TORONTO, Aug. 1, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Thomson Reuters (TSX/NYSE: TRI) today reported
results for the second quarter ended June
30, 2024:
- Good revenue momentum continued in the second quarter
- Total company and organic revenues both up 6%
- Organic revenues up 8% for the "Big 3" segments (Legal
Professionals, Corporates and Tax & Accounting
Professionals)
- Based on Q2 performance, raised full-year 2024 outlook for
total and organic revenue growth to the high end of the prior
ranges
- Completed monetization of interest in London Stock Exchange
Group (LSEG) in the second quarter
- Completed $1.0 billion share
buyback program
- Repurchased $287 million of the
company's common shares in the second quarter
"Good momentum continued across our portfolio in the second
quarter, leading to a moderately raised revenue outlook," said
Steve Hasker, President and CEO of
Thomson Reuters. "Our 2024 investment plans remain on track as we
execute against the ambitious product roadmap we detailed at our
March investor day, exemplified by the July launches of CoCounsel
Drafting and Checkpoint Edge with CoCounsel. We believe we are well
positioned to help our customers navigate rising regulatory
compliance, in addition to harnessing the potential of Generative
AI".
Mr. Hasker added, "As we look ahead, we are committed to taking
a balanced capital allocation approach, focusing on delivering
sustained value creation through a long-term investment
strategy".
Consolidated Financial Highlights - Three Months Ended
June 30
Three Months Ended
June 30,
(Millions of U.S.
dollars, except for adjusted EBITDA margin and EPS)
(unaudited)
|
IFRS Financial
Measures(1)
|
2024
|
2023
|
Change
|
Change at
Constant
Currency
|
Revenues
|
$1,740
|
$1,647
|
6 %
|
|
Operating
profit
|
$415
|
$825
|
-50 %
|
|
Diluted earnings per
share (EPS)
|
$1.86
|
$1.90
|
-2 %
|
|
Net cash provided by
operating activities
|
$705
|
$695
|
2 %
|
|
Non-IFRS Financial
Measures(1)
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues
|
$1,740
|
$1,647
|
6 %
|
6 %
|
Adjusted
EBITDA
|
$646
|
$662
|
-2 %
|
-2 %
|
Adjusted EBITDA
margin
|
37.1 %
|
40.1 %
|
-300bp
|
-330bp
|
Adjusted EPS
|
$0.85
|
$0.88(2)
|
-3 %
|
-5 %
|
Free cash
flow
|
$541
|
$596
|
-9 %
|
|
(1) In
addition to results reported in accordance with International
Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), the company uses certain
non-IFRS financial measures as supplemental indicators of its
operating performance and financial position. See the "Non-IFRS
Financial
Measures" section and the tables appended to this news release for
additional information on these and other non-IFRS financial
measures, including how they are defined and reconciled to the most
directly comparable IFRS measures.
(2) As
of September 2023, we amended our definition of adjusted earnings
to exclude amortization from acquired computer software.
The comparative 2023 period has been revised to reflect the
current period presentation. For additional information, see the
"Non-IFRS
Financial Measures" section of this news release.
|
Revenues increased 6%, driven by growth in recurring
and transactions revenues. Foreign currency had no impact on
revenue growth.
- Organic revenues increased 6%, driven by 8% growth in recurring
revenues (82% of total revenues) and 5% growth in transactions
revenues. Global Print revenues decreased 7% organically.
- The company's "Big 3" segments reported organic revenue growth
of 8% and collectively comprised 82% of total revenues.
Operating profit decreased 50% primarily because the
2023 period included a $347 million
gain on the sale of a majority stake in the company's Elite
business.
- Adjusted EBITDA, which excludes the gain on sale of Elite, as
well as other items, decreased 2% as higher revenues were more than
offset by growth investments and the impact of acquisitions. The
related margin decreased to 37.1% from 40.1% in the prior-year
period. Foreign currency contributed 30 basis points to the
year-over-year change in adjusted EBITDA margin.
Diluted EPS decreased to $1.86 compared to $1.90 in the prior-year period. The current
period reflected lower operating profit and included a $468 million non-cash tax benefit related to tax
legislation enacted in Canada. The
prior-year period included a significant increase in the value of
the company's investment in LSEG. In 2024, diluted EPS also
benefited from a reduction in weighted-average common shares
outstanding due to share repurchases and the company's June 2023 return of capital transaction.
- Adjusted EPS, which excludes the gain on sale of Elite,
the changes in value of the company's LSEG investment, the non-cash
tax benefit, as well as other adjustments, decreased to
$0.85 per share from $0.88 per share in the prior-year period, as
lower adjusted EBITDA, higher internally developed software
amortization and higher taxes more than offset a benefit from a
reduction in weighted-average common shares.
Net cash provided by operating activities increased by
$10 million in the second quarter,
despite a reduced working capital benefit compared to the prior
year.
- Free cash flow decreased $55
million as the increase in cash flow from operating
activities was more than offset by higher capital expenditures and
lower cash flows from other investing activities.
Highlights by Customer Segment – Three Months Ended
June 30
(Millions of U.S. dollars, except for adjusted EBITDA
margins)
(unaudited)
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
Change
|
|
|
2024
|
2023
|
|
Total
|
Constant
Currency(1)
|
Organic(1)(2)
|
Revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Legal
Professionals
|
|
$727
|
$705
|
|
3 %
|
3 %
|
7 %
|
Corporates
|
|
442
|
392
|
|
13 %
|
13 %
|
8 %
|
Tax &
Accounting Professionals
|
|
250
|
229
|
|
9 %
|
12 %
|
10 %
|
"Big 3" Segments
Combined(1)
|
|
1,419
|
1,326
|
|
7 %
|
8 %
|
8 %
|
Reuters
News
|
|
205
|
194
|
|
6 %
|
7 %
|
4 %
|
Global
Print
|
|
123
|
133
|
|
-8 %
|
-7 %
|
-7 %
|
Eliminations/Rounding
|
|
(7)
|
(6)
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues
|
|
$1,740
|
$1,647
|
|
6 %
|
6 %
|
6 %
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted
EBITDA(1)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Legal
Professionals
|
|
$327
|
$345
|
|
-5 %
|
-6 %
|
|
Corporates
|
|
163
|
163
|
|
0 %
|
0 %
|
|
Tax &
Accounting Professionals
|
|
91
|
89
|
|
3 %
|
5 %
|
|
"Big 3" Segments
Combined(1)
|
|
581
|
597
|
|
-3 %
|
-3 %
|
|
Reuters
News
|
|
51
|
45
|
|
13 %
|
14 %
|
|
Global
Print
|
|
43
|
53
|
|
-18 %
|
-18 %
|
|
Corporate
costs
|
|
(29)
|
(33)
|
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA
|
|
$646
|
$662
|
|
-2 %
|
-2 %
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA
Margin(1)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Legal
Professionals
|
|
45.0 %
|
48.9 %
|
|
-390bp
|
-440bp
|
|
Corporates
|
|
36.8 %
|
41.6 %
|
|
-480bp
|
-500bp
|
|
Tax &
Accounting Professionals
|
|
36.8 %
|
38.5 %
|
|
-170bp
|
-190bp
|
|
"Big 3" Segments
Combined(1)
|
|
41.0 %
|
44.9 %
|
|
-390bp
|
-430bp
|
|
Reuters
News
|
|
24.8 %
|
23.1 %
|
|
170bp
|
140bp
|
|
Global
Print
|
|
35.2 %
|
39.7 %
|
|
-450bp
|
-450bp
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA margin
|
|
37.1 %
|
40.1 %
|
|
-300bp
|
-330bp
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) See the "Non-IFRS Financial Measures" section and
the tables appended to this news release for additional information
on these and
other non-IFRS financial measures. To compute segment and consolidated adjusted EBITDA
margin, the company excludes fair value
adjustments related to acquired deferred revenue.
(2) Computed for revenue growth
only.
n/a: not applicable
|
Unless otherwise noted, all revenue growth comparisons by
customer segment in this news release are at constant
currency (or exclude the impact of foreign currency) as
Thomson Reuters believes this provides the best basis to measure
their performance.
Legal Professionals
Revenues increased 3% to $727
million and included a negative impact from net
divestitures. Organic revenue growth was 7%.
- Recurring revenues increased 5% (97% of total, 8% organic).
Organic growth was primarily driven by Westlaw, Practical Law,
CoCounsel and the segment's international businesses.
- Transactions revenues decreased 33% (3% of total, increased 3%
organic).
Adjusted EBITDA decreased 5% to $327 million.
- The margin decreased to 45.0% from 48.9% primarily driven by
higher investments and the Casetext acquisition.
