Subscription revenues grew 25%; cash flow from
operations grew 26%
Tyler Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: TYL) today announced financial
results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2021.
First Quarter 2021 Financial Highlights:
- Total revenues were $294.8 million, up 6.6% from $276.5 million
for the first quarter of 2020. Non-GAAP total revenues were $294.8
million, up 6.5% from $276.8 million for the first quarter of
2020.
- Recurring revenues from maintenance and subscriptions were
$221.6 million, up 13.0% from $196.1 million for the first quarter
of 2020, and comprised 75.2% of first quarter 2021 revenue.
- Operating income was $38.2 million, up 12.7% from $33.9 million
for the first quarter of 2020. Non-GAAP operating income was $78.9
million, up 18.1% from $66.8 million for the first quarter of
2020.
- Net income was $37.0 million, or $0.88 per diluted share, down
22.2% compared to $47.6 million, or $1.16 per diluted share, for
the first quarter of 2020. Non-GAAP net income was $60.0 million,
or $1.43 per diluted share, up 16.5% compared to $51.5 million, or
$1.25 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2020.
- Cash flows from operations were $71.7 million, up 26.4% from
$56.7 million for the first quarter of 2020. Free cash flow was
$61.7 million, up 33.9% from $46.0 million for the first quarter of
2020.
- Adjusted EBITDA was $85.7 million, up 17.1% compared to $73.2
million for the first quarter of 2020.
- Software subscription arrangements comprised approximately 66%
of the total new software contract value in the first quarter,
compared to approximately 73% in the first quarter of 2020.
- Subscription bookings in the first quarter added $10.2 million
in annual recurring revenue.
- Annualized non-GAAP recurring revenues were $886.4 million, up
12.9% from $785.0 million for the first quarter of 2020.
- Total backlog was $1.55 billion, up 3.0% from $1.50 billion at
March 31, 2020. Software-related backlog (excluding appraisal
services) was $1.50 billion, up 2.9% from $1.46 billion at March
31, 2020.
- Effective January 1, 2021, Tyler adopted the requirements of
ASU No. 2019-12, Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes; and
ASU No. 2020-06, Accounting for Convertible Instruments and
Contracts in an Entity's Own Equity. We do not expect the adoption
of these two standards to have a material effect on our
consolidated financial statements.
- On March 31, 2021, Tyler acquired DataSpec, a provider of
electronic management of veterans' claims, and ReadySub, a
cloud-based platform that assists school districts with absence
tracking, filling substitute teacher assignments, and automating
essential payroll processes. The two acquisitions will not have a
material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
- On April 21, 2021, Tyler completed the acquisition of NIC Inc.
for approximately $2.3 billion in cash. NIC is a leading provider
of digital government solutions and payments processing that serves
more than 7,100 federal, state, and local government agencies
across the nation. In connection with the acquisition, in March
Tyler completed a $600 million offering of 0.25% convertible senior
notes due 2026, and in April entered into a new $1.4 billion senior
unsecured credit facility that includes $900 million of three and
five-year term notes, and a new $500 million five-year revolving
credit agreement.
“Our first quarter results surpassed our expectations, providing
an exceptional start to 2021,” said Lynn Moore, Tyler’s president
and chief executive officer. “Total revenues grew 6.6% to reach an
all-time quarterly high, led by subscriptions revenue growth of
25.4%. A favorable revenue mix coupled with effective cost
management drove our non-GAAP gross margin to 53.3%, up 210 basis
points, and our non-GAAP operating margin to 26.8%, a 270 basis
point improvement. Cash flows from operations and free cash flow
remained very robust, growing 26.4% and 33.9%, respectively.
"We're pleased to see signs of growing activity in our public
sector markets, and expect that the $350 billion of direct federal
fiscal relief for state and local government under the American
Rescue Plan Act will have a positive impact on government
technology spending. Bookings in the first quarter were solid at
approximately $247 million, but were down 22.8% against a
challenging comparison with the first quarter of 2020, which
included several large contracts, including two SaaS contracts with
the North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts that totaled
approximately $38 million.
"In addition to the DataSpec and ReadySub acquisitions in March,
last week we completed the NIC acquisition - the largest in our
history. We are extremely excited to welcome our new teams to Tyler
and look forward to the benefits these transactions will bring to
our clients, shareholders, and employees. NIC had very strong first
quarter results that exceeded their plan. NIC's first quarter core
revenues, excluding the TourHealth and COVID initiatives that are
expected to wind down after the second quarter, grew more than 10%
over last year, and their operating income, excluding the
TourHealth and COVID initiatives and acquisition costs, rose more
than 20%.
