Exhibit 99.1
News Release
FIS Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2015 Results
Full year 2015
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• | EPS from continuing operations of $2.21, or $3.22 on an adjusted basis |
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• | Free cash flow of $920.9 million |
Fourth quarter 2015
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• | EPS from continuing operations of $0.35, or $0.93 on an adjusted basis |
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• | Free cash flow of $399.1 million |
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., February 9, 2016 - FIS™ (NYSE:FIS), a global leader in financial services technology, today reported a full year 2015 revenue increase of three percent to $6.6 billion. The increase was seven percent on an adjusted constant currency basis. GAAP net earnings from continuing operations attributable to common stockholders was $638.8 million, or $2.21 per diluted share, compared to $690.5 million, or $2.39 per diluted share in 2014.
2015 full year adjusted EBITDA increased five percent to $2.0 billion. The increase was eight percent on a constant currency basis. Non-GAAP adjusted net earnings from continuing operations attributable to common stockholders increased four percent to $930.4 million. Adjusted net earnings per diluted share increased four percent to $3.22 from $3.10 in 2014. Full year non-GAAP adjusted net earnings from continuing operations adjusts for acquisition-related deferred revenue adjustments of $0.10 per share, acquisition, integration, and severance costs of $0.45 per share, a $0.19 per share benefit from gains on divestitures, global restructuring of $0.10 per share, and purchase accounting amortization expense of $0.54 per share.
“The resilience of our business model characterized by highly recurring revenues and operational efficiencies allowed us to deliver strong cash flows and earnings,” said Gary Norcross, president and chief executive officer, FIS. “The end-of-year closing of the SunGard acquisition allows us to leverage our newly expanded IP-led solutions portfolio to create deeper and broader relationships with our more than 20,000 clients. The acquisition creates a solid foundation for meeting our 2016 goals and driving long-term value creation for our shareholders.”
Fourth Quarter 2015
The quarter ending December 31, 2015, benefitted from the acquisition, increasing reported revenue eleven percent to $1.9 billion from $1.7 billion in the fourth quarter of 2014, or eighteen percent on an adjusted constant currency basis. GAAP net earnings from continuing operations attributable to common stockholders was $105.5 million, or $0.35 per diluted share, compared to $202.4 million, or $0.71 per diluted share in the prior year quarter.
Non-GAAP adjusted net earnings from continuing operations attributable to common stockholders increased to $278.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2015 from $249.3 million in the prior year quarter. Adjusted net earnings per diluted share increased seven percent to $0.93 per share from $0.87 per share in the fourth quarter 2014. Fourth quarter non-GAAP adjusted net earnings from continuing operations adjusts for acquisition-related deferred revenue adjustments of $0.10 per share, acquisition, integration, and severance costs of $0.26 per share, a $0.03 per share tax impact from the sale of our gaming industry check warranty business earlier in the year, and costs pertaining to acquisition-related purchase accounting amortization expense of $0.19 per share.
Adjusted EBITDA increased nineteen percent to $624.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2015 from $525.6 million in the prior year quarter and was up twenty-one percent on a constant currency basis. Adjusted EBITDA margin was 32.5 percent compared to 31.1 percent in the prior year period.
The following information was filed by Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. (FIS) on Tuesday, February 9, 2016 as an 8K 2.02 statement, which is an earnings press release pertaining to results of operations and financial condition. It may be helpful to assess the quality of management by comparing the information in the press release to the information in the accompanying 10-K Annual Report statement of earnings and operation as management may choose to highlight particular information in the press release.