Corporates
Revenues increased 13% to $442 million, including the acquisition impact of
Pagero. Organic revenues increased 8%.
- Recurring revenues increased 13% (86% of total, 10% organic).
Organic growth was primarily driven by Practical Law, Indirect Tax,
Clear and Pagero.
- Transactions revenues increased 17% (14% of total, 1% organic)
driven primarily by Pagero and the segment's international
businesses.
Adjusted EBITDA was unchanged at $163 million.
- The margin decreased to 36.8% from 41.6%, driven by the Pagero
acquisition and higher investments.
Tax & Accounting Professionals
Revenues increased 12% to $250
million. Organic revenues increased 10%.
- Recurring revenues increased 10% (72% of total, all organic).
Organic growth was driven by the segment's Latin America business and audit
products.
- Transactions revenues increased 16% (28% of total, 11% organic)
primarily due to SurePrep and Confirmation.
Adjusted EBITDA increased 3% to $91 million.
- The margin decreased to 36.8% from 38.5%, primarily driven by
higher investments.
The Tax & Accounting Professionals segment is the company's
most seasonal business with approximately 60% of full-year revenues
typically generated in the first and fourth quarters. As a result,
the margin performance of this segment has been generally higher in
the first and fourth quarters as costs are typically incurred in a
more linear fashion throughout the year.
Reuters News
Revenues of $205
million increased 7% (4% organic) driven primarily by growth
in the agency business and by a contractual price increase from our
news agreement with the Data & Analytics business of LSEG.
Adjusted EBITDA increased 13% to $51 million driven by higher revenues.
Global Print
Revenues of $123
million decreased 7%, all organic, impacted in part by the
migration of customers from a Global Print product to Westlaw.
Adjusted EBITDA decreased 18% to $43 million.
- The margin decreased to 35.2% from 39.7% due to lower
revenues.
Corporate Costs
Corporate costs were $29
million, compared to $33
million in the prior-year period.
Consolidated Financial Highlights - Six Months Ended
June 30
Six Months Ended
June 30,
(Millions of U.S.
dollars, except for adjusted EBITDA margin and EPS)
(unaudited)
|
IFRS Financial
Measures(1)
|
2024
|
2023
|
Change
|
Change at
Constant
Currency
|
Revenues
|
$3,625
|
$3,385
|
7 %
|
|
Operating
profit
|
$972
|
$1,333
|
-27 %
|
|
Diluted EPS
|
$2.92
|
$3.49
|
-16 %
|
|
Net cash provided by
operating activities
|
$1,137
|
$962
|
18 %
|
|
Non-IFRS Financial
Measures(1)
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues
|
$3,625
|
$3,385
|
7 %
|
7 %
|
Adjusted
EBITDA
|
$1,452
|
$1,339
|
8 %
|
8 %
|
Adjusted EBITDA
margin
|
40.0 %
|
39.4 %
|
60bp
|
40bp
|
Adjusted EPS
|
$1.97
|
$1.71(2)
|
15 %
|
15 %
|
Free cash
flow
|
$812
|
$729
|
11 %
|
|
(1) In
addition to results reported in accordance with IFRS, the company
uses certain non-IFRS financial measures as supplemental
indicators of its operating performance and financial position. See
the "Non-IFRS Financial Measures" section and the tables
appended
to this news release for additional information on these and other
non-IFRS financial measures, including how they are defined and
reconciled to the most directly comparable IFRS
measures.
(2) As
of September 2023, we amended our definition of adjusted earnings
to exclude amortization from acquired computer software. The
comparative 2023 period has been revised to reflect the current
period presentation. For additional information, see the
"Non-IFRS
Financial Measures" section of this news release.
|
Revenues increased 7%, driven by growth in recurring
and transactions revenues. Net divestitures had a 1% negative
impact and foreign currency had no impact on revenue
growth.
- Organic revenues increased 8%, driven by 8% growth in recurring
revenues (78% of total revenues) and 15% growth in transactions
revenues. Global Print revenues decreased 9% organically.
- The company's "Big 3" segments reported organic revenue growth
of 9% and collectively comprised 82% of total revenues.
Operating profit decreased 27%, primarily because
the 2023 period included a $347
million gain on the sale of a majority stake in the
company's Elite business.
- Adjusted EBITDA, which excludes the gain on sale of Elite, as
well as other items, increased 8% as higher revenues more than
offset growth investments and the impact of acquisitions. The
related margin increased to 40.0% from 39.4% in the prior-year
period. Foreign currency contributed 20 basis points to the
year-over-year change in adjusted EBITDA margin.
Diluted EPS decreased to $2.92 compared to $3.49 in the prior-year period. The current
period reflected lower operating profit and included a $468 million non-cash tax benefit related to tax
legislation enacted in Canada. The
prior-year period included a significant increase in the value of
the company's investment in LSEG. In 2024, diluted EPS also
benefited from a reduction in weighted-average common shares
outstanding due to share repurchases and the company's June 2023 return of capital transaction.
- Adjusted EPS, which excludes the gain on sale of Elite,
the changes in value of the company's LSEG investment, the non-cash
tax benefit, as well as other adjustments, increased to
$1.97 per share from $1.71 per share in the prior-year period,
primarily due to higher adjusted EBITDA. In 2024, diluted EPS also
benefited from a reduction in weighted-average common shares.
Net cash provided by operating activities increased by
$175 million due to the cash benefits
from higher revenues. The prior-year period also included
$74 million of payments associated
with the company's Change Program, which was completed at the end
of 2022.
- Free cash flow increased $83
million as higher cash flows from operating activities more
than offset higher capital expenditures and lower cash flows from
other investing activities.
Highlights by Customer Segment - Six Months Ended
June 30
(Millions of U.S.
dollars, except for adjusted EBITDA margins)
(unaudited)
|
|
|
Six Months
Ended
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June
30,
|
|
Change
|
|
|
2024
|
2023
|
|
Total
|
Constant
Currency(1)
|
Organic(1)(2)
|
Revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Legal
Professionals
|
|
$1,448
|
$1,419
|
|
2 %
|
2 %
|
7 %
|
Corporates
|
|
949
|
827
|
|
15 %
|
15 %
|
10 %
|
Tax &
Accounting Professionals
|
|
578
|
511
|
|
13 %
|
15 %
|
12 %
|
"Big 3" Segments
Combined(1)
|
|
2,975
|
2,757
|
|
8 %
|
8 %
|
9 %
|
Reuters
News
|
|
415
|
369
|
|
13 %
|
13 %
|
10 %
|
Global
Print
|
|
247
|
271
|
|
-9 %
|
-9 %
|
-9 %
|
Eliminations/Rounding
|
|
(12)
|
(12)
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues
|
|
$3,625
|
$3,385
|
|
7 %
|
7 %
|
8 %
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted
EBITDA(1)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Legal
Professionals
|
|
$669
|
$663
|
|
1 %
|
1 %
|
|
Corporates
|
|
356
|
317
|
|
12 %
|
12 %
|
|
Tax &
Accounting Professionals
|
|
272
|
238
|
|
14 %
|
16 %
|
|
"Big 3" Segments
Combined(1)
|
|
1,297
|
1,218
|
|
7 %
|
7 %
|
|
Reuters
News
|
|
111
|
74
|
|
50 %
|
51 %
|
|
Global
Print
|
|
90
|
103
|
|
-12 %
|
-12 %
|
|
Corporate
costs
|
|
(46)
|
(56)
|
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
|
Adjusted
EBITDA
|
|
$1,452
|
$1,339
|
|
8 %
|
8 %
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA
Margin(1)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Legal
Professionals
|
|
46.2 %
|
46.7 %
|
|
-50bp
|
-60bp
|
|
Corporates
|
|
37.3 %
|
38.2 %
|
|
-90bp
|
-100bp
|
|
Tax &
Accounting Professionals
|
|
47.1 %
|
45.7 %
|
|
140bp
|
140bp
|
|
"Big 3" Segments
Combined(1)
|
|
43.5 %
|
44.0 %
|
|
-50bp
|
-50bp
|
|
Reuters
News
|
|
26.6 %
|
20.0 %
|
|
660bp
|
660bp
|
|
Global
Print
|
|
36.7 %
|
38.1 %
|
|
-140bp
|
-150bp
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA
margin
|
|
40.0 %
|
39.4 %
|
|
60bp
|
40bp
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) See
the "Non-IFRS Financial Measures" section and the tables appended
to this news release for additional information on these and
other non-IFRS financial measures. To compute segment and
consolidated adjusted EBITDA margin, the company excludes fair
value
adjustments related to acquired deferred
revenue.