"We remain on track to achieve or exceed the annual revenue and
EPS guidance that we communicated in February for Tyler, excluding
the impact of the NIC acquisition. Because of antitrust
restrictions, we took a conservative approach to our integration
and strategic planning for NIC prior to closing the transaction. We
are currently working closely with NIC's leadership to evaluate
strategic growth opportunities that take advantage of the combined
strengths of the two businesses. We expect to complete the
fine-tuning of our joint operating and financial plans for the
remainder of the year and issue 2021 guidance for the combined
company during the second quarter," added Moore.
Conference Call
Tyler Technologies will hold a conference call on Thursday,
April 29, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. ET to discuss the company’s results.
The company is offering participants the opportunity to register in
advance for the conference through the following link:
http://dpregister.com/sreg/10153708/e599360d94. Registered
participants will receive an email with a calendar reminder and a
dial-in number and PIN that will allow them to listen to the call
live.
Participants who do not wish to pre-register for the call may
dial in using 844-861-5506 (U.S. callers) or 412-317-6587
(international callers) or 866-450-4696 (Canada callers) and ask
for the “Tyler Technologies” call. A replay will be available two
hours after completion of the call through May 6, 2021. To access
the replay, please dial 877-344-7529 (U.S. callers), 412-317-0088
(international callers) and 855-669-9658 (Canada callers) and
reference passcode 10151750.
The live webcast and archived replay can also be accessed at
https://tylertech.irpass.com/Presentations.
About Tyler Technologies, Inc.
Tyler Technologies (NYSE: TYL) provides integrated software and
technology services to the public sector. Tyler's end-to-end
solutions empower local, state, and federal government entities to
operate more efficiently and connect more transparently with their
constituents and with each other. By connecting data and processes
across disparate systems, Tyler's solutions are transforming how
clients gain actionable insights that solve problems in their
communities. Tyler has more than 27,000 successful installations
across more than 11,000 sites, with clients in all 50 states,
Canada, the Caribbean, Australia, and other international
locations. Tyler has been named to Government Technology's GovTech
100 list five times and has been recognized three times on Forbes'
"Most Innovative Growth Companies" list. More information about
Tyler Technologies, an S&P 500 company headquartered in Plano,
Texas, can be found at tylertech.com.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Tyler Technologies has provided in this press release financial
measures that have not been prepared in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and are therefore considered
non-GAAP financial measures. This information includes non-GAAP
revenues, non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP
operating income, non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP net income,
non-GAAP earnings per diluted share, EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, and
free cash flow. We use these non-GAAP financial measures internally
in analyzing our financial results and believe they are useful to
investors, as a supplement to GAAP measures, in evaluating Tyler’s
ongoing operational performance because they provide additional
insight in comparing results from period to period. Tyler believes
the use of these non-GAAP financial measures provides an additional
tool for investors to use in evaluating ongoing operating results
and trends and in comparing our financial results with other
companies in our industry, many of which present similar non-GAAP
financial measures. Non-GAAP financial measures discussed above
exclude write-downs of acquisition-related deferred revenue and
acquired subleases, share-based compensation expense, employer
portion of payroll taxes on employee stock transactions, expenses
associated with amortization of intangibles arising from business
combinations, acquisition-related expenses, and incremental costs
associated with COVID-19.
Tyler currently uses a non-GAAP tax rate of 24%. This rate is
based on Tyler's estimated annual GAAP income tax rate forecast,
adjusted to account for items excluded from GAAP income in
calculating Tyler's non-GAAP income, as well as significant
non-recurring tax adjustments. The non-GAAP tax rate used in future
periods will be reviewed periodically to determine whether it
remains appropriate in consideration of factors including Tyler's
periodic effective tax rate calculated in accordance with GAAP,
changes resulting from tax legislation, changes in the geographic
mix of revenues and expenses, and other factors deemed significant.
Due to differences in tax treatment of items excluded from non-GAAP
earnings, as well as the methodology applied to Tyler's estimated
annual tax rate as described above, the estimated tax rate on
non-GAAP income may differ from the GAAP tax rate and from Tyler's
actual tax liabilities.
Non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to,
and not as a substitute for, or superior to, financial information
prepared in accordance with GAAP. The non-GAAP measures used by
Tyler Technologies may be different from non-GAAP measures used by
other companies. Investors are encouraged to review the
reconciliation of these non-GAAP measures to their most directly
comparable GAAP financial measures, which has been provided in the
financial statement tables included below in this press
release.
