Revenue was up 10% year-over-year, consisting of 31% platform ARR growth and 3% non-platform growth. Software Dollar-Based Net Retention Rate was 108% at June 30, 2024, with platform software at 124% and non-platform software at 101%.

Outlook:  The company is updating its previously provided guidance for fiscal 2024:

Source:  FICO Earnings Release