(2)
Computed for revenue growth only.
n/a: not
applicable
|
2024 Outlook
The company raised its 2024 outlook for total and organic
revenue growth to the high end of the ranges provided in its
outlook on May 2, 2024 to reflect
strong performance in the first half of the year. It also updated
the component parts of its outlook for depreciation and
amortization of computer software, and for interest expense.
The company's outlook for 2024 in the table below assumes
constant currency rates and excludes the impact of any future
acquisitions or dispositions that may occur during the remainder of
the year. Thomson Reuters believes that this type of guidance
provides useful insight into the anticipated performance of its
businesses.
The company expects its third-quarter 2024 organic revenue
growth to be approximately 6% and its adjusted EBITDA margin to be
approximately 34%.
The company continues to operate in an uncertain macroeconomic
environment, reflecting ongoing geopolitical risk, uneven economic
growth and an evolving interest rate and inflationary backdrop. Any
worsening of the global economic or business environment, among
other factors, could impact the company's ability to achieve its
outlook.
Reported Full-Year 2023 Results and Full-Year 2024
Outlook
Total Thomson
Reuters
|
FY
2023
Reported
|
FY
2024
Outlook
2/8/2024
|
FY
2024
Outlook
5/2/2024
|
FY
2024
Outlook
8/1/2024
|
Total Revenue
Growth
|
3 %
|
~ 6.5%
|
6.5% - 7.0%
|
~ 7.0%
|
Organic Revenue
Growth(1)
|
6 %
|
~ 6%
|
6.0% - 6.5%
|
~ 6.5%
|
Adjusted EBITDA
Margin(1)
|
39.3 %
|
~ 38%
|
Unchanged
|
Unchanged
|
Corporate
Costs
|
$115 million
|
$120 - $130
million
|
Unchanged
|
Unchanged
|
Free Cash
Flow(1)
|
$1.9 billion
|
~ $1.8
billion
|
Unchanged
|
Unchanged
|
Accrued Capex as % of
Revenue(1)
|
7.8 %
|
~ 8.5%
|
Unchanged
|
Unchanged
|
Depreciation &
Amortization of Computer Software
Depreciation & Amortization of Internally
Developed
Software
Amortization of Acquired Software
|
$628 million
$556 million
$72 million
|
$730 - $750
million
$595 - $615
million
~ $135
million
|
Unchanged
Unchanged
Unchanged
|
Unchanged
$580 - $600
million
~ $150
million
|
Interest Expense
(P&L)(2)
|
$164
million(2)
|
$150 - $170
million
|
Unchanged
|
$125 - $145
million
|
Effective Tax Rate on
Adjusted Earnings(1)
|
16.5 %
|
~ 18%
|
Unchanged
|
Unchanged
|
"Big 3"
Segments(1)
|
FY
2023
Reported
|
FY
2024
Outlook
2/8/2024
|
FY
2024
Outlook
5/2/2024
|
FY
2024
Outlook
8/1/2024
|
Total Revenue Growth
|
3 %
|
~ 8%
|
8.0% - 8.5%
|
~ 8.5%
|
Organic Revenue
Growth
|
7 %
|
~ 7.5%
|
7.5% - 8.0%
|
~ 8.0%
|
Adjusted EBITDA
Margin
|
43.8 %
|
~ 43%
|
Unchanged
|
Unchanged
|
|
|
(1)
|
Non-IFRS financial
measures. See the "Non-IFRS Financial Measures" section below as
well as the tables and footnotes appended to this news release for
more information.
|
(2)
|
Full-year 2023 interest
expense excludes a $12 million benefit associated with the release
of a tax reserve that is removed from adjusted earnings.
|
The information in this section is forward-looking. Actual
results, which will include the impact of currency and future
acquisitions and dispositions completed during 2024 may differ
materially from the company's 2024 outlook. The
information in this section should also be read in conjunction with
the section below entitled "Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements, Material Risks and Material Assumptions."
Dividends
In February 2024, the company
announced a 10% or $0.20 per share
annualized increase in the dividend to $2.16 per common share, representing the
31st consecutive year of dividend increases. A quarterly
dividend of $0.54 per share is
payable on September 10, 2024 to
common shareholders of record as of August
15, 2024.
Share Repurchases – Completed $1.0
Billion Buyback Program
In November 2023, Thomson Reuters
announced that it planned to repurchase up to $1.0 billion of its common shares. In the second
quarter of 2024, the company completed this plan by repurchasing
approximately 1.8 million of its common shares for $287 million.
As of July 30, 2024, Thomson
Reuters had approximately 449.7 million common shares
outstanding.
LSEG Ownership Interest
Thomson Reuters indirectly owned LSEG shares through an entity
that it jointly owns with Blackstone's consortium. During the
second quarter of 2024, the company sold its remaining 5.9 million
shares that it indirectly owned and received $0.6 billion of gross proceeds.
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NON-IFRS FINANCIAL MEASURES
Thomson Reuters prepares its financial statements in
accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS),
as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board
(IASB).
This news release includes certain non-IFRS financial
measures, which include ratios that incorporate one or more
non-IFRS financial measures, such as adjusted EBITDA (other than at
the customer segment level) and the related margin, free cash flow,
adjusted earnings and the effective tax rate on adjusted earnings,
adjusted EPS, accrued capital expenditures expressed as a
percentage of revenues, selected measures excluding the impact of
foreign currency, changes in revenues computed on an organic basis
as well as all financial measures for the "Big 3" segments.
As of September 30, 2023,
Thomson Reuters amended its definition of adjusted earnings to
exclude amortization from acquired computer software. While the
company has always excluded amortization from acquired identifiable
intangible assets other than computer software from its definition
of adjusted earnings, this change aligns its treatment of
amortization for all acquired intangible assets. Prior period
amounts were revised for comparability.
Thomson Reuters uses these non-IFRS financial measures as
supplemental indicators of its operating performance and financial
position as well as for internal planning purposes and the
company's business outlook. Additionally, Thomson Reuters uses
non-IFRS measures as the basis for management incentive programs.
These measures do not have any standardized meanings prescribed by
IFRS and therefore are unlikely to be comparable to the calculation
of similar measures used by other companies and should not be
viewed as alternatives to measures of financial performance
calculated in accordance with IFRS. Non-IFRS financial measures are
defined and reconciled to the most directly comparable IFRS
measures in the appended tables.
The company's outlook contains various non-IFRS financial
measures. The company believes that providing reconciliations of
forward-looking non-IFRS financial measures in its outlook would be
potentially misleading and not practical due to the difficulty of
projecting items that are not reflective of ongoing operations in
any future period. The magnitude of these items may be significant.
Consequently, for outlook purposes only, the company is unable to
reconcile these non-IFRS measures to the most directly comparable
IFRS measures because it cannot predict, with reasonable certainty,
the impacts of changes in foreign exchange rates which impact (i)
the translation of its results reported at average foreign currency
rates for the year, and (ii) other finance income or expense
related to intercompany financing arrangements. Additionally, the
company cannot reasonably predict the occurrence or amount
of other operating gains and losses that generally arise from
business transactions that the company does not currently
anticipate.
ROUNDING
Other than EPS, the company reports its results in millions
of U.S. dollars, but computes percentage changes and margins using
whole dollars to be more precise. As a result, percentages and
margins calculated from reported amounts may differ from those
presented, and growth components may not total due to
rounding.
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS, MATERIAL
RISKS AND MATERIAL ASSUMPTIONS
Certain statements in this news release, including, but not
limited to, statements in Mr. Hasker's comments, and the "2024
Outlook" section, are forward-looking. The words "will", "expect",
"believe", "target", "estimate", "could", "should", "intend",
"predict", "project" and similar expressions identify
forward-looking statements. While the company believes that it has
a reasonable basis for making forward-looking statements in this
news release, they are not a guarantee of future performance or
outcomes and there is no assurance that any of the other events
described in any forward-looking statement will materialize.
Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks,
uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results or
events to differ materially from current expectations. Many of
these risks, uncertainties and assumptions are beyond the company's
control and the effects of them can be difficult to
predict.
Some of the material risk factors that could cause actual
results or events to differ materially from those expressed in or
implied by forward-looking statements in this news release include,
but are not limited to, those discussed on pages 19-35 in the "Risk
Factors" section of the company's 2023 annual report. These and
other risk factors are discussed in materials that Thomson Reuters
from time-to-time files with, or furnishes to, the Canadian
securities regulatory authorities and the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC). Thomson Reuters annual and quarterly
reports are also available in the "Investor Relations" section
of tr.com.