Forward-looking Statements
This document contains “forward-looking statements” within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section
21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are not historical
in nature and typically address future or anticipated events,
trends, expectations or beliefs with respect to our financial
condition, results of operations or business. Forward-looking
statements often contain words such as “believes,” “expects,”
“anticipates,” “foresees,” “forecasts,” “estimates,” “plans,”
“intends,” “continues,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “projects,”
“might,” “could” or other similar words or phrases. Similarly,
statements that describe our business strategy, outlook,
objectives, plans, intentions or goals also are forward-looking
statements. We believe there is a reasonable basis for our
forward-looking statements, but they are inherently subject to
risks and uncertainties and actual results could differ materially
from the expectations and beliefs reflected in the forward-looking
statements. We presently consider the following to be among the
important factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from our expectations and beliefs: (1) the effects of
the COVID-19 pandemic, including its potential effects on the
economic environment, our customers and our operations, as well as
any changes to federal, state or local government laws, regulations
or orders in connection with the pandemic; (2) changes in the
budgets or regulatory environments of our clients, primarily local
and state governments, that could negatively impact information
technology spending; (3) disruption to our business and harm to our
competitive position resulting from cyber-attacks and security
vulnerabilities; (4) our ability to protect client information from
security breaches and provide uninterrupted operations of data
centers; (5) our ability to achieve growth or operational synergies
through the integration of acquired businesses, while avoiding
unanticipated costs and disruptions to existing operations; (6)
material portions of our business require the Internet
infrastructure to be adequately maintained; (7) our ability to
achieve our financial forecasts due to various factors, including
project delays by our clients, reductions in transaction size,
fewer transactions, delays in delivery of new products or releases
or a decline in our renewal rates for service agreements; (8)
general economic, political and market conditions; (9)
technological and market risks associated with the development of
new products or services or of new versions of existing or acquired
products or services; (10) competition in the industry in which we
conduct business and the impact of competition on pricing, client
retention and pressure for new products or services; (11) the
ability to attract and retain qualified personnel and dealing with
the loss or retirement of key members of management or other key
personnel; and (12) costs of compliance and any failure to comply
with government and stock exchange regulations. These factors and
other risks that affect our business are described in our filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the detailed
“Risk Factors” contained in our most recent annual report on Form
10-K and quarterly report on Form 10-Q. We expressly disclaim any
obligation to publicly update or revise our forward-looking
statements.
(Comparative results follow)
TYLER TECHNOLOGIES,
INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Amounts in thousands, except
per share data)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31,
2021
2020
Software licenses and royalties
$
14,933
$
18,737
Subscriptions
102,479
81,723
Software services
47,640
52,133
Maintenance
119,112
114,365
Appraisal services
6,465
5,763
Hardware and other
4,173
3,820
Total revenues
294,802
276,541
Software licenses and royalties
1,236
740
Acquired software
7,964
8,027
Subscriptions, software services and
maintenance
134,320
131,779
Appraisal services
4,617
4,385
Hardware and other
2,458
2,479
Total cost of revenues
150,595
147,410
Gross profit
144,207
129,131
Selling, general and administrative
expenses
78,774
67,485
Research and development expense
21,813
22,361
Amortization of customer and trade name
intangibles
5,412
5,392
Operating income
38,208
33,893
Other income, net
88
990
Income before income taxes
38,296
34,883
Income tax provision (benefit)
1,320
(12,667)
Net income
$
36,976
$
47,550
Earnings per common share:
Basic
$
0.91
$
1.20
Diluted
$
0.88
$
1.16
Weighted average common shares
outstanding:
Basic
40,611
39,500
Diluted
42,056
41,144
TYLER TECHNOLOGIES,
INC.
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
(Amounts in thousands, except
per share data)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31,
2021
2020
Reconciliation of
non-GAAP total revenues
GAAP total revenues
$
294,802
$
276,541
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Add: Write-downs of acquisition-related
deferred revenue
—
160
Add: Amortization of acquired leases
—
79
Non-GAAP total revenues
$
294,802
$
276,780
Reconciliation of
non-GAAP gross profit and margin
GAAP gross profit
$
144,207
$
129,131
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Add: Write-downs of acquisition-related
deferred revenue
—
160
Add: Amortization of acquired leases
—
79
Add: Share-based compensation expense
included in cost of revenues
5,000
4,252
Add: Amortization of acquired software
7,964
8,027
Non-GAAP gross profit
$
157,171
$
141,649
GAAP gross margin
48.9
%
46.7
%
Non-GAAP gross margin
53.3
%
51.2
%
Reconciliation of
non-GAAP operating income and margin
GAAP operating income
$
38,208
$
33,893
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Add: Write-downs of acquisition-related
deferred revenue
—
160
Add: Amortization of acquired leases
—
79
Add: Share-based compensation expense
25,724
17,302
Add: Employer portion of payroll tax
related to employee stock transactions
767
1,198
Add: Acquisition related costs
813
—
Add: COVID-19 incremental costs
—
727
Add: Amortization of acquired software
7,964
8,027
Add: Amortization of customer and trade
name intangibles
5,412
5,392
Non-GAAP adjustments subtotal
40,680
32,885
Non-GAAP operating income
$
78,888
$
66,778
GAAP operating margin
13.0
%
12.3
%
Non-GAAP operating margin
26.8
%
24.1
%
TYLER TECHNOLOGIES,
INC.
