Revenue of $390 million vs. $349 million in prior year

BOZEMAN, Mont.: FICO (NYSE:FICO), a leading predictive analytics and decision management software company, today announced results for its fourth fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2023.

Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2023 GAAP Results

Net income for the quarter totaled $101.4 million, or $4.01 per share, versus $90.7 million, or $3.55 per share, in the prior year period.

Net cash provided by operating activities for the quarter was $164.0 million versus $144.8 million in the prior year period.

Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2023 Non-GAAP Results

Non-GAAP Net Income for the quarter was $126.7 million versus $112.5 million in the prior year period. Non-GAAP EPS for the quarter was $5.01 versus $4.40 in the prior year period. Free cash flow was $163.0 million for the current quarter versus $144.0 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.

Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2023 GAAP Revenue

The company reported revenues of $389.7 million for the quarter as compared to $348.7 million reported in the prior year period.

“We had another great year, posting strong double-digit growth across all our metrics,” said Will Lansing, chief executive officer. “We are also pleased to provide our FY 2024 guidance, which includes double-digit percentage revenue and EPS growth, demonstrating the remarkable resilience of our business model even in an uncertain macro-economic environment.”

Revenues for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023 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 $195.6 million in the fourth quarter, compared to $174.1 million in the prior year period, an increase of 12%. B2B revenue increased 21%, driven largely by pricing increases which were partially offset by declines in origination volumes. B2C revenue decreased 6% 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 $194.2 million in the fourth quarter, compared to $174.7 million in the prior year period, an increase of 11%, due to increased recurring revenue, partially offset by decreases in professional services. Software Annual Recurring Revenue was up 22% year-over-year, consisting of 53% platform ARR growth and 14% non-platform growth. Software Dollar-Based Net Retention Rate was 120% year-over-year, with platform software at 145% and non-platform software at 111%.

Outlook

The company is providing the following guidance for fiscal 2024:

The Non-GAAP financial measures are described in the financial table captioned “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Guidance.”

Company to Host Conference Call

The company will host a webcast today at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (2:00 p.m. Pacific Time) to report its fourth quarter fiscal 2023 results and provide various strategic and operational updates. The call can be accessed at FICO's web site at www.fico.com/investors. A replay of the webcast will be available at our Past Events page through November 8, 2024.

About FICO

FICO (NYSE: FICO) powers decisions that help people and businesses around the world prosper. Founded in 1956, the company is a pioneer in the use of predictive analytics and data science to improve operational decisions. FICO holds more than 215 US and foreign patents on technologies that increase profitability, customer satisfaction and growth for businesses in financial services, insurance, telecommunications, health care, retail, and many other industries. Using FICO solutions, businesses in more than 100 countries do everything from protecting 2.6 billion payment cards from fraud, to improving financial inclusion, to increasing supply chain resiliency. The FICO® Score, used by 90% of top US lenders, is the standard measure of consumer credit risk in the US and has been made available in over 40 other countries, improving risk management, credit access and transparency.

Learn more at http://www.fico.com

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FICO is a registered trademark of Fair Isaac Corporation in the US and other countries.

Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Information

Except for historical information contained herein, the statements contained in this news release that relate to FICO or its business are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially, including the success of the Company’s Software segment’s business strategy, the Company’s ability to continue to develop new and enhanced products and services, the maintenance of its existing relationships and ability to create new relationships with customers and key alliance partners, disruptions and uncertainties with respect to global economic conditions as well as in industries and markets of the Company and its customers, the Company’s ability to keep up with rapidly changing technologies, its ability to recruit and retain qualified personnel, competition, regulatory changes applicable to the use of consumer credit and other data, the failure to protect such data, the failure to realize the anticipated benefits of any acquisitions, or divestitures, and material adverse developments in global economic conditions or the occurrence of certain other world events such as geopolitical tensions, military conflicts, the level and volatility of interest rates, the level of inflation, the continuing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, an actual recession or fears of a recession, trade policies and tariffs, and political and governmental instability. Additional information on these risks and uncertainties and other factors that could affect FICO's future results are described from time to time in FICO's SEC reports, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2022 and its subsequent filings with the SEC. If any of these risks or uncertainties materializes, FICO's results could differ materially from its expectations. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. FICO disclaims any intent or obligation to update these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

FAIR ISAAC CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(In thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
	Quarter Ended								Year Ended
	September 30,								September 30,
		2023				2022				2023				2022
Revenues:
On-premises and SaaS software	$	168,979			$	146,788			$	640,182			$	564,751
Professional services		25,199				27,901				99,547				105,876
Scores		195,555				174,059				773,828				706,643
Total revenues		389,733				348,748				1,513,557				1,377,270
Operating expenses:
Cost of revenues		82,832				82,486				311,053				302,174
Research & development		41,596				35,511				159,950				146,758
Selling, general and administrative		99,331				96,153				400,565				383,863
Amortization of intangible assets		275				442				1,100				2,061
Gain on product line asset sale		-				-				(1,941	)			-
Total operating expenses		224,034				214,592				870,727				834,856
Operating income		165,699				134,156				642,830				542,414
Other expense, net		(25,234	)			(21,046	)			(89,206	)			(71,105	)
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