The company's business outlook is based on information
currently available to the company and is based on various external
and internal assumptions made by the company in light of its
experience and perception of historical trends, current conditions
and expected future developments, as well as other factors that the
company believes are appropriate under the circumstances. Material
assumptions and material risks may cause actual performance to
differ from the company's expectations underlying its business
outlook. In particular, the global economy has experienced
substantial disruption due to concerns regarding economic effects
associated with the macroeconomic backdrop and ongoing geopolitical
risks. The company's business outlook assumes that uncertain
macroeconomic and geopolitical conditions will continue to disrupt
the economy and cause periods of volatility, however, these
conditions may last substantially longer than expected and any
worsening of the global economic or business environment could
impact the company's ability to achieve its outlook and affect its
results and other expectations. For a discussion of material
assumptions and material risks related to the company's 2024
outlook see page 18 of the company's first-quarter management's
discussion and analysis (MD&A) for the period ended
March 31, 2024. The company's
quarterly MD&A and annual report was filed with, or furnished
to, the Canadian securities regulatory authorities and the U.S. SEC
and are also available in the "Investor Relations" section
of tr.com.
The company has provided an outlook for the purpose of
presenting information about current expectations for the period
presented. This information may not be appropriate for other
purposes. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on
forward-looking statements which reflect expectations only as of
the date of this news release.
Except as may be required by applicable law, Thomson Reuters
disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking
statements.
CONTACTS
MEDIA
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Kareckas
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Corporate Affairs
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INVESTORS
Gary Bisbee,
CFA
Head of Investor
Relations
+1 646 540
3249
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Thomson Reuters will webcast a discussion of its
second-quarter 2024 results and its 2024 business outlook today
beginning at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight
Time (EDT). You can access the webcast by
visiting ir.tr.com. An archive of the webcast will be
available following the presentation.
Thomson Reuters
Corporation
Consolidated Income
Statement
(millions of U.S.
dollars, except per share data)
(unaudited)
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
Six Months Ended
|
|
June 30,
|
|
June 30,
|
|
2024
|
2023
|
|
2024
|
2023
|
CONTINUING
OPERATIONS
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues
|
$1,740
|
$1,647
|
|
$3,625
|
$3,385
|
Operating
expenses
|
(1,090)
|
(990)
|
|
(2,171)
|
(2,064)
|
Depreciation
|
(29)
|
(29)
|
|
(57)
|
(59)
|
Amortization of
computer software
|
(154)
|
(127)
|
|
(307)
|
(245)
|
Amortization of other
identifiable intangible assets
|
(23)
|
(23)
|
|
(48)
|
(48)
|
Other operating
(losses) gains, net
|
(29)
|
347
|
|
(70)
|
364
|
Operating
profit
|
415
|
825
|
|
972
|
1,333
|
Finance costs,
net:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net interest
expense
|
(36)
|
(34)
|
|
(76)
|
(89)
|
Other finance income
(costs)
|
2
|
(102)
|
|
24
|
(192)
|
Income before tax and
equity method investments
|
381
|
689
|
|
920
|
1,052
|
Share of post-tax
earnings in equity method investments
|
61
|
419
|
|
53
|
989
|
Tax benefit
(expense)
|
402
|
(219)
|
|
335
|
(415)
|
Earnings from
continuing operations
|
844
|
889
|
|
1,308
|
1,626
|
(Loss) earnings from
discontinued operations, net of tax
|
(3)
|
5
|
|
11
|
24
|
Net earnings
|
$841
|
$894
|
|
$1,319
|
$1,650
|
Earnings (loss)
attributable to:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
shareholders
|
$841
|
$894
|
|
$1,322
|
$1,650
|
Non-controlling
interests
|
-
|
-
|
|
(3)
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings per
share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic earnings (loss)
per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
From
continuing operations
|
$1.87
|
$1.89
|
|
$2.90
|
$3.44
|
From
discontinued operations
|
(0.01)
|
0.01
|
|
0.02
|
0.05
|
Basic earnings per
share
|
$1.86
|
$1.90
|
|
$2.92
|
$3.49
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted earnings (loss)
per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
From
continuing operations
|
$1.87
|
$1.89
|
|
$2.89
|
$3.43
|
From
discontinued operations
|
(0.01)
|
0.01
|
|
0.03
|
0.06
|
Diluted earnings per
share
|
$1.86
|
$1.90
|
|
$2.92
|
$3.49
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic weighted-average
common shares
|
450,364,361
|
469,756,868
|
|
451,244,365
|
471,495,910
|
Diluted
weighted-average common shares
|
450,911,513
|
470,382,600
|
|
451,886,658
|
472,509,030
|
Thomson Reuters
Corporation
Consolidated
Statement of Financial Position
(millions of U.S.
dollars)
(unaudited)
|
|
|
June
30,
|
|
December
31,
|
2024
|
|
2023
|
Assets
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash
equivalents
|
$1,682
|
|
$1,298
|
Trade and other
receivables
|
1,093
|
|
1,122
|
Other financial
assets
|
17
|
|
66
|
Prepaid expenses and
other current assets
|
474
|
|
435
|
Current
assets
|
3,266
|
|
2,921
|
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment,
net
|
436
|
|
447
|
Computer software,
net
|
1,473
|
|
1,236
|
Other identifiable
intangible assets, net
|
3,184
|
|
3,165
|
Goodwill
|
7,298
|
|
6,719
|
Equity method
investments
|
230
|
|
2,030
|
Other financial
assets
|
419
|
|
444
|
Other non-current
assets
|
620
|
|
618
|
Deferred tax
|
1,452
|
|
1,104
|
Total
assets
|
$18,378
|
|
$18,684
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities and
equity
|
|
|
|
Liabilities
|
|
|
|
Current
indebtedness
|
$1,264
|
|
$372
|
Payables, accruals and
provisions
|
1,027
|
|
1,114
|
Current tax
liabilities
|
325
|
|
248
|
Deferred
revenue
|
1,024
|
|
992
|
Other financial
liabilities
|
88
|
|
507
|
Current
liabilities
|
3,728
|
|
3,233
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term
indebtedness
|
1,846
|
|
2,905
|
Provisions and other
non-current liabilities
|
678
|
|
692
|
Other financial
liabilities
|
247
|
|
237
|
Deferred tax
|
263
|
|
553
|
Total
liabilities
|
6,762
|
|
7,620
|
|
|
|
|
Equity
|
|
|
|
Capital
|
3,423
|
|
3,405
|
Retained
earnings
|
9,280
|
|
8,680
|
Accumulated other
comprehensive loss
|
(1,087)
|
|
(1,021)
|
Total
equity
|
11,616
|
|
11,064
|
Total liabilities
and equity
|
$18,378
|
|
$18,684
|
Thomson Reuters
Corporation
Consolidated
Statement of Cash Flow
(millions of U.S.