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
(Amounts in thousands, except
per share data)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31,
2021
2020
Reconciliation of
non-GAAP net income and earnings per share
GAAP net income
$
36,976
$
47,550
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Add: Total non-GAAP adjustments to
operating income
40,680
32,885
Less: Tax impact related to non-GAAP
adjustments
(17,634
)
(28,932
)
Non-GAAP net income
$
60,022
$
51,503
GAAP earnings per diluted share
$
0.88
$
1.16
Non-GAAP earnings per diluted share
$
1.43
$
1.25
Detail of
share-based compensation expense
Cost of subscriptions, software services
and maintenance
$
5,000
$
4,252
Selling, general and administrative
expenses
20,724
13,050
Total share-based compensation expense
$
25,724
$
17,302
Reconciliation of
EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA
GAAP net income
$
36,976
$
47,550
Amortization of customer and trade name
intangibles
5,412
5,392
Depreciation and amortization included
in
cost of revenues, SG&A and other
expenses
15,029
14,549
Interest expense included in other income,
net
379
152
Income tax provision (benefit)
1,320
(12,667
)
EBITDA
$
59,116
$
54,976
Write-downs of acquisition-related
deferred revenue
—
160
Share-based compensation expense
25,724
17,302
Acquisition related costs
813
—
COVID-19 incremental costs
—
727
Adjusted EBITDA
$
85,653
$
73,165
Three Months Ended March 31,
2021
2020
Reconciliation of
free cash flow
Net cash provided by operating
activities
$
71,703
$
56,706
Less: additions to property and
equipment
(6,564
)
(9,349
)
Less: capitalized software development
costs
(3,476
)
(1,315
)
Free cash flow
$
61,663
$
46,042
TYLER TECHNOLOGIES,
INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE
SHEETS
(Amounts in thousands)
(Unaudited)
March 31, 2021
December 31, 2020
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
$
1,250,752
$
603,623
Accounts receivable, net
330,824
382,319
Current investments and other assets
101,710
105,530
Income tax receivable
17,066
21,598
Total current assets
1,700,352
1,113,070
Accounts receivable, long-term portion
23,802
21,417
Operating lease right-of-use assets
19,192
18,734
Property and equipment, net
169,295
168,004
Other assets:
Software development costs, net
12,190
9,121
Goodwill
851,629
838,428
Other intangibles, net
308,614
322,068
Non-current investments
112,910
82,640
Other non-current assets
33,806
33,792
Total assets
$
3,231,790
$
2,607,274
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued
liabilities
$
98,908
$
97,095
Operating lease liabilities
5,913
5,904
Deferred revenue
420,535
461,278
Total current liabilities
525,356
564,277
Revolving line of credit
—
—
Convertible senior notes due 2026, net
591,483
—
Deferred revenue, long-term
83
100
Deferred income taxes
37,239
40,507
Operating lease liabilities, long-term
16,636
16,279
Shareholders' equity
2,060,993
1,986,111
Total liabilities and shareholders'
equity
$
3,231,790
$
2,607,274
TYLER TECHNOLOGIES,
INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Amounts in thousands)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31,
2021
2020
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income
$
36,976
$
47,550
Adjustments to reconcile net income to
cash
provided by operations:
Depreciation and amortization
21,100
19,985
Share-based compensation expense
25,724
17,302
Operating lease right-of-use assets
expense
1,546
1,457
Deferred income tax benefit
(3,267)
(2,668)
Changes in operating assets and
liabilities,
exclusive of effects of acquired
companies
(10,376)
(26,920)
Net cash provided by operating
activities
71,703
56,706
Cash flows from investing activities:
Additions to property and equipment
(6,564)
(9,349)
Purchase of marketable security
investments
(52,755)
(27,271)
Proceeds from marketable security
investments
35,031
18,237
Proceeds from the sale of investment of
preferred shares
—
15,000
Purchase of investment of common
shares
—
(10,000)
Investment in software
(3,476)
(1,315)
Cost of acquisitions, net of cash
acquired
(12,049)
(261)
Decrease (increase) in other
119
(48)
Net cash used by investing activities
(39,694)
(15,007)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Increase in net borrowings on revolving
line of credit
—
—
Proceeds from issuance of convertible
senior notes
600,000
—
Payment of debt issuance costs
(6,020)
—
Purchase of treasury shares
—
(15,482)
Proceeds from exercise of stock
options
18,102
46,236
Payment of contingent consideration
—
(5,619)
Contributions from employee stock purchase
plan
3,038
2,469
Net cash provided by financing
activities
615,120
27,604
Net increase in cash and cash
equivalents
647,129
69,303
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of
period
603,623
232,682
Cash and cash equivalents at end of
period
$
1,250,752
$
301,985
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