dollars)
(unaudited)
|
|
|
Three Months
Ended
June
30,
|
|
Six Months
Ended
June
30,
|
|
2024
|
2023
|
|
2024
|
2023
|
Cash provided by
(used in):
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings from
continuing operations
|
$844
|
$889
|
|
$1,308
|
$1,626
|
Adjustments
for:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation
|
29
|
29
|
|
57
|
59
|
Amortization of
computer software
|
154
|
127
|
|
307
|
245
|
Amortization of other
identifiable intangible assets
|
23
|
23
|
|
48
|
48
|
Share of post-tax
earnings in equity method investments
|
(61)
|
(419)
|
|
(53)
|
(989)
|
Net losses (gains) on
disposals of businesses and investments
|
3
|
(348)
|
|
4
|
(347)
|
Deferred
tax
|
(545)
|
9
|
|
(695)
|
(118)
|
Other
|
70
|
146
|
|
117
|
277
|
Changes in working
capital and other items
|
189
|
240
|
|
46
|
160
|
Operating cash flows
from continuing operations
|
706
|
696
|
|
1,139
|
961
|
Operating cash flows
from discontinued operations
|
(1)
|
(1)
|
|
(2)
|
1
|
Net cash provided by
operating activities
|
705
|
695
|
|
1,137
|
962
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investing
activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
Acquisitions, net of
cash acquired
|
(19)
|
(33)
|
|
(455)
|
(523)
|
Proceeds (payments)
related to disposals of businesses and investments
|
-
|
418
|
|
(4)
|
418
|
Proceeds from sales of
LSEG shares
|
610
|
1,583
|
|
1,854
|
3,876
|
Capital
expenditures
|
(152)
|
(127)
|
|
(297)
|
(267)
|
Other investing
activities
|
6
|
45
|
|
6
|
68
|
Taxes paid on sales of
LSEG shares and disposals of businesses
|
(121)
|
(252)
|
|
(137)
|
(270)
|
Investing cash flows
from continuing operations
|
324
|
1,634
|
|
967
|
3,302
|
Investing cash flows
from discontinued operations
|
-
|
(1)
|
|
-
|
(1)
|
Net cash provided by
investing activities
|
324
|
1,633
|
|
967
|
3,301
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financing
activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
Repayments of
debt
|
-
|
-
|
|
(48)
|
-
|
Net (repayments)
borrowings under short-term loan facilities
|
(703)
|
1,132
|
|
(139)
|
771
|
Payments of lease
principal
|
(16)
|
(15)
|
|
(31)
|
(31)
|
Payments for return of
capital on common shares
|
-
|
(2,045)
|
|
-
|
(2,045)
|
Repurchases of common
shares
|
(287)
|
-
|
|
(639)
|
(718)
|
Dividends paid on
preference shares
|
(2)
|
(2)
|
|
(3)
|
(3)
|
Dividends paid on
common shares
|
(235)
|
(230)
|
|
(472)
|
(454)
|
Purchase of
non-controlling interests
|
(4)
|
-
|
|
(384)
|
-
|
Other financing
activities
|
2
|
-
|
|
1
|
5
|
Net cash used in
financing activities
|
(1,245)
|
(1,160)
|
|
(1,715)
|
(2,475)
|
Translation
adjustments
|
(3)
|
-
|
|
(5)
|
1
|
(Decrease) increase in
cash and cash equivalents
|
(219)
|
1,168
|
|
384
|
1,789
|
Cash and cash
equivalents at beginning of period
|
1,901
|
1,690
|
|
1,298
|
1,069
|
Cash and cash
equivalents at end of period
|
$1,682
|
$2,858
|
|
$1,682
|
$2,858
|
Thomson Reuters
Corporation
Reconciliation of Earnings from Continuing Operations to Adjusted
EBITDA(1)
(millions of U.S. dollars, except for margins)
(unaudited)
|
|
|
Three Months
Ended
|
|
Six Months
Ended
|
|
Year
Ended
|
June
30,
|
|
June
30,
|
|
December
31,
|
|
2024
|
2023
|
|
2024
|
2023
|
|
2023
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings from
continuing operations
|
$844
|
$889
|
|
$1,308
|
$1,626
|
|
$2,646
|
|
Adjustments to
remove:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tax (benefit)
expense
|
(402)
|
219
|
|
(335)
|
415
|
|
417
|
|
Other finance (income)
costs
|
(2)
|
102
|
|
(24)
|
192
|
|
192
|
|
Net interest
expense
|
36
|
34
|
|
76
|
89
|
|
152
|
|
Amortization of other
identifiable intangible assets
|
23
|
23
|
|
48
|
48
|
|
97
|
|
Amortization of
computer software
|
154
|
127
|
|
307
|
245
|
|
512
|
|
Depreciation
|
29
|
29
|
|
57
|
59
|
|
116
|
|
EBITDA
|
$682
|
$1,423
|
|
$1,437
|
$2,674
|
|
$4,132
|
|
Adjustments to
remove:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Share of post-tax
earnings in equity method investments
|
(61)
|
(419)
|
|
(53)
|
(989)
|
|
(1,075)
|
|
Other operating losses
(gains), net
|
29
|
(347)
|
|
70
|
(364)
|
|
(397)
|
|
Fair value
adjustments*
|
(4)
|
5
|
|
(2)
|
18
|
|
18
|
|
Adjusted
EBITDA(1)
|
$646
|
$662
|
|
$1,452
|
$1,339
|
|
$2,678
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA
margin(1)
|
37.1 %
|
40.1 %
|
|
40.0 %
|
39.4 %
|
|
39.3 %
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* Fair
value adjustments primarily represent gains or losses on
intercompany balances that arise in the ordinary course of business
due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates, which are a
component of operating expenses, as well as adjustments related to
acquired deferred revenue.
|
Thomson Reuters
Corporation
|
Reconciliation of
Net Cash Provided By Operating Activities to Free Cash
Flow(1)
|
(millions of U.S.
dollars)
|
(unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months
Ended
|
|
Six Months
Ended
|
|
Year
Ended
|
June
30,
|
|
June
30,
|
|
December
31,
|
|
2024
|
2023
|
|
2024
|
2023
|
|
2023
|
Net cash provided by
operating activities
|
$705
|
$695
|
|
$1,137
|
$962
|
|
$2,341
|
Capital
expenditures
|
(152)
|
(127)
|
|
(297)
|
(267)
|
|
(544)
|
Other investing
activities
|
6
|
45
|
|
6
|
68
|
|
137
|
Payments of lease
principal
|
(16)
|
(15)
|
|
(31)
|
(31)
|
|
(58)
|
Dividends paid on
preference shares
|
(2)
|
(2)
|
|
(3)
|
(3)
|
|
(5)
|
Free cash
flow(1)
|
$541
|
$596
|
|
$812
|
$729
|
|
$1,871
|
Thomson Reuters
Corporation
|
Reconciliation of
Capital Expenditures to Accrued Capital
Expenditures(1)
|
(millions of U.S.
dollars)
|
(unaudited)
|
|
|
|
Year
Ended
|
|
|
December
31,
|
|
|
|
|
2023
|
Capital
expenditures
|
|
|
|
$544
|
Remove: IFRS adjustment
to cash basis
|
|
|
|
(12)
|
Accrued capital
expenditures (1)
|
|
|
|
$532
|
Accrued capital
expenditures as a percentage of revenues(1)
|
|
|
|
7.8 %
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
Refer to page 22 for
additional information on non-IFRS financial measures.
|
Thomson Reuters
Corporation
|
Reconciliation of
Net Earnings to Adjusted Earnings(1)
|
Reconciliation of
Total Change in Adjusted EPS to Change in Constant
Currency(1)
|
(millions of U.S.
dollars, except for share and per share data)
|
(unaudited)
|
|
|
Three Months
Ended
June
30,
|
Six Months
Ended
June
30,
|
Year
Ended
|
|
December
31,
|
|
2024
|
2023
|
|
2024
|
2023
|
|
2023
|
Net
earnings
|
$841
|
$894
|
|
$1,319
|
$1,650
|
|
$2,695
|
Adjustments to
remove:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair value
adjustments*
|
(4)
|
5
|
|
(2)
|
18
|
|
18
|
Amortization of
acquired computer software
|
37
|
20
|
|
75
|
27
|
|
72
|
Amortization of other
identifiable intangible assets
|
23
|
23
|
|
48
|
48
|
|
97
|
Other operating losses
(gains), net
|
29
|
(347)
|
|
70
|
(364)
|
|
(397)
|
Interest benefit
impacting comparability(2)
|
-
|
-
|
|
-
|
-
|
|
(12)
|
Other finance (income)
costs
|
(2)
|
102
|
|
(24)
|
192
|
|
192
|
Share of post-tax
earnings in equity method investments
|
(61)
|
(419)
|
|
(53)
|
(989)
|
|
(1,075)
|
Tax on above
items(1)
|
(8)
|
148
|
|
(40)
|
258
|
|
265
|
Tax items impacting
comparability(1) (2)
|
(470)
|
(2)
|
|
(481)
|
(2)
|
|
(172)
|
Loss (earnings) from
discontinued operations, net of tax
|
3
|
(5)
|
|
(11)
|
(24)
|
|
(49)
|
Interim period
effective tax rate normalization(1)
|
(1)
|
(5)
|
|
(10)
|
(3)
|
|
-
|
Dividends declared on
preference shares
|
(2)
|
(2)
|
|
(3)
|
(3)
|
|
(5)
|
Adjusted
earnings(1) (3)
|
$385
|
$412
|
|
$888
|
$808
|
|
$1,629
|
Adjusted
EPS(1) (3)
|
$0.85
|
$0.88
|
|
$1.97
|
$1.71
|
|
|
Total
change
|
-3 %
|
|
|
15 %
|
|
|
|
Foreign
currency
|
1 %
|
|
|
1 %
|
|
|
|
Constant
currency
|
-5 %
|
|
|
15 %
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted
weighted-average common shares (millions)
|
450.9
|
470.4
|
|
451.9
|
472.5
|
|
|
Reconciliation of
Effective Tax Rate on Adjusted Earnings(1)
|
Year-ended December
31,
|
|
2023
|
Adjusted
earnings
|
$1,629
|
Plus: Dividends
declared on preference shares
|
5
|
Plus: Tax expense on
adjusted earnings
|
324
|
Pre-tax adjusted
earnings
|
$1,958
|
|
|
IFRS Tax
expense
|
$417
|
Remove tax related
to:
|
|
Amortization of acquired computer software
|
17
|
Amortization of other identifiable intangible assets
|
22
|
Share of
post-tax earnings in equity method investments
|
(253)
|
Other
finance costs
|
31
|
Other
operating gains, net
|
(81)
|
Other
items
|
(1)
|
Subtotal – Remove tax
expense on pre-tax items removed from adjusted earnings
|
(265)
|
Remove: Tax items
impacting comparability
|
172
|
Total - Remove all
items impacting comparability
|
(93)
|
Tax expense on
adjusted earnings
|
$324
|
Effective tax rate
on adjusted earnings
|
16.5 %
|
|
*Fair value
adjustments primarily represent gains or losses on
intercompany balances that arise in the ordinary course of business
due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates, which are a
component of operating expenses, as well as adjustments related to
acquired deferred revenue.
|
|
(1) Refer to page
22 for additional information on non-IFRS financial
measures.
|
(2) The year
ended December 31, 2023, included the release of tax and interest
reserves due to the expiration of statutes of
limitation.
|
(3) The adjusted
earnings impact of non-controlling interests, which was applicable
only to the six months ended June 30, 2024, was not
material.
|
Thomson
Reuters Corporation
|
Reconciliation of
Changes in Revenues to Changes in Revenues on a Constant
Currency(1) and Organic
Basis(1)
|
(millions of U.S.
dollars)
|
(unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months
Ended
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June
30,
|
|
Change
|
|
|
2024
|
2023
|
|
Total
|
Foreign
Currency
|
SUBTOTAL
Constant
Currency
|
Net
Acquisitions/
(Divestitures)
|
Organic
|
|
Total
Revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Legal
Professionals
|
|
$727
|
$705
|
|
3 %
|
0 %
|
3 %
|
-4 %
|
7 %
|
|
Corporates
|
|
442
|
392
|
|
13 %
|
0 %
|
13 %
|
5 %
|
8 %
|
|
Tax &
Accounting Professionals
|
|
250
|
229
|
|
9 %
|
-3 %
|
12 %
|
1 %
|
10 %
|
|
"Big 3" Segments
Combined(1)
|
|
1,419
|
1,326
|
|
7 %
|
-1 %
|
8 %
|
-1 %
|
8 %
|
|
Reuters
News
|
|
205
|
194
|
|
6 %
|
-1 %
|
7 %
|
3 %
|
4 %
|
|
Global
Print
|
|
123
|
133
|
|
-8 %
|
-1 %
|
-7 %
|
0 %
|
-7 %
|
|
Eliminations/Rounding
|
|
(7)
|
(6)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues
|
|
$1,740
|
$1,647
|
|
6 %
|
-1 %
|
6 %
|
0 %
|
6 %
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Recurring
Revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Legal
Professionals
|
|
$702
|
$667
|
|
5 %
|
0 %
|
5 %
|
-2 %
|
8 %
|
|
Corporates
|
|
382
|
340
|
|
12 %
|
0 %
|
13 %
|
3 %
|
10 %
|
|
Tax &
Accounting Professionals
|
|
179
|
167
|
|
7 %
|
-3 %
|
10 %
|
0 %
|
10 %
|
|
"Big 3" Segments
Combined(1)
|
|
1,263
|
1,174
|
|
7 %
|
-1 %
|
8 %
|
0 %
|
9 %
|
|
Reuters
News
|
|
164
|
155
|
|
6 %
|
-1 %
|
7 %
|
3 %
|
4 %
|
|
Eliminations/Rounding
|
|
(7)
|
(6)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Recurring
Revenues
|
|
$1,420
|
$1,323
|
|
7 %
|
-1 %
|
8 %
|
0 %
|
8 %
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Transactions
Revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Legal
Professionals
|
|
$25
|
$38
|
|
-34 %
|
0 %
|
-33 %
|
-36 %
|
3 %
|
|
Corporates
|
|
60
|
52
|
|
16 %
|
-1 %
|
17 %
|
16 %
|
1 %
|
|
Tax &
Accounting Professionals
|
|
71
|
62
|
|
15 %
|
-1 %
|
16 %
|
5 %
|
11 %
|
|
"Big 3" Segments
Combined(1)
|
|
156
|
152
|
|
3 %
|
-1 %
|
4 %
|
-2 %
|
5 %
|
|
Reuters
News
|
|
41
|
39
|
|
6 %
|
-1 %
|
7 %
|
4 %
|
2 %
|
|
Total Transactions
Revenues
|
|
$197
|
$191
|
|
4 %
|
-1 %
|
4 %
|
0 %
|
5 %
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Growth percentages
are computed using whole dollars. As a result, percentages
calculated from reported amounts may differ from those presented,
and growth components may not total due to
rounding.
|
|
(1) Refer to page
22 for additional information on non-IFRS financial
measures.
|
Thomson Reuters
Corporation
|
Reconciliation of
Changes in Revenues to Changes in Revenues on a Constant
Currency(1) and Organic
Basis(1)
|
(millions of U.S.
dollars)
|
(unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months
Ended
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June
30,
|
|
Change
|
|
|
2024
|
2023
|
|
Total
|
Foreign
Currency
|
SUBTOTAL
Constant
Currency
|
Net
Acquisitions/
(Divestitures)
|
Organic
|
|
Total
Revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Legal
Professionals
|
|
$1,448
|
$1,419
|
|
2 %
|
0 %
|
2 %
|
-5 %
|
7 %
|
|
Corporates
|
|
949
|
827
|
|
15 %
|
0 %
|
15 %
|
5 %
|
10 %
|
|
Tax &
Accounting Professionals
|
|
578
|
511
|
|
13 %
|
-2 %
|
15 %
|
2 %
|
12 %
|
|
"Big 3" Segments
Combined(1)
|
|
2,975
|
2,757
|
|
8 %
|
0 %
|
8 %
|
-1 %
|
9 %
|
|
Reuters
News
|
|
415
|
369
|
|
13 %
|
-1 %
|
13 %
|
3 %
|
10 %
|
|
Global
Print
|
|
247
|
271
|
|
-9 %
|
0 %
|
-9 %
|
0 %
|
-9 %
|
|
Eliminations/Rounding
|
|
(12)
|
(12)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues
|
|
$3,625
|
$3,385
|
|
7 %
|
0 %
|
7 %
|
0 %
|
8 %
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Recurring
Revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Legal
Professionals
|
|
$1,400
|
$1,339
|
|
5 %
|
0 %
|
5 %
|
-3 %
|
8 %
|
|
Corporates
|
|
752
|
666
|
|
13 %
|
0 %
|
13 %
|
3 %
|
10 %
|
|
Tax &
Accounting Professionals
|
|
378
|
343
|
|
10 %
|
-2 %
|
12 %
|
0 %
|
12 %
|
|
"Big 3" Segments
Combined(1)
|
|
2,530
|
2,348
|
|
8 %
|
0 %
|
8 %
|
-1 %
|
9 %
|
|
Reuters
News
|
|
328
|
310
|
|
6 %
|
-1 %
|
7 %
|
3 %
|
4 %
|
|
Eliminations/Rounding
|
|
(12)
|
(12)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Recurring
Revenues
|
|
$2,846
|
$2,646
|
|
8 %
|
0 %
|
8 %
|
-1 %
|
8 %
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Transactions
Revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Legal
Professionals
|
|
$48
|
$80
|
|
-40 %
|
-1 %
|
-39 %
|
-43 %
|
3 %
|
|
Corporates
|
|
197
|
161
|
|
23 %
|
0 %
|
23 %
|
12 %
|
11 %
|
|
Tax &
Accounting Professionals
|
|
200
|
168
|
|
19 %
|
-1 %
|
20 %
|
7 %
|
13 %
|
|
"Big 3" Segments
Combined(1)
|
|
445
|
409
|
|
9 %
|
-1 %
|
10 %
|
-1 %
|
11 %
|
|
Reuters
News
|
|
87
|
59
|
|
48 %
|
-1 %
|
49 %
|
8 %
|
41 %
|
|
Total Transactions
Revenues
|
|
$532
|
$468
|
|
14 %
|
-1 %
|
15 %
|
0 %
|
15 %
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year
Ended
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December
31,
|
|
Change
|
|
|
2023
|
2022
|
|
Total
|
Foreign
Currency
|
SUBTOTAL
Constant
Currency
|
Net
Acquisitions/
(Divestitures)
|
Organic
|
|
Total
Revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Legal
Professionals
|
|
$2,807
|
$2,803
|
|
0 %
|
0 %
|
0 %
|
-6 %
|
6 %
|
|
Corporates
|
|
1,620
|
1,536
|
|
5 %
|
0 %
|
5 %
|
-2 %
|
7 %
|
|
Tax &
Accounting Professionals
|
|
1,058
|
986
|
|
7 %
|
-2 %
|
9 %
|
-1 %
|
10 %
|
|
"Big 3" Segments
Combined(1)
|
|
5,485
|
5,325
|
|
3 %
|
0 %
|
4 %
|
-4 %
|
7 %
|
|
Reuters
News
|
|
769
|
733
|
|
5 %
|
0 %
|
5 %
|
1 %
|
4 %
|
|
Global
Print
|
|
562
|
592
|
|
-5 %
|
-1 %
|
-4 %
|
-1 %
|
-3 %
|
|
Eliminations/Rounding
|
|
(22)
|
(23)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues
|
|
$6,794
|
$6,627
|
|
3 %
|
0 %
|
3 %
|
-3 %
|
6 %
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Growth percentages
are computed using whole dollars. As a result, percentages
calculated from reported amounts may differ from those presented,
and growth components may not total due to
rounding.
|
|
(1) Refer to page
22 for additional information on non-IFRS financial
measures.
|
Thomson Reuters
Corporation
|
Reconciliation of
Changes in Adjusted EBITDA(1) and Related Margin(1) to Changes on a Constant
Currency Basis(1)
|
(millions of U.S.
dollars, except for margins)
|
(unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months
Ended
|
|
|
|
|
June
30,
|
|
Change
|
|
|
|
2024
|
2023
|
|
Total
|
Foreign
Currency
|
Constant
Currency
|
|
Adjusted
EBITDA(1)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Legal
Professionals
|
|
$327
|
$345
|
|
-5 %
|
1 %
|
-6 %
|
|
Corporates
|
|
163
|
163
|
|
0 %
|
0 %
|
0 %
|
|
Tax &
Accounting Professionals
|
|
91
|
89
|
|
3 %
|
-2 %
|
5 %
|
|
"Big 3" Segments
Combined(1)
|
|
581
|
597
|
|
-3 %
|
0 %
|
-3 %
|
|
Reuters
News
|
|
51
|
45
|
|
13 %
|
0 %
|
14 %
|
|
Global
Print
|
|
43
|
53
|
|
-18 %
|
0 %
|
-18 %
|
|
Corporate
costs
|
|
(29)
|
(33)
|
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
|
Adjusted
EBITDA
|
|
$646
|
$662
|
|
-2 %
|
0 %
|
-2 %
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA
Margin(1)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Legal
Professionals
|
|
45.0 %
|
48.9 %
|
|
-390bp
|
50bp
|
-440bp
|
|
Corporates
|
|
36.8 %
|
41.6 %
|
|
-480bp
|
20bp
|
-500bp
|
|
Tax &
Accounting Professionals
|
|
36.8 %
|
38.5 %
|
|
-170bp
|
20bp
|
-190bp
|
|
"Big 3" Segments
Combined(1)
|
|
41.0 %
|
44.9 %
|
|
-390bp
|
40bp
|
-430bp
|
|
Reuters
News
|
|
24.8 %
|
23.1 %
|
|
170bp
|
30bp
|
140bp
|
|
Global
Print
|
|
35.2 %
|
39.7 %
|
|
-450bp
|
0bp
|
-450bp
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA
margin
|
|
37.1 %
|
40.1 %
|
|
-300bp
|
30bp
|
-330bp
|
|
Thomson Reuters
Corporation
|
Reconciliation of
Changes in Adjusted EBITDA(1) and Related Margin(1) to Changes on a Constant
Currency Basis(1)
|
(millions of U.S.
dollars, except for margins)
|
(unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months
Ended
|
|
|
|
|
June
30,
|
|
Change
|
|
|
|
2024
|
2023
|
|
Total
|
Foreign
Currency
|
Constant
Currency
|
|
Adjusted
EBITDA(1)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Legal
Professionals
|
|
$669
|
$663
|
|
1 %
|
0 %
|
1 %
|
|
Corporates
|
|
356
|
317
|
|
12 %
|
1 %
|
12 %
|
|
Tax &
Accounting Professionals
|
|
272
|
238
|
|
14 %
|
-1 %
|
16 %
|
|
"Big 3" Segments
Combined(1)
|
|
1,297
|
1,218
|
|
7 %
|
0 %
|
7 %
|
|
Reuters
News
|
|
111
|
74
|
|
50 %
|
-2 %
|
51 %
|
|
Global
Print
|
|
90
|
103
|
|
-12 %
|
0 %
|
-12 %
|
|
Corporate
costs
|
|
(46)
|
(56)
|
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
|
Adjusted
EBITDA
|
|
$1,452
|
$1,339
|
|
8 %
|
0 %
|
8 %
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA
Margin(1)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Legal
Professionals
|
|
46.2 %
|
46.7 %
|
|
-50bp
|
10bp
|
-60bp
|
|
Corporates
|
|
37.3 %
|
38.2 %
|
|
-90bp
|
10bp
|
-100bp
|
|
Tax &
Accounting Professionals
|
|
47.1 %
|
45.7 %
|
|
140bp
|
0bp
|
140bp
|
|
"Big 3" Segments
Combined(1)
|
|
43.5 %
|
44.0 %
|
|
-50bp
|
0bp
|
-50bp
|
|
Reuters
News
|
|
26.6 %
|
20.0 %
|
|
660bp
|
0bp
|
660bp
|
|
Global
Print
|
|
36.7 %
|
38.1 %
|
|
-140bp
|
10bp
|
-150bp
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA
margin
|
|
40.0 %
|
39.4 %
|
|
60bp
|
20bp
|
40bp
|
|
|
n/a: not
applicable
|
|
Growth percentages
and margins are computed using whole dollars. As a result,
percentages and margins calculated from reported amounts may differ
from those presented, and growth components may not total due to
rounding.
|
|
(1) Refer to
page 22 for additional information on non-IFRS financial
measures.
|
Reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA
margin(1)
To compute segment and consolidated adjusted EBITDA margin, we
exclude fair value adjustments related to acquired deferred revenue
from our IFRS revenues. The chart below reconciles IFRS revenues to
revenues used in the calculation of adjusted EBITDA margin, which
excludes fair value adjustments related to acquired deferred
revenue.
Three months ended
June 30, 2024
|
|
IFRS
revenues
|
Remove fair
value
adjustments to
acquired deferred
revenue
|
Revenues
excluding
fair value
adjustments to
acquired deferred
revenue
|
Adjusted
EBITDA
|
Adjusted EBITDA
Margin
|
|
Legal
Professionals
|
$727
|
-
|
$727
|
$327
|
45.0 %
|
|
Corporates
|
442
|
$2
|
444
|
163
|
36.8 %
|
|
Tax & Accounting
Professionals
|
250
|
-
|
250
|
91
|
36.8 %
|
|
"Big 3" Segments
Combined
|
1,419
|
2
|
1,421
|
581
|
41.0 %
|
|
Reuters News
|
205
|
-
|
205
|
51
|
24.8 %
|
|
Global Print
|
123
|
-
|
123
|
43
|
35.2 %
|
|
Eliminations/
Rounding
|
(7)
|
-
|
(7)
|
-
|
n/a
|
|
Corporate
costs
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(29)
|
n/a
|
|
Consolidated
totals
|
$1,740
|
$2
|
$1,742
|
$646
|
37.1 %
|
|
Six months ended
June 30, 2024
|
|
IFRS
revenues
|
Remove fair
value
adjustments to
acquired deferred
revenue
|
Revenues
excluding
fair value
adjustments to
acquired deferred
revenue
|
Adjusted
EBITDA
|
Adjusted EBITDA
Margin
|
|
Legal
Professionals
|
$1,448
|
-
|
$1,448
|
$669
|
46.2 %
|
|
Corporates
|
949
|
$5
|
954
|
356
|
37.3 %
|
|
Tax & Accounting
Professionals
|
578
|
-
|
578
|
272
|
47.1 %
|
|
"Big 3" Segments
Combined
|
2,975
|
5
|
2,980
|
1,297
|
43.5 %
|
|
Reuters News
|
415
|
1
|
416
|
111
|
26.6 %
|
|
Global Print
|
247
|
-
|
247
|
90
|
36.7 %
|
|
Eliminations/
Rounding
|
(12)
|
-
|
(12)
|
-
|
n/a
|
|
Corporate
costs
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(46)
|
n/a
|
|
Consolidated
totals
|
$3,625
|
$6
|
$3,631
|
$1,452
|
40.0 %
|
|
Three months ended
June 30, 2023
|
|
IFRS
revenues
|
Remove fair
value
adjustments to
acquired deferred
revenue
|
Revenues
excluding
fair value
adjustments to
acquired deferred
revenue
|
Adjusted
EBITDA
|
Adjusted EBITDA
Margin
|
|
Legal
Professionals
|
$705
|
-
|
$705
|
$345
|
48.9 %
|
|
Corporates
|
392
|
$1
|
393
|
163
|
41.6 %
|
|
Tax & Accounting
Professionals
|
229
|
3
|
232
|
89
|
38.5 %
|
|
"Big 3" Segments
Combined
|
1,326
|
4
|
1,330
|
597
|
44.9 %
|
|
Reuters News
|
194
|
-
|
194
|
45
|
23.1 %
|
|
Global Print
|
133
|
-
|
133
|
53
|
39.7 %
|
|
Eliminations/
Rounding
|
(6)
|
-
|
(6)
|
-
|
n/a
|
|
Corporate
costs
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(33)
|
n/a
|
|
Consolidated
totals
|
$1,647
|
$4
|
$1,651
|
$662
|
40.1 %
|
|
|
n/a: not
applicable
|
|
Margins are computed
using whole dollars, as a result, margins calculated from reported
amounts may differ from those presented due to
rounding.
|
|
(1) Refer to page
22 for additional information on non-IFRS financial
measures.
|
Reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA
margin(1)
Six months ended
June 30, 2023
|
|
IFRS
revenues
|
Remove fair
value
adjustments to
acquired deferred
revenue
|
Revenues
excluding
fair value
adjustments to
acquired deferred
revenue
|
Adjusted
EBITDA
|
Adjusted EBITDA
Margin
|
|
Legal
Professionals
|
$1,419
|
-
|
$1,419
|
$663
|
46.7 %
|
|
Corporates
|
827
|
$3
|
830
|
317
|
38.2 %
|
|
Tax & Accounting
Professionals
|
511
|
10
|
521
|
238
|
45.7 %
|
|
"Big 3" Segments
Combined
|
2,757
|
13
|
2,770
|
1,218
|
44.0 %
|
|
Reuters News
|
369
|
-
|
369
|
74
|
20.0 %
|
|
Global Print
|
271
|
-
|
271
|
103
|
38.1 %
|
|
Eliminations/
Rounding
|
(12)
|
-
|
(12)
|
-
|
n/a
|
|
Corporate
costs
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(56)
|
n/a
|
|
Consolidated
totals
|
$3,385
|
$13
|
$3,398
|
$1,339
|
39.4 %
|
|
Thomson Reuters
Corporation
|
|
"Big 3" Segments and
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA(1) and the Related
Margins(1)
|
|
(millions of U.S.
dollars, except for margins)
|
|
(unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year
Ended
|
|
|
|
|
December
31,
2023
|
|
|
|
|
|
2023
|
|
|
Adjusted
EBITDA(1)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Legal
Professionals
|
|
|
$1,299
|
|
|
Corporates
|
|
|
619
|
|
|
Tax &
Accounting Professionals
|
|
|
490
|
|
|
"Big 3" Segments
Combined(1)
|
|
|
2,408
|
|
|
Reuters
News
|
|
|
172
|
|
|
Global
Print
|
|
|
213
|
|
|
Corporate
costs
|
|
|
(115)
|
|
|
Adjusted
EBITDA
|
|
|
$2,678
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Big 3" Segments
Combined(1)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted
EBITDA
|
|
|
$2,408
|
|
|
Revenues, excluding $15
million of fair value adjustments to acquired deferred
revenue
|
|
|
$5,500
|
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA
margin
|
|
|
43.8 %
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated(1)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted
EBITDA
|
|
|
$2,678
|
|
|
Revenues, excluding $16
million of fair value adjustments to acquired deferred
revenue
|
|
|
$6,810
|
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA
margin
|
|
|
39.3 %
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
n/a: not
applicable
|
|
Margins are computed
using whole dollars, as a result, margins calculated from reported
amounts may differ from those presented due to
rounding.
|
|
(1) Refer to page
22 for additional information on non-IFRS financial
measures.
|
Non-IFRS Financial
Measures
|
Definition
|
Why Useful to the
Company and Investors
|
Adjusted EBITDA and the
related margin
|
Represents earnings or
losses from continuing operations before tax expense or benefit,
net interest expense, other finance costs or income, depreciation,
amortization of computer software and other identifiable intangible
assets, Thomson Reuters share of post-tax earnings or losses in
equity method investments, other operating gains and losses,
certain asset impairment charges and fair value adjustments,
including those related to acquired deferred revenue.
The related margin is
adjusted EBITDA expressed as a percentage of revenues. For purposes
of this calculation, revenues are before fair value adjustments to
acquired deferred revenue.
|
Provides a consistent
basis to evaluate operating profitability and performance trends by
excluding items that the company does not consider to be
controllable activities for this purpose.
Also, represents a
measure commonly reported and widely used by investors as a
valuation metric, as well as to assess the company's ability to
incur and service debt.
|
Adjusted earnings and
adjusted EPS
|
Net earnings or loss
including dividends declared on preference shares but excluding the
post-tax impacts of fair value adjustments, including those related
to acquired deferred revenue, amortization of acquired intangible
assets (attributable to other identifiable intangible assets and
acquired computer software), other operating gains and losses,
certain asset impairment charges, other finance costs or income,
Thomson Reuters share of post-tax earnings or losses in equity
method investments, discontinued operations and other items
affecting comparability. Acquired intangible assets contribute to
the generation of revenues from acquired companies, which are
included in our computation of adjusted earnings.
The post-tax amount of
each item is excluded from adjusted earnings based on the specific
tax rules and tax rates associated with the nature and jurisdiction
of each item.
Adjusted EPS is
calculated from adjusted earnings using diluted weighted-average
shares and does not represent actual earnings or loss per share
attributable to shareholders.
|
Provides a more
comparable basis to analyze earnings.
These measures are
commonly used by shareholders to measure performance.
|
Effective tax rate on
adjusted earnings
|
Adjusted tax expense
divided by pre-tax adjusted earnings. Adjusted tax expense is
computed as income tax (benefit) expense plus or minus the income
tax impacts of all items impacting adjusted earnings (as described
above), and other tax items impacting comparability.
In interim periods, we
also make an adjustment to reflect income taxes based on the
estimated full-year effective tax rate. Earnings or losses for
interim periods under IFRS reflect income taxes based on the
estimated effective tax rates of each of the jurisdictions in which
Thomson Reuters operates. The non-IFRS adjustment reallocates
estimated full-year income taxes between interim periods but has no
effect on full-year income taxes.
|
Provides a basis to
analyze the effective tax rate associated with adjusted
earnings.
Because the
geographical mix of pre-tax profits and losses in interim periods
may be different from that for the full year, our effective tax
rate computed in accordance with IFRS may be more volatile by
quarter. Therefore, we believe that using the expected full-year
effective tax rate provides more comparability among interim
periods.
|
Free cash
flow
|
Net cash provided by
operating activities and other investing activities, less capital
expenditures, payments of lease principal and dividends paid on the
company's preference shares.
|
Helps assess the
company's ability, over the long term, to create value for its
shareholders as it represents cash available to repay debt, pay
common dividends and fund share repurchases and
acquisitions.
|
Changes before the
impact of foreign currency or at "constant currency"
|
The changes in
revenues, adjusted EBITDA and the related margin, and adjusted EPS
before currency (at constant currency or excluding the effects of
currency) are determined by converting the current and equivalent
prior period's local currency results using the same foreign
currency exchange rate.
|
Provides better
comparability of business trends from period to period.
|
Changes in revenues
computed on an "organic" basis
|
Represent changes in
revenues of the company's existing businesses at constant currency.
The metric excludes the distortive impacts of acquisitions and
dispositions from not owning the business in both comparable
periods.
|
Provides further
insight into the performance of the company's existing businesses
by excluding distortive impacts and serves as a better measure of
the company's ability to grow its business over the long
term.
|
Accrued capital
expenditures as a percentage of revenues
|
Accrued capital
expenditures divided by revenues, where accrued capital
expenditures include amounts that remain unpaid at the end of the
reporting period. For purposes of this calculation, revenues are
before fair value adjustments to acquired deferred
revenue.
|
Reflects the basis on
which the company manages capital expenditures for internal
budgeting purposes.
|
"Big 3"
segments
|
The company's combined
Legal Professionals, Corporates and Tax & Accounting
Professionals segments. All measures reported for the "Big 3"
segments are non-IFRS financial measures.
|
The "Big 3" segments
comprised approximately 80% of revenues and represent the core of
the company's business information service product
offerings.
|
Please refer to reconciliations for the most directly
comparable IFRS financial measures.
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